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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-04
FORTY KNOWN 10 BE DEAD.
List of Victims of Braznell Mine Tx
p1osion Is Very Large.

List of Victims of Braznell Mine Tx
p1osion Is Very Large.
The horror Of the Braznell mine ex
plosion near Brownsville, Pa, is worse
than first estimated. Tuesday morning
the number of dead was known to be
over forty.
The explosion was terrific, and Was
heard plainly at Brownsville, four miles
distant The main shaft was totally
wrecked and rendered helpless. About
four cages Of men had gone down to
work. Mr.. Thomas, the cageman, on
his fourth trip, went to the bottom with
fourteen men, and gave the signal for
the cage to rise, when the explosion oc-
Cured. The cage was blown with ter
rife force to the top of the shaft, aud
fell back to the bottom, completely block
ing across the mine. Timbers were hurl-
ed hundreds of feet; the lower ring of
brick work in one shaft was completely
wrecked, and had to be tunneled to get
into the mine at all.
The explosion was caused by miners
naked light coming into contact with gas
in room where no gas was supposed to
exist. The tipple was wrecked and the
buildings over the fan and the engine
were shattered to splinters. The iron
work at the bottom of the shaft was
twisted in all imaginable shapes, telling
plainly of the awful force of the explo-
sion. Immediately following the roar of
the underground inferno black damp
poured out Of the pit mouth, inviting
suffocation and death to those who would
gladly have entered and gone to the res
cue. A temporary cage was rugged I'D
at the air shaft and rescuers went down.
CHASTITY sight met their gaze. Mangled
bodies were found on all sides. The mine
looked like total wreck. The rescuers
pushed on and soon fourteen men were
taken out. Some of these were dying.
and nearly all were horribly mangled.
Fire broke out in the mines, and If any
Of the men still there were alive there
was every indication that they would be
suffoeated by smoke and their bodies
burned.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-04
TILL in a Few LINZ :.

Rev. !, George s, + .na pd Iate Dr.: y
Of the he Fifth Avenue
Church, New York .,.,s
Il is announced that aa ,1sls
farmers r. r. and seventeen m neC'ient !
lower house of the on1nnrr,bers y
t ture. T There are 252 nel' ai'tiopl
The Tree-Plantins As sSeut "a
s duee jar January, 1892 ,,,.s a,' stf,
front and in the resi"'D .,od tofI
Richard Croker has .s asGfSihp i
Cemetery, New York, to 70 ' The Y
s sBills Anthony late late, Of .lnic Cd
Maine, who committee fo,lndtp,
A French scientist i'a oford y Z.
kinds or mushi s snakes "
against the venom . o. n
mune against the p''' n
two. ,:,oetor q
ane hat the various lmnaIed b
offices in the eoll ,s oast yeaf
before. Stocks OF ssr. and o..
500 5000. ,ooo,o in The y SaIIars. Is
to nearly a billion .asins At q
tom Of gold is increaS rorld.
yatc throughout 'h'
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-04
Stronger.

Judge You say you did not steal
those onions, and as have no proof to
the contrary, / dismiss you on the
strength Of the story.
Accused Why not dismiss me on the
strength Of the onions?
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-04
"a Natural QUERY

What part of the ship is this?s in.
quired Ida.
sThe starboard, MISS responded the
gallant tar.
sIndeedl Then where is the staI
boarderY
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-04

A company was recently formed for
raising reindeer in Eastern Norway. for
the purpose Of supplying Southern mar
kets with reindeer meat. There is a
growing market for this meat in France
and Belgium.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-04

Secretary Of the Treasury has asked
Congress for $4,000 for improvements
of St. Louis postoffice and $35 900 I'd
complete the Kansas City postoffice.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-04
(0VLsfAI B
.~--IGSA Wl
: PA
re-, w,
che Case of Rob-.

