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FIFTY MINERS EXPOSED
The Explosion of Gas in II Niie ut
Wilkesbarre.

The Explosion of Gas in Ni,e ut
Wilkesbarre.
Wiki sBARRE, Penn, Nov. PA rri-
rible explosion of fire dn IN occurred yes
terday at Conyngham SHAT own.d and
operated by the Delaware q Hudson Canal
company. and located in the second ward
of this city. The black breaker ris S in the
center Of field off main road whi III was
covered by six inches Of snow About ifty
men had gone down into the min and were
sitting in groups about the bottom OF the
shaft, which is nearly 500 feet below the
surface, waiting for orders to go to work.
No work had been done the day before Oh
account of Thanksgiving. While th '
miners We're engaged in general chats about
the happy holiday, the laundering report
of an explosion ran through the dark corri-
dors, and in a second the frantic m hur
ried to the foot of the shaft, all anxiously
peer.ng upward. In less time than it takes
to tell the deadly gas flame circled around
their heads, and agonizing screams rent the
air. Many fell at once in a heap, while
others, less injured, dropped on their KIN ,es
and stuck their blistered heads into the
stream of water that ran along the gang
way. The fact that the men were in such
clos proximity to the bottom of the shaft
rendered their removal to the surface an
expeditions matter. In two hours all We're
safely taken up.
FrdnAle irdieations. twelve of the in
s,,r ~ a ill., 4 Z
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TRADES UNION FEDERATION.
Objects of the Convention to be Held at
Columbus .-

PrTTsBURG, Penn, Nov. 29.-The con 'er-
ence Of labor organizations at Columbus,
Ohio, on Dec. s. promises to b, an impor-
tant on. The purpose is to form ma
tiol al federation of trades unions. The
PR mi mt labor |, aders Of this city have
had crcuiars sent to them inviting them to
be present a: d cooperate in tn formation
of the fed' ration. s veral ielegat will
be pr, sent from this city, and there will be
strong showing at the convention of enst-
ern men. 1t is proposed, at the conference,
to unite all the labor organizations for cer-
tain purposes into a federation
which will have the oversight of
tn III all. The organizations comprising
the federation, however, will be indepen-
dent, in their work, of each other. Ths
conference at Columbus will last several
days. 1t is expect d that over 100 dele
gates, representing labor unions in all parts
of the country, will be present The cun-
vention will probably result in a final daci
sion of the International Cigar Makers
.nion regarding their relations with the
Knights of Labor. 1t is said that the
trouble existing between the two organiza-
tions will result finally in an imperative Or
der, which will be put in force Immediately
after the convention, for the cigar makers
throughout the country to decide in which
of the organizations they will remain as
members, and that they must give up ono
or the 9th r OF them.
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A CRISIS FOR THE KNIGHTS.
Only $4,000 Received SO Far for the
Fund for the Aid of LOcked-out Men-An


Board.
PHILADELPHIA, Penn, Dec. 1.-The Press
publishes to-day the following important
circular issued by the gen raj officers of
the Knights of Labor
Noble order of ths Knights of Labor of
America-Ofiicial circular No 2-Onlce uf
the general assembly.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 10.
To all the ass mbles of the order, greet
ing: Previous to the session of the general
assembly at Richmond, an appeal was issued
TO the order for funds to assist victimized
and locked out members in various parts of
tn country The II esponse to that appeal
was not such as it should have been, and
only about $4,000 were received thereon.
This, it is manifest to every member was
entirely insuificit mt to render the assistance
needed and desired. Many thousand MEM
bers werA thrown upon our hands by lock-
outs of the employers who acted in concert
with the avowed purpose of driving their
employs out of the order, thereby Grip
ping, if not destroying its power and USE
fulness.
The order of the knights of Labor has
reached the most critical period in its his
tory IS Without any provocation,
except the exercise of the inherent right of
ev ry freeman to belong to any organiza-
ZION he pleass not in conflict with the laws
of the country, thousands of our members,
men and women, without warning. have
been thrown out of employment.
Two alternatives present themselves -uncon-
ditional surrender or manly defense. Which
shall it be! The locked-out members in
their enforced idleness turn from suffering
wives and starving children in pathetic ap
peals to your general executive board to
aid the n in maintaining their manhood and
their fidelity to your order. We can render
that assistance only in one way and that
through the cooperation Of the earnest and
loyal members OF our order. Your 6 n
eral executive board has unanimously re-
solved to levy an assessment of Is cents pr
member upon all the local assemblies of the
order. This assessment will be known as
especial defense ass SSH, mt" i" and must be
paid to the General Secretary Charles H.
i.itchman, lock box SS5, Philadelphia.
When the appeal was issued in aid Of the
southwest strike, it received most prompt
and generous response. The need for that
appeal and the crisis to be met great
though they were, did not equal the grave
emergency which compels this assessment.
With the termination Of that struggle be-
gan the combination of capitalists every
where throughout the country. The object
of that combination is now made apparent.
The lines are sharply drawn, the contest is
upon us and must be waged to successful
issue T. V. PowDERLY,
General Master Workman.
By order of the general executive board.
~ x Attest: CHARsxs ~ LfsrHMAN.
General Secretary.
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A GREAT RAILROAD SYSTEM.
What is in Store for New England, In
the Approaching Deals.

