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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-20
DEPARTMENT OPENS BID.
Mail to Be Carried BY Means of Pneu-
matte Tubes.


Washington, Sept. 1.-the Postomce
Department opened bids today for car
rying mails by means of pneumatic
tubes or similar device.
The act Of Congress making appro-
priations for this service provided that
for period of ten years the Postmas-
ter General shall not enter into con-
tracts exceeding $1.250.0O0 per year.
The bids opened today call for new
service in Pittsburg. Baltimore, Gin
cinnati. Kansas City and San Fran
cisco. a renewal of the present con-
tract at Boston and a renewal of con-
tract and extension OF service at st.
Louis. Brooklyn, New York City. Phil
adelphia and Chicago
Among the companies making offers
and the amounts were as follows:
For Chicago, the Chicago Postal
Pneumatic Tube Company. route No.
$4,000, s35.s71 with conditions: alter
nate bids on same route by the same
company. $33s.s61.
For st. Louis. Mo-, the st. Louis
Pneumatic Tube Company. s5s.ss0.
No bids were received for a pneu-
matte service for Pittsburg. Baltimore
or Cincinnati
Acting Postmaster General Shallen-
berger announced that 1t would be sew
eral days before awards are made.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-20
SMOKER NOT
YET LOCATED
Work of Rescue at
Wreck.
TWENTY ARE STILL MISSING
Four Persons in Inflated Car
Rescued.
They DO Not Believe That Other Oc-
cupants Got Out of Coach and
Are Buried In Quicksand.

Cimarron Bridge, VIA Kingfisher,
Oklahoma, Sept. 19.-Contrary to yes
| terdays reports, 1t developed today
that twenty persons who were known
| to have occupied the smoker on the
north bound Rock Island train that
went into the Cimarron river near
Dover yesterday morning are unac-
counted for.
Efforts are being made to locate the
smoker, which is at point lao yards
below the site OF the bridge. A strong
eddy Is believed to mark the spot
where the smoker sank. Tho water
has fallen five feet from the high
mark of yesterday. but neither tho
engine, baggage car. nor tho smoker
can be seen.
When the train went of the bridge.
the baggage, smoker and day coach
broke loose and topping of the
wrecked bridge. swung down stream.
Immediately the baggage car sank for
an instant.
The smoker half floatcd with one
end above water, the couplings be-
tween 1t and the day conch broke and.
submerged. 1t was carried down the
river for a distance OF over 100 yards.
None of the persons who escaped
saw any one leave the smoker ex-
cept four persons. who stood on the
roof OF that car when 1t was struck
by a portion of the wrecked bridge.
They were knocked into the wafer
and rescued. finally. several miles
down the river.
An additional death was added to
the list of known victims today when
the three year old son of Mrs Kate
Sells of Payne. o., died OF strangula-
ton caused by inhating sand water.
Littlefield. the circus advance agent.
reported last night as dead was from
Pittsburx, Pa.
Mrs. Robinson OF Enid, Okla. an
aged woman. one of the injured. can
not recover.
the Rock Island wreck at the t.imar-
ron river no more definite facts con
corning the casualties. than those
given out last night were available.
Up to this morning the known dead
number two. While a number of per-
sons are still missing Il is believe Z
that many will be heard from during
the day. Two of the sixteen known In
jured may die
Searchers with torches worked all
night to recover any possible victims
that might be In the submerged cars.
Early today the search was renewed
while for a distance of twenty miles
down stream parties were on the look
out for victims.
1t was known that several of those
who escaped from the wreckage had
drifted down with the SWIFT current,
some of them having been seen as far
as fifteen miles distant from Dover.
During the night the river fell al
most as rapidly as II had risen and
early today the work of removing the
submerged cars from the stream was
begun.
The Cimarron River is a treacherous
stream. When high, as at this time,
the current Is swift and there is much
quicksand. At irregular intervals along
the river the water sinks beneath
the sand A common saying among
the frontiersnen iE Oklahoma Is the
Cimarron always buried it's dead"
Ror these reasons 1t is not believed
that the exact number of dead will
he known for several days yet.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-20
RATE To CONCLAVE.


