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DAKOTA . COUNTY HERALD.
NUMBER 48.
VOLUME XV
DAKOTA CITY, NEIL, FRIDAY, JULY 26, 1907.
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WORLD'S DAILY HEWS
CAREFULLY COLLECTED AND
CONCISELY STATED,
KOREANS TO APPEAL
ENVOTS STAKT -FOU WASHING.
TON TO KKE ROOSEVELT.
Toklo Announce that Kom YlehW
lleadily to Now Trinity Owing to
Conditions IH-lng Much More Favor,
able Thun Had Been Expected.
Two members of the Korean delega
tion that was refused recognition by
The Hague peace conference, YI, TJy
ongoul and Prince Tl TJylng Chi, left
Southampton, Eng., Wednesday on
"board the steamer Majestic for. New
York. The former said: i
"I shall travel direct to Washing
ton, where I hope to sea President
Roosevelt. It Is my Intention to show
America that Japan made Its treaty
of November, 1905, without the con
sent of the emperor of Korea or the
cabinet, and that Korea never gave up
lier Independence or consented to the
Japanese protectorate."
Advices dated Seoul say that a new
convention between Japan and Korea
lias been concluded. The text of the
convention has not yet been made pub
lic, but It is reported to consist of sev
. en articles. Its main feature is that it
lvtests the resident general with com
plete control of the Internal adminis
tration of Korea and appoints Japan
ese officials ..for the Korean govern
ment. It Is reported that the easy com
pliance of the Korean government
with Japan's demands was due to the
fact that the "terms were much easier
than were apprehended.
Willi EXPEND BULLIONS.
Milwaukee Road to Harness 37 Miles
of River.
Nlne million dollars will be expend
ed by the Chicago, Milwaukee and St.
Paul Railway company In developing
180,000 horse power by harnessing
thirty-five miles of the St. Joe river be
tween North Fork and St. Joe, in
' northern Idaho, east of Spokane, and
this electrical energy wIU be utilised
In carrying freight across the Bitter
Root divide and operating a score of
saw mills and plants. The work is to
"be completed in three years. This will
be the first practical test of the sub
stitution of electricity for steam pow
er In this country, and if It la success
ful It will be employed on the entire
line between Missoula, Mont., and the
Puget sound country, a distance of
nearly 600 miles.
KENTUCKY BLUE GRASS TRUST.
- Syndicate Runs n Corner on Famous
Product.
A syndicate composed of J. S. Wil
son," E. F. Spears & Sons, of Paris, Ky
.nnd D. S. Gay, of Winchester, Ky.,
Wednesday closed a deal by which
they become the possessors of about
700,000 bushels of Kentucky blue grass
peed, praatlcally all there Is in the
country with the exception of one par
ty holding about 10,000 bushels. It Is
estimated It will take $500,000 to
.finance the deal. The seed is to be de
livered by Aug. 1, the market opening
on -that day. The annual demand av
erages about 500,000 bushels, a largo
.part of which goes to Europe.
Unique Birthday Party.
Frank Tllford, of New York, took
. unique way to celebrate his birthday,
lie invited 7C0 "little mothers," poor
girls who bear some of the burdens of
their families, to take a trip to Coney
Island, where they were Introduced
to the wonders of the resort at Mr. Til
ford's expense.
HICs Standard In Mississippi.
George R. Mitchell, prosecuting at
torney for the First Judicial district of
Mississippi, has filed suit in the Lee
ouirty circuit court at Tupelo against
the Standard Oil company for $1,480,
000, charging that corporation with a
violation of the Mississippi anti-trust
laws.
Sue the Harvester Company.
Attorney General Jackson, of Kan
sas, has tiled criminal proceedings
against the International Harvester
company, alleging eight distinct vio
lations c-the uiitl-trust law. The pun
ish ment In' each ca.se la a fine of from
$100 to $1,000.
Giisollne Explosion Kills Woman.
Mrs. Samuel l'lackburn, of Evans
vllle, Ind., was fatally burned and
several other members of the family
hail narrow escapes by the spontane
ous explosion of a five-gallon can of
gasoline.
Sioux City LlreStoek Market.
Wednesday's quotations on the
J?loux City live stock market follow:
Top steers, $8.25. Top hogs, $1.06.
Thread Story Denied.
The published reports that the
American Thread company Intends to
advance the retail price of thread
to ten cants a spool, was denied Wed
nesday by officers of the company.
