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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-02-01
GAvEN AFTER
AN EXPLOSION
Twelve Miners Are Killed In West
Virginia.
HUNDRED BARELY ESCI
Disaster at the Mine of the Pennsyl-
vania Company at Lorentz. w. Va,
Caused by an Explosion of Firedamp
Five of the Dead Are Americans
and Seven Italians.

Weston, w. Va. Especially Five
Americans and seven Italians are
known to be dead as the result of an
explosion of fire damp in the Penn
sylvania Company mine at Lorentz,
w. Va, near Buckh annon, w. Va,
which occurred about $50 Saturday
evening.
Immediately following the explo-
sion the mine caved in and nearly
caused the entombment of all the
miners, estimated at 100. The
recovered, and it is not known at
death.
The bodies of several Italians have
also been recovered, but as they are
known only by numbers, their iden-
tity is not possible until later.
The explosion occurred just as the
day force was leaving the mine.
Only few of the men had reached
the surface when, with a terrific re-
port, the fire damp exploded. The
mine elevator had just started for
the top, carrying about 20 men, and
almost so men were still at the bot
tom of the shaft. Immediately there
was a panic among the men still in
the mine.
There was but one direction in
which they could run, and this was
back into the drift. From this direc-
ton, however, strong flow of gas
was slowly enveloping them. Al
most suffocated, they huddled close
ly together and cried pitifully up the
shaft for assistance.
Several rescuers took possession of
the elevator car and quickly ran it
down into the shaft. There was &C
commodation for about 20 of the
men at the time, however, and the
foreign miners, who were crazed
from fright. fought like demons to
board the car, greatly retarding the
work of rescue. The car was finally
loaded and run to the top.
With great precision and quickness
the elevator continued to make trips
until all the men at the bottom OF
the shaft were brought to the sur
face. On the last two trips MAORI
ty of the miners were unconscious
and had to be carried from the car.
The five Americans and seven Ital-
ians who were killed were found
about 100 feet back in the mine. APP
parently, the IL men had been over
come with gas and died, as their
bodies were not burned.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-02-01
A Double Suicide.

Detroit. Mich. Especially .-ThomaS
Thompson, aged so years, a loborer,
and his wife were found dead in their
lodgings, on Champlain Street, with
an empty strychnine bottle and two
glasses close by. The couple came
from England three years ago, and
Mrs Thompson is said to have con-
tracted the liquor habit since her
arrival in this country. Dependency
over the woman's inability to reform
is thought to have impelled them to
commit suicide.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-02-01
CHAOS RE|CNS IN
/. THE WRECKED CITY
SWettenham Is Reported TO Have
Resigned.
he is UNEQUAL TO THE TASK.
No Organized Movement to Facilitate
Relief Work or Clearing Away of
the Ruins Reports That American
Sailors Engaged in Looting Authori-
tatively Denied.

