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    THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL.
NORFOLK , NEBRASKA , FRIDAY , AlHJUST 8. 11)02. )
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Thirteen Men Known to Have
Been Killed.
WORK OF RESCUE 18 DELAYED.
Shaft Filled With Gas and Smoke , In-
' terferlng Wth | Recovering of Bodies.
Powder House Blows Up In Colora
do Mine at Bowen.
Trinidad , Colo. , Aug. 8. A disas
trous explosion. . occurred nt C:30i :
o'clock last night at No. 3 mlno at
Bowen , 'a small oamp throe miles
north of this place. Thirteen lives
are known to have been lost. The ex
act number- -men working on the
night shift and In the mlno at the
time Is unknown. The mlno is
worked by the Union Coal company of
Denver , and Is a slope mlao , situated
on the mountain side , and about 400
yards from the tipple below. The explosion -
plosion occurred about 800 feet from
the mouth of the slope.
Immediately after the night shift
had started In the slope , a startling
explosion occurred , entirely filling the
mouth of the slope and shaking build
ings and breaking windows for a mile
distant.
Owing to the mouth of the slope
being filled , the rescuers were delayed
for some time , but succeeded in reach
ing part of the men through an old
elope , and eight dead bodies wqro
quickly brought to the surface.
The mine Is filled with gas and
emoke and the rescuers are afraid of
afterdamp , and are unable to stay In
-the mine more than a very short time.
Mothers , wives and children of the
dead and Imprisoned miners are al
most crazed with grief and the scene
presented at the mouth of the mine Is
A most pathetic one.
The known dead are : James Hunt
er , Tilden Winfleld , Mike Cassidy ,
Joe Gordon. Joe Sauchy , Thomas
Blerra , Frank Great , Weller Elliott.
The powder house In the mine , usual
ly containing 1,000 pounds of powder ,
blew up and it Is this which caused
euch a great disaster. . The general
belief is that the entire mine has been
ruined , and if not It will take months
to get it in working order again. The
rescuing party are pushing forward
with all possible speed and before
many hours-the exact number of lives
lost and the total .amount of damage
can be determined.
The mine employs about sixty men
They are all Americana and Irish
Most of the dead arc said to bo mar
ried.
TRACY RELICS IN DEMAND.
Clothing , Cartridges and Locks of
Hair Are Divided Among Crowd.
Spokane , Wash. , Aug. 8. When the
tstierlff , with the body of Harry Tracy ,
drove through Davenport , hundreds of
people followed up and crowded
about the wagon. By the time the
wagon reached the morgue the streets
were crowded and from every corner
could be heard "Three cheers for Lin
coln county. "
The town was wild. The morgne
doors had to bo closed. Several per
sons were allowed to see the body and
then trouble began. Everyone wanted
a relic , and In a short time nothing
was left but the body. Someone even
picked up the blood-stained handker
chief which had been used by Tracy
to keep from bleeding to death. ,
jMany locks of the dead man's hair
were carried away and in many places
Ills head had been made bald. His
trousers were cut into scrips and be
fore they were divided they were cut
Into smaller pieces. Many of Tracy's
cartridges wore divided among the
members' of the posse and those that
could get at the buckskin bag.
It is probable that the $4,100 reward -
ward for Tracy's body will not bo
paid for some time , owing to the
number of claimants.
' Chicago Murder Mystery.
Chicago , Aug. 8. Lying lu the long
grass of a vacant lot , and but ai few
feet from the cable track of the State
street line , on which thousands ol
people passed the place every day , the
dead body of a women was found lasl
night. The corpse was entirely destl
tute of clothing and none of the gar
meats wore found in the vicinity. The
body was in such a condition that II
was impossible to toll whether or nol
there were any marks upon it which
would indicate violence. The police
are firmly of the belief that the worn
an was murdered and her body placed
Where it was found.
Negro Murderer Captured.
Phllippl , W. Vfc , Aug. 8. Henry
Lancaster , who killed Chief of Police
Bud Wllmath at Womolsdorff two
weeks ago , has been captured after
a desperate chase through the moun
tains. A heavy reward was offered
for him , dead or alive. Ho sorvet
eoveral terms in prison. A lynching
IB feared when ho Is taken to Elklns
Jim Hlghpeach and Brooks Carter
were killed. John Carter was seriously
wounded and a man named Richmonr
was shot through the wrist in a fight
In Jackson county , Tennessee.
Two Girls Drowned In Ohio River.
Plttsburg , Aug. 8. While rowing
across the Ohio river last night Mrs
Maggie Miller and Miss Bridget Mad
denj 'both nineteen years of age , were
drowned , Getting into the. waves
mnde by n passing SUV- . ( , the
women became frightened and steered
in front of another boat going In an
opposite direction. Their boat waa
smashed and both women wore car
rlcd down and under the steamer ,
When thj bodies wore recovered they
were clasped In each other's arms.
