AN EXPLOSION
Twelve Miners Are Killed In West
Virginia.
A HUNDRED BARELY ESCAPE
Disaster at the Mine of the Pennsyl-
vania Company at Lorentz, W. Va,,
Caused by an Explosion of Firedamp
—Five of the Dead Are Americans
and Seven Italians.
Weston, W.
Americans and
known to be dead as the result of
explosion of the
sylvania Company mine at Lorentz, |
W. Va., near Buckhannon, W. Vi
which occurred about 5. Saturday
evening. |
Immediately following the {
sion the mine caved in y |
caused the entombment
miners, estimated at
bodies of 12 dead men
recovered, and is ne
this time whether any
death.
The bodies of several Ita
also been recovered, hn
known only by numbers,
tity is not pos until
The explosion occurred
day leaving
Only a
the surf
port, th fir
mine elevat
the top, carryi
almost 80 men
tom of the shaft
was a panic ame
the mine.
There but
which could
back into the drift.
tion,
was slowly
most suffocated,
ly together
shaft
Sever !
the elevat
lown
commodation
me the
fore mine
from ht
board th
work of
loaded
With
the ele
unti: al
the 8} al
Va
seven
{ Special) ive
Italians are
an
Penn-
fire damp in
{
{0
of all the |
1040. The |
have been |
known at
met
yi
others
it as
their
ible later
ust a 1
1 as the
mine
ached
J
the
1 1
rifi¢c re-
force YAS
ew men
vith
i
ace wi
e
ha
a ts
ey
how ever,
into
face
ty
and ha
The five
ians who
about 100
of
parently,
come with 18
bodies were not
MILLWORKERS CREMATED.
Lost in a Fire in New
Hampshire.
Five Lives
Dover,
most disastr
Satudray,
probably
and
dollar
gq of
a proj
mi:
body will
Several
while des«
The fire
long after
tives had
work. Fr
el sparks
cotton and
throughout
soon became
mMmyges of mi
obliged ¢
Others
to the
Ther
by firemen
on the
a window,
climbed
pole
fast
to reach
The fina
ered by
Q
fourt
Ficld Worth 875.000.0000,
feng ~1
CARED
tors of
filed
ventory
ment,
count
eriy
the
no
present
For
make
value
tory.
place the total value of the propert
described the $75.
000,000.
of th
of the ost
stocks and
Matement
cash
this reas
an
of the tate from
but counsel for the executors
inventory at
Of
y
iniy
Burning
Hudson, N
{ot
A Courthouse,
{ Special) .-—The
Courthotise
(0
lumbia 1ocatod
here, was burned
bly $200,000 Th
was
story
in aldition
contained th
rape, of appellate
the Supreme Court
The loss 1a proba
“ iild
erected in
gtructiure
1300, wa
marble
counts
of white
fo all the
office of
the
A Double Suicide,
Detroit, Mich.
Thompson, aged 50 years,
and his wife were found dead in thelr
lodgings, on Champlain Street,
an empty strychnine bottle and two
glasses close by. The couple came
from England three years ago, and
Mre, Thompson is said to have con-
tracted the lquor habit since her
arrival in thig country. Despondency
over the woman's (inability to reform
is thought to have impelled them to
(Special) «Thomas
a loborer,
with
commit suicide.
Ee
be bodin th. Jp ol ip Asis slaclh a A Bo a HAART
. 5 Domestio.. » :
rgudie Font “fu the “United? Bates
Circuit Court. at New. York, hedrd
arguments on. the demurrer inter
posed by the Delaware, backawanna
and Western Railway Company to the
indictment returned against it =i
leging violationg of the Elkins act,
in the granting of rebates
American Sugar Company
The smalier metal dealers of
New England d Middle States
organized and have called on &«
tary Bonaparte to bring suit
vent the formation of a combinat
of the copper mining companies
The next annual convention
National Educational As
be held in Los Angeles,
week in July
Mrs. Isabella Beecher
Henry Ward Beeches
4 at Hartford, Ct
It is believed Mr
testify that Stanford
yf her
her
TUrors
to the
an
{to
Of
Hooker,
of
Harry K
White
photographs
husband TI
30 10x fod
played one «
public to anger
additional
A test v
Carolina
of that
Ot
Senate
hody
Law,
National
held it
against
Whole:
annual meet
The
sociation
Boston.
Harry
trial
Shoe
Kendal
Wedne
of the
the
the
architect,
Paul,
Rallway
arilv, pending
oan
wort
tate
Fifteen
d
Yor
3
Mo
New
City,
the
Prof«
Pe fe rab
with
or,
of
rence
g-American Si
decided
10 per
compa
a
tablishi a service b
York.an
upon
divident cent of
tween Now
razil
igned
He
the
Cabinet has re
of the
Aberals and Radicals over
associations
id t
io
i dissension
i
law of
It is
made
Russian res
Students at
berg, Austria,
tween
hat
ship ar
olutionists
nt
n
rom
in
the university
made a Jemonsts
wanted the Polish
One hundred wet
“a arrangeme
ms {
to
1age us
The British government
messages {1
but their
made public
tin Birrell,
Education,
retars
Hryce
am
A f1grige
THER
Board of
pre
will be
Ireland,
the new
$1 Ceoed
flames
ted at San J
battleship Connecticut
while entering the
Inland
The Moroccan War
cofitrating men and
Zinah for a supreme
ture Ralsuli
President Diaz, of Mexico, partied
pated in the ceremonies inaugurat-
ing the operation of the Tehuantepec
Rallroad
The eraption of Mauna Loa, a voi-
eano in Hawalla, furnished a beautl-
ful spectacle and in volved no danger.
uan that
ran on a
harbor at
it
the
reo]
wa
ronan
Culebre
Minister in
munitions
effort cap-
Con.
at
to
CHADS RETGN® IN
THE WRECKED ITY
sweitenham Is Reported To Have
Rasigned.
HE UNEQUAL TO THE TASK
1S
Relief
the
Work
Ruins
or Clearing
Reports That American
tati ely Denied.
A CUBAN'S CURE FOR LEPROSY.
Pr. Dugue’s Favorable
With Mangrove
{ 3} A
I periment
Tree,
Insane Asylum
named
} Woman
Will Start Schaetzenfest,
hit gion
Preside:
ial)
press a butt
e day in May
d
4
{ Spe
fon
iO
i :
om
at Charleston,
occasion will be the opening
i festival
und The
eed to write
read at » festival
i shooting
nal Schuentzent
has also
jr
to be
Automatic Divorce Decress,
tantinople (By Cable)
“gh name not ascer
between 8
the Black
a storm.
going
ship's entire crew
A
tain-
meguldak and
#, has f~und
Sixty workmen,
Eregll, and the
wore drowned
Po, i
vi gr
oe
who to
were
Trouble With Cuban Official,
Havana (By Cable) Trouble
threatened at Santiago de lag Vegas,
Havana Provinee, the re-
fusal of the mavoer of that
town to turn over his authority to
the actual mayor. Governor Nunez,
of Havana, conferred with Governor
Magoon on the subject. The govern-
ment does not apprehend any serious
trouble, though the Mayor of Santi
ago de las Vegas has asked for as-
glstance.
in
owing to
noting
Some Interesting Happenings briefly
Told.
To Stop Land Frauds.
President Roosevelt has determin
ad to put an end, gibly, to frauds
in the uisition of public lands by
individuals and corporations. He has
ted th hereafter patent
be Issued to Jand unt
round
thori
po
dire
hall
an
hay
iat Io
public
examinat of tl
On if #
en au
t
Congress And The Departments
Pension
13
hing
i -
#2100n Agencis
washington
Al
Chief gi
become chief
Canal
Before
lonaparte
making the
The President
White House
of the
that
aison
leth-
inouncement was made
ww onld
of
Engineer Stevens
engineer
Commission
he House commitiee
defended his manne
armor plate awards
a di
nonm
the
a
t Mr
of
nner at
the
gave
in
Supreme
of
Court
are co-operating
Postoffice Department
county roads
committee has decided
the Brownsvilie investiga-
on February 4
Theodore P. Shonts,
Isthmian Canal
his resignation
Roosevelt, to take effect
dent's pleasure, but not later than
March 4 of this year. He goes to
New York to take charge of the Bel
mont-Ryan traction interests in New
York.
Charles D. Walcott, director of the
Geological Survey, was elected sec
retary of the Smithsonian Institute
by the board of regents at their an-
nual meeting,
Brigadier General W.
United States Army.
been appointed deputy
the Soldiers’ Home in Washington.
Chairman Wadsworth, of the
Agricultural Committee, reported to
the House the Agricultural Appropria-
tion Bill, carrying an appropriation
of $8,125,799. This i= an increase
of a million dollars. Free seeds are
eliminated.
-
Various
the
improve
The
begin
atates
the
Senate
to
chairman of
Commission,
to Pregident
1f the Presi-
f
f
{
P. Rogers,
retired, has
governor of
PRESIDENTS 6000
WORDS ARE APPRECIATED
Swettenham's Career As Governor
About Ended.
THOUSANDS PEOPLE STILL HOMELESS
Prominent Prelate at Kingston, Cables
Thanks for Prompt Visit of the Amer-
ican Warships Under Rear Admiral
Davis--Additional Men to Those Need-
ed to Guard Consulate Only Landed.
Earnest
Gov-
yvund bim
ents and
y ih City i
ame afternoon,
the
1d re-
lowing let-
SENATE VOTES FOR NORE PAY
Representatives.
Ww" #
The
accepted the
hington (Special)
wy d
Wednesday
the
Ts 14 vv §
of Hepross nie
the of
and ial
an ally, and those
tion of House
rease alarie 40713
i
mbers
territon dels
‘resident
AN INDIAN SLAY EL
Picks
One-two-thred
Them
Order,
Arizona Cowboy off in
JOvernor land
nial Secret
January
kind
rendered
of this colon;
to be, mir,
Your obedient
(Signed)
J. A. BSWETTE
have
| ment
| honot
HAM.
no
Trinidad,
al Davis
imetances
Gover
Men Landed At
action of Adm
under the circa
precedent
1 he
i landing
i not without
| numerous cases 10 Iusil
ian incident Rear Adi
| Meade, U. 8: N., landed Port
| of Spain, Trinidad, on March 4, 1895,
to suppress a fire, and the
of the island of Trinidad
his gratitude
men
rOvernor
People Perish.
{By Cable)
1.500
The Hague
Kast Indian islands south of
an
Dutch
Atchin, anounced
practically engulfed Island
Simalu. According to the Iatest
formation received here Simalu
almost disappeared It is sald that
probably 1,600 persons lost their
lives. Violent earth shocks continue
to be felt daily. The civil governor
of Atchin bas gone to the scene of
the catastrophe,
0
January
of
in
the
:
ios &
tdend of
HNAge of He TRIToa
month than it was
eve,” sald the h
rust compar
the
nt. interest 10 be paid on
a number of institutions
tha deposits of the jars
COMPA I think, how.
that this increase will result
larger deposits for the compan
jes that will pay 3% per cent. bat
they will come from savings in other
directions.”
10 nt
thi
| Philadelphia,
11 per of
deposi bs
reduce
trust
f one 12 } 40
‘
iNnCrease £0
wil