Chicago. Sept. lathe management
of the Illinois Central Railroad an
nounced today that 1t would take in
dependent sction in making a reduced
rate for the knights of Pythias con-
clave to be held in New Orleans. Oc-
tohor is to 20
From October IL to 80 inclusive, the
round trip rate from all points on the
system to New Orleans will be re-
duced to eighty per cent. of tho on"
way rate which means practically one
cent a mile in each direction. To IL
lustrate the cut. the round trip fare
from Chicago to New Orleans Will be
reduced from SAC to $3.50: ST. Louts
to $1450: from St Paul and Minneapo-
lis to $27.hO, and louisville TO $500.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-20
cAsTRo's CONDITION CRITICAL.
Death of General VIII Cause Revolu-
ton I'm Venezuela.


New York, Sept. ia special cable
dispatch from Trinidad to The Herald
states that the critical condition OF
President Castro since his removal to
Antimano is unimproyed.
His. mysterious sequestration con-
tinues. President Castro, the dispatch
declares, has performed no admfnistra-
tive act in twelve months.
1t was on the day of General Cas-
tro's return to Caracas from his SUI
burban residence that he caught cold,
which was the beginning of his illness,
which developed malaria.
The disease proved stubborn and soon
the most alarming reports began to
circulate. 1t was said that the Pres
ident was at the point of death and
despite repeated official denials the re-
port gained such general credence that
Caracas dwelt In continuous alarm
II is nowhere denied that despite all
the adverse criticism of General Cas-
tro his powerful hand preserves peace
In Venezuela and that his untimely
taking off would plunge Venezuela into
civil war.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-20
Renorts from Manila.

Manila. Sept. 19.-3 p, m.-Latest
advices from Hong Kong state that
1000 lives were lost during the ty-
phoon and that the damage to proper
ty. public and private, Will amount to
millions OF dollars
Twelve ships were sunk, twenty-four
stranded. seven damaged and one half
of the native craft in port were sunk
The shipping trade has been para
lyzed through lack of lighters
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-20
Wants an Examination Law

Washington, Sept 19.-General Leon
ard Wood, in a report to the War De-
partment, recommends the enactment by
Congress of an elimination bill" which
p' opposes to place on the retired list
army officers who do not meet the re-
quirements in certain examinations
He also urges a provision for l lin
tied amount OF promotions by selec-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-20
vERITABLE GOLDEN SHIP.


New York, Sept. 19.-The Cunard
seamer Caronia. which arrived today
may well be called a golden ship. In
the strong boxes of the steamer are
shipments of gold aggregating 100000
900.
This gold is imported by banks and
bankers in view of the recent money
stringency here. The transactions
were facilitated by the Treasury De-
partment which advanced most of the
cash used so that the bankers would
not lose on their money while the gold
was en- route.
The bankers turned over to the
treasury Government and other bonds
to cover the advances pending the re-
ceipt of the gold
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-20
Indian Lands Opened.

Oyster Bay. Sept. 19.-The President
today issued a proclamation opening
the Kiowa. Commanche and Apache
Indian lands in Oklahoma. The in
terror department will announce the
date for the reception of sealed bids
under which the $3.50 acres of lands
were to be disposed of to homestead
ars,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-20

shelburne. n S. Sept. 1s.-The Ca
madam customs officials have seizezd the
American fishing schooner Arthur Bin
ney at Northeast Harbor. 1t is charged
that the schooner landed smuExled
goods at Liverpool N. s., some time
ago The Binney halls from Boston.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-20
AMERICANS LOSE SHIPS.
Three Vessels Flying stars and stripes
are Ashore.

London, Sept. 19.--In reporting the
typhoon to the colonial office, the Gov
ernor of Hong Konk Sir Mathew Ma
than says that damage to life
and property has been great
Six white persons lost their
lives and a number of Chinese were
drowned.
About fifteen vessels owned in Eu-
rope and the United States are ashore
These include the British sloop Phoe-
nix. two French torpedo boats and
three American vessels.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-20

Buffalo, N Y. Sept. 19.--In the ser-
ond assembly Democratic Convention
this afternoon Norman e. Mack and
w. ]. Connors were elected delegates
to the State Convention. A resolution
was adopted instructing the delegates
to vote for Hearst to head the ticket
providing that at the time of the
convention he is not a candidate OF
any other party or organization"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-20
SIGHTED THE RELANS.
All of Lumber SchOOner's Masts Are
Overheard.

