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The Monticellonian., 1904-06-09
AT THE SCENE OF THE TRAGEDY.
One Who Escaped Describes the Ter
 ribIe Occurrence.

rible Occurrence.
 Cripple Creek. Col, June 7.@The train had not arrived to take the min tance of the Independence depot when the explosion occurred About 45 or 50 miners from the Shurtloff, Findlay and Lost Dollar mines had gathered at the depot platform and they were blown into the air in every direction One mans body, cut in two, was found 100 yards from the scene of the explo- sion. Seven bodies were laid out to- sether and the remnants of others were secured as fast as possible. On ae- count of the terrible nature of their wounds, identification was difficult.
 | Survivors Story.
 Charles Rector, of the Shurtloff mine. describes the explosion There were about 50 or 60 of us, ha said, waiting for our train, which was coming up the road few hundred yards distant A number of miners wllo had not reached the depot were running toward it with their dinner buckets in hand. The train approached the depot at a moderate rate, and the crowd on the platform be- gan to move around so as to secure points of vantage in geeting aboard as soon as the train stopped. At this mo- ment great explosion occurred right under our feet The impact shook the buildings in the town and everything became absolutely dark few mo- nents later the groans of the injured were heard and people came running from residences and stores to the scene I was uninju-ed The depot. the plat form and the surrounding objects were rent into spl:nters The work of res cue was begun at once
 search For the Victims.
 Six badly-wounded miners were picked up at different points near the scene ard were quickly carried to the train and sent to Victor The dead were found after much difficulty There was almost total darkness in the viein- ity"
 It is supposed that at least 200 pounds of dynamite must have been used to produce such an explosion The depot was entirely destroyed The ground on which it stood shows great gash as if an earthquake had torn up the country and left this yawning cavi- ty 0 remind the people of a great up- heaval. The impact of the explosion was felt in every direction. The min CTS who stood on the platform were literally shot far into the air
The Monticellonian., 1904-06-09
Delegates to Be Royalty Entertained

An elaborate programme for the en- tertainment of delegates to the demo cratic state convention has been pre- pared by citizens of Hot Springs. Among other social features planned is a grand ball, to be given at the Ar. lington on the night of the 14th. The incoming delegates will be welcomed by reception committee of fifty, some of whom will meet all trains at Ben. ton, who will provide them with printed information concerning the city, hotels. headquarters. etc. The only expense the delegates will incur will be their hotel bills while in the city.
The Monticellonian., 1904-06-09
Charles E. Barber. Herbert Mccoy

Charles E. Barber
 Herbert Mccoy.
 Mccoy was taken from the ruins alive. but died in the Victor hospital.
 The following is partial list of the injured
 Phil Chandler ankle broken.
 J A. Bodice, face and head badly in- jured
 Clarence Allen leg broken.
 John Garvey, both legs broken.
 Edward Holland. both legs broken.
 John H. St Clair, J. A Becker. John Police
 Eight men are lying at the Victor and Red Cross hospitals, fatally in juret
 Mostly Non-Union Miners.
 Most of the killed and injured were non-union miners employed in the Findlay mine. which is controlled by A F. Carlton, presidnet of the First national bank, man prominent in the councils of the Cripple Creek Mine Owners association.
 The eonspirators evidently did not wish to kill or injure any of the crew in charge of the train which the ill fated miners intended to take for their homes in Victor and Cripple Creek
 When within . feet of the depot at Independence the engine whistle sound ed as signal for the slen at the de- pot to get ready to board and to warn any laggers to make haste if they wished to catch the train
 Whistle the Death signal.
 The whistle was the death signal. for no sooner had the 'shrill blast sounded that a muffied roar was heard, and the mountain trembled as if rocked by an earthquake. The train, which was running very slowly, was brought to a sudden stop by the engi- neer, and members of the train crew ran hastily forward to investigate. They were horror-stricken at the sight which greeted their eyes, a spectacle that was made the more grewsome by the siekly fickering lights from the lanterns and burning torches carried by the railroad men. It took but a few seconds for the trainmen to ap- pceeiate the terrible situation. and messengers were hurried away for as- siatanct
 The scene about the depot was sick ening. Portions of human bodies were scattered over the right of way, and in the 20-foot hole made by the explosion were found several skulls, arms, legs and hands Every object within radi- us of 50 feet from the hole is bespat- tered with blood
 When news of the disaster reached Victor. Mayor Franklin ordered out Company l.. Colorado national guard, and the soldiers are now on guard at thj scene
The Monticellonian., 1904-06-09
THE IDENTIFIED DEAD.
List of the Dead Victims Thus Far
 Identihed.