Klff Fire In Victoria.
The greatest fire In the history of
.Victoria, IS, C. occurred Tuesday
inlght. destroying five blocks and many
detached lulldlngsN The lose Is $260,-000.
TKIE8 NKW DEFENSE.
Orchard HI rod by Plnkertons to Kill
Governor.
Forsaking the theory of vengennce
as Orchartl's, motive for the murder of
former Gov. Fteunenberg, E. P. Rich
ardson Tuesday, at Boise, Idaho, ar
gned that Orchard was in the employ
of the Plnkerton detective agency
when he killed Steunenberg and that
the murder was a part of a conspiracy
to hang Hayward. His sudden depart
ure was followed by a tremendous de
nunciation of Capt. James McParland
and the Plnkertons and passionate vi
tuperation of Orchard, Gov. Gooding
of Idaho, Senator Borah, Gov. Pea
body of Colorado, and, In fact, all who
have acted on the side of the prosecu
tion of Haywood came In for a share
of the avalanche of Richardson's per
oration. Mr. Richardson denounced and
charged the v Plnkerton detective
agency with a systematic effort to se
cure the conviction of Haywood, Moy
er and Pettlbone as a means to the de
sired extermination of the Western
Federation of Miners.
Resuming his argument Tuesday
morning Richardson reverted to the
Bradley explosion In San Francisco
briefly to call attention to the testl-
i mony of a witness who said Orchard
I declared "Bradley got what was com
ing to him and there was a chap nam
ed Steunenberg who was going to get
his."
VOTING WOMAN IS MURDERED.
New Tork Girl Killed by Her Former
Employer.
Esther Norllng, aged 23, was shot
and killed early Tuesday by Charles
Warner, her former employer, as she
was entering an uptown haberdasher
store In New York, where she was em
ployed as bookkeeper. Warner fired
several shots at A. R'. Splcer, manager
of the store, while effecting his escape.
The police believe Warner is unbal
anced by business Reverses and other
troubles.
Several liours after sooting Miss
Norllng Charles Warner, the man ac
cused of having shot her, appeared In
the hat store of John C. Wilson and
asked Wilson for a loan of $10. When
Wilson turned to get the money War
ner sot him twice, inflicting serious
wounds. Warner fled from the store.
; but upon reaching the sidewalk was
Intercepted by a truckman, who
struck him over the head with a cot
ton hook. Warner fell Insensible and
waa turned over to the police.
NO STAGE FOR EDNA MAY.
levvlssolin's Bride Says Footlights
Have Ixist Charm.
"I never, never would dream of re
turning to the stage," Bald Mrs. Oscar
Lewlssohn, at her house In Cadogan
place, near London, Eng., on her re-
' turn from her honeymoon tour of the
; continent and Just prior to her depart.
ure for Ascot. "I am enjoying too
much the sedate Joys of married Ufa
and am too perfectly happy as Mrs.
Lewlssohn ever to be Edna May
again."
The Lewlssohns motored through
Germany, Austria, Italy and France,
and had no accidents. Mrs, Lewls
sohn has taken a house in Ascot tor a
season. Late In August they expect
to motor through Scotland. '.'Andtn
J October," says Mr. Lewlssohn, glee
j fully, "we are going to America, Both
I of us are anxious to see the United
, States. I. confess I am Just a little
homesick."
Airship FTies Over Berlin.
A military dirigible balloon made a
most successful flight over Berlin
Tuesday. The trip lasted three hours,
which length of time in the air has
been attained only once by the Le
baudys in France. The balloon was
steered in every direction with tbe
greatest ease.
Ends the Lives of Seven.
Grief stricken by the receipt of no
tification that her services would not
be required after the end ' of this
month, Mrs. Nielson, housekeeper for
Landowner Ullkjer, 'Norway, hanged
three of her employer's chHdren,
with three of her own, and then hung
hefself.
Force Miners to Quit.
Members of the Western Federation
of Miners of the Mesaba range in
northern Minnesota, are devoting their
energies to making demonstrations of
their Htrength. Bands of from 100 to
300 men marched to the various min
ing camps, forcing the men still at
work to lay down their tools.
Balloon Found at Sea.
A military balloon, which ascended
from Aeronautic park at Tsarkoe
fieW, Hub.hIh, last Friday, manned by
four army onVers, has been picked
up at sea. It Is believed the aero
nauts perished.
