The weekly miner., 1879-11-25

ard Legislature was the only Legislature of
Louisiana, and the question could not now be
| reopened. Messrs. Hill and Vance, the ma
jority OF the committee, dec. ded the evidence
admissible of both above witnesses called by
| Spofford. Kellogg will not offer direct testi-
Emony. ! a2+ L 80 Hal ;,ssdHg y |
| UTICA, N. Y. Nov. H. Governor Seymour
says he is not aware of movement being on
foot to settle the differences in the Democratic
party of the Stale. In his Judgment, the only
body TO arbitrate in such affairs is the Stale
Committee, which, without doubt al the
next meeting will act wisely and judiciously
in view of the facts and results of late elec-
Etion. sea1q.s aaH a8 ~ aI2% sn'ag-&H
New York, Nov. 17.-Judge Dettenhoffer
has begun an actlon in behalf Of Wach & Go.
against Thomas l.. James, postmaster of this
| city, Tor damages caused by detention of their
letters registered, and ordinary money y-ordels
| from the Postmaster General, based on the
law authorizing him to detain letters concern
| ing lotteries, etc 1t is claimed by the coun-
| sci that the law is unconstitutional, as IL
makes the Postmaster General sole and ex-
elusive judge, jury and sheriff. and gives the
offending party no opportunity to be heard,
and deprives the plaintiffs Of their property
without due process Of law, and in violation
| of the provisions of the constitution.
New York, Nov. ia lottery agent here
has brought suit against Postmaster James in
| the Supreme Court Of the State for alleged
illegal detention of his letters for which he
claims s., 500 damages. The cas- will proba-
bly, be transferred 10 the Federl' Courts. The
letters were detained under orders fl,om the
%;'' Sn.a; ,ns'. oa .ue ,am au o.,o
los etc and II "a cIa;,ned I,v ,.on nsaI that tho
law ia mnconsfiintionaI .s E made the Post.
master Gener,I colo and ayclnsive ;udoe ;nrv
and she,.;fr and rives the mari " M onno,tnnity
N! he heard and denrves he Mai ntiffs of tl,e
nrone,tv wit.,ont dna n,ocess of Law and il
In viol.;ion Of The nrov sons Of he Consti-
ia,,ion' '
The American IJoion Teleoranb Comnanv
of New .Iarsav has heonn .nit In The Surname
Court aoa:nst ,he Wes5ern TInion Teles ranb
Comnanv' Con,inaotai Te1eoranb Comnanv-
New Ja,sav e. Nav Enola nd Teecranh f;om,,
nanv. Amos n, Middleton. Edwin Middleton.
and Cart s Mo- for S1OI OO0 damaoes
caused. az alIened nv defendants pro ling to
he 10 n down ,.e,~s,n teIeoranh ,,oles and
wi,es ot me nla;ns;S' in nat Sia a
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CHICAGO, Nov. I'm. W. Wheeler u Co.,
at wnose place the >l9dfmakels have stluck,
this morning telegraphed to San Francisco for
htly Chinese cigarmake,s, wio will be placed
at wosk as soon as they arrive. Wheeler says
he prefers union men, but that they VIII not
let him cont ol his own business.
SAN FRANCISCO Nov 1S.--An explosion
occurred in tunnel number three on the mar
row guaae railroad from San Jose to Santa
Cruz early this morning. From the mea-
ger. accounts thus far received it appears
that the blast was let offabout 1,7OO feet from
the mouth of the tunnel, which caused an ex-
plosion of gas generated by the filtration of
coal oil through the roof and sides of the tun-
mel. Twenty-one Cinnamon and two white
men were at work in the tunnel at the time.
Immediately about twenty more Cinnamon
rushed into the tunnel with torches to aid
their comrades. When they had penetrated
about fifteen hundred feet their torches caused
second explosion more violent than tile
first, shaking the mountain to it's center The
white men, Hinckle & johnson, were brought
out terribly burned, and about ten Cinnamon,
all seriously injured.
, As near as can be learned, some thirty
| Cinnamon were killed by the second eXplo-
sion, wreckine engines and works. Phy-
sicians were dispatched to the scene from
San Jose, and everything possible is being
} done for the sufferers.
From additional reports concerning the
explosion in the tunnel on the narrow gauge
l railroad it appears that three explosions oc.
f Cured. The first took place at 11:5O p. IN
the second at 11:55 p. M, and the third al
7 1920 a. III. They were changingishifts when
: the first explosion took place. Seventeen
= Cinnamon were taken out, all terribly burned
9 and twenty-four dead remain in the tunnel
A Chinainan named All Wo was taken Out
burned about the chest and injured internally
J, he was found dead in his cabin an hour after
r wards, strangled with silk scarf. The Chi
: namen say that he hanged himself, but the
: indications are that he was strangled by hi
s friends to put him out OF misery. There is {
t terrible scene OF suffering In the camp anu tht