Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-01-29

Monday heard arguments from Messrs.
Thompson and Johnson, prominent
citizens of Dakota, in favor of the admis-
sion of the entire Territory of Dakota as
Il State and against division. The State
if divided at all should be divided from
east to west; and they claimed such was
the sentiment of the people of Dakota
with the exception of Judge Moody and
Il few others.
Mr.. Edmunds in the executive session
of the Senate on Monday, in behalf of the
committee on the judiciary, reported Il
resolution directing the encouragement
to furnish to the Senate copies of all
papers and documents on file in his de-
partment relating to the administration
of the office of the United States district
attorney for the southern district of Ala
bama. The resolution was at once
agreed to without opposition or debate.
1t is understood that these papers are
desired by the committee in connection
with its consideration of the nomination
of John ID. Burnett vice George NJ. Bas-
kin. suspended. 1t is also understood
that request recently made by the com
mittee to the encouragement for the
papers was returned with statement
that the Encouragement had not been
instructed by the President to furnish
them.
The relatives of the cntombcd men at
the Nanticoke NPa.) mines still hope that
some of the poor fellows may he alive.
In order to satisfy these the company is
sinking siX-inch bore hole from the
surface down to breast near the face of
the gangway, so that if even one man is
alive he may he relieved. Two mules are
missing. and if the men had air. there
may be Il CLEAN of hope for one or more
of them. BY the putting down of the
borc-holc food could be furnished them
until the relief party should have worked
its way to the bottom of the mine. The
depth from the surface at the point where
the hole has been started is 2Si feet. 1t
will take from II to 20 days to sink the
hole with diamond drill. Many expert
rnced miners are confident that the men
have been dead for long time, but they
believe that the company should do any
thing reasonable that is asked by the rel
atiVes.
An explosion of fire damp Thursday,
the 21st.in the shaft of the Ncwburg Oriel
coal company at Newburg, w. Va, is
supposed to have buried 81 miners alive.
Immediately following the sound of the
explosion flame of fire arose far above
the mouth of the shaft and timber and
debris of all kinds were strewn around.
Crowds of people hurried to the spot.
The shaft was sunk about two years ago
and has reached depth of $50 feet. From
runs out about half mile from where
the narrow rooms divergc from either
side. 1t is thought that fire-damp had
accumulated in one of those rooms and
was accidentally ignited by a miners
lamp. The force of the explosion blocked
the air shaft so that no one would venture
into the main heading to ascertain the
fate of the imprisoned men until an air
passage could be established. The scenes
at the shaft were heart-rending.
Civil Service Commissioner Dorman b.
dent saying: beg very respectfully to
tender you my resignation of the Office of
civil-service commissioner. to take effect
ON the 9th day of March next. Ny ac-
ceptance of the office. Is you are well
aware. was accompanied with the declara-
ton that could not consent to hold it
longer than my services might be useful
in connection with the preparation of the
annual report of the commission, the
giving of any information which Con-
greSS might require. and the new com
missionerS becoming familiar with their
duties. The political question which
seems to have been raised over my nom
nation. and which did not allow an
earlier offer of my resignation, makes it
y
mated me you well knew the fact that |
was still an adherent of the Republican
party, as had been from its origin, in
every sense; that | was a Republican
when appointed commissioner, either
by President Grant or President Arthur.
Freighters who arrived at Aspen, Col,
Thursday, the 2lst, state that y snow
slides took place in the neighborhood of
Maroon Pass during the previous three
days. On Tuesday party of men with
Is mules started from Aspen to clear out
the pass. Three days after an avalanche
buried the men and mules at the mouth
of the canon. The two Hoskins boys,
Marion Stewart and Charles Miller res
cued themselves. The clothing was torn
from their bodies. After a nights strug-
Cling in the snow they reached Spoilers