The Seattle Star Newspaper, May 23, 1902, Page 1

Only Paper tn Seattle That Dares to Print the News 4 & 4 r you. 4. NO. 7 5 TERRIBLE DISASTER IN . Scandinavians---Few Others Escaped VICTORIA, 3. C., May 23—A pri- dispatch has just been received pby Wikliam Fernie, the founder Pe Crows Nest Coal Company, has immense coal mines at patie and Michel in the Kootenay i p Stating that an explosion ? last night, resulting in the path of 125 miners. further particulars have at this been obtained. “QPOKANE, May 23—Particulars ge being received here of the worst ~ almost exclusively American Scandinavians. Reduces the List VICTORIA, B. and May government Dick of F were in the de safe. Five been recovered. The department has Wired to the gold commissioner to alleviate the distress, and an officer of the department will likely go to the scene to make an inquiry. The last official report of Inspector castor shat hae ever tak-|Dick showed the conditions to the mine mine to be excellent. ew fans were piece in the Northwest. Last / furnishing an excees of air d | ne aN excess o: wit an explosion of gas in the reserve of 40 per cent A AG mine at the Crows Nest gap, #tanding this the explosion is at- miles north of here, com: | tributed to the collection of gas. ked the entrances. One — and fifty men were in the| FERNIE B.C. May 28—The ex- at the time. Of this number | Plosion of gas wrecking Mine No. ped. Those who escaped| of the Crows Nest Coal Co, ht has un Evacuated Regard- to the entrance of the Crows Nest Pass last n terrific outpour of |doubtedly caused the deaths of be- ese of France took place. Several|tween 100 and 125 men. Most of _ si Scandinavians. Mine No. with mine No. 3 by] LEAVE IN Martinique a shaft stforts have been made | took piace the men, but the works are | work! choked with the miners who were | tinique ich that whether the gov " i near the shaft made a rush ernment decides to evacu: lon dedris./to escape through Only 16 | it will probably be nearly place an ent: was ef-| reached mine No. 3 before the shaft | within a short time. More th but the would-be rescuers | caved in with a crash, shutting off | passages have by @ fierce outburst |theve others who were near tts point Pen Ss Fon * of entranc Several of those who | Fort rance, [indications show that the mine |cacaped were badly burned and one |Teceived from there teday. L Paap the tedies of |0f, them died within a few minutes Desert Island R after reaching the open air. PARIS, May 23.—A cab} unfortunate miner® will be re- |" rive hodies were removed from the |¢ Fort De France, was . |shaft after a portion of the failing |‘ colonial office from the ac scone at the, shaft ine Peart: |matter had been torn away. A tl ‘ef thoes who are lest in thie °PeDings are closed and there is| The message furnace of death stand |!!ttle hope for the other who are tm. | ‘Say, reads around the entrance. During | Prisoned _There are new deaths Fthe sary morning heure thie vig; Wing to a scarcity of hel ho sorrow been main. | mines a. not been workin, Hopi imat hope they | force, otherwise the horror. would the feanclie sfferte of val-|bave been considerably increased frenzied miners to find some So small has has been the force that of rescuing it entombed | only ™ tons of coal has been the dafly average. The mines with a full Chinese or Japanese help was force could easily pi! at Fernie. miners are itimes this amoun Th TRS TES aR which waa dated yes sulted as to the advisability « 7S @ full and unanis action w ent. The steamers of the Compan Trans-Atlantique are’ here and a able to transport those deairing to to Guadaloupe. Today 19,000 inhi tants eng: turn out three American relief ship ship I to the effect that Pelee stil! thre ons danger. The exodus from the is land continues. French governn France. They are |WATCH FOR THE STAR'S COMPLETE BASEBALL EDITION A KOOTENAY COAL MINES (==: fxplosion Causes the Death of 125 Miners, Mostly | . The | department mines has received a report from Inspector May Be NEW YORK, May 23.—The terror When the explosion of gas | of the inhabitants of stricken Mar- governor of Martinique thie morning. The privy the | Counctle of the colony have been con- tal or partial evacuation of the island aly decided that such not Justified for the pres- 4 passage for Versnilies. the na- of scientists Who came heré on the MAY oe: | officials are datng all tn thetr power! | to reassure the people, but so far/ F with poor success. 