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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-02-09
THE SLOcUM VICTIMS.
Survivors Enlist the Presidents Sympathy In
Their Behalf.

Washington, DC. (SpeciaD Eighteen
members of the General Slocum Surviv-
ors' Association, headed by Joseph Ber-
mel, president of the Borough OF Queens,
of Greater New York, called on Presi-
dent Roosevelt to enlist his aid in Sc
curing favorable consideration of bill
introduced in Congress by Representa-
tive Sulzer, of New York, for the relief
of the victims of the General Slocum
disaster, in which more than 1000 lives
were lost. 1t is alleged that the catas-
trophe was Caused by the negligence
Of the officials of the United States gov
eminent, and the government is primar-
lily responsible in damages to the victims
and their heirs and the survivors who
were injured or MANNED Under the law
these people have no redress except
through congressional action"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-02-09
FACTORY GIRLS
in FIRE PANIC.
Two Hundred Driven Out Into Zero
Weather.
TROLLEY POLES MELTED BY THE HEAT
Knit Goods Factory 10 Cleveland Is Destroyed
by Quick Fire Panic.stricken Employees
Mostly Girls, Faint Upon Reaching Pace
Of Saiety-The Flames Spread to AdiOiH'
Ing Houses.

Cleveland, 0. Especial. Fire starting
from an undetermined cause on the sixth
floor of the knit goods factory of n. J.
Rich & CO., Payne Avenue and Seven
teenth Street, destroyed that building,
with an estimated loss of $4,000. 1t
sent at least 200 girl-employes in a semi
panic from the several lower floors, and
before the fire was gotten under control
it had communicated to and destroyed
Fl dwellings adjoining the Rich factory.
on Payne Avenue, and both sides OF
Seventeenth Street.
The fire was attended with many spec
tacular scenes. The Rich Building was
completely Quilted, nothing remaining OF
it but small fragments of the walls. The
employees numbered 400, girls, men and
boys, the majority, however, being girls.
Many of the latter had already left for
their homes The FIRE spread SO quickly
that scores Of the girls who we're caught
had to leave the factory without their
street garments to face almost zero
weather on the outside Some of the
girls were so panic-stricken that when
they reached the outer doors of the fac
tory they tainted So far as learned no
person was hurt.
The burned buildings were immediate
ly to the west and south of the Rich
buildings, and row of five apartments
and two single dwellings across the street
on the east side of Seventeenth Street
were consumed The losses on the
dwellings is divided between the various
owners and the George Dodge estate,
the latter bearing the larger portion. The
total loss is estimated at close to SIPS.
600, with insurance probably only partial
Windows in the Cary apartment house,
on Payne Avenue, a block west of the
Rich Building, were cracked by the
heat, and tenants of that building were
ready to leave their apartments if nee
essary. All the telephone, telegraph and
trolley wires III the vicinity of the fire
were melted and the poles burned.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-02-09
Fatal Mine Explosion.

Bluefeld, w, Va. Especially A report
has just reached here of an explosion in
what is called the Ball Knob Mine No.
?, one of the operations of the Red
Jacket Coal and Coke Company, near
Delorms, Mingo County. The body of
one miner, who was killed, and three
other miners, who were seriously in
iured, had been taken out of the shaft
A force of men was at work in the mines
at the time of the explosion and it is
feared that many other victims will be
found when the work OF rescue is begun
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-02-09
DYNAMITE LADEN VESSEL ON FIRE.
U. S. Lighter Hudson Places New York In
Peril

New York (SpeciaD Shortly before
2 o'clock A. NJ, the United States lighter
Hudson, having on board about 500
pounds OF dynamite and which was an
chored on the Manhattan side of the
Harlem River, almost under the Central
Bridge, took fire.
Soon after the fire started two explo
sions occurred on board. They were
slight. however, and apparently did not
affect the main cargo.
An alarm was sent in and several FIRE
engines and two freboats responded.
The lighter was anchored directly in
the rear of the Manhattan Casino, which
was crowded this morning with men and
women attending ball, When the ex
plosion occurred there was panic in
the place.
The police resperves were called and
finally managed to restore order in the
Casino, after which they drove the
crowds back from the water front and
out of danger from explosion.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-02-09
Fifteen Hurt In Wreck.

