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Bret Hartc's Best Story. Tomorrow's Oreffonlaa will ''contain "The Outcasts of Poker Flat." "The Outcasts of Poker Flat." Bret Harte's best short story will appear In tomorrow's Oregonlan. VOL. ,XLIL XO. 12,921. PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, MAY 10, 1902. PRICE FIVE CENTS. CX 4 0 WHEN PURCHASING GARDEN HOSE Be sure you secure one of our brands GOODYEAR RUBBER CO. R, H. PEASE, President. 73 AND 75 FIRST ST PORTLAND, Oil. Eastman Kodaks 20 per cent, off published prices. The Brownie No. 1, list $J.00. ... 80c The Brownie No. 2, list $2.00. . . .$1.60 The Panorama, list $10.00 $8.00 and the ' New Plate Qamera, list $25.00.. $20.00 BIumauer-Frank Drug Co. Wholesale and Importing Druggists. old Kentucky" home club o. p. s. whiskey Favorite American Whiskey BLUMAUER & HOCH, sole distributers Wholesale Liquor and Cigar Dealers, 108-110 Foarth St HOTEL PERKINS Fifth and Washington Streets PORTLAND, OREGON EUROPEAN PLAN First-CIau Check Restaurant Connected With Hotel. Booms Slnglo .............7&c to 91.50 per d&y Rooms Double J 1.00 to $2.00 per day Rooms Family 11.50 to S3.00 per day J. F. DAVIES. Prt. G T. BELCHER. Bee. and Ttmjl St. Charles Hotel CO. (INCORPORATED). FRONT AND MORRISON STREETS PORTLAND, OREGON THE DEAD NUMBER 40.000 Awful 'Extent of the Catastrophe at St; Pierre, Island of Martinique. VOLCANO OF MOUNT PELEE EXPLODED City Engulfed In a Flow of Molten Ear and J)eluged With a Shower of Rocks and Ashes Governor and All the Colony Officials Perished Passing Steamer Eeports the Wharves of the BkEated ' ' Town Piled With Corpses from the eruption on the Island of St. ''"West Indian Island of Dominica and St. Vincent la still falling here. The roads Vincent have also suffered severely. All and houses are covered an inch thick. (The Island of Barbadoes Is over 100 miles from the Island of St. Vincent.) LAVA FLOWED FOUR DAYS. But the Most Terrible Part of the Eruption Was Brief. LONDON, May 9. A dispatch 'to the Reuter Telegram Company from Klngs ton, Jamaica, giving the details of the Martinique disaster already known, ays messages to these islands are sent at sender's risk and no cipher dispatches are accepted. CABLE STEAMER LOST. Repair-Ship Grnppler Wrecked With All Hands. SAN JUAN, P. R., May 9. The cable officials .here have received dispatches from the Island of Dominica that a schooner which has arrived there from the Island of Martinique report6 that over 40.- American-and European Plan. American Plan .$1-23. 91.50. fl.T5 European Plan BOc. 73c 91.00 CANVAS an BICYCLE GOODS Complete line of men's and boys'. An immense stock of all kinds of shoes, making it easy for- the 44 dealer to select.iust what he wants; . T-res Ntge ggy z rssattfcaSW . t - V I &amte & &ww 87-89 First St. Portland, Or. - i WHOLESALE SHOES. OTHER EARTHQTAKES IX HISTORY. The recent earthquakes occurring In the Lesser Antilles, followed by the erup tlon'of Mount Pelee. near St. Pierre, on the Island of Martinique, which began early last week, and which resulted In the complete destruction of the old town of St. Pierre, Thursday morning. Is one of the greatest disasters of modern times. In all, probably some 40,000 people were annihilated by this catastrophe. Other earthquakes and eruptions that caused exceedingly great damage have been recorded. Pompeii, at the foot of Mount Vesuvius, was destroyed by an eruption of Vesuvius In 70 A. D. That terrific eruption In one day overwhelmed and laid In ruin Pompeii and Its neighboring cities, Herculaneura and Stablae. The lava covered the city o completely that for ever 1C0O years Pompeii lay un disturbed, and for over 100 years more .little was discovered of the former exist ence of the city. Lisbon, the capital of Portugal, has been frequently visited by earthquakes. None of them, however, approached that of 1775, which destroyed the greater part of the city, and In which CO. 000 of the inhabitants perished. The most cerlous earthquake In the history of the United States occurred the night of August 31, 18SC A severe shock was felt In the eastern portion of the country, extending as far north as New Haven, Conn., as .far south as Jackson ville, Fla., and as far west as Dubuque, la. The greatest Intensity of the dis turbance was felt In and Immediately around Charleston. S. C. A large number of buildings and other structures were badly shattered. Many lives were lost by falling walls and timber. The property loss