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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-02-24

J. &. THOMPSON.
ATTORNEY Al LAW.

Onice over First Satiunal Rans
Ardmorc. I. r.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-02-24
". 4. GARDNER. 81. o..

Omce ovl- Cciea.ln : Lynn
Drug Store. Es-ileaee Serts Caddo
Street.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-02-24

May cases ct Grippe" have
lately been cured by One Minute
Cough Cure. spreparation seems
especially adapted 70 the cure Of this
disease. ig acts puics!v thus pre-
ven.iug serious complications and
bad tGtcts iH which this disease g.-
ten leave tlc p1ticGt. CITY Drug
Store.
Not a single ship bearing rhc
United States flag passed
through the Sue4 canal last
year, according 90 thc repo OF
jhc consul 1T Cairo. although
the traffic pg2tcEated nearly
Sl6.G0O.O00. Two-.hirds Of The
vessels using the waterway We're
British.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-02-24

6. G. POTTER =. 81. owNEV.
c. L. POTTER, formerly Of Paris. tt.
G. y. POTTER, H. g. THOMAS.
OF Gainesville, Texas.
POTTER, CWSBY & THOMAS,
LAWYERS,
Ardmorc. l. 4.
This frIn u now located over First
National Bank. Will do civil and
criminal practice in All courts in the
indian Territory.
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OFEICE E:-fu Ltdbett. :. gssLG5ua
Building. Ta au sttcct.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-02-24

ATTOR., EyS AT Law
Calcc over ktarnoY = Wysr
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-10-24
Alaskan Military Reservation.

= Washington dispatch O! the nth
says the Secretary OF Wa VII io6zy
issue al order creating Z military
reservation IN :hE: part o: Aiz=ES
lying within = raius Of 6ity miles y
ST. Michze.E- The purpose i 70 COZ
fer upon Lisu:euani-Colooel Randall
the necessary legal Authority TO PEE
serTs order and prot@c; property =
taiz s%caTn O. ths country.
The department L making u tI-
animation Of the geographical ooDG-
tons o! the cozairy IL the vicinity q
the mouth q the iuESn So Is - OBJ
tain the dc:a liz: viii easble Il 20
prescribe exactly lie hgunt4ri= o.
the PROPOSED DeE Reservation. : i2sE
that : b. DO means easy = = Fsy.i.
mapped county. Il L also 6esi--
able 10 limit the Reservation 70 :hs
smallest ID=lssyus 4E9 s3I axe Il
ST. Nlclaeis as < os1ter, and .-t L.
cluds the estuary q The Yusg-.
Where 4 Z possible kat : -sEL| e.
meat might gather L er=luG=i from
the tom Ets=i
TIE p-as@at 4=z q ALzskz I'll
CONTINUE 70 p-erzl ore: tae lands
within the rsSrvsao1- bu; tne nit
tary oGOsr IN chgTE= vii have CO..
sidsrsGly enlarged pJz=rs II de
matter Of sjs=tGDg Oboox:ors ccar-
sctsrs. There viii be little ercu-s
for the Commission If ~IaTieas acts
based on reJ necessity or star Ea- ion
within the limit. OF the new rezerya-
dou, for Secretary Alger has author
ized Lieutenant Randall. III command
Of the troops at ST. Michasls. no; only
to feed the miners who may he III
actual need. but to ship them out Of
the county il they are unable TO pay
their " way.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-10-24
senator o.orr. 10 Cleveland.

