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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-03-28

The French traveller, Charles Endes
BONN, who is low exploring the very
heart of Western China, reports from
HANSON, that not only gold, but also
petroleum occurs in extensive deposits
in that part Of the Chinese Empire.
Petroleum wells are especially mum
crous in the Nal-Shan Mountains,
where the Chinese authorities have
entrusted four wealthy families with
the exploitation Of the deposits. These
people have to deliver a certain part
of the output to the Government
while the rest is sold to consumers
either in the form Of lubricating OF
burning oil Mr. BONN says that thc
methods of working the wells are ex
tccnciy primitive.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-09-04
SCORES OF PEOPLE HURT.
New York Street Cars Collide With
Terrific Force.

New York, Sept. with a crash
that was heard for several blocks a
Madison avenue electric car rammed
One Hundred and Sixteenth street
cross-town car, smashed it's side,
hurled it from the track and caused
the injury of scores of persons. No
one on either car received wounds
that will prove fatal, but many will be
confined to their homes for several
days.
The Madison avenue car, crowded
with passengers, stopped at One Hun
dred and Sixteenth street to allow
some one to disembark. 1t Immediate
D started again, although west
bound car was about to cross the ave-
nue. tracks under full Roadway. Both
motormen, seeing a collision was i'm.
minent, attempted to stop their cars,
but before they could do so the cars
crashed together. The cross-town car
was thrown from the track, hole was
knocked in it's side and all the win
dows were broken. The passengers
became panic stricken and they fought
to get out of the cars. Many who had
escaped being cut and bruised in the
collision were thus injured. ~.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-09-04
DUE TO SEVERE STORMS.
Two Disastrous Wrecks on Northwest
ern Roads.


St. Paul, Sept. 2.-Five dead and
about two score seriously injured is
the summary of personal injuries in
Saturdays cyclonic storm, which
swept over all of Southern and Central
Minnesota and Western Wisconsin,
running crops, wrecking railroads and
seriously damaging farm residences at
the strom center near OWatonna, this
state.
Three were killed and twenty-five in
jured by the derailment and overturn-
ing of passenger train on the North
western at Meriden, Steele county,
the wind apparently having actually
lifted three cars from the track and
upset them in the ditch.
Engineer Wallace and Fireman Rob.
irson of the Omaha eastbound fast
mail train went down in a culvert
with their engine near Fairchild, Wis,
and both were killed.
The torrents that poured down the
Mississippi bluffs during the deluge
wash I'd out 300 feet of the Burlington
road near Stockholm, and the Milwau-
kee across Lake Pepin was washed out
N several places between Lake City
and Wabasha
Near the wreck at Meriden the path
OF cyclonic storm was clearly
marked. the worst damage being in a
strip about quarter of mile in
width. Houses were unroofed and Sc
rious damage was done to crops.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-09-04
GUN GOES OFF PREMATURELY
One Private Killed and Two Seriously
Injured,

Fort Wright, Fishers Island. N. Y.
Sept. 3.-During an engagement with
the fleet off here during the morning
a twelve inch breech-loading rifle in
the fort went off prematurely, instant
ly killing one private and seriously
injuring two others. The man who
was killed was literally blown to
pieces, and one of his arms hit another
private in the chest with such force as
to lnllict severe injuries.
After the midnight engagement the
feet anchored back of Fort Terry,
passing out to eastward about a. m.
The guns ct Fort Wright again fired
urcn them. the accident by which the
men were injured occurring at this
tine
TIE feet o. the enemy was sighted
again at 3 p. m, in the southeast and
a call to arms was Immediately
sounded at Fort Wright. While the
vessels were too far away to be easily
made out without the aid of glasses
ten or twelve shots from the mortar
battery Were fired after which the or
der to cease firing was given. 1t is
thought here that another attack is
contemplated by the fleet.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-09-04
THOUSAND DEAD
REPORT TO A FRENCH AGENCY
REGARDING MONT PELEE's
LATEST ERUPTION.
TWO VILLAGES DESTROYED

