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The Forrest City times., 1910-10-14
SCORES OF BURNED BODIES ARE FOUND IN WAKE OF MIN
 NES0TA BLAZE.
FIVE TOWNS ARE IN ASHES
Thousands of Destitute Settlers Flee From Stricken Districts on Trains -Hurricane Scatters Flames,
 Sweeping All Before 1t.

Warroad. Minn-The greatest ca tastrophe that Minnesota has experi- enced since the Hinekley fire fifteen years ago occurred Friday and Satur- day, when the whole Minnesota Mani. toba boundary country was swept by fire, and, as details become known, the disaster assumes appalling pro portions
 The number of deaths is estimated at from 100 to 200. almost entirely among settlers in the woods around the towns of Beaudette. Pitt. Roose- welt and Graeeton. Very few of the settlers are known to have escaped, and this estimate may fall far short of the actual number.
 Scenes of horror are reported from every point Streets of towns were strewn with personal belongings that were thrown away in the flight. Crowds of able-bodied men. mostly workmen, ran pellmell to board the waiting train at Beaudette, to the ex. clusion of women and children and refused positively to assist in saving property.
The Forrest City times., 1910-10-14
Wreck Blocks Traffic.

An east-bOuud freight went through a burned culvert near Pitt and blocked the line.
 The towns of Pitt, Spooner and Beaudette were burned Friday night. A hurricane was blowing at the time and within ten minutes after the ap- pearance of the fire, the inhabitants of the towns were forced to flee for their lives, being unable to save any of their property.
 Then were enacted scenes which will never be forgotten. Sick people apparently by the score, appeared and were carried or assisted to points of safety. There were five patients in Carrigan's hospital, which was burned
 Those of Shovlin-Mathieu Lumber company are practically the only buildings left standing in Spooner The property loss in Rainy River Beaudette. Spooner alone, including the Rat Portage Lumber company s plant and yard at Rainy River and the yard of the Shevlin-Mathieu Lum. Der company at Spoener will total about one and d half million dollars It will be some time before the loss of life is known even approximately in fact, it may never be known.
The Forrest City times., 1910-10-14
ENGLISH PROTECT MANUEL
PORTUGUESE KING AND MOTHER
 ARE AT GIBRALTAR.
Young Monarch's Attentions to Pa. risian Actress Said to Have
 Started Revolution.

Gibraltar Spain.-king Manuel Of Portugal is now under English pro tection.
 The Portuguese royal yacht Amelie, having on board the king and the queenmother, the dowager queen, and the Duke of Oporto is in this harbor
 The king and the queen mother came ashore and drove to the sum- mer residence of the governor, Sir Frederick Forestier Walker, at Eu- ropa Point.
 Judging from the appearance of the crew that commanded the Amelie, they were gotten together hurriedly.
 It is stated that the queen mother would proceed to Italy
 The English cruiser Minerva ar rived here to re-enforee the cruiser Newcastle. which reached the port while the fighting was still in prog ress
 After receiving notification of the establishment of a new government at Lisbon. the British minister. Sir Francis P. Villiers, requested an au- dience of Foreign Minister Machado.
 The provisional government is com- posed as follows:
 Minister of Justice-Alfonso Costa.
 Minister of Foreign Affairs-Berna- dino Maehado.
 Minister of Finance-Brabilio Telles.
 Minister of Public Works-Antonio Luiz Comes
 Manuers attentions to Gaby Deslys, the Paris actress who admits she is King Manuels mistress, are said to have cost the young king his throne She has been the recipient of many valuable presents from her royal ad- mirer. Probably the most expensive gift ever made to her ty Manuel was a pearl necklace, which is said to be worth nearly $500.o0O She is known as Portugal's "unerowned queen
The Forrest City times., 1910-10-14
IMPRISONED IN \ MINE
EXPLOSION CONFINES 52 MEN IN
 COLORADO SHAFT.
Terrific Outrush of Noxious Gas Com pes Anxious Rescuers to
 ReIinquish Effort3.

Trinidad, COl.-Driyen back repeat edly by the deadly black damp, res cuers working in relays to reach the fifty-odd victims of the explosion in the Starkyille mines. five miles south of Trinidad, made little headway, and possibly ii will be days before the inner workings of the wrecked mine where the men are trapped will be penetrated.
 The last ray of hope that any of the imprisoned men might be taken out of the mine alive went glimmer- ing when the rescuers were compelled to abandon work temporarily by the onrush of the black damp and gase- ous fumes which filled the mine Many of the Ieseuers were overcome and were rescued only after the most viz orous emergency treatment.
 According to statement given out officially by the coroner, there are known to be ii the mine 27 Poles. Russian, Americans, 10 Italians. MeXicans negro and 2 Servians These nationalities represented in the list of entombed were classified after a careful house-tohouse canvass of the camp, made by two men well ac Quainted with the inhabitants, one be ing a mine clerk and the other the town marshal.
The Forrest City times., 1910-10-14
Refugees Without Food.

