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The bee., 1905-02-09
Coal Dust Explosions in Mines.

The losses of life and property
from explosions in coal mines in
the past have been enormous
and appalling and much study
and investigation has been done
to find the causes with view to
prevent or minimize such acct
dents.
Firedamp, when mixed with
air, was at first thought to be the
sole source of danger, and, when
firedamp is present no one will
deny that this may be sufficient
to produce most disastrous ex-
blossoms when fired, but serious
explosions have occurred in
mines thought to be free from
explosive gases.
1t was only about a century
ago that coal dust began to be
recognized as a possible factor in
colliery explosions. In 1914
Faraday and Lyell made a series
of experiments at the Haswell
Mine, in England, after a serious
explosion had occurred, and they
concluded that coal dust had
played an important part in the
explosion. Later in the century
attention again became directed
to the influence of coal dust in
some of the disastrous colliery
explosions that took place. In
England, France, and Germany
elaborate Investigations were in
stituted which added much to
our knowledge of this subject.
There is still some disagreement
as to whether a mixture of coal
dust and air alone is explosive,
but it is generally conceded that
when even a small percentage of
firedamp is present the mixture
becomes exceedingly dangerous.
The all important thing to be
determined in an investigation
of this subject is whether a mix
ture of firedamp or other explos-
i've gases could, under any con-
dition, be exploded. This fact
once established, the possibility
of such an explosion occurring
in a non-gaseous mine must be
recognized.
Experiments were made in
Great Britain by Galloway, Hall,
Lishman, and others in artificial
galleries both on small and on
a large scale, in which shots from
a cannon or pistol were fired in
an atmosphere heavily charged
The bee., 1905-02-09
Travelling Salesman Shot Aeeidsn,ly.

Evansville, Ind, Feb.4.-G. Hill
arv Clark, travelling salesman for
the Green River Distilling company,
of wensboro, is lying at his home
on Jefferson avenue, in this city,
with bullet wound III his head.
Mr.. Clark was on an Illinois Cen
trail train at Enfield, H., on his way
home, when a boy IN field at some
distance from the railroad track fir
ed a rifle. The bullet a 5 n d
through the window and struck Mr..
Clark In the head 1t was at first
thought that the wound would prove
fatal. 1t was temporarily dressed
and Mr.. Clark was brought home.
The physicians prObed for the ball
and found it embedded in the bones
of his nose. 1t was extracted, and
It is now the opinion of the physl-
clans that the wounded man will re-
cover
The bee., 1905-02-09
News Of the Mines.

with coal dust but free from ex-
plosive gases. In some cases an
ignition or explosion took place
and was propagated Throughout
the entire length of the galleries.
In other cases there was simply
an elongation of the flame from
the shot without ignition. The
certainty of an explosion was
to depend on the fulfilment of a
number of conditions, among
which are, the fineness, the state
of dryness and purity Of the
dust 1.-THE amount of dust in sus-
pension; the kind and quality of
the powder used to produce the
initial explosion; the tamping
used, etc. If any one of these
and perhaps other conditions
unfavorable no explosion was
produced, but when every con-
dition was favorable violent ig-
nitions and explosions resulted.
w. III. Graves in February
Mines and Minerals, Scranton,
Da
The bee., 1905-02-09
THURSDAY. FEB. 9. 1905.

Mr.. ROOSEVELT proved to be
the most popular man in Amer
lea at the polls last November,
so far as the men of the country
were concerned. And now he is
becoming the pride of American
women. The President recent
ly recommended the whipping
post for wife heaters, in his mes
sage to Congress and more lately
sent a special message to that
body recommending that pro-
vision be made for gathering
statistics on marriage and d.
vOrce to the end that uniform
divorce laws may be enacted.
The bee., 1905-02-09

well warrant a considerable in
vestment.-From an article in
February Mines and Minerals
Scranton, Pa.
VIM. Lynch, of Dawso
Springs, has sold the old Clifton
Coal Company mines and 1000
acres of land around Manning
TON to parties contemplating the
re-opening aud operation OF
mines there. The sum reported
to have been received for the
property Is $35, 900. One report
says the sale was made to Balti-
more parties, another that men
of Nashville, Tenn, made the
purchase. 1t has been quite a
a number of years since coal
mining was discontinued at that
point. The old Clifton Coal
Company was involved in debt
and litigation and much of the
plant and machinery was allow
ed to stand there and go to ruin.
The opening of a successful min
ing operation at Warrington will
revolutionize conditions in that
vicinity.
The bee., 1905-02-09

