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A CANAL DISASTER
TWENTY-ONE TONS OF DYNA-
MITE EXPLODED PREMA-
TURELY AT BAS OPISPO.
14 KILLEO AND 50 INJURED
Three Americans Among the Dead
Thirteen Bodies Recovered And
More Believed to Be Un-
der Debris.
Washington, Dec. 14.—Fourteen are
known to be dead, three of them
Americans, and 50 Injured as a result
of the premature explosion of 21 tons
of dynamite at Bag Opispo in the
Panama canal zone Saturday, accord-
ing to an official dispatch received
Sunday from Chief Engineer Goethals.
The message follows:
"The premature explosion of 21
tons of dynamite at Has Opispo at
11:10 Saturday morning resulted in
the death of 14 men and the injury of
60. Three or four of the injured will
probably die. The following Ameri-
cans were killed: James L. Hummer,
craneman, steamshovel, Dunnellen, N.
J.; John J. Korp, steamshovel en-
gineer, Phillipsburg, N. J.; John J.
Keidy, powderman, Indianapolis, Ind.
Seriously wounded: Benjamin H.
Cole, foreman, Rochester, N. Y.
Slightly wounded: Arthur H. Bas-
sett, foreman, Philadelphia, Pa.; W.
G. Bell, foreman, New York City; C.
W. Hayden, steamshovel engineer,
iSandusky, Ohio.
Colon, Dec. 14.—The explosion Sat-
urday at Bas Opispo was the most
serious accident in connection with
the building of the Panama canal
since the United States took control.
A thorough investigation has been or-
dered and already oilicials are taking
evidence and endeavoring to ascer-
tain the cause of the premature dis-
charge.
Thirteen bodies have been recov-
ered, but it is believed that a score
or more are still under the masses of
rocks and earth that wei$ thrown up.
The death list would have been ap-
palling had a train conveying 600 la-
borers passed a few minutes later.
This train had just passed through
the cut and was barely out of view
when the explosion occurred.
For a space 800 feet in length and
400 feet in width the Bas Opispo cut
presents a graphic picture of the ter-
rible effects of the explosion. The
whole hillside has been devastated,
the dynamite rending the earth and
tossing boulders in all directions.
A 90-ton steamshovel lies a com-
plete wreck, crushed under the
weight of falling rock. Every one
of the crew was killed. All the tracks
in this section were torn to pieces and
are now covered with tons of debris.
A long time will be necessary to
take away the great heaps of earth and
rocks in the search for the buried
dead. Hundreds of men were on the
scene working heroically to find the
bodies of their dead comrades. Many
evidences of the blasts force are seen
as here and there pieces of flesh and
bone are turned over with pick or
shovel.
The charge consisted of 51 holes 60
feet deep aud spread out over a large
.section of territory. The last hole
was being charged by John J. Reidy,
an experienced powder man, when it
exploded. The others were exploded
by the concussion. Reidy was blown
to pieces. The other American dead
include John J. Korp, steamshoveler
engineer, and J. H. Hummer, steam-
shovel craneman. Two Spaniards
were also killed and eight West In-
dian negroes.
Nebraska Debaters Win.
Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 13.—Nebraska's
three debaters—J. E. Bednar, R. W.
Bates and Dean Driscoll—were Friday
night awarded the decision over S. M.
Thompson, R. B. Frizzell and J.
Herbst, representing Illinois university
In the oritorical contest, held in Me-
morial hall of the University of Ne-
braska. Nebraska had the affirmative
of the question favoring a commission
form of municipal government. Gov.
Sheldon acted as presiding officer.
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.
Statistics show that one death in
every seven in Kansas City is caused
by tuberculosis.
John L. Sullivan, the ex-champion
pugilist, has been granted a divorce in
a Chicago court on the grounds of de
sertlon.
Chicago is to have six weeks of re-
vival services beginning March 1.
Every Protestant church in the city
will assist.
Attorney General Bonaparte an-
nounces that he will positively retire
from public life after the fourth of
March next.
The total receipts for the Yale-Har-
vard game were $66,600. After ex-
penses are paid each university will
receive about $25,000.