Morne Rouge and Ajaupa BouiIIon
Wiped Out and lie corbet Damaged
by Tidal Wave-French Cruisers
Suchet and Tase Em5arking Resi-
dents of the Northern Part of the
Island of Martinique.
Paris, Sept. c.-The Havas agency
has rec &. ICd ~ undated dispatch from
Fort dc France, Island Of Martinique.
announcing t1:at about 1000 persons
were killed and that several hundred
were irjurc>. as the result of violent
eruption OF Mont Pelee on Saturday,
Aug. 80, which destroyed Morne Rouge
and Ajoupa Bouillon, two villages near
Mont Pelee.
The dispatch confirms the report
that the village of LIE Carbet was dam
aged by tidal wave. which was also
felt at Fort de France, where the peo-
pie were stricken.
The French cruisers Suchet and
Tage are embarking people in the
northern part of Martinique.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-09-04
TRAIN DBRAILED
CIcsaTROuS WRECK ON THE
SOUTHERN RAILROAD NEAR
BERRY, ALABAMA.
G....,::lY DEAD AND INJURED

= ty-five Negroes Killed and Prob
~ Twice as Many Injured, Halt
e. Them FataIIy-Accident Caused
T. Spreading Rails, the Entire Train
leaving the Track and Six of the
c. aches Cverturning.
mingham, Ala, Sept. "A terri
BIZ yreck occurred on the Southern
re- cad shortly after 9 a. M, one mile
We of Berry, Ala, small town east
Of birmingham. One report says that
orc white man, Trainmaster Dudley,
az ; twenty-five negroes have been
k.:'~I outright. From twenty-five to
fifty negroes have been seriously If
not fatally hurt The train was bring
irg IN excursion from Greenville,
Nj :, to Birmingham and was wrecked
O1 {; rough part of the road. 1t is said
the :ails spread and the engine and six
ccG hes left the track, going over an
en,%2nkment.
= the time of the accident the train
was making good time coming toward
the city. Engineer Crook was at the
thIOttle with negro fireman. Con-
ductor Weber was in charge of the
train and Trainmaster Dudley Of Bir-
mingham was aboard. At a point be-
tween, Berry and Bankston the engine
left the track and rolled over on its
side The negroes aboard began
screaming at the top of their voices
and all the passengers became panic
stricken, while the cries of the in
jured added to the confusion.
Negroes by the dozen were picked
up, MANNED in various ways.
Washington, Sept. 2.-The officials
of the Southern railway in this city
have received a telegram advising
them of wreck at 9:20 a. m. on the
Southern road at Gerry, Ala, about
sixty-five miles west of Birmingham.
The trainmaster, H. N. Dudley, and
about twenty-five colored passengers
were killed. The engineer and fireman
were badly scalded and about twenty
five passengers 4njured. The engine
was derailed and six coaches over
tuped. The cause of the derailment
is not known here.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-09-04
FLOWING WITH ELEPHANTS
Barnun's Reply to the Farmer Who
Asked Whether 1t Would Pay.

Barnum's Reply to the Farmer Whe
Asked Whether 1t Would Pay.
It may be said of P. T. Barnum that
he was the major domo or lord of
laughter and fun, the protean dispenser
of amusement. How we'll he became
known through this function one curl
Gus incident certities. Some years be-
fore he died an obscure person in some
reraote part OF Asia wrote a letter,
which he dropped in the postoftice near
him, directed to "Mr. Bafnum, Ameri-
Ca" The letter reached its destination
without an hours delay. The great
Snowman unafectedly enjoyed being
known from the very beginning Of his
celebrity, and when he found his celeb
rity was a tremendous factor in hts sue.
cess he did everything that he could
think Of to extend the exploitation Of
his name This was not to nourish
vain imagininss or because he felt ex-
allied. 1t was to promote business.
Around his successive homes at
Bridgeport. Conn, he was fond of put
ting something that suggested show.
Qxeerly marked cattle, the sacred COW
r. an elephant was frequently among
the stock to be noticed in his fields.
On one occasion he had an elephant
engaged in blowing on the sieping hill
where It could be plainly seen by the
passengers On the New Haven and
Hartford railroad, an Agricultural inno-
vation that he knew would get notice
OF some sortlh every newspaper in the
country. 1t was even said that he re-
ceived letters from farmers far and
wide asking. how much hay one els-
plant ate and if it was more preatable
to pillow with Al elephant than with
horses or oxen. His replies were in
variably frank and were Of this pur-
port: II you have a large museum in
New York land a great railway sends
trains full OF passengers within eye
shot of the performance. it will pay,
and pay well, but if you have no such
institution then horses and oxen will
prove more economical-JoeiB Benton in
Century.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-09-04
Nature and Poetry.

