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The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-08-27
ENGINE JUMPED TRACK.
Two Lives Are Lost and Several Per-
sons Are Injured mt Little
Balls, N. Y.

Paris, Aug. 24.-All the. members OF
cial train on the New York Central,
carrying city newspapers, was wrecked
at Gulf Bridge, in this city, Sunday.
Engineer Robert Lilly and Fireman
Peter Conley, both of Albany, were
killed, and employees of the World, the
Sun, the Rochester News company and
the American and Journal were Sc
veTely injured. Conductor Erhardt and
several other members of the trains
crew were slightly injured. The train,
which was running at the rate Of a
mile a minute, was composed Of an en-
CINE and three express cars, In round
ing the sharp Gulf Bridge curve the
engine jumped the track and landed at
the foot of the embankment into a
roadway. The front car, in which were
all of those injured, followed the en-
CINE down the slope.
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out of the Race.

Springfield, O., Aug. pat the close
of long conference in Columbus Sun
day between Thomas L. Johnson and
Charles Soien, of Cleveland, and John
w. Bookwalter. of this city, the latter
issued signed statement withdrawing
from the race for endorsement for
United States senator before the DEM
ocratic state convention on Wednes-
day. Since his return from New York
Mr.. Bookwalter has been in frequent
conference with Mr.. Zimmerman and
this latest move is the result of the
understanding they arrived at Satur-
lay. Mr.. Bookwalter was the recog-
aized Johnson candidate for senator.
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Vesuvius Again at work.

Naples, Aug. 24.-The prediction of
Prof. Kryill, of Munich. has been
fulfilled, as yesuvius on Saturday night
had a fresh period of activity. Ere
quent explosions were heard and
stones were thrown to a height of 600
feet above the crater, while at the
same time a slight earthquake was
felt. The streams of lava has again be-
gun flowing in the direction of Pom
peii, although its progress is slow.
The volcanic eruption is now dimin-
Ishfnp.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-08-27

N~'-tNtt"~SAAAb ~ NiANt VI avn AhNA+sNt4NN-I
Reliance seemed to pick up and to be
to windward of Shamrock she was un-
able to get by At II: O'Clock the
American boat swung around on the port
tack and headed for the Jersey shore.
Shamrock kept on two minutes longer
before lacking TO port.
There was no break in this long tack
until 1910, when Reliance went about
Shamrock. however, continued four MIN
utes longer From shore it looked as
If Reliance forced Shamrock about.
Reliance Takes the Lead.
1t had looked as If the cliallenger
might squeeze by and get the windward
berth, Reliance, however, had too much
speed, for Shamrock was compelled to
tack in order not to be blanketed by
her oppohent, At12:52 1t hooked as If the
American defender had succeeded in
getting the upper hand of the challenger.
she was on the starboard tack, some
distance to the weather Of Shamrock,
and slowly but surely outfooting the
latter.
1t had taken Reliance quite time to
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-08-27
LIPT0N'5 BOAT
is DEFEATED
Shamrock III. Loses First of the
Cup Races.
RELIANCE AN EASY WINNER
Takes the Lead Early in the Contest
and Maintains 1t TO the End
. Crosses Line with Wide
Margin 10 Spare.

New York, Aug. 24-In a splendid L.
to 15-knot breeze, over windward and
leeward course of 80 miles, the gallant
sloop Reliance Saturday beat Shamrock
III. in commanding style by exactly
nine minutes actual time, or seven min
utes and three seconds after deducting
the one minute and 81 seconds which the
defender comedies to Sir Thomas Lip
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nnnced w,th MeI1incton.

New York, Aug. 24.-Jane Anna Long
land, who as child danced with the
duke of Wellington. who saw the coro-
nation OF Queen Victoria and was friend
ly with the children of Don Carlos, the
pretender to the Spanish throne, is dead
at her home In Brooklyn. She was "a
years Old. Her father was an interpre-
ter In the royal navy. The children OF
Don Carlos lived in his home for some
time while he acted as their tutor.
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Farmers Attention.

We are paying the highest market
price for alltkinds OF good butcher
stock. We are also buying poultry,
eggs and butter. Telephone Mes. 145
and 1897, L. A. swearingen, Sol High
avenue west. 2w4
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Election AnnulIed.

