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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-21
TWtNTY-fIGhT MEN fNTOMBfD
Rush OF Mud Into Gangway lmpriSans
Men in PENNSYLVANIA Coal
Mine.

Pittsville. Pa. Feb. 10. - Twenty
eight miners were imprisoned in the
Midvalley colliery. near Mount Car
mel yesterday morning by the break
ing of a dam which had formed in a
drift which caused a rush Of mud into
Il @anGway. where the men were al
work. All day long a party of res
ttrrS ~endeaVOred to reach the en-
1umbed men, and shortly after &
O'Clock last night they were encour
AGED by sounds of digging on the i'll
side. Later a shot a heard. indicat-
ing that the men are activity at work
TO effect their W reScue and that the
inside is good.
May Rescue All.
Among the entnmbed are a number
OF experienced miners. and it is be-
Iiovcd tnat it will be possible to effect
HE rescue Of all Of them. Seven OF
the number are Americans.
The heavy rains and thaw of the
lasl few DAYS had caused a great dea
Of water to accumulate in the drift
and the pressure" became SO heavy
that il finally gave way and a sea at
flowed into the gangway. II I'LL
@ 2an@Way for a distance of
ulu. i $50 feet. and il viii be neces-
sHrN 10 dig through this barrier to get
10 the WOrkmcn. Three different res
cuiug parties hav" been put to work
u is hoped 10 he able TO get h men
ont or give them food and drink by
morning.
The work of rrScnc is under the III
reN,iOn OF Mine Inspector James A
oDOnnell and f.. |. Evans.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-21
STttNfRSON'S SON IS DROWNED
With Another Man He Jumps Overheard
From a Tug While on Way TO
Newport, r. !.

Newport, r. L., Feb. 1S.-Two men,
one in the uniform Of the United
States marine corps, and the other in
>itizen's clothes, jumped overheard
rom the tug Annie r. Wood while on
The way from Newport 10 Fort Greble
yesterday, and were drowned. AL
though the bodies have not been re
covered and no positive indentifica-
ion has been made, the man in uni
,orm is thought to have been Private
Benjamin c. STEVENSON, a son of
Congressman Halvor SteenersOn of
Minnesota. The other man is believed
o have been John NJ. Mcintosh, a ma
rine, who was awaiting discharge
rom the service.
According to Capt. Rich of the tug
he men showed nothing unusual in
heir conduct until the tug was off
N%Onantlcut Point. when both jumped
overheard without warning. Accord
ing to some of the members of the
.n@'S crew the two men, who are said
% have been drinking, jumped sud
denly into the water. The police, how
ever, believe the circumstances war
a an investigation. and Emil Olson.
who was on the tug. was held as q
ritness. There is said to have been
/ dispute between the two marines
and Olson.
Washington, Feb. fS.-Representa-
i've STEVENSON Of Minnesota last
received Il dispatch from Lieut..
treeSy. marine corps barracks. New
port, X. j., announcing the drowning
If his son, Benjamin G. STEVENSON.
The telegram stated that the drown
ing was accidental and that it took
place from a tugboat.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-21

Edward f.. Currier, Boston repre-.
sentative Of the Southern Pacific rail.
road, died at his home in Maiden, Mas.
aged sixty-one years.
George Herbert Sass, who under the
nom de plume of Barton Gray was well
known as a writer Of verse and for
many years has been literary editor
of the Charleston IS. c. Sunday
News, Is dead.
Former Congressman G. A. jerks.
one of the best known attorneys in
Western Pennsylvania and a promi-
nent figure in national politics twenty.
five years ago, is dead. He was seven
ty-two years of age.
President Charles Lincoln White Of
Colby college. Waterville, Mo, has
as associate corresponding secretary
of the American Baptist Home Mis-
sion society of New York. He will ac-
cept the position.
Henry c. Mowry, former president
of the Illinois Grain Dealers associa-
ton and for more thar forty years a
grain dealer in Central Illinois, is dead
at his home at Forsythe. He was q
veteran of the Civil war and was sew
enty-six years old.
Rev. DR.. j. X. Fowler. pastor OF the
First Presbyterian church at La
Crosse. former moderator of the Pres
byterian synod Of Wisconsin and one
OF b o prominent clergymen of
his denomination in the Northwest, is
dead of peritonitis.
John W. Oliver. editor AND principal
owner Of the ionkers Statesman, died
at his home in Yonkers at the age OF
ninety-two years. Mr.. Oliver was an
early leader in the temperance move
ment and. with his brother, James Oil
Yer, founded the Sons of Temperance.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-21
WILL PROBE HIS SONS DEATH
Congressman Stevenson Goes to New
mort From W~ashinCton.

