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The Elbert County tribune., 1906-11-01
DEADLY RAILROAD WRECK.
More Than Fifty Passengers Killed
Near Atlantic City.

Atlantic City, n. J.-By the wreck
ing of three-coach electric train on
the West Jersey & Seashore railroad
Sunday afternoon at least fifty pas
sengers porished and the list may
reach the total OF seventy-fiye when all
Is known.
While crossing a drawbridge span
ming the waterway known as the
'Thoroughfare," which separates At
lantic City from the main land, the
train left the track and plunged into
the water. The passengers in the first
two coaches, with one or two excep
tions. were drowned. Up to midnight
twenty-five bodies have been recov-
cred, and it is expected that at least
twenty-five, and possibly fifty more
bodies are still in the submerged
coaches.
The disaster the worst that has hap
pened since the terrible Meadows
wreck of July 80, 1896, occurred at
'2.30 Sunday afternoon. The train,
made up of three heavy vestibuled cleo
tric coaches, which left Camden at
o'clock in the afternoon, carried at
least eighty-eight passengers, as that
number of tickets were held by the
conductor That official is uncertain,
however, Just how many persons were
on the train, and until all the bodies
have been taken out of the submerged
coaches 1t will not be possible to get
the true figures of the dead.
The cause of the wreck has not been
established. 1t was probably due
either to a defective rail or the break
ing of some part of the superstructure
of the first coach. 1t has also been
suggested that the draw bridge, which
had just been closed after the passage
of a yacht, may not have properly
locked the rails. All theories as to
the cause of the accident. however, are
purely speculative.
A statement. however, given out by
the Pennsylvania company says not
more than fifty-seven Of the eighty per
sons on the train lost their lives.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-11-01
w. C. T. U. Resolutions.

Hartford. Conn.-Resolution de-
nouncing King Leopold II. of Belgium
as the author of conditions in the
Congo Free State which are character
lied as atrocities; calling for the
exclusion of Reed Smoot from the
United States Senate because of his
relations with the Mormon Church; /;
opposing the sale of beer or other in
toxicants at army posts; advocating
the making of permanent of the tenn
porary prohibition of the sale of beer
at national soldiers homes; protest
ing against the issuing of liquor tax
receipts in prohibition territory; de-
claring for the highest standards of
purity for men and women alike, and
declaring in favor of the right of suf.
frage for women, were adopted Mon
day by the National Women's Chris
tian Temperance Union. A resolution
was also adopted urging that state Leg
islatures demand an "anti-polygamy'
amendment to the constitution of the
United States.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-11-01
LITTLE HOPE LEFT.
General Palmer's Condition Considered
Very Dangerous.

Colorado Springs. Colo-Althougb
the utmost reticence is being main
tanned by General Palmer's household
in regard to his condition, close per-
sonal friend of the sick man Monday
night admitted that death was a mat
ter of but few days, judging from
present Indications.
The four physicians in attendance
Monday night issued the following bull
letin:
General Palmer has passed com
Portable day and shows slight gain in
strength: otherwise his condition re-
mains practically unchanged"
1t is understood that the physicians
Monday confirmed the previous dag
nosis that the spine was fractured in
the cervical region and that the spinal
cord was seriously injured. They are
unable to perform an operation, owing
to the critical condition Of General Pal
mer.
1t is known, however. that his family
is prepared for the worst and believe
death will ensue unless an unexpected
change for the better should occur.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-11-01
Carnegie on Spelling.

New York.-Andrew Carnegie, ac-
companied by his wife and daughter,
returned from Europe Sunday on the
steamer Celtic and had something to
say regarding reformed spelling. Eff
forts were being put forth. he said, to
have the English and the American
branches of the Reform Spelling Asso-
citation meet in conference. 1t was ex-
pected that Canada and Australia
would send delegates to such con-
ference. In his opinion reformed spell
ing was bound to come. He declared
that President Roosevelt had done
more to accomplish the reform than
all the philologists together had done
in twenty years.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-11-01
FOR BETTER ROADS.
Colorado Legislature Will Be Re-
quested to Act.

