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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-05-23
OVER TWO HUNDRED
LIVES WERE LOST
Worst Disaster in the History Of
Tennessee Mining.

Worst Disaster in the History of
Tennessee Mining.
Coal Creek, Tenn, May 10, The
worst disaster Ill the history Of
Tennessee mining occurred at 1870
o'clock this morning when between
IT'S and 225 men and boys met in
slant death at the Fraterville coal
mine, located two miles west Of
town, as result of gas explo-
sion
Out of the large number of men
and boys who went to work this
morning, developments at 10o'clock
tonight show that only one is alive
and he is so badly injured that he
cannot live. This man was William
Morgan, an aged Englishman, who
was roadman in the mine and
was blown out Of the entrance by
the force of the explosion.
One hundred and seventy-five
miners were checked in for work
this morning by the mine boss. In
addition to these were boys who
acted as helpers, drivers, road men
and others to the number of per-
haps fifty.
Fraterville mine is the oldest
mine in the Coal Creek district,
having been opened in 1870. 1t is
fully three miles from the mines
opening to the point where the men
were at work. They had not been
at work long before the terrible ex-
plosion occurred. There was a
fearful roar and then flames shot
from the entrance and the air
shafts,
News of the disaster spread like
w1ldfre, but as soon as order could
be brought out of chaos two rescu-
ing parties were started in, one at
the main entrance, the other
through Thistle mine, which ad-
joins and in which no men were at
work. The Thistle party was un-
able to make any Roadway as the
gas stifed the workers. The Fra
terville party went fully two miles
under the earth until heavy fall
of slate was encountered. AT this
barrier men worked like demons,
hoping against hope that those be-
You'd might be safe.
WOMEN WILD WITH GRIEF.
The scenes at the mouth of the
mine while the workers were within
are beyond description. Business
had been suspended III Coal Creek
and all it's mines as soon as the
news of the disaster became circu-
lated and men, women and children
gathered around the Fraterville
entrance. Women whose husbands
and sons were within were wild
with grief.
All day long the rescuers toiled
at the slate obstruction and not
until o'clock did they force an en-
trance through it.
Up to that hour only five dead
bodies had been recovered and hope
was still high that many within
were safe. The hopes of the living
were doomed, however, for when
once the rescuers could enter they
walked along one continuous tomb
of dead. There was not a sign of
life. Every soul had persisted, they
believed, although it will be early
in the morning before all the rooms
can be entered.
Eight dead bodies were first re-
covered, and these were sent to
Coal Creek. Twenty-six more were
soon gathered. They were not dis
figured beyond Identification and
each corpse as 1t was borne from
the mouth of the gigantic tomb
was soon surrounded by eager
crowds of relatives of men who
were entombed. The mine was
not on fire except in remote por-
lions.
Two car loads of uo0d tit1othu
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-05-23
oB1oN COUNTY BAR.