Mr.. Roberts would eyidss"'
a polygamist than q cas
Omaha Bee.
AS a bone of contentioD {.
Mr.. Roberts will represept 4
Philadelphia Times.
Roberts had better yolp,,,,
of Congress unless he is MINI
tho corruption of his moral,
Courier-J ournal.
The wives of Brigham II M
as well prepare TO give tbe,
early and tender welcome ham,
City Star.
The opponents of Brighsn4
probably considered their cs
as won when they got an All
fire the first gun, Chicago n
aid.
Regardless Of results al
Roberts adherents will alw,ul
that he is just as good a citj,a|
band as the Sultan Of Sulp.-l
Sentinel.
Congressman Roberts insis,l
is more morality in Salt Lsb|
Washington. In the Interest
ity, then, Mr.. Roberts Ought
Of an opportunity to stay stI
Louis Globe-D Democrat.
Brigham III. Roberts showed
skillful orator in the speech
delivered in his own behalf. 4
Of Representatives, however, b
at a discount as compared N
sentiment and statutory law, 4
3O2 to 80 against the Utah
man telling a story just as 4
it's own way as even a d.
could have uttered. Chicago
Mr.. Roberts, representing d
immortality Of the Mormon gI
the American people to rcceN
his wives, three in number
bosom Of socity and treat
Roberts combination as parsg
tuous living. This recognitia
amy the Congress of the Ami
pie will not accord Utab,ll
Journal.
The opposition to Roberts hi
beginning been largely part
evangelical churchmen that hr
in the effort toward his ezpl
Congress have without doubt
and sincere, but the fight wa
in Utah to gain partisan adv
the crusade of the churches
has followed through ignoranC
conditions in that State. POI
dying institution in Utah,
evil Of the State is not poly
church dictation in politics. /
resents both evils,-Dcnver !
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-04

Postoffice Department has issued fraud
orders against the Empire embroidery
works. New York, and the Baxter Pub.
fishing Company. st. Louis.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-04

Echoes from hsi IA
British officers have pun ,,Is
mules in Naples for sou'n . !.
Mr.. sauer. one of tho , CaF, I I
christened his last child I A.
The people of Durham s 'sn trrll
national anthem when '"s
arriving. Ind
Several young men w N1F;. ~ Il
Naples ON the steamer h'i have
Natal, to join the bof,s, ornurS|
rested by the Italian Wv . IA
The Rev. Arthur koOolDbb d
the Queen and to the ho'lsT!''ii b /
Windsor, described hFus, rsO ~
sermon, as a semi-savase S apd II
on us between his curses
ar.s /" -
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-04
--.---------------
Tributes TO MOODY,

IlbtltNS w -hVV"'
Mr.. Moody probably had MOI
than any other man in this
New York Herald.
Moody had immense force
zeal that burned in him sprea
wherever he went, kindling
to sympathetic action'-FAI
North American.
There cannot by possibility "
and competent judgment cOnS
Dwight l.. Moody which de
nounce him to have been al aI
Boston Advertiser.
Mr.. Moody was not a man
theological subtleties had any
his convictions never halted
belieEed he believed with neaF'
Boston Transcript.
A Christian hero has passed
world is poorer for his gong
for his life, and thousands az
God, and will bless him throa!I
nifty for the message Wnlta
from this man.-Philadelphia
1t was not uniting thaI
Moody should pass to his 'as
the world was ringing with u
preparation for the Christina
His long and strenuous iiall'
It's be-all and its end-all ID
Bethlehem. New York Ma"
press.
Although lacking in schola'.
and not remarkable for the graz = n
tory, he touched the hearts "
and even wrought powerfuH.
feelings of men and women :, =
to sitting unmoyed under tm
lions Of the most learned INV
Washington Post.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-12
MERCER CAUSES SENSATION
French General Talks of the Invasion of
Great Britain.

