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The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-04-30
ILLINOIS MAN POISONED.
Roland L.. Morgan Receives Package
by Mail in Florida and Dies
After Eating TherefrOm.

Pensacola, Fla, April s4.-Roland T..
Morgan, of Elgin, ILL.,, died suddenly
Monday afternoon at his country
home six miles from this city. He
received a package of prepared food
by mail and within Is minutes after
eating part of it was dead. His moth
err and wife miraculously escaped
death, though they only tasted the
contents of the package. The food was
in an original package, wrapped in
white paper. The postmark is too in
distinct to give the officers here any
clew.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-04-30
BaAn Pancakes.

Mash. a dish of beans or peas (nicely
boiled till tender, with cream} adding
MINCED parsley and a chopped escha-
lot, and eason with pepper and salt.
Give it, one boil, then make a pam
cake and fry. When one side is
cooked, screen it with the mixture, fry
another pancake on n side only, and
with it cover the mixture. Take it UP
and set it in a hot ovea for three min
utes. Dish and serve with, tomato
sauee.-Brooklyn Eagle.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-04-30
RIOT IN THE LEGISLATURE
Illinois House the Scene Of Inde
scribable Disorder and Fierce
Fighting.
SPEAKER MILLER is FORCED TO FLEE.
the Indy Traction Bill
Through to Third Reading in Face
of Bitter Opposition and Then Pan
demonium Reigns Temporary
Speaker Elected.

Springfield, III, April s4.-Fisticuffs,
rloting and scenes of Understandable dis
order marked Thursdays session Of
the house.
speakerJohn Henry Miller s'gaveled"
the Indy traction bill to third read
ing while two-thirds Of the members
were. shouting objections and demand
ing their constitutional right to a roll
call. AS the speaker whacked his desk
and declared the bill advanced to third
reading there was a rush for his ros-
trum by score of members from both
sides who had been wrought up to a
frenzy by Miller's defiance of their
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-04-30
British

London, April 24-The budget,
which was introduced in the house of
commons Thursday, showed an esti-
mated expenditure for 10000 of $780,
10000. The chancellor of the
exchequer, Mr.. Richie, fixed the ma
tional debt charge at $1.O35, 900, 900, of
which 31,50O,0 900 is available for the
sinking fund. The estimated revenue
on the existing basis of taxation is
$77a, $50 600, giving an available surplus
of S54. OSO. 900.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-04-30
Mrs. Tod sloane III.

New York, April 24.-Mrs. James
Todhunter Sloane, wife of the former
jockey, is seriously ill with typhoid
fever, says a dispatch from Paris to
the Herald. Sloane says that her con-
dition is serious. Not many people
know that Sloane is married, though
the ceremony, he says. took place near
ly two years ago. His wife was a Miss
-Hondua.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-04-30
Drive ~Hungarians Curt.

Fenton, Mich, April 24.-The bring
ing of IA Hungarians from Detroit to
work at the Detroit Cement company's
works here Wednesday resulted in the
foreigners being driven out of town by
a mob and the serious injury of Fore
man Beech. of the factory. A rope was
tied around Beech's neck and he was
made to promise to leave with the for
eigners whom he had imported. The
mob then followed him aboard a train
and gave him a severe beating before
it started.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-04-30
King Edward Reaches Naples.

Naples, April 24.-The royal yacht
Victoria and Albert, with King Ed
ward on board, arrived here Thursday
and received an enthusiastic welcome.
The Italian squadron saluted and the
crews manned ship and cheered warm
ly. After the yacht had anchored
King Edward received the dake of
Abruzzi, Foreign Minister Morgan and
others, who welcomed him in the name
of King Victor Emmanuel.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-04-30
Roosevelt Children Getting Well.

