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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-11-26

Denver, Nov. photographic re-
ports from Telluride up to last night.
as printed in the Denver Republican,
are as follows:
The fire which has cost the lives OF
twenty-five men in the Smuggler- Union
mine and the loss of $50. 900 te the COM
pany, broke out in the buildings at the
mouth of the Bullion tunnel yesterday
morning at 7:30 O'Clock, just after the
day shift had gone on duty. 1t was
caused by n defective pipe from Il
stove in tram house close to the tun-
mel entrance.
The warm atmosphere of the tunnel
drew the smoke in, and instead of as
cending 1t poured in IL dense volume
into the tunnel, speedily filling every
portion of the extensive workings and
dealing quick death to the miners over
taken by its fumes. The work of res
cue was begun speedily and prosecuted
with vigor, and it is now hoped and ~
lieved that the worst of the terrible
disaster is known.
Twenty-Five bodies have been recov-
cred. That there are more that will
yet be found is not doubted, but it is
hoped that the gruesome tally will be
but slightly increased, and it.is stated
that but few men are reported missing.
Searching parties entered the mine
last night at the earliest hour possible
with safety and pursued their search
till their own safety became question
able. Through the smoke and dark
ness that accompanied their every step
they sought for the bodies of the men
who had been their comrades till forced
to desist by the noXious gases that pre-
vented further advance. At midnight
further search was impossible. The
tally of the dead men had then reached
twenty-five, with several sections of
the mine still uneXplored. Energy and
effort could make no further progress
against the volumes of smoke and gas
that filled every opening. Efforts We're
not lacking. for brawny men anxious to
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-11-26
OIL WATER GUSHER
AT PAGOSA SPRINGS

Denver, Nov GA Denver Republi-
can special from Pagosa Springs, Col
orado. dated November 21, says: Pa
gosa Springs was thrown into a fever
of excitement last night about 8 o'clock
when courier from the oil well of the
Pagosa l.. N G. Co, southeast of town,
brought word that gusher had been
struck at a depth of 1000 feet. A gen
eral rush for the well took place as
soon as it was light this morning.
This morning the gusher had settled
down to steady stream of oil and wa
ter, but big pumping well is believed
to be assured, and those best qualified
to judge, claim that the oil will con-
tinue to flow when the water is cased
off
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-11-26
CoIored Homesteaders Prosecuted.

Guthrie, Oklahoma, Nov. 22-Not-
withstanding the announcement of
United States Attorney Horace Speed
that he will have Cancelled the home
stead entry of every man who makes
an attempt to eject a colored home
steader from his claim, complaints of
such action are filed daily with the
United States Marshal asking protec-
ton for negroes who drew claims in
the recent government land lottery.
More than 100 colored homesteaders
have been run out of that country
The secretary of the interior has
been asked by the homesteaders in the
Kiowa and Comanche country to de
eide whether or not their homestead
entries which conflict with alleged
mining districts therein will be recog-
nized. The decision will affect LOGO
homesteads in the vicinity of the Wich-
ita mountains, where the farmer and
miner have come together.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-11-26
TROOPS EXHIBIT GREAT VALOR
AND CARRY REBEL STRONGHOLD

Manila, Nov. 22.-Major L. w. T.
Waller of the marine corps has cabled
Rear Admiral Rodgers at Manila a de-
tailed account of the attack Novem-
Der 7th by the men of his command
upon the rebel stronghold at Sojoton,
near Basey, island of Samar.
Three insurgent camps were de-
stroyed, forty bamboo cannon cap
tured, and much rice and other stores
We're. destroyed. The rebel stronghold
was almost impregnable. The trail
leading to it was lined with poisoned
spears sticking from the ground and
was filed with hidden pitfalls. Major
Walters command attacked the enemy
unexpectedly. To do this they had to
scale cliff GOO feet high. This they
climbed barefoot over bamboo ladders.
At the top they found boulders piled
ready to precipitate upon an attacking
party.
Major Waller says he was personally
not present at the action. He praises
Captain David ID. Porter and Captain
Hiram l. Bearss for their splendid
work. and says too much praise can
not be given to the marines themselves,
whose behavior he characterizes as
brilliant i'll every respect. The major
considers the scaling of cliffs GOO feet
high as new feature of warfare
and says such men would be able to
do anything anywhere. Thirty of the
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-11-26
LOSS IN SMUGGLER.UNION FIRE
LESS THAN AT FIRST FEARED

