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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-03-23

Charleston, w. Va, Special.-As the
result of horrible explosions in the
Rush Run and Red Ash mines, near
Thurmond, Saturday night, "a men now
lie stark in death in the two mines. Ten
If these were killed in the explosion
Saturday night; the other IA were a
rescuing party who went into the mine
Sunday morning to recover the black
ened remains Of their fellow-workmen,
and were killed by second explosion.
The first explosion seemed to shake the
foundations Of the mountains, a ID the
angry twin flash from the two Aeigh-
boring drift mouths lighted up pc
heavens for miles around. Soon, from
the mining villages for several miles up
and down the river, hundreds Of peo-
pie rushed to the scene of the dreadful
disaster.
The first explosion was caused by a
naked" fame coming in contact with
the gas. The flames leaped from the
drift mouth and set fire to everything
in reach that was not blown from
harms way by the force Of the ex-
plosion. The great drum by which the
loaded cars are run from the drift
mouth down the incline to the tipple
and the empties drawn up, was blown
from its moorings and down the noun
tain side 600 feet, while the drum
caught fire and was totally consumed.
The cars that stood at the mouth OF
the mine were blown far down towards
the tipple, and much Of the track OF
the incline was destroyed. The rails
were twisted and the cross-ties whip
ped from their beds in the ballest and
sent scorched and charred many yards
away. The big fan that furnished air
in the mine was so damaged that It
was several hours before 1t could BE-
started again.
After considerable time, the great
fan was repaired and the power turned
on, and 1t began drawing 100000 cub1l
feet OF air through the charnel house
each minute. A rescue party was form
ed and about 20 men entered the mine
in search Of the bodies Of those who
had perished at the first explosion. the
men explored the mines for three
hours, putting up brattices so that
pure air should follow them where
ever they went. Finally some OF them
came out and reported that the others
were too careless in going forward
faster than the good air was being
supplied and carrying at the same time
a naked" light. At 3:45 another aw-
full explosion occurred, caused by the
gas coming in contact with,the naked"
fame of a miners lamp, and fourteen
more souls were launched into eter-
nifty.
Mine Inspector Edward Pinckney ar
rived on the ground Sunday and took
charge of the rescue work.
The names Of the band who lost
their lives in the attempt to get pos
session of the bodies Of those who per-
ished in the first explosion are:
Crockett Hutchinson. Boyd county.
KY, machinist; Peter Hutchison,
miner, Boyd county, KY; Norman
Hutchinson, miner, Boyd county, KY;
Thomas Bannister, fire boss and an
officer Of the National Mine Workers
Union, Fayette county, w. Va; Chas.
Winn, miner, Fayette counuty, w. Va;
Jones Winn, miner, Fayette county,
w. Va: Bratt Jackson, mine boss,
Louisa. KY; George Hopkins, track
boss, Maiden, w. Va; Henderson Nab
ry. Amerherst, Va; E. w. Hinsman,
tracksman, Amerherst, Va.
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Morgan Makes Charges.

Washington, Special.-Senator Nor
gan occupied practically the entire
time in the discussion OF the Santo
Domingo treaty in legislative session
OF the Senate Thursday. He made
sensational speech, in which he charg-
ed that William Nelson Cromwell, Of
New York, who was prominently con-
nected with the sale of the Panama
Canal property to the United States,
was the prime mover in scheme to in-
fluence the United States in the finan.
cial affairs of the Dominican govern
ment.
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No Clash Expected.

Birmingham, Ala. SDecial.-A dis
patch reaching this city early Sunday
morning by long distance telephone
of a clash between union and nom
union miners at Adamsville. was dis.
proved by sheriffs who went there.
The rumor started from the accidental
shooting Of Will Nicholson. a white
miner. Nothing resembling serious
trouble was had at the Murry mines.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-03-23
cracksman Get Good Haul.

