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VOLUME IX NUMBER 27.
WILKES-BARRE, PA., SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1886.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
THE DEADLY'FIREDAMP.
Forty-two Men Burned by an Explosion of Mine Gas,
IN TWE CONYNGHAM SHAFT.
Interviews with, the Injured Men
and the Mine Boss.
SUPT. FOOTE TELLS ABOUT IT.
The Barnes and Places of RcnI-
demce of tne i;nfortunate   Victim,**
HOW THE EXPLOSION  CAME TO OCCUR.
Financial Aid Needed for Some of the
Sufferers—AU the Horrible
Details of the Horror.
At about 7:30 o'clock on Friday morning
boys were seen rushing homeward in all
directions from the Conyngham breaker, situated in the northern park of this city, between the It. V. railroad and North
Main stree t. These boys soon returned
with their mothers and sisters in wild array,
bearing in their arms such articles as blankets and wrappings of all kinds hastily caught
np. This, to people [in the coal fields is an
indication .that something terrible has hap-
■ pened to the men In the mines. A few momenta later all the approaches to the Conyngham are crowded with harrying, anxiouB-
faced men and women, the latter praying
and weeping, sobbing and moaning, as they
realize that the loved ones with whom, they
parted a moment before may he brought to
view crushed or burned masses of humanity,
bearing no resemblance to the manly proportions of him whom they lean npon for life's
subsistance. Arrived at the shaft there a
scene of horror is impressed upon their memory £0 forcibly as never to be erased. The
carriage has just brought to the top of the
shaft a load of burned and bruised humanity,
all helplessly moaning or blindly staggering along, with the help of others* to a
place of shelter provided by sympathetic
fellow workman, who escaped with lighter
injuries er who were so fortunate as not to be
in the mine. The worst are carefully carried
to the engine room a few feet away, and linseed oil Is poured over their burns and the air
excluded by such wrappings as are at hand.
As some fond wife or mother catches a
glimpse of a well known form, shrieks of
heart-pierceing agony rend the air and add
terror to the scene. Such was the awful
picture presented to the view of those who
were early on the ground yesterday morning.
The Cause of the Explosion.
The Conyngham shaft has always
een subject to a raise of water
in the parts of the mines immediately surrounding the foot of the shaft after a very
heavy storm. This was the case yesterday
morning, Io this portion of the mine tbe
"west gangway" upon such occasions had to
be entirely abandoned, and a mule stable situated npon this gangway was so inundated
by the rise of water that it had to be abandoned by tho company, lest some night a
sudden rise of water wonld cause the smothering of the males. The entrances to this
stable were all nailed np excepting a portion of the siding that was left
partly open in order that air might
circulate through and thus prevent the accumulation of gay within the stable. Over
this opening were nailed two boards in this
form (X) so closely as to make it impossible
for b man to enter without hard squeezing.
Ob both of these boards was written the
usual dange r sign with chalk, while on the
other side of this barrier was another closed
door with a danger sign over it It was well
nnderstood by the men in the mines that this
•stable had to be abandoned by the company
for the reasons above stated, and that it was
not a safe place to go into with a naked
lamp when the water was high. At
least so it is stated by Mr. Foote, Superintendent of the D. & II. company's mines.
The fact that the water was high yesterday
morning at the foot of the shaft made many
of the men doubtful whether there would be
work for them, and aboat 45 of them stood
About the foot of the shaft waiting for Mine
Boss McDonald to come and say whether it
woald bs safe to work.
The Kxploslon*
While the men were standing there Thomas
O'Brien, a miner and resident of No. 8 Baltimore, started for the unused mule stable on
the West gangway to answer a call of nature.
He entered the stable, and as he says himself, went back to where the water
had raised and was careful to hold his lamp
down low, fearing that there might be gas
near the roof that right at that spot had a
•downward slant. He heard a noise as he sat
down bis lamp and saw another man coming
in his direction, but noticed that he carried
his lamp on bis bat, higher than he deemed it
safe to.carry a light. lie saw the man whom
he recognized as Cornelias Boyle eater the
doorway. A dazzling flash followed! And
that was all he conld remember.
