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DISASTER IN MEXICO.
rwsNrv.s.x MEN sMorneaep.
ras.,its Ia SsN M,n. Near tn. Rio
orands River. Caused by Burn
ing Timber.


A serious nre broke out Saturday night iu
he Fuente cca. mines which are, situated IN
Mexico, about four miles frc-, Eagle Pass,
Ind operated by the Mexican National Rail-
way Comptay, There were sixty miners at
-crk in the mine ut the time OF the breaking
out of the FIRE, but thlrtr-fcur x them were
working near 'h- mouth of the tunnel and
! made tnelr escape, leaving twenty-siY Of
their number TO perish from the heat and
smoke and from the poisonous gases which
spread like lightning to every portion Of the
nIncs.
Wbca il VA. Seen that ali effort. were use-
tcss TO rescue The Imprisoned miners, every
energy was directed To saving the property
from destruction. Pipes were laid into the
riine as far any work could be done and
nose attached and wste- poured onto the
woe uadcr control The gas was SO bad,
however, that the work of recovering the
bodies will be slow. Two bodies were brought
put on Sunday.
All the miners employed were Mexicnns
and most OF them leave destitute families. 1t
Is reported that all parties responsible for the
management OF the mines have been placed
nnder arrest pending an investigation of the
causes Of the disaster. But for the prompt
action of the officials of the Mexican Inter.
national and their heroic Efforts, the mine
would have been destroyed and none OF the
bodies would have been recovered. This Is
the first great disaster In the history OF coal
mining In Mexico,
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Practical Pension Reform.

To properly comply with the order OF Sec
retnry Iloke Smith OF May 27, 1893, revoklng
order No. l44 and directing the commissioner
TO have an examination made to determine
what pensions have heretofore been allowed
under section second of the act approved
June 81. 1880, in disregard of the terms OF the
said act and in ronict with the ruling OF this
department in the case of Charles T. Bennett,
Commissioner Locbren has organized u
Board of revision" consisting of twenty
three men, who have been selected with
special reference to their fitness for the place
The duties of the board Of revision will be To
draw from the admitted files as rapidly as
may be practicable, all cases allowed under
section second of the act of June "a, 1890,
aggregating over 100000 and TO determine
whether the allowances are in accordance
with law. The board will act under the i'm
mediate supervision and direction of the
commissioner who will give proper instruc-
tions ns needed.
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OUTLAWS ROB A BANK.
They Terrorize an Arkansas Town and
Get Into Trouble.

They Terrorize an Arkansas Town and
Get Into Trouble.
The Peoples Bank at BentoDsvllle, Arkan-
sas, was robbed at $50 p. m. Monday, by n
gang of desperadocs armed with Winchesters,
who secured over $4,000. They were from
the Indian territory and came into town with
four fine horses and a white-topped buggy,
which they left In the rear OF the Sun office
under charge OF one man, while tho other five
when single-fle in front Of the place half a
block north to the Peoples Bank. where they
entered and covered the bank officials, Presi-
dent A. w Dinsmore, Vice President j, r.
Hall, Cashier j. c. McAndrcw, Assistant
Cashier &. r. jackson, with Winchcsters.
One man made Cashier McAndrews dump
the contents of the safe Into the sacks brought
for the purpose, putting gold and currency
into one and silver into the other. After Sc
curing the money they made the officials
march In front of them as they started for
their horses, forcing Mr.. Jackson 10 carry
the sack OF ellvcr, containing over 81 oDO.
In passing the Sun office Miss Maggie Young e
of the Sun force, had presence OF mind 70
run to the door and open IT, letting Mr..
jackson In with his sack Of silver, and i'm
mediately shut and locked the doors. During
this time the robbers kept up a constant fir
Ing, covering the two main streets.
The citizens soon rallied and general FIR.
ing was kept up. The robbers mounted their
horses, going west, closely followed by Sheriff
Galbreath and posse. Assistant Cashier
Jackson was shot in the head, back OF the
right ear, and also In the left elbow. The
wounds are not serious. Taylor Stone, u
farmer, procured shotgun and fired two
shots at the robbers, but was Immediately
shot down, the bali passing through his lefl
groin killing him. Tom Baker, farmer,
was shot in the chin, and returned thc com
plIment, wounding the robbcr.
| 1t is reported that Tom Wooscy, dray
man, secretcd himself In lumber pile and
pumped shot from Winchester into The ban.
dts His shots got two men who reoled from
their horses and fell 10 the ground They
were carried TO Bentonyille, but were moi
identified.
Further dispatches state that tho robbers
made good their escape with their BOOTY. I
lie thought that they belong TO the Starr gang
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L.exai Tender Notes.

