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COURT IN WINSTON.
Docket Cleaned Up at Double Springs
With Dispatch.

Double Springs, February 9.-tspeclaL)
Circuit court of Winston county, con
vened on Monday and quite an amount
of litigation both civil and criminal was
disposed Of Judge A. A. Coleman con
Quoted the court with his accustomed
energy and fairness For years the peo-
pie Of Winston county have been very
strongly attached to Judge Coleman, and
the present term of court has added much
to their affection for him. The entire
docket. both civil and criminal was clear
ed with remarkable alacrtY.
John Mcqueen, solicitor of the circuit
also made an enVable record at the pres
ent term of court. Nj. Mcqueen succeed
ed in disposing of more criminal business
and obtaining more convictions, than had
been disposed of or obtained at any one
term of this court for several preceding
years. and has doubtless convinced the
law-breakers that SO long as he repre-
sents the state they must walk straight.
There was quite a number of visiting
attorneys from other counties John II.
Bankhead, Jr, Judge Aeun and NJ. l..
Leith of Jasper, T. r. Williams of Rus
sellville, j. J. Curtis and w. V. Mayball
of Haleyville.
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Southern Railway Co.
Schedule in Effect Februar Il, 1905.

Trains leave Birmingham as follows:
GAO a. m.-No. 50, for Atlanta, Washing.
ton, Baltimore. Philadelphia
New York and the East. Pull.
man Drawing Room Sleeping
Car, Birmingham to New
York. Dining car. Blrming-
ham to Atlanta.
$40 a. m.-No. 10. for Montevalo, Ma.
plesville. Selma and way sta
tons.
FPS D. m.-No. IS, for Columbus. Yves,
Point, Winona. Greenwood
and Greenville; also Sheffield
and Florence and North Ala
bama points.
a.4O n. m.-No, 10, for Cordova, Oakman,
Corona and way stations: also
Blossburg.
5.45 m.-No. % for Admission. Hefiin and
way stations; also Rome, Ga.
$50 D. nl,-No. SO for Atlanta, Charlotte
Richmond, Washington. New
York and the East. Pullman
Sleeping Car Birmingham to
Richmond, ga
l:O5 n. m,-No. "a, 4snmston. Atlanta and
way stations; also for Jack
sonville and All Florida points
also Talladega. Ma.
II. 20 d. m.-No. 81, for Gsfumbus. West
Point, Winona Greenwood and
Greenvllle. Pullman Drawing
Room Sleeping Car Birming-
ham to Greenville.
1925 D, m.-No. p, for Selma, Mobile and
way stations. Pullman Draw
ing Loom Sleeping Car Bir-
mingham to Mobile.
IL 80 D. m.-No. 9S, for Atlanta, Admission
and way stations. Pullman
Sleeping Car, Birmingham to
Atlanta. Sleeping Car can be
occupied at Union station $3.50
p. m.
For detailed information and sleeping
car reservations apply passenger office.
Morris Hotel Building. Telephone SO67
Bell and CIT Peoples.
]. N. HARRISON. Dist. Pass Agt.
r. p. CREAG. TRAY. Pass. Agt.
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81 Advertising Book Sent Free.

To those Interested in the subject of ad-
vertising we will send free upon receipt
of lie in stamps or coin to cover postage.
the ISL page bound book entitled Current
Rates of Live Publications. This book
contains lists of all publications in the
United States with their circulation and
their rates for advertising space. 1t also
contains a complete list of street cars
showing costs of street car advertising.
A most valuable book for the old as well
as the new advertiser Painter-Topey
Jones Co., Advertising Agents, So6 Dear
born ST., Chicago, Ill. <-S-tf
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Phone 27s Peoples, II yau want tns
Gawk Engraving Co
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CARROLLTON SHOnT LINE RAIL,
WAY COMPANY.
SCHEDULE
-aE -

