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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-11-08

+ l. James A. Hemenway. D. .. .
ROBERT w AIiers- u. 8. William T.
1ea2T. q. E. Francis II. Griffith, r. 5,
T.. \ Holiday r.. s. James r. Wat
SfE. r. 7..~ Jesse Overstreet- r. S. .
,'r'rSe W. Crorer. r 9. Charles B.
--a-aLe. Il. 10. Ed d. Gruspac- r II,
Gorge w Steele d. u. James N.
ROBINSON. r. Is, Abraham L. Brick.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-11-08

u John H. Small; D. ,. Claud
kitchen. u. 3. . Charles r. Thomas;
u. 4 r. ". PoU; j. ., William W
Kitchiu; D. s, John d. BelIamy. y. :,
BLACKBURN: r. 9. James NJ. Moody.
North Dakota
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-11-08
Kansas

H. AT Large-Charles F. Scott: r. 1,
-aa-.-S Curtis r. . j. D Bower
I.A- p B A. N. Jackson. D., r. George
N. Ml-arey- r 4. James NJ. Miller;
H. ~ William A CaldeThaad. r, 8.
p William a. Eeeder- r. Z, Chester l.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-11-08

f. William N. Jackson. long term: r.
g.slah l. Kerr. short term. r. >, a. A.
t.sEeny. D. J. Fred c. Talbot; r. g.
g frank c. Wachter: r. Charles r.
starlm; R. 8. Sidney E Mudd r. g.
George A Pearre.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-08

ing in their serious simplicity fealinos
dear TO the human heart everywhere: how
charmingly the Iitue fellow fulfills his self
set task. how tocuhing is the fond affec-
ton with which the venerable man re-
ceives the token. Heartily l vote ives.
And then the verses on the next day are
III the bundle of the pert young persons at
the third desk above. He glances them
over He sniffs "Pshaw" He snatches
the pink slip out of the envelope and
reads, the scorn wrinkling his face and
setting his nostrils twitching, what the
other reader has chosen TO say. Bah >"
he calculates, or gives vent to a Pooh"
that half the office hears. Snapping y
pink slip before him he scribbles this.
"Snivelling verses. No" Signing his
name he claps the poem and the slips into
the envelope, the whele process having
occupied perhaps three minutes, with the
air of one who has achieved a solid little
triumph.
Certainly unlovely traits develop in the
readers at this office. The editor in his
chair becomes a petty deity, ruling in his
kingdom supreme, although he shares the
throne with some others; and he is quite
removed from the scene Of action and
trials of ordinary life "Hibernating
that's what We're doing up here" re-
marked the particularly spiteful reader
enc day with unusual emphasis: I'D like
to get somewhere where things ever hap
pened.' But though nothing does happen,
the stream Of manuscripts that pour into
the editorial office in every mail is in most
cases human Documents" they smell of
peoples ways and manners in various
parts of this country, and contain plants.
requests, portraits, chatty conversation
in a separate note for the editor. The au-
thor has printed letter head thus: Reg
inald +. Whitestone, Bohemian Balaclava
Orange county, Arkansas" Three printed
columns support This legend, like pillars.
headed Some of My Pen Names" Some
Of My Pen Products" Some Of the Mar
kets for My Products" The names and
the product sound racy and alluring, but
do not lead the editor to say. Yes" to
the manuscripts submitted herewith. Lit
tie girls frequently send contributions on
three sides OF little sheet of heliotrope
note paper, such as is used for the invi-
tations to dolls parties quite often they
remark, after the usual preface, Il am
little girl, eight years of age, and wrote
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-08

Jacksonville, Fla, Feb. 7-Cleared
schooner r. F. C. Hartley, Foxes, Fan
River
New York
Fernandina, Fla, Feb 7.-Cleared
steamer Neva (NoD, Dawson, Stettin;
Dora BD, Shaw, Hamburg; schooner
Laura, Simson, New York.
Key West, Fla. Feb ARRIVED. steam
er Olivette, Smith Havana, and sailed for
Port Tampa; schooner Azelda, Jennette
Honduras
Charleston. s. G., Feb. 7.-Arrived
steamers Seminole Bearse, Jacksonville
and proceeded to New York.
Sailed, steamer Altoona Obj, Ayers,
Bremen
Pensacola, Fla. Feb. 7-Arrived. bark
DoVre (No), Larsen Sharpness.
Sailed steamships TOrino CBr), Penwell
Havana; Pensacola, Simmons, Galveston
NleaIed' steamer Atbar (BD, Sullivan,
Bremen; schooner Mabel Darling Roberts
Nassau.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-08
GRAIN. pnovIsIoNs. ETC.

