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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1903-06-06

Licenses were granted to the Pabst
Brewing company. Two applications
were made by the company, one for
its city office 1919 Third street, and
the other for Che warehouse, 1916
Eighth stgeet.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-23
IN 4 NINE EXPLOSION.
ErDeriences of Man Who Escaped.

ConneIsviIIe Penn. Nov. 22.-An explosion
of the Ferguson mine. at Dunbar. and an ex-
animation of the conlpany's books show that
there twenty-one men in the mine at the
time of the explosion last night Ten men were
killed ten were injured. of whom one died to-
day. and one is missing. His body is supposed
TO be still in the mine
Pit Boss McGurk, who was In the explosion.
gives the following account Of it:
think the explosion was caused by the flames
from the old Hill farm breaking through the wall
erected when the Ferguson slope was opened
Ferguson mine is practically the old Hill Farm
mine.
I'm a room with ten twelve miners about me-
The air rent with terrific noise and the
men were thrown in all directions I must have
been knocked unconscious for a few minutes
When T regained consciousness. felt the blood
canning from cut in my head. but, filed with
the fear of death jumped to my feet and called
to the men TO follow. None of them moved, and,
going to several Of them. shook them roughly.
Then I lost consciousness again In few min
utes / was back my feet. The room was filled
with smoke broken timbers and flames. I made
for the mouth of the mine and fought my way
through smoke and flames but fell exhausted
thirty wards from the pit mouth and was picked
up and assisted from the mine by the rescung
party.
The doctors fear that McGurk cannot get
we'll The flesh is burned from his face and
hands and in many places the bone is ex-
posed
Mine Inspector Bernard j. Gallaghan. OF the
ninth bituminOus district. went to the mine
Immediately upon being informed of the ex-
plosion and practicable made an in
spection of IT. He ended his work to-day and
when asked his opinion regarding the cause
of the disaster, said:
The explosion little less than a freak OF
nature. II caused by a fan crushing the
old stopping between tire Hill Farm mines and
the Ferguson mines. The miners were pulling
the pillars for the stOpings. and instead of the
fall filling in completely and shutting off any
future danger of fire from Hill Farm. which has
been burning since the explosion there In 1890
a bend tunnel was left between the roof and
the fall The solid cement stopings were
crushed, and the gas that accumulated In this
bend was ignited by the fire from the old work.
ings.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-23
MITRDER IN THE NINE
Colorado Sheriff Thinks Dynamite
Was Used-Re7card offered

Cripple Creek Col. Nov 22--sherfn ROBERT
son. after investigating the conditions III '"0
sixth level of the indicator NINE wnere
intendent Charles Mccormack ana ohliI p07
Beck were killed yesterday by an expiosion'
agrees with the statement Of the ofhciais Oh 'n0
company that a deliberate attempt hao oee
made to wreck the shaft with dynamite Inc
executive committee OF the Mine oWherS anu
Onerators, Association has offered reward OF
s. 900 for evidence leading to the arrest anu
conviction of the perpetrators IN pu0ii'
statement the committee says:
The killing of Superintendent McCormsck ana
Melvin of the most dlapoIlcssl - is
that darkened the annals o. bcb has been
made by the Western Federation OF Miheis III 'l'9
State --,...,-, sra tsrnos in
which 10 speak of these matters. and we 20 ny
eSscted bv the inner circle Of this organzation
This statement is made only after cg,1siveiv
that these men their death through sshe n a
tn taI the Ingenuity Of the most experienced GRIM
inaL ,,-.-,.. ,.s hssn eung I'D with the
class Of men who openly boast Of what they pro
to do Not sinsie t ibe theory Of acct
dent and with any other theory than 'na' Oh p'e-
meditated murder.
The district executive COMMITTEES OF tne west
ern Federation of Miners characterize the ex-
nIosion as a 'Tamentable accident regretted by
ALL" and adds:
But prejudiced individuals who rarely know any,
thing of what they talk about have already passed
judgment and denOunee it as cold booded rs
not above making capital out Of any misfortune
In consequence of these outrages. Governor
Peabody has reinstated Adjutant General Sner-
man F. Bell I'm command of the militia in this
camp succeeding Colonel Edward NerdecksnuTs'
/ who has been in command since Beils retire
ment at the close OF the court martial trial OF
General John Chase.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-23
MASS MEETING FOR STRIKERS.
Still Trying to Fix Up an Arbitration Agree
ment in Chicago

