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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-08-07
MANY DROWNED IN
BRIDGE DISASTER
Bridge Over Willamette River,
Oregon, CoIlapses, Letting
Many into Water.
TWO BODIES RECOVERED
Many More Are Injured and 1t Is
Feared More Went Down to Wa
terry Graves-Were Watching
Swimming Exhibition.

Portland, Ore, Aug. "a section of
the bridge which spens the Willamette
river at Morrison street collapsed
shortly after o'clock yesterday after
noon, precipitating more than 100 peo-
pie forty feet into the water Two peo-
pie are known to have been drowned,
and it is feared that the list of dead
will be much larger when all are ac-
counted for.
Many fell on two small boat houses
moored to a pier OF the bridge immedi
ately under the spot where it gave
way. Eighty persons We're injured,
either by striking on the boat houses
or by falling timbers. Many fell from
the roofs of the boat houses into the
water, but dozens Of small launches in
the vicinity quickly commenced to pick
them up.
At 9 o'clock tonight two bodies had
been. recovered and five persons are
still missing.
The dead:
LOTTIE e. CAMERON, aged Is.
EDW ARD SHANK, aged Is.
The injured now number eighty. 4
number of them are seriously hurt.
Thousands Of people had gathered on
the Morrison and Madison street bridge
and along the docks to watch Clarence
Lutz, an armless man, swim the river,
which Is about three-eighths Of mile
wide. AS Lutz was climbing out Of the
water the crowd rushed to the south
edge of the bridge in order to get a
good view A section of the passenger
walk gave way under the heavy weight
and the crowding, struggling mass Of
people was carried down a distance of
fr,t,y f<,,% CNx,, e-ll -
houses moored under the bridge, while
others We're precipitated directly into
the river, which is about fifteen feet
deep at that point. Many fell between
the boat houses, forming a pile ten
feet high Of struggling men, women
and children.
Hundreds Of people at the club house
of the Portland Rowing club, men In
boats and on shore, Immediately start
ed the work Of rescue. Dozens Of boats
at the scene soon picked up those
struggling In the water while the in
jured, who were clinging to the boat
houses, We're taken into the club house
and medical aid summoned.
Every ambulance in the city, several
| fire companies and a large force of po-
! lice arrived within a few minutes, and
victims with broken arms and legs
| were hurried to the hospitals
| News of the accident quickly spread,
and within a few minutes thousands Of
people gathered at either end Of the
bridge anxiously seeking information
about relatives or friends. The bridge
was closed and all street cars stopped
| In order to prevent a repetition Of the
| accident by crush of people.
The bridge is an old wooden struc-
ture, having been built sixteen years
Iago, and has been considered unsafe
for some time, although it was not con-
/ demned.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-08-07
lett CONFESSED.
Sister of Marcum Declares HIe Ad
nitted to Her That He Fired
The Shot

Cynthina, Ky, Aug. 3.-When court
convened yesterday afternoon in the
Jet, and White case Judge Osborne
sent the jury to it's room and stated
that he had heard that weapons had
been drawn on witnesses on the street,
and he wanted any one having infor-
nAtion regarding such incidents to re-
port same to him.
Marcum's father-in-law and his two
sisters testified during the afternoon.
Mr.. Hurst, the father-in-law, testi-
fled that Jett came to him the after
noon of the murder and wanted to talk
with him. White was with Jett at all
times on the three occasions that they
met after the death of Marcum. Hurst
testified that members Of the family
knew of a conspiracy to murder Mar
cum for more than year before his
death.
Mrs. Hurd anad Mrs. Johnson, sis
ters of Marcum, testified to the same
effect, but more in detail as to the va
rious threats and the attitude of Jett
White and others toward their brother
Mrs. Johnson said that after Marcum
was killed she accused Jett directly
and he replied:
"Hargis money killed him, but 1
iered the shot"
Mrs. johnson was cross examined
severely, but did not break down.
There is considerable excitement
here tonight among the witnesses and
others from Breathitt county.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-08-07
QUEEN HAS PLAN.
Marsherita Of Italy Hopes for Truce
Between Church and State.

