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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-05-22
Chief Causes of coaI-mine Disasters.

A French expert, n. Taffanel, who
recently investigated for his govern
ment the conditions under which coal
is mined in this country, says in his
report that the most elementary ap-
paratus for safeguarding life were
unknown in the Monongah mine in
Pennsylvania, where about 400 min
ers were killed by an explosion. and
that in general the precautions taken
in American coal mines are far infer
ior to those adopted in France. He
condemns especially the unprotected
miners lamp; the primitive methods
of blasting Filling drilled holes in
the coal with black powder. charging
them with cartridges made by the
miners themselves, and then setting
on the CHARGE; the failure to sprinkle
the coal dust to lessen the danger of
its explosion; and the careless hand.
ling of dynamite, which the miners
carry in their pockets. He believes
that the Monogah disaster was caused
by a short-circuit, or by a miners
lamp igniting the dust-laden air.
Leslie's.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-05-22
Assassination Wave.

Portugal, Servia, Sweden-where
next will attack upon the lives Of
rulers be made? The quick success
sion of these several attempts to
murder the heads of nations. one Of
which was successful, seems to point
to the prevalence of an assassination
wave. 1t is a bad symptom. Nor Is
there anything in common in the
countries where the outbreak of an
archistic or crazy violence has APP
peared to indicate a basis for griev-
ance against government.
The apparently insane man who
made an attack upon the palace OF
Sweden's monarch, sending fusilade
of BULLETS through the windows OF
the edifice, from which the royal oc-
cupants happened to be absent, may
or may not have been fed upon the
pabulum that makes anarchists. But
it is safe to assert that about every
other person who commits such deeds
is unbalanced, whether or not he be
a member of an assassination order.
The psychologists say that sugges-
ton accounts for the various kinds of
crime waves. The same rule should
hold good for their correction. The
execution of every person making an
attempt upon the life of ruler would
furnish powerful suggestion to dis
ordering persons Of the danger OF
gratifying their Unbalanced propensi-
ty and tend to discourage such acts
Baltimore News.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-05-22
SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION
Assemblies in Fifty Third Annual Sessior
at Hot Syringe


Hot Springs, Ark.-Before an audi
ence that crowded to the limit the
large convention hall OF the Eastman
hotel, and which extended to an over
dow gathering in the adjacent dane
ing pavilion, the fifty-third annual ses-
sion Of the Southern Baptist conven-
ton was called to order Thursday
night
Edward William Stehens of Co
lumbia. Mo-, president o. tae convsn-
ton, was absent, but the first rousing
cheer OF the audience crested the read
ing Of message from him from Je-
rusalem, where he Is On work for the
church. 'From the foot of Calvary,
l send greetings" was the message.
Vice President Joshua lowering Of
order, and DR.. w. e. Hatcher Of vir-
ginia lead a brief devotional exercise,
which was followed by . welcoming
Of the Baptists by Rev. w. T. Amis of
Hot Springs. t.tls ilrlI
DIR. Lansing Burrows of Tennessee
secretary of the convention, made a
report OF the enrolled delegates to
date, which showed 1854 who had pre-
sented their credentials, with probably
another 500 present. who had arrived
on late trains.
Honorable Joshua lowering. a prom
inent merchant and churchman of Bal
timore, was unanimously chosen pres.
ident OF the convention, the highest
honor In the gift Of southern Baptists
He will be remembered by the people
generally as the unsuccessful candi.
date for president of the United States
In 1896, on the prohibition ticket.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-05-22
COLLEGE TO PArENT OFFICE.
Commissioner Says the Latter Is a
Post-Graduats School.

College men by the score finish up
their education in the patent Office at
Washington, according to the commits
sioner OF patents. In an article in
American Industries the commission
er calls his department a post-gradu-
ate school.
The examiners in the patent Of
fce,' says the commissioner. are all
graduate of colleges, and 80 percent OF
them have been graduated in general
and patent law. With Office expert
ence they become invaluable in the
service, but after almost three years
OF experience in the patent Office,
when they are most valuable in its
work. they resign and accept outside
positions. Thus this Office has be-
come a postgraduate school for the
technical and legal education OF
young college men who enter its SER
vice.
The General Electric company has
in its patent department at least
twelve men formerly examiners in
have taken hundreds. Out of corps
OF 300 examiners 135 have resigned
from the Patent Office within a period
Of less than five years. 1t is only
necessary to remark that the salaries
paid principal examiners in this SER
Vice are the same today as when they
were fixed in 1S4S
Patents in the craft of telegraphy
were scrutinized by three examiners.
whose progress in their task was inter-
rupted by their successive designations
so that the net result was that $4,000
was paid for the requirement of the
knowledge of this art, only to have
that knowledge lost to this Office
through designations because Of insult
dcient salaries. The same thing is oc-
curing to a greater or less extent in
all of the forty-one examining divis-
.ons."
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-05-22
ADDRESS OF PRESIDENT
To Governors Gathered in Wash
ington a Strenuous Grafton.
CONGRESS GIVEN SCOLDING
For Failure to Take Interest in or Make
Appropriation for Conservation
ef Natural Resources.

