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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-12-03
Girls Fight With Knives.

Bradford. Ark. Especially In a
street duel with knives at Alicia,
near here Miss Nora Owens was
stabbed over the heart and killed
by Miss Stella Belk. Both young
women were prominent in the town
and for some time had been bitter
enemies. When they met on the
street they began slashing at one
another with knives. Miss Owens
received a wound near the heart
which proved fatal within a few min
utes, Miss Belk, who was only
slightly injured. was arrested
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-12-03
Sued For Big Gas BIN.

Tifin. Ohio Especially Upon in
formation said to have come first tc
the company through the deathbed
confession to his alleged assistant in
tapping main. Joseph Loudenslager
a wealthy miller, was sued by the
logan Natural Gas and Fuel Company
for a gas bill of $3,07S.87. The com
pany alleges that Loudenslager di.
verted 25,675,000 cubic feet of gas
in six years by diverteing the flow Sc
that only a small portion would pass
through the meter.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-12-03
Timid Bandits Are Hunted.

Dayton. Ohio Especially. More
than 100 men, with bloodhounds, are
in pursuit of two bandits, who held
up Henry Cupp. manager of several
groceries, shortly after midnight and
secured $3.50. Cupp put up a des-
perate fight and managed to draw q
revolver, at the sight of which the
highwaymen took fright. and ran
Cup2 fired two shots after them with
out apparent effect.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-12-03
Wrote e,1s4 Words An Hour.

st. Joseph, Mo. Especially .-H.
Otis Blaisdell. of New York. who
scored a new worlds record recent
ly for Is minutes copying on type
writer has just made a new record
for an hour by writing 6.1S4 words
or an average of 1913 a minute. The
previous record was achieved Sep
TENDER 80 in New York by Miss
Rose l.. Fritz, with 95 words
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-12-03
Made Good Job OF Shooting

Omaha, Neb. Especially. - While
hunting, Wesley Mcbride, aged 16,
according to his own own version
of the affair, accidentally sAot his
companion. Harry Long, aged Is,
in the jaw, and then fired two shots
into his head to make a good job
of it." Mcbride says he was twirl-
ing a revolver on his finger when
the accident occurred. He notified
the police of the shooting, and told
of firing the two shots which end
ed Longs life. McBride's parents
say his mind was affected by a re-
recent severe illness.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-12-03
Falls Between Platforms.

Buffalo, N. Y. Especially John j.
Flach, of Denver. Col, was killed in
New York Central yards. The
drawhead between sleeping car
and the dining car of his train
pulled out just as he was crossing
the platform between them. He
dropped to the tracks and his head
was crushed beneath the forward
trucks Of the dining car. Flach was
on his way to Syracuse to visit rela-
tiveS.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-12-03
GLAD TO BE ARRESTED.
Wanted In South Carolina, Man Had
Been A Wanderer. 81

Camden. N. j. .(special) Want
ed on a charge of embezzling about
$4,000 while cashier of the Lake
City Trust Company, Daniel E. Matt
Icy was found working for Hyman
Cur. o. negro farmer. near Woods
town, N. j.. and locked up in the
Camden County jail.
Admitting his identity, the prison
er said: IS,
II am glad I've been caught. I've
been travelling around the world un-
til my money is gone, and for the
past few days have been consider
ing the advisability of returning
home to be arrested
He is being held to await extra.
dition. i'As
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-12-03
$500 To Dine Mrs. Longworth.

Pittsburg Especially Not least in
a long list of expenses incurred in the
recent campaign in this county, and
filed with the Clerk of Courts by the
Republican County Committee, ap-
pears a bill of $500 for, a dinner
given to Mrs: Alice Roosevelt Long
worth at the Duquesne Club. The
occasion. was the presence here of
Congressman Longworth and his wife
on a speaking tour of the State.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-12-03
Want Two-cent Postage Rate.

Washington. D c. Especially A
committee headed by Charles j. Ry-
berg. Of Chicago. acting through the
Danish minister, Count Moltke, has
asked the Postoffice Department to
consider establishing two-cent let
ter postage between the United States
and Denmark
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-12-03
NO PROHIBITION
". IN CONSTITUTION
Alabama Rejects Proposition BY
5000 to 20, 900 Votes.
MANY FIST FIGHTS At THE POLLS.

