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An Associated Press dispatch from
Connellesville, 111., says: "Four hun
dred miners are entombed in the
Darr mines of the Pittsburg Coal
comprny at Jacobs creek on the
Youghiogheny river, eighteen miles
west of here. Of these 400 fully 100
are Americans, the rest being prin
cipally Hungarians. An explosion'
shook the "vicinity of the mine at
11:30 this" morning and announced
to .all the. surrounding community
that a great convulsion of some kind
had, occurred down under the sur
face Shortly after smoke began' to
hVsue;ln heavy columns froni.'the
mouth of the mine, which is of the
plope variety. The mouth of the
mine was wrecked, and this circum
stance in connection with the fire,
, which was discovered to be raging in
side, prevented effectually up to 1
p,' m., an attempt at rescue of 'the
imprisoned men."
Kuropatkin, after obtaining confirm
atory details of this statement from
Colonel Gurko, sent the order super
seding General Stoessel. Answering
General Stoessel's query as to what
grounds he had for making such a
statement to General Kuropatkin,
Colonel Gurko related two instances
in which General Stoessel had or
dered his staff to scatter under fire,
himself heading the dash for shelter."
Gus Ringling, head .of the great
circus combination, died at New Orleans.
Admiral George Dewey 'celebrated
his seventieth birthday at Washing
ton, December 18.
Senator Aldrich promises that a
currency reform bill will be reported
immediately after the holidays.
Government figures show that
deaths in coal mines in the United
States surpass those in European
countries by three to one.
Governor Hughes of New York has
written a letter which is interpreted
to mean that he is willing to be a
candidate for the republican nomina
tion for president.
Comptroller of the Currency Ridge
ley in his annual report recommends
a central bank "of issue.
t Secretary of War Taft landed in
New. York December 20 from his
round the world trip. He refused to
be interviewed on American politics,
but said his trip had been a success.
Charles A. Geiger of Beaufort, S.
C, shot and killed James H. 011
phant, a stock-broker, at .his New
York office. Geiger committed sui
cide. He explained that he lost mon
ey through deals with Oliphant.
. Democrats generally will keenly
regret the.neAvs given in this dis
patch from Alexandria, 111.: "W. H.
Hinrichsen, familiarly known as Buck
Hinrichsen, formerly treasurer and
secretary of the state of Illinois, died
at his home hero this morning from
patalysis after a long period1, of de
clining health. Mr. Hinrichsen was
about fifty-nine years pf- age and was
secretary of; state during the admin
istration oi, .uoveriiur Angela, lie
-hdbeenya .conspicuous figure in Illi
iS"lVp6utics for manv vears."
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A St. Petersburg rnhlorrram noT.
Hed by the Associated Press says:
Lieutenant General. Stoessel was ac
cused of having shown the white
feather on twp different occasions.
This accusation was made by Colonel
Gurko, who was on the stand as a
witness before the court-martial
which is trying the general for his
alleged failure in the proper defense
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uuuil was investigating the circum
stances of General ifnvnn0tv
order dated June 18, 1904, in which
General Stoessel war tM f
over the command of the garrison to
urwuuiui omirnoii: and join the Man
churian army, General Stoessel dis
regarded this order and it was re-
peuvea uiree times. He suppressed
the cony of tho orriAi nririr,,i
General Smirnoff and finally was al-
luweu io remain at Port Arthur
General Kuropatkin testified that
early in May doubts had. arisen as
to the fitness of Gennr.nl srnci
command the fortress owing to his
nervousness. This idea was strengtb-
"ucu communication sent by
General Smirnoff to his aide, Colonel
Gurko. that stnoRnni wna iri
rand apt to lose his head during an as-
U1 uu umt u mignt bo necessarv
w v.nvv! mm uuuer arrest to prevent
the fall of the fortress. nkWi
A Washington dispatch to the Min
neapolis Journal says: "Former
Senator W. E. Chandler of New
Hampshire has come out for LaFol
lette for the remihHnnn nrpaHonHni
nominee, saying he believes he would
umite a Better run tnan any other
man yet mentioned. He suggests
Governor Hughes for second place,
and admits that his own state, be
ing strongly under railway control,
probably will send an unpledged del
egation to the conventions, prepared
to VOte for the railwav p.nnrHrlnto
whoever he may be. This is the first
prominent man to declare for LaFol
lette in the east."
