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The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-10-31

DOST OFFICE HOURS
Office opens Il. a. m, ana closes at s p. m,
except sundays. Open Sundays from n. III. to
, p. m. EasIbound mail closes at :l3 p. N.
West5ound mail c!oses ~ lis p. N. aud p, IN,
Copeland and POrthill mail closes at a. m.
Tuesdays Thursday and Saturdays.
J. +. COOK. JR.. Postmaster.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-10-31
Churches.

nRESBYTERIAN-
Regular preaching services every sunday
morning at 1880 sabbath School at IL :30 "a. m.
REV. JOHN II. HOPE, Pastor.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-10-31
NAETHoDIsr EPIsCoPAL--

kHETHODIST EPISCOPAL
lVl Preaching every other Saturday evening
at 30. and on the following sunday at IL a. m.
Prayer meeting every sunday evening ut 200
sabbath school every Sunday morning at 10
O'Clock when there Is preaching and on other
Sundays at IL O'Clock.
REV. J. NJ. EASTLAND, Pastor
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-10-31

Ladies' plain flannel shirt
Wrists at $1.15 and flannel waists,
strictly swell, from 50 90 to $3.50.
at Hollinger.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-10-31

CATHOLIC
~ Regular services on the 4th Sunday OF each
month, at 1873 "A. IN.
REV. THOs. j. PURCELL Pastor.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-10-31
Railroads and Mails.

DAILWAY TINE CARD
n Great Northern Railway trains arrive and
part as follows:
No. 3, west bound Flyer. 800 a. m.
No. 4, east bound Flyer. :43 p. m.
No 40, passenger from spokane ..l2:SO p. IN.
No. 49, passenger for SpOkane....... lao p. N.
NO. 80 departs at p. \. sundays.
+. W. BROWNING. Agent.
Kootenai Valley Railway trains run extra and
have no reg ular schedule
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-10-31
PorthiII Lodge.

kHODERN WOODMEN OF AMERICA
wi POrthIll Lodge. No. 95S1. NJ. W. A., meets
the first and third Saturday evenings Of each
month, AT o'clock. Wishing Neighbors cor
daily invited. f. w. DANIELsON, V. G. IL. A.
FRENCH, secretary.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-10-31

Republican Rifle Club of Granite for
the best score shooting at a target
500 Yards
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-14
Some of the Latter So Badly Burned
the Doctors Think They Will
Succumb to Their Injuries.
PITIFUL SCENES YESTERDAY
NEARLY EVERY HOUSE TURNED IN
TO A MORGUE OR HOSPITAL.
Schools Almost Deserted, Many of the
Pupils Being Among the Vic
tims-Heavy Property Loss.

PITTSBURG. May 1S.-Later details of
last nights horror at the Sheraden yards
of the Panhandle Railway confirm first re-
ports and add to the list of casualties.
Twenty-four persons are dead and 2O2 are
known to be suffering agony from burns in
the face, hands or body. The complete list
of the injured may never be known, as
many were able to get away without max
ing known their identity. A conservative
estimate made by those thoroughly familiar
with the situation places the number more
or less seriously hurt at not less than 800.
The shower of flaming naphtha which en-
veloped the onlookers caused agonizing
burns, setting fire to clothing and i'm some
cases running down the backs of the unfor-
tunates, who thought to escape the fiery
shower by STOPPING. The victims lived in
Sheraden, Carnegie, Allegheny Pittsburg
and other nearby places. The official list
of dead UP to s o'clock tonight, given out
by the coroner, follows:
EBERT BERRY, aged fifteen, lived at
Sheraden-
HUGH FLAHERTY, sixty-fve. Esplen.
DALLAS BYRD. twenty-six, New Cum
berland, w. Va.
ANTONIO LEO. thirty-three, Sheraden.
FINNERTY, forty, sistersville,
]. LAWRENCE KEENAN,. seventeen,
Carnegie, Pa.
HARRY S. SMITHLEY, twenty, Uhrichs-
Vile, Q.
GEORGE d. WILSON fifteen. Sheraden.
MATTHEW L. MARNON, twenty-four,
McKee's Rocks.
DONALD SMITH. nine. Sheraden.
WILLIAM II. FIFE, ten, Sheraden.
CHARLES HAERTIG, fourteen, Green
tree borough.
WALTER f. RICE. Dorrencetown, Pa.
ELMER E. HUNTER. thirty-seven, Sher-
aden.
w. W. TAYLOR. twenty-four. Miners
Station, ..
PASCOL NADER. orty, Sheraden.
w T. REESE.
WALTER +. WRIGHT, Sheraden.
JOHN SWAN. thirty. Sheraden
TWO UNKNOWN MEN at Pittsburg
moTgue.
UNKNOWN BOY.
ITALIAN section foreman.
ACHILLE FERRET, aged sixty-two,
Cecl, Ia.
This list will likely be added TO during the
night, many of those at the hospitals
are reported by the physicians 10 be in such
serious condition they probably Will die.
There are scores OF people in Sheraden who
should be in the hospitals. but for want
OF room they are being cared for by friends.
Some OF this class are also expected 10 die.
The scenes in and around Sheraden to-
day were pitful in the extreme. Prac-
tically every house in the village had one
or more injured inmates, and in many
homes lay the charred and distorted re-
mains of the fires victims. Many children
were caught by the flames yesterday. and
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-14
SAILORS GRAPHIC STORY
Survivor of the Roraima Relates His
Terrible Experience.

