Evening Star Newspaper, December 17, 1895, Page 11

_— THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1895—SIXTEEN PAGES. 11 FUN ON THE INCREASE Gay Times During the Closing Nights of the 0, A. U. Carnival. Bamy Lucky Holders of Winning Tickets Made Happy With Valuable Articles. The Columbia Atkletie Club carnival Beems to grow more attractive as it geis older, because the crowds are increasing in number with each succeeding night, and the fun and galety becoming correspond- ingly more enjoyable. The entertainment last night was fully up to the high standard attained the first ten nights, and included a very pretty exhibition of dancing by Miss Edna Therntcn, a sparring bout between Prof. Carter and .Mr. William Ambrose, horizontal bar work by Messrs. Cobb, Ross, Bewall and Allen and the living pictures. The Madrid “Mandolin Quartet played dur- ing the evening in various portions of the building, and added greatly to the enjoy- ment of the visitors. As on former evenings, the greatest in- terest centered in the disposition of the many articles which had been offered for raffle or vote, and the drawings for these prizes were largely attended. The handsome brass bedstead was won by L. E. Gannon, Conrad Becker won a C. A. C. sofa pillow and Miss Lilian Cava- raugh was voted the brass and onyx lamp. A box of cigars fell to E Shepherd and a Dresden lamp to Dr. M. 8. Finley. C. J. Bell won a silver cuff box, Arthur Kerr a Silver perfume hoider, and everybody was glad when an ivory-framed mirror was drawn by the number he!d by Sam> W. Btinemetz. Many novel features will be presented to- night. and another big crowd will doubt- less be In pean BACK FROM cubA. An English Officer Saya It Takes 2,000 Hullets to Miss Each Man, From the New York World. Two young English warrtors who have just taken their baptism of fire in the Cuban war set sail for England the other day with- cut a wound and with a conviction that there are few occupaticns more salubrious than that of a Cuban irsurgent. ‘The ycung warriors were Winston Leonard Spence~ Churehill, son of the late Lord Randolph Churchill, and R. W. R. Barnes. Both are in the fourth hussars. When the hunting season began in England they toss- MAYER BROS. &: Gigantic Sale. a GO. 937 & 939 F St. N.W. of Christmas Ware. { ent — FANCY WARE SPECIALLY * FOR HOLIDAY TRADE. LADIES’ AND CENTS’ UMBRELLAS AT SPECIAL PRICES. LADIES’ AND GENTS’ HANDKERCHIEFS AT SPECIAL PRICES. CHILDREN’S, LADIES’ AND GENTS’ : GLOVES AT SPECIAL PRICES. Fancy Frames. At US: Picture Cheap at 25¢. Handkerchief Cases, satin lined. Worth 75¢. At Glove Cases, satin lined. Worth 75c. At. , White Metal Pin Trays. Worth 15c. At. Satin Covered Pin- cushions. Worth 35c. AEM oi White Metal P cushions at... Pin- Fancy French Look- ing Glasses. Worth 5oc. At.. 25C. ed up a penny to see whether they should chase foxes this winter or watch Gen. Campos chase rebels. The rebels won, and they obtained a two months’ leave of ab- sence and started for Cuba. Churchill is not yet twenty-one years old, and knows only the amount of strategy Lecessary for the duties of a second Heuten- ant. He and Barnes went on the trip actu- ated only by youthful enthusiasm. After seeing several battles they returned to this city. ‘Of course the war isn’t like a European war,” sald Mr. Churchill yesterday, “but there was a great deal that interested us. ‘The most remarkable fact seems to be that two armies will shoot at each other for hours and no one will get hit. I believe that statisticians say ghat in a battle it takes 2,000 bullets to kilf'a man. When the calcu- lations are arranged I think it will be found that in the Cuban war it tcok 2,000 bullets to miss each individual combatant. “The Spanish troops are brave fighters. I admire the rebels for the quickness and rapidity with which they get over the ground. In contests of speed with the Span- ish troops they act as pacemakers and are soon out of sight. I make no reflections on their courage, but they are well versed in the art of retreat. Of course, the secret of their strength is the ability to harass the enemy and carty on a guerrilla warfare. “tne war {s absolutely ruinous to Cub+. I think that the upshot of it will be that the United States will Intervene as a peace- maker. I