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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-11-06

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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-04-24
KILLED BY
EXPLOSION.
NINETEEN MINERS ARE DEAD AS
RESULT OF CATASTROPHE
IN COLORADO

+.
Trinidad, Colo, April 23.-It is Of
ficially announced at the Office of the
Colorado Fuel company here today
that the number Of miners killed by
the explosion at Ouratro yesterday
was nineteen. Three men were taken
from the mine unconscious but will re-
cover.
The men were killed by a "dust ex-
plosion." There were forty men in the
mine at the time Of the explosion. Sew
enteen miners who were working 3,700
feet from the entrance, escaped unin-
jured through another opening. The
explosion was the result of windy
shot, which ignited the dust. The
mine was not damaged, and work can
be resumed in couple of days. Min
ers from adjacent mines are assisting
in the rescue. Most of the killed are
Italians and Japanese.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-04-24
IS
DESTROYED
METHODIST CONGREGATION AT
IOWA CITY sUsTAlNs LOSS
OF $4,000

Iowa City, April 23.-(speciaD-.
Fire Of unknown origin destroyed the
Methodist church in this city Sunday.
Only the brick walls Of the ediice
stand today. The los is $4,000, in
Guiding $4,000 pipe organ, introduced
into the church during the past year,
and library. The insurance on the
building and contents is $4,000 1t is
believed that the fire was due to a
defective fue or bad chimney, as it
started near the latter, in the roof.
The Methodists will soon build a
stone church to cost $50,000 Plans
for the new enterprise were Initiated
during the past fortnight, and the fire
will simply accelerate these plans.
The First church, one Of the oldest
in Iowa, was destroyed by fire one
Sunday 20 years ago, and was then
rebuilt.
Firemen Are Injured.
Paul Schmidt and James Wanek,
firemen, we're imprisoned in the build
ing by fallen brick gable. They were
burned and bruised, though not dan
gerously. Several other firemen were
Slightly burned.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-04-24
LADEN SHIP LEAVES TACOMA.
Disinfectants and Medical Stores Hur
ried On to Stricken City

Tacoma. Wash. April 23. - The
steamer Queen was dispatched for
San Francisco Sunday with $4,000
worth of disinfectants, medical stores
and food supplies ordered purchased
here by the mayor of Philadelphia.
The United States cableship Burnside
will depart Monday with another big
cargo. Orders from eastern cities are
pouring in. Transportation, stevedor-
ing and other charges are free and in
view CT the railroad freight congestion
"a ship will be dispatched daily during
fa8 week.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-04-24
low A MINES
OPEN TODAY
SHUT DOWN ENDS AND THE NEW
SCALE GOES INTO
EFFECT
ALL ARE SATISFIED
Miners Like the Increase In Wages
and Operators Are Glad to Have a
Guarantee That Their Mines Will
Not Be Closed on Account Of Local
Disasreements.

Des Moines, April 23.-Many Of the
coal mines in Iowa resumed opera
tions today, after having been shut
down since April 1, pending the nego-
tiation Of a scale between the miners
and operators. This was finally sign
ed up Friday evening.
Several brick yards, which have
been more or less tied up because OF
the strike, will also resume operations.
Many Of them are behind in their Or
ders for brick, especially facing brick,
and will work full force now that it
will be possible to secure coal. The
temporary shut down of the mines has
not proved SO serious as 1t was feared,
inasmuch as the warmer weather obvi-
ated the necessity for much coal for
general use and because of the fact
that many Of the large consumers
were prepared and had stocks on hand.
The shut down has, however, affect
ed the general business conditions to
more or less degree. In addition to
the partial shut down of the brick
yards, the railroad companies have
been laying off many men because Of
the lighter freight traffic, due to the
lack of coal shipments. The miners
have been without their usual daily
and weekly wages all through the coal
mining districts and hence have tnot
been buying as freely as when work is
plenty.
Scale Is Satisfactory.
The new scale, as it has been signed
up, is reported to be generally salts
factory to both miners and operators,
although it increases the cost Of min
ing 5.S4 per cent, but the operators are
given a guarantee against local strikes,
and in case the scales negotiated in
the east are more liberal and might
place the Iowa operators at a disadvan-
tage in the competitive market, pro-
vision is made for amending the pres
ent agreement in proportion to the
eastern scale.
The Illinois operators and miners
have not yet reached an agreement as
have in fact few of the eastern coal
men. There is a strong possibility Of
the strike in the east continuing for
some time. This gives the Iowa oper-
ators an opportunity to secure some
big railroad and other contracts of ad-
vantage. AS consequence the output
Of the Iowa mines will probably be sold
in advance.
A few of the mines in different parts
of the district may not reopen until
May /, but most Of them resumed op-
erations today.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-04-24
GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS AND
COIN UNFRAMED, THOUGH IN
MIDDLE OF FIRE ZONE
EMPLOYEES ARE BRAVE
Despite the Great Risk, Small But
Determined Corps of Men Saved the
Property When it Seemed to be
Doomed.

