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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-24
CAN PLAY BALL
AFTER SUNSET
Flaming Arcs on the Diamond. Light
Up Every Nook and

CHICAGO, Aug. 24-Twenty flaming
arc lamps lighting the new Sox park
last night and every nook and corner
brought out plainly, marks the sue
cess of night base ball here. The
scheme was tried last night and every
thing worked we'll.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-24
Daily River Bulletin,
Stage Height. Change. .Wea h
Local Observations.

Mean temperature, 81.
Maximum temperature, go.
Minimum temperature. II.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-24
River Forecast.

River Forecast.
The river will become stationary
during the next "a hours.
FRED q. GOsEWIscH,
Observer
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-10-14
800 LIVES ARE LOST
FIVE TOWNS DESTROYED AND
OTHERS THREATENED.
Grief Drives Insane Many Settlers.
North Central Portion of Mime
sofa Is Mass of Flames.

Warr2ad, Minn.-Spooner, GraCton
and Hitte, Mimi, were wiped off the
nap by a forest file. The bodies Of
seyenty-fve settlers have been located
and it is thought he death ate among
the settlers VIII be upward OF 300.
Wagon leads of human bodies are
being brought into the railroad station
at B~eauGette. It is reported that
many settlers, crazed with grief at The
loss Of families and property, are
roaming the woods and searching par
ties are constantly going out looking
for the injured, the cad and the de-
mented. One family Of nine, one Of
seven and one of five were destroyed
on Friday night.
At $50 o'clock Saturday evening a
tornado of fire struck Beaudette and
Spooner and within three minutes aft
er the first alarm every building was
abiaze and within an hour were heaps
of ashes. The people of these two
towns had just sufficient time to get
out of their homes with what they had
on their backs. They we're loaded
onto a passenger train that was stand
ing at the depot and taken to Rainy
River, Ont.
The missing include some two thou
sand residents of Beaudette and
SpOoner, some of whom are dead and
most of whom are safe in Rainy River
and adjacent stations on the Canadian
side.
The most serious aspect Of the miss
ing includes the hOmesteaders and
farmers in the bush for a distance Of
one hundred miles east and twenty
miles south, of whom absolutely moth
ing can be learned for some time, as
searching parties do not dare pene-
trate the still smoking forests.
While a wind is sweeping a sea
of fire eastward on the north side
of the Rainy river at a velocity of fifty
miles an hour, the great body Of the
flames passed this section, revealing a
calamity that already reaches the pro-
portion of an international disaster.
Sixty ~blackened cOrpses have been
found in the path Of the flames and a
vast area is yet to De searched for
dead, while the towns Of SpOOner, Pitt
and Beaudette have been totally de-
stroyed with a property loss that can
not be intelligently calculated at this
time.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-10-14
TALKS CONSERVATION
FORMER FORESTER OPENS CON.
GRESS AT ATLANTA, GA.
People Must Get Behind Their Con-
gressmen If They Expect to
Regain Their Rights.

Atlanta, Ga.-Gi0ffrd Pinchot, at the
initial meeting OF the Southern Con
seryatiOn Congress, declared that the
South is as vitality convened with the
movement for the conservation Of the
nations natural as is any
section OF the country, and he warned
The SOutherners that the big cOrpO-
ratiOns already were actively working
TO secure q monopoly Of the resources
Of this section.
Your WaterpOWer resources here in
the South are SO completely in the
hands Of the Duke interests and OF the
General Electric INTERESTS he said,
that it will be almost impossible for
Independents to break into the water
power market"
He laid particular stress on the
Appalachian forests, saying that they
were among the finest in the whole
country, and that the South's OppOr-
tunity for forestry development is un-
surpassed by any other section Of the
United States. He said hat never
before has there been so good a
chance to pass the Southern Appa-
lachian and White Mountain forest
bill as there will be before the senate
next February, and he urged all South
erners to get behind their representa-
tives in Congress- to push this meas
ure.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-10-14
DeSertionS Fewer.

