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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-03-07
ESCAPE FROM DEATH TRAP.

One Hundred and Fifty Men Rescued
from a Flooded Mine-Braye Nolun.
teers Enter the Slope and Make Re.
pairs.
shamokin, Pa, March GA horrible
death trap was barely escaped today by
$50 miners. The delay of a few min
utes would have sent down upon them
flood of water and all would have
perished. Foreman Johnson, at Brick
Ridge colliery, made the discovery that
saved so many human lives.
Johnson was in the No. 6 lift, exam
lining the mine chambers, when he
heard the timber holding back a great
volume of water. The sullen roar
of escaping water, followed by gusts
of mud from the brattice, warned the
foreman that the dam was breaking.
He hurried from the place as fast as
he could in order to notify the men.
Word was sent to Engineer Muir 10
hoist whenever he was signalled as
rapidly as possible. The miners ran
to the bottom of the slope. Twenty
could be hoisted at a time, and as
600 yards had to be traversed to reach
daylight, the men in waiting grew
nervous, expecting the flood to overtake
them at any moment. Most of the
miners ran half a mile from their
breasts to the bottom of the slope. The
water was held back firmly and finally
all the miners We're out.
Volunteers We're called to venture and
say the big mines from compile inun-
dation. A number of brave fellows
faced the deadly peril md constructed
barriers before the water could reach
the principal portion Of the workings.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-03-07
Caught in the Last Blizzard.

as q preliminary step surveys have
been made by parties from both coun-
tries, but the British show much more
thoroughness and activity in this mat
ter than the Americans, and in order
to secure possession of the Yukon
mines are now preparing to build a
railroad over the Taku Pass to the
headquarters of the Yukon.
The principal controversy hinges on
the Interpretation of the treaty locat-
ing the boundary ten marine leagues
from the shore. England contends
that this line should not follow the in
let's; America contends that it should.
If England's contention prevails,
juneau and the best harbor will be in
her territory. Hence the agitation
here, where the largest business with
Alaska is done, and where the Alaska
steamers start All the chambers of
commerce on the coast will be asked
to cooperate.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-03-07
NATIONAL GUARD NEWS.
Important Instructions in Inspector Gen
eral Morrell's Circular

CTdi SHGuluT.
Harrisburg. Pa, March "a circular
has been issued to the National Guard
by Inspector General Morrell, in which
he says:
Returns of state property made by
company commanders in camp will be
verified at this spring inspection, and
any shortage or excess noted on the
returns.
"Regimental commanders will have
prepared at once a roster of the United
States numbers on the rifles at present
in the possession of the companies of
their command and of those belonging
to headquarters, and present same to
the brigade inspector upon the occasion
of the inspection of the various COM
panies of a regiment in order that the
same may be verified.
From the date of the publishing of
this circular regimental commanders
will require company commanders on
each regular drill night to furnish regi-
mental adjutants with detailed report
of the number of officers and men on
the rolls Of the company and number
present and absent at such drill; the
percentage of this attendance to be
computed and ready to be presented
to the brigade inspector at the spring
inspection of 1896. The percentage thus
obtained will count materially in the
item of attendance.
Company commanders will at all
times have in readiness for inspecti, n
a cash book showing the amount OF
money received from the state and the
amount expended by them, for which
recelpted bills or vouchers must be
produced" d"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-03-07
MINERS ORDERED ON STRIKE.
Thousands viii Quit Work In the Pitts.
burg District.

Pittsburg, March 6.-All negotiations
between the miners and operators of
the Pittsburg district have been de-
clared off and strike involving from
10000 to 1900 men has been ordered.
The conference committees of the
miners and operators failing to agree
on the 69-cent rate for mining demand
ed by the former, the operators pro-
posed joint convention of miners and
operators to be held in this city ON
Saturday. This proposition was re-
ported to the miners convention when
1t reassembled this morning, and was
promptly rejected. A vote was then
taken and the strike was ordered to
take effect Immediately. The dele
gates will return to their homes this
evening and meetings will be called at
every pit when the strike will be an
nounced and plans for its prosecution
will be formulated.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-03-07
FIGHTING THE COYLE BILL.
Western Mine Operators Rally at Harris.
burg-Tho Measure In Hands OF Sub.
cntNvuitter