Secretary Cariisle's avowed purpose to Issue
legal tender notes, II necessary to obtain gold,
Ia not pleasing TO the spcculators who have
been trying to force him TO make an Issue OF
bonds, aud they are hunting the statute books
to find some prohibition upon his authority In
the matter. The power conferred by section
100 of the Revised Statutes Is broad one,
however, and is In Itself as complete an au-
thor.ty as could be desired. II provides that
the secretary may purchase coin with any OF
the notes OF the United States authorized by
law, at such rates and upon such terms as he
may deem most advantageous 10 the public
interest
The Treasury department is said to hold
that the act OF 1873 which forbade the
further cancellation and retirement of United
States notes, did not debsr future reissue
Of notes up to the original amount of $500
900. 900, authorized by the act OF March Bird,
lSG3 The outstanding amount Of these notes
now is s34s, ,6sl ,0l6.
The geld reserve fell below 800, 900, 900 on
the 3rl
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Chasins til, Bank Robbers.

After running fight with the bandits, who
on Monday afternoon robbed the Peoples
bank, Bentouvillc. Arkansas, OF 81, 1000,
Sheriff Galbraith's posse returned lc Benton
vile.
The pursuing party lost five hors,s killed
in the fight and had six others wounded
Mayor Patton and a frmer named Grimesly,
who were members of the posse, continued
the pursuit and came upon the dead body of
one of the bandits just across the line in the
Nation. He was about thirty years old and
was stripped Of all marks OF identity The
bandits are thought TO be the remnant Of the
old Starr gang.
United States Marshal Copeland with a
strong posse of deputies intercepted IL rob
bers after they had got into the Nation and
an effort is being made to e1tcrminate the
entire gang. They are corraled in a clump
of bushes and there seems no escape fol
them.
The bank, though crippled, is as sound as
dollar and will make all accounts good. The
stockholders have offered o. 900 reward fol
the capture Of the robbers, together with 5t
per cent Of the money recovered.
Farmer Stone, who was shot In the g.olr
by theAandits at the time Of the robbery, II
still alive but cannot recover.
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a REeELLlous PRESBYTERIAN.
An Albany ,IinIster Leaves tho Church
on DR.. Briggs Account.

DIR. James Ecob OF the Second Presbyterian
Church Of Albany. In his sermon Sunday
morning rcnounced his allegiance 10 the
Presbyterian denomination because Of the de-
clslon OF the general assembly In the Briggs
ease. DIR. Ecob's church Is one OF the most
Influential in Albany, and hs cong reeaiion Is
made up of the most Intelligent men in the
city. After reviewing the action Of the gen.
eral assembly and arraignlng ii for its bigotry
he said.
IL leave the Presbyterian church because IL
has taken en- garment that has lain buried
In the grave for more than two centuries. 1t
enelis OF the earth, OF death
lie then with dramatic gesture said; IL
brush ii of forever
He gave his reasons for leaving, saying
that he considered that a further battling
with the questions would be but guerrilla
warfare with but little hope for success for
the minority. lie characterized the general
assembly as "the most lntolerant, blgo,ed
and rcactionsry body Of all religious dcnoml.
nations"
He advised that the liberal element In the
Presbyterian Church unite with the Congre-
gatlonallsts, the Cumberland Presbyterians,
the Free VIII Bapti-,s aud the broad wing OF
the Episcopal Church TO form "the great free
Church Of America
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VIII stou the R,c,

President Shortall, in behalf of the Illinois
Humane Society. Is determined that the TOO
mile road race between cowboys from Chad
ron, Nebraska, to Chicago shall not be rid
den. The race was first announced about
three months ago The enterprise Is said TO
have been conceived in the fertile braiE Of a
wcli-known Snowman, who has spent much Of
his life in the West
No sooner did President Shortall hear Of
the Intended race last March than he decided
that such cruel exhibition must be stopped.
That no possible means of avcrtiny the con
test might be left untried, Mr. Shortall sent
last week TO Secretary Weir letter of warn
ing. and pointed out that such race would
be in direct violation OF the law OF Illinois.
The Humane Society will place officers all
along the road in Iowa and Illinois to arrest
the riders.
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, ne.r w,r,n c.n,,c,t.a.

