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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-01-09
MINERS ENTOMBED.
SEVENTEEN ENToMRED IN DEEP
SHAFT BY SUDDEN cAvE-lN.
Resources Are at Work, but There Is
Little Hope the Men Will Be Found
AIive--onIy One of the Bodies Is
Taken From the Ruins.

Negaunee, Mich, Jan. S.-The most
distressing accident occurring in this
county for years occurred at the Ne
gaunee mine yesterday noon, when by
a cave-in the lives of from 13 to II
miners are thought to have been lost.
The cave-in was at the bottom of the
old shaft. Had it occurred half an
hour sooner, about $50 men would
have been killed.
The names of the dead so far as
known are: William Williams, John
Sullivan, John Pascoe, John Pearce,
Jacob Hunlalla.
Thus far but one body has been
taken out, that of Hunlalla. Hundreds
of men are at the mine eager to help
in the work of rescue, but it is
thought the other bodies cannot be
reached before "a hours. John Basco
was rescued alive and described the
wrecked mine as follows:
1--WE were sitting around the pump
at the bottom of the shaft when, with
ore came down. | remembered no
more until heard the sound of picks
and shovels in the hands of rescuers.
When found was rs feet from the
place where 1 was sitting and found
myself in drift. How got there is
a mystery, but can only be accounted
for by the concussion of the wind"
From the condition of the shaft it
would seem that the men are sur
rounded by mass of dirt and broken
timber. A dull roar and the crash
ing of timbers gave to the men on the
surface the first intimation of the dis
aster below. A rush was made for the
shaft and when all had quieted down.
Is volunteers under Captain James
Piper descended in the cage in an at
tempt to rescue. 1t was found, how
ever, that the shaft was badly dam
aged, it being impossible to get with
in 100 feet of the level in which the
men were buried.
Cries for help were heard at the
lowest point reached, and the removal
of the timbers which blocked the
way found man who shortly before
the cave-in had started for the
surface. He was uninjured, but was
drenched to the skin and suffering
greatly with cold. The man could
throw no light on the fate of his asso-
ciates. the majority of whom are
thought to be Italians and Finlanders.
The steam pipes leading to the under
ground pumps were so damaged that
it would be impossible to operate the
pumps if it were possible to reach
them, and as the mine is the wettest
in the iron country, the shaft is MAX
ing water fast.
A big force of rescuers, working in
relays, is making efforts to reach the
damaged level before the water
reaches it.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-01-09
DIVIDE HoNoRs in OHIO.
Hanna Captures Lower House, bu
Foraker Controls Senate.

Columbus, o., Jan. 6.-The Repub-
lican caucus Saturday night nominat-
ed the Foraker ticket for the senate
and the Hanna ticket for the house.
Today the contest was continued on
the same lines over the makeup of
the standing committees and it is evi-
dent that the clerkships will go the
same way.
Price, who was defeated for speaker
by McKinnon, will be shown consid-
Grafton as chairman of the judiciary
committee and the chairmanship of
one committee on municipal affairs,
in Difference to George B. Cox, will
go to some member from Cincinnati.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-01-09
Arrested for Murder.

RI Des Moines. Jan. Oscar Smith,
tolored, was arrested here on war
rant for murder. He is accused of
lbeing the ringleader in the mob en-
Jagged in the rioting at Evans, when
EConstable Ruggenberg was shot with
shis own revolver in riot in Wright's
saloon. The constable had tried to
dmake an arrest of the gang when he
eYwas set upon, his revolver taken from
ohim and he was shot. Five others of
afhe gang have been arrested at Oska.
Eoosa.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-01-09
REFORM IN THE IOWA GUARD.
Inspector General Severely criticises
Things at Militia Camps.

Des Moines. Jan. Inspector Gen
eral James A. Olmstead of the Iowa
National Guard, in his annual report,
makes number of sensational criti-
cisms. He denounces most severely
the company commanders for rowdy-
ism. which has been permitted at en-
campments. There are certain organ
izations in the guard, he says in the
report, that it is not safe for rail
way company to transport especially
home from an encampment Such
companies next year should be de-
priyed of the privilege of camp or
mastered out"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-01-09
Carnegie library at MarshaILtown.

