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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-19
Household Linens

Household Linens
(THROUGH THE ARCHWAY)
The linen department has
been moved. 1t now occupies
a space of shelving along the
north wall. Monday these
many special bargains will be
on sale.
1s-IN. BROWN LINEN CRASH
at yard 515c.
ISM. LINEN FINISHED
CRASH-extrs heavy-at OI<o
yard .......-.... OAc
72x9O-INCH SHEETS - worth
soc. at 39c.
LINEN FINISHED SHEETS
SlXso-ineh-seamless-75c EOo
values at. ........... OVG
UNBLEACHED sheets, s1xso-
inch-worth soc. at sec.
es-INCH CREAM LINEN
spot and floral patterns EN
75c values at, yard. .O1C
TURKEY RED TABLE DAM
AcEA-Ov iuEI6S WlQ6-- -
worth S5c. to sell at. yd. .EEhC
IMPORTED AIER RIzED
DABIASk-worth 65c yard
come early Monday morning 2n
while the lot lasts, yard. .OTC
36-INCH LONG CLOTH-nice
soft fnished-at yard SC.
ANDERs0N's 42-IN. PILLOW
CASING-w0rth 1Sc-while ~
the lot lasts, yard. ..-.-..--. &c
NAPKINS that are slightly inn
perfect-$1 and $3.50 values
22x22-inch size-at per En
dozen .---.-..---.. OVG
FULL SIZE BED SPREADS
hemmed-$1.0Ov values at roc.
FULL SIZE FRINGED Spreads
=$1.25 values-pink and nE
blue colors-Monday, each. .SDC
FULL SIZE FRINGED Spreads
conventional patterns-in light
blue and pink, at each SEC. Sell
at $3.50 regularly E0o
each OTG
csc SILK FINISHED Feather
Proof TicIS=worth Use r.
yard-Monday, yard 1890. DC
FULL SIZE SPREADS IL cut
corner Marseilles patterns-fu1
fringed=S2.50 values at. Ct zE
each ...-----.-.-s.-- 91e6 ,
17xs4 TOWELS Of white cotton
ged-worth 8 1Ac-to T.
sell at. each. .......- &c
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-19
A Magnificent Spread of
Silk Bargains F1onday
(TIIROUGH THE ARCHWAY.)

silk in this sale
right Our buyers
by largest silk commission houses
bought few lots bought
SOLD silks cheap
tables
great of them
Topeka ought take advantage
of the hadt silk
you of bargains
short, how magnificent the savings
1s-INCH vail sILx-note
ues- at yard2 nj lie, lilac navy. brown
K IN at RI
lily
FAu a. Sau ~ y 20-INCH NOVELTY sUITTNG
2o-TNCH WASH sILKs-Hgh sIIIzs-in gray92o dill
rO
oloredc
Saru
&c a var
gseeeas Nqc
'4-1e
sdsnA IN Drown Du ana
NQCI$1OO
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-15

sustained in an elaborate opinion by
chief Justice Appleton. The case was
taken 10 the United States Supreme
court OH writ Of error and there also
the action was sustained. The other
c@se, a criminal one. was the prescott
tium If Edward NJ. Smith Of Ellsworth
for murder, Smith being convicted af-
Ter :. great trial.
General Iiamlin in speaking Of JUS
tiCc I:mcry in the Green BAG says:
At will thus hn seen that Justice
Emery went upon the bench with an
ambition to do things for himself and
for His state and with an untirinS zeal
in the performance Of his duties. His
idea of the judicial functions is high
ard dIGnifcd. lie is personally polite
and Il lover of correct department ana
encourages them iii others. since polite
ness ana good department render the
administration of the law easier, on
haUco its usefulness, and add weight
and influence to the respect that Is du"
III, court. He is social and agreeable
and pleasant i'll his manners while IRE
siding on the bench. He never shows
ttmper. His rulings in the progress Of
Il trial are prompt and fearless. He
never INDUCES in lcVity or repartoc ON
the bench. When occasion calls for a
reproof it is usually administered in the
form Of Il suggestion. 1t is universally
declared that Justice Emery writes
good decisions. They cover q wide
field. embracing many points Of law
and equity. His reputation as 4 jurist
might safely be measured by this part
Of his work. for he certainly has done
his full share"
Justice Emery has two children, a
son and a daughter. The son, Henry
Crosby Emery, is a graduate Of Eow-
dom in the class of '92 and is now pro-
feysor Of political economy at Yale
University. The daughter, Annie is the
wife of Prof. F. l.. Atkinson. professor
of Greek at Brown University. Mrs.
Allinscn graduated at Bryn Mawr, her
excellent rank giving her a scholarship
and she travelled extensively in Europe.
She was dean of the Woman's college
at the University of Wisconsin and
later dean of the Woman's college at
Brown University.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-15
DISASTROUS FIRE.
Several Stores Are Quilted BY Flames
at Hartford, CT.

