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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-07
A NINE FULL OF CORPSES.
AN EXPLosIoNIN ENGLAND COSTS
$50 LIVES.

All the Gearing in the Shaft Thrown
Into the Air as If from the Mouth
of Volcano-Rescuers Brave Death
for the Sake of Their Comrades
LONDON, Feb. 6-An explosion occurred
to-day in the colliery at Abershieau, Mon
mouthshire, ten miles northwest of New
port. Three hundred miners were irnpris-
oned, and for several hours no commune l.
tion could be had with them. An opening
was finally effected, and at noon 200 Of them
had been rescued. Up TO o'clock this af-
ternoon forty corpses had been taken from
the mine. One hundred and ten more still
remained in the mine.
CAUSE OF THE EXPLOSION.
The cause of the explosion was the food
ing OF the pits ad jacent to that in which the
explosion occurred. By the flooding of
these pits gas was dislodged and forced into
the pit where work was in progress, and
there it was ignited and exploded. There
must have been a great quantity of gas, as
the explosion had tremendous force. It was
heard at distance Of mile. All the gear
ing in the shaft was thrown into the air as
If from the mouth of a volcano, and stimuli
taneously aN sc bright volume of flame
shot upward, followed by dense, heavy
column of smoke.
WORK OF THE REsCUERs.
The first party Of rescuers organized en-
deavored to penetrate the pit through the
old workings They got far enough TO ba
able to see groups Of dead, but could not
reach them, and were compelled to retreat
by the sufocating volumes of smoke that
rose in that direction. Upon the first
appearance Of dimunition in the volume
OF the smoke the rescuers went down the
main shaft and reached the sceuo of the
catastrophe. They discovered large num-
Der Of miners yet alive. but who were badly
burned They brought out sixty dead bodies,
nearly all so mutilated that recognition or
identity is impossible.
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DEMOCRATS LAYING Low.
The Fight Over the Rules VIII Begin
in Earnest Next Week.

Aho l&nL over Jno Rules Will Begin
in Earnest Next Week.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-The democrats
and conservative republicans having forced
Speaker Reed to report a code of rules so
that the arbitrary and irregular proceedings
OF the past two months may be stopped,
were very quiet to-day. On Monday the
fight will be resumed, when the debate on
the rules will begin. The democrats do not
propose to tiliouster against the rules
They only want opportunity TO de-
bate and amend, and they think
even Speaker Reed and his thick
and thin partisans will have to
yield the two weeks they will ask--one week
for general debate and one one for five min
ute and amendment speeches. The demo-
Gratis will fight all the republican innova-
tions. Ultimately the republicans will, of
course, adopt the rules very much as they
were agreed upon in caucus last night.
Speaker Reed takes his disappointments in
the caucus last night philosophcally, but he
would not be sorry to see the democrats
beat the count a quorum" rule. The dem.
ocrats may give him that pleasure.
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LoNDoN's DOCK LABoRERs.

Their Committee Preparing to Inaugus
rate Another strike Monday.
LONDON, Feb. 6.--Twenty-two companies
OF dock owners have signed the agreement
recently made to fight the labor unions oe
the men employed in handling freight and
and in the other dock occupa ions
The committee of the dock laborsrs' union
is making arrangements for general strike
Monday. Many Of the men are averse to
striking again and the action of the coma
mittee causes much discomfort.
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HARRISON A DEAD STAT EsMAN.

a Speech Made Before He Was Elected
President Applicable Now.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Gin February,
1888, Benjamin Harrison of Indiana, being
then out Of Office, was guest at the an
nual dinner of the Michigan republican
club at Detroit. He made the speech Of the
evening. His tirst sentence was: II am a
dead statesman" The representatives of
the Michigan Republican Club are now here
getting guests for their dinner, and are en-
deavoring to get President Harrison to go
and repeat that speech, but he Is not going.
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IN THE SEN ATE.
The Bill Granting st. Augustine Land
tor Park Passed.


tor Park Passed.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Con motion Of Mr..
Harris, the Senate this morning agreed that
when it adjourned to-day it be to meet on
Monday.
On motion of Mr.. Call, the House bill
granting the use of certain lands to the city
Of st. Augustine, Fla, for public park,
was taken up and passed.
The Senate then took up the bill to pro-
vide temporary government for the terri
tory of Oklahoma, and the clerk continued
the reading of the bill, which had been
begun yesterday.
The reading of the bill was completed,
and the bill discussed until 2 o'clock, when
it went over.
q The Blair educational bill came up and Mr..
Blair resumed his speech. After speaking
for two hours, Mr.. Blair yielded Q floor,
intending to conclude his speech Monday
Then, after an executive session, the Senate
adjourned till Monday.
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WORK OF THE REsCUERs.
RnSCRIPTs OBJ THE KAISER
The Majority of the Editors Guarded I
in Their Comments.

