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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-10-05
KILLED IN ITS MOTHERS ARMS
Runaway Street Car Overturns AT
Foot OF Hill.

New York Especially A child was
killed and a score of men and women
injured, five or six dangerously, when
a runaway car of the Yonkers Street
Railway dashed down the steep in
cline of McLane Avenue and jumped
the track at sharp turn at the foot
of the hill, turned over burying the
passengers in the wreckage.
Fifteen injured were removed to
st. Joseph's Hospital, and nearly as
many more to st. Johns but many
of these required little or no treat
ment, as they suffered chiefly from
shock. 1t is feared that several of
the injured may die.
The child was killed in it's moth
er's arms, the mother being seriously
injured The accident was due to
the breaking of a chain attached to
the brake.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-10-05
UNITED STATES IN CUBA.

Secretary Taft declared him
self provisional governor of
Cuba.
He retained the present Of
ficeholders and judiciary of
the island and the Cuban flag.
The occupation will last only
until new government is in
stalled.
Fearing a collision between
the insurgents and the rural
guards, Secretary Taft sent
$50 marines by rail from Ha-
vana to Cienfuegos.
A hundred marines will be
put ashore near Sancti Spiri-
tus, owing to troubles reported
there.
The Army and Navy Depart
ments at Washington are on
war basis, and were open all
day Sunday.
The Army has completed
plans for a second military ex-
petition to Cuba.
Cubans are discussing the
organization of an annexation
party.
The insurgent forces will
disband, return all stolen
horses and keep their personal
arms.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-10-05

at Washington, to withdraw his
resignation. He has also instructed
the Cuban department of state to
cable to all the Cuban representa-
tives abroad to retain their offices
until further notice.
A strong annexationists feeling is
growing. There is talk of organiz-
ing an anneXationist party, which
has never been done before. Some
Moderates are taking a prominent
part ill this movement.
The day at the palace passed quiet
ly and rather gloomily.
There are as yet no signs of Sec
rotary Taft's actual occupancy of
that edifice, which Sunday was the
scene of number of farewells to
ex-President Palma and his family
The members of the diplomatic corps
and the foreign consuls called in a
body to say good-by.
The Funston commission and the
revolutionary commission have
agreed that the horses captured or
seized by the rebels might be kept,
but the Cubans raised point about
the arms, which General Funston re-
fused to concede. they wish to keep
the arms, which are the private prop
erty of some of their men, arguing
that they bought these arms with
their own money and have always
kept them in their houses. The arms
were used for hunting deer and other
purposes.
A largely attended meeting of
rebels was held Sunday at General
Ashbert's camp, near San Francis
co de Paula Senior Zayas made an
appeal to the men to lay down their
arms. Juan Gualberto Gomez and
General Ashbert also spoke. They
said that in few hours they would
all go to their homes, for now there
was no further necessity for their
services in behalf of liberty They
declared that the new elections prom
ised by Governor Taft would be
fairly conducted.
General Funston expects to remain
in Havana in general charge of the
work of disarmament When this Is
completed he will take command of
all the United States troops in Cuba.
Rebel Generals Happy.
Gen. Pine Guerra, speaking Sun
day of the new situation in the is
land, said all the men of his forces
were eminently satisfied with the ar
rangements He expressed the be-
lief that the stability of the govern
ment was now assured and predicted
that never again would there be
revolution in Cuba, thanks largely
to the United States government for
the hand it had taken in the settle
ment of the difficulty.
While many of his men wanted to
parade in Havana before dispensing,
their commanders regarded this as
unnecessary, and General Guerra
said there would be no demonstra-
ton that would permit of the posi-
bility of renewal of the previous Ill
feeling. Asked whether his men
shared his contentment, General
Guerra said:
"The men under our commands
will obey us. Those who do not GER
tainly never we're with us. The
revolution is ended and we have
won, so we are supremely content"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-10-05
EXPLOSION OF OIL.
Then Came a Two Hundred Thous-
and Dollar Fire.