New York Feb Flour firmer ana
more active. The advance in wheat en-
couraged buyers to freely meet old ask
ing prices. Rye flour duh. Buckwheat
flour weak $l5od1.75 Corn meal firm
Rye firm. Barley firm; feeding. 42l4045c
Barley malt duh. Wheat, spot strong. No
= red 7Gl4c; options opened firm at Hc
advance and expecting bun day at
tended by broadening trade. The strength
was started by higher cables and increas-
a severe cold wave IN our own belt. good
export trade and active covering, Prices
advanced all day and closed strong al a
ale net rise; March closed, 1860; May,
747sc; July closed 74&c.
Corn-Spot firm; No. 3 41%c. options
opened firm on better cables, and specu-
lative demand. Subsequently ruled strong
with wheat coupled with higher cables.
big clearances and good export demand
closed strong at re net advance; May
closed 39l2c.
Oats-Spot firm, No. ?, 2Sl4a29c; options
quiet, but frmer
Beef steady; cut meats firm; picked
bellies 61a@7isc.
Lard firm; Western steamed, Sc 40; Feb
ruary, S6.40 nominal; refined steady.
Pork arm.
Butter steady; Western creamery, 216
2Gc; state dairy lSN2il5c.
Cheese steady. fan made fancy large
12A@lSc; do small, 12A013c
Eggs easy state and Pennsylvania,
Potatoes steady; New jersey s1.25a
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-08
COastyviSe Exports.

Per steamship Nacoochee for New York
j 1873 bales upland cotton, 40 bales sea
island cotton, ITS bales domestics. $50 bbls
cotton seed oil. 127 bbls rosin. Is bbls fur
pentiue il,l% feet lumber % bbls lamp
black. 1925 cases canned goods, bales
ssweePings, 81 bbls fish, 1l3 boxes fruit.
2l7 pkgs vegetables, 1893 tons Dig iron ar
bales hber, l6 cases cigars, 251 empty bar
rels, bbls oysters, carloads sash doors
and blinds. l79 pkgs mdse, cases govern
ment supplies.
Per steamship Essex for Baltimore son
bales upland cotton, sos bills rosn. bbl,
turpentine 2@,763 feet lumber, rs boxes
oranges, 255 pkgs vegetables. 81 bbls syrup.
40 pkgs mdse, $50 pkgs domestics and
Yarns, 43 bales fiber, 1877 cases canned
goods.
Per schooner VIM. II. Swan for Phlla-
delphia-227 $40 feet 0ies) and 1852 70S feet
yellow pine lumber.-Cargo by E. b. Hunt
ing Il Co.
Per schooner Annie F. Kimball for New
Nork-2S469l feet yellow pine lumber
Cargo by Cooney, Ecksteln & CO.
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62lh; New York, 81 5001. S71a; Long Is
land 81. 5Od2 90; Jersey sweets, 81 25q275.
Tallow firm.
Petroleum firm.
Rosin firm strained common to good
81 .G5al 70. Turpentine Arm, 56q56l2c
Rye steady.
Cabbage steady; Long Island, $4.o0G6.o 90
per 100.
Freights to Liverpool quiet.
The market for coffee futures opened
steady with prices to 10 points lower,
in sympathy with the weakness in Euro
pean markets, but soon rallied on local
support and light forenoon demand Fore
noon oDeratiOns were not extensive, but
sDeculation picked uD later in the day
when investment buying became fea-
ture. Statistical conditions were not sut-
ficiently changed to have special weight
upon local sentiment. Consumers bought
sparingly in the SPOT department. Ihe
close was steady and net unchanged to
10 points lower. Total sales were 1901
bags. including February at 7.05c' March
at 7 .05a7 loo; May at 2OQ7. 25c; Septem-
Der at 7.45c; December at Z .5547 coo; Jan
uary, 7.60Q7 roc; spot Rio steady No.
invoice, $3.50; No jobbing, Csc; mild
firm; Cordova, 10q1313c
Sugar, raw strong; fair refining l-l6c;
Centrifugal 96-test, 7-l6q412c; molasses
sugar, 3 13-16c; sales 1900 bags centritu-
gall refined firm.
New York, Feb. 7.--Cotton seed Oil
firm and trife more active. About IOJ
barrels, prime summer sold at 3Sc Tor
March and for spot 371Ac was bid. Prime
crude barrels, 331ac; prime summer yell
low. 37l563Sc off summer yellow, nominal
Butter grades. 3SdS9c; prime winter vel
low, 39a40c; prime white, 39Q3912c; prime
meal S94
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-08
FAMOUS RAT HUNTERS.
Unusual Sport Pursued by Natives of
Pacific Islands.


