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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-11-09
Killed and Manned.

Escaping gas ignited by candle
carried by two men who entered the
basement TO investigate the cause OF
the leak shattered the solid brick
building occupied by the Miners Ma
tional bank, in lshpeming, crushed
out four lives and injured dozen
others more or less seriously, shortly
after o'clock Sunday morning.
Strange to say, the men who carried
the light that caused the explosion
were uninjured, although they were
blown through rear window and into
box car standing near.
The dead are: Edward McGraw
aged IL; Stephen Goodman, aged u,
son of b. j. Goodman, logging con
ter of James MCGEE, master mechanic
on the d., S., S. & A.. and Edward
Kiser, aged IL.
The most seriously injured are: Jas.
F. Mullins, manager of the Miners
National bank, whose injuries may
prove fatal. He and Hans Gunderson
real estate man. were in the build
ing when the explosion occurred
Gunderson was blown out of the build
ing up in the air and upon the roof of
a higher building near by, his life be-
in5 thus saved, as the fall would have
killed him.
Fred Anderson and Erick Peterson
were blown through the end of the
building and badly burned. Thomas
Flanagan, a retired merchant. had
one limb fractured. as also did Miss
Berdie RueZ. Others who were more
or less cut and bruised are Ray But
Ter, Mrs. p. f. Small, Loretta MCGEE,
Katherine Bright, Mrs. j. NJ Keith,
Mrs. Geo. Smeltz and Charles Dudon.
Those killed and most of those in
jured were on their way home from
early mass. Had the explosion &C.
CURED a few minutes earlier there
would have been many more fatalities,
as most of the church people had
passed when the explosion took place.
The force of the explosion was ter
rife. The stanch building was almost
completely wrecked Portions of the
walls were hurled out and the debris
was piled high in the street. Citi-
zen were wrought to a high pitch OF
excitement and the report spread
that burglars had made an attempt
to blow the banks vault with dyna-
mite.
Speedy relief for the injured was
offered, and willing hands released
those more or less buried in the
wreckage. James Mullins was not re
covered until two hours were spent in
hard relief work.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-11-09
A Winter in the Ice,

Eleven whaling vessels comprising,
almost the entire fleet which sailed
from San Francisco, have been caught
in the ice OF the Arctic ocean. They
will not be able TO get out until next
July or August, and in the meantime
their crews Of 440 men must face the
hardships of a winter in the north.
The telegram comes from Capt. II. IT..
Rodtish, of the steamer VIM. Baylies.
and states that only this vessel and
the schooner Monterey were able to
escape. Most of the vessels now in
the ice left San Francisco last spring
and are not provisioned for a stay in
the Arctic. Unless the boats are
heard from within short time, it
will be concluded that there is no
hope for their escape, and the govern
ment will be asked to send ont re-
lief expedition to forward supplies to
the imprisoned men.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-11-09
Curtis Tariff Bill.

Philippine tariff legislation will be
one of the first of several important
pieces of unfinished business brought
to the attention of congress when il
convenes in December Advocates of
free trade between this country and
the archipelago are determined TO see
TO 1t that the excuse Of lack of time
made last winter shall not avail at
the coming session. The bill of Repre-
sentative Curtis providing for a duty
on sugar and tobacco at % per cent
of the Dingley rates and all other i'm
ports free will be introduced again at
once. Representative Payne has pre-
pared a bill providing that all imports
from the islands, including sugar and
tobacco, shall come in free of duty, but
not to take effect until 1909, when the
provision of the treaty with Spain re-
lating to her trade with the Philippines
shall have ceased to be operative.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-11-09
Good Progress.

Secretary Taft says he is very much
pleased with the situation in Panama.
which he said, he found, had greatly
changed for the better since his last
trip. He thought from what he had
already seen that the work on the
canal was progressing satisfactorily
and that the work was now efficiently
organized. He said he was happy TO
note the spirit Of tn e~len on the canal
had improved and that the depression
of five or six months ago did not ex-
list. All of them seemed to enjoy life
there and were interested in their
work
The secretary said he had found
the sanitary conditions excellent and
believed that by continuing the pres
ent methods yellow fever could be con-
trolled, or at least its ravages consid.
erably diminished
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-11-09
CONDENSED NEWS.

