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The Washington times., 1907-12-07

FARMONT w Va Dec 7-Twnty-sx bodies had been taken
from Monougah coal mines Nos. and a m today
parties have thus far upon Is and 100
bodies the two mines Most Of them crushed however under
mountains Of coal earth and pneed mbers that ipos
bic to excate them without Of time The fumes from the explo-
and decomposition of bodies has greatly hampered the
The workers deemed better push forward the foon hope
that some lives may be saved among those in the Ieo parts of the
workings where lust possible that there enough fresh sustain
life for few hours.
1t is established that there at least 425 men in the mines at
time of the explosion There little doubt that fully lost
their lives. !
RESCUERS IN GREAT DANGER
The Washington times., 1907-12-07
BURGLAR STABS
AND BEATS MAN
IN NIGHT BATTLE
Victim ChaseS Negro
Downstairs Where They
TuSsle-Intluder FL
nally Routed.

Fighting desperately with a negro
burglar in the boarding house at 100
Virginia avenue southwest, this morn
ing, James Ferguson, a roOmer. twenty
seven years old, employed at the navy
yard, was brutally beaten and stabbed
until he lost consciousness.
Although confined to his bed. Fergu-
sons injuries are not considered seri-
Gus. He has a stab wound in the feshy
part Of the left arm near the shoulder
and on the left hand
With Reginald Hungerford, Ferguson
occupied room on the third floor OF the
house. About 4:30 O'Clock this morning
Ferguson was awakened by some one IN
the room. Seeing that Hungerford was
still in bed and asleep, he sat up and
saw a negro standing in front OF the
dresser, ransaclklng the drawers.
Chases Negro Downstairs.
Ferguson jumped out Of bed and
grabbed a water pitcher from the wash
stand. The negro fed from the room
and ran downstairs Fergus fob
lowed and overlook the intruder in the
dining room on the first floor. As he en-
tered the room, Ferguson hurled the
lAACiAol at liiG ANbAO > AtNAu
The pitcner missed the man and
crashed through window. The noise
aroused the other occupants. Irawing
a knife from his pocket, the negro Crap
pied with his pursuer, and for a short
tine a desperate struggle followed The
negro began iabbing right and left with
the knife. Ferguson warded of tie at
tacks as best he could. but both his
arms were badly scratched from the
knife blade.
Burglar Stabs Fursuer.
Just as one Of the other roomers en-
tered the room. the thief sunk the knife
into FergusOn's arnl The man Z II 70
the floor unconscious. as a result Of the
attack The negro jumped out OF the
window and escaped
Central Office Detective Parham vas
Continued on Eleventh Page)
The Washington times., 1907-12-07
GIVE OKLAHOMA
FAIR TREAT THENT,
SENATOR REQUESTS
Reasonable Proportion
of KnaveS," Rest of
People Upright.
THE NEVADA MINrSG REGIONS.

What's the matter with Oklahomn?
She's alright!
Who's alright?
Oklahomal
Senator owen Of Oklahoma has
trained his guns on propaganda hav-
ing a selfish interest" and in a letter
70 The Times asks that justice be done
the baby State, which he has the honor
TO represent.
While admitting that Oklahoma. like
most Of her sister States. has her full
quota OF 'lunatics and detectives, and
reasonable proportion Of k1aves.' Sena-
tor owen rises 70 say that the new
member OF the American family Is
chuck full and brimming over with de-
sirable. well-behaved. independent, and
self-rellant individuals.
Comment That Hurt, State.
Comment regarding ''untutored In
dams" and "rapacious grafters" has
attracted Senatc- Owens attention, and
he declares the continual rejteration OF
these statements serves to lead the
false conclusions and operates to the
detriment rather than the xxgrandize-
ment of Oklahoma.
Senator Owens letter follows:
December 6, 1857.
To the Editor CT The Washington Times:
"On behalf OF the State Of Oklahoma.
I beg that you will not permit any
article to appear in your very valuable
paper Affecting adversely the good name
OF Oklahoma. There is A tendency on
the part Of various writer's to emphasize
the III treatment OF the 'untutored IN
dian by the 'rapacious CRATER And
this being continually reiterated serves
10 mtslead the judgment OF Congress
with regard 10 our State.
Reasonable Proportion of Knaves.
I'VE have our proper proportion OF
lunatics and detectives IN Oklahoma and
our reasonable proportion OF knaves. but
we are not unduly afflicted with these
elements, but. on the contrary. our State
IS hlled with the very best independent
self-reliant sons OF every State in the
Union
"AIl OF the lands OF eastern Oklahoma
formerly Indian Territory are allotted
lands among about 10000 persons, and
it Is Of the greatest importance that
these people should have liberty; it IS
OF Importance to the persons OF Indian
extraction that they be allowed to man.
Continued on Ninth Page)
The Washington times., 1907-12-07
Governor OFF to Meet
Head of State Troops