Denver@Headed by Thomas +.
Walsh, prominent business men have
banded together TO advance the good
roads movement in Colorado. At an
Informal meeting, held in the Denver
Club on Wednesday night, and at
which Mr.. Walsh was present. 1t was
decided to ask the Legislature at its
coming session to provide for an ap-
preparation OF 100000 to be ex-
pended in building good roads in the
state. 4...-
Those who agreed to the proposition
affixed their signatures to paper In
which they pledged themselves to take
an active part in getting the money
required.
The bill proposed for its passage is
one which will call for an appropria-
tion of the sum mentioned, although
this amount need not be set aside In
one year. 1t provides that when a
county applies for money from this
state fund 1t shall agree to give an
equal sum to that asked for out of its
own treasury, 30 that II the measure
should become a law it In reality
would provide for the expenditure of
s2.000.000 upon the public highways.
Those interested in the scheme with
Mr.. Walsh comprise some Of the
wealthiest business and professional
men in the city, and their arguments
before the Legislature will not lack
weight.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-11-01
JAPAN INDIGNANT
JAPANESE MALTREATED IN SAN
FRANCISCO.
MAY CAUSE MUCH TROUBLE

Japanese Children Expelled Ftoip Pub
lie Observation-Disclosures Restaurants
Boycotted-internatio compiica-
tions Feared.
Washington. Fridays Cabinet
meeting lasted two and one-half hours
and was attended by all the inembers
except Secretary Shaw and Postmas-
ter General Corteiyou. Among the i'm
portant matters discussed was the sit
uatlon growing out of the anu-Ameri-
can sentiment in Japan and the excfn-
sion OF Japanese children from tho
public schools of San Francisco.
IL was stated by n member Of tho
Cabinet after the messing that
the general opinion of the members
was that the Japanese situation was
exceedingly grave and would require
the NEST delicate treatment to avoid
an open rupture, - E II yasf
Secretary Metcalf Of the Depart
ment of Commerce and Labor will go
TO San Francisco at once Go investi-.
gate and make a full report on the she,
tiation as affecting the Japanese there.
1t developed that the proceedings
Initiated in San Francisco to compel
the authorities to receive Japanese pu-
piis into the public schools were di-
rectod by the Department OF Justice.
Japanese restaurant keepers have
suffered indignities in San Francisco
as well as Japanese - school chikdrcn.
| according to reports received by tho
Japanese Ambassador. viscount Aolti.
from Japanese consular officers In that
city. f.,ist,ss..
AT least seven or eight reports have
urated against Japanese restaurants
In the California city. Agents have
been posted to prevent patrons from
entering the restaurants. and at sew
eral restaurants stones have been
thrown and windows broken, accord
Ing to the statements of Japanese oil
iiclals. f- ts.lt....f
These cases have been brought to
the attention OF Secretary Root by Vi3-
count Aolti, who says that II is with
great reluctance he brings TO the at
tention of the general goyernmont
demonstrations against Japan which
are purely local in their nature. When
asked II complaints had reached him
from Japanese in any other part OF
California outside of San Francisco, or
from other Pacific coast states, Wis
| count Aold replied that all the trouble
had been confined to the one city.
The President feels that every Of
fort within his power should be eS-
erted to see that all the treaty rights
Claimed by the Japanese for their Deo-
PIE residing in the United States
should be respected and protected.
The determination to send Secretary
Metcalf to San Franchises wps one OF
| the requests made by Yiscount Aoh.
the Japanese ambassador. who, al n
conference with Secretary Root asked
| that the Japanese subjects In Califor-
nia be accorded their full rights I'm
der the treaty OF 1894, including that
OF the children TO attend the public
schools of San Francisco.
The dispatch OF cabinet Officer on
such mission, 1t was argued. would
demonstrate to the Japanese the evil
dent sincerity of this government in
dealing with the whole subject, and IT'S
desire to show that every effort Ia be-
ing made to get at the facts.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-11-01
FROZEN TO DEATH /
YOUNG LADY TEACHER LOST IN
The LATE STORM.
ON PLAINS NEAR PARKER
Miss Laura Scott of Denver, Teaching
in Douglas County, Loses Her Life
Going From Her School to Parker.

