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The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1905-01-26
NINE ARE KNOWN TO Be DEAD
Results of the Fire in the Decatur,
Ill, Coal Mine Shaft.
Those Who Escaped Said 1t Was Inn
possible to Live Beyond n Few
Minutes in the Smoke.

Decatur, ILL.,, Jan. 1S.-Nine parsons
are known to be dead and entombed
as the result of fire in 600-foot coal
mine shaft near here.
Rescuing parties went into the mine,
but were unable to do anything, owing
to the smoke.
Ali night hysterical women and men
awaiting the abatement of the fire to
begin a search for the bodies of the
dead. The known dead are; August
Jagusch, aged 81; Charles Laschinski,
Emil Knorr. aged 20; Henry Gollan
and son, Will Pagan, John Pride, Au-
gust Rex, John Dunn, Martin Cullen.
Those who escaped said it was i'm
possible to live more than few min
utes in the choking clouds of smoke
and miners were seen to fall and die in
their efforts to break through the cor
don of flames.
Fred Knorr, an aged man, escaped
half suffocated. He was frantic with
grief because he had seen his son.
Emil, perish.
Il was near the mule stable when
the fire started" said one survivor. Il
started back toward the end of the
Shaft, shouting to the other workmen
that the mine was on fire. met two OF
them and one continued toward the
back of the shafting crying the warn
ing.
"The other man and / returned to
the fire, thinking we might check 1t,
but we found it smoldering. emitting
gases in which 1t was Impossible to
live.
"We lowered our heads and burst
through it, choking and gasping. The
draft carried the smoke back into the
shaft, so tnat we were able to get fresh
air.
Men came running up to the line of
dark red FIRE, heavy with smoke, but
could not break through it. They
would fall shrieking or would turn
back and suffocate in the fumes that
were pouring back in the shaft"
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1905-01-26
MADE THRILLING ESCAPES.
Forty students Imperfned fn the
Burning Of the school for Stam-
merers at Brighton, III.

st. Louis, Jan. 19.-Forty students
had thrilling escapes from death in q
fire, discovered at a. M, which
completely destroyed the Dodge &
Clark school for stammerers. at
Brighton, H., 80 miles north of st.
Louis.
Most of them saved their lives by
coming down lightning rods from the
windows Of their rooms or by leaping
to the branches Of tree which stood
near one end Of the building.
One student was severely burned.
but no lives were lost.
The building was large three-story
brick, the largest and finest in the
town,
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1905-01-26
R0SSEAU C0NFESSES.
Admits Hayiag Tried to Blow Up
Frederick the Great Statue an
steamer Umbria.

Philadelphia, Jan. 17.-Gessler Ros-
seau has confessed to being the man
who attempted to dynamite the statue
az Frederick the Great in Washington.
and also to having placed the internal
machine on the steamship Umbria on
July 8, 1903. This was after New
York and Philadelphia detectives. with
their various Witnesses. had identified
the dynamiter In both capacities.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1905-01-26
To the Civil service List.

Washington, Jan. 20.-The civil serv-
ice commissioners have expressed the
opinion to Representative Bartholdt
that the 200 customs clerks in St.
Louis who have been engaged in
Worlds fair work under Judge Gallen-
kamp might be transferred to the civil
service list.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1905-01-26
meeta Next at Alexandra.

The Louisiana's Teachers Asso-
ciation will hold its next convention
at Alexandria April s, 7 and 8.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1905-01-26

Wilmington, DEL, JAM 21-Kneel-
ing in prayer at the evening services
in st. Thomas Roman Catholic church,
Mrs. Patrick Smith was stricken with
paralysis OF the heart She was re-
moved to the parish house, but died
soon after q physician arrived.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1905-01-26
Booker r. washington in Kansas.

Topeka, Kas.. Jan. 20.-Booker 7.
Washington, after addressing a joint
meeting OF the legislature. entering the
assembly hall ON the arm Of Gov.
Hoch, was refused accommodations at
the hotels.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1905-01-26

Gov. Blanchard has signed death
warrants for the following convict
ed murderers and fixed February IL
as the day Of execution for each:
Louis Henry Sejours, at New Or
leans; Tom Underwood, at Alexan-
dria, and Ed Richardson, at Ben
ton.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1905-01-26
WtIl Reduee the Acreage.

