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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-19
LOST IN AN OLD MINE.
Boys Wander Eighteen Hours in
Deserted Tunnels.

WILKESBARRE, Pa, March 1S-The
residents of Plymouth, near here, ended
weary search of eighteen hours yesterday
afternoon by finding eight missing boys.
lost in the abandoned workings of an old
mine The boys had entered No. colltery
of the Delaware and Hudson Coal Company
at S o'clock Friday night. They had no
lamps, but thought they knew the work
ings OF the mine thoroughly. In romping
around they were lost. In their bewilder
ment they wandered farther and farther
inside, and after pacing the galleries and
gangways all night and well into the
morning sank down in group exhaust
ed with their constant walking, weak with
hunger. and suffering with thirst.
Meanwhile they had been missed and
their anxious parents spread the larm. The
whole town was searched. and the mine
was the last place thought of In the No.
3 workings a cap was found. This told
that they were in the mine, however, and
the rescuers efforts were redoubled. They
finally. as a last hope. searched the aban-
doned workings OF No. colliery, and at
last the boys were discovered
They had given up hope of being found.
Their eighteen hours in the mine had
quite exhausted them, and they were weak
and frightened. A hot meal and a good
scoIding restored them, and now they are
all right.
The boys were John Butler, John Haley,
Lawrence Connell, James Bryne Edward
Sherman, Michael Finley, John and Mat
thew Tobin. The youngest was eleven and
the eldest fifteen.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-19

In each of these the record shows the
average rate of the piece for the three
tests Now comes the new briggs gun,
with its rate of five rounds in four sec
onds thus more than doubling the best OF
the above rates. That is showing rate OF
seventy-fve shots a minute. The bore,
chamber loading. and sighting of the new
gun are the same as in the original briggs
Schroeder, and therefore it must of neces-
sity have the same accuracy range. etc.
To give an idea of what can be accom-
plished for accuracy with 6-pounder gun
of this make, the record made with the
briggs Schroeder at Sandy Hook may seem
incredible. but, according TO the official
record in the report of the Army Chief OF
Ordnance for 1894 ten shells were fired at
the target at the range of one mile; all
struck the target, the mean deviation from
the centre being only one foot one inch,
and every shot was put in circle of three
feet radius. Four shells passed through
practically the same hole. This firing was
deliberate. When firing for accuracy and
rapidity, the record shows that at one mile
ten consecutive shots were put into the tar
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-19
PLAYED TO HIS GRAVE.
Irish Air. over the Burial Place of
a Former Lender.

READING. Pa. March 1S-A unique
affair took place in the Catholic Cemetery
here last night. Thomas C. Hannahoe,
popularity known as the Mayor OF Irish
town" was buried there On his death
bed he requested his friend, AlvaA W.
schaeffer, the crack conetist of The Ger
mania Band, never to forget him on St
Patrieks Eve. Schaffer went TO his grave
last night and played Hannahoe's faVorite
air. The Lass OF Galway"
Next he rendered Erin Go Bragh,
Kathleen Mavourneen,' and The Benny
Blue Isle" He wound up with America
and Nearer Ny God to Thee"
Several hundred friends Of the former
Mayor hurried out, and as they left a
pack of smoking tobacco and Il clay pipe
were placed on his grave. He was Tor
years the landlord of a hotel known az
the Stars and Stripes, which was painted
red. white, and blue.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-19