The late Senator George, Of Mis-
slssippi, VA an ardent advocate OF
silver and a mar Of earnest oonric
tons He was a greet constitutional
lawyer. His most notable charact-
eristic was LIE honesty OF purpose and
Independence. His life was a living
refutation OF tine Byropic maxim that
every man has his price. Nothing
could buy hun. When Mr.. Cleve
land called Congress into exiraOr-
binary session IN 1873. with the pur-
pose o: repeating the Sherman coin
age act AMI thus utterly dennretiz-
ing silver, he wihtell all Important
nonInHtinUs. with the design OF
whipping coDgresneu INTO line.
American history furnishes no UoTe
pathetic ;as.=u-c o! =e. surrender
Ing their most cherished convictions
for the sake OF spoils. Senator
George you'd not be led o. driven.
He was much interested IL the candi-
dacy OF ". II. HcD'uFEsy Z Dc DIS
tnct Attorney Of New Mexico In
order 10 placaie lin Mr.. Cleveland
appointed NJ Hemingway but he
would not be plscatsd. Then Walter
Q. Gresham, q man whom be losed.
Was sent TO him with Z request that
be call at the White House Siou
tel the big be+t from Buffalo, Eas
his blutf aas=er that II Is 10 nearer
from the Capitol TO the White Hons
than from the White House 20 the
Capitol get no al ) O'Clock ever!
morning: eat my breakfast cone
down here and 90 o work. II lie
wants : see me he knoEs where 70
find MEEK
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-10-24

The man who oxus n home Is d
blessed creature. lie has that thing
that should make hln tie hsppiest
man on earth. We are no: restrict
ing renters, and We realize many are
in a condition seemingly that viii bot
admit Of their building or purchasing
d home. 4 man shouid ne' .r rent If
it be possible to build z home-and {
home, be it eve so humble. ooniers Z
twoiold benefit benefit upon the
owner snd upon the o@3G3Gy -
which the home holder Is Z part.
4 man OWING property III q con
muDity becomes closely identified
with lie every interest. He becomes
one oi It's solid, substantial c!tszsuz
He gladdens in its prosperity andzDr-
rows in its adYersiiy. He builds hin
a home and aronnd il are clustered
the dearest memories and happies;
days Of hia he. In his home child
rem are born and reared 10 manhDoj;
some die and are buried on the hiu-
side. About each Is grouped L world
OF happy and s~orrowful Incidents. aud
insepsibly these become attached 20
the home. After the house was bull,
he adorned his property with fruit.
shade and ornamental trees; vines
were planted and taught to chamber
yer the widows and to hang Ill
graceful iestoOns about the doors. 4
green sward covers the front yard. the
work Of his hands, and along the
walks are shrubbery and flowers the
sweat labor Of the wife and chiIdreas
hours. About the trees and flowers
and shrubbery eve are twined ten
der and pleasing recolle; tioDs. The
owner OF a home is a community's
beet citizen. He will fight for it and
be III the front ranks for its improve
ment. His is the patriotic heart.
The man who rents has no abiding
interest in a community; il gives him
subsistence and when it fails in that
he packs his effects and is of the
next day. But the man who owns
property stays. And this reminds us
that a man loses much by o owning
a home. Heloses all he pays out in rent
He misses much Of TINT which makes
lifo pleasurable; besides this, lie
knows that every dollar expended up
on his home IN adding Ia it's beauty
and upon his grounds in increasing
it's edornments is u dollar OF wealth
added 10 his name, and more: it soon
mounts up into usury and compound
interest. II increases bis happiness
and adds to his content. We feel for
the man who does not own a home to
beautify and adorn, Tor he is a sorry
creature at best. Happy Ia the man
whose home is his own, not rented
halad Enterprise.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-10-24
A Aon..n. Murderer Arrested.

