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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-12-24
OVER zoo ENTOMBED
IN BURNING MINE
Fire Cuts OFF Retreat Of All VIC
tins in Darr COIliery.
MANGLED BODIES TAKEN OUT
Little Chance of Any Of Entombed
Men Being Alive Swollen
Stream Keeps Grief-Striclen
Families Across River.

Jacobs Creek, Pa. Two hundred
and fifty men, it is feared, lost their
lives in the third disaster that has
befallen the bituminous region since
the first of December. At 11.30 a..
M. terrific explosion occurred in
the Darr mine of the Pittsburg Coal
Company, and OF the men who were
caught below ground at the time
it is not thought possible that one
can have escaped with his life. Two
weeks ago $50 men were killed in the
explosion at Monongah; few days
before that thirty-four were killed at
the Naomi mine This catastrophe
brings the death list for the last nine
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-12-24
CASHIER DEAD, BANK CLOSED.
Sargent Was Found Lifeless in Bath.
tub at North Attleboro, Mass.

Sargent Was Found Lifeless in Bath
tub at North Attleboro, Mass.
North Attleboro, Mass. Following
the death, in his apartment, of Fred
erick E. Sargent, cashier of the Jew
eler's National Bank, the largest
financial institution in this section,
of which Sargent was cashier and
vice-president, closed it's doors.
Although Albert H. Wiggin, presi-
dent of the bank, who was in New
York, being vice-president of the
Chase National Bank, telegraphed
that the cashiers death must not in.
terfere with the continuance of the
banks business, the directors voted
not to open.
Sargent, whose apartment was in
the bank building, was found dead in
his bathtub. 1t is said that he had
probably been seized with an attack
of Indigestion, to which he was sub
ject, and had fallen into the water
and drowned. If his death was nat
ural, it is an odd coincidence, since it
follows closely upon the discovery
presumably, by the bank examiners,
of irregularities in the conduct of the
banks business.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-12-24
DOMESTIC.

While the guns of Admiral Evans
feet were roaring out farewell at
Hampton Roads, the first keel plate
of the great battleship North Dakota
was being laid at Quincy, Mass.
Exercises commemorative of the
centennial anniversary of the birth
of John Greenleaf Whittier were held
in many New England cities.
His attentions repulsed, M. L. Dill
Ion, a salesman. fatally shot Mrs N.
G.. Cochran at Chicago and then killed
himself
William H. Burke, manager of the
Central Drug Company, of Chicago,
committed suicide at his home by
shooting. The act is attributed to
protracted insomnia.
A jury at Americas, Ca, acquitted
Marion Sims of the murder of Benja-
min Lightfoot, whom he killed with
billiard cue. Self-defense was
pleaded.
Stabbed in the back by Thomas
House, manager of a poolroom at
Plant City, Fla, Will Hobbs killed
him with a billiard cue.
The Smelter City Bank at Durango,
Cal, State institution with $780,
600 capital, closed its doors.
Gus Ringing, head of the circus
combination which controls the shows
of Ringing Brothers, Barnum &
Bailey and Forepaugh-Sells, died in
New Orleans.
District Attorney Jerome, of New
York City, declared in court that
George w. Perkins, indicted in in
surance cases, is 'afraid to have FIVE
judges of higher court pass on the
question whether he is an honorable
gentleman or an ordinary felon."
The Illinois Supreme Court de-
cided that property of a church occu-
pied as dwelling for the pastor
is not exempt from taxation.
Prompted by jealousy, George
Perry killed Miss Myrtle Craig, at
San Bernardino, CAL, then committed
suicide.
Five coal-boats, containing 1907
900 bushels of coal, were sunk when
a towboat ran into the Ohio River
bank, near Pomeroy, Ohio.
Rev. Robert Lewis Paddock, of
the Church of the Holy Apostles,
New York City, was consecrated
Episcopal Missionary Bishop of East
ern Oregon.
Fully FIVE hundred men guarded
warehouses and wagons loaded with
tobacco at Lexington, KY. The
guards were formed by the owners
of the tobacco. There was one mil
lion pounds sold, Notwithstanding
the threats from night riders.
General Frederick d. Sewall,
eighty-one years old, a Civil War
veteran on the staff of General o.
o. Howard, died in Boston.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-12-24