Norfolk, Va, Sept. 1S.--The steamer
City of Augusta, reported to the Nor
folk weather bureau today that she
passed the wrecked schooner I. v.
Belans, of Thomaston. Maine. yester-
day, forty miles east of Frying Pan
lightship. All of her deck, the schoon.
er's masts and her bowsprit were ov-
erboard. but part of her deck load Of
lumber are still on her.
The Belans sailed from Jacksonville
September 9Th. for Portland She way
of Asa tonnage and had crew Of
seven
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-20

New York, Sept. 19.--The Coffmer-
cial Gable Company received notice
today that the land lines to Canton
and Swato. China, are Interrupted. 1t
is supposed that these lines were dam
aged by the typhoon which did so
much destruction at Hong Kong.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-20
OFFICERS EMBEzzLERs.
Japanese Omcials Charged with IIle-
galIy Appropriattng Funds.

Victoria. Sept. ia claim is made
by a Yokohama paper. according to ad-
vices received from the Orient, that a
portion of the funds sent for the cam
Inc fund was einbezzled.
The Eastern World. German-owned
paper of Yokohama, says 1t has excel
lent authority for the fact that three
projects of North japan are In prison
for emoezzlement Of the funds and that
portion of the fund is to be spent in
the establishment of a public garden
IL. Noriorka, Japan.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-20
MISERY IN CHILE.
Relief Committee Sends Appeal for In
crease of Fund.

New York. Sept. 19.--The Chile re-
lief committee has received the follow
frg cable from the foreign relief com
mittee at Valparaiso:
Gratefully acknowledge cable re-
nlittance. Funds vanishing, while mis-
cry increases. Do your best to stimu-
late subscriptions
This message confirms previous ad
vices as to the seriousness OF the stu
alton created by the recent earthquake
and fire in Valparaiso.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-20
Killed by FAN from WINDOW.

New Orleans, Sept 19.-TeIegrams
from Shreveport. La, announce that
Andrew A. Wells, for twenty years
connected with the Bradstreet Agency,
fell from a second floor window today
and died soon afterward from his inju-
ries.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-20

the French torpedo boats Froude and
Francisque owing to collision with a
steamship during the typhoon. Five
members of the crew of the torpedo
boats were drowned and several were
In jured.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-20

Brutal Negro Gets Fifty Years and
Thrashing.

Wilmington Del. Sept. l9.-Charles
Conley. the negro who attacked and
seriously injured Mrs. Beatrice Frank
ish and her daughter. Miss Gussie
Leitch, on a public road ten days ago.
was today sentenced to fifty years Inn
prisonment and to receive thirty lashes
at the whipping post
Conley was arrested Monday night.
He confessed and today he was indict
ed, tried and sentenced. The prisoner
Will be whipped next Saturday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-20
VIII Relieve the Dixie.

Washington, Sept, 1&-Secretary
Bonaparte has decided to send another
naval vessel at once to relieve the
Dixie at Cienfuegos. though one has
not yet been designated. This is in
answer to Commander Switzerland
from Santo Domingo to have, his fleet
maintained at it's full strength, in view
of the growing revolutionary troubles
thara
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-20

Washington. Sept 19.-The National
Red Cross Society today cabled $4,000
to Chile in aid of the sufferers from the
earthquake at Valparaiso and neigh
boring toyns, which makes a total OF
$4,000 cabled to date.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-20

Buenos Ayres. Sept. ls.-Customs
dock number four has been destroyed
by fire. The damage is estimated at
several million paper dollars The
shipping is safe.
The Argentina paper dollar In worth
about forty two oents>
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-20

Fort Worth. Texas, Sept. 19.-Accord-
ing to reports received here TODAY n
Is known only two are dead in the
Rock Island wreck near Dover. OK
A dozen are still missing and as many
injured.
The dead.
H. l. Littleield. Pittsburg.
Three-year- old son of Mrs. ZeIa
Payne. Ohio.
Mail Clerk Canon, Fort Worth ,s
missing. ~
Frank Cullen of Detroit, foated down
the stream three miles and says he is
sure seven persons whom he saw In
the water are drowned.
Mail Clerk Owerton, while clioring
TO a farm house, f1oated down fhe
stream seven miles. '"e
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-20

was taken OF the brigantine on Mon
day last. near Cape Hatteras. the
brigantine having been wrecked dur
ing the storm which swept the coast
on Monday. The vessel and cargo
arc a total Toss.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-20

