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HeAaNss INDICTED foR MURDER
nas ssd wife - stand Trial fee Kstissg
the Womsn's Former Husband.

uss ssd wife 70 stand Trssi fee Kiiitsg
the Wemsa's Former Husband
HANNIBAL Mo-. Aug. l9.-Fsw specta-
sors were present. when the court Of oom-
mon pleas convened to receive . report Of
the grand jury which has been In oontin-
uous session for nssrly three months In
vsstigating the celebrated Stiliwsll MUIR
der case The report was an indictments
for murder, aud Sheriff Pratt repaired to
the residence of william Perkins ~
whose home the Hearnss were staying.
and placed Dr. Aearns and wife under
arrest, charged with the murder of A. J.
Stillwsll on the nighs Of DSc. %. 1883
The indictments was for murder In the
first degree, aud the case 10 not therefore
bailable. The sheriff took the prisoners
to Palmyra by private conveyance They
were lodges in separate cells on different
floors, and will not be permitted TO see or
talk to each other.
Amos j. Stiliwell was murdered in his
bed on the night Of Dec. %, 1885. The
assassin used an az to destroy mis- life
The position OF things In the room showed
that the victim had not awakened when
assaulted. although the body had been
a struggle A fsw false traces had been
arranged To- lead to tho belief that bur-
glsry was the object, but the theory was
soon advanced, and has still been main
tained that there was deeper motive.
Mrs. Stillwell, who had slept In another
bed in the same room, could not give
satisfactory account OF the tragedy
Richard Still we'll, = stspson OF Mrs.
Stillwell testified recently that his step
mother had been criminally intimate
with DIR. Hsarne. Hhowever may this be.
Hannibal people still talk OF her marriage
with Dr. Hsarne In less than year after
her husbands murder. The couple went
to st. Joseph, Mo-, TO live thence to San
Diego Cal. Here Mrs. Stillweli sued DIR.
Hearne for divorce July % 1894 and
threatened him IL he opposed her. He made
no opposition. The decree was granted
Aug 10. For some reason the couple re-
married Sept. ~ 1894
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International wheel Meet,

COLOGNE. Aug. 19-The worlds oham-
pionship and International cycling con-
gress has commenced here. The best rid
ers, both amateur and professional, Of
England, France, Germany, Holland.
Belgium, Denmark. Italy, Norway, SCOT
land, Ireland, the United States. and
Canada are in attendance. The mile
professional race for the championship Of
the world was won by Protein, of Liege
leading Banker a few inches. The 100
kiiometsr race was won by Michael. Of
England. easily. he being three miles in
front
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Saturday, Aug. II.

The commercial law convention closed
at Detroit with the organization Of the
Commercial Law League OF America.
w. G. Sprague, of Detroit. is president;
George > Hull, Of New York, secretary,
and X w. Sumerwell. of New York,
treasurer
George Cough and John p. Anderson,
the hospital attendants at Chicago
charged with kicking apatient TO death,
have been held without bail.
Mrs. Callie Harrill and her two grown
daughters were burned to death in the
fire that consumed their home near Ar
lington, Tenn
The Bald Ridge INVESTIGATION COM
pany. OF Springfield, o, with about 80
members scattered from New York city
to California lis trying TO secure this
$500 000, 000 Holmes estate in England.
Fire destroyed the Sherman seven story
distillery at Leavenworth, Has Loss.
$4,000.
Two Georgia women have secured gov
eminent permits Co estab lish peach bran
dy distllleries.
A life of Queen Victoria is being pre-
pared by lady in whom the queen has
full confidence and in whose hands all the
materials have been placed.
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Friday, Aug. IS.

Thomas Hovenden. the famous Phils-
delphia artist. was killed by freight
train while trying TO rescue a l0-year-old
girl. Hovenden's Breaking Home Ties"
attracted great attention at the World .
fair.
The report from Japan Is that cholera Is
working frightful havoc. among the sol
oilers especially.
Jim Corbett has married the woman
who was correspondents in his late wifs's
successful divorce suit.
Emmett Divers. a negro who some time
ago outraged and murdered q white wom-
an near Fulton. Mo, was taken to that
place by the sheriff and lyncned by the
inevitable mob.
The United States court at San Fran
Disco has dismissed the indictments
against G. 2. Huntington. president Of
the Union Pacific Railroad company, for
issuing an interstate pass
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LOOKING AFTER JACKS INTERESTS.
National Labor Bureau Investigating the
Cood t.Oos oil Late for sailors.

