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EIGHT DjEjN MINE
Four Hundred Imperilled by Ex
plosion in Herrin Shaft.
QUICK WORK SAVES OTHERS.
Prompt Action of Mine Management
Results In Safe Exit of Hundreds.
Rescuers Find Three Alive and
They Are Expected to Recover From
Effects of Dlackdamp Now Fight
ing Flames In Shaft.
St. Louis, Dec. 24. Eight nion woro
Wiled nnd tho lives of 400 others were
imporlllcd by an explosion or ens In
mliio "A" or tho Chicago ami Carter
villa company tit Horrlu, 111. It la
supposed that lamps carried liy min
ers caused the explosion. There wore
Eoven men and a boy in this purty end
all lost their lives.
Prompt action by the management
of tho mine resulted In tho safe exit
of tho humlrcdB of men who were nt
work below ground. Wltltfn five min
utes of tho first reports of the uxplo
slon the miners In tho immediate vl
clnlty of tho accident woio started
toward the surface and on the rothrn
trips of tho cages rescuera wore low
ored to entries Nob. 7 and 8 west,
Micro tho catastrophe took placo.
Tho dead; V. T. Pierce, mine en
glncer; Eugene Uiirrett, assistant on
glneer; Thomas Williams, nsslstnnt
mnnnger; unldonOflod hoy, about six
teen years old; dcorgo Snyder, min
or; Snlvutoro Greoco, miner; Plotro
Ronico, laborer, and Thomas Harbor,
miner.
James Qulnnoy, superintendent of
tho initio, and Robert Hucston, man
ager, headed the first relay of res
cuers. Desplto tho blackdump, which
flowed Into tho chambers adjoining
thoso hi which Plorco and his party
wero killed, the mon plungod into the
workings.
Three Rescued Alive.
Three bod.tos blocked their path.
Utility exnmlnntlon showed thai tho
mon were alive and they wero rushoJ
to tho surface. One of them wns A.
J. Hucston, a brother of tno manager.
Tho others, Chnrlos Klom and Albert
Shclton, were, with Hucston, revlvod
nnd all aro oxpected to recover from
tho effects of tho gas.
Tho rescuers noxt found the bodlos
of Dnyder, Greoco nnd Homo. Nono
of these men had been burnod, the
condition of the corpses testifying to
tho forcn of tho concussion. Hnrber's
body was badly burned, tho fenturca
being scorched almost boyonj recog
nltlon.
' Tho valiant efforts of the roscucrs
to penctrato more deeply Into the
workings woro repulsed by Insrcaslns
banks of afterdamp. Tho ventilating
apparatus of tho m,lno had not been
damaged, but It could not cope buc
cossfully'wlth tho gases, and Gulnnoj
and the helpers woro forced to rotieat
All efforts .nro being directed to
wnrds fighting tho llnmes. Conditions
are such that it Is hoped they will I
confined to the two entrys nffected b
tho explosion. News or the dlsnstc
spread through Horrln and thoro woe
a rush of hysterical women nnd cry
Ing children to tho sha't haiuv
KERMIT QEATS HIS FATHER
Kills Fine Specimen of Animal Which
s Parent Had Not 8lghted.
' Kampala, Uganda, Dec. 24. Kermlt
ItoOBevelt has secured a flno specimen
of tho male sltatunga. Colonel Roose
velt has not sighted this raro gamo.
The expedition got under way for
Holma. Boforo leaving, the members
of tho party had luncheon at the
homo of Mr. Knowles. Colonel Roose
velt and Kermlt are making n side
trip to hunt leopards aud will rejoin
tho expedition today.
SHOPPERS WITNESS DEATH
Man Hurls Himself Before Train
Presence of Crowd.
In
New York, Dec, 24. Whllo the
Grand Central station Jn the subway
was crowded with Christmas Bhoppors,
Abrnhain Fineman leaped from the
platform In front of nn express train
and was ground under the wheels. No
cause Is known for Flnemun'B suicide
He leaves ti widow and several chll
dren.
Mark Twain Enters Denial.
Redding, -Conn., Doc. 24. Mark
Twain gave out tho following statf
ment ns a losult of various reports
concomlng his condition of health:
"I hear the newspapers say I am uy
Ing, The charge is not true, l
would not do such a thing nt my time
of life. I am behaving as good as 1
can. Merry Christmas to everybody.'
Three Lives Lost in Stable Fire.
Glovorsvllle, N. Y., Dee. 24. Follow
ing tho practical destruction or the
KoyBtono hotel, when there wore nnr
row escnpos from death by occupants
Jumping from nn upper story window,
three lives wero lost in a lire that
destroyed tho Keystone stables.