Rainy River, Ont-The terrible re suhs of the Friday, Saturday and Sunday forest fires are beginning to be realized by the disheartened and homeless thousands
 Bodies found along the railway track three miles west of Beaudette were brought to Rainy River. Search ins parties were organized and went south to relieve suffering and pick up the dead
 In some instances houses are filled with refugees who are without food. Many settlers saved themselves by wading into Rapid river, though they were blistered by the heat.
The Forrest City times., 1910-10-14
STANDARD CUTS OIL PRICE
Reductions Made in Europe and the Far East in Campaign to h.
 crease Use of Kerosene.

New York; l. C. Clarke, through whom the Sta.dard Oil company makes it's official announcements to the public, has issued a statement to the effect that the company has en- tered on thoroughly mapped out campaign 10 increase the consumption of kerosene in European countries and the lands of the Orient The first move in this campaign is the reduc- ton of the prices of oil in those coun- tries. MT Clarke's announcement says in part;
 The Standard oil company has in- augurated a campaign to increase the worlds consumption of refined oil. The level of prices for refined oil to- day in the United States is lower than at any time during recent years, and as direct result of these prices the consumption of refined oil in this country is increasing. The same pol icy is now being actively pursued abroad
 As indicated by this statement, the Standard company began trying out the policy of lower prices ill the United States, though without an nounding that it had in view a cam Daign that would cover the world In August the price of refined oil ia tanks was reduced from 612 to cents 9 gallon, and the price of r1 fined oil in barrels at the refinery was cut l cent. from 9&4 to S&4 cents 8 gallon.
The Forrest City times., 1910-10-14
Aged Postmaster Bound Over.

Helena.-B. F. Coopwood, formerly the aged postmaster at Watson, De- sha county, charged with the embez- clement of over $500 Of postal funds, was brought to Helena by deputy marshal and after a preliminary hearing before United States Com missioner Crum was held in sl 900 bond 10 await the action of the fed eral grand jury at the next term of the United States court in Little Rock
The Forrest City times., 1910-10-14
Eagles to Meet in Little Rock In 1911

Hot Springs.-The Fraternal Order
 of Eagles of Arkansas closed their annual convention here, after select ing Little Rock as the next place of meeting and electing the following ing officers: President, P Farmer, Hot Springs; vice president, II. D. Riff. Argenta; chaplain J. B. Marre. Little Rock; secretary. w. G. Hut ton. Little Rock; treasurer, A. J. Gunther. Hot Springs: guards. Chas. Lewis. Benton. and Ed Sammons. Pine Bluff; trustees. Barney Stiel and c. A. Roth. Little Rock. and F. c. Nor ris and Dr. J. W. Bush, Hot Springs.
The Forrest City times., 1910-10-14

As soon as Colonel Roosevelt ar rived at Hot Springs several, men who are interested in obtaining help from the national government in the rec lamation project asked him to touch upon the subject in his address, and Colonel Roosevelt promised them to do so. Concerning the reclamation of swamp lands, the eX-president said.
 There are things about the open country that should be done by the government, that is by the represen- tatives of all of us, working together. Arkansas is one of a group of states with an enormous area of swamp land Until drained, the land is worthless, and when drained it is a block of the most fertile land in he entire nation. The national govern ment must do it's part in helping in the drainage, because the drainage is an interstate affair. Arkansas, Mis- souri, Tennessee. Louisiana and Mississippi are all concerned. and ought all 10 work together, and the national government should render all possible legitimate aid"
 | is estimated that there are about 25.000. coo acres of swamp lands in the states mentioned by Colonel Roosevelt, and the question Of their reclamation is a vital one.
 Colonel Roosevelt made his re marks on the subject in connection with a speech on new nationalism." in which he urged as he has done in his other speeches during his pres ent Southern trip. that the power of the central government be extended to deal with present day problems in the way he believes they should be dealt with. One of the largest crowds which the ex-president has addressed | during his South vas at the fair grounds to hear him He was given close attention and vigorous 1 applause by the immense crowd Across the race track and facing him stood out in bold relief the ,u | man flag-a magnificent creation 1 formed of f.200 school children. Tho 1 piece. in it's entirety. composed the entire section of that grandstand. l Rows of children dressed alternately l in blue and white eapes, rising tier above tier, composed the stripes, while blue-clad children. each carry ing white mounted star, made up the upper lefi-hand section. II WIS beautiful spectacle and elielted m stinted praise from Col RooFevelf. After dinner. the ex-president' : party was taken in automobiles and shown over the government reserva- ton. Leaving the automobiles at the summit of the mountain the party | ascended the observation tower. and Colonel Roosevelt expressed himself as delighted with the view of Arkan sas which this elevation afforded him At 5:30 D. m. the Roosevelt party left for St. Louis and other Northern points.
 The fair was a decided success from every viewpoint The exhibits were both numerous and of high qual
 fly, and as this was only the fifth an
 nual fair, il is sure to get better wit
 each succeeding year. and does ant
 will reflect much credit upon the CT
 tire state.
The Forrest City times., 1910-10-14
ARKANSAS FORESTS LOSE MANY ACRES
The Largest Elimination Is From Montgomery County Lands.

