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Loup City Northwestern VOLUME XXV LOUP CITY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY", SEPTEMBER 3, 1908 NUMBER 43 ONLYBRIEFMENTION MUCH IN SMALL SPACE FOR THE HURRYING READER. EVENTS COVERING WIDE FIELD Something of Congress, Political Gos sip Here and There, and News and Notes of General Character. Political. Some of the plans of the republican politicians in the south are making to increase the republican representa tion in congress from their states were made known to Chairman Frank • * B Hitchcock by visitors from Virginia, Alabama and Louisiana. Utica. (X. Y.): Congressman James S. Sherman adress the veterans of the Grand Army of the Republic cf the Gueida organization, which was here, tie spoke solely along patriotic lines eschewing politics. Walter Wellman writes from Xew York that reports from the west are that guarantee of bank deposits is ra pidly becoming one of the chief issues of the campaign. The guaranty plan of the democrats is declared by W. H. Taft sure to put a premium on reckless banking, with the loss ultimately upon the deposit ors. \Y. J. Bryan in an extended speech at Topeka. Kas., defended the demo cratic plank asking for guaranty of bank deposits by the federal govern ment. Judge Taft, in an interview at Hot Springs, said that the principal objec tion to the democratic plau to guaran tee bank deposits is the fact that it will put a premium on reckless hank ing and promote manipulation of banks’ assets by speculators. Mr. Bryan was at Salem, 111., his birthplace, and made an address. What was announced as the first official statement of contributions in the present campaign was made by Treasurer Haskell of the democratic national committee. The amount is about $20,000. Mr. Bryan took part in the Kern notification proceedings at Indianap olis. Judge Taft has declared himself in sympathy with Chinese development. The national convention of the con servatives of Cuba nominated by ac clamation Gen. Mario Monocal for pr . id -a, and Rafael Motore for vice president. National Chairman Charles Jones of the prohibition party has announc ed that it lias been decided to make a vigorous fight for the South Dakota vote for Chafin and Watkins. t General. The damage by floods in North and South Carolina and Georgia will reach into millions. The number drowned in the vic-inty of Augusta is estimated at sixty. The British steamer Dunham, with fifty-one members of its crew, went down in a typhoon oh Japan. J. Cullen Root, of Omaha, sovereign commander of the Woodmen of the World, was elected president of the Associated Fraternities of America. The American Atlantic battleship fleet, under command of Rear Admiral Sperry, anchored in Port Phillip hay, "Melbourne, after an uneventful voyage from Sydney. Dr. Leroy S. Chadwick, husband of Cassie Chadwick, who died in the Ohio penitentiary, to which she was sentenced for colossal frauds has filed a pet: ion in bankruptcy. Th ■ reason asigned for holding the interna; icna] exposition at Tokio in 1317. the dot to which the govern ment is said to have decided to post pone it. is that that year will be the fiftieth anniv rsarv of the Meiji period and the accession of the emperor. Russell Sage’s estate is valued at $64,133,800. This fact became known through lhe signing of the order for the transfer tax pay a! Is to the state. Secretary of Agriculture Wilson de clared that after forty years’ investi gation the department of agriculture was ready to say conclusively that American land is not wearing out. A lone bandit held up eleven stage coaches in Yellowstone National park and robbed the passengers of $2,000. John J. Oreenough. inventor, scien tist and philosopher, died in Brookline, Mass., in his 97th year. A letter from John D. Rockefeller was a feature of the convention of the press humorists at Denver. The navy department is considering the advisability of sending several ves sels now on the home stations to meet the battleship fleet, which is now on its way around the world. Artist E. F. P. Earle, of “affinity” fame, was arrested and loeged in jail in New York, for seating his wife. In the presence of nearly 15,000 per sons at Freeport, 111., the memorable joint discussion of fifty years ago be tween Lincoln and Douglas was re enacted. The federal court of appeals in St. Louis in a decision covering two cases decided that the law requiring rail roads wuth safety