Duran, N. NJ Especial JIG persons were
injured, three of them perhaps fatally, in
the wreck of an eastbound Chicago, Rock
Island and Pacific passenger train Two
private cars carrying members Of The
Chicago Commercial Association did not
leave the track. The, wreck was caused
by the derailment of the y motive
tender. Seven cars rolled dov an en-
bankmsnt. These cars were baggage,
express and mail cars, da coach, a
tourist and two standard SLEEP cars
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-02-09
FIERCE FIGHT in CHURCH.
Religious Riots Are on the Increase 10
Paris.

Paris (By Cable).-As net result Of
one days rioting, though the inventory
was taken in but one church, that of ST.
Pierre du eros Gallon, over 50 persons
were seriously injured and further
considerable number slightly hurt The
latter included number of police and
firemen, who were almost blinded with
cayenne pepper.
Fifty arrests were made The storm
ing of the building was greatly protract-
ed owing to the use by the defenders"
of red pepper. After repeated efforts the
police and hremen only succeeded in
entering the church by employing chairs
as shields. The first two who got
through the doors were knocked uncon-
scions. Those who followed, although
they were thoroughly exasperated, re-
Trained from violent retaliation.
M. Louis Lepine, project of Paris, and
other high officials, and the newspapers
of all shades of opinion deprecate the
violent incidents
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-02-09
u. S. Demands Moderated.

We made demand upon Venezuela,
based upon the presentation of the as
phalt company. The claims of the liti-
giants are usually exaggerated. Vene-
zuela said these claims were not just
and refused to allow them Then we
sent man down to investigate i'm
passionately."
This in effect was the statement made
by high authority today upon the at
titude of the United States toward Ven
ezuela.
Added to it was the statement that the
first demand upon that country by this
had practically been withdrawn, and that
new and very much modified demand
would be made based upon Judge Cal
houn's report
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-02-09

The President submitted TO Congress
the response of the Interstate Commerce
Commission to the Senate resolution ask
ing for information about the Per- II
vania and Baltimore and Ohio merger.
The Senate adopted resolution reap
pointing Former Secretary of State Rich
ard Olney as member of the Board of
Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.
President Roosevelt has written a let
ter to Secretary Taft saying he is glad
Lieutenant Taylor was reduced for snob-
bishness toward an enlisted man.
Secretary Metcalf approved the COM
missions recommendations for removing
obnoxious features of the Chinese re-
strictive regulations.
Columbia has renewed her demand for
recompense from the United States on
account of the separation of Panama.
Representatives Littlefeld and Grosve-
nor made sharp attacks in the House on
the Railroad Rate Bill.
The House committee agreed on bill
appropriating $4,838,oo3 for Notifications
in 1907.
The Isthmian Canal Commission prac-
tically completed its work of putting in
final shape its report TO Secretary Taft,
transmitting the reports of the majority
and minority of the board of consulting
engineers.
Director North, of the Census Bureau,
sent to the House the cotton ginning sta
tistics called for by resolution Their
publication caused an advance in the
market.
Postmaster General Cortelyou an
nounced the appointment of Richard L.
Ashurst as postmaster at Philadelphia
10 succeed Clayton McMichael
The House Committee agreed on bill
making an appropriation of $7o,ooo,ooo
for the Army.
Captain Montgomery, who has been
in charge of the telegraph service at the
White House for many years, was re-
tired for physical disability.
The British Ambassador presented to
Secretary Root Lieutenant Colonel
Count Gleichen, the new military attache
OF the British Embassy.
The House passed the resolution in
structing the Director of the Census to
make public the figures on unginncd
cotton.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-02-09
To Abolish State DIspensary.

Columbia, S C. Especial The House
of Representatives has passed the Nor
gan Dispensary Bill by vote Of g
10 AZ. This is considered to be the most
significant legislation in this state for
many years, and it is believed the Sen
ate also will pass the measure The bill
abolishes the state dispensary and pro-
vides for state prohibition with local
option to counties to establish their own
dispensaries under county management
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-02-09
Railroad Gets Another Town.

Wheeling, w. Va, (SpeciaD An
other Ohio side town, opposite Wheel
ing, is to be wiped out by the activity of
the Pennsylvania Company in acquiring
property for its double-track line down
the Ohio River from Wellsville to Bell
aire. Deals were completed today for
nearly every important property in the
town of West Wheeling, and the town
will practically be wiped off the map
when the buildings are RACED this spring.
Burlington, another Ohio side town,
hemmed in at the river front by the hills,
has suffered the same fate.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-02-09
Gen. Bell Chief Of Staff.