THE railroads have, during the
present frigid spell of weather,
been unable to move the heavy
coal shipment from the mines
with promptness until the
last two or three days. Even
yet the movement is not normal.
The tonnage of general business
has been great and the extra de-
inands on the coal producers SIM
ply made prompt movement Of
arains in such frlgid weather I'M
possible. The addition ofanoth-
er set of train dispatchers to the
Darlington office enabled the
railroad officials to liven up the
movements of trains at once.
The freight traffic on the Hen
'derson division of the louisville
81 Nashville is constantly in.
creasing and the division is now
divided into three sections with
three sets of dispatchers, and all
rs handled from the darlington
office. Some day not far distant
this will be a double track d.
vision with equipment common.
surate with its Importance as
one of the busiest divisions of a
great railroad system.
The bee., 1905-02-09
Lincoln a Friend of the South.

! The following excellent article APP
pears in the editorial columns of the
Louisville Evening Post:
We are glad to see in the adver-
tisements of new book by the Rev.
DR.. Dixon the catch line, "Llncoln
the friend of the South"
1t is true. 1t is not new. Net it
is well to repeat the statement from
time to time in order to keep it fresh
in the minds of all the people.
Lincoln was not the first, nor was
he the last President, who was a
friend of the South.
Johnson was a friend CT the.South,
though his unwlsdom was as man
ifest as his friendship.
Grant was friend of the South,
though it took the South some
time to find it out.
Hayes was friend of the South,
and did more than Tilden could
have done to restore the South to
the Union.
Garfield was friend of the South,
and so was Arthur.
Cleveland was a friend of the
South, and opened every door of
preferment to Southern men.
Harrison was a friend of the
South and was welcomed wherever
he went.
Mckinley was a friend of the
South and showed it especially in
his army appointments.
Roosevelt is a friend of the South
and shows it steadily by advancing
the standard of Federal service in
the South.
These statements are grouped in
order to make plain that the day of
the sectional President has passed;
any man who becomes President
must as President be friend of the
South, because the South is an In
tegral portion of the American
Union and most important portion.
Let us keep that fact in mind, and
get away from the position in which
mere partisan leaders have placed
the South. Let us take it for grant
ed that Congress, the President and
the Supreme Court are all friends of
the South, and make no further
comment on the tact.
Then let the South, as a part of
the nation, consider national ques-
tons from a national standpoint,
looking to the future instead of to
the past.
The South is no beggar for Princes
favor. 1t is misrepresented by many
who speak in its behalf. 1t is not a
child, and it has put away childish
things. 1t asks no privileges or ex-
emptions, but only fair play. We
think of the South too much as a
political entity let us think of it as
a portion of the Union, with diver
sified interests and with purposes
requiring national approval add
national support.
When our political leaders stop
talking about Southern friendship,
Southern policies, Southern poll
tics, the nation will look to the
South as to the West and East and
North Tor guidance and for leaders
and for Presidents. But as long as
we ask each other If one President
or another is friend of the South,
the conclusion is that the South is
of herself, uncertain of her
position. uncertain of her future and |
not ready for national leadership.
The bee., 1905-02-09

THE American eagle now flops
ITS wings over two new States,
Oklahoma including Indian Ter
ritorY and New Mexico, which
came in under the Joint State
hood bill in the United States
Senate on Tuesday night. The
bill is not a law yet but will be
IN due course. One amendment
which Will please all temperance
advocates is the provision that
the sale of intoxicating liquors is
prohibited in the new State of
Oklahoma for the period of
twenty-one years. This pro-
vision was originated for the pro-
lection of the Indians.
The bee., 1905-02-09
Utilization Of Waste Heat From Coke
Ovens.

When it is considered that the
yield of coke, even with coal
best adapted for its production,
is by weight only So per cent of
the original weight of the coal,
and when, furthermore, it is
considered that practically all
the ash and lncombustile por-
ton, excepting moisture, re-
mains in the coke, the fact is
impressed on ones mind that in
the coking process a great deal
of the heating power of the coal
is lost. Assuming that the heat
value of a pound of coke is 49,
600 British thermal units, then
.65100 pound produced from l
pound of coal would represent
$3.50 British thermal units.
Comparing this with the origi-
nal heat value of the coal, which
under these circumstances would
be about ID, 800 British thermal
units, the numerical value of
the loss just mentioned is found
to be $3.50 British units. This,
if entirely utilized, would evap-
crate approximately 81 pounds
of water. While actually such
an evaporation per pound of coal
coked is of course out of the
realms of possibility, still if only
a fraction of this amount could
be obtained the results would
The bee., 1905-02-09

Amanda Williams, Joe NJ. West,
May Mceroy, Jno. Jackson, colored
Sarah Fallons, Gilbert Bell, Jim
Jenkins, Eugene Reaves, Jno. Sher-
man, Earn Sira, Jno. Mitchell, Sal
lie Alexander, Myrtle Bourland,
VIM. Green, Lillian Brown. Alice
Todd, Sena Green, Lester Fuqua.
g. g. ROBINSON, p. M.
The bee., 1905-02-09
John Wanamaker III.

