SOLDIERS' ST0ME3.
ENTERTAINING HEM
OF THE w
INISCENCES
R.
lrpblr A count of tlirriag Hirnn
W itoe-iweil on the nttlrfirld and in
Camp- Veterans of the Rebellion He
ct Eirerlencesof" hriltlDs Matare.
"1 have often w.ntitii." mid liie
Ma. or. 'bnt tw-caipe of the men ,-e-en-ly
w ,11:11 led in i.attle. Nearly T.'Oi
!!ii-f ami eiJled m.-ii came out of
the Ini-m K-rvii- - iiiinm n arm or
I'-p Where aie they now? Of the
4X,,it men mound.,! in battle, oii.OHO
died iu liwnilHl inl ;,",iti went bom,
UlstiWul. Him have the latter fared
lu life'. htrtiuirle'; To wtiat extent did
the wound limit ttwlr activity in t.uci
ami in vihut decree were their
llv nliorlciK-,1 hy the wounds that
.ave them tti, iniK-li anxiety furty years
BRO?
"There are ou,paratHeI few one-hirc-cI
or one-armed men prominent in
I'til'llr life. I have in mind General
Heniit rwiii. of 1'iwa. who manage?-. h
artificial ! -x H 1 well thai few ever thi'lk
of 11 U rt'sdMllty. "iijrt i-mrin Castle,
of WlneoiiKin. has on)y mie Hfni. and
General Wire, of tile CeliMUH I1)art
fnei.t hint an arm and a leg, hut in
Rome way you forget that Mich active
men rnu'i! nine been counted at one
tin o anions ttie m-iIuu iy wotiiab-d.
Tli tp ai'i I'.c.ivit. of I'ennsv lvania;
!ei,eral NicUh, and General O. (
Howard, riiren ntatlvo of nun w ho
were m.t put ill any i;riil disadvantage
ly tin- lo. of a or an arm. There
IIH'WI lie two or three thousand (thi in
who MilTcnsl amputation, and I w on lor
whew they are';"
"Tliey al e near;y ' en w here," a!d
tlie doctor l til d tlr-iu in every walk
of ife. Not v.iy in itiy .ii au an
empty ."leeve or an empty t'-iuserh 1,
op.-m-d the i!i.nr to public otliee. We
tun! f-evwiil (ii-M in Mtuo!. aiming
th'-in Swip: rt. v. ho noil in.iii-d for
a State ol'icc. ami lit ock n ay, who wa
nominal-d for a fni.iiiy o;!iee. All mc'ii
Hull. houoMT, oatli'-d I lieiilM-'ves Ho
'!l"et fully til.lt fe piH.pl,. thought of
liiem a dhabh-d mi-ii.
"I remeiii!..-r a case In v, liirh a lr 1
ear eomlitetor iitlcnipl,. I io put Major
I'.rockw ay olT tin- ear. lie laid I r
on hold on the Major's collar to jerk
htm off, when he rei-clvnl a blow from
the Majors tit Dial m HI him at full
length io (lie r-tri-t. lit- was rushing
back in h fury when a young man
Jumped over two writ and rame d iwii
In front of him. nay lug : 'Shame on
you: don't you wee you are Nti iking a
oik-legged man';' Tlie conductor
topped, looked tlie Major over, mid
nald, Vhy didn't you wty ho before?
J didn't know It?'
"I 11ml filw) men who ht h lumd or
two or tliree lingers or u foot cnnployed
h tiwchiTs or aetlve In IhimIihkw. 'liny
never Hpenk of their woiinili. In tlie
larger list of dangerously woun.,1,1 I
tinil many In puhlie life. At a hantift
not long uki (ieneral lilaek was ap(iar
mtly tlie l-Nt pri-Kerved man lu the
eompany. only a few knew that he
wh auionu tlie movi daiwr uly
wounded of tlie 1'idon 11 1 my, (iineruor
l-'lfiT heari hi yir well, hut iU
wouiwl hanu hut him like a kvvoi.1
MUMl-.!iit--l hy a sliiKle thread, lu hot li
Uiew eflMer. tin- woillida limited th
Hpnere of aeth ity of the wound' d. hut
did not prevent that sort of effort that
leadn to u 1 it-.