Victor, Col, June 7-The special train unloaedd the remains of the killed at the depot in Victor Three wagons and a railroad truck were required to transport them to the morgue The identified dead are: l. S Shinklin, eager. -Harzell
 - Berkeley J H. HartZell. William Delano.  F.. J. Johnson. Edward Ross. E. Kelso
 Alex McLain. shift boss ! Hartsocll
 NJ Shanclain. Joseph Sinclair. Gus Augustine, aged 8 Arthur Muhleson, 35. Henry J. Haag.
The Monticellonian., 1904-06-09
Military Organization Disbanded.

As the result of the recent inspec. tion of the militia by Brig. Gen. Hayes and Capt Bent, regular army officers assigned to that duty by the war department. five companies of state militia have been disbanded The companies disbanded were To- cated at Fort Smith, Hot Springs. Monticello, Bonneville and Blythe vile. and the band was stationed at Monticello
The Monticellonian., 1904-06-09

right thinking, conservative colored men of the state will doubtless be to assure them that, in case of sch oc- currences. the law will be carried out in the case of their race as it is in the case of one whose race both makes and enforces the laws; therefore,
 Resolved. further That so far from symapthizing with the perpetrators of such atroeious crimes, we regard them as the worst enemies of their own race, and fully deserving the penalties affixed to their criminal and diaboli cal actions by the law of the land We realize the fact that unless such out jaws are promptly and severely pun ished there is no safety for an unpro- tected female. be she white or black. |"
The Monticellonian., 1904-06-09
Alleged Crook Arreste0.

Upon information from Hot Springs Lawrence Warner, known as liar mony Kid" was arrested at St Louis on the charge of deecing Hot Springs pool rooms out of several thousand dollars. Warner is said to have planned the scheme to send over the wires the names of certain horses as winners, whereby his confederates at the Springs could get away with a large amount of money.
The Monticellonian., 1904-06-09
TWELVE MINERS
 SENT ID ETERNITY
Eight or Ten Others Seriously In- jured by an Explosion at
 Independence, Col.
THE CAUSE Of TIE EXPLOSION
 DIRECTLY TRaCEABLE TO PLOT.
The Victims Were Non-UniOn Miners Who Had Just Come on Work in the Shurtiof, Flndiay and Last Dollar Mines and Were Return ing Home.

Cripple Creek. Col. June 6.-Twelve miners were instantly killed and eight or ten others badly injured by an ex- plosion which occurred after midnight at the independence station of the Florence & Cripple Creek railroad The explosion, apparently. was the result of a dastardly plot against the non-union miners on the night shift at the Shurt- loff, Findlay X Lost Dollar mines, who had just finished work and were about to return to their homes. These men had no warning, whatever, of their i'm pending fate
 The explosion occurred beneath the platform on which they were standing. hurling many of them high into the air, destroying the adjoining depot and rendng great hole in the earth.
 Later, detectives found the machine which set off the dynamite under the platform It consists of a revolver and 300 feet of steel wire The revolver was placed underneath the platform, close to the powder The other end of the wire was fastened to a chair leg which was used as a lever from the curbing of the Delmonieo property.
 The whole district is Up in arms over the catastrophe and danger of further trouble is feared A number of fist fights have already occurred Guns will doubtless soon be brought into play if conditions remains as they are.
 t is believed that the crime thus per petrated will sound the death knell of the Western Federation of Miners in this district.
The Monticellonian., 1904-06-09
Alleges He Was Worked.

A visitor at Hot Springs from Webb City, Mo, by the name of Weary, claims that he was feeced out of $1.200 by J. H. Melville and confed. crate. Neary's loss. according to his own statement, is due to desire to get money from pool rooms on what he was led to believe was a cineh. He claims that Melville took him into his confidence on an alleged wire tapping scheme, and appropriat. ed the money supposed to be posted on the ponies.
The Monticellonian., 1904-06-09
New Business Association.

A number of prominent retail lum- Der dealers met at Little Rock last week and organized the Arkansas As sociation of Retail Lumber Dealers The following officers were elected: President, Clarence NJ Dickinson, Paragould; vice president J. NJ. Ten ney. Fort Smith; secretary, F. P Sehilling. St. louis; treasurer. J. O. BcrgesS, Newport
The Monticellonian., 1904-06-09
AaNAM EnfernrISe.

