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Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1897-09-17
THE EMPoRlA WRECK.
Further Details of the Accident in
Kansas.

Further Details of the Accident in
Emporia, Kan, Sept. 13.-Twelve
known dead, one missing (probably
incinerated) and IA injured, two OF
whom will likely die, is the record OF
the terrible head-end collision on the
Santa Fe. as known tonight. 1t is not
positively known that the list given is
omplete, and it is believed that several
were burned to death and nothing left
by which they could be recognized.
The bodies of IL have been taken from
the debris, three burned beyond recog-
milton.
Nothing could be found of the re-
mains of the Wells-Fargo messenger.
J. F. Sauer. A handful of charred
bones taken from the wreck, however,
are supposed to be his. Near them
was found his watch.
Human ghouls delved in the burning
wreckage and plundered the baggage
and mail sacks which strewed the
ground. One man tried to snatch
diamond from the breast of an Emporia
doctor who, weak and nervous, was
creeping slowly out of the debris. He
had strength enough left to hit the
brute blow in the face, which made
him turn with curse and sneak away.
Mail sacks were dragged into the corn
field and r1fied.
The report of the Kansas City post
Office is that practically all of the mai
on both the wrecked Santa Fe trains
was destroyed. One pouch, however,
for Southern California, on the west
bound train, is said to have been saved.
This train carried large mail from
New York city to California. Colorado,
New Mexico and Arizona. No official
report has been received here.
Trains over the Santa Fe will be run
by way of Ottawa for few days. The
cost of the wreck to the railway is esti-
mated at 800, 900.
AS the passengers and trainmen re-
covered from the shock of the explosion,
they looked for the injured and dead.
Far down in the heaps of debris sound
ed wailing voices of men pleading for
aid. While the rescuers were working
to get at the unfortunates, fire broke out
in the wreckage of the forward coaches,
and cry for water went up. Water
tanks were torn from their fastenings
in the coaches that could be entered,
and blood -besmeared men carried them
over broken timbers to quench the fast
spreading flames. The dead and
mangled bodies of four victims were
dragged to the grass beside the track.
After herculean efforts, the flames were
finally subdued, and the work of rescue
made more easy.
Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1897-09-17
SERIOUS TRAIN WRECK
Caused by the Disobedience
of Orders.
FORTY PEOPLE LOSE THEIR LIVES
Passenger Collided With a Stock Train
Near Denver Damaging Both
Greatly-Emporia Wreck.

Denver, Sept. IA special to the
News from New Castle, Colo, says:
Rio Grande passenger train No. l, run
ming one hour late, collided with Col
orado Midland stock extra, 1 % miles
west New Castle. Both engines are
. total wreck.
There are in all probability 40
human beings in the burning mass.
Shortly after the collision occurred
the baggage, day coach and tourist
sleeper caught fire, while one Pullman
and special car from the Hannibal &
St. Joseph railroad remained on the
track.
The fault is said to lie with the train
crew of the extra.
Details of the wreck are hard to OBJ
tain. 1t is known that A. Hartman
and wife and two children, of Harshon,
ILL.,, are amoLg the dead; Engineer
Gordon, of the passenger train; R. H.
Bedley, postal clerk, and Robert How
lett, passenger fireman, are fatally in
jured. Engineer Ostrander and Fire.
man Sutliff, are missing, and are be-
lieved to be buried in the wreck.
So thoroughly are the trains demol-
ished that but few of those caught es-
capped alive, those not killed by the
shock of the collision being burned to
death in the ruins of the cars.
A Rio Grande special, just arrived
from Glenwood, brings doctors and
comforts for the wounded.
The wreck occurred on what is called
the Rio Junction road. This runs from
New Castle to Grand junction. 1t be-
longs jointly to the Denver & Rio
Grande and the Colorado Midland, be-
ing used by both roads.
Two cars of stock were completely
demolished. and the right of way is
strewn with dead stock and debris.
Conductor Burbank's explanation of
the wreck is that in looking at the
passengers leaving time on the card he
looked at the wrong column of figures.
Two Italians caught in the act of rob-
bing trunks have been placed under
arrest.
The latest information from the
wreck makes it almost certain that 25
persons are dead, and dozen badly in.
jured, fully half of whom will die.
Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1897-09-17
THE STRIKE SETTLED.
Miners Accept the Proposition of Pitts
burg Operators.


