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The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1903-07-10
NO HOPE OF LIFE
AL MEN IN THE MINE. ARE
WDoUsTLEss DEAD.9 81
HOWEVER RESCUERS TOLL ON
The Mine Penetrated and Many Dead
Discovered Twenty Bodies Found
Mingled with Debris that the unfor-
tunates Tried to Pass.

HANNA. Wyo.-Speaial to the 0ma- 0ma
ha Bee: Work for the men. suspense
for the women, certainty made more
I certain and mems worst fears realized.
This summarizes the days proceed
ings. eiAll through the daylight hours
the weary rescue parties toiled on,
hoping to- reach 3 possible survivors
of Tuesdays mine disaster, while new
made widows and orphans walked the
streets or gathered in mute agony
about the various entrances to the
pit
Members Of the reseuing parties tell
Of pitiful scenes about the seventeenth
level, as deep as it has been possible
to penetrate. Some of the survivors
were driven insane and fought like
fends against the rescuers. Dazed,
listless survivors were found sitting on
cars or lying on the floor, careless of
whether they lived or died. At the
seventh level n pile of twenty bodies
was found strewn over pile Of debris,
which the men had tried to surmount
before overcome by the deadly fumes.
Some We're scared and blackened by
flames, but all had died crawling to-
ward fresh air. The eleven rescuers
who penetrated thus far were too weak
to bring out body.
For hours the scene at the entrance
,of the mine was heart moving. With
clothes and hair awry, mothers, wives,
sweethearts and children huddled to-
jgether, weeping and wringing their
their hands. Many sat on shattered
timbers blown from the mines mouth,
insensib1e to their surrounding The
most frantic pushed to the edge of the
gap and tried to force way into the
slope. aatsl 54 n 1.@.-tsr Jfi ayh
Among the dead is Alfred Hapgood,
who turned the first shovel of dirt in
starting the slope. aG $50 i>.t''"s.i
~ The fire bosses. who had reported
all safe before working time Tuesday,
met death while making a second in
spection. gan9n sG1 t1 alr gs.:a.
Many gathered in small crowds gon
the hill overlooking tae7 mouth of the
ill-fated mine. Many believed the vic
Tins would oe brought through the rear
shaft, and congregated. therefore on
the brow of a hill overlooking that
opening and waited anxiously through
the entire day, but their. vigil was
not rewarded, for no bodies were re-
moved from the mines during the day.
The women and older children are
apparently stupefieds and do not re-
alize the awful calamity that has be-
fallen them. Many firmly believe that
their dear husbands, sons and broth
ers are still alive and will reach the
surface in safety, but these grief.
stricken people have not yet learned
the truth, and will not fully realize
the awful situation until they are
confronted by the biackened, partially
burned ana, in many cases mangled
bodies of their husbands, sons, rela.
tives and friends. lrttt ~.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1903-07-10
A Leadind Question.

"Bre'r Williams" said Brother
Thomas, "'spose a mad bull wuz ter
take arter you. what would you do?'
Climb a tree, suh," said Brother
Williams.
'''But-'spose you had de rheuma-
tism. en- wooden leg, en- couldn't
climb?"
Brother Williams was silent a mo-
ment, then he said:
'Bre'r Thomas, it's des sich 'quisi-
tive niggers ez you dat keeps dis race
problem gwine. Eff de lynchin' com
nittee don't git you finally it'll be
kaze you outruns 'em,"-AtIanta Con.
stitution.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1903-07-10
Russia Prepared for Trouble

LoNDoN4!It@ is believed that the
fast cruisers Of the Russian volunteer
fleet, which are lying idle at Sebasto-
pol and Odessa. are being held IN the
Black Sea for military exigencies, says
the Odessa correspondent of the
Times. He adds that it is reported
that an intimation was given June 20
to the commanders of these vessels
that there is a possibility of their be-
ing requisitionbeadd to fly the naval flag.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1903-07-10
Fleets Hover Over China.