".Not long ago I attended a soldiers'
reunion, atid was surprmml to a
prominent mirtinwh man rnmp in on
erulehei. I had met him neon of time
without rcall.ini; Unit lie had only one
leg. I knew that he limped n little,
hut not more lliau a dozen of my
friends who are trouhl ;1 with rheuma-
tb.ni. 1 had srt ii hint k'o iipt:iiin and
ilowu and walk altout his little o(tl
hut f never would have known that lie
had left a lejf at ('liii-kamauya had he
IhK gone to the reunion, where, to
picas his soldier friends, he appeared
, without his eork h g."
"That refil-en.e to General lilaek,
said Comrade Parker, "reminds me cif
h Mtory of Captain J. l Char,-, w ho tv
Jvwl forty-elHht wound.H at the hatlle
of (tty!-lMir,'- Chaw was mruelt hy
s charge f J-'iape Khot, forty-elKht 1 f
the (h! Ki"K Into "- upper part of
the IxKly. lie wax ph kid up 011 the
field mid earrli-d to the hospital, hut
IiIh enw whu re'anhnl as hopeIewn.
lliree or four day latr the mti-gionM,
uotlellig that there wan Ufa lit tlift
poor ridiUed lanly, exirtiil tliemMves
and mivet CIihkp'h life. Ills Hlit nrm
wa Mhot off, hi left eye wan destroyed,
several rib were cut lu two, nnd the
urotis did not pretend to count the
tullet holes.
"In addition to this reeord at tli-t-TyHWurK,
Chan (llHtJiiKUlnliod hlmnelf
on othT occHMlona find reei-lved two
medals for bravery. He was Riven a
pe-unlon of $-10 a month. Hut on m
occasion met a CoiiKreKsnian from
hla old dSMtrh-1 In Maine, who limMed
'that $40 a month wna not inoticb. and
;promlMed to Iimvc It iticrcn(l. 'I'he
Coti(n-'Mtnn brointbt tlie on hp to the
tttentfoli f'f th )enlon oomniittco, nnd
IJpneral Ulack, then a member of the
'ommlttue, n'tnnrked: 'Well. 1 cin-fs
w will Iwve to ralw bin peimlon to ,$r.i
a month.' 'N!' "aid the Maine Con
gressman. 'Why, lilack, what tire you
talking alxnit? You are gettlna Hi
1 nioutli and irixx a ymr betldeea. We
will Klve hllll the limit, $72 fl monlli.
and not a rent b .'
"Mack flirn-ed that Cham wiih In
none condition limn blinwdf, nnd the
eommlttM made a tuifliilinotm report In
favor of Hip Inciter Iimloii. Thp lilll
wit IbrotiKh iKith boiiKeit wltb a roxli.
mld' "t ('levtland aliruni It, and aln-e
that time cnin luia iwnlvixl thn full
o.oii,.l of $72 a month. In aplUi of
bis wouiiil-. he liijiritx! aflet r lurliii.
liom the ;,r. Dial a few y-,u ,il'o.
w lien I viMtcl lihll ill Fiol Mj. he bad
two si.-ilviart t-on. ami thr. I,jn.l-iiiie,
ai-tivw jfirlt!. Ill fact, be T-Hie.J to In
doin s well In liuslnewi ai.J t. 1- a
hai-py iu tin family an uio.-t of the men
who esrry no Miir a d who bav full
use of arm and I-k,"'- ('hiejeo Inter
Oeeatl
j A I'raviniiE Maat V i,kaloira:.