Savannah, Ga. Sept. 19.-The Fred
erickA Captain Taylor from Baltimore
to Savannah, arrived here today
bringing the crew of the brigantine
Ohio, from Brunswick for Louisburg,
CAPE Breton. lumber laden. The crew
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-20

Paris, Sept. 19--The minister of ma
rine has received a cablegram from
the French admiral at Hong Kong con-
frming the news vi serious damage To
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-20

New Orleans, La. Sept. 19.-Frank A.
Wilke, a liquor dealer, filed a petition
in bankruptcy today with liabilities OF
over 3lSS,500 and assets of over $500
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-20
Ex-CHAMPION is SAFE
Report that John l.. Sullivan xv,.
Killed in Wreck WINS EoI.a

Killed I'm Wreck was False.
Oklahoma City, Ok, Sept 19.--ouer-
les nave been receivedhere from sport
in gmen in the East saving that ~ No.
reported that John L. Sullivan was
drowned In the Rock Island wreck at
Dover. Oklahoma
The dispatch is erroneous John l..
Sullivan and his sparring partner and
Frank Hall. his manager, were on the
train but left it at Chickasha. The
party arrived here this morning
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-08-10
U. S. Admiral Train Dies.

Cheefo.-Rear Admiral Charles ].
Train, commander in chief of the
United States Asiatic fleet, is dead of
uraemia.
Charles j. Train was born in Mas
sachusetts, and was appointed to the
navy from Massachusetts in Novem-
Der, 1861. He was in the naval
academy from 1861 to 1864, and was
promoted to master in 1866. to lieu
tenant commander in 1869, com.
mander in 1886 and captain in 1898
He served on many stations and
duties in the navy, among which
were: Naval officer of Atlanta expo.
sition from 1894 to 1896; commanded
United States steamer Prairie, an
auxiliary cruiser, in the North
Atlantic patrol squadron from March
to November in 1898; was commander
of the Puritan and later of the Massa.
chusetts.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-08-10
chamberlain is A SICK MAN
Rumor Says His Condition is Very
Critical.

Rumor Says His Condition is Very
Critical.
In palimentary lobhies a rumor is
current that Joseph Chamberlin's
health is in a most precariOus condi-
ton. 1t has been openly stated that
after the fatigues of the Birmingham
birthday celebration he had a fit, and
for some days before his son Austen S
marriage he was very i'll.
Miss Galbreth, a school teacher and
the Misses Hilda and Margaret Saw
yer were drowned in the South Coos
river near Allegheny recently. The
young ladies were bathing. Miss Gal
breth, who could not swim, got into
deep water and cried for help.
Several men were standing on the
bank, but none offered to help the
young woman, so Miss Hilda Sawyer
went to the rescue, but could do
nothing with the drowning girl. Then
Miss Margaret Sawyer went to the
assistance of the girls and gave up
her life in a vain endeavor to lend
them aid. Miss Galbreth is from
eastern Oregon.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-08-10
THE MAN WITH THE SCYTHE

00 e watched the strong, athletic
I'LL figure as it swung from side to
~ side, with something like admir-
alton in his lazy eyes.
"Jovew he muttered, 1.-The fellow
does it in good form. After all, these
American peasants-working people,
mean-are superior to our English. If
that chap were on horseback now, in a
hunting costume, or at reception In
a dress suit, it would really be difficult
to tell his class. What q figure he
would make on canvas! l believe I'll
try it,.
He left his easel. which had been
placed in position for study Of CEN
tury-Old oak, and went to the fence,
raising two fingers as he did so to the
young man, who was swinging toward
him with the long, regular strokes of
the mower.
But instead of dropping the scythe
and coming forward with hand to
forelock, as an English peasant would
DO, this fellow merely nodded toward
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-08-10
THE MAN WHO ALWAYS TRIES