The explosion that followed blew out all
lights, and all the chambers in the mine were
in total darkness, and the forty-five men
were scorched and burned in an instant, some
terribly and others only slightly* A second
explosion followed a few seconds later, hat
did not do so much harm as the first, far the
men were all down on their faces.
The Rescue*
The men who expected to go to work on
Friday merning  in   the Conyngham   mine
were not  all down at the time of tbe explosion.   Just before tho last load started down,
and while the men were waiting for the car-
r lege, they noticed the smoke coming out of
t he shaft.   John Keally, who rendered valu-
a ble   service in assisting the men out, rein arked to Thomas Tansey, who was standing
1 ongslde of hiss,   "What was that ?"   At
h e same time his  hat was blown eff.   The
nswer   was, "A keg of   powder must have
exploded." They thought nothing very serious had occurred, and did not hesitate about
going down. But when thesecond explosion
took place and his hat was blown off the second time, Mr. Keally rather objected to going
down, but Mr. Tansey says, "Let us go down
and see what Is the matter." Tben they
both went down, accompanied by six or
eight others, and were dumped out when
near the bottom, by the shaft guides, which
keep the carriage in line becoming displaced
by the force of the ex plosion, and tilting the
descending carriage so as to land tbem ia the
"sumpt." Bat fortunately their safety lamo
was not pat ont by tbe fall, and by its dim j
rays they beheld the most horrible sight that
erer human eyes looked up m. JJurned men,
screaming and moanieg, and wild, frantic
males rushing blindly against each other in
a mad confusion, told the story of a terrible
calamity.
The men rushed blindly npon the other carriage to the number of 80; many more than it
was safe to carry and more than the law allows,
"bnt," said Keally, "I didn't have the heart
to talk to the poor fellows aboat law or danger. The bell rope of the shaft had become
disengaged and was found to be useless. I
tried the speaking tube, bat conld not signal
the engineer to hoist, bnt I found something
to knock on the box of the
tube, aad then' I got word to the
engineer to hoist." And thns, as described,
by Mr. Kealey was the first load of the victims borne aloft to the pare air above out of a
scene that beggars description at the foot of
the shaft. Miner Boss McDonald reached
the foot of the shaft by the manway carriage, and aided in taking out the men until
the last man and boy was hoisted from the
mines.
Experiences of the Men ln the Mine.
At the instant of the explosion Condy Cannon was at the foot of the shaft with a keg
of powder in his arms jnst getting ready to
move. The keg was blown from his grasp
and he was knocked down. He at once seized
the rail and held on for dear life, but came
near being trampled to death under the feet of
men and mules who were rushing to the foot
of the shaft.
Cornelias Boyle was blown through a door
and terribly burned, and while he lay in the
gangway bruised and helpless he was trod
upon by a mule in its mad flight to escape.
John Cannon was also kicked by a male
that had been burnt and was frenzied by
pain, and was plunging about wildly in the
darkness.
• Dennis McCool ha*! a keg of powder in
his hands that exploded as the Ure reached
him, and he and Richard Coulter were terribly burned. Much damuge was done to the
timbering aud air ways of the mines. Two
mules were blown into the sumpt.
Taking Away the Wounded.
The Conyngham shaft was without an ambulance, and if reports from the men themselves are trne the D. & II. company have
failed to comply with the requirements of
the mine ventilation laws relating to the
furnishing of ambulances at tbs mines, as
they had but one ambulance for all their six
mines situated miles apart,located as follows:
Mill Creek, Fine Ridge, Laurel Ran, Baltimore Slope, Baltimore Tunnel, and Conyngham Shaft, all belonged to the X>. & H. company. Tbis one ambulance was at the Laurel Kun mines, and it was a long timo before
it reached the scene of accident. Superintendent Foot called on the neighbors, however, aud they sent their teams and single
rigs to the aid of the distressed. Among
those quickly on the grounds were the teams
of John Mahoney, John Sandy and Hoa.
John Lynch. Tom Dunnigan's was also on
the ground and carried off many of the victims. Later on Mr. Foot sent another ambulance to the scene, and all the injnred
were finally taken home.