Marshalltown, Jan. .-Marshalltown
is going to have a Carnegie library.
Negotiations were entered into many
weeks ago and have just eliminated
in formal offer from James Betram,
private secretary to Mr.. Carnegie, of
gift to the city for library on the
usual conditions. A resident of the
city has offered to donate a library
site and the city council has already
provided by tax levy for the support
of the library. 1t is expected that all
the details will be arranged before
spring and that Mr.. Carnegie will
yield up either $4,000 or 100000 for
the library.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-01-09
Land on Coast of Venezuela.

Willemstad, Jan. lit is definitely
known that General Riera, the vene-
zuelan insurgent leader, and all the
other insurgents who had assembled
here, embarked on board the Liber.
tador Sunday and landed on Vene-
zeulan soil yesterday near Veladecoro
with arms and ammunition 1t is re-
ported here that the Libertador has
captured the Venezuelan gunboat
Zembador.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-01-09
PAYS $50 for His courtshIp.

,Kensett, Ia, Jan. 6.-Justice H. T.
pch has disposed of a suit in which
Wis Gullickson, an auctioneer. sued
ioung farmer for pay for services
3dered in securing a wife. The auc-
feer is a fluent talker. and says he
1ffectually interceded as to win the
etions of the young woman for the
e farmer. After Gullickson had
I'D his case in behalf of himself
\ a the t,stice a compromise was
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-01-09
South Omaha Live s+o, eciate

South Omaha. Jan. 7.-cattle-.er, kid!
800; steady to shade lower; nati(boohOo). De
S4OOQH6.60; cows and heifers, ST. about avery.
western steers, $3.75Qp5 40; Texi,o l,.s, ,
$350Gl4.4 40; Gamers $1.506l2 75; Ene oecauSe
and feeders, $2.75@4.3O calves, Sgoin home.-
bulls, stags ETC., S2.0O@4.1O.
cepts, 1900; 10615c lower; he
@65O; mixed, $6.OO@6 20; light, s
pigs $4.50@550; bulk of sales
Sheep-Receipts. 3500 steady
lower; fed muttons, S4.OO@4.7 rs;
Saa0M3.S0: ewes, S2S0Q3. 90
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-01-09
School Census for past Year.

Des Moines. Jan. 5.-The superin-
,endent of public instruction yester-
LAY turned over to the auditor of
Tltate the statement of the showing Of
4he school census for the year just
llosed. on which the apportionment Of
chool funds Is to be made. This
lhows a total school population of
35,159 in the state.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-01-09
Lessler Elected to conoress.

New York. Jan. S.-Montague Less.
ler, the Republican candidate in the
election held yesterday for congress
man in the Seventh district, has been
elected by 394 votes over Perry Bel
mont, the Democratic candidate. The
total vote was: Lessler, 1871; Bel
mont, 1888.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-01-09

Tney were blown to atoms. me otn-
ers were at some distance from the
engine. The cause of the accident
is not known. 1t is supposed, how
ever, that the negro found the water
of the boiler too low and had suddenly
injected a stream of cold water on
the red hot crown.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-01-09
Farmer Hangs Himself.

i Charlton, Ia, Jan. 6.-Because his
png-cherished plan of purchasing an.
Cher farm fell through John A. John
s5n. wealthy farmer committed
suicide by hanging here.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-01-09
enected by the defendant paying 500
for the services.
Death Of William Merrill.

Des Moines, Jan. 4.-By the death of
William Merrill last night Des Moines
loses one of it's pioneer merchants.
He had beer engaged in the furni-
ture business many years. He enlist
ed in an Iowa regiment and served for
time and was captain of company
formed to protect Des Moines from an
expected raid by the rebel forces un-
der General Price. This company
continued in organization a long time
Captain Merrill had been blind for
several years and had retired from
business.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-01-09
Killed bx Fist Blows.

d Sioux City, Jan. Elm a quarrel
yesterday over his child Leonard Shell
agren of Cherokee. Ia, was killed by
BLOWS of fist delivered by Frank B.
ferguson. Ferguson, who gave him
felf up to the police. claims he struck
Sshelgren in self defense.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-01-09
Secures Ten Years in Prison.

