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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-05

lonG-llved. All that day--and il seem.
ed like many days to uS-we cou,u
hear the rock and other rubbish
crashing down the shaft, and knew
that every ton OF it meant SO much
tine more of n bar between us and
the sunlight and free air above. We
were afraid too that our comrades
on top might have given us up for
dead. and knew thai in such an event
the work of eycavating to the leve.
where wa were virtually entombed
would take months-long after the
three of us had breathed our last
from starvation and thirst.
I'VE had one hope. and that was
the six-inch water pipe that ran from
the surface to our station. After We
discovered it in the darkness and the
uproar OF caving debris had in
measure ceased. one OF us was con-
stantly stationed beside IT, tapping
signals that we had some hope might
be heard and notice on the surface
There was only one danger, that the
pipe might have been severed some
place between us and the surface bv
n sharp edged piece OF falling rock,
but that was chance we had to take.
1t seemed an age until We finally
got an answering tap. They have
told me since came on top that IL
was twenty-four hours, but II seemed
days and days to me.
"Then they let down the telephone
wire, and we connected Il with the
telephone on the station. We were
hungry and thirsty. but what do you
think we wanted most? 1t was light
Without light It seemed to all OF us
that we must so crazy or die. So they
sent us down candles and matches be-
fore anything else. And I tell you.
you who see the sun every day. ana
incandescents and arc lights every
night. you'll never know what light
really means to a human being until
YOU have besn in some fix Like we
were. After we scratched that first
match and lit the first candle that
station looked like heaven to me.
Had Good Appetites.
"They sent down enough food and
soldiers. as they probably thought,
but we did it all justice.
But the happiest moment cSper.
iancsd was when heard my wife's
voice. The company was kind enough
10 run wire direct to our house,
and so she could talk 10 me at any
hour. day or night. The other two
boys are unmarried.
I'VE used to have regular hours foi
sleep. and We generally preferred to
sleep at night. It's funny how those
habits cling 10 a fellow in such emcr-
gencies. We couldn't tell night from
day down in that black hole. but We
nsed TO inquire by phone. and it's odd
that We, never were sleepy In the day
time.
{ we spent a good deal of time tell,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-05
COLLECTION OF STAMPS
Said to be Wonderfully Paa.
cinating for Person Who
Takes 1t Up.

The rich stamp collector as a rlile
is the ve'y closest buyer" said New
York stamp dealer. This phase OF
collecting, indeed, formed on OF the
chief delights of the rich collector.
"A millionaire collector Of this city
will roam abouo the greater part Of
day in older to get a desired stamp
at a bargain. and when he succeeds IT
gives him zhe greatest satisfaction.
Apparently he feels amply compen-
stated for all his trouble.
But the hobby has its advantages.
as 1t gives Invaluable mental relax
alton. When the man of business "a
occupied with his stamps all business
problems and worries fly to the
winds. W.
Some time ago very prominent
lawyer In Chicago walked into the
store Of Il stamp dealer of that citw
and said: want TO see some Of
your stamps.
me stamp dealer. who knew the
lawyer and wss aware that he .v-ss
an extremely busy and hard.xorked
man, replied: Why, you are fokinr
you don't want to buy stamps
Yes. 1 do. said the LAWYER. II
nave done too much work lately and
nave had something like break
down. My physician suggests that 7
tack up some kind of a collectinr
pursuit that will furnish degree of
mental rest. so thought OF gtamns
and the physician thinks that col.
Letting them will answer the purpose
nicely
The collecting of stamps possess
es curious fascination. Some voara
ago n Chicagoan was appointcd a
consul-general at Rio de Janei1,o.
Brazil After he had been stationed
there for while. his uncle, who lived
in Chicago, wrote to him and asked
II he would send her some Brazilian
stamps.
The consul general told ono OF
the attaches of the Office to tear or
some stamps from letters (which came
10 hand In the course OF ordinary
business. and those were forwarded
10 the Chicago girl.
Upon receiving the stamps sbe
wrote and thanked :isr ,.nc,e for
hem, but stated that the stamps tSat
he had sent We're not the kind she
wanted. as plenty of sile common and
urrent varieties we're easily obtain
able in Chicago. What she wantesi
was the Old Brazilian stamps of the
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-05

