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AROUND THE CORRIDORS

w. A. Smith, editor of the Santa Cruz Penny
Press, is one of the new converts to the belief
that California is the coming country. Editor
Smith came from Chicago about five months
ago and bought the little Santa Cruz daily,
since which time he has been content with life
and enraptured with the world.
81 have been in many parts of the world
lately" said Mr.. Smith, as he smoked Havana
at the Grand Hotel, yesterday, ''but had not
believed there was such a paradise on this
continent as Santa Cruz. You couldn't get ME
back 10 Chicago, with its jam and noise OF
human beings and its erratic climate. The
dust and smoke, bliZzards, winds and SUM-
strokes of the East are enough to drive one
mad.
santa Cruz is a dream in climate and
scenery, and business is picking up now. New
stores are being opened. tourists are coming
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OIL DEST WEST POINT GRADUATE

correspondent of the Washington Star cor
reefs the statement that General Ruggles IS
the Oldest living graduate of West Point The
honor, he says, belongs to Brevet Major Gen.
eral George s. Greene (frst lieutenant, U. s. A.,
retired), who entered the academy on June "a,
1919, was graduated In 1923, nine years be-
fore General Ruggles, and served with gal
lantry in the volunteers during the Civil War.
able to attend banquets, reunions, etc. He is
the father OF Colonel Francis v. Greene of this
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rash in his fight to suit either the viennese
cyclists or the pedestrians.

rash in his fight to suit either the viennese
cyclists or the pedestrians.
General Schofield and his wife are passing
the winter in one of the Ponce de Leon cot
tages at st. Augustine. The general has book
of army experiences and recollections in the
press.
Eugen D'Albert, the pianist, who was only
recently playing in London, has just been Civ
ing series of recitals in Moscow, where he
has met with great success, netting over $500
at each concert.
Mime. Sarah Bernhardt is passionately fond
of bull-tghts, and makes it a rule to visit the
ring" whenever she is in Spain. In fact, at
the end of a performance not long ago, she
presented the toreador with a diamond scarf
pin.
The Coun tess of Warwick, better known to
fame as the Lady Brooke, who testified in the
Prince of Wales baccarat mess, was thrown
from her horse while following the hounds
near Kinoulton recently and dislocated her
arm.
Her Majesty the Queen has a double In the
person of an elderly lady who occupies-or
occupied-a position in the MIddlesex Hospi-
tai, where she was known as the Queen of
Middlesex.' She Is the exact age OF the
Queen, and became a widow in the same year
that the Queen lost her consort.
While the Emperor William was celebratin
the birthday of his little daughter, Victoria
recently, by children's party at Potsdam.
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FOR MAHOMET.
BALLAD OF THE TIME.

1t was the good Lord Salisbury
stood at the castle gate.
A many men and many ships
Upon his bidding wait.
AGO tor h." he said, we seamen,
Great IL the Suitan's need,
The crescent falls before the cross
Unless ye make good speed.
ITO sea! to sea! brave sailors,
Hold me the sea-3ates fast,
For Marathon and Salamis
Are living from the past
Mahomet fears Greek valor
Led by the sea kings son.
Oh. country ymen OF Nelson!
Haste, ere the fight be wonp
Then, put to sea the vessels,
While hearty English cheers
For Prophe: and for Crescent
Amazed surrounding ears
And in the ancient Hellas
The soldiers gathered free.
From the cities and the country
And the land beyond the sea
But all the warshfps clustered
Like lions round their prey,
And Italy and Germany
And France were there that day.
King LOUIS the Crusader
GaZed down from heaven high
" ith many "a HoheDzo lern
And many Pope thereby.
Oh! woe for slaughtered Christians!
oel for the wasted land!
Alas and woe when time shall show
The lightnings Of Gods hand.
His purpose will not tarry,
His messages are strong.
And they who fight against that might
Wage not the battle long
New York Times
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THE RICHEST AMERICAN.
Chicago Record.