Hartford, Conn. Dec 1f.--Four stores
in the heart of Tho business district
were Quilted ny fire early today an /
the loss viii bc large i'll view Of til.
stock Of furS and silverwarc that is &c.
stroyCd. Tho fire broke our in the col
lar Of a building ut 81 Pratt stree t.
and quickly spread 80 the adjoining
stores, one Of VIII: the jcwclry
house Of J. +. Griffith. Fl. Cook :;
fur store was Quilted, ais IL ph0no-
graph store Of \. \. SparIy.
Before the tircmcn could got the
blaze under control tic floors of the
stores gave way and the flames spreas,
to the upper sections. After a hard
fight the firemen got the upper hand
and checked further spread of tne
flames.
It is estimated that the loss cause 4
by fire Will amount To $4,000 Several
persons rooming il the upper floor were
driven from their beds but all escape. /
without injury.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-15
ZIG VETERINARY COLLEGE.
Packers VIII Start One to Furnish
Competent inspectors.

ChicaE". We. li.-Th" Intrr-tr"ln
today says: The most c"Inrl"t" Vtt"rin-
airy cnll"C" in the world will he found
"a her" under the auspices Of the Uni
v"r:,ty of Illinois, financed BY packing
interests. It's purpose Will nc to provide
competent inspectors for union stock
yards and other great abhatoirs Of this
country ana Europe.
President James has Instructions
from til" hackers of the college to ~
cure The best veterinary faculty in tn"
world 10 initial" the work. Germany.
France. Switzerland ana other adj
v2nccd countries Of Europe Will be lev
led upon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-15
E Win C. DUDLEY
BANKER
No. 3 Meonian Building,
AUGUSTA, NE.

I offer subject to sale
Cleveland, o. per cent, bonds to
yield $50.
Nashville, Tenn. Az per cent. bonds
to yield 392.
Spartanburg, S. c. Az per cent.
bonds to yield 4.O5
Schenectady. Railway Co. Az ner
cent, bonds to yield 4.07.
Utica & Mohawk Valley r. r. Az
per cent. bonds to yield 4.25.
Cleveland Electric Railway 5 per
cent. bonds to yield 4.40.
Ontario Power Co. per cent, bonds
to yield 5 per cent
Particulars furnished on application.
mon wed-Sat
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-15

Cyrus Plummer. an old resident Of
EoUdoinham, died Wednesday morning
at the residence Of Mrs. Susan Call.
where he had made his home for some
time. Mr.. Plummer. who had been i'll
all winter, was 80 years old.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-15
MAszE$, LUNGS WELL

You don't want sore lungs, diseased
lungs. pneumonia, ana cny OF the allied
ElalIdieS That You 10 want BAI.-
il internally according to directions; APP
ply it externally; you'l find it Will re-
love and cure your lung ailments in sur
rrisinGly Quick time. Ask your trader or
druggist TO-DAY for BALLARr'S Won
derfuI GOLDEN OIL Sold in &c. ard
zoe. bottles. BALLARD GOLDEN OF
co, Old Town. Me. .... ....-, y.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-15

cosmetics will ruin the complexion.
ineres no beauty practice equal to the
etfcts of HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain
Tea. 1t keeps the entire body in per-
iect health. Tea or Tablets, s5 cents
EoTditch. Webster & Co.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-15
Dress Patterns

No two alike, all wool. a chance ~
the season to get up-to-datc goods at
out-of-date prices. S. value, now
each,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-15
s Chiidren's Goats

With braid trimmed c2Vr. collier
ANA cuffs. SIZES to y years. was
sizes, HOW
So 90
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-15
Ladies' Turnover Collars, 1Oc ca,
Worth Csc, Special
Dress Goods

There Is. always something interest
ing going on in this department. For
this sale we are offering = pieces
goods, 20 inches wide. assorted color
in2,x ana patterns, marked down from
Gee. per yard to
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-15
Silk Values

Black ralfcta silks, SOC. value, will
20 into this sale At
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-15
Remnants

a LOT Of short ends Of wooden Dress
Good at Just half of former prices.
They may interest you.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-15
Slaughter
Sale!

