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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-10
FIRST DAY OF
AEROPLANE MEET
Seventy-Five Thousand People Havs
Stiff Necks In ST. Louis From
Watching tho Bird
SIXTEEN FLIGHTS MADE
Four Flying Machines Wore In tn,
Air at the Same Time and no
| Accidents Were
Reported
SIXTEEN FLIGHTS MADE

ST. LOUIS, October 10.-With all
doubt dispelled as to the ability and
willingness of the star aviators assem-
bled at Kinloch Field for the meeting
OF the Aero Club Of St Louis to do
everything that is so far possible In
the modern aeroplane, and expecting
sensations and thrills of the up-to-date
kind, $4,000 people went twelve miles
or more to Kinloch, Mo, yesterday and
were not disappointed. Street cars
carried the great bulk Of the crowd,
running as close together as they
could operate, while prosperous
throng made the trip in 1900 or more
automobiles.
The great crowd, many OF whom
avoided paying admission by staying
outside the field, saw four aeroplanes
in the air at one time. Those within
the inclosure watched Walter Brook
ins conclude the days sensational air
work by gliding down in terrifying
spiral from an altitude of 1,500 feet,
the propellers turning slowly from the
force of the air, but with the motive
power cut out.
There was cross-country race OF
about eight miles, with the friendly
rivals, Brookins, who made the Chi
Springfield flight, and Arch Hox
! sey, who flew from Springfield, Ill.
I to st. Louis Saturday, as contestants
They started from the mark on CIV
en- signal and rushed away together
i to almost disappear from view in the
distance, and finally to come coursinl
back to the starting place SO close
together that neither appeared the
winner.
In all, sixteen flights of ample dura
1 ton were made by five aviators. They
cut aerial capers with the ease O
trick bicycle riders, while taking part IL
the quick turn, quick start, altitude ant
speed events. They made figure
"eights,' thrilling dips, passed above
one another in the air and rushed
until one dipped, allowing the othe
toward each other as If to coollide
to pass above.
of flights with total of five, his tota
time In the air being AZ minutes ant
30 seconds. Brookins and Turpie wer'
next, with three flights each, Brook
, ms total time being 80 minutes AM
Turpin's 80 minutes and 80 seconds
In two flights Alec Ogilvie, the Eng
, lishman, was up % minutes, on
flight lasting 1s minutes, the longes
single fight Of the day. A. l.. Wels
J made two flights, totaling 171s mir
utes.
From an airman's standpoint. tn
most important event yesterday wa
: Brookins' glide to earth with dea
! motor, cutting almost impossible eli
, cles on the way down, but the sigh
{ Of four machines in the air at one
9 appealed as strongly to the spectator
|, as did the cross-country race.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-10
Within Three Minutes Time Every Building in
Beaudette and Spooner Were Ablaze and in
Ashes in Half Hour
Death LIST THOUGHT TO Be 500
Bodies of Seventy-five Have Already Been Lo-
Gated in the District Swept By
the Forest Fires.