Kingston, Jamaica (By Cable) -
The lack of cooperation on the part
of the central control here is greatly
| hampering the work of extending
relief, providing shelter for the
earthquake sufferers, pulling down
| the unsafe walls and repairing the
damaged buildings, for which Gov
ernor Swettenham is severely con-
demned. The Daily Telegraph in an
editorial says:
"His Excellency is still careering
around the city, poking his nose into
various corners and attending to
petty details which his subordinates
onght to attend to. The result is
that when prominent officials and
other gentlemen in charge of i'm
portant work call at headquarters
house to consult him they cannot
find the Governor. There is total
absence of a deliberate, organized
movement. This is a state of affairs
on which the British and colonial
governments cannot congratulate
themselves -
An instance of the Governors I'M
timely, obstructive measures is the
pOl1C0 vi CAO lO5uie1
ton forbidding the re-erection of
buildings, even wooden shacks, with
out the city surveyors approval of
the plans, which is causing great de-
lay and dissatisfaction. rhe general
opinion is that the Governor has
completely lost his head and is ut
terly unequal to the task of meet
ing the emergency.
the publication of letter in reply
to the letter of the American consul.
Mr.. Orrett, saying that his recol-
lection of the visit of Rear Admiral
Davis to headquarters, when the per-
mission to land sailors was given,
does not agree with Mr.. Orrett's
version, but he does not explain the
difference.
Eugene Magnus, manager of the
Crosswell store, which the Governor
in his letter to Admiral Davis said
the Americans had cleaned up, de-
MES the Governors version of the
affair. He says the sailors merely
assisted in getting out the safe, dur
ing which Swettenham arrived on
the spot and angrily protested be-
cause the sailors were Americans
A report issued by Health Officer
Ogilvie warmly thanks the crew of
the American battleskip Missouri
for their assistance in erecting tents,
and commends the services of Sur
geon Norton, of the Missouri, in es-
tablishing the American hospital in
Winchester Park: The report that
the sailors were guilty of some loot
ing is authoritatively denied.
Earth tremors continue, but al
longer intervals and in decreased in
tensity.
Governor Swettenham has cabled
to the secretary of state for the col
onies that the provisions. received are
more than ample for the relief of
the destitute, and that no further
funds are needed except for the re-
building of the houses of the lower
and middle classes.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-02-01
IN THE FINANCIAL WORLD.

Fuel tonnage of the railroads is
larger this month than it was in
January, 1906.
Manipulation was apparent in
Reading but traders were puzzled as
to it's object.
The United Power & Transporta-
tion Company has declared a divi-
dend of $500 per share.
3 1T is asserted that enough Mars
den stock has been deposited to en-
sure the merger with the Consoli-
dated Paper Company.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-02-01
AT THE NATIONS CAPITAL
Some interesting Happenings Briefly
Told.
To Stop Land Frauds.

President Roosevelt has determin
ed to put an end, possibly. to frauds
in the acquisition of public lands by
individuals and corporations. He has
directed that hereafter no patents
shall be issued to public land until
an examination of the ground shall
have been made bK an authorized
officer of the government.
The Presidents order is in the
form of letter to Secretary Hitch
cock, and under its provisions orders
were sent out by the officials of the
General Land Office.
Following is the text of President
Roosevelt's letter:
The White House,
Washington, January rs, 1907.
The Secretary of the Interior:
Sir TO prevent the fraud now
practiced in the acquisition of public
lands of the United States, have to
direct that hereafter no final GER
tificates, patent, or other evidence
of title shall be issued under the
public land laws until an actual ex-
animation has been made on the
ground by an authorized officer of
the government; but the following
oholL NC CACCpLSo llOu lhC lO1CO VI
this order:
1. All claims which have hereto
fore been Examined on the ground by
an authorized officer of the govern
ment whose report is found satisfac-
tory.
2. All claims where heretofore an
officer of the government, other than
officers authorized to take final proof,
shall have been present at the taking
of final proof to cross-examine claim
ant and witnesses if such proof is
found satisfactory.
8. All claims where claimants
compliance with law has been estab-
lished by contest or, other regular ad-
verse proceedings.
4. Entries which may have been
confirmed by virtue of any act of
Congress.
5. Selections and entries in which
no residence or improvement is re-
CURED by law when the lands en-
braced therein are, strictly speaking,
in agricultural districts, or when
character has been fixed by investiga-
tion and classification made in &C
cordance with law.
6. Cases of resistance of patents
because of some clerical error occur
ring in the patent heretofore issued.
z. All Indian allotments which
have been regularly approved. in &C
cordance with instructions of the Sec
rotary of the Interior. You will is
sue all necessary instructions to car
ry this order into effect.
This order is in lieu of my order
of December IS, 1906.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-02-01
rrouble with Cuban Onicial.

