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The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-11-03
Thirteen Dead and About Thirty
Injured Near Kansas
City
President in Peril From Collision
on the Mississippi
River

Ss Kansas City, Mo-, Oct. 81 Thirteen
persons were killed and thirty Injured
n the wreck during the day of the
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe passen-
ger train No. 1, known 90 the Calitor-
MIA Express. which. while running "a
the rate Of thirty-five mtles an hour.
struck a loose rail. ditching nvs cars I
one mile east of Blue River, which Isl 4
the eastern limits Of this ettty The
train, which left Chicago at 10 oiclock
p. "a. and was due here ct 10: 80 y m.,s
is through train running between
Chicago and San Francisco. II was
running at higher speed than ususl
being ten or fifteen minutes behind IT'D
schedule. The wreck occurred 1T
what railroad men call ths Rock
Greek cut, on i curve. whore jagssd8
rock walls on each sids of tho track
form blur almost 100 feet high. The
engine was going 10 rapidly that It
passed the loose rail Ia sAfety The
mail car. Immediately behind, Jumped
the track and struck the side q the
bluff to the right and the four caxs FOL
lowing plowed through Il and shot
against the high stone wall at tho loft.
The sides Of the coaches were torn
by scraping against the rough stone
surface, and passengers and trainInen
ground against the wall were either
killed outright or badly hurt.
The cars which LETT the track were 81
mall car, baggage and express car.
the smoking car, chair ear ana ~
tourist sleeping car. Three tourist
sleepers, two standard Plllmans and
the dining car remained on thu track.
The smoking car sSIlit the baggage car
ahead OF III just below the door line,5
and the baggage car, when II stopped,
was on top of what was left of the
smoking car. The other derailed cars.
we're jammed against the rocks of the
blum. except the splintered fragments
Of the smoker. @
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-11-03

b1ed onostset, the aged chief procura-
tor Of the holy synod and the servant
and advisor of three emperors, who all
during his long life has been the
strongest defender of the autocracy.
He was unwilling to remain in Office
under parliamentary government and
at night presented his resignation,
which was accepted by the emperor,
who at the same time nominated him
to the senate, the resting place Of rs-
tired statesmen.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-11-03
The NJ. REGIME.
Revolution Sweeps Away The
Old Russian Aris.
tocracy
Car Conceeds Liberty Of Cons
cience, Speech and
Assembly

st. Petersburg, Oct. so.Tha autoc-
racy Of the Romanoffs and the old or
der Of things has ceased to exist in
Russia. Emperor Nicholas has surren-
dered and Count Witte comes into
power as premier with an imperial
mandate which will enable him to con-
vert the farcial national assembly into
real legislative body elected by
greatly extended suffrage and to con-
fer upon the people fundamental civil
liberties, including free speech. A man
1festo giving the details Of the new
form Of government has been issued
and has been well received by the
people. @
A simple perusal Of the manifesto
shows how complete is the emperor's
abdication gof his autocratic power.
The very style Of the document is
clear and direct and devoid Of the
verbose, vague and bombastic phrase
ology which heretofore has character
lied his majesty's manifestos. It not
only betrays the real authorship, but
shows that the emperor at last has ir-
revocably bowed 20 the inevitable. He
does not even conceal the fact that the
discomfort and agitation Of his subjects
has driven him to take the step and
practically yields everythingciyil
liberty, the inviolability of person and
liberty Of conscience. speech and as
sembly.
He not only converts the farcical Inn
perial douma, with only consultative
power, into an absolute legislative as
sembly without the assent OF which no
measure shall become law and before
which all governmental authorities
must answer, but promises eventually
universal suffrage.
The effect throughout Russia ds ex-
pected to be instantaneous. While the
extremists threaten an attempt to keep
up the pregent struggle the best Of
opinion Is that the backbone OF the
strike is broken but in the final analy-
sis the effect will depend on how far
Count Witte will be able to execute
the heavy task which he has assumed.
Some persons high in the government
believe 1t still will be necessary to use
ball cartridges to suppress the present
movement, but Count Witte appears
confident.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-11-03
RUSSIANS Gel EBRAIE
CARS GIFT OF FREEDOM 5ENTHU
i sIAs1IcALLY RECEIVED BY
HIS PEOPLE.

