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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-11-17
FALL OF SLATE KILLS
A PAIR OF MINER

Pomeroy o. Nov. 1.-Two men
were killed late Yesterday In do
mestic coal mine at Kerr's Run, be-
ing crushed todeath by large block
of slate. The killed are: James r.
stobart, aged 20. and Albert Young
aged 81.
A large force of men are working
in relays to recover the bodies and
it is not thought possible to reach
them until late today.
Constipation and stomach troubles
are twins. They kill people inch by
inch, sap life away. HOLSTERS
Rocky Mountain Tea will positively
relieve any sufferer. 35 cents, Tea or
Tablets.
Flocken's Pharmacy
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-11-17
Nov. II In History.

1853 Mary |. Of England. Bloody
Mary" whose reign was noted for
prosecutions of opponents and RI
walls. particularly Lady Jane Grey.
died; born 1916. Elizabeth ascend
ed the English throne.
1So4-Robert Charles Winthrop. states
man and colleague of Daniel
Webster, died in Boston; born 1909.
10o7-Admiral Sir Francis Leopold Nc
Clintock, English arctic explorer
who discovered the fate Of Sir John
Franklin, died in London; born
1919.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-11-17

Meet me at Kaler's candy shop.
ll-l2.u
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-11-17
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.

Sun sets 4:37, rises 6:4T; moon rises
los a. M; moons age "a days; planet
Mercury possibly visible low in east.
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PREVENTION OF WRECKS.
Devices to Be Submitted to the In.
terstate Commission.

The sundry civil appropriation act
passed at the session of the Sixtieth Con-
gress. just adjourned. contains provision
that will prove of interest to inventors
and owners of railway safety devices
and which promises vastly to increase
the work of the interstate commerce COM
mission.
Bv resolution of the Fifty-ninth Con-
gress the commission was directed to
investigate and report on the use of and
necessity for block signal systems and
appliances for the automatic control of
railway trains The limited scope of
this resolution prevented the board of
experts appointed by the commission
from considering many devices intended
To promote the safety of railway opera
tion that We're presented to IL for nvesti-
CATION and in order that such devices
might he placed on the same footing as
block signal systems and automatic train
stopping appliances the SiXtieth Congress
incorporated in the sundry civil bill a
provision authorizing the commission here
after to investigate and experimentally
test in its discretion any appliances in
tended to promote the safety of railwa y
operation.
Under this law II is expected that the
inventor or owner of any device intended
to promote safety upon railroads may
submit plans and specifications of his
invention to the commission for investiga-
tion and receive an opinion from the board
Of experts as to its merits. to be fol-
lowed by an experimental! test. f. in the
opinion Of the commission. such q test
is advisable.
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DRUGGIST ABEL ARRESTED
SELLING POISON WITHOUT PRO.
PER LABEL THE CHARGE.
DR.. Kebler Is OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ant Gives $500 Bail and Is
at Liberty.

Accused of selling cocaine hydrochlorids
without properly labelling the package.
Roach Abell a druggist of 80 Az street.
southwest. was taken into custody by
Deputy United States Marshal John S.
Lacy this afternoon on a warrant charg-
ing him with violating the pure food and
drug act of 1906.
The accused was brought TO the polio,
Court building. He furnished bond in
which probably will take place Monday
morning before Judge kimball of the
United States br anch of the Police Court.
The papers. sworn to by DR. l.. F. keb-
Ter of the chemistry bureau of the DEPART
ment of Agriculture all g that the d.
PENDANT sold a quantity of cocaine hydro
chloride to ona Andrew Martin al his placs
of business April = last. and that this
particular drug being a derivative of CO.
caine. the defendant violated the provi-
sion of he new drug and food acts by
failing to properly label the package.
giving the quantity of the drug and the
pharmacs uticai pr, portions.
1t is stated that the nackag' in ques-
ton was obtain d ny DIR. kabler. WHO
was a prominent " ness FOR the pro saca-
ton in the recent Harper trial. and cen-
veyed To the chem stry bureau. II Wal
first noticed that nothing was on tho
package from which could h. ascertainai
the quaint or proportion of tla drug.
and later. when il was anaiyZsd. the
contents ware found to be A strong rhemi-
cal compound. CT II: ng a quantity OF
cocaine or drugs having the same ef-
cts.
Tine matter was reported To Asss ant
United States Attorney James Pr3ctcr.
After a fuller investigation by the au-
therities. surrounding the ctrcunstanc Is
of he SAL it WIS decided that the prose
cution should be proceed I'd with imm ,di-
atelv.
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PEARY IS HOPEFUL.
Needs More Funds to Finance His
Arctic Expedition.

