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The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1904-02-15

Nix. Eplron.
Will you please tell me where
| can get pea cock eggs aud the
price OF same. w. A. MAY.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-26
All Imprisoned by Yesterdays Explosion in
Shaft Are Found to be Dead
WORK OF TAKING OUT BODIES is SLOW
Falling of Cage at Victor, Co1 Brings Instant
Death to Fifteen Men.

the way. There was one man alive
ut the foot of the shaft. He was sent
up. and then we took the mule path
into the south lCvcl. We saw two
men who We're alive and notified those
back Of lis and then went on. We
passed the third, fourth and fifth head
ing. and then through an overdrift
into the air shaft. | began to feel
dizzy and sick. and then | saw Taylor
stagger and fall. His lantern felh We
tried to lift him up. but could not car
ry him up. and l made my own way
TO safety"
Another rescue party was sent down
and three of the rescuers, Becker.
Smith. and Nalkernerst. when they
returned To the surface. declared that
in their opinion all in the mine out
side OF the rescue party are dead. in
cluding Taylor. the engineer II. T..
Hutchinson. who gave out the lamps
to the miners before they went tn
work in the pit, said: AT T:30 o'clock.
the time when the whistles blew and
when every one is supposed IN he at
work at the mine. had given out be-
tween $50 and 100 lamps.
That was one lamp TO man."
Yes
Did any one of those lamps come
back" Not one"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-26
CHICAGO HAS rot
POWER TO REGULATE
Body Blow to 75-cent Gas in De-
cisiOn of Judge Gross
cup.

Chicago, Jan. 26.-The city of Chi
cagO has not the power to regulate the
price of gas. according to Judge Gross
cup. of the United States court. No
such power was ever delegated by the
state legislature. he declares. The judge
ruled in favor of the gas companies in
two cases in which ,injunctions were
sought restraining the city from en-
forcing the 15-cent gas ordinance. He
made his decision after long cOnsidera-
tiCn of the arguments. The result is
considered Il sweeping victory for the
gas companies.
The city council passed an ordinance
little over two years ago forbidding
manufacturers of gas from demanding
or collecting. from consumers. OF gas
within the city. more than % cents per
LOCO cubic feet. and attaching a pen
atty of from SO to 5000 to each viola
ton thereof. This is held to be be-
yond the city's power and-also held to
impair the obligation of the contract in
the charter of the gas company.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-26
DISASTER REPORTED
FROM FIJI ISLANDS
Whole Villages Swept Away, but
Only Six Lives known
to beI1DsU.

London. Jan. 2G.+ConGrming the
press dispatch from Melbourne the
colonial office has received an official
d.spltclH us follows1"A severe hurri-
cane swept over the Fiji islands Jan 81
ann - The damage in the neighbor-
hood Of Suva. the capital and chief
port of the islands. was chiefly 10 the
banana and other plantations and ma
<iVe hOuSeS. but the destruction at
Levuka- on the east coast Of the small
island of Ovdlau, was very serious.
Whole native villages We're swept
away. the bonded warehouse was de
Stroyed. and cOastin. stea meTs, bark.
several small craft and many govern
ment buildings Were destroyed. Only
six lives have thus far been reported
lost. but news from the provinces has
not yet arrived
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-26
Says Heitger Is Not the Man.
TALL MAN THE CHIEF SUSPECT
hut He Is Nnt Located-Joseph Heitge
Makes a Statement.

but He Is Not Located-Joseph iIeitger
Makes a Statement.
Miss Schafer was teacher . Latin
in the Bedford schools. and was walk
ing along the street when some one
killed her. Several have been suspect
ed including Joseph c. HeitSer. resi-
dent here, Il young man. and tall
man III Il long oNercoat who is said
to have been seen with the girl and
also to have been quarrcliHg with her
The police &re satisfied that the tall
man i the murderer. and that he is
the one who was. as il is stated. all
nOying Miss Schafer
The officers decline to mention the
name of the suspect" and when
asked if he is Il stranger here said it
would be unusual for Il perfect strau-
ger i'll TedfOrd 10 know the locality
Of the cab-Shcd. though. they say. he
might not live III Bedford and yet be
familiar with the locality at which the
crime WAS committed. The theory of
the police is that the man who killed
Sarah Schafer WAS capable Of dealing
Il terrific blow. and that he knew just
where TO strike it.
Further. that this man was enamored
Of Miss Schafcr. and that she bad
rcpulSed him. The idea of the police
is that this man. brooding over his
passion for the young woman. deter
mined To have an interview with her
and watched for her on this particular
night as the one best suited for his
purpose: that he had made up his mind
10 kill her if she gain resented his ad-
vances. and watched for her. He kept
on the opposite side of the street I'M
til Captain Alexander had entered the
Winstandley House and then overlook
her at Fourteenth and !. streets
In his examination by the officials
Joseph c. HeitEer said that on the
evening of the murder he left the home
of his father. Joseph c. HeitGer. at
6:4J o'clock. He arrived at the old II
brary building on Fourteenth. be
tween J and X streets. before any of
the basket ball players whom he
coached arrived. He said he believed
be was there Il few minutes after
O'Clock. None of the players was posi-
tive ut what minute after 4 they ar
rived. Hei;-er declared that he left
the building some time near = p. m.
going to his home at once and chang
ing his clothes to keep an evening en-
gagemcnt
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-26
BLIZZARD RAGING
UP IN MANITOBA
Mercury at 80 Negroes Below
Three Persons Frozen
to Death.