Sheriff Matter and Sheriff Easton
Of Lander county arrested Harvey
Whitton alias James Hall at Battle
Mountain Mopdsy for the murder OF
Deputy Sheriff Jack Allen OF Gala
tin county. Montana, On the 10th III
last January. Hall or Whitton went
to Lander county IN January and
work i for Thos. Nelson. the sheep
man. Atte: quitting Nelson he
Eorked a while on the ranch OF the
NevadaL1nd6 Cattle Coat Farlawn
IL this county. From there he went
- Kelley Creek. Humboldt county,
and from there was iracei 10 Crum's
rauck. II Laaicr county. where he
was arrested as above stated.
Sheriff Natter kept posted as TO
his whereabouts and hearing that
his man Was making arrangements 10
leave FOR California weat to Battle
Mountain Sunday and uGs met there
yesterday By Sh=af Easton T.. Land
er county. The officers went to the
ranch and wh-n Wilton or Hall
came from tie field where he lad
been 1t WORK he was put under arrest.
At the command TO throw up his
hands he turned deathly pale. The
officers hsndcuIei their prisoner and
started 10 Battle Mountain which
they reached to- late for last nights
train They Put their prisoner in
the Battle Mountain !zll for sale
Es@r.ns Las RICH: =Sj this uoruzng
SheaI Mateer brought him TO the
Elso Jail.
The prisoner denies that he i
Wilton and claims that the officers
have h= wrong MAJ An ISDEPES-
DEST reporter called on hra az the
jail this !~0r=Dopa and on being asked
II IL wished 70 MAKE any statement
hs replied that ~ had nothing 20 say
further than - VS. not the uzo
wanted and that before coming TO
Nevada he Lai lived n California.
Re Sai=d GIEt hs went WORK .or Nj.
Nelson o. &+ 18th Of last Jauuz-y.
FU-bsr than this NJ had nothing TO
ay Ehu-; rs arrest
TIE prisoner Chains : u - yezrs
cd While The yu5EshAi desc5--
uuu calls to- : yu7-- IN AGED about
20 lie sue tA= description per
t-=ilT Eziis from the difference II
age.
E2e murder .: IL MUo;zua officer
~ committed D. Wilton slsi Johr
Strsir=- Or Sr-o=1e- IEs Franz Nor
ga Tie Sasa5 q! Hads,a COMFY
Euctznz. ATTEMPTED 70 arrest the@
iEo 2ec ut=1 ~ sEs knocked da~r
with : p.zto. and beaten until he was
ic=.=sJle When Il recovered. he
=-C--3 TIE assistance Of Deputy
SA=aE Allen oi GLlz;ia county and
pa-=iLsr they seait ~ the house where
L=se men were stopping with a
fH=n5- IL attempting to make the
arrest tie Deputy Sheriff was shot
md killed.
lie Montana officers have been TO-
titled % Halls arrest and al officer is
expected with the necessary papers TO
take him back "a Montana il he proves
80 e the right person.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-10-24

"iiOw is it, asked the man from the
East, ~that the Carriers never mentiLn
their Oldest boy, who used 10 he SO
popular hercabouts! What's become
Of HING
-Sh!7 said Colonel Bourbon, sits n
very unfortunate aifair-yery unror-
tunaic, indeed. sab. No wOndah they
ncvnh mention him. Why, sab, he
no, only brought disgrace up his
whole family. sab. but upon the en-
tihh community, sah!-
-lndecd! I'm surprised. He used
to bc ono 81 the ~clevercst fclloys I
had ever known. What did he do
that was so disgracefulI"
-Wc don't tell it to every strnngah
that III TO Kentucky" said tho
Colonel, 1but since you seem To hive
been II friend Of his, | suppose you
want To know the truth. Ifo died Of
watah on the iraiD; that's what he
did, sah!7-C Chicago News.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-10-24
HE WAS P~ERPLEXED.
James Felt Unequal 10 Ills Undue
Task.

James Felt Unequal 10 Ills Undue
Task.
The directors of Il bank had cprnpcd
the services Of q Waterman, who came
well recommended, but did not seem
oTer-cxpcricnccd. The chairman. says
an exchange. therefore. sent for him TO
post up n bit, and began:
James. this is your first job OF this
kind. isn't it2"
"Ycs, sir"
Your duty must be to exercise Wig
lance"
Yes. SIR"
BE careful how strangers approach
you
"t will, sir"
NO stranger must be allowed TO en-
ter the bank at night under any pre-.
text whatever"
mo. SIR"
And our mannger-hc In n good
man, honest. reliable and trustworthy:
but IL vii; DC your duty TO keep your
ego on him"
"But II will be hard 10 watch two
men and the bank at the same time"
1.-TWO mrn-how?
"Wby, sir. IL WINS only yesterday
that the manager called mo In for n
talk. and he said you were one OF the
best men In London. but IL would be
Just ms well 10 keep both eyes on you
and let the directors know II you hung
round aftet hours"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-10-24
u-xSEcEssAHr srEPEIxk.