TIEN TSIN-The local newspapers
comment on the significance of the
gathering OF, the American, British
and Japanese fleets in the northern
part of the gulf of Pc Chi Ii. 1t is
asserted that no less than fifty-seven
Russian warships of enc sort and an
other are assembled at Port Arthur
The Japanese reserve officers who
were on leave in North China are
said to have been called home. -
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1903-07-10
GERMANY HAS SOME CLAIMS.
Cubans Are Puzzled, Not Knowing
L. What They Are -Hi- .-

l..r-. aaallW What They Are. -'"
uE HAVANA-Garcia Velez, the Cuban
consul general at Hamburg, reports
that at banquet at Hamburg at
which Emperor William and Foreign
Secretary Baron Won .Riehthefen were
present, the latter remarked to; him
that the first matter to be taken up.
by the German minister, to Cuba was
the claims of German citizens. The
officials here do not know what claims
the Germans have. since the, war
claims are closed, SO far as Cuba is
concerned, by the treaty of Paris.
The consul was not in a position to
enlighten them on the point and the
circumstances have been communi-
Gated to Senor Quesada, Cuban min.
lister at Washington. ii-'' ..i, 's'N tlE
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1903-07-10
would,se Assassin Burned, Alive.

ALGIERS.--It is reported from the
Moroccan frontier that an attempt
was recently made to assassinate
MuIey Mohammed, the sultan's broth
er. who'll in.league with the. pre-
tender. Blu Hamara, while in camp at
Sidehalssa A Mohasa tribesman fired
a reyof$er=at-short range bullet
missed Mufey Mokammeds and wound.
ed a soldierssdThe would-be assassin
was Immediately seized, drenehed witt
kerosene and burned alive.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1903-07-10
peerease in Price OF Silver,

WASHINGFON-T quarterly es-
innate of the value of foreign coins
issued by the director of the mint
shows that for the three months end
ed June, 80, 1903, the value. of silver
decreased from 53.144 cents an ounce
to 1885 cents an ounce, a total or
5.449 cents an ounce. '
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1903-07-10
MINE DEAD CREMATED.
Flames saff7e Willing Workers and
,-l--L Cnnsunne Nictikrns,l Endias III

Flames saffle Willing Workers and
'.n.n5 i., Consume Victims Bodies. Z '-''
r.5 HANNA, aWyo.-Of the 234 men en-
tonbed by the mine explosion on
Tuesday the bodies of only five have
been recovered and, all hope than any
of the others are alive has been aban-
Goned., ,--,a. ...- r,,.l r.ga.ta,., =
a...F Fire and smoke. are preventing ex-
ploration of the lower workings, and
it is feared that many, if not all, of
the bodies now in the mine will be
consumed. .......
It was officially announced Thurs
day that no more bodies would be tax
en- out for several days unless some
were found in the main slope. AS
depth is attained a few of the handy
men and drivers may be found on the
main slope, and these bodies will be
removed as rapidly as they are found
The majority of the dead men are in
the entries below No. Is and cannot
be reached. 5.a'' tl s'st 'Fa--
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1903-07-10
Count catnpeslo pead.

ROME-Count Paola Campello is
dead. He was lat one time canon Of
st. Peters. abandoned Catholicism
later, preached Violently against the
vatican in, Italy, England and the
United States, recanted, did penance,
and was restored to the priesthood.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1903-07-10
ONE CASE OF CANCER CURED.
Vienna Medical Men Interested in a
-.a Report Mace. ,3,,

--, Report Mace. ,yt. o.
VIENNA-Medical circles here, are
greatly interested in a report -commu-
nicated from the iVienesse, so ciety of
physicians and read at a recent meet
ting of the Imperial academy Of sci
ence, to the effect that a long stand
ing case of cancer was. cured by ra-
dunn rays at. the clinic of the late
Prof Gaussenbauer: Tie patient
who was 81 years of age, had long
suffered from cancee of the. palate
and lip and had repeatedly been op-
Grated upon fruuEessIy. In the au
tumn of 1902, when the physicians of
vienesse hospital declared it was ab-
solutely useless to operate again, one
physician Determined as a last.are-
sort to. try radium rays. gzlaast uaun-
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1903-07-10
Only a Baby.

