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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-09-04
TWELVE MEN KILLED
Coal Dust Explosion Does Fearful
Work In Colorado.
"BLowoU,"DOEs THE UGLY WORK
Every Man Ia the Chamber Where tho
Explosion Occurred is
Killed.

GLgowooD, Colo, Sept. "a coal
dust * olosion In one of the chsmbers
OF the Sunshine coal mine, the prop.
erty OF the Colorado Fuel ana Iron
company at Sunshine, come sixteen
miles southeas OF Gleuwood Syringe,
killed eleven Italians and one Ameri-
eau tonight a few minutes before @
O'Clock.
The men were preparing to leave
the mine on the day SHIFT when the
disaster occurred. A shot had been
fred, anu instead OF its being direct
explosion, 1t was what in miDei's par.
isuce 10 called u "blow-out," that IL,
the powder created flame which shot
backward ana caught tue duet that
had sccu lated in tho chamber, In
stead u disiougipg the seam OF coal
Intended. Al the time of the exl l0siDn
there was barrel OF gunpowJer IN tho
chamber which ignited and aided the
disaster winch would have occurred
through the ooal-dust explosion alone.
The Sunshine, whore the disaster oc.
CURED, is a peculiar coal, comblna-
ton OF anthracite and bitumen, AMI
there ID q belief that the gathering Of
the cosl-dust In the cbsmbor OF the
mine was dus TO an excessive expio.
sion caused by des!re to empty the
chamber too quickly.
La the whoIs property there are nty
to flity.nve men empiOyeI. The sin
gle chamber where the mon were
killed was the only one damaged. Two
oours alter the explosion occurred the
~
brought to the surface.
Following is u complete list Of the
names of thOsB KILLED: ANTIQUE Mar.
taniono, George Damon, Louis RAM,
Joe Mar.ini, Joe CasagranJi, John
Jsnieii !, Antoine Epplo, Theodore
Polosi, Jonn Auurlani, Emil Andfi-
AMI, Francis McCipud.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-09-04

"What most concerns us, writes
Evangelist Moody in The Ladies' Home
journal, sis the relation which Christ's
resurrection has to our death and future
life So many people live in fearful
dread of death and the grave, believe,
just because they do not study this doc
trine. They speak of death and the
judgment with shudder, and their
vision seems to be unable to pierce be-
yond.
81 well remember how in my native
village in New England it used to &c
customary, as funeral procession left
the church, for the bell in the burying
ground to toll us many times as tho de-
ceased was years old. How anxiously
would count those strokes of the bell to
see how long | might reckon on living
Sometimes there would be 20 or so
tolls, md would give sigh of relief
TO think had so many years to live
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-09-04

aud MT precede 1t. The most import
ant thing for Germany 10 a st'ong
navy. That was the opinion Of Won
Moltke, who shared my conviction
that we shall have to fight upon tue
continent OF Europe battles which will
be dccisvs for our cJlooiai uomin-
ious."
In the course OF s)me interesting.
but uugracious, personal remin'-
SCIENCES OF his political personal reIt-
lions with the late Empress Augusti,
the conf CTS with whom MS said nau
shattered his nerves more tnRD all his
parliamentary anu diplomatic battles,
ne recounteu how he Illustrated the
intrigue to make her regent In 1913,
aud coDcluded The Interview by riui-
Juling the report that he was going
to Kiel to cbristen a ship, saying:
"l'D no lon ger a man for iastive ooca-
sIonsp
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-09-04

ming. Fonnd Ia ihc Vat Identified as
His wiic's.