A company whose principal stock holders are Hot Springs people will mine a vein of Fuller's earth a short distance from Benton. It is stated that the company will manufacture chinaware, such as dishes, cups, saul cers. pitchers. etc, at their new plant from clay that is to be shipped in from Pike county. a quantity of which has been shipped north for manufac- turing purposes,
 While working at sawmill in Pike City. Tom Mahern lost his right foot, the member being cut off by saw.
The Monticellonian., 1904-06-09
Predicts Short Crop.

A short cotton crop is predicted in Jefferson and adjoining counties by Capt. Hudson, an expert who has studied crop conditions for many years. Capt. Hudson bases his prediction on the lateness of the crop and the i'm probability of both a favorale sum mer and late fall.
The Monticellonian., 1904-06-09
Killed by Negress.

H L. Wray, manager of a livery sta ble at Osceola. Mississippi county. was struck while asleep and fatally wound ed He recovered consciousness long enough to say that Annie Duggs, a negress, assaulted him with blunt in- strument. Wray came from Hum- boldt Tenn
The Monticellonian., 1904-06-09
Guilty of Murder.

Fl Paso, Tex, June 7.-Henry Hier- holtzer. who shot and killed John Hoerr at ball in this city three weeks ago, was found guilty of murder in the first degree. If Hierholtzer Is hanged he will be the first white man ever executed in Fl Paso.
The Monticellonian., 1904-06-09
HEAVY FIRING Is HEARD.
It k Said to Have Been In the Di-
 rection of Liao Yang.

Tien Tsin. June 7.-Heavy firing was heard at New Chwang Monday morn Ing. coming in the direction of Liao- Yang.
 The Russians have evacuated Sin Min-Tung (about 30 miles west of Mukden) and its vicinity. It is said tha. the troops which were at Sin-Min- Tung are joining troops on the road to Mukden
 Nothing is known at New Chwang of the Japanese movements.
The Monticellonian., 1904-06-09
JAPANESE SHIPS SUNK.
At Leert That Is n Report Current in
 Russian Circles.

Liao-Yang, June Tt is persistently reported here that the Port Arthur squadron made sortie shortly before dawn, Saturday, with the torpedo boat destroyers leading. and found the Jap anese fleet quite unsuspecting the pres ence of hostile warships. with the re- suit that four of the Japanese ships were sunk during the attack.
The Monticellonian., 1904-06-09
Funeral Instead of Graduation.

Williamsport, Pa, June Caesar Vivian. Porto Rican student at Dick ison seminary, has been drowned in the SuSequehanna river while swim ming His parents had just landed at New York, en route here to witness their sons graduation.
The Monticellonian., 1904-06-09
Pu Eun Returning to St. Louis.

New York. June 7.-Prince Pu Lun, of the imperial house of China, has completed his sightseeing tour of this city and departed for St Louis. The prince expressed great pleasure over the results of his observations.
The Monticellonian., 1904-06-09
EishtIniur.d. One Fatally.

Indianapolis. Ind, June 1.-Two street cars, one of which was returning from Riverside park, carriyng 61 pas sengers, collided. Sunday night. result ing in the injury of eight persons, one of whom, Walter Dunn, will die.
The Monticellonian., 1904-06-09
To a-urtail Expenses.

New Haven. Conn. June Tt was stated here that. in order to curtail ex- penses on account of the depression in trade, four of the large steel plants in this city would lay of 2,000 men July l.
The Monticellonian., 1904-06-09

Daughters, III North Sixteenth street; the Kings Daughters, Rest Room, worlds fair grounds; the Sal vation Army, southeast corner Eighth and Walnut streets; the Evangelical Lutheran City Mission Society. 170f Market street.
The Monticellonian., 1904-06-09
Dear Potatoes in New York.

New York, June 7-Potatoes are selling at the highest prices on record. and housekeepers are told there Is no immediate prospect that they will be cheaper New potatoes are selling on the dock for $625 a barrel, 50 cents above any previous record.
The Monticellonian., 1904-06-09
 Three Bremen Injured.

New York, June 7.-The seven-story drug house of McKess0n 6 Robbins, on Ann street. was damaged $l00, 900 by fire Three fremen were injured.
The Monticellonian., 1904-06-09

Much Interest Shown in the Work.
 w. F. Long. general secretary of the State Sunday School association, re- ports that he recently perfected county organizations in Lawrence, Clay and Greene counties. MT. Long reports increased interest in organized Sunday School work throughout the state.
The Monticellonian., 1904-06-09

A call has been issued for a meet ing of the populist state executive com mittee, to meet in Little Rock June for the purpose of selecting dele gates to the national convention.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-31
FOSSIL DISCOVERIES.
Important Finds Reported in Nevada
and California.

