Alton Telegraph from Alton, Illinois • Page 12

IPCtrBSCORE MINERS A RE KILLED Occur In Two CoWeflw nfeggfte a None Are Left to Tell the Talc. Pftt'tly tt Cyclone rtiul Many ItPOUlt. Mny aVid Tnlstk eonl at rivek, In the Only One mnn eseoped, ho being blnWn out of the mine. About JICO men wvre at tfwk In the mines. Ityahieft ai'e now IfwultiK ftoiii mouths and vent N.

Camp, sn- of the Thistle mine, has Ont.an official statement estimating the number killed In both mines Start to Work. rescuing parties were started the Thistle and Fratervllle mine as soon as possible after the 4torp)oftion, The Thistle party was tma- to make any; headway whatever, the gas stifled the men almost as ioon as they entered the shaft The party went as far as the "parting of the ways" into the mine, 'jwhere a heavy full of slate was en- icotmtered. This off any further progress Into the mine until the elate i "-ele t'ould be removed. The In- 'heat indicated that the tnlne was At 1:30 o'clock one man was fro'm the mouth of the Frater- mme. He was an Unrewgniea- of flesh.

rt a Inju-rloil rowing Irt a bdrtt.wHft up ttnelpi- diun Iti the Mi- tKirtilnl'e rivor. niKtortnw annum lltp liont and tlppwl It both (Irownod. A crowd of ort people, to Mrt their from HIP river Imnk, mnl In tte the flre culh'd out. lloitfrnan was at the I'm-k paper intlh. Wreohfri tty Kxploilon.

man was killi-rt ami Injured, fi rusiiltof lid uxploMlon of tank of pnifoluip nt nos AVltiriobngo st root, south stile. The nmn rpportpfl rtenil Is ajfpit who Is burit'fl In the rrtins and hlfl body hntt not been rccovcrefl. The In Invert wore nil badly Imrnetl and several are In a serious condition. The tank of piiHollnr was pwned by tho United States company. The cause of the explosion Is no.t yet known.

John Ft Stnjamin- Montreal, AN ALLEGED SCHEME TO RESCUE Judge 4 Court lit the the Hostelry to Mettt- Stories of Counsel was 'Sfc-The town ti by, a cyclone-at "in the. afternoon ami fifty- DIB killed and eighty serious' Ot'the dead jw.entyseven persons and thirty are ne- 'The', cyclone swept a path a le long and about 250 yards in aJhX Within-this area there' is only left standing, and'that Is Xres'ldence of of the Go' The structure, however, Th? 1 Portion of vn extended north and south be- yl iind Patrice 1 suffered most was -thevlowcr Settlement, 'aln'ed the residence rt 1rt and Baptist churches, and tttitlst Just com- apd the negro 'Methodist Jpch 'were destroyed. -The Bpieco- IjphUrcb badly and -trfMtA totally de-' a few a doop rombliflgssound, but no one of tmilty es- death ana in a few mo- wot'o in' their stjH'ifl Btrupk. and the those k'Hled" had Hfcr from the heavy ,1 ld Hoy lltecl. Aberdeen, 8.

May II. Tobias- 'On of Edmunds county lost nil his buildings In a windstorm and his son, about 4 years old, was killed. At Bloomer, Bvelton Ganug was killed by lightning. GATE NOTICE Of BOMBARDMENT Government Plan to Attack Carn- Battle Expected Soon. Trinidad, B.

W. May The seaport of Carupano, in the state of Bet'mudez, "Venezuela, will be bombarded again by the government forces. Tho town will be attacked from both land and sen. The Venezuelan notified foreign consuls at Carupano forty-eight hours In advance, of the time' intended to attack' the 'port It Is supposed here that 'the United States minister at Cnracas, H. W.

