Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-01-08
Over 200 Miners Lose Their
Lives.
TnE TROUBLE At ARKALON.
A Reciprocity Warning, A Fight
Probable, Views Of Sherman,
Idaho Contested Cases, A
Diamond Thief, A Bad indian,
Charged with Murder, Balti-
more's Soldiers, Public Build
ings, Foreign and State News.
rERR1n1rM MINE EXPLOSION.

special from McAllister, /, T., says:
Last night there was an explosion
ia the mine and ss a result over
two hundred men now lie dead and
about forty fatally hurt and many
badly burned. At 5:l5 p. m. mine
No. ], owned by the Usage Coal d
Mining company at Krebs, exploded
ut the time three hundred men were
in the shaft, most Of them wers
waiting for the cage to take them
out, and the foot Of the shaft Is ont
mass of dead bodies. Eighty-fivt
men came out by an old entry and
forty-three we're saved by the shaft,
most Of whom are more or lest
burned and bruised and will prOba
bly, die. This leayes about tive
hundred and twenty.three men yet
in the mine and In all probability
two hundred are dead. At 7:l0, tel
dead bodies were brought and only
one can be recognized, the remains
are 80 mutilated. The explosion
was caused by firing shot wheh
the gas was In the mine. At this
time Il is impossible TO learn the
exact number of dead and wounded.
81. LOUIS, Jan. S.--The Officials
Of the Usage Mining Go. Of this
city, owners Of the mine at Krebs
where the terrible disaster occurred
iast night, have received dispatch
from Meal lister stating that 143
miners were taken out of the mine
alive, but many OF them were badly
blurred. AS the press dispatches
state there were $50 men In the
shaft, this report leaves 207 men
unaccounled for, all white.
THAT TROUBLE AT ARKALoN.
KANSAS CITY, Jan. Especial to
The Journal from Arkalon: The
deputy sherlffs have partially
avenged the death of Sheriff Dunn.
II is Lot known positively, but 1t
is more than likely, that as II result
Of the attempt of the deputies to
bring the slnyers of the sheriff To
Justice and force expiation of the
murderer, four outlaws were killed
this afternoon. A courier arrived
here at noon, just In from the south
line of the state. He reports IA run
ming conflict between the fleeing
dtspeladoes and the armed posse of
pursuers. Two wagon loads of men
encamped in gulch south Of
Springfield were discovered. They
saw the pursuers at about the same
moment, and then commenced a
life aud death race for ten miles.
The two parties were not within
firing distance, but just before dusk
the pursuing party came within less
than u quarter of mile OF the des
peradoes, and firing commenced. A
running fight was kept up ON 1t
level plain for II distance Of four
miles. Following one fuslllade four
men were seen To tumble from their
seats In the wagons. II could not
be ascertained whether they were
killed or wounded.
1t IS learned yesterday that the
party killing sheriff Dunn was
made up of details from the counties
of Seward, Stevens, Grant, Morton,
aud HasklIl. Threats were made
In each of those five counties that
In case Judge Botkin attempted to
open court In either he would be
killed, but threats came from men
known 10 be desperate, The scenes
In this county are feared in each one
of the other counties.
A WARMING.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Sin view |
of the provision In the reciprocity |
section Of the tariff laws, making II
the duty OF the president, after
January /, 1892, TO suspend by proc
lamation the free admission Of
syrups, molasses, coffee, tea aud
hides against such countries produc.
ing these articles, as after that date
maintain duties on American agn-
cultural and other products which
he deems unequal and unreasonable,
the president submitted 10 the at.
torney general the question whether !
the law authorized him TO issue q
proclamation fixing n future day
when the duties imposed hy virtue
Df the proclamation shall take effect.
The attorney general gives his
opinion that the duties must attach
lnd be collected on aud after the
late OF the proclamation, and n
nture day cannot be named by the
president. Owing 10 this decision
secretary Blaine today sent notes TO
he diplomatic representatives OF
Austi Hungary, Columbia, Hayti,
Honduras, Spain, Phil
4 pine island, aud Venezuela in- /
orming them that on the 10th cf
danh The president would issue .
uoh proclamation, unless In the
meantime some satisfactory recipro-
ity arrangements were made with
he countries named; he would issne
proclamation susI ending the pro l
isions Of the tarlfi law relating 10 J
he free introduction la the United I
lates Of sugars, molasses, coiiee, tea I
nd hide. The notice to Spain, o
owever, ony applhs to the Phil. q
ppine islands.
Negotiation With France aud x
me other countries have reached y
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