Washington.-A r per cent. decrease
has occurred in assertions from the
army, and effort mas been made to
decrease he number of summory
court trials. says Brig.-Gen. Albert L..
Meyer in his annual report on the de-
partment of Texas. He says the alb
sence of many officers. especially cap
tains. who have had experience. and
the turning over OF commands to the
younger officers Of the companies, has
much to do with the "'increasing lack
of knowledge and experience in hand.
ling men,"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-10-14
Revolt in

London.-The long awaited revolu-
tiOn in Portugal has broken out. Lis
bon is in the hands of the Republicans.
the royal standard has been torn from
the palace and the flag OF the revolu.
rionists raised in its place. Some re-
ports have it thai King Manuel is a
prisoner. Army and navy have added
their support to transforming the mon.
archy into a republic, and the move
ment Is likely to spread quickly
throughout the country. The warships
are bombarding the kings palace with
small show of resistance.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-10-14
A M NATURE HINTS
When the Food Is Not Suited,

When Nature gives her signal that
something is wrong 1T is generally
with the food. The old Dame is al.
ways faithful and one should act at
once
To put off the change is to risk that
which may be irreparable. An Arizona
man says:
For years l could not safely eat any
breakfast. 1 tried various kinds OF
breakfast food, but they were all soft.
starchy messcs which gave me dis
tressing headaches. I drank strong
coffee, too, which appeared to benefit
me at the time, but added to the head
aches afterwards. Toast and coffee
were no better, for 1 found HI toast
very con~stipating.
"a friend persuaded me to quit the
old coffee and the starchy breakfast
foods, and use Postum and Grape-Nuts
instead. I shall never regret taking
his advice. 1 began using them three
months ago.
"The change they have worked IN
me is wonderful. l nov have no more
Of the distressing sensations in my
stomach after eating, and I never have
headaches. 1 nave gained II pounds
in weight and feel better in every way.
"Grape-Nuts make a delicious as
well az a nutritious dish, and I find
That Postum is easily digested and
w produces dyspepsia symptoms"
There's q Reason"
Get the little book, 1.-THE Road to
Wellville," in pkgs.
Ever read the above 1etterR A new
one apPearB from time to time Imeg
are genuine true and full OF hunaB
interest.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-10-14
KING MANUEL FLEES
ROYAL FAMILY TAKE REFUGE AT
MARA, PORTGUAL
Britain May Interfere-Spain Fears
Spread Of Instruction.

Lisbon.-The capital is now com
pleteiy in the hands OF the Republic
ans, who have formed a provisional
government with Theophile Braga as
president. A new national fag of red
aud green is flying yer ali the public
buildings, including the town hall.
King Manuel, with the queen mother,
Amelie, and Marie Pia, has taken ref
uSe at Maria, twenty-three miles from
Lisbon.
1t is impossible to estimate the
number of those killed or wounded,
but it is expected 10 reach several
hundred. The city has been consider
ably damaged by the bombardment of
the insurgent warships. The buildings
occupied by the ministries around the
Praca de Commercial and the Necessi-
da des Palace were made the partic-
ular targets of the shells from the
warships and today show the effects
of broken walls and turrets. The
tower of the church attached TO the
palace was demolished.
Red Cross Society workers and po-
licemen are p%atrolling the streets and
removing the dead and wounded. The
revolutionists raided al buildings
which flew the old hag and tore down
the emblem of the monarchy. The
warships greeted the hosting Of the
Republican flag with salutes of ar
tillery.
Already British warships are on the
way to protect British interests at the
scene Of trouble. The American gun
boats Petrol and Wheeling are al &c
nOa, within easy reach OF Lisbon if the
American government decides to send
them there. No detailed account OF
the fighting has yet been received or
any definite estimate of the casualties.
A significant incident is The visit paid
by the Spanish minister 10 the Repub-
lican leaders after the fall Of the pal
ace and the flag Of the revolution was
hOisted on the town hall.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-10-14
New Bills Work Well.

