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Fatal Poisoning.

Augusta. Ga. special.-ReT. Byron
Woodward. pastor OF North Augusta
Baptist Church. is in critical eondi-
ton and his wife died, a. a result az
ptemaine poisoning. Three days ago
they we're taken violently III after cat
ing canned goods which had been Open
ed and left standing a.sr night Ireif
swo children were no. aae.ted.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-09-29

Knoxville, Tenn, Special-Running
on roaGped in supposedly high
ronditiCn of maintenance and having
about them every safeguard known
0 modern railroading, two trains
JT the Southern railway carrying
heavy lists Of passengers, came to-
gethcr in d frightful bead-end collision
uear Hodges, Tenn, Saturday, send
ing 62 People to death and injuring
j2O, several O whom will probably
die. This appalling loss of life and
ma!ming of the living resulted, appar-
emily, from the dssTegarding of orders
given to the two trains to meet at
station which has for long time
been their regular meeting point. The
lain of failure to see either the sta
t.on or signals cannot be set up by
lie engineer of til ewestbOund train
we're he alive to enter plea of defense.
a* the accident happened in broad
daylight. and according to the best
information Obtainable. he had the
orders in d little frame in front of
him as his monster Of iron and steel
rushed by New Market and soon after
rame ul>on an eastbound passenger
SraIo No. II. making for New Market
N compliance with instructions to
meet the westbound train which car
ried the sleepers from the East for
Knoxville, Chattanooga and other
Southern cities.
CAUSE OF THE WRECK.
The possibility exists that the i'll
Fated engineer may have been asleer
Ur that death had suddenly taken
the sight from his eyes before New
Market was reached. But nothing is
known save that the orders were moi
Obeyed, The trains were on time an
not making more than 35 miles ar
hour, yet the impact as they rounded
Il curve and came suddenly upon eacl
other was frightful. Both engine:
and the major portions Of both train!
werG demolished. and why tho order;
were disregarded or misinterpretet
probably will never be known, as thu
engineers of the two trains were
crushed, their bodies remaining fo
hours under the wreckage OF tn.
monster locomotives, which, but
short time before, had leaped forwart
at the touch of their strong hand
upon the throttle
Some of the bodies have not bee.
recovered, and many remain unidenti
fed.
CORRECTED DEATH LIST.
The complete and corrected list Q
dead as result of Saturdays wreck
up to 10 o'clock Sunday night, is as fol
lows:
w. A. Galbraith, Knoxville, Tenn.
Mrs, w. A. Galbraith, Knoxville
Tenn.
w. T. Ellis, Greensboro, n. C.
Ralph Mountcastle, Knoxville.
Miss Inez Russell, Knoxville.
Clyde Russell, Knoxville.
Cory knight, cambridge, Tenn.
". A. Stephenson, Omaha, Neb.
John Conner, Roanoke, Va.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-09-29
Piekino Cotton by Moonlight.

augusta. Ga. Special.-On acrount OF
the scarcity Of hands and 10 get cotton
on the market early. number Q: Iarge
planters of this section are making ar
rangements To run day and night :orces
in the field. They will start p!esinz IN
the staple by moCniight. tn" p'cHs's
are exceedingly scarce and To wpr oa-
" in day time vii keep the sfarie II
the field too long.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-09-29
A WHOLESALE DEATH LIST
Results From head-End Collision of Crowded
Passenger Trains

