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PARIS FORCES BUSY
SAVING RIG BUILDINGS
A Slfme Sweeps Away from Streets
Men Battle to Save Struo
tures in Peril.
A FEVER EPIDEMIC UNLIKELY
Physicians Warn Residents Against
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With the subsiding of the waters of
the Seine, the Hltuatlon in Paris and
Its suburbs did not immediately Im
prove. Sewers In all quarters have
burst and flooded the basements, treat
ing further property loss. As the flood
has slowly subsided, and us the slims
swept away from the streets, men have
named to save imperiled buildings
Physicians have warned residents
against occupancy of homes until the
premises are thoroughly dinlnferted
and It is thought the fenred fever epi
demic is unlikely.
Sitting In the center of an ancient
gulf of the sea. Paris has been tnnn-
dated by tho waters of distar mouu-
tain torrents and of nearer stream.
all of which together d rain a van! nren
The Seine is commonly free from
floods, owing largely to the permeable
character of the rocks underlying the
greater portion of Its extensive val
ley. Recently Its trlbut hi Iph been in "
enormously swollen by continuous
rains and .melting snow. From tho
Yonne and the Aube to the Mrn. iiu.
charging into the Seine near the gatfM
ot farls, the flooded streams were so
many sources of peril to the great city.
I'arls in a week's time mnvu.i
back to the middle ages so far a mm.
forts and conveniences go. The only
bridge open across the Seine for foot
passengers was that built bv I.nni
XIV. Horses supplied all transimrt-..
tlon, candles furnished all the llirht
and the food probably was even less
raried than that In the middle ages.
TAKING THE DILEMMA BY BOTH HORNS AND THE TAIL.
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TRAIN KILLS THREE AT CROSSING
Slave Woman and Clnluia Sim Vic
tims Further On Trip.
A west-bound Pennsylvania train
struck and killed Mrs. Roy Covert and
fatally injured her husband at a cross
ing near Londonvllle, Ohio. Proceed
ing further, the train struck an auto
mobile on the outskirts ot Crestline, a
few miles away, and killed J. H. Slsrler.
aged 60, and Charles Echelberger, both
of Hayesvllle. In the automobile with
Echelberger and Sigler was Curtlss
Doerrer of Mansfield. Doerrer's shoul
der was crushed and his lei was
broken and he received Internal Injur
ies. The young woman, who was the
first to meet death on the track, was
on her way with her husband to visit a
PLACES IN PARIS THAT HAVE BEEN FLOOD-SWEPT.
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"STAND OR FALL TOGETHER."
Miners' leaders Determined to Ask
Increase of Ten Per Cent.
"Stand or fall together" waa the
sentiment of the convention of the
United Mineworkers of America when
it closed discussion in Indianapolis
of the prospective strike of the bitu
minous coal miners. Union officials
declared that the bituminous miners
are determined to demand an increase
of wages of 10, per cent or more, that
no one district organization shall sign
the uniform wage contract till all dis
tricts shall sign, and if a strike is
inevitable in one or more districts, all
shall strike. Francis Feehan, presi
dent of the Western Pennsylvania dis
trict, said his conviction was that th
organization should issue an ultima
turn that a strike in all districts will
be called on April 1 If an Increase of
wages of more than 10 per cent be
not given, to go into effect on that
date.
TERRIFIC MINE BLAST
DESTROYS 149 LIVES
Underground Horror Occurs in Prl.
mero Pit of Colorado Fuel and
Iron Company.
The Week
in Congress
79 BODIES ARE FOUND IN A PILE
Victims Die in Fight for Freedom-
Women Wail at Mouth
ot Fit.
ESCAPING PHISONERS ARE SHOT
Naval CoaTlcIa' Daah for Llbertr at
Portamouth, N. II.. Fall.
While attempting to escape from the
naval prison at Portsmouth, N. H.,
tnree men were shot by guards, one
being killed, and the other two badly
wounded. The dead man Is R F
Spurllng, of Indianapolis. The wound
ed are Harry McGarvey and Albert J.