Washington. d. C.-President Roose-
welt hurled defiance at congress today
and. breaking away from the speech
which had been prepared for delivery
at the CONFERENCE called for the pur-
pose OF conserving the natural re-
sources Of the country, he declared
with emphasis that II congress failed
to heed his request for money to per
petuate the inland waterways commits
sion he would himself take steps to
perpetuate the commission. The pres
ident's announcement was received
with cheers by governors and dele
gates.
Il was compelled to bring this CON-
mission into existence myself" said
the president Il asked congress to
propriate q sufficient amount Of money
for that purpose. Congress did not
see 1T to do 30. Next ] have asked
congress for a sufficient sum Of money
to perpetuate the inland waterways
commission. II congress does not ap
propriate the money will perpetuate
tie commission myself"
The president was Interrupted By
the cheers and applause which greeted
his frank avowal Of degance. Az SCOT
as 1t had subsidized the president
added:
"Of course. 1t would be better fol
congress to act, but II 1t does not
will perpetuate the commission"
At the conclusion of the president'i
speech a recess was taken. The en-
tire assemblage went out on the white
house lawn, where q photograph wa
taken.
At the afternoon session Andrew
Carnegie, DR.. /. c. White and Johl
Mitchell were the speakers. Mr.. Car
negie took for i1is subject. "Ores and
Related Subjects" DR.. White. stat
geologist, for West irginia, spoke on
Mineral Fuels" while Mr.. Mitchell
opened the general discussion which
followed the set speeches.
At the conclusion of the session
Wednesday afternoon the governors
we're free until evening. when at 7:3t
o'clock they were the guests at ban
Quet rendered by the Washington
Board Of Trade.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-05-22
more MONEY ASSURED
If Vreeland Bill, Passed IN House,
Becomes a Law.
PROVIDES FOR $5OO,OO0,OOo
Democrats Lined Up in Solid Array
Against Measure But Il Was Passed
By Vote of 1874 to las.

Washington, d. C.-The vreeland
currency bill, agreed upon by the re-
publican caucus, was put through the
house Thursday, under special rule,
by a vote of 1874 to las. Fifteen So
called insurgents OF the majority party
voted with the democrats, who went
on record solidly against the measure.
The closing moments OF the DEBATE
were replete with excitement, aud re-
publican enthusiasm caused by the re-
fusal of the great majority of the DEM
ocrats to go on record for the Will
liams bill, which had been offered as
a substitute for the Yreeland bill. in
accordance with a well-laid plan of the
majority leaders to ascertain where
the democrats stood on the PROPOSE
ton which, 1t was claimed by several,
was supported by Mr.. Bryan.
Ninety-three democrats voted pres.
ent," which aroused the republicans
to high state Of hilarity at the ex.
pense of the minority. Only handful
of democrats had the temerity to vote
AYE" or mo-"
The bill permits the issue of $780,.
100000 additional currency. 1t is de.
signed to meet a financial emergency
Hke that which arose last fall.
Not less than ten banks with az.
gregate capital and surplus of at least
$5.000.000 many from voluntary clear.
ing house associations. No bank may
belong to two associations.
In issuing bank zote circulation Sc
curities, including commercial paper
acceptable to the secretary of the
treasury, must be deposited.
Currency may be issued up to rs
per cent of the securities deposited
with the United States treasurer.
Banks must keep reserve In gold
or lawful money against such addition.
al circulating notes as is now provided
by law against deposits.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-05-22
PEACE TEMPLE IS EEGUH.
Cornerstone of bureau Of American
Republics Laid

