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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-04-22
DYNAMITE UNDER BEDS.
Miner Blows Wife. Daughter And
Himself TO Pieces.

Negaunee, Mich. (SpeciaD. -
Frank Hartman, a miner, aged 81,
placed stick Of dynamite under
the bed in which his wife and S-year-
old daughter were sleeping. and an
other under the one where his 5-year-
old boy slept.
When the dynamite was exploded
the man, woman and boy were blown
to atoms. The girl had a miraculous
escape, being found practically I'M
hurt ON the floor of the room. The
three dead were terribly mangled.
There is no known reason for the
mans deed. The family had been
here only two weeks.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-04-22
Helen Boyle Appeals.

Pittsburg Especially Helen Boyle,
who was sentenced to rs years in the
Western Penitentiary March 16,
1908, for completely in the kidnap-
ping Of Willie Whitla, Of sharon,
Pa, has appealed to the Superior
Court from the sentence. The APP
peal takes numerous exceptions to
the ruling OF the court, and main
tains that there was no legal evil
dence Of an overt act IN Pennsyl-
vania. The case win be heard at
ne Nav term in Pittshnre
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-04-22
WASHINGTON
BY TELEGRAPH

Both Virginia and West Virginia
filed in the Supreme Court excep-
tion to Special Master Littlefield' S
report in the matter of the debt con-
troversy.
The three men accused of killing
Deputy Collector w. A. Anderson in
a moonshine raid in Walker County,
Ala, have confessed.
Briefs were filed in the Supreme
Court in the custer proceedings of
Standard Oil Company.
The members of the sub-commit-
tees of the House are divided on
the Postal Savings Bank Bill.
United States Minister Lyon re-
ported his arrival at Monrovia, and
declared that he did not consider
the conditions serious.
Senator Burton submitted min
ority report on the Rivers and Har-
bors Bill, indicating that he will
lead fight against 1t.
Agricultural Department statis-
tics show a phenomenal growth in
the value of farm products during
the past 20 years.
President Taft has promised to at
tend the unvell1ng OF the custer me-
moriaI@at Monroe. Mich.
The Sugar Trust was the subject
of a conference at the White House
between President Taft, Collector
Loeb, Attorney Stinson, Secretary
MacVeagh and Attorney General
Wickersham.
The action of Quebec in deciding
to prohibit the expectation of pulp
wood into the United States was re-
ceived with surprise and regret at
the State Department.
The Supreme Court of the United
States reassigned for reargument
the cases of the United States
against the American Tobacco Com
pany and the Standard Oil Com
pany.
The Senate Judiciary Committee
voted to recommend favorable ac-
ton upon the nomination of Rob-
ert T. Devlin for district attorney
for the northern district Of Califor-
mia.
The Rivers and Harbors Appro-
priation Bill was reported to the
Senate from the Committee on Conn
merce.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-04-22
Gets 20 Years For Murder,

New York Especially August OF
to. alias Petersen, who beat his wife
to death on February 2 with lamp
lighter and buried the body under
the floor Of their basement apart
ment, in a house Of which he was
janitor. was convicted OF murder in
the second degree and sentenced to
90 years Imprisonment Otto was
arrested in Mobile, whittier he fed
after concealing his body. He con-
fessed that he killed his wife In q
jealous rage.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-04-22
A Young Wife Shot.

Gladin, Mich. Especially Mrs.
Clay Armore, the 16-year-old wife of
farmer in Tobacco Township, was
found dead near her home with a
bullet wound in her breast. Her
husband, to whom she was married
two years ago, is a pensioner about
20 years old. The couple have two
children. An investigation is being
made in an effort to determine
whether the woman's death was a
suicide or murder.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-04-22
BURNED LIKE Gagged RATS.
Six Firemen Meet Death In Fire In
New Haven Jail.

