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Show TO PROTECT THE MINERS. Dedication of Oovern'ment Testing Station at Pittsburg. Pittsburg. Pa. Coal operators, mlno owners, engineers, practical miners, scientists, and national nnd stato officials, nil hero for tho meeting meet-ing of tho American Mining congress, Thursday afternoon participated In tho formnl dedication of tho federal government's laboratory nnd testing stations recently established In this city. A scrlos of tests In nn artificial mine,, In which conditions of real mines nro reproduced so far as possible, Bhowlng tho results from vnrlons explosions ex-plosions nnd from so-cnlled safety agencies, was tho most Interesting feature of tho ceremony. Secretary of tho lnlorlor Jnmos It. Garfield officiated, and there wero addresses by John Mitchell, former head of tho minors' organization, nnd by operators and others. |