''SS'SAu -hihS eHShakotS
burg-Tho Measure In Hands OF Sub.
Committee.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Harrisburg. March 6.-W. p. Dear
mitt, New York and Cleveland Gas Coal
company, Alexander Dempster, Bower
Hill Mining company and John Blythe,
Blythe Coal company all of Allie
gheny county; l.. w. Robinson, general
manager of the Rochester and Pitts
burg Coal company. Punxsutawney,
and NJ. T.. Holmstead, OF Harrisburg,
appeared before the senate mines and
mining committee. They spoke against
the Coyle bill TO establish u mining de-
partment. Several bituminous and an
thracite mine inspectors and eX-Fac-
tory Inspector Watchorn were also here.
The operators contended the present
mine laws were working satisfactorily
and the creation of a department would
be needless expense. Senator Coyle
said the mine inspectors We're lobby
ing against the bill. Mr.. Dearmitt
wanted the measure given TO sub
committee composed equally of miners,
inspectors and operators. but the sena-
tor refused. 1t was finally agreed to
give the bill to a subcommittee COM
posed of three from each side.
The committee is composed as fol-
lows and will report tomorrow: Oper-
ators, Dearmitt, Dempster and Robin
son; inspectors. Connor, Fayette, Blick,
Allegheny. and Williams, Luzerne.
Miners, Watchorn, McGarvey and J. l..
Butler.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-03-07

to contest his will and that the legal
proceedings In the matter will shortly
be instituted in this city. DR.. Douglass
had been married twice. and the chill
dren by the first wife, Lewis H., and
Charles r. Douglass, are named as the
contestants. Two years ago the estate
was valued at 100000. Ever since Mr.
Douglass last marriage there has been
lack of harmony between the sons and
Mrs. Douglass.
The contestants make the claim that
Mrs. Douglass. who Is u white woman,
exercised undue influence over their IA
ther and persuaded him to discriminate
against them. Though no petition for
the probate of the will has been made,
1t Is stated that the sons will have
little or nothing coming to them from
the estate. An effort will be made, it
Is said to settle the estate out OF court.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-03-07
THE CHINESE IN MEXICO.
Commissioners Return from Negotiating
Immigration Laws.

FL Paso, Tex. March ca body of
distinguished Cinnamon are in this city
on their way from Mexico to the United
States. The party consists of Ii Yung
Yew, the consul general at San Fran
cisco: Yu Shi Yo, the eX-consul general
at Havana, Cuba; Ko King Owiang,
the vice-consul at San Francisco, and
Fong Yen Shen, an attache of the Chi
nese legation at Washington, besides a
large number of clerks and other at
tendants.
Vive-Consul Owiang, who is a grad
uate of Yale university and is inter-
prefer of the party. said they had been
negotiating with Mexico on the sub
ject of Chinese immigration, but that
he could not foreshadow their reports,
which are soon to be made. He and
Fong Yen Shen go on to San Fran
cisco, while the others go to Wash
ingtou.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-03-07
MILLIONS TO BE DIVIDED.
Two Hundred Heirs in This Country and
in Germany

GAINESVILLE, Wis, March 6.-There is
an estate valued at many millions now
about to be distributed among the Metz
niger family in Germany and the United
States. John NJ. and Frank Metzinger
reside In this city, and they have been
informed by their attorney that they
win undoubtedly receive their allotment
by May /. The estate in question is
located in Holland. and was that of a
member of the Metzinger family who
died in Holland 100 years ago, leaving
no will.
He was q German, although born in
Alsace. After he went to Holland he
engaged in mercantile business and
shipping. He amassed a large fortune.
II has been in litigation for years, and
Is now about to be definitely settled.
There are now something like 200 heirs
to come in for a share, and these are
pretty well scattered, mostly, however,
in Germany and the United States.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-03-07
NEGRO COLONIsTS IN MEXICO
The First Iustalment Reaches the Repnb.
lie Safely.

