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Show DEATH TO CHINKS. Twelve Are Killed by Explosion In a Mine. A ord has been received that by an explosion of firedamp in No. G mine,. Cumberland, B. C, whero fifty Chinamen China-men nnd four whlto men woro employed, em-ployed, twelve Chlncso wero killed and eight Injured, Llttlo property damage was dono. Slnco tho strike the mlno has been worked cntliely by Mongolians, with a few whlto overseers. over-seers. The mino was gaseous. A rcscuo party, headed by Manager Matthews, went down to tho sceno to get out tho Injured, but tho deadly black damp mndo this a slow and dangerous dan-gerous process. This Is tho mine? wheio an expioslon ocurred two years ag, in which fifty vtnen lost their lives. Whistle is Dead. T"ie2 Abbott McNoIll Whistler, the-celebrated the-celebrated American artist, died Thurwday afternoon at his residence,. 74 Chcjno walk, Chelsea, England, at tho ago of 09. His death camo unexpectedly, unex-pectedly, although for somo tlmo ho had been seriously 111. Tho London papers publish elaborate obituary notices, no-tices, recognizing tho distinguished and unique personality of Whistler. ( whoso genius greatly dominated Euro- pcan art of tho present generation. Whllo admitting that it is for posterity poster-ity to decldo his exact position as a, painter, It is generally conceded that ho was a consummate etcher. |