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New-York tribune., 1903-07-30
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but fortunately were situated more than a mile
away from the factory itself. They were built
Of brick. about ten feet high, with rounded
roof Of corrugated iron. They were construct
ed some thirty years ago. in what was then
broad open field on the banks Of the Concord
River. In the last decade small wooden dwell
ing houses have gradually sprung up in the
neighborhood. crowding nearer and nearer with
fancied security 10 the two innocent looking
little buildings until they almost completely
surrounded them. except on the river side, the
nearest house being scarcely fifty feet away.
The company has for some time been de-
sirous Of strengthening the floor Of of the
magazines. and this morning eight men, three
of them employees OF the company, three ex-
pressmen and two carpenters were sent there
with three large express teams, to take out the
powder and mend the floor. Two Of the teams
had been loaded and the other was almost full,
when. at 9:O6 o'clock. the explosion occurred.
II was a long time before the actual cause of
the explosion could be ascertained. It was
thought at first that every one within radius
of fifty feet OF the magazines had been killed.
but later It was found that Clarendon Goodwin,
the foreman OF the men who were loading the
powder on the teams. had survived, together
with one Of his assistants, Amadee Boulanger.
This afternoon the latter was seen in the hos
pital
NITROGLYCERINE WAS LEAKING.
He said that the men went down to the maga-
zine to fix the floor and after the teams had
been loaded with the powder which was in the
magazine, II was discovered that Of nitro
glycertne. which was stored IN the magazine.
was leaking. MI Goodwin picked up what he
thought was jug of water and began pouring
it on the nitrogIycerine, with the idea Of diut-
ing II and washing it up. AS soon as the fluid
from the jug struck the floor he found that IT
wes nitric acid. The floor at once began to
| smoke, and when the men saw It they rushed
from the building, but had not gone ten feet
| when the explosion occurred This magazine
was, therefore, the first to go up, followed i'm
rnediately by gunpowder in the three wagons
near by, and several seconds later by the second
magazine.
To those who heard the crash, IT seemed as If
| there were two distinct explosions with con-
+inuous roar between them There are, however,
/ five holes in the ground, which seems clearly to
indicate FIVE explosions. The entire catastrophe
occupied the space Of scarcely five seconds but
| Continued third page.
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HORSESHOE CAME LATE.
Detectiues Had a Moss Covered
Cleo to JerOme'S Brthdaq.

District Attorney jerome has unwittingly set
" the custom Of having several birthdays a
year The proper anniversary Of his natal day
IS April %. and on that date three months .aRo
h was forty-four years old
When Mr. jerome rode up in the elevator yes
ie-day JEFF" the colored man in charge Of the
car greeted him with great ahability.
"4lawnln', jedge."
Good morning. JEFF. You're looking well this
morning" said the District Attorney.
Wei youse Iookin' pretty tired. jedge-
'scUss nee for sayin' il. AS 70 mine, I ought to
look kind o. kittenish Dis is nah birthday.
Ah s'pose ans bout de same age as yo'self.
5edge. Use thirty-eght to-day"
"so2" said the District Attorney. with con
siderable interest. Say, JEFF, that's kind Of
funny This is my birthday. too. But I'm
nearly old enough to be your father. I'm forty
I've to-day. and pretty husky. thank you"
Four hours later what was Mr.. Jerome $
astonishment 10 see a delegation representing
his staff Of county detectives walk into his Of
fee bearing a large horseshoe, made OF roses and
sweetpeas They had been short on cews, but
decided this was warm one.
The county detectives learned that this was
your honor's birthday" said the spokesman
and we wanted just 20 make it pleasant for
you"
Thank you gentlemen-thank you" said Mr.
jerome ] am quite overwhelmed by this mark
q your appreciation. 1 shall always remember
this
There was more ike this Finally the county
detectives withdrew, and Mr.. Jerome spent the
remainder of the afternoon trying to figure out
LoW he was going 70 square himself with his
AtaI "hen the truth came out
E-as-' he mOraliZed u am not a police can
-. -. Tor me there is but one birthday in the
New-York tribune., 1903-07-30
RAJN IN THE CORN BELT.
Stories of Injury to the Crop Much
Exaggerated.
rBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE-l