Washington, April 24.-Archie and
Quentin Roosevelt, children of the
president, who have been suffering
from q mild attack of the measles, are
progressing rapidly toward recovery.
Archie will be out in a day or two and
Quentin is expected to be quite well in
a few days. Miss Alice Roosevelt, who
returned to Washington a few days
ago from Biltmore, n. c., is stopping
temporarily at the residence of her
aunt, Mrs. Cowles, on account of the
illness of the children at the white
house.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-04-30
Better Land,

The prevention of prairie fires for
several years in Stutsman county is
having a noticeable effect on the
:ands, both in crop and unbroken.
The ground is moister and plows
easier than when the grass has been
burned v Then tie sod is hard
and it is dry beneath the surface. The
now do not catch and remain on
the surface, evenly distributed, but
blow off into coulees, and leave the
ground black, bare and hard. With
no fires to take the grass, all the
water from the usual heavy snowfall
melts and soaks into the soil, grad.
ually giving back moisture at the
time when it is needed in the sumo
mer,
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-04-30
big Cargo Of Opium.

Sam Francisco, April 24.--The steam
er China has brought to this. port one
of the largest shipments of opium that
has ever come from the orient. Itcon-
sisted of SIS cases of 33,415 pounds, on
which the duty amounted to 5000, 400.
The commercial value of the opium is
about $534,34O.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-04-30
Truce Declared.

Lander, Wyo., April 24.-No further
trouble in the Sweetwater country is
anticipated this spring. The cattle,
men have decided to permit sheepmen
to use their leased lands and certain
other tracts, but this fall will make q
determined stand against the further
encroachment of sheep in the Sweet.
water country.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-04-30
Educational Conference,

Richmond, Va, April 24.-President
Ogden called the educational confer
ence tic order at the Thursday morning
session. The attendance vas very
large. The first business was reports
on field work.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-04-30
Like Father. Like Saer,

"Look at the way oahx's working
his MOUTH exclaimed MRS. Newman.
"Now, he proposes to put his foot
in it,"
"H'm," replied her husband, grum-
PLY. "~Hereditary. That's what I
did when l proposed.-Philadelphia
PreS8
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-04-30
Jews Killed IN Russia.

St. Petersburg, April 24.-Twenty-
five Jews were killed and 275 were
wounded, many of them fatally, dur
ing anti-Semitic riots at Kishincff, cap
ital of Bessarabia, April 20, when a
number of workmen. organized al at
tack on the Jewish inhabitants. The
minister of the interior has ordered
the adoption of special measures to
restore order in the town and district.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-04-30
Land Office Business.

The total receipts of the. Devils
Lake office for the fiscal period were
$312,596.O4. The office ranking next
to this wa Minot, where the total re-
ceipts were $24O,2OS.s5. The figures
for the five offices in the state being
as follows:
Devils Lake. 1912, 1904
Minot...... ........ 1000. 24O,2Os.35
bismarck ............ .... 151 ,760. so
Grand Forks ............. $3.50. 50
Fargo .......... .......... 40,ST4.16
In the homestead entries commit
ted to cash, Devils Lake had 1892 in
number, while the other four offices
in the state only had 1,O27 altogether.
In the Fargo office. during that pc
riod there were nearly 1,4OO contests
heard, an average of about five cases
a day, not counting Sundays and
holidays. The contest business in the
Devils Lake office was larger than
in all the other local land offices in
the United States put together.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-04-30
Marshma1sarv Pudding.

One-half pound marshmallows (cut
in three or four pieces, ope-half cup
chopped walpats, one-haf pint cream
(not whipped), mix marshmallows and
cream thoroughly first, then add nuts.
Boston Globe.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-04-30
Jerked Reef Of Uruguay,

Tasajo, or jerSed beef, is the prin-
efpal export of Uruguay. the amount
being $500, 600 pounds per nnu The
great market for it Is CUBAN. y.
Sun.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-04-30
Governor III.

Cheyenne, Wyo., April 24.-Gov. De-
forest Richards, who has been serious
ly sick, is reported to be improving
rapidly. His condition is not such as
to cause any alarm.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-04-30

rights. Like a pack of mad wolves they
came at Miller, who for the first time
since the r~ioting began became fright
ened. He turned and stepped hastily
down the stairs and, guarded by sew
eral policemen, sought shelter in his
private office.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-04-30
News Notes.

