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THE MORNING dKiSgp JS"! AIS 3 ATDKUA Y, NOVEMBER 29, 1902. . VISIT OF OPSE READ Well-Known Novelist Ar rives in Portland. TELLS YARNS OF WILL VISSCHER Finds HI Friend's Enthusiastic De scriptloiiK of Oregtm's Wonders Are Snrpassed Only by the Grandeur of the Scenery. "If the -world were all a flower garden It would be all sentiment and no humor," said Opie Read, creator of characters and artist In words, at the Portland yester "day. "Tropical peoples have no humor. It is the struggles, the hardships, the tribula tions of life in the Northern countries that bring out and develop the 'saving sense of humor' the great lubricant for the frictions of existence." t The author of "Emmet Bonton." "A Kentucky Colonel," "The Jucklins," and a long list of other much-read books, crossed one leg oyer the other and bit off a fresh cigar, a long, slender weed of the sort that has helped make Pittsburg fa mous. "Have a 'stogie'?" said he. cordially, proffering one. "They're the same that Andrew Carnegie, Matt Quay, "William Penn and all the other great men, from Pittsburg to Philadelphia, smoke and give their friends." He thrust one hand deep iuto his trous ers' pocket, and leaning his huge frame against the counter, went on: "Speaking of humor, .now, you know "Will Visscher? All the old-timers here remember him. Used to be on The Ore gonian. and his enthusiasm for all things about this remarkable state has afforded us a good deal of entertainment on past occasions.4 He would tell us of the eter nal greennef.s of Oregon, the delightful climate,- the wonderful scenery, the beauty of the Columbia, the grandeur of Mount Hood, the majesty of the forests, the heavenly character of the people." Here Interposed Wallace Bruce Ams bary, the genial arid well-known poet and ex-actor, who, with the other poet, Charles Eugene Bankf, makes the trio who are touring the West to the benefit of audiences in the Y. M. C. A. halls of all the large towns. "And now." said Mr. AmsBary, "we are beginning to learn how well founded was VIsscher's enthusiasm." "I was about to add," went on Mr. Read, "that as we passed the lovely gardens on the banks of the Willamette today, and latr noted the beauty of this city and of nature hereabouts, I felt that I should never laugh again at VIsscher's descriptions." "Where is he now? He has made quite a hit on the stage. In my play 'The Starbucks, which appeared about a year ago, I placed a negro character. I de signed him especially for Vissch'. and as you may imagine, I drew him in charcoal. Well, during Jim Nelll's run of 10 weeks with it in Chicago, Vissch made the strike of his life. Everybody said he was the best negro character ever eeen on a Chi cago stage. Before the first production of that play I said to Vlsscher: 'Now I don't want you to 'act' in this part at all just be your natural self speak those lines just as you would in your own way off the stage,' and he did.. "Vissch was a Kentuckian, and at one time was amanuensis to George D. Pren tice. Later he went.a.roving. He fell off all the high peaks of Colorado, and cow boyed In Wyoming until he lost his Sam sonlan hair. Bill' Nye touched on this once when he wrote: " 'Colonel Visscher, whose locks were once so flowing, and which are now so flown. " "Nye used to s?nd him invitations from time to time to visit him at his North Carolina home. Visscher, in Chicago, gave little heed until Nye. wrote: " 'Dear Vtescher: I have a field of grow ing rye which will run about IS gallons to the acre Come to the harvest.' "That drew him. ' "Visscher was an old soldier, and he wrote one .of the finest descriptions of a battle that was ever, penned. Mr. Atns . bary, there, has made old Army men ' fnirly jump from their seats with enthus iasm with his recitation of 'Battle as Vis?cher called it. "The Colonel went up Into 'the 'thumb of Michigan once, making McKinley speeches. He says he will never go there anymore they are such chilly people. The only man, he told us, who said anything in his hearing on that trip worth remem bering was an old farmer who came to the station with a spring-wagon for him. He- was to speak at the schoolhouse eight miles away through the snowdrifts and the fitorm. The old fellow came out of the dark with a lantern dimly burning. He held it up to VIsscher's face and after a careful scrutiny inquired: " 'Be you the speaker?' " 'Yes," replied Visscher. " 'Wall, I mistrusted as much.' " Mr. Bead Is a man of middle age. de signed on a very generous plan. He looks Hko some character just stepped forth from