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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-12-04
DEAD ROLL lND|SPUTE
Notable Thing in the Wabash
Horror Now Is a Contro-
versy Over Numbers.
STORY OF A DEPUTY COLLECTOR
Indicating a Loss of Seventy.Five-
superintendent Burns Sure
There Were Many Less.

Detroit, Nov 30.-An interview with
lector at this port, practically verifies
the estimate that at least eighty lives
were lost in Wednesday nights coils
ion on the Wabash railroad near SEN
eca. The two immigrant cars in which
the greatest loss of life occurred, and
in which so many of the wreck victims
We're roasted to death, were part of
train No. IA, which crossed Detroit
river from Canada on the ferryboat
Great Western Wednesday afternoon,
and Deputy Moran inspected the bag
gage of its passengers. He says there
were at the very least calculation 100
Italians in the two cars. In addition
to these there were ten more in the
smoking car. which was ahead of the
two emigrant cars.
The Way the Railway Views 1t.
Official advices to Superintendent
Burns. of this division of the Wabash,
say that of the Italians in the wreck
twenty escaped unhurt and were taken
to st. Louis, fifteen are in the COM
panys hospital at Peru, Ind; there are
six others in Peru and two are near
Adrian. injured. Subtracting these
forty-three from the 10 immigrants
Deputy Moran says were aboard the
train leaves a loss among the Italians
alone OF sixty-seven. In addition. eight
other bodies were recovered and iden-
titled, which makes total of seventy
five dead
Supt. Burns Premises the Facts.
When seen last night by the Asso-
ciated Press, Superintendent Burns, of
the Wabash, insisted that the death
loss in the wreck was being estimated
very much too high. "Our attorney,
Mr. Winston" said he, has tele-
graphed to New York for a complete
list of the immigrants that were on
train No. 10, and when it is received
which will probably be tomorrow-an
official statement will be issued by the
road. As near as | can estimate now
there are twenty-five dead. We have
eight identified bodies and we believe
that the fragments found represent
fourteen other bodies'
Says the Estimates Are Too High.
Burns was told Of the interview with
Customs Collector Moran, estimating
the number of immigrants ON the train
at ITO. While he declined to- estimate
the number pending arrival of the of
fetal. list, he declared that this was
too high. There We're not that many
Italians aboard the train" said he.
Another thing must be taken into ac.
count in estimating the loss from the
number of passengers on the train, and
that is that we have no list of the liv-
ing. Our first efforts were, Of course,
to saving the injured and res
cuing the dead. Therefore it was inn
possible for us to get anything like
list of those who were unhurt. / in.
sist that the estimates are too high
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-12-04
One of the most common statements

One of the most common statements
made in the letters grateful women
write to DIR. Pierce, of Buffalo, N. ",
is this: III owe my life to DR.. Pierce.n
These women have found themselves in
great danger. They have appealed
without avail to local physicians. They
have counseled in vain with women
advisers. The best that had been done
for them was Just to keep them afoat in
the sea of disease with strength visibly
failing, in the hope that the man who
had strength and skill to save them
might be found.
woMAN's APPEAL ANSWERED..
Hundreds of thousands of women
have appealed to DR.. Pierce, for relief
from wonianly ills and not one has APP
pealed in vain. The use of DR.. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription supplemented by
the medical advice of DR.. Pierce has
been the means of cure to this vast army
of women suffering from diseases pecul-
lar to the sex.
III wish to tell you the benefit I re-
ceived from using your remedies
writes Mrs. Alice Soncrant, of 26I w.
Harrison Street, Chicago, Ills. 1.-TWO
years ago was taken with severe pain
in the left ovary and side. Tried several
different remedies, but nothing helped
me. got so bad I could scarcely walk
across the floor or do work of any kind.
One day an old neighbor lady came in
to see me, and told me to try DIR.
Pierce's Favorite Prescription. She
said she knew it would help me, as it
had saved her life. When the doctors
had given her up and said they could
do nothing for her she said she began to
take DIR. Pierce's Favorite Prescription
and it cured her. So got bottle of
the Favorite Prescription and one of
Golden Medical Discovery and began
taking them. Before had taken one
bottle of each I was SO much better I
could do all my OWE work, and that is
good deal, as arm the mother of four
small children. Three bottles of the
'Favorite Prescription and one of
Golden Medical Discovery cured me.
! have not been sick since then. think
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-12-04
TESTIMONY OF CONDUCTOR TRowI
Says He Had 100 Passengers. and Knows
Eighty Eight Were Saved.