Phelps B. Hoyt, secretary ' and
treasurer of the W. M. Hoyt com-
pany of Chicago, who was Injured in
an automobile accident Saturday
night, died Sunday from his injuries.
It is officially announced in London
'hat a marriage engagement has been
arranged between the earl of Gran
ord and Miss Beatrice Mills, the
daughter of Ogden Mills of New York.
LESS SPIRITS DISTILLED.
Revenue Receipts Show a Falling Off
in Consequence.
Washington, Dec. 14.—Commission-
er John G. Capers of the Internal Rev-
enue Bureau in his annual report
states that for the last fiscal vear
there was a decrease in the receipts
of $17,998,072 as compared with the
previous year, and that for the first
three months of the current year
there has been a decrease of $7,262,-
238 as compared with the correspond-
ing months of the last fiscal year.
The revenues for the full current
year are estimated at $250,000,000
which is $1,665,000 less than for last
year. The production of distilled
grain spirits was 126,989,740 tax gal-
lons, a decrease of more than 45,000,-
000 gallons. The prohibition move-
ment, the high price of grain and the
agreement among distillers to curtail
production are assigned as the reason.
The total production of denatured
alcohol during the year was 3,321,451
wine gallons which is about 240,000
gallons less than for the previous
year and from reports received there
does not appear to have been any
very material Increase In the quantity
entering into general or agricultural
use.
CANNON OPPOSES BONDS.
WE'RE ALL ON THE "COWMISSION TO IMPROVE
DITION OF THE FARMER."
Speaker of House Throws Cold Water
on Proposition.
Washington, Dec. 12—Speaker Can-
non Tuursday made known his unal-
terable opposition to the proposition
of financing waterways improvements
by the issuance of government bonds.
This was in an address* to the rivers
and harbors congress.
He declared that "if perchance It
were possible, the rivers and harbors
committee should report a bill to con-
gress providing that there should be
an issue for the next ten years to
meet the proposed improvement
bonds in the amount of $1,000,000,000.
I would not vote for it."
Speaker Cannon's words cast a
gloom over the congress .as the ad-
vocates of the bond issue had strong
hopes of favorable consideration of
their proposition. Mr. Cannon's atti-
tude is at variance with that held by
Vice President Fairbanks, Andrew
Carnegie and others as expressed be-
fore the congress Wednesday.
HILL NOW IS PRESIDENT.
The Inaugural Ceremonies at the Mis-
souri University End.
Columbia, Mo., Dec. 13.—Dr. Albert
Ross Hill was formally inaugurated as
president of the University of Mis-
souri here Friday, the exercises con-
cluding a celebration which begun
Thursday. Ex-Gov. Francis officiated
at the installation which took place in
the university auditorium and followed
an academic procession of notable pro-
portions.
Among thosef \vso listened to Dr.
Hill's inaugural address was Attorney
General Hadley, governor-elect of Mis-
souri.
An alumni luncheon was held at
noon in Lathrop hall and there was a
review parade of the cadet battalion
and the student body. Friday night's
program included a torchlight proces-
sion by the students and a reception
by President and Mrs. Hill.
A St. ^ouis Plant Burned.
St. Louis, Dec, 12.—Fire, starting at
seven o'clock Thursday night, de-
stroyed the plant of the Lohse Patent
Door company, entailing a loss esti-
mated at $100,000. The plant was lo-
cated at the intersection of King's
Highway and the Missouri Pacific
tracks. The O'Neil Lumber company,
whose yards and mill are nearby, was
damaged to the extent of $10,000.
V/ant Bryan as University President.
Minenapolis, Dec. 12.—The Univer-
sity Press club has started a cam-
paign to get W. ,f. Bryan for president
of the University of Minnesota in the
event that President Cyrus Northrop
can not be induced to withdraw his
resignation. Active work on the pro-
position will be deferred until final
action has been taken on President
Northrop's resignation.
Wire Company to Resume.
Pittsburg, Dec. 14.—The American
Steel & Wire company sent out or-
ders Sunday that will give employ-
ment to 500 idle men Monday and to
1,000 others within a week or two.