NEW YORK, May 1S-James Taylor, who
was ore of the officers of the Roraima, the
Quebec line steamship which was destroyed
in the harbor of St Pierre, gives a graphic
story OF the tragedy of last Thursday says
a dispatch to the Herald from St Kits.
Island of St. Christopher b. w l.
I'VE experienced the greatest difficulty in
getting into port" said he Appalling
sounds were issuing from the mountains
behind the town, which was shrouded in
darkness. All the passengers were up and
some were trying TO obtain photographs
Suddenly I heard a tremendous explosion.
Ashes began TO fall thicker upon the deck,
and l could see a black cloud sweeping
down upon us. dived below. and. drag
gins with me Samuel Thomas. gangway-
man and fellow-countryman, sprang into a
loom, shutting the door to keep out the
neat, that was already unbearable The
snip rocked and L expected every moment
tndt II would sink. Outside / heard voice
pleading for the door TO be opened. IL was
scott the first officer, and opened the
| door and dragged him into the. room. 1t
soon became unbearably hot and l went
on deck. All about was lying the dead and
the dying. Little children moaning
Tor water. / did what | could for them.
/ l obtained water, but when it was held
/ TO their swollen lips they were unable TO
| swallow because of the ashes which clogged
/ their throats. One little chap took water
/ in this manner and rinsed out the ashes,
/ but even then could not swallow, so badly
was his throat burned He sank back un-
\ conscious and a few minutes later was
dead. All aft the ship was afire and from
\ the land came draughts of terrible heat.
AT last when / could stand it no longer
( sprang overheard The water was hot
| enough to Darboil me, but a wave soon
! swept in from the ocean, bringing with it
| cool water. L caught in the receding
wave. which was of tidal velocity, and was
| carried out tO sea Then the second
return of the wave l was washed against
| an upturned soOp to which | clung. "A
few minutes later L joined by another
man whom / learned was Captain Muggah,
Of the ROraima. He was in dreadful agony
and kept begging piteously to be put on
board his ship.
Picking up some wreckage and tool
chest / and five others who Joined me sue
| CONTINUED ON PAGE 6. COL. q
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-14

the two public school buildings to-day are
almost deserted. OF the 700 pupils enrolled
there were but zoo in attendance to-day.
OF the SOD absent Professor Hannurn esti-
started a fund for the aid Of their unfortu-
nate schOolmatcs, some of whom are III
need of financial assistance
Superintendent Mccarthy of the Pan
handle road, said to-day that, after care
full and thorough investigation, the con-
clusion was reached that the cause Of the
accident at Sher2den was the inability Of
a brakeman TO control a train of cars taken
out of the yard The cars ran into train
of cars loaded with naphtha, telescOping
two, the contents of which ran down the
tracks and ignited from switch lamp.
The burning oil quickly ran into CulVert
and was carried to Sheraden, where it eX-
ploded and wrecked several buildings, one
a pOOlroom where 200 persons were con-
gregated. The shock of the shot from this
culVert was felt across the river in Allie
gheny, where windows were broken The
burning of the naphtha at the fountain
head, the two naphtha tanks, was spec
tacular in the extreme 1t was giant pill
lar of fire People came from far and near
to view the sight.
Full two hours after the fire had started
there came a second explosion. There were
three other naphtha tanks in the imme-
date neighbOrhood of the two tanks that
had been telescoped and were burning.
These had been growing hotter and hotter,
and efforts to get them out of range had,
for some reason, been Intellectual With a
and noise that made the hills quake the
tanks let go almost at the same moment.
From the heavens there descended
streams of burning naphtha, flaming tim
Der, red-hOt iron. and the people on the
| hill tops who had gathered TO see the fire
were beaten down, one after the other. by
| the force of the falling, flaming missiles.
| Maddened by pain, the injured dashed
| hither and thither Those that escaped
gave aid to the less fortunate, tore the
burning clothes from them. beat out the
flames carried the desperately injured to
more secure spots and sent for medical aid
of which they were IN need.
The damage to property by the explosions
| and fire will be heavy. The loss at the
mouth of Cork's run tunnel alone will prob
ably exceed 100000 In ADDITION to the
| heavy loss by the railroad company TWEEN
| ty-fve houses were destroyed either by the
force Of the explosions or by the fire which
| followed.
1t was feared to-day that a big natural
gas main running under the railway yards
| might be broken by the heat and an eX-
| plosion follow, but the fire department and
the railway officials took precautions TO
| avert such a disaster.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-14