IgPalm Beach, Fla, Telegram to the
Chicago Tribune.l
John Wanamaker, former Post
master General, is i'll here and may
be compelled to give up business for
a long time. He is said to be con
templating long trip to japan.
The bee., 1905-02-09

Feb. -. Abraham Lincoln born,
1909.
Feb, 10. Battleship Maine blown
APP, 1898.
Feb. %. George Washington born,
H732
The bee., 1905-02-09

Plttsburg coal in Louisville
has advanced to 1925 per ton re-
tail on account of suspended
navigation in the Ohio river.
Kentucky coal has followed with
a similar advance of % cents per
ton. The demand for coal is ex-
cessive just now at all Kentucky
mines and none can nearly furn-
ish the supply asked.
Evening journal., 1905-04-14
ANOTHER EXCAVATOR
FINED IN CITY COURT
Pleaded Not Guilty But Asks
That a Light Sentence
Be Imposed

Another excavator was arraigned in
CITY Court today on a charge of dump
ing refuse from wells beyond Third street
bridge within the limits of the city or
within a mile thereof. The defendant was
George williams. colored. Though he
pleaded not guilty he asked the court 10
impose a light sentence as he was poor
man. The fine in such cases is So, pro-
vided for by law and this fine was inn
posed on the defendant.
John McHale was fined so and costs for
drunkenness and acting disorderly i'm the
waiting room of the French street sta
tion of the Pennsylvania railroad last
night.
The case of Eugene May. colored boy
charged with disorderly conduct was re-
ferred to Agent Frank Stout of the HUI
name Societies. with instructions to re-
port TO the Court on Monday next.
Levi Johnson. a young man, was fined
s. and costs for assaulting Constable
Charles +. Bower while the latter was at
tempting to levy on some household
goods in Johnson's home, belonging to the
latters father.
The case of Anna Brierly. charged with
failing to connect several properties witt
the sewer and abate a nuisance was con
tinued for two months in order to give
her an opportunity TO comply with The
law. She informed the court that she ha'
no money at this time to make the de
sired improvements.
Evening journal., 1905-04-14
.DERAILED CAR
WAS REMOVED
Warning Given by Road
Commissioner Burris Had
Its Effect
". c, RX co, ACTED PROMPTLY

Acting upon the communication sent
by S. l.. Burris. Road Commissioner, for
New Castle hundred. the text Of which
was printed exclusively i'm yesterdays
edition Of The Evening Journal. the VIII
mngton city Railway Company this
morning removed the derailed car which
for nearly week has blocked its tracks
south of Eden Park.
In Mr.. Burris' letter to officials Of the
company he stated that unless the OBJ
struction was removed by noon today that
ne. as Road Commissioner would remove
il. II was about II o'clock when work
men In the employ of the railway COM
pany proceeded to Eden Park, placed the
car on the rails and "towed" it back to
the car barn with the work car.
Previous to the removal of the car too
day eneral Manager Hom, of the WI
mington city Railway Company stated
that he did not receive Mr. Burris' com
munication until this mornings mail. 'Ii
is not the policy OF this company said
Mr. Hon. TO violate any state. county
hundred or tity laws We will refer the
subject to our attorney before amy ac.
ton is taken by us
Walter IL. Hayes, counsel for the CiN
/ Railway Company said this morning thai
/ MIR. Burris communication had nothing
to do with the removal of the car by th'
company. That il had intended to do 50
anyway when It saw 1T and did SO.
Mr.. Hayes in speaking OF the right O.
the company TO operate outside the ctl
limits said that a glance az its chnrte
would convince Mr. Burris or anyon
else regarding that point as under it'th
company was empowered TO run six mile
outside the city limits in any direction
Under the charter therefore IL would seen
thar the Wilmington City Railway Com
lpany has the right so far as charte
rights go. TO operate a line TO the out
skirts of New Castle.
Ofieials Of the Wilmington, New Gas
tie and Southern Railway Company hay
nothing to say regarding their future as
tlon beyond that they viii construct an
operate their new line on Water and Maj
ket streets as rapidly as conditions wi
permit.
General Manager Hon. Of the Wilmns
ton city Railway Company issued order
today 10 the effect that safety gates q
the rear platform Of its cars must
closed while crossing the tracks of q
p. b. a. w railroad at rhiTd street. Tn
Is done. IL is said. 10 prevent persol
from boarding or leaving the cars viii
they are passing over the railroad
Evening journal., 1905-04-14
STATE HELP FOR
SCHOOL TEACHERS
Under New Law Norma
School Tutor Will be
Partly Paid
THERE ARE VACANCIES, HOWEVER
speclal to The Evenlng journal


