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THROUGH BRIDGE ON ARIZONA & NEW MEXICO RAILWAY
THREE MEN KILLED-NINE OTHERS MORE
 OR LESS SERIOUSLY INJURED.

On last Thursday afternoon, at about 3:3O, occurred one of the most disastrous railway accidents ever re- corded in the history of Arizona. The scene of the accident was at bridge No. F, on the line of the Arizona & New Mexico narrow gauge, four miles south of Clifton. The bridge was be- ing repaired by gang of workmen employed by s. H. Buchanan, of Fl Paso, who has the contract for repair ing the entire road from Lordsburg to Clifton.
 Train No. 5, which is scheduled to leave Clifton at one o'clock p. m., was detained for some cause and did not leave until about 3:15, pulled by engine No. l, with John Schlottman engineer and s. H. McAfee fireman. Conductor Anderson laid over in Lordsburg that day and the train was taken out by Brakeman Abe Russell.
 The helper engine, with Tom Clark engineer and G. w. Bartlett fireman, was detained at Guthrie, so engineer Tommy Simpson, of the switch engine, was called on to assist in taking the train to the divide.
 The train was made up of twelve empty coke and coal cars, and pas enger coach on the rear. Engineer Simpson hooked on behind the last empty and just ahead of the coach. hA train was stopped for orders. After waiting a few moments, the fagman signaled for the train to pass over, and the engine moved slowly onto the bridge, which was constructed of huge wooden piers. Witnesses to the ap- palling accident say that when the front engine had reached about the point on the structure, tim bers were heard to break, the bridge was seen to swing out, the awful crash came and poor Schlottman, McAfee and Simmons were hurled in- to eternity and the engine and five cars were almost lost in the debris. Simpson, noticing that the bridge was giving away, reversed the lever and very materially assisted in keeping the seven empty cars and the coach from being pulled over.
 Chas. M. Shannon, who was a pass enger, says that when the air was dis connected there was merely a slight jerk, as if the train had suddenly come to a standstill. The coach had not reached the bridge. He heard a con- motion and looked out to ascertain the cause therefor: saw people run ming down the canyon and then he be-
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held the appalling spectacle, men were being carried off and laid down, limp, as if dead; others were grooming, and some were indulging in piteous appeals for help.
 Engineer Simpson and Conduc tor Russell lost no time in unlocking and backing the coach into town to herald the news. When the consequences of the disaster was made known there was hurrying to and fro, not only among the railroad people, but all classes. A wrecking outfit was loaded onto some cars within a very few minutes and about two hundred peo- pie, with Dr. Davidson, and doctor whose name we did not learn, repaired to the scene of the accident. The place was soon reached and every body rushed to the rescue.
 On the side of tho hill, near where the coach was stopped, four men, who had been working on the bridge, were found lying on quilts with broken limbs and bruised. Dr. Davidson gave them some medicine to ease them and then went below only to find Simmons dead, Schlottman dying and Brown with his scalp torn off. The others had been taken to the tents.
 The work of loading the dead and wounded on the cars was then begun. This only required short time, for there were many willing hands.
 All this time President Colquhoun was busily engaged, with a large corps of assistants, in making ar engagements to receive the unfortu- mates at Library Hall, as the capacity of the present hospital is wholly mad equate for the accommodation of so many patients in addition to those that were already there.
 When the dead and wounded were all placed in the hall, the room was cleared of the curious and the doctors and attendants went to work in earn est to relieve the sufferers and attend to the dead.
 JnO. B. Schlottman, the unfortunate sustained injuries that rem dered him unconscious instantly and from which he died within half an hour. He was scalded all over and 1 mashed. He came from Illinois, in | which state it is known that he has a brother. He possessed a genial dis position and was well thought of by all of his acquaintances.
 Richard McAfee, the fireman, was about 28 years old and a native of Eastland county, Texas. He was about four years ago and his
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Between the first and eleventh day of this month 6,OOO head of cattle were shipped from the Silver City stock yards to Colorado, Kansas and other northern states. It is predict ed that as many more will be shipped by June l.
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l had been railroading almost three years, and came to Clifton about four months ago from Santa Rita, Mexico. His father lives at DeLeon, Texas. He died at one o'clock, just nine hours and a half after the accident.
