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The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-17
INDIANA TOWN WRECKED
Dupont & Company's Powder Mills At Fontanet Explode with Dis
 asterous Results.
TWENTY KILLED AND HUNDRED lNJUREl

Every Building In Town and Within { Half Mile Radius Including schoo House Destroyed-Glass Broken ir Cities 20 Miles Distant--Shock Felt in Cincinnati.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-17

Try g Skiddoo Corn Cure, Ice. Mena Pharmacy, l34 If
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-17

Brazil, Ind, Oct. 16.--Three distinct explosions were heard here Tuesday rom the direction Of the Fontanet ro~eer mills. l5 miles away Many windows were shattered in the busi ness and residence districts. All plate ~'ndows in the Citizens bank building we're aessroyd
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-17

Cincinnati, O.. Oct. 16.--A slight shock similar to that of an earthquake was noticed here at 9:30 a. m. Tuesday rroiessor Porter ci the University of cincinnati reporting it as very slight, out distinctly noticeable. In southern indiana several points reported a shock in somewhat more severe form, pd 1t was also reported from Hamil- ton Ohio.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-31
CHAPTER XIII.
.r TIL: FOURTH MEssENG ER OF JOB.

The rain Caleb Conover had SO eager ,
" desired as check on fair weather
reformers' Election Day zeal began gan
soon after midnight, and with y ga. gaze
that is still remembered as the 6is
November Wind" s.
The wind whips dashed the many
-windowed Alausoleum, and the roar.and
swirl OF dashing water echoed from
gale blasts set the naked trees to
creakng and grooming like sentient
things. Here and there a huge branSh
was ripped from It's trunk and plough
More than one maple and ash on the {,
Conoyer grounds crashed to earth with
rending din that was drowned IN
the howl OF the storm.
A belated equinoctial was sweeping
the Mountain State, driven on the
breath Of tornado such as not one
year in twenty can record east OF the
mississippi Its screaming onset un-S
Z wrecked telegraph lines, buffeted fra
y gile5sdwellings to their fall and dis
Il solved hayricks into miles OF flying
wisps. 4, ~
the Conover family. sheltered within
the Mausoleum, were awakened by the
below OF the cyclone, for none were
asleep. Lefty. alone in her, great
; ing and weeping In maudlin comforts
lessness over her absent daughter; and
at sound Of the hubbub outside wept
the more and prayed with an added
y terror Nj
Gerald, despite the early start he,
must make in the morning, was still
dressed, and was slouching back and
forth III his suite Of apartments, NUT
tering occasionally to himself, and at
ahead Of him. AS the ever=louder,
voice Of the storm broke in on his
thoughts, he stopped short in his aim.
less march, his dry lips tWitching, and
suddenly awakened child. lie sham-|
y, bled into an inner chamber, unlocked
and opened a. drawer In his chiffonni!er !.
fumbled for q moment or two With
closed and locked the drawer and re-
turned to the light, In a few mo-
mcnts the nervousness had died out
OF his face and bearing. and with n
return OF his habitual listless air he
& had resumed his walk.
# Caleb Conover, stretched on camp
bed in the corner ofShis study, smiled
contentedly as the rain beat In tor
rents on the panes. But when the gale
Il ceased he frowned z
Going, to blow off clear and cold
after all he grumblcd, turning over.
''And tho Weather Bureaus the only
one that can't be nxed.' &
But even the Shrek Of the storm
Railroadcr was vaguely troubled as ia
himself. Heretofore like Napoleon's
+ his steel will had been able to dictate
4 to Nature as imperiously as to his
.4I sfellow-man, When he had command.
cd the presence OF Sleep, the drowsy
god had FASTENED on the. moment tt
do his bidding He had Numbered OF
awakened at wish. On the eve Of his
greatest crisis he had been unable te
sleep like q baby. Yet for the pas
few weeks he had been aware Of 9
subtle change. Sleep had deserted
him. even as had SO much else thai
u no had ftilyS regarded as his to com
Il mand. r. Z, y Il IL & n Il n, Isl tl
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-31
copyright. 1907, by Albert Payson
Terhune. All rights, reserved.)
.sYNors1s on PREVIOUS 1NsrAIMENrs.

