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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-10-30
DEADLY FIRE DAMP IGNITES
FOUR MINERS KILLED BY An Ex-
PLOSI0N IN Il COAL SHAFT.

Two Rescuers Drop Dead In Their Tracks
from Effects of the Noxious Gas-Bodies
Recovered-Shock of Explosion Heard IA
Mile Away-Mine is on Fire Relief Party
Worked Heroically.
Wilkesbarre, Oct. 29.-By an explosion
of gas this afternoon in No. 8 shaft of
the Lehish and Wilkesbarre Coal COM
pany, six men were killed and two in
jured. The dead are:
William R. Jones, fire boss; John
w. Josephs, assistant mine foreman;
Thomas Owens, William Lacey, con-
tractors; James Herring, Joseph
Worth.
The injured are: David Williams,
laborer. owe come by gas; John Davis,
laborer, overcome by gas and bruised
on the body; six others were brought
to the surface unintured.
When the explosion occurred William
Lacey, a contractor, was at work in q
rock tunnel about a mile from the foot
of the shaft with thirteen men. I'M
mediately after the explosion a rescu-
ing gang was organized by Fireboss
William R. Jones and Assistant Fore
man John w. Josephs. The men pro-
ceeded down the shaft, Jones and
Josephs far IN advance. When about
q mile from the foot of the shaft they
stumbled over the bodies Of Lacey,
Owens, Herring and Worth. At this
point Jones and Josephs were overcome
by black damp and fell dead in their
tracks.
The other rescuers were forced to
beat a hasty retreat, bringing the
bodies Of Jones and Josephs with them.
A few hours later the air current was
partly restored and the men were able
to push their way into the tunnel and
at $50 tonight signalled that they had
recovered the bodies of the four rock
miners. The rescuers with the bodies
were brought up shortly afterwards
There are several theories as to the
cause of the explosion. The mine is
known to b gaseous one and extra
precautions have always been taken to
guard against explosions. All the men
at work in the tunnel carried safety
lamps, SO it is not believed that the gas
was exploded from naked lamp. The
most plausible theory Is that the gas
was ignited by blast.
The roof of the farmhouse was blown
off and the building otherwise dam
aged. The shock from the explosion
was heard fully a mile away. The
mine is on fire and this will cause.-the
company much trouble and expense be-
fore the flames can be subdued. In
past years this colliery has been the
scene of several bad explosions
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GOLD BADGES GREET BRYAN.



Rockford, ILL.,, Oct. ga decided op-
position sentiment was manifested
while Mr.. Bryan was at Belvidere.
Men, women and children wore badges
of yellow. labelled Mckinley" and
Sound Money" A cheerful republican
candidate went up as Mr.. and Mrs.
Bryan appeared on the stand, Some
young men on the top of a box car gave
a cry resembling a college yell that
brought in the name of Mckinley.
Turning to these first, after he began
talking, Mr. Bryan said:
MY friends, do not be provoked.
That is the strongest argument you
win hear in favor of gold during the
campaign" Cheering for Bryan.)
The first stop of the morning was at
Rockford, where Mr.. Bryan proceeded
to the fair grounds and delivered an
address.
Many gold badges We're displayed at
Rockford, and a number of young men
who wore the orange followed Mr.. Bry-
ans carriage, shouting for Mckinley,
but the republican colors disappeared
when the candidate reached the fair
grounds, where 10000 persons made him
forget in their enthusiasm the oppost-
ton he had encountered. Charles w.
Ferguson, chairman of the county COM
mittee, introduced Mr. Bryan, who said
in part:
IF you ask why it is that so many
republicans are joining with us In the
restoration of bimetallisn, reply that
we are simply teaching to-day what the
most distinguished republicans Of this
nation have taught in years gone by.
The arguments which we use now are
the arguments which they have used In
the past, and you cannot find single
man, who ever spoke In favor of BIZ
metallism and who is now against us,
who has ever dared to answer the ar
guments which he used to make. Let
me read you What one republican once
said on this gold question:
!" There is no organized party yet
arisen so bold as to advocate the adop-
ton of the single gold standard.
'That is the language of the repub-
lican, and he spoke the truth. Let me
read a little more from the lips of this
republican,:
The owners of promises to pay are
interested in scarce and dear dollars.
The masses of the people are not
THAT is what we say to-day Who
used the words which I have read to
you? Hon. William Lathrop of this
city. l quote from a speech made in
the house on February IA, 1879 Was
this the speech of demagogue? Was
this the speech of an anarchist? Was
this the speech of repudiator? (Cries
of mo, no.'') Then when | say to-day
the things he said then, am dema-
gogue, anarchist or repudiator. ="
(Cheers)
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EXPERT B1LnrARD PLAYING.
Exhibition Games Played at Miller's by
Schaeffer and Sphinx.

