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Calling cards, wad
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Job printing to order
at the East Oregonlan.
WEATHER REPORT
Probably fair tonight;
Saturday enow.
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER.
VOL. 'J 2.
PENDLETON, OISEUON, Fill DAY, DECEM1JE1I L'4, 1501.
NO. G7SO
ANOTHER FATAL
IE DISASTER
Eight Lives Lost and 400
Others Imperiled by Explo
sion of Gas.
QUICK RESCUE WORK
SAVES MANY MINERS
O)on Lamp Cause Explosion In Mine
at Perrin 111., and Eight Are Killed
Management Immediately Start
Rescue Work and Hundreds of
Lives Are Saved After Damp
Stops Work of Rescuers Damage
Not Estimated.
St. Louis, Dec. 24. Eight men
were killed and the .lives of 400 oth
ers were imperiled by an explosion of
raa in mine "A" of the Chicago &
Carte rvllle Coal company at Perrin,
111., late yesterday. Open lamps car
ried by the mine engineer and his as
sistants caused the disaster, accord
ing to a long telephone message from
the mine office. .There were three
men and & boy In this party. All lost
their lives.
Prompt action by the management
resulted In tho safe exit of the hun
dreds of men at work below grcuml
Within five minutes after the first
report of the explosion mlneM In the
lmmi'd ate vicinity of the accident
were started toward tho surface and
on the return trips of thj cages res- j
cuers were lowered to ent'ies No. f
7 and No. S west, whero tho catas- j
trophe took place. j
Mine Engineer Killed.
Among the dead wore:
W. T. Pierre, mine engineer.
Eugene Barrett, assistant ei.glnier.
Thomas Williams, aas.i fin: mana
ger. Thomas (lulnney, superintendent of
the mine, nnd Robert Huston, man
ager, headed the first reliy of res
cuers. Despte the black damp that flow
ed Into the chambers adjoining those
In which Pierce and his party were
killed, these men plunged into the
workings. Three bodies blociccl their
path. Hasty examination shewed that
the men were alivo and they were
rushed to tho aurfaco. One was A
J. Huston, a brother of the manager
The others. Charles Klem and Albert
Shclton. wore with Huston, revived,
and all are expected to recover from
the effects of the gas
After Dump Stops Rescuers.
The rescuers next found the bodies
of Snyder, Greeco and Romeo, miners.
None of these men had ben burned,
the condition of the corpses testify
ing to the force of the concussions.
The body of Harbor, a miner, was
badly burned, the features being
scorched almost beyond recognition.
Efforts of the rescuers to penetrate
more deeply Into the workings were
repulsed by Increasing after damp.
The ventilating apparatus of the mine
had not been damaged, but It could
not cope successfully with the gases
and Gulnney and Huston and their
helpers were forced to retreat, leav
ing the bodies of Pierce and his com
panions. Joy nnd Grief Mingled.
News of the disaster spread through
Perrin and women and children
rushed nt once to the shaft house.
As the cage emptied load after load
of rescued miners, sobs of 'anguish
gave way to cries of joy. These In
turn were soon hushed to murmurs
of sympathy us the bodies of the dead
were brought to tho surface.
Immediately after the explosion
State Mine Inspector Little of Car
hondale. was notified. He arrived a
few hours later and Is overseeing the
work of the fire fighters.
The danige to the mine cannot yet
TICKET OFFICE
Hereafter when you want to gain
Information relative to the arrival of
trains do not nsk the central girl .but
call the O. n. & N. ticket office, Main
4 2. You will bo able to secure all the
Information you need, according to C.
J. Jackson, freight nnd passenger
agent for the ra'lroad company.
