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OFFICERS OF STEAMSHIP COM.
PANY UNABLE TO TELL HOW
MANY PERSONS LOST
THEIR LIVES.
Only Hazy Recollection Of Purser to
Guide Them and His Mind Almost
Upset by Dreadful Experience
Nineteen Persons in Open Boat
and Almost Exhausted From Cold
Manage to Come Ashore.

Block Island, r. l., Feb. 13.-Jus
how many persons lost their lives IL
the sinking late Monday night, IL
Block Island sound, of the Joy lin,
steamship Larchmont through a col
lision with the three-masted schooner
Harry Knowlton may never be &C
curately known.
Fifty Washed Ashore.
Nineteen exhausted and nearly froz
en- persons from the wreck reached
Block island after a long drift In an
open boat. under the most cruel con,
ditions of wind and weather. At an
early hour today over fifty bodies had
been washed ashore on the same
beach where the survivors had landed,
but the list of passengers on the boat
was lost and the company has only the
hazy recollection of its purser, whose
mind late last night showed plainly
the effects of the awful experiences
through which he had passed.
Surprising Feature Of Disaster.
That anyone should have been able
to go through those terrible hours OF
Tuesday morning, when the tempera.
ture was a t zero and a northwest gale
was hurting frozen spray into the lit.
tie ho~A "~e poinaps vne VI the most
surprising features of the disaster.
No Accurate knowledge.
The Larchmont left Providence well
laden with freight and a crew estimat'
ed at about fifty and e passenger list
which even the officers Of the com.
pany by the most careful calculation
are unable to place accurately, the fig.
ures ranging from rs to 200.
Cities Report Their Missing.
Cities and towns in southern New
England have already contributed a
list Of missing Inhabitants, thought to
have been on the steamer. that totals
nearly seventy, and it is believed that
today will bring material additions to
the list.
Work Hard and Slow.
The recovery Of the bodies Of the
victims of the steamer Larchmont pro.
ceeded slowly and with difficulty along
the icy shores Of this island during
the night and the early part of today
owing to the darkness.
Fifty-one Bodies Found.
Up to 9 o'clock this morning fifty
one bodies had been gathered in by
coast patrols and vessels sent to Scout
the sound as soon as news Of the dis
aster was learned. This makes an in
crease Of three over the reports las
night. The list of survivors still stood
at nineteen.
Two Women Among Survivors.
Identi1cations had been made Of
five more up to daybreak, bringing
the number Of identified dead up tc
II. There are only two women among
the survivors, Mrs. Harry Feldman o.
New York and Miss Sadie Gallup O
Boston.
, 1907-02-13
Big Run at the Mill.

The bar mill yesterday rolled 100.,
900 pounds of steel into continuous
rail joint bar and the record today. If
nothing happens, is expected to equal
or exceed those figures. The mer
chant mill was not turning out any
records today, the rolls being at work
upon iron l by 4 inches, the maximum
size the mill will produce, and the
masses Of metal were so large that
the machinery could not be operated
very fast.
, 1907-02-13
MAY MAY FIND SOLUTION SOLUTION
OF VEXED QUESTION

day sneers at American prudishness in
an article discussing the Thaw case
and the desire Of the authorities at
Washington to SUPPRESS details. TT ia
their usual Stiffness" says the paper.
Papers Taking Notice.
Newspapers throughout Italy are
taking much interest in the great trial.
and the threat to exclude United States
papers from the mails for publishing
testimony in full is calling out all
sorts Of sarcastic remarks.
, 1907-02-13
Trains Consolidated d.

The Los Angeles Limited train ar.
rived from the west at $50 this morn.
ing, bringing the Portland connection
for the Overland Limited, that train
leaving Ogden without waiting for the
train from the north. The trains from
the east are running very late today
scheduled seven hours behind time
due, 1t is said. to high waters in east
ern Nebraska, where heavy rain ha!
fallen.
, 1907-02-13
COMMITTEE MAKES FORMAL RE.
PORT ON DEATH SENATOR
kEIsTER AND BODY QUIT
FOR THE DAY.
Committee Consisted Of Senator.
sehwoob, Brock and Cook and Ser.
seant at Arms Directed to Drape
Late senator's Desk for Remain
der Of session-New Bills Intro
duced, Including Appropriation.
Special to The Republican.

