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CRUSHED TO DEATH
FOUR MEN KILLED IN THE LUKE
FIDDLER COAL NINE SHAFT.
MangIed by n ThOusand-POund
"Billy," Which Struck the Bucket
as They Were Descending.

SHAMOKTN, Pa, Jan. 6.-While four
worl1men were being lowered into the new
shaft Of the Luke Fidler mine this morning
the billy" which balances the elevator.
and which weighs about one thousand
pounds, fell on them without warning. They
were instantly killed, their bodies being
crushed so horribly as to make them almost
unrecognizable. The victims were;
JAMES MERRITT, aged twenty-five
years. Of Springfield Pa, leaves widow
STEPHEN MERRITT, aged twenty-eight
years, Of Springfield. Pa. leaves widow and
PATRICK LYNCH, aged .thirty-three
years. of Springfield. Pa. single.
PETER BOBERT, aged twenty-three
years. OF Springfield. Pa, leaves wife and
one child.
Ten men were engaged on the night shift
In sinking the new shaft, and were hoisted
to the top at o'clock to eat their break
fast An hour later the two Merritts, Lynch
and Bobert stepped into the shaft bucket
and were lowered into the workings, but
when the bucket had descended about eight
hundred feet, engineer Bowen noticed jar
ring of the rope, and Immediately stopped
the machinery. The worlonen on top found
that the bucket was no longer attached to
the wire rope, and they rugged up another
tom of the shaft, where they found the
other buckets splintered and the mangled
and bleeding remains of their four Inflated
comrades scattered over the rocky floor. All
of the poor fellows were dead. The shaft
bucket in which the four men met their
death was guided in Its upward and down,
ward journeys by the big cross pieces and
arms known as the billy" and weighing
half a ton. The wire rope passed through
this ''bly," and 1t is supposed that Ice
formed on the rope while the workmen were
eating their meal. The bucket, passed
through In safety, but the billy" was
caught by 1t, and the bucket had descended
several hundred feet before the heavy
weight caused the ice to give way. and al
lowed the billy" to fall on the men VINO
were in the bucket 1t is not thought that
they were aware of their danger. This col
liery had been idle since Oct. 8. 1894, when
the mine was set on fire by a careless work
man, and six lives were lost, four of the
bodies not being recovered for nearly
year Bobert who was killed this morning,
was a brother of one of the victims of the
former disaster.
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ARMIES IN TROUBLE AGAIN.
His Rearrest by the Military Ordered
by the Court Of Appeals.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6-The sensational
Armes case, arising out of the arrest or
Major Armes and his confinement by order
of General Schofield. who was acting Secre-
tarY of War and just about retiring from
command of the army, had another sensa-
tional sequel to-day, when the District Court
of Appeals overruled the order of Judge
Bradley, who had released Armes on a writ
OF habeas corpus, and ordered his rearrest
and that he be remanded to military GUS
tody. Judge Bradley in his discharge of
Armes severely scored General Sheffield
Counsel for Armes doubtless Will appeal the
case to the United States Supreme Court
In it's opinion on the case Court of Appeals
says that Judge Bradley's action was err
roneous and should be reversed with costs.
1t directs him to vacate his order diScharg-
ing Armes, orders that a warrant be issued
for his rearrest, and that he then be re-
manded TO the custody of Colonel Closson.
of the Washington barracks. under whose
direction he was confined at the barracks.
Major Armes is a retired army officer, with
the rank of captain, and General Schofelds
order for his arrest was based on an al
legged insulting vituperative letter sent by
Armes, denouncing the General of the
Army.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.-The Senate COM
mittee on public lands to-day decided to re-
port favorably all the nominations before
1t, except in cases where a nonresident had
been sent TO another State or Territory.
Two nominations OF this kind are before the
of Shelbyville, KY, to be register OF the
land office at Enid, o. T. Another nominal
ton in Oklahoma is opposed by Delegate
til the next meeting. 1t was announced as
the policy of the committee that no nominal
tons of persons outside the States and Ter
ritories where the offices to which they were
appointed were located would be reported
faYorablys
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.-The President
has appointed Francis Z. Leupp, the.editor
OF Good Government published in Wash
ington, to be a member OF the Board Of In
dian Commissioners, vice VIM. Z. Russell.
declined
The President has committed to two
months actual Imprisonment the thirteen
months sentence of Albert J. Neville, con-
victed in western Pennsylvania OF attempt
ing to pass counterfeit coin.
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KANSAS CITY, No., Jan. 6.-The saloon
men OF this city will soon doubtless rise in
revolt against the brewers combine which
has been in existence in this city for three
years. 1t is claimed that many saloon men
have gone into an organizat ton 10 fight the
combine, and that arrangements are being
perfected with Eastern brewers for the
erection OF cold-storage plant here to
carry stock Of beer TO supply local deal
ers. The price here is So per barrel while
the same goods are sold in Chicago at S.
Every local brewery and every large agen-
cy represented here Is in the combination
and they are able to absolutely control the
trade in this city.
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Three House bills.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.-Among the bills
and resolutions introduced in the House to-
day were the following:
By. Mr.. Tracey, OF Missouri-A Joint reso-
luton giving Congressl power to levy a
graduated inheritance tax on all inner
itances and estates whose value exceed
100000
BY Mr.. c. W. Stone. OF Pennsylvania-A
bill repeating the section OF the Wilson tariff
law relating TO the use of alcohol in the
arts.
BY Mr.. Towne. of Minnesota-A bill to
provide for the establishment OF branch hy-
geographic offices at Duluth Mimi: Sault
Ste. Marie Mich, and Buffalo, " v
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TOPEKA, Kan, Jan. 6. .The Swedish Re-
publicans of Kansas have decided TO place
one of their number in the field as a cam
didate for delegate at large to the national
convention. The Rev. c. A. Sweenson
has been selected. and Will receive the
unanimous support OF his countrymen who
vote the Republican ticket The move
ment originated with the Swedish-American
League.
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WASHINGTON. Jan. observation-disclosures
eral Wilson's attitude on the organization
of postal employees is explained in a letter
sent to NJ ]. Smith. of St. Louis. secretary
OF the local branch OF the National Asso-
citation of Postoffice Clerks Mr. Smith re-
Gently wrote a request for information
whether the Postmaster-general was OPP
posed TO such an organization. and IL he
desired it's disarmament The reply is as
follows: II am not in the slightest degree
opposed to the National Association Of
Pcstoffice Clerks as organized at present.
Nv order, No. 621. has no bearing on the
question of such organization. 1 have no
desire that your association or any other
should disband. They have my best wishes
for the accomplishment Of ali proper pur-
poses" The order was the one recently is
sued prohibiting postal employees from COM
ing to Washington TO urge legislation.
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Bill Affecting Pension Claims.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 6.-The invalid pen
sions committee to-day agreed TO report a
bill providing that in considering claims fled
under the act OF June q. 1890. the death OF
an enlisted man officer shall be consid-
cred as sufficiently proved IL satisfactory
evidence Is produced establishing the fact
OF the continued absence OF such person
from home and family for seven years
during which period no intelligence or his
existence has been received
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also objected TO because the record itself
should be produced. The day was prac-
tically spent in contests over points OF this
character. District Attorney Birney, in his
address TO the jury. asserted that Chap
mans refusal TO testify was direct viola
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GOLD AND SILVER.
This COuntry's Production, as Esti-
mated by the Director Of the Mint.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.-The Director OF
the Mint has received approximate esti-
mates OF the gold and silver product of the
United States in 1886 from the mint officers
and other agents employed to collect these
statistics. The value OF the gold and the
number OF fine ounces of silver produced by
the several States and Territories is esti-
mated to have been as follows:
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Victims of an Explosion.

