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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-02
CUT HIS THROAT WITH RAZOR.
A Merchant of CressviIIe, Tenn,
Commits Suicide.

Chattanooga, Tenn, July thames
Pinckney, a prominent merchant of Cress-
willie, Tenn, was found this morning lying
unconscious in a pool of his own blood
An open razar was clasped in his hand
and his throat was cut The 1ugular vein
was severed and he soon expired. He sent
his wife out of the room on an errandt
that she might not witness the deed
Anxiety over business affairs is thought
to have led him to take his life. Mr.
Pinckney had considerable property.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-02
A yTUrderer ON the GaIIOws.

Scranton, Pa, July 1.-Creseno Merola,
who shot and killed Emanuel Loro, a
barber, at Old Forge, this county, Sun
day. June II, 1894. because Loro asked
Merola for Is cents which he owed him,
was hanged here for the crime shortly
after 10 o'clock this morning.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-02

Harriet Elizabeth Beecher as born in
Litohfeld, Mass. in 1872 She was the
sixth child of Rev Dr. Lyman Beecher
In 1886 she married Mr. Stowe, who was
afterwards professor in Andover Col
lege. She was a voluminous author, the
most famous of her works being Uncle
Toms Cabin"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-02
LABoR's Lot IN GUATEMALA.
Returning Americans Deny stories
of III-Treatment.

Mobile, Ala, July IA large number of
laborers from Guatan, Guatemala, where
they have been working on a railroad,
arrived here tonight on the steamship
Nicaragua. They deny that the railroad
laborers down there have been I'll treat
ed, but state that the country is very
unhealthy and that large numbers of la
borers are coming back home because
the contractors have been forced to re-
duce expenses on account of a recent
revolution among the people down there
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-02
A FREIGHT TRAIN WRECKED.
One Man Killed and Another Injur-
ed at Haw River.

Raleigh, N. c., July IA freight train
was derailed at Haw river with slight in
Jury. while workmen were repairing the
track without placing signals. Another
freight came up and the engine and four
cars passed over uninjured but the track
rose and wrecked nine cars, killed an
extra fireman and wounded a brakeman
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-02
Cleveland at Buzxnrd,s Bay.

Buzzards Bay, Mass, July 1.-President
Cleveland arrived here on the yacht Onei-
da this morning at $3.50 clock
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-02
HARRIET BEECHER STOWE DEAD
A Brief sketch of the Author of
"UncIe Toms Cabin"

Hartford, Conn, July Mrs. Harriet
Beecher Stowe died this noon at Il
o'clock
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-02
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-02
AN EXPLOSION IN AN ARSENAL.
FOrty-TvO Men Reported Killed
and 100 Badly Injured.

Berlin, July IAN explosion of ammu-
milton during a fire in an arsenal, near
Fort Mossel, in the province of Lorraine,
last night proves to have been more disas-
trous than at first reported. 1t is now
learned that forty-two men were killed
instead of seven, as reported last night,
and that 100 others are badly injured.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-02
A FIGHT WITH STRIKERS.
Deputies Fire on the Mob and
Wound Five.

West View, o., July This morning
the striking quarrymen of the Cleveland
Stone Company assembled in force and
started for the quarries, where a number
of men had taken their places. Deputy
Sheriff Holiday and his specials arrived
at the quarries before the strikers and
prepared for them. AS the strikers ap-
preached the sheriff warned them back,
but a number scaled the fence and at
tackled the deputies. One striker fired a
gun and in few minutes over sixty shots
were fired. Three strikers fell and two
were dragged into the woods by their
companions. The strikers then fed.
Columbus, o., July 1.-sheriff Leek Of
Cleveland has asked Gov Bushnell for
four companies of state troops to quell
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-02

Queen victoria's walking stick IS made
of a branch of the historic oak of Charles
II. Fastened to its top IS a tiny Indian
idol, part Of the loot Of SeringaDatam.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-02
ON GUARD AGAINST LYNCHERs.
Two Militia Companies Doing Duty
at GreenyiIIe's jail.

Columbia, S. c., July IA special to
the state from Greenville, S. C., says that
the two militia companies of that place
are guarding the jail to protect a man
named Burbage, who is charged with be-
ing accessory to the killing of young
man named Tanner last week, from
lynching parties forming in the noun,
tains north of that city. Rowley, who
shot Tanner, was brought to Columbia
for safe keeping sunday.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-02
LEES LOYAL LEGloNS.

