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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-25
HE WILL IGNORE CHARGES
Attorney Fielder Discusses Personnel
OF NitpcSseA for Governor uIrnse

Atlanta, Ga July 24-Attorney
Thomas F Fielder Of this city. has
decided that he viii Ignore the re-
cent charges made against him bv
Governor Cole l. Biease. OF south Car
dina in connection with Folders re-
cent testimony against Blease before
legislative committee alleging corrupt
acts on the part Of the executive
IN statement issued to-nigh, the
Atlanta attorney. who was instrumental
IN Clearing up graft in the old dis
pensary system OF south Carolina. dis
cusses the personnel OF the witnesses
VINO appeared on behalf of the Gov
ernoI He declares that in addition 70
these witnesses. many others have
Deen dietagraphed in Charleston and
elsewhere in the State Their names
nave been furnished to tho committee.
he says hut the individuals have ar
scented themselves from the state and
they probably VIII find II convenient
70 remain beyond the borders until
after the primary election in August"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-25
TERRIBLE HAVOC
WROUGHT BY STORM
Pennsylvania Towns Are Re
duced to Ruins by Devastating
Flood, Which Sweeps All
Before It-Hundreds Are
Homeless, and Many Lives
May Have Been Lost.
Widespread Destruction

Pittsburgh, Pu July .i.-Dcuth
md widespread devastation from
tremendous ruins resulted to-day in
Western PemnHylNnnln, Eastern
Ohio and West virginia. From all
sections comes details telling of per-
sons drowned or reported drowned;
OF hundreds of buildings wrecked or
completely washed away; streets
torn up and bridges swept down;
crops ruined. light plants put out
OF commission and towns left 10
suffer their miscrS In darkness.
while characterization. telegraph and
telephone facilities nrc bndly erin
pied.
For radius OF 100 miles nronud
Pittsburgh tonight there /. - scene
of dissolution. Wrecked buildings
nrr visible everywhere. while streets
nrr sire,,n with debris. In some
places the debris IL pilcd twenty
feet high scores Of smnIl bridges
have been torn from their mornings
rnd broken to pieces in the rigging
winter. Vt number or points the
bridges held long enough To clio.
M streams mud hnck vntcr far into
the towns. Crllnrs hy thousands
WIRE submerged. aud In rinny cnscs
the winter renrhcd tho second md
third h"ors ~ buildings. Hundreds
of antilles have been driven from
theit homes and Tonight sought
shelter with friends or cnrnprd on
tho hllisldc~
tt midnirht the rain had ceased
~ NIL poinfs rrd shr vntcd Ind
started to -ubridc.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-25
FIGHTING ARMY WORM
ommitte- Recommends Appropriation
OF $1,000 TO Check Pot

Washington. July ei-The House
Committee Oh Agriculture to-day rec
ommendea an immediate appropriation
OF 5000 TO stop the ravages OF the
army worm IN the Southern States Sec
rotary Wilson asked for II
Representative Herin. o: Alabama.
told the committee the worm was stop.
ping railway trains In his district tn,
committee VIII try 70 rush the sppro-
priat!on through before the agricul-
tursl appropriation bill is agreed upon
Because Of the delay OF Congress in
Passing the Agricultural appropriation
oil, Secretary Wilson and Representa-.
i've Aiken. OF South Caroline. have
aiken money from their own pockets
70 pay the travelling expenses OF +. NJ
Webster eNpcr, entomologist. who has
gone south to investigate an outbreak
o; the army worm on tho corn and cot.
ton CROPS
Word was received from Professor
Webster at Anderson. :. c.. that the
pest was doing much more damage than
he had expected South Caroline. Geor
Sia. Alabama Tennessee and Missis-
sippi are the states in which the worm
has already appeared to an alarming
degree. The last previous serious out
break of the sort was about ten years
ago
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-25
Measure Carrying SII6,ooo,ooo
IS Passed Without Call
OF Roll.
GOES TO CONFERENCE NOW
It Contains Increase OF S6.ooo,-
600 Over Appropriations All
thorized by House.
Record Of Progress