Winnipeg. Man. Han. 26.-For the
past two days a terrible blizzard has
been raging here. practically tying up
The entire city. The cold has been in
tense. with sharp wind from the
north. Many persons have been frozen
so BADLY that they had to he cared
for in the hospital. Only three deaths
have 50 far resulted here. although re-
ports from surrounding country tell of
other fatalities.
Until Saturday bricklayers were en-
gagged on buildings and in the new
city sewer, but when the mercury
dropped TO - degrees below and three
of nine men We're so badly frozen that
they were taken to the hospital, the
rest of them quit work.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-26

gan serving mittimi upon those city
officials and Iroquoi~ theatre attaches
ordered held To await the action Of
the grand jury. ~ fast aS arrests
were made the men were taken To the
police station. where they Vii hr held
until all have been arrested. when
they will bc taken before a Judge so
furnish bonds. Mayor Harri~ou'~ NIT
timus may not be served today. a. hc
J. iiI and the coroUrr doesn't wish To
disturb him unnecessarily.
Negligence and Incompetence.
Chicago. Jan. 2G.-On charges of
criminal negligence auI gross iucum-
potency Mayor Carter II. Harrison was
held To the gTand jury at 1880 o'clock
last night a. responsible for the Iro-
uuui~ theatre fire by the coroucr'~
Jury " hich investigated the horror.
With The mayor were held 10 the
grand jury Fire Marshal William II.
Mu~ham. City Building Inspector
George Williams. Euiiijng Inspector
Edward Iaughiu. Fireman William
SaIIer>. and VIII !. Davis. part owner:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-26
BURLINGTON FAST
TRAIN is WRECKED
Denver Express Struck While Stop
ping for WAter-Three
Are Killed.

ST. Louis. Jan. 2G.-K William Com
over. of Denver; Elmer English. of
Macon. Mo; Benjamin Bennett. por-
ter, of st. Louis. were killed, Engineer
Nunns is missing and seven Others are
injured as the result of an accommo-
dation train on the burlington rum
ming into the rear of the Denver ex-
press which had stopped last night Ia
take water at Gardeoue creek. 40
miles north of here. The wreck is at
tributed to a binding snow storm.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-26
Kaiser Is Strenuous in Help.

Berlin. Jan. 2G.-Emperor William is
taking extraordinary personal interest
in the relief of the Aalcsund. Nor
way. fire sufferers. Besides sending
his adjutant. Captain Won Grumme. in
charge of the expedition sent on the
Hamburg American line steamer
Phoenicia to aid the distressed persons.
the emperor ordered the German crui-
ser NiOue. i'll addition TO the cruiser
PrinZ Heinrich, TO start for -AaIesund
with further supplies. Both war yes
selS have sailed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-26
NORMAL HAVING A SCARE
ON ACCOUNT OF SMALLPOX

Bloomington, Ill, Jan. 2G.-The town
OF Normal is alarmed over an epidemic
of smallpox, and a meeting has been
held to discuss the advisability of clos
ing the State Normal university and
public schools. There are now said to
be fully thirty cases. eight new cases
being reported since Saturday. The
families affected have in some in
stances ignored the state board OF
health quarantine orders.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-26
ALL MEANS OF RESCUE WRECKED
Mining Engineer Loses His Life in the
First I:escue Party.