The members of the Obion Coun-
ty Bar held an interesting meeting
at the courthouse last Tuesday
evening. Maj. J. G. Smith was
elected President and L, M. Pierce
was chosen Secretary. The presi-
dent stated that the meeting was
called for the purpose Of express
ing regret at the retirement from
the bench of their fellow-citizen,
the Hon. w. H. Swlggart, and
adopting resolutions suitable Tor
the occasion.
On motion OF Mr.. Joel Waddeil,
a committee on resolutions, con-
sisting of three members OF the bar
j. B. Waddell, chairman; A. N.
Moore and John e. Wells-was APP
pointed. While the committee
was preparing resolutions, short
and appropriate speeches were
made by D. ]. Caldwell, J. M. Own
by, L. S. Parks, A. ]. Harpole, Fltz
Smith, John e. Wells, c. N. Ian
nom, H. c. Stanfeld, H. G. Alexan-
der, r. A. Pierce, J. B. Waddell, T..
M. Pierce, Osceola Spradlin, A. M.
Hancock and J. G. Smith. These
gentlemen were loud in their praise
of Judge Swiggart as a man; said
as Judge he was the peer OF any
in the State; he was always fair
and just, dignifed and impartial,
and all seemed of the opinion that
it would be many years before this
circuit secures a judge the equal OF
Judge W. H. Swiggart,
The committee on resolutions
submitted the following, which
were unanimously adopted:
JUDGE W. II sWIGGART.
Whereas, The Hon. VIM. ii. SWlg-
CART has, during the past sixteen
years, served as Circuit Judge with
distinguished ability, impartiality and
fidelity; and,
Whereas, BY his voluntary retire
ment from the bench the present term
of court will be the last held by him
in Obion County:
Resolved, by the Bar of Obion Coun-
ty, That, as evidence of our apprecia-
ton of his uniform courtesy, kindness
and consideration, we do hereby ex-
press to him our regret that the pleas
ant relations existing between him as
Judge and the members of the bar as
practitioners of this court are so soon
to cease:
Resolved, further, That, in his re-
tirement to private life, he shall bear
with him the sincerest expressions OF
confidence by US in the ability, integ-
rity and incorruptibility of character
as Judge, lawyer and citizen; and
Resolved, further, That we extend
our best wishes for his future happi-
ness and prosperity in life.
J. B. WADDELL, Chm,
JOHN E. WELLS,
ALEX n. MOORE.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-05-23
SHERIFF. JOHN E. FINCH.

Be it resolved by the members OF
the bar of Obion County, That the
thanks of this bar are extended to j.
E. Finch, as Sheriff of this County
for his fidelity to the duties of his Of
flee and his uniform courtesy to the
members of the bar during the time
he has filled the office of Sheriff.
j. B. WADDELL,
J. E. WELLS,
A. n. MOORE.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-05-23

Wall paper received every day.
We represent 10 of the leading fac
tories and our stock is always full
and fresh, and you will find our
prices right. See us. Caldwell
Stationery Co.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-05-23

Stops the Cough and Works Off the Cold.
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets cure
cold in one. day. No cure, No pay.
Price, % cents.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-05-23

Obion County Republicans in
convention assembled heartily in
dorsed the Republican party and
vigorously denounced the trusts.
Everybody knows that the Re-
publican party is the daddy of the
tariff and that the tariff is the
mother of the ''infant industries. "
Our friends, the enemy, will have
to cease recommending the dog
before we can believe they are
really sincere in condemning the
bite.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-05-23

Milwaukee Mowers and Binders
and Leader Threshers, the best, at
w. D. Williams & Cos,
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-05-23

