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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
