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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-05-06
GLIMpsES OF THE ORIENT
FROM THE LATEST FILES
Terrible Explosion Occurs in Osaka---Airships
in Japan = Reception to
Admiral ljchi.

crash Among the heaps Of the
smoufdering debris several important
articles and papers are now being
found the latest find being a trunk
less head. seorched all over so dread
fully that it defies all efforts of iden-
LITIGATION.
AS to the cause of this CALLING in
eident very careful investigation is
now being conducted, and the two
following causes are said to be most
probable One is that the explosion
is owing to the friction between the
hammer and nail oceasioned when
one called Toda, an employee, was
driving a nail into one of the powder
boxes in the yard, This Is inferred
from the fact that the mans body
was thrown ever distance of thirty
ken and hung upon tree, torn to
pieces. and that he was evidently
standing near pile of the powder
boxes which were shortly TO be pack
ed and sent off
The other probable cause is said to
be that one Tnosuke Kawaguchi. who
was very fond of handling guns and
powder, was sitting near the counter
at the fatal moment, examining guns
of all sorts and fitting bullets. Tt is
believed that this man was tamper-
ing with a gun and powder and that
the bullet went off accidentally and
hit one of the powder boxes. How
ever, the true cause of the disaster is
still obscure. there being no reliable
data to go by.
The houses of the EBami Store were
insured with the Kobe Fire Insurance
Company, but il seems certain that the
company will refuse to pay the damages
on the ground that the destruction of
the houses was entirely due to the ey-
plosion of gunpowder and not TO a
fire, which though it afterwards oc
cured owing to the explosion was soon
extingnished and has done but little
damage in itself.
BY the way it may be remarked that
two small explosions had already oc-
cured in the Enami Store and the third
and latest one is probably the most dis
astrous calamity of the sort that Osaka
has ever had to record. Naturally the
incident filled Osaka citizens with feel
ings of panic and Indignation, and some
of them are now raising protest with
view to ensuring the safety of those
residing near firearms store or pass
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new EMPIRE THEATER
To OPEN NEXT WEEK

expect to be ready to open up
the new Empire theater a week from
tomorrow said r. N. Overend, the
manager, yesterday. Work is being
rushed son the new theater at the corner
of Hotel and Bethel streets, and the
finishing touches are now being put on.
The entire building is of reinforced
concrete and is freproof, very little
woodwork being used except in the
roof beams and these are covered with
metal. The exterior has been painted
and the interior is now in the hands
of the decorators. The walls have been
tinted dark red, pleasing shade, com
posed of alabastine. The moving pic
ture screen is on an elevated platform
and this will be decorated with plaster
of paris scrolls in which incandeseents
will be sunk
The interior is divided into two
separate seating sections-the regular
downstairs portion and the gallery, the
latter being the higher priced portion.
The picture machine booth is located in
the gallery. The main entrance is from
Hotel street and considerable attention
viii be paid to the decorations in the
vestibule, leading to the ticket window.
The pavement is being laid in alternate
diamonds of gray and terra-cotta
cement. The ticket Office will be fur
nished with artglass and the manager s
Office viii be assigned to portion OF
this room.
The chairs will be brought into the
building today and the work of p.ac-
ing them will be begun as soon as the
carpenters are out of the way. Al
though the roof is of galvanized iron,
the ventilating system is of such
nature that the air beneath the roof
is kept in motion and is therefore cool.
The Empire is very elaborate in all
its appointments. It's picture machines
are the very latest pattern and in ev-
cry respect the theater will be model
of it's kind. representing an outlay OF
between 500, 1000 and $4,000.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-05-06