San Francisco, Cal, April o. A
landmark Of San Francisco that es-
capped destruction, though every build
Ing surrounding it was destroyed, is
the United States mint, at the corner
OF Fifth and Mission streets. Harold
French, an employe of the mint, gave
a graphic account of how the flames
were successfully fought. He said:
Nearly $20,000,0OO in coin and bull
ion are stored in the vaults of the
mint and for the preservation of this
prize devoted band of employees, re-
inforced by regular soldiers, fought
until the baf1ed flames fled to the con-
quest of blocks of So-called fireproof
buildings.
Mint EncircIed by Sea Of Fire.
For seven hours sea of fire
surged around this grand old federal
edifice, attacking it on all sides with
waves Of fierce heat. It's little garri-
son was cut off from retreat for hours
at time, had such a course been
thought Of by those on guard. The
United States mint was constructed
in 1874 of granite and sandstone
blocks, massive monoliths, we'll cal
culated to resist fire from without.
Within, however, were enough infam-
mable materials to feed lively con-
Migration. Iron shutters shielded the
lower floors, but the windows Of the
upper story, on which are located the
refinery and assay Office, were ex-
posed. Also a tarred roof over the re-
finery constituted a weak spot in the
defense. Tanks Of wood and other In
fiammable material scattered about
the roof and upper story were a seri-
Gus menace.
Mint Employees Work Rapidly.
after the fire had swept past the
Mission street. side and the certainty
Of it's returning from the north became
apparent, Captain Of the Watch Laws
ordered everything on the roof that
would burn thrown into the yard. Sol
diers and mint employees worked with
utmost haste, throwing great timbers
and tank slaves into the court.
Here are located some thirty tanks
of blue vitriol, the surfaces of which
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-04-24
c u I HRlE
Is CLOSE
BOTH cUMMINs AND HERRloTT
CLAIM LATTER's HOME
COUNTY
A DAY OF CONVENTIONS
Saturday the Republicans Met In Sew
eraI Places In Iowa and Both Cum
Minis and Perkins Added Names to
Their Lists Of Delegates - Perkins
Men Encouraged.

Des Moines, April Saturday was
a strenuous day in Iowa politics. The
early conventions were held and sup
porters of both Governor Cummins and
MT. Perkins are exerting every ounce
OF power they have to make showing
at this time.
Governor Cummins captured Dickin-
son county, in Mr.. Perkins district.
Sioux City candidate retaliated by car
rying Woodbury. and Osceola, together
with the primaries in Monona county.
Each of these counties Is in the elev-
enth district, and when Governor
Cumnins first was nominated he car
ried Woodbury. and Osceola, but Sc
cured only one vote in Monona.
This time the three are solid for Mr..
Perkins and will give him So votes in
the state convention. This Is a gain
of AZ votes for the anti -Cummins peo-
pie in the eleventh district. The gov
ernor, however, has made gain of II
votes In Cerro Gordo, in Marshall and
5 in Palo Alto, making a 27 gain
against Al for Mr.. Perkins, or a net
gain SO far of 20 votes for Perkins.
How Delegates Are Instructed.
Counties which have either held con
ventions and Instituted or held pri-
maries give the candidates the follow.
ing delegates:
For Cummins dickson, 8; Palo
Alto. IL; Mitchell, 10: Marshall, %;
Cerro Gordo. II; Floyd, 15; Pocahon
tas. 12; Emmet, 10. Total, 107.
For Mr.. Perkins-Woodbury, 80
Osceola, z; Taylor, Ia; Madison, IA;
Monona, IL. Total, 86.
Primaries were held in Guthrie coun.
ty Saturday. This county is Lieuten.
ant Governor Herriott's home. Stuart
where he resides, authorized him to Sc.
lect a delegation and passed strong
resolution of endorsement. Cummins'
people in Guthrie Center made a
strong fight against him, but it is be.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-04-24
DRIVEN TO SUICIDE BY QUAKE.