Petersburg, Tenn, March 16.-The
vault in the bank Of Petersburg was
blown open and all the cash
taken. The amount stolen is reported
to be $4,000. The bank Of Petersburg
is state institution. The officials
say the thieves secured $1,000 rhe
steel vault was blown with nitro
glycerine and the strong box emptiad.
The burglars escaped.
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IN BUTTERFLY DESIGN.

An effective table cover is made OF
soft, thin leather, embroidered with
silk, outlining butterflies and scrolls,
with spangles set on, of various tints.
and the edge Of the skin left in nat
ural contour, except where slight cut.
ting is necessary to finish out brt.
terfy's wing, or bit Of scroll wGek.
The edges are thus more finished than
in the ordinary table cover Of leather.
being decorated with sbuttonhoie
stitch in silk.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-03-23

st. Petersburg, BY Cable.-While
Emperor Nicholas, whose word is fin
al, still declines to abandon the prose
cution of the war, and the government
maintains its ability to continue the
conflict, 1t can be authoritatively
stated that powerful influences, in
Guiding several of the Emperor's own
ministers, are now strongly urging
that the time has come to indicate
to Japan Russia's desire for peace up
on a reasonable basis. Should Japan
then attempt to impose too onerous
conditions, these influences argue that
in view of the universal wish to see
the bloody conflict ended, Russia's
position will be strengthened abroad
BY the alienation Of sympathy from
Japan, and the situation improved at
home when the nation is made to un-
derstand that the Emperor's pacific
proposals have been met with i'm
possible terms. The Minister Of War
says:
Russia has a hard task, fighting
the war against such adverSarles,
5000 miles from home, and contend
that she can make dignifed peace,
without glory, but not without honor.
AS the victor on land and sea. Japan
can afford to remember, as Bismarck
did at the conclusion of the Austro-
Prussian war, that two countries
which must live through the long fu-
ture as neighbors may need each
others friendship. Japan may con-
slider the time propitious, on account
of the situation in European Russia,
to try and crush US. Suppose, for the
sake of argument, she succeeded in
finally forcing humiliating peace. It
would not be more than an armed
truce. Russia is too big and power
full to retire permanently from the
.held. The clouds at home eventually
will roll away. With the army and
bavy feefganized, in FIVE, ten or fifteen
hears. there viii come inevitably our
evenge. No permanent peace is pos
ble now or later unless Japan Is
Sta a11ished.
No the suggestion of the possibility
OF an alliance between Russia and
Japan, the Minister said:
"A reasonable peace must first be
established.
Broadly speaking, Russia's renun-
ciation Of her entire Manchurian poll
cy should satisfy Japan's claim. She
could have her protectorate over Ko-
rea, such privileges on the Kowontong
Peninsula and at Port Arthur as the
powers would NOT oppose, and the Chi
nese Eastern Railway be placed under
international control, Russia maintain
ing her rights to a railway line
through northern Manchuria to Vladi-
vostock:"
Has Handed Over Command.
st. Petersburg, BY Cable.-A tele-
gram from General Kuropatkin to En-
peror Nicholas, dated March II, says:
j. IN accordance with the orders OF
your majecty received March 16, /
handed over to General Linveitch to-
day the command of the land and sea
forces operating against the Japan
esq.,"
General Linevitch, in a telegram to
the Emperor under the same date,
says:
"In pursuance OF the orders of your
majesty of March 16, assumed COM
mand Of all our forces, military and
naval, operating against the Japan
ese."
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Adams ousted.