NEW YORK, Jan. GA few minutes after
1 o'clock this afternoon there were two
distinct explosions of naphtha at the United
States and Canada Decreasing Company's
works at Montrase and Johnson avenues,
Brooklyn. There were eleven men al work
at the time in the room when the accident
occurred. One man, whose name is I'M
known, was instantly killed, and three 9TH
ers Superintendent Parker and two brothers
named Miller. were severely though not
fatally injured. The other seven escaped.
After the first explosion flames burst forth
from the building. and when the second
crash was heard the roof was blown off
and the entire building badly wrecked.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.-The session Of
the House to-day was exceedingly brief.
Mr.. Broderick preferred a request for unan-
imous consent for the swearing in of Clar-
ence E. Allen, elected to represent the new
State OF Utah. He explained that Mr.. Aliens
election was regular. and that there was no
contest, but as the Governor and other
State officers did not assume their offices
under the Presidents proclamation until to-
day their signatures to Mr.. Aliens Gre
dentials, of course, had not been signed.
Mr.. Crisp did not question the facts as
stated, but thought Mr.. Allen should not
upon the case by a committee. The mat
ter was, therefore, referred TO the judiciary
committee with leave to report at any
time.
On Mr.. Hits motion resolution was
adopted appointing Hon. William L. Wilson
a member of the Board Of Regents OF the
Smithsonian Institution. AT l2:20 the House
adiournad until Tomorrow.
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been as follows:

The Director or the Mint is OF the Opin-
ion that the estimate of the gold product
OF Oregon is $4,000 too high, of Montana,
$4,000 too high; of South Dakota, $4,000
too high, and that when the final figures
are complied the production of gold by the
mines of the United States in 1895 will be
found TO have been from SIC 100000 10 A7,-
0Os,OCo and the silver product about 46. 000. 600
fine ounces. The product last year was
sS9.5O0,O00 in gold and of silver 49.5OO.00o fine
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FLAGSTAFF, A. T., Jan. Ga courier
arrived from Squaw Tanks. forty-five miles
northeast OF here. to-day, with the news
that band OF Navajo Indians had three
sheep men corralled at that point The
sheriff and posse left for the relief Of the
white men and to arrest the Indians The
trouble arises over the rights OF the whites
to Craze stock on the public lands
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Pensions for Indiana Legion.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON. Jan. Representative
Hardy introduced bill to-day extending
the benefits OF the general pension laws to
members OF the Indiana Legion, their
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Two Skaters Drowned.

HUNTINGTON, w. Va, Jan. 6.-Tony
Brooks, James Wogan and Walter Quinlan
were skating at the mouth OF Beaver creek
to-day when the ice broke. Brooks and
Qunlan were drowned, but rescuing par
ty saved Wogan. All were single and well
known
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at his disposal. has foated a German colo
nization company to Introduce 5000 German
military settlers into the Transvaal."
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General Notes.

widows and orphans. placing them on the
same footing as regularly enlisted Union
c0rd
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Have your grocer send you some of Huy.
ler's Cocoa and Chocolates with your next
order. Once tried. always used.
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Philadelphia Inquirer.
The dandelions. panses and yiolets which
were found blooming in various parts OF the
country a few days ago are now firmly con-
viaced that early rising is a great mistake.
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SILVERITES' MEASURE
SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE SUB
sTITUTE FOR HOUSE BOND BILL.

Ordered Reported by the Votes Of
Voorhees,, Harris. Vest, WaIthaIl,
woIcott and the Two Joneses.
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II each little maid from school
Would follow this golden rule:
Use SOZODONT each day.
Their fathers at each years end.
Would for presents have more TO spend
And less 10 the dentists pay.
The herald., 1896-10-25
POLITICAL NOTES.

A rousing rally was held at A1hambra
Friday evening. Harry w. Patton pre-
sided. Gen. Horace Binney Sargent de-
livered a ringing address for Bryan and
Barlow, which was closely listened to
by an enthusiastic audience.
The German-American voters Of Will
mington met in the North Wilmington
Lincoln school building Friday evening
and listened to some stirring address, as
for Bryan and silver. .fs4
Next Wednesday evening Gen. john
stone Jones will address the Afro
club Of 47O Afro-American voters at
11S1a San Pedro street.
The Socialist Labor party will meet
IN mass convention and nominate city
ticket today.
The election ball to be given by the
Harmonic club at Turnverein hall next
Saturday night will be quite an event.
Chris Nicholson will lecture this even
ing at o'clock at the meeting Of the
Socialist Labor party on the land ques-
ton. All are invited.
Little Goldie Reashaw will sing the
new Bryan song at the wigwam.
Rev. George E. Dye delivered a speech
before the Bryan Silver club at North
Pasadena Friday night There was a
very large attendance. An original poem
by o. 7. Fellows was read at the close
entitled The Home Stretch. which was
well received.
There will be a grand open air meet
ing under the auspices of the Union-ave-
nue. Silver club at the corner Of Union
avenue and Temple street, on Thursday
night, at p. m. Mr.. Abbot Of Caravans
will address the crowd.
The county committee Of the Social.
ist-Labor party, on behalf of Job Har.
and Republican nominees for congress
riman, has challenged the Democratic
to public debate on the currency ques
ton
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ANeELEs HERALD. SUNDAY MORNING. OCTOBER IS.