Topeka kan july 29-Good rains fell IN many
parts OF the corn belt to-day and tonight no
moisture will be OF great benefit 20 the growing
crons Some counties report inch OF rain. sOfne
more The indications are for more ram IN many
sections II is probable that before morning thero
will he good falls The rain came at a criucaA
time as the Weather has been very hot ana INC
ground was beginning TO bake
Junction City. In the central part OF tne So
reports a fall Of an inch Of water Indepenoence'
IN the southern part reports soaking rain Ihels
were heavy falls reported from Concordia @Ia
Marvvue IN the northern part hutchinson 80
C-1,- center In the south central part report sooo
showers Iindsborg and Manhattan IN the cen
traI mart. report heavy rains small towns IA
,-artons other parts OF the state report Gooo
sbo,ra-s The rain was almost general
Oe7cials OF he AtchisOn. Topeka and santa "a
EstIvray Company who have returned here from
,rtDs through the Kansas corn belt say that tne
stories OF injury 10 the corn crop have been
g-satI,- exaggerated. The corn has been injured
A some counties BY the hot winds but the injury is
NOT trreparable and the will yield II II gets
rain within the next week In some parts OF the
STATE where the planting done very early. -
corn Is Just siIking and Is at critical ps<N
New-York tribune., 1903-07-30
EXPLOSION KILLS OVER TWENTY
POWDER M4GAZINES NEAR LOWELL, MASS, BLG
UP-ABOUT FIFTY INJURED
Workman POurs Nitric 4d NSoGlyceine Houses COL
Iopse-MiFia Aids PoLce-Persons Roasted

Lowell Mass, July 29.-Two small gunpowder
magazines in the midst of the humble homes OF
fifty mill operatives. mostly French. exploded
to-day with frightful concussion and the re-
sultant wave Of death cut off the lives Of more
than a score OF human beings and injured
nearly fifty others. Half dozen u.en who were
loading kegs Of powder from one Of the maga-
zines were blown to pieces. four boys two hun
dred yards away were killed by the force of the
explosion. and fourteen frame houses within q
radius Of four hundred yards went down as If
they had been built Of cards. Seven Of these
houses Immediately caught fire, probably from
the kitchen stoves. and were completely con-
surned- At least three persons were caught in
the ruins and burned 10 death, while seven or
eight others. who were rescued. died subse-
quenty OF their injuries It is estimated that
seventy separate pieces of property. including
those already mentioned. were destroyed. while
the force Of the explosion wrecked windows for
five or six miles around, and its thunder could
be heard distinctly more than fifty miles away.
THE DEAD.
Following is list Of those known to have
been killed:
FLYNN George
GALLOWAY, Roaert.
GALLOWAY. Robert ;r.
GALLOWAY. William
GRADY. James L
EEOUZLGAN. Joseph. ten years old
EOLILGAN Thomas. eleven years old
L.EBRCS. Alfred
3TDERMOTT. Gilbert ten years old
MDEAfOTT. George, four years old
N'DERAGOTT. Michael twelve years old.
ATAiASTERS John.
MOORE Charles.
PERUEsE Josephine, eleven years old.
PEIRUSSE Mrs. Victoria.
PERUSSE Zspnraim.
RICHARDS Louis 2
RIGGS Mrs Catherine.
ROGERS EdVyard.
ROLEAC, Jean
SULLIVAN. James b.
unknown
Nine Of the victims were killed by the falling
Of their houses. or burned to aeath.
Four persons are ruissing-two carpenters,
names unknown: John Riggs and Patrick spen-
Ger.
Those fatally Injured are as follows:
BoULAEGEzR. Annadee. eighteen years OLD
BURKETT. 8Irs, Howard.
GALLOWAY. Eliza
GOODWIN. Clarendon
8TDERAlOTT. Mss.
fCPERNA. Clara
HOUSES ALMOST SURROUNDED THEM
The magazines were the property of the
United States Cartridge Company. OF this city
New-York tribune., 1903-07-30

A happy anticipation and a pleasant memory are
born OF a Hudson River Day Lane tTtp.-AoV|
New-York tribune., 1903-07-30
FLEE FROM CONTICTS.
Miners Gather Up Their Gold Dust
and Hurrg to TOzUn.

Auburn, Cal. July 2s-Word has Just been re-
ceived that the escaped convcts or some OF them.
are IN the vicinity OF Butcher Ranch nine miles
from here 1t is reported tnal 'he coi'-oS @ 'oS uA
..,,,Ia -ossession OF q Chinese store near the
Mammoth Bar Mine. and helped themselves to
quantity of provisions Miners along the river are
gathering UP their little bags and cans OF go!o
dust and hurrying 10 this place sherln 6osquitr
:. -, t,s cent word that the militia pur-
s,,-s e,eb+ Of the convicts near Greenwood Creek
Folsom Cal. July 29.-The posse under Sheriff
- -. pIaceryille. and Sheriff Bosquitt' OF Ell
dorado had brush with the fugitive Foisom con-
vtcts on Greenwood Creek, and number OF shots
were exchanged, but, so far as can Nc so-;Ht--I
,,,,od,, 1ras hit The convicts avoided decisive
encounter and are supposed now to be working
back in the direction Of Coloma-
New-York tribune., 1903-07-30
SAVE BISHOP BURGESS.
He and the ReU. Mr. WaSSon Cap
sized IN Peconic Bag.