believe, too, that in the end Cuba will have her own parliament, but that she ‘will still be a Spanish colony.” —_——_-+e+_____ GREEKS OF THE OLD sop. Drigin of a Designation Sometimes Applied to the Irish. From the Boston Journal. Some time ago we asked why long ago as ‘well as today Irishmen were called Greeks. ‘A correspondent writes as follows in an- ewer: “Prince Miletus, son of a Greek monarch, wet out with a considerable band of follow- ers In search of adventure. They reached Egypt, and finding the king of that country at war with a neighboring power, they of- fered their services. Egypt prevailed, largely owing to the skill and courage of Mitetus, and the king bestowed on him the hand of the Princess Scota, his daughter, in marriage. After a lapse of some years the Greek prince and his followers set out in quest of adventure a second time, and, Janding in Spain, subdued the Inhabitants very easily. Miletus became king, and after his death his son Heber made a voyage to Ireland, and, conquering the country, called it Hebernia, Later he sub- dued the western islands of ancient ¢ don’a and named them Hebrides, honor of himseéf, Finally the maints the west was annexed and named Scotland, in honor of hismother, Scota. came to be. called my opinion."” , there are variations of this legend, and one [s just as historically accurate as the other. “A parallel instance is this fa- mous discovery of Dr. Anderson: t earnest seekers after truth have dis- covered that the ancient records and ar- chives of Ireland show clearly that Jer- miah escaped from Egypt with the youngest daughter of King Zedekiah after the con- quest of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar, and ‘with her and others took ship and finally reached Ireland in safety, and that there, at the ancient city of Tara, he did build and plan successfully, and there can be no doubt that ‘The harp that once through Tara's halls ‘The soul of musle ehed was patterned from, if it was not the verl- table, harp of Israel's sweet psalmist, King David.” ——__+-e-+—___» HEALTH AND HARD TIMES. ‘A Man in the Coftin Business Tells Why They Go Together. From the Chicago Daily Inter-Ocean, “T am In a hurry,” said Mr. Charles J. E. Parker, billiard expert and man-about- town, to another man he met on Dearborn street last night. “Billiards? No. Billiards are just a trifle quiet Just now, though I see a match or two in the near future. Just now I am going to New York in the®interest of the coffin industry. No, that isn’t strange; I was in commercial life before I went into the billiard business. “How's the coffin business? It's bad. I don’t suppose you ever gaye much thought to that profession. It's funny, though a fact, that in financially hard times deaths are few; the mortality rate goes down to zero. Account for it? Sure thing. When money is plenty people load up their stom- achs with large cold bottles, small, hot Firds, angel food, Roquefort cheese and im- ported asparagus. This, mark you, on a stomach originally built to accommodate returns and cabhage and potatoe: ets on. Then come the cold days for t coffin builder, and the registrar aforesatd sticks his feet up on his desk and smokes | 5 da: “Citlin trust? It's dead. Used to be} known as ‘ational Burial Casket As- | tion. That's dead and bur Busi- | all split up nowadays. One lot of firms furnishes the caskets, another the | handles you cling to when conveying your ead fricnd down stairs, still another has a monopoly of supplying the ‘s or Little pails that decorate the box, while yet an- other does a land office bus in shrouds. Let me take your order shroud? No? Well, good-by sket flend defiantly lit another cigarette. rinned and disappeared in the gathering gloom. LEATHER GOcDS AT SPECIAL PRICES. baa a Music Rolls. Worth Music Rolls. Worth $8. Ato... ee 73C- Music Rolls. Worth SES; “Ales cccee cece Leather Belt Satch- els. Worth 69c. At.. Leather Pocket Books, sterling silver comer: Worth 35¢. IF ee:ereininetareie Leather Pocket Books: Worth 69c. LO sccenccines $1.25 49C. 25c. -50c. Leather Pocket Books. Boe quality. At. Sieve 75¢- Leather Pocket Books. $1.25 quality. At . g8c. Ladies’ Shoppin Bags. The 75c. kin At ATC. SPECIAL ITEMS ~ AT SPECIAL PRICES. Embroidered School Bags. Worth 75c. At Ladies’ Black Sat- teen Skirts. Worth ATC. Ladies’ Black Velvet Collars, trimmed in lace. Worth $1.25. At Ladies’ Black Satin Resa DDOLERSD RTT HO SST SOSSOSTT ETT S : Ribbon Collarettes. Worth $1.25. At.... Children’s and and La- dies’ Worsted Slippers. D getter 990. 