night for the fire zone to assist In 70.
lieving the sufferers.
The stricken towns along the north
ern border Of the state are mostly
numbering towns of a few hundred In
hRbitants.
other Towns Threatened.
RAINY RIVER, Oct. 10.-Forest
fires now threaten the town of War
reoe, MINI. Two thousand people are
missing and the death list may reach
500. Property destroyed Is valued at
two millions Special trains are rush
Ing rescuers into the district.
1t was shown today that at least l.
900 persons are still unaccounted for,
from Beaudette alone. The most seri-
Gus aspect was revealed when 1t was
learned that most of the homestead
ers in the fire district are still miss
ing. They were cut off from the town
and it is feared they have perished.
The authorities say today that the fire
will result in the greatest disaster
| since 1896.
The special trains passed through
| the fires last night, but only at the
greatest peril No attempts will be
made to run trains today. The train
4 crews have shown the greatest brav-
ery in rushing for aid. The de1th list
would have been enormous hao 1t not
| been for their efforts. Many were un-
able to board the special train and
| started to run down the tracks while
their houses were burning The fire
crossed the right OF way ann their
charred bodies were picked up by
second special train.
Whole families have been burned to
death and hundreds are suffering
from burns which will result fatally
unless medical assistance Is secured
ut once. Physicians are being rushed
here from every point within 100
miles.
Five Towns Destroyed.
i WARRAOE, MINI, Oct. 10.-The
number of dead in the forest fires Is
at least 200 and the number may
reach 1000. The fire covers a dis
trict s5 miles long and 30 miles vide
The towns of Graceton, Swift, Roose
Welt. Pitt and Cedar Spur have been
DESTROYED. The town OF Rainy River
is now on fire from the international
bridge to Sixth street
In the burned aera the Rat Portage
Lumber Co., mill one, Of the finest II
Canada, costing 100000; the West
, ern Canada -four mills and so resi-
dences are located The total loss
will be at least five millions and the
area covered by the fire $500 square
miles
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-10
international Humane Congress.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. 10
Delegates from the principal coun-
tries of Europe and America are In
Washington to take part in the Inter
national Humane Congress. The ses-
sions were formally opened today and
will continue until the end of the
week. The American Humane Asso-
citation, of which President Taft is
the honorary president, Is the host OF
the congress. 1ue proceedings of the
first three days are to be devoted
exclusively to subjects relating to
children and the remaining three
days to animals. One of the interest
ing features of the gathering is an ex-
hibition of many ;s...-..As-as of interest
in connection with the movement for
the protection of children and ami
mails.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-10
American ROYAL stock Show.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-. Oct. 1o.-The
annual American Royal Live Stock
show opened in the big pavilion at
the stock yards today, and will con-
tinue through the week, The en-
tries this year run up into the thous-
ands and come from many parts of
the United States and Canada. High
bred cattle. horses, mules, sheep,
swine, goats and poultry are com
prised in the exhibition.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-10
Rainy River Aflra.

RAINY RIVER, Ont. Oct. 10
Rainy River was on fire ylnday for
a distance of half mile Included
in the burned area are the Rat Port
age Lumber Company's mill and lum.
ber yard containing 100000 feet of
lumber; the Western Canada Flour
Mills Company and surrounding build
ings.
Fifty houses were burned and
scores of people are homeless, Fire is
raging in the woods as far as can be
seen along the south bank of Rainy
river. If the wind remains in the
north 1t is possible the remaining
part of the town will be saved
The fire, driven by furious north
west wind, is beyond control and
must burn itself out.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-10
n.rI,, University Centennial.

BERLIN, Oct. 1o.-The centennial
celebration Of the University OF ber
lin. which began today with impos
ing ceremonies, has attracted to tina
city a large and most distinguished
gathering Of the worlds educators and
learned men and women. The delega
tion from the United states Il. head
ed by DR.. Arthur 7. Hadley OF Yale
canada has representative present
in the person of Lord Strathcona. whe
IS representing McGill University OF
Montreal.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-10
passen .er Agents in Session

DALLAS, Texas, Oct. 10.-The an.
annual convention of the American
Association Of Passenger Agents as
sembled in Dallas today with George
w. Andrews o. Seattle presiding. Rep
resentatives of the leading railroads
of the United States, Canada and
Mexico are attending the convention,
and the topics suggested for discus
sion cover very wide range of sub
jects. AT the initial session this
morning the association discussed the
effect Of passenger traffic on the gen.
eral development of the country
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-10