Announcement was made at the War
Department of the selection by the Pres
ident of Brig.-Gen. J. Franklin Bell, one
of the youngest brigadier-generals in the
army, to be Chief of Staff, to succeed
Lieut. Gen. John c. Bates when that Of
fcer goes upon the retired list on April
IL next.
The selection of General Bell for this
important duty came as complete sur
prise to the army, where it had been
generally supposed that Major-General
Arthur Macarthur, the senior major
general in the army, and the officer who
will succeed General Corbin next Sep
TENDER with the rank of lieutenant gen
eral, would be selected
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-02-09
Science Hall Burned.

Athens, Ga, Especially Science Hall,
at the State Normal School, was de-
stroyed by fire. The building was the
contribution of James M. Smith, George
Foster Peabody and the State, and was
to cost about $4,000. 1t was just about
completed and caught from stove in
the second story which was used to dry
the plastering. The State Normal School
fire brigade and civilians attempted to
check the flames, the building being be-
wound the city limits.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-02-09
Steamer silvia Struck a Mine.

Berlin (By Cable) .-Hcrr Balm, d.
rector of the Hamburg-American Line.
announced that the German steamer Sill
via, of that line, which left Vladivostok
Monday with a large number Of Rus
sian troops, who were returning home,
struck mine and had 10 return in a
sinking condition to Vladivostok, where
she was run ashore in order TO prevent
her becoming a total loss. With the
exception OF OF the cook, no lives are
mentioned as having been lost.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-02-09
Fifty Men Burned.

Buffalo, (SpeciaD-A special to the
Express from Geneseo says so men were
burned, many of them severely, in an
explosion at the sterling Salt Company
mine, near Cuylerville. The explosion
was caused by an accumulation of gas
in the sandhouse near the surface.
The men were coming up the shaft at the
close of the work, when the gas was
ignited by one of their lamps A blind
ing explosion followed. The men were
all brought 10 the surface by rescue
parties.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-02-09
Protests His Innocence.

Chicago (SpeciaD. = Johann Hoch,
confessed bigamist and convicted muir
derer, who is sentenced to hang on Feb
ruary 20, made long statement to the
people of Illinois declaring himself an
innocent man. In his statement Hoch
asserts that his wife, Emile Fischer
Hoch, now admits that several important
portions of the testimony given by her
during the trial were false, and because
of this Hoch appeals TO the people to
prevent his execution.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-02-09
Another Bold Assassination.

Potave, Russia (By Cable).-A daring
political crime was committed here at
the entrance to the administration build
ing. when Provincial Councillor Filonoff
was fred at Ave times and killed by an
unknown assassin. Filonoff was held re-
sponsible by the terrorists for the ruth
less severity with which the agrarian
disorders in the provinces had been sup
pressed
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-02-09
SHE REFUSES TO
RETURN TO HIM
Countess CasteIIane Enters Plea For
Divorce.
Futile Efforts Of the French Judge to Arrange
a Reconciliation Before Allowing the Suil
to Proceed-For the Present the Chill
dren Win Remain Ia the Custody Of the
Mother.

Paris (By Cable) Counties Boni de
Castellane, formerly Anna Gould, enter
ed plea for divorce. Representatives
of the Countess and the Count appeared
before Judge Henry Ditto, of the Court
OF First Instance, who, in conformity with
the French law, endeavored to arrange a
Cancellation before allowing a definite
suit to proceed. 1t is said ON unquestion-
able authority that Judge Ditte's efforts
were not successful, the Countess abso-
lutely declining to resume her relations
with her husband, and that after repeat
ed but vain attempts by Count de Castel-
lanes advisers to arrange settlement
the representatives of the Count and
Countess left the court and that the suit
will proceed.
Another judicial effort at reconcilia-
ton will almost certainly be made before
the suit come to trial in the ordinary
course.
No decision has been reached relative
to the eventful custody of the children
of the Count and Countess, but they
being under age, will for the present ma
turally remain in the care of their
mother.
Friends of the Count and Countess
de Castellane express little thope that
any adjustment of their differences will
be brought about, but as divorce pro-
ceedings under the French law are very
lengthy, new developments may occur
before the case comes up for trial. A de-
cree cannot be pronounced from three
to six months.
Rumors have been current for long
time that the Countess had decided that
any further continuation of her relations
with her husband was impossible and her
removal from the Castellane residence
to hotel in the center of Paris gave
support to the belief that she had finally
decided to appl- for divorce. Sensa-
tional reports have been circulated with
reference to the Counts conduct, and the
name of a prominent society leader Of
Paris, woman OF high standing, has
been mentioned in connection with the
affair. But the greatest reticence has
been maintained by all the parties con-
cerned relative to the progress Of the ne
gotiations looking to reconciliation, and
even this morning favorable result
was expected, especially as the Countess
returned to her residence. The Count
is said to be in the southeast of France.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-02-09
Murderer Of Two ChlIdreu.

