Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-03-24
The Burning Mine.
PREACHERS WARNING AGAINST LAwLEssNESS
THE APPEAL OF A VILLAGE BELLE

4 PREACHERS WARNING AGAINST LAwLESsNRSS-
THE APPEAL OF A VILLAGE BELLE.
special TO the Philadelphia Times from POGO
hontas, Va, says: Sunday in this village has been
day OF marked soemnity and the events indicated
pretty clearly that determined effort is not
made by the company TO recover the remains of the
152 victims, the miners surviving Will make the at
tempt on their own account. Rev. Charles Ashley
preached this morning in the Union church, the
scene OF the indignation meeting Friday night, and
addressed solemn words OF warning to his congre-
CATION against any lawless demonstration
t az III , oite IL tn around Cne
than f1ve hours were closely engaged in coIsulta-
ton. The strongest element which is urging the
women. Young girls. principally daughters and
sweetheartS OF the victims, continually circu-
1ngs endeavor1ng to induce them to make an effort
TO enter the mine About shutdown a hardy lass,
tall, and OF magnificent physique. sprang upon a
horSe-trough standing near the farmhouse, and
Claimed: II have father in that mine, boys; he is
dead and know 1t, but love him and l want TO
61ry n 6oay T any IN
This singular appeal met with no response, al
though the GIRL whose name is Mollie Morris, is
quite belle In the village and the object OF ad-
m1ratiOn among more than score OF young men.
The desperate longing for the bodies of the dead
has in nowise been decreased by the failure OF
the attempt to enter the mines yesterday. The
Inhabitants apparently cannot bring themselves
to contemplate calmly the dread reality that
there is absolutely no human power which can en-
ter the mines OF Pocahontas and rescue the bodies
superintendent Lathrop, who is a man OF much
quiet determination and an experienced engineer,
meanwhile Is sparng effort to cut off all venti-
latiOn In The mine. The fire in the coal drift shows
some signs of diminutOn, and 1t is thought an en-
trance can be affected by Tuesday.
Preaching a Social War.
BISMARCK TO BE GUILLoTINED IN FIVE YEARS.
The thirteenth anniversary OF the Paris commune
OF 1871 was commemOrated last night in New York.
In the large hall OF the GerInanla assembly rooms
were gathered 900 men and women of the commu-
nistc societies The stage was hung with red cur
tains and red flags. The portraits Of Blanqui and
Louise Michel We're on the wall
Victor Drury presided He read telegram from
the cOmmuniStc societies Of Baltimore, expressing
regret at not being able to attend 1t was in 16Sy
he said that the head Of king was at the feet OF
the British people 1t was in 1889 that the head OF
another king was at the feet OF the French people.
mo could tell but that in 1889 the head OF Bis
marck would be under the feet OF the German
people
John Most was introduced He said that the re-
Dell1On OF the Partisan workingman not fight
Tor himself, but a battle for all mankind IL tyr
amy does not like the b!Ood-red flag. he said then
IL Will nave a chance to try how 1t likes the black
flag OF death.
Victor Drury asked the assembly to rise in their
seats and drink to the tOasts, "Vive Ia Commune
and "Confusion to Bismarck" They did SO, with
cheers and great applause.
THE SISTER DISHONORED AND THE BROTHER
kILLED.-At Pleasant Valley Ind, Saturday. Yes
MeekS entered the house OF a man named Goodman
and shot him In the back, the ball passing through