I "V,-." (.aid tlie Serjeant. "1 wan a
praying man in the a, my. Al least. I
prayed oin-e under ery dihtretiing i-ir-I'liiiiHtmieM,
Rinl my prayer wan bii
Rwered. After the Mirn nder of V'iekn
1 bur;, a I'd after the army a ordered
j forward in the new campaign I was
letacln-l for liovpltal duty, and was
j put iu charge of sim-en kick men Of
j the Ninety-fourth IllinoU. It wan ei
I tremely dittietilt to obtain the bare ne-
(esMitates of life, and my Mir tdck
romraden, unabie to help themselves,
looked to me for food and are
'The army wa- intent 011 the new
move. All the iuartcrmaKterK and
COIIimiMNalieH vsere looking to supplieti
for the troop ordered to advance. No
one paid any attention to me or my
pleas for sick men. Kerybnly from
hlh'-st to lowest , me,! to liave for
jiotlen us. Thoroughly discouniued. I
Went Otlfslde the V.rp't.'l! i-i:.;i, crept
Into the bushes, knelt down, nnd play
ed. The lead y,a- lift-d 1 r. .tn my
spirit. I returned to camp to Itud that
we bud not la-en toiuoilen. Siijiplii s
aiMiii came, and with them ord "is to
transfer my nick nc-n to i'!:i:ois.
"I went Into the bailie ..f Spring
Held, Mo., in lsiiJ witli a pra).-r on my
lips. I came out with M-wn bullet
hole through my cloth.-s and without
a cup, th" latter halii 1 11 shot off
my bend. And yet there was not a
scratch on my body, nnd i was never,
in the hottest tij.li;.-.. disabled by a
wound. Here I tini lon past the ,"iO
year tiiih sioi.o, l.aie i. ml hcaily. j.ie
served, 1 V. I iiy ' li -vc. by the race
of all nil wit- I rt.vid "lie,.. Vi s. I ';i
a piajin' nia;i. nnd I lu-oCe my pray
ers u 1 re 11 tun red,"
"1 sen oil in t i "iii i .il McNuity's rei
lll'lil n; -'If," said III. oilier .N'inefy
I 'nut', in r. "I us on tin, y us a privale
ill New lll"i I S when (ik-iil-tal l!i;;iit
Kited tbi.t dej iiiiii.t iit. 'I'he day he
was lo return noiih many of our reel-tin-lit
vathi-r-'d 011 the street leading to
the !;i n'li itr to see tic f : 1 1 i : 1 1 and his
escort iass. Ah dan-nil tiratil passed
the point at which 1 stood the horse
ridden by one of the d partiuent staff
shied and bolted sella rely into the p-u-cm
I ami his mount.
"(irti nt waa u aood horHemaii. but,
ilespile all his efforts, his horse bolted
became unma miKea ble, and threw his
rider. (Jrant ftistaiti'd injuries that
made him tin invalid until tlie battle
of Missionary Itidp. I (lid not give
tln Incident at New Orleans much
thought until the cotton buyers and
others whose plans for speculation had
been spoiled by (Jrant started the story
that the general ,,,, i,eeii thrown from
his horse because hi- was drunk. Then
I fell that the soldiers who witnessed
the accident oltK'bt to tell the truth."
"it Is it mistake," said the captain
"to say that (Irani was an invalid tin
iii ihe bitiiie of Missionary icidtre. He
was lame, but, Kreat Scott! he was the
most active lame man I ever saw. The
mornltiK after he slipped into Chattu
noopi, several weeks before the buttle
of Missionary ISridne, he limped over
to the old railway station and surprised
a lot of fellows who were loading wis
ons, after the manner of soldiers who
didn't care u tinker's dam for any
body. They didn't know Criint was
within ti thousand miles of Chattanoo
if a, but they recognized him and
buckled down to work. They won
dered us they worked what tlie silent
man with a cane was up to. They
learm d the next nlht, when they were
ordered across tin- tiver and down to
Khelmouml to support Hooker." Chi
cafo Inter Ocean.
Whr Ther Couldn't Oliev,
Clerk Meliowrll, of the House, saw
civil war service, and was at Ihe hat
lie of I-'redi ricksliui'i,', which reunited
dhm.s'trouh.ly for the I'nion forces. Hi
captain was an oilicer of the name ol
Kldnely, and tlie company, afler t.
dsaslj-nu.s encounter with tlie enemy,
started on a lively retreat.
"I met with Captain Itidttely." wild
Mr. MeOoivell yesteiday, "and filtno-t
at the mine moment (ieneral Meade
ciiiiip riding down uihhi us,
'"Form your men, captain," shontnj
the (ieneral.
"Itid!t'ly drew his sword. Form oa
me, men,' siiiil he, obedient to the or
ders from hlf,'h authority.