ID. 8. Box, Birmingham. Ala.
j. NJ. Adkins, Jel'ico, Tenn.
Mrs J. B. Gass, Knoxville.
Mrs. w. o. Haddix. Knoxville.
James Bird, Jefferson City, Tenn.
Mrs. Albert McMahan, Newport.
Tenn.
John Glenn, Morristown, Tenn.
4. s. Horne, Morristown, Tenn.
]. r. Plummer, Chapel Hill, N. c.
w. s. Hill, Jellico, Tenn.
- Hill, 7-year-old daughter Of
Mrs. Laura Hill.
Mrs. Sarah Hill, Gaffney, s. c.
Boy thought to be son of Mrs. Laura
Hill.
Mrs. Fannie McEwen, Knoxville
r. B. Godwine, Jefferson City, Tenn.
Monroe Ashmore, Knoxville.
j. j. Daniel, Turkeys Mill, Tenn.
Mrs, Annie Haylow Malloy, Birming-
ham.
w. r. Kane, Knoxville, engineer on
westbound train.
w. r. Spencer, Arcadia, Fla.
Roy McMahan, Newport, Tenn.
Mrs. Geo. Kinzel, Knoxville.
Miss Cupp, Knoxville.
c. NJ. Heiskell, Memphis, Tenn.
Charles Carson, colored, Telfords,
Tenn.
Will Cunningham, colored. Citico,
Tenn.
Two white men, unidentified.
TwoSyearo-old girl, unknown.
Unknown negro.
E.G. Earnest, Johnson City, Tenn.
Mrs. r. B. Crawford, Mohawk, Tenn.
Ed Degrout, Johnson City, Tenn.
DR.. A. Crawford, Bardstown, Ky.
Geo. Lee, Carrollton, Ky.
J. H. Rea. Whitesboro, Tenn.
Mrs. Laura Hill, Gaffney, S. c.
Fifteen Months-old Boy.
| Mrs. G. A. Russell, Knoxville.
William Jones, Knoxville.
G. N. Parrott. Knoxville.
| Mrs. Green, Cylva, N. c.
Mrs. J. A. Lemons, Knoxville.
Mrs. Nancy J. Rumley, Watauga,
Tenn.
Rev. Isaac Emery, Knoxville.
Melvel P. CAN'T, Shelby, N. G.
J. Miles, negro fireman.
Nep. Miller. colored, Greenville
Tenn.
Arthur Gass, colored, Greenville
Tenn.
Unidentified Baby, found Sunday.
Two Unidentified Bodies found Sun
day.
A force of $50 men toiled all day long
ct the scene of the wreck. Before
O'Clock Sunday morning the track was
clear for through trains, but it requir.
ed many hours to clear the debris. En-
gineers Parrot and Kane were fount
beneath their engines, but their bodies
were not crushed badly. Small frag
ments Of bodies were found in man!
places. but it is thought that they be
long to bodies already found ant
brought to this city. One little bab!
I was found by the wreckers.
LOSS OF LIFE EXPLAINED.
The cause of the terrible loss OF life
IN the heavy east-bound train was ex
planned. It seems that the second coacl
ploughed its way into bank in Whlcl
, other cars were jammed, and. pushe
on by the weight of heavy Pullman
were crushed like egg shells.
Physicians at the hospital state tina
Of the long list of injured which the
have in their care it is probable tha
not more than four will die. The com
plete list of injured. as given out b
the railroad officials show total g
1862, but this includes all persons VIII
were only slightly hurt or scratched.
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Well Known Washinstonian a Bank
rupt.

Washington, Special.-Chief Justice
Clabaugh, of the District Supreme
Court, today adjudged Thomas +.
Wagaman bankrupt, and Andrew Y.
Brayley, of this city, was appointed
referee. Mr.. Wagaman is the former
treasurer of the Catholic University OF
America. and a well known business
man of this city, who recently hled
uapers in court announcing his inabi
Etv to meet obligations.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-09-29
scain s.cns Russian crasier From
Coz.ina.

Il. ps.mss. Canary islends. by
cabIo.-The Russian cruiser Terek.
which has been stopping britisS sss-
GELS IL lie s.einity of GibrataF, es1a-
-7e1eea eoa;iug mere yesterday. bai On
r. IRIS rerefvc, from Madrid. size Tss
stou7e4; frefn raalIng and was oraersfi
"a iaaye here during the morning her
commander replied that he was a1a5s''
10 put TO sea. ewing 10 the lsfea 81
sines needing repairs. she was. 49,
ere- forbidden TO take on board aa1
r,orc coat NJ aay water or stores
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-09-29
A FURIOUS ASSAULT
J,pass<e si'lI esrsiss sssl Al sse
ksSsna st'sigAeld
ausslsn Mines eIesx un ueeAe Tat
tsisons. 1ys shs Japanese rsss<~sre
in tire ps.sssnia.sisn 10 Finasa tse
Wcrs.

Paris. Ry cskis TIE Nzftan's -.
petersbarg cesrvNpcna asnt t.isEFsrass a.
foIiows.
"-TelegEsm. os which the general ssza
have as ys. no snowieslEe sszsaei tae
Emperor a. O'Clock Saturday asssgn+
Ing. can affirm that they coacsTn Port
Arthur. regarding whieh place tae
greatest anxiety prevails ~ coart- The
japanese aFe now engaged IN general
assault. which Is mere furious than It's
predecessors, attacking the town oss
three side. simultaneously and eGn ploY-
Ing their whole forces. beiag do'eTmin-
cd To finish the business Russians
mines blew up whole bAttslsoHs- Usne~
,ai Fock especially distinguished htra.
self. directing the fife fTosn the .sss
which the Japanese reached alter Ia
dcscrihabie massacre
The whole Of Admiral Toros ani
Vice Admiral kamimuraa eqnAdfniis
are aiding the struggle. which, II IL
feared here. will be flnai. The h~sieEesi
forces arc fighting as in furnace \
rerfect storm of shell Is falling on the
town. port and fortress from the who's
hill aud roadstead. General sto~ssel
II going from fort Ia fort. encouraging
the defenders in their desperate d-
forts.
I'm st. Petersburg the farts concern
ipg the tragic event. which perhaps *lii
terminate by a glorious fail of fcf' Ar
thur. are wholly unknown. ~ ooaFt
hope has not yet been entirely sHsn-
Annnd
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-09-29
d DEAD AN4 100 BADLY INJURED