"It Is the Intention of the railroad
company to give the best service pos
sible nnd our men have orders to an
swer 'phono calls and to give Inquir
ers full Information regarding trains,"
said Mr. Jackson to the East Orego
nlan today. "If people have trouble
In ringing the depot or In getting the
Information they need they should re-
port the matter to mo and I will givo
their complaints attention,"
This will be good news to local
people and Incidentally Mr. Jack-
TIE 1
AM; CLASSES AND PARTIES
HONOR "LITTLE TIM."
New York, Dec. 24. Finan
ciers rubbed elbows with
Bowery toughs, and republicans
mingled 'with democrats today
when the body of Timothy P.
Sullivan, the east side boss,
was burled. An Immense throng
attended the funeral, tho Bow
ery turning out en masse to
honor the memory of "Little
Tim," whoso purse has often
stood between them and hun
ger. Prominent politicians
from all over the state were
present, some of them aotjng as
pallbearers.
be accurately estimated. The colliery
Is one of the oldest In this section
and has had few accidents. The mine
Is under the active munngement of
J. B. Peters, of Carbondale, vice pres
ident of the Chicago & Carterville
Coal company. The president of the
concern is J. L. Bease of Chicago.
Mine officials were unable to ac
count for the seeming lack of caution
In using unprotected lamps. They
point out, however, that gas was not
known to exist In the west entries, and
it Is believed that the engineers party
stumbled Into a' recently formed
pocket.
No More Bodies Found.
Perrin, HI., Dec. 24. Although a
searching party has been working all
night under the direct on of the state
mine Inspector, Little, no bodies of
victims of the explosion in the mine
of the Chicago & Cartersvllle Coal
company in addition to tho eight al
ready recovered, have been founds In
vestigation Into the cause of the dis
aster Is being made today.
FIFTY BODIES LIE
DEAD UNDER RUINS
AW FIX DISASTER OCCURS IX
OKLAIIOMX RAILROAD SHOPS
Hock Inland Railroad Simps Wrecked
by Explosion Shortly lief on Noon
Seventeen Bodies Recovered Be
lieved Fifty Renenth Ruins.
Shawnee, Ok la., Dec. 24. Seven
bodies have been recovered from the
ruins of the Hock island railroad
shops here, which were wrecked by
an explosion shortly before noon. The
bodies of fifty employes urc believed
In lie beneath the ruins. The dis
aster was caused by explosion of a
'stationary engine In the shop.
RUNNERS ARE SUSPENDED.
s!ievarl and Hayes Susended from
Military Athletic League.
Philadelphia. Dec. 21 Meivin V.
Sheppard, champion middle distance
runner, and William J. Hayes of St.
George's Catholic club of this city,
were Indefinitely suspended yester
day by the governors of the Military
Athletic league of Philadelphia.
The league Is affiliated with the A.
A. IT., which must also suspend them
under the terms of its agreement
with the Philadelphia body. The men
were scheduled for a race here on
December 11 at a meet arranged by
file league. Both refused to run.
JOHN D. WILL SPEND
SIMPLE CHRISTMAS DAY
New York, Dec. 24. J. D. Rocke
feller will spend a simple Christmas
day. He will have turkey but no
Christmas tree. The Rockefellers
will attend a Chr.stmas service at the
Fifth Avenue Presbytorlan church in
the morning and will dine at tho r
Tarrytown home in the evening. Their
daughter, Mrs. Harold McCormach of
Chicago and her husband will bo the
guests of the Rockefellers.
ILL TELL
JACKSOi
son's attitude upon this subject ."hows j
that, the railroad company proposes!
to be more accommodating than in j
the pa.t rn the matter of giving out I
data regnrdlng trains. In the past
It has been i frequent complaint that
tho ticket office has refused to an
swer phone calls. The excuse ! ;;s
been that the force In the offlc ins
not been sufficient to permit of an
swering inq'ries. In view of Mr.
Jackson's firm stand nnd the ''ttsi ruc
tions ho has given his men thin plea
no longer can bo made. It will bo up
to the ticket office to give out Infor
mation relotlve to the trains, orrlv-
ng both during the day and night,
i Those who faol to get the office by
phone should comply with Mr. Jack
son's suggestion and file a complaint
with the agent.