NEW YORK. June 6-Commander Rob-
ert f. Peary. the arctic explorer. said to-
day that the sailing of Capt. Bartlett and
a crew of eleven men from St. Johns.
Newfoundland. today for New York to
man Peary's ship Roosevelt in which
the explorer hopes 10 make second ex-
petition in quest of the north pole this
summer does not mean that sufficient
funds have yet been raised to finance the
expedition Peary plans 10 leave New
York about July 1, and if he is to go at all
this wear. he SAYS the crew must come
on here at once to get the ship in readi-
ness.
Il am hopeful Of securing the balance
needed 10 insure a start. as l have PLAN
ned" said Commander Peary, land | am
having Capt. Bartlett and the crew come
on here 10 put the Roosevelt in readiness
for her long cruise. If | am una BILE TO raise
the balance of the money need I'd ii will
mean that the expense of bringing the
crew on here keeping them here for a
month and sending them back again will
be dead loss.
Can't. Bartlett and the sailors are eX-
pected here cary next week on the steam
er Sibsr. an.
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TENNESSEE LAUNCHED IN 1904.
Attached to Second Division, First
Squadron, Pacific Fleet.

The armored cruiser Tennessee COM
manded by Capt. Thomas B. Howard.
was launched December 3. 1904. at the
yards Of the Cramp Shipbuilding Company
in the presence of Gov. Frazier of Ten
nessee and his staff and large number
of distingu ished guests. The vessel was
ch-istened by the sixteen-year-old daugh-
ter of the governor. Miss Annie Keith
Frazier. The Tennessee. with the Wash.
ington. preceded Admiral Evans battle
ship fleet to the Pacific. sailing from
Hampton roads October II of last year.
On that voyage she was the flagship -ot
Rear Admiral rriel Sebree The Ten
nessee now is attached to the second di.
vision of the first squadron OF the Pa
cific fleet
In conformity with the naval practice.
Admiral Sebree will appoint board OF
investigation or a court of inquiry to
make a thorough examination into the
of this inquiry will depend the question
whether or not any of the officers were
responsible through negligence or other
wise for the accident and will serve also
as a basis for any improvement of the
machinery that may be necessary to pre-
vent recurrence of such accidents.
Admiral Sebree's dispatch contains prac-
tically the same informal ON that given
in the newspaper reports from Los
Angeles. The accident, he says. occurred
at IL am while the vessel was under full
power. four-inch boiler tube bursting.
He said that the injured men will be
transferred to the hospital at Los Angeles
this morning. Following the accident the
admiral communicated With the first di
vision of the Pacific fleet to obtain addi-
t.onal dressings for the wounded men and
then proceeded to San Pedro.
Telegram From the President.
The following telegram was today sent
by President Roosevelt:
June 6. l90S.
..rommender- of the Pacific fleet
Am greatly concerned over accident on
the Tennessee. l hope the wounded are
doing well.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
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Victims of the Wreck.
The Dead.