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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-01

IN tho et,h r-na.r tbase c,rcumstonces
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,or .;yht oon,hs mnst have mads
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loo, vel,
T. 49, s.+h ,,a,,, .,a ,,,s.;,, -. .,a
hot,,r, vol, ,o aI,or, ,ha nars 60 ha
,oo,,aa r.;,h ,onn;r, nf 90, oaysad
n carirs os s,~ n,aces lost T,esdov ond
af,ar Lost Tmesdav tho wbo,s n,ace
oro,,ra th., foot of No s,ona r,as on
the move vain efforts wara nade
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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-01
HAS ENCOURAGING HOPES.
Interview with One Who Was to the
Front.

Michael Murphy. fire boss at the
Phoenix colliery. formerly resident
of Jackson street and well known to
Scrantonians was one Of the men who
came up from the morning shift. He
spoke more encouragingly than any
who were seen and as he is an intelli-
gent. conservative man and one OF the
most experienced miners in the valley
his opinion carries considerable weight.
He says there is strong possibility
Of some of the entombed men being
alive and furthermore that their res
cue is not altogether an improbability.
He was directing one of the advance
squads which penetrates the slope for
about one-fourth of Its length and was
I'm every way qualified to study the
situation.
mo cave-in." said he. completely
fills roadway and it stands to reason
that some of those men escaped being
crushed. The air is undoubtedly cours-
ing through the workings where the
men are and If we can reach them be-
fore they starve to death have strong
hopes of finding some of them alive.
In the Sugar Notch disaster which is a
somewhat similar case the men were
taken out after seven days digging.
There is every possibility of our reach
ing them inside of that time and why
shouldn't we hope for the best?'
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-01

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MAS A.s' only eoinpaiioil ahG suiSoo..t.
Games tii.5riae. Of Ashley, an engineer
on tse planes At that pace, reaa a'go.ts &
the victims the name or Atart.a G4iar.se, a
single yeung man who SearGed al Gem
Rel motel, lie had d younger prosner
~ taat name tEsm WHOM ne aad heard
re tio!nSs IN several ysars, ana falling q
pastegrapn OF MIN along, came on to
ritIston, tits WoPst fears were realized.
aTF, Conneil recognized in the photograph h
the picture or his Doapdcf VINO is now
among the entefHbed tion,
One of the Insurance companies has
posted a Ietiss in the mine Once that the
families of the eRtoemaed miners haidin g
policies IN that company can have the
policies at the Office, The general ofticers
nave autaer:zed the local agent to take
this course without waiting for the usual
preofs OF death and Identification.
Whether or not this is cheap and grue-
some advertising or whether 1t Is q most
Copnmendable charity depends ON tho
number IL any of the victims who were In
sured In this company, all Of which will
come OF in due time and receive the
credit or censure II deserves,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-01
STATEMENT FROM OFFICIALS.
President Patterson and Superin.
tendent Law Interviewed.

A"~ o~ROhAss
tendent Law Interviewed.
A Tribune reporter yesterday had an
interview with Frank Patterson, Of
Philadelphia, president of the Newton
Coal company. and John B. Law, the
general manager. Both were seated to-
gethef in the Office and the interview
was jointly with them.
They greatly deprecated the sensa-
tional reports that have gone forth
through the metropolitan papers. be-
cause 1t has a tendency to discourage
the men engaged in the work Of rescue
and keeps many away who would swell
the shifts of the rescuers. Many Of the
gangs were short-handed yesterday be-
cause Of these scare stories about the
condition of the mine 1t Is true they
say that the work Of rescue is danger
Gus. but not as dangerous as some Of
the newspapers would make out. Yes
terday. they claim, the mine was in
such an excellent condition that they
felt no great apprehension for the res
cuers. They want to reach the en-
tombed men, but do not intend to per-
NIT another calamity II 1t can be avoid
ed. The first thought must always be
for the safety of the rescuers.
The company is not considering ex-
pense or trouble in pushing the work Of
rescue. Neither Mr.. Patterson nor Mr..
Law had any idea Of what it was cost
ing per day to carry on the work, and
each said 1t had never occurred to him
to inquire. Expense does not enter
into the question. 1t Is only a matter
of getting at the men without consult
ing trouble or expense.
Both men are greatly depressed over
the sad affair
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-01
NOTES OF THE DISASTER.

