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A THOUSAND DEAD Worst Mine Horror France Has Ever Known. —— BURNING PITS HELD 1,795 MEN Firedamp Destroys Great Colliery Near Calais. —————— RESCUE PARTIES BROUGHT UP 769 ————— All France Profeandly Shocked by Magnitude of Disaster. the Greatest In History of All Continental Min. Ing—Fresident Fallieres Sent Mep- resentative to the Mines nt Unee. Republic Will Give $190.000 to Ald Victims’ Famillee—Mintsterial Cri. 1) Fer the Time Is Forgotien. Scenes of Horror and Distress at Numerous Pit Mouths. PARIS, March 12-4 mining catas trophe involving the loss of over a thousand lives bas stricken the great 08l ceuter of northern France. An explosion of firedamup at 7 o'clock in the morning carried death and destruc- tion throughout the network of coal mines centered at Courrieres, and fire followed the explosion, making res Cues almost lupossible, 4 The intense excitement aud confu slon in the vicinity prevented early es- timates of the exact loss of iife, but a dispatch received bere gives a total of of 1.404 miners entombed and proba- bly lost. Later a brief dispatch from Lille announced the total of 1.219 dead, All France has been profoundly shocked by the magnitude of the dis. aster, which is sald (0 De the greatest in the history of continental winlug President FalNeres sent Lis secretu- f¥. accompanied by Ml. Ganthler, the twiluister of public works, aud M Du bief, the minister of the lutertor, on a special tralu to the scepe of the dis aster The winisterial crisis wis temporari- ly forgotten, senators and deputles Jolnlug iu the general public manifesta tions of sorrow The scene of the catastrophe Is the ouutainous mining region near Lens, In the department of Pas de Calals Here are huddled siuall hamlets of the tuine workers, who operate the wost productive coal mines in France ie sublermucan chambers form a series of tunnels. Six of the outlets are near Lens, aud others are ut Courrleres, Verdun sud many other points The catastrophe took place shortly mine. There was a deafening explo- sion, which was followed by the cages aud mining apparatus being hurled from the wouth of the Courrieres wine, Men and horses nearby outside the Liine wer: either stunued or killed. The roof of the wine office was torn off Immediately following the explosion flames burst from the wouth of the pit, driving back those without who sought to enter and dooming those within ; The last yreat mine disaster In France occurred In 1883, when 203 per- Sons were killed and eighty injured, but that and all others sink into lasig nificance before this preseut one at Courrieres. The vast mortuary camp Is under military guard, 400 soldiers having ar- rived there to assist in holding In check the crowds of distracted wourg- ers. For a time hope had beey held out to the people that tappings on pipes by the linprisoned men had been beard, but gradually this hope vanish ed, and the people demanded admis sion to see the hodles and even threat ened to break through the cordon of troops, who Lad the Kreatest diticutly In keeplug the crowds from the pit One wan named Sylvestre succeeded in entering the mine, but he never re turned. It is believed he groped about Inside nutil be was overcome by the gases and perished. It Is reported that A Tescue party numbering forty Las been cut off by the caving in of voe of the galleries, Minister of Public Works Gautier Minister of the laterior Dublef and the secretary of President Falllores re main on the ground endeavoring to comfort the distressed families of the miners. President Fallleres has given $2000 to ald in reller measures. The winistry will add a further sum to this, and the chamber of deputies will be asked to vote $100 000 for the purpose of alleviating distress Ministers Gautier and Dublef have received complete detalles of the cata strophe from M. Lavaurs, the director of the mine. His volce was choked with emotion as he spoke, “Of 1.800 miners who were down ia the pits when the explosion occtirred.” he sald, “709 were rescued. A nom ber of these were injured. and some of them have died since. At the pres. ent moment over 1.000 men remain hm- prisoned.” Another director declared that the Imprisoned men sumbered 1,10, Minister Dublef quired, “Have you still any hope?’ To this the director : Or one of ihe still the explosion occurred. Immediately shouted for us to follow him, and, dashing Into a recess in the Bnilery, we were followed by a blast of poisonous gases, which rushed by, however, without Affecting us. We re mained there for eight hours, when, feeling that suffocation was gradually coming upon us we atterupted to es- cape. We crawled in single file to- wird the shaft bat several of the men dropped dead on the way, includ. Ing wy son and the foreman 1 ear ried my wephew on my back for for ty minutes apd stuceeeded in saving Bim. It took us four hours to reach the shaft” Another miner said: “It Is Indescriba- ble. Everything was demolished or has fallen In. [ saw bodies lying In piles. My son Is below.” Replying to an Inquiry as to whether hope remalvoed for the Auding of wore men alive in the mine an engineer who had been down the sia lt =ald “It Is scarcely possible The state of the galleries is such that clearing them will be a difficult task, while the flames Were so fierce that wauy of the vi tims must have Leen reduced to ashgs ~ The work of attempting to rescue the imprisoned winers was hastily begun UF officials, enginee: « and winers from the surrounding nines, whe formed parties and wade heroic efforts to pen- etrate the snioke and foul gases and bring out the imprisoned men The populace of the district palled Ly the disaster every household Those persons who were horribly burned. The latest est] ates place those takeu out at SOL The attempts at rescue have been giv. €h up, as the galleries have fallen ju Crowds still =urrcund pit No 4, and the scenes are bearirending ——————— MITCHELL GIVES REASONS. The foreman I= ap- which affects were rescued Why Miners Demand Increase of Pay and Eight Hour Day. WASHINGTON, March 12 This week should see a decision one Way or the other of the Question of a strike of coal winers in both the anthracite and the bituminous fields. The operators, having =ent to the miners their reply to the demands of the United Mine Workers of America, in whic h they re. ject the propositions of the anthracite workers, the miners will probably go luto conference Immediately, aud thelr decision ought s00n to be reached and the question of a strike settled As n direct result of President Roosevelt's letter to President Mitchell a special national couvention of the United Mine Workers of Awerica will assemble in Indianapolis on 1 hursday next President Mitchell, Actiug for the miners’ committee, in a letter to the Comnittee of operators has outlined the reasons upon which the demands of the miners were based as follows: “We favor a uniform scale of wWiges for men pald by the day, hour or week because of the fact that men per forming precisely the same character aud, Indeed, the same amount of Ia bor cannot work with any degree of contentment while the compensation received by them is not uniform At the present time this condition exists lu the anthracite field “We propose au fncrease of 10 per cent In the rates paid to contract min- ers for several reasons first, the gen eral lndostrial, commercial aud trade conditions of the country justify an Increase of wages to all classes of la. bor. The prosperity of the coal CArry- ing roads is unprecedented. as Is dem. onstrated by their reported earning» and the enbanced value of their stocks, “We favor an eight bour workday because eight hours Is the standard working day of coal mine workers in early all the bituminous districts of our country as well as in many of the mining districts of Great Britaln and the continent, and eight hours Is as long as 8 mau can work In a coal mine without doing injury to his own health and consequent injury to soclety “We favor the systein of welghlug and payiug for coal by weight, wher ever the conditions of the vein would make this system practicable, becanse the present system whereby coal is palkd for by the car, has given rise to wuch discontent owing to the varled sizes of cars now In use “We favor a reconstruction of the board of conciliation because of the delays that have occurred during the past three years in the adjustment of grievances.” A dispatch from Shamokin Pa. that the report from the authracite coal companies that they will not grant a single demand of the United Mive Workers wus received with sur prise and disappointment Muuy of the miners declare they will quit work April 1 they receive sions snys ulless Conces- ———— Imperial Chlucse at Capital. WASHINGTON, Murch 12. The Im perial Chinese commissioners Duke Teal Tse, Shang Ohi Heng and LI Cheng To, who are en route to Europe to Investigate political conditious in Euvgland, France and Relgiuiy, are bere. They spent the day sight seeing and made a call ou the president and Secretary Hoot American Lake Submarine the Heat. ST. PETERSBURG, Mar h 12-4 report ou the tests of Yen types of submarines submitted to the ndmiral- ty says that in the decidiug test run of 300 miles, from Cronstadt to Libau, In which four boats participated, the verdict favored the Lake hoat. er ————— Sunken Barge Blocks Navigation. BRIDGEPORT, Conn, March 12. he barge A T. Sumner. New York it Providegce, with 600 tons of pig Iron, is at the bottom of this harbor iy twenty two feet of water, n serious Menace to navigation. The Numbers crew was saved. BALLOONS ONLY LOST Aero Club Airships In Way- ward Mood. CALE