New Orleans.-After a month of act.
ua1 use new certificate cotton bills
of lading are becoming popular, &C
cording to officials of railroad and
steamship lines who have put the GER
tifcate plan into effect here. Prac-
ticaIly every Southern railroad adopt
ed the certificates on or about Sept.
1, it is said. While European banks
have refused to accept the certificate
plan as an effective safeguard of
American bills of lading, it is declared
American bankers are receiving them
willingly.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-10-14
Plot to Assassinate Taft,

Miilbury, Mass.-An alleged scheme
for the assassination of President Taft
was unfolded to Miss Della TOrrey,
aunt of the president, by a stranger
who called at her home here. The
man, who refused to give his name,
claimed to have overheard the plot
tiers while in Boston. AS he departed
he threatened to return and kill Miss
Torrey if the matter got into the news
papers. The man went away from
Millvury as suddenly as he had come,
and tonight there is no clew to his
Whereabouts.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-10-14
TEDDY AND TAFT DIFFER
SAYS GOVERNMENT SHOULD AID
IN RECLAIMING SWAMPS.
Blue and Gray Hear Coionei's Speech
When Doves Are Released and
Flowers StreWn on All Alike.

Hot Springs, Ark.-TheOdore Roose-
Welt placed himself on record here
Monday as opposed to the view eX-
pressed by President Taft OF one
phase OF the work Of conserving and
developing the natural OF
the country. Col. Roosevelt declared
hat the federal government should
do all it legitimately could to assist
in the reclamation of the great swamp
areas Of the Mississippi river.
In a speech at the national conserva-
lion congress in is. Paul September
6, President Taft said he believed the
work should be done by the staceS
themselves, and that he deprecated
the idea that the national government
should do it.
AS soon as Col. Roosevelt reached
Hot Springs, Gov. Denaghey and sew
eral other men who are interested in
obtaining help from the national gov
eminent in the reclamation project
asked him to touch upon the subject
in his address at the Arkansas State
Fair. Col. Roosevelt promised them
to do SO.
In his speech the colonel said:
There are things about the open
country that should be done by the
government; that is, by the represent
t@atiyes of all of us, working together.
The national government must do
its part in helping IN the drainage, be-
cause the drainage is an interstate
affair. Arkansas, Missouri, Tennes-
see, Louisiana and Mississippi are all
concerned, and ought all to work to-
&c her, and the national government
should render all possible legitimate
aid
1t is estimated that there are 25,00O,-
600 acres OF swamp lands in the states
mentioned by Col. Roosevelt and Gov.
Donaghey said that the question of
their reclamation was a vital one.
After being Welcomed 20 Hot
Springs by Gov. Donaghey and a re-
ception committee, Col. Roosevelt
went to the fair grounds. The recep-
ton committee was composed of 900
men from all Over the state.
Sixteen hundred school children,
dressed in red, white n blue cos
tunes, and arranged so as to repre-
oCIC bIS IdS, were seated Ill q grand
stand back of the colonel and gov
ernor. They SANG America" and
Dixie" led by a young in
white, who stood on the track and
waved a baton at them.
Confederate veterans in their uni
forms of gray were seated on one side
of the stand, in from of the children
and n the other side were some
Grand Army veterans in their blue
uniforms. A young woman in blue
strewed flowers over the Confederate
veterans. A young woman in gray did
the same for the Grand Army men,
and then both young women threw
roses over Col. Roosevelt. Some one
released four white doves, which SYM
bOlized the peace which now exists
between the blue and the gray.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-10-14
EIGHT Union Pacific.

Washington.-Hold1ng up the posi-
bility of the Union Pacific railroad lay
ing claim under the case at issue as a
precedent to millions of dollars worth
Of property in Kansas, Nebraska and
Colorado, attorneys for Thomas B.
Stuart and Charles A. Murray of Ara
pahoe county, Colorado, will ask the
supreme court of the United States
shortly to review the decision of the
circuit court of appeals for the eighth
circuit which gave the railroad a right
Of way 400 feet wide through their
land.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-10-14
STANDARD CUTS OIL PRICES
Reductions Made in Europe and the
Far East in Campaign to In
crease Use of Kerosene.

New York;. [. C. Clarke, through
whom the Standard Oil Company
makes it's official announcements to
the public, has issued a statement to
the effect that the company has en-
cred on a thoroughly mapped out
campaign to 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. M. Clarke's announcement says
in part
"The Standard Oil Company has in
a~ugurated a campaign to increase the
worlds consumption of refned 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 a direct result of these prices the
consumption of refined oil in his
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 in the
United States, though without an
nouncing that it had in view a cam
paign that would cover the world. In
August the price OF refined oil in tanks
was reduced from 61a to so cents a
gallon, and the price of refined oil in
barrels at the refinery was cut 1 cent,
from 94 to S34 cents a gallon.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-10-14

An American student at a German
university tells Of a professor who
was reading aloud in a classroom pa
pers on a celebrated living German
novelist, which had been written by
the members OF the class. After read
ing one he commented upon it's x.
cellence. You show an exact com.
prehension Of the matter" he said,
addressing the student who had writ,
ten the paper; tell US what method
you used" "Oh," replied the student.
IT just wrote to K, stating what I
wanted to know, and that was what
he sent back"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-10-14
Jim Hatfield Shot Dead.