WARRAOE, Mimi Oct. lo.-Beau
dette, Spooner, Pitt and Graceton,
Mimi, are in complete ruins from for
est fires Of the past three days. Bodies
OF seventy-flve settlers have been To-
Gated and 1t Is thought the number
Of victims will reach 800.
Wagon loads of human bodies are
being brought into the railway sta
tion at Beaudette constantly. 1t Ia re-
ported that many settlers, crazed
with grief at the loss of families and
property, are roaming the woods.
Searching parties are securing the
territory for injured and dead. One
family of nine, one of seven and one
of five met death Friday night.
At $50 Saturday night a tornado
of fire struck Beaudette and Spooner
and within three minutes after the
first alarm every building was ablaze.
Within half an hour they were in
ashes. The people Of the two towns
had only sufficient time to escape in
a passenger train to Rainy River, Ont.
The whole country seat of Warraoe
| is afire. All the women and children
of Roosevelt, Swift, Williams and Ce-
dar Spur are being rapidly removed
to places of safety. The Canadian
Northern Railway has placed trains
at every station in the service OF the
fleeing people.
Shlftino Wind Saves Roosevelt.
The wind shifted last night and
carried the flames away from Roose-
velt Unless it changes again the
town will be saved. Canadian North
ern Railway trains have been stalled
in Warraoe since Friday night, when
a freight train went through bridge
near Pitt. The crew escaped. Conduc
tor Monahan who walked into Beau
dette, found only the water tank, the
schoolhouse walls and the depot
standing.
Monahan says he walked over dead
bodies on the way, but could not sa,
how many. Many settlers fled into the
woods and are still missing.
The fires are still raging and the
smoke Is dense. Saloons in Roosevelt
were closed by the mayor.
The dead as far as known are:
KATHERINE JASPER, aged So, do
mestic for Albert Berg, Beaudette.
JOHN GOLVIN, aged As, homestead
er, four miles from Beaudette, wifi,
and three small children.
Katherine Jasper fought he
would-be rescuers and perished in tn
home of her employer, Albert Berg
Five thousand are homeless AM
most of them absolutely destitute.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-10
A slloht Chance.

TRINIDAD, Colo. Oct. 1o.-There
is a slight chance that the miners en-.
tombed in the explosion may be alive.
gigantic fan was installed In the
main tunnel and at dawn the rescue
marty had succeeded in gaining one
mile on the after damp which filed
the mine. There are many heart.
rending scenes about the mouth OF
the shaft where the women are gath
cred.
The coal company says SIS men are
In the mine, but the miners say 1t is
nearer 90.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-10
Call for Aid

ST. PAUL, Mimi. Oct 1D.-Gov.
Eberhart, as president of the State
Red Cross Society called upon the
citizens of the state for contributions
of money, provisions and clothing for
the fire sufferers
Mayors of cities and towns are au-
thorized to receive contributions as
well as Kenneth Clark Of st. Paul
treasurer of the State Red Cross So
ciety.
Business men Of the Twin Cities
started contributions with dona
ton of $4,000
]. H. Beck, president of the st
Paul Johhers and Manufacturers AS
sociation, and Wallace Me, represent
ing Minnesota business men, left las
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-10
oSKALOOSA HAS
BIG SUNDAY FIRE
$4,000 Worth Of Property Goes up In
Smoke From spontaneous
Combustion.

osKALoosA. Iowa, Oct. 1o.-A
five-story -four mill, a large grain
elevator, a -four warehouse and sew
eral stables and outbuildings were
destroyed by FIRE Sunday, due to
spontaneous combustion. The loss Is
more than $4,000
The original mill building was
erected in 1851 The property belong
ed to the estate of John siebel.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-10
ROOT MENTIONED
FOR THE POSITION
Had Long Conference With President
Today and May Become
Chief Justice.

BEVERLY Mass, october 10.-Sen-
ator Root of New York had long con-
fersnce with President Taft today.
There is talk that Root may be made
chief Justice of the supreme bench.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-10
GIT THERE ELY
MAKES SLOW PROGRESS
Resumed His Long Flight this Morn
ing and Only Flow for One
Mile.

CHICAGO, Oct. 10.-Eugene Ely at
tempted to continue his Chicago to
New York aeroplane fight at $50
this morning. He ascended from the
Beverly golf links and landed after a
flight of about a mile, having trouble
with his motor.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-10
women,s National Golf Tourney

CHICAGO, Oct. 1O.-The competi-
ton for the women's amateur golf
championship of the united States
began on the links of the Homewood
Country club at Flossmoor today with
an eighteen-hole medal play testing
round
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-10
Memory Of Confederate Genera