Great Britain.
Paris, Dec. General MERCER, in
the senate startled everybody by dis
closing part of the plans he has in
mind for the invasion Of Great Brit
ain by a French army In fact, Gen
eral Mercier went so far and caused
such remarkable sensation that Pres
ident Fallieres was finally obliged to
order him to stop his speech in dread
that he might reveal important state
secrets. MERCER said In part:
Events in the Transvaal show the
English army, however, valiant and
solid, Is not equal to the task Britain
expected it to perform. The English
navy is doubtless powerful and double
the strength of that Of France, but
England has an immense coast line
to protect at home and in the colonies,
as well as a merchant marine all over
the world.
sit is therefore possible that France
might find herself at certain points not
only numerically the equal but even
the superior Of England. In engines
of destruction the French artillery is
admirable, as are also the crews of our
warships. Moreover, history furnishes
numerous examples of mutiny aboard
British men-of-war at the critical mo-
ment of battle. 1t is not therefore
chimerical to entertain the idea of
landing any army on British soil In
deed, the British premier himself re-
Gently gave expression to significant
fears"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-12
JESSIE MORRISON TEsTIFIEs.
Woman ACCUSED Of Murder Tells Her
Version of the story.

woman ACCUSED OF Murder Tells Her
Version of the Story.
Eldorado, Kas., Dec S.-Jessie Nor
rlson yesterday took the stand in her
own defense, and in a quiet, determined
manner, told minutely of her relations
with Olin Castle before his marriage,
and calmly pictured the scene at the
Castle house during the bloody rough
and tumble fight with Mrs. Castle. She
proved an Unexpectedly strong wit
ness. Miss Morrison fatty denied many
Of the statements made on the stand
by Olin Castle; declared that he had
tried to make Mrs. Castle jealous, and
that Mrs. Castle had Haunted her hus-
bands acts In her face. On the day
Of the tragedy, she declared, Mrs.
Castle had called her into the house
Morrison Of trying to separate her and
Castle, and when she denied 1t called
her a liar
Mrs. Castle had, the witness de-
clared emphatically, begun the fight,
slashing her with the razor again and
again, and compelling the defendant
to attack her antagonist in self-de-
tense. During her recital of the two
women rolling over one another on the
floor in their combat the spectators
riveted their eyes upon Miss Morrison.
The state did not succeed in making
her contradict any material point in
her testimony. Six witnesses were in
troduced to show that the defendant
was not out after 1870 o'clock on the
night Of June II, when Castle said
she met him in front Of his home. The
defense then rested.
The state attempted to introduce evil
dence in rebuttal Of certain parts of
Miss Morrison's testimony, but it was
ruled ont
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-12

And Get Away as Usual-Afrikanders in .
CONGRESS-.

London, Dec. THE war office has
.,eeived a dispatch from Lord Kitch-
ener, dated Bloomfontein, Dec. 6, an
nOuncing that General Delarey, with
500 Beers, attacked convoy proceed
Ing from Pretoria to Rustenburg, at
Buffelspoort, Dec. 3, burned half the
convoy, killed fifteen men and wounded
twenty three, including Lieutenant
Baker. The Beers, the dispatch adds,
suffered considerable loss. Guns and
assistance were sent from Rustenburg
and Commando Mex and the Beers
were driven off The advices also say
General DeWet crossed the Caledon
Dec. 3, at Kareepont drift, making for
Odendal. General Knox was following
him. The drift was held by detach-
ment of the Guards and the river was
flooded.
Worcester, Cape Colony, Dec. r.
About 5000 Dutchmen assembled yes
terday in the open air at the Gum
Tree plantation, on the edge of the
town, to take part IL the Afrikander
congress. Horsemen from a radius of
siXty-five miles had been riding in all
night. s. C. Cronwright-Sch
made a speech in which he attacked
Sir Alfred Miner, the British high
commissioner and governor of Cape
colony saying there would be no peace
while he was governor.
After a number of violent speeches,
the speakers. however, repudiating all
idea of rebellion and keeping within
stricter limits than had been expected,
three resolutions We're carried by ac
clamation. and a delegation was APP
pointed to submit them to Sir Alfred
Miner. The pith of the three is that
the Afrikanders must be independent:
that the war must be stopped by
Great Britain that Miner is all wrong,
and that the members of the congress
will labor Gin a constitutional way" to
obtain their ends. The congress then
a6inurpa6
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-12
GOES TO GALLOws UNKNOWN
Prisoner at Terre Haute. Ind, Who Puz-
zIes the Authorities.