King Victor to Visit Englund.
It Is announced that King Victor
tmmancl, of Italy, intends to visit
England, accompanied by an Italian
e
Took Wife for Surglar.
Mrs. Jennie Laubarrauer, of Chi
sago, aged 47, was shot and Instantly
, killed by her husband, Joseph, early
Tuesday. Laubarbauer was arrested
antl told the police he mistook his wife
for a burglar. Thr police are Inclined
to believe the story.
Young Vuiulcibilt Safe.
Harold S. Vanderbilt and party,
' about whose safety anxiety has been
t felt, arrived at Old Point Comfort, Va.,
I in the sloop yacht Trivia Tuosduv.
Jt'HV CONVICTS II AC
Death Penalty for Young Iw Pro
fessor. Karl Hau, .a brilliant young law
professor of Washington, D. C, was
condemned to death early Monday
evening after a live days' trial at
Karlsruhe, Germany, for the murder
of his wife's mother, Frau Molltor,
a wealthy resident of ' BadenrBadcn,
In that city Nov. 6 Inst.
The prisoner heard the verdict of
the Jury with perfect composure' and
chatted smilingly with his counsel
after the Judges withdrew to fix his
sentence. Upon the return of the
Judges Hau arose, and standing erect
with folded arms listened to the sen
tence without moving a muscle. A
moment later he was hurried away
to prison by half a dozen policemen.
The sentence is unpopular with the
street crowds, which have been dem
onstrating more and more openly for
several days In Hau's favor and
against the Molltor family.
After the adjournment of the court
for .an hour's recess at 8 o'clock Mon
day evening the women of the Molltor
party were compelled to remain in
one of the offices of the court housn
because it was dangerous to appear
In the streets. The carriage waited for
them In the court yards, and It was
several hours before they were able
to leave. Meanwhllo enormous crowds
had assembled in the streets adja
cent to the court house. Cordons of
police kept the crowds In check for
an hour or more, but then lost con
trol of them, the masses pushing and
crushing forward to the doors with
the evident intention of storming the
entrance. There were many Bhouta
from the crowd of "Hau is not
guilty." the voices penetrating to the
court room.
SCORES FIND SEA GRAVES.
Fearful Disaster Occurs on California
Coast.
News has been received at . San
Francisco that the steamers Columbia
and San Pedro were In collision otT
Shelter Cove, Mendocino county, at
midnight Saturday. The Columbia
sank. -'
It I reported 80 passengers nwl
the crew of the Columbia were saved
and 160 drowned.
There was a heavy fog at the time.
The San Pedro, heavily laden with
lumber, struck the Columbia on the
port bow with such terrific force that
she waa cut down to the water and
sank in about five minutes, carrying
scores with her to a watery grave.
. About eighty were saved by cling
ing onto the San Pedro, from which
vessel they were rescued some hours
later by the steamer Roanoke.
' Capt. Doran, of the Columbia, went
down with the vessel.
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SCORE DROP INTO RIVER.
Railing Breaks While Men Are Lean
ing Against It.
A score of men were precipitated
Into the river at Lorain, O., Monday
morning and several were drowned.
The men were employed In the ship
yards and were leaning against a rail
ing waiting for the bridge to be closed
when the rail broke and twenty went
into the river.
Two bodies have been taken from
the water. Undoubtedly some of
those missing are still in the -water.
All the dead and missing are foreign
ers. '
Morton Monument Fund.
A campflre Tuesday night at Tom-
llnson hall, Indlanapalos, Ind., con
cluded the exercises attendant upon
the unveiling of the monument to OM
ver P. Morton, Indiana's war govern
or, Tuesday afternoon. Vice Presi
dent Charles W. Fairbanks and R. G.
Brown, chief In command of the G. A.
R were the principal speakers at the
campflre.
Two Enfilnemen Burned to Death.
S. L. Zerfooij,. engineer, and A. II
Parker, fireman, were burned to death
In their cab at Minneapolis Tuesday
as a result of a collision on the Min
neapolis Western, a transfer road. A
switching engine backed into their en
gine, wrecking It and pinning the men
under the debris, which took fire.
Ticket Agents Are Freed.