Chicago Nov. Z.-The strike on the Chicago City
Railway Is still unsettled. Peace negotiations,
which have been in progress for nearly a week,
confined to-day to the consideration by the
board of directors of the road of a proposition
submitted the company last night by the strik-
ers. This proposition. il is said, provides for the
arbitration of the grievances of the unions on the
system that struck in sympathy with the tratnmen
The of the directors to this demand will be
given tomorrow morning. a basis of settlement
Of all the other differences in the controversy, IL
is said. has been agreed on. and unless the com
pany refuses to accede to this new demand OF the
union an amicable adjustment of the whole DIS
,,uta should be reached late than to morrow
night.
A mass meeting was held at Tattersals TINS al
ternoon to plan assistance for the strikers Nearly
every union in the city represented and II Is
estimated that fully fifteen thousand people were
present The men formed in procession IN dlnerent
Sections Of the city and marched in bodies 70 tle
hall Several sections of the parade crossed tI &c
lines of the Chicago City Railway company ~illch
were in operation but there were no disturbances
or of violence r,,-... 9 Tor
The meeting addressed ny Clarence =. -
row attorney for the strikers; Judge PrentlsS
President Mahon of the AmalgaInated street RAN
road Employees Association. and several Otner
labor leaders Resolutions were adopted ASKING
Mavor Harrison to withdraw the police from tng
cars of the Chicago City Railway Company; ane
Declaring for Immediate municipal ownership Oh
all streetcar lines in the city
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-23
&. VESSELS FALLS DEAD.
Coffee Merchant Was Horseback
Riding-Ap oplery the Cause.

While riding IN the Ocean Parkway. Brooklyn
yesterday morning Claus Vessels. one of the
best known men i'm the coffee trade in this city
was suddenly stricken with apoplexy. He fell
TO the ground. and the horse which was walking
at the Time stopped instantly. The other mem
bers Of the party dismounted at once, but Mr.
Vessels seemed TO be dead. An ambulance sur
geon who came from the Kings County Hospital
said that Mr.. Vessels had probably died before
falling from the horse. The members of the dead
mans family at his home. No. 591 Seventh-st,
Brooklyn were informed and the body taken
there from the Parkway Hotel where it had first
been removed.
Mr. Vessels was fond of horseback riding and
almost every Sunday when in the city was &C
customed to go with party of friends
Of the Brooklyn Riding Club. Yesterday morn
ing at O'Clock he left the Bedford Riding
Academy, Bedford and Atlantic ayes. with
John Long. a riding master. Bernard Rentrop
and two other friends. Mr.. Vessels. who APP
peared 10 be in excellent health. was the life
Of the party. IL was nearly IL O'Clock. when
the party at the Ocean Parkway and Law
rence-ave- that Mr.. Vessels suddenly threw
his hands up and with a cry fell to the ground
He was carried at once to the Parkway HOTEL
where the ATTEMPT made TO revive him failed.
Mr. Vessels was the senior partner of c. Wes-
sells & Brother. export and import commission
merchants. Hanover Square Building, Pcarl-st.,
Manhattan. and Vessels Brothers & Won Con
tard. Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies. Louis
Vessels, the brother. is in charge Of the Jamaica
house.
Mr. Vessels WAS born near Bremen, Germany,
forty-three years ago. and came to America at
the age OF sixteen He had been in the COM
mission business for seventeen years and was
member Of the Coffee Exchange and the Produce
Exchange He had travelled extensively in
South and Central America and the West Indies
and had a wide acquaintance in the trade. He
a member of the Germania Club. He leaves
a widow and one son.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-23
JUDGE DROPS DEAD at HIS HOME.
James H. Nixon Was an Assistant United
States Attorney General.

Millville, n. j.. Nov. 22.-Judge James II.
Nixon of the New-Jersey Circuit Court dropped
dead at his home i'm this city to-day. Judge
Nixon was an Assistant United States Attorney
General under President Harrison, and for a
year and a half under the second administration
OF President Cleveland. He also served seven
years in the New-Jersey House of Assembly
and Senate.
Judge Nixon was born In Cumberland County,
n. j.. in 1898. He was graduated from Prince
ton University in 1858, and for twenty-one
years was solicitor of MIlville. He ap-
pointed judge OF the Court OF Errors and Appeals
by Governor Griggs I'm 1856 and in 1900 was
appointed judge OF the Circuit Court by Gov
ernor Voorhees,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-23
FARMERS OPPOSE TIFFANY's PLANS.
He Wants to Close Road Through His Es-
tate and Open Another

