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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-10-06
sIxTY-rwo DIE IN WRECK.
Mistake Of Engineer on Southern Rail
way Causes Great Loss Of Life.

Mistake Of Engineer ON Southern Kali"
way Causes Great LOss of Life.
Sixty-twO persons were killed and
100 injured (many Of whom will dlel
In n head on collision on the Southern
Railway nineteen mines east of Knox
Vile, Tenn, at lois Saturday morn
ing.
The engineer OF the west bound
train. 80 investigation shows. was d.
rcctly responsible for the disaster. He
deliberately dlsobeyed orders. Why.
will never be known, for he vas
crushed TO death beneath his engine
and his fireman suffered n like fate.
The crash came on n sharp curve,
between high banks. The west bound
train was n heavy one, 1t carrying the
sleepers from the east for Knoxville,
Chattanooga, and other Southern
cities. The east bound train was light
er. consisting OF day coaches and chair
cars. 1t was going thirty miles an
hour, the other forty. The heavy
train crashed into the lighter n with
the force OF a giant missile hurled
from a catapult. And. by the irony Of
fate, the engineer and the fireman Of
the train at fault were the only ones
on that train to lose their lives, while
hfty-three travellers were killed IN the
train that had the right Of way.
Expert railroad men who have seen
scores Of wrecks unite In saying that
never have they Q such an Inexpres-
sibly thorough smashup. The two en-
gincs and their tenders were simply q
mass OF scrap iron. from which yom.
tied fire, smoke and steam. The light
coaches Of the local train were literally
knocked into splInters. Roofs were
smashed like crumpled envelopes, two
ears had both sides torn out floors
were driven up and forced through the
ceilings, catching and crushing men,
women, and children rs II in Il wise.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-10-06

Nine Dead and More Than a Score OF
Otlisrs kscape Same Fate.
During the forenoon recess Friday OF
the Pleasant Ridge schOol. seven miles
north OF Cincinnati, nine school girls
were sndocased In a vault, while more
than a score ~ others nnrrUwly escaped
the anne horrihie death. During the
rest or the day the suburb was wild With
mingled excitement. sorrow and indigna-
ton and those oTNniy charging the ca
lamity % Official negligence made serious
threats. among them being many women.
When the recess was given about thir-
~ OF the smaller girls, ell from the pri.
mary grades, were In the clubhouse as-
signed 20 them, when suddenly the floor
gave way, pr~ecipltating them into a yault
twelve telt deep aud walled up with
stone like a wall. There was four feet
OF water or flth. that would have been
over the heads Of the girls falling in Il
sIngly, but those falling foremost hlled
up the vault 80 that others were not en-
tircly submerged. Tae girls fell eight
feet from the flooring before striking
the filth and the struggles OF those who
were ON top kept NJ least nine under
meath until they were dead.
The frame sheds over these vaults
were about twenty feet square, without
windows and with only one narrow door
way 50 that only one little girl escaped
from the door. She ran into the school
building aud told the teachers what had
happened. Principal II. l.. Simmerman
and the other teachers rushed 70 the res
cue,
The women gave the alarm about the
vicinity. while Principal Slmmerman Sc
cured a ladder on which. the drenched
girls climbed out. most OF them fainting
as soon as they reached the surface. The
screams OF the girls were dimly heard
while within the vault, aud they were
most OF them unable 20 speak when res
cued. The teachers were sG9n rc-enforc-
ed by the entire population of the town.
the police aud Ere departments reader
ing most effective service.
Those able To climb out on the adj
dcrs themselves were rescued by Pnn-
Cipal Simmcrman, who finally tainted.
Then others went into the vault and kept
bringing out dead bodies until b vault
was cleared. The fremen drained the
vault 90 as 20 be sure that the rescue
was complete.
Those engaged In the rescue work re-
cite the most ghagtly experiences. Sven
those rescued alive presented such an
appearance as % make many Ia the crowd
OF spectators faint. but the sight within
the vault bcggared all description.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-10-06
BLAMED FOR HORROR.
Ignorance and Lack of Discipline
Caused SlOcnm Disaster.