zIes the Authorities.
Terre Haute, Ind, Dec. 10.-John
Owen. alias John Radcliffe, who is to
be hanged at Paris, Ills, in two weeks
is determined to go to the gallows
without disclosing to the public his
identity, and without expressing re-
gret or remorse or seeking consolation
offered by the clergy. He is the man
who repeatedly refused the offer Of
the court to avail himself of the priv
ilege of introducing testimony in mid-
CATION of his crime. He insisted on
pleading guilty, and laughed at the
Judge when sentence was pronounced.
He refuses to see clergymen, remark
ing that he does not want any preach
ers around him.
He asked for private talk with
his attorney, but the latter says it was
not professional conference; that it
was strictly a confidential communi-
cation. Nobody knows what my name
is or where l came FROM" he says
when asked about himself. He says
he has witnessed several executions,
and wants to give the sheriff the bene-
fit of his knowledge, so that there may
no no bungling,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-12
STRIKE ON THE SANTA FE.
Most of tho Telesraphers Quit Their
Krys-Borh Sides Firm.


Krys-Both Sides Firm.
Chicago, Dec. 10.-Most of the tele-
graph operators on the lines Of the
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe rail
way system went on a strike late Sat
urday in support of the strike inaugu
rated on the Gulf, Colorado and Santa
Fe division last Thursday. President
+. =. Ripley, of the AtchisOn road,
when he learned of the strike of the
main line operators, said: These
men having broken their contract and
left our employ without cause and
without notice, will not be re-em-
ployed. This action was taken not
withstanding the fact that the COM
pany made contract with the opera
tors in service on the AtchisOn, To
peka and Santa Fe proper July 1, and
with those in service on the lines west
Of Albuquerque, Nov. 10 last, under
the terms Of which they bound them
selves, through their organization, to
give the company thirty days notice
of any dissatisfaction"
The notice was not given. "Rule 80
is not violated by the men refusing to
work." said a union officer. This
buiS why dpPiiCS NHtll ICNlslOu VI
the schedule is desired. when the gen.
eral chairman gives thirty days no
tice. 1t would be fallacy to presume
that we would have to give the COM
pany thirty days notice before we
would stop working and not require
thirty days notice from them. = .
We are not striking for a revision of
our schedule" Both sides are firm,
and both are claiming a victory. The
company is running its trains by tele-
phone, letter and other devices and
employing men wherever it can find
them to take the strikers places The
strikers say the company cannot get
The men. Trains are late at all points
heard from at this writing.
As to the situation you have only to
go to the right men to get it to suit.
The railway officials say the strike is
going to smash pretty rapidly, while
the strike leaders declare it Is a sure
winner. There are some rumors of 9TH
er railway unions joining in the strike,
but they are not confirmed.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-12
EIGHT People Drowned.

Cleveland, Dec. 10. - A special to
Plaindealer from Erie, Pa, says:
In the midst of one of the most bitter
gales that ever swept Lake Erie the
iron ore barge Charles Foster, in tow
of the Iron Duke, went to the bottom
at A a. IN. yesterday ten miles off Erie,
and eight persons were drowned as
follows: Captain John Bridge, of
Cleveland; first mate and second mate,
names unknown; Seamen Robert Wood
and William Kelly, of Port Austin,
Mich; cook, Mrs. May, of Detroit; two
unknown deckhandS.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-12
OUR SOLDIERS REPULSED
Attempt to Land i'm the Philippines Re
suits in Two Dead.

suits in Two Dead.
Manila, Dec. 10.-While the cap
lures of supplies and the occupation
Of new points are quite numerous,
those involving actual fighting are
comparatively few Apparently the
insurgents are falling back at all con-
tested points, sacrificing their posses
sions in most cases and satisfied to
save themselves.
A detachment of the Forty seventh
United States volunteer infantry from
the island CT Catanduanes, off the
southeast coast of Luzon relinqushed
an attempt to land near Pandan. On
anchoring the Americans were fired
upon by sixty riflemen, and after a
short engagement they cut the anchor
chain and sailed for Catanduanes with
two killed and two wounded The
names have not yet been received
here.
General Macarthur has approved
the death sentences passed upon sev-
eral additional persons convicted of
murder, arson and pillage In a few
other instances he has committed death
sentences to Imprisonment.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-12
DUTCH GOVERNMENT us CORRECT"
Disavows Some Warm Words Written to
Kruger-Letter from the Czar