9gc. Worth $1.00. At.... 67¢c. All goods to 0 be sent within 20 miles packed and shipped free of charge. Ladies’ Gloria Silk Umbrellas. Worth 30c. Ladies’ Gloria Silk Umbrellas, paragon frame. Worth $1.00.. 83¢c. Ladies’ 26-in. Gloria Silk Umbrellas. Worth Gents’ Gloria Silk Umbrellas. Worth $1.75. Ate ee eecreeeee $1.25 Ladies’ Silk Serge Umbrellas. Worth $2. $1.50 Gents’ Silk Umbrel- las. Worth*$4.50. At $3.25 Gents’ Silk Umbrel- las. Worth $5. At... $4.25 Ladies’ Silk Um- brellas. Worth $2.50. Ladies’ Silk Um- brellas, Worth $4. At $2.09 | | All Handkerchiefs bought here | are put in fancy boxes free of charge. Ladies’ Embroidered Handkerchiefs. Worth toc. At.......-+- 2%e. Gents’ Linen Harid- kerchiefs, colored bor- ders. Worth 15c. At. loc. Ladies’ Fine Em- broidered Handker- | chiefs. Worth 19c. Ladies’ Silk Initial Handkerchiefs. Worth BIG OAE ral sieras aie 12K%e. Gents’ Linen Initial Handkerchiefs. Worth Or 75c. a box for 6. Gents’ Silk Initial Handkerchiefs. Worth 75c. At 48c. Gents’ Linen Initial Handkerchiefs. Worth Or $1.48 a box for 6. 25¢. Gents’ Lirien ‘Initial Handkerchiefs. Worth 48c. TABLE COVERS AT SPECIAL PRIGES. Best ‘Quality Che nille Covers, 6-4 size. Worth $1. At. 64 Chenille Covers. orth $1.25. At..... 6-4 Chenille Covers. Worth $1.50. At 8-4 Chenille Covers. Worth $2.25. At..... Or $2.75 a box for 6. Ladies’ Plain White Linen Handkerchiefs. Worth 25c. At.. 15C. CHILDREN’S CAPS AT SPECIAL PRICES. | White Silk Infiints? | Caps, embroiered, Worth 75c. At. 50c. Infants’ White Silk Corded Caps. Worth Every Glove bought from us is warranted. 250 doz. Ladies 4- . i button Glace Gloves. Worth $1.00. At.... “The Alexander” 4- button Glace Glove, all colors and _ black. Worth $1.25. At..... $1,00 “The Lucielle” 7- hook Lacing Glove, all colors and ___ black. Worth $1.50. At...-. 9125 Boys’ Fur-top Kid Gloves, lined. Worth $1.00. At.......- 75¢- Boys’ Fur-top Kid Gloves, lined. Worth Gents’ Kid Gloves, the $1.25 quality. At $1.00 ~ PAIR. Gents’ Moche Gloves, lined, the $1.75 quality. At. $1.50 Ladies’ Black Cash- mere Gloves, the 25c. quality, tA........68 18c. Pair. Ladies’ Fleece-lined Gloves, the 39c. qual- atys Aten. coe 25¢c. Infants’ White Mit- tens. Worth 19c. At. 10c. PAIR. Gloves cleaned at... 5c. Pair. | . 75¢. MILLINERY AT. SPECIAL PRICES. 5,000 bunches Vio- lets, natural shades. Worth toc. At......6 150 doz. Black Os- Worth trich Plumes. 39c; “Atl... 100 doz. Black Os- trich Tips, 3 tips in a bunch. Worth 50c. At BUNCH. French Felt Hats, all shapes and_ colors. For this sale at..... 36c. Rose Plants reduced Worth 25¢. to loc, Trimmed Hats that were marked $7.50 re- duced to. $4.68 The entire stock of the Mattawan Silk-fin- ished Felt Hats on sale this week. Usual price, $1.25. For this Sale ats. cccesecccsses RIBBONS AT SPECIAL PRICES. All-silk Satin Ribbon, all col- ors, specially for holiday use: No. 5 at 4c. These No. 7 at 6c. Prices No. gat &. Represent No. 12 at roc. a 20 No. 16 at 12}c. Per Cent No. 22 at 15¢. Reduction. 150 pieces No. 1 Rib- bon, in gros grain and satin, all colors. Worth BCT MACE e ctascit <ncesiote Ic. 7 YARD. MLA OER IBIROS. & CO, |= IST SISO EST.N.W. - Actual value, $45.00. . COATS AND CAPES AT SPECIAL PRICES. Blue and Black Bea- ver Jackets, ripple back, full sleeves. Worth $5.00. At.... $2.98 Boucle 2-button Box Coats, ripple back, full oe Worth $7.50. a $4.98 Two-button Boucle and Wide Wale Diago- nal Jackets, elegantly made. Worth prone $6.48 Two - button Box Coats, in boucle and caterpillar cloths, full sleeves, elegantly made. Worth $17.50. At.... $12.98 Extra Quality Astra- khan and Caterpillar Jackets, elegantly made, in all the new ef- fects. Worth $22.50. Seal Plush Capes, handsomely jetted all over, marten trimmed on collar front. Worth $18.00 Seal Plush and Vel- vet Du Nord Capes, real jet embroidered all over, very exquisite. $14.98 $12.48 $27.48 30-inch Electric Seal Capes, full sweep, real marten collar. Worth $50.00 ...... Seai Plush Capes, jetted and embroider- ed. Worth $10.50. At. Seal Plush Cap Capes, plain and appliqued, thibet fur on collar and font Worth $15.00. tw cc ccenencee $27.48 $6.48 $9.89 FURS- AT SPECIAL PRICES. Mink Collars. Worth Mink Collars. Worth Si26: ALG... cecec oes 83c. Mink Collars. Worth Mink Collars. Wor Worth Mink Collars. Worth $3.25. At. Mink Collars. Worth $4.50. At...... 5 $3.69 Black Ostrich Feath er Collars. Worth $2.50. At. ‘ $1.89 Black Ostrich Feath- er Collarettes. Worth $3.00. At « Black Ostrich Feath- er Collarettes. Worth $$se. Ati c...225.0.