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The daily sentinel., 1914-05-29

The rtorstad is badly damaged,
but is afioat. The Empress was
bound from Quebec to Liverpool
with - first, 206 second and 5O4
third class passengers. The major
lily of the saved appeared to be MEM
bers OF the crew and steerage passen-
gers. Many were badly injured, ID
dying after they We're picked up.
The collier bound for Quebec
struck the Empress on the port side
about the middle of the ship. She
literally tore her way almost to the
hner's screws, leaving rent through
winch the water poured i'm such
deilse that she sank in 20 minutes.
ana before many passenger knew
"lat had happened. Brief wireless
caiis brought the pilot boat Eureka
ana the mail tender Lady Evelyn.
SANK IN 20 MINUTES.
The Empress sank so quickly that
those passengers who were fortunate
enough to get into life boats found
themselves garbed only in their night
clothes. No baggage wns saved. The
condition of the survivors was pitia-
hle. Some had broken arms and
legs, and all had suffered terribly.
l.. Il. Gossetin, prominent law
yer of Montreal, saved himself by
clinging TO n raft.
Mhen the rescue ships docked the
station platform was converted into
hospital, the townspeople bringing
1000 and clothing and united in n
common effort To aid the sufferers.
mayor II. X. Fizet is in charge OF
'he relief work. Every doctor in the
to"n was on the scene and many of
he injured We're taken to private
houses. Two headquarters were es-
mhiished: at the wharft and the sta
'oll OF the lnter-Colonial railway.
me rescue boats Eureka and Lady
hteSn round on reaching the point
"nefe the Empress sank scene
Siihilar to that which greeted the
liners liners which rushed to the aid of the
Titantic. VI '''e
me snip had sunk and the surface
nas dotted with lifeboats and the
"euris' In the lifeboats huddled the
IrtNors, dazed. moaning and some
shs OF injuries. Few could give
'hihg but incoherent and hysteri.
wi accounts of the disaster.
H. BLACK and wife of Ottawa
st lu .hey had jumped together into
a'e river They had been reused by
.ne collision and were unable to gel
au'o iifeboat. They risked the lear
anu Were picked up by "A boat from
the Lady Evelyn.
ma CAPTAIN RESCUED.
me Lady Evelyn saved s39 ant
,ne Eureka, 90. Among the sayet
was Capt. II. c. Kendall of III,
Impress. 1t is reported that tn,
.ors'ad has aboard 800 survivors. Ii
,, uns Is true the death list will be les
IAN 200. Most OF the first cIns
p"ssehsers were apparently lost
aan'ong them were Sir Henry seto,
h, he noted English lawyer an.
uhter' ,n and Lawrence Irving, son o
% ne late Sir Henry Irving, with hi
we. Twelve bodies Of the passen
GERS who died after reaching the life
"oa.s lay on the wharf here TIL
as. majority of the saved were mem
1T. s OF the crew. EARLY estimate
eve not more than go passengers res
un. The captain was too overcom
~, W give any extended account of tn
disaster. VI "
Wo MILLION DOLLAR LOSS.
me Empress, valued at two mil
The daily sentinel., 1914-05-29
BECKER IS
SENTENCED
IBy As,ociated Press.l

New York. MAY 29.-Charles
Becker was today sentenced to die
in the electric chair at Sing Sing
prison during the week beginning
July Is. Becker was recently con-
victed on second trial OF the murder
OF Herman Ro>enthal.
Becker received his sentence
calmly. He turned to friends in the
court room and smiled. The prison.
er was then taken to the sheriff's
office and allowed five minutes with
his wife. Martin T.. Manton, Beck
er's lawyer, said AN appeal would he
filed ueyt Monday. This will act as
stay or execution and a year may
elap,e before the court OF appeals
hands down n decision.
The daily sentinel., 1914-05-29
PACT NEAR
Agreement Expected Shortly; No I'm
easiness Caused by Report of
Landing Ammunition

xV1ASHINGToN. D. c.. May %.
w -lBy Associated Press. -
" Plans for Mexico pacification.
practically agreed upon at the Mia
garas conference, are up tor discus
sion in the cabinet today Events
at Niagara Falls are expected to
move swiftly in the next few days
II Huerta and Wilson approve OF the
cardinal issues. the mediators and
the two delegations will take up the
secondary problems. Once that is
reached the protocol will be signed
and the mediators will finish the de-
tails of their task, working with the
administrative officials of the two
governments.
Further information of the re-
ported landing of ammunition al
Puerto Mexico from the Ypiranga
and Bavaria is expected from Rear
Admiral Badger. The navy depart
ment has issued statement that the
reports of the landings are unveri-
fled. The affair has appeared to
cause little uneasiness.
The daily sentinel., 1914-05-29
Early Bulletins On the Disaster
Associated Press.