Many ef the burned men who were taken
to their homes in the open wagons com plained
bitterly as the cold air struck them and added
torture to their already grievous pains. Superintendent Foot did ths best he could, and
had ths men all at their hoaies by 9 o'clock.
After the men were supposed to be all oat
of the mine, David McDonald, inside foreman, accompanied by Charles Dunbar, went
down to make an investigation, and to ascertain positively whether all the men had come
np. They had been down bat ,a short time
when both were overcome with fire-damp.
Two sons of Mr. McDonald went down soon
after and got there j list in time
to rescue tbem from death, by
deadly "black damp." Mr. McDonald knew
the awful risk he ran in going down into the
mines at that time, bnt did not hesitate an
instant after he realized that a poor boy
might be still in the mines. Himself and
Dunbar were seen at their homes yesterday
evening and were still suffering from ths effects of the poisonous gasses inhalod in the
mines.
why tbey took the chances of entering it at
all, especially when they bad to squeeze
through a small apperture made bv boards
crossed in front of the door, ■ on which was
written "Danger," in chalk. The boards
crossed in front of the opening is a danger
sign in itself, well nnderstood by all miners,
and no care nt miner or laborer wonld think
of going beyond such a barrier without a
safety lamp, and even then moving very carefully. Mr. O'Brien himself admits, as 1 am
informed, that hs entered that stable with a
naked light, even before learning from ths
fire boss whether it was safe to go on the
gangway at all." *
"Is the Conyngham shaft considered a
dangerous mine?"
"One of the worst in this valley for gas.
There is one blower in that mine that makes
as much noise all the time as a locomotive
boiler blowing off steam. If the gas could
be utilized it would. light the whole city of
Wilkes-Barre."
"You do not consider your company in any
way responsible for to day's accident?"
"Not in the remotest way is tbe company
to blame. We guard the men's lives, as
well as our own, by every precaution. But
men will get careless, and nothing can guard
against carelessness on the part of the
men."
"Will U be long before the mine will be
open and ready for work?
1 'It will take three or fear days to repair
tho damage done to the bratioe and shaft,
and we will resume work as soon as tbat is
accomplished. I may add that the stable is
blown to pieces, and ths caution signals are
nowhere to be found. Thsre is nothing te
show that there was ever a stable there."
EAST KINGSTON NEWS.
The Burned Men Keed Financial Aid—Wm.
Zernhelt's Generosity.
Mrs. O'Neil, a poor colored woman of
Jackson street, had a son, a boy about 14
years of age, burned ia Friday's explosion.
A nnmber of friends assembled to tender
their sympathy to ths poor woman, whoae
screams were pitabls to hear. She hain't a
cent wherewith to bay oil necessary to alleviate the sufferings of her boy, when William
Zsrnhelt, the well-known saloon keeper, generously came to her assistance, tendering a
tea dollar bill, two dollars of wbich were accepted. Snch generosity will not go unrewarded. It wonld be well if some of our citizen 9
who can afford it were to follow Mr. Zernhelt's
shining example. The above Is only one of tho
many cases of need among the families of the
victims. Christopher Daffy, a quiet and well
behaved yonng man, who resides on North
Washington street, lay last night on a bungs
suffering excruciating pain. From the general surroundings it appeared as if there was
no money in the house with which to defray
medical expenses. When the writer saw him
he was in a bad plight. His face and bands
hands were terribly burned and np to that
time had no one except his wife to look after
his injuries. He stated that his miner, Dick
Cotter, had been frightfully burned.
What Supt. Foot Said.
Mr. Foot said to a News-Dealeb reporter
on Friday afternoon: "The company guards
against such accidents as happened at the Conyngham to-day, as faras human ingenuity can
do. These men knew they were going into a
place that was abandoned because gas accumulated there rapidly wben water came into the mines. They also knew that we often
stopped the men who worked on that gangway when water accumulated at the foot of
the shaft, as it did this morning. Knowing
this, and every man who works there knows
it,     I     am   at   a     loss     to   understand
List of the Names of the Injured*
CORNELIUS BOYLE, miner, married,
large family; seriously burned, cat aboat the
head; lives at Five Points; recovery doubtful .
