The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1892-05-21

The exact cause of the terrible ex-
plosion in the coal mine at Roslyn,
WASH, in which forty-eight men per-
ished, will probably never be known, as
it is now certain that every man in the
mine was killed. The most reasonable
conclusion is that miner struck gas
pocket or feeder which suddenly filed
the slope and became ignited by the
miners lamps.
A TERRIFIC tornado passed two miles
northwest of Collinsville, Tenn, recent
ly, doing great damage to houses, live
stock and fences. The storm first struck
the farm of ]. B. Cartwright, blowing
away several outhouses and destroying
large amount of timber. The farm of
Chester Biggs, colored, was next visited.
His house was completely demolished.
Biggs was seriously hurt and several of
his family more or less injured by fall
ing timbers, chimneys, etc. Every tree
in his yard was twisted or torn up by
the roots, and the place was Uttered
with dead hogs, cows and fowls,
AUGUSTA and Towanda, Kan, were
visited by a cyclone the other day.
Much damage was done to property,
but no lives were lost.
THE Union printers home at Colorado
Springs, Col, was dedicated the other
day. Addresses were delivered by Gov
Routt; Mayor Sprague, Hon. George W.
Childs, August Donath, of Washington,
D. c.; Senator Gallinger, of New Hamp-
shire, and others. The National Ed
itorial association in large numbers were
present.
men won decided victory, their right
to representation, that is to seats and a
voice in the conference, having been
finally settled.
TwENTY-sEvEN houses were burned
in the residence portion of Savan-
nah, Ga. Loss about 100000. The
fire sthought to have been of incendiary
origin.
The town of Cheyenne in county F,
Oklahoma, was visited by tornado and
every tent and many buildings in the
town were blown down. The Arrow
was about to go to press when its build
ing was wrecked and the type scattered
over the prairie.
New MExIco's capital building at
Santa Fe was destroyed by fire. Loss,
estimated at $3.50, 900, is total one, as
there was no insurance upon it.
AT the session of the general confer
ence of the A. M. E. q, church at Pitts
burgh, Pa, Rev. Dr. Albert Walters, OF
New York, and Rev. DIR. j. G. Clinton,
of North Carolina, were elected bishops.
The will Of the late William Astor
has been offered for probate in New
York The estate is valued at from
$50, 100000 to $50, 900, 900. Mrs. Astoi
receives the Newport and New York
houses and an annuity of $50, 900 pei
year. The daughters, Mrs. Roosevelt
and Mrs. Wilson, each receive trusi
estates for life Of $3.50, 900 and similar
estate is divided among the four chill
dren of Mrs. ]. Coleman Drayton. Char
ity receives 5000, 1000. The rest is giver
in trust for life to John Jacob Astor
the son.
In a riot at LODI, Russia, ten mer
were killed and more than one hundred
wounded.
In the Methodist general conference
Rev. Thomas Hanlon, of Pennington
seminary, introduced a resolution de
claring that the Methodist Episcopa
church should come out squarely upoi
the great struggle between capital and
labor being waged in this country 1
was referred to the committee on stat
of the church.
AT the deep water convention held Il
Memphis, Tenn. SEesolutions demanding
adequate and continuous Gppropria
tions for the improvement Of the Mia
sissippi river were adopted,