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Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-03-08
PASSENGER TRAINS
met HEAD-ON
FRIGHTFUL COLLISION NEAR
WATERBURY, conn.
Four Men Are Known to BE Dead and
Several Are Seriously injured
Both Engine Crews Were Killed
Governor Woodruff and Members Of
His Staff on One Train.

Waterbury, Conn.-With an impact
OF force enough to crush the ponderous
engines together like paper, twist and
bend them and topple them from the
track down an embankment and into
a ditch beside the track, two passen-
ger trains, a regular and a special,
met in collision Saturday on the Nan
tucket division of the New York, New
Haven & Hartford railroad at Platts
Mills, below this city, resulting in the
death of four men, the serious injury
Of two more and less injuries to over
a score of Others.
The dead were the crews of the two
engines.
The special was made up of an en-
CINE and one coach, in which was a
part of 65 members of Company G,
Second regiment, Connecticut guard
and Governor Woodruff and members
of his staff. The governor escaped in
jury.
They had been attending a banQuet
given in their honor in this city by
Company A of the same regiment, anC
were ON their way home at the tins
OF the accident.
The train left Waterbury at 12:45
and as the regular train was then late
orders were given the special to rul
to Hillside crossing, there to TAX
the siding and wait until the regula
went by.
The special is said to have run bC
yond that point and met the regular a
Platt's Mills.
|, The most seriously injured are:
Fred K. Russell, private, Compan
C, and o. v. Chamberlain, musical
of New Haven. Both received int
nal hurts.
: BY order of Coroner Mix, it is III
derstood, warrants are being prepare
: for the arrest of Conductor Geore
= Eaton, who was in charge Of tt
train, and Engineer William Fisher I
l the special. 1t was supposed that Fis
e err was killed, but as the\ wreck VIZ
: cleared no trace of him is found, an
l the belief is growing that he
camped. His name, however, remain
g in the list of dead as made up.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-03-08
Denies Mrs. Eddy Needs Guardian.

Concord, N. H.-Frank H. Street
err, personal attorney for Mrs. Eddy,
says the suit filed by her son would
be defended on every issue involved.
Streeter denies charges that Mrs.
Eddy is mentally irrational or physi-
cally enfeebled, and says she is as
strong as even she has been in the
past 10 years. He refused to say she
would appear in court personally or
who are her financial guides. AL
fred Harlow, head Of the Christian
Scientist publication committee, has
arrived here.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-03-08
LIMIT HOURS OF LABOR.
Bill Affecting Telegraph Operators Is
Agreed To.


Agreed To.
Conferees on the part of the house
and senate reached an agreement on
the bill limiting the hours of labor
for railway employees, the portion af-
fecting telegraph operators being as
follows:
THAT no operator, train dispatcher
or other employee who by the use OF
the telegraph or the telephone dis
patches reports, transmits, receives or
delivers orders pertaining to or af-
fecting train movements shall be re-
uuired or permitted to be on duty for
longer period than nine hours in
any "a hours in all towers, offices,
places and stations, continuously oper-
ated, night and day, nor for a longer
period than 13 hours in all towers,
offices, places and stations operated
only during the daytime except in
case of mergency, when the employees
named in this provision may be per
mitted to be and remain on duty for
four additional hours in the "a hour
period, on not exceeding three con
secutive days in any week.
provided further, that the Inter
state commerce commission may aftel
full hearing in particular case
and for good cause shown, extend tht
period within which common carrier
shall comply with the provisions o
this proviso as to such cases"
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-03-08
UNCLE SANS CASH
MISSING IN CHICAGO
SUBTREASURY LOSES $4,000
and MATLWAGON GONE.
Secret Service Men Kept Busy Try
ing to Run Down the Thieves-MalI
Wagon Full Of Registered Mail
Driven Away While Postwar Was
in Big Building Getting Letters.

