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»■ 8111 PASSED,
A Condensed Report of the Actual
Business Transacted the
Past Week.
WATUBDAY, FEBRUARY 91.
The senate was not in session, hav
ing adjourned Saturday till Monday.
The house put in a busy day and
transacted considerable business.
The House.
Mr. Eldridge introduced 11. B. 370,
to authorize the town of Augusta to
mortgage, sell or convey personal prop
erty owned by tht' town for the pur
pose of establishing a system of water
works and electric light plant.
11. B. 180 (Stevens), to repeal act of
1899 giving authority to common school
directors to draw warrants to pay for
maps, charts, etc., was read third time
and passed.
Mr. Holman’s bill (No. 17), to enable
pension boards to more thoroughly ex
amine applicants for pensions passed—
ayes 59. nocs 25.
If. B. 21 (Knox), providing for pen
sioning mothers of Confederate sol
diers or sailors dying either in the ser
vice of afterward at the rate of $25
per annum was read third time and
passed.
Another i important bill passed was
11. D. 66. by Mr. Witt, which provides
that separate apartments be furnished
for white and colored county and state
convicts. It also prohibits handcult-
Ing of whites to blacks.
Mr. Chestnut Introduced H. B. 371,
to regulate the practice of osteopathy
and creating a board of examiners of
this school.
Mr. Stafford’s bill, placing members
of the general assembly on a salary of
$360 each for sixty days and $4 per
day thereafter, was defeated.
large number of bills were read
second time and referred.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23.
This was the most memorable day of
the present session, inasmuch as the fa
mous King antitrust bill was passed in
the senate without amendment. The
contest over an amendment to exempt
lire insurance companies from the pro
visions of the measure has been waged
relentlessly from the beginning of the
session.
- The senate put to sleep the Collins
dispensary bill, only eight votes being
recorded in its favor.
ane house refused, by a vote of 40
to 48, to reconsider the vote appro
priating SIBO,OOO for an annex to the
insane asylum.
The Senate.
Senator Norwood introduced senate
joint resolution No. 5, amending the
constitution so as to permit women to
serve as school directors.
Mr. Norwood also introduced S. B.
181. to autnorize school directors to
mortgage property ana narrow money
for building purposes.
Senator Hudaiescon introduced S. B.
182. granting chancery courts concur
rent jurisdiction with circuit courts in
the removal of disaudities of minors.
Senator Gray introduced a bill (183).
to increase salaries of supreme court
judges to $4,000 per annum and judges
■of circuit courts and chancellors to
$3,000 per annum.
Senator Matlocks bill (No. 173), to
amend the law regulating the Lynwood
and Auburn levee district was passed.
Senator Wilson’s bill permitting col
lectors to deposit county funds in banks
was taken up and passed.
S. B. 46, to compel telegraph com-
was read third time and passed.
The King antitrust bill was then taken
up.
One of the strongest arguments made
in favor of the committee amendment
to strike out that part pertaining to fire
insurance companies was made by Sen
ator Gray of Pulaski.
The vote on the amendment was as
folows:
Ayes.—Adams, Caldwcil, Collins. Cot
ham. Fletcher, Gray, Killough, Mardis,
Price, Rison, Sengel, Simpson and Witt.
Total, 13.
Noes—Brown. Butt, Coton, Coving
ton. Flenniken, Hardy, Huddleston, Jobe,
Kilgore, King, Logan, Matlock. McFer
rin, Norwood, Vaughter, Wilson. Total,
16.
Senator Hinkle announced that he was
paired with Senator Pinnix, who would
vote no and he aye. Senator Mears was
paired with Senator Smith, the latter
to vote aye and he no. Senator Wood
announced a pair with Mr. Short, who
would vote no and he aye.
.After the defeat of the the amendment
exempting insurance companies the bill
as originally introduced passed by the
folowing vote:
Ayes—Adams. Brown. Butt. Caldwell.
■Collins. Cotham. Cotton, Covington, Flen
niken, Fletcher, Hardy. Hinkle, Huddle
ston. Jobe, Kilgore, Killough, King. Lo
gan. Mardis. Matlock. McFerrin, Mears,
Norwood, Price, Simpson, Vaughter,
Wilson—27.
