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. . ' * ^ ? hum. pptrf-tw,vrmr' map*hl VOLUME XLYIII?NUMBER 170. ' "WHEELING. W/VA^^R < j BOERS ARE IN RAPID nCTDCAT KL1HLA1, ttbe Entire Boer Fore* Probably Oo Away as Ho Prisoners Were Takjn. BRITISH POSSESS RAILROAD! BoJen-PoweH and Oarrlaon at Hafe king Be ported la Bad Straits. .LONDON, March ?, 4:U a. m.?Th fcoets appear to have made no stani rhatsver, except that while In rerrea they twice repulsed General Trench' cavalry with rifle fire. 4* no repor ttaa teen made ot the capture of prison are, the enemy probably got away wltl thelt- entire force. General French 1 atm following them and keeping be twees them and Bloemfonteln. Tie evacuation ot northern dtitrtct M Cap* Colony la now nearly complete (The Britllh are now In posesslon of th %aUroad crossings. The military critics oomment on th ? ' ? ?? UnhMni nuwwiliua ?? 4iwu? Colonel Baden-Powell seems to be li bead of outside help. Otherwise h mold not allow the correspondents t Send oat Information respecting the dli tress of ths garrison. A readjustment of some of the hlghe Commands la taking place. Genera fentftate to (o to 8tormberg to take su MM oommand of General Gatacre' Striate and ths Tenth division now 1: frroosss of formation, which will be un ti?r the Immediate command of Genera tluiittr, Sir George White's chief o ktaO. The Dally News makes the followln, fedltortal announcement: "It-was nanored In London yeaterda El ww hare some reason for bellev the rumor to be con?ct?that th republics made Informal and un Ceding day. "Unfortunately the conditions sug kested wen of such a character ajK t preclude the possibility of leading t any results. Terms which might hav gladJyfeeea accepted before the war. I Order to prevent it, are impossible of te the war. with all the sacrifices It ha. entailed." SURRENDER OF CRONJE And Belief of Ladysmith is Sold t in So Wise Dampen the Spirit o the Boers ? They Havo Beei Obliged to Take New Positions b; Invasion of the Pre? State. PRETORIA. Monday, March 6.?Sec retary of 8tate Reltz has Issued wa bulletins in wmco, axier Baying mi government has no official tidings o the surrender of General Cronje, bu must accept it as a fact, however pain Xul, he adds: "The government remains assure* that the surrender will not dlscourag the burghers in their defense of thei independence and standing as a na tion. The struggle thus far has shows the republics have vindicated them Belves as an Independent people. Thl reverie will not stagger us. In thi struggle for our cherished rights ou feellef remains that whatever happeni the Lord still reigns. "Owing to the invasion of the Fro (State by a large force of the enemy am biker circumstances, it became neces pary to take up other positions, benci the burghers in Natal have retired t Blggarsberg. All the commandos hav th#?r? eafolv. exceot a few-wh< retired In the direction of Van Reen fen's Pass. Thus Ladysmlth and Kim beilay are no more besieged. In retlr ing, the enemy was time and time af ter time driven back, so that our laag era were not cut off. In these tights t tvw men were killed or wounded, am the enemy lost heavily. *1n spite of all reports, the spirit o the fighting men as to the outcome re taalns unchanged. Among the com mandos In Natal the burghers are ful of courage. "General Dewet now commands al the commandoes at the Modder river. "me president siariea ycsipruaj I fcvenlng for Bloemfontein. to visit thi I laajrer of the Free State." It la understood that President Kru fear's visit to Bloemfontein was to tr: to arrange a compromise of the differ I inoes between the Transvaalers nn< ! Prte Staters. XEUGER AT BLOEMFONTEIN. Asm res the People that God Is Test leg Them. PRETORIA. March 6.-A special dls fcatch from Bloemfontein, Rays tha J*rwldent Knife?, addressing a crow< of People, said: ? "Although God la testing: our people *ny Phonal opinion Is that the 11ml | of the test Is nearly reached. If th< People are sustained by faith In tht time of adversity, Ood will soon agali turn the tide In our favor. If wo havi strong faith In God. He will surely d? liver us. The God of deliverance of thi ?Men time In the same God now." The rpi-i>eh of the venerable preslden brought tears to the eyes of men am Wornon alike. The Fre# States Volklled (Natlona ttnthnn) was then sung. Th* visit of Pr*?ldrnt Kraicer haj <3'?nf mueh good an?l has duend tin ttr-apondenla. rroaUl??nt Kruger more rfcentlj l??