QUEBEC May 29-5 a. mIhe first news of the disaster
from S O. S messages from the Empress and
by the Canadian Eureka and the
tender Lady Evelyn and they started for the of dis
Only calls from the wireless OF the stricken ship and
then all slent-suddenly and completely.
First reports indicated that dense fog largely responsible
for the collision
Fathers Point which disaster took place, miles
down the and the head OF the Gull OF St
1t has been the of number of sea disasters.
The collier Storstad with which the Empress of Ireland
coded OF tons, commanded by Captain An
derson and piled between Sidney Quebec and Montreal and carried
a of about fifty men.
The daily sentinel., 1914-05-29
Passengers Awake in Staterooms to Find
Deluge of Water Pouring Through
Rent Side; Survivors Suffer
Agonies in Open Boat After
Ship Goes Down
FAMOUS men AMONG VICTIMS OF WRECK

Associated Press.
DIMOUSKI. QUE, May 29--The Can
adian Pacific lines steamer Empress
Of Ireland carrying 437 persons, sank at
two o'clock this morning in the ST. Law
renee river 1t had been cut wide open
by the collier Storstad Estimates of the
loss Of life vary from o78 to more than
LOO.
The daily sentinel., 1914-05-29
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all the reasons why Mesaflour
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Loeffler's offer for the best
letter on doing your trading
at home. And then there's
John Neiswinter's milk contest.
Start 1t on the first of June.
Call up the Essay Editor about
1t. There's money in it for you.
The daily sentinel., 1914-05-29
Close Bridge on
June 7, Is Plan

b. W. Vedder. who has the con-
tract for the reduction OF the Fifth
street hill announced this afternoon
that the bridge would be open for
traffic until one week from Mon
day, June s.
The bridge will be open all day
tomorrow. The work Of reducing the
hill will start Monday and pushed
as rapidly as possible until finished.
The daily sentinel., 1914-05-29

dered the directors of the United
Railroads of San Francisco to restore
TO the companies a large amount.
which the commission charges Pat
rick Calhoun. the former president,
diverted to his personal use.
The daily sentinel., 1914-05-29
Associated Press.


Montreal, May 29.-1ou5 a. ma message received by
the La Patre French newspaper from its Rmonsk coespon
dent that 100 snehave been landed ] that the LADY
EVELYN and the Eureka going back pick up the
der of the passengers who in the life boats
The message reads he Lady Evelyn and the Eureka dock
Rmousk with 400 passengers The captains of both report
all passengers had been saved the eboa of the Lady
EVELYN, the Eureka and Empress of Ireland
As as passengers dsembarked both the
left for the of the wreck pick up other passengers
Arrangements being made by the Canadian Pacific railway
with the Allan line send the Liverpool the AL
satan, which arrived in Quebec today.
Captain Kendall of the Empress of Ireland
the who first detected Dr. Cppen the famous English MUIR
derer the steamship, Montfort.
The disaster recalls the accident the ship the En-
press Ireland the Empress of Britain which
rammed and sank by the collier eveta almost the place
a toiay's collision
The Empress of Ireland twin vessel of
1t built in Glasgow 900 by the Fairfield company
and by the Canadian Pacific railroad company 1t
full wireless equipment The Stoad is registered oo2S
and was built New Castle 1911 1t carries of
The daily sentinel., 1914-05-29
Notice To the Travelling Public

In norder that ecomor o
the
have to
and
hest possible o the travelling public.
h. j.
The daily sentinel., 1914-05-29

This morning the government
water gauge at the Fifth street
bridge showed a rise of about an
inch The river has gradually been
rising for several days and the gauge
now reads 1913 feet
The daily sentinel., 1914-05-29
B. & 0. is UNDER PROBE
A sSnciafed Press.

