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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-15
ROOSEVELT AFTER GAME.
He stays One Night in a waterless
Camp.

Malyasha, British East Africa. July
rs. The members OF the Roosevelt party
are active il their search for game In
the vicinity Of Lake Malvasha Monday
and Tuesday of this week Che parity has
been Oh the arch from dawn until after
nightfall At the end Of the FIRST dav
the pool that had been the objective
was found to have dried zip and the
party bad consequently to spend the
night in a waterless camp.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-15
suMMER VIM HoUsE QUIET
Mrs. Taft Only Member Of The Family
at Home.

Beverly, Mass, July 1.-THE summer
White House was practically deserted
yesterday, Mrs Taft being the only
member Of the presidential family who
was at home Miss Helen Taft, the
presidents daughter, went away for an
automobile ride; Robert Taft, the elder
son, spent the day on the golf links at
Manchester while Professor aud Mrs.
Moore and Charley Taft were at Bidde-
ford Me, on board the slyph.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-15
mErHopIsrs IN zIoN CRY.
voliva says Tie Would Prefer Sal
loon

Chicago, July Is. Within one hun.
bred yards Of The grave Of John Alex.
ander Dowie, fifty Methodists viii soon
erect church in Zion City TO cost
100000 This IS the first denomination
to attack Dowieism ii the city Of its
founder and fight to The finish Is ex-
peeted 0yerseer Voliva is said to have
declared that be would rather have a
saloon in the sacred confines Of Zion
than 4 Methodist church
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-15
STRIKE RIOT AT MeKEE's ROCKS
Shots Fired in a Clash Between Strikers
and Police.

Pittsburg, July 5.serious trouble
occurred this afternoon at the Pressed
Steel plant, McNeas Rocks, near here,
whore strike Of 1900 steel workers
has been in progress for several days
The police and strikers elashed, with the
result that shots were fired. A number
Of persons are reported injured
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-15
DYspepIets

heartburn, NAUSEA, Ntnd in the stomach, Sea
sickness. Hloepesgness arising from indignation
AZ diacomlQrts " Dyspepsia. They are composed
qf the best dieesttes. earminatiyns and correct
ives aud are agreeable and economical Put up Ia
thiee Shes l0c., 25c and 81 Sold hy an druggists
and sent promptly Nv mail on receipt 81 price BY
e. 4. HOOD co., Mfg Chemists Lowell MAAs
" blade By Hood It's Good.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-01-16

thanked the jury and then broke down and wept like a child
The daily Alaskan., 1909-01-16
HAYNES ACQUITTED AMID CHEERS
United Press Telearaph.cabIe servIce.)

FLUSHING, L. l., Jan. l6.-After the jury had deliberated 22 hours Capt. Thornton Haines was today ac, quilted of the charge of murdering William Annis, publisher of McIn. osh's Weekly. An extraordinary demonstration occurred when the verdict was returned. Despite the efforts of the bailiffs the crowd in and outside the court room burst into prolonged cheers. Thornton Haines
The daily Alaskan., 1909-01-16
Especial to The Daily AIasHanJ

Especial to The Daily AIasksnJ
 FAIRBANKS. Jan. l6.-Insane with jealousy and rage. with murder in his heart. J. K. Riggs, who is serving a sentence of one year in the Fair banks jail for adultery. escaped from prison yesterday and caused a reign of terror in Fairbanks which was only ended when he was shot dead after a pistol duel with Chief of Police OConner.
 Riggs was convicted Of adultery with the wife of George Harrington. As soon as he broke jail yesterday afternoon he went to the public school house. of which Miss Harring. ton Is principal She was the chief witness against Riggs in his trial.
 He demanded to see her She locked the door and refused to allow him to enter. Riggs made a vain at tempt to batter down the door. He then went into a nearby hardware store and forclbly took a revolver and five gallon can Of gasoline. He placed the can of gasoline under the school house and tried to explode it by shooting at 1t, IRside the school the teachers and children were panic stricken.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-01-16

