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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-25
Three Hurt in Stove Explosion.

New whatcom, wn.. Jan. 25.-While
the six children of Robert Shield were
gathered around stove, water tank,
which had frozen, exploded injuring all
of them. Frank, 13 years of age, was so
seriously injured he may die. Pearl.
aged Z, was badly cut by flying pieces
of iron. The room was con0letely
wrecked.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-25
Missing Tea Man round.

Detroit, Jan. 25.-From friends in Chi
cago, Edward s. Greece of this city has
Just learned that N. Senanayka, the
Ceylon tea merchant, who has been re-
ported to the Chicago police as missing,
is still in Utah, where he went to in
vestigate irrigation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-25
BIC SNOWFALL.
A Severe Storm Sweeps Over
Kansas Today.
Reports Are That Whole State
Is Included.
ROADS HAVE TROUBLE,
Snow Has Been Drifting Badly
in All Localities.
Much Cold Weather Is Predict
ed For Kansas.

The snow storm which reached To-
peka early this morning is the second
one this week to be general over KAN
sas- This afternoon the unofficial meas
urements gave a depthof three inches.
The minimum temperature early this
morning was Is
The storm came in from the west ac-
companied by wind blowing from II
to Is miles an hour which will make
more drifts than the snow of last Mon
day. Reports received by the Postal
Telegraph company show the snow to
be general at least as far west as Ster-
ling.
general offices here indicate that the
snowfall last night and this morning
was general over the lines of that road
in Kansas. Snow was reported on the
Horton division between Topeka and
St. Joseph; on the Fairbury division; on
the Phillipsburg and Clay Center divis-
ion; the Western division and along the
southwestern lines of the Herington di-
vision and at Caldwell.
The general superintendent of the
Santa Fe received warning this morn
ing from the United States weather
bureau at Chicago to look out for trou-
BILE on the lines in the northwestern
part of Kansas. The weather bureau
propheSied a heavy, drifting snow in
that region.
Superintendent Easley, of the Santa
Fe's middle division, reports that the
SnOWfau on MS DIVISION Is very nedVys
and lis drifting. If the snow continues.
it is likely to delay trains.
According to the Santa Fe weather
reports, the storm is sweeping across
the whole length of Kansas. 1t struck
the north line of the state all at once,
and commenced showing all along the
Santa Fe main line at about the same
time. The snow is heavy as far west
as Dodge City. There is a light snow IN
Colorado, and in Oklahoma it is rain
ing, with indications that the rain will
turn into snow.
All over the state the character of the
snow. is the same as in Topeka 1t is
dry and drifting, and is likely to make
trouble for trains by filling up the
cuts.
AT Abilene the snow began falling
early this morning and was reported as
the hardest snow storm of the winter
with indications that the heavy 1aH
would be general over central Kansas.
The indications are that a heavier
fall of snow may be expected tonight
and that Sunday will be much colder.
The government forecast sent out this
morning was: Snow probably heavy
tonight and Sunday. Decidedly colder
Sunday High east winds turning to
north Winds"
The cold weather will probably come
in from the northwest. The weather
map received at the weather bureau
yesterday did not contain a report from
any station showing temperature be-
low zero. The map received today
shows the following m inimum tenn
peratureS and changes:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-25
Weather Indications.

Chicago, Jan. 25.-Forecast for Kan
sas: Snow, probably heavy tonight and
Sunday; decidedly colder Sunday; high
east shifting to north winds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-25
Temperatures of Large cities.

Chicago. Jans 25.-7 a. m. tempera-
lures: New York 80; Boston "a; Phila-
delphia "a; Washington "a; Chicago 20;
Minneapolis q: Cincinnati "a; st. Louis
a.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-25

The drop in the temperature at Bis
marck was 18 degrees, at Helena 20
degrees, at Kalispel 20 degrees. at
Moorhead 10 degrees and at W:lliston
% degrees Abilene, Tex, with mini
mum of 2 degrees above zero, expert
enced a drop in the mercuTX of 20 de-
grees, and Denver with a minimum of
4 degrees had a drop of 16, and Okla
homa City had a drop of IA degrees
There was snow falling at Havre,
KaIispel, Lander and Moorhead.
Observer Jennings said this morning:
'FThis snow is drifting. On the roof OF
the Columbian building at 10:45 o'clock,
about an hour after the heavy fall be-
gan, the snow measured an inch, while
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-25

The Clifton News calls attention to
the fact that in the Fifth district Sa-
line county has three candidates for
state offices. Republic has one and
Clay county one. with seven counties
still to hear from.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-06-12
OERA|LEDB THESTOP.
Made Necessary and Very Sud
denly TO Avert Great Rail-
way Horror.
FIFTY PEOPLE MORE OR LESS HURT
One Instantly Killed and Others
Booked to Die-Steamer Col
lision Costs Nine Lives.