DENIS M'COOL, single, serious: boarded
at Five Points; taken to the hospital.
RICHARD COULTER, married, seriously
burned; lives near Five Points.
JOHN CANNuN, married, laborer, seriously burned; lives near Fire Points.
THOMAS O'BRIEN, married, seriously
horned, badly ent abont the head; lives at
Baltimore, No. 8. recovery doubt 1'u 1.
MICHAEL O'BRIEN, laborer, single, seriously bnrned; lives at North Wilkes-Barre.
ALFRED AN EAR, miner, married, badly
burned; of Parsons,
PATRICK KELLY, laborer, badly burned;
lives at Brewery Hill.
CYRUS THOMAS, company man, single;
lives on Bowman's Hill.
MARK ROWE, mi Her, seriously burned;
lives on Bowman's Hill.
WM. WILLIAMS, fire boss, married, seriously bnrned; lives at Five Points,
JOHN WILLIAMS, company man, single,
and CYRUS WILLIAMS, miner, sons of
William Williams; live at Five Points.
RICHARD MAZEY, miner, married, seriously burned; Urea near Five Points.
JAMES LEONARD, miner, married;
lives near Five Points.
 .. UMBEWUST,  driver boy, of
Five Points.
WALTER O'NEAL, colored, driver boy,
seriously bnrned, Jackson street.
WM. EVANS, fire boss, married, slightly
burned.   .
WM. POWELL, miner, married, slightly
bnrned; lives near Fire Points.
JAMES BOYLE, miner, married, slightly
bnrned; lives near Five Points.
HENRY MILLER, miner, married, slightly bnrned; Bowman's Hill.
PATRICK HARRIGAN, company man,
married, slightly burned; of North Wilkes-
Barre.
 —  KERN,    laborer,   single,   badly
bnrned; lives at Five Points.
EARNEST WILLIAMS, miner, married,
seriously bnrned; lives at Parsons.
WM. GRIFFITHS, laborer, married,
slightly bnrned; lives at Baltimore No. 8.
PETER MILLER, miner, married, slightly burned; lives on Brewery Hill.
THOMAS DURKIN, laborer, single,
slightly burned; lives on Bowman's Hill,
PATRICK M'CABE, married, slightly
burned; lives at Black Diamond.
PATRICK DOUGHERTY, slightly burned ; lives at Black Diamond.
MICHAEL and JOHN FRIEL. slightly
burned, lives' near the Five Points.
JAMES MoKEQNE, lives near Five
Points.
CHRIS BRANDIS, badly burned, lives
near Five Points.
GEORGE COOK, slightly bnrned, lives on
Canal street.
GEO. O'REIGLEY. slightly iu jured, lives
near Five Points.
JAMES DAVIS, slightly burned.
JAMES DUFFY, slightly burned, lives
at Parsons.
NICHOLAS COOBLE, slightly burned.
PATRICK MCALARNEY, badly burned,
lives near Five Points.
RICHARD CARTER, badly burned.
PATRICK GALLAGHER, slightly
burned.
HUGH McGOWAN, slightly bnrned.
PATRICK MANGAN, badly burned,
lives near Fire Points.
Random. Notes.
A Polander who was employed ab loading
cars* was one of the first to enter the mine.
He went to his chamber, whieh was nearly a
mile from the bottom of the shaft, and
loaded a car. It being so far be did not hear
the explosion. He sat down and waited ior
another car. but as none was bronght to him
he concluded to go and see what was the
cause. Not meeting anyone, he walked back
to the bottom of the shaft with a naked lamp and came up to the
top without injury. This was shortly
after Messrs, McDanald andDunb-ir had been
overcome witb after-damp, and how he was
enabled to get through, is explained by the
fact that the portion of the mines tbat he was
employed in had good air, and he being fresh
did not absorb enough of the gas to be injured.
George CoDk, who resides on North Canal
street, is one of ths victims. Sis injuries
consists of his hands being pretty badly
bnrned; he is also slightly burned on the
face.
George, youngest son of ex-High Constable
O'Reilley, was in the midst of the explosion
but fortunately escaped with a few braises,
which he sustained by having one of the
males run against him.