Cleveland, O., Especially An ear
ly morning fire, caused by an ex-
plosion of oil in the building of the
Pittsburg Plateglass Company, de-
sroyed that building and communi-
Gated flames to a half-dozen other
buildings in the congested part of
the downtown district. A second
explosion in the building where the
fire originated resulted in the walls
falling about II O'Clock and three
firemen were taken to hospitals in
ambulances, but none are thought
to be fatally hurt. The loss by the
fire is about 100000.
The Cleveland News sustained
damages amounting to $4,000 by
water running into its pressroom,
but the paper has come out with it's
regular editions. The fire has broken
out afresh several times and has
caused day of excitement.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-10-05
AT THE NATIONS CAPITAL.
Some Interesting Happenings Briefly
Told.

Candidates from every State in the
Union are competing for positions as
interpreters in China and Japan.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion has issued a number of new
regulations affecting the railroads.
Minister Merry, at Costa Rica, adj
vised the State Department that the
treaty of amity, commerce and navi-
CATION arranged for in the treaty of
peace between Guatemala and Saliva
missioners of Guatemala, Salvador,
Honduras and Costa RIGA.
The War Department has promul-
gated an order prohibiting the solicit
ing of pension and other claims on
military reservations.
The Department of Commerce and
Labor will attempt to improve the
apparatus used to throw the life line.
Army officers are finding it diff
cult to secure horses and mules.
Attorney General Moody has given
an opinion that the meat inspection
law applies only to the domestic pro-
ducts, and not to imported meat.
Secretary Shaw announced his pur-
pose to deposit $26,O00,00O in de-
pository banks to relieve the string
ency in the money market.
w. Morgan Shuster, of Washing
ton, has been appointed a member
of the Philippine Commission.
Since January l the sum of $685.
075 in fines has been collected from
railroads found guilty of granting re-
bates.
The Director of the Mint purchas-
ed 10000 ounces of silver, to be de-
livered at Denver. at 6S.76 an ounce.
Postmasters throughout the coun-
try are asking that the abandonment
of the system of back-mailing of mail
matter, which now prevails in large
cities, be extended
Minister Jackson has concluded a
commercial relations agreement with
Bulgaria under article 3 of the Ding
ley Act.
Union men are gathering ammu-
milton looking to demand for a con-
gressional investigation of Public
Printer Stillings.
The Navy Department received a
dispatch announcing the safe arrival
IF the gunboat Helena at Shanghai.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-10-05
A GREAT FEAT IN ENGINEERING
The Pennsylvania Railroads Tunnel.
in Washington.

Washington, D. G.. (SpeciaD The
great tunnel of the Pennsylvania
Railroad that runs under Capitol
Hill, between the Capitol and the
| Congressional Library, was finished
| Thursday. 1t was intended that
President Cassatt, of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad, and some of the Of
metals of the company, should be
| taken through the tunnel. But, ow-
ing to Mr.. Cassatt's illness, the plan
| was abandoned. The tunnel is about
| four-fifths of mile long, and is
about 80 feet below the surface of
| the street on Capitol Hill. Of all the
many engineering feats involved in
the construction of the new terminals
of the Pennsylvania Railroad, the
building of this tunnel was regard
ed with most apprehension Con-
gress cheerfully gave it's consent to
the building of miles of solid mason
ry walls and steel bridges over the
streets, and all the other details of
the great work, but committees of
the House and Senate were in ses-
sion more than a year hearing the
engineers of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road and other expert testimony be-
fore they were finally convinced that
a tunnel could be built under the
plaza between the Capitol and the
Library without endangering either
of those massive buildings.
The work was begun in December,
1908, at New Jersey Avenue and D.
Streets, Southeast, from which point to
B Street the work was done in open
Hnrn he f,1n
menced. Four drifts, two upper and
two lower levels, just large enough for
two men to work, were pushed forward
and the timbering emplaced. AS the
timber arch was formd great shovels
operated by compressed air, dug out
the core, the material being hauled
away on cars.
The tunnel is known as a twin
tunnel, so called because it consists
of two parallel tubes, separated by a
masonery wall, thus making each
tube an individual tunnel, contain
ing a single track This not only
eliminates the danger of collisions
since trains in the west tube are
southbound and those in the east
tube are northbound, but it will make
travelling far more comfortable since
the trains in each tube, going only
one way, will clear the tunnel OF
the gases and the smoke by the cur
rent created by the trains motion.
The work of building the parallel
tubes was hindered by many serious
difficulties, first of which was the
presence of water and quicksand, but
by the exercise of care and engineer
ing skill, all these difficulties were
finally surmounted and today the
tunnel men turned the tunnel over to
the track layers for their work.
The tunnel cost 100000. Where
it approaches the corner of B Street
and North Capitol tunnel will be
built to a station in the subcellar of
the Office building of the House of
Representatives, so that representa-
tives coming from New York or other
cities on the Pennsylvania can go di-
rectly to their offices in the building
from their train A similar tunnel will
be built to the building that is now
being constructed for suites of Of
flee rooms for the Senate at the other
end of the Capitol PLACE.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-10-05

