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Ross News. Markets: Wheat 54c, corn 25c, oats 23c, hogs S3.40. Sammie Ross is reported under the weather this week. Samuel Rice is sick with acute bronchitis and is under the doctor's care. Dave Reid lost a valuable cow Tues day morning, presumably by light ning. Wesley Jay and Thos. Stuart were over Sunday visitors with Manning relatives and friends. Miss Julia Hart departed for Perry Monday morning where she expects to visit for a few weeks. Geo. Ross is extending his hog pasture, taking in about 20 acres more and tencing it with the popu lar woven wire. For light running, durability and easy handling buy an Ohio Culti vator. Don not buy until you see F. L. Anderson at Ross. Peter Hobert and Charley Evans came up from Audubon Tuesday to finish the interior woodwork in Char ley Boers' new house. Albert Fest is having his lot fenced with woven wire, this week. Woven wire fence is all the go and it promi ses to be the comiug fence in the future. Jay & McCuen are decorating Aug ust Schraeder's home with paint. They seem to be crowded with busi ness which speaks well for the class of work they turn out. John Lovelace has sold all liis sur plus hay to Jake Ruhs and had J£d Bates' baler tieing it up in neat pack ages, Wednesday, ready for shipment to the St. Louis markets. Matt Frost's new house is complet ed and ready for the painters. Jay and McCuen have commenced putting on the artistic touches aiid in a few days it will be completed. Fern Anderson returned from Oma ha Wednesday where he had been purchasing farm machinery. No more buying apiece or two at a time carload lots come from now on. John Burkhardt and John Lovelace each purchased fine top buggies of F. L. Anderson last Friday. Good bug gies, at living prices, find ready buy ers at the Ross Implement House. The Famous Ohio Cultivator leads rail others and the number being sold is the best evidence. If you want a cultivator do not fail to call and see us. F. L. ANDERSON. Misses Sadie and Phebe Olsen and May Henry will go to Manilla, Iowa, next week to visit a few days and to be present at the graduating exer cises at that place where they have a (CP.'.isji) Who is one of the graduates. John Courtney's horses are said to be the most satisfactory that have ever been ottered for service in this section for years. Breeders and all good horsemen pronounce them most excel lent specimens of pure Percheron horses. Dave Reid found two new shirts in the road when coming down to the grain oflice Tuesday, and was feeling good to think he could have such nice new shirts, when Chris Chjistensen came along, claimed the goods and left Dave shirtless. Ed Bates returned home Sunday from Jackson county. His father, who we reported ill last week, died and was buried last Friday. He was one of the pioneers of Iowa. He was in his 86th year, passing to rest after a long and useful career. There will be a pleasant meeting of the gay and joyful youngsters at Ed Finch's, Friday night. It is one of the places where a good time is al ways had and the lovers of the mer ry whirl" are anticipating a most pleasant and enjoyable evening's en tertainment. John Lovelace haB decided not to make a public sale and go west as he contemplated and as we reported last week. Mrs. Lovelace continues to fail in health and if no relief is otter ed, they may go west this tall. Everyone hopes that she may improve in health so as not to necessitate their removal from our midst. August Schraeder is very sick, having grown worse the past few days. It is feared that he has appen dicitis and that an operation will be necessary. However, a few more days may be necessary in order that the disease may develope so it can be seen what course is best to lie pur sued. Blue Barred 50 cents per Setting of 15. MRS. & PLYMOUTH ROCK EGGS L. G. KORJP ROSS, IOWA. Grip! Sore lungs! Pneumonia! Stop the disease by taking Dr. Miles' Nervine. Kimballton and Elkhorn. Don't fail to attend Rev. Hansen's sale at Elkhorn next Tuesday, May 23rd. Rev. Simonsen arrived here Sunday and occupied the pulpit of Bethauia church. Flour from the Walnut Mills ex changed for wheat at the Flour Ex change, Exira. Sunday forenoon at eleven o'clock a bolt of lightning came tearing down through space and killed one of Lars Esbeck's best horses. In two weeks the Elkhorn College will close, we regret to say, perma nently. We have not yet learned what disposal will be made of the college affairs. There are numerous new buildings going up in Sharon township this spring. When