-
Caleb Conover, n self-mndc man, who by
dint OF genius, brute force and unscrupu-
lousncss has risen to the rank OF political
boss and foremost railroad magnate Of tho
Mountain State, Is Democratic candidate for
Governor. His opponent s Give standlsh.
his wifc's nephew. Standsh Is ut the head
of a movemcntsto rid the State of Conovcr
graft and corruption. At the State Convcn-
tion Conover by trickcry wins the nomna-s
ton. stnndish. at the 5t advice OF Anice
lanler, conoycr's pretty secretary, bolts the
4 ticket and bccomes en- independent candi-
date. Give and mice become engaged
ssAnicc has accepted the post Of secretaryato
the boss in order to find n way OF nvcnging
the death of her parents. who were among
the victims Of one OF his business deals
2 She has secured evidence that will send
&Conovcr to prison II made public This evil
dence she holds over I'm, and. by means of
ut forces him TO promise to refrain from dis
honest methods In the ca1npagnSand to leave
the choice of Governor completely to the
y people at large. Conovers agrees on condi-
tion the discriminating papers lin the pos
session OF Anice's brother, in an adjoining
& STATED shall be turned over TO him at noon
aIof election day. He resolves to send his
4 son Gerald for these papers Gerald has
been In disgrace with HIS father because OF
& his marriage to a New York chorus girl. but
Caleb has parted the couple BY buying @,
the girl. Ever since the separation Gerald
has been in q state of iistless apathy. from
which nothing can arouse him He has also
taken to drinking heavily. But by helpicg
his father in the campaign he has rcgatned
s some Of Calebs confidence On the eve OF
election n ews comes from conovcr's daush-
ter Blanche who Is in sore distress In Pa ris..
< having been abandoned By her tilted nus
band, and her marriage proven illegal
u Caleb orders Gerald to so next morning TO
New York tstopping on his way Tor. :he
ana sending them back TO Caleb by register
cd mai) and take the next steamer TO Eu-
rome there to meet Blanche and bring her
home At the command to go TO New or \.
t.re. an a strange expression Caleb does
not notice this sudden change IN his son.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-02
NEEDLESS PUBLICITY

The request published recently
that anyone knowing the address of
Mrs. H. Windebank notify the po-
lice has resulted in considerable
annoyance to that lady. Mrs. Winde-
bank is the wife of H. Windebank,
business agent for Carpenters
union No. SO, and has resided in
this city for over 10 years. The
address was wanted by some
friend in Butte, who had mislaid it
and wrote the local police. Mr..
Windebank has been associated
with Chief Waller for several years
in mining property and several
of the members of the police
force know him well.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-02
HAMMERS OUT
FOR STEWART

The fight for the republican nom.
ination for mayor would seem to
have simmered down to ]. F. Har.
ris and Zach Stewart. Stewart has
been pounded rather hard lately by
the anvil chorus of the party, the
claim being made that he Is too
easy going to make good mayor.
The real cause of the knocking
is said to come from those who
wuld like to tie the candidates on
both the republican and democratic
tickets hand and foot with pledges
to corporations and other interests
which need special favors and "pro-
lection"
Mr.. Stewart has stated that he
would not be pledged in any way
that would prevent him from doing
his duty, as he found it, to all the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-02
SEATTLE SCHEME May
Be TIED UP

OLYMPIA, Feb. 2.-The senate
appropriation bills for the Seattle
exposition, aggregating s1,000,O00,
passed the house yesterday after
noon. The actual realization of the
fund depends upon the outcome of
litigation threatened by land own
ers near Lake Washington, who
claim the proposal to sell state
shore lands is an infringement on
their vested rights. They will con-
test the sale and may hang up the
appropriation indefinitely.
However, the Seattle delegation
pushed the bills through yesterday
for the sake of advertising, taking
chances on the outcome of the land
fight.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-02
SOME SNOW LAST MONTH.

