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Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-08-29

city. the latter being placed In the
Louise Maloney Hospital.
Those less seriously injured were
placed on Stock Island. opposite Boca
Chica. and will be brought to Key
West later.
List Of the Dead.
Most Of the victims of the expl0.
sion arrived here from New York last
Sunday.
The dead are: J. Kelley. q. Surkey,
J. Brennan. 7. Conversy. J. Gallagher.
I. Linnehan. J. Clarity. T. Travis. J.
HohOr. +. DOran; two unidentified.
Probably fatally injured are: James
Gallagher. aged ~. Brooklyn. y. Y:
Timothy Mcdonald, aged 81 Black.
sack. Cork. Ireland: r. Harmon. assist.
ant foreman, aged 80. 40 Grand
street. Brooklyn. y. Y; James Nc.
Mahan. aged ~. 81 Fulton street.
New York; James Sands. New York
City.
Late yesterday afternoon six add.
tiOnal OF the more seriously injured
were brought TO the hospital here.
Their injuries are not considered IA
tai. They are: Pat Sullivan. Green
stick. John Mulliu. Patrick Gin. Peter
Bryan and Meekly Foley.
Fifty men were at work. all close
together. when the box of fuses was
discovered ablaze. and had il not been
for the sounding Of the alarm by the
dredge Manteo IL Is doubtful II a third
Of the men would have escaped with
their lives.
There T. some contention as to the
cause OF the explosion. An inquest
will be held.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-08-29
One MANS CARELESSNESS
SENDS TWELVE TO DEATH
Explosion Of Giant Blast OF Dynamite on Key West
Extension Plays Awful Havoc.

KEW WEST. Fla. Aug. 2S.-As a
result OF the explosion at noon yes.
terday of 200 pounds of dynamite at
Boca Chica. twelve miles from Key
West. ON the Florida East Coast rail.
way. twelve men are dead. five proua.
bly, fatally injured and at least dCztn
others are less seriously hurt.
The explosion was caused by a
member OF the railroad construction
force carelessly throwing a lighted
cigarette into box OF fuses.
Most of the wOrkmen met instaa'
death The men were hurled high into
the air and the bodies OF the dead
were almost beyond recognition. arms
and legs being torn from the bodies
Of some while the faces OF others
we're unrecognizable masses of flesh
Standing Over Death.
When the explosion occurred the
workmen were standing In water four
feet deep and directly beneath them
was the 200 pounds Of dynamite ready
for the blast. when the men should
stop work for dinner.
According TO one OF the workmen
a workman of the nine TO meet
instant death-threw a lighted ciga
rette to one side. not noticing that
II fell into the box containing the
fuses which were connected with the
heavy charges Of explosives below
them. A few seconds later the men.
water. mud and tons Of dit were
thrown ~ TO 80 feet in Tie air.
Tugs at once brought the dead and
the more seriously wounded 10 TIL,
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-09
STRIKE AT PlTTSBURG
STEEL PLANT SAID TO
HAVE GROWN SERIOUS

PITTSBURG, Dec. S.-The strike Of
the Amalgamated Association of Iron,
steel and Tin Workers against the
American Sheet d Tin Plate company,
a subsidiary of the United States Steel
corporation, which has been in prog
ress during the last five months in the
states of Ohio West Virginia and
Pennsylvania, is assuming serious pro-
portions.
Developments in the labor dispute
today demonstrated the temper of the
participants. A house occupied by non
union men at Struthers, Ohio, was
dynamited and seven persons were in
iured; a soldier fired on a striker at
Bridgeport, Ohio, without effect, how
ever; non-union mon were severely
beaten at Newcastle, Pa, and the au-
thorties at Wheeling, w. Va, and
Martins Ferry, Ohio, are preparing for
trouble.
The officials Of the United states Steel
corporation and the American Sheet &
Tin Plate company are said to be hold
ing secret conferences in this city and
New York.
The strike followed the "open shop
order of the company. If successful
this means it is said, the exclusion OF
the amalgamated association in the
plants Of the steel corporation.
In this connection a conference OF
national labor leaders, under the aus
piccs of the American Federation OF
Labor will be held here next Monday
when the attitude of the United States
steel corporation towards organized
labor will receive thorough consid-
Grafton.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-09
RAILWAY TRAINMEN
WILL ASK FOR BIG
INCREASE IN WAGES