Columbus, o., Sept. 1.-THE great
miners strike, which was declared on
July 4, was brought to an end this
evening, so far, at least, as Western
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and West
Virginia are concerned, by the action
of the convention of miners which has
been in session since Wednesday. After
day of voting and wrangling, the con-
vention voted to accept the proposition
of the Pittsburg operators. The vote
was 495 for and 317 against accepting
the terms of settlement. and IL votes
were not cast. The delegates from IL
linois, who had $50 votes, were unani-
mousiy against the settlement; Indiana
and West Virginia voted solidly to ac-
cept the proposition, but there were
scattering votes among Ohio and Penn
sylvania against it. The resolution is
as follows:
Resolved, That we, the miners of
Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, In
diana and Illinois. in con1 ention assem-
bled, do hereby agree to accept the
proposition recommended by our ma
tional executive council, viz 65 cents
in Pittsburg district and all places in
the above-named states where relative
price can be obtained, to resume work
and contribute literally to the miners
who will not receive the advance, over
which the fight must be continued to
bitter end.
Resolved, That the national officers
of the executive board and district
presidents act as an advisory board for
the purpose of providing ways and
means for the carrying on of the strike
where necessary; provided, however,
that no district resume work for 10
days, for the purpose of giving miners
in other districts time to confer with
the operators and get the price, if pos
sible. -
The Illinois men will be called in
convention at Springfield, September 10,
to determine what shall be done in
that state.
A resolution was adopted denouncing
the action of the deputies in firing into
the striking miners at Hazelton.
Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1897-09-17
President Diaz, Message.

Mexico, Sept. 14.-It is not believed
that the president will in his message
announce any radical change in the pub
lie policy. The manufacturing and
agricultural interests are unanimously
in favor of the silver standard.
Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1897-09-17
Ouarantine Declared.

Nashville, Sept. 14.-Today, the
state board of health issued quarantine
orders against all points along the gulf
coast, extending from Mobile to New
Orleans. This was done as measure
of extra caution, because of the receipt
of unfavorable reports from the gulf
coast.
Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1897-09-17

Memphis, Sept. 14.-The board of
health of this city today issued proc
lamation enforcing strict quarantine
against New Orleans, Ocean Springs,
GOA Of
Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1897-09-17
The Guatema1a Reyolution.

Berlin, Sept. 14.-Dispatches from
Guatemala say revolution has broken
out against President Barrios in the
western part OF the republic.
Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1897-09-17
LIVES CRUSHED OUT.
Six Victims of a Train-W Wreck in tn
Indian Territory.

Six Victims of Train-wreck in the
Indian Territory.
Memphis, Sept. IA special to the
Commercial-Appeal from Hanburn,
Ark, says: A most disastrous freight
wreck occurred on the Iron Mountain
railroad, at Hanson, /. T., small sta
,tion 90 miles west of Van BureD, at 2
O'Clock today, resulting in the death of
seven men and the serious injury of
six others, two of whom will die. The
dead are: Will Frame, Charles Frame,
Douglass Anderson, John johnson, Bose
Henderson, Frank Hamilton and H. A.
Walton
Of the wounded two suffered inter-
nal injuries. All of the dead and
wounded were sent to Wan, with the
exception of Walton's body, it being
brought to this place, where he has rel
atives living. None of the trainmen
were hurt.
While the train was running at
speed of 20 miles an hour, the forward
trucks of one of the cars near the en-
gine broke, wrecking 15 cars with wal
nuts and baled hay. With the excep-
tion of two cars in front and three in
the rear, including the caboose, every
car of the 20 in the train was ditched.
The middle of the train was car load
ed with heavy machinery, and it was
in this car that Is men were stealing
ride. The occupants of the wrecked car
were party of men and boys living in
Wan, who were coming to Van Buren
TO find elnnlOyment in the cotton fields
When the machinery car left the rails,
it fell on it's side. nearly all of the men
being caught by the heavy beams.
Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1897-09-17
Explorer Wel1man Returns.

New York, Sept. 9.-Walter Well
man, the journalist and Arctic explorer,
was one of the passengers on the New
York, which arrived today. He has
been to Norway and Russia to consult
with DIR. Nansen to arrange for a
steamer and large number of dogs.
He said efforts would be made to reach
the north pole until the feat was ac-
complished.
Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1897-09-17
STOLE HER HUSBAND.
So Declares Mrs. John C. Van Setback,
of New York.

So Declares Mrs. John C. Van Setback,
of New York.
New York, Sept. 13.-The World
says: Mrs. John C. Van Setback has
begun suit for sos, 900 damages against
her father-in-law, Peter Van Setback,
head of the family and senior partner
in the great drug firm of Van Setback
& Sons, for alternating her husbands
affections. The plaintiff is daugh-
ter of Henry Palmer. and niece of
Potter Palmer.
Her specific charge against her
father-in-law is that in 1897, while
plaintiffs husband was Ii, g with
her and supporting her in Brooklyn,
the defendant enticed the husband
away from the plaintiff and their home
and induced him to go to Chicago,
where he has since "by undue influence
kept him."
Mrs. Van Setback, then Florence
Palmer, and John Van Setback were
wintering visitors in Florida together
in 1888, and in March of that year
they We're married. The wife is strik
ingly handsome woman of 26 years of
age. She was educated in Paris and
Berlin, and before her marriage was
social fayorite in Chicago.
Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1897-09-17

