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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-03-13
A B Il 0 K EN- RAIL.
1t Caused Il Frightful Railroad
Accident in Texas.
The Wreck Caught FIre--PasseDgers
Were Asleep when the Crash
Came Fifteen People
Killed and 2S In
jured.

San Antonio, Tex, March S.-A
broken rail caused a frightful wreck
on the southern Pacific railroad near
MaXon station, % miles west of San
derson, at 3 o'clock Friday morning.
From the latest accounts received
here Is people were killed outright
and 2S were injured. The dead:
Three children of Martin Riddle, of
Chetopa, Kan.
Chris Keel, San Antonio, Tex
Estavon Contraras, Del Rio, Tex.
w. w. Price, engineer, San Antonio.
Andrew c. Shelly, wife and child,
Del Rio. Tex
Child of d. f. Housen, Racine,
Wis.
Mr.. and Mrs. White, Manitowoc,
Wis.
Engineer Al Mast. FL Paso, Tex.
Fireman IL. Bertscholst. FL Paso.
L. y. Joene, news agent, Doyline,
La.
The ill-fated train left San Antonio
at noon Thursday, two and a half
hours late, and at the time of the ac-
cident was running at high rate of
speed in order to make up time. The
road at the point where the wreck
occurred is in a rough country, the
curves being sharp and the grades
heavy. 1t was when rounding
curve that the train left the track.
it is said, on account of a broken
rail.
The hour was 3 a. m, - hours
after the train had left San Antonio.
showing that it was still behind time
All the passengers were asleep and
the shock that followed was the first
intimation they had of the danger.
The train was going at such speed
that the tender and engine landed -
feet from where they left the rails.
The cars behind piled up against the
engine, caught fire and all were con-
sumed except the sleepers.
All the injured in the coaches Just
behind the express and baggage cars
were cremated. The people in the
sleepers were saved with the assist
ance of the uninimed passengers.
The wrecked train was the Galveston,
Harrisburg g. San Antonio westbound
passenger, and consisted of an en-
gine, mail car, baggage car, one
coach, one chair car, three tourist
slcepers, one Pullman sleeper and
one private car.
The mail car, the baggage car and
coaches were piled together against
the engine and were ablaze in few
seconds. 1t was impossible to move
any of the coaches or the tourist
cars, as they were all off the rails
and were soon consumed by the
flames.
SO soon as it was possible to get
in communication with the division
headquarters relief trains with sur
geons and physicians were started
from FL Paso, Del Rio and Sanderson,
picking up along the line all the sur
geons that could be found.
All the injured who were in a con-
dition to be moved were sent to EI
Paso, where they are receiving care
full attention.
Stockton, Cal, March S.-A Mast,
the engineer killed in the wreck, was
a former resident of this city. This
was the fourth railroad wreck he
had been in. After the third he
told his friends he expected to lose
his life in the next wreck.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-03-13
THREE IN ONE.
The Southern Pacific Go. Absorbs n
EriO OF Railroad Corporations.

EflO Oi Raiifoad corporations.
San Francisco, March S.-The
Southern Pacific Co. filed articles of
incorporation here Friday by which
it transferred all its property in
California, Arizona and New Mexico
to a new corporation and hereafter
its holdings in the three states will
be managed by one company instead
of three.
The new corporation is "A consolida-
tiOn of the three old companies. 1t
is known as the "Southern Pacific
Railroad Company" It's capital stock
is fixed at $3.50 $4,000, making it the
largest corpora tion ever organized in
California.
BY the terms of the articles of in
corporation, the stock in the new
company is to be taken up by the
stockholders Of the old corporations.
The old stock will be cancelled and
the new stock issued in its place.
When the exchange shall have been
completed the original companies
will be dissolved
The companies that have been su-
perseded are the Southern Pacific
Railroad Company of California, the
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
of Arizona and the Southern Pacific
Railroad Company of New Mexico.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-03-13

Lowell, Mich, March S.-The coro-
ner's jury which has been investigat-
ing the mysterious death of Mrs.
William Klump here, on Friday decid-
ed that she was murdered and rem
dered a verdict to that effect. Mrs.
Klump received supposed sample
headache powder by mail last Satur-
day and Sunday morning she took it,.
In very short time the woman was
writhing in agony and she lived but
few hours. William Klump, the
woman's husband. has been arrested.
1t is said he recently became inter-
estcd in a woman in Grand Rapids.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-03-13
refuses to DIsband HIS Army.

