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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-02-16
Car Jumped the Track at the Corner
of a Street and Was wrecked
Against the Curb.
ACCIDENT IN KENTUCKY
FRIGHTFUL LEAP OF AN ELECTRIC
CAR INTO A LITTLE STREAM.
All the Thirty Passengers, Except
One, Injured - Two Probably
Will Die-Others Bruised.

VICTORIA. B. c., Feb. 15.-An explo-
sion that it is feared, will result in the loss
of many lives, occurred this forenoon at the
Union mines, owned by the yelling Colliery
Company, of which James Dunsmuir. the
premier of the province. is the principal
shareholder The telegraphic advices re-
ceived so far give no complete story of the
accident. AS near as can be gathered the
explosion took place about IL o'clock this
forenoon, in No. 6 shaft, one of the work.
ings of the big coal mine there. This par
ticular shaft is situated in the village of
Cumberland. There were sixty men at
work, and not one of them escaped. The
explosion ignited the mine. wrecking the
shaft from midway down to the bottom and
filing it with a solid mass Of rocks, earth
and tlmbers. The first explosion was fol-
lowed by several more. Rescuing parties at
once went to work. Another explosion to-
night cut off all hope Of rescuing the sixty
men entombed in the mine. Following Is
partial list Of victims:
W. B. WALKER, married. leaves wife
and two children, his two sons, George and
William, being also killed.
JOHN WHYTE, miner, married, leaves
wife and four children.
THOMAS LORD, miner. single.
JAMES HALLIDAY, miner, single.
F. DUNCAN MUNROE, married, leaves
a wife and large family.
w. s. NEDDEN, miner. leaves a wife
and large family.
PETER BARDESON, married, leaves a
wife and two children.
- BONO, sir gle.
r. FLICK, married.
ANDREW SMITH. single.
d. M. DAVIS. single.
A. MAFFEE.
d. MGINNIS.
JAMES CROSSETTE. single.
JOSEPH ALLISON, driver. single.
GEORGE and WILLIAM WALKER,
drivers.
= TURNBULL, timberman, leaves
wife.
Even should the rescuing party reach the
interior of the wrecked workings tonight
there is little hope for any of the men
locked up in the shaft. John Bryaner, ex-
member of Parliament, brother-in-law of
the premier and ex-manager of the portion
of the Dunsmuir mining business, said to-
night that scarcely any hope could be held
out for the men. The only way in which
any Of them could escape would be by
reaching some remote portion of the work
ings, to which the gas and smoke could
not penetrate. The gas in a coal mine. he
said, did it's work in few minutes. Hence
the hopelessness of the task of saving men
who had been in 1T for hours.
The Cumberland mine is one of the prop
critics of the Union Colliery Company. sit
uated near Comox, and reached from Union
Bay by the private colliery railway cross
ing the Trent river, on which the memoir
able bridge disaster occurred over a year
ago. 1t has been singularly fortunate here
tofore in immunity from disaster, and was
considered an especially safe mine to work
in by reason of the character of coal
formation found there and the manner In
which it had been opened up.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-02-16

WASHINGTON. Feb. B-According 10
mail advices from the Philippines Captain
Novico. the insurgent officer who COM
manded the band which captured Lieuten-
ant Gilmore and party. OF the Yorktown.
and held them captive for many months.
has been sentenced TO imprisonment at
hard labor for lite or the charge of hav-
ing permitted one of Gilmore's party to be
buried alive. The victim was a sailor
named Mcdonald. who was burden to the
Filipinos because OF his wounds
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-02-16
LIONS AND WILDCATS.
Theodore Roosevelt Killed Two Wag-
onlOads I'm Colorado.

MEEKER, Col, Feb. 15.-Col. Theodore
Roosevelt and hunting party expected
In Meeker tonight. Colonel Roosevelt and
John Goff. the guide. have been down the
river, hunting outside the Coyote basin, and
came back to the keystone ranch Tuesday
night with two wagonloads of lions and
wildcats. Governor Roosevelt starts East
Tomorrow night
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-02-16
Action Of the state senatc.

