Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-11-04

GLIDING several hundred students to
Purdue university, was wrecked today
near Riverside park at tie edge of this
city. Fifteen dead have been taken
from the wreck, and forty other pas
sengers are injured, twenty four of
them seriously. Among the dead are
several members of the Purdue foot
bail eleven, which was to play the In
diana university team for the state
championship here this afternoon. A
special train bore the Lafayette root
ers, in twelve coaches, running as the
first section, at high rate of speed.
At the gravel pit, near Eighteenth
street, switch engine, with a cut of
coal cars, collided with the passenger
train. The passenger engine and the
first three coaches were almost totally
destroyed. The coal cars we're piled
on top of the wrecked train by the
terrible impact. Under the debris
fifty or more students we're buried.
The work of rescue was proceeded
with quickly and the injured and
dead we're taken into the city in am
balances. The cause of the wreck is
unknown as each of the engineers in
sist that he had the right of way.
Philadelphia, Pa, Oct. 3l.-The
steamship Msnchuris built for the
Pacific Mail Steam Ship company
stuck on the ways as she twas being
launched today al. thesNew York Ship
building company's yards at Camden,
New Jersey. Every effort was made
to launch the vessel but without sue
cess. At noon the tide lhad receded
and it was found necessary to post
pone the launching. The Manchuria
is sister ship to the Mongolia which
was launched July 25. She is 645 feet
over all and has displacement of TO-
$50 tons. She is intended for the run
between San Francisco, Japan and
China.
Kansas City, Mo. ,IOct. 3l.-Because
his father would not give him money
with which to buy lcagarettes, 17-year
old George Clarkin, ran his father,
Matt Clarkin, a member of the fire
department, out of his home, and
then pelted the house with stones
The father ran for an officer and pa
trolman responded. The elder Clarkin
had his son son locked up.
Chicago, Oct. 31.-An attempt to
hold up the fast outbound Chicago
and Northwestern passenger train last
night was unsuccessful, owing to the
poor craftsmanship of one of the ban
dts. This is the police theory. Fire
man Louis Ernst was shot, the bullet
also grazing Engineer Ebbetts. Today
five dynamite bombs we're found near
the scene of the attack. a Detectives
for the railroad and the police are
working on the case but there is no
clue yet discovered. 1t is admitted
by the railway officials that the bull
let's must have been fired by one or
more persons who we're riding on the
water tank or the platform of the first
coach. The fireman's life was saved
by the bullets striking his watch.
He was badly wounded though.
Meeker, Colo, Oct. 3l.-The stage
driver reports band of 300 Ute In
dians camped on Douglas creek twenty
two miles south of Rangely. Trouble
is expected as the Indians have been
very ugly since the killing Of one of
Weir's party last year. A large party
of Uintahs are there also and they say
they will kill all the game wardens
they meet.
Beatrice, Neb., Oct. 31.-A queer
deal was consummated here when
William Race purchased a team of
mules from Peter Williams and in adj
dition to the equine purchase Race
secured Williams wife to boot. The
Williams are late corners in Beatrice,
while Race, present owner of the
mules and woman, only came here two
weeks ago. Race made the acquaint-
ance Of the Williams family and with
in few days had won the wife's
affections. Then Race proposed pur-
chasing the mules. When terms could
not be made he proposed to Williams
to pay higher price and take the
woman also. Williams consented,
and, it is said, received $50 for the
team and the woman. Race took his
purchases and started toward Kansas
City overland.
Oysters in every style at Mansfield &
Nolan's, l0-10-tf