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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-07-27
LIGHTNING hit
BIG OIL TANKS
Flame Is Spread Over q Vast
Area and Large Loss OF
Life Is Reported.
FLAMES ARE SPREADING
Other Oil Tanks IN Danger and Fire
Broke Out During the Day Fully .
Mile iron, the Scene Of the
Origin.

Humble. Tex. July .s.--Coverlng an
area thrce-auarters OF 4 mile square
with n canopy OF smoke spreading over
two square miles. oil tanks OF the Texas
compan" continue to boil under the
great heat OF burning oil. the fire hav-
ing burned all OF the oil la eleven big
tanks which held two and half mil
lion barrels when the lightning struck
them sunday.
IL IL known that i've negro workmerr
perisled. Rumors place the number OF
der as high as ffty. There are hun
dpds OF homeless people. many OF them
only awaiting their turn to 90 To Hous-
ton for shelter During the night there
was "A heavy downpour OF rain and this
covered the ground with a sheet Of wa
ter. the coating OF which In a thick hlm
of oil. IL this waste oil catches IRE u
~ probable the tanks of the Guffey
company. the sun company and small
er owners may go. These tanks hold
four AND n half million barrels.
Workmsn Caught in a Trap.
shortly after the big tank began 90
blaze. zoo workmen with seventy-nve
mules. were hurried tn the place To
throw up earthcn embellishments TO con-
tlnc the fire TO the tank where IL origi-
mated Suddenly the oil gave an up
heaVel. dubbed and lifted "A great mass
OF the burning fluid bodily from the
tank and the fire was communicated
To three other tanks.
Burning oil caught the men and mules
and hcmmcd them In. There was Wild
scramble for safety. Some OF the men
mounted mules and got them out, but
at least forty mules were cremated.
Five negroes were seen 20 go down
and II IL not believed possible they
could have escaped. While all the men
have not been accounted for these i've
are all that are certainly known To-
have persisted.
Breaks Out in New Place.
Early today the lire broke out in the
steel tanks OF the Texas company at the
pumping station. n mile from the orig
inai frc. What damage Is being done
cannot b. ascertaincd because II is Inn
possible To reach that part OF the Held.
Not Under Control Today.
At 10 this morning the fire was still
raging. with no prospects Of It's inlmc-
diate control, IL Is believed. however.
the flames will eventually bc confined
tp the tnnliagn district. There are
1900. 900 barrels 81 oil iu these storage
tanks. all of which will he destroyed.
Losses are already estimated at $3.50
600. with practically uo insurance. Re-
ports 81 fatalities have not been VERT
lied. although 4 number OF men ara
missing.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-07-27
MONUMENT TO VICTIMS
Scores Who Met Death on the Ben.
,nn5.on at San Diego Will Be
Well Remembered.

san Diego. July 36.--While the gov
crnmcnt VIII place stones over the
graves of 'he Bennington victims bu-
-ied az Fort ItoseCrans. people or San
Diego propose To- erect a handsome
memorial monument, suitably In
at.t.Ihnn In I'M t-liN nIrl.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-07-27
You Never Know,

Washington Star: 1T IL hard 10 tell
whom you can trust" said one CRATER.
Yes" answered the other. Some
times / think there is no such thIna
MS honesty. You never know who 10
going TO turn states evidence next"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-07-27
~THOMAS w. LAWSON>e

Az Intimate Study Of the Most Taksdof Man in America by
Sioux City Tsibuns Staff Correspondent - - -
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-07-27
Parisians Are Disturbed.

Paris. July 2i.-Empcror Nicholas
cruise In the Gulf OF Finland 90 meet
Emperor william Is the subject OF
much comment In the press. Certain
newspapers express the fear that the
German emperor will influence the
Russian emperor over FAR eastern mat
tiers and will hinder the carrying out
or the peace program. while others are
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-07-27
Denial OF Rumors.

So far Az rumors In other capitals
that "A scheme Is afioat Ia combine sew
eral OF the powers In giving Russia
moral support against Japan la negnt =
iations soon To- open az Portsmouth,
concern Germany. they are denied eN-
plicitly. GSrmany's policy OF non-intcr-
ference IL Is officially declared. remains
the same.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-07-27
Workmen Caught in a Trap.
Breaks Out in New Place.

