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Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-08-27
ENroMHnD lR A NINE.
Terrible Explosion IN a coihery st hbsf-
kenhg, Wales.

LoNDoN. Aug. 26.-An explosion
which 8, s feared may be attended 10y
enormous loss of life. has occurred at
Aberkenbg, near Buagend, 10 the
county OF GlamorEan, Wales. one
hundred and iOrty-0ne miners have been
entTapped q a coal pil by AZ eKplos co
which shattered the galleries by which
they could have made o1lt, aud MOTH
ing Is known IS 10 Their fste. Mhen
Ito explosion took place a volume II
coal dust arose from ihe mouth Of -the
pit and this, along wstb the rumhluE
NOISE gave noucc 60 the Inhabitants
that something seuous had occurred.
Women aud children rushed 10 the
mouth OF the pit, crying ana wsilug
for the fathers. hughauds anu brothers
below. SIX bodies have been recovered
and the work al rescue II stu lB pro-
grcss. but owing % tie difficulties wish
the ventliatns apparatus, proceeds hut
slowly. Hundreds oi persons surround
the pits mouth. most q them waiting
20 identify ths bodies of friends and
relatives.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-08-27
CAR STRuCK A HACK.
Another Railroad Crossing Acoide nj.
-Four Injured.

SAGISAw, Mich. Aug. pa hack
containing john and Wolf Brechtels-
bauer and their wives, while returning
from the funeral of Mrs. {. DIendor-
fer last evening at 6 O'Clock. WAS
struck by a freight car propelled by
two +. " L. NJ. engines at n high rate
OF speed. The accident occurred at
IIermanssu crossing, on the west side.
The horses were whipped by the sf-
frisbted driver, who jumped off, but
the hind end OF the hack Was caught
and vhirled into the ditch with its oc-
cupsnts. Mrs. John Breohtelshauer
was terribly injured about the head
and chest. She will probably die.
Mrs Wolf BreohteisbsueF had her
shoulder fractured aud received other
injuries. Both men escaped with
shght bruises. The hack was smashed
in pieces.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-08-27
PErosKBy's BIG HOTEL
A Monster Building to be Erected a,
Once.

PETosKEy, Mich, Aug. pa big
hotel scheme is the latest thing 10 ex-
cite Petoskey people. 1t IS proposed to
make stock company. st. Louis,
Cincinnati and Louisville capitalists
being the principal stockholders. The
capital stock i 500, 900. The hotel
will be located on the big hill Just east
OF the city. one of the pretuest and GER
tsinly one Of the most sighuy places
around here. Accommodations Tor
1000 guests Is It's capacity, With timing
room in top story. n. o. k0se Of Petos-
KEY heads the enterprise.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-08-27
a. P A. MASS MEETING.
Politics and Religion TO Be Mixed Again
a. Saginaw.

SAGINAW, Mich, Aug. 2s.-Arbeiter
hall was crowItd 90 the doors. hardly
standing room hemg left. last evening.
EIEht lodges of the organization known
a tho a. f. A. were present O. sten
70 address by "a. !. ~. Trsynor. eds
Cor of the Patriotic American. Col =.
II Sellers and toe Kew. u. r. 81 Ger.
All of Detroit vao spoke 1et nu8-
night ou the objects and ms of tae
susrng terms Il looks ss Trough re-
aElon and politics wHi bo miFea again
f.I- fa.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-08-27
WILL FIGHT TO WIN
General Urdanetta Of Nene-
zueia Ambitious.
He WANTS TO Be DICTATOR
Marching On Caracas. ths C2pitsl-PTo-
lection by the Amsuean Fl4g DisEs-
gagdsd-siz Men Imprisoned.

