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THE HOPELESS TASK
OF DIGGING FOE TnE MIxERs
1mprl.onsd III tho NAntieOEo Mlno-Auo.hsr
UAvo.iu stops the Work of the ROSeuerS,
who Narrowly Escape = DlStroSSiDE
gooues nj the Mouth of tho Mine.

WIIYEsBARRE, Pa, Dec. 9l.-At 1:SC
O'Clock this afternoon the relief party
were still pushing towards the imprisoned
men in the Nanticoke mines and have
been spurred on by a signal they had re-
ceiyed which indicates that there is life
beyond. The tapping upon an iron air
pipe was heard by the rescuers, and they
naturally conclude that there is yet good
grounds OF hope that at least some Of the
men may be rescued alive. 1t is the opin'
ion Of some OF the best miners that they
cannot reach the men for some days,
owing TO the extent OF the distractions.
Others are Banguine enough TO expect that
they will reach the men within the next
ten hourB.
Little change WAS observable in the con.
dition OF affairs tonight. The miners at
Morgantown quit work to-day and joined
the relief party at Nanticoke, and 100 men
are at work, being relieved every six
hours. It is thought this is only way Of
reaching the imprisoned men. 1t 10 i'm
possible to form an idea OF the vast mass
Of earth that lies before the relief party,
About 0 o'clock tonight the work OF the
rescuiug party was suddenly interrupted
by another fall OF sand, rock and culm.
The men were working on q steep incline.
They fled for their lives and several Of
them had very narrow escapes. The work
Of digging is for the time being ended. The
fall did not come from the surface but
from an upper chamber.
The officials in charge after an examipa-
ton thought it could be overcome with
few hours work and at II 20 ninety men
were preparing to 60 down.
Three men James Turner, John Absal
and Joe Warner vera caught In the fall.
Though not badly injured hey wore ex.
tricated with great difficulty.
ThNmen at work are now afraid to re-
enter the mine, and there appears to be no
possible hope OF rescuing the imprisoned
men alive. They have been imprisone
since Friday morning. II is believed that
II will take several days to penetrate the
mass Of earth now ohstrueting the passage,
The excitement around the mine is inde-
scribable. Women and children who have
hardly closed their eyes since Friday
are made nearly crazy by the fresh
calamity. Screams and walls Of anguish
from the women rend the air, while the
disheartened and exhausted miners cit
around the mouth Of the mines in suiien
despair. Crowds OF people for. miles
around are coming to view the scene OF
desolation. The town ot Nanticoke is 9
place Of universal mourning and lamenta'
finn
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THE COAL COMBINATION


LONDON, Dec. 2l.-The Marx Lane EE-
pren, in It's weekly review Of the British
grain trade, says: Whests are inactive,
owing to the approach OF tho holidays.
Sales OF English wheat during the past
week were 4G,0s5 quarters at 3Os. 3D.,
against 1916 quarters at 800, 10d, for the
corresponding week Of last year. Flour is
freely supplied. There have been drag
Ring sales Of barley. Old oats and beans
are rather scarce and no prices are
quoted. A deBpondent feeling prevails in
the market for foreign Wheats. Foreign
flour is difficult to sell. Corn is weaker,
owing to the inferior condition Of the
American crop. There is no new feature
in the trade In wheat c2rgoes.
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Mr.. Joseph II. Keene appeared al
Charley Shay's Academy last night to a
good house in rip Van Winkle," thai
always new old play, which will be seen
with pleasure, az IrvinG's story will be
read with pleasure, as long as human
nature remains what 1t now Is. A better
rendition Of the character Of the drunken
vagabond with q big heart was never seen
in Wheeling. This is saying good deal
but it is true. Mr.. KeeDe 10 all that one
could wish in the role. The support was
generally speaking, meritorious, the two
children being especially pleasing.
This evening the company will render
Mr.. Keene's own play, '"Mrs. Psrtingtor
and her bad boy, Ike" Il Is said to Be- .
very funny and enjoyable performance.
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LONDON, Dec. 2l.-Lieut. GreelY, ol
Arctic fame, delivered a lecture here to-
night under the auspices Of the Roysl
Geographical Society, The lecturer had
every cause to be more than satisfied with
the reception he met from the audience,
that not only crowded the hall, but indi
Gated their approval OF the lecture and re-
gard for the lecturer by every demonBtra
ton OF respectful enthusiasm. The Mar
quis Of I.orne presided, and among the
attendants we're Princess Louise, United
States Minister Phelps and Mrs. Phelps
Sir Leopold McClintoCk, Lieut., Clements
Markham, the Rev. sGeorRe Rawlinson
tho historian, and others well known in
the literary and scientific CircseB.
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r-~N~
MARTINS FERRY.
Amateurs Attempt to Crack n safs-variOuS
Oihsr Local Notes.