jMargherita Of Italy Hopes for Truce
Between Church and State.
~ q ON 81 eeen nj an Ia II re-
turned to Rome to attend the anniyer-
ssafy mass for King Humbert at the Pam
theon. s5 aBss M .1s
IA The queen informs a friend that she. Is
anxious for the election or d liberal pope.
one who would not only allow bur en-
courage Italian Catholics to vote and en-
ter parliament
sss Cardinal Capaealatro Is the oueeI1,s first
choice, because he Is OF an old ana noble
family connected with the house of Sa-
ssvoy, OF " hlch the queen is a member. The
cardinal has been the queer, al confessor.
and the king is also on friendly terms
with him. Capecelatro 4 has freonet,tIv
preached TO tha clerg and the neople the
lore of country. 81, $500 '73
ss The queen 81 second choice for fie non-
tihcate Is Carolina Sarafino yanntiteill
al LIBERAL pope is elected she inti-
MATES, the Quirtnal will probably let the
vatican have the Laonine city. which is
fhA q tonne ig,afne diateiy. surround
Ing the vatican. This OTTER VII ba made
as n10dus II ivenai.
queen Tears the election OF Cardi-
safl Ran eila. who would fight I'd the BIZ
Ter and Ger tsa restoration Of full tenn
ypuTaI power to the pope.
\ 9regli q position is Improving as the
conclaya approach les. All the cardinals
esteenl him hig III, Occurring his chars
acter is now tempered with consideration,
Jesuit Bran ais the Jesuit ed TOR Of civilat
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-08-07
BELIEVE CROPS WILL.
MEET EXPECTATIONS
Grain Men and Millers of South
Dakota on a Tour Of
Inspection.
TEN MILLION INCREASE
Barley Yield Alone Is Expected to In,
crease Two Million BusheIs-Corn
Crop Is Also Exception
ally Fine.

Huron, S. D., July 2S.-A. c. john
son of Winona. general passenger
agent for the Chicago and Northwest
ern railway, passed through the state
this week with a party Of grain men
on tour Of inspection Of the South
Dakota crops. The report they gave at
the completion Of this trip was very
pleasing and satisfactory one. They
belisve the crops this year are much
better than they were last year. Wheat
will go fifteen bushels to the acre. Ac-
cording to the government crop last
year there was a yield of 43,973, 03S
bushels In this state. Mr.. Johnson says
this will be increased to over 100000
bushels this year. Two million bushels
is the increase in the yield Of barley
this year. The corn acreage will REL
main about the same as last year.
The corn crop in this state is excep-
tionally fine, especially in Beadle coun-
~, which has the best corn crop in the
state. Many acres were sown to pota-
toes this year and the crop now prom
1ses to be an excellent one. The price
OF wheat is now ranging around 75
cents per bushel and If the price keeps
up until fall, large fortunes will be
made by farmers all over the state.
Wesley Stafford, an old-time Huron
boy, in to be married to Miss Lulu
Blanche Tracy Of Sioux City, at the
home OF the BRIDES parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. A Tracy, August s, 1908.
william Holbein. who has held the
positsn Of business manager Of the
Journal-Worlds since this paper started,
has given up his position here and has
gone to Brookings to accept similar
work.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-08-07
What was It?

Friarpoint, Miss, Aug. 3.-One o.
the strangest cases ever reported oc.
CURED here recently. The son of Mr.
G. L. Butler was very ill., The doctor
said he had some disease of the spinal
cord, and treated him for two months
but he grew worse all the time, and
finally the doctor told Mr.. Butler that
he did not know what was the trouble
The boy would wake up in the night
and say that he was dying He would
be nervous and trembling and want to
run out Of the house. saying he saw
ugly things which frightened him.
His father was very much discourag.
ed till one day he saw new remedy
called Dodd's Kidney Pills advertised.
and he at once bought some and began
to give them to his boy.
He used altogether eight boxes be.
fore he was entirely cured. He has
not been troubled since. Mr.. Butler
says:
Il feel it my duty to tell what
Dodd's Kidney Pills have done for my
boy. All this remedy needs is a fair
chance and it will speak for itself.'
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-08-07