% $2.09 THE ENGLISH SPARROW. A Study of the Hardy Immigrant Who Has Come to Stay. From the Boston Transcript. Forty-four years ago the English spar- row (passer domesticus) was imported from England to New York; later, in i853, to Maine, and in 1868 to Boston, to protect the trees of the great hordes of insects which were then destroying them. Now, fn 1805, they have reached as far north as Cape Breton, I am told, following the path of the railroad. They have penetrated into the far west and south; the country is overren with them. Their increase per year is enormous. It is difficult to find » country townetoday that has not a few pairs breeding within its limits. * Passer domesticus is the business man among birds, and if he were classified by systematic ornithologists for his actions alone it would be a difficult task. In the country he plays at times the woodpecker, the flycatcher, but rarely the true sparrow or finch; he is a vagabond, a tormentor, a pugilist, a quarrelsome rascal, but for all that he has a decidedly knowing air—even if a little braggadocio. And it is these knowing, sharp, wide-awake qualities that have given him the foothold he now has upon American soil. ‘The English sparrows are surely natural- ized and true citizens by this date, and, like all Ingoming immigrants, have come to stay. Even if they spend their days in teasing our own American birds, who have more rightful ownership to the land than our very selve: put them down; cally impossible. Bold hearts beat in their small breasts; the rigors of our New England winters they defy. The buzzing of the approaching troiley car is hardly heeded; they remain feeding until it is upon them before taking wing, or hop calmly to one side. They are bencath the horses’ feet and within cane or umbrella reach of every wayfarer, yet extermination is practi- ~~ see Miss Phoebe Lincoln, cousin of the Presi- Gent, has died at her home, in La Harpe, Til, aged sixty-seven years. they stare with fearless eye. In Bristol, R. 1, they build their homes in the base of the osprey’s nest; every it is beyond our power to | available spot Is filled with one of their slovenly structures. The stone heads of the famous artists and sculptors that adorn the front of the Boston Art Museum are pillowed upon this sparrow’s nest—a droll thought. It was only yesterday that I watched one as he tormented a brown creeper. The lit- Ue rascal had a mischievous twinkle tn his brown eye, but he met his match in the creeper. At every dart of the sparrow the creeper would place the tree trunk between himself and his foe by quickly moving to the right or left, until I was glad to see the sparrow become discouraged, finding the creeper a tartar at dodging, and he gave up trying to tease him as a bad job and departed, while the victorious Certhla went calmly on with his spiral course up the trunk as ff such encounters were of common occurrence and afforded him much pleasure, adding spice to his monotonous life. Too often I have seen these little immi- grants put some more gentle though larger American to flight, and the day js not far distant when our common, rightful friends of the garden and covntry streets will be driven further into the backwoods. If the nest of this sparrgw was a beauti- ful specimen of bird architecture they would be welcome to build In our vines and cornices, but such ugly, slovenly struc- tures are an eyesore. If the plumage also of the sparrow was of more brilliant or more refined colors they would add to the beauty of our streets. Imagine flocks of snowbuntings, of indigo birds, both of the same family—Fringdillidae—the first with us in the winter, the latter in the summer —about our cities, or even song sparrows, whose plumage is far superior