Des Moines, Jan. 7.-Elijah Eath-
scote was yesterday sentenced to a
Germ of ten years in the penisentiary
for breaking into his wife's room and
shooting her three times because she
would not live with him. Her recov-
Try was almost miraculous.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-01-09
Y. M. c. A. Banquet at Muscatine.

Muscatine, Ia, Jan. 4.-Governor-
elect Cummins of Des Moines and
Judge S. P. Spencer of st. Louis were
the principal speakers at the Y. M.
G. A. banquet and conference held in
this city last night and attended by
100 prominent business men for the
purpose of raising $4,000 for new
Y. M. G. A. building. Thomas Irvine
OF st. Pau, wealthy lumberman,
gave $4,000. P. M. Musser million
aire lumberman. who recently pre-
sented the city with $4,000 library,
also promised to give $4,000.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-01-09
J.. Fri D & s ON
low A HAPPENINGS.
lMethodist cIerayman Assaulted

.eees Methodist Clergyman Assaulted.
'as Vinton, Ia, Jan. REV. r. L. Love-
and, Methodist pastor, was assault
ED in his own home yesterday by a
Burglar, who inflicted a head wound.
Lie will recover.
Arizona republican., 1902-10-20
Getting on in the World.

A millionaire in New York tells that, when he was boy, he let himself out by verbal contract for five years, at $7.50 a week, in large dry goods store in New York. At the end of three years, this young man hd developed such skill in judging goods that an- other concern offered him $3,000 a year to go abroad as its buyer. He said that he did not mention the offer to his em- ployers, nor even suggest the breaking of his agreement to work for $7.5O a week, although verbal, until his time was up.
 Many people would say he was fool ish not to accept the offer mentioned but the fact was that his firm. in which he ultimately became a partner, paid him $1O,OO0 a year at the expiration of his $7.5O contract. They saw that he was giving them many times the amount of his salary, and in the end he was the gainer. Suppose he had said to himself: They give me only $7.50 a week: I am not going to earn $50 a week when I am getting only s7.5O." This is what many boys would have said. and then they would have won dered why they were not advanced.
Arizona republican., 1902-10-20
Other Worlds Again.

Professor Hough, the astronomer at the Northwestern university thinks the time has rolled around again to renew the endless discussion of the question of life on other planets than our own. It is a subject about which the astronom- ITS are net agreed. and it is particularly ailuring to confirmed disputants be- Thse man may make the most posi- sex of affirmations and defy anybody ',osC prove them. It happens to be the ions hat he is equally unable to prove 7nch worries. but this cnly allows more suecess7r argument. Professor Hough .l 1SaI lent that Mars is peopled. and fo,;o,' ,.s and Mercury may very well
 'bitants. All other astrononl-
 in that both Venus and Mer-
 incapable of supporting any
Arizona republican., 1902-10-20
THE RELIABILITY RUN.

An examination of the entry list oi the reliability run shows that, numeri- cally, the gasolene vehic:es lead in the proportion of about three to one. In other words, there are now entered six ty-one gasolene cars, eighteen steam cars and one electric. In weight, they range all the way from 500 pounds to $500 pounds, when fully equipped, the latter weight. however, being that cf the electric vehicle. while the heaviest of the others weighs 2,760 pounds. Ve- hicles weighing between 1000 and 2,000 pounds pre3ominate. Of those weigh ing less than 1000 pounds only thirteen have been entered. As to indicated" horse power, that of the vehicles of less than 1000 pounds weight ranges from 4 to 6. of these weighing between 1,000 pounds and 2,000 pounds from to IS, and of the heavier vehicles from s to A.
 In what respects. F any. will the vehicle of gasolene propulsion excel that driven by steam? And will it be shown that the heavy. high-power cars are on the whole preferable to ma chimes of less weight and size? These are perhaps the more important ques- tions-
Arizona republican., 1902-10-20
Phoenix Precinct Ticket
Cheap RascaIs.

