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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-03-04
VESSEL BATTLES
STORM AND FIRE
FOURTEEN LIVES LOST IN PERIL
-oUs VOYAGE OF STEAMER
QUEEN ON PACIFIC. x
BOAT FINALLY REACHES
PORT At SEATTLE
Three Of Victims Burned to DEATH.
Three suhocate, Seven Drown and
One Dies Of Exposure-story Of the
Captain.

Seattle, WASH, March latter BAT
Ting for five hours with fire that all
but consumed the ship and storm
that every moment threatened to sink
the vessel, the steamer Queen has ar
rived in this port.
During the period Of peril, which
created panic among the 200 passen-
gers on board; IA persons lost their
lives. Three were burned to death,
three were suffocated, one died from
exposure and seven were drowned.
List Of the Dead.
The death list is as follows:
Passengers: Miss Steiner, Gle Elum,
Wash, drowned; Mrs. Adams, died
from exposure; D. Newsbury, Texas,
drowned; H. Ruckley, drowned.
Crew: A. Nielsen, J. Nielsen, p.
Preitas. w. H. Enemah, NJ. Somers, H.
Douglass, A. Donelly, - Raymond,
Peter Mulin, M. Flynn.
The Captains Story.
Capt. Cousins, of the steamer, gave
the following account of the disaster:
Eat 1850 o'clock Saturday morning
when We were 30 miles to the west
ward of Tillamook Light on the coast
of Oregon on our way to, this port, Sec
ond Officer Reese reported to me that
the ship was on fire. fastened from
my stateroom and rang the fire alarm.
Getting all hands on deck, we started
to fight the fire which was located in
the after saloon. When l came on deck
the flames were shooting 80 feet high
out of the saloon skylight. We COM
menced playing water on the fire, but
it continued to gather Roadway unril
the whole after part Of the ship was
in flames. When it looked impossible
to keep the fire under control, I gave
orders to clear away the boats, filling
those on the starboard side with wom-
en- and children. At this time it.
looked impossible to save the ship.
Boat Is Upset.
FINALLY the starboard boats were
lowered into the water. One of them,
in charge of Second Steward Savage.
got under the guard and was stove in
and later upset, the other boats going
to the rescue.
II do not know just how many peo-
pie there were in the various boats
lowered, though possibly 60. The boats
were out in the open until $3.50 o'clock
when, believing we had the fire under
control, blew three whistles signal
ing the boats to gather around the:
ship, and by $50 all save those lost,
were on board again.
1.-THE men in the glory-hole, when
called with the discovery of the fire,
came up through flames and binding
smoke. Three of these lost their way
and rushed into the cockpit where
they were suffocated or burned to
death.
AT the time the fire was discovered
the wind was blowing from the south
west probably Is miles an hour. There
was nasty choppy sea running.
II have no idea as to the cause or
origin of the fire. It appears to have
burst forth very suddenly and but for
the heroic work of the crew and pas
sengers in fighting it the ship and all
aboard would have burned"
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-03-04
Drank Carbolic Acid.

San Francisco, March l. - John
Thompson, aged 40 years, committed
suicide here by drinking carbolic acid
He was a brother of William Thomp-
son, senior member of a manufacture
ing firm in BROOKLYN. N. Y.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-03-04
Cigarettes Lead to Suicide.

San Francisco, March, ILLNESS and
excessive cigarette smoking led James
Baker, a bookkeeper, to commit suicide
with poison. Baker was only 81 years
old and had been private secretary to
Gen. Ludlow in Cuba. His father was a
Justice of the Missouri supreme court
and for many years vice president of
the st. Louis & San Francisco railroad.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-03-04
Treaty Is Signed.

London, March 1.-The arbitration
treaty between Great Britain and
Spain, which it was announced Feb
ruary 20 the two countries were on
the verge of concluding, was signed
Saturday.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-03-04
Has No Qpposition.

Saratoga, N. Y, March 1.-Congress-
man Lucius N. Littauer, of Glovers-
vile, was Monday -renominated by the
Twenty-flfth congressional district re-
publican convention. There was no op-
position.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-03-04
Prominent southerner Dead.