1t is said that William Waldorf Astor will be
billionaIre before he reaches the allotted age
and that he will follow the precedent set by
his great-grandfather, John Jacob Astor, ia
transmit tting his fortune to his eldest SON.
Should he become Millionaire his income at 6
per cent in terest would be $50 200. 900 year,
So. .0OO, 900 month, 81 III, I54 a week. Si66..
S49 day, $6952 05 an hour, $115 81 min
ute and 81 80 q second.
AS to the wealth of Andrew Carnegie and
John Wanamaker, the iron and steel king is
said to be worth $50 O0O, 900, and the mer-
chant prince $40 600 600.
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"I guess" remarked Willie Washington
hopelessly, "that have said the wrong thing
again."
"To whom?'
"NIiss Seeranbraun. I was complimenting
her ON her costume, and on a venture told
her that she looked the part completely-that
1t was positively lifelike. 1 have just found
out the character she was assuming"
"What was it?"
ga lady of the preceding century. Wash.
ington Star.
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in. trout-ishing is beginning and every body
down our way is happy.
"The Big Greek Power Company is about to
start in on a large scale to supply power for
the electric-cars. 1t is only one of many
possible enterprises that are yet to make the
city and county famous. have come to stay,
and the Penny Press pleases me greatly. 1t
has also come to remain, rumors to the con-
trary Notwithstanding"
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ORIGIN OF qHE WORD TARIFF
Harper's Round Table.

Every day when we open our morning news.
paper and read the political discussions in its
columns, we are sure TO come across some-
thlng about the tariff. Every one knows the
meaning OF the word tariff, but it is not gen.
orally known where it originated. 1t is of
moorish origin, and descended to us from the
Time wnen the Moors occupied a goodly part
OF spain. In those days they built fort to
guard the Strait of Gibraltar and they called
IL Iarifa. 1t was the custom OF these people
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levees stand there will be overfiows of in
creaslng magnitude, whereas by the adop-
ton OF either OF the other plans, such
evils as result would be OF a fixed nature,
easily calculated beforehand, and would
not entail the dangers which result from
continual rise in the bed OF the river and
a continual increase in the extent of its
recurring foods
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..Mr. MIna1ow.s soothinr SUNNY.

Has been used fifty years by million, or
mothers for their children while Teething with per-
1t soothes the child, softens the gums
ailays Pain. Wind Collie regulates the Bowels
and is the best remedy for Diarrheas, whether
ing from tee.hing other causes sale by drug
gists in every part OF the world Be sure and ask
soI Mrs Winsow's Soothing Syrup 25c bottle
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Santa Fe Limited From San Francisc o
Three and Half Days to Chicago
Via Santa Fe Route.

To accommodate our Northern California pa
trons on Mondays and Thursdays the first
class Pullman sleeping-car leaving San Fran
cisco at 8 p NJ. will connect at Bar stow
with the Santa Fe vestibule train, carrying
dining car buffet smoking-car and Pulmsn pal
ace drawingroom seeping-cars for both st. Louis
and Chicago via Kansas City. This shortens the
running time twelve hours. Send for literature
descriptive of our route. San Francisco ticket
Office, 644 Market street, Chronicle buidng tele-
phone main b3I. Oakland Ills Broadway.
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Change of Tima.

Taking effect March %, the Northern Pacific
overland train will leave Portland at l A. NJ. In
stead of l NJ, thus making connection at Spo-
kane for all points in the Kootenai mining
district Tickets az lowest rates TO Rosslani,
Northport and Trail r. K. Stateler, general
agent, 63S Market street. San Francisco.
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Whatever became of Bigtnwlk?" Did he
ever make any progress in his profession"
"Well, should say SO. He began as q circu-
lation swearer, was promote to Cuban war
correspondent for New York paper, and now
he's the assistant weather clerk.'-Cincinnati
Commercial Tribune.
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to levy duties according to fixed scale. which
they adopted and changed from time TO time,
even as much as we do our own tariff laws. on
the merchandise of all vessels passing in and
out OF the Mediterranean They claimed the
rignt by virtue of strength, and for years
netted q rich income
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CoRoNADo.-Atmosphere Is perfectly dry SON
and mild, being entirely free from the mists com,
mon further north. Round-tnp tickets, by steam
ship, including fifteen days board The hotel del
Coronado. $65; longer stay 50 80 per day. Apply
New Montgomery st.. San Francisco.
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The wool industry has already felt the
effect of the coming protective tariff and
prices have begun to climb.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-09

