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The Savannah morning news., 1903-07-02
DEAD NUMBER 235
FEW OF THE MINERS AT HANNA
ESCAPED.
FINLANDERS AND NEGROES
CONSTITUTE MAJORITY OF THE
DEAD.

Work of Rescue Is Pushed Boldly
On-SOme of the ReHcuers So
Weakened by Their LabOrs and
NOXiOus Gases as 10 BE Unable to
Carry Ont the Bodies They Found.
Signs of the Fight for Life Made
by the Pent-Up Miners-FOrce of
Explosion Terrible.
Hanna, Wyo., July 1.-According to
the best information obtainable to-day,
235 men. out of 2s2 who were in the
mine were killed in the explosion here
yesterday. The majority of the victims
are Finlanders and negroes.
A small army of rescuers, spurred
on by the frantic appeals of wives,
mothers and children who gathered at
the mine. worked with desperate ener-
gy all night. They tell of pitiful
scenes at the seventeenth level, the
lowest point reached during the night
Survivors Driven Insane.
Some of the survivors were driven
insane and fought furiously against
the rescuers. Dazed, listless survivors
were found sitting on cars or lying on
the floor, careless of whether they
lived or died
Near the seventeenth level twenty
bodies were found strewn over a pile of
debris, which the men had striven
to surmount before they were over
come by the deadly fumes. Some were
scared and blackened by flames. but
all had died crawling toward fresh
air
The eleven rescuers who penetrated
thus far were too weak to bring out
a body.
For hours the scene at the mouth
of the level was heart-moving. With
clothes and hair awry mothers, wives,
sweethearts and children huddled to-
gether. weeping and wringing their
hands Many sat on shattered tim
bers blown from the mines mouth,
insensible TO their surroundings. The
most of the frantic women pushed
to the edge of the gap and tried to
force a way into the slope.
Killed I'm Mine They Reported safe.
An expert, who went almost to the
seventeenth level. says the mine can
not possibly be cleared for month.
1t is feared that men in the lower
levels were torn to pieces by the ex-
plosion. which hurled great timbers
high over the town and 100 feet be-
yond the mouth of the slope.
Among the dead is Alfred Hapgood.
who turned the first shovel of dirr in
starting the slope.
The fire bosses. who had reported all
safe before working time yesterday.
met death while making a second in
spection.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-07-02
EDUCATORS AT ASHEvILLE
Hear Addresses Upon Matters of In
terest to Them.

Asheville, N. c.. July 1.-The South
ton at this mornings session discussed
THE High School. Its Functions and
Curriculum"
Mr.. p P. Claxton, University of
Tennessee, spoke of the need of bet
terment in high schools and urged the
installation of physical and chemical
laboratories, as Through that means
the work that to our fathers seemed
drudgery might to its benefciaries be-
come an art to which its master was
welded, both by training and educa-
ton"
Prof. burlington of the University
of West Virginia spoke along the same
line.
Miss Marion Brown, vice principal
of High School No. 3 of New Or
leans, La, read paper on "Co-opera-
ton of Home and School," and cited
the great benefits from such co-opera-
ton in the city of New Orleans.
Music in Public Schools" was dis
cussed by Prof. Enoch Pearson, in
structor of music in the public schools
of Philadelphia, and he gave an outline
of the refining influences upon the pu-
pills mind from its surroundings.
AT the afternoon session President II.
h. Bierly, of the Child Study Depart
ment, made a report of the work done
by his branch during the past twelve
months and gave the results of in
vesugations which he had made. The
department now has a complete ac-
count of what is being done in child
study in every Southern state In d
few months an article will be written
giving an account of the investigation,
which, however, was made in order TO
become better acquainted with the
men for the purpose of working up
more interest in this movement.
The department has been having an
extensive correspondence with the
women's and mothers clubs ana
learned that some few discuss this
subject al their meetings, and that
about seventy-live of the one hundred
women's clubs are anxious to take up
this subject with the assistance and
direction of the department. The de,
partment also issued "a few circulars
on food, study haelth, etc, for higher
institutions only. Twenty-Five of the
largest state and church universities
and colleges In the South are submit
ting this circular to their students.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-07-02
MADE SMITH RECEIVER
OF the United States ShipbufIding
Company.