Alpena, Mich, June 9.-An excur-
sion train on the Detroit and Macki-
nav railroad, which left here at 7:15
yesterday for Saginaw, consisting of
an engine and twelve coaches, and car
rying over 500 people, was wrecked at
Black River while running forty miles
an hour. One man was Instantly
killed, three were probably fatally in
jured, and nearly fifty others received
injuries of various degrees of severity,
ranging from bruises and cuts to
broken limbs. Following are the dead
and seriously hurt: August Grosinski,
Alpena, killed. Seriously injured: John
Mccarthy, Alpena, will probably die;
Ernst Legatski and Jacob Mondorff,
Alpena, probably fatal internal inju-
rieS.
Fourteen Were Severely Wounded.
OF the balance, fourteen have. in
juries that range from bad to very
severe, but are in no danger of
death. They are: Otto Knowsky, head
badly cut and breast injured; Louis
Peppler, Alpena, right thigh fractured;
George Boyne, Buffalo, N. Y, sprained
back, and face and neck bruised; Carl
Foyer, right leg broken, three toes cut
off, and head seriously injured; Ernest
DesJardins, Joseph Swallow, Thomas
Connors and Christian Wolff-all of
Alpena; Jerry Sherrette, Bad Axe;
John Beck, J. G. RorisOn. Sylvester
Klebba, Charles Mcdonald, and Mrs.
Charles McDOnald-whOse residences
were not obtained.
Quick Stop Ditched the Train.
The excursion was under the aus
pieces of the German Aid society, of
Alpena. When the train reached Black
River the tender jumped the track.
Engineer Topper instantly set the air
brakes and reversed his engine. The
sudden stop threw the first three
coaches of the train off the track and
into the ditch. The first car was
thrown half around and the next two
coaches plowed through it and cut it
in two. August Grosinski, the only
person killed, was seated in this coach
with forty other eXcursionists. His
body was terribly crushed and death
was instantaneous.
Marvellous Escape of the Others.
The escape of the others in this GER
was well nigh miraculous. GrOSinski'S
little son occupied the same seat with
him, but the lad was. uninjured. The
three wrecked coaches were piled up
in a heap, and 200 feet of the track
was torn up. AS soon as the occu-
pants of the uninjured coaches recoy-
cred from the shock and surprise they
rushed to the wrecked cars and began
aiding the injured. They were eXtri-
Gated from the wreck with frantic
haste and given all possible relief.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-06-12

who is here investigating the anthra-
cite coal miners strike. Mitchell first
called on Secretary Ralph M. Easley,
of the National Civic Federation. and
the two later went to the Manhattan
hotel, where Wright is stopping. Pres
ident Mitchell went to the commits
soiner's room, where he remained in
conference with Wright for two hours
When he left, Mitchell said: II have
but little to say further than that
have talked with Commissioner Wright
and have explained to him the situa-
ton from the miners standpoint and
have told him of the causes which led
up to the strike"
''Was there any suggestion of a set
Element made during the interview"
President Mitchell was asked. mo
1 understood that Commissioner Wright
was simply seeking information for an
official report under the law"
President Mitchell, before he left the
hotel, was asked about the soft coal
strike. AS to West Virginia, he said:
although our reports were incomplete
when I-left Wilkesbarre this morning
they showed that about $4,000 miners
were out"
1.-THE operators say they can hold
out indefinitely" was suggested.
1--WE can hold out some time our
selves ,,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-06-12
NEELY GEARS OF PARDON
News of Freedom Fails to Arouse Ameri-
can from Indifference-He Has
Been Well Treated.

Havana, June 10.-There are per-
haps dozen persons who will benefit
by the amnesty act just signed by
President Palma, including two or
three Cubans who are naturalized
Americans. Estes G. Rathbone and G..
Z. w. Nicely, who were convicted of
postOfice frauds amounting to many
thousands of dollars. are best known
of those who will secure pardon.
Nicely has been in prison two years
of his sentence of eight years. Rath-
bone is out ON 100000 bail awaiting
a decision of the supreme court on APP
peal. His sentence was for eight
years. News that he is to be free
man in a day or two failed to arouse
Nicely from the Indifferent demeanOr
he has maintained since he was arrest
ed. He smiled, but showed no partic-
ular interest in the information.
] havesbeen here for twenty-five
MONTHS he said, land I'll be real glad
to get out. l must say, though, that
l have been well treated by the Cuban
prison authorities. | am i'm excellent
health, notwithstanding reports that
l am suffering from consumption.
have no definite plans. l probably
shall remain here a week or two, then
so up to the states. Perhaps l shall
take up some business schemes here
in which | was interested at the time
of my conviction"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-06-12
Livingston.