Mexico City, Mex, March CIV. II.
Ellis. the negro Moses, has arrived from
Tiahualilo. Durango, where he has just
located 700 negro colonists. This Is the
first emigration of the African race that
ever entered this republic. The utility of
negro labor in Mexico and the possibility
of inducing them to come has been dis
cussed for several years by leading
journals of Mexico and the United
States.
Ellis obtained concession from this
government in 1880, authorizing him to
bring 10000. The project since had
been warmly supported by the govern
ment, but opposed by certain journals
The colonists now here are in a posi-
ton to demonstrate the merits of the
enterprise. They not only have the
sympathy of the government, but OF
the business of the country.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-03-07
Nh Marriage settlement,

New York. March 6.-Today George ],
Gould was seen at his office and said;
"The statement that there has been any
marriage settlement In connection with
the marriage of my sister to the Count DE
Castellane is false, Not only has there
been no marriage settlement, but such n
thing was never discussed or even men,
toned by any member of either of the
families. The statement-which obtained
such publlcity--to the effect that certain
debts of the Marquis De Castellane had to
be settled before he would give his consent
to the marriage is as malicious as It is
false and absurd,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-03-07
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.

The dynamite cruiser Vesuvlus sailed
from Norfolk yesterday in search Of float
ing wrecks.
Sugar bounty claims have already
reached the treasury department under
the new law.
The Columbia will be inspected at New
York next week and leave for the West
Indies to join Admiral Meade at Trinidad.
The president has denied an application
for clemency In the case OF DR.. A. B.
Johnson, sentenced In Missouri to four
years Imprisonment for making false af-
ddayit In q pension case.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-03-07
BAYARD AS lNTERCESSOR.
lie VIII Try to Reconcile Great Britain
and Venezuela.

Washington, March 6,-Secretary
Gresham is about TO instruct Ambassa-
dor Bayard to urge upon Great. Brit
ain an adjustment of the long pending
trouble between Venezuela and Brit
ish Guiana, and to suggest arbitration
of the question. This action is In pur-
suance of recent resolution of con-
gress.
The result Of Mr. Bayard's appeal is
being watched with much interest ow-
ing to the reports from Venezuela that
the trouble has reached a critical stage
and that both sides are massing troops
In the disputed territory between them.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-03-07
ARRESTED AS DYNAMITER.
John p. Anglebcrgcr Suspected Of the
Outrage at Decker.

Vincennes, Ind, March 6.--John p.
Angleberger, late Justice of the peace,
has been arrested charged with perpe-
tratlng the dynamite outrage at Deck
er a few days ago. He was brought to
Vincennes. Blood hounds tracked
some one from Bennett's house to the
home Of Angleberger, and he was ar
rested on suspicion.
on Saturday Bennett, who Is Angle
bergers son-in-law. gave the latter a
whipping. Mrs. Angleberger recently
left her husband and went to live with
her daughter, Mrs. Bennett. The peo-
pie of Decker are wrought up over the
outrage
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-03-07
STATE SNAP SHOTS.
Readings arc lights cost siO5 each.

Readings arc lights cost s105 each.
Allegheny, were stolen.
The discharge of q single man closed the
American match factory at Lebanon.
coal oil lamp exploded at Reading,
burning to death Mrs. Lydia Coldren.
State Senator s. j. NJ. McCarrell was
reelected at Harrisburg president Of the
Clearfield, Conemaugh and Western rail-
road.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-03-07
TRAIN IN A DITCH.
Several Passengers Arc Seriously Injured
in Smash.up.

Spencer, Ind, March 6.-Part of the
morning passenger train on the Indian
apolis and Vincennes railway was
ditched this morning between Marco
and Sandborn by broken rail. A day
coach was destroyed by fire and the
following passengers were injured:
1. s.. Halton. thigh broken: s. T..
Brown, back hurt; Ed. Elliott, body
bruised; Joseph Wright. back and arm
injured; Edward Dryman, head and
back hurt. All the injured except Mr..
Halton were able to be brought
through.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-03-07
THE ALASKAN BOUNDARY.
Committee Appointed TO Investigate the
Disputed Territory.

Disputed Territory.
Seattle, WASH, March 6.-The cham
ber of commerce has appointed COM
mittee to investigate the question of
the boundary between Alaska and
British Columbia, and to arouse public
opinion to the Importance of maintain
ing American rights in this matter. The
question is to be considered by an in
ternational commission this year, and
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-03-07
SPARKS BY TELEGRAPH.

Baltimore and Washington poultry fan
ciers formed an association.
A law to prohibit one railroad from boy
cotting another is proposed by North Car
olina legislators.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-03-07
Scotch.Irish Convention.

