Democratic Sentinel, Volume 12, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 November 1888 — DEATH GATHERS THEM IN. [ARTICLE]

DEATH GATHERS THEM IN.

One Hundred and Sixty Miners Killed by an Explosion at Pittsburg, Kan. ! A most appalling mine horror occurred at | Frontenac, a mining suburb of Pittsburg, ■ Kan, in which 160 men were buried 200 feet ■ below the surface of the earth. A terrible i j report, like a discharge of artillery, shook every house in Pittsburg and shocked the j i people into an almost paralyzed condition. Searchers for the cause started toward the ' coal mines, and met a mangled, bleeding man, who said that No. 2 shaft at j Frontenac had been destroyed by an j explosion and that all the men in the mine I except himself and a Dane were undoubt- * edly dead. At the mouth of the mine the > tremendous force of the explosion was ap- 1 I parent. There were huge seams in the I earth, and the timbers of the hoisting apparatus were shivered and burned, and foul gases were escaping. The men were | about to quit work for the day when the explosion occurred. It is believed that not I one survived the shock, as the explosion | must have destroyed everything in the pit. Big fires were built near the mouth of the pit, and beside these blazing piles the wives and mothers of the entombed miners placed their children, while they themselves tried by all kinds of entreaties to induce the miners from the other shafts to enter the pit and rescue their relatives. | Bescuing parties started down the shaft, but were forced to return back owing to the foul air. Most of the miners at these shafts were originally from the mines of Pennsylvania. Pittsburg is in the center of the coal mines of Southeastern Kansas, and is about 100 miles south of Kansas City, on the Fort Scott and Gulf Railroad. NEW LORD MAYOR. Mr. Whitehead Inaugurated as Lord Mayor of London. Aid. James Whitehead, the newly elected Lord Mayor of London, is an advanced Radical in polities, and he has amassed a large fortune as the proprietor of the great fancy-goods store in Kensington known as "Barker’s," where, according to popular report, it is possible to purchase every imaginable article, from a bicycle down to a second-hand coffin. Born fifty-four years ago. the Lord Mayor.is an active, energetic-looking man, and was educated at the Appleby Grammar School. He has twice unsuccessfully contested a division of Westmoreland against the Hon. W. Lowther. He was elected Alderman of Cheap Ward in 1882 on the death of Aiderman Brefflt, and served in the office of Sheriff of London in 1884-1885. The Conservatives were extremely disgusted at the idea of seeing a follower of Mr. Gladstone and supporter of the Irish home-rule doctrine established at the Mansion House, and great pressure was put to secure the election in his stead of Sir Henry Isaacs, the next Aiderman in rotation. The attempt, however. was unsuccessful, and Mr. Whitehead, whois personally popular, was duly chosen by the Liverymen. The inauguration of Mr. Whitehead took place in accordance with traditional usage, Nov. 6. MEEKLY TRADE REVIEW. The Election Had but Little Effect Upon Business. R. G. Dun & Company's review of trade for last week: The volume of legitimate business was wonderfully well maintained during the last week as it has been during the whole political campaign. And this is the more remaraable because iu the months preceding those of political excitement speculation bad been unusually active and extras agant. There has come a’more confident lone in many branches of business, and a. larger trade with improving prices is usually anticipated as a result of tne postponement of many operations and purchases in past months, in trie reports ironi the interior points generally it is noteworthy that the aggregate oi transactions was large tor only five working days. At all cities reporting money continued in fair or active remand, while scarcely any complaint of stringency was heard and collections, though somewhat interrupted, were ou the whole satisfactory, with improvement noted in several cases. The large volume of currency in circulation, together with the temporary inactivity of speculation, explains the mutter. The circulation of all kinds of money reached $1,407,871,(168 Nov. 1, being $41,500,000 larger than a year ago. In tue last week the treasury paid out $1,703,000 more than it took in. Exports fell 6 per cent, below last year’s at New York, while imports were about 4 per cent, below last year’s. Prices of the chief exportable products still rule so high as to prevent a free movement, and wheat advanced during the week about 1 cent, with sales of 31.500,000 bushels. Corn advanced z‘4 cents, with sales of 5, >00,(ICO bushels. Oats advanced % cents, pork 25 cent s per barrel, oil I>4 cents, with small trading; cottons 1-16, with sales of -.31,000 bags during the-week. The business failures numbered 2-. G as compared with 275 the pirevious week and 2>l tue w eek pirevious. For the corresponding week of last year the total was 245.

