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The San Francisco call., 1899-12-26
NAVAL BRIGADE
SUFFERED TERRIBLY

MINNEAPOLIS. MINI, Dec. Pa dis
patch from London was received this
morning by Rev. G. +. Davis. pastor Of
the Bloomington-avenue NJ. +. Church,
stating that two Of his brothers were with
General Metheun's forces. and were I'm the
thick OF the fight at Modder River. No
details were given. except that the dis
patch indicates that the worst is TO be
feared. as IT Emphasizes the fact that
the naval brigade. OF which the two
brothers We're members. suffered terribly
I'm the battle MI Davis stated that the
information had aroused the worst fears
for the safety Of his brothers. as he had
not known before to-day that they were
with that division Of the naval brigade
engaged at Modder River The only detail
added TO the message is that the long
march OF General Metheun before the bat
tie caused great suffering among the men.
anG was one OF the most severe marches
in the recent history Of the British army.
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-26
His Wife's Estimate of His Time.

A certain Washington man congratu-
lates himself on the fact that he has the
best wife I'm the world. To tell the truth.
he has not yet settled down so much that
he does not enjoy little whirl with the
BOYS" Sometimes these celebrations de-
veIop into orgies of magnificent propor-
tions IL is here that wifeys good dispo-
sition asserts itself.
When her husband comes home in the
wee hours and is cropping vainly for the
banisters he Is not confronted by an irate
compelled TO listen to a curtain lecture
before ne is allowed to sleep off his pota-
tions. He is confronted by no sour looks
when he gets up the next morning with a
fever-dizzy head. consequently he feels
stricken with remorse. He evens things
up with his conscience. or tries TO. by pur-
chasing fine raiment and various articles
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-26
SAFETY LAMPS
WERE DISCARDED
Cause of the Braznell
Disaster.
STATEMENT OF A PIT BOSS
ORDERED THE USE OF NAKED
LIGHTS.
Bodies Of Four More Victims of the
Firedamp Explosion Recovered,
and Many Are Still in
the Mine.
STATEMENT OF A PIT BOSS
ORDERED THE USE OF NAKED
LIGHTS.
Special p.sea,oh to The ca,i.

BROWNSVILLE. Pa, Dec. 25-work at
the Brazncil mine is progressing very
slowly -Four more bodies have been re-
covered, but not identified. Some of the
families OF the doomed men are in a suf-
fcring condition and provisions are being
sent out bog the Brownsville merchants. as
Vel as from Dniontown. The men who
have been Working since Saturday TO re
cover the bodies are almost exhausted,
yet they refuse 10 give up.
The Iact THAT last Saturday was pay
dag az me mine, and that there We're no
empty wagons TO load, accounts for many
not going INTO The mine tudL 4liOlA..l1,-
llau tne accident occurred any Otner uay
there would have been more lhan "A hun
oira men ln the mine and the result
would nave been even moro appalling
than d. ls.
some of the bodies were removed 10
admit that two OF more bodies are still
in the mine, but representatives of the
SlaNonic Society have made "a hou-e-tn-
house canvass and report that eight oI
their number alone are ln Ihe wreck. ANA
how many others they do not know.
That naked lights and unlocked safety
lamps We're used ln q dangerous mine
was officially confirmed to-day 10y t1t
Boss Thomas Jones. who made state
ment which forms the most sensational
chapter ou the management Of the mine
which has yet developed. Jones was
asked III it were true tnat oD last Tues
DAY morning ho issued "a general order
that the miners could dispense with safety
lamps
Yes. sir" was the reply.
"Why did YOU issue the order"
u considered that the mine was safe.
as The break through has been fixed up.
safety lamps were used before Tues
cay2'
YES"
els 10 true that some safety lamps In use
in the mine were not locked
Yes. it BIS true that some were not
locked. because / thought The men COM
pctcnt to carry them unlocked
Was that not contrary TO the regula-
tionsr'
'Dh. there may be "a regulation. hut men
sometimes carry unlocked lamps where IL
s. known they are experienced miners.
Mine Superintendent Boyer, when in
formed ~ the statement 10y Pit Boss
Jones. said:
81 know nothing 81 the order issued on
Tuesday. nut consider Jones a capable
man. who knows his business. and / sup
pose he used hls Judgment"
a. $. Braznell. manager OF the mine.
said:
81 know nothing of such an order I
have no part in the direct management OF
tho mine. as our pit officials are the re-
sponsihle parties The company has no
statement TO maze
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-26