Mrs. Mitchell of Iowa is the guest Of
her mother, Mrs. Ellen Nicholson.
Will Cushman died at his home near
Arthur Monday evening. Mr.. Cush-
man is brother-in-law of Mrs. John
Thompson and formerly resident of
this village. He leaves wife and four
small children to mourn his death.
Miss Gertrude Weber is the guest
of relatives in Rewey.
Hazel Watson is the guest of her
aunt, Mrs. B. F. Dixon of Montfort.
Mrs. Aug. belong of Montfort was
the guest of her sister, Mrs. Bransby
Skate, Friday and Saturday.
Mrs. Albert Kamm returned home
from a visit with Fennimore friends
Saturday. She was accompanied by
her sister, Miss Mabel Fieldhouse who
has just closed a successful years work
in Fennimore high school.
A number from here attended Child
ren's day exercises at Arthur Sunday.
Mr.. Snyder died very suddenly on
Wednesday at his home near here.
He had returned from Lancaster on
the 1o:4o train and walked a part of
the distance to the home of his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Carl Mueller. He had not
been in the house ten minutes before
he dropped dead. The funeral was
held Friday at II o'clock from the Ger
man church. He leaves a number of
sons and daughters.
Miss Myrtle Fieldhouse, who has
been teaching near Preston, is at home.
E. E. Ellsworth had business in Cobb
last week.
Mrs r. F. Livingston and Miss Ada
Allen of Arthur and Mrs. Will Allen of
Belmont were in town Tuesday.
A baseball team has been organized
here and are prepared to meet any
team in Southwest Wisconsin.
Miss Sue Livingston attended COM
mencement exercises at Dodgeville
Her brother, John w. Livingston, de-
ivered the address.
Jack Allen and daughter, Dora, of
Montfort, Mrs. Martha Allen and
daughter, Mrs. Shaw, of Baraboo
called on friends Sunday.
Misses Anna Oleson and Edith De-
voc Of Argyle are visiting relatives
here.
John G. Watson, assistant principal
at Argyle, is spending his vacation at
home.
Miss Name Kirkpatrick was the
guest of her friend, Marcia Rundell, of
Platteville over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Allen of ;Montfort
called on friends here Sunday.
Mrs. Chris. Greenelsh and Mrs.
Slater and daughter of Crookston,
Mimi, are the guests Of Mrs. c..
Warning.
Ada Goold of Montfort was the
guest of Mrs. P. Goold Sunday.
A number from here expect to at
tend camp meeting at Montfort.
CRICKET.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-06-12


from the building and his condition is
critical. !" ~ y ~
The property !. loss is estimated at
100000, with insurance Of S225,0O0.
David Rowland was 70 years old. He
was a civil war veteran, member of
Post Luther NJ. Wheeler, No. 90, G.
A. r., and ianitor of Grand Army hall
in the Arcade building.
London, June 10.-Fire occurred yes
terday in the upper portion Of five
story building adjoining the Mansion
House sta ton in the busiest section Of
London. Several hours elapsed before
the casualties were ascertained; it was
then found that niEe young girls had
been burned to death and that fifteen
persons had been injured, one probably
fatally. The bodies Of the dead were
all badly burned, and two could not
be recognized.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-06-12
NINE GO TO THE BOTTOM
Caught Asleep When Two Lake Steamers
Crash Together.