The VitascOpe company which is now
entertaining In Wilkes Barre gives q per-
formance tonight for the benefit of the
relief fund.
Both picni0s which the Pittston Catholic
congregation had arranged for the Fourth
of July have been abandoned. There will
be no rejoicing in Pittston Saturday.
A young son of one Of the victims, Al
exandsr T. Mccormack, the fire boss, fell
down on the street near his home last
evening at 4 o'clock and broke his col
lar bone.
Thomas O'Brien, who quit the mine and
then returned with Superintendent Lam
gan. was to have worked his last shift
that night, he having been promoted to
the position of fireman, which he intended
to assume Sunday night.
1t is said that a man named Hannigan
was on his way to the Inflated mine Sat
urday night in the early shift, but met
some friends on the way and started
drinking, became intoxicated and was
locked up in the station house until Sun
day morning.
The Philadelphia newspaper man who
sent his dispatches from the foot of the
shaft by a specially constructed wire and
wrote them by the light Of a MINER \
lamp had better not do 1t again as the
company Is very strict about letting peo-
pie other than the rescuers down the mine
and will not permit even lighted pipe
about the head Of the shaft, let alone q
miners lamp at the foot.
The mother of Michael Hughes, one of
the sntoombed men, arrived from Kansas
City, where she had been visiting, at 4
o'clock yesterday afternoon. Her first
intimation Of the terrible calamity was
gained when she stepped from the train
and saw the crowds about the shaft. She
was not told of the full extent of the dis
oster, but it. was easy to be seen that she
apprehended the worst. She received a
letter from her unfortunate son last week,
telling her to come as he intended to pur-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-01

which il was the forerunner. From
this Lynott figures that Langan and
some Of the men who were within =
short distance of the foot Of the slope,
rushed W. the incline and when the
dividing strata fell they were on top
Of 1t or possibly In a chamber that did
not give away.
Lynott has not left the shaft or slept
a wink since the accident occurred and
the worry and strain are telling on his
constitution. He looks as pale as a
ghost and goes about in a half-dazed
condition. refusing to listen to the en-
treaties Of the officers to SO home and
take rest. Despite the hardships he
is enduring he Is one of the most un-
defatigable workers about the place.
He looks after the work Of assigning
the men to the shifts doing duty on
the outside and assists in directing
the work Of lowering the timber.
Occasionally he goes down the shaft,
and whenever an exploring party is or
ganized he Is the first to demand a
place. Yesterday morning ne and
Foreman Mcmillan climbed over and
through the fall a distance of about 500
lSSt, WhiSh IL iiSdily man way oON IL
the slope. He wanted to push on far
ther. but as the dangers and difficult
ties increased at every step, he was
disuaded and returned to the protected
tunnel. They found the fall to be
lighter in some places than in others
and for several yards, at times. the
road was practically clear. Their ex-
PLANTATION is responsible for the opinion
quoted elsewhere that there is a possi-
bility that quicker progress will be
made as the rescuers proceed down the
slope. They found the air to be good
and the settling almost completely sub
sided.
Lynott was so encouraged by these
discoveries that he wanted to organize a
party to push to the bottom of the
slope, where the workings begin and
where the brunt of the fall is. He be-
lieved that by rapping at that point the
entombed men could hear them, IL they
are still alive. The more calm heads.
however, refused to entertain this
proposition just yet, as the undertaking
is most hazardous, and the first thought
now is to avoid any further casualties.
AS long as the slower but surer method
Is progressing SO encouragingly they
do not believe in assuming risks that
are almost suicidal.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-01
THE CLEAR SPRING SCHEME.
No Hope Of Good Results from That
Quarter.

No Hope Of Good Results from That
Quarter.
Not much attention is being paid to
the Clear Spring operations. as it is
generally admitted that little is to be
hoped for from that source.
The drill had penetrated twenty five
feet at 8 o'clock yesterday morning,
when 1t was discovered that the bore
hole was pointing into the rock at the
foot OF the pillar and would not strike
the Twin shaft workings. At O'Clock
another hole was started at a different
angle. which will. it is quite sure, strike
the opening on the other side, as the
maps Of both mines We're carefully
mined upon. H. p. Simpson Is direct
ing the work of the drill and Foreman
Thomas has charge OF the men.
1t will take the drill at least thirty
six hours to go through the SO-foot pill
lar Then, II no water or gas IL tapped,
the manhole will be commenced, and
this will require three days at least to
complete. From the point where the
manhole will strike the Twin workings
to where the imprisoned men are sup
posed to be is $500 feet. The condition
of the intervening workings is not
known and the chances are that they
are quite as bad as the other portions
of the mine. AS the present route Is
the shorter by several hundred feet. 1t
would be absurd to timber way
through it, now that the present route
Is more than half timbered.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-01
SETTLING CEASES.
la)ncluded from Page IL

