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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-03-12
SEVENTEEN MEN DROWNED
Capsizing of Ferryboat at Spiers
Falls, N. Y, Throws Many
Into the Water.
SWIFT CURRENT CARRIES MEN TO DEATH
The Victims Were Mostly Italians
Who Were Constructing "a Dam in
the Hudson River-Disaster Was
Caused by Boys Fright-SeveraI
Bodies Recovered.

Glens Falls, N. Y, March 9.-Seven-
teen men are dead as a result OF the
capsizing Saturday of the ferryboat
used by worl1men at Spier Falls, Cd
the Hudson river. Over 1000 men are
employed there in the construction of
the power dam of the Hudson River
Power Co. The laborers and many OF
the masons are Italians. The men had
been in the habit of crossing small
bridge over the unfinished portion OF
the dam, but the river has been rising,
and the company, fearing the bridge
was unsafe, destroyed it. Below the
work about half a mile is a ferry. The
boat is a scow-shaped affair, 80
feet long and Is wide, operated
by means of cables AS many as $50
men have been taken across on it at
one time.
story of the Disaster.
Friday when the men were being fer
ried across an Italian boy known as
"Cigarette" fell overheard, but was
rescued. Saturday morning. while
70 or so men were aboard
the boat, the italian boy who had fall
len over the previous day became
frightened and seized one of the tackle
ropes running from the overhead
cable to the stern. Some of the men
started toward him. and instantly the
boat careened and filled, every one be-
ing thrown into the water.
Carried Down Stream.
The Hudson, swollen by the freshet,
bore a score OF more of struggling
men down the stream. Many caught
hold of the boat, which righted, and
chung there until pulled ashore. The
widest excitement prevailed, but the
current carried many of the men
toward the shore, and they were res
cued. Teams were quickly harnessed
and wagon loads of skilled log drivers
were sent down along the river to
points where the bodies were likely to
land. Dozens Of dinner pals, hats and
coats were fished out, but it was nearly
4 o'clock before the first body was
found, in log jam two miles below
the dam. It was recognized as that of
Fred Forran, an Italian interpreter.
Shortly afterward the bodies of Mich
ael Kennedy and "Cigarette,' the boy
who started the panic, were recovered.
Fourteen others are missing. 1t is I'M
likely all he bodies will be recovered.
The river is full of logs, and at the big
are many thousands of them.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-03-12
Meath Of James BIount.

Macon, Ca, March 9.-Hon. James
H. Blount, for 20 years member of
congress from Georgia, and after
wards commissioner paramount to
the Hawaiian islands during the Sec
ond Cleveland term, died here yester-
day of congestion of the lungs. Mr..
Blount leaves a wife and four children
and a large fortune.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-03-12
STRUCK ON A TRESTLE.
Mother and Daughter Killed and An
other Girl and q Boy Fatally
Injured by Train.

Springfield, O., March 6.-Mrs. John
Greenwood and her three children
girls, aged 16 and -, and boy aged
11-while walking across the Big Four
trestle west of the city, at 7:15 o'clock
Thursday a. m, were struck by local
Cincinnati freight No. 55, south-bound.
The mother and the oldest girl were
instantly killed and the other two were
fatally injured.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-03-12
Charged with Murder.

Frank Thunder, a near relative of
Chief Tom Thunder, of the Winnebago
Indians, has been arrested charged
with being implicated in the murder
of Mary Hinsley, an Indian squaw, Feb
ruary z. The body, mutilated, was
found on the banks of Black river near
Black River Falls. Death is said to
be the elimination of an Indian ven
delta.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-03-12
Badly Frozen.

After wandering for five days in the
woods northeast of Fairchild, Charles
Castle found a farm house and was
taken to hospital. Both feet were
frozen black nearly to the knees and
both ears and part of his face were
frozen.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-03-12
Noted Adventist Dead.

Battle Creek, Mich. March 7.-Elder
Uriah Smith, for 55 years continuously
the editor of the Adventist Review and
Herald, and an author who is known
all over the world among that denom-
nation, died suddenly at his home here
Friday afternoon.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-03-12
Sentenced to Penite tiary.

Mcpherson, Fan, March 10.-Dr. A.
B. Ryno, convicted of shooting Maud
Holmes, with whom he was in love,
was sentenced to one year and six
months in the penitentiary. An APP
peal to the state supreme court will
be taken.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-03-12
Burned to Death,

Cumberland, Nd. March Six per-
sons were burned to death and one
fatally injured as the result of a fire
Sunday morning III a small hotel at
Letter, a mining town near Elkins,
w Va
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-03-12
February Failures.