Pensacola, Fla Especially. = The
worst hurricane to visit this city in
it's history ragged here furiously all
Thursday night and Friday morning
and with a gale still blowing, the city
presents wrecked appearance and
the damage is estimated at $4,000
900.
The loss of life will be heavy
among the mariners, but so far only
one body has been recovered, a man
named George Morgan, fisherman.
Other bodies are reported along the
shore, but have not been recovered.
Commencing at Z o'clock, the wind
blew at SO miles for three hours,
then increased to IS miles. From
that time until 5 o'clock A. M, it re-
manned about 80 and 80 miles an
hour. The tides from the bay backed
into the city for blocks, destroyed
homes and making rivers out of
streets.
When the gale was at it's highest,
women and children were running
frantically about the streets in dark
ness, the alarm of fire was sounded
and this added to the confusion.
The fire started in the Pitt Mill,
near the business district, and horses
of the fire department refused to go
out in the weather. With the tin
roofs flying about them. trees and
wires falling over them the firemen
took their hose wagons by hand and
rushed down the streets to the scene,
and after hours of work controlled
the blaze.
War Vessels May BE Lost.
No communication can be had with
the navy yard, but it is believed that
the yard has been badly damaged. A
number of warships were there.
The vessels there undergoing re-
pairs were the gunboats Vixen, Ma
chias, Isla de Luzon and Gloucester,
besides several smaller craft and the
quartermaster' steamer Poe. They
were in an exposed position, and it
is feared they may have been
beached.
OF the SO or 60 big steamers and
sailing vessels lying in the harbor
only or are there now. They
have been driven ashore, and along
the water front is a mass of wreck
age of steamers, tow boats, launches
and sailing craft of all descriptions.
Thirty fishing vessels in port have
been destroyed or damaged, and the
three big fishhouses, with their
wharves, are gone. Muscogee wharf
and the Commandments and Tara
COMA wharves of the Louisville Rail-
road are badly damaged.
Great iron ships of 1900 and 5000
tons have been driven not only
ashore, but have gone through houses
block from the water front.
Thieves Busy Amid Wreckage.
Every house along the water front
for a distance of 10 miles has been
destroyed, and the wonder is that the
loss of life is not greater.
Every business house from the
wharf, on Palafox Street, to the
Union Depot, has been unroofed,
many plate-glass windows broken,
stocks badly damaged and wires and
poles all mixed up together. There
are no electric-light, car, telegraph
or telephone service.
Added to the horror of the situa-
ton is the thieves, who are breaking
open trunks all along the beach, en-
tering pnoccupied houses and steal
ing everything in sight. Several ar
rests have been made, but it is i'm
possible to protect property under
such conditions.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-10-05
Talks OF Gar Abdicating.

Paris (By Cable) The Petit Pa
risien prints from st. Petersburg a
dispatch saying that court circles are
seriously discussing an eventual re-
gency in Russia. The reason given
for such an eventuality is that recent
incidents have so affected the Cars
health that his condition has inspired
lively anxiety among his encourage.
The Echo de Paris publishes from
what it says is a good source a per-
sistent report circulating in Copen-
hagen that the Car and Czarina have
been in that city for two days.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-10-05
The Presidents Son.

Boston, Especially Teddy Roose-
welt, Jr., is to be brought up on the
carpet to explain to the faculty of
Harvard his connection with the es-
capade in which Policeman Freyer
was toppled over and bumped for in
terfering with the frolic of Harvard
students. Young Roosevelt was ar
rested with three others in connec-
ton with the affair, but was re-
leased at the station house when he
declared that he had nothing to do
with the fracas.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-10-05
FINANCIAL WORLD.