* boon visiting the commandoes soutl of Tjjo^mfontcln. Fighting Ik proceeding nt Mafeklng All th* otitwlde fort* pxrcpt one, hnv? ?*?*i taken by th* Borra. Much untlafartlon I* ?-*pre*i??d In a! tlrdw nt the? courtpslee rxt*ndod t< Oneiai Cronje by the British. iwiB BOTHA Appointed Lieutenant General of th< Boer Army. HOFH rA*u\ BiacAnsHKno Mowl/iv, Murrh 5.?At a gnmral cotin fll or war. held to-day. Loilli Bothn appointed lieutenant gonuraj (oj Vaui and Lucsa Meyer, flchalkburger " 1 1 ... David Joubert. Daniel Brunraa and 1. Fourlc were appointed major centrals. The (elections have given lively satisfaction to the burghers. "THE GOOD WEN." I Victoria Becelves Boyal Ovation in the Metropolis, and Is Even Durer j to the Hearts of Her L071I People [ Than When the Diamond Jubilee Wu Celebrated. LONDON. March 8.-Que?n Victoria and the people of the greatest city In her empire to-day celebrated tbe vlc torles which they believe have trans' formed the campaign In South Africa from one of reverie Into one of sucress. That la the only explanation of the unbounded, the unparalleled enthusl asm wiui which nunureua ul uiuueands hailed their sovereign. In many ways these demonstrations outdid those of the diamond jubilee. J although there were no glittering pageants, no triumphal arches, no procession of prince, but only a dosen life guards, followed by a little old lady In the plainest block costume who bad come for a few days stay at Buckingham palace, as she has done many a time before. Yet her hold upon the hearts of her people was probably never more strikingly manifested. Unlike that of the diamond jubilee, to-day's popular outburst was almost impromptu. The tierce pride In the-strength of a mighty empire that pervaded Lon? don's exultation when the queen last " drove through the streets in 1897 had e vanished and In Its place there werogen0 uine thankfulness and rejoicing for the victories which had succeeded months of gloom. The depth of feeling which these demonstrations represented could r only he gauged by those who mingled l with the crowd. Mothers in deep - mourning for sons killed on the far-off 8 veldt, struggled bravely with the most hilarious to catch a glimpse of n the queen, whose womanly sympathy and thoughtfulness of the soldiers had j touched their hearts. f Often the long, cold vigils were ren1 dered futile by tears that dimmed the eyes and blurred the vision as the royal 5 carriage passed. As ,one very old woman said: "Tve seen her many a time, but she said she was sorry for my boy, ? and I must see her again before I die." Thousands braved raw east wind and e stood for hours waiting patiently, who have often seen the queen, and who in ordinary circumstances would scarcely - budge to watch her pass. Among these were many personal friends of _ the sovereign, for instance, the Countess of Browhlow, a great friend of.VIc0 torla and a favorite at court, who sat ? on the curb shivering for hours with Vin ?rnu-/l mttalda Unnklnirtiatn Pinna In short, it vu not so inurh a desire to see the monarch as It won nn overr whelming need for an outlet for Jubllab tlon over the war and an inclination to let the queen see and shure the gladness of her people, that prompted London ppontaneofisiy to make to-day one of the most memorable celebrations of Victoria's reign. It was quite different from the mad 0 rejoicings that marked the relief of Ladysmith. Rowdyism was conspicuous ' by its absence, althuuKh the crowds 1 reached such proportions that the - number of police would have been ' quite Inadequate had the people been obstreperous. Moreover, Intermingled with the rep Joiclngs of patriotism, there was n particularly keen appreciation of the 9 queen's personality, her womanllneps, f her great age. This little touch of rev I cieiicc lur bc* router inu.ii mr surer* elgnty rendered the huge crowds per' fectlj' tractable in the hands of goodnatured police, and it was not a hard 