pSfk y wv
Newport, r. l., Feb. 1@-Although
the Newport police have abandoned
the investigation because the duaf
tragedy occurred outside their iuris
lotion aud because Chief Crowley ne
IirNes tha, there was no oul play. the
naval authorities at the training sta
ton are by no mean satisfied with
the conclusions reached by the police
in connection with the drowning here
of Privates BENJAMIN G. STEVENSON
and John NJ. Mcintosh Of the marine.
corps.
Representative H. F. STEVENSON
came to Newport from Washington
yesterday to he present during the
search for the body of his son. Repre-
sentative NOlstead came with thu
Crookston congressman. Mr.. SteeneT
son is convinced that limitations OF
the drowning being other than acct
dental are wholly without foundation.
According to information reaching
them through the officials at Newport
and in the navy department at Wash
ingtOn. his son was aboard the tug.
Ill company with htlltDSH, WIN ltlf
overheard. and in an effort to save him
STEVENSON also lost his life.
Launches from the station have
been engaged all day in a search for
the bodies. but without success. The
search will be continued and as soon
as the bodies are recovered an inquest
will be held under the direction of the.
navy department.
First Lieutenant Richard B. Creecy
who is in charge of the marine squad
at the station. said thai he was not
satisfied with statements by some of
the crew of the tug regarding trouble
on board prior to the drowning Of
St~eenerSOn and Mcintosh.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-21
Score Narrowly Escape Death in
Collapse OF Two Resi-
denCes at P%ittsburg.
COLD CAUSES MUCH SUFFERING
Situation in Indiana BECOMES Alarm
fng-Water Running From Five
to Ten Miles Wide.

Pittsburg. Feb. 10. With a great
Nos. - amt ~ Penn avenue. in the
district inundated by the tioOdwatcrs,
collapsed early yesterday and fell into
the street.
4 score OF occupants. warned by the
cracking walls. barely had time to
reach the street before tons of brick
and plaster rumbled down
II. G. Anderson was cut and bruised
by diving debris and eighteen other
persons narrowly escaped being crush
ed TO death. All bat Anderson rushed
to the street in their night clothes
Just a homer before the three-storT
brick building fell in a heap.
Foundations Weakened.
h foundations Of both dwellings
had been weakened by the high water.
Other building in the vicinity are in
d like condition and building inspect
Ors are making Il thorough exanina-
ton of the places.
Suffering amor the food victims is
intense. owing to cold weather.
Flood Is Over.
The rivers in Pittshurg and its sub
III bS have returned to their limits, and
except for III" cleaning up the food is
over.
Railroad and traction lines have re-
turned to practically normal schedules
and general business in the food dis
trict has been resumed.
Steel and iron mills and other in
dustriai plants have begun the clean
ing up process and some Of them will
be able 10 operate to-day. Practical
ly all will have resumed by the end of
the week.
Alarming in Indiana.
indianapolis. md, Feb. 10. - The
White and Wabash rivers took sec
Ondary booms yesterday. giving the
flood situation d HaZleton a more
alarming aspect. From Petersburg,
Ind, near The junction of the works of
the White river to the junction Of the
main stream of the White river with
the Wabash the water is running from
five :" ten miles wide. Families in
being driven TO places of safety. In
almost every bend the main stream OF
the White river is cutting across.
which may cauSa portions of the river
to desert its present channel. Halle
ton. Ind. may thus be cut off.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-21
Annual Flood Spreads Ruin and
Disaster in Path at Pitts
burg and Vicinity.
loss WILL REACH MILLIONS
Thousands Living in Upper Floors OF
Their Homes: Water Receding;
No Casualties.