Newark N. j., July flames Smith,
Jr.. was appointer receiver of the
United States Shipbuilding Company
to-day by United States District Court
Judge Andrew kirkpatrick in the suit
brought by Roland B. Conklin.
Judge Kirkpatrick decree orders
that all the property of the company
shall be turned over Immediately by
the directors and officers of the insol-
vent company. The deere also di-
reefs the receiver to take such property
and to Immediately assume the man
agement and operation of the COM
pany.
Judge Kirkpatrick said that one of
the duties of the receiver would be to
confer with the Reorganization Com
mittee, with view to extricating the
company from the difficulties into
which it had been thrown.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-07-02
THIS BOY WAS BITTEN
THREE TIMES BY SNAKE.

Athens, Ca, July This afternoon
on Lumpkin street a snake bit Louis
Patman. a 12-year-old boy, three times
on the leg, and it is feared that the
boy will die. He cannot tell what
kind of snake it was that bit him. 1t
will require several hours more to tell
the extent OF his injuries.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-07-02
DECIDED HE WOULDN'T DIE.

Esmarch ReniEged at the Critical
Moment and wouldn't Drink.
New York, July Rudolph Esmarch
is under arrest in Hoboken, N. j., on
the charge of manslaughter, he having
failed to live up to a suicide pact.
Charles Borrowsky, a life long friend
Of Esmarch, committed suicide last
Thursday. Later Esmarch met another
friend, Jacob Roelleo, at the dead
mans house, where, according to the
police, the two agreed to follow their
companion the next day
They met in a saloon and borrowing
two glasses retired to a rear room. A
few minutes later Esmarch came out
with carbolic acid in the glass and
placed it on the bar remarking: THE
other man took his: / did not"
Roelleo died an hour later.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-07-02
NEGROES PAPERS WERE
DECLINED BY BOARD.
Charged That Thirty Cheated on
Examinations.

Charleston, S. c., July 1.-The
Charleston County Board of Education
has thrown out the examination pa
pers of thirty negro men and women,
who sought to be teachers in the pub
lie schools because, as the board al
leges, the applicants Cheated in the
preparation of their papers. The ex-
animation was held May %. and the
board has just announced that certifi-
Gates will be refused to thirty of the
thirty-five applicants, for the reason
assigned.
County superintendent of Education
MiIligan said to-day that he saw the
irregularities being practiced, and
warned the applicants that their pa
pers would be thrown out if they did
not desist, but his warning had no eff
feet.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-07-02
STRIKERS QUIET AT RICHMOND.
People of Manchester Ask for Mill
tary Protection.

Richmond, Va. July There has
been no development in the street rail-
way strike situation to-day or to-
night. Nearly the usual schedules
are being run on all city lines Three
or four hundred men are now regular
ly employed by the company. They
are all on the same footing as to pay,
and receive 81 a day for twelve hours
work.
Tomorrow the Manchester lines are
to be opened and the authorities over
there decided tonight to ask for mil
itary protection. The line to Seven
Pines is also to be opened tomorrow.
One of the new street car men was
arrested while on his car to-day by a
militiaman for cursing citizen. The
man was promptly bailed.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-07-02
MACHEN AND THE GR0FFS
PLEADED NOT GUILTY.

Washington, July. 1.-August Ma
chen, against whom three indictments
have been found for accepting a bride
in connection with government con-
tracts for letter box fasteners, was ar
raigned to-day before Justice Pritch-
ard in Criminal Court No. l. He waiv-
ed the formal reading of the indict-
ment, pleaded not guilty and was CIV
en- until July 20 to file demurrer,
should he wish to do so.
The Croft brothers, who were indict-
ed with Machen. appeared in court and
pleaded not guilty. 1t was announced
that Machen and the Groffs would be
tried at the fall term of the court,
their cases being taken up in the reg
ular order The fall term begins in
october and continues several months
The Savannah morning news., 1903-07-02
FIREMAN WAS KILLED;
ENGINEER FATALLY HURT.

Knoxville, Tenn, July LIN col
lision between two trains on the Vir-
einia and Southwestern Railroad, Fire
man L. II. Kain of Bristol was in
stantlv killed and Engineer r. G.
Clowers of Bristol fatally wounded. The
engineer and fireman of the east-pound
train jumped.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-07-02
JUDGE DECIDED AGAINST
MISSISSIPPI LUMB ERMEN

jackson, Miss, July Judge Niles,
in the Federal Court here to-day,
ruled against the injunction of the
lumbermen of Mississippi, praying that
the railroads be prevented from adding
a rate of cents per hundred pounds
To the present rates.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-07-02
MEET AGAIN AT GETTYSBURG.
Several Thousand Veterans Hold a
Celebration There.

