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The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1903-11-28
OVER A SCORE PERISH
ITALIAN WoRkMEN cREMATED IN
A FIRE WHICH DESTROYED
SLEEPING QUARTERS.

Johnstown, Pa, Nov. 23.-While
more than one hundred Italian railroad
laborers were asleep in a shanty near
Lily. Pa. on the Pennsylvania road,
the building caught fire and before
the foreigners could escape at least
twenty-seven were burned to death
and a score or more were seriously
injured. The men we're employed by
McMenamin & Sums, who had the
contract for the Pennsylvania railroad
improvements between Lily and Port
age. There were 500 on the work, all
Italians, and In the shanty which
burned were 125 of these. The shanty
was about 100 feet long and one story
In height. One end was used for cook.
ing and eating, while the men slept
in closely crowded hunks in the other
end. There was only one door at each
end and the windows were few and
small.
The fire is supposed to have started
from an overheated stove in the east
ern end. The building burned like
tinder and the flames were upon the
men before any of them were aroused.
Then began q struggle for the outside
and for life. They fought and scram.
bled for the doors and the weaker
were crushed down and trampled on.
Others were roasted to death there.
Those who strove for the door were
In tho Widest Sort Of Panic.
They fought and kicked anu among
those who escaped there are many
who bear marks Of the fierce strife
which took place. A few got out of
the small windows, minus clothes and
with their bodies cut from broken
glass.
Many Of those who did manage to
get out had their savings of years in
their trunks, which they left behind
them in the building. Remembering
this as soon as they got outside they
fought Just as fercely to get back. A
few succeeded, but for the sake Of
their boarded treasure they gave up
their lives. One eyewitness says he
does not believe that a single man of
those who returned succeeded In get
ting out again. In the ruins some Of
the corpses were close beside the
hooped bands Of their trunks and
melted gold and silver which had been
kept in these receptacles indicated
that they had fallen and died with
their treasure in their arms.
Their bodies were all practically
burned to pieces. An Italian who
looked at them and who knew every
man in the shanty was unable to iden-
tify a single one.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1903-11-28
SlCkROOM PHILOSOPHY.

Never confine patient to one room
II you can obtain the use Of two.
Never play the piano to sick person
II you can play on strings or ding.
Never stand and fdget when a sick
person is talking to you. Sit down.
Never complain that you cannot get
a feeding cup IL there is a teapot to be
had instead.
Never read fast to sick person.
The way to make a story seem short
is to tell it slowly.
Never judge the condition Of your
patient from his appearance during q
conversation. See how he looks an
hour afterward.
Never put hot water bottle next to
the skin. Its efficiency and the pa
tents safety are both enhanced by
surrounding the bottle with flannel.
Never allow the patient to take the
temperature himself. Many patients
are more knowing than nurses where
there is a question Of temperature.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1903-11-28
Tuesday, Nov. "a.

Vice Admiral Won Waldersee, brother
Of Field Marshal Won Waldersee, is
dead at Miesendorf, Germany.
Mrs. Phoebe Clifford, the Oldest min
lister in the Society of Friends, is dead
at Providence, r. l., aged 100 years
and months.
In his annual report Commissioner
Of Indian Affairs Jones advocates that
the Indian be taught that he must
work or starve.
John Athan Rice, first vice presi-
dent of the Rice-Stix Dry Goods COM
pany, vice president Of the Mercantile
Trust company and leading figure
in commercial and religious circles, is
dead at st. Louis.
John L. Jerome, a prominent cap.
italist and former treasurer Of the
Colorado Fuel and Iron company, was
found dead in bed at his summer home
at Buffalo Park, Colo. Death was
caused by an overdose Of trianal, a
drug which he had been in the habit
Of taking to induce sleep.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1903-11-28
Hot Cross Buns,

In its early days, when, it is to be
hoped, it was more toothsome than It
is now, the hot cross bun played some
part in converting the people Of these
islands to Christianity. Pagan England
was in the habit of eating cakes in
honor Of the goddess Of spring, and
Christian missionaries found that
though they could alter the views Of
the people in reference to religious
matters they could not induce them to
withhold from the consumption Of con-
fecHonery. So they put the sign Of the
cross upon the bun Of the Saxon era
and launched it upon missionary enter
prise which has extended through the
intervening centuries and survived till
now.-London Tit-Bits.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1903-11-28
BooDLlNG IS CHARGED.
Warrants for Arrest Of Former Off
ciaIs Of Grand Rapids, Mich,