1 task to Induce them to surgo back and to make way for the royal carriage. When the queen of Great Britain and r Ireland and the Empress of India did - pass, nodding as If to many friends ln, stead of bowing with royal restraint, there echoed under the roar of cheers many heartfelt expressions, such as B "God bless her," "Good keep her," "My, e but she's a brave woman," and scores r more like them. It was small wonder that now and B again tears of Joy rolled down the cheeks of the aged sovereign. R + CONFERENCES o o Of the Frlck-Cameglo Litigants Lead ? to Bomors of Compromise of Differences, Which Seem to Have Foundation. PITTSBURGH, Pa., March ?.-An aparently important conference was held to-day between the defendants and plaintiffs in the equity suits against the Carnerfe Steel Company nnd the Prick Coke Company. To outsiders It looked as though the long talked of compromlso was being arranged, but this could not be confirmed because none of the gentlemen who attended the meeting would talk afterwards. Coming so closely after President Schwab's flying visit to Mew York, the compromise feature seems to have some foundation. President Schwab and Secretary Moreland, of the Carnegie company, went to Mr. Prick's oflioe, where they EMob TVollrnf PKIms Lovejoy and Attorneys McCook and Gordon, counsel respectively for the j plaintiff and defendants. The confer* ence lasted over an hour, after whloh . Messrs. Fr.'ck, Fhlpps and Walker went [ directly to the office of D. T. Watson, J Mr. Flick'* chief counsel, where ani other lengthy conference was held. b Thomas D. Chandler, private counsel ' for H. M. Curry, one of the defendants ' In the Frick suit, said the conference t was merely the rosult of a mutual J agreement between the parties to make j a joint examination of tho company's records, Hoth sides to the litigation * still being partners In the corporation. ! ho said, have equal right to an Ituvpecr Hon of th?> bookn. , ?m m ? Election Official In Trouble. Hpfdal Dfepatrh to the Intelligencer. STEJUBBNVII>LE, O., March I Quite a sensation was caused to-night > by tho arrest of Hoe* Ferguson, who wan held In default of 11.000 bond by Juntlcc Klthcart on un affidavit mad<? by Thormw Woods that at the late He5 publican primary Ferguson, who Is u prominent politician and wnn an election judire. did fraudulently canva** the vof? and cmiee to counwri ovi-r fifty votfn ?^aart for Woeda for Wm. Hlley. I who was n iMindidati- for city commlaI ?tumrr Jig-alnn VV^hIh, uurt aloo certified , 1 to a false return of the votes oast. SENATOR ELKINS' DDACDPPTQ 1 IVVOl LU1U An Said to be Bright for the Horn. lnatlon at the Coming Convention FOR THE VICE PRESIDENCY. The Senator Isn't Saying a Word, but Eli Frlenda Are Backing Him yigorooaly. To the Editor of the Intelligencer: WASHINGTON, March 8.-There is i a story going the rounds that Senator Hanna regards the contest for vice president on the Republican ticket as narrowed to two men?Senator Elkina, of Weat Virginia, and Cornelius N. Bliss, of New York. It is also stated as Mr. Hnnna's belief that by reason of the multiplicity of candidates in New York, and the inability of the leaders j there to agree, Senator Elkins is in the lead. This is given as one of the straws of the present situation. As has been stated in the Intelligencer, everybody 1 concedes that President McKinley will have probably a good deal to say about who shall ao on the ticket with him. The fact that the President regards Senator Elklns with high favor, however, and does not look upon the Iocs- i tlon of West Virginia so near Ohio as i having: any weight against the proposed alliance, is well knowh, and Is regarded as of great Importance at this juncture, j As If to render the situation more significant stilt, the "West Virginia senator I was invited to New York upon the occasion of the President's recent visit I there, and It was a matter of common report that vice presidential timber was j to be brought Into the discussions of the ' leaders at that time. Senator Elkins' most Intimate friends, so far as known, have never heard from him the least! encouragement of the boom he Is ex- I perlenclng. His views were printed In the Intelligencer at the inception of the movement. That he is being favor- j ably considered in many quarters for the second plnce on the ticket, however, i Is more than an open secret. PUERTO RICAN TARIFF BILL In the Senate?Senator Foraker^ of Ohio, Explained the Bill?Question of Constitution Extending Over Insular Possessions to be Determined by the Supreme Court.? WASHINGTON, March 8.