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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1905-12-06
The probing into the life insurance

The probing into the life insurance
companies by the special legislative
investigation committees continues
to reveal astounding iniquities and
wanton extravaganza of the money
belonging to the policy holders.
Hamilton, the attorney having in
charge the legislative work, GER
tainly knew how to fix up expense
accounts for handling legislatures,
and he did so without regard to the
public.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1905-12-06

That was terrible sight on Lake
Superior, practically in the Duluth
harbor, on Tuesday evening of last
week, when a sudden storm travel
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1905-12-06
sY AIKEN & scHMAHL.
ADVERTISING RATES

Larger contracts at minimum rate OF II
cents per inch each insertion. Rates tol
preferred position, metal base electros OF
alternate insertions furnished at office.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-07-05
Runaway Upset Babies.

Mount Ternon.-A horse attached to
a road wagon driven by E. Il. Nord-
mann, of Wakefield. RAJ away at West
Mount Vernon, throwing Mr.. Nord-
mann out. 1t then upset two baby
carriages, splitting out the infants.
Next the horse knocked down a boy
and had smashed a picket fence be-
fore it vas captured.
The horse became unmanageable on
North High street when q bolt dropped
out of the shafts, causing them to
strike against its legs. 1t swerved to
the sidewalk in front CT the residence
of Henry Eckert. The wagon crashed
into q lamppost, and Mr.. Nordmann
was thrown t, the sidewalk.
In front of q tlathouSe on South
High street was Minnie Lampus TAX
ing care of Mildred Rayman, ten
months old. and the four-months-old
baby of James Fallon. The girl tried
to drag the carriages OUT Of the path of
the animal, but was not quick enough.
One of the babies fell on 4 pillow and
escaped with q cash in the head. The
other was more seriously injured.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-07-05
Drawbridge Demolished.

Dover, N. IA down grade, slippery
tracks, and defective air brakes were
factors in the destruction of a draw
bridge over the Norris Canal lock east
IF the Dover station on the Highbridge
branch of the New Jersey Central.
incidentally 4 camel-back engine
tender and gondola were wrecked and
the after half Of a canal boat was
sunk. In the cabin of the boat was
a child four years old, who was barely
saved from drowning, after an equally
narrow escape from being crushed to
death by the trucks of tie wrecked
tender.
The drawbridge was at an angle of
about 45 degrees. and a loaded cana!
boat was iii the lock when an engine
drawing nine loaded coal cars came
along. Seeing the signals set against
him, Engineer Schaffer tried to stop
his train, but the brakes failed.
Within about fifty feet of the draw
Schaffer leaped, and in the next in
slant both engine and draw came to a
stop about a cars length the other side
Of the lock, the engine having carried
the bridge with it. A new bridge will
have to be built.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-07-05
MILLIONS LOST IN FLOODS
Western Territory Deluged---Greai
Damage to Crops.
Rapid Rise in Mississippi River Forte.
Water Through Levees IL cover
the LowIands

Chicago, Ill.-Millions Of dollars in
crop losses, the probable sacrifice OF
several lives, the sweeping away OF
miles Of tracks and many bridges OF
the Rock Island, Burlington and other
roads, were reported in the food ter
ritory covered in the rapid rise of wa
tiers at Keokuk, Hannibal, Quincy and
other Mississippi River cities.
From Keokuk came word that Riley
Smallwood, seyenty-five years old, was
drowned in a flood that covered twenty
thousand acres of farm land in Mis-
souri,. Seven persons living near Alex
andria We're unaccounted for after
making 4 fight for their lives from the
advancing deluge. The loss of crops in
Clark County. Mo-, alone is estimated
at q million dollars and the railroads
entering Keokuk are said TO have lost
as much more.
The Wabash is the only line at ken.
kuk that escaped damage. The food.
which raised the waters of thu MisSis.
sippi eight and half feet in six hours,
swept away three miles of the Bur.
lington tracks. The Rock Island
bridges were said to be gone as far
west as Eldon, Iowa.
Alarming reports came from Major
NJ. MeigS, Government Engineer, who
made a trip to the Lima Lake lcvee
on the Illinois side Of the river. He said
water was sweeping through the levee,
although hundreds Of men were work.
ing day and night TO strengthen the
weak places.
Farmers in the low lands fled for
their lives, taking as much property
with them as possible.
Captain Caperton, of The Government
lighthouse tender Lilly. had IN exciting
experience when the boat was caught
in a vortex and ane near being
dragged to the bottom of the river.
He saved the lives Of his wife and
daughter and the crew.
The river is FIVE to eight miles wide
at Quincy, ILL., The gage the other
night was eighteen feet. Water was
breaking through the Indian Grave
levee just north of the town, and, rs
a twenty-foot rise was anticipated,
there was scarcely Il hope that the
banks would stand the strain.
The rise in the last tw~enty-four hours
at Hannibal, Mo-, was five feet and a
t~wenty-foot stage was predicted, which
is seven feet above the danger line.
All the lowlands were submerged,
railroad traffic was badly interrupted
and three bridges near Hannibal were
washed away.
The greatest damage around Bur-
lington, Iowa, has been caused thus far
by the small streams swollen by rain
fall.
The Wisconsin River at Portage.
Wis, and Kilbourne was at the highest
stage known III many years. A hun
dred feet of the Milwaukee road have
been swept away OIL the Madison 4
Portage branch.
Part of the city lcyee at Bardens.
Wis, "a washed out for Il distance
of a hundred feet. and the entire low
lands in that vicinity were submerged.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-07-05
IN A SUBMARINE
Over a Dozen Men Killed in British
War Boat
Disaster Occurs OF Plymouth, Eng
Third Accident of the
Kind.

