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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-09-16
EXPLOSION CIV NORTH DAKOTA
Three Men Of Crew Killed and Nine
Badly Burned.

Newport News, Va. tSpecial) Three
men were killed outright and nine others
were horribly burned by the explosion Of
an oil tank in Rreroom No. 3 of the new
giant battleship North Dakota, near Cape
Henry, while that ship was coming to
Hampton Roads from the Southern drill
grounds, SO miles southeast of the Capes,
with the first and second divisions of the
Atlantic Battleship Fleet Z
While they were horribly burned about
the face and body, all of the injured
are expected to recover. They are now
being cared for on the hospital ship Sol
lace, which is anchored off Old Point,
Comfort. Though he gave out lengthy
statement relative to the disaster, Rear
Admiral Seaton Schroeder, commander
in-chief of the Atlantic fleet, would not
say what caused the, explosion and Of
fetal details are lacking. However, it
is learned from sailors of the North
Dakota that one of the pipes leading
into the tank in Fire Room No. 3 was
defective and the heat in the engineroona
ignited the oil in the pipe and the burn
ing fluid passed in the tank, setting the
oil there afire and causing the explosion,
While dazed for an instant after the
explosion it is said that the uniniured
men and even some of the wounded
worked heroically to prevent the fire FROM
spreading to the coal bunkers and caus-l
ing a serious confagration aboard the
vessel. Lieutenant Murfin, the men say]
displayed great GOODNESS and nerve and
though burned about the face and body,
bravely directed the firemen and coal
passers in removing the injured and ex-
tinguishing the flames.
For few seconds after the explosion
excitement ran high on the ship, as it,
was at first thought that boiler had
exploded. However, the sailors were soon
reassured and they set to work to save
their ship from fire.
Schroeder Explains.
Following is the official statement
given out by Rear Admiral Schroeder
about the explosion:
Between 1880 and II o'clock A. NJ,
oil from Room No. 8, in the North
Dakota caught fire while the first squad
ron of the Atlantic Fleet was making
passage from the Southern drill grounds
to Hampton Roads. Under request
from the commander of the North Da-I
kota, the COMMUNICATIVE of the fleet
Immediately ordered the North Dakota
to leave the fleet formation and the bat;
tleship New Hampshire put near to REM
der assistance in case they could be Of
service. No assistance was necessary and
by 1880 o'clock the fire on the North
Dakota was under control. It has not,
yet been ascertained how the fire started,
although it is believed that the disaster
was not due to any carelessness upon the
part of the men of the North >Dakota.s
A board of inquiry was named to investi-g
gate the accident, consisting of Capt. G..
"A. A. Cove, of the Delaware, senior Off
icer; Lieutenant Commander G. v. Pricej
of the Delaware, and Lieutenant Com,
mander A. M. Proctor. Of. the Connecti-
cut. This board will thoroughly look
into the cause of the explosion"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-09-16
Aids His Own Rescue.

New York Especially Caught in an
elevator shaft and with both legs so ter
Iibly crushed that it is feared he will
die, Louis Bromberg, young furniture
store employee, watched for 40 minutes.
without losing consciousness, the desper-
ate efforts being made to release him.
The elevator was wedged fast and a force
of seven f,remen had to cut away por-
ton of the elevator wall and through
several heavy timbers to set Bromberg
free. Suffering frightfully, as he was,
the injured man helped the workers by
taking out several bricks with his own
hands. At the Presbyterian Hospital 1t
was said that Bromberg had hardly a
chance to recover.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-09-16
THOUGHT FLYING EASY.
Farm Hand Who Posed as Bird Fell
20 Feet.

Newmarket, N. j. Especial Con-
WINGED by the achievements of others that
flying was easy, Hans Christensen, a
farm hand employed by Charles Flem-
ing on the River road, near here, rugged
himself up with wings and jumped off
the roof Of the BARN He fell 20 feet and
was badly shaken up, but viii get over
it.
Christensen tied inflated bags to his
arms and fastened parasol over his
head and thought he could surely fly.
Nobody saw Christensen make the leap.
His employer came across him in the
grass by the roadside.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-09-16
kIckers.