On motion Of Mr.. Inman the State senats
yesterday unanimously adopted a resolu-
ton expressing sorrow at the death OF
Maurice Thompson and extending sympa-
thy to the family.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-02-16

wood. o.. seriously. The greater number
received slight cuts and bruises. Miss
Emma Hampton was the only one who eS-
capped entirely. and she swooned when
taken from the wreck.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-02-16
wilcox WIN Keep Hi. Seat.

WASHINGTON. Feb. l5.-Delegate VIII
cox, OF Hawaii to-day scored a distinct
triumph I'm securing a unanimous vote OF
the House committee on elections No. !.
confirming his right TO a seat In the House
and holding that the charges filed against
CONTINUED ON PAGE 5. COL a.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1901-02-22
Buena Vista Budget.

Buena Vista. Feb. 19.-Things in
Buena Vista are going the same as
usual. The ladies of the Methodist
church will have an old folks concert
at the opera house Friday evening.
The program is very interesting one
and the costumes which are all to be
colonial are to be very elaborate. Mrs.
E. L. Embree as aunt Polly Bing-
ham has the entertainment in charge
and It's success is assured. A great
many tickets have already been sold.
The young ladies of Virginia Col
lege will have their annual colonial
ball Friday evening. They have some
very elaborate costumes and the scene
will be very pretty one. The only
drawback Ito the young men) on this
occasion is that the young men are
very conspicuous by there absence.
The second of the series of recitals
that are given every two weeks by be
departments in music and elOcution
was held last Friday evening at the
college. The entertainment was a
brilliant success and the house was
crowded. The next recital will be the
graduates recital March 1st.
Rev. G. W. Trawick, who recently
had call to Bedford City, as yet has
not decided what he will do.
A very successful revival is In pro-
gress at the Baptist church.
Ground was broken last Monday for
the Extract Works.
No new sale of Importance in real
estate lately.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1901-02-22
Items Of News from Pond Gap.

Pond Gap. Va, Feb. 18.-Mrs. Geo.
M. Crawford, who has had long and
severe illness, Is now about well again.
DR.. Hartman, of Swoope, and Miss
Fannie Roby, of Baltimore, have been
attending her. Miss Robyis trained
nurse and a relative of Mrs. Crawford.
The rumor that the tannery here be-
longing to Mr.. Appold, of Baltimore,
had been sold seems a false one, we
are sorry to say. 1t is still ''shut
down.; the only work going on there
being the shipment of bark superin-
tended by Mr.. j. T. Jordan.
Nearly all of our people have sue
ceeded in filling ice houses the last cold
spell. Mr.. d. s. Potter our esteemed
neighbor and merchant. had quite an
accident while filing his. A piece of
ice fell on his foot crushing it severely,
but he is walking around on crutches
now.
Mrs. 2. c. Daniel, who has been quite
i'll, Is conyalescent now.
There was quite little excitement
in our village one afternoon not long
since, when Mr.. J. T. Jordan. of this
place, gave Amanda Thomas colOred a
severe thraShing. 1t seems they had
some words just in front of Mr.. Jor-
dan s house, and she drew pistol on
him and threatened to take his life,
whereupon he picked up stick and
threshed her over the head with it,
knocked her down an EN- bankmen the
pistol flew from her hand and he pick
ed it up, though she tried vigorously
to take it away from him, but he gave
her few more rhumps over the head
that soon convinced her that a good
run is better than bad stand. She
Was confined to her bed for a few days
but is up now, though she still wears a
sore head. She is a large mus
cular, active woman with pugnacious
disposition.
The neighborhoOd regrets to know
that they will soon lose their good
neighb0rs, Mr.. and Mrs. James Cal
houn and Mrs. Calhoun's father and
mother, MI. and Mrs. Shipley. They
will move to a large farm recently pur.
chased near Stanton. Mr.. Crawford
Shipley Will remain and bach" it in
the pretty new house they vacate.
Our public school is getting along
nicely under the supervisor of it's ex-
cellent teacher, Miss Frances SeIIars.
Both the school house and the teach
er time is fully occupied. This is
Miss Sellars' second year here, during
which time she has built up the school
wonderfully.
Nearly every family at Pond Gap
and vicinity takes the SPECTATOR aud
yet We never see the Pond Gap N ews''
among it's columns. Why dOu't some
one act as correspondent? Surely we
are not SO dead DIS this would Indicate.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1901-02-22
From FishersviIie.