From the Chambers Journal.
The native rat has a great enemy When
brought into competition with the com
mon brown rat of Europe, introduced by
ships throughout the world, it usually
disappears-an example of the evils of the
influx of aliens. The depredations of the
latter are such that in Funafuti the in
digenous breed has been driven from the
village, and indeed almost exterminated
upon the main islet by the foreign rat; in
many of the islands it has been complete
Nv rooted out. Even more deadly on
slaught has been carried on against ii by
the domestic cats. which, originally
brought over by missionaries and after
ward migrating to the BUSH have proved
of service in destroying the rats. In the
old days, when unchecked, rats literally
overran most of the islands of the Pa
cific.
The natives shoot the rats for sport.
Fanna gooma, or rat shooting, as prac-
ticed on Hoonga in the Tonga group, APP
parently was an amusement reserved for
chiefs and was undertaken with much
ceremony. Attracted by bait previously
distributed, the rats were shot with for
midable unfeathered arrows six feet
long. The game was not an individual but
a party affair, the side first killing ten
rats being accounted the winner, and if
the rats were plentiful, three or four
games were generally played.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-08

this original story myself" papa is a
clergyman who only receives $500 a year
from his congregation and that the potato
crop has been very bad this year, so Ma
mic couldn't take her music lessons I'M
less etc, etc, the Home and Hearth
stone" should buy the story, though they
could have it for nothing anyway. Either
from sentiment or policy the staff do not
know which, it is a rule of the chief S
that all such cases shall be treated with
IAN informal, pleasantly written, CONVEX
sational note" from the editor to the con-
triln1lfnr There'S DAVIS work.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-08
CHICAGO Markets.

Chicago. Feb. IA good demand over
Swallowed other bullish factors in a strong
and active wheat market to-day May
closing 1MG1Ac over yesterday. Corn
closed 3sG5lac and oats 1c improved. Pro
visions AT the close, were a shade better
than yesterday.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening Highest Lowest. Closing
Wheat, No. ?
Feb ,.6512 664s 65le oo5s
May ..G7ls@67ss 6S3sa6S1a 671zG679s 6S2sG6Sl2
July a.. .6S]sQ6S7s 50 Q6s1s 6Sls 90
Corn No 3
May lay ...........833saaaA 8a9s 1885 s83sq3a9s
May . .,...~23asa28,4 284s928a 23asa2s4 287s
July .....22ls 227s 22asa22l4 229s
Mess Pork, per Bbl,-
May .......$l1 90 S11 Is 81 90 81 12la
July ....... II O5 II 17ib Il o. II 714
Lard, per 100 Lbs
july '....... nv 625 G174 6 221a
short Ribs, per 100 Lbs
May 49,. 921a O2l9 921s o28
July ...... 97la 6 O2l5 97la O2l2
Cash quotations We're as follows Flour
steady; No. 3 spring wheat, 64l2c; No. :
red, 69Q7Oc; No. corn S2Ac;
No oats, 232sQ23lac No; 3
white, 25lG252sc; No. rye 52c; No.
barley, SSq4Sc; No l fax seed, l6O; prime
timothS seed, 81. 50d2 SO; mess pork, per
barrel. 50 90qll 90; lard, per 100 pounds,
IS 9Oll6 05; short rib sides, loose, $5.S5a6 10;
dry sailed shoulders boxed, S.75Q6 co.;
short clear sides boxed S6.10d6.l5; wills
ky. distlers' finished goods per gallon,
81 2Gl2.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-08
Every Laundry Needs a balloon