Oyster Bay. Long Island. Nov 22-The Town
Board yesterday heard testimony relative to the
application CT Louis c. Tiffany close a public
way running through his estate at Laureiton and
replace il by some little distance away. The
roadway which he wishes closed is only twelve feet
wide, while he offers to road thirty feet
wide. The only difference is that the route to the
shore will be little longer. The Mr. Tiffany
wishes the old road closed is that It through
part OF his estate which he desires 10 improve
and he cannot carry out his plans while the road
remains. Mr.. Tiffany has constructed q handsome
house on his property and plans TO spend large
sum in laying the place
The property formerly owned by DR.. Oliver
l. Jones, who sold il to a named Peabody A
death in the latters family changed his plans and
he sold the property TO Mr. Tiffany. For some sea-
son DR. Jones is actively opposed the clos
ing or the road. and yesterday marshalled a large
number OF farmers before the board. They held
that the closing OF the old road would work a
hardship on them, because they would have
longer drive 10 the shore. W. Emn Roosevelt and
others advocated the granting Of the petition. Mr.
Tiffany and his counsel Mr.. Bailey. Of Huntington,
also spoke The board referred the whole case to
its counsel for opinion 10 fits powers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-23
TROOPS ASKED FOR UTAH MINES.
Sheriff of Carbon County Appeals to Gov
ernor-Many Men On Strike

Salt Lake City. Nov. 22-Sherin wilco, OF Car
bon County has applied TO Governor Wells 70 call
the State troops 20 protect the coal mine dis
tricts of mis- county. which included IN the re
cent strike order issued by the United Mine Work
ers OF America. In his telegram TO the Governor,
Sheriff Wilcox says:
My resources are exhausted. and therefore. be-
Ueve 10 my duty TO call upon you. as Governor or
the State. for aid and assistance at sconeid Castle
Gate and Sunnystde.
Sheriff Wilcox says he has already arrested
several parties who were disehaismg firearms for
the nurpose OF intmidating Who wished 20
work and reports that al scorelc men have been
assaulted and threatened with death II they per-
sisted In working against the strike asitators
Rrigadier General John @ Cannon. commanding
the State National Guard. left here today TO In
v,scafe conditions in the disturbed district Gov
ernor Wells has received report from Mr., Thorn
ss state Ccal Mine Inspector. indicating that
many miners are on strike than had preNi-
ausy been reported
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-23
Chilli is WITH L. s..
Sum pdthiees scith Panama Action.

Washington. Nov. 22-Henry L. Wilson.
United States Minister to Chill. in a dispatch TO
the State Department reports that this country
Is receiving the support and sympathy OF the
press and leading politicians and people OF that
country in its action IN isthmian affairs The
people OF Chill favor the construction Of the
canal Mr.. Wilson says.
The Panama commissioners, DIR. Amador and
Mr. Boyd. left here this morning. presumably
for New-York. where NJ. Bunau-Varila, min
lister from Panama, has preceded them
The press Of Colombia continues severely to
criticise and denounoe this government for Its
action in isthrnian matters and the recognition
Of the republic Of Panama. This is shown IN
a dispatch received at the State Department
late last night from Minister Beaupre AT 30
gota President Roosevelt. Congress ana me
American sople are The targets OF violent oe-
nuncistiore The Minister'S dispatch MAKES no
reference 10 the time when he intends 10 oe-
rarr from Fsogota on the leave OF absence grant
81 10 him BY the State DepaI tment No uheasl-
ness is felt by the department for Mr.. Beaupres
personal safety. -, ~
Admiral Coghlan has telegraphed TO the Navy
pena~f-nent Information OF the departure OF
General Reyes the Color- ban Peace CoInIfels-
sioner. from Colon for one OF the Gull ports
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-23
RINDS HOUND UNDER CAR'
ambulance Smgeon Cheered by
n Harlem Cro1Cd.