NEW YORK, Dec. 8.-Demands for
increases in wages formulated for pre-
sentation to the railroads will call in
some cases, for raises of 100 per cent
Vice President Murdock Of the Brother
hood of Railway Trainmen declared to-
day.
The demands will not be presented,
however he said, until after January
and then only if ratified by vote of the
employees.
There is no thought of a strike in
connection with demands to be present.
ed" said Mr.. Murdock
An important statement bearing on
the attitude of the railroads in the mat
ter of increasing wages was made by
President Brown of the New York Cen
trail
'If it is true" he said, that there
has been an increase in the cost of liV-
ing since the increases in railroad
wages in the latter part of 1906 and 1907,
then the men are justified in asking for
some further increase at this time.
IF no such increase in the cost of
living has taken place, then the men
cannot expect more pay. The facts re-
main to be determined.
"But it cannot be stated too promptly
or emphatically that any increase
whatsoever in wages is impossible with
out a commensurate increase in rail-
road rates. There is not railroad in
the country that can afford to pay it's
employees more now without getting
better rates"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-09
UNDERWEIGHING SUGAR IS
DECLARED AN OLD GRAFT

NEW YORK, Dec. S.-Underweighing
sugar and cheating the government out
of duty is not a new art, according to
testimony introduced today as the gov
ernment continued its prosecution of
six former employees Of the American
Sugar Refining company.
James Conlon, a former customs
weigher, testified that although he had
appyised his superiors of the existence
of fraud more than ten years ago, moth
ing was done to punish the guilty per-
sons until after the death of IL. Q. Hav-
emeyer.
Thomas Kehoe, defendant. was i'm
plicated by Conlon's testimony when
the latter sWore that he had twice seen
Kehoe manipulate the scales by a spe-
cial apparatus. He seized the instru-
ment, he testified, but in the first in
stance returned it after Kehoe had
pleaded with him. Later, he testified,
he reported the matter, but it brought
no results
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-09
ConnratuIates Them

IT congratulate this congress- said
Mr. Taft. "on having brought the sub
irct of waterways TO such a point that
representatives in congress from one
end of the country to the other rec
oguiza it as a subject that calls for
action They have not come to a def
inite conclusion as to the policy that
ought to be adopted, but they have
come to the conclusion that some pol
fey must ba adopted with reference to
the development Of these instrument
talties which nature has furnished for
the transportation of goods and for
controlling railroad rates.
you, i'm your declaration say that
you arc in favor Of policy and not
i'm favor Of any particular project I
think that a wise position to take, and
vet, when it comes to the practical en-
forcemeut and accomplishment of
something, you have got to get into
projects.
Now ! don't think I bctray d secret
when I say that the gentleman who
has most to 40 with initiation of pro-
iects i'm congress is fully charged with
the necessity for doing something i'm
the next congress to foreshadoW, or
rather TO begin, a policy with respect
to those rivers"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-09
STORM SWEEPS
WESTERN COAST
PACIFIC STATES VISITED BY
HEAVY RAIN
SEVERE FREEZING WEATHER IN
MIDWEST
Heavy Snowfall Reported at High
Attitudes - Precipitation General
from Northern Washington
to San Diego
IAasnclated Prcssl


SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. S.-The en-
tire Pacific coast was deluged by an
unusually heavy doWnpour of rain to-
day. According to reports received by
the weather bureau, the storm was gem
cral from Tattosh, wash, to San Dt-
ego, cal, and no point along the vast
sweep of coast line, included between
these places escaped.
OFF the oregon coast the wind reached
a high velocity, and at Point Reyes it
blew a 5O-mile an hour gale during the
afternoon.
Inland the storm reached to the crest
OF the Sierra Nevada mountains,
heavy snowfall covering the higher al
titudes
At summit, Cal, on the southern Pa
cifc, the snow has reached a depth OF
80 inches, and transcOntinental trains
are many hours behind schedule.
In the Sacramento and san Joaquin
valleys the rivers are slowly rising.
In the city 81 Of an inch of rain fell
up to . o'clock. The wind, coming from
the southeast, whipped the waters of
the bay to violence and smaller craft
were compelled to seek shelter.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-09
MANY LETTERS BEAR
ONLY RED CROSS STAMPS

WASHINGTON. Dec. 8.-Thousands
of letters bearing the Red Cross stamps
are teing sent to the dead letter office
or being held at postoffices for postage.
Notwithstanding instructions issued in
connection with the sale Of the Red
cross stamps, quite a number Of let
ters are being mailed bearing these
stamps in lieu of regular postage.
Red Cross stamps are not postage
stamps, and letters or other mailable
matter bearing these stamps alone
must be treated as unpaid matter.
Matter bearing Red Cross stamps is
not admitted to the mails of Great
Britain, even though the regular post
age is attached, and is admitted to
the German mails only when the Red
Cross stamps are attached TO the back
of the letter or package.
All White House mail is carrying the
Red Cross stamps
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-09
"MARATHON" WALTZ IS
STOPPED BY THE MAYOR

BUTTE, Mont, Dec. S.-After dane
ing continuously for fourteen hours
and forty-one minutes without nour-
ishment of any kind, three of the fifty
three couples that started last night III
a marathon" waltz contest were
stopped tonight under instructions from
Mayor NeVin.
six girl contestants had been taken
to hospital, one suffering from a rup-
tured blood vessel and another having
been stricken with muscular paralysis.
AS the hours dragged on the tongues
of the girls fairly hung from their
mouths while their male companions
struggled to keep their partners on
their feeet. A faintins girl seemed
only to add to the excitement of the
Early in the morning when the
struggle took on a serious aspect pro-
moters of the contest asked the partici-
pants to stop. but none complied.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-09
COLDER WEATHER PREVAILS
IN MIDDLE WESTERN STATES

KANSAS CITY, Dec. 8.-This portion
of the southwest experienced still cold
er weather today, temperatures being
generally two degrees lower than yes
terday, and ranging from rezo at Kan
sas city to 6 below at Concordia, kas.
Much discomfort is being experienced
in the cities and towns in Oklahoma,
Kansas and Western Missouri, that de-
pend i'm part ON natural gas for heating
purposes, because of an extremely low
pressure i'm the pipe lines.
Coal dealers are finding 1t impossible
to fiji orders promptly.
other temperatures reported to the
local weather bureau this morning
were: Oklahoma City 10 above; Fort
Smith, Ark, IA above Amarillo, Tex
16 above; Abilene, Tex, "a above.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-09
WOODRUFF RESIGNS FROM
HAWAIIAN FEDERAL BENCH

HONOLULU, Dec. S.-George W.
Woodruff. United States district judge
for the territory of Hawaii today ca
bled his resignation to President Taft.
Judge Woodruff in his cable in
formed the president that he had ac-
cepted a position with the Pocahontas
Coal and Coke company of West Vir-
ginia.
1t is understood the Honolulu Bar
association viii indorse Alexander NJ.
Robertson, a local lawyer, for the place
made vacant by the resignation.
Judge Woodruff was appointed to the
Hawaiian bench by the president on
April 90
For number of years he was as
sistant attorney general for the de-
partment of the interior. He is from
Pennsylvania.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-09
SNOW STORM AND COLD
AFFECT WIRE SERVICE

