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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-01-08

face was that OF resigned despair tnat
follows illness, but with the acknowl-
edgment that illness had won in the
game. He turned an inquiring look
in my direction and feebly asked my
business. stammered something
about the paper had to serve, but
quickly added that I was sure there
was some mistake and that the condi-
tons were not known to the house
owner, although I knew that l was
lying and that they were well known.
or she would not have given such ex.
plicit directions. In answer the invalid
simply said: TELL her shall go as
she orders within the next three
days." I hurried back to the Office
and informed Melvin that the man
was almost beyond the reach even Of
charity. He was shocked and said
that in the morning something must
be done at once to relieve the unfor.
tunate. But before anything could be
done in the morning word was re-
ceived that the man was dead. He
had gone before his three days were
up. The next day the landlady called
at the office and inquired: well, did
you give him my notice to quit?" I
said l did. She said: "And has he
done so?" I said Eyes" "Ah," she
said, that's good. Where did he 90
to-" answered.: 81 don't know.
madam, but you and he will never
meet in this life or the next. San
Francisco Call.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-01-08

The story of the destruction Of the
IroQuois theater by fire on the after
noon Of Dec. 30, by which 600 lives
were lost, Is as follows:
The theater was almost in darkness
in the second act. The stage was
lighted only by the soft artificial
beams from the calcium, which lent
beauty to the scene during the sing.
Ding Of "The Pale Moonlight" by the
double sextet.
A fash of flame shot across through
the flimsy draperies, started by q
spark from the calcium. A show girl
screamed Historically. The singers
stopped short, but with presence Of
mind the director increased the vol
ume of the music.
Scores rose in their seats as the
stage manager shouted an order for
continuation Of the song. 1t was
obeyed with feeble hearts. The brave
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-01-08
He Kept His Promise

speaking of human interest
Stories" said a reporter the other
day to a group Of newspaper men,
-four years ago I was shorthand re-
porter in the district attorneys office
of Alameda county and had desk
in the same room with the genial
Harry Melvin, at present the we'll
known Superior judge of Alameda
county. Late one afternoon wealthy
female client, whose acts Of generos-
ity were about as frequent as hens
teeth, called and said that family
occupying a Fruitvale house OF hers
was behind in the rent and she
wished them elected. She said the
head of the family was an upholster-
er and although claiming to be Ill was.
in fact, too lazy to work, and Tor us
not to be imposed upon by him, as he
was shamming. Judge Melvin made
out the usual legal notice, giving the
tenant three days to leave or suffer
ejectment, and asked me If would
serve the paper. consented, and
upon reaching the house in question
I was ushered into the main room Of
the dwelling by poorly dressed
Spanish woman. 1t took but glance
to see that poverty and illness were
in full control. None Of the signs
were missing. An old German, the
master of the house, lay upon rag
gee lounge in a corner Of the other
wise bare room and the look on his
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-01-08

their shrieks of agonizing fear mingled
with the groans of the dying the pray
ers of duplication. In those dark mo-
ments poor souls who had perhaps
long unheeded religion called upon
their God.
Mothers Plead for Babes.
Women seized their babes In their
arms and frantically chung to them, be-
seeching ears that were deaf to en-
treaty to save them from the terrible
fate impending. Had the others been
so disposed they could not have given
the assistance SO piteously besought
In the last hope, born Of desperation,
scores climbed to the railing and
leaped to the pit Of the theater, many
feet below. Their mangled bodies
were found long afterward when the
smoke cleared away and the firemen
could grope their way with lanterns
into the grewsome house Of death.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-01-08
Absence Of Mind.

A devout and worthy man Is the
clergyman of a parish not twenty
miles south Of Chicago. His congre-
CATION was somewhat amused at the
singularity of one Of his announce
ments one evening recently, which was
a. follows: Remember our Com
munion service next Sunday forenoon;
the Lord will be with us during the
morning services, and the Bishop In
the evening""
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-01-08
A Curious MIsprint.