Kansas City, Sept. IA special to
the Times from Hanburn, Ark, says:
Many sad scenes were enacted at Han
son. One of the dead, whose name is
unknown, was found with his head
mashed to pulp between two heavy
logs, his brains oozing out. Others
were crushed and mangled in horrible
manner. Two of the dead were brothers,
Will and Charles Frame. Will was
found on one side of the track and
Charles on the other, both crushed al
most out of all semblance of human
beings.
The scenes at Wan, when the dead
bodies of those who had resided there
arrived, We're affecting in the extreme.
The parents and other kin of the de-
ceased were at the depot when the train
came in. 1t will probably be several
days before the wreck Will be cleared
away and the full extent of the dis
aster revealed. Three men are still
missing. accroding to statements of
some of those who, escaped. A large
force of men is at the spot, clearing
away the wreckage.
Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1897-09-17

A merchant in Copenhagen was fined
10 crowns for having used the American
flag az an advertising medium.
Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1897-09-17

The new Yerkes telescope brings the
moon within about 900 miles.
Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1897-09-17

Public story tellers still earn good
livelihood in Japan. In Toxic six hum
dred of them ply their trade, provided
with small table, fan and paper
wrapper to illustrate and emphasize
the points of their tales.
Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1897-09-17
An Aeronaut,s FALL

Chillicothe, Mo-, Sept. 13.-Profes-
sor Bozart, the aeronaut, who made the
balloon ascension at the fair grounds
yesterday, was injured by the failure of
his parachute to open readily when he
made his descent. He was about 800
feet in the air when he cut loose, and
before the parachute opened he was less
than so feet from the ground. His in
juries are probably fatal.
Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1897-09-17

Russians make pleasant drink from
sap of the walnut.
Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1897-09-17

Parchment used on the best banjoes
is made from wolf-skin-
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-28

The rations for the troops in Paris now
became sm aller from day TO day. while
the sufferlngs OF the poorer inhabitants
increased In proportion. Still nobody in
Paris dared TO speak of capitula ton, and
the Government issued the most unheard
OF proclamations. telling the inhabitants
of victories of the French provincial
| armies that had never occurred, so that
the Parlslans expected from day to day
that the siege would be raised, while in
reality the necessity of surrender be-
came more and more evident
When at last several of the forts had
been taken by the Germans and when
siege-guus had arrived from Germany and
commenced to lombard Paris the Govern.
ment had the effrontery to proclaim to the
inhabitants that the Prussian King was
now satisfied that he could not hold his
position before Paris another week. and
had, therefore, determined to throw a few
shells into the city before retreating to ths
other side of the Rhine. Most of the
people were credulous enough to believe
this ridiculous statement, and, in fact
throughout the siege every false report of
French victories was accepted as true,
while reports of French defeats were con-
sidered base lies.
We are now approaching the most mo-
mentous time in the history of Germany.
namely, the re- esta blishment of the en-
pre. Germany, which had always been
powerful. and respected when united. had
Jor centuries been divided in large num-
ber of independent Kingdoms and princi-
paIities. whose rulers were frequently in
discord with the rulers of the neighbor-
ing countries, and often even went so far
as 10 take sides with foreign invaders
against their own countrymen.
The events of the Prusso-Austrian war
of 1866, and still more so of the war we
are des scribing, had opened the eyes of the
German people and princes to the neces-
sity OF re- establishing the German unity.
King William of Prussia was considered
by all the most fitting person to wear the
glorious crown of the German empire,
which was offered 10 him by a unani-
nous vote of all the princes amidst the
Joyous acclamation OF the entire German
people.
1t so happened that the act OF the proc
lamation took place in the palace of the
Great Louis at Versailles, so closely con-
nected with some of the most glorious
events in the history of France, the coun-
try which had so often and wantonly de-
clared war against Germany. But of this
we shall speak in our article in next Sum
DAYS CALL and at the same time conclude
our condensed story of the most import.
ant events of the great historical episode
which led 10 the results so much desired
by ali true Germans.
WILLIAM LopTMAN.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-28

