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Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-11-24
ACTIVITY IS THE KEYNOTE
Only Drawback to the Fullest De-
NelOpment Of the COuntry's Busi-
ness In HALLWAY Congestion.

New York, Nov. 1S.-Bradstreet's
weekly review says:
Activity Is still the keynote OF the
industrial and commercial situation.
Colder weather and the coming Christ
mas holidays have caused 4 heavy dis
tribution in practically every section
Of the country save in the northwest,
where the rather high temperatures
and railway congestion prevent the
fullest development. Railway earn
ings are enormous, hut the widespread
~blOckades are assuming a serious phase
and tend to curtail production in some
industrial lines. Manufacturing lines
are remarkably active. Consumption
OF iron and steel Is proceeding at an
enormous rate, with no apparent sign
Of a let-up in the immediate future.
Outdoor construction work is being
conducted on an enormous scale, and
a shortage of labor is reported from
many sections. Commodity prices
steady at close to the highest. Collec-
tons on the whole are classed as good.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-11-24
CROWN LANO FOR PEASANTS
An Imperial ManifcstO Granting
Land Concessions to Russiam
nts Issued.

London, Nov. II, 6 a. ma dis
patch from st. Petersburg to Reuters
Telegram Co. says that an imperial
manifesto granting land concessions to
the peasants was issued this morning.
BY its terms the land redemption tax
payments from January IA. 1906, will
be reduced by one-half. and from jan
uary IA, 1907, the payments will be to-
tally abolished.
At the same time the capital Of the
Peasants bank Is increased and the
bank receives additional loan privi-
leges, with the object of facilitating the
utmost purchase Of lands by peasants.
1t is estimated that the amount Of
taxation thus lifted from the peasants
by the manifesto will aggregate $40.-
600. 0C0. while the extension of the field
Of operation Of the Peasants bank will
enable vast tracts of crown and private
lands gradually to become the property
Of the peasants.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-11-24
FIRE AT KNOXVILLE, TENN.
A Two Hundred Thousand Dollar
LOSS Ina the Wholesale Buni.
ness Part Of the City.

Knoxville, Tenn, Nov. 1S.-Fire
broke out at lao this morning in the
four-story building of Suffer & Beller,
pants makers, on the east side of Com
merce avenue. between Gay and State
streets. Before the firemen got to work
the flames spread across the alley to
the wholesale clothing house of Bick-
ley, Mcclure & Co., on Gay street, be-
tween Commerce and Wall venues
Suffer & Beller's place is entirely de-
stroyed, with a loss on building and
contents of $4,000. Buckley & Mcclure
are entirely ruined. Their loss will be
close to 500 600. The fire was got un.
der control at 2:3O, and did not spread
beyond the two buildings mentioned,
and 100000 will cover the loss.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-11-24
RESPECT FOR DEAD WORKMEN
Eiakt Thousand Pounds of Steel to
he buried in Place of Two
WOrkmen 1t Consumed.

Philadelphia, Nov. 16.-During the
inquest held in the case Of John
Forkin and Joseph Garcia. laborers.
who were killed at the Midvale steel
works on November 10, it was testified
that the two men had entered a pit
and that 10000 pounds Of hot metal
poured from a leak and completely alb
sorbed them. Not a trace Of the bodies
Of the men was discovered. The steel
company has decided to take about s.
900 pounds Of the steel from the place
where the men were last seen and have
1t buried out of respect for the dead
workmen.
The %coroner's Jury rendered a verdict
of accidental death.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-11-24

Developments In the Case Of Minnie
Mitchell and Aline Bowers.
Cause of Their Death ~ Get Unde.
cidcd, hut There Are Apparent
Inducements for S.icJde.