Special to The Republican.
Cheyenne, Wyo., Feb. 13.-The sen.
ate is in recess this afternoon, having
adopted resolutions in sympathy upon
the death Of Senator s. A. D. Keister,
resolving at the conclusion Of the me-
mortal services to suspend operations
until tomorrow. The committee of the
senate. consisting of Senators ]. M.
Schwoob. A. M. Brock and Peter Cook.
presented the following, which were
adopted unanimously, the recess oc-
curing thereafter:
keister Resolutions.
In pursuance Of the special order
heretofore adopted, your committee
appointed to present resolutions In
memory Of S. A. D. Keister of Fremont
county, who. after a brief but illus
trious career in public life, died at
Chadron, Neb.. on the Both of January.
1907. respectfully submit the follow
ing:
Resolved, That in the death Of Sen.
ator 8. A. D. Keister the senate has
lost an active and honored member.
the democratic party of Wyoming an
able and trusted champion and the
state a loyal and distinguished citizen.
Resolved. That the senate deplores
the loss of one whose kindness. cour-
tesy and ability have made him re-
spected and honored Of all.
Senator's Desk Draped.
Resolved, That the senate instructs
the sergeant-at-arms to keep the desk
Of Senator Keister suitably draped
and decorated with flowers during the
remainder Of this session.
Resolved. That as a further mark
to the memory Of the deceased, and in
recognition OF his high personal char
acter, the senate at the conclusion of
these memorial proceedings shall for
for this day stand adjourned.
Resolved. That the clerk Of the
senate communicate these resolutions
to the house of representatives; and
be 1t further
Resolved, That the president of the
senate be requested to transmit a copy
Of these resolutions to Mrs. Keister
and to the. parents of the deceased,
and to assure them of the profound
and sincere coincidence of the senate
for their late bereavement"
, 1907-02-13
hermann Trial Beuun.

Washington, rob. 10. rnv ,i,a, "a
Binger Hermann, former commission.
er Of the general land office. and repre-
sentative in congress- from Oregon. on
an Indictment for destroying public
and records. is in progress before Jus
tice Stafford OF the district supreme
court. Eleven jurors were passed
when the venire vas exhausted, and
the case went over until other tales
men we're drawn this afternoon.
, 1907-02-13
Discredits EveIyn's Testimony.
Miners Trial viii Now Proceed.

Spokane, Wash, Feb. 13.-This
morning the jury was chosen in the
Adams case and the trial Of the West
ern Federation Of Miners will now pro.
coed rapidly.
, 1907-02-13
A MESSAGE FROM
PRESIDENT TO-DAY
ROOSEVELT EXPRESSES DESIRE
FOR GOVERNMENT LEASE OF
FEDERAL COAL LANDS.
Calls Attention to Urgent Need Of Leg
i~sIation Affecting Different Phases
Of Public Land Situation and
Makes Some Recommendations in
Some Of Particular Cases.

Washington, Feb. 13.-The president
today SEN another message to con
gress. 1t is an elaborate document.
In 1t he expresses the desire that the
government lease federal coal lands.
He calls attention to what he terms,
the urgent need of legislation affect
ing the different phases Of the public
land situation in the United States"
Should Conserve Coal Lands.
He thinks the country should con-
serve the coal lands, holding title to
them. He urges government control OF
grazing lands, charging stockmen small
grazing fees. He asks an %appropria.
ton of half a million dollars for the
prosecution of land frauds.
Mineral Land Leases.
The president contends for a govern
ment leasing Of mineral lands, advo
Gates the passage Of a law for the
leasing, and says the lands Of the
country should be regarded as publ,
utilities. He says in all the great Goa
producing countries Of the world Goa
Is mined under government leases. an,
this system, being found wise. shoul'
prevail here.
, 1907-02-13
Two Appointments Announced,