for the feminine toilet in order TO make
himself believe that he is I'm some degree
worthy CT such wife.
But the good wife herself has come to
understand the meaning of these gifts.
Not long ago the husband went TO New
York on some business. Contact with
convivial friends and numerous "high
balls produced Bacchanalian time that
lasted for three days. With sObriety
came remorse, and the Washingtonian
went down to a fashionable dry goods
emporium and outdid himself He bought
an elegant dress and trimmings. which
footed up $3.50. He expressed them to his
wife and awaited developments.
In a day or two came letter. IL was
not vely affectionate. IT is true. but II
was a good lorg one. II recounted the
effects of the recent cyclone at the capt.
tai even more vividly than IL was de-
scribed In the newspapers. The torrid
weather also received honorable mention.
All the details of the latest neighborhood
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-26
TWO ENGINES SMASHED
ON SOUTHERN PACIFIC

CHICO. Dec. 25.-The southbound
freight and pay train and the north
bound collided here at 10 o'clock this
morning. both engines being badly
smashed. though neither left the rails.
Both engineers and -firemen escaped by
jumping. but Paymaster +. r. Anthony
suffered a broken nose and lacerated
face by falling against a seat in the pay
car.
The collision was due to a. dense fog
which rendered the tracks so slippery
that the brakes would not hold. A wreck
ing crew arrived from Red Bluff and
worked late into the night in clearing the
r,.rncl
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-26

CdSudlltS III the ldiWd9 dN'iAtiit bAA AAN
Southern Pacific road at Pomona last
night is as follows:
KILLED.
MONROE THURMAN. Pomona.
MILTON MONROE of Monrovia,
Southern Pacific brakeman.
MRS. ROSE O'CONNOR. Pomona.
Mrs. OConnor was instantly killed. The
others died at the hospital The injured
are: David Johnson. Southern Pacific
engineer. expected to die: Peter Terrible.
saioon-keeper Los Alimotis. fatally in
jured: A. y. Toms. brakeman. ankle
broken: William Robinson. druggist,
Riverside. scalp wound: w. l.. Garrison.
Covina. hip cut: l.. +. Ifes. Los Angeles.
Southern Pacific brakeman. scalp wound:
John Stolz. Chino, scalp wound: Frank
Donatin. Southern Pacific agent. back in
jured; d. L. Mitchell. Redlands. back
hurt: A. F. White. Los Angeles
transfer agent. badly burned: T.. NJ. Nc
Clure. Los Angeles. Southern Pacific
brakeman, bruised; II. NJ. Denslow. on
tario miner. scalp wound: w T.. Collins,
fireman. back injured; r. +. Staples.
Chino. hip and back hurt: Robert Staples
Chino, legs injured; w. II. Scott
(colored). cut over eye: - Tucker. on
tario burned; G. w Evans. Southern Pa
cific engineer. shoulder broken: G. O.
Wines, Southern Pacific fireman. leg
bruised: +. II. McClung, baggageman,
bruised: l.. +. Patterson. Southern Pa
cific brakeman, back injured: Harry
Monahan. Chino. bruised
The body OF Mrs. O'Connor was brought
here this morning. The injured are at
the Sisters Hospital.
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-26
FEARS OF REVOLT
IN CAPE COLONY

LONDON, Dec. 25.-Fears of a revolt in
Cape Colony are spreading. The Times
says this is the real danger, making the
possible area Of operations so vast that
the additional $1,000 troops will easily be
swallowed uD in maintaining the enor-
nous line Of communication
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-26
GENERAL BUTLER
GAVE VAIN WARNING