Col. d. b. Henderson, formerly
speaker of the national house of rep
resentatives, is at the point of death
in Dubuque, la. He has been re-
moved TO a hospital.
Frank Youngshek Sunday was prob.
ably fatally shot and four other per.
sons were stabbed during a fight in
Chicago brought about by discussion
of the revolution in Russia.
Mrs. Martha Johnson, of Cambridge,
Mimi, who, with her husband and ~
children was bound for a new home IL
Cuba died on West Shore train near
Rochester, y. Y. Sunday morning.
Mrs. w. w. Wilson, of Austin. ILL.,.
has given birth to triplets twice with
in Is months. Her husband is an Odd
Fellow. The first triplets were named
Friendship, Love and Truth. They all
died few months after birth
Jacob Haugh, his wife and his son
Jesse were cremated in a fire which
destroyed their cottage in Dayton, o.,
Sunday morning. Oliver Haugh, an.
other son, was seriously burned.
For the first time since 1888, H.
censed saloons in Minneapolis were
closed Sunday. The closing was aue
TO an order by Mayor Jones to en-
force the Sunday closing law" in no.
tells and saloons.
Richard Hannibal, a negro bellboy,
who died in Roosevelt hospital, New
York. yesterday. is believed TO have
murdered Jacob II. Thompson, the
Jew York editor, who was slain in his
room in the st. James hotel several
weeks ago. Hannibal was known to
have plenty of money following the
murder, and had a bad record. His
throat was cut in a quarrel with a ne.
gro woman.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-11-09

Tallow candles are being used in tne
city Of Winsted Conn, rather than
gas, upon which monopoly in the
city recently raised the rates from
$3.50 TO so per thousand feet.
Senator Burrows, of Michigan. the
chairman of the committee on priv.
leges and elections, said in Washing.
ton that he expected TO have the case
of Senator Reed Smoot, of Utah, dis
posed of before the term ends.
Judge Edward M. Paxton, OF Bucks
county, Pa, has left part of his s., OOO,-
600 fortune to endow college of agri-
culture for boys between the ages of
IL and Is.
Fleming ID. Cheshire, who was some
time ago appointed consul-general to
Mukden, but was prevented from TAX
ing up his duties at that place and
who is now on leave of absence. has
received his exequatur from the Chi.
reese government and will az once pro-
ceed to Mukden. His official recogni-
tion by the Chinese government is re.
garded as quite important as 1t opens
up Manchuria for the first time to Am.
erican trade.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-11-09
onlv Restrained by the Law.

Farmer Johnson was lifelong resi-
dent of Bennington county, VT, and a
typical Yankee. One summer he was
not able to get a competent man to
help in haying, and so hired two boys
instead. They were. as he said, "as
good as a disappointment" and gave
him no end of trouble.
One day he lost patience with them
entirely, and complained to his sons
wife of their playing. fighting and
Sinking of work She said: Father,
why don't you kill them?" He re-
piled: 1T wouldn't be no sin more
tina. to kill a cat but there is law
agin it"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-11-09
ION the Rocks"

A dozen or more insurance tinan-
ciers were assembled in a room just
prior to the exposure of the affairs of
the Equitable Life. It's president, Mr..
Alexander, stood before them and
pleaded for a change of method, an
nouncing the course he proposed to
take in case of their refusal. He could
endure existing conditions no longer.
They said, at will ruin you" He re-
piled. 81 know It,.
There is a saying of the ancients.
Let the man who has the fewest
years to live be the sacrifice" am the
oldest man present. You with your
millions may weather the storm.
shall go upon the rocks, but conscience
will be clear"
This was said in a sermon by Rev.
DR.. II. A. Stimson, of the Manhattan
Congregational church, and is the first
hint given the public that James w.
Alexander is irretrievably broken in
body. He is all but hopelesssly broken
in mind. He Is broken in spirit. His
family name, which he revered above
all things, and which since long before
the revolutionary war was synonymous
for honesty, integrity, fair dealing and
uprightness, has been assailed and
furnished.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-11-09
Died of Henoohilia.