st. Louis, Nov. 1S.-Dr. IIochdoerfer,
city autopsy physician, reported to
Coroner Lloyd Friday afternoon that
@ thorough analysis Of the stomach Of
Minnie Mitchell, found dead with her
beautiful cousin, Aline Bowers. in their
fat at 1927 Finney avenue, did not re-
veal the presence of poison. In the
blood he detected traces of carbon mo
noxide gas, which is found in illumi-
mating gas, but he has not determined
whether it was present in sufficient
quantity to cause death. He has not
completed an examination of the stom-
ach and the blood of Miss Bowers.
Letters found in the fiat reveal that
o. H. Smell, a prosperous and promi-
rent man of family in Moberly, NO..
had notified Miss Bowers. who had
been in his employ for several years
before coming to st. Louis, of his pur-
pose to withdraw his friendly interest
and urging her to desert the cousin.
Other letters indicate that Miss
Mitchell had quarreled with members
Of her family, well known in Moberly,
and that they had commanded her to
return home, a command which.
through her affection for her beautiful
cousin, she disregarded.
Smell Is in the real estate business in
Moberly. He is SO years old, married
and the heaC Of a family. His wife is
recognized as the leader of the Moberly
| 4Ot.
The letter which seems to indicate
Minnie Mitchell's motive for sharing
in G suicide pact vas received Novem-
Der 13 from her sister. 1t reads:
Miss Minnie Mitchell: write you
once more telling you hat father said
if you expected to make his house your
home again, you had better come home
at once or never, just as you prefer. !
have performed my duty, so I will
close" JUNE MITCHELL.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-11-24
REV. J. D. REASER, D. D
A Former W%eII-INnown Figure -
h Presbyterian Church of KAN
sas and Missouri Passes Away !.

Chambersburg. Pa. Nov. 20.-Rev.
J. d. Reaser. ID. D.. professor Of biblical
literature at Wilson college, died from
paralysis. aged so. DR.. Reaser was
prominent in the civil war period in
the Presbyterian church in Kansas. He
was for 20 years pastor at Leaven-
worth and 20 years at st. Louis, was
many times a commissioner to the
Presbyterian general assembly and was
a member of the first committee on re-
vision. The remains will be taken to
st. Charles, Mo, for interment.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-11-24
FIREMAN KILLED, TWO HURT
Pbilip Conway, a Fire Ensine Ori-
ver, Killed by Ills Machine When
the Horses Boiled.

st. Louis, Nov. 17.-Philip Conway,
driver Of the engine of Company Ma.
90 met death by being run over by his
machine when the horses became I'M
manageable, and in a wild plunge over
ground.
Firemen James Ward and Michael
Waters were caught by the collapse Of
a burning ceiling at No. 112 South
Tenth street. Both were scorched and
lacerated and were saved only by the
heroic efforts of their comrades.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-11-24
DUE TO EXPLOSION OF GAS
Eight Lives Lost In the New Shaft
of the Drnxncll Coal Co. At
D~cntieyVillc, Ia.

Monongahela City. Pa, Nov. 16.-Un-
doubtedly killed and probably blown
TO pieces seven men are lying in the
depths Of the new shaft of the Braznell
Coal Co., on the outskirts Of Bentley
vile, while another outside the mine Is
dead as the result Of a gas explosion.
The BraZnell Coal Co. has been sink
ing tho new shaft since last summer.
Two weeks ago it was learned that a
pocket of gas had formed in the bottom
of the mine, which is 1855 feet deep.
Orders were given for all the men to
work with safety lamps. about five
minutes after the men descended into
the mine a terrific explosion occurred.
which blew huge pieces of timber out
OF the mine like skyrockets as high as
$50 feet In the air. The tipple and all
the mine rigging were torn down and
debris scattered in heaps all around.
Mine Inspector Harry Louteit gave as
his opinion that the explosion was
caused by fire damp. He believes the
a came seeping upward and reached
the miners lamps just as it was at the
explosive point. An ordinary miners
torch badly battered, which was found
near the mouth OF the shaft, tends to
indicate that some one disobeyed Or
ders and carried a lighted torch into the
shaft
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-11-24

Royalty costs a great deal more than
is generally known. Daring the CO
years of her reign Queen Victoria re-
celved the enormous sun Of $133. no.
900. She was not expected to provide
for her family out Of her salary, as
other people have to do. For N
descending to come owe from Ger
many and marry her the prince O n
sort received $780, 600 per n The
prince OF Wales. before coming to the
throne. drew $2G. G70, 900 from the
treasury.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-11-24
TALK WITH THE PRESIDENT
Senator Dryden, cf New Jersey, and
the President Talk Insurance.
The epRtO VIII Introduce n nil
Providing for Federal SupcrNi-
sion of Life Insurance.