devices is valid and must be observed. Baron Speck von Sternberg. German ambassador to the United States, died in the Hotel Victoria, Heidelberg. Tony Pastor, theatrical manager and formerly famous as a singer on the variety stage, died at Elmhurst, L. I. Horsemen at the county fair at Ballston, N. Y., showed their hatred of Gov. Hughes by refusing to start the races while he was on the grounds. The report of the committee of three sent by the president to Panama indi cates that the work is proceeding to a successful termination. The war department has ordered a hearing an Omaha on harbor line to be established in the Missouri river look ing to the navigation of that stream. The state board of Nebraska is hav ing a hard time equalizing terminal taxes, but it is certain the law will prove a benefit to all Iowns and do no harm to rural districts. Judge Taft, in an interview at Hot Springs, said that if elected he will call a special session of congress to meet at once to revise the tariff. The last of the complete regiments left Springfield, 111., without incident or demonstration. President Dickinson in his address to the American Bar association said that the United States is rapidly be ciming the most, instead of the least, governed nation. Mrs. Kate Howard, who was charged with murder in connection with the riots at Springfield. 111., committed suicide when placed under arrest. Augusta, Ca.. was flooded by break ing of a dam seven miles above the city. Three lives were lost and prop erty damage is heavy. A dispatch from Shanghai says that it is reported that China has decided to adopt the Japanese monetary sys tem. The failure of Meadows, Williams & Co., was announced on the New York stock exchange Monday. The firm has offices at 6S Wall street. An arrest at Chicago may solve the mystery of the $173,000 sub-treasury robbery of a year and a half ago. Foreign. William E .Curtis writes frcm Sligo that the chief characteristic of the Irish people is good humor. The American battleship fleet left Sydney for Melbourne and its visit was praised by the Australian press | as of vast political significance. «' - Zia Bey, head of the secret police at Constantinople, has left Turkey and says he will not return. An automobile containing Thomas Lambert of New York and Henry Sands of Paris, knocked down and I killed a woman in Paris. The police I exonerated the chauffeur. Herr Geitermann. cashier of he cou pon department of the Mittledeutsche ' Credit bank, shot himself dead in Frankfort. He had embezzled $125,000 from the bank. He left a letter of*con fession addressed to the management, j Geitermann had speculated on the>Lon don exchange. M. Regnault. the French minister tc Morocco, reports that Mulai Kafl.'l was proclaimed sultan of Morocco without i any untorvard incident. Mulai HafidY. partisans have sworn to protect Euro pear.s residing in Morocco. Sir Thomas Lipton sen; $300 to the fund for welcoming home the Ameri | can team of Olympic contestants. Fif I teen battalions of the regiments ctf Greater New York will take part in the demonstration. People of Holland refuse to get ex I cited over prospect of war with Yene : zuela. Washington. Captain James ,T. Gornbrook, Twelfth cavalry, is detailed for ser ; vice and to fill a vacancy in the pay department, to take effect September : 17. and will proceed to Omaha for duty as paymaster of the Department ! of the Missouri. There lias recently been restored to i the public domain the unappropriated public lands in townships 41 and 42 north, range G2 West, in the Sundance, 1 Wyo., land district heretofore with ; drawn under the reclamation act for use in connection with the Chej-enne river project in Wyoming. The surveyor general of Wyoming ; has been advised of the acceptance of i the returns of the survey under joint ! contract 315 for Wyoming, of July 12, 1906, executed by George M. P. Don ! gill and Newell J. Burnham, deputy : surveyors, and has been directed to tile triplicate plats in the local laud j office. John L. Early, a leper, is held piis ' oner in a tent at an isolated spot on I the outskirts of this city. Early ar j rived in Washington ten days ago and ! was discovered to be suffering from i the disease while living at a Salva f :ion army lodging house on Friday. Announcement was made of the res I ignation of Theodore L. Weed as pri ■ vate secretary to Secretary Straus of I the department of commerce and la I bor. A lone highwayman