Noes—Gray, Rison, Sengel. Witt and
Wood—s.
Absent and not voting—Pinnix, Smith
and Short.
The House.
But little business was transacted in
the house, a large part of the day being
consumed in discus mg a motion to re
consider the insane asylum annex ap
propriation bill.
The lirst measure taken up was a
local bill, to prohibit the sale of liquor
within five miles of Elm Springs school
house, in Washington county. The bill
was passed.
Mr. Perry moved to reconsider the
vote by which the insane asylum bili
passed.
The motion was discussed at length
and finally defeated.
H. B. 307. allowing the town of Au
gusta, in Vi oodruff county, to borrow
uoney to build a waterworks plant, was
read third time and passed.
A bill by iur. Whitthorne to protect
fish In the Saline river and tributary
waters was reau third time and passed.
H. B. 126 (Hill), to authorize the re
funding by the state of money for sale
of lands erroneously forfeited for taxes
was read third time and passed. The
intention of the act is to protect inno
cent purchasers.
H. B. 311 (Scrimshire), making it un
lawful to catch or kill wild turkles by
means of baiting, blinds, pons, traps or
deadfalls, was taken up and passed.
Mr. Futrall introduced H. B. 375, au
thorizing the county judge of each
county to appoint a board of health.
A bill was passed granting to the city
of Little Rock a strip of land extending'
-along the Arkansas river.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 24.
The Senate.
This being house day. but little busi
ness of importance was trAsacted, the
greater part of the session being taken
up in first and second readingof bills
and the passage of local measures.
11. B. 147 (Horton), to facilitate court
proceedings against assessment insur
ance companies and mutual insurance
I companies, was read third time and
passed.
Senator Gray called up H. D. 24, the
Merriman fellow servant bill.
Senator Adams offered an amendment
striking out the enacting clause and.
inserting “all corporations doing busi
| ness in this state shall be responsible
for all damage done to any agent, ser
vant of employe caused by the neglect
of any other agent, servant or employe.”
Senator Gray opposed the amendment.
He called attention to the democratic
platform, which pledged the enactment
of such a bill as the one under consid
eration.
Senator Cotton argued that the object
of the amendment was to kill the bill,
therefore he was oposed to it.
Senator Sengel favored the amend
ment.
The amendment was adopted by a vote
of 18 to 13.
H. B. 208 (Norfleet), to change the
boundary line between the counties of
Scott and Logan, was taken up and
passed after some discussion.
H. B. 296 (Mardis), providing for the
taking of census of cities and towns in
certain cases, was read third time and
passed.
The House.
H . B. 375 (Futrall), empowering
county Judges to appoint county boards
of health, to bo composed of three phy
sicians. was read third time and passed.
The committee on military presented
a bill creating the office of adjutant
general, to bo filled by the governor's
private secretary.
Mr. Hinkles bill providing for the
transportation of convicts to the peni
tentiary by the sheriff, expense to be
paid by the state, was taken up and
passed.
S. B. 13 (Cotham), exempting cotton
factory insurance companies from the
provirions of the insurance laws of the
state, was read third time and passed.
Mr. Killough’s bill allowing the St.
Francis levee board to increase its tax
for levee purposes from 4 to 6 cents on
the acre, was taken up.
Mr. Deßossitt. chairman of the house
committee on levees, urged the adop
tion of the measure. lio stated that the
increased tax was absolutely necessary
in order that the gap of seventeen miles
may be closed, all the rest of the dis
trict now being protected.
Speaker Moore favored the bill.
'l'he measure passed—ayes 69, noes 9.
Mr. Stafford introduced H. B. 378, pro
posing to place members of the general
assembly on a salary of S6OO per ses
sion.
Mr. Myers introduced H. B. 379, to
change time of holding probate court
in the eastern district of Lawrence
county.
H. B. 380, to limit the time a rail
way train may block a crossing to ten
minutes, was introduced by Mr. Thomp
son.
Mr. Eldlridge introduced H. B. 381. to
regulate the organization of fire insur
ance companies and requiring them to
give an indemnity bond and keep a re
serve fund of not less than 50 per cent.
A mesenger from the governor an
nounced the approval of a number of
local bills.