Bowen, was the only foreign represen-, tatlve there who 1 received notification of the bombardment 01 and it is said that Mr. Bowen that no unfortified town of Venezuela be unnecessarily bombarded. The German cruiser Gazelle is the only foreign Warship at Carupano, She will protect the French as well as the German residents there. It is reported here that an. engagement will be fought soon between the revolutionary and government forces 'which will decide the future of the president of the republic, General Castro.

bns ssvnntnt ludetinlte re- itutnd In t'fiso of Oaynor and Oreciie itnd wdefed thriu IncavrernWd In the Montreal jnll In the It Is now expected that efforts will be renewed to have them returned to Quebec on new writs of habeas corpus. Montreal, 1 May has been nn expiring scene In the corridor of the lifth lloor of the Windsor hotel, wheji for the first time In Canada within the recollection of lawyers, a hotel Was turned Into a court of Justice on Sun- dny. This event was followed by a determined effort on the part of friends of John F. Gay nor and Benjamin D. BLOODED HOKSES BURNED Eire who innnedlately te in Homo of, Caused by Lightning Destroys the Large Barn of August Uihleln at I.OIHIOH, Milwaukee, May fired the stables of August Ulhlein at Len- hou, near Menomlnee 'Palls, at 4 o'clock in the morning and burned them to the ground, cremating 302 blooded horses.

The 'Hpe discovered, by tho four attendants in the house neat by, who were awakened by the accompanying thunder-clap, but, as the farm entirely without fire- lighting facilities, they were utterly unable 'to check the lire. The loss Is estimated at iflOO.QOO,- Auiong animals, burned was Geraldine, a pacing maro with a record of AMUe Woodruff, another, with a record poth.S-year-pias. Inhere were also a' number ot valuable 2-year- old colt?) sired by TJihlein states that, from tho meager reports UC 'had received tho loss ot least flQ.WO, but Dr. Itiger, veterinary SUVKWU, who -was, prestnfe stated- it wna not less than of 'by "the 1 flfirli- the town. riilu; storm' swept over damaging not km It may Wind renrtiM velocity of ly-twp '1111108 iui hour niul oontln- the roto for nearly twenty uiin- It the nouthoatit aud- to the southwest, the latest velocity from the latter, ink At Fort Houston govern- Hit property wns ilftnmged to the ox- it of the doffrs being torn the Quarters and barracks, fhfi West Knd The loss Is Hartill's Jiotel damaged Ht.

LouiH Uoge toftngcd Academy of 4y of Ujo Sacred Heort darongnd to private rcsldeju-oH reach Several persons liijured but there wwra no fatal, THe. fctovirt wnH eoutinvfution of one. that swept over obllnd with iovi'lbU 1 The oils pollel! department is In state of suspended ununatlotv an a result of tho grand jury Drobe nud tlu 1 Jndlctincnts li tr k- A a tl number of his UetwUvw. Tlie fact that additional Indictments flrfe ex- 'pt'Cled cnnnw genorivl feellnft of ttji- among- the 'Supertntunrtmit Auitw has refused to the Indicted at- licerR, "1-Jvory man IB supposed to bo Innocent until ho Is proved guilty," he Hays. Mayor Ames will take no action regarding his brother, the imllutod su- COLONEL JOHW dAYlTOB.

Greene to gain forcible entrance to their rooms. Ten of the stoutest officers of the Montreal ppllce force stood guard over the and when Attorney Taschereau, the prisoners' counsel, tried to set through their line, he met With anything but polite treatment Sent for the Judge. The clash came about over a rumor that the prisoners' friends had a plan to rescue them. It was necessary to get the prisoners' out, of the hotel, and go sent for, and told that an Important point was to be argued. Followed by a dozen lawyers, the judge went to the corridor, and within fifty feet of tae rooms occupied by Gaynor and Greene, he opened court.