mr. Krauskopf an ambulance surgeon ~
.ocbed 70 the house staff of the Harlem Hosp
"a, ,ros cbearad nv a crowd Of nearly thou-
-, neonla At Third-ave. and One-hun1red-ano-
t,yontv-second- last night. for an act OF nero
ism. -, .
An unidentified man had been run over ny /"
car The trunk of the mans BODY ana MS
,,,,,bs ,,ara so tightly wedged in the for"aru
.r,ct that he could not be taken out Dr-
1.rouskonf arrived I'm response to hurry cdi'-
rho man under the car was grooming
Dr Krauskopf took hypodernic syringe iIoiii
his case and. filing it with an opiate started 10
o,,,, under the car A policeman pulled MIN
hack and told him it was dangerous and the
motornan gave warning The surgeon OruSheu
the policeman aside and started TO crawl uhder.
The policeman again interfered- Dr. kraushopi
suddenly dropped to the ground, and In an IN
slant was under the car
He gave the man several injections ana theh
called for a lamp. one was taken from the am
bulance and passed under the car to him. Dr-
Krauskopf called for his medicine case, ana ly-
ing fat on his stomach bound up the leg that
,,as nearly severed He was about TO bind up
other wounds when the wrecking crew arrived.
They soon had the car lacked up and the man
was taken out. He was hurried TO the nosplIai'
where he died two hours later.
The man had crossed from the east 10 the west
side of the street and had just passed behind
southbound car when he was struck by one
coming north. The motorman. Joseph Kahn, OF
No 333 East Eighty-eighth-st., and Morris
Dolan of No $40 Second ave. the conductor,
were locked up in the East One-hundred- and
V-Si
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-23
COLOMBI4NS SEE HERR4N,
Thev Want to Find Out About
Things for Governor of BOtlUar.
IrRoN TEE 1R1puNE BUREAu.

washington Nov. 22.-Doncio Jimenez anu
DR. Antonio r. Blanco. with their secretary,
Julio Ceasavo Zuniga. constituting the alleged
Colombian Commission which landed few
DAYS ago at Galveston have arrived in wash
ington. and were tonight in conference with
Dr. Herran at the Colombian Legation While
they disclaim that they have come TO the United
States on a diplomatic errand. or that their
visit has any political significance. it is their
intention. IL is understood, carefully to inform
themselves on the events leading up 10 the
recognition Of Panama by this government
and the subsequent signing of the treaty. that
they may submit a report. semi-oficial IN aus
character. TO the Governor Of Bolivar, the de-
partment In which they live.
This information may eventually be trans
United 10 the Colombian government at Bogota;
hut il is understood 20 be particularly desired
by the Governor Of Bolivar.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-23
FOR A WoRKTNGMAN's PARTY.
Central Federated Union Authorizes Chair
mai TO Appoint Organization Committee.

Independent politics the slogan OF the Cen
trail Federated Union its meeting yesterday after
hearing speeches by William Mui1n ana James
O'Grady the fraternal delegates from the British
Trades Union Congress to the convention OF the
American Federation Of Labor The fraternaI
delegates told how the labor unions in England
were able 10 return their own members to Parlia-
ment Henry Hand, of the Carriage and wagon
makers Union, sprang UP ana said
tsyVbv Shouldn't We follow the example of the
trades unions in England and go a step further by
Getting IN a marty? | move that appoint a COM
1ittee OF fifteen, composed of five socialists nve
Democrats and FIVE Republicans, to form an inoe-
nendent labor party and arrange for a suita Die
Hand was interrupted by shouts of applause, and
the motion carried. ,,
We'll" said the chairman. Il will wait until
next week before appointing the committees II
would he too much of a responsibility 10 take
to-day This acceptable 10 the meeting
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-23
INSECT PONDER ABL4ZE
IT Starts a Fire that Ruins Fire Cot
tages at TompkinsUille.

Fire last night ruined five two story frame cot
tages in Van Duzer-st., Tompkinsville Staten ISL
and The buildings were owned by William Butler
Duncan Four fire houses, three engines and
one hook and ladder are within a few hundred feet
of the house where the fire started. but the vol
unteer freulen were unable to cope with the flames
The fire started in the cottage at No. 6S van
Duzer-st Mrs. Cora Gordon colored woman win
her family occupied the house. Last evening Mrs
Gordon armed with a lot of insect powder, started
out to get rid OF reaches which infested the kitchen
The powder had been plentifully sprinkled around
the room and Mrs Gordon rolled a piece of paper,
and lighting H. started to search in dark corners
for reaches and TO spill powder The flame from
the paDer caught some of the powder. which proved
highly inhammable, and instantly the flames raced
about the kitchen.
From No So the fire leaped TO the house at No.
g. occupied by John O Brien and Gaetano Costa.
The houses at Nos. ST. 81 and SO then caught fire.
The loss to the tenants is estimated at 5000, and
the loss the buildings $500 to $1,000 No one
wa In lred
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-23
LOVE BEGINS AT THE AGE OF THREE
Professor Bell Finds a Woman's Heart Ma
lures at 90, a Mans at "a.
LBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.l

Worcester. Mass. Nov. 22.-PrOfessor Sanford
Bell. fellow in Clark University and until re-
Gently instructor of psychology at the North IN
diana Normal School, Valparaiso. Ind. has compiled
a table of the ages of love in men and women
He has reached the conclusion that neither is
safe from Cupid's darts after 1t has reached the
age of three years In fact, from infancy to old
age, no one is love proof.
In fifteen years he has investigated eight nun
dred cases himself and bases his statistics on re-
turns secured by a syllabus circulated among 1,1O0
pupils and alumni of the Normal School. The syl-
labus was a printed list Of questions the answers
to which prove that the maturity of a woman S
heart is reached p and mans at "a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-23
DONNYBR0OK FAIR IN A CAR.
Something Happens When Fare Is Refused
in Cleveland
ny TELEGRAPH tt TIRE TRIBUNE.

