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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-02-03

bodies. the living and dead mingled.
lances and taken to hospitals. and
the dead were removed TO nearby
morgues On the stairway. under n
heap OF bodies, was that OF a baby
which probably had been dropped by
its mother In her flight On the floor
below a 3-year-old boy lay dead. his
features trampled beyond recognition.
Fight Against Death.
The injuries OF those who had
escaped death showed how frightful
the struggle for life had been Bones
were broken and features were bat
tered and scratched by heavy boot
heels. Finger marks showed that In
the struggle those fighting for their
lives had not needed the lives OF
others.
The fire in the room under the
church was quickly extinguished. and
did little damage The police investl.
gated the report that the church was
oyercroWdees but could not substan
tiate t. The pastor insisted that
It was little more than half filed. and
that there was no occasion for any.
one being injured II the congregation
had remained calm
Not more than half OF the dead
were Identified tonight rhe excite
ment in the negro quarter was so
great that the police had great DIM
Guilty in gaining informatlon Around
the hospital there were heartrending
scenes. many persons seeking news OF
relatives who were missing
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-02-03
Yners q no RoohsIls ositss Alum,
Lime or Ammonia In food made with
Calumet
Baking
Powder
LImIt Of seIf.Assurance.

Limit Of Self-Assuranec.
Il was the new office bW's first
week at keeping people OUTSIDE the
rail. and ne was enjoying 1t 70 the full.
AT the same time he was cultivating
a graciousness of manner when open.S
ing the gate for the elect that would
have done credit TO Chesterfield him.
self. The wife OF the manager called
one afternoon, and. as was her Gus
tom. started TO enter But the new
boy stopped her. gently. yet firmly.
Il am going in to see Mr.. Jones'"
she announced and started on.
81 am very sorry" said the boy.
"but Mr.. Jones Is very busy. very
busy indeed; perhaps some one
else"-
But am Mrs. Jones'" protested
the lady, ''and he expects me-"
Young Chesterfield recovered him
self In a moment: Walk right In.
Mrs. Jones'" he said In his suayest
manner holding wide the gate; Walk
right in. am sure Mr.. Jones will DO
very glad 10 see YOU"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-02-03
CHURCH STAIRS
SCENE OF DEATH
Eighteen Persons Lose Life
In Passageway During
Fire Panic.
WILD SCRAMBLE FOR SAFETY
Men and Women Engage in Fierce
Struggle, Tearing the Clothes From
One Another in Endeavor to Escape
From House OF Worship.

Philadelphia, Pa, special; Eighteen
persons were trampled TO death and
hfty more were injured Sunday even
ing in panic following cry OF "Firc"
In St PauPs Colored Baptist church
IN Eighth street, near Girard avenue.
The worshipers were on the second
floor Of the building, and the deaths
occurred In the crush on the narrow,
winding stairs.
Most OF the victims were women and
children. In the height OF the panic
men knocked down and trampled on
the weaker members OF the congrega-
ton, mothers threw away their babies
In order TO escape themselves, and all
their primitive passions were revealed
In the Wild scramble for safety.
Scores OF the worshipers rushed 70
the north stairway. in which there
was a sharp turn. The struggling por-
sons became wedged at the turn, and
the railing gave way, precipitating
scores TO the floor below Others
leaped upon the PROSTATE bodies and
made their way TO the street. Only
one man OF all those in the congrega.
lion persisted. and he was killed by
leaping out of window.
Woman Starts Panic.
The panic was caused by a small
blaze in the room below the church.
The pastor, Rev. T. w Johnson. had
Just concluded a sermon on the text,
why SIT We Here and Die?" and
the collection was being taken. when
a woman in the front OF the church
saw smoke coming from a crack In
the floor near the pulpit and shouted
the alarm. Instantly the cry was
taken mp by others and in moment
the whole congregation joined in a
rush for the doors.
The pastor tried in vain 10 stem the
tide. He exhorted his congregation TO
remain calm. but TO no avail Finally.
seeing that he could 90 nothing. he led
hundred OF the worshIpers who
needed his advice to safety by means
OF rear stairway, and not one was
injured.
At the front of the church. however,
the scenes were vastly different. Men
and women tore the clothes from each
others backs as they sought TO gain
the stairs In the first rush several
women and children fell, and over
heir bodies the frantic throng poured.
some being tripped as they went, and
soon the entire stairway was covered
with PROSTATE forms. IL became a
case OF the survival OF the strongest.
Mother Drops Babe.
In spite OF the crush on the stairs
II was only a few moments before the
400 uninjured members Of the congre-
cation reached the street. There the
excitement prevented any attempt az
rescue until the arrival % the fire.
men and police. Women. nearly nude.
ran ABOUT ringing their hands and
calling for missing loved ones. Men
strong and willing. lacked the direct.
ing brain. and stood idly by.
when the fire department arrived
the work OF rescue began. In the hall
way on the FIRST floor lay a heap OF
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-02-03
SORES ON HANDS.
Suffered for a Long Time Without
RelIef-poetor Was Afraid to Touch
Them-cured by Cuticura.