DenNer.-Miss Laura Scott, aged 10,
of this city. teacher of Plainfieid dis
trict, No. 20. four miles from Parker.
Colorado. was found dead Sunday
evening on the Charles Everett ranch
She evidently became lost on the prai-
rie and after hopeless efforts to reach
home, fallen and frozen to death.
MISS Scott was stopping at the home
OF Fred Parsons, near her school, and
Friday evening. after dismissing her
pupils, she went home. but was there
only short time when she left the
house, stating that she was going to
Parker. Instead OF going there. how
ever, she visited the home of James
Bolthoi, where she stayed a short
time, starting home about dusk.
When leaving Bolthof's they di-
rected her as to short route home, as
she was a stranger in this district. 1t
Is supposed that she started to take
the short cut, but became bewildered,
wandered of in the wrong direction
and finally lost her way completely.
Her track showed that she had wan.
dered around for about fifteen miles.
From her appearance when found it is
judged that she fell unconscious in the
snow after terrible struggle among
the drifts, with the realization that a
terrible fate was assured. Her clothes
were torn and her face badly scratched
and bruised, II Is supposed. by her eff.
forts TO push her way through the deep
underground and from falling in the
snow.
Mr.. Parsons came to Parker from
his ranch Saturday morning and i'm
mediotely made inquiries to ascertain
if the young woman had been there.
He was informed that she had not, and
finally learned that she had visited the
Bolthoi ranch, but had left for home.
Mr.. Parsons Immediately suspected
that the young woman had become
lost In the snow and organized a
searching party party
After a hunt of over twenty-four
hours they discovered the body lying
In a three-foot snowbank in remote
corner of the Everett ranch. They
turned the body over to Coroner Hack
EFT of Castle Rock. who held an in
quest, the jury deciding that death
was due to exposure and exhaustion.
No suspicion of foul play exists.
The parents of the dead girl, resid-
ing at 1888 South Logan avenue, in
this city, were notified of the tragic
end OF their daughter and the remains
were brought here Monday night for
burial
James H. Scott, father of the dead
girl, arrived in Castle Rock Monday
afternoon and accompanied the body
back to Denver. He is broken-hearted
over the tragic affair.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-11-01
PRESIDENTS DENIAL.
Theodore Roosevelt. Jr.. Did Not Vic.
late Game Laws

tdtc 9afue LAVE
Denver.-The state game commits
sicner of Colorado has issued the fol-
lowing:
'ro the Public:
Having read an article in several
Of our daily papers to the effect that
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., while hunting
In Colorado. did not kill any bear, but
that he did kill three deer, this article
seemed so ridiculous to me that | felt
1t my duty TO write to the President
and get the facts in regard to H. 1t
gives me pleasure to give my letter to
the public. also the Presidents reply,
In order that his son may be exoner-
ated from any such ridiculous charge,
and can not imagine where il origi-
Eated: .4
Denver. Colo. Sept IL. 1906.
To His Excellency, Theodore Roose-
welt, President of the United States,
Oyster Bay. New York.
Dear Sir-Please pardon me for
addressing YOU at this time. but you
will note by the enclosed newspaper
clipping that your son. Theodore
Roosevelt, Jr.. is accused. while in Col
orado, of killing three deer. which he
violation OF our state law.
Your son, while In Colorado. was
a dignihed gentleman in every respect,
and we have not the remotest idea
that he ever attempted to violate our
lew but with your kind permission !
would be more than pleased to contra
Diet this. what | believe to be false
statement
Thanking you for a reply. am
Very sincerely yours,
fSignedD j. NJ. WOODARD
State Game and Fish Commits
sioner."
Oyster Bay, N. Y. Sept. II.
My Dear Mr.. Woodard-By direc-
tloE OF the President beg to acknowl.
edge the receipt of your letter of the
10Th instant. and to say in reply that
the statement that his son killed deer
while in Colorado. or in any way vio'
lated the game laws. is absolutely
false. He was only after bear. He
did not see bear and he did not fire
shot at game while in Colorado.
The President will be glad to have you
make this public in answer to the
newspaper clipping you enclosed.
Thanking you for your courtesy
In writing, | am. sincerely yours.
(Signed) WILLIAM LOEB,
Secretary to the President
Hon. j. NJ. Woodard. Game and Fish
Commissioner. Denver, Colo
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-11-01
MRS. PEARY CONFIDENT.
Believes That Her Husband Has
W Reached the North Pole.