Johnny Elliot ran almost naked from
the shaft to his home in Parsons. He is not
seriously bnrned.
Hon. John Lynch was at the scene of the
disaster bright and early, for ths pnrpose of
investigating who was at fault, the company
or tbs employes. It is ssid the injnred men
will proceed against the company.
An Old Maid Tells What's Been Going* on
Over the Klver for the Past Few Days.
BY AN OLD MAID.
Be not surprised my dear readers to learn
that "(Ud Maid" has taken up new quarters;
abont four blocks farther np Main street,
where the expects to lire and grow np with
East Kingston, for the Corners have had
their day, and there remains monuments of
other days only. Here we are on the corner
of Main street snd Fifth avenue that will
show yoa the direct route to the new bridge
that will soi-n span the Susquehanna river.
Tbis place will be known as East Kingston
nntil it becomes the center of the great coming eity, that will extend from Kingston
township on the West, to Wyoming borough
on the East, and from the Flats en ths Soath
to Kingston Mountain on the North. Then
let it be known as Wyoming city.
J. Archibald Hutchison left en Sunday
evening last for Louisinnna, where he will
spend several months. May he bs successful
in his new ventnre.
A temperance meetiug was held in the lecture room of the M. E. church on Wednesday evening, nnder the auspices of the Constitutional Amendment Association, and
Rev. T. C. Edwards addressed the meeting
ia a pleasant mmuer.
The Kingston C. L. S. C. has mado a new
departure in derating every two weeks as
time to review questions. Last Tuesday
evening the questions found in ths October
O/tautavquMn was considered. Tbe subject
was, "Walks and Talks in the Geological
Field;"
A new $500 Steinway piano for sale for
|$100 by Pref. Coles, Kingston.
A Kingston bey, becanse he was suspected
ef having broken a window, contemplates
suicide. An Edwardsville or Plymonth boy
would certainly commit suicide If it were
thought that he had not broken a window.
Pride varies greatly in youngsters according
as they are spanked or hugged.
Ths Constitutional Amendment Association havs captured nine-twelfths of the inhabitants ef Kingston as temperance signers.
Now, if these teetotalers can only be kept
there, it will be a big thing for the association, bat It's something like starting a newspaper. It is easy enough to start, bnt not
so easy to keep them going.
Go direct to Frank L, Brown's jewelry
store if you want any * jewelry repaired, then
yoa can see his large new stock of watches,
rings, stationery, etc.
Willie, son of W. J. Lewis, was badly
burned by upsetting a cup of hot lard on
himself last Tuesday.
Miles Newman has gone to housekeeping
In Keetley's house, Maple street.
Electric lights we need. Whether we get
them or not depends upon the generosity of
our public spirited denizens.
■ Snow fell to the depth of eight inches here
on Thursdry, and "Old Maid" had a sleigh
ride, making some of the younger maidens
feel envious.
*Tha Rev. Arthur Davis, late of Colorado,
preached an able discourse on Thanksgiving
Day at the Bethesda church* in West Kingston,
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Laron had much two
be thankful for on Thanksgiving Day—one
boy; ons girl; one day old.
Subscribe for the Record, ye slow borough
officials, and get your death announcement
free, or it may cost yeu 10 cents aline after
the spring election.
We were induced by a complimentary
ticket to attend the mach talked of "Daniel
cantata, at the Seminary chapel on Thursday
evening, by the Welsh talent of Edwardsville,
for the benefit of the new Bethesda chnrch.
There was plenty of room for just criticism;
but, as ths entertainment was for tha benefit
of the charch, it wonld be qnite unfair to
criticise. The chorus singing was all well
rendered, aside from that let us kindly suggest, that a Uttle more attention be given to
proper pronunciation, articulation and expression and lees to voice straining. There
were about 250 in attendance. The cantata
will be rendered in Luzerne borough at no
distant day, where we hope a large and appreciative audience will greet them, and they
may be able to realize a large sum for the
new Bethesda church. Give them a kind
reception, Luzerne borough.
Frank S. Brown has j ast received a fins
lot of new jewelry.