NEw N0RK, Aux. 26.-lnstesd Of
coming 10 a. end, a. nas hsen expected
b0th one way and the other lately The
troubles IA Venezuela are getting more
aud more complicated aud aggravated.
Ihls e the sum and substance az the
news which tie he'd "D" steamer
Caracas brought ia yesterday from tic
South American pub.lc. The passeng-
ers told United Press reporter that =
new element oi danger had made Ia
appearance IN the country. IL is tie
ambition OF General Urdaneti&, who,
hnd.ng that hls own interests nave
very materially sufie by the flight
OF Palaclo in support Of whom he had
fought manlaAy from the very break
ing out OF the revolution. determined
10 strike an audaciOus blow 10 recover
his lost fortunes.
Wants 60 Be Dictator.
He lnve gleo the governors Of sev-
eTal OF the sesttfu states lnt0 an zlii.
ance for the purpose, ano then marched
upon Caracas, tie capil&.. ~ way OF
Ia GuayhaTa, the pglnop pa seaport Of
the republic. la 0uayharG fell infa
hIs hands, ard the last tAc Caracas
passengers knew OF hlla was that he
was preparing, when they left. "a
pOunce upon the capital with the
avuwea intent OF declaring himself
dictator of the wnolo country. The
Venezuelan minister - Washington
and his son, who ls Tie secretary Of tbe
consul general u tnis clty, were on tie
pieS on the arrltai Of the steamer.
The latter said tDat they bad Lad luf0T-
nation Of tioneTa OuraanAns gong
10 the la Guaylara and advance 90
Caracas, bat deny that u was any hos
tile intention against the government
OF DR kl.Aeas. lie added thai he va,
sent lOI by NllagAs 10 hep defend The
city with ms troops.
American IIHg Disr~eArdsd.
Tie Caracas also brought the news
that SIX OF her passengers were seized
IS she WAS about 10 leave CsbHl0. A
large number Of soldiers boarded heI
and demanded the surrender Of the
SIX men on the authority OF General
Ordanetta. Captain Noocuck, TIE
commander OF the steamer, declared
they were under th8 protection of
American flag and protested against
their seizure. HIS protest Was UNDECIDED
aud resistance being mprGctlcaple thc
men were taken and hurried OF I'd
prison. Captain NoOduc1 then sought
out the local American consul. NJ.
Reilly, and entered formal
protest before him agsinsi the acton
of General Urd6uEts's men. AZ Cura.
Goa. another Of the ports Of his route
ne supplemented this by notifying tae
minlultter at Caracas, Mr. rcruCgs, oi
the stisir FOR such action ~ Be may SEQ
I'll 10 take. Some oi the captured neu
were deputies 90 congress and al wer,
prominently sciive sdheronts OF taC
revolution. IL wss supposed that they
were on thcr way 70 Curocoa, thC
Mecca OF Venezuelan politicians. Who
come under the ban OF the party "A
power for fear Of arrest 80 the cap tai.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-08-27

Central City Building and Savings AS
soci2tion Sued.


JACKSON, Aug. 26.-Twenty-one mem
bers of the Central City Building and
Savings ASSOCIATION OF this city com
menced suit IN the circuit court here
today against Elizur Price and eleven
other officers and directors OF the Gsso-
cation, alleging that the sum OF
s. .G2l.39 has been lost 10 the ASSOCIATION
by settlements on seven-year bass,
which Is termed illegal. The com
plants ask That the officers ana direc-
tors be he'd personally and individually
responsible Tor ali sums so lOst 10 the
ASSOCIATION, anu that IN like manner
the officers and directors may bc
charged individually with the illegal
allowances and payments OF interest,
discounts, rebates and salaries. and that
they be required 10 account ludvld-
ually for such sums as they may have
severally received on unlawful settle
meufs.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-08-27
LIrTLR. But OH MYi
Is Mrs. Thomas Swift of Sandstone at 90
Years OF Age.

1cdIS OF age.
JACKSON, Aug. 26.-To eclipse in
swftness, neatness and usefulness, one
need rise very early in the day If he
would secure the start of Mrs. Thomas
Swift of Sandstone. At the age Of Gq
she is carrying on an immense stock
industry and has come time TO spend
with the hberality of the rounder.
She is caring for fifty growing chickens,
feeds calf, milks three COWS, admin
isters TO the feeding propensities of
four hogs three times day, has the
entire care Of FIVE horses and the sta
bles, bakes and churns three times q
week, washes Monday without any
help, and looks 10 the needs of an IN.
valid husband. she is little, weighing
but ninety y-cight pounds, but-oh, my
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-08-27

LrrrLE Rock. Aug. 26.-Geuersl J. B..
Weaver aud General q. Field. peoples :
party candidates for president and wee
president. addressed large audience
here this evening. Field has been in
the state for two weeks and bad made
dozen speeches. The two candidates
wiIl campaign n this state untu sep
tember 3, when they % % Texas.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-08-27
WHAT IT WILL SAY.
Dun & Co.'S Vsluabl- Weekly Revi.w
~ Trade

NEw fneg. Aug. 28 r. g.. Dun q
Cos weekly review ~ trade tomorfow
VII Say. IN al respects tbe business
situation appears more favorable than
a week 80. There has bean genera
though moderate Improvement "a iIs
tr h1n Fxeefs af imports over e..
porte continue lster in the season thea
osua haf nlanr mafFets are ss wfN
aupnfed fhat some aHtgu af enE
eaasrd n9dstufIsner aE spfff haas aa.
Moderate efp1rts aed feitrf efaH fr.
porte ~td fn lover prices Wheat f-.
esrts e. Gre west sn fnaf Save II th.a
wert haTs bcfa sa - bssae.s
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-08-27
RAILROAD TAXATION.
Are the Actual or the PToportionate
Earnings TO Be Assessed?