Washington, July 3I.-Nith the
end of the congressional session de-
pendent upon the speed with which
the senntc clcnrs its docket, that
body mad. record of progress to-
dny. Among the important bills
aud resolutions passed were:
The sundry civil appropriation
hill. carrying SIl6.00O.O0o, and pro-
yidinr for the continuance of the
Turin Bonrd.
The Military Academy npproprin-
tion bill. carrying over st.o6i,OOO.
The Alaskan civil government bill.
establishing II legislature and par
tlal home rule In the Territory.
\ resolution directing the Secre-
tary of War to Investigate Claims OF
Americans 10 redress for injuries
from Mexican outbreaks along the
international border In 1911.
\ rcviacd Alaskan mining claim
measure.
hill making n Federal standard
for apples shipped in barrels.
4 bill authorizing $4,000 for
memorial nmphifhcatre mt ArlinE-
ton national Cemetery. near WASH
inGton.
\ hill to regulate sponge fishing
In the Gulf OF Mexico and Florida
waters.
From these measures of n public
character. the Senate pushed on into
the calendar of private and semi
public hills. and before adjourn
mrnt Tonight had disposed OF much
important business Tint ind been
held back by the appropriation bills
the Pannnin Canal debate. the lori
mer and other hard-fought
measures. In the desire to hasten
their Legislation. the canal hill was
not taken up to-day.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-25
FRANCE STILL SEES RIVALRY
struggle Between England ma ca
mnnN for SuprelnncA prc.nIa..


Paris. July ei.--TAat the wor,d d.
not on the eve Of the cessation 81 ~
struggle between Great Britain 80
Fermany for naval supremacy is the
prevalent opinion in France aftar
careful study of the recent sneoch ~.
WINSTON Spencer Churchill in Tho
House OF Commons The continuatio,
OF the rivalry between those ,uo
countries causes q note of regret hsr.
nut there is an inclination to bolieve
that ii 1t must go on France shouId
learn lesson from England's pro.
cedure and herself increase her nav.
The Matin. commenting on the snb-
Je0', SAYS it is in position to declare
that Italy and Austria. at the !nstira.
ton OF Germany. are about to build
additional super dreadnoughts. in re.
gard to which nothing has been per
mitted to transpirc. Italy is to con
struct six o. these vessels. each OF
10000 tons displacement and capable
Of steamins at speed Of twenty dve
knots while Austria is to build three.
each OF which VIII displace PC 900
tons The newspaper continues:
The fulhllment of this program
viii destroy the present naval equ!li.
brium in the Mediterranean. and give
a big advantage to the triple alliance"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-25
REWARD IS OFFERED
Brother Seeks News of Missing Dorcns
SnOdEruSs.

New York. July IA reward OF
$500 for any information that viii lead
10 tho discovery of the Whereabouts OF
Miss Dorcas l. Snoigrass the missing
Mount Vernon nurse who vanisheq
over ! week ago. was offered to-day
by Edward T Snodgrass. of Berryville.
Va. her brother Mr. Snodgrass arr
rived to-day 10 aid In the search for
the girl = search of the hospitals
and morgues for the missing nurse has
proved without result. and the girls
relatives take hope that she may bc
alive
y maid employed in a Mount Vernon
family SAYS that she saw Miss Snod-
grass on 'rwenty-third Street last Mon
day. The maid did not sneak to tho
girl Detectives are looking for the
missing nurse in this city.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-25

unioniown. Pa July ei-Caught
like rats !n trap wAen water rushed
'nio the manway of superoa No 4.
sniac az Evans Station three miles
north OF unioutown tnis afternoon.
i0ilo~lne clordhIrst thirteen men
were drowned ana thirty-seven cs-
chref after most narrowing cNpe-
sionce The men were drowned about
5000 feet from the molih OF tho mine.
thcig only avenue q; escape tn ma
loylt. OK the victims were married. and
mad large families The dead.
and, vnlco, married.
John Rosco, married.
MIKE smith. nInrricd.
J. Il. GnIlcry, married
Adams smith. brother OF Mike. sin
gle.
William Niossburp. married.
Niic Fetish, mnrricd.
Frank Layon. married
John iNuhisenn married.
Andy Bolit>hi. murricd.
tnsscll Gardner, hurried.
Pierce solomon, married.
Although this list !s one given oft
rs officials II IS reported that AZ least
one more victim. Az unknown for
clgner. VIII Do added He was PASSED
by other MEN .n tho mlno when they
escaped refusing to accompany them
10 a place OF safety. The majority Of
tn Victims had large families and
about thirty children arc deprived OF
their bread winners by one O.. tho
worst catastrophes that ever has
visited Fayette county The men who
escaped were forced to half swim and
half walk TO the pit mouth through
water ranging in depth from their
waists to the neoks. On their way to
safety The majority Of the miners
We're knocked down by timbers that
wore sent down the mine with great
velocity IN tho raging current sew
eral men were being carried back into
the mine to certain death when res
cued by their companions who risSed
their own lives.
sixty Days 30 Reach Bodics
1t was stated to-nigh, by oiicials
OF the Superba Company that Il viii
take al least sixty days TO clear tho
mines o. water. and until that time the
bodies must remain in the water where
they persisted
Superintendent J W furthermore
was the hrst man to see the hiqh
water start in the nanway. He raised
the alarm and all the rlen on the out
side rushed into the mine. yelling loud
is as they went. In that manner more
than half Of the miners were saved
ne wives ana FAMILIES of tn. mines
and drivers in the mine when the
alarm was raised rushed to a large
hole made by the rushing water at
tho manhole and franticany threw
sticks stones. bushels, poles and
Whatever other timber They could ind
into the water TO stop its rush into
tho mines where their loved ones were
earning their daily bread Failing in
that, they rushed TO the mouth OF the
mine and would have continued IN ir
mad dash into the water had they not
been stopped by cool headed persons
The women and children remained at
the mouth of the slope late tonight
refusing 10 return home until an at
Tempt had been made 10 rescue their
husha rds and fathers.
Several large pumps will he placed
In the mine tomorrow. and everything
possible will be done 10 get to the
place where the bodies are certain to
be found. The water rose 30 quickly
following tho cloudburst that 1T prac-
6.e1lly destroyed all railroads ana
street railways In Fayette county.
Nothing could he done 10 avert the
catastrophe.,A dam that had been built
(Continued on Thi:d Page)
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-25