it comes to having nice looking farms and good improve ment Sharon beats 'em all. If you need any new furniture, car pets, window shades, or wall paper, don't look any further but come di rect to the Elkhorn Furniture Store where you can buy the right goods at the light prices. On account of the inclement wea ther and muddy roads the first of the week Denmark failed to reach his favorite haunts in these regions this trip. Look out for us next Monday we will be at Kimballton and Elk horn SURE. Last Saturday morning a pretty young lady made her appearance at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Chris A. Rasmusson, near Poplar, where she begs to remain for several years to come. Chris and the baby are both doing nicely. Miss Dora Larsen's many friends in Sharon township are ail pleased and proud to learn that she has been elected assistant principal of the Au dubon schools. Miss Dora is a self made girl who has won her education by her own pluck and perseverance. A. Berggreu has resigned his oflice as secretary of the Elkhoru Lumber Company and Hans Petersen has been appointed to take his place. Mr. Berggreeu has performed some very valiant service for the compauv and proved himself a competent official. His successor is an expert bookkeeper of many years experience and is capa ble of filling any position with honor. The joint Teachers' Meeting of the teachers of Audubon and Shelby counties held at Elkhorn last Satur day, was a complete success. A large attendance was present and many in teresting topics were taken up and discussed. The round table was a new and interesting feature and proved a source of much valuable in formation. Among those present were Superintendents Spencer, of Audubon county and Shorett of .Shel by county, and Prof. J. L. Conger, of Irwin, who was recently elected principal of the Exira schoois. Elkhorn people have decided to celebrate June Fifth—Danish Inde pendendence Day—at the P. R. Nis sen place south of Elkhorn. Target and bird shooting and various other amusements will be features of the day's entertainment. The committee will endeavor to have several noted speakers present. While we are liv ing in this land of comfort and plenty and under a flag that offers protection to all, let us ever be mindful of our duty to the mother country. Let us so far honor the countfrv that gave us birth and the banner under whose furls we first learned to love liberty and freedom, that on June Fifth we will lay all cares aside and go forth to celebrate an event forever sacred to our memories. Public Sale. 1 will sell at Public Auction at my residence in Elkhorn, Shelbv countv, Friday, May 26tli, 1899. Commencing at 1 o'clock P. M., the following property 1 span of mares, 1 set of harness, 1 two-seated spring wagon, 1 top buggy, 1 lumber wagon, cutter, hay rake, grindstone, wheelbarrow, milk wasron, plow, harrow, cultivator, mower, corn sheller, healiug stove, self-feeder stove, gasoline stove, cook stove, befl lounge, lounge, extension table, center table, kitchen table, sewing machine, bedstead and spring, •2 rockers and cane bottom chairs, 3 kitchen chairs, 1 ward robe, 2 cup boards, 1 vice, carpenter's bench, set carpenter tools, about three dozen chickens and numerous other articles. TKKMS OF SAJ.K.—Twelve mouths time will be given without interest if paid when due, otherwise 8 per ceut from date of note, purchaser giving note with approved security. 6 per cent oil'for cash. All sums of §5.00 and under cash. No property to be removed until settled for. FREDKKIK PKTKKSEN. CUIUS NKLSON, Auct. An Epidemic of Whooping Cough. Last winter during ail epidemic of whooping cough my children contract ed the disease, having severe coughing spells. We had used Chamberlain's Cough Remedy very successfully for croupe and naturally turned to it at that time and fountl it relieved the cough and effected a complete cure.