For many years the British and For.
eign Bible society has offered a re-
ward Of guinea to any one discover
ing q misprint in copy Of the Bible
bearing its imprint. The other day the
guinea was claimed and received BY
Mr.. Sherlock (signincant name).
who discovered that the passage In
st. Mark, "His disciples follow Him."
was misprinted followed him."
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-01-08
Crush at Second Balcony.

girls forced the words from their
throats until two of their number
swooned. The audience could no lon
ger be controlled.
Measuring Words in Vain.
Eddie Foy, the principal comedian,
, rushed from the wings to the foot
lights, but his words Of reinsurance
were In vain. Clouds Of smoke poured
from the stage into the auditorium, en-
veloping the struggling mass of PAN
ic-stricken men, women and children.
Behind the scenes all was confusion.
It required but moment to perceive
that the fire had gone too far to be
conquered by the amateur fire brig
ade formed by the stage hands.
In the dressing-rooms as high as the
sixth story were the scores Of girls
of the ballet. At the first alarm the
elevator boy fed from his post and
the flames soon shot upward in the
wings and made escape by the narrow
stairways impossible.
The screams and groans Of despair
from the imprisoned girls in the upper
rows of dressing-rooms came to the
ears Of the more fortunate below as
they rushed to the stage doors. Some
stopped for brief moment, thinking
to give aid, but the clouds Of smoke,
growing denser and denser, forced
them to fee. Their escape even then
was miraculous.
Escape from Stage Easy.
Those who had been singing on the
stage escaped easily. Two Of. their
number who had tainted were carried
in the arms of the others, and were
revived in the alley in the rear of the
theater. In a terrified and hysterical
group the girls clustered in the narrow
passage.
Some had sisters and all had friends
in the blazing building. The bitter
cold pierced them through and
through, for they were clad only in
their thin stage gowns, with necks and
arms wholly exposed. Nevertheless
they had to be dragged from their sta
ton in the alley and into neighboring
stores.
The blackened bodies which choked
the aisles and stairways, the lines Of
policemen and firemen carrying limp
forms from the building, the overtaxed
hospitals, the rows of dead and dying
in the surrounding buildings, which
were thrown open to the sufferers, tell
briefly the tale. Only few Of the
heartrending incidents will ever be
known.
Mass Of Struggling Humanity.
The first seconds of the rush for
life were quiet, say those who live to
tell the tale. Few if any in that throng
realized what was to come. They
thought only Of themselves and their
dear ones as they pushed and strug.
gled for every inch as they advanced
toward the exits.
It was but moment until the stair.
ways leading from the balcony were
mass of struggling humanity, with
scores behind constantly pushing
closer and fighting to get out. Those
in the van, unable to keep their foot
ing. fell headlong. Those behind fell
over their PROSTATE forms. crushing
and suffocating them.
The scene was then veritable bed
lam. Women and children were in the
majority in the lighting crowd. and
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-01-08
Hard on Bankrupts.

In the time OF King James I. of Eng.
land rigid bankruptcy laws were en-
acted and a bankrupt might, unless
his inability to pay his debts arose
from some accidental cause. be set in
the pillory for two hours, one Of his
ears being nailed to the pillory and
cut of. This law was repealed only
in 1916.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-01-08
Colombia's Commerce.

The commerce Of Colombia has not
been reduced to figures for several
years, because Of the state of intermit-
ent war. The total volume Of trade
IL 1897 was about $20,000.000. OF
this about onefourth came to the
United States in the shape of coffee.
gold and silver ore, hides, tobacco and
drugs.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-01-08
Women In Sport.

II is an interesting fact that when
women take up sport. however
manly, they acquire almost as great
. precision and skill therein as the
men. OF course. a woman never gets
quite 30 much practice, nor can she
stand being out in all weathers. Still.
the fact remains that in accuracy
women can compete very fairly with
men, the best against the best.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-01-08
Port a Disappointment.

Dalnay harbor. near Port Arthur.
built by Russia for an ice free ter.
minal port for the Siberian railway
at a cost of 100000 rubles, is q
disappointment, for the breakwater
freezes over as it did at Vladivostok.
The nearest possible ice free bay Is in
Corean territory.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-01-08
povertv and infant Mortality.

Poverty and Infant Mortality.
BY way of illustrating the effect OF
poverty on infant mortality, a German
statistician says that among the aris-
tocratic circles in Berlin only 81 per
1000 of the children die before they
reach the age Of S, whereas among the
poorest classes the number Of doomed
children is 257 per 1000.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-01-08
To Sterjljze Water.