TAKES CREAT SILKEN BALLS Theusands Sadly Disappointed When Aeronants Could Net Sali Skyward. Wind Stole Stevens’ New Cre. ation aud Levees Hope. PITTSFIELD, Mass, March 12 The howling northwester which held Western Massachusetts in its grip swept Leo Stevens' new balloon some- where out toward the sound into the darkness of night and tore MM Levee's big gas bag to ribbous Fully 5.000 people were disappointed when the gale made it Impossible for Stevens and Levee to ascend. It was not until nightfall that |t was decided by both aeronauts that it re foolbandy to attempt a dight A small pilot balleon which had been sent aloft about two bours earlier had barcly es caped a small KTOYe (0 the southeast and had only just cleared Mount Whit ney and Mount October to the east. ward and southward. The wind. which howled down through the foothills at a fifty mile ciip appeared to press the talloon down fur the Hist three miles or 0. It ruse just in time to « lear the hills The ofliclals of the Aero club, who Were on the ground, Mr. Post and Mr Bishop, are satisfied that the gas made hy the Pittsfield Coal Gag company has the required buoyancy and can be furnished in sufficient quantities After Mr. Bishop hand been compelled to postpone the race R=censions both balloons were left in the field behind the gas works. Each bag was emptied of about ball its gas The net which confines the ng and to which the bas Ket is hung was anchored to the kronnd by ballast bags, containing in the aggregate nearly half a ton to each balloon, Several men were loft to watch the balloons, which were thought to safe, the indications being that the zule had about Llown Itself out. In. stead of that It grew steadily in inten sity, and a sodden squall caused the loss of Mr Stevens’ new balloon, and before the wen, who bad sought ale! fer wherever they could find It, conld seize the balloon the wind had caused it to turn almost g soiner Sault. The bag slipped from out of the bottoms of the net and was whirled aloft lke a withered leaf in the March gnle For ten or fifteen winutes it could be seen In the bright wooulight Then it disappeared. after having reached a consideruble altitude trav- ellog almost directly toward Worces ter While the watchmen were attewpting 10 secure the Stevens balloon the squall had played a similar prank with [Al lonette, Levee's balloon Slipplug from the meshes of the uet like a fish, It nearly got completely away. [It floated off horizontally Instead of vertically and the rapidly escapiug gas prevented it from soaring After a chase of about a quarter of a tulle it became entangled In some trees Before the arrival of the pursuing watchmen the wind had whipped the silk covering Into threadlike ribbons Both lalloons were about the same size, approximately of 12,000 cublc feet capacity, and are valued at $700 each ——————— Statement From Andrew Hamilton, ALBANY, N.Y March 12 — Andrew Hamiiton, whose conuection with the legal and legislative work for the New York Life Insurance company has been much dMscussed and who return- ed last week from Europe to his howe here, coutrary to widely spread re. ports has received po communication of nny kind frow the Fowler commit tee, which Las been Investigating the internal affairs of the New York Life Insurance company. “You may add for me,” said Mr Hamilton, “that should [ receive any communiention from the Fowler committee it will re ceive due and courteous conskdera- tion.” Mr. Hamilton sald further that be expected to go to New York today He declined to discuss the purpose of his trip would he cotupletea Took Census In Spite of Cabans. HAVANA, March 12 Dryden Ful tou. who was appointed to take the census of the Isle of Pines and who was arrested by the Cuban authorities because be did wot have thelr permis sion 10 do so, hus arrived here He Says the census was practically com- pleted before the Cubans stopped the work He there are less than 000 inbabitants on the Island and estimates the pumber of Cubans at LOU amd actus Americans at about TOO He that Lumber of male Cubans of voting age |< <0 aud that forty nine voted in the last ele tion Bays Ay the What Secretary Taft Says, WASHINGTON, March 12 Necretn ry Taft made the following statement “I am avthorized by the president to say that he bas made uo decislon as to the selection of auy one to suo ved Aw sociate Justice Brown, He has been in consultation with Secretary Root At torney General Moody and yaelf, the three lawyers of the cabinet the matter, and decision heen reached in no hine Outlook For Pence Is Good. ALGECIRAS, March 12-The ont look Is favombie to a pacific adjust ment of the France-German controver 8y. Conciliation is fpparently in the alr, and the Indications are that mu. tual concessions will he made In the matier of the Moroceo bank, after which the police question will