Samuel Williams Is III,
VJnconnes, Ind., Doc. 2T.-r-Sainuel
V. Williams, candlduto for vice presi
dent on the ropullst tlckot In l'JOS,
was stricken with heart failure. Ha
was unconscious for two hours and
his condition Is serious.
Cruiser Prairie Arrives at Colon.
Colon, Dec, 24. The United States
auxiliary crulsor Prulrio, having on
board 700 marines and 50,000 round's
of ammunition, arrlvod hero.
ACTRESS SUES FRANK GOULD
Alleged Love Notes of Millionaire
Are Made Public.
Now York, Deo. 27. Resale Do Voe,
a musical comedy octrois, said to
have sued Frank J. Gould for breach
of promise of marrlngo, has Issued n
sworn statement to vindicate horSelf
boforo his frlonds.
She has engaged Judge Olcott as
trial counsel nnd Julius Silverman as
BESSIE DE VOE.
ntlornoy of record. Miss Do Voo Is
living in Bccluslon ju an npnrtmont In
upper Broadway with n cousin, Mrs.
Audrey Graham.
Tho following, she Bwenrs, is nn ex
tract from a letter written to her by
Mr. Gould: "I am looking forward to
tho time when I can belong to you
nnd hnve you for my wlfo.
If I did this, It could bo settled very
quickly In three or four months at
tho most. Any other way would tako
so much longer than I over supposed,
but, dearest, you nre worth walling
for."
WARRINER TO BE WITNESS
Trial of Mrs. Stewart-Ford Begins at
Cincinnati.
Cincinnati, o.. . charged with
having received stolen money, Mrs.
Jeanette Stewart-Ford was placed on
trial In this city today. Cnurles L.
Warrlner, convicted local treasurer ot
tho Big Four Railroad company, In
whoso uccounts thoro waB a shortage
of $043,000, is scheduled to be tho
star witness In tho hearing.
Warrlner, who last week pleaded
guilty and was sentenced to six years
In tho penitentiary on a churgo of
embezzlement, Is jn tho county Jail
here, his entrance into the prison at
Columbus being deferred In order to
permit him to be used as a witness In
tho trlul ot tho two Indictments
ugnlnst Mrs. Stewurt-Ford. Mrs. Stow-art-Ford,
both Individually and
through her counsol, has announced
that she will light to tho limit the In
djctinenttf against her.
Mrs. Stownrt-Ford is described as a
woman of exceedingly prepossessing
personal appearance. As a daughter
of the late Martin Tlnimoiis, a Ports
mouth (O.) manufacturer, sho Inher
ited u fortune or $S0,00j ten years ago,
and since that time she Inherited a
fortune from an aunt.
Mrs. Stewnrt-Ford immediately be
fore her arrest declared sho h,ad not
parted with nil this money, but It Is
understood tho prosecution will at
tempt to show her fortune was en
tirely gouo sovernl years ago and that
Blnce that time sho hns derived her
only revenue from Warrlner, from
whom sho Is nllegod to have obtained
money as lato as the month of Octo
ber of tho present year.
FINDS EMPTY TREASURY
New President of Nicaragua Takes
Firm Hold of Affairs.
Managuu, Nicaragua, Doc. 27. Tho
now president of Nlcurngua, Joso Mad
rlz, Is taking hold of affairs with a
strong hand. Zolayu loft him the leg
acy of an empty treasury and soon
aflcr President Mndrlz had publicly
announced .In effect that tho country
wns practically on tho verge of bank
ruptcy, tho arrest of Joaquin Passos,
Zelnya's son-in-law, and Ernesto Mar
tinez, Zelaya's Inst flnnnce minister,
was ordered.
Thoy nro now In tho hands of tho
authorities, charged with misappropri
ation or funds, failure to register gov
ernment bonds and the circulation or
unsigned paper monoy.
Francisco Baca, who hus replaced
Dr. Julian Irlas as minister general, Is
preparing n decree establishing n com
mission for tho purpose or revoking
the franchises under which a score of
monopolies, glvon to individuals by
Zehiya, have been operated.
Intcrurban Care In Fatal Crash.
Pittsburg, Dec. 27- Nine persons
woro crushed and mnnglod when an
laterurbnn olectric enr Btruck the roar
nd of juiothor car whllo rounding a
curve near Mount Pleasant Four or
the pprsoBs injured w,ll probably nie.
Satslll's Condition Worse.
Rctu, Doc. 27. Cardinal Francis
aRtollfs condition grows constantly
wors? nnd tt interval ho Iwcaihe do
tlr.ms. The popo frnuantly tnd
fc, jrlvs'e secretary to inaulro Into
ti-r tondlt! u of t!o cardinal.
DEFINES KY'
Present Tall Says Article is
Neuiral Spirits Made Potable.