National Labor bureau Invsstig ~ting the
Co0d't.0os OF Lite for sailors.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 2l.-Ths bureau Of
labor has recently undertaken an indie
pendent investigation in field OF inquiry
which it has not before entered. The
work Of American seamen In the mer.
chant service Is the subject to which the
officials Of the bureau are dsvotins o
part OF their attention during the present
season. Agents have been stationed as
five different ports Of the counJry-New
York, Boston, Philadelphia Baltimore
and san Francisco-wnoss business 10 Is
20 investigate the conditions OF the life
and service OF the common sailors EN-.
pioyed In the merchant shipping carried
on under the United States dag.
The terms upon which seainen are sm-
ployed, the wages paid them, the treat
mens accorded them at sea, and moi.
dsntally the rations and accommodations
furnished on ship-board are being investi.
gated. Particular attention Is being
paid TO the contracts made with seamen
and to the custom which largely prevails
among ship captains OF engaging the SER
vices Of mlddlem TO enlist their crews.
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THE DEATH RECORD.

p. +. RoTHERMEL. ST., well-known ar
tist. at Philadelphia.
General j. ID. lMBoDEN, noted Confed-
crate cavalryman. at Abingdon, Va.
JOHN c. Moon. prominent Grand Army
man, At Wilmington. o.
General 5. Z. MAxEY, famous Confed.
crate leader, at Paris, Tex.
ID. w. GRIPPEN. one of the pioneers Of
northern Illinois. at Rockford. Ills
Ex-Associate Justice STRONG Of the
United States supreme court, at Lake
Minnewaska, n. Y.
JOHN MILLER WILCOX, editor Of the
Cleveland Penny Press
LEONARD w. VoLK, well.known sculp-
tor, at Osceola, Wis.
F.V. SIMMoNDs, one OF the oldest and
beat known travelling mon Ia the country,
ss Chicago.
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An SIN shows Ob,t,aanoy.

SHANGHAI. Aug. 20.-A dispatch to The
Mercury from Foo Chow says it is report.
ed on good authority there that the Chi
nese government has refused to allow the
American and British consuis, j. G.
Hixon aud X. 7. Mansfield, who accom-
panied the commission appointed to in
vestigate the recent massacres Of mis-
sionaries aud their families at ku Cheng.
to make any Investigation into the cir.
cumstances of the massacre.
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AWFUL DE.ra or JANE, MURPHY.
Pinned by It's Legs the Most Desperate
tnorls Fail tn save Him.

Pinned by It's Legs the Most Desperate
tnorls Fail tn save Him.
The scenes surrounding the death OF
James Murphy. contractor. were heart
rending The flreueu engaged at the
rear of the building heard aeonizing cries
from the man, that he was burning, and
asking them to continue to play the
water. After a few hours work the fire.
men reached him. His legs were pinioned
between two heavy joists. After great
efforts. with dense smoke binding them,
the fremen released Murphy's left leg.
AT this moment sheet OF flame com.
PEELED them To withdraw. Murphy then
offered his rescuers 81, 900 to get him out
and piteously begged that they Chop his
leg of A second later tho west wall COL
lapsed and covered Murphy with tons Of
ruins. Murphy came to Denver from
Omaha s,x years ago.
Mrs George K Wolfe from Lincoln.
Neb., was victim OF the catastrophe.
She was accompanied by her 5.year-od
daughter. Mrs. Wolfe's husband left the
hotel during Sunday for u tour of Color.
ado.
j. Il. Calkins, wife and baby, who were
thought for a time to have been victims
OF the casualty, have been located In the
Highlands. Mr.. Calkins Is newspaper
man from Davenport. Ia, city editor OF
The Gazette. They registered at the
Gumry on their arrival here, but later
went To stay with friends
Vi. 4. Letson. a dairyman OF this city,
was in the ruins ten hours before he was
rescued. His injuries are a crushed arm,
several COMMISSIONS, and the shock to his
nerves
The total loss caused by the explosion
and fire is s75. 900 The Gumry hoGel was
worth about S25, 900 and had IS, 900 worth
Of furniture. IL is a total wreck, but was
insured for SIS, 900 The McMann block,
which stands next To the Gumry, was
also heavily damaged. 1t is owned by
Colonel K. A. Bishop aud was built in
1890 1t Is a four-story pressed brick and
10 occupied throughout by the A. Lilli-
blade Furniture company. The whole
rear end of this block was ruined. The
loss on the building Is about $25, 700, as
the building will have to DO torn down.
This block Is insured for 1900. The
stock OF A. Lilliblade, valued at $780, 600,
Is only partly lost.
Frederick French, one OF those yet miss
ing came TO Colorado from Michigan in
1876 locating in Gilpin county. He had
served as alderman aud mayor OF Central
City, and two years ago was elected coun-
ty treasurer. He was prominent No
son. Bella /. Lorah, another victim hall.
ing from Central City, was 20 years old
and q native OF that city. He was one Of
the best known sssayers I'm the state. He
leaves a wife and young son, who are now
visiting In Iowa.
LATER AT this writing the bodies Of
K. II. McCloskey. Bella l. Lorah, Frederick
French and an unknown have been 70.
covered from the ruins. making ten In all.
The FIRE has been extinguished and 100
teams are hauling the debris away.
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DEFENDER is MIGHTY TENDER.
Runs Away from . Blow aod Abendous q
Trial Race.