EIGHT DEAD III
WAS TRAGEDY
Children's Impatience to See
Christmas Tree Starts Fire
Which Brrns Family.
LIGHT CANDLE ON TREE
WHILE PARENTS SLEEP
Parents in New Catle Prepare Sur
prise in Front Room for Children
Forbid Youngster from doing In
Room Until Morning Neighbors
See Light in Room After Parents
Retire JTliouRht That Curiosity of
Children Overt -a mo Parental Obe
dience. New Castle. Dee. 24. Eight persons
lost their Uvea early today In a fire
destroying the home of Guitena De
gerbo at Hillsdale, nine miles from
this city. The dead are Degerbo. his
wife, three children and three men
boarders.
The desire of the Degerbo chil
dren to see the ChrfStmas tree which
had been prepared for them In the
"front room" of their little home Is
believed to have been responsible for
the fire. Last evening the children
were sent to bed so the parents might
prepare the tree to make their Christ
mas the happiest.
After tile tree had been trimmed
Degerbo called several neighbors
to view it. The Ft tie ones were told
the room was being prepared for
Santa Claus' visit, and they could
not enter it until Christinas morn
ing Late last night tho neighbors
who visited the Degerbo home saw 4
I'ghta burning In the Christinas tree
room. It i now thought that unable
to rostr.iin their patience, the. chil
dren slipped In to see the tree after
the parents retired and Lighted one
of tho candhs which decorated it.
The candle the neighbors uWieve,
binned down during the night and
started the fire that imuffed out eight
lives.
NANCE O'NEIL WINS
RECOGNITION IX NEW YORK
New York. Dec. 24. Nance O'Nell
for years a great favorite on the Pa
cific coast stage but without recog
nition here, has won New York laur
els at last and Is heralded today as
one of the foremost emotional actress
es of the age. Following her great
success In "The Lily" which opened
last night in the Stuyvesant under the
direction of David Belasco. her po
sition Is established ubove question.
After the third act of the play the
curtain had to be run up 25 times In
answer to the Insistent applause. The
audience gave Miss O'Nell the sort of
demonstration that Is the dream of
aspirants to dramatic success. All
New York papers today agree in pay
ing her high compliments and pro
claiming her one of the best actresses
of the world of her type.
W. .1. BRYAN
THREATENED
WITH PNEUMONI
Jacksonville. Fla., Dec. 24. Wll
l am J. Bryan, who has been In this
city for several days as the guest of
his cousin, William S. Jennings, was
too ill last night to deliver his sched
uled lecture nt the Duval theater
for the benefit of the hospital.
Mr. Bryan is suffering from a se
vere cold and Is threatened with
p'oumonla. He has cancelled all fu
ture dates and will remain here for
several days.
A message from the bedside of
William J. Bryan at 11:30 o'clock
last night, declared he was resting
easy. Mr. Bryan's condition -ds in
no
way serious but his physicians say It
will bo necessary for him to remain
! Indoors for several days to ward off
the threatened pneumonia.
WIFE
ALMOST SACRIFICES
...
LIFE TO SAVE II US
Pittsburg. Dee.
old Del'a E.step
Joseph Ksti p. a
for her life in a
24
the -Eighteen-year-child
' wife ot ;
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inc. u Hospital toitay
while physicians are working to allay
her suffering from burns she received
last night in an attempt to get her
husband from the bur. operating
room of a Nlcol-nli.ui uh'.ru he met
;t ts d' fill. iXep. ho Is known on
;!o Pacific const as Lor.".;,", the ma- I
.;ic
lau
W.'M
'I"
rating picture ma
chine when tc.e Mm ex; I".-.e.l and en
vclopi .l him and !!' r.o;n in flames.
Through tho onlv Nil a square hide.