LmRteurR Attempt to Crack safe-VariouI
Other Local Notes.
James Halnes, OF Salem, O., is visiting
relatives in town during the holiday.
Capt. Abram Lash istraining the scholars
Of the Presbyterian Sunday school for a
broom drill.
Miss Lora Drennen and Mr.. Cope will
be married at the residence OF the brides
father, ]. H. bremen, Esq., Thursday
evening.
The Episcopalisrs have made plepara.
tions for tine entertainment tomorrow
evening. Misses Flora Williams, Emily
Warwood, Forsythe, Of Wheeling, Prof.
Sccfeld and others will take part.
An Intellectual attempt was made to
break open the safe in the O. 4 P. railroad
office Saturday night. They were evi.
IDENTIFY amateurs, for they had used moth.
ing but hatchet apparently, with which
they chopped of the knob OF the combina,
ton lock and the handle Of the safe door
This was as far as they get. Nothing else
was disturbed in the office. No tickets
could be sold yesterday, as the stamp was
in tbs safe.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 2l.-ssnator Cullom
introduced a Postal Telegraph bill to-day.
It provides for the purchase Of any exist
ing lines under tho provisions Of the act Of
1865, at an appraised valuation to be as
certained by a commission Of FIVE disinter-
ested persons. The bill was referred to
the Committee on PostottiCes and Post
Roads, to be considered in connection
with the bill on the same subject recently
introduced by Senator EdmundJ.
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CABLE CLICKS,

Tho shares Of the Bank Of Ireland, which
on Saturday were quoted at E274, have
advanced El0.
The remains OF Prince Ferdinand OF
SAKE ICoburg, father Of the King Of Portu.
gal, were inferred yesterday with impos-
ing ceremonies, at Lisbon.
There Is agitation in various quarters
throughout Madrid concerning q widely
circulated rumor that Don Carlos has sue
ceeded in negotiating in London loan Of
e., 100000.
Senior Capril, the first Spanish Governor
OF the Caroline IslAnds has been tried by
q court martial foEinsulting the German
Admiral on the occpsion ot the occupation
of the Island by the German feet. Sen
teuce was deferred,
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MOURNING FOR LOST ONES.
The scsnss ArOqnA the Msuth Of the Misp.
Extent of tho Cullsp0a.


Extent of the C0llspSe.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 2l.-A special tc
the Prem describing the scenes OF yestor
day says: At tthe shatt-house, on the slope
OF the hill, there stood shiyering all day
in the cold wind a crowd Of, perhaps, 800
sometimes more and sometimes less
Many Of them were fathers, mothers
wives, brothers and sisters dt the men en-.
tombed 800 feet below. There vas no ap'
parent ezcitement. Their emotion showed
itselt only in the patient, dumb 81.
lence with which they stood, never
taking their eyes from the door
OF the shafthouse through which any mes.
sage from below must come. When a
gang which had been relieved came up,
begrimed and dirty, they were at once
surrounded By scores Of eager questioners,
All day, however, thoy could only shake
their heads and say that they knew moth
ing, but hoped for the best. Sometimes
one or two Of tho women would cry lit
tie, but their tears were checked by re-
vivinR hope, and with straining eyes they
would resume their watch Of that fateiul
door Of the BhaithouSo.
haired father, William kivier, three oi
whose sons are among the prisoners. The
old man OF 70 meyer left his watch all day.
Near him stood another father, Michael
Schutt, whose only son Is below. Anothe!
su1ioEs father, William Elkie, comtorted
the young wife whose i've months hus
band, Charles McCArty, was 80 far beneath
her feet. "I'd change place with Charlie, u
he moaned, "but 1t can't be, it can't be. u
4Yiew Of the topof the culm bank gives
an idea OF tie eTtent Of the collapse. The
level top is 200 feet above ths ground
and is about Ave acres in extent. Righi
| in the middle is a cavity 800 feet across
and 50 feet deep, formed by the dropping
Of tho coal dust into the mine. ItlookI
like the crater Of volcano, and this efee!
is heightened by wreaths OF steam and
smoke which rise around 1t for the culm
bank has been smouldering with hidden
Ere for Sig years. Fhe great cssit7 iontGinl
ed 800, 900 cubic feet oi matter which has
slumped below. This is equivalent in
| weight 10 over 10000 tons Of coal, Tbs
quantity oil water which fell with this has
been greatly exaggerated. There was no
lake or reservoir or swamp beneath the
Culm, but only some natural drainage
which had accumulated in the assures ol
the ground. the pipe was clear Of water
on Friday night. 1t was the sudden ruSll
which gave rise to extravagant estimates
OF its volume. Even the experts about
the mine did not realize until to-day that
the supply Of vater was not 80 large aa
they bad supposed.
One faithful worker OF the mine was
found alive and kicking early in the day,
This is mule at the foot OF the slope,
which ia still Imprisoned. The beast with
remarkable instinct when the disaster
happened, climbed up 4 sloping mass o.
waste material to recess in the wall
where 1t now eats, with apparent content,
the oats Of idleness passed to It through q
CreViCe.
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rnK poLYaAMY nlLL
Reported to Ia. Gsaats Yesterday from tho
I,dIcIarv tioRIH ItfoO,

