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rHH CHICAGO HAaLM.

"A little more expression would i'm
prove II, think" said Mr.. Wayne. LET
me sing verse as | think it ought to
be sung"
lie did so amid the profound silence Of
the class. He had smooth, clear voice,
and he sang well and with due regard
for the sentiment of the words. The old
hymn took on new meaning under his
rendering Of It. The girls were delight.
cd with his way Of singing 1t, and the
young men wished they could sing like
that: but Deacon Snyder, whose musical
education was rs primitive as the cut of
his pantaloons. and who was not inclined
to be progressive In his ideas, hardly
agreed with Mr.. Waync's opinion Of how
the hymn ought TO be sung.
IL don't fancy quite SO many -four
hourishcs," he said TO Sister Smith, with
a dcprccating shake of his head. "'Tain't
the way they us't TO do it. an ! reckon
they sung as much fer the honor an
glory o God then as they do now'd days.
But s'posc it's the fash'n to sing 1t In
this way out among folks. Even re.
ligi'n is gcttin' to hnvin' fash 'nable quirks
to II. I'm sorry to say. go in fer good
old-fashncd 'singin' that hain't got none
o the ponps an vanites o. the world
mixed up with It,"
"The deacon he's allus a.indin' fault
with anything that don't jest agree with
what he was brought up to-" said Sa.
manthy, between whom and the deacon
a long-standing grudgc existed. He'd
find fault with the Angel Gabriel Of he
was 10 come an blow his trump dif'runt
from the way oil Mis- Snyder blows her
dinner horn"
After school was dismissed Dick took
his station by the door to wait for Nan.
ME. The boys generally ranged them
selves In row, waiting for the girls to
struggle along, trying to look unconscious
of the presence Of the gallants, who were
always conscious of being the observed OF
all observers. Pretty soon the girls be.
gan to edge their way toward the door,
Whispering to one another and giggling
about. and pretending to look as II
''bcaus' and Comply home" were the
very last things they were likely to think
| of.
Mamie, however. loitcrcd behind the
other girls. apparently busy over a pro
per arrangement Of some portion Of heI
apparel.
aren't you about rcady?" asked Dick
almost" answered Mamie: but I've
got TO speak to the teacher first"
Then she walked over to the place
where Mr.. Wayne was standing, with the
information that Mrs. Porter would tax,
him to board while he remained II
Brownsville.
Ito be continued.)
Copyright
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DEAR TO HIS HEART.

Even II the Dog Was Only a Poor
Little Cur.
Say, mister. don't you want to buy
u dawg?"
The little ragged bunch of humanity
was a study In ebony, and he looked
up pleadingly Into the face Of the man
whom he had accostcd. ''DogT quer.
led the man, II don't see any dog. I
don't like to buy things sight unseen"
"Oh, Use got i'm heah. all right, deed
I has" asserted the little fellow, and
he began to undo the various layers
of old coats about his body, evidently
put OH 50 that the good spots of one
would cover the rents In the garment
underneath. Finally he brought to
light a little yellow cur. half starved
and wholly worthless, either for use
or beauty.
"What do you want to sell him for?''
asked the man, smile beginning to
creep round the corners Of his eyes.
"Well,- YOU see. sub. Use had Bones q
good while. and I thinks a heap Of
i'm, but KANT get no license fur him,
and now they says got to tie up bis
mOuf, SOS he won't bite you alls. Deed,
mister, Bones never bit nOthin' In his
life. He's a powerful good dawg. an
I JUS KANT abear to see tho dawg
kctchers git i'm. an I thought IL
could sell I'm to somebody who would
be good to i'm, like you nils, I might
buy i'm back In the summer" And
he Struggled tho orncry little cur up
under his rags, to keep him from shiv.
erlng.
Then that man didn't do thing but
trOt that little study In ebony Off to
buy license for the "dawg" and q
muzzle, and now no IL safe from the
"dawg ACKNOWLEDGMENT Star.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-03-03
a Serious Jar.


