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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-09-29
DEATH FROM BLACK DAMP
FIVE VEPENNSYLVANIAl MINERS MEET
HORRIBLE FATE.

1t Was In the Jermyn No. Mine, Near
Rendham-Four of the Victims Were
Married-Fire in the Mine for n Week.
First Known of the Disaster Was the
Finding of the LifeIess Bodies.
Scranton, Pa, Sept. 2S.-Five men this
afternoon met a horrible death from
BLACK damp" the after accumulation
Of fire, in the Jermyn No. 1 mine near
Rendham. The dead are:
Isaac Watkins, fire boss, So years old;
wife and child.
William Tempkins, company man; %
years; single.
Joseph Smith, company man, 35 years;
wife and one child.
John Gallagher, company man, AZ
years; wife, seven children.
William Franklin, company man, 26
years; wife
The bodies of all but Watkins Were
discovered at $50 O'Clock by a man who
went down into the mine with supplies
for combating the fire. AT midnight the
remains of Watkins had not been found.
Since last Tuesday the fire had been
raging In the mine. The men who lost
their lives represented zone shift" They
went on duty at o'clock and nobody
knew of their death until the discovery
of the liefless bodies. Not a man in the
party survived to tell the story. In the
case of each body the head pointed to-
ward the shaft, indicating that they had
struggled toward the shaft and fresh
air, While suffocation was overtaking
them.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-09-29
BOARD OF HEALTH.
Routine Business sTransacted--Did Not Ap-
point Assistant Health Officer.

point Assistant Health Officer,
The usual routine business was trans
acted by the board of health at it's
meeting yesterday. Several complaints
of non-collection of garbage were re-
ceived, and also several applications
for extension of time for abatement of
nuisances.
The board directed Health Officer
Wright to attend the meeting of the
American Board of Public Health,
which takes place in Philadelphia next
month.
The board did not appoint yesterday
an assistant health officer, as it was
expected to do. Section 9S Of the char
ter provides that. IAN assistant health
officer may be appointed. The board,
under the old charter had a bacterio-
logist, but no such office is provided for
in the new charter, and the board of
health has practically decided to re-
tain DR.. Mcneil, who has been bacteri-
ologst of the board in that position
Under the title of assistant health off,
na
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-09-29
TRIED TO sApE HER MOTH HER.
As a Probable Result Maggie Curley VIII
Die of Her Burns.

Ridgefield, Sept. 2S-News reached
here this afternoon of probably fatal
burning in the Scotland district, three
miles from here, at 10 o'clock this morn
ing. A pile of rubbish stored in an old
fashioned oven in the house occupied
by Mrs Curley. aged sixty years, and
her daughter, Maggie, aged twenty,
caught fire, and the daughter attempted
to extingush the flames. Her clothing
caught fire and the upper part of the
body was frightfully burned, the flesh
dropping off in shreds The mother was
painfully burned in trying to rescue the
daughter DR.. O'Brien of this place,
who was called, believes the girl will
die
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-09-29
Republican Caucuses nt m,aa,.,o,v,

Middletown, Conn. Sept. 2s.-One of
the hveliest republican caucuses which
has been held here for several wears
took place tonight and resulted in tbe
nomination of Martin Loveland for first
selectman and Howard Peck for sec
ond selectman. Colonel Joseph Fl. Ell
liott was nominated town clerk. Mucb
bitter feeling was displayed, and there
were over 400 voters present. Loveland
and Peck defeated C. w. Barrows and
Fred Tryon by about 35 votes.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-09-29
An Early Morning Fire.

An alarm of fire was sent in about
1890 this morning from box 81. at the
corner of Chapel and Howe streets for
a blaze in the residence of F. S. Por-
ter, at 1901 Chapel street. The fire orig
mated in the space between the parlor
floor and the basement ceiling. and is
thought to have started from a shark
hylng out of an open CRATE. The loss
will probably amount to $3.50.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-09-29
Sentenced to Twenty Years Each

Dover N H, Sept. 2S.-James f.
White, Harry Horn and William Wood
man of New Durham. who were found
guilty of felonious assault upon Miss
Minnie F. Pelerin of Biddeford, Me-,
were to-day sentenced to serve term
of twenty years each at hard labor in
the state prison.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-09-29
Bicyclist Badly Injured.