 John w. Simmons fell out of one of the empty cars and was killed instant ly by heavy timbers falling upon him. He was beating his way and it is thought that he was homeward bound and wanted to save all he could. He had $40 in his pocket; also knife with ''J. w. Simmons, Cedar Creek, Texas, '' on the handle. He had been working for the A. c. Go. about a month
 John Reitzer, bridge carpenter, had his shoulder dislocated and was ser iously injured on the leg. His home is at New Fountain, Texas, where his father, John Reitzer, resides.
 w. D. Beasley, bridge carpenter, escaped with some broken ribs.
 R. L. Frisby, bridge carpenter, had his shoulder and elbow dislocated, and cll III I1C 10 II OLn Mt. Sterling, Ky, and single. He is an Odd Fellow and a Knight, belong ing to Fidelity Lodge No. 50, K. of F., Mt. Sterling, Ky, and Elgin Lodge No. A, I. O. O. F., Elgin, Kas
 Chas. Beseler, bridge carpenter, of Del Rio, Texas, sustained fractured skull. His father, F. W; Beseler, lives at Del Rio.
 Alfred H. Ahrens, of Los Angeles. Cal, had leg broken. His fathers address is 1923 Wall St., Les Angeles. He went down in one of the empty cars.
 H. s. Hensley, of Barstow, Texas, had thigh broken. His father, J. $. Hensley, lives at Barstow.
 Dee McCree, of Lampasas, Texas, had back injured and bruised. His father lives at Lampasas, and he has a brother living at Roby, Texas.
 A young man giving his, name as John Brown, and claiming Coleman, Texas, as his home. was neatly and almost completely SCd1pCO IS says nC lC1l eighteen years ago and does not know if his father or mother. or any of his relatives, are alive.
 John Snyder, an old locomotive en- gineer, who was riding in the same car with Simmons, as his card had run out, also fell out of the car, but emerged from the wreck with only q few slight bruises and minus a watch chain and S4 in silver. He was mak- ing his way back to San Marcial to his family.
 The three dead men, Schlottman, McAfee and Simmons, were buried in the Masonic cemetery Saturday morn ing with appropriate ceremonies, Rev. Meeker conducting the funeral ser vices.
 The injured men have been receiv- ing the very best of attention from Drs. Davidson and Tales and their corps of nurses, and are getting along very nicely. It is now thought that they will all recover Some of them
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DETAILS OF The TROUBLE.
Sheriff Fires on Mob That Was
Attacking Wurkmrn.

Sheriff Fires on Mob That Was
Attacking Wurkmrn.
Shenandoah, Pa, Sept. 24,-A sher-
iii's posse fired on a crowd of riotous
men near here yesterday afternoon,
killing two persons and wounding sew.
Ell others.
Sheriff Ioole and Deputies O'Don-
nell and Brenneman were called to
Shenandoah yesterday to the
mobs that threatened nine workers
and colliery property. AT quitting
time the three sheriifs and a small
posse whom the sheriff had sum
Inoned on the ground went to the In
dian Ridge colliery of the Reading
company to escort the worltingmen to
1heir homes. The colliery is located
u short distance east of Shenandoah,
The workmen left for home shortly
after 4 o'clock. They walked IN the
middle Of East Center street aud
reached the Lehigh Valley railroad
station. Here had gathered a large
crowd of Poles, Slavs and Hungarians,
mci,, women and children, WHO lined
both sides of the street. Ashot run
OIL from a saloon. This was followed
by a shower of stones.
Many of the crowd had picked up
sticks and stones, and were acting in
u threatening manne Seeing this,
flie sheriff. who had previously eau
toned his men to keep cool and not
to use their firearms, commanded
them to fire. The order was obeyetl,
with terrible results. The crowd pur-
sued the sheriff and his posse to the
Ferguson house, where they took ref
uge. Sheriff Toole shortly afterward
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CAUSES SENSATION IN UTAH.
Democratic Acting Governor n,

Democratic Acting Governor APP
POINTS "a Senator.
Salt Lake City, Utah, Sept. 24.-
While Governor Wells and Mr.. Ham
mond, the secretary of state, were in
Idaho Wednesday, TO meet Governor
Roosevelt and escort him to this city,
Judge O. Nv. Powers of Salt Lake, II
democrat, was appointed United
States senator. The appointment was
made by Aqnila Nebeker, president of
s{Ie senate, who WAS acting governor,
according to the constitution. 1t was
signed a little while before midnight
Wednesday at which time the train
bearing Governor Wells was expected
to cross the linesinto Utah.
The last Legislature was democratic,
although the stat 2oficers are republi-
ems. There was a bitter fight for the
ssnatorship between w. A. McCune of
Salt Lake and Congressman w. II.