Chicago-At midnight Saturday
Secret Service Chief Wilkie and his
detectives ended the week with fail
ure to capture the thief who stole
$4,000 from the United States sub
treasury. Stimulus was given the
search by the daring robbery of
mail wagon Of registered mail valued
at sum variously estimated from
$4,000 to $4,000. The many big rob
berries in Chicago federal institutions
compels the belief that a bold gang
of thieves regard Uncle Sans deposit
tories here as a rich field for opera
tiOns
Investigation into the subtreasury
robbery disclosed several mysterious
losses of money in that institution
within the past few years. Compare
lively recently $4,000 disappeared from
the cage of a trusted teller. Another
money counter discovered a 5000 loss,
and it is alleged that other losses OF
money, followed by changes in the
personnel of the tellers, occurred and
were never made public. In addition
to the two big postofice robberies
brought into notice because of the
stealing of the wagon Saturday night
another attempted robbery was re
Vealed.
Teller George w. Fitzgerald's arrest
for an assault upon a reporter Satur
day afternoon stimulated interest il
the numerous sensations in fedora
circles
The mail wagon robbed began t.
travel over its route at 6 p. m. 1
collected four large pouches at thu
board of trade. Then it proceeded tt
the Masonic temple and picked up twt
other sacks. At the South Water stree
station it got four well filled bags
when it stopped at the Stock Exchang
the driver, Charles L. Patterson, er
tered the building and, taking the cor
tents of one mail box to the Wagon
he emptied them into the sacks re
served for that building. He retuTne
to get the remainder and after a fey
minutes returned again to the side
walk. The horse and wagon were M
where in sight The startled cOllecto
ran to the corner and looked in tn
four directions of the two streets. Hi
first thought was that the horse ha
continued on the regular route will
out waiting for him. He ran to tn
next stopping place. Failure to find
there was followed by a report to tn
police. Forty-four stations started d
tectives in search Of the rig. 1t wa
found in a dark street. where it ha
been abandoned after the thieves ha
looted it. The robbery is the third b
one within four years.
Burglars tunneled under the ter
porary building on the lake front al
carried away $4,000 in stamps. TV
years later a wagon containing regi
tered letters and packages valued
$4,000 was stolen from in front
the Masonic temple The thieves {
capped capture in both cases.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-03-08
OLDEST PREACHER IS DEAD.
George Brinsfield, Aged 100, Passes
Away in Arkansas.

Rev. George Brinsfield, said to be
the oldest preacher in the world, died
at the home of his son-in-law, Thomas
Cankey, near Huron, lizard county,
Arkansas, at the age of 109 years. Mr..
BIinsfeld was a local Methodist
preacher and a remarkable teacher.
He came to Arkansas eighty years ago
from Alabama. He always attended
the conferences of his church, and at
the age of one hundred years he walk
ed to Batesville, a distance of fifty
miles, to attend the conference at that
place
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-03-08
uneIe Sam Made Money.

The comparative statement of the
government receipts and expenditures
shows that for the month of Feb
ruary, 1907, the receipts we're $685.
925, 496, and the disbursements $45,-
73O,S15, leaving a surplus for the
month of $S,2O5,OOO, against a sur
plus of $4,743, 900 for the correspond
ing month last year.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-03-08
Mountain Slides Into Valley.

Naples, Italy-A mountain in Pot
enza, near the village of Montemur-
70, is slipping into the valley in a
series of landslides and threatens to
oyerwhelm the village. The people
are fleeing in panic. Only spur OF
the mountain is preventing the destruc-
ton of the village and this resistance
apparently soon will be overcome.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-03-08
Bio Fire in Chicago.

Chicago-A fire involving $1,000,000
loss started Saturday morning in
the building 20 to So Lake street. The
tenants are Denver Chemical COM
pany, MCGEE Furnace company, Rubel
& Co., Damerest Pure Rye company
and Rex Trading company. No loss
of life is involved.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-03-08
U. S. Raises Wages.

The new postof1ce bill will go into
effect July l. Clerks and carriers re-
ceive a raise of 800 per year if in
service one year, except to $500 clerks,
who will get $500. The new limit
will be $1,000 per year. At present
$1,000 is the limit.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-03-08
Winthrop Leaves Porto Rico.

It is announced that the president
has rendered to Beckman Winthrop
governor of Porto Rico, the position
of assistant secretary of the treasury.
He was recommended by Postmaster
General CorteIyou Mr.. Winthrop has
accepted the appointment and VIII as
sumo his new duties soon.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-03-08

Twenty years ago Edward O'DOn-
nell, a lad of IS years, left his home
at Dungloe, County Donegel, Ireland,
to come to America, and for three
years nothing has been heard of him
by his family, which have sent two
brothers to Seattle in search of him.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-03-08
Too Good to Keep.
Nez Perce ndahol Herald.