At q mass meeting of farmers
held at Robeline last week, it was
agreed to reduce the cotton acreage
in that territory IS per cent during
the coming year.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1905-01-26
Louisiana Levse Building.

During the year 1904 there were
over 221 miles of levees built in the
different levee districts of Louis
lana.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1905-01-26
Lumber Takes = Jump.

Pursuant to recommendations OF
the Price Committee on Values, of
the Southern Lumber Manlfactur-
ers' Association, an advance of 81
per 1000 on all dressed lumber has
been announced by all mills in the
southeast Louisiana territory, eff
fectiye at once.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1905-01-26

Developments In the Russo
nesc War, Together With
- of Interest C0Iled From the
psrtant Happenings All Over
- Werld.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1905-01-26
.Fi.lno for Another Dia Crop.

Though it is rather early to talk
of the next cane crop, it will not be
long before the work of cultivating
the fields for the crop Of 1906 will
have to begin. With good spring
and favorable growing season there
will certainly be another large crop,
Is planters are certainly devoting
sufficient acreage to cane to secure
that result.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1905-01-26
ExpropriatIon proeeedinqs.

The st. Louis, Watkins & Gulf
railway has brought suit against Jo-
hanna Fleischman and others, of
New York, to appropriate four city
lots in Lake Charles for railroad
purposes. The railroad has sue
ceeded in making amicable settle.
ment for all the ground needed for
It's new terminals in that city ex-
cept the Fleischman holdings.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1905-01-26
Want Better Depot Facilities.

Some complaint is made of the
lack Of proper depot facilities at
Ferriday, on the line Of the Mem
phis, Helena & Louisiana railroad,
and at the junction Of that line
with the New df!eans & North
western.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1905-01-26
WEEKS NEWS
RsELY OUTLINED.
llsme Of the Most Important
voats at Home and Abroad
the Past Week.
SeREss' WORK IN NUTSHELL

Developments In the Russo
anese War, Together witt
- 81 Interest CuIled From tn
! psrtant Happenings All Owe
- Werld.
CONGRESS.
Sotor John H. Mitchell, of Oregon
~ 1oor Of the United States sen
II 1ooounced his accusers and pub
handed them as malicious ant
61cus liars
- question of expense OF conduct
rotional political campaigns is re
- attention in both houses il
r yelled attempts to discover who
1.-the money.
if houses of congress have agreed
Wednesday, February 8, as thu
IL canvassing the electoral votes
~ states for president and vice
Int OF the United States and de.
4 the result.
1 house adopted the twelve arti,
"a impeachment against United
- District Judge Swayne, of the
I'm district of Florida. and au-
- the speaker to appoint a COM
- of seven to present the case to
ate and conduct the impeach.
proceedings.
tdent Pro Tenn. Fry of the sen
- appointed Messrs. Foraker and
6n Is tellers on the part of the
ITO count the electoral vote on
flery 8
0tnr Stone, Of Missouri, deliv-
= speech of two hours length in
ate In opposition to the state
f1eat Commissioner Degetau, OF
= Rico. In his first speech in the
praised the United States for
11fnde toward his island home.
- Wan IN THE FAR EAST.
siderable increase is said to be
lble the last few days in the
~ the japanese artillery around
- This fact affords ground for
15ef that part of the heavy guns
= the siege Of Port Arthur have
EGnnt north.
British steamer Bosely. which
Ecpfnred by the japanese cruiser
IN the Sea of Japan, January
n1d for Vladivostok. with q car
DGl, has been condemned by the
~ [51rt 1t Sasebo.
third division of the Russian
Pacific squadron, commanded
or-Admiral Botrovsky. which left
f6nuary IL. has arrived at JibutiI.
- Gomaliland.
|eok-Gen. Stoessel and his stan,
e1out 500 other paroled Russian
3 many Of them with their fami-
I've sailed from Nagasaki Ja-
II Odessa.
Nistchenko's raidIng force IL
64E1a, learning that ave japanese
lon1 had appeared near Tashi-
peturned northEard. and sue
III regAining the Russian lines.
l0rDee were about 800 killed or
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1905-01-26
Abandoned the Prosecution.