SUFFERED Tor Long 'hhc "'H'See
Relief--Doetor Was Afraid TO Touch
Them--cured by cuticura.
"For a long time | suffered with
sores on the hands which were Itch
ing, painful and disagreeable. had
three doctors. and derived no benefit
from any OF them. One doctor said
he was afraid to touch my hands, SO
you must know how bad they were;
another said never could be cured;
and the third said the sores were
caused by the dipping OF my hands
IN water In the dye-house where
work. saw In the papers about the
wonderful cures of the Cuticura Rene
dies and procured some OF the Cuu'
cura Soap and Cuticura Ointment. In
three days after the application OF the
Cutlcura Ointment my hands began
to peel and were better. The sore
ness disappeared. and they are now
smooth and clean. and | am still
working In the dye-house. Mrs. A. Il.
Maurer, 2340 State St.. Chicago, Ill,
July /. 1906"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-02-03
PASTOR AND GIRL ARE MISSING
Brooklyn Minister'S Deserted Wife Be
leves Couple Is In Chi. ago.

New York. dispatch: Rev. James
Banbury OF the Borough Park Con-
grcgational church OF Brooklyn. who
is fG years old. not only gave up his
church but left his wife and family I'm
deliberate fashion on Nov last and
went 10 Chicago. Mabel Flack. bean
dful choir singer In Banbury's church.
left her home on Dec. 30 Mrs Ban
bury says that her husband and Miss
Flack are continuing in Chicago the
friendship that caused n great deal OF
gossip In the Borough Park church
My husband has not treated me as
his wife for Ave years" MIS- Ban
bury said. "He never took me any.
where. but devoted ali his attentions
to other women. knew he was at
tentlve 10 Miss Flack He told me
several weeks before he left that he
was going 10 leave me-"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-02-03