YOKOHAMA. April IA tele-
phone message from Osaka states
that tremndous explosion took place
on Saturday at HE a. m. a big pile
of gunpowder in the inner room of
the house OF the Enami Firearms
Store. Imabashi, north of Naniwa5a-
shi, in Osaka, being destroyed. About
a dozen houses in the neighhorhood
were wrecked and fifty or sixty per-
sons killed or injured. Fire was still
burning at the time of sending this
message.
Further report says that the explo-
sion partially destroyed a store of
the Konoike family and a eurio store
Of Mr.. Yamanaka. The loss of curios
alone is estimated at 100000 yen. Two
geisha who had been passing in front
of the Enami house were blown to
pieces and a rickshawman killed
The explosion was of the most ap-
palling character, and the newspa
pers are full of hearfrending tales OF
the luekIess persons who have been
blown to pieces or cruelty crippled
for life. The terrific character Of the
may we'll Or ifidSlIls.1 by
the report that thirty-two persons
were killed on the spot, thirty -six
persons more or less gravely injured
and that the extent of the damage
has been roughly estimated at $4,000
yen.
Among those unfortunate victims
was the father of Sninji Enami, pro-
prietor of the store, while the latter
was fortunate enough TO escape the
fate. Sinji was asked by his father
to send a certain telephone message
and so had repaired to a house at
some distance and was actually talk
ing over the wire when the deafening
sound broke out. Full of horrible
forebodings he ran home and, behold
ing the whole premises crushed to
ashes and several lifeless corpses 1y-
ing here and there, Immediately
swaoned. Shinji was soon brought to
and sent over to the police and ex-
amined. His father, named Isaburo
who had actual control over
the firearms business of his son, and
therefore was virtually the master OF
the Enami Store; clerks, boys, Gus
toners who sat al the store and pass
ers-by Were all blown to death, while
eight houses covering S. tsubo fell to
the ground with one tremendous
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-05-06
JUDGE sTANLEY's
SON LOSES AN ARM

The little seven-year-old son OF Judge
and Mrs. William f. Stanley lost his
left arm yesterday by amputation, NOR
tiieation having set in since last Sun
day when the little fellow fell from
a mango tree and broke his wrist and
dislocated the elbow
In company with other children the
boy climbed the tree to pluck fruit and
losing his hold fell almost headlong
to the ground. The broken and DIS
located bones were set by a physician
but apparently splinter had penetrat-
ed the flesh and blood poisoning or
modification resulted. 1t was found
yesterday that to save the boys life
amputation was absolutely necessary.
Owing to the shock to his system the
amputation has left the boy in weak
state but he is said to have Tine
chance to pull through. Mrs. Stanley
is on Hawaii at present.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-05-06
4 Biz CLOT Of
BLOOD IS
FOUND
What DR.. Mcdonald
Came Across in Nc
Gannon's Brain.

Side remarks made last night by
some members of the coroner's jury
holding an inquest over the body of j.
MeGannon, who died at the Queen S
hospital Tuesday morning after being
kept in a cell at the police station over
night with a fractured skull, indicate
that, SO far, they are not. satisfied that
the Queen s hospital staff is free from
a charge of neglect. One expressed the
opinion, aside, that he meant to find
out if it WASH It case of the hospital
giving scant attention to a wounded
man simply because he was poor.
This is the case where a man was
picked up at the corner of Hotel and
Bethel streets about half an hour before
midnight Monday and, hurried to the
Queen IS hospital, whence, after being
subject to the usual cursory .examina-
tion for wounds, he was sent back to
the police station and there booked as
drunk. After remaining in cell for
nearly six hours it was discovered that
the prisoner was in desperate condi-
ton and he was sent back to the hos
pital where he died shortly afterward.
An autopsy showed that the man had
sustained skull fracture, producing
an unusually large eliot of blood on
the brain, but even this fracture was
not apparent to the doctor who per-
formed the post norton examination
until he had DETECTED the scalp.
The evidence produced before the
coroner's jury last evening was merely
to establish the fact chat the man was
Continued on Page Two.)
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-05-06
CONGRESS MAY
NOT ADJOURN
Until JULY |
President Hopes for Enough Tariff Revenue to
Avoid the Need Of an income Taxi
Roosevet's Six Lions.
ASSOCIATED Press cablegrams.)

Cablegrams)
WASHINGTON, May 6.-The Indications are Congress
will adjourn before July President Taft hopes
tariff will opposed
except last
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THIRD SQUADRON AT YOKOHAMA

YOKOHAMA May 6-The third squadron of the American
Pacific feet of Rear Admiral Harder has
receptions progress.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-05-06
KlDNApER ON TRIAL

MERCER, May 6The trial H. Boyle for the abduc-
ton Of the Whitla boy has begun.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-05-06

SIX LIONS FOR ROOSEVELT
NAIRoBI May 6-Roosevelt has far killed six lions
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-05-06

The America Maru is due to arrive
here TODAY from Yokohama It is hard
" probable that she has any freight
for this port. She is making the hrst
trip through here since she was put on
the South American route The Nippon
Maru. the second boat to start on TINS
run. sailed from Yokohama for TINS port
Yesterday.
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AFTERNOON CABLE REPORT.