King. An adjournment was taken
without breaking the deadlock. The
seat has remained vacant.
The democrats discovered early
Wednesday night they had the acting
governor. ir;Nebeker consulted n
lawyer, and was told he had power to
make the appointment. He accord
ingly did SO. The state seal wa
locked up and could not be obtained,
buG Mr. Nebekerfs legal advisers main
tain his action was valid anyway.
The appointment was drawn care
fully in legal form, signed and wit
messed. IL formal acceptance will be
Rled witll4t the secretary of state.
State Senator Nebeker said that he
had not been officially notified that
Governor Wells was in Utah and until
so notified he would institute all the
reforms TINT ought to be5enforccd un-
der u democratic administration.
;Judrc Powers. when interviewed
and asked whether his appointment as
Euitcd States .scnltor by Acting Gov
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WOULD DIVIDE HIS FORCE.
Cnnncc Motif $ War Department. OF
Hts Intentions, IL

Chnncc Motif 8 War Department. OF
HIS Intentions.
Washington, Sept. 2f.-The war de-
partment has received the following
c%ablegram from General Chaffee:
.'Taku (no datel.-Peking, Sept. 10.
To avoid further crowding Pehing,
have had in mind II division of my
force between Picking, Yang Tsnn,
lien 'rsin, at the latter place leaving
II battalion only because the ground
at lien Tsin is low, damp aud insult
able. Other commanders no in~struc-
tons, but they assume -,
at least some of their troops remain
in Picking during winter. / state this
as indicating what is to be ascer-
tanned here, not knowing, of course,
the action being taken by the powers
and the United States. Only one regi-
ment OF Russian troops retired toward
Tien Tsin yet moved (haye troops of
other powers done SOP. Condition of
Chinese some better: gardeners en-
tering city freely, relieving the dis
tress prevailing some days ago. Slight
resumption in trade; other conditions
very fair, rendering situation quiet.
Expedition today, Wilson commands
ing to eSpel Boxers to the westward,
in order to free the country for the
coal supply mine, Picking. lleadquar-
tiers of one of the Sixth cavalry to
Yang Tsun to camp. Telegraph you
Both. The railroad is to be repaired.
Ii Hung Chang left Shanghai 14th.
Kelney reports Rockhill is expected at
Taku the 14th."
a portion of this dispatch is unin-
telligible to the department officials,
and they have asked the telegraph
company for a correction on it.
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conyeyed.$sgGHis felIow.passenger and
the confdant Of MacNielwns the ma
they were expecting. II they hadsrec-
ogliized him (~Clarence), would they
not warn the company of his proxinl-
!ity!?
He held his breath as the sound Of
voices came from the outer gate of
the courtyard. Mrs. Brant rose-but
at the same moment the gate swung
open and 8 mnn entered. 1t wal the
Missourian.
He turned with an o%ld-fashioncd
courtesy to the single woman stand
ing On the balcony. My fair CORE
spondent, I believe! I am Judge Bee
swinger. Your agent. MacNiel. passed
me through u guards at the gate,
but did not deem it advisable to
bring him into this assembly of gen
tlemen without your further consid-
Grafton. | trust | was right"
The quiet dignity, and self-posses-
sion, the quaint, old-fashioned colo
NAL precision of speech, modified by n
soft Nirginian i%ntonation, and, above
all, some singular individuality in the
man himself, produced Il profound
sensation, and seemed to suddenly
give this gathering an imprcSsiveness
it had lacked before.
For an instant Clarence forgot him
self and his personal wrongs in the
shock of indignation he felt Mt this
potent addition to the ranks of his
enemies. He saw his wife.s eyes
sparkle with pride over her acquisi-
ton. and noticed that Pinckney cast
a disturbed glance at the newcomer.
The stranger assembled the few steps
to the balcony and took Mrs. Brant's
hand with profound courtesy.
Introduce me to my colleagues
distinctly and separately. 1t behooves
Il man at such a moment to know to
whom he intrusts his life and honor,
and the life and honor of his cause.''
Continued next week.)
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SUFFERING AND RELIEFt
Three Letters from Mrs.sJohnsun
Showing that Lydia Z. plnk.E'
hanlsV Vegetable Compound
Cures the his ofWomen
Wrote for hrs. Plnkhan1is ADVICE
Noyember. 1907

-T1,,-.-.as
"Io.e Aovlce
~. $500 80
sufferer have much trouh,a .hrs 800 -
4he lower.part ~ NV hove. .na 80
writing to YOU for advice. Mensas ~
irregular and scanty. am troubled sgith
leucorrhna, and L ache Is thronab ~
back and down through nv lo;na 7
have spells Of hlonting vsry hsa,,,
sometimes will be yeryl large and5oths.
times very much reduced. p9Nfns cH.s
E. Johnson, Box ga, Rumeord Center'
Maine, Nov. 20. 1907.