The Republican papers Of the Stale
arc considerably excited orer the ap-
poiptmeDt Of a carpet Dagger to a fat
ONCE as Indian Agent
What reason they had to think that
IN administration that had always re-
nored Nevada would suddenly cul-
tirste an interest in If is beyond the
comprehension OF any Ordinary NOR
tai Tie administration hates the
very name Of silver and hates any 10
caEty where II Is produced.
Under these circumstances IFS
course should occasion no surprise I o
anyone Nevada first boosted the flag
Of revolt aud the grand political in
s~urrection has spread TO every State
In the Union. In the end 1t VIII
mean the complete overthrow OF fhe
Republican party. The party q; trusts
and monopolies, OF plutocrats and
millionsires to make say for the
party OF the common people. the pro-
ducer. the toiieB and those who
work for their bread.
We do not dispute the proposition
that the Republican papers in Ne
Jsda worked hard for the destruc-
ton OF silver and should be req arded
by the party whose tools they we're.
1t Is evident. however, that the party
Is done with these people and don't
propose 10 reward them. a party
that viii not keep faith With the
people OF the country and Uoe tina.
will lie year after year IL is plat
forms xoul1 hardly have any scr5
pes about lying TO pe=spzpss who
were fools enough 20 take any stock
In their promises. They doubtless
reasoned that q lot OF Newspapers
who ueref fools enough TO take stocx
iu the international agreement dodge
could be as easily persuaded that
their editors we're all to hare Fat
Offices il they stood in and tried TO
make the public swallow the fake
Carson Appeal.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-10-24
SPARROW AND ELEPHANT.
4 Contest That Was Decidedly
Incuunl.

a Contcs That Was
Unequal.
= puEnic;ous sparrow the other day
aew into the elephant house in the
Central park uenage-ie and began pick
ing up the crumbs from the table Of the
OILY elephant then inside. The mann
moth and midget apparently did not
So each other for some time. says the
New No-E Herald. until the former, in
saitTicc his position. nearly placed his
po-6@-ors foot on the latter. The
SEhIE-E Gttl= sPeck of fuss and feath-
- =-+-:.y accepted this thouehtless
aCi Is {. challenge 10 battle, and at once
5sv i tie elephants face. The great
u=zST Locked asionished. and, sending
: snail cyclone through his trunI;
raised such a cloud Of hay and dust that
the bird was lost sight of.
When the air cleared the biped wa
seen on the quadrupcd's back. \ shake
Of the elephants loosely fitting. tough
though sensitive hide frightened the lit
tie fellow. who hoped TO the floor and
looked into the face of his antagonist.
Thus they stood. as though trying TO
recover breath, for 4 f1yv seconds. when
the elephant reached out his trunk to-
ward the sparrow. The bird. with out
stretched wings and rufiled feathers.
threw himself with full force at the
end of the threatening proboscis. Then
came a gentle blast OF air from the ele-
plants lungs, and the sparrow was
blown against the wall of the house.
The little fellow. without even so much
as 4 parting look at his huge antag-
onist, mounted to the open window and
disa ppeared.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-10-24
GRANTS PIANO PLAYING.
A Decidedly UnmuaicnI but Interest
Ing Performance

ing Performance.
Grant stories are now in order. and
one told by n white house attache re-
Gently has probably never been printed
before. II was a matter Of current his
tory that Gen. Grant did not know how
TO whistle, nor could he turn n tune If
his life depended upon 1t. On one &C.
c~asion, says the Chicago Tribune.
when an attendant came to deliver
cards from n party of callers. he found
President Grant sitting at a piano in
one OF the upper rooms of the white
house drumming awaT with n two
finger exercise. Mrs. Grant was IN
amused spectator OF the generals
heard the messenger at the door with
the visiting cards.
Finally, however, the attendant
opened the door. but this did not in the
least disconccrt the president, wIo
kept on practicing as though he was
really enjoying it. "IIcre are the
cards, UlyE," said Mrs. Grant, "of a
party of friends whom wc invited here
this evening. They are anxious to see
you, and IL you arc not too much inter.
csted in the piano we will 20 down
stairs in the blue parlor."
Don't you think you can get along
without rue this EVENING"" replied
President Grant. at seems 10 me this
calling business Is your affair, and I
would n great deal rather play the
piano than plunge into the vortex of
society"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-10-24
Wa. No, Asleep n, III. Posi-.