point, and there is no means Of knaws
ing how frequent the falls may be
along the route, progress from this
side, it is feared, will be slow
The mine Is on the opposite side Of
the Youghiogheny River from that on
which the miners have their homes,
and the only means of crossing the
river is by a SKY ferry" a basket
like car suspended from cable, in
which the men pull themselves back
and forth. This car accommodates
only six persons, and there is almost
a riot every time it starts, but the
comparative inaccessibility Of the
mine indirectly has facilitated the
work Of the rescuers greatly, as it
has prevented the wives and children
of the entombed men from crowding
around the entrances and has caused
noteworthy absence of the harrow
ing scenes that usually attend such a
disaster.
There is much drunkenness here,
many of the men who had been TAX
ing part in the holiday continuing
their carousal in celebration Of their
escape.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-12-24
Late News
BY WIRE
wAsHINGT0N

President Roosevelt indicated that
he would set aside the Wood River,
in Alaska, for salmon propagation.
Bids for dirigible balloons to main
tain speed of twenty miles an hour
have been asked for by the War De-
partment.
Colonel Goethals, engineer in CHIEF
of the Panama Canal, said that the
locks can be widened to any extent
desired by the navy.
The annual report of Frank p.
Sargent, Commissioner General of
immigration, showed the year ended
June 80, 1907, to be the banner year
for the number Of arrivals.
Government clerks in Washington
have decided to boycott the street
cars and go to their work on roller
skates.
George W. Woodruff, Of Pennsyl-
vania, is to be Assistant Attorney
General for the Interior Department.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-12-24
FOREIGN.

Union dealers in Paris have begun
a legal war on the philanthropic
milk depots established by Baron
Henri de Rotshchild
Rudolph Lemieux, Canadian Post
master-General and Minister of La
Dor, is assured that Japan will limit
emigration to British Columbia.
The Chilean Congress has sup
tine cattle. The measure is popular
with all classes.
Despite the varying reports at Ber-
lin as to the state of Emperor Will
liam's health, his physicians agree
that his affection is influenza.
The Chilean Congress has reduced
the import tax on all kinds of sugar
by fifty per cent.
The charity fete in Paris in aid
of the food sufferers in the South
of France was great success, $780,
900 being realized.
The Stoessel court-martial brought
out that he disregarded three orders
from Kuropatkin superseding him as
commander at Port Arthur.
1t is announced in despatch from
Pekin that the so-called forbidden
City" Lhasa, is soon to have tele-
graph wires and newspaper.
A naval war automobile has been
sent from Paris to the front in Mo-
rocco to be used in action.
A cablegram to the Victoria, B.
c., Sealing Company states that the
sealskins sold at Lampson's annual
sales brought the same price as last
year, when the average was $21.56.
Japan's policy in China, according
to Pekin advices, threatened a new
crisis in Manchurian affairs.
The Creusot Works of France have
begun the construction of a big
wharf at Corral, Chile.
An extradition treaty between
Mexico and the Netherlands has been
signed.
A demonstration against the CON
stitution was made by large num-
Der Of monarchists in Teheran.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-12-24
our AnoPTEn IsIANDs.

The Santa Fe Railroad Company
has just contracted for 5,00O,O 900
railroad ties in Hawaii, the biggest
contract ever let for such material
to be shipped by water.
The movement recently started to
readjust Cuban political conditions
and bring about the establishment
of the republic is gaining new and
influential followers.
Cuba's census shows a population
of 2,028,282 in the island.
The American fruit growers of
Porto Rico, representing a total in
vestment of about $4,000,000, have
organized for the purpose of secur-
ing relief from alleged mishandling
of their goods in transit.
Benito Legarda and Pablo Ocam-
pc are the Philippine delegates to
Washington, carrying positive in
structions from the commission and
Assembly to secure tariff reform.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-12-24
Newsy Gleanines.

Philadelphia scientists declare con-
sumption is prolific cause of crime
and insanity.
Two more Missouri counties voted
for local option, making more than
half the State dry"
The supply of toys for grown folk,
as well as for children, in England
was never so varied or SO large.
In order to ascertain how to min
imize the danger of mine horrors
the technologic branch Of the United
States Geological Survey will conduct
experiments in miniature mine in
Pittsburg.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-12-24
The Political Pot A-Boiling.