The Majority of the Editors Guarded
in Their Comments.
BERLIN, Feb. G.-The government paperS
applauded the tone of the emperor's re-
scripts to Prince Bismarck and Baron vn
Borleys5et, the Prussian minister Of com.
merce, in regard to the grievances Of the
workingmen, but the press generally is
reticent in its comments. 1t is pointed out
that owing to the fact that the rescripts are
not countersigned by a responsible minister
they are unconstitutional, and their validity
is therefore doubtful.
THE CHANCELLOR ACQUIEscEs.
LONDON, Feb. 7,3 A. M-The Times
Berlin correspondent believes that semi
official journals are correct in their state
ment that the chancellor acqulesces in the
emperor's socialistic policy, and observes
that Prince Bismarck never cared a
great deal for political consistency.
The GeT'mantd, in behalf of the clerical
party, accords unbounded praise to the
emperors words. Socialist organs are
silent. They are unable openly to disaD-
prove an imperial programme that re-
sembles their own, but are conscious that
the rescript must injure their electoral
prospects, because they outbd them in tho
appeal for popular favor.
EFFECT OF THE NEWS.
The Standards Berlin correspondent
says the effect OF the emperor's DEGREES can
only be compared TO that produced by the
news OF the Prussian victories in 1866 and
in 1870. The emperor is spoken of as the
"beggar's emperor" and in terms Of similar
suggestion. The Austrian press praises
highly the noble initiative, but is skepticaI
as TO the success of such "a conference,
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OUR SQUADRON Ar ToULoN.

A Dinner Given the officers at the Pre-
fecteure of Marine.
ToULoN, Feb. GA dinner was given to.
night at the prefecture of marine to ths
officers attached to the American squadron
of evolution. Last night the vessels of the
squadron were illuminated with electric
search lights, aud various signals were
shown. The Chicago, the flagship of the
squadron. led in the display. Large crowds
thronged the approaches to the harbor to
witness the sight. The squadron win sail
next Tuesday for Villefranche.
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GERMANY PLEASED.
BOsTON's NEW COLLECTOR.
Saltonstall Removed A gainst the Ere
ident's own Wishes.

Saltonstall Removed gainst the Pres.
idenrs own Wishes.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-The President To-
day nominated Alanson Wilder Beard to be
collector of the port of Boston, vice Lev
erett Saltonstall, "to be.removed.n He did
this against his own better Judgment, SIM
ply because the Massachusetts senators in
sisted upon it in visit after visit which thew
made to him. He thought it inexpedent
to remove Mr.. Saltonstall, who refused to
resign in response to the Presidents request
because he knew there was no reason for
the request, and he thought it equally i'm
polite to appoint Mr.. Beard in his place.
believing as he does that Mr.. Beard repre-
sets only faction in his party, and the
Bourbon faction at that.
YIELDED TO THEIR PERSISTENCE.
But the senators insisted both that he
should appoint MIR. Beard, and that he ap-
point him at once, and not when Mr.. Sal
tonstall's term expired in May, and he
yielded finally to their importunities with
many misgivings. But he had heard of the
sad fate Of President Arthur, who dared to
refuse these same senators the appointment
of Mr.. Beard to this same office, and was
ostracised from it throughout his admins
tration by these same Sc ators, SO he gave
them the chief Office of New England for
the sake Of peace. Had he had his way, he
would probably have appointed Abbott
Lawrence, whose name was presented to
him by some Of the leading business men of
BOSTON
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A FEDERATION OF MINE OWNERS
Unfair Demands and the Eight hour
Movement to be Fought.