Ignorance and Lack of Discipline
Caused Slocnm Disaster.
A long report has been made public
concerning the investigation by the New
York board OF steamboat inspectors OF
the General Slocum disaster, which &C
CURED In the East river last June and
cost nearly 1000 lives. The report Is
signed by James A.. Dumnnt and Thomas
II. Barrett, and is addressed % Supervis-
ing Inspector Robert s. Rodie. IL con-
cludes by announcing the revocation or
the licenses OF officers aboard the Slo-
cum as follows: William II, Van Schaick.
master and pilot; Edward Van Wart.
pilot, and Benjamin +. COnklin, chief
engineer.
Briefly summarized the principal points
In the report are:
That the lifc-prcscrEing appliances in
the vessel were adequate, but that n
the SlOcum been supplied with double
the number not another life would have
been saved because Of the Ignorance and
Incompetence Ot the crew.
That there was absolute lack OF disci-
pine on the part OF the crew because
OF the negligence OF the master aud OF
the pilot.
That FIRE drills had been neglected
and that had the crew been trained as
the law requires such a disaster would
have been almost inconceivab bic.
That on" OF the crew. In his Ignorance.
added to the inripicni flames by throwing
thereon an empty bag which had CON
taincd charcoal.
That the chief engineer was grossly
NEGLIGENT whom notified Of the FIRE In
that he did not see that the hose had
been connected and the water turned on.
Under the law the board took up only
The conduct Of the vessels licensed on
GERS. The other phases OF the disaster
were investigated by a special commits
sion appointed by order OF President
Roosevelt and consisting OF Gen. Wilson
OF the army and Commander W!nslow OF
the navy This commission has not made
public its report.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-10-06
News OF Minor Note.

In II quarrel over a polo race Sergt.
Boyle shot and killed Private Allen of
tho Fort Robinson. Colo, cavalry troop.
President Hyde OF the Bath mon
works announced that the battleship
Georgia would be launched Tuesday. Oct
IL.
After shooting Maddie McGll, his
woman companion, twice In the head and
woundinR Claude Gardiner. John lsaacs,
n ~Olr. ed man. drank carbolic acid and
lied in New York,
In a deal involving more than $1,000
900 the Dupont Powder Company OF
Wilmington. Del. has taken the property
OF the Chattanooga Powder Company OF
Chattanooga.
Erik Lars Didrik Edhelm, general
manager OF a London company, was
killed instantly In L~archmout, n. Y. by
a train. II Is believed be committed
suicide, but no motive Is apparent.
The steamer Longfellow OF Whining
ton. Del, bound from Philadelphia TO
Yarmouth, n. s.. with a load Of dyna-
mite, sank OF shore opposite Highland
Lght, Mass. The crew was saved.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-10-06

Attacks Impcrsaiism and Advocates
Tariff Reform.

Attacks I~mperBaiiam and Advocates
Tariff Reform.
Arrnignmcnt OK imperialism and ex.
ccutlve power based on individual
caprice, demand for tariff reform on
prudent lines so as not 10 work rcyo.
luton In existing conditions. ~nnequiv.
ocal declaration IN favor OF Filipino
Independence, the urging OF the I'm.
mediate curtailment of expenditures
and a return to economical adlninlstra.
ton, and promise OF a sweeping lnves-
tigaton OF all departments OF the gov
eminent In the event OF party success
these are the distinctive features OF
Alton Brooks Parker's formal letter
accepting the Democratic nomination
for the presidency.
Judge Parker digresses from the Is
sues he regards as standing forth pre-
eminent in the public mind 10 answer
Ro~oseveltian eplgrnm and lnterroga-
ton with Jndicially constructed state.
ments ON a few OF the other issues In
VOWED In the campaign. Characters.
ing the service pension order Of the
President as a usurpation OF legisla-
tive power. he quotes from AR. Roose-
velt's letter Of acceptance. and accepts
the challenge contained therein by de.
clarlng that IL elected he will revoke
the order. He adds, however, that,
having done 80. he win contribute his
effort toward the enactment Of an age
pension law by Congress. The Ian
guage OF the Presidents letter. Judge
Parker says, suggests the suspicion
that the order was made to create an
issue.
The duty OF proceeding with due dil-
igence In the work Of constructing the
Panama canal is imperative. Judge
Parker declares, but he says the meth.
DDS by which the executive acquired
the canal route and rights are a
source OF regret to many.
Another matter discussed briefly is
American shipping, forty years OF de-
cadence being deplUred, and the rec.
ord OF the Democratic party being
pointed TO as giving assurance that
the work OF restoration can be more
wisely intrusted to II. The remedy,
Il Is declared. does not Ito In subsidies
wrung from the taxpayers. Attention
Is directed also TO the officers and men
Of the army and navy, both, It being
declared. having suffered from the In.
lection OF personal and political In
fuence.
In a paragraph devoted 10 foreign
relations. Judge Parker says the new
conditions call for a management OF
foreign affairs the more cirCumspect
In that the recent American inva'
sion" Of markets In all parts OF the
world has excited the serious Hppre'
hensien OF all the great Industrial peO'
pies. 1t is essential, he believes, 70
adhere strictly TO the traditional pol
icy regarding friendship and entang'
ling alliances, which ean the "cul'
tivation OF peace instead Of the glorih'
cation OF man. and the mlnding Of our
own business in lieu OF spectacular In
termeddling with the affairs OF other
nations"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-10-06