some of hie own works a Southern planter, for example, or a story-telling Bohemian-statesman of the old Southwest. The chat drifted to the subject of books end authorship. He 'laughed at the ac count of a little editorial which appeared in The Oregonlan some years ago. It was in reply to the question of a correspon dent "Mr. Editor: To settle a dispute please state which is the greater writer Kipling, Stephen Crane or Archibald Clavering Gunter?" To which the reply was given: "Kipling's work to literature. Crane's Is promising, who is Gunter?" "Yes." said Mr. Read, after the- laugh. "Crane's work was promising and that was all. He wrote most entertainingly. but he created no character, and It is tho creation of characters that gives such im mortality as fiction may attain. Bill Nye Is forgotten and h!e writings have gone too. while the characters of Mark Twain will keep green the memory of the writer long after he is dead. Dickens.' characters give his fame perennial Spring." "What do you think of Mao MacLane's leap for glory?" "She is a freak. Such driveling egotism as she has written, about 'tooth brushes,' her 'intensity,' etc.. should 'be kept from the hands of all the young lest it .produce more foole than the writer. She is but a faint echo of that other fountain of femi nine egotism Marie Bashkirtceff. Mary's book was the cause of the article I wrote on the subject of 'Cleanliness In Liter ature.' " "What are you writing now?" "I am engaged on a play for James Nelll, and, by the way, I can see the skeleton -of a fiction gradually gathering flesh that will include some' characters of this Northwest, who will have something to say of it. You know when people read about a place in fiction, they always want to see It, and I would really like everyone to have the pleasure of seeing this region, as I am." READINGS AT Y. J. C. A. Visitlnpr Authors Entertain Audience With Stories and I'ocms. At the auditorium of the Y. M. C. A. last night Messrs. Read, Banks and Ams bary gave readings of American stories and poems to a large audience. The pro gramme consisted of the following selec tions: PART I. Home-Made- Poems "Waitln Fer the Cork Ter Bob," "Jes" Contemplatln'," Mr. Aras bary. Poems of Peace "The Singer and the Song," "Makt: Way for the Man," Mr. Banks. OPIE READ THE WELL-KNOWN NOVELIST, IN PORTLAND. Drawn from life by Lute Pease. Arkanpaw Hlver Sketch "Big Bill and Little Bill;" Mr. Read. A Mountain Drama "On the Middle Divis ion," "Alvah Milton Kerr." Mr. AmsbarJ'. PART II. Serious Verso "Processional." Mr. Barjs. A Kentucky Feud "He was a Bronson," Mr. Read. Illinois French Dialect Sketches "De Cirque at Ol St. Anne." "De Captain of the Mar gucrettc." Mr. Amsbary. Dialect Poems "Auerbach's Baby," "Mary und Her Lamb," Mr. Banks. Character Tmpersonatlonsr "Shooting Out the Moon," "Paying His Fare," Mr. Read. WOMAN'S CLUB MEETS. IntereMtlnff Pnjiern hy Mrs. Miller and Mrs. McCormnelc. ' The programme at the Woman's Club yesterday afternoon was of unusual Inter est. Mrs. Robert Miller, of Oregon City, gave a most interesting talk, which she called "Glimpses of Oregon History." Mrs. Nellie Condon-McCormack, daughter of Professor Condon, of the State Univer sity, read a very interesting address on the early geology of Oregon, and there were besides some exquisite musical se lections. Mrs. Miller made the Interesting state ment that Oregon, in its short history, has contribnted more to literature than the colonies did in 150 years. Mrs. Miller read with charmlngj expression Mrs. Dye's "When Oregon Rains are Reigning," Sam L. Simpson's "Beautiful Willamette," and "The Man With the Hoe," by Edwin Markham, who is, as is not generally known, a native of Oregon. The music Included a piano solo by Mrs. Charles L. Bass; two solos, "Song of Thanksgiving" and "The Song That My Heart's a-Slnging." by Mrs. Theron G. Fell, with accompaniments by Mrs. Thom as, and two fine songs by Miss Mary Con yers, of Oregon City, a singer new to Portland, and one possessed of a very sweet voice and charming personality. Miss Conyers, whose accompanist was Mrs. E. E. Williams', sang De Koven's "Dainty Dorothea," and as an encore "The Rosary" (Nevin). At the Tjusiness meeting several direc tors were elected for the board of the School of Domestic Science.. They were as follows: Mrs. A. H. Breyman, to serve three years; Mrs. A. Stalger and Mrs. M. A. Daltcn, to serve two years; Mrs. Rose Hoyt and Mrs. Julia Marquam, to serve one year each. Mrs. Dunlway, as presi dent of the Woman'si Club, is also en titled to serve on this board. support, and that for