These departments, which under .
orders are to be ready to start with-
in ten days, have been idle for a
year.
A Congressman Stricken.
Wooster, O., Dec. 14.— Congressman
Grant E. Mauser of Marion, O., was
suddenly stricken with uremic poison-
ing on a Pennsylvania train Sunday
and was removed, unconscious, to a
hospital here. He later rallied, but
is in a critical condition.
A Horticultural Congress.
Council Bluffs. Ia., Dec. 14.—With
exhibits of fruit from many states, in-
cluding both Atlantic and Pacific
coasts, the first National Horticultural
congress began in this city Monday
and will continue through the week,
closing on Saturday, December 19.
Mother of John W. Gates Dead.
Port Arthur, Tex, Dec. 14.—Mrs.
Gates, mother of John W. Gates, died
here Sunday.
The value of the corn, wheat, cotton
and oat crop of Oklahoma for 1908 is
$93,640,885.
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THE FIGHT BEGINS ! MNTALCMSIS MAY
I COME AT ANY TIME
REPUBLICAN HOUSE "INSUR-
GENTS" MEET AND ORUA-
NIZE FOR WORK.
WANT THE RULES REVISED
Nothing Said at Meeting Against
Speaker Cannon—Committee Ap-
pointed to Draft Proposed
Amendments.
MAY GO TO COURT
PRESIDENT THREATENS P.ROSE-
9UTION FOR LIBER IN THE
CANAL CONTROVERSY.
A PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT
Will Try to Reach With Criminal Law
Those Guilty of Uttering False-
hoods Regarding the
Canal.
JAMES SHARP IS CAPTURED
LEADER OF KANSAS CITY RIOT-
ERS CAUGHT IN KANSAS
Was Hiding in Strawstack Near Olathe
—Wounded in Two Places—
Fifth Victim Dead.
Kansas City, Dec. 12.—James Sharp,
no longer "Adam God"—shorn of his
beard, shorn of his faith, shorn of his
courage and bravado, was caught in a
Washington. Dec. 13—The fight for
& revision or the rules of the house
was Inaugurated Friday night at a
meeting of the so-called "insurgents"
attended by 25 Republicans represen-
tative. Representative Hepburn of
Iowa presided aud was authorized to
name a committee of five, with him-
self chairman, to draft the proposed
amendments to the rules and report
to the organization Tuesday night,
- The 'insurgents" considered the
various suggestions for moie than two
hours. Mr. Hepburn said the various
plans proposed for changing the rules
would be considered by the commit-
tee which he will name. He desired
i to make It known that all of the mem-
bers invited, to the meeting, with the
exception of Representative Norris of
Nebraska, who is out of town, were
present.
Those interested have been pro-
ceeding quietly with their plans with
the apparent purpose of increasing
their numbers sulliciently to be able to
control the situation by joining the
Democrats in a fight on the rules. The
"insurgents" claim that in the pres-
ent congress they need but 27 Repub-
licans to Join the Democrats in order
to bring about a change in the rules,
while in the Sixty-first congress they
say they will need but 24 Republican
members. Three of the representa-
tives present Friday night—Hepburn,
Pollard and Ellis—will not be mem-
bers of the next congress.
While several of the insurgents arc
for Cannon for speaker, they made it
plain that they greatly desire a change
strawstack eight miles northwest of , jn ^jje ruies "There were no expres-
Olathe, Kan., at 4:30 o'clock Thursday | Biona except those of friendly feeling
Washington, Dec. 12.—"If they can
be reached for criminal libel, I shall
try to have them reached," said Pres-
ident Roosevelt in speaking Thurs-
day afternoon about "those Americans
who have been guilty of infamous
falsehood concerning the acquisition
of the property and the construction
of the (Panama) canal itself." It was
to the committee of 100 of the Lakes-
to-the-Gulf Deepwaterway association,
headed by Gov. Deneen of Illinois, re-
ceived by the president in the East
room of the White House that he
made this declaration.