New York, March 5.-R. G. Dun e.
Co. reports 1000 commercial failures
during February, with liabilities of
$40, 1907, asa, against 1,1O4 in the CORE
spending month OF 1902, when the
amount involved was 81, 100000
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-03-12
Fire Mt Green Bay.

Milwaukee, March 10.-A special
from Green Bay, Wis, says: The
Delaporte clothing store was dam
aged to the extent of $4,000 by fire
early Monday.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-03-12

Mr.. Cannon, of Illinois, who is to be
speaker of the next house, received
the first ovation. He was called to re-
lieve Speaker Henderson, and as he re-
ceived the gavel from him the house
broke out into applause. Mr.. Cannon
modestly bowed acknowledgment of
the demonstration, which was hearty
and prolonged, but gave no verbal rec
ognition
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-03-12
HAS FINISHED ITS WORK.
Fifty-SeEe4th Congress Has Made
It's Record and Has Passed
kPto History.
ADJOURNS PROMPTLY AT u O'CLOCK.
In the House Mr.. Cannon Makes a
Protest Against What He Termed
Legislative BIackmaiI" Usual
Resolution of Thanks to Speaker
President Holds Reception.

Washington, March 5.-The senate
completed it's record for the Fifty-sev-
,enth session of congress and adjourned
at noon yesterday. The democrats,
unlike their party colleagues in the
house, moved vote of thanks to the
republican presiding officer. There
were no demonstrations of enthusiasm
in the closing hours. The senate, true
to it's traditions, adjourned quietly and
with dignity.
Presiding Officer Thanked
With only minute or two remain
ing before adjournment, Senator Cock
rell (Mo.) rose and said it afforded him
sincere pleasure to present to the SEN
ate a resolution expressing the appre-
citation of the senate of ''the uniform
courtesy, impartiality, ability and dig
nifty with which our president pro tenn.
has presided over the proceedings OF
this senate"
Declared Adjourned.
The resolution was agreed to, and
Senator Frye thanked the senate for
it's action. speaking as follows: 81 APP
preciate highly this expression of your
confidence I can only hope that in
some regard as, your presiding officer
may have merited it. May Gods ben
ediction be with you all. Your presid-
ing officer declares the senate adj
iourned sine die"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-03-12
Declared Adjourned.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
Usual Scenes Incident to Final Ad-
iOurnment Take Place.

jOurnment Take Place.
Washington, March Sin the house
yesterday the usual scenes attending
the close of the session were enacted,
except that there were no pressing
measures at the close of the session
which made it necessary to turn back
the hands of the big clock which faces
the sneaker.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-03-12
Wayne's Real
Estate Agency....
* *

Improved farm consisting of 27O
acres, situated g. miles northwest OF
Lancaster, $50 acres under pillow, bal
ance good pasture with 80 acres sec
ond growth timber. Good well ana
windmill. Good barn built IN l9OO
with rock basement. Comforta bile
house. Will be sold at a bargain If
sold soon. One-half mile from
school.
Residence in north part of the
CITY of Lancaster for sale.
Nice residence in south part of the
city for sale, with waterworks and
furnace.
Four good residences in the south
part of Lancaster for sale,
A. WAYNE,
Lancaster, Wis.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-03-12
Resolution of Than ks.

AS soon as the speaker had retired
from the chamber Mr.. Payne, the re-
publican floor leader, offered the usual
resolution of thanks for the efficient
and impartial manner in which he had
presided over the house, and it was
passed without a roll call, though p
democrats showed a disposition to CD
iect. The resolution is as follows:
"Resolved, That the thanks of this
house are presented to David B. Hen
derson, speaker of the house of repre-
sentatives, for the able impartial and
dignified manner in which he has pre-
sided over its deliberations and per-
formed the arduous and important
duties of the chair during the present
term of congress-"
Sing National Anthem.
Speaker Henderson was visibly af-
fected when he delivered his valedic-
tory. 1t was largely an appeal to
patriotism, and was greeted with an
immense demonstration. When the
house was finally declared adjourned
sine die at 1902 p. M, the whole
membership united in singing the ma
tional anthem. The members, still
singing, then filed down to the speak
ers rostrum to bid the speaker fare
well.
Number of Bills.
Washington. March 5.-The number
of bills introduced during the Fifty
seventh congress aggregated 1850, of
which 3,916 were reported and more
than 1000 passed. The house calendar
is clearer at the close of this congress
than it ever has been before, only rs
bills remaining undisposed of.
Fifteen members of the house died
during the congress just closed.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-08

