The Age-Herald, 1902-05-20

1 SLANDS ARE FOREVER OORS SENATOR DOLLIVER ARRAIGNS DEMOCRATIC PARTY FOR WANT WANTING - ING WANTING TO CEDE THEM BACK BACKPASSES - PASSES BACKPASSES NAVAL BILL. Washington, May 19. - Only a brief time was devoted by the Senate today to con consideration - sideration consideration of the Philippine government hill. Mr. Dolllver of Iowa supported the bill, which he said was one of the most Important pieces of constructive legisla legislation - tion legislation presented since the civil war. He ar arraigned - raigned arraigned the Democratic minority for Its opposition to the measure. Mr. Dolllver puid a beautiful tribute to the late President McKinley and his pol policy - icy policy In the Philippines. He said the Phil Philippines - ippines Philippines Insurrection as a military propo proposition - sition proposition was a thing of the past. In conclusion Mr. Dolllver said: "The Congress of the United States Is more likely to cede back the valley of the Mississippi to the lawful heirs of Na Napoleon - poleon Napoleon the Great than leave the Phil Philippine - ippine Philippine archipelago to become the prey of anarchy or the prize of some European power." Mr. Warren then presented the confer conference - ence conference report on the omnibus claims bill. The net Increase made by the senate was $2,929,262. The conference report shows that the house had agreed to $1,406,393 of the amount added by the Senate, so that the amount carried by the measure agreed to Is $1,618,498. Mr. Warren explained that the Selfrldge board claims had been omitted from the bill. The house refusing to agree to them. Mr. Hoar declared that it Was just as disreputable on the part of a great and rich government like the United States to refuse to pay these claims as it would be for him or any other Senator to refuse to pay for a house he had ordered built. The conference report 'Was agreed to. The Senate at 3:25 p. m., adjourned. THE HOUSE. Washington, May 19 - The House today passed the naval appropriation bill with an amendment providing that three of the ships provided for shall be built In gov government - ernment government yards. Long Session 8ure. Washington, May 19. - Senator Teller of Colorado said to Senator Platt of Con Connecticut - necticut Connecticut today that the session of Con Congress - gress Congress would be likely to continue sixty days from the first of June. Senator Teller says he estimates that thirty days will be occupied In discussing the canal bill and the same time on the Cuban reci reciprocity - procity reciprocity bill when it is taken up.

port and the company replied by putting In tho big fan." Paper Opens Relief Fund. Knoxville, Tenn., May 19. - The Journal -nd Tribune opened a relief fund for families of the minere today. The list Is headed by a subscription from the Coal Creek Mining and Manufacturing Company of $5000. This company's head headquarters - quarters headquarters are in New York. It owns all the property of the Coal Creek district and Interested In it are E. R. Chapman, C. M. McGhee, Mr. Schley and other New Yorkers, and E. J. Sanford and E T. Sanford of Knoxville. In addition to this $500 has been raised locally. The Junior Order United American Me Mechanlos - chanlos Mechanlos will send $1000 to Coal Creek, twenty members of their order having met death In the mine. Shiplett Will Make Report. Nashville, Tenn., May 19. - R. A. Shlf Shlflett, - lett, Shlflett, state inspector of mines. Is hurrying to the scene of the disaster at Coal Creek, under Instructions from Governor McMil McMillan - lan McMillan to make a thorough Investigation and report of causes and results. H* also received a message from Superintendent Camp, of the Pratervllle mine, urging him to come at once. Before leaving the city. Mr. Shlflett said he considered the mine In good condition and several months ago he had a fan put In to Improve the air. 29,000 PERSONS KILLED. Official Figures Given are the Result of Mont Pelee's Eruption. New York. May 19. - The first official es estimates - timates estimates of the results of the eruption of ; Mont Pelee have been announced, says a , Fort de France dispatch to the world. This gives 29,000 as the number of people j burled In the ruins of St. Pierre. Six j thousand persons were rescued by steam steamships - ships steamships or fled to places of safety. Three thousand were probably drowned. This Is the most complete estimate made so far. The relief steamers now on the scene are the American ships Cincinnati, Sterl Sterling, - ing, Sterling, Potomas and Longfellow, the French cruiser Suchet and the British supply boat Madiana. Owing to red tape it has been impossible, up to the present time, to unload the supplies sent by the Chamber of Commerce of New York. The bodies of Thos. T. Prentiss. Amer American - ican American consul, and James Japp, British con consul, - sul, consul, have been identified and will be brought here for shipment. Both bodies are bruised almost beyond recognition by the fall of lava and stones.