no such review has been had and as 10
which there may exist no pardoning power
You will accordingly prOmulgate an amend
ment OF the law OF criminal procedure SUD
stantially in accordance with the draIt IN
closed herewith. providing for "A full review
by the Supreme Court in such cases OF an
questions OF law. fact and procedure, ana
authorizing in broad terms such judgment
by the Supreme Court as justice may re-
qUire.'
The draft mentioned reads: THE law OF
criminal procedure is hereby amended on
adding after article - the following (a)
Upon an appeal TO the Supreme Court from
the judgment and sentence OF court on
conviction of a public officer for crime
committed in the performance OF his duties
the Supreme Court shall have jurisdiction TO
review all questions of fact, law and
procedure arising upon the testimony, rec
ord and proceedings, and 10 either afnrm
the sentence. dismiss the proceeding. award
a new trial or make such other judgment OF
order as substantial justice shall require
and the Supreme Court may upon such
hearing take any additional evidence which
il deems necessary in the interest OF JUS
tice This provision shall apply 10 all ap-
peals now pending or hereafter taken.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-14
Probably 1000 Dead.

FORT iDE FRANCE. Martinique, May l3.
The UAited States government tug POtO-
mac left. here tonight for the Island Of St.
Nincentf where conditions are reported to
b. worsJ La SOunriere on st. Vincent was
in fun eruption May 10. a stream of stone
and muH half a mile wide was then is
suing fr3m the volcano Stones two inches
IN diamstcr fell twelve miles away. At
kingst0tn. the capital OF the island the
ashes wire two inches deep. Seven hundred
dead wore reported Sunday. May H. IL is
sstimatqi that the total number OF deaths
on ST. Vincent reaches two thousand Most
oil the seven estates on the island have
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-14
SEEKING PARDON.
Friends of RsthbOne and Nicely Ap-
peaIing to President-Elect Palma.

NEW YORK. May 13.-Frends of Rath-
bone and Neely, convicted here of postofice
frauds. says a Havana dispatch TO the Tri-
bune, have appealed to President-elect
Palma for his aid in the effort being made
TO secure their pardon. They ask Senor
Palma TO recommend their liberation TO
President Roosevelt Ii is reported that the
Supreme Court has reached a decision on
the appeal of the Neely and Rathbone cases
adverse TO the appellants but nothing has
vet been made public.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-14

The department commando is very en-
thusiastic over the Soldierst Home at La
fayette He urges countiek 20 build cot
tages and the State 10 nj t6e further ap-
propriations. THE home not burden
10 the state. The cost for fach veteran is
$50 "A year. OF which the Unted States pays
500. The cost Of maintainfg the nonse!f-
supporting veteran is less Il the home than
IN the pOorhouse. Therefort as a measure
of economy. the several colsaties would FAR
better make provision for ilidigent veterans
IN the Soldiers Home, wh.,re they rightly
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-14

been burned TO ashes and il is authentically
reported that two earthquakes occurred
there. Ii is believed the submarine cables in
st. Vincent have been broken by the dis
tuTbances. The present volcanic eruption
on St. Vincent is the first since 1872.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-14
TWO THOUSAND PERSONS KILLED
on ST. VINCENT ISLAND.
Overcome. by SuIphurous Gases and
cnohlrl smoke Elected b, the
Mu3h-Dreaded sOuffriere.
VOLCANIC STILL IN ACTION
AND cORssEs OF THE VICTIMS ARE
LYING WHERE THEY FELL.

