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Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-11-03
FOUR DEAD, MANY INJURED
Head-On COllisiOn On the Rock Isl-
and Road In the Hills Near
Fairfield, lows.

Fairfield, Ia, Oct. 27.-In the hills
half a mile south Of town, a head-on
collision took place between numbers
II and IL OF the Rock Islands Kansas
City passenger service, resulting in the
death OF four and the injury Of 20 or 80
persons. The dead, so far as known,
are:
Engineer Mikes, Of Muscatine.
Mail Clerk Garfield, Of Murray, Ia
Detective Griffith, of Lucas, la.
An unknown man.
The injured have been taken to Nl-
don. while the dead are at this place.
The accident occurred at $40 a. m.
Both trains had clearing orders. and
the accident is believed to have been
caused by the mistake Of the dispatch
er.
Both trains were going at a rapid
rate when they met In the hills.
Both locomotives were demolished
four cars OF No. IL derailed and seven
damaged. The damage to No. II has
not been reported. but all the killed
were on this train.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-11-03
EuL0GIEs FOR THE DEAD
Admiral Togo Delivered the Eulogy
at the ShintO Ceremonies in Menu.
DRY of the Dead of the Navy.

Toxic, Oct. 3O.-rhe great Shinto
rites, in memory of the naval officers
and men who were killed during the
war, were held at Aoyama cemetery.
Besides the admirals, officers and sail
ors, hundreds of civil dignitaries and
thousands of sailors were present. Adj
miral Togo addressed the departed
spirits, eulogizing their noble deeds in
battle and their gallant cooperation
which resulted in the sacrifice of their
lives. He humbly asked repose for the
spirits whose exemplary deeds in life
powerful enemy.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-11-03
STIMULUS TO RETAIL TRADE
Cooler weather Has lmpa rted Fresh
Activity TO Retail Dusiness-
Farm Troducts Hlgher.

New York, Oct. 2S.-Bradstreet'o
weekly review says:
Activity, In fact ~buoyancy, still char.
acterizes practically all lines of trade
and Industry. Cooler weather Is .
stimulus to retail trade in all but a few
small and relatively unimportant Sec
tons OF the country. Recorder business
reflects this in a steady call from job
bers for dry goods, clothing, shoes,
hats-in fact, all lines of wearing APP
parel. Holiday trade in many lines
also shows the effects of early buying.
The practical lifting of the last south
err guarantees is helping southern
trade, as Is also the higher price Of
cotton which is %loosening up the move
ment of that staple. The long awaited
materializing of European demand for
breadstuffs Is apparently o at hand.
Business in this line, it is claimed, is
now limited only by vessel room ca
pacity. Higher prices for nearly all
farm products have helped demand in
agricultural districts, and to a certain
extent improved collections.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-11-03
SIX MILLION DOLLAR PLANT
United States Independent Tele.
phone Co. to Establish an Enor-
nous Plant In st. Louis.

st. Louis, Oct. ~2S.-Preparations OF
a definite character were made last
night in St. Louis for ~inaugurating the
operative plans of the United States In
dependent Telephone Co., the national
corporation with a capital stock Of
$50, 900, 900 which was recently organ
ized to conduct a general telephone
business throughout the United States.
The arrangements, as now decided
upon, contemplate the immediate build.
ing of a $4,000, 900 telephone equipment
plant in st. Louis and the enlargement
of the present apparatus manufacture.
ing establishment in Rochester, N. (.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-11-03
A HOT SPRINGS HOLOCAUST
Seven Persons Burned to Death in
Fire At the Pacific Hotel.
Il IL Feared Ther- May be other
Remains In the Ruins which
Further Search May Reveal.

Hot Springs, Ark, Oct. 27.-Six bod
les have been taken from the ruins or
the Pacific house, a railroad hotel To-
Gated at Elm and Olive streets, near
the railroad tracks, which was damaged
by fire at an early hour. OF these, two
unidentified, are charred beyond recog.
milton.
The dead:
Harry Bradley, q waiter.
Edward Snyder, a porter.
Mrs. Mack, . musician, and her in
FAINT.
A. L. Mann. railroad conductor; be-
lieved to be from Denver.
Two unidentified men.
The ruins have not yet been thor
oughly searched, and there may be
other bodies in them.
The hotel is . two-stOry frame build
ing, containing 80 rooms, all but one
Of which was occupied, by from one to
four persons.
Tho hotel was patronized by in
valids.
The fire Is believed to have been
caused by incendlarism.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-11-03
DIRECT VIOLATION OF LAW
Estate Are So Held by CorpO.
ratiOns In Chicago.
Chicago. Oct. 27.-The Daily News