Guayaquil, Ecuador, Aug. 24-The
election of Alfredo Baqueriza Moreno.
Ecuadorian minister to the United
States, as vice president Of the repub-
lie Of Ecuador has been annulled by
congress on the ground that 1t was un-
constitutional.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-08-27

As result of the untiring efforts OF
Mayor L. Hayden Fouts Rockwell will
hold three days street carnival on
September 8. 10 and IL. The business
men Of the town have subscribed lib
orally and the affair win be carried
out on grand scale. NJ
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Farmers. Attention,

My feed yard just north of the o.
L. & T.. barn IL now ready, and / will
be glad to accommodate your horses
and teams Extra wide sheds and
plenty OF good well water.
3w2-297d1 8. J. WALTHALL.
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overhaul and dmaw clear of Shamrock,
but onee in the lead the American set
a pace which the challenger was unable
to equal, and slowly but continuously
she heightened the distance between her
self and Sir Thomas boat. Reliance went
on starboard mack at 1889, but again
tackled to port at 1:43.
The Reliance turned the mark at
1:55:14 and Immediately set her spin
maker to port and, like a huge bird,
headed straight for the finish, is miles
away, and as the wind caught her huge
expanse Of sail her quickened pace soon
placed her another eighth Of mile in
the lead.
The Shamrock turned the mark at
1:5S:30, setting her spinnaker to port.
She tried to hoist a balloon jib topsail,
but it seemed to jam half way up, and
after a futile attempt to raise 1t sub
stituted balloon staysail.
Shamrock TO he Remeasured.
Shamrock III. will be remeasured In
Erie basin this morning in the pres
ence of representative Of Reliance.
c. D. Mower, the official measurer Of
the New York Yacht club, notified Mr..
Crawford Saturday morning that he
wound measure the yacht at Erie basin
Monday morning with representative
OF the Reliance on board. Nobody
aboard either yacht would discuss the
measurement of the Shamrock with her
anchor and chain aboard Sir Thomas
Upton said, however:
1T was all an oversight and the yacht
club representatives we're only made
cogniEant OF our being measured with
out them when we told them. Neither
their representative nor ours present at
the measuring noticed the error at the
time. ltwon't malae any difference"
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toms third challenger on account of her
larger sailing plan as at present meas,
ured. 1t was a royal water fight for the
ancient trophy, which carries with il
the yachting supremacy of the world
and by strange coincidence, the first
victory in the cup series of 1908 occurred
on the fifty-second anniversary of the
day on which the old schooner America
captured it in her famous race around
the Isle of Wight. The Reliance beat
the British boat three minutes and "a
in the thresh to windward and
five minutes and 36 seconds in the run
down the wind.
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Nlaneuver for Position.

At 1880 the preparatory gun was fired
and Immediately the two yachts began
maneuyering for positions. AS they
sailed back and forth in this preliminary
struggle both boats showed a good deal
of weather as they laid down, dipping
the loe rail. Reliance made a long
board to eastward, followed by Sham
rock quite distance astern. After
standing about mile from the mark
Reliance came about, Shamrock soon
following. At 11:40, when the warning
gun was fired, both boats were to the
westward of the line, standing In shore.
Both boats stood quarter of a mile
to the westward of the line, then started
and ran down the wind for Is seconds,
when Shamrock gybed. Reliance fol-
lowing with same maneuvers. Both
boats were on the starboard tack, head
ing for the line. and crossed it holding
about south, Shamrock about two
lengths ahead of Reliance, which went
over the line at the weather end Some
minutes after crossing both yachts
broke out babyjib topsails. 1t looked as
ifReliance had purposely held back from
crossing the line in order to, cut down
whatever time allowance there might be
in case she finished first
Hold Their own nt the Start.
The contest Immediately developed
into a close and exciting one. for while
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-08-27

The contest Immediately developed
into close and exciting one, for while
Douglas Island news., 1903-10-21
Alaska Reindeer.