Chattanooga, Tenn, March 6.-Secretary
A. c. Flood, of this city. today announced
that the seventh congress of the Scotch
Irish of America will be held at Lexing-
ton Va.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-03-07
war HAS been DECLARED
Reading Refuses to Haul New Jersey
Central and Lehiqh Coal.
VIEWS OF PRESIDENT WILSON
Intimatcs That the Phila delpbia Traffic C
Is Of Slight Importance to the Jersey
Central-Has No Thought Of
Retaliation.

Philadelphia, March 6.-Actual hos
tilities in the coal war declared against
the Lehigh Valley and Jersey Central
by the Reading were begun today.
When the fact leaked out yesterday
that the Reading had placed a prac-
tically prohibitory freight rate upon
coal from the colleries of the Lehigh
Valley and the Jersey Central. the re-
tail>dealers in this city handling the
product of the mines of the two latter
companies wired to these two compa-
MES to rush forward all the coal they
could mine to Philadelphia before the
rate went into effect on Monday next.
The Reading became cogniZant Of this
move and today laid an absolute en-
barge upon all coal shipped this morn
ing from the mines Of the Jersey Cen
tral and the Lehigh Valley. Not a
ton of coal was brought into this city
today from the mines of either of the
companies. 1t was not a question of
rates, as the order of the Reading Rail-
road company directed that the coal
was not to be hauled under any cir
cumstances.
Mr.. Williams Talks.
New York, March 6.-Vice President
Williams, of the New Jersey Central
road, says in relation to the abrogation
by the Reading of the joint coal freight
rates into Philadelphia with the Le-
high Valley and New Jersey Central
roads:
THE Reading is apparently prompted
in this action by the desire to supply
the local coal market for anthracite
and considers that this can be best
done by advancing rates to a figure
which might prevent the operators on
the Lehigh Valley and New Jersey
Central from doing any business in
Philadelphia and vicinity. The matter
is unimportant to the New Jersey Cen
trail as last year only about l2O,0GC
tons of coal from collieries located on
its line was shipped into Philadelphia
out of n total tonnage annually of be
| tween SOC, 900 and 600,0 900 tons. The Jer
sey Central will not make any contest
with the Reading on this point and
will not retaliate and there will be ne
coal war The tonnage of the Jersey
| Central which has been going to Phil
adelphia will hereafter probably come
to tidewater, and we will get there
by a much longer haul and will receive
a proportionate increase in earnings or
the transportation of this particular
coal instead of sending 1t, as hereto
| fore. up the line to Bethlehem, Ii
point OF fact If the action of Reading
results in the diversion of this tonnage
to tidewater IL will be an advantage
rather than n detriment to us. While
as is suggested by the press it might
possibly result in the abandonment OF
the Philadelphia market for time by
the operators located on our line ant
the Lehigh Valley, there is no thought
of retaliation or OF any action to dis
turb the harmony of the trade"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-03-07
FRED DOUGLASS WILL.

Children by His Former Wife Propose to
Contest the Document.
Rochester, N. Y, March 6.-An-
nouncement Is made today that the
heirs Of the late Fred Douglass intend
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-03-07
WEATHER REPORT.

For eastern Pennsylvania, fair; south.
west winds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-21
Order OF United Warkmen.

The Grand Lodge of the jurisdiction of
Maryland. Ancient Order of United Work
men. held two sessions yesterday in Balti-
more, Md, and adjourned sine die
The greater part of the time was
consumed in discussing the reports. The
following officers for the ensuing year were
elected and installed: Grand master work
man, VIM. s. Woodson of Richmond: grand
foreman, Frank B. Sappington of Freder-
lex. Md; grand overseer. ]. E. BROKER of
Suffolk. Va; grand recorder. A. F. Colbert
of Baltimore: grand receiver, Samuel Ec-
Giles, jr., Of Baltimore; grand guide, Benja-
min l. Kellogg of Cape Charles City, Va:
grand inside Waterman, VIM. E. Tarr of
Somerset county,Md.; grand outside watch
man. l.. L. Z. Dennis of Somerset county,
Md; grand trustee elected for three
years.. l. Samuel Lawson of Crisfeld. Md. !;
grand medical examiner. DIR. G. L. Wilkins
of Baltimore. Samuel Eccles, jr., Joseph
Grape and Henry Lingenfelder were elected
representatives to the Supreme Lodge,
which meets in Chicago In June next.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-21
RIOTERS INDICTED FOR MURDER.
True Bills Brought Against the New
Orleans Murderers.