Sometime to live for came to the place,
Something - die for. maybe:y 5.l. --r..
Something to giYe-sXen- -aorrow a grace
And yet it was only a baby.
Cooing-. and laughter. and gurgies and
cries. a.
-r rDimples for tenderest, kisses.
Chaos OF hopes and OF rsptures and sighs.
Chaos OF fears and Of blisses
Last year. like all years, the rose and the
thorn;
THIS year wilderness. maybe: ~
eut heaven stopped under the roof on the
That 1t brought sssere only a baby. --.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1903-07-10
An Old Editor Dies,

TOLEDO, o..Clark wagner, for
many years an editor in Ohio, died in
the Toledo hospital, aged so years.
He was editor of the Blade from 1856
to 1866 and editor of the Toledo Com
mercial from 1865 to 1875.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1903-07-10
Dies in Barber Chair,

saA DECATUR, Ill.-Richard -Pedde-
cord, nephew of the late Governor
Oglesby, died Thursday in a barber
chair supposedly of apopIexy.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1903-07-10
More Bubonic PLAQUE,

SANTIAGO DE CHILE.-The exist
ence of bubonic plague at the seaport
of Iquaque is officially confirmed.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1903-07-10

Dan Godfrey Dead.
tLoNDoN-Dan Godfrey, the fam
GUS bandmaster of the Grenadier
Guards, died Tuesday of paralysis.
New-York tribune., 1903-11-30
THOUSANDS DIE ON SEA.
JUNKS WRECKED IN GALE.
Many Perish from St0rUaaon-3O0
Tessels Lost off S1cdtO1c.

Victoria. r. =. Nov. 29.-Advices were re-
ceived from South China by the Athenian Of the
loss of thousands of lives a result Of the de-
sruction of several hundred fishing junks in a
tyPhoon off Swatow on November f. The havoc
was awful when the gale swept dowr the
Cnnese vessels For days disabled junks drifted
heiplessly about. their occupants suffering from
thirst and hunger The Hong Kong government
lender Stanley rescued a numer. picking up
e'ght Junks and taking 122 men off vessels that
were abandoned. The Stanley then returned TO
the rescue. the fishermen having reported that
there were 400 junks fishing off Swatow when
the typhoon began. From the Stanley fifty
seven disabled vessels were seen flying distress
signals, Several vecsels were towed to Hong
Kong and then = third relief cruise was made.
Meanwhile three torpedo boat destroyers, the
naval water boat Cherub and Chinese cruiser
were sent out and rescued many. Several hun
dred men were taken from wrecked craft suffer
ing greatly, some being without food or water
from two to five days. OF the 400 fishing junks
at least three hundred are reported disabled Or
sunk and thousands of lives were lost
New-York tribune., 1903-11-30
HEATH MAKES REPLY.
Refers to His HeaUy Lobors and
Calls Bristo1o His Enemy.