Cu,CAoo, Sept. 3-Three women
cav. damaging evidence against the
sefepGant In the LuelRert trial today.
They positively identified the riggs
tound 10 tho vat as being the property
nj Mre. Luetgert, and said that they
nod sesn them on her hands, AMI one
of than had talked to her about the
rings OF one time, and eo felt cure that
tns rings found In the vat and those
she saw on Nrs. Luetgert's tinngeis
were tue same
the defence made a Desperate fort
To break down the evidence Of the
Tires women, bat they all stuck tn
their storirs ana swoTe the rings were
those the wife OF the tausRge.mskeF
had worn beicre she disappeared.
The tesnoD OF court was short in the
afternoon AZ Judge Tuthill said that
he d,eired to make a personal visit to
the factory and see for himself where
the murder is said to have been COM
mittpu. He took with him an atior-
u,y from Tue side OF the deieuse anu
one IRON those eugsgej in the prose
cutioD, anu during their visit TO the
factory no other person was allowed
around the premises. Carl VOeiker, a
chemist, VINO had teen nj one time
engaged with Luetgort, when he uan.
uiAetured pprmsngsnats OF potash,
and who WAS ut one time shipping
CLERK In the factory, testified curling
tue afternoon session that he was tnmi.
liar with all Oftne number OF processes
Of making sausage, and he did not
have any OCCASION TO use any Uaus'ic
potseh aroun ID the place. The defeni-
an. could not, he said, have secure II
for the pnrpose OF using it IN the max
Ing OF sausage. Daring ull Of the time
YCeIksr was around the factory, he
Bsld, the yhls were never ussu.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-09-04

CHICAGO, Sept. 3.--Wsrrauts chsrg-
Ing ,emuezLiemebt have bsen Issued
Tor the arrest Of Charles NJ. Cnarnley,
Tor fifteen years treasurer OF tue Pres
bytsriau boarI Tor aid tor colleges anu
acad.mipr. He has not been found.
Tho American company caused the
warrants to be Issued, AMI alleges that
Mr.. Charley has oouiestei 10 a shO T.
age OF $4,000. trust iunds contributed
for educational Institutions, having
been used Tor specuiatlng on the
board OF trade.
Charnley has for years been u prom
iDeDt member OF the Fourth Presbyte-
rlan church IN this city. The surety
company says he admitted that the
shortage amounted to $4,000, aud
might possibly be more. HIS bond Is
only for S25 600, nnd the Presbyterian
bJatd viii los" the halsnce.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-09-04

COLUMBUS. o., Sept. San ur-
pleasant ioRlure OF the Presidents
visit to the city was report that
gained currency through the publica.
ton to-day OF al anonymous letter, TO
the eiicot that the President was lu
danger because Of the appointment oil
immigration Commissioner Powder.
ley, and that prerHutioNs should be
taken TO guard Maj. Mckinley.
The mayor and the director OF pub.
lie safety regard the communication
as n hoax anu both state that 1t was
never considered seriously, The lei
ter warned the mayor against q plot TO
asssesinate the Preslisni, "becAu.e he
srp tinted Powdetly."
Gen. Alser tonight declared the
publication OF the letter was an cut
rage.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-09-04
sinrnlnr sicna.

OF unwittingly ludicTous or humor-
Gus signs there arc plenty. \ tinsrnith
near Exeter, England, has a sign which
reads, Quart measures of all shapes
and sizes sold here" At market town
in Rutlandshiro the following placard
was affixed to the shutters of n watch
maker who had decampcd, leaving his
creditors mourning, Wound up and
the mainspiing broke. Equally nppo-
site was one in Thomaston, Ga On
ono Ct o. principal streets the same
room wa coupled by q physician and
q shoemaker, the disciple Of Galcu in
front whilo ho Of ~. Crispin's trade
worked in the rear Over the door hung
tho sign, I'VE repair both sole and
body" On the windows Of London
coffee room there appeared the notice,
This coffee room removed upstairs till
repaired The proprietor Of tho place
was not IN lrishman, though the Trainer
Of the notice over the entrance to q
French buryiug ground, only the dead
who live IN this parish are buried here.
must have been. -Demorest' s Magazine.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-09-04

-. AZ o...., o. Ito i1irIc ',uC.d tr uii.y
II few years tulled, and then horror
would seize me as thought that |, too,
might soon DO claimed MS n victim by
that dread monster. death. Death and
Judgment Were a constant source of fear
10 me till realized the fact that neither
shall ever have amy hold on child Of
God.
In his letter TO tho Romans the Apos-
tie Paul has shown, in most direct
language, that there is no condemnation
for childof God, but he is passed from
under the power Of law, and in tho
epistle to the Corinthians he tells us
there is u natural body, and there is q
spiritual body and az we have borne
the hinge OF the earthly we shall also
bear the image Of the heavenly >"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-09-04