Gettysburg, Pa, July 1.-Several
thousand veterans and their families.
representing both North and South,
gathered to-day and began a three
days celebration of the fortieth an
niversary of the battle of Gettysburg
The chief features of to-day's pro-
gramme, which was carried out at
Reynolds Grove, were historic adj
dresses by Gen. o. o. Howard and Gen.
H. S. Huidekoper, followed by the I'M
yelling of a bronze statue of John
Burns, the aged Gettysburg man who
was wounded three times in the his
toric battle.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-07-02
Directors Held Meeting.

New York, July IA meeting of the
directors of the United States Ship
building Company was held to-day
After the meeting it was said that
nothing had been done except to talk
over the situation. Mr.. Nixon was
urged not to press his resignation as
president of the company, and the res
ignation was not acted upon. Another
The Savannah morning news., 1903-07-02
WILEY WILLIAMS AGAIN
BECOMES the Head of the Columbus
Police Force.

Columbus, Ga, July 1.-The City
Council this afternoon held the annual
election of city officers, re-eIecting all
the old officers, with the exception OF
Clerk of Market p. L. Burns, who was
defeated by r. Kunsberg.
The Police Commission this after
noon elected Wiley Williams chief OF
police, c. E. Ryckeley first lieutenant,
and A. Reynolds second lieutenant.
Capt. Williams resigned as police cher
a year and a half ago, and was sue
ceeded by A. Reynolds. Capt. VIII
Iiams not only becomes police CHIEF
again. but the salary of the position is
increased from 81, $50 10 81, 800.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-07-02
THEY WORKED ron HAWK.
Many Tried to Have the Warden
Retained I'm Office.

Retained In Office.
Washington, July 1.-Strong efforts
were made by the friends of Warden
Hawk to have him retained in office
Hundreds of letters were received at
the Department of Justice from Mr..
Hawks political friends, and both SEN
ator Elkins. who is in Europe and
Senator Scott took up the matter with
the department.
Friends of the warden. in reply to
charges that he was incapable of the
work of the office. say the whole
trouble originated over his stringent
methods in discipline.
1t is understood that one of the in
spectors of the department, under
orders from Maj. Strong, general agent
for the department, recently made a
personal visit to the prison at Atlanta,
but the department officials decline to
divulge the nature of his report.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-07-02
HAY FIRED ON BRIDWELL.
Charged Him with Making Re-
marks About Mrs. Hay.

marks About Mrs. Hay.
Macon, Ca. July Wv. A. Hay, rep
resenting Golfers publications, opened
fire on c. C. Bridwell, a mattress
maker, here tonight. The two men
met in Becker's furniture store, and
Hay accused Bridwell of saying damag-
ing things about Mrs. Hay. He de-
manded retraction.
Bridwell refused to retract, and Hay
drew his pistol. AS Bridwell plunged
into the opening of the stairway, bull
let tore his shirt just behind the Shout
der.
Hay is in the barracks charged with
shooting at another Threats have
been made by Hay that Bridwell will
be prosecuted for SANDER.
Mrs. Hay has tainted half dozen
times since she learned of the shoot
ing. The physicians have been sum-
moned to her.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-07-02
TEACHERS OF MUSIC
Hear Addresses and Concerts at
AsheviIIe.

Ashevi1le. N. c., July lat to-day's
session of the National Music Teach
ers' Association an address was made
by Mr. ]. w. Jendwine, president of
the Southern Association. with re-
Spouse by Mr. r. G.. Cole, president
of the National association. Both
speeches related to the closer affilia-
ton of the two bodies.
There was a round table for teachers
of the piano and one for the teachers
of voice A concert was given this
morning by Miss May Walters of Phil
adelphia and Mr.. Walter Spray of
Chicago.
A drive over Biltmore was taken
this morning and afterwards a con-
cert was held at All Souls Church, Bilt-
more.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-07-02
THEY KILLED A NEGRO
AND WHIPPED WOMEN.
Deeds of "A Mob of whites in An
dersOn County.