a time she had worked at the Home Ranch Theater. Both had been arrested at this theater, which is also a beer hall, and both swore that they were but 17 yeara of age. The case was considered, and Deputy City Attorney Fitzgerald thought it was wise to con tinue their cases, but to hold them as witnesses on a charge which would be made against the saloon-keeper. Ac cordingly a complaint was filed against him, which was served before qvenlng. Lane said that he was not the proprietor of the saloon, but only a barkeeper. The fact that he sold the liquor to he minors; If such can be proved, however, will be sufficient to convict him. In speaking of the matter one of the attorneys said: "This- is an evil that needs remedying, and there is a good chance to make con victions under the state law. There are many minors that are "in the habit of -frequenting saloons, and it could easily be stopped. The state law Is very sweeping on this matter. Any one who sells liquor to a minor Is considered guilty of a crime, and the fact that the minor looks to be of age or has said that he is of age is no protection. CHARGE IS GRAND LARCENY Landnn Accused of Robbing: the Sen Insurance Compnny. NEW YORK, Nov. 2S. William Landau, of Buffalo, who was arrested yesterday In connection with' an alleged cotton swindle, through which Ladenburg, Thai man &. Co., bankers, of this city, were reported to have lost S2CO.000. was . ar raigned today and held In $1000 ball for examination on January S, on a charge .of grand larceny. In the affidavit on which he 'was held the name of Ladenburg, Tnalman & Co. was scratched out and the name of the Sea Insurance Company, which has- offices in this city, was substituted. Mr. Thai man, who was in court, would not make any explanation of the change, though he said that his firm was thoroughly protected. TO SUE DR. M'LEAN SOLD - LIQUOR TO MINORS On Thin Clinrsre George Lane Ik Placed Under Arrest. Charged with having sold liquor to mln onf, George Lane, proprietor of the Home Ranch Theater, at Second and Couch streets, was la"kt night placed under ar rest and held under ?100 ball to appear in court today. The arrest grew from two cases that appeared In the Municipal Court yesterday morning. A poorly dressed and slender-built boy, and a girl, of the same description, were before the Judge on' a charge of vagrancy.' The boy testified that he was not a vagrarit and that he had friends who would testify that he had intended going to work within & day or two. He had been in the employ of the Jabour Carnival Com pany, and since it had disbanded f6r the Winter was left out of a job for a time. The girl said that she also had means' q OfilcerK of rhi Delta Thetn. NEW YORK. Nov. 2S. The Phi Delta Theta, which has been in session ,here all week, elected officers today as follows: President, John E. Brown, of Columbus, O.; treasurer, John IT. Dewltt, Nashville, Tenn.; secretary. Frank J. R. Mitchell. Chicago: reporter and editor of the Scroll. Royal H. " Switzer. St. Louis; historian, Arthur B. McCrill. Providence. R. L; trus tees, Herbert H. Ward, Cleveland, O.; James C. Moore, Jr., Philadelphia; Lamar Hardy, New York; Hugh Miller, Colum bus, Ind. To Put It Bonds on Market. NEW YORK, Nov. 28. The Tennessee Coal, Iron &RaiIroad Company has ap plied to the New York Stock Exchange to list $4,347,000 general mortgage 5 per cent bonds, due in 1931. More Stoelc in Plow Work. SPRINGFIELD, 111., Nov. 28. The Mo line Plow Works, of Mollne, today certi fied to the Secretary of State an Increase in capital stock from $2,400,000 to $3,200,000. What to Ho Until the Doctor Arrives. "One of my children was taken with cramp colic and suffered severely." says S. B. Elzee. of Monett, Mo. "I telephoned for a doctor, then gave a dose of Cham berlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, and a few minutes later a second dese. Before the doctor came the child was relieved." For sale by all druggists- John Thomas Wants Dam ages for Ccw3 Killed, ALSOOR INJURY TO BUSINESS Dairyman Denies Authority of State Veterinarlun nnd Charges Will ful Confiscation of His Property. State Veterinarian William McLean is threatened with a lawsuit. This is the outcome of his condemnation of G5 cows belongiug to John Thomas, of Falrvlew. Last week Dr. McLean Inspected Thomas' dairy' cows and found thdt number affect ed with tuberculosis. On his order four of them were killed. Mr. Thomas now wants .damages. He alleges thit his property was willfully confiscated and that Dr. McLean had no authority to take tho action that he did. He has engaged Milton W. Smith as