Environment aids poetry. bUt does
not create it. Nature is the grand
agent in making poetry, and poetry is
present wherever nature is. 1t spar
kles on the sea, giows in the rainbow,
aashes from the lightning and the star,
peals in thunder, rears in the cataract
and sings on the winds. Poetry is
Gsd's image reflected in nature, as in
q mirrer. and nature is present wher-
ever man is. <-. ...Ns.. .t,sE.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-09-04
The Boston Boy.

''Lookin' fer a birds nest, sonny"
asked the good natured westeraer of
seven-year-old boy whom he met in
Boston Common.
mo. STR replied the intellectual
prodigy as he continued to gaze up
into the tree. II am merely endeavor-
ing to correctly classify this tree as a,
betanical product" = Columbus State
Journal.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-09-04
REMARKABLE ACCIDENT.
Three Locomotives Destroyed but the
Six Ensinemen Escape.

Peru, Ind, Sept 3.-Three engines
and two freight cars demolished is the
result of a most remarkable wreck on
the Wabash railroad that occurred in
dense fog three miles east of Peru
at $50 a. m. An eastbound passenger
train, drawn by two engines, collided
with through freight, both going at a
high speed. The six enginemen es.
capped without scratch. One engine
turned over into the ditch and the 9th
er two locked together. William
Fritz. engineer on the rear passenger
engine, did not see the impending dan
ger. His fireman shouted Jump" just
as the accident happened. While
Fritz was jumping the cab was torn to
splinters and the engine upset. All
the passengers escaped with severe
shaking up.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-09-04
MAY COME TO TERMS.

Indications That the Strike at Flor.
ence, Italy, Will Soon End.
Florence, Italy, Sept. 3.-The indica-
lions are that the general strike which
has been in progress since last Fri
day and which has rendered about
100000 men idle, will end shortly.
conference was held during the
day between representatives of the
metal workers and the managers of
the Pibnone Iron works, where the
strike originated. 1t brought no re-
suit and the employees of the Pignone
works declare they intend to remain
out. but urge all other strikers to re-
turn to their werk. .. n l...t., -.
Florence is quiet and there is NO dis
order.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-09-04
CATTLE TRAIN WRECKED.
Four Rock Island Employees Killed and
Three Injured.

Ihree Injured.
Kansas City, Sept. 3.-An eastbound
Rock Island cattle train and an engine
and caboose collided headon near
Birmingham, Mo-, ten miles east of
and injuring three others. The dead
are James Speyer, engineer, Trenton,
Mo-; Thomas Griddith, engineer,
Trenton. Mo-; Clarence Mahardt, fire,
man, Trenton, Mo-; c. w. BallingeS
fireman, Trenton. Mo.
The trains were running at full
speed when they met. Both engines
were demolished and the entire train
of thirty cars were overturned. The
train was heavily loaded with cattle
and nearly 500 head of live stock were
killed.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-09-04
FELT FOR MANY MILES.
Terrific Explosion Occurs In a Dyna.
mite Plant.

Louisiana, Mo-, Sept. "A terrific
explosion occurred at $50 a. m. at the
Hercules dynamite plant eleven miles
north of here. The shock was felt dis
tinctly here.
The acid recovery house was the
scSne of the explosion. which ut
terly annihilated the building and
ali it's contents. Owing to the early
hour of the explosion the men had not
vet commenced work and no one was
hurt.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-09-04
JUDGE DURAND DYING.
Democratic Candidate for Governor of
Michigan.

Flint, Mich, Sept. Sat Z a. m.
George H. Durand, the Democratic
nominee for governor, who was strick-
en- with paralysis Monday evening, was
conscious, but unable to- speak. His
physicians at that hour said Judge
Durand might live forty-eight hours,
but that his recovery was all but i'm
possible.
Judge Durand has been in poor
health for two weeks, but it is only in
the past twenty-four hours that alarm
ing symptoms developed.
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BIZ REMOVED THE BODY.
The stage viiisir Does q Litu. ME
OF Original Work ut q Crit
ical Moment.