Terrific Loss of Life on the HEAVY
.eastbound Train Due to the Fact
that the Second Coach Plouahed In
to The Bank and Other Cars were
TANNED Into it by the Heavy Pull.
mans.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-09-29

Nukd.n. BY Cahle-The Russians are
Using war balloons sou;heaEt OF Anh-
den, for the purpose of observing ths
movements %. the Japanese In that d.
,ectIon. TIE line Of oatpoats estab-
Iished by the japanese il 80 caeCttFa
that not even the Chinese have bctn
able TO penetrate IL. II Is tmposslhie,
therefore. to say definitely how Marquis
Oyaua has disposed his forces, IL Is
believed that General kurokis army
stretches from Bens.hu To Bentziaphtze.
and the armies of Generals Oku and
Nodzu from Yentai along the high roat
and railroad TO Shapepu. sixteen niles
south OF Mukden. while fourth army
is moving from Dz!antchan across tue
Da Mountains. All these roads con
verge at Mukden. OF the four armies.
those OF Oku and Nodza are nearest
Mukden. and their progress VIII aass
10 be siackened in order 10 permit
Kuroki and the fianking columns time
to come up. Meanwhile. oku and Non-
IN have command OF the RAILROAD. sup
plies of grain AM ammunition are car
| ried from Yentai over heavy ROADS ek-
rosed TO capture by enterpfisins Cos
sack raiders. There has been an I'M
prorement in the weather. which has
been OF great lclp 10 the japanese.
Imperial Tombs Endangered.
ST. Petersburg. by Cable.-A brief
telegram was received from Lieutenant
| General SakhaiofT. announcing the All
| vance Of the Japanese from Bentisa-
putze on the village near Fu Pass. esst
| Of Mukden and the site Of the imperial
tombs. which is likely To revive the
| fears expected at Pekin that an engage
ment may be fought at the burial place
| cf the Manchur!an dynasty. No men
tion is made Of resistance to the ad-
rance. but IL Ia not believed this In
cicates that the Russians do not Intend
to further oppose the march ot the
Japanese on hukden. 1t probably sig
nifes that the japanese force Is us'ng
the small road to Flu Pass. between the
highways leading To Mukden and fn-
shun. with the intention OF isoiatins
the Russian columns guarding Fushun.
The japanese are still trying 10 turn
General Kuropatkin's left flank. but
there is no indication ef their moving
west OF the Hun river.
sinminGn is still held By the Cos
| sacks.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-09-29
TRUST REMEDIES.

pointed out IN ny earlier response
the remedy, which in my judgment,
can effectually be applied against mo-
nopolies. and the assurance was then
given that if existing laws, including
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-04-03
Lion and the Mouse.

Once upon time the King Of Beasts
who was taking little walk in hopes
10 pick up anything fat that might
have escaped from the Dime Museum
suddenly found himself in a hole.
Many a politician has done that and
got out with only the loss Of his coat
tails, but IN this case there was big
ashnet to tangle things up and make
climbing out impossible.
After biting and clawing and rolling
over for half an hour the Lion gave 1t
up and pictured to himself his skin ly-
ing on the library floor Of western
beef packer. He had composed his
nerves and was ready for the worst
when Mouse who was on his way to
town meeting. stopped to see what the
row was. Hope rose in the Lions
heart at once and ne said
lou dIS DuJ u AlteLS ShAh6 bAN wv
have sharp teeth. Would you do me
the favor to gnaw through this net
in about fifty different places2"
with all my teeth" replied the
Mouse. and he fell to it at once.
Cord after cord was bitten through
and at length the captive got a brace
with his hind legs and snapped the
remaining cords and was free. He
was profuse in his thanks and promis-
es, and it so happened that a week
later he looked in at the open kitchen
door of a Peasants cabin and saw the
mouse In trap.
ut is my turn now to appeal to you,
lsaid the mouse. "You see the situa'
ton l am in, and am sure that ont
bite of your strong teeth"
"oh, certainly-greatest Of pleasure,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-04-03
Reformed Wolf and Goat.