Adrian, Mich, Nov. 30-Just before
the coroner's inquest on the Wabash
railroad wreck adjourned yesterday
Conductor Trowl, of the Inflated No.
10 train, testified as to the number of
persons who were on that train. Ac-
cording to his statement there We're
100 passengers on board. When he
was ordered to meet No. he was at
Holloway, and received his order from
Operator Martindale. He read the or
der in the presence of the operator and
took three copies, giving two to the
two engineers of his train and retain
ing one himself. The engineer of en-
CINE No. 151 received the order first.
In each instance when the order was
delivered by him the fireman was pres
ent.
He understood that the train was to
sidetrack at Seneca for No. 4. If the
train had passed Seneca he would
have set the automatic brake. Had
the brake been set it would have re-
quired one-eighth of mile to- stop
the train. He had no warning that
anything was wrong until he felt the
shock. At that time he was seated in
tbt Itdl w lth lie ldu SOlttu
out fire had started in the head coach
and others were busy getting the in
jured out of the wreck.
He hurried down the track TO Sand
Greek to get the engine of No. 3 to pull
away what ears could be saved, and
three sleepers We're hauled away. Con-
ductor Trowl then came to his esti-
mate of the number on the train.
Had you any record of the number
of passengers you carried?" was asked.
Il had very near" was the reply.
"How many had your Zone hun
dred and ninety. | don't know how
many emigrants. We had 1S1 pas
sengers out of Detroit. / get my fig
ures from the collector ON the train.
made a list of as many as could find
who were saved. / got the names of
lightweight My collector and ! were
together getting the list. A number
of passengers got away whose names
/ did not get Aside from this record
| have no means of knowing how many
were killed.
What is your Judgment as to the
number killed" was asked II would
not say. | can't tell. | could NOT
make any estimate"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-12-04
Once More Gather at Washington
to Make Laws and lnaug-
urate Policies.
DEAD HONoRED THE FIRST DAY
No Business Done Except Organization
in Memory of Mckinley.
Democratic Caucus Develops a Diff
fculty on Finances-Proposed
Policy Declaration
Reeds Rules Stand.

Washington, Dec. AT noon to-
day the two houses of the Fifty-sev-
-~enth congress were called to order by
their respective chairmen, and their
organization duly effected. In the
house John B. Henderson, of Iowa, was
reelected speaker, and the other Off
GERS of the last congress similarly ia
vored In both houses before the
gavel fell there were the usual scenes
incident to the opening OF congress
meeting of old friends and getting ac-
quainted with new members. Both
house and senate adjourned as soon as
they were declared ready for business
in respect to the memory of the late
President William Mckinley.
Washington, Dec. 2.-The Democrat
ic members of the house of representa-
tives met in caucus in the hall of the
house at IL a. M. Saturday. There
are 151 Democrats and eight Fusion
lists, Silverites and Populists in the
house. OF these members of the mi
nority 126 were present, including
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-12-04

DIR. Pierce's Favorite Prescription
makes weak women strong and sick
women we'll. 1t establishes regularity,
dries disagreeable and weakening drains,
heals Inflammation and liberation, and
cures female weakness. 1t is the great.
est preparative for maternity, giving
womanly health and strength and MAX
ing baby's advent practically painless.
GREAT FREE OFFER.
Sick women are invited to consult
DIR. Pierce, by letter, free. All cores
pondence is held in sacred confidence,
and womanly condolences are guarded
by strict professional privacy. Address
DIR. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
There is no similar offer of free con-
sultation by letter or free medical advice.
which has behind it an institution such
as the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical In.
stitute, Buffalo, N. Y, to which for over
thirty years Dr. Pierce has been chief
consulting physician, assisted by med.
ical staff of nearly score of specialists
in the treatment and cure of womanly
diseases.
uFavorite Prescription contains no
alcohol, neither opium, cocaine, nor any
other narcotic. It is purely vegetable
preparation and cannot disagree with
the weakest constitution.
Some dealers for the sake of the little
more profit paid by inferior prepare.
tions, will try and sell the customer q
substitute for uFavorite Prescription
as being Must as good" uJust az
good medicines do not have the cures
to their credit which make women hail
wFavorite PrescriptionU as a uCodsend
to women Don't barter the substance
for the shadow.
IT WILL SURPRISE YOU
to see the great medical work which DR..
Pierce gives free to women. This great
work, the Peoples Common Sense Med.
ical Adviser, containing 1908 large pages
and 100 illustrations is sent free on re-
ceipt OF stamps to pay expense of mailing
only. Send III one-cent stamps for the
book in paper-covers, or 81 stamps for
the volume bound in durable cloth. AID.
dress DR.. r. v. Pierce. Buffalo. N. Y.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-12-04
A Man to the Rescue !
The Woman in Peril Rarely Finds
Help From Her Own Sex.