Failing in Ris dastardly attempt to set fire to the school house Riggs made his way to the cabin of George Harrington. Harrington was in his home asleep. Riggs entered, reload. ed his revolver, and was preparing to shoot his helpless victim, when Chief of Police Pat O'conner, who had been notified of Riggs escape rushed into the cabin and called upon Riggs to surrender. Ieyeling a revol- yer at him.
 Riggs wheeled in his tracks at the demand and fired three shots in rapid succession at o'conner. The powder burned o'Conner's cheek.
 Retreating to the door o'Conner re turned the fire and his second shot pierced Riggs heart and he fell dead. Harrington, aroused by the shooting and gropng about the smoke filled room. narrowly missed being killed by the flying bullets
 Several hundred people, alarmed by the shots and hearing of Riggs at tempt to burn the school house, gath. cred about Harrington's cabin. All agree that O'Comer acted bravely and In self.detense and if Riggs had been captured instead of killed he
The daily Alaskan., 1909-01-16
ARE BURNED
 BENEATH BLAZING WRECK
tUnlted prosu roIoaraph.cablO sorvloo.)

FLEETWOOD SPRINGS, Colo, Jan. l6.-Eighteen are dead and thirty are wounded, several of them fatally, as a result of a head on collision to. day between the Rio Grande through train with a heavy :. freight train. The trains came
 gether with terrific crash and the first three passenger coaches were smashed into kindling wood. The en. zines and baggage cars were also badly shattered. c
The daily Alaskan., 1909-01-16
QyAEES
 IN AFRICA
(sY United Press.l

CAPETOWN, Jan. l6.-The entire southern portion of South Africa was shaken by earthquake shocks yes terday. The shocks continued for some time. No great amount of damage has been reported as the country is sparsely settled with few cities with high buildings. At Cape town the damage was slight.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-01-16
J. K. Riggs, Serving Sentence for Adul- tery Breaks Jail and With Insane Rage Tries to Murder Husband and Daughter of his Paramour---Failing to Set Fire to School House With Gasoline, He is About to Stay Sleep ing Victim When Pursued and Shot by Chief of Police O'Conner After a Revolver Duel

might met with violence at the hands of the crowd, who were incensed at his murderous acts.
 Riggs has lived for some years in Fairbanks and has always born bad reputation. It is thought that he brooded over his sentence to jail until he became insane and resolved to escape and kill all connected with the case. It is not known how he man. aged to escape fra" iail
The daily Alaskan., 1909-01-16

month. He declared tat he has no desire to take the oath of office on "hoodoo days"
 When asked when he Jthou e inauguration would take place 2. Donaghey said:
 Probably Monday, the 18th. Wed, neesday, the 18th, would of course be bad day and Friday would never do."
The daily Alaskan., 1909-01-16

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The daily Alaskan., 1909-01-16

About five months ago Annis was shot and killed by Capt Peter Haines who alleged that Haines had seduced his wife. Thornton HaInes was present at the shooting and with a drawn revolver kept bystanders from interfering Capt. Peter Haines will be tried for murder at once.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-01-16

Most of the killed were riding in the smoking car. It was between heavy steel mail car and a standard coach, and the smoking car being of light construction was smashed to
 es. Part of the wreckage caught fire and several people were burned to death. The scenes were horrible in the extreme. Relief trains were rushed to the scene.
 The wreck was caused by a mIs. understanding of the train dispatch. CTS orders.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-01-16

Why not be cheerful? Poor Lit. tie Herman has just received a con. signment of that famous Cream Rye. A smile guaranteed with every drink.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-01-16
VERY
 SUPERSTITOUS
(By United Press.)

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Jan. l5.-A special from Conway, Ark, says
 If Governor-elect Donaghey can avoid it, he will not be inaugurated as chief executive of the state on either Friday or the 18th of the
The daily Alaskan., 1909-01-16
Pistol Shot Ends Reign Of Terror At Fairbanks
M M'FARLAND AND
 INLAND BATTLE
(sy United rress.)

LOS ANGELES, Tan. l6.-"Fight- ing Dick" Hyland and Packie McFar. land fought a ten round draw here last night The fight was fast and both men made an excellent showing. Mcfarland was the best at long range and Hyland had the best of the in.fighting
The daily Alaskan., 1909-01-16
FIRE DESTROYS
 LUMBER5MILLS
(sy United Press.)