LONDON. Dec. 25.-From what I am
told II appears that a storm IS brewing
on the subject Of the course Of the gov
ernrnent toward General Sir William But
Ter. whose conduct at the outset OF the
war met with much criticism. My inform
ant says that General Butler. previous TO
the war. sent n series Of dispatches warn
ing the Government against attacking the
Beers. giving details OF their condition
for war which have been verified by re-
cent events. but his dispatches were very
distasteful 90 the government and were
put away. out OF sight. ana General But
Ter was harshly criticised. General But
Ter, IL seems. drew attention to the way
in which the English were misled by the
blindness Of the Intelligence Department,
which from what has taken place was to-
tally unaware OF or purposely msn-
formed by the Beers as 10 their arms and
numerical strength.
IL is we'll known here that British
agents of the Intelligence Department
were sent from time TO time TO find out
what the Roers were doing I'm the way of
armamen:s. The Beers knew all about II,
but they almulated naivete and conducted
the visitors around forts which they
chose for their own purposes. where Old
guns were set up and shown with an af-
fectation of pride by President Krugers
men. who were cunning enough to inspire
the strangers by their plausibility. Thus
the British Intelligence Department re-
ceived the most minute reports OF the
calibcr. range and number of the cannon
possessed by the Beers, but were merely
gulled by the willy burghers. The real
guns. with which the war is conducted.
the Creusots and Krupps. were so care
fully hidden that scarcely n soul outside
the Immediate circle of the government
knew Of them. The English government
sent out guns equal in caliber 10 what the
agents had been allowed to see IT is
thought that the Beers understated their
numerical forces and small arms
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-26
The President Was HUNGRY

Being President of the United States
does not necessarily mean that one lies on
a bed of roses. Yesterday, says the Chi
cago Tribune, the President was subjected
10 the pangs of hunger. Just like any or
dinary individual: IL is his custom to
usual, starting for Mount Vernon about
10 o'clock. Nothing was said about any
thing 10 eat or drink. The President was
marched around and stood bareheaded at
the risk of taxing cold, and was landed
at home shortly after o'clock. His first
words were: Get me something to eat
as quickly as YOU can. / am nearly fam
ished"
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-26
Roland Reed Ill.

NEW YORK. Dec. e5.-Roland Reed. the
actor. is seriously go NJ -. Luke's Hos
Tital. suffering from appendicitis, and his
road engagemeuts for the holiday week
have been Cancelled. Up 10 tonight no
surgical operation had been performed.
and the surgeons had not decided
whether one would DE necessary. They
are hopeful Of recovery.
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-26
Chinese Indicted for Murder.

NARYSVIT.LE. Dec. 25.-The Grand
jury Of Yuha County has returned a true
bUl against Lem Dec and Ju Wing, ac-
ciisIng them Of the murder of Hoey Coon.
The prisoners have retained counsel and
entered plea of not guilty
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-26
CHURCHILL ESCAPED
DISGUISED AS A WOMAN

PRETORIA. Sunday. Dec. L. - The
Government is much concerned about
the escape OF Winston Churchill. and the
officials are doing their utmost 10 dis
cover how ne got away. The officials
have Instituted a house-to-house search
for discriminating papers.
The Nolkstem asserts that he escaped
disguised as a woman.
The last book Churchill borrowed from
the library was Mills on Liberty"
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-26

Mr.. GOodfellow Showing is wife
around the unting-house)-And these
are the day books.
Mrs. Goodfellow-Yes! Now show me
the night books!
Mr.. Goodfellow (mystificdl-The night
boOks2
Mrs. GOodfellow-Yes: those hat YOU
have to work over at night and that keen
you down here until o'clock IN the
morningi-Puck
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-26

NEW YORK. Dec. 25.-The eighth an
rual intercollegiate chess tournament
opened at the Columbia Grammar School
today The first round resulted: Ever
eft D Perry. Harvard. beat Kaufman O.
Faulke. columbia. center counter gamhit;
Louis a. Cook. Yale. and John G. Henley.
Princeton tRuy lopez. draw after thirty
t,ree moves. Frank II. Scall. Columbia.
boat James B. Hunt. Princeton. French
defense. claude r Rice. Harvard. beat
Joseph r. Mucan. Yale. =. . Y. The sec
ond round viii be played tomorrow
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-26

gossip were fully cited. No mention was
made OF the receipt Of the dress In the body
Of the letter. The postscript. always the
pest part OF woman's epistle. consisted
umes: You must have had an elegant
time. Washington Post.
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-26

Deepin Love-What is the best day in
the week TO get married on, old chap?
Hadder Knuff-Friday. my boy: then
you'll have something to blame IL on
afterward.-Tit-Bits.
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-26

What a happy old world this would be
If his satanical majesty never cared TO
wander from his own freside.
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-26

Piles and all Rectal
diseases cured or no
pay. No deteation
from business. DRS.
MANSFIELD e. FOR
TERFIELD. S3s Mar
ket a.. San Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-26
Then Look Out for Squalls.