ed past me down the ladder. / think
he must have struck against Slim
for heard cry from a voice lust
below me that sounded like Sims.
and believe II was at that moment he
was swept to the bottom, TO be buried
under further loads OF rock and
sand"
The disaster at the Alpha mine is
the most famous in the annals of Ne.
vada mining since tho rescue of sew.
en- men from n drift of boiling hot
water on the lower levels of the Alta
mine. on the Comstock, about twenty.
eight years ago. At that time the
miners saved themselves by impro
wishing n raft, which kept them ont
OF the water until rescue party. at
the risk OF their lives. penetrated the
underground cave and got the men
out.
But for duration of the time under
ground the recent accident snrpasses
anything in the annals of mining in
fhis state.
1t was December that the cave
that every one of the five at the lot
tom of the shaft had persisted. But
when, after tweny-four hours had
elapsed. the cessation Of falling rock,
sand and timbers permitted the sound
10 be heard. the tapping of the min
crs on the siX-inch water pipe show
ed that they were stll alive.
Without n moments delay the work
OF rescue began. and from then until
the instant when the last OF the three
succored men stepped from the lift
at the collar of the Alpha shaft it
never ceased for a moment.
The men picked out for the task
were the best OF the camp. Young,
powrful, energetic and brave. The
ground In which they had to work was
extremely dangerous, and not one was
ever for moment secure against a
cave that would have terminated his
existence on the spot, for. unlike the
men they we're striving to rescue. no
friendly station was within reach IL
another cave should come. The one
slight protection they had against
absolute humiliation was the nope
fastened about the waist of each as
he worked. leading to the surface,
and the slender chance that their
friends. might be able to pull them
back to safety in case another cave
should start
Brown is n man OF about thirty.
He has no relative in Ely and is a
newcomer in the camp.
Bailey is forty-one years old and
has a wife, and two young children.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-05
Imprisoned Miners Tell Story

After torty-six days a. D. Bailey.
Fred Mcdonald and p. ]. Brown, the
three miners imprisoned by q cave-in
IN the Alpha shaft of the Giroux mine
here. were pulled out of their living
tomb at haif-past eight O'Clock las.
night. writes the Reno News CORE :.
pendent OF the New York Herald.
Although high pitched voices ami
icrky accents told of the fearful strain
Ter which the men had lahore d
W since December 4, their actions
man Nnmonplace enough The first
sign oi,iS vent to long drawn
ms prother'' the second embraced
n chew OF tonathe third asked for
spoke immedial The only one that
he had l'ien dfof the place where
as "hell hole" 4 referred TO 4.
Although badly
tul ordeal through nv ,to on..
passed, Bailey, afterrhich he had
wife. readily congen'sad eaa,, h;a
Impressions OF how tn g;ra he i,'
tomped uhuer I" 4 to be en-.
earth. nd foet Of
The thing came a.
warming" lie said. "BroY withou,
myself Greek n"inM Mcdonald.
another man. whom wearnai ami
the nickname OF 'Sliiv knau- IN.
Work III tne "o.,pyere ali at
c'entH-hFe levr the sli,t. u,
lool sNei' Nnon Wv Thousand
began to fall upon Wand roc,r
realized our awful DrS Instantly
understood in momeament and
chance for life was toat orr one
ton on the thousand To tho eta.
ty.five feet above. level. ejrh.
I'VE sprang TO the
cd upward. making IN ana start.
ever made in my lifeast time 7
IN more rock and or we went
tinucd to fall, and i,ebris con,
sheer will power thats only nv
ladder rung with thing TO the
smotherlng lead fall rwhelmjne.
ma. filling my ears. and about
and making me waItng NV ewes
in spite OF myself. st 20 almost
climbing hand over continued
I could. looking Mo AS fast as
overhead nor the Q 10 the man
An Age ,derneath.
IN seemed an afUp.
thousand foot Still got TO the
there iirst' | and I arrived
Brown and Mcloverjoyed when
minute latel got there about
but We knew e.was pitch dark,
tor a few inq'ihcr's voices. Az
and the Gree found that Slim
mahing the s'not succeeded in
conclusion Inland came TO the
must have extra heavy rock
them from u them and swept
Either that GEES on the ladder.
filled their c5iindIng sand had
they had losd in their anguist
ultes long ession OF their fac,
Our joy to let go.
rescue was not
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-05