SEATTLE, Jan. 16.-The Western Lumber mills near Lake Union were completely destroyed early this morn, ing by fire of an unknown origin. The fire department was hampered b the cold and snow in fighting the flames. The loss is about $l4O,OOO.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-01-16
NO HIGHER PAY
 FUR PRESIDENT
ley United Presa.l

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-The bill introduced to increase the salary of the presidnet of the United States from s5O,OOO to $1OO.OOO year Is meeting with strong opposition in the senate. It Is not thought the bill will pass.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-01-16

state which has resulted in disastrous floods. Bridges, railroad tracks and telegraph poles have been washed away and communication to a large extent Is destroyed. The amount of damage done is very great.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-01-16

SEATTLE, Jan. 16.-High floods resulting in great damage are report. ed in many sections in eastern Washington.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1909-12-17
A Cure for All Evils.

In certain parts Of Worcestershire
and Staffordshire, in England, the Idea
prevails that a silver coin from the
Christmas morning offertory is a SOW
ereign remedy for any i'll that human
flesh is heir to. Accordingly, any
householder who happens to have an
ailing child or other person in the
house HES him to the clergyman of
the parish on Christmas morning, and
asks as a favor a sacrament shilling.
The coin given in exchange has to be
obtained by collecting a dozen pennies
from as many different maidens, and
then changing the coppers for a silver
shilling. Fol- this coin the applicant
receives the coveted sacrament shil-
ling, which, on being taken home, is
hung round the ailing ones neck, and
is popularity supposed to effect a rapid
and complete cure of the complaint.
no matter what it may be.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1909-12-17

adding ach1n all at once when a
straight-backed, straight-nosed, white
mustached, white-haired and extreme
ly digniied old gentleman marched In
to the committee room. He was look
ing for his member and as the mem
Der wasn't on hand, had turned around
to go out again, when he caught sight
Of Mr.. Courts.
Their was a of ~tenseness
and of pause-a hiatus in other words.
And then the old gentleman advanced
and cast himself-a perfectly dignified
cast-on Mr.. Courts bosom. clutched
Mr.. Courts hand, patted MI. Courts
shoulder and gazed into Mr.. Courts
eyes. And as a dozen or so members
of the appropriations committee gath
cred around the old gentleman e.
ploded his bomb.
Captain" he said to Mr.. Courts.
Il am noah than happy to meet you
again. l consider this the happiest
day of my life, my dear comrade in
arms. Well l remember the days
when, side by side, knee to knee. we
followed the fortunes of that flower OF
chivalry, hat most dashing Of cav
airy leaders, u idolized chieftain,
Gen. J. E. B. Stuart"
Of course it was a case of mistaken
identity. Sir John says so himself.
But nevertheless it was embarrassing.
And he's going to ask for a couple OF
more assistants, for, with this Clean
Drinking Manor story and the Setting
Moon button and the Confederate cav
airy yarn, he's just fairly pestered to
death and hasn't time to do his reg
u1ar work.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1909-12-17
Mans Responsibility.

Some people take no more interest
in public affairs han if they we're It'll
zens of Mars. They go to and from
their places Of business, eat, sleep,
sell goods, and die, without leaving
a single impress on the community
they live in. either for good or bad.
That is a poor way for a rea man
to act. He takes the benefits his COM
munity bestows, but refuses to rem,
der the slightest service in return. OF
course, that is mean. But it is mean
err yet to praise oneself for his indif-
ference, as many DO.
There are some people who put
great stress on religious duty, but
take no part in civic duty, as if there
was a sort of chasm between them
But there is not any such chasm. Re-
ligious duty is civic duty, and vice
versa, and a man who sees no duty
in his relation to civil government
takes a mighty laggard view of his
duty toward God.
The man who insists that he won't
dirty his hand in politics is the man
who is responsible for politics being
dirty. The man who does nothing to
keep politics clean is really engaged
in keeping them corrupt.-Ohio State
Journal.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1909-12-17
The Christmas Tree.