West Chester, Pa, (SpeciaD .-Rica--
do Forte, an Italian, was convicted of
murder in the first degree here for the
killing of Marie and Dominic Delucca,
two children, at Howellville, last March.
The children were murdered in an old
smithy and Forte's conviction was
brought about by the confession OF a
fellow-prisoner.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-02-09
MAY Return to America.

New York (SpeciaD George Could,
brother of the Countess de Castellane,
and other members of the Gould family
in New York are in active sympathy with
the Countess, if they have not actually
urged upon her the action she has taken,
according to developments.
Frank Could, another brother, is now
in Paris. George Gould cabled to the
Countess expressing his sympathy and
inviting her to visit him at his home
here. Mrs. Howard Gould is booked
for Paris on the steamship Kaiser Will
helm der Crosse, which sails Tuesday.
A cable dispatch from Paris says it is
likely that the Countess will accept the
invitation of her brother and come to the
United States.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-02-09
Payers the Whining Post.

The House Committee on the District
of Columbia has decided that in the mat
ter of wife beating in the District the
punishment should be made to fit the
crime and that wife beaters, on being
convicted, should be subjected to pun
ishment at the whipping post.
Mr. Adams, of Pennsylvania, introduc-
ed bill for this purpose and has for
some years been strong advocate of the
proposition President Roosevelt, in a
message to the last Congress, recon-
mended such law for the District
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-02-09
To Probe Yalenc . Week.

Secretary Metcalf, of the Der rtment
Of Commerce and Labor, ordered a thor
ough and searching investigation of the
Valencia wreck off Vancouver and the
conduct of the officers and crew of that
steamship, as we'll as that of the officers
of the steamers Topeka and Queen,
which went to the assistance of the dis
abled vessel.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-02-09
"NO Danger Of War"

Berlin (By Cable).-The attitude of
the French press toward Germany on the
Moroccan question has induced the Ger
man Government to declare emphatically
that failure of the Algeciras conference
would not lead to war with France.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-02-09
Reign Of Terror Prevails.

Elizabethpol, Transcaucasia (By Ca
ble).-A racial war has again broken
out in the region between Elizabethpol
and Shusha, where the Armcnians and
Tartars are massacreing each other
These horrors are added by the fact.
that the population OF the region is starry
ing, and that typhoid is raging Il is
impossible TO send food or medical as
siStance
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-02-09
Combine Report Soon.

The Interstate Commerce Commission
is exercising all possible dispatch in re-
porting to the President on the reso-
luton passed by the House calling for
information regarding the existence of
an alleged merger between the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company, the Baltimore
and Ohio, the Chesapeake and Ohio and
other roads.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-05
Police Declare They Are Sure of Guilt OF
Dabner and Sien1sen

q believe that Louis Dbne and John Simpson
In the foregoing by Chief Police
jewele the that kill succeeded killing
of
have been able find trace the until the muds
weer that enabled the police last whom the authorities
the emuhw criminals
Behrend when his shop by
Louis Dabner
could welding
dsagreeab
the
him
and the
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-05
CHURCH PROPERTY
SET ON FIRE.