New York.-In a Portland, Maine,
dispatch to the New York Times, Mrs.
Eobert e. Peary. wife of the explorer.
10 quoted as saying:
II feel just as sure as / am living
at this moment that my husband has
found the North Pole and that he will
soon be home to tell us all about IT,"
Mrs. Peary has spent the summer
with her little daughter on Eagle is
land, an isolated bit of land in Casco
bay. where the Peary summer home is
situated. With her little daughter she
came to Portland yesterday.
Il do not expect to hear from him
until the last OF November" she con
tinued. But / will not be disap-
pointed IL do not hear from him then.
II he has not yet reached the pole ex-
pect that he is in his winter quarters
at Cape Hecla.
"On the last dash Mr.. Peary was
forced to turn back when within $50
miles Of his goal, owing to the lack OF
provisions The Roosevelt will be
able to plough 500 miles further north
than his other ships, and this will give
him just SO much advantage"
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-11-01
PRESBYTERIAN. UNIVERSITY
To Be Opened In Westminster Build
ing at Denver Next Year.

,Denver.-By the work accomplished
Friday at a meeting of the board OF
directors of the new Presbyterian uni
versity project, at the Albany hotel,
Denver Is assured of another great edu-
cational institution by the first of next
September.
Rev. Edgar w. Work. pastor Of the
First Presbyterian Church at Colorado
Springs, was elected president of the
university, and he is now considering
whether or not he will accept the po-
sition.
Henry ]. Mayham and N. Maxey Ia
Dor, who generously donated the West
minister building and 100 acres of land
surrounding It, were present at the
meeting. The only condition named
was that the directors shall collect at
least $4,000 for the maintenance Of
the university, which condition will be
complied with as soon as possible.
Mr.. Mayham further offered to put
the / Hiding in perfect repair by next
June and to pay financial secretary a
salary for two. years to raise money
for the institution.
Mr.. Edgar w. Work, the new presi-
dent, II he decides to accept the
honor, is one OF the best known Presby-
terian ministers In Colorado. He has
been at Colorado Springs for several
years and was at one time on the fac
ulty of the university at Wooster. Ohio.
The executive committee will con-
sist of the president of the board OF
trustees, James d. Hustled; the secre-
tary. Harry b. Henderson; the vice
president. Rev. Robert F. Coyle; the
councillor. John c. Murray. and three
others to be appointed by the presi
dent.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-11-01
miscellaneous.
nnday School unic

.
meeting in Topeka, Kan, recently.
Delegates were present from nearly
every state in the Union.
Under a ruling of the Interstate
Commerce commission transportation
over railroad lines no longer may
be. given to newspaper publishers or
editors in exchange for advertising
space.
rs, An open rupture with Japan is
threatened on account of the exclusion
of Japanese children from the public
schools at San Francisco A cabinet
meeting was recently devoted to con-
sidering the situation which is de
clared to be exceedingly grave.
A movement is on foot by the Kan
sas City chapter of the Daughters of
the American Revolution to purchase
the old Shawnee mission in Johnson
County, Kansas, for the purpose of pre-.
serving the building.
The situation in Morocco has be-
come very acute again. Part of the
country is in state of anarchy and
the American and German ministers
are remaining at Fez on account OF
the disturbed conditions.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers has sent requests for higher
wages and better working conditions
to every railroad In the country.
After the complete defeat of the
Dominican revolntionists near Monte
Christi by the troops of President
Casceras the greatest part of the for
mer surrendered and were pardoned.
A human skull. said to be that of
the most primitive man yet discovered
has been unearthed near Omaha, Neb.
.s.u The largest consignment of gold ev-
er shipped from South Africa arrived
in London recently. Its value was s5.-
100000. .- .-r
The Mormon church has disposed
of its interest in the Utah National
hank to private parties. The sale
verifies IN report that the church is
Withdrawing from business.
The supreme lodge Knights of
Pythias has completed its work at
New Orleans and adjourned.
Great surprise was created in Wash
ing by report emanating from the
White house that the president had
selected Attorney General Moody to
succeed Justice Henry 3. Brown on
the United States supreme court
bench. q. erc
A statue of Gen. George B. McClel-
Ian is to be unveiled at Washington
next May.
Owing to a demonstration by ne
groes in Philadelphia, Mayor Weaver
has forbidden the further production
of the "Clansman" at the theaters in
that city.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-11-01
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Most Important Happenings of the
Past Seven Days.
1.terestinE Items Gathered fron All
14rts OF the World CONDEMNED
Info Snail space for the
Beneat of Our Readers.
PersonaI.