Every time 1 see a Christmas tree
studded with electric lights, garlands
of tinsel gold f%estooning every branch,
and hung with the hundred costly
knicknacks the storekeepers invent
year by year ito make trade" until
the tree itself disappears entirely un-
der it's burden, I have a feeling that
fraud has been practiced on the kind
ly spirit of Yale. Wax candles are
the only real thing for a Christmas
tree, candles of wax hat mingle their
perfume with that OF the burning fir,
not the by-product Of some coal-Oil or
other a~bOminatiOn. What if the
boughs do catch fire? They can be
watched, and too many candles are
tawdry, anyhow. Also, red apples,
oranges and old-fashioned cornucopias
made of colored paper, Inc made at
home, look a hundred times better and
filter in the green; and SO do drums
and toy trumpets and wald-horns, and
a rocking horse refined up in front that
need not have cost $40; or anything
like it.-Jacob Riis in Century.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1909-12-17

FIFTEEN years ago Francis j. Kill
i kenny arrived in this country from
Ireland. He was so green that he
mistook a Fourth of July celebration
as a reception to himself. Young Kill
kenny had relatives and friends in
Milwaukee and Chicago and he made
for the middle west 500 after his
landing. He had a fund of native wit
and an abundance of energy and
pluck. He got a job cutting grass and
soon came under the notice of Charles
G.. Dawes. When Mr.. Dawes came to
Washington as controller of the cur
rency he brought Kilkenny along as
his private secretary. When Dawes
retired from the cOntrollership his
~ces found he couldn't get along
without Kilkenny. Mr.. Ridgely was
succeeded as controller by Lawrence
o. Murray and that official has re-
tanned Kilkenny who has now be-
come one of the institutions of the
treasury department.
Young Kilkenny is making remark
able Roadway with a movement for
the "~home-going" of Irishmen in 1910.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1909-12-17
Chautauqua Salute, Menace to Health

not overtax his or her energy.
The custom of waving a handker-
chief vigorously in the air." says DR..
Woodward, lis dangerous. Nearly ev-
cry contagious disease can be COM
municated in this manner, If the hand
kerchief is slightly soiled. If the lin
en- square has just been purchased, or
has come straight from the laundry,
there is lot the slightest danger, but
the waving of a handkerchief that has
been used even once is harmful.
when a handkerchief is waved the
wind blows the germs from it. Ty-
phoid fever, scarlet fever, tuberculos-
is, smallpox and chickenpox, measles,
leprosy and diphtheria may be thus
spread"
The Chautauqua saluters criticised
the health Off e remarks.
DIR. Woodward does not know what
he is talking about" said a young wo.
man. I'VE carry soi'ed hand
kerchiefs."
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1909-12-17
Where tho Toys Are Made.

In Germany whole villages are de-
voted to the production of Christmas
toys, and their busiest time is Just
about midsummer. BY the end of Au-
gust the receiving depots are crammed
with Christmas clowns and Christmas
mechanical puppets, Christmas drums
and wooden horses-children's Christ
mas presents, in fact, of all sorts and
kinds. And the travellers start out
east, west, north and south with their
Christmas samples about the time the
orr is ready for the sickles of the
reapers. In Holland, too, where more
than n town is devoted, more or
less, to the making of Christmas dolls.
the same rule holds good. During
May, June, July and August every
man, woman and child i'm these places
seem in ONE way to be occupied with
the manufacture of miniature babies.
Even at school during these particular
months the sewing lessons are taken
with dolls clothes fer models.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1909-12-17
A Good

Homer S. Taylor, president Of the
National Archery association, said at
an archers' dinner in Chicago:
can archer must be very skillful
and calm and cool to succeed. He
must handle his bow as Mrs. Poarck
of Michigan avenue handles her hus.
band.
"Mr. Poarck came home very late
the other night from an important DO.
litical meeting. In the hall he kicked
up rather a row. growing and swear.
ing to himself till his wife called to
him from upstairs:
whats the matter, my dear?'
""Matter-hic-is,' Mr.. Foarck
shouted, that there's two hat racks
here, and / dunno which one to hans
my hat on.
"eBut you've got two hats, haven't
your said Mrs. Poarck soothingly
Hang one on each rack and come up
to bed You're tired"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1909-12-17
Tiny BUSY DQY<

