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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-22
POCAHONTAS MINE DISASTER
FOUND TO Be MORE SERIOUS THAN
AT FIRST SUPPOSED.
Bodies Recovered and six or
Seven More seen In the Mine by Res
cufng Parties Who Were Driven Ont
by the Intense Heat-The Fire Still
Raging and the Heat Ffercer-No
Hope of Improvement

Bluefields, W. Va, November To-
--latest reports from the Baby mines
disaster at ~Pocahontas, Va. indicate
that it is much more serious than at
first was supposed. Up to noon today
nine bodies had beer recovered and 1t
lis believed that fifteen yet are in the
burning mine.
Fire companies from the surrounding
towns have been called upon to assist
lin ex~tinguishing the flames. That part
lof the Baby mines where the explosions
occurred is on the Virginia side. The
main entry Of this mine, is six miles in
length and extends over into West Vir-
Iginia- The work Of rescue is yet going
on and it is estimated that possibly
fore night.
The wounded and dead are: Louis
IWoolwine. John Byron. a Hunfarian
manned Urico. Hale, Hudson. an IN
known italian. Will Montgomery, John
Barneshart and NJ. D.. Koontz.
The injured are H. P. Reese. a men,
Der of the fire department, burned; w.
Is. Lyons, secretary of the Y. NJ. G.
A. crushed: Frank Tabor, badly mash
ed: Dyer. crushed and burned: Frank
Talisisse. burned: Fate Irwin. burned;
Ed Ross. crushed and burned: Norton
McLaughton. burned about the face
and hands: William Smith. injured
about the head and burned: William
Brewer. town sergeant, badly burned.
Others were rescued who were burn
ed or otherwise injured.
Richmond. Va. November ia
Bluefield. w. Va, special says a rescue
party today entered the burning Baby
mime at a favorable time. and succeed
ed in reaching a point hitherto inacces-
sible. They saw in the distance the
corpses Of six or perhaps seven men.
endeavored to reach them. but the ex-
IRENE heat drove them back.
Several dead are known to have been
recovered and it is very probable that
several other bodies have been taken
out. which in the general confusion
were not noticed. This number does not
Include the six or seven known to be in
the mine.
The fire is still raging and growing
Ifercer. All efforts to get even partial
control of it have proved futile. The
lsituation is extremely bad, with no
Iapparent hope of Improvement.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-22
The New seaboard Comnanv

New York, November 15.-The new
Seaboard Company, which has beer in
corporated in Trenton, N. j., will take
over the controlling shares Of the Sea
board Air Line railway system. Under
its New Jersey charter the new Sea-
board Company acquires large privil-
eyes, including the right to build and
operate other lines, steamship lines
telephone and telegraph lines and tc
deal in bonds, and mortgages.
The authorized capital of h new
company is 5,000.00 0 but for the pres.
ent. it is said. anly $3.50, 900 of capital
stock will be issued. In this company
will be vested the absolute control OF
the Seaboard Air Line system.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-22
NORTH ATLANTIC SQUADRON
1ts Winter Cruise to be q Notable On
To Visit Charleston

washington. November 15.-The win
ter cruise Of the North Atlantic squad
ron which begins on the 18th of this
month. will be a notable one, for the
vessels of the squadron will stop at
Charleston for four days during the
exposition. and visit cuba, Porto Rico,
the isthmus of Panama, Colombia,
Trinidid island on the northeast coast
OF Venezuela. and the Danish West In
dies.
The squadron will coaI at Newport
News n take on provisions at Hamp-
ton Roads. leaving the latter place on
December LIST. and after the stop at
Charleston. proceed directly to Havana.
The cruise will last until April 21st,
when the squadron will sail from San
Juan for New York.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-22
SOU rHERN COTTON sPINNERs
Mr.. Edmonds, of the Manufacturers'
Record

Atlanta, Ga, November 15.-The
Southern Spinners Association conclud-
led its work today and adjourned sine
die. DR.. j. II. McAden, of Charlotte,
was reelected president and c. B.
bryant. also of Charlotte, was chosen
secretary and treasurer.
The board of governors was increased
from nine to fifteen, with D.. A. Tomp-
Ikins as chairman.
The invitation of Captain j. G. Hemp
hill. of Charleston. that the spinners
meet next year in the South Carolina
lcity was accepted and the convention
will be held in Charleston some time in
May 1902.
A communication was read from Ed
ward Atkinson. of Boston, in which he
made a plea for the manufacture of
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-22
BANK OFFICERS BIG STEAL
THEIR 0EFALCATIONS REACH SIXTY
THOUSAND DOLLARS.
The Savings Bank of williamsburg. n.
Y, Looted to This mou by PayfnR
n Receiving Tellers-Former Died
November 2nd-Latter Makes Full
Confession REGULATIONS
Through Two or Three Years