Montgomery. The men were serving
anon terms ror minor offenses. At
the end of the noon hour, when the
prisoners were marching back to their
places of employment in the yard, thoy
maae tnelr dash for liberty. They
were shot while attempting to cross
the I'iscataqua River In a skiff.
While the sufferings In the poorer dis
tricts of the flooilad Buburbs was be
yond description, the wealthier quar
ters were no less affected. Hundreds
who are known to fame for wealth
and ancient lineage were little better
off thun their poorer fellow sufferers.
The extent of the disaster has so
overwhelmed every one that no man.
from the president of the republic
down, can realize the exact extent,
much less renort it In detail. As an
example of the siege, prices charged
ior a bottle holding a quart of kero
sene cost U, and candles sold at 15
cents apiece.
The fact that Paris sits upon a crust
of earth, over vast systems of tunnels
and sewers and subterranean streams,
added materially to the danger ot the
situation. The caving in of streets be
came an alarming feature of the Inun
dation. To what extent the flood)
rushing through the underground pas
sages will yet break down the founda
tions ot the city is a problem ot the
greatest gravity. While the torrents
above ground were dreadful enough
the mystery of what may happen below
the surface weighs upon the city.
There is good reason to hope that
the ruin wrought by the flood will not
be nearly so great as that which tha
alarm of the whole world imagines for
the beautiful capital ot Europe. At
best, however, the loss and suffering
will be enormous.
EX-AMBASSADOR DRAPER DIES.
Qvaaral Wku Held Ioat at Hour
Paaara Anray In Washington.
Brigadier General William F. Draper,
former American ambassador to Italy,
died at his home in Washington after
a prolonged illness, aged 68 years. He
was born In Lowell, Mass., in 1842, and
served In the Union army from 1861
to 1864. In 1888 he was a presidential
elector and he served as a Republican
member In the Fifty-third and Fifty
fourth Congresses, declining a third
nomination. In 1897 he was appointed
ambassador to Italy, holding that post
until 1900.
PROPOSED SEW STATE.
California Section, Slighted b? So.
lona, ka I'nloa with UrSoa.
Agitation for the creation ot a pro
posed new state, to be called Siskiyou,
out ot northern California and south
ern Oregon, has reached such a stage
that a convention has been called to
meet at Yreka, Cal., on March 15. Al
leged slight of this territory by the
mora populous dlatriots of tha state
has been the cause ot dissatisfaction
culminating In this movement
fa 'VJi ,rv";
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Place 6 la Concorde
neighbor. Her death was instantane
ous. The automobile party came upon
the tracks In the machine from tha
rear of an east-bound freight, directly
in front of the express.
Snow Havra Orrgon Cltr.
Fought only by volunteers with arar-
den hose and dampened blankets, a
Are starting shortly after mldnlcht in
Baker City, Ore., did damage estimated
at $284,000, partly covered by insur
ance. For a while the greater cart of
the city was threatened, and only the
snow on roofs saved much of It.
Children Hart In Tornado.
Seven pupils and a teacher were
hurt when a toruado demolished the
Two Wile Swamp schoolhouse, twelve
miles from Orangeburg, 8. C. The
Injured teacher is Miss Julia Reed.
The schoolhouse was reduced to a
mas of splintered timbers.
Heavy Loaaea la Mrarasna.
An official telecram has reached tha
State Department In Washington from
Managua to the effect that it ft ru
mored there that a battle has been
fouaht between the Madrls and tha
Estrada forces near La Llbertad, with
heavy losses.
Koraaaa Hrbrlj Kill 110.
Special dispatches from Seoul report
a serious uprising ot Insurgents at
South Phonaan. Korea. Twenty Jan.
aoese settlers are said to bare bean
murdered.
SIXTEEN DIE IN FROZEN NORTH.