Fritz Engle. driver OF one OF the Anheuser-
Busch Brewing Company wagons. went over
TO Kansas City, Kansas, early Saturday morn
ing with load OF beer. While supplying this
saloons the driver met Deputy Sheriff Cum
mlngs The officer mounted the wagon and
the team was driver to the county Jail, where
Engle was placed behind the bars. the horses
put in the sherifIs barn and the kegs of beer
rolled into the jail.
Deputy County Attorney Holt has d.scov-
cred new wrinkle In the Kansas prohibition
law He claims that beer wagon and its
contents can be held and coniecated by order
of the court the same as the stock of liquors
and the fixtures OF saloon. This is the first
action of this kind that has been taken, and
the prosecutor announces that IT. will be fol.
lowed by the arrest OF drivers and seizure OF
other beer wagons.
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INDIA is all agog over rain.
maker, an Enelishman, whose ap-
paratus consists OF a rocket. capable
OF rising to a height of a mile, con
tanning reservoir of ether. In its
descent parachute-like attachment
opens out. causing the apparatus 10
descend slowly. At the same time
the ether is thrown out in u fine
spray. The absorption CT heat by
the ether is said to lower the tenn
perature OF the surrounding air sufIi-
clentiy to condense the vapor, and
hence cause rain.
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A ARnlnmuk.r at Work.

c. b. Jewell, the Rock Islands rainmakcri
began operations NJ Meade Centre, Kansas, al
O'Clock Friday afternoon. He claims h
have discovered the secret OF Melbourne,
plan of ranmaking and 10 have added variou'
important improvements toit. His apparatu,
sent gases into a cloudless sky for six hours,
when clouds began to appear, which at :3l
had collected together and began TO discharge
rain. The rain continued falling until day
light the next morning. Whether the pre-
cipitation Of rain was large Is not known, hui
the fact that rain followed Jewclfs operation
is encouraging to the railway company and
he will continue his operations at Meade
Eentre for several lays
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The KApsas Strike.

The arbitration Of the Kansas coal miue.s'
strike hAs begun. President Walters Of the
miners union at the head Of delegation
from the executive committee met = commit
tee from tho milne operators Wednesday
morning. The whole matter which led To the
strike viii be thoroughly gone over. and, as
buth stdes seem anxious TO reach = settle
nseut, coaceasI0as Will do1btlsas be made Tn
- d. strike. EeBdlag tAs outcome of the
oestabS - ~ nt 01aSe Clty hsvu eoue
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The Bessemer indicator., 1893-06-10

oSLY few days ago the news.
papers were talking about the close
approach to the Dimensions Of the
Great Eastern of the new steamer
Campania' the former being go feet
long, and the latter 62O Now comes
tne white Star line with plans for A
snip to be rightfully called Gigantic
whose total length will be sOj feet
and whose speed will be twentv-seyen
Knots Such a craft should cross the
Atlantic in four days and eight hours
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NEWS OF THE WEST:
cshnnsle


