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Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-13
EXPLOSION ON
PANAMA CANAL
FATAL TO TEN
FIFTY INJURED IN BLAST AT
BAS 0BISP0
OTHERS MAY BE DEAD; REPORTS
YET INDEFINITE
Premature Discharge Of Giant Powder
Results in Terrible Carnage.
Scores of Laborers
Are Missing

NOLON, Dec PA giant blast Of
4 dynamite was prematurely explod-
~ ed in the canal workings at Bas
Obispo today. Ten men were killed and
fifty injured.
1t may be others were killed. for the
debris is piled in all directions.
Bas Obispo cut is about thirty miles
from Colon and the shock of the ex-
plosion was distinctly felt here.
Numerous reports are current as to
the cause of the accident but the Off
cial version from Culebra which gives
an estimate of ten killed and two
wounded states that during the prepa-
ration of the last hole for the blast the
dynamite in this cut was discharged
and the remaining twenty-five tons
We're exploded by concussion.
The holes had been connected electri-
cally and the discharge was set for
O'Clock in the afternoon.
The last hole was being loaded under
the supervision of the most efficient
powder men in the employ of the COM
mission.
A passenger train had just passed
when the explosion occurred but it was
not in any way damaged. Most Of the
victims are Spaniards.
Report Many Missing
Relief trains were sent to A. scene
of the disaster and one who returned
here several hours later brought oack
the report that forty-f1ve of the in
jured had been sent to a hospital.
The officials on the train stated tGat
eleven dead had been found, while
many others in q gang of a hundred
and twenty who were employed III
the cut were missing.
1t was reported by the trainmeii
that the explosion was due to pdss-
ing steam shovel, which hooked the
wire leading to the immense charge
of dynamite.
Whether or not this was the cdIs :
of the accident, a steam shovel crew
who were present were practiCdliI
buried under the mass of rocks and
earth thrown up.
Parties were soon searching for th ]
dead and assisting the wounded. Elec-
trio lights were set up and the night
steam shovels are at work removing
the tons upon tons of debris
Many of the men have been seriously
injured, some of them probably fatally.
Tradition has It that the PananA
railroad cost one human life for every
tie, with its accidents, associations and
disease. and the construction of the
canal has not gone along without ex
acting its own terrible toll.
There have been a number of acci-
dents in the last two years, chief
among which was the premature ex-
plosion of dynamite at Pedro Miguel
in June, 1907. which resulted in the
death of seven men and the injury of
a number of others.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-13
CARACAS FEARS
DUTCH VESSELS
WARSHIPS MANEUVER IN MTS'
TERIoUS MANNER
Venezuelans Are Greatly Aroused and
INDIGNANT Because of Coast
Patrol of Three Ships
from Holland
Especial News Service of The Herald>

Cspeclal News Service Of The Herald)
CARACAS, Dec. 10 (via Port of
Spain, Trinidad, Dec. 12).-From the
center of the city to the farthermost
edge the people continue to be aroused
and concerned over the appearance of
the three Dutch warships off the coast
of Venezuela.
Vicente Gomez, acting president of
Venezuela, is thought to regard their
mysterious maneuvers as a menace
against the country, and the people
almost unanimously take that atti-
tude.
The three warships at their last ap-
pearance steamed east along the coast
from Puerto Cabello and apparently
took care that their presence should
be decisively noticed at La Guaira.
Their appearance has aroused great
Indignation and is taken in the nature
of an insult from Holland.
Gomez has stated that his policy
while president will be to endeavor to
secure friendly relations between Ven
ezuela and all other nations.
1t is conjectured, however, that he
will not endeavor to promote this at
titude in negotiations with Holland
unless officially assured that the pres
ence of the Dutch warships in Vene-
zuelan waters BODIES nothing to the
contrary. He awaits word from Castro.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-13
LODGE MEMBER KILLED BY
FALL FROM HIGH WINDOW
Goes to Attend Meeting of Order in
Portland, Ore, and Twelve
Hours Later Is Found
Dead