exhibition Games Played at Mtller's by
Schaeffer and Sphinx.
The billiard sharks of New Haven
had an opportunity last evening of see
ing some of the finest work done with
the worries ever witnessed in New Ha-
ven. The players were Schaeffer, the
ex-world's champion, and Spinks, the
California player, who is attracting
considerable attention.
The exhibition was given in the bill
lard and pool table establishment Of
Charles Miller on Crown street and was
witnessed by large audience. Three
games were played, a 30O-point straight
rail game, a 300-point balk line game
and Hotpoint cushion carom game
In the first Sphinx won, with Schaefer
20S points to his credit,
Sphinx also won the second game,
Schaeffer getting 119 points The cush-
ion carom game was closer After
small scores by both, Schaeffer led out
with a run of % and followed it by one
Of II. Sphinx then clicked off 45 points.
The men were tied at 80. Sphinx missed
a difficult double cushion shot and
Schaeffer passed him by a run of 6. In
his next inning Sphinx made some of
the neatest and most difficult shots Of
the evening and won the game. Fre-
quent applause greeted the players as
they made difficult shots.
At the conclusion of the cushion car
ON game exhibitions of fancy shots
were made by both players.
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THE rENEzUNLAN COMMISSION.
Professor Burr's Discoveries of Old Dutch
Maps Valuable Finds.

Professor Burr's DIscoVerles OF Olu Dutcn
Maps Valuable Finds.
Washington, Oct. 29.-The Venezuelan
commission adjourned this afternoon to
reassemble Tuesday, November TO- the
interim to be devoted to Independent
study by the individual members and
the preparation of his formal report on
the Dutch archives by Professor Burr,
the chief historical expert,
To- days session, which was devoted
to a close examination of Professor
Burr's discoveries, demonstrated that
the commissions experts had unearth-
ed much important evidence at The
Hague regarding the Dutch settlements
in Guiana that had escaped the atten-
tion of both the disputing nations.
Among other valuable finds was a map
which had been altogether unknown
to the Dutch authorities, who We're as
tonished at the skill with which Pro-
fessors Burr and Dehann found con-
Meeting links in the fabric of evidence
they were weaving. Secretary Mallet-
Provost says that while Professor
Burrs return cannot be said to signal
ize the speedy conclusion of the COM
missions labors, a distinct advance is
made towards the decision.
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SANK IN 1JzREE MINUTES.
Narrow Escape of the Sand Sloop Mar
Jane, Bound for Bridgeport

Narrow Escape of the Sand Sloop Mary
Jane, Bound for Bridgeport.
Norwalk, Oct. 29.-The big sloop Mary
Jane, Captain Chamberlain, bound
from Bridgeport TO New York with
eighty tons of sand, collided with Rock
Dunder, near Cockenoes Island, to-day,
and stove big hole in her bow. She
filled and sank in three minutes. The
captain and crew jumped into the
yawl, but the captains wife was
thrown into the water and nearly
drowned. The wind was blowing a
gale and the shipwrecked party was
rescued with great difficulty by M. B.
Soper of East Norwalk.
Captain Chamberlain says he has
sailed the same course many times and
always found deep water, The cap
tain had $115 in the cabin. The Mary
Jane will be a total loss. Rock Dun
der is a half mile east of Cockenoes
Island and is considered a dangerous
spot
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FRENCH REPUBLICAN, R4LLY,
A Rousing Meeting Last Night-Severa1
Patriotic Addresses--Good Speaking