Havana (By Cable) Trouble is
threatened at Santiago de las Vegas,
Havana Province. owing to the re-
fusal of the acting mayor of that
town to turn over his authority to
the actual mayor. Governor Nunez,
of Havana, conferred with Governor
Magoon on the subject. The govern
ment does not apprehend any serious
trouble, though the Mayor of Santi-
ago de las Vegas has asked for as
sistance.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-02-01
Field Worth S75.OOO.OOO.

Chicago (SpeciaD The execu-
tors of the estate of Marshall Field
filed in the Probate Court their in
ventory of the estate, In the docu-
ment, which gives detailed ac-
count of the personal and real prop
erty of the estate, the par value of
the stocks and bonds are given, but
no statement is made showing the
present cash value of the securities
For this reason it is impossible to
make an accurate estimate of the
value of the estate from the inven-
tory, but counsel for the executors
place the total value of the property
described in the inventory at $751;
100000.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-02-01
Publishers Burned Ont.

Springfield, Mass. Especially The
plant of the Phelps Publishing Com
pany here was destroyed by fire. The
loss is estimated at nearly $1,000
600. The company published Good
Housekeeping, a monthly magazine;
the Monthly American Agriculturist,
the Orange Judd Farmer. the New
England Homestead and Farm and
Home Arrangements are being
made for the publication of these
Journals in other cities.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-02-01
Automatic Divorce Decress.

Constantinople tBy Cable). = A
coal-laden ship, name not ascertain
ed, trading between Songuldak and
Eregli, on the Black Sea, has found
cred in a storm. Sixty workmen,
who were going to Eregli, and the
ships entire crew were drowned.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-02-01
Suicide OF A Banker.

Battle Creek, Mich. (SpeciaD -
Chas. w. Schultz, aged IS, capital
list and banker of Memphis, Tenn,
committed suicide here at the Battle
Greek Sanitarium, where he was be-
ing treated for nervous trouble. His
wife discovered his body in bath
room, shawl strap around his neck
showing that he had choked himself
to death.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-02-01
win start Schnctzenfes,.

Washington Especially President
Roosevelt promises to press button
at the White House some day in May
that will fire rife at Charleston, s.
c. The occasion will be the opening
of the triennial shooting festival of
the National Schuentzenbund. The
President has also promised to write
a letter to be read at the festival.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-02-01
Insane ASYLUM Burned.

Elizabeth City, N. C. Especially =
The building used for the confine-
ment of insane and unmanageable
inmates at the almshouse caught on
fire from defective flue and burned
down, incinerating two insane in
mates. One of the victims was a
white man named Meads and the
other a negro woman.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-02-01
Congress And The Departments.