$ facing a
being entertained Berkeley today.
ga kdnap
prison
would be
The Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 19??-1912, 1909-12-02

the officials were still investigat-
lng, and developments Of surpris-
ing nature were impending. Those
who sit in high places may get
shaken up a bit before the cruel
war is over.
The Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 19??-1912, 1909-12-02
Notice

All members of the Philip l. 0.
o. F. lodge are requested to be
present at the meeting to be held
1t the hall Monday evening, De.
cember 6. Election of officers: sl.
80 degree work, and after that 4
smoker.
The Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 19??-1912, 1909-12-02

Our job room is complete.
When in need of job work Of any
kind call No. IA and We will call
and see you.
The Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 19??-1912, 1909-12-02
Granville Jones Attorney at Law

urdnViile Jones Attorney az Law
Hon. Granville Jones arrived in
the city Tuesday morning, and has
entered into Il partnership with j.
q. Vaughan for the practise of
the law in Chamberlin. Mr.. Jones
is one of the prominent figures of
South Dakota, and it is with gen
uine pleasure that we record his
arrival as a resident of the city.
1t will make a very strong legal
firm and it is certain to make q
place for itself among the leading
legal firms of the state. Mr.Jonee
will move his family from Rapid
City to Chamberlin Immediately.
We certainly extend q welcome to
this estimable family. Chamber
lin Democrat.
The Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 19??-1912, 1909-12-02
GREAT EMPIRE OF
...STANLEY.

Warren Young returned last
Monday from weeks stay in
Chicago, where he attended the
big farm Land Congress as del
egate. Mr.. Young says they had a
great meeting and he was especia-
ly we'll pleased with the impression
made by South Dakota at the Con-
gress. Governor Nessey made
good in every particular and
brought credit to the state by his
appropriate and masterful speech,
which was probably the most wide
ly quoted part of the proceedings.
South Dakota is now seeing the
dawn of the greatest era of devel-
opment in its history. Stock
Growers News.
About twenty four Powell peo-
pie took in the show at Philip Mon
day night. Everybody seemed we'll
pleased with the performance.
The play was very we'll executed
by Mr.. Mann's Company, who all
played their parts well. y Wokama
Leader.
While no great acreage of grain
was raised in this vicinity. the ag-
gregate was considerable. Greg
son 4 Bloom with their machine
threshed total of 22167 bushels
of grain this fall. The bushels Of
oats were 1898, wheat 4O7G,
speltz 2l31, barley 1856, flax 64S,
millett II and cane As. From
present indications there will be
many times rs much grain raised
next year and the Courant ex-
poets to see Gregson 4 Bloom S
threshing record run up into the
hundreds of thousands of bushels.
Quinn Courant.
A sad accident occurred last
Monday evening, about 25 miles
south west of town near the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Bauman.
Their l7-year old son Orsen, was
accidently shot while out hunting.
He was taking a shot gun out of
a hay rack and discharged the con-
tents into his abdomen. The acci-
dent occurred about five O'Clock in
the evening and DR.. Hunt of ORA
per, was Immediately summoned.
He thought that possibly surgi-
cal operation could help the boy,
and George Jackson was sent to
Fort Pierre to bring out DR.. G. j.
Lavery, who arrived only a few
minutes before the young man
passed away. The body was
brought to the undertaking estab-
hshment of j f. Shimmin of this
city and prepared for shipment to
the old home at Sac City, Iowa.
The bereaved parents have the
sympathy of the entire commune
ty.-Stock Growers News.
On Monday afternoon Deputy
Sheriff George Belford started for
Pierre with q warrant for one Roy
Foster, who was wanted here for
perjury in the Tom Barnes case.
Barnes and other Potter county
witnesses had left Pierre with a
team instead of going east on the
afternoon train, and George was
compelled to go on to Forest City
where he captured his prisoner
Tuesday night at midnight just as
he was making his escape through
= window, after George had called
at his boarding place for him.
Fort Pierre Fairplay.
1t was voted Saturday to bond
the township in order to buy an
artesian we'll outfit, The matter
carried by = vote of - to 8. A
committee is getting prices on an
outfit preparatory to buying and
as soon as one is purchased a trial
we'll will be put down. The Ott-
umWa.
Mr.. John Hilgert and Miss Le-
-na nnnnisse we're married at Phil.
The Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 19??-1912, 1909-12-02