Cattalica, declares his election Is certain;
as the learned theologian is populaI with
the Romans
Cardinal Gibbons and Richard had a
conference yesterday with Rampolla, and
Gibbons visited Vannutal!i today The
FRENCH cardinals declinS to follow the in
structions of Decasse to vote for RAM
polla, whom they oppose for not protest.
ing against the anti-liberal attitude Of the
FRENCH government The Spanish cardi-
nails belonging to the Carist party also
reiuse to vote for Rampolla, and he has
other strong opponents.
Inc Tribuna declares that Cardinal Glib
bohS has opened a campaign among the
CARDINALS for reform in the church, and
ADDS that this has scandalized the Italian
cardinals. As result, the newspaper
says, cabal has been formed against the
daring American
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-08-07
HEART is INDEPENDENT.
1t Will Work by Itself as Separate
Machinery

Washington Star: That the heart Is in
dependent of the central nervous system
and can be made to pump blood through
an artificial circulat ton, even when re-
moved from the body, has been demon
strated to students at the University of
Chicago by striking experiment per-
formed by Professor Elias P. Lyon of the
department of physiology.
Professor Lyon has been able not mere
ly to make pieces of hearts pulsate in salt
solutions and in the air, as was done by
Professor jacques Loeb and Professor
Lingle, but by the arrangement of suit
able apparatus he has caused the heart Of
a dog to pump blood through itself, pair
OF lungs and a loop Of tubing more than
four feet high
DR.. Lyon disclaims the distinction Of
discovering the method of causing an APP
parently dead heart to beat as he says
that the experiment has been performed
before by certain investigators. Previous
experiments having shown that the heart
was independent of the central nervous
system, 1t was found that the only con-
dltlon necessary for causing the heart to
beat was that it should be able to circu-
late blood through itself
II this condition be met and the blood
prevented from coagulating in the COM
partments Of the heart it was found that
circulation could be kept up.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-08-07
PApAL FUNDS SAID J
TO HAVE Been LOST
Treasure OF 81, 900, 900 is Re-
ported to Have Utterly
Disappeared.
rHE CONCLAvE is OPENED
After imposing Ceremonies the Sacred
College Enters Into Seclusion
in Which Successor of Leo
Will Be Named.

Munich, Bavaria, July 31.-The Pa
pal Nuncio here has received dis
patch from Rome today which causes
him TO believe the conclave will elect
pope tomorrow.
Rome, July 31.--By 5 this afternoon
all the cardinals had arrived at the
vatican and had gone to their cells. The
conclaye has been duly formed and its
members are now shut from the outer
world. Everything is prepared for to-
morrow's voting.
Rome, July 31-The scandal over the
reported mysterious disappearance
from the p9p@S Chambers Of the fisher
mans ring was quickly hushed up. 1t
was revived tonight, however, over the
report that sum of 2O,OO0,000 Tires
(4,0O0,0O0) has disappeared. The amount
was understood to be in treasure
chest and largely composed of 1000 lire
gold pieces. 1t was last known to be
in the secret repository in Pope Leo's
private chambers. To this place neces-
sarily few persons had the entry and
they were for the most part perSonages
of The highest rank of the vatican.
There Is a horde of Workmen about
the vatican, but none visited the pri-
Vate chambers.
Cardinal Oreglia, It is believed, may
suffer in the election on account Of this
fortunes disappearance, for he, being
acting pope, Is responsible for all of
She sees great treasure
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-08-07
MORE lNDICTM ENTs S.
Four Are Returned Against Gus
Machen and One Against Another
Man, Name Not Published.

Washington, Aug. 3.-The federal
grand jury here, which has been con-
sidering the cases arising from the pos
tai investigation, has agreed upon four
additional indictments for conspiracy
against August w. Machen, and the
indictment of another party, private
Individual not a resident here, in con-
nection with postal contracts. for pre-
senting false claim to the govern
ment.
The four new indictments against
Machen are based on separate and dis
tinct transactions and are wholly apart
from the Indictments reported against
him several weeks ago by the grand
jury for conspiracy.
Machen is now in the city, under,
bond. The fifth indictment relates to
the transaction of man supposed to
be in the west, who will be placed I'M
der arrest as soon as the officers can
find him.
The jury returned indictments
against the following: August w.
Machen; John T. Cupper, mayor OF
Lock haven, Pa; William &c. Long and
William Gordon Crawford, of Washing
ton: George e. and Martha j. Lorenz,
Of Toledo; Maurice Unkel, of New
York; Thomas ]. McGregor, formerly
chief of the supply division rural de-
livery service Leopold j. Stern. of Bal
timore.
With the exception OF Crawford all
are indicted for conspiracy. The in
1ictments against Crawford Is for. pre-.
gsenting q false claim against the gov-
ernnent. III
h Long and Cupper We're also fndict-
I'd separately for bribery Orders for
the arrest OF all the parties were i'm
nlediately issued.
This batch of indictments does NOT
wind up the cases before the grand
Jury, and other matters resulting from
before that body and may result liz In
iictments against other parties III,
The near future.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-08-07
coNcLAvE is OPENED.
Discomforts Are AIIeviated Somewhat
by Fine and Cool Weather.