Salt Lake City. Nov 2o-when First As
sistant Postmaster General Perry S Heath. now
proprietor of THE Salt Lake Tribune had read
the report of MIR Bristov and the comments of
the President tonight. he said:
I shall not hesitate 10 publish in The Salt Lake
tribune tomorrow morning every word of this
Of the President although there is syllable in
10 10 mYseIt that Is news 70 the public: hope my
enemies. as well my friends. will do the
have been kept informed and have been publishing
II al during the last year That which has hither
II is now revealed. was official criticism in dis
1t is no surprise 10 me to see ths denuncaton of
ME In this report The author Of It. from the time
present moment has, in his official capacity. pur
sued me personally. in season ard out. as every
ing the last six years knows. Innuendo is aTtfuy
sIlI!Ie docunlent as everybody familiar with the
facts may see Its very opening paragraph at
to be and il closes with iYnnefinant md iIitrsfIa
anlrnadVerslOus upon nv administration
Tne author seems to have studiouslv avoided
nlsnnoning T the important tact that MANY If not
had left the service Nor is the slightest reference
made to another important fact. thar had heaped
upon me ten times as much administrative and
9TnJive @ work by reason % OF the american @
that during that time most Of the Of perform
ssther with the distribution Of much Of the pat
and fhaf v. bs5 ~ III bIiS S w1S az m I'M hd
no military laws: and lastly the fact that IL any
one conJured with my name for corrupt purposes
could not know II. except somebody told No
inttmaton of the kind ever reached me till lately
through the press
Men like Louis. whose supplies We're purchased
through committee of three, appointed by the
POSTMASTER General, by public advertisement and
the direction of the Postmaster General he being
merely the distribution clerk. are Censured and
made to suffer for responsibilities they had
When Louis entered the service ne found mis- divi-
sion in de7noralizcd condition. = committee
demned the ink in use and reconm ended the ink
purchased The tremendous increase in the regu-
Of a71r1c
OF new orders in new Offices well as old ones.
and the military postal service necessttatsd the
supplying of thousands Of Offices in newly acquired
territory
Because I cannot be truthfully accused OF ever
having received any reward. in cash. bonds stocks
presents. other form. while n the depart
ment since left it, while IN the govern
meut employ appear to he especially dfsappon ting
the author of this report But. since much of
the report is occupied with the cases of men who
have been tried and acquitted willing TO trust
the public TO draw its conclusions. I vel
come the opportunity publish il in its entirety
the columns of The Tribune.
New-York tribune., 1903-11-30
THE BRISTOW REPORT.
Investigations of Frauds ReueJced-
SeUere Reflections on Heath.
rrrov rur 1r1srxr rrrEAr. !

Washington. Nov. pa synopsis Of the long
expected report of Fourth Assistant Postmaster
General BrisJow has been given out Nh Brts-
toyvs report is an extensive document. and IN
order to reduce il to a size which would insure
it's publica tion in the press of the country II
was deemed necessary TO condense it 10 bare
chroniclng Of the most important facts though
there has been no attempt to suppress any
thing. and the thoroughness of the document
furnishes ample evidence Of the comprehensive
character OF the investigation which Mr.. Bris-
tow has conducted.
In this connection it may be stated that there
Is every prospect that the full report will be
called for BY Congress at an early date, and
that it will then be printed as public docu-
ment available TO all interested in the Postofnce
investigation. The earnest support afforded Mr.
Bristow by the President and the fut'lity OF po-
litical influence to save malefactors from ex-
posure and prosecution are the most striking
features Of the report
NJ Bristow's statement is entitled "Brief Of
Report of Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
] L Bristow on the Postal Investigation. and
is as follows
New-York tribune., 1903-11-30
DENIES RUNCIE'S STORY.
NO BROOKE ATTACK Plan
r S. Baker Says Wood Has in No
Scheme.

tBT TErEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSE.l
Denver Nov. 29-Ray Stannard Baker. who
has been summoned to Washington to testify
before the Military Affairs Committee of the
Senate. which is investigating charges that Cen
eral Leonard Wood inspired an article attacking
General Brooke. will deny that General Wood
ever attempted such negotiations with him. He
viii fatty contradict Major Runcles testimony
concerning the dinner at which General Wood
Mr.. Baker and Major Runcie were said to have
arranged for the publication Of an attack on
General Brooke.
Mr. Bakers testimony will be strongly in
favor Of General Wood and severe on Major
Runcie He will explain that he took charge
of the article merely as a personal favor to
Major Runcie and that, consequently no such
ARRANGEMENT as is charged was made at the
dinner He viii say that. so far as he knows,
General Wood had nothing to do with the arti-
Gle. though not having written it. he will dis
claim all knowledge Of its origin. It pub
ushed while Mr. Baker was in Europe, and his
entire interest in it. he will say. was that of
friend who wanted to oblige Major Runcie by
finding for him g publisher. Mr. Baker will
also ernphatically deny any knowledge Of any
attempt by General Wood 10 disparage General
Brooke's services.
Although Mr.. Baker is expected to appear in
washington tomorrow. II will be impossible for
him to get there until considerably later. Mr..
Bakers friends feel that he has kept his skirts
clear for he did not violate Major Runcie's con-
fdenoe and is 10 testify that he did not enter
into anv conspiracy to assan the reputation of
General Brooke
New-York tribune., 1903-11-30
WOMEN DEFEND HOME.
Mem. Warued, Refused TO Go A5ray,
and One Is Killed.
TRr TELEGRAPH TO rHF IRIBr-NE.