It Is in no wise to woman's discredit
that she is not professional life-saver.
We can only fancy her in the freman's
helmet, in the crew of the life-boat, or
welding policeman's club, at the loss
of some of that fineness which is the
distinguishing quality of her sex. The
Molly Pitchers and Grace Darlings are
only examples of the sublime self-for-
getfulness of women in great emer-
gencies.
It's much the same in other ways.
Women turn to the strength, skill and
Judgment of men in the crises of life.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-12-04
Luckily He Missed the Train.

Des Moines, Ia, Dec. 2-"Ducky''
Holmes, left fielder for the Detroit
base ball team, who, it was feared
had been killed in the Wabash wreck,
has been located. He left his home in
this city Monday evening for Detroit
He intended TO take the train out of
Chicago that was subsequently
wrecked at Seneca. kilograms failed
to reach him until Saturday, when an
answer was received from Detroit
stating that he had accidentally missed
the train.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-12-04
AGUINALDO CAUGHT PLOTTING
Report That Chaffee Wants Him Brought
to the United States.


to the United States.
Leavenworth, Kan, Dec. "A let
ter received at Fort Leavenworth says:
General Chaffee has recommended
that Aguinaldo be brought to this
country. 1t is stated that heshas been
detected in carrying on reasonable
correspondence and trying to stir up
strife. Aguinaldo is a close captive,
but advices are received here that
Chaffee believes the leaders presence
in the islands is responsible for the
insurgents recent activity.
1T Is said that correspondence Of
Aguinaldo of a reasonable nature has
been detected and that he will prob
ably be tried and brought over here
under sentence ranging from two to
three years.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-12-04
Il Saved Her Life.

Gooch's Mexican Syrup has &C.
complished cure in our neighborhood
which has astonished the people. Miss
Davis was given up to die by her at
tending ply stefan. She had lung fever.
The doctor said she would die before
morning, and advised to discontinue
his medicine, as it was doing her no
good. Her parents had a bottle of
GOoch's Mexican Syrup and Gooch's
Quick Relief in the house. They at
once began to give the Syrup in doses
one hour apart, and frequently bathed
her chest with the Quick Relief. Be
fore morning she was better, and after
using few bottles of each, she is al
most as well as ever 1t was almost
like raising the dead, and has establish
ed the reputation of Gooch's Mexican
Syrup here as a cough remedy; we can
sell nothing else
]. N. Sands, Trimble, Athens Co., O.
GoOch's Mexican Syrup cures a
simple cough as if by magic, and it is
the best remedy for whooping cough.
Price Csc.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-12-04
Business Opportunities for All.

Location in Iowa, Illinois, Minneso.
to and Missouri on the Chicago Great
Western Railway; the very best agri-
cultural section of the United States
where farmers are prosperous and BUSH
ness men successful. We have de-
mand for competent men, with the
necessary capital, for all branches OF
business. Some special opportunities
for creamery men and millers. Good
location for general merchandise, hard
ware, hotels, banks and stock buyers.
Correspondence solicited. Write for
maps and Maple Leaf leaflets. w. j.
Reed, Industrial Agent, GOA Endicott
Bldg, st. Paul, Mimi. 3l-6 mo.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-12-04
Meeting That Did Not CONS on,

London. Nov. 30-There was to have
been an open meeting of anarchists in
this city last night to celebrate tbs
fourteenth anniversary of the exc =.
,tion of the Chicago anarchists hal tn.
police ordered the owner .. me hall in
which the meeting wa: 10 have been
held to cancel the Sntract.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-12-04
Sudden Death nf H. u. Ranmcartner.