ROOSEVELT VERDICT REVERSED
Chief Executive Renders Final De
cision on Subject In Connection
With Pure Food Law and Gives Di
rections as to Branding President
Takes Dr. Wiley and Other Chemists
to Task for "Fundamental Error."
Washington, Dec. 27. The definition
of tho word "whisky" was glvon when
President Taft rendered tho final de
cision on tho Bubjcct in connection
with tho construction of the pure food
law with reference to lnbellng. Tho
president held Hint whisky made of
neutral spirits Js whisky when reduced
to potable strength.
The president covered other details
In his decision nnd gavo directions
far tho proper branding of various va
rieties of liquor, holding among other
things that whisky mado from n mix
ture of "strnlght" whjsky and "neu
tral spirits" may bo called a blend.
According to tho Instructions under
this decision "straight whiskies" will
hereafter bo branded aB such, but tho
brand may bo accompanied by the
legend "aged In wood," and whisky
made from rectified, distilled or neu
tral spIrJtB will bo branded so ns to
make known tho prlnclpnl Ingredient.
In addition, If they so desire, manu
facturers of straight whisky mny also
uso tho word "bourbon" or "ryo," as
tho fncts mny warrant.
Takes Issue With Wiley.
Tho president takes Dr. Wiley and
other chemists to task for a "funda
mental orror" ob to what tho name
"whisky" has included" during tho past
100 years, and ho also expresses the
opinion that Mr. Bowers makes "too
nice n distinction" In his deductions.
"If aged In the wood," tho president
said, "as Is sometimes tho enso, this
fact may bo added to tho label. Tho
public will bo mado to know exactly
tho kind of whisky they buy nnd drink.
"This wns tho Intent of the act. It
Injures no man's lawful business bo
causo It only Insists on the statement
of tho truth In the label."
Roosevelt's Verdict Reversed.
The decision follows the lines of the
concluBJotiB reached by tho royal com
mission or Grent Britain nnd reverses
tho verdict or farmer President Roose
velt, former Attorney General Bona
parte, Solicitor General Bowors and
Dr. Wiley, chief of tho bureau of
chemistry.
The Roosevelt-Bonnparto-Wlley or
der denlod tho uso of the word "whja
ky" In brnndlng to nil liquor except
"strnlght whjsky',' tho whisky which
Is aged In charred oak casks. Mr.
Bowers applied this word to "recti
fied" and "distilled" spirits. Prerldcnt
Taft goon a step further and Inc'udes
blonds and whisky mado from "neu
tral" spirits.
FAMOUS ARTIST IS DEAD
Frederick Remington Dies Following
Operation for Appendicitis.
Rldgolleld, Conn., Dec. 27. Fred
erick Itemlngton, tho nrtlst, died hero
of nppondlcltls, nfter a brier illness.
Mr. Rem.tngton enmo hero lost May
to make his permanent residence Ho
was In hlB forty-eighth year and wns a
native of Canton, N. Y., to which place
tho body wns taken this morning. The
funcrnl service will be In the Unlver
sallst church at Canton tomorrow aft
ernoon. Frederick Remington went west
nrter a short apprenticeship us an or
fico clerk and became a cowboy on a
ranch. It wns ,ln tills western life
that ho found the subjects for most
of h,'s creations of pencil and brush.
WIRELESS IS PICKED UP
Massachusetts Man Gets Message
From Far South.
Highland Light, Mnss., Dec. 27.
Cuba and Contrnl America came into
touch with Now England by means of
the wireless tolegraph, according to
Electrician Enson of the navy wire
less station here.
Enson states that he picked up a
message which was being flashed from
Key West to Cuba, and that he caught
two messages which were being sent
from Colon to the cruiser Des Moines
In NIcnraguan waters.
MANY WANT SENATOR'S JOB
Ten Candidates Enter the Race In
Mississippi.
Now Orleans, Dec. 27. Formal nn
nouncenionts received hero Indicate
that ten candidates have entered tho
race in Mississippi to succeed tho
Into United States Senator A. J. Mc-I-aurln.
The ten candidates aro: C.
P. Alexander, ex-Governors Jnmes K.
Vardnnian and A. II. Longlno, J. S.
Soxton, Charles Scott, Leroy Perry,
C. C. Dunn, Baton J. Bowers, E. S.
Candler, Jr., and n. G. Humphreys.
Alleged Anarchists Must Stand Trial.
St. Petersburg, Doc. 27. Nicholas
Tschalhovsky and Catherine Uresh
hovsluiyn, who are charged with being
members of a revolutionary organiza
tion, will he put on trial In February.
Copies of the indlctmont found
against thrm wore aorvod on them.