Mattituck. Long Island. July 29.-Bishop Bur
CESS and the Rev William A. Wasson formerly
rector of the Church of the Redeemer. at this
place had a narrow escape from drowning IN
PAcontc Bav. off here yesterday. They were
rescued by party Of Brooklyn men Bishop
Burgess came here yesterday to be Mr.. Was
sons guest In the afternoon Mr.. Wasson took
the Bishop out on the bay A fresh breeze was
blowing. and as the boat approached Robins
Island a violent gust Of wind struck it and the
craft capsized. throwing both men into the
water
Fortunately a sailing party from the Matti-
tuck House saw the accident The party con-
sisted OF ex-Judge Henry F. Haggerty' William
3. Hughes and three other Brooklyn men
Their boat was at once headed for the Bishop
and Mr. WATSON. who were struggling IN the
water and trying 10 retain their hold on the
overturned boat They we're taken into the
larger boat with little difficulty. Neither expert
enced any bad effects from the plunge
New-York tribune., 1903-07-30
JAMES C. CARTER THROWN.
The lawyers Horses Frightened by an Auto
mobile in shinnecock Hills.

Good Ground. Long Island June pa team
hAIoneing 10 James c. Carter the New OF n
1ay,,sr became frightened at an automoDle IN
,be shinnecock Hills this afternoon anu o,ie
coachnnan and Mr Carter were I'M row.. ~ -
escaped with shaking up
New-York tribune., 1903-07-30
IMPORTANT TESTS At SANDY HOOK.
Roard of Ordnance and FOrtifcations to
Meet There To-day.

Washington. July 9.-Lieutenant General M1ies' mes
rrasident Of the Army Board Of Ordnance ana ol-
tiecations has called meeting OF th@l DultI i.-- =
Sandy Hook proving grounds to-illoi'0" -
. number of important tests
New-York tribune., 1903-07-30
CHILDREN SUE FATHER.

The plaintiffs brought an action against VAL
entine to obtain satisfaction Of the mortgage
and the judgment of foreclosure on the Cedar
hurst property, and after trial before Justice
Smith judgment was entered in May, 1902. ad
judging the plaintiffs to be the owners of the
property, and directing the defendant TO satisfy
the mortgage and judgment upon payment TO
him by plaintiffs Of the amount due the
mortgage
Subsequent to the trial OF the action the
plaintiffs became aware for the first time that
the defendant had placed on record in the Office
of the clerk of Nassau County deed purpOrt-
ing to be dated May o. 1893 and acknowl-
edged by Valentine as subscribing witness on
June 81. 1900. over seven years after it's date
and nearly a year subsequent to the death Of
Mrs Marie A. Valentine, which deed purports
to be signed by Marie A Valentine and to con-
vey the property to Mrs Elizabeth H. Valentine
the defendant and mother Of Benjamin E. Val
entine. This deed purported to convey the
Cedarhurst property and certain property in
Placer County, Cal. Of which Mrs. Valentine
died seized.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-30
JUSTICE SMITHS DECISION.

Justice Smith. in his decision, says he is con-
WINGED that the signature 10 the deed in contro-
versy is not the genuine signature of Mrs Marie
Valentine Her admitted signature indi-
Gated that she wrote with confidence and ease,
while the signature in question was written
with apparent hesitation and uncertainty Pic
toriaIly, it presented a poor imitation Of the
genuine signature and the peculiar character
New-York tribune., 1903-07-30
DEED HELD SPURIOUS.
GRANDDAUGHTERS WIN.
Document, They Contended, Did Not
Bear Mothers Signature.

