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Morning journal and courier., 1893-01-12
TKRRIBLE MINE DISASTER.

Explosion of Gas In a Coal Chamber
Causes the Almost Instant Death OF
Twenty-Four Miners-But One Sur
vivOr.
DENVER. Jan. 11.-EArly this morning
particulars of one of the worst mining &C
cidents in this state were received.
The Union Pacific own and operate coal
mines at King, four miles from Como,
where they employ 200 miners.
Yesterday afternoon premature explo-
sion occurred in one of the chambers where
twenty-five miners were at work.
The shock killed twenty-four of them,
only one escaping, he being near the en-,
trance.
The bodies were not recovered until mid.
night. and on account of their SIs~'-ened
condition only eleven of the racs FOUL
were recognizable.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-01-12
Thursday, January ~, 1898.
JACK RRosT,s WoRK.
Effects Of the Cold snap All over

BHeets of the Cold Snap All Over tn,
Cfty-Where It Came Prom.
Yesterday morning people were every
where discussing the record breaking COLI
of the night before. No one was found
who doubted the reports to the effect tina
the mercury was not much above zero, a,
q few minutes in the open air would settl,
any doubts on that point.
A lsdy in one section of the city who
kept register thermometer found yester.
day morning that the lowest point reached
by the mercury was six below Eero. John
Z. Bassett kept q Thermometer In an eI.
posed spot on his piazza and at 10 O'Clock
Tuesday night 1t registered two degrees
below zero. At 7:30 yesterday morning 4,
was at zero. Professor Brewer in his OBJ.
servstions finds that the lowest point re-
corded on his Thermometer was four de-
grees below zero.
The sun made this little more comfort
able yesterday, but Jack Frost kept his end
up so well that as the evening advanced II
seemed as though last night would excel
Its immediate predecessor. While the per
Torrance would not be regarded as very
excellent by poor humanity, IL is looked
upon in that light by the ice dealers.
In West Haven Il was much more I'M
bearable than in the city here This can be
readily seen as the houses are not very
close to one another, and the wind swept
through the borough with q terrible force
and bitterness. One gentleman In the
borough, Mr.. Rollin Hine, arose to find
every water pipe and everything else In his
cellar frczsn SO hard that he had TO build
fire in the cellar to thsw Ii out.
The cold wave started In the northwest
and extended all along the Atlsntic coast
The coolest point recorded was at Ontario,
where the thermometer indicated 26 de-
grees below zero at dsybreak. In the
United States the coolest place wss North
field, where it was II degrees below zero at
6 o'clock. At New York degrees above
was the lowest point reached, and in Bos-
ton the temperature was degrees colder
than 1t was in this city.
In Westville and Hsmden 1t was colder
by several degrees than in the center of
city. In the first named place it was de-
grees below zero, and in the second it fell
10 degrees below.
year ago to-day the minimum temper
allure was 10 above, and at no time during
last year was il as cold as Tuesday night
TIE hsrbor is frozen over down to the
fort, but the channel is broken clear Mill
river is frozen over completely and yester-
day several youngsters We're down there
skating. The lively sport failed to keep
them warm, however, and all gave up after
q short time.
The men st work filling In around the
boulevard sewer were forced TO quit work
on account of the extreme cold. The city
plumbers Were all very busy yesterday
thawing out water pipes in about town.
Last night was not such q hard one and
the rigor of the cold was not so great The
temperature at its lowest ranged between
g and s. above zero, which was plenty
cold ennnuh
Morning journal and courier., 1893-01-12

While a number OF men were cleaning the dou-
BILE bottom of the cruiser Medes at Chatham,
Eng, yesterday, four were overcome by foul cir
and Two died.
An execution for the sale OF the withsrow Iron
company's plant at Newcastle, Pa, was issued
yesterday in behalf of the Totten & Hogz Iron
and Steel company Of Pittsburg. The liabilities
Of the firm are said to exceed $4,000
The report Of the majority of the house bank.
ing and currency committee on the bill TO repeal
the Sherman silver act charges that the bill is
intended to be a final step toward an absolute
gold standard in the United States and to sup
press every effort at bimetalllsm- IL predicts
ruin.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-01-12
Major Frost,s Funeral.