Chicago. Oct. 27.-The Daily News
says:
Millions Of dollars worth Of real
estate property Is held by private cor
porations In Chicago. 1t is alleged, In
direct violation Of the law. The bulk
Of this property, 1t has been discOv-
cred. Is in the name of insurance COM
panies or their oficials. The illinois
statutes provide that the companies
shall offer for sale at public vendue. at
least once a year. the property owned
by them, or which has come into their
possession through foreclosure. This
must be done for four years success
sively. and II, after Ave years. the cor
porat!ons still hold the property, the
states attorney shall proceed against
them. So far IS known. the states at
tornsy Of Cook county proceed
Cd against any insurance company or
other corporations under the statute.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-11-03
FIVE NINE OFFICIALS DEAL
They Undertook to Explore q Burn
ing Mine Mt IIazelkirk, Pa, and
Lost Their Lives.

Pittsburg, Pa, Oct. 30.-Five minor
officials of the Pittsburg & Westmore-
land Coal Co. lost their lives when they
entered the Hazelkirk mine No. / of
the company at Hazelkirk, Pa, Is miles
east Of this city, to ascertain if a por-
ton of the mine was still burning as a
result of an explosion two weeks ago.
The dead are:
John Hornical, superintendent: Dan
lei Griffith, foreman; Joseph Hunter,
John Layey and Henry C!ayborne. fire
bosses . All were married, with large
families, and were men Of considerable
means.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-11-03
SEVENTEEN GIRLS POISONED
Three Are Dead and Others Ill AZ
the St. Joseph Orphan Asy-
lum, Burlington, Vt.

Burlington, VT, Oct. est became
known today that II girls whose age
range from two to six years, at the
St. Joseph Orphan Asylum in this city
were taken suddenly i'll and three OF
them died within three hours.
At an autopsy held under the aus-
pices of the state board of health. It
was determined that the death Of the
three girls was due to poisoning, but
that the cause had not appeared.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-11-03

The latest production of the glorious
climate of the west is a cat ranch,
This old maids paradise is located IN
Puget sound, and the ranch occupies
the whole island. This was necessary
In order that there may be no neigh.
bors to complain, for the nightly cor.
certs OF several thousands OF cats
would naturally bring forth complaints
and make the life OF a municipal
court judge n round Of misery.
Holbe Torlgcn is the proprietor and
he proposes to raise the cats for their
fur.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-11-03
WILLING TO SQUARE THINGS
An AlIeged Milwaukee Murderer
Would Make amend by Marry.
ing Victims widow

Milwaukee, Oct. 2s.-Fred w. Bor-
ebert, who shot and killed Otto Wis
kow and Is now on trial for murder.
has tried to make amends as best he
can.
He Is said to have offered to marry
the murdered mans widow and pro-
vide for her. This was the sensation
sprung by District Attorney McGovern
in asking for the r%eopening of the case
on the ground of new testimony.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-11-03
AN IMPORTANT DECISION
Authorize tho Obstruction Of .
Street for Private Use.

Springfield, ILL.,, Oct. 26.-The su-
prene court Of Illinois held that any
ordinance which grants a railroad au-
th0rity to elevate tracks In a city and
thereby close any streets, Is invalid. A
city, In the words Of the opinion. holds
the streets and the alleys in trust for
the public. and can not lawfully au-
thorize the vacation or obstruction Of
any Of them for the use or benefit OF
private individuals or corporations"
This decision will prevent cities giving
he use Of streets for street fairs.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-11-03

Both "esplanade" and "boulevard"
are military terms by origin. The orig.
inal boulevard" was a bulWark or
horizontal part OF the rampant and an
"esp!anade" was originally the glacis
fed place. A writer 200 years ago
noted that the word boulevard was
NOW chiefly taken for the void space
between the glacis Of a citadel and the
first houses Of a town" Hence its
extension to other void spaces" suit
able for ~promenading.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-11-03
With Alaska furs valued at $25. 900

With Alaska furs valued at $25, 900
from NulatO, on the lower Yukon, Gar.
rett Busch has arrived in Seattle aft.
er eight years spent in trailcking with
the Indians in the wilderness which
he was the first white nan to pene.
trate as q trader. When Mr.. Busch
reached Nu'ato. August IL. 1897, with
a miners outfit as his sole possession,
he foresaw In that gloomy solicitude .
trade in the furs which protect ami.
NAL life from Arctic winters which
would exceed In returns the reason.
able possibilities of mining ventures
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-11-03

