The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-10
107 Bodies Have Been Reclaim
 ed From Virglna Mines
INVESTIGATION IS BEGUN
The Status of the Reported Strike. A Negro Miner Is Killed at the Fossil Ore
 Mines.

negro, from the Virginia mines, which was wrecked by an explosion on the af- ternoon of February 20 This makes a total of 107 that have been recovered. It is estimated that there are five more bodies in the mine. The state board of mine inspectors, in accordance with the instructions of Governor Cunningham, be- gan the official Investigation of the ex- plosion today.
 The report that there was a general strike yesterday of the workmen who are engaged in repairing the damage done by the explosion Is denied by many who are familiar with the staution. It Is true that when the wages of the men were cut from $3.06 per day to $18s per day number of the men quit work Several of the force are still at work and the refusal of the men to continue at the reduced price was far from being any thing in the nature of a general strike The company officials claim that they have still sufficient number of men on the repairing to complete the work as early as practical.
 At a late hour the rescuing party, con- sisting of a number of miners are down in the mines, and they expect to find two more bodies in the next few hours.
 The pumps are running and it is now estimated that it will probably be Sunday before the mine is drained of water.
 The body of the negro miner taken out of the mine this afternoon was in a badly decayed condition. Decomposition seemed to have set in several days ago. The re- mains of Stewart was brought to Besse- mer by M. H. Coburn and are now at the undertaking establishment of Kennedy Bros. The relatives of Stewart have not yet claimed the body. The interment will take place tomorrow.
 Ed Film, president of the Alabama district of Mine Workers and Coroner Paris went out to Virginia Mine today. The coroner will begin his investigation as soon as all of the bodies are gotten out of the mine
 When asked regarding the rumored strike of the miners on the repair work, MT. Film said. Tt was no strike at all. Several of the men who were doing the repair work refused to work at the re- duction that the company made in their daily wages.
 The company claims that 1t has suf- fiicient force of men to carry on the re- pair work"
 Negro Miner Killed. Mat Arlington a negro miner, was kill ed at Fossil ore mines this afternoon at o'clock by falling rock.
 Begin Work on Railroad. Agee & Company, who have the con tract to build the extension of the South ern railway from Mobile Junction to Ensley, have begun the construction work. commisary has been established at Glenn's Springs. on Fourth avenue. which will supply all the workmen with The work will be pushed rapidly to completion. The road will run direct from Mobile Junction to Birmingham, by way of Bessemer and Ensley, and will pass through some of the finest portions of this district.
 Huey-Dabbs Wedding.
 At the home of MT. and Mrs. J. Van Huey at Hueyton yesterday evening at 8 80 o'clock Miss May Huey was married to MT. Carl l.. Dabbs. The ceremony was impressively performed by the Rev. R. s. Cabin, and owing to the illness of the brides mother was witnessed by only immediate relatives and a few intimate friends.
 The wedding march was played by Miss Josie Rutledge. Mrs. Dabbs is the sister of Mayor Thomas T. Huey, and her ad- mirable qualities have won the friendship of every one who knows her.
 Miss Fulton Entertains. Miss Cornelia Fulton charmingly enter tained the As You Like It club this even- ing at her home on Darmouth avenue. A green contest was the amusement that enlivened the evening. The first prize was won by Miss Lucy Reynolds on cut with Miss Matura Benton and Miss Laura Jones. The second prize was won by Miss Percy Benton and the consolation prize was won by Miss Pearl Clay.