Warrants for Arrest Of Former OF.
ciaIs Of Grand Rapids, Mich.
Grand Rapids, Mich, Nov. 23.-war.
rants have been issued for seventeen
former city officials charging them
with accepting bribe in connection
with the famous Garman.C Cameron
scheme for supplying the city with
water from Lake Michigan. All Of the
warrants are the result Of the confes.
sion made by former City Attorney
Liant K. Salisbury on his return last
week from serving a two years term
in the Detroit house Of correction for
breaking the federal banking law in
connection with the scheme. While
In prison Salsbury's conviction on a
bribery charge in the state courts in
connection with the same matter was
affirmed by the supreme court and
with the prospect Of being returned to
prison Salisbury went to the prose
cutor's Office and made lengthy con.
fession, which resulted in the issue
of warrants. Following are those in
dicted:
Former Mayor George r. Perry,
State Senator David Burns, Corey P.
Bissell, former member of the board
of public works, and the following ex-
aldermen. who were in Office when the
attempt was made to put the water
deal through:
James McColl, Peter Depagter,
Jacob Ellen, Malachi Kenney, John L.
Donovan, Jacob Mol, Abraham Ghy-
sells. Charles Johnson, Ryner Stone
house. Daniel Lozier, John McLachlan.
Clark Slocum, John Muir and Adrian
Shriver.
The amounts the respondents are
charged with having received out Of
the alleged Doodle fund range from
5000 to 1888.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1903-11-28
Wednesday, Nov, Is,

Sir John Blundell Maple, Bart, M.
p, is dead in London. He was born
in 1845.
Two distinct shocks of earthquake
were felt in Salt Lake City Tuesday.
No serious damage was done.
James King Oracle, an uncle by mar
riage of President Roosevelt, is dead
at his home in New York city
A daughter was born Tuesday to
Mrs. William X. Vanderbilt, Jr. Mrs.
Vanderbilt was Miss Virginia Fair.
Julian Walbridge Rix, the we'll
known painter of Californian noun
tain scenery, is dead In New York
city.
Charles Dupee Blake, the author of
"Rock-a-Bye Baby" and other songs, is
dead at his home at Brookline, Mass,
at the age of sixty years.
Colonel Nathaniel P. Sawyer, aged
seventy.four, former postmaster of
Pittsburg, banker, manufacturer and
politician, died at Pittsburg Tuesday.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1903-11-28
TwENTY.oNE NEGATIVE VOTES.
Cuban Reciprocity Bill Approved by
the House.

Cuban Reciprocity Bill Approved by
the House.
Washington, Nov. 2O.-The house
Thursday by rising vote of 1856 to 21
passed the bill to make effective Gu.
ban reciprocity. Dissenting votes
were about equally divided between
Republicans and Democrats. but there
was no record vote, the minority hav.
ing too few votes to order the yeas
and nays.
The Democrats, under the leadership
Of Mr.. Williams, sought to the last to
secure amendments to the bill in &C.
cordance with the action of the Demo.
cratic caucus but were defeated stead
lily. Mr.. Williams made the final ef-
fort when he tried to have the bill
recommitted to the ways and means
committee with instructions to amend,
but point of order under the special
rule providing for vote on the bill
without intervening motion was sus-
tanned.
Mr.. Cannon received the applause
of the Democratic side when he en-
tertained the appeal from his ruling
made by Mr.. Williams, the speaker
saying he preferred to err, If he erred
at all. in giving the house the right to
express its will. The appeal was ta-
b1ed by a strict party vote.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1903-11-28
SIX BODIES RECOVERED.
Thirteen Men Believed to Have Per.
ished in Mine.

Fort Smith, Ark, Nov 25.-Thirteen
miners were killed and great damage
was done by an accidental explosion of
gas Tuesday afternoon in coal mine
No. 20 at Bonanza, Ark, twelve miles
from this city. At nightfall only six
Of the victims had been recovered.
When the explosion occurred there
were about $50 men in the various
shafts. All escaped without injury
except the thirteen who were employ.
ed in entry K, the scene of the explo-
sion. The force Of the explosion was
SO terrific that timbers were torn from
the walls of the passages for several
hundred yards at the mouth of the
entry. The passages were so COM
pletely obstructed that the work Of res
cue was tedious in the extreme and
several hours we're consumed before
the first body was found.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1903-11-28
Barberine Used to BE an Art.

