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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-12-20

JACOBS CREEK. Dec. lo.--An cx.
plosion Of gas In the Dau mine OF the
Pittsburg Coal Company located here,
today. cntombed between 900 and 2b0
miners and there 10 scarcely ray OF
hope that single one win be taken out
alive. Partially wrecked buildings In
the vicinity of the mine and the con.
dition Of the few bodies 80 far recovered
indicates the explosion had such terri
flo force that II seems impossible anyone
could have survived II. All l3 bodies
taken out up to this time, are ter.
ribly mutilated and three arc hcafless.
This Is the third disaster this month In
the veins OF bituminous coal underlying
Western Pennsylvania and West yir.
ginia, and today's catastrophe swells the
number Of victims OF deadly mine gas.
for 10 days, TO between $50 and 600.
That today's disaster will not equal
or even exceed. In loss Of life, the Mon.
ongah horror Is due to this being a
holiday Of the Greek Catholic Church,
and many miners did not 90 TO work
this morning. As was the case at Mon.
ongah, the explosion followed brief
shut down. the Darr mine having been
closed Tuesday and Wednesday. The
explosion occurred at 1880. A heavy
rumbllng was followed by loud report
and concussion that shook the nearby
buildings and was felt within q radius
Of several miles At the same time
there came from the mouth Of the
Nninc an immense cloud Of smoke and
dust. Reports were circulated during
The afternoon Of seething fires back in
the workings, but up TO this time the
rescucrs have found no fire at any place
In the mine. As far as known only one
man escaped, Joseph Mapleton, a pump.
or, who emerged iron one Of the side
entrances directly after the explosions,
He left q part OF the mine, where most
Of the men were working, to. go to the
engine room and get oil. Mapleton says
he was blinded when the explosion oc.
cured, and for time did not know
anything. Then he got TO the side en-
trance and worked his way out, He Is
somewhat bruised and cut. but after
having his injuries dressed, he returned
fn tbn nina mil ininad tina raucuara
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-12-20
COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10. Speaker
Cannon today announced the committee
assignments for this Congress. Many
changes from the last Congress were
made. but in the main the members who
heretofore head important offices, are
retained in them. Among the assign
ments made today were: Agriculture.
Hawley, Of Oregon; claims, Halwley Of
Oregon; irrigation Of arid lands. Ellis
of Oregonl mines and mining French
Of Idaho; navy affairs, Ellis Of Oregon.
Republican vacancies remain untitled
on various committees as follows: Com
mittee on elections, number 8. one va
cancy; agricultural. one; manufactures.
one; levees and Improvement Of Mis-
sissippi. two; war claims. two; private
land claims two; ventilation and &C.
coustics. one; expenditures in navy de-
partment, one; accounts, two.
While the clerk was reading the COM
mittee exhibited unusual interest. AL
most every seat was occupied. Many
gave evidence of their satisfaction with
their assignments, but a number clearly
manifested some disappointments.
d
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-12-20
State Puts New Witness on the
Stand.
C0RROBORATES ORCHARD
Boy Testifes That His Father Had a
Long Conference With Pettibone and
Overheard Part Of the Conversation
Also Went to Federation Headquarters

BOISE, Dec. l9.-New and damaging
testimony was presented by the state
today in the Pettibone trial. Charles
Neville, the l7year.old son OF John
Neville. whom Orchard said he was
directed by Meyer to kill, because "He
knew too much was the chief witness
today, telling Of his hunting trip with
his father. and Orchard. On the night
OF the Independence Depot explosion,
the boy said Orchard left camp early in
the night and did not return until dawn,
corroborating Orchards testimony on
that point. When the trio went to
Denver young Neville stated, he and
his father went to Pettibone's store and
his father had q conference with Petit.
bone parts Of which he overheard. "Then
l will squeal," was one Of the remarks
he said he heard his father make. They
also went to the Western Federation
he said and his father
had q long talk with a man whom he did
not know and whom he could not iden-
tify. Young Neville was not witness
In the Haywood trial. He was brought
to Boise but was not placed on the
stand, II was expected Mrs. Ida Toney,
the second wife Of Orchard, would tes-
tlfy today but the ss-examination sf
Neville was only fairly begun when the
hour of adjournment was reached.
Mrs. Toney win be called tomorrow
and the state will rest its case after
her testimony. Orchard was on the stand
most Of the day but his examination
brought out no new points
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-12-20