Federal Judge Prltchard at Ashe
ville, N. C, discharged Ticket Agents
Wood and Wilson, of the Southern
rallwey on habeas corpus proceedings,
and declared the penalty clause of tht
new rate bill unconstitutional.
To Prison for Mfe.
Iarnaclo Camplsciano, his wife, Col
lagaro Gendusa, and Tony Costa, of
Hahnvllle, La., found guilty last week
of murdering the kidnaped Lamana
child, were sentenced to life impris
onment.
WESTERN LEACU'E FASTBALL,
Schedule of Games lo lie I'lajeO at
Sioux City la.
Foilowtn, la a schedule of the West
ern League games to be played at
Eioux CVty in the Immediate future:
Dos Moines Aug. 9, 10, 11, II
Pueblo .Aug. 14, 16, li, 17
Rock Island Train Wrecked.
, While running thirty miles an hour
the Chicago-Rock Island "Golden
State Limited," bound to Chicago, was
wrecked Monday at Pasturn, N. M.
Six out of the the seven coaches com
posing the train were thrown from
the track and the engine was derailed.
Dig Dlwtstwr In Japan.
In an explosion Saturday in a col
llery at Toyocka, Bmigo province, 470
miners In a pit were -HJod.
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STORM WIPES (JUT CHOPS.
Immoitsa Dtuunf.c In Northern Furt cf
Holt County. v
Tuesday night about 6 o'clock a de
structive hall and wind storm swept
northern Holt county clean of all kinds
of crops and doing great damage to
buildings and live stock.
A terrific downpour of rain followed
the hall and swept the streams of all
kinds of bridges, which will entail
great expense upon the county and the
various townrhins for their replace
ment. The storm started about twenty-two
miles north and about three
miles west of O'Neill, and swept east
ward along Eagle and Honey creeks,
covering a territory from the Eagle to
within about six miles north of O'Neill
about fourteen miles wide.
When directly north of O'Neill the
clouds spilt, the main one extending
eastward along Eagle and Blackbird
creeks.
The main storm extended nearly to
Disney and was from elrht to twelve
miles wide and about twenty-five miles
long.
The portion of the cloud that swept
over O'Neill passed southeast, and It
has been impossible to ascertain the
'distance traveled in that direction, as
all telephones In that section vpre out
iOf order. The wind was terrific and
completely demolished the grand
stand at the fair grounds, but did lit
tle damage to othor buildings In the
city.
Crops In the country traversed by
the storm never looked better than
they did before the storm. Farmers
who then expected from 50 to 70 bush,
els of oats per acre have today been
gazing upon., their fields, in some of
which the last vestige of the abund
ant crop that was growing thereon had
been removed by the floods of water
that followed he storm of hall.
NOW WANT COMPROMISE.
Express Comjmnles Make a Proposi
tion to NebrnHka.
In a conference with the Nebraska
railway commission representatives of
the five express companies doing bus
ness In Nebraska offered a 16 per cent
reduction in rates.
The attorneys asserted that the 26
per cent cut provided by the Sibley
law would be fought to the bitter end.
The express companies claim that Ne
braska, business is almost unprofitable.
The railway commission took the
proposal and the arguments of the
companies under advisement. It was
atatod that the commission probably
would reject the compromise and at
tempt to enforce the Sibley law.
FOOTPRINTS LEAD TO RIVER.
Girl Ties Ribbon to Tree nnd Is Sup
posed to Have Drowned Herself.
.Mary Bowles, 19 years of age, Is
supposed to have ended her life at
Schuyler about 7 o'clock In the morn
ing by drowning herself in the Platte
river. She left the city early and was
leen by a fishing party sitting on the
river bank. Sho was tracked to the
place, where she is supposed to have
drowned herself, by footprints In the
(and. A hair ribbon and handker
chief were tied to a tree nearby. The
Oody has not yet been found. ,
Traveling Mnn Seriously Burnett.
Wrhat might have proved a serious
accident occurred at Kearney when
Harvey Chapman, the well known
traveling grain man, attempted to lift
a bolJjjr of hot water off the kitchen
range preparatory to the famlnly
washing. In some manner his footing
slipped and in trying to save the boil
er of hot water from being overturned
on Mrs. Chapman, he unwittingly
plunged his arm into the boiling wa
ter.
Cattle Killed by Lightning.
The almost continuous nightly rains
which have occurred for the past ten
days culminated Tuesday night In a
very severe electrical Btorm at Wost
Point, with an extraordinary heavy
rain. Six head of valuable cattle were
killed by lightning In the storm north
of that city.