DECK NAMED POrJ GOVERNOR.
Wyoming Democrats" Nominate a
State Ticket.
Rawllns , Wyo. , Aug. 8. The Demo
cratic state convention nominated the
following ticket : Governor , George
T. Beck ; congressman , Charles P.
Clemens ; secretary of state , D. E.
Btlckney ; treasurer , Colonel I. Hunt
er ; auditor , W. Dean Hayes ; superin
tendent of public Instruction , Mrs.
Dolaro.
All nominationo were-.by acclatmv
tion. No nomination was made for
Justice of the supreme court , but a
resolution endorsing C. N. Potter , the
Republican nominee , failed of adop
tion.
tion.Tho
The platform adopted favors the
popular election of United States sen
ators , compulsory arbitration of labor
disputes , municipal ownership of pub
lic utilities , strengthening of the pow
ers of the interstate commerce com
mission , prohibition of the acceptance
of free transportation by public ofll-
clals and other reforms.
ELECTION IN TENNESSEE.
Democratic Candidates for Judges
Elected by Large Majorities.
Nashville , Tenn. , Aug. 8. Returns
received from over the state show
the election by largo majorities of the
Democratic tickets for supreme court
and for the court of chancery appeals.
The former is made up of W. K. Me
Alllster , M. McNeil , John K. Shields
and W. D. Beard and the latter is com
posed of R. M. Barton , John W. Tay
lor and S. H. Wilson. Democratic con
gresslonal nominations , according to
Information received by the sUvto com
mittee , are as follows : Fourth dls-
trict , Morgan C. Fltzpatrlck over C. E
Snodgraas ; Sixth district , John Wes
ley Galnes over M. H. Meek ; Seventh
district , L. P. Padgett over W. J. Whit
thorne ; Eighth district , T. W. Sims
over John H. Trice and J. M. Trout ;
Ninth district , Rice Pearce over Dor-
Bey O. Thomas. With the exception of
Fltzpatrlck , they are all renomlna-
tlons.
BACK AGAIN AT OYSTER BAY.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt Return
From a Short Trip on Sylph.
Oyster Bay , N. Y. , Aug. 8. Presl
dent and Mrs. Roosevelt are hack at
Sagamore Hill. The trip on the
Sylph from Block Island sound was
made without incident. The president
had a number of guests at luncheon
yesterday. Senator Platt of Connect
icut , Mr. Phelps , secretary to the gov
ernor of Connecticut , and Mr. Clarl
of the Hartford Courant came to tall
over the political situation In their
state with the president.
Senator Stewart of Nevada dls
cussed briefly with the president some
western matters in which he Is inter
ested. Others present were James
S. Clarkson of Iowa , Representatives
James S. Sherman and Liicien N. Lit
tauer of Now York.
BUTCHERS ELECT OFFICERS.
Convention Adjourns to Meet Again
in Washington Next Year.
Washington , Aug. 8. The conven
tlon of the Retail Butchers' and Mea
Dealers' Protective association ad
Journed to meet Jn this city on the
first Monday in October of next year
The following officers were elected
President , William G. Wagner , New
York city ; secretary , D. J. Haley
Troy ; treasurer , George F. Kellogg
Hartford , Conn. The convention
adopted a resolution instructing the
various local bodies to take measures
to promote the election of members
of congress who will favor the ellml
nation of the tariff on cattle and llvo
stock.
Professionalism Charged.
Chicago , Aug. 8. Charges of pro
fessionalism and competing in un
sanctioned games have been made
against well known athletes of the
University of Illinois and of Lake
Forest university and charges are
pending against members of tracl
teams of several other well known
western colleges.
Sixteen Killed in Wreck.
Marshalltown , la. , Aug. 8. Coronc
Llcrlo was notified of the death o
William Thorpe at Mercy hospital
Des Molnes. Thorpe was the fireman
whoso right leg was crushed In th
railroad wreck at Rhodes Wednesday
The death list is now sixteen.
SPARKS FROM THE WIRES.
The Cambria Steel company ha
bought the Republic iron ere mine
In Michigan. The price paid was eve
11,000,000.
parry Do Wlndt , the explorer , trav
cling overland from Paris to No\
York , found a village in Siberia wher
outside news had not arrived for thlr
ty years.
President Roosevelt will receive th
honorary degree of LL. D. from th
University of Chicago during his vlsi
to Chicago In the fall. Oct. 3 has bee
fixed as the date of the ceremony.
Three hundred employs of J. Gapp
& Sons' clothing factory , Jackson
vllle , 111. , went on a strike Thursda
because the head cutter had been removed
moved on a charge of coercing em
ployes to join the garment makers
alon ,
Edward Expresses Gratitude
for His Recovery.