The boulevard fund claims attention
once more. Now is the time to give it a
lift and keep the work moving.
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CALIFORNlANS IN NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, N. Y, April Sat the Plaza,
F. T. Brennan; Continental. II. B. Chaplin,
Miss Chaplin; Grand Union, Mr.. and Mrs. C. L.
Goddard, H. Waldick, E. B. Blackwell of Cali =
fornia; Ashland, ]. f. Valentine; Grand, A.
Goldberg; Gilsey W. G. Harrison
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1t seems about as difficult to blockade
the war movement in Europe as it is to re-
strain the Mississippi in this country.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-09

There seems to be no leader in Europe
either for war or for peace and everything
is drifting to general cataclysm.
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THE NEW THEORY.
New York Sun.

New YORK Sun.
"Greet the brethren with a holy kiss was
the old Christian Injunction. "Greet the
brethren with shot and shell" is the new
theory of the great powers OF Europe. And
the heathen re joice exceedingly.
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Now that the Iowa has been tested for
speed and proven good it wouldn't be q
bad idea TO send her to Cuban waters and
try her fighting powers.
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FEDERAL OFFICERs-Subscriber, City, and F.
N. S. c., Gilroy. Santa Clara County, Cal. John
Daggett as Superintendent of the Mint took
Office August l, 1893; John H. Wise as Collec-
tor of the Port took Office June 1, 1898.
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Protection to American ships should be
provided for at the same time as protec.
tion to other industries. With the in
crease Of our products there should be an
increase of commercial power to send
them all over the world
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-09

The experience of the boulevard workers
is that even barbecue isn't always what
il is cooked up to be.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-09

The workingmen in the East who have
begun striking for higher wages are de-
cidedly premature. The Dingley tariff is
not in operation yet.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-09

Carnival talk is now heard all over the
State from Los Angeles to Lakeport. 1t
is going to be festal season for California
and good time for all who have frolic-
some spirit,
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This is the kind of weather which gives
man the tired feeling ri his business, but
a superabundant energy for a holiday.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-09

The Dingley bill will have hard strug-
gle in the Senate, but there is no danger
that it will come out so tattered and shorn
as the Wilson bill did.
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The Queen's jubilee will be a wasteful
holiday for the American tourist and a
harvest time for the London shopkeepe per-
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1t will be noticed that Mckinley hasn't
overworked himself and been forced to go
fishing for rest. He isn't that kind of a
statesman.
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The Mississippi floods this year are said
to be the largest in the history of the river.
They have a faculty of growing up with
the country.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-09

1t is springtime, says the almanac.
is summer, says tie weather bureau.
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HINDERCoRNs removes corns easily. Makes
walking pleasure. Is cents, at druggists
PARKER's HAIR BALsAM is life to the hair.
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COLDS. caused by he sudden changes Of temper
ature at this season of the year, make Ayers
Cherry Pectoral Indispensable.
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Jerry Simpsons attack on Speaker Re ed
emphasizes the Importance of the Reed
rules to the House. Just imagine W at
the proceedings would be like if Jerry
were permitted to have his own way.
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LOCATION OF RANDsBURG-F E. H. Woodland,
Yolo County, Cal. The location of Rands burg,
Kern County, is section 35, T. % south, 40
east. and section 2, 7. 80 south, 40 east,
NJ. D. NJ
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Railroad Tickets to the East via Rio
Grande Western and Denver and
Rio a

At lowest possible rates, with through Pullman
buffet and tourist sleeping service every Gay.
Personally conducted excursions leaving Tuesday.
Wednesday and Thursday. Only line permitting
stop-over at Salt Lake City all casses OF tickets
Detailed information and tickets furnished at Il
Montgomery street, or 314 California street.
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ANSWERS 10 CORRESPONDENTS.