BosToN, Jan. 1.-The funeral of Major
James P. Frost to-day was q remarkable
tribute to the late militia officer and jour.
nalist. Private services were held at the res
idence on Batavia street a. 1890 a. m. Rev.
remains were escorted 10 the Second
church, Copley square, by cortege con-
sisting of detail of police sn6 escort of
officers, the Ninth regiment osnd, COM
psnies B and FL of the Ninth infantry and
companies A and F of the Fifth infantry,
and the riderless horse of the deceased Of
ficer, fully csprissoned, with Fpurred boots
resting in the stirrups.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-01-12
A Broken Rock.

Boston, Jan. 1.-THE Order of the Solid
Rock was the subject of hearing in the
supreme court to-day before Justice Nor
ton. Certain certificate owners want the
order wound up and brought suit against
it and hearing was given today. Nc
counsel was present for the order. 1t has
assets amounting to about sec. 900 and its
liabilities are said to be SITS, 600.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-01-12
A REMEDY for Faded CIotbes.

Don't say good bye to that rusty snd
faded gown We: awhile. With a package
of diamond dyes you can easily make it
look like new. Thes- dyes are especially
for home use, and their simple directions
are SO easy To follow that even child can
use them. Diamond dyes color cloaks,
dresses. mems clothing, ribbons, carpets,
everything, at the rate OF about two pounds
for ten cents.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-01-12
Autograph Sold.

GLENs FALLS, N. Y, Jan. 1.-THE stall
lion Autograph, record alt, owned by W.
E. Spier, owner of the Suburban STOCK
farm, was sold to James Golden, the .-c:.-
er and driver, to-day. Mr.. Golden is act
ing in the interest of Boston men. The
price paid is not known, but five figures
will be necessary to cover it
Morning journal and courier., 1893-01-12
The Brooklyn and Iowa.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 11.-Secretary Tracy
to-day awarded The contracts for construct
ing the armored cruiser Brooklyn and the
sea. going bsttle-ship Iowa to William
Crsmp & Sons of Philadelphia, at their bid
of 50. 1856 600 for the Brooklyn and So. 01O,-
600 for the Iowa.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-01-12
ANNUAL MEETING
or Calvary Baptist Church Soei

or Calvary Baptist Church Society.
A meeting of the Ecclesiastical society
of the Calvary Baptist church was held
last evening in the lecture room of the
church, with Mr.. Julius Twiss in the chair.
The following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: Moderator, Julius Twiss;
clerk, John s. Fowler; auditor, J. d.
Weed; society's committee. Theodore f.
Booth, chairman; Julius Twiss, 81. Web
ster Stowe; w. II. Douglass, w. A Spsul.
ding,
Morning journal and courier., 1893-01-12
Golden Favorite Social Club.

The Golden Fayorite Social club held a
drawing for a gold watch at their rooms
over Mendell & Freedman's store on Chspel
street last evening. John Hooper of Cedar
street drew the lucky number. There was
alec qusrtette singing aud athletic exhibit
tons.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-01-12
6Mants.

one Cent q Word each insertion
nvs cents . word for q fEII week
(ssvsn rfRsa.l
Morning journal and courier., 1893-01-12
MINIATURE ALMANAC.

6uN RtsRs, 7:15 Moon RISES, HIsH WATT
SUE SETS, 4:l5 esq TIT
Morning journal and courier., 1893-01-12


cratic nomination for govsrnor of Mssss-
chusetts, but WAS defeated. When the war
broke out in 1861 he held the commission
of brigadier general of militia and on April
II he went to Annapolis, Nd, with the
Eighth Massachusetts regiment and was
placed in command of that district. On
May 10 of that year hs entered Baltimore
at the head of 900 men and occupied the
city without opposition and on May 10 he
was assigned to the command of Fort Mon
roe and the department of eastern Vir-
Qinia, The first union soldiers of the war
on the part of the union to lose their lives
were some of his command who were fred
on by q mob in the streets of Baltimore
when Butler aud his troops were passing
through the city.
When he was in command at Fort Mon
roe, some slaves that had escaped from
their masters came within his lines for
protection. He refused to deliver them up
on the ground that they were contraband
of war, and this appellstion of the colored
mar, the word "contraband," was used dur
ing the war. In August he captured Forts
Hatterss and Clark on the North Carolina
coast aud soon after returned to Msssschu-
setts to recruit for an expedition in the
Gulf of Mexico and the lower Mississippi.
| In March, 1852, he reached Ship leland and
| the next month he went up the Mississippi.
On May the city of New Orleans was sur
rendered and he took charge, and the af.
fairs of the city under his charge, 1t ta
said, were never more ably administered,
nor was the city ever In q better state of
sanitary condition than during that
period. He compelled wealthy seoes.
sionists to contribute to the relief Of the
poor of the city. His course in hang
ing William Mumford for tearing down
the stars and stripes from the United
States mint, and in issuing "Order No. %,
intended to prevent the women of New Or
leans from insulting Union soldiers, Great
ed much comment all over the civilized
world and 1t excited strong resentment IL
the south. In December, 1869, Jefferson
Davis issued q proclamation declaring hin
an outlaw. On May 10, 1862, Genera
Butler had seizsd about $500, 900 which
had been deposited in the Office of thu
Dutch consul and claimed that arms TO
the oonfederates were to be purchased
with it. This action wss;protested agains
by all the foreign oonsuls, and the govern
The sun., 1893-07-27

