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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. ESTABLISHED JUiNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , TJltmSDAY MORNING EEBKUA11Y 20 , 1800. SINGLE COl'Y FJLVR CENTS. HIS ZEAL MARES TROUBLE Spanish Naval Officer Overshoots the Mark in Criticising the United States. MUST HOW EXPLAIN HIS LANGUAGE I'remler CnnntiiN CnllH nil C CuneilM to MnUe Much Apoloiry nn Slinll Hellene Mini In from Further ItoniiotiNllilllty. t , 18 % , by Press Publishing Company. ) MADRID. Spain , Feb. 19. ( New York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Premier Canovas has taken steps to obtain frcm Captain Concns a written explanation of the offensive language toward America of which MlnUter Taylor complained , and an * npclogy for It. The United States minister had sent a note to Scnor Eduayon , the min ister of foreign affairs , calling attention to the report In the press of nn address de livered by n Spanish naval officer , Captain Concas , at the recent meeting of the Royal Geographical society , which was presided over by Lieutenant General Andla. Captain ConcaH had ppoken In oulrageou terms of the American people- , their customs , their government , their present administration and the politicians , and the Geographical society had decided to publish his address In Its ucual bulletin. The Madrid newppapers of today comment T\lth unwarranttd'bltternesa upon the action of Minister Taylor. His note , however , was couched In friendly Ihongh firm language , and was mot In a very handsome spirit by the prime minister , who Immediately called upon Captain Concas to make such an apology as will relieve the Spanish govern ment from taking further nctlon In Ihe rnnl- Ur. TIII.MvH TAYI.OIt TOO SHNS1TIVK. Siuinlxli PIIIIOI-M liiollneil t Mnke Kim of Ille United SlntON. MADRID , Feb. 19. The Imperclnl today confirms the story published bylhe Hcraldo yc'-terdny , snylng that Mr. Hannls Taylor , the United States minister here , has ad- dmsed n ci.rt note lo the Spanish govern- mcut demanding explanations regarding nn address delivered before.n geographical so ciety by Scnor Conovas , who commanded the caravel Santa Maria , which wns sent by Spain to the Columbian exposition. In this nddiess Senor Conovns gave his Impressions of his visit to the United States In language which Minister Taylor nlleges was offensive to the United Stales government. "It seems to bo the- acme of sensitiveness , " Iho 1m- parclal says. "Our Inlernatlonal relations show greater grievances than this. " The Imparclal adds that the demand Is entirely unprecedented , as the geographical society before which the address was made Is not nn official body , and It concludes Ironically. "There Is no doubt that this development ot International law may be Introduced by the United States Into any caie. It Is very striking testimony of the relations existing between the- two governments. " Senor Conovas , In the address In question , nsserlcd that the moral atmosphere of the United States was very defective and that family relations lacked much that was to bo dctUcd. Education , he nlso said , while wide spread , was only on the surface , nnd Ameri ca' , politicians , he added , have no prestige. He' concluded wfth the remark that ti\ \ I'1' ' America everything Is sacrificed lo the - almighty mighty dollar and business nnd the ma- terlaltlos of life drown all noble sentiment. Admiral Beranger , minister of marine , has Invi'EtlgaUd ns to the clrcumstnnccs of the address delivered by Scnor Canovas. Thu latler has denied the accuracy ot the ex tracts of his l cture which were published In 'th ? press nnd has said there was nothing In It offensive lo America. The government has offered Mr. Hannls Taylor , United States minister , satisfactory assurance of Its tin- cere friendship for the American nation. It It , believed the Incident has thus been ended. WASHINGTON , Feb. 19. If Mr. Hnnnls Taylor , United Stales mlnlsler lo Madrid , has , as Is reported on the authority of a Spanish newspaper , nddresteJ a curt note * to the Spanish government , demanding an cx- plar.allon of an altack made upon the United States In an address delivered by Seno' Canovas before a geographical society , then the minister has acted entirely upon his own retponslblllty , for nothing of the subject mo tier of the complaint Is known at the Statedepartment. . It Is felt hero thai tlin fncts cannot be as reported , or at least thete must be > other facts not stated In the cable dispatch , for our minister would not , It is nsFA-med , base an official complaint upon an ndciress entirely lacking , ns this Appears lo have been , of an official characler , H Is pre sumed here that our ministers abroad cannot tnke cognizance of all criticisms passed upon their country by Individuals before private gatherings. . SHIPLOAD OK A It.IIS KOR Till ! ; OUIIAXN In Mil rife ii IN Xooil Them AVoi-Ke Tlinn They lu Men. PHILADELPHIA , Feb. 19. Coincident with the arrival In this country ot Dr. Cos- tellow , secretary of the treasury ot Cuba , the sending ot aid to the Cubans has been progressing more rapidly than ever. There sailed last Saturday from off thu capes cf Delaware the Norwegian ship Ostcrltin with an expedition of fifty men and a large quan tity of arms and ammunition. Thn vessel has been purchased outright by the Cubans and will be used by them for future work. It can easily make twelve knots an hour nnU , It Is Mated , can chow Us heels to most of the warships Spain new lias patrol- Ing the Island , Tim expedition Is In command of Captain Adruo , who served through the ten years' war , With him flio n number of Ihe BOIIS of wealthy Cubans icsldent In theUnlte < l States. It Is antici pated that the vessel will reach thu north ccnst of Cuba , at a point near Hav.tiu , about next Sunday , where It will bo met by a de tachment from General Gomez's army and rate conveyance- given to the Interior nt the Island. With thcf.xn dltlon urn ono Maxim and two Galling guns , News has been iccelved here that , within the last ten days ten vessels hnve arrived In Cuba from this country with 700,000 cart ridges , a quantity of powder anil dynamite nnd 5,000 rifles. Oneof the local Junta said tcdny : "As there Is no pressing neo'l ' for men at this time , no reguUiexpeditions will b- ; sent to tlie Island. Generals Conic ? and Muceo have under their Immediate rammnnd In the provinces of Havana and Malanzns over 10,000 men who nre without arms , ex cept the machete. He could easily cut at Jiiany more If ho could equip Hum " No such BtMliier as th ? Osttrln U men tioned In marine reference books , and tihe U unknown In shipping circles hete , Uomo HlKnlflrance la. attached to this fact when It