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I MINE GAS.
Three Killed and Others Prob-
ably Fatally Hurt.
CAUSED BY A MINER'S LAMP.
The Hurst Company's Slope at
Smock Station, Near Uniontowr.,
the Scene of the Shocking Disas-
Herolc Work of Rescue.
A special from I'n
A terrible explosion of gas, the first in the
Monongahela mines for many
vaurred in the mines of the Harst ( oal
pany at Hmock Statiop,
northwest Wednesday
lost their lives and several others were prot
ter
Uniontown, ERVS
years, oc
eight mies
Three
about
night, men
ably fatalif injured
The mine Is aslope with threes butt head
ings leading off to the left of the
ing. The killed
work in the heading
There were twenty-three
farther down the siope who had a n
aculous escape, but who were rescue
six hours’ hard work
Monongahela
¢ aud in wh
main heal
aud injured men were at
pearest the epirance
miners 300 vards
Sin
Che mine is
the Liver yelp
which is not gaseot
pen ia pps
in
are worked with «
I'he men in the first head
ing ribs,” and brough
coal, This liberated
had probably been ¢
The
and was ignited by the
centuries, zas
ing the explosion
earth tremble, and bull
though 1
bre
the mir
around were rattied as 2
quake, Coal, siate, pleces of
aud everything loose
ip the main breading like eaor
Part of the flying debris was
several hundred {eet from the mi
pit and driven iato the !
the buildings
‘aught
near
hagler, was
shot and carried sixt
He was horribi
and at lust reache
down exhassted.
The ¢
about
ther un’
pirosion
by Mine 8
mine,
miners below, reap
death, Cut off fron
is Impossilie
have escaped,
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CABLE SPARKS.
An ofMeinl denial has been issued that
sees of plague existed at Massows}
earthquake at
bach, Austria, accompanied by undergro
There was & violent
'wenty days ua
at Valetta, Malta, against vessels
there from Bombay
I'he Ex-Empress Frode:
Ubl, wife of the United State
«0 Germany, Mr. Edwin |
Friday
The British Indiso troopship Warren Hae
Reunion. The troops and
1,232 men, were all saved
Ihe netive rising in grow
ing more serious and the whites are jeagier.
ing. The three sons of Chief Lerothod. of
Basutuland, have revoited,
An earthquake bas occurred st Deivino,
Turkish Epiros. Several villages, mostly in.
nabited by Christians, have been destroyed,
snd it is feared ibst many people bave per.
shed,
King Oscar opetied the Rigsdag and in the
speech from the throne expressed gratifien.
“on at the request made to him to so-oper.
ste in the arbitration of futare Angio- Ameri:
san disputes.
There has been an enormous {ncrease in
the number of relie! works in Bengal during
ibe past week, and many people in search of
smployment are SDofking to the British worke
irom the central states,
Fritz Spahr, an American violinist, som.
nitted sulcide in Berlin by taking poison, it
# supposed, after A course of dissipation
He lelt the sum of 1,10) marks for bls wid.
sw, who is in Amerion
orew, no
moer
Griqualand is
Lieutenant-Governor Kirkpatrick, of On.
tario, who tg still in the South-Rtreet Hos
pital, London, where he underwent an op-
«ration, passed a trying day, but the hospital
suthorities apnounce thst the patient is Ju.
ing fairly well.
The greater portion of the eargo of the
isritish steamship Absaos, from Hamburg for
Boston, which wae ran into and sunk of
Binnkenese by the British steamship Dert-
moere, from Hamburg for Norfolk, Is & Joss
THE NEWS,
r indictment fur the
PF. Crawford, threo
all at Pawnee
bas
rokon
rege. It is thought he
re he has wealthy relntives
dissolved,
will not be
a firmer and
fded upon
wn Duesse
rE.