his attorney. Mr. Smith was asked last night what the damagestwould amount to. "About $400 or ?500," said Mr. Smith. "Does this cover the value of the ani mals and the Injury to Mr. Thomas' bus iness?" was asked. "Yes,' replied Mr. Smith. "Will any more animals be killed?" asked the reporter. "No." "When will the suit be brought?" "That depends on what Dr. McLean will do. Mr. SEhomas' property has been un lawfully 'confiscated." There are 61 other diseased cows in the herd. The outcome of the dispute will be watched with Interest. Dr. McLean wel comes the suit, as It will help him to as certain whether he has authority to con demn cattle that are afflicted with dis ease. "You are the best friend I have," said he to Mr. Smith when that gentleman demanded pay for the animals that had been killed. "Now I'll know just where I stand." Dr McLean said last night that he would make no more tests until request ed to do so. This means that diseased herds will have no restraint, and that their milk may be sold and flesh mar keted. He says that he can do nothing under the present laws, and that new laws are absolutely essential to the protection of. the public. "I have acted under general instruc tions," said he, "from the Oregon Do mestic Animal Commission, to make in spections wherever I deemed them needed." This commission is composed of Gov ernor Geer, Secretary of State Dunbar and President of the State Board of Agri culture W. H. Wehrung. The reporter asked Dr. McLean last night If he would do the same as he had done if another case similar to this one came -up. "No," he replied, "I never expected such results as have come. I thought I was doing a kindness to Mr. Thomas and a duty to the public. The outcome has been clearly unjust to Mr. Thomas. It is, however, but a fair example of the opera tion of the present law. There is no money for compensating a man whose animals have been condemned, and hence the law works rank injustice and fails to safeguard the public. It can be enforced at present only upon scattered Individ uals. In order to be Just it should be en forced upon all without distinction. "Last September Dr. E. N. Hutchinson, of tho Bureau of Animal Industry, noti fied me that 20 hogs from Mr. Thomas' farm were diseased with tuberculosis. Hd thought the disease came from feeding the animals Infected whey. I do not think this was the cause, for other farmers in that, vicinity wre using this feed, and it all came from a common source. Their animals, however, were not diseased. Six years ago Dr. James Withycombe found six or eight cows in Thomas' herd dis eased with tuberculosis. Dr. Withycombe did a kindness to Mr. Thomas In that ex amination, and I aimed to do the same. I had 'no Idea that so many cows would teact to the test. The disease evidently was spread by two bulls." "I do not believe In transmission of tuberculosis from a cow tp human beings except by exposure. By this I mean that I am not convinced that the disease is so transmitted. "Two years ago an event occurred which would indicate that human beings are not susceptible to bovine tuberculosis. I found four cows all "affected with the disease, and they had been supplying milk to a family for a number of years. When they they were slaughtered, every organ In the body showed traces of the disease. Pus was found in the lungs, liver, and everywhere. Every member of the fam ily using the milk was perfectly healthy. The milk that th'ey had used had come only from these cows, and therefore they had been subjected to the full danger of the disease, if any danger existed." Pullman car Formosa; hips and back badly-injured. Samuel Ellis. Jersey City, N. J., porter Pullman car Otho; arms sprained and hand mashed. The others were only slightly Injured. The train was delayed until 6 o'clock A. M. Then a new train was made up and the run to St. Louis was resumed. The train was running at a high rate of speed, 35 miles beyond the scene of the first wreck, when it ran into an open switch at Carbin. The engineer saw the danger, but was running tqo fast to stop. The front trucks of the engine left the track, and another delay was caused. Nobody was hurt in the second wreck, and little damage was done. All the passengers Injured near Dan ville were taken to St. Louis. All will recover. TWO EN'GIXES BUTT IX. Both Are Demolished and Several Trainmen Are Injured. MISSOULA, Mont., Nov. 28. Two freight trains on the Northern Pacific came ' together In a head-on colision about three miles cast of Missoula thlti morning at JS o'clock. Engines No. 1235 and 1263 were completely