"Itldirely, u ddier mimed Morlarty
at;d myself wer, till therH weiv to
form. A wp huddled toKcilur a Hindi
bursi near and Itldtfcly ran for hall
a mile before stopping.
"WhC'i lw halted he tik'aln drew bit
s-wonl and houted: 'Firm on me
men,' Atraln a shell burst, ami rtldjfe
ly sprlntel for another half mile tc
the rear, Ki 111 again drawltiK his word
and slioutitiK: 'Form on me, men,'
"Hy that time Moriarty aiwl 1 wer(
exhausted from running, 'Form ot
ymi,' an Id 1. 'How can we do thai
when you can run fastf than eltlnl
of us?' " Wiishlngton 1'ost.
A Cnre Blim.
Towne Jayson loujht a horso th(
other day and
Browne And be was horribly stuck
wasn't lie?
Tow tie Ah! you've seen the horse'
Hrowtie No. but he lolij me be wan
XoUtg lo buy out' from "n friend who Is
In tlie business." I'hllade'phlu Press
Four thousand forelttniTs were ex
pelled by the police from France lasl
year. Fifteen hundred and three- wer
Hpaiilariia, 1,UU Heliflanii and 500 Oct-Diana.
WEARY OF DELAY
DIPLOMATIC PRODDING OF RUS
SIA BEGUN BY JAPAN-
POPULAR TEMPER UNEASY
IF WAR IS TO COME THE SOON
ER TH BETTER.
I iullln,K to Admit r llirtlii-r Kvaalsa
i'ltlat,,! Ourrj f.ikrw e I'ut to
Knioror ol Kurm aa to
Miami lit Will Taka
TOKIO, Jan. !2T -The Japanese
juveojinent had dipio natically iiitl
ni.it cil to Man n de I'.osen, Hie Jtus
si.in tiiinihter, that an , arly tt-spuns-;
is (l : red to Japuti". te,ent n u- l
i!tissla. It 1 tabulated liere that
ibe Japinoe note tc.iclicd the Ilus
; ian cabinet on Uu alttiiutiou of .I.iti
uary Io and it is. kit that sudicictK
lime lias elapsed lot ks eouiideta
l ion, and tin- yiepaiation of a re
sp use. The Japanese eovertiuient
is coi.sxlous nt tlie possible neip-si-tiea
of the tinlliary and naval situa
tion, and is uiiAlliiini to permit eva
sions am) delays which are designed
to jtdu tin e.
1 be future eouiw of the .lapatiesc
Koveniujeul is a citcfully guarded
seelet. Tlie knlii of ti.i,e that
Japan Is prepared to await, the plea
sure of liwssia Is unknown.
It seen pr ih.ible tb:i, II has been
dett riuined lo act derisively within
,i few days. Tlie popular temper bus
I itiK' opposed further dilay While
many obj.ctcd to Japan taking the
initiative, a iiiajoi ity would now wel
eiime the issuance of a brief tiliirna
tuin, and a declatation of war jf tliat
si on Ui prove Itnlbclive, Momt: out
..ide opini ti bet,' iicllues to Hie be
I cl Unit tlie activity of the Japanese
will .' limited to the, seizure of
Korea, whieli enterptise U is thought
lltissia would tint opp ise. TbeJap
iniese noverntnent proceeds with
absolute secrecy and the people of
-i ipun are even not informed of the
fxaet naluie of ttie dt tiuuds made
on Itusslt.
fthitl'L, Korea, Jan. 27. One hun
dred armed Japanese have bea u sent
1 1 Vfcimyniu to insure the safety if
th; people, it having been reported
I hat, the In uses of wealthy natives
there were he Inn looted by Korean
soldiers and police disguised as rob
bi r-i.
Tne report that Americans are
ictit g In collusion with the members
of the Russian leatlou at .Seoul is
entirely without fuuridallon.
bT. rKrEUhliUliO, Jan, 27,-Re-ferrinn
to the report C the inten
I ion of China to remain tieutrai in
case of war between Russia and
.1 ipan, the Vierloimosti Siys:
"A clrect declaration of war by
China would l.e niucli preferable to
dubious neutrality, compelling Russia
to take the same precautions as In
war time without petmitting an in
vasion of Chinese, territory."