Ruth Slaughter. the three-year-
old daughter Of William Slaughter,
general traffic manager of the W.,
B. and A. electric line.
r. E. O'Neii. ,motorman. W., b.
and A. electric line.
Raw Shriner. Waterman at Acad-
envy Junction for the w. B. and A.
electric line.
William Norton. 216 North Fulton
avenue. Baltimore.
James l.. Mcdaniel. 12O2 Broad
way, Baltimore.
A. II. Schultz. os31 Calvert street,
Baltimore. in employ OF crown
Cork and Seal Company.
George W. Green, jr.. Washing
ton. chief draughtsman. Soldiers
Home construction work.
Mrs. George W. Green.
Injured.
Harry jacobson of Baltimore,
ankle sprained.
Mrs. a. II. Schultz of Baltimore,
cut about the body.
Mrs Mcdaniel of Baltimore.
bruised about the body
State Senator Peter }. Campbell
Of Baltimore, cut about the legs
and face.
hurt about the head.
Miss Mignon Catherine Campbell.
their daughter. ankle broken ana
slightly cut about the head.
William Fine of Annapolis. cut
about the body.
Thomas Wilson of Annapolis,
bruised about the legs.
w w. White of Baltimore. cut
about the head.
Mrs. White of Baltimore, hurt
about the body.
William f. Slaughter. general
traffic manager of the Washington.
Baltimore and Annapolis railway.
with headquarters in Baltimore.
seriously hurt about the head and
body
George Wadsworth. motorman,
cut on leg.
James H. Dennis. colored. la'2
Freshman street. Baltimore. collar
bone broken.
Fred w. schleris. Baltimore,
bruised and cut.
Miss Van Meter of Martinsburs.
W. Va. leg broken and cut about
the face and arms.
Judge James r. Brashears of
Annapolis. cuts on head and bruises
on upper part of body; not seri-
ously injured.
Miss Wood. with Mcdaniel party.
fracture of leg and bruises.
Thomas Williams of Baltimore,
cut about head and face
B. Is. Williams of Baltimore,
slightly cut about the arms.
Willie Slaughter. seven years of
age. son of William f. Slaughter.
who was injured. and brother of
Ruth Slaughter. who was killed.
Harry Jacobs twenty-five years.
1ulO Gambriil street. Baltimore,
head and body cut and bruised.
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KILLED BY A TROLLEY GAR
WILLIAM M. BROWN DIES HOUR
AFTER ACCIDENT.
Knocked Down and Badly Mangled
Coroner Gives Verdict of
Accidental Death.