Tincture of iodine is valuable for
sterilizing water; four drops in ca
RATE of water is SUFFICIENT to render
the liquid At for drinking purposes
within half an hour.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-01-08

TatooIng Caused Blood Poison.
Through tattooing on his right arm
I sketch of young woman's head q
Crewe workman met his death by
blood poisoning. The outline was
drawn with copying ink pencil.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-01-08

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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-01-08
HOLIDAY MATINEE TURNED IN FEW
MINUTES TO FEARFUL TRAGEDY
5h4 PERSONS DIE IN FIRE In CHICAGO THEATER

Sufocated Trapled Beneath
Rushing FeetPeope Off from All and
an Awfu ate-F Police in Heroic
Work. Foun in
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-10
Silver CITY Shut OFT
From the World nv Floods

night is the most complete account
thus far obtainable of the damage
done in and around Silver City by the
flood of Thursday night All wires
into the town are down and efforts
to get into communication with the
town yesterday and last night were
unavailing.
The Santa Fe railway yesterday
announced that there would be no
train service on its lines west of Dem
ing for several days, owing to the
latest washout and the flood in the
Mimbres. Just how serious the dam
age Is in that section they were una
BILE to learn. The latest dispatch from
Silver City stated that the depot and
tracks were under water and that a
further rise was feared The train
service between Deming and Rincon
is interrupted and the line is now
open all the way between Albuquer
que and Ell Paso.
Division Superintendent McNally
came in from the reconstructed Ber
nalillo district last night and left al
once for the south to take charge in
the flooded district above Deming
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-10
KUR0PATNN At LAST READY To ASSUME
OFFENSIVE. CONDITIONS At PORT ARTHUR

ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 1o.--The
formal announcement that General
Kuropatkin is at last strong enough
to assume the offensive, together
with unofficial reports that offensive
movements against the three armies
of Field Marshal Oyama have been
progressing since October 4th, sent a
thrill of joy throughout Russia The
announcement, which has been await.
ed patiently throughout the long,
weary monthaMof encouragement and
defeat, had instantaneous effect.
If Kuropatkin is now successful the
post of supreme commander.in-chiet,
his friends believe is sure to be mis-
reward. Mystification the last ten
days regarding the exact situation Is
cleared up by the knowledge that the
Russian army is taking the offensive
and explains the puzzling Mukden
dispatches of the associated press Of
October 6, reading, something un-
usual is in the wind Great hustle
is now noticeable. The streets are
thronged with hurrying crowds and
innumerable carts and pack mules.
The capture Of Bentziaputze. which
was strongly fortified, and. where it
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-10
DISREGARD OF
TRAIN ORDERS
Lapse of Memory Of Engineer
Sends Freight Crashing
into Worlds Fair
Passenger
Train.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. Oct 10.-The
second section Of the Missouri Pacific
passenger train No 80 from Wichita.
Kansas, to st. Louis carrying Worlds
Fair excursionists ana a west-bound
freight train collided head on, just
east OF Warrensburg, Mo-. eighty
miles southeast of Kansas City, early
today. The forward coach OF the pas
senger train was teiescoped and the
remainder OF both trains were badly
damaged The identified dead are:
Mrs. w j, Darst and son Gilbert,
aged twelve. Dexter, Kans.: w. II.
Allen and two sons, Bird and Francis. :
Pittsburg, Kans.; Dorothy Greer.
Pennsboro. Mo-; l.. f. Burres, Ber-
nard. Mo-; Cal Reed. Bernard. Mo-;
Gertrude Loud. Bernard, Mo-; Dizzy
Ream. Bernard, Mo-; Addie Kane,
Pittsburg. Kans.; s. A. Webber. Foun.
tain, Penna.; Clarence, Harrington,
Kans., Sidell. head brakeman Of
freight train.
There were twenty.seven persons
killed and thirty injured. According
! to the local office the Missouri Pa
cific engineer Of the freight had for
gotten his orders He had been or
dered TO wait on the siding at Knob
Noster, just east of Warrensburg. but
neglected to do so. The trains met at
a sharp curve The train wrecked
today was made up at wichita Sun
day night and as Is Its custom. It
/ picked up additional coaches along
the line. All coaches were crowded
and both trains were running at
| great rate of speed when the collision
occurred, Dawn had hardly begun to
| break and neither crew was aware OF
the approach Of the other train until
they were almost upon each other.
The impact OF the collision was ter
rifle. The sleeping passengers were
hurled in every direction. Most OF
the killed were In the forward coach
which was well crowded. The spot
where the wreck occurred was in
narrow cut and this fact, with the
darkness, added to the difficulty Of
the situation. Relief trains carrying
physicians were sent out as quickly
as possible from surrounding towns
and everything possible was done to
aid the injured. 1t was some time be-
fore the dead and injured could be
extricated from the debris. ...,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-10