Reported to tAS ksH9te IeSioFuHy ho" Inv
Jadlciary UoSh~.lttes,
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 2l.-The pos
lygamy bill reported back to-day by sena'
tor Edmunds from the Judiciary Commit.
tee, provides thSt in any prosecution 4ns
der the statute1 OF the United States, for
bigamy, polyGamy, or unlawful cohabita'
ton, the lawful husband or wife OF the
accused shall be competent witness, and
may becompelledto testify that an attach
ment for witness may be issued with
out a previous subpoena when there is
reasonable grounds to believe that the
witneW will refuse TO obey sobpana, that
every marriage cersmonny IN the territories
shall be certified in writing the certificate
to be signed by each Of the parties and by
the officer or priest performing the oeEe'
mony, such certificate TO be primtR tacie
evidence OF the facts when produced in
court. Failure To Furnish certificate Is
made punishable by fpe and imprison-
ment: that al records Of marriage keptly
official fuHcslonarieB shall be sub:
iect tot he inspection OF United States
officials and refusal to permit this 10 pun
;shShle by fine and imprisonment; that 1t
shall not bo lawful for any female to vote
At any election heratotore held in the ter
Titory OF Utah for any pDbiic purpose
whaieyer; that the laws OF Utah In respect
In Estates OF deceased persons and in re.
spect to the guardianship of perons and
property OF infants and in respect to per.
Fons and the property Of persons not Of
sound mind are disapproVed and annulledi :
that the laws Of Utah recognizing the
capacity Of illegitimate children to snhsrit
a father's property are aunulled, and NO
illegitimate child born subssq qent to the
passage OF this set shall be entitled to any
share in the inheritance; that laws OF
Utah which provide that prosecution for
adultery can only be commenced on com
plaint OF the husband or wife are
annulled; that the acts OF the
Utah legislative assembly recognizing
the corporation known as the Church OF
leans Christ Of Latter Day Saints and or
dinSnces Of the so.called general assembly
ofths State Of DeseEet incol porating this
BODY i' are Snnullad. Adultery Is made
punishable By imprisonment for not more
than three wears, and in case Of tofnica-
s;on % hy an unmarried man or woman,
zach d to be punished by not more than
siY n,onths impriBonment or SlUO hne.
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E..Cbapcellor ChIlder,, vIows.

LONDON, Dec. 2i.-1n an interview had
to-day with RI, Hon. Hugh Childers,
Chancellor OF ExChequsr under Mr.. Glad.
stones administration, on the subject Of
Irish home rule the ex,minister said that
his views on the question had undergone
no change. He thought that il home rule
were granted to Ireland rigid line should
be drawn between strictly imperial mat.
ters, which the Imperial Parliament should
deal with and measures relative to the or.
binary administration Of justice, internal
trade, railroads, public works, education
and the relief Of the poor, all Of which
questions could be better dealt with BY
the local government.
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Ao1aANrIc ENrKRpRlsE.
Tho Standard OH CompauJS Great O.
Behsms and tho Work.It WIN Furni.h.