Mining Engineer Loses His Life ia the
First I:escue Party.
As soon as the rumble Of the eX-
plosiOn and crash at the pit mouth
startled the little village the wiz es
and children of the men below rushed
to the scene of the disaster, but to
gain no encouragement. There was
no way TO get into the deep workings.
The cages that let the men into the
mines and brought them out again
when the days work was done were
both demolished. All day long there
was u jam of waiting women and
children about the mouth of the pit
1t was not until =. III. that the first
attempt at rescue was made. This
was failure. as the two men who
volunteered were driven back by the
foul air.
Shortly after , p. IN. Mining En-
gineer Selwyn VI. Taylor and one of
his assistants signalled for the engin-
eer to lower them into the shaft. Tay-
lOr is still down there Three times
efforts have been made to reach him.
but so far without avail. Thomas
Wood. one of the first OF the rescue
party hauled to the surface told his
story of his trip through the mine.
He said:
Il WAS with Taylor, and we clam
laid out the pnine anC seemed TO know
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-26
MEDICAL STUDENTS SUBJECTS FOR
TESTING QUALITIES OF NEW POISON

Ann Arbor. Mich. Jan. Z6.-The IG
members Of the Alpha Sigma frater-
nifty. which Is the secret society in the
homeopathic department of the Uni
versity Of Michigan. viii offer them
selves us living test tubes for expert
menfs 20 find an antidote fer a certain
onirOn. the nature Of which viii De
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-26
Left a Note to His Mother.

San Francisco, Jan. 26. - John
Strickland, a draughtsman employed at
the Union Iron works, committed sui
eide by inhaling gas. He is said To have
belonged TO Il wealthy English family.
He left Il farewell note addressed to
his mother at - East Delwich street,
London
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-26
DEATH IN COLORADO.

Cage Drops PrecIpItating Fifteen Men tn
Instant Death.
Victor. Colo. Jan. 26.-By the fall
ing of a cage in Stratton's Independ-
ence mine - men were instantly killed
today.
When the cage reached the surface
the engineer was unable to stop the
engine. The cable parted and the cage
shot down the shaft mt terrific speed.
All the miners were frightfully man
gled.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-26

cereal and vegetable diet. He SAYS
that he did not get enough OF this.
and he raidel the lar,ler yesterday for
another bowl of porridge. The cook
tried To throw him ont and was worst
ed y cCu-t-martial sentenced him To
month in the guard house. He es-
capped during his frsr night. Three Of
the squad have deserted. saying that
they we're too hungry to stay.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-26
STUDENT FALLS
IN BOILING WATER
Fatality at Kansas Agricultural Col
Iege Necessitates a
Shut Down.

Manhattan. Kans.. Jan. 2G.-Elmer
Gardner. student al the state agricuI-
tural college here. was >calded to
death today by falling into the pump
pit that furnishes hot water for the
institution. The accident disabled the
heating plant. the college being clos
ed temporarily.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-26
Killed Two Men with an AZ.

Alfred. Ont, Jan. &c. Goyette, OF
Montreal. in quarrel over wages with
Daniel Corrigan and his son. farmers
living near here. killed them both with
an aX. He then forced Mrs. COrrigan
to give him all the money she had ana
fed but later was captured
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-26
THE WHEAT MARKET TAKES
ANOTHER SHORT TUMBLE

Chicago. Jan. 26.-A break Of over
2H cents occurred today in the price
of May wheat. Heavy sales supposed
to be for the account Of the Armour
interests are responsible for the fall.
Later there was Il recovery Of over u
cent. The slump today caused much
excitement, following the sensational
decline Yesterday due to similar
cause.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-26
Thugs Rife a Po-tomce.

Ligonier, Ind, Jan. 26.-The post
Office in this city was entered by bur
glars and the money drawer rified Of
about So and a quantity of stamps.
The thieves left no clew.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-26
CHARLES S. RANNELS WANTS
TO BE STATE TREASURER

Jacksonville. Ill. Jan.-Charles s.
Rannells, of this county, has formally
announced himSef Il candidate for the
Republican nomination for state treas
urer. RannelIs. during Governor Tan-
ners administration, was chairman OF
the Republican state central commlt-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-26

kept a secret from the subjects. In a
month the young men will begin the
experiments. which will last three
months. Al first very small quanti-
ties of the poison will be administered,
and gradually the amount viii be in
creased and symptoms noted. DR. &.
+. IbershofT will conduct the experi-
meufs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-26