In report to the State Depart
ment,, Consul General Rodgers, at
Shanghai, reported that the Chinese
boycott Of American goods was, in
its effects, small affair.
A preliminary statement was is
sued by the Census Bureau, showing
the wealth, debt and taxation of
the United States in 1902.
Private Wineberger, of Fort Wash
ington, who had killed his comrade,
was delivered to the authorities of
Prince Georges County.
The Senate adopted resolution
to inquire who appointed Charles S.
Hanks to make an inquiry into the
railroad problem.
The supervisory committee of the
International Bureau of American
$75O,000 gift.
The Trustees of President Roose-
velt's Nobel prize fund held their
initial meeting and arranged for or
ganization.
An epidemic of cholera has broken
out among the Japanese fisherman OF
the Philippines.
Senator Beveridge continued his
SpSGCH III D6udlL OI Iuo pIopooOu
child labor law.
The Diplomatic and Consular APP
preparation Bill was reported to the
Senate.
A White House conference over
the bids for the construction of the
Panama Canal resulted in the elimi-
nation of Bangs as bidder and a
conditional decision to award the
contract to William j. Oliver, of
Knoxville, Tenn. Oliver and Bangs
had bid together, their bid being
the lowest.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion transmitted to Congress its first
report on its investigation of dis
examinations and monopolies under
the joint resolution of Congress of
March z 1906. The report deals
with the bituminous coal carried east
of the Ohio River.
Senator Simmons introduced
child labor bill making it unlawful
for an interstate carrier to transport
from the state of production unto
another state products a mine or FAC
tory in which child labor is employed.
The Senate passed an urgent de-
ficiency appropriation bill containing,
among other provisions, Senate
amendment authorizing loan OF
81, 100000 by the government to the
jamestown Exposition Company.
Representative Foss reported the
Naval Appropriation Bill. 1t carries
an appropriation of $96, 1877 ,155, or
$19,000,000 less than was asked in
the estimates.
In the case of Burton and Du-
breuil against Senator Elkins and
plaintiffs closed their case, and the
court denied the motion of the de-
PENDANTS to dismiss the case.
Americas expectation of canned
beef decreased about 100000
pounds in the year 1906, according
to statistics announced by the De-
partment of Commerce and Labor. .
The House Committee on Naval
Affairs recommended the construc-
ton of an additional battleship of
not less than 10000 tons, to cost
$10,0OO.0OO.
The House adopted the Pension
Appropriation Bill, carrying $780,
100000, with a provision abolishing
all pension agencies except that at
Washington.
Charles D. Walcott, director of the
Geological Survey, was elected sec
rotary of the Smithsonian Institute
by the board of regents at their an
nual meeting.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-02-01
Burning of a Courthouse.

Hudson, n. Y. Especially The Co.
lumbia County Courthouse. located
here. was burned. The loss is proba-
bly, 100000. The building, which
was erected in 1900, was three
story structure of white marble, and
in addition to all the county offices
contained the Office of Justice Coch-
rane, of the appellate division OF
the Supreme Court.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-02-01
Woman Fatally Burned.

Martinsburg, w. Va. (SpeciaU -
Mrs. William bronson, of near North
Mountain, this county. was fatally
burned at her home by falling into
a fire in an open fireplace during all
attack of vertigo. She was alone in
the house at the time aud could not
extinguish the flames before they
had inflicted injuries from which she
cannot recover.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-02-01
]. A. SWETTENHAM,
Men Landed At Trinidad.

The action of Admiral Davis in
landing under the circumstances is
not without precedent, there being
numerous cases to justify it, and as
an incident Rear Admiral R. w.
Meade, U. s. N, landed men at Port
of Spain, Trinidad, on March 4. 1895,
to suppress a fire, and the governor
of the island of Trinidad expressed
his gratitude.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-08-24
ENCOURAGING.

Over in the Salmon river meadows
country in Idaho ranged wild and
woolly bunch of long haired COW punch
cIS whose knowledge of the world was
confined mainly to trips after cattle
into surrounding counties Into this
reckless but Verdant community there
came the smooth tongued representa-
tive of wild west show, who hired
several riders at a high salary to do
hair raising act, the chief feature be
ing that they should appear to be
thrown from their horses and dragged
10y the foot
After they had practiced in a corral
tor awhile one of them looScucd him
self and, rising from the dirt. DISNEY
eiCd and daZed, inquired:
Say, mister. aln't this ruthcr danger
Gus? We might git killed"
That's all right" chlrpcd the shows
representative chccrfully. Your sal
AIRY will 20 on just the me."-Lippin-
cott'S.
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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-08-24
Now Methods.

The first morning the new teacher
lad charge of the village school. says
writer in the Philadelphia Public
Ledger he taught class in mental
arithmetic and gave the following ex-
ample:
IF | had seven oranges and eleven
more are given me, then | give five of
them to friend, how many oranges
have | LETT"
lie could not understand the puzzled
expression of the children's faces or
why he received no answer; but. think
ing they must be rather dull, he re
Icnted the question. After n little 81
ltnce Il small hand was raised
'Wcll, little boy, how many are
left"
please. sir" tlmidly replied the boy,
eve always do our sums with apples"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-08-24
Snaps In Enulish,