"If w-ir Is deiiaied," the Vledo
inostl, further ass. its, "the question ,
of M.iticiiiitla could be settled for
ever by its annexation as a conquer
ed c iintty."
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -The fat
eastern situation, it is reall.ed lure,
continues Krave, "out from reliable
so irees the state depart merit hears
tint the p ieiiul iijlluence of 1. 1 . e
"czar of Russia towards peace maj
jit ptevenl a ricou se to arms.
Fifievn Vlintrs MeLt Death.
VlCioti, Col, Jan 27-As the ra
suit ol an accident that occurrct
about :i o'clii' k H'stirday tnornlit
in the Stiatlon Independence tolne
locuteri near the cei ter of the c, ty
liftecn tneu tire dead and, one otliei
i juted
In the main shaft of the mine six
teen men wete being linlsttd it a
cas'e from the sixth, seventh and
eighth levels. When the caie read
cil tho stitfac the engineer for some
unexpl lined reason was unable t c
st ip the engine and the rae with
its Io id of human freilit was dawri
up In the (fallows frame, where It
became lodged temporarily. The
strain on the cable finally caused U
to part, and the caue, released shot
down the shaft with tertlli' speed.
Two of ti e occupants, L. 1'. Jack.
son and James liulltnck, had become
entangled tn the timber rods near
tlie lop of the tallovvs fiatne. Jack
son was crustKM lo death hf the
sheave wheel faillntr upon linn, while
liulllieck had a marvelous escape liotn
d Hilt but, received painful Injuries
and was risuied trotii bis perilous
po.ltinn The other fnirteen upmi
ce hutled to death down the 1,W)0
foot shalt.
Ends in a Trugrdy.
L'-NHON, Jan. M.-Thetrlal ot
Whltaker Wright endid In a tragedy
today. Within an hour of being foun i
guilty and sentenced to seven yearn
P"tiBl servitude, Ihe most severe sen
tence the laws allow for the fraud of
which he was convicted, the linanicer,
whose colossal dealings have created a
sensation on both sides of the Atlantic,
lay dead In the ante room of the
court, WiiKut't death was due to
uu-itdlseaa.
X NEBRASKA NOTES
" ' I I I I 4 4 tfHtt t
Charles Wilson, of .Nebraska City, l
iead at tiie age of 2G of typhoid fever.
Jesti Lemon an I Miss III da. Iall
I roua have been uairied at Nebrajka
Iky.
George li A rnelt and Miss Martb
IIick, of Fremont were raarried
i bursday.
The funeral of Fred hatclt, of Baa
eit, took p ace yesterday. He was a
s,u of (. ounty 1 reasurer C. H. Paten.
The citizens of Hoidrege have voted
j I r ,wv oonuo jor me purpobeoi improv
ing their water ss.euj, and pulling
luwu new webs.
Uuriiiigton ottlcials are at Nebraska
'-'ity laying plans lor protecting the
Ui4 jge aa not p.nible high water
tills np.-iug.
utace tiarnei., the 15 year-old dau
lntr of Henry baruiis, of .Sterling,
ua been sent to the relorm school for
I iris at (ji-neva.
alVer S. Cro-, an Adams county
pioncir larmer died of blood po.son,
resulting rum a wound from a hay
tune, age - (i .
Hioill ilaicher, of Norton county,
Kiu , arrested Ueo Callaway of Wli
toiivuie tor tlie murder o. J. W, bhew
u,ake on Jauuaiy 12.
Airs J hn Tt-rbune, of Beatrice, is
lead, aed l'C, after two week's of Hi
oess from blood poisoning hhe leaves
i husiaud and rive children.
Jwsuee Arclier, of Plattsmoutu,
iimd J. Korrcbt Alarston $'U for illegal
ly boiiciung life insurance. Not iiav
lug tlie price he will board it out in
juil.
Harms Huls, a German farmer
wear Ucatrice, a tbiown from
i, in bugKj' in a runaway yesterday and
s vcru.y cut about the head. Ji s tou
Jiiiun is bi-r uus
There were ufiy-two accessions to
Christian church dating: iliu revival
iLueliiigs under tlie ducctioi! of L
i'oircsl Austin at liuiubuidt. Ibi
uiCetiligs IMVB cios d.