Plymouth. England. Fourteen Off
GERS and men of the British Navy per-
ished under the waters of this historic
harbor when submarine boat AS, in
which they had been sent down to par
ticipate in some naval maneuvres, ex-
ploded. Only four of those in the craft
escaped. The saving of one of them
adds another heroic deed to the many
recorded to the honor of officers Of the
royal navy.
The loss of submarine AS is the
third disaster that has happened to
these freak vessels in English waters
within a year. Eleven men were en-
tombed at the bottom of the English
Channel in one and six were killed off
Queenstown in another.
This latest disaster occurred about
1890 a. m. AS had been ordered, in
company with q sister boat, Al, and a
torpedo boat destroyer to proceed out
side the breakwater and practice. Just
as she reached the open sea, with only
her coming tower above the surface,
something went wrong on board. Those
on the destroyer and naval officers
ashore were startled by signals which
read:
1--WE are submerged and cannot come
to the surface"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-07-05
ACCIDENTS PROVE FATAL
Brooklyn Girl Killed and Others Hurt
in Collision.
DRAWBRIDGE BREAKS IN JERSEY

Baby Injured in Runaway-Trolley Car
Smashes into Wagon Throwing GU
Simon Michaels and His Family
Child has Narrow Escape at Dover
New jersey.
New York City.-A Franklin avenue
car, in Brooklyn, dashing w slippery
rails at high speed collided with a
wagon containing Simon Michaels, q
Gravesend fruit vendor, and his wife
and three daughters, at Avenue V and
Coney Island venue. The wagon was
smashed and the occupants thrown
out. Sadie Michaels, n of the girls,
was so severely injured that she died a
few minutes after the accident.
Michaels and his family left the
Gravescnd race track about 6 O'Clock
for their home, on Avenue T, near East
Seventeenth street, Homecrest, Coney
Island, in their one-horse wagon. MIR.
Michaels drove down Avenue ', and
when he came to Coney Island avenue,
turned east, to drive across the tracks,
remembering that all cars are required
to come to a stop just before reaching
this crossing. He was in the middle OF
the south-bound track when Car No.
31S. in charge Of Motorman William
Hansen and Conductor James Wall,
came along. The car did not stop, and
a moment later crashed with 4 terrific
impact into the wagon.
The horse was killed instantly, the
wagon literally demolished and the oc-
cupants thrown in all directions. The
scene of the accident is in the centre
Of a residence district, ard in a few
minutes scores OF women were at hand
trying to aid the injured ones. Oppo-
site the place is the home OF Mrs.
James Blute, and it was in her house
that Sadie Michaels died.
The police reserves from tho Sleeps
dead Bay station were summoned with
an ambulance and a surgeon. DR.. Clay
found that Sadie Michaels' skull had
been fractured and her spine broken.
He found that both of Sara Michaels'
legs and both of ESTES arms were bro
ken, in addition to serious internal in
juries and contusions of the head and
body in each case. Mrs. Michaels was
internally injured and suffered from
severe shock. Michaels escaped un-
hurt.
The motorman and the conductor Of
the car were arrested and locked up in
the Sheepshead Bay station, charged
with homicide. Hansen told the police
that he tried to stop the car, but was
unable to do so, owing to the slipper
mess of the rails, due to the rain.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-07-05
Cause of the Accident,