Nashville, ienn:, March Col. Jere
Baxter died Monday after an illness of
five weeks Col. Baxter was one of
the best and most prominent and
progressive citizens in the state, and
played a conspicuous part in it's mill
tary, material and civil annals. When
a young man he was president of the
Memphis & Charleston railroad.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-03-04
Southern Financier Dead.

Norfolk, Va, March 1.-Walter H.
Doyle, president of the Citizens bank
of Norfolk, and one of the most promi-
nent men in southern financial circles,
is dead.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-03-04
Flotilla Leaves Suez.

suez, March 1.-The United States
torpedo boat destroyer flotilla, bound
for Manila, under convoy of the
cruiser Buffalo, sailed to the south
ward Monday morning.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-03-04
DOMESTIC.

Secretary Hay received information
that Japan had negotiated treaty with
Corea, which guarantees the integrity
and independence of the Hermit king
dom.
Five workmen were killed and many
hurt in an explosion that wrecked the
c. M. Warner sugar refinery at Wauke-
gan, III.
Fire destroyed the livery stable of W.
r. Loveless at Farmer City, ILL.,, and "a
horses were cremated.
George Aderhelt aged g. years, went
from Canton O., to Carrollton, Ca, to
celebrate his birthday with his father,
aged 80, whom he had not seen in Al
years.
Five Chinese were burned to death in
fire that Quilted laundry in Stockton,
Cal.
Robbers broke into the post Office at
Cairo, Ia, blew open the safe. secured
1900 in currency and made their escape.
Sam Cortes died in Ogden, Utah, max
ing the twenty-ninth victim of dyna-
mite explosion.
Owners of a. American broom plants
met in Chicago and agreed to form COM
Dine under the name of the National
Broom company.
The anniversary of the outbreak of
the las: war of independence was OBJ
served in Havana, Cuba.
Five of the ablest engineers of the
United States have agreed to accept ap-
pointments as members of the isthmian
canal commission.
The New York legislature has grant,
ed a pension of S72 month to Hiram
Cronk, of Dunnbrook, aged 104, the
only survivor of the war of 1912.
Twenty-one British fire companies
lost S, 100000 in the Baltimore fire.
For the murder of Jesse E. Soles and
Jim Stanley at Whiteville, N. c., label
Register was hanged.
In railway wreck at Dyersville, Ia,
four stockmen and many cattle were
killed.
President Roosevelt has signed the
notifications to be exchanged between
the United States and the republic of
Panama on the isthmian canal treaty and
has named the commissioners
Harry A. Zillafro was hanged at Kit
tanning, Pa, for killing his young wife
February IA, 1903.
John Conroy was hanged at Pittsburg,
Pa, for the murder of his wife on Deem
Der 2, 1902.
Fire practically wiped out the bust
ness portion of Conneaut Harbor, o.
The estate of the late Senator Hanna
is now placed at 100000.
Wallace H. Ham, a prominent Bos-
ton insurance man, confessed to having
embezzled $3.50, 900 from his company, a
church and hospital of which he was
treasurer.
Elsie and Robert Shonafelt, aged six
and four years, were burned to death
in their home at Johnstown, Pa, and
two children of Carmack McAleer met
a like fate at Pittsburg.
Ratification of the Panama canal
treaty has resulted in the immediate re-
call of the United States warships and
about one-half of the marines from the
lsthmus.
Dun's review of trade says develop
ment of spring business is slow, owing
to cold weather.
There were 24Y business failures in
the United States during the seven
days ended on the Goth, against 211 the
same week in 1903.
President Roosevelt issued a procla-
nation putting into effect the Panama
canal treaty, and ratifications were
formally exchanged by Secretary Hay
and Minister Bunau-Varilla.
The worlds record for individual
bowling has been broken by Homer FL
lott, Of Denver. who rolled 712
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-03-04

hotel, and the miners remained in the
hall to caucus at the request of Presi
dent Mitchell.
The miners arranged their trans
portation accounts, and after complet-
ing other routine business adjourned.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-03-04
Ohio Centenarian Dead.