A special to the Morning Journal,
dated Oct. Z. says:
No definite news can be had tonight
of the flood which struck Silver City
late last night. All wires are down
and the Santa Fe line above White
water is washed out. II will be sew
eral days before traffic can be re.
sumed on that road west of here. II
is known that a heasy flow Of water
struck Silver City, and 1t Is feared
that the damage will be very heavy.
Thus far no loss of life has been re-
ported. All wires are down above
Whitewater and no trains have moved
on the Santa Fe today.
The Mimbres river is higher than
for many years, and has ieven passed
the stage of the disastrous flood OF
two years ago when the whole valley
was devastated. The river began fall
ing at O'Clock this afternoon, how
ever. and it is believed that the worst
OF the danger Is past. The Santa re
depot at Bayard was destroyed.
All Reports Meaere.
This dispatch from Deming re
ceived by the Morning Journal last
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-10

stub trains are being run from Wagol
Mound to La Junta and connection Is
made with some of the work trains
plying between Wagon Mound ani
Shoemaker thence by wagons to Wat
rous and BY work train from Watrous
to Las Vegas,
Train Master Mcmahon, who has
established his headquarters az Shoe
maker, is In charge Of the work al the
east end of the canyon and has mace
good progress since his work trains
reached there last Friday night, He
has the line rebuilt as far as the first
iron bridge and the pile drivers were
at work at that point last night with
fair hopes of getting over 1t by today
noon. This accomplished, trains may
then reach the second iron bridge
where the driving of another bridge
will consume two days. In the mean
time the track men are patching uf
the line in between bridges and are
keeping ahead OF the bridge men. This
is permitted by the floating OF ties
from Watrous and the recovery of
pieces OF washed out track.
Superintendent Easley came IN
from Watrous last night. having sent
his family in during the afternoon
They had been with him to the
Worlds Fair and were tied up at Trim
idad for several days and moved
down to Shoemaker Saturday and
came overland from there to Watrous
yesterday morning.
The pile driver at the west end OF
the canyon got over bridge 1853 at the
quarry yesterday noon and went on y
bridge 34S to work at it. 1t is today
reported at division offices that trains
will be running from here to Albu-
querque tomorrow and 1t is hoped TO
get passenger trains through east by
Wednesday noon, but no freight will
be moved until possibly Saturday
The only accident which has occur
red on the work since the flood, hap.
pened to Conductor Worth Smyer
near Shoemaker Saturday afternoon.
He was standing on top OF car in
the pile driver train at bridge 343
when in some manner he was thrown
to the ground and sustained a frac'
ture of his right shoulder. He was
taken to Ration on a special train and
placed in care Of DIR. Shuler and was
reported to be doing very well this
morning.
South of Albuquerque, the only
trouble reported is between Ell PasC
and Rincon and trains from the Pass
City will be routed to Deming over
the Southern Pacific and thence tc
Albuquerque. The damage to the ID
J & r. G. has been hastily repaired ant
| trains win reach Santa Fe from the
north this evening Within the mex
day or two communications between
Las Vegas and the outside world viii
| be completely established once more
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-10
Accurate Statement Of Railway
Conditions on New
Mexico Lines
TROUBLE NOW
ALMOST OVER
Trains Both North and South T0
Move Tomorrow Evening
or Wednesday Morning