Should we stnl hold the cup this time.
look out for William Waldorf Astor Of
England. now "A qualified candidate for
fhe next candidate of the America cup
Boston Globe.
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-26
1a.n-nallariata Chess

ladies' taIar-rnade suits FUR capes. cloaks.
Credit. ~ Rothschnd 22s Post -.
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-26

Casster-Doctor. year ago you predict
cd that ] wouldn't live three months. You
see you We're wrong.
Doctor-NeYer mind: better luck next
ffrro -Duclk.
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-26
LIST OF CASUALTIES
AT POMONA ACCIDENT

LOS ANGELES. Dec. 25.-The list of
casualties in the railway accident on the
Southern Pacific road at Pomona last
night is as follows:
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-26
Misses Golf Capes.

Ladies will remember our stock is all this seasons
styles. Our goods are all marked in plain figures
We strictly OnePrice House The reductions
are genuine
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1899-07-13
GEORGIA NEWS
As IT HAPPElt6
Culled and Condensed from
our Exchanges.
ITEMS OF PITH AND POINT

Milly Stephens died at Lexington
at the advanced age Of ia years
j. J. Eagan, of Atlanta, will inherit
the bulk of Captain Russell's estate,
amounting to about SITE, 0OO.s
David P. Morris, the real estate agent
of Atlanta, who drank bottle of laud-
anum and was found on theroof of the
forestry building at Piedmont park, is
dead.
A big supply of oil was. seized at
Griffin, about 10000 gallons, and will
be confiscated because it does not coma
up to the test of l20 degrees. A
The proprietor of Saints Rest ia sl3 !.
near Waycross marketed 200 Pearsol3
melons from two acres and viii have
two hundred more from the same
ground.
At Cedartown, as Mrs. J. r. Roberts
was out riding, the horse ran away .
Mrs. Roberts jumped from the buggy
and sustained injuries from which she
died.
While in the surf at Cumberland,
James H. Barr, of Chattanooga, general
counsel for the Chattanooga, Rome and
Southern, was drowned or died Of appo-
plexy.
Will Pierce, a negro tie chopper, was
found hanging to,a trestle near Way
cross with bullet hole in his breast.
The supposition is that he and other
negroes fell out over cards and that hel
was murdered to recover the money he
had won. M
The residence of G. W. Morgan, ten
miles of Augusta, was struck by light
ming and was entirely destroyed Mr..
Morgan had just harvested fine crop
OF small grain, every bundle of which
was destroyed. Mrs. Morgan while
trying to save herself and children, was
overcome by heat and is in a critical
condition.
Nearly 100000 gallons of illuminat-
ing oil have been confiscated in eight
cities in Georgia as result of Commits
sioner Stephens order to seize all oil be-
low 100 degrees Fahrenheit, below which
oil is declared dangerous and illegal.
A violation of the state law makes it a
misdemeanor, fine Of $3.50 or one year
in the chain gang, or both. One half OF
the fine goes to the prosecutor in the
case and the other half to the common
school fund of the state. And any
person sustaining damages as result
OF the sale of illegal oil, shall have re-
Fcourse upon the person who sold the
oil. Our Marietta merchants, had bet
ter see to it that they are selling oil
that is up to the required standard.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1899-07-13