Henderson, Ky.-Jim Hatfield, a
member of the famous Hatfield feud-
list family, was shot to death in a sa-
loon by John Pickett, a fisherman.
The men fell out over payment for
drinks. Hatfield secured an old army
bayonet hanging on the wall and
stabbed Pickett through the left arm
and breast. Pickett then drew his
pistol and shot one time, mOrtally
wounding his antagonist. Hatfield was
a coal miner. He was connected with
the famous McCOy-Hatfeld feud.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-10-14
FIGHT ON BOIL WEEWL.
EntomoIogist Howard Says No Quar-
ter Will Be Shown.

Notwithstanding greatest damage
done 20 the cotton crop by the boil
weevil this season was in the district
of Madison parish, Louisiana, south Of
Baton Rouge, according to what Dr..
L. O. Howard, chief Of the bureau Of
entomology of the department. Of agri-
culture, had to say. He had just re-
turned after an investigation of the
boil weevil situation.
There are, all told, about fifty enc
mics of the boil weevil,'' said Dr..
Howard. "The government has intro
duced six of these parasites to Louis
lana and other states, and we intend
to turn loose at least six MORE
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-10-14
ST. PAUL MOST HEALTHFUL
New Orleans Has Highest Rate of
Mortality.

MOrlalIty.
WaShingtOn.-With lis deaths of
every 1000 inhabitants, st. Paul in
1905 led the cities of the 100, 900 class
in point OF low rate of mortality;
Cleveland had the second lowest rate
with 1913, and Columbus, Ohio, the
third, with 1874. According to Dr.. c..
l.. Wilbur, chief statistician of vital
statistics of the United tSates census
bureau, in a statement submitted to-
day to Census Director Durand, the
highest death rate in 1909 was
reached by New Orleans, with 20.2
per 1000. Fall River, with 1911, was
second, and Washington, D. c., with
1910, third.
Other cities and their death rates
for 1909 follow: Chicago, 14.6; Boston,
1913; st. Louis, 15.S; New York, 100;
Philadelphia, 1854; Pittsburg, 1873.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-10-14
Traction Wreck Verdict

FIT. Wayne. Ind.--Conductor Del VIII
son and Motorman B. F. Corkwell, now
in a local hospital, are held RESPONSE
BILE for the Kingsland Traction disas-
ter, which cost the lives of fortg-three
persons, by Coroner Thoma. The cor
oner declares the men failed to heed
orders and adds the construction of
the cars was a factor in the loss Of
lives, the floor of one having been
higher than the floor Of the other.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-10-14
For BroiIed or Fried Fish.

Blend one tablespoonful each of
dour and butter, then add slowly one
cupful of boiling water and cook
smooth. Beat an esq Light and pour
the hot mixture e it very slowly,
stirring the while. Cook one minute,
take from the fire and beat in a table
spoonful of minced parsley, a tea
spoonful of chopped capers and a
picked onion chopped fine. Season
with salt and a quarter teaspoonful of
French mustard, pour over the fish
and garnish with sliced lemon. Serve
at once.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-10-14
MANUFACTURING GROWS.
Finished Products Form So Per Cent
United States Exports.

Washington.-For the first time in
the history of this cOuntry's COM
merce, manufactured products form
more than one-half of the total exports
of the United States. During the
eight months ended with August there
were exported 81, O27, 900, 900 worth
of goods. Manufactured products
composed more than 50 per cent. of
that. valued at more than 1912, 900, 900.
Exports of that class represented $2,-
$780, 900 for each business day.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-10-14

In actual warfare the dropping of
a dynamite bomb down the tunnels of
a battleship from an aeroplane would
doubtless cause serious internal COM
plicatiOns on the part of the battle
khip. But also the planting of a one
to threeinch shot in the motor or
steering apparatus of the %aeroplane
would doubtless disorganize the air
ship b~elligerent. 1t is all a question
of which gets its projectile properly
located first.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-10-14
BOIL WEEWL ACTIVE.
Times-Democrat Sees Moderate De-
terioration in Cotton Belt.