Fine progress has been made in the propagation of domestic reindeer in Alaska during the last year, says the Washington correspondent of the P. l. Dr. Sheldon Jackson, who was the gov ernment agent for education in Alaska and has had the reindeer project in charge ever since its inception, has re- ceived reports from all but one of the stations this year. He has not yet heard from Point Barrow, where con- siderable herd is stationed, this place being the farthest north of any white settlement in Alaska.
 The reports show that 1,6OO reindeer lawns were born at the several stations during the last season. The number born at Point Barrow is estimated at TIT, the number last year having been 145.
 On June 30 last, according to the re- ports lately received here, the domestic reindeer in Alaska aggregated 6,13o. This is regarded as a fine showing, and the feeling of the interior department officials is that the the experiment of introducing domestic reindeer into AL aska, chiefly for the benefit of the na- tives, has been fully vindicated.
 No reindeer were brought from Si- beria this year. The government made a contract last winter with the North western Commercial Company to bring over large number of deer, but the representatives of the company found that the government of Russia had de- eided not to allow any more deer to be exportd from Siberia at present. The Russian authorities said that they fear ed the natives of Siberia would be de- prived of their means of subsistence. pr. Jackson says this shows how much the Russian government thinks of do- mestic reindeer as staple resource of the native inhabitants.
 The largest herd of reindeer in Alas ka is now at Cape Prince of Wales, at the entrance from Boring sea to the Arctic ocean. There are 1895 deer at Point Barrow, in charge of Eskimo herders. The next largest herd is at Unalaklik, where there are 1924 deer.
Douglas Island news., 1903-10-21
The Nizina.

W. McGee, registered at the Tour ist hotel with his wife, will be we'll re- mem bered in Tacoma as quite impor- tant figure in democratic politics some years ago. Mir. McGee is directly back from four years spent in the country back of Valdez, and to which section he will return upon the conclusion of the business which now engages his at tention. For four years past he has deen developing property which is in the district now known to the world as the Niziua placer mining camp. 1t is 1SO miles back from Valdez, and is only reached with supplies by a laborious trip with dogs on the first snows of the winter. A few weeks afterward, and the snow is too deep to be travelled with supplies. MT. McGee is quite sanguine of the future of that camp, and be- lieves with two more years of health and strength he will be in position to return to his home city for good, and with the means to live in comfort, Ii not affluence. He is of the kind of mi ners who prefer working their own dis coveries to attempting the negotiation of a fortune by disposing of unknown ground.
 The Niziua camp is more difficult to pet into with supplies than the Klon- dike ever was, though the same length of time is not required to do it. Eldo- rado is but F miles from the broad, open Yukon river. In the Klondike, the trails and passes are easily travelled from the first day of frost in the fall to the last day of thaw in the spring. The difficulty of access of the Nazina is. according to Mir. McGee, the only reason that today the camp is not fam ous. Many of the streams readily yield pay to ground sluiciug in the summer time, and can be worked by drifting in the winter. He himself works his ground the year around. Every board for sluice box has to be sawed by hand, and the extent of the machinery in use at the present is the pick and shovel. Accordingly, the camp is backward, but for the most part is already paying its way, defray- ing, with gold produced, all the exorbi- tant expense of operation, and in sev- eral noteworthy cases leaving hand some margin for the miner.-Tacoma Ledger.
Douglas Island news., 1903-10-21

A trio of Nome experts with cards at games of chance went out to Dexter creek and started poker game. Mon- ey was not coming their way fast enough, so they worked in cold deck in an effort to fleece the miners in a hurry. They did this so clumsily, how ever. that the act was discovered, and the Dexter workmen, incensed at the effort to beat them out of their money unfairly, caught one of the fellows and ducked him with the giant hose. The other two made their mukluks twinkle at such a rate that they got out of the reach of the ducking party.
Douglas Island news., 1903-10-21
The Best Doctor.

Rev. B. c. Horton, Sulphur Springs Texas, writes, July 18th, 1899: q have used in my family Ballard's Snow Lini- ment and Horehound Syrup, and they have proved certainly satisfactory. The liniment is the best we have ever used for headache and pains. The cough syrup has been our doctor for the last eight years" 25c, soc, S1.00. For sale at J. Heubner's Drug Store.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-05-22
Terrible Explosion.

