Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-05-18
Explosinn in a Mine.


WILzEsBARRE (Pa.), May 17th.-An ex-
plosion of fire-damp occurred this evening
at the Empire colliery of the Lehigh VAL
ley and Wilkesbarre Coal Company. Two
men, William Thomas and Robert Craw-
ford, were killed. They were doing
some repair work, and it is supposed
they fired the gas. The explosion
was a violent one. 1t shook the whole
mine and set fire to the timbers, and at
late hour tonight the fire is still raging
fercely. Several other men were in the
mine, but after great difficulty they were
rescued uninjured.
The Ere in the Empire mine has oeen
extinguished. Five more bodies have been
recovered from the Ashley mine. fri,ch-
ard was found with face downward a
hundred feet beyond where the
eleven bodies were recovered yester--
day. A little beyond this the charred
body of Michael Scully was found. Late
this afternoon the bodies of Michael and
ar unknown Hungarian and Henry Jones
were also recovered. The body of the
latter was horribly mutilated, except the
face.
ALBueuEReuE IN. NJ, May 17th.-J- S.
Hartman, who started on walk from
Wabash Ind, to San Francisco in sixty
Five days for wager of 5000, arrived here
to-day, accompanied by guard and Rus
sian walker named Zollikofer.
The party are in good condition, and
Hartman Gays he will be able to complete
! the trip liz good time. He is now S4e miles
ahead of his schedule time. He gave an
exhibition this evening.
Exploded BosnbsheIl.
ST. EaUIs. May 1zth.-In the NJ. e
4 -Csn,,fb Gnnforcr.4oo fn.6au l)r phil
pott, of Texas. exploded bom5shell by
asking the adoption of resolutions vigor.
ousiy 'condemning the use of tobacco in all
| forms, the revenues from which exceed
$6O0;Se0 600 annually. Half the Conference
| was or its feet at once. and after stormy
/ timeSthe resolutions we're indefinitely post
poned. The Conference has emphatically
refused to condemn whisky or tobacco.
Commissioners Appointed.
BOISE Cry Qdaho), May I7th.-Ths
Commissioners to the Worlds Fair were
| appointed by Governor Shoup to-day, a.
| follows: Republicans-Geo. A. Manning
of Post Falls, kootena county, Commits
sioner, and A. J. Crook, of Cleytor, Custer
county, alternate. Demonstration Il
Stearns, of Nampa, Ada county, Commits
Soner, and John NJ. Burke, of Wardner
Shoshone county. alternate.
Harrisonss Position.
New YORK, May 17th.-Russell Harrison
was interviewed to-day and said: 9Th,
president stands upon the Republican
platform of 1888, which promised revi
sion of the tariff and additional silver legis
lation. He is anxious that these promises
should be carried out. am sure he would
sign any satisfactory bill on these subjects.
Railway Conductors.
ROCHESTER, May 17th.-The following
4 officers were elected at the Railway Con
ductors' Convention: Grand Chief Con
/ ductor, E. E. Clark, of Ogden, Utah
4 Grand Junior Conductor, ]. D. Schultz, o
Rochester. The next Convention will b,
held OF st. Louis.
Killed by Burglar.
| OMAHA (Neb.). May i7th.-C. S. Poor
the proprietor of the Nebraska Steam
Laundry, and the son of prominent Bos
ton business man, was shot and killed by
an unknown burglar at his residence at
O'Clock this morning. There is no clue Il
the assassin.
Furniture Factory Destroyed.
GRAND RAPIDS mich J, May d7th.-Th.
immense Oriel Cabinet Furniture Com
Ipany's factory was destroyed by fire early
this morning. The loss is over $125 900
insurance, $4,000. Several fremen mar
rowly escaped death.
Senator Carlisle.
FRANKFORT tKy.), May 17th.-John 6
Carlisle was to-day elected United States