Danbury, Conn, Sept. 2S.-Albert S.
Benjamin, an operator on the New
York. New Haven and Hartford rail-
road at Branchville had his collar bone
broken and his jaw dislocated by col
liding with team as he was riding on
his bike to his home at Redding last
night
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-09-29
CHBrn1AND LEAynS Gn4r GABzEs

The Ex-President Left for New York ON
Mr.. BeDedic's Steam Yacht.
Buzzard's Bay, Mass, Sept 2S.-Ex-
President Cleveland and family left
their summer home late this afternoon.
Mr. Cleveland went to New York on
board Mr.. Benedict's yacht Oneida,
while Mrs. Cleveland and the children
made the journey by train to Fall Riv-
er and thence by steamer to New York,
where her husband will meet her to-
morrow morning and they will go to
Princeton together
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-09-29
THE BAY STATE DEMOCRATS
HON. GEORGE FRED WILLIAMS
NOMINATED FOR GOVERNOR.

Hon. Christopher T. Callahan Named for
Second Place on the Ticket-Chicago
Platform Indorsed-Convention Marked
by Considerable Acrimony, but Appar-
ent Harmony Was Finally Restored.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-04-01

~ -
18th, w. B. Duyall, Of Elko. was ora
tor Of the evening and delivered
masterful effort, full Of suggestion,
advice and information.
1t has been published i'll sections
and for the first time in its entirety
is now given, and should be read by
every citizen Of our State. There ls
confirmation of the suppressed Know
ledge of the elders, and inspiration
for the young to try TO serve the com
monwealth, by putting resources to
account by the upbuliding OF indus
tries. which shall attract new people
and bring to US new wealth.
What other State has such resour-
ces; fertile land, salubrious climate
and unsuessed stores OF precious
metals, OF which Gold Creek District
Is but one out of many fields, most
prominent because Of great develop
ment in progress
LADIES AND G:NTLEMEN:-l am
happy to meet with you tonight,
beneath the hospitable roof Of our
generous host, John B. Abel, and to
see 20 many familiar faces upon this
suspicious OCCASION. l speak in be-
half Of the good cltizons OF this camp
wAen 7 extend to you all n hearty
welcome and the hand OF good fell
owshlp.
The splendor Of the world is due
to mining, aud TO the perfectness OF
mans ability to work the metals
which the miles supply. The fields
of The world give men food; with
fool furnished, few souls turn to
the contemplation OF higher things,
but no grand civilization ever came
to an agricultural people, until their
intellects were quickened by some
thing beyond their usual occupation.
How man first emerged from utter.
barbarism, is story that is lost, but
when history first began to pick up
tho threads Of events, and to weave
them into record, the loom upon
which the record wac woven was
made Of god. Abraham and Jacob
bought fields With metallic money,
dug from the earth. When Pharaoh
sought to make Joseph next in power
to himself, he took the ring from his
finger and put it upon Joseph's and
he put chain Of gold about his
neck. When Egypt began to make
an Impression upon the world, it'd
sovereigns had already discovered
the omuipotence Of gold. Assyrla,
that came next TO the concern Of
mankind, had men who could perfect
ly fuse gold and glass, and their work
is still an object Of wonder to the
world, and she clothed her queens ia
raiments woven from threads Of gold.
The splendor Of the Hebrew nation
eliminated when the roof Of their
great temple was laid with beaten
gold, and all the magnificent fur.
nishing within their temple was
wrought from gold, silver and brass.
The invincible Greeks had charjots
javelins Of iron; helmets Of gold and
brass, and now as their tombs are
rified, there is found besides where
their bones vent back to dust, the
lmplen-nts will which they wrought
NJ the iuperishable coins with
which they carried on their cou
MERGE.
The power Of Rome came when her
artisans learned how to fashion the
short sword, and her soldiers learned
how to WELD them in warefare, but
her sp'endor came when, through
oonqne ts, she brought under her
dominion the gold fields OF Spair and
Asia, and learned the power which
money carried with it. Her civiliya.
ton began TO recede when tho mine
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-04-01
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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-09
NOTABLE PEOPLE.