Lawyers for the defense declared they Knew of a Plot on the pavt Of, tlie United States authorities to kidnap the men at night and.hustle them out of the country In the game way they had beeu brought from Quebec to Montreal. Mr. Taschereau demanded that his clients be at once removed to the commbn Jnll, where thy could be safely'locked up. Crown Prosecutor Lemieulux had no objection, but Senator Dandumnd, actins for the United States, denounced tup statement of a pliH a falsehood. The Itoverpe Wai the It was then great exeJtcjpient, that the reverw wfts the case nud the of placing.the prisoners in jail simply meant that, as soon an the men woro out of the door of the hotel, hired men, hiding near by, would tsprhiK upon the and drive them to a Rftl'e place.

Judge Lnfonline he would go'in see the prisonWH, but Inspector MacMa- iton him bncU, utid, -backed up by the other nine men, shouted defiance to Judge ot InwyeO who dared to try to into tfe' Some of tho uWycu'H deckled to stie, tho attorney KOuunil. who is in the city, and point out to him that no ioiie had a right to maintain a private prison. Others followed them and theu the police cleaved the, corrldogB, HOPES TO EEFORM IN PEI80H Miss wjilon VitS'td hdVc sol' emtibed Itt n'fW flnnce, W. B. dee, who the same was wltlt a fit of insanity fcarly UIP nttd.

I'nzor froin iieni' slttshed his throat. Ho tbett ItHSpccli ft'otn A- wituWw to thd''itsiihnlt pavement fifty feet Altlvtitjtli NHiline(f liy the fall and weak from the loss, of Hot die, iHlnicdHtteiy, Tfe ralllftl tat minute, nnd then iinsswwpd dt Xvon- derfut vitality lioi'dt'i'hig on the super- hnrmnt, ct'nwlnrt a hflildmt yards ttml ilniKUM himself upon a', hnek pot'ch, he toppled over Cee's cries did not awaken his sweetheart, atul It not until of hours later that She Went to IlW room to (nviUuMi him for SUJUlny 'itmss that she learned of the affair. She failed to get a response from n. knock on tho door, nud thinking that something nnuttuul must have happened, raised' ft stepladder and peered over the trabsom. As she gazed into the room and saw the bed saturated with blood and other evidences of the tragedy her strength failed, and with a shriek she fell unconscious to the floor.

The scream, accompanied by the nolne of her fall, aroused Mrs. Perry, who keeps the house, and she Immediately notified the police of the Harrison street station. An officer soon er- rlved and forced an entrance to the room. It was empty, and the bed was In disorder. The coverlids had been flung over the footboard apd the whole room was smeared with blood.

Oh a chair near by lay the man's best clothes, which he evidently Intended putting on to go. to church. The win-, dow sash was raised, the lace curtains were streaked with red. By a trail of blood his movements were traced the porch. USED "DUMDUM" BULLETS tuned Sol' in the In' the Philippines, 'Washington, May fi the Philippine investigation'before the "coinmlttee.a letter was read frOm General Hughes denying "that he, had ever given orders for a' cure, and saying that if such a charge Other relatives.

C.F. Stelzel'. has feet off lots i and for I'ljoo 1 bf a'hd Kttiph e4 in Alton BluesC base ball (Sake 19 nbt so much all dough Is batter. Those oh ttps are The school picnic of 'the paraohial' school, held 12; probably on M'Pike's island, There 'are sbme.womea who or rarely ever hive a grief, yVt would feel completely' lost without a grlev-, E. today gold to Chas.

Mr.rand^ 4 '-and Boy; left' this for Medo- a tbt a tivfc Mrs. of Louis, Is tho uest of Mrs, tvnd MlSs The Junior and. Freshman "classes. Xrepel, 11, J. vision to North Alton.

Consideration Ed. Bees, of North Alton, has been granted an Increase of from 86 to W2 per month through Graham's peusion agency. The Knights of Columbus, or a great many of them, went' to' Carlln- ville, Sunday, to assist in the organization of a council of the order. Robin Hood Gamp 136 Modern Woodmen are making arrangements to give an excursion on the Spread Eagle on Monday evening, June If the-meat trust continues Vcirklng day aud night we will have to fall back on buffalo meat as cheaper, than Mississippi buffalo, meat. of Shurtleff enjoyed'a pleasant outn- up the river'this 1 68 0.

today; i Miss Eunice'Underwood, of Granite City was visitor here The SlgJEa Phiex'ciirslou last night" a very pleasant event. Next TueHday-evening; the Zeta Society! Will give, their annual Jcl Prof. D. Armstrong, assisted by some the: Shurfleff school of music, swill give a reiital at Granite May vv 'f Col. A.

