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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-01-08
TWO MINERS sUFFOCATED.
Were Investigating n Fire and over
come While Trying to Escape.

Butte Mont, Jan. 5.-Fire on the 700
foot level of the Never Sweat mine of the
Anaconda company yesterday afternoon
resulted in the death by sufrocation of
Michael c. Flaherty and John f. Sullivan,
pipemen in the Anaconda mine proper,
and the narrow escape of three others EN-.
ployed in the Never Sweat
The stories told of the occurrence are
somewhat conflicting, due in part to the
fact that two of the men who were for
tunate enough to escape were overcome
by the smoke and have no distinct recol-
lection of what took place, while the other
man whose life was saved was not near
enough to the scene when the victims were
overcome to know much about it. Ac
cording to reports of the origin of the fire.
it was the outcome of the small fire that
ragged in the st. Lawrence many years ago,
and is said to have smouldered ever since.
This, however, the officers of the company
strenuously deny. They claim that the
fire was started by some one earelessly
leaving a candle sticking in the timbers,
where the fire broke out
FlahertY and Sullivan are supposed to
have smelled the smoke and oas while in
the Anaconda workings, which connect
with those of the Never Sweat, and gone
to investigate the cause. They were eyi-
IDENTIFY driven back and were overcome
while trying to escape. Flaherty fell $50
feet from the scene of the fire and Sulli-
van 400 feet from it,
Two other men who were working in
crosscut on the same level were overcome,
but were rescued in time after the alarm
was given by Shift Boss John d. Sulli-
van. The latter was himself somewhat
affected by the smoke but not overcome.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-01-08
CAPTAIN HALL WAS KILLED.
lie ROi superintendent Fell Down
the Main Shaft.

Rossland. b. c., Jan. Captain Will
liam T.. Hall. superintendent of the lie Roi
minc was killed at 500 last evening by
falling down the main shaft from the sur
face to the 600 foot level The body was
terribly mangled by the fall and the re-
mains were hardly recognizable.
The captain went underground about 1
o'clock this afternoon ON his usual in
spection of the mine Arriving at the
G00-foot level safely. he examined the
progress being made in extending the
shaft to the 700-foot level, and Subsequent
~ made tour through the west drift at
the G00-foot level. Steel is raised at ;
o'clock and at that hour Nick Tregear, the
day foreman, with whom Captain Hall
was making his inspection, suggested to
the latter that they should go to the top
Immediately in one of the skips then be
ing raised. or they would have to climb
up, Acting on the suggestion. the two
climbed into the west skip and standing
on the rim of it, they were hauled safely
to the top.
A, the two reached the top Mr.. Tregear
stepped safely on to the floor at the west
side of the skip and walked over to the
shaft house, IL few feet from the opening
of the shaft
\ moment later Captain Hall stepped
off the skip. What happened then will
never be exactly known. The only wit
ness was the engineer on duty at the time.
Instead of getting out upon the floor of
the shaft house, Captain Hall stepped off
the east side of the skip upon the narrow
BEAM about 10 inches wide. which sep
arateS the two compartments. Evidently
he slipped, for a moment later he fell
down the compartment Just opposite the
one in which he had ridden safely up. He
made no sound as he fell, but the engineer
saw him clutch desperately at the side of
the shaft as he started down. Then the
captains candle went out and all was
over. As he fell past the 350-foot level
Antoine Sorcnson, timber boss, who was
standing there heard a cry, and the rush
as of a man falling down the shaft; but
that was the only sound that was heard
from the captain during all his frightful
fall
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-01-08

Charles Page Bryan will be made min
lister to Turkey in the place of DR.. James
b. Angel of Michigan, who will be sent
to China.
Leander =. Mitchell of Indiana has been
appointed assistant comptroller of the
treasury; John Fox, to be collector of Gus
toms for the district of Oregon; Herbert
Squires of New York, to be secretary of
legation at Pekin. China: Lloyd ID. Car
ter, to be receiver of public money at Red
ding, Cal; Frank Nj. Swayse, to be regis
ter of the land Office at Redding, Cal.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-01-08
WHITEWATER MINE SOLD.
The Deal Made ON n Basis of About
100000.