Former Gov Yates will attend the
Swedish banquet at Princeton to-
night
DIR. Herwin Troop. who was re-
elected president OF Lebanon Valley
college at AnnyIlle, Pa, states that
he Will not accept the position.
Rhinelander Waldo has been APP
pointed first deputy police commits.
sioner OF New York city under Gen.
Theodore A. Bingham.
The senate has confirmed the nom.
nations OF James b. Scott. California,
as solicitor for the department OF
state and Presley M. Rixey as sur
geon general and chief OF the bureau
Of medicine and surgery in the de-
partment OF the navy.
The second supreme judicial dis.
trict Democratic convention has been
called for Pana ILL.,. March i.
a man believed TO have been Thorn
as Bowers OF Cleveland was instant
ly killed by a passenger train at
Mauds Station, near Hamilton, Ohio.
Seven women have been stabbed
by Jack the Ripper" In st. Louis.
An angry mob besieged the Jail at
Omaha Monday, threatening to lynch
murderers.
Col. Mann. OF Town Topics, testi-
fed that he received big loans" from
j. +. Morgan. James II. Keene, W. X.
Vanderbilt, William G. Whitney and
other financiers.
Mother Merianna Haas will be in
stalled commissary general for the
United States OF the Sisters OF Notre
Dame.
Fifty-year search for relatives OF
Milton II. Lucas. OF Montana, former
ly OF Illinois. has been in vain.
Ohio authorities are still bahied by
the mystery surrounding murder OF
X. X. Lewis. the West Pennington
stockman.
The Masonic grand lodge OF Iowa
will meet In Des Moines June 5.
The two injunction suits in the
fight for better terminus by the West
ern Pacific have been postponed In
San Francisco for a week. A compro-
mise is expected.
Fire destroyed n five-story building
occupied by the Pencoyd Iron works
OF Philadelphia causing a loss OF $780,.
600: half OF the plant OF the Baltimore
Chrome works In Baltimore. entailing
n loss OF 100000, and ten buildings,
comprising the business portion OF
Lansford, N. d., doing damage of 1884,.
900.
The American Breeders association
met I'm conjunction with the Nebraska
Corn Improvers association In Lin.
coin.
Sheriff Truman Allen OF Henderson
county. H., I'm whose accounts discreD
ancies OF $1,000 were reported re.
Gently has resigned.
William Herman, German coal
miner aged "a years. was killed at
Lincoln. ILL.,. by Police Oficer Will
lam Ayres while resisting arrest.
Ensign Wade, ~ 8. ~. has been &C.
quilted on all charges in connection
with the Bennington disaster and has
been restored to duty.
Mrs. Elizabeth II. Holmes. the New
York woman who went 10 see PresI.
dent Roosevelt and who was detained
by the police At the. instance of nor
husband and who was examined an 70
her mental condition. was taken To
New York by Mr.. Holmes.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-02-03
TOXIC POST FOR WRIGHT.
Governor General Of Philippines to Be
Ambassador 70 japan.

Ambassador TO Japan.
Washington. dispatch: President
Roosevelt has selected Luke y
Wright. governor general OF the Phil
ippines. 20 be first ambassador TO Ia.
pan. This announcement was made
Friday by Secretary Root who added
that the president would send the
nomination to the senate Monday
Henry c. lde. the senior member IL
the Philippines commission and vice
governor, viii succeed MIR. Wright anil
will serve until June /, when he re.
tires. James +. Smith OF California.
member Of the commission. then will
be made governor general. Mr.
Wright's resignation as governor gen
eral has been In tho hands OF the pres.
ident several months Mr. Roosevelt
and Secretaries Taft and Root recog.
nizod his reasons for retirement as
good. and preparations were made TO
give him the Toxic post II Is unda.-
stood the Japanese government has
indicated It's willingness 10 accept Mr.
Wright as ambassador. Mr. Wright
originally planned 10 remain in this
country until June. but ne may hastei,
his departure, as America is represent
ed at Toxic automatically only by NJ.
Laughlln, the second secretary OF the
legation.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-02-03
PROHIBITS cRowolNe OF CARS
Cleveland Company Decides 20 Obey
New City Ordinance.

Cleveland. o., dispatch Take next
ear" soon will be a familiar sign on
Cleveland street cars. for the company
has decided TO aid In enforcing the
new health ordinance against over.
crowdIng. When all the seats are
filled and the permitted number OF
strap hangers have crowded into the
cars no more passengers Will be al
lowed TO enter. II is thought by the
company officials that the public out
cry will force the revocation Of the
ordinance.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-02-03
STEEL is DRAWN FROM BRAIN
North Carolina Man Submits 10 Dell.
cate Operation.

Philadelphia. Pa. dispatch: A steel
splinter three inches long was re-
moved from the brain OF John Nail Of
Winston. N. c.. at the Jefferson hos.
pital here. An effort was made TO
draw out the splinter by means OF a
powerful magnet. but the steal was SO
firmly imbedded that the surgeons
were compelled TO resort to the knife.
The operation was successful. and the
patient is doing well.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-02-03
FIGHTS TO GET HIS GIRL WIFE
Father Cited TO Appear With Daueh.
ter. Restrained since Marriage.