HOUSE COMBHTTEES NAMED
On December 19 Speaker Cannon
announced the house committees.
There are a number of important
changes.
The ways and means committee is
as follows: Chairman, Payne (N.
YO; republicans, Dalzell (Pa.), Mc
Call (Mass.), Hill (Conn.), Boutell
(111.), Watson (Ind.), .Needham
(Cal.), Calderhead (Kan.), Fordney,
uvncn.j, uaines (.w. Va.), Bouynge
(Col.) Longworth (O.); democrats-,
Griggs (Ga.), Pou- (N. C), Randall
(Tex.) Clarke (Mo.), Cockran (N.
Y.) Underwood (Ala.), Granger (R.
I.). Twelve renubHnnnR? havah dem
ocrats.
Of "the remaining committees the
chairmen all of whom are republi
cans, and the new lamia nf fKo
committees as follows, -with the ex
ception of the committees oil appro
priations, banking and currency and
rules, previously announced:
Committee on accounts Chair
man, Hughs (W. Va.); republicans,
Jackson (Md.), Pollard (Neb.);
democrats, O'Connell (Mass.). En
tire membership, four republicans;
three democrats.
Agriculture - . Chairman, Scott
(Kan.); republicans, Cole (O.), Gil
hams (Ind.), Mclaughlin (Mich.),
Hawley (Oregon), Cook (Colo.);
democrats, Rucker (Mo.), Stanley
(Ky.), Koflin (Ala.), Bell (Texas).
Eleven republicans, six democrats.
Alcoholic liquor traffic Chair
man, Sperry (Conn.); republicans,
Harding (O.), JCustormann (Wis.),
Pray (Mont.); democrats, McHenry
(Pa.), Sabath (111.), Craig (Ala.),
Six republicans? five democrats.
Census Chairman, Crumpacker
(Ind.); republicans, Snapp (111.),
Lanerley (Ky.). Barclay fPenn.):
kdemocrats, "Godwin (N. C), Cox
(Ind.), Hamlin (Mo.), Wilson (Pa.)
Ten republicans; six democrats.
Claims Chairman, Miller" (Kan.);
republicans, Lilley (Conn.), Law (N.
Y.), Lindbergh (Minn.), Hawley
(Ore.); democrats, Adair (Ind.),
Fulton (Okla.), Patterson (S. C),
Candler (Miss.) Nine republicans;
seven democrats.
Coinage, weights and measures
Chairman, McKinley (111.); republi
cans, Pearre (Md.), Kennedy (la.),
Cook (Pa.), McMillan (N. Y.),'
Beale (Pa.), A. D. James (Ky.);
democrats, Porter (N. Y.), Booker
(Mo.), Ashbrook (O.), Carlin (Va.)
Eleven republicans; seven democrats.
District of Columbia Chairman,
Smith (Mich.); republicans, McGa
vin (111.), Kahn (Cal.), Moore (Pa.),
Foster (Ind.), Coudrey (Mo.), Nye
(Minn.), Carey (Wis.), McMillan
(N. YO; tfemQcrats, Broadhead
(Pa.), Johnson (Ky.), Murphy
(Wis.), Sims (Teiln.), Aiken (S. C.)
Thirteen republicans; seven demo
crats. Education Chairman, Southwick
(N. Y.); republicans, Graff (111.),
Goebel (O.), Kincaid (Neb.), Loud
(Mich.); democrats, Ansberry (O.),
Favrot (La.), Touvelle (O.) Eight
republicans; five democrats.
Election of president, vice presi
dent and representatives in congress
Chairman, Gaines (W. Va.) ; re
publicans, Jackson (Md.), Diekema
(Mich.), Focht (Pa.); democrats,
Lassiter (Va.), Hacked (N. C.)
Eight republicans; five democrats.
Elections, Number 1 Chairman,
iviann cm.) ; republicans, Pearre
(Md.), Stunds fW. Va.l: rlnmnnrna
Willett (N. Y.) Six rennhllnnr..'
three democrats.
Elections, Number 2 Chairman,
Olmstead fPa."). reniihUonna TVT
Kinley (Cal.), Nelson (Wis.); demo
crats, Touvelle (O.), Hamill (N. J.)
Six republicans; three democrats.
.uiieuwuus rsumDer 6 Chairman,
Driscoll (N. Y.) ; republicans, Boyd
(Neb.), Laning (O.); democrats
Wolf (Md.), Carlin (Va.) Five re
publicans, three democrats.