NEWS NCCeS.
The jamestown board of education
raises all salaries ~ per cent.
Notice kas been given to Postmas-
ter Bulge that an additional carrier
will he allowed the Grand Forks
postotfice July 1.
In a quarrel oyer the disposition of
an estate Thomas Colleran, a far
mer living about nine miles east of
Caledonia, was short in the arm by
his brother. The arm vas amputated,
and it is feared that the patient may
not recover
1t is reported that the committee
appointed to canvass the situation
has decided to make no changes in
the arrangement of the pastoral
fields of the Presbyterian church in
Pembina county.
J. F. Mayer, who has operated the
waterworks system at Minot free of
cost to the city up to date, offers to
continue the work for $500 a year,
which he figures will about pay for
the wood required to make steam.
Work has been begun on the new
Catholic church at Kenmare.
George Marelius of Williston has
donated to the university a fine col
lection of minerals and relics from
the Missouri valley, which are now
to be found in the u. museum. e.
The Stutsman county republican
committee presented to the president
a silver match safe on which was
an inscription nominating him as
the candidate of the committee for
president in 1904.
G. Flater of Richland county, has
had seventeen cattle, fifty pigs and a
dog poisoned within the past two or
three weeks, and the matter is being
investigated.
The trustees of the village of Ber-
thold have bought a five acre Gene
terry.
A prairie fire in Ward county last
week did a good deal of damage, de-
stroying a lot of hay and a number
of claim shanties.
The publishers of .Bottineau have
organized the Bottineau County
Newspaper association, and among
other things will maintain legal rates
for legal publications..
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-04-30
A Reunion.

The Scottish Rite Masons of North
Dakota have arranged to have a re-
union in the Bad Lands near Medora
in July. The meeting is contingent
on whether the number of applica-
tions will reach thirty-five, but there
seems no doubt about it. A special
dispensation has been secured and
the meeting will be held in some of
the famous plains near Medora, out
in the open. Wives of the members
of the Scottish Rite will accompany
them on the outing.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-04-30
THE MARKETS.
Grain, Provisions, Etc,

Chicago, April %.
FLOUR-Better demand and feeling
frmer. Quotations were: Spring patents,
special brands, sl.N04.1O; hard patents,
50 .60@3.7o straights, So. o. 20; winter pat
ents, 50; s%traights, So. 2Na 90; Sec
onds, $2.60a2.S0.
CORN-Higher. May. AAGA5sc; July,
44BG45Bc; September, 44BMsAAc.
RYE-Ruled a SHADE better. No. > in
store, 5o@5O14c; free on board, 51@52c; May
delivery, 50Hc.
BARLEY-SteadN at former prices; Of
ferings small. Screenings, 3G139c; feed
barley, S6@39c; low grade mailing, 45M41c;
fair to- good, 4S@5Oc, and choice to fancy,
51@54c.
MESS PORk-Demand was fair and Of
+ ferings moderate. Prices ruled steady.
Quotations ranged at SIT. 62kd17.7 10 for cash,
SIS. oo@1S.o5 May, ST. 42A@17. Az July, and.
i S17. 10@17. 12k September.
LARD-Offerings moderate and demand
only fair. Prices ruled easier. Quotations
ranged at $9.721a@9.75 for cash. $9:75@9.I7H
May, s9.67k@9.72h July, and 50. 671sM9. 72A.
September.
EGGs-New-laid eggs. at mark, new
cases included. 15c.
Observation-Disclosures. 1Sm23bc: Gairies.
1 15@1Sc.
LIVE POULTRY Turkeys, 13M.3c;
young chickens. 12k@13c; ducks, l3@14c.
POTATOES-Good to. choice Burbanks,
45a47c; Rurals, 45@4Ic;. Rose and Kings, 36
@Ac.
New York, April %.
FLOUR-Birm with a moderate trade.
WHEAT-strong and higher on the very
first Paris cables. local covering and cool.
weather west May, SlA@S2c; July, u 5-16;
OH 7-16c; September, 74A@74Bc.
RYE-Quiet. State, 57@61c C. i. f. New
York; No. 2 western, 59Ac f. o. b. atloat.
CORN-Advanced also on cables, the:
wheat up-turn and covering. MAY, 535A0,
53Bc.
O~ATs-RuIed frpa and higher on less
favorable weatkerswest. Track white, So
@45c.
Live Stock.
y Chicago, April 81.
HOGS-Market fairly active and feeling
easy Prices generally sc over. Prices
ranged at S.. 4506.S1 for pigs, S.. soar. 29
light, S.05@7.D rough packing. S. 1901. 37A
mixed, and s7.25W7.45 heavy packing and
shipping lots. with the bulk of the trading.
within the range of $7.1010.3N.
CATTLE-Market rather SLOW and feel
ing steady. Prices without special Change.
Quotations ranged at 81. 30a5.I5 for choice
to extra steers, $5.G0G5.D good to choice
do, $4.6oa5.M fair to good DO, A.0o94.40
COMMON to medium do, 81 .0A14. 20 butchers
steers, 4.50@5.4O fed western steers, s.. 100
4.75 stockers and feeders, 81. 65@4y59 cows,
81. 50@5.O0 heifers, 81. 25M4,0 bulls aud oxen,
$3.5o@4.25 stays, $4.W@4.5a Texas steers, and
.$4.No@6.T5 e IA calves.
South Omaha, Neb,, April %.
CATTLE-Market active, stronger. Ma
tive steers, $4.25G5.2 5; cows and heifers,
$3.3044.50 Gamers, $2.JOa3.@; stockers and
feeders, $3.O9@a0O; calves. $3.5Va6.5c; bulls.
! stays, ETC., s2T504.50.
IIOGS-Market Sc lower, Heavy, $Z.ee9
10; mixed, S7.ONg7.O5; light. $6.S0a7. OGs pigs
| s 6.ON46,% 80; bulk of sales, S6,95@7.05.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-04-30
Fight at speakers Desk.