Montgomery County Lands.
 Washington, D. C.-The president has signed a proclamation eliminating 4P. .9il acres from the Arkansas Ma tional Forest.
 The largest elimination comprises an area of slightly over 240. 900 acres in. Montgomery county. The other eliminations exclude approximately 60,0o0 acres lying in Scott county. ii.000 acres in Polk county. 9a,000 acres in Yell county, and smaller areas. ranging from 2,000 to 13.000 acres in extent, lying in Perry, Pike. Saline, Garland, Howard and Seba3- tian counties.
 These eliminations are made with the object of excluding from the for ests such tracts as consist for the most part of private holdings largely occupied by homemakers It has been found that the forest value of the small remnants of government land that would have remained in these eliminated tracts would not bo sufficient to justify protection and ad- ministration by the department of the interior.
 The eliminations have been plan ned with the purpose of retaining within the national forest all of the best stands of timber and the lands more valuable for timber growing than for other uses, where they may be protected and improved under the regulations of the secretary of the interior
 The unappropriated portions of the lands eliminated by this proclamation will be restored to settlement and entry after they have been advertised in the local papers by the secretary Of the interior
The Forrest City times., 1910-10-14
FORREST CITY ARK, FRIDAY AFTERNOON OCTOBER IT, 9lo
CROWD OF 25,OOO
 HEARS ROOSEVELT
IMMENSE THRoNG GREETs FOR MFR PRESIDENT AT THE
 STATE FAIR.
Colonel Pledges Himself to Doctrine of National Aid for Swamp
 Reclamation.

Hot Springs.-Theodore Roosevelt. Arkansas guest at the State Fair which opened here on the 10th. de clared himself unequiyoeally for the drainage of Arkansas swamp land by the national government He also timber lands.
 Ii was memorable day for Hot Springs. Phe Arkansas State Fair for 1910 was officially opened. and it is estimated that at least 25,000 people heard the expresideut.
The Forrest City times., 1910-10-14
SEVEN HURT IN JOY RIDE
Auto in Midnight Speed Run Crashes Into Buggy and Then Goes Over
 an Embankment.

Toledo. Ohio.-Seven persons are lying i'll in St. Vincent's hospital. three seriously injured. as the result of a midnight joy ride" in which their automobile collided with a horse and buggy driven by George Welyer two miles west of Toledo.
 Christopher A Hoffman of Perrys- burg. general agent of the Buckeye Brewing company. is dying and his family are at his bedside. Mir Hoq man is paralyzed from his shoulders down and is internally injured.
The Forrest City times., 1910-10-14
PRISONERS KILL AND FLEE
Venezuelans Burn Prison After Stay. ing Several Guards-Another
 Revolution Prophesied.

Nillemstad.-The American steam ship Merida which has arrived from Maracaibo, brings news of revolt in San Carlos prison, near Maracaibo. The prisoners burned the prison and killed several officials, including the warden, who was a brother of Presi- dent Gomez. All the prisoners are Said to be at large.
 \ gunboat has been sent to the scene of the trouble It is thought the escape of these prisoners may mean very shortly revolutionary outbreak in Venezuela
The Forrest City times., 1910-10-14
To Build a $40 ,ooo Brldae.

Camden. - The Ouachita County Levying Board met a few days ago and made appropriations for the pres ent year, Among the items provid- Ouachita river to cost s40,000 The assessed valuation of all property in Ouachita county now amounts to s5.- lS0.000. The amount appropriated for general county purposes amounts to s33.350.
The Forrest City times., 1910-10-14
od Man Begged Boy to Shoot Him.