Cut Glass. Jewclry ana Clocks
at cost. Ladies' stone rings
25 per cent. below cost.
Everything to he sold before
Jan. I. Come carly and see
the big bargains at the Maine
Optical Co, Isl Water street,
Augusta.
S-i2-15-l9-22
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-15
6 Chiidren's Goats

Sizes t. l. years, Elry blu" cloth
with collar and cuffs braid trimmed,
was Sc row
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-15
Scotch Fiannels

Tho eorviceahlc, washable kind that
don't shrink UP the first time it IS
washed. New patterns. ror yard
sec.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-15
Point de Paris Lace
Silk Petficoats

Il Eh:,l silk ;rcui'Ii;,n r,l.iitr |
lnc.,'''t .kirtS, worth SIS, special
$3.50
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-15
FIeecsd Downs
Table Gil Cloth

Owing to the unusually mild fall
W. tirl ours, Ives with moro Of some
kinds Of garments on hand than we
hoped earlier in The sea son. We nave
taken Il number Of Chil.rrn's. Misses
and Ladies' Garments; and cut tie
prices in some INSTANCES 1T y Of rcgu-
lar price. If You mn"d Il coat FOR
yourself - 'in;I2'ltv" you cannot ;ff"ri
tn nI.;S th.c., values.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-01-19
A Filter and Its Care.

New York is also having its little con-
troversy concerning filtered water and a
letter to The Times reminds us of one
very essential thing in connection with
filter system, namely it's management.
"A municipal filter well managed gives
perfect liberation" says this correspond
ent referring to a previous communica-
ton on the subject. He adds THAT is
very true If 1t is well managed" and
cites the case OF typhoid epidemic In
the city of Ashland. Wis, in the spring
OF 1901. There was hardly a house In the
city that did not have a case OF the fever.
and, quite contrary to the popular under
standing Of filter, the disease was found
to have Its cause In the filter-beds which
were looked upon as being certain to give
the city safe water. A thorough inyesti-
cation showed these beds to be badly
polluted.
We refer 10 this matter because II seems
TO be assumed that all Springfield need
do to secure water free from typhoid
germs Is to put In filter at Ludlow. A
inter would unquestionably do much 10
guarantee us safe and satisfactory
water, provided 1t is carefully managed
II VIII require the constant attention of
a competent man. II cannot be left TO
itself without making 1t quite as much
a menace as a safeguard. --[springfield
Union, Oct 2ll
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-01-19
The Three Fishers.

Three fishers went sailing out into the
west
Out into the west as the sun went down;
Each thought of the woman who loved
him best,
And the children stood watching them
out OF the town;
For men must work. and women must
weep,
And there's little to earn, and many to
keep,
Though the harbor bar be moaning.
Three wives sat up in the lighthouse
tower,
And trimmed the lamps as the sun went
down;
And they looked at the squat, and they
looked at the shower.
And the rack 1t came rolling up, ragged
and brown;
But men must work, and women must
weep,
deep,
And the harbor bar be moaning.
Three corpses lay out on the shining sands
In the morning CLEAN as the tide went
down,
And the women are watching and wiring
ing their hands
For those who win never come back
to the town;
For men must work. and women must
weep,
And the sooner it's over, the sooner to
sleep
And gOOd-by to the bar and its moan
ing.
-[charles Kingsley usls-1S75)
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-01-19
Saved uY LIFE

That's what a prominent
druggist said of SCOTS
Emulsion a hort time
ago. AS a rule we don't
use or refer to testimonials
in addressing the public,
but the above remark and
simila + expressions are
made so often in connec-
ton with SCOTS Emulsion
that they are worthy of
occasional note. From
infancy to old age SCOTS
Emulsion offers a reliable
means of remedying i'm
proper and weak develop
ment, restoring lost flesh
and vitality, and repairing
waste. The a action of
SCOTS Emulsion is no
more of a secret than the
composition of the Emul-
sion itself. What it does
it does through nourish-
ment-the kind of nourish-
ment that cannot be OBJ
tanned in ordinary food.
No system is too weak or
delicate to retain SCOTS
Emulsion and gather good
from it.
:: !: !: !: !: !: !: !. !" ! = !: !:
q We will send you
VeNA sample free.
A MA Be StEs that this picture In the
WI INN form OF . lAbsl Il on the wrappes
A1nElAhM Of every bottle q HmulsiOn you
E7I0vWM buy.
GMUE SCOTT & BOVINE
9l lIk Chemists
* NES 400 Pearl St., NY.
~3DA sOs. and ST. ali druggsis.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-01-19

The monks Of the st. Bernard hospice
in Switzerland are up to date. They have
Bought an automobile to carry provisions
up the mountain. In order not to frighten
teams they have a horse hitched to the
motor wagon. The governments per-
mission had to be obtained. because Of
the bridges. some OF which were not in
tended for such heavy loads.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-01-19
Poultry Food Agents Wanted.