Is .recalled that the Identity of Ihe Engle- vowl , an alleged Nova Scolla steamer , which silled from New York laet week with arms for Cuba , U equally unknown. I'l-iHVi-exK of I.uliiir Arliltritltitn Illll. LONDON , Feb , 19. The House of Com- ivor.s today pasted the tecond reading of the Mil Introduced by Sir A , 1C , llalllt , llber.U lu'inber for South Islington , providing fur the establishment of n board of conciliation , Intended to bo n permanent tribunal of urbl- t IT ti.ii ! for labor dispute * . iN for the Heeonnlileriillon , nniU.IN , Feb. 19 , The North Germnn I'JaitrUe eaya the question of the- restrictions plncod on Insurance companies | | | probably be reopened , because the two companies t > ra trying to ihow that they are able to vTth the- Prussian regulations , mill Ilcliiifon liny. LONDON , Feb. 19. There was renewed mn'Ou oil the Stock uxcbunge today that Great Britain lias purckaseU Deluge * bay. TWO Mtiiniisnns MAH HAVANA. Ciminollcil tn He ( rent tvllli Siunll I.IIMMCH . HAVANA , Feb. 19. General Linares- , while pursuing n number of Insurgents , met nnd at tacked a force of the enemy , commanded by General Mnceo on the heights of Porvenlr , near Chlmborazo mountain , fifteen miles from Havana. The Insurgents occupied good positions but they were driven from them with a loss ot fifteen killed nnd n number of wounded , the latter being carried away by the retreating forces. Later , while recon- nollerlng , General Linares came across a force of Insurgcnls commanded by Gomez , The latter were passing through n defile when the Spaniards opened fire upon the In- surgcnU , the artillery being brought Into play an well as the Infnntry. The Insur- genti lost BX killed and hnd twenty-seven wounded. The sound of artillery firing was also heard and It was believed the column ot Spanl h troops commanded by Colonel Seguern and General Prate hnd been en gaged with the enemy. At Guannjales , Die Insurgents commanded by Vnronn nnd Sotolongo have had a skir mish with the Spanish troops. The former left five killed upon the field and retired with their wounded. At the plantation of Jeasc- fita , near Mntnnzas , the Insurgents under Garcia nnd Acevcdo hnve been routed by n detachment of volunteers. The Insurgcnlo have aluo been defeated In sktrmUhcs nt San Qulntln nnd nt Bodega do Sabann , near Guanajay , where they left two killed and pome arms. The governor of Matnnzns ban Issued n cir cular stating that the captain general had decided that the planters In that province must start grinding cane at once nnd that they should orgnnlze , nt their own expense , nn armed body cf men for the protection of their property , which force. It Is ndded , will bo nss lt > tedby the government gtierlllna nnd the regulnr nrmy. The circular makes It understood tlint It Is the duty of the plnnt- orn to help the government In this manner. The latter will pay the guerillas for their services and will furnish the necessary atma and ammunition for the plantation guards. A dispatch from Artemesa , province of Plnar del Rio , announces Ihe u-.ilclde lucre of Major Nicholas Mendrovlc , formerly an officer In the Austrian army , who held the rank of second chief of guerillas In Ihe Span ish service. The Insurgent bands commanded by La Cret and others after the engagements nt Manajabo made their way , carrying their wounded , towards Sanctl Splrltu , province of Sanla Clara. It Is staled Iho Insurgenls are short of ammunlllon and will soon bo able to fight only with the machete. At Placctas , In the Pime province , five armed Insurgents have surrendered to the authorities. In the engagements between the troops and the Insurgents nt Palo Reprleto , the Insur gent leader Pepe Alcmnn. wns wounded. The Insurgents have burned the stallon , Iho sugar depot and the machinery on the plantallon of La Ysabel In Malanzas. It Is said that the band was overtaken afterwards by the troops , who inflicted a loss of three killed and four wounded. Tho'lnsurgent leaders , Perico Vldnl , Gum- crsln'do Garcia and Justepojada , look up" posi tions in the houres on the plantations of Joeflta near Pales , In Havana province , near the borders of Matanzas. Lieutenant Cuerva , with a force of guerillas surprised them Ihero and afler a fight dispersed the Insur genls. When they retired they left seven killed. Insurgents have attacked the villages of La Macagnra and Arabez In the eastern part of Matanzas and after plundering the In- habllanls Ihey burned two stores. The gar- rloons then repulsed the Insurgents. The police have captured In this city an Important Insurgent leader , Dr. Ulcardo Hernandez RIsscn. This man's wife Is said ' to have been one of- the nma'zons who took part In the 'battle of-faso Real , In Plnar del Rio. Antonio Maceo , with a large following , yes terday made an atlack upon Jaruco , which Is Ihe largesl and most Important town on the railroad between Havana and Mnnlazas. The official report slates Ihe garrlron made a heroic defense , but not a word is said of the losses on either side , or of the damage in flicted by the Insurgents. After , the atlatK Maceo left' the town and joined the column led by Maximo Gomez , which came to meet him. It seems evident that Maceo and Gomez Intend to move Into Matanzas and form a junction with the Insurgent forces from the cast under other leaders which have arrived here. Their courss from Jaruco was to Sabana Robles and La Caballna , and from there. . In the direction of Madruga , which Is toward Matanzas. It Is reported that the position of Ihe lioops makes the situation of Gomez and Maceo compromising. _ HUH Xo I-"nltli In the IleporlM. LONDON , Feb. 19. Baron Oscar Dlckson. who has been a munificent patron of Arctic exploration , discredits the Nansen report. Ho says lhal Dr. Naneen's llieory of a cur rent which would carry his ship across the pIe Is not generally accepted by geographers , But It Dr. Nansen Is right on this point It IB hardiy possible tfic same current would have carried him back to the New Siberian Islands. If the ship had been abandoned and the party had made Us way back over the Ice more direct news would have been re ceived' them. Baron Dlckson thinks that the Fram has been drifting In the packed tee north of the Now Siberian Islands for two winters and may so conllnue lo drift until tlie provisl'ns nre exhausted , thus com pelling Dr. Nansen to retreat. The Times fcays of the above : "Tills Is the most pessi mistic view yet advanced , but In view of the meaner news It seems as likely as any othc.r. " _ Too Knrly tn 1'iiHN iin Opinion. ST. PETERSBURG , Feb. 19.At a meet ing of iho Impel lal Geographical society , hold today , Senator Semenoff , the vice-pres ident of the society , said Ihat It would be premature yet to deny the