CARSON CITY, New, Dec. Gov
ernor Sparks is on his way from this
city to Reno to meet Colonel Reynolds;
who is in command OF troops being hur-
ried TO GOldheld. He is making the
trip in an automobile and left during
a wind and rain storm.
The Washington times., 1907-12-07
THE WEATHER REPORT.

The depression that now covers prac-
tically the whole of the Northwest will
advance slowly eastward during the
next thirty-six hours and probably
cause some rain in the lower Missis-
sippi valley. In the remaining portion
Of the Washington forecast district little
change from present conditions in indl-
Gated.
Steamers departing today for Eu-
Topean ports viii have light westerly
winds and fair weather to the Grand
Banks
The Washington times., 1907-12-07
THOMAS LOSES
FIRST BLOOD
IN Gas FIGHT
Justice Gould OverruleS
Demurrer of Corpo-
ration Counsel.

Justice Gould this morning over
ruled the motion of Corporation
Counsel Thomas. who demurred to
the courts jurisdiction in granting
hearing to the Washington Gas
Light Company for the appraise-
ment of its plant and the right to
increase fits stock. and announced
that the court had a right to grant
the gas company such hearing.
The motion, which was presented
By the Corporation Counsel, was
supported by the three District
Commissioners, and moved that the
petition Of the company for a hear
ing be denied on the ground that
the act giving the court power to
conduct such hearing was uncon-
stitutional
Mr.. Thomas, after Justice Gould
had announced the decision Of the
court that there was nothing un-
constitutional in the act, was given
until Saturday next to file his an
swer co the petition of the gas
company, at %nich time the paper
can be answered on its merits. It
lis also within the province of the
Corporation Counsel to appeal from
the decision of Justice Gould rem
dered today and carry the question
of the Jurisdiction Of the lower
court To the Court of Appeals.
Quotation From Act.
Mr.. Thomas in the opening Of his ar
gument read section of the act Of
Congress, approved June 6. 1886. provid-
ing that the amount OF stocks and
bonds issued by the gas company shall
not exceed the actual cost value OF
said plants and the costs OF such ex-
tensions and enlargements of plants.
CONTINUED on Second Page.)
The Washington times., 1907-12-07
OSCAR OF SWEDEN
LOSING STRENGTH,
END SEEMS NEAR

STOCKHOLM. Dec. liking Oscar
of Sweden is growing rapidly worse.
His majesty has lapsed into unCon-
sciousness a number of times. and it
is with difficulty he was revived. Grav-
est fears are entertained as 10 the ont
come of his illness.
The gravity of his condition is out
lined in the bulletin issued at the pal
ace this morning. It says:
The Kings strength has been con-
tInuously decreasing during the last
twenty-four hours. and especially dur
ing the night. His majesty is at times
not fully conscious. action OF the heart
is weaker; pulse is eighty-eignt and If
regular; breathing is difficult
The Washington times., 1907-12-07
s1.as % Baltimore and Return

Every Saturday and Sunday via Penn
sylvania Railroad Tickets good return
Ing until Sunday night All regular
trains except Congressional Limited"
ADV.
The Washington times., 1907-12-07
Twenty-sx Bodies Taken From Wrecked
Monongah Mines-Hundred Found, Left
While Sufferers Are SOUGHT
Believed Now Four Hundred Were Killed.
Horrors of Disaster Grow as SearChers
Advance Among the Victims.
Great Nine Disasters
During 6Nodem Times