The accident, it is believed, was
caused by the explosion of escaping
gasolene. 1t serves to accentuate the
extreme danger in which a submarine
crew stands at all times. In each or
the three disasters 70 vessels OF this
type the boat was taking part IN
maneuvres to exemplify the mobility
and usefulness of the craft IN warfare.
The AS, which was blown up Off
Queenstown on February 16, was ac-
companied by her convoy, the Hazard.
An explosion occurred that was heard
miles away. sent up great volumes OF
water and rocked the Hazard rs II by
the touching off Of q mine. The cock
nit of the submarine was above water,
and q rescuing crew forced their way
through the smoke and gases, to n
every one on board either dead or
wounded and only one man able to
speak. While taking out the bodies a
second explosion occurred, wounding
several of the rescuers. The total re-
suit Of the two explosions was six
killed and twelve injured.
The submarine Al vas submerged
near the Nab Lightship, outside Ports
mouth, and was run down by a South
African liner. Nothing was known OF
her fate for several hours and the
steamships captain reported that he
had run into a torpedo. She was SUBJ
merged in seven fathoms of water at
the time. The crew must have met
death slowly by suffocation, with no
means of saving themselves.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-07-05
FEED YOUNG GIRLS.
dust Have Right Food While Grow!

Great care should be taken at
critical period when the young cir
Just merging into womanhood that
diet shall contain all that is upbuild1
ind nothing harmful.
At that age the structure is be
brmed and if formed Of a healt
sturdy character, health and happin|
will follow; on the other hand
healthy cells may be built in and a s
condition slowly supervene which,
not checked, may ripen into a chrd
disease and cause lifelong suffertni
A young lady says:
Coffee began to have such an eft,
on my stomach a few years ago, thd
was compelled to quit using 1t.
brought on headaches, pains In
muscles, and nervousness.
81 tried to use tea in its stead,
found its effects even worse than tn
1 suffered from coffee. Then for a \
time I drank milk alone at my me-
but it never helped me physically, (
Mt last it palled on me. A friend ca
to the rescue with the suggestion 4
1 try Postum Coffee.
81 did so, only 10 find at first. tn
iidn't fancy it. But [ had heard Of
many persons who had been benef
by its use that I persevered, and "
I had it brewed right found 1t CRATE
in flavor and soothing and strength
ing to my stomach. I can find
words to express my feeling Of "
I owe to Postum Food Coffee!
"In every respect it has worke
wonderful improvement the hi
aches, nervousness, the pains in
side and back, all the distressing 81
toms yielded to the magic power
Postum. My brain seems also to 81
in the betterment Of my physical
dition; it seems keener, more alert
brighter. I am, in short, in bd
health now than I ever was before,
I am sure I owe it to the use of ]
Postum Food Coffee" Name give1
Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
There's 0 reason
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-07-05
52G MILES IN 470 MINUTES.
Lake Shore Specials Trip From Buff
falo to Chicago.

Chicago. Ill.-On q Lake Shore spe.
cia!, consisting of an engine and three
heavy private cars, General Manager
Marshall, Chief Engineer Handy and
three division superintendent made the
run from Buffalo, n. T., to Chicago in
seven hours and fifty minutes-a dis
lance of 52G miles in 470 minutes.
Included in this time are the usual
stops and slow-downs made by the
Twentieth Century and Lake Shore
Limited trains, in addition to ten mill
utes lost at Cleveland. No efforts were
made to break any records or. to see
how fast the trip could be made, the
party being OH an ordinary inspection
trip.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-07-05
CHILDREN DIE on BEACH.
They Had Dug q Cave in a Jetty and
Were Smothered by a Fire.

Atlantic City, n. J.-Ordney Delaney,
seven years old. son of O.. J. Delaney,
vice-president and general manager OF
the Wharton Fisheries Company, Of
Philadelphia, Pa, and William JEFF
fries. four years old, son of Mrs. Eliza
beth Jcffries. Il widow, left their homes
about = o'clock in the afternoon. and
took with them q Ratchet with which
they cut into Il jetty Oh the beach. \
fire in the cedar bush which concealed
them attracted 4 squad Of tiremen. who
used sand in Sm0thering the flames.
While stamping out sparks Foreman
Stephany discovered a skull. Later
the charred bodies of both children
were uncovered. 1t is supposed that
they started the fire in the cavity they
dug into the jetty and that it set fire
to their clothing and smothered them.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-07-05
The Rat. OF Human Growth.