A peculiar disease known as heno.
philia afflicts the family of John Prins
Within four years three sons have
died of this disease The third one
dying Saturday. He was a boy of seven
years old. He accidentally cut his
tongue on Oct. 20 and bled constantly
since that time, until he wasted away
The physicians could not stop the flow
of blood. The other two boys died at
the ages of seven and eight respec-
lively. The hemorrhage in each case
was caused by having a tooth drawn
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-11-09
CHASTITY Find.

After two days work dragging the
harbor bottom along the course of the
East Boston ferry, the police on Sat
urday brought TO the surface a leather
handbag in which the head of Susan
Geary was found, together with so
pounds of lead.
This bears out the story of VIM
Howard and Lewis II. Crawford. un.
der arrest in New York, who confessed
TO disposing of the girls remains.
The head is in a good state of pres
ervation and was readily recognized
by the officers.
a nurse named Dean is charged with
having performed the operation which
caused the chorus girls death. She
cannot be located
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-11-09

Good health Is an assurance of per-
petual youth and beauty.
please do not say that the family
deeply mourn for their dead. For years
he has been husband and father only
in name. For affection given, only
blows and curses have been received
in return. Ii is better for him that he is
dead and better for us. Now that the
long, dark chapter is ended. do not
make us hypocrites by publishing that
which is not true" So declared the
wife and family of the late William
Clarke, of Muscatine. Ia, when report
ers called to get his obituary. He died
of delirium tremens.
Vartinain must die. He is a natur.
allied American on visit TO his
home in Constantinople, and was con-
victed Of murder The United States
stopped his execution long enough to
ascertain that he had been given
fair trial.
The medical supplies of the canal
zone are purchased through the Office
of the surgeon-general of the army.
They include, among other things.
guinea pigs and white mice. which are
used for experimental purposes; also
wooden legs OF assorted sizes. Orders
are filled for bibles and playing cards
among others in the great variety OF
articles purchased for the canal
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-11-09
Brittany Marriage Custom.

Conspicuous among the adornments
of the bridal feast in Brittany is an ar
tistic and elaborate butter structure
as fanciful and elegant as the most
beautiful bridal cake, and into this
structure the guests stick split sticks
bearing coins of gold or silver.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-11-09
City Founder Is Generous.

William ]. Palmer, the founder Of
Colorado City, Colo, has given that
city $1,O00,0O0 or more in the way of
parks, large sums to its charitable in
stitutions, built a driveway up the
Bear canyon, and now has bought up
another large tract of ground, with
the intention of turning 1t into a park
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-11-09
Special Hearse for Giant.

A hearse had to be specially made
at Rawtenstall, England. for the
burial of James Nuttall, "the largest
man in Lancashire The coffin,
which was six feet four inches long,
three feet wide and two feet deep,
was carried by twelve bearers.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-11-09
A Sleeping Swimmer.

DESERVING his bed for two hours or
more, at least twice a week, and then
denying that he had been absent at
all. caused Mrs Gabriel Jackson OF
English, Ind, to become suspicious of
her husband and led her to have her
brothers keep an eye upon him"
Last night Gabriel slipped out as us
ual and was followed watchfully ny
his brothers-in.law while he travelled
more than a mile to the old swim
ming hole" upon his fathers farm,
where he Invested himself Of his cloth
ing and swan to and fro across the
pond three or four times. When he
emerged he carefully redressed and
then returned home and to bed. In
the morning he knew nothing or the
occurrence till told of 1t, and could
not believe it till brought to the scene
and shown the footprints in the sand.
The queer part of it is that Jackson
was not known to be somnambulist.
though he had been thus afflicted in
childhood.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-11-09
A Lesson in Humility.

Says a Billville philosopher: "The
automobile makes you feel too proud
for this world To get to heaven
you've got to be as humble as the OK
cart and go slow and sure. Atlanta
institution.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-11-09
A TRULY IDEAL wife
HER HUSBANDS BEST HELPER
Vigorous Health Is the Great Source OF
the Power TO Inspire and Encourage
All Women Should Seek IL.