Terre Haute. Ind. dispatch: a writ
of habeas corpus was issued for John
Downs 10 bring his daughter. the girl
wife of Ernest Harris. TO court on Jan
%. Harris alleging she has been re
strained since Jan /, the day follow.
ing their MARRIAGE the license for
which was procured by Harris swear.
ing she was Of aee The girls father
caused Harris arrest for perjury.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-02-03
THE LITTLE WIDOW.
A Mighty Good Sort OF Nelohbor TO
Have.


Have.
"A little widow, neighbor OF mine.
persuaded me to try Grape. Nuts when
my stomach was so weak that IL
would not retain food OF any other
kind" writes grateful woman. from
San Bernardino Co., Cal.
II had been Ill and confined to<y
bed with fever and nervous b.
ton for three long months-.r }
birth OF my second boy. We wefu
despair until the little widows advice
brought relief
IL liked Grape-Nuts food from the
beginning. and In an incredibly short
time II gave me such strength that l
was able To leave my bed and enjoy
my three good meals day. In two
months my weight increased from 95
TO iI3 pounds. my nerves had steadied
down and ! felt ready for anything.
My neighbors were amazed TO see me
gain 10 rapidly and still more so
when they heard that Grape-Nuts
alone had brought the change.
MY 4-year-old boy had eczema.
very bad. last spring and lost his ap-
petite entirely. which made him cross
and peevish. I put him on n diet OF
Grape-Nuts, which he relIshed at once.
He Improved from the beginning, the
eczema disappeared and now he r.
fat and rosy. with a delightfully."- soft,
clear skin. The Grape-Nuts diet did
H. viii willingly answer all in
quirics." Name given by Postum Co..
Battle Creek. Mich.
There's a reason. Read the little
book. The Road to MELVILLE" IN
pkgr.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-02-03
old chureh coIlnnaea.

III Paso. Texas. dlspaich The an
Client Catholic church az Temoscololo.
which was built by missionaries work.
ing with the Indians and was 1855
years old, has collapsed and r. com.
plcte wreck. Nobody was injured.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-02-03
Grain Quotations.

w ltI4A ~
Chicago--No. red S7L ms0Lc
New York--No. red. s57sc.
Minneapolis-No I northern, S2%c.
ST. LOuks--NO. red, S5Ec
Duluth--No. ! northern, S2Ac
Kansas City--No. hard. 79hc.
Milwaukee--No. l northern. S69S6hc
Toledo-No. red cdaS So'se
chicago-No. .. 40440hc.
Liverpool-American mixed. Is SAD.
PeoriaYNo 3. &c
ST. Louis-No 2. 43%c
Kansas city-No. mixed. <lAc.
MiiwAukee-No. o > tsc.
New York Mixed. 37h WSsc
ST Louis No. q. 31Ac.
Kansas City--No. mixed. 3ihc.
MiIwaukee-siandard 32Ac.
Live Stock.
CATTLE.
Chicago--S1 25ef6 80.
Omaha 81 75M5.gO.
Kansas City--sl 6Om5S0.
ST. Louls-$i 7sm630
ST Joseph-si.S0M6.i0
New York-yi. bog6 80.
Chicago 750665m.
Omaha--Si.S5 80
Kansas city tj.25W5.f0.
ST. Louis-stm5.60
81. Joseph-sl s5m5.s5.
New ork--Sb 75Mh9u
SHEEP AND LAMBS.
Chlcago-S3 a00l7.5O.
Omaha ~sf2bm12b.
Kansas City-Sf.1tH735.
St Louis S4MTbO
ST. Joseph $4,000. 40.
New Nork-S 0.5OHS.75
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-02-03
Mother props Babe.
Lumbermen Raise prices

Seattle. Wash. dispatch; Following
the example set by Washington retail
lumber dealers. the retailers OF Brit
ish Columbia and Oregon have al
vanced their list price So thousand
on lumber TO be shipped east.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-02-03
shoe Polish Manufacturers.