M. Jackson la making prep- made he wanted the fullest investigation of It. Corporal Blcahr O'Brien, formerly of the Twenty-sixth volunteer testified to seeing the water cure administered. He also said that officers violated a Spanish woman at p.ne town. He also said that at one place a woman with two children-was burned to death In a bamboo shack when the troops 'were burning town.

"Dumdum," Or explosive bUl- lets, he stated, issued to the troops In the regular way and did horrible execution. There were "unwritten ordera to take no which were car ried out in one campaign. He did not know who Issued the orders, b.ut they were understood to be In effect. Upon close questioning he admitted thft.t he had seen many prisoners and they were being treated kindly by the officers and men. O'Brien the capture of La- Nag, InPanoy, when a soldier fired, at a native boy on a cjmiboo.

He missed, then all the soldiers Bred, himself included. This was not done by orders, The shooting brought the people to tyielr dopi-s. One old man In the. abdomen. Two other old men came out with a white flag, and both were shot down.

CUBAN PEOPLE CELEBEATE In, the ffeehe, May Ingtoa, I'armm' of I'einbinn oounty, i-fttwmited vi'oss the J'cjmlilnti rives a scow, With film wei'e'hls four and nephew. The boat collided Ith a log and Its oe-eupants thrown into the river, xwollon -Jtbjh with recent raltiH. Three of the. i80i)8 wero drowned, thu mmhcw niul the sou buing HiU'ed. uftyr be- Ing in the lee-eold water for un hour liolf.

Tlit- nges of tlm dcowned from 30 to tO years. Their Jtiive not yyt Jtucu rewvoi'ed. Kills ITlvo People. gt. Axjsvstlue, May Crazetl by his infatuation for Httlo AWtha ft 13-year-old Klrl.

Wlll- Ittiri Austin, youug man, killed tho gli'l, and four persons and thoii committed nul'clde 'In lonely farmhouse of William near a thriving settlement eighteen miles tjils ulty, rtt o'clock In the mornirijK. The dead ore; Willlam WIlkluKon. awed 62; Airs, Wllkln- son. h(H Miss Abltha McCullouub, uKed Miss Wllklnwn, slstw of lam Wllklnpou; one ehlldt WllUnni AUH- tin, tho murderer juidjonjylde, ajsml an. jii'itinii iiiiyiuB aintui.

St. Joseph, -Tlu 1 whole- pni'ehupe 01 by the UrlllHh jsovimnnotit for servtco in South Africa ewnsi'tl, to telejrrum received here, by agents of tlip HrltlHh. wertt uiado tliU'lutf last week and tluw were nrdjered to bo shipped to tin' remount statjo'n at l-utbvop. where they will bo pvpinu'od for Hhlpment to stone llrltlsh Tho.Lntlu'op, sta tion will ulojho ported hero from May that at ft njeetlnjr TlilM IK the Urxt futul aulo- thut IWH May aiWNews hfti here from ProMton. a A frojw Uere, on tlm DDl qf tUe Mtlwaukfto road, 5 yateP8uout a few of of Hopprt ISwimut) Philip J.

O'CounnlV fonuer inaj-or Of coster i Alderman EdwurO Younff Senteucoil Supposed To lio llwyos AV right to Sing. White Plains, N. Hay young burglar Avho la registered In the blptter at prison as James 8, IIiiycB, who Is supposed to be llay'es 1). Wrijslit, tho son of a western uilll- lotmlre, bueu taken to prison to Hevvo four yeni'B and uliiu mouths for burglary committed at Peeksttll. Tho Dr.