Fishersville, Feb. 19.-About noon
yesterday the roof to Nh. j. W. Guthry s
kitchen ignited from an overheated
stove pipe, and but for the timely dis
covery would have proven a most dis
astriOus fire, the dwelling caught sew
eral times, but by the active work OF
several of his neighbors the fire was
subdued with only the loss of the roof
to the kitchen. Several ladies of the
village were present and worked her0l
calIy, pumping and bearing water Wild
an energy equal to that displayed py
the men.
A firm of Lambertville, N. j., is now
shipping from this point large quantl-
ties of hickory billets. From the I'm
mense quantity of this class of lumber
which has gone from this section in the
past few years the supply must be we'll
nigh exhausted. In the near future we
will have to send to the west for a
stick of lumber to make hammer
handle. Is this good policy, are our
people not forgetting the future dollar
in trying to save the present penny.
Miss Josie Watson is spending we'll
deserved vacation visiting friends IN
Staunton.
The family of the late DIR. Hanger
having sold the old homestead. will
sell the personal property on the 9th
of March, and thus will pass into bis
tory an old Virginia homestead noted
for its hospitality, culture and refine
ment of its people and which for ages
has been the gathering place for some
of the brightest intellects of this state.
Az these old colonial homes pass from
the hands of the decendents of those
who made them famous, and whogave
Virginia her world wide reputation for
hospitality and refinement, 1t leaves
simply memory of what Virginia once
was, and the question arises, are we
better for the change.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1901-02-22

The history of the framing OF the
detestable Underwood Constitution,
under which we have been grooming
in spirit and body as well, ought now
to be rewritten to show the people OF
Virginia what the State did endure, its
humiliation and shameful treatment
by the body which framed that docu-
ment. There will be those, however,
who will hang to the old constitution
when the new one is framed, because
they revel in foul odors and diseased
matter, or which is worse still, because
they have personal interest in re-
tanning blot on Virginia's escutchen
that they may profit pecuniarily.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1901-02-22
THE HAPPY FARMER.

The farmer can read of wealth, he
can dream of it if not too weary, be
can sigh for it, he can look at it as it
drives by with noiseless wheels, plate
glass windows in the carriage, bob
tailed horses, and women in silks and
furs, with jeweled hands and diamonds
cleaning. But poor, deluded creatures
all he really does do is to vote to keen
patches on his own trousers, his own
boys at the plow, his girls washing and
hoeing in the garden, his wife working
and striving to keep the house looking
little decent within if it does lack
paint on the outside, and the window
panes are fewer than they have been.
The farmer who is the head of family
of the average kind in this land of
ours, gets a day off to hear the poll
tician tell what prosperity and Hanna
have done for the country and espec
tally for him, then he goes home, tells
the old woman and the kids, and thew
all thank Mr.. Hanna, and he hasteps
to vote to continue the luxurious life
they are leading.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1901-02-22
Newsv Letter from waynesboro.