Sir David Hunter Blair is the only Scotch
oaronet who is also monk.
Secretary of the Interior Bliss has as
the assistants in his department four ex-
congressman and an eX-mayor.
The Countess Won Linden has been Sc
lected by the University of Halle as sub
stltute for Mr. Bradis. professor of Zoolo-
sy. during his leave of absence. The
the professor
IAN Atchlson woman says the Globe.
recently bemoaned the fact that she had
no flowers TO decorate the table for a din
ner party. Her servant girl didn't say any
thing. but when the guests arrived and
were taken out TO dinner. the hostess
found the table burdened with geranium
blossoms She discovered after the guests
had gone that the servant girl stole IN m
from the lawn of a neighbor. ard that the
neiShoor was among the guests invited"
An Englishman who recently visited
BJornson al his home in Norway says that
the Norwegian novelist is as hUoyant as A
child in spite OF his 60 years His home is
AT Aulestad. near Faaherg, in the Gud-
branstalen. about eight hours from Chris
tiania. II is a fine. olG-fashioued house,
built about a century ago pa .nted yellow
birch trees. Round the house are several
f1agsiaffs. with flags dying gavly. The
place has a cheerful and optimistic look
Frau Sigurd Ibseu Is reputed 10 be the
prettIeSt woman in a town OF beautiful
women, as we'll as the wittieSt. So. Norwe-
Sian pessimism despite. there are good
men and good things in this world. Born
son in his person and in his life gives 10
Norwegian pessmism the lie
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-09
Kansas CITY S,ar.

hInSsiS lily S%Gi.
II is refreshing. after hearing the
United States senate berated so many
years as d Inillionaires' club. 10 see II
stated that that body is not SO very rich.
after all. and that il is growing poorer.
The latest story is TO the effect that there
are not over "a dozen senators WHO are
worth over a million each. Perkins OF
California is supposed TO he the richest.
and many have raked and scraped TO-
&c Their 500 001 0oa. Hanna and Eiklns come
next. with fortunes Appropriated al I've
or ten million apiece. Mcmillan. Davis,
Proctor. Sewel and Wetmore are rated
at som sthing like two million each. Inen
&C me Senators Hale, Aldrich, German,
Penrose, Shoup. Fairbanks and Lodge.
who would once have been counted very
rich men, and who now are considered in
easy circumstances. being worth from
one-half 10 one million each. There are.
besides, Plat and Jones. whose possess
sans nobody seems 10 knew. but they are
well-to-do. For the rest. Morrill, WAS
called rich up in Vermont when he was
worth 500 900. but he has not made
money since. Allison has not much
money Oh lndler may be worth S20a. 90
now The Western senator's and South
ern senator's as rule have nothing
but salaries the exceptions being Thurs
ton, Tillnan. Foraker. Morgan. Spooner.
Turpie and Vest, who may have $4,000
each. Mitchell OF Wisconsin had
father worth five millions. but he has not
himself as much as that. Teller may
be worth 500 COO. Wolcott and Quay are
alike in being rich by fits and starts.
Senator Cannon. of Utah. will be rich
wnen his father dies. Latest figures place
the average fortune of ma jority of sen.
atOrs at less than $1,000.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-09