— John E. Clifford, Prietor Norwood House, Norwood, New York. This remedy is for sale by C. W. Houston, Exira A. H. Roberts, Audubon. Take Dr. Miles' Nervine for the Grip. rT^ pw« *. S^fjrf', -n»S(^ A Letter From Texas. Chesterville, Texas—Editor Journal There is quite a number of your papers taken here in Chesterville, and its quite a treat to set the news from home when way down here. I have now been here six months and am so well pleased that I will stay through the summer. Crops of all kinds look well and the farmers (who are nearly all from Iowa and Illinois) are well pleased with the outlook. There has been a good deal of land sold since I came and land has advanced in price- people have concluded that they can rai«e corn and hogs here—corn is worth 45cts per bushel, and oats and all kinds of grain are much higher here than in Iowa. This strip of prairie between the Colora do and ban Bernardo rivers is about twenty-five miles wide there, is some timber on the streams, but most of the wood comes from the river bottoms. I drove a few days ago from Eagle Lake to harton, 30 miles, the road runs all the through the Colorado river bottoms these bottoms were once heavy timber, now they are corn and cotton miles and miles of corn and cotton, hundreds and hundreds of darkies, old and voung, male and female, not one white "person. It made me think of "Uncle Tom's Cabin." hen we passed a group of darkies tliev would sing some old plantation song, we would sometimes stop the team to listen. The darkies say they can tell a northern man, they drive a better team and wear a white shirt. Its worth the fare from Exi ra here to drive over this piece of road. About every two weeks we get a shower, the last one brought "Bill" Xeff, George Gray, Henry and Harrv Underliolm. Its never very dry when thev are here, loutig George Gray lives on his ranch about two miles from town. He seems as happy as a lord. \ou ought to see him smile when he gets a letter of ten pages from Gray. I and one other bloated bond holder from Chesterville took dinner with George at his bachelor residence the other day. The bill of fare was for three courses: First course—Potatoes, bacon and bread second—bread, potatoes bacon third bacon, bread and potatoes. After coffee had been served the orchestra, lead bv Sil5?rt,Sinclare, played "The Girl I Left Behind Me. Young George Gray inav find himself a millionaire some day. During the war with Mexico a company of Mexican sold iers oil their way to San Antona with a large amount of gold and silver being hard pressed by the Texan Rangers put the money in their two cannons and buried them near the forks of two creeks on the land now owned by young Gray. The Mexicans were nearly all destroyed and it wasn safe for the few that was left to be found in the country. Two years ago a man was sent to locate the cannons but he was watched closely, some say he was killed, any way he didn't find the cannons. This fall their will be systematic search for the treasure. There is one treasure liero that is easy to find, that is the dew berry, they are every where great big fat fellows, the finest berry I ever saw. This is May 12th and the thermometer stands from hOto 82 in the shade. Its been that way about two weeks. Nights are cool. I enclose two heads of wheat and oats cut this morning. If this or aliv part of it will be of interest to your reatlers you are welcome, or put in the waste basket. M. E. JEN'KIXS. Letter From riissouri. Creighton, Missouri.—Editor Journal—I have decided to write a few lines to von to let the people of Audubon county" know something about Cass countv, Mo. Cass county joins on the south tlie countv in which Kansas City is located. Creighton, the town which I am near, is in the south east part of the county and about sixty miles from Kansas City, It is a place about the size of East Exira. It is a tem perance town with four drug stores where the thirsty are supplied with Knob Creek water from a stream which flows along the town site, This water is sold with as little restraint as the cayenne pepper and tobacco juice was sold for whisky in days now past in Audubon county. Near the town it is claimed is one of the best coal mines in the state first-class fire and brick clay is also found in abundance. Nature has been earnest in showering down upon this country her blessings. She has done much for this county but for themselves the people have done but little. The people are far behind the peo ple of Iowa as farmers. Without ambition to get along in the world they are perfectly satisfied with a mere living. In early days the immigration was nearly all from the southern states. With them these settlers brought the customs and habits of the south before the war and have stuck to them ever since. I have seen corn fields here that have been in corn continually for the last forty vears. They are just beginning to realize'the advant ages to be derived from sowing clover. Now many of the farmers are seeded down to timothy and clover and they find out it pays better than all corn. I think this country offers far better inducements to a man of energy and push than Audubon county. The land is some cheaper and nearly all can be rented for