Pittsburg, Feb. 1S.-The annual
food of the rivers and small streams
OF this section has spread ruin and
disaster in its path. The damage and
suffering is widespread. The loss in
Pittsburg alone will reach several
million dollars. The danger mark was
reached early Saturday, and the water
day, when it reached thirty and seven
tenths feet. II remained at that
stage for three hours, and the flood Is
now slowly ~receding. The danger
mark in this city is twenty-five feet.
No Fatalities Reported.
A remarkable feature is the absence
of fatalities. AS far as is known
there has been no sacrifice Of human
life and this is attributed to the early
warnings Of the local United States
weather bureau.
Live stock has persisted in consider
able numbers and there are many e
ports of persons having narrowly es-
capped death in an endeavor to save
tiiNii lopNia aiA NV H'oNh'
Miles of territory in Greater Pitts
burg and vicinity is submerged. and
it will be some time to-day before the
water will be back in the channels of
the rivers and numerous small
streams.
Loss Will Reach Millions.
The actual monetary damage can
not be ascertained at this time. but
from all accounts it will run up to
several million dollars.
The suffering caused by the high
water is intense. Thousands Of per,
sons are living in the upper floors of
their homes, using skiffs as a means
Of transportation to and fro. The
lower portions of their homes are
filed with water. In many instances
the household goods were not re-
moved owing to a lack of time, and
chairs, tables. pianos and bric-a-brac
are floating about the rooms.
Suffering Is intense.
To add to the suffering of the vic
tins the weather grew cold yesterday
and snow fell. The gas connections
Of the houses have been disarranged
and in their present damp condition
life is made miserable for the unfor-
tunate occupants.
Charitable institutions, making use
Of many skiffs and RATS, have been
busily engaged throughout all Of last
night and today serving hot coffee
and food to the families, most Of whom
are at best very poor.
The damage TO the manufacturing
plants Of the Pittsburg district is
great.
Flee for Their Lives.
Steubenville, Ohio, Feb. 1S.-Two
hundred people were compelled to fee
through water, and there were many
narrow escapes from drowning yester-
lay afternoon at Mingo Junction
when a cinder bank thirty feet high.
built by the Carnegie Steel company
FOR protection of lowlands from food.
gave way under the pressure of back
water. Fifty houses in the bottoms
were inundated.
The Ohio river is at flood stage and
rising. All railroads but one have
suspended train service and many in
l~ustrial establishments have shut
down because OF the flood.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-21
VANDERBILT LOSES SILVER.
Arrest Of Negro Discioses Looting Of
M~iliionaire's Mansion.

New York. Feb. 19.-That the man
sion Of William X. Vanderbilt on Fifth
avenue was looted by burglars last
Thursday night became publicly
known yesterday through the arraign
ment of James Anderson, a negro, in
the police court. The negro said he
came to New York from Boston two
years ago. Anderson, who the police
declare is really Elijah G.. Hovey, was
arrested in a Sixth avenue pawn shop
last Saturday while trying to dispose
OF some silver spoons on which were
inscribed the initials wv. K. ""
About $500 worth Of silver was
taken from the Vanderbilt house.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-21
Teacher Is Suicide

Chicago, Feb. IS. - Death rather
than public disgrace and a prison cell
was chosen yesterday by Andrew Du-
paquer, for several years teacher Of
German in the Hoyne. high school of
Chicago. Dupaquer had been arrested
OF charges preferred by little girls.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-21
Two Killed in Riot,

Connellsville, Pa, Feb. 10. - Two
men were killed and six others seri-
ously injured in a riot at Dunbar. a
mining town near here, last night.
The trouble is the outcome OF rivalry
between two boarding houses conduct
ed by foreigners.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-21
JIM r o INJUNCTION.
Suit Against the Cars Is Started In
Oklahoma.

Guthrie, Okla, Feb. 1S.-Suit was
filed in the United States circuit court
late Saturday night asking for an in
junction against the railroad compa-
MES to restrain them from carrying
into effect the Jim Crow law. The
petition states that it is in violation
of the enabling act, which provides
that there shall be no distinction in
the state on account of race, color.
etc.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-21
Fourteen Lost at Sea.

Trondhiem, Norway, Feb. 19.-The
British steamer Aslak, bound to this
port from Middlesborough, has been
wrecked on the Norwegian coast. Her
crew of fourteen persisted.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-21
CANDIDATE KILLS SELF.
III Fortune Pursues PENNSYLVANIA Al.
derrnan,

dernan.
Newcastle, Pa, Feb. 1S.-T. p. Will
ans, for many years an alderman in
his city and a candidate for re-elec-
ion next Tuesday, committed suicide
At his home here by firing a bullet
through his right temple. Williams
was arrested a few days ago charged
with extortion and had given bail for
court. This and the failure last
month of a brick manufacturing COM
pany in which he was largely inter-
asted, it is said. worked heavily on his
mind.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-21
Something as Good.

The prisoner was charged with va
grancy.
Have you n means?' demanded
the judge.
NO"
Then how do you live"
Il have ways"
The man was discharged.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-21
DUKE IN THE FAMILY.

Theodore Shonts Becomes Father-in-
Law Of de chauines.
New York, Feb. 18.-Miss Theodore
Shonts, daughter of Theodore p.
Shonts, formerly chairman Of the
jsthmian canal commission. was mar.
lied at noon Saturday to Emanuel
Theodoric Bernard d'Albert de Luy-
mes, due de Chaulnes, of Paris. The
wedding took place at the home of the
brides father.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-21
Killed While at Elav

Chicago, Feb. 19.-Henry Scarlotta,
five years old, was accidentally shot
and killed by his brother James,
eight years Old, while the two were at
play.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-21
Foreign.