s's ct. Petersburg, Nov. ALL Russia
during the day celebrated enthusiastic
ally the emperor's gift Of freedom.
5which the greater part Of the people
received with deepest Joy. though in
st. Petersburg. Moscow and other
cities Socialists and revolnti ionaries or
ganized anti-go government demonstra-
lions and red flag parades which with
the patriotic manif ifestations led to q
number Of conflicts between the
sreas' and whites, & as the anti-goy-S
ernments and royalist factions are re-S
sspectiyely termed. On the whole the
day passed more quietly IN Russia
I than had been expected, though COLI
sions between the people and the
troops are reported from Poltava Ta-E
ran and KishineR Ssss
In each Of the two capitals, st. PEI
teraburg and MOSCOW, the day was one
!. such as the Russians never before have
seen. The Slavic people, which dur
Ing the long war Just closed and the!
anxious period preceding the an
nouncement of the new era Of const itu-
tiona iism seemed selfsrestrained and
sapathstic ave Itself up fully to- the
& nGe of the moment and spent
4 ntire day MA ~ and as-
nela6 6lies which ffor the drst time "A the
~ RUssia freel per-
Undpr the ord lei Count
3slt& md Genera repol TIM tro0ps
4 GSn ner1l vera idraN tnrn The
1tr94t9 Of the Citaee 0nd tho fullest
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-11-03
Selects Indemnity Lands.

State Land Commits ssioner Bach has
returned to Pierre from . trip to the
Black Hills section Of the state. where
he went to appraise the state lands
which are crossed BY the railway line
from Rapid City to Mystic. While III
the Hills section he also fled on about
10000 acres Of common school indem,
nifty lands, in the counties of Penning.
ton and Meade, taking part OF the
lands near the line Of the Northwest
ern extension and the rest ii the yicin.
5ity Of Pedro. Filings are being made
also on about the same amount Of land
In Stanley county.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-11-03
ROO IS d Y Ell. q In PERIL
ikiaHTHoUsE TENDER MITHPREs.j
lDENT ON soARD coLLlpKs
WITH FRUIT sTEAME

New Orleans, Oct. 22s. Aftars : Snar-1
row escape from losing his life n m
early morning collision II whieh the
lighthouse tender Magnolia, on which
he was travelling, was so much dam
aged that he had to abandon hsr, Pres
Ident Roosevelt Il now safe a. board
the armored cruiser West Virginia
bound for Hampton Roads.
The Magnolia collided with the fruit
steamer Esparta, bound for New or
leans, and the accident was the result
of q confusion of signals.
The rail and port bow OF tho Mag
3nolta was damaged and two u three
holes made In the hull below the water
line. No one was hurt. The Mag.
nolta Immediately on being struck was
Sbeached. her bow being high and dry;
After 4 careful examination of the
damage to the vessel It wass evident
that there was no danger and the pres.
aident and his party went to bed. Major
Craighill of the United States engts
sneers was aboard the Magnolia Ills
ship. the Ivy, d sister ship of the Mag-
nolia, had preceded the MagnOlia and
was some distance ahead. A boat HasI
immed ediately put on tor tlhe nearest
telephone, about q mile and 4 half
away, and the order given to head the
Ivy on at Pilot station and haye her
return for the president and his party
The transfer was made ct o'clock tl
the morning The vessel got under
Wav 4mnediafflx 4 asit3 Ii IN y ~ Vfvs'
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-11-03
SIX PERSONS. PERlsHED.
Hotel at Hot Springs, Ark, Destroyed

~ - Ss
Hot Springs. Ark, Oct. 27.The
Railroadmen's hotel, located block
below the Iron Mountain railroad de,
pot on Elm street, was destroyed by
fire early In the morning and when the
hre was gotten under control six badly
charred bodies were found In the
ruins. They were identified a. fol-
lows: b
A. y. Mann, railway conductor. DEN
yer; Mrs. Mack, pianist, city; Ed Sny-
der, hotel porter; Harry Bradley.
waiter; II. Roberts, Tacoma, Wash;
John McLeon. Austin, Tex.
The structure was two-story frame
building and the flames spread rapidly,
cutting of escapes by hallway, both up
and down stairs. Several occupants
jumped out Of the second-stoIy win
dows and were injured.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-11-03
4 SEVEN PERso soNs KILLED.
Collision o. Rock Island Freishts !
Casey, ia.