Pellin, March THE actions OF
Gen. Tung Fu Hsiang are causing
excitement and apprehension at the
imperial court. Tung Flu Hsiang has
considerable body of troops. The
dowager empress, through Yung Lu,
the first grand secretary, recently
wrOtet to the general offeringto main
tain him comfortably if he would
dsband his followers. This Tung
Flu Hsiang refused to do, intimating
that he felt safer with his army
around him. The court fears that
when his resources fail, Tung Flu
Hsiang may be compelled to resort to
pillage in order to support his fol-
lowers and that this would eventual
ly lead to rebellion.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-03-13
The Rise In the Ohio River.

Evansville, Ind, March S.-The Ohio
river is rising slowly. The general
opinion is that a stage of 3s feet will
be reached, while some think it may
go to 40. The high water complete
ly covers the low lands between here
and Henderson and thousands of
acres of wheat will be badly dam
aged. Forty feet will bring the
water up to the corn cribs in the bot
toms and thousands of bushels of
corn are in danger. Several farm
ers between here and Paducah were
forced to move out to higher ground.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-03-13
Organize a Bank Every Day.

Washington, March IA report is
sued by the treasury department
shows that since the passage of the
act of March a, 1900, there have been
organized S7s national banking asso-
Citations, with aggregate capital
stock of $4s,519,O0O Of these $50
had individual capital of less than
$4,000. During last month there was
an average of one bank organized
daily. At the close of business on
February % there were in active
operation 1856 national banking ass
sociations with capital stock OF SG73,-
279, 1876
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-03-13
A COAL FAMINE.
Ii Way be Felt at Bethlehem, Pa, as
"a Result Of IL snow Blockade.


Bethlehem, Pa. March 7.-Snow
drifts of ten feet extend from one end
of the Lehigh Valley to the other,
blocking the trolley roads and the
Lehigh & Lackawanna branch of the
Jersey Central railroad and choking
up every township road between here
and the Blue mountains. ReFArts
from Wind Gap and vicinity say that
much live stock has perishtd. Ac-
companying the embarrassment of
the storm is the announcement by
coal dealers that a coal famine is
inevitable.
The score or more of clergymen
who were passengers on trolley car
returning from German Methodist
conference at Bangor and were
caught in a drift on the Blue noun
tains were released Wednesday night
by farmers. They reached the Ban
gOr q Portland railroad subsequent
ly and got to their homes in Phila-
delphia by steam cars.
Easton, Pa. March This city
and towns and country districts
nearby are snowbound and it is very
cold. a high wind drifted the snow
badly. The city trolley lines have
recovered somewhat, but the rural
roads are drifted shut and it will be
several days before traffic on them
is resumed.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-03-13

Derby, Conn, March THE
Driggs-Seabury Gun and Ammunition
Co.'S plant was closed up by the
sheriff last night and 100 men were
thrown out of work. Some time
ago Latldn &5 Rand, New York pow
der manufacturers, attached the
plant for 100000 to satisfy a claim of
$4,000 The company has not set
tied the account and the action
yesterday resulted. The DrIggs-
scabury Co. has been working night
and day on government contracts and
large portion Of the work has been
~ uni Wished.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-03-13
To be Court-MartiaIed for Cruelty.

Manila, March IA court-martial
has been ordered to try Maj. Little
ton Waller, and Lieut.. John 4. Day,
of the marine corps, on March II
next, on the charge of executing
natives of the island of Samar with
out trial. Some of the circumstan-
ces in the case are peculiarly afro
cious. One native was tied to tree
and shot in the thigh. The next day
the man was shot in the arms. The
third day he was shot in the body,
and the fourth day the native was
killed.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-03-13

San Francisco, March 6.-After con
tinuing for nine and a half months,
the strike of the iron workers of this
city, begun on May ! of last year
to enforce a demand for nine-hour
day, is ended. Two-thirds of the
unions composing the iron trades
council acted upon recommenda-
tion made by that body advising that
the strike be prosecuted no longer
and voted to allow their members to
return to work Within week be-
tween 1000 and 5000 men will be en-
ployed. The men accept slight con-
cessions.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-03-13
An Early Breakup.