Sierra Madre-E. M. Lamme and e.
A. Rogers.
Downey-A. J. Utley. W. D. Gould.
San Pedro-Col. I. Z. Messmore.
Fullerton-J. N. Phillips.
Santa Ana-Governor r. B. Smith Of
Soldiers Home-(Speakers Monday.)
THURSDAY. OCTOBER 20.
Clearwater-W. d. Gould.
Lordsburg-A. j. Utley.
San Fernando-E. M. Lamme. A. r.
Sprague.
The Palms,. H. Humphreys. W. r.
Steele.
Whittier-C. c. Wright, H. c. Dillon.
Chino-S. A. Waldron.
Eagle Rock-Frank Scheidler, c. F.
Harris.
Anaheim-s. A. W. Carver. E. A.
Rogers.
Pasadena-Shirley c. Ward; A. A..
Montana will also speak in Spanish.
Los Angeles City, wigwam-Rev. r.
M. Webster; corner Union and Temple
streets-C. F. Edison.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 80.
Ell Monte-A. ]. Utley.
Glendora-Shirley c. Ward. W. r.
Burke.
North Pasadena-C. c. Wright.
Monrovia-George S. Patton.
Calabasas-H. r. Sprague, and 9TH
ers.
Covina-J. N. Phillips, D. X. Trask.
Azusa-H. c. Dillon, NJ. w. Conkling.
Los Angeles City-Wigwam, Cover
nor r. B. Smith Of Montana.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER g.
La Canada-W. w. Polk. s. e. Full
ton.
Pasadena-wyllys Abbott. M. W.
Rivera-C. c. Wright.
Santa Monica-N. Newby. 8. e.
Wright.
Pomona-Hon. JEFF Chandler.
Cucamonga-CoLJ Jno. r. Berry.
San Pedro-A. J. Utley.
Compton-W. D. Gould, Moye Wicks.
South Pasadena-C. F. Harris D. K.
Trask.
Gardena-George S. Patton.
San Fernandez. r. Rush.
Ontario-J. N. Phillips. E
Soldiers Home-(Speakers Monday
Observation-Disclosures, afternoon, Geo.
S. Patton. ]. r. Rush, ]. N. Phillips, ].
l.. Murphy, H. c. Dillon, w. r. Burke,
DR.. Kurtz. M. w. Conkling.
Los Angeles City-Wigwam. Hon. s.
NJ. White.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER
Lankershim-George S. Patton.
Burbank-Moye Wicks, st. julien Cox.
Monrovia-J. r. Rush, G. w. Albright.
Glendale-A. j. Utley.
San Fernando Shirley c. Ward, s. A.
Waldron.
Norwalk-C. c. Wright.
Anaheim-J. N. Phillips.
Long Beach-C. C. Wright, H. G. Dill
Ion, w. r. Steele.
Glendora-I. E. Wright, W. R. Burke.
Riverside-I. E. Messmore, E. A. Rog-
ers.
Soldiers Home-(Speakers Monday
Los Angeles ty-Wigwam-15-min
ute speeches by Geo. s. Patton, N. .Newby,
F. B. Gutheril, w. r. Burke, Col. JAS
r. Berry, S. A. w. Carver, J. L. Murphy,
s. A. Waldron, I. e. Wright, F. A. Cat
tern.
The meeting at Laurel school house
October 9th has been postponed. Speak
ers will please note assignments.
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pear more than once upon the same
tally sheet, but only one name should
be used after which to tally the votes
cast for such candidate, and they should
be Tailed in one tally line. In any event.
each candidate should be credited with
the total number of votes cast for him
under all designations, whether they
be tailed in one line or more than one
line.
Election officers are advised further
that where the voter stamps opposite
the name of any given candidate under
more than one designation, or votes for
one candidate more than once on the
same ballot, such vote does not thereby
become invalid, but shall constitute one
vote for such candidate.
SILVER REPUBLICANS FLAGS.
At Silver Republican headquarters
yesterday there were over 300 signatures
appended to the club roll, and badges
were given out during the entire day
and until midnight.
The Silver Republicans are certainly
enthusiasts, and they are in the hight
body and soul for the principles they
hold SO dear In the afternoon the club
had a fiag-raising at the corner Of Third
and Spring streets. From the Stimson
block across to the Hotel Ramona two
large flags were suspended by the Silver
Republican club. AS the flags f1oated to
the breeze, cheer upon. cheer rent the
air from a thousand throats.
Then the enthusiastic Silver Repub-
licans repaired to their headquarters
and listened to speeches made by Judge
j. N. Phillips and Rev. George e. Dye.
Next Tuesday evening the Silver Re-
publicans are going to hold their last
meeting of the national campaign at the
wigwam. Preparations are being made
for q great blowout.
Hon. M. F. Taylor, the gifted orator
from Denver will be here. Mr.. Taylor
has been heard before. and he IL we'll
known as one of the ablest speakers who
ever visited Los Angeles. a
Hon. Jefferson Chandler will also de-
liver an address on the same evening
at the wigwam.
REED DAY.
The Republicans are preparing for
"Reed day." as they call it. There Is q
natural curiosity among the people here
to see the down-east Republican who has
in the past been such valued assistant
of Coils p. Huntington in securing spe-
cial legislative favors of congress for
the Central and Southern Pacific Rail-
road companies. Tom Reed has been
the most powerful enemy California
ever had in congress. and the people out
here want to see him. The curiosity is
natural, and he will draw a large crowd.
Nevertheless the votes that Mr.. Reed
will influence by his talk you can put
in your hat. This is not a year when
corporation lawyers have any very
great amount of influence with the peo-
pie in the matter Of spreading political
doctrines.
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THIS WEEKS MEETINGS.
Speakers for Bryan and Silver Through
,out the County.
MONDAY. OCTOBER %.