held in her arms. stepped forward with her
pass book and husband. The man and wife
ssns,wered the ousstions put to them glibly and
and they got checs for Mf their Dividend. Neither
could, write. of course. SO. TO sign a receipt
which they. touched. aud she signed Tor them:
But that check was not money to them. and
diiiicaity too Miss Rachei had gone % about bout
among the money brokers and Italian bankers,
n msae sSss an
SsnE to Sss SHsh ALL the heGks at rate Of dis
lions S the neiehSorSood I Of the City Hail. 10
each depositor to whom check was given
the name Of The bank with which the arrange
q Sanf om sa e fSE E sS Sss sspd. 5se
tor listened with confidence to all that was
told them by those busy. serious young women
wrapped up pass book. check. and printed clip
n handkerchief and departed. the envied OF
:. Once a curious identity of names occurred.
Two husbands and tT1 wives had precisely the
names. and the names Of the eight fathers
and Gnd m2thers @ and Sst were In no degree re-,
the case was several hundred dollars in the
totals Of their accounts. The man and woman
ehee the
the bankers daughters noticing failure to
in q pssn itH
matters relating to his Identification.
The first dividend was paid by the executor
OF the estate from the personal property Of the
banker and his daughters. This dividend is
being paid by the City Cha mborlain. because
1t results from n sale OF real property ordered
by the SurroEate's Court. OF which the Cham
berlain Is the treasurer
Mr.. Bergamini was in q sense an Involuntary
banker. He was q merchant who had the con-
fidence OF the Italian community. and their
savings were almost forced upon him. Conf
dence in him never % weakened; His bank was
death; but after that the dsp9ositors,
in the manag gement Of the bank. began to with
draw their accounts. This finally resulted in
failure Of two large debtors Of tho BerGamini
estate. and then the.run increased and the bank
had to suspend.
If my father had lived the failure would
not have occurred. even II he had lost as the
estate did. by those other failures" said one Of
the daughters
1t gives US great satisfaction that mono OF
these poor people not one. has said q harsh
thing about our father"
The sun., 1893-07-27
TRIALS OF 4 LITTLE HoUsEKEEPER.
Brought Into Court Through Giving tn,
NeIghbors Everything They Asked For.

Brought Into Court Through Giving the
Neishbors Everything They Asked For.
People living in the tenement house at rs
Carmine street mplained to the Gerry society
that Annie Kohler. aged Is years. was being
brutally treated in the house by her father and
brother. Agent King got a summons and
yesterday the entire Kohler family We're In the
jefferson Market Court.
The girl told Justice Hogan that her father
and brother had always abused her. Whom
her mother died the last thing she said to her
father was:
Please don't abuse Annie"
And" continued Annie. he took man,
mas hand and promised her he'd always treat
she had recovered she said: But he still
abuses me. and only last saturday he kicked
me out OF the house and wouldn't let me
come in again for q long time"
The father said that he gave the girl Sl6
week to run the house with and her brother
did not have to pay the rent rent. Instead Of buy.
She lends everything" said the father.
She has lent or given away aim ost all Of my
dead wife's clothing without my consent. and
come right to her and she gives It to them. on
Saturday night when l came homo there was
not a cent In the house nor bit OF food. TO
scare the girl / told her she would have to
leave home. and put her out Of our rooms for
After half an hours persuasion the girl con-
sented to, GO homo again. although she said
she would rather go to the society rooms. and
peace was restored. Justice Hogan warned
kohler to be o little gentler with the girl
The sun., 1893-07-27