BaFbering Used to BE an Art.
Time was when barbering was way
up art. In ancient times BARRIERS were
surgeons, the only persons who could
scientifically "let blood" In London
there is still barber surgeon class.
They possess cap given the guild by
Charles II. Around the BARRIERS pole
still twfnes the snake, the subtlest
beast Of the field, a survival Of the bra
zen serpent lifted up in the wilderness,
the symbol Of the healing art.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1903-11-28
FIFTY PEOPLE ON BOARD.
Steamer Discovery From Nome Given
Up for Lost.

Steamer Discovery From Nome Given
Up for Lost.
Seattle, WASH, Nov. 21.-The steam.
er Discovery, which left Nome Oct.
IA with thirty-one passengers, has not
been sighted since Oct. 28 and ship
ping men believe she will never reach
port. The vessel was in command Of
Captain McGrath and had on board
Captain Walters, manager Of the Dis.
covery Transportation company. Both
are experienced navigators, though
not very familiar with the inside pas.
sage. The steamer Excelsior reached
Sitka Thursday after covering the
route which the Discovery would have
taken had she ridden out the storms
she encountered. An empty liferaft
belonging to the Discovery was sight
ed by the Excelsior's officers, but no
other trace Of the missing vessel was
found.
The Nome passenger list of the Dis.
covery is in the possession Of the
Nome agent Of the company and the
local officials have no information re-
garding other passengers that may
have been picked up at intermediate
points. Altogether she probably car.
ried fifty or sixty persons.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1903-11-28
The BEE HIVE.
NAPol.EoN's AWFUL HAND.
Ono Theory Of the Great MANS Fan.
ure at Waterloo.


ure At Waterloo.
Napoleon, according to Alexander
Dumas, lost such battles as he did lose
because he wrote such fiendish hand.
His generals could not read his notes
and letters, typewriting had not been
invented, and the trembling marshals,
afraid Of disobeying and striving to In.
terpret the indecipherable commands,
loitered, wandered and did not come up
to the scratch, or not to the right
scratch. Thus Waterloo was lost. Can
not you fancy Grouchy handing round
Napoleon's notes on that sanguinary
Sunday? II say" cries the marshal to
his atd-de-camp, "is that word Gem
bloux or Wavre? Is this Blucher or
Bulow" So probably Grouchy tossed
up for it, and the real words may have
been none Of these at which he offered
his conjectures. Meanwhile on the, left
and center D'Erlon and Jerome and
Ney were equally puzzled and kept on
sending cavalry to places where it was
very uncomfortable Though our men
alters, firing too high) and did no sort
Of good. Napoleon may never have been
apprised of these circumstances. His
old writing master was not on the
scene of action. Nobody dared to say,
"Sire, what does this figure Of cent?
ped mean, and how are we to construe
these two thick strokes fanked by
blots?" The imperial temper was pep.
perry; the great man would have torn
of his interOgator's epaulets and
danced upon them. Did he not once
draw his pistol to shoot little dog
that barked at his horse? And when
the pistol missed fire the great soldier
threw it at the dog and did not hit him.
The little dog retreated with the hon.
ors of war.
Such was the temper Of Napoleon,
and we know what Marlborough
thought of the value of an equable
temper. Nobody could ask Bonaparte
to write legible hand, so his generals
lived life of conjecture as to his
meaning, and Waterloo was not sue
cess, and the emperor never knew why.
OF all his seven or eight theories of his
failure at Waterloo, his handwriting
was not one. Yet If this explanation
had occurred to him Napoleon would
certainly have blamed his pens, ink
and paper. Those Of Nelson at Copen-
hagen were very bad. If your guns
are no better than your pens," said
Danish officer who came In under a
flag Of truce before the fight and was
asked to put message into writing,
you had better retire."-Andrew Lang
in Longman's Magazine.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1903-11-28
Monday, Nov. %.

