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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-13
SEVEN ARE KILLED
PENNsYLyANIA PROVIDES ANoTH-
 ER MINE HORROR.
Explosion Occurs In Mount Lockout CoIiiery at WyOaing and Lives of Miners Are snuffed
 Ont 4f

wilkesbarre, Pa, May 12.--Seven mine workers were instantly killed and more than a dozen injured this af- ternoon in an explosion in the Mount Lookout Colliery of the Temple Coal and Iron Company. at Wyoming, near here.
 The dead: Pascal Smith, twenty sev- en years old married with a family; Frank Smith, twenty five years, sin gle; Michael McNulty, twenty i've sim gle; Oscar smailcomb. forty seven. mar ried. with family; George Metcalf, for ty. married with family; Lewis Pata- skay, thirty eight married; Joseph Yancanden. thirty years old, married.
 All those injured live in the neigh bnfhcod of the eolliery All were burn ed upon the face and hanas.
 The explosion occurred SUU fc6E un- der9round and 1890 feet from the sn9ft up which the miners nakA their ex- it.: John Kosfnith, miner, left a small feeder" burning in the extreme end of gangway all of last night, which set fire to the timbers and the coal.
 Early today when the fire boss start ed into the mine to make sis rounds he discovered the fire. He at once re- ported 1t and with three men he tried to subdue the flame, but they met with gas while trying to do so. Shortly af- ter, a slight explosion occurreo, purn- ing the four men. but not seriously injuring them. They then came out of the mine and the insne fore man summoned gang of men to- gether and went into the mine to put out the fire.
 They worked all day around the flames in order to shut them off and stop them from spreading. They then let air in from another gangway to allow the gas to escape and while do- ing so the second fatal explosion oc- cured.
 The shock of the explosion was felt on the surface and a rescue party was formed and they were at once sent in- to the mine to get the men out. They worked until S:30 o'clock tonight be- fore they were able to bring them to the surface.
 Several of the rescue party were overcome by gas and had to be taken from the mine in a semi-conscious con dition
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-13
TO PASS THE BILLS
WILL "RAILROAD"
 VREELAND'S MEASURE.
Program is to Put 1t ThrOugh Under Whip and Spur, Despite Solid / Opposition of Dem-
 ocrats.

Washington, May 12.-Under whip and spur the Republican leaders in the House expect to put through the vree- land currency bill on Thursday of this week.
 They expect to do it in the face of practically solid Democrati composition and despite the Republican insurgency whose leaders are Representatives Fowler of New Jersey, chairman of the Banking and Currency Committee. Prince of illinois and Hayes of Cali fornia.
 Presuming that avery member of the House will be in his seat and that all of the Democrats will vote against it, twentv-nine contrary Republican votes will defeat the bill. So the situation as 1t now is, falls within these lines: Mir Watson, of Indiana, as whip of his party. has pledged every Republican to be in his seat next Thursday. The insureenf leaders claim their total streneth at todays close was thirty six-fhe reouisite twenty-niiie and sew en to snare, and that the prospects are bright for holding these three dozen firmly together
 called by minority leader Williams this afternoon developed an apparently solid Democratic lIohl against tns DILL The RuIes Committee has considered nronosaI to permit the Democrats to offer the Williams bill as an amendment to the Vreeland bill. there- by by giving the minority a chance to record solid Gompl'men'ary pa tSn aa vote Tor TOT minority leader. and which already is before the House as a minority recom- r,endstion of the Banking and Cur rency Committee
 .,. ,oossIon some Democratic votes n,iSht he gained for the Vreeland bill. s,,sr,, .o overcome the strength of theu the Republican insurgency. But the expression in todays cloak 1T, room con ference of praGt,eaiIiy IlraaIsrS S"a am or % 9bs pemocratic PSSrt,c side of the House has put another another face on the matter. and 1t seems seems likely that this idea will be dropped.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-13
Afnrnnn na Arhltrator.
FIRE IN T0NOPAH
 DESTROYS B HOUSES