Crash Together.
Duluth, Mimi, June 9.-Without the
faintest suspicion of impending dan
ger and with less than minute of
warning, nine members of the crew of
the big steel whaleback steamer
Thomas Wilson were sent to the bot
tom of Lake Superior, and the ten
remaining members of the crew were
left to fight for their lives in the open
lake until tug could cover the mile
and a half of distance between the
shore and the scene of the disaster
The steamer Wilson, ore laden for
the lower lakes, was cut in two fifteen
minutes out of this port by the steamer
George G. Hadley, that was just COM
ing in with a cargo of coal. The Will
son sank in less time than it takes to
tell it, and the Hadley was forced to
crowd on all steam and run for the
nearest shoal water, which, though
assisted by tugs, she barely reached
before sinking.
The nine men who were lost be-
longed to the watch below" and were
in their berths asleep when the col
lision took place. They were: Aaron
Trip, cook; Frank --, second cook,
shipped at Toledo; James McDougall,
oiler, West Superior; James M. Fraser,
oiler, Manitoulin island; Joseph Nc
Graw, wheelsman, Sault Ste. Marie;
John Campbell, lookout, Greenleaf,
Mich; John Carey, deck hand, st.
GATHERINGS, Ont; Thomas Jones, deck
hand; William Roebuck, fireman, Port
hampton, Ont
The Wilson went down in water so
deep that only the tops of her spars
are visible. The Hadley just had time
to run aground just south of the pier
head. The accident was apparently
the Hadley's fault The two boats
were steaming along 200 yards apart,
when the Hadley was given orders by
a tug to go to Superior. Immediately
she sheered off for the Superior entry
and crashed directly into the Wilson.
Why she sheered off so suddenly, or
how she came to sheer off right into
the Wilson, may come out in the in
curry which will doubtless be held.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-06-12
Centennial at West Point.

West Point, N. Y, June 1O.-Yester-
day began the commencement exer-
cises at the military academy and they
will continue to Thursday. Yesterday
the centennial exercises began. Lieu
tenant General Nelson A. Miles ar
rived and was honored with salute
The feature of the day was the adj
dress of General John NJ. Schofield.
Another feature was the cheering
when one of the orators mentioned the
name of General LOngstreet. At night
there was general illumination.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-06-12
Reward for General Kitchener.

London, June 5.-In the house of
commons the government leader, A. J.
Palfour. presented message from
King Edward, as follows: His maj
esty, taking into consideration the en-
inent services rendered by Lord Kitch-
ener and being DESTROYS, in recognition
of such services, to confer on him
some signal mark of his favor. recon-
mends that he, the king, should be en-
abled to grant Lord Kitchener ESQ.,
OOO." John Dillon, William Redmond
and Swift MacNeill, Irish Nationalist.
announced their intention of opposing
the grant at every stage.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-06-12
Former Dowieite Recants,

Marion, O., June 10.-The Rev. A.
McFarlane, who, it is said, recently
was dismissed from the bowie colony,
obtained permission from Mayor Ma
der to hold services on the public
square, where he denounced Dowie.
His meeting was undisturbed. 1t is
thought he will try to reveal some of
the deception which he says is being
practiced by DoWie.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-06-12
After a Postmaste,,s Scaln.

st. Louis, June 10-Charges have
been preferred against Postmaster
Fred w. Baumhoff with President
Roosevelt The method of promotion
in the postoffice, the loss of mail mat
ter and the pay-rolls have been dis
cussed in the affidavits which have
been sent to Washington
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-06-12
Il lists OF THE DEAD AND INJURED
Four of the Hurt Jumped from Windows
tn Save Their Lives.

-Four OF the Hurt Jumped from Windows
to Save Their Lives.
The dead are: S. J. Newell, Carl A.
Carlson, Joseph Harrington, Samuel
Dalzell. DR.. J. 7. Stanton; George A.
Ribbeck Hillsdale, Mich; William
Kent, alderman of the Fourth ward,
Chicago; John B. Knapman, Mrs. M.
Baumann; B. H. Boyd, rs years of age
and member of the medical staff of
the institution.
The officials of the institution also
give out the following list of missing.
1t is not known that they are dead,
but neither their friends nor the police
have been able to locate them. and it
is known that they were in the build
ing when the fire broke out: NJ. J. Ca
hill, an attache of the sanatorium, ill
in his room for the last three days;
William Eggleston, George Harrigan
and Morris B. LOucks, all patients;
Charles McGrail, keeper of restaurant
In the building; Malcolm Morris and
Thomas RYAN, patients.
The in~red: Matte Jameson. over
come by smoke; DR.. M Silver, jumped
from the second story window, not
seriously; Frank J. Johnson, nurse for
blind Billy Kent burned about face
and hands; DR.. Willis Bunker. Jumped
from the fourth story window. both
legs broken, hurt internally; Amanda
Wilson; May Ellis W. e. Davis,
jumped from the third floor; Mrs. @.
Il. Miller, overcome by smoke; DR.. A.
G. Davis, business manager of the ST.
Luke society, burned and cut; DR..
Boyd, 20 years of age, jumped from
fifth story, internally; Carl Carlson, Of
Pullman, burned and choked by smoke;
William Mcconnell, clerk on the first
floor, burned about face and hands;
Michael Luby; G. s. Colt, Iavergne,
Ills; J. 3. Bishop, ST Louis, Mo-; A.
". Nattles, will die: J. +. Suit, will
probably die, These are only the worst
of the Injured.
! II. c. Davis, business manager of
The institution, said: when l learned
of the fire l hurried to the fourth floor
in search of Kent, who | knew was
blind. He had been here about a
week. l could not find him. The
smoke was so dense that l could
scarcely breathe. put wet handker-
chief over my face and crawled on
my hands and knees about the build
ing. We had about fifty patients in
The building. My hands and face are
BADLY burned"
IN the rear of the building were the
delirium tremens patients. Some of
them were locked in. For them escape
was impossible. Their cries of terror
came through the deafening roar of
the flames, nd men on the sidewalk
forgot their danger and rushed up the
fire-hedged stairway.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-06-12
Unions Win Again at Chicago.