LONDON, Feb. z, 3 A. Mt has been
learned that the owners Of the coal mines,
at their recent conference, deter
mined to establish a federation of
owners to include all the districts in
the country, with the temporary exception
of South Wales, Northumberland and
Durham, and raise a fund to resist unfair
demands. They propose to fight to the
utmost the eight-hour movement. They
will soon have another meeting.
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BULGARIA'S CONsPIRATORS.
The Plot Betrayed as the Result of 6
Quarrel

Tne Plot Betrayed as the Result of @
Quarrel
SOFIA, Feb. Git is now proven that
Maj. Panitza had all things prepared for
surrounding the palace during the ball
Saturday, and that the plot was to kill
Prince Ferdinand at that time. The plot
was discovered in consequence of quarrel
among the conspirators and noisy con-
ference, the language of which was over
heard. 1t was agreed by all the conspirators
that they should remove Prince Ferdinand,
but difference of opinion arose between
them as to who should profit by his removal
by mounting the throne as his successor.
Panitza himself favored the restoration of
Prince Alexander, but Others, regarding
Prince Alexander as no better than Prince
Ferdinand from this point Of view, wished
to leave this subject for subsequent deter
mination, and ha We the czar determine it.
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eovernment Bond Purchases

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-The offerings to-
day aggregated 5000, 400. All were accepted
at 124 for Is and 1045s for AS. All but
s4OO were surrendered by national banks
in liqusdati IN of deposits. The total
amount of bonds surrendered by national
banks in liquidation of government depos-
its is S8. las. 500.
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Qovernment of Wales.

LONDON, Feb. 6.--Mr. Thomas. home
rule member of the House of omnons for
the east division Of Glamorganshire, wlll
at the coming session move an amendment
to the address in reply to the queens speech
opening parliament that the affairs of
Wales ought to be administered by a
special department presided over by a
minister acquainted with Welsh national
affairs.
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New York,s New ohamherlain.

NEW York. Feb. 6.--Mayor Grant hes
appointed Thomas c. s. Grain as city
chamberlain, in place of Richard Croker,
resigned. Mr.. Grain has until now been the
mayors private secretary.
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sacratan to be Tried.

PARIS, Feb. 6.--An order has been issued
directing that M. Secretan and others con-
nected with the collapse of the Societe des
Metaux be handed over TO the correctional
police to be dealt with.
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Franz's Whereabouts known.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-Attorney General
Miller said to-day, in response to an inquiry
on the subject that the whereabouts of
Franz, the victim Of the alleged outrage at
Aberdeen, were known to him, but that he
did not care to make them public for the
present.
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PAGO PAGo HARBOR.
The Senate Claims the New Treaty
Doesn't Effect Our Rights.

The Senate Claims the New Treaty
Doesn't Effect Our Rights.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-An executive ses-
sion of the Senate was held this afternoon
on motion of Mr.. Sherman, who desired to
close the record upon the ratification of the
Samoan treaty. After sundry nominations
had been disposed of, the motion of Mr..
Edmunds to reconsider the vote of Tuesday
by which the treaty was ratified, was called
up and laid on the table by a vote of SO
to 49,
Then the E1munds resolution, declaring
the sense of the Senate upon the rights of
the United States to the harbor Of Pago
Pago. under the treaty of 1878, to be that
these rights are not disturbed by the Berlin
treaty of 1889, was considered.
NOT AFFECTED BY THE TREATY.
Upon it, Mr.. Sherman, chairman of the
committee on forelgl relations, made a
statement at some length, intended to show
that the Berlin treaty did not affect these
rights at all. aud that the passage of the
resolution was, therefore, unnecessary.
The motion to lay the resolution upon the
table prevailed by the same vote as by
which the motion to reconsider ratification
was tabled.
GERMANY PLEASED.
BERLIN, Feb. 6.-The confirmation of the
Samoan!treaty by the United States Senate
affords general satisfaction here. Count
Herbert Bismarck called upon Minister
p elps at tie American legation before
office hours this morning, and congratula-
tions were exchanged upon the ratification
of the treaty.
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confirmed by the Senate.

WAsHINGToN, Feb 6.--The Senate to-
day confirmed the nomination of Blanche
K Bruce as recorder of deeds of the Dis
tiict of Columbia and George I. Hammer
as postmaster at Bristol. Tenn
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GEN. SALAMANCA I'LL.
The Cuban Authorities Getting Ready
for his Death.