DGe0S OF IL MOO VI W AA
dersOn County.
Columbia, S. c., July 1.-Reuben Ell
rod, a respectable old negro living
near Piedmont, Anderson county, was
shot to death in his home last night,
and three negro women occupants of
the same house were taken out and
given severe whippings.
The women. who testified at the in
quest to-day, said that fifty white men
came to the house. and after killing
Elrod, logged them, warning them to
leave the state.
The crime is depIored in the COM
munity. The superstition is that the
women, probably relatives of Elrod,
were Objectionable in the community,
and when the mob went to whip them
the old man interferred and was
killed.
No one has been apprehended.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-07-02
MILES win Inspect seventh.

Washington, July Lieut.. Gen.
Miles viii leave here tomorrow for
Chickamauga Park for the purpose OF
inspecting the Seventh Cavalry in
their new quarters on that military
reservation. The inspection will be
made on July 4.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-07-02
OFFICES WE'RE COMBINED.
Part of the Frisco Absorption Plan
of the Rock Island.

Memphis, Tenn, July IA confer
ence of high passenger officials of the
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific, the
ST. Louis and San Francisco. the
Chicago and Eastern Illinois and the
Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Rail-
roads was held here to-day and the
consolidation of the Frisco and the
Choctaw passenger and freight Offices
in this city was effected The action
to-day is the first of the move lin the
actual absorption of the Frisco by the
Rock Island.
Announcement was made of the pro-
motion of Division Passenger Agent j.
N. Cornatzar of the Frisco to be gen.
eral agent of the passenger depart
ment of the consolidated systems.
The party left tonight for Hot
Springs, Ark, where the conference will
be continued tomorrow.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-07-02
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TRAMMEL ALLOWED BAIL.
Held i'm $1,000 Bond for the killing
of Taylor.

Montgomery Ala, July by an
agreement of the counsel for the state
and the defendant in the case of United
States Deputy Marshal Byron Tram
mel charged with the killing of C. d.
Taylor. a former deputy marshal. the
defendant was allowed bail in the sum
Of $1,000
The Savannah morning news., 1903-07-02

| them on peach tree in an orchard at
Marshallville. There are now forty
thousand OF them, and they are eating
| UP the san Jose scale like mad. He ex-
1pects soon to be able TO distribute them
sto other orchards in the state.
DIR. Mcconnell Resigns.
DR.. F. C. Mcconnell has resigned as
secretary of the Home Mission Board
OF the Southern Baptist Convention, to
take effect Aug. 81, for the purpose of
accepting call to the Calvary Baptist
church of Kansas City. His resigna-
ton has been accepted, but no success
sor has been named. DIR. s. 7. Jane
son, state secretary of the board, and
Dr. John f. White, pastor of the Sec
ond Baptist Church of Atlanta are
prominently mentioned in this connec-
ton.
Arranging for B. Y. p. U.
Preparations for entertaining the
Baptist Young Peoples Union of
America, which will meet in annual
session in Atlanta, July 9-12, are COM
plete. Cool weather is looked for dur
ing the convention. A chorus of a
thousand voices trained by Prof Por-
ter will render musical selections dur
ing the sessions of the convention.
The headquarters of the gathering
will be at Piedmont Hotel. The audi
torium at Piedmont Park, with a seat
ing capacity of 5000 to 5000 people,
will be used for the daily sessions.
Looking for Stolen Tickets.
H A Reach, one of Pinkerton's men,
arrived here to-day and succeeded in
finding a large number of railroad
tickets which were among those stolen
on the night of May 9 from the South
ern Pacific ticket office at Cuero Bex.
There were about $4,000 worth of tick
cts taken at that time, and the de-
tectives are tracing them to all parts
of the country where they have been
sold. principally to scalpers. 1t Is ex-
pected a search will also be made in
Savannah.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-07-02
FOR THE PREsBYTERIANs
An Appeal Is Made in Congo Free
state Matter.

Washington. July because Pres
byterians in the Congo Free State claim
they do not enjoy all the religious lib
-erty coming to them under the pro-
visions of the Berlin treaty, Repre-
sentative Livingston of Georgia and
other representative Presbyterians
called at the State Department to-day
and left a statement of the facts, with
the request that the Washington gov
eminent take up the matter with Bel
GUM and call her attention to the re-
ported violations of the Berlin treaty.
The course of the department is not
vet indicated.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-07-02
WILL NOT RECEIVE 1T.
Russia Doesn't WANT the Petition
from Roosevelt.

from Roosevelt.
Washington, July 1.-The Russian
government most positively and alb
solutely denies the report that it has
offered any official explanation to the
American government. either through
the Russian embassy at Washington
or the American embassy at st. Pc
tersburg, regarding the Kishineff in
cident, and declares that it has never
been addressed by the American gov
eminent upon the subject.
The Russian government has cate
gorically refuse to receive from any
Power any petitions. representations
or communications relative to it's in
ternal affairs.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-07-02
wiII sem COTTON MIL.