news of Dr. Nan- uofTs discovery of the north plo. It was probable , ho said , that Dr. Nanpen was re turning or had roturne.l to the New Siberian Hani ) , wliero Baron Toll bad placed Mores of provisions In anticipation nf his relurn. The flrft ncwa r.f Dr. Nansen was received by Petur. Kufchnprcff , who ; was searching for the Ivory ot the extinct mammoth on the Now Siberian k'tirula ' , where thli > ivory has been found In largn.quanllllep. Kusdinererf's inon posclbly met a member of the Nansen expedition or evenNansen htinftel * . ' C'ollet'tlim : Hvlilenee ( n r.tilnn. LONDON , Feb. 20.A letlcr lo the Times frcm Georgetown , British Gulnnn , says It is understood that ns an out com o of the official visit to the frontier in the Uruan district. beginning In February , an Important dis patch has been sent to Colnnlal Secretary Chambi-rla'n. The BrltlKi residents , It U fiiither said , nre co-operatlns with Consul Patterson In collecting data foi his govern ment on tl > c boundary uiu tlon. n .Vexv .Mall Itiinte. LONDON , Krb. JO. The Chronicle under stands that the Postoltlce departmental com mittee , appointed by tlio late jjjvprnmont to conylOcr the question of a Pdrlflc mall serv ice , has reported In favor of subsidizing the Atlantic portion ol the rrhemo to the ex tent of 73,9i > 0 , providing twenty knot steam ers are employed Left K lii7i"'H fn iTinl Minpo , MONTREAL , ' Qua , , Feb. iO. W. fi. Cald- v.ell of Caldvcll , Wllkos Tail , acMimtmits and trustees , has lied from the city , leaving n imiubcr of estate * wh'cii IK'.is hnndllni ; < erlouslv embarrassed. ll'i ' .shortage will bs about $00,000. _ Oil TllMlth i\lihnl.-il. : LIMA , Peru , I'tfb. 19.-- ( Via Gnlvej'on ) An e\iicis-on | ! ol two tanks of pctrolniun occurred en tl'e Talara company's ttrmiur Ewe and ll ii : probably n total lus > , though still afloat nt Port Xorrltos. .til lteennil e IVnlliiiinil. CONSTANTINOPLE , Feb. 1U. All the never * , It was announced today , have rfccy- n red Pi'lnco Ferdinand an inter cf Bul garia , In accordance nlth the rt quest of the iiiltan , /X / WRECKED BY DY * Many People Killed and a Largo Amount of Property Destroyed. MEN BUSILY CLEARING AWAY THE DEBRIS lltitOMlilc ! to Toll nt Proven ! How l.H ON Him ; llocn I.UNt llrnkcn Sevcrnl Illicit Auny. JOHANNESBURG , Feb. 19. An explosion of dynamite has occurred at Vlendcndorp and the poor quarter of the town has been blown to pieces. Hundreds of houses arc In ruins nnd the havoc wrought la fearful. A number of persons have been killed and the populace- has turned out entnas'c and Is working1 to rescue those who may be burled In the ruins. The windows of every houpo In Johannesburg were broken by the explosion. JOHANNESBURG , Feb. 20. The dynamite which caused the catastrophe filled eight trunks , which were being shunted. The explo sion caused nn Immense hole , thirty feet deep. Every house within n radius of halt n mile of the explosion wns razed to the jjroand. Forty dead , nearly all terribly mutilated , have already been taken from the ruins , but the work of searching the debris has scarcely begun. Two hundred of the most severely Injured were admitted to the hospital where several died. It Is believed only n few white persons were killed. TIIKHU IS 1)AX HU IX 1JF.LAV. IJrKiMl to ArrniiKe for Set tlement with Vono nelii. LONDON , Feb 19. A Washington dis patch to the Times warns the English gov ernment against delay In responding to the overtures Indicated In the" correspondent's dUpatch of yesterday , which gave nn outline of a plan for n joint commission on the Venezuelan dispute of British and American members , which be said would be acceptable to the United States. "The danger Is , " says the Times correspondent , "that the public will not support this new departure so readily as It . did President Cleveland's message. But whatever reception It may receive the Washington government will carry but Its purpose to give- full effect to Its proposal. The more quickly England accepts the offer the more general Is the approval of the American people likely to be. It IB no light thing to let such suggestions come be fore the American public without a previous assurance of their acceptance by England. " The Dally News this morning gives a forecast of the course the Venezuelan negotiations will take , which. It says , it believes to be substantially accurate. The Dally News goes on to say : The role of quasi-suzcralnty over Venezuela which the United States appears to.assume Is a distinct advantage- England. As a first stage In the suggested settlement a joint commission will be appointed consisting of an equal number of Englishmen and Americans. This commission will serve rather as a board cf conciliation than as a board of arbitration. Then follow the suggestions given In yes terday's Times , which Were as follows : "It ought to be made clear that government could only b ? bound by the report of the original members of the proposed commis sion or a majority of them , and in regard to the settled district International arbitration can readily be made to resemble municipal law on the question of prescriptive rights and the greater part of our-objections to arbitration of the whole question will dis appear. " The Daily News says a settle ment on such lines would be honorable to both countries , "and would , we arc sure , be heartily approved by all parties In Eng land. " Mr. John Morley , speaking at Forfar last evenjng , rejoiced that there was every Ipdlea- tldn of a solution 'of the Venezuelan diffi culty in ihe creation of , n , joint commission. If England's title to the settled district were bad , he said , no doubt some method would be- found to repair the defect. The Chronicle claims priority over Q. W. Smalley In the suggestion of a Joint com mission and hopes that a favorable respons ? by the government will no longer be de layed. It says that If Mr. Morley was In- ipired In the hopes he expressed we may be In sight of the goal at last. The Westminster Gazette this afternoon urges' the marquis of Salisbury to reply quickly to the American proposal in regard to the appointment of a joint British and American conciliation commission , saying : "There con be no doubt as to what the reply would be to a minister who would * Fet his bick against arbitration. We are free to accept the conciliation which America pro poses nnd the only possible- hitch Is the possible objection of Venezuela to the matter being taken out of her hands , and Great Britain and the United States treating It as a question between themselves. For us thfcra is a positive advantage In being vis-a-vis with the United States and not Venezuela. If America Is claiming the dispute as her own she must also assume the reasonable- and consequential