W. W. Cummer Is Dead.
Jacksonville, Fla., Dc, ST. W. V.'
Cuntmor died at his homo here. II..
wn rre1-!- t of nimiorous develop
mM't rorrrr J?s mil vie prosldonl
of tie Cu "ununer Steamship line.
HOLSTEN'S
Headquarters for
School
Supplies
TABLETS
NOTE BOOKS
COMPOSITION BOOKS
NOTE PAPER
PENCILS
PENS, INKS
CHALK CRAYONS
COLORED CRAYONS
ERASERS and
PAINTS
RULERS GIVEN AWAY AT
HOLSTEN'S
WE PRINT
SALE BILLS
AND PRINT THEM RIGHT
notich to our.nrroHs
In County Court, within nnd for Uox Untie
County. Neltrnska. Doc 151. 1W0, In tlin matter
ot tho estate of Niiney C. YvntKna, deceased,
To tho Creditors of Sntd Estate:
You aro Hereby Not llled.Tlmt I will ultattlio
county court morn In Alliance In paid county,
on tho 15 (loy of .luly, 11(). at 10 o'clock In tho
forenoon, to recelo and exninlnu till claims
UKalnst said IMute, with a ltnv to thlr ad
justment and allowance. The tlmo limited
for tho prrsontutloii of claim iiKtiln-t said
Estate Is (1 months, front the iMh day uf Dee.,
A. It.. 1900. und the lime limited for r"iymnt
of debts is One Year from said 15th day of
Deo . 1PW.
Witness my hand nnd the S al of said Coun
ty uouri, tins ifitu nay or Deo , 1TO9.
Ij A.IlMtnY,
Count Judge.
HEAt
fp.Dcc. 10-1-H
soncr.TO :ii:ruTous
In County Court, within nnd for Mo Hutte
County, Nehrnskn, Dec. is. iiw., In tho matter
of the estate of Klovil K Watson deceased.
To the Creditors of Said Kitate
You are Hereby .Notlllud, Tlmt 1 will sit at
tho County Court Iioom In Alliance In said
County, on thw 5th da or July, 1010. at 1(1
o'clock In tlio forenoon, to rieelvc and exam
ine nil claims njtulnst atd Khtutc, wltha view
to tuolr adjustment and ntlouuncc. The tlmo
limited for the treseiiintloti at claims jiIhhi
Hold Instate is (1 mouths, from the Mh day of
Dec, A J)., !1KH, and the time limited foriaj
ment of dehtM Is flno Vi..tt- ftuni kul.l ir.tl, ih,v
Of Dec , 1!W
witness my hand and lh Seal or Haul Coun
ty Court, this 15th lnj of D.' . HWI.
lHKAl.1 I, A. IDunv,
fp.Dee. 10-1 41 County Jud .
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Best Equipped, Most Upto-Date Exclusive
Meat Market in Western Nebraska
Shop open from 6:30 a. m. to 7 p. m.; Saturday and pay days,
open till 9 p. m.; not open on Sunday during winter
Prompt Attention to Phone Orders
ilMMMMU
We purchase good dressed beef and pork in the carcass. Call
at our shop before selling
Try Our Ten Dollar
COMBINATION
20 lbs. GRANULATED SUGAR $1.00
i sack CREAM PATENT FLOUR 1.75
i lb. RED CROSS TEA 60
2 cans IDEAL BAKING POWDER 60
i jar HEINZ APPLE BUTTER 50
4 lbs. RED CROSS COFFEE 1.00
10 cakes MAPLE SUGAR 50
3 lbs. NEW NUTS 65
5 cans SUGAR CORN . 5O
2 cans HEINZ PRESERVES 50
2 bottles RED CROSS CATSUP 25
4 cans RED CROSS PEAS 50
3 lbs. TAFFY MIXED CANDY 50
2 cans RED CROSS MILK 25
5 cans SNYDER'S BAKED BEANS. . .' 50
10 bars POLO SOAP 25
1 jar RED CROSS MUSTARD..... .15
TOTAL, $10.00
Notice !!
Every Ten Dollar Purchase entitles the buyer to a
handsome China Fruit Plate
Wafcnn & Watson
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Palace Livery Barn
H. P. COURSEY. Prop.
(Successor to C. C. Smith)
Good turnouts. Courteous treatment to all.
Give us a trial; we will treat you right.
C, 0. & Q. Watch Inspector
Miss Kose C Herman
Cashier and Bookkeeper
Jos. Skula, Meat Cutter
Jake 11. Herman - Stock Buyer
Louis Skala ( Sausagemakers
John Herman S and Butchers
Wm. C. Herman - Delivery Boy
Day Cunningham Delivciy Boy
Phone - 131
Residence Phone, 375
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