Twentr-fonr Wrecked Jnpaneae Are
Saved After I.ona; Mnreh.
News that eight Of fortv Jananesn
who survived the wreck of the schoon
er Koseuku were frozen to donfh
while eight others were left to a like
fate in the Kamchatkan wilds, was
brought by the steamer Aymerlc to
Victoria, B. C. After the wreck the
forty men began a march without food,
losing eight in the first two days, while
eight others were abandoned because
their faces and feet were frozen. The
remaining twenty-four made only
twenty-live miles, but were finally res
cued by the Russian steamer Altung.
Prince Henry of Germany is super
Intending the preparation of an arrtln
exploring party which in the spring
will make an attempt to reach tha
north pole In a dirigible balloon.
It Is a noteworthy fact that owing to
the American superiority In the tan
ning of leather, a largo amount, of
hide-stock is sent to the United States
for that purpose and then returned to
Germany ready for use in the shoe factories.
An agitation has been started in
Sweden for the reduction if nnt ih
abolition ot the duties on wheat and
rye. The tremendously hlch coat nf
bread In that country has had much to
do with the growth of the Industrial
unrest.
Russia intends to try protection f,r
the building up of her Infant indus
tries in the way of agricultural ma
chinery and farm Implements. Under
existing laws this class of manufac
tured goods is admitted free from rintv
and will be for another year.
Representatives of the Dominion n.
eminent are knowing sympathy with
the movement ex-Preaident Rnnaovoit
launched for . great International body
to dlacuas snd suggest a systematic
conservation of the . resources of tha
United States and Canada.
The syndicate of French banlca v.i..v.
waa formed laat apring with the expec
tation of llstlnar a million ih.,.. . .
. yt i
ateel common stock on the Paris bourse
has been dissolved. -The holdings were
liquidated. According to soaain th
profits of tha syndicate were exceed
ingly large.
Condensed and sterilized mliir -
ported in larirs auantltlea frnm v-,..
via Hamburg. In 1908 Norway export
ed 3.378 tons, wltn a value of $828.97.
The ahloments were mail nWnin.n.,
-
to South America. Central imin To.
pan, Jndla and Australia. The manu
facturers are planning to Invade the
American market.
More than 100 men were killed by a
terrific explosion in the Primero mine
of the Colorado Fuel and Iron Compa
ny, Primero, Colo., at 4:30 the other
afternoon.
The bodies of seventv-nine victims
were found piled in a mass at the foot
ot me air shaft shortly after midnight.
wnen the explosion occurred the men
evidently made a rush to escape
through the air shaft and were Buffo
cated as they battled with each other
ror rreedom.
It is shown by the timekeeper's rec
ords that there were 149 men in tho
mine at the time of the explosion. The
main shaft of the mine is completely
wrecked. Only one man has been
found alive. He Is badly injured and
nas not been identified. Three men
were killed at the mouth of the mine
slope by the force ot the explosion.
Both fans with which the mine
equipped were shattered and it was
impossible to enter the mine until
they were repaired. As soon as the
fans were repaired, General Superin
tendent J. F. Thompson and a rescue
party entered by the main air shafts,
out were unable to reach the main
shaft, which is completely blocked
A party equipped with oxygen hel
mets replaced this party. The work
ings were reached throueh the air
1 ma. a
snait, ana were searched for more
bodies.
Miners were rushed to Primero from
Trinidad, Segundo, Starkvllle. Soorls
and Cokevllle, and labored frantically
to ciear the main shaft, relieving each
oiner every few minutes.
It is impossible to determine how
far the main shaft has caved, and it
may be days before the shaft is cleared
and the total death list known. Most
of the victims are Slavs and Huneari
ans. Electrician Will Helm Is among
me missing.
The camp is a scene of indescribable
horror to-night. Every able-bodied man
is taking his turn with pick and shovel
to clear the shaft. The women and
children, kept back by ropes, gathered
about the shaft, weeping and calling
wildly for their husbands and fathers.