/ Tho next national meeting of ths Homoo-
3,aths will be held In Dsnvsr next year.
] Cos nros., Denver, received consignment
Of Ats direct fruqi. their lrsslt farm ip the
,Culofaav tifet taiieY, Arlxona.
4 Fifty Italian laborers were Imported .iato
Cripple Creek few days ago TO work on =
contract About 800 miners and Others made
driven from town. Italians and Chinese are
not wanted there.
According to a law passed by the last
legislature. Saturday afternoon during June,
July and August will be u holiday In Denver
The state, county md city offices will be
closed as well rs many business houses.
Alex Strain, = young cowboy, killed him
twenty miles east of Alamosa. II IA supposed
be WI, toying With his gun, which was dis
charged accidentally. the bullet entering the
temple and going clean through tie head,
causing instant death.
Denver MArkcts-Eggs, ranch l7c, state
l5c; butter, best creamery 26(a29c, dairy eoc;
hay, upland bzlcd f1l8&l2, second bottom
ee.00a39. 90 alfalfa a. 90; wheatD5c corn, bulk
7sc, sacked S3c; oats, ti.lS, sacked $l.e4 /;
potatoes f2-io, cattle, choice steers 81. IS
@$4. 3o cows e. COG 81 co. native feeders 81. 10
CISCO; hogs, CHOICE fT.i0; spring chickens
lac: hens. lee
The Aspen msyoralty contest, which has
eour. for three weeks was on the 9Th decided
In favor Of Dllls, the Incumbent, II, will be
remembered that al the spring election Dllls
tRepublican), WAS declared elected over
Green tPopuiisD. by one majority, the vote
standing iS5 to 4S4, which Green promptly
contestcd.and the votes were recounted and
the question finally settled. The recount
shows that Dills had eleven majority.
The adjustment of the salaries Of post
masters ut frst-class offices is in progress at
the department. While the salaries have not
yet been announced, the reports at many
pffices arc given. At Dcnfer the gross re-
celpts for last year, ended March 81, 1888
were 1891 500, which Is an increase of s3S.210
over the year 1892. This Is very gratifying
Increase inasmuch as the increase OF 1892
over the year 1891 was only S6,329 At Pu-
eblo, the only other hrst-class office In Colo
RADIO, the receipts for the year ended March
81 last were N5,062. This Is an increase OF
81 ,5I4 for the year ls92 us against an increase
of 81 ,S12 for the year 1899 over the year 1891
About 10 n. m. Wednesday an explosion
occurred In one OF the stope. at the Orient iron
mines, near Villa Grove, wounding two men
seriously. They were waiting for four shots
to go, and someone gave the signal to go to
work again. When they entered the stope a
shot that had hung fire exploded, badly cut
ting one mans head and breast and breaking
the other mans leg near the knee. Had the
shot hung fire ten minutes longer. twenty
men would have been. within range of the
blast. The miners afe now talking of
demanding fire boss 10 do all the blasting,
as several accidents Of this kind have hap
pened there this year. One man was seriously
injured in the same way the day before
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4, Ne GEoR0E GOULD seems to bo in
dicating his claim to being consid-
cred the son Of his resourceful father.
He Ass boon holding OF the New
Yerk rapid transit commission ..
arln'e leagth for considerable
pee1s1 q time, and the present -.
- q Ne Situation is that the CON
ntGf1u = awaatine Mr.. G0aA'l
s esAasT tAna - thsirA 4
r ~ lU1s FaQ11 trsasit u Gss
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Is the lower Mississippi valley rs.
700 people are already suffering by
inundation. Two-thirds of their
land was planted to cotton. and moth.
Ing Will be done with it until the
season comes for planting cotton
again. 1t would appear that with
the long season still before them
they might still mature some other
produce, but such enterprise is
foreign to the easygoing customs of
that section.
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cnnrrss. WiI Inauir..

The Joint commission authorized by the
Fifty second Congress to Investigate the meth
ods Of the business in the executive depart
ments held q meeting few days ago and Sc
lected the expert who will go over the books
Previous to entering upon this work the com
mission, consistlng Of three Representatives
and three senators, conferred with the presi
dent and members Of the cabinet receiving ~
surances Of the hearty cooperation Of the ex
ecutive departments.
The chief expert in charge b Mr.. J. v
Reinhast, president of the AtohisCB, Topsk'
4 eanta n railroad. He VIII rot sa&1oe 4
n sctsvsiy, but viii coasfeI 80 d1rest q -
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The Bessemer indicator., 1893-06-10

iHE Gotham walters are circulat-
ing petitions among those whom
they serve asking for the withdrawal
OF the anti-whisker restrictions on
the part of the hotel managers. Ac-
companied by an "anti-tip' amend
ment these petitions would doubt
less carry everything before them.
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-06-10

If our American locomotive build.
ers continue 10 make as much pro-
gress in the future as they have dur.
ing the last few years. England
WIN WIN soon cease to have the reputa-
tion OF running the fastest trains in
the world The record of a mile in
thlrty-hve seconds. made this week
by the New York Central's new Co.
iumbian engine No, 9g9. makes that
locomotive the champion flyer of the
world 1t deserves to be numbered
1000 now.
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-06-10

Why is it necessary to label the
food on American tables with French
names? Isn't it enough that French
cooks have been allowed to set the
pace which American cooks shull
follow Isn't it enough to be com
pehed to have the praises OF the
French manipulator of edible dainties
forever sounded in ones ears without
having to toll the waiter in French
what we want to eat? There is nc
reason why the English language is
not good enough and broad enough
to express what is in the dishes be-
fore one on the tsble.
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-06-10

The spectacle of two society young
men, each confident that he is the
only absolute dude, meeting in the
street and clawing like pair of cats
is indeed pitiful. What if Ward Nc
Alllster were to hear of ita And
with the 1nfanta in America, too,
Yet the sadest part of the episode
Is that neither dude got scratch.
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A Texas cyclone.

