The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-12-13

tory Of mining IN America occurred last
Thursday at Manongnh, w. va, when pe'
tween 800 and 400 miners were Killed 10y
an explosion Of black damp, known TO
scientists as methane, IN mines OF the
Consolidated Coal company, HE eSpio'
sion occurred shortly after ~ u, NJ, after
fully 800 men had gone to work IA lhe
two mines affected, The few men VINO
escaped were unable TO give a description
of The disaster or even to tell how they
managed To reach the surface, They sald
that Immediately back OF them when
they began their frantic struggle Tor M
erty were other men engaged ~ a similar
struggle, while still further back IN the
mines were others about whom they
knew nothing. Immediately after the eN,,
plosion rcscuing parties Were organized
but they Were unable to accomplish
much on account of the accumulation OF
deadly gas in different portions oil the
works BY Friday nearly 100 bodies had
been recovered but since then the rescue
work has been impeded by minor eNplo'
sons and the exact death list Is not yet
known,
President Roosevelt will not he a can
didate for a third time His attitude u
outlined in the following statement issued
Wednesday night: "On the night after
election | made the following announce
mrnt, 4 am deeply sensible OF the honor
done me by the American people IN thus
eNplC ssing their confidence IN what ! have
done and have tried to do. ! appreciate
TO the full the solemn responsibility tins
confidence imposes upon me, and shan
do all that in my power hes not To Tor,
felt il. On the 9Th of March next !
shall have served IL years, and thu thus
3 IL years constitute my first term. The
wise custom which limits the president to
two terms regards the substance and not
the form. and under no circumstances VIII
| be a candidate for or accept another
nomination | have not changed and
shall not change the decision thus an
nounced.'
Postmaster George A. Hubbard, repub'
lican. defeated Mayor Fitzgerald of Dos
ton Tuesday by plurality OF about 5ooo,
this result coming at the close OF one oil
the most strenuous campaigns m the hls-
tory of the cty--a campaign IN which the
desire for clean administration was
clearly dominant Ilibbard is the tirst
republican mayor to be chosen in SIX
wears. Fitzgerald's vote was the smallest
polled by democratic nominee IN Is
years and his defeat comes at the end oil
Is years of political ascendancy. feat
ure of the elections in other Massachu-
sets cities was the step into the no license
ranks OF Worcester, the second largest
commonwealth in the state, and Lynn.
The next republican national conyen'
ton will be held in Chicago, June l6 The
time and place were decided at a meeting
Of the national republican committee in
Washington. Saturday. Kansas City made
n strong bid for the convention but its
supporters were unable to persuade ma
jority of the committee in their favor.
On account of its central location Chi
cago is considered an excellent place for
the convention. Harry $. New has been
chosen chairman Of the national republl'
can committee. He has been acting
chairman since the resignation OF George
L. Cortelyou.
Mrs Jn,isa NJ Taft mother of Secre-