II Is not very often that a maa trav.
cling takes, among other pieces OF
hand baggage, a pony. And yet this
is what d. V. Kern. OF Kansas City,
did when he went to Springfield, Ill
He checked It through in a little
crate, and crate, pony and all weighed
less than 40 pounds. 1t is probable
that Mr.. Kern has the smallest pom
living. 1t is only a colt. The little
Shetland is "a inches high. "a inches
long and weighs just 80 pounds. 1t Is
no larger than al ordinary sized dog.
and can be lifted and held in one hand.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-11-03
AN ARREST MADE.
Morris Nathan, Susan Geary's Sweet
heart, Charged With Murder.

Pittsburg, Pa, Oct. 30.-After a long
and searching examination at police
headquarters, lasting until after one
o'clock this morning, Morris Nathan,
secretary to the manager Of the
shepherd King" company, was held
on a charge of numbering his sweet
heart, Miss Susan Geary, the victim of
the Boston harbor suit case mystery,
which has been pulling the Boston
authorities for more than q month.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-11-03
LIVES LOST 1Y EXPLOSION
Two Men KiusA asd Three Iajursd
BY the E~xDlssiea Of the DsiIsr
Of DseAGeb0at.

st. Louis. Ost. Backward Erhardt,
Jr, engineer. and Robert Bogard, Are
men. were killed and James Short.
George Finch a1A 0us Miller injured
when the drsdgsbsat Colorado, belono-
ing to the Colombo Sand 4 Gravel Co.,
anchored In the Mississippi river OF
the foot on North Market street, was
destroyed by the boiler exploding
about $3.50 o'clock Wednesday evening.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-11-03

Reports received by the department
OF m and labor, through its
bureau Of statistics, indicate that the
total grain receipts at the ports OF
Boston, New York, Philadelphia and
Baltimore during August showed a
gain Of nearly four million bushels. IL
compared with similar arrivals in 1904.
On the other hand, the inbound cereal
movement at New Orleans, as well az
at San Francisco and Tacoma, pre-
scented heavy losses by like compari.
sons.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-11-03

One of the oldest freaks OF reptile
life eve seen in Danbury, CT, a
killed by William Bigbam. It vas 4
snake with two distinct heads, and vas
summing itself on a West Street side.
walk when Mr.. Bigham discovered 1t.
The reptile was about two feet long
and was OF the striped adder variety,
which IS a poisonous one, Each head
was on a neck two inches long.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-11-03
JAPS LOCATE NEARER HOME
Japanese Residents Of Southern Cal.
ifOrnia Returning to settle In
Manchuria and Korea.

Los Angeles, CAL. Oct. 30.-It 10
stated upon the authority of the lead
ers Of tho local Japanese colony that
the Japanese residents of southern CAL
ifornia are leaving daily for home. to
proceed thence to the newly-opened
commercial fields in M%anchuria and
Korea. 1t Is declared that within a
year q majority of the present local
japanese population will have migrat-
ed. .
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-11-03
PROMISE FROM JEROME
what He Purposes Doing In ~
Event Of His Reelection ~ Dis.
trict Attorney Of New York.

New York, Oct. 30.-In . statement
issued by District Attorney Jerome he
announces that II reelected he will
apply to the board of estimate Of New
York city for money to retain Charles
Il. Hughes Is special counsel to prose-
cute the insurance meA II any were
proceeded against criminally.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-11-03

Grating the bone from a dogs leg
onto the leg of a man, to replace some
five inches of bone that had been re.
leg, was the remarkable surgical feat
performed by a San Francisco sur.
geon. 1t was the first recorded case
OF grating upon the human bone the
bone Of one of the lower animals.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-11-03

On taking their seats for the first
time on the bench at the newly erect.
ed courthouse at Delmerhorst, Ger.
many, the judges were much ~perturbed
TO find that the architect had Orna.
mented the portico with the sculptured
q sheen on the other.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-11-03

New York, Oct. 2S.-The lndepen-
dent Tobacco Manufacturers associa-
ton Of the United States was in ses-
sion at the Hotel Aston. The associ-
alton is composed of manufacturers
who are opposed to the so-called to-
bQCCO trust,
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-11-03
The Rsssisn Transport Le.a,