88UES ADDRESS TO HIS PEOPLE
Thanks Them for Their Sympathy
and Regrets the Fact That Corona
tion Was Postponed Proclamation
Written by King Himself.
London , Aug. 8. The following
message from King Edward to hla
people waa made public : ,
"To my people : On the eve of my
coronation , au ovcat which I look upon
as one of the moat solemn and Im
portant of my life , I am anxious to
express to my people at home and In
the colonies ami In India my heartfelt
appreciation of the deep sympathy
they have manifested toward mo dur-
ng a time in my llfo of such Immi
nent danger. The postponement of
.ho coronation ceremony , owing to my
llness , has caused , I fear , much incon
venience and trouble to all who In
tended to celebrate It. But their dis
appointment has been berne by them
with admirable patience and temper.
The prayers of my people for my re
covery were heard , and I now offer up
my deepest gratitude to divine provi
dence for having preserved my llfo
and given mo strength to fulfill the
mportant duties which devolve upon
mo as sovereign of this great empire. "
King Edward's proclamation is a
personal and spontaneous expression
of his majesty's feelings. It was con
ceived and written 'by himself In an
autograph letter to the homo secre
tary , C. T. Ritchie. In addressing
this communication to the homo sec
retary , the king Is following the tra
ditions observed by the late Queen
Victoria when she addressed personal
messages to the nation.
King Edward did not drive out yes
terday. A largo crowd had gathered
outside Buckingham palace In expec
tation of their majesties taking a drlvo
and the king , who was lunching In
one of the front rooms of the build
ing , came to a window in full view
of the people , who cheered him enthu
siastically. The king bowed his ac
knowledgements.
THOUSANDS DIE OF STARVATION.
Soup Is the Only Food of the Peasants
of Gallcla.
Vlcnnai Aug. 8. After a special In
vestigation of the labor trouble in
eastern Gallcla , the Neue Frelo Presso
draws a gloomy picture of the miser
able conditions which led to the exist
ing strike.
The average mortality from famine
for Rovnrnl vnara unaf nonnnllncr in
the None Frele Presse , aggregated
50,000.
Laborers' wages range from 8 to
10 cents a day and women earn from
4 to 8 cents a day. The peasants rare
ly taste broad and exist chiefly on a
soup , the principal ingredients of
which are water and herbs.
Picnickers Struck by Train.
Paducah , Ky. , Aug. 8. A wagon
load of ten picnickers was struck by
an extra Illinois Central freight train
at the Tennessee street crossing last
night and five persons were injured ,
two fatally. Those Injured are : Mag
gie Keener , seventeen years of age ,
of Tyler , Ky. , fatally Injured ; Dcwcy
Lindsay , twenty-six years of ago , of
Tyler , fatally injured ; James War-
nick , eighteen years of ago , of Tyler ;
Altea , Hunt , seventeen years of age , of
Pearson , Ky. , and Jim Johnson , the
colored driver.
New Haven Trolley Strike.
New Haven , Conn. , Aug. 8. A bet
ter feeling is apparent in the big
trolley strike .situation and the mem
bers of the state board of mediation
and arbitration were so satisfied with
the outlook that they returned to their
homes after a conference with the
mayor. It is understood that If an
amicable settlement by arbitration
cannot bo reached today the board
shall bo notified.
Practices by Flashlight.
Roval , Russia" " , Aug. 8. It was near
ly midnight when Emperor William
returned to the Hohenzollern , after
having witnessed the practice of the
Russian fleet by flashlight. Earlier in
the evening ho entertained the czar
at a state dinner on the Hohenzol
lern and their majesties subsequently
proceeded to Standart , where they
viewed the brilliant electric illumina
tions of both fleets.
Fall to Locate Burled Treasure.
Victoria , B. C. , Aug. 8. The expe
dition , which sailed from hero on the
brigantlne Blakeley June 8 last to
search for burled treasure on Cocoa
Island , returned yesterday. The ex-
pedltlon was an entire failure , like
those that had preceded it. The in
struments with which It was expected
to locate the treasure would not work.
Unable to Cope With Cholera.
Berlin , Aug. 8. A. telegram re
ceived here from Blagovestchensk
says that * the medical resources at
hand are entirely inadequate to cope
with the cholera epidemic. Between
July 22 and Aug. 3 there wore 101
cases and 101 deaths from the disease
la Blagovestshensk.
Alleged Bank Robber In Jail.
Wichita , Kan. , Aus. 8. Charlea
Johnson , one of ( he four men
.of robbing u bank In ArliunnnH , In in
jntl at Evniisvllle , Iii'l. ' , according to a
telegram received by Chief Hurt of
this city. Two of the alleged crim
inals nro In jail at Llttlo Ruclc , await-
lug trtuL
GIGANTIC FRAUD IS EXPOSED.
