Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-05-15
Two Terrible Tornados.

swept through the town of Marquette,
Kan, making a clean path 100 yards
wide straight through it. Many res
licences were demolished, and 26 per-
SONS are known to have been killed.
Thursday the town of Snyder, Ok,
was wiped out of existence by tor
nado and about 100 persons are re-
ported killed and from $50 to 300 in
jured. Every house in the town ex-
cept six are said to be either badly
wrecked or completely demolished.
The town of Quinlan was also hit by
the storm and few persons killed.
Railroad Regulation Issue.
Secretary Taft, who was the guest
and principal speaker at the banquet
of the International Railway Con-
gress, in session at Washington, fairly
astounded the three hundred railway
managers he was addressing Tuesday
night by coming out squarely in favor
of the administration plan of railway
rate regulation by government
commission. He said the step was
demanded by the people to prevent
discrimination and injustice. The
POSTMASTER took issue with him, and
the secretary came back with a
rejoinder. The came night, at Denver,
Col, President Roosevelt, at Cham
Der of Commerce banquet, urged the
came idea.
Democrats Cheer President.
President Roosevelt was in Chicago
for II and onehalf hours Wednesday
and II and one-half were given to the
public. From his arrival until his de-
parture the program outlined for his
entertainment was carried through
without an unpleasant feature. The
greatest enthusiasm burst forth at the
conclusion of his speech before the
Iroquois club, democratic organiza-
ton, being caused by the Presidents
brief but firm reference to the team
sters' strike. His auditors shouted,
cheered, and waved their napkins in
approval, some of them mounting
tables in their enthusiasm. Mayor
Dunno, profoundly moved, grasped
the Presidents hand, which he shook
vigorously, while he expressed his
gratitude.
20 Slain as Train Blows Up.
Twenty persons were killed and
more than 100 others injured in col
lision on the Pennsylvania railroad
south of Harrisburg at o'clock
Thursday morning, caused by the
second section of the Cleveland and
Cincinnati express crashing into a
wrecked freight train. In the freight
train was car loaded with 30, 900
pounds of blasting powder. Three
terrific explosions that broke win
dows all over the city followed the
crash, and the two trains were COM
pletely rocked and took fire. Bodies
were thrown clear out of the berths
in the sleeping cars, many landing
down the railroad embankment and
some even having been hurled into
the Susquehanna river, which paral-
lels the railroad in that locality. 1t
is unoficially estimated that the
| financial loss will amount to fully
$4,000 This includes $4,000 for
cash, jewelry and other personal
effects of the passengers that were
destroyed.
The War.
High tension exists over the alleged
course pursued by France in suffering
the repeated and continued violation
of her neutrality by the fleets of her
ally, Russia, along the coasts of her
possessions in Indo China. Japan
recently protested on account of the
use by Rojestvensky of Kamranh bay
as depot for coaling and provision
ing his ships. France made haste to
disclaim any purpose of extending
aid to Russia in this way, and gave
notice that the Russian feet would be
ordered away at once. If this was
done, Rojestvensky apparently did
not take it in earnest, for his SQUAD
ron has continued off this bay or in
waters nearby ever since, and is now
off the AMMAN coast. A despatch
which the French would not allow
transmitted from Saigon, which was
sent later from Hong Kong, tells in
detail of the fragrant actions of the
Russians and the complacency of the
French. The Russian feet has been
completely revictualed and coaled by
merchantmen that have sailed from
Indo-Chinese ports. The captain of
the interned cruiser Diana, Russian
prince, has had charge of this work,
freely assisted by the French author
tiles. The French admiral, spurred
by his home government, finally mott
fed Rojestvensky to leave, then
sailed away himself. The Russians
moved only when they were ready,
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