We often have felt like asking who rnns
the Wyoming Seminary chapel, anyhow, for
that is just about the way it is run anyhow.
Go out into ths rural districts—go where
ignorance is bliss—and if yoa will find any
place on the face of the earth where they
will tolerate snch low-bred mischievous ness
as was perpetrated at the chapel on Thursday evening last by a quartette of boys—who
will havs to mend their ways if they steer
clear of the Luzerne connty prison bars by
the time another Thanksgiving Day dawns
upon thom—then you will hare found a
place where we have no desire to go. Now,
if Wyoming Seminary wants to preserve her
good reputation, for the sake of those who
try to behave, let good order be kept, no
matter what the codsequeuce. We are sorry
to say it, yet it is truth, nevertheless; In
all the audiences that we ever saw assembled
in the chapel, there was a sad lack of good
order. Now, henceforth, let order be enforced at the chapel.
C. W. Boone, esq., is again confined to ths
house suffering with rheumatism.
The Georgia Jabelee singers are coming,
get your tickets.
Charles Graham, sr., was in town on
Wednesday. His sen, Charles Graham, jr.,
superintendent of the car shops here, returned home with his father on Thursday, to
partake of ths Thanksgiving din iter at Scranton. Mr* Graham, jr., holds the greatest
responsibility and highest position of any
man in the State for one of hia yeara* * His
pleasing manners ani good judgments has
won tbe respect of all tbs men under his
supervision and he is well liked by all tbe
railroad officials and employes.
Since Prof. Coles has been appoin ted
general Inspector of organs and pianos you
can get of him any make of organ or piano
in the United States at about one-half what
retail dealers charge.
Piter De Silra has been appointed baggage
master at tbe D., L, & W. depot, in place of
S. T. De Silva, resigned.
Thanksgiving services at the different
churches on Thanksgiving Day were all well
attended and highly appreciated.
The protracted meetings at the M. E.
church have come to a final close for the season of 1888,
Oar merchants are making great preparations for ths holiday season.
The Vettey Times will be the name of tbe
new paper to be started in Kingston soon.
The first issue will appear on the Oth of December.
BOSS DRIVING GLOVES.
Fare Buckskin, only $1.00.    Simon Long.
ALL STYLES, SHADES AND SIZES
in Children's Hats, lovely Tarn O'Shanter
and Turkish Hats, Jockey Caps, Scotch
Carve Tops. We are selling all-wool a?olo
Caps at 15 cents.
Acme Clothing Ham,,
4 Sonth Main Street.
LOWER  LUZERNE   LETTER.
HOW HUNGARIANS   ARE    BLED   ANO
FLEECED.
SMOKING JACKETS
at Simon Long's One Price Clothing Hall.
THE REMORSE
We create in the hearts of eur dry goods
competitors is appalling, to say the least.
Being in the front ranks of artistic milliners,
keeping styles that are beyond tbe conception
of imitators, and having the trade of this
city and vicinity, we defy competition.
THE KESULT
of our success is a large and increasing trade,
which we have gained by a steady attention
to the wants of the stylish public.
HAVING AN IMMENSE
outlet for millinery, we are able to boy our
hats, bonnets, birds' feathers and trimmings
in ease and cartoon lots from  first  hands at
25 per cent, saving over small buyers.
You know ou/ standing as to truth, and
when we say yon can boy more goods at our
place for less money than any other stors in
the city, and get more styles for your money,
you know we mean it and live up to it at
, LAZARUS & LANGFELD'S,
Millinery Palace, 49 Market street.
BOYS' OVERCOATS 98 CEMTS
at Simon Long's One Price Clothing Hall.
The J. O. A. M. Hsve Fan.
The Junior Order of the American Mechanics hud a supper on the evening of the
24th at the Metropolitan rink. It was gotten up as a benefit, and there were several
contests for articles which had been donated
for the purpose.
There was a contest, decided by votes, between Mary Shultz and Maggie I'mber-
wurst, for a crazy cnahion. Mary won after
a hot contest. A nice chair was presented
ito Maggie, the defeated candidate.
Thsre was another contest for a silk umbrella between Jake Kiageter and A. C. W.
Lifller.    The former won.
