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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-03-21
CINCINNATI is SHAKEN UP.
Explosion of $50 Pounds Of Dynamite
Causes Great Damage.

Cincinnati, March by the explo'
sion Of $50 pounds of dynamite in a
shack on the site Of the new city hospi-
tai early yesterday enormous damage
was done TO residences and buildings
all through the surrounding section.
People all over the city and suburbs
were awakened, and 1t is feared that
patients in the Jewish hospital might
suffer serious results from the shock.
All glass within a radius OF half a mile
was broken, neighboring store fronts
were blown out, furnaces dismantled
by the shock, sewers disconnected
and other damage was done. The Ger
man Old Mems Home and the Jewish
hospital were the largest buildings
near the explosion, which occurred in
AvOndsle, one of the best known resi-
dence sections, and both suffered seri-
Ously. The cause of the explosion is
unknown, but incendiarism is suspect
ed, number of men recently dis
charged by the hospital contractors
being said to have made threats.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-03-21
Personal.

winslow A. Greene, one OF the old
est newspaper men in Iowa. is dead at
Onawa, Iowa.
Right. Hon. Sir Daniel Dixon mem.
Der OF parliament for North Belfast,
Ireland, is dead.
Gustav BuckholtZ, former min
strel OF national reputation, died SUD
denly at Troy, n. Y.
John Turner, who was intimately &C
quainted with Charles Dickens, the au
thor. died at Paola, Kan, aged ninety
seven years.
Isaac Freeman Rason, who for forty
years has been the acknowledged lead
or OF the Democratic party in Balti
more, Ii dead.
Col. Henry c. Shaw. formerly a
newspaper man, and of late years con
nected with the custom house at San
Francisco, Is dead.
James L. Jugh, formerly senator
from Alabama, died In Washington
aged eighty-seven years. Death was
caused by pneumonia.
Charles Gordon Knox, secretary oil
the st. Louis Commercial club, died al
sea on the steamship Prinz Joachim
on the South Carolina coast.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-03-21
General.

Admiral Richard Tracy, X. c. B., is
dead in London.
The Connecticut supreme court has
decided that BARRIERS in that state can
not be compelled to shave colored
men.
The Ohio coal-carrying roads an
nounce an advance Of cents ton in
rates on coal for lake traffic and for
railroad fuel, to take effect April I.
The strike at the Pope motor works
at Toledo is ended The settlement re-
suited from the conference between
Supt. Schaff of the company and the
men.
The Modern club OF Logansport,
Ind, denounces as barbaric the Gus
tomary observance OF Thanksgiving
and Christmas, terming them feasts OF
gluttony and slaughter.
The reorganization OF the Cypress
Selling company Us announced at New
Orleans, with capital OF 100000.
This makes it the largest lumber or
ganization in the South.
Prof. John Waters has begun suit
against the owners, officers and crew
of the liner La Gascogne for $40, 900
damages on account of being bitten by
a rat while passenger on that ves-
sci.
Gov. Folk has signed the bill passed
by the Missouri legislature levying n
tax OF % cents on each transaction OF
grain, stocks, cotton, ETC., for future
delivery, for the benefit OF the road
fund.
Word has been received that the
Northwestern university at Waterloo,
Iowa, will receive an endowment OF
sec, 900 from the estate of Mrs. Alwine
Theodore Jacket, widow Of Rev. Theo-
dore jacket.
Rudolphus w. Fuller. the inventor OF
the machine to make horseshoes, died
at Hanover. Conn. aged eighty-tive
years. Fuller's invention was copied
by manufacturers who made millions
through it. but the inventor died a
poor man.
Brown. being the color OF the sea.
son. Nine. Gutenberg. at the National
| Millinery association convention in
| Chicago, has given to the world new
| shade called "coQueroach." 1t is said
| to be the hue of the adolescent cock
roach. familiar in the consomme Of
commerce.
The chaplain of the California legis
lature created sensation by regret
ting the failure OF many moral meas
ures to pass the Legislature He de
| plored that so many OF the members
were there evidently to draw pay
draw corks and draw poker"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-03-21
NEWS OF WEEK SUMMARIZED
IMPORTANT EVENTS At HOME
AND ON FOREIGN SHORES
BRIEFLY TOLD.
washinaton.