La Crosse, Wis, March S.-Ice in
the Mississippi began moving yester-
day. Much damage was done. Huge
cakes of ice piled up at the bridge
and did much damage to piers.
lighthouses were crushed and the
city's pile driver and many buildings
along the levee carried away. The
breaking up of the river is the ear
Hest in 20 years.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-03-13
Claims of Malne victims are Denied.

Washington, March THE Span
ish treaty claims commission has
handed down decision against the
claimants for deaths and injuries re-
ceived by seamen in the wreck of the
battleship Maine, in Havana harbor
The commission holds that "indi-
vidual claims of citizens of one ma
ton may arise against the govern
ment of another nation for redress
of injuries which such citizens may
have sustained from such govern
ment, or its agents. But such indi-
vidual claims do not arise in favor of
the men of a ship who receive, in the
line of duty, injuries to their persons
for which a foreign government is
responsible.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-03-13
NUGGETS OF GOLD.
Chicagoans Find Them in Chickens
that Came from wisconsin.

Chicago, March 6.-Nuggets of gold
weighing from quarter of an ounce
to one ounce were found in the crops
of chickens and ducks in South Wa
ter street market yesterday. The
fowls were shipped from Fifeld, Wis,
little town on the Wisconsin Cen
tral railway.
The ducks and chickens were re-
ceived by one of the many commits
sion merchants along South Water
street, and the discovery of the pre-
cious metal was made by his helpers
when they slaughtered the fowls
The commission men express the
opinion that there must be gold in
considerable quantities about the
bottoms near Fifield.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-03-13
Perfume Makers TO Combine.

Detroit, Mich, March THE
American Perfume Co., with a capital
of S5,OOO,OOO, is combination which
will be effected in few days by
about Is of the largest perfume
manufacturers of the United States.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-03-13
A Conference on Cuban Reciprocity.

Washington, March 6-Spealler
Henderson and Representative Can
non, of Illinois, called at the White
House yesterday and discussed with
the president the subject of Cuban
reciprocity. Active canyassing con-
tinued among republican members
preliminary TO the third caucus on
Cuban reciprocity to be held to-
night. Positive claims are made by
those opposed to Representative
Payne's 20 per cent. reciprocity plan
that there is a clear majority against
it. Mr.. Payne and his associates do
mot coDrcde this.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-11-19
NOT VERY SERIOUS.
The Ruanor of Duty On Canadian
Sawed Lumber Is Unsupported.

Washington. Nov. 1S.-The rumor re-
fcrrcd To- in the Toronto dispatches OF
Sunday. to the effect that a proposition
is afoot to levy q duty of 81 per thousand
upon Canadian Sawn lJmber must have
found its origin in some threats of pri-
waite American paper mill owners, because
IL is said positively here that the Wash
ington government does not propose 10
enter into Il war Of tariff retaliation with
Canada without u better understanding
that il now has Of the issues involved in
this wood pulp controversy. Moreover.
il is tho official view that the executive
power in itself is insufficient to increas So
tariff rate upon Canadian products and
that legislation in that direction must
come from Congress.
If the Canadian action in regard to
wood puip had taken the form of a pro-
hibition Of the Importation into Canada
Of wood pulp from the United States then
The President might make without refer
ence to Congress and under authority of
the discrimination act of Aug. 80. 1890.
have proceeded to retaliate on Canada by
prohibiting or limiting imports from that
country. But in this case. Canada. or
rather two Of the Canadian provinces.
adopted the moved expedient Of protecting
their own paper mills by laying an en-
barge on the export from Canada of Ca
madam wood pulp to he made up into pa
per in American mills.
This action. it is said. does not appear
to warrant the invocation Of the powers
conferred in the discrimination act and.
if anything is to be done in the direction
Of retaliation, recourse must be had To
Congress
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-11-19
RObbEK7 He MO 1--WE.
Paul Woodward Convicted Of Murder
of Two Young Boys.