INTERESTING IO PROHIBITIONISTS. Liquor So il Upo-i Rivers Is Subject to State Laws. The Supreme Court of the United States has heard argument in two cases of interest to Prohibitionists and eteamboat men. viz: Lewis N. Clarke, plaintiff in error, vs. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Clarke, who was master of the excursion steamer Mayflower, running be.ween Pittsburg and McKee’s Rocks, was convicted of violation of the law of 1 ennsyivaui* prohibiting -the sale of liquor,, without license, and was sentenced to imprisonment. Application for a writ of habeas corpus was refused by Justices Harlan ani Bradley, of the Supreme Court, and the cases were then brought to the full Supreme Court. It is claimed in behalf of the plaintiff in error that the State law was not meant to apply to steamboats engaged in navigation ; that the effect of the law would be to prohibit the sale of liquor on boats, and hot regulate it, as stated by the act; and that unless the law is held to apply to steamboats vessels with barrooms will be prevented from entering the State of Pennsylvania. It is further claimed that Congress alone has the right to regulate commerce, and that the license to engage in the coasting trade granted the vessel by the United States carries with it the right to exchange commodities, including liquor, and that the State law is therefore void, Ihe Court, after hearing argument for .the plaintiff, declined to hear argument on behalf of the Commonwealth. This action, it is believed, indicates that the Court is prepared to decide in favor of the State on the case as presented by counsel for Clarke. KILLED IN A FIRE. Fivi Factory Hands Meet Death at Rochester, N. Y. The most disastrous fire ever experienced in Rochester, N. Y., occurred at the works of the Steam Gauge and Lantern Company. It was located in a building of stories, with two basements, situated near the Genesee Falls. About forty people were at work, mostly on the third floor. The smoke was very dense and

* the men could not reach the fire escapes and they were forced to jump from the thirf story. Fourteen jumped on the west side of tne building and were frightfully injured, five of them dying within an hour. Four others have since died. The names of the dead are: Joseph Darner, John Gremour, Joseph Webber, Harry Schneider, and John Gall. The fatally wounded are; Richard Fasch, Frank Siddons, Dan Watkins, and John Gerin. KILLED BY AN EXPLOSION. A Boiler Blows Up. with Fatal Effect, at Lancaster, I’a. A boiler belonging to the Lancaster Chemical Company, whose plant is situated just north of Lancaster, Pa., blew up with terrific force, completely demolishing the building, and killing one man and injuring five. The casualties are: John Riddle, fireman, sixty-nine years old, killed outright; Alonzo Hambright, engineer, badly injured; C. F. Miller, one of the proprietors. George Smith, a man named "Mickey,” and a boy named Hoak, slightly injured. The boiler was nearly new, and the reason for the explosion is unknown. The Chemical Company also supplied the United States Electric Light Company with power to run their dynamos for the city light, and Lancaster is, in consequence of the disaster., iu total darkness at night. ‘ MANITOBA’S LEGISLATURE IN SESSION. Debating the Advisability of an Appeal to the Queen. A special session of the Manitoba Legislature has been opened to consider the railway situation. The Governor, in his opening speech, said that the Government had under consideration the advisability of appealing to the Queen for the purpose of having Manitoba’s relations to the Dominion of Canada more clearly defined. After the Governor’s speech Premier Greenway addressed the House for three hours, especially refuting the charge of “boodling” made against him by the city newspapers. He” said that President Hill of the Manitoba Road had indirectly offered him $20,000 if he passed certain legislation needed by the Manitoba Road. Six AT A BIRTH. A Texas Woman Breaks the Record in a Startling Manner. Mrs. George Hirsh, of Navarro County, Texas, gave birth to six children recently, The mother and children are doing well. There are four boys and two girls. The father, Geo. Hirsh, is thirty-one years old and his wife twenty-seven. They have been married five years and have three children besides the recent accessions. Hirseh.who is of German descent, has named the quartet of boys Frederick, R. Q. Mills, Cleveland, and Thurman. The girls are Victoria and Louise. All are perfect and fully proportioned, but very small. The babies are all tagged, to preserve their identity. MUST FAY DUTY. • The Treasury Department Rules on the Importation of Spirits. The Treasury Department has ruled that "Benedictine” is dutiable at $2 per gallon, and 3 cents per bottle, and not at the rate of 50 per cent, ad valorem as a proprietary cordial. tn answer to an inquiry relative to the gauging and stamping of imported liquors, the .treasury Department lias replied that distilled spirits must be gauged at the port of original landing unless entered for immediate transportation without appraisement. If gauged ou a consumption permit they must be stamped at once; if on a warehouse permit they are not to be stamped until withdrawn for consumption. The gauger’s return of reimported American whisky entered for transportation must be transmitted with the entry to the port of destination, and the capacity, wantage, etc cut on the bung stave, A “Q” STRIKER SHOT. E<l Hall, a Switchman, Killed by Charles H. Huston, a Burlington Enginee •. A fearful tragedy occurred in Creston, lowa. Ed Hall, a striking switchman, was shot and killed by Charles H. Huston, a “Q” engineer. Eye witnesses say that Hall was trying to persuade Huston to put up his revolver when he was shot. The Coroner searched the clothing of the dead man and found no weapon. Hall since the strike has had a number of fights and has been quarrelsome when drinking, but his friends claim that neither himself nor Huston were drinking when the tragedy occurred.