Effective June 10, 1905.
No. !. ~ 2.
S.ts pm. .Lv. Reform. Ala. Ar. 12:25 n. n,
4:05 pm. w.. Stansel AR .12:s5 D. m.
4:2s pm. .Lv.. Carrollton ..Lv. II 80 a. m
4:43 pm. .Lv.. Carrollton AR. II :35 a m
4;5S pm. .Lv.... Dillburg AR. .11l5 am
5:25 pm. Ar. Aliceville ...Lv. IL 100 a. m
First-class passenger trains meet and
connect with all main line Mobile & Ohio
trains.
For further information apply to
JOHN T. COCIkANE,
Pres. and Gen'l Manager.
Carrollton. Ala
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BANK cLEARiNGS.
Birmingham Gains SO Per Cent Over
Same Date Last Year.

New York March 9-The following
table, compiled by Bradstreet shows the
bank clearin-s at the cities named for
the week ending March 8, with the
percentage OF increase and decrease as
compared with the corresponding week
last year. Totals include clearings at fifty
two other cities. Canadian totals include
clearings of seven other cities in Can
ada,
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Bids Wanted.

Bids will be received up to noon, April
3, for the construction of a sanitary
sewer for the city of West End, Ala,
according to the plans and specifications
on file in the city engineers office Groom
2S) court house, Birmingham; certified
check for $3.50 to accompany each bid
The city reserves the right TO reject any
or all bids CITY OF WEST END.
BY p. S. MINER, City Engineer.
3-10-6t-sat-wed.
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Close connections at Pell City with
Southern railway and at Coal City with
the Seaboard Air Line railway.
Nos. /. ?. and daily except Sunday.
Nos. 5. G, and Sunday only.
]. F. FLEETWOOD,
Superintendent.
FELIX A. vOGEL
General Manager.
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RAILWAY SCHEDULES

Showing the arrival and departure OF
passenger trains at the Union station. Biz.
mingham:
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ANNOUNCEMENT
For Sheriff,

I hereby announce myself as candidate
for the office of sheriff of Jefferson coun-
~, subject to the action of the demo-
cratic marty in the forthcoming primary.
ALBERT STRADFORD.
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For Road Supervisor.

To the Democratic Voters and Citizens OF
Jefferson County:
7 am a candidate for reelection to the
office of Road Supervisor, subject to the
action of the democratic party.
]. ED IfAIGLER.
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For RepresentatIve.

hereby announce myself as a candidate
for the office of representative from JEFF
ferson county to the lower house OF the
legislature. subject to the action OF the
democratic primary.
w. q. URQUHART.
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I hereby announce myself as a candi-
date for the office Of Sheriff of Jefferson
county subject to the action OF the
democratic party. j. r STILES.
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VALLEY RAILROAD
COMPANY


Passenger schedule, effective February
10, 1906. Ftf
Going North Going South
read down. read up.
No. No. l.
Lv 1880 ann. Calvert ....Ar. 6:15 am.
Ar. 7:45 a.m.... Fairford ...Lv. GOO am.
Lv. $50 a.m.... Fairford AR. 1852 am
Ar 915 am. Sims Chapel .Lv. SIT am.
Ar 10:45 a.m..... Chatom ....Lv. $3.50 a. m
Millry and
Ar 1910 pm. Healing Springs Lv 2:30 am
All trains daily except Sunday. (AIso
train No. l Monday.
Our train No. 1 south bound connects
with Southern railway train No 81 arriv-
ing at Mobile $40 Il. m. Our train No.
north bound connects with Southern raft
way train No. 11G leaving Mobile at 5:55
in. IN. Connections are cloec and passcn-
gers can buy through tickets and check
baggage through from points on Southern
to all points on T. V. Line and vice versa.
CHARLES P. DUKE,
JOHN I. COCHRANE. Superintendent.
President.
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totals ;. .........$ 72,340,976 15.S -.
Not included in totals because con-
tanning other items than clearings.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-04
WRECK ON THE ROCK ISLAND
seven Cnrs Tumble Down Embark
ment in New Mexico md Eight
Persons Are Hurt.