Meager AaIviccs from the Devastated
Region which Is UnapprOachable
Account of the EruptiOns.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-14

The President has granted a pardon TO C..
A. s Frost. who was involved I'm the con-
tempt proceedings in the United States
Court IN San Francisco, in which Judge
CONTINUED ON PAGE COL. II
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-06-14
Economy and Cooperation in Orien-
tai Burials.

People usually think the Chinese at
the head in economy. but the Japan
csc in America far surpass them i'm
one respect. The Chinese send the
bones of their dead back TO China
for burial. but the Japs cremate
their dead and send the ashes back
by mail. They save thus, on an aver
age. Sj4.S5. for the freight on a dead
Chinaman's bones averages $50, while
the ashes of n dead Japanese can be
put in large envelope and mailed at
4 cost of - cents.
The transportation of The remains
of Chinamah takes. however. a
long while-takes. indeed, over seven
years from the time of death-for
the body is first inferred in an Amer
lean cemetery. and there il is left till
it's turn comes for shipment home
an interval of waiting that amounts
to seven years, as a rule. The pow
erful Chinese companies have charge
of all this work. They look after
the burial of their deceased members
much as the benevolent associations
of this country do.
The japanese have no such COM
panies. They are, the Chinese say,
too economical to pay the necessary
weekly dues.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-06-14

Senator Lawrence Il. Stringer of
Lincoln, Logan county, who has been
selected temporary chairman of the
democratic convention which meets
at Springfield next Tuesday, probably
will be made permanent chairman.
and \. w. Charles of Carmi, the
choice of the democratic state com
mittee for temporary secretary, also
will be carried with the permanent
organization. Senator Stringer was
n member of the senate steering
committee of the upper house in the
Forty-second general assembly and
was one of the foremds 4ea3lers on the
democratic side. He Is hold-over
senator and nominated Samuel Az
schiller of Aurora for United States
senator in the minority senatorial
caucus of the spring of 1901. After
the session adjourned Senator String
er was named by the democratic
state committee on a subcommittee
of three to consider the advisability
of contrasting the republican sena-
torial apportiODment.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-06-14
The Field of Literature +.

Nestlings of Forest and Marsh by
Irene Grosvenor Wheelock and pro-
fusely illustrated from nature by
Harry b. Wheelock has come from
the publishing house of \. c. Nc
Clurg & Company. Mrs. Wheelock
has i'm this book depicted in quaint
and graphic language a most charm
ing phase in the lives of the birds,
and her pen has been well assisted
by the camera in Selling upon the in
teresting and lively traits of her di-
minutive subjects. The book con-
tains new and original observations
upon a subject which has rarely
been so carefully and enthusiastical-
~ explored. There are IL full-page
photographers and nearly sixty text
from original photo
graphs from nature. The work is at
tractively bound and is for sale by
r. Champion & Company
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-06-14
no Protect the SONG Birds.

The Illinois Audubon society has
begun aggressive action to stop the
sale of birds and bird plumage in
Chicago for millinery purposes. No
tices citing the law and threatening
prosecution were sent to every mil
liner and dealer in millinery goods
in Chicago. The action was taken
after conference with state and
federal officials and directors of kim
dred societies all over the United
States.
The law forbids the killing or
catching of other than game birds,
English sparrows, crows, blackbirds
and chicken-hawks. Having reached
the stage when moral suasion had
proven useless, the society is going
to try sterner measures.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-06-14
The Henry County Contest.

Next Tuesday the first contest of
the rival democratic delegations of
Henry county will take place before
the state convention at Springfield,
when the men appointed at Cam
bridge last week, will take their
troubles to the state convention.
The two factions will present their
stories and will attempt to secure
recognition on the floor. The action
at Springfield will undoubtedly serve
as precedent for the two later con-
yentions at which contesting dele
cations will appear, the congression-
al and the senatorial. This however,
cannot be prophesied with certainty.
for each convention may consider
that it is law unto itself and over
throw the precedents of the previous
conventions.
Two years ago, it will be remem-
bered. however, the senatorial con-
two candidates for minority repre-
sentative were placed on the ticket.
Whether such a thing Will come To
pass again this time, in the Henry
county district. cannot be predicted
but it is among the possibilities.
The senatorial convention will be
held at Galva, June 56th.- Bureau
county has candidates for the mi
nority nomination, and, so has
Stark. The opportunity is offered
for combinations with these counties
and it is more than likely that some
deal will be made. although of just
what nature cannot be said.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-06-14
Saturday, June IL
Democratic Congressional Convention

