St. Louis Post-Dispatch
March 24, 1892

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2% é A Want Ad. in the SUNDAY POST-DISPATCH may | ® prove the stepping-stone to wealth, to he@ith and to happiness. ) s Jor to~day We know no man’s a fool who makes his want. _- nown in the SUNDAY POST-DISPATCH. ) Cir —Ctsté«—=— “Se ~ — eepenearmen ai " - . — . VOL. 43, NO. 227. —— PRICE, FIVE CENTS. ie BY CARRIER, FIFTEEN CENTS PER WEEK. -~ TE bof tears, ang on days, when # the “Slipper om the rear? ped, and Many a was against back .across istening to the your SPRING COATS from IU ARE Now. t your pants nOng as you got Za you wanted, own to man’s z duty to serve ble Clothiers St. Louis, COR. PINE h is de- ake ele- Floor, es OW ANY oms, the se Finish. orbs DEN. For Oce os ob ayes aVO ns > Sie ass Dealers, hiffer, N. Y. nervous debility, ess of man e Street. », for strictures, SE LOUIS, THURSDAY EVENING. — 7 TUPPER TALKS The Seal Fisheries Dispute As- suming a Grave Aspect. Canada’s High Commissioner Demands English Protection. EFFORT TO FORCE. SALISBURY INTO A BELLIGERENT ATTITUDE. + The London Press Laugh at President Harrison’s Last Message—Startling Disclosures Concerning a Contem- plated Breach of the Monroe Doctrine— Uncle €am’s Tactics to Be Changed— British War Ships Going to Alaska. Loxpon, March 24.—It is stated to-day on excellent authority that Rear Admiral Hotham of the Pacific squadrop has received instructions to protect the Canadian sealers, inthe event that no arrangement can be ar- rived at with the United States. Lord Salis- bury was at first not inclined to take this step and simply to leave the matter alone, jetting the Canadians take their chances of escape from the american revenue cutters and litigation inthe American courts. Tothis Sir Chari¢s upper, the Canadian High Commissioner, issaid to have strenuously objected. He pointed out that sucha course would be in marked and dishonorable contrast to the strong foreign policy which has character- jLord Salisbury’s government in other regions of the world, and that a failure to protect British subjects engagedin an occu- pation asserted by Great Britain to be lawful, would be a virtual abandonment to all ize Canadian loyalty. Sir Charles, it ‘Is stated by aneminent Canadian, who is supposed to be thoroughly in his confidence, gave Lord isbury to understand that Canada did not ’ tard ‘ k for, but demanded the protection of gland, and that nothing less than com- ‘te protection would be satisfactory to her + 3] ] plet people. IN CASE OF WAR. . i a4 S. the -- #- ee 2 2 e- ~~ + SALISBURY CONVINCED. “uch is the statement made with some érmth by oneofr the leading men of Can- “a, a8.embodying the arguments uryed vn Lord Salisbury by Sir Charles Tupper. ‘rd salisbury is Known to have great con- “eice In Sir Charles and to take his counsel fequentiy, not enly on Canadian, but aiso ) American affairs. It is said that Sir ‘aries has convinced the Premier that:in \olding the right to catch seals in the open | will have not only the unanimous and ‘“Yalsupport of Canada, but also the sym- Pathy of a majority of the American people, 10 that the real cause of the warlike utter- int Washington is the influence in Wash- ‘ston councils of the representatives of the ' seal monopoly. Advices have been re- ‘ved totheeffect that the War Sprite, the “eSilp of Kear Admiral Hotham, is now on “SWayto North Pacific waters, and that a ig fleet will be marshalled at Esquimault ve Teady forany hostile demonstration on art of the United States. . NEWSPAPER COMMENT. Je afternoon newspapers to-day makeBehr- ‘* ca the prominent topic. The Ster (Radical eral) says that Lord Salisbury knucklea 'to Blaine in 1891 and declines rightfully again to play intothe hands of a 4,20! sealers who have influence with the ‘erican Congress, Mereover, such a course ud be an injnstice to the Canadians, ‘He Fvening News (LAberal) says that the ~ "pect justifies grave alarm. uch allow- ‘ice mu M be made for hectoring ane ae ot Wolf the coming presidential 61e . “ \inly Great Britain will not be bullied th ‘the acceptance of a modus vivendi by ats that all the military and naval forces 3 United States will be calledupon to American claims. le Pall Mall Gazette (Liberal) says that ‘Sident Harrison is riding a high horse (in. The difference will of couse be ad- fed, and it is only worthy of notice as an “ance of presidential posing prior to an ~SUON, . ‘t. James Gazette (Tory) says that it is Possible not to feel anxiety lest naval offi- ' a remote section, safely distant from “lelegraph, will lose their heads or tem- (he United States is not going to war is OVer the seals, but it