AIto0na PENN. Nov l9--NTs- -ane Jlnter. of
Blain City at o'clock this morning fatally
wounded Albert Burger who died at : a m. The
shooting it IS alleged. the result Of an at
tempt of Burger and four other men 10 foroe an
entrance into the womans home.
According to the report made 10 the police. short
l., after midnight Mrs. Ginter and Mrs Kate Smith
were awakened by some one trying to force the
front door Mrs Ginter called 70 the men to go
aU,av hut thev continued their efforts 10 get in
The two women then rose and went TO the head OF
tho stairs Mrs Ginter again told the men TO go
80, ,r she would shoot They paid no attention
n her words and she fred three shots through
the door one hit Burger in the head. The other
men ran awaE.
reighbors were called. and Burser was tound
,,-conscious He died later Mrs Ginter and Mrs
smith have been arrested.
New-York tribune., 1903-11-30

heart pin. two pins pink enanlelled and dia-
uaond. one black gun metal watch chain, set
vith diamonds; ! small pearl heart pin, two
strings Of imitation pearls. one openface watch
and one gold link chain. with gold whistle.
these being valued at 81 200. string Of ffty-
seven pearls. with diamond clasp valued at
$4,000. and diamond sunburst. worth $500.
making q total value Of $4,000
Mrs Harrison. on going 70 her room immedi-
ately discovered the loss OF the gems and in
formed the Philadelphia branch Of the Pinker-
-on Detective Agency. Its Nev-York. Boston
and Chicago Offices were told Of the theft and
-he Office here sent list Of the Jewels stolen
~ the BROOKLYN. Newark a15 Jersey City police.
on receipt OF this list and a description Of
Adorf Waltz. who disappeared from the home
cf Ar-s Harrison a. the time Of the discovery Of
the loss of the iewelr--. William Hayes. jr..
Chief OF Pouce of Hoboker. sent Detective Ker-
rigan 10 The Pinkerton Office with photograph
of man known as Alfred WetZ
Walt was employed by AIrs. Harrison as a
senerzl utEity man he had been IN her en-
ploy about rsro months IL was reoonmended
highly and no investigation was made by Mrs.
Harrison Of his letters Of recommendation.
The picture Of Wetz was sent 70 Philadelphia
where II was shown 10 Mrs Harrison. She
Identified il as a perfect likeness Of Waltz.
Ch.ef Hayes said that wetz had been arrested
--
r=tv He was discharged at the tine because
re had a ~ which aroused the sympathy Of
1He 71Ecc
WITH this information - hand George s.
Dou-he~-.. c. {. Murphy and two other Pinker-
ter detectives started out on Saturday 70 find
waltz OF Wetz He was caught Saturday night
coming out Of 2 resort in Fffth-st- Of the
Eorve-v. bv Dougherty who tracked him 10 a
tenement house ar 10. 1871 First-ave. He
shadovved the house and informed the agency
cf his discovery. and Assistant Superintendent
Murphy went n Police Headquarters. where
ne was joined bv Detective Sergeant John J.
F-ogarrv. They went to the First-ave. house.
They learned that Waltz had rented room on
the fourth floor with friend of his. whose name
1he police are Withholding.
When the officers entered the room they found
Waltz and recognized him from the photograph.
At first he stoutly denied his identity, out final
Is. after the administration Of the third de-
gree he admitted. the detectives say. that he
had stolen the iewelry. and that he was the
man they wanted
They searched him and found nearly all Of
rhe Jewels Of Mrs. Harrison in a box in one Of
his pockets The only articles missing were
Two chains valued at SO apiece. These Waltz
They believe ne pawned them. He had $50 in
a. sh and twelve loose diamonds. which the DO
Ice say belonged 10 the missing chains.
Al Police Headquarters Waltz said he was
horn in Dresden, SaHony. and had been in this
country about five years. He gave his age a.
-7-rrrv-se1en. but he does not look 10 be more
-hsn rzventy-one Ee told The police that he
ha6 formerly been employed as 2 kitchen stew
Fe VIII be aTraigDed to-day IL the T0mhs
oour- and the police viii ask that he be re-
ran6ed until the Philadelphia authorities can
Obtain requisition papers
New-York tribune., 1903-11-30
TROLLEY KILLED TWO.
The Mem Run OUer as They We're
Drifting DO5Cn a HUI