the West Jarsey aud Sea
tkaded
ware Lio by stow, A
15 feet deep
West Load
aged 41, a captain of the
Dey mitted sul
the
nsell through
ua snow bank
on the Jersey
wrtment cot
right
from &
ary insanity, resu
ting
i Verts ago,
inmarried,
‘1 started io Bloc furniture
Me
s remainder of the block,
mer sr
that
entall
fsb destroved
ire,
css of $50.000; jusurancs
I'rude, who bas been pron
vi as the Democratic candi
of Chicago at the coming
has written a letter ip
be posit feclipes to Le a candi
He
uo 'ayvne for
Meyer
ent house in }
vels
is
inte endorses Judge John
strougly
the position,
pleaded guilty to setting
Adoiph
One Huu
1st
we
New York,
GAGE CHOSEN
oe
I
is i¥ 4
CURR EVERTS,
at least 5S U0U eo:
viners in Mooongaheia Valiey are ig
resent idle op avercrowded
onditic i Boutherng market
The contract for the statue of ex-President
Frankiin Pieres, which is to be erected in
Concord, N. IL, tas been awarded to H. C.
Cllieott, of Washington.
A Fingish college was recently established
+ Hapeoek, Mich. . under the auspices of the
American synod of the Flonish Evangelical
Lutheran Church, The Rev. J. K. Niklander,
be president of the synod, is at the head of
the college, which, though small as yet, will
(robably soon become a large institution.
it a digner in New York recently a promi-
sent English publisher sald that out of 315
naguseripts submitted during the year his
firm had accepted only twentytwo, Another
rublisher statad that he accepted about four
‘nn every hundred,
Dr. Carlot's claim that be can cure hunch:
sacks of at ienst that be can greatly beénd-
Ot such spinal troubles fo children luis
nade mors or less of a sensation fo French
nedical vircies. Large wadded bandages,
viaster casts aud other apparatus are osed,
ind about ten months are consumed in ef
eeting a cure,
A Be Louis paper recently gave an account
the organkstion of a society of young
semen in Carthage, Mo., whose mission was
unt of the
dure felion, but the ame, picture aad resi
Jouce of the alleged lmader was published,
ihe recvived so many letters offering help
wd vacouragement that she organized such
s club among her {riends, snd it ts meeting
with great snocess
i FIRE LOSS
Whole Block of Philadelphia
Buildings in Ruins.
WANAMAKER'S ABLAZE.
Almost
the Nozzles
Streams of Water Froze ne
Soon as They Left
The Origin of the Fire Traced to a
Furnace ir. the Bacement of Han
s20m Brothers’ Grocery.
The most disastrous fire that bas occurred
in Philadelphia in recent yenrs broke out a
O'Clock
short time before F'oesday morning
in the rear of the Lig store of Hanscom Bro
thers, 1
had gotten
valued at 82.0
stroyed,
I'be heaviest Brothers
nmbrelin manofacturers, 1300 to 1315 Market
117 Market street Before the flames
Leen under control property
losers are Hirsh
streot, whose stork and bulldiog were dam
aged about 8400.0 ( They had a large stock
Hirsh
umbrella
on hand, preparing for summer trade,
hers are among the largest
mannlact the world Walter
irere it
fthe firm the loss Is fully
insurance firn amp
Hillm
Brother graph ga
ta Nipreet
Brothers
thn
Spreading from Street
of Hire
and three |
se of its walls falling
Wanamaker's Catches Fire.
At BD o ele
tower of John Wanawmaker's dry goods store,
This stare covers the entire block bounded
by Chestyut, Market, Thirteenth and Juniper
streets, and as it was erected years ago many
of the fire-proo! attributes of more modern
structures are iackiog. When it was appar-
ant that the block which bad been stinsked
at first was doomed, squads of firemen, with
long ilaes of hose were detailed to try to
save Waopamakers, The building with the
goods piled ap within is four walls, repre.
sented a money valine of over $10 000.000,
All Kpew thet if the Bames in Wanamaker's
ones got beyond control there was ao telling
where they would stop,
Most of the Big Store Saved,
The Wanamaker tower oontaioed a hand.