Earnings 10 DC hSSeSScu
LANSING. Aug. 26.-The new railroad
law passed at the session of 1891, which
increased the specific taxes upon rail-
road companies, provides that if at any
time the railroad commissioner may
assess the taxes upon the actual rather
than the proportlonate earnings IN the
state II the former appears greater.
The Milwaukee, Lake Shore Il Western
road held that if II could be shown that
the converse was also true, that If the
actual earnings were less than the pro-
portionate, il could also elect to pay
upon the former. The commissioner
made ruling against them some three
months ago, and pending an appeal to
the courts, and after much bluster on
the part of the road It today came
down with the cash to the state treas
urer for the tax upon s533, ,s6S 10 the
proportlonate earnings instead of upon
S372, SITS actual as conteuded for.
The amount paid was Sl.557 .3S.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-08-27

Meeting Of the Tueunisi Conference Of
North hmcTtca.


North hmcTtca.
TyrIavkroLls. Aug. q. The trieunisl
general synod of tie German EvSngel-
lcal church of North Amercs convened
81 ZION church tnls morning with leo
ministers and isvmen present from All
parts 81 the United >tstes The trien-
MA svnod is the controlling eooy 81
the denomination. winch leg tor
the whole The mesUnE uf ttse synod
q presided over hy the Rev. }. Lirn-
norman q 81 Cbsrles. No. The syn-
odicsl sermon wss delivered ~ the
Rev. A. Zeliers Of koCheetsT, p a.
The day vas occupied Fer the nost
part with routns bus ness, The fnDst
intere sting part oi which vss TIE Sta
tistcal report presented hV TIE Rev >
Zimmerman. II showed "a lncfesss 81
aeveuty-e ght pastors during the past
three yesrs and 8 graz Tying ET0vth %
al derartU
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-08-27

LrrrrE Ross. Ark, Aug 2f-The
large stage factory and to3persee
works Of the eeYer Adams company ~
lhs cltv vts ENTIRE y destroyed Nv fire
early tais morning The 'oss "a e.t.-
msted ~ sl5. lo9 Tie origin pf the
era is unknown.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-08-27
Leaders of the Miners Under Arrest.

KNoxvILLE, Aug. 26.-George Mon
roe. leader of the miners, who was re-
fused bail today, was brought to Knox
vile for safe keeping. His coming
caused 10 excitement. Bud Lindsay
was held to court in $1,000 bail and
released from custody. lie got
aboard q tram and started toward this
city, but squad OF soldiers took HIM
Oft the tram and returned him TO the
guard house. They VIII do him no
harm, but arc determined that he
shall not escape punishment. Unless
the governor lnterferes the military
authorizes will hold him indefinitely.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-08-27

Electric IiFht Franchise Escape and
Rscspfure Burglary.

JAcKsoN. August 25.-Another meet
ine Of the wsvs and means commiftes
Of the common council has been held
% consider the matter of granting q
franchise 90 the IT. Wsyne E.ectrlc
Light company. Lester :. Hills. tee
represeut8iiFe of the electrIrai concern.
vno has made many friends ia tas
CITY FOR himself ani hi. company.
feels confident of r. franchise blag
rrsntaf and thereby jacgeon vI
sel ere a concsrn H1h 100000 Casr
cagta-
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-08-27
ALL on THE ALERT
To Prevent the Introduction Of
Cholera.
INTERNATIONAL QUARANTINE
To 30 Thoroughly Enforcet bY al In
specuon Committee Appointed AZ
Confer=nce Of State Boards.