New York, November 15.-DefaIca-
tons, amounting, it is claimed, to $780,
900 have been discovered III the ac-
counts Of h Williamsburg savings
bank, an institution conducted at Will
hamsburg in the subur bs Of Brooklyn.
General J. v. Meserole, the president
of the bank, is authority for the state
ment that the parties implicated in the
affair are Harry E. Corbett, a former
paying teller OF the bank who died
November End, and George Zollinhofer,
a receiving teller, who. it Is alleged,
gave the first information leading to
the discovery. The bank is fully pro-
tected, it is said, by the bonds of both
Corbett and Zollinhofer.
Harry E. Corbett had been in the
emplye of the bank for eighteen years.
He was looked upon is a man of x
emplary habits and not the slightest
suspicion was attached to him up to
the time of his death.
According to General Meserole, on
Friday Of last week, George Zollinhofer,
one OF the receiving ~tellers. went to
Cashier William Burns and confessed
to him hat he CZollir hofer) and Cor
bett had for the past two or three years
taken funds from the institution for the
purpose of stock gambling, and that so
far as he could estimate the amount
that had been lost was betwee $780,
900 and $780, 600. Cashier Burns had
Zollinhofer repeat his confession to
President Meserole and a meeting OF
the trustees of the bank followed
The examination was not concluded
tina day, nor is it yet concluded, but
irregularities enough were found to
show that Zollinhofer had not exagger-
ated the extent of the d~efalcations.
ZoIlinhofer. after making his confess
sion. placed himself in the hands of
the trustees and is aiding them in their
investigation of the books. He was.
with one exception, the oldest employe
of the bank. having been with the in
stitution for thirty-three years. He Is
60 years old.
Corbett died in his apartments in
Brooklyn of pneumonia on November
End. He and his wife were highly re-
speCted.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-22

L~iterary-The Janitor-The parties N
this are 1iterati. / wonder what
that means?
The Scrub Woman-Maybe 10 do hov
rometing to do wild the litter they mako
/ dunno.-Detroit Free Press.
She's a very cautious roman Espe-
cially about gossip. No woman ever
heard her retail any scandal
But Pm told that stories conflded to
her in secrecy do get out somehow.
Yes. I know. You see she tells then
Dealer.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-22

II have used Chamberlain'S Cholic,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and find
it to be a great medicine" says Mr..
E. S. Phipps, Of Poteau, Ark. 1T cured
me of bloody hux, I cannot speak too
highly of it," This remedy always
wins the good opinion, if not praise,
of those who use it. The quick cures
which it effects even in the most severe
cases make it a favorite everywhere.
Fol- sale by r. r. Bethany, druggist.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-22
A mississippi Steamer Sunk

Memphis. Tenn, November 19.-The
tow steamer Fred Harpwig struck a
bidder obstruction at noon today near
Randolph, sixty miles north OF Memphis
and sunk in ten feet Of water. The
crew escaped. The Harpwig was owned
in Pittsburg and was valued at $40. COO.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-22
Negro Disfrancht.ement Bill Defeated

Atlanta. November 19.-The Hard
wick bill, providing for the disfran-
Ichisement OF the negro. was killed In
the house OF representatives today by
a vote Of lib to IL. The same measure
was introduced and met a similar fate
1.-TWO al ago.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-22

Tilden-By the way. FTdgett. did You
ever see The Merchant Of Venfce?"
Balton-Why. my dear boy. / never
1 have seen him? BY the way. is there
only one merchant in venice2-Boston
Transcript.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-25
plays and Players