Chicago, June 9.-The threatened
strike today of all the allied unions
employed by the different meat pack
ing concerns was averted last night
by the Stock Yards company surren-
dering to the Stock Yards Employees
union All the demands Of the union
were granted.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-06-12
Two OTHER FATAL FIRES
One at Saratoga and One at London Cost
Fourteen Lives.

Saratoga, N. Y, June 10.-Fire early
yesterday destroyed the Arcade and
the Citizens National Bank block and
the Shackelford building, and caused
the loss of five lives. The dead are:
Mrs. Elizabeth M. Mabee, suffOcated;
Mrs. Sarah Owens, David Rowland,
Mrs. David Rowland and Miss Far
rfngton, all burned to death. Chief
Engineer Elias j. Shadwick was seri-
Ously injured while rescuing people
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-06-12

New York, June 1O.-President John
Mitchell, of the United Mine Workers,
arrived here late yesterday, he having
been sent for by Carroll d. Wright,
United States commissioner of labor,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-06-12
Horrible Holocaust in a Chicago
Hospital for Morphine and
Drink Fiends.
CHAINED PATIENTS BURNED ALIVE
Several Jump from High Windows to
Escape ROASTING.
"B1ind Billy Kent a Victim-New
York Fire Kills Five and Nine
Meet Death at London.

Chicago, June 1O.-A fire rep1ete
with horror cost the lives of ten, per-
haps Il, ore, persons in the old Hotel
WooC occupied by the st. Luke
society It Twenty-frst street and
Wabae4 venue yesterday afternoon.
Alderma4 William E. Kent, known as
"Blind Billy Kent, is declared by
Marshal Campion and other firemen
who knew him to have been among
those who persisted. He is said by
DR.. O.. E. Miller, head of the society"
to have been the only patient there
yesterday who was in a strait-jacket.
The body supposed to be that Of the
alderman was found charred beyond
Identification. in such an encasement.
Another man was found similarly
burned, with the chains which had
Shackled him to a bed still hanging to
his body.
Appalling Scenes at the Fire. 80
The fire broke out in the basement
shortly after p. m. 1t swept up the
elevator shaft in the rear, surrounding
the section where the delirium ire
mems patients were imprisoned. Then
began one of the most appalling scenes.
ever witnessed at a fire. Men shack
led to bedposts, men beating at barred
doors, men writing in handouts and
strait-jackets yelled with terror while
the flames roared their warning of
death. Through the bowling of the
blaze, the cracking Of timbers and the
crash of walls came the walls of the
doomed to the terrified spectators be-
low. Men who had never witnessed
such fire lost their sense of danger
and plunged into the fated structure
intent on saving the manacled suppli-
cants for help.
Thrilling Rescues Were Made.
Thrilling reScueS were made. Tom
Brown, a cOlOred man, in two visits
to the third floor, narrowly escaping
death each time, saved two men. WO-
men were carried down ladders and
three men We're saved by net. Fire
men clambered to the roof and fought
the fire from above. Despite heroic
work the writing victims of the fire
numbered thirteen to the certain
knowledge of the police. The institu-
ton was run by DR.. 0. E. Miller for
the purpose of curing victims of the
excessive use of morphine, tobacco
and alcohol. His patients were from
various parts of the country. The loss
is understood to have reached $500 600.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-06-12
Prominent G.. A. II. Man Dead.

Oskaloosa, Ia. June 10.-Captain L.
]. Allen, prominent in G. A. r., Pyth-
ian and Odd Fellow organizations, is
dead of heart failure.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-06-12

VANILLA, Chocolate or Stra W.
berry ice cream Soc qdart, packed
in ice and delivered to any part of
the city. Lathrop.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-06-12

Gives the Labor Commissioner the Miners
Side of the Anthracite Fight
y End Not in Sight.