robbed eleven coaches in Yellowstone park, securing 12,000. Officer Stephens was shot and killed in Denver by a highwayman. In his notification address Theodore Bell praised the personality of Kern. The attorney general of New York has instituted proceedings under the state anti-trust law against the an thracite coal carrying roads. Chairman Goeihals of the canal com mission is commended in a report ! made to the president. Governor Cummins announces he j will call a special session of the Iowa | legislature to amend the primary law i and submit the selection of United ! States senator t.o succeed W. B. Alli | son to direct vote of the people. The big brokerage firm of A. O. Brown & Co. failed at New Y'ork. Ambassador D. E. Thompson of Ne braska, sustained a broken arm by being run down by a bicyclist in Mex ico. On Tuettday John W. Kern was no tified of his nomination by the demo crats as a candidate for the vice presi dency. MO FORMAY PROGRAM ARRANGED FOR SUNDAY. THOUSANDS ARE IN CHURCHES Chapalin of the Connecticut Occupies the Cathedral Pulpit on Sun day Evening. Melbourne—Rear Admiral Sperry expressed himself as highly apprecia tive of the warm welcome extended to himseif and the men under him and the kindly greetings of the Aus tralians, both at Sydney and Mel bourne, has developed a feeling of gratification throughout the fieet. All are looking forward with pleasure to the coming week, of which this is the official landing day. The weather is fine and hospitality promises to be abundant. Sunday was set down on the pro gram as a "free day,” nothing in the way of formal entertainments being arranged for the visiters, but never theless those who came ashore from the warships managed to spend some enjoyable hours driving and sight seeing. Seventeen military trains ar rived from the various centers, bring ing into Melbourne a large body or cavalry, which will participate in the grand review on Thursday. Twenty-five hundred men of the ships were given shore leave Sunday, of which one thousand marched through Collins street to St. Patrick's cathedral, where pontifical mass was held at noon. The American blue jackets and marines were preceded by 2,000 cadets and a number of bands were in the procession. The streets were thronged with spectators, who gave the men a hearty welcome. Af ter the services in the church were ended the men were served with lunch in the cathedral hall. Special services were held in all the Protestant churches and later the Melbourne Automobile clun In 100 cars took the officers of the fleet to view the points of interest in the city and the suburbs. During the course of the afternoon numerous private enter tainments were given. There were comparatively few vis itors to the warships owing to the distance the ships are lying from shore, but those who did make the trip were enthusiastic over the beauty and powerful appearance of th° Amer ican men of war. WYOMING MINES TO SUSPEND. Seven Thousand Men Will Ee Idle Ee cause of Deadlock. Butte, Mont.—After a tw.-session conference in this city, lasting until iate Sunday night. the committee rep resenting the United Mine Workers of Wyoming failed to teach a wage agreement with the op- rators. and ac cording to John H. Harr, spok-sman for the mine owners, all the ctal mines in Wyoming would shut down Monday. About 7,000 men will be Idle. oenerai uemanci ror apeaKers. New York — Announcement was made at the republican national head quarters that all senators, members of congress. state and county officers or others who are benefited by the repub lican political organization will be asked to make up a volunteer speak ing force available for the national and congressional campaigns. Cracksmen Make Bill Haul. Montreal—Five ma>ked men dyna mited the safe in the provisional bank at St. Eustace, ten miles from Mon treal. and secured $12,000. They held up the caretaker and kept a posse c.f citizens at bay with revolvers and made good their escape to Montreal. Rich Cargo of Raw Silk. San Francisco—The richest cargo of raw silk imported from the orient for several years reached this port Sunday on the steamer Asia. It con sisted of 3.GG0 bales, valued at $2,000,000. Forbids Tolstoi Celebration. Yasnaya, Poliana Russia—Court Leo Tolstoi is improving slowly from his recent illness. The governor of Tula has forbidden the Tula municipality to celebrate Tolsto's biirthday. BIG FIRE AT NEW ORLEANS. Conflagration in Wholesale District Destroys Three Blocks. New Orleans—Fire which broke out in the center of the commercial dis trict Sundav afternoon swept over portions of three blocks destroying a large number of wholesale houses, manufacturing plants and small stores. Originating at Beinville and Charles streets, the flames worked their way north as far as Oonv street and west towards Roval, causing a loss of between $1,000,000 and $2,000, 000 before they finally were subdued. General A. P. Stuart Dead. Biloxi, Miss.