JOhnstown Pa, July H. 1902 liz
Auderuas Belgium March II, 1892 .........-......
NainamO Vancouver, Nay 1856 ITO
Lund H England February 10
sydney Australia, %, ............,......
DOur Belgium November IS, 1883 .................
Berlin Germany August 10, 1898 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,
Mems Belgium March 1856
BFazne, Brownsville,
Hill Farm Nine Dunbar Pa June 16 1890
AberTaley, Wales May "A, 1901 50
Harwich, January 1904
Hanna, WyOs jun go 1908 200
COureres Calais France, March 1906
Cananea, Mexico, June 1905
Naomi Mine. Belle Vernon Pa December 1907 81
POcahOnas Mine, 1854.
Sewburg, W. 1856
Redashe, Ya- Observation-Disclosures.
The Washington times., 1907-12-07

LONDON. Dec. "A news agency
reports that King Os ar Is unconscious
and that his death Is a matter OF bu
a few hours.
The Washington times., 1907-12-07
RESCUERs IN GREAT DANGER.

necessary to come frequently to the
surface for fresh air.
The wives and children OF many OF
the entombed men nave not left the
mouths OF the shafts since the first
alarm was given The night was a cold
one. and the mOurners suffered intense
ly, but few needed the offers Of shelter
from their friends Several OF tne WON
en- fell unconscious or went temporarily
mad from grief and exposure. and bad
TO be carried or forcIbly removed from
the scene Of the disaster.
Those who have already entered the
workings say they think the explosion
was caused by fire damp. The Monogah
mines were known as among the best
equipped in the region.
The Fairmont Coal Company, which
owns IL. Is capitalized at about Sa00 90.
owns more than one hundred producing
properties. and maintains Offices in
Fairmont and Baltimore.
Order coffus.
-Four hundred confins have been or
dered by the Fairmont Coal Company.
All Of these boxes will be used-sooner
or later-for il may be weeks before
all OF the victims OF the mine explosion
are recovered. Possibly the order viii
be increased
There Is no question whatever THAI
4oo-possibly 425-are dead" said SupSPs
intendent Malone OF the mine.
The mine normally employed about -
men and $50 names have been checked
ofT as having entered the mine yesterday
morning. The checking has not yet
been completed
or the total number OF victims, about
one-half are Americans
Charles Honaker. fifteen years old, a
traTp boy. was caught at tie entrance
OF No. 8 mine. and his body was blown
zoo yards into the river md lost. SO
that one man was blown SaI OF a pit
mouth a distance OF 100 feet. Entrances
were blocked by debris and machinery
Weighing tons. Some OF the w-eckage
was thrown hundreds Of yards across
/ the Monongahela river
Physicians Attend Rescuers.
! Fifty physicians are at or near the
mines attending members OF the rescu-
/ ing party, many Of whom have been
/ overcome.
/ A dozen undertal1ers are also In watt
/ ing In one of the buildings near the en-
| trance 70 take charge OF the bodies as
soon as they are brought cut and mako
! them as presentable as possible.
Preparations are being made to bring
1 the bodies from the mines in electric
cars, with which tho mines were
/ equipped
! Pitful scenes were witnessed by the
| score. One was particularly pathetic.
1 A foreign woman whose husband was
in the mine, rushed to the entrance.
1 but the gas forced her back. Realizing
that she could do nothing toward aid
ing her husband. she tore the skin of
/ her face with her finger nails and pulled
/ out large twists OF hair.
/ Although here are great crowds about
| the mine entrance there are innurner-
| abls woE1cn and children crouchfng in
modest homes awaiting what they know
must come-the blsckened remains OF q
husband, Of a father, OF a Brother.
The Washington times., 1907-12-07
Phone TOday fOr Estimate on the

Printing you're about to have done.
Globe Printing Co., 18th & E nw.-Adv.
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Quotation From Act.

lContlnued on Second Pagel
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Continued on Ninth Page)
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Burglar Stabs Fursuer.

Continued on Eleventh Page)
The Washington times., 1907-12-07
TIDE TARI1

SUN TABLE.
,fa fodor
The Washington times., 1907-12-07
Interest of Party.

IT am not here so much for the in
terests Of Chicago as I am in behalf
of the Republican party. I believe that
CONTINUED "a Second Page.)
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-06-21
Republican Presidential Possibilities.