MUSICAL GLAssEs-W. W., City. Some indi-
viduals who perform on musical glasses dip
the ends of their fingers in lime juice just be-
fore the performance.
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SPECIAL information daily to manufacturers.
business houses and public men by the Press
CiippIng Bureau (Allen's), $40 Montgomery.
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1t is said the loss entailed by the Missis-
BIppi floods this year would have more
than repaid the cost of works which would
permanently prevent them, but the trou-
Bile Is nobody seems to know how such
works should be constructed, even if the
Nation were willing to pay for them.
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We have lost good Chief of Police, but
there Is another.
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Cal. The individual named in your communi-
cation has been asked the question asked in
your letter, but for reasons best known TO
himself he has decline dto furnish the answers.
DIsPosING OF PRoPERTY-E. A. s., Los Angeles
Cal. If married man wishes that after his
death his widow may enjoy his property with
out cost and trouble OF an adminlstrati ton in
court he can in his lifetime deed his property
10 her.
TELEPHoNEs-W. W. B., Sebastopol, Sonoma
County, Cal In the City of San Francisco
stations or branch offices. There are telephone
stations in about 900 cities and towns in the
State outside of San Francisco.
TENNYsoN = Correspondent, City. Alfred
Tennyson the poet, died at Aldworth House.
near Haslemere, Surrey, October 6, 1892. The
temporary resting place was St Faiths Chapel
in Westminster Abbey, and on the 18th OF
October they were laid to rest in the poets
corner, close TO the grave of Chaucer. The
mag azines of 1892 and 1893 contain many
articles on the poet and his lie. These can be
seen at the Free Public Library.
SAILED FOR ALAsKA-R. S. P, Arroyo Grande
San Luis Ohispo County, Cal. The following
named vessels sailed from San Francisco for
the far North on the 9Th, 7th, 10th and 11th
OF April, 1896: 8, schooner Prosper for Cooks
Inlet; z, brig Hidalgo, on whaling voy age; q
schooner r. W. Bartlett for Nicholaefski; IL
bark Theobald, Cooks Inlet; 10, barkentine
arfon, Cooks Inlet; and IL, ship Llewellyn
j. Morse for Karlck.
AUTHoRTTY-G. E. NJ, Watsonville, Santa
Cruz County, Cal. If a postmaster or a
United States marshal should be murde red in
the State of California the State authorities
would have jurisdiction of the murderer.
When United States Marshal Richards on was
killed in San Francisco in 1856 by Charles
Cora the authorities of San Francisco took
charge of the murderer, and would have tried
him had not the vigilance committee taken
him out and hanged him.
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ToURIsTs-Califorpla glace fruit, SOC lb., in
elegant free tched bxs Townsends, Palace
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Mary Reed, the missionary to the iepers, has
been requested by the Rajah of the provin ce
to establish a school at Ascot, he promising
her the ground and building.
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The CALL SPEAKS FOR ALL

Farewell. Chief Crowley; all hail, Chief
Lees.
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THE latest Easter eggs at Townsen1's.
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BIRTHPLACE AND EDUCATIONAL, Alameda,
Cal The individual named in your communi-
cation has been asked the question asked in
your letter, but for reasons best known to
himself he has decline TO furnish the answers.
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The fact is noted that with Mime. Hirsch's
100000 the total amount of the Hirsch
charities is $14, 500. 600. The Hirsch family
holds the record for ch arity.
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the children wanted to dance. 1t being in
convenient to call in a military band, the
Emperor sent out into the street for an organ
grinder, and after the dancing was over gave
him fS.
Miss Mary French Field says that her father
didn't make cent out of his popular poem,
ga Little Peach in the Orchard Crew." Her
bert Smith, the man who set it TO music, real
ized $35, while publishers OF the song cleared
G50 0On
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Not single alliance arranged by the
diplomatists of Europe has withstood the
strain put upon it by the Cretan crisis.
Public opinion has overcome secret in.
trigue and the press is now doing more to
shape the course of the nations than ali
the diplomatists and statesmen put to-
gether.
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The Financial Scorcher is the name by
which Baron. Alfred Rothschild was known
during his recent sojouru in Vienna. He is a
1rst-rate bicyclist, but somewhat too quick and
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The Board of Health has adopted good
line of work in enforcing the pure-iood
law. and if it hews to the line it will have
public support, no matter where the
chips may fall. California produces an
abundance of good foods of all kinds, and
there is no reason why adulterated arti-
cles should be sold here
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MEN AND WOMEN.