Foreigners are keeping entirely
clear of the American stock market
at present.
Steel trade papers print bullish
reports of the conditions in iron and
steel mills.
Pennsylvania, for the first time in
a long while, crossed New York Cen
trail.
Atchison's net profits in August
increased $773,594, or more than 3S
per cent.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-10-05
LET'S CUBAN FLAG STAY
BUT SENDS FOR TROOPS
Secretary Taft Shows Great Tact il
Proclaiming Himself Governor.
REBELS THREATEN TO MAKE TROUBLE
NarIike Bustle at War and Navy
Departments.
PLAN FOR A SECOND EXPEDITION.

Talk of Discomfort Among Insurgents
Causes Order to Land Hundred
Marines at Tunas de Zaya - A
Thousand Men to Go Ashore at
Havana Battleship Kentucky
Reaches Cuba-Talk of Annexation
Growing = Special Trains Speeding
Eastward With Troops = Working
Night and Day on Ships.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-10-05
An AMERICAN BALLOON
WINS PRIZE IN FRANCE
Airship Race For the James Gordon
Bennett Cup.
ONE BALLOON IS STILL MISSING.
Nine of the Sixteen Starters From
Paris Descend in France and the
Others Cross the English Channel
- Longest Distance Covered by
Lieutenant Lahm.

Paris (By Cable) The Aero Club
announces that an American balloon
won the James Gordon Bennett Cup
for international aeronauts: The
club possibly has news which has not
been issued, but so far as can be
ascertained here not all the voyagers
have yet been heard from.
in France. The others crossed the
English Channel. The wind was
mainly easterly when the balloons
rose, but later they encountered a
current from the south which took
them toward the Channel. Those
reaching the higher elevations found
a westerly wind, with the result that
those who descended near the east
coast of England made somewhat
circuitous course.
Each balloon carried a sealed re-
cording barometer to work "a hours,
and a number of envelopes to be
thrown out every two hours in order
to mark the individual trail. Food
for three days was also on board each
car. In addition to the cup which
goes to the club of the winner, and
which is to be competed for annually,
there is cash prize of $4,000 to the
winner, 1855 to the second and $1S9
to third.
So far as distances go, the race was
disappointing, none of the balloons
approaching the record made by
Count de la Vaulx in October, 1900,
when he travelled from Paris to Ko-
rosticher, Russia, 1,153 miles, in
35% hours. This still stands as the
record.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-10-05
No Having At West Point.

Washington, D. c., Especially -
Gen. Horace Porter, president of the
board of visitors to the Military
Academy at West Point, informs the
War Department that hazing at that
institution has been effectually stamp
ed out. He declares that there has
been no sign of it for three years.
He compliments the esprit du corps
and high code of honor prevalent in
the cadet ranks" He reports that
athletics at the academy have attain
ed a high degree of excellence.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-10-05
To Probe The Sugar Trust.

Washington Especially The Sugar
Trust is to be investigated by the
Department of Justice. This action,
it is said, is taken upon the request
of President Roosevelt, who urged a
vigorous inquiry of the charges made
to him against the trust by Receiver
Earle, of the defunct Real Estate
Trust Company of Philadelphia. The
department announced that it had
been sent the statement by the Presi-
dent.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-10-05
To Contest Oelrichs, viii.

New York Especially The will of
Hermann Oelrichs, who died sud
denly at sea on September /, will be
contested by his 15-year-old son,
Hermann Oelrichs, Jr. Surrogate
Fitzgerald will be asked to appoint
a guardian ad liteum to the boy to
bring the contest. In his will DEL
richs cut off the widow and young
Hermann on the ground that Mrs.
Oelrichs had an Independent fortune
and that she would provide for her
son. The bulk of the Oelrichs estate
went to his brother, Charles NJ. Gel
richS.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-10-05