-Formal discussion of the Puerto Blcan tariff and civil government bill began In the senate to-duy and continued uninterruptedly for an hour and a half. The principal speakers were Mr. Fornkor (Rep,, Ohio), In charge of the measure, and Mr. Pettus (Dem., Ala.), but at j various times during the debate lively colloquies occurred in which other senators were participants. After Mr. Mason (Illinois) had en- i tered his motion to discharge the com- 1 mlttoe- on foreign relations from further consideration of his resolution expressing sympathy for the lioers, and It had gone over until to-morrow, under the rule, Mr. Pettus delivered a carefully prepared speech in opposition to the pending bill. He argued that It was unconstitutional and In violation of the principles of this government as laid down by the fathers of the coun- | try. Mr. Foraker occupied the floor during the remainder of the session. He explained the measure In detail and gave th* rcasors why the committee had determined upon the levying of a tariff upon Puerto Rlcan products. In his opinion it woe Impossible for a dl rect tax to be levied upon the people of the Island to support a local govern- j men*, because of their present dent I- ; tute condition. The committee, he sal A had conceived the Idea of placing a small tariff on Puerto Klcan products in order to raise a sum sufllclent, wkh the sum otherwise raised, to give the people of the island, not only a good government, but also to build school houses and to make necessary public Improvements. Then, too, it was necessary that the question of extension of the constitution over our insular possessions should bo determined by the supreme court and by the very provision? of the bill it would be Inevitable i that the supreme court would pass upon j trull question. ruetip mco una me i Philippines, he sold, were on the eame basis, ?o that the court decision would determine our right to levy a tariff on product* of the eastern archipelago. ROBINS UNSEATED And Aldrich (Republican) Given the Seat. WASHINGTON, March 8.-The house to-day unseated Gaston A. Robins, a Democrat from the Fourth Alabama district, and seated in his stead William F. Aldrich, a Republican, who has been | three times a contestant from the samo district, on the ground of fraud, and who la now given his neat for the third time by a Republican house. The voto J wns a strictly party one. This case ?' -* ? ? ?<?? MIIA hmiifl-ht VUl VI IUV "?*/. ? """ ? * I In to aet aAide the day swwJons on the i second and fourth Frldaya of each month for pcnalon legislation. The rule limited debate on each bill to ten mtnutea on a aide, but t hi* provision ? ? withdrawn upon the assurance of Mr. Richardson, the mlno'lly leader, Hint h)a aide of the hoiin.- would not Indulge In filibustering. During tho debate on the rule there ra? yulte a lively row between Mr. Mahoj.. of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Talbort. of South Carolina. liefore adjourning the hojee took up the contested ?lection cane 01 ?vjb? versus Youv4r* from th* Second Virginia district. Mr. Weeks, of Michigan, giving notice that h?* would ask a vote on It nt 2 o'clock Monday. Lawton's Only Estate Was His Pay. WAFHTNflTON, March 8.?Letters of adminintration werv Issued to-day to Mrs. Mar>' C. Lnwton In the matter of the estate ??f her deeensed husband, Mnjor General Henry W. Lawton. Mrs. I J .aw ton rrrt* forth In her petition far j tho letters that she hltd made diligent aesrch and Inquiry far a will of the d?