The fall OF Port Arthur is evident.
~ n Of the vital links in the Japa.
nese chain Of strategy. Time and
again have the Japenese movements
been evidently thrown out by the per.
sistent and Unexpectedly successful de-
Tense Of the Russian fortress. In their
intended calendar OF war the fall OF
Port Arthur was set for a date some
months baCk-prohably In June.
Then from this June fall they educed
a long train OF consequences, such as
the destruction or capture OF the Rus-
sian feet, which would allow part OF
the japanese feet 10 so home. repair.
take on new guns In place OF those
worn out by constant firing. rest M its
men, while the remaining ships sealed
up VladIyOstok.
Meanwhile SOgi and his $1,000 men
would DO released for other work
perhaps Rt Yladivostok. Kuroki and
Oku obviously tarried long waiting for
Port Arthur 70 fall. And by their tar
rying they wasted much valuable time
and probably indicted n less severe
whipping on KurOpatkin than would
have been possible earlier. Stoessel
remains a great big spoke in the Japa.
nesc wheel.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-10-06

srating on Liaoyang. II this Is not
he case II will probably be because
kuropatkin sees hope OF retaining for
a while longer his control Of the i'm
portant Fushun coal mines.
The opening OF the circum'Baikal
Szdlroad during the week will mean
much for Russia, as her REINFORCE
kuSnts can now he sent forward to the
hrl capacity Of the Trans-Siberian
RaIlroad, and not merely 10 the capaci'
~ Of the steamers and i~ce-breakers
across the lake.
bn we had any solid facts 70 80 on
M news from Port Arthur would
probably be vastly more interesting
md important than that from tho ar
mies farther north. But we have still
oothirS but rumors gathered at Che
Zoo from refugees from Port Arthur
and DRlny.. The accounts agree that
MnotheT general assault has been be-
gun. with japanese successes at sew
sral points, and we + also told that
Port ArthuS IL In desperate straits for
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-10-06

INsTeF1

The New York Central will aid in the
harvesting OF the apple crop In New
York State by un ODER OF 1000 men 10
relieve the scarcity Of help In the apple
belt.
The total amount dishurscd in wages
In Massachusetts in all industries for
1907 was $l0S. J4O,Gi7. aud in 1906
S2lO.O7O.l G3. an increase OF $ll, 1885,
or 5.Gl per cent.
Among the strikes won in Chicago the
past year are: The painters went out for
a wage increase from 10 - 80 cents an
hour and won at the end ot three weeks.
The canworkers in the plants OF the
American Can Company went out 10
resist a wage reduction and won at the
end OF two months. The bakers went
out In seven shops and won an increase
OF 81 a week for rorcmen AZ the end Of n
week In oil except two shops. The cigar
makers went out tnr a new bill OF prices
and practically won In a few days, but
later the employers hrought about a lock
oug and tho Gghl lasted for sE weeks.
II resulted in a victory Tor the men. The
brl, makers wcr" out nt oniy a few
plants On a technical violation OF the
working conditions and won In three
days.
With a total production OF over S12.-
OOO.OOO value. lU,G1S men were employed
In mines In tho province NJ Ontario, Can
ada. In 1903. and $I.@@22,3 1856 paid In
wages. Compared with 1890. FIVE years
ago, there Is an increase OF SO per cent
"a metallic output.
There is Il gold mine in Australia
which Is 5000 rc"t deep. AMI thl varl.
Gus tunnels are so hot that cold water
tas % be continually sprayed Over the
miners working the lode. The t,mpera.
ture Is usually about los degrees. and
the men have to work almost naked IN
order 70 stand the heat. ,
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-10-06