Cut1On--F1gntS 100 numerous 40
Count--Every Other Voter ChaI-
lenged - Minister Repulses Wo-
men With White Ribbons-The
Vote In The Cities.
Birmingham, Ala. Especially -
Alabamans defeated a prohibition
amendment to the state Constitution
by large majority, estimated at
from $1,000 to 10000 votes. The
election was the first popular express
sion in Alabama on the subject of
prohibition of liquor selling.
The statewide prohibition bill
was passed by a legislature which
had been elected on a local option
platform, and while several counties
had declared for prohibition under
the local option act, the voters of
the entire state had never before
been called on to pass on the ques-
ton direct.
In Birmingham the election was
the most exciting ever witnessed.
Hundreds of people were crowded
around each polling-place, women
and children were singing and brass
bands stationed by the anti-amend-
ment forces were playing patriotic
airs.
Each polling-place was enlivened
by its quota of fist fights, there be-
ing so many it was impossible to
keep track of them Feeling was
so high that q few words were suf-
ficient to bring on blows. Every
other voter was challenged and re-
quired to make affidavit that he was
qualified elector. This delayed the
casting Of ballots considerably, but
In spite of these handicaps the vote
was heavy.
AS an instance of the deep feel
ing displayed preacher, on whose
coat young woman attempted to
pin a white ribbon at the polling
booth. declined. telling her 1t was
Improper for young women to speak
In the street to men whom they did
not know. The woman began cry
ing and the preacher apologfzed for
hurting her feelings, but said the
polling-places were improper places
for young women. The affair was
taken up all over the city, and par
Gl6<4US GULL nCuuCO Va uCnOuACOQ tAC
conduct of the preacher, according
TO their sentiments on the question
at stake.
Jefferson County (Birmingham)
in which the fight was concentrated,
gave majority of more than. 4 900
against the amendment. Mobile,
Montgomery and Cullman Counties
show the largest majorities for the
victorious side. 4a
Apparently the amendment was
carried in only three counties---Tal-
ladega. Macon and Sumter, with Lee
in doubt.
Although no other question was
before the voters, some personal pol
itics were injected into the issue.
The amendments association with
the administration of Gov b. B.,
Conner and his reported ability to.
name successor to the governor
ship In Judge s. D. Weakley, au-
thor of the prohibition bills, figured
prominently in the campaign. SO II.
Rural precincts, villages andscities
alike, for the most part, returned
substantial majorities against the
amendment
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-12-03
THE HFED0AT
WAS CAPsRED
Three Passengers Lose Their
Lives OF Oregon Coast.
STEAMER ARGO BADLY WRECKED,
Disaster To Coasting Vessel In "A
Heavy Fog While A High Sea
Was Running - Life-savers Take
Women on First. Only For Them
To Be Drowned, As Die Boat Up
set In Shallow Water, Pinning
Them Under It-Desperate Bat
tie With Angry Waters.

tie With Angry Waters.
Tillamook. Ore. Especial THE
coasting steamer Argo went ashore
near the entrance to Tillamook Bay
and IA OF her passengers and crew
have been drowned.
The life boat from Garibaldi Beach
could not take the passengers and
crew of on account of rough seas
1t was only by almost superhuman
efforts that Captain Farley, of the
life crew, managed to take on board
his boat some of the women. Owing
to the danger OF the heavy seas and
battered condition of his boat. he
would not take of more than four
persons.
After quitting the steamer Captain
Farley took his boat some distance
up the beach in an effort to make a
safe landing, but the lifeboat cap
sized, pinning beneath it the res
cued passengers and several of the
crew. Two women were rescued, but
two others and member of the life
crew were drowned A lifeboat con-
tanning Captain Snyder and 10 other
persons also were lost sight of, and
it was feared that they were drown
ed until the news of their safety
came from Astoria.
\ Another lifeboat, containing Mate
johnson and nine others, was saved
by the schooner Oshkosh. The Argo
showed Indications of turning turtle
and Captain Snyder ordered all on
board to take to the boats. Mate
Johnson commanded one boat and
Captain Snyder another. The two
boats, became separated in the mist
and rough seas. Johnson's boat
bruised around and was picked up
by the Oshkosh, which had been
beating up and down the coast in the
vicinity of Tillamook Bay, in as eff
fort to locate the Argo.
The last scene of Captain Snyder's
lifeboat was when her crew began
pulling toward the shore. A gale
was blowing and terrific sea was
running.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-07-24
PUTS PREMIUM ON BABIES.
Landlord of "House of Babies Ten
ment, Offers Prizes for More.