was about $8,000,000. These earth trembles did not cease at once, as Is the manner In most retsmlc disturbances, but for nearly a week after the first shock the earth shook and rumbled. ST. THOMAS. D. W. I., May 9. It Is now estimated that 40,000 persons perished as a result of the volcanic eruption in the island of Martinique. The British schooner Ocean Traveler, of St. Thomas, N. B.t arrived at the isl and of Dominica, British "West Indies, at 3 o'clock this afternoon. She was obliged to flee from the Island of St. Vincent, British West Indies, during the afternoon of Wednesday, May 7, In consequence of where a terrlblo panic prevailed. The eruption began Saturday, May 3, when St. Pierre was covered with ashes, and.j appeared to be enveloped in fog. The flow of lava continued until Wednesday, May 7." The message adds: "In the Island of St. Vincent the Sou frlere (volcano) is active and earthquakes are frequent. So far no damage has been done." In response to the request of Governor Llewellyn, of the islands, the British cruiser Indefatigable will be despatched from the Island of Trinidad to the IB land of St. Vincent by way of St. Lucia, A dispatch to the Daily Mail from Point-a-Pitre, Island of Guadeloupe, French West Indies, dated yesterday, says: ' "The Mont Pelee (St. Pierre) crate ejected yesterday morning mcllen rocks and ashes during three minutes, and com pletely destroyed St. Pierre and the dis tricts within a four-mile radius. All the Inhabitants were burned. "About eight passepgers frcm the Ro raima, of the Quebec steamship line, wero saved oy the Frerch cruiser Suchet. "The Inhabitants of the southern dis tricts of the Island, who were dependent on St. Pierre for provisions, are menaced by famine." A dispatch to" the Dally Mall from Ja maica says: "The first intimation of a disaster (at Martinique) was the breaking of the ca bles Tuesday. The French cable to Mar tinique from Puerto Plata was brpken Wednesday. Cable communication with all the northern Islands is stopped. "Glimpse of Hell." "The survivors of the British steamer ! Roddam described the scene at St. Pierre '. .. as being 'glimpses of hell.' beggaring de- - scription. The Roddam's men were killed J chiefly by molten lava, sons rescucd.jjjy the cruiser Suchet. j "The Roralma was wrecked in a terrible Immediately after the receipt of the 1 upheaval of land and sea. The whole above dispatches, the flag over the Colo- ' crew perished. 'Thousands were killed at St. Pierre, j ooo people are supposed to have perished during the volcanic disturbance In Mar tinique. The cable repair-ship Grappler, belonging to the West India & Panama Telegraph Company, of London, was lost with all hands during the eruption of Mount Pelee at St. Pierre, Martinique. The Grappler was one of the first ships to disappear. American Consul and Family Perished. IN ST. PIERRE DISASTER Dispatch-Boats Disappear. NEW YORK, May 9. The Western Union Telegraph Company has sent out the following notice: "The West India & Panama Telegraph Company has advised the Western Union Telegraph Company's central cable office that two steamers which took cable mes sages for Martinique after the Interruption of the cable are reported destroyed, and they are unable to ascertain if the mes sages were previously delivered. The ca ble messages forwarded by the cable steamer last night were carried on bejond their destination, the ship being unable to approach Martinique." " mJ aicavy falL-of-sand froav.xt WILLAMETTE IRON & STEEL WORKS MANUFACTURERS AND DESIGXERS OF HIGH-GRADE MACHINERY PORTLAND, OREGON Fourth and Morrison Sts. Portland, Or. NEW YORK DENTAL PARLORS Old-established and reliable dentists, where all work is guaranteed absolutely painless. D PLATES mA Full Set Teeth $5.00 RSEnHW QoId Crowns 5.00 YvV Gold Fill 1.00 Our offices are not managed by ethical dentists, but by Eastern graduate specialists. NEW YORK DENTISTS Fo''s-rr,30n reach the Island of St. Llcla, but ad verse currents prevented her from doing so. The Volcano Exploded. The schooner arrived opposite St. Pierre, Martinique, Thursday morning, May & While about a mile off the volcano of Mount Pelee exploded, and flre from it swept the whole town of St. Pierre, de stroying the town and the shipping there, including the cable repair ship Grappler, of the West India & Panama Telegraph nlal Office was draped with crepe and hoisted at half-mast. Fire Descended on the Town. The commander of the French cruiser Suchet has telegraphed