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The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-02-07
FOUR SCORE DEAD
IN MINE DISASTER
WEST VIRGINIA MINERS ARE EN-.
1cMsED As RESULT OF
EXPLOSION.
RfSCUtRs ARE HARD At work
LITTLE HOPE THAT ANY OF IN.
PRIsoNED MEN WILL Be
FOUND ALIVE.

Charleston, w. Va, an. 30.-There
are at least fifty or sixty persons dead
as result of an explosion in the
Stewart mine near Fayetteville, in
Fayette county last night, according
to the last reports received, and it is
expected the number will reach twen-
ty-five more.
The explosion was causqd by dust
in the mine. Every effort is being
made to get the men who are entomb.
ed, but there Us little hope that any OF
them ara alive.
AT the time Of the explosion there
were about 200 men in the shaft. Or
ganized effort is being made to get to
the men in the mine and volunteers
are plentiful.
Pathetic Scenes Around Mine.
The scene about the mine is a
pathetic one, men, women and chill.
dren crying and imploring those on the
ground to 20 to the rescue of the en-
tombed mon.
The Stewart mine is shaft 56S feet
deep. The development is in the
Sewall mine, which ranges in thick
ness from four to five feet. The mine
is located ON the White Oak Fuel CON-
pany's private line. connecting with
the Chesapeake & Ohio railroad at
Carlisle. 1t is located about four
miles from Fayetteville. The mine
has been in operation for about three
years or more, but has not been fully
developed.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-02-07
Accidental Happenings.

Charles and James Harrison. broth.
ers. were drowned while skating at
Prairieton. Ind.
Fire destroyed hotel and number
of stores at st. Vincent de Paul. Que.
hec. causing a loss of $4,000.
-Four alien laborers were killed and
several others injured near Moccasin
Gap. Va, by blast which failed to go
of promptly.
While inspecting his mining shaft
near Butte, Mont, Edward Little was
accidentally killed by being knocked
from falling plank.
The plant of the Phelps Publishing
company at Springfield, Mass, was
destroyed by fire. The loss is estima.
ted at nearly 100000.
John Weger Of Strawberry Point.
iowa, fell and broke his neck. He was
unhitching horse when he slipped on
the ice.
Fire destroyed ten brick buildings at
ithaca, N. Y. causing loss of 100000.
A number Of Cornell students lost all
their effects.
One man lost his life and many 9th.
ers had narrow escapes in fire which
partially destroyed four.story struc.
ture at Lowell Mass.
Philip Strobbe, a teamster of Wan.
kegan. H.. sneezed SO hard that he
cracked rib and Is now confined to
the house under the care Of doctor.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-02-07
FIRE CAUSES 100000 LOSS.

Section Of the Big Baldwin Locomo.
tive Works Destroyed by Fire.
Philadelphia. Jan. 31.-Fire which
started with an explosion in the paint
shop. destroyed one entire section OF
the big Baldwin Locomotive works
last night. entailing a loss of $1,000.
900.
About 1000 men were employed IN
the burned building, which was five
stories high.
The fire was discovered in the cas-,
end of the building few minutes he.
fore o'clock when the workmen were
preparing to leave and though the
flames spread quickly all got out safe.
ly. Shortly after the fire started the
upper portion of the wall fell into the
street. and one fireman and three
workmen were caught by the falling
brick. but fortunately only received
slight injuries.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-02-07
HOT AFTER the PAPER TRUST
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL
PLACE TRUST ON THE oRilL
AGAIN.

Washington, Feb. 3.-Once more the
paper combinations Of the country. are
to be placed upon the grill by the fed
eral government. The judiciary COM
mittee of the house will report favora,
bly, the resolution of Representative
Williams, directing the commissioner
of corporations to make thorough in
vestigation of these concerns.
The investigation will not only al
feet newspapers, which pay $4,000, 600
annually for the paper they consume,
but book publishers and boxboard,
writing and other paper manufactur.
ers. who consume at least 71,000.0Op
worth of paper.
The General Paper company, which
controls the entire market of the Mid
die and Western states, was dissolved
recently, after federal prosecution in
Minnesota.
Prices Shoot Up Again.
Prices at once dropped 30 per cent
Now they have advanced again. the
law being evaded through the incorpo-
ration of new concern, the Kimber.
ly-Clark company, in Wisconsin.
The allegation has been that the
paper trusts now in existence sell
their product at a lower price abroad
than they do at home. There is no
possible chance of competition, be-
cause of the methods used by the pa.
per combination. Representations
have been made to congress that, II
the tariff on wood pulp, which
amounts to $1.67 per ton, and on paper
for newspaper printing, which is IS
per ton, should be removed, there
would be no difficulty in bringing
about the erection of mills in six
months which would entirely relieve
the situation.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-02-07
TWO THAw JURORS EXCUSED
Loss Is Offset BY Swearing in Of Tws
New Men,