What is odious but noise, and PEG.
pie who scream and bewail! People
whose vane points always east, who
1--we to dine, who send for the doctor,
who coddle themselves, who toast
their feet on the register. who in
trigue to secure padded chair and
corner out Of the draught. Suffer
them once to begin the enumeration
OF their infirmities, and the sun win
SO down on the unfinished tale.-Em
erson.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-09-16
Bread and Butter.

There Is no place in which bread
and butter can be SO beneficial or
poisonous as in the nursery. The
worst thing you can give a young
baby, under year old, is breai. says
3 writer. But later on bread be-
comes useful. 1t should never be
giyen new to child at any age, but
stale bread or toast, or bread baked
crisp IN the oven. is excellent for
chiidFen. They really want more
crisp foods nowadays. and If this fact
was taken to heart the next genera.
ton would suffer less from decayed
teeth and weak digestion.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-09-16
OFFICIALS INDICTED.
The Chicago Packers Charged With
Conspiracy.

y. Z. .
Chicago Especially The Federal Grand
Jury, which has been investigating Chi
eago packers, returned indictments
against 10 high officials of the Swift.
Armour and Morris concerns. There are
three indictments against each, charging
combination, conspiracy and illegal
. monopoly
The men indicted are: L. r. Swift
president of Swift & Co.; Edward Swift,
vice-president of Swift & Co.; Charles
Fl. Swift, director of Swift & Co.; Fran
els A. Fowler, director Of Swift & Co.;s
Edward Tilden, president of the Ma
tional Packing Company; J. Ogden Arm
our, president of Armour & Co.; Arthur
Mocker, general manager Armour & Co.;
Thomas J. Connors, superintendent Of
Armour & Co.; Edward Morris. presi-
dent of Morris & Co., and Louis II. Hey.
man, manager of Morris & Co.
The first Indictment in detail charges
all defendants with engaging in a combi
nation in restraint of interstate trade in
fresh meats.
The second charges conspiracy.
The third charges the defendants with
monopolizing the trade in fresh meats by
unlawful means.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-09-16
Called Firemen for Burglar.

Washington, D. G. Especially The
firemen Of No. 81 Engine Company were
summoned to put out burglar. "Hellol
Send your men quick to 1891 Lanier
Place!" was the message. When the
firemen reached that address they were
met by r. G. Wilson, who lives there.
He explained that there had been a
burglar in the house and Mrs. Wilson,
seeking help, had called the firemen in.
stead Of the police. The burglar escaped
without taking or losing anything, ex-
Icept time.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-09-16
New secretary of S. S. Union.

Philadelphia Especially. - Announce,
ment was made that Rev. George P. VIII
liams, d. D., Of Chicago, has been elected
secretary of the missions of the American
Sunday School Union, whose headquartersl
are in this city. DIR. Williams, who has
been superintendent of the Northwest disJ
trict of the union for several years, will
take up his new duties here this week.
The union was organized in 1924, and inl
Its SO years has organized more than l2l 4
600 Sunday schools, with about 5s500,000
teachers and scholars.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-09-16
SIX Feet of Bronchitis

New York Especially The Bronx Park
Zoo python has the bronchitis, six feet of
il. and from his actions he indicated that
be considered himself the hardest luck
animal in the outfit. The ZOO physicians
are having the utmost difficulty in treat
ling the python, not knowing just how far
down his bronchial tubes extent, and
fearing that il they apply their remedies
too low, stomach disorder may result.
Six feet of what is believed to be the
python's neck have been wrapped inl
porous plasters.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-09-16
Dead Of Infant Paralvsis.

fredericksburg, Va. Especially .-Dr4
Stuart "A. Ashton, prominent physicianI
of Colonial Beach, who was taken to Al
hospital in Washington a few days ago
for treatment, died there of infantile|
paralysis. He was % years old and a
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis A. Ashton, of
King George county. He settled at Colo-I
NAL Beach some years ago and establish
ed fine practice. Three brothers and
two sisters survive. The body was taken
to his old home and the funeral was held
in st. Paul's Episcopal Church.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-09-16
Al dispatch from Honolulu saws

A dispatch from Honolulu says that
doctors have succeeded in isolating
the germ Of leprosy, that they are
now trying to develop serum, and
that this means ultimately the cure
for the disease. Unfortunately this is
not the first time that we have been
told We are on the eve of the discov.
cry Of cure for leprosy. But it is
46 years since Hansen discovered the
bacillus Of leprosy.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-09-16
ABRUzzI-ELK1Ns AFFAIR.
The Duke Said to Have Broken the
Engagement.