An old lady from the Salmon river
country who had been visiting in
Grangeville says her friends there are
awfully nicely fixed. She says they
have hot and cold folding doors. Gene
terry plumbing and indecent lights in
their houses.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-03-08
CONGRESS HAS ADJOURNED.
Four O'Clock Monday Afternoon Time
for Adjournment

The 59th congress adjourned at 4
o'clock Monday and both houses were
in session from morning to noon con-
sidering conference reports and af-
tording the vice president and speaker
an opportunity to sign the bills. The
appropriation bills have practically
been disposed of. and there will he
little further legislation of moment.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-03-08
Pass Provisions Don't Hold.

Nashville, Tenn.-The supreme
court has decided that common car
riers do not have the lawful right
to place on passes a condition that
the passenger accepting such a pass
should ride at his own risk.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-03-08

Peat is used in Germany for bed
ding, fodder, filter, fuel and packing
purposes, and the consumption of it is
constantly increasing.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-01-12
SATURDAY EVENING. JAN. IL, 1877

AFTER Two hours debate The Senate
Yesterday passed Senator McCnmber 3
sstvice pension bill without division
after smerdlng it at Senator CarmaekS
instance so as to make it apply to surVi-
vors Of the Mexican war as well as those
NJ the civil war. The bill grants pen
sion of Sl2 a month to survivors OF the
ciciI and Mexican vars who have reach
ed the age of GO, SIC TO those who are
70 years of age and $50 to those who
are IS or over 1t is said That II the
lin becomes a law 100, 900 more names
will be added 10 the pension roll. Sen
ator McCumber estimates that II the Dill
becomes law il will increase the PEN
sion expenditure of the country to the
extsnt of about $4,000, 600 annually,
while lhe Commissioner of Pensions
thinks that the increase will be between
SO. OOO, 200 and $4,000, 900 year
II is safe to say that under The terms oil
the hill ut least one-third Of The "dt
known army" will hle applications dnI
ing the coming year for Pension' The
congtry is last becoming one OF per
siOuCrg.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-01-12
car ROuTRT ZEE. JR,

Governor Swanson has received the
resignation Of Colonel Robert Z. Lee,
lr., of Fairfax county, rs member Of
the House of Delegates, with the request
that it be accepted Immediately. The
Governor will write Colonel Lee, COM
plying with his request
Colonel Lee who assigns no reason
for his retirement, has served two terms
in the Legislature. lie was one Of the
hes! known figures on the floor of the
House.
The Richmond Journal says consider
able 7urprisc was created in official cir
Giles yesterday when Governor Swanson
received the resignation of Colonel Rob
ert +. Lee, IT,, of Fairfax county, the
member OF the House Of Delegates from
Fairfax. Although Colonel Lee assign
ed no reason for his retirement from the
Legislature, he requested that the res
ignatiOn be forthwith accepted ID
der the circumstances, there will be
nothing left for the executive to do but
follow the course suggested.
Colonel Lee. or "Rob" Lee, as he ia
more Familiarity known. is nephew Of
General Robert Z. Lee and man Of
great popularity. He has served two
terms in the House and figured promi-
nenlly in public and social affairs. At
The last session of the Legislature he vas
a conspicuous candidate for the speaker
ship.
Among thoss who study the signs on
the political horizon, the resignation OF
Colonel Robert f. Lee, IT,, as the mem
Der OF the House Of Delegates IRON Fair
fax county, Is Construed to mean bu'
one thing that he will be candidate
Tor Congress in the Eighth District at The
next election.
Colonel Lee, 10 his letter Of resigpa-
ton, which vas received by the Gov
ernor yesterday, did not explain his
reasons for wishing TO eeger his con
neciion with the General Assembly, but
asked that the resignation be accepted
Immediately. AZ is known, Congress.
man Rixey's health has been very bad
o. late. and there have been runiors about
his not standing for "a ELECTION after he
serves his present term. Ii is bard to
sag bow much truth there is IN these re-
ports. AR. Rixey himse has kept quiet
on the sutisci, but the uewspspersot the
last few days haze announced that hIs
health 10 naw MUCH Improved aud that
he will resume his duties 10 Washington
in few days.
Nobody was prepared IN say this morn
ing whether it was the plan OF Colonel
Lee to seek the nomination onlyin case
Of Mr.. Rixey's withdrawal, or to enter
the field whether MT Riyey stood for re
election OF noi,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-01-12
The Dlsnbled steamer Ponce.