| is not put out at the theater RepuDilc
where Viola Allen is playing I'm the
Palace of the King" Seats for the at
traction are now selling four weeks III
advance Miss Aliens success in this
new play demonstrates that the furore
which she created in The Christian
last year was not on account OF the
play but because of her own person
atty and acting.
The popularity of Clyde Pitches
1.-The Climbers" proves once more that
competition is the life of trade. With
three others of his plays running the
Climbers is doing better than ever.
Amelia Bingham and her excellent
company are doing fine work ana are
meeting with merited appreciation
Tuesday night the one hundredth
performance of "Florodora" took place
and appropriate souvenirs were dis
tributed. The tuneful little opera ran
for two years in London, and talk is
heard of having the record equalled
here.
A vaudeville epevtn of unusual inter-
est took place at Proctor's F1fth ave-
nue. theater. Monday afternoon, wneh
DAVID beldSco JdPdhNoN '-0@
Madame Butterfly was produced
there under direction of the author.
This is decidedly the strongest play
vet transferred from the legitimate
stage to the continuous circuit. Others
as we'll known have been adapted for
vaudeville use. but were OF necessity
subjected to curtailment which I'M
paired their dramatic value.
Madame Butterfly" being but one
act long. is given entire and with such
details of scenery and acting as the
author originally intended. Valerie
Bergere enacts the title role
after Office Hours" by George V.
Hobart. one of the most attractive
sketches ever put on at any house In
this city. is the novelty offered this
week by the New York theater. Sew
eral musical numbers in the piece were
written by A Baldwin Sloane 1t is
being played by the following excellent
Dan McAvoy. H. Prince.
Mamie Gilroy. Pat Rooney. Jessie May
and large chorus
$50
Jean Marcel's living pictures and
were transferred this week
from Broadway to Proctor's Twenty
third street theater where new Sc
ries of poses is being shown AIDE
laide Herman is also attracting much
attention at that house in her "A Night
in Japan"
The art studies at Keith's have prov
ed unique in subjects and artistic pose
They aid in demonstrating that Hv-
ng pictures" although under another
,uise. have not gone out of vogue.
Mark Ainslie.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-25
A LITERARY NIGHTMARE.

From Life
When does Mary Mapes Dodge?
When Thomas w. Knox.
What did Charles Reade? Whatever
he saw Mabel Osgood Wright
When is it that John Burroughs
When he hears Edward Everett Hale.
Why did they Hall Game? To make
Francis Hodgson Burnett
Who gave Thomas Paine? Hamilton
Wright. Mabie.
What made Winston Churchill?
Eating what he saw John ESten Cooke.
What will make Walter A. Wyc-koff?
l. Zang-will
Why did Charles Darwin? Because
he never turned his back to De-foe-
Where did Captain Frederick Marry
at? At the Ellen Olney Kirk.
What made Colonel Richard II. Saw
age? Hearing Charles Carlton Coffin.
Why was Wagner Hayden away
Bach? Because De Koven had him on
his little List.
Who kept Charlotte NJ. Yonge?
Helping Elizabeth Phipps Train.
Why do we not laugh at r. ID. Black
more Because we find James Green
leaf WCh)ittier.
Whence came Samuel Smiles? Be
cause he saw a hen reward Beecher.
Why did Miss Mu-locb up the silver?
Because she saw Flora Annie Steele
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-25

however. will return home soon.
H. Martin of San Carlos. in company
with III. Baker and J. Boston. furnish
ed the government with sixty-two
beeves the first of the meet which
have now been killed and will be is
sued as rations to the Indians by Mr..
Savage today. This being issue day
here.
The contract to furnish beef to the
government was let to C. S. Douglas of
Fairbanks, Arizona, but failing to fur
nish the beeves the first of the month
he forfeited his contract which was
filled by Mr. Martin as is stated above.
Mr. Mills, the carpenter here. who
superseded Mr.. Bull in December last
has been transferred to the Navajo
agency of New Mexico. and Mr.. Bull
been reinstated. Other changes are ex-
pected soon.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-25
THE SPEAKING PORTRAIT"
New Scheme Evolved by NJ. Bertillon.
the Great Criminal Expert.