New York, Jan. 81. The first bis
surprise of the trial of Harry X. Thaw
came yesterday when Justice Fitz.
gerald. on the motion of District At.
torney Jerome and with the consent Of
the attorneys for the man accused OF
the murder of Stanford White, an.
nounced that two of the jurors selected
in the early days of the proceedings
would be excused from further service.
"By agreement" said District Attor.
ney jerome, "the reasons for this &C.
ton will not be made public, but they
are Of business nature"
One new juror had been added to the
trial panel when the excuse of Faire
and Campbell was announced and a
second one was subsequently secured,
thus offsetting the loss Of the two re.
viously sworn jurors. When court ad
journed there was nine men in the
jury box and three vacant chairs.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-02-07
ADMIRAL DAVIS COMMENDED.
President Approves Of His Action at q
kingston-Davis Reports.

Washington, Feb. 3.-1n unequivO
cal terms President Roosevelt yester-
day approved Admiral Davis entire
action in connection with his visit to-
Kingston. Jamaica, to render aid to
the stricken city, and in addition re-
quested the secretary of the navy to-
express to Admiral Davis his heartiest
commentator of all that he did.
The long-expected report of Admiral
Davis of the circumstances leading up
to the withdrawal of the fleet from
Kingston reached the navy department
yesterday and was at once laid before.
the president. Inasmuch as the presi-
dent already has announced that the
diplomatic phase is a closed incident,
the report itself will not be made pub.
lie.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-02-07
News OF WEEK SUMMARIZED
IMPORTANT EVENTS A. HOME
AND or Fo7z'ss 4shoess
7R.5Flv TOLD.
Washington Notes.

Congressman Hepburn has intro
duc6d bill to prevent the sale Of
reaulterated or misbranded seed.
The senate has passed bill to sur.
vey ana allot the lands of the Black
feet Indian reservation in Montana.
The senate has confirmed the nom.
inat!on of Richard A. Baltinger Of
Seattle to be commissioner of the gen.
eral land Office.
President Roosevelt will deliver an
oration at the dedication of the Nc
Kinlcv memorial monument at Can
ton, Ohio, the'last week in December.
The state department has received
a cablegram from the American vice
consul! at New Chwang, China, stating
that the plague had broken out in that
province.
Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock
has announced the temporary with
drawal for forest reserve purposes Of
697.7C0 acres of Incorporated public
lands in the State of Oregon.
The senate has passed the fortifica-
lions appropriation bill. It carries an
appropriation of s2,O41,706. The ap-
preparation for the Notifications of the
Hawaiian islands was Increased to
100000.
Congressman Murphy has intro
ducej bill prohibiting railways from
requiring employees to work more than
eight hours in twenty-four, excepting
in emergencies, when the time may be
extended to twelve.
So rapid has been the increase in
the postal business of the country that
congress has been asked for an addi-
tional appropriation of $4,000 for the
pay of postoffice clerks during the rest
of the present fiscal year.
Senator McCumber has introduced
q bill to create commission to in
quire into the matter of the salaries Of
federal officers and employees and re-
port as to the proper remedy for in.
equalitfes and discrepancies.
The Indian appropriation bill was 70
ported to the senate. 1t carried $14,.
sos, 201, net increase of $780, 1872
over the bill as passed by the house.
The large increase by the senate CON-
mittee is due to appropriations under
which the United States treasurer will
pay to a number of Indian tribes the
money now held in trust as Indian
tribal funds.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-02-07
FALLS; eRAsPs WIRE: DIES.

Bozeman, Mont, Jan. 81. - Amos
Howerton. q carpenter. was instantly
killed by falling against live wire ut
sub-station Of the Madison River
Power company. Howerton was try
ing to place some planking on tres.
tie when he lost his balance. He
grasped feed wire. receiving the full
force Of the electric current. He was
dead when his body reached the
ground.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-02-07
LocHREN TO LEAVE eENcH.