Tonopah. Nevada. May l2.-The fire which broke out in this city last night ragged for fully two hours before the flames were checked. One entire block of twenty eight business houses and six residences were destroyed.
 The fire could be seen in Goldheld, thirty-five miles away and 2,000 feet of hose was brought from there in forty-hve minutes in an automobile.
 At meeting of citizens today $i.000 was raised to pay for carting away the debris and three hours later fifty teams and 15o men were at work re- moving the rubbish. One building is already rebuilt and will be tenanted by a firm in the morning.
 The loss will reach 3i50.ooo.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-13
Much Damage Reported, But Details
 are Mengre,

Much Damage Reported, But Details
 are Meagre.
 Dallas, Tex. May 12.--One person is known to have been killed. several others sustained serious injuries and considerable property damage resulted from a tornado which swept through the northern section of this State late today.
 At Leonard. Tex. Mrs. A. T. Bowdry lost her life and her husband was in- jured when their home. two-story structure, was -demonished. At this place, a number of barns and small buildings were also destroyed.
 At Crandall, about fifty houses were wrecked and several persons were ifi- jured.
 Among the buildings destroyed are the Christian Church and the shelton Hotel.
 In the vicinity of Gainesville. num- Der of small buildings were demoi- infled.
 Both telephone and teisgraphic com mnnications. with the storm-swept section. are interrupted and only the most meagre reports are as vet obtain able.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-13
JOINT DEBATE IN SELMA.
Four Speakers and Good HumOr Pre-.
 vailed.

Four Speakers and Good HumOr Pre- vailed.
 Selma. May )-For two hours and a half tonight at the court house about $50 Dallas County Demo- crats listened to speeches favorins Johnson and Bryan for the Democratic nomination.
 The meeting was advertised by Johnsons headquarters and a division of time was requested by the Dallas County Bryan Club.
 Mayor " B. Atkins presided and j.. N. Miller of Camden was the first speaker. He favored Johnson. Sena- tor H. F. Reese followed Tor MT. Bryan and Robert H. Mangum made the clos ing speech of the Bryan side. Former ConRressman S. J. Bowie closed the discussion favoring Mir. Johnson.
 The audience which was large one for Dallas County gave the closest att .tention to all of the speakers and lib- araI applause was bestowed The en- thusiasm seemed to De TOT the bryan speakers and 1t was, evident that the greater part of the audience were par tisans of the Nebraskan.
 An incident of the meeting worthy of note was the speech of Hon. $. J. Bowie who told of having voted since he was twenty one years of age TOT Dallas County men and declaring that TWO years hence, If his consent couio pc gained. to accede to the practically unanimous call that was going up from the Tennesse river to Mobile bay, he expected to vote for that other peer less son of Dallas for Governor, Hon. H. S. D. Mallory. This announcement brought out the widest cheering.
 The meeting was devoid or the sIlSht- est discourtesy and the audience among which were a number of ladies was deeply interested.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-13
CONSTABLE GARNER
 IS SHOT IN BIRMINGHAM

Birmingham. May 12.-(Special.)- While en route to the county jail with Bill Atkinson. who was his prisoner Constable Garner was shot and dan gerously wounded this afternoon by Clarence Atkinson. nephew of the elder Atkinson.
 The officer after being badly wound ed, drew his revolver and fired on young Atkinson. the bullet taking ef- feet in his arm.
 Bill Atkinson had been arrested by Constable Garner on the charge of car ryinE concealed weapons.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-13
Renort In Confsrmed.