After The Optic went to press on
Saturday conditions on the road south
OF Las Vegas changed materially for
the worse. The two delayed trains
which left here Saturday morning had
scarcely passed the washed out re-
gion when the rain began to come
down in torrents at and south Of Clio
rieta, reaching almost flood prbpor-
tions at Thornton. At one time the
Rio Grande was running four feet
deep over the tracks near Bernailllo.
Most of the work which had been
done just south of Canoncito as well
as a piece of track east of Lamy was
taken out and the line made impassa-
BILE. At Rogers bend all the recon
structed work was severely damaged
and will not be in shape for the pas
sage Of trains before Tuesday noon
The cribbed bridge and some of the
roadbed near Elota washed out again
and large force Of men were all
day yesterday and last night employ
ed in making it good Several spots
between Bernalillo and Albuquerque
had to be patched up before relief
trains could reach the more important
washouts.
No attempt was made to run trains
between Las Vegas and Albuquerque
but a special was run from here to
Canoncito with Roadmaster Elliott
Some passengers for Santa Fe were
permitted to go on this train with the
understanding that they would have
to foot it from Canoncito to Lamy
which they did and went to the capi
tai on the branch train.
Chief Engineer w. B. Storey went
down on this train and will remain
on the line between Lamy and Albu
querque until 1t is open after which
he will go to the Rio Grande division
WHSIt liuLtClS tlG III dlIUOSI as Udu
shape as on the New Mexico divis
ion, the river having made severa
very bad breaks in the road in the
neighborhood of Socorro. In conse
quence of these breaks the detouret
trains from the east have been helt
at Ell Paso and none have gone soutf
from Albuquerque since Saturday.
At one time yesterday it was re
ported that the Rio Puerco west O
Albuquerque had taken some of thu
track on the Coast lines, but latcl
reports indicated that there had bee,
no delay to traffic from Albuquerqu,
west
General Superintendent d. e. Cair
reached Shoemaker from the east yes
terday afternoon and reported that i
would be at least Wednesday befor,
any train could be gotten through
the Mora canyon. In the meantime
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-10

was reported. General Knropatkin
commanded in person. is officially
confirmed. The fighting, however.
was not severe. A high officer Of
the general staff informed the asso-
ciated press today that kuropatkin is
prepared to advance with great care
but when the main collision will oc-
cur he will depend on circumstances,
Heavy fighting is hardly likely before
another week at the earliest. Only
six miles separate the advance lines,
and the advance or counter advance
might precipitate preliminary artil-
lery engagement at any moment. II
is now evident that Field Marshal
Oyama is aware that Kuropatkin is
preparing to strike. Instead Of ex-
tending himself for the big flanking
movement east, so much talked OF,
he realized the necessity of meeting
the Russian advance by terrifying his
positions north Of Lao Yang The in.
terval between the eveniful collision
will doubtless be utilized by both
sides in feeling out their respective
strength and dispositions. and in ac-
tive skirmisHing onflanks, Not until
the combined movements Of kuropat-
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-10
$pIendid Recepfi0n TO- ,ss' u ID iss,q .
RepuhLxcans af 7Iassra Am,as,iyIa

Antonsto. Colo. October 10, 1905.
4peciar to The Optic: ''''
s E4fnt| $500 uqf III eesfE 4TAN p
4 The most enthusiastic. convention
. the, history of this county was held
Yesterday at TERRA Amarillo. A
ttcket was nominated with great har.
Wony.os Otero and Andrews received
a mammoth ovation Cheers frequent.
~ interrupted the speaker. Never be-
fore has such a reception been ten.
dered any candidate. Andrews speech
was short. pithy and pointed. His
plain statement OF his position made
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-10
FAIRBANKS REACHES THE
BUG EATER STATE.

NORTH PLATTE, Oct 10.--Sena-
tor Fairbanks and party arrived today
at Z o'clock and were greeted by .
good sized crowd. The senator spoke
briefly on the issues Of the campaign
saying, They are such that the Re- !
publfcans do not have to apologize
for them" M
Brief speeches are to be made along
the route between North Platte and !,
Omaha today, ending tonight in big :
republican rally at Omaha. ..asot
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-10
Tidy Credit Account

NEW YORK, Oct. S-Bank Off
cials are much interested to-day in
the tabulated statement of clearing
house banks In which it was shown
the National Bank os Commerce has
balance to its credit Of over seven
teen million dollars. This is record
breaking. No explanation is vouch-
safed by the officers of the bank,
but in other quarters the huge bal
ance is believed to foreshadow some
important financial transaction.