Mr. Keith introduced H. B. 383. to
amend section 1891 of the digest. The
bill imposes a fine of SIOO to S3OO for
keeping open saloons on Sunday, and
forfeiture of license for the second of
fense.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25.
One of the most Important ques
tions yet before the general assembly
was disposed of. that of the removal
of Hon. James P. Eagle as a member
of the state capitol commission.
The Senato.
The fist measure acted upon was H.
B. 375. creating county boards of health,
which was passed.
Mr. Norwood introduced S. B. 184, to
repeal the act creating the state rail
road commission.
repeal the act creating the Seventh
chancery district.
H. B. 314 (Gantt), providing for sep
arate street car service for whites and
blacks, was road first and second time
and referred to committee on corpora
tions.
S. B. 141 w r as called up by Senator
King. It changes the law as to state
elections. providing that a bond of
$5,000. instead of depositing that amount
in cash when an application for remov
al is filed. An amendment that the
bill apply only to Lawrence county was
adopted.
The report of the committee on the
removal of Hon. J. P. Eagle as a member
of the capitol commission was taken up.
The majority report was against his
removal, and a minority report by Sen
ators Hardy and Rison approved the
action of Gov. Davis.
The qeustion of approving or con
demning the governors action in the
matter was discussed at length by a
number of the senators.
Mr. Wilson favored the majority re-
Senator Norwood hold that the gov
ernor was the sole judge as to cause of
removal of any member of an appoint
ive position.
Senator Jobe said that no testimony
had been introduced in the controversy
showing that Gov. Eagle was incom
petent to serve on the board, therefore
he favored the majority report.
A vote was taken on the majority
report, which declares that Gov. Eagle’s
removal was without cause, and the
same was adopted by the following
vote:
Ayes—Adams. Brown, Butt, Cotham,
Cotton. Fletcher. Hinkle, Jobe. Kilgore,
Mardis. Mat lock. McFerrin. Mears,
Price. Sengel. Simpson, Vaughter, Wil
son. Wood—l 9.
Noes—Collins, Covington, Gray. Har
dy, Huddleston, Killough, King, Logan,
Norwood. Rison—lo.
The House.
After roll call and reading of minutes.
H. B. 379, fixing time for holding pro
bate court in Lawrence county, was
taken up and passed.
H. B. 122 (Futrall), creating a board
of seven commissioners, one from each
congressional district. to have charge
of the penitentiary and all the state
charitable institutions, was taken up
and read the third time. Messrs, Toney,
Whitthorne, Pindall. Atkins and Arnold
spoke against the bill.
A motion to table the bill prevailed
by the following vote:
Ayes—Apple, Arnold, Atkins, Baskin.
Bell. Bradley. Briant. Butler. Campbell
of Pulaski, Chambers, Chestnut. Cooke
of Phillips. Crutcher, Eldredge. Fergu
son, Flanakin. Fletcher, Fraser. Garrett.
Gibson. Groen of Benton, Greene of
Ouachita. Griffin. Hall, Holman. Holmes,
Hooker, Kelso. Kerwin, Latimer, Marti
neau. Merriman, Myers. Moore of New
ton. Newberry, Norfleet, Pindall. Rod
man Scrimshire, Slaughter. Stevens.
Stockard, Stover. Toney. Weaver, Whit
thorne and Wofford—4 8.
Noes—Allen. Burk. Campbell of Ran
dolph, Cate. Chappell, Chrisp, Clement,
Cook of Chicot, Daniel. Deßossitt, Dix
on, Du Laney, Funk. Futrell, Hale Har
ris. Hill. Hogan, Horton. Jacobs. Keel,
Keith, Knox. Matheny, McGuigan.
Parks. Perry, Poole, Rowland, Stafford,
Tarver, Thompson, White, Whitley,
Winn, Witt. York and Mr. Speaker
-38.
H B. 228 (Whitley), to regulate the
granting of franchises by municipali
ties, was read the third time and passed.