F. Cleudeunln, rector of St. Peter's Kplweopal cluftvh at "Wostchcster, snyn the prlsonei' AVOS a volunteer Holdtor aud fought In Cubtt. "While looked up In Westehester he received notes from many young women. To young Kh'l who wax his Kweut- heflrt, wrote just before going to Slitg Sing; "Don't tell mother.

Jt will break her I um going to reform nnd bo man. Wlwn 1 gH out of priiton I shall home and ask forgiveness, Mny God forgive my wrong. When 1 Hill out of this 1 will get uiuirJad anil KlHtU Uvg tin Uouust.life*" Tlilk of Illjf HunK Plttfebm-jj, May report 'of tlic possible consolidation of three New York nnd Chicago bunks, tho hittw to servo the depository of the United Bteel the west, la current of John I'artu'i-, who puiMwi tlirougU tow New to It MtM that Mr. Dawn of t'shcrpd in, with Hid to tJovevnoi 1 Wojftd. TTavaun, Jlny is celebrating the advent of the now repub- lip.

The eity is ablnsse with tlrcworks and Hlipnlnntlons, The street? 'are lilled with jioople. Bauds are playjnjr the Cuban national air-awl Star- Spangled liaimci-," Atnsauet'Hde balls are 1u and driveways ani filled With open cnrrhiges. The iner- chaiito of Havana durlnjc the evening bade fnw-well ti? (Governor Geneva! AVofidi They marched To the, palace with bands of and for an hour passed before him, shading hia 1 hand nnd Khowei'liig compliments upon him, Their expressions of regret over his departure wt'rtvslncore. In the commercial bodies gave a dinner to tho governor genera). I'oth Geneva 1 nnd Wood, as well ns the.

Ameclfun cevs geuernlly, have been the recipients of many evidences of lilsh esteem In which they are held, TIP cabinet presented General Wood M'lt3i'a gojd inswibod, and tlm ladies of Havana gave Mrs. Wood a ver sea-vice: Init these are only of the glfW bestowed upon them. The festivities In of the change of "govenuuent Maqame general all over, tho Island, In almost nvory town and. village an elaborate programme of popular f. Ciillnd tu Uoor and Sliiln.

St. ilay Clark. known ns a stockuian, was assuBsluated In his own home about 10 o'eioek lit night. He was 45 years old. Clark was" married the second time, Hrst wife having died two years ago.

He Js'wild to have liPrtvy life iiiHiirnnce. Ko arrewts have been made. Clark's wife, had Retired to bid. He was reading a newspaper summoned to the door by a masked stranger, who shot him twice, causing instant death. ir In fialwny.

In political ways.as in business life, the man who once' was sold a gold brick by the other fellow, is very much Ifke ia' barking' won't bite again. There is a most excellent chance-for, the Froze-Ins (Frohsinns) to thaw out' suoh weather-as 4hen come to think 'of they did'tniw out yes- tesday at their great picnic. The Elks gave a smoker Saturday night and every member of the order took a friend who was not a member. cigarsmoke 'filled the air in the club rooms and everyone had a good time. D.

Hicks and MisS Bertha Bailey, daughter of James W. Bailey, were married by Bev, 3. MoKen- the bride's home, Saturday alter noon at 2 o'clock, They will go to housekeeping on Illinois avenue In Bast End Place. Mr. B.

J. Lockyey, for the. Alton Builders Supply has secured the services of B. J. McGee, of whd will have charge of the monumental part of the business.