grain rent. Witli the same kind of farming it will pro duce as much grain to the acre as the best land in Audubon county. For grazing and hay this country is, I believe, better than any county in Iowa. It seems to be the natural home for all kinds of grasses. Stock graze here from seven to nine months and the blue grass furnishes pas ture all the year around as the snow never covers the ground but a short period at a time. I have seen line large horses here that have run in the open pasture all their lives, never stabled or shedded. This is surely an ideal country for a stockman as it is close to the Kansas City market as a market. That is now nearly as good as the Chicago market and promises to be in the near future the greatest cattle market of the world. Running through this county are six railroads, main lines all of them, with nearly thirtv towns. Though a prairie county, it is well wooded and has plenty of timber. Streams offer thp finest kind of fishing and in season the duck hunting can't be beat. I and a few others went a fishing last Thursday night and as the water was not high enough we did not get what they call here large fish, but nevertheless we secured about two hun dred and fifty pounds from six inches to two feet long, weighing from one pound to ten pounds. This to me seemed prettv good but the old settlers said it wasn't a good day for fishing. This Mr. Editor will give the people of your county some idea of Cass county. Mo and I will close be lieving that if they took the time to in vestigate the inducements offered to set tlers here Audubon countv would loose many of her best citizens. PAUI, ZANFJK. To Consumptives. As an honest remedy Foley's Honey and Tar does not hold out false hopes in advanced stages, but truthfully claims to give comfort and relief in the very worst cases, and in the early stages to effect a cure. W. A. Ham lei'. Kills Kansas Sheriff. HOLLENUEUG, Kan., May 17.—Ed Coleman, sheriff of Washington county, Kansas, was shot and instantly killed yesterday at Hollenberg, Kan., a small town on the state line, 18 miles south of Fairbury, Neb., by William Hoxie, whom he was trying to arrest. Hoxie was badly wounded. He is i» custody. There is talk of lynching. 20cGIVEN AWAY Cut this out and take it to the drug gists name below and you will re ceive a regular 25c size bottle of Dr. Sawyer's Ukatine for 5c. Ukatine positively cures all forms of Kidney difficulties, Dys- pepsia, Con stipation, Head- tS ache, Rheu matism, Puffing of the Eyes. Uka tine cures Pimples and Blotches, and makes sallow and Yellow skin white. Do not delay, but take ad vantage of this great offer, as thou sands bear evidence to the wonder ful curative powers of Ukatine. W A Hamler, Exira Luse, Ross. Handling a Cobra. When I went to the sailor, he held in his hand a very old and ragged rice bag. He said, "I've got a fine stinging fellow here for you." I asked what he meant, so he opened the bag and showed me one of the largest and fiercest look ing cobras I had ever seen. I obtained a large fish globe, into which I told him to drop the serpent, bag and all, and then secured the top. I asked him how he became posseesed of this dangerous creature. "Caught it' among some timber," said he, "on board a ship at Blackwall, just home from India." "And how did you get here with it in that old rag?" "Well," said he, "I took the train from Blackwall and the omnibus from Fen church street, and he (meaning the snake) was quite quiet all the way." "What do you want for it?" "Ten shillings and my expenses.'' Which I paid. He asked me if I would take an other if he caught it, as he had seen one larger than the one he had brought with him.—Bartlett's "Wild Animals In Captivity.'' Tnne For Tone. Frederick the Great made generous presents to all musicians except flute players. He played the flute remark ably well himself. A famous flutist once asked permission to play to the king, hoping that Frederick would show his appreciation of his skill by some valuable gift. Frederick listened attentively while he played a difficult piece. "You play very well," he said, "and I will give you a proof of my sat isfaction." So saying, he left the room. The mu sician waited, guessing at the probable nature of the "proof." Presently the king returned with his own flute and played the same piece. Then he bade his visitor "Good day," saying, "I have had the pleasure of hearing you, and it was only fair that you should hear me." Deafness Cannot Be Cured by local applications, as they cannot reach the diseased part of the ear. There is only one way to cure deafness and that is by constitutional remedies. Deafness is caused by an inflamed con dition of the mucous lining of the Eu stacian Tube. When this tube gets in flamed you have a rumbling sound or an imperfect hearing, and when it en tirely closes deafness is the result, and unless the inflamation can be taken out and this tube restored to its normal condition, hearing will be destroyed forever nine cases out of ten are caus ed by catarrh, which is nothing but an inflamed condition of the mucous sui face. We will give One Hundred Dollars for any cause of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars free. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, Ohio. Sold by Druggists, 7oc. Hall's Family Pills are the best. First Lake Disaster of the Seasou. SAULT STE. MARIE, May 15.—The schooner Nelson, deeply laden with a cargo of coal, foundered in Lake Supe rior off Grand Marais last evening and carried down all hands. So far as known here ouly one man, Captain Haghuey, escaped from the first disast er of the season. The crew consisted of the following: Captain Andrew Hagh ney of Toledo, captain's wife, 2-year-old child of Captain Haghuey, Fred Hassa ler, six sailors, names unknown. The Nelson, which is owned by the Mitchell Transportation company of Bay City, was iu tow of the steamer A. Folsom, which also had the schoon er Mary B. Mitchell as a consort. The Folsom and Mitchell turned back and ar rived here without serious damage. Cap tain A. E. White, master of the steam er, at once reported the disaster to the owners. Grain-0 Brings Relief To the coffee drinker. Coffee drinkiug is a habit that is universally indulged in and al most as universally injurious. Have vou tried Grain-0 It is almost like coffee but its effects are just the opposite. Coffee upsets the stom ach, ruiuB the digestion, affects the heart and disturbs the whole nervous system. GraiD-0 tones up the stomach, aids digestion and also strengthens the nerves. There iB nothing but nourishment in Grain-O. It can't bo other wise 15c and 25c per package. Oliimtt-ad Is Hadly Wanted. DES MOINES, May 12.—Attorney George C. Olmstead, wanted at Web ster City for the crime of perjury, has until Monday night to get back to Ham ilton couuty. If not there theu the governor will issue a requisition for his return. Three weeks ago the grand jury of Hamilton county returned an indictment against Olmstead for per jury. Previous to that he had gone to Minnesota to a certain large flax farm he owns, about 18 miles from Brecken ridge, ostensib to put in his spring crop. He did not return when notified of the indictment against him, and County Attorney A. M. Boeye ap peared before the governor and stated that he had conclusive evidence that Olmstead did not intend to return. Unfortunate People. are they who, while suffering from Kidney Diseases are prejudiced against all advertised remedies. They snould know that Foley's Kidney Cure is not a (juack remedy, but an honest guaran teed medicine for Kidney and Bladder trouble. W. A. Hamler, Exira. strike Situation In Kansas. PITTSBURG, Kan., May 17.—There is nothing new in the strike situation in this part of the district. The Western Coal and Mining company's mines at Hale and Kansas & Texas mines are working as usual. The Fleming mines are shut down because of a lack of cars. At Weir City, Kansas & Texas shaft No. 18 is working but 40 men and Crowe & Company's mines also have about that number at work. These mines have been practically shut down since Saturday. The men at Kansas & Texas mine No. 23 are out. Have You Had The Grip? If you have, you probably need are liable medicine like Foley's Houey and Tar to heal your lungs and stop the racking cough incidental to this dis ease. W. A. Hamler, Exira. Princeton Student! Kiot. PRINCETON, May 16.—Princeton stu dents and Pawnee Bill's Wild West employes indulged in a pitched battle yesterday and continuous and serious rioting was prevented only by the pres ence of men with cool heads and the ac tion of President Patton of Princeton university, later in the day in calling a mass meeting of all of the students. For 50 years it has been an unwritten law of Princeton that no circus parade must pass through the streets. Yesterday Pawnee Bill's Wild West combination violated traditions and pa raded. The result was the fiercest bat tle Princeton has seen in many years. As a result of the day's fight one man is unconscious and may die, and a num ber of students and employes of the show are nursing wounds received in the fray. That the show would be up set at night seemed a certainty until President Patton called a mass meeting of the undergraduates aud the faculty and the result of the meeting indicates that the show will leave town unmo lested, but it mil have lost money, for word has been passed through the town that no oue is to enter the tent. Ordination of Dr. Briggs, NEW YOKK, May 15.