Mrs. Eslcp cndc.'ivou ,1 frantically hui )
in vain to ivsctie him and was horribly I
burned. I
Canadian Train Wrecked.
Toronto. Dee. 24. A Canadian Pa
cific railroad train from the north
west, eight persons on board, bound
east Is reported wrecked west of Sud
bury In Ontario. It Is reported that.
17 passengers were 'injured.
SCHLEY ROUSES
T
Demand that Peary Submit
Proofs to Danes Stirs up
American Geographers.
PROFESSIONAL PRIDE OF
AMERICANS RESENTS DEMAND
Declare Themselves Perfectly Compe
tent an .lodges and That Findings
do not Need Verification Would
Suhtiiit Data to Copenhagen Scien
tists Rut Not for Official Action
Egun Denies Danish King Decorated
Dr. Cook.
Washington, Dec 24. Rear Ad
mirHl Schley's demand that Com
modore Peary submit his polar data
to the consistory of the University
of Copenhagen for verification follow
ing that body's repudiation of Dr.
Cook; has raised a storm among the
membership of the National Geogra
phical society, which gives Peary a
clean. bill of health.
Leading members claim that the
scientists of the United States would
be demeaning themselves if they ac
knowledged that their findings need
ed verification. There seems to be
no disposition to withhold from the
Copenhagen board the data filed by
Peary, but there is a well defined op
position against turning It over to the
Danish scientises for official action.
The argument advanced by Admiral
Schley that such examination would
remove all question of doubt from the
claim of Peary, is accepted as rather
gratuitous. The records of Peary
have been found unimpeachable by
American scientists and therefore, the
question Is not, whether Peary is
riirht but whether the scientists are
. Say Nothing to be Guincxl.
"Nothing can be. gained by submit
ling Commander Peary's data to the
University of Copenhagen," said Pro
fessor Gannett, chairman of the com
mittre that passed upon Peary's
proofs, "and 1 do not see any reason
whv he should. The committee that
passed upon his papers Is fully quali
fied to arrive at an unbiased conclus
ion, notwithstanding that almost every
member is acquainted with Comman
Irr Pearv. nnd I need n"t say that the
investigations were carried on along
scientific lines, without regard to the
personality or the standing of either
claimant
Rear Admiral Chester, who attacked
Cook's data some time ago, denounc
ed the proposition of Admiral Schley
a "absurd." He declared he did not
believe that -the University of Copen-
hacen would consider making a re
ouest for the proofs, and that the
ivVwilo matter was a mare's nest. He
also drew attention to the fact that
the Royal Geographical society of
Encland and the Gebgraphical society
of Berlin had acknowledged Peary as
the discoverer of the pole, and that
the later society had planned to hon
or Pearv in Berlin next year.
Also he touched upon the verdict of
the Due d'Abruzzi, himself an explor
er of no small fame, that Peary had
placed foot on the apex of the world
as additional proof why the demand
of Admiral Schley might well be Ig
nored.
Danes Send Cook's Report
A cablegram dated Copenhagen to
J. Howard Gore, a member of the
special committee named to look into
the Cook data unofficially announced
iiiiii the Danish scientists had sent
their report on Cook's data to the Na
tional Geographical society. The re.
nnrt ami the field note book of Dr.
Cook probably will be reviewed by
I the committee early next month.
Cook Not Decorated.
That Pr. Cook was not decorated
by the king of Denmark as has hi en
generally supposed, is the substance
or ii statement made tonight by Dr.
Maurice V. Kgan, United States niln
istcr to Denmark. Dr. Kgan. who is
loll u leave of absence from his post.