Fire in the business portion of
Plattsburg, Mo-. Sunday caused loss
estimated at $4,000.
Lenoard s. Allen, formerly general
passenger agent Of the Seaboard Air
Line, is dead at Chicago.
The Victoria (B. CO. board of trade
has passed resolutions endorsing
Joseph Chamberlain's fiscal policy for
the British empire
Andrew Wheeler, we'll known iron
merchant and prominent financier,
died suddenly of heart disease at his
home in Philadelphia.
Five firemen were injured In a
$175,000 fire in the Donner Fur CON-
panys building at Elizabeth, N. J. The
loss is fully covered by insurance.
A great struggle is going on, says a
Rome dispatch to the New York Trib-
une. to have an American cardinal
chosen at the next consistory. Senti.
ment is becoming more favorable to-
ward Archbishop Ryan.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1903-11-28
krohn Denies kIdnappInu,

John Krohn was brought to Fargo
from Staples, Mimi, where he was ar.
rested on the charge of kidnapping
the fourteen-year-old son Of J. A.
Colby OF Grandin. Krohn says he is
not guilty. He further says the boy
was dissatisfied because he was com.
PEELED to work on the farm instead Of
being sent to school, and decided to
run away. Krohn was charged with
hypnotizing the boy.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1903-11-28
Business Houses Burned.

A half block of business houses at
Fessenden was destroyed by a fire
which originated in the rear of Dodd's
furniture store. Besides this store,
the property destroyed included Spei.
ser's hardware store, Gackle &
Schlechter's hardware store and Leus'
drug store. The loss Is estimated at
from $4,000 to $4,000. The cause of
the fire is not known.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1903-11-28
FOR OVER SIXTY YEARS.

AN OLD AND WELL-TRIED REMEDY.
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been
used for over sixty years by millions Of
mothers for their children while teething,
with perfect success. 1t soothes the
child, sottens the gnms, allays all pains,
cures wind collie, and is the best remedy
for Diarrhoea. Is pleasant to the taste.
Sold by druggists in every part of the
world. Twenty-Five cents bottle. Its
value is incalculable) Be sure and ask
for Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup. and
take NO other kind.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1903-11-28
Not Concerned.

"Why don't you try to hand an hon.
ored name down to posterityp
II don't know" answered Senator
Sorghum. Maybe don't look far
enough ahead. So long as my signature
is honored at the bank can't see that
my credit with posterity makes much
Observation-Disclosures Star.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1903-11-28
CHICAGO Grain and Provisions,

Chicago, Nov. 24.-Wheat - Dec,
TIC; old, soc; May, 1880; July,
74A @74%c. Corn-Nov., 42%c; Dec,
1880; May, 41%c; July, Also Oats
Nov, 34%c; Dec, 347sc; May.
35kc; July. .33Ac. Pork-June, $11..
22h; May, $11.35. Flax-Cash, North.
western, 97kc; Southwestern, Gle:
Dec, 91c; May, 97c. Butter-Cream-
cries, 16@23kc; dairies, 14@19c Eggs
-23@26c. Poultry-Turkeys, lac:
chickens. TIC; springs, TIC.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1903-11-28
FOOTBALL FATALITIES.
Seventeen Deaths Reported So Far
This Season.

Philadelphia, Nov. 25-Football has
claimed its usual list of victims this
year, not fewer than seventeen fatali-
ties being reported to date. II 1t were
possible to secure the entire number
Of deaths from the national fall sport
the total probably would far exceed
this number.
Last season the list was not as
large up to Thanksgiving day, but sew.
eral deaths were recorded after that
date. Minor injuries, such as broken
arms, legs, ribs, noses, collar bones,
etc., do not show any decrease this
year. Some of the unfortunate ones
are still in critical condition and
may not recover.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1903-11-28
Decision Worth $4,000.

The United States circuit court of
appeals has affirmed Judge Amidon
of the North Dakota district in the
case of D. M. Robbins VS.. R. Sykes.
some months ago Sykes contracted
i6'oOO acres of land to Robbins. Later
the Northern Pacific graded an exten.
sion between Edgerley and Dawson,
and the land APPRECIATED in value at
least 30 per acre. Mr.. Sykes objected
10 the completion Of the original con.
tract and held that Robbins had for
felted his contract rights. Judge
Amidon held for Robbins and the ap-
pellate court took the same view. The
decision makes difference of at least
$4,000 to Mr.. Robbins.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1903-11-28
Bow Killed bv a ponv.

k'ten-year-old boy, who was herding
cattle on the Schroeder farm, near
Leonard, was thrown from pony and
his ankle caught in the stirrup. The
pony became frightened and ran,
dragging the boy to death. Every
bone in the boys body seemed to have
been broken before the animal was
caught.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1903-11-28

Washington, Nov. 25.-In a cable.
gram received here from Minister
Powell, dated Santo Domingo, Nov.
%. he announces that the president of
San Domingo has agreed to surrender
the city to the revolutionists. The
articles of capitulation are being
drawn up,
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1903-11-28
HEN LOSE THE STRIKE
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE FINDS
PLAN 70 SETTLE CHICAGO
TRACTION TROUBLE.
Basis Of Settlement a Complete Vic.
tory for the company-Men Who
Kept Out Of Riotine and Those strlk.
on Figures Outside Of Chicago.