| William NJ. Brown. fifty-five years of
age shipping clerk at the United States
Naval Observatory. Georgetown Heights.
| died at 9:45 O'Clock this morning at the
Georgetown University Hospital from in
| ;uries received an hour before when he
was struck by car on the Rockville line
near the Washington School for Boys on
Wisconsin avenue.
Mr. Brown resides in what is known as
| the Stone cottage, about one square east
| of the Washington School for Boys. On
his way to. WORK. about S:45 clock, he
| had nearly reached the school building
unen Ne heard the car approachin Run
ming ont of the small lane from behind a
| rlump Of bushes that obstruct a view OF
the road he pulled his watch from his
| pocket to see the time and signaled to
| south-bOUnd car to stop.
Struck by Car.
| He was on the east side of the track
and started TO cross to get on the south
bound car. when north bound car No 81
in charge of Motorman John T. Bur-
roushs and Conductor Charles H. Smoot
suddenly rounding the Slight curve, struck
him and knocked him to the ground.
The injured man was picked up and re-
moved to the oeorg atown Hospital i'm an
automobile of Georga h. Hamilton pres
dent of the Capital Traction Railway
Companv who WAS on his way from his
home 10 his Office. MIR. Brown was placed
mon the operating table soon as he
| reached the hospital
The surgeons discovered his head had
heen badly cut. body crushed, left leg
broken and left arm torn near the Shout
der. He died about one hour after tie
| accident.
Car Crew Under Arrest.
The body was removed to the morgue.
The motorman and conductor OF the car
Ners arrested and were held pending an
invest CATION. -.
Ar inquest was held at the District
mc~eue this afternoon by Coroner hewitt
After hearing the testimony of several
witnesses, including the motorman and
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naked except for short trousers and slip
pers and the dead and injured were
blackened almost beyond recognition.
Survivors Statement.
1T was a hell hole said one Of TIE
surviving seamen. Everything seemed
all right. when. without any warning.
the shower Of hot c.nders steam and
ashes burst out of the fire hole ne
hoys dropped all over the room and none
OF us knew what had happened. Those Of
MS who were able To scramble Ia our feet
opened the door when the compartment
cleared and We began dragging the boys
out.
The impression among tie officers and
crew is that Ranhold and Meek were
martyrs to duty. for they were found
dead. where others escaped and stayed
a; their posts TO the last. The aCcid mt
served to demonstrate the complete eff
ficiency of the naval fire drill. There Was
no confusion
Admiral Sebree's Views.
Rear Admiral Sebree. when seen on
board by a representative of the Assoc
| ciated Pre.s, said:
The explosion was one OF those acct
dents which cannot be provided against.
had just completed an inspection of the
engine room when coal passer half
scalded. dashed past me on his way to
The deck. Lieut. Commander Robinson
had already given the orders used in an
emergency. and the men hurried to their
posts with admirable dispatch"
Capt. Howard gave out the following
official typewriter statement ON his ar
rival last night in San Pedro:
About IL am. today. during full speed
| trial. boiler tube burst in. No. 3 fire.
room aboard this vessel George Wood.
water tender; +. e. Boggs. fireman. Sec
ond-ciass: \. ReinhDld machinst' $ mate,
second-class. and George Meek, fireman.
frst-cass. were killed almost instantly.
The severely injured are S. S. Stematis,
| fireman. first-cass: f. j. Burns coal
passer: w. S. Burns coal passar: F. s.
Maxfieid fireman. second-class. and J. P.
A. Carroll, fireman. second-class"
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conductor of the car. the jury returned
verdict of accidental death.
Mr.. Brown was widower. Six chill
dren survive him. He had been employed
at the observatory for thirty-sevsn years.
Joseph Bradley of the Columbia Ma
tional Sand Dredging Company. who was
riding near the front of the solt Inbound
car, stated to a Star reporter today that
it was his opinion the accident was 'un-
avoidable. The north-bound car was APP
preaching at fast speed. he said. when
Mr. Brown suddenly appeared upon the
track and it was physical impossibility
to stop the car before 1t struck him. The
mot orman Mr. Bradley said. did all in his
power to bring the car to stop and
called to Mr. Brown to get out of the
way,
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LOS ANGELES June 1.-THE first Sc
rious accident to the Pacific feet since il
left Hampton roads occurred yesterda!
when a four-inch steam pipe exploded or
the armored cruiser Tennessee. on de-
tached service off Santa Barbara.
Four. men were killed outright and ter
others seriously injured. After the Ten.
nessee arrived in port three of the in
jured died.
o. the injured four are probably fatally
scalded by the escaping steam and hot
water.
All of the, men killed and injured
were members of the engine room crew.
When the pipe burst the cruiser was un-
der full Roadway. steaming at nineteen
knots on a speed trial. and the tremendous
pressure of the boilers sent the scaiding
steam in clouds through the engine and
boiler rooms. Broken fragments of steel
and brass were hurled with frightful force
in every direction.
Some of the men were able TO night
their way to the decks, and the remain
der, including the injured. were rescued
by the quick and daring work of the
sailors who formed human chains and
went to the assistance Of the unfortunate
men between decks.
The explosion. the cause of which is
unknown. occurred only few minutes
after Admiral I'riel Sebree. Capt. F. b.
Howard and Chief Engineer Robertson
had left the engine room on tour of in
spection Four of the men were killed in
stantly and two more died at San Pedro
after the arrival of the Tennessee.
The Casualties.
The dead: George Wood. water tender,
Scranton, Pa: f. c. Boggs, second-class
fireman. Woodlawn, Ala: \. Reinhold,
machinist's mate, second-class, Germany;
Ceoree w. Meek. first-class fireman. Skid
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ALARM OF OFFICIALS.
Feared That Secretary Straus Was
on Wrecked Train.

There was considerable CONSERVATION
among the officials of the Department OF
Commerce and Labor last night when the
first news was received of the collision on
the Washington. Baltimore and Annapolis
electric railroad. lest Secretary Straus
might have been in the wreck.
The Secretary had run over to the city
from Annapolis TO attend the cabinet
meeting yesterday. returning last nigh,
in order to board the lighthouse tender
Holly. in which he is engaged in making
an inspection trip. Relief was felt, OF
course. when later reports showed the
founded.
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would feel after he had studied hard for

