The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1885-12-16
TELEGRAPHIC NE WIS.

large amount of railroad building.
There is now in course of construction
line from North Loup to Loup City,
Neb., distance Of 40 miles. Another
line is building from Marysville to
Garrison, about % miles. There is
also building a line Of 60 miles from
Denver to Boulder, COL, and a short
line of about 10 miles to Ord, Kan. A
line is also in construction from Lin.
coin, Neb., to Salina, Kan, distance
OF 80 miles. All these lines are under
contract and being rapidly pushed
toward completion. In addition to
these lines the company contemplates
the construction of from 200 to 800
miles of new roads in Nebraska and
Kansas. Galloway is now on his way
East to confer with the President and
directors of his company regarding the
funds necessary to construct the lines.
A frightful explosion of gas took place
Monday in the Mill Creek mine, opera
ted by the Delaware and Hudson Coal
Company, Wilkesbarre. Pa. At the
time of the accident there we're about
100 miners, laborers and boys in the
slopes. The news spread rapidly and
the whole populace soon gathered about
the property. The explosion occurred
in what is known as No. IL left, which
is located at the extreme end of the
opening of the Slopes, being 1000 feet
from the mouth, and, therefore ventila-
tion was difficult problem. The gas
had ignited in breast where a miner
named Coffee was at work. An explor.
ing party of some thirty miners entered
the stope as soon as the news had reached
the surface. IL was soon discovered
that many had been burned, and they at
once began removing them. The injured
have been already removed from the
mine, one of whom has died.
Parnellism is the paramount question
of the hour in England. The Telegraph
thinks the situation is more serious than
many wars, for the Gordian knot can
not be cut by the sword. The News is
very much disturbed. It says: Spar
nell is the maker and unmaker of min.
istries. Our Parliamentary system is at
stake" The Standard says: "a com.
promise with Parnell would be folly"
and to acquiesce in his offers would be
folly" and adds: 'There is no middle
way to choose between that of those
who wish to maintain the empire and
those intent on destroying it. 1t
will be lasting disgrace if the present
generation of statesmen are UNEQUAL
to the task of 'facing Parnell."
A cable special to the Sun from Lon.
don of December 18th says: Thomas
Power O'Connor, who is undoubtedly
the chief of the Parnellites now in Lon
don, assured your correspondent that he
had not been approached by any friend
of Gladstone or by any Liberal ennis.
sary. and that he had every reason to
believe that Parnell had received no
oyertures. O'Connor said he doubted
whether the majority of the Liberal
leaders would be inclined to bid for Par
nells support until they felt their own
strength in the new Parliament. Thew
want to cross swords with the Tories at
least once, and if they are worsted they
may call on the Parnellites for succor
Thomas G. Morrow. editor and pro.
prietor of the Gazette of Washington
city, was arrested yesterday on a war
rant sworn out by A. 7. Bissel, charg-
ing him with conspiracy in procuring
the appointment of Frank Thomas as
clerk in the Agricultural Department.
Thomas not performing any service for
the Government and paying his salary
over to Morrow. A similar warrant
was issued for General Carmen, ex.
Chief Clerk of the Agricultural Depart
ment, who is now at present in the
city. Morrow was released on bail.
The November review of railroad
earnings shows total increase in the
earnings of last month over the same
month of 1884 Of Sl,45l, $50. Out of
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