must be Ccon- “sed that matters are very uncomfortable 7) er alarming. ie Globe (Conservative) laughs at the i States Senate being panic stricken over Og of President Harrison’s heroic reso- it 1, which they tried to keep secret. Hap- } works, etc., England his threat of using military.force, sufficient Roland for his Oliver. ieee area Ras commis Rear Admiral d. ¥ Hotham, 0. B., eantas: Bi san has sent~ a cable ships Mel ene, Chanipion gr War pite have started tor Esquima at th malt, and that the will reach there May 1, two months cartier eae ene time previously arranged for their . It is customary for the war ships to seek @her latitudes as the Bde Popa 8, but heretofore the vessels in the proac ourere Station have not headed northward | erably later in the season. It was | originally inte en : y ended that the cpampicn should ian waters, where s doin duty for some time’ past, but by these pee arrangements she will after arrival at pedelmal tbeatonce dispatched to Behring The Melpomene has also been at the Chilian Rix, eagship = Rear Admiral ra was at last re S at Pie Barbara. This sudden diame “in the COUMBONE, And to coe ee Agsed: BO Httle ; 8 ento indi © a serious phase in the Behring Sea dispute, : , e has been STARTLING DISCLOSURES. ENGLAND READY TO SEIZE A PACIFIC COAST PORT. £aN DIEGO, Cal., March 24.—The Mexican International Co., which claims 18,000 acres just across the California border, is really composed of British capitalists, who are using the company asa cloak té secure the harbor of San Quentine, Lower California, fora coaling station for England between the Nicaragua Canaland her possessions on the North Pacific coast. disputing the Mr. Cockran “4 conclusions of Mr. Bland, desired to dispute the, statement of Mr. Harter. If there has been ignorance displayed upon this iy 3 te °° Tiecieaes the gentie- man m Missouri, Pp » Mr. Cockran desired to state in opening System: ‘tie, did not. belleve 8, corporal’ system. e eve 4 rd could found in the House anit,at tee, to-day reported to the full Committee on GAVE UP ITS DEAD, — Banking and Currency the bill toamend an : ee act entitled, ‘‘An act authorizing the ap- pointment of receivers of the national banks and for other purposes.’’ Approved June June 13, 1876. The bill reported by Mr. Cobb is a substitute for House bill 7213. The ne change in the substitute is to rovision contained in the bill as originally bill provides that the stock- troduced, e any may, if they p inue the receivership and close up the affairsof the bank means of the Receiver and the Com of the Cur- may elect their own he is vested with to dis of the as their volun se- ed trustee. The bill also provides that after the creditors of the bank areall id and its circulation all secured, that if there remain nf residue after pay- expenses of administering the trust, be first applied to returning to the iders who have vers assess- levied after the insolvency of the bank, the amount so paid by them with in- terest of such thereof as such residue may be sufficient to pay When these pa nts are ; all paid, the bill provides for the bution of the residue to and amongst the share- holders of the bank in proportion to the value of their res tive shares. The District of Columbia Democratic Con- vention met at noon to-day in the Opera- house here to elect delegates to the Chicago Convention. The principal speech was made by Hon. Jeff. Chanaler of St. Louis, upon the invitation of the Central Committee. He left undisputed the fact that he is not yet out ofthe Democratic harness, he condemned the capitalists of the Kast and sympa with the down-trodden working man of the West. Mr. Chandler advised the convention to send delegates to Chicago uninstructed The Cleveland element has contro! of the can- vention. Dickson the National Democratic Committeeman who wants to go as a dele- gate is pushing hard to counteract it. CONGRESSIONAL. SENATE PROCEEDINGS—SILVER DISCUSSED IN THE HOUSE. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 24.—The Senate to-day discussed the ventilation of the Senate chamber, and a resolution inquiring into the number of leased buildings occupied by the Government was discussed and referred. Mr. Wolcott’s resolution of inquiry as to what persons were being carried on depart- ment pay rolls outside the civil!service List, which was laid over from yesterday, was adopted. At 1:05, on motion of Mr. Sherman, the Sen- ate again went into secret session on the Behring Sea matter. Interest in the silver question is unabated, and large crowds still attend the sessions of the Housg. Prior to the debate bills were favorably reported as follows: For public buildings at Salem, Ore.; Oakland, Cal., and Fond du Lac, Wis.; to es- tablish a division line between the land of the United States and that of the Pittsburg Fort Wayne & Chicago Railroad Co.; to al ~~ State of Colorado to support a'‘school of mines. ; The remainder ofthe day was devoted to discussion of the Bland silver bill. CAPITAL NOTES, NOMINATIONS BY THE PRESIDENT—COMMITTEE WORK. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 24.—The Presi- dent to-day sent to the Senate the following omingtions: Stanton J. Peelle of Indiana to be Judge of the Court of Claims, vice Glenn W. Scofield, retired. To be United States District Judges: Wm. K. Townsend of Connecticut, for the District of Connecticut; John B. Rector of Texas, for the Northern District of Texas; John H. Baker of Indiana, for the District of Indiana. Ellery P. Ingham of Pennsy!vania to be At- torney ofthe United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Alexander P. Colesburry of Pennsylvania, to be United States Marshal for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Second Lieut. John A. Lejune, United States Marine ‘( orps, to be First Lieutenant. Capt. Steven W. Groesbeck, Sixth Infantry, to be Judge Advocate with rank of Major. The House Committee on appropriations to-day completed the sundry civil appropria- tion bill. The whole amount recommended in the bill is $25,157,787, being $10,026,168 less than the estimates and $13,257,574 less than appropriated for the current fiscal year. The Senate Committee on Territories to- day ordered a favorable report on the House bill providing for the refunding of the debt of Arizona at 5 per cent interest. The President will, within a few days, fill the vacancy that has existed for the past year in the Japanese Mission. He has assured Senators Stanford and Felton of California that he would appoint Mr, Frank Coombs of Napa, Cal., to the place. Mr. Coombs ts a young lawyer. Senator Morrill is no longer in danger from his — of pneumonia, but heis still very eak. CANADIAN AFFAIRS. Canadians Still Anxious for Reciprocity— Gossip. MONTREAL, March 24.—The amalgamation of the Hamburg-American Packet Co. and the Hansa Line Co. will bave an fmportant bearing on Canada’s trade with Germany, as _ it is intend- ed to run a passenger service from Montreal to Hamburg. American boats will be put on the St. Lawrence. At present the Hansa Line runs to Boston in the winter, and the Ham- burg Line to New York, but in the future it is said some of them will run to Halifax or St. John ftmstead of New York or Boston. WANT DUTIES REDUCED. OTTAWA, Ontario, March 24.—A large depu- tation, representingthe gas manufacturing interests, waited tpon the Minister of Fi- nance yesterday and asked that the duty on crude petroleum be taken off and the raw material admitted free. The gas men were followed bya deputation representing the oil producing interest, who represented that ifcrude petroleum were admitted the Stan- dara Oil Co. of the United States would have eveything in its hands, and the Canadian ofl com panies not stand before it. Mr. Foster assured the deputations that the Government would give the matter its most careful atten- tion. . In the House yesterday Mr. Sproule asked whether it was the intention ofthe Govern- ment, as bad been reported, to allow the es- tablishment of an abattoir. in Montreal for the im in bond and ported as dead meat. Minister of Customs Rowell replied that it was not. > sEerithiad Miners was as terrible as it was brief. ‘ head between his knees. kept his mouth close to the aspace thirteen feet square. ‘point, to which Scrymser’s body of portin slaughtering United States cattle to be ex- |" - — = —_ 4-57 *4 4 * THE AWFUL DISASTER OF TWO YEARS AGO RECALLED. +. Five of the Victims Still to Be Found— _ All Were Huddled Together for Mu- tual Protection—A Story of Brotherly Love Revealed—The Casualty Record— Minor Mishaps. DUNBAR, Pa., March 2#4.—The dead have been wrested from their untimely tomb and all that remains is to accord a Christian. burial to the miners who met their fate in the Hill Farm mineat Dunbar on June 16, 1690. Yesterday the bodies of twenty-three of the , miners were foundand to-day they will be brought to the surface for burial. The bodies found were those of John Mitchell, Daniel Smith, John McCleery, Jim McCleary, Peter Devlin, John Oope, Andrew Cope, James Shearin, . Ele mer Devoy, John Devanney, Richard Big- ley, Daniel McCastino, John Kirnan, Martin Kavanagh, Patrick Cahill, John Courtney, Patrick Courtney, John Devanney, Jri, James X. Ivy, Thomas Davis, Daniel Davis, James McOune and Wm. Cahill. Yetin the tenacious grasp of