Democratic Congressional Convention
BY direction of the democratic corgres
sionaI committee for the Fourteenth congress
sional district of Illinois. the de mocratic Yot-
ers OF the several counties OF the district are
requested to send delegates TO the democratic
convention to he held at Monm~ nth. I'LL. Tues
day. Aug ), 1902, 81 IL O'Clock q m, for the
purpose OF placing in nomination 4 candidate
to be voted for at the November election,
1902, for congress.
Also for the selection OF the democratic
central committee, consisting OF one member
from each county OF the district.
Also for the transaction of such other bust
ness as may proFery come before The con-
Vention.
The number OF delegates will be as herein
after provided The basis OF representation
for the several counties will be one delegate
for every 200 votes cast for the democratic
presidential electors in 1900 and one delegate
for each additional 1CO fraction or more. The
folio wing shows the number OF delegates to
which cash county is entitled:
HendeTson------ ------.----- -.---....--..-....
McDonOugh ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Ia
Mercer--- ..-------.---------...l IL
Rock Island
--lS
JOHN SCHAFER, Chairman.
DAVID TuRNBULL. SECRETARY
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-06-14

A tablet erected TO mark the birth
place of George Peabody. the philan-
throPist. will be unveiled by the Pea
body. Mass. Historical society Mon
day next. The tablet is bolted to a
rough stone post in front of the old
part of the house in which Mr.. Pea
body was born. II bears this in
scription: birthplace Of George
Peabody, February IS, 1895. Placed
by the Peabody Historical society,
June 16, 1902
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-06-14

Charles w. Ferguson of Rockford
has strong support for the democratic
nomination for clerk of the supreme
court. He is a member of the state
committee. lawyer and one of the
most influential democrats in north
ern Illinois.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-06-14

Every prominent republican leader
that talks on the subject of cOmbina-
tions of capital or trusts says that
Ion the whole they have done much
good in lowering prices And yet
these gentlemen would have us be-
Heve that they are in favor of sup
pressing trusts.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-06-14

The Maine republican state con
vention nominated John F. Hill for
governor. Secretary Shaw made an
address. declaring the tariff a posi-
BILE issue of the fall campaign. Not
only possible, but probable. The
eyes of the nation are just now upon
the trusts. and somebody has well
said that the tariff is the hand maid
en- of the trusts.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-06-14

Senator SpoOner was in the midst
of a fine fight of oratory on the
Philippine bill the other day when
Senator Pettus interrupted him. IF
the senator will yield j wish to make
a motion" he said. gravely. what
is the senator's notion" asked Mr..
Spooner. II move to adjourn" said
the Alabama man. with the utmost
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-06-14

After interviewing many business
men, the Buffalo Times affirms that a
great and increasing number have
decided to eXpend no more money on
theatre programs. billboards, hand
bills and the like, but viii co1fine
their announcements almost exclu-
sively to the advertising columns of
the newspaper.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-06-14

buffers pantry all the time. 1 had only
to size Marks up as man who would
not overdo the thing to guess where he
would conceal the will, and 1 hit hia
off the first time. NJ. QUAD.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-06-14
Hannr TIme in OId Town.

1--WE felt very happy writes r. n.
Bevill, Old Town, Va, when Buck
lens Arnica Salve wholly cured our
daughter of a bad case of scaldhcad.'
1t delights all who use it for cuts,
corns. burns, bruises, boils, ulcers,
eruptions. Infallible for piles. Only
CSC, at Hartz q Ullemeyer's drug
store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-06-14

The latest report of the British
registrar general shows that the
natural increase in population in the
United Kingdom during the three
months ended on March 81 last was
9j,O11. The birth rate during that
quarter was PSI and the death rate
1879 per 1000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-06-14

When Representative DeArmOnd,
of Missouri. was out in the Philip
pines he learned to manipulate a
camera, says the Washington Post.
When he had the pictures developed
and mounted he put this Endorsement
on each card: ''Made by the firm of
David \. DeArmond & SUN
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-06-14

Indians who were expert at the
business failed to trap General
Miles, and the war department busy
bodies Jared no better.