,n.ou.n.,4
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Hc!,.ltss

Victor Smith in New York Press:
The British manufacturers makes
eighteen styles of mems %suspenders
and his American rival 15s, and there
never wa a pair made right. The am
gle in the back is too obtuse, allow
ing the straps to slip down over the
shoulders. 1t is strange that manu-
%facturers never have discovered this.
The first important invention for the
benefitsof the soul of man WAS the
button that fastens on without
thread. The second is this years un-
dershirt, with only Il hole to poke the
head through, and not n single but
ton iii sight. Why didn't we have
this garment 100 years ago? The
statement of the Haberdasher that
no ten men in 1000 cnn support their
trousers without suspcnders is rot.
Scarcely a Young man in the soutl,
and west wears suspenders, aud until
recently few used belts. 1t has been
the custom from time immemorinl to
wenr "hip-brceches," the waistband
frightened by a strap and buckle be-
hind. Nearly all Italians wear belts
even under their vests. Personally. /
think n belt and n vest are as vile
a combination as n silk hat and a sack
coat, n straw hat and u frock coat,
and suspenders and a negligee shirt.
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Philadelphia Record; What be-
comes of all the pins is n problem
that has puzzled poets and philoso-
piers for nges. Mrs. L. c. Grimes,
who lives on Seventeenth street, be-
low Locust, thinks she knows. Wish
ing to have a new floor laid in the
room that had for years been used as
a nursery, she ordered the old floor
ing to be torn up. When this was
done the workmen were surprised to
see what looked like a shower of sill
yer threads. Closer examination
proved them to be pins-not by the
dozens or hundreds, but by the thou
sands. IN addition to the loose pins
that had fallen out when the boards
were taken apart, there We're myriads
OF others that had fallen through to
the plaster. Some were bent and
rusty, while others were still bright.
When collected in the yard they made
a pile nearly Il foot high.
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MASON AND DixoN.s LINE.
Ii win BE Resuryeye cd ~ Mary,an,

II Win BE Resurveyed by Maryland
mud h Landmarks RESTORED.
The legislature Of Maryland has ap.
propriated q sum Of money for the re-
survey of Mason and Dixon's line and
The restoration OF the landmarks.
many of which have been removed
contrary to scripture, says8the Balti-
more Sun. This work will be done by
the state geological commission in
connection with a commission zap.
pointed and paid by the state govern.
ment of Pennsylvania and by the
United States geological survey.
h original running of Mason and
DlNon's line was done according to
the terms of the final agreement be-
tween The Cafverts and Penns, con-
Guided in 1860 after p~rotracted neegoti-
atoms. There was III conflict in the
grants of Maryland and PENNSYLVANIA.
The Penns had friends at court, and
Calvert was finally coerced into con-
ceding everything Penn demanded,
and this concession cost him the rich
est portion of his domain. The line
between Maryland and Pennsylvania
was begun IN 1860 by a commission
appointed for that purpose. The pro.
prietors of 4the two colonies became
impatient at their slow progress and
agreed to engage Charles Mason and
James Dixon to complete the work.
Both Penn and Calvert were in Lon
don Mt the time, and they there en-
gagged these two men, whose names
have become SO famous in connection
with this historic line, for so many
years the dividing line between the
free states and the slave states of the
union.
The two surveyors arrived in Phila-
delphia November is, 1764, and began
their survey early the following
spring. Through the forests they cut
a vista eight feet wide and set up
a stone Mt the end of each mile. Ev-
cry fifth stone was larger than the
others and had on the north side the
arms of Thomas and Richard Penn
and on the south face the arms Of
Frederick Lord Baltimore. One OF
these is preserved in Baltimore by the
Maryland Historical society, and some
yet stand in their original places and
are cared for by the authorities. The
intermediate stones r smaller and
have the letter Up" on the north and
M on the south face.
h removal of many of the his
toric landmarks has left the boundary
line between Maryland and Pennsyi-
sania in doubt in places, and3itsis rem
esly this as we'll as to perpetnate the
historic line that the legislature has
provided for this resurvey.