NEW YORK, July. 29.-MaX
Dick, owner of big tenement house
in Rivington street, has offered
prizes to tenants for bringing babies
into the world. Five hundred dol
lars is to be the reward for each set
of twins, $3.50 to any family which
already has eight children for the
ninth child, if it is a boy, $50, # it is
a girl, and for any family with fewer
than eight children 500 for boy
and $50 for a girl. -Four families
now in the house have eight children
apiece and none of the 68 families is
childless. There will be no increase
in rent with increase of family.
Dicks Rivington street house Is
known througout the east side as
the "House of Babies" for the 6S
families that have shelter on the six
floors of the building already boast
of $50 small children. Dick himself
is childless, having lost his wife ana
only baby several years ago. HIS
idea is to have his Rivington street
property sort of monument to the
child that died. That is why he is
planning to put garden and play
ground on the roof for his tenants
children, and why he has offered the
prizes to help along the parents OF
new children.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-07-24
MANY LIVES
ARE LOST
ERUPTION OF VOLCANIC PEAK
FOLLOWED BY EARTHQUAKES
ON WEST COAST OF SUMATRA
KILLS 300.

VICTORIA. B. c., July 23.-Naws
was brought by the Norwegian
steamer Trieolor, which passed in
Yesterday from Sumatra, Java, OF a
disastrous earthquake on the west
coast of Sumatra, the second largest
island in the Malaga archipelago, in
mid-June, According to the report
received by the Tricolor, SOC lives
were lost
The earthquake followed an erup-
tion of Mount Korintijl, Il volcanic
peak 10, 400 feet high and inland 500
miles from Indrapura. Mount Korint-
il has long been supposed to be an
extinct volcano. its crater having
been filled with a large lake.
Following the eruption Of the vol
cano and the earthquake, there were
torrentfal rains. flooding the rivers
and causing additional losses.
The disaster is said 10 he one OF
the worst thai has ever occurred In
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-07-24
BIBLE NOT MODERN.

CHICAGO, July %. Sunday
school teachers should leave their
bibles at home when they set out
to teach the young idea on Sabbath
morning, according to Professor
Clyde w. Votaw of the University of
Chicago divinity school, who lectuerd
on Ethics and the Sunday school, !"
yesterday at the university. The
speaker declared the Bible was not
modern enough for the child and
that neither the pupil nor the aver
age teacher could understand the
Scriptures sufficiently to consider
them. Professor Votaw would have
the Sunday school pay more attention
to topics connected with contempo-
rary existence than to the Scriptures.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-07-24
TO CAST OFF
DAUGHTER
KING LEOPOLD SELLING HIS
OF FORTUNE AND DISINHERIT
PRINCESS LOUISE.

BRUSSELS, July 23.-King
Leopold is Continuing the sale Of his
belongings. He has now summoned
Partisan expert and has asked him
to value everything that is left in the
palace of Brussels and Laeken, such
as silver, chandeliers and furniture.
The king had asked for these things
much higher price than that offer
ed by the experts. when the next
king comes on the throne," says a
local paper, he will find his palaces
empty, This is shameful. This con-
tinual haggling is extremely painful
to the Belgians, but King Leopold
does not want his fortune to be con-
secrated to the payment of his dau-
ghter Louise's debts, and therefore
he will leave her as little as he can. !"
1t is quite evident that King Leo
pold has decided to disinherit Prin-
cess Louise, his eldest daughter, with
whom he has been on terms of bitter
enmity for years 1t is the kings in
tentlon TO liquidate all his property,
and then dispose of the fortune ac-
quired thereby before hs death. In
this way he hopes to prevent Priness
Louise from receiving the share due
to her under Belgian law. Her lawyer
declares, however, that if King Leo
pold presists in his determination,
suits VII be instituted to recover the
princess portion Of the proceeds due
from the sale of certain estates and
personal property.
His majesty owned valuable prop
critics in France, which he purchased
under the names of certain personal
friends and recently sold in the same
indirect manner Princess Louise
will bring actions against the purch-
asers of these estates. The princess
has an income of $40, 900 year, al
though she spends over 100000.
Her lawyer declares that the latter
sum is more in keeping with her
royal dignity, and that if King Leo
pold gave his daughter an adequate
allowance she would not always be
in debt.
1t is said that KING Leopold re-
Gently offered Princess Louise $780,
900 year on condition that she
abandoned certain friends whom his
majesty considered Objectionable,
The princess promptly refused. The
princess lawyer states that owing to
the generosity of her creditors her
royal highness' jewels will not be
sold
Princess Louise has had an event.
CONTINUED on page four.)
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-07-24
SMITH is PARDONED.