The Prince of Wales has q collection of over
l72 walking-sticks.
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Richard Harding Davis has resumed connec-
ton with Harper's Magazine, ana sailed for
England to write up the Queens jubilee for
that periodical
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chips may fall. California produces an
abundance of good foods of all kinds, and
there is no reason why adulterated arti-
cles should be sold here.
In attacking the Salisbury Ministry and
supporting the cause of Greece, the Lon
don Chronicle declares: "England's high
est and holiest concern is to be the helper
OF free nationalities" 1t is evident from
this that enthusiasm can attain to uncon-
scious humor just as easily as the sub.
lime can reach the ridiculous.
The city elections in the East this wear
constitute a decided case of mixed pickles,
Chicago went Democratic, but St. Louis
went Republican. Several towns in Ohio
elected Democrats, but in Kansas the Re-
publicans had the best OF it. 1t looks as
if the people everywhere wanted a change
and had started a variety show.
st. Helena has organized Board of
Trade and will work for the establish
ment of sugar refinery, a creamery, q
cannery and fruit-dryer. These aims
are not beyond the attainment of the COM
munity, and If the people generally give
proper support to the leaders in the enter
prises all OF them may be accomp plish ed
In a comparatively short time.
The fact that steamship is to be fitted
with refrigerators to carry ice from Cali
fornia to Alaska is one of the curiosities
of commerce. 1t is not stranger, however,
than many other commercial ventures
In fact, carrying Goals to Newcastle" is
now commonplace of trade and there is
scarcely q department of commerce that
does not show some apparent paradox of
the kind.
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]. NJ Life OF Fort Jones is at the Russ.
F. P. Johnson of San Diego is in the City.
A. G. White of London is at the Occidental.
D. H. Griffin of Washington, d. c., is at the
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-01-14
MINERS KILLED.
Four Men Blown to Pieces by an Exc
plosion of Giant Powder.
CRIPPLE BURNED TO DEATH.
He Tried to FIJI His Lamp While 1t Was
Burnlng-AcoIdent in a shaft-Four
Men Killed by Rope
Breaking.

BOULDER, Col, Jan. 13.-Four men
were blown to pieces yesterday after
noon at Ward, small mining camp,
situated 90 miles from here, in the
mountains. They were employed by the
Adit Mining Co., and death was due to
the accidental discharge of 35 pounds
of powder. In the afternoon, when the
men had finished drilling round of
holes, they came out, and taking box
of giant powder, proceeded to load the
holes. They carried the powder on an
ore car to the place of operation, some
900 feet from the mouth of the tunnel.
Five minutes after starting the car
Manager Daniels was startled by ter
rife explosion. Amid the pile of rock
and timbers an exploring party found
the severed remains of the men in a
mass, unrecognizable and impossible
to join together. The only conclusion
is that, when the men reached the
breast of the tunnel, one of them in
lifting the powder box from the car,
must have let it slip from his grasp,
and precipitated the explosion.
A Cripple Burned to Death.
PITTsBURGH, Pa, Jan. 10 John Seer,
cripple, was burned to death at his
home on Jones avenue late last night.
Lizzie Robinson, aged GO years, was so
badly injured from jumping out of a
second-story window that she cannot
recover. Seer was penned in by the
flames and, by reason of his distorted
limbs, was unable to escape. Seer,
who lived on the first floor, at
tempted to fill a lamp with oil
while it was yet lighted. An ex-
plosion followed. Mrs. Seer gave an,
alarm to the other occupants of the
tenement house and all except Seers
escaped In their night clothing by
jumping from windows. The house
was a frail affair and with all its
contents was quickly consumed.
An Accident In n Shaft.
WILKEsBARRE, Pa, Jan. 13.-One
man was killed and three badly in
iured by an accident in the No. 2 Della
ware & Hudson shaft, at Plymouth, yes
terday 1t was caused by the breaking
of pump rod or shaft known to the
workmen as pump rounder. Richard
Sanders, William Wasley. William
Humphrey and Leslie Lyons were at
work at the foot of the shaft, which is
s75 feet deep, when the rod broke, and,
falling, struck Lyons, killing him in
stantly. The other men were more or
less seriously injured.
A Rope Brealr' with Fatal Results.
PoTTsvILLE, Pa, Jan. 13.-FOur men
were killed at the Philadelphia &
Reading Coal and Iron Co. IS Vaudeville
shafts this morning by the breaking of
a rope used in hosting and lowering
capa -.sf