One OF the most noted. successful and
richest men of this century, in a recent
article, has said, Whatever am and
whatever success l have attained in
this world owe all to my wife. From
the day first knew her she has been
an inspiration, and the greatest help
mate of my life"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-11-09
Real Contentment.

Money doesn't bring happiness, but
IT makes a fellow feel mighty con-
tented when he is ordering first
class dinner-Atlanta Constitution.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-11-09
Low Temperature of Trees.

The average temperature of a tee
is under so degrees Fahrenheit, as
against the SO degrees of the human
body.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-11-09
WHEAT
RAISING
RANCHING

three great pursuits
have again shown
wonderful results on
the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-20

bee, Canada, all of which concerns
have oil holdings near Leroy.
Il have been looking the matter over
during the past week, which have
spent in the Leroy territory. Represen-
tatives from the Boston and Canada
companies were with me. They have
gone back home. I shall return to
Leroy tomorrow and probably spend a
month between that point and Topeka.
II mean to thoroughly investigate the
matter of cost" continued Mr.. Brake,
land to report to the three concerns 1
named. I feel confident that they will
at once order the building of q line.
We only have to lay 20 miles. do not
know what the cost of construction
will be. I think we will use three
inch pipe
President Holiday Of the Commercial
club gave Mr.. Brake assurance that II
he lays a pipe line from Leroy to To-
peka that he would guarantee the
building of a refinery in this city.
To this Mr.. Brake replied that if To-
peka. can get good freight rates over
the state he would like to take stock
In the refinery. you see." said Mr..
Brake, "if we could bring oil to Topeka
and refine it without very great ex-
pense and transport it out over the
state and not pay exorbitant freight
rates, then we could afford to put UP
our own refinery. We viii lay the pipe
to Topeka in all proba bility, so far as
we have looked into things now, but
terest we shall take In the refinery un-
til later on"
President Holiday says that he can
quickly raise the necessary $4,000 to put
up an oil refinery in this city. Secretary
Anderson says that he has man IN Nor
ton, Kan, who is ready to put up the en-
tire amount.
I'VE will have the refinery all right for
you" said Mr.. Holiday, addressing his
remarks to Mr.. Brake, IF you pipe the
oil here. When you put up some sort of
evidence of just what you intend to do.
we will get the necessary money for the
refinery"
Mr. Brake assented to the idea of put
ting up a cash amount good faith.
Certainly we will do that" was his re-
This afternoon Secretary Anderson took
Mr.. Brake over the city on trip of in
manufacturing concerns and got esti-
mates of the amount Of fuel oil that
would be used 1t didn't take long to
show that fuel oil would find plenty of
market in Topeka
President Holiday was asked concern
ing Mr. Brakes proposition and said:
ITS a cInch that we will have oil piped
to this city In my opinion there is no
doubt about it, These people have the oil
and the money to build the pipe line
They want a market for their product
If they know that Topeka will use their
oil as fuel they will bring it here. About
that there is no question at all. I will
guarantee Mr. Brake a refinery ready
just as quickly as his pipe line is ready,
If he gives me plenty of notice as to when
he will commence active opera tions. I feel
confident that oil will be piped here with
in a short time from Leroy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-20
Plan to Systematize All Stool
Yards Legislation.
Kansas Would ActWith Missouri
Lawmakers.
mr.. FUCKERS MEASURE
He Introduces a Resolution tC
This Effect.
Senator Hayden Would Abolish
All Regulations.

If the bill introduced in the senate
this morning by Senator Hayden be-
comes a law then Kansas legislation
regarding the regulation of stock
yards, and especially the Kansas City
stock yards. will be wiped out and
the Missouri legislature will be expect
ed to follow suit in that state and then
the stock yards at Kansas City will be
without restraint
Senator Hayden's bill looks innocent
enough. It is to repeal chapter 4S7
Of the laws of 1903 This law regu-
1ates the price to be charged for
Weighing. feeding. etc, in Kansas
stock yards.
Missouri has a similar law which
fixes the rates higher than the rates
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-20
NORTH TOPEKA.