Des Moines. Oct. 81 seyen persons
were killed IN headon collision be.
tween two freight trains On the Chi.
cago, Rock Island and Pacific railroad
at Casey, Ia. The dead are: Ed Nell
son. fireman Bert Shieloss, engineer
William Marshall, fireman; Frank
Johns. brakeman. all of Valley juno
tion, Ia Rev. r. w. Caldwell. Van
i Meter Ia. and two unknown men
found 81 the Wreckage.
Hoth trains were badly wrecked and
the engines piled up into heaps Of
scrap iron. The wreck was caused by
the misund derstanding of orders of the
sWestbOund train.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-11-03

he carried on the trips fell from the
pocket and was discharged, the ball
striking him in the abdomen, coming
out at the shoulder. He was taken to-
8 the hospital but only lived q few hours.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-11-03
Keeping Down the Lila.

-Four men we're arrested at Dead.
wood on charge Of having gambling
paraphernalia In their possession. AL
though the gambling ghouses and games
OF chance were closed Ia that city last
July yet for the last few weeks the lid
has been slol!ly pushed loose. Ia one
OF the places where the arrests were
made 9 roulette wheel, some chips and
2 few dollars were discovered. Ia the
other places the sheriff and his oficers
were unable to find any visible evi.
dence OF the trade.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-11-03
NM EMPLo i I oAI I Y 4

NM, lssl
S Pittsbn11 s1ct ivo l,tI 6ss|
64els of ne tsburg and 1orss
Ind gsCAl CONF mpa,y were Killed by a.
expl rim "A Hazel kirk mine l1o.
company 1T Hazel Kirk. ri
een naile east Of this city which tS1y
IhAd entered sto ascertain tf = port ~
r. milne was still burning a
az ~ explosion two ISsks i "a
names of the dead IN John H3is
teal superfnte endent; Daniel Gfinitk
Joseph Hunter, John I,ayay
js6 Hsnxy Clay bourne. M hnase6
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-11-03
Robbers Loot Rockham Bank.

The State bank ct Rockham, 8 VII
lage fifteen miles west OF Redfield, was
robbed Thursday night. The safe was
shattered with nitrogl and 33.-
900 In currency and soma valuable
securities were secured. Citizens
heard the explosion but were reused
too late to capture the burglars, who
made their escape with & team and
buggy stolen from q livery barn.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-11-03
ADMIRAL PRINCE LOUIS Of BATTENBERG.

notable Of
British
in navy
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-11-03
PoaiEpo poNosTsEFF RESIGNS