Washington. July 24.--The sundry
civil appropriation bill. carrying APP
proximately sli6.ooc.ooo for the sup
port Of certain bureaus and branches
OF the government service passed the
Senate to-day without roll call 1t
contains increases Of about $4,000. 00U
over the appropriations authorized by
the House. The differences between
the two bodies VIII be adjusted in a
conference committee
The moro important additions in the
senate include the appropriation OF
s225.0o0 for the Tariff Board. $500. 900
for collecting the customs revenues.
$500. 400 for the prevention of epidem-
les and emergency work against the
hmbonic plague s650ooo for tho public
lands service and s957 900 for national
park improvements.
island Railway Endorsed.
The construction OF S50.o0o military
railroad in the Philippines which pro-
voked light few days ago over the
GOVERNMENTS policy Of holding the
islands. came Up again TO-DAY. but was
again indorsed b. the senate
The sundry civil hill is nearly SS5.-
200 600 less in amour, than the esti-
mates that Were submitted to Congress.
and is $4,000 0oo less than the same bill
carried last year
The amendment increasing tho pay
Of thE nressmen in the Government
Printing Office from % to 90 cents per
hour was proposed 10y Senator Reed. OF
Missouri. and was advocated by sem
a;or Smoot. chairman OF the printing
investigating committee This advance.
in wages is provided for in the Smoot
printing bill for revision Of the print
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-25
mn Passes.

Atlanta Ca. Tuly aI.-Thc Alex
ander-Tippins bill. making more dras-
tic the Georgia liquor laws was
passed ny the state senate o-day by
a vote OF 35 TO s. 1t passed tho House
several weeks ago.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-25
CITY is DIES TRoYED
i'iurn. In Peru. In Ruins AZ Re.uIt of
f.art quake.

Lima. Peru. July GA destructiy.
earthquake occurred this morning at
Hlura capital OF the department of
fInra, the most northerly of the Pa
forty seconds. and the city Is said 10
almost In ruins While adviccs
rom that district are meagre il Is
50 ID thht number OF chndrcn we're
kiii"d ana many persons Injured
AMONG the latter was Nj B;icker.
assent of the South American ;nsur-
anCr Company.
The dry bed of river was torn open
aud scts of water were thrown out
Para. or san Miguel de Pil-a. lies
100 miles north northwest of Lam
bayoue. 1t has population OF $4,000
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-25
GET ANOTHER CHANCE
Cases Of Cadets VilI he Re.uhmitted
10 0,nrt- Nnrtinf

Washington. July 2f-The senate
to-day passed joint resolution direct
ms President Taft to resubmlt TO an
other court rtial for reconsider ton
or the sentence imposed hy a previous
trial. tho cases OF West Point Cadets
Ralph Sassc- of Wilmington. Del:
Elliott II Frecland. OF Jacksonville.
Fla Tatnall n Simpkins. Of Albany.
Ca and John u. Christian of Lynch.
burg Va dismissed from the military
academy last AuGust for intoNicatiop.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-25
COLORADO IN LEAD
Bnttlcship Heads List of American
navy In GunnerH.