A Rousing Meeting Last Night-SeveraI
Patriotic Addresses Good Speaking
Voters Cheer for Mckinley.
There was an enthusiastic rally of
French and American voters in Odd
Fellows hall last evening. There were
about 200 voters resent, and also many
ladies.
The speakers were heartily cheered,
as were also the references to McKin-
ly and sound money.
Brief addresses were made in Eng
lish by James H. Macdonald Felix
Chillingworth and T. Attwater Barnes.
Urban ]. Ledoux of Biddeford, Me-,
spoke in French and gave fair argu-
ment for sound money.
The officers of the rally were: Tenn
porary chairman, Joseph Levigne;
president, Lee ]. Aubry; vice presi-
dents, Jules Bauribault, ]. B. Comtors,
Joseph Chorhand, P. Bruneau, T, Roy,
A. Bower, B. Potvin, A. Dupoul, ]. Bou-
vert, j. Gauvin. G. Egger, c. Demers;
secretaries, C. Lamarche, F. Bruneau,
A. Gehn, j. N. Germain, H Limoger, E.
Heindrick, M. Talbot, A. st. Jacques,
jr., c. Fontaine, J. N. Cordnal, P. Cal
lin, T. Courtontin.
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Stomach to be Analyzed.

Providence, Oct 29.-Medical Exam
liner Palmer to-day received a dispatch
from District Attorney Schaeffer of
Delaware county asking him to send
the organs of the fourth wife of Albert
H. Postel, whose death is thought by
the Pennsylvania authorities to have
resulted from poisoning, to chemist
in Philadelphia. Medical Examiner
Palmer stated that he should deliver
the viscera to a chemist tomorrow, but
refused to say who the chemist was or
whether the organs were going out of
the state 1t is probable, however, that
they are going to Philadelphia.
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A C0WARDLY IMPEACHMENT
A DYING STAB AT THE HONESTY OF
AMERICAN POTERS.

Jones and Others of His Xix Issue an Ad-
dress-voters Warned to be "Patriotic"-
Millions to be Expended in Corrupting
Them on Election Day-How the Pop.
Movement Looks Under Glass.
Washington, Dot, 29.-The following
call was issued tonight from demo-
cratic headquarters:
ITO the Voters Of the United States
In the preliminary battle Of the people
against the plutocracy the people have
already won, In spite of an expendi-
ture of money so large that the civiliz-
tude, to-day a large majority of the
people of the United States are in open
revolt against the merciless gold stan
dard and the domination of the coun-
try by the syndicated wealth of Europe
and America, interested in securing or
preventing legislation and in control
ling the execution of the laws in their
interest.
"All that is necessary to secure the
registering Of the peoples will is to see
that every voter comes to the polls and
casts an unpurchased ballot.
MANY of the millions collected by
the syndicates have been reserved for
the election day. Beaten at every
point, the last resort of money is to buy
the ballot of the voter by purchasing
his absence from the polls or to coerce
his vote by intimidation. To prevent
this is possible If every patriot will do
his duty, Every member of a club
must go to the polls early in the morn
ing Of election day, cast his ballot and
remain there until the poll closes and
the result Is announced. Take care
that every voter gets to the polls and
casts his vote. Note down the name OF
every absent voter.
LET it be known that the citizen who
fails to vote, unless prevented by ex-
treme illness, has either been purchas-
ed by the money of the corruption1sts
or Is otherwise unworthy to be called a
citizen. All signs indicate the over
whelming triumph of the people, and
to no organizations Is more credit due
for this than the clubs, the peoples or
ganizations, created for no selfish pur-
pose and battling for the liberties OF
the people as In the days Of their foun-
der, the illustrious author of the Dec
laration of Independence.
JAMES K. JONES' Chairman.
stCIARLES K. FAULKNER,
"Chairman Congressional Committee.
c. F. BLACK,
president National Association of
Democratic Clubs.''
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-10-30
CHICAGO GAS TO PAY DIVIDENDS.
All CT It's Accumu ulated Net Earnings to
be Paid Actual Stockholders.

All Of Its Accumulated Net Earnings to
be Paid Actual Stockholders.
Chicago, Oct. 29.--An agreed order
was entered by Judge Gibbons to-day
allowing the gas trust to pay all of it's
accumulated dividends to its actual
stockholders. Since the entry of the
decree by Judge Windes, in 1895, there
has been an injunctional order prevent
ing the company from paying dividends
and also enjoining the trustee from
having anything to do with dividends.
These have accordingly accumulated
and various efforts have been made to
get an order of distribution Recently
new negotiations were opened with the
attorney general and he finally con-
sented to the entry of the order. How
much money has accumulated as divi-
dends no one but the officials know
1t is thought 1t will reach several hun
dred thousand dollars.
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MURDEREP HER MI>TREss.
Mrs. Charlotte Saunders Killed by "A Crazy
ColOred Servant.