Dl1lS brought Against the new
Orleans Murderers.
The New Orleans grand jury came into
the criminal district court yesterday, and.
after the usual formalities, the foreman
presented fifteen Indictments charging
twenty-eight men with murder committed
on last Tuesday morning in the levee
troubles. True bills. charging murder were
presented against the following parties:
George. alias Whisky. Doyle. Henry Had
dy. John Murphy, w. Maheer, J. D. Will
liams, Thomas Ryan, John Pendergast,
William Nelson. Dave Williams. James,
alias Red" Hawkins, Thomas. alias "Stut-
tering." Fay, Jim Ferriera, Robert Kehoe.
Nemin, alias Meyer" Lightly. Joe Casey,
James OBrien. Martin Owens. Edwin Nc
Cue, for the murder of John Payne. Tony
Drowd. Phil Quarle and Tom Pendergast
for the murder of Henry James; same of
the murder of Morris Mitchell; same for
the murder of Fred Lopez; same for the
murder of Leonard Mallard. Robert Brooks.
Phil Mahoney and Nemin Lightly for the
murder of Fred Lopez same for the muir
der of Morris Mitchell: same for the murder
of Henry James. William Gallicie, Dave
Burke and John. alias Red" Cutlen for
the murder Of John Payne. John Furness,
alias "Dago." Tom Devlin, alias Tom the
Devil" and Jack Bowen. for the murder of
John Payne.
Th.se men were arrested at various times
by the police justices. All of the indict-
ments contain the clause land other persons
whose names are as yet unknown to the
grand jurors being workmen and laborers
in the occupation of rolling, placing and
slowing compressed cotton on board of YES
sells at the port of New Orleans
Most of the men indicted have been under
surveillance for several days and 1t was an
easy matter to locate them as soon as the
capiases were issued. Ten or twelve sur
rendered at once on learning of the in
dictments, few more were in Jail waiting
preliminary hearing and the remainder
were arrested by the sheriffs deputies, re-
inforced by detectives. The difficulties
which beset the governor in handling the
troubles have been further complicated by
strong intimation frcm the merchants
that no further funds will be contributed by
them for the support of the troops They
ask that more decided measures should
have been. adopted in dealing with the
| rioters and that the trouble should have
been finally Quilted some days ago. The
governor is in consultation with his adj
yisers, striving to find means to provide for
the support OF the troops. the state militia
fund being altogether inadequate for the
purpose,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-21

Capt. Crossman was seen by an Associat-
ed Press reporter at New York just before
his steamer, the Alliance, sailed for Colon,
and was asked what he had to say regard
ing the statement that President Cleveland
had expressed great dissatisfaction with
what, it was claimed. were glaring incon-
sistencies in the chart and affidavits sub
mitted by Capt. Crossman.
WELL said the captain, Il don't care to
criticise the President of the United States
but do think know my business. have
spent thirty-six years learning it and 1 be-
lieve 1 am competent to prepare an accurate
chart and description of my ships course
at sea. If the President had requested my
appearance in Washington to personally ex-
plain the matter 1 think 1 could have salts
fled him in five minutes. There is nothing
more to be said about the affair.""
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-21
DRUGGED AND ROBBED.
The Police Theory for the Condition
of DR.. Jere ID. Elliott.

AAe TOIce IneOry tOr the COn01t1On
of DR.. Jere ID. Elliott.
DR.. Jere B. Elliott, formerly of this city,
was carried into the West Both street sta
ton house in New York city in an uncon-
scious condition at an early hour this
morning, according to a press dispatch
The cabman who turned DR.. Elliott over to
the police stated that he was put into the
carriage by woman at Broadway and
18th street and asked to be driven to an
address on West Both street, where it was
found later he was not known. The driver
then discovered that the passenger was
in stupefied condition and took him to
the police station. On being searched his
pockets were found to be empty with the
exception Of a gold watch and a draft for
5000. The police think that he was drugged
and robbed.
DR.. Elliott is native of New York, where
his father is prominent ship builder.
He came to Washington about twelve years
ago to accept government clerkship.
After graduating from one Of the local
medical colleges he resigned his position
and practiced medicine here for year.
Early in February last he left for New
York, saying that he intended to reside
there permanently hereafter. He was q
popular and well-known member of the
Columbia Athletic Club, with quite repu-
tation as a runner and a musician. His
friends here declare that he was never
given to dissipation.