British Public Is Fleeced Out of $100-
000,000 in Wild Cat Concerns.
London , Aug. 8. The 'official ro
colver announces Unit ho hatt Issued
ummonses against Whtttaker Wright
and Hohurt l.eimui to recover $760,000
in connection with share transactions
bot\Yoen the Brltldh-Amerlcan cor
poration and the fulled London and
Globe Flnanco corporation , limited.
In the same report the receiver says
that for thq present It IB not proposed
to prosecute the dlroctora of the Lon
don and Glebe company for fraud.
Probably the full extent of the
money lost to the public by the com
pany will never bo known , but finan
cial experts now estimate- Is up
ward of $100.000,000. The flotations
for which Wright was responsible ag
gregated forty-one , with the enor
mous capital of $111,775,000 , and with
few exceptions all those companion
are cither In liquidation , have boon
abnorheil or arc defunct. What the
shareholders will recover from the
crush can bo Imagined from the announcement -
nouncomont that the creditors of the
London and Globe will receive only 5
per cent and that nothing remains for
the shareholders.
FOR THE MURDER OF BEDDALL.
Two Rioters Arrested at Shenandoah ,
Charged With Murder.
Shonandoali , Pa. , Aug. 8. The core
ner's Jury , which ban been investigat
ing the death of Joseph Boddall , who
received his fatal injuries in the riot
hero lust week , concluded Its Inquiry
yesterday and rendered a verdict holdIng -
Ing Joseph Paluqulcz , a butcher ; Mat-
Lliow I'aularkas , a one-armed Huloou
keeper , and many other rioters un
known to the jury responsible for the
killing. The men named In the ver
dict are now locked up and other ar
rests will follow. The two men wore
taken into custody by two constables ,
who were protected by a platoon of
soldiers.
The throwing of stones at the
troops was repeated yesterday. This
time the attack was not made on the
camp , but against the provost guards
stationed at the Pennsylvania railroad
station near one of the foreign colonies
in the southern part of the town.
AMERICAN PLAYERS WIN.
Englishmen Are Defeated In Great
Lawn Tennis Contest.
New York , Aug 8. The team of the
American lawn tennis experts suc
cessfully defended the Dwlght F ,
Davis International challenge cup yes
terday on tno courts of the Crescent
Athletic club , Bny flidge. They defeated -
foated the challenging Englishmen In
the four matches of the singles by
throe victories and suffered one de
feat. William A. Lamed , the national
champion , was the only player on the
American team to succumb to the
playing of the Englishmen. Ho waa
beaten by U. F. Doherty , wlio former
ly held the championship of nil En
gland. Malcolm D. Whitman , the un
beaten American title holder , beat Dr.
Pirn and II. F. Doherty. Larnod's only
victory was scored against Dr. Plm.
Appeal to the President.
Wilkesbarrq , Pa. , Aug. 8. President
Mitchell of the United Mine Workers ,
in an Interview with a representative
of the Associated Press , said with
reference to the decision of Judge
Goff In habeas corpus proceedings
against the minors In West Virginia : ,
"The only thing to do now is to make
an appeal to President Roosevelt for
the pardon of the men in jail and this
will probably be done at once. "
TELEGRAMS TERSELY TOLD.
At Klamath , Ore. , Lester and
Emory Davis , aged six and three years
respectively , were burned to death.
Miss Elsie Macomber of Des Molnca
was chosen by Governor Cummins to
be sponsor for the new cruiser Dea
Molnes.
James McArkin , aged sixty years ,
was arrested at Joplln , Mo. , Thursday
on the charge of being a counterfeiter.
His arrest is regarded as Important.
The monument iccontly erected
over the grave of Nancy Hanks ,
mother of Abraham Lincoln , at Lin
coin , Intl. , will bo dedicated Oct. 1.
Robbers who held up the Burlington
westbound limited train near Savanna
111. , at midnight Tuesday are believed
to bo hiding in the woody Mississippi
river bottoms.
Joseph Abele and Morgan Davidson ,
members of the Fifth field battery
U. S. A. , were killed at the Presidio
by the caving In of a clay bank on
which they were working.
Senator Hanna , in an address to the
Urbann ( O. ) Clmutauqua , declared
that all labor disputes can bo settled
by arbitration. The Civic Federation's
efforts for ton months failed but once
The United States Is now acting
as policeman In Colombia and Veno
zucia. Norway and Sweden put their
merchant ships under American pro
tection and Great Britain will follow
The anti-imperialist attack on the
army will bo answered officially by
Colonel Edwards of the war depart
ment. The testimony of the Manila
archbishop on soldiers' resyoct for
, women la to be quoted.
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