demolished. The former engine was in charge of En gineer Sterne, who was badly Injured. The fireman on the same engine sus tained a broken leg, and was taken to the hospital here. The engineer on engine 1255 was severely injured and will prob ably die'. A car of furniture belonging to (J. E. Griffith, an Army officer stationed at Portland, Oi.. was badly wrecked. The car was in charge of Henry .Greenich, who escaped without Injury. A man and a boy boarded the car at Helena. The former had his leg broken. The body of the boy has not been found. The accident is attributed to a conflict of orders. It is not yet known whether the train which pulled out from Missoula had its clearing orders or not. WHO TOOK THE DIAMOND?, HARRY THOMAS, CHARGED WITH THEFT, OFFERS AX ALIBI. Train Runs Into Open Switch. LA CROSSE, Wis., Nov. 28. An east bound Northwestern passsnger train was wrecked by an open switch near Lytles I this afternoon. Four m.en, members of ! a bridge crew, and the engineer and fire- man were seriously hurt. Aside from the j shaking up the passengers experienced no Injury. Wreck Injures Three People. CHICAGO. Nov 2S. An pno-inp nn Wisconsin- Central outgoing freight train was wrecked early today at Des Plaines, I Injuring three persons, one fatally. The accident was caused by the locomotive j jumping the track. ATTACK ON SUGAR TRUST Suit to Restrain Denllna; in Coffee und Compel Division o2 Profits. TRENTON. N. jTNov. 28. Robert J. Trimble today filed in the Court of Chan cery a bill askinir that tho Amprlom s gar Refining Company be restrained from J dealing in coffee; that it be restrained from selling sugar at less than cost, and that' the directors of the company be com pelled to distribute among the stockhold ers a portion of its undivided profits, which, the bill alleges, amount to about $50,000,000. This bill is an amendment of one that was filed by Mr. Trimble in Mr.y, . to accomplish similar purposes, and which was dismissed on demurrer on technical grounds, with leave to file an amended I bill. Mr. Trimble charges In his bill that the company's charter, gives it no authority to deal In coffee; and that, as a result of the fight with the Arbuckies, the company Js selling .sugar at less than cost. It is also alleged that as a result of this fight some $50,000,000 of undivided profits have been expended, and that unless the order is granted and the fight Is discontinued, the remaining undivided profits will also be spent. Portlnnd-St. Louis. Do you know about the new tourist service between Portland and St. Louis and .Memphis? Call up O. R. & N. ticket office. Third and Washington. Mrs. Bell Says He Played Cards With Her All Evening But the Victim Identifies Him. The case of Harry Thomas, charged with stealing a diamond from S. P. Hanlwalt on Saturday, November 22, was yesterday continued in the Police Court on account of a legal technicality that the Judge had to read up on before he was able to render a decision. The evidence was conflicting. From the testimony of the prosecution there is every indication that the detec tives, Day and Weiner, have captured the right man. The defense, on the other hand, had a witness who swore positive ly that she was engaged in a game of cards with the defendant from S o'clock until 12:30 on the evening that the rob bery took place. W. T. Hume had charge of the trial for the defense, and Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Gatens had "the case for the state.-- The clash between them came when the defendant was called upon the stand and Attorney Gatens began to question him as to his past career. Thomas admitted being a wild character and that it was his picture that Detective Day had in his collection, known as the rogues' gallery. He based his case, however, upon being able to prove that he had been at his room all evening Saturday, November 2. He was called on the stand by his attorney to make this statement, and when the state commenced to ques tion him closely an objection was raised. The Judge was not sure that the man was compelled to submit to the ques tions asked him. and continued the case. The first witness called was S. P. Hani- wait. He testified that after the theater Saturday night he had boarded an "S" street-car to go to his home, in South Portland. Two men had got on the car1 and at once attracted his atentlon by their peculiar actions. One was a large man, he said, and upon being shown the rogues' gallery, he at once picked out the picture of a man nnmed Carter. "Carter," he said, "brushed against every one and stepped on the people's toes. Thomas (whom