the first mortgaged bonds aforesaid Ii
the sum Of $50. to pay said corpora.
tion said subscribed sum aforesaid.
III said committee shall certify tina,
said first party or said corporation ha,
not complied with the terms Of this
agreement on his or its part said money
paid hereunder shall be- returned 10 ths
second party. his heirs, personal repre-
sentatiyes Of assigns.
In addition TO the above the said
VIM. II. Garland agrees TO deposit witt
the said committee stock in said cor.
poration TO the amount Of $l25,O0O full,
paid up to be proportionately divided
and delivered to all the purchasers ol
said bonds
dated At Astoria, Ore, this .......
day cf ....,H...s lvO
The report aforesaid was unanimously
adopted and ordered OF record in due
course; whereupon, J. H. Whyte. moved
and was duly seconded by =. L. Parker
that the names Of the following citizens
be. and they are. added TO the Original
committee of three under the resolution
creating said original committee for the
express purpose of considering and
passing upon the text and terms of the
bond contract reported back to the
meeting Of citizens held this day
December 10. 1907: Judge Frank J.
Taylor, Judge j. @. a. BowIby. John III
Smith, Judge G. II. Page, Frank Snittle,
John 9. McCue. J. y. Higgins, J. A.
Anderson, Frank Patton, s. s. Gordon,
Geo. H. George, Charles Wilson, Isaac
Bergman, w. r. McGregor. O. II. Cal
lender, r. L. Parker. Il. A. Fisher, Norris
Staples, Max Skibbe, Geo. Flavel. Geo.
w Sanborn. Gust Holmes, Benz. Young.
A. Scherneckau and G. s. Brown. and
said motion prevailed unanimously.
In order to expedite the business Of
the meeting and OF the committee as
well Manager Whyte yesterday after
noon directed the following letter to
each Of the new members Of the main
committee. 50 that they might know the
duty Of the hour and prepare to come
tonight with certain equipment for the
task named, to-wit:
Dear Sir:--This is to advise you that
at an adjourned meeting oi citizens held
this day at l:30 o'clock in the Chamber
Of Commerce to consider the report Of
the committee of three-Samuel Elmore,
@. c. Fulton and E. 2. Ferguson. here
tofore appointed to confer with VIM. H.
Garland upon the proposed establish.
ment Of steamship line, your name has
been added to that committee for the
express purpose Of considering and pass
~ 4 1
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-12-20
ADVANCEMENT In SCIENCE.
Meeting Of American Association oi
Science In Chicago.

CHICAGO, Dec ls.--Men prominent In
the fields Of scientific research through
out tho country will gather In Chicago a
week from next Monday to attend the
fity.eighth annual meeting Of the
American association for the advance.
ment Of science, the largest body Of men
Of science In the country.
Sessions will be held from December
80 10 January 4. including and II Is
estimated that there win be an attend.
auce Of between 1000 and 1000. Special.
lists In various branches Of this depart.
mcnt Of learning. The association Ii TO
be the guest Of tho University Of Chi.
cago. and viii hold It's combined and sec.
tlonal meetings In the lecture halls on
the campus.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-12-20
WILL INCREASE SALARIES.

ST. PETERSBURG. Dec. 10. - In
honor Of 81. Nicholas DAY which falls
on Thursday next. the emperor has is-
sued q rescript 10 the army announcing
a general increase in the salaries OF the
officers beginning in 1909. A commits.
sion has been appointed to draw up a
scheme which win mainly affect the
lower ranks who are notoriously under
paid in comparison with those Of other
armies Recently great numbers of Rus.
sian soldiers made application for en-.
In the American service.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-12-20