Washington, New. Ex-senator Dry
den, of New Jersey, who is president
Of one Of the largest life insurance
companies in the country, had n talk
with the president on the subject OF
insurance, which the president Will
discuss freely in his forthcoming mes
sage to congress. Senator DRYDEN will
introduce 1t the approaching session a
bill providing for federal supervision
OF life insurance. 1t will differ IN
some respects from the measure Mr..
Dryden introduced in the last con-
gress. but the principle will be the
same. He indicated, in response to in
quiries, that the supreme court never
had passed upon the constitutional!ty
Of a federal law regulating insurance,
although It had held, in the considera-
ton Of cases involving purely state
laws, that interstate insurance was not
interstate commerce
1T is n fact" said Senator Dryden,
that eminent lawyers of the country
differ as to the constitutitnality of a
law providing for federal supervision OF
life insurance. That difference, prob
ably, will have to he resolved by the
supreme court"
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-11-24

More aluminu Is manufactured In
Niagara Falls than in any other place
In the world. 1t was on August 20.
1895. that the works at Niagara Falls
started operation. and In the ten years
that have passed the development has
been wonderful. greatly benefting the
steel interests. for In the modern meth.
cd Of making steel aluminium is used
in small quantities. Usually from two
to five ounces Of aluminium are put
In each ton of open hearth steel made.
and from six to eight unces into .
ton Of Besy smer steel.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-11-24
WILL MAKE OLD TOPERS SIGH
-Four Million Dollars worth of Over~
holt whisky Fed u Fire At
BrOadfOrd, Ia.

Connellsville. Pa. Nov. 20.-At tho
Overholt distillery at B%roadford, Sl0,-
600 gallons of whisky furnished a spec
tacular fire entailing a loss of $4,000
to the ground. A steady northeast
wind which blew the flames toward the
Youshioeheny river saved the town Of
Broadford, the buildings of the II. C.
Frick Coke Co. and the Baltimore &
Ohio station from destruction.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-11-24

In 1904 $500 900 pounds Of alumni
mum were made in the United States,
an increase of 100000 pounds over
1903. In 1902 the output in the United
put in 1908 is of particular interest. be-
cause OF the fact that 20 years before
that the output was only S3 pounds,
and at the end Of the first decade OF
manufacture. in 1893, only 1884, 29
pounds were made.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-11-24
A PROMINENT MIss0vRIAN
Death, From Pneumonia, Of John r.
lmbrie, a Prominent Citizen
of st. Joseph, No..

st. Louis, Mo-, Nov. 16.-John T. I'm
brie, a prominent citizen, 60 years Of
age, died of pneumonia here. Before
1874 he was engaged in the mercantile
business in Council Bluffs. Ia, and
Kansas City, Mo. He organized the
Interstate exposition In 1878. and later
was the head Of several fair associa-
tiors and public enterprises.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-11-24

A number OF cases of coma have
been manifest in Iowa during the past
month. and persons have slept from
eight days to Sc without waking. Ma
liam Burke. who slept for nearly GO
days and died without having been
awake nee. a lady In the same town
was in a comatose state for a consid.
cradle length OF time. but finally
awakened and Is to-day alive aud we'll.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-11-24

For naval victories he won. q pen
sion of 10000 IA year was granted in
1852 to Lord Rodney and his heirs for
over. The family has Already drawn
yer 81, 200 1000. The present lord
has 5000 acres OF land. with rental
of $685. Similar pensions are
drawn by hundreds Of noblemen
amounting TO many millions annually.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-11-24
MUST SERVE HIS SENTENCE
senator, Convicted of bribery,
Denied a New Trial.

Sacramento. Cal. Nov. Hillary
Bankers, the former San Francisco
senator. convicted last April Of bribery
ard sentenced to five years imprison-
ment at San Quentin, must serve the
sentence imposed, according - a de-
cis:on handed down by the appellate
court. denying the convicted ex-.egisls-
tors sppeal for q new trial. ....
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-11-24

A strange cure is that now being
tried in the arctic regions. a large
number of consumptive patients left
Halifax, n. S., a few months back for
a cruise along the central coast Of
Greenland. Tho promoter OF the
scheme. DR.. Sohn, who twice accom-
panied Commander Peary In his
search for the North Poe. claims to
have cured himself OF tuberculosis by
such n visit and sojourn in the ICY re-
giOns.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-11-24

