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"LET ; ALL THE E3D3 THOU AIM3V AT BE THY COUNTRY'S, THY GOD'S AKD TROTHS."
BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM.
WILSON, X. C JULY 2, 1896.
NUMBER 27.
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N these clays of keen and constant
competition the path to prosperity
be cut out by the blade of common
sense, as applied to the act o'f buying. L
To underbuy is our constant effort,
h And to undersell is our settled f
I determination. .... ' j
f,0 -LI. who appreciate the winning combination of LO W
.. PRICES for BETTER GOODS, we offer our
otions:....
TiTnmi
f MINERS DEAD
As tliQ Eecmlt of a Cavein at
Pittc-f-nTi Pr
vVEPJJ PE0PPI2TG TJ? THE EOOP.
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HERE ARE SOME "OF THEM
Ladies UrrbrGllet.
We know that we underbpught on these and are underselling
all ethers. Don't buy till you see them. Prices start at 47c,
but" that quality would be cheap at 70c fully as good values
j i . . 1 .. .
Tibb o i3 ! R ilolo o ri s !
THAT MUST CLAIM YOUR ATTENTION. ' !
Always remember that a piece ot Ribbon at the
same price as. toe ask is not the same Ribbon.
nTE. claim to give you better values than others at same
vn price. Test us and be convinced. 1
While It Is Possible That Some of tlie Men
May ba llehind the Fall, It Would be
Impossible for Them to Survive in a
Gaseous 3Iine.. . s -
WiLKES3A"iir,iE, Pa., Juno 2S. While
ninety miners were at work in the red ash
vein of the Twin shaft, at Pittston, about
3 o'clock yesterday morning, the roof
caved in, and it is believed that all of the
men ; perished. About forty of the im
prisoned men were English
miners, the others foreigners.
The following married men are among
those entombedin the mine: M. J. Lan
gan, inside superintendent, 49 years old;
IM. J. Lynott, inside foreman, 43; Alex
ander McCormiek, 42; Thomas Murphy,
driver boss, James Costcllo, 24; John
Kehoe, 40: James McDonald, 3S ; Ed I)e
laney, 88; Cornelius-McGuire, 34; James
Golden, 34; James ."Wall, 45; Michael
O'Brien, 45; Michael Hughes, 35; Ed Kil
day, 86; John Gaffney, 3tV;" Patrick Ruane,
40; Thomas Tenpe any. lire boss, 34; An
thony Gordon, 23; Peter Martin, C5;
Michael Ford. 30; Thomas Cardin, 28;
John Oberle, 33, and Peter Joyce, 33.
The following victims of the disaster are
all unmarried: Thomas Doing, 30; Timo
thv Durbriek, 20: Patrick Gibbons : Dan
iel Gavin; John Gill, 22; P. S. Kelly, 35;
Patrick Boland; Anthony Kane, 34; J. W..
Murphy, 28; Owen Lee, 22; Thomas "Wall,
i IS; Dominick O'Malley. 30; Michael
Gaughan, 24 ; John Hart, 30; James -Dai-"
l?y, 2o; Michael Connell. 31; DaiiielWard,
oi); Ihomas Gainer; Frank Kehoe, I'o;
James Burke, 35. ,
.'The following Hungarians are also en
tombed : John LIoMen, Jo-eph Durenda,
Tony lVlla-ki, Peter Snvo.ki. Andrew
Slovinski. Iuvrm Maskovitz r.nxl .John
the ground, and in voices broken with
sobs implored divine Providence to re-
store their loved ones alive. Wrhen it was
given out that there was little or no hope
of rescuing the men alive women and girls
fainted, anil were borne away senseless.
Young Sheridanithe water boy, who had
such a narrow escape, tells a thrilling tale
of the disaster. He thinks there was an
explosion of gas, which blew down the
newly erected timbers; and caused the
cavein. When he left the mine to go out
the slope to get water those inside had no
apprehension of, a fall or a "squeeze."
Everything was working nicely, and the
men expected to be out of the mine within
mother hour. i'
"Th,e report of the fall," says the' boy,
was like a-hundred cannon, and the force
of it blew me fullv twenty-five feet. I was
hurled against the side of the slime. A
piece of rock hit me back of the head, the
wound commence"! to bleed and I fainted."
Richards and Gill, who were on their
way out aftetimter, concur with Sheri
dan that the concussion was terrific. They
were knocked nf their feet and' banged
against some brattice work. They cannot
conceive the possibility of anybody being
"in the wreck and escaping with his life.
DEMOCRATIC POLITICS.