Brooklyn, N. Y, Oct. 29.-Mrs. Char
lotte Saunders of West Meadows near
Coney Island, was found murdered in
the yard back of her home at o'clock
last night Beside Mrs. Saunders body
was a stone, covered with blood, and a
hatchet. The skull had been fractured
and the jaw bone broken. Mrs. Saun-
ders was about sixty-two years old, and
In poor circumstances. Her husband is
sick in a hospital. Late last night the
police arrested Frank Thompson and
his son George, both colored. Blood
spots were found on the old mans coat
sleeve and also under his finger nails,
and the police believe they were con-
nected with the murder.
Dinah Williams, colored, was arrested
to-day, charged with killing Mrs. Saun-
ders. Dinah confessed. 1t is believed
the prisoner is crazy.
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CYCLONE IN OKLAHOMA.
Considerable Property Destroyed-SeveraI
Persons Killed.

ST. Louis, Oct pa special from
Hartshorne, /. T., says that cyclone
last night at mine No. IL. near Krebs,
destroyed considerable property, and
several people are reported killed AT
Weoka Governor Browns store, the
new church and four other buildings
were blown down. Several people were
hurt at Keoka, but none seriously The
tornado struck Anderson, a mining
town belonging to the Choctaw Coal
company, eight miles distant, destroy
ing the section house and three other
buildings. No persons were seriously
hurt at the latter place.
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Two Burglars CAPTURED

Bridgeport, Oct. 29.-Sheriff Bulkeley
captured two burglars on a Fairfield
trolley car tonight. The prisoners had
entered John Dingey's residence at
Green's Farms, and secured $500 worth
of silverware and other valuables
They then started for Bridgeport by
car The Dingey residence was unoc-
cupied, the family having left for the
winter.
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Ex-Lieut. GOV. Sill Declines.

Hartford, Oct. 29.-The silver demo-
cratic town convention tonight nomi-
mated ex-Lieutenant Governor G.. G.
Sill for senator from the First district,
and Robert w. Barrett and John D.
Yale for representatives. Mr.. Sill said
after the convention that he would not
accept. Barrett declined to the con-
vention, but his declination was voted
down.
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ACCUSED or INHUMANITY.
Ofciais of yermont's Female Asylum on
Trial.


Montpelier, VT, Oct. 29.-The examin-
alton of DR.. w. H. Giddings superin-
tendeht Of the Vermont asylum for the
insane at Waterbury, was continued
to-day. Three witnesses were exam
ined, Beulah Russell, George Robinson
and Leve Davis, all of Waterbury, all
of whom have been attendants in the
asylum. The facts brought out did not
differ much from those ELECTED at the
hearing yesterday except that matters
We're treated in greater detail. The
trustees were present this afternoon,
also quite a number of lawyers. The
committee held a session this evening
and will sit through the week, not
withstanding the legislature will ad-
journ tomorrow.
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Connecticut BY 81, 900.



Hartford, Oct. 29.-In response to in
quiries Chairman o. R. Fyler, of the
republican state central committee,
sent the following dispatch to a num-
ber of papers tonight:
IA careful canvass of this state just
completed, shows a plurality for Nc
Kinley of $4,000. 1t will probably ex-
ceed these figures. The state ticket
will have plurality Of not less than
$4,000 to 10000.
-Four republican congressman will
be elected by pluralities ranging from
1000 to 1900. The house Of represen-
tatives will be not less than 200 repub-
Iican members out of total of 252.
Indications point to solid republican
senate. (Signed)
20. r. FYLER, Chairman"
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Senator E1kins in Town.

Stephen B. Elkins of West Virginia
came to this city yesterday to visit his
son. student at Yale, who is a pa
tient in the Yale infirmary. The young
man has been i'll for some time with
typhoid fever, but is recovering.
Mr.. Elkins came on a morning train
and left early in the afternoon.
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Foundered in saugatuck River.

Norwalk, Oct. 29.-Steam canalboat
Lizzie of Derby, from Perth Amboy,
with coal for Westport, foundered to-
day in the Saugatuck river when going
down the channel within a cables
length of the coal yard. When the tide
fell it was found the craft had broken
in two. She is in bad plight. The
Lizzie has been here with coal many
times.
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JOE MANLEY,s ESTIMATE
Gives Mckinley 3O7 Electoral Votes
Bryan 93 and Al Doubtful.