Is spending the holidays In Washing
ton. 'oil mdnlon. Dr. Cook was not dec
oil opinion. Dr. Cook was
orated by the king." said Dr. hgan
tonight. The king hel l his decoration
back awaiting the decision of the Uni
versity of t'oponbnben. The honorary
i!t gree of the university conferred
upon Dr. t'oni and the medal which
II. e Koyal ideographical society of
IVnoKivk cave to him were not for
Ill's supposed discovery of the pole,
but for his previous achievements in
I polar explorations. particularly his
j.oik In the Belgiei expedition, lie wil!
not be iuke.1 to return these Honors.
"!f commander Tenry had appeared
in Copenhagen u short time after he
discovered the pole he would have re
ceived a reception equally as enthu
siastic from the king and the people."
H. R. Newport, the mayor of Her
mtston, has been hero today doing
Christmas shopp'g and transacting
business.
T
BRANDS DR. COOK
AS AN I.M POSTER.
New York, Dec. 24 The. ex
plorers' club this afternoon de
nounced Dr. Frederick A. Cook
as an 'imposter and declared his
claim to having scaled Mount
McKlnley ?s not borne out by
by the evidence secured by the
investigating committee. The
committee in Its report to the
board of governors made today
stated especially they did not
consider tho affidavits of Da
vid Barrill, who accompanied
Dr. Cook on his -Mt. McK nley
expedition.
OBJECTED TO BABIES.
This is Held to be Cause for Break
ing Engagement,
Topeka, Kan., Dec. 24. When a
woman-lets It be known that she ob
jects to babies it is sufficient grounds
for a man to refuse to make an en
gagement and the woman cannot re
cover for breach of promise.
This Is the decision of the KanBas
supreme court in the suit of Mary V.
Reynolds against J. Wilson Curry.
which was appealed from Jefferson
county. According to the records,
Curry paid court to Mary Reynolds.
He admitted in the lower court he
called often and stayed late at the
home of the young woman, and that
he really cared for her as a compan
ion.
He talked marriage to her many
times, but when he found she had
said she never wanted to be a mother
he refused to make the engagement
for marriage. He quit calling at the
home and later Miss Reynolds brought
suit for breach of promise.
DEAD IN BATH TUB
MARK TWAIN'S DAUGHTER ,
SUCCUMBS TO EPILEPSY
Arose and Gave Father Cordial Greet
ing and Went to Bath Room Maid
Found Her There Dead Half Hour
Later.
Redding, Conn., Dec. 24. Miss Jean
Clemens, the younger daughter of Dr.
Samuel L. Clemens (Mark Twain) was
found dead in a bath tub at her home
here shortly before eight o'clock
this morning by her maid, following
an nnr.ious wait for her mistress to
appear In her dressing room. Epilep.
sy from which she had suffered sever
al years, is giVen as the cause of her
death. During the last few months
her condition seemed Improved.
When she arose at srven o'clock
this morning she greeted her father
cordially and retired to her bath
room after Instructing her maid to be
ready In the dressing room half an
hour later. When the mistress failed
to nppenr, the maid Investigated and
found the body. Mark Twain is re
ported nearly prostrated with grief
and' it Is feared the shock may prove
serious. Miss Jean" Clemens is 25
years old and has recently acted as
her father's secretary. Twain's other
daughter, Clara, at present on her
honeymoon in Switzerland, has been
notified of her sister's death.
OVERALL TO GET BONUS
IF HE WINS 30 GAMES
Chicago, Dec. 24. President Mur
phy of the Chicago Cubs, announced
today that he has promised a $500
bonus to Orvall Overall if the big
right hander wins thirty games next
season. Orvall draws an extra check
for his work last season and Presi
dent Murphy promises hm another
If thirty games falls to the Cubs
through his efforts.
Conductor Frank U Coykendall.
popular O. R. N. employe, is to he
ado assistant superintendent, non-ding
to a report that Is now in cir
culation in railroad oircbs anil which
same has all indications of being au
thentic.
t this time no official announce
ment of the promotion has been made
but according to the ru.nor m circu
lation Coykemlall will be made assist
ant superintendent and will perform
the duties of trainmaster at Portland.