William o. Robson. for the past 20
years supreme secretary of the Royal
Arcanum, is dead at his home near
Boston - 'asiii
Prince Bariatinsky. of Tamboff, Rus
sia. is. dead in Switzerland
Andrew Carnegie.l with, his vie ana
daughter. has arrived in New York.
Midshipman sAshai, Kitigaki, the
last japanese student at the naval
academy at Annapolis. has resigned.
owing to inability to keep up with
his studies.
The remains of Gen. w. H.. Bell.
u. s. A, retired, who died recently
at Denver were buried with full mill
tary honors in the National cemetery
at Leavenworth. Kan. hy
The funeral service of the late min
lister from Guatemala. Munoz, who
died recently were held with full di-
plomatic honors at Washington. The
president and cabinet and many other
prominent officials attended.
An heroic statue of Gen. William H.
Gibson, the famous colonel of the
4Forty-ninth Ohio volunteer infantry.
was unveiled. at Tiffin, o., recently.
were the orators
Amos H. Connor, mayor of Cedar
Rapids, Ia, died recently of heart
failure.
Maj. Gen. Forsyth, civil war vet
eran and hero of the battle with In
dians at Beecher island at which time
he with small band of soldiers
stood off 1000 Sioux for nine days,
died recently at Columbus, O., of
paralysis. Gen. Forsyth was also in
command of the troops at the battle
at Pine Ridge agency in 1890.
The president has received the re-
port of committee recently sent to
Oklahoma to investigate charges
against Gov. Frantz. The report COM
pletely exonerates the governor.
Or. Charles p, Russell. known
throughout the country as an author
ity on dermatology and the treatment
of cancer is dead in Utica, N. Y
Bellamy Storer, former American
minister to Austria, has arrived In New
York, r -s-.4- ..s
~ Postmaster General Cortelyou is to
retire as chairman of the national re-
publican committee when he becomes
secretary of the treasury.
George R Knox, said to be the old
est general freight agent in the United
States, is dead at his home In Nash
Vile, Tenn. 81 essN rss..a
President Roosevelt has directed
Secretary Metcalf to proceed to San
francisco and make a thorough in
Squiry into the Japanese situation
there.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-11-01
silver for Denver Mint.

Washington.-The director of the
mint Monday purchased 100000
ounces of silver at 70.977 per fine
ounce to be delivered at the new mint.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-10-13
Hablt-formin9 Medicine.

Whatever may be the fact a. "a. ns~v
g the eo.cA!lod patent meslicinea cnn.
Saindne injurious Ingredients Is broadly
uDusoeo 10 some journals Of more az
80 ~. innuence, this publicity has certainly
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consaderaole measure, resulted IN ia
most intelligent people avoiding snch
Io0os And medicines g may DO fairly sus-
pected Of containing the Injurious insre-
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ingredients 81 which his popular ms ~
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p!etely forsstaIled oil harpin9 critics and
al opposition that might othervise Ia
urged against his medicines, because they
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tnormofe, from tho formula printed on
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other habitforming drugs. Neither do
they contain any narcotics or Injurious
agents their ingredients being purely
vegetable, extracted from the roots Of
medicinal plants found growing in the
depths OF our American forests and OF
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Instead OF alcohol, which even In small
portions long continued, - in obstinate
cases OF diseases, becomes highly obiec-
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"Golden Medical Discovery, )" in ell bron-
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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-10-13
Mrs. Nora M. Pratt
Burned to Death


Mrs. Nora NJ. Pratt, sister of the
Moran Bros, Of Seattle, and in whose
name most Of their extensive prop
erty on Orcas island was acquired,
was burned to death at her home
about twenty miles from San Fran.
cisco, Friday, Oct. 5. One Of her
brothers left Immediately after re-
cieving the terrible news to bring
the body to Seattle for interment.
Mrs. Pratt had visited this county
quite a number of times and spent
some weeks at Newhall. She was
most charming lady, greatly be-
loved by her brothers and highly es.
teemed by a large circle of friends.