Packers Give Up Tax light.
The Armour, Cudahy and Swift
Packing companies at Lincoln an
nounced submission to the franchise
tax Imposed under the new state law,
and will not appeal to the supreme
court. The three companies were each
assessed $2,000 on their franchise for
doing business In Lancaster county.
Severe Storm Near Wulthill.
A heavy thunder storm struck Walt
hlll Tuesday evening, being accompa
nied by hall nnd wind. Several miles
north of town there was considerable
hall, doing some damage. Several
cases of lightning striking trees were
reported.
Tlekfl Scalpers Accused.
On motion of the Northwestern and
Rock Island railroads. Judge Mini kg r
at Omaha cited four ticket brokers for
contempt. It Is alleged that these men
violated an Injunction granted by the
federal court last Auguut, restraining
them from scalping tickets.
New Tliiviter for Fremont.
Fremont expects to have a new
theater. Work wii beffun clearing the
ground fur the theater which J. U.
Henry Is to build on Fifth street back
of the New York hotel and will have
the building reudy by the beginning of
the season.
Big Deal In Lend.
One of the largest land deals in the
history of the county occurred at
Kimball whn Henry Vogler, P. Ma
glnnls and two other prominent men
purchased fifteen sections of fine land
from the North estate, the considera
tion being $26,000.
Wrevk Near OnklanJ.
Five ears In iue. Burlington local
'freight, northbound, went Into the
ditch1 three miles south of Oakland.
The recent heavy ralna had softened
the track
uv.n:,is u. vava is iurxKo.
Thrown frcm Hurray r.t Xclirnska Cltjr
When Train I Scared by Cars.
Herman II. Fasts', who had been a
resident of Nebraska City since 1872,
met with a fatal accident. He had
been in th eeastern portion of the
county securln.1 leosciJ on land for
tho Otoe Development' company, and
on hl return home g.it Into a buggy
driven by George Petring. They had
gone but a short distnnce when the
horre bepan acting badly, scared by
the cars, and attempted to run away.
As they turned the cornof'Mr. Fass
end Mr. Petting were thrown out, Mr.
FaM faring so on to throw his head
backward, ci.usln;j a bad bruise at the
bae of the brain. He was picked up
in en v.nconsclous condition and taken
homo, Mr. Fass was born in Ger
many nnd canto to this country In
1885. He leaves a wife and three
daughters, all of whom r-re married.
Ho had been (Ulte a prominent clU
sen, being connected with several or
ders, and eerved as councilman and
city numerator. He tiled at 3:15 p. m.
FUt lOX WIX3 IN NEBRASKA.
Sitires Big Vlc'.cry In State Supreme
Court.
The Democrats nnd populists of Ne
braska won a complete victory for fu
sion In the supreme court nt Lincoln.
The Judges ordered that a writ of
mandamus) bejwied to compel Secre
tary of t'tute Junkin to place the name
of J. L. Minlenn, cf Wahoo, fusion
rnndlrintc for resent of the state uni
versity, on tho etllelal primary ballot
as tho candidate of both the Demo
crats and popullsta.
T. S, Allen, brother-in-law of W. J.
Bryan, fi;d the suit to test an adverse
ruling made by Attorney General
Thompson, The latter declared that
a candidate could represent but one
party under the new primary law.
The decision roxurrccts fusion and
gives the fuslonlsts until August S to
complete the list of nominations for
the primary on Sept. 3.
SILK PEDDLER IS All BESTED.
Woman Churned with Stealing Money
from Housekeeper.
The police of Beatrice arrested Mrs,
Mary Webb on the charge of stealing
a small amount of money from Mrs.
A. W. Marth. , The woman, In oom
pany with a man giving the name of
James Webb and professing to be her
husband, has been selling silk geods
about town for tho past few days. The
woman called at the home of Mrs.
Marth, and immediately after she left
the money was missed. - The man and
woman are believed to be crooks,
They came from Falrbury several
days ago and operated in Hastings the
first of the week.
For the second time In two weeks
the grocery store of M. L. Kors was
robbed. The robbers Becured a small
amount of goods and some change,,
FALLS CITY' FLOODS SUBSIDE.
City Has Been Inaccessible by Tenn.
for Nearly a Week.