CHICAGO, Dec. S.-NNith a tempera-
ture near zero over practically all of the
middle west, telegraph companies here
today found themselves severely handi-
capped.
Intense cold following the snowstorm
contracted the wires and snapped them
at many points. The breaks have dis
turbed every line out of Chicago, and
present conditions are as bad as at any
time i'm years.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-09
FIFTEEN STRIKE BREAKERS
ARE HAULED INTO SEATTLE

SEATTLE Dec. S.--The first strike
breakers imported to the Pacific north
west by the railroads affected by the
switchmen's strike arrived today when
the Great Northern brought fifteen
non-union men from the cast.
They are being housed i'm mess cars
and guards have been stationed to pro-
tect them. The Great Northern has
four freight switching crews at work
on the day shift and viii add one more
tomorrow.
At Everett the Great Northern has
twelve non-uniOn men working. In the
passenger yards normal conditions pre-
vail.
The Northern Pacific resumed switch
ing service along the water front to-
day greatly relieving the stagnation in
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-09
DRIVER AND PASSENGER
ARE FROZEN TO DEATH

LARAMIE, Wyo., Dec. S.-A special
10 the Republican from Hanna, seven
ty-six miles west of here, says that the
driver of a stage between Hanna and
Leo and ais only passenger were found
frozen to death ON the road yesterday.
They left Hanna for Leo and were lost
on the prairie i'm one of the worst
storms ever experienced in that section.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-09
TAFT COMES OUT
FOR WATERWAYS
PRESIDENTS SPEECH GIVEN
MUCH APPLAUSE
RIVERS AND HARBoRS CONGRESS
HEARS ADVICE
Chief Executive Congratulates Dele
gates at Washington on Having
Well Advertised Plans for
Improvement
Associated Press1

WASHINGTON, Dec. S.-Spoaking in
strong Endorsement Of the policy OF
waterway Improvement, President Taft
caused much enthusiasm in the open
ing hour of tho sixth annual convention
of the rivers and harbors congress here
today.
Hundreds of delegates, representing
every section of tho United States, filed
the great banquet han of the New VIII
lard, where they sat under their state
banners
Man and woman delegates arose when
tho arrival of the president was an
nOunc,d and gave their visitor noisy
welcome. concluding the demonstration
with three cheers and a tiger.
Upon being presented to the assem-
blage by Joseph T. Ransdell, president
Of the congress, Mr.. Taft spoke at
length, dwelling upon his interest in
the policy of waterway improvement,
and offered advice to the delegates
upon methods for attaining ends they
gnrlg
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-09
Klnn Leonold Is Rheumatic

BRUSSELS, Dec. S.-Of1cial denial
was made today of the report that
King Leopold was seriously i'll and it
was also stated that he was suffering
neither from an apoplectic stroke nor
pulmonary troubles. The official an
nouncement concludes: "The king is
afflicted with muscular rheumatism
which is exceedingly painful but to-
day he was able to walk about his
apartments"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-09
Edward Yale Dead

NEW HAVEN. Conn, Dec. SD
ward Chauncey Yale, a direct descend
ant Of Ellhu Yale who founded Yale
university, is dead at his home here Of
heart disease. Mr.. Yale was "A years
old. He was for many years prom
inent in the ship building trade, from
which he retired with a fortune. He
formerly was a trustee of Yale uni
,argity
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-09

BEDFORD, Ind, Dec. s. 49, Tell
Sheriff Box to do his duty or resign
was Governor MarshalPs message To-
day to State Labor Commissioners
Slough and Woerner, who are mere MI, Witn
Adjt. Gen. Mccoy of the state ilhllIld
inVestipating the situation in the strike
of the cutters in the stone quarrles.
Sheriff Box answered he could not per
suade business men to serve as depu-
ties to protect imported strike breakers
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-09
Kalamazoo Hotel Burns

