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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1910-03-03
THIRTY-ONE KNOWN
DEAD IN AVALANCHE
Rescue Parties Still Hard at
Work in Occur D'Alene
Villages.

Spokane, Wash, March 3.-Working
desperately and almost exhausted, hun
dreds of miners are today trying to
dig from packed ice, snow and wreck
age the dead and injured thought to
be buried In the six northern Idaho
avalanches which have caused death
and destruction in the last two days.
The death list. which included Ia
yesterday, has reached 81 today, and
1T is believed more dead will befound.
At Mace IL men are known to be
dead and eight are badly injured So
far, 30 men, women and children
have been rescued from the Mace slide.
At Carbonate Hill two are dead and
half a dozen are injured
At Burke five are known to be dead
and two are badly injured
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1910-03-03
STEAMERS IN COLLISION
OFF NEW YORK HARBOR

New York, March 4.-Enveloped in
thick fog, New York harbor and the
waters near by are full Of peril to mar
liners. The British steamer Sidra with
sugar from Cardenas, Cuba, was in
collision outside the harbor with the
Norwegian fruit steamer Minnesota and
received broken bow and other dam
age. The extent of the Minnesota's in
jury is not known.
About 20 miles southeast of Barneget,
N. j., the schooner Republic from Porto
Rican ports for New York, was struck
by the Royal Mail Steam Packet com
pany's steamer Tagus from Kingston,
Jamaica, for New York. 1t was neces-
sary to call tug to the assistance OF
the Republic, the Tagus standing by
meanwhile
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1910-03-03
SENATOR ROOT DIFFERS
FROM GOVERNOR HUGHES

Albany, N. T., March 3.--Elihu Roots
reasons for advocating the proposed In
come tax amendment and his views on
the subject as opposed to those OF Cover
nor Hughes. who has publicly opposed the
amendment. were presented to the New
York legislature yesterday In the form OF
a letter addressed to State Senator Daven-
port. Senator Davenport presented the
letter to the senate, and 1t was also read
in the assembly. The letter in part is as
follows:
Since our conversation last month
scope and effect of the proposed income
tax amendment to the constitution Of the
United States
Much as l respect the opinion OF the
governor of the state, / cannot agree with
the view expressed in his special mes
sage of January and as / advanced in
the senate the resolution to submit the
proposed amendment, 1t seems appropriate
that I should state my view Of this
affair.
The objection made to the amendment
is that this will confer upon the national
government the power to tax incomes
derived from bonds issued by the states
or under the authority of the states. and
will place the borrowing capaclay of the
state and its governmental agencies at
the mercy of the federal taxing power.
/ do not find In the amendment any
such meaning or effect. I do not con-
ever will enlarge the taxing power CT the
national government or will have rny eff
feet except to relieve the exercise OF the
taxing power from the requirement that
the tax shall be apportioned among the
several states.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1910-03-03
GENERAL STRIKE NOW
THREATENED IN PARIS

Paris, March 4.--The threat of a
general strike of the firemen and en-
gineers on the State railroad is due to
the dissatisfaction of the employees of
the Western railroad, which has re-
Gently taken over the State, with the
adjustment of certain premiums &C
cruing under the old management. M.
Milerand. minister of public works.
posts and telegraphs, offered to make
certain changes, but the employees were
not appeased.
Early today the engineers on the
State railroad. after several hours
discussion, voted in favor of a strike
unless an increase in wages was grant
ed them. The National Union of Rail-
road Employees subsequently decided.
If necessary. to support the engineers
by calling a general strike.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1910-03-03
KILLS HIS AFFINITY
IN AN OPEN Street
Louisville Man Shoots Girl and
Makes Desperate Effort
to Escape.

Louisville, KY, March Arthur
Miles, last night, shot down and in
stantly killed Bessie Stiff, aged "a,
under bright arc light in the resi-
dence district Of this city, and then
engaged in a fight with two policemen
He escaped, but was arrested at a de-
pot just as he was about to board a.
train.
Miles, when charged with the shoot
ing, confessed, saying they had met
in the street and quarreled
Miles wife came to Louisville yes
terday from Erin, Tenn. The dead
girl stayed at her sisters home, where
she told them she was married. Miles
has been posing as her husband
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1910-03-03
MRS. SWOPE is BEFORE
GRAND JURY TEN TIMES

Kansas City, March 3.-Mrs. Logan
A. Swope made her tenth appearance
today before the grand jury that Is in
vestigating the Swope mystery. She
testified every day for more than a
week and Virgil Conkling, the county
prosecutor, was not willing today to
state just when the grand jury will re-
lease her.
DR.. b. c. Hyde's attorneys are
anxious to secure Mrs. Swope's depo-
sition in the civil suit that is pending
in connection with the Swope case, but
she will not appear before the notarial
court until the grand jury releases her.
Prosecutor Conkling announced today
that Walter s. Haines, Of Chicago, and
DR.. Victor Vaughn, of Ann Arbor,
Mich, will be the last witnesses called
by the grand jury.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1910-03-03
JEALOUS MAN STAYS
WOMAN AND HIMSELF
First Beats Rival, and Then Be-
gins to Use His Revolver
Promiscuously.

Kansas City, Mo-, March 3.--Mrs.
Grace Gayou, aged 10, was shot and
ST.. In this city last night, by Louis
Hillson, who then killed himself after
he had assaulted and severely beaten
Jack Doyle, rival for Mrs. Gayou's
affections.
Mrs. Gayou was employed In the
store which was closed for the night.
She was entertaining Doyle In the
store Hillson gained an entrance by
breaking a window. He had seen Doyle
inside and this aroused his jealousy.
He dubbed Doyle with his revolver and
then shot the woman. He then walked
to the sidewalk and killed himself.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1910-03-03
PACIFIC COAST is
NEARLY ISOLATED

Seattle, Wash, March 4.--Seldom in
the history of transcontinental rail-
reading has the Pacific slope been cut
off from the rest of the continent as
it is today.
The Central Pacific is blocked in
northeastern Nevada, east of Elko. by
floods which destroyed many miles of
the roadbed. No overland trains have
arrived via Ogden on the Pacific coast
for three days, and delayed trains are
held at stations throughout Nevada
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1910-03-03
SNOW is MELTIN IN
FAR WESTERN COUNTRY

Seattle, Wash, March 4.-Warm
weather prevails today all over the
state of Washington. The mountain
snow is melting at prodigious rate.
and it is not unlikely that the Puget
Sound country will be cut off from
railroad connection with the east and
south before the day is over.
The Northern Pacific is now having
less trouble in keeping it's tracks open
in the snow region, but on the west
slope of the Cascades the main line
bed is threatened with washouts in a
number Of places.
A Northern Pacific train started
for Portland today, but there is great
uncertainty about it getting through.
Most of the trains between Portland
and Seattle have been annulled. The
Great Northern main line through the
mountains will DE closed for a week
longer, it is expected.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1910-03-03
DOll|vER UNDERGOES
ANOTHER OPERATION
Iowa Senator Has Recurrence
Of Old Trouble, But Con-
dition is Favorable.

Washington, March 3.-Surgeons
operated on Senator Dolliver yester-
day He has been in bed for several
days, his old malady having returned.
The operation consisted in draining
certain glands in his cheeks, which
do not properly perform their func-
lions.
1t was announced today that the sem
ator expected to be out in few days.
Mrs. A. B. Cummins, wife of Senator
Cummins, underwent an operation to-
day at Johns hospital at Baltimore.
The operation was successful and a
favorable report was received from
Baltimore this afternoon.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1910-03-03
FIVE MEN MEET DEATH
IN MISSOURI WRECKS

st. Louis, March 1.-TWO men were
killed and five injured in two wrecks
of passenger and freight trains. head
ed here today. Passenger train No. 8
on the Baltimore & Ohio, ran into
freight train at Flora. Ill. The engineer
and fireman of the passenger train
were killed.
At Benton, H., two Chicago & East
ern Illinois freight trains collided, in
juring five Of the crews, two probably
will die
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1910-03-03
MRS. AST0R ASKS FOR
HER DIVORCE DECREE

New York, March 3.-Counsel for
Mrs. Ava Willing Aston today filed in
White Plains, a note of Issue for a mo,
ton to make permanent the interlocu-
tory decree of divorce received from
Colonel John Jacob Aston granted by
Justice Mills at New York CITY more
than three months ago.
The application sets forth that Mrs,
iAstor will appear before Justice Mille
on Friday next and ask that the final
decree be granted In her behalf.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1910-03-03
SIXTY LIVES LOST
IN BIG AVALANCHE
ON THE HILL LINE
They Must Make Part of Their
Way on Foot Over an Ice
Covered Trail.

Everett, Wash, March s.
Superintendent O'Neill, of the
Great Northern, who is direct
ing relief work in the noun
tains, telegraphs that 60 lives
were lost in yesterdays ava
lanche.
As further details of the dis
aster that overwhelmed two
Great Northern passenger
trains, when an avalanche
swept the trains and a portion
of the town of Wellington, at
the east portal of Cascade tun-
mel, down the mountain side,
are received, the horror grows.
A vast, sweeping mass of
snow, loose stones, and uproot-
ed trees hurled the cars, con-
tanning 70 sleeping persons,
over the narrow ledge of the
high line, down to the bottom of
the canyon, 200 feet below,
and the scene of disaster and
terror was indescribable.
List Is Incomplete.
Complete lists Of the injured cannot
be obtained until rescuers have dug
all the bodies out Of the wreckage. The
lists available at present contain only
the trainmen killed and injured. The
two trains that were carried away by
the great wave of ice and snow were
the westbound Spokane limited and the
westbound Transcontinental fast mail.
The latter carried no passengers.
Most of the dead and injured are be-
l1eVed to have been passengers on the
Spokane express, 40 Of whom were
on the train at the time of the disaster.
Besides these, thirty workmen, who
had been engaged in the battle against
the drifts that had been holding the
two Inflated trains imprisoned in the
mountains since February "a, were
sleeping in the day coaches.
Messages telling of the disaster were
sent to Everett and relief trans bearing
physicians. nurses and workers were
made up and dispatched.
Rescuers Must Walk.
Owing to previous slides which have
blocked the road and swept away por-
lions of the track, the rescue trains
can get no farther than Scenic, whence
the rescuers have to make their way on
foot over the snow.
Another train, bearing wrecking
equipment and carrying undertake
ers and more workers left Ever
EFT late last night A third
train. carrying workmen and provisions
enough to last 500 persons 10 days,
was sent east this morning.
Communication with Scenic is fire.
quently interrupted by slides, and it is
difficult to get complete details of the
disaster.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1910-03-03
FIREMAN Is KILLED.

New York, Mar. BIN fighting a fire
which Quilted the 10th floor of a 12-
story building on Murray street, occu-
pied by printing firms, Harry Burgess.
fireman, was Instantly killed today
The fire damage was estimated at
$4,000.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1910-03-03
| SUSQUEHANNA RIVER
GOES ON A RAMPAGE

Wilkesbarre, Pa, March 4.-The Sus-
quehanna river at this point continues
to rise. At 10 o'clock it was 26 feet
above low water mark. Twenty-fiv
feet Is the danger line. All the low.
lands between Pittston and Nanticoke
are overlooked.
Trolley car traffic between this city,
and towns on the west side ~ the river
has been suspended. The people living
at Westmoor, opposite Wilkesbarre, are
compelled to use boats to get in and
out of their homes.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1910-03-03
KNOCK DOWN OCCURS
IN GAMBLING JOINT

Mason City, Ia, March IA free
for-all fight resulted at o'clock this
morning. when the police raided a
bunch of alleged gamblers In tho
Seoller block. Officer Sage was knock
ed down and sustained severe bruises,
Charges of gambling were preferred
against Dutch" Heilman and Pete De-
Motley. Resisting an officer was charr.
ed against Jim Ryan and Heilman.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1910-03-03
RED CROSS WILL HELP
IN WORK OF RELIEF,

Washington, March 4.-The Ameri-
can Central Red Cross, with headquar-
tiers in this CITY, has taken action look
ing to the relief of, flood sufferers In
Ohio and New York.
Should the situation require it, the
National Red Cross will look to the
distribution of such relief as may be
needed.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1910-03-03
CITY OF WARREN FEARED
TO BE IN GREAT PERIL.

Warren, Ohio, March 4.-With res
ervoir of water. six miles long and
three miles wide held In check by an
ice gorge five miles above here in the
Mahoning river, this city is considered
to be in great peril. Already a por-
ton Of the town is under water and
ice is piled thick in the streets.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1910-03-03
FIFTY FAMILIES ARE
DRIVEN FROM HOME

Columbus, Ohio, March Fifty fam
lilies were driven from their homes at
Coshocton today by the Muskingum
river, fed by the overflow of the Tus-
caravans river. The Muskingum regis
tered 211a at s O'Clock, and has broken
into the pumping station of the wa
ter works.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1910-03-03
ICE JAM NEAR ALBANY
CAUSES A BAD FLOOD

Albany. N. Y, March 4.-The ince Jam
at Van Wie's Point. just below the
city, yielded to pressure from above
last night, but the mass collected
again near Coeyman's, about IL miles
south of Albany, and flood conditions
this morning were worse than ever.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1910-03-03
BIG STEEL PLANTS
CLOSED BY FLOODS

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, March An
nine mills of the Republic Iron & Steel
company have been shut down by the
flood in the Mahoning river. The
William Tod plant, three departments
of the Youngstown Sheet & Tube COM
pany, and all except one Of the Bes-
semer plant Republic Iron & Steel
comoany have also been forced to sus-
pend, the mill yards being submerged.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1910-03-03
BUSINESS MEN TO
URGE STRIKE END

Philadelphia, March As the day
draws nearer for the general sympathe-
tic strike of all organized labor in Phil
adelphia in support OF the trolley men.
the pressure being brought to bear on
the Philadelphia Rapid Transit COM
pany to submit the question at issue to
arbitration Is becoming stronger.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1910-03-03
GUARDS ARE SENT.

Paris, March 4.-Fifty republican
guards and 10 sub officers We're sent
by the French government from ST.
Nazaire to Guadeloupe today. They
will be used in restoring the peace
that has been disturbed by the strike
of sugar cane cutters.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1910-03-03
TWO NEW BATTLEsHlPs.

Washington, March 3.-The House
committee on naval affairs today voted
for the construction of two battleships,
ione repair ship, two feet GOLFERS and
-four submarines,
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1910-03-03

SPRINGFIELD, S. D-The state nor
NAL school at this place has made ar
engagements to give a special course IN
agriculture to those who wish to take
it. beginning March IA and closing
March 26.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1910-03-03
Breaks Record.

ST. Joseph, Mo-, March 4.-The top
price for hogs at the South st. Jo-
seph market today was s9.S2ha per 100
pounds, the highest ever paid here.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1910-03-03

MORRISTOWN, S. D.--The members
IF the Baptist Church society of this
place have purchased ground upon
which they will In the spring erect a
fine church edifice.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1910-03-03

DIES MONIES, IA.-In anticipation
OF coal miners strike In April. the
state has begun laying in supply 81
COAL
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1910-03-03

The Turkish government has awak-
ened to the necessity Of irrigation anf
railroads.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1910-03-03
MANY OHIO TOWNS
DEVASTATED AS A
RESULT OF FLOOD
Calamity Extends to New York
State, and People Float
in RoWboats.

Cleveland, Ohio. March 4.-Fully 1000
persons homeless, other thousands liv-
ing on the second floor of their homes.
traffic impeded and business democrat
lied in many places, is the situation
in Ohio today as a result of the recent
floods While the water has receded
somewhat in most river valleys, yet I'M
others the danger still remains, caused
by ice gorges.
A bridge was washed away at
Defiance. Mechanicsburg is still under
water. Boats only can be used in the
greater part of Warren. where the
Mahoning river is on rampage. Water
is slowly creeping upon the bust
ness section of Napoleon. The Cuya-,
hoga river has inundated Clinton and
Warwick
Rain still prevails in the southern
part of the state, which will add to the
floods in the Ohio river valley. At
GAINESVILLE several hundred families
have been driven from their homes and
the suffering is acute. At Fremont
great danger still turks about the
gorged Sandusky river.
At Youngstown the Mahoning river
have been deserted Five of the nine
mills of the Republic Iron & Steel COM
pany had to shut down.
MOHAWK VALLEY SCENE
OF A RAGING TORRENT
Little Falls, N. Y, March 4.-The.
waters from the Mohawk river and
West Canada creek, which have mum
dated the streets of Herkimer for two
days, began to subside last night. To-
day the water had fallen about one
foot, but was still so deep in the prin-
cipal streets that transportation was
impossible except by boats. A large
quantity of dynamite was sent to
Herkimer today and an effort will be
made to blow up the ice gorge in the
Mohawk river.
The Mohawk division of the New
York Central railroad, between Utica
and Albany. is temporarily abandoned
All the New York Central trains are
running on the West Shore railroad
tracks.
Throughout the night Herkimer was
in complete darkness, the gas and cleo
trio light plants being rendered useless
by the flood. The municipar water
plant cannot be used and people are
put to desperate straights for water
drinking purposes. Fully a third of the
houses in the place are uninhabitable
Amador ledger., 1910-08-19
Smoke Committee

The copper smoke committee seems
to be divided in regards to their
opinion as to the intention of the Penn
Chemical Co. doing anything in the
near future in regards to the Copper
smoke question, and it seems to be the
opinion of majority of the ranchers
along the river with part of the
committee that the company are
playing for time. The principal
reason for most of this feeling is be-
cause the president, Mr. Lockride told
the committee that he expected to
have the dry chlorination plant in
Colorado in operation not later than
July this year. 1t seems he now
wants until October to answer as to
whether they will install a dry
chlorinatiOn plant at Campo Seco,
as they have not the Colorado. plant
finished yet. There is some talk that
Mr. Lockridge will be in California
during the month of August, when
something little more definite may
be made known. At any rate great
many people both in Calaveras and
Amador county are getting anxious
for the committee to make report of
some kind to the end that some action
may be taken looking for relief from
the poison fumes. There has been
plenty of evidence this year plainly
discernable to anyone that the smoke
was doing great damage to the country
at large. Prospect.
Amador ledger., 1910-08-19
West Point Ignores
Rules, Game Ends

West Point and Jackson crossed bats
on the local diamond Sunday last and
played eight innings of league bali.
The West Point nine came to our city
Saturday evening, and quartered at
the National hotel. The boys seemed
to be above the average class of ball
players, and carried every mark of re-
finement, fully on par with our own
team, from every point of view. In
the first half of the ninth inning with
the visitors at bat, one base hit was
made and the following batter hit a
three bagger into left field. The ball
was recovered by Steel and threw
home. Cromer, who is very we'll liked
for his general team work, played
close on to the home plate, and was
ready to deliver the ball to Brown,
who stood on the plate to put out the
runner coming from third base.
Steel threw the ball as umpire Kirby
was running into line, in order to give
fair decision. The ball struck the
umpire in the back and the umpire i'm
mediately called it dead ball. Many
of the Jackson fans declared Cromer
would have captured the ball and put
it to the plate in plenty of time to put
out the runner, had the ball not been
interfered with. Cromer is a sure
catch, and very quick in delivering,
and it is claimed ample time was to be
had to put the runner out.
The play being declared dead, the
umpire ordered the players back to
their bases. West Point objected, de-
claring their one run was safe, and
after short wrangle, umpire Kirby
gave the visitors 10 minutes notice to
consider the decision and resume The
play, or forfeit the game.
Kirby, the umpire, read to the
visitors the official rules of the game,
which fully covered the existing
difficulty, but West Point players
seemed to think they were treated un-
fairly, and left the grounds. The score
at the time of the trouble was 6 to 5
in Jackson's favor, but the umpire
called the game 80 score, because
the visitors refused to continue the
game. ' '"'''.
Steele deserves special mention for
his fielding and hitting, ''My, how he
plows the DUST" is heard from all
sides when he reaches a base. Brown
and Costa team up in great shape, and
are valuable addition to the Jackson
nine.
Amador ledger., 1910-08-19
Auto Boosted

F. j. Linz, vice president and
general manager of the Maxwell
Briscoe Pacific Co. of San Francisco,
distributor for Maxwell automobiles,
returned to his official duties August
1st from a two months trip east.
While away and visiting the Mamoth
Maxwell factories, he purchased 300
Maxwell automobiles for fall trade.
The original allotment for the Pacific
coatst was 1000, which were all de-
livered before June 1st.
In speaking of the automobile in
dustry, Mr. Linz says that not a
manufacturer of standard make will be
able to supply more than = the de-
mand. We purchased $500 Maxwells
for 1911 trade on the Pacific coast, and
we could easily dispose of 5000.
Every up-todate business man,
farmer or rancher is buying an auto
noble of some description and the
time is here when he cannot afford to
be without one. AS money and time
saver, the automobile has no equal.