It provides that before any ordinance
passed by the council of any town or
city granting any franchise over or
about the streets of such town or city
shall take effect and become valid, the 1
council shall give notice of its passage 1
for fully thirty days, published in a <
newspaper, provided that if after the 1
passage of such an ordinance and with- | j
in sixty days ten per cent of the bona ■
fide resident taxpayers shall sign and ' i
present to the mayor a petition asking <
that such ordinance be referred and ]
submitted to the qualified voters, the
mayor shall issue his proclamation for t
an election, at which it shall be decided
whether or not the franchise shall be i
granted.
THURSDAY, FEBBUABY 20.
A bill was passed in the house by a ’
vote of 62 to 30 appropriating the sum f
of $5,000 to assist in erecting a Confed- ।
erate monument at Little Rock.
The Senate.
The committee on federal relations 1
reported favorably on senate Joint me
morial No. 1. introduced by Senator
Logan, relating to the election of United
States senators by direct vote of the
people.
S. B. 141 (Logan), to amend the road
law, was taken up. Mr. Logan ex- '
plained that the bill left it to the dis
cretion of the county court to appoint
a road commissioner when the road tax
is voted; also, that 50 per cent of road
tax collected in cities of second class
and incorporated towns be expended on
the streets, etc. 'rhe bill passed.
Senator Vaughter’s bill legalizing pri
mary elections was read third time and
passed.
S. B. 93. Mardis, was taken up. The
bill provides for refunding money er
roneously paid on school bonds.
Senator Killough argued that the pas
sage of the bill would disturb condi
tions all over the state and lead to
endless litilgation.
On motion the bill was placed back
on second reading and then referred to
the judiciary committee.
Senator Norwood's bill regulating the
sale of liquor in 'incorporated cities
and towns, was passed. It leaves the
question to the voters of such cities and
towns, regardless of the rural vote.
The House.
A petition was road from citizens of
Poinsett county protesting against the
enactment of any law prohibiting the
shipment of Buffalo and cat-tish.
Mr. Gate introduced H. B. No. 285.
to exempt magnetic healers from the ef
fects of the law regulating the practice
of medicine. Several local bills were
disposed of at the morning session.
, Mr. Latimer introduced H. B. 388,
to prohibit the buying, taking or re-
■ ceiving of intoxicating liquors of any
kind from an unknown person within
prohibition districts. Read twice.
t Mr. Griffin introduced H. B. 389, re
quiring policemen to give bond each in
the sum of $1,500. Read first and sec-
> ond times.
H. B. 122 (Cate), fixing passenger
> fare, was taken up and passed. It pro
vides that lines over fifty miles in
length may charge a maximum of X
cents per mile; those fifty miles in
’ length or less may charge a maximum
of 4 cents per mile.
► Mr. Chestnut’s bill, constituting the
• secretary of state, state treasurer,
• state auditor, land commissioner ami
I commissioner of mines. manufactures
• and agriculture a board of commission
ers of the state charitable institutions,
to serve without additional compensa
tion. was taken up.
On motion of Mr. Toney the bill was
postponed for two weeks. Several
members opposed the bill as being in
I the interest of certain politicians.
House joint resolution No. 13 (Perry),
proposing an amendment to the consti
tution so as to make all contracts for a
greater rate of interest than 10 per
• cent void as to interest only, was de
. seated.
H. B. No. 233 (Campbell of Pulaski).
) appropriating $5,000 to assist in the
- erection at Little Rock of a monument
to the Confederate dead, was taken up
-r, .
I’his bill afforded an opportunity for
several members to display their ora
torical powers, and some eloquent talks
were made in favor of the bill.
FBIDAY, FEBBUABY 27.
It is possible there will be an extra
session, as the house refused to adopt
a resolution to extend the session to
May 2. So far none of the appropria
tion bills have been considered and
the regular sixty days’ session closes
March 12.
The Senate.
After roll call and reading of min
utes the secretary read a communica
tion from Judge Parker of New York
expressing regrets it his inability to
address the present general assembly.
H. B. 14 8 (Butler), to prohibit the
sale of cigarettes, failed to pass—2o
to 9.
Senator Kilgore introduced S. B. 188,
to repeal certain sections of act of
1901. prohibiting mill companies and
other corporations from issuing time
checks to their emi loyes.
S. B. 177, increasing salary of mine
inspector to $2,000 per annum, was read
third time and passed.