New York. dlspatoh shoe polish
manufacturers OF the United States
met here and formed the National
Shoe Polish Manufacturers associn.
ton.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-02-03
RIehmond tta. Bad zinc.

Richmond, Va. dispatch: Fire do
stroyed the sheep dip plant here OF
the Laidlow- McKell company OF Scot
land Loss about 100000. covered BY
insurance.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-02-03
AraentIna presldent pead.

Buenos Ayres, cable; Gen Bar
tholome Mltrc. ex-president Of Argen-
tina. is dead. He was SO years old
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-02-03
Oldest odd Fellow Dies.

Dea Moines. Iowa. dispatch: Chris.
tian Brobst, reputed TO be the oldest
Odd Fellow In the world. died a.
Knoxville. lie had been a member
since 1889.
The Washington times., 1906-12-23
Sacred Hitehing Post.

Laying the facts before Captain
Du Bois, my neighbor and the prin-
Cipal owner OF Meridian Hill. he took
me in his carriage and drove 10 the
Reform School. We hitched to the Me
ridian Stone that had been set I'D in
what was afterwards my dooryard
by President jefferson. and went in
and asked some questions of the dense
and Indifferent keepers. Finding they
knew nothing of the sacred character
OF their hitching post we left things
as they were, and Captain Du Bois
tells me- nothing since has been said
or done about it as far as he knows.
Il wrote a long detail of all this for
Henry WatteTsOn, Murat Halstead,
and the editor of the Washington Post,
but was careful not TO mention the sill
yer dollar part OF 1t for fear some one
might mutilatc the stone to get It
out.
Yes. Yes. That's all about the
Meridian Stone OF Meridian Hill. But
now that I have set down the facts
about that silver dollar in the apex OF
il, ! demand that this city set a guard
over it and hold it secure tiu il can
be set up where it belongs.
The Washington times., 1906-12-23
Cabin on the Hill.

Meantime. I, believing in the judg-
ment of the Oregon Senator, bought
land out on the other side OF SIX
teenth street I bought that particu-
lar spot of ground. where now stands
"a little log cabin house, just above
Henderson Castle President Jef1er-
son had set up the Meridian Stone
there, hence the name Meridian Hin.
But rs limited before it takes more
than one single sentiment or one sin
gle senJimentalist, 10 build a city. /
had hardly been well settled in my
little log cabin before they-the city
rveyors-begau 10 have the earth
carted away to my left and even in
front os my door. Once, on return
ing from far away. I found my home
could only be reached by climbing a
ladder, OF course, il was foolish To
build a cabin. and thus call attention
20 Meridian Hin, and my plans 20 re
store the Meridian Stone. But 1 have
no regrets about IT, 1 meant well.
ard wanted to make some OF those
who had been compelled To live i'm
log cabins by the war feel less fret
fel about it,
"Ah. yes. Thank you. I am asked
10 talk Of Washington instead OF self.
But 1 want TO tell about the meander-
Ings of that Meridian Stone set up
by Jefferson on Meridian Hill For I
hear there is a talk Of turning that
mutilated spot into a park. Let me
venture to advise that this be done
and that the stone be restored to its
proper place
The Washington times., 1906-12-23
Deprecates Faultfnding.