by Fine and Cool Weather.
Rome, July 31.-The ceremony of the
entrance of the cardinals into the con-
claye was inaugurated this morning
with a celebration of mass of the Holy
! Ghost in the Paulin chapel of the vat
loan. The sacred college, numbering
sixty two cardinals, the diplomatic
corps, Roman aristocracy, knights of
Malta, and a few outsiders We're es-
profusion OF guards who today had
taken off the mourning emblenls they
had been wearing for Leo. XIII.
Cardinal Serafino Van Nutelli Of
4 flciated. After the veni sancte spiritus
had been intoned. Mgr. Sardi read a
Latin grafton, Pro Eligendo Pontifice
Maxine, exhorting the cardinals to
make Il wise choice in the task before
them, so that one elected to the SUI
prerne dignity shall be worthy vicar
of Christ. Printed copies of the grafton
We're handed to all the cardinals pres
ent. @
After mass the cardinals assembled
In the hall of the consistory, where the
rules Of the conclave We're read and
each cardinal took the oath to obey
them. The cardinals We're then hurried
away from the vatican to return later
with the more or less numerous articles
which they deem necessary for their
attendance at the conclave.
Weather Is Cool.
The discomfort which the cardinals
will experience by being shut up in the
vatican Is somewhat lessened by the
exceptional weather which is cloudy,
cool and windy. The confusion which
ensued from the loss of the temporal
power o the paDacy made 1t necessary
TO cut down expenses, and among many
other things the number of the noble
guard was much reduced, so that now
there are only about forty Of these sol-
diers. AS. 1t Is Gust omary for each car
dinal to have a guard told off for his
services in the conclaye, and there are
4 sixty-two cardinals, it has been decid-
ed to press into this service the cadets.
\ The question Of which cardinal they
fall to Is matter of serious import to
them, as each guard congratulates his
cardinal and wishes him good luck in
the coming election: for which good
h wishes he receives, IL his particular
cardinal be elected pope, the sum Of
< 0,00C. or q lucrative employment. The
guard OF Cardinal Gibbons will be
Count Della Porta.
s, About 275 Present.
The marshal Of the conclaye Prince
4 Ehfgi Alballi having insisted that the
1 number Of people who are to enter the
4 conclave must be reduced tosa really
I indispensable number there will be
only about 27b persons present.
The Messagero says that among the
4 etit.ons for lief out of the money left
by Pope Leo is one from Counts Mas
4 tai and Ferreti, nephews Of Pope Plus
7 TX, who are in extreme poverty.
At Is rumofed in vatican circles that
some cardinals, especially the foreign
efs. having announced their intention
Of voting for Cardinal Ferrala, the lat.
y tor has beer induced to Withdraw; his
sandi daey after having been promi- ed
BY Cardinals Rampolla, Gotti and
90raflno Van Nutelli that il one Of
them IS elected pope he will appoint
Ferssla Recretary of state.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-08-07
RUSSIA STRIKES BACK.
May Bar Petition sisners From Tray
clinq in the Empire,