Partial List of Victims. A partial list of the Victims, scarcely one-third. Is us follows: George Adkins, mine foreman, head blown off; James Hightower, Robert Smith. Robert Price. James Stover. Wil William - liam William Price, Roscoe Bradley. Williams Bradley, Charles Vandergrlft. W. J. Evans. Charles Evans. Charles Brooks, Oscur Murray. William Murray, Marlon Robert Smith, Carl Discern, etaolnnnn Wilson, Bailey Wilson, Mnndy Web Webber. - ber. Webber. Robert hrr.lth, Carl Discern, George Discern. Baunle Vowel and two sons. Richard Muaoenglll, Scott Hudson, Robert Smith, James Hightower, George Adi'-ins. James Whltton and 10-year-oid gnu. Ed Sorrel and 15-year-old son, John Athens and two sons. Janice Strickland, Peter Childress. William Childress. John Childress, James Childress, Joe Smlttey, Edward Smlttey. Charles Akins. Boyd Akins. Frank Sharp. Oscar Sharp, Rufus Webb. Leon Miller. Roscoc Miller. Ben Sharp. Albert Goodman, Clt Hightower, Thomas Disney. The FratervUle mine Is owned by the Coal Croe': Coal Company, of which MaJ. E J. Mump Is president. He was in Cin Cincinnati - cinnati Cincinnati . nd Is now hurrying to the scene 0f the disaster. lr. T/.'l. after Inspecting Frutervillo mine. Slate Commissioner of Labor, R. A. Bhldctt. reported that the ventilation was not UP to requirements, that the furnace was inadequate to ventilate the mint, and that airways were choked In place's, lie found that 1W were ut work on the day of his visit, requiring by statute 1I>,-O'1 cubic feet of air per min minute. - ute. minute. The volume of air entering the mine, ho nays, was only 8000 cubic feet per minute. Mine Inspector Talks. Knoxville, Tcnn., May 19. - Mine Inspec Inspector" - tor" Inspector" Sliifiett, who was at Nashville when the news of the disaster reached him, is on his way to Coal Creek. "It Is awful," he Raid, when told of the disaster. "1 know personally nearly every ruci who worked In that mine. I am surprised that the accident occurred. The company has recently Installed a big sixteen foot (an for keeping the mine vent dated and this was considered amply sufficient far the purpose. My Inst In Inspection - spection Inspection was made In January, 1902. The defects 1 had pointed out in a previous Inspection had practically been remedied. Barer ventilation was urged In that re rek - k rek

MORGAN MADE SHERIFF. Will Succeed Mr. Kilgore In Chilton County Who Resigned. Montgomery, May 19. - (Special.) - J. M. Morgan was named by Governor Jelks j today to be sheriff of Chilton County, j vice M. A. Kilgore, resigned. Mr. Kilgore j gave "personal business" as the cause of ! his resignation. The retiring sheriff is a Populist or Republican, and his resigna- i tlon is made the more unusual for the j reason that he is succeeded by a life-long 1 Democrat. The appointee was well en- i dorsed and by none more strongly than j his predecessor. Hon. J. B. Graham of Talladega has been appointed field agent for the south- | ern educational board recently estab- j llshed by eastern philanthropists to j awaken Interest in education. Mr. Gra- ' ham has accepted the appointment, j conference of the leading educators of the state under the direction of this board has been called to meet in Montgomery May 29. NINE TOURIST8 DROWNED. Boat Upset and None of Them Were Able to Escape. London, May 19. - Nine English tourists. Including four women, and four boatmen were drowned yesterday by the upsetting of a boat on the Lakes of Killarney, coun county - ty county Kerry, Ireland, during a squall. A train near Glasgow was derailed this morning. There was no loss of life, but numbers were injured. These arc the earliest samples of the accidents which usually mark the Whit Whitsuntide - suntide Whitsuntide bank holidays. A storm is sweeping over the coasts of the United Kingdom. The weather is wet, windy and cold inland, and the num numbers - bers numbers of "trippers" were consequently much curtailed, holiday-makers content contenting - ing contenting themselves with attending nearby racing events and cricket matches. The cart horse parade in Regents Park today attracted the usual crowds. NEGRO IS MISSING. Mob Takes Prisoner From Constable and Further Details are Lacking. Little Rock, May 19. - A special to the Gazette from England, Ark., says that last Friday evening a young negro named William Jordan attempted to outrage the 9-year-old daughter of James Cos, white, who lives near Tomberlin, about six miles east of this place. He was arrested and turned over to the constable. Saturday he was examined and sentenced to iail to await the action of the grand jury. Saturday night a mob took the negro froni the constable and ho has not been heard of since.