The map shows the location OF Shu-
shiyen, on either side Of which the Jap
anese are reported 20 have captured two
important forts. The village Is about
three miles north OF Port Arthur, and 10
located west OF the railway. RihlunR-
chan and Keekwanshan. on which stand
important forts that the Japanese are
planning TO capture. are east Of the rail-
way. The Keekwan works are among
the strongest that e~ncircle the city. At
the time OF the capture Of Port Arthur
ten years ago Hasegawa's brigade storm.
ed the keekwan Notifications.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-10-06

have been repulsed. Farther east, on
ne road running northward from Sal
matse. the Japanese advanced TO an
attack on Da Pass. An official tele-
gram given out at~TokiO tells Of the
Japanese capture Of Telling. which
may be one OF the passes Just men
toned. or some other, as 1t clearly
cannot be the City Of Telling north Of
Mukden.
How far and how fast these move
ments will progress cannot be told. as
that depends on factors OF weather,
transport and men. concerning which
we arc but poorly informed. We may
Expect. however. in due time 20 see
Mukden abandoned without hard light
Ing, much as HRicheng was abandon
"a when the Russians were concen-
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-10-06

The approximate location OF Ia Pass,
where a spirited outpost light has taken
place. Is indicated In the map. Fushun.
rFhere IL was reported that KurokiR
troops had crossed the Hun river, also
In indicated. Il Is about thiryt miles
northeast 0f Makden. The Yentai coal
mines likewise are mapped. As coutrol
OF these mines Is necessary for the work
ing OF the railway the Russians are ex.
pectsd 20 make a stubborn stand there.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-10-06

The attention OF Colonel Edwards.
Of the inSular bureau. was recently
called TO an advertisement appearing
In the newspapers Offering TO furnish
reliable and exact information to Sc
curing remunerativc employment with
the government Of the Philippine Isl
nnds at Manila. This advertisement
states: This information cannot be
obtained from Washington or any
other source" Colonel Edwards states
that oil necessary data to enable one
to make intelligent application for eX,
animation with a view to appointment
in the insular government service will
be promptly furnished. gratuitously,
either by the insular bureau OF the
War Department, at Washington. or
by the United States Civil Service
Commission, also at Washington. upon
request. .
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-10-06

The main Russian army u believed b
be at Tie Pass.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-10-06

From the report OF Commissioner
Ware, II appears that there were 804.-
7G2 names on the pension rolls OF the
United States July l. a loss OF 1.IS3
turing the year. The cost 10 the gov
eminent for the year was $l44. TO, 1877,
which was about 100000 more than
In 1903. One widow and two daugh-
ters OF soldiers OF the Revolutionary
War. and one survivor and 9ls widows
Of soldiers Of the War OF 1872 are now
on the rolls.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-10-06

The first payment OF 100000 on
account OF the purchase OF the friars'
land In the Philippines. has been au-
thorIzed by the War Department,
There has been on deposit In New York
since last December the fund OF 81,
10000 realized from the sale OF bonds
authorized TO be issued In purchase Of
the friars' lands. and n draft for this
first payment will be made on the
Bank OF England, which will pay over
the money to the SocIedAd Agricola del
Ultramar. The completion OF these
purchases has been very much delayed.
as great difficulties were experienced
in securing a closer title from the fri
mrs, owing to the fact that In many
cases the orders attempted to convey
their lands to private individuals and
business corporations 10 prevent their
seizure ut the time OF the Philippine
insurrection.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-10-06

Nevada has fewer pensioners than
any other State In the Union. accord,
Ing to the latest report OF the Commits
gloner OF Pensions. Pennsylvania, with
nearly n hundred and one thousand.
heads the list. and Is followed by Ohio,
New York. Illinois. Indiana. Missouri.
Michigan and Kansas In that order,
with the rest OF the States and terri
tories following. TIL Alaska Is reached,
with sixty-one soldiers drawing gov
eminent money.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-10-06

Was Washington once the site OF n
great city, long forgotten. unknown
to the modern archaeological Did
there live and thrive on the North
American continent q race prior TO the
Aztecs? Are there treasures OF art
buried under the soil Of this capitali
wherefore. them the mysteries OF
stone just unearthed In the digging
for the foundations OF the new build.
Ing for the House OF Representatives
Far below the foundations OF the
houses destroyed 10 make room Tor
the new edihce these fragments have
appeared, and the memory OF man to
day runs not back TO the time when
such structures were there as 20 call
for these deep-laid bases. Nor do the
oldest inhabitants know OF any one
who remembers having een Or heard
OF such. Washington was built upon
virgin soil. 80 far as city creation wa
concerned, in the judgment OF st.
founders. Here were farms and small
dwellings, a manor house or two, and
IN unbroken record OF freedom from
The inroads OF the city-makera The
North American Indians did not build
cities. They did not dig into The soil
to found their structures. Here, then,
is a problem for the historians and the
archaeologists to solve.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-10-06

