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The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-08-30
TANKS
EXPLODE
IN POWDER WORKS AT
BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA
TWO MEN KILLED AND TEN
: WERE INJURED BY AN
EXPLOSION.

Berkeley, Cal, Aug. 26.-The nitro
glycerine mixing house of the giant
powder works at Sobrante, IL miles
north of here on the bay shore, blew
up about II a. m. and sent two men
to their death and injured some 10
others. The dead: Richard Thomp-
son, foreman, % years old; William
Doane, aged 80.
Immediately after the explosion the
acid tanks caught fire and the flames
spread to the nitroglycerine mixing
house, where three tons of nitroglycer
inc in great watts blew up. with a ter
rible defamation, scattering flames
and debris in all directions. So ter
rife was the force of the explosion
that Thompson and Doane were lit
orally blown to atoms and not YES
tige of their remains was found over
which to hold an inquest
Three buildings of the plant were
laid in ruins and all that remains is a
pile Of twisted iron and debris. Thou
sands of gallons Of acid in the lead
tanks in roaring flames added to the
catastrophe. The property loss will
reach $4,000. The concussion caused
by the explosion was terrific and
every window in the vicinity of the
powder works and San Pablo, a mile
away, was shattered and persons we're
thrown to the ground by the force of
the explosions. One of the big tanks
of the Standard Oil company, a mile
distant, was ripped open and thou.
sands of gallons of oil flowed into the
road. The Giant company is an indie
pendent concern and is not owned by
the powder trust. No definite cause
is given for the EXPLOSION,
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-08-30
MONTANA ITEMS

A railroad from Helena to Kalispell
is the plan nearly perfected by Marcus
L. Hewitt
A. q. Clements, formerly manager
of the defunct Aetna bank at Butte,
is again at liberty on bond in the
sum Of $4,000.
Overcome by remOrse at finding
himself in Jail, Frank Feather, a Ger
man rancher, attempted to commit
suicide by hanging at Great Falls.
At Butte recently, Mrs. Quinn and
Mrs. Shryner were arrested on the
charge of stealing carload of coal
valued at 5000. It is said there was
scarcely a ton of the coal left.
Under the protection of a blanket
injunction restraining all Of the var
ious unions in B6tte from interference
the Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone
company announces that it. is again
open for business.
L. P. Massic, president of the Butte
Candy company, is missing and in
connection with his disappearance a
complaint has been fled with the
county attorney alleging grand lar
ceny. Three thousand dollars is miss
ing.
+ The Butte central labor council, the
central body of all Butte unions, has
Endorsed the telegraphers' strike. The
press committee of the telegraphers
contradicts reports of operators re-
turning to work. They say their ad-
Viz ch0 fh1% II - -%usJ-
standing pat.
Residents Of Thompson Falls have
no refrigerators. They dig holes in
the ground to get their ice. At a
depth of about 40 feet space is en-
countered from which strong drafts
of chilling air emerge. The ice-cold
air is piped by merchants to their ice
boxes, cellars and sleeping rooms and
is used instead of frozen blocks.
A surgical operation which has at
tracted considerable attention has
been performed upon the 6-year-old
daughter of Daniel C. McGovern al
Great Falls when piece of decayed
bone was taken from the girls index
finger on her right hand and a piece
of bone from live chickens wing
was substituted, apparently success
fully.
Wan Newboy, one of the four men
shot by robbers in an attempted hold
up of six Firms at Huntley, east OF
Butte, died few days later. The
wounded bandit who was caught is in
a precarious condition and amputation
of his arm will be necessary to save
his life. The man gives his name as
Charles Starr and says he-is from
Portland.
State Coal Mine Inspector McDer
mott has completed tour of inspec
ton of the mines of the state and his
report on the fuel situation for Mon
tana is anything but cheerful Nc
storing is being done at the mines, II
being almost impossible to supply the
demands. Heretofore, large quaint
ties of fuel were stored at the mines
to meet emergencies during the win
ter,
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-08-30
MORE ANARCHY IN MOROCCO

Brother Of Sultan ProcIaims Himself
the Ruler.
Paris, Aug. 27.-Advices received
from Casa Blanca show no change in
the situation. The troops are anxious
for an engagement with the tribes
men, but Frances determination not
to penetrate far into the country pre-
vents pursuit Of the fanatics and re-
suits in a waiting game. Meantime
the state of Morocco's internal affairs
is growing worse. Veritable chaos
reigns, and the government has de-
generated into a mere mock admins
tration.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-08-30
Underlying Japanese Aumanities.