reach tn 1ir friends were straining ev-
cry nerve to accomplish their purpose
and only desisted when conditions they
could not overcome baked their efforts
Last night the search was prosecuted
till midnight, with the result of bring
ing to the surface the bodies of seven
teen more men. Further search was
impossible from the presence of noX-
ious gases which threatened the lives
of the searchers.
In addition to the identified dead it
was positively asserted that there
were seven lying in the north end of
No. 8 level, beside an unknown num-
Der in the No. level, which from the
prevalence of gases had not then been
explored. After midnight the recov-
cred bodies were brought down the
trail on litters to Pandora and from
there to Telluride, where they We're
placed in a temporary morguc to await
burial.
There were seventy-five or eighty
men working in the tunnel. All but
three or four of these have been ac-
counted for. There We're twenty-three
bodies taken out twenty-five dead and
Engineer O'Neil, who is yet alive. 1t
has been impossible up to this time to
enter Il portion of the ninth level, in
which the remaining bodies are expect
ed to be found, owing to the dense
smoke and gas.
1t was supposed last night that some
eighty or ninety men were still in the
workings unable to get out, but to-day
it developed that as soon as the dense
clouds of smoke began to go into the
tunnel, all of the mienrs who could do
so started for the opposite or Sheridan
dump end of the workings and reached
safety. They then came down into the
town and mingled with the army of
men about the confiagration. In the ex-
citement which prevailed, the fact of
their escape was not noted. How
many succeeded in reaching open air
by way of the Sheridan dump cannot
be determined
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-11-26
Il.
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d. Jacobs on for Chest. Colds,


An outward application for bron-
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more effective than syrups, cough mix
ture, cod liver oil, &C., simply because
it penetrates through to the direct
cause, which is, as rule, an accumu-
lation of matter or growth tightly ad-
Aered to the bronchial tubes.
St Jacobs Oil, possessing as it does
those wonderful penetrating powers,
enables it to loosen these adhesions
and to induce free expectoration. Cases
have been known where expectorations
have been examined after st. Jacobs
Oil has been applied. and the exact
formation was clearly shown. where
the adhesions had been removed or
pulled off the bronchial tubes. All ir-
ritation of the delicate mucous mem
brane of the broncha is quickly re-
moved by the healing and soothing
properties of St Jacobs Oil. In cases
of croop and whooping cough in chill
dren ST. Jacobs Oil will be found su-
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st. Jacobs Oil is for sale throughout
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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-11-26

President Harper, of the University
of Chicago, recently received the fol-
lowing letter from a prospective girl
student at Pecatonica, ILL.,: Dear Mr..
Harper-I know you will be pleased to
learn that I have decided to attend the
university school OF education this fall
I am going to Chicago next Saturday
OK the morning train, and as l have
never been in the city before I would
be glad If you would meet me at the
station. l am five feet four inches tall.
have light hair and. eyes and pleasing
appearance. l shall wear a dark brown
travelling skirt and a blue waist, with
white yoke. l think l shall know you
from your pictures. but for fear make
a mistake will you please wear youI
card in your hat?"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-11-26
RETAIL GROCERS WILL
BUY BEET SUGAR ONLY

Denver, Nov. 22-The retail grocers
of Denver have declared war on the
sugar trust and its product. They are
determined to support n Colorado in
dustry of beet sugar and last night,
at their regular meeting in the Cham
ber of Commerce, adopted a resolution
that declared their sentiments. Presi-
dent Ordway declared the resolution
carried by handsome vote By its
terms nothing but beet sugar is to be
bought by Denver grocers, even
though the trust cuts the price to 2
cents pound. The resolution declares
that:
Whereas, it has come to the knowl-
edge of the Denver retail grocers that
the eastern sugar trust is preparing to
make a fight on Colorado by placing
sugar on the Denver market at great
ly reduced prices, and for the sole pur-
pose of driving beet sugar from the
market, thereby destroying and blight
ing one of the most important indus
tries of the state; therefore be it
Resolved, that we extend to the
Colorado beet sugar manufacturers
our patronage and support and so far
as we can call on all grocers in the
city and state to join in fostering this
home industry; and that we stand by
the beet sugar industry regardless of
any price made by eastern trusts"
A copy of the resolution will be sent
to all the sugar manufacturers of the
state.
The grocers, in discussing the action
afterward, declared their purpose to
stand by the resolution, and they will
start a regular campaign among their
customers for the patronage of beet
sugar.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-11-26