1t actually showed some last
month in this city, if the weather
bureau records are correct. Fore
caster Stewart figures out that a
total of II inches descended on the
town at one time and another, the
process covering a period of II
days throughout the month. And
there was an inch and a half left
on the ground at the end. The
weather man found it a trifle chilly,
too, the lowest temperature being 3
above zero and the highest A.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-02

Chester, charged with the murder
of Judge Emory.
The closing hours of the address
of the broken down attorney were
filled with intense emotion. His
pitiful pleading brought tears to
the eyes of spectators, judge and
jury. So overcome was he that his
talk towards the close was some
what incoherent: tears streamed
down his cheeks and at times he
was too full of feeling for utterance.
When adjournment was taken last
night, following the closee of
Thompson address, he tottered
into the arms of brother attorneys,
who assisted him to his chair.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-02
BRINGS SUIT
FOR $4,000

B. P. Munson, Minneapolis,
Mimi, lumberman, yesterday
brought suit in the federal court
against the B. R. Lewis Lumber
Co., whose plant is situated at
Occur d'Alene, Idaho, alleging
fraudulent practices on the part Of
the company and asking that his
SIS, 900 worth of stock be rescinded.
The complaint alleges that B. r.
Lewis represented that the COM
pany had $4,000 invested in pine
lands. while in fact not more than
$4,000 was so invested. 1t is
further alleged that the stock of
certain of the shareholders has been
doubled without their paying any
thing therefore.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-02
BAD MAN TURNS LOOSE.

A big six foot 200-pounder, load
ed with liquor and malicious feel
ing toward bar room circles,
bounced in upon a crowd in the
Venezia bar at the corner of Wash
ington st. and Front av. with a
fierce looking knife last night and
for a time put a premium on in
dividuals in that immediate vicin-
fly. A call was turned in at police
headquarters but when two officers
arrived things had resumed their
normal condition and the bad man
was gone.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-02
ONE MACHO JOB FAKE
THAT FAILED TO WORK

Seventeen laborer yesterday
froced Macho, the employment man
against whom there have been so
many complaints, to pay them S.
apiece for time lost in travelling
from Spokane TO camp No. of the
Potlatch Lumber Co. to fake job.
Macho hired the men for jobs at
from $3.50 to SO per day as woods
men. They went TO camp No. 6 and
were travelling to camp No. 8 when
Superintendent J. T. Jones met
them and informed them there was
no room nor Obs for them. Then
the men returned to camp No. 6
and hired a liveryman TO carry
them back. They called Macho
over the long distance telephone
and Macho hurried to Troy. He at
tempted to settle with the men by
paying back their 81 fees, but they
refused and being English speak
ing people forced him wit threat of
prosecution not only to pay them
IS apiece for time lost, but to pay
the livery bill and s25 board bin
to the lumber company. Frank
Courtney, one of the men, said this
morning that all the men with him
knew their rights and had money
enough to make legal fight
against the employment agent. He
promptly settled when shown this.
Courtney says that had they been
ignorant foreigners Macho would
have laughed at them.
1t was that way in another case
arising from Macho's establish
ment wherein q Italians were sent
from here to Troy Jan. 8. They
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-02
No BAD
HIGHLANDER

For several days past the wee
small voices Of the Highbinders
have whispered that DR.. Patrick S.
Byrne, who was sat upon by his
fellow democrats at the last cleo
ton, was out with a broadsword af-
ter the city hall bunch. DR.. Byrne,
when extended the glad hand of fell
lowship by Highlander proselytes,
got indignant and declared himself
for Mayor Daggett or any other
man whom the democrats might
name.
The physician further declared
that no more had he any political
aspirations. During his most re-
cent period of political incubation
the doctor lost a heap of money by
lack of time to devote to his bust
ness. The doctor has had enough
of that sort of thing for awhile, it
is said.
Attorney e. G. Riste, once enroll
ed with the Forty Odd club, an or
ganization of three or four individ-
uals who are political free lances,
announced this morning with more
indignation than was graceful that
he wasn't Forty-odder because his
colleagues at the last county cleo
ton refused to endorse him for J.
D. Hinkle's job of police Justice
The rest of the Forty-Odders say
Riste didn't cut any ice, anyway.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-02
NEW THOUGHT ASSEMBLY.