New York. May 16.-Eight persons
We're injured by the explosion of gaso-
line on the auxiliary yacht Vagabond
anchored in the Hudson river at the
foot of Seth street today. The injured.
most of whom are burned about the
face, head, hands and arms. are as fol-
lows: Mrs. j. d. Gibson, of this city:
a. H. Fogler, OF Melrose, Mass, presi-
dent of the Lockwood Manufacturing
Company, Of Boston: w. H. Concord,
and Fred Risch, OF this city; and
Samuel Risch, SOphuS Larcen, Charles
Butler and j. O. James. employees on
the yacht.
The yacht was owned by Mrs. j. D.
Gibson and had just returned from q
trip. Several of the party. including
a woman and two children, had been
landed when there We're two violent
explosions in the stern Of the yacht.
The craft Immediately took fire.
Messrs. Fogler and Concord, Who
were guests or the yacht. jumped
overheard with their clothes on fire
I'D swan ashore. Later they were
found IL a drug store under treatment
for t-.ei- burns, and taken to a hos
pital.
Samuel Risch and Larcen. two sail
ors. were found lying unconscious on
deck. The others were uddled in the
forward Dart Of the yacht to escape
the flames which were burning the af-
ter part of the boat and rapidly creep
ing forward. All We're put on board q
launch, taken ashore and with the ex-
ceDtiOn of Mrs. Gibson were sent to
the hospital. Mrs. Gibson was taken
nome IN a serious condition.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-05-22
ho notary Commission.

MeSsrs- Kama. Jenkins and Conant.
"h" compose the commission which
VIII represent the United States AT the
international Monetary Conference.
will sail from New York for London
May 10. Whila en- route the commits
sion viii map out a detailed program
for the work. which takes hon tn
Europe. After a stay in London the
commission will visit Berlin. Paris. St
Petersburg and The Hague. where CON
ferences Will be held with the officials
Who have to do with the colonial pos
sessions Of the several governments.
The commission hopes 10 be able to
return TO the United States ~. later
than October /.
Jules GuthEidge. Washington secre-
tary of the indianapolis monetary COM
mittee. and O. G.. Guerlac. instructor
OF French at Cornell University, have
been appointed first and second secre-
taT1es. respectively. of the commission
on International Observation-Disclosures
ton Post.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-05-22
The Turn to Cleveland.

The extraordinary turning Of demo
cratic syrnpathies to Mr.. Cleveland is
a fine tribute to character. 1t shows
that such solid parts and services as
his cannot be permanently obscured by
a storm of calumny and detractiOn.
All that he mas had 10 do has been 10
wait quietly for the Whirlgig Of time
to bring him its Where all
was e~Xecration, all is now acclaim. Il
IS a kind of fOretaSte Of the way "
which history makes the scales swing
even, which few buffeted men have
been permitted to enjoy in their life
time. Mr.. Cleveland is entitled to take
thorough satisfaction il the inclining
to him again Of his partyS thoughts
and hopes. Beyond its personal sig
~nificance. there IS cause for gratifca-
ton in a great political organization
showing signs of returning sanity. It
has been running after false gods. 1t
has been filling its belly with the east
wind. Now it is beginning ruefully to
pull itself together. 10 think that it
might be just as we'll to try to win the
cOuntry'S confidence nee more, n to
cast o for a real leader. 1t is not
strange that there should be mention OF
the name which vas so long a tower OF
strength and a symbol Of victory. But
as for the actual nomination Of Mr..
Cleveland for the presidency next year,
that is a matter, We presume. about
which his serene philosophy is not at
disturbed. Under the circumstances
It is something which neither ne nor
his friends can AXE very s~eriously.--
New York Post.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-05-22
HORRIBLE
HORRIBLE OCCURRENCE.
Attorney General Gi1mer'S Residence
at WnynesvilIe Burned and Three
People With It-Hints of Murder.