—General Alexander P. Stuart, one of the last two surviving lieutenant generals of the confederate army, died at his home Sunday, in his 87th year. A native of Tennessee. General Stuart lived the greater part, of his life in that state, but of late has been making his home in Biloxi. He was born at Rogersville, Hawkins county, Tens., October 2. 1S21. He was appointed to the UnitoG States Military Academy at West Point and graduated with honors from that in stitution in June, 1842. ONE WORTH WHILE. t a&r-es/r f*££f$£SS Farmer Sam—‘'Presidential Times or Not, There's a Melon That’s Going to Be Worth the Cutting.” COL. VILAS PASSES AWAY WELL-KNOWN WISCONSIN MAN SUCCUMBS TO PARALYSIS. Second Stroke of Paralysis the Cause —His Career as a Soldier and Statesman. Madison. Wis.—Col. William F. Vilas died at 10:45 o'clock Thursday following five w'eeks of illness. When Dr. Philip Fox called upon the colonel Thursday he found him un usually cheerful and bright and be lieved he showed signs of remarkable improvement. Shortly after ten o’clock, while the nurses were administering a bath to the patient, they noticed that he weakaaed very quickly. An attempt was made to reach the doctor, but Col. Vilas died before he could be reached. Dr. Fox believes that the immediate cause of the death was a second stroke of paralysis. Col. William Freeman Vilas, former United States senator and noted law yer, was born at Chelsea, Vt., July 9, 1819. He was a pi ,...-r l.' Madison, his family having settled there in June, 1851. Col. Vilas graduated from the University of Wisconsin law ! school at the age of 18, in 1858. In I860 he graduated from the Albany law school and set up his shingle in Madison. In July. 1861, he enlisted in Company A. Twenty-third Wiseon I sin regiment, and took part in the ' Vicksburg campaign. After carrying j off his share of civil war honors he re turned to Madison in 1863 and re sumed the practice of law. He was elected a member of the Wisconsin legislature in 1885. He was made per manent chairman of the national Dem ocratic convention in 1884. He was postmaster general of the United States from 1885 to 1S88. He was sec retary of the interior 1SS8 and 1889. In 1S91 he was elected a member of the United States senate, which of fice he held until 1S97. He held many positions for the civil war veterans. EARLE IS CUT ON BAIL. ! ‘‘Affinity” Man Immediately Begins Search fcr Kis Wife. Goshen. X. Y. — After spending I wo sleepless nights in the jail here on a charge of beating his wife, Ferdinand Pinnev Earle, he of "af finity" and “soul-mate" fame, was re leased Thursday on furnishing $2,000 , bail. Immediately upon leaving the jail he began a search for his wife, ' Mrs. Julia Kuttner Earle, whom he 1 married after inducing his first wife to go to France and get a divorce from him. Earle was surrounded by newspaper correspondents the moment he stepped ! from the jail, but he stopped only long snough to say: “I am going to find my wife no mat ter where she is. I know that if I can talk with her for ten minutes she will forgive me and everything will bo all right again. This whole trou ble has been twisted and I have been misrepresented. I must hurry to find my wife.” Burglar’s Conscience Hurt Him. Philadelphia.—Joseph G. Mantel! surrendered himself to the police here Friday, declaring that he was wanted for robbing the home of Miss Bertha Brand in City avenue, Brooklyn, on October 28 last, and also the home of William Gluck, fourth assistant exam iner in the patent office at Washing ton. The latter robbery was commit ted. he said, on November 9, 1907. “I have been tortured by my conscience and can get no rest day or night, so I want to face trial and end it all,” Mantell told the detectives. Kansas Official Guilty of Grafting. Kansas City, Mo.—C. W. Trickett, special assistant attorney general of Kansas appointed to enforce the pro hibitory liquor law in Wyandotte county, was found guilty Thursday in Kansas City, Kan., of using his office to obtalE $250 from Wayne and Frank Hurlburt. Americans Beat the Dutch. Amsterdam.