Washington, Oct 2S.-The navy de-
partnent has been informed that the
Russian transport Lena. which has
been informed at Mare island since last
spring. sailed thence for San FraQcis-
90. She has been released and will re-
turn to q Russian port, sailing Sunday.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-11-03
st. Louis Divine Dead.

st. Louis, Oct. 2S.-Rev. DR.. William
Short, rector of ST, Peters Episcopal
church, and one Of the most widely
known st. Louis clergyman, is dead
of lung trouble. .
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-11-03

A cook, who had been summarilv
discharged by her employers for smok.
ing cigarettes in the Kitchen recently,
sued in vain for wages in an English
court,
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-11-03

The Japanese method Of preserving
the salmon which are csNght in large
numbers at Sakhalin is ~ salt them
down and press them into bales.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-11-03

The statistics of the California IN
sane asylums show that mi in every
(75 forcign-born residents becomes in.
sane and one in every 3,110 native
born,
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-11-03
Mice ia mage Potatoes.

Alto Pass, ILL.,. Oct. 28.-Jacks,n
county farmers report great damage
to potatoes by Geld mice.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-07
A FREIGHT SMASHUP.
Three Men Badly Injured and Four
Cars Wrecked at Greene.

Lewiston. Me-. Nov. "a special to
the Sun from Greene says: H"In a
smashup of the Pennington freight
train at this place about 1880, this af-
ternoon, three persons We're badly in
jured and four ears were practically
demolished.
The injured are Conductor II. T..
Miller of Pennington, who was in
iured about the back and legs and
may have been internally hurt: Brake
man Albert G. Judkins. who was in
iured about the head and slightly
burned, and Brakeman Mosher who
was also severely shaken ana bruised
about the body.
Dr.. o. Z. Hanscom attended the in
jurcd. The conductor and Brakeman
MoSher We're soon made comfortable
and continued to their respective
homes in Pennington. going with a
freight train which was made up of
the engine and what ears remained
unchanged. in the wreck
The slnashup was caused by the
breaking apart of the train. the rear
section crashing into the head division
when stop WAS made at the station.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-07
~
four ITALIANS
Arrested for Stabbing A.
fray at Rumford Falls
After an Exciting Chase by Of
ficers for 20 Miles.
Drinking BrawI Ends in Fight in Which Un-
known Italian Is Badly Injured.

Rumford Falls, Me, Nov. 6.-After
an exciting chase, the police. today, ar
rested four Italians alleged to have
been participants in IL stabbing and
shooting affray in the Italian settle
ment, q mile below the village, last
night.
A drinking brawl in a tenement house
is said to have resulted in the use Of
rcvolvers and knives. One Italian,
whose name was not learned, was
stabbed in the abdomen and danger
ously wounded.
Antonio Salatino is charged with the
stabbing. Nicola Russi, Antonio Russi
and WHO Salatino are neld as alleged
accessories.
After the ARRAY. all but the severely
wounded man fled The police found
Nicola Russi hidden beneath Il bed in
his own home. The other three men
had set out at daybreak for Dixfield.
six miles away, intending to take d
Boston train.
A light fall of snow made il easy to
trace the fugitives, but the latter so
circled and doubled on their tracks in
the woods that 20 miles had been COW
cred before they were captured.
When ovcrtaken by Officer l.. P. Mer-
rill they were armed with revolvers,
knives and clubs.
Two of them were taken into custody
by a single officer. however, while the
third escaped under Il fire from the Off
GERS revolver.
The man was later found standing in
y small stream. crouching beneath an
overhanginS tree, where he was easily
captured.
The victim of the stabbing was in
critical condition. tonight.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-07
MILDLY KNOCKED OUT.
Been in Fight at Annapolis, But All
Say Twas Not Hazing.

Annapolis. Md, Nov. -Midshipman
James Il. Branch, son OF James Il.
Branch of the Hanover National Bank
OF New York City. and secretary of
the American Bankers Association. is
in a dangerous condition from injuries
believed to have been received in Il fist
fight with another midShipman. the
encounter having been arranged. The
yoGnS man suffered an injury to the
right side, of the head. wrich affected
the brain and had the effect of para
lying the left side of his body.
The greatest anxiety was felt over
his condition by the medical officers
and an operation was performed. to-
night by DR.. j. Nj. n. Finney of Johns
Hopkins hospital, Baltimore and DR..
Kerr of Washington. assisted by the
Naval Academy medical staff 1t was
successful. the skull being opened and
blood clot removed. and there is hope
of the young mans recovery.
In unofficial circles il is admitted
that Midshipman Eranch's injuries
were received in d fight. but ii is said
that it was over a personal matter and
in no Sense haZing. as he is a member
of the second. or next 10 the highest
class. He is very athletic and one of
the best wrestlers in the academy
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-07
NEGOTIATIONS OPENED
Simultaneously at Capitals for New
Commercial Treaty With Germany.

