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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-06-11
A MINE HOLOCAUST
THIRTY MINERS ENTOMBED AT
PORT ROYAL, PA.
MANY MAY NEVER SEE LIGHT
MEN AND WOMEN CROWD NINE PIT
AT MIDNIGHT.

Fire Supposed to Have Started From
an Explosion in Which Four Men
Were Probably Lost-Superintend-
ent, FOremen and Bosses, With
Twenty More Men, Go to the Res
cue-ExpIOsiOns Heard Three
Hours Later and No News From the
Mines Depths Since.
Port Royal, Pa. June 10.-The Pittsburg
Coal and Coke Company's shaft No.
at this place is again on fire, after steady
running for seven years, and over thirty
men are in the mines, many of whom it
is feared, will never be heard from again.
About O'Clock smoke was seen to be
issuing from shaft No 2, which is on the
line of the Pittsburg and Lake Erie Rail
road. 1t is thought the fire started from
an explosion and that six men were in
the mine at the time of the
explosion, the men being Jock
Peoples, Tony Stickles, Frank Davenport,
DAILY, Lawrence Settler and John
Stakes. Stakes and Settler were not near
the place in which the explosion occur
red and upon the arrival of a rescue
party they were quickly brought to the
surface, after being nearly overcome by
afterdamp. They could give no informa-
ton to what had caused the fire and
told the rescue party that four other
men were entombed. About O'Clock
Superintendent William McCune of West
Newton, general superintendent of this
district; Dennis Wortley, pit boss of the
mine; Michael Roy foreman of the Eu-
cid mines, and several other bosses, with
about twenty men, went down shaft No.
/, which is just opposite on the Balti-
more and Ohio side of the river, and
have not been heard from since. About
three hours after the rescue party had
been in the mine, two more explosions
were heard. Meantime, the crowd around
the opening of the shaft had increased,
the crowd including many mothers,
wives and sisters of the men entombed.
May Turn on the River.
All sorts of plans have been suggested
for the rescue of the men. Some talk of
turning the river into the mines, but
many are opposed TO this idea for fear of
drowning the miners. All that would be
necessary to let the deluge of water loose
in the mines would be to pun plug which
was placed in the mines after the explo-
sion seven years ago, and the water would
rush in the mines at a rapid rate Daily,
one of the men known to be in the burning
mine, went in for the first time this morn
ing, and it is not known who he is and
where he is from.
At O'clock this morning four men vol
unteered to go down shafts No. and No.
3, and one man down No. l, but up to
this time it is not known whether they
have succeeded in making any rescue.
Gas and smoke are issuing from the
mines at midnight and over 200 men, wo-
men and children are waiting for some
news of relatives. Doctors have been CALI
ed and assistance is being offered on ev-
cry side.
AT 3 O'Clock this morning heavy vol
umes of smoke are still issuing from the
mine and hope of saving any of the en-
tombed men, miners or rescuers, is fast
diSanDea
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-06-11
WASHINGTON HAS A MYSTERY.
Cabinet Suddenly Called Together
but Why They viii Not Say.

Washington, June l0.-In response to
messages from President Mckinley, sent
late this afternoon after his talk with
the Secretary of State. all members of
the cabinet now in the city assembled at
the White House at o'clock this even
ing. There were five of them present. They
came in evening dress. Secretary Long
was accompanied by his little boy The
object of the gathering was not known
to the members of the cabinet as the in
vitations to them simply asked them to
call at o'clock. Several of the members
said the call was simply to pay their
respects
The meeting was called suddenly late
this afternoon by messages sent the va
rious cabinet members from the White
House. The President and Secretary
Long had been out driving, the Secretary
being especially sent for by the Presi-
dent to join him in the drive. When the
President returned he found Secretary
Hay awaiting him and the two spent half
an hour together, the Secretary leaving
later on night train for Buffalo. 1t
was Immediately after the cali that the
cabinet were asked to assemble, and they
arrived within a few minutes of each
other, ABOUT O'clock, none of them be-
ing advised in advance of the object.
Secretary Long brought his young son.
Secretaries Long, Gage. Hitchcock and
Wilson, Attorney General Knox and
Postmaster General Smith were those
present. Secretary Root is in Buffalo,
while Secretary Hay had left for the
same place. The cabinet Immediately re-
paired to the cabinet room. where they
remained less than an hour. They took
occasion to express their qualification at
the continued improvement in Mrs. Nc
kinley's condition and also discussed an
other subject which none of them would
disclose, each member saying 1t was of
personal nature. and some of them
gave the negative information that the
meeting had no relation to Cuba China,
the Philippines. the Boer war. the Porto
Rican tariff, the Supreme Court decisions,
or any important public question The
President placed a personal injunction
OF each member to say nothing about the
matter
Several cabinet officers said that their
calls had to do with Mrs. McKinley's con-
tinued improvement. Some announce
ment may be made later about the mat
ter, which was of either a social or per-
sonal nature, and chiefly concerned those
present
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-06-11
TO END BOER WAR
OBJECT OF QUEEN WILHELsfINA's A s
VISIT TO GERMANY.
THROUGH THE HAGUE COURT.
BERLIN PAPER PRINTS A DISPATCH
TO THIS EFFECT.