Kaslo, b. c., Jan Negotiations for
the sale of the Whitewater mine, located
in the SLOGAN district, pending for several
months have been brought to Il close. The
mine was sold on basis of $450000. The
purchasers are the London & British Co
lumbia Gold Fields Company, Limited, the
deal being closed by J. Roderick Robert
son, representing that strong English
company. The Whitewater group was
examined several months ago by S. s..
Fowler. engineer for the company, and
about three weeks ago by J. d. Kendall,
consulting engineer for the same corpora
ton. Favorable reports were sent by both
gentlemen and on option given to the
London & British Columbia Gold Fields
Company, Limited, till the Sd instant.
This was taken up by the payment of
$l50.000 cash in this city last Friday.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-01-08
Reward for Mrs. LuetEert.

Chicago, Jan, 3, - Inspector Of Police
Schaak has made a verbal offer of $4,000
in improved real estate to any person pro
ducing Mrs. Luetgert, dead or alive. At
torney Harmon, on the defense, has com
planned that he is only prevented from
producing Mrs. Luetgert by lack OF
funds, and Inspector Schaak, it is said,
chose this method of reioinder. He also
hopes to put a quietus on the reports from
various parts of the country that Mrs
Luetgert has been discovered.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-01-08

Los Angeles, Cal, Jan. 4-E. II. Dyer
& Co. of Cleveland, Ohio, have closed a
contract with David Eccles and Joseph
Clark of Ogden, Utah, for the construction
of a beet sugar factory at Ogden. The
terms of the contract provide that fac
tory which will have daily capacity of
700 tons will be constructed. When COM
pleted the plant will represent an expendi-
ture Of 100000.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-01-08
LITTLE Girl Shot.

San Jose, Cal, Jan. 6-Rebecca Smith,
the five-year-old daughter of George F.
Smith, was fatally shot by her l0-year-old
brother. The children were playing. in
the garnet of their home and the boy
found an old revolver. He pointed it at
his sister and pulled the trigger. A bull
let penetrated the child's eye and she died
in five minutes.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-01-08
BIcYcIes in Austria.

Austria has 20 large and number OF small
bicycle factories whose product last year was
AZ 900 machines, against 30. 900 In 1895 The i'm
ports have decreased from 3646 in 1894 to 20SS
last year. and the exports increased from S92
wheels in 1892 10 1907 last year. The duty of
Is forms Is prohibitory upon any but the high
est class machines. but large quantities of
parts are introduced from which made
bicycles Of better quality than the Austrian
/ prniuct
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-01-08
wanted n Life Term.

young man in the treasury department,
who took an examination recently for promo
ton ran up against a curious question, but
was equal to the occasion, and his reply will
doubtless stand him in good stead when his
average is made up. The question asked was
this:
How long do you expect to remain in the
civil serviee?'
Until death do us part" was the reply. I'M
hesitatngly written down.-Philadelphia Press.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-01-08

Prof George Lincoln Goodale of Har-
ward university, says that there are now
about 100000 species of plants, divided
into Towering and flowerless plants, and,
although nearly all of the Towering varie-
ties might be used for food, only about
1000 are so used and only 300 are fire.
quently.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-01-08
The Husbands Way.

She lat the desk)-Dear. please tell me how
TO spell costume. I'm writing to mother about
nv lovely new gown.
He-Well. are you ready?
She-Yes.
He-C-o-s-t, cost
She-Yes.
He-T-u-to-
She Well?
He-M-e me-se5 as yet unpaid
She-You're a wretch.-New Orleans Times
Democrat.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-01-08
Americans to Buy welsh Property.

London, Jan. Tt is reported from
Cardiff, Wales. that an American syndi-
cate, with capital of f2,000,000 is about
to purchase the Dowlais steel works and
collieries there, belonging to the Wilbune
family.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-01-08
Bank CIeaTingS.