Tho stardArd OH CompauJ's Great Gas
Behems and tho Work.It WIN Furni'h.
PIrTsBuRoM, Dec. 2l.-Another big or
der has been placed with Pittsburgh
manufacturers. The Standard Oil Com.
pany, it seems, has gone into the natural
gas business to stay. The Commercial
Gazette says that they are engaged in the
most gigantic enterprise Of the age. A
meeting OF the gaspipe and iron tube
manufacturers was held in New York last
| week at the suggestion OF the Standard
| Company, and the manufacturers were
asked by its representatives to prepare an
estimate OF what each factory could pro-
duce. This was done and q syndicate
formed 10 furnish the Standard Company
with gas mains to be laid from the gas
regions to Buffalo, New York, and also to
Philadelphia.
The distance to Buffalo is 275 miles.
The manufacture OF the Pipe was divided
among the syndicate OF Pipe man. Ths
amount to be made is inot definitely
known as yet, but it is very large. The
share OF the Pennsylvania Tube Works
lin Pittsburgh is $4,000 tons and the
other factories hereabouts share proper
tionately. The entire order is the largest
ever contracted Tor, and will keep all tho
works busy for several months 70 Come
The piping is to be delivered as soon as
practicable, and the work Of laying the
line will be begun at once. Hundreds OF
men will put to work.
The line to Pittsburgh also will bo
pushed by the charter OF the Chsrtiefs
Company. The Standard claims to have
equal rights in the city with the Fhila.
delphia Company, and 1t proposes to be-
come that company's great rival. 1t is
rumored that connection will be made
with the line already conveying gas from
the New York region to Buffalo, and the
whole will be piped to New York City.
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GIN SPITE OF ALL"
A Remarkable Performance Of q Very
Pleading Programme.

A Remarkable Performance of n vsry
Pleasing Programme.
only fair audience, as to size, greeted
Mrs Minnie Madden last evening Mt the
Opera House, but 1t was composed OF peo'
pie whose close attention and enthu.
aiastic applause would be high Compli'
ment to any actress. This compliment
Miss Madden deserved and received. She
had some admirers in the audience when
tho curtain went up; all were her admirerl
when 1t fell on the last act. Indeed, earlier
in the play she had won the approval oi
the judicious and the tears Of the sym
pathetic. Miss Maddern is growing as an
actress. She has q great future before her, il
the new strength shown by her in the roll
OF the loving wife, bound 10 win back hel
false husband ''In Spite OF Ali" can be
taken as an indication. The support was
satisfactory throughout, and the perform
auce, artistically, q memorable one, 49,.
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A11FE sAvEDIY TELEGRAPH.
a Sensible Operator kescuss from Death I
WouId-be Suicide.

SeAEaS
KISasToS, n. Y, Dec. 2l.-Miss Ora
Misner, aged 81 years, residing at Big
Indian, a few miles from here, took
an ouncs Of laudanum at 10 o'clock yes
ts.dey. morning. The parents went to
the railway ststion to telegraph to DR..
schley, at Pine Hill, three miles West,
to come quickly. Tho operator werking
the Big Indian wire in tie main Office OF
the Western Union.. Telegraph Company
Ia New York, having overheard the mes
sage summoning Schley, asked the opera
tos st Big Indian about the case.
Learning the pitps:ion Of affairs, and.
approaching the necessity 9t immediate
medical treatment, he consulted with two
brother operators on duty at the time who
had CIRCULATED from a medical college in
New York. FleSo two operators then
told the Big Indian operator what feme-
dies should be applied and gave full diTec:
tions as to treatment.
Following their directions powerful
emetics were administered, which proved
effective. They also prescribed vigorous
rubbing and whipping with small
twigs 10 keep the girl awake. DR..
Schley, who ARRIVED sD hour later,
said the girls life could not hsye besH
saved had not she been treated so prompt
II. Pills morning Miss Misner was pro-
nounced to be out Of immediate danger
Her effort Of Pelf. destruction resulted frem
a love affair.
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MISSED THEIR GAME.
HIghwaymen Who Tried to Get Christmas
money aud Failed.

Money and Failed.
MlLEs Cry, MoNy., Dec. 2l.-Three
highwaymen held UP the Miles City and
Spear Fish stage, one mile east of here
this morning. One Of the robbers called a
halt and pulled gun, The cap snapped
and tho stage driver, Will Mccormick,
whipped up his horses and cut loose,
reaching Miles City sooner than usual.
Sheriff Savage with Officers James Conley,
Frank Conley and John Cochran had dis.
covered the outlaws intentions and reach.
ed the Ecsne in time to see the stage get
away and corralled the robbers, one o.
whom repeiyed two phots, one in the
back and on in thu leg. This
wounded man, known as "Corkscrew
HANK" and his companion as "Dick
Turpin," were arrested. The other es-
capped. TheTe was hut one passenger on
the stage, named Billy Black, OF Corners
Cow Outfit. The stage driver thinks they
intended to also hold up the stage going
in the opposite direction. A. ]. Max well,
general manager Of the stage line, says the
stage was carrying the usual amount OF
valuables, and he considers 1t miracle
that the driver escaped. The two prison
ers are in jail. One Of them has bad
record in New Mexico.
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ACburoh In Trouble,