Washington, Feb. 13.-The presi.
dent has SEN to the senate the fol.
lowing nominations: Receiver OF pub
lie moneys at Douglas, Wyo., Samuel
Slaymaker; register Of the land office
at Douglas. WV, JOHN w. Price.
, 1907-02-13
TRACTION ENGINE ON
THIRD STREET TODAY.

Some thought the proposed Third
street railway was an assured fact this
afternoon when Mr.. Negus brought
his huge traction engine to that thor.
oughfare. He is preparing for a trip
to the mountains in a few days. Sew
eral large water tanks have been
erected to be placed on wheels and
used for furnishing a supply of water
for the traction train. that having been
one of the drawbacks of the recent
trip to the mountains.
, 1907-02-13
TELEGRAM
FROM BELL
ALsANYcoUNTY sHEEPMAN SAYS
SENATE COMMITTEE WILL "A.
voR GOVERNMENT CONTROL.
Result Of Conference Between Senate
Committee, Senator Warren and
Western cattIemen and Sheepmsn
Outlined in Brief Dispatch to the
Chairman Of Local Committee.

Q Washington, D. c., Feb. 10, 1907. g
O Hon. Otto Gramm, Laramie, Wyo. @
o Senate committee appointed by O
@ president report in favor Of gov. @
@ eminent control of public domain. @
Q E. j. BELL. @
Q Q o Q o Q o Q Q @ Q Q . O Q
, 1907-02-13
Pushed Insurance Cases.

While governor, the insurance scan.
dals broke out and he pushed them all
that was possible, losing his health in
the extra work that that entailed. He
refused a second term for governor.
He leaves a wife and three children.
, 1907-02-13
Hogs for Portland.

Eight carloads of hogs from Ne
braska and Missouri destined to the
slaughter houses at Portland, Oregon,
were fed in the yards here this morn
ing.
, 1907-02-13
House Accept. Amendment.

Special to The Republican.
Cheyenne, Wyo., Feb. BIN the
house this morning the amendments
made in the senate to H. B. No. 2. the
predatory wild animal bill. were
agreed to and the bill was passed.
A communication from citizens of
Rock Springs, addressed to Mr.. Clark,
protesting against the high license re-
tail liquor bill was read In the house.
Committee Of the Whole.
The house in committee Of the
whole. with Mr.. Sammon in the chair
considered the following measures:
H. B. No. 81, by Mr.. Winkleman,
providing for the appointment of coun-
ty assessors for the year 1908 and
their election thereafter; recommend.
, 1907-02-13
PEOPLE TO VOTE
ON POSTMASTER
OHIO TOWN WILL SELECT CANDi-
DATE BY PRIMARY ELECTION
AND ABIDE BY RESULT.
Men and Women Patrons to Partici-
pate In Novel Move, and Most
Popular Man, Irrespective Of Pol
tics, to Be Recommended to the
President for Appointment.

Washington, d. c., Feb. 13.-The
town Of Prospect, Marion county, o..
with a population of about 5000. Is
about to inaugurate the primary sys-
TEN of selecting a postmaster. 1t is
to vote for the most popular mar Of
the neighborhood for the office. ire
spective Of politics, and then send the
selection to President Roosevelt for
appointment.
Federal Position Elective.
The proposition Is new In the annals
Of the executive appointments, and
practically makes a federal appointive
position an elective one.
Women May Vote.
Grant Mouser. who represents the
Prospect district In the house, has de-
cided upon the plan after concluding
that he cannot accept the recommen-
dations of the Marion republican coun-
ty committee. He a y the people Of
Prospect, men anu women, shall select
their " postmaster.
, 1907-02-13