From now on national politics will
boil.
The National Democratic Conven.
ton will be held in Denver.
Speaker Cannon prophesied that
this session of Congress would do lit
tie or nothing.
Representative 0lcott, of New
York, said Speaker Cannon would be
the Republican nominee for Presi-
dent.
Minnesota Democrats are firm in
the belief that Governor Johnson Is
conspicuously fitted for the Presi-
dency.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-12-24
Feminine Notes.

Mrs. Alice t-Longworth
underwent an operation for Appendix
citis and quickly rallied.
The widow of Martin Bauer, of
Brooklyn, won a court decision giving
her the $500 insurance on his life.
The Duchess Of Marlborough Wis
tied London slums in her finest raj
ment and wearing her famous jew
elry.
Mrs. Kate Wilson is said to be the
only woman in the world who is a
professional lobster fisher. Her home
Is in a fishing village on the coast of
Maine.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-12-24
JAPAN TO REDUCE
MILITARY OUTLAWS
Saving OF $500, ooo,ooo in Six Years
in This Item Alone is Planned.

Toxic, Japan The financial pro-
gram was formally settled at the
meeting of the Council of the Elder
Statesmen. 1t is one of retrenchment
and involves a reduction in the ex-
penses Of the army and navy for the
next six years whereby the Govern
ment will save $20O,000,000. 1t also
means the postponement of certain
Government undertakings The cure
tailments, in connection with the in.
creases in the taxes on sugar, sake
oil and tobacco, are calculated to
wipe out the deficiency of the coming
year.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-12-24
PROHIBITION GETS AID.
Bill as Amended Gives State Police
Control at Border.

Washington. D. c. The initial
step toward making prohibition eff
fective in such States as have voted
for it was taken in the Senate when
an amendment was inserted in the
Wilson bill. This bill was intended
to give the State police control over
shipments of liquor when they
reached the border, but the Supreme
Court held that a shipment did not
arrive in State until it was deliv-
cred to the consignee, and in this way
prohibition was nullified.
Messrs. Knox, Tillman and Nelson
got their heads together and took the
Wilson act and inserted the words,
within the borders of the State
The bill was then referred.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-12-24
B. 7. Washington q Mason.

The degrees in Freemasonry were
conferred on Booker T. Washington
by the Grand Lodge of Massachu-
sets at the apartments of the col
ored Masons in Boston, Mass. e. G..
Binford, Grand Master of the Grand
Lodge of Alabama, gave his official
sanction and sent a letter of congrat-
Mat inn
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-12-24
COAL MINE FATALITIES.
In Seventeen Years 22,S4e Live,
Have Been Lost.

Washington, D. C. In the last
seventeen years 22,840 lives have
been lost in the coal mines of this
country, and as many in the last si1
years. The rate per 1000 is thrice
what 1t is in Europe. The number
of fatal accidents each year is now
double that of the year 1896 In
1906 1851 men were killed and 480(
injured. These figures have beer
CLEANED by Government experts
whose conclusions were given in 9
bulletin.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-12-24
ascent Gas For CIeveIand.

Twenty gas for five winter
months, with twenty gas
the rest of the year, was assured
Cleveland when Mayor Tom L. John
son insisted that the Columbia Gas
and Electric Company, a $4,000, 900
trust, cut its price of thirty cents a
thousand in return for his promised
aid in gaining the company a fran
chiSp
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-12-24
ECONOMY THE CRY
IN THIS CONGRESS
Deficiency Of $50, 100000 Unless
There's Retrenchment.
NO NEW PROJECTS POSSIBLE
No Need For Bond Issues-S1OO,-
100000 to Be Provided For In.
crease Of the Army and Navy and
For More Pensions.