Postmaster General Payne said the
other day that the postotice officials Of
Great Britain and Germany had agreed
to cooperate with him In ~persuading
the next postal congress. which meets
In March, 10 agree TO a reduction OF
the rate OF international letter postage
TO two cents a half-ounce. II he sue
cceds in getting the rate OF postage on
foreign letters reduced It will mean
considerable to hundreds Of thousands
Of forelgn-born Americans, who sdIl
correspond with the old folks at home.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-10-06

The applications for patents during
tho last fiscal year broke all previous
records, according TO the annual report
OF the Commissioner OF Patents. There
were 5O,32l applications for mechanl-
cal patents and 1854 applications for
trade marks. There were 3l.9T9 pat
ents and 2,2l3 trademarks granted.
The total receipts OF he Office were
81, G63, $50; expenditures, $l.4OO. ia.
49,
II. VI. Arrange, a graduate OF one OF
the American technical schools. has
been appointed consulting engineer on
the stan Of Chief Engineer Wallace In
tho Panama Canal construction. He
Is charged TO assist In building an
aqucduct TO supply the City OF Panama
with water. 1t also Is proposed In the
interest OF the health OF the employees
10 lay pipe lines to supply fresh and
pure water to the great force % labor.
erH at the Culebra cut and At other
camps along the line Of work,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-04-06
BrOlic Jail.

DlOiNt Jan.
On account Of the Tact that the
prison cells in the jail are small,
dark and poorly ventilated, the
prisoners are allowed the privileges
Of The hall in the day but are &C.
cure ly locked in the cells at night.
Late Sunday afternoon Mr.. John
Z. Faulkner wentup as usual to
lock the two prisoners, John CALI
ham and Jesse Henderson, up for
The night and oil opening the door
to :he upper hall Jesse Henderson,
who was recently convicted OF mur-
der and sentenced to life iulprisoll-
uent. threw ground red !epper in
AIr. FauiisHer;s eves. which render
IL hilr ao,i4rl@ss 20 rsyeut Their
escape. Henderson was oyefta!iel.
whe4 only u f.w hundred wards
fron tAe :l.!, b, llr. " 3. shep-
.pard, and was returned to his cell,
but Calliiam. who is charged a.ith
some igl.l oii'.ise, made good ils
scape. Mr. Fau!l:ner suffered IL
tense p&ia but soon reeeivsel ned
cal attention.. which gave him re-
lief. His friends rejoice wit h bin
that no ornament injury wa doae
him.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-04-06
TO RAY kt.l.nfg { u.
zielsl CGuHt3,
I.oipgl.ires: : C. alsrcll 81, 1861

IT is with sincere regret that ]
have found it impossible L, visit
you all in tue interest Of my con-
yreseional candidacy. | could not
10 this because of the necessarily
Short time allowed for the canvass
preceding the primary to fill the
vacancy in congress created by the
death of your representative. Re
Tying confidently upon your friend
ship for me, founded on your in
simste knowledge Of my character
US private citizen and my record
rs Il public officer, [ have felt it
Incumbent upon ne TO devote tlle
most oflhe short line nj my dis
posul 10 work in other sections of
our district where ] an. not Known
as / am in my home county.
Assuring you that ! viii appreciate
the liberal support that expect
at your hnl.ds. | am,
Yours sincerely,
L. j. WILLIAMS.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-04-06
Death of Miss Bigham

The great destroyer, Death, ruth
lessly disregards all ties of love
ana friendship. 1t matters net
how devoted and closely assoclat-
ed are two lives frequently one IS
taken and The other left. Miss
Sallie Bigbam, who has resided
for number of years with her
brother, Mr.. James Bigham, in the
Horns Greek section, passed away
on Monday of last week. She was
a quiet unassuming woman who
lived close at home, paying occa-
sional visits, with her brother, to
our town, where she was generally
known. Miss Bigham was mem
bero of tie Methodist church. Her
remains were Inferred at Horns
Creek on Tuesday last, the Rev.
P. B. Lanham officiating at the
funeral.