81. Petersburg, Nov The dawn
ef constitntio era marks also the
nassin9 Of Const tantine Petrovitch Po-
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number ofs large hotels 1t has its owl,
coal mines. and 1t is now .irrigating vast
tracts of its semi-arid lands and opening
them to settlers
In all this Sir William Van Horne is stiI
an interested party, although not active
IN the direct management He is presf-
dent OF the board of directors, and as srch
is content TO let the younger men do IN,
work while he plays with his stock farm
mere In New Brunswick, directs the man
agement of another he has in Manttoha
ana devotes part of the rest of his leasurs
70 opening up the wilderness of eastern
CUBA say part of his leisure for he ts
connected with a dozen other big enter
prizes mere and elsewhere. He is the presi.
cent or one of the biggest pulp and paper
mlls OF the world. has large interests i'm
iron and coal mines and is also LAYING orr
one or the biggest sugar plantations I'm
Supa l. say part of his leisure, for he is
ms sixties. but is still one of the active.
moving creative spirits of the age He now
cams himself Canadian, but he was born
an american and rose to manhood as such
IN the old Spanish city Of Camaguey in thu
,'eart or Cuba, where the Cuba railroad
mas It's chief offices, the Cubans look upon
him as one of the patron saints of their
lslaho, ana they have, believe named a
square after him put up some kind Of
monument In his honor. Indeed. he "a
more IMAM any other man l know a citizen
OF the world. FRANK G. CARPENTER.
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diately sit down. but stood scanning the
neld' her crimson colors trailing loosely
from her hands.
just then the Yale eleven ran on the field
horns shrieked thouss is of blue flags
lluttered from the Yale side. The Yale par
tisans cheered themselves hoarse
A moment later the Harvard team, an
peared and again the band blared: horns
footed and the Harvard stands were 81
waving sea of crimson.
Both elevens were big. hardy fellows
trained to the minute. They fell on The
ball. fumbled 1t, passed IL and ran through
their signals In true college style while the
cheering factions went wild.
From the kickoff 1t was evident that
the game was to be a test of phvsica
strength. 1t was Haryard's ball and Ell
lott, the captain took 1t magnificently.
following up hard with his whole team
and crashing Into Yale's defense headlong.
Yale braced itself and Burrows, the Yale
halfback. caught the ball and returned ii.
The game proceeded with rapid ex-
changes and a couple of punts. Finally
Harvard got the bail on a tumble on Yale's
ten-yard line and a terrific assault fol-
lowed. The Yale men fought like tigers
for every inch of ground, but when Wes-
ton, the Harvard tackle, after great rush.
landed the ball on the Vineyard line, Ell
lott, the captain, smashed his way directly
through Yale's center for a touchdown,
from which Weston kicked fine goal
The band struck up "old Harvard; a
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Springfield game. How stupid of me not to
have remembered"
why should you?" lie demanded, amused.
why should I?' she echoed, reproach-
fully. And my brother
Jack Elliott, captain OF next years Har-
ward tesm?" he questioned eagerly.
She nodded. so. you see" spreading her
hands in a comprehensive gesture, we are
really quite old friends"
To this astonishing statement he could
find no adequate reply.
"And, OF course. you viii come up to the
hotel, and allow my aunt to thank you.
He Stiffened with sudden consciousness.
you are very kind. but my duties" A
sudden desire seized him 20 justify himself
IN her eyes.
II accepted this because I needed the
money IL brought" he began. Life guards
are hardly eligible for the hotel" he
added half humorously.
She regarded him with reproachfel gray
eyes. ''of course you are coming" she
said positively.
He was going to say several things, all
politely refusing. What he did say was,
''rhank you. or course l am"
He did rot comprehend II at first He
only knew when he at last went to the
hotel and found himself among his own
kind again that he seemed to be doing
It all for the first time. Had he ever really
danced before? Had ne ever sat on u
fnoonlit piazza and talked while the music
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railroad trafic and asked Sir Thomas 40
TO the prospects of an increased trade with
Japan and China. now that the war is
closed. I"
I'VE have fast boats running to China and
Japan" he replied. but we do not try to
do heavy freight business. like the lines
which go from your Pacific ports. We have
the shortest route and as whole the fast
est boats, and We do a large part OF tho
passenger business between North America
and Asia. expect this traffic TO Increase
largely. The world has become interested
N the japanese, and IL wants TO risit them.
The tour surpasses all others in interest
and pleasure. and more and more are taxi
ing u every year.
'The Canadian Pacific steamers also carry
such goods as demand fast and safe trans
portation refer to tea. silks and things
OF that class. We also take cotton cloths
across to Asia. and as ballast sometimes
The trans Pacific trade is growing wonder
fully. and now that the war has finished
there will be great openings for Canadian
and American goods in Manehuria.
Sir William Van Horne.
began this letter by writing OF SIR
Thomas Shaughnessy with a reference 20
Sir William Van Horne. The two names
go together, and the latter will be mem
toned wherever the subject is the Ca
madam Pacific railway. II was Sir william
who was practically the founder of the
road. The Canadian government had made
three attempts to build lire from the
Atlantic 10 the Pacific and had failed. Tho
work was then put into the hands OF a
private company and Sir William Van
Horne became its manager. Twenty-Five
hundred and fifty miles were 10 be built
and only little over six hundred were un-
der construction. The government gave the
company large subsidies and some millions
of acres OF lands. The contract was that
the road was TO be completed within ten
years. Mr.. Van Horne pushed the work
and finished in four. The road has already
disposed of about one-half of it's lands.
Some of them went as low as dollar and
a half an acre. The same lands are worth
SD an acre and upward today. The re-
naming lands are selling for good prices,
and Mr.. McNicol the vice president. be-
lieves that when half OF what is still left
is sold, the remaining 100000 odd acres
will be worth more than all received from
the sale preceding.
In the meantime the road has grown TO
the dimensions | have described. IL IL
close corporation, managing everything
with its own men. having it's own sleeping
car system, its own express company and q
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WON KNIGHTS TITLE
Career Of Sir Thomas shaugh-
Messy Of Canada.
PRESIDENT OF G. P. R. R.
HE WAS FORMERLY AN AMERI-
CAN CITIZEN.
Sir Thomas Views on the New Canada
and Trade With the United
States.
Copyright, 1905, by Frank G. carpeSter,