Whatever your ambition, lad,
However high the prize,
Its mastery may yet be had
By him who always tries.
Does FOrtune-with a roseal view
Foretoken fair emprise?
The dreamer's fancy may pursue
The plodder wins who tries.
Would you attain to Learning's lore,
And lie esteemed wise?
BY patient labor grows the store
Of him who always tries.
If Fancy strew the flowers Of hope
In beauty meath your eyes,
The summit of her shining slope
Remains for him who tries.
Though Truth appear in homely gray,
Her counsel ne'er despise;
She will be clad in light, one day,
To honor him who tries.
Success Magazine.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-08-10

the uncut swath ahead without break
Ing the regularity of his stroke.
De Masters frowned a little, then
forgot his irritation in watching the
lines Of the figure as it swung nearer.
"Jove" he muttered again, ian
American sovereign Of the soill I'll
put him in the foreground of the oak,
with his scythe. They shall typify
time and age and strength"
His fingers had brought up a coin
from bis pocket-now, almost uncon-
sciously, the coin was permitted to fall
back, and a larger one was brought
up In Its place. 1t seemed more 1T
ting. The smaller would have done
for England.
As the fingers came from the pocket
with the coin conspicuously In sight
there was q last long s-s-s-swish Of the
scythe, and the young man was stand
ing by the fence w1ping his face with
his handkerchief.
Nov, what is 1t, sir" he asked
pleasantly. II did not want to stop
back there on account of losing so
much time. I'm tasking myself to
finish this field to-day, and it's going
to be sharp work. You see, there are
lot Of young trees in the field, and
We don't like to put in a machine for
fear of bruising them; so I'm doing
it in the old-fashioned way. You're
the English artist, l take It, who is
stopping at the house for a few daysY'
YES" quickly, land that is what I
want you for, to pose with your scythe
In a study Of the old oak"
The coin was raised tempt1ngly. but
though the mower was looking
straight at him, he did not appear to
see it. There was no change in the
expression Of his eyes. no added color
to his face.
Dc Masters looked perplexed. Over
In the old country a peasant would
have seen the first motion toward the
pocket, and his hand would have been
In readiness for whatever might be
forthcoming.
II shall not want YOU more than
two hours" he said, suggestvely, land
this-"
I'm sorry," the young nam inter-
rupted quietly; ''but the nne weather
isn't likely to last, and we must give
every moment to the haying. should
IKE to sblige you. and If you think it
worth while to put the picture of until
I have leisure, shall be glad to do
what I can. You will excuse me now"
well, anyway, take this" began De
Masters, land will"
But the sharp s-s-s-swish, s-s-s-swish
Of the scythe was now moving back
across the field. De Masters balanced
the coin doubtfully upon his fingers,
blinking to leave it on the fence, but
thinking also that the dull eyes might
cot see it and that the coin would fall
OF and be lost, finally let it slip back
into bis pocket
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-08-10

Cancer Rare Among All Savages, Says
Savant.

Cancer Rare Among All Savages, Says
Savant.
That cancer can be warded off by
the simple life" is the lesson learned
by DR.. Nicholas Sem, who returned
to Chicago recently from an extended
tour through the interior of Africa.
In describing his explorations through
the dark continent" DR.. Seen de-
clared that the nearer man approach
ed the lower animals in simplicity of
habit and diet the less liable is he to
cancerous growth. He said cancer is
almost unknown among the natives of
the interior of Africa, because of the
simple habits of the people, and that
civilized man is like a dollhouse plant
and cancer due largely to overnutri-
ton and luxurious living
DR.. Sem went to study the pyg-
mics and aboriginal race of that coun-
try and the pests which infest 1t.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-08-10
Stiff Demurraqe Rates.

The officials of the Southern Paci.
f1c company have decided to raise the
rates of demurrage at San Francisco
on all freight and will put a new rate
into effect at once. Beginning Mon
day, charge of 81 will be made on
all cars of hay. The demurrage on
cars of lumber will be increased on
August Is. It is hoped by these
means to persuade the consignees to
unload their freight The new rates
are to be supported with VIGOROUS
zeal.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-08-10
Is a Rabid NEGRO Batter.

Governor Vardman recently deliver.
ed an address before a large number
of farmers, in which he declared that
there was need for a Jim Grow" in
Washington, D. c., for reserving
seats for negroes in that city. He
declared that if he represented Missis.
sippi in the senate he would offer
such a bill at least once year. He
would rather be instrumental in Sc
curing the repeal of the 18th amend
ment than to WELD the scepter OF
King Edward of England.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-08-10
The Bryans Are at Venice.

Venice.-William J. Bryan, Mrs.
Bryan, Miss Grace Bryan, Colonel
Moses C. Wetmore of st. Louis, and
Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Dunlap and their
daughter of jacksonville, ILL.,, spent
Sunday here sightseeing. They we're
interested especially in the work of
restoring the campanile at st. Marks.
The party had luncheon with Mr..
White. the American ambassador.