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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-08-08
Missouri Pacific Flyer Crashed Through Bridge Into
Raging TOnent==Of Us Persons Aboard, But Few
Escaped Death Or Serious Injury

doubt carried on the crest of the
flood down the stream and cut into
the Arkansas river.
Three OF the eleven bodies that
had been recovered al 9 o.elosk this
morning Were taken from the river
seven miles below the scene of the
catastrophe
REVISED LIST OF THE lnENrl-
FtED AN KNOWN DEAD
A. e. Hoes. Pueblo.
MRS STEVENS. Northampton
Mass
MAJ FRANK II WHITMAN
HENRY ptNGMAN. engineer
Denver
MISS SEWARD Pueblo
MISS IRENE WRIGHT Pueblo.
JAMES - SMITH conductor
Denver
MISS MINNIE DAVIS. Pueblo.
MISS EtSIE ROLAND. L1uds.
hufK. Kan.
MISS HAnENnuRY Saliua. kan.
DIR " p MUM. Pueblo
MRS JOHN MoLiNER. Pueblo
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were located ln Fountain creek
quite "a distance from the scene 81
the Wresk. the bodies of many 81
the victims srrc found stiil Boz the
cars haif or wholly buried In sand
Several uf the passengers who
were Ina the Pullman that eacape.l
when they learned the FUN airu.fi.
canoe Of the accident walked back
alouE the track through the hliua
Inc rain storm. % The nearest teiea
graph station and pired here a hurs
- call Tor assistance
Other passengers ln the rul'mana
tried "a rrHEur the less fortunate
ones aboard the train hut they Werr
az a loss hos tu DO anything be
cause ~ the tart that che ears aud
their human freight had been
washed orr down the stream and
no trace 90 the wfeEk va left other
than the
ntG BREAK lN THE TREsTf.E
through which the torrent avIfled
and dashed Ia Ice race towards the
Arkansas river
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message for help eaa sent 90 The pc
lice station While the officers eers
on their way 60 the house Barrett
uaa In thn back yard aai fired a
shot which vent through the door
of a neiFhboriuE house
when the Officers arrived De was
In the house They decided not 10
take the unnecessary rick 90 cutefs
ing the residence. so surrounded a.
barrett came out 81 the front door
and before be could DRAW a gun the
men grabbed him and pat on hand
cuffs In the patrol wagon he Of
fered the Officers 500 TO JET him
60
barrett 20 vell known resident
OF seattle Re owns Considerable
property. both here and In Alaska
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TAX EoUAtzERs HOLD THEIR SESSIONS IN PUBLIC AND DE.
CLARE THEIR INTENTION TO MAKE CORPORATIONS
MARK

meetings private.
Last year h was practically i'm
possible for "A representative 81 the
neNapapor 10 get into the room
where the board wa In session and
all the important business vas
transacted behind closed doors
Saturday afternoon the board
summoned the large corporations 10
appear during the week and show
cause Why their personal property
assessments should not be raised
Among these were the Seattle Light
ing company. tho seattle Electric
company the Puget Sound Electric
company the Gnoqualmie Fails
Power company and the ihdepeud-
eut aud Sunset Telephone oompa-
mics The members q the board OF
equalization do not intend to devote
much time e the raising OF lower
Ing 81 personal property assess
menta. a. the rolls we're gone over
Last year.
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cupy the car tracks 60 set along L.
Green was driving his wagon into
the city along this dangerous stretch
of ruad way. When he noticed the car
nearly tao blocks ahead coming to-
~afd him down the slippery rails
lie tried 20 reach the Intersection az
Aloha street. where be Souid have
had room % clear bis NaEun of the
tracks bot uaa unsuccessful Mo
torman Morgan noticed hts predica-
ment while Ms car was still long
distance from the Wagon bot did
not succeed in stopping the coach
quickly enough. either beeanse u
Nas moving ton fast o. bscanHe h
was incompetent 20 do 81.
r n fomax a timekseper Tor the
Seattle Lighting eompuy fesiding
al Aigta Sixth avenue. Who was
passenger on the car and an ere
witness 70 the accident gives Enad
account 81 what followed. lie said
this morning
4 got of the car where Il stop
ped AZ the sritch To valt Tor The In
coming car. concluding that ! could
make better time - walking bad
reaahe Aloha street Uhen the var
on and car oollided there Both the
driver and the motorman noticed
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-08-08