Taken Back to Quebec Under a Habeas Corpus Writ LEAVE THE MONTREAL JAIL Will Stand trial* in Quebec Today and Their Return Will Depend on leg legality - ality legality of the Recent Arrest - Hard Fight. Montreal, Qw.. May 19l - -Colonel Qey» nor and Captain Green have won the first skirmish In the fight against extra extradition - dition extradition to the United States and to fright the two men are In the old city at Que Quebec, - bec, Quebec, where they believe proceedings to force them to return to the United States to answer the charge of dafnaudlog the United States government can be suc successfully - cessfully successfully foughft. Tonight at H> o'clock a special train on the Canadian Pacific arrived from Que Quebec - bec Quebec with High Constable G&io< and assist assistants - ants assistants on board, armed with a writ of habeas corpus. They got Into a cab nod drove to the Montreal Jail. to which In Institution - stitution Institution Otiynar and Green had'been com committed - mitted committed by Judge Lafontaloe during the evening. Evidently Governor Wttoe and his guests awaited their coming, tor tn a short time Gate reappeared accompanied by Governor VaFlee and Messrs. Gaysor and Green. A quick drive was made to the Play Vigor station, and an hour after the arrival of the. special train, be depart departed - ed departed with the much sought fugitives from the American courts on board. Half an hour later, the regular train for Quebec departed, having on board Donald McMaster. They went to answer the writ of habeas corpus served on Carpenter. Incidentally Mr. McMaster will use all his efforts to see that Governor Vatic re returns - turns returns his prisoners to the Montreal jail. The question as to whether he shall do so or not depends entirely upon the le legality - gality legality of the arrest. The case will come up In Quebec tomorrow. There wan a warm argument today in the extradition court before Judge Ua Uafontalne - fontalne Uafontalne when the Gaynor-Green cases was called. It began when counsel for the accused complained that yesterday they were unable to socure access to their clients, who were being confined In a private prison' at the Windsor Hotel. They therefore demanded that Gaynor and Green be committed to the Mon Montreal - treal Montreal Jail.

Fratervllle mine Is the oldest in tne Coal Creek district, having been opened in 1870. It Is fully three miles from the mine's opening to the point where the men were at work. They had not been at work long before the terrible explo explosion - sion explosion occurred. There was a fearful roar and then flames shot from the entrance and the air shaft. Mews of the disaster spread like wild 1: ,. but as soon as order could be brought out of chaos two searching par parties - ties parties were started In. one at the main en entrance. - trance. entrance. the other through Thistle mine, which adjoins but in which no men were at work. The Thistle party was unable to make any headway, as the gas stifled the workers. Worked Like Demons. The Fratervllle party went fully two miles under the earth until a he^vy fall of slate was encountered. At this barrier men worked like demons, hoping against hope that those beyond might be safe. The scenes at the mouth of the mine while the workers were within Is beyond dlserlption. Business was suspended In Coal Creek and all its mines as soon as the news of the disaster became known, and men, women and children gathered around .he Fratervllle entrance. Women whose husbands and sons were within were wild with grief. All day long the rescuers struggled at the barrier and not until 5 o'clock did they force an entrance through It. Up to that hour only five dead bodies had been recovered, and hope was still high that those in side were safe. The hopes of the living were doomed, however, for when once the rescuers -could enter and proceed they walked alongone continuous tomb of death. No sign of life. Every soul had perished they believed, although it will be early in the morning before the rooms can be entered. Eight dead bodies were first recovered, and thest were sent to Coal Creek. Twenty-six more were soon gathered to today. - day. today. They were not disfigured beyond Identification, and emdt corpse as It was borne from the mouth of the gigantic tomb, was soon surrounded by eager crowds of relatives of men who were en entombed. - tombed. entombed. The mine was not on fire except In remote portiona and all bodies will per perhaps - haps perhaps be reached before daylight.