liability of going ball for Venezuela. We , at least , have nothing to complain of. " I'HIB CAUSKS A PANIC AT A DANCK. TIilrty-F/nir lloilli'H Have Horn Iloeov- orril from I lieItllliiH. . LISBON , Feb. 19. At a masked ball given , by the. Artist's club of San Taren last night , fire broke out shortly before midnight and * pread wltU great rapidity. A terrible panic fcllcwed the first alarm and all present rrMed for the * * i\ls \ , .which were soon Jnn'ined with terrified people- . Despairing of escaping by any other means , men , women and children then jumped from the- windows , " berlously Injuring themselves. Friends of the revellers rushed Into the burning buildIng - Ing later to aid In the work of rescue- and many of them were caught by the flames before they could make their way out again. Thus far thirty-four bodies have bsen "re covered. King Carlos and Queen Amelle will go to San Tarem tomorrow to assist the fam ilies of the victims of the fire , The num ber of bodies recovered up to this time from the ruins la forty. All of the bodies of victims thus far recovered except one arc those of women and girls. WAM.BH'S PAIinOK ALL .HADE : OUT. Only WiiltliiK fur the SlKnnture of I'roNlilfiit Knurr. PARIS , Feb , 19 , The pardon of John L. Waller , convicted by a court martial In the Island of Madagascar of Illegally communi cating with the Ilovas and sentenced to twenty years' ' Imprisonment , has been sent to President Faure for the latter's signature. The present act Is due to the representations made by the United States government In the prisoner's behalf. MNM | llnrtoii Iti'inl.v for Work. CONSTANTINOPLE. Feb. 19. Mlsj Clara Barton , president of the American Hod Crow society , after having been assured of the assistance of the Turkish mlnlpterci In the purpose ? of her mission here , began making the preparations to start for Anatclla to supervlte the work of distributing aid to tli" dlttrerieil Armenians. She has * cstabll&iieJ her btadquartern In the Pera quarter pnd with the help ofher assistants Is maklns rauld progress with the work of organization. I'riKxIun Soldiers ! IIMII | < > Pi-nnee. i LONDON. Feb. 19. A ditpateh received here from Paris announces that a company of Alsatians belonging to the Sixty-ninth German Infantry of the line. In parilu n at Trevcs , Rheni&h I'-russIa , has dpcerted In u body and marched across the frontier , In company order Into France , wearing full rt'glmciiiulu. The men were Immediately dlo- armed , but wcro allowed their freedom , VKxn/.rnij.v mtnnn TO ACT AT > cu. Proud AVntiti IJvldrncc AtUornc to RiiKlnmrN Clnlini to lie limited t'i > . ( Copj right , ISM , by 1'rcs * PnMlrhlmrJCornpiinr. ) CAIIACAS , Venezuela , Feb. 19. ( New- York World Cablegrnm Special Telegram. ) A prlvnte cable dispatch from London reports on what Is considered good authority , though unofllc'nl , that England ling decided to nc- cept the boundary between British Gulnnn nnd Venezuela , which may be fixed by the United States commission. The prc4s l < nra Is urging the government to 'appoint Imme diately representatives to visit Spain , Hol land nnd the Vatican to obtain proofs and prctent Venczuc'a's claim before the boundary commission. The students In the engineering depart ment of the Caracas university have en gaged two batteries of artillery , to be com manded by Captain Dansron , a retired frontier officer. The government has ordered eight twelve- pound llotchklss mountain guns. The carnival began Sunday , In the pro cession were ninny floats suggested by the Guiana question. The best showed England as a warship named llnpaz ( rapacious ) In the act ot bombarding Gulnna with cannons labeled " " "diplomacy. Guzman Alvarez has returned from the campaign In the west , where he has been fighting against the revolutionist * for three months. Ho reports that peace has been rc'-establlshed. The governor of CaracaSMiaa forbidden bull fights In the federal district. The Spanish toreador , Hermozlllla , In a fit of anger struck Manager Panco Lopez , whom he accused of not fulfilling Ills contract. A duel was arranged , but Hermozlllo was ar rested. W. NEPHEW KING. r Popp Approvotl the DHorce. HALIFAX , N. S. , Feb. 10. A decree of divorce approved by Pope Leo , tbe first of its kind ever recorded In Canada , has been granted John Kccfc , sparatlng him from his wife on the ground of Infidelity on the part of the woman. Most Interest Is excited by the concession from Home , -as never be fore has a divorce In this country been recognized by a Itoman Catholic authority. The decree granted Kecfe Is not only one of sapnratlon , but It permits 'a remarriage. A legal dissolution of the marriage has also been obtained from the supreme tfourt. K.\l > lnde < l llomlis III I'nlncc ( irounilN. ' LONDON , Fob. 19. A .Madrid dispatch say- ? several bombs were exploded In the gardens of the palace between 9 and 10 o'clock last night. No personal Injuries re sulted. The outrage Is supposed In Madrid to have been perpetrated by republicans or anarchists. IJH. IIIIOWX FOIlMAI.l'.V O\ Till AIi. . I Four Spcvlllc ami Several Soc-omlary Cluii-HoH Attain * * 'Him. SAN FIIANCISCO , Feb. ' 19. ftie Congre gational council , which Is Investigating the charges of Immorality and uhmlnlsterlal con duct against Rev. C. O. Brpwn , Is now fully organized and ready to proceed with the actual trial of the accused'cle'reyman. . M , S. Wcodhamo , representative of the First Congregational church , of Which. Dr."Brown Is pastor before Ihe council , wa appointed judge advocate this afternoon , when the 'c6uncl ) had beea convened.- ' . The commlttqc on chatges represented that four charges had been preferred against Dr. Brown by Sarah E. Cooper , assistants pastor of the chu'rch , and by her daughter , Ilattlo Cooper. The chhrges of which proof1 was promised by these , making charges-are as follows : 1. That the letters written' as alleged by Miss Overman , In which. Dr. Uro vn was compromised , are genuine.r $ * 2. That Dr. Brown In Ills assoglatlpiuvlth Sirs. Albertlne StocktonlrR'as unnilhlstcrlal In Ills conduct. . 3. That,13r. BrownJias been utility of in timidation toward Mrs. Lena Blanchard , n nonchurch member who voted against Brown nt 'n recent congregational meeting when resolutions of confidence In tbe pastor wore Introduced. ' _ 4. That Dr. Brown was. concerned In a conspiracy with Miss Overman to pplrlt JJrs. Tunnell dwny wj that she could not testify'against'him before the council. Secondary charges were also Introduced , charging Dr. Brown with'adultery with Mlos Overman ; conduct prejudldal to the church In paying $500 to Mrs. 