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About Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 24, 1903)
Paper -was invented by the Guinea 123 years before tlie Guirstian era. ' moat thickly populated island ir world is Malta , which lias 1.3G < .people to the square mile. Barbadoer has 1,054 people to the square mile. "SVTiile a fire was in progress in i tenement house In Paris , a poodle [ I dashed upstairs , and in a few ruinutei E returned with u doll In its mouth This doll was then joyfully seized 03 of the ten an eight-year-old daughU-r aut. aut.A A remarkably clever little woman h Miss Emma Kellogg of Colorado. Slu wants to be a ysiine warden , anc states as her qualifications that shi f ouce lassoed a young bear and brougfr It home alive , has hunted mountaii lions , deer and elk , and is well versed is woodcraft. The skeletons of dwarf elephant ) h liave been found on the island o ; Malta. One of these , whose teeth an ( bones showed that they belonged to t full-grown .specimen , was less thai two feet six inches in height , anc could not have weighed over sixrj pounds when in tin * flesh : Nine successful no\els recently pub lished hi the United States had a tota fc/ / &ale of over 1,000,000 copus. Since tlu fcf average weight of each book sold wa < probably twenty ounces , a little cal * f culatlon will prove that these 1GOO,00 ( jl books contained , approximately twc if jnillion pounds of paper. A manufac turer of paper asserts that the averag < spruce tree yields a little less that half a cord of wood , which is equiv alent to about five hundred pounds ol paper. In other words , these nint novels swept away four thousand trees , and they form hut a small par of the liction so eagerly read hy th American puhlic. The record of old-lime drought shows some extraordinarily protracted periods. The longest drought thai ever occurred in America was in tht summer of 1702. No raiu Ml iron May 1 to Sept. 1 , making 323 daj without raiu. In that year grain am ! hay were imported from England Other serious dr aights were 103 days In succession without raiu in 17-19 ninety-two days in succession in 1730 eighty-two days in 1791 , eighty-one days in 10SS and eighty days in 1773 In more recent years there were forty- two days wUhut raiu in 1371 , twenty six daj-s in 1S75 and the same in 1S7G airl twenty-four days in IfcuJ. In thes < latier years tlie lowest and highest Chicago' cash prices were in 1850 FL75 ; 1871 , JlOit ) and § 1.32 ; 1875 , 83 and $130 . and 1870 , ' eighty-three am DOCTORIiNG A PYTHON. The Bis Snake Objected , but "Woul ( * Not Bite K.s Surgeon. Those who happened to be passim a weJ-knowu bird Store the other daj might have witii.s ed the uausua sight of a surgical i perution perl'ormec on a large python , a huge- snake fron the West Coast of Afri.-n. Mr. Snake so the dealer states , had run couutei of a detached wireon the side of hi ! cage and cut a dc-ep ga.h iu his fore bead. This the dealer set about doc toring , administering a large applica tlon of Balm of Peru , an old used a great deal by army and surgeons and an.mal deaicis for heal ing purposes. The python was not however , in a humor for being open uted upon and tried to dodge and craw uway from the proprietor , who finaUj caught him , aud then the trouble be gau. The muscular anJ constrictivt powers of these mk > s is surprising and the dea.er had to call several oth ers to his assistance bet ore he couU hold the serpent I'a t. Not once dur ing the time the- dealer was curtiuj .uway the loose patches of skin aril liesh fiom about the wound and put t.ng on the balm did he offer to bita although he tncd hard lo get his coiL around those who were "a-doctoriu' u' liiin. " Since the application of balu the wound has healed , and he is iiov a better snake. A pet animal and bhd store is oftei the scene of peculiar accidents. Thi- same dealer , in addiaon to his bin and animal business , conducts a board ing house for birds of all sorts. When ever a lady outers with a parrot , ca nary , mocking bird or cardinal , whicl she does not care to take along to th summer resort , she is certain to ask "Now , Mr. Q. , please don't put m ; birdie in cage Xo. 13 ; something wil be sure to happen to him if you do.1 The denier had no faith in the No. U superstition , but to humor his , pairoru always consented , so that for sorn. time