The adjourned session OF the Citizens
Meeting, called on Wednesday last To
consider the offer OF Col. William II.
Garland, Of New York, to establish a
steamship system out Of this port, etc,
convened yesterday at the Chamber Of
Commerce. at 1880 O'Clock, goodly
number Of representative people being
present TO hear the report Of the com.
mittee named the day before to confer
with MIR. Garland.
AT yesterdays meeting Chairman
Samuel Elmore, of the special commit.
tee referred to, presided, and Manager
Whyte, of the Chamber OF Commerce
served as secretary. G. c. Fulton, Of
the committee was also present. but
Mr. Ferguson, the third member, was
out Of the city on imperative business
Of private nature. but left his col.
leagues to do what they thought proper
in the premise.
The special committee submit ted, as
the substance Of their findings in rela-
tion to Mr.. Garland and his project, the
Following form OF bondcontract drawn,
upon full agreement with Mr.. Garland,
and covering the whole status Of opera
tions involved as between that gentle.
man and the individual subscriber for
the bonds; and which reads, as follows,
in full:
In consideration Of the covenants and
agreements hereinafter mentioned, to be
well and truly done and performed by
'...,.,.... of ..,,...,.,. herein men
toned as the second party. I, VIM. H.
Garland of New York City, New York.
hereinafter mentioned as the first party,
hereby covenant and agree as follows,
that is to say:
First: To organize during the months
of December, 1907, and January, 1905,
under the laws Of the State Of Oregon,
a corporation by the name of ASTORIA
STEAMSHIP 4 TRANSPORTATION
COMPANY, authorized among other
things, to own real estate and to engage
generally in the transportation business
and particularly to operate a line of
steamboats, for both passenger and
freight service between the City of AS
toria, in Oregon, and Catalla and Valdez
and other points, in Alaska; the place
Of business and head Office to be at all
times. at the City of Astoria, with
capital stock not less than $5,0OO,OOO
to be fully subscribed for, at least 81 |
100000 Of which stock to be subscribed
for and paid for by the first party.
Second: Said corporation will ac.
luire, on or before the first day Of June,
1908, the fee simple title to not less
han 1000 continuous feet Of water
frontage on the Columbia River within
,he corporate limits Of the City Of AS.
,oria, and will on or before the first day |
II November, 1905. have completed on
'aid water frontage a dock or docks,
wharf or wharves for deep sea vessels. |
he cost Of which, together with the
'urchose price paid for said real estate,
o aggregate at least 100000; said
orporation will also have purchased and |
will own in its own right, on, or before,
he first day Of May, 1908, at least three
team vessels of modern type, equipped
or first.class passenger and freight SER
ice, each Of said vessels TO be not less
han 1000 ton burden, and will, on. or
'efore May |, 1908, place each Of said
'essels in actual service on the route
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-12-20
ALLEGED CONSPIRACY.
Lumber Men and Senator Borah to be
Tried In Idaho.

MADISON, Wis., Dee. io.---J. +. Bar.
her and Sumner q. Moon, millionaire
lumbcrmen Of Eau Claire. Wis. indicted
with Senator Borah for alleged conspir.
acy In land frauds may be taken 70
Idaho for trial. Judge Quarles In an.
nouncing bis decision In the United
States court today said that the indict-
ment Is sufficient 10 warrant the 70.
moyal Of the defendants 10 the court Of
original Jurisdiction. Barber and Moon
win bring witnesses from Idaho 10 at.
tempt TO prove there was no continuous
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-12-20
MAGAZINE ExPLoDEs.
Storing Place Of Large Quantity Of
Dynamite Causes Destruction.

PALERMO, Sicily, Dec. la-A ter
rife explosion occurred this evening in
the military powder magazine. where a
large quantity Of dynamite WAS stored,
and was followed by large number Of
lesser explosions, the whole town being
badly shaken by 1t, and the people
thrown into panic. Almost immedi.
ately flames shot high into the air and
spread to the ruins Of houses that had
fallen in, adding greatly to the terror
o. those In the neighborhood. II is esti-
mated about 25 persons were killed and
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-12-20

between Astoria, in Oregon, and Catalla
and Valdez, In Alaska. and such other
points az may be desired by the first
party and maintain the same in such
service.
Third; The said corporation shall
issue its first mortgage per cent rs.
year bonds to the amount Of $5O0O0O
payment thereof to be secured by a frs.
mortgage lien upon all Of the above
described property, vessels, and fran.
chises, superior to any and all other
liens.
I'm consideration whereof, the second
party hereby covenants and agrees to
accept, receive, and pay for OF the said
$5OO.OO0 mortgage bond issue, bonds to
the amount of .........., payments to
be made thereon as follows, and upon
the following conditions, that is to
say.
"First:--The second party shall pay
said sum TO the ........ Bank of As
toria, Oregon, as trustee. as follows:
20 per cent thereof, on or before Feb
ruary !. 1908, and 10 per cent thereof
each month thereafter until the same is
paid IN full, payments to be made on or
before the first of each month.
Second: Said money to be held BY
said bank as trustee to be delivered and
paid over to the order of the said cor
poration when the said corporation and
said first party shall have performed
al. OF tho conditions and stipulations
hereinhefore mentioned within the times
lereinbetore mentioned. Time of per
formance Of the covenantand stipulation
on the part of the first party and said
corporation, to be held as of the essence
of this contract. 1t is provided how
ever, that the entire issue OF said $780,
900 first mortgaged bonds must be sub
scsibcd Tor b solvent persons accept
able to W H. Garland, and the sub
scription contracts therefor deposited in
several banks of the City of Astoria.
These deposits must be made on or
before the first day of February, 1908,
and if said amount has not been and
performed, or in case the corporation
shall fail to do and perform the condi-
tions and stipulations herein mentioned
by it required to be done and perform
ed, then the said above mentioned bank
shall immediately return and repay to
the second party the money heretofore
paid it by the second party. Upon com
pliance by the first party and said cor
poration shall deposit with the said
bank, bonds, to the amount hereby
subscribed by the second party.
THAT for the purpose of determining |
whether or not the terms of this con.
tract shall have been fully performed by |
the first party and said corporation, the !,
following committee of citizens Of As
toria are hereby appointed agents or
the subscribers hereto, to-wit:
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-12-20
MILLS NOW SECRETARY.