Dover. April 14-According to a new
Delaware law which has been signed 10y
the Governor. young men and women
throughout the State may now apply for
state aid I'm equipping themselves for
teachers in the public schools The Legis-
lature changed this hw so that whenever
there is a dearth, of applicants In any
one of the counties, the other counties
may recommend certain of their daught-
ers and sons to their sister county's
school commissioners and the full State
appropriation can thus be used.
Each county is allowed $1,000 a year for
this purpose and the pupil may remain
az the West Chester or Millersville, Pa,
Normal Schools or at any Of the normal
schools of high standing until he is grad
uated The states contribution TO his or
her education is s. per week.
The county school commissions merely
require a bond signifying the good inten-
tions of the applicant to teach in the
schools of Delaware at least three years
after graduation, for which it asks no
return. the teacher drawing his frf sal
airy. The intent of the law is TO increase
the number of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
, school teachers.
Secretary Thomas c. Roe of the Kent
County School Commission said today
that. Notwithstanding the magnanimous
offer of the State there are two vacancies
in the Kent county quota of normal stu.
dents and at least six in that of tn,
entire state. Each county can probably
maintain twelve studeut-teachers under
the law.
Evening journal., 1905-04-14
WILLIAM B. WILLARD DIES
Of ADDISON DISEASE
Only Fifty-seven Cases of the
Sickness Ever Reported
in This Country

After an illness of two weeks William
b. willard. aged 81 years. died at his
home. No. 9l7 West Seventh street,
early this morning Of addison disease,
a. peculiar Illness only hfty-seven cases
of which have been reported IN this
country since the nature Of the disease
was discovered. II Is an ailment of a
gland Immediately owe rthe kidney
which slowly wastes away until death
relieves the sufferer, there being no cure
for 81.
The deceased, UP until several months
ago. was engaged in the printing busi-
ness at Seventh and Market streets
He belonged TO Jefferson Lodge, No. 2
!. O. o. f.; Loyal Orange Lodge, No
1a5. star OF Bethlehem and Brandywine
Commandry knights OF Malta. His
funeral win take place from his late
home on Monday afternoon, at 2 O'Clock
and inteument made in Mt Salem ceme.
terry. A wife and two children survive
Ihim.
Evening journal., 1905-04-14
MAY BRING SEVERAL
SUITS AGAINST CITY.
Trouble Grew Out of Build
ing Inspector Tearing
Down Old Buildings

An action Of Building Inspector Connolly
in tearing down a number Of houses re-
Gently because the owners failed to COM
ply with the building laws may result in
several suits being brought against the
city
A short time ago the building Inspector
tore down a number of houses on the
southerly side of Sixth street below Wal
nut belonging to the Daniel Anderson,
colored, estate. He claimed that they
failed TO comply with the building laws,
as they did not tear down the structures
when told 10. The building inspector then
had them torn down.
The estate was hequeathed to a num-
Der of heirs and there Is now some Iiti-
cation over the .est,ae in the Court OF
Chancery which it is claimed removes the
heirs from any funds or authority to tear
down tho houses.
It Is intimated thta several suits will be
entered against the city by the several
heirs on the ground that the litigation In
the Court of Chancery precludes the pos
sibility of any particular heir having the
authority with the building inspectors
orders.
Il Is said that this is the first time in
the history Of the city that a building
Inspector has personally torn down prop
erty on account Of his orders not being
complied with.
Evening journal., 1905-04-14
It IS SPITE WORK
SAYS RATLEDGE
State Detective Denies He
Was Responsible for Mrs.
Small Leaving Home
will CONSULT HIS ATTORNEY