sssui In tsa way OF TIE establishment II
suitable fresh water basins on tae pro-
posed sites on tae Atlantic and Paeinc
aeabosri south og Puget sound.
There Is Only one location On the Ps-
cinc c0sst where All c. the requisite con-
dlsloos can be u.e;. and this IS furnished
BY the rssy NJ Seattle TIE Puget sound
dry dock. which = the only dock capable
CT docking frst-class hatiieships ard
arnaored cruisers is only few miles dis
tant, while Ia Lake Union or Lake Wash
ington al Of me requirements Of a perfect
tresh-water basin are 10 be found The
surrounding hills are covered with verdure
the year round. and the soil is clean. 50
that no deposits of scourings from water
sheds are carried into the lake from the
adjacent slopes. These hills cut of any
heavy winds which could possibly sweep
over this portion Of the Sound. The To-
eaiity Is free from any nuisances such as
usually surround the suburbs OF cities.
Here hattleships and vessels Of all types
coGld lie quietly Al their mooTings n
depths s4ila bic 20 the draft OF the vessels
and fear not the elements and ravages Of
time. Hundreds Of ships could be safely
housed here within the finest ideal spot
Upon this globe. the like of which does not
exist today in any cline. Vessels can b.
docked at the Port Orchard dry dock. put
IN perfect order for commissioning. then
steam TO the entrance 10 Lake Union. and
in A few hours be safely nloored in
fresh water basin. The natural surround
ings OF the lakes offer all the necessary
features for the location OF a repair sta
ton Of the first order. with the necessary
plant for all repairs connected with ships
laid up in reserve. 4 siding coul4 be ex-
tended from the railroad by which cars
could deliver material direct within a sta
ton warehouse, from which distribution
could be made to the ships and Puget
sound naval station. as required. Mechan-
les would naturally center about this
point. and a working force could be easily
maintained. whereas at the Port Orchard
naval station, which is isolated from rail
communications. skilled mechanics can
not be induced 10 leave their homes at
ta' - bo944irn2 Gftiific anu take up Il new
residence indefinitely.
Puget sound can he entered with perfect
safety under ali conditions Of Wind and
weather and vessels once within the
Straits of Juan de Fuca are protected from
heavy outside gales and seas. aud can
proceed at Will 10 any port within the
Sound. This makes the approach to the
harbor az Seattle safe one al all times
and under all conditions. Heavy gales
along the Coast are seldom felt, as the in
tervenlng mountains form natural bar
ricade 10 high winds, and consequently
make a laud-locked harbor. accessible un-
der all conditions, Naval experts declare
that there are no other bodies of fresh
water on tits globe TO compare with our
lakes. which are so admirably adapted
and perfectly located by nature for a
basin in which the nations of the world
could lay up their fighting ships,
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-09
FACTS OF INTEREST.

In every school in Paris there is A res
,aurant where free meals are served "a
the children who are TOO poor 10 pay FOR
them.
They seem determined % protect the
song birds in Pennsylvania An Italian
was fined al Milford the other day the
sum OF SIS and costs for killing a robin.
The Minnesota Territorial Pioneers IS
the name OF an association just formed IN
ST. Paul. AL males who were residents
OF the state on or before May Il, is5s, are
eligible for membership.
\ German-American named Henrici. OF
Chelsea, Mass. is Just now making Ber-
lin acquainted with the advantages OF the
American laundry system when conducted
on a large scale and according 70 sensible
methods. He has secured here German
capital 70 the tune OF several millions
and his establishment in suburb is sew
eral acres in size, il IS equipped with the
latest American laundry improvements,
including the best machinery. His hum
dreds OF wagons are now collecting and
delivering daily linen in every quarter OF
the city at prices that make the hair or
The washerwornan stand on end. With
that. too, the quality OF the work done is
vastly better than the average here.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-09