1t is the claim of Richard Barry, eye
witness of the operators at Port Arthur
and specially qualified to speak of the
character and temper of the Japanese
soldier, that one-tenth of Japans male
population "is possessed with the itch
for conflict" The effect and signif-
canoe of this spirit of belligerent long
ing will be discussed by the author of
Port Arthur-A Monster Heroism'
in the September Century, under the
title of Underlying Japanese HUI.
manities." The article comes with
special timeliness and Importance fol
lowing recent warm weather war talk
as to the relations of the United States
and Japan.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-08-30
Miss Fraser Is Laid to Rest.

Toronto-The remains of the late
Miss Fraser, daughter of Simon Fra
ser, the explorer of the great British
Columbia river which bears his name
took place here. She was laid to rest
in st. Andrews cemetery beside the
graves of her father and mother. Miss
Fraser was 80 years of age, and re-
tanned consciousness to the last mo-
ment.
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To Train Natives to Fiqht.

Inquiry at the war department on n
report from Japan that the authorities
plan to increase troops in the Philip
pines by the addition Of 10 regiments
Of natives, shows that the story orig
mated in the recommendation of Gen
eral Mills of the department of Wis
cayas, that such force be increased by
80 companies. The recommendation
was due to desire to reduce ex-
penses, natives costing less than
American soldiers.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-08-30
AN AUTOMOBILE KILLS TWO

Machine Topples on Sharpe Curve In
Rhode Island.
Saundestown, R. l., Aug. 26.-Wal
do Merrill, stockbroker of Boston,
and Erick Lanstrom of Mattapan,
Mass, chauffeur, were killed Sun
day by the overturning of an auto
mobile, which crashed into a stone
wall at sharp curve in the road lead
ing to Narragansett Pier.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-08-30
ROUNDUP OF THUGS IN CHICAGO.
Police Killed One and Arrest a Score
= of Criminals.

The Chicago police rounded out a
day of war against criminals Satur-
day night by killing holdup man just
after he had robbed citizen and by
capturing the robbers companion.
Thomas Kelly, who had a record of
crime, was the man who was killed.
His slayer was Policeman Patrick Nc
Fee. Kelly had held up Michael
O'Neill, steamftter.
A companion of Kelly's, Thomas
Roach, was arrested at the same time.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-08-30
VALUES OF THE OSTRICH.
Full Grown One Worth $500, the Eggs
Are Worth S25,

Arthur c. Hummer of Los Angeles
says ostrich eggs are worth $25. The
chicks are only worth $50. The full
grown ostrich is worth $500 to $500.
The average pluck is about one pound,
and is worth, on an average, about $50.
The best ostrich feathers come from
the Levant and the north and west
coasts of Africa. Southern California
and Arizona have ostrich farms. The
American ostrich is only about half
the size of the African bird and its
feathers and eggs bring much less.
London sets the price on, ostrich
feathers which, when the bird is four
years old, bring as high as 500 per
pound, the poorer grades selling as
low as $50. The eggs vary in value
from $40 to SIS. Diseases cause about
third of the chicks to die in this
country.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-08-30
Miss Mary p. Root Is Dead.

Pittsfield, Mass.-Miss Mary p.
Root, injured in the Ashley Falls au-
tomobile accident week ago, died
here. She was prominent in literary
circles. She graduated at Vassar in
1878 and was president of the Vassar
alumni association at the time of her
death. Her death is the fourth from
collision with a train. The other vic
tins are her brother, mother anil
aunt.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-08-30
powaaer is PerfectIy wen.

Paris, Aug. 26.-The Chinese lega-
ton here is informed by cable that
the reports that the dowager empress
is suffering from an incurable disease
are untrue. Her health, according to
the cable, is perfect.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-08-30
- corteIyou Helps Money Market.

Secretary Cortelyou announces that
beginning this week, he will place
each week in New York, Boston and
such other cities as he sees fit, de-
posits of government funds to suffic-
tent quantities to prevent any strin-
gency or possible panic during the
crop moving period.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-08-30
Awful Wreck on the Frisco.

Sapulpa, I. T., Aug. 25.-Four were
killed and 80 injured this afternoon
when two st. Louis and San Francis
co passenger trains collided head-on
near here. Both trains were filed
principally with excursionists.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-08-30
Will Prosecute Lumbermen.