The japanese method Of wrestling.
llu jitsu. is to be introduced into all
the military and naval gymnasiums of
Germany 1t the express command of
ne emperor.
Charles Frohman has engaged .
eonpany Of Irish players formerly be.
loaging to the National theatrical So
aety Of Dublin to produce Irish peas.
ut plays In New York.
Speaking before the budget commits.
sion Of the reichstag, DR.. Kriege, per-
uanent German member OF the arbi-
eration court, said that Germany
would 500 sign the agreement reach
q ct the The Hague last miner
The Canadian government has made
IN amendment to the convention nego-
dated between the United States and
Canada as regards the postage paid on
laily papers. Daily newspapers now
charged 4 cents q pound will in future
b charged l cent a pound.
A Copenhagen school teacher who
attended a performance Of Shake
spares Macbeth 1t the Royal the.
ater vas 20 affected by the play that
che was taken from tho theater a raw.
lng maniac. The doctors do not think
oho will recover
Personal.
Seth NJ. Ackley, rear admiral, u. 8
n, retired, dice in Washington. aged
sixty-t1o years.
Frank NJ. Msindorf, special agent Of
he department OF the interior. died q,
Portland. Or. OF Bright's disease.
Andrew Kauth, for, many years one
q the pioneer citizens Of Hancock,
Mich, Is dead. He located at Hancock
IN 1858.
Franklin ]. Dickman. eight years OF
age. former chief justice of the Ohio
supreme court, died of heart disease
It Cleveland.
pr. Albert Harrison Mixer. professor
emeritus OF modern languages at the
University Of Rochester. is dead at his
home In that city.
Andrew ]. Hirscll, one OF the lead.
lng attorneys OF Chicago and noted as
"a author and teacher Of legal sub.
1octs, 10 dead Of heart disease.
NA9 -
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-21
DEATH AFTER LONG CHASE.
Man Hunted for Ten Years HAMS
Himself in a Cell.

Philadelphia. Feb. 18.-After being
pursued for more than ten years by
detectives. the search taking them
three times around the world, Karl
Rapp, who was being held here to
setting fire to a factory and dowelling
in Rosswag, Germany, in 1898, was
found dead in his cell at Moyamen.
sing prison, having committed suicide
by hanging himself.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-21
WAR "TOO hELtiSH."
Ambassador Says Japanese Know Of
No Break With America.

No Break With America.
New York, Feb. 1S.-Declaring that
war between the United States and
Japan would be the most inhuman
event in the worlds history and was
too hellish" to be thought of, Baron
kogOro Takahira, the e Japanese
ambassador to Washington, said yes
terday pon landing in New York
rom the steamer Etruria, that the
Japanese people know absolutely
lothing of a break in the cordial re.
~iations which have been historic be
tween the two nations. Talk of war,
Baron Takahira declared with much
emphasis. was utterly unintelligible to
aim unless, as some one had sug-
gested, it was spread broadcast to
serve the commercial ends OF some
newspapers.
Some Matters to Fix Up.
The new ambassador said there
might be some matters pending in
Washington which would require his
attention, but they were not serious.
As TO the cruise of the American feet
10 the Pacific ocean, he regarded it
purely as a naval maneuver on a
grand scale, designed to show to the
world at large that America has a
wonderful naval power which can be
dispatched anywhere at a moments
notice, lin support of a legitimate
cause, which always is at the bottom
If American diplomacy"
Baron Takahira leaves for Wash
,ngton this morning at II o'clock to
present his credentials to President
Roosevelt.
Warm Fried of Roosevelt.
He is a warm personal friend of
Mr.. Roosevelt, and is looking forward
to his meeting with the chief execu-
tive with a great deal of pleasure.
The baron is returning to the Ameri-
Fan capital after an absence of two
years spent in Rome as ambassador
TO Italy. The baron left Washington
as minister, and was subsequently
elevated to the rank of ambassador.
He was one of Japan's ENJOYS at the
Portsmouth peace conference.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-21
SOLON is NEAR DEATH.
Senator latimer in Critica ,ition,
Following operate

Washington, Feb. 19.-Following an
operation for a twist OF the bowels,
Senator Asbury c. Latimer of South
Carolina, for five terms a member of
the house OF representatives and since
1903 a member of the senate, is lying
dence hospital here.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-21
When They Are Quiet.