KALAMAZOO, Mich, Dec. 9.-The
Burdick house caught fire this morning
and is threatened with entire destruc-
ton. An unidentified man, presumably
81 guest of the hotel, was seen in an
upper window and has not been res
cued.
1t was estimated the loss would be
$500. 600.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-09
Reward Offered for Murderer

CODY, Wyo., Dec. S.-Big Horn
county and business men today Of
fered a reward of $1,000 for the appre-
hension of the persons responsible for
the death of f. A. Ash, manager Of
the Western Drug company, who was
killed Monday night by spring gun
SET in his bedroom.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-09
NEGRO Shot TO Death

BAKERSFIELD, Cal, Dec. S.-An
unidentified negro was shot and in
stantly killed by Special officer pick
ems, a night Watchman for the South
ern Pacific at Mojave, early this
morning. owing to interrupted com
no further details have
been received.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-09
Real Winter Prevails

NORFOLK, Ncb., Dec. S.-Northern
Nebraska, Southern and Western South
Dakota and Northern Wyoming today
suffered from the coolest weather of
the winter The temperature in Nor
folk dropped TO II below zero, at Red
wood il Was II below, and at Lander
Wyo., 20 below.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-09
Dr.. Burdette VIII Preach

Roy. r. J. Burdottc pastor emeritus
of the Temple Baptist church. and
wife viii not leave ON their journey
to Japan until December 16. Roy, Mr
Burdette plans to occupy the pulpit at
the auditorium next Sunday evening
Dr p. s. Henson, stated supply will
preach at the morning service.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-09
Kansas Calls for Coal

TOPEKA, Kas. Dee. S-Thc mercury
registered I below zero this morning.
There is "a shortage of natural gas, es-
pcciauy in the suburbs and coal men
are being taxed to supply people who
have discarded gas burners in their
furnaces and stoves.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-09
Murderer Commits Suicide

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. S.-Frank
Crimes, who killed Blanche Knight,
his sweetheart. hanged himself in his
cell in the county Jail last night and
his body was found today. He was
yesterday to die in the cleo
tric chair March o.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-09
Standard Oil Court Costs

ST. LOUIS, Dee. S.-Costs amounting
to $1,000 were assessed against the
standard Oil company in the United
States circuit court as the result Of the
recent prosecution by the government.
This does not include the $4,000 the
Standard paid some time ago.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-09
Temperature Takes Tumble

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 8.-Today the
temperature nearly all over the state
made 20 long drop to zero. Telegraph
and telephone wires snapped and high
winds threw down poles in many direc-
tious. Interurban railroads were inn
pcded by heavy snoWdrifts.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-09
TeIeoraphers Threaten

CINCINNATI, Dec. S.-The teleg-
raphers of the Big -Four and the OF
fciaIs are in a deadlock. The men may
strike before tomorrow morning. There
are 1000 telegraphers on the system.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-09
TO
MEET GOMPERS
CONFERENCE WILL RELATE TO
SWlTCHMEN'S STRIKE
TWO IMPORTED MEN BRING
CHARGES
important Points in Minnesota Work.
ing Normally, While in Dis
tant West Roads Are
Crippled
Associated Pressl