Jne approaching O0alss
- Bs5sror,- Deo.St-The Advertiser this
morning outlines the probable results Of the
approaching union of the Boston & Lowell
and Boston & Maine railroads, and sums up
thus: gl
"It will be seen readily that a union Of
the Boston & Maine and the Boston &
Lowell means the formation Of an immense
railroad system, approaching in its dimen-
sions some of the great systems of the west
Its branches will extend from the Provinces
on the east to Lake Cbamplain and the Con-
necticut river on the west and from Bos-
ton northward to the line Of the
queens dominions. Its ramifications will
include the great state of Maine with its
important seaports, its immense summer
travel and its valuable freights, the state OF
New Hampshire and the White mountains,
and the lions share of eastern and north
eastern Massachusetts,. Its western con-
nections will be unsurpassed"
In this estimate The Advertiser holds
that the Central Massachusetts, reaching
to Ware and perhaps Palmer, Mass; the
Eastern. the Portland & Ogdensburg and
the Eastern & North American line, which
runs from Bangor into the Provinces, will
be brought into one system, The Cana
dian Pacific gives an important western
connection,
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THE NEWS CONDENSED.
Thursday, Nov. 25


The worst bliz lard ever ex .'erienced in
northern Dakota has come to an end
DR.. Wallace Eaton, surgeon at the Na-
tional Soldiers home, Togus, Me-, is dead.
A handsome young Belgian girl has been
arrested in New York for smuggling laces.
She professed to be ignorant of having vio-
lated any law.
The American Protective Tariff league
offers prizes to senior students in all Amer
lean colleges for approved essays on the
advantages OF Protective Tariff to tie
Labor Industries Of the United States"
An amusing display of the folly of tco
much red tape in colleges was given at Co.
lumbia college, when the students refused to
go out Of doors in rain storm to reach on }
of the class rooms They might have gone
through covered passageway, but not even
the president had power to order the janitor
to open the door.
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HE EMBEZZIED S25,OOO.
HOWARD BLACKSTONE, OF PORT
LAND, ADDED TO THE LIST.

Blackstone Flees and Writes Letter Of
Confession to His Wife.-He Has Been
Specializing for Five Years, and Now
Goes Under.
PORTLAND, Me-. Dec. Howard Black
stone, discount clerk of the Canal National
bank, has absconded with $25,0O0 of the
banks funds. Blackstone, having obtained
a vacation from the bank. proceeded to New
York on Wednesday. From there he mailed
letter to his wife, which stated that a sad
misfortune had befallen him, but tn y must
bear it as others had before him-he was
defaulter and an exile. He began speculat-
ing in 1881, and for time was very sue
cessful, but the tide turned and he lost
heavily. To retrieve his losses, he took the
banks funds, aggre eating $25,0O0. In the
letter he enclosed the title of the house and
land which he owned in Deerng, valued at
$4,000, and requested his wife to turn it over
to the bank and inform the officers of his
crime.
The directors of the bank have not yet
been able to ascertain his methods No
money, or very little passed through his
hands. At times he had occupied the post
of acting cashier and paying teller. Besides
being discount clerk he also had charge of
the general ledger account. The first infor
nation that the bank directors had of the
affair was on Monday afternoon, when a
package with the deed and letter was
brought in. Several of the directors did not
hear of the fact until yesterday. The loss
to the bank will not affect its standing in
the least.
Blackstone is 80 years DID, and has wife
and three children-6. and 2 years old.
Twelve years ago he entered the bank as
junior clerk, but his aptness and natural
ability advanced him to the position he
lately held. He was trusted as much as any
man in the bank. He was liked by both Off
GERS and employees He had no common bad
habits He was a member of the Civil
Service Reform club, and in this connection
it may be said that some years ago, when
the Civil Service club held its first meeting
in Union hall, Blackstone was secretary and
W. E. Gould, thu defaulting cashier of the
First National bank, was president. The
value Of the house decided to the bank by
Blackstone is about S6OOO. He also assigns
some Maine mining stock, which is worth
nothing. Blackstone's salary was $1,000
year. He added to this by some fees from
business done outside. Blackstone had a
considerable interest in the Diamond
Wrench company. but how much the treas
urer of that company cannot say.
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MORE ROPE GIVEN THEM.