1 ‘There ts fear of an uprising among | the people living south of Fort De clamoring for SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 23, 1902. T 5:30 P.M. SATURDAY A DAY WITH OL); THE WEATHER MAN ~ (%.,. ene Gey AuiepuRy fe \ | WHAT eT "swe THis C.Ouo To OC USE 1M MAR Fons orecast: For Saturday—Gentle sprinkles of sunshine, intersper sed with storm cloud effects in the direction of Tacoma, but in in Geattle. at home—Balisbury, Ladies WASHINGTON, D. ©, Senator Foster today p May 23 csented in| the senate the petition the chamber commerce cattle © paid to cer tain officers and men in the life-sav Ang #erw — EAN COM Imy winds. May 23.--Without/his fishing sloop and started on a Hamilton, the murderer of D. M.|lowing Gay. In the Woodbury, this morning suffered the | threatened to ki | benalty of hia crime. he was drinking THE SEATTLE STAR. ANOTHER iMPosiTION ff eee a \ pth \\\\\ ty Se ——— oa Occasional may safely wear fe ? place .. A . 7 hirt Unbleached bie Damak assorted styles; your cholce.26o | - Hise Mart fot tbo Jeweled Hatpins, with spring ~| Hamilton Hanged in Whatcom:--Dies With the: Bravado of Desperation he fol t evening he nan with hom and pulled his re: NE CENT A COPY 4 4. 25 CENTS A MONTH WEATHER FORECAST i Beatt! av Tonight and Bat ay, fal , 759 Second Ave,-ADAMS & BLANCHARD—Hinckley Bloc’ Stout Clothes for Active Boys If you are looking for Boys’ Clothing that will stand the hard knock wide-awake boys su their clothing to, we can supply you. Our clothing keeps its shape, too. 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REMEMBER THESE PRICES ARE FOR AFTER 6P. M. ONLY. ®- SHAN Grocery’ Co. 1220-1222 Ind ave. Phone, Majo 1051 ~~ PRICES SATURDAY Tene, Gees eee. He mounted the steps to the gnl-| volver on him. Marshal Becker was teanupettalien Seen. the ictaet Fr ws without support two at a time.|Informed of this the next day and ‘fh Fancy Fresh Cocoanut, per Ib re hopeful that the dangers of| LONDON, May 93.—Unueual inter. | With same sardonic grin that entered McHale's barber shop. to Se ka Is Granted Notice---Indian R ce duke cos tan: |e ONDON, May 29-—Umurual inter- | characterised him ell through his| piace Hacsiitay nde eevee Rane lh accion “cate’ bie Pecos $s Gral NAAN MESOPVA>| oP EN mee and Al.” Hamilton bade good-bye resinted urrest and covered Plums, Grapes, or Pears t ‘ Dagent-axrived. toda: Pag Ans which began at 2 t he worlg and passed into eternit marshal thh c especial price, per can whe tions Discussed---Pensions Up with supplies, the Tatter with @ Rov" |g early) eich menue wa uneaeeries Bitheace, ee, veireated: from. the shop iff t0-pound ” wack Graham or tmp ion in stronger that the ty ann r fiten , . eons Memorial Exercis: im, and wher . i" }inet met to consider important news die game" w tk thed theleccona R. T. Shannon Grocery Con PAGIS, May 23.—National memo-| trom Bouth Africa He placed’ himeelf sau th ¢. where the office (ff Wholesale and Retail Outfitters. Bon Waronhe Stok AND CAFE Special to the Star, the territory of Alaska into three | "4! services for the Martinique dead | The cabinet concluded ita deliber- middie of the trap and : ated, command: Telephone Main 889 1413 Second Avenue . IHINGTON, D.C, May 2%—| judicial districts, were held at Notre Dame this morn-|ations at & o’slock, but no definite | deputies adjuated the straps. Refore| ed hinr ta stands rhe would kill BS pth aridbeoe @enate today passed Senator) A joint resolution was offered in per ynrnr J ty janinet, Bt m [announcement as tothe subject of black cap was drawn riff) hi mond, publisher Z 's joint resolution to make al-| the senate by Stewart of Nevada to| 2.0 ner func | discussion waa made. It in gener-| Briebin #ald Hamilton, have you! of the Anacortes American. | °| representatixes fore ers expected that © statement anyth 2 ped out o' office to axcert — JO 4 pe ee ‘ si capeemen meek S Satomi ) TI PN ad hcsaenineg| estan ee eine ene Cclal sale Mger Lake LUC completion of the special com-| the opening of Indian reservations in the president will issue @| Nevada, Utah and Washington, as ation, at which time all|to meet President Roosevelt's Rot used or reserved by the|jections. It was agreed to nt, or occupied for school Attacks Pensions will be Increased by many hund shall be opened to explott-| Congressman Loud of Caltfornia /Of dollars ag the result of the man Station, occupation and pur-|attaced the pension system in the|moth theat under the mining laws. house this afternoon and jd al-| Vicker's theater this afternoon. Turner introduced a bill ready this government had gone too amen’ the Chinese exclusion act|{ar in awarding pensions. He de- that it will be effective in Alaska |cinred the pension legislation had Helgpwhere in the United States... | become a disgrace to the house. He [Usder unapimous consent the | aiso attacked the legisiative methods today assed @ bill to divide | in granting pensions in general USE TO. ARBITR ‘RAILROAD | MEN WILL thelt children with them, franticat MU Owners of Port) = CELEBRATE) 232-52 land ‘Pugnacious ot the island. ‘The sce the departure of yeste; ers for Versailles and Ville ger was heartrending. AND, May 23.