BERKELEY, Cal, December 31.-Impor-
tant discoveries in western fossil beds were
announced by Prof. John c. Merriam, head
of the archaeological department of the
University of California, before the cordil-
leran section of the Geological Society of
America, in the sixth annual meeting of
that organization. A remarkable specimen
of the very early ichthyasaurus was un-
earthed in the middle triassic limestones in
Nevada After being chiseled out of the
hard limestone matriX in which the bones
were imbedded the specimen showed the
greater part of the anterior half of the
body. including the skull, veterbrae and
front limb or paddle, the upper arms and
forearm of the latter being very perfect
and distinct
Another important find was that made in
the Samuel cave" in Shasta county. The
specimen was a new sheep-like form of
enormous size, hitherto unknown to science
1t consisted of the greater part of the skel-
eton of an animal as large as an elk, but
with distinctly sheep and goat affinities.
The most noticeable feature of the fossil
is the horns, which so large and mag
nifcently formed that they make the ami
NAL distinctive among ovinae, at least of
any type known here. So complete is the
skeleton of this beast that it viii soon be
set up in the archaeological museum at
Berkeley for general exhibition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-31
Record Short Chess Game.

NEW YORK, December 31.-One of the
shortest games on record in an important
chess tournament was played in the final
round of the Triangular College Chess
League today, when Johnson of Pennsylva-
MIA resigned his game after six moves. He
had not been beaten in any of the three
preyjous games and was paired with
Mitchell of Cornell.
The pairings and openings were:
First board-Darling, Cornell, VS.. Burton,
Brown; Scotch opening.
Second board-Kirkpatrick. Pennsylvania,
VS.. Van Arsdale, Brown; irregular opening.
Third board-Mitchell, Cornell, VS. john
ston Pennsylvania: kings bishops opening.
BY Johnston's defeat Pennsylvania lead
of one and one-half points was thus cut
down to one-half point.
On the other boards. however. Kirkpat-
rick was at least sure of a draw for Penn
sylvania. while Darling of Cornell had no
advantage in his game with Burton.
The outcome of the tournament is there
fore very much in doubt, although the
Quakers have much the best of the argu-
ment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-31
Reports of Ending Hostilities
in Far East Still Rife.
INFLUENCES AT WORK
OPINIONS OF FOREIGN REpREsEN.
TATIvEs IN LONDON.
Russians Regarded Inferior to japanese
in Mountain Warfare-Peace With
Honor to Disputants.

Despite contradictions mediation
talk continues at London and other
European capitals. Social infiu-
ences of high order are reported
to be at work to attain a peaceful
settlement of the eastern conflict,
with honor to both St. Petersburg
and Tokyo.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
NEW YORK. December 31.-A cablegram
from London says: Today there is a re-
vival of reports of the ending of hostilities
In the far east at date much earlier than
seemed likely a month ago. Social influence
is being exerted powerfully in exalted cir
cies. Vs,.1
The italian, Austrian and even French ex-'
perts reinforce the opinion of the German
general staff that in mountain warfare the
Russians are inferior to the Japanese. ard.
however large new Russian levies Of troops
may be they cannot drive the mikado's
soldiers from Koreai .
All the English correspondents with Cen.
eral Kuropatkin send the same story as to
the utter weariness of the conflict display
ed by the Russian soldiery and the earnest
desire of officials and men to return home.
Pacifying Factors.
Such conditions point to- one conclusion,
closer proximity of psychological moment
for peace. Arising at time when srbitra-
ton has failed and second peace con-
ference has been agreed upon. they are in.
terpreted to be pacifying factors. capable
of bringing peace with honor to St Petersf
burg and Tokyo before 1906 has far ads
yanced. In their reviews of happe ningssek
1904 London papers give greater pralqB
ence than ever before TO the advane<zs4z:
the United States as a world powe@.z tQ
the wonderful Industrial and naval profreSSss
Of Americans TO increasing -rorfidence~6f
European Investors III American financiaf
methods, and to rpreparations obriou<iy
being made In trade centers of the couuftx
to take full advantage OF commercial ops
poftunfty in the far east after the war
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-31
Russia's Credit Abroad.
HONORS ITS HEROES.
Admirals Togo and Kamimura Are Ex-
aIted at Tokyo