That gang of boodlers was the cheapest crowd I ever heard of in my whole experience" Those were the were the words of detective who un- earthed a pretty game of graft put into operation by members of the board of education in South Omaha, Nebraska And the detective proves his statement by relating the despicable schemes em- ployed by the public educators of the Nebraska town.
 who were appointed a fee of s, and iu some instances levied a tax of S10 for securing an increase of salary. One man even went so low as to make a penter work done in a school-house. The biggest grab made was one of s19.20 for each one of five members who were inveigled by the detectives into a deal for some new typewriters in ex- change for old ones in the schools. Then there were some teachers who were forced to pay trifiing amount every month out of their salaries in order to hold their positions.
 These transactions appear to have been the main lines of grating fol- lowed, and they certainly reveal that the public educators in that particular town were not grasping, to say the least. Their pickings were small, but none the less despicable. The spirit of graft" seems to prevail everywhere, and the exposure at South Omaha will make the St. Louis "grafters'' feel proud of their accomplishments even though some of them have gone to jail with some awaiting trial and others in exile. Such contemptible means of se- curing few dollars is just as much to be condemned and punished as the big games of boodling. The absence of principle is the same, and perhaps the only reasons why the cheapest crowd" in South Omaha did not gather in more was because of a lack of opportunity.
 South Omaha has a population of 26,- 0O0 but it is evident the members of the board of education there had a be- lief that they ought to ape Chicago, St. Louis. New York and Philadelphia, even if they only got enough for tobac- co money.
Arizona republican., 1902-10-20
Af.er Another rru.t.

The United States district attorney at San Francisco has applied to the fed eral court for an injunction restraining the Federal Salt company from doing business. The district attorney takes this action pursuant to instructions from Attorney General Knox. The Federal Salt company is commonly known as the salt trust"
 The government is proceeding against the salt trust because that organization appears to have conducted it's business in such a manner as to place it subject to the penalties imposed by the Sher- man antitrust law. The trust has been guilty of paying certain salt manufac- turers to keep their plants idle, and in other ways seems to have violated the law. The promptness with which the administration is proceeding against this trust is another convinc- ing proof that all the resources at the command of President Roosevelt and Knox will be em- ployed to suppress the trust evil.
Arizona republican., 1902-10-20

form of life as is our moon, being equally destitute of an atmosphere and water. Silence predicts that in the course of time-say, in the million years which the alleged Martians have lived longer than has the human race on this earth, according to Professor Hough-our own globe will be as cold and dead and as unable to sustaain living creatures.
 The chief reason advanced by Pro- lessor Hough for his belief in other in- habited worlds is that it would be folly to suppose that not only one, but mill lions, of solar systems would be created that a little planet like the earth mighs alone be inhabited Such a supposi- tion may be absurd to a mere finite in tellignece, but it is possible, or at least conceivable, that to an intelligence su- perior to that which we now have such condition may not be ridiculous. To us it is absurd to say that two and two could make anything but four, but Pro- 1SSSOr Huxley SdlQ IL IS COUCelNdDle lndC on another planet, with another order of brains. two and two make five. Things may seem unreasonable to us which might be all right had we a high CT point of view. Science is still unable to explain why there are forms of ex- quisite beauty fathoms below the sur face of the sea. They are such as ap- peal to the developed sense of beauty in man, but why they were placed beyond mans reach Gas they were until after centuries he made deep-sea soundings), since it is inconceivable that there is such a developed sense in the marine creatures? If there could be a waste of beauty there, why not waste of solar systems? There is no proof that man is not the supreme creation of the universe, the especial care of an infinite intelligence, without a rival among the planets which revolve about a multi tude of suns.
Arizona republican., 1902-10-20
OLDEST COMMUNITY IN UNITED
 STATES.