PORTLAND. Ore, Dec. 12.-Undet
mysterious circumstances frank Bra
dy, an employe of E. c. Atkins g. Co..
saw manufacturers, met his death last
night by falling from a third story
window in the Auditorium building, a
distance of forty feet.
The body, which lay exposed to the
elements for over twelve hours, was
accidentally discovered in the court
yard of the building today by c. ].
Biers, who was making a search for
Brady at the solicitation of the lat
ter's wife.
Ii is not thought an inquest will be
necessary, death having evidently been
accidental.
Brady was to have attended a meet
ing of his lodge of Red Men last night,
and several of the members saw him
in the hail. but he was not on hand
when the session was called to order.
1t is the theory of Detective Graves,
who investigated the case. that Brady
leaned out of the third story window
and, becoming dizzy, lost his balance
and fell to the pavement below. Death
was undoubtedly Instantaneous. He
was 3S years old.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-13
LOCUSTS DECLARED TO
BE SERIOUS MENACE
TO PANAMA'S FARMS

i WASHINGTON, Dec. z2.-Lo- J
\ Gusts have become a serious !
4 menace to the agricultural inter- =
4 ests of Panama, and for several ;.
\ months past the Panama govern :.
i ment has been fighting the plague,
4 according to George T. Weitzel of J
- the American legation at Panama J
\ City.
\ The method of determination, !
< he says, which is generally J
!. adopted, is to dig a trench about !
!. fifty feet long, two feet wide and :.
!. one foot deep, with perpendicular :.
j. sides, into which the locusts are :
i driven by men beating the grass :
i and trees with switches.
X In this way millions are col
i lected and then destroyed with !
!. a solution of strong lye soaps, the =
4 trench then being refilled with !
i. earth to allay the odor.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-13
IGNORANT FANATICS ARE
ARRAIGNED FOR SLAYING
"a Amt Guilty; Didn't Kill Nobody
Says Woman Who Helped to
Start Riot in Kansas
City

KANSAS CITY, Dec. 12.-James
Sharpe and three of his followers, in
Guiding his wife, were given a formal
hearing this afternoon before Justice
Remley, charged with murder in the
first degree for the killing of Police
man A. o. Dalbow in a revolver battle
last Tuesday.
before Judge Remley. Mrs. Pratts de-
clared: Il amt guilty of that; l didn't
kill nobody
Sharpe said he did not understand
the charge and a plea of not guilty was
entered for all four defendants.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-13
Californian Is Honored

NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, Dec 12.-Prof.
Charles S. Nash of the Pacific Theolog-
ical seminary at Berkeley who holds
the professorship of homiletics, has
teen appointed to fill the chair of pro-
fessor of practical theology at the Yale
Divinity school, to take the place of
Prof. Ambrose w. Vernon, who re-
Gently accepted the pastorship of Har-
ward Congregational church at Brook
line MASS.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-13
CONTRACT AWARDED FOR
DREDGING NEW CHANNEL

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-The navy
department has awarded contract to
the Hawaiian Dredging company Tor
dredging channel from the open sea to
the site of the proposed laval station
at Pearl Harbor Hawaii.
The present work is limited to cost
of 1886, 900, the balance available of the
appropriation of 100000,
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-13
SENATOR ELKlNS OBTAINS
CONTROL OF LARGE BANK
soIon of West Virginia, with Syndi-
cate, Secures Stock of Ameri-
can at Washington,
D. C.

WASHINGTON, Dec. Ex-senator
Elkins of West Virginia and syndi-
cate of local and New York interests
have obtained possession of the stock
of the American National bank, held
by Robert N. Harper, the banks for
mer proprietor, and now the head of
the Washington chamber of commerce.
The transfer of the stock gives the
syndicate, headed by Senator Elkins,
absolute control of the institution.
which is capitalized at $500,O00 and
yesterday had $2,2O0O00 in deposits.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-13
LOCAL

One killed and ten hurt by street car accl-
dt nts, all happening within city limits
Lantern upsetting fluid at Gillmore's
oil plant to ignite, resulting In loss of S3O 900,
and serious injuries to driver of delivery wagon.
Court holds city may have public work exc
cuted either by days work or by contract
New supervisors of county unable to agree
on who shall be chairman of board.
Former Banker Carlson makes another offer
to commissioners for purpose of settling de-
positors' claims
s. p locomotive boiler bursts at Beaumont
killing three of train crew and iniuring head
brakeman
Tuxicab owner petitions city council to reduce
license fee to same sum required for hacks.
Court continues judgment debtor case for
ten years defendant already has ten-year
term at Folsom imposed.
Condition of roads gives best evidence of
superiority of nation.
Fcme Industry league makes plea TO smokers
to purchase home made cigars.
Mexican carousal which ended IN quarrel also
may result in murder
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-13
EASTERN