The Condemned Chicago Anarchists
Granted New Chance by Judge
scott.
BLOOMINGTON, H., Nov. 26.-The Chi
cago Anarchists have new lease of lite, at
Least for few months. Judge Scott, of
the supreme court, who has been closeted
in his privats office for the past two days,
reviewing the record in the great case, has
granted a supersedeas. The attorneys in the
case felt jubilant when the decision was an
nounc@d, especially Capt. Black, who had
warm words of praise for Judge Scott and
was very confident that there was brighter
day Tor his clients. Judge Scott is said to
be generally hostile to capital punishment.
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ONE OF The SALEM RIOTERS
Sentenced to the House of Correction
for Nine Months.

Sentenced to the House of Correction
for Nine Months.
SALEM, Mass, Nov. 3O.-John F. Hal
pine the man who was shot Thanksgivin /,
day in the riot, was arraigned on a charge
of assault on Simeon r. Yeaton, and was
convicted and sentenced to nine months in
the house of correction. Yeaton testified
that he with his brother was walking
down Boston street, on the left hard
side, and when he reached the harness
shop, opposite Kinsella's saloon, crowd
of men rushed across the street and the
two turned back toward Peabody,
when big fellow kicked him. His broth +
pointed the assailant out to the officer, and
witness drew a revolver. The crowd tn II
pushed them into the yard, and the two
were assaulted by some fifty men. VIII II
partly down, with Halpine over him, Yeaton
fired his revolver with his left hand. This
testimony was corroborated. Halpine is
titled that he went into the yarI and was
close to Yeaton He seized the revolver to
prevent being shot. He could not til a
man in the crowd and had no witnesses
He appealed and was held in $1,000.
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ARRESTED FOR CONSPIRACY.
Two Railroad SuperiDtendents Arrested
for Blacknailing All Employe.

Two Railroad SuperiDtendents Arrested
for Blackmailing an Employe.
NEW HAVEN, Conn, Dec. l.-William
H. Wallace, assistant superintendent of the
New York, New Haven & Hartford rail
road and Stacy B. Opdyke, superintendent
of the New Haven & Northampton railroad
has been arrested, charged with conspiracy
against Thomas Meaney, lately employed
by those roads. Vice President Reed fur
nished the nominal bond required. The
labor organizations are greatly interested
IN tn, r, suit of this case, as it will directly
test the b]acklisting issue. Meaney alleges
that after working eleven years for the
Northampton company, he resigned and
went to work for the New York road. In
less than three weeks, however. he was dis
charged by order of Superintendent Wal
lace because his employment was objection
able to Superintendent Opdyke, and has
since been out of work.
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A COSTLY FIRE At BOSTON
100000 Damage Done to the Lockwood,
Mandatory.

100000 Damage Done to the Lockwood
Mandatory.
BosroN, Nov. 29.-The largest fire which
has visited East Boston since the extensive
one few years ago at Jeffries point, broke
out shortly after o'clock Sunday morning
in the large wooden building on Summer
street near the house of the North ferry
slip, occupied by the Lockwood Manufac
turing company. The building was almost
Immediately wrapped in flames and the
glare lit up the heavens for miles around.
The fire was confined to the building in
which it was started. 1t is supposed to
have came from the boiler. A large
quantity of valuable models We're DESTROYED.
and great damage was done to the patent
leather working and other machinery.
The building was almost entirely destroyed.
The total loss is $780, Insurance sl35,-
600 on stock and machinery and $75, ,OOO on
building.
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WEALTH IN THE SEWER.
An Employe of an Express Company
Throws Away Valuable Papers.