MONDA1, OCIOBEH ~.
Lankershim = VIII D. Gould. I. e.
Wright.
Giendale-s. A. W. Carver. N. c.
Burch.
Palmdale-E. A. Rogers, A. r. Sprague
Lemon Station (Spadra)-F. A. Cat
tern and Spanish speakers.
Norwalk-H. c. Dillon, Shirley C..
Ward.
Lamanda-C. F. Edison, c. Ford Har-
ris.
South Pasadena-Col. ]. r. Berry,
Hon. Lucien Earle.
Rosedale-Wm. r. Burke and A. j.
Utley.
Inglewood-C. A. Barlow. wyllys s.
Abbot.
Los Angeles City (wigwam)-Hon.
VIM. Craig of San Francisco, Democrat
ic elector.
Los Angeles City-.wigwam, on. M.
F. Taylor, of Denver, Col.
TUESDAY. OCTOBER q
Pomona-S. M. White.
Redondo-C. A. Barlow, Rev. Geo. e.
Dye.
Newhall-E. A. Rogers, A. r. Sprague.
Cahuenga-GeO. 8. Patton.
Anaheim-A. ]. Utley.
Garvanza-R. M. Webster and Frank
Scheidler.
Los Angeles City-Hon. M. F. Tay-
lor, of Denver, Colorado
WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER %.
Wilmington--N: Newly.
Pasadena-Hon. Jeff Chandler.
Santa Monica-0eorge 8. Patton and
A. r. eprague.
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HE HAS COME FOR QUINN
A New York Detective Arrives for the
Imprisoned FOrger

Sergeant Of Detectives William n.
Rynders of the central office, New York
city, arrived in the city on the Santa Fe
overland yesterday afternoon, bringing
with him requisition papers for George
Thatcher Quinn, the self confessed
forger captured some ten days ago in
Lake View, Riverside county, by De-
tective Goodman.
Rynders left New York last Monday
morning, and, save for a stop of a
few hours at Albany to have his papers
signed by Governor Morton, has been
constantly on the road ever since. When
seen shortly after his arrival he said
he was tired out with his long ride and
glad of a chance to rest. He will re-
main here for few days before starting
back, and will probably make flying
trip to San Francisco. This is his first
visit to the Pacific coast and he will
endeavor to see as much of the country
as possible before starting for home.
The herald., 1896-10-25
SPARE THE SHADE TREES
Tree Lover" writes The Herald as

Tree Lover" writes The Herald as
follows:
Il would like to call attention to the
wholesale destruction of shade trees
on our streets. Some are being entirely
destroyed, while others are being mutt
lated into unsightly stumps by so-called
trimming. This noticeable hacking Is
seen on all our streets, particularly upon
Hill street. The intense heat and glare
Of the sun in this climate require the
shade of trees to make walk at all en-
joyable. The universal opinion seems
to be that owners of property should be
restrained in this matter by the city.
The streets belong to the people, and
their comfort should be considered, even
though the beauty, which to my mind is
a great deal, be not considered.
The herald., 1896-10-25
sCHOOLMAsTERs' CLUB

The Schoolmasters' club held its regu-
lar melting Friday evening in the rooms
Of the board of education. After the in
stallation of the new officers, the club
proceeded to discuss the objects of the
club for the ensuing year. There was a
very spirited discussion on the qeustion
of arithmetic, after which college songs
were sung
The herald., 1896-10-25
BAGGAGE NOTICE.

BY retainingyour baggage check un-
til you reach Los Angeles. and leaving
the same at. our main office. 225 West
is cents ON the delivery Of each trunk.
Our rates, one trunk IS cents. three
trunks e. Bright's special delivery.