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JIu M^'V JSP® |v f#" 0*1 TMftywe Taken Ffon Mine in Which Explosion Occnrred. MO SIGN OF LIFE ANYWHERE ftald Death List Will Be Increased to Fifty When Remote Sectlone of I Colliery Are Searched. Pittsburg, Deo. 3.—Thirty-one ot the miners caught by an explosion of taredamp Sunday night In the Naomi pine'of the United Coal oompany, lo cated near Fayette City, have been reached by the rescuers. All were dead and their bodies were burned iW charred almost beyond recogni tion. The rescuers are now nearing the ind of the workings and they have found no sign of life anywhere. In Ke opinion of the owners of the mine W, If any, more victims will be jtoupxl, but among miners and others In the village there is a Ann belief Sitween at the total number of victims is forty and fifty. Vhere are thirty-six entries In the mine and until the last of these has been searched the full extent of the disaster will not be known. Because of the accumulation of gas the work of rescue' in the remote sections of •the mine 1b greatly impeded. A second explosion is a constant menace and every precaution is being jt&ken to avert such a catastrophe. Frenzied Women at Pit Mouth. piScores of frenzied women constant ly surround the pit mouth and the •jpecial detail of officers has much trouble in keeping them from inter fering with the work of the rescuers. $ahy"of these women would go down the shaft and penetrate the workings of the mine were they not restrained by the officers. A large force of physicians was hur ried to the scene immediately follow ing the first reports of the explosion. So far their services have not beeh needed for the men in the mine, but they have not been idle. In fact they have been in almost constant requisi tion on behalf of.the rescuers, who, despite the fact that they work in relays only a fraction of an hour, are constantly being prostrated by the fumes of gas. A number of the res cuers have been taken from the scene In a serious condition. JTbe. cause of'the explosion has not .r„stfceen ascertained. One theory is that it resulted from the explosion of blackdamp in an unused entry when a iainer carrying an open lamp crossed the "dead line." Another is that a spark from the trolley line over which earn are hauled from the workings to jthe mouth of the shaft ignited a Docket of gas In the mine CALIFORNIA MINE DISASTER Mo Hope for 8afety of Eleven En tombed Workmen. Dry town, Cal., Dec. 2.—With. smoke still pouring from the shaft of the Fremont mine hope for the eleven miners who were entombed Saturday It virtually abandoned and It is be* liaved all of them have perished be hind the wall of flame which drove Cfiem toward the heart of the subteiv rauLMui furnace when they tried to tea Drew, Joseph Mauley, Daniel and L. E. Wilson are the wcana among the victims, the Jal whom are Italians and Aus- Jtfijer the connecting drifts of the Hbont and Cover shafts had been _Jtheaded and the ooll'ar of the lat ter had been boarded up to smother fire Superintendent Gkiodall start It to flood the mine. Later Goodall and a party of mining experts went tip Covit Shaft ftn4 found their mif to the bulkhead, which they blew ma Krty en with dynamite. Qoodali ami then went to the Fremont shaft land made an opening by taking off the bulkhead from the collar. They ,were about to descend In the skip to the 300-foot level when they were driven back to the surface by the stifling smoke. Other attempts made to descend met with the same futile rwulte. DROPS NINE STORIES. I Elevator in Chicago Building Fails to Bottom of Shaft. Chicago, Nov. 30.—Two persons •were killed and seven were seriously injured by the falling of a passenger elevator in a. building at 202 Jackson {boulevard, occupied by the clothing jflrm of Bdenhelmer, Stein & Go. The teat, which contained nearly twenty palaemgers, for the most part women employed by the clothing firm, was feipToaching the ninth floor on a ^downward trip when the cable parted. Illhe cage fell to the bottom of the •left, a liass of wreckage. The body lot one of the two men killed was (identified as that of Jacob Scramek, TOrty-fivO years old an employe of the im mam WaajB^ton, Bete Jr-Wffliam Jen pings Bryan* spent hi hoar or mor6 in 'the iaM pffi %. time being principally devoted to an fxchancjB of c6tirt6tf6« with sepatori Most at the democratic members' -6f tthe senate called during the time/ to tfcetf feapecta,- ii dftlsWo ,4 ftaan- Republlcana, including Senator Mr. Bryan's own state. «ar^Tr--^ IOOJ&DECEMBER 1907 Su. We- Tk. Pr. Sa. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 IS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 SECOND BANK CLOSES. Michigan 8tate Treasurer in Financial Trouble. Detroit, Mich., Dec. 3.—As a further result of the financial troubles of State Treasurer Frank P. Glazier of Chelsea, which were made public after Banking Commissioner Zimmer man had taken charge of the Chelsea, (Mich.) Savings bank and a commit tee of Detroit bankers had decided to no longer carry about $600,000 of pa per of' Mr. Glazier and his Glazier Stove company of Chelsea, but to ap ply for a receiver for the institution, the Commercial bank of Stockbridge, Mich., a private institution, of which Mr. Glazier was president, closed its doors. As the bank was a private in stitution and therefore not under the' jurisdiction of the banking commis sioner it is impossible to secure a statement of. its deposits and re sources. It is said, however, that the deposits are between $100,000 and $200,000. G. H. Gay, partner with Mr. Glazier in the bank, says he closed its doors for fear that the news of Mr. Glazier's troubles would start a run and that he expects to pay depositors in full. -1 LABOR WAR AT DULUTH. Contractors and Builders Unite for the Open Shop. As the result of a dispute be tween the union bricklayers and the nonunion ironworkers on the new office building for the City National bank Duluth is threatened with a war for the open shop between the con tractors and union laborers. The un ion men refused to work with the non union workers employed by the Amer ican Bridge company on the building. The contractors had a special con tract for the brick work and had noth ing to say regarding the iron work. They felt they were unjustly treated by the union and gave the men a lim ited time to return to work. They did not do so and the fight will be to the finish. The other contractors have united in supporting the firm and an effort will be made to make Duluth an open shop town as far as the building trades are concerned. ENTIRE TOWN THREATENED Fire at Hibbing Causes a Loss of $100,000. The Miles hotel and vaudeville theater at Hibbing, recently built at a cost of $100,000, was burned to the ground. When the fire got beyond control the north end of the' hotel, next to some wooden buildings, was dynamited. Only the most desperate efforts of the fire department, seconded by citi zens and by the steel corporation ap paratus, saved the business section of the town from total destruction. Sev eral blocks of wooden buildings stood directly in the line of the flames, the nearest being separated from the burning hotel by a narrow alley. So Imminent was the danger that the steel corporation closed down Its mines, laid pipe lines from its shafts and sent its teams and men to the scene. MURDER IN MINNEAPOLIS. Insane Colored Man Shoots Another Negro. Impelled by an ItfiSne desire to murder any one he considered an emy Henry Itson, alias Ceoll, col&ed, shot and instantly killed Jdhn Dutfcon, also colored, in {J&4 Richelieu club rooms at Minneapolis. Itson had imagined that Dutton wai about to murder him and with no oth er provocation sent a bullet through Dutton's heart In a complete, confes sion made to Captain Sinoiair, Sich ard Tattersfield and others at police headquarters he admitted the shoot ing and also sald^tjigt he nad n*va* spoken to Dutton!* Purtn&rnNJTS he had no grievance against him. An in sane fear of assassination at the hands of Dutton was all that impelled him. Itson is calm -and does not appear to be at all sorry for his act. Getting Evan. -At the savings bank it Is requisite to obtain the signature of new depos itors Jo an identification form. Recent ly lady with more 'Independence of spirit than experience exhibited un willingness to comply with the reg ulation. "What Is your husband's name?" asked the clerk. "My husband's name is Peter Jones. rh^^^OOT^W^^^I^me^^snapped ffltjf jfai last t^tety fcfe £& the 6fflce Meker, "and I can say Vitfc irntfi tjtiat I cmce askef for in offtee^ "Great record/' put in the party tend er. "I thine & urging you to break it Keep ft up.*—Philadelphia Press. 