Aberdeen. S. d., Nov. 1S.-The loss
in livestock, grain, hay and farm
buildings on account OF Wednesdays
prairie fire is estimated at half n
million dollars. An area that covered
five miles wide and 20 miles long was
swept by the fire.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-11-24

Miss Gerston Jones. daughter OF the
late Isaac ID. Jones. who was attorney
General under Gov. william Pinkney
White, has deserted fashionable life
in Baltimore and assumed the manage
ment OF a large farm on the eastern
shore. to which she fell heir when her
father died.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-11-24

Harry II. Baughman, superintendent.
Of the gas and water company at Ro-
anOke, Va, who had been i'll for sew
oral days with q cold in his head. In
sneezing burst a blood vessel and died
few days later.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-11-24
The New viceroy Of India.

Bombay, Nov. lS.-The earl OF Min.
to. the new viceroy of India, formerly
governor general OF Canada. has ar
rived here. The retiring viceroy.
Lord Curzon Of Kedleston, will leave
Bombay to-day for England.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-11-24

The party of congressman who have
recently visited Arizona and New Mex
leo have come to the conclusion. 1t Is
said. that when these territories are
admitted to the Union it should he as
separate states. and that admission in
any case should be deferred for sew.
eral years.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-11-24

and the other that l have not been mar
ried, secret or otherwise" is Sir Thorn
as Lipton's reply to the statement pub
lished in the United States that, years
ago, he was secretly welded to a Scotch
girl. Sir Thomas received cable in
Quiries from New York on the subject.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-11-24

The recent laying Of a new Atlantic
cable between Canso. Nova Scotia, and
Waterville. Ireland, does not seem to
indicate that submarine telegraphy il
TO be entirely supplanted by wireless
in the immediate future.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-11-24

The American public will. Of course,
be delighted to know that the learned
faculty OF the University OF Chicago
has organized an antislarg society
among the members Of the student
body.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-11-24

A titled youth in Montreal IL suing
the girls father TO recover counting
expenses. An examination OF his, gas
bills should suggest the proper retalia.
ton to the old man.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-11-24

German statisticians profess to have
found that during the life OF the av.
erage woman she has spent altogether
ten months at her mirror. and the av-
erage man seven months at his.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-11-24

The western woman is steadily Ell.
larging her sphere. A hundred WON
en- are operating typesetting machines
in Chicago. One western m 10
an advance agent for q circus.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-11-24
Clina-say. You Fellows, Cut That Evacuation Business Short.
SIR THOMAS TWO REGRETS
Sir Thomas Lipton Regrets That lie
Has Not Yet Lifted the Amcricn's
Cup or Decn Married.

London, Nov. 1G.-"There are two
great regrets in my life-one that
have not yet lifted the Americas cup.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-11-24
The Knoxville Fire.

Knoxville. Tenn, Nov. l9,-The fro
In the business district destroyed prop
erty valued ut $250.0o0.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-11-24

The railroads Of the United States
have this year placed orders for 1900
passenger cars, 217.OOO freight cars,
and 4,13O locomotives.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-04-27
NEW ARBITRATION PLAN
FOR BUILDING TRADES

NEW YORK, April pa new
joint arbitration agreement between
the Building Trades Employers as
sociation and the unions has been
adopted. The plan is approved by
thirty.one of the thirty-twu employing
associations constituting the employ
ers association, and by all OF the thir-
ty-two unions 1t absolutely prohib-
its strikes or lockouts The prows-
ion in the old plan that business
agents shall not act as members OF
the general arbitration board Us
stricken out, and it is left with the
unions to select their own arbitrat
ors, but It is stipulated that THESE ar
bitrators must be actively employed
as workmen, and that the arbitralors
on the employers side must be actual
employers of the trades in which The
dispute occurs.
The employers bind Themselves tt
employ only members Of The trades
unions within the New York territory
but there is nothing in the agreement
which prohibits the wortmen IRON
working for contractors outside Tho
association If they choose to do so.
with the general adoption OF this
pan the prolonged lockout against fh'
carpenters, tile la -s and other un
ions VIII cease.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-04-27
FOUR KILLED AND SEVERAL
WOUNDED IN BATTLE