occupy the entire session. SO that Mrs.
Thaw will not be In evidence until
tomorrow. II she Is then.
Discredits Evelyn's Testimony.
1t Is stated today that Mrs. Holman.
mother of Mrs. Thaw, has given the
district attorney a sensational docu-
ment which is expected to discredit
Evelyn's testimony. The paper de-
tends the name of Stanford White and
| refutes the young wife's story.
, 1907-02-13

giving the question OF trial marriages
serious study. and the legislature has
made g: appropriation to secure
copy of the trial marriage bill recently
introduced in South Dakota.
, 1907-02-13
SINK
DEEP WELL
CONTRACT AWARDED THIS MORN.
ING BY OFFICERS OF THE
LARAMIE PLAINS LINE
w. w. Doyle Will Drill Well at the
Junction Point of the First and
Second Sections, and, If Success
full, Other Wells Will Be Drilled
Picture of Steel Gang.

Messrs. Van Horn and Miller OF the
Laramie Plains line this morning
awarded to w. w. Doyle Of this city a
contract for the sinking Of a we'll at
the junction point of sections l and 2
OF the line. S.S miles west of Laramie,
and If water be found, il will be for
the joint use of the two sections. The
work is to start at once and If a good
flow of water Is encountered, other
wells will be driven by the railroad
company and perhaps by the owners
Of many tracts Of land along the line
Of road. Mr.. Doyle is now preparing
his machinery for the commencement
Of operations. The machinery is a.,
on hy staom en,i-- -.u is at the Doyle
bo- -. NINTH street.
Contract for Scales.
Superintendent Stewart of the Plains
line at the same time awarded to the
Fairbanks-Morse company a contract
for the erection Of a track scale in
the yards here, capable Of weighing
as large a carload as the road will
handle. The company will ship the
scales and they will be installed as
soon as the work can be done.
Laying Track on Line.
During the visit Of Mr.. Van Horn
and President Miller to the front on
Monday, large photographs were Sc.
cured of the track laying under the
direction of ]. s. Lidell. superintend-
ent of construction, the picture show.
ing the officials of the road and the
steel gangs at work. Track laying has
reached to Wind Mill hollow and is
being pushed toward Centennial al
rapidly as possible.
, 1907-02-13
Governor Hiuqins Dead.

Olean, N. Y, Feb. Ex-Governor Hig-
gins. who died last night here, was
born in this vicinity in August. 1856.
He studied law and entered politics
only a few years ago. when he was
elected state senator. lieutenant COVER
nor governor.
, 1907-02-13
.HAWKEYE STATE
MAY Try PLAN
CONTRACT MARRIAGES FOR FIVE
YEARS BEING CONSIDERED
BY STATE LEGISLATURE.
Members Look Upon It With Some
Favor, and Possibility Of Enact
men Said to Be Good-Appropri-
ates Money to Secure Copy Of Trial
Marriage Laws of Other States.

Des Moines, Ia, Feb. ia trial
marriage law may be put On the stat.
ute books of Iowa at this session Of
the Legislature. A bill providing for
experimental unions will be introduced
within the next few days and its en-.
forcement into law will be urged by
prominent members.
Five Year Trial.
The bill will provide that a mar.
riage contract may be entered into for
a period Of FIVE years. with the right
to renew, II both sides are agreeable.
Giving It Serious Study.
Many members OF the legislature are
, 1907-02-13
Federal Position Elective.
Women May Vote.
BUILDING ADDITION

Contractor Jacob Berner has men
A. work on an addition to the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Lovejoy, on
Seventh street. the improvements to
cost about $500. s.
, 1907-02-13

Washington. Feb. 13.-Great inter
est centers in this afternoons confer.
ence at the White house between the
president and the California delega.
ton in congress and leading citizens.
The result will be international in
character.
, 1907-02-13
JuRIsr DEAD.
Missouri Lawyer, Statesman and Judge
Victim Of Cancer.