the mine are Wm, Hay, Pecer Egan, Joseph Bigley, Milton Turner and Barney Naust. These latter unfortu- nates were in the dip at the time of the ex- plosion and their boates will not be recovered until all the water is pumped out. The struggle for life of the entombed They were suffocated—not burned or starved—and it is improbable that any lived longer than half anhour. There isan unwritten lawof protection among miners, by which they rush together at the sound of an explosion, im- pelled by a common instinct of, self- preserva- tion, for together they stand a better chance of fighting for freedom. So was with the Hill Farm victims. When found they were huddled together in flat No. 10, showing that they had rushed deeper into the mine and that a moment later @ scorching breath of death filled the fat, choking their lungs, bursting their veins and striking them to the earth to linger in horrible tortures a few moments and then die. A few of the miners took refuge in one little room. When found they were piled on top ofone another, contorted in ghastly shapes—heads thrown back, mouths open, fleshless hands clinched and nails scarring the bones of palms—all sicken- ing evidence of a death which was preceded by tortures unimaginable. Not far away were three miners, two of whom, the broth- ers McCourtney, afforded an affecting spec- tacle of love strongeven unto death, They alone were clasped in each other’s arms and their faces were composed, even though time had rava forms and driiled fied. The third man, David Davig (it is sup- posed this is the man),-eat beside them, his He had evidently ground until the last vital breath ofair had been exhausted. The fourteen other miners were entombed in One had an open knife in his hand, as though he Intended to kill himself, but was stricken bya more sudden death of suffocation. As soon as the bodies were found word was telegraphed to Mine Inspectors Blick, Evans, Louttit, Jenkins and Striver tocome to the scene at once. The coroner was also notified, and an order was sent to Pittsburg for their coffins. If the remaining six bodies are not founda jg the others will be buried at once. The finding of the Dodies has caused a fever amongthe families of the dead men stillliving here. Twoof the widows have. again married and a few others have moved away fromthe placein which they felt the great blow that the mine horror brought them. esearch for the bodies has been car. ried on unremittingly by the owners of the Hill Farm since the awful disaster twenty months agoatacostof over $100,000. After two weeks’ work the searchers were com- lied to abandon the work for a time until he fire which followed the explosion could be extinguished. The mine was then sealed up and flooded to subdue the fire, after which months were required to clear the mine of water and the tons of collected debris produced by the fire. . Coruner Coibert arrived from Uniontown at 9 o’ clock this morning and after impanel! a jury proceeded tothe mine, where he me Supt. Hill. The party went down into the po nt where the bodies were discovered, 4,200 eet from the surface. After viewing the re- pos identified and ordered them brought out at once, A large crowd, including wives, moth- ers, sisters and children of the victims, sur- round the mouth of the pit as they did u that fateful day and for weeks after. eir is as Geep, but not so demonstrative as uring the first week’s wat ing. Atlo’clock this a had veen removed from the mine and all been identified. DAWSON’S BODY FOUND. CHRYESNE, Wyo., March %.—The body of Matthew R. Dawson, who was drowned with Fred BE. Scrymser in Hutton Lake, near Lar- amie, last October, was found yesterday by two duck bunters. They saw the bare skuil less than a hundred yards Ly od the sail boat which overturned with the The remains were identified by the wa a clothing. io and Dawson were a # ores! ent and Oashier of = KILLED BY A WINDOW SASH. Crxcirxati, O., March 24.—A dispatch from Coalton, O,,says that yesterday (Wednesday) afternoon at a Long Branch country school- house near there little Mattie On aq in the comeel, attem Climb ints t school -house ‘to . through a window, when the window sash fell ike a guillotine on her neck and killed her oe mF /* F3 aS 34 ; ‘Sep ont: where their eyes comforted each -“~"— rin that Jast dread hour when hope had + say : the Globe, sere is a the See a um °° Ofa serious res to e - , eee pik - ¥ _ Se ete pa a> 2 " a os Bs ae, F ci ee Ke * a SEA r re fs RS, er. " Are pe git * os uae ee 2 Pach Cy oY ae etd one e 9 ee. ie et - Lic raison : ee b> Age ve eee t ¥ 2 + as ‘ 4 . : ym wa ier a c ange Pu who “at . ie a 2 r os * ye A eas ee