Denver, Col, Special.-James H. Pea
body won his contest for the Office Of
Governor of Colorado, from which he
retired on January 10, after serving
a term of two years, but his victory
was achieved only after ne had given
his pledge to resign and surrender the
chair to Lieutenant Governor Jesse F.
Mcdonald, Republican.
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Retreat To HARBIN is ON AGAIN

Russian Ministers Argue That Moth
ing Could be Lost and sympathy
Would be Gained If Japan Should
Prove reasonabie-Minister Of
War Says Fair Terms Would be to
Japan's Advantage by Giving Her
Good Neighbor-linevitch Can
Be Given an Army Of 100000 Men
! Without a New Mobilization.
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RESCUERS BLOWN UP
Frightful Loss of Life in a West Viz.
ginia Coal Mine
DEATH LIST NOW TWENTY.f0UR

Second Explosion Causes the Death of
the Entire Party Which Was En-.
deavoring to Recover the BIacken.
ed Remains of the Victims Of the
First-Naked Flame in Contact
With Gas the Cause Of the Origi.
nal Tragedy-Heavens Lighted For
Miles by the Flames From the Drift
Mouths.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-03-23
White Bear Killed in West Virginia.

white Bear NilIeo iH VICE.
Two hunters. who were driven oy
rain to take shelter in cave In tne
mountains of Nicholas county. rouseo
a perfectly white bear. with PINK
eyes, which had quarters in the cave.
When reused from its slumber the
hear attacked the men with ferocity
and severely injured one of them.
Mr.. Wilson Graves. who fired the
shot that killed the animal has the
skin, and will have the same prop
erly prepared and mounted. The tioe
has the texture and the head the ap-
pearance of the common black bear,
except that the skin is snow wnite
and the eyes pink.-MontgoVery Cor
respondence Cincinnati Enquirer.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-03-23

In our conviction, twice Japanese
means in this case always japanese.
Port Arthur becomes the Gibraltar OF
Japan by one of the greatest MILITARY
achievements in the annals OF any
people, concludes the London Q9e.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-03-23
France Protests,

Washington, Special.-Minister Bo-
wen has cabled the State Department
that the French minister at that place
has protested to the Venezuelan Min
lister of Foreign Affairs against the
action of the government, which has
given notice to the French Cable Com
pany of its intention to annul its con-
cession and seize its property. The
nature Of the protest Is not given, nor
are any details in Nh Bowen's dis
patch.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-03-23

President Roosevelt made speech
to the Irish at New York Friday
night.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-06-18
THE AFFIRMATIVE.

SAYS London critic: The sl.a-
ple English affirmative is becomine
so}nw1at battered in common speech
Yes has long sounded 'yus' from the
Inns q the uneducated. But there is
q present tendency among the eau-
Gated to adopt the American variants
upon the word. America has fonnf'
that an open vowel or a labial j.
easier to pronounce than a sihianf
And it has two substitutes for yes,
One OF the m is yep and the other Is
yah
"Obviously the yah comes from the
Influence Of the simple German ia
which is quite an elemental sound
Yen On the other hand. is clearly .
nrotest against the waste OF time J.
getting tongue. palate and teeth IN q
nositicn tt, hiss. Phonetic laZiness is
what the late Prof. Max Muller would
call it.
"Within the past week the presen'
writer has conversed with half dc2
en- men of culture and position. three
of whom 'yah'd,' while the other or*
'yepped.'"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-06-18
BASEBALL NEWS

will be called promptly at o'clock
Following is the lineup:
Fats-B. HUT, catcher; Edgar
Brewster. pitcher: w. D. Hearn. first
base; Drew White. second base:
John Speers. third base; D. B. Byrd
shcrtstop: G. Leverenz. center fielder
and pitcher; James Br.Zzolara. left
field; Calvin Burks. right field; Fred
HGyler, back up left field; Bob John
SON. back up center field; viii Byrd
back up right field; c. c. Handley
play everywhere.
Leans-Willie Wilson. catcher; A
". Scruggs, pitcher: w. D. Matthews
first base: e. A. Howell second base
and pitcher; Y. D. Wilkins. sh hortstop.
l. P. Shelby, third base; Will Simp-
son. left field; Nc. Roth, center field :
Lee Atchley. right field: G. H. Trip
lett help out left field: ]. b. Talbot.
kelp cut center field: S A. ROsen-
1erg. help out right field.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-06-18
Mr., Busch Gets Fired.

