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New-York tribune., 1909-12-19
P4SQUEZ TO CONFER.
ZetayaR General 1grees to
Meet Estrada.

Bluefields. Nicaragua. Dec. Is.-Ne.-
sensers sent by General Estrada. leader
OF the revolutionists. carrying news of
Zelaya's resignation. reached General
NasQuez. at the head OF the ZeIayar
troops. last night. General Vasquex az
once agreed to a conference.
The public and soldiers are showing
little excitement. but are induIging in
much speculation as 20 the outcome or
the meeting between the representative
of the two generals
The United States gunboat Eagle i.
expected % arrive here tomorrow. ana
her light draft viii allow of her anchor
ing inside the lagoon TO guard the GUS
New-York tribune., 1909-12-19
CARDINAL SATOLLI SINKING.
Doctors Fear Fatal Outcome-Pope
Sends Benediction.

Rome. Dec. 1S-Cardfnal Satoli has suf-
Tered severe relapse from nephritls Ex
treme weakness has been marked and he Is
often delirious. The doctors fear a fatal
issue The Pope has several times sent
his own secretary 10 inquire concerning
the Cardinals condition. and has bestowed
upon him the Apostolic benediction.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-19

Captain L. Vernon Howe in the thirty
fourth intercollegiate and track field cham
pionship in 1908. won both the hurdle
events. The high hurdles he took with
comparative ease in u 20 seconds. while
he captured the low hurdles in "a IS sec
onds. Captain Howe tied with Foster. OF
Harvard. in being the greatest individual
point winner or the meet, and fully lived
up TO the expectations OF his friends.
Howe in company with Cunningham and
a party left civilization late last summer
ON an overland trip across the continent to
estimate the standing timber.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-19
VERNON HOWE FOUND.
Crack Yale Athlete Turns Up in Brit
ish Columbia.

vancouver b. c, Dec. Isl Vernon
Howe, OF Minneapolis. former captain of the
Yale track team. who had been lost in the
woods of the interior for three months. has
reached One Hundred Mile House. Cariboo.
with his companion, Jack Cunningham
OF kamloops, B. 9.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-19
DENIAL FROM THE VATICAN.

Rome, Dec. is.-It was officially stated
to-day that the Vatican had nothing 10 do
with tho morganatie marriage OF the late
King Leopold and Baroness Vaughan.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-19

apatmETTo LIMITED" Atlantic Coast
Line, 3:25 p m Best route nS sha sottb Also %
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New-York tribune., 1909-12-19

DEWeY's WINES FOR HOLIDAY GIFTS
special Assorted Cases. $500 SsO0 Cd II
h. I. Dewey q Sons Co. l3s Fulton ST., NY.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-19

VHE FLAMiNGO; Quickest Florida Train
Via p r 4. and Scahoard Air Line Lv-
y. Y. lo.-S a. m. ar. Jacksonville I 80 D m
Through sleeper TO all Florida Easrsru
CoSst resorts. Of1ce. llsS b way, N Il
ASyI
New-York tribune., 1909-12-19

Harrisburg. Penn. Dec. 1s.-The par
ents OF Leroy Cannon. who was shot in
Nicaragua last month. to-day received a
letter from Secretary OF State Knox. in
which he stated that every effort would
be made by American officials to find the
body OF their son and have il brought
home
New-York tribune., 1909-12-19