HAVANA, Feb. 6.-Governor General
Salamanca is seriously i'll. A consultation Of
twelve physicians was held to-day, and the
patient was pronounced to be in a danger
Gus condition.
A meeting Of the authorities will be held
for the purpose OF considering what action
will be taken in the event of his death.
The vice governor general has assumed
command of the island.
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WAsHIxGToE, Feb. GA bill was re-
ported to the House to-day appro3riating
Slo0.000 for public building at Columbus.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-01-29

so he arrives safely. All out OF breath,
he is brought before creature made up
to be horrible in his deformity, and is
made to swear to do more things than
seven ordinary men would ever live long
enough to perform.
Many societies mako very effective
yse of the stereopticon for their initia-
tion services.
College life isn't the real article un.
less man belongs to first-class so
ciety. The terrors of the initiation are
but transitory, while the benefits de-
rived from the associations and friend.
shius of fraternity life are lasting,
There is one thing that candidate
for admission should remember. All
the other men in the society went
through the same racket thatis soon to
be given for his benefit, and they came
through it alive and happy.-N. Y.
Press,
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LIFE IN THE ORIENT.


INC OI bUUerln DcSCrlDSB M
Indian Dinner Party.
Our first proceeding was to dress our.
selves properly for this festival, and as
soon as we got to the house we were
taken into u dressing room, were di.
vested of our own gowns, and were
draped in saris. Mine was most sue
cessful arrangement. The saris was
lovely, being made of q sort of silk
muslin with silver borders, and SUBJ
mitted entirely to the hands of the cos
tuner, so that when / was finished I
found myself in very pretty and cool
costume. We also put on little extra
jewelry, which was lent us, and pro-
ceeded to the dining-room. The floor
table was very large, for each person re-
quires great space to dine in this
fashion; the cloth laid on the carpet
nearly filled the room, and on it were
candelabra and in front of each seat
from twenty-five to thirty little silver
bowls filled with all sorts of, to our
eyes, rather messy foods. One large
silver dish with a pile of rice in the
center of it was before each person, and
the edges of this we had to use instead
of ordinary plates.
II was seated at the top OF the ''table"
by myself, with velvet cushion behind
me, and | was afterward much compli-
mented on the ease with which l man
aged my dinner, seated like q Buddha
on mat. / was told that l did it "as
we'll as any Bensali," and that looked
like "Hindo goddess" 1t was diff
cult to eat, for the food had to be ma
nipulated with unaided fingers, and yet
the dishes were of rather soft and
greasy kind, and some of them would
have required a spoon rather than
fork to lift them with, had either i'm
plement been allowed. The native
ladies showed great dexterity in work.
ing up these savory morsels with the
dry rice, so as to form little balls,
but we were not equal to that, and
had to eat in much more untidy fash
ion.
l can scarcely tell you what the things
were, but there were very small por-
tions of great number of dishes, and
when one came to eatables which one
could recognize one found about twenty
samples of fruits on the same plate. Two
Strawberries, two slices of cucumber,
two bits of tomato, few almonds, part
of a rose apple, bit of melon, pista- .
chic nut tc.-homeopathic helpings of
each variety. Then, in the way of
sweets, there were dishes of all sorts of
sugary cakes and cocoanut-paste fruits,
and bowls of sweet milky stuff with bits
of green nut floating in it. dipped
my greasy fingers into one dish after
another, and finally washed them in
silver basin provided for the purpose.
We all enjoyed this dinner very much
and when it was over we received, in
addition to the wreaths of flowers which
already adorned our neclls and heads,
large boquets, and piece OF pan, to say
nothing of bits of spice handed around
in a silver vessel. Our hostess sweet
looking mother, pretty young sisters.
and sisters-in-law, talked to me in tho
drawing room, while the band played
outside, and about 10 o'clock we took off
our native costume and returned home,
our hostess insisting upon presenting us
each with the saris we had worn.-Our
Viceregal Life in India, by the March.
iOneSS of Dufferin
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thick, framed into the rear end, and
one fifteen inches wide at the front.
The bottom is of inch boards fitted and
nailed snugly to the frame. The for
ward ends of the side-rails are notched
on the lower side like those of the
outer frames, to admit the bolster
piece, and slot one inch wide and four
long is cut through the front cross
piece and bottom boards for the staple
ANY desired form of seat is attached to
the forward end-board. This frame is
hung to the outer one by bar of five
eighths-inch round iron, three and a.
half. feet from the hind end. The
frame is held in place by a pin through
the staple in front, which is removed
for dumping. The whole is made
narrower in front than behind, for the
reason that such form admits of more
freedom in turning the forward wheels.
For use, the hind wheels are removed
from any ordinary farm-wagon and put
on the axle; the king-bolt is drawn, and
the forward axle, with wheels, tongue
and all the forward running gear, is
placed under the dumping box and
made fast by the king-bolt.
Such wagon is extremely useful for
hauling manure, sand, potatoes or any
articles that may be unloaded by dump
ng.-American Agricult urist.
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Horse Breeding.