Rome Especially A semi-oficial COM
munication issued by an Italian news
agency declares that the reports printed
in Italy and abroad of the approaching
marriage of the Duke of the Abruzzi and
Miss Katherine Elkins are absolutely
baseless.
The Tribuna, referring to the semi-offi
cial denial that the marriage of the
Duke of the Abruzzi and Miss Katherine
Elkins had been arranged, declares,
without fear Of contradiction" that the
King gave full consent to the marriage,
but that the Duke of the Abruzzi himself
broke off the match for personal reasons.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-09-16
~ Within Bad Convicts.

Austin, Texas Especial THE fourth
special session of the Texas Legislature
during the term of Governor Campbell
adjourned. Whipping in the cases of
convicts in what is known as the third
or incorrigible class, was restored by the
Legislature. A bill placing cotton bills
of lading under the supervision of the
Railroad Commission was also passed.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-09-16
81 PREACHERS TO RESIGN.
All Are to Go Into Secular Pursuits.

All Are to Go Into Secular Pursuits.
Charles City, Ia. Especially When the
upper Iowa Methodist Conference con-
venes in Charles City this week it will
find itself face to face with decided
shortage in the number of preachers and
that 81 charges in the Conference will
have to be filled from source at the
present not known.
Fifty-seven men, the greater part of
them young and in the prime of life, will
quit the ministry and all will go into
secular work.
The complaint is that the salary paid
is not sufficient to support a family and
educate the children. The Conference
will be presided over by Bishop w. Ham,
ilton 1t is expected that 500 ministers
will be present.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-09-16
speer Takes sibley,s Place.

Franklin, Pa. Especially Peter N.
Speer, of Oil City, was chosen Republic
can nominee for Congress in the Twenty
eighth district, vice Joseph c. Sibley, re-
signed. The choice was made in meet
ing Of Republican conferees. Mr.. Sibley,
a former Congressman, nominated in the
primaries over Congressman Nelson p.
Wheeler, withdrew from the race the
day before he was arrested on the charge
of corrupting voters. His trial is pend
inc
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-09-16
Killed Over is Cents.

Galatia, Ill. Especially Walter C.
Holiday was shot and killed by Joseph
Virgins at ball game between the
Thompsonville and Galatia teams Holli-
day was acting as gatekeeper and was
endeavoring to collect Is cents, the price
of admission, from Virgins. Virgins
fled and is being pursued by posse with
blopdhounds.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-09-16
Carp, Pitchfork and Boy.

Quarryville, Pa. Especially Robert
Rohrer, Is years old, had quite an expert
ence with carp in pond near here.
He speared it with the tine of q pitch
fork and the fish fought vigorously and
dragged the boy into water up to his
neck. Rohrer is an expert swimmer, and
he finally succeeded in getting to shore
with the crap, which weighed 1917
pounds.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-09-16
Stamns Hurt Eves,.

Saratoga Especially The current issue
of postage stamps was condemned because
of the colors Of the National Association
Of Postofice Clerks at the session of its
eleventh annual convention. The eolors
were said to be hard on the eye. A reso-
luton was adopted favoring stamps with
radically varying colors for different de.
nominations in order to facilitate work
at the Office.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-09-16
STORM Costs Scores of Lives.

San Juan, P. R. Especially .--Advices
received from the interior indicate that
probably a score of persons lost their
lives and property damage running into
the hundreds of thousands of dollars was
done by the hurricane which swept the
island and its waters Thursday night
and Wednesday. It is feared that sew
eral small ships, not included in the
first reports of losses, went down.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-09-16
Force Of Hae,le.

