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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-10-11
RAILROAD CASES
BEFORE THE court

Aberdeen, S. D., Oct. 1O.-Before
the examiner, G. r. Hillyer, of the
interstate commerce commission, the
members of the railroad commission
of North and South Dakota, represen-
tatives of commercial bodies of Min
neapolis, Duluth, Superior and the
South Dakota Miller's club, and attor-
neys for South Dakota railroads are
arguing the reasonableness of advanC
ed grain rate which commission sus-
pended until November l, and the
charge of South Dakota that the rates
in this state are higher than in North
Dakota for the same distance
BY ruling of the examiner the two
cases have been consolidated, and the
testimony summed up by VIM. Ellis,
commercial council, showing that the
Milwaukee road faces deficit of a
million on the South Dakota share
of traffic cost and the more business
the greater the loss-therefore the
need for a raise.
In North Dakota there is less busi-
ness and the cost of handling it is
greater need for raise there. To-
morrow the state testi1es.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-10-11
Impossible to Estimate Number of
Deaths at Present Time
Dramatic Story Told by Engineer OF
the Duluth Express

ever, was burned like flash Whcr
we pass through all the territory near
the track had burnt down and was
merely smouldering. We came through
at three o'clock this morning. and tn.
small red flames from the smouldcrine
piles of logs looked like real picture
of the Inferno through the clouds OF
smoke which rolled across the path OF
the engine All the ties of the road
have been charred, and the country is
level with the tracks,
Many Are Dead.
Rainy River. Ont, Oct. lo.--1he
country between Warroad and Beau
dette is undoubtedly strcwn with
charred corpses. Three days have
passed. and hundreds of members OF
we'll known settlers and families have
not been heard from. Four entire fam
lilies were found dead near Beaudcttc
and Scarchcrs believe farther in the
interior the sights to be met will be
appalling. Only fifty men are out in
vestigating conditions, and there should
be hundreds. But the ground is SO
hot it is impossible for anyone to
travel far over it. and even experienced
woodsmen are in here tonight disn1ay-
ed.
Only II bodies have as yet been
brought to Beaudette, and 10 bodies
have been seen along Rapid River. One
hundred and ninety typhoid fever pa
tients have been removed from Old
Beaudette to shacks in New Beaudcttc,
and they are suffering for necessities
and many will die.
The towns of Roosevelt and Will
liams were threatened again tonight, as
the wind is rising Thousands of rcfu-
gees from Pitt Spooner and Bcaudctte
have been taken to international Falls
At Rainier, Virginia, Duluth and Rainy
River fully 500 people are homeless.
international Falls Threatened.
Fort Frances. Ont. Oct M-E'orcst
fires threaten International Falls, 2,o'D
population. across the river from Fort
Frances. Several fires haven been burn
ing near International Falls for Sc
hours. and high wind would sweep the
fires into the city A force of about
fifty men worked all last night but
were unable to extinguish the fires.
Rushing from one spot to another, they
were able to render the city safe in
any threatened quarter, and fires re-
peated1y broke out Immediately behind
them.
This morning Mayor Berg wired the
governor of Minnesota for military aid
as there are not enough available men
here to adequately protect the city:
The 225 refugees from Spooner and
Beaudette manifest great apprehension.
They are being sheltered in Interna-
tiona1 Falls homes. Men refugees have
joined the fire fighters. Late trains
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-10-11
RAILROADS Win POINTS IN
RATE CASES BEFORE j. 5.
CIRCUIT court JUDGES

St. Paul, MINI, Oct. 1O-Judges
Sanborn, Hook and Vandeventer of
the United States circuit court today
announced a finding, adopting in ev-
very respect the recommendations of
Fred N. Dickson, master in chancery,
in the lumber rate suit brought
by the Great Northern, Northern Pa
cific, Chicago & Quincy, and Union
Pacific roads, against the interstate
commerce committee. All exceptions,
filed by both sides, are overruled.
The upholding of the finding of the
master in chancery is a substantial
victory of the railroads, although the
master did not give them all they
asked.
The point of great interest to the
people of the Twin Cities is the rate
on lumber from Portland and other
coast points to St. Paul and Mime
apolis. For years this rate was 40
cents a hundred. The railroads
schedules which brought on the con-
troversy raised this to so cents. Ship
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-10-11