Emperor william Said to Have Civ
Have Begun Work on the Matter
Germany's Position in the Matter
Very Plainly Set Forth in a State
ment Authorized by Chancellor
Won BueIOw-Britain Has Never
Asked Germany's Good Offices Nor
Her on the Subject.
Berlin, June 1O.-The Kleines Journal TO-
day prints a dispatch from The Hague
SAYING that Queen Wilhelmna's recent
visit here was meant to obtain Emperor
williams consent to end the South Afri-
can War, both the Zweibund and the
Dreibund being willing to do so through
The Hague arbitration court and that the
Emperor consented, and the court began
work thereon. The dispatch has created
a sensation here.
The Associated Press has just obtained
the following foreign Office statement,
which is authorized by Count Won Bue-
low, the imperial chancellor:
Neither Great Britain, France nor
Russia ever approached Germany to par
ticipate in any action aiming at ending
the South African war. Germany has all
along distinguished between offering her
good Offices and intervention. To render
her good offices would be possible if both
parties to the war requested it; but it
will be remembered that Great Britain
only joined The Hague Conference on
condition that the Boer states were ex-
cluded. There is no doubt that Mr.. Kru-
ger who is serious statesman. came to
Europe to obtain the good offices of sew
eral Of the Powers to end the war; but
there is no doubt that Great Britain does
not want their good offices. At least, it
is true that since the South African war
began Great Britain has never, either
verbally or in writing, confdentially or
officially, preached such an idea 1t is
quite possible that the Beers side has
now formally asked The Hague arbitra-
ton court to lend its aid to end the war
somehow and that the court has held
session regarding the matter; but that of
course is entirely different from any Sc
rious steps to end the war"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-06-11
ATLANTA'S HORROR
A LITTLE CHILD OUTRAGED AND
MURDERED.
MISSING SINCE WEDNESDAY,.
BODY FOUND IN BRANCH WITH
HEAD UNDER WATER.

The Throat Had Been Cut, Almost
Sevcrtng the Head and the Body
Had Been Horribly Beaten and
Druised-Negro BOY Arrested, but
Little Evidence Against Hinl-In-
difference of Girls Adopted Father
Looks Suspicious.
Atlanta. June 10.-Bessie jackson, the
11-year-old adopted daughter of r. F.
Flowers, a dairyman OF Poplar Springs.
was found murdered near her home to-
day. She had been outraged, choked and
then stabbed 10 hasten the end the doc
tors say.
Jethro English, a 16-year-old negro, who
worked about the dairy and who was
alone with the child for two hours last
Wednesday afternoon, the day of her dis
appearance, is under arrest. No evidence
duplicating him was introduced at the cor
oner's investigation but ne was brought
TO Atlanta tonight for safekeeping.
The child was missed from the Flowers
home Wednesday afternoon at o'clock.
w. s. Flowers, her adopted father. swore
he made a search for her, but that he
did not call on his neighbors to help
him. When he was told to-day that the
body had been found. he did not go di-
rectly to the place, but delivered milk to
a dairyman and then notified the authori-
ties at Decatur. 1t was nearly four hours
after the finding Of the body before 1t
was moved to the Flowers home. The
body when found was lying in a branch,
and the head and upper portion of 1t were
ttt,. lf1 Frll,
heaten and bruised, and there were evil
dence of her having been choked and
struck on the head. Her throat had been
cut on the right side. almost severing the
head from the body The general belief
is that she was assaulted before being
killed
While the police have no positive evil
dence against the negro. Jethro English.
who Is said TO have seen her last, Will
be held and a further investigation made.
The detectives are also investigating the
case along other lines.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-06-11
CoNSPIRATORS CONVICTED.
Men who Plotted TO Rob Insurance
Companies Get Indefinite Sentences.