Italy and Austria have just agreed
to take step unprecedented in mod
orn history. At the end of August the
pope promulgated a Bull transferring
from the administration of the Dali
matians to that of the Croatians the
charitable institutions known as St
Jerome's, which has capital of ESQ.,
600. The institution had belonged to
the Dalmatians for five centuries.
Much bitterness was created. and sew
eral serious conflicts occurred between
people of the two nationalities. The
question has now, happily, been solv
ed, the two governments having
agreed, after cordial negotiations, to
establish the previous condition of af-
fairs and consider the papal bull as
non-existent.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-11-26

Juliet's Whats in a name?" might
bo asked regarding the vessels of the
British navy which have borne the
names of reptiles. 1t is said that four
Vipers have been wrecked. the last of
the name but recently, and Cobra
still more lately has broken in two and
gone to the bottom with officers and
men. Also four Serpents, three Liz
ards. two Snakes, one Alligator, one
Crocodile, one Rattlesnake. one Ba-
silisk, and two Dragons which are
not reptiles-have at various times met
with disaster, British tars, it is said,
have superstitious feeling of dislike
against sailing in vessels bearing such
names. Lucky or unlucky. the names
are needlessly disagreeable.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-11-26
The First Homesteader.

DIR. Daniel Freeman of Gage coun-
ty, Nebraka, is known as the first
homesteader of the nation" He is liv-
ing on the first farm the United States
government gave away under the
homestead act. His home is on Cub
creek, about five miles west of
Beatrice. His original entry of 100
acres has expanded until now it is a
magnificent farm of 1900 acres, well
stocked and equipped with the best OF
buildings and modern machinery.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-11-26

Cremation has just been made legal
in Spain, where hitherto it has been
prohibited as incompatible with the
religion of the country. The reform
is based upon sanitation. In tho de-
cree just issued by the Queen Regent
sanctioning the erection of a crema-
torium in Madrid. it is stated that this
departure from traditional modes of
burial are actuated by hygienic con-
siderations which can no longer he
waived or neglected.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-11-26

An Alabama delegate who died sud
denly while in attendance upon the
Methodist Ecumenical Conference in
London was at one time a director in
a Selma bank. The bank failef. There
1pon he disposed of all his property
devoted the proceeds, so far as they
would &C, toward paying off the banks
fndebtedaess-and died poor. There is
no doubt about the religion of a man
like that, and it was eminently fitting
that he should represent his church a
gathering where its great me n met
Ito stimulate one another t. Eouo
works and better ways"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-11-26

In Mayor Hart's inaugural address of
January, 1900, the most important re-
quirement for the Boston public
schools was pronounced to oe that of
additional school accommodations ."
Since that time special Boston
school house commission" has been
created, with authority to spend ST.
100000 for new school houses the pres"
ent year and 100000 more within
the next few years. The commission
proposes to spend this money for "the
best sanitary buildings that skill can
devise" but as means of providing
temporary relief it has built forty
three portable school houses of a type
experimental with last year. These
buildings are of wood and can be taken
TO pieces easily and moved. They are
properly warmed, well lighted, and are
often located in the yards of crowded
school buildings, the sanitary arrange
ments of which are then available
They have not entirely displaced rent
ed rooms, but they are regarded as
generally superior to the latter both
from the standpoint Of economy and
of accommodations.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-11-26
Another Balloon Prize offered.