—The Plan- MM Aswociation today de: he concessions ‘the ame managers will send help. Phe bu ing plans for reta q 4 Spokane Indian reservation. | dian appropriation bill in relation to! _ CHICAC May 23,—The fund for the Martinique ob- kind ever seen In Chicago All the prominént players now ar pearing in the city contributed thetr 4 thelr efforts were re warded by the applause of a fast lonable audience that packed t house from the parquet to the to moat gallery, and overflowed aisles and foyer |cuban cabinet if an effort to start | the government of Cuba with a clean slate and no prisoners to care for. FORT DE FRA » May 22 Later—The deepest despair has set led down upon Fort de France, expe ‘They cannot be persuaded to belie that the island is not complete destruction or that poest bly the end of the worid i# at hand day's steam de Tan and| Mectric ummer The conductors, electricia other employes of the Beattie hop” at Leschi park pavilic | row « ping. biog” ig : It will accommo-| board. «mall boats. relief sufferers ical benefit held at Mc- The affair waa one of the largest of its ato the clally among the poor and ignorant pmed to ete dragging | rf they may/ y are » part| attending A mob numbering several thousand gathered at the docks pleading with the officers and crews to take them Men beat down women and Children tn thelr efforts to reach) SGOURNALIST DIES Both veasels took on all |aiven out tonight Tam here to die, hurry up the face of one of| ton and was instant as he | | ap w ing drawn, when Mr he again said, "Goodby man, you had better put ur | TACOMA, May 23.—~The T soner was the noose adjusted| gun.” and started to re-enter his Steel Company today purchase riff Rrisbin sprung the trap| office. Hamilton immediately fred, | acres of copper and tron liton’s soul passed to the|and Mr. Woodbury dropped Vancouver island for nawer for the murder of| He died three days Inter. mpany also obtained « an ip fellowm Hecker, who was only an acting square mi of spruce timbe The Pp occurred at exactly ¢/omM and Was unarmed, followed | bo Quatsine sound, Var x-o'cl00k. The exeoution wax com-| the murderer to the street, where the land, where paper pulp milla will be| Hlete. ‘The man's neck Was broken|arreat was made shed for foreign shipinents, | Sd he Was pronounced deud 16 min-| From the Skagit co court | utes inter. Hamilton went to bed| Hamilton was on November 21, i898, and slept| condemned to bi 1900. An Jat 10 o'clock lant night soundly until 4 o'clock this morning.| ary 9, He ordered cocoa and ewes for now trial bre ant and ate heartily, The| brought from th which on ¢ ‘ed by Hamil- ded to thin hallw Hamilton greet Throw uy aid hanged on Febru eal brought 1901, What death warrant was read to him at|court another condemnation. An | 6:45. The only effect it had was to| appeal was taken and decisi J elicit a volley of cursen firmed. Governor McBride refs | |pardon, Hamilton made nume Alf Hamilton, who was hanged| plans for suicide, 1 wrote a p this morning in the Whatcom county | {lc letter h'was recently pub art yard for the murder of D. M.|Ished in substance in the Star, His . Woodbury, w Englishman by| reputation has been for years that VIENNA, May 21—A, battle be-|'"On' Sante bom, Hlaxaitton|fleved’ Ke wes’ implicated tx" see tween the Turks and Arab rebela| ont “ bei 8 on. 1 thi rtes in has been re i Turks 100 Kill ties among the rebe nlvo heavy. The two forces e with modern rifles and feld gune Fe ae a copie, and will be formal-| they could hold, about 60 each.| aan PRANCISCO, May 2~—Ww.