get In one minute and thirty six and one
half seconds, and all were inside of a circle
of six feet radius. Both of these records
were made without the use of telescope
sights.
Perhaps the ordinary marksmen of the
Army or Navy cannot always accomplish
the same results, but they may be relied
upon to come pretty close TO it. torpedo
boat attacking must come within 300 yards
of her object in order to secure anything
like a reasonable chance OF success. II.
then ten shots can be put into a circle Of
six feet radius in one minute and thirty
six and onehalf seconds at a mile, the cf
feet at 900 yards may easily be imagined,
especially where the gun can be fired at
the rate of seventy-five rounds a minute.
AS the name implies, the shell or pro-
isctile Of this gun weighs six pounds. 1t
is loaded with powder and has a percus-
sion fuse which explodes the shell upon
impact. This and the firing charge are to-
gether in one cartridge. like the ordinary
pistol or shoulder rife cartridge on large
scale. These are inserted in the chamber
by hand. AS soon as the cartridge is placed
the gun closes, fires recoils and the
breech opens, ejecting the empty case and
leaving the gun ready to receive another
load.
II t is not desired to use the full auto
hold on the trigger until such time as he
wishes to fire, then by pulling the trig-
ger, as he finds his piece bearing on the
target the gun fires, again recoils, and. on
the counter-recoil, opens and elects
the empty case, and as before leaves the
gun ready for new load. The automatic
feature may be entirely put out of opera
tion by simply throwing up small handle.
when the gun can be worked as an ordi-
nary hand working gun, and as deliberate
ly as wanted.
In accomplishing these results nothing
has been sacrificed as TO simplicity; in
fact the gun has fewer parts than the
handwriting guns. no screws 10 come out
at the critical moment, and the whole
mechanism can be assembled or taken
down without the use of any special tools.
The trials of the new gun have extend
ed over the last three months. and were
so gratifying to the naval ordnance ex-
perts that an order has been promptly
placed for fifty-one of them for mounting
ON the six new gunbOats of the Denver
class now building. This order will be fol-
lowed by the manufacture of double that
number for the little gunbOats in the Phil
ippines as soon as the next naval appro-
priation becomes available.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-19
Two Children Burned to Death.

ALFRED. n T. March 1S.-A farmhouse
in McHenry Valley, about four miles north
of this place was burned this morning at
1 80 o'clock. and two boys, one three years
old and the other nine, were cremated.
They We're children of Eugene Ferrin, who
worked the farm and occupied the house.
The FIRE started between the rooms occu-
pied by the parents and three children, and
cut of all chance of rescuing them. The
surviving family escaped with only their
night clothing. The mercury was below
zero.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-19
No. 623 18th St. N. W.

created stir in the world of art by bid
ding in Breton's First Communion at
an auction sale at the cost of 10000.
Lord Strathcona has two children. the
Hon Mrs. Howard. who resides with him,
and a son who lives quietly in this city.
His peerage is a life one, and will end
with him.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-19

MAY WRIGHT SEwAIL, President.
tsS n. Penn. St, Indianapolis, Ind
REV. ANNA HOWARD SHAW, Vice Pres.
1880 Diamond St, Philadelphia. Pa.
LOUISE BaRNUa ROBBINS, Cor Sec.
At % Broad st, Adrian, Mich.
FRANCES STEW ART MOsHER. lst Rec. Sec,
Hillsdalc Mich.
HELEN FlNLAY BRISTOL, I'd Rec. Sec.
1928 Vermont Ave, Quincy, ILL.,
HANNAH J. BAILEY, Treasurer.
Winthrop Centre, AainA-
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-19

CHICAGO. March sd Mark Cum
mings has sold the Consolidated Street
Railway Company, Of Grand Rapids, Mich,
to a syndicate represented by E. W. Clark
& Co, of Philadelphia for $500, 600 Mr..
Cummings and his sister owned-'pracu-
cally all of the capital stock. Mark Cum
mines' father bought the stocic-u of the road
years ago for about sl6o, goo. \
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-19

Heurici's Book IL sold by all leading hotels
and restaurants IN the city.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-19
BLOOD POISON.


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For Sale at all druggists; mostly asc vial.

Munyon's Inhaler Cures Catarrh.
Grippe. Bronchitis. &c. Price, &1.OO
with all medicine completely.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-19

acquaintance think his body will be found
in the Magothy River, TOO. DR.. Mueller
formerly lived in Jacksonville
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-19

A special demonstration of Nun
YON'S INHALER is now going at
drug store of +. J. DIEUD0NNE. cor
ner Eleventh and i Streets.
A timely consultation with MUNYON'S skilled
Specialists upon all diseases may avert threaten
ed illness There Is no charge for advice.
Office hours. a. m. to p. m on week days;
3 to ) p. IN. on Sundays.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-12-17
ANOTHER CHINESE nEBELLIoN
Nine Battles Fought - Reformers
Would Cut or Pigtails.