distance they cannot help but strike the
river. as they are in close proximity to
the bank of the Susquehanna now.
A Tribune reporter yesterday made a
tour of the entire Coxton farm, where
the assures have appeared. No 9TH
eys than those already reported could
be found, although every part of the
large farm was carefully surveyed. The
farm is on the opposite side ef the
Lackawanna river from the shaft and
lies between the Lehigh Valley tracks
and the Susquehanna. The fissures are
just on the edge of the farm. where the
slope of the Susquehanna river begins.
They are few in number and only one
of them is of any appreciable size, the
others being the merest cracks. The
large fssure has, however, opened up
the top of the river bank only about
twenty yards from the highwater mark.
1t would have to extend distance of
about fully 100 yards to reach the
present level Of the water. 1t has not
opened or heightened any since first
discovered and all in all Is not causing
any great alarm.
The shifts are being worked the same
as on the previous days. Harry Nc
MILAN again had charge of the morning
shift. which went in at Z O'Clock, David
W. Evans the o'clock p. m. shift. and
Daniel Owens the II o'clock p. m. shift.
Men are SO plentiful now that only the
very best are selected and many are
turned away.
Superintendent Law is first in charge,
and his assistants number many Of the
best mine operators in the valley. Mine
Inspectors Mcdonald. Roderick and
Blewitt, particularly the first named,
continue to lend their valuable aid. Su-
perintendent Mostier. of the Lehigh
Valley, does the supervising at night.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-01
NEW HOPE.GlvING THEORY.
II Does Not Seem Probable, but 1t Is
Nevertheless Possible.

- DOcs NOt SSCh iOuuDtcs uut ~ Is
Nevertheless Possible.
John Lynott, tracklayer at the Old
Forge who has been working about the
shaft where his brotherMichael is en-
tombed ever since the calamity oc-
Cured, has advanced a new but high
ly improbable theory. 1t is that the
imprisoned men, or a number of them
are now in the fifth vein safe and sound
awaiting help from without
The fifth vein has but the one en-
trance and that is from the lower vein,
the sixth, Of which it is split" The
entrance Is $50 feet long and is a
gradual incline from the foot Of No. 3
slope. The coal is taken out of this
vein down the short slope and through
the sixth vein to the shaft. The last
place Langan was seen was at the foot
Of No. 3 slope. Why. Lynott asks,
would not Langan with all his knowl-
edge Of the mine make for the fifth
vein at the first sign of danger. Ac-
cording to one story afloat Langan was
running towards the short incline when
last seen by the driver boy, Kicker.
Lynott's theory is that he gained this
slope and took all the men working
nearby with him. A man could cover
this distance of $50 feet easily in the
time elapsing between the first blast of
the rushing wind and the cavs-in Of
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-01
Crouch BROS.
{ BEATTY .
MEARs BUILDING,
cor. WASHINGTON AVENUE AND SPRUCE.
Are now selling their Tan and Sum.
mer Weight Shoes at a Cash
Cut Price Sale.

Mems Regular $500 and SIS. so
Tan Bal, now $3.50.
Mems Regular $500 Tan Bal,
now $3.50.
Mems Regular $3.50 Tan Bal,
now $500.
Mems Regular $3.50 Tan Balls,
now $1.9O.
Ladies' Regular So. so Tan Balls,
now $500.
Ladies' Regular $3.50 Tan OK.
fOrds, now ST 80.
Misses and Children's, Boys
and Youths Tan Shoes at q very
low price.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-01
WILL NOT ABANDON IT.
Fourth OF July Celebration to Be Held
Notwithstanding the Disaster.
Letter from Col. Ripple.