Hamilton, Bermuda, Jan. l2.--Buf-
ieled by heavy seas and gales, the passer
gers on the disabled and helpless steam
ship Ponce never lost their courage and,
inspired by the nerve of Captain Harvey,
actually enjoyed their ordeal at sea.
When the shaft broke, it was feared
that the fractured stump and the swinging
propeller might crash into the ships side
Boats were lowered and the shaft safely
secured The passengers spPlsuded the
daring crew.
'For over a week the ship WIS tossed
on mountainous seas" said Captain
Harvey today, "but not once did any
of the passengers show alarm. | told
them they would be as safe as on shore.
Do you know they actually enjoyed them
selves after that aud made pools on the
hour of the day the Ponce would be pick
ed up"
Two steamships were sighted by the
helpless Ponce, but they steamed away
All day the distress signal flnltered from
the signal halyard and ct night a bare
wac burned.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-01-12
Today's Telegraphic News
Four Policemen Killed.

London, Jan l2.--Four Russian po-
licemen we're shot to death and three
seriously wounded while attempting to
arrest two men who had plotted to kill
Count Witte, former Premier of Russis,
in his home at ST. Petersburg, according
to dispatch received from the CORE
spondent of the Exchange TeIee h
Company this morning. Connt. " 30
was Informed by friends among the reyo.
lutiOnists Of the plot against his life,
and photographs were sent him of the
two men to whom his assassination had
been intrnsted The two men we're seen
at a window of his house by the count,
who recognized them from the pictures
and notified the police. Officers followed
the would be assassns home and tried to
enter when the lights we're extinguished.
The reyolnlionists inside opened fire,
killing four policemen and wounding
three. 10 the confusion the terrorislS
made their escape.
81. Petersburg, Jan. 10. Terrorism
is to be fought with terrorism A policy
closely resembling The old idea of the
Western plains; shoot FIRST and iuyes-
tigate aiterward, is TO be put in force
throughout Russia. This is the decision
of tie Cars advisers, following the
recent Wholesale assassinatons of OF.
Gcials, and it probably will result 10
even greater bloodshed than has prevail
ed AS the result of the numerous
murders by terrorists no official in Russia
feels secure. FI0m Car Nicholas down
onicialdom is in panic. The author
tiles are now prepared to so to any
length TO Quell the terrorists. Drum
head court martials with immediate ex-
ecutions will occur more frequently than
in the past. This programme is said
to have met with Nicholas entire ap-
nrov6l
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-01-12

THAT John Sharp Williams will I'd
aupplanted by Champ Clark as leader oil
the democrats Of The House in the Six
tieth Congrss, is asserted by tho oppo-
nents of Mr.. Williams, who, it is claim
ed, have been gaining steadilyin mum
bcr during the past year This aaser
lion is controverted by the friend OF
Mr.. Williams and many believed it to
he incorrect The opponents of Mr..
Williams are mostly those who have
imaginary grievances and one of the
main objections urged against him is
that he is a leader who leads and is near
~ always on the floor to look after the
Interests Of his party. This is the great
trouble with the democrats; they all
want 20 be leaders aud whe1 one j. put
w 10 lead, but few want TO follow him.
Mr.. Clark 10 an abs man and would
doubtless NAL an excellent flor leader
but he certainly would make no better
nne than Mr.. Williams, and The demo
Gratis would make a mistake in making
a change at this time.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-01-12
DIED.