AsNbtidItu f'Te6S.
Washington. d. c., May 29.-ln-
quiry of the relations between the
Baltimore & Ohio and the Cincinnati.
Hamilton and Dayton railways, was
begun today at the hearing before
Chairman Harlan of the Interstate
Commerce Commission.
The daily sentinel., 1914-05-29

Associated Press
and sixty the Empress of Ireland reported
this hour have been picked up by the collier Stoad APP
proNmatey 400 landed here from other vessels which picked
up the from the life boats All available
the mouth the St Lawrence hurried of disaster
the hope of picking other survivors, Special leaving
for Fathers Point.
The daily sentinel., 1914-05-29

w. d. Morrison returned this
morning from several days visit
to Glenwood Springs.
The daily sentinel., 1914-05-29
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
Mexico City, May 29.-Unusual ac-
tiyity was displayed in official circles
today. The ministers of war, public
instruction, finance, the acting min
lister OF foreign affairs and the gen
eral treasurer of the republic called
on Huerta. The German minister
called later at the palace. 1t is be-
lieyed that the international situa-
tion was discussed at those confer
ences.
The daily sentinel., 1914-05-29
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
Niagara Falls. Ont, May 29-Juan
F. Urquidi, private secretary TO
Rafael Zubaran. the constitutionalist
agent at Washington, arrived here
today bearing communication from
Carranza to the mediators. saying
that he is willing to send a represen-
tative to the mediation conference.
Urquidi said that he came merely as
a messenger and not to discuss the
issues.
The mediators have practically de-
cided not to receive the communica-
tion from Carranza brought here by
Juan Urquidi.
Ambassador Dagama called on the
American delegates to inform them
of the decision and word was also
communicated TO Huerta delegates.
The daily sentinel., 1914-05-29

A. B. Baird of the NJ B. c. arrived
this morning from Denver for brief
visit.
The daily sentinel., 1914-05-29
Associated Press.

ASSOClatcd Press.
Quebec, May 2o-Thc Empress of Ireland commanded
by Lieut.. Kendall c. r. n r. He The
vessel left port Yesterday afternoon with II first class pas
ngers 500 third and with the the total
number board \ large party of Salvation
Army people on board.
The daily sentinel., 1914-05-29

Mayor NJ. H. Streit of Grand Val
ley arrived this morning for brief
local visit.
The daily sentinel., 1914-05-29
Associated Press.

Associated Press
St John n b. May a9.-S45 a. ma message received
the local passenger department of the Canadian Pacific railroad
expressed the belief that all the the Empress OF Ire
had saved The collier Sorstad which cod with the
Empress of Ireland did sink first reported Early today she
proceeding slowly toward Quebec with her bow badly driven
in
The Empress of Ireland sank in nineteen fahoms of
The daily sentinel., 1914-05-29

ions and with cargo valued at n
quarter of II million, were fully in
sured. At low tide today the top of
her tunnels could be seen. IL is
thought that it may be possible to
raise her.
The water poured into the engine,
causing an explosion which forced
many to jump. Captain Kendall
jumped just before the ship sank,
and was picked up clinging to piece
of wreckage.
W. Davis of Montreal said he and
his wife knew nothing of the acci-
dent until the water rushed into
their state room. They went to the
boat deck, but the ship had already
listed and il was impossible to
launch II boat. They crawled on
their hands and knees up the slop-
ing deck His wife was swept from
his grasp Just before the vessel sank.
Both We're carried down by the sue
tion but were rescued. The wife is
unconscious.
The daily sentinel., 1914-05-29

The Sentinel will be issued as us
ual tomorrow. Decoration Day. We
will publish at the usual hour
The daily sentinel., 1914-05-29

Associated Press.
San Francisco, May 29.-The Cali
fornia railroad commission today or
The daily sentinel., 1914-05-29

Lewis J Berman, travelling with
a line of ladies' ball gowns and opera
coats. arrived this morning from
New York City for brief visit.
The daily sentinel., 1914-05-29

Mexico City, May ga specia
train left the federal capital at
O'Clock this morning for Vera Cruz
with passengers for the liner Ypiran
ga, which is to sail Saturday. Among
the passengers was a Chinese min
ister, his wife and daughters.
The daily sentinel., 1914-05-29
Associated Press.