'Davidson to avoid exposure of his alleged liaison'with Miss Over man ; conduct unbecoming to n minister in recommending Mrs. Davidson as an exem plary Christian woman after the date on which he paid her the sum of $500. Both reports were accepted and entered as records of the council , i Letters from Mrs. Cooper and her daughter were als read to the council. These communications merely reiterated the charges which had been for mally preferred against BrownDr. . Brown asked that references to 111w Overman In the letters bo stricken frflm the records av being unjust and damaging l.to that young woman by their utterances' ' Judge Advocate Woodlmmq was asked to present tbe evidence In support of the sev eral charges. No one present had any evi dence to offer nnd Woodfams | raid he could not go out to find witnessed1 If none would voluntarily appear. He thought those pre ferring charges or having evidence against Brown should present lti < After a long dis cussion , In which Rev. Dr. ' .Williams of the council said If there was m > vldence against Brown the council would have to acquit him , It wao decided to adjourn uu'tll this evening to procure testimony for tl\e. \ prosecution. It was decided that all .u'ltnessn.1. ? should be sworn before being allowed to testify. At the evening session the detailed state ment of Mrs. Sarah B * Cooper ! was read , From this statement , it IK evident that Mrs , Cooper's main reliance lit the' case against Dr. Brown Is Mrs. Stockton , who bays that Dr. Brown assaulted her. Mrs. Stockton visited Mrs. Cooper on February 0 and de tailed her story , and again on February 17 , assuring Mrs. Cooper that she would testify against Dr. Brown in splto of the strenuous efforts to persuade her to remain quiet. "llll.l. " XVI3 DA.MSEHOUSIiY ILL. Not K\ieotoil Mint lie ( 'nil Iilvu More Tlin n n I < VtV , Hour * . ASHEVILLE , N. C. , Feb. 19. Edgar Will. lam Nye , the "Bill" Nye of the world of humor , whose writing bavennado the world laugh , IB terlously. 111 a hie home at Buck Shoal ? ? eight miles southofVA'shvlllc. . About two weeks ago Mr. Nya'was ' taken 111 and since that time the troobli ! li'as been slowly progressing until now Ms oo'ndltion Is very t'-rloua. He In Buffering- from a stroke of apoplexy. Mis Winnie Mid iBesie Nye , hie daughter ? , arrived a tAh vlle ! today and took a train to Artlen. trie nearMt station to their borne. Today MNycUs much worrc and It 1s though hu can live only a few hours. * " ( inn WurUn n..1 Feb. 19. George Maxwell , Samuel "Maxwell' ' and George Xeibo woie xmdtbered to death tonight In the barement of trie Consumer Gas works in tills city , whore they -wtre employed. Through mismanagement ofiUio machinery , they permitted a great volume of gas to escape Into the pumping room. Jjiter the three men wont into this room to locate the leak and all were overcome , falling iinronsc'ouH ' befoie they ruuld pet out. The bodies wire not dffcovurfd until citizens1 complained thut their uirply of caa hnd failed and a tearcliwis made to ascertain tbe causer For uri hour tbe city was In daikness. _ ANMiNhliiiitoil \\Vnllliy Knrmor. WICHITA , Kun , . Feb. 19-CharleH Red man , a wealthy fajjncr living near An thony , h the Houlhwcbtcm part of the state , was nsKasslnnted last night by nome unknown person , who lay in wait for lilm mil llriil n cliarffe of buckshot Into Ills- breast as hu was about to enter hN barn , Keilmai hml no lnown ; enemies anil the motive of lih ass-utKlnullon IH a mystery , UeltHVIII Him fur ( inventor. BOt'TH BUND. Ind. , Fell. 19. Tlio Tr bune says this afternoon information lias been received from what Is conifildercd an authentic omre , to the ; effect tlmt EUBMIO V. Oebs will accept the papu'lit qomlnat'on for governor of Indiana un a platform favorlnp the frta coinage of silver and In . opposition to corporations. 1 FINDING MORE PROOF DAILY Jncksou Told a Young Worrma in Advance of His Intended Action , LATER WROTE A LETTER CONFIRMING IT Utlilrncc AcoiiiiiiitntlnK Hniililly tlint tlie KlllhiK f I'eurl llrynti Wni the HcMilt of n Deliberate Tint Ity ilnvknun and Walltnur. CINCINNATI , Feb. 10. Two morning papers publish a startling statement made to them by Miss May Smith ot Louisville , who Is acquainted with the ac cused murderers , Walling nnd Jackson. She says she was In Cincinnati January 14 , nnd took supper with Jackran at Holder's res taurant. Jackson told her that his friend , Will Wood , nt Grccncasllo , Ind. , had got a girl Into n bad condition , that Wood was going to send the girl here and he would put her out of the way. Miss Smith says she cautioned Jackson of the danger of discovery In such nn enter prise. He said ho was too smart to be dis covered. She said after the murder of Feb ruary 1 Jackson wrote to her * paying that ho had disposed of the girl meaning Pearl Bryan , by . The lone dash In the letter was left for Mlw Smith to flll In from her memory of the conversation at Holder's on January 14. She says she left tbat letter In Louisville , securely hidden. If that letter In Jackson's handwriting can be obtained It will be damaging evidence. If what she says about Its hiding place ls > true , the letter will be had tomorrow. Sheriff Plummcr announced positively to day that he will not undertake to remove Jackson and Wnlllng from jail in this city until after thehenring set for February 27 In the police court. There has been nothing done yet by the attorneys for the prisoners in the way of obtaining writs for their re- lpu ; > a or retention on this fide of the river. Voluntary confirmation hag been made of portlona of George Jackson's story of his dtlvo with the prisoners to Fort Thomas by farmers who live along the route- taken and who remember hearing a vehicle pass along unfrequented road ? . The day up to the present writing has been without Incident In the Pearl Bryan murder case. The story of May Smith of Lculsvllle , which appeared In two morning papery , In which a woman says Jackson told her of his murderous Intentions toward Pearl Bryan on Jantiarj' 14 and wrote to her since- February 1 , saying the work had been ac complished , lacks corroboratlon. Miss Smith seems unable to proiuce the letter. Inquiry by wire sent to Loulsvlllo today brings back the answer that Miss Smith's letters have been destroyed. Every possible effort continues to be made to cast discredit on George H. Jackson's crcdlbll'ty. One of his principal assailants Is a colored Baptist preacher , who Is serving a sentence In the Ohio penitentiary. Gov ernor Bnshuell knows the colored man Jack son and is reported as speaking well of him. Dctpctivi ? Morris of Springfield , says Jack son's story Is trustworthy. REPEATED THE STORY. This afternoon MUs May Smith of Louls vlllo , who Is In love with the prisoner. Wal ling , and admits It , repeated to the mayor the .story eho told at the Palace hotel to re porters of -Commercial .Gazette and En quirer. It was tbe same brief story that "Jacksbff liaTTfcvealed Tits" purpose "atHclder's hotel on January U : He said : "Will Wood , a friend of his , had gotten Pearl Bryan Into a bad fix and he was going to put her out of the way to screen Wood. " Slie also re peated the story of a letter sent to her by Jackson kfter the murder , saying that he had given1 the girl medicine that had killed bar and -Uion beheaded .her to prevent recog nition , 'The letter she received from Jackson cttuld not be found today at Lister's , C21 Fourth street , Louisville , where she said she had left It. Mayor Caldwell also examined Miss Hattle Gans o'f Cummlnsvllle , a young lady of Ir reproachable character , whom Jackson vis ited on the Saturday night after the mur der. She could tell nothing in the way of testimony. Miss Gans had attended the Dlxio school of dressmaking In this city and had been Introduced to Jackson by May Smith , who was a teacher In that school. Jackson asked the privilege of visiting her at her home. She declined his visits on so bhort acquaintance. Miss Gans knew a. Miss Henry at Greencastle. Jackson got a letter of Introduction to Mlo3 Gans and presented It when he visited her on that Saturday night. IAIUISVILLE , Ky. , Feb. 19. Investigation In this city Into the life of May Smith , who In connected with Jackson and Walling In the Pearl Bryan affair , develops the fact that bho came here early In January , being em ployed by Bryon Lister and wife In the dress- cutting business. The Listers opened up an establishment here on January 4 at C21 Fourth avenue. Lister had been formerly with Mrs. Fuson's cutting school , 512 and CIS Glenn building , corner Fifth and Rate streets , Cincinnati. A few days after opening up their estab lishment adjoining their residence , they were joined by May Smith , who came from Mra. Fuson's school to teach for Mr. and Mrs , Lister. She remained there until Saturday night n week ago , when her brother from Covlngton , Ky. , called for her to take her hcme. ENGAGED TO WALLING. Mr. Lister said this morning that on readIng - Ing the first account of the- affair the girl appeared horrified , as she had been In cor respondence with both Jackson and Walling , and had told Mrs. Lister that she was en gaged to Walling. Mrs. Lister had seen letteru addressed to both men , When the account came out In the newspapers that May Smith had also been operated on by Walling and Jackson , the girl etoutly denied It. Mr , Lister said , however , that about a week before Christmas , while In tbe employ ment of Mrs. Fuson , the girl wns afceent from the office n whole week , and If the operation was performed , It was performed at that time. Mr. Lister also declared that when the girl came back to work I'lie np- pcare'd altogether changed , and appeared thinner and looked sickly. May Smith Is between 18 and 20 years of age , and hau dark eyes and black hair , and Is quite pretty. Mr. Lister says that a malt namd Swan , who Is connected with the I'lhc ; hotel In C.nrinnatl , was a correspondent if May Smith and that she waa conf'i i-\y \ getting letters from Swan , Walling and Jackson , V/l'en the locket was found In Cincinnati I e hcrrd May exclaim : "Why , I Know that locket. It was Jackson's , and contained n lock of Pearl Bryan's hair. " "I am positive , " he said , "fiat rbo knew * of the operation performed on Pearl Bryan by Walling. " Concerning the letters and papers of tlie Smith girl , the woman wlio keeps the boarding house nt C21 Fourth street paid tudjy that there had been a lot of leU.-rs and tele grams found under the mattifjn af the bed which May Smith occupied , but thav tluy had been burned by a little girl In the houa.1. Mrs. Lister mid : "I did not read the let ters , but the lady of the housj di.l. Out ) > vas fioin a girl In Cincinnati , wnlch Kild Lon v'at > Blck. Lon Is Walllns yen knaw , Tim Irlter was dated after the day of the murler , TIu < Utters were of no Importance and liad no bearing on the euro , and WHO burned. There was one letter fiflin Jaikpjn In which It was stated Ihat Wallliig wa In trouble about a girl. " Konr l.iiiiilii'i'iiii'ii ICIIIt'il , 8RN15Y , Midi , Feb. 10Four men wro killed and reyen seilously Injured trdrty by a stenm haulercNpfrllmcntlnir at Jlr- Kny' lumber camp. At the joliu when/ the accident ocrurreil tha snow wan piled In blKh b.iriks. Thu c.iKine IK' , umo iiiicuu- Iralliible and IUM down the road nt full Kpeed , catcbliiK thu men bnfoir r > nipev.is possible ard t'ompUlclyiecklns Itself. Buch a. btorm wan luliu ; tlint iK'Ip wat- Impossible excepting liv ini-ans ol r.now bhoes or n ilou tialn. Tlio name * of Uu victims have not J'c't been ascertained. sxmvs i.Mi > itu : H.\II.WAV THAI-TIC' . Pull Itepurteil front All ( Her MlelilKiin. DETROIT , Feb. 10. Zero weather nnd lower nnd blizzards have prevailed throughout - out upper and lower Michigan the past twenty-four hour ? . In the western part of the state the snowfall has been tremendous , nnd nt some points the dark colored snow- reported from Chicago has boon seen. The temperature In Detroit Is at zero and going lower , but the snowfall In this section is only Intel mlttcnt. Freight traffic on the Dul u tli , South Shore & Atlantic road has been abandoned nnd passenger trains with double-benders are all late. Nearly all trains In western Mlchlgnn arc three to four hours Into nnd many wagon rends areImpassable. . Outdoor trnfllc In Lnko Michigan shore towns was practically sus pended today and some factories and sclrols were obliged to close. Fears are expressed for the safety of Ann Arbor car ferry No. 2 , which , with ferry No. 1 , left Frankfort last night for Kcwaiinee. One of No. 2's wheels wns disabled , MAKQUETTE. Mich. , Feb. 19. Reports along the railroad lines of the upper penin sula state tlmt great dlfllculty Is experienced In getting trains through. It Is Impossible to maintain schedule timennd as the storm shows no signs of abatement today , It Is likely rnllroads will be completely blocked. The streets of this city nre completely Im passible to street cnrs. ST. LOUIS , Feb. 19. Reports from n num ber of cities nnd towns In lllllnols indicate the coldest weather of the season Is pio- vnlllng there. The thermometer ranges from zero to 11 ! degrees below , nnd ItIs get ting colder. A strong wind prevails nnd much apprehension Is fell for the safety of stock. At Jollet and Mendota the thermome ter registers 7',4 degrees below zero , while It Is below zero nt the following points : Ccro Gordo , Saylor Springs , Clay City , Arcola - cola , Carlylc , Percy , Bloomlngton and Prince ton. At the last named place Christian Ilnst- ncr , a well-to-do farmer , was run down by u train and killed during the bllzznrd. BUFFALO , Feb. ! . By far the worst snow and wind storm of the season raged In this city and through western New York alt day and up to 10 o'clock tonight. The railroads suffeied severely nnd trains were late. One serious wreck occuned as a result - sult of the storm on the Lchlgh Valley. An engine which had been sent out to follow up a snow plow and assist In keeping the tinck clear , came. Into collision with another engine and a caboose on a similar mission. Two men were killed. They were * William H. Davis and Henry Kearns. Both men were Lehlgh brakemen , on board the first ei.glne. The crew of the second engine Jumped in time to escape. Reports from Lockport , Dunkirk , Hamburg , Batavla and other points state the storm has been very severe and railway traffic has been seriously Impaired. DETROIT. Mich. , Feb. 19. The ferry steamers which started to the assistance cf car ferry Shanango No. 2 , Icebound in Lake Erie , are sheltered tonight under the lee of Bcis Blanc Island , near the mouth of Detroit river. A heavy wind Is blowing , accom panied by snow and zero weather. KEWANEE , WIs. , Feb. 19. Great anxiety prevails here tonight for the safety of the car ferry Ann Arbor No. 2 , which left Frank fort , Mich. , for this city last night. The boat ought to have made the run In about fr.ur hours , but up to a late hour no news of It has been received by the officers of the company. It Is feared that the boat has been disabled or JCbt. nnxofxcns- TUB COHPOKATIOXS. Konntor 1'ettlKronEiitortnlnM Slnnx I'iill * Pe.uilenidi 1'olltU-nl Hlxtory. SIOUX FALLS , S. DFeb. . 19. ( Special Telegram. ) The announcement that Senator Tdttfgrew'a's ' to' Dandle -the"tnci > - > wbom-ho. claims have made a combine In the state against him drew n crowd which could not get Into the opera house. The audience was cold nnd disappointed. The senator modified his announcement largely and mentioned no names and did not give the promised his tory of his opponents. All day letters and telegrams , it is said , have come In from all parts of the htate , demanding that he re frain from jeopardizing party success by personalities. He did say , however , that last , year , .after the republican party lm-1 adcptc'd the platform demanding railroad re- foim , the overwhelming republican leglsla- Inturo had become completely dominated by four corporation attorneys , and because he had advocated the passage of a represjntatlve bill , they had announced their determination to kill him off. They had announced that they would elect to congress and senate men pledged to railroads , and would distribute federal patronage. He re hearsed the hlt'tory ' of the railroad fights cf Sioux Falls and In were language denounced these men , declaring that If they won In the coming convention the populists would carry the plate , and would re-elect Senator K > 'le , who had voted against every measure but one In the Interest of the stale at the behest of a man who disgraces the presldenllal chair. The remainder of the speech , and much the Jarger part of It , wns devoled to the silver question. He expressed , radical views and declared that the people of the webt must rise In their might and overthrow those who have cornered the gold of the world , and wore robbing all. He would demonetize DISTRICT HELD TWO COXVKXTIOXS. One KleotH Mi'Klllley null Ilic Oilier Heed' ' DeleKIltoH. SHERMAN , Tex. , Feb. 19. The Fifth con gressional district republicans held a con vention hero today and 'endorsed McKlnley. The other convention today at Denton en dorsed Reed. The McKlnley delegates to St. Louis arc : C. A. Lyon of Sherman and William Johnson of Bcnham. DENTON , Tex. . Feb. 19. Owing to the change of the calling of the republican con gressional district convention for the Fifth dlbtrlct from Denton to Sherman , a difference ar-Be among tlie Reed and McKlnley people ple , the former maintaining tlie Dentcn call was the regular one. Today the convention here rt'ncwed allegiance to Ihe national plat form of 1892 and elected as delegates to the St. Louis convention J. M. Mosely of Denl- son nnd J. T. Harris of Gainesville , of n Dn y. TORONTO , Feb. 19. Rev. J. 0. McDoiiiidl , patter of St. Andrews' church , this city , and probably the best known Picsbyterian divine In Canada , died today. NEW YORK , Feb , 19. Lucle Kralugcr , one of the leading ladles cf the Irving Place Theater company , died today of heart disease. .Miss Erringer was 20 years old nnd v > as born In Vienna. filOUX CITY , la. , Feb. 19. ( Special Tele gram , ) Thcophllo IJrughler , the first white bcttler In Woodbury county or northwestern Iowa , died at his home near this city yester day , aged b'J years. Brugliler was born at La Assumpclon , Canada , and fame to thiu locality In 1835 as agent among the Indians for the American Fur company. In 1810 lie nattled near the present site of Sioux City and icnmlncd until his death. He wns three times married , .md leaves eight children. COLTON , Cal. , Feb , 1 ! ! . Judge M. D. Hathaway nt Ruchcllc , 111 , , died hero this afternoon. Iln waa at one time attorney for the Chicago & Alton railroad. Ills fortune Is I'dtlmatcd at $250,000 , His remains will lie i'hlpped to Chicago on Friday , 1'iilillslierx IllNciiMMilerlUlntr. . NEW YOlth , Feb. 19 , The annual meetIng - Ing of HitAiiieilcui ) Newspaper J'libllfch- CIH' iiHsorlatlein begun at thu Hotel Drum- uUh tcdiiy , ThiP vu'io about 1M mum- belli Ol tin- association projieilt iVlH'n Ples- liicnt Crmrlcb W. Kniiii | | called the iiicct- IRK to order. Tlie toplu Ul ciie pil at Iho under tills lit nil were the suli-topii-s ; "ji an AdV-rtlhlii - Kmi-iiii u I'n.lltuhlo Ai- | Jiincl to u Nuntpnpvi ? " "What In the IteFpuiitlblllty of u Pnjier Jl'ikli. ; : u MH- ! lake In the Price of Hoods M niloneil In n Advci'tlJementV" "Js Jtemllnx Matter C'oiitalnlnu IKiKtriitloiix ur Kp.tcu Wholly Occupied by fSuwa or iJenvnil Jllu tratliinx 'Pine Heading' Wllliln UIP Mpiinlinr of the Term i\n 1'ncij In Ailvertlxlnt ; CimtraitsV" "Is It I'rotltublr to .Employ NVomvn na SEVENTY BURIED IN T1IE PIT No Accurate List of the Vulcan Mine Vic * tims is ObtninnWo. PIT BOSS HAS IT IN HIS POCKET Vlellmi of tinlll nMor Silll nt tlie llultiim of tin- Mini llellevca Hint Xol it SI nn NEWCASTLE , Colo. , Fob. 19. All night long a throng of weeping women nnd chil dren stood about the moutli of the Vulenn mine , while n hardy band of rescuers \\cro- worklng rarncstly nnd s-ystemntlcally In the hope of soon being able to reach the sixty or seventy entombed minors , all of whom , It Is conceded , must now bo dead. The explosion In the mlnp , which Is located at Newcastle , Colo. , occurred yestcrdny fore noon and the dlsnbtcr Is the most heart * rending In the history of the state. No warning was Riven the