Winnipeg. Man., Oct lO-Later ac-
counts OF the fire which is devastating
the Rainy River district do not di1nln-
sh but increase the horrors of the sit
uation.
Forest fires there have been before
and loss of life also, but nothing in
the slightest degree approaching the
present catastrophe in the universal ruin
it has inflicted upon large section OF
the country, and the unimagnable suf-
fcri,g it has brought upon thousands
of innocent people, men, women and
children.
When one reads of wild animals hud
died together with human beings, their
natural hostility and fear. qucnchcd by
the horror of the situation, we realize
something of the agony through which
the more sensitive nature Of man must
have passed. When one hears of the
mothers burned to death with their
babies on their breasts and strong men
calcincd to a cinder while cndcavoring
to shield their children, sentiments of
human life are stirred within us too
poignant to be called simply pity
'Rrothcr. it's he'll down there" said
Engineer George Smith of the Duluth
express, when a reporter swing into
the tender of the engine one minute at
ter it arrived here today. His train
brought many rfugees from the scene
of the conhagration.
"If she keeps on the way she is doing
there is going to be mighty little left
Of the population Of that part of Min
nesota," he said She has quieted
down a little, but it just needs a puff
of wind and she is back again as bad
as ever. There is one GOOD thing-it
cannot come near one Of the lines of
railway again, for all the timber in that
section is burned away. For miles
around, near Beaudette and Spooner,
where there were large tracts of bush
before this, it is now as level as a
prairie Everything is wiped out The
wind went at such a terrific rate that
it had no time to burn anything but
that directly in front of it. All the
CT AIRED tree trunks which lie along the
tracks always lay away from the dir
ecton in which the wind was bloing.
Everything is burnt. even the earth
around the trees. There have been for
ests in that part of the country for such
long time that the earth there is kind
of peaty and hen tree fell over with
the force of the wind it began to burn
even to the roots and the earth around
the roots.
From where we were in the engine
it seemed that every lumber mill in the
country had been burning, except that
of the Shevlin Matthew Co.. which is
quite safe. 1t was only built this spring
and is one of the finest mills in Am
erica All the lumber in the yard, how
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-10-11
ROOSEVELT TALKED NA1I0NALSM
TO CROWDS At ARKANSAS FAIR
and RECEIVED warm Welcome

velt went to the fair grounds. The
reception committee was composed
of 900 men from all over the state.
Roosevelt's entry to the grounds was
inconspicuous and the crowd did not
know he had arrived until he appear
ed in the, grand stand. Sixteen hund-
red school children, dressed in red,
white and blue costumes, and arrang-
ed to represent the flag, were seat
ed in the grand stand. They sang
America" and Dixie" Confederate
veterans in gray uniforms were seat
ed on one side of the stand, in front
of the children, and on the other
side we're some Grand Armk veterans
in their blue uniforms. Governor
Donaghey introduced Colonel Roose-
velt, and although he is a democrat,
he said that everyone ought to give
the colonel moral support. He said
that perhaps the people of Arkansas
might not have agreed with the col
onel in all he had done, but that ev.
cry American citizen would agree
with HON I'm the mighty struggle he
is making for purity in private life
and more honesty in public life.'
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-10-11
NO MORE PRIZES
FOR BALL PLAYERS

Chicago, Oct. 10.-President B. B.
Johnson of the American league an
nounced late today that nc more
prizes will be offered or permitted
while he continues at the head OF
that base ball organization. Presi-
dent Johnson stated that he had TAX
en- this position as a result Of the La
joie incident. He also said that he
was making an investigation Of the
allegations made unofficially by st.
Louis sporting writer's. Even If the
assertions prove unfounded," said
President Johnson, 1.-The mere men-
tion of crookedness. works irrepara-
BILE injury to the game, and from now
on no more individual contests for
prizes will be allowed"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-10-11
BATTLING NELSON
HAS"C0ME BACK"