Continued on third nsse.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-19

Panama. Dec. 1s.-The United States
auxiliary cruiser Buffalo. with seven
hundred marines on board. sailed las,
midnight for Corinto- Nicaragua. the
port nearest the capital. Managua At
COrintO Rear Admiral KimbaI will await
definite instructions from Washington.
It is understood that the marines will
not be landed unless such a step appears
necessary.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-21
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Chicago common to prime.
$500 to $3.50; hogs, prime heavy. $50
to $3.50; sheep, fair to choice, $500
to 1913; wheat, No. 2, $1O4 to $1.O5;
corn, No. 2, 5Sc to SOC; oats. standard.
4Sc to 4oc; rye, No 2, 75c to 76c; hay,
timothy, $500 to $3.50; prairie $500
to S11.50; butter, choice creamery, 29c
to &c; eggs, fresh 29c to 32c; potatoes,
per bushel, Coo to 7Sc.
Indianapolis Cattle, shipping, $500
to 500; hogs, good to choice heavy,
$3.50 to $500; sheep, good to choice,
$3.50 to $400 wheat, No. 2, $1.O3 to
$1.O4; corn, No. 2 white, 59c to GOc;
oats, No. white, 49c to Sic
st. Louis-Cattle, $3.50 to $3.50; hogs,
$500 to $6.42; sheep, $500 to $5.25;
wheat, No. 2, $1.10 to $1.13 corn, No. 2,
SIC to 59c; oats No. 2, 49c to soc; rye,
No. 2, TIC to c.
Cincinnati-Cattle, $500 to $3.50;
hogs, $500 to $6.40; sheep. $500 to
$3.50; wheat. No. 2, $1.O9 to S1.1O; corn,
No. 2 mixed, Gle to 62c; oats, No. 2
mixed, Sic to 52c; rye, No. 2, soc to Sic.
Detroit-Cattle, $500 to $3.50; hogs,
$500 to $6.15; sheep, $3.50 to $500;
wheat, No. z, 81 OBJ to S1.O5; corn, No. 3
yellow, Gle to &c; oats, No. 3 white,
sic to 53c; rye, No. 2, TIC to 79c.
Observation-Disclosures. No. 2 northern,
S1.O5 to $10S; corn, No. 8, Soc to Gle;
oats, standard, sic to J2c; rye, No. /,
74c to 76c; barley, No. /, 65c to 66c;
pork, mess, $500.
Buffalo-Cattle, choice shipping steers,
$500 to 500 hogs, fair to choice $4.O0
to $6.4O; sheep, common to good mixed,
$500 to $475; lambs, fair to choice,
$500 to $7S5.
New York-Cattle, $500 to $3.50;
hogs, $3.50 to S6.25; sheep, $500 to
$4.75; wheat, No. 2 red, $1.05 to $1O6;
corn, No. 2, &c to &c; oats, natural
white, SOC to SIC; butter, creamery 29c
to 33c; eggs, western, &c to 33c.
Toledo-Wheat, No. mixed, $1.O4 to
S1.05; corn, No. 2 mixed, Gle to &c;
oats, No. 2 mixed, soc to 52c; rye, No.
2. 76c TO 77c; clover seed, 1851.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-21
KING Halls u. S. FLEET.
Victor Emmanuel Receives Rear Ad-
miral Sperry in Private Audience.

King Victor Emmanuel received
Rear Admiral Charles S. Sperry in
private audience at the Quirinal pal
ace in Rome Thursday. His Majesty
conversed in English for more than
half an hour regarding the voyage of
the fleet, which he regarded as a most
remarkable achievement. He had fol-
lowed its movements even to details.
The King expressed his deep appre
citation for what America had done
for Italy in sympathy and relief for
those who had suffered in the earth
quake. The Italian people would new
er forget the unanimous manifestation
of the American government and the
American nation down to the humblest
citizen. His Majesty alluded to the
energy and ability shown by Mr.. Girls
com, the American ambassador, In
promptly sending succor to the spot.
Rear Admiral Sperry, after the pri-
vate audience, presented his staff to
the King, composed of Commodore AL
bert W. Grant, Paymaster Samuel Nc
GOwan, Lieutenant Commander Simon
P. Fullinwider and Lieutenant Daniel
w. Wurtsbaugh. The King talked with
each one and expressed his pleasure at
being able to meet them.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-21
CHICAGO.