NorwaIk Conn Nov 29.-Benjamin Com
stock, q landscape gardener. and Nicholas Pace
z carriage maker. were killed early to-day by an
electric car while driving along the tracks Of the
Westport and Norvalk branch OF the Coz
n ticut Railway and Lighting Company. Both
men lived in this city. and were returning from
a visit 10 Westport
l. order TO avoid a bad place in the road they
drove their horse along the railroad tracks,
which ma De easier driving. They had descended
2 slight incline when q car rushing down the
hill struck the wagon Both were instantly
killed. The horse also was killed and the wagon
smashed.
Both men were about forty-fve years old.
and leave families here. Coroner Hunt. Of Nor
walk. and Coroner Powers. of Westport. decided
that the collision was accidental
New-York tribune., 1903-11-30
TO SEE PLATT TO-DAY.
Bruce to Confer Nth Senator, Who
Repeats That Al Is Harmony.
LATTER HERE UNTIL WEDNESDAY.

LAl Z hEhE IN 1 IL VEIN ESDA1 =
Senator Platt did not return to Washington
yesterday as was his intention He will remain
here until Wednesday. He did not talk with
any politics leaders yesterday. and had little to
say about the local situation. Asked If the COM
ing session of the legislature would be a long
one, he replied I think not. I know Of no spe-
cial legislation TO bv enacted, and do not think
the Governor proposes suggesting any
How Il. thss talk oe contest for control
of the County Committee
7 don't know anything about it. replied the
Senator wearilv. All this talk seems to me 70
he nonsense. I have stated, and I repeat. that
there is no quarrel or fight. Everything is
satisfactory. an6 hope VIII remain so"
will Mr. Bruce be reelected chairman Of the
County Committee -
L don't know. I havsnt seen Mr.. Bruce since
he talked with the Governor. assume that he
can be reelected If he wants it. I don't know
what his personal ideas are. The work is hard
and takes one away from regular business I
will be able to talk about the matter better after
have seen Mr.. Bruce"
viii the delegates from this state be in
structed Tor Roosevelt
of course they will" replied the Senator,
emphatically DO you want me to repeat time
and time again what I have said? We are for
Roosevelt. and I don't know any man against
him.
The Senator said that he expected to see the
Cuban reciprocity bill passed at this session
and everything shipshape for the regular session
by the date of it's opening
II. Linn Bruce, president Of the County Com
nittee, said last night that he had nothing 70
add TO what he told The Tribune after his
visit to Governor Odell on Saturday. He said
he would see Senator Platt to-day and discuss
the situation with him. Everything is in un-
certain shape vet" he added You cannot set
tie everything at one conference. All l can
say is that there is perfect harmony and be
ljeve when we get down to details everything
will work out right About this report that
fu-enty-Hve district leaders signed p paper yes
tArdav in favor of my reelection as president
of the County Committee don know thlnS
bout il Thev certainly did II Of their own
Initiative if il was done I haven't heard sin
gle word about II.