II Jem Is the same as Jim,
And q sounds the same as j,
Then between a Gem. and Jim. and Jeua,
What Is the difference, prayY
We read about Gem Jars,
Jars made for holding jam.
Then are these Gem jars Jim jam jarsY
(Bc calm, my mind, be calm.)
Jim-jams Is modified way
OF saying delirium trcm.;
And the jars Of a fit OF the "blues,"
Why, nothing can equal them.
So, alter the name at once,
Lest discussion should wax hot,
And call the Gem Jam Jar, instead,
The James Preserving Pot.
But II folks IRE opposed to this,
As many doubtless are,
Then let the jar have its name In full
As the Jim Gem Jam Jar.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-03-03
Philosophy Of the Road.

Hungry Higgins-Ever think which
VISA the best, pursuit or possession?
Weary Watkins-Where'd you get all
them words to Oncet?
fright here out Of the paper"
"Well, It's a fool question, anyhow.
Which'ud You ruther do; hunt work
or lind itT'--Indianapolls Press.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-03-03
Heartless Mani

They sat by the cheerful glow, and
their thoughts drlfted back to 90.
"Then," she said, slowly, 'you have
no reason to complain Of the last year.
Fortune smiled on you more than
once"
"Yes,' he yawned, "and when she did
smile the contents of my vest pockets
always reminded me Of your own Of.
forts"
"What Were the contents Of your vest
pockets, Thea?'
"Heavy rolls"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-03-03
Phosphate.

The phosphate output of the State of
Florida last, year amounted to 425.O00
tons, and Of that total 800. 900 tons vas
purchased by Germany.
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The growing Cook County city Of
BLUE ISLAND, ILLINOIS,

stride Mayor
sixth emphasized his position that bus sheud tks Iaee
actively
Greenwood half the 900 ferefatAsss
0rsswse
nunicpay bsauu1 Duds
added
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-03-03
London.

London Is twelve miles broad one
way and seventeen the other. and every
year sees about twenty miles of new
streets added to II.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-03-03
slang.

The Allgemeine Deutsche Sprach-
verein has offered a prize of 1000
marks for the best study Of the slang
used by seamen.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-03-03
CHAPTER Ill.

The farm adjoining Mr. Bosns's on
the south belonged to Mr.. Porter. Mrs.
Porter was Mrs. Boone's sister. Mr..
Porter had built near the north edge Of
his claim. and Mr.. Boone near the south
ern boundary OF bis. SO that the two
houses were quite near together. On the
afternoon following the organization Of
the singing school. Mamie stopped at her
aunt's on her way home. with beamiug
and excited face.
"You can't guess what kind of an err
rand I've come on" she said, sitting
down In the doorway and tanning her
flushed face With her sunbonnet, utterly
nnmindful Of poor Dick. who was plow'
Ing In the Geld aereas tho road, and who
had stepped close to the fence when he
saw her coming.
"Wall. no. I cant say a. ! can, not
beln' very good at svsssin'." replied Mrs.
Porter, drawing her old-fashioned rock
ing chair upie the dsor. rs It a. "
pant fes or 3oikY"
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STATE Mine INSPECTOR BLAMES COMPANY