Washington Rumor Says That the
Judge Will Resign During Month.
Washington, Feb. S.-Rumors of the
Forthcoming resignation of Judge VIII
liam Lochren, United States district
Judge for Minnesota, are current in
Washington. 1t is understood that
Judge Lochren has announced to some
friends that he intends to retire soon.
AS reports have it he will sever his
connection with the federal bench
some time this month.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-02-07
PERJURY ADDED TO BRIDES.

Two More New York Aldermen Arrest.
ed In Case.
New York. Feb. 3.-The hearing Of
the case against Aid. w. 8. Clifford on
charges of bribery in the election of a
recorder at the court of general ses-
sions ended yesterday in the arrest of
Aid. Henry c. Peters and John J.
Cronin on charges of perjury. e.
AID. Clifford was held in 10000 BAH
for the grand jury.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-02-07
Engine Cab IL Dynamited.

Waterloo, Iowa, Jan. 81. - An ex-
plosion occurred in the cab of a loco.
motive waiting to be coupled to an
Illinois Central train, and the police
believe that the explosion was caused
by dynamite which had been placed in
the cab by an enemy of some of the
trainmen. The fireman, who was alone
at the time, was hurled into the coal
bin and seriously injured.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-02-07
EPIDEMIC WORSE THAN EVER.

Scarlet Fever Gets a New Hold Upon
Chicago.
Chicago, Jan. 31.-The scarlet fever
epidemic. which was said by the off,
Gals Of the health department to be
lessening, has broken out with renew
Cd violence. All records were broken
yesterday when 407 new cases Of the
fever were reported.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-02-07
BANKER cHokEs HIMSELF.

Battle Creek, Mich, Jan. 80. -
Charles w. Schultz, aged sixty-three,
capitalist and banker of Memphis,
Tenn, committed suicide here at the
Battle Creek sanitarium, where he was
being treated for a nervous trouble.
His wife discovered his body in a bath
room, shawl-strap around his neck,
showing that he had choked himself to
death.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-02-07
Say Boy Shot Man.

Centerville, Iowa, Feb. 1. - A If
teen-year-old boy named Snow is held
awaiting the result of the injuries Of
Hugh Leach. railroad man. It is al
leEed the boy shot and probably "a
tally wounded the man.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-02-07
Strips: Dive. Into Fire.

Uniontown, Pa, Jan. 31:-Tired of
life. owing probably to mental trouble,
Tony Sain. a foreigner, went to coke
oven at Oliver No. 1 and deliberately
undressed in the cold and threw him.
self naked head first into the bed Of
ire and was burned to death.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-02-07
Snow In Death Valley.

San Francisco, Feb. death Val
ley, California, which is normally the
hottest place in North America, il
now covered with ten inches of snow.
This is the first time OH record that
snow has fallen in Death Valley.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-02-07
Quarrel Ends In Murder.

New York, Jan. 31.rJoseph Coury,
proprietor of lace factory, was mys-
teriously murdered in his factory.
Elias Orahya, Syrian, is charged with
the shooting. The killing resulted ap-
parently from a quarrel over posses.
sion of the factory.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-02-07
Fall on Walk Kills Man.

Burlington, Iowa, Feb. /. - Andrew
Meyer, q pioneer citizen of Burlington.
was killed by falling on the icy side.
walk. He lay unconscious where he
had fallen for several hours before he
was discovered.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-02-07
SOUTHWESTERN Lumbermen.

Kansas City. Jan. 31.-The South
western Lumbermen's association met
here yesterday in annual convention.
The reciprocal demurrage question
and tho growth of the mail order busi-
ness are two topics that will receive
consideration.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-02-07
From Other Shores.