Gov. Deneen had presented a copy
of the resolutions adopted by the asso-
ciation and made a few remarks to
which the president replied as fol-
lows:
"I have felt, as the governor has so
well put it, that 110 more important
service could be rendered to this coun-
try than the building of the Panama
canal between the Atlantic and the
Pacific, and one thing I am proud of
in connection with the building of that
canal is that there has not been legiti-
mate cause for the breath of scandal
connected with any feature of the pro-
ceeding. We have cause to. be
ashamed of only one set of Ameri-
cans in connection with the building
of the canal, and that is of those
Americans who have been guilty of
Infamous falsehood concerning the ac-
quisition of the property and the con-
struction of the canal itself. If they
can be reached for criminal libel, I
shall try. to have them reached. If
not, ae any rate all the facts we know
or ever have known are at the dis-
posal of each and every one of you
here, and of any one in congress or
of all congress if they wish to see
them.
"Next only in importance from the
physical standpoint to building the
Panama canal comes the question of
developing the use of our own water-
ways. That must be done by the pol-
icy of irrigation at the headwaters up
in the arid regions; and where you
come from, gcntlemc^ it Is to be
done by making our seacoast lake a
big loop in from the Gulf of Mexico
to the great lakes.; and we will see
that that work is done just as hon-
estly, Just as efficiently, as the Pan-
ama canal work has been done; and
110 work could have been done from
beginning to end more honestly or
more efficiently."
afternoon and brought to Kansas City
and locked up. Weak from loss of
blood, hungry and fagged out with his
long walk he welcomed capture and
surrendered without a word.
While Sharp was being brought into
town A. J. Selsor, one of the victims
of the riot, was dying, and at 12:15
o'clock Friday morning he died. Ills
death is the fifth resulting from the
shooting at the religionists' meeting
Tuesday afternoon The other dead
are Albert O. Dalbow and Michael
Mullane, patrolmen; Louis Pratt, fa-
natic, and Lulu Pratt, his daughter.
"When that bullet struck my hand I
knew my faith was wrong and I ran,"
Sharp said after he was caught. He
referred to the Tuesday affair.
Sharp was brought into Olathe by
John S. Steed, sheriff of Johnson coun-
ty, and turned over to Capt. Walter
Whitsett and Inspector Charles J.
Ryan of this city, who brought him
to this city Thursday night. The pres-
ence of Sharp in the vicinity of the
place where he was taken was tele-
phoned to Sheriff Steed at eleven
o'clock Thursday morning by W. C.
Brown, a farmer living three miles
west of Zara.
With both hands bandaged, a stubby
beard of two days' growth on his face,
and his clothes covered with mud,
Sharp sat in the office of Sheriff
Steed at Olathe from six o'clock un-
til nine o'clock answering the ques
tions put to him by Capt. Whitsett
and Inspector Ryan.
"I'm up a stump, brother," he told
Capt. Whitsett. "What I did I did
because of the faith, but the way it
has turned out I guess the faith was
wrong."
Arranging for the Inauguration.
J Washington, Dec. 14.—James S.
1 Henry, Washington correspondent of
I the Philadelphia Press, has been ap-
pointed chairman of the press com-
! inittee and Charles H. Boynton of New
| York, vice chairman of the committee
on finance for the immigration of
William H. Taft on March 4, next.
Maj. Gen. Barry, commanding the
army of Cuban pacification, has been
designated to command the regular
army division of the inaugural parade
and Rear Admiral Sperry, command-
ing the Atlantic battleship fleet, will
command the naval division.
Missouri Democratic Committee:
St. Louis, Dec. 11.—The Democratic
state central committee met here
Wednesday, primarily for the purpose
of electing a new national committee-
man in succession to W. A. Rothwell,
who died during the recent campaign.
The approaching election of a United
States senator, the possibility of a
contest over tho lieutenant-governor-
ship, and other considerations caused
the postponement of the election until
the first Monday in January when a
meeting Is to be held In Jefferson City.
Baseball Writers Organize.
New York, Dec 11—Permaneut or
gatilzatlon of the Baseball Writers' As-
sociation of America was effected at a
meeting held In the Waldorf Astoria
Wednesday, at which 43 newspaper
men wero present. The officers are:
Joe S. Jackson of the Detroit Free
Pres^, president: John H. Ryder of the
Cincinnati Enquirer, vice president;
W. G. Earl of the Philadelphia Times,
secretary, nnd Timothy H. Murnane of
the Boston Globe, treasurer.