maid while Nicholas Croat acted
AS best man. After the wedding
ceremony the bridal couple took
1.-THE train for the Black Hills where
they will visit points of interest
for few days, after which they
Will be at home to their many
trends in their new house on Mid
land Ave-, now occupied by Mrs.
NV. .Parson. Midland Star.
! On Monday evening of this week,
Mr.. l.. r. Goldsmith, cashier of
The Fort Pierre Bank. received
authority from the Comptroller of
the Currency in Washington ID. G.,
to begin business on November %,
1909, as national bank, under the
name of The Fort Pierre National
Bank. This is the only national
bank doing business in Stanley
county at the present time. Stock
Growers News.
Frank l.. Norman has bought
a 24o acre farm near Hardin
grove. We are sorry to contem-
plate Mr.. Norman's leaving our
neighborhood, but our loss is Har-
dingrove's gain. We certainly
wish Frauk good luck in his new
deal. .-Grindstone Grit.
The head officials of the Dakota
Central Telephone Company we're
here last week arranging for right
ofway and permits to lay under
ground cables on part of their
lines in this city. They already
have material on the ground for
some extensive improvements. =
Stock Growers News.
The county commissioners let
the contracts for several new coun-
ty bridges this week, Harry
Roush and Chas. O'Neill being the
successful bidders. Roush will
build the bridges across Sansarc
creek, Frozenman and Antelope
creek and O'Neill has the balance.
They will all he built on piling
supports and built to last. Stock
Growers News.
That the people of Powell are
awake to the Importance of
having good school is evident.
They have shown this in a very
practical and satisfactory way by
unanimously voting bonds for the
erection of a good, we'll lighted and
properly ventilated two room
schoolhouse. The building is now
nearly finished and is one upon
which they may justly pride them
selves. -Wokama Leader.
Tom Jones received check from
a commission house in Chicago
the first of the week for steer
that had strayed down on to the
Rosebud reservation and which net
ted him just 1899 with a freight
and commission charge of some Sc
making a total of about $500,
this is not bad for an animal that
never had any grain and very little
hay except when calf, and that
speaks we'll for the quality of the
native grass. Midland Star.
f. G. Cross, our butcher, bought
the meat market at Wall last week
and went up there and took charge
Monday evening. We are extreme
ly sorry to see genial Gene leave
Cottonwood but wish him we'll in
his new location. The citizens OF
Wall have captured a mighty good
business man. Chas. Fritz has
taken over the meat market at this
place.-Cottonwood Republican.
H. j. Woodley and wife were
passengers to Hot Springs Tuesday
euening where Mrs. Woodley will
receive treatment for rheumatism.
She has been q sufferer of the di.
sease for = long while and it is to
be hoped that the methods used n
the Springs will soon help her,
Cottonwood Republican.
non AcK;nnoxy Goorrro Rr;fkon
The Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 19??-1912, 1909-12-02
Political Pen Pictures