Camden. y. j., Nov. 1S-Paul Wood
ward was. Monday, convicted OF murder in
the first degree for killing John Coffin oi
this city. who with Walter Price Jen-
nings was recently found dead in the
woods near Collingswood. about four
miles south of here. The jury was out
30 minutes. Woodward, who is "a years
Of age. was a close friend OF the Jen-
nings boy. Both Coffin and Jennings
were about ~ years old.
Woodward was arrested on suspicion of
knowing something of the death Of the
boys During his trial il developed that
nc was the last person seen with them
and the testimony was adduced showing
that h had purchased poison. 1t was
shown that robbery was the motive of the
crime. Woodward, according to the testi-
mony. induced the two boys to accompa-
ny him TO the CollingswGod woods. where,
during a luncheon. he administered pos-
on aud robbed the children of what mon
ey they possessed. Jennings. il was tes-
titled. had stolen so from his father be-
fore going to meet Woodward. The pris-
oncr was tried on the direct charge Of
numbering Coffin. He attempted to prove
an alibi but failed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-11-19

i'm both cases. He had warrants for
the parties concerned in both cases
and hoped to round them up and to
bring them to trial in Oakland where
both cases could be cleaned up at the
same time.
Mr. Clark says that the deer are
plenty IN Smithfeld and vicinity and
that if the dogs would let them alone it
would be about as easy to secure one
there as it is farther north i'm the State.
The people in the vicinity are begin
ming to understand the damage that
the dogs do and those having Il taste
for a deer hunt have been pretty well
cleaned out. There is now hardly a
dog in the vicinity of the ponds that
will follow a deer trail. But much
trouble is caused by hunters coming
from Waterville, Oakland, SkoWhegan
or other towns within driving distance
with the dogs and putting them onto
the deer trails.
The capture of Il dog that has been
chasing deer is one of the most diff
cult things n game warden has to do.
/ The owners are usually foxy enough to
remove the collar from the dog before
setting him loose on Il track and when
he is caught in the woods it is usually
very difficult to identify him. The
law is such that the warden has to
have pretty good evidence that the dog
is actually on the track of the deer and
, is under the direction of his owner.
This is usually a pretty difficult mat
ter in the woods.
Mr.. Clark understood that the owner
of the dog killed, Monday, would at
tempt to institute legal proceedings
against him for illegal killing of the
dog but he rather thought this part of
it would be dropped when the whole
case was aired. He is pretty confident
that he has secured the dog that has
been at work for some time and that
has had a part in the killing of sew
eral deer.
The case will probably be brought to
trial in Oakland, today, and the whole
matter cleaned up and if not today,
some time, this week.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-11-19
vlOLATORS OF GAME LAWS
Being Rounded Up by Game Warden
Clark of Smithfield.

Game Warden Clark of Smithfield,
was in the city, yesterday. looking for
evidence in a deer DIGGING case. A
short time ago he was informed that Il
deer had been chased by a dog in the
vicinity of the lakes in Smithfield. and
soon succeeded in locating the dog that
he had good reason to believe had been
chasing the deer and which was owned
here in Waterville. He came out here.
Monday, and going to the house where
he believed that the dog was owned
asked II they had a good hound they
wanted to sell. 1t was the woman of
the house with whom he talked, and
she informed him that the dog was not
at home but out in Rome with one of
her sons.
Mr.. Clark hustled back to Rome and
secured the dog. After having if
Identified as the one seen chasing n
deer he shot the animal The warden
also had information that man from
Oakland had shot two deer one Sun
DAY along the first of this month and
tnat the deer had been pretty well ex-
hausted by IL dog before they were
Killed. He had reason for believing
that the same dog might be concerned
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-11-19
COLUMBIAN COUGH CURE