—A race between Dutch and American dories was held here Thursday and wron by the American entry, the Tautog. SHOT ON THE EOARD WALK. Mystery in Fatal Attack on Baltimor ean at Atlantic City. Atlantic City. N. J.—A mysterious shooting, the details of which became known Thursday, occurred on the board walk late Wednesday night dur ing a heavy rain, when Charles B. Roberts, president and treasurer of the National Supply company of Bal timore, Md., was probably fatally shot by an unknown man who dashed from a hotel pavilion and. after firing, fled. The bullet penetrated Roberts' side. Roberts was being pushed along in a rolling chair with Mrs. W. F. G. Williams, also of Baltimore, when the stranger appeared suddenly. He commanded Roberts to get out of the chair and as the latter was about to respond, brandished a revolver and shot. Mrs. Williams fainted and the colored attendant called a policeman, who had Roberts removed to his hotel suite. Mr. Roberts is 38 years old. He is a member of all the leading clubs of Maryland, including the Maryland club, the Baltimore Country club and Elk Ridge Hunt club. WOMAN MOB CHIEF A SUICIDE. Mrs. Howard of Springfield Takes Poison When Indicted for Murder. Springfield, 111. — Mrs. Kate How ard, leader of the mob in the re cent race war in Springfield. Wednes day night killed herself by swallowing poison while being taken to the jail following the return of an indictment against her charging murder. The woman had made threats to commit suicide if indicted for the lynching of Scott Burton and William Donnegan. Mrs. Howard was arrested following the destruction of Loper's restaurant and was released on $1,000 bail. Then came four indictments charging her with the destruction of property and malicious mischief. A saloonkeeper furnished bond on the indictments while the grand jury prepared to in dict her for murder. Springfield. 111. — The Seventh Regiment, I. N. G., was ordered to withdraw from tiie city and left at ten o’clock Wednesday morning. At a conference held between Gov. Deneen, Sheriff Werter and represen tatives of the military forces in the city, it was decided that the further presence of the armed men was un necessary. KERMIT ROOSEVELT IS BRAVE. Stops Runaway, Saving Woman and Children from Death. Oyster Bay, N. Y. — It was stated here Thursday night that Kermit Roosevelt, second son of the pres ident, stopped a runaway pair of horses after a wild chase on horseback along the shore road into Bayville, and probably saved the lives of Mrs. Frank Hilton of New York and her two small sous. Kermit seized the horses’ reins while the animals were galloping at full speed and brought them to a standstill. Mrs. Hilton and her two children were in the carriage. They were unhurt. Mr. Hilton was thrown out when the horses took fright but was not injured. Hains Are Held Without Bail. New York. — Capt. P. C. Hains, Jr., and his brother, T. Jenkins Hains, were held without bail over the action of a grand jury Friday on a charge of the murder of William E. Annis. Three witnesses testified for the prosecution. Patrolman Charles W. Baker, who arrested the brothers af ter the shooting, said that when he arrived on the yacht club float Annis was lying there wounded. Ex-Gov. Semple Is Dead. San Diego, Cal.—Eugene Semple, former governor of Washington terri tory, died here Friday of pneumonia. Gov. Semple was a son of the late Justice Semple of Illinois and was born in 1840 at the American legation at Bogota, Colombia, where his father was American minister. Friends at Winona Lake. Warsaw, Ind.—At the opening ses sion Friday of the general conference of Friends at Winona lake 800 dele gates were in attendance. AUGUSTA LOSS GIG MILLS AND WAREHOUSES ARE RUINED BY FLOOD. DEAD MAY NUMBER SIXTY Great Damage and Widespread Dis tress in North and South Caro lina—Fayetteville Is Sub merged. Augusta, Ga. — The flood water at Augusta is receding rapidly, and as the water leaves the streets it is apparent that the loss has been un der estimated. In addition to the disasters already reported, the Riverside mills, in dam age to plant and loss of cotton which floated away, sustained a loss of $100,000; the Reid cotton warehouse, the finest in the south, was greatly damaged. but it will require a survey to determine the loss: the Triangular block, where the