1- j. *'f 4 **, THE DOLLAR. Hs evolution From the One Time Bleat or Bellow. The dollar took some rounding. Nor did It formerly ring true, but, much alive, simply gave a bleat or bellow. Cattle, among country folk, at one constituted the dollar, while prim itive man generally made use of any article sufficiently abundant for the standard payment of all merchandise. Thus, in ancient Greece, a large bronze tripod had the value ot a dozen oxen. A good hardworking woman, on the other hand, was given In ex change for only four such beasts. When metal took the place of money the dollar clung to Its traditions, and coins were still called after live stock. Thus "pecunia," applied to metal money, derived its origin from "pecus" (cattle). From the custom of counting heads of cattle came,the present desig nation of a sum in cash—capital or "capita" (heads). In Sanskrit roupa (herd, flock) made roupya or the In dian rupee, while ingots of electrum or admixture of gold and silver when first in use as money bore the impress of an ox or cow. Not clumsy, but too fragile, were the shells in use as money by the negroes of Africa and throughout ancient Asia, where the natives, taken by its beauty, gave the shell a money value.—R. Holt Lomax in Harper's Weekly. THE MINE PACK BURRO. Information .Gleaned by the New* comer in Camp. He was a newcomer in the mining camp, and as everything he saw ap peared novel and interesting he kept up a rapid fire of questions that seem ed mighty foolish to the boys. The placid little pack burros, mostly ears and voice, pleased liirn immense ly, and he supposed they were kept as pets or else as camp scavengers to nibble the labels from old cans aud eat stray newspapers. lie came across one packing a wheelbarrow secured on its baclc with wheel and handles in the air. "My good man," he asked the own er, "can you tell me why the little donkey is tied to the wheelbarrow in that odd fashion?" "I shore can, stranger," replied that accommodating individual. "This here jassax has been acquired by old Wala pai Huggins for a house pet at the Bully Boy mine, an', bein' as the anni mule is too dellycat' to walk all the way over .them rough trails, the old man drives him uphill an' at the sum mit jes' naterally turns hitn down the other side. Yessir, it do come hard on old Walapai, but it's mighty restin' for the jassas."—Success Magazine. Eating on the Train in Spain. As even express trains' seldom at tain a higher Tate of speed than twen ty-five miles per hour travel is slow and tedious, though fairly 'comfort able, and to enjoy Spain one must as sume the leisurely Indifference of the Spaniard to whom manana Is always the chosen time. He is wise who car ries his own luncheons, and never are dainty tea baskets more indispensable than on these long journeys. Spanish etiquette demands that the traveler before partaking of his food must po litely Offer it to those who share the compartment with him. It may either be graciously accepted or declined. In no country is it so difficult to travel and to secure information, as but lit tle English Is spoken even by im portant officials.—Travel Magazine. Not Business. Two highland farmers met on their way to church. "Man," said Donald, "I. wass won derln' what you will be askln'' for yon bit sheep over at your steadln'?"' "Man," replied Dougal, "I wass thlnkln' I wad be wantin 60 shullin's for that sheep." "I will tak' It at that said Donald, "but och, man, Dougal, I am awful surprised at you doing business on the Sawbath." "Business!" exclaimed Dougal. "Man, sellln' a sheep like that for SO shullin's Is not business at all. It*s Just char ity."—Dundee Advertiser. He Had the Name.' She had gone up the scales once, and then she had gone down the scales. Then she had done the same thing over again, after which some one. asked: "In what school of music were you taught?' Thereupon some one else interrupts^ in an undertone: "Judging by the speed, I should say it was a riding school." !A.nd there were many present who deemed the sentiment a good one. Pair 8hare. It was at a theater in Manchester. The king, aged and Infirm, was blessed with two sons. He was pacing up and down the stage, with a wearied, trou bled look, exclaiming aloud, "On which of these my sons shall I bestow my crown?" Immediately came a voice from the gallery, "Why not 'arf a crown apiece, guv'nor?"—London Mall. The Prodigal 8on. Prodigal—Father, I have come home to die! "Confound you! Haven't you cost me enough, already without adding the expense of & funeral?'