Gridiron club of Washington. d. c., has regu-
lar annual banquet characterized by burlesque
on recent campaign; Roosevelt Fairbanks,
Taft and many prominent men attend and hear
roll call of politicians.
Woman from California is found by police
I'm New York mysteriously murdered and bru-
tally mutilated in barricaded apartment in
which all pictures and fixtures nave been
burned; man who registered with her also Is
missing and detectives baffled
chief justice of Pennsylvania severely ar
raigns president for his attitude toward the
judiciary.
Committee named to revise Hepburn law In
the house Of representatives decides to sub
nit proposed changes to "Uncle joe Cannon
and accept whatever compromise he may offer
before enacting amendments.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-13
eunboats at Port de Paix

CAPE HAYTIEN, Dec. 12.-The
Haytian gunboat Verlieres arrived un-
expectedly at Port de Paix last night.
No reason has been assigned for her
presence. Several Haytian generals
have recently come into Port de Paix
and say the situation on the north
coast is quiet.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-13
FOREIGN

Ten or more killed and about fifty injured in
premature dynamite explosion at Bas Obispo,
Panama, canal.
Caracas In fear Of bombardment from Dutch
warshlps which patrol Venezuelan coast in
strange manner
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-13
THE NEWS SUMMARY
FORECAST

For Los Angeles and vicinity: Fair
Sunday; light west wind. Maximum
temperature yesterday, 64 degrees;
minimum, So degrees.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-13

Broadway store, one case toys.
Mrs. , comforter.
Naumann q Schil dGSicatessen, sausage.
Mrs. Dudley Fulton, 27O0 Grand avenue
toys
Mrs. l. L. Palmer, 321 South Hill street,
pickled peaches.
Mrs. BniIy, 214- Stephenson avenue,
chicken.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-13
NEW SUBSCRIPTIONS
FROM FRArERNAL LODGES

FROM FRATERNAL LODGES
Magnolia encampment, Odd Fellows. 500
Ios Angeles connciI, ROYAL Arcanum 800
Sierra Madre parlOr, N. 5. q. W.. 3.oo
Golden West circle No. 81, U. o. A.
DruluS ........ - -. ''''' '' ~"
Marian Rebekah lodge No. 296 ...... E'OO
PaIoma Rebekah lodge, No. 237 ... 100
SvIvian Grave Druids ,......... I.80
Total ........... ........S 1880
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1908-07-25
The Eureka Comb