he Identified) was with him and kept close to him. Carter got beside me and raised him overcoat, which he carried on his arm, until It 4 struck my cigar, and covered my eyes. Thomas was standing at my other side. and I think that at that time my diamond was taken. I missed the pin as soon j as I got home, and went, to the station , at once and described the man. I saw him ' so plainly that I am sure It was Thomas." : W. C. Puffer, who was on the same car, , was called and testified to having seen j Thomas and Carter on the car, and hav- j lng notlftd their actions. j Detective Joe Day was called and said j that he had arrested the men a short time before, recognizing" them from the pictures that he had, but as he had no charge against them was compelled to let j them go with the promise they would, j leave town. ' ; "They said they- would have to stay a ' day or so," said he, "to wait for some Spokane, but promised that they would not do anything while they were here." He also testified to having seen them on the street near the theater about 11 o'clock Saturday evening. Mrs. Alice Bell, who lives at 275 Salmon street, was then called and gave testi mony, which. If accepted, would knock all the rest out of court. "Thomas roomed at my house." said she, "for about a week. One Saturday night he was not feeling well and did not go , .down town for supper. In the evening a neighbor came In and with one of the. other roomers we spent the evening play ing cards. I am sure he was not put of the house before 12:30." Thomas was called and gave the same testimony. But the attorney for the de- I fense objected to any cross-questioning. "I am willing for the court to ask any mi , 1 " Ye diners-out fronf I B whom we guard our S 1 spoons" la Lord Macaulay Those thus satirically apostro phized would have been doub ly tempted had the spoons been of Gorham Silver so admirably fashioned that to see them is to covet. Yet so moder ate in price are these masterpieces of the sil versmith's art that they are within everybody's reach. To make sjire that you get Gorham silver insist on seeing the trade-mark. All responsible jewel era keep it B j STCRUMQ question that it wishes." said he. "but I object to the attorney for the prosecu tion Interrogating the witness at all." The question was then debated at soma length, and Judge Hogue continued the case until Monday. . PERSONAL MENTION. Mr. and Mrs. I. Gevurtz will be at home at their new residence, 225 Tenth street, Sunday afternoon, November 30, from 2 to 5. Julius C. Lang, of the firm of Iang & Co., who left Monday for Seattle to be come president of the National Grocery Company, was presented with a beautiful loving cup by the employes of the firm just before his departure. The presenta tion took place in the office lately occu pied by Mr. Lang. W. B. Roberts being the spokesman of the employes. Mr. Lang thanked the donors in a few appro priate words, saying that Portland would always retain a warm place in his heart and that he hoped to visit the city fre quently. WASHINGTON. Nov. 2S. (Special.) Mrs. John A. Logan gave a brilliant re ception last evening upon the 25th anni versary of the wedding of her daughter to Major William F. Tucker. Major Tucker is now stationed at Portland' as Chief Paymaster of the Department of the Columbia, but Is spending a month's NEW YORK, Nov. 2S. Special.) North western people registered at New York hote'n today as follows: From Portland S. J. Bishop, 4 at the Cosmopolitan: Mrs. J. B. Montgomery, at the Fifth Avenue. From Tacoma J. A. Lyon, R. M. Lyon, at the 'Normandie. From Seattle Mrs. M. L. Knettle. at tha Normandie: Miss Montgomery, Mrs. F. T. Minor, Miss Minor, at the Fifth Avenue. From Spokane Miss Morrison, at the Netherland. GoIiik to Memphis ? Before starting call up O. R. & N. ticket office and ask about the new tourist car service via Denver, Kansas City and St. Louis. City ticket office. Third and Washington. NOT A PASSENGER KILLED Biff Four Wreck Remit In Serious Injnry of Only Three. INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 2S. Passenger train No.' 43, the St. Louis Flyer, on the Big Four, was wrecked at 1:30 this morn--lng on a high embankment a half mile we3t of Avon, Hendricks County, just across the line from Marlon County, ,and sis miles east of Danville. Three passen gers were seriously injured and a dozen or more were slightly hurt, but none fatally. The train was running at high speed and struck a broken rail. The engine and two mall cars passed over It safely, but the other cars left the track. The New York sleeper on the rear