III WSH1OI OI OOHIcNcIa OST'CI
SOMERSET, KY, Oct. 1o.-With
ceremonies appropriate to the occa-
sion beautiful marble slab was erect
ed near here today to mark the spot
where General zollicoffer, the noted
confederate leader, fell in the battle
of Hill Springs on January 19, 1852.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-10
Colorado Catastrophe Of Saturday Night May
Result in That Many Deaths, or Perhaps
They Will Be Rescued Alive
DEADLY BLACK Damp IS PRESENT
Heroic Work All Day Sunday to Try and Get
the Miners Out From Beneath the Ground
While Friends Wait

were dragged to the opn air for res
uscitation.
Four Men Overcome.
In addition to efforts to enter the
mine by tie east or new slope, ex-
perienced miners were sent into the
Eagleyille mine, which adjoins the
Starkville property, to dig through the
masonry wall built to separate the
mines when the workings ran together
several months ago. 1t was necessary
to use the greatest care to make only
a small opening at first so that foul
air from the Starkville mine could be
checked and the lives Of the men in
the Eagleville mine not endangered.
At o'clock word reached the camp
proper that 2 inch hole had been
bored through the wall and test of
the air showed it to be surprisingly
good. Orders were Immediately given
to enlarge the opening and If the air
was found to be pure, the men we're
to go through and proceed along the
cuts Of the Starkville mine as far as
satety permitted.
/ This information was followed by
news that the men who were Install
! ing the portable fan had been over.
come and barely escaped with their
lives. They had penetrated 800 feet
when they were suddenly enveloped in
black damp.
/ The helmet men, better able to cope
WITT the after damp, assisted their
unprotected companions out of the
j mine and resuscitated them.
4 The explosion practically destroyed
the east, or old, slope of the Starkville
mine. Its origin is a mystery. The
mine has been classed as nongaseous
and safety lamps were not believed
to be necessary. 1t is also pick
mine, no shotfring being allowed.
y All Hope Abandoned.
TRINIDAD, Colo, Oct. 10.-Hopt
that any of the more than 80 miners
who were entombed alive in the bis
gtarkville mine are still alive, was
abandond today after SO hours work.
The coroner is prepared to take
I care of at least so dead bodies.
], In one miners cottage an 1taial
mother, whose husband is among th'
victims, gathered her brood OF eigh
children about her, bade them knee
!, in prayer, planning to kill them a
) they knelt to relieve them from tn
suffering to come. Friends interfere'
and saved the children.
3 This is the first accident in twenty
/ five years. the mine being considere
one of the safest In the west. N
. powder is ever used and the cause
e the explosion is a mystery AT tn
r point where the explosion occurred
( the tunnel has caved in for 1000 fee
= leaving almost a solid half mile 9
g rock and earth to be taken out.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-10
Value Of Health.

Get health. No labor. pains, nor
eyercise that can gain it must be
d.-Emerson.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-10
Church is Attacked.

LISBON, Oct 10.-In furtherance
of it's announced policy to separate
the church and state and expell relig-
ious orders from Portugal, the new
republican government is arresting
monks and nuns by the wholesale.
The great problem that is confronting
the government, is where xo send the
exiles, inasmuch as Spain declines to
receive them and it will be neces-
sary for the government to find some
other nation that will permit the
landing OF ship loads of penniless
priests and nuns.
The authorities are confiscatine
church property in the name Of the
state as fast as the inmates are re
moved by the soldiers, but have prov
ed powerless to prevent considerable
looting by soldiers. Priests and nuns
are being submitted to many indig
mites and a number have been slain
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-10
NEXT OUTBREAK &
FROM s. llN
Republicans There arc Quietly Arm
ing Themselves and Getting
Ready to start
Revolution.
NEW GREAT REPUBLIC
Tho Plan ls to Unite Spain and Por-
tusal Into One Country After
the Revolution Is
Over.

HENDAYE, France, Oct 10.-An i'm
mediate uprising in Spain, having FOR
its purpose a union of Portugal and
Spain into great republic, is being
foisted by the Spanish republicans,
despite the vigilence and repressive
methods of the Spanish government
The revolutionists are smuggling
large quantities of arms and am
munition across the frontier and II
is declared they have we'll filled arsen
ais in every section Of the country.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-10
Going to EnaIand.

GIBRALTAR, Oct. 10.-King Man
uel and the queen mother, Amelia,
have decided to go to England where
refuge is offered them. 1T is re-
ported that the king is on the verge
Of a complete breakdown and goes to
England to receive the attention Of
specialists.
Manuel at Gibraltar.
LONDON, Oct 10.-A dispatch from
Gibralter says that King Manuel said
that he had long known ~ plots
against him but had not tried to put
them down because Of the bloodshed
among his people, which 1t would
cause.
Manuel with his mother, grand
mother and his uncle, the Duke OF
Oporto, landed yesterday from the
royal yacht.
What feel most keenly" said
Manuel, "is that my people drove me
from the country like a criminal
Had the cortes proclaimed a republic
would have relinquished my throne
without a word
Manuel was pale and collected
when the party attended church yes
terday, but the queen mother was
visably affected. The king, was weep
ing when he bid goodbye to the faith
full sailors on the Yacht
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-10

were dragged to the opn air for res
uscitation.
The Carlisle independent., 1910-03-17
State Adopts Installment Plan.