b DURHAM. y. NJ. Feb. 3.-Fiftcen per
sons were injured. two of them probably
fatally. in the wreck of an eastbound
Chicago. Rock Island & Pacific passenger
train four miles from Durham today The
probably fatally hurt are:
Louis Cohen. FL Paso.
Mrs. Munda. Anchor, y. NJ. .
OF the others injured the most seriously
hurt are:
Guy westly. Sparta. wis.
Mrs. Guy Westy. Sparta Wis
G. ". Jones. Falls Mill. W. Va.
J. II. Dennis of oregon.
Mrs. Margaret Dennis his wife, and Ma
letha Dennis.
Two private cars carrying members OF
the Chicago Commercial association did
not leave the track and the occupants
Of these cars escaped with a severe shak-
ing up
The wreck was caused by the derailment
of the locomotive tender. Seven cars
were ditched. rolling down an embsnk-
ment
The accident occurred twelve miles from
any place where any aid could be had
Members of the Chicago Commercial as
ISOLATION who were returning home from a
trip to California, aided the trainmen I'm
caring for the injured. No physician was
on the train. The wrecked train was run.
ming slowly at the time of the accident and
this fact. coupled with the fact that the
! travel i'm the forward cars was light
/ doubtless prevented great loss of life.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-04

school is more efficient than that received
at q public school"
The local chapter of the Daughters of the
American Revolution has decided to propose
a Typical American" to the senior class OF
the high school for the annual gold medal
essay competition. 4 gold medal will be
awarded to the student of the senior class
Offering the best essay on the chosen sub
ject The award will be made on the anni-
vcrsary OF the battle OF Lexington. April ~.
in the assembly room OF the Board of Edu-
cation in the city hall.
DIR. Lees, professor OF Greek and Latin at
the University of Nebraska. will give "A
stereopticon lecture in the assembly room
of the Board of Education i'm the city hall
on Greece on Friday evening. This lecture
Is given I'm the interest of the history and
Greek departments and the proceeds there
from devoted solely to the purchase of
slides for stereopticon purposes in the high
school. DR. Lees has spent much time in
Europe in preparation for this lecture.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-04
OMAHA HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

An enjoyable program was rendered by
the Latin society Friday afternoon; II was
entitled, The Roman Forum" Selma An
derson spoke briefly and instructively on
The Topography of the Roman Forum,
illustrating the same by means of chart.
The Temple of Castor and Pollux'' was the
subject of an interesting paper by Mamie
Masek. Ruth Birchard told OF The Tenn
Pies Of Jupiter stat9r and c9neCrd .,
a descriptive essay by Dick Morris. The
famous Mamertine prison, with Its many
anecdotes, was next briefly spoken OF by
Lillian Carlson. Ruth Byers gave The
Heroism of julius Caesar Meta Wolfe
recited an appropriate poem, Rome. In
closing Winifred Mack told OF THE Ros-
ira" After the program was concluded
! the semi-annual election of officers was
| held, with the following results: President.
secretary, Selma Anderson; treasurer, Ruth
Byers: sergeant-at-arms, Edith Lyon; re-
! porter. Alfred Mattson.
The Lincoln society had a profitable meet
ing Friday afternoon. The frst number on
| the program was a debate. Resolved. That
| United States should be elected by direct
/ vote of the people. Segura Harmon de
| Tended the Affirmative against Glenn Wal
/ ciety INDUCED in parliamentary law prac-
/ tice by resolving itself into a town meeting
| to consider an appeal from a contested
The meeting of the Ciceronan society was
| largely devoted TO the semi-annual election
OF It's officers. The result of the election is
| vice president. George Brown; secretary
Alan Mcdonald; treasurer and reporter
! the business a short program was taker
/ up. Hawthorne Daniels reclted poem en-
titled. Thoughts for the Discouraged Far
mer" John l.. Woodwork then read al
| original story. TONY Westerns Christ
mas" In closing the society chose r. Cur
tie 2Rd E. FelkeT on the sfirm1 ,hS and
tive to debate the question, Resolved
That the education received a. private
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-04
ALL DRUG BIDS ARE REJECTED
New Ones Advertised fOr-kennsr I'd
and Ure Maintain Their
Alliance on Vote.