A verdict of not guilty was en-
tered at Coushatta few days ago
in the case of Ross johnson and
Hundley Williams, charged with
the murder of j. p. Watkins. At
ter hearing the evidence of a num-
Der of negroes, which was conflict
ing, the district attorney abandoned
the prosecution.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-09-01
Dairy Farming in China.

Dairy farming in China is hardly
likely to appeal to the ordinary Eng
lish emigrant, but a resourceful Eng
lishman, who recently went to the
Celestial Empire and took two cows
with him. writes home to say that he
is doing very well and needs more
live stock, says the Manchester eng
Courier. In the southern provinces OF
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-09-01
utter Trade With the Far East.

From sources that appear reliable
it is announced that one steamship
recently carried 5000 lbs. of Canadian
creamery butter to Japan. Formerly
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-10-27
SHALL UNITED STATES CO
INTO INSURANCE BUSINESS ?

Chicago. oct. 27..--A dispatch to the
Tribune from Washington. y. c., says.
shall the United States government
20 into the insurance business?
This question WIN be asked with d
good deal of force at the opening OF
Congress. Individual representatives
nom different districts including wide
lv separated sections OF the country,
have indicated tneir intention to in
trOduce bills regulating life insurance
and even IRE insurance business. In
quirlcs have been made of the bureau
Of corporations at the department OF
commerce and labor. and other in
vestigators have been studying meth
DDS In the office Of the controller Of the
currency All these researches az con-
Quoted by individual congressman,
have had for their one object the de-
velopmcnt of data going to show the
necessity Of federal control Of the
great insurance corporations.
There viii be number Of bills intro
duccd at the opening Of Congress which
viii sweep away an intermediate steps
and will provide that the United
States government shall go into the
life insurance business ANA into the
fire and marine insurance business as
we'll. II such a thing be possible
Of course. no one expects that any
such radical legislation win be passed
nj this session OF Congress. but sew
eral members Of the house seem to
have become imbued with the idea that
the time is ripe for a radical and even
a sociaistiC departure in the direction
of a more patemalistic theory OF gov
eminent
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-10-27
WOMEN WANT SENATOR
REED SMOOT UhSEATED.

Philadelphia. oct, 27-More than 10000
women representing the leading womens
organizations Of the United states, have
adopted 4 memorial calling for the IN.
setting Of United States Senator Reed
Smoot. This was announced by the eXecu-
tive committee OF the National Congress
Of Mothers, who mot here. THIS menu
orial will he presented when Congress
convones. United action was decided up
on at a meeting OF tho executive COM
mittee Of the National League of Wo-
mons organizations which was held I'm
New York yesterday.
The women declare that Reed Smoot
who s an Apostle ana Indirect line for tho
Mormon" Presidency has pledged first
allegiance to the Mormon" hierarchy
which has broken faith with the govern
ment.
Smoot. tho women declare controls the
vote OF eight other senator's and fear
Ing that his power will increase, they ask
that action be taken at the convening OF
Congress.
1t was decided to hold the next nation
al congress Of mothers az Los Angeles
May T. s. 0 and 10, 1906
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-10-27
ONE row OF THE THREE HUNDRED COKE sUNNYspe