bloats up and down-and now Just
as we Gus and Bryan were begin.
ming to think it was about Tennes-
sees time to furnish>another good
man for the White House, the
News comes ganging along, and
without any provocation whatever,
tells us we must wait for at least
another thirty-three years. The
South may have to wait. The pco
ple Of the South are also liable to
contract a well developed case OF
the studs"
A plot to assassinate Alfonso
XIII, Spain's new King, was dis,
covered just before the anarchist
touched off the dynamite.
y x x
The Fraterville and Coal creek
coal mine, in Anderson County,
near Coal Creek, exploded early
Monday morning just after the
men had gone in the mine for the
davis work. Between two hun
dred and three hundred men were
killed.
Because Gov. Davis, of Arkan-
sas, pardoned negro convict from
the penitentiary on condition that
he make his future home in Massa-
chusettss, some of the leading pub
lie men of that State advocate re-
taliating by pardoning out some
of their murderous Dagoes on the
same terms. This would be per-
fectly fair if the South had mani
tested the same sickly sentiment
for the Dago the North has for
the negro. The South is not en-
gagged in the business of defending
the social position of the inferior
race.-Chattanooga News.
y X x
A lady candidate for County
Clerk in Hunt County, Texas, was
defeated last week. There were
ten candidates in the line up and
the lady scored third place in the
race. The papers tell us that she
is widow, up in years, and is ug-
ly a sight. Had she been a pretty
girl of twenty-five summers the
result would have been different.
X X y
An exchange says that babe is
the prince of walls, and inhabitant
of lapland, the morning caller,
MONDAY crawler, midnight Draw
Ter, the only precious possession
that never excites envy, a key
that opens the hearts of all classes,
rich and poor alike, in all countries
a stranger with unspeakable cheek,
enters house without a stitch to
it's back, and is received with open
arms by everyone.
A nice kettle of fish this. A
special from Keysville, Mo-, says:
Harry B. Halves, President of the
St. Louis Board of Police Commits
sioners; Congressman w. w.
Rucker of this district, VIM. Flynn
of St. Louis and about thirty other
men, including several Mayors OF
small Missouri towns and a Judge
of the Missouri Supreme Court,
were indicted Wednesday by the
Grand Jury of Charlton County
on a charge of gambling. The
specific charge, it is said, is that
the defendants played 'penny
ante" poker.
The gambling is alleged to have
occurred last summer during 8
fishing trip in Charlton County.
Complaint was made by some
farmers, who said they saw the
game in progress.
@#
Rev. John Royal Harris, the
head-pusher for the Anti-Saloor
League in Tennessee, says that Of
the $500 towns in this state only
So have the legalized saloon. Over
half the counties of the State are
as dry as bone and the prospects
are excellent for times to be ho'
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-05-23

A furious cyclone almost demol-
ished the town of Goliad, Tex,
Saturday. Thirty negroes and
twenty-seven white people were
killed, q number of others in
jured and eight blocks of business
houses were blown down.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-05-23

The Supreme Court at Jackson
hands down a nice batch Of opin-
ions every Saturday, but SO far
has failed to decide what should
be done with Obion's famous lake
case. 1t is said, by those in posi-
ton to know, that we will get an
opinion within the next week or
ten days.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-05-23

Two car loads of good timothy
hay just received at w. d. Williams
& Co.'S.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-05-23
NEWS AND NOTES.

Col. John f. Gaynor and Capt.
w. D. Greene, forfeited their bail
at Savannah, Ga, in March, and
fled to Canada, were arrested by
United States secret service officers
ia Quebec. AS soon as arrested
they we're taken on board a fast
TUG and the party left for Mon
treal. The attorneys for GaYnor
and Greene, with officers and q
habeas corpus writ, went in pur-
suit, first by boat and later by
special train. They hoped to head
off the tug at Three Rivers, but it
did not land there, and at last ac-
counts they had failed to overtake
it.
The purchase of a majority of
the stock of the Monon by the
Southern and Louisville and Nash
vile is confirmed. This will give
the Louisville and Nashville an en-
trance into Chicago, and the three
roads will form a trunk line from
Chicago to New Orleans, covering
an immense portion of the South
ern States. j. Pierpont Morgan
is the dominating power, and it is
reported that the combine may
purchase the Evansville and Terre
Haute and the Cincinnati, Hamil-
ton and Dayton railroads.
The peckerwood plague has hit
Milan full in the face. This is a
section of city board proceedings,
as it appeared in the Milan Hus-
tier: 'By request of Telephone
Manager Costen committee was
appointed to kill wood peckers,
which are proving quite injurious
to the telephone and electric light
poles. r. l.. Coley, B. H. Will
liams. w. I. Costen and Joe
McRae were put on this commit
tee."
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-05-23

Alderman Plain Dealer: Some
Northern preacher has figured it
out that there are no women in
heaven. We don't know how the
fool got his information, but we
feel no hesitancy in saying that he
has very promptly lied.
Bisbee daily review., 1902-12-02