Washington, D. C.-The laying OF
the corner stone of the million-dollar
building on the site of the old Van
Ness building to be occupied by the In
ternational Bureau of American Repub-
lies, took place Monday afternoon.
The ceremonies began at 2:3o
o'clock with the Marine Band concert.
the principal numbers of which were
the national airs of the twenty-ons
countries represented In the bureau A
large crowd attended the ceremony.
President Roosevelt laid the first
stone In an impressive manner.
A SCORE of cable messages from the
presidents of the South and Central
American countries exuding the at
moephere Of fraternity and good will
and expressing congratulations all
around we're read as prologue to the
actual ceremony Of the laying of the
corner stone.
1t was noted that President Castro
OF Venezuela was not among the execu
ttves who sent messages.
Ambassador Mabuco of Brazil, dean
Of the Latin-American diplomatic
corps. for the other countries, and An
drew Carnegie, benefactor of the insti
tutton, delivered an address on the
dawning era Of international peace and
good will. Cardinal Gibbons delivered
the invocation.
John Barrett. director of the bureau
made an opening address and after
ward presented Secretary Root az
chairman Of the executive board and
presiding ofiicer Of the day.
Secretary Root then presented Presi.
dent Roosevelt, who made the princi.
pal address to the representatives Of
all the various nations which join with
the United States to build and main
tain the bureau.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-05-22
BROWNSVILLE AFFAIR GOES Over.

Embarrassing Matter 10 Postponed uR-
ill December Session Of Congress.
Washington, D. C.-By determining
to postpone until the next session the
time for considering and voting upon
the bills providing for the reinstate-
ment of the negro troops charged with
the shooting up of Brownsville. Texas,
in 1906. the senate found a way out
Of what has promised for some time
TO be an embarrassing obstacle in the
way Of the early adjournment of con-
gress for the session.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-05-22
Ingenious Artists.

Book restorers, as a rule. are most
ingenious artists. ard they can produce
an imitation of page Of rare book
which will deceive hundreds of col
lectors. ore particular restorer is
known to have "doctored' over thou
sand old books during the last two
years. producing pages in facsimile and
supplying colophons or decorated CAPT.
tails. There is not thing wanting to
make book complete, that this man
can not skilfully fake" and the mar
ket is now being fairly flooded with
his productions.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-05-22
CONGRESSMAN HEFlIH INDICTED.


Washington. d. C.-The federal grand
jury returned an Indictment charging
Representative ]. Thomas Helm OF Ala
hama with assault with . dangerous
weapon.
The indictment contains three counts
two Of which relate to the assault on
Lewis Lunday, negro. with whom Mr.
Helm mad . dispute In q street cal
March 21st last. The third +, count
charges an assault ON Thomas McCree
~ Of New York, . horseman, who was
standing on the sidewalk, and was
struck By a bullet from Mr.. Henint
pistol.
In the FIRST count, Mr.. Hedin IL charg
ed with beating the negro on the head
with the pistol. The second count
charges that he discharged the pistol
causing the bullet to strike tho negro
Lundy appeared before the grand jury,
but McCreery was absent
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-05-22
Canadian Pacific,s Coal Mines.

The Canadian Pacific railway COM
pany is spending between $4,000, 600
and s20,CO0,000 in sinking shafts and
erecting machinery at Hosmer on the
Crows Nest pass line through the
Rocky mountains. to develop its great
coal property there. The. first mine to
be opened will start next January,
with production of 5000 tons day,
most of which the company viii use,
according to the engineer who is sup
srintending the work. The company is
erecting cottages for its miners, and
the town will probably have about
1000 population by this time next year
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-05-22
DEADLY WORK OF CYCLONE.
Thirty People Killed ard Two Hun.
dred Hurt in Louisiana.

Shreveport. La.--Thirty dead and
two hundred injured is a conserva-
tive estimate of the fatalities caused
by a tornado which swept through
northwest Louisiana, destroying three
small towns and leaving a wrecked
homes and ruined crops in path a
mile wide and fifty miles long.
The dead at Gillian, which had
about 200 inhabitants, number thir-
teen, while at Bolinger the known
death list is six. These two towns are
about fifteen miles apart, and nothing
has been learned of the work of the
storm In the country between.
Only two houses were left standing
at Gillian.
At Elmore. a small town near Gil
liam, several houses were destroyed.
and 1t is not known how many people
persisted.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-05-22
BANDITS SECURE SMALL foRTUNE
Raid pesot, Hold Up Agent and FIss
With $35,ooo.