HEMPSTEAD. Tex. April 26.-As
a result of bloddy battle here Mon
day night four men are dead and s-sv.
eral others wounded. II has been es-
tablished that the trouble began when
Capt Brown attempted to secure rec
ogni'ion to speak at a meeting 1t is
said that mis- language was offensive
TO several ladies present. and the fusi.
lade began soon after. Congressman
Pinckney was shot four times and was
almost instantly killed. and Capt
Brown received bullet through the
heart Thomas Plnckney, brother
of the congressman, was shot twice
in the back and killed and John f.
Mills. the fourth victim. was accident
ally killed by stray bullet.
The killings were the direct result
Of "A prohibition movement which be
gan in Waller county several years
ago. and the feeling has been intense
An election was held in Waller coun
ty April 30, and the Prohibitionists
with whom the Pinckneys were identi
fed. were successful.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-04-27
lMMIGRATION RECORDS
BROKE FOR SINGLE DAY

Close 10 1000 Immigrants werc
brought TO the port Of New York sat
urIoy on the eight big liners which
arrived. This breaks all records for
20 single day. and the officials az Ellis
Island threw MP the sponge early and
notified the commanders OF rmee OF
fds vessels that tners was no use
irving ra land their stoeragc passen-
ae8 as they could not be- accummo.
dated.
THE exact number Of arrivals was
1866 The rush began with The ar
rival of he Deutschland with 292 pas.
aougrrs ia tae ateerage, after which,
.u rapid succession, came the LON
ulia with La, the Pennsylvania
lul Z.s78. the Baltic with 1850 the
: >scbar with 2G01, tine Gallla with 4,
I.2. hc Chrisuana with 63l and tho
Main with 1850.
with her cabin passengers the
aunsylyania brought ln 30SG pas
saagers the largest number eye
| brought 10 the port Of New York on
one steamer
The Immigrants on The whole are
p lpcHor looking crowd. There are
O. great many women and chilirer
and more babies than ever appeared
at Ellis Island in one day There are
very few Russians or Polish jew
among them, Most Of the Immigrant
are Italians and the majority Is boun'
/ West for railroad work The ayerag'
Of health among them Is high.
Up until Friday night 62,79l imml
grants had been landed on Ellis Is
land this month. compared with AZ
Az mp 10 the same date in April las
/ year The figures indicate that Il
May. always the banner month Of th
year. Fills Island is likely to b
swampsd.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-04-27
v M. C. A. CONFERENCE
OPENS IN PARIS TODAY

PARIS, April 26-With songs of
praise of thanksgiving. followed by a
season OF solemn prayer, the worlds
conference OF the Young Mems Christ
ian Association, for which prepara-
tions have been in progress for over
year, was opened in Paris today.
The conference is attended by dele
cations from more than twenty-five
countries. among them Japan, India,
China, South Africa and Australia, in
addition to the countries of Europe
and America The United States and
Canada are particularly well repr'
esented At the formal opening a
great reception was given to Sir
George Williams of England, whose
personal efforts in getting together
a little band of young men in London
more than half a century ago result
ed in fne establishment of the organ
izatlon which now has worldwide
membership.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-04-27
SOWING THE BIBLE.
Everybody's Magazine.

Everybody's Magazine.
In Armenia the distribution OF the
Bible by missionaries Is especially
read by the natives wnen 1t falls
into their hands, as may be gathered
from this story. told by one OF the
Bible men. copy Of the Bible was
given to a patient in the American
hospital, and by him carried to his
home in a village. Here an Armen-
ian priest took II from the man. and
having torn It to pieces, threw 1t into
the street.
a grocer picked 1t up and took 1t to
wrapping paper. so for time
olives. cheese, candles and other
hings sent forth from that store were
wrapped in pages upon which were
printed the Words OF Life"
In tns way one Bible was scatter
ed about through that village, and
was read By many whose Interest was
50 far aroused that they began asking
for more of the same book. The re
suit was that when the colporteul
next came round. over one hundred
| Bibles or portions Of the Bible were
gold in that village.
North and south. east and west. tn,
| nible Society sows; and that nj
| ground Is too barren for It's seed
surely the following incident proves
A Cree Indian and his son, fishinl
in the Northwest some years ago dur
ing the winter season. Travelled oil
snow shoes across the plains. think
ing tnat they carried what they call
ed the Book of Heaven" In thel
pack. When they reached a hnntin
ground 140 miles distant from tn
fishery they found that the book ha
been left behind. One of rnem wen
back on his tracks and walked 2s
miles through the wild country to n
gain that Bible.