Senate joint resolution No. 6 was in
troduced by Senator Cotham. proposing
an amendment to the constitution to
<'reate a board of pardons, composed of
the governor, secretary of state and
auditor.
Mr. Norfleet’s bill permitting gradu
ates of the law department of the state
university to practice in the supreme
court without examination, was taken
up and passed.
H. B. 370, providing for the erec
tion of waterworks and electric light
plant at Augusta, was read third time
and passed.
A motion to reconsider the vote by
which the Adams amendment to the
Merriman fellow servant bill was adop
ted, was called up. The Adams sec
tion applied to all corporations while
the original bill applies to only rail
roads.
Senator Gray made an able argument
in favor of striking out the Adams
amendment.
Senators Wilson and Witt spoke in
opposition to the bill In any form.
The motion to reconsider failed and
the bill as amended failed to pass by
the folowing vote:
Ayes—Adams, Caldwell, Gray, King,
Simpson. Smith Vaughter—7.
Noes—Brov/n, Collins, Cotham, Cot
ton, Covington. Flenniken, Hardy. Hin
kle, Jobe. Kilgore. Mardis. McFerrin.
Mears. Norwood, Price, Wilson, Witt,
Wood—lß.
H. B. 39. requiring passenger trains
to stop at all county seat towns, failed
to pass.
The House.
Immediately after roll call Judge
Kelso arose and withdrew charges al
leged through resolution against Chan
cellor Leatherman of the Third dis
trict.
H. B. 393. to regulate the sale of
fertilizers, was introduced by Mr. Ma
-1 heny. The bill makes the director of
the experiment station at the state
university official state chemist to make
analyses on commercial fertilizers.
Mr. Atkins withdrew H. B. 288, re
pealing act of 1901 permitting public
execution of persons convicted of crim
inal assault. He introduced H. B. 394,
to the same effect.
Mr. Holland’s bill, providing for the
election of superintendent of peniten
tiary by the people, was read third
time and passed.
S. B. 173 (Matlock), amending the
act creating the Auburn &nd Linwood
levee district so as to authorize the
levying of a levee tax not to exceed
one per centum of the assessed valua
tion of property, was taken up and
passed.
On motion of Mr. Cate, the house
wont into committee of the whom to
consider th«' Price world’s fair appro
priation bill.
Several amendments to reduce the
appropriation wore voted down.
'l'he committee reported that the bill
pass and it was made special order for
Tuesday morning.
Senator Wilson's bill, amending sec
tion 1849 of the digest so as to au
thorize tax colectors and city and coun
ty treasurers to deposit public funds
In Incorporated banks for safe keep
ing, was taken up and passed.
Mr. Chapline offered house concur
rent resolution No. 33, providing that
the session be extended to May 2. The
resolution was defeated.
The King antitrust bill was read
first time.
On motion of Mr. Crutcher the bill
was postponed for two weeks.
S. B. 85 (Gray), to authorize wives
and husbands to testify against each
other in criminal eases in which in
jury has been done to th<‘ person or
property of either, was taken up and
passed.
After a lengthy discussion the bill
detaching Greenwood township from
Lonoke county and attaching it to Pu
laski was made special order for Wed
nesday morning.
Legislative Notes.
The Cummings farm investigating
committee will visit the place early in
the month.
Some of the young members of the
house voted against the appropriation
for the Confederate monument, arguing
that the money should be expended on
the living veterans.
A number of local bills have been
passed at this session permitting
special school districts to mortgage
property in order to erect more com
modious school buildings. In many
eases such districts pay enough in rent
to soon cover the cost of necessary
buildings.
The Killough bill, which passed both
branches of the general assembly,
affects about 4,000,000 acres of land,
being those portions of the counties
of Mississippi. Craighead, Poinsett,
Crittenden, Cross, St. Francis, Lee and
Phillips that lie in the St. Francis
levee district. 4he bill raises the tax
on this land from four t<\ six cents
per acre, which it is estimated will
increase the funds derived from the
levy tax from $70,000 to SIIO,OOO a
By a vote of 18 to 12 the senate
passed the house bill providing for the
detachment of a portion of Scott coun
ty and annexing it to Logan county.