Ohio Puts Fortb Another Oandi-
date for th0 Presidency.
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SILVEEITE3 0 AlklED EVERYTHING.
M MEXICAN
Ho Doubt of the. Triumphant Ee
- election of President Diaz.
KINIST3B EOMEEO'S EESIGNATI0U.
.in
Milore Mvary m price to all tells tie tale.
m .cv 1 n
l ilU UUOH iiU
H 'A v
UilUt sJ
lUl w",
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All are married except th
Cadamiski.
last named.
In addition there are about twenty other
IT ivn Marians a id Pokuulors whose names
cculcl not be learned.
2!r. Lan-.'-a.n was a.Tlr.jr mc.yur r f the city
and M. J. Ly;:ott a ward councilman.
The men ware at work propping up the
i roof when the full occurred. The alarm
? T.a' J mined . tr:ven b" tirrr-'e-'j f.f -
the ure H'.V, i.nl rescuer-? were put to
wwrk wilh--uv ("el;-v. At 3 o'clock ve-ter-
feiKlere.l on Account of an Article in an
Oificial Journal In a Complimentary
Letter from the Foreign Relations 3Iin
ister Il If tTrjjed to Remain at His Post.
City 07 Mexico, June 29. The prelimi
nary federal election occurred yesterday
nil over the republic, and 16,000 electors
will meet in various districts next Sunday
arid vote for the president, magistrates and
member of the congress. There is no
doubt of the triumphant election of Gen-
I era! Diaz, w hose candidacy has been wel-
M coined in all parts of the republic, lhe
pdling booths ware opened all over the
J. M. LEATII
lor. Nash and Goldsboro Stre
M'g'r.
Emperor .William Studying Finance.
Berlin, June 2-X It is the general ex
poctution in ollicial circles that a fresh at
tempt will be made in Germany' in the
autumn to iirrive at an international un
dorstaii'ling 0:1 currency matters. T,he
prcparat-vy wrrk in nnticij)ation of this
course will ! done during the summer by
M;h (.r.:c:;ti of the foreign office. Em
perur Vw11:-:l:u. who has started a way on
vacation. will devote his1 time, apart
from current business, to the study of the
currency question. -
Arton Gets Six Years.
June 2;).t-M. Arton," who was
PHmuiu-ntly id.nitifii'd with' the Panama
canal scjirnLi. has been sontenced to six
Jon' unprixminont at hard labor for his
wmplicity in the fraudulent tr ansactions
led to the scandal, and to pay back
e money he embezzled from the com
wnj. M. Arton disappeared from Paris
SCKm fter the Panama scandal prom
JWtobe made the subject of a judicial
5mry, and was extradited from England
. Venezuela Backs Down.
'ashin-gtox, juhe 27. Minister An-
;o Venezuela, yesterday received a
hen11 om ms government announc
j8 that the-British crown surveyor, Mr.
fir1SOU' whos arrest has caused strained
'liners W,. .1. , .
o- n.cun: me two governments.
lm "'tiisi'it oy oruer ot tne venezue-
Cornell Seniors Great Victory.
PouonjKEKPsiK, X. Y.,-June 27". The
four mile straightaway boat race between
Harvard, Cornell, Columbia upd Pennsyl
vania, on the Hudson last evening-, was
won by Cornell's eight in the phenomenal
time of 19 minutes and 29 seconds. Harvard
was second, Pennsylvania third and Co
lumbia fourth. The race was a hard one
for two miles,' but after that Cornell had
it their own way. Harvard tried their old
scheme of tiring out Cornell at the start, .
but itjfailed. Cornell rowed a clean race,
and without a break of any kind, jit is
estimated that 30,000 persons saw the race.
were bus v.
from voting.
'A letter, published' from Hon. . Matias
Romero, Mexican "minister at Washing
ton, resigning his post on account of an
article published in an official journal
rJ-.:r;'';.i.tv v;-. ;i'f 1T-f.Hl-i1 jmb;.-quet-ion,
aii.l'-:iLch"iiiniCr('i'i"I'nuero felt
to be severe in its judrrment of his views
day siftern)on the jlrst bodies were found J regarding the p rot per settlement . of . that
City of Mexico and the election officers
lower - classes abstained
The
In New .York State the Relievers in a Gold
Standard Carried the Democratic State
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Convention Indiana for Matthews and
- Free Silver Altgelld's Victory in Illinois.