GENEviEVE MoflvER. AGED I
years.
MARY MOtINEH. aged 2 years
MISS IDA LEONARD Pueblo.
MRS MARY WALSH Chicago.
MRS MARY PRICE. tAsslie. lil
Twenty four others knoNu 10
have been on the train are missing
A tloudburst aud the heavy rain
had uilcd the ordinarily dry creek
60 overlooking The waters we're
dashing over the treatle when the
train TAU onto Il. The aeitt current
had
UNDERMINED THE TBEsrLE
and hen the flyer xas well onto ii
the weight of the train caused % e.
collapse The engine NaH almost
arruaa. but u fell hack inta the
stream With the haggaEe car the
smoker aud chair car
All the ears were washed down
stream and the passenger and
trmumcn Ia them we're rolled aud
tumhlsd about beneath the surface
Of the water. and When the cars
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Efs
BROUGHT
100000

The steamer ST Paul arriver from
Nome this afternoon with 500. ooo In
gold on board also "A cargo Of whale
bone valued az So 500. consigned
To Lewis. Anderson a Ford. The
WhslebCne Was taken from the
Whalcr Monterey The ST. Paul also
brought down about so passengers.
She brought no news Of later date
than that brought by the oregon.
The st Paul leaves tonight for san
Francisco.
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Sc 7 FREE

Katie Busch. the ta-year-old gifi
81 BLACK Diamond who recently
buried alive her ilieKitimate child.
ulil not be- prosecuted. Prosecuting
Attorney Scott sheriff Cafihes
Coroner Hoye and Attorney VIII II.
Morris. representing the girl. held a
consultation this morning and de-
cided that she was mentally IRE
suonalbie Al the time she Killed the
baby
she vas released and Wlll be sent
home "wednesday
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ms scripp, News Assay

PUEBLO. Colo. Aus one hun.
drea or more lives we're lost al !
O'Clock last night IN the most Sc
rious railroad wreck that has ever
occurred In Colorado
The Missouri Pacific flyer during
a hhndlnK rain storm, dashed
through a trustle en- the Denver a
Rio Graude railroad near Eden
eight miles from this city into a
raging torrent rushing through an
arruya. which is ordinarily a dry
creek
More than rs persons we're
Aboard the train when it dashed
through the trestle and went down
into the sVirling waters of the ar
uoya II IL doubtful II more than
-. and perhaps not that many. es-
capped death either by drowning az
boinK crushed beneath the wreck
axe
The exact number 81 victims can
not nov and may never be- learned
a. many 81 the bodies we're No
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sstimable MonEoliau had made
bad bargain. adding that he could
only follow the rule thai had never
yet been departed from and refuse
to take back the goods The opium.
be said. WAS canned 10 China and
II a chiuaman could not take n
chance on his willy countrvmen's
scales he ought not 10 expect a sim
rle Yanke like Uncle sam 60 stand
the loss
ChanE left the marxhal's office a
saddef but a wiser man. and II IN
safe to say he viii buy no more
pigs ~ pokes' without first ascer-
iainlne the difference between the
gross and the net weight of tbs
porkeT.
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I(;E: men

CHICAGO. Aug. S-An order was
sent out today after conference OF
the strikers board for the ice wag-
ON drivers 20 aid the stock yard
any of the branch markets of the
packing companies or any meat
dealers. The order may extend
throughout the country.
The situation az the stock yards
this morning is quiet and unchang-
ed More non-union help arrived
aud was put 20 work.
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PI ..O1
Dynamite Cartridge Found
Aboard King Alionso's Royal
Train

SAN SEBASTIAN. Spain Aus s.
The Journey Of kiuF Alfonso 10
omen the exhibition at NIiofIa has
bcen DELAYED owing to the discovery
Of three dynamite cartridge on The
royal train
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FAILED

CHEYENNE. Wye. Aug g.
Shortly before daylight this morn
iug five bandits attempted 20 hold
up the Atlantic express af Assay
two miles west 81 Green River on
the Union Pacific
The outlaws turned the switch.
Intending "a wreck the flyer ON a
short siding bat a pumpman dis
covered the plot and got word 90
the trainmeu ~ the express. which
approached safely
The robbers shot the pumpman.
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who viii probably die
Posses are ont from Green River.
Rock Springs and RaSlins. and n
Union Pacific posse Of trained rang
ers with fast horses have started
on a special train from Cheyenne.
An attempt will be made 20 head
off the outlaws before they reach
the Sierra Madres Il Is believed
the bandits are members Of the
gang that recently held up the
Great Northern and Rio Grande
trains
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DROWNED