Ing stories. and we must have told
some OF them half n dozen times over.
We played all the games we couli.
without anything in the shape of
cards to play with. We played for.
feits with matches for stakes and
pitch aud toss with bits OF wood
What nearly maddened us was the
TACT that we were unable to do any.
thing material to the aid of our res.
cuers. but We were cautioned not TO
try. as the shifting nature of the
ground above tended to make such
attempts extremely hazardous.
That fact. too. caused Us great
"neasiness. Under ordinary circum-
stances the rescue party had their
work cut out for them to get through
1000 feet of caved shaft, but with the
treacher0us. moving ground constant
~ threatening TO engulf them there
was no telling Mt what mofsnt they
too. might be trapped and lose their
lives perhaps.
All these things occurred to MS as
We sat and thought in our subterran
can prison. We did not say much
about 1t TO each other. for We were
determined to do nothing to cause
each others spirits to fall.
We spent q good deal of our time
exercising. They instructed us from
the top to do so-probably on medi-
cal adyice-but there was no fear of
our not doing something Of the sort.
Half our time was spent pacing to and
fro like Gagged tigers.
Fresh Air Better Than Any Drink.
When the rescue party finally
came II seemed, almost too good to
be true. | tell You the sight OF those
faces was welcome.
Il was the first man off the cage
on the surface. and the cool night air
tasted-yes. actually tasted it--l,ai.
ter than any drink that ever touched
my palate. And when looked up at
the sky and the stars It seemed to
me as If there was everything On
earth | wanted.
Everything but one-my wife. I
had expected to see her at the ton
of the shaft. But our baby was sick
and she had to stay at home 10 care
for the little ones. And how they
acted when they finally saw rie!'
The experience of +. ]. Brown, in
one particular at least, was even
more thrilling than that OF Bailey.
The body Of the Greek fell over him.
almost throwing him from the ladder
as he started up for the station just
after the cave.
After the first rush Of rock and
Garth said Brown. 81 darted for the
ladder. Tho Greek was just before
me and Bailey and Mcdonald must
have been ahead of him. lie vas big
and clumsy and did not make rs fast
progress as shoul have lired, for, be-
ing below him, could not pass ana
dared not advance too rapidly for fear
OF his heavy shoes landing on my tin.
gers, forcing me to let 80.
After one particularly heavy rush
OF falling rock. l edged to mo side,
holding my head down to escape tho
rain of sand that was coming With it
when the Greek let go and was hurl
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-05

obseleta issues.
The gathering of the latter STAMPS
he found to DO o task or constdeS
BILE difficulty, but he went to work.
Visited the local stamp dealers, made
INQUIRIES In various directions for tbs
stamps. and In the course of n sesr
months had acquired an expert Inowi.
edge OF the numerous Brazilian is-
sues.
Brazil was the second country Ia
the world TO adopt the adhesive post
nse etamp, and from the time Of
tsteft' first use In 1s43, down to ana
ni,iding 1905. there were not less
than 4S1 straight varieties not 70
speak OF the numerous trifiing va.
rleties.
IN trying to get additional infov-
NATION about these stamps the coli
lection of them finally began to es-
erclso a fascination for him, and the
itrst thing he knew he was buying
stamps for the American consul
general ut Brazil and his niecs iind
become n secondary consideration.
He dad much trouble in distin-
gushing tho difference between tho
early issues, as from 1s43 up to 1896 Z
JAIL the stamps showed just the fig-
Ai'es from 10 to 600, without value
or inscription and nearly all printed
IN black. But he persevered.
"Ofnen when he desired n certaia
yafiety of stamp to iii out certain
series he bought the entire collection
OF some person and put the rest of Z
the stamps of the collection into o.
trunk Once he bough- tho entira
stock ia Brazilian stamp deaIer i'll
order to gain possession of a few
rare varieties.
And by the time he left Rio he
not only had tho most complete COLI
lection of Brazilian stamps In the
world, but he had the greatest quar-
THY Of them. the trunk being 5aanHei
70 the top with the difteren issueS,
He also had become he leading asi~s
thority on the stamps Of Brazil Ar
ter his return to the United States
he disposed of his collection to
dealer. and the latter said. wfren he
saw the amount of Brazilian stampa
The trunk contained. that he coulaS
scarcely believe that there were tlsst
many stamps Of this one country ID
existence"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-05