At the Saturday morning meeting the
Board OF County Commissioners rejected,
by a vote of to 2, all bids heretofore re-
ceived for drugs and prescriptions. County
Clerk Haverly was directed to advertise
for now bids After many lengthy sessions
with representatives OF the bidding firms
the commissioners We're unable to get to-
gether on the proposition of awarding the
contract in bulk to one firm or dividing it
between the bidders, each to supply what
he was lowest on. Commissioners Solo
mon, .Trainor and Chairman Bruning voted
to reject all bids. Commissioners Kennard
and Tire against this step.
County Treasurer Fink made a written
demand on the board for sufficient help to
enable him to collect the delinquent per-
sonal taxes as provided by law. The COM
mittee of the whole will give Mr.. Fink a
hearing later, and will likewise hear Clerk
of Courts Broadwell on a request for a
bookkeeper
County Surveyor Beal was instructed to
make an estimate of the cost of raising and
repairing a bridge near Valley so as 70
save 1t in case of an ice jam. The Com
mercial club of Valley and the commission
ers of Saunders county are to he invited
to cooperate with Douglas county in the
work.
On motion of Commissioner Solomon, a
vote of thanks was recorded to the Omaha
fire department for the good work done
early Friday morning when a fire broke
out I'm the basement of the court house.
The following were appointed justices OF
the peace: Adam Steinen and H. r.
Bassler, Waterloo: David Smith, Chicago
P. A. Anderson, jefferson.
Walter C. Housley was appointed road
| overseer for North Chicago precinct and
George A. Wiese for Douglas precinct.
The next meeting of the board will be
| held Saturday, February TO-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-04
CHICAGO OFFICIAL INDICTED
Clerk of Superior Court of Cook
County Accused of Several
Crimes

CHICAGO. Feb. 3.-John A. Linn, clerk
OF the superior court of Cook county, was
today indicted by the grand jury, which
has charged him with larceny, embezzle-
ment and forgery
Twenty-Five separate indictments were
returned against Linn. One of the charges
that he entered into conspiracy with Frank
]. CHASER, q clerk in his office, to defraud
Cook county out of $4,000 by false pre-
lenses, and that he embezzled money and
warrants belonging to the county valued
at $1,000; nine indictments allege that he
committed larceny against the county by
taking different sums of money, ranging
from 500 TO $3.50; twelve indictments de-
clare that Linn forged county warrants
for sums ranging between sl2 and Sll7; an
other Indictment charges that Linn entered
into a conspiracy with others TO persuade
CHASER to remain away from the grand
jury and refrain from giving testimony,
and another that he withheld the record
of his Office from his successor.
Mr.. Linn gave bail in the sum of $1,000.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-04
ECHOES OF THE kATER ON


Alpha camp No. ! gave a musical, fol-
which brought out large crowd The
singing of Messrs. McCreary Dunn and
Payne and by the Alpha camp quartet
was exceptionally good, as was the recitn-
ton of Miss Baiers The degree team will
give a mask ball Tuesday evening, Feb
ruary IS.
At Wednesday evenings meeting of sey-
mour camp No. Is the new rules OF the
Noodmen central committee were consid-
cred seriatim and several amendments
adopted. The committee Is having well
attended meetings and is arranging for a
number of union entertainments The Sew
mour glee club will sing at an open meet
ing under the auspices of the central COM
mittee February ~. The club is practicing
each Wednesday evening. Its memberships
is as follows: Prof. Lee G. Kratz. leader;
John Kuhn. Earle Stiles. r. ]. Spoerri
j. NJ Payne. Hon. George w. Shields
A. r. Peterson, g. II. Gay. r. l.. Davies
Chase j. Taylor, r. Tombrink. a. y. John
son. William Year, William \. Wunrath
John, Crawford J. NJ Sturdivant and J. p
McAbec
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-04
West Amber.