New York, Oct 29-Joseph Manley
gave out the following statement at
republican headquarters to-day:
After careful review Of all the re-
ports received at headquarters from
every state I feel perfectly confident
that Mckinley will carry twenty-seven
states and receive 307 electoral votes;
Mr.. Bryan will carry thirteen states
with SO votes. There are five states,
with AZ electoral votes yet in doubt, in
which the chances are strongly in favor
of Mckinley carrying three states with
40 votes and Bryan two states with
votes"
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SNOWSTORM IN NEBRAsKA.
1t Presages What Will Happen to Little
Willie Next Tuosday.

Willie Next Tuesday.
Omaha, Oct pa tremendous snow
storm has prevailed over western Neb-
raska since last night and Is still rag
ing. 1t Is one of the greatest snow
storms In many years. A high wind
prevails and the snow is drifting high,
which will doubtless retard railway
traffic Indications are that the storm
will prevail throughout the night. 1t
is reported that the west-bound train
on the Burlington is snow-bound at
Brakeman, and that the snow storm is
still raging.
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253 Armenians Landed.

Washington, Oct. 29.-The treasury
to-day instructed DIR. Senner. commits
sioner at New York, to land 253 Ar
menians on their giving bond in 500
each. These Arnenians had been de-
tanned as likely to become public
charges
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Governor Bushels Appointee Rejected.

Concord, N. H, Oct. 29.-At a meeting
of the governor and council to-day,
Hon. Henry Robinson, at present
mayor of Concord, was nominated by
Governor Busiel for railroad commits
sioner to succeed Hon. Josiah G. Bel
lows of Walpole, but the council re-
jected the nomination.
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Treasury Gold Reserve.

Washington, Oct. 29.-The treasury
gold reserve at the close of business to-
day stood at S11S.272,315. The days
withdrawals at New York were $513, 200
There was deposited 100000 gold in ex-
change for currency.
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wholesale killing in a Mining Camp.

Bakersfield, Cal. Oct. 29.-Meagre re-
ports of a wholesale shooting at Rands-
burg, a new desert mining camp, in
which several men were killed, were re-
ceived this morning. Officers have
gone to the scene.
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JAIL BIRbs F0R BRYAN.
Almost Unanimous at New Haven Jail for
Bryanism.

: bFyHHIbfifs
A vote was taken yesterday in the
county Jail and the following was the
result:
For Bryan. .................... 2S4
For Mckinley 6
Did not know how he would vote. /
1t was afterwards ascertained that
the doubtful voter was insane.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1896-01-31

PosTMAsTER-GENERA WILSON has is
sued a general order providing that in
all cities and towns having free deliv-
cry postal service the postal system be
extended to include house-to-house col
lections. For the convenience of the
department. however. the introduction
of boxes in the house, until further
orders, will be confined to rs places.
The action taken is the result of prac-
teal tests made in st. Louis and WASH
ington. Householders in the cities
will be required, Tor their own conven-
fence and at their own expense, to
supply suitable boxes of a kind al
ready approved by the department
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A GREATER number of suicides were
committed in New York last year than
in any other city in the world. The
list of suicides for the year comprises
45s victims, taken from all walks of
life, and varying in age from children
less than IS years to men and women
nearly 30 years old. This list is the
largest on record there, although the
percentage of suicides to the entire
population is lower than on some pre-
vious years. At certain periods last
year there was an average of more
than one suicide day there.
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experiments in the management of
aeroplanes of kites that promise to be
of high scientific value. Prof. Moore
purposes to devise a system of kites
that can be relied upon to carry a con-
siderable weight two miles above the
surface of the earth, instruments be-
ing sent up to this altitude which will
record the condition of
the atmosphere above. Prof. Moore
feels that the weather service has now
reached a satisfactory state so far as
concerns predictions of winds, their
violence and temperatures, but the
weak spot is predicting rainfalls-
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1896-01-31

MRS CHARLES HENRoTIN, of Chicago,
president of the General Federation Of
Women's clubs, has issued circular
letter to all the club presidents, asking
them to forward the consideration Of a
peace movement in Europe and this
country. The ultimate hope is to have
convention of the Christian powers
of 1900 with view to esta blish an in
ternational court of arbitration.