Tacoma, Dec. lG-Kwang Tune
province, China. Is the scene Of another
rebellion according TO Oriental ad-
Vices received here. It's leaders declare
their intention TO substitute Chinese for
Manchu rulers and 10 bring about the
regeneration of China along occidental
lines. They favor foreigners and have
molested neither missionaries nor con-
yerts
Nine battles have been fought with
the imperial troops sent against them.
including a battle al Samtochuk. where
each side suffered a loss OF several
hundred killed and each claiming the
victory In eight other engagements
the rebels are reported to have been
completely victorious
They now have 10000 armed men IN
the field and possess many towns. They
are DESTROYS OF establishing a pro-
vlsional government Whereupon they
Intend 10 cut of their plgtails and
wear European clothes.
Two thousand shops and houses were
burned az Canton on November 10th.
About forty natives persisted.
Gov Nelh OF Kiang Su has sent a
present Of silks. satins and embroid-
cries worth G0O00 taels 10 the empress
doWager az Nslan for her birthday.
The san Shi bank Of Yokohama has
failed, owing 100000 ven. in consequence
" the defalcation OF the cashier Of the
Toxic branch He lost 10 900 yen specu-
latlng and then abscCnled
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-12-17
ARE TOO MANY CRINAMEN
tHot 10 Stop Them Entering New York by
Way Of Canada.
Lon FUN, nm Accused Celestial. Ia be
Tried at Ogdensburg what
lie Swears 20,

ogdensburg. n. Y, Dec lf.--rhe first
chinese trial TO come before &. S COM
missioner Gray since the federal au-
'borties decided that too many CHI
h'men were finding It comparatively
'ssy tc get into this country from
Oanada, via Malone, will soon be heard
BEN. the case having recently come
Up The prisoner is Lon FUN, ar
'eshd last summer at Malone for yio-
aurg the Chinese exclusion act,
Tn Chlnampn claims 10 have been
porn in San Francisco and went back
70 Chna and was arrested when about
return 10 his native home In this
'puntN via Canada. An alleged Ia
her wore TO his birth. Inspector
NaIph lizard, Of New York, was pre-
lt win two Cinnamon from Mott ST.,
Nho testified that they are acquainted
YIN thu alleged father OF the prison
n, out hey were not aware that the
prisoner Is his son. Their evidence
vent TO show that the prisoner had
lever bee out OF the rice fields until
.ttesled list summer The hearing
vas adjouhed for a week.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-12-17
DUMB GIRL LEARNS TO SPEAK.
Miss kcller's Case Something of a
Parallel to one in Salt Lake.

Boston, Dec lI-Helen Keller the
dear, blind, and heretofore dumb stu
dent al the Radcliffe college recently
astonished and delighted the Freshman
class. OF which she is a vice president,
by making a short address. 10 was at
q class luncheon in Fay hall, and
Helen who has recently become able
10 make sounds. which can be under
stood by those familiar with her, re-
sponded when called upon by the chair
man.
She spoke only few words en- a low
unmodulated voice. which did not lack
10 strength, and was oven musical. Up
TO this point she had mastered but
Few words but Miss Sullivan, her con
slant companion and guardian. can now
understand her quite readily. as can
others who have become accustomed to
her
Miss Keller. who is not ~ years old
shows a steady Improvement In her
new aud wonderful accomplishment.
Even those who know her and her re-
markablp mental capacity express as
constituent at the Roadway she IS
making The first public uttcrance by
her fellow students at Fay hall was
applauded rapturousiy
Every day SHE has long conversations
I'm her own way with Miss Sullivan.
who some time ago could understand
her only from the movement Of the lips.
Now she takes up words and sentences
and repeats them until she improves
IN tone and meditation.
Miss Keller Is an eager student at
Radcliffe. All OF her time IS taken
up with her studies, which include
French, English and history. Last
week she spent several days in New
York, and her friends say she was de-
lighted with the trip.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-12-17
CREW WERE RESCUED.
How Is Not Vet known Schooner
Laden With Lumber is Wrecked.