Dismissed on motion of plaintiff.
 Bratton vs. Bratton, divorce-Not at issue.
 Williams vs. Cochise County, debt for present.
 Doyle vs. Cochise County, debt Continued for the present.
 Bailey vs. Johnson, damages-Jury demanded by defendant. Continued for term.
 Caviness vs. Caviness, divorce-Set for December 3, ? p. m.
 Shattuck ct al vs Edwards, appeal from justices court-Set for Satur- day, December 6.
 The following criminal cases were set:
 Territory vs. Wiley M. Morgan, mur- der-Set for Monday, December $, 9:30 a. m. :.
 Territory vs. J. M. Johnson. assault and attempt to murder-Set for Mon day. December 8, 9:S0 a. ID.
 Territory vs. L. J. Moore, murder Set for Tuesday, December 9, 9:3C a. m. Territory vs. James Shepard, mur der-Set for Monday, December 15. Territory vs. John Edwards, mur  der-Set for Thursday, December II. Territory vs. Cruz Figueroa, murder -Set for Wednesday, December 10 9:3O a. m. Territory vs. William Deveraux, bur glary-Set for December 15. Territory vs. Peter c. Hansen-Se' for Friday, December 12. Territory vs. Amos Taylor, w. H Taylor and Marion Taylor, murder Passed for the present. Territory vs. Burt Alvord ct al, as sault with intent to commit robbery ! Dismissed. Territory vs. Guillermo Frederico carrying a deadly weapon, appea from justices court-Set for Satur day, December 13, 9:30 a. m. Territory vs. Liliqrist, disturbing the peace, appeal from justices court Set for Saturday, December 13, 9:3t a. m.
Bisbee daily review., 1902-12-02

swer. The Mexican disclaimed all knowledge of the matter, and the an- swer not being satisfactory, Kunz proceeded to refresh his memory in a manner more effective than pariia- mentary, whereupon the Mexican promised that if they would leave enough of him for his esposa to recog- nizes on his return to the casa. he would tell them all about it. He then conducted them to point about 15O yards up the wash where the saddle, bridle and blankets were scientifically cached The investigation further led
 to the discovery of a lot of carpenters
 tools belonging to the Reynolds broth
 CTS and H. M. Woods, which were
 stolen some time ago.
 A trial was had before Justice Brown yesterday, charging the par ties with petty larceny, the territory
 being unable to prove that the prop erty was worth more than fifty dol lars. Two Mexicans were discharged. the third, Lotario Arce, being held
 until the court could take th1 matter
 under mature advisement. His decis- ion will be made at 10 o'clock this ! morning. The chief offender escaped.
 presumably into Mexico. He is the chap whom Oficer Thomas caught l with a saddle stolen from MT. Tate some time ago. He is implicated in many other similar shady transac-
 tions, and this capturing of part of the gang and scattering of the re- | mainder may secure the community
 from petty thievery for some time to come
Bisbee daily review., 1902-12-02