The society which has just been started in Albuquerque to trace out the earliest faces in the life Of New Mexico and Arizona has an excellent object. Recent research has shown that Santa Fe and other settlements in New Mex ico are not quite so old as they were formerly supposed to be, but that place and one or two other settlements in New Mexico have had probably a longer continuous life than any other communities in the present United States, except St. Augustine, Fla, says the St. Louis Globe Democrat. There Is some uncertainty about the dates at which those places in New Mexico were established, and this is one of the things on which the studies of the new society in Albuquerque may be expected to soon throw light. That body has a very interesting field in which to work, and 1t is to be hoped that it will make in- telligent use of its opportunities.
 Back in the spacious days of Charles V the region which we call New Mex ico, and which the Spaniards centuries ago and the Mexicans of a later time knew by that name first made it's ap- pearance in history. Coronado, in his search for the fabled golden land of Cibola Cthe Zuni pueblos), passed through New Mexico two-thirds of q century before Newport, Gosnoid and Captain John Smith, at Jamestown. Va. laid the foundations of the first permanent settlement of English speak ing people on the American continent The Spanish conquistadore left very little trace of his foray into that region. Another Spaniard. however, Onate. from the base which Cortez established for Spain in Mexico a score of years before Coronados time took possession of New Mexico about half century after Coronado's expedition, or around 1898. and. if may be said. from that day to this white settlement in 1t has been maintained continuously. New Mexico remained Spanish territory until the revolution of 1921 against Ferdinand VII. It was a province of Mexico from that time to 1S46, when Kearney made his conquest. and it has been United States territory ever since.
 New Mexico's history since it's an- nexa ton more than half a century ago has had many picturesque episodes. The traders, with their Headquarters in St. Louis, established, from the Missouri river to New Mexico's capital. the old est of the trails west Of the Mississippi. and Americanized that town and the greater part of the province long be- fore Kearney's army, marching over the Santa Fe trail, entered the terri tcry. territorial government for New Mexico was one feature in Clays con- promise of 1S50 and though attempts were made then and often afterward to let New, Mexico into the circle of states,
Arizona republican., 1902-10-20
Tn. Gas. Stated by Barton

The Case Stated by Burton.
 United States Senator Burton of Kansas in a speech to his constituents the other day happily touched upon the question of tariff revision in a way that appeals to every voter in every pre- cinct of the United States when he said:
 II should like to ask Senator Harris to explain. if he will, what kind of q change it is that he demands Would he have us go back to the Wilson bill? Would he have us go back to the demo- cratic days of '93 to '97?
 If he and other democratic leaders are not satisfied with the present con- ditions in this country, will they please draw upon their imagination and DOT tray an ideal prosperity that would be satisfactory? I say draw on their imaginations because the whole history of the world furnishes no precedent like the prosperity we have now. Is It not wise to let we'll enough alone?
 ''I do not mean to say that the repub- lican party is welded to any particu- lar schedules, nor that the tariff law we now have will always stand. But what l do claim is this: That there is no pressing demand at this time for tariff revision. The evil that tariff changes would cause by disturbing the business of the country would be in- fnitely greater than any good that would come from some changes that, perhaps, ought to be made. Again, the republican party should not be dis turbed by the talk of the gold and sil- yer democrats for tariff reform. We should remember. that the democratic party has been disorganized. It is try ing to get together. The only common ground on which the discordant ele- ments can stand is tariff reform. If they can get together, well and good. but let not restless spirits in the repub- lican party help them to unite. In our own way and when the time comes, our party will change the schedules, but we should not be stampeded by demo- crats who are trying to find an issue"
 Candidate Wilson in his lonesome wanderings through Arizona appears to find great difficulty in hitting upon subjects of interest to his hearers. Usually, in some portion of his speech he makes a clamor for tariff reform. '' We suggest that he take up the ques- tions propounded by Senator Burton, and answer them. Let him give free rein to his imagination, and tell us what kind of prosperity he demands. different from that which we have in every section of the land. Why should Wilson or any democrat in Arizona long for a return of Cleveland times ?'' We had tariff reform then,- with T vengeance-and free soup houses thrown in. for three millions of idle workingmen.
Arizona republican., 1902-10-20

all of them failed, but the chances are that the admission bill before the pres
 ent congress will pass. As part oi Jeff ferson Davis project to make con quest of California. the confederates, from their base In Texas, occupied New Mexico In the latter part of 1861 and the early part of 1862, but were driven out by the national troops. This is a rather obscure page in the annals of the south west. In this, as well as the other
 dark spots in. New Mexico's history. that new society may be relied on to throw flashlights of modern research.