stituznts. and no honorable Republican
refused 20 vote TOR the passage OF = bill
which az worst would be a better protec-
ton - American Industries than me VII
son bill Turner knows. ard knew when
ne vs.ed against the bill. that Il this bill
did not pass. the WORK o. many weeks
had seen wasted.
Turner viii probably come back and
square himself by saying that he knew
his vote would not be needed, and that
IL it mad been ne woQld have cast it for
the bill rather than see II defeared-,his
tn his old Republican friends, who VIII
feel shocked and mortified by the ex-
hioition Of dupljcity Re has made to the
Popui!sts he Will boast. and take credit
for me TACT, that he voted against the Re
pUslicans and with the Populists. Turner
is no better man that Mantle. Of Mon
lana; Mantle has shown himself 20 De
a more consistent man. who has kept
faith IN the spirit ard 70 the letter with
the people who elected him.
Turner has succeeded IN gratifying his
ambition through the accidental posses
sion OF wealth, and he may have the
glory Of serving out MS term. but the
people Of Washington viii not forget that
he sought ID punish them all, 10 sacrifice
the interests OF the entire state. TO GRIP
pie our industries ny keeping them in
competition with the products of for
eign nation-for the purpose OF getting
even with the Republicans who. know
ing him better than those who believed
in him tried TO prevent giving him the
opportunity he has 50 revengefully
awaited himself of.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-09

The French have a saying whose pur-
port is that ne VINO excuses himself ac-
cuses himself That seems To De the atti-
tude OF the pseudo Republicans who voted
against a Republican measure, while they
avowed their belief III its principles, in
order 70 square themselves with their
constituents on both SIDES. Teller de-
olares mat he Is sun a protec:ioni~t, but
that this particular bill does not suit him
Cannon said lie had always contended
that the best interests Of this country
demanded the maintenance OF the pro-
tective system. but under the crcum-
stances. etc, etc, ana in view of the
character OF the bin" ne should deem
himself recreant to his duty if he voted
for the pending measure.
The desp.cahIe .nslnceyity of these hypo-
critical protestations is apparent Prob
ably there are no two men in congress
who agree as 10 every item contained IN
the bill No Two men would have drafted
X precisely alike. The Southern mem
bers felt that it was wise 20 protect
Southern products. but mIzchievous TO
put tarin uE4on manufactured goods
which they had 10 BUY. The Northern
men could see the Justice Of putting a
tar.n upon New England manufactures,
bat Thought il entirely unnecessary tor
ne interests of the country that there
SHOULD he . duty on sugd- winch only
benefited the South. or duty On wool
or lumber. winch only benefited the West
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-09
Oakland Tide Ian is.

soGU diNi-Io &Il li6tApl
An injunction has been served on the
dredging company to prevent them from
filing in West Oakland park. The diff
Guilty appears to emanate from some adj
iacent land owner who feels his vested
rights arc being tempered with in some
way by the Improvement That whole dis
trict where that park is sought 10 be filled
in is uniform body of stench-breeding,
disease-producing land and It's tolerance
is a disgrace to any community. II Oak
land would tax industry less and raise
the taxes on those lands. their owners
would scoa improve them, make them
healthful and bring them into use. and
the people who are trying TO do the work
would not be blocked by injunctions.
either
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that. its nothing product will Re worth
nothing. and nothing more
San Francisco Report: Under our pres
ent system of Office holding We can hard
y expect 70 find IN such an Office as
Welburn had q fl-st-class or even a good
second-class man. any more than we can
expect 70 fIr6 the best lawyers or the
bench. If The salaries should De higher
and the positions for life Uncle Sam would
command others than those who find Il
profitable 10 spend four years % their life
on moderate salary With the chances
of getting upon their business feet after
ward
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-09

By his colleagues as a nan OF ability. az
one time serving as president pro tern o.
the senate He was . good parliament
tartan. always alert, and IN spite o. MS
temper ard the Feasibility az advancing
age. was generallv held IN high regacd-
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-09

New Whatcom Reveille: Tom Watson
says. III the government stamp can
make ~ cents out Of nothing. Is can MAKE
1850 cents out the same material This is
another abandonment al the Is 10 bi-
nletaIisn nonsense. MIR. watson. the
Popuust nominee for vice president Is for
greenbacks Irredeeina bic paper. He was
for Is to ! during the campaign because
il vas long step on toward money deEfa-
dalton II ne got l6 TO ! re would nave Or
cent dollars: If ne got 5s-cenf dollars X
would be easier then 70 carry the principle
to it, conclusion ana make 'i5@ cents out
OF nothing"