New York, Dec. ia cablegram TO
the World from Nassau n, r., says
that Thomasten lMaine) schooner,
Marie T. Lermond has been driven by
a squall upon the reefs Of the island
Of Abaco, the northern coast OF the
Bahamas. This now well-known dere-
llet has been sighted thirteen times.
A passage steamship set her on fire and
a portion OF her stern burned Of but
she appears 10 bee stll valuable.
The British steamship Antllla has
been sent from Nassau by the colonial
government TO save the schooner Il
possible
The most remarkable question In the
adventures Of the schooner Is how did
Captain Sproul and his seven men get
from the wreck to Para" Captain APP
pleby OF the Sailors home here. says
the survivors arrived there on the Red
Cross liner Cametense on oct. II. hav-
Ing sailed from Para. The Marie z
Lermond sailed from Fernandina FOR
Martinique on August a. and was first
reported dismasted and abandoned on
sept. IT, The Antilles current sent her
into the track OF South American and
Nest Indies bound vessels She had
travelled 200 miles from Sept II 10 oct
TO-
November 49, the Norwegian steam
shin Frev from Santiago for Philadel-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-12-17
NEGRO is FREE.
says He Was Imprisoned for Crime
He Did Not Commit.

Chicago, Dee Nv. r. Cole, colored
has returned 10 Chicago a free man.
seven years ago, when he appeared In
chicago, a. sentence OF thirty years in
Tennessee prison was hanging OVER
his head. He escaped while serving a
term for a crime which he declares he
never committed. Cole married In Chi
cago and gained many friends by his
good conduct. A negro he had be-
irlended learned Of his prison record,
however, and Cole was betrayed for a
small reward and taken back 10 Tennes-
see To- serve out his sentence. An at
tempt was afterwards made by Coles
friends TO lynch his betrayer. but this
was prevented by the police Promi-
uent Chicago people interested them
selves In Coles behalf and on Thanks
giving morning Gov. McMilin signed
his. pardon. Cole visited his mother In
the south hcriore returning to his wife
and child In this city.
All ] want is 10 earn enough TO sup
port my wife ana child said Cole last
night IAN / ask Is an opportunity to
live decent life and make enough TO
live on. None OF the people who got
me out Of prison are going TO be sorry
Tor what they have done
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-12-17
DECORATED A HEROINE.
Madame Rcrosthorn Receives an
Honor for Her Work.

New York, Dec ia dispatch to the
Journal and Advertiser from Paris
says.
The cross Of the legion Of honor has
been conferred upon Madam Bcros-
thorn wife Of the Austrian charge
charge d'affairgs at PekIn for her
heroic conduct and assistance 60 the
French during the siege Of the lega.
ton.
only one other foreign woman has
been thus decorated. She Is Marie
Scellenck a Belgian woman, who dis
guised her sex and Joined Napoleon's
army as q private soldier ana became
a corporal a sergeant and then lieu
tenant.
She served II years. went through -
campaigns. and was eight times wound
ed Napoleon decorated her personal
ly In 1908.
This Napoleonlc affair Is recalled IN
the decoration OF Madam Berosthorn.
who, with her husband Is rewarded
for personal bravery In defend
ing the French legation after Minister
Pichon had gone to the British lega.
tiOn.
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ment aid ia getting their money back
viii be watched with interest There
IS hardly any question IL Is said at
the department that such action would
be a violation OF the Monroe doctrine
and would call forth a protest from
the United States.
AS long as the claim was In its
original form France might have
maintained that she was simply rectlfy-
ing her boundaries, and that the Unit
ed States can not object TO that. Even
IN that case a rectncatlon OF bounda-
ries which Involved an area of 100, 600
square miles would be closely scrut-
ini2ed France has. however. forfeit
ed the right 20 make that claim by sub
hitting the matter TO arbitration by
switzerland The territory has been Of
hcially decreed by the Swiss tribunal
To be outside the boundaries Of French
Guiana.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-12-17
TWO NEGROES LYNCHED.
They BrutiaIly Murdered a White
Barber.

Rockport, md, Dec 1.-two negroes,
Jim Henderson and Bud Rowlands.
waylaid, murdered and robbed HollIe
Simons, a white barber, early this
morning, Tonight they were lynched
in the jailyard by a mob Of 1900. The
negroes We're arrested soon after the
murder occurred, and although How
lands clothing had Dloodstans on II
they claimed they were innocent
Simons was murdered IN the most
brutal manner one square from the
main street Of the city, as he was go
ing to his home from his barber shop
at 2 o'clock in the morning, He car
rled the receipts Of the days work, a
fact Of which the negroes We're aware.
They attacked him from behind. strlk-
ing MIN over the h,ad with a heavy
club into which a large nail had been
driven.
Although terribly beaten. simons
made a desperate fight. Ills cries at
tracted two boys The negroes drove
them away and accomplished their
original design. securing bag con-
tanning something over $40 from their
victim, and made their escape.
When others arrived SlmOns was
dead. His skull was crushed In and
his head and face beaten into a pulp.
The spike Of the club had punc,ured
the skull In four places and penetrated
his brain
Walter Evans, one Of the young men
who attempted 10 rescue Simons and
who afterward witnessed the lynching
has become a raying maniac.
Simons wife is Frustrated. and It is
believed she will die from the shock.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-12-17
Kaiser is Boulbastic.