DENVER, Dec, l9.--James R. Kirwan,
acting secretary of the Western Fedora
tion of Miners has resigned on account
of i'll health. He will be succeeded by
Ernest Mills, a member of the executive
beard from British Columbia.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-12-20
LIE PASSES
IN CONGRESS
House Scene Of FiStic
Encounter.
ANGER COMES TOBLOWS
Minority Leader Williams and
DeArmond Of Missouri En-
gage in Scrap.
ANGER COMES TOBLOWS
HOUSE TRANsAcIs BUSINESS

Two-Hour Session Does Actual Work
Committee Appointments Are An
nounced-First Money Is Appropriated
--0regonians Named on Committees.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-12-20
FORM OF BoND-CONTRACT IS FIXED UPON
Contract Covers Entire Range Of Agreement as Between Mr.
Garland and the individual Subscriber for Bonds Of
the Transportation Company.
ADHEREs EXACTLY TO BASIC FEATURES OF ORIGINAL COMPACT

SPECIAL COMMITTEE AUGMENTED IN MEMBERSHIP AND
R0USNG MEETING CALLED FOR THIS CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE in ORDER TO CLOSE THE IMPORTANT DEAL WITH
PRACTICALLY POPULAR SANCTION.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-12-20
BUILDINGS WRECKED
Disaster In Plttsburo Coal Com.
pany's Mine VIII Equal
Monongah Horror.
BODIES HORRIBLY MurlLATED

Heavy Rumbling Followed by Report
and Conclusion Felt Within Radius Of
! Several Miles - Rescuing Parties at
Work Though Little Hope Entertained
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Said committee shall examine and deter
mine whether or not the terms Of this
contract have been fully complied with
on the part Of said first party, and said
corporation, If no certificates to that
effect shall be signed by said committee
and delivered to said party, upon which
said trustee Is hereby authorized upon
delivery to 1t for the second party Of
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-12-20

100 injured A Wild rumor followed fast
on the explosion placing the number
killed and wounded into thousands
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The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1907-05-03
Two Epitaphs.

An epltaph from cemetery in Bridg
ton, Me-:
She was-words are too feeble to tel
what
Think what n wife should be;
She was all that.
This from Bar Harbor, Me-:
/ reach my arms out fondly,
But they clasp the open air.
There Is nothing of my darling
But the shoes he used to wear,
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1907-05-03
SIashIng OF salads.

Too many people who are well bred
in nearly every other respect are guilty
Of the solecism-to call it by the mild
est name-of cutting up their salad on
the plate. OF course salad has some
times to be reduced to lower dimen-
sions, so to speak, but It need not be
done by the wholesale or quite I'm the
businesslike fashion practiced by
some. Grasping II knife in one hand
and a fork in the other, they slash
away at the inoffensive green stuff
with vigor and noise OF miniature
moving machine until the bruised
leaves are converted into shreds Of
their former selves. There is common
sense in the convention that prohibits
such course. Nearly all green salads
are broken into pieces of convenient
size before sending to the table. Even
when these are too large the leaf
should be quietly divided with fork.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1907-05-03
rwo type. of biographical writing.