The state will have to pay the bal ance 1t owes the state farm on the Gin stallment plan" owing to the fact that the penitentiary fund, as well as the general revenue fund, is very low. When w H. Miller, agent for the UT. quhart estate, appeared before the board and requested partial payment on the $45,0O0 still due oil the farm, all of which is payable under an appropri- ation by the last legislature, there was hasty inventory made, showing that even the $15,O00 requested by the agent could not be paid now.
 It was finally decided to pay $3,750 now, an equal amount thirty days from now, another $3,75o sixty days hence and fourth installment ninety days in the future, making total of s15,o00. Mir. Miller. states that this well be satis- factory, and that the estate will not em- barrass the board by asking for addi- tional payments before next fall
 It was the general opinion of mem bers of the board that warrant for any amount that could not be met by funds now in the treasury, or that would be there by the time the warrant would be presented for collection, should not be issued.
The Carlisle independent., 1910-03-17
Insurance Taxes Shy.

From taxes received so far on busi- ness done in Arkansas by insurance companies in 1909 it appears that the falling off in revenue from this source will probably not exceed $10,0O0
 Last year the taxes amounted to $51,- S25, and with additional fees for agents license, annual filings, etc, the total reached something like $75, ,000.
 Up to the present date the taxes re- ceived on 1909 insurance business amount to about $39 9,500, with several companies yet to report, so that the total will run $42,000, in all probability. The fees received for licenses for agents and annual filings by the companies will not vary perceptibly from that of last year. Already the amount received from this source approximates $1s,0o0, which, added to the taxes for the year, makes total of about $57 800 received to rate.
 About ITO life, fire and casualty com panies have reported so far.
The Carlisle independent., 1910-03-17
HALF OF THE COUNTRY'S REVENUE WOULD BE NEEDED
 TO PAY VAST SUM.
MEASURE IS OUT IF QUESTION
improbable That Congress Will Con- slider Increased Pension Plan at Present Session With Exist
 ing Treasury Deficit.

Washington, D. C.-The commis- sioner of pensions estimates that to pay all of the Union veterans a dollar a day, this year, would cost the gov ernment s1O7,779,7774S. This would bring the total expenditure for pen sions up to approximately $270000,000 nearly half the total revenue of the United States.
 These staggering figures, which have been laid before the house com mittee on invalid pensions, are suf- ficient answer to the question, ''Is pension bill?"
 In view of the existing treasury de- felt, the committee probably will not consider the proposition seriously at this session In fact, before such a measure is reported favorably from the committee, national finances must be in a flourishing condition.
 Uncle Sam is willing to bear the heavy load of pensions he is now car rying," said prominent member of the house committee, 'but the dollar a-day proposition is little too much. If the treasury were full to over flowing 1t would be granted gladly Even the veterans can readily see the injustice to the country of insisting that nearly $110,000,0OO shall be ad- ded to the already enormous ex- penditure for pensions"
The Carlisle independent., 1910-03-17
MAY IS IS PEACE DAY.
American Peace League Sending Out
 Programs for School Observance.

May IS will probably be very gen orally observed throughout the schools of Arkansas as peace day, this being the date set apart by the American School Peace League for observance in tho schools of the country for the purpose of furthering the idea of settlement of all differences. national as well as other wise, by arbitration and not by force of arms.
 At the last meeting of the State Teachers Association Dr. Henry Simms Hartzog of Philadelphia, president of Ouachita Baptist College, was chosen president of the Arkansas Association of the American Peace League, and the idea of the league warmly endorsed by the 1,500 teachers in attendance at the convention.
 It is expected that, in addition to the impetus to be given the movement in this state through the Boston headquar- ters, from which provisional programs have already been forwarded to ths public schools. there will be special in terest worked up through President Hartzog and his associates.