Columbus, 6. , June 25. The Democratic
state convention concluded last night
after being in session continuously all
day. It was primarjily a silver convention
and secondarily thejlmdding of a boqmfor
John Ii. McLean for the presidential nom
ination at Chicago, f Qf the 673 delegates
542 voted for free silver, and (US for Mc
Lean. Three men jvere mentioned by the
delegates as Ohio's; favorite for the Chi
cago convention jlcLean, Campbell and
Bookwalter. Ex-Governor Campbell had
been 'a favorite until the silver tidal wive
struck the state, but he was considered
too conservative onj the silver question.
When ex-Govcrrior Campbell and his
friends arrived here and found the senti
ment drifting for McLean or Bookwalter
they supported the former, defeating
Bookwalter in a- hot fight for delegate,
and thus ending the Bookwalter boom for
president, and leaving the field, so far as
Ohio is concerned,! to MeLean, with the
unit rule annexed. ! Today the McLean
boom for president is no longer under
cover. It is currently reported that Sen
ator Blackburn,, of Kentucky, and others
qutside of. the state are in. the MeLean
movement. j . i
The ticket selected by the convention is
as follows: Delegiatos-at-large, John 11.
McLean, Allen W. Thurman, L. E. Ilolden
and E. B. linley ; j alternates-at-arge, T.
E. Powell and Chides S. I Fleichheinier;
secretary of state, Cjhilton A. White ; judge
of the supreme coujrti, E. J. iBlandin ; 'dairy,
and food commissioner, ! Patrick Mc
Keown: memter f the, board of public
works, William Beaumont.
1. -.r
r-,w distance from the rdanc,
111 tne
where the men had been working. :
About two weeks. aero the survevoi
ported to (General
upei'i n tende u t
s re-Law-
Authorities.
Death from Gasoline Explosion.
kdextowx. X'; J., June 29. Anna
rio-htf George bchick, who was
eluthn , , hurnod on ?turday by her
cline t lire cokinS on ft Sas"
fey m . ' died an early hour yester-
wantto get well and stay
'ost likely its indigestion. The
ne,lir.?ovvn 10 the. -cause of your sick-
"' u you
li. .it 1
fonrt 1 rPOlsons of fermenting, putrid
cause i lhe:stomach by, indigestion
st0Ri leadche. neuralgia, dizziness,
alitor" aclle nausea, irritability, and
iicW 1 u"e known symptoms of
Th
Jesu
on.
V. uey als
UT(1bv ,
-via i v ,
0 cause many paius and dis-
;cli are often laid to other
ButSntnd ne"ce- are not easily cured.
Ved ili i as e Plsous are re"
diVm symptoms and disor-
WR left i?pear' cause there i noth-
ciph .l0 cause th
Cordial h bke Shaker Digestive
wsted-V.T , u?e-11 prevents the undi
Slmach 1 om fermenting in the
lits food PS stomach dl
00
drnr
per bottl.
Rists, price 10 cents to
Crete's Christian Governor.
Constantinople, June 29. Georgi Be
rovitch, Prince of Samos, has been ap
pointed governor of Crete in succession to
the Mussulman governor, Abdullah Pasha.
The island of Samos s autonomous, al
though it pays a tribute to the Turkish'
government, and Prince Georgi is a Chris
,tian. The recall of the former Christian
governor of Crete, Carathodary Pasha,
who was implicated in the Armenian
troubles, fanned into flame the smoulder
ing discontent of the Cretan Christians,
and resulted in the disorders which shave
prevailed f dr several months in the island.
Actor Gentry Convicted. j
Philadelphia, June 29. Actor James
B.i Gentry was found guilty of murder in
the first degree. The verdictwas reached
only .after thirteen hours of careful de
liberation by the jury, and was rendered
on Saturday morning. That some mem
bers of the jury were in favor of a second
degree verdict is inferred by the length of
time it took them to decide Gentry's; fate.
A few of them were for first degree from
the beginning, and their arguments soon
overcame a few others. As the verdict
was rendered Gentry visibly weakened,
the tears streaming down his face. I
First Degree Verdict Against Farrell.
HOLLIDAVSBUKG, Pa , June 29. The
most dramatic and sensational homicide
trial ever conducted in the history of Blair
county ended here Saturday afternoon in
the conviction of James Farrell, the de
fendant, of murder in the first degree.
Farrell's accomplice, Frank Wilson, was
convicted last January of the same crime,
and is now confined in the county jail
awaiting the imposition of the death pen
alty. " .j
Another "Unconstitutional" Law.
