The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-02-28

l.. a, NeWcomb subpoena server for the COM
EIittee, testified that he had endeavored to
serve subpoena on John II. Rockafeller, Viii
liam Rockefeller, and j. ID. Archibald of the
STANDARD Oil company, without success.
lie had reason to believe that the statement
that tho former was out of town was untrue.
The second person was reported rs being in
Florida and the latter had thus far evaded the
service OF subpoena.
An Explanation of the Dynamite Explosion
AT Duluth.
ST.. PNuT, February 2S.--A Duluth speciaI
gives Foreman Lundberrys account Of the dy-
namito accident there yesterday. He says
it was one that would not have happened once
in thousand times
eve drilled five holes down sixteen feet and
pat in twenty-siX cartridges, blasting them off
on Monday. We could not tell about any one
hole. The blast went off all right and shook
out all rock and blow out all holes except this
one The parties who drilled this hole said
they had struck either rotton rock or clay.
We supposed that the dynamite had exploded
and made hole i'll the rock inside. The hole
was then cleaned out and
eight dynamite cartridges put in
and set off. The men asked me before
this if was certain there was no dynamite in
the hole, and told thcm l was, and rs one or
two of them seemed afraid, held the drill
while we were cleaning the hole. This second
blast tore oil about nine feet of rock from the
top. TuSday afternoon | started the men to
work again cleaning the hole. We went on
with the work again yesterday morning, but
the men had only got to work when the acct
dent occurred. One Of the men holding the
drill on the top of the rock asked me about the
dynamite in the hole, and / told him l was
sure there was none. No man refused to work
at the hole. Contractor Fitzpatrick expresses
entire confidence in sMr Ludburg, and excuses
HIM from all blame. OF the injured Andrew
Ecklund and Erck Matson died yesterday
afternoon, making the fourth death in all. L..
Anderson and Charles Matson may also die.
OF Tennessee Farmer Dying From
Burns.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, February 3D. Special.l
Thomas Watson, living three miles from
Hollow Rock, Tennessee, was awakened about
10 O'Clock Wednesday night, and to his horror,
found the house nearly consumed by fire. He,
III excitement, awoke the children in the
room with him, told them to make their es-
cape through window that was on fire, and
thinking of his son in the other room, opened
the hall doorto try to rescue him, when the
flames rushed i'll the door, and he rushed
through the flames in the hall to arouse his
son, ana he was so horribly burned from head
to foot that he died at 10 o'clock yesterday.
The grown daughter is SO badly burned that
she is expected to die at any moment. The
next daughter had her face, hands and feet
badly burned. His.son was slightly burned
but not dangerously. The other son escaped
through window unhurt.
"A singular Case which Puzzles the Doctors
in Missouri.
ST. JOSEPH. Mo-. February 25.-[Special IA
singular case of supposed suspended animation
has been agitating st. Joseph for the past
week. Last Monday night Florence, the four
year old daughter of William Deerch, of this
city, died. The funeral was announced for
Wednesday afternoon. 1t was suspected for
while that the child was dead, or that it was
a case of suspended animation. The body was
warm and limp and the child appeared as if
in sleep. Physicians were called, and after
consulting for some time they finally agreed
that the child was dead She had been sick
only day or two, and died from scarlet fever
spasms, one of which threw the heart out of
place. The doctors had the child watched close
~ from the time of death until today when the
parents at last consented to make arrangements
for the funeral once again. AT their request
the time was postponed till Sunday afternoon.
An Organization to Fight Prohibition In
Iowa.
DUBUQUE, Iowa, February 23-Artic,es of
incorporation of the Dubuque Personal Liberty
league have been filed with the secretary of
state. The objects of the association are to
secure information regarding the operation of
prohibitory laws in other states; to apply for
and obtain, by any and all legislation the repeal
or modification of the prohibitory law in Iowa,
and to secure compensation for losses sustained
by reason of the existence and enforcement of
such laws in Iowa; to render to all members of
the association, who may require the same aid
in defending their rights of person and proper
ty, and to obtain by legislation the enactment
of a license law in the state. This means that
o united and vigorous effort will be made to
nullfy the prohibitory law in Iowa. The head
quarters of the league will be in Dubuque and
branch organizations will be formed all over
Iowa.
The Nerve and Presence of Mind of a
Switchman.