to the En- glishman's, though the song sparrow is a plain bird, The English sparrows have no song, and their wranglings, chatterings end squabbling grate upon one’s ear. Yes, their importation was a decided fail- ure, and Is, I think, so admitted by the American people. Far better had the time and energy been spent in increasing our own Insectivorous birds, the Baltimore ori- ole, for example, whose tropical plumage, interesting ways and wonderfully beautiful pendant nest would have ornamented rather than destroyed the beauty of our public gardens, streets and commons. “Bulletin No. 1 of the division of eco- nomic ornithology and mammalogy of the United States Department of Agriculture shows that in ten years the progeny of a single pair of sparrows might amount to 275,716,983,698;" and “It also states that during the year 1886 the sparrow added approximately 516,500 square miles to the territory occupied by it. ———-+0e_____. Sourcea of Ivory. From Chambers’ Journai. African ivory ts now conceded to be the finest. The first quality of this comes from near the equator, ani it’has been remarked with regard to this fact that the nearer the equator the smaller ts the elephant, but the larger the tusks. THe ivory from equatorial Africa is closer in the grain and has less tendency to become yellow by exposure than Indian ivory, ‘The finest transparent African ivory is collected along the west coast between latitudes 10 degrees north and 10 degrees south, and this is believed to deteriorate in quality and to be more Hable to damage w:th increase of latitude in either direction. The. whitest ivory comes from the east coast; Itds considered to be in best condition when recently cut; it has then a mellow, wagm, transparent tint, as if soaked in ofl, and very little appearance of grain or texture. Indian ivory has an opaque, dead white color, and has a tendeney to become discol- ored. Of the Asian varieties Siam !3 con- sidered to be the finest, being much superior in appearance and density. The ivory of the mammoth tusks is not very much es- teemed, particularly in England; it ts con- sidered too dry and brittle for elaborate work, besiles which, it is very Hable to turn yellow. As a matter of fact, the largest tusks very rarely leave Asiatic Russ‘a, be- ing too rotten for induStrial purposes. The Safe Side. From the Yale Record. Tommy—"When I'm a man I’m going to be a scldier. Mother—‘What! And be killed by the enemy . Tommy—“Oh, well, then, T guess I'll be the enemy.” MADE HIS OWN MONEY. Wanted More Valuable Dollars Than . Had Uncle Sam. Ashland, Ky., Special to Cincinnat! Enquirer. Joseph Shoemaker of Grayson, Cafter county, recelved the other day in payment for a horse sold to an old farmer, living rear the Lewis county line, $16, among which were three of the famous “Sprinkle dollars” of the early 30s. It has been more than twenty years since any of these pe- cullar cots have been found in this sec- tion, and the production of these will recall @ queer character who flourished in the earlier part of the century, and went down to his grave with a secret that has never been unearthed. Josiah Sprinkle, the party in question, lived in one of the roughest sections of Lewis county, and on a line probably fifty miles from Grayson. In his days Washing- tcn, the county seat of Mason, and one of the oldest towns in this end of the state, was thriving. One day Sprinkle, then well slong In years, appeared at Washington with a buckskin pouch full of silver ‘dol- lars of his own make. In every respect they appeared the equal of the national coin. The weight was more than present, and the quality and ring of the metal were all that could be asked. He spent them freely, and they were takeg upon the assurance of Sprinkle that there was nothing wrong with them be- yond the fact that he and not the United States mint had coined them. Asked where he got the silver he laughed, and shook his head knowingly. “It doesn’t matter, so I get it, and there's plenty left,” was as much as he would ever offer in explana- tion. The inscription on the coins was tudely outlined, and in no wise was any attempt made at imitation of the legal coir. Rudely outlined on one side was an owl, while a six-cornered star showed with more accuracy upon