Kansas City, Mo-, Oct. 1O.--In his
first fight since Ad. Wolgast stripped
him of his championship laurels, Bat
tling Nelson here tonight won from
Monte Dale of Denver, after three
rounds Of fighting.
At the end Of the fourth round
Dales' seconds threw up the sponge
in order to save their man from Il
knockout. Dale broke his left arm
in the second round of the fight and
1t was for this reason. his seconds
said, they stopped the fight.
Nelson was clearly the master Of
hisopponent. Before the first round
had gone a minute it was obvious
the battler had grounds for his claim
that he could come back
There was not a moment during the
fight when Nelson appeared tired. He
was light on his feet and hit from all
angles with great force.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-10-11

pers complained to the interstate COM
merce committee. The committee cut
the rate to As cents where it now is.
The master in chancery recommend
ed that the rate of so cents be grant
ed to the railroads. The circuit court
has upheld the action of the inter-
state commerce committee in cutting
it down to As cents, which the rail-
roads claims unpjust and unreasonable
60 cent rate from the coast to Chi
cago is also sustained, in accordance
with the wishes of the railroads the
interstate commerce committee hav-
ing cut it down to IS cents.
Mr.. Dickson generally sustained the
cuts that interstate commerce COM
mittee made Of the lumber rates from
the coast to points west of the west
ern boundary of Minnesota, but gave
the roalroads what they wanted to
points east of that line. The order
of the interstate commerce committee
expires by statute on October Is,
1910. It is almost certain that CASE
will 60 to the supreme court. -.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-10-11

Hot Springs, Ark, Oct. 10.-Theo-
dore Roosevelt placed himself on rec
ord here today as opposed to the
view expressed by President Taft, on
one phase of the work Of conserving
and developing the natural resour-
ces.
He declared that the federal gov
ernment should do all it legitimately
could to assist in the reclamation of
the great swamp areas of the Miss
issippi valley. In speech at the ma
tional conservation congress in st.
Paul Sept. 6, President Taft said he
believed the work should be done by
the states, and that he deprecated
the idea that the government should
do it.
COL Roosevelt made his remarks
in connection with a speech on New
Nationalism," in which he urged the
power of central government be ex-
tended to deal with present day
problems.
After being welcomed to Hot
Springs by Governor Donaghey and
. reception committee. Colonel Roose'
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-10-11
MASS. Democrats
Reach DEADLOCK

Boston, Mass, Oct. 10.-Four hours
of deliberation by the committee of
four appointed by the democratic
state convention to name candidates
for governor and lieutenant governor
of Massachusetts, ended tonight in
a deadlock over vote to name Con-
gresham Eugene N. Foss or former
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
Charles S. Hamlin, for the head of
the ticket. Each man received two
votes.
Six names were suggested for the
fifth member of the committee who
was to be chosen by them but dad
lock resulted in each case and the
committee adjourned until tomor-
row.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-10-11
BALLINGER ADDRESSES
Big indian Congress

Muskogee, Okla, Oct. 1O.-An i'm
:nense audience of whites, Indians and
negroes tonight heard Secretary of
the Interior Ballingcr discuss the
question that confronis the govern
ment in winding up the affairs of
the five civilized tribes of Oklahoma.
Mr.. Ballinger spoke at the opening
session of the national Indian con-
gress. The congress marked the be-
ginning of one of the most represen-
tative gatherings of the red men
ever held. as the principal chiefs of
eighteen different tribes were presnt.
But thre of the number could under
stand the words of the speaker.
Mr. Ballinger said that today it is
not a question of trying to conserve
the Indian is an Indian, but to con-
serve him into the class of citizen
ship in which he belongs. The secre-
tary said he is opposed to government
control over the Indians who is en-
titled to the rights to citizenship.
In his address Mr.. Ballinger avoid
ed any reference to the criticisms re-
Gently heaped upon him. with the sin
gle exception of this remark:
$50 far as criticism from outsid-
ers, and the fact that methods en-
ployed by the interior department
may irritate certain individuals, is
concerned. it does not disturb me at
all. The main question with me is
whether the policy am pursuing is
right or wrong"
Snator Robert L. Owen and Con-
gressman Chas. Carter, both of whom
Ore of Indian blood, made speeches.
The remaining session of the congress
will be entirely in the hands Of the
Indians.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-10-11
Charge FRAUD
IN BALL GAME
By associated Press.