The water of the Namaha and Mud
dy rivers are gradually subsiding and
Falls City, whluit has been practically
an Island for some time, will Boon be
open again to the farmers surround
ing. The recent floods along these
two rivers were tho worst since 1883.
All crops along tho bottoms are
ruined. Many small bridges were
washed out and the larger onos dam
aged considerably, but the work of re
placing and repairing is progressing
rapidly.
Harvurd'H Harvest Homo.
Commencing on Thursday, Aug. 1,
and continuing three days under the
direction of Harvard Commercial club,
there will be held In Harvard a carni
val and business men's harvest home
festival. Extensive arrangements for
amusements and general attractions
have been mado that promises to give
those attending good sports.
Young Man Seriously Hurt.
Richard Paine, the 18-year-old son
of-George E. Paine, a prominent farm
er east of Ansley, while returning
home from camp meeting Sunday
was badly hurt, his right shoulder be
ing broken and his arm nearly torn
from his body. He was leading a
horse In company with his older
brother when the accident occurred.
Out Come the Telephones.
Several months ago the Bell Tele
phone company put telephones Into
the several county offices at the court
house at Tecumsoh, to be used without
expense to anyone. This was before
the recent legislature launched the anti-pass
bjll, -which makes the extend
ing of courtesies by a corporation to
an individual unlawful.
Nebruska Rducntor Returns.
Superintendent J. K. Stapleton, ot
Bloomlnston, a well known former Ne
braska educator, and who was at one
time superintendent of schools at Lex.
Ington, was n visitor at tho state nor
mul In Kearney recently, and spoke at
the chapel.
Bars Cnro Without Air BruLi.
The union Pacific announces thav,
loaded freight cars belonging to other
roads not equipped with air brakes
will not bo accepted by that road ex
cept when homeward bound, and
empties not so equipped will not be
accepted ut oil.
Freight Wreck In Yards.
The Union Pacific had a collision In
the freight yards at Fremont which
did not delay trains, but plied up
IhliifiM in the yuids for a time.
Girl Dies of Hit Wounds.
The 11 -year-old duughtcr of Willlan.
Cathol, living five miles west of St.
James, died of Injuries caused by the
exploFlon of a can of gasoline.
s Arthur Smith Held Insane.
Arthur Hmlth, 24 years of age, wai
taken before the board of insanity at
Basset t on a complaint charging him
with being Insane, and at the hearing
the complaint we.s sustained. He will
be taken to the asylum at Norfolk.
Oinahn I'oy Mrcalin Ix-x.
VIUlo Caiuleld. the little son of Ml.
and Mrai. V. C. Canfiohl. of Oinaha,
while playing on tho fuUndatluai of t,ho
eld Hlakley hotel at Beatrice, foil into
the basement, breaking bin left lag
und severely bruising his body.
THIRTY PERSONS DIE
KILLED IN WRECK ON PERH
MARQUETTE RAILWAY.
bimwnirrr and Freight Trains Crnh
Together IVcnr Salem, Mich.
ventr Are Injnred Accident
Du to ninndcr of FrelaM Cretv.
Thirty people ore dead and moro
than seventy Injured, ninny of them se
riously, as the result of a head-end col
lision Snturtlny morning between Sa
lem and Plymouth, Mich., tvhen a Pere
Marquette excursion train bound from
Ionia to Detroit crashed Into a west
bound frelgbt In a cut located at a
harp curve about a aille east of Sa
lem. Tho passenger train of eleven cars,
oarrj'lng tho Pere Marquette shop em
ployes of Ionia and their families
1.000 In all to tho Michigan metropo
lis for their annual excursion was run
ning at high speed snld to have been
fifty lulloa an hour down a steep
grade. It struck tho lighter locomotive
ot the freight train with such terrific
force as to turn tho freight engine com
pletely around.
Tho wrecked locomotives a few hours
later lay side by side, both headed
eastward. Only a few of the sreight
train's cars were smashed, and It waa
only a few hours' work to remove all
races of them frem the scene.
Coaches Are Shattered.
Behind tb two wrecked tocomottwe
six cars of the passenger train lay piled
In a hopeless wreck. Four of the pas
senger coaclMs remained ou the track
uudattmged and were used to convey
the dead and Injured to Ionia. One
coach was undamaged, with only tts
forward truck off the rails. These were
tjie rear five cars. The two conches
next ahead of these were telescoped.