:, Agents wanted everywhere to sell Pages
m your village, write the manufacturer, c. S.
Page, Hyde Park, VT, for terms to agents.
Agents take no risk, as the food is guaranteed
any aot sold may be returned. 1t is an arti-
Gle Of genuine merit, and can be conscientiousy
commended TO pouitrymen.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-01-19
A Fortunat. and orateful Woman.

suffered for many years from Kidney and
Gravel trouble. The. pains from the gravel
was simply awful No physicians or medi-
gan using DIR. David Rennedy's Fayorite
Remedy, OF Rondout, N. Y A few words tell
the result. l. am a happy and perfectly we'll
woman once more.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-01-19
Green Cut Bone for Poultry.

many tons of green bone and meat There Is
nothing better for poultry. Price $3.50 per
barrel Of 200 pounds, at which price we pre-.
price cash must accompany order Remit al
our risk by check. postal money order, ex-
press money order or registered letter. c. S.
Page, Hyde Park. VI.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-01-19

Women with pale, colorIess faces who
feel weak and discouraged, will receive
both mental and bodily vigor by using
Carriers Iron Pills. which are made for
the blood. nerves and complexion.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-01-19
A Gard.

We, ;he undersigned, do hereby agree to re.
Warranted Syrup of Tar, If it fails to cure
your cough or cold We also guarantee IS.
cent bottle to prove satisfactory or money re-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-22
THEY WANT MORE PAY.
Judges and Clerks Of Election Accept
Compensation Under Protest

The judges and clerks of the No
vember election are accepting their
pay for their services on the election
boards as allowed by the board Of
county commissioners, but not without
protests as the commissioners have
held that the fact that there were
amendments voted on should not in
crease their pay. Two Of the judges
have accepted their fees under protest
ana threaten to bring actions to col
Iect the balance which they claim is
due because the amendments were
not counted as votes.
Under the statute covering the sub
ject the judges and clerks at election
are TO be paid $3.50 for serving wheth-
er there is one vote cast at the precinct
or 200 If there should be more than
200 votes cast their pay is increased
an extra dollar, making their compen-
sation $3.50 for their days labor. The
Judge who certifies the ballots to the
county clerk receives an extra dollar
for this work.
In but one Of the county precincts,
Rossville, did the number OF votes
cast exceed the minimum for which
the charge of $3.50 is made though in
the city there were a number of pre-
cincts where the number of votes cast
exceeded 200.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-22
LOCAL MENTION.

Mayor w. H Davis returned last
evening from Kansas City, where he
spent Wednesday at the sessions of the
Transrnississippi Commercial congress
and a national meeting of the whole
sale grocers.
A. Marburg was granted a building
permit today for the erection Of d two
story pressed brick business building
on lot 209 jackson street adjoining the
Adams Bros. printing establishment.
The building Will have dimensions of
25 feet by SIS feet and will cost 50, 500.
The Topeka Typesetting company will
occupy the building.
street car traffic was delayed on Kan
sas avenue of and on for over half an
hour after 2:3O o'clock, because of the
wire at the corner of Seventh street
There was a. considerable congestion Of
cars at the point of the break on sew
eral occasions while it was being re-
paired.
The annual good time" Of the
Modocs which rolls around each year at
about this time will take place this
evening at the rooms Of the club IN
the Stormont building Something to
these will while away the hours
Major Tom Anderson, the father Of
the organization, will preside and in
the election of officers, temporary
scare will be thrown into the major by
a Mot to Gust him from Office. but
nothing will come or It.
Mavor Brown fires whole set of
e,,,ez+ions through the medium of the
mail at Mayor w. H. Davis. Mayor
Brown is the chief executive Of Lin
coin. Neb, and his queries are directed
on municipal matters
The Prairie Queen Thresher COM
pany of Newton wishes to locate in
Topeka provided the proper induce
m ents will be forthcoming as to site
and purchase Of additional capital
stock
Mrs H A. Miller OF Winfield, Kan,
will arrive today to visit her mother,
Mrs A. M. Callahan. at I'll East
Eighth avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-22
GIVEN A NEW GRAVE.
Body of Signer OF the Declaration Re
moved to Philadelphia.