Leland Stanford Student, Worried at
Unlverslty's Ruin, Ends Life.
Los Angeles, Cal, April 3D. George
Steele, q Stanford university student,
son Of Fred l.. Steele, of Los Angeles,
shot himself through the brain Satur-
day night, probably with suicidal in
tent. and died at the emergency hos
pital. The young man was % years
old and had been home for month
on account of i'll health. He had brood
ed much in the past few days over the
destruction of Stanford university.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-04-24
COMPANIES MEET CRISIS.

The San francisco
sesacrfce
ooo The response was popndeed in
Will their obligations
will drain that have been built in
will all accu.ruiatons
often t. The m amount Of their holdings
sedn hundreds OF
these @ asnnan But they being
fidelity Slcooco to relief
stockholders Of
heard Of
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-04-24
CAPON DEAD? DATE FIXED
ALLEGED MURDERERs OF sTEuN.
ENRERG WILL BE TRIED
IN OCTOBER

Washington, D. c.. April 2s.-The
supreme court today advanced the
hearing Of the habeas corpus cases of
Meyer, Haywood and Pettibone,
charged with completely In the mur-
der Of former Governor Steunenberg.
naming the first Tuesday in October
as the date for their presentation.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-04-24
FIRES ARE
lQ(2ENcHED.
ARE ExTlMGUlsHED IN
FRANCISCO AND HOPE
Is HIGH
RAIN FALLS STEADILY
RAIN FALLS STEADILY
Downpour Commences Early In the
Morning and Increases the Discom-
9rts Of the Campers But Does Not
sstroy Their courase-ReIief Work
ontinues.

Washington, D. c., April ga
telegram received at the treasury
department this morning from
Lieutenant Dodge, commanding
the revenue cutter, Golden Gate,
says "All the fires in the city are
now out"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-04-24
HURT IN COLLISION.
Four Men Are Injured Slightly When
Rock Island Trains Are Wrecked.

r0VN IsIdHu rains Nrc WTeCNeu.
Iowa City, April 23.-(SpeciaD -
The Rocky Mountain Limited a fast
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific passen-
ger train, collided with a freight train
just before midnight last night, near
here. E. P. Hill of Rock Island, ILL.,,
the fireman Of the freight train, and
three tramps were hurt, none of them
seriously. Hill jumped down the en-
bankment and sprained one ankle and
one shoulder. Tht freight train was
cut in two and several were destroyed.
The freight train was side tracking on
a cross-over switch, when hit by the
passenger.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-04-24
WoRkMEN LAID OFF.

Reading Shops viii Work Half Time
During Coal Strike.
Shamokin, Pa, April 23.-orders
were issued today to employees Of the
local machine shops Of the Reading
railway that during the suspension Of
mining the men will work only two
weeks month. Many Of the railroad
ers contemplate leaving for the west.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-04-24
REPORT SAYS HE HAS BEEN KILL.
ED BY REvoLuTloNlsTs
IN RUSSIA

London, April 23.--An extraordinary
story was published by the Manches-
ter Guardian today from a correspond
ent in Russia, asserting that Father
Gapea was hanged secretly on April
10 by four revolutionists who over
heard him admit that he was spying
on his former revolutionary colleagues
in behalf of the Russian police.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-04-24
UNCERTAINTY PROVES FATAL.

New York Man, Unable to Hear From
San Francisco, Kills Himself.
New York, April 23.-John Van
Saun, vice president of G.. w. Dilling-
ham Publishing Co., shot and killed
himself today. 1t is believed he was
suffering from temporary insanity
caused by inability to get word from
his mother in San Francisco.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-04-24
SAILORS DIE in STORM
Forty Danish FishermenAre Drowned
And Others Are Missinu

cEPENtAGEl, APRIL 2s--THE NEWS REACHED HERE TODAY
THAT TWO DANISH TRAWLERs WITH BOARD
cUNDERED RECENTLY IN GALE OF ICELAND
THRp BOAT, WITH A CREW THIRTY MEM is ALSO BE.
LEvED TO BEEN LOST.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-04-24
COURAGE OF THE OLD PIONEER
KIND cHARAcTERIzEs THE
STRICKEN CITY
SUNDAY is OBSERVED
Though the Work Of Relief Does Noe
Abate in the Least, the Church Ser.
vices Are Carried on Among the
Ruins BY Thousands OF Worshlpers
Of All creeds. X (