Trial Race.
NEW YORK, Aug. 2t.-The FIRST formal
trial race bes ween the Defender and the
Vigilant TO give the Americas cup COM
mittee an opportunity to decide which
boat should be- named to defend the cup,
was held outside Of Sandy Hook in tho
same waters that the CUP race will take
place in, but ended very unsatisfactory.
The boats raced not only TO give the corn.
mittse q line on them. but also for q cup
that John Jacob Astor offered TO the
winner OF the majority Of the races that
the committee should order.
The Defender, as usual, got ahead In
the beat to wind ward, and on the first
round OF the ten miles to windward and
return she was five minutes ahead OF the
Vigiiant. The wind at this time was q
twenty knot breeze, and the committee
was hoping TO 500 what tho Defender
would do in such q wind when she
dropped the race and cit out" for her
moorings. The report 10 that the twenty
knot breeze loosened up her rigging to
such an extent that she was afraid To
stand it any longer. She has never been
seen In . good wind. The Vigilans was
given the race.
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Crop Prospects in the Hawksys state.

DEs MOINEs. Aug 2t.-The weather
crop bulle tin for the past week says: The
temperature Of the past week was above
the seasonable average, and It WAS gen.
orally dry. The rainfall was in form Of
light local showers, covering a small area
of the state. Reports from the cornfields
are unusually variable. being largely col
ored by local conditions as to rainfall and
condition Of the soil. With timely rains
to develop the late planting this state
will probably produce fair average crop
of corn. Ii the weather remains dry and
hot. pushing the crop too rapidly 70 ma
turity, the quantity and quality will be
reduced considerably below the normal
viald
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ILLINOIS is GENERALLY DRY.
Jupiter Piuvius Bss Boyeesssd the ossts
end Crop ~ufEbr.

euo CrOps ruuors
CHICAGO. Aug 2L-The state weather
servics issues the following crop bulletin:
The past week has been wthous rain, sx
sept very light thunderstorms ON Thurs
day and Sunday In the eastern and south.
western counties OF tho central section.
The fall was so light that no relief was
had from tho general dryness prevailing
throughout tho state The heat was sx.
cesstve. although cool nights caused the
average temperature OF the week to be
about degrees only above the normal
temperasurs. Drought conditions prev ail
In all northern aud most central section
counties Pastures are drying up. and
corn has been somewhat injured; the
central and southern counties have vast
numbers OF chinch bugs to aid the dry.
ness.
Second-crop clover. now being cut, IL
proving good In all southern count ties, but
decreases IN yield and results AS one pro.
crosses northward. Flowing is pro.
crossing slowly owing to the dryness. but
the usual acreage Of wheat will proba-
bly, DO sown; considerable rye has already
been sown Fruit Is so plsn tiful that the
markets are glusted, and much will have
to DO dried u save it, Water 10 very low
In wells. springs. cisterns and streams.
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Monday, Aug. IL.

Another jury has disagreed in the case
of Duestrow, the millionaire of st. Louis
who killed his wife and child a year ago
and who has now had two traials.
Minister Ransom has been decided ir-
regularly appointed to be minister TO
Mexico because he was . United States
senator at the time of appointment He
will be resppointed, and that will remedy
the trouble.
Six bad citizens, one wife murderer
got out Of the Toledo CO.. jail by holding
up turnkey. One OF the fugitives was
soon recaptured. but the Others are at
large.
The drought in the vicinity OF Mar
shalltown. L., has been broken BY del
uging rain.
State Senator Charles A. Porter, OF
Pennsylvania, has sued the Philadelphia
Enquirer for libel and asks 500, 600 dam
ages for articles in the paper imputing
rascal ity Of various kinds to the senator.
A picnic party was attacked by a wild
cat near Benton Springs, Tenn. and four
persons were badly injured. Miss Julia
Smith. after a desperate fight with the
animal. killed it with club.
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COLUMBIA, Aug. 2L-Very full returns
to The Register from the thirty-five coun-
ties OF South Carolina show that the
Democratic nominees in every county have
been elected, with few possible excep-
tions. The Reform" Democrats will
have large majority In the constitu-
tional convention, which insures the
making OF constitution which will
largely eliminate the negro vote.
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CUP Challenger Arrives.