Report Is Confirmed.
 Omaha, Neb. May 12.-Twelve per sons are known to have been Killed and score Killed by a tornado which swept the northern part of Sarpy County at o'clock this afternoon.
 The storm, which gained velocity on it's way. started in Omaha about 4:SO o'clock.
 Al Bellevue. the college buildings were damaged to the extent or pron- ably $500 and several persons were injured. none fatally.
 The damage done to the college bullo- inrs at Bellevue was heavy. The tower was blown from Park Hall, and the building wrecked. Lowry Hall ana Rankin Hall were unroofed.
 The panic-stricken students ran to the basement and in this way many fatalities were probably averted' Ihe college stables were wrecked and all the horses killed. A number or snaii buildings and stores in the village were blown down.
 Movinc south, the tornado struck Fort Cook, damaging several Of the barrack buildings, but nobody was in- iured. In the town of Fort Crook, however. a number of buildings were entirely wrecked and other damage done.
 The storm lifted and dipped at inter vaIs. continuing to move southward. doing much damage to farm property. The first town struck was Rapilion, eight miles south of South Omaha At that noInt the damage was not great. the funnel shaped cloud. apparently lifting sufficiently to pass the town. It again descended. however, as the storm moved toward Richheld. four miles south of Papilion.
 Tn it's path was the farm of Gus Leader, whose farm buildings were en- tirely destroyed, and his son, Charles Leader, aged 14, was killed outright. All his live stock was killed.
 Edwin Martins farm was the next to be swept Martins home and all his barns and small buildings were totally destroyed, and he himself was fatally hurt by being crushed under his home The little town of Rich field was almost blown to pieces, but the casualty list
 At Louisville. half the town was wrecked, and at least eight persons lost their lives. Mrs. Frank Hester was killed in her home. Seven men, who took refuge in a sand pit north of town, were killed outright Their names were not available. TWO miles north of Papilion, Martin reIth and his son. James, were driving along the little Pappio Riven, when their horse became frightened by the hail and plunged into the swollen stream. Both father and son were l drowned
 An officer from Fort Cook arrived in ,he city tonight and stated that the l damages to the buildings would amount | to SIOO 900 at the army post alone, and | that the village is almost total | wreck.
 | A remarkable sceen was enacted when the officers realized that a torna- do had struck the post. Six hundred | troopers of the 18th regiment were | brought to battalion formation. and. in | the midst of flying slate roofs and other | debris they were marched across the parade ground to the substantial build | ings. where they were put at rest | and took to the cellars. The roofs ot
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-13
STORM IN LOUISIANA.

Strikes Shreveport and DemoIishes
 small Houses.
 Shreveport, Las May i2.r--Wind here last night attained a velocity of fifty two miles an hour and for several hours blew at a rate between forty and fifty miles an hour.
 Three small cabins were demolished in this city and many plate glass win dows were broken. One person was slightly injured by being struck by a falling tree limb. No lives were lost in this immediate section SO far as re- ported
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-13
HEARING RAILROAD GASES.
Matter of Forcing Payments Before
 Judge SDeef.

Macon, Ga, May 12-Hearing was begun in the United States court here today before Judge Emory Speer on inc motion to force various Southern railroads to pay into the court the amount of supersedeas bond of $500 900 given by the roads in order to carry up an appeal to the case decided against them by Judge Speer ad1udg- ing them liable for the refund or over charges for lumber shipments.
 The roads were enjoined some months ago from making alleged overcnArses of two cents a hundred pounds on lumber, but continued to collect the rate pending appeal.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-13
sHHoT UP A TOWN.
One Killed and Two Wounded in Ok
 lahoma. \

Shawnee. Ok, May 12.-one man was killed. another was dangerously wound ed, and A third suffered broken bones when three men shot up the town of Hanna. northeast of Shawnee. last night.
 George Strong. Henry White and William Stevens rode into town last night and began shooting at everything they saw. When ordered to surrender by a deputy sheriff. the men turned their guns upon him.
 Tn the light that followed Strong was killed. White was shot in the arm by the deputy. Stevens, while attempt- ing to make his escape in a buggy overturned the vehicle --
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-13
ESCAPE OF CHILDREN.