stories ui ts,a -, go. law He was
most eccentric IN his appearance and
dress and cared nothing for tidiness in
the grounds Immediately surrounding
his house. Ono day he invited two gen
tlemen from Edinburgh to dine with
him at Carnook AS was the custom Of
the time, they appeared before dinner
in knee brooches, silk stockings and
thin shoes The weather being fine. Sir
John invited them TO take turn in the
garden. Civilly and thoughtlessly they
followed their host and soon found
themselves skipping among nettlos and
thistles, TO the great discomfort Of their
unfortunate calves Sir John, who was
clad, as usual, in corduroy hreeches and
top boots, said to them, with polite
gravity. Step DOT, step cot, gentlemen,
yen no hurt my flowers. '"-Cornhill
magazine,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-09-04
AMOUNTS To uUT LITTLE.
Bismarck's View OF tho Franco. Rus.
SLIM Alliance.

hismarCks view ~ tno FRANCO hus-
sian Alliance.
LONDON, Sspt. 4.--The Berlin or
Respondent oil the Times says the Fun.
kunit publishes what Is Undoubtedly
an authentic interview with Pfiuc.
BlsmArcR, probably obtained by & unit
Limburs-Stirum, who recently visitsJ
lhe ex-cnanceliOr on behalf OF the
Conservative party.
Prince Bismarck expressed himsel!
as very pkepIiosl regarding the alleg, d
FRANCO Russian alliance, and declared
mat the czaf@s toast really committed
Russia TO very little. In the course
OF the interview, Prince Bisnarck
said:
al remember In my diplomatic exp. i.
rieuce similar obscure expressiu ms
which were not unpleasant g. the es rs
OF those they concerned. / do not
thiBk the treaty, II 1t exists at all,
would please the French. The policy
OF the Russian go vsrnment has always
been cautious, and l cannot conceive
that 1t ooulj medically commit iisel
10 adventures from which IT wIuId
gain nothing. Count MurAvi,ff las
always behave Isi Germspy's IrIenu,
ana do not see any rAsson way he
should change his miHd.O
Prince Bismarcs complimsnled,
somawhat Ironically, Presiisut Faure's
aptitude, taste anu euocess in the n, W
iasUiOn OF political travelling, and re.
peatch tue opinion that nothing wUulI
come OF II, adding: "Bul for all thai,
tho French people are novel nearer
TO the firs and might mora easily than
sver boil over. rhis ought 10 ueiiver
our rulers from nny Illus on they may
still cherish anu should serve to warn
Them against altering the basis of our
uRtonsi deIense.'
Tne ex-chancellor deprecated the
claoior for big fleet anu Tor colonia
exI nDsion, saying:
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-09-04

The Boston Transcript recalls story
OF Edwin Forrest during one Of his Bos-
ton engagements. A poor artist called
several times to see him ut the old Win
throp House Each time he brought a
picture which he had painted. He final
ly left it with a note stating that Re
was in needy circumstances Forrest
read tho note and took the wrapping
from the picture 1t proved to be n
painting of himself as Spartacus. For
rest gazed upon it moment and then
calculated to the clerk: Give him $40.
If he is Us poor us his picture. he must
be ON the point Of starvation.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-09-04

They Prove the maps Wrong lis tn
Ernnz Jossf Land ind Vicinity.