Washington. d. q. Chairman
Z ~ 60.
Aioues oon'lilieeee "
pproprlatlons, just appointed by
aoeaker Cannon, effected its organiza-
Zion bv the annointment az sub-corn-
,,,4+aae e eo,,ss..,.
y - 49, !" =
ounqry civil ~ IaWney, Smith,
81 BroWnl0w, Fitzgerald and Sherley.
Legislative - R;noham c;llet+
p,.;a,~ r,,,;,,u4
= 70'on e'uu 2 uiieSon-
Dlstrlct OF Gardner,
MADDEN, Vreeland, Burleson and
blowers.
Pensions- Keifar cardnor prowr-
MIow Bowers ana Tdvinost on, = I" =
Fortificafions- Sn,itS Gra4p an.
4 lett. SherIev and FITZGERALD
Deficiencies I Taw1ev vraaland
J Keifer. Brundige n and T,ivinpston
Permanent Anpronriations-- prick
Graf Madden Rrnndipa II and
Burleson, 80 - :
AT. the close of the cornmittaa,s f,rs+
meeting Chairman Tawnev dictated a
statement in which he said.
@The COMMITTEES On Approximations
4 and CONGRESS- are confrnnted with. a
situation which viii renuire q very
material revision Of fine estimates
submitted for public exnenditures for
the next fiscal wear ended lime 30
1909. in order to keen the annronria-
tions within the nossihla and asti-
mated revenues of the Government
@The estimates submitted at the
beginning of the last session Of Com
gress for the now current wear totaled
SS95.96O.643. The estimates for the
next fiscal year submitted at the be-
ginning Of this session in the book Of
estimates totaled S996.949.288 or an
increase in the estimated expendi-
lures for the next fiscal wear over the
current year of $101,9S8, ,645. The
estimated total revenue for the next
fiscal year is SS78123.011. while the
actual revenue. including nostal rev.
enue. received during the last fiscal
year, which total revenue was larger
than that of any previous year in the
f7istory of the Government was only
$S46.725.339.
ut will be seen. therefore. that on
the basis of the estimated expendi-
lures and the estimated revenue for
the next fiscal wear. the expenditures
as estimated exceed the prospective
revenue by S118,826.277 This eX-
i cess does not include estimates for
the regular deficiency and miscel-
laneous appropriations. which for the
current year amount to S13.147.S99.
Nor does it include any new author
izations for spontaneous expenditures.
From this excess total of $118.826.-
PIT should. however be deducted
$4,000. 900. which is included in the
estimated expenditure for the re-
aemption of National banknotes.
This expenditure is not made out of
the current revenues. but out of the
statutory fund obtained from Ma
tional banks. which fund is not car
ried as part Of the Governments rev.
enues.
@Deducting the s25.0O0.000 still
leaves a deficiency of $4,000, 900
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-12-24
Governor Hnghes, Position,

,, Governor Hughes, replying to a
from Senator Sake that he
permit the use of his name as Pres
dental candidate, wrote: Il shall do
nothing to influence the selection or
lvote of delegates. / assume that the
Iparty representatives will take such
faction, whatever it may be, as they
believe to be best. They have their
duty and / have NINE"
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-12-24
Major,Curry killed by Auto.

Major Manly B. Curry, United
States Army, Paymaster of the De-
partment OF the Gulf, was killed at
Atlanta, Ca, by being thrown from
an automobile on his way to the ter
minal station to catch train for
Macon.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-12-24
@. p. r. Land.

Originally the Canadian Pacific
Railway received grants Of land of
some 32,000,000 acres. After re-
sales the company is still in possess
sion of 14,S25,496 acres free from
bonded debt, which is rapidly APP
preciating in value Engineer.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-12-24
WALKER CAPTURED IN MEXICO.
Defanlting Treasurer of the New
Britain Bank Run Down.

Austin, Tex-W William F. Walker.
absconding treasurer of the New
Britain (Conn.) Savings Bank, who
embezzled $565, 900 of the banks
funds and $4,000 in cash from the
Connecticut Baptist Association In
February, is at last a prisoner.
He was arrested at mining camp
$50 miles from Ensenada, Mexico, H.
Pinkerton detectives.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-12-24
PHOTO CAUSES NEaRols DEATH.
Displayed in Saloon 1t Impellcd By
stander to Shoot Him.

Cleveland, o. Because he pulled
from his pocket the photograph of a
beautiful white woman, Charles
Hurst, aged thirty-two, a negro
teamster, whose home had been in
Detroit until two weeks ago, was shot
and killed in restaurant here.
A white man fired the bullet, es-
Gaping before any of the crowd
in the room could lay HANDS on
him.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-12-24

In France the average yield of
wine is 112 gallons to every acre
of vineyard; in Spain it rises to 100
gallons an acre; but Algeria holds
the record with 800 gallons to the
acre. N.Y.-52
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-12-24
Died at Gala Performance.

M. Filossofoff, the Russian Minis
ter OF Commerce, was stricken in
gala performance at theatre in St.
Petersburg as the national anthem
was played and he died as the audi
tors cheered
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-12-24
IMMIGRATION an HIGH TIDE.
Last Year 1,2S5,a40 Aliens Came In,
Mostly Southern Europeans.