Mr. Mo- Gee is a practical marble and granite worker who has spent forty, yearfl'in the business. The retail, merchants association has appointed a' committee on ar- rangements'to prepare for the session of the State convention of retail 'imer-' cnants, which jneet in Alton next February. Will Joestfog is chairman of the (jommitteo. "Thia Of the, associatiqn sat for picture yestefday, 1 will adorn a prospectus ot the convention an.

advertisement of Alton to bo sent out bv the association. Bev. M. Waterman, of the Upper Altoto Baptist church', gave a reading of hia pobpisFtiday the AHon Conservatory rooms, instrumental aud vocal numbers were vv Mrs. Byder, ot sW.aoo, sTexas, who Favoright returned has guest of Mri.Tilbe, left' this'morning'for will visit for 1 a while before returning Mr.

and Mrs. from Medora this irip and'MrS; Ed. Weeks are again residents of Alton aiid are liv- ine Lathy'9 house. Mrs. Hi- Arndt-and daughter, of Walnut Bidge, guests ai the W.

A. Bev. Large and childrenf" Shipman, were 1 recent Mrs. asson Stanley and daughter are visiting relatives in Mrs. Satterlee, of Amerilla, arrived home last night.

Bev, the" bacca- lauriate sermon to 'the graduating class of the Palmyra'nigh school, yesterday. '''Ait''' Dr. and Mrs. L. A.

Abbott are moving today, into Mrs. Bulkley's cottage on Annex D. Eaton spent Sunday at Marine, iV Mr. Pyer and two of. St.

LD'uis fi A were Visitors at das. I D. Harry Adams aged 11 years died -at the home of h'is grand iatneiVvBev, 'Mr. Jones, Saturday at. 1:30 o'clock, after a short illness.

Harry was a bright 'and" his family have the sympathy, of all friends; in their bereavement. Harvey Jar vis, of St, touis, visited-hls sister, Kutla, i 1 Rehep, came Jbome St. Loais Bvenipg where tie has been in, a hospital threfeeks. JHe UBflerw0nt( yery," ation I or goiter. Misses Eunice.

'and, Snodgrass, of ylsllse' and, Bernice NORTH Emil Micbelbuch is fnoyiqf ly and household effe'qts Alton to bis newly In lit Golwuy to 'i tord Mori'lu. aud led Natiunulliit wwe uf llwlr jWttliiiJoii n0w Atlanta, doing duty ou of between given by M. W. Mrs. $oott Cunningham, Miss Mildred Ourdie, Misses Mills, Marsh and Sage, Mrs, Neff Miss Dodge; Mr.

Williams and Rev. D. G. Bay. Mr, Waterman's poems on Home, Patriotism, Worship, Life and Nature made a good impression.

Mr, Waterman is a poet of no low order and his poems are filled with pretty sentiment and substantial thought. A Snake Scientist. EDITOR TELEGRAPH: The usual crop of snake stories is appearing in the country press, and even the looal papers add to the superstitious fear felt for these harmless creatures. Years ago there were a few poisonous snakes here, but now there is probably not a venomous aaake in forty miles of Alton, and this unreasoning of them doea infinitely more barm to the dell- oate nervous organization-of children than ftny possible dapger of'ooming in pontact with a poisonous one. There were never but three clastes of snakes in this pa" that were clangeroua, the rattler, the copperhead and one species pf the numerous fnwilly of water roocoailna, Snakes do not olte, btit" 'strike, and these.

b.ave fang? well totbe oj the uppei? Hwj 8fto containing poisoo point baokwartl but gnakeooUi aad two turotbethe' the Turner tract, S. street. "Jack" 3flathie celebrated orchestra oame back from the 'State of tfttited Commercial Travelers at- JJltohfleld' covered with and with, plaudits tQ pus up a living skeleton. i Fred olSWLouisi spent Sunday with home folks. Mrs.

lob "have from a visit' 'with St. Louis ir lends. visit are Mends ftt JJookhaven. Louis ''of 'Sillaborp, is jsiting hlft 0. P.

Mather. 2 last, and to me bed jsuffere4 stroke about' 75 Fov gaged in the banking Wmnesa, in that pity, Some tweJJtiriyeavrftgp'he flame since wltb'hlu cousin, Jphnl'BI He leftvp in New Moy aiwrchta tl Kim Alfoiiao, In rpomiji pled by lam Plasa Ais' is ft WU age for 9L.