plozion occurred. Here is what he
said:
Il am satisfied that the explosion oc-
CURED in No on the main tunnel, a
distance of probably 2,OO0 feet in the
mine from the entrance. It did not oe-
cur in one Of the cross entries nor one
Of the rooms in my opinion.
1T was caused originally by the ex-
plosion of giant powder on the south
slope of what the miners call Pixies
Peak in tunnel No. 4. This is a place
where there was a fault in the ore
vein. It raised sharply and then had
to be made a steep incline Of the tun-
mel TO reach il This incline is about
a % per cent grade. It deseends again
sharply and gets down TO the usual
level Of the vein.
1.-The explosion occurred on the south
descent from the peak. There is every
evidence of this, for at a point some
way down the timbers of the tunnel
are driven in opposite directions. They
were torn away from the sides and
some were shot south down the slope,
while others were shot north. The line
Of parting is distinctly marked.
There is, too, a great cave-in of tons
and tons of coal torn from the roof of
the tunnel and from the sides. The
debris is so piled up that you must
crawl over quite an amount of it to
reach the other siGe. There is not any
doubt in my mind that this is the
place where the first explosion which
ignited the dust took place"
what other facts are there to back
up this statement?" was asked.
Took Fifty Pounds of Powder.
These" replied Inspector Thomas.
AT the point mentioned two Films
have been working as contractors, lev
cling down the steep grades in the tun-
mel. for the company has such work
done by contract. They are the only
ones using giant powder, and they
have been blasting rock at this place.
I have looked up the company's rec
ords. and have found that these two
men took in fifty pounds of giant pow
der on March %; that means 200 sticks
CT it.
"On the morning of the explosion one
Of the Films, for only one went in that
morning, took fifty sticks Looking far
Their back, 1 find that up to March %,
for the twenty-five preceding days,
these contractors used 125 sticks of
giant powder. Now. at this rate, 1 do
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train Of flame following it, or an explo-
sion Of the giant powder that was piled
up, it is possible that a blast blew out,
making a great fame, which ignited the
coal dust. 1t is, however, likely that
the giant powder that was piled up was
struck in some way and exploded by
conclusion. thus causing a great flame,
which ignited the dust.
The Finn, or a man who has been
identified as the contractor. was found
in the main tunnel, near this point.
don't know his name, and l have been
unable to learn it. Few of the miners
know the Firms by name, and the Of
ficeTs Of the company cannot tell who
he is. But he was identified as one Of
the contractors by the men who knew
him as such. He was burned and
SCARED fearfulIy.
Had there been 10 coal dust, this
great flame would not have caught, and
there would not have been 200 dead
miners An explosion of, say 100 sticks
Of giant powder. might suffocate many
men, but there were not many near
thi1 place. Men were around in the
rooms, and they would have been suf-
located. But that would not have been
200 and as many more, as time will
SHOW.
IF the company had sprinkled the
dust with water, thus keeping it from
rising, it could not have ignitsd. But
this was never done. It should have
been done, and there is earelessness
shown in the fact that it was not done.
4 do not charge the company with
criminal negligence, but 1 do charge
it with negligence.
4 have heard Of an instance, though
cannot say it is on tue best author
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INQUEST is HELD
AND NO ONE BLAMED
Especial to The Herald from a Staff
COrrespOn

Especial to The Herald from a staff
Correspondent
Scofield, Utah, May 3.-The coroner.s
inquest is over and nobody is blamed
The proceedings cannot properly be
called an investigation They were
brief Surface facts alone were brought
to notice, and there was a conspicuous
lack of relevant inquiries all through
the examination. The probabilities
are that the inquest of today is not
final A thorough investigation may
yet be made Especially is this likely
since certain facts have come to light
that were not known before the jury
was imDaneled. This jury was Sc
lected under circumstances that will
rival the world for comparison.
Lars Jensen was deoutized to sum
mon three jurors, and his instructions
were to find men who had none besides
a human interest in the catastrophe.
and who had no relatives among the
dead. Though the town of Seofeld was
searched from end to end, he could
not find the three. Those finally Sc
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the the
called leading
= the promises 5000 delivered Gande
These viii
= bread Idaho 1000 Royal 250 Kelley
=
0 a a
Herald relief
=
4 for furnishing children and widows
the relief committee ScofeId
20 of
+ he
uDont the ord The
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-04

should have had strict regulations
about this, and it should not have per-
mitted contractors to take larger guam
titles Of giant powder than they act
uaIly needed. Great careIessness has
been shown in not following such
rules.
AS TO how the explosion occurred,
whether by a blast that blew out with
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-04