Heavy financial operations incident
to the January settlements and the an
nual elections made busy times st the
banks. \ lower commercial mortality
again appears and credit conditions
gather strength, although LIQUIDATION is
not yet at an end. Severe weather in
terrupted outdoor construction and GROIN
marketingS, but stimulated the demand
for winter apparel, food supplies and
fuel. The leading industries progress
steadily, as expected, new demands for
raw materials and finished products
yet showing conservatism, but the pros
poets generally brighten with the res
toration of confidence. Distribution of
commodities shows a gratifying recov-
cry, absorption being much strength
ened by improved purchasing power.
Most markets are conSpicnouSly clear
of burdenSome stocks. and in some lines
the carry-oyer from last year is re-
markably small. Clearance sales in the
leading retail branches are well adj
vanced, low temperatures helping much
in the reduction of seasOnable goods
Failures reported in the Chicago dis
trict number %, against y last week,
A in 1908 and % in 1907. Those with
liabilities of more than $1,000 number
10, against last week. 10 in 1908 and
6 in 1901.-Dun's Review of Trade.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-21
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Two more Marathon races are being
arranged for Madison Square Garden,
New York.
kid" Mccoy says he will fight no
more, but will drive racing automobiles
for living hereafter.
Percy Smallwood, the Welsh runner,
who is matched to race Dorando at st.
Louis, defeated Robert Hallen of New
York and Michael Spring of Brooklyn.
in ten-mile relay race.
At Sydney, n. s. W., Jack Johnson.
the Texas negro pugilist, defeated Tommy
Burns, the Canadian, and took away the
Iatter's title of heavyweight champion.
Police stopped the fight in the fourteenth
round.
In a twelve-mile exhibition relay race
at the athletic grounds in Fall River.
Mass, Dorando Pietri, the Italian Mara
thon runner, defeated Floyd Doughty of
Providence, and Samupel Myers of Cam
bridge, by half a lap. Dorando's time
was :03 80; that of the Doushty-Myers
team was 1 :04 Is.
After struggling thirty-eight minutes
for the third fall, wild Joe" Collins of
(
wrestling match for the middleweight
championship to George Baptiste of St.
Louis. on condition that all bets be called
off. Baptiste took the first fall in 81
minutes, and Collins the second in SO
minutes.
Tommy Mowatt of Chicago was knock
ed out in the third round by Young Don
ahue of Boston before the Royal Athletic
Club at New Orleans.
Duluth and Fargo will not figure in the
Northern League baseball next year if
plans now being arranged by W. J..
Lamb. president of the league, are brought
to an issue, which present negotiations
suggest.
Centershot created new worlds record
for one mile, circular course, at Santa
Anita Park She ran the distance in
/ 81 Is, which is Is of a second faster
than the best previous time, held jointly
nv Dick Wells and Kiamesha
DIR. Z. r. Baldwin of Eau Claire. Wis.
has been notified by the board of appeals
of the American Trotting Association that
his protest of the first and third moneys
in fine Commercial Travellers Free-for-AII
at the Chippewa Falls fair, Sept. Is.
1908. has been allowed.
The three entries of r. T. Carman at
Santa Anita track were scratched and
his horses will be refused entry until an
investigation has been made by the Off
Gals of the racing association into an
affair in which Matt Dooley, former train
er for Carnlan, was so badly beaten that
he is now in the hospital Dooley claims
he was beaten by Carman and the latter's
employees.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-21
NEW YORK

Trade duFing the first half of Janu-
airy shows expected progress. New I'M
dertakings are encouraged by the more
settled policy regarding large financial
and industrial affairs and ample funds
are. available. Leading Industries grad
ually increase the working forces and
output, and while in most lines both
continue below normal, the gains estab-
lishcd in the declining months of last
year are fully maintained.
Disappointment is manifest in the
iron and steel markets, demand lacking
snap and requirements coming out in
hesitating way. Better buying was eX
rected, owing to cheap money and the
fact that the entire country is prats
ticallF bare of finished goods. Little
inquiry is received from the railroads.
Some weakness is notedsin pig iron
Good inquiries are received from pipe
mills, and one large block is under ne
gotiation. Business in rails continues
quiet. Wire products show the nearest
approach to normal activity-Dms
Weekly Review.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-21
BIG HAT STRIKE IS ON.
$4,000 Workers Quit When Manu-
facturers Abandon Union Label.

facturers Abandon Union Label.
Twenty-Five thousand persons went
out on strike Friday and seventy-fiye
hat factories in New England and the
North Atlantic States have been tied up
as a result of a decision of the Asso-
ciated Hat Manufacturers to discOn-
tinue the use of the union label. Sam
uel Mundheim, president of the assO-
citation, said that the order followed
the refusal of union employees of the
Guyer Hat Company in Philadelphia TO
keep a working agreement. Under this
agreement he said, the men were to
continue work until settlement of
pending questions was reached, but the
men quit work in that factory three
weeks ago and have since refused to
return.
Martin Lawlor, secretary of the
United Hatters of North America, said !:
The cause of the trouble was the re
fusal of the Guyer company to live up
to their contract with us, not any re-
fusal of ours to live up to our contract
with them. The statement that the
men in the Philadelphia factory quit
work is misleading"
The chief factories affected are in
New York, Brooklyn, Philadelphia,
Newark and Orange, n. j., and in Dan
barry, South Norwalk and New Mil
ford, Conn.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-21