Frederick II. Newell, chief engineer
In charge of the reclamation service
was appointed director of that service
10 succeed Charles ID. Walcott.
The United States battleship Min
nesota, one of the latest additions tC
she navy, has been placed in commits
sion. with Capt. John Hubbard com
manding.
The postmaster general has decided
to add scent stamp to the ones and
twos already determined upon TO con
stitute the commemoration series for
the jamestown exposition.
President Roosevelt has decided 10
appoint Labor Commissioner Charles
p. Neill and Prof. J. w. jerks of Cor
nell university TO be civilian members
OF the immigration commission author
lied by the last congress Another
civilian member remains to be chosen
The three senators and members oil
the house who were to be on the com
mission already have been announced
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-03-21
Criminal,

G. p. Green was waylaid at Column
bia, S. c., and killed by Ed Marshal,
who was killed by Green.
George McAllister was sentenced TO
the penitentiary for one year as a re-
suit of his trial on a charge Of forgery
at Billings. Mont.
In a fight over the affections OF Miss
Arva Warren, Alonzo Ross of Wini-
frede, Ky, was perhaps fatally stabbed
by Benson Nicely at Huntington, w.
Va
Surrounded in house at Americas
(Ga) and fighting like demon, Will
lam Rees, a negro desperate who NOR
tally wounded Police Officer Morris,
was shot and killed.
Crazed by liquor Roy Beck. a police
court character at Des Moines, leaped
over the railing OF the Court avenue
bridge, scattering his brains out on an
abutment forty feet below.
Charles Collins was found guilty Of
forging the name of F. T.. Collins TO a
number of railroad passes which had
Deen SlOleu lTOIH the OlnCe VI lhc DIN
ings, Mont. round house.
A sixth attempt to wreck the Clinton
line passenger train on the st. Louis
& San Francisco railroad, was made
at Clinton, Mo. The passengers es-
capped with a slight shaking up.
Albert Nichols, a teamster, was
shot and killed at ST. Louis by Edward
Court, who Immediately surrendered
to the police. Court made statement
TO the effect that Nichols had slapped
Mrs. Court.
The indictment for subornation OF
perjury against Frederick G.. Fair
banks, son OF the vice president, in
connection with his marriage at Steu-
beneille, Ohio, was quashed in de-
cision handed down few days ago.
A man disguised as woman In
vaded the residence of Judge James
Hargis at Jackson, KY, and attempted
to take his life June Jett, nephew OF
Hargis, saw an intruder in the kitchen
and fired a number OF shots at him,
but he escaped uninjured.
The noted Mexican outlaw and BAN
dit, Gerardo Nunez. who recently
robbed the Eutancia Blanca ranch in
Durango OF $1,000, and who, with his
band, has long defled the civil and mil
itary authorities of Mexico, has been
captured and his band exterminated.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-03-21
SEVENTY FIVE DEAD IN MINE.
Terrible Disaster Caused In German
Mine by EXPLOSION

Ferbach, Germany, March 10. - An
explosion Of fire damp In an under
ground shaft of the coal mine at Klein.
rosseln, near here, resulted in the
death OF seventy-five miners and the
terrible injury of twelve others.
Six OF the miners who were in the
shaft at the time of the explosion are
still missing. One hundred and seven
teen others escaped into adjoining gal
leries.
Rain was falling heavily and the
most distressing scenes of grief wers
Witnessed as the bodies were brought
up by twos and threes and laid out I'M
der blaze Of electric lights. Many OF
the bodies were SO disfigured by the
force of the explosion that they were
scarcely recognizable.
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Accidental Happenings.

Fire completely destroyed the lro-
quois hotel at Sault Ste. Marie, Mich,
one of the finest in the state. Loss,
100000
An entire business block Of East
Chicago, Ind, was destroyed by IRE.
entailing loss OF 100000. Several
persons narrowly escaped death.
A passenger train struck landslide
and was wrecked near Hinton, w. Va.
The engineer was killed and the fire-
man fatally injured. None Of the pas
sengers was injured.
Fifteen persons were crushed or 9TH
erwise injured when a Southern Pa
cific freight engine crashed into a
Maple avenue street car at a crossing
ct Los Angeles.
j. w. Lyons, farmer OF Carols.
Iowa. was trampled and beaten into in
sensibility by horse in his barn. He
was still alive when rescued by his
son. but died soon after.
Fire which broke out In the roof OF
the tipple at the Numa coal mine at
Seymour, Iowa, destroyed all the build
ings and equipment at the mine except
the engine house. The loss is estima'
ted at $4,000.
Engineer kellogg and his fireman
were killed in wreck on the Chicago
Great Western railroad at Waterloo.
Iowa. A car on a west.bound train
Jumped the track while passing an
east-bound train.
Two men were killed and number
n others hurt and Metuchen. n. j..
was shaken and threatened with many
Vres when the boiler OF locomotive
on the Pennsylvania railroad exploded
while drawing freight train through
Town.
Shortly after Clay Owens. at the
risk of his life had saved Kate De-
haven, helpless invalid, from burning
to death in fire which destroyed the
home OF Thomas Chairman. near
Drakeville. Iowa. the woman became
unconscious and later died, the ply
sicians say, from fright.
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Hondura. Is Badly Whipped.