Kansas City, Mo-, Feb. 13.-Judge
William B. Teasdale Of the circuit
court and a former member Of the Mis-
souri, legislature. died today of cancer
aged 81 years.
, 1907-02-13
Mineral Land Leases.

The Republican not only reaches all
The people on Thursday. but every daI
Of the week
, 1907-02-13

Why not get all the news when It
IL news by resting The Republican,
, 1907-02-13

Why not get all the news when n
is news by reading The Republican,
, 1907-02-13
JAPANESE MIDDLE LIKELY tt
BE SETTLED AT CONFER
ENCE AT WHITE HOUSE
THIS AFTERNOON.

Believed at Noon That School Board Of
San Francisco Will Withdraw Or
der F%orbidding Japanese Entrance
Into Public Schools and CONGRESS
. Will Pass Law Excluding Japan
Csc Coolies from Landing Here.
, 1907-02-13
May Be Adjusted.

~ 'NSJ1SNSS
1t was thought at noon that a salts,
factory adjustment of the trouble had
been reached. Secretary Root, Speak
er Cannon and leading senators have
been in conference, and the Japanese
embassy has been sounded"
School Board May Recede.
1t is now thought that the school
board Of San Francisco will withdraw
its order %forbidding Japanese entrance
into the public schools. and that con-
gress will pass a measure at once ex-
GLIDING Japanese coolies from enter
ing this country.
Brown and Yellow PeriIa
This will do away with danger from
the brown as well as ~ 'oio" peril
ord ~ uphold the present treaty
with Japan, which requires the sub
jects OF that country to be treated in
our Institutions the same as any other
foreigners-Germans, Irish, English
and Italians.
, 1907-02-13

sneers at Alleged Prudishness.
Rome, Feb. 13.-The Messegerrio t.
, 1907-02-13
Q Q Q Q Q q Q o Q O O @ O O O
, TELoRAPHERs GET RAISE.
Western Union Grants Increase
to lts Employees.

o New York, Feb. 13.-The West c
Q ern Union Telegraph company to- G
Q day announced a 10 per cent in G
Q crease in the pay Of its telegraph c
Q operators. This will put an end G
Q to the threatened strike, it is ex- G
Q pected. q
Q Q Q Q o O O O @ O @ Q
, 1907-02-13

Daily Republican, SO cents a month.
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after the approval of this act
there shall be annually appro-
prlated a sum of not less than
two hundred and fifty thousand
C$25o, ,OOO) dollars to pay the
pensions now or hereafter to be
provided by law.
Sec. 2. That every man who
while he was bona fide soldier
or sailor in the service in this
slate, or in the Confederate
states, in the war between the
states lost a limb, shall upon ap
plicatien to the state pension
board be entitled to be furnished
with a first class limb to supply
such limb, provided such appli-
cation must be approved by the
pension commissioner of the
county In which he resides.
Sec. 8. The comptroller gen
eral is required to furnish such
applicants all necessary blanks
therefor.
Sec. 4. The sum of five thous.
aud (s5, ,00W dollars is hereby
appropriated and set aside out of
the amount appropriated for the
pension fund, to be used. if so
much is necessary, to carry into
effect the provision of section 2
of this act.
Sec. 5. That all acts or parts
OF acts inconsistent with this act
be, and the same are hereby re
pealed.,
Approved Feb. 19, 1907
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Probably a Fatal Fight Be-
tween Brothers in Love
With Same Woman.

New York, Mar. 20.-Two
brothers, who loved same the wo
man fought with knives and clubs
In an East Side saloon early TO.
day,until they probably will die.
The men are George and Giovan-
nj francesca, who came to Amer
ca from Palermo about two years
ago. There they both had been
rivals for the hand of the
same girl, who eventually ac-
cepted George, the elder, and
they were married shortly before
the trio came to New York. Not
long after their arrival George
began to neglect his wife and at
length she left him. When the
brothers met in the East Side
saloon today Giovanni upbraid.
ed George for his treatment of
the young wife and admitted
that he-the younger brother
still loved the woman.
Instantly the brothers closed
N fierce struggle, which ended
in the hallway, where they were
fonnd unconscious by police
man. Georges head had been
crushed by a blow and the young
er man had deep knife wound
in the abdomen.
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w hiskey Made Out of Saw
dust the --latest.

