The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-19
DENNIS KEEFE
 SERIOUSLY HURT Three Negroes, With Him, h.
 jured Also EXPLOSION AT RAIMUND Bessemer Planning To Renew Fight for County at Next Session of
 LegisIature-Person
 and General.
EXPLOSION AT RAlMUN0

ing seriously injured Dennis keefe and his three negro helpers. The explosion badly burned Keefe's face and broke explosion also fractured one of MT. Keefe's arms and seriously bruised his entire body. The three negroes were also badly injured and one Of them is in the Robinson hospital not expected to live. Another negro is In the Reed CTS hospital, as Is MT. Keefe, and the third negro is resting well at his home in South Bessemer. While all of the injuries are extremely painful none are necessarily fatal. The cause of the ex- plosion was said to have been an at tempt to make a failed shot fin one of the slopes of the mine. The failed shot went off unexpectedly and injured the four men. MT. Keefe Is well known in Bessemer, being the father-in-law of Pat Moore, who Is employed by the Southern Express company.
 Beavers Reorganized.
 The reorganization of the dam of Beavers, which has been going on In the city for the last few days has been very successful and the opening of the dam will only be matter of few days. Harry English. the man who has been doing the solicitation, has secured 65 members and as it only re- uuIres 50 to start a dam the success of the order i5 assured. Practically all the members If the band and baseball team have been secured as members. The date for election and installation of officers vii be announced later by those in charge of the movement.
 DoubIe-H eader Saturday.
 The Bessemer baseball team will play a double header on the local diamond Saturday afternoon. A tie game with the Birmingham Athletic club will be played off and game with Kissell pharmacy will be played. Fancher will probably work against Kissell and Red dish against B. A. c. It will be remem- bered that Reddish worked against the B. A. c. team in the last game played with them and held them to one hit in eight innings. large crowd of root CTS will be out to see the games and it is hoped that Bessemer will win both as this would put her up with wood ward and bring the team out of third place. The first game will be called at 2:30.
 Bessemer To Eight. Again.
 News reached the city this morning of the action of the senate on the new county proposition, and while some bit terness was manifested, on the main the defeat was taken good naturedly. The leaders are yet full of fight and say that they will battle the harder at the next session of the legislature. A large number of the citizens who have been to Montgomery returned today with nothing to say except We are beaten" The meeting of the city coun- cil which was postponed from last night will be held tomorrow night at the usual hour. The Birmingham Rail way, Light and Power company will probably ask for a franchise to run its cars down Second avenue and through the Mcdonald block instead of around Eighteenth street as formerly in tended. The mayors veto of the &C., ton of the council on the budget of the board of education will probably be disposed of. No action will be taken to fill the vacancies on the board as the matter Is required to lie over one meeting night before any action Is taken.
 Woodmen Initiate Candidaets.
 The Bessemer camp Woodmen of the World held a meeting tonight in which 12 candidates were initiated into the mysteries of woodcraft. The meeting was a very enjoyable one and almost a full attendance was present. After the work in initiation a social session was held and refreshments served.
 
 Social Mention.
 Miss Minnie Petree returned to her home in Eufaula today after a pleas ant visit to the Misses Adams.
 Fletcher Sturdivant leaves tomorrow for Huntsville, where he will visit friends for week.
 Miss Pearl Weinstein is visiting rela- tives in Bfossburg.
 Miss Burney Gillian is visiting friends in Meridian for the week.