wholesale houses are assembled, was badly damaged. The Nelson Morris & Co. warehouse has collapsed and is being razed: the Au gusta Grocery company's building was damaged to the extent of $6,000; the National Biscuit company building was wrecked. The Central grammar school and the Davidson grammar school were also damaged severely. In addition to the fires already re ported, ten smaller houses were burned in different sections of the city. Death Rate May Reach Sixty. Twenty-two bodies have been recov ered and corpses are being found every hour or so. The captain of the river steamer Swan, which arrived Friday reported that he saw on the trip up the river at least 25 corpses, all negroes except one. There are reports of many drownings among negro farm hands in the lower valley. The Chronicle estimates the death list at 60. The citizens in mass meeting and the city council and the board of health in special session have taken measures to relieve the distress. Citi zens are subscribing to a fund to help the poorer people in the submerged district, for portions of the town are still under water. There is sure tq be the greatest suffering, and relief must be quick to prevent starvation from swelling the death list. South Carolinas Flood. Columbus, S. C. — The crest of the great freshet, which, starting in the Piedmont section of the state, has swept through South Carolina, leaving ruined farms and crippled railway lines in its wake, has now passed Columbia and is moving to ward the low-er part of the state. The railroads are making strenuous efforts to restore lines of communication and have succeeded in some measure. Kingville, 25 miles south of this city on the Wateree river, is seven feet under water and every house in the town is deserted. The water at that point is still rising and will prob ably reach its highest point about three o'elock Saturday. Xo accurate estimate of dam age can be made, but it prob ably will run well into the millions. Fayetteville is Submerged. Fayetteville, X'. C.—The Cape Fear river at this point has reached a height of 79 feet, breaking all records of former floods. The river valleys on the east side are covered for miles with a rushing torrent of muddy wa ters. Houses and bridges are swept away for miles around, and the esti mated damage to the cotton and corn crops- will go beyond 35 per cent. The greater portion of Fayetteville is covered with water backed up to the city hall from the river, which is a mile and a half distant. Three thousand people are home less and a proclamation was issued bv the mayor at noon Friday. The city was in total darkness Friday night, the power plant being submerged. Many Die in Colorado Flood. Trinidad. Col. — Citizens of Fol som are dazed over the result of the awful flood which spread death and destruction Thursday night, and anything like accurate details are im possible owing to interruption of wire communication. Casualties are vari ously estimated at front 15 to 25. Fol som had about 500 population and was built on both sides of the Cimar ron. which is dry except on occasions of heavy rainfalls. A 12-foot wall of water came down the canjon while the inhabitants slept. Japanese Bank Closed. San Francisco.—The Imperial Jap anese bank, at 1543 Laguna street, was closed Friday by the state bank commissioners. It is alleged that the officers of the institution have been making loans to themselves. The bank is capitalized at $27,000 paid up with a reserve fund of $7,000. Montana Socialists Nominate. Helena. Mont.—The Socialists of Montana in state convention Thursday adopted a platform and nominated a full state ticket, headed *by Harry Hazelton Xissoula, for governor. Five Young Oarsmen Missing. San Francisco.—Five young men, members of a racing club, who started out Thursday from their clubhouse for a row in the bay in a racing shell, have not been seen since, and it is feared that all have been drowned. Kills Father to Protect Mother. Lexington, Kv.—At Minerva, Marion county, Friday, John Bruce, aged 20 years, shot and killed his father, Lew is Bruce, 45 years old. The elder Bruce had attacked his wife, when the son interfered and shot him. MELBOURNE GREETS TARS AMERICA^ BATTLESHIPS REACH AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL. Seventy Thousand Visitors Arrive In City to Participate in the En tertainments. Melbourne.