wen VINO FlOtteu 10 ROD insurance
Companies Get Indefinite Sentences.
Chicago, June 10-Dr. August NJ. Unger
and F. Wayland Brown. on trial for con-
spiracy to defraud insurance companies,
through the death of Miss Marie Defen-
bach, were this evening found guilty and
sentenced to the penitentiary under the
indeterminate act. Frank II. Smiley, in
dicted with Unger and Brown. pleaded
guilty and turned states evidence. IL is
likely that he will escape with light SEN
tence.
The evidence in the case showed that
Unger Brown. Smiley and Miss Defenbach
entered into a conspiracy by which Smiley
was to appear as the afianced husband
of the woman. She was then to become
III and apparently die. leaving the insur-
ance. which included one policy In stock
company and two in fraternal organiza- =
tions, the total aggregating $4,000. The
woman in her will said that she desired
her remains to be cremated and 1t was
supposed it was the intention to hurry her
away after her supposed death and cre-
mate another body procured from a hos
pita
The woman became i'll according TO
programme. but did not rally, and died
Her body was at once cremated. An in
quest was held by Assistant Coroner
John b. Weckler without a jury and
Weckler returned to the coroner's Office
a verdict that the woman had died of
natural causes The death Of the woman
is shrouded in mystery and physicians on
the stand differed widely as TO the cause
of the death. The state. however de-
clared that the woman was murdered, AL
though 1t could not be positively proven
1t was shown that alH the insurance car
ried by the woman was assigned before
her death and that her will was drawn
up after these assignments had been
made. The will had no effact save in the
clause touching cremation and It is claim
ed by the state that the will was prepared
only 20 facilitate the disposition of the
body after death.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-06-11
THE KENNEDY MURDER CASE.
The Prisoner Maintains Her Nerve
in Face of Damaging Evidence.

Kansas City, June 10.-The state in the
case of Lulu Prince Kennedy, on trial
for numbering her husband, rested this
afternoon and court adjourned until to-
morrow, when the defendants side will
be presented. The state adduced addition
al evience to-day to prove its claim chat
Kennedy was forced to marry Lulu
Prince at the point of a revolver. that
Will Prince furnished the weapon and
nerved her up to committing the crime
that the Princes conspired to kill Ken
nedy and predicted the murder days be-
fore it occurred and that the womans
claim that she was in "A delicate oondi-
tion and shot her husband In a fit of tenn
porary insanity produced by this condi-
tion was untrue.
The defense will begin it's testimony to-
morrow to show that Mrs. Kennedy in
he1ted insanity; that Kennedy had ruin
ed her and that his refusal to acknowl-
edge her as his wife temporarily deprived
her of her reason. Following this, the
state will offer evidence to show that she
was not a good woman before she met
Philip Kennedy.
Mrs. Kennedy was pale and wan when
she entered court this morning and show
ed plainly the suffering she had endured
since her collapse on Saturday. In the
afternoon her condition seemed to i'm
prove. She prompted several questions
asked by her attorneys and when Police
Matron Moore. who proved one of the
states strongest witnesses, took the
stand, the prisoner laughed.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-06-11
fire at Preside Hospital.