*re.iftsd nnil had not found any or oh- j tnfned any Information that he left Mr made one, Those ' milled to the estate, ii Is elslmrd. are th<* four children of th" deeessnd general. The petition sets forth that at the time of hi* death the onls personal estate of General Lawton eon dated of his accumulated pay u> an officer of the army, amounting to abcul PRESIDENT AND CONGRESS Is Harmony on the Puerto Blear Arisen Through Xlsapprehensior as to the Scope of the Bill anil What li Involved. WASHINGTON, March I?Amembei or the cabinet to-night gave out th< following authoritative statement: "There hu been a wide mliapprehen. slon of the Puerto Rlcan tariff bill, o: the attitude of the President of the as tlon of the Congress and of their relations to each other. The criticism and the concern which have come fron some well-meaning quarters are due al most to a misunderstanding of the rea facts. When the country correctly un derstands the truth, as It certainly will 1 r *..1H fhnMIIPtilV UntlKlVP vh&t h&J been done. "The attempt to report that there hai been a misunderstanding between th< President and Congress la wholly unfounded. There has been no essentia difference between them. Both "hay! sought the same object. The recommendation of the President and the house bill. In their purpose and theli effcct, come to this same thing. As s conesquence each rightly sustains th: other. The clouds of confusion on th< subject have been clouds ot mlsunder landing and will clear away. A slmpli statement of the facta .wlll make thli plain. "The President, in his annual mes sage of December, urged that the cus toms duties on trade between Puertc Rico and the United States he removed Imports from Puerto Rico into the United States have been and are now paying the Dlngley rates. They havi no preference over goods from any foreign country. The President felt tha Puerto Rico should be relieved of thli burden. He urged that it should be removed, not as a matter of legal right but of liberal and humane public policy "His argument indicated his reosonj and suggests his view as to the ques tlon of constitutional obligation. Puerto Rico, severed from Spain, had lost her old market, and had gained none lr Its place. She had been devastated bj hurricane and left destitute. Humanltj dictated every effort to lift her up ant tn plv# hi?r n new marknt. This wnu tht President's plea, and what need of suet a plea If the constitution of itself carried free trade to Puerto Rico? In thai case free trade goes to her whothei right or not. "What the President proposed wai that the United States should offer thi largest and most generous measure ol help to the distressed and suffering island, and he has never wavered a single Instant In the object he sought. Had his sugestlon been accepted and followed by all in his spirit and as he meanl it, with the limitations he Intended, al' would have been well. There would have been no harm in any direction But when (he time came for action Ir Congress two tendencies were seen. Oc the one hand there were good men and some business and agricultural Inter oata tViaf n'hlla nnf nhloKMno1 (IP little objecting to free trade with Puertc Rico alone, feared that free trade with Puerto Rico would be made a precedent for free trade with the Philippines, They felt that there should ba a distinct association and express power Cc impose duties, however small, as an assurance that this power was reserved for other cases. "On the other hand, what the President proposed as a worthy act of national generosity and liberal policy wai seised by political opponents and claimed as a necessary and Inevitable measnm t\f lrvVis?w?nt rftnitttnHnnnf rtvht They insisted that the constitution bj its own force extends to Puerto Ricc and all the new island possessions, and spreads all Its provisions over thepj, including: uniform taxation. They were eager to commit a Republican Congress to the adoption of free trade with Puerto Rico, not as a measure of generoui expediency, but because they could ther claim that It had rlvlted a hard and fosl principle which would tie the hands ol the government everywhere,In the Philippines as well as in Puerto Rico, without regard to varying conditions, and which would expose the administration and Its party to all the criticisms and attacks that would bo made on such a position. "It was a cunning game,but it did not succeed. The apprehension of the honest objectors who feared that the concession of full free trade to Puerto Rlcc would lead to misconstruction, and the designs of the crafty partisans, who meant that it should, were both met and frustrated by the bill, which passed thi house and which levies fifteen per cent or less than one-sixth of the Dlngley rates. That low rate Involves no possible hardship. It has the advantage ol producing needed revenue, which, until civil government and law are fully organised in Puerto Rico, can not be raised ns well from any other source. PANAMA CANAL. The United States Can Close the Canal In Time of War. WASHINGTON, March 6.