NJ. Santos-Dumont, who has won the
Deutsch prize for the aeronaut who
first makes complete trip around the
Eiffel tower. has himself offered a
prize of 1000 francs for the first per-
son who makes this trip, starting at
the grounds of the Aero Club, without
any time limit. The prize will stand
during the next year If 1t is not won
this year, but cannot be carried Off
by the donor or any one using the ma
chine designed by him. ~
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-11-26

HOw,s ThIsr

We offer One Hundred Dollars reward for any
case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & CO, Props, Toledo, O.
We. the undersigned. have known F. j.
Cheney for the last Is years and believe him
perfectly honorable In all business transactions
and financially able to carry out any obliga-
tions made by their firm
West & Truax, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo.
o.; Walding. kinnan s. Marvin, Wholesale
Druggists. Toledo. Ohio
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally act
Ing directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces
of the system. Testimonials sent free Price
15c per bottle. Sold by all druggstsF
Halls Family Pills are the best
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-11-26

The driller in charge when the strike
was made, Mr.. Braden, told your cor
respondent that he had just gone
through 300 feet of quartzite, which
was extremely hard, and about dark
struck another heavy flow of artesian
water. He then struck another very
hard stratum, which proved to be only
4 few inches in thickness, and when
he penetrated the oil sand below there
came II roar and rush of gas which
lifted the tools and threw water, oil
and sand to the top of the building, as
much as two or three tons of coarse
black sand running out with the oil and
water In about an hour the stream
settled to a steady flow of oil and wa
ter and this continues.
Mr.. Braden's orders had been to stop
work as soon as strike appeared i'm
minent but on account of the sand this
was impracticable, as it would close
the hole. The oil sand itself has only
penetrated to a depth of six inches and
the hole will not be drilled deeper until
the water is cased off
Manager johnson was away when
the strike was made, returning this
morning. He had just let a contract
to Boulder parties to finish the work
and the well was turned over to them
this morning. They had begun casing.
Intense excitement prevails over the
strike and land in that vicinity could
hardly be bought at any price.
The well in which the strike was
made is the property of the Pagosa
Land, OIL and Coal Company, com
posed chiefly of Denver parties. United
States Marshal Dewey G. Bailey is
president. and George e. Ross-Lewin
and Thomas Keely of the First Ma
tional Bank and E. o. and Henry VOL
colt are interested.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-11-26

The United States of America, the
United States of Brazil, the United
States of Mexico and the United
Setates of Venezuela appear among
the names of the countries represent
ed at the Pan-American congress in
Mexico. This shows how widely our
federal plan of government as well
as our style of naming it has been
adopted in the New World. The use of
the word state" in this way has
often been regarded as slightly in
accurate. The word state originally
signified body of people united under
one government, whereas we use the
term to describe one of the divisions
of our country; but whatever rhetori-
cal inaccuracy we may have commit
ted has evidently been overweighed, in
the minds of our imitators. by the sue
cess of our great experiment" Per-
haps now that England has designated
as states the several parts of the
Australian commonwealth. the Am
ericanism" has become good English
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-11-26
When You Order

Bakers Chocolate or Bakers Cocoa
examine the package you receive and
make sure that it bears the well known
trademark of the chocollte girl. There
are many limitations of these choice
goods on the market. A copy of Miss
Parloa's choice recipes will be sent
free to any housekeeper. Address
Walter Baker & Co., Ltd, Dorchester.
Mass.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-11-26

A passenger on street railway in
Vienna GAINED damages, which were
awarded him, for a shock to his nerves
caused by the conductor shouting out
to the passengers to jump off the car,
As he fSared a collision.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-11-26
Mother oray's Sweet Powders for children

Successfully used by Mother Gray, nurse
in the Children's Home in New York. Cure
Feverishness, Bad Stomach, Teething Dis
orders, move and regulate the Bowels and
Destroy Worms. Over 10000 testimonials.
At all druggists, 25c Sample FREE. Ad-
dress Allen S. Olmsted, Leroy, N. Y.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-11-26

Pain-Wizard Oil. Use the last on
the first and you have neither one nor
the other.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-11-26

Publisher Ctestily)-I can't see anything
in that manuscript of yours. Struggling
Author Cvindictively)-I presume not: but
you know some of your readers may be
quite intelligent.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-11-26

Her Father-Well, sir. what can / do
for you? Her Lover-I-er-called to see
If you-er-would give assent TO my mar
Not cent. sir; not cent. Good-day!
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-11-26