DES MONIES, July 23-The Iowa
board of pardons today recommended
an unconditional pardon for Francis
Smith, son of the author of the hymn
America" who was convicted five
years ago and sentenced to the peni-
tentiary for eleven years on charges
of perjury, larceny and embezzle-
ment
Smith, now ~ years old, formerly
was mayor of Davenport. He was ar
rested for alleged appropriation of
funds of several estates entrusted to
his care.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-07-24
PROSPERITY IN CROP.

NEW YORK, July 23-President
w. c. Brown of the New. York Cen
tral Railway company, who has just
returned from an extensive trip
through the west. has informed the
directors of his road that the inn
mensity and value of the crops to be
harvested from now until late in
the fall are without precedent. He
said that the farmer will receive a
greater return for his products this
year than ever before and that fact,
coupled with the size of the CROPS,
indicate period Of remarkable pros
neritY
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-07-24
son WILL.
G.: 7 SHARE:
JURY RETURNS VERDICT
HRFAKING NTILLIONAfRE'S
WILL AND. FIGHT FOR
HEROTAGE Is WON.

CLINTON, Ill, July 2S.-The will
of Millionaire Thomas Smell was
broken by jury. after three hours
deliberation This means IL sustain
tiated by niger courts, that the dis
inherited son, Richard, will inherit
three-quarters of a million dollars.
A motion for a new trial was MADE
and will be argued tomorrow
The case has been before courts
and before the public for three years
and has been chiefly notorious be-
cause of the revelations OF relations
Continued on page four.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-07-24
KING PETER ILL.

VIENNA, July PA private tele-
gram from Belgrade, Seryia, says
the condition of King Peter is arous-
ing great anxiety and that his sud
den death would cause no surprise.
His majesty is suffering from calcina
ton of the arteries At night he Is
almost sleepless.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-07-24
s1EzED WITH FATAL ILLNESS.

MELBOURNE, July 23.-An all
night sitting of the common wealth
parliament ended tragically at six
O'Clock this morning when Sir Fred
erick Holder, speaker of the house
of representatives was seized with a
fatal illness. The house immediate
ly adjourned. Sir Frederick was the
first speaker of the common wealth
parliament.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-07-24
BUSY FORMING CABINET.

PARIS, July 23.-Artisde BRAND
who was summoned to the palace last
night and charged with the task of
forming cabinet is encountering
difficulties but a definite decision is
expected by tonight.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-07-24

With her husband a witness to
the attack but too feeble to aid in
the struggle, an unknown man, pre-
sumably a burglar, unable to free
himself from the grasp of Mrs. Dor
rance shot and killed her in her
apartments at a local hotel today.
Mr.. Dorrance, when the shot was
fired, staggered through the dark
ened room and caught his wife as she
fell. After briefly telling of the
occurance, when the attaches of the
hotel reached the scene, Dorrance
collapsed and has ben unable to make
further statement
of the Order of the Eastern Star of
Montana.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-07-24
OF MOYER
ENDORSED BY w. f. VI.

DENVER, July 23.-By vote Z
223 to 30 the Western Fedora Z
tion of Miners convention this Z
morning endorsed the position .
of President Meyer in the con- Z
troyersy with p. j. Flynn of Z
Butte Miners Union No. 1, Z
and which involves the clear Z
ing of Indebtedness of 5000 of Z
the parent organization. The Z
action came after debate which
lasted from yesterday morning
until noon today.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-07-24
LOOKS like SETTLEMENT.

KENOSIA Fully 23- Negotiations
Tor a settlement OF the strike at the
tannery of y. r. Aliens Sons COM
pany which was interrupted by the
rioting of yesterday was resumed to-
day. The outlook this morning was
for an early ending of the strike
No further disturbances have oc-
CURED.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-07-24
TRIED AND SENTENCED
IN SIXTY MINUTES

, LONDON, July 33.--Madar La
, Dhingra, the Indian student I
, who on July 1st, at the con-
. clusion of "a public gathering at
, the Imperial Institute shot and I
, killed Lieut.. Col. Sir William
, Hutt Carson Wyllie and Dr.
, Canvas Lalcica, was today found
, guilty and sentenced to be shot
, to death at the conclusion of
, trial of less than an hours
, duration. The prisoners defense
, was that his act of one of
, patriotism.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-07-24
Stricken Districts in Texas
Are Being Heard From
Although Communica-
ionisBadIyHampered
FIFTY PEOPLE ARE RE
PORTED DEAD. MISSING AMI
INJURED - PROPERTY DAM
AGE WILL EXCEED S15O,OOO.