1t wns thought TINT the late Mark
L. Wilson bad met his death from
falling asleep from sheer exhaustion
and fell from the train Oh which he
was brakeman. a very thorough in.
vestigation has been mnde regarding
this, and IL IL now believed That the
accident was owing 10 II heavy wind
and the speed ut winch tho train was
moving.
II In Thought that after the con
ductor saw him sitting on tho car
he probably rose to u standing pOsi.
ton and u gust OF wind, together
with the velocity OF the train made
him lose his footing on tho car or
caused him TO step backward aud OFT
tho car, and before lie could save him.
self fell to the truck. No ono saw
him fall. consequently cannot tell
how the accident occurred. Ills own
crow did not miss him until after tho
train had reached the station. jour.
nal.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-10-24

1t il asserted that 10000, 900 n @
teors reach the atmosphere Of tho
earth every day. coming from inter.
stellar space, where the temperature
is 100 degrees below zero. On strik.
ing the outer air Of this planet tho
friction GAUGES a heat Df three mil.
lion degrees and tho irissilc. flying
1900 iuiles u minute. ID instantly
converted into gas. but often the
mass OF the meteor il so great that
aome OF II renchcs the earth. Lccom.
ing visible Mt n distance Of 100 miles.
No substance unknown on earth has
been found in mctooritics. Iron Ia
their predominant metal. They have
shown imbedded diamonds, but no
gold. The fragments arc occaaion.
ally scattered ore an area Of miles.
n fact proved by their fitting into
each other. Grecnland's m%cteoritcs
were first heard OF through tho "a.
tvee. who tipped their weapons with
tho tough iron sent down from the
B..ics.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-10-24
Where Are the Americana.

II has been remarked US something
extraordinary that ii squad OF deputy
sheritfs fired INTO a number OF wOr.:-
ing men in Pennsylvania and killed
over twenty OF them, aud not Il single
American was struck. The impression
evidently sought to be conveyed was
that Americans are not favored with
employment. ] take the following
list OF names from a recent dispatch
with reference to gold shipments from
Europe to New York: st.0O0,UO0 en-
gagged by Ladeuburg. Talmcn 81 Co..
s3OO,0OO by Kuhn. Loeb & Co, a.
5On,OOO by Lazzard Freres, s300.0OO
by Knaught, Facbad d Kahn. There
is not an American in tie gang. and
you may watch the shipments for a
year. and shoot ut the shippers aud
never strike an American. YUn ma
into a procession 81 the leading
BUSINESS men Of Market rect. San
fraDcisc0. and Kill fifty without hurt.
ing un American. You can dynamite
the police force Of New York and Kill
hundreds and never touch an Amau-
can. Where the devil are the Amer.
leans, nnyway?-QueIqurfois in the
Genoa Couf ier.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-10-24
The rirst Thanksgiving Dinner.

Tho first Thanksgiving dinner was
celebrated in this country two hun
drcd and soventy.siX years ago, Mt
Plymouth. Massachusetts. Tho
whole American army was present
1t ""rni,crod twonty men. Miles
Stnndish the backward lover Of
Priscilla. sat atiho feast, while Pns
ella served at the tables. Hero In
dams and whites snt down together
by the tables eot in the woods. and
enjoyed tho roast turkey. bcecbputs.
clam cho%dcr, hah salad, cakes. fruit
aud other dcliracicB provided. II
was at this historic dinner that the
first oysters wore served.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-10-24
o WELL POSTED.
G1ides Who Led tbs King of Sian
About London Had Trouble.