FL Psso. Texas.-Pursued by men
and bloodhoumds, three bandits, with
$4,000 Of loot in their possession, are
fleeing through the rugged mountain
passes north of French, little station
eighty miles from East Las Vegas, N.
NJ, on the Santa Fe railroad. In an ef-
fort to escape the clutches Of the law.
At French they broke down the
doors Of the depot, bound and gagged
the station agent and special guard.
blew open the safe. took the money
and rode away -
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-05-22
NEGRO SOLDIER LOSES CASE.


New York, N. Y.-The right of Pres
ident Roosevelt summarily to dismiss
a negro soldier Of the Twenty-fifth in
fantry for alleged participation IN the
riot at Brownsville. Texas, is sustained
by Judge Hough, in the United States
district court
Oscar w. Reid, the soldier, sued the
government to recover $122 as wages
from the date of his dismissal to the
expiration Of his enlistment. District
Attorney Stimson contended that tue
president had a right to dismiss the
soldier. Judge Hough sustained this
contention and directed a judgment in
favor Of the government.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-05-22
DEBS NOMINEE OF SOCIALISTS.
Empty Honor 10 Again Thrust Upon
Him by Party In Convention.

Chicago, Ill.-Amid charges of gag
rule and excitement verging upon the
riotous, Eugene v. Debbs once more
was selected as the presidential NOM
inee of the socialist party at an early
hour Friday morning. The convention
which nominated him had been in
continuous session at Brands hall for
nearly eighteen hours.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-05-22
SURE Sue IS DEAD.
sheriff Declares Mrs. Guinness 10 MOI
In and AZ llvlno

sherin Declares Mrs. Guinness 10 MOI
In Land Of Living.
LaPorte, Ind.-'Mrs Belle Guinness
II dead II is her body which WA
found with those Of her children In the
ruins Of the house where she murder
ed probably score Of men and wo
men. We have known this for days
On one Of the fingers Of the body
was q gold ring whicn was identified
az one Mrs. Guinness wore. Her ear
rings lay In the cinders beside the
body. We are sure she h dead"
This IL the declaration Of Sher1n
Shutter, which shows why the author
tiles Of LaPorte-or at least some Of
tnem-have not entered into the
search for the Indiana murderess with
any great enthusiasm.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-05-22
seVTI DAKOTA TgVN BURNED.
Camp Creek Of Four Hundred InhabIt
ants In Ashes.

Deadwood. 8. D.-Camp Crook, q
town Of 400 population on the Little
Missouri river. was DESTROYED BY fire
two days ago. with loss Of 100000
The flames, the origin Of which 4
unknown. swept from one end to the
other Of the village and only few
buildings were left standing. Camp
Crook was q trading point for a large
territory and the merchants carried
large stocks.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-05-22
Education and the Drama.

There is no fear that drama will
"gp under" 1t is one of the peren-
nAl interests of mankind. and will
remain so to the end. EDUCATION. for
great masses of the people, is still in
transition state. Drama has every
thing to gain from its spread.-Lon
don Stage.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-05-22
GOVERNOR GLENN GIVEN PLAUDITs
On Demanding That Congress Act at
Once to Preserve Great Industry.

Washington, d. C.-"When the civil
war closed you Of the north told US
that we were your brothers. You
said that II we wanted anything to
come to you and we would get 1t. The
very first time we have come to you to
assist us In preserving a great indus
try We are rebuffed."
This statement made by Governor
Robert B. Glenn of North Carolina at
the conference at the white house
brought down round after round of ap-
plause from governors from all parts
Of the United States.
Governor Glenns statement was
made In the course of an impromptu
address. In which he followed the lines
OF President Roosevelt In condemning
congress for its inactivity.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-05-22
Manila Becomes American.

Sewer system, new water system,
fire alarm boxes. electric railways, tel
ephones. new and increased electric
light plant, bridges, most extensive
harbor improvements and no port
dues-all this going on at the one
time in Manila means that the city
is becoming the American Hong-kong.
Shanghai or Yokohama
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-05-22
CONFEssEs TO KILLING SWEETHEART.
Case Very Similar to Brown-ciIIette
Occurs In Utah.

Kanab, Utah.-A tragedy similar in
every detail to the killing of Grace
Brown by Chester Gillette was brought
to light at Kanab Friday when Alvin
Heaton, aged Is, confessed that he
had murdered his sweetheart in the
canyon near Orderville, two months
ago. The girls name was Mary Ste
venS. 81.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-05-22
AN INTERESTING SESSION.