One day the wolf, who hadn't tasted
goat meat for three months, and was
licking his chops over the thought OF
1t, approached the shed wherein Will
liam was stabbed and called to him
that a little conversation was in order.
The Goat put his head through an
omen window and hoped that he saw
his old friend as we'll as he could be
expected after hot summer. The
Wolf said his health was all he could
ask for, and that he had nothing 70
worry about, except that his mother
in-law exhigbited a slight tendency to
go into a decline. Conversation fiow-
ed easily for few minutes, and then
the Wolf observed:
what / came to say to you today
was that have reormed. Yes, after
thinking thinks over have made a
great change in my appetite"
"Gone back on fried oysters?" smiled
the Goat.
take me seriously, please. ] no
longer care for goat meat on my menu.
This being So"
81 need not fear you?"
"That's it, exactly. You can come
right down here and play with me In
my back yard and feel perfectly safe"
MY dear friend" said the goat, af-
ter laying in fresh cud, Il will not
take it upon me to deny that you have
reformed, as you assert, and that you
would, no longer eat me If you could,
but as long as you have your teeth
left win feel safest not to give them
a chance to shut together on my
meat"
us It right to doubt my intentionsT
pathetically inquired the Wolf,
'Tt is not, and I do not doubt them.
What doubt Is whether your intn-
tions are stronger than your teeth.
Ta-ta. Look out for the old man with
the gun"
Moral: Gamblers do reform, but
they never convince themselves or
anybody else Of the fact.
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language he did not understand, and
ten more In administering blows he
did not feel.
Third, when you found he was de-
termined not to proceed you could
have removed his pack and carried II
up without loss Of breath. but you
waited to push both ASS and pack.
Fourth, having now arrived at the
top OF the hill. and having done me
the honor to ask my opinion OF the af-
fair / will say"
You'll say that I'm another. Of
course"
"Nay, friend, would not put II that
way. Rather would observe that
having taken the wrong road and come
three miles out of my way would now
hobble down hill again and bring
about a family separation"
Moral: "Gosh, but that was close
call for us!' exclaimed the Peasant to
his ASS as he gave him a shove to
start him homeward.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-04-03
SEEKING RE.HEARlNc.
Attorneys For Burton Prepare Bill ot
Executions.

Attorneys For Burton Prepare Bill Of
Exceptions.
st. Louis, Mo-. April c.-Attorneys
for the defense in the case OF United
States Senator ]. r. Burton, of Kansas
who have been preparing a bill Of ex-
ceptions to secue a re-hearing since
Senator Burton was found guilty Mon
day, completed the bill today and sub
mitted It to the counsel representing
the government. Assistant District
Attorney Norton, TO whom the bill was
given, said the government will. in all
probability, have completed Its exam
inatlon of the document by Tuesday at
the latest. 1t will then be returned to
the defense, who viii file 1t with the
United states district court. II mo-
tlons are denied sentence will be pro-
nounced on Senator Burton. He VIII
then be permitted to give a new bond
pending his appeal to the United
states district court of appeals
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-04-03
II pid't Come OF.

At the rear end of the smoking car
a man was holding his hand to his
Jaw and evidently suffering with tooth
ache. He stood it about an hour and
then rose up and demanded Of the
other twenty passengers in the car:
'Is there anybody here who says
that Christopher Columbus discovered
America?"
No one answered and he sat down
again. Ten minutes later one of the
crowd made bold to ask him why he
put such inquiry, and he answered.
1--WE had the toothache for two full
days, and l wanted chance to call
some one a liar and get up a fight.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-04-03
EASTER.