Many scenes mot down on the bills" are
enacted on the stage Of the theater and
some OF them are ludicrous in The extreme.
One night in sensa tionel drama Mr.. Spar
ling, an English actor Of considerable note,
had 10 be shot at the end of the first act and
70 die with much promptnes down stage"
de was on platform about twice the size
OF an ordinary billiard table, and, being a
youth OF many inches died so far forward
that the curtain could not be lowered with
out leaving his legs exposed to view. Pull
your legs inl' hissed the hideously inartistic
stage manager from the wings. But the
dead man was far too conscientious and
realistic to play SO vile a trick upon Ora
matte Art-with both its capitals--and SO
laid placid and stiff. CAS- Mr.. Spar4ing after
ward explained to the stage manager dead
men don't pull in their legs')
The curtain might have been UP now had
IL not been for the presence of mind of the
heavy man. who had previously done the
deed, for he walked across the stage i'm a
couple of strides-in spite of having already
made good his final escape from Justice
and, contemplating the body for moment
with arms folded and one leg forward. after
the fashion of the cardboard brigands of old.
exclaimed "Ha, ha he is dead But now
TO remove the body higher up, that suspicion
may not rest on mel" Whereupon he lugged
the murdered mariner up the stage "A couple
OF yardS-at the same time looking UP TO see
that the curtain would clear the corpse's
teet-and once more fed from the scene OF
the tragedy.
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The Chicago & Alton Railway has estab-
lished an Employment Bureau, the purpose
OF which IS 10 recruit employees from among
the people living along the line of the Alton
Road. The head of the Bureau meets citi-
Eens living IN towns upon and adjacent to
the line of the Alton Railway for the pur-
pose of getting in touch with young men of
good habits and high character who would
like to become employees
Students in telegraph offices, clerks in va
rlous departments, operators, brakemen, FIRE
men, etc, are recruited from persons whose
record IL kept by the Atoms Employment
Bureau, the selections being made from
those who are best suited and qualified afte
having passed mental and physical examinu.
tions which have been made n part of the
requirements for employment.
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Stonn the Cnnrh

ShOph 'he OOuBn
and works off the cold. Laxative Bromo
Quinine Tablets. Price Is centa.
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The Man and His Tbeorx

Once upon time theorist believed that
he had plan for making large profits in a
short time on a small investment. He took
a few friends and their money into his con
hdence and explained his theory to them.
Their Joint fortunes went into pool that
was 70 pay 400 per cent. profit in three
months
One day there came report that startled
the. stockholders. Their theory of profits
had gone TO smash, carrying their money
with 1t, and hurting them all into bank
ruptey.
Moral-Theories are likely to explode.
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FIFTY THOUSAND PEOPLE

personally interviewed at their homes
say Doan's Kidney Pills cured them.
Thousands took advantage of this
following free offer directly II was
made. Friends heard Of their cure ;
thus came the great fame of Doan's.
They realized what they promised.
BY their direct action on kidney
structure, backache, back, hip, and
loin pain is removed. The condi-
tions causing sleeplessness, heart pal.
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pitation, headache, and nervousness
passes away; swelling of the limbs
and dropsy signs vanish. They cor
rect urine with brick dust sediment,
high colored, excessive, pain in pass
ing, dribbling, and frequency. These
pills dissolve and remove calculi and
gravel. They are free to readers of
this paper for few days. Cut out
coupon, fill address plainly, and mail
er-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
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Good Onenar.

George certainly has very strong hands. 4"
said ms mother-in-law grudgingy, as she
watched him unscrew the top from a can
of preserves which had stubbornly with.
stood his young wife's efforts.
Hasn't he, thought cried his young
bride, admiringly Now | know what lac
meant when he spoke IN his sleep last night
about having such beautiful pair OF open.
ers. * ientlemanb MaCaziue
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One on the Old Man. Honesty, my son, -
said the old millionaire congressman Il,
the best policy" "Well, perhaps it is. dad. .
reJoined the youthful philosopher, but il
strikes me you have done. pretty well, ney.
ertheless. Chicago Daily News
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$50 you ran across Dngbat IN New York.
dad YOU Has he deposition thereE'
lie had when | saw him last He was
sitting in a hammock with the daughter OF
a big banker. Baltimore Sun.
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Nothing jars an invalid more than 10
wake up IN the morning feeling gplendidly
and then suddenly remember that he is sick
Chicago Daily News.
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1t Cures While You wane.