Milwaukee. Dec. 2.-Henry J. Baum
gartner, leading politician and bust
ness man Of this city, dropped dead OF
heart disease at his home yesterday.
He was a candidate for mayor year
ago and few years ago was president
of the common council. He was well
known throughout the state.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-12-04
mental science Association.

Sea Breeze, Fla, Dec. 2.-At the
convention of the National Mental Sci
ence association it was agreed to in
corporate under the laws of Florida,
and establish at Sea Breeze national
university for the teaching of the men,
tai science faith. Helen Wilmans
Post the president, and her husband
and son-in-law, went to Jacksonville
today TO appear before the United
States court.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-12-04
Ambitions in panay,

Manila, Dec. 2.-In the approaching
elections at Ilolio. Panay island, there
are four candidates for the mayoralty
and fifty-seven candidates to fill six
vacancies among the city councilmen.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-12-04

Kansas City, Nov. 3d.. C. Will
Jams, the negro editor of the Kansas
City Observer, Is dead at local hospi-
tai from the effects of stab wound
received in a fight with another negro.
Williams brain was penetrated with a
pair of shears.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-12-04
Corn Shelter Kills a Farmer.

st. Joseph, Mo-, Dec. 2.-Jesse Dix
on, well-known farmer and stock
man of Platte Center, Neb., while
watching the operation of corn she'll
er on his farm Saturday was drawn
into the feeder and lost both his arms.
He died from shock and loss of blood.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-12-04

Sioux City, Ia, Dec. FLAMES f.
Stanley. ex-chief of police of Sioux
City. was accidentally shot by Joseph
J. Malley yesterday. The intestines
We're perforated and Shanley's condi-
tion Is critical
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-12-04
Blanche Bates Is Well Again.

Detroit, Mich, Dec. miss Blanche
Bates, the actress, who has been Sc
riou>ly Ill In Detroit since Oct. Is,
was discharged from Grace hospital
Saturday.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-12-04
Fair and Beautiful Faces.

Impure blood is sure to cause pimple,
and roughness of the skin. DR.. War
ner's Compound of Seven Cures, the
great blood renewer, makes a rough
skin smooth and fair.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-12-04
JAMES D. RICHARDSON.

Ehafroth, of Colorado, and Newlands,
Silverites. Neville and Stark, Popu-
lists, of Nebraska, declined to enter
the caucus. Hay, of Virginia, chair
man of the Democratic caucus, pre-
sided. Without opposition the follow
Ing selections were made for officers
of the house to be presented at the
meeting of the house today: Speaker,
Richardson, of Tennessee; clerk, ex-
Representative James Kerr, of Penn
sylyania; sergeant-at-arms, ex-Repre-
sentative Il. .Brookshire, of Indiana
doorkeeper, Charles Edward, of Texas,
and postmaster, James X. Jackson, of
Alabama. The selection of Richard
son as candidate for speaker clothes
him officially with the minority leader
ship.
Resolution on the Question of Policy.
The interesting portion OF the eau
Gus followed. McClelland, of New
York, at the direction of the Democrat
&c members of the New York delega-
ton, who had met just prior to the as
Sembling of the caucus, offered a reso-
luton as an expression of the sense Of
the caucus, the first of which resolves
"That we shall promote to the utmost
of our power the removal of the op-
pressive, restrictive and Often-prohiD-
itory features of the existing tariff;
that we shall favor just and generous
treatment of the inhabitants of Porto
Rico and Cuba; that we are opposed
to the subsidy bill presented at the last
session; that we shall oppose the use
In any form of the money of all the
people for the exclusive benefit of pri-
vate interests"
Two Ways of Never Winning.
Richardson tried to have the whole
resolution referred, but was ruled out
of order. When the reading was con-
-cluded Bell, of Texas, gave notice that
he would offer the Kansas City plat
form as substitute. Fitzgerald. OF
New York, and McDermot of New Jer-
sey, both protested against the injec-
ton of the financial issue into the
Democratic councils. I'VE can never
win," declared Fitzgerald, IF we do
not discard the heresy of flee silver"
We can never VIM" retorted Ball,
sunless men calling themselves Demo-
Gratis support the national platforms of
the Democratic party"
After further exchanges Richardson
succeeded in getting all resolutions re-
ferred TO a special committee of twelve
to be appointed by the chairman of the
caucus.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-12-04
sociaIIsts AeaInst the Tarifr.