council in the new theatre ordinance
1t took the members nearly eight
hours To reach their verdict. For one
hour of that time they were clo>eted
i'm the city council chamber where
they discussed the 5000 typewriter
pages Of evidence presented To them
10y the 179 witnesses who appeared.
This evidence and the articles used
a. exhibits during the hearing were in
the council chamber at the time.
Mayor Gives Bond.
During the morning Mayor Harri-
son presented himself at the curOner's
Office and then went TO Judge Walkers
court. where bonds Of 5000 were fur
ui>hcd. Fire Marshal Musham. Build
ing Commissioner Williams and Build
ing Inspector Laughlin also gave
bonds. VIII !. Davis was arrested in
bed at home. Others taken i'm custody
were William McNulleu. operator of
the fio,dlight: James +. Cummings.
stage carpenter. and Stage Fireman
SallSr~.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-26
UNKNOWN WOMAN
Said TO Have Given Valuable Facts
About the Murdered Miss
Schafer.
HER NAME IS KEPT a SECRET
Sleuths Still in the Dark, However
as to the Doer of the
Foul Deed.

Bedford, Ind. Jan. 2G. - Officials
here are anXiously. awaiting de-
velopments i'll the mystery surrounding
the death OF Miss Sarah Schafer lthe
teacher who was murdered last week
just after dark. and her body left III
a carriage she'd. subsequent TO the re-
turn of Heitgcr from Bloomington and
Chief of Police Russell and Sheriff
Smith, of Bedford, who are reported
10 have left Louisville for this city.
III response TO Il telegram from ii.
Hahn, Il cigar maker of Louisville.
who declared lie could conduct officers
to Il woman who might be able TO
throw light upon the mystery. Chief
Of Police Russell and Sheriff Smith
went TO Louisville To secure an inter
view with the woman.
Valuable Information Secured.
The officers interviewed her and say
they have secured valuable informa-
ton. Before disclosing any infOrma-
ton ii is said the woman eXacted Il
pledge from the officers that her name
should be withheld from publicity in
connections WITH the investigations AS
Il consequence il is impossible to OBJ
tain any information from the ott-
GERS, who say they will not reveal any
thing until they have conferred with
local officials. y meeting of the city
council has been called by Mayor
Smith. at which time means will be de
vised for raising funds to continue the
investigations
Says Heitger Is Not the Man.
Mrs. Frank Gross. of Chicago, who
is at ElkhaTt 10 attend the funeral of
her sister. declares that Heitger is the
man to whom she referred i'll her let
ter when she said she was sorry that
he" had made crack" at Miss
Schafcr, and that the latter had not
the strength to throw him down. She
and the murdered girls parents are of
the opinion that Heitger is in no way
connected with the death of Miss
Schafcr. Mayor Smith said: We have
no evidence which justifies the arrest
of any one yet"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-26
Grand Jury After Eight Hours DeIiberatiOn Re-
turns Verdict Late at Night.
MAYOR HARRISON ONE OF EIGHT HELD
Three Other City Officials, Manager Davis and
Theatre Enployes--An Are Arrested.

William McMullcu. electric light OPP
orator. and James f.. Cummings. stage
carpenter Of the IroquoiS theatre.
Mittini for the arrest of the
men charged with responsibility for
the loss of j72 lives were issued early
this mornin" and city detectives put
To work >erNn" them. These detec-
tiyes announced their intention of
treating the city officials as ordinary
citizens and compelIin" them to go
with them to the county jail unless
they secure bonds.
Makes Recommendations.
The verdict OF the coroner'S jury. in
addition 10 holding the eight men
named responsible for the loss of life
at the fire. makes recommendations
that changes he made i'm the manner
in which the laws are enforced. 1t
asks notifications i'm the city building
ordinances. Most of these changes.
however. have been made by the city
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-26