Aliens Foot-Ease is a certain cure for hot
sweating, ,callous, and swollen, aching feet
Sold by all Druggists. Price DC. Don't ac
cept any substitute. Trial package FREE
Address Allen $. Olmsted, lie Roy, n. Y.
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! do not believe Piso's Cure for Consump.
lion has an equal for coughs and colds
John +. Boyer, Trir ity Springs, Ind, Feb
10, 1900.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-01-03

According to Pliny fire was a long
time unknown to some Of the ancient
Egyptian tribes, and when q celebrated
astronomer made them acquainted with
that element and how to produce it
they were wild with delight The Per-
slams, PhRnicians, Greeks and several
other nations acknowledge that their
ancestors were once without the COM
forts which fire bestows; the Chinese
confess the same Of their prOgenitors.
Pompanion, Mola, Plutarch and other
ancient writer's speak Of nations which,
at the time when they wrote, knew not
the use of fire or had just recently
learned it.
The inhabitants of the Marian
islands, which were discovered in 1851,
had no idea of fire or it's uses. Their
establishment knew no bounds when
they saw it applied to wood, most of
them taking it to be some kind of an
animal which the sailors had brought
with them and which must be fed on
wood.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-01-03
MEET OF GOVERNORS
Four, Headed by Van SAINT, Seek
to circumvent the Big
Railway Merger.
NOTHING DONE ON THE FIRST DAY
Statesman Explaining Things
Whites Absence.

Helena, Mont, Dec. 31-No action
was taken yesterday at the meeting Of
the governors and attorneys general of
the northwestern states called to con-
slider plans for opposing the proposed
consolidation of the Northern Pacific,
Great Northern and Burlington rail
way systems. From the discussion at
these meetings, however, it is consid-
cred probable that the plan of Cover
nor Van SAINT. of Minnesota, will be in
dorsed by the executives of other states
who were present, and that the fight
against the railroad consolidation will
be carried to finish. What this plan
is Governor Van SAINT refused to state
until the meeting today shall have TAX
en- action.
Meeting Behind Closed Doors.
The meetings were held in Governor
Toole's private office and behind closed
doors. There were present besides
Governor Toole and Attorney General
Donovan, of Montana, Governor Van
SAINT and Attorney General Douglas,
of minnesota; Governor Herried and
Attorney General Pyle, Of South Da-
kota; Governor Hunt and Attorney
General Martin, of Idaho, and Attor-
ney General Stratton, of Washington,
Governor Mcbride Of that state, not
being able to be present on account Of
the death of Governor Rogers. Cover
nor White, of North Dakota, was also
expected to attend the conference, and
in fact had telegraphed Governor Van
Il I, n q
later telegram, however, he stated that
it was impossible for him to attend the
meetings.
Gov. Van SAINT Presides.
The meeting was organized by the
election of Governor Van SAINT as
chairman and Attorney General Mar
tin, Of Idaho, as secretary. After
reading Governor Whites communion
ton stating that he would not be pres
ent Governor Van SAINT made brief
speech in regard to the objects of the
meeting, giving a brief history of the
proposed railway consolidation and the
effect he believed it would have on the
states affected.
Will Say Nothing Until 1t Is Over.
81 wish the Associated Press would
state for me-" said Governor Van SAINT
last evening, that [ will not make
any statement on this matter until the
conclusion of the conference. | have
received a score of kilograms asking
me for statements in regard to my pro-
posed action, but until this meeting is
over | will not taxi The visiting
governors and attorneys general were
given a dinner last evening at Cover
nor Toole's residence and later were
guests Of the Montana club.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-01-03
A Good Use For Old Graveyards.

There are now in London and it's i'm
mediate neighborhood 300 public recre-
alton grounds, varying in size from
Epping forest. which, with Wanstead
flats, is over 5000 acres in extent, to
little city gardens and Fairgrounds
an eighth or tenth Of an
acre These include 100 plots Of
ground which have been used for in
terment, parish churchyards and other
disused burial grounds, of which the
largest is eleven acres and the smallest
q few yards square, Humanitarian