Eranz Jos.f Land ind Vicinity.
LoNDON Sept. 3-The British
steamer wi dwafd, having on board
the Jst p.Harmswurth expedition,
which has spent three winters near
Cape Flora, Franz Joaet Land, arrived
here Today rom Frstz Josef Land,
with Jackson an bis colleagues. All
the members OF the expedition are In
goou health. They report having ex.
plored Franz Josef Land thoroughly,
with the exception OF some Odd cof-
ners.
Before the Windward sailed the
quarters OF the expedition al Elm.
WOOD were fastened up, but MIR. JACK.
son lett there q quantity Of supplies in
case the place should be visited by
Prof. Anuree or other explorers. He
ALTO established depot at Belle
leland.
Talking over his experiences with u
representativ Of the Associated Pfess,
Mr.. Jackson said that since the Wind.
ward left Franz josef Land last year
with DR.. NzDaeD, the winter had been
less severe and less WINDY than usual.
The result OF tho explorations, II IL
claimed, completely rsvnIutionizes the
VIZ iNVH VI huo rIhCL JOtbi 1Ihbu uuu
proves that the much-discusi. d GIL.
Hts Land dots not lie where Arctic
geogfapheTs have been in the habit
Of Placing IL, and therefore II may be
Considered non-p xIstent. Toe whole
Continental mass OF land IL replaced
by vast number Of small islhnus and
the lofty mountains by long ridges,
hummoohs ana ice-peaks, while north
oi those have been found an open sen ,
which Ia the most open north sea IL
the whole world.
The mtsi valuable magnet, meteor.
oioglcsi anu geological observations
were made, ana very vslua ble bItani-
cal anu biological collecliL ns were
brought TO Englsnj.
Ihe members OF the expedition
Niltd TO ses king Oschr Land aud are
convinced that there Is no great land
hoflh OF Franz josef Land. They add
mat the .xistence OF Petermaun Land
Is doubtful, aud that at most It must
pe tmuii These alterations in the
mop renrer the prospect Of reaching
the moth pole from Franz josef Lsnu
more tnsS doubtful, as The returned
e4pIorefa age sstisi4ei there 10 NO land
norm OF ~ de.reus. They did not soc
anything o. Prni. Andrec, who started
on July lin from the island OF
itomsoe Ia an attempt to crots the
North Pole by balloon
Mr. jackson ANNOUNCES hie inten-
uoh OF h'ndiDg an arctic expedition,
'n's Time on his own account.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-09-04
PURE FOOD AND DRINK

Mr.. GROCER:
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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-09-04
MAY Re LYNCHEU.

A Brutal Negro nuyisbcd "a Five. Yenr
Ola White Girl.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Sept. 8, Fired
Moore, a negro, Tavisued Enms May
Willie, a little white SIR, five YEAR,
old. IN North Nashville this alter
noon. Tue negro WAS capiutsi and
Ia now IN jail. A large crowd has
gatheIej, AID there Is much talk oil
lyncbinc. The police iorce 4. now
on guard at the jail and the reserves
are hell In readiness at the police sta
ton. Sheriff Snarp also has force OIL
DEPUTIES on uaud.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-09-04

NEW YoRR, Sept. -Dharrauge-
ment OF the BLOCK signal system leu to
a freight train running heAd-on Into u
passenger train standing ut Floral
Park on the Long leland railroad to.
day. -Four passengers were Injured,
two So badly that they had to BIS sent
t. hospital. These were William
Jones nuJ II. Weits, both OF Hem j.
BteaJ. L.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-09-04

HARTFORD, Conn, Sept. 3-The
feature II toioy'a racing at Charter
Oak park was the contest between
Star Pointer sud Patchen for u
special purse If $4,000, the winner to
take al. 1t wDs an easy victory iof
Star Pointer. 1t had tegn sgraeu that
tue horses should alternate tho pore,
ami, on tho toss OF IL, Pointer wat
given The pole In the first heat. Only
10 the secOud heat whs Patrnen hau
the pli, was Star Pointer urget, and
tuat heat wus done IN 2:Jss. La each
heat toe winner crusse. the wire
about half length ahea'.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-09-04

HAVANA, Sspt. 3--Capt. Gen.
Wesier ariiveu here al s O'clock tbis
evening from Melina del sur, sixty
kilometres distant, with an escort Of
l50 cavaltymen. He returned Tor til T
purpose OF assisliDg Mt the memorial
services in honor o. the late Premier
Csn.v del Castillo, which Will tase
place tomorrow at the Monseret
church.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-09-04

, NEW YORK.. Sept 3.-A special 10
me HeTsia nom Uun1os Ayres, Ar.
senlina, say: President Uibuysau
nAs cent a message 10 Congress 10
which he vocsies ss + MEASURE OF re-
tallAti0n agsiust the United Ssa,es, H.
Sieated duties on Articles imported IL
'1Igt quantities from that country.
IN LIe message the president spec .
mes particularly rs articles on winch
we unties ahnuiu be largely increase 4,
Ieuoleum, timber. plUusbt, plough
a1afos and all agricultural imple
LENS and machinery winch are i'm
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-09-04

ton aud over the que,liOr ~ Ius ~
with the suministrauon wlns VI the
party, which held Its convention ~
Denver today, the meeting was very
harmonious throughout, and Justice
Crarles ID. Hayt was reaominated
without oppo ,itiOn.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-09-04