One of these was the smoker, where
most of the victims were riding.
The next car forward stood almost o'a
end after the wreck, ltd forward end
resting on the roadbed and the rear
end high In the air upon the two teje
Scoped coaches that had been follow
ing It
Two coaches were thrown crosswise
of the track and lay suspended from
bank to bank of tho cut high above the
mils.
Of the baggage car not enough re-
mn1n6d to show where It had -been
tossed. Portions of the baggage car
and of the locomotive tenders and
freight cars were piled In an Indescrib
able mass of debris.
Engine Crew Jampsi One Dies.
Tho freight train was moving slowly
up the grade In the cut when tbe ex
cursion flyer bore down on It. L. B.
Alvord, engineer of the passenger, snw
the crash was Inevitable, and after set
ting tlie air brake Jumped, with his
fireman, Knowlea. Alvord escapod se
rious Injury, but Knowles died of bis
hurt
After tho first frenzy of terror mib
Hldod the uninjured passengers began
to give succor to ttose who were hurt
and remove the bodies of the deud.
which were seen on all stiW, pinned
down In the debris.
Fear that the wreckage rtgnt tnke
re lent .speed to their efforts.
Bodies Taken from Wrackact,
The dead were placed In a row
alongside the track, and the Injured
were made bs comfortable as possible
until tho arrival of wrecking trains
frein Saginaw, Detroit, and Grand Rap
ids made It possible to send them to
Ionia and Detroit.
The twenty-eight bodies first taken
from the wreck were sent to Ionia and
the Injured were nlueed on two trains.
Vne of which deaded for Detroit, and
the other for Ionia. There were about
thirty-five Injured peoiase on each train.
Later In the day the body of Kd Cor.
wan, tho head brnkeman of the pnflsen
ger train, was token out of tho wreck,
Fireman Knowles died In the relief
train en reute to Detroit, nmkhig tho
list of dead thirty, w!h a possibility
Uat several of tholnjured may die.'
Fr4ht Crew Blamrdi MIhIiv,
Responsibility Is put squorely on to
the crow of the freight train by ofilelnls.
of the road. One of them, who arrived
nt tho scene of tho wreck soon after
the accident, took from tho crew of the
freight the orders under which It was
running. They clearly allowed the po
sition of the, passenger excursion train
and that tho freight had encroached on
the otlier tralu's running time.
The special train was due ot Salem
nt 0:10 a. in. and at Plymouth at 9:20
a. in. It passed Fittem on time.
The time card of the special was
telegraphed to the freight crew In the
form of a train order, and this orderi
with the signatures ot the freight train
crew attached, was pecovcrt'S by the
olhVlnU. .
Tho freight erew disappeared Imnne-
dlntely after being Interviewed by the
rail rlilefs. Ihey explained thut they
forgot ubout the special."
Telegraphic brevities.
In tue population of New York City
there are T8'.).(KIO imthoiih of German nor.
eututfr, 7.WHX) of Irish, 2.V),000 of Rus
sian and im.iXR) of Italian.
The Catholic Educational Association
of t lit t'lllttvl States choosea Cardinal
(JiWotiy for honorary president and urges
iin tr ellorc In building up colleges.'
Wciklnn wouiVn in tho fruit flnlila
California will lieuceforward wo:-k only
igbt hours a day instead of working
Irum sunrUe to sunset, a they have tilth
erto c.'ju ,
INTRIGUES IN KOREAN CAPITAL.
tmyia4 Reatdeooo Hotbed art TMax
amnion and Btelterloas
Telegrams from Seoul, Korea, iat
that Intrigues on an extensive scale are
now In progress. It Is declared that
the palace Is a hotbed of Illicit plots
and conspiracies. Tli placing on the
throne of the new Emperor has aggra
vated the Jealousy between his mother.
rrlneess Ming, and the mother of
rrlnce Ying, each having a large follow- .
lug. This state of affairs Is being taken
advantage of by politicians, who ore
distrustful of one another. Disaffection
Is spreading rapidly nnd rlotlngs of the
pot) ile throughout the peninsula an ex
pected. '
The crisis provoked by the cnloroeil
abdication of tho Rmpcror Is still full
of aicuace. The two governmer.t arsen
als are 'guarded by Japanese soldiers.
although the number is not large. They
ore under orders to explode the maga
zines if they find themselves unable to
defend them.