There is a story of telephone
girl in big office who went to a
doctor with complaint that her
nerves were out Of order. II have
got to such a PITCH" said she, that
when ] kneel down to say my prayers
at'night begin with Are you there?'~
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-09-16

Don Jaime. the Spanish pretender,
announces that he will not resort to
violence for the purpose of securing
the throne. We predict that he viii
ian Il he attempts to coax Alfonso
70 give It up.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-09-16
Cabaniss Is Pardoned.

Macon, Ga. (Special) ~. w. Ca
baniss, former president of the Exchange
Bank, of Macon, who was convicted and
sentenced to one year in the state prison
farm and fine of $500, for declaring
illegal dividends, has been pardoned by
Governor Brown.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-09-16

They are laughing at man in east
New York who. waking suddenly,
shot Of his big toe thinking his foot
was the face Of a burglar. Chicago,
which brags Of its size in everything
but feet, has the incident already
noted for its comic almanac Of next
year.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-09-16
a cIft for ! Babv.

A charming gift for a new baby is
n set of washed gold safety pins
These are not the small sets connect
ed BY chain used to fasten the little
frocks. but are ordinary safeties spe.
'cislly gold washed for the purpose.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-09-16

A st. Louis astronomer has discov.
cred sun spot 10000 miles wide and
Massachusetts astronomer has found
new comet Nevertheless we expect
things to move along the earth about
as usual
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-09-16
BURIED UNDER
TONS OF ROCK
Nine Men Killed, Ten Injured
in Jersey City.
CRASH 1T THE OLD ERIE IUNAlL

An Open Cut Being Carved Out of
Solid Rock of Berger Hill On the
Line Railroad-The Jamming of
Eight Sets Of Drills Lossens a
Strip of Rock 40 Feet Wide and 20
High, Which Falls Upon the Many
Worhmen.
New York Especial At least nine
laborers were killed outright and 10
others injured, one Of them critically and
all Of them seriously, in the collapse Of
an overhanging shoulder OF rock from
above the western mouth Of the old Erie
tunnel under Bergen Hill, connecting the
Erie terminal in Jersey City with its
westward divisions
The collapse was directly beneath the
edge of the Hudson Boulevard, which at
that point runs abng the inner line of
Bergen Hill, and through the actual slip
thousands lined the boulevard all after
noon, peering down at the work Of re-
moval.
Of the known dead, four were JAmeri-
cans, three were unidentified and two
were foreigners.
i For several years the Erie has been
working at the gigantic task of carving
out for its passenger trains through the
solid rock Of Bergen Hill, which in some
spots is 300 feet high. The cut was
opened for travel not long ago, but there
still remains the task of hewing a COM
mon portal for the old tunnel and the
new cut out of the ledge, where they will
meet west of the boulevard.
A wall of rock from four to 10 feet
thick still separates the two sets Of
tracks, and eight sets of drills were
pounding away at it. The jar loosened
a strip of rock from this wall 40 feet
wide and 20 feet high. It peeled off
like wall paper and toppled, crashing
into the spot where the gang were tear
ing down brick work at the mouth Of
the old tunnel. Instantly they were
buried under a mass Of debris and hid
den in clouds of dust.
1t is known that there were more men
in the gang than have yet been taken
out or are accounted for, but as many
OF them were seen running into the
mouth Of the tunnel, it is supposed they
escaped. A huge mass of debris must
still be sifted through before the full
truth is known
Passenger traffic was not affected, but
the old tunnel was blocked for freight.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-09-16

New York has its heroes. One man
killed himself rather than give up his
pinocle winnings to his wife.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-09-16

II you never famed before, now
tan Even the Chinese baseball en-.
thusiasts are playing fan-tan.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-09-16
IPLAISTED ELECTED
GOVERNOR OF maine
Republicans Whipped in Con-
gFessional Districts.
DEMOCRATS CLAIM THE LEGISLATURE
Hale Will Lose His Seat in the
U. S. Senate.