to the Minister of Marine, M. de&Lanessan, from Fort de France, Istandjof Martinique, under date of Thursday, May 8, at 10 P. M., as fol "Two ships were lost with all on board A SEISMOLOGIST'S THEORY. "Water Filtering- Throush the Rocks of Pelee Reached Molten Mutter. LONDON, May 10. All the newspapers here express the utmost horror at the catastrophe, which, they say, by its mag nitude is only compared to Pompeii, and they extend deep sympathy to the French nation. Owing to the cable breakdown In the West Indies, no details of the disaster at Martinique have yet been received here. The available dispatches from the West Indies report the Inhabitants of the other islands a? being In deadly fear. -Professor John Milne, the seismologist, in an interview published In the Dally Express, declares that his seismic in struments have recorded no disturbances, and they would almost Invariably have done so had serious earthquakes occurred. Professor Milne's theory is that Mount Pelee "had blown its head off," owing to the infiltration of water through the rocks until it had reached the molten matter be- Official at Guadeloupe Con firms the News. . NOT MORE THAN 20 ESCAPED volcano V !??VS-J-U?t Wr'fSSf8- Ti which was erupting there. She tried to which h&s.-beeu. ctrapletelyTleetroyedxby an. Immense .mass of flre, which fell on the town at about 8 lit the morning. The entire population (about 25,000 souls) is supposed to have perished. I have brought back the few survivors, about SO. All the shipping in the harbor has been de stroyed. The eruption continued." The commander of the Suchet has been ordered to return to St. Pierre with all the speed possible and forward details of the disaster to the French Government. He cannot, however, be heard from for 21 hours, as the Suchet has gone to the Island of Guadeloupe in order to obtain provisions. . It Is feared that M. L. Mouttet, Gover nor of Martinique, has perished. He tele- Company, of London, which was engaged i in repairing the cable near the Guerrin j factory. The Ocean Traveler, while on rrranhed Mav 7 that he wns nroeeedlnir to t. Pierre. Senator Knight is also sup posed to have been at St. Pierre. Senator Knight is the president of the General Council, or local legislative body of the Island of Martinique. The Rorulma Exploded. The British Royal Mall steamer Esk, which arrived at St. Lucia this morning, reports having passed St. Pierre last night. The steamer was covered with ashes, though she was Ave miles distant frcm the town, which was in impenetra ble darkness. A boat was sent in as near as possible to the shore, but not a living soul was seen ashore, only flames. The Quebec Company's steamer Roralma was seen to explode and disappear. M. Blaguenot, a sugar planter of the Island of Martinique, received a cable dis patch this morning from Fort de France, sent by the manager of the Francais fac tory, announcing that he had "tried to I reach St. Pierre, but found the coast cov- , ered with ashes and the town enveloped I in dust, and could not land." 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' "6 Send for foldpr "Portland Pianola. Purchasers and What They Think." THE AEOLIAN COMPANY, M, B. Wells, Sole Northwest Agt. . S53-3G5 Washington at., cor; Parle her way to Dominica, encountered a quantity of wreckage. Many Pnrlnh.es Laid "Waste. The French cruiser Suchet arrived at Polnt-a-Pltre, Island of Guadeloupe, French West Indies, from Fort de France this morning, bringing several refugees. She confirmed the report that the town of St. Pierre, Martinique, was. destroyed at-8 o'clock Thursday morning by a vol canic eruption. It is supposed that most of the Inhabitants of St. Pierre were killed, that the neighboring parishes were laid waste, and that the residue of the population of St. Pierre is without food or shelter. v The commander of the Suchet reports that at 1 o'clock Thursday the entire town of St. Pierre was wrapped in flames. He endeavored to save about 30 persons, more or less burned, from the vessels in the harbor. His officers went ashore in small boats, seeking for survivors, but were j unaoie 10 peneiraie ine lown. xney saw heaps of bodies upon the wharves, and It Is believed that not a single person resi dent of St. Pierre at the moment of the catastrophe escaped. Governor of the Colony Perished. The Governor of the colony, his wife and staff were In St. Pierre, and probably ! perished. The extent of the catastrophe j cannot be Imagined. The