navy In Gunnery
WASHINGTON. July 2i.-The hattieship
Colorado is tho peer OF the American
Navy in sunnorv for ships Of the bat
tleshir class. That vessel heads the
list with a score OF 71.sis for the hscal
year ending June 80 last Her closest
rival is the battleship Delaware with
score Of - iSi, with the New Hamp-
shire third. score 3a.esl.
In recognition OF the showing made
by the Colorado. the Communications of
the Secretary OF the Navy nave been
communicated by letter to Captain W.
\ Gill. her commander. In vessels OF
the torpedo class the Monaghan leads
with 66.67o to her credit; Lawrence.
second. 64ae5. and Trinpe. third 57.o2e
\ letter Of commentator was also
sent to Lieutenant-Comma T. T.
Evans commanding tho Monaghan
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-09-13
4. Civilized persons of Indian de-

4. Olf1IlLCO pCIOO1AS VI 1uOldA OC~
scent not members of any tribe.
5. Any civilized person, being de-
scendant of the Chippewas of Lake
Superior or any other Indian tribe,
residing within this state, and not
upon any Indian reservation, who
shall make and subscribe to an oath
before the clerk of the circuit court
or his deputy of the county where
such person resides, that he or she is
not memLer of any Indian tribe,
and has no claim upon the United
States for aid and assistance from any
appropriation made by congress for
the benefit of Indians, and that he or
she thereby relinquishes all tribal re-
lations, and all right to claim or re
ceive such aid, shall be entitled, on
such oath being filed and recorded, to
vote at all elections held in this state,
if he or she is otherwise qualified
The oath SO taken, on being corrobo-
rated as to the residence and tribal
relations of such person by the atfida-
Wit of qualified elector, shall be filed
in the office of the clerk before whom
it was taken and recorded by him in
book to be provided for that pur-
pose, upon such person paying TO said
clerk the sum of one dollar.
6. No person under guardianship,
non compoS mentis or insane shall be
qualified to vote az any election nor
shall any person convicted of treason
or felony be qualified to vote at any
election unless restored to civil rights.
SECTION 2. The question whether
the foregoing provisions of this act
shall take effect and be in force, shall
be submitted to vote of the people
of this state, in the manner provided
by law for the submission of an
amendment TO the constitution, at
the next general election to be held i'll
November, 1912 If approved by ma
jority Of all the votes cast on that
subject at such cleo ton, it shall take
effect and be in force from and after
such approval by the people; other
wise it shall not take effect or be in
force. Upon the ballot shall be printed
Shall insert on
the ballot the number of chap, err of
the laws of 1911, entitled AN act eX-
tending the right Of suffrage 10 WO-
mem be adopted"
SECTION 3. This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after its pas
sage and publication.
Approved June 2, 1912.
Given under my hand and official
seal at the c. urt house in the village
of Eagle River this 9th day Of Aug.
uSt, A. d., 1912.
w. A. BRADFORD,
County Clerk.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-09-13
mo. lO3. ST.
CHAPTER 227.

AN ACT to amend section II OF the
sU.>tuUes extending the right of sun-
rage TO women.
The I'eOUIe OF the State of WiscOn-
sin, represented in Senate and As
SemUIr, DO enact rs follows:
SECTION |. Sec in II Of the stat
ute is amended u read:
Section II, Every person male or fe-
male of the age of twenty-one years or
upwards, belonging to either of tie
follow ing classes, who shall have re-
sided in the state for one year next
proceeding any election, and in the
election district Where he or she offers
to vote ten days, shall be deemed a
qualified elector at such elections:
|. Citizens OF the Unitsd States.
:. Persons of foreign birth who prior
TO the fir day of December, A. d.
1908 shall have declared their inten-
tion to bee me citizens confOrmably
to the laws of the United States on
the subject Of naturalization: provid-
ed that the lights hereby granted to
such person shall cease on the first
day of December, A. d. 1912.
3. Persons of Indian blood who
have once been declared by law of con-
greSs to be citizens of the United
States, any subsequnt law of congress
to the contrary Notwithstanding
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-09-13
Notice Of General Election.
State of Wisconsin !
County of Villas S
Office of the County Clerk.