Enrolled bills Chairman, Wilson
(111.); republicans, Antony (Kan.),
Hale (Tenn.); democrats, -Willett
(N. Y.) Four republicans, three
democrats.
Expenditures in the department of
agriculture Chairman, Littlefield
(Me.); republicans, Biggins (Conn.),
Fassett (N. Y.), Washburn "(Mass.) ;
democrats, Hooker (Mo.)N Four re
publicans, three democrats.
expenditures in the department of
commerce and laborChairman,
SEMX0' 'spubllcana, Gardner
(Mich.), Gronna (N. D.),; democrats,
no change. Four republicans and
three democrats.
m Expenditures in the department of
justice Chairman, Mudd (Md.); re
publicans, Safford (Wis.), Hubbard
(la.), Howland (O.); democrats, no
change. Four republicans, three
democrats.
Expenditures in the interior de
partmentChairman, Haugen (la.):
PU?U2nSll KenTnedy (0-). Lafean
(Pa.), Malby i,N. Y.); democrats,
Hardy (Tex.). Four republicans,
three democrats.
.Expenditures in the navy depart
ment Chairman, 'Boutell (111.)- re
SrVi08, Langley (Ky.); democrats,
Wolf (Md.) Three .republicans, three
democrats.
Expenditures in the postoffice de
partment Chairman, Wanger (Pa )
?S1?IXI1,B tMadden (!".) Jackson
(Md.), Fairchild (N. Y.); democrats,
no changes. Four republicans, three
democrats.
Expenditures in the state depart
mentChairman, Weeks (Mass.) :
republicans, Bannon (O.-), Cooks" (N
YO, Davis (Minn.); .democrats
Codper (Tex.), Hamlin (Mo.), Len
ahan Pa.) .Four republicans, threo
democrats.
Expenditures in the treasury de
partment Chairman, Knopf (111)
republicans, Bates (Pa.), Haggott
(Col.); democrats, Kipp (Pa.) Four
republicans, three democrats.
Expenditures- In the . war depart
ment Chairman, Lawrence (Mass )
republicans, Harding (O.); demo
crats, Broadhead (Pa.), Davenport
(Okla.) Four republicans, threo
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A Great Physiologist
Onco Said the Way to Keep tho
Stomach Healthy is to
Exercise It
But Ho Did Not Tell How to Mako
It Healthy
The muscles of the body can be de
veloped by exercise unll their
strength has increased manifold, and
a proper, amount of training each day
will accomplish this result, but it is
somewhat doubtful whether you can
increase the digestive powers of the
stomach by eating indigestible food
in order to force it to work.
Nature has furnished us all with a
perfect set of organs, and if they are
not abused they will attend to the
business required of them. They
need no abnormal strength.
There is a limit to the weieht a
man can lift, and there is also a
limit to what the stomach can do.
The cause of dyspepsia, indiges
tion and many affiliated diseases is
that the stomach has been exercised
too much and it is tired or worn out.
Not exercise but rest is what it needs.
To take something Into the stomr
ach that will relieve it from its work
for a short time something to digest
the food will givB it a rest and al
low it time to regain its strength.
The proper aid to the digestive or
gans is. Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets,
which cure dyspepsia, indigestion, gas
on the stomach and bowels, heart
burn, palpitation of the heart, and
all stomach diseases.
Rest and invigoration is what tho
stomach gets when you use Stuart's
Dyspepsia Tablets, for one grain of
the active principle in them is suffi
cient to digest 3,000 grains of food.
The Tahlets increase the flow of
gastric juice and prevent fermenta
tion, acidity and sour eructions.
Do not attempt to starve out dys
pepsia. You need all your 'strength,
The common sense method Is to di
gest the food for the stomach and
give it a rest.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets do not
make the cure, but enables the or
gans to throw off unhealthy condi
tions. Perfect digestion means nerfect
health, for under these conditions
only do the different organs of the
body work right and receive the
building-up material found in pure
blood.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets is a nat
ural remedy and is a . specific; for
stomach troubles. The ablest physi
cians prescribe them.
The Tablets are pleasant fo the
taste, and are composed of fruit and
vegetable extracts, golden seal and
pepsin.
At "all drug stores 50 cents per
package. m .
Send us your name and address to
day and we -will at oncesend you by
mail a sample package free. Ad
dress F. A. Stuart Co,,r 150 Stuart'
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