Tho eighth grade of the Beals school has
taken up algebra.
NJ. A. Faverty is preparing to give his
home coat OF paint.
Mr.. Frank Potter is building n new porch
TO his home on Forty-siXth avenue.
Mrs. Shaw and two children were guests
of friends in West Side on Thursday.
NJ w. RoesSig of West Side is in
tense sufferer from intiammatory rheuma-
tism.
Bert Gantz and wife are rejoicing over
the advent of fine baby boy at their
home
Miss Martha Crumpacker il again con-
fined to the house with a serious attack of
acute indigestion.
Miss Myrtle Blake has spent a part OF
the last week with her sister, Mrs. a. NJ.
Olesen Of Georgia avenue.
Minus Pitman is supplying Mr. Wake
nights place at the Chicago q Northwest
ern roundhouse this week.
Mrs. F. G. Hensman was the guest Of
her brother Bert GantZ, and family, and
of her parents, on Wednesday.
The Misses Hattie Carbury, Daisy Hick-
man and Lille Steiner were the guests
of friends near Eckerman on Sunday.
Mrs. John Gautz and daughter, Miss
Ada. were guests of their son and brother,
G.. Gantz. near Monmouth Park, Friday.
spent. the last week with her young
friends. Miss Lesse Faverty and brothers
Allen and Albert,
Mrs. L. Boyer was called to South Omaha
on Tuesday to attend the little son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Hayes. who was suffering
from severe attack Of bronchitis.
Mrs J. r. Aughe entertained her brother
Arthur T. Xebell of Wisner Neb., Tues
day and Wednesday. He brought a carload
OF stock to the South Omaha market
Mrs Theodore Smith left last week FOR
HoldTege. Neb.. in response to the news
OF her fathers serious illness and heI
mothers. Mrs. Furman, frail health. MI
Smith ACCOMPANIED her.
The Ladies' Aid society will meet al
the home o. Rev. aud Mrs W. u. STAN
baugh. 1910 Madison street, South Omah
on Thursday February :, to quilt all day
as the da te Cor last week was recalled.
Ralph Spoerri only son OF Mr. and Mrs
A. w Sooerri. died AT his parepts' homs
early Tuesday morning. aged IL years; VIZ
had been an intense sufferer from hear
trouble and dropsy for several weeks. Rev
r. 81. Henderson conducted the funera
services at the home on Thursday. TIT
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-04
MOB AFTER MISSOURI NEGRO
shsrin Foiis Attempt 10 Lynch Man
Accused of Attacking white
Woman.

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo, Feb. S--ln spite
OF the avowed intention OF a mob TO
wreak summary vengeance Immediately
upon positive Identification of Bud Jack
son. a negro, as the assailant of Mrs Dan
iel Norman, Sheriff Hogg late this after
noon succeeded in removing Jackson from
the jail and started on his way to Hen
erickson, sixteen miles distant. without
actual harm being done to the prisoner.
Daniel Norman. husband of the assaulted
woman. enraged at the action of the
sheriff IN removing the prisoner from
Poplar Blur, fired a shot at Jackson as
the sheriff was leaving the jail with his
prisoner. The bullet went wild. however.
and Norman was restrained from further
violence. Jackson had been Identified by
Mrs. Norman before being taken from Jail
Airs. Norman was assaulted vesterda,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-04
PECULIAR SUIT AT DULUTH
Woman Accused of Hiring Man To
Marry Her Mother to
secure Estate.