from Other Shoree.
-.-35.G: Patton. the missionary. 10 dead
at Canterbury. ziisttpaaAslss.- was
eighty-two years old.
During the year 1907 seven Japa-
nese warships will be launched at the
various nava lizards.
Solomon Tuck, the oldest explosive
manufacturer in this country, died in
New York. He was seventy-nine years
old.
The government schooner Pilot vas
wrecked during a recent cyclone OH
Cooktown. Australia Seven lives were
lost.
Sixteen cases of bubonic plague
have appeared at Brisbane, Australia,
in o new firm and seven of them have
resulted fatally.
The French government has com.
missioned Nm. Bartholonne and Sego-
finn to execute statues of Voltaire and
Rosseau for erection in the Pantheon.
On account of the failure of the local
wheat crop, Russia this year will be q
purchaser of American wheat, and tho
first shipload will arrive soon at Riga.
Prime Minister Maura, the Conserv.
alive leader, who assumed Office a few
days ago, has decided to dissolve the
Spanish cortes and hold a general cleo
ton.
A petition bearing the signatures OF
16s,341 persons. urging the complete
suppression Of the manufacture OF alb.
sinthe In Switzerland, has been pre-
scented to the federal council.
Generals Arencibia and Boldomero
Ac6sta,. we'll known rebel leaders.
have been given positions with the
Cuban government. The appointments
have caused some adverse comment.
An official denial has been made OF
the report published by q Montreal
newspaper that negotiations were on
foot for the sale Of the islands Of st.
Pierre-Miquelon to Japan for use as a
coaling station.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-02-07
Coaster. Badly Injured.

0V~OsS'O oSs1 sssJ~sSSs
Anaconda, Mont, Jan. S1.-To avoid
running down two little boys, the
steersman of a bobslcd turned into q
snowdrift, with the result that the sled
was overturned and two men and four
young women were seriously injured.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-02-07
KNIFE CURES PARALYSIS.

Unusual Operation Is Performed in
Spokane Hospital.
Spokane, Wash, Jan. 31.-Resorting
to the knife IN an endeavor to cure
paralysis has resulted in a rare opera
ton at the Washington hospital in
Spokane. The patient, Antoinette
Schultz. twenty-five years of age, is
recovering.
. The operation consisted Of laying
open the skull on the right side by re.
moving an elliptical portion of the
bone and removing blood clot from
the brain.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-02-07
TEN ouAcks CONVICTED.

Medical Examiners Pleased, but They
Want Clearer Laws.
Madison, Wis, Jan. 31.-The annual
report of the state board of medical
examiners Just filled with Gov. David.
son, suggests the need of legislation
clearly to define the practice of medi.
cine and to regulate the practice OF
midwifery. The hoard expresses
qualification over the successful ef.
forts to enforce the state laws regard.
ing quackery and improper practice Of
medicine, stating that in Milwaukee
alone during the last three months ten
prosecutions were begun by the board.
all of which resulted in convictions.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-02-07
Four Killed In Wreck.

Shelburne Falls. Mass, Jan. 31.-1n
q collision between an express train
and an extra freight at South River
four employees Of the railroad were
killed and several injured.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-02-07
Gives Life to Save Picture.

Gives Lite to Save Picture.
Appleton, Wis., Feb.I1. - Rushing
up stairs in q burning farmhouse to
save the picture Of his dead mother.
Perley Baker was carried Down By
the falling in Of the burning roof an1
was cremate1
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-02-07
FIGHTING IN VENEZUELA.
Political Meeting Is Interrupted and
Several Are Killed.

'SSt8 70 tHsS1 tuPeSu e1tu
Several Are Killed.
Willemstad, Curacao, Jan. 31.-Ac-
cording to advices received here from
Caracas, Gov. Mata, DIT the head Of a
body of armed troops, surprised Sc
cret political meeting in the yard Of
Vice President Gomez at Caracas,
Venezuela, during the night of Jan. q,
and in the fighting which followed
Gov. Mata and several others were
killed and a large number. including
the commander of the troops. were
wounded.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-02-07
Wants Record Of Disaster.

wants RECORD OF Ot0a0ter.
Washington, Jan. 81. - The senate
yesterday. agreed to a resolution call.
ing on the interstate commerce com.
mission for its findings as q result OF
its investigation Of the block system
Of signals on railroads.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-02-07
BIG EARTHQUAKE LOCATED.
Solomon islands. in South Seas, Visit
ed. Months AGO.

ed Months Ago.
San Francisco, Feb. 3. - The Solo
mon islands. in the South seas, were
visited by fearful earthquake several
months ago. and so heavy was the
force Of the trembler that the earth
was opened and deep gorges created.
The entire appearance of the islands
was changed by the great upheaval
but as far as can be ascertained there
was no loss of life.
The news was brought here by Gov
c. B. L. Moore. who arrived on the
Oceanic company's steamer Sierra
yesterday from Samoa,
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-02-07
THAW JURY COMPLETED.
Trial Of Case Will Begin Monday
Mornjno