I Champaign, Ills., June 29. In the cir
cuit court here Judge Wright decided that
the state law requiring the national flag
to be displayed ov$r every scnoomout m
the state during school hours was uncon
stitutional and void- He quashed the in
dictments recently returned by the grand
jury against Governor Altgeld, the trustees
of the University of Illinois here and the
officials of the city schools for violation of
the law.
that the mine was "squeezing," and that"
unless steps were immediately tjiken to
timber it a cavern or fall might be looked
for. Superintendent Law lost no time,
but at once put a number of timbermen at
work to brace the falling roof. The
"squeeze'' continued, however, and on
Saturday the situation became alarming. '
In the afternoon a flight fall occurred, and
the men who were at work had to retreat
before it. A consultation of mine officials
was then hold, and it was decided that he
roic measures-would have to be resorted
to to prevent heavy damage to the mine.
Inside Superintendent Langan gave in
structions that the most experienced
miners should be secured, and that the
party would go down the mine at 7 o'clock.
' Expert timbermen put in an appearance at
that hour and were soon lowered into the
workings. They made their way to the
red ash vein, 1.5(0 feet down the slope.
The work of propping proceeded rapidly
until 11 o'clock, when another fall oc
curred. It made a low, rumbling noise,
and the flying coal and 'debris drove the
men back.
Themthe "squeeze" ceased again and the
men thought it vas safe to resume work. ."
They labored until 3 :20 o'clock yesterday
morning, when, so it is presumed, the roof
fell in without warning, making a tre
mendous crush. If the men received any
warning they had time to run up the
slope, but not to dny great distance. The
falling rock and coal filled up the slope
and the adjoining gangways, completely
shutting off all avenues of escape.
Itris still possible that living men may
still be behind the fall, although it is ex
tremely improbable. Even if they escaped
being crushed by the falling roof, the pos
sibility of their being alive for any length
of time in a gaseous mine is remote.
The alarm was first given by Water
Carrier John Sheridan, who, with Will
iam Rechard and Thomas Gill, .were the
only ones to escape of the whole party who
entered the mine Saturday night. He was
on his way up the slope to get some fresh
wTater for the men, and when about a hun
dred feet from the; foot of the shaft was
knocked down by the concussion. He was
badly cut and burned by flying coal and
rock. He lay unconscious for ten minutes,
and then came up the shaft.
The concussion was so great that it was
heard for miles around. The foundations
of nearly, every biiilding in Pittston were
shaken, and windows and doors rattled as
in a torna'do. In the houses nearer to the
mine persons were thrown from their beds.
3 People rushed from their houses, think
ing it an earthquake, but the ringing of
the fire bells and the shrieking of the big
mine whistle told the story. Crowds of
people gathered about the mouth of the
shaft and numbered thousands .by day
break. Stalwart men stood appalled, and
frantic women who had husbands or sons
in the doomed mine wailed in .despair.
One mother cried out that she had two
sons below. Anoiner was me wue or
widow of some unfortunate, and had nine
question! .'
Minister Romero reviews his patriotic
labors in behalf of the country, often at
groat personal cost and inconvenience. He
adds : 'T have continued in my post be
l;eving hat my long residence . in the
L'nited States, my knowledge of its public-men,
and. above all, the kind welcome
I have fortunately been given by all classes
in that country, would enable me to lend
effective -services to Mexico.-but if the in
cident referred t') or any other, has caused
pie to lose this confidence' of my govern
ment, I shall not remain a single day
longer in that post, and shall regard it as
an especial favor that I be relieved of so
burdensome an employment, in which it
is necessary above all to have the confi
dence and the decided support of my gov
ernment." Minister of Foreign Relations Mariscal,
in replying to Minister Romero, assures
him of the entire confidence of the govern
ment, and says that the article in the offi
cial journal was made necessary by an
editorial in an opposition paper, which
had availed if self , in making a rude at
tack on the government, of the minister's
arguments, and that a rectification in the
official journal did not involve any re
proach, but was only an explicit contra
diction of statements made by the opposi
tion papers. . .
In conclusion Minister Mariscal urges
Minister Romero to put aside the fears
which his delicacy have inspired and con
tinue serving the republic with his ac
customed abnegation and zeal.
The Associated Press interviewed Min
ister Romero last night to see if he had
reconsidered his resignation, in . view of
the flattering terms of the letter, of the
foreign relations minister, but he said he
could say nothing.
Two Filibustering Steamers Captured.