Managua. Nicaragua, March II. -
The Nicaraguan government yesterday
issued decree recognizing the provi-
sional government of Honduras and
declaring Its members to be allies OF
Nicaragua.
The last battle fought between the
Nicaraguans and Hondnrans was so
decisively in favor OF the former that
II Is believed II will result in bringing
the war 10 All end.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-03-21
COOLIES ARE BARRED
President Keeps Promise to Californi.
sns-Japs in School.

President Keeps Promise to Californi-
ans-Japs in School.
Washington, March 16. - President
Roosevelt yesterday issued an execn
tive order directing that Japanese or
Korean laborers. skilled or unskilled'
who have received passports TO go 10
Mexico, Canada or Hawaii. and 10
come tberefrom, be refused permission
to enter the continental territory OF
the United States.
Nine Girls Admitted.
San Francisco, March 16.-Nine in
tie Japanese girls who had applied for
admission to the Redding primary
school were admitted yesterday after
an examination as to their knowledge
OF the English language. The admis-
sion Of the Japanese children followed
the action Of the board OF education
yesterday resembling the resolution
which barred Japanese pupils from the
schools.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-03-21

March Adam Jameson. ex-commis
sioner of lands, was killed Nth twelve
other persons In the wreck OF train
at johannesburg.
Capt. Won Bercken of the Ninety
third regiment of German infantry was
killed in pistol duel on the drill
ground near the suburb Of Tegel by .
druggist whose name has not been dis
closed.
Lord WiHiam Beauchamp-Nevilie
fourth sou of the marquis of Aver
ravenny. is again In the hands OF the
authorsfies, and was rsmanded at po-
lice Court in London. charged With
steAing jewelry.
Herman Wilsdorf, retired forester
B, II Dresden, shot and killed five OF his
{ uix children and wounded the sixth
child. ne then killed his wife. after
which he committed suicide. The po
;3ic& found Indications that the elder
{ nksn6hefY az the family had agreed 70
\ ~ IA lives q all. owing to = scarcity
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-03-21
LOCK GIRL IN SAFE.
Burglars Beat Her and She May Not
Recover

Evansville. Ind, March 10. - Bur
glars entered the r. & G. furniture
store on Main street shortly after mid
night Miss Josie Gray, the bookkeep-
err. was in the store, posting the books
The burglars beat the woman into in
sensibility. and then broke open the
safe and after robbing it of $500
locked her in the same.
The young wopIhn was removed to a
local hospital and is in a serious condi-
ton. She NAV die.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-03-21
Auto Strikes Street Car.

Minneapolis, March 19. - Mrs. John
M. Murray was seriously and possibly
fatally injured when an automobile in
which she was riding collided with a
street car. Mrs. Murray was hurled
about fifteen feet and struck on the
back of her head.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-03-21
prsfsrs pea,h 10 nlsarace.

Washington, March II Rather
than face prosecution for the embez-
element OF $4,000. 900 from the broker
age firm Of Wade & Hedges. OF which
he was manager. Charles Abbott.
twenty years old. late last night CON-
mitted suicide oy shooting.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-03-21
Sinclair Colony suffsr..

Englewood, ~ j., March by the
burning of Helicon hall. the home OF
the Upton Sinclair cooperative colony
one man was killed and eight Of the
colonists were injured in jumping
from windows.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-03-21
loss CT LIFE CAUSED BY FLOOD
MANY TOWNS IN MoNoNGAHElA
VALLEY SUBMERGED PROP
ERTY LOSS HEAVY.