Edmonton, Alberta-The prosecu-
ton by the attorney general of 4um-
bermen charged with violating the
laws in relation to unlawful restraint
In trade and limiting of products sig
nifies the beginning of long and bit
ter struggle in the courts. The lum-
Der interests accused have decided to
fight the case against them to the ut
most.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-08-30
CITY OF PUEeLA WINNER.

TO Bring 500 Passengers From Cape
Nome.
The $4,000 prize in the form of
500 passengers who were awaiting
transportation from St. Michael and
Nome to the Sound was captured by
the steamer City of Puebla.
The City of Puebla made a trip of
2,7S0 miles in six and a half days,
breaking all northern speed records
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-08-30
SPOKANE,-
Wholesale Meat Prices.

Beef-Steers, dressed, 6h@7c lb;
cow beef, 5A @6c ID; mutton, dressed,
121Ac Id; pork, 10c lib; hams, 15hc lb;
bacon, 16c Id; lard, 121kc lb; dry salt
extras, $11 cwt; dry salt backs, $3.50
cwt; veal, 9@10c Id; smoked salmon,
Sc lb.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-08-30
Mansfield, Christian. Science.

Despairing of being cured by regu-
lar physicians, Richard Mansfield has
turned to the Christian Science faith.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-08-30

The man who is doing his whole
duty has very little time for grumbling.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-08-30
Wholesale Feed Prices.

Wholesale Feed Prices.
Bran. SIG ton; bran and shorts, 81,
ton; red shorts, $1S; white shorts, So;
ton: corn, whole, $1.4O cwt.; cracked
$1.50; alfalfa, SIG ton; rolled barley
$1.20 cwt; wheat, $3.50 cwt; timothy
hay, $1S ton; grain hay, $14 ton; oats
$1.20 cwt.
Prices Paid to Producers.
Live steck-Steers, $4,000 cwt;
cow, $z25@3; sheep, $4@4.25 cwt;
hogs. $3.50 cwt; mutton, 12hc Id;
veal, 7kQSc lb; pork, $4,000 lib.
Poultry and Eggs-Live hens, 13t
lib; live spring chickens, 15@16c; live
ROSTERS, 10c; dressed hens, 15c;
ducks, live, 14c; dressed, Ice; turkeys
live, 1Sc; dressed, zoe; fresh ranch
eggs, $5@5.50 case.
, Hides-Green. &c lb: sailed, 1c high
er; dry hides. 16017c; calfskins
green, 5000; cows, &c; kip, SC lib;
sheepskins, 50c@$1.25.
Creamery produce, I. o. b. Spokane
First grade creamery butter fat
29kc.
Feed-Timothy hay, SIS ton; grain
hay, $40 ton; alfalfa, $40 ton; oats, 81
cwt; feed wheat, $1.3O> cwt; whole
barley, CSC cwt.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-05-03