Early today the IRE broke out In the
steel tanks OF the Texas company at the
pumping station. n mile from the orig
inai IRE. What damage Is being done
cannot b. ascertaincd because II is Inn
possible To reach that part OF the field.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-07-27
Russia Is Greatly Excited.


Berlin. July 2l.--Thc Lokal AuzcIgrr
today says: Russia may propose to
Japan Ia take over all her foreign loans
In lieu of an indemnity" NJ. Whites
interviews i'm Paris are connected with
such a plan and the visit OF Herr won
Mcndclssohn. head OF Russias priuci-
pal bankers I'm Berlin, To Chancellor
Won Buelow, Is supposed 10 be on the
same basis.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-07-27
England Not a al. Worried.

London. July 2i.-The British foreign
office does not appear To- anticipate
that the meeting between Emperor
William and Emperor Nicholas will be
followed by any startling Developments.
Although officials here have no def
mite information about the object Of
the conference. they are inclined 10 at
tribute the meeting primarily To the
German emperor's desire To remove the
resentment which the foreign office
here says IL known To have been grow
Ing In Russia against Germany since
tho cordial reception OF Prince and
Princess Arisugawa OF japan.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-26
LARGEST SINGLE SPAN BRIDGE
improvements in Bridge Building I'm
Recent Years Makes the New
Structure Possible.

The great cantilever bridge which lie now
being built across the St. Lawrence river
at Quebec will include the largest single
world. It Use we'll understood among en-
gineers that the true test OF the magni-
tude of bridge Is not it's total length
a. made up Of many individual spans. hut
the length OF the individual span itself,
and In this respect the Quebec bridge /.
pre-eminent.
II reaches across the st. Lawrence river
in a single span OF 1890 feet. This is
nearly 100 feet greater than the spans of
the Forth bridge cantilvers, which meas
ure ITO feet in the clear. Next in length
is the Williamsburg suspension bridge,
which Is 900 feet in the clear, and then
follow the Brooklyn bridge. 1856 feet and
the new Manhattan bridsr. adjoining II,
which will be 40 feet in the clear.
Although the new ST. Lawrence bridge
will exceed our East river bridges in total
length Of span, It will not compare with
them In the magnitude of the traffic that
it can carry. Its total width OF seventy-fi five
feet Is not much more than half that OF
the Williamsburg bridge, which measures
10 feet over all and provides two eighteen
foot roadways, four trolley tracks, two
elevated tracks. two passenger footways
and two bicycle tracks.
As the St. Lawrence bridge is the first
cantilever structure that compares in mag
bridge the latter forms the proper basis
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-26

Of comparison At the time that Il was
constructed the engineers who were re-
sponsble for its design had absolutely
nothing TO guide them in tho way ~ long
spsn railroad bridges since nothing op-
rroaching the proposed bridge IN magni-
tude had hitherto beer constructed
I'm determining what section to use for
the members Of the csutilcvcrs, 81 was de.
cided ~ use the tubular section. for the
reason that il presented tho stifrest and
strongest form for a given weight of ma
| terisl. Il was also decided in view Of
the fact that abuormallv hish' wind
stresses had to he provided FOR tfifty-siN
pounds to the square fooO 90 give very
pronounced batter or inclination to the
towers and cautilevers Both OF these fea-
lures added greatly to the labor and cost
Of construction. In the interim since the
building Of the Forth bridge We have
learned that wind pressure on long span
bridges are much less than was supposed,
being, indeed. scarcely half as great
Moreover steel mills can now furnish
rolled rectangular steel I'm sizes which were
not ohtainable when the Forth bridge was
built. Consequently. the St. Lawrence
bridge is being built with its csntilcverS
and towers in vertical planes. and The
materials used are entirely ~ stauda nj
shapes, such as can be rolled I'm the mills
Instead OF the twelve-foot tubes OF tn,
( Forth bridge We have built up lattice cords
/ and posts and eighteen-inch eyebars I'm the
Quebec bridge, and the combined result
will be a structure relatively lighter ard
cheaper 20 build and or uuquestionablN
more graceful appearance than the far.
famed bridge across the Firth " Forth
/ Scientific American.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-26