Havana Especially Cuba is un-
der American control. The prophecy
of Senator DOLE that its inhabitants
would retire as Cubans and awaken
Americans has come true. Marines
were landed to guard the treasury
and rural guards patrolled the
streets under orders of the American
commissioners. Every movement now
awaits the nod of approval of the
American War Secretary.
Havana Especially -Four hundred
and fifty marines were sent to Glen
fuegos Sunday night by rail as a
precaution, news having been re-
ceived by Governor Taft that fight
ing was liable to occur between the
insurgents and the rural guards and
militia. The marines will reinforce
those already there, who were landed
from the Marietta and Dixie The
i'll feeling between the Cubans at
Cienfuegos is very strong. That is
the city where the disturbances took
place last year.
Some excitement is reported at
Sancti Spiritus. An order has been
given to land 100 marines from the
Tacoma Monday at Tunas de Zaya,
the nearest port to Sancti Spiritus.
A thousand men will be landed at
Havana. They will camp at Camp
Columbia. The forces which are now
coming will be landed at different
places on the island.
The first landing of any consider
able number of Americans took place
Sunday night, when $50 marines
came ashore from the squadron in
the harbor This force proceeded
for Cienfuegos at o'clock on spec
ial train. 1t was explained that this
movement was not made on account
of any actual trouble in Cienfuegos,
but for the purpose of exerting a
calming influence on the local situ-
alton, which contains some possibili-
ty of conflict by reason of the tense
feeling existing between the govern
ment volunteers and the insurgents.
The battleship Kentucky arrived.
The Indiana. with two GOLFERS, is
expected. The Texas, Prairie and
Brooklyn are expected in few days.
The negotiations between the
Funston Commission and the COM
mission appointed by the insurgents
for the delivery of the rebels arms
are progressing. General Castillo,
although he expects the necessity for
the delivery of arms, is touchy about
some of the details. He desires the
Americans to take some measures
against the Moderates, which would
be unwise in the circumstances.
There is no danger that General
Castillo will do anything to put OBJ
stacles in the way of peace. Pine
Guerra and Asbert are doing their
best to facilitate matters. General
Guzman, from Santa Clara, is eX-
pected here Monday. No trouble is
feared in that province, except at
Cienfuegos. The governor of Santa
Clara, General Alaman, who is a
rabid partisan of ex-President Pal
ma, rendered his resignation, but
| Governor Taft has asked him to
withdraw it. The provisional gov
eminent considers his services nee
essary in re-establishing order.
Wish To Retain Arms.
Governor Taft has also requested
Senior Quesada, the Cuban minister
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-10-05
HUNDREDS OF LIVES
and MANY SHIPS LOST
Pensacola and Mobile Devastated By
Tropical Hurricane.
THE PROPERTY LOSSES 100000.
Great Iron Vessels Driven Through
Buildings Block From the Water
Front at Pensacola-Fire Adds to
Night of Terror in the Florida City
5000 Houses Damaged.
THE TWO WRECKED CITIES.


Loss of life heavy, especially
among mariners.
Property loss estimated at
100000 and the city practi-
cally wrecked.
Over SO big steamers and
sailing vessels wrecked; big
iron steamers driven through
buildings a mile from the water
front.
The Navy yard is badly dam
aged and several gunboats I'M
dergoing repairs there are said
to be beached.
MOBILE.
Loss of life estimated at
from to so.
Property loss over $4,000
900.
Revenue cutter Alert and
several steamers sunk.
Velocity of wind 80 miles an
hour.
City placed under martial
law.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-10-05
Foreign.


Baron Mayor des Plauches, Italian
ambassador at Washington, the dean
of the Diplomatic Corps, has resign
ed, owing to animosity against Sec
rotary Root.
Board of Trade inspectors have
decided that the Salisbury disaster
was due to excessive speed, the train
having been run at a speed of near
ly 70 miles an hour.
The Sinai boundary dispute be-
tween Great Britain and Turkey has
been adjusted. Turkey withdrawing
its troops from strategic point.
Terrorists broke into a prison at
Warsaw in an attempt to release
political prisoners and shot the COM
mandant.
Brigadier General Picquart, de-
fender of Dreyfus, has been pro-
NOTED to the rank of general of
division.
The new annex of Aberdeen Uni
versity was opened in the presence
of the King and Queen.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-07-24
A French Verdict.

All juries have a way of tempering
Justice with mercy and strict logic
with good or bad sense, French juries
excel in these practices. A Nine. Ca.
naby Of Bordeaux was accused of hay
ing forged two prescriptions and of
having thereby obtained large quaint
ties Of poison, some Of which she ad-
ministered to her husband, who nearly
died and was only saved by his doctor,
who suspected something wrong and
took him away. The evidence was
overwhelming, for the prisoner COM
pletely failed to give any plausible ex-
PLANTATION as to why she wanted the
poison-enough, as the chemist said, to
kill two regiments. Nevertheless the
Jury found Nine. Canaby guilty Of
forging the prescriptions, but not guilty
Of attempting to poison her husband.
Perhaps the jury thought the husband
Imprisoned was punishment enough in
himself for one crime