Catholic school in ohio is Destroyed
 By Fire.
 Cleveland. O., May 12.-The church and school of the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary was complete ly destroyed by fire today. Church and school occupied the same building. The fire occurred during the after noon recess and very few children were in the building at the time. They es- caped from the building easily Through rapid work the priest was able to save the blessed sacrament residence next door was also burned. The total loss was about s15,oo0.-
 The fire started by a candle which feIl in the church. igniting the tapes tries.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-13
COAL OPERATORS MEET.
Mine Men of Four states Form Al
 Organization.

UFKuMIBuIEUMs
 Knoxville, Tenn. May 12-Coal oper- ators of Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama and Virginia. held a meeting here to- day. at which time the Southern Coal operators Association was formed along the line of similar associations in indiana. Pennsylvania and other coal-producing States.
 Notbing will be done by the associa- lion along the line of labor, wage scales or curtailment of output. Two paid officers will be named, one sec retarv-treasurer who will handle cred 1t reports, freight rates, transporta- tion and demurrage.
 A taveling representative will also be employed to gather statistical and pafgn for the enlargement of the trade of the mines in the territory involved.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-13
EVANS IN NEBRAsKA.
Admiral Speaks to People from Rea rf

AnmfrAI -SpfnkA 10 FeOpfe 1f0m Henr
 of Train.
 North Platte, Neb.. May 12--Rear Ad- miral Evans passed through North Platte on the Union Pacific overland train this morning and stopped long enough to hobbie to the rear of the train and make short speech. in which he said:
 "we will always have war as long as we have anything worth while to fight over and the more battleships and the fewer statesmen we have the longer we will have peace"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-13
Dnvis,s Birthday in VirGiala.

Richmond, Va, May 12.--Governaf Swanson today issued q proclamation requesting the people of Virginia fp observe J,,ne 3. the centennial of Fres- ident Davis's birth, as a holiday. ca that day the Davis monument erecfsd here by the Jefferson Davis Monumene Association will be turned ever te tha city.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-13
TRAGEDY IN VIRGINIA.
J. T. HairneId shot snd Killed by VI z HutIer.

Butler.
 Richmond. Va. May 12.-Cla g that the man had invaded his v ne, w: c. Butler. special watchr4 for the Chesapeake and Ohio RailwAL. to- day shot and killed J. J. Hairfield, a carpenter.
 Butler approached Hairneid with the demand that the latter sign a paper affirming that he had been intimate with the formers wife. threatening that he would kill him If he failed to att field refused indignantly. saying You'll have to kill me. know you've got a pistol"
 He started to walk away when But Ter opened fire. Hairfield fell mortal iy wounded.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-13
Invited to Louisiana.

Baton Rouga, La. May lz.-Ihe House of Representative or the Louisiana legislature today passed resolution inviting Hon. W. J. Bryan, Governor John Johnson, of Minnesota and Senator culberson. of Texas to de- liver addTeeses before the house
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-13

tional Convention was this afternoon instructed by the State Republican Convention which met here to select four delegates at large, two Presiden- tial electors-at-large and a new State Chairman, Ito cast an undivided vote of the whole State in favor of the nom ination of Secretary Taft"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-13
nopnEns oN \ TRAIN.
Express Messenger Is Beaten ls Nortls-

Seattle, Wash. May I2-J. P. Per rine, Great Northern messenger on the train which left Seattle at S:10 o'cloek this morning for Vancouver. B. C.. wAS beaten over the head with his guQ and tied hand and foot by tive men who entered the train just as at Was leaving Seattle. and who. after over towering the express messenger, look- ed the strong box of sum or money estimated at from S1.oo0 to slV,VVN' The robbers escaped.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-13
ExPLosToN KILLS EIGHT.
Dynamite on Highway Works in Island
 aR Cuha

Havana, May l2.-An explosion Of dynamite today on the great Whales highway. which is now being eon- structed in P4nar del Rio province killed eight men and injured many oth- CTS.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-13
SEyERE STORM IN NEBRASKA Several Towns Wrecked
 by Wind. MANY PERSONS LOSE LIVES Great Damage Is Done at Army
 Post. Soldiers at Fort Creek Showed Re- markabIe Presence of Mind Presbyterian College in
 Path of storm.
MANY PERSONS LOSE LIVES