n favorito retreat for the snake. and where the
water pines run down from tho sink through
the kitchen floor 10 another hole that he can
When my wife comes down In the m orning
she sometimes finds him cured up on the
hearth. She don't like snakes much. and
designs on the baby. but when Sloppy
her gotting the broom. he slides down tho hole
jimmy comes down. What do we feed him
on2 We don't feed him at all. but there amt
no many cats around here there used to be-
and haven't seen rat or a mouse since he
came around: don't accuse him OF eating up
the litter Of kittens born under the kitchen
floor. but then We haven't seen anything OF
them & or the 9ld cat lately and Sloppy is keep
~, What kipd Of a snake do you call 1t. Mr..
MaagrudSr,t" t M asked % the repforter., ,f,,a
was up here to see it. and called 1t a long jaw
breaking name. Something about decay in it.
Sloppy won't eat anything Unless IFS It's alive" "''
The name written down by tho snake expert
Was; HHrefa dehaw t1ropidonot,is; vulR.-
,, As the reporter WAS putting, up his camera
up here last week and could have showed you
saw. Ira kiburn and Harry McDouGall were
by putting his foot over 1t and grabbing it BY
never tried to bite after that even when I
stuck my finger In Its mouth. blacksnake Ia
easily tanned in half an hour or SO. and Jimmy
Tor or two S Or & three day. 1t was Just ye feet
a1s Would arns sh nnt o a 1S sSkss an, d
wosWtsel. w.Wel Id don't know; Perhaps Sloppy
peare6."
The sun., 1893-07-27

head around one Of the rungs., and he pulled
one way and the other until about half OF his
skin was loose. Then he crawled in and out
among tho rungs, with me scraping at him
behind him. Then he tied hims eli up in n knot
near the top Of the ladder as It leaned against
the tree md he slept thore all day in the sun
He acted Ike he was awful tired and didn't
even take notice OF the baby--and ne likes the
After the camera was produced Jimmy put
the snake around his neck and carried II TO
the rail fence In the rear OF the house, and tho
snake took its favorite pose on the top rail
while four exposures were made. Each re-
sary to such a snake story, as thie. about a
thickly populated part OF a big city like New
ARK.
Tommy Magruder came out while the pho
togrnphinR was going on and said:
The neighbors don't like the idea OF my
haylng this snake around. and they want me
to XII 1t some people don't IKE snakes, yo,9,
imported the snake. This here snake Rrowed
right on the place. and there are lot more
little onos here AS long as tho neiRhbors
didn't know about him they weren't worried.
years It ain't likely hos goip, to begin now. l
snake up in the brush lot in May. II was un.
der an old piano box. and when ho pulled
lie 'fn in it We took Il into tho kitcfsn
and warmed It up and gave 1t some milk.
Then Jimmy got big box for It, and put some
hay in the box. and the snake soon got to lik-
ing us. When tho weather got warmer Jimmy
took the box up and put put II on the e. balcony out.
couldn't bother it. and 1t has been spending its
nights there ever since. Then there is n hole
in tho brick wall that leads under tho floor of
the kitchen that the cats used to use. That is
The sun., 1893-07-27
Fatal ECONOMY IN DIroRCE

SpnrnarIe Had Not SO to Spare. and Made
Blunder; SO He Is In Prison.
Lorenz Sparnagle. a varnisher. 80 years old.
Of 247 Grand street. Astoria. was charged with
bgamy at tho Yorkville Police Court yester.
day and was held in So 500 bail to answer.
The com plainants were Lena Coll 20 years
old. Of 262 West Eighty-second street, and
Lillie Lehman. % years old. who lives with her
father August Lehman. o cigarmaker. OF 2lS
Camille street. Astoria. The first wife says
she and SparnaRle lived happily together for
two years and hall. He deserted her in
April. 1891. and she heard nothing Of him till
about three months ago.
She had grown tired of being welded. yet no
wife. SO she wrote and asked him for her mar
I'VE might both as we'll marry again." she
wrote. You give me back my marriage Ger:
ttilcate and go and wed some other girl. and
She also advised him. so Sparnagle says. to
wi %htGh t6t she he Sa sa1 would Sn
tomfoolery.
Sparnagle paid no attention to his wifes re-
tinucd to importune him., Last Monday she
learned that he was working In EiGhty-sev-
enh street and went to hin an aGd IF aef
by blunder it was the certificate Of his mar
when she learned Of her husbands second
marriage and had him arrested for bigamy.
Lille Lehman. who L. Mrs. SparnHgle No. 2.
bT CHARLES Anon. at 247 Grand is street @ ASTORIA %
She was told he was a good. steady. hard
working man and she saw him several times
afterward.
II did not want to marry him. but he insist
ed. she said. :. He said he could not live with
out me. and that II I did not marry him he
would kill both me and him self"
!Ri' Ess 9z .ss a.v H. heo'F
Sparnagle said yesterday that he and his first
wife agreed to get o cheap divorce by each one
marrying again.
II kept my part Of the bargain" he added.
but she went back on me and now she's got
m in the ing"
The sun., 1893-07-27
CRAzED BP HER TROUBLES.
Chis Liza Barrie, Russian Jewers, tn ought
Her Husband Had Abandoned Her.