Temple service and lecture Sun
day at Apollo hall, S10R Riverside
av., at II a. m. Subject, Christ
versus Darkness" Evening lecture
at o'clock. Subject, The Sym
bolic Meaning of the Marriage Of
the Lamb" Tuesday evening at 8
o'clock a special lecture. Subject,
Heaven. Earth and the Life Of
Man as Written in the Deck of
Cards" from a spiritual standpoint.
Sister Stevenson, speaker.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-02
PRESBYTERIAN CLUB ELECTS.

The First Presbyterian club held
its monthly banquet in the church
parlors last night. Rev. w. A.
Hunter spoke on THE Church and
the Club" R. l.. Edmiston and r.
o. McClintock were chosen dele
gates to the church clubs meeting
to he held Feb. in Masonic
temple.
The following officers were elect
ed: President, Walter M. Burns;
vice president, DR.. N. M. Baker;
secretary, G.. w. Sommers; treas
urer. Harry Bibbins.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-02
MADE HIS WIFE
PRAY TO HIM

SEATTLE, Feb. 2.-Seattle SUI
perior judges are fast achieving the
reputation of hearing cases involv-
ing the most singularly sensational
divorce dramas the Pacific coast is
enacting.
Get down on your knees and beg
me not to kill you is the COM
mand which tells the story of the
favorite stunt through which Geo.
l.. Prices has been putting his beau
tiful and cultured wife for more
than a year. In the streetcars, in
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-02
BIRTHS REPORTED

The following births were re-
ported at the health office today:
To Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Weiss,
Hillyard, Jan. %, daughter; Mr..
and Mrs. Francis P. Kelly, 01433
Division ST., Jan. 81, a daughter;
Mr.. and Mrs. s. G. Allen, E23
Sprague av., Feb. 1, a daughter;
Mr.. and Mrs. August Moller, 0312
Ivory ST., Jan. 81, a daughter; Mr..
and Mrs. James Sullivan, Second
av., Jan. q, son; Mr.. and Mrs.
Theodore Weller, Illinois av. and
Bay St, Jan. 80, a son. Mr.. and
Mrs. Duncan Mcdonald, 0707 To-
ledo, Jan. 81, son.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-02
AFFLICTED WITH INSANITY.

w. G. Dolzell, laborer who was
released from Sacred Heart hos
pital a few days ago after being
treated for delirium tremens, was
brought to the police station this
morning by Patrolman Peabody
suffering with some insane malady
He told the policemen that men be-
labored his head last night with
hammers.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-02

were promised $3.50 per day for
railroad work and other conditions
pertaining to personal comfort
that were not fulfilled. no camp be.
ing provided for them. The only
one who could talk English was
promised a foremanship of the
gang by Macho. When they ar
rived the gang was broken up and
its leader put on powder work. Not
understanding it he vas shortly af-
ter blown up and killed. The other
men quit when they found they
were to receive 1925 instead of the
promised $3.50.
They returned to Spokane, where
Peter Franks and NJ. p. Mitrovitch
took an interest in their case and
appealed to the mayor and city at
torney. Since Jan. IS they have
waited for some action to be taken
and have about resolved to hire an
attorney and prosecute the case
privately, believing that Macho has
too strong a pull with city officials
to suffer at their hands. 1t has been
impossible to hold the men all here
indefinitely and the Italians inter-
ested in the case believe that the
delay has been caused for the pur-
pos of driving the witnesses out of
the city. At any rate the Italian
colony is wrathy at the treatment
received. They are not at all back
ward in claims that MachO has bun
coed them outright and believes
| himself immune from any account
ing for the advantage taken of ig-
norant men.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-02
ASKS HABEAS CORPUS.

A writ of Habeas corpus was ap-
piled for in the superior court yes
terday by Leonard Cottles on the
grounds that he is illegally held in
the county Jail without information
being filed against him. Cottles
was sent to Jail some time ago by
Justice Beard, of Deer Park, on a
charge of assault with a deadly
weapon. Judge KEENAN, will hear
the motion on Feb. 4.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-02

people, and he has further states
that he would stand for a Square
DEAL for all classes Of citizens. Tbs
fact that Mr.. Stewart has refused
to pledge himself has made him
many friends among the law abid-
ing element of the city.
1t Is not known what attitude Mr..
Harris will assume toward the
seekers after special favors, but it
is generally admitted that he is a
man of high moral character and
considerable of a diplomat.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-02
$4,000 FOR CHARITY