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Primaries August 9Th.
Polls Open q. IL. m. Close 8 p. m.
Vote at Regular Election Poll
ing Place.
Voter Must Declare Party TO
Which He BelOnGr.
Voter Must Place Cross in the
Square to the Left of Each
Candidate for Whom He
Wishes to Vote.
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Wishes to Vote. .
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Springfield, Aug. 4.-For the first
time In the history Of the state of Illi-
nois voters of all parties will have an
opportunity Aug. 9Th to participate in
the actual naming of the candidate OF
their party The results of the pri-
maries will determine the party ticket
which will be placed on the ballots for
the general election in November.
While there will be state, congress on
al, senatorial and county conventions
IN September, they will have moth ng
to do with the nomination of the can
didates. The duty of the delegates to
those conventions will be to frame the
platform for the respective territorial
divisions
The new primary law gives every
citizen the right to vote 1t protects
him from Interference in casting his
vote. Penalties are prescribed for in
reference with him in going to the
polls and voting as he pleases. He
is allowed two hours leave from his
place Of employment to cast his vote,
but in obtaining his leave must inform
his employer the day previous to the
election, in order that the~ employer
may fl the hours for his employees to
be absent.
Heavy penalties are provided for VIC
lators of the law. These penalties are
as general as those provided by the
general election law. The primary
law prohibits bribery, and provides
penalties for the man who gives a
bribe and also for the voter who takes
It. Any voter who is known to have
made bet upon a primary election
may be disqualified from voting.
The primary election law is so long
that voters generally are not likely to
become familiar with it. For their in
formation few paragraphs may
serve. These suggestions are made by
Attorney General William H. Stead,
so that the voter may feel that he Is
protected and advised by the highest
legal authority in the state.
Qualifications of Voters.
To vote at primary a person must
be male citizen Of the United States
Of the age Of twenty-one years or up
wards; must have resided in the state
one year, in the county ninety days,
and in the precinct thirty days next
preceding the primary.
He must not have signed a petition
for nomination of a candidate of any
party with which he does not affiliate
when such candidate is to be voted for
at primary. That is to say, if he is
Republican voter and has signed a
petition for nomination Of Demo-
cratic candidate to be voted for at
primary, he cannot participate in a Re-
publican primary. He must not have
signed the nominating papers of an in
dependent candidate for an Office for
which office candidates for nomination
are to be voted for at a primary. If
a voter has signed a petition request
ing that an independent candidate be
/ placed upon the official ballot to be
voted for at the November election.
by thus signing the nominating papers
of such independent candidate he dis
qualities himself from participating in
the primaries Of his party.
TIe must not have voted at a pri-
mary of any political party within a
period of two years next preceding the
primary.
He must declare his party aff1lia-
ton; if he refuses to DO so, he cannot
vote.
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Mrs. Josephine Pickett, of st. Louis,
spent several days in the city the
guest of her daughter, Mrs. Jessie
Bond, of West Washington st.
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ST.. SO to East st. Louis every Sa'
urday and Sunday
ILLINOIS TRACTION SYSTEM

You may give news matter or mo-
ney you have for the Forum to Miss
Daisy Donaldson; also all kinds of
typewriting; orders for colored papers.
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st. Augustine's Mission.

1920 South Grand Ave-, East. Ser
vices every Sunday. Sunday School
p. m; Divine services, 7:45 p. m
All are invited. Conducted By Rev
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FOR CORONER.

| hereby announce myself candi-
date for coroner of Sangamon County
subject to the decision of the Repub-
lican primaries, Aug. Sth, '0S.
JOHN G. CANFIELD.
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SUNDAY AT THE CHURCHES.

Every Sunday.
st. Paul, 622 E. Mason ST., Rev. r.
Price, pastor.
Union, 18th & Mason Sts., Rev. c.. s.
Manuel, pastor.
Zion, 9th and Carpenter, Rev. Will
liams, pastor.
Evangelical Lutheran Holy Trinity
10Th ST., between Washington and JEFF
ferson Sts., Rev. Jas. H. boswell,
pastor.
Pleasant Grove, 18th and Cass, Rev.
Bloodworth, pastor
st. John, 14th and Mason Sts., Rev.
]. Bundy, pastor.
New Hope, 9Th and Miller.
Rev. M. 9. Elzey. Pastor
Grace M. E., 18th and Brown Sts.,
Rev. j. NJ Smalley, Pastor.
Sunday School at all the churches !;
the public invited to attend.
Services at II a. m. and p. m.
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BY an over sight of the press.
man, our front page is on thel
back page.
Mrs. Joe OVERLY, who left a
few weeks ago for Paducah, KY.
on account of illness, has gone
through an operation and her
husband reports that she is get
ting along fairly we'll under the
circumstances. Her many frie nds
hope she will soon recover.
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l hereby announce myself a candi-
date for nomination for tn office of
states attorney, subject to the deci-
sion of the Democratic voters of San
canon County.
THOMAS L. JARRETT.
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ington st for colored papers.
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Capitol City Lodge, No. IL, K. Of p.
meets every second and fourth Mon
day night of each month in Masonic
hall on North Eighth street. Specia'
meetings made knowL by K. of r.
& s.. lNA
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NAMING CANDIDATES
Voters Of All Parties viii Have an
Opportunity on the 9th
of August.
FIRST TEST OF PRIMARY LAW

Voter Must Declare His Party Afhlia.
ton Before He Can Get a Bal.
lOt-Things To DO and
Not to DO.
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Piano Instructions
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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-05-07
RESOLUTIONS.
one Is Introduced by Col. \. u. Irvine
On Method of EIccting senator,