looking across the beautiful bay of Mon
terey.
And to think of it; the incense bowl,
probably Father Serras, graces the what
not OF u neighboring rancher's fest room.
while the candeabra have gone to swell
the collection OF an omnivorous Boston
tourist" And Mrs. Angus features and
voice expressed disgust commensurate
with the enormity OF the outrage.
"But you can realize what there is to do
in the future. With Ell Carmelo we shall
make but beginning. Wherever the
restorer is needed there we want to be.
Il am coming to San Francisco soon
as soon as we have our initial association
here-and | want to talk to the people
and tell them our plans, for necessarily it
is from there that our association must
draw its great strength.
I'VE must make 1t a success and | feel
that it is going to be So" This in tone
OF enthusiasm. Il may be oversangune-
they tell NE | am but results Will sh ow
for themselves, so we must not wait and
see but work and see what will come OF
our effort NJ. d. r.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-28
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Have you heard about it? Ii you
haven't you soon Will. If you're patr1-
o C Californian you'll soon be asked to
Join an association which wants large
snare of your hearts and just as much of
your money as you want to give, not a
Tenny more.
II you happen 20 be warm-hearted
native son, an enthusiastic native daugh-
ter, an historian. dIligent or dilettant. l
am sure the Central California Land
marks Association-they have one down
uth, you know-wiIl have an ardent
-0-DOrter in you.
o Mrs. Francesca Sunol Angus have
-coa assigned the duties OF secretary OF
the association projected for San Jose.
No easy task to be sure, but one for
which she is fully equipped.
Mrs. Angus IS daughter OF the we'll
known Sunol family, whose broad acres
in the Santa Clara Valley were for many
years the place OF hospitality for strangers
and friends.
You probably have read some of her
printed sketches and admired them, for
Mrs. Angus has a style ali her own and is
mistress of English diction despite long
Ine of well born Spanish ancestry.
Personally she IS very charming, with
high-bred type OF face that is seldom
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-28

In our last article in The SUNDAY CALL,
We have narrated how the German forces
had successfu Is finished the investment
OF the great French capital. and how the
French committee of national defense had
created three large new armies which were
marching 10 relieve the Parisians. After
the capItuIalon OF Me;z the Fourth Ger
man Army, under command OF General Won
N6nteuffe., and later of General Won
Goeben, had been ordered TO operate
against the French army of the north,
under Faldherbe. This latter general was
rot able to cope successfully 7titb his raw
troops agains the German veterans, and
in course o. time his army was com pletely
annlhilated. The war IN the northern
provinces of France furnished many
exciting events and though unfortunate
to FaId herbe's army, was nevertheless of
great importance to the French cause, as
II prevented a large German force from
Participating n the more important
events farther south.
Toward the end of November. Gambetta
receive news from Paris that Ducrot
with 10000, would attempt 10 force his
way through the German lines, and that
The Loire army was expected to attack the
should have no trouble 10 make con.
nection with the outside forces. General
Ducrot actually succeeded in breaking
through the thin German lines, and was
almost for two days outside OF Paris, on
D cember 1 and 2. but was driven back
with great loss as soon IS the Germans at
V.lliers and Champigny received support
from other detachments Of the investing
army. All this of course, Gambetta
could not know, and he ordered d Aurelles
to attack the Germans at once This
order led 0 the second battle of Orleans,
in which the French outnum Dered the
Germans more than two 10 one. The
French generals had foreseen that they
would only be able to achieve success if
they awaited the attack OF the enemy in
their fortified po i!ions, and had notified
Gam bcIta that they would 90 Sc. But the
dictator met all their opposition with the
words: Paris has hunger, and will starve
it YOU don't 20 ahead" and insisted tnat
his orders be com Piled with a once The
result was a tre emendous defeat Tor the
t-ench D cmber 3 and 4. and
Orleans fell once pore and for good
Ilto the hands of the Germans. The
great army OF the Loire. on which
the French people had built all
their hopes, was drIven apart in three
different directions, and remained for
long time unable to undertake concerted
5ction. The loss of the Germans in the
two days butle was comparatively small
126 off GERS ana 1928 men. The French lost
400 Killed and wounded, and 10000 pris-
oners.
Il is now necessary to return to Paris.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-28

seen in the flesh, but often in the Spanish
masters-a true Arragonese, 81 usted
gusta, senior.
"Vieja California" is evidently theme
very dear to her, Tor with genuine en-
thusasm she outlines the plans of the
association as far as formulated.
"Snce l was a child, said Mrs. Angus,
Il felt that l should do everything in my
power to helm people better to appreciate
those old padres and the work they did.
"SuperficiaIly thinking we are not apt
to link the love of those old missions
with patriotism, but it has always vividly
impressed me that, while Washington
was raising the stars and stripes in the
East they were carrying the cross in the
West.
And the old Spanish families, we GER
tainly owe something to them; for, had
their allegiance not been willing, General
Fremont would have found it a much
more difficult task to plant the American
flag on California soil.
And about our project?
We'll, il has been under consideration
since last April. Mrs. Carrie Stevens
Walter, eiitor of the Santa Clara Maga-
zine. and l visited Monterey. OF course,
We went TO CarmeIo and, while standing
within the mission church, it seemed