Boston, Nov. 3O.-A bundle of papers
was intrusted to Charles Mulchary, an en-
ploye of the National Express company, a
we k ago, but he failed to deliver them
An investigation followed, and Mulchary
was arrested on the charge of stealing
them. He finally confessed the crime and
said he had thown them down a water
closet They are probably beyond reach,
although plumber is trying to find them.
In the bundle were twelve shares of SYRIA
cuse water stock, value unknown; two
Western Land mortgages, with coupons at
tached, valued at $4OO and 5000: 4OOO shares
of the V. c. silver mine stock and some in
surance policiss. He also confessed to the
theft of two or three packages, valued at
about $lO0
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Wed .,esday, Dec. I

Polo: Pawtuck 3. Som9rville 2.
Polo at New Bedford: New Bedford 5,
Salem 2.
An anti .McNeill paper is talked of by
S m Ro .ol labo man.
The Bosto Io,to.fice was formally trans
ferred by Mr.. Tobey to Postmaster Corse.
The work of securing a jury for the sec
ond trial o. Boodl. Alderman McQuads
so Oh owly.
sh.pley, Dois,y & Co., heavy wholesale
dry goods dealers of Cincinnati, hav, sus-
pend d.
Emile F. Kempf who stabbed to death
his brotht in-law, George F. Emmons, at
South Eoston, has been held for the grand
jury.
tn hearing at Dublin in the case OF I'll,
National league ad,r, John Dillon. has
<, adjourned till Dec. IL.
The missing New Haven schooner A'n'o
r. Hotfs IS is port, d ashore, at Morrl,
Cuba. The crew is believed to be SAFE
Peter Norton, of Cambridge, Mass, ac
Gus, of tn , murder Of his wife, has b en-
DISCHARGED from custody, as the medical
examin T. found that she came to her d ath
by disease.
Friends in the New York Press club of
Thomas B. Connery. formerly managing
editor of The New York Herald, have
sign memorial to President Cleveland
asking him to appoint Mr.. Conn ry MINIS
ter TO Turkey
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NEWSPAPER LAWS,

!. Any person who takes newspaper regularly from
the ofhce-whether directed to his anothers, or
whether he has subscribed not he is responsible for
the payment.
a. II person ordersa paper discontinued, he must
pay all arearages, the publisher may continue TO send
untl payment is madc and collect the whole amount,
whether the paper is taken from the office not
3. The Courts have decided that refusing to take
newspapers and periodicals from the post Office
moving and leaving them uncalled for, is byima aeis
evidence Of fraud.
$3.50 per year, strictly in advance
$a.oo will be collected II not paid in advance.
Steam Job Printing at reasonable prices.
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MURDER At BOSTON.

George F. EmmOns Killed by His
Brother-in- Law.
Boston, Nov. 26.-Emil F. Kemp mur-
dered his brother-in-law, George Emmons,
last night Kenpf came into Emmons'
hoise drunk, routed Emmons out Of bed,
and provoked quarre. He plunged a
tuscher knife into Emmons' side, intlicting
a fatal wound. Mrs. Emmons was present,
and, though terrified by kempf, watched her
opportunity and called an officer, who ar
rested him
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FEMALE GAMBLERS LOSS.
Their Pet Broker Declines to Square
Accounts.

ln0hr ret brOker O0cunes 70 square
Accounts.
Boston, Nov. 29.-The Herald's New
York special to-day says: The women
gamblers of Wall street are in panic.
They have been bulling the market and
have won, but their pet broker declines to
pay up. T. Brigham Bishop used to receive
til ir puts and calls, and + Brigham Bishop
will give them nothing in return. Mr..
Bishop is in an unenviable predicament
The women are after him. His Office was
at 50 Broadway. The upper floors of this
building are daily infested by feminine
gamblers stalking their dollars on
the dubious results announced by the stock
indicator On Saturday, for reasons best
known to himself Mr.. Bishop had neglected
to make good certain losses, and, as a natu-
raj result, his fair clients were in fever
heat Of indignation. u-t..
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Cantain Mitchell of the bark Antonie Sala.
New York and New Haven trade. came home
in NV entirely helploss with rhpnmatism Ne
went to thn mountains. hut receIvino No ben-
eft his wife requested him tn take Hoods
SarsanarIla. He Immediately beran to inn
prove. IN two months his rheumatism was AZ
gone and he sailed in comman of his vessel
a we'll man. Hoods Sarsaparilla will help
YOU. Sold by all druggists
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Frjday. Nov, 26.