Alphonse Stewart, 13-year-old lad from
Blair, who arrived yesterday with his
grandmother to spend Christmas with rel
atives of the same name living at 1901 Ave-
nue. A, was picked up about 6 o'clock last
evening at the corner of Sixteenth street
and Avenue in a semi-conscious condition
and suffering from a scalp wound Ave inches
long on the top of his head and a severe
bruise on the side of hts face. The parties
who found the boy lying beside the motor
tracks conveyed him to a neighboring house
and later he was conveyed to the home of
his relatives. The young fellow declined to
state how he received his injuries, but one
theory Is that he was riding on "A street
car and finding that he was being carried
past his designation jumped and fell. II
is not thought that his injuries will result
seriouslY.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-26
GROOM HAS A STRENUOUS TINE
Finally Married After Number Of
ANNOYING nrIays

Annoying Delays.
w. IL. Woodland and Ella Daum. both Of
Paramount. Neb.. celebrated Christmas bv
coming to Council Bluffs and getting mar
ried, but they had, or at least the groom
did. rather strenuous time OF it before
the marriage license was secured. On
reaching here the groom-to-b telephoned
II. v Battey, clerk OF the district court, at
his residence and requested him to meet
him at the courthouse and issue the licence.
Mr.. Battey was preparing to go with hi.
family to the Christmas services at the
Episcopal church. but ever willing to help
make someone happy he consented to
open his once to issue the license.
Now 1t happened that when Mr.. Battey
reached the courthouse Mr.. Woodard and
his prospective bride were waiting his ar
rival in the sherif's office. Mr. Battey
waited around for time and finally con-
cluded that the couple must have changed
| their minds so he locked up the office again
and Joined his family at the church. Shortly
after he had left the courthouse Mr.. Wood.
ard learned from Custodian Humphrey that
Mr.. Battey had been in his ONCE and gone
again Realizing that something had to be
done Mr.. Woodland followed Mr.. Battey to
| the church. and through the assistance OF
one of the ushers got his attention.
The license was finally issued. but ther
came the difficulty Of securing a minister
of the Methodist church TO perform the
| ceremony. After telephonng all over tbs
city Mr.. Battey succeeded in reaching Rev
Charles Mayne Of Trinity Methodist church
and MIR. Woodland and Miss Datum finally
| succeeded in accomplishing that which
brought them to Council Bluffs.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-26
DEMANDS OF NINE WORKERS
President Mitchell Sends Letter to Head,
Of Anthracite Companies
RECossITIoN OF UNION is ASKED FOR
Reauest IL Made for new Board
of Cancellation that VIII RE
main Continually In
session.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 2j.-The Press
tomorrow will say: President John Mitch
ell Of the United Mine Workers union has
communicated with the presidents Of the
anthracite coal producing companies In
regard to the demand the miners will make
for the continuance OF work ion the hard
coal fields. 1t is understood the letter is
in regard to holding a conference between
the committee representing the United
Mine Workers and the opera tors. Az Ia
what the operators will do, IL has not been
definitely decided upon.
Besides asking for an eight-hour day
there are also to he presented other de-
mands. The most important and one that
If adopted will mean the complete recog-
milton OF the union is the request that an
entire new Cancellation board be formed
one that will always be in session and
will go from place to place to settle dis.
putes.
This request will meet with considerable
opposition from the operators.
The proposed new board Is to be COM
posed Of three members representing the
miners and the same number represent
ing the operators and seventh member
to he chosen by the other six
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-26
FIFTY YEARS AN ODD FELLOW
Members in Council Bluffs Celebrate Initia-
tiou Of General @. NJ. Dodge.
TELEGRAM RECEIVED FROM THE VETERAN
Regrets His Inability to he Present,
hut sends Best wishes to the
Order and It's Members In
Council HUNS.