Those reliable indications of the bust
ness situation-bank clearings-point to
the year 1897 as witnessing the heaviest
business, both speculative and commercial.
done since the record year, 1892, just
preceding the panic. The total clearings
at SO cities for the year, one week estl-
mated aggregated at least S56,926 ,OOO,O0O,
a sum larger by IL per cent than the total
of 1896, year of silver agitation and an
exciting presidential election; per cent
larger than 1895, the disappointing year
when boom in iron and kindred pro
ducts led to false hopes of business i'm
provement; % per cent over the year 1894
when the depth of depression following the
panic may be said to have been reached;
) per cent over 1898, the year OF vide
spread disaster in financial and CONNER
cial circles, and only Z per cent smaller
than the total of 1892, when the boom
following the large foreign demand for
American breadstuffs and other products
reached its height.
Practically the entire gain in clearings
in 1897 was concentrated in the last six
months, and it is a significant fact that
the heaviest monthly total reported for
five years past was reported in the month
of December. Gains were heaviest in the
northwest, the middle and New England
states, and smallest in the south and
southwest, at the latter of which he trade
improvement was rather later in arriy
ing
The total exports of wheat flour includ-
ed as wheat from both coasts of the
United States and Canada amount to s.
495 900 bushels, or double those in this
week year ago, and 100000 bushels larg
er than last week.
Corn exports are slightly smaller, ag-
gregating 4,0S6,0O0 bushels, against A.
$4,000 bushels last week, and 2,742,000
bushels last year.
Business failures for the Dominion of
Canada and Newfoundland for the calen-
dar year of 1897 amounted to 1927, with
total liabilities of $l3,2l9,O00, falling off
of - per cent in number and of 10 per
cent in liabilities from year ago.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-01-08
THE WEST A Banner SECTION
LAST YEARS REVIEW OFF TRADE
According to the Report of the Mer-
camille Agencies the New Year Is
Full of Promise to Business Men
Wheat Exports.

New York, Jan. l-Bradstreets says:
/ Following a series of years of alternate
panic stagnation, and slow and even pain
full revival, 1897 presented large volume
of business, done as a whole at prices
which, while not altogether satisfactory,
resulted in a total of trade larger than in
any previous year since 1892. Tariff
changes restricted demand. but encoura ged
speculation and heavy imports in the first
part of 1897 while the enlarged foreign
demand for American breadstufis and for
some varieties of manufactured articles.
bettered the condition of the American
farmer. and therefore. business men quite
materially in the latter part of the year.
Price conditions have not favored the
southern producer of cotton nor the north
ern manufacturer of cotton goods. The
best reports come from the west, north
west and Pacific coast. Prices at the close
are as whole on a higher range than at
the opening, advances being made numer-
Gus in food products, raw silk and wool.
while decreases are reported in raw cot
ton and cotton goods, nearly all metals
anthracite coal and petroleum. Railroad
interests share in the revival of prosper
ity, with gross and net earnings larger
than any year since 1898, and the year
1898 opens with the business community,
with the few exceptions noted, in cheer
full frame of mind.
A heavy falling off in number and in
liabilities of individuals, firms or corpora
tons failing was shown in 1897 from 1896
and the four preceding years. The total
number of failures reported to Bradstreet's
TOR the year Just closed was 1909, a de
crease of 1000 failures and over l3 per
cent from 1896, falling off of Is per cent
from the panic year of 1893, and de-
crease of more than per cent from 1891,
year of prosperous business, but of nu-
merous ADVERTISEMENTS. Compared with
1895 there was a gain in the numbers
shown of about one-half of l per cent.
while compared with 1892 there was an
increase of p per cent.
Liabilities of those failing constituted
one of the smallest totals of recent years,
amounting to only $l56, 10000, de
crease of 81 per cent from 1896, of 60 per
cent from 1893, and of 10 per cent from
1891, but a gain of AZ per cent over 1892,
The least favorable showing is made by
the western states, which report increases
in number and liabilities over 1896. In
spite of depression in cotton prices, south
ern failures and liabilities are smaller than
a year ago. While the greatest falling off
is reported in the west and northwest the
percentage of assets to liabilities of those
failing in 1897 was 54.4 per cent, the
smallest percentage since 1898, and only
slightly above the normal. The CONNER
cial death rate-that is, the percentage of
those in business failing in 1897 was 3
as compared with IA in 1896 and l.G in
1898.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-09-07
SALT.