The Hague, Dec. 10.-The govern
ment of the Netherlands has instructed
the Dutch minister in London. Baron
Van Goltstein van Oldenaller, to dis
avow in the name OF, the government
all responsibility for the letter adj
dressed to Kruger by the president of
the first chamber of the states general,
DIR. A. Van Naamen van Tonnes. ap-
proving his mobile purpose" and ex-
pressing hope that the independence
of the two Dutch republics would be
secured.
Saturday Queen Wilhelmina re-
ceiYed the Boer leader, but without
the ceremony usually paid to the chief
of a state It is explained that this
was because he is travelling incognito.
An official Of the court accompanied
the Boer ex-presldent from the Hotel
DIES hides to the royal palace on the
Noordeine in Il state carriage. The in
terview with the queen lasted fifteen
minutes.
London. Dec 10.-"NIr Kruger re-
ceived a message from the ear Fri
day night" says the correspondent OF
The Times at The Hague. ut was
couched in very friendly terms, but the
fact that it's existence has been kept
a close secret is sufficient to, indicate
its authors Intention to abstain from
any active steps friendly TO interven-
ton. The car naturally pleads his
illness as a sufficient excuse for not
interfering. Mr.. Kruger, when cheered
by the crowd on his return from the
cathedral yesterday turned and
roundly rebuked those near him for
such a dissertation of the Sabbeth."
The Hague, Dec. 10.-Kruger at
tended religious service yesterday
morning at the cathedral, and the con-
gregation sang the Boer anthem as he
withdrew. After the service he con-
ferred with DIR. Glelchman, president
of the second chamber.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-12
New senator from Minneso,n.

st. Paul, Dec. 7.-Charles A. Towne,
Democrat, of Duluth, arrived in the
city yesterday and later in the day
called on Governor Lind. lie formally
accepted the appointment TO the Unit
ed States senate for the vacancy caused
by the death of Cushman X. Davis, re-
ceived his commission Immediately,
and viii leave as soon as possible
for Washington to take the seat, which
he will hold until the legislature, which
is overwhelmingly Republican, elects o
senator to the place
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-12
whole,nIe Murderer Reheaded.

Vesteraas, Sweden, Dec. 10.-Philip
Nordlund. who on May II last, as the
steamer Prins Carl, on which he was
a passenger, was passing Quicksun,
murdered seven men and wounded five
others, woman and a boy, subse-
quently escaping in a boat to Keeping,
and who was convicted and sentenced
to death in June hast, has been be-
headed The condemned man chanted
the verses of n psalm as he laid his
had upon the block.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-12
Eloped with a Negro.

all agog over the elopment of William
Mann, young colored man aged "A,
and Lottle Carr, white, the 15-year-old
step-daughter of Edward Carr. The
couple have been intimate for some
time, but the girls parents supposed
they had finally broken up the unusual
friendship. During the night the girl
packed her clothes and left when all
were asleep. Mann is also missing.
His people claim that he has gone to
RuffalO TO reside.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-12
Dies Under a Dowieite's Care.

Marinette, Wis, Dec. 10.-Mrs.
Pauline George, wife of a well-known
resident of Abrams, Wis, died here
at the home of the Dowie follower, Ell
der Bryant. Six weeks ago she was
given up by physicians as hopelessly
i'll. She was brought here to test the
powers of divine healing. For time
she seemed to improve in health and
was able TO attend church last Sunday
4 day or so ago she suffered relapse
and died Il few hours later.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-12
DecOrah,

When the stomach is tired out it
must have rest, but we can't live
without food. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure
"digests what you eat" SO that you can
eat all the good food you want while it
is restoring the digestive organs to
health. 1t is the only preparation that
digests all kinds of food. Wangler
BrCs.