come up with mach in favor of satisfac. tory adjustment, THE BATTLE AT MOUNT DAJO. The President {ongratulates General Wood on His Vietary. WASHINGTON March 12 — Presi dent Roosevelt sent the following ca ble dispatch of cougratulation te Ma. Jor General Woml at Manila regarding the recent encounters with the Moros at Mount Dajo “I cougratulate You and the officers and meu of your command upon the brillant feat of arms wherein you and they so well upheld the honor of the American fag” A report from Jolo says that the families of the Moros remained in the village in the crater of Mount Dajo and that the women and children mig. gled with the warriors during the bat tle, so that it was impossible to spare them, all being killed in the flerce on- slaught It Is impossible at present to obtain confirmation or dental of this report from Major General Wold. who Is supposed to be returning to Manila With General Biiss Constabulary detachments ape nuw engaged in the HWountaios of northern Luzon rounding up the bands of sav- ages aud head hunters who ire on the Warpath. Telegrams from Zamboanga say that the attack op Mount Dajo involved four days of band Aghting. In which it Is estimated that 900 of the enemy were killed or wounded. Save for g cablegram from Lleuten- ant Gordon Jobuston, Jr. the presi dent's rough rider friend and a son of General Hobert D Joliston of Bir mingham, Ala, saying: “Thanks. Your message was fine,” there ire, no ad Vices regarding the battle In the is land of Jala General Alnsworth, the military secretary sald that the list of casnalities would not reach Washing: ton until the 15th inst The wounds ree eived by Lieutenant Gordon Jolinstoy in the action are se- Vere, a slug Laviog passed through his right shoulder He performed a gal lant deed when lie scaled the wall of the Rio crater and was blown off the Parapet by the force of exploding ar tillery — ROSEBUD STAKES. Judge Davey, at 3 to I, First In Hard Drben Fintan. NEW ORLEANS March 12. = After a bard drive throng the Jast furlong fudge Davey, well Supported at 3 to 1, wou the Rosebud stake atl the Falr Rrounds. The race was worth $1.20 to the winner Mintberia was a strong favorite at 7 to 5, but was pever a fac tor. Lyne forced the with Sal visa, but she stopped w Len the pluch Clie Phil Chinn bought Judge Himes from Charlie Ellison. The horse, which haus won £30k) during his career on the turf, will Le retired ta the stud Favored by luck and well handled by Koeruer, Judge Treen Scored easily In the Juveulle stakes at City park Leus. the favorite Rot the worst of the start and more ground than vay horse in the Gravina and Bert Osra were (he fn vorites pace covensd ce oly winning Moutreal Won at Hockey, NEW YORK, March 1I2~Iu au inter national gnme of hockey played at st Nicholas rink the Victoria Hockey club of Montreal snd the St Nicholas Skating club of this o ty the Canadians won easily by 8 goals to 4 The winners might just As easily have wade It mueteen lustead of nine, as they clearly outclassed the local play. ers at every position and also in team work between Highlanders Won Opening Game, BIRMINGHAM Ala, March 12. The New York American league hase ball team wor the first exhibition Edie of the season hers by defeating the Blrmingham team of the Southern league by a score of 1200. The High- landers played an errorless game and found the opposing pitchers for xix teen hits. A crowd uumberiug 1,500 persons was lo attendance Crimson Downe Vale, NEW HAVEN. Conn March Harvard defeated Yale In basket ball at the Yale gymnasium by a score of 23 to 17. The game. which closed the season for both teams, was fast, hard fought from start to fulsh Aud one of the roughest of the gaues played here this season, but none of the players was hurt 12.- Glants Will Halse Pennant June 13. NEW YORK, March 12 Arrange ments have bewn completed by John T Brus, president of the New York baseball club, for the rising of the world’s champlonship pennant ol Tues day, June 12. The Cla nati club will be at the Polo grounds on that day Earthquake In Bashahe District LAHORE. I'wnjab. tna March 12 An alarming varthgnake hns occur red In Bashabre, cue of the Nimia tribg tary Lin of the Panjab siderable damage has been caused at Rampur, the capital of Hashabr, and at Kakoola. Eight are Known to have been killed anil twenty. six injured e— Count df Castelmenardo Convicted. GENOA, March 12 On complaint of bis wife, who was Edith Van Buren of New York aml whose brother Is the American consul at Nice, Count ai Castelmenardo was on Saturday con victed of adultery and senteucw! to three months imprisonment and to pay the costs of the a tion Held Up Liek Observatory Stage. SAN JOSE, Cal, March 12 — A Mount stage was from Dan. of Brockton, states Con held up at Graud View, and lel Howard aud wife Masa, and other i FLIER HIT A WRECK Baltimore and Ohio Express In Collision at Godsend. THREE TRAINS PILED UP TAKE FIRE Score or More Passengers Killed or Injured—Three Bodies Taken From Burning Shambles—Twe Ene Sines Heaped In Mass. BLOOMDALE. 