The change is brought about through
the resignation f J. D. Matheson, who
Is now the first assistant superin
tendent nt Portland. Mr. Matheson Is
to take a position with the Oregon &
Washington. His place as top assist
ant is to go to Walter tUiibl, formerly
private secretary to (General Maiiam r
F. L. COIMALL TO BE IDE
ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT
! ZELflYA DOES
SKIODDJTUNT
Former President Making
Tracks tor Mexican Ship
and Will Sail Away.
UNITED STATES SENDS
W ARNING TO MADRIZ
Dictator Hound for Mexico and Then
to Brussels Estrada's Cause Grow
ing More Popular Madrlz' Term
Doomed U. S. Holds President Re
sponsible for Americans' Safety
. .Estrada Moves Upon Capital and
Nothing Can Save It.
Managua, Dec. 24. There U no
doubt in the minds of the people to
day that former President Zelaya is
preparing to flee to Europe. Early
today a guard of soldiers who re
mained loyal to the dictator, march
ed to his mansion. It c'b reported they
win escort him to Oorinto, where he
will board a Mexican gunboat that
lies in the harbor. It is believed that
Zelaya will go from Corlnto directly
to Mexico. From there he will go to
Brussels, to remain until the cr sis in
Nicaragua has passed.
Estrada's cause is gaining much
popularity and support among the
inhabitants of the capital. It is con
sidered more than a possibility that
the Madriz government will be over
thrown even before Estrada's victo
r'ous forces reach Managua on the
march that was begun today.
U. S. Warns Madriz.
Washington, Dec. 24. Following a
premonitory warning to President
Madriz that the United States will
hold him personabbly responsible for
th safety of Americans In the west
erft part or1 JCTt-JAirta- tl:f tt te.;
partment last night extended more
than moral encouragement to the rev
olutionists. Under orders from Sec
retary Knox, American Red Cross
funds are to be expended 'In caring
for the sick and wounded of both
armies, more than 2000 of whom are
Incapacitated in Bluefields.
This move on the part of the United
States Is expected to be more effica
cious than a strong force.
"Bread Instead of bullets," is the
watchword of the state department,
and it is benerally believed that the
prospects of food and medical atten
tion will w'.n over more men from
the government ranks than any other
plan that could be adopted.
Managua Will Fall.
Bluefields, Dec. 24. General Dias
and his insurgent forces today began
an advance upon Managua, and It is
believed before tomorrow night that
Estrada's other army will be moving
toward the capital. Since the sweep
ing defeat of the Zelayans at Rama
and Recoro, detachments of the rebel
' army have been pursuing the troops
j of the former president that avoid
j ed capture. The remnants of the di'c
t tator's troops have either been driven
to the mountainous country in the in
terior or have been disposed of and
practically nothing stands in the path
of Estrada. It is believed that noth
ing can s"ve the capital from falling
into the hands of the rebels.
Strike Not Yet Settled.
Minneapolis, Dec. 21. President
i Hawley. and a committee of railway
! switchmen, are again in conference
with railroad manngers today in an
effort to settle the northwest strike,
j Yesterday's conference at St. Paul
failed to bring the dispute any near
er to a settlement
O'Brien. A. Buckley, now assistant
superintendent and who is now train
master between Umatil'a nnd La
Grande would be in line for the train
mastership at Portland. However he
1 to stay with It's proso-nt work and
Conductor Coyken-.lall will he the new
assist. nit superintendent at Portland.
Owing to his long experience as a
passengers conductor on I the f.iot that
lie lived here for many years C y-
ikendall has many friends in railroad
! circles and especial'y In Pen Ileton.
i With these people the news of his
prospective promotion has been receiv
; ed w ith much satisfaction.
At this time Conductor Coykcndall
is on the f ortland-Fondleton passen
' ger run and his promotion, when It
comes, will make a vacancy on that
run. It is not yet known who will be
promoted to the run.
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