sian navy. He distinguished himself
in the Russo-Turkish war of 1877 and
was promoted to commander In 1885.
In 1902 he was made vice admiral
and was in far eastern waters at the
time of the Chino-Japanese war.
In the summer of 1904 he started
with the second Russian Atlantic
squadron from the Baltic for Vladi-
vostok. On the way some British fish
ing boats were fired on and strained
relations with that country resulted
Arriving in the far east Admiral Ro-
jestvensky was joined by other Rus
sian vessels and then had fifty-siX
ships under his command. May 27-2S,
1905, occurred the battle of the Sea
of Japan, in which the Russian fleet
was practically annihilated and It's
commander taken prisoner.
naval court of inquiry sitting in
st. Petersburg in 1906, indicted Ad-
miral Rojestvensky for surrendering
to the japanese, but he was acquitted
on the plea that at the time the sur
render was made he was unconscious
from injuries received in the fight.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-21
| MINE BLAST KILLS 100;
TWO WEEKS TOLL 100
Disaster Is in Same Shaft Where
Fifty Met Death en- Decem-
Der 70 Last.
CALLED SAFE BY EXPERTS.
Explosion Near Bluefeld, w. Va,
Hurls Cars from Workings
and Traps Victims.

More than 10C men were killed Tues
day in an explosion in the Lick Branch
mine near B,uefield. W. Va, the scene
of a disaster only fifteen days ago, in
which fifty lives were lost How this
accident was caused is not known, as
experts had just finished an inspection
of the workings and declared them
safe. Nearly all the victims this time
We're Americans. The explosion hap
pened at s 80 o'clock in the morning,
while the entire day shift was at work.
The force of the explosion was ter
rifle and the shock was felt far from
the scene. Above the tons of earth and
stone between the workings and the
mountains crown great trees shook
from the force of the conclusion, and
from the mine mouth belched forth a
cloud of fame, SCOT, dust and debris,
heavy timbers, broken mine cars and
even massive motor used to haul the
heavy-laden cars.
1t is certain that the number of men
entombed is more than 100 That all
of them are dead there can be no
doubt. The fire in the mine and the
deadly gases, to say nothing of the
awful force of the explosion, precludes
any chance of rescuing any of the men
alive. 1t is reasonably certain that
some of the bodies never will be re-
covered. Some of them were blown to
pieces and others moderated beyond
doubt The fans which furnish the
fresh air of the workings, as in the
former explosion, were not disabled,
but are forcing fresh air into the
mines.
Mine Foreman Bowers, who was near
the entrance, was blown from his feet,
but managed to crawl out safely, rs
did also Robert Smith, miner With
the foreman was a miner named Hol-
l1day, and he, too, was blown over.
rescue party, organized on the mo-,
ment, rushed into the smoking mine
and tried to rescue him. They were
driven back by the deadly fumes of
the after gases, and were compelled 10
leave him to his fate.
The explosion was one of the worst
ever known in that legion In 1884.
at the South West Virginia Improve
ment Company's mine, 800 were killed
i'll an explosion. Tuesdays horror is
the most disastrous since The mine
is owned by the Pocahontas Consoli-
dated Galleries Company.
The explosion was in a different part
Of the mine from that of two weeks
before Since that catastrophe the mine
has been inspected by government off
Gals and by the most experienced mine
men In the region, and all, it is said,
expressed the opinion that it was safe.
1t was on Dec % last that the for
mer explosion occurred in this mine
which up to that time had been re-
garded as model mine On that oc-
casion the cause was not ascertained
and the death list reached fifty. The
last body in connection with that ex-
plosion was brought to the surface only
last Friday, after which the State mine
inspector declared that the mine again
was safe and that work could be re-
sumed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-21

of murder. Seventeen years ago he
shot Edward W. Hannigan i'll an open
boat in Hampton Roads and jury de-
cideG he was not guilty. Jurors stated
that the first ballot stood to for
acquittal.
Officials of the district attorneys Of
flee in Queens County are quoted as
saying that Capt. Hams probably will
be surrendered into the care of his
family or the federal government.
Under the verdict it is perfectly
safe for any person who is ingenious
enough to frame up defense to go out
and kill. Private vengeance seems to
have taken precedence over the peo-
pies law" was the only comment that
Prosecutor Darrin had to make on the
iury's return.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-21
TOPEKA HOTEL BURNS.
The Copeland, Filled with Kansas
Legislators, Destroyed by Fire.