Philadelphia. Pa. Nov 22.-In the
presence Of a distinguished company
the body Of James Wilson, a great fig
ure in the American revolution which
lay in a North Carolina grave for los
years was today placed beside that Of
his wife in the burial ground of his
tOric Christ church. The ceremonies
attending the refinement were simple
but impressive.
Prior to the services at Christ church,
the remains lay in state II the Declara-
ton room in Independence hail. where
thousands of persons filed past the bier
While the body was being escorted
from Independence hall to Christ
church the procession passed the grave
of Benjamin Franklin, where it halted
and stood in silence for a moment.
Following the services at the church.
tributes to the patriot wft'e delivered
among others by Alton b. Parker, An
drew Carnegie, DR.. s. Weir Mitchell
and Attorney General Moody, for the
president
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-22
JAM TO SEE CARUSO.
Court Room Is Packed and Many Fail
TO Get In.

New York, Nov. ga crowd even
greater than Of yesterday was in the
1orkville police court today for the
hearing in the case Of EnricO CarusO,
the opera singer, charged with annoy
ing a woman in Central park.
Elaborate police arrangements had
been made to hold the crowd in check
A stroHg fcordoR of officers guarded the
entrance to the court building, bus
hundreds succeeded in gaining admis-
sion At every step inside the building
the curious ones were met by other of
hcers stationed at every turn and only
the favored ones succeeded in reach
ing the court room on the second floor
where the case was to be tried. There
were many of these favored ones
however. and tbs small room was
packed ta its capacity before the case
was called.
As on yesterday. there were few wO-
men in the gathering.
When Caruso arrived at the court
building ne was loudly cheered by
Italians. The cheers were mixed with
misses, however As the singer stood
on the court steps he was photo
graphed by number of camera men.
There was a long delay in opening the
case Several minor cases were be-
fore the court and nearly score of
witnesses were heard.
Caruso came in early accompanied
by the same friends that attended him
yesterday. and during the long interval
the singer had to wait in the center of
the court room.
After waiting half an hour. Caruso
began to display nervousness and from
time to time repeatedly stretch ed him
self shrugged his shoulders. drew up
his brows and chewed savagely at his
moustache.
A sensation was created Immediately
upon the resumption of the hearing A
woman called TO confront Caruso and he
was asked If 1T were not a fact that he
had annoyed the woman at the MetropOli-
tan opera house on February 4, last at
q performance of Parsifal.
Caruso said he had not annoyed her
Deputy Police Commissioner Math0t
then asked Caruso if 1t was not true
that he had acted in an indecent manner
horse show
Carnso's counsel protested against these
questions and said that the allera4f0rs
should not be made unless the women
concerned in the various cases should Be
produced.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-22
TAKE 1T TO CONGRESS.
Negroes win Appeal From the Order
of President Roosevelt.


New York, Nov. 22.-The negro pas
tors and other leaders of their race
here have determined to hold a mass
meeting at Cooper Union on December
/. at which distinguished white and
colored men are to speak and senti-
gress making a full investigation of the
dismissal from the army of the negro
soldiers of the Twenty fifth infantry.
A large delegation of ministers with
lawyers who have been retained on be-
half of the negro soldiers. is to visit
President Roosevelt on Monday at
Washington and urge him to reopen
the case.
Gilchrist Stewart, acting on behalf of
the Constitutional league, left yester-
day for Reno Okla, where the soldiers
are being discharged, for the purpose
Of securing evidence from them which
is to be used in efforts to have the
president reopen the case.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-22
GAS EXPLOSION INJURIES FIVE.
WOrEmep on Kansas Natural Gas
Company's Pipe Line.

Cherryvale, Kan, Nov. 22.-Rumora
of a gas explosion at Liberty reached
Cherryvale last night and the story has
since been verified by phone.
Five Australians working on the
Kansas Natural pipe line to Joplin had
been badly burned by the explosion
and still another workman is missing.
The accident occurred on Pumpkin
creek at a point a few miles east Of
Liberty
The new gas pipe line to Joplin was
being connected up, and wishing to
blow the dirt and dust out of the pipe
before connecting them up, the gas
was turned into the pipes yesterday
afternoon. The gang bosses had been
ordered to get their men out of the
ditch but through some nisunder-
standing or neglect they failed to do
so. The gas ignited from a fire burn
ing by the ditch and the explosion fol-
lowed.
Five Australians working in the
ditch were burned on the face and
hands. One Of the men was brought
to Liberty in q serious condition, but
it is not thought that his burns will
prove fatal.