Pittsburg, March 15.-The Mononga-
hela, Allegheny and Ohio rivers are
rising rapidly. A stage of twenty
feet has been reached in this city and
by to-day twenty-eight feet is antici-
pated. This stage is six feet over the
danger mark and will inundate the
lower portions of the city.
Damage Reaches Millions.
Pittsburg, Pa, March 16.-The great
est flood in the history of Western
Pennsylvania West Virginia and East
ern Ohio is now being experienced.
The water continues TO rise at the
rate of two-tenths OF an inch an hour,
and at midnight was thirteen feet
above the danger mark.
The damage to perishable goods and
property in the Pittsburg district is
estimated at $10,000,000. In addition
much destruction to property has &C
CURED in Western Pennsylvania and
West Virginia. At Connellsville, Pa.
the damage TO the coke region is esti-
mated at 81, 100000
Over 100000 persons are out OF en-
ployment. All the mines along the
MonOngahela river are flooded. The
flood directly affects over 2,5Oo,ooV
people. and thousands of families are
homeless. Railroad, telegraph and tel
ephone service is crippled. WITHIN
the last thirty-siX hours fourteen fatal
tiles directly due to the flood have &C.
CURED.
Loss is Ss,337 900.
Pittsburg, March 17.-With the rap
id receding of the waters in the MO-
nongahela, Allegheny and Ohio rivers,
conditions are fast assuming normal
proportions. and the greatest and most
destructive food in the history OF the
city is at an end. At nightfall the APP
proaches to the bridges were clear or
water, and several hours later street
car service in the flood district was re-
sumed.
Ten square miles were inundated.
The loss in dollars probably will never
be known, but an estimate thus far in
Allegheny county may be summarized
in the following table:
Loss in output OF steel mills. SO 100000
Loss in output OF other in
dustries ......... 1900, 900
Loss in wages of employees :. 1887 900
Estimated damage TO indus
trial nIauts ..... $500, 600
Total So 37 900
Flood IL SubsidIng.
Reports from all parts OF Western
Pennsylvania are 10 the effect tina. the
food has subsidized and efforts are now
being made TO clear up the wreckage.
Fires Add to Horror.
Wheeling, w. Va. March 17.-Fires
added horror to tho stress OF food in
the Wheeling district last night. caus-
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-03-21
BIG STEAMER ON ROCKS.
suevie Strikes During Fog-No Los
Of Life Aptjcjpated.

Suevic Strikes During tog-No Loss
Of Life Anticipated.
London. March 1.-the White Star
line steamer Suevic struck on the
rocks and went ashore near the Lizard
in thick fog at 1880 o'clock last
night.
Two lifeboats have been launched
and others have been summoned to SO
to the assistance of the vessel.
There are about 400 persons on
board the Suevic, but no loss of life is
anticipated.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-03-21
walkerviIIe Has s1os. 600 Fire

Windsor. Ont. March 19-The Cath.
ohc church OF Our Lady Of the Lake
and the McGregor.Sanwell Fence com
pany,x plant at Walkerville were de-
stroyed by fire. Combined loss. $685.
600.
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Two &c. III. Terms.

Burlington. !!wa. March l7.-Arnoid
thinner white, and Ton, Grimes tcoI.
ored). who pleaded guilty TO the muir.
der OF John Gavin on Jan. %. were
sentenced 10 life Imprisonment.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-03-21
HEARINGS BY PROXY.
Commerce Commissioners Too Busy to
Travel About the Country.

C0nU1cTCc commissioners 90 pusy 10
Travel About the Country.
Washington, March 19.-The work
of the interstate commerce commits
sion has grown SO heavy that it has
been decided to discontinue the hear
ings which have been conducted by
members of the commission outside OF
Washington. ..
Hereafter when 1t is found necessa-
ry to conduct Investigations in other
cities special agents will take the tes-
timony and report to the commission,
and the arguments on cases will he
heard by the commissioners in this
CITY
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Flood L. Subsidinq.
"ooos IN HE'LL" WROTE ooLLIe
In Posthumas Sermon He Says He
Will Return to Cruch Enemies.

Will Return to Crueh Enemies.
Chicago, March l6.--Six weeks be-
fore he died John Alexander Dowle
prepared his own funeral sermon. Be-
cause of the character Of the sermon,
however, it was decided not to permit
il to be read at Dowie's funeral yester-
day. lest it should bring great dissen-
sion in Zion City, which is now torn
TO pieces by religious factions.
The sermon prepared by Dowie
makes it plainly evident that he did
not forgive his enemies before he died.
as ne lashes those who ousted him
from control as dogs OF hell" Dowie
concluded his posthumous sermon in
the following words:
II shall return and with ruthless
hand shall | exterminate the vipers
and the dogs of hell that now ho'a the
high places in the city OF Zion"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-03-21

Xiii Of Capture $50 Men and Women
on CcIebes.

on CcIebee.
The Hague, March 17.-An ofiiciai
dispatch received here yesterday from
the island OF Celebes. Dutch East In
dies. announced that the Dutch troops
had captured an important rebel
stronghold. after stubborn tight.
The fleeing enemy left 28e dead on the
field, among whom were several rebel
chiefs. The troops captured 200 WON
en- and 70 men. The losses OF the
Dutch are insignificant.
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THREE GUILTY OF GRAFT.
County Officers Convicted on Accom-
plice's Testimony.