Waynesboro, Feb. 18.-One of our
East Va. neighbors compiled Basic
whiskey lately to the extent of MIS-
taking the plate glass window i'll
the drug store for the sidewalk and
stepped through it, causing Mayor
Griffith to assess him one dollar and
costs to help keep up the streets. In
the absence of the needful he is spend
ing 80 days with Mr.. Dawson at Staun-
ton.
Miss Maude Murry, of Edinburg,
Va, is visiting friends in the city. She
will take part in Diamonds and
Hearts" which will be presented by
home talent here on Feb. 18th. Miss
Murry made quite hit as 'sTopSy" in
''Topsy Turvy" last Spring. She will
be a welcomed addition to the cast.
Kemp Lambert has received an APP
pointment as weigher of mail between
Washington, ID. e., and Huntington,
| w. Va, his duties to begin next month.
The tea given by the ladies of the
sewing circle last week at Selh Hotel
was not very we'll patronized. We re-
greet to see lack of interest in charity
| work.
Robt. Haines, of G.. & o. Freight
Department at Staunton, paid Way
nesboro flying visit last week.
Mr.. Charles Haines, of G. q O.
Freight Office, was among the sick last
| week.
Dudley Schinder, of the R. M. s is
spending a few days at home getting
| up an examination.
Seats for diamonds and Hearts
are on sale at Fishburne's drug store.
Remember the proceeds of this enter
Galnment go toward erecting Con
federate monument at Waynesboro.
New houses are reported on every
hand L. w. Quisenberry will build z
dwellings on Mulberry between Bruce
alley and the Chew property. Mr.. T..
IL. Antrim is building residence on
| Wayne ave., for his daughter, Mrs. T.
B. Conner. Chew Bros. will tear down
the brick dwelling on Mulberry street,
move the l. back and erect modern
dwelling on the old site.
Harry ROden it is reported will build
nice residence on Wayne ave., and
Editor Cook, of the Valley Virginian,
will build in the Spring.
| Nothing speaks 80 well for a town
as the sound of saw and hammer from
every quarter. Waynesboro is forg
ing to the front,
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1901-02-22

Mr.. Hale, of Maine, has called at
tention to the expenditures of this
Congress, which are fast reaching a
billion dollars. 1t has been suggested
that 800, 100000 might be saved by
ending the Philippine war, but such
suggestions are like pouring water on
a ducks back. The enormity of the
taxation necessary to enable the gov
eminent to spend one billion dollars
yearly is beyond human conception.
The average man has no idea of this
sum one bit more than when you tell
him there are spots on the sun. But
the person who goes to Congress ought
to have. MI. Hale who knows how
to count millions has, but he can never
impress such thing on the brain of
the little two by four Congressman
who has a particular job on his hands
to insure his reelection, and to accom-
plish which he is willing to give away
all the money in the treasury.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1901-02-22
WE MUST CHOOSE.

1t is now up to us to say who will 60
to the constitutional convention, and
up to those who wish to 60 to say what
they will do On certain leading issues.
Don't let them fool the people with
that old threadbare lie that they will
do what the people want. The states
man who waits for the people to guide
him seldom accompanies much, and be
never rightly understands the peoples
voice until at last they make him I'M
Gerstand 1t by ordering him to stay at
home. In the meantime he has either
accomplished nothing or worse than
nothing by making some egregious
blunder, which somebody must remedy
at cost and trouble. The weakling says
he is going to do what the people want,
the strong man finds what is best and
does it, because he is as capable of
thinking as any one else, he surrenders
that job to none, and when he thinks
wisely and we'll the people applaud.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1901-02-22
Found Dead.

Miss Rebecca J.Dean, an old lady,
died near Hot Springs last week, and
was buried in the Jones graveyard,
with not relative present. For many
years she had lived alone on little
cabin on the farm of R. b. Langridge,
and was found lying on the floor dead.
She had for several years been depend
ent on the bounty of the neighbors
and a small pittance from the county.
The Dean family went there from
Philadelphia about IVA, Rev William
Dean, a minister, then living in Phil
adelphia, being the head of the family
The records show that they were peo-
pie of influence and of considera BILE
property at one time. The family ac-
Quired large bodies of land there, GOV
eriug some of the best and most pro
ductive tracts now in the county At
one time this lady's grandfather owned
a tract of 1896 acres, much Of which
was subsequently owned by her father,
John Dean. The land is now divided
into numerous farms, and is owned by
B.-F. Gwin, Charles Richardson, Viii
liam A. Grove, &. D. Thomas, and
Others
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1901-02-22
Roman News.