Gfotge L. Farley and M ss Maf
liaud cre manied at I'lattsmuuLn
1 uusday evening. The groom is the
p.opi icior and publisuer of tlie l'lutus
tnouUi Evening .News.
In the presence of only relative
if the cuui racLing parties VVeruer
bchupOael) aud Miss liultie Baker
Mere married at the home ol the bride
lit Columbus Tuesday evening.
A large at Let. dance Is anticipated at
the meeting of the co-oporatlve Grain
n, U i.ive 6Luc ass.ciatioii at Lincoln
Ibursday. H. tl. Carr, of Chicago,
will be me orator of the occasion.
Several car loads of Iron and steel
have been received at Ord for the
new bridge across the North Loup.
An eastern contractor has the con
tract and work wnl begin about Feb
ruary 1.
A movement has been siarN d try
fur.inr Cbtf McAvoy of t e Litideh
hotel at Lincoln, which contemplates
Hie leasing ot that iiosi eiry aud con
ducting lb upon the co-operative plan
lor siudeuLs,
The luntral of the late Frank Dick
ion was held at PiaUsmouth yesterday
souducud by the Rev. J. T. bsra of
toe i'ust 1'iesbytcr.au churct. It
was largely attended. lie ltaves a
wile ami lour s.jns.
lieputy a-ssessors in Sarpy county
have Oeen appointed ai loiloWK 1'a
piilion, Run, Grulhe; fepriuglie.d, John
itthb.liig; UiOoiciiid, John Minister;
Rcllevue, Edward Gow; Fairvttiw, A.
i.. Itt-is; 1'orrest City, James Fox; La
I'latte, ii N . L'pjohu.
I be A. II. uliinore & Sons depart
ment bloie at Auburn lias been moved
into tte new Giniurr-AruisLrong
building and will be consolidated with
the Aruisirong siock and a cor
potaUon orgain.ed to be known as the
i j i I more-A r mslrong com pau y.
The Commercial club of Auburn bat
lakeu up toe matt, r of a ne v depot
with the otllcers of the Ml-sourl Paci
fic, and hasieceived as urance lb it a
building commensurate with the Lusl
ness done and the prog tess of ttie city
will in all piobabilily soon be erected.
Dr. Hugo E. NtL-on and Celia M.
Hchoflel i were married at the borne
of the brido In Tilden. The groom
served as captain In the Third Nebras
ka during the Spanish-American war
and afterwards completed a course al
the Crelghton medical college li
Omaha.
County Superintendent Dill has an
nounced that tlie Johnson county in
stitute wih be be d at Tecumseh, be
ginning June 6. Among the instruc
tors will be Dr. G. K Condi ot the
late university, Professor C. N. An
derson of Tecumseh and Miss Lizzie
Haas a prominent educator In Iowa.
Franz Kruegcr, a farm hand of some
what unsound mentality committed
suicide at Hooper, by taking strych
nine. While at tlm Northwestern
railroad sta ion he tell to the Hoc. Io
,c avulsions and expired In a turn
jraoments, notwithstanding the at
tendance of a physician who made aa
Injection with the object of saving
the man's life.
The Fireman's Content ion wal
given to Columbus by a rote of 1)7 H
Lid over Grand Inland.
DEATH
LATEST HORROR IN PENNSYt
VANIA WOHST OF ALL-
IftW-iala l Mint. t'luttla to gtaU
Al-l uriifrly uu,lr ill Work,
Hut l-Iutaata ImI of
1.10 la 184.
PITTSBL'UG, Jan. 26,-ily an ex
plosion In tlie Harwick uiine of the
Al ieyliany du company at Ceawick,
iixuen miles from l'lttsburj, west
ern Pennsylvania piotmses to add an
other isreat ttaw-dy to the already
long list td mine fatalities
Even the oiticials i f the Allegha
ny Coal company, the ownetsofthe
mine, do no. know at this tiuus tlie
number of mea still entombed in
tne chambers of the mine. "JUO feet
below the stiiface, but a conserva
tive estimate places the number at
1M.