There has been a hard fight against
this measure, which was defeated in
the legislature two years ago. The
act provides for the annexation of all
of the townships of Belva and Barber,
and portions of Tate, Tomlinson and
Lewis, containing 44 square miles ac
cording to the government lines, and
about 52 miles by actual measurement.
It has a population of about 300 voters,
and both sides claimed to have a ma
jority of them.
House Bill No. 63.
Following is the act in full requir
ing railroads to furnish track scales
to weigh freight:
Section 1. That all railroads operat
ing in this state shall keep and main
tain track or railroad scales for the
purpose of weighing freight shipped in
carload lots at all stations along their
respective lines of road, where as much
as one thousand cars of freight are
shipped in carload lots yearly.
Sec. 2. At all such stations it shall
be the duty of the railroad company to
the same shall have been loaded, and
. furnish to each shipper by written cer
tificate of weighman within one day
after the same shall have been re
ceived by said company, correct weights
of each car and of the contents of each
car delivered by them to the shipper.
Sec. 3. In weighing cars as provided
' in section 2 of this act the same shall
be detached from the locomotive or
train, and each weighed separately by
a competent weighman. who, upon en
-1 taring upon such duties, shall make and
subscribe an oatli to properly weigh and
correctly report weight to shippers.
Sec. 4. The certificates of weights to
be given to shippers as provided In sec
tion 2 of tills act shall contain, in addi
tion to the correct weight of the car and
its contents, the date of delivery and
the number of the car.
Sec. 5. Any railroad tn this state fall
ing or refusing to comply with any of
the provisions of this act shall bo sub
ject to a penalty of one hundred dol
lars. to be paid to the county, for every
such failure or refusal, and each day
upon which it may fail or refuse to
comply with this act shall constitute a
separate offense. This act to take ef
fect sixty days after its passage.
Approved February 17, 1903.
To Increase Proficiency of Teachers.
House bill No. 63, relating to ex
amination of teachers, which lias passed
the house and senate, contains the fol
lowing provisions:
1, Fixes dates of public examinations
by statute and requires county exami
ners to hold examinations on that day.
2. Prohibits the use of uniform
questions at any dates other than the
limes fixed by statute.
3. Requires examiners to grade and
file papers. This protects both the
candidates and examiners.
4. Requires examination on seven
subjects for third-grade certificate, on
ten subjects for second grade, and on
twelve subjects for first grade.
5. Provides for a new grade of li
cense half way between a first grade I
and a state license, the new license be
ing good In any county in the state for
a period of six years. The additional
subjects on which candidates for this
grade of license are examined are
rhetoric, general history, civil govern
ment, algebra and plane geometry.
6. Requires a fee of $5 for examina
tion for professional license, good In
any county In the state for six years,
and a fee of $lO for examination for
state license, good in any county in the
state for life; said fees are to consti
tute. an Institute fund, ind hence go
directly Into our state educational
work.
Schedule of studies for certificate:
For third grade. good for six
months —Spelling, reading, penmanship.
English grammar. arithmetic, geogra
phy and United States history.
For second grade, good for twelve
months—ln the subjects required for a
third-grade certificate, and In addition
in history of Arkansas, physiology and
theory and practice of teaching.
For first grade, good for two years
In tile subpdets required for a second
grade certificate and in civil govern
ment and elementary algebra.
For professional llcente, good in
state for six years—ln the subjects re
quired for a first-grade certificate, and
in addition In algebra, plane geometry
and general history.
For state license, good In state for
life—As now required by law.
Mr. Pindall is the author of a pend
ing bill, which prohibits the letting
out of county convicts to work on coun- j
ty faims.
SB IMIOB.
Firedamp Explosion in Hostetter,
Connellsville Coke Co.’s Mine
Near Latrobe, Pa.
SEVEN LIVES SUPPOSED TO BE LOST.
The < <.uae of the Explosion n My*.
trey, nn.l the Only Wonder Is thnt
More of the Eight Hundred Men
Employed Were Not Among the
Missing.
Lntrobe, Po., Feb. 28.—The Hostet
ter-Connellsville Coke Co.’s mine near
here wns the scene of a fire-damp ex
plosion Saturday in which, it 11
though, seven men lost their lives.