lLeave items for this column with Kim
ball Printing Co. 912 North Kansas ava
A. Shenck. of Silver Lake, was i'll
town today.
Harry zarker is ill at his home. 1928
Jackson street.
J. F. McAfee went to St. Louis today
to look after business matters.
Is cent cotton batting for 10 cents.
New York Mer. Co, 10 East Sixth St.
John Holiday went to Kansas City
yesterday to attend the funeral of B.
1Oc cretonnes for draperies and
comforts, on sale Saturday only. at
8 q c yard
THE NEW ERA DEPT. STORE.
o. A. Pratt has returned from Kan
sas City where he attended the Imple-
ments' Dealers convention.
Indigo blue, black and white. car
dinal and red figured calicoes at &C
yard for Saturday sale at
THE NEW ERA DEPT. STORE.
Miss Belle Gideon, who has been Wis
iting her uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. w. West. and also w. F. West, left
yesterday for her home in Ponca, Ok.
65c and Use dress goods in plain
cloths, pIaids, stripes and broche eff
fects, all new, this seasons styles, re-
duced for Saturday sale to 39c yard
THE NEW ERA DEPT. STORE.
Harry Smith, who has been very SER
iously i'll at his home, 1909 Jackson
street, is slowly but surely improving
and was able to sit ND for a short time
today.
Boys s175 and $1.95 shoes in calf
and seal. good and serviceable, to
clean out in Saturday sale. S1.25 pair.
THE NEW ERA DEPT. STORE
G. J. Bollotte was awarded a hand
some gold watch Thursday evening by
camp 1913 M. w. A. this being the
prize given by that camp to the mem
Der securing the greatest number of
new members during the term ending
January /
Mrs. Herbert French and children
arrived yesterday from Newton, Kan,
and are with Mr.. and Mrs. Shirley
French of 1404 Quincy st. Mrs. French
came I'D to be near her husband who
had his eye injured the first of the
week at Newton and is now in the A.
T. & S. F. hospital.
1Oc bed ticking at per yard SC.
35c bIeached damask at per yard
22c.
69c bIeached sheets at each 39c.
121kc pillow cases at each &c.
1Oc tennis Flannel Dlaids and
stripes 6 &c.
For Saturday sale.
THE NEW ERA DEPT. STORE.
Mr.. E. s. Ward, an old resident of
North Topeka, died Thursday morning
at o'clock at Los Angeles, Cal, where
he has been living for the past year and
made their home here but after the big
flood of 1903 accompanied by his daugh-
ters, Misses Ella and Ida Ward he
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-20
OIL FOR TOPEKA.
3. nj. Brake Says That He Will
Pipe 1t Soon.

There is little question now that
within a few months oil will be piped
into Topeka from the fields adjoining
Leroy in Coffey county.
J. M. Brake of Dayton, o., a member
of the Kansas-Ohio Oil company was
in this city this morning comforting
with President Holiday of the Excel
sior Coke and Gas company, concern
ing the matter. After his conference
he gave out this statement to the
press: You may say that we will
build a pipe line from Leroy to To-
peka. Interested in its construction
will be the Kansas-Ohio Oil company,
the Haymarket Oil company of Boston,
and the Sherbrook Oil company of Que
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-20

went to California. Mr.. Ward was a
member of the Presbyterian church.
The remains will be brought to Topeka
for burial and the funeral viii proba-
bly, b. held Monday afternoon. He is
survived By seven children all grown.
Ssc boys madras shirts Csc.
35c mems work shirts 25c.
Mems lined mittens 19c.
75c childrens wool leggins 25c.
Csc children's wool hoods 10c-
35c children's stocking caps Csc.
75c children's stocking caps 4Sc.
For Saturdays sale at
THE NEW ERA DEPT. STORE.
John Yost. of the Half Day neighbor-
hood, who is having a run of tll-luck
this winter, mention of which was
made in last evenings State Journal,
lost another horse yesterday. This ami
NAL which was a valuable 3-year-old,
got on the Rock Island right of way
and was struck by an engine and in
stantly killed, his body being thrown
nearly a block away. The trainmen
saw the horse on the track and whis-