Roman. Feb. 19.-Rev. Samuel L
Miller sold his personal property
on the 10Th, and his son-in-law will
farm the place in future.
Young Emmett Brown, who lives al
Splitter, but was working for N. ID.
Simmons, who is engaged in the barre
heading business, met with very serl
Gus accident on the mud pike below
Moscow. At this point the header IL
cutting timber for John Robson. In
some way the fly wheel or belt struck
him a severe blow about the head rem
dering him unconscious. His condi
tiOn is critical.
Luther P. Williams, of near Splitter,
having rented his arm to E. L. Houff
Jr., will sell his stock and implements
on the Goth inst.
Abram Miller, our neighbor is en-
gagged in having a fine lot of lumber,
ties, &c.. sawed by Messrs. Neff and 5.
A. Picker.
There is some sickness in the neigh
borhood reported by DR.. 8. I'll. Bell.
Samuel Link, of near Spring Hill, has
lost boy from pneumonia.
Measles are prevalent on the Middle
river section above Bowling's mill
The thermometer registered degrees
above zero Thursday morning of last
week.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1901-02-22
Meadow Valley Mention.

Charles Masincupp is going to have
d large bill of lumber sawed, Picker
Bros. q Neff, are the contractors.
MIR. Edward Michael, of the firm Of
Riser and Michael, has moved with bis
family IN the house recently occupied
by W. II. Houff.
Mr.. Daniel Hartman, of Keezletown,
mas also moved in our community, aud
is dOmlcIled In The property of the late
Daniel Fishburne.
The Meadow Valley Cornet band
gave an oyster supper for the benefit
of the Band in Spring Hill Friday
night, Feb. 10Th.
Mrs. Saltie Anderson, better known
as Grandma" Anderson, and mother
Of A. P. Anderson. ls seriously indis
posed at this writing.
Miss JAMIE Spencer, of Amherst G..
H., came on Saturday to spend the
remainder of the winter with her uncle,
H. M. Spencer.
There will be communion services at
Pleasant View (Lutheran) church on
Sunday, Feb. the 24eh, with prepare
tory services on Saturday.
Miss Miriam KILLER, who has charge
of the Liberty Hall, school near Roman.
spent Saturday aud Sunday with her
parents, MIR. and Mrs. q. M. KILLER.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1901-02-22

TRUSTEES SALE OF ABOUT TWO
AND ONE HALF ACRES OF LAND
IN AUGUSTA COUNTY, VA, about five
and one half miles from Staunton, Va, on
which is situate a comfortable residence, a
shop and necessary outbuildiDgs.
The undersigned, Fitzhugh Elder, in
pursuance of authority Of decree of Dec.
18th, 1900, in cause of ChaS. Frazier VS.. IT.
vine Reeds widow. ct ais, pending in the
circuit court OF Augusta county, Va, and
also in pursuance OF authority vested in
him as Trustee of the Young Mems Build
ing 81 Loan Association, of StauntOn, Va
in the deed from Irvine Reed and wife to
Alexander FL. Fultz, Trustee, of Jan. 22d,
1896, recorded in the clerk office of the
county court of Augusta county, Va i, In
D. B. III, page SIS, he having been elected
Trustee of said Association i'll the place of
Alexander H. FultZ the former Trustee
and the trustee named in the aforesaid
deed, and he, the said Elder, succeeding to
the rights of said Fultz, Trustee, in accor-
dance with the provisions of = cts 1897 g.,
page 91S, relative TO change of Trustees of
Building & Loan Associations. will pro-
coed to sell at public auction in front of
the court house of the city of Staunton,
Va, about the hour of ~ o'clock NJ, ON
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25th, 1901,
Court day) that certain piece or parcel of
land, in Augusta country, Va. about five
and one half miles west of the city of
Staunton, on the StauntOn and Churchville
road, near Middle River together with the
residence, shop and all other buildings
situate thereon, and containing about two
and one half acres, and being the same
property which was occupied and used by
Irvine Reed for many years before his
death, and also the same property convey
ed by the said Irvine Reed and wife to
Alex, H Fultz, Trustee, by deed above
set out
TERMS OF SALE-Onethird of the
purchase money in cash and the balance
in three equal installments payable respec-
lively in nine, eighteen and twenty seven
months from day OF sale. with interest
from that day, for which the purchaser
will be required to execute his bonds with
approved personal security and the title
will be withheld as ultimate security.
FITZHUGH ELDER,
Jan rs st Trustee, &c.