Members of the -first rescue party
say that the effect of the explosion un
ler ground Is indescribable.
The Senate snent Wednesdnv In con
slderatlon of the Alaskan leglslatlvt
council bill and the Sunday rlosina
law for the District of Columbia. The
House passed the Mann "white slave"
bill by a viva voce vote without ma
terial amendment from the form In
which it was reported from the com
mittee on interstate and forelen com
merce. During a debate of two hours
opposition was made on constitutional
arguments against the bill's provisions
requiring keepers of brcthels to re
port to the commissioner general ol
Immigration persons within their
houses who had come to the United
States within three years, which, It
was claimed, infringed upon state'i
rights.
The postal savings bank bill was re
;elved by the Senate Thursday, refer
red to committee and a bill for the
disposition of Indian lands in South
Dakota by lot was passed, but not un
til Senators Gore and Burkett had bit
terly assailed the system. Animated
debate and political speeches were the
order of the day In the House, the
subject being the agricultural appro
priation bill. Mr. BouUIl upheld tha
Payne tariff law.
The Senate snent moie than two
hours Friday in a fruitless academic
discussion of the tariff. Mr. Lodee
contending that the rates of duty have
no effect on the price of living and
Senator Bacon taklne the contrarv
view. Mr. Galllnger and Mr. Bailey
indicated that they would oppose the
postal Bavlnes bank bill. The Gorf
resolution for an Inquiry into the cost
of transportation of second class mall
matter was referred to the committee
on postofflces and post roads and ad
journment was taken at 4:10 p. m.:
until Monday. Mr. Douglas sunzested
creation of a committee on budget sc
that war expenses could be kept down
In the Interests of agricultural appro
priations. General debate on the agii
cultural bill was concluded and at
4:36 the House adjourned
The Senate was not In session Sat
urday. An eXort on the part of South
ern members to have increased from
$215,000 to SjOO.OOO the appropriation
carried in the agricultural bill for a
study and demonstration of metnols
of controlling the boll weevil was tha
topic of chief interest in the House t
day, but the absence ot a quorum
forced early adjournment. Mr. Slmma.
Tennessee, denied that his colleagues
abused their franking privilege. Tha
House adjourned until Monday.
MRS. CHRISTY LOSES CASE.
Ohio Court Imnli ii.n-iito.
Artlat'a Parenta.
Mrs. Howard Chandler Christy's ini
tial efforts to obtain legal possession
ot her daughter, Natalie, have failed.
Probate Judge Smith in Zanesville,
Ohio, committed her to the care of her
grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Christy, at Duncan Falls. Judge Smith
expressed his belief that Christv had
reformed and was a fit companion for
ine child. In reference to Mrs. Chris
ty, the court held that evidence tend
ing to show that 6he had been guilty
of Improper conduct had not been de
nied or explained by herself or wit
nesses, and that no evidence had been
Introduced to show that her alleged
intemperance has not continued down
o the present time.
In the Senate Moiidav Snnntnr far.
ter spoke at length on the postal sav
ings bank bill and answered some ob
jections by Mr. Heyburn. The bill
went over. To make the principal o(
Panama Canal bonds payable in gold
and to exempt from taxation certifl
cates of indebtedness authorized by
the Payne-Aldrich tariff law. the
House passed a joint resolution re
ported from the committee on wars
and means by Representative Payne.
Mistakes In the enactment of the law
Mr. Payne explained, made the legis.
latlon necessary. The agricultural a;
proprlatlon bill was before the House
during nearly all the session.
REAR ADMIRAL DYER DEAD.
O nicer Promoted for Merltorlona
Conduct In Two Ware.