Washington Dispatch in New
York American.)
Booze come out o. lumber,
There's jag in every plank;
A blockhead needn't worry now,
Cause he's sure to have his uank
A Carnegie medal for Wiley
o Two wouldn't be unjust
Nothing's too good for the genius
Who conf ures j oy from sawdust.
That's what they were singing
over at the agr. cultural depart.
ment today when DR.. Wiley, the
poison food expert, announced
that he had discovePsd how to
make whiskey from jsawdust. II
is not wood alcohol. either, but
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real potable scream water. DR..
Wiley says it can't be distin-
guished from the liquor made
from corn.
! L"Just stop to think" he said,
"of the millions of tons of saw
dust that have gone to waste.
It's a shame"
He smacked his lips regret
fully. He says the discovery
will lead to a new industry.
Look out for a wooden jag.
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Notice of DiSCharge.

NOTICE is hereby given that the
undersigned, as administrators of the
estates of b. f. Miller, Emma A. Mil
ler and John a. Miller, deceased, will
on the goth day of April, 1907, make
his final return and settlement as
such administrator and apply to the
Probate Court for Lancaster County
for his final discharge.
l.. G. LAZENBY, Admir-,
Estate Of 3. F., Emma A. and John
A. Miller, Deceased.
Lancaster, Sc, March Goth, 1905.
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New Laws.
Acts Passed at the Last Ses-
sion of the Legislature.

can act to provide an annual
appropriation for the holding
of the annual REUNIONS of the
Confederate veterans in this
State, and 10 create a comm,s.
sion to disburse the same.
"Be it enacted by the general
assembly of the State of South
Carolina:
Section 1. That there shall
annually be appropriated the
sum of $4,000 to defray the ex.
penses of holding an annual re
union of the Confederate veterans
in this State, if so much be neces.
sary.
"Sec. 2. That the commander
and the quartermaster general Of
the South Carolina division of the
United Confederate Veterans and
one other member of said organi
cation, who shall be named bv
the governor, shall constitute a
commission to disburse the funds
provided .or in section | of This
act, the same to be used for the
purpose of paying for the accom-
modation of needy Confederate
veterans in attendance for said
reunions, and for such other pur.
poses pertaining to the holding OF
the SAID reunions as may be deem
cd proper and expedient by the
said commission.
"Sec. 3. That any part of an
appropriation made in accordance
with the provisions of this act
which shall be unexpended as
herein provided, shall be turned
back into the State treasury.
"This act shall take effect upon
Its approval by the governor.
"Approved the Goth day of
February, A. d. 1907"
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Money to Loan.

| have made arrangements with parties
in New York City by which l can negotiate
loans for five years on improved cotton
farms, In sums of $500 90 and upwards at
the rate of per cent on amounts of $1,000
and over. and per cent on sums less than
$1,000. No brokerage or commission char
ged Only reasonable fee for abstract of
title. X. T.. WYLIE,
Attorney-at-Law,
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Meet Our New MilIiner.

Miss Phelps. She will take as much pleasure in
showing you her goods if you wanted dozen
hats. We also wish to announce that on March
27th and 2Sth we will have
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An Expert Tailor

representing Schoss Bros. of Baltimore, makers of
mems fine clothing at store ready to fit you up
for nice spring suit
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Lancaster & Chester RvCo.

Schedule in Effect Jan. l3, 1907.
Daily Except Sunday-Eastern Time.
WESTBOUND.
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and to invite all the LADIES TO come and see our
beautiful line of millinery. Now, don't stay at home
because you are not ready to purchase your spring
hat-We want you to come and