in, l.. Larson, F. Monkman, G. Dangtuk,
G. Lndmark. "A. Johnson. T. Ericsson and.
"A. Kundlo. The injured: Joe Dupont,
r. E. Yard, ]. Gagnan. B. kimball ] ia
cobson, j. Noolin. S. r. WEIGH James M.
Reir of Port Arthur and Winnipeg.
The train was running at high speed
when it was derailed, presumably by the
breaking Of an axle. Every car left the
track and plunged down an embankment
into the ditch. The men who were killed
were asleep in what is known as the
.1boarding car, which was attached to
the rear of the train. There were thirty
men in the car 1T. was crushed like an
egg shell, and some Of the men killed out
right and others pinned under the wreck
age so that they could not extricate
themselves. Fire added its horrors to the
scene, the splintered woodwork of the car
being ignited by an overturned stove
The men who escaped injury at once. set
to work to liberate the imprisoned work
men, but they were driven back time and
again by the flames, which spread rapidly.
| 1t looked for a time as tho every man in
the wrecked car would perish
One of the imprisoned men succeeded in
| extricating himself unaided, and, smash
ling a window crawled out from under the
wreckage He reported that several 9TH
| ers. some of them badly injured, were
| lying near the window. The rescuers went
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-08
TOLD IN A LINE

Lancaster, Pa.-Isaac stigler aged IS. a farm
er living i'll Rapho township, has been mur-
dered, presumably for his money.
Lansing. Mch.-The bill providing for the
nomination of candidates for United States SEN
ator by the people was killed in the house yes
terday.
Tacoma WASN'T p. Buschman, aged 81, of
Buschman & Thorpe. wholesale fish dealers, COM
mitted suicide by shooting. Business trouble Is
assigned as the cause.
Pana, Hl-John Mitchell and State Senator
Ryan of the Mine Workers union attended the
conference Of the subdistrict and authorized a
settlement of the strike in this region.
Boise Idaho Colonel w. III. Dewey one of
the very prominent men of this state, died At
Nampa, Idaho, early today. He was aged so
years, native of New York and leaves an estate
valued at s. 250, 900.
Hartford, Conn--Mark Twain's dwelling house
in this city was sold to Richard III. Bissell, who
recently came here from Chicago to become vice
president of the Hartford Fire Insurance com:
pany. The price paid was probably about. $40.
900. .
Elkhart. Ind. The plants of the Consolidated
Paper and, Bag company was destroyed by fire
to-day. Loss. $75, GOO, with $50, 600 insurance.
Buffalo-The strike Of journeyman tailors for
an increase of wages. which has been In progress
in this city for nine months was declared off to-
day.
ness manager of the Marine Engineers associa-
ton who mysteriously disappeared Monday while
trying to persuade men to leave the vessels
against which his union had declared strike,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-08
WRECK And A FIRE.
Twelve Either Killed Outright on
the Canadian Pacific or Die
in Flames.
Work Train Bearing Laborers Was
Derailed and Plunged Down
an Embankment.

Port Arthur, Ont, May S.-One Of the
worst accidents in the history of railroad
ing in the west occurred on the main line
Of the Canadian Pacific railway near Dex-
ter station, ffty-two miles east of this
place. Twelve men imprisoned in the
wreckage of a derailed work train were
either killed outright or burned to death.
Eight others were frightfully burned and
some of them will die. The men were
asleep when the train left the track.
The dead: Frederick Fluke. won HUI
'deau. Mary Caurico. F. Bystrom, a. Wat
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-08
Picnics Attention.

If you are planning picnic or excur-
sion, send US your address that we may
furnish you with a description Of our ele-
CANT Casino building now being COM
pleted at Excelsior, on Lake Minnetonka.
This, together with the beautiful picnic
grounds close by, affords the very best
of accommodations for large or small par
ties Address Lake Minnetonka Casino
Co., Excelsior MINI.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-08

to work with a will and succeeded in get
ting ten or twelve thru the shattered win
dow. Thief flames meanwhile were grow
ing fiercer, and the men finally were driven
from the work of rescue by the intense
heat.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-08

are now convinced that he has been kidnapped
and slowed away in the hold of mn outgoing
vessel. .1i,
Moultrie. Ga.-Colonel H. J. Pearsail. solicitor
Of the city court and DR.. Frank Daniel, ply
sician for the Georgia Northern railroad. were
killed by DR.. Daniels motor car colliding with
a log train on the Georgia Northern
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-08
FARMERS DROWNED
Finney and sullens Attempted to
Ford a Swollen Stream.