SoOfsId, Utah, May 3-"This accident was
caused BY the neglect Of the Pleasant Valley Coal COM
pany. do not want to cali it criminal negligence, be-
cause does not amount to that But there has been
considerable careIessness. The dust in tunnel No.
and in the various crossentres and rooms should have
been sprinkled with water Had that been don. none
could have arisen to BE- ignited. The coal in No.
has larger percentage Of fixed carbon than in No.
and was think, more liable to be gnited. Conse-
queny there should have been greater precauon taken
than in the old property"
This statement was made by State Mine Inspector
Conner Thomas this afternoon.
CHARLES E. DOWNING.
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ity, showing that at least one of the
officials seemed to realize the danger
I am told that a foreman drew the at
tention Of Bishop Parmley, mine su-
perintendent to danger from the dust
It was said that he scraped some Of
it off a timber in tunnel No. 1, droD-
ping it into his lamp, and it ignited
quickly"
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not Gee how they would have used 200
sticks from March 25 to May 1. when
the explosion occurred. They must
have had many pounds of it piled up
there for future use, and the fifty
sticks were likely piled up, too.
There is no law that I know Of
against such practice, but any one
can see how unsafe it is. The company
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Raphael Well & Co, proprietors Of
the white House." corner Kearney
and Post streets, San Francisco, Cal,
telegraphed John E. Dolly, chairman
Of the relief committee, as follows:
Believing every human being sew
orally responsible and therefore bound
to respond to your pressing call. we
hasten to send our mite in behalf Of
the surviving victims Of that terrible
disaster. Find our telegraph order for
$3.50"
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inspector Thomas denies absolutely
the statement made by Captain Tibbev
IN today's Herald. to the effect that the
captain warned Mr.. Thomas of the
danger at the mine.
CHARLES E. DOWNING.
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Inspector Thomas explained yester-
day in some detail the result of hia
work here. He has been all through
the rooms" and cross entries and
main tunnel of No. q, in which the ex-
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SCOFIELD'S MAYOR
THANKS SALT LAKE

Scofeld Utah, May 3To the Salt Lake
C Utah. In the of the stricken people
to thank for noble will
be III need There here probably orphans
All OF them viii not left their
families in fair circumstances many without dollar farther
than the credit which may by storekeper
e WI" hkey IN time find relatives and
But there now.
we are not beggars These miners greater part
AefCan ctlzens But they ask temporary relief and
to continue are being made for tt
ception and Of friends
have today received checks Lake.
Sadle Mercantile COM
pany, 500 Let me thank them through your columns
h n EARLLs President of Town Board scofed
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-04
Cause Of the Explosion.

Summarizing statements and opinions
of Mr.. Thomas and Mr.. sheldon, the
condition. according to them, was as
follows;
The explosion was frat caused by
the explosion of giant powder handled
by contractors, or by black powder
which the miners used, being ignited-
The great explosion was caused by
the ignition of the dust from the origi-
nal explosion.
The company has shown care essness,
first, in permitting such large quanti-
ties Of giant powder to be taken in.
It has shown. second. greater negli-
gence in not sprinkling with water the
dust all through the mine
Notwithstanding such conditions.
there was no disposition on the part
Of the county attorney Of Carbon coun-
y. L. o. Hoffman, to bring out these
facts and statements whom he cues
toned witnesses at The inquest held
today.
The jury finding on the facts pre-
scented to il returned a verdict in
which 10 blame or intimation Of blame
attaches to anyone
The investigation made by State In
epector ThoDas has been quite thor
ough and he has arrived at very def
mite conclusions as to the immediate
cause of the fearful catastrophe and
the place of the first explosion. Mel
thes. Superintendent Sharp nor his as
sistant superintendent have reached
definite opinions, or if they have they
do not say 50. Their ideas, as declared
by themselves, are yet chaotic and
confused. For Mr. Sharp it may be
said that the nervous shock he sus-
tanned and the fearful responsibility
now upoo him has made ef him almost
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Especial to The Herald from staff Core
sDondent(
Scoheld. Utah. May 3.-If the state
ment made by Mine Inspector Thomas
IS correct, there has been blame in this
awful catastrophe which has swept oyer
200 men to death, left 400 widows and
more than 200 orphans.
Mr.. Thomas declared yesterday to The
Herald correspondent that had the
company properly sprinkled the dust
there could have been no explosion
further than an explosion Of giant pow
der. which would have killed not more
than half dozen men, very likely only
one He is conservative in his state
ments; he is not inclined to be severe
He may be too conservative, for there
are other experienced mining men here,
notably Thomas Sheldon, superintend-
ent of the coal mines at Diamondville,
Wyo., who have harsher criticisms on
the company.
Mr.. Thomas has not spoken before
because he wanted to be very careful,
and desired to make a thorough inves-
LEGATION before attempting TO fix the
cause or lay the blame for the death Of
these 200 or more miners. For it seems
now that the dead will number about
225. Tonight at 9 o'clock there had
been brought out 2O4 bodies in all.
Thomas SneGdon, too, blames the
company. and he is a cool miner of
authority. He declared yesterday that
there should have been much care and
strict regulations as to the quantity Of
giant powder that should be taken into
the mines
Now. as matter of fact, there have
been no strict regulations, as was ad-
mitted to The Herald correspondent
yesterday by Assistant Superintendent
Williams. He said that there were or
ders that only twenty-five pounds Of
giant powder should be taken in at one
time by contractors who used it in
blasting rock, but he said. too, that
this order was not lived up to. Accord
ing to Inspector Thomas, the records OF
the company show that on March %
a contractor took in fifty pounds
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-04
HELP FOR SUFFERERS
IS FREELY EXTENDED
Grand Total Of TWenty-One Thousand Dollars Con-
trbuted Up to Date.

