| Show NEWS LONDON nov 4 the in a long editorial on the presidential contest and sackville matter says there is not the slightest reason to retaliate on minister phelps ard and advises the government to show deliberation in cao choosing osing a successor to lord sackville it adds that the election may involve a change in the government that the matter is one of perfect indifference to englishmen but that march next will be lully fully time enough to appoint a successor to lord sackville the standard continues to cry for something to indicate En glands dis pleasure CHICAGO nov 4 1 A times thues special from godfrey III says the Moti monticello cello ladies seminary caught anre at I 1 this morning and by bry daylight was destroyed miss ihas haskill the principal aroused all the pupils ordered them to secure what effects they could and escape many failed to properly clothe themselves in the haste baste of all the property of the school only three organs were saved the loss 1088 aggregated insurance the loss to the pupils and teachers in clothing jewelry etc is not included in the estimate the pupils are being cared for by citizens until tomorrow when they will be sent to their homes LOCK HAVEN nov 4 an explosion occurred last nil night ht in the kettle greek creek coal cos mine SO 80 miles west of this city the explosion occurred in the abw abw drift in which 21 persons were at work As soon as possible after the explosion the mine was entered and fifteen dead bodies were carried out four other men badly injured were found one ot of whom has since died and the others are likely to die the cause of the explosion is unknown but it is supposed to have been the striking in ox or a fissure of gas eras this afternoon the disfigured and naked body of it a miner was found fifty feet from the mouth of the air shaft through which it had been blown the NAMES OF THE DEAD so far as learned are samuel killinger park donelly michael curran and three carlston Cart ston brothers all of lock haven all but those named above were hungarian or italians whose names are not furnished A driver named F arrell was entering the drift when the explosion occurred lie he was thrown toward the mouth and killed the force of the explosion is ia shown in that the bodies were blown clear out of the mouth of the drift everything possible was done for the injured by nine physicians the bodies of the dead were taken charge of by the undertaker and prepared for interment the coroner of the county will hold an inquest tomorrow the mine inspector of the district has been summoned althou although h the explosion occurred at dark yeni yeLL erday ic was not given out by the officials of the county till today they having been advised of it late at night it is thought that in making the drift a gas feeder was struck tilling tho chamber with gas which comini coming g in contact wita the naked lamps produced the explosion A gas feeder is a pocket of gas embedded in ia coal the superintendent says the accident could not be fore keened avenand no blame attaches to anyone A special to the press from williams port says it is rumored that th the direct cause odthe explosion was the inexperienced use of dynamite in conversation with one of the drivers who es jit lit is learned that an italian haa gotten sticks from the storekeeper store keeper in the morning and had also gotten 1001 caps and sent after fuse and add as there was none in the store it is supposed he tried to set it off some other way this causing the explosion Q Ina in a blacksmith shop near the scene of the disaster li lay tae charred and unrecognized remains of august who was blown out of the air shaft 50 feet in the air and some of his bis clothing can be seen been hanging to the limb of a tree near nearby by next comes mike curran who was blown feet out of themida the mine and was found in a ditch dead but still clinging to the handle of his shovel ile he leaves a wife and seven small children beside him P F donnelly was also alsa blown out ok of the moth of the mine donnelly leaves eaves a wife and four children john farrell a mule driver TELLS THIS STORY 1 III I was beside the pushing car and in sticking up my head saw a rash flash I 1 immediately dropped to the ground moving as quickly as possible to the mouth of the drift and escaped unhurt M my mule and a swedish miner alongside sile of tile the animal were killed instantly but I 1 felt but little of the explosion although the timbers at the mouth of the shaft were carried out feet beyond the mouth of the drift PITTSBURG nov 5 intelligence is just received of the explosion of a nitroglycerine nitro glycerine maEr magazine azIne near shamo mn pa twelve miles milea from here this morning great damage was done to surrounding property particulars are not yet known the magazine belonged to the torpedo company of delaware the explosion was terrific and felt 26 miles away houses and shanties were shattered in the vicinity it was reported that a large number of persons had bad been killed or injured hut but it is now belic believed ved that nu no oue one was hurt though nothing definite is known IL ii is supposed to have been caused by a tramp through ignorance there were between three ind and four tons of glycerine in the magazine ane earth was torn up for a distance of yards trees an eighth ot of a mile away were rent asunder many houses were wrecked the residences of george and wig wa williamson and thomas mccoy hall half a mile ile away were completely shattered a aa rig the occupants capants thrown through a window but not seriously injured so faras far as learned no one was killed except p possibly 08 b 1 e tramp trampe LONDON nov 5 0 captain a B ness of the norwegian bark collided witti with and eunk be steamer off cowes disclaims responsibility for the accident he says the ran into the nor aror while the weather was perfectly clear the crew of on the bark barb eight hours after the accident c they then abando abandoned ced her he said signals of distress were made to passing steamers but they declined to render assistance nothing has been heard of the 22 persons missing and there is id little doubt that they went down BOSTON nov 5 the brig richard oreen green captain from st marc hayti reports on the when w it an off st maries M ries it was ordered to co heave to by a hayten hayten man of war whose armed officers beame on board three times taking away the ships enang register re ster and all ali her bier papers and ahrea threatening t to take her to port au an prince as a prize after detaining them some time the papers were returned and the vessel allowed to proceed NEW YORK nov 5 judge lawrence ot of tiu supreme court today denied the application of mrs cynthia leonard candidate candi cate of the equal rights party for mayor for a mandamus to compel the judges of election to accept her vote the ground of the application was that the constitution of the United States permits woman suffrage and that no state can abridge the rights guaranteed under the national law nich NICE nov 5 a tae king of ef wurtem burg is much irritated over the newspaper reports charging that be is under the influence or of three americans whom he be made favorites A few days ago Is be summoned barou baron yon von ritt mitt cht the wurtemburg Wurt emburg prime ctr to vice nice and instructed him t to 0 make an official denial of the report his private estate has been involved by his expenses |