About London Had Trouble
The king CT Siam has proved himself
10 be familiar with English history. He
has not passed a regular examination,
bur has shown himself acquainted with
the occupants of the tombs in West
minister Abbey. which is about the
same. says The New York Journal. The
king was shown about highlands VAL
haLa by Canon Wilberforce. He cod
" passed by the statues of Pitt, Living
stone and Herschel in the nave. but
paused before that Of Darwin. Oar
win, great man, l know him." he re-
marked. The helmet worn by Henry
'. 1T Agircourt was shown him He
looked al il carefully and inquired its
weight He seemed surprised when
tod that il weighed nine po-rds, twelve
unces When shown the flags of the
knights Of the bath. he asked for TIE
duke of Wcliingtoa's. Queen E.izabeth's
tomb impressed HIM rreat;y. All of 4
sudden he saidi "Whers Is Ma-y?" No
one knswexactly what he meant. Then
he wen on: "Mary-Mary. queen of
Scots"
She was beheaded." he added. This
circumstance seemed 10 impress him.
for II : moment he said: Where is the
other?" Soon il was understood that
Gecapita:ion was the connecting link
2=i that he wished % see the tomb OF
Charles the First. He was disappointed
- learn that Charles was buried a.
Windsor. In the Poets Corner Tenny-
son and Scott received most Of his at
te-;ic1- A. s.. Paui's he was shown
tie memorial Of Gen. Gordon. but
shocked ais guides by iuquiring with
great sincerity: Who was Gen. Cor
Goa" ." Lob. ne was 4 man very wei.
known in the east" vas the only
answer thought necessary. Altogether
CAna;ongko-n showed himself 10 DO
: pretty fair historian, but better
/ pux--a II ancient than modern events.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-10-24
Caught An American Eagle.

Mr.. Alley while out hunting on
Warm Creek about two wccl.s ago
shot a sage-hen some distance off and
before he reached the spot where il
had fallen d large American Eagle
had swOOpcd down on the dead bird
and was devouring it. He shot the
eagle wounding its right wing SO that
il couln lily but d short distance at d
time. He determined to capture the
eagle alive and after Il fight. lasting
about two hoIrs, betwe IN him aud
his dog on II eide and the eagle on
tue other Ee succeeded i'll capturing
1t. He brought the eagle TO town aud
shipped 1t to the State University to-
day at the :squest Of DIR. Stubs.
Tho captive measures nearly Y
feet from tip TO tip OF its wings. II
las Il sharp, piercing eye and rescnts
any interference with it. While MI.
Alley was feeding il this forenoon.
the eagle caught the back OF hi
hand in its claw and cut it nearly
to the bone.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-10-24

Brother Bragg says .Ire appoint.
mcnt Of Spriggs WINS gall and worm.
wood to n fcw Republicans.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-10-24

Another shipment Of physical and
chemical apparatus hos arrived for
The high school
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-10-24
8 ~~

T
y first cInss opportunity for
anyone wishing To engage in the
CATTLE business. Everything
needed for conducting n COW
ranch will be found on the
Temises.
For further information write TO
Gnrat & Co., White Rock, Eko c..
Nevada.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-09

The following taken from the Butte
Inter Mountain OF Tuesday last gives
PARTICULARS of the accident which hap
ueued to Jerry Shanahan, formerly OF
Hancock, on the evening OF that dsy;
.rbe accident occurred at the 1,3OO,
,oot level OF the st. Lawrence about 3:3O
O'clock this morning. Both men were
working in the face Of the drift with
Burleich drill. Shanahan was tending
the chuck while Haley was operating the
crank or handle. Suddenly there came
an explosion from the face OF the driit
and Shanahan was blown several feet
avay. A rock had struck him souarely
ON the skull, making a hideOus wo !,
through which his brains OOzed and when
he was picked no he was dead. Haley
from his position escaped the full force OF
the explosion. His left hand was badly
injured by flying rock and some particles
struck him on the face and head.
"An investigation made by Foreman
O'Neill showed how the accident occurred
10 the last blast at that SPOT a stick or
portion Of a stick OF giant powder nae
Jailed to explode. The men were warned
to be careful in drilling and to look on
Tor the missed hole. In drilling mol
this morning the miners accidental.
struck the powder with the drill and IN
accident ensued."