OF the reScucrS came up from the
shaft and said ut the bottom of the
shaft there was pile of legs, arms
and trunks that resemble anything
but human beings. The dead are scat
tered all over the mine.
About 100 in Mine.
Pittsburg, Jan. 26.-Between 1s9 and
100 men are at the bottom of the Har-
wick mine of the Allegheny Coal com
pany at Q today. and all are believed
To he dead. Only one miner has been
brought to the surface. He is still un-
conscious One Of the rescue party is
dead ana another unconscious.
Aid has been asked for the work of
rescue from surrounding towns. Work
has been abandoned until later in the
morning. as the rescucrs are overcome
with fatigue 1t will probably be sew
eraI days before all the bodies are re-
covered.
All in tIe Mine Are Dead.
I'm addition to the miners who were
at work when the explosion occurred
it is row believed hy practically all
of the men of the rescue party who
have come up the 22O-foot vertical
shaft for Il warming and Il breath
ing spell that Selwyn Nj. Tay-
lor. the Pittsburg mining enGin-
eer who plated the mine. and who
was the first to reach the bottom aft
er the explosion happened. is also now
among the list of dead. OF those i'll
the mine all are probably dead.
Blew IA Mule from the Mine.
The explosion occurred at $40 Il.
M, and the first warming was the sud
den rumble underground, ard thea a
sheet of flame followed up the deep
shaft. Both mine cages were hurled
through the tipplC, twenty feet above
the landing stage. ard the three men
on the tipple were thrown to the
ground. mule was thrown high
above the shaft, and fell dead on the
ground. The injured men We're brought
ut once to this city, where two of
them. Henry Mayhem, check weigh
man. ard George Waltman, tipplcman,
have since died.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-26
Sensational Ending of
Promoter Whitaker
Wright.
POSSIBLY A SUICIDE
Taken Ill Immediately
After Declared
Guilty.

London, Jan. 26.-Whitaker Wright.
the widely known company promoter.
died today soon after being found
guilty of fraud and sentenced TO
seven years of penal scrVitude.
Wright was attacked with sudden
indiSposition after he left court. and
was attended by two physicians.
Death was attributed to heart disease.
May Have Been Suicide.
Whight'S friends Said all along,
while he WAS hopef9l of acquittal,
they were certain hef would not sur
NiVe the sentence anS would commit
suicide. This iS appaf fentlv what hap
pencd. Wright was removed from the
court hospital. He kvaS soon taken
ill and expired almOst Immediately.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-26
Profit Is Enormous.

The Frankfort Zeitung's informant
adds that he found that the merchants
took an average of 40 per cent. profit
Oh the transactions of traders and the
latter added 100 per cent. and usually
made 20 per cent. more on the cattle
they took in payment. The traders
also aroused the anger of the natives
10y sciZinG the latters cattle arbitrari
ly. without waiting for legal procedure.
1t is true that the authorities forbid
this but the natives usually do not
complain. merely nursing their griev-
ances. and if they do complain, the
police have difficulty i'll discovering the
offending traders.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-26

Chicago. Jan. %. Coroner Traeger
and a number of detectives today be
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-26
Cause of the Herero Rising.

Light has been thrown by the
Frankfort ZeitunS on some of the con-
tributory causes of the HcreroS rising
in German Southwest Africa as the
result of statements made to that pa
per by Il traveller who has returned
from Windhoek and Okahandia. Mer-
chants and traders allied with them
are charged with involving the ma
tives i'll debt. According to this travel
cr the traders are mostly discharged
soldiers whom the merchants equip
with wagons and from sixteen To TWEEN
ty oxen and goods valued at thou
sands of marks. The traders sell at
first entirely on credit, not requiring
cash until they make later trips.
Natives Are ImprOVident.
The imprOvident natives buy large
ly and repeatedly on these easy terms
and the merchants favor the system
of extending and renewing the credits
of the traders. sometimes to 10000
marks. Finally, the traders begin col
lecting portions Of the debts. taking
cattle in payment and at the same
time selling more goods on credit. The
natives often are indebted to several
traders at once.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-26
HERERO UPRISING
Stated To Be Revolving Against
the Extortions of the Ger.
man Traders.
ENORMOUS PROFITS ExACTED
Natives ImprOvident and Encouraged
to Buy on Credir-OutloOk
Is Serious

Berlin. Jan. 26-An official dispatch
from Windhoek. German Southwest
Africa. says the Germans have lost
heavily in unsuccessful attempts to re-
lieve Okahandja, that five settlers and
their entire families have been muir
dered and that the Hereros are threat
ening Windhoek. y German patrol
which engaged the natives near Hope
Farm lost a reserve officer, Won Boy
sen, one on-commiSsiOned officer and
six men killed. The garrison of Wind
hoek numbers 23O men. part of the
force being hOrSemen. with two ma
chine guns.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-26
Horses in Argentina.

The latest news from Windhoek was
dated Jan. Il, but no news has been
received from Okahandia since Jan.
II. The garrison of Windhoek was
brought up 10 its present strength by
enrolling all the settlers and Beers.
The German government has given up
the plan to organize an expedition of
Germans in Cape Colony, as it is esti-
mated that they could not be assem-
bled and sent before the arrival of
the rc-enforcements which have en-
barked at Wilhelmshaven. The gov
ernment is buying horses in Argentina
for shipment to German Southwest
Africa.