Washington, D. C.-Immigration
to America during the year ended
June 80. 1907, was vastly greater
than in any previous year. This fact
is placed in strong light in the annual
report of Frank P. Sargent, Commits
sioner-General of immigration and
Naturalization, just made public. The
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-12-24

Representative John Sharp Will
Jams and D. A. De Almond came to
blows in Washington immediately
after the House had adjourned, using
their fists and drawing blood after
the lie had been passed.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-12-24
Views Of Japan's Elder statesmer

The foremost men in Japan ex-
pressed, in a symposium Of inter-
views, the kindliest feelings of friend
ship toward the United States in dis
cussing the sailing Of Admiral Evans
fleet.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-12-24

Fatal Explosion at Palermo.
Twenty-Five persons were killed
land 100 injured by the explosion OF
a powder magazine in Palermo, Sicily.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-12-24
curious Items IN the PACING Fleers Bin 81 Fare

-T-HAT during trip
There
frankfurters
which will n the menu
which,
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-12-24
w. III. Hinrichsen Dead.

Former Congressman w. H. Hin
richsen, once State Treasurer OF I'LL
nois, died at Alexandria, Ill. He had
been in failing health for two years.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-12-24
Peru to Welcome Fleet.

Extensive preparations we're being
made at Port of Spain and at Lima,
Peru, to welcome Admiral Evans
feet.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-12-24
shin Speefl Record Broken.

The new British turbine torpedo
aboat destroyer broke all records in
her final trials by attaining a speed OF
S7.037 knots.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-12-24

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing syrup for Children
teething, softens thegums, reduces inflamma-
ton, allays pain, cures wind collie, 25ca bottle
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-12-24
Forty-four Miles an Hour.

The torpedo boat destroyer Tartar
made a record mile on the Maplin
course at London, travelling at the
rate of forty-four miles an hour.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-12-24
Norwayls o. 5. Minister Dead.

C. Hauge, the Norwegian Minister
to the United States, died in Norway
while on a snowshoeing trip,
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-12-24

Kerosene was first used for lighting pur-
poses in 1926.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-12-24

FITS, st. Vitus' Dance, Nervous Diseases per-
manently cured by DR.. Kline's Great Nerve
Restorer. So trial bottle and treatise free.
DR.. H. r. Kline, Id. 1881 Arch St.. Phila., Pa.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-12-24

The first newspaper was published in
England in 1888
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-12-24

The first balloon ascent was made in
1872
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-12-24

Glass windows were first introduced into
England in the eighth century
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-12-24

The first knives were used in England in
1859.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-12-24

Printed musical notes were first used in
1473.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-12-24

Itch cured in 30 minutes by Woolford's
Sanitary Lotion Never fails At druggists.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-12-24

Piles Cured in to IA Days.
Pazo Ointment is guaranteed to cure any
case of Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protruding
Piles in 6 to IA days or money refunded. SOC.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-05-03
PLEADED GUILTY
Bower Fined $5oo--other indictments
Dismissed,


New York, May 2.-William 4 A.
Brewer, Jr., president of the Wash
ington Life Insurance company,
pleaded guilty to misdemeanor be-
fore Justice Blanchard in the Grim.
inal branch of the supreme court
this afternoon and was fined $500.
Two other indictments fol. perjury
against him were dismissed. Mr..
Brewer paid his fine and walked out
of court Assistant District Attor-
ney Mott made plea Inat Brewer
be given prison sentence, but JUS
tlce Blanchard curtly refused. Brew
er was indicted on April 20. 1906,
on the charges of perjury and on
one charge of misdemeanor for fl
ing false report of the affairs of
his company with the state insurance
board
II nave already told you what |
would do" said Justice Blanchard
when Mr.. Mott suggested that the
insurance president get prison
sentence. I'm view of this mans
age, he worthy life he had led, and
because of the evidence contained in
the most remarkable set OF papers
ever produced in court. think JUS
tice will be satisfied with only a
fine" sp I
William Rand. Brewers counsel,
then moved for the dismissal OF the
other two indictments, and Justice
Blanchard granted the request.
Brewer produced a crisp $500 bill
and handed it up to Clerk Penny.
With a broad smile he then turned
on his heel and walked out oil court.