DR.. William r. Cuthbert was arrested at
New B, dford on charge Of malpractice.
James W. Mitchell was arrested at Low
ell on charge of burglary, at Vergennes,
VT
Ernest Packard, II years old was ac-
eide ltaly shot in the abdomen at Lynn,
Mass.
Michael Coleman, striking tam of
Peabody, Mass, attempted suicide by cut,
ting his throat.
commercial tr,aty has been con-
cluded by the Untel States with tn king
of the Tonga islands.
Polo games: Tawtucket s, Somerville ?
Woburn 4, Salem g. NV Bedford g. Somr
Vile 0. Boston 5, Pawtucket 2
c. Naylor, member of the Joseph Proc
tor company, was stricken with congestion
of Uhe brain during performance at
Gloucester, Mass
Indians in British Columbia have been
arrested for refusing to allow surv v of gov
ernmt lnds A scheme to m we tribe
ov r the bord + into Alaska is propoun led
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GUILTY OF ExTRAvAGANCE.

Reports Rendered in the Boston Ferry
Investigation.
BosToN, Nov 30.-Minority and major
ity reports have been made by the ferry in
vestgation comm ttee to the aldermen, find
ing tn, dir ctors guilty Of extravaganza,
and Recommending tie beginning OF crim-
inal prosecutions, if the city solicitor ap-
proves OF the same
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BURNED By iNceNoIARIEs.

Boot Lining Mills at Canton. Mass, De-
stroyed by Fire.
BosToN, Nov. 27-Charles Draper &
Sons two rubber boot lining mills, situated
mile apart at Canton, were bTned about
tine same tim, last night 1t is believed
that they were set on fire. Loss SS5, 600;
insur for two thirds.
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M'NEILL ACCEPTS.

He Finally, Decides to Hun for Mayor Of
Boston.
Boston, Nov. S0.-George Z. McNeill has
changed his mind again and accepted the
nomination for mayor, on the ground that
it is offered not only by the recent Faneuil
hall meeting but also by the Union Card
league, which repr' sents all the trades
unions Henry George has been asked to
fix date for speech here.
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FIVE PERSONS SHOT.
Result of Playing with . Loaded Gun at
RrOcktOn. p,

BRocKToN, Nov. 26-Jeremiah Herlihy,
16 years of age, while playing with num-
Der of boys, aimed gun at them, and it
went off. Mrs. Whalen, who was passing,
was wounded between the eyes, John Carr
in the for, head, Philip Phelan in the hands
ana eyes, Hugh Degnan in the ear and John
Doogan in the hand. Herlihy was arrest d
and will b. tried in the police court The
wound d are doing well, and it is thought
that nothing serious will result.
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For every variety md phase of the many
diseases which attack the air passages of the
head, throat and lungs. Ayers Cherry Pecto-
raj will be found specihc. This preparation
allays Inflammation, controls the disposition
40 cough, and prevents consumption.
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THE PsNosscor ASHORE.
Safe on the Flats at KOckIand-IIer Load
All Right.

RoCKLAND. Me-, Nov 3O.-The steamer
Penobscot had to return on account of rough
weather, and in turning she neared and
struck the point of Otter Island at very low
tide. She is safe on the flats at Rockland.
leaking badly. Freight and passengers safe.
The passengers were landed, and will go
through by rail. The freight will be dis
charged and put on the next boat. A tug
with steam pump will be sent from h re to
her assistance The damage to the steamer
will not, pronlhlv. be very avy.
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What the Jurors Say About Their Djsa-
greement.
NEW York, Nov. 26. The Judge who
tried McQuade refused to admit him to bail,
and on the Jury's report of disagreement,
ordered second trial to begin on Monday
A number of the-jurors admit that they be
lieved McQuade guilty, but voted to acauit
him because of the judges ruling and tn, ir
unwillingn. IS to rely on Uniform rs
eyidpnrer -
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INTERNAL TAXES HeREABouT.

What is Collected In the Several New
England States.
WASHINGTON, Nov. N.-The annual re-
port of the register of the treasury shows
ths collections of internal revenue during
the fiscal y, ar ended June 80, 1885, and the
cost of the same in the New England states
To have been as follows:
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The huge. drastic, sickening pills are fast
be, ,ng superseded by DR.. Pierce "Purgative
Pellet-." Sod by druggists.