past cage No. 13 has remaiuei empty. Several days ago , however , the cage became somewhat congested , aud t make room he placed one of his owi canary birds iu the unlucky cage.rlh bird appeared to be in good health a flic time , but he died before morning since which event the dealer has beei less s-kepticul about No. 12 An KarJy IDn-jlish Habit. Hengist and iiorsa had just hindei at the mouth of the Thames. "Do you expect to deliverBritaii .from the Scots ? " inquired an inter -viewer. "No , " replied the brother's ; "we canii liover 'ere to drop our bloomiii' Mi's , -doncherknow. " Appalled by hearing the cockney dia lect for the first time , the canny Scob fled back to their golf links , making ; battle unnecessary- New York Tri T3une. After all , happiness Isn't a questioi x > riches , pie , a good complexion , o lava and. nower. but ccontentment. . KILLTHOUSANDS REPORT OF THE MASSACRE NOTCONFRMIED. TURKS DESTROY TOWN OVERWHELM ANDSACK KASTORIA NEAR MONASTIR. OFFICERS ARE RECALLED Slaughter 'of Such Xninhcr tit Present Critical Stage Most S-TIOUS 31ol > - ilizing ; of Ilul ariuii Army Demanded. Sofia , BulR ria , Sept. 18 The for eign i-llice here has received reliab e inform ition that the Turks have < .e- stroyed tbe town of K.istoiia , thirty- six miles south'of Monastir , and have massai red the population. The report or a massacre at Kast- oria comes from sources admitting or' little doubt , tbouuh the details are lackintr. It was received with ttie gravest concern by tbe officials nure. Tbe population of Kastoria numbers about 10,000 persons and the massacre of such a number in one p.ace , il tbe report be true , exceeds anything which has yet occured in Macedonia. At the present critical moment , when popular feeling is intense - tense , the effect of the report of such stupendous slaughter may be most serious. The press is assuming a bellicose tone. Tbe Uuevnik t-miyht com plains that the government's paitial in j'liliz-uion ' of three divisions is ut terly hud quate , and urges the im mediate mobilization of tbe whole Uuig.irian army , pointing out tuat tbe experi nee of other . atious , -ranee , the United States , and Aus- t ia. has proved that ic is always u c b.-aty t-i display strength when de-ili. . g with 'lurkey. Tne paper advises I he government to act now 'ai a favorable moment , wlnn the people of U rope are e i- dencing encouragement to Uu gaiia " The government whilesteanily pro ceeding with tbe ( .artuil inotiliz.-s- tion plans is endeavoring to avoid u i u-cessarily exciting the people and consequently has r solved not to mob ilize any part of the Sofia garrison The war office has re.caile.i the btrl- garian otlicers who were studying in the military she ils of Russia , France , Austria and Italy. The German representative here has addressed a note to tbe Bulgarian gjverument , in accordance with the declaration ol lliissiaand Au-triasay ing tM.it Bulgari i cannot expect as sistance from any power in tne event of war with Turkey and that Austru- Jungariau re.'orm plan will be ap plied. Tbe Austrian representative , in in sisting on the necessity for Enigma remaining calm , declared that it tire principality was powerless Co pre/ent U5e p'-is ige of insurgent bards iuic Macedonia. Austria and Ru-sia wuulo tike note of her powerlessness an I charge Tuncey to exercise her rights rhfend her territory agiiust foreign incursions and maintain eider iu tbu interior. Dispatches from Uskub announce that since the calling out ot ihe 1'ur- k.sli re erves he situation in tbe vil- ay t his grown wo-se. The Austri.ui a id Russian cons . ! * are rep irteii ic hue asked their aujbaSdors ! at CMH- sriuitinople to demand ih.it the p rty disband the reserves or in liniain dis cipline among them. Since the ie- serves v\ere inusiered pilltginu and jmirders have been reported dai.y The consuls are pnvyerless. The Autunorrne publishes the nam s of thirtieo villages in the vi ajet ol M'inastir1winch were re em y de- stn.yerl by .the reg lar troops a1 d Basni-UazO'ik- a-S'i announces that tbe monastery < f tbe Hey of Holies , near Okhrirle , has been des - s royed. At the monastery Jurkisu soldiers killed an eutir'e f uni y , th Bulgarian pritst. his children a no his grandchildren , thirty-five pet- sons in all. Beirut , Sept. 17 Pusiness is sti I being suspended notwithstanding tne change in the. governorship , and it will take a lung time to restore cf > r- fidence. Rohberies and murders me the eider of the night if not of ti.c day , ard the feeling of inse urity ou the oart of both Europe n and na tive residents is very great. ' No Union Alen Need Apply. C-ilor.idO Springs , Colo. , wept. 18 The mine owners' assoc aliou el tte Ciipple Creek district announc s that it will not employ men belong ing to tbe western federal ion of rain ers in the future , it being its purpose to nou-unionize the camp if possinle Notices to the effect that miners be longing to the federation need not apply for emp'oyinent ' in the future are being printed and will be posted at the various mines' SHIPPING CREW DROWNED WIND OF CYCLONIC FURY RAGES DURING DAY. J Deleware BreaKsra er * " " eJLj Sent. 17. The Schooner HaSoft A. 21'arsn with a cargo of paving stones from Painters Point , Me. , for Philadelphia was dashed em the rucks of the Har- her of Refuge during the storm yesterday. Uapb. J. B. Mabaffey and four eif the crew were drowned. The storm which had been coming up Mie Atlantic coa t for several days struck the U laware capes early yes- 'erday ' morning with almost cvclonic force. The Htorm lasted from 3-a. m. nnliI 7 a. m In the old harbor , southwest of the maritime reporting station three schooners dragged their anchors and collided. The Sea Bird , a two-mast ed vessel , s.uik hut her crew was rescued. Tne other schooners were slightly damaged , The barges Elm wood , Gilberton and K.ilmia. laden with coal from Philad Iphia for eastern points sank in Delaware 13 iy westward of the Hiown Shoal. Their crews were re scued. Thertug Spartan which was buying the cc < al baiges Traverton , Hammond and an unknown barge , is reported to have sank. There ace no tiding of tbe Spartan's crew. Falls To Pavement. New York , Sept. 17. A huge bfrck of stone cr.ping fe'l from the upper part of the twenty-siory flat iron building , Twenty-third street , Broad way and Fifth ave ueearly yesterday. I he mass landed on the Fifth avenue side of the building with a crash. A large hole was torn in the pave ment and fragments of the stone flew in all directions. One of the pieces struck John Rup- pie , a bar tend-r , as he was passing along the avenue half a block away , and broke his leg. Another fragment hit a passing team of hoiscs and caused them to run away. A broadway - way car cotnf irtably tilled with pass engers was also dam iged by the sMower of sm ill stones. Half a dozen of the uimiows in the car were shat tered and several of the passengers were slightly injured. No cause for the looseninc of the stamp could be given. The flat iron , a c Mup.iratively ne skys.raoei of a p.-ctiliar hui'd and twenty-stories high , -tands in one of the busiest quarters of the city , and at any other h ur the laling stone undoubtedly would have caused several fatalities. .awyer Ogden Missing. cvv York , Sept. IT. The Worle } says : "Bei jamin Ogden , m tyor and le.jdinu lawyer of Keyport , N. J , l-as disappeared ; leaving debts of S100 000 and small assets. He had in his hands numerous lame trust estates f r settlement. Ogdeu was largelj interested in a cut ery factory in Kejport and sank thousands of dollars lars in it. Up to two weeks ajo he was a director in the Peep e's Nat } ' oinal bank. When he resigned there was a run on the the bank , which was wea'hered. 1 he bank holds over $11,000 of Ogden's paper.which , it is said is fully secured. Farmer Commits Suicide Mtnden , Nebr. Sept. 17. N els Swan.scd , a wealthy farmer living n .ar ICeert oninittP.d suicide fujv t-iday nuon by cutting the artery in his left wrist. He went to the giau- arv ' d th-'defdand when he WHS discovered by his wife he was bevo"d aid and died before the doctor reach ed him He has been drinking quite Leavdy the iasi t\\o months and was quit" mor 59 and despondent. I here were times when he was rnpnta'lv ' nn- balanced. The coioner , sheriff aid county attorney wenc to f escene 'ast ' , nit-'ht ard held an inquest , the jury fi ding that he came toeath by an aci of his own hand. He has o e of the best improved tarms i the co'iu- ty and leaves quite a- bib of money in the bank. Woman Murdered. Lebanon , Kans Sept. 17. Mrs. Wil iamsou was inurd * red and her twe.vu-jear-old daugliter and Lei aged rnther , Mrs. H. H. I'uyne , brutally beaten , Mrs. Willian.son's dead \ ody