Tramped to Death by Horses. Joseph Kugler, aged 55 years, a milkman, was killed at College Point, near Long Island City, L. L, by horses trampling upon him. Seven njen on horseback, one of them named Myers, a cowboy, were riding through the village. Kugler was loading his wagon with milk-cans, when one of the men rode over him, and was followed by two others. One man attempted to shoot the persons who made an attempt to rescue Kugler from under the horses’ feet. Oppose Gen. Blake's Appointment. TTib Premier has sent a cable dispatch to the Queensland agent in England saying that the appointment of Gov. Blake, of Newfoundland, to the Governorship of Queensland has excited general anger and wonder. Ex-Premier Griffeths agrees with the Premier in condemning the appointment. Last month the Governor urged the English Government privately to submit the name of the proposed new Governor before the appointment was made. Lord Knutsford replied that it was impossible to allow the colonial ministers to share in the responsibility for the nomination. Foreign News Notes, A German has been arrested at Nice, France, on suspicion of being a spy. Henry Arthur Blake, Governor of Newfoundland, has bpen promoted to Knight Commander of St. Michael and St. George. The British currency commission has reported in favor of co-operation between England, Germany, the. United States, and the Latin union to secute the restoration of bimetallism. Mormons Want a Town Site. Messrs. Smith, Lyman, and Taylor, representing the Mormon colony at Lees Creek, visited Ottawa, Ont., for tho purpose of se-

j curing a town site at Lees Creek. The colony consists of 125 souls. Other religionists are not excluded from it. The delegates say the settlement iu the Northwest is not the inception of a movement to trans- ' fer the entire Mormon church to the pro- | tection of the British flag. J. H. Grau am. Colonel J. H. Graham recently died in Gainesville, Fla. Colonel Graham was for- ■ merly a resident of Illinois, and held a comI mission as Major in the famous Seventh Illinois Cavalry (the famous Grierson , Rangers). He removed to Alachua County, Florida, a number of years ago, and had j been a resident of Gainesville most of the i time. Counterfeit Silver in Indiana. Counterfeit 25-eent pieces of the issue of 1877 have been again placed in circulation at Tipton, Ind. A large number of people have been imposed upon, and several of the merchants have been heavily victimized. The secret service department has been notified, and an effort will be made to secure the arrest of the counterfeiters. Jumped to Probable Death. At Highland, N. Y.. Steve Brodie jumped from a bridge into the Hudson River, the distance being 212 feet. He had three ribs broken, and his shoulder was seriously hurt, but it is not known that he sustained injuries. When taken from the water, blood was flowing from his nose and ears. Returned After Thirty Years. Michael Dinwoodie, who disappeared from Toronto thirty years ago under cir- • cumstanees which led to the belief that he had been murdered, has turned up at Toronto, and is looking for his relatives. He has been among the mines of Central America, and has made a large fortune. Russia Worrying About Bulgaria. The Russian government has notified the Porte that should the divorce of King Milan of Servia cause troubles which would lead to the occupation of Servia by Austria. Russia will consider herself released from her obligation not to occupy Bulgaria. Dynamite Bombs in Paris. A Paris special says: A dynamite bomb was exploded in a registry office in the Rue Boucher, und another bomb was exploded in a registry office in the Rue Francaise. Much damage was done at both places, but no one was hurt. Col. Duffy’s Funeral. The remains of Col. James Duffy, of Marietta. were interred at Lancaster, Pa. Among the pall-bearers were Senator Don Cameron, George W. Childs, Secretary Bayard, and President Roberts, of the Pennsylvania Railway. Failure of a Clothing Firm. A. S. Daugherty & Co., clothiers, of Fort Wayne. Ind., have made an assignment to Benjamin Rothschild for the benefit of their creditors, who are principally in the East. Liabilities, about $59,000; assets unknown. Fatal Shooting at Louisville. F. H. Pitt, a lightning-rod agent, was shot and fatally wounded at Louisville, Ky., by Daniel McDaniels, one of his employes. The cause of the shooting is unknown. McDaniels fled. A Powder Burst. Near South Windham. Me., a terrible explosion occurred hi the mills of the Oriental Powder Company, and the buildings were blown to atoms. Two men were fatally injured. Clothing Firm Assigned. The clothing house of Lauferty & Co., at Fort Wayne, Ind., have assigned. The flrm had recently moved into new quarters, and were supposed to be doing a good business. Assets and liabilities unknown. Killed in a Collision. At the Fishkill depot. New York, a passenger train dashed into the Rochester express. All the passengers escaped except Mrs. Edward Shivel, of St. John, who was killed. Dyeing Works Burned. At Bellefont, R. 1., the drying-room of the Turkey Red Dyeing and Bleaching Company’s works was burned at a loss of $25,003; fully insured.