teen SURVIVORS sustained themselves
lot eight months and through a Sc
we're winter. lnoyed up with TIN hone
OF reaching Auckland Island, only five
miles distant. where they knew that
ample supplies of food and a seayor-
/ thy boat were stored.
In the meantime they managed to
subsist on mollyhawks and seal meat.
cooked over fire which they never
allowed to go out. as fewer matches
than men had been saved. When
spring came determined efforts were
made to reach Auckland Island In
roughly constructed boats. Two of
lheso frail craft were smashed, but n
third attempt was successful in land
ing party. who found the relief de-
pot and the boat, by means OF which
they were able to convey their mates
10 Dountiful stores of food A month
iater the government steamer Hine-
moa, stopping at the island on its an
nual trip. brought the fifteen Robinson
crnesoes to New Zealand.
The saving OF the lives OF these
sailors was accomplished through the
agency OF q peculiar system OF charity
winch is kept up IL that region of al
most perpetual billiards. on various
islands lying from two hundred TO
seven hundred miles south of New
Zealand and only few hundred miles
north OF perpetual ice. On those re-
mote shores, rocky sterile. storm
bound, has been established n chain
OF food Sheds as the sailors cali
them, from which stranded, starry
ing crew may obtain provisions to
prolong life until they can be taken
aboard passing ship. In galvanized
iron houses, about 10 feet wide and 20
rect long. are stored timed meat, bis
cults, cocoa. tea. -four, matches, can
dies, lamps, kerosene. axes, fishing
tackle, blankets. clothing. cloth, need
los. cotton and many more things
likely TO prove of service to a shin
wrecked crew In each one of these
sheds may also he found q good sea-
worthy. decked boat, fitted with sails,
oars, compass and chart. giving the
course 10 the Bluff Lighthouse, the
nearest point on the New Zealand
coast. The islands which are now
supplied with these relief depots are
the AntiDodes, Auckland. Enderby
and Campbell islands. which belong
10 New Zealand. and the Macq,iaries.
belonging to Tasmania.
The New Zealand government,
erected these storehouses and keeps
them stocked. Once each year the
government steamer Hnemoa visits
the islands to repair the sheds in case
they should have been damaged by
storm and TO overhaul the stores OF
provisions. And on almost every
cruise the Hinemoa Tescues some
stranded crew.
Before relief dopots were establish
ed on these FAR distant islands many
a luckless mariner persisted on their
inhospitable shores. On Enderby Is :
land may he found cemetery where
the castaways of a half dozen vessels
are buried. Several of the head
boards bear this significant inscrip-
ton: Died of starvation"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-05
SOUTH SEA LIFE SAVING.

The recent rescue of fifteen casta-
ways from the wrecked barkentinc
Dnndonald illustrates anew tho value
OF tho relief dcpots maintained in the
far Southern seas for the benefit OF
marooned mariners. The Dundonald.
with crew of twentyseyen went 10
pieces on the rocks off Disappoint-
ment Island, about two hundred miles
south of Now Zealand. on March Z,
1907. Twelve were lost, and the flf-.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-05
The DiFerencs.

What makes you think she dg uHg
culturcd?"
"she thinks Ibsen's plays arc ststss
pid." 96
Well, a lot OF people think So
Yes. but she says so.".-Clevsiend
Leader.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-05
In these t,ays.

How We have changed since tsa7
old days"
! What do you mean ~
Why, today. 1t isn't half so sblesse
to give as it is OF DO a receiver. ;ss
Life.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-05
COUPON.

On presentation at the Daily Press
Office, this Coupon and 10c entities
the baarer TO one Captain John Smith
Souvenir Puzzle. Vf the puzzle Hs TO be
mailed, &c must be added to cover
postage.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-16
WHEAT OVER NORTH BANK.
Thousands of Bushels VIII Be Di-
verted From Long Haul Over
Cascade Mountains.