Youngstown, O., March 1.-Maria
Wanser (colored). reputed to be 107
years of age, died here Monday morn
Ing. Until few months ago she was
in good health.
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letters and jumped off. In leaving the
train he fell and had one leg crushed
under the wheels, but managed to drag
himself three miles. Bloodhounds
were secured at Meridian, the train
having backed to that place. Their
scent led them to the capture of Paris
at daylight Several registered letters
were found in his pocket. He was
taken to Jail at Meridian. The rail-
road officials say three or four negroes
were involved in the plot to rob the
train, though only one Of them ap-
pears to have entered the postal car.
Stockton, the dead clerk, resided at
Meridian, while Bass home was near
Birmingham. Detectives are at the
scene.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-03-04
Lynching Feared.

Meridian, Miss, March 1.-The killing
of Express Messenger Stockton has
caused much excitement. After Paris,
the alleged murderer, was placed in
Jail here, a mob of considerable pro-
portions gathered about the strong
hold. Fearing lynching, the sheriff
notified Gov. Vardaman, and the chief
executive has ordered out the local
militia,
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-02-17

81 have been favored with an Indian
tradition concerning the origin OF to-
bacco Indian corn and wheat, which,
although you may have seen 1t before,
| shall relate" said the poet laureate
Of all the Paacagoulas at the Grune-
wald yesterday,
AT some distant period, two Indian
youths, pursuing the pleasures of the
chase. were led &C. remote and unfre.
Quented part Of the forest. where be-
ing faugued and hungry they sat dom
to rest themselves and to dress their
victuals. While they were thus em-
ployeG The spirit Of the woods, attract,
ed as II Is supposed by the unusual
and sayory smell Of the yenison, ap'
preached them In the form of beau,
tiful female, and seated herself be
side them. The youths, a@ed hy the
presence of go superior a being and
struck with gratitude for the condo
scension which she had shown them
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-02-17
Do All but Think

In factories and offices, increasing
yearly In numbers, are thousand
machines that surpass human fingers
In dizziness and even out-think the
human brain. New ones are con-
stantly invented.
Thus the new machine for decorat-
ing crockery puts on the china, by a
single action, the border patterns and
monogram centers, which formerly re-
CURED a whole process Of handwork.
The machine Is operated by compress
ed air and has a maximum capacity Of
decorating, in this manner, 120 dozen
pieces of crock 'ry in single hour
with the assistance of two boys.
A new speed indicator has been add
ed to locomotive practice that not
only indicates the varying speed OF
the engine, but automatically applies
the brakes when the speed exceeds
the established safety limit, thus sue
,cessfully replacing the speed feel"
of engineers.
To do away with guesswork In
Office and shop management. and to
find out the real amount and value Of
each and every different kind of labor
expended on given piece of work
there is machine which makes q
permanent record by card printing
mot only OF single period or time, but
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-02-17

doctor to name to make good i'm.
preston. One of the women who over.
heard me insisted on taking me into
her confidence about her own expert.
cnce with dear DR.. Blank. That WON.
an gave me my dinner invitation in.
side of month. took good care to
call on DR.. Blank first. Well, I Just
went around to houses Of persons I
met here and there in the most casual
way, and I never got throw-down.
II was confusing to be called by half
a dozen different names In the course
OF one afternoon. But I saw that the
other girls didn't mind 1t, and I didn't
see why | should. Soon I began to
hear from the cards left on the
visiting trays. was invited out. I
knew that some of my bostesses
hadn't the remotest idea who I was,
but they we're afraid to risk sighting
an old friend by passing up my card.
Good old Uncle Tom got into the
game heartier than ever. Thank good.
ness shall be able to pay him back.
| was able to move into a swell board
ing house where my friends could
come to see me. arranged a system
and worked as hard at my rounds Of
calls and visits as any stenographer
works in her office. went every.
where / could and talked with every
body who would listen to me.
learned how to make myself agree.
able II not indispensable. Any girl
can do It IL she has tact. And them
h., 7
Lucky learned to swim in Waycross
or there wouldn't be any Claude for
me to marry now. Do you know who
gave that story to the woman news.
paper reporter at Newport about the
unknown society girl who made such
thrilling rescue? I did. Claude's
mother did the rest. She gave out all
the stuff that was printed afterward.
And in due time she gave out Claude.
I've got him."
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-02-17
"Just Lincoln's Birthday"