DETROIT, Dec. 2l.-The trouble at st.
Albert's Polish Catholic church has not en-.
tirely subsided, as was shown last night
when mob assaulted the house Of John
Lewkie with bricks and other like mis-.
siIes. Lewkie has been the leader in oppo:
sition to Fstner Kolosinskl, and
the eodgregation resent his action.
Besides a little damage 10 the building
nothing was done. Father DombrOski, in
Temporary charge OF the church, was sent
for by some Of the mob, the desire being
TO get him outside Of his home and NAL
treat him. He was warned in time and
their plan failed Of accomplishment.
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LOUISVILLE, Dec. 2i.-0ne thousand
orderly people witnessed glove fght at
iiederkrantz Hall tonight between Pat
Killeen, Of Chicago, the Northwest
champion, and George Gray, ot Louis.
Vile, The fight was five rounds, soft
gloves. Killeen weighed 1877 and Gray
lis pounds. Gray had the best OF it in
the first round, but after, that could
not stand Up under Killeen's heavy blows.
He was knocked down twice in the Sec
ond round, and in the third round he was
so:groggy that Ktlleen punched him all
around the stage, ending the round BY
knocking him to floor, from whence be
could not rise. Time 8 minutes.
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Died from p.lpE Tobaeeo.

sHAROSyrLLE, O., Dec. 2l.-scOtt W.
HsGner, carpenter, was shot and killed
by Frank W. Mullen, a lsborer, yesterday.
The men lived in the same building, using
the same hall. Heffner detiled with to-
bacco spit the floor which Mrs. Mullen
had just cleaned, and they quarreled
about it. Mullen upon hearing Of this
took up the quarrel and Hetfner assaulted
him with butcher knife, when Mullen
used his pistol with fatal effect.
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pErERMINED 70 HAVE HER.
Lively Chase of an late Father After HiI
RpnaVAy Daughter.

CLEVELAND, O., Dec. 2l.-Ells Bigelow
aged 10, quietly left Sunday School yes
terday, al Doylestown, O., and meeting
her lover Hartley Roysinger, who had
been refused permission BY the giTrf
father to see her, the two, drove rapidly
away in . buggy. An elopement being
surmised, the whole Sunday School
soon rushed out of the CHURCH
in excitement, The girls father
Jumped into his buggy and drove after the
pair at bregkneck speed, but they eluded
him by turning inta diverping road and
succeeded in reaching New Portage, where
they were married. The bride and groom
returned to the residence OF 'Boysinger's
parents in the evening and abanquet was
served. Mr., Bigelow swears vengeance
on the sharp young man.
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MACON, Ga, Dec. 2l.-The Telegraph
prInts an article reciting that General
Toombs, shortly before his death, endorsed
notes to the amount Of $3.50, 600 Tor certain
parties in Atlanta, and that his estate y
now responsible Tor them. The heirs, 1t
& understood, will contest upon the
grounds that General Toombs was men,
tally incapacltRtsd, at the time he en-
dorsed the notes, to attend to huSineSs,
The article concludes by intimRing that
ugly disclosures are expected.
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IT must be delightful to be the widow
Of a Spanish King who has left no son to
wear his crown, but whose death is not
remote enough to settle all Of those nice
questions upon which dynasties hang and
the fate Of nation may hinge, or which
but Spain is long way OF and the affairs
Of the royal family are public property,
oramnt from taxes.
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A Fatal Biow.

ST. Louis, Dec. 2l.-Patrick Conley died
last night at the City Hospital from the
effects Of a blow upon the head by Henry
Peters, with bung.starter, last Tuesday
night: Peters is q bartender, and the
trouble between the men arose from the
refusal Of Coniey TO pay Tor drinks which
were furnished by Peters. The latter ia
Ender stand will be tried on the charge
Of murder.
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MR. EDWARD @. STANTON, the new man.
aser Of the Metropolitan Opera House,
New York, is but little more than thirty
years Of age. Mr.. Stanton may get along
well enough with the purely musical fea.
lures Of the attractions, but the ballet
that requires the expert judgement Of
maturer years.
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sOriA, Dec. 2l.-The members Of inter
national commission appointed to de.
marcste q line between the Servian and
Bulgarian armies have drawn up and
signed protocol, binding the Servians to
evaeuate Prot on Sunday next, and pro-
longing tho ArmistiGs to March /. The
protocol has also been signed by the Bull
gariAn and Servian delegates,