At the Meeting of the Fourth of July
cs,ahr, t;on committee hold 10 st evaninp
a., A., -, 90 .,, -, u,,
Aoo''
"a ID. Du'lhins reau eohiiiAhiea'io'
from Colonel Il. II. Ripple, suggesting IN
View OF the disaster at PittstOn, that
the demonstration be abandoned. 1t
was decided that the arrangements had
pone ton far IN abandon tbe cel,bra-
fion Tho Isttar ;s &c fol1o,s.
-"r. =. d. Du,ii'ihs' Seere'aty oi ro"''"
vi 'uiy Ne,eo,a.io'i, Scla"toi,' fa'
pear SIR Nau intehuea ~ pe presen'
"a 'ne fheetlns oi tne executive commit
zee th's evening III ,he cupaci.y Vi ei''-
zen " MAKE tue ioiioWHis susses.ion'
S''ce tne ,eIrip'e u'sas.et ut l''s.o''
mas occurreo mere mas oee', q"i'e sen
erai ieenhs III our community against a
te'eor"'ioi such as we nave contemplated
a. 'his .iihe anu l nave peeh asheu u
prihs TINS ihat'ei 10 'ne a'tehtioil ol tae
eNeeu'Ne committee our nearest heish-
porhg CITY mas oeen visited Dy an awlui
ealufiity' iarse huihper oi ner ci'i|chs
nave propapy peeh swePt INTO eterhlty
ana many WIDOWS ana orphans are ieit
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-01
CAUSE OF THE CAVE.IN.
Manner in Winch the COliiery Has
Been Operated for Some Time.

Bcen operated for Some Time.
The Twin shaft has worked out both
!ts first, second and third veins. known
respectively as the small vein, the
Pittston vein and the Marcy vein.
Those three veins have caved in and
settled In their turn. The distance
from the Marcy vein to the sixth vein
is about 21J feet. The shaft was sunk
to this vein about eleven years ago and
NJ. J. Langan has been the superin-
past ten years all the coal that was
mined in the Twin shaft came from the
sixth vein. Seven hundred cars of coal,
each car holding about two and half
tons. came up the shaft daily. This
number Of cars was expected each day.
Some days as many as 800 cars would
be hoisted. About eight months ago
all the solid coal in the sixth vein with
the exception of one airway was
worked out. Mr.. Langan decided to
open up the fifth vein. which is above
the sixth vein separated by seven feet
Of rock.
According as the miners worked out
their chambers they were put to work
in the fifth vein. There We're about 1893
men working in the Twin shaft. The
1,fth vein was opened about 500 feet
down No. 3 slope and coal from both
veins came up the slope. Mr.. Langan
met with many difficulties in the fifth
vein and could not find room for all the
miners, so he turned many men upon
the pillars of the sixth, cutting through
them until such time as he could find
places for them in the fifth. The fifth
did not turn out as well as expected
and sooner than discharge the miners
he kept them at work on the pillars of
the sixth. Things went on this way
for the past eight months. Many were
robbing the pillars in the sixth vein and
comparatively few working overhead
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-01
CITIZENS IN MASS MEETING.
Liberal subscriptions from the Be
reaved Families TOWnsmeu.

The call for a mass meeting at Music
Hall, Pittston, last night, issued yester-
day morning, by the board of trade,
did not attract as large throng as was
expected, but those who responded
came prepared to respond literally as
is attested by the fact that s3,O6S was
subscribed within a short time.
Another meeting will be held tomorrow
night and in the meantime notice Of 1t
will be generally circulated.
The joint meeting Of councils which
was called for last night did not take
place. the members being in attendance
at the mass meeting.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-01
NO SECOND OPENING.
Main Shaft and Air Shaft the Only
Exits.

Main Shaft and Air Shaft the Only
Exits.
Mention has been made frequently
in newspaper reports of an opening on
Scovilles island and vague reference
has been made to an opening some
place or another not definitely men,
toned. There has been much conjec-
ture in this city as to the reason why
these openings had not been taken ad-
vantage Of and to discover the cause a
Tribune reporter yesterday investigat-
ed the matter.
The result was as had been surmised.
These openings existed only on the
maps, il they ever were there. Only
two openings reach the Twin mine, and
these are the main shaft and air shaft.
There is no mule way or man way or
opening into any adjoining mine.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-01

Kelly's ice cream daily, Nay Aug park
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-01
PERSONAL.

August Robinson sailed yesterday for
Carlsbad, Germany.
William Jamison, of Washburn street,
has returned from Stroudsburg State
Normal school to spend his vacation at
home.