Landslide for the Democrats Comes
as Shock to Some Maine Republ-
cans, But Is Not Unwelcome to
OthersTh Republican Split, OPP
position to Governor Fernald's Adj
ministration and the Prohibition
Issue Are the Chief Causes Of
Democratic Success.
Bangor, Me. Especially The predicted
Democratic landslide struck Maine Mon
day with the result that, as indicated by
returns up to midnight, Frank W. Plai
sted, Democrat, of Augusta, is elected
governor over Bert NJ. Fernald, the Re
publican incumbent, by a plurality Of
1900 to 5000, while William NJ. Pencil,
Democrat, is elected to Congress in the
First district over Asher @. Kinds. ID
]. Giliicuddy, Democrat, has defeated
John P. Swasey, Republican, in the Sec
ond district, and Edwin G.. Burleigh, in
the Third district, has lost the seat in
the House he has held for 18 years to-
Samuel w. Gould, Democrat, of Skow.
hogan.
Representative Train. =. .GutAtaScJ, "a
Dovery in the Fourth district, is prob
ably safe, although hard pressed by Geo
M. Hanson, Democrat, Of Calais.
Plaisted has carried nearly all of the
cities and large towns, while even in the
country districts the Democrats have
made great gains, and Plaisted's plurality
may be as much as 10000.
F. Marion Simson, Of the Republican
state committee, admits the legislature
to be in doubt, and as returns come in
from the back towns it becomes evident
that the landslide has completely over
whelmed the Republicans, and that both
House and Senate will be Democratic
Democratic Senator.
This is the most important and signifi-
cant feature of the election, as it insures
the election Of Democrat to succeed
Eugene Hale in the United States Sen.
ate-something entirely unexpected By
either party and an unlocked for result
of the fractional fight in the Republican
party that forced the retirement of Hale
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-13
TAG DAY COMING.
Next Saturday for the Provident Asso-
citation.

About six hundred postal cards have
been sent out to members of various
organizations of ladies asking volun-
teers for the Provident association
Tag day." next Saturday, June IS.
The cards are signed by the directors
and read:
1.-THE Provident association. which
for several years has handled the
charity work of Topeka. is out of
funds. 1t must have help Immediate
ly. Saturday, June IS, has been desig-
mated as the annual Tag day for the
collection of money in small amounts.
The association needs $50 ladies to sell
tags. The board of directors know you
are interested in all charitable work
and ask you to be one of the volun-
teers. The movement will fail if the
workers are not secured at once so the
canvass can be properly organized
Will you give a few hours to the cause
of charity 1T. F. Carver, Thomas
Page, E. H. Crosby, Mrs. c.. A. Huron,
Geo. P. McEntire, Arthur Capper. DR..
c. B. Van Horn. Horace L. Hall. Mrs.
L. z. Thorpe"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-13
M'NEAL TO BIDDLE.
Answers Charge That He Makes
Democratic Speeches.

t. A. McNeal, candidate for congress
in the First district, pays his respects
to billie" Biddle, manager of the Dan
Anthony campaign. Biddle had accus-
ed McNeal of making Democratic speech
es. McNeal returns the compliment as
follows:
II see that Billie Biddle is still saw
ing away on the same old string-say-
ing that l am making Democratic
speeches. In view of what everybody
who recollects what took place just a
few years ago knows to be true, this
talk comes with tolerably bad grace
from either Mr.. Anthony or his man.
ager. 1t has not been very long since
both of them bolted the regular Repub-
hcan nominee for congress in this dis
t1ict and supported a Democrat. The
same thing is true of Ex-Governor Bailey
who is now campaig ning in this district
for Mr.. Anthony and charging me with
lack of party regularity.
II also know that at this very time
Mr.. Anthony and his campaign manager
are arranging to allow Democrats tn
vote Republican ballots at the coming
primary in the city of Leavenworth, the
condition being that they shall vote for
Mr.. Anthony. 1 get this information
from two of the mcst reliable and hest
l"osted Democrats in the First congress
sional Gastr1ct, one of them being a res
ident of the city of Leavenworth. They
expect to vote several hundred Demo-
Gratis in the city of Leavenworth for
Anthony and Wagstaff. The plan is,
wherever a Democrat can be relied on 70
vote for Anthony to allow to vote with
out challenge, but to challenge all Dem
ocratS who may be suspected of an in
tention to vote for either Stubs or my
self. How manv Democrats can be in
duced TO enter into an arrangement of
this kind do not know, but 90 know
that that is the game which is to be
worked as far as it is possible.