TRINIDAD. Cole Aus. s-Wiil-
lam Haigh. general mauager Of the
Trinidad Coal company. and VIII
lam Richardson were drowned In
Fisher canyon Saturday a. the re
suit Of a cIoudhurst William
HalHh'a adn. Who vas In the party.
~ fea.ned
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CHICAGO. Aux g. Wheat went
gearing to-day. due 90 bad weather
reports from the uorthvea and fear
that Armour wHH engineering q sep
trmhsf deaf uld September sold at
- rs Co fd1t.f. new. - to iol
corn. tgas4 O. % "a.
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WAS R0A

The body found in the bay this
morning has been identified as that
of George Roa. an engineer Of the
steamer Nome city, who had been
missing more than a week
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The residence OF j. 81 Wed. ON
Fourth avenue north WuH badly
damaged by fire thlH morning The
VaIIrut work n the Fremont fire
men saved the house from deHlue=
ton
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ight and Tuesday Fair continued warm:
TO fresh northwest winds.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-07-24
BY Rufus Rockwell wilson.

, agerie to divide time with the monkey
| and the clown, the first hour being
given TO politics One Of the cages
was used as a rOstruTn- Soon he heard
q. low sound. which resembled a grosFI,
and learned that the hvena was his
nearest listener There were large
! auger holes ia the top OF the box for
the admission Of air Prentiss COM
menced speaking. and when he reached
the blood and thunder portion OF his
speech he ran his cane into the CAGE.
and called forth a most horrible yell
from the enraged animal. at the same
time gestieul8ting violently with the
would exC5afU. the very Wild beasts
are shocked at the political bsseness
and corruption Of the tins. See how
this worthy fellow Just below me is
scaadaiized. Hear his yell Of patriotic
shame and indiga ton" The effect was
electric: he called down the house in a
perfect tempest OF enthusiasm. He
hurled his anatheEnas at his foes and
enforced them by the yeils Of his neigh
bors.
The campaign efforts OF John Van
Buren, and OF James W. Nye belong TO
q somewhat later period ia our political
history. Van Buren," said General
Thomas I. James not long ago. swas
ward BY the Free Soil movement I'm
like his father, Martin Van Buren,.
Prince John WIS OF splendid physical
Proportions. Like Gonkifng, he was q
man whom il did the eye good to look
upon when he appeared in public; but,
unlike Conkling. he attracted by a de-
lightful mannerism, and gained extra
ordinary personal popularity, which is
illustrated nowadays by the sobriquet
of
low Weed. by which he was always
afterward known. He did not dislike
to be called Prince John. He had
achieved fBe reputation as a lawyer
before he took a very sctive part in
politics, and had he been possessed of
that ambition which mastered his
father he might have gained as many
successes as the father won Prince
John, however, was a haii-feIlow-ae
met, yet always dignIfied. fond Of the
good things of life. possessed of
wonderful animal spirits, a keen sense
OF humOr, and a repugnance for some
OF the responsibilities and trials of Of
flce holding. The young men o. the
present generation can hardly realize
the extent Of his popularity nor how
great was his fame. The older genera
ton alone remembers him. and it does
seem strange that a man who had such
extraordinary gifts and such wide
spread popularity should now be al
most forgotten"
Others who heard Van Buren, bear
witness to the facx that IN wit and
humor he was almost without a rival
at the bar or on the stump. An ex-
ample cited by one OF his biographers
illustrates the tendency Of his mind in
this direction. At an early period OF
his career at the bar OF New York City.
whence he had removed from Albany
he argued the weak side Of s case be-
fore the general term OF the supreme
court He had not proceeded far in
the argument Of his first point when
the presiding judge fFsdmonds) said
TO hins Mr.. Van Buren,. we cannot
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-07-24