Horticulture Association Holds Con-
vsntion At Experimental Station.
Gainesville, Fla.-The twsnty-ninth
annual session Of the Florida Horticul-
tural ASSOCIATION opened here Wednes-
day night, President p. H. Rolfe, d.
rector Of the Florida horticultural Sta
ton, presiding A hundred delegates
are attending the convention. Many
prominent speakers from al sections
of the country are present.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-05-22
up in a Balloon.

Floating softly up into the blue
ocean of air, watching the earth sink
slowly away beneath us and fade and
change quietly to an immense map
spread before our wondering eyes
such are the first impressions of bal
loon voyagers.-Century.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-05-22
SOLDIERS WERE TARGETS.
Night Riders In Ohio Show Defiance
Of the state Militia.

Manchester. GA conflict is ex
pected momentarily between the night
riders and Ohio state troops who are
patrolling the banks Of the Ohio rives
Tor eighty miles. The soldiers arr
seeking to prevent the destruction Of
tobacco beds and warehouses. Bal
lets have been fired from across the
Ohio, near Aberdeen. o detachment
Of Troop A being the target
From Maysville, across the river In
Kentucky, word was brought that q
band of Kentuckians we're forming "a
attempt to cross the river In denanca
Of the troops.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-05-22
BLACK HAND MENACES WOMAN.
Report That Richest Woman In United
States In Threatened.

New York, N. Y.-Reports. which
those responsible for them assert are
authentic. are to the effect that Mrs.
Hetty Green, who is occupying apart
ments at the Plaza hotel, recently re-
ceived black hand letter threatening
her with death unless she gave $4,000
to the writer.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-05-22
PUBLISHERS ARE The LOSERS.
Advance In Cost Of Printing Paper
Don't Affect the Public.

Washington, D. Chat the news
papers OF the country have lost money
and are still losing 1t In ceveral d.
rections In their effort to benefit the
public was the statement made by
John Norris, business manager Of the
New York Times, before the select
committee of the house now Investigate
ing the price of print paper.
while the cost Of newspaper 1iv-
ing has increased during the last few
years." said Mr.. Norris, "the newspa-
pers have been reducing their prices
and passing the benefit along to the
public"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-05-22
WAS AWARDED Big DAMAGES.
HoIIoweII Sued Alleged Night Riders
for $4,000 and Got $4,000.

Paducah, Ky.-The jury In the case
Of Robert Hollowell, who sued his
brother and twenty-seven other alleged
night riders of Caldwell county for
$4,000 damages for driving him and
his family from the state, brought in
verdict awarding the plaintiff
$4,000. fialI ,.tlds
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-05-22
CREW HAD NARROW ESCAPE.
Five Men Taken From Schooner
Which Ran Upon the Shore.

Atlantic City, N. Five men, CON-
prising the schooner William Mckee.
were rescued from what appeared GER
tain death, when the vessel went
ashore of Townsend's Inlet bar. The
ship will be a complete wreck.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-05-22
One HEAT VICTIM IN new YORK.
Temperature Reached Eiohty-Four D.
orees In fha shade

temperatures Heached Ei0hty-Four De-
grees In the Shade.
New York, N. Y.-There was one
death from heat at noon Wednesday
and one prostration when the temper
ature reached "a degrees in the cool
eyre of the weather bureau. An un-
Identified man dropped dead An am
bulance was called and the surgeon
said death was due to heart failure
superinduced by the heat.
Key West, Fla, was the hottest place
In the United States Wednesday. The
coolest place was Winnemucca, New,
where the mercury reached 30 de-
grees.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-05-22
TAFT MISSION COMPLETED.
Big Secretary Piaeates Central AmerE
cans and Leaves Panama.

cans and Leaves Panama.
Panama-Secretary Taft sailed fo1
New York Tuesday morning He
closed his conferences with President
Amador, Foreign Secretary Arianas
Senior Arrange, the Panama minister
to the United States; Mr.. Squiers. the
American minister to Panama, and
William Nelson Cromwell, legal advis
or Of the Panama Canal company.
A tentative accord has been reach
ed. It Is said, upon important points
and the decision en- Others only awaits
the result of special inquiries now be
ing heard. Panama has agreed to do
nothing about Colombia's seizure Of
the border town Of Juaredon until NE
Root