Anaconda. Mont, May S.-John Finney
and John Sullens, prominent ranchers of
Whitehall have been drowned in the
Jefferson river. They attempted to ford
the stream, which was badly swollen by
melting SHOWS. Their horses were carried
of their. feet 49,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-08
WINNIPEG CLEARINGS
Amounted to $5,646,763 for the
Week Ending May Z.

Special to The Journal
Winnipeg, Man, May S.-For the week
ending May the bank clearings at Win
nipeg amounted to $5,646,763, as com
pared with $3.439,0 54 for the correspond
ing: week of last year and s2,O9s,8 51 for
the same week of 1901.
Less than 10 per cent of the qualified
ratepayers voted on the two money by
laws submitted for their approval yester-
day, and while that to raise $15O,c0O for
new schools was easily carried, requiring
only tWo-ffths majority of the votes cast,
the bylaw to raise 100000 for an isolated
hospital, which required that three-tenths
of the qualified voters should ballot, was
ignominiously defeated. The polling re-
suits were: For the school bylaw, 318.
against, 55; for the hospital bylaw, 29S,
against, Is, The school board will build
several new schools at once as the pres
eTt buildings are all crowded.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-08

Your rooms won t be vacant if you adj
yertise them in the classified columns of
the journal Telephone your ad. Rates
only ] cent a word. $50.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1903-09-19
ST. MARTINv1LLE, La. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 49, 1908

Mr.. Editor
In asking you a small space in
your valuable paper, for the pub
lication of the following. Wewish
you to understand that we have
mo ak to grind" but are actuated
only by the good Of the communi-
ty.
As a business proposition we
suggest that it is to the interest of
every one residing in the Town
that Louis c. Duchamp be voted
for as member of the Police Ju-
ry. NJ. 'Duchamp is one Of the
leading business men Of St Mar
tinville, and a heavy taxpayer, he
is personally interested in econo-
mic legislation and believes that
we should have good roads through
out the Parish, thus securing to
our farmer-friends every access to
the county-seat and an incentive
to trade with the commercial CEN
ter of the Parish. The gentleman
as every one knows is public-spir-
'ited, progressive, and fully COM
petent to take his share in mana
ging legislation that will tend to
bring economy and the judioious
expenditures Of the Parish funds.
Mr.. Editor, we do hope that the
voters within the corporate limits
Of St Martinville one and all will
set aside all factional animosity
and give him the unanimous vote
of the Town. And why? Simply
because it is their interest.
Mr.. Duchamp not being a poll
tician, if elected win have mo
friends to reward. nor enemies TO
punish.
.MERCHANT,
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1903-09-19
10th Judicial District Court
ANsELM B. MURRAY.
MRS. MALvINA FAURIES
wife of Cab. Gardemil,
No. s7ol.

BY virtue Of q writ Of Fieri Fsciss
issued in the above entitled and num-
bered suit. and to me directed by the
Hon. the 10th Judicial District Court, in
and for the Parish Of st. Martin, dated
this 7th day of August A. D. 1903. l have
seized and will proceed to sell at public
auction to the last and. highest bidder.
at the Court House door In the Town OF
st. Martinville, La, between the legal
sale hours on
Saturday the 3rd of October,
1903,
the following described property to-wit:
A certain Town To-. situated In the
corporation of ST. Martinville. L.. mea-
suring bounded on the North by
property Of L. L. Baker. on the East BY
property Of Duchamp, on the South by
Claiborne Street and on the West BY
Main street. with all improvements
thereon erected.
Sold to satisfy said above mentioned
writ.
Terms aud conditions-CASH.
Sheriff's Office this 2lst day Of August
A. d. 1903.
o. BADON, Sheriff
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1903-09-19

The Review and valley-of-the-
Teche have been discussing the po-
litical funeral that will take place
after the primaries of Monday, we
are yet in the doubt as to which of
the factions will be dead political
w.. One thing is certain, and that
is they are both claiming victory,
but as this is impossible, We must
expect defeat somewhere. The
factions are claiming everything
in sight.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1903-09-19
SHERIFF'S SALE.

State Of Louisiana. Parish Of St. Martin
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-12-31

satisfactory Obituary.