Even (Jencial Manager George
Sciieetz of the c ,al company who is
in charge id the mine gave lilt'e
li i e that niary of the men will bo
bioutiht ot Ihe ruil'ace.
Th rJrst ray of In pe that any of
the men had escaped tlie tremendous
con-'iission of the explosion came at
ti o'clock at night when Adolph
George w.u brnught to the suiface
still living.
The explosion occurred at S:20
o'clock In the mornlnu at the bot
t uu ot o e of the s afts, presumably
caused by lire damp. It was 4
o'clock in the afternoon before 1C
was pissible to make the tirst at
tempt, at r scue. Hobert North and
Jack Mil'aiai, due of the engineers
employed by the Allctthaiy Coal
company, ti'ed to get itito the mine
by way of the stairs throng' I In; air
siutlt. T'hev managctl to grope their
way some distance, but were linally
dt iven back by foul air.
The mine shut into the mine. U2U
f-ft deep, was made ueh ss by the
explosion, which hutled holhcigis,
One (,f which was within thirty feet
of the bottom of the shalt, thtO iuh
the til pic, lliiity ftetabjve the sur
face. .uuitiy ouei o o cio. k a u-ii'porary
rigging bad been put in pi ice over
f. r 1. .
tlie mouth .f the main
shaft, and a
'small bucket capable of
capable of carrying
.three men fastened to the tackle.
The lirst try with the raw iig was
made by Selwyu M. Taylor, the min
li a engineer, who had been sunimun
ed from Pittsburg and an assistant,
J. M. Ray num.
Flood in the Bast.
WHEELING, W. Va., Jan 26.
The crest, of tho Hood swell was
reached yesterda) afternoon when
the stago was forty four feet two
Inches. The forecast was the m st
Hci-iiratp In jears, and there was
never more time for preparation,
Asa itsult -he damage here waa
k'jpt down to the minimum. Never
theless fully one-third or the hemes
in Ihe city were who ly. or pittialiy
inundated, and the sharp fall iu ton
perature with resultant formation)
of ice, acc mpaukd by shutting oil
of natural gas in the Hood districts
caused a great deal of suffering
Nearly all the nulls and factories
are on the river front, and the dam
age to ihein will lie the most scveie
In many instances resunipliou ol
woik will be delayed lor days or
weeks a uuitibei of men vii) be tem
porarily out of ( nipio) merit.
T he weather is very cold aud many
halls pnd clinches have been tbiown
ii(en fi r I lie ace mint fiat ion of tin so
Alio ate suffering. No loss of life or
serious accident has been reported.
DANVILLE, Pa., Jan. 2(i - I'he
t went v inches of ice on the upper
hnsquetiatina river broke early yes
leidy ciiusitm a 22-foot lloi d. The
lower pai t of this town is flooded.
tins Life Crnshed Out.
ASHLAND, Neb., Jan. 2d. Tht
four f uward cars of Burlington train
No. 12, Conductor Krwjn, in charge,
inintering tne Ashland yaidsat7
o'clock last tiiuht left the track and
crashed intu special extra engine No.
304 that stnt.d on the siding. The
engineer, Mike Gtayblll, who was
oiling the stationary locomotive,
was caught by tlie derailed coachca
and Instantly crushed to death
The three coaches of No. 12 were
badly damaged by the accident, but
none of the traiumeo or passengers
was Injured, although the shock felt
In the foiwaid cars fiightened many.
The wonder Is that the accident was
not more serious. That it was avert
ed Is due to the liistant reversing of
the locomotive of No. J2. A delay
of 2 hours was experienced by the
passengers.
An Epidemic ot Smallpox
BLOOMING ION, 111., Jan. 20 -The
town of Normal Is alarmed over
an epidemic ot stuaiipux, aud a tin cl
ing will be held to discuss the advis
ability of closing the state university
and public schools. There is said to
be now fifty cases, eight new cases
having been k putted since Saturday.,
Tne families allculcd Have lu so ne
Instances lit wired the state board o
health quarantine orders, resulting
j la a aertous spread of the disease.
nliE A PIT OF
WAR CLOUD IS DARK
JAPANESE LANDING AN ARMY)
MASAMPHO IN KOREA.