Ashland, Wis. March 10. - After
twenty hours consideration the jury
in the case of The State VS.. Mike Col
Inns, Vought and Mcdonald, county Of
ficers of Mellen, brought in a verdict
of grating in town orders. They were
indicted year ago and were convict
ed largely on the testimony OF an ac-
complete.
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Fall From, caarh Fatai.

Grand Rapids. Wis, March 10. -
Orne Simpson. employed at the Green
Bay railway depot as baggageman,
was instantly killed by falling from .
railway coach.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-03-21
Helped Clean Guns.

The negroes returned to the bar
racks after committing the assault on
the town, and many soldiers assisted
in the hurried cleaning of the guns for
the inspection which followed soon
after the shooting in the town ceased.
Apparently the soldiers from only
one company participated in the raid
although practically the entire bat
TALON knew that soldiers had done the
shooting.
The man who talked to the reporters
gave his name as d. G. Gray and
stated that he was formerly private
in Company B of the Twenty.tifth in
fantry.
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BOXES FALL ON BOY.
Are Jared From Pile on Dray and Sc
riously lniure Lad.

McVey. a young son Of William Nc
Vey. was seriously injured while rid
ing on the rear end of dray loaded
with filed boxes. In some way sew
eral OF the boxes, weighing about 400
pounds, were Jared of of the pile and
fell upon the boy. The injuries are
of severe nature, although not nee
essarily fatal.
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Or. FLINT, ANSWERING HYPO-
THETicAL QUESTION, SAYS
HARRY WAS SANE.
HuMMH'SSTORy GIVEN TO JURY
TELLS OF AFFIDAVIT IN WHICH
EVELYN SAID THAW BEAT
HER.

New York, March 15.-After fore
noon session occupied almost entirely
by District Attorney Jerome in bit
ter denunciation OF the defendant and
his wife, the trial of Harry X. Thaw
for the murder of Stanford White was
adjourned shortly after IL o'clock yes
terday until this morning. The prose-
cutting attorney found his opportunity
to attack Thaw and Evelyn Nesbit in
arguing on the question of the admis-
sibility Of the testimony which Abra-
ham Hummel. the lawyer who is under
indictment for subornation OF perjury
in the Dodge-Morse divorce case. has
to offer.
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BIG BRIDGES WASHED OUT.
Cincinnati Suffers Loss Of $50, 600
Another Flood at Pittsburg.

Cincinnati March 1S.-The city suf-
fered a loss of about $4,000 early in
the day by the collapsing OF the
Eighth street viaduct over the rail
roads of the Mill creek section of the
city.
Fortunately the accident occurred
at an hour when there was no one on
the bridge.
With stage Of siXty-one feet at L
lieved that the crest of the big Ohio
food was not far away.
Another Flood Stage.
Pittsburg, Pa, March 19.-With the
miles OF ice in the Allegheny river
above Parker, Pa. and a drizZling rain
throughout Western Pennsylvania, To-
cal rivermen are looking forward to
another food stage in this city. Prep
arations are being made to prevent
any serious damage when the gorge
arrives.
Five Hundred Homes Surrounded.
Huntington. w. Va, March 19.-The
river reached its highest point here at
2 o'clock yesterday afternoon, when
the stage was $50. After remaining
stationary two hours it began to re-
cede slowly.
Some 500 homes in Huntington and
Central City are surrounded with wa
ter. Cattleburg. Caredo and Proctor
Vile are almost entirely flooded.
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Was Not Premeditated.

According to the statement, the out
rage was not premeditsted, but wa,
the result Of an an alleged injury done
one of the soldiers by white man In
Brownsville about half hour befor.
the raid was made. The negro, return.
ing to the barracks, seized his rife and
announced that he was going to kill
the white man. Several OF the negroe,
volunteered promptly to go along and
see the work well done and to wipe
out old scores which they had against
the citizens on account Of the injuries
which they had claimed 10 have sui
fpred
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-03-21
TELL ABOUT BROWNSVILLE RAID
DISCHARGED NEGRO SOLDIER
MAKES FULL CONFESSION AT
GALVESTON.

Galveston. Tex, March 19.-Accord
ing TO a story printed yesterday by
the Galveston News, the mystery sur
rounding the murderous midnight raid
of the negro soldiers from the Twenty.
fifth infantry upon the people OF
Brownsville, Tex, on Aug. Is last year
has been cleared up. A full statement
has been made by one of the discharg
ed negroes, who admits that he par
tally participated.