was found out Mde the h "use and her mother and daughter in bed unconscious. All had been horribly wounded with a cultivator t-ar. Mrs. illiams n was suing for cli0'ce from her husband , and aye yo in. m > iu of Lebanon v\no wished to ma r her. and whom she refused repeatedly is suspected of the mur der Heavy Fa'IofSnow Denver , G lo. , Sept. 17. Tlpports fn m the no-them part of the st' te are to the effect that a storm has prevailed there during the last twin- ty-four hours. In a number of places snow fell and the storm approached the proportions of a blizzard In the mountains it has been snowing f-r several da s. In the neighborhoo I of Uuena Vista a high wind pr vailed , i-ausing the snow to drift In many places it is reported to be ten feet deep. 'IntFLAGlro'JLiED BRAV3O AMONG SOCIALISTS'lN PORTO RICO PUNISHED. GOVERNOR IS THREATENED ABUSE THE GOVERNMENT IN THEIR SPEECHES AT SAN JUAN SIX MONTHS IN PRISON ivf , Tu < 1ge .Equal to the the Occasion and Sends Tlu m to Prison for Six Months Loya I Pleased. San Juan , Porto Rico , Sopt. ! G Eduarclo Conde and LeoriklasFuillot , .two socialists , who spoke in a recent meeting of the American federation of laborwere put on trial yesterday for insulting the American flag and thri'atmhig tlie lite of Guv. Huno. Their speeches teemed with a1 use of the government. One of the prison ers was accused of advising the WOCK-- men , upon the return of Governor Hunt on October 1 from the United States , to parade , carrying black flags and to make demands upon the government. If these demands were refused , tbe speaker added , the alter native of kil ing Governor ITiut re mained. The other orator was said to have declared that tbe American flag was a rag fit only to cover rascals and criminals. Tbe accused vehem ently denied tbe charges. They were tried before Justice Kopel , convicted of anarchistic conduct , and sentenc ed to six mouths in prison. Justice Kopel says the Hag is high er than tbe law and anarchists need never expect any mercy in bis < ouit. Tbe case has established a precedent iu a Porto Rican official warning that attacks on the flag and govern ment must stop. The Americans and loyal Porto Ricms are jubilant , wbile the socialists are angry at the decision. Tbe convint'-d men wili appeal from the judgment ; , claiming that Justice Kopel had nn junscl'c- ' lion. as there is no law covering > .ije offense. Tbe interest in tbe cas is inteuse. Shoots Saloonkeeper Dead. Sheridan , Wyo. Sept. 1(5 ( Henry Shroder , a sa'oonkeeper ' at D.iyton , a town west of here , was shot and kil led , and Edward Sims , his bar tend er , seriously injured ty Jack Hanley as the result of'a dispute concerning1 mcney lost at cards. At tbe point of a gun Hanley compelled the employes of a livery stable to saddle a h'-rse for him. and he rode away A p sse of citizens over took Hanley , who re- lused to surrender. Hanley was cap tured after bis horse had been shut from under him and his leg broken by bullets tired by tbe pusse. He was brought to this city aud placed ; n jail. Fatal Duel Over a Woman. Chicago Sept. 1(5. ( A dispatch to the Record-H. raid from Abiia Springs la , snys : Frank A.llisonand Marshall McGhee two younjf men at St. Tainany parish , fought a duel to d-'alh at the Tulis- book camp ground , four miles from Abita Springs today. Both men were riva s for ttie h uivl of a young woman fiYui Alli.son challenged McGnee to a duel , PNtols at ten puces were n uned , and at the first shot both men fell dead , one with a bullet Hi rough his brain and the other a bulleu througn his heart. Tom KJIIJ ? Yung a Suicide. San Francisco , Sept1. 1C Toiu K > nv ! Yung , a higher official in court iclt-s at Peking , military fittiche of je Chines1 le.