New Haven. Conn. Especially -
Gagged like rats behind the strong
steel bars at the rear windows OF
the New Haven County Jail, six fire.
men, after fighting like mad to re-
lease themselves, fell back into the
roaring furnace of flames and met
horrible deaths. in one Of the most
disastrous fires the state has ever
witnessed.
Besides wiping out six lives, the
flames destroyed property valued at
more than 100000, leveled the
great chair factory connected with
the jail, in which the prisoners find
employment; burned three houses
nearby and caused serious injury to
other firemen who are now in the
various hospitals.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-04-22
Is y a ~ n ~. ",
THE CONQUEST
OF MI. M'kINLEY
How Americas Highest Peak
Was Reached.
Notes OF The Journey In The Hands
OF The Order or Pioneers OF Alas-
ka-The SUBMITS Utterly Unlike
Those shown In DIR. Cooks Book
AN Unnamed Peak Discpvered
Found The Cook Route To Be Im-
passable.

Fairbanks. Alaska Especially -
The Fairbanks Mount Mckinley ex-
petition that reached the summit Of
the peak. started to follow the route
DR.. Cook said he took. but was OBJ
Hged to abandon 1t as 1t is impass-
able. Thomas Lloyd, the leader, de-
clared no traces Of Cooks camps
were found.
Lloyd placed his crude notes Of
the journey in the hands of COM
mittee of the Order of Pioneers of
Alaska, who will arrange for pub
lication. The party took photo
graphs of the summit and of points
along the trail. They also establish
ed the trail so well that it can be
followed by other parties next sum
mer
Aneroid measurements taken by
the men place the height of the
mountain at 20,500.
Ten men were in the party that
left Fairbanks with dog teams in
December. 1t was the theory of the
leaders that the ascent would be less
dangerous in early spring than later
when the snow began to melt. This
theory was confirmed by the expert
ence of the expedition.
The expedition on reaching the
base of the mountain went into
camp, waited for better weather and
planned the ascent. All were amiliar
with the great mountain. None
of the men has scientific education,
and they took no special apparatus
except cameras and a barometer.
They were equipped for prospect
ing, and travelled as light as possible
and with the food supply of an Alas
kan miner
When the ascent was begun the
first camp was made at the line of
the willows, the second at 1900
feet, the third at 10000 feet and the
fourth at 10000 feet. From this
camp the dash to the top was made.
Four dogs went to the third camp
and one to the fourth. Snowshoes
were used most of the way and much
time was consumed in carrying sup
plies to the fourth camp, travel over
the steep ice compelling light loads
and several trips. In several places
crevasses were crossed on bridges
of poles brought from the timbered
slopes below.
The party did not set out to dis
prove DR.. Cooks story, but to climb
the mountain. 1t found the SUBMITS
utterly unlike those pictured in
Cooks book. On the rock peak it
left an American flag 6 by IL feet
attached to the 14-foot staff, but
tressed in rock. The flag was visible
for long distance on the north side
of the mountain. The view from the
summit was obscured by clouds at
lower levels. The building of the
monument about the flag star was
difficult because of the rarlfied at
mosphere.
The snow was generally firm and
the crevasses that were filed with
snow were easy to cross, except in
a few instances. Later in the sea-
son avalanches and treacherous
crevasses would have impeded prog
ress.
The explorers discovered a, mag
nificent unnamed peak, 10000 feet
high, and a new pass through the
mountain range which shortens the
distance to the coast rs miles. The
pass is fanked by majestic perpeL-
dicular walls.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-04-22
Four Balloonists Killed.

Bitterfeld, Prussian Saxony (Spec-
ial) The balloon Delitzsch., which
assembled here, fell with great force
near the village of Reischensachen.
about 20 miles northwest of Eisen-
ach, in a thunderstorm. The crew
Of four men were killed. The bal
loon passed over Eisenach at mid
night and soon drifted into thun-
derstorm. The belief is that it was
struck by lightning and that the gas
exploded.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-04-22
Wood Alcohol Kills 8 More.

Westerly. R. I. Especially To the
already long list of deaths caused
by the drinking of whisky made with
wood alcohol and sold in drug stores
in no-license towns there were added
three more. They are Daniel T. Sui
Ivan. Of Westerly: Rosario Patti, OF
Stonington. and John McAvoy, of
Westerly. This makes IL deaths
that can be traced directly to the
sale OF whisky made of wood alco-
hol. 81,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-04-22
Dismissed From The Army.

washington, D. G. Especially -
First Lieutenant Carlos J. Stolbrand,
of the United States Engineer Corps,
was dismissed from the Army as a
result of the court-martial held in
this city, which convicted him on
charges of disobedience of orders,
conduct unbecoming an oficer and
gentleman, derelicticn In money
matters and neglect of duty. Lieu
tenant Stolbrand was born in the
District of Columbia and appointed
from New York 70 the Military AcadSS
envy. graduating in 1906
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-04-22
ODDS AND ENDS.