end rolled over twice and down the embankment of 25 feet, landing bottom side up. It con tained three passengers, the porter and the conductor. The sleeper next to It was from Cleveland. In It were 11 passengers. This car turned completely over, but re mained at the top of the embankment. The Imprisoned passengers got out by breaking out one of the windows, and all escaped with slight Injuries. The next s'eeper broke down at the forward end and stood across the track. No one in it was hurt. The two forward cars next to the mail cars left the track, but did not turn over. A telephone on an adjoining farm was used to send for help. Danville was noti fied flrs't, and- every available surgeon in the town was sent at once to the wreck. At the same time Indianapolis was noti fied, and a special train with wrecking crew was made up as hastily as possible. At o o'clock this morning tho train had been searched, and all the passengers had been accounted for. They were put into the mail cars and taken to Danville. Ar rangements were at once made to send all who were able to travel on West. They were due to reach St. Louis at noon. A partial list of the injured is as fol lows: Mrs. Anna Englehart, MIddleport, O.; terribly cut about the head; Injuries may be fatal. Mrs. Stephen Englehart, MIddleport, O.; seriously cut about the head and bruised on the body. Ira L. Kline, Cleveland; face badly bruised. Otto Gresham. Chicago, son of the late Walter Q. Gresham; shoulder sprained. Charles Wood, Los Canos, Cal.; head injured. George Brand. Norf oik, -Va. ; slightly in jured. v J. C. Harris, St. Louis, porter Pullman car Formosa; badly bruised. George Q, Doan, St. Louis, conductor j XLhc Gbrtstmas & ft A Superbly Illustrated I 1 tjc JC Holiday Magazine - til "High Water Mark of Sf W Color Reprod miction 99 'jjf Alice Caldwell Hegan ElLzaceth Cherry Valts j&Hk Virginia "Woodward Cloud Joel Chandler Harris IMsl wM' W$k jfls& Lillie Hamilton French Anne Douglas Sedgwick . mMWr' "Wk Burton E. Stevenson Josephine Dodge Daskam Pf ' M mt'''TPt'r I&u tCpA Richard Whiteing Henry Loomis Nelson .p ?Si YM'Mm m Th. a.. JJayiii, Howard Pyle Tessie "Willcox Smith 7. L.Jacobs A. B. Frost Florence S. Shinn Granville Smith Charles R. Knight J. M. Gleescn Albert Sterner Charlotte Harding Sarah S. Stilwell Louis Loeb and others Containing such a long array of Christmas features bright stories, beautifully illustrated articles, etc., etc. that it is impossible to name all of them in this space. HOWARD PYLE'S EXQUISITE PAINTINGS Of "The Travels of the Soul,"'called "the high-water mark of color reproduction," with other fine colored pictures, and one of Timothy Cole's great wood-cngravings of an old Spanish master in black and white, etc. FIRST CHAPTERS OF "LOVEY MARY' By the Author of "Mrs. Wtggs' A new and very amusing serial story, reintroducing Mrs. Wiggs. Illustrated by Mrs. Shinn. THE STEEL TRUST A most enlightening article neither by way of attack nor de fense, but just a fair, truthful account of this marvelous cor poration. By Henry Loomis Nelson. "THE YELLOW VAN" By the Author of "No. 5 John Street. " "The Making of the Universe' with remarkable pictures. "The Day Nurseries of New York," beautifully illustrated. Christmas Stories and Poems by many writers. New Subscribers be.gin their yearl" subscptfn with this Christmas number will re ceive the November number free of 'charge, and so begin the volume and all the serials. Price, $4.00. LOVEY MARY AND MRS. WIGQS An illustrationor the nra- serial story by the author of " Mrs. Wiggs" which begins in December TO APPEAR SOON "More papers on the so-called'Trusts Standard Oil, American Sugar Refinery, etc. The picturesque story of Benedict Ar nold's march through the Maine woods. Mr. Dooley's "Opinions" on literary topics. A series of richly illustrated articles on the world's great exchanges. New material regarding Sir Walter Scott and Edgar Allan Poe. Ray Stannard Baker's brilliant papers on "The Great Northwest," illustrated by Blumenschein. "Census Studies," curious and inter esting facts contributed by the Director of the Census. Short Stories or Novelettes by Ruth McEnery Stuart, Will N. Harben, John Luther Long, Elliott Flower, Frank Nor ris, Eden Phillpotts, Kate W. Hamilton, George Hibbard, Herbert D. Ward, Edwin A. Dix, David Gray, -and others. More of Timothy Cole's exquisite en gravings of Old Spanish Masters. Richard WTiiteing's serial story, "The Yellow Van," is a novel of English rural life, the heroine an American "school marm," who marries a duke. , Union. Sq-uaye, New The Century Co. York If