-The senato committee on foreign relations will mwtt to-morrow to consider the Hay1'auncefote treaty, amending the Clayton tiulwer treaty relative to the Nicaragua canal. The sub-commit tee, conulntlng of Senators Davis, Ixidgc and Morgan, will report to the full commlt tee. The rvport la favorable to the I treaty, with an amendment providing that the United States shall have tho j right to d(-rt?nd the canal In time of war. The provision to prevent fortifications | ptill remain. Tho amendment is considered sufficient to allow the United States to shut up the canal In time ol | war aud refuse to allow vessels at wot with the United States to pass through | the canst : WORK OF RESCUE AT RED ASH. billing Handi Working Bravely fit the Endearor to Batch Thoaa la tlM Sin*. CAUSE OF THE EXPLOSION Yet Unknown, but Theorist Are Advanced?Natural Oaa the Mo?t Plauiibls Theory. Special Dispatch to the Intelligencer. CHARLESTON, W. Va_, March 8.? With unfaltering energy the reacuera are (till at work In the Ill-fated Had Aah mine to recover the bodlea till anInmhwl Thft wnrlc hn* hiwn difficult and slow. The mine has been full of K&8. Pumps working continuously force the fresh air into the mine* and then, the fans being reversed, this and the foul air is forced 'out again. Only six miners of experience are allowed to enter and work at a time. No outsider is allowed inside. The workmen are allowed In but a short time* the shifts being frequent. Outside there ore no traces of the disaster. All the debris has been removed. Down at the tipple, where the trains stop, may be seen several bodies stretched out and covered with white cloths, awaiting transportation. A thousand curious and anxious watchers surge about the mouth of the mine. Twenty-Four Bodies Recovered. Up to this afternoon twenty-four dead bodies had been recovered. Chief >"-? T?-niuitx? Daiil MaoranhM! (lav. * ernor Atkinson that the mine was be' ln#c put In good condition as rapidly as possible. The company is burying the 1 dead and shipping the remains to * whatever destination the families de, sire. They are also looking after the . Immediate relief of the families, and i desire no present help. In the future, . however, such assistance will be neces. sary. for there are widows left with families of four and five children. A subscription fund has been started, 1 Governor Atkinson heading it with fifty r dollars. Theories as to the Gause. 1 Opinions still differ as to the cause of i the disaster. Nothing will be known i certainly in this respect until later, per. haps never. Tnere are three theories t propounded by Colonel Joseph Beury, . who has had overfQrty yearn' practical experience In imt?g. A^ordlnf_. . theories' Tt may have happened ""^from* 1 faulty brattices. When openings are * made laterally, from the main entrance f and afterward abandoned, these are boarded tightly to keep In the gas that accumulates. It may have been that I tho force of the accumulated gaa . forced open these brattices and a , miner's lamp ignited the gas, with the ' Inevitable explosion, or it may have rome from another cause. At 5:80 1 o'clock the night before the blast is - made that throws down the coal. When t this is done every man runs out of the i mine and stays out until the next day, < I giving the mine a cnance to clear rrom the fftwop generated by the explosion and set free by the fractured coal. There Is always a certain amount of 1 gases generated In this way. but all | miners agree not a larger amount than , could have been exhausted by the fol- , lowing morning In order to have rendered the mine safe. Consequently it