NEw YORK. Aug. 2J.-Valkyrie I'LL, the
Americas cup challenger, lies at anchor
near Bedlow's Island, where she il the
subject Of much interest to yaohtsmen
and people generally who In crossing the
bay by ferry, come within view Of the
British yacht. Captain Cranfeld admit
ted no one TO the boats deck He said he
did not know when the yacht was to be-
locked, but was making ready for the
work as fast as possible
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Mary land Republicans Nominate . Ticket.

CAMBRIDGE. Aug. l6 The Republican
state convention assembled here and
nominated the following ticket by accla-
nation: For governor, Lloyd Lowndes,
Of Cumberland; attorney general, Harry
NJ. Clabaugh, Of Baltimore; comptroller,
Robert L. Graham. OF Wicomio county.
The convention adjourned at 4:3o p. IN.
after being In session little over four
hours. Tue platform Is a standard Re-
publican declaration with vigorous
plank in favor of Sound money"
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Prsmssuss ExpisssUn ssnds Them 20 Etss-
nsty-Tsn seriously Hurt.
DUBOIS. Pa, Aug. IA dispatch from
Clearfield says that eight men were
killed and ten seriously hurt last night
by she prSmaturs explosion of blast
near Mshsffy, on the Pittsburg and East
ern railway. The telegraph offices In the
vicinity are all closed and no further de.
tails can bs had.
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Four Men Drop to Death,

SPOKANE. Wash, Aug. 20-Mr Mo-
Creary, superintendent of bridges Of the
Northern Pacific, has arrived here. He
confirms the report of the death Of four
men. They we're bridge carpenters and
had gone out on long bridge to extin-
guish fire, and failing to do so they
sought to return only to find their retreat
cut of. They leaped from the bridge
into the chasm 1876 feet below and were
dashed to death
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BINGHAM, UTAH, IN FLAMES.
Many People Homeless and Loss in Prop
erty of 100000.

SALT LAKE CITY, Aug IA special
to The Tribune from Bingham. Utah.
says: The whole town Is ablazs and the
loss estimated at 100000. The fire
origin ated in Buffers livery stable.
Roberts dwelling house, saloon and stable
were consumed. Then the flames spread
to Chinatown and swept everything on
the west side OF the street.
Among the buildings destroyed were
the Griffin House, Quinn's building. post
office, mining recorders office. United
States commissioner Office, Rocky
Mountain Bell telephone office. Roman
Catholic church, and number of board
ing houses. Many people are homeless.
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SIEVE. Out Of. r,,..eu Drowned.

BUFFALO. Aug. 2i.-By the capsizing
of the small pleasure yacht Of Rung
Bros. last evening seven of the fifteen
men on board were drowned. Following
are the names OF the drowned: Frank
Buggmsnn, Jacob Baumann, Henry
Charles Fischer. Thomas h.
Cannon, fireman (name unknown) and
n stranger name unknown
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Librarians Elect On,oers.

DENVER. Aug. IL The American LII
brarians' association decided to hold the
convention in 1896 at Cleveland. o. Off.
GERS were elected a. follows: President,
John G. Dana Denver; vice presidents.
Henry J. Carr. Scranton, Pa. Charles 5.
Dudley, Denve Theresa West, Milwau-
kee; secretary, II. L. Elmendorf. st. Jo-
seph, Mo-; treasurer, George w. Cole.
kanAas City
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Ensos OF Lightniug aud the Bike.

CLEVELAND, Aug 1.-THE Otis Els.
vator company, which has been in bust
ness for years a. q retailer and whole
saler Of oats, corn. and other grain, has
closed its elevator, the reason assigned
being the substitution Ut electricity for
horses on street cars aud the displacs-
ment Of horses by bicycles.
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spa,u Want. fluid. from Cuba.