Gallant Dragoon-Ethel. will yon be
mine? Will Won become my better half.
my superior officer for lifel
Ethel-Well, you know, If 1 become
that. people might say that led you
into an engagement Pick Me Up.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-09-04

LONDON, Sept. "A dispAtcn to the
Times from C0nstaa'iuOpie sayt: In
sultan ~ impatient TO reopen the
Cretan question, hoping thereby TO
chech tue Europoan ooncsrt' The
palace councils are ounningly prepal-
lug their campaign, tnough 10 oin1iai
action has NJ yet been taken.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-09-04
REPUBLICANS UNITE.
Silver and Mckinley Men In COlora
do Coma Together
No disposition TO Disagroe in Loc-,
Matters lie c .use ct National
DiGerencCs

DENVER, CIio., Sept. 3,-The Re.
publican state convention, to nominate
a candidate for judge OF the supreme
curt, met in this city today. The al.
tendance was small, not much inter.
est being taken in the campaign this
year.
Hon. Charles d. Hsyt, iustice oil
the suufeme cour,. was renominateu
ny reclamation. He ia a silver Repub.
iicep, ard was In attendance touay nj
the silver Republican, state convention
at GlenwOod Springs seeking re-
nomination.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-09-04

DEB MONIES, Ia, Sept. S.-rho
Democratic state central c0mmittee
secured today a temporary injunction
restraining tue secretary OF state from
putting the ticket Of the boiling Popu-
lists on the ofliu,sl irket.
Charles Welsh, secretary OF the
Denocratic COMMITTEE, was In tine
flee Of the secretary Of state ready 10
file the Populist anu Democratic ticket,
when Mr.. Weeks, secretary Of the
middle Ii.the.rsaicfe, ent,rel with
Deputy Secretary Smith. Weeks hao
given the papers Tor the middle-o the
ioaders 10 smith prior to entering the
tfiict, and Smith placed the file mark
Oh thum Immediately. Walsh protest.
ed and the outcome was the ia notion
10 T strain the secretary OF state from
placing the midile.0. -the-rUsd ticket
GU tue official bal Of.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-09-04

port d largely from the United States
Higher duties, the president snya,
sh uii he imposed because Of the re.
cent difll culiies which the Dingley
tarih has thrown in tho way OF expor-
ia ion ron this Country to the United
StAtes.
The President hopes that special
convent ons can be neg Ltiated with the
United States anu other countries
providing Tor greater liberality to Ar.
seDtins products, before II will be
necessary to epiorce the iucrensed
duties II they should become a law.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-09-04
Silver REpUBLIcANs, TOO.

GLENwooD SPRINGS, Colo, Sept. 3
Tue silver RspubIcsns OF the state
OF Colorado met here today apu nom
mated candi late for supreme Judge
Althouyh II hal been predicted tual G
contes. would occur over the nomin .
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-09-04

His Flowers.
81 heard In my youth" says Sir
Charles Murray, lone Of many curious
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OUR NINTH GRAND FALL SALE


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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-16
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

A special agent of the treasury de-
partment, VIM. F. Bum, made seiz-
ure of tin plate which is Thought to
have been smuggled across the Can
adian border, at the factory of the
West Branch Sardine Co., at West
Pembroke, Me-, Friday.
In the Penobscot supreme judicial court,
Foster, j.. presiding. Thursday, James f.
Lynn VS.. Frances Hooper of Hermon; an
action to recover $4,000 for personal inju-
ries caused by being thrown from car
riage, the accident being caused by the
horse taking fright from hay caps by the
roadside, placed there by the defendant.
Verdict, $500 for the plaintiff.
Bonnie Sullivan and Billy Farr of Lew
iston. are organizing q party to go to
Klondike. They are going to walk out
and want u able-bodied men who are
good "roaders' to join them. Each man
will be compelled to equip himself with
strong pair of brogans. an extension
grip filled with provisions. change of
stockings and if some of the men have a
few dollars in their inside pockets. the
boys won't kick. Step right up, gents
We who have the Klondike fever, and join
the pedestrian caravan, headed by Lieu
tenant Sullivan and Captain Farr.-Lew-
iston Sun.
The horsemen are having considerable
fun with Messrs. Alonzo Libby of West