The Cotton States League base
ball clubs will not be able to hold
Mobile ever the heads of the peo.
pc any further. Fully half the
towns Of the league have uointed cat
i the citiZensr cmfwyp cmfwyp sl,r
with mighty force and effort that
eff the citizens fail to come to the
rescue the club will be scld to Presi-
dent Busch of the Mobile Street Rail
way company and thus the francll's
will go to Mobile President Busch
did want to break into the Cotton
States league. he did want a baseball
club fer Mobile, but he negotiated
several times only to find that the
people of the towns in which the
club was located were not willing %
surrender the franchise. but W..
willing to dig" for the cCin N c.
cary to keep the team. and naw Prf''5
ident Busch has grown weary Of 10
ing the sword OF Damocles act ana
has hied himself away fro" hCme 10
some quiet spot where telegrams an .
letters about baseball franchises VIII
reach him not.-Greenville Dom"
crat.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-06-18
HIS PURCHASE.

A tall, lean man from the countr,
went into Kansas City music store
Yesterday and. stepping to a, clerk
asked to be shown some brass hofts
He spent fifteen minutes looking y
three horns. Then pointing to biz
cne, he asked its price.
Seventy dollars" replied the cler !;
And that one?" he asked, pointjr
to another.
Sixty.
"How bout the other?"
"Thats a $50 horn"
oval. drawled the count.ymf
pitching a dime onto the glass. "Rirn
me good 1O-cent jews harp. ."-ka =
sas City Times.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-06-18
Bully for Bryan.

The news comes from Pine Bluff
that Hon. w ]. Bryan attended he
Pine Bluff -NatcheZ baseball game
at Pine Bluff on Thursday last and
rooted vigorously for the home
team. Baseball and politics. CON
stitute the two great National games
and William J. seems to be- plavln"
both right now with considerably en-
ergy for an Off year in politics
GreenVille Democrat.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-06-18
ats and Leans.

The Leans will play the Fats at
Jones park next Tuesday afternoon.
The novelty of the game in itself is
expected to draw large crowd Of
spectators cat to the park. for every
one who attends may expect plenty
OF fun out Of the play.
Neither team has had any practice
wroth mentioning. but then this will
onl yadd to the sport. Team work
will MOI he denended upon so much
as slugeing. base running and the err
rors of the other fellows.
Jimmy Brizzolara will be the star
player On the bases for the Fats. and
Will Simpson for the Leans. F. l..
Dilley will umpire the game. which
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-06-18
Fridays Game.

creenville defeated Pine Bluff at
he former place Friday by a score
ro t. and by this victory takes
ret uIaee in the league again. Pine
R,uff dropping back to second.
the game belonged to the Green
lille hovs from the start, and they
would have shut out the local team
Entirely had it not been for Clayton
kcorine on Murphy's bingle to right
In the seventh.
II Maxwell pitched for Greenville and
[nnphar for Pine Bluff, and the little
6reenville youngster got revenge for
III the wrongs he had suffered at the
hands Of the locals in the series of
Epanles played here While the visi
Etors hit him fer eight safeteS. he
Ekep. the hits we'll scattered. and pre-
Eyented any scoring. Dunbar had bad
|luck
In the third inning two bad errors
were made by intielders, and these
were followed by hits by Foster
Prout. Weldy and Laroque, the home
team scoring five runs.
Foster doubled to left in the
seventh. and scored on Carlins error
CLAYTON made the hitting record for
the visitors, and Gfroerar struck Cut
three times. 10 surprise and disap-
pointment of all his friends.
The came was 100 one-sided to be
yerv exciting. Following is the off
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-06-18
AROUND THE CIRCUIT.
Time to Call a Halt.