Charlotte, N. c., July Capt David
Clark was to-day appointed receiver OF
the Ada Cotton Mill in this city. The
mill will be sold on Aug. Is. and VIII
probably be bought by the stockholders,
who will reorganize it and operate It
on A new basis.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-07-02
Frosts XIII Cron..

. Mexico City, July 1.-The unseason-
able frosts near Lake Chalco, Valley
of Mexico, have caused heavy losses OF
corn. Crops to the value of a million
dollars are said to have been destroyed
by frosts, which. coming at this sea-
son are quite unprecedented.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-07-02

Washington, July John Barrett
commissioner general of the St. Louis
Exposition to Asia and Australia, has
to Argentina.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-07-02
Ordcred LEO COMM.

Omaha, Neb.. July IAN order for
$50 collins. in which to bury victims
OF the mine horror at Hanna. Wyo.,
was received here to-day.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-07-02
sEAnOARD DENIES 1T.
Says Rates on Georgia Peaches Are
Not Excessive.

Washington. July 1.-The Seaboard
Air Line to-day filed with the Inter-
state Commerce Commission an an
swer denying the charge of the Geor-
sia Peach Growers Association that
the railroad tariffs on Georgia peaches
are excessive and discriminative.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-07-02
sngnr Wna Reduced.

New York July 1.-All grades OF re-
fined sugar were reduced cents q
hundred pounds to-day.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-07-02
FOR COMMUNICATING

Three Men Were Arrested Near
Lawtry, Fla.
Starke, Fla, July 1.-Samuel Rains,
Aaron Wilson and Clarence Wilson
were arrested for counterfeiting near
Lawtry to-day by Deputies Chambers
and Richard. Considerable parapher-
MALTA was captured with them.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-28

assuredly provoke problems with which
the government will have to deal.
Already there are rumors of dissat-
isfaction. Jealousies are beginning to
crop out among those who stood
shoulder to shoulder in the creation
of the republic The sentiment, preVa-
lent a few days ago, that DR.. Amador
should be the unopposed choice of the
people for the first president of the
republic is beginning to modify, and
an Arrange party, fostered by power
full influences, is coming into exis-
tence, and when we remember that
down here political campaigns are
carried on in the form of revolutions,
States to insist upon immediate ac-
ton toward the formation of a stable
government chosen by the people and
to which all the people will give their
allegiance. The Republic of Panama
being non-existent so far as the peo-
pie are concerned and existing only
because the provisional juntas author
ity has not been disputed, 1t is re-
quired, to correct this contradictory
condition and to enable the serious
problems which will shortly arise
through disappointment and religious
unrest to be properly and effectively
handled, that government be quick
ly established upon the consent and
free participation of the people. I'M
til that is done the Republic Of Pana-
ma will continue as an anomaly, Sc
cure only in the fact that the inter-
ests of the United States are such
that the government will not permit
this one to be destroyed, either by
invasion from without or by disturb
ances within
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-28
BUSINESS LOCALS.

Get the best meats at John f. Mays,
Oglethorpe and jefferson street He
keeps the best beef, veal, mutton, pork,
poultry, vegetables and fruits and
fancy groceries.
The Savannah District Messenger
Company will make you special rates
ture and pianos moved and stored. 80
Montgomery street.
Walker ulligan Furniture Company
has succeeded the w. It. Walker Furni-
ture Company. See them for bargains.
Your credit is GOO. Corner Broughton
and Jefferson streets.
Knight & Co, 1902 West Broad, is
making a fancy country sausage that
"a unexcelled made Of choice meat only
and sold TO an exclusive trade; costs
more than others. but nobody who
eats Knights objects TO price; both
phones.
Just arrived a beautiful line OF silks
In colors and black. Dress Goods OF the
latest weayes. Linens, towels, napkins,
and. doylles, percales, ginghams, IAN
nelettes. outing, etc. Metzger g. Brun-
son.
]. II. Helmken's cafe is a delightful
place 70 take your meals or regular
table delicacies. Southeast Liberty and
whitaker.
n. II. Peoples a Son. i25 Congress
street. II a splendid place 10 buy your
hardware. stoves, implements, firearms.
cutlery and builders supplies, guns
and ammunition.