Profit in Coinage.
| Washington, Dec. 14.—The govern-
! ment made a profit during the fiscal
1 year ended June 30, 1908, of $10,541,-
371 on the coinage of silver, nickel
I and one-cent bronze pieces. This rep-
! resents the difference between the
| price paid by the /government for the
metals and their coinage value. Di-
rector of the Mine Frank A. Leach
gives these figures In his annual re-
port made public Sunday.
A Kansan Killed by a Train.
Independence, Kan., Dec. 13.—A
stockily built man about 50 years old,
apparently a farmer, attempted to
board a moving freight train here Fri-
day morning. He fell under the wheels
and was killed He had a program
of a farmers' institute In hi^ pocket,
along with tax receipts from Ulysses,
Kan. The name was cut off the re-
ceipt. A $5 bill was the only money In
the pockets.
Arthur Frederick Tydeman, left
hai.uack of the Cornell eleven, was
elected captain of next year's team
Thursday
for the speaker," said Mr. Hepburn
after the meeting. "Nobody said any-
thing against Mr. Cannon."
He said the general feeling was
that, if under the rules the houso must
have a despotic leader, there was no
one they would rather have than
"Uncle Joe."
Several new suggestions, in addition
to those already advanced, were made
at the meeting. To increase the mem-
bership of the rules committee of the
house has been the most popular sug-
gestion and in this connection it has
been proposed to have this committee
elected by the members 01 the house
instead of being named by the speaker.
The election in like manner of a
committee on committees to perform
duties similar to a like body in the
senate, also has been proposed by lead-
ers in the movement. Another plan
proposed Is to set two Thursdays
apart each month for the consideration
of bills on the house calendar and the
remaining Thursday for the consider-
ation of measures on the union calen-
dar.
None of those present would state
whether it was intended to bring the
matter to an issue in the present ses-
sion of congress or to wait for the
new congress.
Those present were Representatives
Hepburn and Hubbard, Iowa; Camp-
bell, Madison, Murdock and Scott,
Kansas; Townsend and McLaughlin,
Michigan; Davis, Lindbergh and Vol-
stead, Minnesota; Cooper, Nelson,
Esch and Morse, Wisconsin; Foster,
Vermont; Ellis, Missouri; McKinley
and Hayes, California; Gardner and
Lohring, Massachusetts; Pollard,
Hinshaw and Klnkald, Nebraska.
BOTH GUTHRIE AND OKLAHOMA
CITY ARE URGENT.
Governor Haskell is Opposed to Pres-
ent Location and Is Courting Oppo-
sition—May Move Legislature.
Guthrie, Okla., Deo. 15 —The lid Is
apt to blow off the capital satuatlon at
any time, first taking the form of an
attempt to move the legislature to Ok-
lahoma City.
When the matter of accepting the
proposed lease of the city of Guthrie
offering the use of the new convention
hall to the legislature and state de-
partments for five years for a nomi-
nal consideration of $1, came up today,
Dovernor C. N. Haskell opposed ac-
cepting the lease on the grounds that
he is opposed to Guthrie for the capi-
tal. His reasons are that the facili-
ties for accommodating the state de-
partments are not sufficient at the
new convention hall.
Governor Haskell went to Oklahoma
City today Immediately following the
meeting of the leasing board, where he
met National Committeeman Tate
Brady. O. D. Halsell of the Oklahoma
City Commercial club, and others. Al-
though he did not make public the ob-
ject of his visit, It Is expected to be
followed immediately by a proposition
for Oklahoma City to entertain the
coming session of the legislature and
offering free quarters.
Governor Haskell and Lieutenant
Governor George Bellamy have recent-
ly been elected to membership In the
Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce,
and the governor was recently initi-
ated Into the Woodmen of the World
lodge at Oklahoma City, and the city
has shown other evidences of a string
I desire to court the favor of tho gover-
nor and the present, administration.