Berlin, Dec. l7.-Emperor william In
his speech yesterday upon the occasion
of the reception given here, TO a portion
Of the German contingent, which re-
Gently arrived from China said To the
returned soldiers:
with anxious forebodlngs and heavy
heart / witnessed your departure from
the Fatherand. The efforts which
awaited you could not be foreseen For
what YOU have effected / offer you my
thanks In the name OF the entire Father
land. You have under all cirCumstan-
ces upheld your oath 10 the flag am
firmly convinced that each has done his
duty In the hour Of need. You have
not yet quivered; no hand has tIemblei.
Thus were the victories gained None
among you can know with how great
JOY the news was received OF your VIC
tories, In which the army and navy to-
gether were concerned.
Yes, the great Emperor-King, 10y
whose statue you have marched today
now looks down upon you The help
of God which has hitherto been with u3.
viii continue on our side also IN the
future
His majesty also referred TO tho COM
rades who are still in the Far East.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-12-17
FRANCE MUST STAND BACK
Attempt 10 Secure South American TerItlry
Causes Worry
United states win Not - rmt Viola
ZION Of Monroe Gncfrlee How
ia Water stand"

New York Dec l7-A special 70 the
Times from Washington says
Tls territory Until recently in dispute
between Brazil ana France and which
has been decreed 20 belong TO Brazil
may shortly become an object Of dis
pute between France and the United
States. should it Violate Monroe doc
rinc The territory lyias south OF
French Guiana, IN the state OF
Para. and containing 10000 square
miles. was claimed By Brozi ANA
France. and Switzerland was mac ar
bnutor Her decision was In favor
OF Brazil.
Il Is now reported that some French
fnanciers. anticipating that the deci.
sion would be favorable to France hai
already Invested their capital In ihis
territory They are now II Is said,
irving to engineer n deal by which the
French government VIII buy this land
from Brazil ,,
The state department has absolutely
no knowledge on the subject lts at
tentlon has. however, been called to
The matter. and the attempt OF me
French capitalists 10 secure govern
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-12-17
Goods as Fircmen.

Chicago. Dec IA bad blaze which
threatened the destruction Of Foster
hall at the University Of Chicago Sun
day, aroused the Goods who live IN
the hall and forced them 10 assume the
role OF hremen In a hastily imprOyisel
pitcher brigade
When the fire was discovered they
Immediately rushed to the scene with
pitchers OF water. but found they We're
unable To reach the blaze, as Il was on
the roof Securing a ladder one of the
young women climbed 90 the roof ana
as last as her companions brJu-ht the
pitcher poured the water on tine fire.
it proved TOO strong for them. however
ana 10 was not until the fremgn had are
rived and torn of the slate roofing that
the blaze was eNtinguishel. The dam
age was small.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-12-17
Steamships Delayed.

New York. Dec. 17-About twenty
steamships that should have made port
have not been reported upon 20 this
morning
The storms on the Atlantic, Of head
winds are OBTAINING the Umhrla, from
Liverpool, La Champagne. from
Hayre; the Victoria, from Gibraltar;
the MInnehaha, from London. the Lo-
RADIO. from Hun, and the Rotterdam,
from Rotterdam. Some OF the over
due feet have been out since the last Of
November.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-12-17
On Trial for Murder,

New York. Dec l7-Edward C.
Burnz viii be placed on trial today AT
White Plains 90 answer the charge Of
murder Of Herbert B Fellows. the sta
ton agent at Scarsdale. ~ Y. on Dec.
& 1899. Burnz, II IS alleged murdered
Fellows as he was returning home
from the station and rlned the con-
tents Of a satchel which Fellows car
ried, securing about SG0 In money, with
which he came 20 New York 10 enjoy
himself He was arrested az the blcy.
Gle races IN Madison Square Garden
Burnz defense VIII be hereditary In.
sanity