1t Is an Interesting fact In the history
OF literary genres that two Of the great
examples oil biographical writing occur
almost side by side. Less than decade
separates the completion of Johnson's
"Lives Of the Poets" from the publica-
ton OF his own life by Boswell. Yet
with the latter book new type Of
biography came into being. Johnson.
in the main, had. like most of his pred
ecessors, followed a simple narrative
and eXpostory method, pretixing Il
plain story of the poets life TO n sys-
tematic account of his character and Il
critical estimate of his works lie
gathered his facts and impressions 6.
gether and spoke for the author ana for
himself. Boswell. on the 0tEeI hHIl.
making use Of more dramatic meta
oil, succeeded in his attempt to let the
author reveal himself. ana. Instead of
an exposition IL cha"act T. p9in,rI y
picture of personality 10 which his o., =:
comments were subordinate. What we
see as o type of mind and character in
Johnson's work we see rs Il living man
in Boswell William Il. Brewster IN
Forum.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1907-05-03
Wise Girl.

Now, there was Il certain girl. and
che had three wooers. The first woJer
said she was the whole world TO him,
but she frowned upon his suit. The
second wooer said she was the sun,
moon and stars to him. but she babe
him be on his way.
"To me-" said the third. you are a
young woman of agreeable manners,
with eyes that might be a little bluer,
with Il nose that is Il wee bit PIGGY
and with Il few freckles ana IN annoy
ing habit OF hurting out your
thoughts"
She married the third wooer. Being
pressed Cor an explanation Of her con
duct. she said:
my goodness | think | was sensi-
Bile. | married The only one that had
courage enough To tell me Of my faults
before marriage, instead of waiting to
throw them up to me afterward.
Life
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1907-05-03
lFnnlOuA HnIE.

A boy used to crush the flowers to
get their color and painted the white
side of his fathers cottage in Tyr0.
with all sorts of pictures. which the
mountaineer gaZed ut as wonderful
He was the great artist Titan.
An old painter watched little fellow
who amused himself making drawings
of his pot and brushes, easel and stool,
and said, That boy will beat me
some day" So he did. for he was
Michael Angelo.
\ German boy was reading n blood
and thunder novel. Right in the midst
of it he said to himself: Now this will
never do. l get too much excited over
it. l can't study so well after it, So
here goes!'' And he flung the book out
into the river. He was Fichte, the great
German philosopher.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1907-05-03
Brockway.
Too late for last week.


a. +. Smith spent Tuesday in Yale.
Nellie Wagner visited i'm Emmett last
week.
Mrs. John Ryan who has been quite
sick is recovering.
Daniel Ryan is home after spending
the winter in Detroit
Supervisor Patterson is this week on
his annual assessing tour.
Annie Magner is visiting with rela-
tives and friends in Emmett township.
Mrs. Michael Carney, of Detroit, Wis
tied with Brockway friends the first of
the week.
Guy Turner, of Avoca, is the new
man in charge of the Moore store in
this village.
Mrs. John Gleason, of Detroit, is very
sick at the home of her parents Mr..
and Mrs. John Ryan.
Mrs. Patrick Tierney visited her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Slattery, at North
Branch the first of the week.
Spring work is now i'm full swing and
a farmer on the Old Town streets is as
scarce as the oft sung "Grace in Ty-
burn"
a wandering band of erstwhle gyp-
sizes struck this burg Wednesday p. m.
and the old crOnes in their sphere of
fortune telling relieved the fears for
the future of some of our citizens
VIM. Streeter old soldier, constable,
etc, etc, has gone into the iron, eggs,
fish and kindred lines of human effort,
making his initial trip with iron to Port
Huron Wednesday. Bill is also in the
market for "better half" Don't all
speak at once.
We hear a revival of the Thumb rail
road talk, and according to news that
drifts in from the south, and what ap-
pears in the local chronicles, this sec
ton is after all going to get a railroad
and this summer at that. Striking the
best section of our fair state road
along the Loveioy survey would be one
of the best paying propositions in the
state, as the present railroads, while
normally sufficient, are the way they
are now handled a snare and bad
dream. Opposition is the leavening
factor most needed and road north
and south would hit right at the heart
of things.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1907-05-03
Her Sun spots.

Sir Robert Ball on one occasion, aft
er delivering n lecture on Sun Spots
and Solar Chemistry" met a young
lady who expressed her regret that she
had missed hearing him on the pre-
vious evening. well, you see" he
said, Il don't know that It would have
interested you particularly, as 1t was
all about sun spots" why" she re-
piled, 'it would have interested me
extremely, for 1 have been a martyr
to freckles all my life"