II like to GO to church.
"Why?"
well. it's comforting to see = mar
keep a hundred women or 50 quiet 70,
an hour."-Bohemian.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-21
Casualty.

SOO0OSSys
The Ptttsburg authorities raided al.
legged mediums and fortune tellers,
taking forty women into custody.
Fire in a large building in the whole.
sale cotton district Of Philadelphia
oaused $160,0O damage. The building
vas occupied by manufacturing firms.
David Wenger, aged sighty-three
years, committed suicide at Tribes
Hill. N. Y, by slashing his arm with q
razor. He was respondent because of
feeble health.
A Are IN Latchford, Ont, caused a
loss Of 500, 200. King Edward hotel.
Alexandria hall. Empire Lumber COM
pany. postofice, assay office and other
buildings are . total loss.
James H. Lehemann Of Brookline.
Mass. alleged to have been the head
Of the band who carried on extensive
operations In smuggling Chinese into
New England, has been sentenced to
tour months in Jail.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-21
NEWS OF WEEK SUMMARIZED
DioEeT OF THE NEWS WORTH
TELLING CONDENSED FOR
BUSY READERS,
Washington Notes.

The senate has confirmed the nomi-
aation of Frank A. Leach of Califor-
MIA be director of the mint.
The appointment Of George W.
Wananaker to be appraised of mer-
chandisA at New York has been con-
drmed BY the senate.
Secretary Taft has ordered that
put on the gold rolls Of the 18TH
milan canal commission.
Representative Longworth has intro
luced a bill appropriating not to sx.
coed $1,000, 900 for the purchase OF
sites and construction of official resi-
dences for the diplomatic and consul
lar representatives abroad.
Proposals have been invited for the
construction of a new cable steamer
and mine planter, plans for which
have been completed. The war depart
mont wants one of these vessels on
the Pacific coast for coast a%rtilIerists
there.
The house Of representatives has
passed q resolution requesting the sec
retary Of the navy TO furnish informa-
ton "as to what reduction has beer
made in the skilled labor force employ
I'd in the Washington and other navy
yards"
The forestry department has issued
orders to the rangers on the Hoclyahe.
Toquina and Monitor reserves in Ian
der county, Nevada, to kill on sight all
Wild horses found on the government
domain. There are about 5000 wild
horses on these reserves.
Extending the application of the
provisions of the eight.hour law to
watchmen, transfers, firemen and sta
blemen under the quartermaster's de-
partment, in accordance with recent
decisions, will mean an extra cost OF
vi, 900 a year to the war department.
About 50, 6 900 may be secured
from the government by people Of the
South II = bill reported unanimously
BY the house committee on war claims
becomes a law. The bill gives the
court OF claims jurisdiction of the
claims for captured and abandoned
property which was sold during the
Civil war and the proceeds turned
into the United States treasury.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-04-17
How to Walk Upstairs.

A physician, describing how a per-
son should walk upstairs, says: "Usu-
ally a person treads on the ball Of his
foot in taking each step. This is very
tiresome and wearing to the muscles,
as it throws the entire suspended
weight of the body on the muscles of
the legs and feet. You should, in
walking or climbing upstairs, seek
for the most equal distribution of the
body's weight possible. In walking
upstairs your feet should be placed
squarely down on the step, heel and
all. and then the work should be per-
formed slowly and deliberately. In
this way there is no strain upon any
particular muscle, but each is doing
it's duty in natural manner.
The doctor might have gone lit
tie further in the same line, and pro-
tested against the habit which many
persons have of bending half double
when they ascend flight Of stairs.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-04-17
The Oyster, PsycholoBically
BY ED. MOTT.

1t is the fate of the oyster, peace
full as he is, to perish in many broil.
And how he is deviled!
How he must submit to everyone's
sauce!
How delighted people ever are to
touch him on the raw!
How they love to keep him in hot
water!
What a stew he is frequently in.
Poor oyster. His case is, indeed,
uncommonly hard.
Quiet always, mild to placidity, yet
he participates in nightly scenes OF
debauch and revel.
He frequents midnight suppers,
companions of wild roisterers of every
degree.
His very name suggests irregularity
of living, late hours, riotous company,
unwholesome haunts, unlimited pota-
tions.
And yet ladies and gentlemen, the
highest and most exclusive, have him
at dinner, not only without scruple,
but with undisguised pleasure. There
would be blank at the board with
out him.
What a creature of fate, indeed, is
the oyster!
His earliest close associate a heart
! less rake.
Later in life welcome guest of the
high, the mighty. the brave, the fair.
His inevitable end and epitaph
"In the Soup!"-From Judge.