| Prof, Rasmus B. Anderson, the, ‘The case was reported to the police ¥ preventing interference with| date 3.000 Diop a cublic tomorrow. | Th jeft behind broke down and) 1 ‘Dressler, a well known journal ted Scandinavian lecturer, who in| at 7 o'clock, and Detective Phillips . or milis, Phe park also 18 in fine shape,| wept in the most pitiful manner tet of this elty, city editor of the x w in this city on @ lecturing tour,| at once set'to work on {t. A boy A Gitizens’ meeting was held today| hee and swings having been pro nt {aminer, died today of inflammation carry back to his Wisconsin | who ro in house is said to be ‘ Row seems more than pr vbable| a te ie cede and sacks mn | | ,oRuurglars Droke into Prot, Ander-/had apparently not been tampered Daan cine Strike will vecome general,| 270° nes to accommodane the AN ATTACK v's room at BOB Union street ear-| with 2 4 ery line of business In the city| | |ly this morning, When they left the| | Since coming’ to Seattle Prot. An Pe alway crvanieaiions ie awaited) |, The, Seattle Military Band, under | ON SOCIETY fold nuggets valued at $20, while hia| stopping with Prof, Anderson's vom thoes feount.| the direction of Ei 3 | half brother, Amundson, wa O. Anderso1 ae tae ee snterest. seeeans “thal iscourse the following numbers in | INSURANCE hale tee Aa Ss Aeepeeen, wae Anderson Sbaed i hemnoods | there! the afternoon: esdheethenontin Becatied out within tr t 46 hours| Runkenvcite: haracteristicn interest has been gnc jspection of the building yeuter: mae Sdsust is reached. Bo na Bewuties,” Ziehser; mediey,| Owing to the fallure of the com-|port of State Ineurance | Commls-| day afternoon, ‘They found the plea ere have been no signs of|.. ray ee ottcher:| plaining witnesa to take further ac-|sioner E. L. Schofield relative Jor ee tg SY ge ne plas rere cerighe, | ter.| tion the four gambling house cases|secret or fraternal society in | tering to be well done as specified p. “Cloripda,” Maines. Inter from Just Voience selection, “Hugue-| on the app ¢|The cation of the defendants | n ance, | ntract canaened by the ¢ n. | OVE Poet and Peas-| recently transferred commisssioner iakes decidedly Ete contrac Moe concert polka, “Ma-| Kelso's court at Columbia to Juatice|a pessimistic view of the matter, and et ard has from “Stabat Mater,” Kor-| come up for hearing today In the ition as Connecticut has long regarded as a banner state for fratern | Insurance or decided to walt sev re electing the re teachers ESCOBEDO DIES AsinY! Tvervess Nep,| for the return of the gambling tools|ganization in America. The report |(mportant Matters Before Board Dreamy Eyes,” Lampe. neized in the raid of the Thoms cru-|snys that, while the Increase in as-| of Education eeu —— naders nets and decrease in iabill in dinam comaintion of the xT i "Glerk Roberts, % Juatice Cann’s| i901 over 1900 would be tak in. |. He bulging binant . 8 MEXICO CITY, May court, stated this morning that no| Mente « prosperous condit ¢ 1 board met yesterday after-| Mariano Eacohedo, to whom kim at to have the motion had | organi: 4, when re nee is h on. It was decided to add two|peror Maximilian surrendered, died 1 since the change of venue|to the increase wpenees a8 cor rooms to the present kinder- | Thursday Cuban | ; : 14,-| The prod # will probably be| ship and the amount paid for death | used hereafter for a grammar schoo! made | affairs today ordered a tavorab! entirely worthless. ne ‘nd, the report continues, | struction of the many school houses ean an end| plans to pay a 10 per cept. subsidy) SAN FRANCIBCO, 23.—| Miouid be made to reduce the ex. | and formally commented upon. Com-|Loubet walled for home ins after maaan an end | pines 00 Dart Ciween tie PRI | Wheat, 154 mopld Be made to reduce the ex: | and (orm ng reached. the, board| noon. He. was, ettended to. the from Puget sound, CHICAGO, te berate! ha The provemad is made vy the ne May 2—~-Wheat, 74, the mortality experienced, school were doing inferior plastering of Rusela. point D. M. | |the King county guards in the jail| stand. «t At }yard, he added, "Good-bye, Clark.| Woodbury stepped into the | If you mee any of the boys In Ana-| {rom his inw o tes, tell them it passed off ge ed him by #ayin These were fi at words until the hend Woodbury county | | SATURDAY, MAY 24 This Cake is made from strictly fresh Ranch Eggs and the very of materiais, Just the thing for your SUNDAY DINNER. | OR. JOHN J. KOWALSKG } -Selentific Optician... | 809 Second Av., bet. Oclumbie and Marion Open Sundays 11:00 to 12. Are you going to buy for that wedding present? Let us sug- Offer to furnish and set Gas Stoves FREE Will Be Withdrawn Jone 3 SEATTLE GAS AND ELECTRIC CO FINE GOLD JEWELRY SILVERWARE CUT GLASS CLOCKS Prices Always Right » BENNINGHAUS! 807 FIRST AVE. 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