Rear Admiral Nehemlah Mayo Dyer.
honored for distinguished service in
two wars, died at his home in Melrose,
Mass., following an attack of acute
indigestion. He was rapidly promoted
for his meritorious conduct during the
Civil War, and in the Spanish-Amer
ican War was second only to Admiral
Dewey in eminent service at the bat
tle of Manila Bay, for which he was
advanced seven numbers in rank. He
was 71 years old. The trip of the vet
eran naval fighter to Washington was
for the purpose of learning the result
of a suit which he had brought against
the city of Melrose to recover taxes
paid under protest on the admiral's
bank account. The suit waa decided
against him.
nallroad Bridge Stolen.
Three men were arrested, at Bine
hamton, N. Y., charged with grand
larceny in oteallng an Erie Railroad
bridge. The bridge was a small three-
ton structure over a creek. It had
recently been replaced by a heavier
one and was placed alongside the
tracks. When the construction train
arrived to remove the structure It was
not to be found.
Tariff War liar Be Averted.
Noninslstence of the United States
that Germany admit American meats
more freely is regarded in official quar
ters In Berlin as simplifying pending
tariff negotiations and removing one
of the principal embarrassments. ' On
the point of American cattle imports
the German government. It is declared.
could not yield.
Maa Oat of Work Suicide.
Unable to And employment, an un
identified man committed sulcida in
Toledo by swallowing carbolic acid.
Ha left a note addressed to persons
in Peru and Petroleum, Ind., believed
to be his relatives.
Girl Slaver Convicted.
Joseph J. Mackley was convicted In
Toledo, Ohio, of murder in th'; first de
gree without recommendation of morrv
for the killing of Caroline Hunt, aged
18, with whom he was Infatuated. Tha
penalty la death.
The entire time of the Senate Tues
day was devoted to a discussion of the
postal savings bank bill. Senator Da
vis declared that the bill as it stood
was In the Interest of the national
banks, while Senator f.niith of Michi
gan thought the measure might prove
it plague Instead of a blessing. W. E.
furcell was sworn in as successor of
Senator Thompson of North Dakota
who was appointed to succeed the lata.
Senator Johnson. Mr. Thompson re
signed on account of Illness. Criticism
ot the bureau of forestry, led by Rep
resentatives Mondell of Wyoming and
Taylor of Colorado, waa the chief fea
ture of the proceedings of the House.
The agricultural appropriation bill
continued before the House through
ut the day.
A Million Xev Farms.
The farm census for the last deende
compiled by the American Agricultur
ist, shows that on a Imsis of three
acres or more the number of new farms
broueht under cultivation was l.fton Ann
and that the value of all farms In this
country increased rrom jo, 512, 000, 000
to $29,730,000,000. the greatest Increasn
being in the West, ami next in th
3cuth.
SHORT NEWS NOTES.
William Hennett committed shIMh.
In his home at New London, Conn., by
exploding a stick of dynamite.
Churches at Holland. Mich ho...
abandoned Junior Christian lOiioavr,.
evening meetings because of the new
curfew law.
President KruKer of the rhiladolnhl
Rapid Transit Company has refused
the arbitration proposition of the trac
tion employes.
In an effort to float the exeurainn
steamer City of Providence, pushed
ashore by an Ice gorge, it was wrecked
and sunk at St. Louis.
Sheriff Hubbard, of Simpson Countv.
MisHiaslpni. was fatally shot and n.-n.
uty Sheriffs Moore and McCarthy seri
ously wounaea in an encounter near
Magee with a negro fugitive, who was
killed by a member of the sheriff's
posse.
Charles Waite and "Bud" Brady
were killed and several other miners
injured when thirty men were imprls
oned In a mine near Richmond. Va
after an explosion.
Counael for Ferdinand Cohen, tha
waiter accused of kidnaping Robert
De Janon, the 17-year-old heiress, sue
ceeded In having ball fixed for Cohen
In the sum ot $2,000 ut Philadelphia.
Th State of Ohio started suit for
$141,506 from the estate of former
Ktm Treasurer McKlnnon and his
bondsmen, alleging that amount waa
Illegally converted to M own use fronj
government funds.