Harrisburg-A man named Webb. who was old and decrepit from age and disease and who was being taken care of by the county. committed sui eide here at the residence of W. J. Harcourt MT. Harcourt says that Webb begged his little 4-yearold boy to shoot him, but the boy refused. and the old man drank nearly an ounce of laudanum, dying in a few hours.
The Forrest City times., 1910-10-14
PACKAGE OF MONEY GONE
Mystified Over the Disap- pearance.

St. Louis, Mo-Ofhcials and detec- tiyes of the Pacific Express company an this city are sweating employees Ill an effort to solve the seemingly mex plainable mystery of how three pack. ages of money containing approXl' mately 5000 disappeared while be Ing shipped from St. Louis to Fort Worth. Tex.
The Forrest City times., 1910-10-14
r,.Ivn Thaw Without Funds.

New York.-Because Evelyn Thaw. wife of Harry K. Thaw. is without funds to pay the costs of prosecution a suit that she instituted against the Kniekerbocker hotel for s50,000 dam ages. was dismissed.
The Forrest City times., 1910-10-14
Aid for Demonstration Work.

Paris-At the recent meeting of the Logan County LeyyiRg Court ST.. roo was appropriated to carry on thu work of the two government demon stration farms in this county, one in each of the two judicial districts. This appropriation is supplemented by $500, appropriated by the govern ment.
The Forrest City times., 1910-10-14
conaressman.s Cashier Indicted.

Chicago, Ill-Frank II. Harding, cashier of the William ] Moxley company. incorporated. manufactures of butterine, was indicted on a charge of perjury by the federal grand jury Congress William J. Moxley, a close political associate of Senator Lorimer is head of the concern.
The Forrest City times., 1910-10-14
Nioht Riders Are Repulsed.

Lexington, Ky.-Joshua Rees. a farmer of Mason county. repulsed a band of night riders who attacked his home, according to advices received nere. \ score of shots were ex- changed.
The Forrest City times., 1910-10-14
Kill, Father While Huntino.

Austin, Texas-The first hunting tragedy of the season is report ed from Kendall county, where Lloyd Patton shot and killed his far thsr. Tom Patton, mistaking him for . deer.
The Forrest City times., 1910-10-14
New Swedish Minister.

Stockholm. Sweden.-Count Ehrens- ward, Swedish minister to Belgium, was appointed minister at Washing ton. in succession to NJ. Lagercrantz. resigned.
The Forrest City times., 1910-10-14
MANUEL NEAR COLLAPSE
Young King Offered a Refuge in Eng land-Spansh Uprising Feared
 as Presage of Union.

Gibraltar-King Manuel and the queen mother, Amelie, exiles from Portugal. have decided to go to Eng land, where a refuge has been offered them. IL is said by courtiers close to the king that he is on the verge of a complete breakdown, and that he will b. placed under the case of special fists just as soon as England is reached.
The Forrest City times., 1910-10-14

Hendaye. France.-An immediate uprising in Spain, having for its pur. pose a union of Portugal and Spain into a great Latin republic. is being fostered by the Spanish Republicans.
New-York tribune., 1910-11-27