Spanish Camp, In Wharton county, twenty
miles from a railway. was struck by cylona
on Friday night, Numbers of houses were
nnroofed and destroyed. In the village, josh
Wilkins house was blown down and two chill.
dren killed. For three miles square every
thing Is rack and ruin. Three miles from
town Mrs. Simmons was killed and Wash
Jenkins, darkey over 100 years old, WAT
crushed to death. All the residences and
houses on the Montgomery plantation wers
blown away, and several persons hurt, but moi
fatally
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A woman veterinary surgeon.

One Of the best veterinary surgeons In New
Orleans Is woman, Mrs. Everett, wife Of
the master drayman OF that city, who began
her career by treating her husbands horsea
during an Influenza epidemic. After tho
horses had all recovered Mrs. Everett, en-.
cournged by her success, studied exery book
she could find on diseases of horses and
mules and their surgical treatment, until she
could set broken leg, extract nail from
the hoof and treat influenza and lock-jaw
For this last disease she IA said to have An un
failing cure She compounds her own pre-
scriptions, and will accept no pay for her scr
vices, doing the work that she does purely FOL
love- ~ ,pt,pals
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EMPEROR WILLIAM indulges in the
Injury OF speech-making just as
though he was unaware that his
mouth is one of the most dangerous
institutions in~his dominions Ever
since he bounced Bismarck and pulled
on his muzzle, ne has been making
things hot for himself.
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Or. McGIynn Doing p-n.nce,

Rev. Edward McGlynu has ssiied for Rome,
it is known by his closest friends that he Is In
retreat In the Trsppist monastery near Lex
ington, Kentucky, and that he will stay there
for some time, probably all summer, doing
penance.
Dr. McGlynn, in many Of his Cooper Union
lectures, declared be would never g, to Rome
in sackcloth and ashcs, and II is said that the
retreat II IN the nature Of . compromise suE-
gssted BY Mer. satolli, and Agreed 70 By DR..
ty5lyns 6ftsy cousuitation with his ffiends.
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The Bessemer indicator., 1893-06-10

IN the national convention of edi-
tors held at Chicago recently, the
country newspaper man demonstrated
MS right to stand as teacher OF the
people. His readers are exactinely
critical, the more so because he il
personally known to them all. Indi-
vidually, he is power in the com.
munity In which he lives; collective
~ he Is power in the nation.
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ACCORDING to late census bulletin
OF the 542, o0o.oo acres of arid land
reclaimable by irrigation. 1851. 3s1
have been reclaimed, at a cost of
% 10 per acre. Some of this land
particularly in California, is very
valuable, and the total present value
OF the improved land is placed at
se4' '6ll,O00. Irrigation pays, judg-
Ing ay these figures.
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-06-10

DIRECTOR DvoRAK says the music
of America. when we have a national
music, must be based upon the melo,
dies OF the negro. As basis it has
the strength Of originality and the
sweetness Of unspoiled nature. Any
nation might go much further and
fare much worse.
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As A sort OF imperial swinger round
the German circle Emperor william
appears to be quite success. but it
doesn't necessarily follow that the
Germans will vote to tax themselves
out OF house and home merely to
obhge the kaiser's whim for the
biggest army yet.
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-06-10

A GOOD deal OF uPtAir advantage is
taken Of the domestic hen in . COM
mercial way. bp4 now . Frenchman
10 recording her lays in phono-
graph, eren as Professor Garnier has
subtilcsy dealt with the monkey.
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.pinrikisi,as In Africa.

Japanese jinrikishas have gained q
considerable footing in the towns of
South Africa. In Cape Town, Dur
ban and Pietcrmaritzburg they arc
well patroniAed and are crowding out
the cabs and public buggiea Kaflirs
furnish the motive power.
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-06-10

1T is pleasant to be informed from
London that diamonds, which were a
tribe passe, are again in the food
tide OF favor. Newspaper men who
were largely stocked up with spark
'ers when fashion sent them to the
rear will now bring their supply
down from the attic and wear a quart
or TWO without exciting much criti-
cism.
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-06-10

The commercial persistence of the
American is illustrated by the effort
to introduce the use of corn as food
in Europe. Formerly it was insinu-
ated into the digestive apparatus of
the Old world in the form of pork.
but objection having been raised to
that in some countries. the scheme is
now to give them the raw material in
its simplest form.