/ Among the resolutions Introduced this
afternoon was one from Col. A. y. Ir-
| VINE respecting the method of electing
| u United states senator, advocating
that me choice be made in convention
| instead of by the Legislature. II fol-
lows
whereas. The Territory of Utah was
| settled by honest, patriotic. liberty-lov-
ing citizens with the hope, purpose and
desire that in these mountain Wales a
great state should be founded, IL state
dedicated to the principles of freedom.
and that all men should have equal
opportunities, not only socially and
reiigiously, but civilly and politically.
and that here peace, happiness. friend
snip, fraternity and good fellowship
should forever prevail and,
Whereas, after nifty years of labor
toll and patient suffering, mixed at
times with serious strife, contentious
ana heartburnings. a great state Zone
fashioned and formed as hoped and
prayed for by our honored fathers) was
born and new star was added to our
emblem OF liberty; and,
Whereas, After statehood was grant
ed we enjoyed few years of political
peace and tranquility; and,
whereas. Utah is again unnecessarily
IN the throes of turmoil, strife and
unseemly contention; therefore.
BE 1t resolved, That we hold the well
rare or our state and the peace and
tranquility of its people paramount to
the political aspirations of men or no
litlcal machines; and,
BE IT further resolved. That it is the
sense of this convention that the Re
publican party of the State of Utah
should at the next state convention.
to be held in the fall Of 1908, nominate
It's choice for the position of United
States senator.
BE ht resolved further. That the
chairman and secretary Of this conyen-
tlon be, and they are hereby Instructed
to deliver copy of this resolution to
the Republican state committee. with
the recommendation of this convention
that the state committee, in issuing
its call for the said state convention
TO be held in the fall of 1908, shall in
clude in the call statement to the
effect that one OF the things TO be ac-
complished at said convention will be
the nomination of the Republican can
dldate for United States senator.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-05-07
WEATHER TALK.

Continued fair weather tonight ana
probably tomorrow is predicted for salt
Lake ana nclehborhood with general
showers predicted FOR the southern por-
ton of the state tomorrow Tomorrow
may be- somewhat colder In the aOuth-
ern portion Of the state, too A SAT-
Lakes weather observatory station this
morning IL was ih "a few degrees co0ler
than n Was in tho cities down south A
cool breeze started early in tho forenoon
and this morning was altogether de-
llghtful.
Weather conditions generally are des-
crlbed by Or Hyatt aH follows. The
storm is central over the lake region ana
Onto valley this morning causing heavy
rain and nigh winda east Of the Mssis-
sippi valley A moderate disturbance
rs central over the north plateau, pro-
ducing light rains over portions Of Gait
fnrnia. oregon, Washington and Idaho
over the south Pacific states, east ROCKY
mountain slope and Missouri valley tho
haromctric pressure IA high, the latter
high pressure causing frosts over por-
lion or Colorado. Minnesota Nebraska
Kansas Missouri. North Dakota ana
South DAKOTA,
Fnir weather iH Indicated for this 10
eality tonight and probably fair Friday,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-05-07
JUDGMENT FOR $4,000
Percy Naisbitt Awarded Damages for
Injuries Suffered In Elevator
Accident at ". &. NJ. |.

BY stipulation of the parties con-
cerned judgment was entered in Judge
Armstrong; court this morning in the
case Of Percy Naisbitt by Fred Tay-
Tor his guardian ad Item against
Zion's Cooperative Mercantile Institu-
ton against the defendant for $500
and costs, $4,000 of which is to be held
by the clerk of the court until the ap-
pointment Of guardian for the plain
tif and the remaining $500 TO he paid
to Bailey y Vickehy, attorneys for
plaintiff as attorneys fees.
The action was originally brought
To recover the sum of Sl9,7l0 for per-
sonal Injuries sustained by Percy Nais-
bitt in Al. elevator accident at y. G. NJ.
l., on the 9th of July, 1907, in which
the plaintiff, who was Is years old and
employed In the store as cash boy, was
seriously injured. In the complaint It Is
alleged that by reason of the acct
dent he was totally incapacitated from
performing any labor, as his right leg
was partially paralyzed, his back and
spine injured his sight impaired and
internal injuries inflicted from which II
Is claimed he could never recover An
amended complaint was filed in which
damages for S3O710 were asked for.
but by agreement the matter was set
tied for the amount named above.