bloody hero Of E1eti:e aill." The i'm
mediate occasion of this outburst was
the requested resignation Of Collector
Of Revenue Sanders at Rochester, he
being one of several Of Wadsworth's
friends who had been displaced to ia
Vol the friends of Congressman Porter,
Wadsworth's successor. Wadsworth
says that Sanders had made a good
record and had been passed at a recent
examination with high marks and had
been directed to renew his bond for
another term when the demand for his
resignation came by telegraph and that
he was allowed no hearing.
Resenting Presidents Slur.
Labor organizations in many places
over the country have taken official ac-
ton to show their resentment concern
ing the comparison made by President
Roosevelt stigmatizing e. H. Harri-
man as being as bad a citizen as Debs,
Meyer and Haywood. The executive
committee of the Moyer-Haywood de-
Tense committee has issued an open
letter of protest to the president on be-
half of 100000 laboring men whom
they claim to represent. They call at
tention to the fact that before the law
and before fair minded persons Meyer
and Haywood are considered innocent
until proved guilty in fair proceedings
and ask il the presidents language
comes within his definition of a square
deal. They suggest that such words
from the chief executive are likely to
poison the mind Of the public and of
the possible injury against these meA
who await trial. They ask if he will
not make public amends.
In the New York Worker, the lead
ing Socialist paper of the east, Eugene
v. Debs deliberately calls the president
"a coward in the White House," saying
that if it were the last act Of his life
he would resent this browning out
rage upon these honest and reputable
workingmen." He adds that If Thee
| dore is the best citizen he wants to be
| considered the worst.
w. D. Haywood, n of the accused
men, has issued Il signed statement
saving that the presidents comparison
will work more injury to him and do
more to prevent a fair trial than any-
thing else that has been said OF done
against him in the past.
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I'm YOUR NEW NE1aHBoR, GRAc1OCA
CLEMENS"
the big rubber plant. Then he opened
the window. 1t was very warm in the
room. Suppose I'll have to stand the
nuisance a few days longer. That's
all. Good morning" lie sat down at
his mahogany desk with an air of dis
missal and drew some papers toward
him.
AS he bent over his manuscripts,
goose quill in hand, suddenly there
sounded the whir of tiny wings in the
stiffness of the room, and there on the
very sunniest leaf Of his rubber plant
perched a little yellow canary.
After an alert, %coquettish inspection
of the room and its occupant the bird
lifted it's slender neck and emitted sew
eral penetrating chirps; then 1t filled
its lungs with air, its soft chest eX-
banded, and it burst into a gust OF
song.
"Come in, come in," called Mr.. Tower
brusquely in response to q knock upon
his half closed door. He looked up
over his glasses. There, straight and
=, slender and very. very young, stood Il
girl, the splendid morning light bath
ing her and turning the bronze of her
soft hair to fire.
"You see-my canary" she explain
ed. 81 was giving him a bath, and he
spied your plant in the sunlight, and
Will you close your window, please,
and let me coax him back? I'm your
new neighbor, Gracioca Clemmens, in
Mrs. Martins back room there" She
nodded prettily owe her shoulder,
! down the side Of the long apartment.
"Gracioca!" calculated Mr.. George
Charlemagne Tower half to himself as
he closed the window. There had nev-
er been but one of that name outside
the covers of the old green fairy book.
That one was a girl he had known in
Yale i'll his freshman year. AT that
tender age she had been sufficiently
older than he to lay siege upon his
susceptibilities. Lordy, Lordy, how
far away that seemed now! "She was
a Miss Barr" he said refectfvely, fin
gering his watch chain as he looked
at the girl coaxing the canary, "and
she went west"
"Uh-huh," acquiesced the girl bright
ly; that's where she met father" The
bird few to her shoulder, and with one
hand she covered 1t daintily and bent
down her coral lips to caress it's tiny.
fluffy head. "But how eve did you
come to know mother? Think I look
like her|
Every much indeed" said the man
gravely, answering the last question.
"Only prettier," be added mentally,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-05-03
Useless Tom.

Carlyle's %severest critic and a critic
Of his w school was an old parish
roadman at Ecclefechan.
"Been a long time in this n%eighbor-
hood?" asked an English tourist.
"Been here a ma days, sir"
"Then you'll know the Carlyles"
"Weel that! \ ken the whole Of
them. There was. let me see" he said,
leaning on his shovel and bordering.
"thera was Jock; he was a kind o.
throughither sort o. chap, a doctor, but
no a bad fellow, J~ock-he's deid, mon."
"And there was Thomas" said the
inquirer eagerly.
"Oh. aye, Of coorsc. there's Tam
a useless, nun struck chap that writes
in London. There's ;naething in Tam;
but, mon, there's Jamie, owre in the
observation-disclosures Il chap for ye. ia
mic takes MAR swine into Ecclefechan
market than any ither farmer T. the
parish.''-London Answers.
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Rev. =. r. AKeo. word upon ar
irving was to resent this imputation.
He said he came to preach the religion
Of Christ and his mission was to rec
oncile all classes in religion, adding
that the poorest would be as welcome
In his church as the money king.
A Militant Clergyman.
In rather striking contrast to the
general pacific sentiment which per-
vaded the city by reason of the meet
ing of the peace congress at New York
was the discourse delivered by the
Rev. DR.. Morgan Dix, rector Of Trinity
church. He referred to the profession
Of arms as II of the oldest in history,
honorable and useful to the state. He
characterized war as an "ancient, hon-
orable, necessary art" and spoke light
ly of the impending peace congress.
Among the listeners to DR.. Dix was
Bishop Potter, who at the peace choral
service in the evening criticised the
clergyman's remarks.
Pope Appoints Cardinals.
At a session Of the sacred college at
Rome last week Pope Plus appointed
seven new cardinals, five of whom are
Italians, one a Belgium and one d
Spaniard. This makes a total men,
bership of sixty-two in the college, a
majority of whom are Italians. Dur
ing the consistory the pope spoke at
length regarding the situation In
France, showing much emotion, but in
dicating that his future attitude would
be that Of calm resignation rather than
militant opposition. He announced his
acceptance and recognition of the re-
public, thus contradicting rumors of a
royalist plot which recently were cir
culated in France. The pope contend
ed that the French government was
trying by unfair means to confuse the
institutions and regime of the country
with the view Of placing upon him the
onus Of having opposed popular gov
eminent: nevertheless he was pleased
to notice the unity and loyalty of the
French clergy. He would oppose love
to hatred, truth to error and forgive
ness to insults and pray that the enc
mics of religion would cease their per-
secutions.
Catholic Hierarchy Meets.
The Catholic archbishops of the
United States held their annual meet
ing at Washington in the new 100000
mansion presented by them to Mgr.
Ealconio, the papal delegate. A re-
quest from New York to erect a Cath
Ollie hall at Cornell was denied, as it
was deemed necessary to concentrate
all efforts in developing the Catholic
university by a~filiating with Catholic
colleges and high schools. The HER
archy denied the report that Rome had
called upon the United States for a
81, 000, 900 contribution to Peters pence.
1t was decided to make a more accu-
rate enumeration of the church mem
berslip in this country, and a commit
tee to do this work in conjunction with
the federal census bureau was ap.
pointed.
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oLOG
Peace Congress Opens.