the other. The edges were smooth, no attempt having been made at milling. The coins were considerably larger than the regujation article, and thicker as well. Upon various occasions I Sprinkle afterward Mjstted the town, and in every instance he spent them more and more freely. ‘At one time he volunteered the fact that he had a silver mine in the hills, but no one ever succeeded in inducing the old man to allow a sharing of his secret. Finally the government agents learned of the mat- ter, and came on to investigate. Sprinkle was arrested and brought into court, but the dollars proved to be pure silver without alloy, worth, in fact, a trifle more than $1 each, and after an exciting trial he was ac- quitted. Upon the verdict being an- nounced Sprinkle reached down in a cav- ernous pocket and drew out a bag of fifty of the coins and promptly patd his attorney in the presence of the astonished officials. Sprinkle was never afterward bothered, and continued until his death to make the dollars, how and where no one ever knew. He lived practically alone, having his hut away from his relatives, who lived close at hand, and died suddenly, carrying the secret of his find to the grave with him. A Tramp's Trick. From the San Francisco Chronicle. ‘Say, partner, yer from New York, ain't ye?" I heard one tramp say to another the other day as they sat sunning themselves on opposite sides of the path in Union Square. The weary gentleman addressed made an evasive reply intended to create the tm- pression of a negative without being one in. terms. “Yes, y’are,” continued the first in an pe gravatingly persistent, tone of voice. been watchin’ yer an’ yer" ve been keepin’ that foot 0’ yours movin’ a’ the time yer was asleep; an’ th’ ain't but one place in this country where the gazabos learn that, an’ that's in City Hall Park, New York, where yer have to give the cops some kind of excoos while yer settin’ up sleepin’ or they'll run yer in. I've been there partner, an’ I kin do jit myself, “But say,” and the voice assumed a con- fidential contemptuous tone, “you don’t have to do it in this town.” iF THE HAIR IS FALLING OUT, OR TURNING gray, requiring a stimulant with nourishing aod coloring food, Hall's Vegetable Micilian Hair Re- newer Is just the specitie. | : THE CELLARS OF WARSAW. Some Old Wine d What It is Val- ued At. From the Westminster Gasette. Ninety-nine travelers out of a hundred fail to go to Warsaw, and the one hundreth probably misses the one sight which alone should suffice to attract every one thither. I only chanced upon the most wonderful cellars in the world because my guide hap- pened to be thirsty. My first surprise was to observe that the bottles were kept up- right, and with the corks loosely inserted, not hammered down and sealed. These are conditions for keeping Tokay in perfect condition, and there is the advantage that a sample, even of the oldest vintage, may be taken out and tasted at any moment without injuring its contents. Moreover, a bottle may be shaken to any extent with- out risk. No one knows the peculiar vir- tues of Tokay. It has not been made for a generation—at least, the modern wine which goes by the name comes no nearer the genuine article than modern Madeira. Real Tokay is the only wine which goes on improving forever. You may give cham- pagne twelve to twenty-five years at the outside, and then every other bottle will be corked; Bordeaux and Burgundy may not be trusted much beyond 1868; port, with its proverbial longevity, is generally but, labot and sorrow by the centenary; even brandy has not much greater vitality. I tasted a thimbleful of Tokay which was authenticated 1606, and the exquisite mem- cry will always linger In my palate. Ten dezen of it remained a couple of years ago, and, taking comppund interest into conside eration, it seems dirt cheap at £6 the bot- tle; 1652 costs £5 a bottle; 1682, £4 10s.; 1734, f4, and 1754, £3 10s. From 1781 to 1836, the Erices range from £3 to fl 4s. the bottle, and after 1866 excellent Tokay may be bevght by the cask. For a little over £60 you may purchase a cask of the year 1868 ccntaining 180 bottles. ——— John Webb, Neal Dabney, John Bates and Harry Steel were killed Saturday by the pre- mature explosion of a blast near Big Creek Gap, Ky.