'''o' VI Sase VIII 6e9in WonoaS
Morning.
New York, Feb. 3.-The TAaw jury
was completed late yesterday.
The selection of the twelfth juro.
came as a complete surprise at the
end OF long and tedious day-the
eighth of the trial-and Immediately
after this last member of the trial
panel had been sworn in Justice Fitz-
gerald ordered an adjournment of
court until 1880 o'clock Monday
morning.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-02-07

Charged With Many Murders.
Ell Paso. Tex, Jan. 31.-E. Gomez
was captured yesterday near Ell Paso
by Sheriff ]. o. Owen of Lincoln coun.
ty, New Mexico. A long list Of muir.
ders is charged against Gomez.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-02-07

Sarah Williams, three years old,
daughter Of William Williams Of Ana
c"nda, Mont, was fatally poisoned by
drinking carbolic acid.
The lifeless bodies of Jacob Wen
and his wife, Rosa Well, were found
VI their apartments in New York.
Eoth had been asphyxiatea by sgas, the
rubber tubin- connecting a gas stove
with a fixture having been removed.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-02-07
Domestic.

Domestic.
The Kansas legislature has passed a
bill to abolish capital punishment.
An American company has been au.
thorized to build a rbor at Rio
Grande du Sol.
For the first time in three years a
complete ice bridge has been formed
across the Hudson river at it's widest
point.
The indiana legislature has passed
2-cent railroad fare bill. No excess
charge will be allowed for failure to
purchase tickets
Pipe smoking is on the increase
This is shown by the increased briar-
wood pipe material which is imported
from Italy. The imports almost dou.
oled In 1906.
The Pennsylvania legislature has
passed a resolution calling for an in.
vestigation of the expenditure of 49,.
100000 for furnishing and decorating
the new state capitol.
The New York board of health has
issued On order prohibiting the sale
OF cocaine alone or in combination
with other substances. at retail. ex.
cept on prescription of physician.
II the grand jury now in session at
Elkader, Iowa, takes the drastic &C.
ton that it plans to take IL evidence
justifies it, every saloon in Clayton
county will be ousted.
Because the council members OF
Muskegon, Mich, are all stricken with
grip, which is sweeping that town,
Muskegon's government is crippled.
The police force is demoralized.
a remarkable surgical operation
performed at Suffolk; Va, resulted in
the birth Of a petrified child. A wo.
man from Gates county, N. J.. came
there. who had been pronounced az
suffering from internal tumor. and
had been similarly affected for more
than three years. The child had turned
to stone. Its weight was i've and one.
half rounds.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-02-07
Brakeman Killed.

Cherokee, Iowa, Jan. 81. - Edgar
Skinner, an Illinois Central brakeman
here, was crushed to death between
cars he was attempting to couple.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-02-07
Criminal,

William J. Donahue, a member of
the New York legislature, committed
suicide in Brooklyn. No cause for tho
deed is known.
]. M. Brown, an attorney of Sioux
City, has been swindled out of $4,000
by a clever crook who borrowed that
amount on forged deed of a valua-
BILE farm.
George A. Burnham. Jr., convicted of
larceny from the Mutual Reserve Life
Insurance company, of which he was
vice president, has been taken to Sing
Sing to serve twoyear sentence.
Lou Bolyard and wife, Grace Boil
yard, have been arrested and are now
in the county Jail at Mount Gillado,
Ohio, charged with the murder OF
Charles Westbrook at Cardington
March II, 1904.
Twenty-six Japanese, including sew.
eral women disguised as boys, were
found concealed in a box car near Ell
Paso, Tex, by immigration officers.
They had waded the river to avoid
payment of the head tax.
Chris Flynn was found. dead in his
room at Billings, Mont, with his
throat gashed in a shocking manner.
Appearances indicate that he had de.
liberately cut his throat with a razor.
No cause for the deed is known.
Quentin Hood of Sault Ste. Marie.
Mich, is suffering from severe stab
wounds, and his condition is so criti-
cal that it is expected his injuries will
prove fatal. Hood attempted to act
as u peacemaker between two men
who were engaged in brawl, and
received several wounds from a knife
IN the hands of one of the brawlers.