Fight at Speakers Desk.
A-hand-to-hand fight then ragged
about the speakers desk between Rep.
resentatives Albert Glade (rep.) an6
Richard Burke and John C. Werdell
all of Chicago. Burke led the rush or
Speaker Miller, and Glade and Free
Boyer, the speakers messenger, seize6
him by the shoulders and pushed him
down. In the miX-up Burke was struck
a severe blow on the head. Represen.
tatives Werdell and Edward Cummings
attacked Glade, and Doorkeeper Land.
ers and his cohorts took a hand in the
row., which ragged for several minutes
before the cooler-headed men got the
upper hand.
New Speaker Sent to Chair.
AS soon as Speaker Miller fed from
the chair the organization republicans
set up the cry that the house had ad.
iourned. The so OF 90 members who re.
yolted against the speakers arbitrary
ruling refused to take this view, how.
ever, and called for a new speaker.
Representative. Murray. of Sanga.
mon, climbed to the top of his desk.
at is evident that this house has not
a speaker" he shouted. 81 move yor
that Mr.. Allen, of Vermilion, be made
temporary speaker"
Loud cheers greeted his motion and
it was carried, fully two-thirds of the
members voting in the affirmative.
Led by a of Sherman republic.
ans, Allen ran to the speakers chair
For lack of a gavel Allen picked up &
chair round and pounded for order.
Clerk Seizes Records and Flees.
Representative Henry c. Better was
installed as clerk. as John A. Reeve
regular clerk of the. house, had seized
his records and followed Speaker Mil
Ter. Reeve and his assistants locked
the doors of the clerks office and re
fused admission to all.
The Illinois Legislature has been the
scene of many stormy encounters, but
the demonstration against Speaker
Miller's revolutionary use Of the gave
Thursday eclipsed all records. For {
time it seemed as if Speaker Miller:
life was in danger. The fact that sew
eral women occupied seats on the plat
form behind him was his salvation
otherwise he would have been the tar
get of inkstands, chair legs, ten-pount
books and, perhaps, bullets.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-04-30
Like Stock.
South Omaha. Neb., April %