San Francisco. June 10.-A fire in the
general military hospital at the Preside
tonight destroyed three wards. kitchen,
dining room and medical supply room.
None OF the patients was injured. Loss
estimated at $1,000
The two wards destroyed were known
as she measles wards. and we're occupied
by sixty patients There we're 200 pa
ticnts IN tho general hospital. and all
were removed 70 places Of safety without
confusion or injury. The IRE aad t.,
origin in a room used to store paint. but
the cause is unknown as yet Tho wards
destroyed will be rebuilt at once.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-06-11
Y. M. C. AIS JUBILEE
BOSTON THE MECCA OF HUNDREDS
OF DELEGATES.
ABOUT 5000 EXPECTED
THE MEETING is AN INTERNATToN-
AL AFFAIR.

Nearly Every Civilized Country VIII
Be Represented-One Party From
Adelaide, Australia, and Another
From Japan Arrived Yesterday,
One Coming From the East and the
other From the West--A Splendid
Exhibit An the Mechanics Building
of Y. NJ. c. A. Work of Every De-
scriptiOn.
Boston, June 10.-Streaming into Bos-
ton from nearly every quarter of the
globe, came delegates to-day to the semi
centennial and international jubilee con-
vention of the Young Mems Christian AS
ISOLATION of North America. Practically
every civilized country in the world will
be represented tomorrow when the con-
vention is called to order in the exhibi-
ton hall of the Mechanics building and
it is confidently expected that there will
be nearly 5000 delegates from the differ
ent associations in attendance during the
six days the convention is in session.
Those who reached here this afternoon
scarcely paused to shake the dust of
travel from their clothes before appear
ing at the headquarters, where a large
force of officials was ready to assign
suitable boarding places and attend to
the needs of the visitors
Not a delegate left the building without
a thorough inspection of the jubilee ex-
hibit in one of the large halls or Me-
chanics building. This consists of photo
graphs of Y. NJ. C. A. camps, athletic
teams, gymnasium and diagrams of
work done in Bible study. sent by as
sociations in all sections of the country.
Awards of merit. consisting of blue rib
bons and red ribbons. for first and sec
ond prizes, had been distributed among
the different classes of exhibits.
The exhibit contained material from all
kinds of associations in all departments
of activity, and designed to graphically
present the history of the movement in
the American associations for the past
nifty years.
Aside from this, there was material
: showing the nature and extent of work
done in the most important Bible study
and religious work activities, the prac-
teal educational work in the numerous
phases of library, reading room, literary
societies, educational clubs. lectures and
valuable class work; the important phys
ical work and all that stands for SYM
metrical body building and clear sport
the social work, employment bureau. wom-
ems auxiliary, and the newly appreciated
and vastly important work for boys.
Circumnavisated the Globe.
The first of the delegates to arrive were
those from the most distant cities. one
party from Adelaide, Australia, and an
other from japan getting in early. The
first named party, however, journeyed
west, while the Japanese delegates went
east to the Y. NJ. c. A. mecca of 1901
Another party from Minneapolis, also
came in early in the day and were prompt
ly and warmly welcomed by the local
committee.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-06-11
SHE is ON THE UP GRADE.
Mrs. Mckinley Is Not Yet Out of
Danger, However.


Washington. June 10.-After the usual
consultation of Mrs. McKinleys ply
sicians this morning the following STATE
ment was issued;
Mrs McKinleys physici ms report
that her condition is favorable and that
she continues to show a gradual i'm
provement"
The continued improvement in l.er can
dttion reported by the physicians Is no
ticeable at the White House in percepti-
BILE relief from the intense anxiety that
mas existed there for the last ten days.
Although she is by no means out of dang
er and there is constant fear Of relapse,
for the present she seems on the up
grade and the President is more cheerful.
He saw a few callers to-day and to his
While Mrs. McKinleys' condition fuct-
uated he said, she appeared brighter this
morning than she had for some days.
She lis Gaining Steadily.
DIR. RiXey, when he left the White
House at 1918 o'clock tonight, said:
Everything is encouraging. Mrs. Nc
kinley is doing very nicely She is gain
ing steadily. She sat up in a rolling chair
several times to-day, aggregating prob
ably an hour. We are very much encour-
aged by the steady Improvement"
Surgeon General Sternberg made his
usual visit to the White House and on
leaving said that Mrs. Mckinley contin-
ued to improve and is doing very we'll
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-06-11
WOMAN ARRESTED FOR MURDER.
Acknowledges 10 Intimacy with Man
She Claims She Found Dead.