MONTREAL, Canada.
1t was in his office as president of the
Canadian Pacific railroad that I met Sir
Thomas Shaughnessy and talked with him
about the New Canada and the United
States. Sir Thomas is as well fitted. per-
haps, as any man In the two countries
to give a practical view of their fu-
ture relations. He is an American by
birth and training, and he has for years
been Canadian by naturalization and
closely associated with every phase of the
national and business life of the Dominion
The child of Irish parents, he was born in
Milwaukee about fifty years ago and edu-
Gated there in a Jesuit school. At fifteen
he went into the employ of the Chicago,
Milwaukee and st. Paul railroad, and a few
years later had so proved his efficiency that
when Sir William Van Horne, who was
then plain Mr.. Van Horne, came here to
undertake the building of the Canadian
Pacific he persuaded Mr.. Shaughnessy to
come too, and take the position of purchas-
ing agent.
That was in the days when the Canadian
Pacific was looked upon as a dream and
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FIRST GOLD FOUND IN ALASKA
discovered by Russian Trader in
1882 on Anauk River
From the Ketchikan Mining Journal.

From the Ketchikan Mining Journal
gold was first discovered in Alaska on tina
Anauk river, tributary of the Kuskoto.
vim river, which joins the latter stream
about twenty-five miles below the trading
post of Kalamakofsky. The Anauk river
was discovered by Ivan Simenson Lul,eeu
In 1852, at which time he built a fort called
Iukeen's fort. on the Kuskowim river,
twenty-five miles above the mouth Of the
Anauk. 1t was partly destroyed by natives
IN 1871, and rebuilt by Kalamakof, a Rus
sian trader, afterward. and called Kalama-
kon redouot
In 1882 the headquarters OF the Russians
American Trading Company were at Sitka,
and supplies were transported from thenca
to Lukeen's Fort by way of Nushagak
river. Tic-chic river and lake, and down the
Anauk river to the Kuskowim river and
thence upstream twenty-five miles to the
fort. In 1887 the yearly supplies were sent
In by way of the mouth OF the Kuskowim
river, ard the old way abandoned as
summer route and used only for the pur.
pose OF vending out the malls during the
winter by dog teams 1t was the only win
ter route the Russians ever used from any
point on the Yukon TO the outside (Si;ka),
and was only abandoned for the purpose
after they left the country
IL was while on one OF these trips In 1854
that the Russians discovered gold on the
Anauk. and 1t Is known today as the Yellow
river of the Russians. 1t Is not known
whether they ever attempted mining on any
large scale. or whether they found gold IN
paying quantities, but Il is thought TO be
the FIRST time on record of gold being found
In this country.
Lukeen was born OF Russian and Spanish
American Creole parents In the Ross colony
In California. He was well educated at the
Sltka school, and proved to be an active.
energetic and intelligent officer. In 1863
Lukeen assembled the Yukon river from 81.
Michael to Fort Gibbon, then at Hudsons
Ray Company trading post, which was built
by McMurray. who descended the Porcu-
pine river in 1s47. Lukeen was the first
man who connected the Pe,ly river OF
Campbell and the sea He returned to ST.
Michael that fall In 1865 the Russian gar-
r;son at Kiamakof redoubt In charge OF
Dementof. was Withdrawn. the United
States having PURCHASED Alaska from the
Russians