DULUTH. Mimi, Feb. 3.--Alleging the
payment OF $1,000 to James Lindsey as an
inducement to marry her mother, thereby
securing thousands OF dollars worth of
property under the provisions of her
fathers will. is the charge in the deposit
ton of Alonzo ]. Whteman, now serving
sentence in Auburn IN. " prison for
forgery. against his sister, Mrs. A. ].
!, Gibbs. in the suit to be tried in federal
court in this city February IA. to set aside
a deed alleged to be fraudulent. George F.
Perkins, who held a judgment OF $4,000
against whiteman. is plaintiff in the suit
and Clara J. Gibbs. Albert l.. Gibbs and
the Cloquet Lumber company are defend
ants. with the Detroit Trust company in
tervenor.
The suit involves the title to 1900 acres
iof valuable land in st. Louis county.
Reuben Whitemen. father OF Alonzo and
Clara Whiteman, was possessed OF a large
fortune at the time OF his death at Dan
lille. n. Y, in 1888. II consisted OF a
paper mill worth S25ooOO. real estate and
personal property I'm New York and the
1000 acres of land in this county. BY the
terms OF his will, whiteman left his wealth
70 this son and daughter, with a life
estate 20 his wife II she married, how
ever. It was provided that II went to the
son and daughter, Alonzo and Clara. II
is alleged that the sister induced James
Lindsey to marry her mother and thereby
secured possession of the bulk OF the for
tune for herself and Alonzo.
Whiteman, from his cell room in Auburn
prison. declares he was in Europe at the
time the second marriage of his mother
took place and that he knew nothing of
abe marriage.
When asked the question as to whether
she paid the 1900 for the purpose charged
Mrs. Gibbs answered: II did not pay t.
1t might have been paid by my attorneys"
II is asserted that on the face of the
records and dispositions. Mrs. Gibbs paid
nothing for the property and the conten,
ton in the suit as TO whether the property
fradduiently conveyed to her, Whiteman
It is charged, has no interest in the result
OF the suit.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-04

SARATOGA Wyo., Feb. 3.-(Special.)-
Work on the Saratoga & Encampment rail-
road from walcott to Saratoga and Ent
campment, is being pushed forward as rap
idly as possible. A large party OF graders
has just arrived from the Snake river coun-
try. They have made camp near here and
are working on the hne. The material for
the bridges which it will be necessary TO
build in getting out of this city is nearly
all ON the ground and work on these struc-
lures will begin soon. An official Of the
road who was in the city "a few days ago
said they would reach Encampment with
trains on or before April /.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-04
EAGLES TO KEEP BIRTHDAY
VIII Celebrate Anniversary Tuesdny
Night and Hold Memorial
on May sixth.

The anniversary date Of the founding of
the Omaha Aerie of Eagles will he ceie-
brated Tuesday evening in Eagles hall.
Instrumental music. singing. recitations,
buck and wing dancing and addresses will
make up the program. which will he fol-
lowed by a Dutch lunch committed
composed OF julie Althaus. DR.. NJ. j. Ford.
James Warren. William Silk and Lee Grier
will have charge.
May 6. the annual memorial services OF
the aerie. will be held in one of the thea
ters. An impressive service will be carried
out under the direction OF the followins
committee: George F. West David NJ
Christie John j. Ryder, Henry Asher and
DR.. b. w. Christie
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-04
Ladies' of the Grand Army.

Garfield circle No. II has received as
Foote that she will visit Omaha I'm about
two weeks, date yet to be determined,
hence the circle is making arrangements
A program will be arranged including ad-
dresses by prominent Grand Army men
and members OF the Ladies of the Grand
Army of the Republic.
The regular meeting of Garfield circle
will be held Monday evening at which
time the new president of the circle, Mrs.
Peters, will announce the permanent COM
mittees for the year. II is urged that ali
members make an effort to be present.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-04
EXPLOSION IN SALT MINE
Fifty Men Burned by Accident in
shaft Near CuylerviIIe, New
York.

GENESEO, n. Y, Feb. S.-Fifty men
were burned, many of them seriously, in
ar explosion at the Sterling Salt company 3
mine, near Cuylerville, tonight The eX-
plosion was caused by an accumula ton of
gas In the sand house near the surface.
The men Were coming up the shaft at
the close of the days work when the gas
was ignited by one Of their lamps. A
binding explosion followed. The men were
all brought to the surface by rescue par
ties. The most seriously injured are Man
ager John b. Knox, jr., Patrick Carey.
William Oakley and Charles williams.