-ation at Wash ng on and secretary to Jung Bow He , tbe acting consul general at San Fran cisco , has committed suicide by aspv bxiation at the Chiuese consu'ate. Yung was arrested on a charge of misdemeanor on Friday morning last ann Ihis disgrace led him to take his life. He left a letter fur the acting Consul to this etfect Stolen Cattle Recoveied Wood River , Neb. , Sept. 16 The twenty one cattle stolen rom W. H. Farber's pasture near the Platte river Tuesday night wore found on tbe Jacob Sherer farm , three miles nortnof ton , yesterday. The thieves had headed for the bluffs and aban doned the cattle near daybreak. Muddv roads caused the delay , There is no clue. Tried-to Kill a Family. Washington. Jnd. , Sept 1C. Mrs Belle Fountain ytsterday pkaded guilty ? o assault with intent to kill. She had confes eel ti chloio'brming the Harnish family near Dora last week and was sentenced t ) from three to fourteen years in the Ii-dianapolis re- formatorywhithershe will be taken tomorrow. Miss Lola BLarnish , of whom the prisoner was jealous , on account of the attentions of Albert Turner , will recover. . Nebraska A land boom is in progress at Cam bridge. * * * Henry Brush of Gretna who was Injured in a runaway will recover , * * * While scbuffling with a friend at Beemer William Drusker made a mis step and broke one of his legs. * * * Charles B. Carpenter has been ippointed regu'ar route carrier at Wayne , with .bred Benchoff as subs - s itute. * * * Secretary Boyce of the state bankIng - Ing board has issued a call for bank Jtatements at the close of business Septernoer 5. * * * Tl e Rev. B. W. Smith and congre gation of the Methodist church at Auburn are preparing to build a new B10.000 church edifice. * * * Fred Benson , a twelve-year-old boy , sustained a broken arm and d.sloca- cion of shoulder by being thrown from i hois"e at Litchfield. * * * It has been decided to postpone the work of erecting the new physics and administration buildings on the uni versity campus until spring. * * * A Union Pacific freight train was derailed at St. Paul. A defective track is supposed to have been the cause. No one was injured. * * * Many shocks of oats are reported growing and threshing has again been delayed at Papillion on account of the rain. Corn is looking well. * * * The meat market of Reynolds & Ericksun was destroyed by tire at Hastings. The Jos is estimated at 8t,500 , with * 8no insurance. * * * The residence of Mr. and Mrs D.L. Haiues , two old residentes of Frant- lin was entirely destroyed by fire. There was no insurance. * * * Congressman Burkett will make a tour of Ohio during October for the republican nominees. Senator Hanna and Chairman Dick invited him * * * The residence of Morris Norris , thrt- m les sou h of Stella , was burned to the ground. The family escaped from the burning building with dif ficulty. * ft Mabel Rhodes of Elkliotn in stoopIng - Ing todiivea cat l > om a baby on the floor ran a crochet needle into her side. It was removed after some difficulty. difficulty.X X * * Mr. Mosher of the Mo3he < Li ? ery company of South Omaha went to Papillion to try to locate a rig which was hired by Mrs. V7. H. Eeeci , who formerly lived at Papiliion. * * * Charles Shennings , a faimer near Litch field , was accidently shot in the head by a boy. The shot entered the left eye and was imbeded In the skull , lie will re cover. * * * The store building of JJmes G. Stokes at McL'ouk was struck by lightening and- the building and contents practically destroyed The damage is $2,0.0 with Si 300 in- surauce * * * \ The county ooard or supervisors at L op Cky resolv ° d to em- p'oy counse' a si.sD in the prosecu- cution of Carl Deusterhof , accused oi murdering his v\ife. H. M. Mathew of Loop Oity 'vas recommended as counse ; . * * * The Rev. R .7. Dierks , who has been pastor of the German Methodist church at Osciola. has been assign d by the conference to the pastorate ol the Fiist German -Methodist church at Kansas City , Mo. cAt * * At the home of his daughter , Mrs. Thumas Crad vick , at Blair , John Romans , an o.d pioneer of this countj died from paralysis. eU arue tc this county thii ty-four years ago and has resided here eve since. His wife died five years ago. Sij childien survivehim. * * * * In a runaway at Wahoo Carl Arid erson. the 14 year-old son of Post master Anderson was knocked in sensible and Mrs. Claude Smith sus tained a brokeu leg an 1 other lnjuritt They were thrown fncm the buggy , * * * Mrs. in. Ur. A. Chapn.an died . . her home in Hastings. Decease had been a resident of Hastings foi twenty years. Her husband diec several yeais ago. Joseph E. Wiles aL Miss Marie spangler were married at th- home of the brides parents four mPe s uth of Plattsmoutb. Mr. and Mr Wi es will lake an extended tri4 through the west. HOPE TO SAVE WOAIEI HAMPERED BY PRESENCE IN BAT TLE WITH TURKS. GUERILLA WARFARE ADOPTED. Sofia , Bulgaria. Sept. 15. Warne * by previous disastrous experiences ttu revolutionary leaders have decided to adopt only