HOUSTON, Tex, July 23.--Twen-
ty-three are reported missing an6
eight injured and property los
totaling $750.000 is the result of the
storm which ragged over the southern
coast of Texas Wednesday. Com
munication with the stricken dis
tricts are still badly hampered, how
ever, and not until full reports are
received viii the total damage anC
loss of life be known.
Passenger train twelve 10 fifteeI
hours late reached Houston today
Freight trains are lost Throughout
the stricken district.
The pleasure yacht Merriam, re
ported lost in the Houston ehannel
is safe at Morgan Point.
Bishop d. II. AYES and Rev. Mr
Sears of Houston, who were reported
last night as lost at Red Fish rec
in San Jacinto bay have arrived a
Morgan's Point.
AT Bay City half the business sec
tion was damaged, including the
opera house, one block, the court
house, high school and city jail.
Every building in Yelasco was un
rooted or partly demolished and tht
town tonight was under four feet o
water People escaped in boats fron
Colorado river a mile away.
Reports from the special train o
which General Manager W. G. Yat
Week, of the Southern Pacific lef
Houston today indicate that the low
er coast country suffered greatly.
But few houses at Eagle Lake es
capped The same situation is re
ported from Lissie, Nowatta and Eas
Bernard.
At El Campo, the electric ligh
plant is wrecked, all elevators ar
badly damaged and almost every
church in town is either demolished
or partly wrecked.
In the oil fields around Markham
derriclis were blown down and we'll
stripped Of machinery Six prisoner
escaped from the jail at Richmond
when the windows had been blown il
and while the guards were repairing
the damage,
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-07-24
A MURDER
MYSTERY
MRS. AMOS DORRANCE, OF
HELENA. Is SHOT AND KILLED
IN A ROOM OF HOTEL AT HOT
SPRINGS, ARKANSAS.

HOT SPRINGS, Ark, July ga.
Although twenty suspects have been
arrested and are held by the police
mystery which surrounds the mur-
der OF Mrs. Amos Dorrance, wife Of
a wealthy coal dealer of Helena.
Mont, is apparently becoming deeper
Mrs Dorrance was shot and killed
here in a room in the Parker hotel
Thursday while her invalid husband
lay helpless on bed He is still
prostrated and not able to throw any
light on the crime.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-07-24

b. police
menw daring
b. Sweet hallway of Commercial Clu
while building tn
200 suddenly
resisted and
struck o assaIants had fled.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-07-24
SENATORS AND OTHER NOTABLES AT WRIGHT AER0PLANE
TESTS


adapably
during Oveman and rch are In the upper
Ens Gerard exspeaser j. Warren keif
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-07-24
men
ARE NEEDED
SPANISH-MOROCCAN WAR AS
SUMES SERIOUS PROPORTIONS
AND LARGE ARMY Is NECES-
SARY TO INSURE DEFEAT.

MADRID, July 23-It is reported
that General Merina, commander of
the Spanish forces at Melilla has in
formed the government that it will
require 10000 men to insure a de-
cisive defeat of the Moor tribesmen.
The Spanish authorities are exereis-
ing a rigorous censorship over the
publication of news regarding the
war between the Spaniards and the
Kabyle tribesmen of Ruff, east of
Morocco. The entire edition of the
Elpas was confiscated today and all
the republican clubs are closed
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-07-24

WASHINGTON, July 23-With
the efforts of magic, President Taft
has brought about a tangible situa-
tion with regard to the tariff uncer-
tainty existed before.
The senators opposed to the free
raw material program were consulted
by Senator Aldrich and a committee
representing the same position on the
house side conferred with Chairman
Payne. In addition the house con-
ferees met to have the experts of the
senate finance committee xplain the
senate finance committee explain the
1t is evident that the President, by
informing the conferees that the dis
puted points were before them for
settlement, brought about a condi-
tion that augurs well for an early
agreement. Mr.. Taft was able to get
better insight into the obstacles to
a free raw material plan by his
conference with the two leaders than
was possible in so large a gathering
as that which was present at the
dinner