IsDIASAFoLIs, Aug. 26.-The exeeu-
tive committee OF the International
confersncs Of state boards OF health
met Ia this city today for the purpose
OF adopting Immediate measures %
prevent the introduction of cholera.
The resolutions of DR.. Mccormack,
president Of the conference, was adopt
ed, contemplating the appointment Of
quarantine inspection committee for
the purpose OF examining ali the quar-
antlne stations Ia the Atlantic and gulf
coasts, the Pac &c being left 70 the Cal
Norma board OF health. The follow
lng physicians were appointed members
OF rle committee:
Commute. on Quarantine.
j. y Mccormick, Bowling Green.
Ky; H. B Baker, Lansing. Mieh.; Iry-
lng Watson. Concord, y. H.; L. IL.
BOyce. TOfOntoi J. K. Lane. sacramen-
81. Cal; Domingo Orvsnanee. City Of
Mexico, anu either Joseph Hols or l..
+ ~olamau. OF New Orleans, which
ever can best afford the time. TINS
somm .tee Is called - meet IN Toronto
Wednesday, August /, aud proceed
sneuce % quebec. Inc committee
gave out the following prepared state
ment. lit was voted that the Quaran-
tlue Inspection COMMITTEES should act
ln concert with aud secure the CO.
operation 0f the United states marine
hospital service in prosecution of their
invest CATIONS. IL being the purpose II
this conference 20 unite and corporate
wish all sanitary organizations on tins
continent IN excluding cholera and re-
rtr.ctng .s spread aad preveu. its en-
trance. It's expected that this execu-
I've comm Tree will attach great I'M
pOgtance to efforts 70 exclude cholera
by al Official quarantine system on the
sea board lt urges upon popu-
AR attention what IS so well
known % sanaiarlans, theimport-
ance OF prompt municipal and
domestic preparation now as well a 10
cause the germs of cholera 10 fall upon
sterile coil, should the disease gain q
fOOshold on the cOntineu
Proper Preparations
In the history OF former epldemlcs
OF cholera It was found tnat Il was M 81
fatal IN badly drained or undrsine (
cities and localities aud those whieh
bad made proper preparations IN sd-
vance escaped entirely or were bat
lightly scourged- Cholera ls not caused
By Tear nor by any article OF diet alone,
but by the germs which spread directly
and indirectly from the infected poison.
Especial care should be taken that the
dangerous execreta OF immigrants be
no longer scattered along every RAJ road
across this country. Certain provisions
should be made requiring and insuring
tina, sii such excrett vOided on board
of cars shall De received IN a strong dis
injecting solution, Ss cholera is usually
spread along lines OF travel by those
only slightly affected by the disease.
Toe importance Of these precaution:
cannot be Overestimated."
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-08-27

KSoxvI1LE, Tenn. Aug. 26.-Over
100 prisoners arrested Yesterday and
last night ct Oliver Springs were
landed ut Camp Carnes, Coal
Creek, this morning. Many Of them
were recognized as men who
captured the members of the Chilho-
we Light Infantry vf tins city and
robbed them of everything they had
They will be tried for conspiracy and
highway robbery. The next rad viii
ia m lelffco
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-08-27

Of the HAmburg-Ameriean line vii not
oe landed here tomorrow, i . sSid, al
though sae declined 20 take on board
400 emlgrans Who applied for passage.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-08-27

city printing. Walter SIMS. manager
Of Toe paper, S unable 70 say al pres
ent whether tie Post Wlll DC resoT-
rected or not.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-03-22

A good many bank cashiers are
like guns-weIl loaded when they
go off.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-03-22
SENPER


Mind your own business is a good
rule to follow always and eveyr-
where and in its strictest sense too.
Look at me, for instance. 1 was
rushing along the street as shop
per. A woman in front of me
dropped newspaper which was
done up in its wrapper. Hurried
rs / was, l stopped, picked it up
and chased the woman.
"Pardon me, madam" said i,
..you dropped this
She turned serenly upon me.
EYES, she said, 81 meant TO. and
passed on. This LEFT me in an
angry state of mind. l paused, cx-
claimed GROSSLY, swell, I don't care
what becomes of it, and dropped
it. hadn't gone three yards when
voice at my elbow said:
/ lacked the aplomb of the first
lady and smiled shecpishly, saying,
"oh, dear-thank you, aud took it.
A little further along l dropped it
again and boiled into store.
While was buying hat an urbane
salesman rendered the paper to me,
with: "a lady left this just now
She said you dropped 1T
"oh, thank you so much. said /.
Then 1 left it on the counter.
They sent it home with the hat. A
little label was on it "You left this. y
l threw it in my coal box. Said
John the next morning, al found a
brand new unopened paper in the
coal box, miss, and l put it on your
table"
There it was too. No one will
blame me for throwing it out of the
window then and there. In a mo
ment the bell rang Presently The
maid entered.
"a gentleman just left this she
said; lit just now fell out Of the
second story front"
That paper is before me now.
To night, if it be moonless, 1 am
going to bury the the thing deep in
the cellar.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-03-22
We Have Seen

A young man sell good farm,
turn merchant, break and die in.
solvent
A farmer spend so much time in
town that there was nothing at
home worth looking after.
A worthy farmers son idle away
the prime of his life in dissipation
and end his career in poverty.
A farmer too self conceited to
mend his way and too obstinate to
mend his footsteps.
A poor boy grow rich by industry
and good management, and a rich
grow poor by idleness and dissipa-
ton.
A man spend more money in fol-
ly than would support his family in
comfort and independence.
A farmer deliver fine Grafton at
the agricultural fair with his fence
all down, fields overgrown with
weeds, stock foraging on a neigh
boris field and his taxes unpaid
Indiana Farmer.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-03-22
Tlle MnnfIl.