Notice is hereby given that at gen.
eral election to be held in the several
towns, wards, villages and election
districts the State of Wisconsin,
and county of Villas, on the first Tues
day succeeding the first Monday of
November. A ID. 1912, being the fifth.
lay of said month, the following Off
GERS are to be elected:
Thirteen electors Of President and
Vice President of the United States.
A Governor, in place of Francis e. Nc
Govern, whose term of Office will ex-
pire on the first Monday Of January,
1913.
4 Lieutenant Governor, in place of
Thomas Morris, whose term of Office
will expire on the first Monday of JAN
uary, 1913.
A Secretary of State, in place of James
A. Frear, whose term of office will ex-
pire on the first Monday of January,
1913.
A State Treasurer, in place of An
drew I'll. Dahl, whose term of ot1icewill
expire on the first Monday of January,
1913.
An Attorney General, in place of L.
Ii. Bancroft whose term OF ofhce will
expire on the first Monday of Janu-
airy, 1913.
A Representative in Congress for the
Eleventh congressional District COM
prised of the counties of Douglass,
Bayfield,, Ashland, Iron, Villas. Bur
nett, Polk, Washburn, Sawyer, l;psk,
Price, Taylor, Oneida and Lincoln.
A State Senator for the Thirt eth
senatorial district, comprised OF the
counties of Taylor, Iron, Villas, Oneida,
Lincoln, Forest and Florence.
A Member of Assembly for the Assem-
bly, district comprised OF the counties
Of Iron and Villas.
A County Clerk in place Of w. a.
Bradford, whose term of otlice will ex-
pire OH the first Monday OF January,
1913.
A Treasurer in place of Frank 4. Hall,
whose term of Office will expire on the
first Monday of January, 1913.
A Sheriff in place of w. II. Radcliffe,
whose term of office will expire Oh the
hrst Monday of JanLaIy. 1913.
A Coroner in place of j. j. Roderick.
whose Germ of Office will expire on the
first Monday Of January, 1913.
A Clerk of Circuit Court in place of
Chris ChilSon, whose term of office
will expire on the first Monday Of JAN
uary, 1913.
A District Attorney in place Of George
K O'Connor. VIII Sc term of Office will
expire on the first Monday of Janu-
AIRY. 1913.
A Register of Deeds in place of ". b.
Raymond, whose term of Office will
expire on the first Monday of Janu-
airy, 1913.
\ Surveyor in place Of Whose
term of office will expire on the first
Monday of January, 1913.
In accordance with Section |, of Ar
ticle MI of the constitution OF the
state of Wisconsin, and Chapter 665
of the Laws of 1911, the following joint
Resolutions adopted by the legisla-
ture of the state of Wisconsin at the
regular sessions of 1909 and 1911 are
made part of the foregoing notice
and are to be voted upon at said cleo
ton, to wit:
mo. 26, a.
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. a.
To amend section 10. article VII of
the constitution. relating TO the sala-
nv of Judges.
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Supplement the Eagle River Review Friday September 18TH 1912

debt as it falls due, and also to paw
ana discharge the principal thereof
within period not exceeding fifty
years from the time of contracting
The same; now therefore be it
resolved by the Senate, the Assem-
biy concu11ing, That the foregoing
proposed amendment to the Constitu-
tlon of the State of " isconsin be. and
The same is hereby agreed to by this
Legislature.
No. %. s.
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. AZ
TO amend article XI of the constitn-
tlon by adding thereto new section
TO be known as section ia, relating to
the acquisition of lands by the state
or any OF its cities for certain public
purposes.
" HEREAs. At the biennial session of
the legislature for the year 1909. an
amendment to the Constitution was
proposed aAd agreed to by majority
OF the members elected to each of the
Two houses which proposed amend
menU is as folio VS.:
"ReS"Ived by the Senate. the Assem-.
bly cOncul7ing, That article XII of
tile Constitution be amended by add
Ing % new section thereto to be known
as section ia, to read:
Section ia. The State or any of it's
cltles may acquire by gift, purchase.
or condemnation lands lor establish
ing, laying out, widening, eniarginy.
extending. and maintaining memorial
grounds. streets, squares, parkways.
boulevards. PARKS, pla, grounds, sites
Tor public buildings, and reservations
III and about and along and leading to
any or all OF the same; and after the
establishment Layout, and completion
oI such improvements may convey
any sucn real estate thus acquired and
not necessary for such improvements.
with reservations concerning the fu-
ture use and occupation OF such real
estate, SO us TO protect such public
works ana lnpro, ementS, and their
enVlrons, ana to preserve the view,
appearance, light, air, and usefulness
OF such public wornS;' now. therefore
be it
Res ,IVed by the Senate. the ASSEM-
BY cOncUIIin., That the foregoing
proposed amendment TO the Constitu-
zion OF the State of Wisconsin be, and
the same is hereby. agreed TO 10y this
Legislature.