Every one knows that. thanks to
the great Partisan criminal expert. NJ.
! Bertillon. a criminal who falls into the
clutches of the law more than once
stands absolutely no chance of hiding
his identity if his measurements have
been taken by the Anthropometrical
system. But. as every criminal also
knows, when he is at large this syS-
tenn is practically useless to his pur-
suers: the detective cannot measure
the length of mans middle finger in
crowd. or take an impression of his
thumb, Yet once again the genius of
NJ. Bertillon has triumphed over the
Identification difficulty. and he has
come forward with a system which
approaches very near perfection.
lie Portrait Parle.'' as NJ. Bertillon
calls his method. consists in form of
a card that may be carried in the pock-
ct. on which are noted down those
characteristics that have the most var
liability in different people. 1.-The An
thropometrical System" said NJ. Ber-
tillon "necessitates the detention of
the criminal whose measurements are
taken with the aid of compasses; but
the verbal portrait which aims at the
criminal at liberty. may be applied I'M
known to him. and from a distance
This description. based on a knowl-
edge of human anatomy, anyone can
master with little preliminary study.
and it is of so much precision that it
applies solely to the person it repre-
sents to the exclusion of all others.
1t is composed. for each individual, of
from 10 to Is distinctive signs. which
should always be borne in mind by an
officer in search of a law-breaker. The
verbal description has the advantage
over a photograph in that it can be
turned up in any place at any hour,
and transmitted by telegraph or tele-
phone"
Examining a verbal portrait we find
that it is divided into three chapters.
The first deals with the color of the
eye hair and face: the second with the
characteristics of the forehead, nose,
right ear, and build of body; the third
with an analysis of the profile and face.
1t does not necessarily follow that
because the chapters are arranged in
this order. the detectives will apply
them in the same order to his criminal.
When looking for his man he carries in
his mind only the most characteristic
features-the fixed features. such as
the eyes. nose. forehead. or ear. These
the criminal. cannot alter at will; but
he may dye the color of his hair or
the complexion of his face; he may
hide his mouth under hair: or disguise
his build of body by padding his
clothes or in other ways. Therefore
the officer carries in his mind kind
of caricature of the person to be recog-
nized concerning himself. at first. with
only the most exaggerated features.
and taking no heed of those which
would be described as average. Every
one knows how easy it is to recognize
some well-known parsonage from a
caricature, which is far superior to the |
best photographs for this purpose
The March Parsons Magazine.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-25
QUESTION ANSWERED.

Yes, August Flower still has the
largest sale Of any medicine in the civ
ilized world. Your mothers and grand
mothers never thought of using any
thing else for Indigestion or Bilious
ness. Doctors were scarce, and they
seldom heard of Appendicitis, Nervous
Prostitution or Heart Failure They
used August Flower to clean out the
system and stop fermentation of undi-
gested food, regulate the action of the
liver, stimulate the nerves and organic
action of the system. and that Is all
the took when feeling dull and bad
with headaches and other aches. You
only need a few doses os Green's Aug
ust Flower, in liquid form, to make you
satisfied that there is nothing serious
the matter with you. Get Green's
Prize Alamnac. Sold by dealers in all
civilized countries
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-25

SneciaI Service to The Herald.
NEW YORK, Feb. 21-No new plays
came to the theaters along Broadway
this week. First nighters merely had
an Opportunity to renew old acquain-
tances.
"On the Quiet" one of last weeks
contributions, is clean, sparkling
farce comedy. and is enjoying great
popularity. Although Mr. Thomas'
who wrote the play. deserves great
credit, nevertheless it cannot be denled
that Willie Collier in the principal role
make more easily discernible the merit
of the piece. He is deft. resourceful,
original. yet natural He is funny with
out showing the audience that ne
knows il. His support is also excel
lent
.Mv Lady" has filled the Victoria
tbeater nightly since the opening night
IT is one of the finest entertainments
of its kind that has ever come from
Boston. Somehow it has been whisper
ed about that no larger or handsomer
collection of chorus girls has ever been
seen in a New York theater. The hrst
rows of the orchestra chairs now shine
at every performance with the golden
light of the incandescents reflected
from numerous barren pates-
CAPTAIN links, of the Horse Ma
ripes' which started out at the Gar
rick by entertaining numerous thater
parties besides the regular audiences.
is continuing to attract well dressed
audiences. Ethel Barrymore as the
prima donna who is the heroine OF the
story. has made decided personal sue
cess.
.IJuder Two Flags" the deity ar
ranged dramatization of Ouida,s story
which is affording Blanche Bates the
opportunity of further demonstrating
her decided ability, is having n1ghtiy
triumphs at the Garden theater Inc
mechanical part of this production ana
the realistic staging are unusually nne.
CIyde Pitches knack of filling his
characters with human nature is de-
liehtfuIly illustrated in Lovers Lane,
which in enjoying an unqualihed sue
cess at the Manhattan theater Inc
niece abounds in wholesome sentiment
and good clean fun. The characters
are unique and many of them new 10
the stage. William Brady's staging OF
the piece is admirable
IT has been decided that Miss Julla
NARROW in when Knighthood was In
F'Iowcr'' will remain at the Criterion
for tbe rest OF this season and well
along into next All her out OF Town
dates for the next ten months nave
been cancelled. If New Workers are
willing to then let her go she Will ap-
near in some of the larger cities
the country
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-25
Fort Apache
Arizona
SneciaI TO The Herald.