I This attitude Is all the more remark-
able from the fact that Oklahoma City
I was once a seat of opposition to Gov-
ernor Haskell.
To Withdraw Troops in Cuba.
Washington, Dec. 13.—At the war
department Friday the first details re-
garding the withdrawal from Cuba of
the American army which has been
on duty there since 1905 were made
known. The movements will begin on
January 1 and will be completed by
April 1. The army officers and civilian
officials will sail from Havana the day
after the Inauguration of President
Gomez and the troops remaining in
the island will be withdrawn as rapid-
ly as transportation facilities will per-
mit. Three army transports will be
used In bringing the troops home and
all the troops will be landed at New-
port News, Va.
To Help the Red Cross.
Washington, Dec. 13.—Orders for
30,000,000 Christmas stamps which are
being sold by the National Red Cross
society, of which President-elect Taft
is president, have been received by
the society and this number has been
printed. At the headquarters of the
society there is an unwonted amount
of activity and orders.for the stamps
are being filled as rapidly as possible.
The officers of the society do not want
to disappoint anybody who wishes to
help make Christmas merry by con-
tributing in this way to the fight which
the society is waging against tubercu-
losis, for which the proceeds will be
used.
Another St. Louis Balloon Ascension.
St, Louis, Dec. 12.—A. B, Lambert
Friday made an ascension in the bal-
loon "Yankee," taking a party of four
with him. The balloon was turned
adrift at St. Louis at 1:30 o'clock Fri-
day afternoon, nnd at Ave o'clock land-
ed at Baldwin, 111., 148 miles southeast
of here.
DEFENDS THE U. S. NAVY.
Admiral Evans Replies to Criticisms
of Our Battleships.
New York, Dec. 15.—That the latest
battle ships built by this country are
vaBtly superior to England's Dread-
naught Is emphatically stated by Rear
Admiral Robley D. Kvans, In a maga-
zine article In which he strongly de-
fends the American navy, and replies
to criticisms of It made some time ago
by Henry Rueterdahl and others.
"I do not for a moment claim that
the Indiana and her sister ships are
equal to the Dreadnaught of the Eng-
lish navy," he says, "only that she is
the equal of the English ship designed
at tile same time. Hut 1 do claim that
our latest ships are vastly superior to
the Dreadnaught, and I believe that
every fighting man who has given the
subject Intelligent consideration will
agree with me.
"Of all the Inaccurate and mislead-
ing statements In this wonderful Rue-
terdahl criticism," Rear Admiral Ev-
ans continues, "the most incorrect is
that the battleships of the United
States are in exactly the 3ame condi-
tion as were the Russian ships before
the Ruso-Japanese fight in the sea ol
Japan.
"I assert," he says, "that the battle-
ship fleet of the United States never
was, never will be and never can be
in the condition of that Russian fleet
when It went into action for the last
time."
Crawford County is Dry.
Pittsburg, Kan., Dec. 15.—The joint
1sts of Crawford county have been put
out of business in the last ten days. At
the present term of the district court
in the few liquor cases that have been
tried by Jury verdicts of guilty on from
one to four counts, each count carrying
with it upon conviction a fine of $100
and thirty days In jail, have been se-
cured.
.Many defendants, however, have
preferred to plead guilty to maintain-
ing a nusance, upon agreement that
the other count# against them be dis-
missed, rather than go to the expense
of a trial and secure conviction on
all of the counts against them.
The county jail at Girard is already
well filled with ex-jointists serving
terms of their sentence.
A motion will be argued some time
during the latter part of the week ask-
ing Judge Fuller for the enforcement
of the Injunction against buildings
that were rented by the owners to
joint-keepers.
"SQUAW MAN" KILLS HIMSELF.
William Pedrick, a Retired Soldier,
Lost Money Gambling.
Oklahoma City, Okla.. Dec. 15. - Af-
ter losing between $".00 and $1,500 by
cards, it is said, William Pedrick, a
"si|itaw man" of Anadarko, killed him-
self yesterday morning.
Pedrick was a United States soldier
and camped at Fort Sill several years
ago. He met a Kiowa Indian woman
and mnrried her. thereby coming Into
possession of considerable valuable
propert v.
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