Peace Congress Opens.
The much advertised peace congress.
which is a sort of unofficial prelude to
the international conference at The
Hague, opened it's session in Carnegie
hall, New York city, on the evening
of the 14th. Bishop Potter presided in
the absence of Andrew Carnegie, who
was the permanent chairman. At the
next session a letter from President
Roosevelt was read indorsing the OBJ
jects Of the congress and referring at
some length to the work being done by
the United States toward the promo
ton of international peace. The presi-
dent made a distinction between peace
and Righteousness with which Carnegie
took sharp issue. Quoting the state
ment that righteousness "exalteth a
nation" the president said, Though
normally peace is the handmade of
righteousness. yet if they are ever at
odds it is righteousness whose cause
we must spouse" He also urged that
the peace men should not "by insist
ing on the impossible put off the day
when the possible can be accomplish
ed Carnegie asserted that peace and
righteousness could not be divorced
and asked what could be greater right
eousness than peace on earth, good will
toward men.
Professor Hugo Munsterberg of Har-
ward came into the limelight by de-
Tending the military system of Ger
many. saying that the majority of the
German people did not find it burden
some or Objectionable, w%hereupon Mr..
Carnegie protested that If the thou
sands Of Germans employed at Pitts
burg were asked why they left home
they would answer. "Conscription."
Editor Stead also contradicted Mum
sterberg.
Another chapter of the congress was
written by the women delegates. Mrs.
Henrotin. former president of the Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs, said that
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The Canary's
Mission.
BY virginia Leila Vents.
Copyright. 1907. by E. 9. PARCELS.

George Charlemagne Tower rang for
his ~landlady, with an impatient frown
on his scholastic brow. AS she enter
ed his library she found him pacing up
and down the Bokhara rug.
THAT person who's rented your room
back there he began.
"a young girl, sir" ventured Mrs.
Martin.
-"must part with that internal ca
nary" he went on, ignoring the infor-
nation, ''or either she or I will have to
leave. Eor three days now I've listen
ed to it's noise till I'm In such q state
Of mind that l can't evolve a single
clear thought or reason syllogistically.
It's absurd"
Mrs. Martin hadn't perhaps the faint
est idea what the evolution Of Il clear
thought" meant nor what 'syllogistic
reasoning implied, but she had a most
excellent idea of what George Char
lemagne Towers occupation Of the best
UdIl " uCl (IJAl ILuCAS "a oAAu AAo
his threat implied. For five years now
he had been her model star ledger, a
bachelor and a heart whole man. She
had come to look upon him as Il COM
Portable fixture and SO had her hus-
band, who was something Of an idler,
having found no position in life exact
iy suited to his gifted Responsibilities.
"Miss Clemmens-that's the young
girl, sir-won't part with her canary, |
know observed the landlady nervous
ly, ricking up a p~aperweight. "She's
uncommonly fond of the bird, but I'll
tell her I'd like the room when her
weeks up" Mrs. Martin laid down
the paperweight with the air of a mar
tyr.
Every WE'LL" grunted Mr.. Tower,
pulling up the shade Of his library's
back window with a jerk so that the
morning sunlight struck like gold upon