The Washington correspondent OF the
New York Tribune discusses Repuohcah
presidential possibilities from polite
ian's standpoint and after process OF
elimination, in which the names Of shaw
COItelyou, Fairbanks, Cannon. and others
are disposed Of considers four men who
may now be regarded as candidates. They
are William II. Taft, Philander c. Knox,
Charles +. Hughes, and Theodore Roose-
welt. Political observers from many parts
OF the country report that the Presidents
popularity is as great as ever. but Mr..
Roosevelt himself is determined not to
become candidate. and regards it as
folly to give further consideration To his
name
Secretary TAFT is easily the favorite
with the politicians and in sporting par
lance would be called a "2 to /" shot
His weakness is found in springing his
boom 50 early. In occupying an admins
tratiye office it is thought that in the
performance Of his duties he may Doe
compelled to make decisions and de-
tcrmine disputes which will dctract from
has popularity. His strength lies In his
close association with the Roosevelt adj
ministration. He has been i'm thorough
sympathy with the President on an i'm
portant policies and is regarded by many
as the best exponent of these policies, and
the one man who could faithfully carry
them out some of his judicial decisions
are disliked by labor organizations and
through . hold stand for tarirf ravisi.,,
he has incurred the enmity Of the stand
pattcrs." His uncompromising attitude
toward all forms of jobhery. not only the
absolutely dishonest sort but certain kinds
from which the practical politicians are
not weancd, make the professional poll
ticians fear him as a man who would not
hesitate to break over party lines.
Senator Knox enters the field with an
enviable record to his credit. As attor-
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-06-21
THE SUNDAY SERVICE.

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49," r ,tt ou' w II''N'I OF lne JUNIOR
40 -'"u"'''S SAT I'D ur front
tl."' VIZ u'' l'tS"y's ana members 81
~ 'l'','i' ''t "olllI.u '"'h ana the rest
vi vi u'c SN'o"l occupying seats IN the rear.
an i' ',ln3I''u'I o! 'he church was well
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t.,"S'nS u,'c' SVEN by the mixed quar-
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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-06-21
Honors for w!ndham County Boy.

one of the notable honors at Brown
university commencement this week was
won by Leon f. Truesdell of Townshcnd
The Carpenter premiums are given to the
two members of the senior class who
already on scholarships shall i'm the
judgment Of the faculty, unite i'm the
highest degree the three most important
elements Of success in life-abilitY char
acter and attainment These premiums
went to Mr., Truesdell and to David w
Smith of Manville, r. |. George Campbell
of Westminster was also a member OF
the graduating class at Brown.
Charles w. Powers of Westminster
West was one of the six men in the
senior class of Worcester Polytechnic
institute to receive a prize of $75 provided
by the graduates fund
Harrie b. Chase, son of Senator Chase
of Nottingham, received honorable men.
tom as a Latin student at Phillips Exc
ter academy, where he has won several
prizes for scholarship.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-06-21
Senator Heveridge on Campaign Issues

Senator Beveridge of Indiana was the
author of an article on campaign issues
in the New York World of Tuesday
which attracted unusual attention from
the fact that on Sunday he had an in
terview of two hours with President
Roosevelt at oyster Bay Mr.. Beveridge
says that what are known as the policies
of President Roosevelt will be the issue
of the next campaign. He declares that
an inheritance tax is a future certainty
and that he shall introduce bill for the
taxation Of inheritances in the next ses-
sion of Congress. Mr.. Beveridge is en-
listed as a knight to champion the cause
of child laborers by a leading magazine
and it is therefore natural that he men
lions the necessity of a national law to
remedy the conditions in this direction.
on the subject of the tariff he says we
ought to revise one schedule when il
needs revision and not wait until dozen
schedules need revising and then be
forced to revise hundreds of schedules
that need no change. There is no natural
reason. he declares, why We should have
"a business panic in this country every
dozen years, ana the artificial reasons
for such disturbances are these general
mbusinesslike, uuScientifc and wholesale
revisious of the tariff
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-06-21

The eighth annual reunion of the Chase
Chace association will be held At Grange
han, West Newbury Mass, at 1890 a. m.
Thursday, June 81 1907. The association
is fortunate in securing for speaker on
this occasion Frederick H, Chase, for
merly assistant district attorney for Suf-
folk county who will address the gath
ering upon THE Chase Familys Claims
to English Millions, the Facts in the
Case" In addition to the address the
committee has in preparation an interest
ing literary and musical program and an
invitation to attend the gathering is ex-
tended to all of Chase-Chace name or
descent, Dinner will be served at ]
o'clock
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-06-21
FAIRBANKS GROWING WEAKER.
saStons River Murderer Now in the
erattleboro Memorial Hospital, Probably
viii Not Recover.