By associated Press.
St. Louis, Mo-. Oct. 1O-Each of the
five local sporting writer's in COM
menting on yesterdays American
league base ball games between the
Cleveland and St. Louis teams, charge
that certain players on the local team
allowed Lajoie to obtain hits.
The object Of this, it is charged was
to enable him to score more hits dur
ing the season than were credited to
Cobb of Detroit. Lajoie is credited
by the official scorer as being at the
Dut each game Of the double-header.
Each time he obtained hit. In the
summary he is also given sacrifice
hit
In explaining his playing. Lajoie
said: After l made my first hit, a
clean drive to center for three bases,
the St. Louis men played deep, ex-
pecting me to pound the ball out
every time. l fooled them right along
! am certain the pitchers did their
best to deceive me"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-10-11
NO HOPE FOR TEE
ENT0MED Miners

Starkville, Colo., Oct. 1O.-As dark
ness settled tonight over the entrance
of the Starkville mine the hope that
had buoyed up the watchers at the
pit mouth throughout the day, that
none of the fifty or more men en-.
tombed there would be found alive,
grew faint, and gloom settled again
over the silent crowd.
This morning the experts at the
head Of the rescue party were con.
fident that some of the men walled
in by Saturday nights explosion were
alive. They believed the portable fan
forcing pure air into the workings
would keep the men in the extreme
southern portion of the mine alive
until they could be reached, but as
the day rescue party stumbled SLOW
ly out of the slope tonight one glance
at their faces told the watchers that
hope was almost vain.
After day of hard work in the
face of constnt peril, the rescue party
pentrated the mine workings nearly
$4,000 feet, or within 900 feet of the
men imprisoned nearest the main en-
trance. All day long the hills facing
the mine were dotted with groups of
women and children, waiting for news
of the entombed men. As the silent
mods of the rescue party told that
no bodies were expected to be found
until late tonight, the mothers gath.
cred their little ones and settled to
wait and watch through the night.
fofined SHRDLU RDLU MFWYetPoi
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-10-11
HUNDRE EDS Die IN
BURNING FORESTS
Special Trains and Troops Rushed
to Help Victims

TODAY from the west augmented tn.
number of refugees and more are cx-
pected.
Special Relief Train.
St. Paul. Ainn., Oct. lo.-.\ rclict
train left ST. Paul at ~ o'clock to-
night for the forest fire zone IN north
crn Minnesota. Governor fherl1nr1
and \diutant General II. p. Wrod ar,
ON the train. which will arrive ut In
tcrnatinnal Falls tomorrow morning
two Red Cross nurses from Minneapo-
lis are also on board Three carloads
Of tents and tools are in the train
Twenty national guardsmen will board
the train at Bemidji. the remnant of the
Bcmidji company which left yesterday
for duty in the fire zone.
Conditions Improving.
Rainy River, Ont, Oct. lo.-Rainy
River is comparatively quiet tonight
tn, danger threatening with Soutl,
wind having at least temporarily dis
appeared. Refugees from }caudcttc,
who have crowded this place since
Friday, are gradually thinning as trains
are carrying them east and south. Five
doctors, fifteen deputy sherffs and 1lir-
ty men of K company Bclnidj state
militia, are here.
Fueitives at Warroad.
Warroad, Alinn, Oct. lO-Warroad
tonight is nvcrcrowtcd with frgitives
from the frc-Stricken district near here
and hotels. boarding houses and even
private dwellings are packed to their
utmost capacity. Mayor Moody made
arrangements for the use of the opera
house. which at least will afford tenn
porary shelter for the unfortunate peo-
pie who are forced to hv from their
homes. AT seven o'clock tonight the
relief train sent to Salolon by the
Great Northern reached Warroad with
about 200 refugees. Without exception.
they had to fly on such short notice
that they had little but the clothing on
their backs Exhausted women carry
ing children in their arms. and lead
ing others. had run as much as five
and six miles through dense smoke
and burning cmbcrs to reach the rail-
way tracks. The train came in through
fire that burned right up to the track,
on both sides, and in some cases the
train passed over blazing ties. About
a dozen stubborn ones, who refused to
leave their homes, were left behind
and it is feared some of them will
never be seen again alive.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-10-11
Sheriff and friend
CAUGHT BY PRISONERS

Santa Ana, CAL, Oct. 11.-Taken un-
awares at the close of religious ser
vice in the jail here today. Sheriff
Lacy and Miss Christian Kerl. a mis-
sionary. were thrown into cell by
two prisoners. one an ALLEGED murder
er and the other held on forgery
charge, and held for nearly one hour
while the prisoners escaped. The fugi-
tives, Rosario Sianz and Alenno Mar
ais, are being pursued by posse. Boeh
are armed with rifles taken from the
sheriff's office and battle is expected
before they are recaptured.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-10-11
WOULD PURCHASE COAL
station ON PACIFIC.