Acknowledge 20 Intimacy With Man
She Claims She Found Dead.
st. Louis. Mich, June 10.-Mrs. Charles
Yates, wife of a we'll known farmer near
here. was arrested to-day. charged with
murder. Sunday the body of Jasper
Wright, a neighbor Of Mrs Yates. was
found IN a thicket near their home. To-
day. while a coroner's jury was invest-
eating the cause of death. Mrs. Yates
testified that while in the woods gather
ing flowers she discovered the body of
the man and called her husband and a
man named Vanderkrk, who were near
by Mrs. Yates disclaimed an intimate
acquaintance with Wright but
later admitted that she had
been alone with him. She then became
hysterical and was excused. Mr.. Yates
followed her on the stand and stated
that he was not acquainted with his
neighbor. but admitted that he had heard
rumors of intimacy between his wife and
Wright. Mrs. Yates, on being recalled
confessed that she had been accustomed
to meet Wright and that when she went
into the thicket Sunday she saw Wright
kneeling on the ground. He complained
of being sick and then rolled over and
died. When Mrs. Yates concluded her
statement the prosecutor ordered her un-
der arrest on the charge of murder and
the inquest was adjourned until June 49,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-06-11
BIG BLAZE AT FRISCO.
Entire Block In Warehouse District
May BE Destroyed.

San Francisco, June 10.-A fire broke
out in the wrecking establishment OF r.
p. whitelaw in the warehouse district, at
Q O'clock tonight.
Several explosions Of boilers occurred.
1t is said there is a quantity OF nitro
glycerine and dynamite stored in the
building. The fire is not yet under con-
trol. and the entire block is in danger OF
destruction. SO far as is known no one
has been injured The firemen find diff
ficulty in fighting the flames. owing 10
danger from explosions. The flames
spread quickly and within ten minutes
after its discovery three alarms were
turned IN.
The fire was confined 20 the warehouse
Of the Whltelaw Wrecking Company. The
place held a quantity Of explosives. max
ing II very dangerous 10 the firemen This
was apparently distributed about the
building IN small quantities, and the sew
ersl explosions that occurred did no dam
age 10 surrounding property. Loss about
$4,000
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-06-11
WE POSITIVELY DECLINE.
To Guarantee Chinese Bonds for
Benefit of Other Powers


Washington, June 10-The government
has formally communicated to the for
eign Powers the impossibility of joining
in a joint guarantee for the payment of
the Chinese indemnity. The difficulties in
the way of such an arrangement are set
forth in the communication, particularly
those relating to the constitutional re-
strictions on the President in making a
joint guarantee of this character.
In view of the determination of the
United States not to be a party to a
joint guaranty there is anxiety shown in
diplomatic circles as to the outcome on
the question of indemnities. One view is
that the majority of the Powers being
favorable to a joint guaranty will exc
cute this joint instrument, and thereafter
carry on a concert of their own. In that
event it is said the United States would
arrange directly with China as TO the
American portion of the indemnity The
representatives of most of the European
Powers do not believe that a resort to
The Hague tribunal. as proposed by the
United States, will be acceptable to their
governments.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-06-11
FORMER AGENT A SUICIDE.
Louis Stern, Overcome by DespOnd-
ency, Kills Himself Abroad.

Berlin. June 1O.-On inquiry here a rep
resentative of the Associated Press as
certained to-day that Mr. Stern's consular
services at Hamberg yielded excellent re-
suits. He had suffered. however, under
financial obligations incurred in st. Paul
prior to his appointment. This embarrass-
ment greatly depressed him. although 1t
is understood that the difficulty was set
tied some time ago. Ultimately he got
into morbid and gloomy state of mind.
He imagined that as a Hebrew his Ameri-
can colleagues in Germany disliked him,
and also that his Hebrew status pre-
vented him from securing government
promotion. During the last twelve months
this morbidness had grown into a set
tied melancholy; and he entirely ceased
consular work, except duties of a merely
routine character. This resulted about a
month ago in his recall. From that mo-
ment his moroseness notably increased.
He leaves a widow but no children. 1t
is understood that his accounts are in a
satisfactory condition.