some clock apd chimes. ALE o'clock the ane
tires tower coliapsed, ths clock falling
through to the first oor,
Two lines of hose were then gotten on top
of the immense building, and the Names,
which bad threatened to destroy Philades-
phin's most noted store, war soon under
control
A cs III sii
k fire wae discovered ia the
D, H. ¥offat, the heaviest mine-owner of
he Leadritlo distriet, has gone to the camp
in response to a telegram from Gov, Alva
Adams, who bas established headquarters,
aatli be can reach a conclusion as to con
dnuanve or sarly termination of the strika,
dr. Moffat was nocom panied by several load.
a4
PIFTY-FOURTH OONGRESS,
Senate,
alin Dax The Bennte had a busy session,
Mr Torpie, of Indians, closed bis speech on
the Caban resobiitions he Waoleott bill for
an interpationsl monetary conference wos
considered for time, Mr. White,
Mr. t annon and Daniel urged that the
conference would be fattle, snd was not in
tended 6 serious movement toward bis
metullinm, The Nicaragua canal debate was
resumed. Mr Daniel speaking against the
Meas re Mr. Morgnn offered an amends
nent designed to the iections pres
sented by Minister Hodriguex
ira Da A crisis in the debate on
Nicurugun canal bill was reached in the Sen
Mr. Vilas minds ou motion to recommit
the bill to the commitiee on foreign relations,
a step which Mr, Morgan characterized as an
suit, The motion was changed, Lo
take the recommital to the special commit.
mitten, of which Mr, Morgan is chalrman
The Benate adjourned before nn ve WH
taken aud the Vilus motion to recommit it
pending. The Military Academy appropria
ton bill, carrying approximately #469,000,
was passed, uitor the defeat of the amend.
ment for participation of the West Point cas
dels tn the inauguontd eremony.
26re Day Io the Sepate the
international monetary confercnme ws
bated, Mr. Chandler speaking in favor of it
Mr. Chandler's speech wis carefully prepar
ed] and was in Lhe tuatiure ol the sis tient ©
the attitude of Hepublican i the
bamber on the bill i he Niouragua Canal
Lil and the bankroptey bill was before the
sennte for a brief time, hut po progress was
wade op vither Hyeoly disc
eourred over Mr. Allen's resolntion
tioplng the President's right to fore
against the Pacific Hallroads,
sth Day, By vole Lhe
wsned the bid
fi
neat ob
ih
file
wy
x
ste
t
Of
Lill for nn
ge
f
the wide «
of them, A ion
un decisiy
the pntment
lonal
: Mr. Morga
Hog to sery rresment for a ia
rat LY {
Bee thn
Issioners ONeIary
nfernnce
on
weer hoser
Goneral Wevier will bo relieved as Captain
reneral of Cuba on March 1. Hi successor
sh Minister of War.
Weyler will remain in command of the
nilitary lorces on the leland, but will be a
subordinate of Azecarraga
The cause of Weyler's subordination is the
fiscovery by Premier Canovas of the utter
unreliability of Weyler's reports of the sito-
ation in Cuba and of the success of the mili-
‘ary operations be bas conducted against the
revolutionists, ooo
Marquis de Apesteguia, the leader of the
Cuban Conservatives, came to Madrid and
{aid before the prime minister a trathinl as.
sount of the existing condition of alf.drs in
Cuba. So plainly did he shbw the iscapae-
ity and unreliability of Weyler that the pritne
minister at once decided to send some of.
“ial to the island upon whose information ha
night depend,
The main object of the change of the Cap
tain-Generalship fs to and the war it possi-
tie, Canovas bas realized that the mere of-
for of autonomy to Cuba will be useless
“uch an offer must be secompanied by the
strongest assurance and in a highly diplo-
matic manner to recvive nny consideration
from the Caban leaders,
Canovas’ change of front is largely due ib
the influence of Beeretiry Olney, whose po
sition has been excesdiagly conwarvative dur.
ing the negotiations between himsell and
Minister Dupuy 4s Lome.
Reporte from Havana tell of esgagements
ietwoen Spanish troops asd Cubans at
Guoanabacon und at San Jose de ins Lagae,
in both of which it ix sald that the Cutone
HUNDREDS PERISH.
Struggle for Life in @ Chinese
Theatre.