But Young Abe, as he was called
in those days, was as ambitious as ne
was poor. He would walk miles and
miles after his hard days work was
over to borrow some book-a grammar
or an arithmetic or a history-which
he had heard of some neighbor pos.
sossing, Then he would read and re.
read and study 1t, until he had mas.
tered every word, sitting up far Into
the night to woIa out examples by the
light of the pinewood AZ. Paper was
too expensive in those days for a boy
as poor as Lincoln to think OF owning
any, and states were unheard OF
where he lived, But he used smooth
boards instead, and bits OF charcoal
FOR pencils, planning the boards of
when the sides were all covered with
figures.
DO you think you would ever want
to learn enough to take so much trou.
ble?" .. ~.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-02-17
Lincoln at Play.

It Is natural to find that Lincoln.
the most American of all Americans.
should have played the most national
of all American games, baseball. An
old neighbor OF Lincoln's, VINO Is now
a switchman in an Indiana town, re-
members how Lincoln played the
greatest game" His name is Rooney.
and his story, as the Cincinnati Com.
mercial Tribune tells 1t, gives hearty
account of the man, who, even as
President, was ready to unbend to
trivial amusement,
When Lincoln was practicirg law in
Springfield he lived few doors from
Rooney, who used to wrestle with him,
Whenever Lincoln saw a chance for a
game Of bail he rushed out OF his
office, with his tall sill, hat and long
tailed coat, and joined the sport
During the wrestling match that
often followed-wrestllpg was Lin
coins fayorte sport-li ncoln's hat.
coat, crayat and braces hung on the
fence.
Ills tall hat was a target for the
ball and many a silk tile was ruinod
by the players In reaching for halls,
! incoln's hong arms aid good service
He played the game ne he played all
games with all hi3 niGht f.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-02-17
Natures Cures for Ills

"When the Adirondack native be.
comes afflicted with any Of the numer-
GUS trifling ills which make mankind
wretched." said the returned visitor,
"he does not waste much time on doc
tors. but goes straight to the woods
or the attic for rature's own remedies.
There is one old man whom | have
met with packbasket on shoulder and
shears and a rough board stool in his
mittoEed hands going after yarrow,
which, dried Is a standby for coughs
when 1t has been made into wicked
looking brew. Fir balsam, coaXed
drop Ivy drop from the blisters which
swell on the balsam fir at full moon. Is
a sovereign remedy for chest and lung
Complaints.
Gravel weed. by which name they
insult trailing arbutus Is excellent
for the complaint which gives It its
name, and bladder root has a desir.
able effect on the kidneys and neigh
boring organs. Sage tea, containing
little summer savory, IS eilicacious
for worms in children, for which bel
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-02-17

from Rome. The exiled noble having
assumed the leadership of Volscian
army conquered the confederate cities
and threatened to destroy Rome it.
self How the danger Of Rome was
avoided is told with much pathos by
Shakespeare.
1t Is strange to think that Coriola.
nus should be legendary, and that
Tullus Aufidius should be real. There
must be reality in the founder of .
family. for the name Aufidius of An.
tium endures for a period of no less
than seven centuries. Cicero in his
work, DE Oratore," warmly praises
the ability of Oneius Aufidius in jur.
isprudence: another Aufidius fought
in the Asiatic war under Sertorius,
and being condemned to death by
Pompey for conspiracy he sought ref
uge among the barbarians. In the In.
scriptions on tombs discovered on the
Grabina Prenestina Way. there is men
ton of certain Aufdia Torguata
Massima. and of an Aufidia Tuccia
Massima. both vestal virgins. The
latest mention of the name In his
tory Is probably that of c. Vettius
Aufidius Atticus, who was consul In
the year A. d. 242.
All around Antium, between this
"goodly city" and Rome, tho whole
country recalls to mind the story o.
| Coriolanus as made familiar to mod
ern readers by the great drama OF thu
English poet. Here the very stage di
rections, or statement OF scenery. as
sists the tale.
"A highway between Rome ant
Antium" is the scene on which a Ro
man and q Volscian meet to discuss
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-02-17

tie coast Is as gentle as the bend OF
scimitar; the sea is as peaceful as q
placid lake; the distant hills are ex.
quisitely varied in outline and in color
and the evening light reveals the
white pearl-like cities on their
heights; while away in the distance
the lonely tower of Astura, and the
farther promontory of Monte Greco.
complete the features of view that
IN picturesqueness as well as in leg
end and story may well be deemed
unique.
However small and mean Anzio
may look now. it Is a city that has a
past, going back even into the legen.
Diary age. 1t Is now a fishing village,
and In the summer bathing station.
Modern villas, with the pretty attrac-
tions OF the present day, line the
curved shore that ends at Nettuno,
couple Of miles away. AS you walk
along the lick bordered road between
the two towns the sound of the piano
is heard of an evening, and youthful
voices are raised in song. Crowds
food the place on holidays
Such is Anzio to-day; what 1t was
in the past is suggested by its history.
and by the remains OF once noble man.
sions lining the shore and even In
vading the sea itself. On the other
eide Of the little town is what has
teen described as more interesting
curve, the cliffs whereof are Roman
masonry. from which sometimes
shapeless masses have rolled like
powders into the waters; but which
sometimes present symmetrical re-
cesses and deep arcades, kept clean
washed by the waves when high; and
occasionally rising lofty above their
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-02-17
Would walk miles and miles.

know, about the hardest thing a boy.
or even a man, has to do. All these
seem little things, but it was just such
little things that day by day built up
the character of the rough country
boy into that of the man whom q
whole nation could trust at a time
when everything looked dark.
"Lincoln's habit OF thoroughness
even as little boy helped him, more
than anything else in the responsi-
bilities and important affairs OF his
later life. No matter what he did.
whether sweeping floors or planting
corn OF studying lessons, he always
went to the root of things, and did
them thoroughly, leaving no loose
ends to trip up later on. Afterward.
in his public speaking. he often won
the day over an opponent, just be-
cause he had thoroughly mastered
they were to speak. The many dis
appointments, too. which Abraham
Lincoln's early life had known made
him always very kind and courteous
to others who were struggling. and
he never let his discouragements keep
him from trying once more. Over and
again his business ventures failed.
and he was many times defeated for
political Offices before he filled that
at the head Of this big country of ours.
But each time he failed he learned
something that was Of use to him In
his next effort. He used to say that
he would never have known how to be
President II he hadn't had to learn
so often and over how not to be many
other things.
The sadness and poverty OF his
own boyhood, too. made him very gen.
tie and indulgent with all children.
He was never impatient with them, no
matter what they did. or too tired or
busy to give them u pleasure. In
fact, now | come to think OF it. Lin
coin was perhaps more OF ch!ldren's
President than any we have had. and
there is no holiday children ought TO
be happier to have than the one that
marks his birthday"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-02-17

also of an indefinite number of perl
DDS. This record shows the number
of hours and minutes put on the job,
and also the time of day when the job
was started. When the job is done
the totals of labor costs are entered
on the outside Of the envelope con.
tanning them, together with record
of the material used. Each record is
entered on the factory books for per
manent reference.
The sewing of buttons on shoes and
on garments Is no longer done by
hand in modern factories. There Is a
machine that sews 5 300 buttons on
garments in nine hours-or more than
eight expert sewers could possibly do
in the same time. This machine re-
quires no expert operator. A boy or
girl runs 1t.
And in one insurance office, where
It was formerly necessary for force
of clerks to copy names on reference
cards to be filed in various places,
one clerk now writes the name on a
single card with metallic ink, clamps
1t in a holder with number OF
blank cards. and flashes an X-ray
through the packet. Thus by single
motion one man writes. or rather
prints, all the cards.-The Worlds
Work