CATTLE-Market active, stronger. Ma
tive steers, $4.25@5.25; cows and heifers,
S3.304i.5 SO; Gamers, $2.Joa3.00; stockers and
feeders, $S.00@a00; calves. $3.5ca6.5o; bulls,
stays, etc, s2T5@4.50.
HoGS-Market SC lower. Heavy, S.ee@
10; mixed, s7.0N97.N light. S6.S0a7. 0Gs pigs
* .ON46,S9 bulk of sales, s695@7.N5
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-05-29

thlnkin' as how he had lost his MINI
or somethin', when what does he q,
Out spring up all Of a sudden and fins
us TWO arms straight into the air as II
they'd bin skyrockets. let 'em down
throw EN- out sidewlse. flop 'em against
his sides till you could almost hear bis
rlDs crack. a-repeatin' this performance
ana a-keepin' Of it up till he looked for
all the world like that windmill On
sam Johnston's farm when he sets If
a-goir and the wind is at its heartiest
a-whirlin' of it round.
FOR the Lawd's sake. Jonatbanr !
cries. couldn't keep in no longer for
Tue Ire OF me, thinkn' as he'd lost his
nlihd What be you a-doin'Y
with that he turns round ot mo
gravelike and says: 'Nothin ma: onlv
lm takin' up physical cultcher., addin,
solemn and impressive, I'm goin' to
make myself perfect man."
ohe broke off the thread with ierl,
took ball of cotton from the basket
whlrled another long thread off #
thrust 1t through the needle and onco
more darned '"ee
Maybe you think | didn't pat oood
ana tlred of hearin' as how he wos
soih to make himself perfect mar "
sue asserted presently. "A perfect
man! It's all right, Liza, and ain,t
saylh nothin' ag'in it, for them old
roman people what didn't have moth.
IN else at all to do to go about batbin,
and pfeathin' and exercisin', a-turnIn,
or themselves into perfect men. but
WIN everything on the farm goln, 70
he dogs it was different"
The thread broke again. This timo
to all established rules Of
farming, she knotted it.
Umph! And extravagant! Who,
'e bought about everything he conld
'uy in this here town he sent TO New
,ork Tor more poles and bars and
traps ana trapezes to litter nm tha
ouse with. And that want ALL Prot
soon here come letters-one evc,y !
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-05-29

A wealthy New York church propos-
es TO establish and maintain this sum-
mer a 100 acre farm for the benefit
OF the poor of its neighborhood. The
farmhouse will accommodate about
hrty persons. who will be sent there
Tor week or two at time. A unione
feature of the work will be that moth.
ers VIII be sent with their children, as
IL Is found that the former are often
IN more need of an outing than the LAT.
ter There will be no distinction made
as TO creed. Here is an example in
practical Christian philanthropy worthy
of emulation.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-05-29
Boston & Maine R.R.
WINTER ARRANGEMENT.
In effect October -, 1902.
Trains leave Newport


For st. lohnshury at 7 90 a. m, I2 So, :.
II - and'11 50 p.m Return at 13 Os IS Is
inr 10 10 a. m, 90 and 4 % n. m
For Wells River at 90 a. m. II 50, ! 90,
% 2s and so a. m, 3 D. and 35 p. m.
For White River Junct. at 90 a. M. 4 90
and ii 20 p. m. Return at tI2 so and S O5 a ,
m, and 40 p, IN.
For Plymouth at 90 a. m, IL SIS and
II 80 p. M Return at ~ 20 and IS a.
M. and GO p. m.
For Concord at 7 90 a. m, IL So, II 25 &
IL 30 p. M. Return at 90 and O3 a m
IL O5, 9 ~ & so 10 p m.
For Manchester at 90 a. m, 1861 5
I'll 30 p. m: Return at 10, 10 20 q II 81
a. m o6 80 O6 p. m
For Lowell at 90 a. m 1255 II %
4 IL 80 p. m. Return at 80 a 10 SO a. m,
10 & 80 10 p. m.
For Springfield, lass a Z 90 a. m. a II 25
p m. Return at % a. 10 p. m
For Nashua Junction a 90 a m. ~ 80,
IL % & = 35 p. m. Return at 10 O3 a ii "a
a M, $ 81 & 20 sc p. m.
FOR Boston at 90 a. m, IL So, IL 25 4
u 80 p. m Return at Il 10 II. m, 80 y
IS 80 p. m.
Trains leave Groveton for
Lancaster at 10 a. m, ~ 80 56p.m
i, Littleton at 10 a. m, IL SO, s. 8 so p. M.
return at 10 ~ a. m. & 25 p. M.
, Wells River Is a. m. IL So, & so p, m.
Return at 90 a. m. Il 3 % D. m
. Plymouth at Is a. m. IL SO s. 6 so D, m.
Return at So a. m. & 90 d, m.
:, Concord at II a M. 2ss & 6 so p. m.
Return at 90 a. m. & 2 20 D. m
!, Manchester at 10 a. MI 23 & so p m
Return at 10 & l / 81 d. M
n Nashua .let Is "a. m, IL IS & so D nj.
Return ut o. a M "
Springfield at Is a. m. so p. m. Re
!, boston at 10 a. m, IL SO 6 so D. m.
Return at 10 a. m r
Rss~ Runs daily. Daily excent Ntordo,
MI other trains run daily except Sunday.
DANA J. FLANDERS,
Gen. Pass. & Ticket Agt
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-05-29