Washington, o. c. April as.--s
AS an act Of International courte.
sy the treasury department. today
Issued an order allowing goods
and provisions from China, ten.
dered for the relief Of the Chinese
at San Francisco, to come In free
Of duty. /,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-04-24
THE HEALTH OF THE REFUGEES
is GOOD, THE DOCTORS
SAY
PRECAUTIONS TAKEN
A Large Corps is at Work Making the
City as Nearly Sanitary as Possible
and Hundreds OF Volunteer Doctors
and Nurses Are Busy.


board of health reports an encourag-
Ing health condition, considering the
circumstances. Sickness Is steadily
on the decrease. There are few con-
tagious diseases, and these are being
attended at Deer Lodge in Golden Gate
park. Sanitary conditions in the resi-
dence districts are being improved.
A large corps of volunteers Is at
work removing all cans of garbage to
the curbs. Wagons are being pressed
into service and the garbage removed
to the burned districts, where 1T will
be destroyed Cesspools are being dug.
Most of the sickness is among the
people who are living out Of doors, and
it is upon these cases that the board
of health is concentrating most of its
attention. Hundreds Of volunteers,
doctors, dentists, nurses, and helpers
are at work allaying suffering. Ever
since the fire broke out there has been
no lack Of volunteers for every kind
Of work.
Work Thoroughly Organized.
Major Torrey Of the United States
army, and DR.. Foster of the state board
of health, have charge Of the work
among the people who are out of
doors. and DR.. Hassler is at the head
Of the sanitary work.
Oakland has furnished an engineer
ing corps to assist in restoration of
the water supply and another that will
aid in cleaning the streets.
DR.. X. A. L. Mackenzie, chief sur
geon of the Oregon Railroad and Navi-
cation company, has reached here in
charge of twenty physicians. num-
ber Of nurses, and plenty Of hospital
supplies. Dr. w. e. Carl Of the Ore
gon state national guard, has arrived,
in addition to the entire third hospital
corps of Oregon.
The inspection Of sewers made Sun
day by the board of public works
shows that the outlets Of the systems
in the residence section remaining I'M
burned are all In good condition save
two.
Doctors and Plumbers Needed.
In the district south Of Market street
few If any systems remain. President
Maestretti OF the board OF public
works describes the condition as de
plorable." In the business district no
inspection has as yet been made.
The work OF repairing the sewers
needed at once is now under way.
Gangs Of workmen are being sent out.
Teams and wagons have been secured
and some sort of order is being estab-
Ashed.
Plumbers and doctors are needed.
Some are volunteering, but the de-
mand far exceeds the supply. The
sanitation problem is becoming In.
creasingly difficult. Rouseholders and
campers have been ordered to remove
garbage AID refuse to the curb lines
on the street. The health department
has impressed the wagons into service
to cart away this debris. The supply
of chloride of lime is nearly exhausted
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Oakland, April 23.-Raln began
falling here at 1880 O'clock last
night and the downpour still con-
tinues, causing much discomfort
to the refugees camped In the
open air.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-05-18

expenditures of the national govern
ment for sixteen months. In five years
the capital invested, the number of office
employees, and the wages of shop hands
in Chicagos industries, as a whole. have
each increased % per cent. Our contem-
porary adds;
Salaries of officers and clerks have
increased AZ per cent. Yet the artisan
has Jared better than the clerk. He has
increased in numbers less than 10 per
cent, while his aggregate wages have
risen more than 25 per cent.
Meat packing is still Chicago's lead
ing industry, with products valued an
nually at S270, 200, 900; but iron and steel
and printing and publishing are growing
faster in value of products, and into
these and the machinery, foundry, cleo
trical and furniture trades a larger pro-
portion of new capital is going.
"In spite of all our troubles here in
Chicago, as workshop and a market
and in the wealth and diffused prosperity
which industrial and mercantile success
brings. somehow we manage to go
ahead"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-05-18
A City That Goes Ahead.