oreen Me opened court. Lawyers for the defense*- declared they knew of a plot on the part of the United States authorities to kidnap the men at night and hustle them out of the country In the same way they had been brought from Quebec to Montreal. Mr. Tascho Taschoreau - reau Taschoreau demanded that his clients he at once removed to the common Jail where they could he safely locked up. Judge Lofontalne said he would go la and see the prisoners, but Inspector Mc McMahon - Mahon McMahon shoved him back and backed up by the other nine men shoulted defiance to Judge n^d lawyers who dared to try to get Into the room. Some of the lawyers decided to see the attorney general who is In the city, and point out to him that no one had - right to maintain a private prison. Others followed them and then the police cleared the corridors. POLICE ARE RETICENT. Will Not Talk Regarding Plot to Assassinate King Alfongo. Madrid, May 19. - The police here are extremely reticent regarding the anarch anarchist - ist anarchist plot to assassinate young King Al Alfonso, - fonso, Alfonso, discovered yesterday. Several of the papers now question whether the ar arrested - rested arrested men really entertained the Inten Intention - tion Intention attrlbutd to them. It Is said the authorities, on getting an Inkling of the purchase of dynamite', or ordered - dered ordered Inquiries made concerning each purchaser, and the existence o^ the con conspiracy - spiracy conspiracy Is thus thought to have been confirmed. Nevertheless, the Liberal de declares - clares declares today that as a result of the pre preliminary - liminary preliminary Investigation probably only Ga Gabriel - briel Gabriel Lopes, an employe of an Insuranctt office, and Francisco Suarez, the well wellknown - known wellknown anarchist, will be brought to trial, although the others are still detained. Lopez declares that Suares gave him the dynamite cartridges found In his pos possession - session possession and told him to throw them as the royal coach passed through the Oar Oarrsra - rsra Oarrsra Ban (Jeronimo,

wounded is now on a systematic basis. The storm wrought severe havoc to the surrounding country, but no lives are re reported - ported reported lost. Governor Sayers today issued an appeal to the mayors of all cities of 3000 popu population - lation population and over in the state of Texas ask asking - ing asking them to send food and raise funds for the sufferers at Goliad. Additional Deaths. Following is a list of the dead reported since last night: Mrs. Johnson, aged 00; Margaret Pope, aged 8; Stuart Dial, Pinkie Lott, daughter of William Lott; Two Augerstein children, Mrs. Stapple and two children, Mr. and Mrs. William Heard and three children, Joseph Savage and two children, Mr. Newcomb, wife and child; Mr. Smith of Rockport, who was visiting his daughters; Mrs. Harbison and little boy, Reuby Maddox and child, Mrs. Casey and Maud Casey. The remainder of the dead are negroes. Fatally Injured. The whites believed to be fatally Injured are: Mrs. L. W. Chilton, Internal Internally; - ly; Internally; Leonard Vondohlen, aged 4; Mrs. Katie Savage, spinal Injuries; Mrs. Irene Augerstein, skull fractured; Miss Claude Mathis, head injured; Miss Mary Har Harbison, - bison, Harbison, back and head wounded; J. B. Helnmann. internal; Mrs. J. B. Helnman, skull fractured; B. S. Mathis, internal and head; W. J. Purt, skull crushed; John Augerstein, head hurt; R. D. New Newcomb, - comb, Newcomb, hurt about legs; Mrs. Callie Goode, head; G. E. Pope, head; Mrs. P. P. Har Haring, - ing, Haring, head; Miss Jennie Haring, spine; Mrs. W. H. Maddux, body crushed. Two negroes are believed to be fatally hurt. SLAYED THE FAMILY. Under Influence of Liquor Man Com Commit* - mit* Commit* Horrible Crime. New York, May 19. - Peter Lineman, 30 years of age. a farm hand employed by Charles Winner, near Green village, has wrecked three houses and nearly kill killed - ed killed Mrs. Winner. Lineman, who had just quit work. Is said to have been Intox Intoxicated. - icated. Intoxicated.