Paris laundry has started novelty
in the drying and purifying of linen, and
has succeeded in convincing most of its
customers that the notion is a good one.
The air about 100 feet above the house Is
particularly good for linen, say the pro-
prietors, and they accordingly send your
shirts and collars for balloon trip. Bam-
boo frames are attached to "A captive bal
loon aud the linen, rough dry" is fixed
to the frames and sails away In the air.
The balloon makes six ascents daily.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-08
OCEAN FREIGHTs.

Cotton Savannah TO Boston, per
bale, $1.25; TO New York, per bale
800: to Philadelphia, per bale, $1O0; to
Baltimore, per bale, 800; via New York
Bremen Soc Genoa. soc; Liverpool. 45c
Reval, 70c direct: Bremen, 40c; BARGE
Iona, 55c; Genoa, soc; Liverpool, 4Oc;
Havre, 45c; Reval, via Bremen. 5Sc;
Trieste, SOC; Venice Coo; Naples, SIC.
Lumber-By Sail-Freight strong. Sa-
vaunah to Baltimore, per NJ, $3.50; to Phil
adelphia, $.25; to New York, $3.50; to Bos-
ton and Portland, $500; crossties, A feet
base TO Baltimore, &c; to Philadelphia,
24c; to New York, 25c.
BY Stoam-Lumber-S to Balti-
more $50; to Philadelphia, $500; to New
York, $500; TO dock, $S75; lightered-to
Boston, to dock. $500
Naval Stores-The market is FIRM me-
dunn size vessels. Rosin-Cork for orders,
IS per barrel of SO pounds and per cent.
primage. Spirits, As Sd per 40 gallons
gross and per cent primage. Larger
vessels, rosin, Is Sd; spirits, As. Steam, l0c
per 100 pounds on rosin; SOC on spirits,
Savannah TO Boston, and SIC on rosin,
and SOC on spirits to New York.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-08
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
Local and General News of ships and
shipping.


The fact that fogs are a serious draw
back TO the movement of vessels was
thoroughly demonstrated yesterday The
dense fog which mad covered the harbor
for several hours was the means of keep
ing out several vessels. among them three
unknown barks reported from Tybee. The
steam vessels which ventured in and out
were compelled to move cautiously, and
sound their fog horns at frequent inter
walls. This precaution on the part of mas
ters Of steam vessels accounts for the
small number Of accidents in the Savannah
harbor during the prevalence of fogs, and
speaks well for their careful management
Of vessels in this sort of weather.
Among the arrivals yesterday was the
German steamship Skyros, which is to
load cotton for Bremen and Rotterdam
The stea mship La Grande Duchesse.
Capt Hanlon, was among the departures
yesterday. AS stated locally the Duchess
goes to Newport News for repairs She
will be dry locked there. 1t is stated
the repairs are to be made by the under
writer's
The lighthouse tender Wisteria, Capt.
Brown, proceeded out yesterday on her
trip south. She is on a tour of inspection
of lighthouses, and is also supplying them
Passengers on City of Macon from Bos-
ton Feb Al. A. Pogee. Mrs s. A. Tall
day, c. c. smith, Miss l.. Holloway Miss
II. Holloway w. II. Holloway, Mrs w.
H. Holloway, ]. " Chase, S. L. Reed,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-08
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.


steamship City of Macon, Savage. Bos-
ton.-Ocean Steamship Company.
steamship Skyros Ger, Kroth, PhIla-
deiphia Barnard & Co.
Schooner Susie Fl, Davidson, Doughty.
BaltimOre.-Master.
schooner Freddie Hencken, Cavalier.
New York.-C. w. Howard & Co.
by fogs.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-08