40 chapter in our political annals is
richer in human interest than the
one which has TO do with the men
whose gift OF eloquent and persuading
speech has been a deciding influence
IN more than one presidential can
vass. The names Of Henry Clay and
Daniel Webster head the roster OF the
great campaign orators of the past.
Clay was perhaps a more popular ora
tor than Webster. His was a voice OF
great compass power and melody, ana
with Il at VIII he moved even hostile
assemblage % smiles and tears and
enthusiasm. Ciay's skill in electionesr-
ing, however, was largely due 10 lis
familiarity with the manners and Gus
toms of farmers, tenants and laborerS-
When he was first a candidate for the
Kentucky legislature he gained the
support OF a company Of riflemen by
successfully shooting al a mark On
another occasion. when a candidate for
reelection to congress, he met an Old
hunter, who had previously been one
Of his champions, but wEo now OPP
posed him on account OF his action on
q certain bin Have you q good rife,
my friend2" asked Clay. Yes Does
II ever fash in the pan2'' Once only
What did you do with Throw II
away?" No. I picked the flint. tried
again, and brought down the game
Have I ever flashed, except on that
bill2" No. viii you throw me
away2' No, no. quickly replied the
hunter. nearly overpowered BY lis en-
thusiasm; I VIII pick the flint and
try You again" Clay's opponents Of
ten ascertained to their cost that ne
could be ironicai and sarcastic, but he
usually resOrted to satire only In self
defense, and was seldom himself the
aggressor.
Webster's triumphs on the stump
We're Of a different but no less decisive
order When he was TO speak no hall
was big enough TO contain those who
desired 10 hear him. and what with his
pre-emiuent power Of speech, his singu-
Tar charm OF presence and his dignity
Of carriage and demeanor. he never
The impression has been current that
Webster's great speeches were IN
studied, but, as a matter Of fact, he
was always a iabOriOus student. and
In the early part of his career he ex-
pended a great deal of time in the pre-
paratiOn Of his public addresses. On
one occasion, wien the first message
of William H Seward. then governor
of New York, was issued, Webster
was appealed to for his opinion Of the
document. Governor Seward" he re-
piled, 90 is very able man and a very
able writer. Inc only thing ne needs
to learn is how to scratch out" A fell
lOw-senatOr expressed some surprise at
this remark, and said that no one who
read Webster's addresses or listened to
his speeches could suppose that Re ever
lad occasion to alter or amend any
thing that came from his pen How
ever that may be now" was WebsteF's
answer, "a very large part Of my LIE
has been spent in scratching out
I -
some years after had acquired a
respectable degree Of emiRence in my
profession, my style was bOmbastic
and pompOus in the extreme. Some
kind friend was good enough TO point
out that fact to me- and ! determined
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ENGLISH as SHE Is SPOKE.

The following is prescribed as test
exercise in dictation for a new ste
Yhographer:
The wind blew. so Miss Ballou care
fully pinned on her hat with the blue
bow. and at leisurely gait went out TO
meet her beau. whom she greeted with
a cool bow a. he stood under the bo1gn
OF the-old apple tree at the gate. AZ
their last meeting they had qoarreied
over a garden and had quite row.
She wanted some rows Of trees. prefer
ably rose trees. He differed with her.
and she finally told him row of shad
roes would perhaps be more to his
taste.
Lou" she said. "in lieu OF the apol-
ogy which is my Just due. for you do
owe me one, you certainly know
oh. no." he said
You may take me for an hour or so
in our boat" she serenely continued.
until the dew falls. It has been sew.
sew. all day, and I am so tired I would
be willing 10 sue to a Sioux Indian for
row. Why. am willing to ask you"
Il think your manners a trihe
askew." he said. but never mind We
viii 20 fer a SAIL Then he spoke Of
the sale Of a tract where they hal
mined for coal and for lead. THAT led
me to think I was on the track OF
gave my friends no peace, Tor I sought
in every sort OF way possible to secure
It. but IN vain
He spoke in this vein for some little
time, and as she saw he felt sore, for
quite awhile she tried every little vile
she knew to divert his mind to a new
subject. without avail. She said this
world was a vale of tears, while she
was wearing q veil full OF tears. where
It had caught on her hat pin, but she
courted his usual reprO0f for a pun in
vain However. she finally won him to
happier thoughts by one silly little
rhyme about the hoar frost and the
Tinle in the winter He was interested
when she proposed going to the aquar-
iun to see sea lion. a seal and a sea
eel. which she had read of lately. Then
a redbird few by They saw a gull
reach deep down after a fish. and then
watched him soar far up into the blue.
She said the first was prOha bly, feath-
ere ddiva, while the latter was a plain.
ordinary. workaday diver. who dive5
for his living. Divers suggestions Of
his that gUlls are not divers she said
were merely details.
Just then q house boat that looked
like an ark, approached in an arc that
threa tened pretty close quarters. They
dared wait 40 longer. but started at
once, for their weight made the boat
sink low in the water. and To- another
glance showed the big one fearfully
near. They made for the shore and the
maid jumped ashore. and amid cheers
from several beats crews they ended
their cruize.
She said: Il have escaped being the
prey OF the hungry waters. but pray
take me no more. When We want to
8 phigher up the river we viii hire a
sfug. &C. o. l.. IN Life.
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WHERE RACING IS RACING