In a controversy over deed purporting to
convey property in Cedarhurst, Long Island, and
Placer County, Cal, of which Mrs. Marie A.
Valentine, wife of Benjamin E. Valentine. law
yer, of No. 26 Court-st.. died seized. Justice VII
mot NJ. Smith, Of the Supreme Court, Brooklyn.
has decided that the deed is spurious and that
the signature thereto is not the genuine signature
Of Mrs Valentine. The deed purporting to be
signed by Mrs. Valentine conveyed the property
to Mrs Elizabeth H. Valentine. the mother OF
Benjamin E Valentine. and an action was
brought in the Supreme Court against Mrs
Elizabeth H. Valentine by Marguerite s. Valen-
tone and other children of Mrs. Marie A. Valen-
tine. to set aside the deed on the ground that
It was fraudulent and void, and even If signed
by Mrs. Valentine was not a completed in
strument.
It was set forth in the petition of Marguerite
S. Valentine that she and the other plaintiffs
are daughters Of Marie a. Valentine and are
granddaughters OF the defendant The mother
of the plaintiffs died seized OF real estate at
Cedarhurst, Long island, together with other
property. This real estate was subject to a
mortgage, which had been foreclOsed and judg-
ment Of foreclosure entered, which judgment,
together with the said mortgage, the plaintiffs
discovered, was owned by their father. Ben
jamin E. Valentine, the son of the defendant,
and that he could effect a sale under this judg-
ment Of foreclosure and cut off the rights of the
pIaIntiffs
New-York tribune., 1903-07-30
TRY TO SET ASIDE DEED.


The plaintiffs then as the sole heirs of Mrs
Marie A Valentine, their mother. brought an
action 10 set aside the deed on the ground that
II was fraudulent and void. and even If signed
by Mrs. Marie A. Valentine Il was not COM
pleted instrument. 1t was signed in blank or
contained blanks which, the petition declared.
were subsequently and fraudulently filled in by
Benjamin e. Valentine and that the deed
never duly delivered and never had any validity.
Neither the petitioner nor any of the plaintiffs
had any knowledge whatever as to whether or
not the deed was actually signed in fact by their
mother
The defendant, who appeared by her son. Ben
jamin E. Valentine, denied in her answer that
the deed was fraudulent and void. and set up a
defence that the plaintiffs mother only held
the property for the benefit OF the defendant.
and agreed to convey the same to her and others
upon her request, the defendant herself having
paid the consideration for the deed; that Valen-
tine was the agent in charge of the defendants
| affairs and also the affairs Of his wife Marie
A Valentine, and was authorized by the lat
ter TO complete any incomplete instrument, and
TO I'LL in any blanks and deliver or execute any
/ Instruments necessary for a conveyance Of the
property TO the defendant or her nominee that
the defendant had been the owner OF record Of
the property IN California for many years, and
/ that for acquiring an additional outstanding
title she Maid the consideration and took
/ veyance TO Marie A Valentine in order that the
same might not be merged into the title that the
/ defendant had and in order TO test the validity
/ of the independent title.
JUSTICE SMITHS DECISION.
Justice Smith. in his decision. says he is con-
. tn
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-11-19
THE PROPER CUES rION.

. The Princeton Union insists that
Judge Collins will not do for a
gubernational candidate because he
lives in the sixth district and Sena-
tor Nelson lives there also. This
is about as good reason as some of
the editors of the state offer for
supporting Mr.. Dunn "because he is
newspaper man." Be it said to the
credit of the republican party that
they never have tried to arrange their
ticket according to the boundaries
of congressional districts. The vo-
ter who has the welfare of the state
and nation at heart will ask about a
candidate: "what kind of man is
he, what does he stand for and
what will he do?" not "where was
he born, where does he live and
what is his occupation?" Besides
Judge Collins does not live in the
sixth district. His "oficiaP' resi-
dence, whatever that may mean, is
in st. Cloud, but for all practical
purposes he lives in Minneapolis.
At least he stays, lives, eats and
sleeps there. A mans residence
comes pretty near being where he
lives.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-11-19
HOW TO SPELL "BURNS."
The True Patronynic of the Great
Scotch Poet.

The True Patronymic of the Great
Scotch Poet.
In the review of Mr.. Millar's Litter.
airy History of Scotland' in the Spec.
tator of Sept. IL the writer says:
sThe father of Burns spelt his name,
not Burns or Burmese but
'Burnes.'"
There is, think, ample evidence to
the contrary, as appears from the fol
lowing facts: When a certain Walter
Campbell moved from Argyllshire to
Glenberyle in the Mearns (Kincar-
dinshire) early in the seventeenth CEN
fury he assumed the name of Burn
house or Burmese. From him the
fourth in descent was William Bur-
ness, the father of the poet.
The family Bible records the mar
riage Of-"William Burmese and Agnes
Brown" in 1857, and 1 myself copied
the name of civilian Burmese" from
the old gravestone in Alloway kirk
yard more than forty years ago, which
has since been replaced by new one.
The poet always signed himself
Robert Buvness" in his letters for
about two years after his fathers
death in 1884 the last extant letter
with that signature being one ad-
dressed to. Mr. Aiken, April 3, 1880.
After this date he appears to have
adopted the spelling with which we
are all familiar Robert Burns. -
London Spectator.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-11-19
JEALOUSY OF A SINGER.

