THE CLANKMANNAN MINE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8046, 9 February 1906, Page 2

THE CLANKMANNAN MINE.

LuMiox, February 7. The I wo remaining men entombed at Clankmiiuuim have been rescued.

.During the hearing of a eonipensaI ion case at the District Cotii'l, Grevuioiilh last week, counsel I'or plaintiff rather plainly hinted that the accident insurance company in which defendants were insured had really brought the case and was hehiud il, This brought I Judge llasehlen the re mark thai, while it was not easy I'or a District I'ouri Judge lo do 'so. Ihc Supreme Court 'might have something lo say condemnatory of these com, panics, Thcv might lie the greatest blessing; Iml Ilu.y might also he the gi'calost posl, j| was quite right (o defend in some cases, hut if they pre. smiled technical defences that 'might pros iiuduly they would he the grealeJl pests, and would have lo lie got rid nf. lie did not think the companics really meant it ; he thought il was due to the zeal of their agents. Mark Twain was announced to lake purl in a nialiuec licnctil for Hussian j.lcws in the Casino Theaire,Now York, recently. He was down to talk about the suffering Hebrews, but when he gni before Ihc curtain he forgot to mention ihem, Instead he told, among other things, usloryof two charilablc ladies who wauled, in see Mine Bernhardt play al Ihc matinee, but decided lo give Ihc 21s, Ihc price of admission, Id aid a coupL- of deserving women in great want. The women thankfully received the money—-and bought two seats for the Deruhardt performance.