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arnor Nebeker was intended as n huge
practical joke, or was to be taken in
seriousness, replied emphatically thar
it was serious iii every sense of the
word and calculated to teach the rov.
crnor and secretary of state that they
could not both leave Utah at the same
time without taking the consequences.
There can be 10 question:" said he.
s Ex-senator Ncbeker's power to e
form the duties pertaining to the gov.
ernor's office during the absence OF
those two officials. As to whether OF
not a governor or acting governor has
the right to appoint II United States
SENATOR, that is a case that has been
decided both ways. by the United
States senate-in the Quay case nd.
versely by one vote only.
.Nhether l will lie recognized Nv
the United States senate as tbc ~ ~
nior member from Utah L cannot say
However, l propose to make n fght
for the place and stand by nv riphts,
/ intend to luke no chances MT ali onI
will Immediately Els my resignation
as presidential eiector on the demo
cratic ticket with the state le1nocrat 4.
ic committee. This will leave me FREQ
and u%nhalnpered to make the contest
which ! presume l will be obliged to
make"
A special to the Tribune from o.
den, Utah, says:
Governor Wells, when asked for an
expression as to the actions Of Actinp
Governor Nebeker, said:
"tQuil is n great Joker, and 20 IS
Judge Powers. / suppose the onlv
thing can do is to wait nv opI,or-
tuI.;t.s to get n good joke on them.
Elf had made an appointment mn.
self the senate would not seat the an
pointee. Tint " settled in the Quay
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PENNSYLVANIA
sherlFs Posse Fires d, a Mob
Of Strikers at Shen-
andoah.
TWO PERSONS INSTANTLY KILLED
Man and Lille Girl Shot Dead
and Others Seriously
Wounded.
TROOPS TO BE SENT TO SCENE
Miners Ia m Exceedingly Ugly
Mood aud the sh.r.n Calls
for Assistancc--.lIow the
Clash Came About.

Philadelphia, Sept. 2i.-The tragedy
that has been looked for since the coal
workers strike was inaugurated came
suddenly and unexpectedly ut Shen.
ndoah yesterday afternoon. A posse,
nurr1edly gathered together by Sheriff
Iooie, Of S~chuylkill county, to meet
an emergency was forced to fire on Il
mop that was threatening workmen
On their way home under escort. a
man and a little girl were instantly
Killed and several others fell more or
less seriously wounded. Sheriff Toole
lost no time in calling on the com
mander of the guard of Pennsylvania
20 send troops to aid him in keeping
the peace. After consulting the state
authorities at Harrisburg lie decided
at midnight to send troops to the tur-
bulent region.
S~henandoah'a trouble was precipi-
tated by the closing of six collieries
there yesterday morning through the
efforts of strike leaders. More viii
close today as q voluntary act, it is
said, on the part of the Resading com
Pany. This is done Mt the request of
Sheriff TooleS who hopes in this man
ner to avert further rioting. The out
look at midnight, however, wa dubi-
ous, as the foreigners by yesterdays
happenings are in an ugly mood.
superintendent Adam Boyd, Inside
Foreman Roley and Breaker Bosses
James and Will Mitchell, of Indian
Ridge coliierY,at $3.50 O'Clock in the af.
ernoo We're returning home from
work when they We're met at the lie.
nigh Valley station by a mob with
sticks and stones. The miners drew
reyolyers and fred. The mob became
furious after one of its number was
shot, and attempted to close in on the
officials. They ran up Lloyd street
to OsHarra's stable, where they were
imprisoned for two hours. The mol
threatened to burn the stable. but
Sheriff Toole, with twenty dcsuties
arrived and dispersed them, and the
mine officials returned to their homes
The sheriff then took the posse tc
indian Ridge rolliery and escorted
some a~workmen up Center street. A
they again neared the Lchigh VALLEY
station the mob hurled stones at the
deputies and a shot was also fired
from q saloon. The deputies then
opened fire. They FASTENED toward
Main t%sreet, in the meantime firing
over 900 shots, and the mol hurting
missiles Of all kinds. One man and d
iittle girl were found lying dead after
the shooting. The crowd was finally
dispersed and the sheriff and deputies
retired to the Ferguson house, the
most prominent hotel in Shenandoah
During the riot windows were brok.
en-, buildings wrecked and a number
OF persons were injured. The foreign.
ers held a meeting last night and more
trouble is feared unless the militia ar
rlves before morning. The sheriff has
askedthe Philadelphia and Reading
company to abandon the idea of work.
ing coilieries here today and the
company consented to do SC.