standstih because all the coal used tor
coke dt the auxiliary oyens ia hauled
over to Sunnyside, where II is crushed
and then hauled back 90 Castle Gate,
where It Is converted into coke for the
smelttrs, founderics and other manu-
featuring plants Of this state.
PAY ROLL CUT OFF.
Last month the pay roll In the Utah
Fuel compapy's coal camp at Sunny
side amounted to the sum of $4,000
For the next 80 days, II not longer
this will be cut OF entirely
Since the strike in Carbon county Of
two years ago next month the MAORI
~ Of the coal miners employed by the
Utah Fuel company have been Ameu-
cans and residents OF Utah. quite a.
number have been recruited from the
ranks OF the farming fraternity Of En-
cry and Sanpete counties. It was on
the cards that number of young men
from these localities would &c
TO work during the winter months fol-
lowing the grain and beet haryests II
now looks as though these rural miners
viii have 10 foregO, temporarily at
least the chance TO make good wages
this winter when there Is no other work
usually available.
HUNDREDS OUT OF WORK.
or the men who mp TO this morning
were employed az Sunnyside alone there
were 30 around The Crushers. 100 tend
Ing The 300 coke ovens, over 300 In the
mines and ljo surface employees, All of
these find themselves today out Of
work.
Included IN the wreck arc five en-
giugs, each OF 260 horsepower which
drive the four big lslntigrators. or 10
De moro correct, two which were I'm
commission and two which We're held
for emergency
LOSS CLOSE TO 100000.
In the absence Of Mr.. Williams. who
lett for the scene of he fire, the state
mcnt was forthcoming at the heddQuar-
ters OF the company this morning that
the loss by fire would reach about Sl40.-
0O0 and 10 the main hoist weqe Included
there would bee another $4,000 on ton
OF that amount, making close 10 $500 OO0
When asked as 90 the Insurance car
rIed am official stated that while there
wore no figures available that so per
cent could be safely said TO be the
amount covered by policies I'm various
computes.
PLANT A NEW ONE
Tho plant destroyed by fire IS prac-
ucalIy % now one. The coke Industrv
IN Utah has been growing and con-
siderable attention has OF late been
paid 90 fostering thla branch OF the
/ output of the Utah Fuel company mines
az Suanysde. Castle Gate and Soo-
field Plans were under way to en-
large the plant stll further and ar
mugemenis We're made for the install
lation Of 200 additional coke ovens by
The company 20 az 10 provide for or
ders and furnish the projected big
1neltcr proposition now being erected
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-10-27
1snecIal To Iho 0News. n

Especial to the News
sunnyside, Utah, oct 2I--A disas-
trous fire commenced here at 9.l5 last
night The damage is 100000 No lives
were lost. THE Are Is now under con-
troll. Three coal crushing plants We're
destroyed and a large portion Of two
bridges burned The cause OF the fro
has not yet been determined, General
Superintendent Smith was slightly
burned on the neck. There was very
little wind at the time Of the ire.
The above brief dispatch comes IN
the nature Of a calamity not only TO
sunrysde, but TO the Rio Grande West
ern Railroad company and Utah at
large In n few hours the only coal dis
lntegrators In Utah have been de-
stroyed, the coke ovens At Sunnyside
and Castle Gaze are rendered useless
and the big shelters and other plants
I'm Utah have been threatened with a
c Ike famine, The shelters have posi-
Oily tllOlkII iNkt VIZ MANU- W NN hNiT
other ten days and unless they can Sc
cure shipments from the east, which
viii Of necessity be at advanced prices,
they will be compelled to close down.
This viii throw several thousand mon
ont Of work and I'm turn cause the lay
ing of Of the miners employed IN the
coal and metal mines m Utah,
General Manager n. O. Williams Of
the Utah Fuel company and General
Superintendent A. T.. Welby Of the Rio
Grande Western left for the scene Of
the fire on No. 6 this morning and Will
travel from Mounds TO sunnyside on a
special train. Until they arrive there
It is not anticipated thar there win be
any further particulars Forthcoming at
headquarters In the Dooly block,
DAMAGE FAR-REACHING,
According to the brief report sent IN
to headquarters this morning the dam
age done by the flames Is far reaching,
Involved in the biggest blaze IN the
history Of the startc are two crushers,
nearly a third Of mile Of restle work
running up to the npsgth Of both mines
the main hoist Of no. I mine, three coal
crushing plants the tpples railroad
and mine cars ana several small buill-
ings.
MINES CLOSED DOWN.
The IRE has had the effect Of closing
down the mines. 10 wiz also put 10
stop 10 the shipment Of from between
800 and 100 tons of coke daily TO the
smelterF Of Salt Lake valley The coke
ovens 10 Castle Gate VIII also be at .
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-10-27

at the point OF the mountain in the
vicinity Of Garfield. with tho necessary
fuel.
WILL BEBUILD AT ONCE.
vvbu. fla, i,,... f., ,,....,. q, .,,..... ,o,.
0d,afl, st,,.I a., 49, an, va" ,,.
hc started on clearing away the wreck
age uua erecting the DIG ireStle work.
Te-u7lalINE lhc dlSmlegialors' ma
oullrIS ana otNti portions ar the ploht
I'N'i'eu VA the dlsasler
SITUATION SERIOUS.
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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-10-27
Gets Dollar bay Damages