Seattle, Wash, Oct. 10-Secretary
of the Navy George Won L. Meyer,
who is swinging around the coast line
of the United States inspecting naval
stations, arrived in Seattle last night.
Secretary Meyer put himself on rec
ord as favoring the purchase of Pacific
coast coal stations for coaling, provided
a coal can be found that will stand the
naval test. Such test will be made
soon.
Secretary Meyer said:
1T would save the department half
the cost of coal if it could be bought
on the Pacific coast instead of being
brought around from the Atlantic"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-10-11
DIETZ UP AGAINST
GAME Law VIOLATION

Chippawa, Wis, Oct. 10.-Five game
wardens passed through here today
en- route for Winter to make seizure
of five deer carcasses found in John
Dietz' storehouse Saturday evening at
Cameron dam, following his surrend-
er. Game wardens were instructed
to prepare formal charges against
Dietz for violating the game laws.
Dietz, when asked by deputy why
he had so much venison, replied he
was rushed overtime to keep a sup
ply of jerked venison on hand to pre-
sent to the newspaper correspond
ents, who visited his home.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-10-11
SUPREME court
SHORT SESSION

Washington, Oct. 1o.-After the
oath of Office as associate justice
was administered today to Charles e.
Hughes of New York, the supreme
court of the United States adjourned
until tomorrow out of respect to the
memory of the late Chief Justice Mel
vile w. Fuller. The court was in
session only eight minutes.
Every available seat in the little
court room was occupied by relatives
and others especially intere sted in
the events of the opening day. At
torney General Wickersham and Sec
retary Nagel represented the cabi-
net.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-10-11
BISMARCK
DISTRICT
ENLARGED
Gets Some Of the Old Land
Back From Lennon
District
$4,000 Acres are Included
in the Latest Transfer

BY ASSOCIATED Press.
Washington. Oct 1o.--The presi~
dent has transferred about $4,000
acres of land from the Lennon, S.
d.. land district to the Bismarck and
Dickinson districts in North Dakota.
This is the first instance in which
the experiment of Incorporating
lands in two states in land dis
trict
When the Lennon district was
created it took in about eighty-four-
townships from southwestern North
Dakota-the southern portion Of Bow
man and Adams counties, from the old
Dickinson district, and sixteen town.
ships from Morton county, in all
about 1.850O00 acres-368,640 acres
of which were from the Bismarck
district. The greater portion of this
land originally taken from North Da-
kota to help form the Lennon dis
trict has been taken under the
homestead laws, and if the above dis
patch is construed rightly 1t is con-
by the department that
land district comprising lands in two
states is not success, and the dual
has been done away with.
From political standpoint. at least.
the Lennon district was not salts
factory. South Dakota gobbled both
The plums-the register and receiver
being each appointed from that state,
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-10-11
GRAND CIRCUIT
HORSE IS FAST

Lexington, KY, Oct. 1l.-Joan. the
property of Captain David Shaw. of
Cleveland, O.. won the Transylvan.
ia stakes, $5,025, feature OF the grand
circuit harness races here today in
straight heats in the first of which
she broke the worlds record for four
year old trotting tillies, going the mile
in 2:O5 81. half Il second better than
her own race record made at Colum-
bus. 0.
Joan defeated the best field of the
year, including Dudie, Archdale and
billy Burke.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-10-11
ELY LANDS after
l9.M|LE FLIGHT
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
gone Ely, the aviator, alightcd in a
field two miles south Of here late
this afternoon after having covered
but nineteen miles of his proposed
Chicago-New York flight, Ely an
nounced that he would not attempt to
resume his flight until tomorrow. He
said his engines were working badly,
and that the aeroplane had been dam
aged in making the assent.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-10-11
LITERARY. BURGLAR
DRAWS q YEARS

New York, Oct. 10, 191O.-George
Wright, "The Literary Burglar was
sentenced today to 21 years in Sing
Sing. In nearly every house he rob-
bed Wright left a note, commencing
the owners for the quality Of the Ill
yer and jewelry he had taken, or
abusing them when the plated ware
he discovered not worth carrying
away.