CHA Lila Barbc. q young Russian Jewess.
landed at Ellis Island with her husband. q
shoemaker, about two weeks ago. The pair
had only S1.50 and their baggage. They were
detained several days and then released at the
request Of the Association OF Hebrew Chari-
ties. The wife Is a cousin OF Boarding House
Keeper Schiparo OF East Broadway. and she
and her husband expected Schipsro to meet
them and take them to his house.
The husband says that man who said he
was Schiparo. but who was really ]. Stein. an
immigrant boarding house keeper OF 121 Lud-
low street. persuaded them to go with him.
They did so. Stoln. the husband declares. took
his money and turned him and his wife out on
the street. They thought this an unconsclonable
act. and went Off straightway to find an old
country friend named Lichenstein. They found
that Lichenstein had movedfrom the address
he had sent to them months ago. and they came
back to Ludlow street They found friends In
Orchard street. however, and there they stayed
overnight.
Barbe made an appointment to meet one Of
his new friends early on Monday IN ornng. The
friend was to get Barbe Job. They set out
Hffh SeSrs @ Saa na56s ,So p
when she arose and found her husband gono
she supposed he had deserted hcr, and started
out to find him. She wandered about tho city
until Tuesday morning. when Detective Peter
charge Of her. He knew at a glance that she
was an immigrant and that she was de-
Island.
=, Her husband: who was near distracted. was
there waiting for her. She did not recognize
him, she said she had, had nothing to. cat
since Sunday night. She .sto ravenously of
what was set before her. She became violent,
Grodcn. and Nurse Lizzie Webster were as
siGned to take care of her. She fought Miss
Miss Webster. the mad woman attacked Miss
Daily. biting her left forennger to tho bone.
Miss Daily did not think much Of the wound at
first. Her arm began to swell later. and she
had to go to l.od and put herself under the
care OF DR.. Wheeler She. was very i'll yester-
day. but DR.. Wheeler said she would recover.
Com missioner Senner. after hearing Barbes
story. issued an order debarring Stein from
the island. Schparo will take. care. OF Barbe
until his wife recovcrs. or until 1t Is evident
that che is sinoura Bile. when she will be returned
TO Europe.
The sun., 1893-07-27
TENTS BLOWN DOWN At CAMP.
Tho Twenty-second Regiment One Day
Ahead of Its Drill Schedule.

Tho Twenty.second Regiment Ono Day
Ahead OF Its Drill Schedule.
STATE CAMP. PEEKsK1LL- July 26.-A fierce
lightning and heavy rain. swept across the
plateau to-day while the regiment was at din
ner in the big mess hall Telegraph wires
were blown down and tangled. number OF
tents In Quartermaster's row were blown
down and cots were scattered about the COM
psny Streets Two tents were blown to pieces
in the battery quarters. and in Company E
street a tent was lifted from the ground and
wound about the wires erected for signalling
purposes by the signal corps.
The Twenty-second Regiment has done such
good work while here that they are now one
day ahead Of their drill schedule and this
morning rehearsed tho preliminary extension
drills. Tomorrow they will perform battalion
extension drill with POWDER
before the storm came up to-day they sent
messages around q mixed circuit. From one
station to second they used tho telegraph
wire. thence to the third the message was sent
by heliograph and repeated to Its destination
by wig waGgi Ing The exercise was successful.
officers here In the. conte plated march Of
Batteries l. 2, and from New York to Peeks-
Kill next week. The batteries will take three
days to make the trip. and will be escorted by
company OF tho Thirteenth Regiment Of
National Guard Infantry, They will ,bivouao
Saturday and Sunday nights. They will cook
their own, ratons. and the infantry will do
patrol and guard duty. Everything will be
carried on as II in actual warfare.