Chicago oct, ia dispatch 10 the
Record Herald from 81 Louis, No, SAYS.
awarded damages Of 81 q day for tho rest
~ her life, estimated at 10 years, I'm her
suit against the ST. Louis Transit and
United Railways company Tor Injuries
% years old Judge Barclay. before whom
the suit was tried, figured with insurance
actuaTies, and IN his address gave the
Jury the estimate Of the plaintiffs life
term which served as the basis OF tho
verdict.
The woman was awarded $4,000. The
attorneys figured that she would i've
10 years, and this would be about 81
a day, Literally, however. no dollar
a day" was rendered
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-10-27
MCOVERN AND NELSON,
A Report is In Circulation that
I his Pair VIII Fight.

New York oct. 21-Accordlng to a
morning paper Terry McGovern and Bat
Ting Nelson have been matched 10 fight
six rounds probably before Philadelphia
H9mp6grev. Terry's manager. said yester.
day, that all other offers 20 fight Nc
Govern must await the outcome Of his
bout with Nelson.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-10-27

Magnolia Immediately on being struck
was beached her bow being high and
dry. After d careful examination of
the damage to the vessel II was
evident there was no danger and the
president and his party went to bed.
Maj. Craig Hin Of the United States
engineers, was aboard the Magnolia.
Ills snip, the Ivy, sister ship Of the
Magnolia, had preceded the Magnolia
ana was some distance ahead. boat
was Immediately put OF for the near
est telephone, about q mile and a half
away, and the order given to head the
Ivy Off at Pilot station and have her
return for the president and his party
The transfer was made at o'clock this
morning The vessels got under way
immedi- ely and the West Virginia was
boarded on schedule time,
THE EsPARTA.
Boston oct 2L-A dispatch from
New Orleans 20 the United states COM
pany I'm this city, lesses OF the steamer
Esparta, announced that a. collision oc-
CURED between the steamer and the
lighthouse tender Magnolia about so
niles south Of New Orleans AT about
ll,l0 u. m, both vessels going ashore.
The Esparta was pulled off shortly
afterwards. being damaged. the dis
patch stated but the Magnolia was
fast aground and apparently consider
ably damaged. The dispatch also said
that President Roosevelt, who was ON
board the Magnolia went On board
the tender Ivy about o'clock
The Espdrta was bound inward with
a cargo OF fruit from Port Limon, Cos
Ga RiCo.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-10-27
DISASTROUS FIRE AT SUNNYSIDE.

Threatens Uit With
Over Are
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-10-27
SIGNALS CONFUSED.

o, United States Flagship West Viz
gt.l9, Oct. a. (Via New Orleans by
,l'Ie'ess)-At II o'clock last evening
s.luush confusion OF signals, the fruit
,yainer Esparta colllded with the light
D"usr tender Magnolia, which was
~ eylng the president. Secy. Loeb
,iI Dr RlNey to the cruiser West Vir-
tt'la The rail and port bow OF the
,b"asHolia was damaged and two or
~. noles made IN the vessel below
"'s water line. No one was hurt. The
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-10-27

oort Buy a Stove Until You Have
Dypn .sd the Stove ads You Miaht Go
10 the Right Plsee-5ut Il Would Be
Luck.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-10-27

n Il 10 Better TO Know Things About
Prices Than 20 Guess and Wonder
and Fret, Then il Is Worth While to
Read tho Ads.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-10-27

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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-10-27
NIL AEFEcr ~ ARMY.

The local smelling concerns which
suddenly ind themselves cut Of from
fuel supply employ lu the neighhor-
hood Of 5000 mem while the shelters
OF Anaconda and Butte ave likewise
affected The Anaconda company alone
taking 250 tons Of coke pei day. The