Over 500 tickets were sold at the
charity ball given in the Spokane
hotel last night. There was no ex-
pense attached to the bali, every
thing being furnished free. About
$4,000 was realized, to be equally
divided between st. Luke's and Sa.
cred Heart hospitals.
The ball was brilliant affair So
cially. Mr.. and Mrs. Daggett and
Judge and Mrs. Turner headed the
reception committee.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-02
NOW READING HIS
OWN DEATH NOTICES

George O'Toole, who was report
ed dead from heart disease recent
ly, is now reported alive and well
at Casper, Wyoming. Mr.. O'Toole
was formerly a member of a pro-
fessional ball team here. Press no.
tees of his death have been sent
him by friends and O'Toole Is en-
joying the joke.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-02

Washington st. bridge. Old Mr..
Cotton was a slave in his younger
days. He lived for years in Texas
and for the last several years his
son Joe's fighting has kept him and
the old nanny. Six months ago
Joe sent money to Texas and
brought the old folks to Spokane.
In all his sc years this is the first
time the old man has been mis-
treated by a white man, he says.
He could give no description of his
assailants.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-02
NEW BUSINESS COLLEGE.

The Seven Shorthand college
filed articles of incorporation in the
county auditors office yesterday.
The incorporators are Prof. Walter
Norton and E. L. Rice. The capital
stock is 500 900 1t is their inten-
ton to spend $4,000 on a building
for a business college.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-02
father C0ESThROUCH
TERRIBLE ORDEAL.

TACOMA, Feb. 2.-"I have lost
my Chester, my boy, my little boy.
God Almighty, l have lost him!
May God enable you to do your
duty, and may He enable you to do
it now"
With those words, Will H.
Thompson, the aged lawyer of Sc
attic, last night ended his plea to
the jury for the life of his son,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-02
BACK TO FACE CHARGE.

Patrolman Miles reached the city
this morning from Seattle with
John D. Graham, alias Mantell, who
is wanted here for issuing a worth
less check for 500 on the Victoria
hotel. Graham is said to be wanted
in Walla Walla, also. He refuses
to make any statement.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-02
STEAL CARPET OFF FLOOR.

CINCINNATI, O., Feb. 2.-There
is no limit to the nerve Of the Gin
cinnati burglar. While Jas. l., Lit
tie and family were seated at sup
per in their home. 1907 Elm St.
burglars stole 20 yards of red wool
ingram carpet from the parlor.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-02
RECEIVERS SALARY CLAIM.

H. A. Roberts today secured
judgment against the E. H. Stan
ton Packing Co. in the sum of $3.50
and costs, salary due to him while
secretary of the company.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-02

caused these and other threats and
acts. A restraining order was is
sued by the court to prohibit the
man from further Molesting his
wife. The decree was granted, to-
gether with alimony of 500 a
month.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-02

the home and especially on the
street when rain and mud were
worst, Mrs. Price declared fearful
ly in Judge Yakey's courtroom, her
husband has been forcing her to
knee and implore him for mercy.
The plaintiff in the suit is strik-
ingly handsome woman, refined, ed
ucated, the organist in one of Sc
attles most prominent churches.
While she was rehearsing the story
of her husbands cruelty, the latter
sat facing her in the courtroom
hardly 10 feet away.
Further evidence of the pretty
plaintiff showed how he had more
than once threatened to reproduce
the Harry Thaw tragedy in Seattle.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-02
SHE CHARGES CRUELTY.

A suit for divorce has been fled
today by Laura B. Grow against
her husband, Roscoe r. Grow. Mrs.
Grow charges her hu~h1rd with ex-
IRENE cruelty and with threatening
her life.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-02
POOR OLD MAN ROBBED

James Cotton, colored, age sc,
father of Joe Cotton, the old time
prize ring hero, was knocked down
and robbed of five cents By thugs
last night at the south end of the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-02

When a unfalng job-husking We
husked al winter. We husked from 1t like
the
husk
it be obeyed with
running billions bushels they still
Why somebody who fer farmer boys invent
something?