guerilla tactics in easten Macedonia. The policy of occupying towns and villages has "proved a mistake , as it has usually resulted in Turkey reoccupying pying the villages , destroying every , thing and killing the inhabitants , the insurgents being hampered in theii operations by the women and child ren. ren.A A guerilla warfarea's expected to ex haust the Turks much sooner , whili the unhampered hands can move morf easily and more rapidly. It is hoped that the new tactics wil. . result in Lha women and children being spared un necessary dangers. The insurgents now have r early tw < th > usand men armed with rifles in eastern Macedoni a and thousands oi peas -nts are ready to join their forcei when a general rising has been pro- ulaimed. Ihis step is being delayed unt.l the supply of rifles , cartridyei and dynamite is rece ved. New bands , aggregating 1,60C mt a , are reported to be on their way to the 'rontier. IheTurksh forces now ia eastern Macedonia are esiimated at 17TOO. The bauds are experiencing jreat difficulty in obtaining arms. It is believed that not a single rifle can be found in Sofia.outside. the garrison. The Bulgarian government is re ported to have protes'ed against Austria's action in intercepting the 10.000,000 cartridges ordered in Hun jary for which Bulgarian money has been paid to the contractor. A panic prevails in the town ol Ve os. The sold.ers permit no one o leave Velos and the peasants in the surrounding villages have all been killed and their villages destroyed. Corr plaints made by the civil and military authorities have been without ivail. Nearly all advices'given out here fc 11 of very severe los es by Turkish ; forces and very few of the revolu > tionaries killed or wounded. Murderer put to Death Auburn , N. Y. , Sept. 15 Clarence Ennoi of Buflilo. was nut to dea" n pesterday in the electric chair for the murder of Archibald Benedict , a keeper in Auburn prison. Egnor was a convict and had more than once been punished by Benedict for disobedience On January 9 , 1901 , Benedict reprimanded Egnoi fur talk ing to another convicD. Expecting punishment Egnor armed himself with an iron bar and laid in wait ior the keeps r. When Benedict passed aim , Ennor sprang fiom behind and 3ealt him a crushing blow on tbei head , fracturing his skuil. The vic3 tim sank to his kneas , when Egnor ; 'spied the butt of his revolver pro truding from uis nip pncket , which lie seized and shot Benedict in the dead. Death was instantaneous. E-znor then surrendered. Egnor. served in the war with Spain unuec nether name. Crook Kills Officer. Seattle. Wash. , Sept. 15. Patrol man Schanernan of the local police force , was s' ot and killed at mid- eight by Wi liarn S. Thomas , one of jhree men who held up the Villiard , jar Saturday night. Thomas and a jompaninn dad been rec"guized by 5'rhaneman on his heat as answering she description of the hiyhv\aymeni ind he called on ihem to halt. They ? louk to fli ht , and Thi mas dodging ! nto a doorway , escaned the siuht oG the policeman. As Snaneman piss-di pursuing the other man , Thomas Bred , tlie bullet lodging in the p-'lice- man's head. Other : otlic rs ai traded by the shots has eued up and Thomas was brought down with a bullet in ! bis ba < K by Detective Phi I brick. ' Schanemarn never regained consciousness - : ness and died in a few minutes. Thomas dues neb appear serioualv ; aurt. Firemen Organize A Union. Pittsburg , Sept. 15 , It is learned here that the Pittsourg firemen have secre ly organized a union and will receive a charter from the Arner- h-an federation of labor this week. The organization starts with 550 members and the intention is to fol low with the unionizing of th * Alleg heny fire department on Saturday , next. When these t.vo cities are through ly organized an international as ocia. tinn will be funned by the f derat ion with the object in view of sacur- ing better pa- , with shorter li-iurs for the fire fighters and a release from all political coercion. Open Switch causes Wreck. Chicago , 111 Sept. IFour pri sons were injured , one Henry Wase- fieid , Chicago baggagmen , probably fatally and many passer gers badly shaken up in a collision on the Chicago cage and Northwestern railroad at Desplanes An open switch Is said to have caused the acrident , the passenger train westbound ciashng into the rear of a freight on a siding.