Bremen
schooner VIM. H. Swan, Davidson Phil
adelphia.
schooner Methebesec, Snow, New York.
Schooner Annie f. Klnlba1 Einhan
New York
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-08
Notice 10 Mariners

Pilot charts and all photographic infor-
nation Will be furnished masters Of YES
seis tree OF charge in United States nv
ulosIapnlc once IN custom House. Cap
reports of wrecks and derehcts received
for transmission 70 the navy department
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-08

Mrs Mary Bryan Cobb, great-grand-
mother of William j. Bryan, is living near
Kokomo, Ind, at the age of IS, and is
in excellent health. Her first husband
Louis Bryan, the ancestor of the Demo-
cratic leader. was soldier in the War of
1872 aud in the Mexican War.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-08

Eggs-The market is firm at 121aa14
cents.
Butter-The tone Of the market is
steady. Quotations; Extra dairies BIC:
fancy Junes 26c. extra Elgins. 28c.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-08


% vt
Nw a Express 10 oston
car SCI a
r.
81
Sun
day. is o the finest n the world
For omple nfarnaJ o etc,
G. icket Agent
FIRE p and T. A. BuI stre1
Agent No Buls
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-08

Shipping Memoranda

steamship La Grande Duchesse, Han
ION, Newport News (for repairs)
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-08
Foreign Exports.

Per British steamship Florence Pile for
breineh-Il,8 ga bales cotton, $427,O7S; bags
sea island cotton, $4S2.-Careo vario,,s
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-08

In the course of an indignant Per
sonal" in the Atchson Globe Mrs. Ida b.
parrett says: "P. c. ParretC is mistaken
in stating that l have left his bed and
board, for he never furnished them. As
to his warning about credit, if he ever
had any | never discovered it in the hf-
teen years l lived with him"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-08

George 0. Lord, Lee w. Wicker, Fred w
Glkey G. w. Lewis (cOlored), Mrs. Lewis,
L. j. Burton, w. B. Bailey.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-08
Phases of the Moon for February

First quarters, 9th. 10 hours and % min
utes' morning; full moon. 14th, hours and
% minutes, morning; last quarter, 22d, 10
hours ana Al minutes, morning; moon In
apogee, 18th.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-08

High water at Tybee to-day at 2:41 a.
m ana 800 p. m. High water at Savan-
nah one hour later.
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Savannah AImannc.

m. WV +
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-08


cars on Trains and1s
At with sunore Air
Georgia Souhn
AT RICII4AND sion.
AT MONTGOMERY eand
~ o-N
For rates or any other Information call address
P SCRUGGS, C. p and A and Bryan
A, and ansreta
AGENT
Vice Preside tandG General
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Plant System.

Meridian ii me-one Hour Slower Than city Tina
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WAYS OF THE READER.
COMMENTS INTENDED FOR THE Ed
ITOR ALONE.

11oxv Some of Them Reached an IN
desired COntributoF-A
Verse About Little JohnhS-9o"'e
Epithets-A Literary stream
U5s-Vorue in the West.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-08

III. G. Haycraft, T. P. A.
B. w. WRENN,
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1900-01-03


Brownsville, Pa, Dec 2T.-The search,
for the dead was kept up at the Bgaz-
neil mine all Monday night. resulting in
the tin1ing of five more bodies, making
20 viot ms Of the explosion. The bodies
were ~ mufla,ed tnat they could not
be i'd n ii d. a Thor nigh search of the
mine was made this morning, but
no more hodies were found and it 10
now he,ievsl tho number al dead will
not be increased. Work Of removing
the mass of wreclsaze in the mine has
begun and careful search will be
made for more boiies, although the
eomptny's Officials fee confident all the.
men are accounted for. They thought.
however, shat there were only 10 men
IN the mine and 81 have been accounted
FOR.
The work of cleaning tre mine to get
1t ready 10 resume work will tako three
weeks OF month. Pumps are working
steadily and the water is fast being
pumped out and fans are forcing plenty
OF air into the mine.
Inspectors Hics aud Loutiss began n
thorough investigation Of the cause of
the accident and tho result will DO sub-
mitted to the coroner. Thirteen victims
of the explosion have been buried. The,
funerals were attended by every man.
woman and child In Braznell
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1900-01-03