Cleveland. Nov Pas the result Of fierce free
FOR all fight in a Broadway-ave. electric car last
night Frank Tuitera, twenty years old of Pallis-
ter-st dying at the Cleveland General Hospital.
five other persons are hurt. and five persons James
Marsh Joseph Nesper, John Bican. Henry Rausch
and Roy Forbes. under arrest. charged with the
assault.
Tuitera refused TO pay his fare and was knocked
off the car by the conductor. Forbes. Tuitera' :
friends took up his cause and attacked the con-
ductor. The crowded. and some OF the pas
sengers went TO Forbes's defence. The motorman
Joined in with his controller. and the other partic
pants their fists. The women screamed and in
their rush to get out were Knocked down and
tramred upon. The fight continued until several
policemen arrived.
Ambulances carried the injured 10 their homes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-23
BUCHANAN WILL DIRECT THE STRIKE

President Buchanan OF the International Associa-
ton Of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers will be
I'm this city most of this week. and is expected to
take nominal charge Of the new strikes Of Local
No against the Georgs A Fuller Company's
tracts In this city Tia Board of Building Trades.
I'm which there are still two skilled trades,
will to-day in International Hall to consider
whether or IL would be OF any use to order sym
ia thetic strikes.
The Police Department has been asked for pro-
lection for the members OF the Housesmlths Union
OF New-York from members OF local No. . some
OF the turbulent members OF which have resumed
their old tactics Secretary c. +. Cheney az the
Iron League said yesterday that all the building
for which it's members have contracts would be
guarded to-day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-23
MR.. SCHwAB's CHURCH DEDICATED.
Many Present at Services at Braddock-
Bishop Canevin breaches Sermon.

Braddock. Penn. Nov. with imposing cere-
rnonial and I'm the presence Of a large throng of
communicates. the edif1ce of st. Thomas S
Roman Catholic Church. the gift of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles M Schwab dedicated to-day under
the direction Of J. T. Regis Canevin. Coadjutor
Bishop of the Diocese of Pittsburg. Bishop Cane
win preached the sermon. taking his text from
Paurs Epistls to the Corinthians: There is but
faith. Lord" In opening, he paid tribute
Father John Hickey the pastor, In whose honor
the church built. but who was not present be-
cause OF severe illness. Mr.. Schwab started for
New-York after the services.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-23
ADDRESSES ON MANCHESTER MARTYRS

The Murray Hill Theatre was crowded last night
with an audience that assembled In commemora-
ton OF the Manchester martyrs Allen I.arkin and
o'Brien. Yesterday the thirty-sixth anniver-
ssry OF their execution and the meeting was held
under the auspices OF the Clan-na-C;ael d. A
Speilissy was chairman OF the meeting James r
Minturn Corporation Counsel of Hoboken and
Colonel Richard OSulliNan Burke made addresses
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-23
VAR RUMORS IN EAST.
japanese Leaue Tien-Tsin-Squad-
ron Sails from JdsebO.

Berlin. Nov pa dispatch received from
Por, Arthur says that 300 Japanese soldiers,
with a few officers. have left Tien-Tsin for
Japan
The japanese journal, The Nasasah
Shimpo" the dispatch adds. announces that
a japanese squadron Of twelve vessels mas ieil
Jasebo for an unknown destination.
According to the same dispatch the commits
sion recently appointed by Viceroy Alexieff has
finished its deliberations.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-23
GOVERNOR ENDICOTT'S TOMB FOUND.
Boston Records Searched at Last Reveal the
Long Lost Spot.
Try TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBuxE.I

Boston. Nov "a search Of the old town rec
ords of Boston, family records and the original
plan OF the South bUrying place. has resulted in
the discovery of the location of Governor John
Endicotts tomb which has been unidentified for
more than one hundred and fifty years. The tomb
is in the northwest of the old Granary bury
ing ground where the first tombs built
soon after the establishment of the cemetery in
1860 a few rods south OF the site OF the Mansion
House. which stood on Cotton Hill when Governor
Fndicott died.