1--WE grow at a uniform rate" said
physician. "There are rules Of grow
that unconsciously we all obey.
Take the average man. He grov
as follows:
"First, year, eight inches; seco1
year, six inches; third year, five inche
fourth year, four inches; fifth yea
four inches; sixth year, four inchd
From the sixth year on the growth
slower until the sixteenth year-it
only one and a half inches a year. TI
seventeenth year has a growth OF t1
inches. The eighteenth year has
growth Of one inch.
"At eighteen the average man is a
feet eight inches high. Thereafter
grows no more."-Philadeiphia Bull
tin.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-07-05
The National Game.

Hillebrand, though ~left-handed, bats
from the right.
George Schlei has turned out to be a
first-class first baseman.
Fred Tenney is the best run getter
among the Boston Nationals.
Manager McGraw has turned over
Neal, his utility man, to Baltimore.
Manager Selee thinks that the two
major leagues should take some action
- the spit ball.
The Brooklyn Club has released
Pitcher Poole and Catcher Jackiitsch.
Both have signed with Providence,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-07-05
Education BrevitieS.

y. A. Molatch and ". NJ. Kelsey are
appointed assistants in chemistry at
Cornell.
The class of 1904. college, is to pre-
sent to the University Of Pennsylvania
a statue of Benjamin Franklin, the
founder.
The Modern Language Association
of America will hold its next annual
meeting at Haverford, December u,
% and 20.
The appeal to the senior class to con-
tinue the time-honored custom Of wear
ing caps and gowns has met with a
hearty response at Harvard.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-07-05
The Field of Sports.

William B. Leeds and Andrew Miller
will dissolve their racing partnership.
Governor Higgins, of New York, has
vetoed the Frawley boxing bill.
st. Bartholomew's Athletic Club won
the point trophy at the games at Celtic
Park.
Mr.. Eben D. Jordan WOE four blue
Gibbons at the Philadelphia Horse
Show and Mr.. Alfred G.. Vanderbilt
one.
Bryn Mawr, on its own field. defeated
the Country Club by Z goals to 8, in
he opening match of the Philadelphia
colo season.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-07-05
HYDE Keeps Seventy.fve Shares.

hyue netpS cCNChtyNhNS
Mr.. Hyde retains seventy-ivc shares
of stock and is himself q member of
the policy holders syndicate. If Mr..
Morton decides to accept Hyde's resiS
nation, and it was said that Mr.. Hyde
was pretty thoroughly ~reconciied to
the belief that he will, Mr.. Hyde will
continue to be q director of the so
ciety.
Mr.. Ryan announced later the
names of tie men who had been asked
to serve as trustees of the stock with
power 20 elect the twenty-eisht direct
ors designated By the policy holders
They are Grover Cleveland, eX-Presi'
dent Of the United States; Justice Nor
gan ]. O'Brien, and George Wcstlng
ESusc. Of Pittsburg.
Justice O'Brien and Mr.. Westing
house. as stated above, are members
of the policy holders group which pur
chased the stock. These trustees, il
was said the other night. would be
vested with the power of clecting theil
successors.
The details of how the policy holders
directors are to be designated have not
been arranged yet. but, whether it is
by q proxy committee OF by 1 direct
vote, ample precautions will be taken
it was declared, to prevent the contrO
of the election from falling into the
hands of the society's agents OF es
ecutivc officers.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-07-05
BOY KILLS TWO GIRLS.
Lad Whom Victims Father Had Aided
Then Ends Own Life.

Hillssoro, Ohio.-Madge Dimes, four
teen years old, and Nellie Hart, sixteen
years old. the former the daughter and
the latter the servant of Edward
Dimes, q farmer, living a mile from
here, were killed by David Baldwin, a
farmland, nineteen years old, who
then blew off his head by means Of a
shotgun. Investigation showed that it
was thought at first that all three had
been murdered by some unknown as
sailant.
The girls were found shot dead in
their night clothing in their bedroom.
There was evidence of a desperate
struggle. Baldwin, who had been
taken in as a tramp by the farmer, was
found in the living room with a dis
charged shotgun by his side. He had
tied 4 small bottle on the trigger to aid
him in discharging the weapon.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-07-05
PeoDle Talked About.