In German cities food prices are
now about as high as in the United
States.
Lavender and rose perfumes are
credited with the virtue of being
microbe killers.
Travelling cranes are now equip
ped with scales, so that the load may
be weighed in transit
The lead pencil manufacturers OF
Nuremberg use about 100000 tons
of American cedar annually states
Consul Int.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-04-22

4 Strenuous Day In the Hun
garian Capital.
PAID VIslI 10 FRANCIS EossuIH


Budapest Especially. A heavy
rain storm did not prevent Colonel
Roosevelt from disposing Of an ex-
Ieeedingly strenuous program. This
Included q luncheon at the Royal
Palace as the guest of Archduke Jo-
seph. q reception at the Parliament
House and sightseeing tour. which
comprised visits to the unique Agri-
cultural Museum, built in imitation
OF the celebrated gothic castle of
Vajda Hunyadi. where Mr.. Roose-
welt was especially interested in the
conservation and re-forestation work
Of Hungary.
portion of the day was taken
mp with call upon Francis Kos
suth, leader of the united opposition,
who is Ill, g visit to Washington mon
ument, erected by the Hungarian
American Federation, an inspection
OF the studio OF Zala, the Hungarian
sculptor, a reception to the members
of the American colony at the con-
sulate and a reception to the Hun
garian Journalists at the hotel. Mr..
Roosevelt and Kermit were the
guests OF the Austrian Ambassador,
Baron Hengelmuller Won Hengerver,
and the Baroness, at dinner at the
Park Club, where they met the lead
ing representatives of the Hungari-
an nobility.
Perhaps the most interesting feat
ure Of the day was Col. Rooeevelt's
half hour talk with Francis Kos
suth. Although Kossuth's name is
still synonymous throughout Hun
gary with the Independent aspira-
lions OF the people of Hungary. he
is now living quietly. owing to the
recent fall of the independent coali-
ton ministry. of which he and Count
Apponyi were the leaders. The Aus
trian government manifested not
the slightest disapproval Of the visit:
on the contrary Ambassador Hengel-
muller accompanied Mr.. Roosevelt
and was present at the interview.
Kossuth told the ex-President how
IN his early life, which he had spent
IN exile, he had been taught to re-
we're America, where his father had
found welcome and refuge. They
talked chiefly of the material devel-
opment OF Hungary since Mr.. Roose-
velt was here 40 years ago. Poll
ties, so far as is known, was not
mentioned. s.
The rain did not dampen the ardor
Of Hungdrians. Wherever the for
mer President went there were
crowds to cheer him. The inter
parliamentary group, through Count
Apponyi, hailed him as the champion
Of public honesty throughout the
world and the greatest living states
man. 10 meet Colonel Roosevelt
at luncheon Archduke Joseph had
several notable Hungarian hunters
and travellers, including Count
Khuen Won Hedervary; Count Tele-
Ky, the discoyerer of Lake Rudolph,
in British East Africa, and Counts
Itchy and Shapary. who also have
hunted In Africa. Therefore, big
game was the principal topic of con-
versation: Owing to the illness Of
the Archduchess. no ladies were
present.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-04-22
III Killed In Explosion.

Easton. Pa. Especially BY a pre-
mature explosion in the stone quarry
of the Nazareth Portland Cement
Company, between this city and
Nazareth, II men were buried under
5000 tons of rock and killed, and
one other man injured so seriously
that he cannot recover. All the VIC
tins are Hulgarians and Italians and
were known about the quarry only
by numbers. ~
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-04-22
THE STEEL trust
TO GRANT PENSIONS
For All Employees Injured Or
Killed In Service.
10 COST MANY MILLIONS a YEAR.
Married Men Injured viii Get so
Per Cent. OF Wages, Five Per
Cent. Additional For Each OF His
Children And Two Per Cent. OF
Pay For Each Year OF Service
Above Five Years-Also Plan To
Pension Old Employees.