is combination Of pure drugs that
have been found to be the most ell
fective for the immediate relief and
quick cure of throat and lung DIS
orders, coughs, colds, lagrippe. etc.
There is no new discovery abou'
1t. 1t is simply a combination founa
to be the best as result OF the ex'
periments that have been going on lot
q century. All the physicians In Inc
world have had colds to treat. and ~
matter what they call the medicine
they administer, they are sure to pos
sess some, if not all. OF the elemen"
in Columbian Cough Cure; that Is p'v'
viding they are competent and 40 Ia'
best they can. When you buy coium'
bian. you may depend upon it that -
are getting standard medicine aeous
which there is no mystery, and wia''
is the best modern knowledge can S''
duce. CSC a bottle.
Agency at Beane's Drug store oa'
diner, Maine. 4
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-11-19
THE CIVIL SERVICE.
Annual Report of Chief Examiner
Servern of the Commission.

Washington, Nov. l8.-The annual re-
port of A. X. Servern. chief examiner OF
the civil service commission, shows that
during the last fiscal year Gn.5JS people
were examined in and for the classified
service, Of whom 40 800 passed and i. 2.,S
were appointed promoted or transferred.
In addition llH persons We're examined!
for the Phi,ippine service Of whom 4Ii
pa ssed and 6gi failed. The local boards
Of examiners specially designated for the
custodian service were discontinued. On
July 20 last, the total number Of local
boards of examiners was 1l2S, with Il total
membership Of 3125
Final steps are now being taken to con-
summate the complete organization Of Il
ciVii service district similar to the EoS-
tom district with headquarters at San
Francisco. in immediate charge Of a con-
Solidated board of commissioners. The
written examinations required the prepa-
ration Of f3S sets of eXaminat ton questions
on different subjects which necessitate,i
the preparation of 1851 separate sheets of
tests. over 21.UD sheets Of examination
questions were handled.
The great cOmplcXity of the work done
under the direction of Chief Examiner
Servern IS shown by the large number Of
examination which include subjects of n.
professional. scientific or technical char
acter. OF these there were 20S examina
tions ir which S257 persons took part
Well nigh every field of professional or
scientific inquiry ana, research is repro
scented in the variety Of the cXamina-
tons.
The commission has held competitive
examinations in every state and terrific
r. except Alaska. Several attempts at
examination work in Alaska have been
made but abandoned. Facilities have
been furnished To residents of Hawaii to
compete in the general ana local civil ser
| sic. examination in Honolulu and Hio
and residents of Porto Rico hereafter
may take the general and local eXamna-
| tions at Ponce and San Juan. Much at
tention has been given during the year to
the uphuilding of the service i'm the Phil
ippinc islands.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-11-19
CITY GOVERN M EMIT.
The Lighting Contract-Pictures of
x-Mayors-Dr. Cobb's Claim.

At n special meeting Of the city gov
eminent, Monday evening. there WIS 4
quorum of both boards and the follow
ing business was transacted: The
boards met in convention. Supt. Will
nams presented the following proposal
Of the Kennebec Light and Heat Go.
for the lighting of the streets Of the
city, for Il term OF five years: Arc
lights. $4,000; so candle power lights,
$500; 80 candle power lights. $500
and the convention then dissolved.
The report of A. X. Jewett as col
lector of taxes was read and accepted.
An order authorizing the city
marshal to use the $3.50 for the care of
the police station for the purchase of
fuel with which to heat the city build
ing was tabled by the common council.
1t was ordered that n sidewalk be
constructed on Railroad street, South
Gardiner. from the corner of River
avenue to the NJ. G. r. II. depot an the
north side of the said street and the
street commissioner was authorized to
build the sidewalk.
An order was passed. which extended
a vote of thanks to Mrs. J. b. Dingley
and daughters. for the portrait of Ex-
Mayor Dingley and also to Hon. o. r..
Clayson for his portrait, both of which
will be hung in the gallery OF por-.
traits of ex-mayors.
Mayor Danforth was authorized to
oyerdraw the appropriation for the
purchase of pair of city horses, to
the amount of SIS. as the horses cost
$I25. The joint standing committee on