—In the pro cathedral on Stanton street, yesterday, Rev. Dr. Charles A. Briggs, who was suspended for heresy by the Presbyter ian assembly, was ordained a priest of the Episcopal church. He was or dained together with the Rev. Charles A. Snedeker, and the ordination cere monies were conducted by Bishop Pot ter. The little church was crowded with people and the ceremonies were notable for the quietness that prevailed. Those who expected, from the great outcry of the past three or four weeks, some sensational features, were disap pointed. There was no scene, no ex citement, and no protest was filed at the beginning, during or at the close of the ordination. There was nothing no table in the sermon preached by Rev. Dr. George William Douglass. organiied Labor's Gatherings. UTTUMWA, la., May 16.—State organ izations of the printers and cigarmakers were effected here yesterday. The Typographical Union of Iowa was or ganized with Herman Tiedjens of Des Moines as president and Charles L. Breckous of Muscatine as secretary treasurer. The cigarmakers organized the State Labor league with A. S. Kehm of Des Moines as president, W. H. McGoveru of Sioux City, vice pres ident, and G. Harbaugh of Burlington, secretary. Both bodies passed resolu tions in line with the betterment of their craft. rflthdrawi Spanish Troops. MADRID, May 17.—General Rios, in commaud of the Spanish troops remain ing in the Philippine islands, has cabled to the war office here announcing that he has entered into an agreement with Major General Otis, the American com mander, for an immediate Spanish evacuition of Zamboanga and Jolo. Consequently, the dispatch adds, the &ieum?r Leon XIII has started with An erican troops who will occupy Jolo. The dispatch further says the Americans will not occupy Zamboanga. Poison Hemlock. Water hemlock is a deadly plant com mon in most country neighborhoods. Its roots are eaten often in spring by mistake for some edible root, and death frequently results. Cattle are often poi soned by drinking water in marshes where it grows. The poison hemlock from which the Greeks made poisons is a near relative to the water hemlock. It stands from two to seven feet high and has clusters of small white flowers and large, pars leylike leaves. The stalk, being hollow, is often made into whistles by country boys, and many children are poisoned in this fashion. Mixed Berries. A young tailor named Berry, lately succeeded to his father's business, once sent iu his account to Charles Matthews somewhat ahead of time, whereupon Matthews, with virtuous rage, wrote him the following note: "You must be a goose—Berry to send me your bill—Berry, before it is due— Berry. Your father, the elder*—Berry, would have had more sense. You may look very black—Berry, and feel very blue—Berry, but I don't care a straw— Berry for you and your bill—Berry."— "Cyclopaedia of Anecdotes." Salt For Small Change. Besides the Maria Theresa 1780 dollars the people of Abyssinia for small change use a bar of hard crystallized salt, about 10 inches long and 2% inches broad and thick, slightly tapering toward the end, five of which go. to the dollar at the capital. It is a token of affection among the natives when friends meet to give to each other a lick of their respective bars, and in this way the material val ue of the salt is also decreased. Didn't Stammer All the Time* An electrical engineer who stutters once endeavored to be cured of the habit, and for that purpose went to an institution near Boston. The manager, questioning him, asked: "Do you stammer all the time?" "Nun-nun-nun-no, sir o-o-o-only whu-whu-whu-when I t-t-t-talk, sir." —Electrical Review. ''^.V'S 'vj1 ^la*v ».' v. 'Twfjw v. -vf-" PlMinum ni wmiMn»«i „s \is, v,ui THE GREATER AMERICA OPENS AT OMAHA, NEBRASKA. JULY 1st, CLOSES OCTOBER 31st, 1899. its, The Midway, 5=r!!! Will Eclipse Last Year. MHrtary Band"h "W9MW'P* i1 ^.v*'8•fe'iT'i vry"{""' 'f''! 'H .\v 7 1 «i A i. TWENTY-NINE DEAD. FIFTY OTHERS INJURED IN A WRECK NEAR READING, PA. Excursionists Are Returning from the Un veiling of Hartranft Monument When Engine Crashes Through Three Cars and Occupants Are Hurled to Death. READING, Pa., May 15.