The above is the title claimed by the
Chicago Inter Ocean for the second city
on this continent, the city in which that
newspaper and several others have grown
to great dimensions, and in which one or
two grew till they attained wide circula-
ton and commercial value of million
dollars or more and then went into de-
cline ending in their death. The most
prominent of these was Wilbur F.
Storeys paper, the Chicago Times, for
which an offer of 81, 100000 was prompt
ly turned down. The fact that Chicago,
in single lifetime, has grown from a
small village to its present immensely,
in spite of almost unparalleled natural
difficulties and dreadful strokes of ad-
versity, is proof that it "goes ahead" at
a pace never approached by any other
city on earth since time began. The
world presents no greater marvel to-day
than Chicago, if one recalls the story
of it's birth and its growing up. Since
such a city could not be other than great
III any IeepcCt, ShiVd6O 10 6iCoe III no
faults as we'll as in its virtues. 1t has
not, as a rule, been well-governed city.
1t has a record of many crimes and
few punishments, of rampant vice and
great religious efforts, of widely pre-
valent ignorance and great progress in
education, of Grass brutality and true
refinement.
The Inter Ocean points to the compar-
alive statistics of 1900 and 1905, just
issued by the Census Bureau, and says
they are illuminating" They show
the annual value of the products of
Chicago's greater manufacturing indus
tries increased 100000, 900 in the five
years. The annual value of the output
of Chicago's workshops having pro-
duction of $500 and upward is now more
than 81 ,OOO, 100000. The Inter Ocean
figures out that this is equal to the total
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-05-18
WEST CORNWALL.

Mrs. Amos Atwood went to Burlington
on Tuesday for few days stay.
Burton Dimmock returned home
from his trip to Oregon, this week.
Mrs. H. NJ. Perry of Brandon, who
formerly lived here, has been in town for
several days.
Mrs. NJ. o. Field has received the sad
news of the critical illness of her uncle,
Frank Allen. of Vergennes.
Miss Cora NJ Bingham of Rutland was
home with her parents, MIR. and Mrs. ii.
C. Bingham, over Sunday.
owen Peck and wife have returned
from Massachusetts and are with Mr.
Pecks parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Julius Peck.
Mrs. P R. Bingham has returned from
New York where she spent the winter
and opened up her house here for the
summer.
Mrs. William Ballou and child came
on Tuesday for visit at her old home.
Mrs. Ballou will be very pleasantly re-
membered as Anna Bingham.
The concert given by the Middlebury
College glee club on Friday evening was
quite well attended and the singing was
good. Mr.. Holmes was pleasing as re-
otter but the disappointment was quite
keen that we Were not favored with Sc
lections on violin, mandolin and guitar
as was expected.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-05-18

termined arbitrarily by the Secretary of
State, which would suggest that is was
in part, at least, the production of an au-
tomobile lobby, who were trying surrep-
titiously to obtain privileges which they
dare not publish. But if there was any
thing of this kind, or anything in con-
fiict with the Constitution of the State,
the courts will make short work of it,
The law requiring the selectmen of a
town to remove all nuisances from the
highways remains, and of course should
be thoroughly enforced. A nuisance in
the sense used is, and can only be, what
ever is detrimental to the safety or com
fort of the great majority of those, who
use the highways; and certainly, at the
present time, an automobile more than
anything else is detrimental to the safety
and comfort of the great majority of
those using our highways. And there
fore in the fullest sense, under this law,
is a nuisance.
We do not believe that the law-making
power can be delegated by the Legisla-
ture to an individual, as it is done IN the
Automobile law of 1904, which we have
referred to. Thus part of Section a.,
reads application shall be made upon
blanks prepared by the Secretary of
State for this purpose, and the licenses
issued shall be in such form and shall
contain such provisions as said Secretary
of State may determine"
We have before referred to the fact,
that the Legislature could not give the
right of way to small fraction of the
community, at the expense of the re-
mainder. There are three provisions in
the Constitution against this. We will
refer to one, perhaps in this discussion
the most striking, but not the most COM
plete Section Z, THAT Government is
or ought to be instituted for the common
benefit, protection and security OF the
people, nation, or community, and not
for the protection. emolument or advan-
tsge of any single man, family or set of
men, who are part, only, of that COM
munity."
Thus, law is intended for the benefit of
the great majority of the people, and,
under no conditions, can be perverted
from this intent. And therefore, if any
chicanery is ever used in our Legislature,
as possibly it may have been in this, all
that is wanted is. first, that the people
should assert their rights, and second, if
these are disputed, test case to enable
the courts to vindicate these rights.