—Life. .. fto Oiuaf ft«y. "Say, pop, toiattf ifeifoe?' "A raffle, &y itan, ft where I btiy nineteen chanc@£ 6ft 4 ditfmond ftrig and 4he fellow one chance win! ft*'—Kansds City Star The hardest thf^j to Win in the World is your ov. self reject—8t Louis Globe-Democrat ask THE FEATHER BED. Is a Poor Thing to Use Either In Summer er Winter. "Few people, even physicians them selves, seem to know the principal rea son why medical science condemns the use of feather beds in winter as well as in summer," said a New York phy sician recently. "It Is because feather beds are high ly hygroscopic—a rather formidable word, but one meaning simply that feathers readily absorb and condense moisture. The body is constantly throwing off waste matter through the pvi-n and the lungs. The feathers in the bed will absorb this waste matter as readily as It will simple atmos pheric moisture. The feathers re tain the waste matter during the day. when the bed is cold, even when it is aired, unless also warmed by sun shine during the time it is exposed to the air. "At night when the body of the sleeper warms the bed, the feathers renew their hygroscopic action and throw off the waste matter absorbed the night before. The susceptible body of the sleeper is soon surrounded by a dense and highly poisonous atmos phere, the accumulative effect of which cannot help but be very in Jurious. "The skin, like the lungs, Is contin ually breathing and is very sensitive to external influences hence arises the need for air baths as well as for water baths. The entire body should be exposed to fresh air every day for as long a time as you can make possi ble, and all beds should be thoroughly ventilated."—New York Times. COTTON IN INDIA. The Way It Was Discovered by a Man Who Was an Observer. A remarkable story is told about the discovery of the cotton plant in India some years ago. Two gentleu.u were drivii-1 out to dinner near Bombay, one tic host and the other bis guest. On both sides of the road were hedges. It was getting dark, but the guest noticed some white stuff on the top of the hedges all the way along and at length told his friend that he thought it looked like cotton. His friend order ed the native driver to stop, and ihe two Englishmen got down and exam ined. The guest was right. It was cot ton of an extraordinary strong staple. Both men were cotton experts, and yet the host, who had driven along the same road for years, had passed the cotton without recognizing it. The guest immediately proceeded to buy up these hedges, for except them there were none that he had seen during a twelve years' residence in India. During his investigations he discov ered that natives often had one or two cotton trees in their gardens, and the English club compounds possessed three or four in different parts of In dia, but nowhere except In this Bom bay district did he see cotton growing In such luxuriant abundance. He bought up every tree and plant he could, for not a single native Euro pean Imagined that it was a cotton tree that he possessed in his garden.— Cotton Age. Lighted 8treets In Europe. The best lighted street in Europe, declares a weekly paper, Is Unter den Linden, In Berlin. Perhaps it is, but we would not be sure. In the torrent seamed hills of the Jura, where water power is as cheap as anywhere in the world, there are little French villages in which every tiny cottage has its electric light installation, and the cen tral street that one could almost jump across, is flooded by the beams of- arc lamps that would do credit to the Strand. However, the Berlin boule vard, otherwise a disappointing thor oughfare, is certainly well illumi nated. Plate glass, Pilsener and police men are the three most striking fea tures of that capital, but the lighting of the streets is a good fourth.—Lon don News, Moments That Counted. Bacon's fame Is mainly due to books written In his spare hours while he was England's chancellor. Humboldt's days were so occupied with his busi ness that he had to pursue his scien tific labors in the night or early morn ing. Burns wrote his most beautiful poems in his spare moments while working on a farm. Grote wrote bis "History of Greece" during the odds and ends of time snatched from bis duty as a banker. "Moments are tfi§ golden sands of time" if rightly used. Grass EggsT^'l* When a hen is made sick eating- too freely of grass she lays what are known as "grass eggs." Grass eggs are poor stuff. 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