Their names:
Michael Finck.
Michael Flack, Jr.
Wm. H. Besser.
Steve Hooduk.
John (iakish.
Charles R. Henny.
John Penzeric.
The explosion occurred when the
full force of men was at work and it
is considered almost a miracle that
there were no more fatalities.
About 800 men are employed in the
mine, which is located four and a
half miles west of this place on the
Whitney branch of the. Pennsylvania
railroad.
The cause of the explosion is a mys
tery. It occurred in what is known
as No. 7 left, flat entry, which is near
the eastern end of the mine and about
two miles from the main entry. Most
of the force of miners at work were
in the vicinity of the entry in which
the explosion occurred.
The explosion was not heard out
side of the mine and none except
those at work knew anything of it
until those, who escaped came rush
ing to the main entry and spread the
news of the disaster. For some time it
was thought that 50 or more of the
men had been eaught by the explo
sion. Gradually, however, the lamp
room in which ench miner deposits
liis safety lamp at the end of the
day’s work began to fill up and it was
by this means that, the real number
of the missing was ascertained.
Hopes are entertained that the men
may still be living, and three rescu
ing parties have made efforts to
reach them. The first party found
two men unconscious in one of the
workings and they were revived after
being brought to the surface. It has
been impossible to reach the others
because of the dense smoke and after
damp. The mine was owned by Pitts
i burgers and the loss will be about
SIO,OOO from flooding.
j Seven More Rescned.
> The last rescuing party brought
Wm. Besser, Charles 11. Bennick, John
Penzeric, John Gakis and Steve Doo
duk.
They were all still living and after
an hour's work the physicians
brought them to. Only two men,
whose names are not known, are now
believed to be still in the mine and it
is thought they are dead.
THE ISLA DE LUZON FLOATED.
The Gunboat, Which Grounded Near
the Mouth or the Alabama
River, Pulled Oil'.
Mobile, Ala., March I.—-The United
States gunboat Isla de Luzon, which
went aground near the mouth of the
river late Friday afternoon during a
dense fog, was floated Saturday. She
enme to this city under her own
steam and anchored in the river. Her
officers report that no damage, as far
as they know, was sustained by the
vessel, but a thorough examination
will be made.
BIG FIRE AT HASTINGS, NEB.
A Solid How of Brick Builillngi
liurned, Involving n Loa* of
SISO,OOO to 9200,000.
Hastings, Neb., Feb. 28.—Friday
night during a very high wind, that
was accompanied with snow, a fire
broke out. in the upper story of the
Shedd block, occupied by the Hast
i ings business college, and for a time
it looked ns though the business sec-
I tion of the city would go, but by
| heroic work of firemen ami citizens
the fire was brought under control
shortly before midnight after com
pletely gutting the Shedd block and
spreading to adjoining buildings,
burning a solid row of brick blocks
reaching from Lincoln to Burlington
avenues, causing a loss of $150,000 to
$200,000.
INDEFINITELY” POSTPONED.
The Hill to Prohibit Sunday Base
ball in Missouri I'rac-Pcul-
ly Killed.
Jefferson City, Mo., Feb. 28.—The
house practically killed Brittain’s bill
to prohibit baseball playing on Sun
day when it adopted, by a vote of 40
to 36, an amendment by Huck to pro
hibit football on that day but to per
mit baseball. Brittain then moved
that the bill be. postponed indefinite
ly, which was ordered. This, it is be
lieved, will end the matter at this ses
sion.
VTctlm of an Assassin.
Kansas City. Mo., Feb. 28.—Bert Mc-
Kinsley, a farmer living near Monte
cello, Kas., was shot and mortally
wounded, Friday night, by some one
who fired a charge from a shotgun
j through a window oi Mebiusley'l ;
house.
■ ill N <° ! m r ■
pXp rl \'l k I
Many women and doctors do
not recognize the real symptoms
of derangement of the female
organs until too late.