cases, in which the plaintiffs, repre- sented by s. A. D. Upton, were grant ed decree in all of them The cases were:
 Susan Reay vs. Washington Reay.
 Gus Got:schalk vs. Hattie A. Gotts chalk
 Harry F. Myers vs Tobias w. My CTS.
 Court then stood at recess until p. m. when the grand jury was called, the following answered to their names:
 John Pennypacker, John PrindiviIle, James Woolf, William Pritchett, A. Ashman. John Mobile, Andy Bissett. Scott Whaiey, George Rafferty, W. c. Warnekros, c. F. Nichols. Thomas Aliaire, J. s. Parmerlee, M. O'Hare.
 The following were excused: A. Ashman, J. s. Willeman, T. B. War nekros. H. J. Gray, J. Pennypacker, J. s. Williams, J. s. Parmerlee.
 After excusing the above members a special venire was issued for ten new jurors. The following were re turned and qualified: Charles Lang papp, James Marrs, Jake Shearer, M. c. Benton, Joseph Casker, Henry Ash ton.
 Prisoners bound over to appear be fore the grand jury, in custody of the sheriff, were brought into ourt and arraigned- The grand jury after be ing instructed as to their duties by the judge, retired in charge of Lee Ramsey, as bailiff Before the setting of the dates for trial of the civil cases Judge Davis stated that 1t seemed necessary on account of the amount of business that an adjourned term would be held by Chief Justice Kent during the week commencing January 5, 1903. for such civil cases as requir' ed jury trial.
 The following cases were set foI trial by Judge Davis at Tombstone during the present term: Mason vs. Crouch, injunction to quiet title-Saturday, December 6 9:30 a. m. I Williams ct al vs. J. H. Slaughter on contract-Passed.
 Costello vs. Friedman ct al-Con tinued
 E. Marks ct al vs. M. Costello, quiet title-Jury demanded by defendant January 5. | W. H. Brophy ct al vs. M. Costello quiet title-Jury demanded by defend ant. Monday, January 5. F. E. Trask vs. N. M. & A. R. R. Continued E. H. McNaliy vs. c. J. Radovich restitution of premises-Passed.
 McEwen vs. Hardy. debt-Saturdsy December 20, 9:30 a. m-
 Costello vs. Friedman, debt-Contin ued for term. Cowan vs. O'Brien, appeal from jus tice's court-Saturday December 6 9:30 a. m.
 Oberfelder vs. shilliam, breach O contract-Passed.
 Mcdonald vs. Mcdonald. divorce | Passed.
 San Reno Copper Mining Co. vs w. D. Pearce ct al. quiet title-JurJ demanded by plaintiff. Tuesday, Jan uary 6.
 Jacks vs. Pritchard, foreclosure Q lten-Jury demanded by plaintiff I "Wednesday. January 2.
Bisbee daily review., 1902-12-02
HORSE AND SADDLE
 WAS STOLEN
HORSE WAS FOUND AND SADDLE RECOVERED FROM THREE
 MExicANs
Hearing Had in Justice Browns Court and Decision WiH Be Rendered al 10 O'clock This Morning

rJCdTUt0 stoo ss SS~ss~~
 and Decision WIFI Be Rendered at
 10 O'clock This Morning
 Joe Smyth was in lawful possession of one certain horse, bride, saddle and blankets last Saturday evening at 6 o'clock, the said property belonging to Constable Kunz. At the said time above mentioned, the said horse. sad dle and bride became suddenly miss ing. MT Smith was naturally very much concerned, all the more because the property did not belong to him.
 Sunday, Joe, Jim Henderson and Constable -Kuuz started out to locate the pa,operty. A few hours later Smyth and Henderson captured the horse a few miles from town along with three Mexicans with unpro- nounceable names. Yesterday morn ing Smyth and Kunz started out to locate the remainder of the property and were eminently successful. They ran across . Mexican whom they had . right to believe knew of the where abouts of the stolen property. They stood him up in the wash and asked him questions which might have been barred under the established rules of evidence, but no court of compe- tent jurfsdiction being present to en- force the rule, they insisted on an an
Bisbee daily review., 1902-12-02
ALvORD'S CASE
 IS DISMISSED
WILL NOT STAND TRIAL FOR ROB eiNG A TRAIN IN cocHIsE
 COUNTY
Two Other Charges Still Hanging Over His Head-Severaf Divorces Granted Yesterday-The Days Proceedings

Over His Head-Severaf Divorces
 Granted Yesterday-The Days
 Proceedings
 (By Telephone to Review.)
 A mild sensation occurred in the district court room in Tombstone yesterday when the case of Territory of Arizona vs Burt Alvord was called. The charge against Alvofd was an as- sault with intent to commit robbery. having reference to Alvord's conEec- ton with the holding up of an s. P. train at Cochise station. Deputy Dis trict Attorney O. Gibson arose on6 made a motion that the case against Alvord be dismissed. The district ai- torney gave as his reason for maxi lg the motion that William Downing had been tried in the district court of Cochise county on a similar charge and a Cochise county jury had failed to convict on the ground tha. they were adverse to infiicting death sen- tence for train robbery, where no murder had been committed, such as imposed by the Arizona statutes at the time of the Cochise hold up. MT. Gibson expressed the opinion that it would be useless to attempt to secure
 
 be death, as no jury could be secured that would bring ir such verdict. On this ground the district attorney made the motion for dismissal and the court made the order.
 There are still two more charge on the criminal docket against Aivord- assault with intent to commit mur- der, at the time of his escape from the Tombstone jail. and also another charge of assisting prisoners to es- cape. On these two charges it is ex- pected that Alvord will stand trial at this term of court and in the event of his acquittal, he will then be de livered to the United States court at Tucson, where he will have to answer to the charge of interfering with the United States mail
 Judge Davis called the December term of the district court to order at 70 o'clock this morning. J. c. Page was appointed bailiff, Charles Wal lace. deputy clerk, Thomas Hughes interpreter, Frank Hartman, ofdcial reporter. Judge Davis then asked if there were any cases on the calendar that could be dismissed, and four cases were thus disposed of towit:
 Barnes & Martin vs. W c. and E. G. Miller, for debt.
 Fred Clark vs. Henry W. Etz, in junction.
 A. G. Hofsomer & Co. vs. J. H. Nor ton & Co.,, contract.
 Green c. Busch vs. Peter Johnson debt, by agreement of both parties.
 Samuel Shearer was admitted te citizenship.
 The attention of the court was ther taken up with three default divorce
Bisbee daily review., 1902-12-02
NOTICE

Bids will be received by the city of Bisbee for the erection of bridge on Opera Drive road. according to plans and specifications now in charge Of city clerk. Contractor to furnish all labor and material. All bids to be in by p. m Tuesday, December 2d. 1902. W. D. Kinsey.
 11-26-5t City Clerk.
Bisbee daily review., 1902-12-02

Clothes cleaned and repaired at Hartley's, 116 o. K Sstreet If
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-04-02

~ Jsstsss Psssi river ss fs~s vsvs y
s~vsn Miles wsas.

Jackson. Mas. April 1.-The flood
situation has again become serious on
account OF the continued rising Of Pearl
river. which Is now out OF Its tanks
from mouth TO source and Is flooding
all the low country.
Al this place the river is from seven
TO nine miles wide. has washed away
several miles OF the track OF the Ala
bama and vieksburg railway and tied
up the Gulf and Ship Island road. The
plant OF the waterworks company Is
under water and the pumps have been
stopped. causing water famine all
over the city. and the oil mills and
other factories and steam power con-
Germs have been compelled 10 shut
down. Another pump Is being put up
aud water Is promised within a day
In sufficient quantity TO relieve dis
tress.
Traffic Is entirely cut on between
this city and Meridian and Will be for
several weeks.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-04-02
REVENGE OF A NEGRO
ONE GIRL WILL DIE.
william Lane Was Suspected Of Thefi
BIZ Mrs.. furbush and the Deed
Followed the Issuance Of q
Warrant for His Arrest.

Philadelphia. April i.-Wm. Lane
aged 35. a negro servant employed By
Charles =. Furbush at e52 North FIJI
teenth street. this city. shot and killed
Mrs. Ellen Furbush. aged ~ years. and
her daughter. Madeline II. Nurbush
aged 10 years. and probably fatally
wounded Eloise FGrbush. aged 7 years
another daughter. The latter Is moi
expected to live Lane made his es
cape.
The negro was suspected OF stealing
money from his employer and n war
rant was sworn out for his arrest by
Mrs. Furbush Lane learning this
committed the crime for revenge.
Mrs. Furbush and Eloise were on the
third floor OF the house and Madeline
was on roller skates in front Of the
house
After killing the mother and fatally
iniuring one child. Lane called Made.
line into the house and she followed
him upstairs to the third floor. where
he shot her in the head. lie then ran
down stairs and made his escape.