Another contest for a pretty badge ef the
order, between F. J. Oblman and A. C.
Cotes, was won by the former.
Another for a gold pen and holder and
anthracite i nkstand, between F. A. Ohlman
and Henry Brown, was won by the former.
A rising vote of thanks was given to the
doners of the articles and the contestants,
and the sociable adjourned, all feeling better
for having beea there.
ASTONISHING.
Children's corduroy suits, all colors, $3.00
at Marks Bros.
YOU MUST VISIT OUR STORE
in order ts folly appreciate the true value and
quality ot the matchless salts we are offering
at S10 each this week. Acme Clothing
Hall, 4 Sonth Main itreet.
BOYS'OVERCOATS 98 CERTS
at Simon Long's One Price Clothing Hall.
Watches and Jewelry.
The largest and finest stock, combined with
low prices at Oscar Heyer's,
81 Welt Bid* Public Square.
A Woman's Bad Luck.
At abont noon on Friday the wife of
George Roskosky, a Hnngarian who resides
at Georgetown, came to Wilkes-Barre to do
some shopping. While passing along East
Msrket street, between Ackerman's grocery
and the Square, she had the misfortune to
lose her pocket book, which contained $230,
being the hard-earned savings of the conple.
The purse was wrapped in a handkerchief.
This is indeed hard for Roskosky and
his wife, as all the money they had
in the world was in the parse, and they
are thns left' penniless at the beginning of
cold weather and at a seasod wben work is
quite hard to find. It is earnestly hoped
that the money was found by some honest
person who will return it to the owner. The
finder will be liberally rewarded by leaving
the purse and money at this-office.
HO AMERICAN SCOTCH
but pure Scotch caps 35c. at Simon Long's
Killed at the Diamond.
John Williams, a driver boy, who lives at
ths Five Points, was instantly killed at the
Diamond shaft, on Friday, by being crushed
between cars.
HUNTING  SUITS
at Simon Long's One Price Clothing HaU.
$4 BUYS A 0000 UAH'S
Overcoat at Acme Oae-Price Clothing Hall,
4 South Main street.
Accident at the Mineral Spring Colliery.
Dennis Coyle, who resides at the Baltimore mine, near this city, and who was
employed as a driver boy in the Mineral
Spring colliery, at Parsons, was thrown
under a moving car by a stretcher that is
used about ths car, becoming fastened in the
oar. One of his legs was badly injured,
while he sustained serious other injuries.
BOYS' OVERCOATS 98 CEHTS
at Simon Long's Ons Price Clothing Hall.
Continued on the ninth page.
Head S. P. C. advertisement on 2d page.
We have the exclusive agency for the genuine Scotch cap, which we sell for 25 cents
each.    Marks Bros., reliable clothiers.
What the Two Per Oent.  Increase  to tho
miners  Has   Accomplished—A   Banquet and  Parade  that Was Attended by Considerable Uproar.
Hazleton, Nov. 26.
THB SALVATIONISTS* BANQUET.
There was considerable merriment and
amusement on Tuesday evening, the time
fixed for the banquest given by the Salvation
army. It was at about half-pest seven
o'clock when the captains, lieutenants and
soldiers went marching up and down Broad
street, headed by a bass drum and two or
three horns, somewhat imitating the sound
of those made by boatmen when on duty on
the canal. The crowd marched gallantly
along, singing their favorite songs. Thsy
were, however, disturbed at intervals by the
shouts and yells of a crowd of hoodlums who
bronght up ths rear. After marching through
the principal streets of tbe boroagh, the army
proceeded to the Casino rink, where the banquet was given. The attendance was large,
and all whe were present pionounced It a
pleasant affair. But one thing must be said
in regard to the actions of lhe members of
the army. It is this: On the streets they
are a nuisance by attracting noisy crowds in
the barracks, thsy conduct themselves in a
most ridiculous manner, and while they go
through; some of their idiotic manccuvers a
person is made to believe that he has entered
the midst of a crowd of lunatics. Well,
the army is gaining a strong foothold in this
borough, and if they be allowed to carry on
in the manner that thsy at present do, it will
in due time require a pretty strong force to
check them.