Citizens Respond Generously to the Appeal For About
side Cities Come to the Rescue With Funds
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Inspector Thomas work.

a wreck, and he cannot think about
this accident calmly and coolly.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-04
5000 BREAD LOAvES
THROUGH HERALD FUND
Prompt Response to An Appeal for Food for ScOfeld
Sufferers.
ScofieId, Utah, May 3, 1900.
To Salt Lake Herald:

To Salt Lake Herald:
Have 5000 Ioaves of bread sent here at once Great
need Of 1t. There is bread famine. Women are so
dazed that they cannot cook.
H. H. EARLL, President Town Council
CHARLES E. DOWNING
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Grand total .SZl,6lb ~
Miscellaneous contributions in detail
yesterday We're as follows:
Bank of Wells, Fargo & Co.
A. w. McCune. ...,-...--.-.......-SZ 900
Salt Lake City Railroad Co... 500
Raphael We'll & Co, SanFran-
cisco (paid by telegraph trans
Ier) -.-..-.-.- -.---.-.-......---.. $50
Mrs. Theron Geddes. so
Frank NJ. Wilson. 20
James Rae .......... .........-.... 10
Frank Pierce ..,,,.,... .,......,.s 10
Sam Williamson 49,. .......... 5
Wesley K. Walton .............. 5
J. H. McChrystal ,.......... 5
Edward Pierce ........ ........ 5
To4oI ca ora
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Continued on Page So
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yesterday We're as follows:
Bank of Wells, Fargo & Co.

Total -.......... ..............s2S6O eerption lis
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SILVER AND LEAD

Silver, Coo per ounce.
Copper, lee per pound.
Lead, A, s & r. Co. price, s4.571z: New
York exchange S4.t7lkGsS4 ~; New York
brokers', s4.45
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-04

Forecast for Salt Lake Today Is
Fair, stationary temperature.
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Stock Exchange Contributions,
The Salt Lake Stock Exchange sub
list was swelled yesterday
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-11-20
Farm Miscellany.
VALUE OF COTTON SEED.

Mr.. E. Lehman Johnson, of Glenn
son College, S. c., has an article in a
late number of The Forum, in which
he further exhibits the value of cot
ton seed and it's especial value in con-
nectiOn with the cattle business. His
idea is that all the seed should be
put through a cotton seed oil mill,
| that the oil should be used for culin-
airy purposes after proper refining,
and the hulls and meal should be
used for cattle feed and the cattle
manure returned to the farm. He
exhibits tables Ia which the intrinsic
value of the cotton seed is compared
to that of wheat and corn, and under
takes to show that the time Will
probably come when the cotton seed
will yield as much to the farmer per
acre of the ground planted as corn
or wheat. This is exclusive of the
lint entirely. Even the oil may be
mixed with beef suet to make a very
excellent quality of cooking material
to take the place of lard, and this
possibility again emphasizes the i'm
portance of cattle raising in the cot
t~on-growing area.
It would seem that the growing Of
cattle and the growing of cotton are
of Importance each to the other, and
also that the cotton seed, or rather
the products of the cotton seed, con
tribute, to a very large degree, to the
economical raising of cattle and,
therefore, to the profit of the bust
ness. The reverse of this proposition
is also true, that is, that the raising
of cattle on a cotton farm contributes
to the economical production Of cot
ton and to the betterment of it's
quality.
Those farmers who first come to d
full understanding of these two
values and of the best way in which
to make each contribute to the other
will find a very considerable profit
by taking advantage of the improved
methods suggested by Mr.. Johnson
in his article in The Forum and in
various little pamphlets that he has
issued Observation-Disclosures Oh
server.