“ I had terrible pains along my
spinal cord for two years and suffered
dreadfully. I was given different
medicines, ■ wore plasters; none of
these things helped me. Reading of
. the cures that Lydia E. Pinkham’s
' Vegetable Compound has brought
about, I somehow felt that it was
what I needed and bought a bottle to
take. How glad I am that I did so;
two bottles brought me immense re
lief, and after using thqec bottles more
I felt new life and blood surging
through my veins. It seemed as
though there had been a regular house
cleaning through my system, that all
the sickness and poison had been taken
out and new life given me instead. I
have advised dozens of my friends to use
Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable
Compound. Good health is indis
pensable to complete happiness, and
Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable
Compound has secured this to me."
— Mrs. Lauba L. Bbemf.r, Crown
Point, Indiana, Secretary Ladies Relief
Corps. — f SOOO forfeit If original of above letter
proui ny genuine neat cannot be produced.
Every sick woman who does not
understand her ailment should
write Mrs. Pinkham, Lynn-
Mass. Her advice Is free ana
always helpful.
WHAT HE LEARNED.
Qnnll on Toast Was Mot Such an Va*
common Delicacy aa He Had
Supposed.
Tn the wire grass region of Georgia quail
are very abundant, and are known to the na
tives as "partridges,” saya the Philadelphia
Public Ledger.
Recently one of the south Georgia “crack
ers” sold off a lot of turpentine land,and de
cided to indulge himself in a trip to far off
New York while his money was atill in hand.
Once in the amazing metropolis, there was
another indulgence ne was determined on.
Delmonico’a was a name that had long ago
'tickled his fancy, and quail on toast wae a
high bred dish that he had long yearned to
know personally.
So to Delmonieo’s he hied himself, and
there,ordered the delectable bit. It came,
he eyed it severely, then tasted, finally
sampling thoroughly. But his after com
ment on the feast savored of that sad knowl
edge which borders close to disgust.
“Wall, es I hadn’t come to New York I’d
never knowed that quail on toast warn’t a
blamed thing but Glynn county pa’tridgaa
stuck nnon Eurnt li<Lt hrmd.”
For Bottom Drawer, Ko. 2.
A lady who was especially fond of bar
ffains came home from a salf and displayed
her purchases.
“Whv on earth have you bought thia?*
demanded her husband, taking up a
plate for a door with the name of
ms” on it.
“Well, it was so cheap/* replied the wife.
‘Only think, I gave a quarter for it; and I*ll
be bound it cost a dollar!’’
“But why throw away a quarter? What
possible use is it?’’
“Oh/* said the bargainer, “you never
know how things will come in. For instance,
you mieht die, and I might marry a maa
named Wilkins.*’—Cleveland Leader.
Financially Speakla*.
Tom—That Miss Winters is a remarkably
handsome girl.
Jack—Yes;’but she isn’t half as pretty aa
she was six weeks ago.”
“Why, how’s that?’’ \
“Her father tried to erase Wall street
from the map.”—Chicago Daily News.
In the Gallery.
Jimmy—l’d like ter have an opry-glaia
•ome time.
Tommy—Oh, I dunno! I guess some ur
dem gals on de stage looks better widout
one.—Judge.
STRIKES YOU ANY TIME.
Never know whea
or where backache
pains will strike
you. The kidneys
will go wrong, and
when they do, the
first warning is gen
erally through the
back. Do not fail
to help the kidneys
when they’re sick.
Neglect means
many serious ills.
It’s only a short
step from common
backache to Rheu-
mafic pains, Urin
ary disorders, Dropsy, Diabetes.
Bright’s Disease. Doan's Kidney Pilla
cure all ills of the kidneys and blad
der. Read this testimony; it tells of
a cure that lasts:
Mr. A. W. Lutz, carriage wood
worker, of 109 17th Ave., Sterling, HL,
•ays: “After procuring Doan’s Kid
ney Pills in the month of November,
1897, I took a course of the treat
ment which cured me of backache
and other annoyances due to over
excited or weakened kidneys. Dur
ing the three, years which have
elapsed, I have had no occasion to re
tract one word of my statement
made at that time. I now unhesi
tatingly and emphatically Ye-endorse
the claims made for Doan’s Kidney
Pills.”
A FREE TRIAL of this great kid
ney medicine which cured Mr. Luts
will be mailed on application to any
part of the United States. Address
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
For sale by all druggists, price 50
cents per box.