BOW THSY ARE   FLEECED.
Like seme other towns in Luserne county,
Hazleton has stamped upon it the disgrace of
having Justices of the Peace, who deal out
justice fair to themselves as well as those
who assist thsm ia filling thsir coffers with
an abundance of the hard-earned cold cash.
When I say Justice of ths Peace, I do not
refer to erery justice in the borough, but
merely te these who resort to the abominable
practice ef fleecing people who know nothing
about the laws. And right hers it must be
said, that those who are generally made the
victims of these money-grabbers are Hungarians, Polanders and Italians who are
generally ignorant of the English language.
Of course, those who are prejudiced toward
this class ef foreigners will say, ' 'That is
right,"etc., but do these people not know
that our constitution declares that all men
should be treated alike, and when we recall
the words of the lamented Lincoln,
"Malice towards none; justice to all," a stain
is cast upon the constitution as well as upon
the rights of every impartial and fair-minded
citizen. The justices who Heece or bleed
these foreigners generally have an assistant
in the person of a Hungarian or Italian who
is versed with the English language. This
assistant or interpreter gets a diry of the
boodle which is forced from the pockets of
those who try to get justice. Another fact
which may be mentioned in regard to the inferior practices of some of the j ust ice s of the
peace is this: There ia a petty quarrel; there
is bo money in it for the justice, and the case
is sent to court. Some time ago Judge Rice
made mention of this fact from the bench,
and I think tbat if close inquiry was made, it
would not be the defendants or plaintiffs in
the respective cases who should be made pay
the costs, but the justices who have them on
their dockets and send them to court. Who-
will take a hand in tho matter and see to It
that justice ie dealt out fairly to all, irrespective of creed, nationality or color?
WHAT IT BROUGHT ABOUT.
When the miners made their demand for
the restoration of the ten per cent, reduction they were given the cold shoulder hy
the operators. When coal advanced they
were promised a two per cent, increase, and
some of them got it, while others did not,
and whsn the men in Coxe's employ asked
last week for an increase, they were refused,
and in consequence went on strike, fiat this
is not all. When the two per cent, increase
wns granted, picks and shovels took an advance in the company stores; the necessaries of life and clothing wore made dearer,
and other petty acts accomplished which
more than took away the two per cent. Increase, and made the miner and laborer
poorer than he was at first. There is considerable comment en the matter at present,
but the workingmen are not prepared to take
any    action. Let    it,     however,     bs
remembered that when ths committees of miners and laborers
meet the operators of tho various collieries in
the first week of January, different rates of
wages will be fixed. The abominable "sliding scale" will be dons away with, and the
workmen will probably get a fair day's wages
for a fair day s work. Facts are facts, and
when coal operators try to introduce slavery
in a civilized community they will realize
that there is justice for the poor as well as
for those whose pockets and vaults are filled
with sheckels.
Coxe Bros. & Co. are making many improvements on a tract owned by them three
miles from Hopewell, to the southwest. A
new- colliery called the Green Mountain is
there located, and when in full operation will
be a very extensive plant. Ths vein which
they have pierced is large, and it is claimed
to be equaled in magnitude only by the coal
bed of the Shenandoah valley. Early next
year a slope will be driven through the basin.
A large number of men are now employed
clearing away the ground for the new
breaker, and preparing the timber for the
dwellings that are to ba shortly erected. The
route for the railroad which will soon be constructed to the new workings is now being
chosen.
DRESSING GOWNS
at Simon Long's One Price.Cloihing Hall.
HOT TO BE WONDERED AT.
The crowds that do thsir purchasing at
Marks Bros.', reliable clothiers, South Maiu
street and Public square, while other store*
are comparatively idle. Their prices are
lower and goods better manufactured than at
any other place in the valley.
Bead S. P. C. advertisement en 2d page.
BBST AND NEATEST STOCK OF BILE
HANKBRCHIEFS AND ItUFFLEM AT
BLUMENTHAL';!.
Great Bargains.
A few of the watches and guns  offered at
cost last week left at T. C. Parker's.
FUR OAFB  AT  BLUMENTHAL'S
CHEAPER THAN EVER.
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