W. r. Montgomery have moved into
the building in rear of the Elmwood
hotel, where they will be domiciled for
number of months, until the work of
overhauling the court house is com
pleted. The old Marietta Male Acade-
my building will be used for hold
ing sessions of Cobb Superior court.
The temporary location for the trans
action of county business will be very
convenient. 1t is near the square and
postotfice, where the public can reach
it in a few MINUTES. AS the county
officers are now near the JOURNAL Of
flee, we will try and keep our eyes
upon them and see that their conduct
conforms to strict decorum.
The City Council have moved their
quarters to the engine house on Allan
ia street. City Clerk Lawhon has his
office on the first floor, an office having
been cut off by picket railing The
Mayor holds his court in the hall above
The city pays rent for the building for
the use of the firemen and engines, and
thus by occupying the engine house
they save renting other property. 1t is
convenient to the public and will be
used until the new court house is fin
ished.
Sheriff Bishop has located his office
in Blacks brick house on Atlanta street
in front of the new Methodist Church
where he and his deputies will be found
to transact any business in connection
with the Sheriff's office.
The 18th Regiment Infantry Georgia
Volunteers will hold their annual re-
union at Carrollton, Ga, on July 2lst.
All members of this gallant old regi-
ment are earnestly requested to at
tend. We are promised grand and
good time by the citizens of Carrollton
w. A. MoELREATn, President,
q. w. L. POWELL, Secretary.
Mr.. Edgar E. Pomeroy, recent law
graduate in the State University, has
located in Atlanta in the practice of
his profession and can be found in the
law office of Hammond, Skeen & Lang
ley in the English-American building
His law card will be found in this is
sue. If you need a reliable Atlanta
lawyer, give him your business.
You may talk about your fun and
frolic at your picnics, but it is nothing
to compare with the unalloyed happi
ness and pleasure of the average plea.
ninny in ''de watermillion" season
go way, niger, you maxi dat mule
fro bot OBJ u.s."
Several fishing parties left MARKETS.
the past week and had several DAYS
outing on Sullivan's Islands on the
Chattahoochee river. You get just as
much fun and recreation out Of it as il
you had wet to Tybee or st. Simons
Try it andeee.
Mr.. j. /. Clark, of the Marietta Tel
ephone Co., returned to his home in
Marysville, Tenn, last Sunday. Mr..
| w. s. Clark and wife will remain and
are at Locust Lodge.
Little River Camp Meeting will en-
brace second Sunday in August this
year, instead of the third Sunday.
Mrs. J. N. CAN'T and Miss Adella
Terrell have returned from their visit
near Smyrna.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-12-13

into great combination the workmen
formed their national and international
unions; as employment became trustifed,
the toilers organized declarations of all
unions-local, national and International
such as the American Federation OF Labor.
There will be no cataclysm. but a transit
ton so gentle that most men will wonder
how 1t all happened.
No heater and more significant phrase
has been coined this year thar 'trustifed
employment" The head of the greatest
labor organization of the country has never
made a statement that will attract so much
attention as the foregoing. which is an off
cial declaration that organized labor keeps
pace with the so-called trusts instead of
de~nouncing them. The Journal is not in
dorsing the judgment of President Com
pers. but it would suggest to those people
who have enlisted in a war on trusts for
political advantage to mark, ponder and
inwardly digest.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-12-13
A crvrL-sERvrcE WEAKNESS.

Any man who has been in any position
which directs his attention to the depart
ments in Washington must be aware that
a large number of the employees are. by
reason Of old age or invalidism, disqualified
for the work which should be required of
them. One OF the causes of delay Of the
work in certain bureaus is the large num-
service. The heads of several bureaus say
they could ave their work lone much bet
ter If the very old and feeble were dis
missed and half as many active persons
employed in their stead. Ex-Speaker Reed,
abiding to this matter two years ago, said
to a friend that the increasing number of
aged incompetents in the departments was
becoming a very serious evil and that in a
short time it would reach such proportions
that Congress would be compelled to take
done.
The limited number of persons who are
appointed now go into the service under
the civil-service system. The rules very
wisely limit the age of admission, but their
fatal error is that they do not limit the
years of service, or, at least, fix the age
when they must be dismissed. The greater
part of the employees in the service are not
holding their positions by reason of success
In a competitive examination. By execu-
a huge tent, has been made to shelter the
incompetents and the aged who were ap-
pointed to pay political debts and without
any regard to qualification. Many of the
men who thus came into the civil service
were old when appointed. and now they re-
main to draw salaries.
The attention of the Civil-service Asso-
citation. which will meet in this
city this week, is most respect
fully called to this weakness in
the present system-a Xxi which
the present rules aggravate rather than re-
lieve. The competitive system. supple
mented by the system of registration, has
insured a degree of fitness for entering the
service: the next question Is some plan by
which the aged and feeble nan may be got
rid of or cared for. 1t is said that the
heads of the bureaus can turn out those
who are incompetent or unable to work.
They can. but hey will not turn out an old
man to go to the poorhouse because they
would be flooded with protests. Either the
law should see that the employee is dis
charged after a term of service or else it
should make provision for the ~pensioning
of the superannuated. The good of the
service makes it necessary that something
should be done. Will the Civil-service As
ISOLATION consider the subject?