We learn that C. Godfrey Guupel,
an Eogli-6 scientist. bas spent 81 years
10 studying the effects Of -als upoc the
BODY. and is about to publish book
which be thinks will be revolutionary.
He attributes diptheris, spop!esy and
various other diseases to deficiency
of com mon salt 10 the system
We are inclined to think that Protes-
sor Grumpel is Oh the right line and.
if bis book can be obsaioed on this side
Of the water. !. should be widely read.
" e cannot expertly speak as the pie
vention of the diseases mentioned, but
be may be- right. We do know that,
80 far q. our individual experience is
concerned. salt is at once the cheapest
aud most beoignaus preservation OF
health No headache or neuralgia or
congestion can get Judgement OF any
duration when salt and water are pro
Durable before breakfast Other people
may be differently constituted An old
friend Of ours. so years Of age. mar
vel Of brightness in brain and vigo' OF
body, fos his years, ascribed his coed
condition to the judicious use of salt.
Fhe Hindoos say that tbeir freedom
from throat disease comes from saline
gargles daily A Hindoo Go,her teach
es her infant this habit and sees that 1t
is praoticed We are anxious TO see
Profes,o Gruupei's book and compare
our experience With bis. Salt is ooe OF
the greatest blessings when used With
freedom and discretion, and this vas
pointed ous wears ago bv the late emf
neat Dr.. L A. Dugas Augusta
Chronicle
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-09-07
In a Humorous Vein.

We clip the following from "Bro
Erwin's Letter" which describes the
First General Council Of the Fire
Baptized Holiness Association which
met in Anderson, 5 G, TIE clip
ping is from the Way of Faith, pub
lished in Columbia, S. c., and is as
follows:
''The congregations were large and
the order perfect have never seen
it better We had Emusic and
dancing" shouts and screams Of vic
tory. hot thunderboits and slant
lightning. pillows of white fire, and
devil shaking dynamite We used
Bro. Stevens "Blood aud Fire
Songs" the iirst edition of which has
just been issued. 1t is the song book
of the Fire Baptized Holiness Move.
ment 4" 1t needs enlargipg and i'm
proving, and there ought to be a
music edition. But this we hope TO
have by another year"
We confess to wonder and amaze
ment at :he language used and also
at the character of the perfect order
referred to. The convention must
have been breathless We have been
trying 70 imagine the character OF
this wonderful order We have com
bined in our imagination tbe elements
of national political convention at
the moment of nomination, the d yna
mite cruiser Vesuvius in action.
Pickett's charge at Gettysburg, a
midnight ball room and storm at
sea, out we fear that the entire com
bination does not give IS an ade
quate conception of this convention
as graphically described in the above
clipping If Bro Stevens "Fire
and Blood Songs have such an ap
palliDg effect without music, what
will they dc next year when the
music is added
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-09-07
A Clever Trick.

It certainly looks like it, but there is really
no trick about it. Anybody can try it who
has Lame Back aud Weak Kidneys, Malaria
or nervous troubles. We mean he can cure
bimseIf right away by taking Electric Bitters
This medicine tones up the whole system, acts
as stimulant to the Liver and Kidneys, is a
blood purifier and nerve tonic. 1t cures Coii-
stips ,ion. Headache, Painting Spells. Sleep
lessness and Melancholy. 1t is purely vege
table, mild laxative. and restores the system
to its natural vigor. Try Electric Bitter snd
be convinced that they are miracle worker
Every bottle guaranteed Only soc a bottle a
J. F. W. DeLorme's Drug Store.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-09-07
Sad Scenes at Camp Wikoff.

M,ss Marjorie Coz. one Of tie sweet
ess of the Red Cross nurses, ~ho recent
iy worked at the hospitals here, in a
private letter to friend 10 Charleston
says The News aud Courier, gives
bu.s;edl,, in pencil, few details Of the
4ufFeriugs at Camp Wicoff. Moufauk
Point, the scene of her iaoors at this
time. She writes
II did not have any rest ; bad to come
direct here. We are the second Lot OF
nurses TO arrive. the others had been
here about .~eEs bours.
..Our work 10 Charleston was play
compared to what greeted us here
The men jus. came piliog 10 oo the
transports and dying from sheer ex
baus.ioo. It is pisifuI. after they bave
gone through 80 much, TO die this way
They are mostly from Santiago
"There we're four of rs on night duty
che 6rst night, aud We had I've wards
Of about forty men apiece for each one
Of us to look after.
ut ~ss no use taking temperatures.
We could not spoOge. there was nothing
to work With, al! We could do was to
make the uen..comfor,able. give milk
apd stimulation. They were on blank
ets on the foors Of the big tents, all
close sogasher
Il shall never forget it as long as |
live, those poor, patient heroes
There is no accommodation for
purses We have to rough il, same as
the men.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-09-07
Millions Given Away.