Portland, Ore, March 16.-The di-
version of something like 275,000 or
300,0 900 bushels of wheat now in the
warehouses in the Pasco country
from the long mountain haul to Ia
coma tidewater via the North Bank
road will begin with the running of
through trains over the North Bank
road today, or as soon thereafter as
freight cars can be forwarded to the
eastern end of the road. Special
permission has been secured from the
interstate commerce commission to
amend the freight tariff of the road
so that this bulk of wheat can be
sent down from Pasco to Vancouver
by rail and It will then have to be
tpns-shipped only from Vancouver
to Portland.
Special effort will be made by the
traffic department of the North
Bank road to have every bushel of
wheat still unsold brought to water
terminals in record breaking time.
There is plenty of rolling stock avail
able and the time required to move 1t
will be able to handle trains of near
ly twice the wheat tonnage of the
Northern Pacific line over the noun
tain haul, and at much better speed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-16

No trace has, yet been found of Troy
Todd's body and with the high water
that came on so soon after his drown
ing II is very doubtful IL it can be
recovered unless it should be picked
up between here and the sea.
Further particulars regarding the
drowning of Todd show that he met
death while trying to ford the river
at the crossing about a half mile
above the old Indian camping ground.
At the time he was on the north side
of the river while Mrs. Bowman and
her daughter were upon the south
side. According TO the account given
Todd was close to the north bank of
the stream when his horse struck deep
water and the rider was torn from
the saddle by a projecting limb. He
was then swept down stream and
drowned while the hOrse swan ashore.
At the ford where young Todd was
drowned the river is swift and Satur-
day afternoon 1t was running high
though the river had Just commenced
to rise The ford is the one reached
by the road that leads up the rail-
road track for a half mile from the
old camping ground and then runs
down to the river. Several drifts OBJ
struct the river not far below the spot.
When he learned of his soH's sad
end Saturday John Todd rode to the
ford and Within short time had
small band Of men searching the river
for the body. However, with the river
so swift and the banks lined with
marshy land It was very difficult TO
do anything. At the time 1t was be-
lieved the body had lodged in one OF
the drifts and they would have been
searched yesterday had the flood not
risen.
A reward Of 800 was offered by
the father FOR the recovery of his
boys body and the Indians on the res
,erv ION promised to take up the
search, Saturday afternoon and even
ing they watched the banks of the
stream but without avail.
Since the accident the father
mother and sister of the drowned man
have been nearly frantic with grief
and much sorrow is expressed for
them. About year ago a daughter
died and the accumulated troubles
have been hard for the parents to
bear.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-16
TARGET PRACTICE
BEGUN BY FLEET
WARSHIP GUNNERS MAY
SET NEW MARKS
Silence of Sleeping Hills About the
Calm Waters Of Magdelena Bay
Broken by Flying Shell and Angry
Roar OF Big Guns-Preliminaly
Work OF Clearing Superstructwe
and Putting Vessels in Fighting
Trim.

Magdalena Bay. Gala, March 16-
(via United wireless and United Press
leased wires, by special correspon-
dent0-A puff of white smoke, a
flying shell and an angry growl from
one of the battleship's big guns shat
tered a deathlike silence of sleeping
hills that cluster about the calm
waters of the land locked bay, mark
ed the opening of the target prac-
tice by Evans fleet today.
Early this morning the first Of
Uncle Sans floating fortresses swung
out of the bay and headed for the
ranges. In a moment three grim
fighters detached themselves from
the squadron and moved slowly to-
ward the open sea where for the
next few days the gunners of each
battleship will strive to surpass the
wonderful records already establish
ed by the dead shots" of the Pacific
fleet
Preliminary to the actual practice
came the work OF clearing away the
superstructure on each battleship
and the putting Of each vessel into
fighting trim.
All was readiness and by daylight
tugs were out in open sea putting
up targets which are soon to be torn
to shreds. Conditions for accurate
shooting are propitious and new
marks will probably be hung up.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-16

by means Of letter that accidentally
came into his hands, lie Conte became
aware OF the conspiracy against him.
The letter was directed to General
Firmin and made reference 10 a con-
spiracy against LIE Conte with list
of the names.
lie Conte gave the list to brother
with orders to arrest and the assas-
sinations followed. lie Conte today
repudiates the killing.
A cable dispatch received here to-
day states that Majors Leon Carraque
and M. Fifford and Lieutenant La
Roche were shot before sunrise this
morning. They were named in the
letter as implicated in the plot.
M. Borno, the Haytian minister Of
foreign affairs, has served notice on
the French government that owing to
the discovery that the conspiracy
against LIE Conte was originated with
in the walls OF the French consulate
the agreement between Haytai and
Franco in relation to the protection
of the political refugees will be abro-
gated.