Key West, Fla., June 27. The steamer
City of Key West which left here Wednes
day morning with a filibustering expedi
tion andarmsand ammunition supposedly
for Cuba, arrived here last night in charge
of Lieutenant Hay, of the revenue cutter
Winona, she having been captured off the
Florida reef. The Winona also captured
the steamer Three Friends, which is now
on her way here. The cargo and men on
board the City of Key West were to have
been transferred to the Three Friends.
Her arrival has created great excitement.
An immense crowd was on the wharf.
Great indignation is expressed by Cuban
and American residents.
Shooting at a Church Funeral.
Bay City, Mich., June 29. The row in
the Polish Catholic church,wh"!ch resulted
in a large faction of the membership keep
ing the pastor, Father Matkowski, away
from the church premises for months past,
yesterday developed an exciting row.
While a funeral was being conducted two
of the Poles, quarreled and exchanged
blows. The adherents of the combatants
took sides, and while the excitement was
at its height some one in the crowd fired
a revolver. The result was that two men
were wounded, neither of them seriously.
After this incident peace was again re-
helpless children at home. Manv knelt, on 6tored for the time being,
Governor Altgeld denominated..
Peoxia, Ills.,' June 21. For Governor,
P. Altgeld of Chicago;' lieutenant gov
ernor, Monroe. G.I Crawford of Union
county; secretary ; of state, Finnis E.
Downing of Cass county ; auditor, W. F.
Beck iof Richland) county ; treasurer, Ed
ward C. Pace of jjoles county ; attorney
,syr,s C;rv iv, Ti-uJ') - . fMcvro;
University trustee!?,! Julia -Holmes Smitn,
R. B. Morg-.n antj M. W. Graham ; dele-gates-at-larjre,
John-, P. Altgeld, S. P. Mc
Connell. W. II. Ilinrichsen and George
W. Fithian ; - national committeeman,
Thomas Gahan, ofj Chicago. '.. -Notwithstanding-
Governor Altgeld' s repeated
declinations, the nomination was forced
Upon him by accllimation, every delegate
rising in his seat kind cheering like mad.
The platform is unequivocally for free sil
ver. . . j : v ;
North Carolina Democrats for Silver.
Raleigh, June 2(5. The Democratic
state convention ended its session at 4 :30
this morning. Tfce delegates-'at-large to
Chicago are John R. Webster, Thomas L
Jaryis, Edward J.jHale and A. M. Wad
dell, r These and district delegates are in
structed to-vote as a unit unflinchingly
and at all hazards for the restoration of
silver. The state! ticket nominated is:'
Cyrus B. Watson, governor; Thomas W
Mason, lieutenant governor; Charles M.
Cook, secretary of j state; Robert M. Fur
man, auditor ; Beiijamin F. Aycock, treas
urer;; Frank I-Ooljorne, attorney general
John C. Scarborough, ' superintendent of
public instruction'; A. C. Avery and G. H.
Brown, justices of the supreme court.
Texas Democrats Indorse Bland.
Austin, Tex.T I June 25. An indorse
ment of Bland for president.and'a "straight
out silver platform at 16 to 1, regardlessof
the action of any foreign government, was
the sum and substance of the Democratic
silver convention! which adjourned sine
die yesterday after two days' session. The
interest of yesterday's session outside of
the fight over the platform, which was
precipitated by some not wanting to make
the silver, issue independent of any other
nation, was the row that was precipitated
over the effort to have delegates instructed
for Bland for president. The Democratic
believers in agold standard, who held a
separate convention, will also have adele
. gation appealing for admission at Chicago.
Governor Atliinson Renominated.
Macox, Ga., Jube 26 The Democratic
state convention renominated the follow
ing state officers!: For governor, W. Y.
Atkinson ; secretary of state, A. B. Cand
ler ; attorney general, J-. M. Terrill ; com
missioner of i agriculture, R. T. Xesbitt;
comptroller general, W. A. Wright. W.
J. Speer was nominated for state treas
urer, the present incumbent, R. U. Harde
mani retiring. The platform declares for
the free, unlimited and independent coin
age of silver at the ratio , of 16 to I.
Indiana Democrats Want Matthews.
Indianapolis, June 25. At the Indiana
Democratic state convention yesterday the
Hon.j Benjamin F. Shively, of St. Joseph
county, who was nominated for governor,
received 1,646 votes out of a total of 1,747.
Ex-Congressman Cooper, the candidate of
the gold standard element, received the
remaining 101 votes. The convention de
clared for free silver and for Hon. Claude
'Matthews for president.
THE ONLY True Blood Purifier
prominently in the public eye to
day k Hood's Sarsapari 11a. Therefore
get Hood's and ONLY HOOD'O;