Raleigh, n. c.. May ia special
from Asheville, n. c., says: In a fire
Iof mysterious origin which broke out
last night in a large house at Waynes-
willie owned by State Attorney General
IGilmer and occupied by c.. J. Gal
breath. who runs a boarding house,
IF. w. Payne, a telegraph operator,
Iformely connected with the Postal
lCompany at Richmond. and a negro
woman and her daughter, servants of
1.-THE house, were burned to death. Some
lone passing the house at midnight dis
the fire and gave the alarm.
Galbreath and -four others were
aroused and struggled through suffo-
smoke to a place of safety. He
then Joined the crowd that had col
Elected in efforts to save the three still
lin the blazing building, but the fierce
heat drove the rescuer back from the
door and the attempt had to be aban-
1t is believed hat the three victims
Iof he fire were overcome by the
jsmoke. 1t was several hours before
their partially consumed bodies We're
recovered. A dispatch from Waynes-
willie states that 1t is hinted in some
lquarters that the three people We're
KILLED and the house fired to conceal the
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-05-22
Bank Presidents Son Defaults.

Southport. Conn, May ia war
rant was issued tonight for the arrest
lof Oliver T. Sherwood. cashier of the
Southport National Bank. and son Of
f. G. Sherwood, president of the ban
who disappeared from here last Thurs
day Sherwood is charged with the
,detaIcation of between $50, 900 and $780,
IVOO OF h banks funds. Sherwood
was president Of the Wilbur Camp
dining Company. Of Colorado, and the
executor Of a number of estates in this
county. 1t is feared that the mining
company and the estates may have
suffered losses also. Friends of Sher-
say that his disappearance is
brought about BY insanity induced by
|oEerWork. h bank officials are au-
'thorIty for the statement tina the
books show evidence that the over
work was due to his fear of discovery
n an attempt to fix the books so
that he shortage might not be dis
covered
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-05-22
LOOKS FISHN.
The MON Ticket Office at Birming-
ham Robbed of $7.O0O-SOmeone
Knew The Safe Combination.

Birmingham, Ala, May 16.-Burglars
entered the private office of Jack w.
Johnson, ticket agent at the union pes
Senger station at an early hour this
morning and distracted 1000 from the
safe. At the time the burglary is sup
posed to nave taken place, A. r. Cook,
a clerk who was on the night watch,
says he had taken a nap, as no trains
were going out at that our. There
were three or -four Watchmen in the
station at the time, however. and there
were several men sitting in the waiting
room, in which the ticket office opened.
After securing several small boxes in
the safe containing valuableS the bur
glar or burglars escaped through q
small window, which opens on Morris
avenue.
The robbery was not discovered until
5 o'clock. When Mr.. Cook went to the
safe to make q deposit. Several rail-
"a detectives and three or four Spe-
cIal men from the Birmingham police
force were put to work IN the case,
but SO far have not obtained q clew.
They kept the matter a secret and if
was not known generally until late this
evening.
The stolen property consisted of
81, 500 in endorsed checks, besides
greenbacks and coin. The thief evil
IDENTIFY was familiar with the office as
he opened the safe by the regular COM
binatiOn and did not disturb the clerk.
who was sleeping a few feet from him..
The loss is shared by the various
railroads entering Birmingham and
each of them now has a special detec-
tive working on the case.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-05-22
Followed Up and Robbed of Thous-
andS-

London, May 16.-The loss of Mrs
Pierre Lorillard, who is reported to have
!been robbed of $780, 900 worth Of jewels,
amounts probably to a far greater sum
than at first reported. Mrs. Lorillard
lost all her jewelry, except that she
was wearing n a letter of credit and
Iother valuables. The robbery occurred
lat the Berkeley Hotel, to which place
two men followed Mr.. and Mrs. Loril-
lard all the way from Monte Carlo. The
thieves evidently waited for a favorable
to commit the robbery and
have now gone off with the valuables
police have no clue to their where
but Mrs. Lorillard now remem-
'bers meeting, at various points of the
journey, the two suspects, and seeing
them again when she arrived in Lon
don.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-05-22
GrOyer Cleveland.

1t is wen hat Grover Cleveland has
emerged to some extent from his re-
tirement, if only to esoke the demon
STATIONS Of personal respect which
have been 50 sincere and so cordial.
These manifestations do not mean that
he will again be a candidate for the
presidency. He is himself probably
under no delusion on that subject. The
obstacles in the way of his nomination
and still more of his election. if he
could be nominated, are so great as TO
preclude his serious consideration in
that connection. 1t is not as a politi-
cal movement, but as a personal trib-
ute that these expressions of popular
esteem are notable, and we think they
will be gratifying to all right-minded
citizens without distinction Of party
Philadelphia Press (Rep.)