men IN this spacious city OF marbIa
and maple. OF poplar trees and true
patriots, viii we have song and sweet
content Let us in the decade thar
lies between this and the day OF our
next great centennial cease To 7nd
fault so necessarily with our Senators
and officers high and low. Is 2 man
bad simply because he has fiourished
while we have failed2 For my mart
/ eNuit that 1 am not on an eminence
and therefore shall rot faH. Let rs
dear tellow-scribes. glory in the fact
iHai there are 50 many men above Is
that tae lightning must strike them
first: and let US love and look up 20
them for their pluck, their persistence
and their devotion 10 American achieve
menr
And, above all, let US refuse 20 fall
III with Europe IN ueT persistent ass-r-
ton that We are a nation OF money
grabbeTs. Z Is all as false as the fsIsa
story of hell-uTe and birthstone. We
are The least money-!oviug of all neo-
pie on earth And now one mora
paragraph about the celebration cs yIr
centennial bonfire.
TIE BlbIe Is sprinRled with cxafTTIss
OF the heather DamOcIes under Hts
suspended sword Pride ruunetH ,e-
lore a idil- Jesus did uot say -AL.l.s
ls StIuuS III The hour OF temptation
lie hHrW 100 well and prayed 0ulv.
LEAD Us NOT into temptation UIs.I
me senLe chaplain in the Senate al
its opening, Wnen he prayed that Ia
ms bvua-less Prosperity We faI not
INTO temptation.
The Washington times., 1906-12-23
Proposes Celebration In 1911.

'-NANH'A tAtAtA HI 4|Aaa
Let US see. We celebrated the oDen-
ing chapters Of the Revolution I'm Phil
adelphia in 1876? Well. let US her in
Washington celebrate the closing chap
ters of the later war with our noble
old Mother Country in 1s14i
No, not 10 glorify ourselves Al all
are we 70 celebrate. We got thrashed
and thrashed all TO pieces here and
had all our houses burned, all save the
Patent ONCE So let Us celebrate In
some sense Of humility as well as
great Thanksgiving that we have risen
from the ashes. Let US admit We all
ran away from the British; all every
one except an old officer Of the sea.
who had his leg shot OF and couldn't
run step Let US read up this story.
teach II 70 our children; show them
that We were beaten and had or;r
capital burned, and that this may
easily happen again unless We are
good and remain united with a heart
Tor the National Capital like unto that
which hIled the prophets round about
Jerusalem OF old.
And when our beautiful nsuy horsa
Is entirely done and amply furnished
lei us ask IN all the Republics 70 -bs
south. the Kings and Emperors TO The
North and East, and show them what
mas been done To restore our ruined
city IN single century.
The Washington times., 1906-12-23
The Man on the Box.

That bold auI breezy stagedriyer
OF the Sierrras upon his box with his
dozen dashing horses was often in the
old days persistently urged by soma
silly passengers and restless rOrs.s
TO Let her go
He relaxed the reins. Avav ana
away with the wind down the dusty
steep, The silly. Intoxicated passsn-
gers are eNultant and wild with de-
light. he makes the swift descent.
as II BY miracle. He is the most
popular stage driver in all The noun
tains- He makes il al right again
and again What praise WHAT
pride! What popularity. But about
the hundredtn time one OF bis horses
perhaps the best ana most spirited Of
all, kicks over The traces. Others fol-
low and what an end!
And 50 II may easily be in this rich.
prosperous, liberty-Ioving Renualio
a needless driver on the great high
box. eager 10 please, courtiue popu-
lari-y, TelaXes his hold Oh rh, reIrs.
Away and away down the stepu, 4
spirited horse is over the tracesl The
ambitious man on the box has 1osr
control The reins slin from his
is again ia ashes
Glorious old San Francisco. In her
pride and uneXampled prosperity SHa
bred and nourished. or al least allowed
To flourish, low and vicious eIerurer
Of foreign birth and blood This
last got hold Of the city This mad
mob assumed 10 bc san Francisco
And IL assumed thai t..s Wild and
laWiess element was NOT onfv san
! francisco but all California. and be-
gan 10 laugh at the laws. And then
the man on the High BOX suddenly
said
steady there, Keep straight in the
traces There are Sn.ou1. GG0 i'm This
stage. The army and the navy are be-
hind it, Steady there s-eady,'
And so il is that / invoke voJl that
with the good mer of old whose mn
mility and love Of country gave US he
lessons Of the divinely beautiful Young
Jew. Jesus Christ. we forget NOT our
adversely in this day of h1undiess
prosPer!tyS ,6pLs in Ina lEl!.af ,.5svo1s..9, os..9, IA