—The American battle ships steamed into Melbourne harbor Saturday. The warships were in col umn formation. The warships arrived at Port Philip Head on schedule time Saturday morning. Melbourne was on the tiptoe of ex citement when welcoming the Ameri can battleship fleet. The weather cleared and the day was beautiful. The warships were due at the Head at about noon, but arrived earlier. A w-ireless dispatch from the fleet said that since leaving Sydney the fleet experienced good weather and smooth seas. The visit of the American fleet to the capital of the Australian common wealth is the most remarkable mili tary event in the history of Australia. The welcome to the American officers and men by The people of Australasia which began at Auckland and which Sydney continued, reached its climax here. The federal state and municipal authorities were busily planning to re ceive the fleet for about three months. Private organizations eagerly co-oper ated with the authorities to give the Americans a cordial welcome. The Salvation Army chartered a steamer and, accompanied with several of its best brass bands, proceeded to the heads at the mouth of the harbor to welcome the fleet upon its arrival. There are fully 70.000 visitors in Melbourne during “American week.” As this city and its suburbs have a population of above 500,000 the streets of the city were thronged to their full est capacity. Hotels and boarding houses entertained their overflow guests at private houses. The public entertainment of the Americans was on a more extensive scale than has ever been known here. The state government expected to spend about $50,000 in entertainments, not to mention the expenses of the federal government and the munici pality composing “Greater Mel bourne.” PERISH IN BLAZING MINE. Nearly Thirty Lives Lost in Shaft at Haileyville, Okla. McAlester. Okla.—Nearly ,10 miners | are believed 10 have perished in j Hailey-Ola coal mine No. 1, at Ilailey* I ville, 14 miles east of McAlester, j Wednesday morning, when fire de stroyed the hoisting shaft and air j shaft and cut off air from the men be j low. Twenty-five bodies had been re covered by Wednesday night. After the entombed miners had gone down in the cage a fire broke out, occasioned by the ignition of a barrel of oil which a miner was try ing to divide. The flames spread at once to the hoisting shaft and the air shaft, and all communication with tho top was cut off. Hundreds of miners rushed to the scene and tried to get into the air shaft, but this was impos sible, as flames and smoke were com ing up with such force as to drive them back. Then an effort was made to operate the cages running up and down the hoisting shaft, but it was found that the cages, the cables and the guides had been burned. There was absolutely no help for the impris oned miners. THREATENS ATLANTIC CITY. Gov. Fort May Send Troops to En force Sunday Closing. Seagirt, N. J.—In a startling proclamation issued Thursday from the summer capital, Gov. Fort declares that unless the excise law is observed in Atlantic City Sunday and all sa loons and cafes are closed, he will 'call an extraordinary session of the legislature and may send the New Jersey troops to the famous resort, declaring the city to be under martial law. This is the most drastic action ever threatened to enforce a general law in New Jersey. The executive re fers to Atlantic City conditions as a “saturnalia of vice." FIVE DIE IN MINE ACCIDENT. Runaway Car Strikes Train Loaded with Workmen. Wilkesbarre, Pa.—Five men were killed, another fatally hurt, and five seriously injured in a collision Friday afternoon at the Warrior Run colliery of the Lehigh Valley Coal company, six miles from this city. The men were being hoisted up a slope when a runaway mine car struck a train of cars on which were 20 men who were employed in the mine. Only six of them escaped injury. Those killed were horribly mangled. Tony Pastor Is Dead. Elmhurst, L. I.—Antonio (Tony) Pastor, the theatrical manager, died Wednesday night after an illness of several weeks. He was 71 years old. “Fagin” School Is Raided. New York.—In a stuffy little second story room over a barber shop in Third avenue Central office detectives Friday arrested 12 boys and one woman, and broke up what they be lieve to be a “Fagin” school. Killed by Discharged Employe. Milwaukee.—Louis Kissel, the head cf the Kissel Kar company and head of several Hartford business concerns, died Friday of wounds inflicted by an employe who shot him after he had been discharged.