would feel after he had studied hard for
his examinations.
Il met him just after he had been be-
fore the examining board, Mrs. Stewart
made out. He replied rotten. He then
mixed cocktail for himself, and as ne
had not eaten for some tine We went TO a
hotel and had dinner. He ate sparingly
and was irrational and erratic. and did
not seem at all to be his real self.
Al this point Attorney Classic informed
the court that the accused desired to GO
on the witness stand. and Capt. Barnette
administered the oath to him.
Accused Tells His Story.
Surgeon Spear told OF his course at the
University of Virginia. where pr. Nelson
coached him for the entrance examina-
ton for the navy. While preparing for
the examination he studied from daylight
in the morning until Il 1 O'Clock at
night. and rarely got more than few
hours sleep.
Il was pretty well worn out while the
examinations were under way. DR.. Spear
said. land thought I would have TO have
stimulation l tried for months to keep
up my work in the meantime drinking
heavily. l couldn't seem to grasp any
thing. In doing my work | relied on
stimulants. l found it impossible to study
or work without having few drinks.
apartments. l never kept track of tn.
number OF drinks I took. but l know
drank more than the average man.
Referring to the act of taking the checks
of the three medical officers of the navy.
forging their names to them and tfen
cashing the paper. DIR. Spear said ne
was conscious of having done some wrong
thing. but could not fix in his mind just
what he had done. He first began to real
ize that he had done something wrong
about the time he was discharged from
the naval hospital. where he had been
treated for German measles.
DR.. Spear was shown the three checks
by Judge Advocate Rossel and asked II
the Endorsements were in his handwriting
Identifies Endorsements on Checks.
Yes. SIR" he replied, The writing Is
undoubtedly mine. There is no doubt
about it,
While DR.. Spear recognized his sigma
ture on the papers, he could not recall to
memory that he had ever seen the checks
before.
But the handwriting is yours?' Lieut..
Rossell queried. holding the forged
checks aloft.
II should say so,'' Dr. Spear quickly re-
piled.
Accused further said he must admit
that he got the checks and cashed them,
as Chief Wiikie of the secret service had
testified. He added that as result of his
mental condition he got a certificate OF
graduation by the narrow margin of less
than l per cent.
Lieut.. Rossell submitted the accused to
several memory tests about other mat
ters- Some things Dr. Spear said he
could remember; others he could not. He
could not remember what he did with the
money he realized from the forged checks
In reply to question by Capt. Bar
nette. the accused said he recalled re-
ceiving his pay check for March. The
realization that he had committed some
onense come to him when he was in
Columbus Ohio.
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Fire Causes Panic in New York Hotel

NEW YORK June ALARMED b. the
Changing. of fire bells and the smoke
which poured into tie windows. more
than hundred guests of the Hotel Al
bert. At nth street ard University place.
were ro,,,ed from theis beds early tcday
Scantily attired many o. them rushed
down the stairs CARRYING their clothing
suit cases ard trunks along with them
only TO be assured in the ONCE that the
FIRE was in a building next door and that
thera u-os M danger TIE blaze. which
started in the cloak factory of Carl
Feinstein was extinsuished with los
Of S5 Geo.
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Ads on Fifth Avenue STAGES

NEW YORK. June 6-Whether or not
the 9TH avenue stage coaches may carry
advertising signs is still a moot question.
Two justices Of the appellate division in
decisions rendered yesterday said they
could, but three more justices said thew
mustn't
Anyway. the decisions don't affect the
real question. as the court held unani-
mously that the stage company couldn't
sue IN equity for an injunction to restrain
the city from interfering with the lads"
displayed on the coaches. but must wait
TIL the city attempts to take the ads off
the coaches and then sue for damages.
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DEATH IN. EXPLOSION
ON THE TENNESSEE
Bursting Steam Pipe on the
Cruiser Kills Seven Men.
MANY SAILORS ARE INJURED
Cause of Accident Not Known to
Navy Department.
VESSEL GOING AT FULL SPEED
Court of Inquiry to Be Appointed
by Admiral Sebree-The Presi-
dent Deeply Concerned.
Some Previous Explosions on
United States Warships.

Bennington-San Diego. Cal. July
81, 1903. Sixty-six killed. seventy
four injured.
Missouri-Pensacola. Fla. April
13. 1904 Thirty-two killed. ten in
jured.
observation-disclosures $ n d
navy yard, Philadelphia. December
II, 1904. Three killed, seven in
jured.
Iowa-Pensacola. Fla, April 9.
1901. Three killed. five injured.
Massa chusetts-Culebra Island.
January Il, 1903. Six killed, three
injured.
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Woman an Auto Speeder.

NEW YORK. June G.-Mrs Frances
Scott of 81 Hamilton place was arrested
yesterday afternoon for speeding in an
automobile on 9TH avenue. She was
operating big machine which her hus-
band. banker. presented TO her. Bicycle
Policeman Sauer said that she was going
down the avenue at the rate of twenty
miles an hour.
He pursued her from S7th street to
'Mh before he could Overtake her. he
said. She was arraigned in the Yorkyille
police court. where Magistrate Herman
neid her for trial in special sessions. Her
husband went to court and gave bail
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1908.
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