Washington, Aug. 3-The an
nonncement two weeks ago that Rus
sia had decided on retaliatory measures
as result of the Kishinef petition, and
that there would be a more strict ex-
animation of Americans who intend to
travel in Russia, was verified today.
Acting Secretary LOOMS was notified
by the Russian charge that hereafter
passports issued to American citizens
who expect to visi Russia will be vised
only at the Russian embassy in Wash
ington and the consulates In New York.
Chicago and San Francisco. This cuts
off Savannah, Mobile, Pensacola, Bal
timore, Philadelphia. Portland, Ore,
Galveston and Manila, at all of which
ports passports have heretofore been
Endorsed by the Russian consuls or
agents.
The new order came from st, Peters
burg. Mr.. LOOMS was not told why it
was issued and was left to guess its
real purport. One reason assigned by
state department officers is that the
czar has decided to reduce expenses
by abolishing the consulates at the
ports at which passports will be no
longer vised. This sweeping reduction
In Russia s consular representation in
the United States would In itself be a
slap which diplomats especially would
be quick to recognize.
An Eye on Americans.
The real reason Is believed to be the
determination by Russia to exercise q
much more strict supervision over
Americans who want to travel In that
country, with a view to shutting out
all OF the prominent people who took
a leading part In the demonstrations In
I,fa11 rSFf 10 Fn11 nd
the Kishinef massacre.
This embargo may even extend to
all the signers of the KiShinef petitions
so far as their names can be ascer>
tanned. The largest demonstrations
were held in Washington, New York,
Chicago and San Francisco, and the
Russian consular representatives in
those cities have complete lists Of the
men who are regarded with disfayor
by Russia on account Of their activr
ity In behalf of the Jews.
Passports issued by the state de-
partment for travel In Russia are Of
no value unless they bear the tndorse-
ment OF some Russian consular repre-
sentative who has the necessary au-
thorlty. Any consul can refuse TO In
dorse passport for any reason or for
none at all. and even Secretary Hay or
the president cannot ask him why. Els
refusal to wise the passport ends all
argument
The belief that Count Cassfni will
not return to this country as Russian
ambassador or in any other capacity
is growing. Mail gossip from st. Pc
tersburg speaks of Alexander Isvolsky
as his probable successor, The same
adyices hint that the United States
may be deprived Of the presence of any
Russian ambassado r Tor some time.
Mr.. Isvolsky was until recently Russ
n mi lraafe n nd until (Cflrf
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-08-07
POISONED BABY.
illinois Woman's Fiendsh Method OF
Getting Even With Her Hus-

Springfield, ILL.,, Aug. 3.-Joe Creeks
field, aged 6, Of Bunker Hill, Macoupin
county, died after eating candy which
he said had been given him in store
by q woman.
Today the boys father was to have
succeeded Joseph Cutler as manager Of
local dairy plant.
Witnesses before the coroner's jury
testified to Mrs. Guller's having ex-
pressed a dislike for children, and
Druggist Budd testified that Mrs. Gull
Ter purchased strychnine at the drug
store July IA for the purpose, she said,
of killing rats. Still others testified
that she was very fond of candy and
always had 1t around the house.
The boys stomach has been sent to
the University Of Illinois for analysis.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-08-07
CAIsSON BREAKS LOOSE.
It Was Like City Block Floating on
the River.

the RIVer.
New York. Aug 3.-As if it
were city block that had
broken loose and was sailing
off to sea, the huge cassion that
is to be sunk at the Manhattan end of
the new bridge across the East river at
Pike street came down from the yards
of it's makers, j. c. Rogers & Co., at
One Hundred and Fifty second street,
yesterday. 1t was in charge of fleet
of Michael Moran's powerful tugs, but
going pretty much where it pleased,
and only yielding finally to clever ma
nipulation when at sunset the tide was
at flood and the river calm. Then the
monster was finally moored at its des-
tination. after having resisted all eff
forts to put it in the place arranged
for 1t for over four hours. 1t was a
hard battle, and as long as the tide was
against them losing one for the tugs.
The caisson is in shape like a great
packing box, it's sides being 176 feet
long. 1t floats with some eighteen feet
Of it's surface submerged, and its
weight is about 5000 tons.
Tugs Were We'll Handled,
The trip down the river was made
with safety. The tugs succeeded in
keeping thecaison in midstream, but did
little in the way of furtherin gifts pro-
gress, which was chiefly aided by the
tide. One duty which the tugs per-
formed with success was warning 9TH
er vessels out of the way Of the floating
monster.
When Pike street was reached the
real tug of war began. The four tugs
used their united strength and man
aged to get the CaisOn near the Man
haitian side and for short time hold
it stationary. Then lines were thrown
over to the pier and made fast and it
looked as If the difficult task was about
to be accomplished with unexpected
ease.
Just When everything seemed secure
the hawsers parted and in an instant
the great object was wandering across
the river in an aimless fashion, Warm
ing was screeched at nearby vessels as
the tugs went in pursuit of the runa-
way, catching it in time to keep it
from demolishing the Brooklyn docks.
1t was not till p. M, when the tide
was full that the caison could be
brought back to Manhattan