ST. PAUL. Mimi, Dec. S.-Frank T..
Hawley. president of the Switchmen $
Union of North America, left tonight
for Cincinnati, where he Will CONFER
Friday with President Samuel Com
Ders relative to the switchmen's strike
in the northwest.
Charges of enforced detention under
lock and key were made today AGAINST
the railroads by e. ID. Carr of Ioiedo,
and J. B. Wilson of Duluth, imported
sWitchmen, to State Labor Colnhlis-
sioner McEwen today.
The men allege they were locked IN
the basement of the general office OF
the Northern Pacific railroad and IN
coaches, and were told by one of the
guards:
Threat Is Made
IF you attempt to get out we VIII
break your face"
After one week the switchmen have
gained no material ground. A trip
through the terminals was made yes
terday by a party of St Paul business
men. and their signed report on the
conditions as they found them lndl-
Gates that at least whatever hold the
switchmen have on the situation is
outside the Twin cities.
st. Paul, Minneapolis, Duluth. Min
neapOllS Junction ana lHe A1lIlltSN '''
Transfer are working about normally,
At Great Falls, Butte, Spokane, Seat
tie. Superior and few other places
the switchmen are said to have the
upper hand.
Below Normal Out West
At Great Falls, for instance, the nor
NAL equipment of the Great Northern
is nine engines and thirty-twO men,
While there are working only two en-
gines and three men.
At Butte the normal is six engines
and eighteen men, and they are work.
ing one engine and two men. Spo-
kane's normal is five engines and tif-
teen men, and they are working two
engines and six men. At Seattle the
normal is nine engines and thirty men,
and they are working three engines
and six men.
President Frank Hawley of the
switchmen's union declared the rail-
roads were making up trains of emp
ties" sealed to convey the impression
that freight was moving. The railroad
officials say they can move freight as
easily as they can handle "empties."
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-09
A Clever Writer

Patrice-You say she is a clever
writer?
Patience Very. Why, I've known
hcr 10 use a fountain pen without get
ding ink all over her ngers!-Yonkers
Statesman.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-09
ORAL WILL GIVES GIRL
DEAD ENGINEERS ESTATE
Sailors Last Words to Captain Were:
Everything Have Belongs
to Lizzie"

NEW YORK. Dec. 8.-An unusual
legal formality, the probating of an
oral will, took place I'm surrogate s
court in Kings county today. ii was
that Of George O'Connor who at the
time of making it was two days out
of port on the steamer Dorothy, OF
which ne was chief engineer.
O'Connor was dying and when the
captain and mate asked if they could
do anything for him, he replied.
mo. except that everything that ]
have belongs to my daughter Lizzie.
That was O'Connor's will as proved
today by the two seafaring men who
heard him make it. lie left consider
able property i'm BROOKLYN.
The right to make an oral will is
only accorded soldiers on the field or
sailors at sea.
II yea want 10 60 east c. Haydock, Agt
Illinois Central r. r.. lis W. sixth street
s-es-
Iro+ ar the AnPe1us grill
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-09
PILES c,,REp IN @ To IA DAYS

PAZO OINTMENT is guaranteed to cure any
case of Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protruding
piles in to IA days or money refunded. 50c.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-09
Told to Do Duty

marine circles caused by the monde
livery of carload consignments.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-09

II ySu want 10 go east. c. Haydock. Agt'
Illinois Central r. r.. 11s w Sixth street
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-09

Eat at the Aneelus grill.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-11

With the purchase OF the salesroom the
Astors now control a plot fronting 2ol-2 feet
on Broadway, e22T feet on Nesey street and
40 feet on Barclay street affording plot
sufficiently large enough TO permit OF any
Improvement contemplated for the site or
the present hotel structure.
Bidding on the salesroom property was
started at $4,000 by Max Marx. and was
quickly run up 10 sZ75.ooo. the latter bid
being by William J. Van Pelt, OF George T.
Read a Co. From then on the bidding was
confined chiefly 20 Messrs. Marx and Van
Pelt. the property being finally struck down
10 the latter for ss07.5o0
At an auction sale held last year the
property was bid In by representative OF
the estate at $4,000.
vesey streets was bought by Samuel H.
Stone ana Heilner & Wolf for $4,000. Last
year this property was offered under the
hammer and was hid In by a representative
Of the estate for s2s7.5oO. At that sale Mr..
Stone. bidder. offered $4,000 for the plot
but was outbid By the estate. To-day he
secured the property for $4,000 less than
his bid al the previous auction.
The opposite northwest corner OF Church
and Vesey streets was sold some months
ago 10 Charles NJ. Russell for sess.oo The
property measures 50xlOo and the lower
part Of Il is occupied by Mr.. Russell's con-
ceru.