How Famous Tenor Looked on an
Aspirin Rival.
Brignoli, the famous singer, was in
tensely jealous of all other tenors
never admitting for an instant that
any one If them could sing even pas
SADLY well. When the handsome, tai
ented Tom Karl burst upon the New
York stage Brignoli turned up his
nose.
: What do you think of Tom Karl?'
Tagliapietra asked him one night.
ooh, he is a very nice little boy,
he replied, with shrug. 81 like him
very much, but he has missed his vo
cation. think he was born to be a
policeman
Karl was tall and of fine proportions
and was singing at the time with
Titiens in LA Favorita."
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-11-19
Cures all stomach troubles
Sold by
HANSON & EMERSON.
PRESERVING Cork Trees.

So much cork is now used in the
manufacture of linoleum and in ship
building that the protection of cork
trees has become matter Of. prime
Importance. Italy is taking steps to
this end in Sicily and Sardinia, where
there are large cork forests those OF
Calabra having been nearly destroyed
in the making of charcoal. 1t is said
that Spain is showing a like interest
in protecting these trees, as the man
ufacture of corks is a large industry
there. Only few years ago the ex-
portation of wine bottle corks from
that country amounted to about S.
100000 annually.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-11-19
New Idea in Advertisino,

The ringing of burglar alarm will
attract attention to particular build
ing. rather more quickly than most
other incidents, as every policeman
knows. Some Of the burglar alarms
which ring in populous thoroughfares
early in the evening are for advertis-
ing purposes. "No, that amt no bur-
glar, sonny" said policeman to a
man who wondered at the apathy of
the man in blue when the alarm bell
display was working hard to attract
attention. "That's what 1 call Pc
riodical. 1t always goes off at this
time, when folks are coming out of
the theaters. I'll t. that gent of a
pawnbroker what l think about his ad-
vertisin' schemes the first time I
catch him on my day turn."-New
York Sum-.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-11-19

traordinary and minister plenipoten-
tiary of the United States to the
Netherlands and Luxembourg; John
w. Riddle to be agent and consul
general at Cairo, Egypt; Alyah
Eastman, Of st. Cloud, to be receiv-
er of public moneys at ST.. Cloud;
Ebert S. Oakley, of Buffalo, Min
nesota, to be receiver of public
moneys at Cass Lale; Myron D..
Taylor, of St. Cloud, Minnesota,
to be register of the land office at
that place; John D. Jones, of Long
Prairie, to be register of the land
Office at Cass Lake, Minnesota;
Eugene &. Hay, of Minneapolis,
to be general appraiser of Merchan-
disc to succeed George G. Tichenor,
deceased. Mr.. Hay is now serving
under temporary commission issu
ed during a recess in the Senate;
Frederick G.. Smith to be assistant
surgeon in the Public Health and
Marine Hospital Service of the
United States; Jesse J.. Dyer to be
second lieutenant in the United
States Marine Corps from July 80,
1908, to fill vacancy existing in
that grade on that date. The fol-
lowing executive nominations for
postmasters were received by the
Senate: Alex. r. anderson to be
postmaster at Sparta; Arthur A.
Austin at New York Mills; Oliver
B. Boobar at Sank Centre: Frank
H. Buelow at Sleepy Eye; John w.
Gish at Waterville; Henry B. Mil
Ter at St. Peter, in place of Daniel
Fichthorn, removed; S. J. Swanson
at Cokato; William E. Ta1boys at
Chisholm. William H. Kowle at
Anandale.
=. n. n. B.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-11-19
JUDGE COLLINS A CANDIDATE

Hon. l.. w. Collins, Associate
Justice of the Supreme Court, is
out for the Governorship. His an
nouncement states in substance,
that he wants the Office. has wanted
it for a long time and that lIo on-
dorses the course of Gov. Van SAINT
on the merger.
He is a good, clean man, with a
wide acquaintance, great popularity,
especially among the G. A. r. and
old time politicians, his integrity is
unquestioned and bis ability pre-
eminent. If he resigns his position
on the bench and goes after the
nomination vigorously he will make
the best of them hustle. If he per-
sists in holding his present position
and tries to make the campaign
from the vantage point of a high
salaried position he will not cut any
more figure than wart on a toad's
back. The voters will not stand
for candidate who makes a race
for high Office while he hangs
with death grip on another equal,
ly honorable and lucrative.