On Friday. January II, nj 5000. ia Mrs.
EMMA EVANS. wife OF Panl r. Evans,
aged % years. The funeral will take place
from her late residence, No $40 south Henry
street, Gu Sunday evening at $3.50 o'clock
iriends and acquaintances invited to attend.
Interment private.
Friday, January II, at i:20 p. NJ. at her
home, 308 north Fsyette street, Mrs. MARIA
LEE. wife OF Albert Lee, aged GO years.
Sleep on. dear wife, aud take thy rest.
Lay thou thy head on the Sayiour's breast.
Funeral from her late houe Sunday after
aeon at 2 o'clock. Relatives and friends in
viied.- Washington and Ffederiekssurg pa
pers please copy.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-01-12
From Washington.
Correspondence Of the Ale1andria GaEetie.

Correspondence OF the Alexandra Oakette.i
Washington, Jan. -.
The President dismissal OF the three
companies OF colored troops charged with
participation ia the brownsville shoot
ing affair &C upied sood deal OF the
time of Congress this week This after
noon Senator Tillmau is scheduled to
meke some more or less lurid remarks
~ tie subject. He sides with Foraker.
1t isa foTegone conclussn that Forak-
crs amended resolution ,rOviding for al
investigation of the affair by q su5-com-
mitlee Of the Senate military committee
will be adopted The inquiry will be
confined to the question OF fact whether
the shooting was done by the negro
troops or by rOwdy citizens Of Browns
Vile, dressed in cast-oa soldiers clothes
The question Of The Presidents authority
will not be gone into by this committee.
Senator Smoot, the first speech in
whose defense Was made yesterday by
Senator Hopkins. of Illinois, will prob
ably come in for a large share OF the
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-01-12

DE-. THOMAS WALKER PAGE, PROBES
sor of economics in the University Of
Virginia, delivered an address yesterday
evening on the commercial spirit of the
times. which is to be seen in the neg ect
&C higher thinos 20 noticeable in Ameri-
can business. lie called attention to
the fact that every period Of prosperity
hss been attended by much the same
spirit Of fraud and dishonesty, and that
cat Of these periods haa grown ia time
the highest bloom of civilization. The
doctor is right in his observation that
Che spin. Of commercialism has sup
planted all things else bat he fails to
describe what he regards as "tbs high
est bloom of civilization" IF it consists
in the lavish expenditure OF money aud
Count Of Monte Crisio ideas CT life on
the part of many iavorites of fortune
with the attending sorrows which reCk-
less living brings to the birth, the conn
try may be cOnsidered as having entered
The zOuo of the highest bloom of civil
gatiOn.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-01-12
News Of the Day.

A block of buildings va, burned In
Montreal, yesterday, and Basil Green'
aged q, psri3hed.
Twenty persons perished 10 IRE that
destroyed Hubert q Goa bookbinderY at
Slrasburg, yesterday.
Colonial Director Dernberg yesterday
issued a statement in defense OF Ger
m ny's colonial policy.
A Philippine japanese Association
has been formed TO cultivate commercial
relations between Japan and the Philip
pine Islands
The assassin Of Lieutenant General
Payloh was executed in Russia Yesterday
lie refused to take the sacrament and
died unidentified.
Russia's financial budget for 1907 con-
lains $3.50, 900, 600 for extraordinary ex-
penditures, Of which 5000, 0O0, 900 is for
the Ministry of War.
A mysterious explosion Of q bomb oe-
CURED yesterday at VASTLY leland, a
section of St. Petersburg, in which many
English families reside.
Tie Senate yesterday after passing
the service pension bill commenced
consideration of the legislative, execu-
tive and Judicial appropriation bill.
Great Britain and Russia are watch
ing Germany's attitude toward Per'is
ANY attempt of Germany to secure pc.
lilicel or commercial ascendacy would
unite England and Russia in defence.
Congressman Charles Curtis was nom
mated for United States Senator 10
succeed Senator Benson by the caucus
Of republican legislators of Kansas yes
terday. The action Of the caucus is
equivalent 10 election
The legislative appropriation bill was
read through the first time in the Senate
yesterday and all committee amendments
agreed To-, those relative TO the increased
pay Of members of the Cabinet and Of
Congress being passed over.
The House committee IN Industrial
arts and expeditions decided yesterday
to make a favorable report on the resolu
ton authorizing the President, in con.
junction with the jamestown Exposition
Company, to appoint special cOmmiss-
iouer, who shail invite Great Britain to
make an exhibit relating to the period
Of exploration and colonization from 1880
| ~ no.