The condition of William Fairbanks,
the murderer of his niece Mrs. Mary
Grout I'm SaXtons River, is less favorable
than 1t was the week after the tragedy
II was then thought that he was on the
road to recovery from the two bullet
wounds which he inflicted upon himself.
but for more than a week he has been
failing in many ways. Although he eats
solid food he is steadily losing in weight
and his demeanor is that OF very sick
man. HIS temperature went up suddenly
several times during the week for no
apparent cause. Deputy Sheriff C. p.
Alexander of SaNtons River. who is
guarding him. believes that his condition
Is much worse than il was two weeks
ago. He suffered "A bad hemorrhage on
Tuesday Since coming to the Memorial
hospital Fairbanks has expressed a wish
several times that he might end his life
and there is little doubt that he would
make the attempt again if an opportunity
was offered. His condition is such that a
removal To the state prison in Windsor
Is out OF the question for Some time
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-06-21
mlkmen's Theory of clean and Dirty MIX

The publicity which has been g.r..
10 the TACT that 10 out Of the II samples
OF milk taken from the milk wagons 81
Hrattehoro dealers and analyzed at the
state laboratory in Burlington failed %
come up to the legislative standard with
respect TO cleanliness is displeasing to tra
dealers whose milk was branded as diIty.
NOT because of any desire to keep t'a
uuth from coming out, but because tN..
believe that their milk is as clean as that
oI the four dealers whose milk stood lH'
test. They md no fault with the ANALYSIS
ana accept the report as correct, but the"
contend that had all the samples been
taken under similar conditions the report
IN each case, so far as cleanliness was
concerned would have been SubstautidHE
the same as in the others. When q repre-
sentative Of the state board of h,t.r1
stops a milkman on the street and asks
Tor sample of milk ii may be that the
dealer has just started on his route gr
II may be that he is just completing his
route. In the one case the sample is
lkely 10 be clean and in the other case
II the sample is taken from a can, il IS
very likely to show dirt 1t is impossible
10 cart mix over the dusty roads I'm a
can opening the can from 100 10 900
times, without collecting particles OF dirt.
and the dealers think that the samples
ought TO be taken before the milk has
pceh mus carted around. They say tina
all the Brattleboro dealers, on account II
sharp competition, are forced to take
every precaution to enable them to de-
lVer clean milk and they believe there
is no wide difference in it except under
the conditions mentioned. The dirt ques-
ton might be obviated by carrying the
milk in sealed bottles, but the dealers say
they are already carrying all that it is
practicable to carry in that way.-GBrat-
tleboro letter in Springfield Sunday Re
publican.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-06-21
NINETY MEN NOW EMPLOYED
More Coming Daily and Soon Several
Hundred viii be Employed at site Of
Connecticut River Dam.

The force Of men employed at the
Connecticut river dam was augmented
this week by several gangs of Italians
and skilled workmen. About 81 men are
now at work there and more will be
coming in every few days. BY mid-slm-
mer several hundred men will be at work.
The good weather and plenty of carp-r-
tiers made good progress on the buildings
possible. The various shops are about
completed. also a large storehouse for
cement. Work began on grading for the
narrow gauge railroad which Will he
used 10 carry materials in the constru.-
ton. The spur track and siding of staua-
ard gauge have not been started as the
arrangements with the Central Vermont
road are not completed The temporary
saw mill on the Hinsdale side of the
river is In full operation and large
amount of lumber is being sawed 0.-
daily. Some of the machinery To be used
IN construction is on the spot and Will
be set mp ready for use at once From
now on it will be a story OF more work
men and more tools and machinery ever.
day.