1ars for marriage here are rpenng. the son appears
His presence in the city constant menace to the
father There Is danger II any moment rltt ms past
r-az- be exposed to the woman he expects to marry
The son must be got rid Of. He tries various plans
f,- the son rejects all his proposals. He brings nm
l,s 70 the CIartOn There Is argument. Inc latleT
1es his temper He strangles his SON before ne real
10 thai he has killed his flesh and blood Some
men IN the circumstances might 60 and give themselves
~ driven BIZ renOrse TO confession; but that Is not
i-~s ---re He resolves 70 conceal the BODY ana TO
-irr with his matrimonial plans he thought OF
-; aer5- recurring and drives HIM 10 challenge
me to rcst his secret from Its hIdlIS place bl "leIe
did he conceal the BODY
4ye;1 and again Black keen eyes roVed the room
IN 80, II possible hiding place. HIS utter failure
~ solve this one part II the problem annoyed nm
.,--f,- Fxs-perated al finding his wits match
for -hcs Of the murderer he undressec ana lay down
% the bed not to sleep but 10 ponder
THE whistle and clang Of passing IRE engines recalled
him - realities. As he sprang TO tae WincoW ne
could hear the shouts Of the remen, and reailzed tiat
80 .- .5 -Crevbere close by. But as he thrust
his head ont Of the window all thoug ol le ne van
i=het. ,t
'I- g,.r-s,rr he exclaimed IN tones ot triumph.
The s-r,7oy, opened the fiat root oi a business
building adjoining. At hrsi RIt1oe ne a. I' IT, ~ 3+I g
l,1ti, # he rIbler7l Of the hidden BODY 10y olTectF
hefs~. f Ti,,ob he was clad only IN III. palaTnas,
he climbed r,,4 the window on the rool "Iitil came
on 4 level with the lower half ot the sSlsh niue more
than three feet distant Expectan'E ne i'he t,'I
and $50. moi twenty feet away q IllIllHt l1e
sr7,,---- -, ~ aight feet from the level root 1t
yk4s rf ,.-, an air shaft which ran through the
building and he could set that II was open dI INC 't
He flung the BODY Of hls victim Gown 'Iieie, 81
course said Black TO himself crossing o'9 ~
Il more closely .:..;
-Four IMPRESSIONS or rather two pairs ol
IN the dust showed him where ON''- '-'
against The side Of the Chimney, 4 pIal, tboror+
After he had killed his SON SalI Dii1A enough
New-York tribune., 1910-11-27

OF ghost hunters. thought,
are more lIklly TO appear n cases Of violent
e-z-- he I ought 10 have some mighty tine
n he s not dream a al. OF i he had dreams he
- nor recall alv Of them. He fell asleep quickly
an -- I'll nearly noon As he aNOhe me unanswered
-c-.. r la- did ne do with the body, came again
-E nm WITH annoyance a. the way = uat-1ec
- a-- positive that his deductions thus tar were
c--- Perhaps The hotel register might help him.
A. rlz adjusting his Tie q thought came 70 him,
Az withdrew the pin he had -l1sr placed n Il and
----- I'm stairs approached the room clerk.
.-- know who has been occupying the room |
wz- r:slt:" he asked. It's SIX tlirty-cwo- l
r---- pin there
--5rs-v the clerk turned 10 the room list.
..- re last he replied. II was lsnoccupied.
The before that, Henry LISTER and son Denver,
C-.--- Before that Il had not been occupied tor
.- -5sz-e- leave . forwarding address.
.r sad the clerk. after consulting another list;
here Tor only one night and let no address.
--- card. said Black with studied careless
-= case -he-e are any inquiries tor The pm
~-z 70 hide the elatiCn he felt, the reporter en-
-e-=5 cafe and ordered breakfast. He was certain
was on The right trail This was Friday;
IT, registered as Lisster on Tuesday night had
rs son n Room 632. He drew out his pad
z- 10 the description Of the murderer:
r-s--r Lsss-e- perhaps assumed. Yet probably
rH .-l-- pc HNS.. 9 To- ana ] 81 80 80
---.-.. would -g- have registered from Denver
breakfast he -eaugaged the sixth floor room for
night and started Tor his Office, puzzing his
--. nos. wiki TWO questions:
possible motive could . man have for numbering
uniting q murder in hotel room how could
----e- conceal me body 50 as TO prevent cls-
--s--rg The Chronicle" Office he went first, as
habit 70 the rlailboxes- He found several let
II which he seized eagerly -re enVelop was
same s.-- IS had been handed 20 him N the fog
re i open md read rus- single sentence:
The Sixth Floor Room
-s-11-aE-- he's Z ra-araaic." he rrurtered- And
certain i his crime not being discovered that he
ra-snez the e1rel0r 10 see where the letter had
led and saw that II came from the Times
----5.- Again taking on, his pad. he added to
lives h one Of --e hotels II bachelor apart
The vicinity 15 ----z-.
7 .|-sEGL- = busy d. -e kept turning over the
.s. .-.e-. -- his mind. without finding salts
--y answer Z. either. Midnight found E,rl1 again
-r-e--2g s tavo--re restaurant Tor supper. de cCrtly
-ecre1 several invitations 10 -oir acQuairtances At
lies and took seat alone - = little table II
r-e -e heed waiter. bore down on him
Ever before he took L Black
Il was left here Tor
further questions, Black took
E- linn and ~ the head waiter
with -1-cgrcealed eagcrTtsz.
innate phrase danced before
SIKH Floor Room.
E-a-lre not ever. Z blot. nothing
I'm challenge from the unknown, from
certainly Is sure a. himself, said Black thought
.-- the en.e.or IN his pocket with the other
-.- finished --a e-e--- ~ once 10 the Carton