New Orleans.-Based on reports
from correspondents throughout the
cotton belt, the Times-Democrat
makes the following report of cotton
crop conditions:
Taking the belt as a whole, a mod
crate deterioration has occurred. The
boil weevil has done extensive dam
age in parts of Mississippi, Louisiana
and Arkansas, and there are com
plants of other insects in some Sec
tons.
The ultimate outcome is still large
1y dependent upon the date of killing
frost.
enough cotton to pay their debts and
hold the remainder.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-10-14

The awaiting Joy ride has been in
a~ugurated. This should be nipped in
the bud. With aviation going on in a
scientific and respectable manner it
will upset aerial travel at the start
to have reckless ~aviators darting
along through space, ready to collide
with any other old ~aerOplane which
may happen along, or to drop on I'M
suspecting pedestrians without warn
ing.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-10-14

The hobble skirt, according to one
of the fashion journals. will die a
natural death" Having seen 1t in
action, we are afraid some Of its
Wearers will not be so fortunate.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-10-14
Twenty Hurt in Wreck.

AsheviIle, n. C.-For the second
time within a week, passenger train
No. IS, on the Murphy division of the
Southern railway, from Murphy to
Asheville, was wrecked Friday after
noon, twenty people being injured,
two probably fatally.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-10-14

cause his wife worries because he
doesn't get home right on time, but
suppose she didn't care whether he
aver came or not?
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-10-14
EIies 1O4 Miles In 3 Hours.

ST, Louis.-Archie Hoxsey, in a
Wright biplane, flew from Springfield,
Ill, to the Country Club grounds at
CLAYTON, st. Louis county, and estab-
Iished an American sustained fiig>
record in an ~aerop1ane by covering 1O4
miles in three hours and twenty-five
ninJfnC
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-10-14
Shot to Death bv Mob.

DanviIle, Va.-An unknown negro
suspected of committing many rob,
berries in the rural sections around
Danyille was tracked down by a mob
and shot to death near Pelham, N. C..
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-10-14

A young woman in New York tried
to kill herself because editors would
not publish her poetry. If that were
cause for suicide, half the present
population Of the country would long
ago have ceased making a show in
the census returns. .
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-10-14

1t has been estimated that the aver
G American eats 50 pounds of sugar
every year. Now we'd like to know
how many pounds he pays for to get
that quantity.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-10-14

A parachute performer in red tights
frightened the Rockefeller estate by
descending on it from the air and
was carefully carried outside the gate.
Perhaps they thought 1t was the IT,
tfan-haired siren. whose recent dis
covery has SO perturbed the oil trust.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-10-14

The astronomers who are trying to
work up another comet scare are
hereby politely but firmly advised
that the public is ~disillusiOned now
about anything coming back.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-10-14
Des Moines to Lisbon.

Notwithstanding protected cruiser
Des Moines has been ordered to pro-
coed to Lisbon to represent the United
States. Commander Luby will make
observations.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-10-14

New York plans to spend over $4,-
0O0, 900 for its health mex yea AS
hat is less han 81 for each New
Yorker, it would seem to be worth the
money.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-10-14

Emperor William is a man Of stub
born opinions. He still sticks to the
divine right of kings and to his belief
that he can write an opera.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-10-14

A western minister informs us that
automobile speeders never go to heav-
en-. Probably the golden STREETS are po-
Heed too we'll to attract them.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-10-14

The man who always gets up at
daylight in the summer time" does it
because the flies won't let him sleep
any longer.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-10-14

Infant paralysis is no ~respectOr OF
age. 1t has just killed a woman OF
s~ixty-siX In Connecticut.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-10-14

Here's a ~centenarian who swears off
on liquor and tobacco. It's never too
late, you know.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-10-14

A 100000 bulldog has died In Eng
land. and there is to be a post-mortem
investigation. 1t is an important thing
to be a 100000 bulldog.