A WHOLE TOWN DESTROYED.
The Audience Composed Mostly of
Women and A Lamp
Firetothe Tem
Children
Overturned, Sets
Ple, and the
Terrible Crash
Follows.
ibe slenmer Gaslie, from
Hong hong and
Yokohama, just arrived at Ban Francisco,
Fou
JADURrY 2
Advices fron Chow, reccived at Houg
Kong on 8 terrible catas-
De-
report
irophe in & (ample a Kwang Fou, on
emer X
heid
sti
last A theatrics] parformance was
he
for the first time int place, and was
i natives and a
ended by 8 Inrge crowd
fow | ITOpeRns One of the temple amps
WAS building.
wwertaroed, firing the
panic stricken rows
through ws i pare. | the crush
hundre
fires
four
ITOrE re in
m interna
of the wige
th the exception of &
nt her mils
Representatives of thirty coneeras attended
the sunoal meeting of the Bash anf Door
Manufact
Wisconsin, «
rers of the Northwest in Oshkosh,
An of §
B ia advange i 9
re was ordered
ti No. 14
ine owners it understood
Leadville nn i
whatever to the
{ the q
sirik
firatl sions
Dole o«
EY
made a
ciween them
the striker
be terme offered
ovement to reduce passenger
by the
The or
ganization will present to the Missouri Leg-
isiature a memorial which practically claims
that a reduction in mileage rates will mean
a reduction in the force of employes as weil
As in their wages,
rates
wo cents a mile is being opposed
Brotherhood of Raliway Trainmen
WAS SHOT AS HE SLEPT.
Killing of Btewart Attributed to Fie Ex
ployer.
The
From Bisckshear, Ga, comes the news
that & W. Williford bas followed up the
siiling of his superintendent, Charles Stew.
art, by a suleidal mania. Stewart was found
in bed with a load of Lueckshot in bis bead
and Mrs. Williford with ber four ahildres
lockad up in & room agains: ber infuriated
hushand,
Mre. Williford is 8 young women Her
husband deedea all Lis property away as
soon as he was arrested. 1p order to create
a theory of self-defense, Willison, it is said
placed a kaife in the hand of Rtewart, but it
i* beyond question that the latter was shot as
te slept.
tse sts es
WIFE'S TERRIBLE CONFESSION.
The Tells How Bhe Split Open Her H wband's Head
With an «ve.
Mrs, Susan Deckard confessed to the as-
saesination of her husband wear Bristol, Va,
two nights ago, by splitting his head open
with an axe She and ’er husband quar
toled while in bed. He threw her pillow on
the floor, and she struck him with an axe
aff to the Abingdon jull to avoid the possibil.
€
Nove! Fresent for the Sultan,
Ine
ans—
tution
of Turkey a
fas
he
led 16
Sri Dearing
FIA
broader than
.. a
hore th CUSTOMary ogs
perfectly
3
Its hat
¥ »
Hn ow
orga,
tail,
veloped heads
wus in the
perfection
imdividuality preserved i not offen 12
be found.
In one carapace here were (wo 4°
ineptary Wa pertous
tems, (wo respiratory and calculators
systems, two moseular and bony sre
tems. Each was double, in part st
jest. There were too wills, for the
beads fought continually for the righis
of their eoumon shell and for ther
food,
there ware (Wo
at
tard 3
AE DekE,
perie its
vers
Such 4 oneness of to Ww.
Systems, EYL.
Early Dictionaries.
The first dictionary was compiled by
Paout-she, a Chinaman, who lived
about 1100 years RK. COC. It contained
about 40,000 characters, most of them
hieroglyphics. The first Latin diction.
ary was compiled by Varro, wha died
28 B. OC. “Onoemasticon.” a collection
of vocabularies in Greek, by dulins Pel
Inx, was published about IT A.D, The
first Hebrew dictionary was comping
by Jolim BE. Aveuar in 1621. Every
state in Europe except England has
fad prepared under government ao.
thority a standard dictionary of its
own language, The standard diction.
aries of Englaml hisve been preparsd
under the atspices of the univers: