THE1 'PITTSBURG' DISPATCH.' 'SATURDAY; ; JANUARY
-1802: j. '
BUSHELS OF BOMBS,;
To Blow Up English Society,
Beady
to Be Made l)y' an
Anarchist Club
BAIDED BY THE POLIGE.
The Arrest of a Socialist 'With Mat
rices Gives the Hot Awav.
THREE CONFEDERATES TAKEN IX.
One, a Woman, Is Released and Supposed to
Ee Eeady to Confess.
TIIE DUELLV JIISTERT MAT BE SOLVED
Loxnox, Jan. 8. Ever since the ex
plosion at Dublin ca-tle the police through
out the United Kingdom have been more
than usually vigilant in looking for indi
viduals who are the enemies of law and
order, and more particularly for those who
attempt to lend force to their arguments by
the use of dynamite. To-day the police
claim they have located a group of anarch
ists in WalsalL
A man recently passing the police station
in Tottenham attracted the attention of the
police br hit peculiar manner, and he was
taken into custody as a suspicious character.
The police say they soon found ample justi
fication for arresting the man. "When he
va taken into the police station he was, of
coure, searched, -and upon his person were
found papers gi ing the details of anarchist
plots and giving the names of persona im
plicated in the conspiracy.
The Walsall Club Implicated.
A package he was earring was found to
contain a bottle labeled chloroform. The
papers showed that the headquarters Mere
at "Walsall, and steps were immediately
taken to place the culprits under arrest
The result was that a Frenchman named
Victor Cailes, Marie Pibelne, with whom
Cailes was living, and Frederick Charles,
all residing at "Walsall, were soon in
custody.
The prisoners are each about 30 years of
ase. They belong to the Socialist Club in
"WalsalL The clubroom and the residences
of the prisoners were searched by the
police, and the investigation led to the
most important discoveries concerning the
machinations and work of the plotters.
The prisoners were arraigned in court
and charged with having in their possession
explosives which they intended to devote
to unlawful purposes. On the application
of the Chief Constable the magistrate dis
charged Marie Pibelne. It is probable that
she has made a confession and that it is the
intention of the authorities to use her as a
witness against the other prisoners.
Mntriccs Tor Making Rombs.
A constable testified that the prisoners
had in their possession matrices which were.
u-ed in making bombs, lie produced some
specimens of these matrices. They were
conical and four or five inches long. Models
of other parts of the paraphernalia used in
making bombs were also found in possession
of the prisoners. The Chief Constable asked
for an adjournment of the case, hinting that
it was probable that other arrests would
shortly follow. The magistrate granted the
request and the prisoners were remanded
for a week.
Cailes has been identified as a man who is
wanted in France on the charge of intend
ing to commit murder. The police have
discovered the secret foundry for the manu
facture of bombs, and the place where the
explosives were made. The "Walsall Club,
to which the prisoners belonged, has been
the center of the Anarchist propaganda for
several years throughout the midland
counties. Of the many lecturers who ex
plained anarchistic doctrines to the club,
Prince Krapotkin, the well-known Russian
agitator, was the fa orite.
An Iron Maker's Information.
A firm of iron founders have informed
the authorities that iu November they were
ofiered extensive orders for hollow castings
similar to the bomb which was produced by
the Chief Constable to-day. It has trans
pired that the police have been for some
time suspicious of the club at "Walsall, and
ha e been watching the clubrooms day and
night. They did not feel warranted in
making arrests, however, until the arrest
of the man iu Loi.don, and the incrimina
ting documents found on him established
bej ond a doubt that the members of the
clnb were engaged in unlawful practices.
.Anion? the articles seized by the police
in "Walsall is an abundant sup'ply of An
archist pamphlets teaching the "manufac
ture of explosives, besides a quantity of
materials for bombs and bolts.
The man calling himself Charles, whose
real name is slaughter, is self educated,
speaks sev eral languages and is a rabid
Socialist. Deakin, who has long been a
propacator of Socialism in the Midlands,
is the virtual leader of the party.' The
police traced bombs manufactured in "Wal
sall to Anarchists in Uelgium, North France
and Italv. Cailes, on being shown some
bombs and the bolts fitting ,them, declared
his ignorance how to use them.
Anarchist JSorlas a Literary Failure.
Lomon, .Ian. &-Tohn Borlas, who was
recently arrested as an Anarchist for firing
a pistol at "Westminster Hall, has been dis
covered to be a prominent Oxford scholar,
a friend of Ocar "Wilde and many litera
teuro. He used to w rite poems copiously
under the nom de plume ol "Evelyn
Douglas." He spent an inheritance of
SlOO.OtiO and became craved through liter
ary failures.
Tlie Tories Alter the Labor Tote.
London, Jan. 8. Mr. Chaplain, the
President of the Board of Agriculture,
after the general agricultural conference at
Ely, will meet delegates of labor classes in
the min districts. Each district will elect
12 delegates, mainly laborers. The Con
servatives profess this is the only honest
method of ascertaining the voice ol the
lural population.
The Dublin Castle Inquiry.
London, Jan. & The examination of
workuitn at Dublin Castle with reference to
the recent explosion was without result be
yond the discharge of the suspects. The
official report concludes with a distinct af
firmation that the explosion was planned,
and that the plotters aimed to blow down
the wall supporting the Council Chamber.
A ice Little Itoyal How.
London, Jan. 8 The post of Constable
of "Windsor Castle, made vacant by the
death of Prince Victor or Hohenlobe, the
salary of w hich is $0,000 v carl v, is a matter
of court dispute. The "Prince of "Wales
wants the Queen to give the place to the
DukeofTeck, but the Queen inclines to
Prince Henry of IUttenberg.
One TVorld's Tair Project IJallred.
London, Jan. a Tne supposed old ship
President, which an American paper sug
gests should be restored to America for ex
hibition at Chicago, is not the vessel cap
tuied in 1814, but an English drill ship
launched in 1SS29.
Psychologists toMeet.
London, Jan. a An International Con
gress of Psychologists will meet in London
in August. "Prof. Sedgwick will preside.
Herbert Spencer, Kibot, Lombroso and
other leading psychologists will read
papers.
ExVGLAND RULES EGYPT.
THE TOCNG KHEDIVE A SUITOItTEB
OF THE OLD rOLICT.
Salisbury's Shrewd and Qnick Diplomacy
Ties His Enemy's Hands by Securing a
Trompt Recognition or Abbas The 3f eir
Monarch Starts From Ylonna.
Loxnoif, Jan. S. The Cabinet Council
to-day was intended to be the last until the
eve of the opening of Parliament. The
death of the Khedive, however, has upset
their plans, and the Ministers are now con
sidering the new situation in Egypt
As soon as the council met to-day, for
some reason connected with the military
position in Egypt the Ministers sent to the
"War Office for Sir Redvers Bullcr, who re
mained for a lornr time in consultation with
the council. Sir Itedvers Ilullcr was at the
head of the Intelligence Department in the
Egyptian war in 18S2, and in the Soudan
expeditions of 1881 and 1SS5, and was the
readiest source of copious information ac
cessible. According to information gleaned since
the- council, the Cabinet has decided to
treat the accession of Abbas Pasha as an
event not altering in any wise the British
policy. As Abbas Pasha will not attain his
majority until July 14, the Ministers fore
see, and probably have already been
warned, that France and Russia will incite
the Sultan and will support his claim as
suzerain, to establish a regency. Even six
months of 3 regent nominated by the Sultan
might destroy British power in "Egypt, and
certainly would lessen British prestige.
The character of Abbas Pasha, which is
not yet formed, might acquire under a 1 c
gent a bias hostile to British interests.
Abbas is credited with imbibing English
ideas and sympathies from his tutor, A. I.
Butler, who was long in the Khedive's ser
vice, and who is now a lecturer in Brasc
nose College, Oxford. Abbis speaks En
glish fluently, as well as French, German
and Arabic.
lie is outspoken on the Egyptian
question. During his sojourn in Vienna,
he freely expressed his conviction that the
British occupation was necessary. Mr.
Phipps, of the Embassy, waited upon
Abbas to-dav, and an interview between
Abbas and Mr. Phipps afterward reached
the Foreign Office in London. It is under
stood that the telegram was of a promising
nature, regarding the new Khedive's inclin
ation not to trouble the British regime
in Egypt.
Abba, with his brother, started from
Vienna to-dav for Trieste, whence the Khe-
divial yacht will take them toEgvpt. Count J
Kalnoky, the Austro-Hungarian Minister,
who is a strong and steadfast supporter of
British rule in Egypt, had a prolonged in
terview with Abbas and Mr. Phipns at the
railwav station, and cordiallv bade Abbas
farewell. The action of the British Gov
ernment points to its determination to keep
a grip on the nominal ruler of Egypf
The prompt recognition of Abbas as
Khedive by most of the European powers
has been due to the instant and unhesitat
ing diplomacy of Lord Salisbury. Simul
taneous communications from Cairo and
London elicited telegrams from the Turkish
Grand Vizier to Fehmi Pasha, the Presi
dent of the Egyptian Council, intimating
that the Sultan," as suzerain, named Abbas
as Khedive and desired that the present
ministry continue in office until Abbas ar
rived in that country.
Lord Salisbury's anxiety to secure a hold
on the new Khedive is due to the knowledge
that his predecessor was a strong personal
factor in European politics, and not the
figurehead he was generally supposed to be,
and that the power of the new ruler, if he
chooses to create trouble, is unmeasurable.
A BBITISH ULTIMATUM.
Either English or Jloorlsh Troops 3Inst
Suppress the Tangier Anarchy.
London. Jan. 8. The British Minister,
Sir Charles Evcnsmith, has sent an ulti
matum to the Minister of Fareign Afiairs,to
the effect that unless the Sultan took ener
getic measures to defend Tangier English
sailors would be lauded. The Minister re
plied that a large body of troops was com
ing from Fez.
The French, Spanish and Italian resi
dents resent the v igorous action of the En
glish, believing that they are taking ad
vantage of the local trouble to make a coup
de main. The Italian and French warships
are expected hourly. The British vessels,
three in number, have their boats ready to
land Hue jackets at a moment's notice.
Meanwhile anarchv reigns.
HON AECHI5TS MAKING -TROUBLE.
The
Opposition to the Brazilian Govern
ment Gaining In Influence.
London, Jan. 8. Advices from Brazil
show that the opposition to the Federal
Government in several of the States is due
to the work of monarchists, who are steadily
gaining in influence.
It is saidthat this influence will probably
caue a radical though peaceful change in
the Government at liio Grande.
BABY RUTH BAPTIZED.
Little Mis Cleveland Formally Given Ilcr
ame With Proper Ceremony.
New York, Jan. a Special Yester
day afternoon, shortly before 2 o'clock, Miss
Ruth Cleveland became legally and
officially entitled to her name. The
event was solemnized in the parlor
of the Cleveland cottage at Lake
wood, where Mis Cleveland, with the
other members of the family is spendin"
the winter. Her. Dr. "Wilton" Merle Smith'
of the Central Presbyterian Church of this
city, performed the christening service.
He and his wife and an aunt of Mrs. Cleve
land's w ere the only ones present besides the
young lady and her parents.
When all was ready the little lady was
placed gently in her father's arms, where
she behaved herself with the most perfect
propriety during the whole of the ceremony
which made her Miss Ruth CAp-Un,i
After the christening was over the small
party sat down to a luncheon, where Miss
Cleveland presided in honor of the occasion.
TtOLLS nd muffins arc easily made after
reading Octave Thanct's directions In TIIE
DISPATCH to-morrow.
A BEGGAB LEAVES A FOETUNE
To an Undo Who Aided Him Believing
Ho Was Foor.
St. Louis, Jan. a Christian Beyerlein
an old 'German who owns a bakery in St.
Louis, has just received advices from New
York that he has been left a large snm of
money and real estate valued at $50,000 by
August Beverlein. a nephew who died re
cently in New York City. The nephew was
driven from his father's house in Germany
some years ago for a youthful indiscretion,
and has since been a professional beggar in
the streets of New York.
The uncle has befriended August, not
knowing that he was wealthy, and it i sup
posed that these little acts of kindness in
fluenced him in bequeathing bis property
to his uncle.
A Lono Srasre Robber JSIakes a Hani.
Stockton, Cat. Jan. 8. A passenger
on the stage from San Andreas reports that
the stage running between Mokelumnc Hill
and Valley Springs was stopped by a lone
highwayman three miles from Mokclumne
yesterday. The driver said the robber had
a shotgun, and made hini'throw out the ex
press bcx and also empty his pockets.
BOYS are now dressed as bojf ag soon as
thevget ont of hai, j-clothes. .Mothers will
n interested In Ada Cone's letter in THE
VDISPATCH to-morrow.
A PENNSY PROJECT
For
the Removal of the Crowded
Commission Trade
FROM LIBERTY TO 26TH STREET.
A Scheme That Would Kevolutionize "Busi
ness Poivn Town.
HOW TIIE IDEA 31 AT BE CARRIED OUT
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company has
proposed to the commission merchants of
Liberty street that they all move out to
Twenty-sixth street. "At the head of that
thoroughfare is located the old transfer
depot of the railroad company. This they
offer to commission dealers as a huge prod
uce depot, and to so concentrate there that,
although each merchant would be as com
pletely isolated to himself with his own
business as at present, their general assem
blage together under one roof, or one series
of roofs, would result in a wholesale ex
change for the grocers Of Pittsburg and
Alleghenj-.
If there is oneeature of this city that is
more familiar to the people than another it
is the long line of commission stores
stretching along Liberty street from Sixth
street eastward for several blocks. "When a
Pittsburger hears "Liberty street" men
tioned he instantly sees a picture of huge
piles of cabbage, pyramids of watermelons,
a veritable arca'de of apple and potato bar-
A MQRXLVG SCENE
rels, toothsome strings of rabbits, pheas
ants, partridges and all sorts of game,
wired boxes of pretty peaches, overflowing
baskets of grapes, or heaps of giant
squashes.
To see a sudden exodus of all these com
mission stores to witness the wholesale
vacation of one side of Liberty street, then
to read more than a score of "to let" signs
stuck up simultaneously this would all be
a change a little more radical than even
Pittsburgers are accustomed to. And for
this rcason.iae.ofTer o. the. railroad com
pany to the commission merchants is one of
the most important matters ever intro
duced in Pittsburg.
The Tensy'g Project Outlined. .
General Freight Agent Seymour, of the
the Pennsylvania Railroad, gives this in
formation about the project: "The idea of
the company is to so concentrate the com
mission bussiness of Pittsburg that it may
be handled with expedition. Strung all
ov er a street, as these stores now are, it is
not such an easy or speedy matter to supply
them with the perishable freight they re
ceive. Nor do I suppose it is an advantage
ous thing for them either, The uses for
which the big transfer depot out at Twenty
sixth street was built having passed away,
we proposed to quarter the commission
merchants comfortably in that building, de
liver their freight right there from our
tracks, and at the same time make it easier,
by consolidation, for the merchants to
NO TIIOROUGIIFAEE
transact their own business with retail
grocers. Some such idea as wc proposed Is
carried out at the "West Penn freight depot
in Allegheny.
"I addressed letters to all the commission
dealers some time ago," continued Mr. Sey
mour. "Some of the replies I received
were favorable, and some were not. Gen
erally, the merchants admitted the scheme
was a pretty good one. provided they could
all be induced to move out to Twenty-sixth
street at once. The merchants were then
invited to a meeting to consult with the
railroad officials. The meeting was held in
my office, and was well attended by mer
chants. The discussion of the matter was
quite agreeable and profitable to both sides.
The general opinion still seemed to be that
tne project could only be urought about by
getting all the commission men to move
simultaneously. If there is any business
value attached to the lower end of Liberty
street.they did not like the idea that some
of their number might lag behind and se
cure the advantage of it. Since that meet
ing nothing has been done. The matter has
not been dropped, but is still pending. Mr.
Trump, of our company, might be able to
inform you if any "decision has been
reached.''
No Decision "Yet Readied.
Mr. Trump, of the Civil llngineering "De
partment of the Pennsylvania EailrOad,
was then seen. "No," he said, "no decision"
has yet been reached between the railroad
company and the commission merchants.
."Wc propose to turn the old transfer depot
at weuthixth street into a general freight
depot It may relieve the bigcrush of bus-,
iness down at Duquesne freight depot, at
JlilbJi Will i k
the foot of Liberty street, bnt It-will partic
ularly benefit freight shippers do!ng busi
ness in the Lawrenceville district of the
city.
"If the commission merchants agree to
accept the proposition to concentrate their
business there, why we shall find ample
room for them in the buildings. If they do
not care to leave' Liberty street, then wo
shall give the whole building over to gen
eral freight loading. "We shall begin chang
ing the depot very soon, so that if the com
mession men are still considering the matter
they must quickly decide."
An Overcrowded Thoroughfare.
Armed with a snap-shot camera, a re
porter of The DisPATCK-took a position at
the corner of Liberty and Sixth streets last
Saturday morning." "What he saw during
the next three hours anybody may witness
every Saturday morning. At daybreak
wagons from the small grocery stores began
to arrive from all parts of the two cities.
The early bird caught the worm, and,
heavily laden with the choicest of the offer
ings of the commission stores, the first ar
rivals were seen on their way back to orna
ment the fronts of their stores with green,
fresh and odorous produce. But by 7
o'clock more wagons were on hand than
could be supplied at once. By 7:30 wagons
then arriving could not net into the north
curb of the .street, from which they loaded
their purchases. So they commenced to
form a line close beside the vehicles re
ceiving loads. By 7:45 this second line of
wagons extended "from Sixth street beyond
Seventh. Then a line of vehicles was com
menced away off on the other side ot the
busy thoroughfare. It was not long before
that was completed nearly two squares
long, and then a fourth line was begun by
the rapidly arriving teamsters and grocers.
This fourth line of wagons was the most
striking of all, for it ranged along the tracks
ot the Pennsylvania Railroad right on the
I tracks of the" locomotive.
One other track,
ON LIBERTY STREET.
however, was sacredly reserved. It was the
Lawrenceville Traction Hailway. By 8:30
It stretched through the teeming cavalcades
of grocery wagons like a long, narrow,seam.
Of all the wide Liberty street and it is one
of the widest thoroughfares in Pittsburg
there remained no vacant spot except this
14-foot-wide furrow, and on it general com
mercial wagons took their chances with the
dangerous cable cars.
Not only was the wide roadway of the
street choked, but a walk along the north
sidewalk revealed long lines of barrels
piled high upon one another: small mount
ains ol caDoage euner romng.down upon.
wui iccb ui muiuab uuiupieieiy uarring tne
way. At a dozen places in the one square
between Sixth and Seventh streets the pas
sage way was restricted to a width sufficient
for only one person at a time.
Itlff Money Changes Hands.
"How much money changes hand in thi's
square every Saturday morning?" the re
porter asked a prominent commission
dealer.
"Probably $15,000 changes hands on Lib
erty street lower side between Sixth and
Eighth streets between 6 and 9 o'clock
every Saturday morning.- There are 21
regular commission stores (not including
grocers' supply stores) and a fair average of
their receipts, on that morning would be
$700 each. Tome go. as high as $1,800, oth
ers as low as $400, Last summer wo took
in $3,200 one Saturday morning on one par
ticular fine line of goods we carry straw
berries. "
ON THE SJDEWALir.
"Is not Liberty street too small now for
your combined business?" continued the re
porter. "Yes, it is. If we Ixid the whole street
to ourselves it would not be, but first we
were worried almost to death by the nuis
ance of the Pennsylvania Railroad's freight
tracks along here. "We have several times
raised such a howl about running trains
along here in business hours that the com
pany had totop it. Then came the cable
cars, which crowd us friahtfullv now. and
makes it very risky for the horses of the
grocery wagons. Yes, there is no question
we could carry on our business with more
satisfaction to ourselves and our customers
both if we had more room." This street,
though, is like our heritage. A location
upon it is mighty valuable to the commis
sion .business. Still, if all the commis
sion merchants could be induced to move at
once, it might be a good thing to seek other J
quarters lor our growing trade. In such an
event the offer ot the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company would give us as good a site as
any, perhaps, though that might be a mat
ter the retail grocers might liave something
to say upon."
YOUNG people will enjoy Mary E. Vfil
kins story written Tor THE DISPATCH to
morrow. .
Threo Bank Employes in Trouble.
Fbankfokt, Ky., Jan. 8. Indictments
have been returned by the Federal grand
jury against 'William "Wright, ex-cashier,
jnrf 'Frnnk fiilm.in. eT-tidlpi nf 4lm TZn.
tional Exchance Bank of Lexintrton. chartr- I
ing embezzlement of$33,495. W. S." Ship
pen, bookkeeper, is indited as accessory.
1
100 LIYES GONE 001
In llie Awful 3Hne. Explosion That
Buried 400 Poor 3Ien Alive.
TERRIBLE SCENES AT THE SHAFT
When
the Charred and Disfigured Are
1'ronght Up Tenderly.
LITTLE DOXE IX THE WAT OF RESCUE
rsTKCTAI. TIIEGRAM TO TnB DlSrATCTM
McAllster, I. T., Jan. 8. The town of
Krebs, five miles from this place, was the
scene yesterday evening of one of the most
appalling mining disasters on record, and
to-day there is mourning in almost every
household. At 5.04 o'clock, as the mineis
employed in shaft N9. 11, operated by the
Osage Coal and Mining Company, were pre
paring 'to ascend to the surface, a terrific
explosionoccurred, spreading death among
the 400 or more men in the mine.
It is impossible at present to obtain any
accurate information as to the number of
lives lost or persons injured, but it is known
that at least 100 men are entombed in the
mine, and it is only possible to ascertain
their number by a canvass from house to
house, which is being made by a committee
appointed for that purpose. It is generally
conceded that the dead will number cicely
to 100, and the injured about as many more,
a great many of whom have no prospect of
recovery.
rienty of Help for tli9 Injnred.
Physicians from all the neighboring towns
and cities have tendered their services and
are working to their utmost in caring for
the injured. Miners from neighboring coal
fields have flocked in'by every train during
the night and day, tendering their assist
ance, and heroically volunteering to enter
the gloomy shaft in which so many of their
comrades .have met their death, and in
which, perhaps, death even 'awaited them,
on account of loosened boulders,' which the
explosion may have left upon flimsy balance,
and which a breath of air might precipitate
upon them.
The McAllster mines dot the 'prairie at
intervals from a quarter to half a mile, and
each is surrounded by the usual cluster of
hovels which serve the purpose of homes to
the miners. These homes present a pathetic
picture to-day. There is not one of them
which does not mourn the loss of either
member or a friend.
Little Done in the VTay of Itescne.
Very little has been accomplished to-day
in the way ot relieving those who may still
be alive arid hemmed in by falling walls. It
is probable that at least a v eek will elapse
before all the men can be reached. Many
of them no doubt are still alive, but shut off
from egress, and must remain until they can
be reached by outside help m '
The exact cause of the catastrophe is un
known, but it is supposed that, contrary to
the custom and rules of mines, some miner
had fired a blast without warning or author
ity, the blast igniting either the accumu
lated gas or coal dust, and causing the great
explosion, which was terrific One of the
hoisting cages had just come to the surface
with six men aboard. As the last man
stepped from the platform the cage, pro
pelled by the explosion, shot up through
the roof of the tower, some 50 or 60 feet
above, while flames shot skyward 100. or
more feet, followed by a report which was
heard for miles.
Nearly half the men employed in the
mine escaped by climbing the air shafV
One man, whose leg was broken by the ex
plosion, climbed the entire 450 feet to the
top of the shaft Others climbed to the top
whose flesh was so badly burned that it
would strip from their hands as they clasped
the ladders. A fatherstarted hisson to the
top on the last cage, landing him safely,
while he himself perished-by remaining be
hind. List orthe Rs-cojrnlzed Dead.
It is difficult to identify the bodies as they
are brought to the surface. All are black
ened almost beyond recognition, while
many are mangled and charred to the extent
that fragments of their clothing or contents
of their pockets alone serve to prove their
identity. The dead as far as they have been
identified are:
George Sunsay. Sr.,
George Lindsay, Sr. ,
George Lindsay, Jr.,
"William Russell,
Mike Jacomo,
Ted Blondon,
Joe Blondon,
John Sferra,
Joe Gennessio,
Steve Verzene,
Gene Campassi,
Silver Sferra,
Bennett Mass,
Joe Corkonts,
Antonio Gennissot,
Tommy Cain,
Joe Rocco,
John Quinn,
Jim Quinn,
Matlock Quinn,
Mike McShane,
Tom McShane,
George Russell,
Ted Kibble.
There are many other bodies which have
not as yet been identified, and new ones are
constantly being brought up. The injured
are so numerous and scattered so widely
among the village houses that their number
can hardly be estimated. Theorly record
that has been kept was of the recognized
dead. There were about 400 men at w 6rk,
and as near as can be ascertained about 150
of tbem escaped injury, while the others
are either imprisoned or have been brought
up injured.
Each trip of the cage brings to light some
new victim, which the volunteers carefully
carrv to the mine blacksmith shop, which
has been utilized as a temporary morgne,
and through which the anxious crowd of
miners' wives and children surge in search
of the absent members of their families.
Uo arrangements have been made yet as to
funerals.
Recovery of One Hundred Injured.
Forty-eight men have so far been taken
out dead and 100 seriously injured, most of
whom cannot recover, being badly burned
and mutilated on account of the slope cav
ing in on the west side of the shaft. The
rescuing parties are beingliadly delayed in
reaching the entombed men, and it will be
impossible to give a correct estimate of the
number killed and injured before to-morrow
morning.
Enoch and William Church, brothers,
had a narrow escape. They heard the ex
plosion and were both knocked insensible by
the shock. Enoch came to and thought his
brother was dead and left him to escape.
This morning "William was taken out ands
still alive, but is not expected to live.
The scene as reported by those who en
tered the shaft was horrible. Limbs, arms
and headless bodies were stacked in one
pile, and only 5 outof 24 could be identified.
Six Small 'Boys Side by Side.
Six small boys who attended the fans
were mutilated so badly that their own
parents could not recognize them and will
bo buried side by side. One father carried
his little son, aged 10, about 1,500 feet,
and then left him in order to save himselfi
thinking he was dead. This morning at 10
o'clock the boy was taken out, and on reach
ing fresh air, was found to be alive.
Imagine the joy of the father and mother
who were waiting, as they supposed, for the
remains of their son, to find him alive and
unhurt.
The scene around the pit top is a heart
rending one. Oil all sides can be seen little
irrouDs of anxiou"weeninir ones, mourninir
the loss of .a dear father, husband, brother
or son.
The explosion is supposed to liaye taken
place in a cellar room being worked by
George Lowreyt caused by firing what is
known as a "window shot." Thousands of
people have visited the scene of the dis
aster to-dav.
AN OHIO LAW SUSTAINED.
AColurabns Judge Grant the Secretary or
State Some Bis Fees.
Columbus, O., Jan. 8. Special Judge.
Evans, of tho Common Pleas Court, to-day
announced his decision in tbe,injunctjon
suit brought by the Pittsburg, Akron and
"Western Itailroad Company against Daniel
J. Uyan, Secretary jrf State. The case was
up on a demurrer, and the petition, was
1 knocked out, the law atHcked being held
to ue constitutional. lius action was
brought to restrain the Secretary of State
from paying into the State treasury a $4,000
incorporation fee paid by the plaintiff under
protest. In the action the constitutionality
of the act under which the fee was charged
is calle'cf into question.
The law referred to provides that the
Secretary of State shall charge a fee of $10
for incorporting a company having a capi
tal stock not exceeding $10,000. For in
corporating or consolidating two or more
corporations this law provides that a fee of
one-tenth of 1 per cent of the capital stock
shall be charged. Iu the case of the con
solidation ot several railways under the
name of the Pittsburg, Akron and AVestern
Eiilroad Company, the capital stock was
$4,000,000, making the fee $4,000.
LOOK OUT FOR GARFIELD.
EET.ATlVn OF HIE MARTYRED
PRKSIDENT 18 WANTED.
An Ohio Preacher Warns the St. Louis
Police He Sajs the Bad Youns Man Is
In That City IJent on Murder He Seeks
the Blood of a Woman.
St. Louis, Jan. 8. "Look out for Lewis
Garfield, a second cousin of the martyred
President," is the sensational tenor of a
letter received by Chief Harrigan to-day
from Rev. Thomas Daggett, pastor of the
First Presbyterian Church, of Bryan, O.
It is written a business like way, having a
tendency to show that, the writer knows
what he is talking about, and is written on
the note heads of the Presbytery of
Maumee. The story told is to tho follow
ing effect:
Lewis Garfield, alias Harvey Hill, has
jnst been released after a two years' term
tor pocket picking in the Ohio penitentiary.
Previous to that be served a sentence of
eight years in one ot the Indiana peniten
tiaries for burglary. "When convicted of
the last mentioned crime he threatened to
kill a'woman on whose testimony he was
convicted, and that woman is now supposed
to be in St. Louis. Between his two terms
Garfield searched for the woman, and has
again bezun his quest.
Rev. Mr. Daggett says in his letter, after
asserting his knowledge of Garfield's
threats: ,"A few days ago he left Ohio, and
I have learned that he went to St. .Louis. I
fear he has learned the woman's where
abouts, and has gone to murder her. I was
in St. Lonis about two years ago, and
learned that the woman was living there and
married and well ofK 'Lew' .must have
heard of this, and if so his journey to jrour
city is for no other purpose than murder. I
knew the woman here. She went by the
name of May Garfield, but she was never
married to Lew. Lew is a no-account vaga
bond, and it would be well to prevent the
crime by arresting him."
No description of the man having ac
companied the letter, the chief has nothing
to work on. He has telegraphed back to
the Ohio authorities for further informa
tion regarding the young man, 'and if the
story told by Rev. Daggett is found to be
true, a description of Garfield will be se
cured from the penitentiary, in' which it is
said he served nine years, and a search will
will be made.
INGEBSOLL HAKES A SPEC.
Ho Bids in an Ohio Railroad Cheap, and
Clears Over 8300,000.
Toledo, O., Jan. 8. Special. Colonel
Robert Ingersoll bid 52,250,000 for the Cen
tral division of the Cincinnati, Jackson and
Mackinaw Railway, at master's sale, this
afternoon, and got it. A short time ago he
bid it in at 2,325,000, putting up $40,000 as
guarantee. Three weeks ago-he bought the
Northern division for a nominal sum, the
property being worthless without the rest
of the road. He immediately went back on
the former purchase, forfeiting the guaran
tee. Cal Brice forced him to bid high at the
first sale, so that by throwing up the sale
and buying it again a fortune might be
made. The scheme worked successfully this
afternoon, Ingersoll clearing 5235,000.
Two of Ingersoll's' principal backers are
M. R. Woodford, President of the Cincin
nati, Hamilton and Dayton, and "Wallston
H. Brown, the receiver. Last summer Sec
retary Charles Foster, a heavy stockholder,
sued for 599,000 and asked to have Brown
removed, alleging a conspiracy to turn the
road over to the Cincinnati, Hamilton and
Dayton at a low figure. Things were ex
plained so that he withdrew the suit. How
ever, the road is sold tp-day, just as he
feared it would be, and the independent
stockholder's are very heavy losers. Colonel
Ingersoll, when asked if the road would be
turned over to the Cincinnati, Hamilton
and Dayton, said: "We don't know. It
is exnected that it will, but wc cannot
tell."
SCHTJLTEIS HEETS A SHERIFFS MAN.
The Latter Adopts a Novel Mode of Serv
ing Some Important Papers.
New York, Jan. 8. Special. When
H. J. Schulteis, one of the special immi
gration commissioners appointed to rove in
foreign places, landed to-day at the ferry
slip north of the Barge Office on his return
from a visit to Ellis Island, he
found a sherifl's officer waiting for
him. Mr. Schulteis was aware that
proceedings. were to be begun
against him for having, as alleged, falsely
accused a Swedish immigrant girl, Ingeborg
Petersen, of immorality on the steamship
Servia, which arrived here November 1G.
Just as Mr. Schulteis stepped off the ferry
boat the Sheriff's man drew from his pocket
a summons and complaint in a suit for 525,
000 for defamation of character, and said:
"I serve you with these papers."
Mr. Schulteis stepped back and said: "I
refuse to accept the service." The' Sherifl's
man stuffed the papers into Mr.Schulteis'
coat pocket as Mr. Schulteis was making
for the elevated station. Mr. Schulteis
went up to the station three steps at a time
and jarred the papers out of his pocket.
The Sheriff's man said that he considered
that he had done his duty. Rev. P. Peter
son, a Swedish minister of this city, is the
complainant in the suit, as the nearest
friend of the girl.
DEATH PEEFEBBED TO DIVORCE.
A Newark Man Shoots Ills Wire and Takes
Ills Own Lire.
Kevvakic, N. J., Jan. 8. Special
Charles S. Quackenbush, formerly of Al
bany, who was arrested in thiscity some
tiine ago for threatening to kill his wife,
returned to his home here from Mon
treal at 8 o'clock to-night, and shot his
wife and himself. He died instantly,
and .she in St. Michael's Hospital with a
bullet in her brain. "While QuaAeubush
was in Albany he lived a lite of leisure,
having inherited considerable money from
the estate of his father, who had been Mayor
of Albany and was a wealthy man.
Quackenbush had a wife and three chil
dren, and when in htv'cups he made their
lives miserable. He frequently threatened
to kill his wife, and was once prevented
from running a saber through her. He
came to Newark over a year ago, and one
day during October was arrested for threat
ening to shoot her. He was bailed out in
S1,000, nud the trial was set for Wednesday
next. Meanwhile Quackenbush went to
Montreal, taking his oldest daughter, Mag
gie, with him, and Lawyer McDermitt he
gan tp draw up separation papers, in which
Qisackenbush agreed to cive bonds and
mortgages for about $7,000 to his wife for
her support.
8LYE A SIPPEEY SINNEB.
lie Expects to Cheat Justice Dy the Techni
calities of the Law.
St. Louis, Jan 8. Adelbert D. Slye,
the alleged Glendale express robber, will
make an attempt to-morrow, through his aU
torheys,r(d gel Outbn"a writ '-of Tiabeas J
corpus The State will be asked to show
cause why they should have imprisioned
Slye and kept him confined. Two reasons
will be advanced to show how Slye is being
illegally restrained of his liberty. The first
is that 'the St. Louis city Criminal Court
has no jurisdiction in the case, the robbery
having been committed in St. Lonis county,
and the second that the prisoner was brought
here from California in an illegal way. The
City Attorney is said to have made the
statement that .Slye cannot be held.
ALL PARTIES DISOWN GARZA.
THE
CLERICALS AT THE CAPITAL.
DENY FAVORING HIM.
A Lively Political Row Tfiat Will End In a
Dnel President Diaz Proposes That
Troops of Both Countries Cross tho
Boundary In Fursnir.
Citt or Mexico, Jan. 8. The leport re
ceived here that the Clerical party was
backing the Garza insurrection on the fron
tier has caused a big row among the Liberal
and Clerical journals of this city. All the
Liberal papers printed the dispatch, and
made in many cases some very forcible and
damaging comments regarding the Clericals.
The Tiempo of to-morrow, the leading
journal representing the Clcricaljnterests in
the republic, will say that the news is ut
terly false, and that the Clericals have
nothing to do with the Garza trouble. The
Ttempo will furthermore state that ie Trait
d' Union deliberately lies in an article
that says that Augustin de Iturbide
is mixed up in the present frontier
muddle. This giving' the direct
lie means in this city a duel, and it is more
than probable that one will follow. It is
only about three weeks ago that the editor
of Le Trait V Union and the editor of the
Ticmpo fought a duel with revolvers and
neither was hurt. The Archbishop of
Mexico denies that the clergy are aiding
the Garza revolution.
A dispatch from "Washington says: Min
ister Iiomero was at the Department of State
yesterday a? the bearer of a singular com
munication from his Government concern
ing the Garza revolutionists. Through his
representative at "Washington Presi
dent Diaz urged that an agreement
be entered into between Mexico and the
United States, by which the Garzanstaight
be pursued across the border of either coun
try in which they might seek to find refuge.
In other words, there should bo no neutral
territory for the revolutionists, and if they
should scamper across the boundary line
into the Uuited States they could be pur
sued by,Mcxican troops, or vice versa.
Examination showed that no precedents
existed forgrantingsucharequest, and when
Mexico's representative called attention to
the course pursued toward depradatory
bands of Indians he was met with the state
ment that Indians are regarded as common
enemies of mankind, and had been so
treated whenever they took the warpath.
On the other hand, to penjpit a pursuing
party of Mexican troops to cross the border
and to probably engage in battle with
the revolutionists, might operate disas
trously to the holdings of American
citizens.
Cotton Quiet on a Holiday.
Sew York, Jan. 8. fecial. Cotton
quieted down to-day, and prices recovered.
Some of the excitement had been due to an
erroneous report that the New Orleans
Cotton Exchange was to close because of the
disastrous losses among its members. It
closed because to-dav v as Jackson day, a
legal holiday in Louisiana and a great day
for cotton bales.
LINCOLN" restored Grant to the public
confidence lifter the wave or popular indig
nation which overtook him at Khlloh. Read
Colonel A, K. McCluroN story, hitherto un
prlnted, in TO-MORROWS DISPATCH.
AT LATIMER'S.
OUR GREAT JANUARY SALE
OF
CARPETS
Is low Msr
TIE ffllffi IIEM Hill
ARE
LOWEST EVER BUOTEff Ii THIS CUT.
ONE-THIRD TO
ox
CARPETS,
LINOLEUMS
AND
WINDO.W
IN ADDITION TO ABOVE, MARVELOUS BARGAINS
ARE OFFERED IN OUR
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WRAP
WE'D RATHER SELL AT A
THAN CARRY-OVER A SINGLE
MENT. THIS MEANS MUCH TO
DON'T MISS THE OPPORTUNITY.
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BLAINE IS ALL BIGHT.'
He "Was Able to Attend the Lonj
Cabinet Meeting, Yesterday.
HIS DOCTOR N0r VISITING HDI.
He Says lie Used to WorrT 3Tnch Atont His
Reported Sickness.
SPEAKER CRISP IS NOW ALSO BETTER
"WAsniKOTO, D. C, Jan. 8. Dr. Hyatt,
Mr. Blaine's physician, did not call at tha
house of his patient to-day. The doctor
said this afternoon that he had not seen Mr.
Blaine since last evening, when he had
fully recovered from the attack of the day
before. He then considered the Secretary
so well that he told him he would not call
again unless requested. The attack was
brought on by indiscretion in diet and lack
of exercise, and with prudence in these
respects it would notaoccur again. Dr.
Hyatt, in conclusion, said he regarded the
Secretary's general health as very good.
The Secretary spent the morning in his
library, at home with his private secretary,
Mr. Dent, going over a number of docu
ments which had been transmitted from the"
State Department for examination. "When
a reporter saw him he was engaged at work
with his usual zest. He said he felt quite
well, and had been able to eat a satisfactory
breakfast of bouillon and toast.
ne Doesn't Worry Any More.
The Secretary discussed the sensational
reports of his illness that had been printed.
"Some years ago," he said, "I used to be
quite sensitive concerning what the papers
printed abont my health, but I have got
over that. It does not disturb me in the
least now."
The Cabinet meeting to-day was attended
by all the members, including Secretary
Blaine, whose appearance as he walked into
the "White House gave no indication what
ever of his recent illness. SecretaryElkins
met with the Cabinet for the first time for
the consideration of public affairs. The
session lasted nearly three hours.
Speaker Crisp's health continues to
steadily improve. Dr. "Walsh says he ex
pects to have the Speaker out of bed and
sitting up in his room within a few days.
His increasing appetite is one of the most
encouraging signs. "Work on the prepara
tion of a permanent code of rules ot tha
House during the Fifty-second Congress will
begin as soon as the Speaker's recovery
progresses sufficiently to make it entirely
safe for him to participate in the work.
Sir. Crisp Able to Dictate Letter.
The Speaker yesterday afternoon dic
tated several letters, and to-day is feeling
mnch better. The fact that it has been
deemed best to keep visitors from him has
led Congressmen and others to think his
'condition more serious than it now is. A
telegram wa sent January 1 to New York
to a son of Dr. Hinckle, the Americas, Go.,
family physician of Speaker Crisp, asking
the doctor, who was temporarily in New
York, to come to "Washington to see the
Speaker. The son was not at his place of
business and the telegram was not received
for several days. Yesterday a letter was
received in explanation of.the delay in an
swering the telegram. It also stated that
Dr. Hinckle would come over as soon as
desired. The Speaker's son telegraphed
last nizht that Mr. Crisp was getting along)
nicely, and that he expected to sit up soon.'
The telegram closed with these wordsr
"Don't come over."
Secretary Foster has arranged to spend
several days at Fortress Monroe for rest
and recuperation, and will leave "Washing
ton for that place to-morrow evening. Ha
has recovered almost entirelyfrom the grip,
but has not vet completely retrained his
I strength.
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