New York Especially IF Following
an announcement of an increase in
pay for employees Of the United
States Steel Corporation and it's sub
salaries, estimated at $9,000,0 1000
annually, Ebert H. Cary. chairman
OF the executive committee, made
public details of a plan for the re-
iief Of employees injured at work and
the families Of men killed. The plan
Will be put in operation May for
years test. and If successful the
committee hopes to continue 1t with
such notifications as experience may
suggest. The cost will be several
millions year and employees do not
contribute.
For temporary diablement single
men will receive 35 per cent. Of
their wages and married men SO per
cent, with an additional per cent.
for each child under sixteen and
per cent, for each year Of service
above five years. For permanent in.
Juries lump payments are provided,
based upon the extent to which the
injury interferes with employment
and the annual earning capacity Of
the victim. Where employees are kill
ed their families will receive a sum
equal to his wages for year and
a half. with an additional 10 per
cent. for each child under sixteen
and per cent. for each year of serv-
Use above five years. In cases of in
jury period of 10 days must elapse
before relief begins.
Attention is called to the fact that
for some years the subsidiary COM
panies have been making payments
to men injured and the families Of
employees who are killed in practical-
ly all cases, without regard to lega,
liability, aggregating about $1,000
600 annually. The new plan, how
ever. is expected to bring addition
al benefits. Legal liability, 1t is stat
ed, does not enter into the new ar
rangement.
Announcement is also made that
plan for pensioning diabled or super
ANIMATED employees is under consid-
Grafton, and it is expected that will
soon be put into practical effect.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-04-22
Murderers OF Officer Confess.

Washington. D, G. Especially -.
Internal Revenue Agent Surber, at
Atlanta, Ca, has reported to Com
missioner Cabell that the three men
who were arrested charged with the
assassination of Deputy Collector w.
A. Anderson had confessed. Ander-
son was killed in moonshine raid
in Walker County, Ala. several days
ago .
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-04-22
Baseball Player Killed.

Freeburg. Pa. Especially William
Schmitt, % years old, member OF
a local baseball team, was killed by
beng struck by a ball over the heart.
Schmitt was at bat. After being
struck he started to walk to first
base, but fell and died soon after.
The St. Louis pitcher was held for
the coroner.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-04-22
EIccted Life Trustee OF Princeton.

Princeton, N J. Especially The
board of trustees of Princeton Uni
versity, at their quarterly meeting,
elected Parker D. Handy, of New
York, a member of the class of 1879,
a life trustee. Mr.. Handy is chair
man of the graduate council and sue
ceeds the late C. G. Cuyler, of New
York
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-04-22
Four Killed In Explosion.

Dover, N. J. Especially The in
satiable Lackawanna cut-off demand
ed more victims. A dynamite explo-
sion shortly after / o'clock killed
four men outright and injured four
others so badly that none is expect
ed to recover. Nine men in the en1-
ploy of Contractors Walsh & Reese
were working together charging
holes in preparation for blast when
it exploded prematurely.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-04-22
PARDONED 152 MURDERERs.
Record OF Governor OF Tennessee
Young Cooper Files Bond.

Nashville, Tenn. (SpeciaD Rob
in ]. Cooper fled new bond in the
Criminal Court to appear when want
ed to answer to the charge of MUIR
dering former United States Senator
Edward w. Carmack. Many believe
that because OF the difficulty in get
ting jury young Cooper will new
err be called to court.
The pardon of Col. D. B. Cooper
continues to be an absorbing topic
in Tennessee. Political opponents of
Governor Patterson issued a synopsis
of the pardons issued by him. They
number 956, and 152 of them were
given to men convicted of murder.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-04-22
snlinter Caused his Death.