you're life ther'n be horse racin' what
is None o these Dirby Highballs to
get R-stRrted around tn corner an
run ahead like they was scared. That
amt racin'. That's ranain' away"
The guard called the suburban train
and the listener made jump that took
him out OF his seat. We'll" he said.
smiling broadly, L hope neither John
nor Hiram gets bit up again"
oh, they fixed that-they'Te goin' t
wear stove pipes On their legs as a
perfection"
ION your way shouted the pink
sheeter; II don't swallow everything"
well. I'm glad stuck you at last
you swallowed tn rest purity well.
Thank you fer Iistenin'. was mighty
lonesome an wanted Z talk T. some
one. Say
But with a look half OF disgust, half
OF amusement, the other had fed for
his train. The tall. tain one with the
new hat looked after him.
And yet they say Il nd be hard t.
bunlEo one q these city feIlers-" Then
he grinned eontentediy. looked at his
time table and stretched. Time goes
faster when you're jaws busy" he
muttered.
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matt career was mainly due to his use
of il, a use which made him supreme in
his ability to enforce his immediate
purpose. Had some OF his traits Of
character been as slilfully adjusted to
his ambition as was his gift of speech
his political end would not have been
in sorrow.
Garfield. like Conkling. owed his po-
litical triumphs to his gifts as an or
ator. and, in truth, q collection of his
speeches would furnish a complete cpl
tome of the history of the eventful era
of which he was a part. The least OF
them was marked by thought and i'm
agination, and they often rose into
splendid and stirring eloquence. A
master OF clear, condensed statement,
he gathered up at the climax OF a
speech writes an old associate, all
OF the forces of statement and logic
he had been marshalling, and hurled
them at his listeners WITH tremendous
force, while his gestures became 50
energetic and forcible that he seemed.
at times. 20 be beating down Opposi-
ton with ssedge-hammer blows. throw
ing his arguments forward like shot
nom cannon" No stump speaker
from 1850 TO 1880 was in greater demand
field.
Blaine had the equipment OF a great
popular orator, and he early gained
and maintained until the end a hold
upon the affections of the people sur
passing that enjoyed by any other
american statesman save Henry CLAY.
he was. Colonel Mcclure tells US. "ths
most magnetic man I have ever met"
The animosities which attend upon
iong-continued leadership cost Blaine
the presidency, for which ne was a
candidatf in four national conventions.
but never the foremost place accorded
nm by tie rank and file of his party.
and the memory OF him that endures is
that OF one Of the abiest, bravest and
most ardently beloved of our public
men.
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peals to intellectual audiences. Douglas,
on the other hand, was at his best when
delivering an isrpromptu speech before
q mixed aSSsnfblage. he was a small
nan ike Seward. and Benton once said
OF him that he could never be president
because his coattaiis came too near
the ground. yet M orator Of his time
seemed Of snth in-posing stature as
Douglas did when in the fury and pas
sion Of one &C his stump addresses. and
Blaine asserts that ne was. in some
respects, perhaps in most, the ablest
campasgner t2e Democratic party has
produced Certain it Is that none sur
passed the Little Giant IN personal in
huence over the masses OF the people,
nor did any inspire more devoted
friendship. Only once was Douglas
worsted on the stump and that was
when. in the summer of 1855. he met
Abraham Lincoln in a series Of joint
debates. the prize contested for being
the seat in the federal senate then held
by Douglas. Linccln's work in these
debates gave him rank as the most
successful Of American stump speak
eEs. for his arguments not only served
to crystalize the struggling elements in
the party which he represented. 50 as
TO enable IL three years later to enter
upon a national canvass with every
promise OF success, but they also served
to make him the candidate Of his party.
The spirit IA which lincoln joined this
fsteful meeting with Douglas is best
illustrated by an anecd0te related long
afterwRrd by Leonard SWEET.
L believe. Abe, you can beat Douglas
for the senate. You can carry the
legislature If you make the best use Of
your opportunity" said SWEET to LIN
coin on the eve Of the first debate
No. Len. I can't beat him for the
senate, but III make him beat himself
fer the presidencyf''
In the course OF the joint debate he
asked Douglas what would become Of
popular sovereignty if the bred Scott
decision was accepted as law. Douglas
replied that the territorial legislatures