Harry Wentzy has sold the
Gate City Guide, but before step
ping down and out Harry paid his
respects to some Of the politicians
Of the state in a good grade Of
sizzling English. The pen pictures
that he draws are worth while.
and We print the series without
comment By way of approval or
otherwise.
CRAWFORD
The attempt of this one and the
other one to save the people from
themselves has been worked to a
finish, and the people have merely
been to the rehearsals, but they
have had none OF the fine music
treat was promised to them.
Mr.. Crawford started in to make
great sacrifice in order to save
the people. He resigned fair at
torneyship in order that he might
become Governor, and then later L.
5. senator. But Craw ford has had
his ambitions filled, and it is now
time for him to be good. feath-
er his political nest. and let the peo-
pie 90 to hades, when it interferes
with his schemes for political ag-
Rrandizement.
Mr.. Gamble probably couldn't
make q living in the practice of
law 50 it is up to him to work pol
itics as n business, and as the
world owes every man living, the
state should give him a lease on the
senatorship.
Those who have just political am
bitions, inspired by true statesman
ship. should get off the earth and
let few of the fellows who have
worked up pretty effective fight
ing aggregation, run things, and
It II DOW really considered quit Q
out OF place for anyone to enter
the political game without the o.
k. of the bunch"
Mr.. Vessey is the natural sue
cessor to the nomination for the
govenorship. 1t has not been Of
ten in the history of South Dakota
that a man hasn't been given sec
ond nomination, that of Samuel
Elrod having been a notable excep-
ton when Mr.. Crawford stepped in
and beat him out out of the renom-
ination.
RICHARDS
We have always heard a great
deal of Dick Richards. He has
seemed to be the Moses who led
the hosts out Of the bulrushes, and
landed them in fertile fields, where
they have been waxing fat-and.
according to Dicks theory, a little
more naughty than circumstances
warranted. So Dick has seen the
error Of his erroneous ways, and
is going to demand that somebody
get into the political ring who will
stand without q hitching-strap.
His demands are going to be so
strong that be will take hold of
the game, If necessary-that is, he
will demand to take hold of the
helm rather than be an ordinary
seaman. The Guide is half in
clined to believe that Dick
Richards has just grievances, for
he has been in politics, not be-
cause be desired to personally
figure at the pie-counter, but be-
cause he has some ideals which he
would like to see carried out-a
sort of philanthropist, so to speak.
They can call Dick crazy, bat the
fact remains just the same that
Crawford couldn't have got to
second base in his game for the
Senate, if it hadn't been for this
same Dick Richards. So far as
The Guide has been able to see he
hes never asked for any political
preferment, and may not now ask
Il hut II ia okannv1xy ;ct;sr.<oI III 4
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at Philip today with car load of
horses, cattle and machinery. This
looks extremely like business and
We are glad to welcome such men
in our community. Marietta Eag-
lie.
| The Francis Mercantile Go. re-
ceived some Stand Pat flour the
first of the week and we find our
home product quite as good as an
other. Marietta Eagle.
| One of the surprises of the sea-
son was the defeat of Creighton
college football team by the Rapid
City school of mines team yester-
day by a score Of 6 to o. Fort
Pierre and Stanley county are
we'll represented on the miners
team, lay Jetfries being captain
and quarterback. John Murphy,
right guard, and a young man
named Conway from the Lacy
country playing full back. .- Stock
Growers News.
Sheriff and Mrs. George Huston
did not forget that yesterday
should be made day of Thanks
giving for everyone and. to bright
en- the occasion for the prisoners
ut the Jail. they invited the entire
bunch down to the hotel where
they enjoyed rs fine a spread as
the house afforded. The dinner
was thoroughly enjoyed by the
boys and will long be remembered.
Fort Pierre Fairplay.
The old log house on the west
side of the townsite is being torn
down and cut up for wood. This
marks the passing of one of the
oldest buildings on upper Bad riv-
er it having been built some twen-
ty years ago and at one time was
the meeting place of the Stanley
County Republican Convention.
Midland Star.
II. G. Batty who will become
cashier of the new bank that will
be opened up here in Nowlin about
the first of the year, came up last
week to look after the construction
of the new bank building which is
about ready for the plasterers.
1t will be a much nicer bank than
you will find in most towns twice
the size of Nowlin. n.-Nowlin News
Is Fort Pierre Dry7...Guess Again
Is Fort Pierre Dry, or isn't it!
This is the question that seems to
be bothering the people of the
county seat town. Some say the
place is as dry as an empty powder
horn; others, that the flowing bowl
gushes like a never failing foun-
tain. Leading citizens are sure
that the town is closed up tight;
some of their neighbors, however,
are equally certain that any thirsty
mortal that has the price can get
the stuff that maketh drunk to
come.
| Just to set at rest this doubt in
the community, county officials
and others started probe last
week. County Justice McGuire
was called upon to assume the
inquisitorial powers of his Office,
and the town was given something
of raking over. Men prominent
in business and professional life as
we'll as some of the lesser fry,
we're called in to tell what they
knew. AS is usual in such cases,
witnesses. whom one would ma
turally expect to find conversant
with the situation, knew very little
about it. Men testified not only
that they had not bought intoxi-
eating liquors in Fort Pierre but
, that they never bought such goods
} an where. One fellow did not
know what whiskey looked like.
However, some light must have
been thrown upon the problem by
L~A