The mouth is the front door to
your face 1t is the aperture to the
cold storage room of your anatomy.
Some mouths are the pictures of
peaches and cream and others look
like hole chopped in brick wall
to admit a new door or window.
The mouth is the hot-bed of tooth
ache and the place to keep your
tongue. Most persons never carry
their tongues in their coat tail
pockets.
A mouth was never made too
small, but some are so large that
their owner put theirfe in them.
1t is the doorway out of which come
bea utiful words of hope and courage,
and through which pass cold custard
and kraut and cod liver oil. Some
people sleep with their mouth adj
justed for kissing.
The mouth is the hung hole of
oratory .nd a baby's browning
glory. 1t is the crimson aisle to
your liver and natures apparatus
or blowing out the gas. 1t is
patriotism's fountain head and the
tool chest for pie. Without it the
politician would be a wanderer upon
the face of the earth, and the cor
netist and chorus girls go down 10
Eunhonored graves. It is the
grocer's friend, the orators pride
and the dentists hope
1t puts some men on the rostrum
and many on the rock pile. 1t is
temptations lunch counter when
attached to a maiden and the tobac-
conist's friend when attached to a
man.
Without it the torch light process
sion would be dumb and lifeless
thing and when the political hero adj
vanced TO the front of the platform
the audience would have to stand
on their heads to show their delight.
Without it married life would be a
perpetual summer dream and the
Jude would lose half his attraction,
and most of ali, and the greatest of
all, iftherc were no mouths there
would be no good-byes or happy
greetings, no words of comfort or
of hope, no laughter full of sunshine
and no song full of praise, the hired
man could not be called to dinner
and no one would ask, where did
you get that hat2y
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-03-22

don't know that it is possible to
divide the day into sections and as
sign certain duties to certain hours,
without variation, writes Robert J.
Burdetlc in the March Ladies Home
Journal Even the mariners COM
pass has to have a little allowance.
Living by iron-bound schedule is
possible only at school, in the peni-
Tertiary, and some painfully WELL
regulated homes. One time re-
solved to live by rule made the
rules myself, so As not to get them
too hard. wrote program for
month ahead I went 10 bed that
night with such conecited feeling
Of condescending goodness that
either forgot 10 say my prayers. or
thought that in tho case OF such q
superior man they were neither
expected or required, l have for
gotten which. Six A. n. was the
hour set down on my program at
which all the clocks in the world
were to strike the hour of tho new
era, and the solar system was to
begin running on my schedule.
think perhaps the new time cards
didn't reach some of the outlying
planets. At any rate some mortal
person came 10 my bedroom door
at 7:l5 A. NJ, aud suggested that
cold coffee and mullins would be
served after s o'clock. l arose
without remark aud dressed on
"72's" time. The bright smile that
was scheduled TO preccde my benev-
olent-looking countenanee into the
breakfast room had been side
tracked somewhere, and in its place
1 wore for headlight an expression
of eountenance. It is not necessary
to specify which one. ! also took
my place with tone of voice which
grieve to say ELECTED comment.
| will not follow the days journey
in detail. 1t is too narrowing. But
the next morning l started all
right; early rising, leisure toilet,
moment of tranquil met sation,
bright smile, cheerful voice and all;
got through breakfast like seraph
and went to my lair to write from
that "new inlSstand, thinking how
pleased my editor would be to SEQ
my scopy" on time, unless he
should fall dead from amazement.
Somebody Numbered the forbidden
knock at my door. 9IIavo you for
gotten that you lecture in PARKWAY
Furlong to.night2 Twenty minutes
to train timclq / packed my valiso
as men bale hay, caught the train
didn't get home again that moi
and if my editor fell dead I
posthumous letter from bin
made my hair curl for W
don't want any more lett
dead editors, live ones
enough, but the dead ono j
howl.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-03-22
only would rotate out Of a tried Of


only would rotate out OF tried Of
fee into a new one.
Mr. Tippett, 1 look upon as a
modest, intelligent gentleman, Of
better build and stronger points
than any of them. He looks like
he might pick up aud grow sleek
on fair treatment. lie is free from
the howl !, f objections against third
term men, and from long drags on
the public treasury. He might
lack little official experience in
the beginning, but that is a small
matter; with our present facilities
for learning he can soon catch up,
and ! feel disposed to give him
a chance.
Sruprp