Keyser, w. Va. (SpcclaD Sam
uel Hanlin, II years old. died at his
home at Mount Storm, this county.
of blood poison. He ran small
splinter in his foot from the kitch-
en- floor. It was hardly discerniblc,
but 1t caused his death II days later.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-04-22
FAST MAIL HELD UP.
Spectacular Robbery On The South.
ern Pacific In California.

ern Pacific In California.
Benicia, Cal Especially. The
China-Japan mail, which left San
Francisco over the Southern Pacific
railway for the East at 8 o'clock,
was held: up by two masked men at
Sprigs two miles east of here. and
robbed of nine pouches Of registered
mail.
-Four Of the pouches have been re-
covered. but the robbers rifled the
others, and are in hiding in the
hills between Martinez and Oakland.
Sheriifs' posses from two counties.
detectives and postoffce inspectors on
horses and in automobiles are engag-
ed In the man hunt. The robbers
were well armed.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-04-22
VERMONT Town Devastated.

Hyde Park, VT. Especially Driven
by a strong wind, fire started In
the county jail here spread until the
jail. courthouse, town hall, Congre-
gational Church. one store and 13
residences of tcnements had been
laid in ashes. Twenty families are
homeless.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-04-22
Apple standard Bill Rejected.

Washington, D. G. Especially No
Standardization system for the apple
crop of the United States, which fiuc-
tuates annually from 28,00O,O0O to
100000 barrels, will be provided
during the present session of Con-
gress. The Lafean bill to establish
standard packages and grades of that
fruit was adversely acted upon by the
House Committee on Agriculture to-
day
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-04-22
$4,000 AS Heart Balm

New York Especially Miss Alma
Broderick was awarded $4,000
damages by jury in an undefended
breach-of-prom.se suit for $4,000,
brought by her against Jerome
Probst, a lawyer, of this city. Miss
Broderick alleged that when she net
Probst in Chicago in 1905 he called
himself James Banning, and said he
lived at the Chicago Athletic Clab.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-04-22
New Plant For CharIeseown.

Charlestown, ". Va. Especially =
The plant Of the Baldwin Forging
and Tool Company, of Columbus,
Ohio, will be moved to this city.
The Chamber of Comemrcc voted a
$4,000 bonus. Tho plant employs
between 500 and 1000 persons.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-04-22

Washington. d. c. Especially .
The President Of the United States,
the 1rst chief executive of the ma
ton ever to greet a convention Of
woman suffragists. braved the dang
err Of facing an army of women who
want the ballot, had the courage to
confess his opinion and was Kissed.
So great was the throng that sought
admission to the hall that hundreds
were turned away.
President Taft was welcoming to
Washington the delegates to the con-
vention of the National American
Woman Suffrage Association. He
had frankly told them that he was
not altogether in sympathy With the
suffrage movement and was explain
ing why he could not subscribe fully
to its principles. He said he thought
one Of the dangers in granting suf-
frage to women was that the women
as a whole were not interested in
It and that the power of the ballot
SO far as woman is concerned would
be controlled by the LESS desirable
class"
When these words fell from the
Presidents lips the walls Of the con-
vention echoed chorus of femi-
nine Kisses. 1t was no feeble DEM
onstration of protest. The combined
Kisses sounded as If valve on a
steam engine had broken.
President Taft stood unmoved on
the platform during the demonstra-
ton of hostility for the kissing
continued but a moment-and then,
smiling as he spoke, answered the
unfavorable greeting with this re-
tort:
Nov, my dear ladies, you must
show yourselves capable Of suffrage
by exercising that degree Of restraint
which is necessary in the conduct of
government affairs by not kissing. :"
The women who had Kissed were
rebuked. The Presidents reply APP
parently had taken hold There was
no more misses while the President
continued his address, which he char
acterized as My Confession On the
Woman
At the conclusion of his talk the
President was enthusiastically APP
plauded, and some of the leaders
of the convention expressed to him
the sincere regret over the unpleas-
ant incidents President Taft assur-
ed them that he had not had his
feelings injured in the least. ~
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-04-22
Fireman Broke Neck AT Fire.

Fireman Broke Neck At Fire.
Nashville, Tenn. Especially One
fireman was killed and three others
injured in fire here, which dam
aged the plant Of the Bradford
wholesale furniture manufacturing
plant to the extent of about $40,-
600. Lieut.. John Ambrose's neck
was broken.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-04-22
Three Killed By Explosion.

Huntington, w. Va. Especially -
A boiler explosion in the sawmill
Of Thornton & McDermitt, on Coal
River, in Boone County. cost three
lives and injury to several other per-
sons. The boiler was new one,
being fired up yesterday for the first
fiYna