One of the New York papers printed
a half column obituary of J. L. Mott,
a well known citizen. Mr.. Mott saw
the obituary on the morning it was
printed and was perplexed. He took
the paper and went down to the edito-
rial rooms. After much travail he got
in to see the city editor.
81 came to see If you can tell me
anything about this" said Mr.. Mott
humbly.
about what?" asked the city editor
raspingly. He took the paper and read
the article hurriedly. 1T seems to be
an obituary notice of one j. L. Mott, z
he said. whats the matter with tn"
Nothing that know off, answered
Mr.. Mott. but | want to know how it
came about"
Game about? Why. the man died.
suppose. We don't usually print obit-
uaries Of live men,
Mr.. Mott was impressed. Probably
not he said, but you did lnis time.
am j. L. Mott
The city editor made many apologies.
I'VE will print correction If you like. =
he announced.
s'No.' said Mr.. Mott after nesitating
''Let it go as 1t Is. I'll show 1t to peo-
pie when they try TO borrow money OF
me. Saturday Evening Post.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-12-31
WEST JERSEY & SEASHORE R. R.

On and after October 9Th. 1908 trains,
will leave Woodbury. as follows:
For Phila.. 5.55. $780, 7I5, 1892. 7.4s, 75O, s.2s
9.1l 1902, LII q m; LOB, LIZ, 800, 406, 4.4S
Sis SAT, SOL 6.5S 10, 1922, ll.03 p. M. week
days. Sundays, So, Sal a. M; sos, $780, 5.5l,
6.28 and llz4 p. M.
For Glassboro, 644 s.24 S.4s, 9o2 1904, and
11.32 a. M; l2.33 206 Saturdays only 1928 1857
BAT, 5.O4, 5.27, SAB 81, 7.O2 500, 932, u.l2 p.
M, Il. % night weekdays. Sundays 8.31 a.. M,
5-3l, and 1892 p m.
For Swedesboro, SAG, SIS, 11.S5 a. M; 2o2 4.34
6.l2, 7.05 p. M. weekdays. Sundays. 1853 a. En-;
COL p M.
For vineland and Millville. 6.44.s.24, 9 OF am;
1888, 3.S7, 5.43. 7.02 p M. weekdays. Sundays,
S.8l a. M; 5 81 p. m.
For Maurice River and points on the Maurice
River Branch, 824 q. M. 1888, 5.43 p. m. week
days. Sundays, 5.3l D. M.
For Sea Isle City and Ocean City, 9-O2 a. M.
S.B7 p. m, week days. Sundays, 9.22 a. m.
For Cape May, 9 OF a. M; and 1897 p. m
weekdays. Sundays, 8.3l and 9.22 a. M
For Atlantic City, 8.24 a. m. 3 81 p. m., week
days Sundays, 5.3l a. M and 5.5l m.
For Salem (via Glassboro and Elmer) 8.4S g..
M; 3.47 p. M, weekdays. Via Swedesboro, s.46,
s.55, ll.S5 a. M; 202, 4.34, 6.12 p. M weekdays
Sundays, 1858 M: Sol p.
For Bridgeton. 644, 8.48 q. M; 1898, 3.47, 527,
$50 .. m. weekdays. Sundays, S.3l a. M; 5.Sl
q. m.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-12-31
TrnIIev Time mamie

Sept IS, 1903. First car leaves Camden for
Woodbury. at $40 a. M Last car II. rs a. m
First car leaves Woodbury. 5,45 a m Last car
leaves Woodbury. u 80 a. m Cars leave Wood
bury every Is minutes for Camden Leave Cam
den every Is minutes for Woodbury..
Leave Woodbury. for Mantua, n, 5.45, 6 Is
7.3O, $40 900, 9.45, Hoo. II 30 P M u Is, 1 Is
200, 800. 400 %. 30 600, 3D. 30, $50, g. To-
1870 70 Q5, Camden car.
Leave Mantua. A NJ, 800 80: 40 Is, IS
10 IS. 10 II 90. P. NJ, l2 IS. l30 2 l5 I5 Al
6.l5, 5.45, SIS As As. S45 9.45, 10 as 1920 NJ
Leave Woodbury. for Agmonesson, A M, 6.55
$50, mail; 10 30. P. NJ. 30 3D. 90 100
Leave Almonesson for Woodbury., A M, 7.15
mail; 8 as 10 IS. P. NJ, 2 As. 4 As, us, iO.l5.
Leave Broad st for Cooper ST. city line A. NJ.
6-55. $50, 1910. P. M, l00 230, 3 30, 430, co.
SEQ. 500, 100. HOO.
Leave city line for Woodbury., A NJ. 722, 90
1852 NJ, L07, 2.o2, 3 3D. 4 81, 7.22, s.O7, 9.07,
10 o. IL o..
Fir-t car leaves Woodbury. on Sundays for
Mantua at $50 Leaves Mantua IS Woodbury.
for Almonesson $50. Leaves Almoresson, S.45