Whistler is said to have had 100 sit
tings for n portrait.
Samuel Bowles, a banker, will estab-
lish 4 school of modelling in Rutland,
VT.
Charles Lindley Wood, second Wis
count Halifax, will visit this country
next fall.
George s. Elgood. an English artist.
is said to be the greatest living painter
of gardens.
Colonel "Bill" Sapp, a leading Kan
sas Democrat. is a descendant of Il
royal French house.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-07-05
A Farmers Bees.

A Platte County man once had
swarm of bees settle on his head. Z
farmer saw the bees in the air a
followed them. They settled on a t
of grass and he bent over to look
them. Suddenly they rose q
,warmed on his head, covering his ]
Ear The farmer remained quiet q
hold his son to run and get a hi
When the boy brought the box !
farmer, by giving a sudden jerk, thr1
the bees into it. He was stung Of
0nce and that was on the back.TPlaI
County (Mo.) Argus.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-07-05
Ely farm.

81 raise flies on my farm--artiid
flies" he said, smiling. Il an, In fd|
an artificial 1y-farmer.
"That confuses you, doesn't it?
it is simple enough. raise birdsst1
give those little delicate bright feathd
that compose fshermen's flies. Thai
all.
1.-THE finest birds I raise are gold
pheasants. You have seer sain
flies? You know their beautiful to
pings? Well, those toppings can on
be got from the golden pheasan1
crest.
"At a certain season Of the year
gather my golden p~heasants arou|
me. I take one between my knees
pluck out his crest. How mad he gel
I wrap the crest in silver paper. Al
so I 60 on till every bird has be,
plucked. Do you know whatI get 4
these crests? I get $3.50 apieceSf
them.
II raise mynahs. finches, mallard
jays and green parrots. I supply q
fy-makers with all the feathers tn.
can use."-Philadelphia Bulletin.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-07-05
Labor World.

All of the mines of the steel corpora
ton in the HibbiEg (Nlinn.) district art
closed.
The Sterling Colliery, ct SIamokin
Pa, has resumed operation after al
idleness Ct five months.
The Cudahy Company, Of Soutl
Omaha, Neb., has put $50 Japanese 4
work i'll its meat packing plant.
y RI. C. Wheaton & Co., OF Millville, \
J., will operate their glass factories d..
and night, instead of day alone. ~
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-07-05
Divers Sent O

Instantly orders were flashed ashore
for diving parties and apparatus. While
they were being organized and collect
ed other signals were made conveying
a message that served to allay the i'm
mediate fears Of those on the watch
and at the same time tell Of the cour-
age and GOODNESS of the men who in a
few seconds were to be plunged into
eternity. They read:
"All right up to the present"
The crew Of the destroyer and COM
rades ashore heaved a great sigh of re-
lief. They. redoubled the efforts in
hurrying to the rescue, but worked
with lighter hearts.
Suddenly q mufled explosion was
heard and all signs of the submarine
vanished. The destroyer on the sur
face and the Al, which was following,
were shaken like leaves. Two other
explosions followed in quick success
sion. and then four men were shot to
the surface and above it like rockets.
Persons standing on the heights of the
Hoe saw them hurled in the air and
disappear. Fishing boats entering the
harbor picked them up. They were
Lieutenant Candy, Sub-Lieutenant
Murdoch and two of the crew. The
four were near the coming tower when
the explosion occurred.
One of the survivors said he was IN
able to explain the cause of the acct
dent. The boat suddenly dipped, filed
and sank. The man said:
Lieutenant Candy came to my as
sistance when I was almost exhausted
and kept me afoat until we were
picked.up by the trawler."
The bodies of those who were carried
t. death in the wreck lay in the shat
tered hulk, which was under eighteen
fathoms Of water. Divers were sent
for them. They consisted of the reg
ular crew of the AS and some men
who were being trained for submarine
work.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-07-05
No New Trial For Patrick.

The Court Of Appeals at Albany. n.
T., handed down a decision refusing to
grant Il new trial to Albert T. Patrick.
convicted of numbering Albert Marsh
Rice in New York City in 1000. David
3. Hill announced that 4 move for i
new trial would be made.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-07-05
Cigarette Laws Flaw.

Judge James feathers, of the Marion
County Ind.) Superior Court, decided
that the anti-cigarette law is constltu-
tional, but smokers may import cigar
cites from other States and smoke
them. but it is held unlawful to sell
or give them away.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-07-05
Mr. Chcotn Home

Mr.. Joseph H. Cloate, who had jus,
completed six years Of service as AIN
bassador to the Court Of st. james. re
turned to New York City Oh the steam
@r CarOnil.