speaking of bull pups that turned
out TO be terriers naturally calls to
nllhd the case of my old friend Jere-
mlah Slmpkins' son. There isn't q sol.
lder man in the Boston leather trada
thah jeremiah, nor a bigger scamn
that the law can't touch than his son
Ezra There isn't an ounce of real
inca mess IN Ezras whole body, but
mes just naturally and unintentionaI,r
maverick. When he came out of ooI
iege his father thought that q few
years experience In the hide denar+.
neht OF Graham & Co. would he q oood
tnillg Tor him before he tackled tho
eatner business. So l wrote to send
Inn on and | would give him ioh
supposlng OF course that | was GETTING
yearling Of the steady, old reliohIe
Simpkins strain. '"''e
was little uneasy when Ezro 80
po,'eu' because he didn't Just look no
Il ne had had call to leather He wos
u 'aii' spare New Englander, with ono
Oh those knobby foreheads which hos
oeen pushed out by the overcrowdinm
Vi the brain or bulged by the tbicl,on
lns vi the skull, according as YOU like
VI dislike the man. His manners woro
sasy or familiar by the same standard
He 'oiu me right at the start that
niie he dldn't know just what ba
wanted to do he wae dooa ~
e!i1sl the leather business. 1t seemed !
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-05-29
Avoidable Railroad Accidents,

The Railway Age of recent date calls
attention TO the Surprisingly large
number of that most inexcusable form
Of railway accidents, head end COLI
slons." According TO the account kept
by the Age, there were thirty-three ac-
cldents Of that character during the
first three months of 1903, involving a
loss of seventy-six lives, injuries t. 124
persons and enormous destruction Of
property.
The other important accidents in
those three months numbered twenty
three and caused seventy-fve deaths
and injuries to about as many more.
Ten of these twenty-three accidents
were rear collisions, which, while re-,
garded as inexcusable, are sometimes
due to breakdowns on the train ahead
without time enough to stop the train
following on the same track.
Many accidents occur for lack of
proper facilities, while others are a re-
suit of disobedience of orders and an
engineers willingness to take chances
Three persons were killed and five in
jured in collision at Shelburne, Vt,
because the engineer of wild engine
Inquired that the flier would be late"
but it was not late, and the collision
was the result. Another similar mis-
take of an engineer occurred on the H.
linois Central and caused three deaths.
In several cases accidents occurred
because the engines used were unable
to pull the heavy trains, and before
they could make siding an accident
occurred. The failure of operators to
deliver orders is frequently the cause
of accidents, but under the block signal
system failure to deliver an order
should not cause an accident if the sig
nails are properly operated, watched
and obeyed
While due account must be taken of
the infallibility of human nature. which
human ingenuity cannot wholly over
come, 1t Is apparent that the number
OF accidents which may fairly be term
ed inexcusable is far too numerous.
With the growing tendency Of the
courts to increase the amount of DAM
ages for death and disability caused by
accidents resulting from negligence. II
would appear that the railroad compa-
MES would be driven in self defense. IL
for no other reason, to greater care in
the operation of their trains.