—The total number of dead, as a result of last Fri day night's rear end collision on the Philadelphia and Reading railway at Exeter, six miles below here, reached 29 yesterday, William D. Jenkins of Nor ristown, dying at the hospital at that place. Of the large number of injured persons still in the hospitals here, three are in a serious condition and small hope is entertained for their recovery. They are William M. Friedenhorn, Tliaddeus S. Adle and George W. Holmes, all of Norristown. Holmes' son was instantly killed in the accident, but the hospital physicians have not yet informed the father of the boy's death. The regular express train (from Pottsville for Philadelphia connected at the station in Reading with a train from Harrisburg, which was crowded with excursionists who had been to the state capital to witness the ceremonies in con nection with the unveiling of the Hart ranft .nonument. Many of the Harris burg passengers at Reading went aboard the Philadelphia express but, it beiug found that all could not be acomrno dated, it was decided to send an extra train to Philadelphia to run as the sec ond section of the express. The 'extra train left 20 minutes later than the ex press. At Exeter the express stopped for orders and while standiug still the extra train crashed into it while moving at great speed. Three of the rear cars of the express were telescoped and the first car of the extra train was also wrecked. The passengers in these cars were terribly mangled, many being killed outright, while others had limbs and bodies maimed. Word was at once sent to Read ing and a special train with physi cians and nnrses was sent to the scene as quickly as it could possibly be put in readiness. The identified killed are: JOHN' LKAK. Montgomery county. WILLIAM ^TALKR, Norristown. COLOXEL GEOUGE SHAW, Norristown. CHIEF JOHN SLINGLUFF, Norristown. JOHN JOHNSON, Mt. Clair. WILLIAM LEWIS, Norristown. HAKKY HcxcnixoNGEit, Norristown. GEORGE SOWERS, Norristown. GEORGE H. AXDIS, Norristown. HARRY WKNTZ, Norristown. SAMUEL BATTY, Conshocken. HARRY THOMPSON, Norristown. HIRAM SHELLY. Hatboro. BENTON SILVIS, Reading. The injured are: I Eddie Smith, Norristown. I Charles White, Norristown. Nathan O'Neal Norristown. Luther Custer, serious, Pottstown. Patrick Kern, Norristown. Pascal Walters, Swedeland. t, Harry Leister, serious, Phcenlxvllle. 'V* L. B. Yanderslice, Phcenixvillo. Charles Maddis, Conshocken. ,' John Earl, Conshockon. Harry Kantz, Norristown. David Carney, Norristown. The number of dead is fully 28 and injured 50. The first train ploughed through three cars of the forward train, completely wrecking them. Eight dead were brought here at 1 a. m. A score are under the debris. A trainload of wounded were brought to the hospitals here. Great excitement prevails throughout the city. The railroad offi cials oiler no explanation of the acci dent. The coroner will investigate at once. A passenger says the scene around the wreck is fearful. The second relief train left Exeter at 2:40 a. m. It brought to Roading 20 additional bodies. The names are not yet known. None of the seriously in jured were brought here on the first re lief train. The rest of the injured were taken to Pottstown and Norristown. At least 10,000 persons visited the scene of the wreck yesterday. Almost everybody was bent on carrying away some kind of a memento. Many of the people did not hesitate to take away with them pieces of wood thoroughly satu rated with human blood. Everything in the neighborhood is bespattered with blood and the sight was a gruesome one. The body which was thought to be that of C. H. Howell of Phoenixville was yesterday positively identified as that of Captain Charles T. Street of Philadel phia. The question as to who is re sponsible for the catastrophe is still be ing discussed here. That some one blun dered. is generally admitted by railroad men. Who it was that blundered, how ever, no one seems to positively know, and opinions on this point differ widely. National Educational Association. Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Railway. In the lovely city of Los Angeles, California, the above named organi zation will hold its Fourteenth An nual Meeting-, July 11 to 14,1809. The Great Rock Issued a Hand some book containing views and necessary information as to trains, rates and routes and this will be sent you by addressing with postal card or letter, JOHN SEBASTIAN, General Passenger Agent, Chicago. SPECIAL FEATURES Colonial People Birds, Animals... Products, Homes Pain's Fireworks