0. March 12 — A Score or more of Passengers were kill- ed or Injured when the westbound Baltimore and Ohio flier crashed into & freight wreck at the station known 88% Galeend mile of and after the were fames, People were ahd dylug could be given thew John Hootinan fireman of pra W. Hoy, Wheeling, W postal clerk ud J H. Blegel Chicago Junction eugineer of passenger train, are dead The seriously I jured C. Snook, Chicago Junction. wail « lerk head cut, scalded and Interaally ured, H H Osborn, Chicago Junet on Laggageman. head and hands burned (Mio Lee, Fostoria, circus perforiner head and bands scalded aml Mrs fieorge Stair, Detroit. three ribs broken Two engines uw ere completely wreek ed, and the mall and CXIress cars baggige Cars, two passenger coaches aud four freight cars were demolished nnd later burned up Three bodies have heen taken from the debris injured pe have been carried to this station are under physiclans’ care. The of aiding the wounded is rapldiy Kressing, and it feared that wore dead will taken from ruins A freight train had stopped for wa. ter at the scene of the w reek, when another freight bore down on it. slam ming it on to the westbound trucks. A second later the fast Balt more and Ohio passenger came SWeeping along with terrific speed, carrying a heavy train of passengers Three of the ears telescoped, and the 1wWinl scenes of agony which followed Cal scarcely be described Many of the trainmen were pinted beneath the beams, and those near the engine sof- feral from escaping steam Fo add to this horror the flawes crept swiftly over the debris The first fo be taken from the burning mass Whs a woman, un couscions and as yet unidentified It Is believed that she is Injured Internal ly and will die Three dead bodies were taken from the debris, while another party was cutting away the wre Kage wiih bound a mall clerk and a fireman, the latter named Hootman of Garrett, [nd The englucer of the passenger train was found with both arms broken and was carried into the telegraph office He is suffering terribly from of blood hi re in HEOLY Assistance one east frnins Cry ing befyre soon ia several Chicago Junction Seuger train Va ire Henlamin in two completely Fwelve USGS and wark pro hiny i= he person loss . ——— ITALIANS STORMED HOSPITAL. Seven Riot Leaders From Radebaugh Working Camp Arrested, GREENSBURG, Pa, Mar bh 12. In. furlated upon being refused admit. tance to the Westmoreland hospital, over 10 Itallans and Austrinns storm ed the hospital for several hours dur ing the night The police force and a squad of Troop A of the state constabulary were called out. and It was not until seven of the rioters had been arrested and Jalled that the disturbance The foreiguers came to Greensburg from their camp at Radebasugh to visit fe) low countrymen who had injuar el in a rallroad wreck I'weuty-one of the injured are still in the hospital, and wo visitors have been allowed Wheu the first of the foreiguers had been refused admittance they returned to thelr camp at Radebaugh, aud sev eral Lours later over 10 of them ap peared ou the hospital grounds At telpts were made to force the doors und missiles were hurled against the bulldiug The police were sumiuoned, and they Were able to guard the doors untill a abulary ar Ceased been squad from the state const rived Iie leaders of the rioters were taken to jail and held the charges of on iting a riot and disonler Iy of carried loaded revolvers ire ou conduct Three thew Denver Editor Dead DENVER Marnh 12 Nomas BE McKenna, managing «litor of the Hooky Mountain News and of the Deg ver Times, Is dead here of heart dis forty-five Mr. McKenua un Montreal and for four YCArs was secretary and manager of the Shamrock which held the champlonship of Canada snd Euglund Mr. MeKenna hind wen con with the News for years and was mandging olitor of the paper for the last ten years Cisse was ned born lacrosse team nevtsd seventeen Emperor Not Seriously IL PEKING. Murch 12 he illness from the emperor is suffering { apparently Is not serious He attend [ed a theatrical performance in the pat with the dow nger em which | AC0 In company | press Prince Henry to Rule Navy, BRERLIN, Mann 12 Ham during the stmmer ntewds to | rite his brother, Prine Henry of , Prussia, as Commander iu clilef of the entire German fleet on active sey low, « Emperor Wi General Joseph 8. Gage Denmd. SAN JORE, Cal, March 12 General Joseph 8. Gage Is dead here of paraly- _Bixty seven years, He was Ls ——— 3 White Goods Two cases same gg had two weeks ago. This ig probably our last allotment for this season. 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