state Detective James 7. Ratledge'
against whom legal proceedings were
instituted in the Superior Court yes
terday by Robert r. Small, Of Milford.
on the charge of alternating the atfec-
tions Of his wife, Julia Laws Small
was in the city this morning
WILL SEE HIS ATTORNEY.
Mr.. Ratedge ntimated that it was
simply case OF persecution. He said
he did not care to try the case through
the newspapers but would put the mat
ter i'm the hands Of ms attorneys.
The state Detective was seen at his
office opposite the city Hall and made
the following statement.
CASE OF SPITE WORK.
"All lean say is that 1t is "A case of
spite work. Small was a candidate
for the position of State detect' ano
because was reappointed he pnierreo
this charge against me. l am not re-
sponsible for his wife leaving him anc
at the proper time win prove It,"
Evening journal., 1905-04-14
JUDGE SWAYNE'S
MOTHER IS DEAD
She Died at the Home of
Her Daughter in Phila-
delphia
WILL Be BURIED NEAR GUYERCOURI

Mrs. Ann p. swayne, aged 81 years,
widow Of Henry swayne and mother Of
Judge Charles swayne. Of Florida, against
whom impeachment proceedings were re-
Gently instituted before Congress, and
who was acquitted by the United states
Senate, died at the home Of her daughter,
Mrs. Milton Jackson, at stradford and
Oak Lane. Philadelphia, yesterday.
She is survived by two children and a
number Of grandchildren, among the lat
ter being Henry G. swayne, lawyer Of
this city who now has an Office in Phila-
delphla.
The remains of Mrs. swayne viii be
buried at Centre Meeting, near Guyen-
court. her late home. ON Monday
afternoon at o'clock. She died while or
visit to her daughter
Evening journal., 1905-04-14
VERDICT OF $4,000
FOR MISS HILL
Chester Girl Wins Breach of
Promise Suit Against Real
Estate Man
JURY DfLIBERAIED ALL NIGHT
Special to The Evonlng journal.


Media Pa, April 14-Miss Leonora
Hit. OF Chester. has won her breach Of
promise suit aginst ]. Horace WitsiL
n real estate dealer of the same city.
The jurors who Tor four days listen
ed TO the evidence in the case value
the damage to her heart and affections
lat $4,000. A verdict for this amount
was announced this morning by Judge
johnson when court convened.
Neither the plaintiff nor the de-
fendant was in court when the ver-
dict was given. Attorneys who rep
resented Miss Hill and Witsil were all
so absent. Judge Johnson was en-
gagged In presiding over the trial OF an
other case when he paused to open tho
envelope containing the verdict
When 1t became known that Miss Hill
had won the few persons who were in
courts miled. There was no demon
lstration. Word was at once sent to
Chester to Miss Hin and Witsil.
Jury DELIBERATED ALL NIGHT.
The case was given to the jury yes
terday afternoon at 4 o'clock, after
the attorneys on both sides had argued
at length for their clients and Judge
lJohnson Rad delivered his charge. The
/
case and only reached a verdict early
this morning. The verdict according
TO Judge Johnsons Instructions was
sealed and the jurors went to their
lhomes.
Miss Hiils suit against Witsil at
ltracted much attention throughout the
country She asked for $4,000 dam-
lages Both Miss Hin and Witsil tes-
LEA al l4r
land sister were also witnesses. A
trunkful of household linen was an
important exhibit az the trial on a
table IN front of the Jury the contents
of the trunk We're displayed.
All kinds Of articles needed by 2
young woman who contemplated be.
ginning housekeeping were displayed
Miss Han testified that she purchased
the OUTFIT because Of witsil's promis'
TO marry her A roll Of mousseline d
sole from which the plaintiff said he
wedding gown was to have been made
was shown TO the jury.
Many presents which Miss Hill salt
p Witsn had given her We're also on ex
S hibition.
PROPOSED MARRIAGE IN 1898.
Witsil is alleged 10 have propose
e marriage to Miss hin on the night q
8 August 81. 1898. On the stand he tes
Titled that on the afternoon of that da
e he met Miss HIN on Market street
Chester and told her he could not ca
on her that evening. The books Of N
mill where Miss Hill was employe
e were produced i'm court and Shove
q that she was at work az the time wit
t sil said he met her. This was regard
{. led as strong point in Miss Hill
favor. and is supposed to have ha
much influence with the jurors
reaching their decision.
On June 26, 1908, Witsil is alleged
have discontinued his visits to Miss Hi
after an acquaintance Of several year
lone month later he is also alleged
: have proposed to another young We
!, IMAM whom he afterwards married.