Fifty years ago yesterday General Gren-
Vile NJ. Dodge, whom tile citizens of
Council Bluffs love to honor. was initiated
rs member of Council Bluffs lodge No.
%, Independent order OF odd Fellows
and the members Of the several lodges in
this city observed Christmas day by cele-
brating the event with a special meeting
in their temple, which was largely at
tended 50 a.-
General Dodge was unable to be present
and, IN this following telegram to Hon.
Thomas Bowman he expressed his regrets
to the members Of Council Bluffs lodge
No. ~: %
] appreciate the honor paid me by the
lodge celebrating my fifty years member.
ship and regret my inability to be present
Please extend my thanks and my consrat-
ulauons TO the lodge and all the MEM
bers. hope some day to be present and
thank them I'm person.
The principal address was delivered by
Hon. Thomas Bowman, former congress
man from the Ninth district, who In an
interesting talk told Of The early pioneer
days of Council Bluffs. and adjoining sec.
ton and the part. that General Dodge took
in its early. settlement Addresses were
also made by M. F. Rohrer and J. f. Spare
Of Hawkeye. lodge. as well as by several OF
The members OF Council Bluffs lodge
At the close of the meeting the follow.
ing telegram was ,sent General Dodge by
Messrs Bowman and Rohrer on behalf OF
the members of the order in this city:
PlcaseL2 accept Congratulations on the
meeting held today celebrating the fiftiett
anniyerSary of your initiation as "A member
OF the Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-26
ROYAL FAV0RS FROM ABDUL
Georgia Woman Receives Rare
Decoration from the sultan
of Turkey.

The sultan of Turkey has conferred a
decoration on Mrs. Willis S Parks.
daughter of Senator Bacon Of Georgia.
Senator Bacon passed through Washing
ton several days ago on his way from New
York to his home in Macon. Ga after an
extensive tour of foreign countries. during
which he visited Constantinople and re-
ceived from the sultan the decorat ton OF
Mrs. Parks. The order of which the SEN
ator's daughter is made a member is said
to be the same as that with which Mrs.
Robert Goelet of New York was decorated
year or two ago by the ruler OF Turkey.
Senator Bacon made a visit in Constan-
tinople this summer as the guest OF Min
lister Deischman at the American legation.
During his stay he was invited TO the pal
ace for an audience with the sultan Con-
versation between the American legislator
ana MS royal host was carried on by
means of an interpret er. In the course of
the interview the suI AN expressed his de-
sire to confer an honorable decoration on
the senator himself, btu was Informed thai
the United States government FORBADE its
officials accepting decorations from foreign
governments. The sultan then suggested
that the decoration be conferred on tho
senator's daughter. Mr.. Bacon accepted
the honor.
In addition to the decoration Senator Ba-
con received also from the sultan two
handsome china vases as gifts for Mrs
Bacon and the senator's other daughter
Mrs. j. Manley Curry of Macon. The dec
Grafton is in the form of parchment doc
ument and was brought to this country by
the senator in a heavily sealed case. SEN
ator Bacon took it and the other gifts
with him to Macon.
The comforting of the honor on Mrs.
Sparks is of particular interest. owing to
the fact that Senator Bacon is a member
OF the foreign relations committee Of the
senate.
The acceptance of honors from foreign
governments by members of congress 1.
vigorously opposed by many members of
the house and senate. Senator spooner lie
particularly emphatic in his objection to
the practice. 1t was on account OF this
sentiment that Mr.. Bacon declined the in
vitation of the sultan to join the order and
substituted his daughter as the recipient OF
the honor.-New York Herald
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-26
Illinois Central Contributes.

Alderman Maloney received as a Christ
mas presegt yesterday an agreement from
the Illinois Central Railroad company &c
contribute 5000 towards the fund for de,
frsying the expense of widening and deep.
ening Indian creek. This is the amount
which the Illinois Central was asked tc
contribute. it having three bridges over the
creek.
While the signed contract from the Rsck
Island company has not yet been received
by Alderman Maloney he has been as
sured by the officials OF the company that
its contribution of 5000 will be forthcom
ing The Union Pacific, which has beer
asked to contribute 5000 is the last rail.
road to be heard from and it is understood
the officials OF that road viii give this mat
ter their attention this week
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-26
MIDGET SINGERS ARE Welded
Members OF LiiIiputinn Company
Made Hhppy,

Miss 1nez Lewis and Jean Bresant Of
New York city were married yesterday
afternoon at the home of the brides par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Lewis, 40 North
Eighth street. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. +. A. Case pastor OF the
First Baptist church, in the presence of a
small gathering OF friends
The bride and groom were formerly MEM
bers of the Royal Lilliputlan company, the
former being IS years of age and but a.
inches in height, while the latter who is
30 years of age, is but four. inches taller.
Miss Lewis was born in Denver but most
Of her life has been spent in this city,
where she is we'll known. The groom was
born in Syria, Austria, and has been on
the stage for fifteen years. Mr. and Mrs.
Bregant expect to remain in Council Bluffs
until the theatrical season opens next
year.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-26