RhSUtIdltU Itoss
Aboard the California. MaZatlan
May 29.-Reports have reached the
American fleet of attacks on steamers
in the harbor of Acapulco by the
MeXicans. The violence appears
mainly on the part of civilians, who
have fired at the shipping barges in
the harbor. The conditions at Aca-
pulco are described as deplorabie.
The daily sentinel., 1914-05-29

Paris France, May 29.-Dispatch-
es from Mexico City to the French
government state that the French
charge d'affaires at Mexico City had
rented three houses adjoining the
legation to serve as place of refuge
for French residents should occasion
arise. These houses and legation
have been provisioned and armed for
defense.
The daily sentinel., 1914-05-29

The known saved:
First and second cabins: G. W.
$. Henderson, c. B. Burt. Walter
Fenton. Miss Alice Lee, Miss II.
Court. Walter Erginger and B.
Weinruch.
Rimouski, 4 p. m.-(By Associated
Press. Probably more than one
thousand lives, and surely not less
than seven hundred. were lost when
the Canadian Pacific steamer Em-
press of Ireland sank before dawn
today in the St. Lawrence river. She
was ripped open from amidships to
stern by the Danish collier Storstad.
Estimates are based on the fact that
the Empress carried ,437 persons,
of whom 800 were rescued by the
ships Eureka and Lady Evelyn.
The Storstad, which first reported
to have 300 survivors aboard, has
sailed for Quebec, after landing only
u handful of the rescued and num-
ber of dead.
. 1t was evident that only a sprink-
ling of the first class passengers were
saved.
The liner sank like lead.
The explosion in the engine room
hastened the catastrophe.
The Canadian Pacific president this
afternoon said in statement made
public that the vessel sank in II
minutes.
Many leaped and were drowned
and many others were probably
drowned in their berths.
Passengers and crew, in fighting
their way to the lifeboats from the
careening deck or leaping blindly
overheard, injured themselves badly
Twenty-Five d led after being
picked up. Many others were seri'
ously injured. The women suffered
most, only few being saved.
There was no time. as there WAS ON
the Titanic, for urging calmness and
observance OF the rule of the sea-
women and children first"
A party of Salvation Army mem
hers on their way to London was al
most wiped out.
The Lady Evelyn. which returned
Ito the scene Of disaster, reported by
, wireless that she had picked up II
. bodies at 3 o'clock this afternoon
One woman, dressed only in vest
ljumped overheard and swan to tht
: Lady Evelyn. She was so exhausted
The daily sentinel., 1914-05-29
Associated Press.

ASSOCIATED Press.
Washington. d. C., May 29.-Ne-
gotiations with Carranza. either to
have him participate in the media
tion proceedings or agree to abide by
the decision of the mediators, il was
understood by officials close to the
White House, were in such condition
that favorable reply is expected
from him. Ii was said in official
circles that a definite plan had been
laid before CarranZa. and reply out
lining his position is awaited.
The daily sentinel., 1914-05-29

The known saved:
First and second cabins: G. W.
$. Henderson, C. b. Burt. Walter
Fenton, Miss Alice Lee, Miss Il.
Court. Walter Erginger and B.
Weinruch.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-16

At this session It was decided to
have an official paper. A molten was
also adopted authorizing the supreme
board OF managers to have the society
incorporated as a fraternal beneficiary
society on or before March 1, 1895, and
if the required number of beneficiary
applicants could not be secured in Hi
nois by that time they were to apply
for charter in some other state. In
passing it might be said that this
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-16
FOREIGN NEWS

Copenhagen. May 16.-The POSSIBLE
ity of a defensive alliance between
Norway, Sweden and Denmark is oc-
cupying the serious attention Of states
men in all three of these scandinavian
countries.
Up 10 few months ago such com
bination was considered out of the
question because of the friction be-
tween Norway and Sweden, whose
union was dissolved in 1000.
II Sweden joins such an alliance IL
will be because of the so-called Rus
sian peril. On most questions since
the dissolution of the union with Nor
way. Sweden has not been on very
cordial terms with the other Scandi-
nav.an countries aud IL VII take some
great common danger to bring her in
TO closer relations with her immediate
neighbors.
The feeling that such an alliance
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-16