Berlin, Dee. 2.-The socialist petit
ton against the tarfff bill has received
nearly three and one-half million sig.
natures
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-12-04
Healthy Children Are Hanox.

Mothers Worm Syrup makes child.
rem healthy by expelling the worms
that make them ill. Children eat iton
bread.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-12-04
To Break up a Cold in One Night

to bredK up CUIu IN Une Night
or to quickly cure La Grippe take
weeks Break-Up-A-Cold Tablets"
We will cheerfully refund the purchase
price if it fails to cure. Price Is cents,
Wangler Bros sole agents. 6-1yr
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-12-04
WOMEN WHO CANNOT BE CURED.

mufn Dy the pract1cal ex
perience of DIR. Pierce. q
the hundreds of thousand
of women who have ap
pealed to DR.. Pierce 70
counsel in connection with
his cFavorite Prescrip
tion," only two in ever
hundred have failed of /
perfect and permanent
cure. But even this tive
per cent. of incurablei
have gratefully recorded 3
great improvement in theii
condition; relief from pain
and a restoration to family
enjoyments.
No sick woman should
be discouraged by her con.
dition, no matter how long
standing her ailment may
be, or how utterly all other
means and medicines have
failed to cure. The great.
err number of cures effect.
ed by vFavorite Prescrip-
ton" are cures of chronic
and complicated diseases
which have baff1ed the
skill of local physicians
and proved intractable to
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-12-04

Pile-ine Cures Piles.
Money refunded If it ever fails
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-12-04
your Favorite Prescription is won

your Favorite Prescription Il won
derful medicine for women.n
Such cures as that of Mrs. Soncran
are many, and they speak for the powe
of DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescriptio,
better than the most eloquent words o
praise. The test of medicine Is, wha
has it done for womenl BY that ties
nFavorite Prescription" invites WON
ans verdict. On the testimony o
trustworthy women, uFavorite Pro
scriptionn has saved life where physi
clans had given up all hope. 1t hal
cured the most stubborn and obstinate
forms of womanly disease. 1t has ban
ished pain, restored the appetite, in
duced refreshing sleep, given color t.
the cheeks and roundness to the form
WOMEN WHO CANNOT BE CURED.
There are few women for whom NJ
perfect cure is possible. The number d
such women has been reduced to mini
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1901-03-01
FLENSBURG.

Feb. 27-Mrs. A. Olson is slowly re-
covering from the Effects OF an operation
performed SOME time ago.
The caucus for the town election will
be held in the town hall in Section 16
SATURDAY. March 3D.
The Ladies Aid society OF the Mission
church met with Mrs. Adolph Anderson
Thursday.
l.. P. Applequist returned to Minne-
apolis Monday, after weeks visit with
friends here.
Chas. johnson aud daughter were
Little Falls visitors Saturday.
Rev. A. Olson preached in Elmdale
Sunday.
Axel Setterstrom OF Little Falls was
here looking after his farming interests
in this vicinity Thursday.
John Olson OF Randall was visiting
friends here Monday.
Vincent Kodrcfski is spending a few
days with relatives in Pike Greek.
The dance at Mr.. Nelson's in Section
8 was well attended and all report a
good time.
Steve Adam was Little Falls visitor
Saturday.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1901-03-01
BriCkmakerS Meet.

The annual meeting OF the North
western Brjckmakers Association
Was held at the courthouse Tuesday.
In the absence of President Henry
Ames' OF Litchfeld, Vice PRESIDED t
Duclos OF Little Falls called the meet
ing to order.
The bylaws and constitution we're
amended to include North and South
Dakota. Officers were elected as fol-
lows:
President-W. P. Alsip.
Vice Presiden,-W. II. Cakes.
Sec. Treas.-Louis Moline.
The organization includes manu-
facturers Of the two Dakotas, St.
Cloud. Chaska. Princeton, Renville.
Grand Forks. Staples, Litchf1eld,
Willlnar and Little Falle.
Plans were discussed for improving
Inequality OF the product, aud the
question OF putting up a dry press
brick plant was considered.
The association will hold it's next
annual meeting at Princeton, in
February, 1902.