Berlin. Nov 6.-The negotiations for
new commercial agreement between
the United States and Germany were
opend simultaneously by Ambassador
CharlnaSne Tower ct Berlin and Am
bassador Baron Speck Won Sternburg
at Washington. The German govern
ment'a leply to Sec. Roots note is I'M
derStoou to offer the same general
treatment to American imports by
Germany as given to the imports of
European commercial treaty countries
provided the United States gives Ger
man imports a fair and regular system
OF valuations and admits certain Ger
man products on about the same gener-
al OASIS as under the commercial agree
meht of 1900, which will terminate.
Marcnl next. 1t is hoped at the foreign
oifce that an arrangement can be
reached before the expiration of the old
agreement thus averting a disturbance
OF tile usual trade movements.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-07
May Arise Between Greece
and Roumania.
As Nelber Can Attack Other
by Land Or Sea,
They will Settle Differences Over koetso-
MaIIaehs in Many Ways.

Washington, Nov. 6.-An open break
between Greece and Roumania will, ac-
cordinG to private information received
in this city. soon make the dangerous
situation in the Balkans still more COM
plicated. Early in October. Greece re-
called it's diplomatic representative
from Bucharest and Roumania was
thereby forced to withdraw her minis
ter from Athens.
The immediate cause for the breach
was the fact that the Sultan recognized
the independence Of the Koetso-Wal-
lachs. a people living near the Greek
border in Macedonia. who number per-
haps 100000. They belong to the Rou-
manian race but were claimed by the
Greeks to be under the command of the
Greek patriarch in Constantinople. Ac-
cordingly bands were formed on the
Greek frontier and expeditions sent
among the Koetso- Wallachs to force
the latter to acknowledge themselves 10
be Greeks and to register that way dur
ing the census then being taken i'll the
Ottoman empire.
The Sultan did not interfere ana the
Koetso- Wallachs were forced to ask Tor
the help of Roumania. That country,
desiring to be represented in any fu-
ture partition of Macedonia, gave its
helm and it's intervention led to the
present situation.
AS 1t is not possible for the two coun-
tries to attack each other either on land
or on sea, the only damage they can
infiict on each other it is stated, would
be through an economic war. in which,
according to statistics, Roumania
would have the advantage.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-07
BOTH SIDES CONFIDENT
Of Victory at Polls in Chicago, Today
Vote Will be Light.

Chicago. Nov. with u general eX-
pcctation on all sides, today. that the
vote will be light. managers of both tn"
Republican and Democratic organizations
expressed confidence OF victory at the
polls. tomorrow. Republican claims are
TIL" more sweeping. however. and ar
based upon allegations of u more thor
ough Organization. Managers have found
it almost impossible to create enthusiasm
for their tickets among the rank and file
of voters and it has become apparent that
tn results of the election may be deter
mln"d largely bv organization work in
getting out the votes.
Although there are five Judges of the
superior court and one judge of the cir
cult court to be chosen. chief interest
center; about the election of Il president
and nine members of the sanitary board.
A new law governing the election of san
itary trustees has caused the political
parties to place in nomination full sets
OF candidates for the first time in til.
history OF the sanitary district
Mayor Dunno announced, today. that he
would vote against - proposed amend
mont to the city charter. extending the
mayors term to four years. The present
limit is two years.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-07
SPORTING NOTES.

Art Simms of Akron. Ohio. was
knocked out. Monday night. at Charl-
eroi. Pa, in the fifth round. by Billy
Ryan of Syracuse. N. Y.
The coroner's inquest into the death
of Charles O'Regan. killed i'll boxing
bout in Queens rink at st. John, N. B.,
Oct. 80. was finished. Monday night,
and the jury found that ORegan came
to his death as the result of blow
delivered unwittingly by Fred North
rup.
Bob" F-itzsimmons of New York city,
and Jack" O'Brien of Philadelphia,
were matched. Monday. at New York.
to battle for heavyweight pugilistic
honors before the Yosemite A. c., in
San Francisco on date to be select
ed between Dec. 20 and Dec. 81. The
men will fight for 60 per cent of the
gross receipts. divided on the basis of
rs per cent. to the winner and rs per
cent. to the loser.