OAKLAND. Nov. What appears 70
have beer an inoendiary attempt 70
barn the Parochial school buildings OF
81 Nary's parish al Seventh and JET
le-so1 streets was discovered late to
nlEhr BY the Rev. Robert Sesnon. as
slstanr pastor OF the church, IN time 10
prevent the burning Of the structures
which occupy the block bounded by
Seventh. Eighth. Jefferson and Grove
streets
A quantity Of chips OF wood and
other CON ubustibles, well soaked with
coal oil. was piled along the base Of
one OF the school buildings and ignited-
The flames from the pile attacked the
woodwork a the structure and were
slowly eating their way into the build
ing when Father Sesnon was attracted
hy the cracking q the Ere. He rushed
from his room. which overlooks the
school yard. and soon got the flames
un6er control
The police were notified and an in
vosttEation made confirmed the priests
theory of fncendiarism- The detectives
believe the IRE was started by boys.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-05
HEARST SENTIMENT
ON THE WANE IN
NEW YORK
Eleventh Hour Reports
Show Great Increase in Es-
Inmates Favoring Hughes
TAMMANY WORKING
FOR CITY TICKET
independence League Men
Said to Have Given Up All
Pretense Of Making Fight
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL
NEW YORK, Nov. 4.-steady gains
for Hughes were reported IN an eIev-
enth-hour canvass of the cities today.
Buffalo, Utica. Rochester and other
places increased the estimates sent In
earlier in the campaign, the speech of
Secretary Taft at Utica last Thursday
night having caused tremendous
swing TO the support of the insurance
Investigator. In no place was any
growth of Hearst sentiment reported,
and in many places IL was declared that
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-05

given up all preten.e of making a
fight.
With all the spirit gone out of their
campaign for w. r. Hearst, Tammany
workers today set all their machinery
going for the election of their judiciary
and legislative ticket, about which,
since the canvass, Charles F. Murphy
and his Iieutenants have been seriously
alarmed. They feel thnt only desperate
work will save the local tickets, and
on these depends Murphy's immediate
fate.
Should he lose the judiciary ticket
and q majority of the Assembly, Senate
and Congress nominees. there would be
nothing left for him but to step down
as leader of Tammany. Realizing this,
his friends are working heartily for
him. but Hearst does not figure in their
calculations.
AIR OF GLOOM DEEPEys.
Tammany's air OF gloom. which set
in after the executive committee met
on Saturday, was deepened today. when
it was learned that supplementary can
vases made in some OF the alleged
Hearst strongholds showed even a
greater slump in Hearst sentiment than
had been revealed on Saturday.
Murphy. with a few of his advisers.
spent few hours reading the reports
of these canvassers. He would make no
prediction other than that made early
last week, when he said Hearst would
get plurality of $4,000 in New York
City. He would not discuss the lead
ers' reports. He viii make no further
prediction. but it is known that he has
practically abandoned hope of seeing
Hearst elected and hopes only for the
success OF his local ticket
At the prediction Of William ]. Con-
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-05
SPRING VALLEY IN
OH WATER
DEAL
Report That Supervisors
Intend 70 Purchase 1t as
Well as the Bay Cities
MAYOR AND RUFF
INVEST N STOCK
Circumstances May Enable
the Present Monopoly TO
Make a Good Bargain

The charges and counter charges
regarding the proposed purchase of the
Bay Cihes Water Company BY the
city have brough. to light the fact that
the transaction was IN no way Intended
as a blow at the Spring Valley Com
psny. In fact It Is stated that part OF
the plan was to acquire the Spring
Valley as well as the Bay Cities plant.
To Just what end the negotiations VIII
eventually come Is mere conjecture at
this dns
The Bay Cities plant IN itself would
Be Of little use to the city. To give
San Francisco a hrst-class water sup
Ply It would be necessary to acquire
thr. Spring Valley system as an auxl-
iary. L IS stated that the Supervisors
had this IT mind when they placed
themselves on record as II favor Of
the Tens corporation While the Bay
C.G-s las a good supply and has ex-
pended large surns for reservoirs and
.hs Ike. II has no pipe line system
which could 6l the requirements OF q
city the SIZE Of San Francisco. 7 his
the Spring Valley has. Manifestly It
wculd be a mere waste for the city to
parallel the Spring Valleys pipes and
render the corporation $ oonduits value
less Instead the purchase BY the city
OF the Spring Valley property would
Be made 10 appear the part OF reason.
RTEF AND sCHMITZ INVEST.
Af-er The purchase Of the Bay Cities
plant il is clear that The Spring Valley
vvould be IN a position 70 name its own
Germs OF force the city 20 act through
the courts Whether an understand
s-E has been reached between the
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