Continuance of in-and-in breeding
will ruin your horses. Not necessarily
we admit, but when people practice this
system of breeding they are usually
utterly reckless, and reckless in-and-in
breeding has but one result. We have
known it to be practiced until the
horses were nothing but runts and
many of them exceedingly vicious. 1t
is not always practicable to breed from
just such stock as should be used for
breeding purposes. Some people can
not be induced to breed from better
stock than they have, and in such a
case we must do the best we can with
them, and induce them to exercise all
the care possible. Others-though few
may find it next to impossible to get
tho services of good stallion. Let
people, If they will, use the mares they
have, but every effort should be made
to find good stallion, and it is better,
of course, to have tho services OF |. STALL
ion that is not akin Western Rural.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-01-29
CONCERNING LAUGHTER.
1t is Healthful and Provocative of Goo,
Morals and Honesty.

1t is Healthful and Provocative of Good
Morals and Honesty.
There ought to be societies formed for
the encouragement of laughter. A real
laugh is not common, for it must be re-
membered that snicker is not laugh.
Foreigners travelling in this country
have more than once commented upon
the singular gravity of Americans as a
race.
The Puritans were inclined to frown
upon laughter as frivolous, and there
fore wicked. Life was very grave af-
fair to them, and an almost constant
struggle for existence, and they had no
time to maze merry. The first two cen
turies of our national life were busy
years. Privations were many and the
Indians almost continually on the war
path. 1t is no wonder our forefathers
rarely enjoyed a hearty laugh. Then
came the revolution, which was certain
ly no laughing matter.
Perhaps all these wars, troubles and
privations may have fixed gravity in
our National heart. Then it may be
that the idea was widely entertained
that it was undignified to laugh. We
knew that the eyes of the world were
upon us, and it would never do to act
like children. Philosophers and cynics
sneer at laughter. Goldsmith (who was
always laughing) tell, us of "the loud
laugh that spoke the vacant mind" and
the scornful Byron says, "And if laugh
at any mortal thing, It's that may not
weep"
Many people are afraid to laugh, be-
cause they think it is common; SO they
repress their merriment with smile.
They do wrong. Nature evidently in
tended us to laugh, or children would
not know how. Laughter is healthful,
and provocative of good morals as we'll
as good health.
/ Hamlet says that zone may smile and
smile, and be villain" and so one
might; but no one could laugh and laugh
and be villain.
To smirk, grin, guffaw or smile is no.
to laugh. A good, whole-souled, hearty
laugh is panacea for many ills, and
worth a doctors prescription. Golden
Days.
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eEN
MdFZ1!fl. vi. i I IL,
FIG. IRRESPECTIVE VIEW OF DUMP
WAGON.
WAGON.

side wheels notch two and a-half
inches deep and fifteen inches wide is
cut in the under side, in which a piece
of hardwood plank of the same dimen-
sions and two feet ten inches long is
firmly bolted. To the lower side of this
piece is fastened bolster, six inches
wide and four inches thick in the mid
die, tapering to two inches at each end.
staple of five-eighths-inch round iron
is set midway in the bolster-piece, pro-
jecting four inches above it, and secured
by nuts on the lower ends. A three
quarter-inch hole is bored through the
middle of the bolster-piece and bolster,
for the lSing-bolt. Five strong stakes
are mortised into each side-bar, the
front ones being one foot from the end.
Two stakes are also set in the hind axle
to support the tailboard. The side
boards, of any desired width, are nailed
or boltcd to the stakes The outer
frame is now complete.
The inner or dump frame and bottom
are made of width and length to fit
easily into the outer. There are two
side-bars, each three by five inches,
and eight feet seven inches long; a
cross-piece, six inches wide and two