RUSSIANS CROSS RIVER)
CZAR'S TROOPS INVADE TERRI-t
TORV BEYOND THE YALU.
llumii to He Given
L:.t Koltt Hat
Tiuis to Auvtr
Oliiarf Aetiv
Httve Htea
(JU l ie nrd.
ST. PETEftSIiL'KG, Jan. 24.-,
Reports of an alaiming nature of the
situation there continue to pour out
of the far east. These include tne
statement tiiat the Japanese are land
ing an army at Ma-Sam-Pho, Korea,
and that 3,000 Russian troops are
crossir.g the Yatu river.
The reported despatch of Chines
army of s Plbrs trained by European
(dicers beond the treat wall t'i pre
serve order in Manchuria cannot be
continued here and the npoitsol
Japanese at Ma-Siui-Tho and the
Russians at the Yalti are discredited!
at the fori ign otliee here and by M.
Kurino, the Japanese, minister to
Russia.
M Hartwig, a depvtmentil chiel
of the Russian foreign cftice, yester
day sp ke feelingly to M. Kurino re
gard rig the harm b:ii;g done by ex
aggerated and t, f en utterly baseless
reports M. Kuiino is in no way
anxious because of the delay in Rus
sia's response to the latest Japanese
note, and sivs that Japm is not
pressing f r an immediate reply,
"Russia will be given all the tin e
she r-eeds," ihe minister Is quoted
as saying.
The statement published by th
Novoe Viemya that because Russia
jdesires peace slie cannot surrendei
all, coincides with the distinct io
ipressiou gathered by the corresnond,
I ...
(ent or the Associated press at tb
iforek-n oflice that Russia will con-
itlnue to maintain that thp nn.Rtion
pf the sovereignty of Manchuria u
solely a matter between Russia and
Japau.
Mob Law In Korea.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25-The stattj
department yesterday received official
InformaMou o' an attack yesterdaj
by a mob of native Koreans oo aa
(electric car in Koiea the line bein
owned by Americans because the act
(that it had killed a Korean. Th
news carae in the following cable
ratn received under yesterday's dati
Ifrom Minister Allen at henul:
"This morning on the electric rail
fway, which is tlie property of Ameri
can citizens, a Korean was acci
dentally and unavoidably killed.
Thereupon a mob of natives attack.
;d and paitially destroyed the car.
(The operators of the car would hav
ibeen injured had it not been for th
presence of mind and action of oui
guard and serious riot would hav
'occurred
SEOUL, Koiea., Jan. 25. Ai
(accident on the electric sttett rail
I way here today which resulted in lh
killing of a Kotean, led to rifling oi
the part of the populace. The ma
trine guard at the American legation
Ihowe er, without having recourse t
their me aims, succeeded in prevent
ing the trouble from assuming seriou
piop-irtloris.
Set le Church Question
PANAMA, J.in 25 'leated de
bates on reliaious questions rnarkeq
the sittings of the constitutional
convention held last night and thii
afternoon. Several of the memben
favored an arrangement similar tt
the one existing between the Colom
bian government and the church,
while others desired the absilute
teparation of church and state. At
this afternoon's sitting the discus
sion of the matter was progressing
with apparently no prospect of a con
clusion being reached when Dr. Am
ad"r proposed the following:
The profession of a',1 religions, at
also the exercise of the forms ol
worship shall be free, without othci
limitations than respect for christian
morality and public order. Never
aheless, it is recognixed that tin
Catholic religion Is that of a majorl.
ty or the Inhabitants of the republic,
and the laws will provide assistance
toward the foundation of a seminary
In the capital and missions for sav.
age tribes.
This was approved ,
Fire High In Air.
CHICAGO, 111., Jan. M.FIre In th
Masonic t -triple to-day en used a pant
imong the 4,000 occupantR of th
building and damaged the stock and
lxtures of tenants to the extent o
20,000. A 1 occupauta of the building
iscaped with ml serious injury
through the bravery of the elevate!
nent who remained at their posU,
ppermwDir ineir osra wene nenae
Hoods af MMtn Cllad Mm baUdicS.
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