may have happened that when the : blast was exploded the evening before . a pocket of natural gas was opened and this filled the mine and caused the ex- j plosion. The peculiarities of the coal fields on the south or west side of the i river, according to its windings, lends color to this probability, which up to the present is a probability only. On this side of the river the dip Is upward and the mines are free from gas. On the opposite side the dip Is toward the river, and all the south side mines have more or less gas. It would, therefore, ' nnt hi* fmorobnhlp that a Docket of nat ural gas might have been struck. If this were so the fart may be discovj ered later on, an therf would still be . for days a seeping: of this natural gas , through the seams. Both of the fore- , going theories are based upon a gas 1 , explosion. The third theory Is based ; upon a dry dust explosion. Just as the ' Impalpable dust that arises In flour mills will explode sometimes sponta neously, without even contact with a I flame. i The bodies of those found In the mine ^ are badly scorched, especially the parts ; not protected by clothing. The skin is* ) k burnt to a crisp, but the features are I clearly recognizable and show no dls: tortlon of pain or agony. The bodies are somewhat bruised, as If blown or 1 hurled some distance, but are not , > mangled. The mine Is very hot, and ? this makes progress slow. \ I THREE MORE MINERS I Have Been Taken From Bed Aab, Unking Twenty-one?Twent-eight Are Known to Be Still Entombed. I Br AMOclated PrrM. CHARLESTON. W. Va., March 6.? < Three more dead bodlee were taken J from the Red A?h mine, near Fire Creek, to-ilay. They are: Charlee Downey, white. j : Walter Dennis, colored. Peter Cappcll, colored, making the 1 total number of dead recovered twen- i ' ty-one. 1 Four new nnmes have been added to the Itxt of those already known to bo j In tho mine. John Clair, Fred Arnold. ? William Massle and Moses Kanrts. Tho j bodies of those found In the mine are j 1 badly scorched, especially the parts not I protected by clothing. The skin is burned to a crisp, but the features are , recognizable and show no distortion. The bodies are somewhat bruised, as if . blown or hurled some distance, but are : not mangled. Tho mine Is very hot and , this makes prog!ohm slow. j Twonty-elght is the number known to l>e still jn the mint*. It had been reI ported that a second explosion had oc- . ' j currcd.but this was denj"d to-day by j, State Mine lnsp.-etor Paul. Th?? work hng progressed 4.000 feet Into the mine. Inspector Paul was at ] Charleston tonJny, In conference with Governor Atkinson, relative to tb? manner at holdltiR an Inquest over the bodies of the victims Of the mine disss* ter. It was decided to hold a general Inquest to-morrow moraine. In conjunction with the coroner, and If the result of tt Is not satisfactory, a special Inquest will be held by tbs governor, lNMICCT AVED THE AC lit lliyUMI UTLH 1ULI/LAI/. Klne Inspector Paul Oonsnltint With Governor Atkinson in Sagaxd to the 2Catter?Inquests mil Probably be Hold by the Coroner ToBay. pedal Dtspatcb to U>* iRtelUfanoer. CHARLESTON. W. Va., March ?.Chief Wine Inepector Paul cam* down this afternoon from Fire Creek for a conference with Governor Atkinson relative to the method of holding Inquests over the bodies of the dead Bad Ash miners. He was undecided whether to proceed under the special mining statute or the general statute. The gorernor advised him to let the coroaer hold an inquest, and If he is not satisfled to prooeed to hold another. Th? Inquest will probably begin In the morning. Mr. Paul had no opinion to express as to the cause of the explosion. He Is proceeding 'Cautiously, assisted by District Inspectors Meade and Pinkney.' They had penetrated tear thousand feet Into the mine. Mr, Paul returned to Bed Ash to-night. f A RAILROADER /KILLED At O mvi. 1m Ml. ai> ? v Lkwa x UIB IM I?A mug u* MM Baltimore ft Ohio Yards on the South Side?The Victim Sappoaad to be William KcOm, of Bellaln. This morning at I o'clock a Baltimore 4fe Ohio tralamap; while running along the traofc<4n the yurds oa the South Side (tumbled over the body of a man. Jost opposite the