HAVANA, Aug 2l.-The government
has asked the Spanish Bank Of the Island
of Cuba for $1,000, 0OO to pay war OK.
penses. The bank answered that iC could
not furnish she money. A meeting OF the
board of directors was then held. and the
folio wing plan was discussed with the
govern lnent, viz: That the bank issue
notes TO the amount OF $l5, 0OO.OOO In de.
nominations of tens, fives and ones, the
issue to be guAran teed by Cuban paper.
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CINCINNATI, Aug. 20 Carl Laubeh.
who has been doing a small business
in mems furnishing goods, assigned.
In the AFT iavit TO the court. in which tho
law requires the cause OF the assign mont
to be stated, Mr.. Lauben laid the blame
TO 1.-THE Horr AMI Harvey debate"
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knight Templsrs to Leave Omshs.

OMAHA. Aug. Y.-Five hundred knight
Tsmplsrs Of Iowa and Nebraska leave
Omaha this week for the Boston meeting.
A feature Of the Nebraska delegation will
be car load OF golden rods, Nsbraska's
Official flower. IL will be used TO festoon
shs great headqusrters tent and any
place where Nebraskans may be found -
the oonclAva
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Utah Postmaster . Thief.

WAsHIsGToS. Aug 2l.-The chief post
office inspector has been informed by In
spector McMechen, at Denver, Colo, OF
the arrest Of Edward 4. Hormston, post
master at Vernal, Utah. for smbezzle-
ment of money order funds. The tels-
grsm says: Two thousand eight hun
drsd and fourteen dollars" short. and the
Office has been turned over to J. H. Read
ar auretv
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Charge Holmes with Murder.

ToRoTo. Aug. ~ The inquest on the
body OF Nellie Pitzsl. the younger Of the
two girls belle we'd to nave been murdered
by the notorious Holmes was concluded.
The jury returned q verdict Of willful
murder against Holmes
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Americana Not IN Danger.

WAsHINeToN. Aug. 2l.-Advices have
been received by officials at the state and
navy departments from Minister Den by
and Admiral Carpenter which Indicate
that neither the diplomatic nor naval
representative Of she United states In
China regards the situation resulting
from the Ku Cheng riots as very serious
or alar ming 40 far as American interests
ara aoncsrned
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SPRING VALLEY RIOTERS ARRESTED
Thirty at Those Who Attacked the Negro
settlement len Limbo.


settlement len Limbo.
SPRING VALLEY lila, Aug. 7.-Sberh
Clarke, OF Princeton. arrested over thirty
OF the mob that ran the negroes out OF
the Location" He was assisted in the
work by fifteen armed deputies. The
sheriff and his men went To- No. 3 shaft
and as the men came up that he wanted
he promptly served them with warrants.
They were all placed In closed wagons
and heavily guarded. They were not al
lowed to change their pit clothes nor
wash their faces. The sheriff started of
with his prisoners about supper time
and arrived In Princeton about IL p IN.
Major Buckner Is here and will prosecute
the cases for the negroes The arrests
were made very quietly and no trouble
was encountered.
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Knight Tempt doing to Boston.

PITTsBURs, Aug yO-The pilgrimage
Of the Knight Templars to Boston to at
tend the grand conolave has begun. Com
mandery No. l has left here with 2l5
members ant guests. Tancred COM
mandery No. as, Of this city. took its de-
parture from mere Saturday night
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Hanged Herself and Child.

PARIS Mo-. Aug. 20-News reaches
here that Mrs J. L. Long, living near
Madison, this county. hanged herself and
&-year-old child. The crime is attributed
to separation from her husband. The
lady belonged to a highly respected fam
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Had . R,shs to Htt Him.

DETROIT, Aug. 2L-Frank A. Fsss-
naoht announced to the police thas he
was the person who struck the blow
which resulted in John Stafferson's
death. Fassnaoht says Stafferson per-
sisted In following himself and the lady
whom he was escorting until his oonduot
became unbearable. Fassnaoht has not
been arrested or detained.
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The Last of Holmes Castle.

CHICAGO, Aug 19-H II. Holmes
Castle" at Sixty-third and Wallace
streets. which Is said to have been the
scene of numerous murders by the owner.
caught fire this morning. and the Interior
was entirely consumed. Lose about 49,
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NEW YORK, Aug. "A delegation
from the New York Stock exchange has
announced that IL has any part OF s25,
900 to bet that the Valkyris will not win
the Gun
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Coal Nine CiOaod Iu,iefluttelv.

PANA. Ills, Aug 20.-The Pana Coal
company's north mine has been closed
indefinitely. Its force will DO put to
work at the old shaft.