peaceful vil lagers until a sudden report , as from a hundred cannon , resounded throughout the valley , making the earth tremble. People rushed out of homes and places of business to see what had happened and one look toward the Vulcan mlno was sufllclont , for a dense cloud of s-moko - , Issuing from the mouth of the slope , met the eyes of the gaz- cis and told the tale. A throng of sprctatoit was soon at the BCCHO of the disaster , a dis tance of two miles from Newcastle. A gl.tnce was enough to dlss'palc any hope for the lives of the entombed men. The force of the explosion had caused n cavcln and the tunnel and air course \\ns IIHud with the fallen rocks , earth and timbers. Doth fan houses were wrecked and the slope and vicin ity were so full of "debris , nnd the gas was HO bad that It was hard and dangerous work to begin the rescue. Nevertheless , willing hands were soon at work and five men went down as far as possible to ascertain the con dition of the slope and found It such that It will require much laboi to reach the miners. The gas was so bad that after the party hail gotten 200.feet they were compelled to re turn. The party consisted of Superintendent Herrlck of the Vulcan and John Evans , Will- lam Reese , Sam Hills and Hobcrl Templo- man from the Consolidated mine. The last named mlno shut down immediately upon hearing of the disaster and sent their en tire force of 1GO men to help rescue the un fortunate ones. DRIVEN HACK UY GAS. The men succeeded In entering the shaft about 200 feet , but were driven out by the > black damp and gas , which was continually belching forth. John Evans , who went 300 feet down the main slope , reported the timbers In good shape and that the mine was only wrecked at the mouth of the slope , where tle gas had nn opportunity to expand. The work of putting a new"fan In place , so as to supply fresh air and make it possible for rescuers to penetrate the mine to the levels , whore the men were working when the explosion occurred , was prosecuted throughout the night with all possible speed and the fan was In operation early this morning. Opinions differ as to the cause of the ex plosion. Some say It was caused by a windy shot ; others believe- there was an ex plosion of coal dust , assorting that the company had been negligent In not having the rooms sprinkled as often as the law requires. . It Is Impossible as yet to give a full anil aociTrato" llit * f" ire" 'kinii'as the list'of those on duty at the time of the explosion li supposed to be In the pocket of Pit Boss Jmfes Harrison , who lies at the bottom of the slope , probably dead. At 11:30 : o'clock today , when the work of rescue was temporarily suspended , the Vul can mine had , all told , yielded up four of Its dead. That was the work of exactly twenty- four hours. How many more bodies remain within Is still somewhat a matter of conjec ture , although the mcst reliable figures moke the number forty-seven. The officials of the Vulcan Fuel company have checked up fifty-one lamps In all that were given out yesterday morning. Probably It will bo found that there are four or flve more , but without any apparent question the number of victims will not exceed fifty-six. Work was temporarily stopped about noon today for the purpose of flooding the slope and chambers of the mine with air , and of driving out , If possible , gases and menacing dangers that remain after yesterday's ex plosion. THREE BODIES BROUGHT OUT. All nights shifts of men , working two hours , were kept employoJ putting up an air fan in the place of the two destroyed. Simultaneously crews of flvo to ten men were sent Into the death trap by way of the main elope entrance and the air' ' passage to work their way , if possible , to where the bodies of the dead men lay. This work was accompanied with the moat Imminent peril , owing to the black damp with 'which the mlno was filled. Fully twenty men -were carried to the outer nlr. overcome by the noxious gases. The w'o'rk being thus Im peded , progress was slow and the results dlbcouraglngly email. At noon today COO feet of the main slope had been penetrated and three bodies brought out. The first body found was that of Abel Doro , a boy. The second was that of Jce Doro , a brotber of Abel , and the third that of Frank Com- lUitchky , a carpenter , brought out at 2:30 : this morning. As the work goes on It be comes certain that the mine has not caught tire , John Fjench Is the only man alive who can toll anything about the conditions ex isting In the mine Just prior to theexplo sion. Ho was employed In the main air paraage yesterday morning mending some of the timbering atd owes Ills life to the fact that the gasoa In the pissage became HO bad at 11 o'clock that his eyes gave out i and he was compelled to quit work and seek the outside air , Hev , E. N , Mnllery of the Greenwood Springs Methodist church has started a fund for the relief of the relatives of the dead. ITALIANS WERE CARELESS. DENVER , 1'Vb. 19.W. . H , Mpdarls , a young miner who arrived In Denver today from Newcastle , was an oye-wllness of the terrible explosion yettcrdny by which over sixty miners were killed. Ho was expecting yesterday morning to go to work In the mine for one of the Dnre boys , three of whom were klll d , but at the Insl moment Ills plan * were clianewl- Mr , Mi'darls Fays the explosion was caused In the same mannr aa the one. at the same mlno eight or nine years ago , Gas , com bined with coal dint , fount * an excellent medium for an explosion , especially it hen them Is a "blow-out" shot behind It. In this case , he saya , ft shot was probably not well tamped , the tamping blew out and the Hames set off the gas nnd dust. Great pre cautions were taken In the mine to avoid an explosion , The men wore all required to carry safety lamps and were not allowed to have any tobacco or matches. The Italians , however , were carries , Mr , Medarla rays , and violated the regulations Imposed upon Ilium for their own protection whenever they got a chance. The explosion xhooU the town , a mile and a half nwny from the mine , People rushed from their houpes and HIW ihat the moun tain appeared to bo n masu of imoko and dllKt , Only one body Im'd bscn recovered when Mr , Mcdarls left Now entitle last night. It was that of Joe Duru air. ) was found about 200 feet frum the muuth of the mine. Ha was comlni ; out when the explosion occurred. Another minute nnd the man would l.nvo bsun tn.'c. Mr. Midnrls cays tin ) frenes at the mlno and In Neu rattle wore of a most hrart- rendlng nature. Movements of Oeenn YenM-lN , I'Vli , 10. At Malta Airlvi'd-rucizt ll ) marck , from New York. At Southampton Arr'vcd New York , from I\few York ; Spree , from New York. At Liverpool-Arrival- * tlc , from New York.