VHT ASHINGTON.-Sir John Courts,
w Bart, K. G. NJ. G., K. 0. c., C. B.,
who, as plain James c.. Courts serves
the United States government in the
responsible position of clerk of the
House committee on appropriations,
has his troubles just like other folks.
People are all the time Fostering him
to death to know if it was his grand
father Of his great-grandfather or his
neutrality-suspicious. who used to
own about 10000 acres in Maryland
and who presided over the feudal glo-
ries of Clean Drinking Manor. And
every time he gets through with one
of these historic bugs and settles
down to work a delegation of home
folks from Tennessee drops in on him
and demands to know why he accept
ed from the Emperor of Korea-be-
fore that eminent parsonage was sat
upon by the Japanese-the military
order of the Setting Moon, third class
and wears the undress button that
goes with it all the time.
But I've these annoying things pale
into insignificance beside an incident
that happened just the other day. Mr..
Courts has his nose in a chaotic appro-
priation bill and was debating to -four
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1909-12-17

and higher grew the mound Of enc
mics slain by his sword. More and
more numerous became the bullets,
thrusts and slashes sustained by him
self. At the end he always appealed
to the grizzled aid; n in silence
the aid nodded confirmation.
"The general one night gave a large
dinner party. The wine was no less
abundant than superb, and at dessert
the old warrior let himself out upon
the charge as he had heretofore
done. Four horses were killed under
him. Three lances passed through his
right arm, five through his left, Nin
sabres crashed down upon his
head simultaneously. The bodies of
his slain formed a wall wellnigh i'm
passable about him. And it seemed
that there was hardly a muscle in his
person wherein a bullet failed to i'm
bed itself.
""You remember all this, don't you,
De Courcey?' he said, in conclusion.
"The silent and long suffering aid
at last spoke up.
Ono, general he shouted, in a loud,
indignant voice. No, Of course l don't
remember it. How can you expect me
to? You know as we'll as l do that
the cannon ball hat killed your fourth
horse struck the breastplate of a
cuirassier behind US and then bounded
back and took my head off,"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1909-12-17
SAFETY FOR MINERS
SIMPLE DEVICES THAT MIGHT BE
OF MUCH VALUE.
Recent Disaster at Cherry Hill Has
Led Writer in Eastern Journal to
Make Suggestions for Avoid
ing Catastrophes.

In reading the accounts of various
recent coal mine disasters, it occurs
TO me that certain devices for protect.
ing life should be employed under
such conditions which, from all a C.
counts, appear not to have been util-
iZed in such cases.
The action of the miners at Cherry
Hill in shutting themselves up in one
of the mine compartments, by filling
up the opening with earth and other
material, suggests the a~dvisability Of
installing heavy asbestos curtains
Qike the fire curtains used in the
aters), or other similar means of cut
ting off connection of n part OF a
mine from another. These curtains
could be installed in such a way as to
be removed from workings that be-
come exhausted or are not used.
Another suggestion is that each sec
ton of the mine workings be provided
with emergency telephone stations.
Telephone systems, l believe, have
been installed for business purposes
in some mines. Such facilities would
enable entombed miners to communi-
cate with the outside and afford in
valuable assistance in case of acct
dent.
The temporary lighting of workings
by electricity also afford greater
safety, and would doubtless be very
valuable in case of accident.
In mines without water supplies, it
would seem feasible to keep all Sec
tons of the workings supplied with
readily available water, so that, in
case of an accident, if the miners were
cut off from any section of the mine,
at least sufficient water would be at
hand to meet their needs.
It would seem desirable, also, to
have certain escape shafts located in
the safest parts of the mine, in sac
tons which could quickly be cut off
in case of fire o: explosion. Thay
should be special shafts, to be used
for the escape of TIE men in case Of
accident. They cCula be provided with
iron ladders or band-hoisting appa-
ratus, if necessary, and would CORE
spond somewhat to the fire escapes Of
large modern buildings.
It would seen hat devices like
these, which may be used in some of
Lu0 ulOT0 progressive Hlu0S, SuOulU O0
installed in all coal mines where any
considerable number of men are re-
CURED to work. 1t would be as rea-
sOnable to require the installation of
such appliances, along with those now
more generally in use, such as ven.
tilating fans, ETC., as it is to require
devices for the protection of life in
large buildings and on the railroads.
The installation of such appliances
should be supervised by good en-
gineers, and the devices should be is
spected and tested frequently enough
to insure their efficiency. They should
be so installed that an explosion or q
fall Of earth will not put them out OF
commission. How extensively are
such appliances used? Can n one
answer the Observation-Disclosures
Star.