A Russian artist who has so thor
Oughly mastered the English language
that all its subtlcties are us familiar to
him rs are those Of the language OF
the ear was telling few friends
about the difficulties he encountered.
You have so many superfiuous let
ters,' he said, that when began to
think | was becoming Il master of your
language | succeeded In having myself
laughed Mt a dozen times day. | be-
gan to learn English In Boston, Its
American fortress. One day while walk
ing with friend l saw n street sign.
oh said. what funny name for
street. Kneeland street" l pronounc-
ed the X. You're wrong said my
friend. You pronounce 1t "Neeland"
street. The X is silent l took the
lesson to heart The next day l went
into restaurant. looked over the
bill Of fare. Give me some "idneys,"
l said. The servitor looked at me
nghnst. Finally in desperation point
cd TO the record Of what wanted. 'OhI
Kidneys he said. Excuse me- I re-
joined haughtily, the X is SILENT"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-08-24
jefferson s greatest
b01ver avas his Oph-
mistie faith IN the
common people.

great Democrat of his era, was
OF rather ariStocratic parentage
and had the advantage of Il lib
eral education. lie was peculiarly.
considering his time and surroundings.
of the type of the scholar in politics
That he should have been this and vet
the foremost American radical of his
day marks him as an odd combination
III our history The turning point in
his career was his appointment to draft
the Declaration of Independence. This
came about from double cause-Jef-
ferSon'S reputation as a writer of polit-
lcal documents and the jealousy felt
by certain members of congress toward
Richard Henry Lee, who had intro
duced the Independence resolution.
Volumes have been written to diSprove
.IefferSon's authorship of the Declara-
ton. and n widespread belief has per-
sisted even to the present that most
of it, if not all, was really written by
Thomas Paine. However that may
have been, the fact that jefferson was
appointed to prepare the document, the
consequent inference that it was his
work and the reputation resultant
;herefrOm operated powerfully to make
him a political leader. In addition to
this, the unquestioned products of his
pen. breathing the spirit Of advanced
democracy and the doctrines of the
French revolution, tended to place him
at the head of the growing democratic
sentiment in this country.
JcfferSon'S greatest power was his
optimistic faith In the people. He
trusted them, and they returned the
compliment. Herein is to be found
the secret of his success. He was not
a speaker. He belonged to the school
of the idealistS rather than to that OF
the practical politicians. lie inclined
to he a freethinker in religion. All
these things were handicaps rather
than helps toward popularity. II was
JefcrSOn's persistent advocacy of the
rights of the people and his implicit
trust In their judgment that made him
SO strong with the masses. 1t was this
that made him the most commanding
figure at the beginning of the nine
tecnth century and an influential fac
tor from that day to the present.
In person Mr. Jefferson was tall and
bony, with light eyes, ruddy complex
Ion and red hair.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-08-24
A Chicken For Him.


Once upon Il time a youth who had
commenced to navigate the sea of mat
rimony went to his father and said:
Father, who should be boss-I or
my wife,"
Then the old man smiled and said:
"IIcrc are 100 chickens and a team
Of horses. Hitch up the horses, load
the chickens into the wagon and wher-
ever you can find n man and his wife
dwelling stop and make inquiry as to
who is the boss. Wherever you find
woman running things leave a chick
en-. If you come to n place where the
man IS in control, give him one of the
horses"
After seventy-nine chickens had been
disposed Of. says the San Francisco
Chronicle, he came to house and
made the usual inquiry.
I'm the boss O. this ranch," said the
man.
"Got to show me-"
SO the wife was called, and she af-
firmed her husbands assertion.
Take whichever horse you want
was the boys reply.
So the husband replied. "I'll take the
bay"
But the wife didn't like the bay
horse, and she called her husband aside
and talked to him. He returned and
said, II believe I'll take the gray
horse"
"NOt much" said Missouri. You'll
take n chicken"