1t is certainly gratifying to the public 20
know of oue concern in the land who are not
afraid to be generous to the needy and suffer
ing. The proprie:ors of DR. kiag's New Dis
covery for Consumption. Coughs aud Co!is'
have given away over ten million trial bottles
of this great melcioe and have the saii>tar
faction Of knowing i; has absolutely cu.ed
thousands of hopeless cases. Asthma. Prom
chitis, Hoarseness and all diseases ot the
Throat. Chest and lungs surely cured by it.,
Gail on !. F. " DeLorme. Druegis:, and ge:
trial bottle free Regular sizs SEC and 81.
Every bottle guaranteed, or price refunded. ;
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-09-07
MORE YELLOW FEVER
AT ORWOOD.

Jackson. Miss. Sept. Ten
new cases of yellow fever are re-
ported from Orwood These cases
appeared since the report yesterday
of the Infection there, and are said
to be of a mild type
The official report of Inspectors
Grant, Dunn and Harralson, of toe
Mississippi board, and Inspector Gill,
of the Louisiana board Of health, on
the 6rst Orwood case was received
to day 1t unhesitating!y pronounc
ed the infection yellow :cver
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-09-07
Outraged by Ohio Soldiers.

Savannah, Ga. August 30-A
Brunswick. GA special to the Morn
ing News says: Section Foreman
Hartman. his wife and her sister, Miss
Carrie Hedley, of Everett, were in
suited by party of soldiers near
their home last night. They were
watching the 1st Ohio regiment go
through TO Huntsville, when some of
the privates made coarse remarks to
them. They retreated to their home.
and the soldiers followed Two of
the soldiers fired at Hartman Hart
man and the women folks returned
the fire, wounding two soldiers, one
seriously
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-09-07
Situation at Manila.

LoapoD. August 81 The Manila
correspondent Of the Tiues says: "Geo
Merrist's last official act before leaving
was to sigu permission for the insur'
gents to send 40 emissary to represent
tbem at the proceedings of the Paris
grand commission. Gen Anginaldc
has seos, an ageus to Hong Kong to To-
form Filipe Agouci!lo. the iusureeo'
leader. Of bis appointment for this duty
Gen. Whittier succeeds Gen. Greeo as
insendant T"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-09-07
Over Eleven Million Bales

New Orleans, September The
totals of Secretary Hester's aouua! re-
port OF the cotton crop 10 .he Uoited
States were promulgated to day They
show receipts of cotton at all Uoited
States ports for the year of S,169, $50
bales against $500. 100 last year ;
overland, 1887 ,Sl3 agaios, $40 4S2
Southern coosum p.ioo, taken direct from
interior of the cotton belt, l 1881
against 98S.S82 making TIE cotton
crop of the Uoised States for 1898
mount to 11,199 994 bales against
S.757 1854 last year aud 9.901 25l in
1895.
Mr.. Hester has made his usual inves-
tigation into the consumption of cotton
by every mill 10 the South. including
wooleu mills that have used cotton. aod
the results chow soea! of / 23l, ,841,
but Of this $4,000 were taken from
outputs included 10 port receipts.
This total shows that the mills of the
South nave used l89.17o bales more
than during 1596-97 aud that the
South has nearly reached the ose mil
l;on acd a quarter mark against co.,
sumption by the North of 1875. 600.
He makes the actual cotton crop Of
North Caroliua $4,000 bales; South
Carolina. 1908. 900 bales; George,
l 1.536, 900; Alabama. 1859, 900 bales;
Florida. 10000: Mississippi, 627, ,000
bales; Louisians, 10000 bales; and
Texas. 100000 bales.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-09-07
Three Hundred spanlerds Killed,

Three Hundred Spanlsrds Killed.
II 800 Amerlcaos can kill 800 Spsnards 20
3C0 days days, bow many An erc-ns will il;
take to kill lo) Spauiards ip 100 d.Js? One
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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-09-07

The stockholders Of the CRANKY
Mills of Columbia have decided to 10
crease ,be,r capital stock from $780,
600 TO sSO0.0O0. It is the intention
to have all tbe machinery 10 'hem run-
p:pp By January The capacity OF
tho mill is to be Increased from Is 00O
spindles to $1,000 spiudles. aad f'oD
500 looms to 800 looms