Chicago, Nov. 25.-The strike Of the
employees of the Chicago City street
railway was settled at an early hour
this morning at conference between
the mayor, the aldermanic peace com.
mittee, President Hamilton and E. r.
Bliss. counsel for the company, and
the executive board of the local union
Of the strikers.
Tho basis on which the settlement
was reached Is complete victory for
the company as far as the original de-
mands of the men are concerned. The
agreement reached will be ratified at
meeting Of the men today, and 1t Is
expected that traffic on all the lines
of the company will be resumed today.
The only important concession made
by the company was an agreement to
reinstate all the strikers, including
the outside unions who went out In
sympathy with the trainmen, with the
exception Of those who resorted to vio-
lence during the trouble The arbi.
tration of the wage scale is to be &C.
cording to the wages paid outside of
Chicago, and not on the basis Of the
local street railways. These are the
two points that have been the stumb.
ling block to a peaceable adjustment
OF the strike for the past week. The
company has insisted that it pays
higher wages than any similar cor
poration in the country. The men
were fearful that the arbitration on
the scale paid in other cities would
decrease their wages and they fought
stubbornly for their point.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1903-11-28
MARKET QUOTATIONS.
Mlnneapolis Wheat.

Minneapolis, Nov. 24.-Wheat-Dec
79c; May, 8oAc. On track-No.
hard, S1Ac; No. 1 Northern, S0Ac;
No. 2 Northern, 79k @79%c; No. 8
Northern, 72@75Ac.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1903-11-28
St. Paul Union Stock Yards.

St. Paul, Nov. 24.-Cattle- to
choice steers, s3.75@5.0O; common to
fair, $3.25@3.G5; good to choice cows
and heifers, $2.75@3.5O; veals, $500
@4.55. Hogs-s3.65@425. Sheep
Good to choice yearling wethers, 1925
@3.50; good to choice lambs, s4.25
@475
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1903-11-28
Irrigation Campaign Begun.

The campaign of the North Dakota
irrigation congress for the expendi-
ture Of the funds in the government
treasury arising from the sale of pub.
lie lands in this state has been started.
General E. A. Williams, surveyor gen.
eral, has named committee to pre-
sent the states claims at Washington,
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1903-11-28
CHICAGO Union Stock Yards.

Chicago, Nov. 4.-Cattle-Good to
prime steers, $5.10@5.50; poor to me-
dium, $3.50@4.8O; stockers and feed
ers, $2.00@4.10: COWS, $1.25@4.00;
heifers, $2.00@4.50; calves, $4,000
1925 Hogs-Mixed and butchers, $4.20
@435; good to choice heavy, $4,000
4.3O; rough heavy, $4.00@4.15; light,
$410@4.25. Sheep-Good to choice
wethers, $3.65@4.35; Western sheep,
$275@4.00; native lambs, $3.75@5.60;
Western, $3.50@4.75.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1903-11-28
Speakers for Grain Growers Meeting.

oPeaKers TOT 1ra1h 1roWers' Meeting.
M. A. Carleton, cerealist for the de-.
partment of agriculture in Washing
ton, has announced his acceptance Of
a request to make a speech at Fargo
during the Tri.State Grain and Stock
Growers convention in January. Sec
retary of Agriculture Wilson and Presi.
dent J. J. Hill of the Great Northern,
have both promised addresses IL they
can possibly come.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1903-11-28
DuIuth Wheat and Flax.

Duluth, Nov. 24.-Wheat-To arrive
Mo. 1 hard, 79Ac; No. Northern,
7Ac; No. Northern, 75Ac. On
track-No. Northern, 80Ac; No. 2
Northern, 78Ac; No. spring, 75Ac;
Dec, 77%c; May, 79hc. Flax-In
store, on track and Nov, $1.O0; to
arrive and Dec, 99c; May, $1.O1h.