Behold, tell you mystery. Undoubtedly the
resurrection Of the body and the Immortality Of the
soul are mysteries" And, because they are
thougtess people reject them Now, If this Is good
reason let us reject everything. For, at last every
thing is an insolube mystery When we want to
expires our idea Of the absolute simplicity of an idea
we say 81 It is az plain as two sticks But nothing
can be more mysterious than those very sticks. Once
they were living trees and you can no more under
stand what that life was than you can understand
nfnity and eternity. Mystery hovers over all things
here below All are shrouded in veil. Every
grain of sand is mystery, so is every daisy in SUM
mer and 80 is every snowflake in winter. Both up
wards and downwards and all arounds us, science and
speculation pass into mystery at last The presence
of mystery is no ground for unbeief, it is rather
reason for faith. The commonest facts and laws Of
nature the daily provinces Of life, are as full of in
comprehensibeness as the deepest doctrines Of re-
ligon religion without mystery would be as re-
pugnant as a seed without life or body without
soul "There is no religion without mystery. God
himself il the great secret of nature TO the beat
ing Of my heart the expansion and contraction of
my lungs, the ceasess flow of thought in my brain,
are as staggering the resurrection of my body after
death 1t is these very mysteries that the fuel of
faith.-C +. Goss, in S. $. Times.
| sssss
THE EASTER OF THE HUMAN HEART.
/ In many heart on Easter Day
/ There il tomb
\ Close shut by stone and seal Of grief,
Enwrapped in gloom.
Dear Christ in Heaven this Easter Day,
From Thy far throne
Send angels down to break the seal,
Roll back the stone.
The Independent.
Easter day more than any other day in the round
Of the year is full of comfort 1t brings message Of
hope and cheer for the disappointed and the sor-
rowing In that country whittier our Lord has gone,
life 5 wrongs will be rghted life's mseres forgot
ten in the abundant and eternal joy of his presence.
To the aching heart that longs for the touch of a
vanished hand and the sound of voice that is still =
Easter day bears a sweet assurance of reunion The
empty tomb is the empty pledge of day yet to dawn
"And with the morn those angel faces smile,
Which have loved long since, and lost awhile!' y
The event celebrated on Easter day is associated
not only with the dearest hopes but with the best in
terests of humanity There is no mightier motive
in operation among men than the consciousness of
Immortality. Discredt that and you wreck the dyna-
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-04-03
Frogs and the Ducks.

Frogs and Ducks had occupied the
same pond for year or two and got
along without the slightest ill-feeling,
but when the water began to get low
an old Drake called public meeting
OF the Ducks and said to them:
"Being that we are the largest and
need the most water to swim in, the
Frogs should take themselves OF to
some other place. All In favor Of
giving the Frogs hint will please say
aye; contrary, no. The Ayes have 1t,
and / will take 1t upon myself to do
some talking at an early date"
Frogs had meanwhile got wind Of
what was up and also called a public
meeting. After considerable talk II
was resolved that the ducks ought to
20. When notice was served upon
each faction by the other there was
hot old time, and it finally was decided
to leave 1t to the farmer to say who
should go and who should stay.
"it stands TO reason that ne must
prefer u.s." replied the Frogs.
Both sides of the case were stated
to Uncle Josh at length, and after
scratching his head for while ne
said:
II had never thought Of it before.
but now that you call my attention to
/ it, lemme say that you are both nui-
anees and ought to be abolished, and
| I'll use the pond to grow cat-tails and
kalamazoo celery"
Moral: There might be jar for a
day or two. but the world could man
age to run on If several Of us great
men died at once. 1t is when we ap-
peal to others to fiatter our usefulness
that we find ourselves considered OF
no use at all.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-04-03
EIsishman Wants Riahts.

Constantinople, April 2.-United
States Minister Leishmann has dad a
special interview with Foreign Minis
ter Tewhk Pasha on the subject Of the
official recognition Of the American
schools, hospitals and charitable insti-
tutions in Turkey Mr.. Leishmann
pressed the foreign minister for a
speedy answer to the matter. demand
ing that the American establishments
be given the same status as is granted
to similar institutions Of other powers.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-04-03
Wayfarer, Peasant and Ass.

Wayfarer, Peasant and Ass.
One day wayfarer who had reach
ed the foot o long hill sat down to
rest himself beore going further and
while he was taking his ease a Peas
ant appeared driving a loaded Ass be-
fore him. The beast plodded alont
wiling enough until he found thu
ground rising sharply under his feet,
and then he stood still an refused to
bulge another foot. The Peasant call
ed him names and made threats. and
at length gave him vigorous beating
with a club, but all without avail. As
a last resort the Peasant got behind
the ASS and after an hours hard worl
succeeded in pushing him and his bur-
den up the hill. The Wayfarer had
accompanied him at slow pace, and
without comment. and as the brow Of
the hill was reached the exhausted and
irritated Peasant turned on him with:
"You have seen it all and kept still
but now suppose you have something
smart to get ofr?"
Nothing extraordinary good" re-
piled the wawfarer. as he stopped t.
pick a pebble out Of his shoe. First
ly, had you taken the other road ant
skirted the hill your Ass and his bur
den would have been two miles aheaI
ere this.
Second, when your ASS baked yo
lost twenty minutes in swearing in
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-04-03
UNCLE ELI'S FABLES

replied the Lion. and opening his jaws
he swallowed trap, Mouse and all. and
sauntered away to observe:
Moral: One good turn deserves an
other. but there always Is a chance
of OVERRIDING It.