in 1863 chutcp builing Wss ereoted
for this scaool, and Mr. Mooly was
made lay pastor. Two years htor bs
was made presiceas OF the Young * .u's
Chr stan Association, and ne then in
stituted u series OF noon prayermeesinas
that anew an audience Of hundreds daily.
The mr. OF 1871 destroyed al the buiid-
Jugs that sheltered instituu ions sus
taireO ty his labois but hree months
later a huge frame tabernacle was erect
ed fur his use. which besides its religious
uses served as a storehouse for suppnes
Tor the impoverished diatrict surround
ing it. Then followed his first visit to
Great Britain in 1878, Mr.. Moody hav-
ing in the meantime been regularly Or
dained
The work that followed his return In
1875 in Brooklyn, Philadelphia and many
Other places was undoubtedly the most
efficient evangelical effort that has been
put forth during the present century.
1t continued until 1883, when the second
visit of the speaker and singer was made
to Great Britain, and it was as success
full as the first
MT Moody's Chicago church prospored
in the meantime amazingly. In addi-
ton to his evangelstic work and his
church. Mr.. Moody established the Chi
cago Bible institute, the Mortified sem
mary for girls, the Mount Hermon
school for boys. and summer school
for college students and Christian
workers in Mortified. held during va
cation time in the buildings Of the young
ladies seminary.
Mr.. Moody married Miss Emma G.
Rsvell. sister of Fleming H. Reyell, the
publisher.
Mr.. Moody then moved to Mortified.
Mass. where he hvsd until his death.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1900-01-03


Fo0wn End ri,ar naSeG i
foc aevagei lays pafr vi.
According 10 cred be fuf un no a
siugie sa9sty bump vas rsed So ihg IN az
by the wors NJ crews anro h Toe
day morniuT. 4oGr Gays beraro tho ex.
pics on Ere Bos Jgiles Batcih
whose daty Ii was 30 look agter tne r j.
ty OF the mine. ana upon whose cA.e
and intelligence the lives OF tho minors
depended III n large degree. said
81 believe tho explo zion was cause.
by sudden fall which ocru. red in t
before thu explosion l do not b-iIey
there was enough air in the mine 10 ba
dangerous As matter Of fact the
coal itself gives off little gas, but the gas
comes chiefly from the roof of the pit.
THE mine was well supplied with
sir. The men were trappad there lik ;
rats and there is no hops that a singr
man is alive. have never seen such n
terrible mine explosion"
AT $3.50 three were brought 10 the sur
face and at $3.50 three more came up in
the cage of the main shaft
William Pastorious, driver in thu
mine. tells sensational story. Pas
tori0us. who has lived in Brownsville.
for many years and is regarded as q
man Of intelligence, says that Pit Boss
Jones on last Tuesday morning issued
a general order that all safety lamps
might bs dispensed with and in their
stead the miners were permitted to use
naked lights. Pastorious also states
that the lamps were unlocked contrary
to regulations. This was admitted by
mine officials.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1900-01-03
MINE HORROR.
Twenty Lives Lost the nennit os sn
Awfni Expio.ioa.


Twenty Lives Lost as the Tesnit os an
Awfni Explo.iOn.
Brownyille, Pa. Dec. %. An exploe ion
occurred at the Brasnell mine. and the
detail OF the terrible affair grow in
intensity every hour. The number OF
dead is now estimated at 40 and may
pass that figure. AT the same time
there is a strong presumption that tho
laws regulating mining were carelessly
and probably criminally disregarded.
Sunday the first bodies of the victims
were brought out of the mine and never
in the history of mine disasters were
human beings so horribly nutilated 1t
was nearly il o'clock before the first
five bodies were taken out, 90 hours
aftes the explosion.
John Messc. one Of the 10 men who
escaped. is fssrttlly burned.
An evidence of the force of the ex.
Plosion was discovered Sunday. On the
hillside 50 feet back from the main shaft
were discovered an arm and foot. Tney
were portions of victim killed 10S feet
below the surface and blown out OF the
shaft like bullet from rife.
From statements obtainsd it seems
clear that the presence of gas in quaint
ties in the mine was perfectly well