IOWA CITY. Ia. Dec. 25.-CSpecial y
Will Frantz a farmer living near here was
held UP south of the city Saturday by two
tramps, beaten into insensihlity and robbed
OF his watch and a considerable sum of
money. Mr.. Frantz was driving home
after spending the day in securing Christ
mas presents and as he drove onto n
bridge a half mile south Of the city two
men sprang up from beside the road one
seizlng the horses head and the other
striking him on the head with a rock
which he carried When he recovered
consciousness his horse was gone. and
bleeding from his wounds he trailed II
five miles to the home of Dan Mclaughlin.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-26
REPuDIATE IRON WORKERS STRIKE
Hundred Thousand Builders sign New
Scnle. In Nexx Nnrk.

NEW YORK, Dec. Mo- workers were
happier today than the 10000 skilled men
in the building trades when it was an
nounced that every union, with the excep-
ton of the housesmiths aud bridgemen
had signed q trade agreement of from one
to three years to go into effect on Jam
uary / next
BY this action the unions have officially
repudiated the strike of the structural
iron workers.
In many of the trades the prevailing wage
will continue for the coming year The
wages of the house carpenters, however
will be increased 20 cents a day and the
cabinet makers will receive an increase
of % cents day. beginning next July.
The trade agreements now date from
January 1, instead of May, as heretofore
This step was taken because the employers
do not want strikes on their hands on
May 1 when the busy building season he
gins
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-26
CHRISTMAS PASSES OFF QUIETLY
Day Devoted to Home Gatherings In a
Large Measure,

With weather more like that of a balmy
spring day there was little outward indica-
ton Of Christmas in the Bluffs yesterday.
But few people during the daytime were to
be seen, on the streets and it was evident
that all who could were enjoying a day of
rest AFTER the busy week just past. In the
evening. however. the streets became con-
sideraby more lively, the numerous dances
and other entertainments, including the
theaters. bringing out the people.
The day was essentially one of home
gatherings although in the evening several
Of the fraternal organizations had enter
tainments and Christmas trees for the
members and their children. The Boat club
dance at the Grand hotel brought out a
Large crowd. az did the dance at the Dodge
Light Guards armory. At the New theater
The Forbidden Land amused an audience
which taxed the seating and standing room
capacity Of the house.
All OF the hotels served special Christmas
dinners, some of the menus being especially
elaborate, and they were all we'll patronized.
At the city Jail Chief Richmond released
several plain. drunlSs" who had started In
ON, the Christmas festivities a little in ad-
vance of time and "A little too strenuously,
In order that they might eat their Christ
mas dinners at home instead of behind the
bars At, the county Jail the dozen or more
prisoners were treated TO a good Christmas
dinner.
The children at the Christian Home and
the Associated Charities creche were not
forgotten, and at both institutions the little
folk enjoyed good Christmas spread and
a visit from Santa Claus. At st. Bernard's
hospital the patients had their usual Christ
mas dinner and entertainment.
To certain extent holiday hours pre-.
vailed at the postoffioe, but the carriers put
In pretty busy morning owing to the
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-26
knights of columbus 60 Meet.

SIOUX FALLS, y. ~. Zee Especial
Telegram Elaborate preparations are be-
iLS made by the knights Of Columbus of
Sioux Fails and other cities for the install
lauur Of a council Of the order at Mitchell
The new council will he instituted on sun
day January IA. The Sioux Falls team
will de tho work in the FIRST and second de-
rrees while It is planned TO have the Sioux
city team do the third degree work. The
council at Mitchell will be the NTH OF the
order to be established In South Dakota
cast Of the Missouri river.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-26
aue.tion VALIDITY Of Ia, DEEDS.

WEBSTER city, Ia, Dec. 25.-(specialD
The question: Of whether or not treas
uruers deed TO the smallest ininitesimal
part Of piece OF property constitutes a
flaw is botherng the property holders and
legal lights Of this city and community
Tax deeds have been thus given and pur-
chaser Of such deed has paid the taxes
for the three years Now the holder Of
the property is lighting in the courts on
the claim that such small part consti-
tutes no flaw on the title. Farmers are
Offering TO give such deeds to anyone who
will pay their taxes for three years the
legal time given in which to redeem. A
large amount Of property has been bid in
in this way by one firm and suits are
about TO be started over the question.