Special TO The Herald.
FORT APACHE. Ariz.. Feb. 2O.-It
has been very pleasant weather the last
week but the roads here are now only
becoming passable while as yet the
stage has not been able for more than
three weeks to make its trip from Hol-
brook here over the mountains on ac-
count of the mud and snow. This is
quite a change for desert Arizona
The Indians while the snow has been
deep have had great success in hunt
ing deer and turkey, they killing
enough to rob the butcher of his trade.
to furnish the military post with meat
enough to rob the butcher of its trade.
The White mountain Apaches have
been working under the instruction of
the additional farmers Messrs. Albert
II. Reagan and Chas. Savage on the
roads and in clearing fields to pay for
their issue goods. 1t being thought
wise by the agent Mr.. Armstrong, for
the Indians to work for what they get
and then they will realize the value of
il and will take care of it. The wo-
men are now working for calicos.
clothes, etc The men for wagons,
harness. and piows. They appear to
have a great willingness to work, Mr..
Reagan having 120 working on the
road yesterday. The only difficulty be-
ing to get the government to furnish
goods enough for them to earn by
work
Yesterday the Indians received their
pay from the military post here for the
work which they sold to it last fall and
it is expected that by tomorrow they
will be having their ''toopie" (whiskey)
dance and it is Mr.. Rastall's the acting
agents instructions for the farmers
and Indian police to search every camp
tomorrow for 'toopie'' and to arrest
all who have it on their premises.
hot time is expected. Mr.. Myershof,
the Presbyterian missionary for these
Apaches, visited this place Tuesday
of this week.
Mr. Reagan will deliver his lecture
on the Pueblo Indians of Jemes, n. ;
NJ, at Fort Apache. February %, 1901 !
good audience is expected.
The Indian bonded school is pro- |
crossing nicely at present under the
supervision of Miss Ed Patterson.
A. 4. Armstrong. our agent. is still Z,
at the congressional city attending to !
after his own personal interests, be
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-25
A wOMAN'S AWFUL PERIL.

There is only one chance to save
your life and that is through an opera
tion," were the startling words heard
by Mrs. I. B. Hunt, of Lime Ridge, Wis.
from her doctor after he had vainly
tried to cure her of frightful case of
Gall stones had formed and she con-
stantly grew worse. Then she began
to use Electric Bitters which wholly
cured her. It's a wonderful Stomach,
Liver and Kidney remedy. Cures dys-
pepsia, Loss Of Appetite. Try it. Only
so cents. Guaranteed. For sale by
W. A. Irwin Il Co.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-25

Recent experiments show lEat all
classes of foods may be completely di-
eested by a preparation called Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure, which absolutely di-
gests what you eat. AS it is the only
combination of all the natura. diges-
tauts ever devised the demand for it
has become enormous. 1t has never
failed to cure the very worst cases of
indigestion and it always gives instant
relief. Fred Schaefer. druggist.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-25

Reports show a greatly Increased
death rate from the throat and lung
troubles, due to the prevalence OF
Group, pneumonia and grippe. We ad-
wise the use of One Minute oCugr Cure
in all of these difficulties 1t is the
only harmless remedy that gives i'm
mediate results. Children like it.
Fred Schaefr, druggist
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-25

Henry Guy Carleton, the playwright,
stammers very badly at times. Not so
long ago he stopped Nat Goodwin on
the street and said to him: Nat, will
you g-g-give me half an h-hour for
f-f-five minutes conver-s-sa-tion?' ~
Dallas News
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-25

The Herald has two telephones (No
1l5). one in the business Office {:
rings) and the other in the editoria
rooms g rings). Say which.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-25

Mexican money bought and sold.
We pay the highest and sell at the low
est rates.
Silberberg Bros, the Money Brokers,
102 San Antonio street, next to First
National Bank.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-25

Persons who can not take ordinary
pills find it pleasure to take DeWitt's
Little Early Risers. They are the best
little liver pills ever made. Fred
Schaefer, druggist.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-25
REALTY DEALS.

This morning Mayor Magoffin sold
two residence lots fronting fifty feet
on San Antonio street. to Alexander
Wright and wife. of Silver City. The
price paid was 800 cash.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-25

A little want advertisement, II
words. three times. so cents, mailed
and delivered to over 1000 separate In
dividuals daily. The Herald.