Omaha, Neb., May 13--At least i've persons are dead. two fatally injured and a score or more badly hurt and hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of property destroyed by a tornado which late yesterday afternoon passed over portions of Sarpy. Cass and Nemah Counties.
 The dead: Mrs. Frank Hester. near Louisville; Charles Leader. near Rich field; Mrs. Marko. Bellevue; Martin Teith and son. James. near Papilion.
 Fatally injured: Edward Martin, near Meadow; Mrs. Trucella, Bellevue.
 Telegraph and telephone wires are down so that full details are not ob- tainable and 1t is feared that there may be more names to be added to the death list when all Is known.
 Besides the damage done by the wind, the heavy rainfall caused fioods. which badly demoralized the railroads in the territory mentioned.
 The heaviest property losses so far as heard from were sustained Dy the United States Army post at Fort Crook. and the Presbyterian College at Bellevue.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-13
WEATHER FORECAST.

Washington, May 12.-For Alsbamas Fair Wednesday and ThursdayJ fight southi winds.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-13
.s,rheo AIIen ia Dead,

"The" Allen is Dead New York, May 12-"The'' Allen, for years widely known to the sporting fraternity. died suddenly late tonight at his home here.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-13
TEXAS TOWNS HIT HARD.

several of the large buildings were blown of and other damage done.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-13
A. e. smith Is GrntIned.

Birmingham, April 12.-(Special)- Ch airman A. G. Smith, of the John son Campaign Committee said tonight on being shhown the interview given out by Senator Joseph F. Johnston in Washington.
 T am very much grstified but not much surprised at the patriotic posi- tion taken by Senator Johnston. The fact that Senators Bankhead, of Ala hama, Simmons and Overman of North carloina, eBacon and Clay of Georgia, Daniels of Virginia, and others are advising the Southern States not to send instructed delegations to Denver shows that the most astute and the ablest leaders of the party realize the hopelessness of nominating MT. Bry an.
 Before Senator ohnston spoke I was confident that Johnson would carry Alabama. Now I am absolutely cer- tain of it."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-13

Michigan Repubs for Taft.
 Grand Rapids, Mich. May 12.-Michi- Ran's delegation to the Republican Ma
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-13
TAFT COMING HOME
SECRETARY HAD BUSY TIME ON
 IsTHMUS.
So Much Ksasiaess There Was No Time for Social Afnirs--FAe Sails te Charleston.

Colon, May f2--secretary Taft sailed from here at 3 ?. m. on the Prairie Tor Charleston.
 During his stay on the 3isthmus which has lasted six days. the Secretary has 'had not an Idle moment. So many ar fairs of importance had to receive his attention that he was unable to accept any of the social invitations extended to him.
 Secretary Taft's efforts were directed mainly to improvements in the admin istration of the canal zone, the consid- eration of the boundary dispute be- tween Panama and Colombia and the relations between Panama. Colombia and the United States, There have been many conferences, in which Secre- tary Taft. President Amador, Foreign Secretary Arias. Mir. Squlres, the Amer ican Minister; Senor Arango, the Pam anna Minister. and William Nelson Cromwell, the legal adviser of the canal company, have taken part, and while no official statement has been given out relative to what has baen accom- plished, 1t Is announced that satis- factory agreement has been reached.
 The matter of the boundary line will be taken up by Mir. Taft when he reaches Washington with President Roosevelt and Secretary Root.
 MaGoon as Arbitrator.
 Havana, May Ex-Governor Magoon tonight announced that he had received a dispatch from Secretary Taft satur- day, inviting him in the name of the Panamaian Government and people to go to the isthmus to settle disputes that had arisen.
 Governor Magoon sent Secretary Taft a cablegram stating that he would give two weeks, beginning June 1, to the consideration of these questions.
 As yet, Governor Magoon has not specified whom he will appoint Gov ernor in the interim, but presumably 1t will be Major General Barry.