The Copeland Hotel, a famous head
quarters for legislators and politicians,
situated at Ninth and Kansas ave
nueS, one block from the State Capt.
tol, Topeka, Kan, was destroyed by
fire that started shortly after o'clock
Thursday morning. Every room was
occupied, the guests numbering about
80, among them legislators and poll
ticians of prominence throughout the
State. The flames burned with such
rapidity that most of the occupants
were forced to use the fire escapes.
l. E. Lambert of Emporia, one of the
most prominent attorneys and politi-
clans in the State, is missing, and is
believed to have been burned to death.
Many of the guests were injured, but
none is thought to have been fatally
hurt. There We're many sensational es-
capes, several persons jumping from
windows.
The Copeland Hotel was of brick
construction, four stories in height. 1t
was one of the oldest hostelries in the
State. 1t had ,rOomy lobby and wide
Railways and was plentifully supplied
with fire escapes. The main stairway,
however, was built around the elevator,
and the flames shooting up the shaft
soon shut off this means of escape. The
fire started in the lower part of the
building from some cause as yet I'M
known. The flames shot up quickly
and before an alarm could be turned in
were fast making their way up the
wide corridors and filling the open
spaces with smoke. When the fire APP
paratus arrived on the scene it was ap-
parent that the structure was doomed
The loss is estimated at 100000.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-21
NOTES OF CURRENT EVENTS

London is to have a national theater as
a memorial to Shakespeare. where the
poets works and other dramas will be
presented.
James Treadwell, former millionaire
and promoter of the Treadwel mines in
Alaska was adjudged bankrupt in San
Francisco.
Seven of the largest policemen in the
tenderloin district of New York were
required to arrest Stanislaus Bills. a
giant Spaniard.
Fire at Texarkana. Ark. caused 5000
coo damage in the Hayden Dry Goods
Company and the e. L. Chatfield Hard
ware Company'S establishment and Cas-
sidy's saloon.
The Washington building now occupied
by the War Department. which formerly
was Fords Theater. m which President
Lincoln was assaSSinated, was attacked hv
fire. The loss was only $1,000.
Announcements were made by all the
newspapers Of Trenton. n j.. that here
after the price would be cents conv
instead of l cent. 1t was explained that
the increase in the cost of white paper
made necessary this advance
Fire starting from a spark from, a
cigar falling among moving-picture films
caused a loss estimated at $1,000 in
the Karbach block at Omaha. Neb.
The case against Harry Mcmillan. the
Goldfield millionaire and former sIitor
of Edna Goodrich brought by James Nav.
charging him with passing worthless
checks to the amount of $4,000, was dis
missed at Reno, New.
Daniel ]. Mooney, former president of
the Coachmen's Union. committed suicide
i'm Boston. He had been driver for Pres
ident Roosevelt. who commended his skill
full work, and had also driven Prince
Henry of Prussia when the latter visited
Boston on his tour Of the United States.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-21
MINE EXPLOSION KILLS "a.
Mysterious Blast Not Felt on Surface
Takes Toll in Human Life.

The series of mishaps III Joe Letters
famous million-dollar colliary at Zieg-
Ter, H., during the last few years
reached climax shortly after l o'clock
Sunday morning when mysterious ex-
plosion killed twenty-four men. Nine
teen bodies have been recovered, i've
are missing and are undoubtedly dead
and two are injured critically. This
is the second serious disaster in the
Liegler Coal Company's property which
has been the scene of several minor
fatalities and where for more than two
years a desperate labor war was waged
as the result of strike. An explosion
in 1905 killed thirty-fve men at work
in the mine.
Joseph Letter and his bride of half
year were there when the explosion
happened, having come to town several
weeks ago to direct the fight on Il fire
in the workings which, after long
battle, was got under control Friday
night The first coal hoisted out of
the shaft in more than six weeks was
brought up Saturday. and it was eX-
pected to put the full force of men 10
work during the next few days.
The explosion was remarkable in
that except for the many dead/it left
scarcely a trace of its work, and the
interior of the mine shows no sign of
damage
No sound was heard by the residents
of Zeigler to warn o; the disaster al
most beneath their feet, and even those
at the mouth of the shaft at first did
not realize what had happened deep in
the workings
small puff of black smoke was seen
ID issue from the mouth of the mine,
but it soon dissipated in the air. The
engineer, who saw the smoke, feared
something was wrong, and, summoning
assistance, an investigation was begun.
Men were sent down the shaft ard
there discovered what had happened.
Scattered through the workings where
they had been engaged were found the
members of the night shift of miners,
all dead but two. Many of the bodies
brought from the mine were mutilated
almost beyond recognition, Two of the
victims were natives of Franklin Coun-
ty and majority of the others were
of foreign birth.