The Korean troops nro frequently
harangued by civilian agitators who
take up their stand nt tho entrances to
the barracks. The Koreans iwssess
1)0,000 rounds of ammunition, of which
General Hnsegawn, who has only 2.30O
Japanese troops ra Seoul, has been un
able to detnaud tbe surrender.
Two disturbing factors are, first, the-
enigmatical presence In Seoul of Jap
anese Foreign Minister Hnyashl, whosa-
mlsslon Is believed by the people to be-
the abduction of the former Emperor
and his removal .to Japan. Second,.
domlcilary contact with the new Suape
ror and control and manipulation of the-
throne by the ex-Emperor.
Japan's demands on the new Empe
ror probably will Include tho revision.
of the Japanese-Korean treat or new
Korean constitution. In either case the
power of the Japanese rsstfszt gsaera
would be so extended that he can In
tervene In Korea's Interna! admlnlstra-
tlon, Including the Judiciary, i
The demand also will be made that:
the court be distinguished from the ad
ministration, making confusion betweeni
the two impossible.
Anfether plan Is to give the resident-
general direct control of all depart
ments and make the cabinet responsible
to him, the Emperor retaining the pow
er of formal veto. In any case the-
Korean military system will be aban
doned.
At the suggestion of Marquis I to th
various consulates have accepted Jap-
guards.
The Northwestern and St. Paul roads
will not have to pay Wisconsin license
fees due prior to Feb. 1, 1800. The
Wisconsin Supreme Court decided that
tho statute of limitations bars such col
lection. The Interstate Commerce Oommleslon
has announced the appointment ot av ...
board ot experts to supervise and conduct -.
experimental tests of block signal sjs- -
terns and other safety devices as provided .
for by the joint resolution of Congress.
The officers of the Southern Railway -have
appealed to the United States Cir cuit
Court in North Carolina for an In-
Junction restraining the Legislature of f
that State and the Virginia corporation
eommimiion from putting into effect the-, i
reduced passenger rate of 2 cants a mile. I
This Is the first instance In which the
legal questions involved in the reduced,
rate laws have been brought before a high
federal tribunal and will probably be
the first to reach tbe Supreme Eourt for.
final adjudication. ,
The Interstate Commerce Coramisaloirx
baa reaffirmed the right of interstate rail
roads to operate separate passenger care .
for negroes, provided that accommoda
tions be offered them equal to those in-
tended for the whites of the same clathj..
Commissioner Ine says that the reaV
eoiiablentMd of regulations to eciTeeate V
white and colored pasatfusent Is estab
Untied, but that it does not follow that. 1
carriers may discriminate as to acr-ora- J
modntions. The decision requires thlrfr-y(
where a line is providing wash bowl aud:
towels for first-class white passengers It
must give the some convenience! to first
class colored passengers. The comphint ,
was made by Georgia Edwards against
tho Nashville, Ch.ittunuogn aud !L Louis.
Johu II. Stariu and two other member
of the retiring rapid transit board of
New York City have made known f.;.ir
intciitiou of liuanring a company to cju
sti'itct a one-rail system of tratutit be
tween Newark nnd New York City. It.
is to be a fo;ir-traek system, otier.i.ed at;
from 00 to HHI milrs an hour, aud
of the ilet!:4iii invented by Howard H..
Tunis of Hnitimore, a sample of which i
now on exhibition at the Jamestown e-po-sitlon.
Tl;:s "Americiu lnimcuil ha a
tar -iT feet long nnd a maximum wV.ili'
of ii fet, tu;e:u. ay each end. The ; ir
is xupported on two timUs of two whrdi
euch, taudom, tui! tae v!tiH-i K,uv",.'! on
both sidis, niu! tlie wliul being ntiiiJitahi-i
ed in an tiprih; posh i ;si by a rouUua
t:oa of trolley '')1) and owrUead s'twt.
Tlie lut TK'.ate commerce eoinaiiuot
has announced tlie !e,er:j;in:ition a! tli
Deimi'ttutat of Justice to iiriHt.-vte prac
tically every railroad cur-ipany in twe.ity
six States to recover ti"!.kl(M foe viola
tion of the s.ifty apid'a-.!:- h.
The Two., evi'rr.'ii e of li!trcd -iltti:
Civ'i' v) r.:-1 ! ! i'i u i-.-j r-
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