Grandma-Now. johnnie rel ornber that
II you swear the fish won't bite. John
mellow about the mOsquiloeS?
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-11-26

enemy We're killed. The marines sus-
tanned n few trifiing wounds.
Rear Admiral Rodgers has replied
to Major Waller, congratulating him
on the successful action by his COM
mand.
Aguinaldo has written to General
Chaffee, asking the latter's permission
TO go before Congress and express the
desires of the Filipino people. Agui-
naldo further requests to be accom-
panied by eight friends whom he desig-
mated, four of whom are prisoners at
Guam, while the others are prominent
in Manila.
Sixto Lopez, who has been in the
United States and in Europe in the in
terest of the insurgents and who is
now at Hong Kong, has written Gov
ernor Taft asking to be exempted from
taking the oath of allegiance to the
United States upon his arrival at Ma
nilla, asserting that this action might
injure his labors in behalf of peace.
A fund is being raised by the federal
party in Manila for the purpose of at
tempting 10 prevent the execution of
the Filipino general, Isadoro Torres,
who surrendered to the American au-
thorities in the early part of this year
and who was later tried on charges of
having violated the rules of warfare
and sentenced to deatn Several con
gressmen will be asked to exert their
influence in favor of General Torres.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1901-06-28

The other l0osened the collar chain. thus
ealloeDtng me to collapse upon the floor, s !:
was not to be. though my momentary
relief was almost immed iate1y clouded
by a darker misgiviHg.. II Kung spar
ed now. It was but to- prolong the tor.
ture: IL 5gssl IS 81
Once the 4cfrculat ion had returned to
my arms, the process Of whichpwas: In
itself acute agony. having carefully
marked ia u !! smffnle e4 II position
OF the food and VII ter, 8 81 ftes,tched out
my hand to them, and. though & knew
4 81 iEiil D
little. II 50, 40. end would be made 81
me once. and tor q But hi. 4Eas-net
ssKupg's way. The water was pure, the
food palatable. and. haxtng eaten and
drunk, l felt sincopc llty refreshed.
What happena them I knoSSvs not;
g but wear1ed out ttmest hive .fafleh
asleep, and for aught know may
have slept for hours However, out
% tlfla sleep 8. sud- enlyI Awakened
hrs st ma hkhen Il
!. lQez lsssls shed see tic
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1901-06-28

such 20 raise Ia % hopes of success.
He had srealized all we were led g ex-.
Ipect. even to his 1plhy sica Ismut citation.
q and, though We mig have been more
seircumspect, failed TO see how the
END could have been altered. s. s
PRESENT. inns voice reached me out.
1of the. gloom. b s sss.s /,
Can you sit at all r
~ ..>s = ss. 81
Same with me. Forgive me. Da'
vie!s :s:. ..S s.: Is
Dear jim" IS. @ >.5 &. y.
!. Lad, this is terrible. Pray God the
end may be swift. Il. .@,,.s.s
low chuck came rom fthe farscor-
ner Of the chamber. and mtngling with
It, as It were, was he,yoice Of Kung. s5
u. s earnot. Theend shall be very
|sswift. {, ,*s IS ss .s s5s5. .s
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1901-06-28

|hls aptors, sbnl WITH b arms bodf g
was entirely a ttllleir power, and
hut little ,tr0d turned him
his back Then. while one pinned NJ
shoulders tosthe ground, q second knelt
on his legs. while q thiyd withdfeMaa q
.fedliot iron from the brazier. At the
sight Sc fatal sign Of the So
ciety, for such 1t was, wrought insifon
set up a shriller screaming until
the CHASTITY Chamber rang with his
awful.cries. But Kung was adamant.
Those about his chair looked on5wtth
calm, impassfve faces. So
He did Eothing,'' cried Jim. why:
should you torture the poor fellow l2'''a.ss|
Ut is our pleasure, 2, . answered KunS.
T want you to see how the society
Furnishes the disobedient. From that,
you may imagine the treatment &c
metes out to those. who would .encom-s
pass Its destruction" ,ss.z.5.
With that the man with the iron ap-s
preached the unhappy Yon, and though
closed my eyes could not shut ont
the horrid yell that followed the appff-.
cation of the brand nor the subsequent
smell Of burning flesh: When looked;
again, Alb Ton was lying apparently
quite dead upon the floor with a fright
full scar upon his breast. =. 80
1--WE have only singed him this time,'..
said Kung. If he onends again, our.
writing shall burn deeper here" and.
he tapped his forehead with his long
yellow nails: I. :- ].
With that he waved to the men, one
Of whom seized the wretched victim by
his legs and dragged him from the