spurred Illinois to extra efforts. The
required 500 beneficial members were
secured and the Royal Neighbors of
America was incorporated as fra
ternal beneficiary society under the
laws of the state of Illinois on March
81, 1895. So we have these three i'm
portant dates in the history of the
society.
The early history of this depart
ment is one made up of many ups and
downs, similar to that of any new So
ciety Mrs C. w. Halves was made
the first beneficiary recorder, but held
the office for only about six months.
There were many trials and tribula-
tions in securing the first 500 mem
bers of the beneficial department and
many time the idea of abandoning the
scheme of organizing the beneficial
branch was uppermost in the minds OF
those who were working for its ad-
vancement. There was no money with
which to send deputies out into the
field. 1t was here that three good
samaritans appeared in the persons of
C. w. Halves, j. c. Johnson and j. ID.
White. These three men went down
into their pockets and advanced sew
eral hundred dollars with which . to
start out several deputies, Major c.
w. Halves, who had been chosen as the
chairman of the beneficiary commit
tee, was the first one to apply for
certificate, and so is honored in having
the first certificate ever issued by the
Royal Neighbor society. 1t was but a
short time until the applications be-
gan to pour in at lively rate. and
from that day to this the society has
had splendid growth, until now it
stands as the largest woman's bene-
fciary society in the world.
Mrs. Halves retained her position as
beneficiary recorder for only a few
months, and in July OF that year Miss
Myrtle Dade was appointed by the
beneficiary committee to the position
of beneficiary recorder, a position
which she held until a few years ago.
Grows BY Leaps and Bounds.
On May 10, 1895, there were in force
in force The society went forward
with leaps and bounds until on the
date this article is written the society
has 6.T13 camps with a total member J
ship of 311,S77, of which 245,170 are
beneficial members with insurance in /
force of 1856, e52.500. and since the /
department was organized
on March q, 1895. the society has
paid out to the benefciaries of de- /
ceased neighbors a total of $10,591,- /
461.64. The society now does business +
in 40 states and provinces IN which !
there are 6,713 local camps. 1t now is /
sues certificates for $780, $500. $1,000. |
$1,000 and $4,000. Thus from a small /
beginning in 1883 the society, as is !
seen from this historical sketch, has !
become one of the most prosperous
and reliable fraternal beneficiary so
cieties in America.
The writer of this little history is |
under special. obligation 10 Past SUI /
preme Oracle Mrs. e. D. Watt for a
arge number of he facts concerning
his early history.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-16

of managers held in Peoria April 26.
report of the supplies she had received
] from her predecessor and of the work
she had done in supplying camps with
supplies and charter. This was most
gratifying report to the supreme board
for il disclosed the pleasant fact that
she had received S47O.45 from March
20, 1894, to April 20, 1894. The sale
of supplies opened way for securing
the finances necessary to prosecute
the work of increasing the membership
and the board considered favorably
the recommendation made by the SUI
preme recorder and outlined plans
whereby the supply department could
be enlarged and the sale of supplies
increased.
SIS a Month for Office Room.
To this end they directed that an
Office room for the supreme recorder
be rented for which 50 per month was
paid. The supreme recorder was put
under bonds and the floor drill. known
as the Humiston drill, was adopted.
and committee appointed to arrange
for camp robes and necessary books
for the supreme recorders Office. At
this meeting one of the most import
ant and beneficial acts, so far as the
future Of the society was concerned,
was taken. This was the appointment
of beneficiary committee. This COM
mittee was to have fun charge of the
beneficiary department. Major c. w.
Halves, head clerk of the Modern
Woodmen of America; Hon. ]. G.
Johnson, general attorney of the Mod
ern Woodmen of America, and Hon. ].
w White, member of the board of
directors of the Modern Woodmen,
were appointed. This committee was
to assist the supreme board and the
supreme oracle in perfecting the in
surance plan. During the year 1894
several meetings of the supreme board
were held at which the supreme oracle
and the members of the supreme board
of managers worked untiringly in their I
efforts TO place the Royal Neighbors
of America upon a sound and growing !
basis. At times their efforts seemed |
comparatively fTuitless and many dis |
were met with, yet the /
present great prosperity of the society |
is in no small measure due to the un-