Wheeling Ice aud Storage plant Investigation revealed the fact that the man had been out In two uxosg the cheat bjr a freight train that had passed northward on the Ptttaburgh division a abort time before. Death had been Instantaneous. Papers found on the body make It appear that the dead man is WllUam McOee. a rail, roader. whose mother Ures In Bellatra. It Is supposed he was "beating" bis passage to Pittsburgh and that he fell off the bumper. The police were notified and the body was taken to an aodartaklntr establishment. THEATRE ITU NO A TAB Destroyed by Fire?Kile. Sfaviot Burned to Death. PARIS, March 8.?The Theatre Francala was destroyed by fire to-day. The Sre is under control, but still burning. Only the Bheil of the bnilding remains. The charred corpse ot .a^woraan, was found In the ruins. It was Identified as that of Mademoiselle Henriot, who was a promising young actress. The face was so burned that It was very difficult to Identify it, but M. Coquelin and other socletalres of the ComedieFr&ncais, who have seen the body at the morgue, declare positively that It is that of Mademoiselle Henriot After examination belief is expressed (hat thp flre was of Incendiary orisln. Mademoiselle Henrlot's dresser relates that she left the dressing room with her mistress, but that the latter completely lost her head and Instead of descending:, ran up stairs and sought refuge In another room, where, presumably. she was asphyxiated. The Bremen found Mademoiselle Henrlot lying on the floor. Only her face had been burned. The body was carried out and placed In an ambulance car, a dozen of which were drawn up In front of the door. As her face was so much burned that she was unrecognisable, the body was taken to the morgue where It was Identified by M. Coqulln and other members of the Comedle Francaise, by the clothing. Meanwhile the mother of Mademoiselle Henrlot had hurried to the scene, bareheaded and crying wildly for her daughter. The truth was concealed from her as long as possible and when It was Anally told to her she was distracted with grief. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE At Lead, & D.?Buildings Blown Tip to Stay the Flames, LEAD. S. D.. March 8,-FIrc. which broke out thin morning in the DaJket*berg saloon, consumed forty buildings before It was extinguished, and caused a loss which is estimated at $tt0.#00. The Dead wood fire department wu caJlcd on for assistance and responded, [n addition to the combined fire departments It was found necessary to blow up buildings In the path of the Are with ayniunue in oracr 10 mop lis igirwL Owing to the high wind which vu blowing, the scarcity of water and the Inflammable nature of moat of the buildin** the firemen were unable to do anything to stay the damn in any other way. The Herat library building and the big stamp mills were in danger at one time, but the blowing: up of the buildings saved them. At 2 o'clock the lire was under control. The big Homes take property was In danger at one time, but wie not touched. None of the big mining industries suffered. WEST VIRGINIA'S Representation in the Pure Food and Drug Congress. Bp*oial Dlipstch to ths InteUlreneer. WASHINGTON, March 1?We?t Virginia's representatives, appointed by Governor Atkinson, to the pure food end Jrug congress, in session here, arc Dr. keon N. Keefer, Wheeling; E. A. Frost, It V. T. MrVonr Salt Rtll phur Springs; Hetiry A. Robinson. Frankfnrd; Oorgo A. Flaccus. Whrel,ng; William I. Roremau, Parkernburg; John U Kuhl. Graft on; C. C\ flrown, Charles Town, and C. C. Mathews, Moimdrivllk*; W. ?. McMechen, Marihall county, who Id u member of the ;ommJtteeto raise n deficit In the funds #nd alao of the committee on nomination of officer*, und H. C. Adama. who a a member of the committee on rcsolu,lonn. Weather Forecast. For Ohio and Weetern Pennsylvania? **alr; warmer Friday; Saturday faJr; freah ast to aouth wind* For Watt Virginia?FSlr and warmer Friday; Saturday fair: ranterly wlnda. Local Temperature. The temperature yesterday as observed >y C. Schnrpf. drugglM. corner of Marker ind Fourteenth itreets. wa? a? fotlowt: 7 a. m to 11 p. M f a, in............. 37 J 7 n. m .. 60 2 m 61 ( Weatb?f^-Oetr. i