It is time all TINS Talk ABOUT cel-
tain places dropping out of the Cotton
States League was stopped. II any
ef them want to get out and are de-
term.ned to get out, let them do so
at once and end all this talk about
disruption. So much talk only keeps
everything in an uncertain condition
tn the great detriment of the league.
If any town wants to get cut, let II
do so Settle the matter one way or
the other quickly and be done with
II, But the talk cf disruption goes
na,r;lv on as is shown by the FOL
lowing from the Jackson Evening
News:
Unless some of the towns IN the
Cotton States League take reel III
their financial sails, the organization
will burst like a soap bubble ere
many days pass by
The nrediction is being freely mace
ir baseball circles that the league VIII
not outlive the season at the pres
ant rate of expenditures being maze
nv local associations. and the s'aee-
mant seems to be we'll grounded III
fact Nearly every town IN the
,eeaue is howling for more money
with which to meet current expenses
and this is regarded as very singular
in view of the fact that, with the eS-
cention of one of two towns, no'aolS
Natchez. the attendance at nome
o.n,os has been uniformly good.
Rad business judgment, couPaes'
with a fanatic desire on the par Z.
.. n.n.oers 10 secure high-prlced
n)avers and pas then IN excess Y,
tho ealarv limit. are the causes o '''
.,,o t,ouhJe in the Gotten States
, ,o.o,,a TODAY and threaten the d1s-
,.;o of the organizaticn. fos-
s;h,v barring Natchez and ha'''es
hurg. il is doubtful if there IS d Wv"
:, the organization where the salary
,;,,,;+ has not been violated. s'rehu-
one denials tc. the contrary ho"i'",
.a,d;na When the ASSOCIATIONS
o.t little money in front OF 1he'i'
,hov .,e immediately basieseu ny
,,,.no.ers for new players, ana 'he
a:,,on4 ;s not cured until they nave
aa,,.ndered it on railroad fare and eA'
na,ses cf castaways from the mayor
,o.o,es who always have plaas'o'e
soosors tn offer why they were gwen
.o,oo.es and who rarely ever ran ~
make good in the minor Organize"
tions. a., .
Unless these evils are ren'eoieo' !"
smash-up is inevitable. scne VI 'ne
,oxvne are even willing now to dispose
~ their franchises. and others are
,~o++,,a in q shape where they Will
- ho On the market. unfortun'
ate,v there are only two or 'hree
towns to which franchises coulo NC
disposed of and it looks very muc" %
,;,,a the Cotton States League VIII
non, undergo a reorYan zation similar
r.. that to which the Equitable Assus-
once Society is about to be sun'ec
ed.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-06-18
DANGEROUS SUGGESTION.

They had not met for years "Dc
YOU remember. he asked, the littic
sapling we planted together as Boy
and girl?"
Her eyes softened at the re >ollec'
ion. Yes she answered, II re
member it Well
THAT sapilns, he continael
dreamily. must be strong ana
sturdy oak. now
The softness all died out of hel
fyes, and the conversation ceased =
14cndon Tit-Bits.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-06-18

From your crop OF dollars raised
from last years advertising seed put
again into the soil Of business all the
seed left after the necessary expense
portion is deducted.--Walter W. Bret
in Profitable Advertising.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-06-18
$500
Fer Letters About the South.
west.