TOKYO, December 81. 10 a.m.-rhe en-
peror has presented Vice Admi: ais Togo
and Kamimura with a number oi ,rt 'clss.
including watches, formerly worn by him
self Vice Admiral Togo has declined the
reception rendered him by the municipality
of Tokyo. en- the ground that the time IS
not yet ripe for such function.
Vice Admiral Togo will devote his time
while in Tokyo comforting with Marquis Ito,
president of the privy council; ADMIRAL
Yemamoto minister of the navy; Vice Ad-
miral Ijuin. assistant chief of general staH;
Rear Admiral Saitow, vice minister of ma
rine, and other members OF the imperial
naval staff, on the plans for the future
conduct of naval warfare.
Vice Admiral Togo today attended the
funeral of a number OF officers and men
who were killed at Port Arthur while serV-
ing under him. He read a eulogy upon
them
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-31
LIEUT.. EVANS ACQUITTED.
Approval of the Verdict by General
Grant

Gen. Grant commanding the department
of the east, has acted on the case of 1st
Lieut.. Henry c. Evans, jr., artillery corps.
tried by court martial at Fort Jay. N. Y,
on charge of neglect of duty. 1t was
specified that while Lieut.. Evans was at
Jonesboro, Ark, he failed to make prompt
answer to two official communications ad-
dressed to him by his superior officers
The court found the facts as set forth in
the specifications, but attached no crimi-
nality thereto, and therefore acquitted the
officer of the charge
The prima facie case made out by the
prosecution said Gen. Grant in his review
of the case. was combated by the defense
through the medium of evidence much of
which did not lend. itself to the test of
cross-examinatIon. and was not the best
obtainable.s Whether testimony before the
court by the writer of letter and affidavit
admitted in evidence. containing state
ments OF facts and of expert opinion.
would have modified the outcome is mat
ter of conjecture only. bat as the case
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-31
MRS. CHADWICK HYsrERICAL.
Weeps and Wrings Her Hands at
Cleveland Today.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, December 31.-With
tears streaming down her face, and wiring
ing her hands in nervous excitement, Mrs.
Chadwick listened In the corridor of the
county Jail today to the reading of the AS
sociated Press dispatche telling of the
scenes enacted board the steamer Pre-
toria, incidental to the taking into custody
of her husband, DR.. l.. S. Chadwick, by
Sheriff Barry.
Mrs. Chadwick was unable to control her
feelings, and interrupted the reading of the
dispatches at almost every word with some
comment. 'Oh. myfpoor husband" she ex-
claimed, between her sobs, ito think that he
must be dragged into these terrible charges
against me- He is as innocent of any
wrongdoing as an unborn babe
When the paragraph OF the dispatch stat
ing that Dr.. Chadwick would be brought to
Cleveland, not as prisoner, but as the
guest of Sheriff Barry Mrs. Chadwick ex-
claimed: THANK God for that"
Referring to the doctors expression in
reference to his daughter Mary, Mrs. Chad
wick said: Oh. the poor girlt How will
she ever bear this frightful af1lction?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-31
NGLo-AMERICAN ALLIANCE.
Gossip in st. Petersburg : British
Anxiety SUSPECTED

ST. PETERSBURG, December 31.-The
Russian papers are beginning to discuss the
British and continental reports of an al
legged Anglo-American alliance, but con-
slider that they have not any solid founda-
ton, and that they represent more British
anxiety to have it appear that such an al
lance is in prospect than the deliberate
purpose of the United States to abandon
her traditional policy.
The Gazeta declares the commercial ri
valry between the two countries renders a
lasting agreement impossible. But the pa
pers say it may be that a temporary truce
is being glorified an alliance for poltf-
cal purposes to strengthen Japan and in
timidate Russia.
1t is added that the European press seems
to have taken the matter seriously and be-
come alarmed, but that Russia will not be
intimidate ted.
One paper remarks: 1T is n touching
sight to see Jonathan stretching across the
sea to John, but both indulging i'll Mephis-
tophelan laughter which seems TO have
escaped European Observers
Russia's Credit Abroad.
The terms of the new German loan are
regarded favorably here, and as evidence
OF the state of Russian credit abroad. II Is
pointed out that during the Russo-Turkish
war the Mendelssohns bankers of BerlinD.
who are syndicating the present loan. were
not completely successful in financing a
per cent loan at I6