The Western Trail magazine offers
SIX prizes aes~eGating IN value $500
IN railroad transportation. for letters
from residents q Arkansas Eastern
Colorado Missouri, Kansas. lnoiar
Territory, Oklahoma, Texas and New
Mexico.
It wants letters that viii induce ell
creet;c and ar2tptious men and We
T,.en 10 settle IL the great and grow
irg Southwest. and there engage in
farming. cattle raising fruit growing
and similar pursuits.
To accomplish the purpose which i
has in view, the Western Trail offers
tie following prizes il railroad trans
Eortation for the SIX letters which. in
the opinion of competent judge.
shall be deemed best suited 10 its re-
quirements:
FIRST prize. s1o0 in railroad trans
portation.
Second pr;ze. SIS il railroad trans
portation.
Third prize. s5o in railroad trans
portation.
Fourth prize, s25 in railroad trans
portaticn.
Fifth prize, SIS in railroad trans.
portation.
Sixth prize. s25 in railroad trans
pCrtation.
The Conditions Are Easy.
Letters shoud deal with the writ
er's exper,en since he settled in the
southwest They should tel how much
money he had when he arrived, what
he did when he first came, what meas,
ure If suecess has since crowned his
efforts and what he thinks Of that por-
ION of the country in which he Is
'c<,ated. Letters should not be less
than 500 nor more than ls00 words
n length and will be used for the pur.
lose of advertising the southwest.
letters are desired net only from
farmers and farmers wives. but also
from merchants, school teachers. cler
cvmen: from everyone who has
story to tell and who knows how to
tell it. Poetical contributions are
not wanted.
All can not win prizes, but by their
contributions they can assist the
Western Trail in its efforts to colo
nize and upbuild the southwest.
Contest closes June 80. 1905. Prizes
will be awarded as soon thereafter
as results can be determined. Ad.
dress the Western Trail, 736-l44 Van
Buren street. Chicago. I'll.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-06-18

If thou must put woman from
thee for reasons of thine own, seek
thou first quarrel and let that suf-
fee thee; for the heart knoweth it's
own bitterness, but no heart knoweth
the bitterness Of woman scorned.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-06-18
Games at Sheridan.

Two fine amateur games OF baseball
were played at Sheridan Thursday
morning and evening between teams
from this city and Sheridan. The
games were played as a part of the
entertainment of the HaWley Meme
rial Sunday school and were witness
ed by large crowd Mr. T. Havis
Nixon who acted as official scorer
gives the scores Of the games as fol
lows:
Morning game
Ri E
171a
Sheridan ..=...-z.=....=.=.=.... ...ii -
Pine Bluff .'.=.=.-.... 10
Batteries Read and Gean: Harris
and Shandy.
Afternoon game
Pine Bluff -. 0oo Oh 02l~-S I
sheridan 49,. o2o eco Sill 8 +
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-06-18

Twenty-Five hundred dollar teams
in $500 town makes things look awful
funny The gate receipts will never
pay the freight and t is unlawful -
bet.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-06-18
A Few Natchez Remarks.

Judging from the size of the cre"a,
the baseball going public in Na1chez
fas dwindled to 200 souls, OF wnich
number 20 go in the srandstand.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-06-18

The Cotton States League shonId
get together. reduce the payrolls To
the salary limiti revise the schedule
and stop burning money.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-06-18

Nearly four hundred points between
NatcheZ and the leaders. AS nSh1-
ming may strike at any time and any
where, il might take crack at the
other teams and we'd have. the thlnS
al TO ourselves. Democrat.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-06-18

SUnlmarV: Two base hitS-FOSter.
Stolen hases--Hoffnan. Wagner,
Clayton Bases on balls-Off Maxwell
2, off Dunbar l. Struck out-By Max
Hoffman Maxwell 2. Cavender D9u-
bic plays-Carlin to Clayton to Kan
Zler. Time--1 .4S. Umpire-Mc- c.
Lauehlin.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-06-18

The only way TO offset the teams
that are buying the pennant is for
the inside the limit tcims to fire HE
salaried men and fill ont the uni0rms
with amateurs who would like to
travel about the ci,cr,t.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-06-18
Results Friday.

creenyille 6, Pine Bluff /.
6. Baton Rouge 6.
v;cksburg 5, Jackson l.
Meridian 8. Natchez 0 (forfeited)
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-06-18

Wagner jumped his Natchez con
tract and everybody is happy.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-06-18

All the teams N the League are 10.
termined to hold Cal to their res, -
tive franchises Natche2 has no 1sl
low streak.--Natchez Democrat