captain of the j British steamer Roddam was very se- j rlously injured, and is now in the hos- j pltal at St. Lucia. All of his officers and engineers were killed or are dylng.'Kearly every member of the crew Is dead. Sur geon Campbell and 10 of the crew of the Roddam Jumped overboad at St. Pierre and were lost. UNITED STATES f0 &g f3&3&ttEgaw m "--?. mmffjf- -w imiiwmhuh S ' ATLANTIC OCEAN Y e-0WA'rT't PORTO RICO Z CD , - . ; '"& - MARTIMIOE SOUTH AMERICA Volcanic Dost froni St. Tlncent. BRIDGETOWN, Island of Barbadoes, British West Indies, May 9. Volcanic dust Four American VesKels, He Iteporti, Were DeMtroyed In the Harbor A War Vessel Carries Itellcf. WASHINGTON, May 9. The following cablegram has been received at the State Department: "Polnt-a-Pltre, May 9. To Secretary of State, Washington; At 7 A. M on the 8th Inst, a storm of steam, mud and flre enveloped the city and community. Not more than 20 persons escaped with their lives. Eighteen vessels were burned and sunk with all on board, including four American vessels and a steamer from Quebec named Roralma. The United States Consul and family are reported among the victims. A war vessel has come to Guadaloupe for provisions, and will leave at 5 o'clock tomorrow. "AYME. Consul." The State Department has been receiv ing dispatches from commercial houses In New York, asking that war ships be sent at once to Martinique to afford relleef. The matter Is under consideration. The Consul at Martinique Is Thomas T. Prentls. He was born In Michigan, and was appointed from Massachusetts as Consul at Seychelle Islands in 1871, and later served as Consul at Port Louis. Mau ritius, Rouen, France, and Batavia. He was appointed Consul at Martinique in !S0prrCeliceConsur1,fnirtiafQue ts Amedee Tcstart, who was born and ap pointed from Louisiana In 1S9S. The latest available figures show the total popula tion of the Island of Martinique at 185.0C0, of whom 25,000 lived in St. Pierre, and, ac cording to Mr. Ayme, have nearly all perished. MAP SHOWING THE LOCATION OF MARTINIQUE. In an attempt to approach Martinique." A former resident of St. Pierre, now In this city, says there were about 1000 white people among the inhabitants of the de stroyed town. The Colonial Office Is without word from Martinique, except that a grave disaster, the extent of which Is not mentioned, has occurred, and the receipt of a repetition of the steamer Roddam's news. The belief now exists that the British neath, forming steam of pressure, when something way. tremendous had to give PARISIANS DO NOT REALIZE IT. Catastrophe Causes Little Excite ment in France. PARIS, Ma? 10. Although the disaster of St. Pierre, Martinique, was known (Concluded on Second Page.) ! A RAIN OF FIRE. French Official Reports of the Catas trophe. PARIS, May 9. The Colonial Minister, M. de Craid, received this evening two cable messages from the Secretary-General of the Government of Martinique, J. E. G L'Hurre, sent respectively at 5 P. M. and 10:30 P. M. yesterday. The ear lier cable reported that the wires were broken between Fort de France and SL Pierre, but It was added that, in view of reports that the eruption of Mount Peee had wiped out the town of St. Pierre, all the boats available at Fort de France were dispatched to the assistance of the inhabitants of that place. The second dispatch confirmed the re ports of the destruction of St. Pierre and its environs and shipping by a rain of flre, and said it was supposed that the whole population had been annihilated, with tho exception of a few injured per- ISLAND OF MARTINIQUE, SHOWING TOWN AND HARBOR OF ST. PIERRE. 4 mil figy j iBSi SCENE OF THE CATASTROPHE CAUSJBD BY .VOLCANIC EXPLOSION. Fears for the Prentls Family. BOSTON, May 9. Much anxiety Is felt by relatives of Thomas Prentls, Consul at St. Pierre, In Melrose, his native place. He Is married and has two daughters. May and Christine. Miss Alice Frey, hl3 sls.ter-lr.-law, this morning received a let ter from him. In wiiich he mentioned the signs of activity on Mount Pelee, and the apprehension all had of danger. The let ter was written April 23, and mention was made of the schooner Anna J. Morse, of Portland, which had just arrived, and on which he was planning to have his fam ily leave If things looked threatening. Miss Frey believes that the Prentls family may have gone to Fort-de-France ero this, and she expects a cablegram from them. Miss May was her father's secre tary, and Mi&s Christine was about 14 years old. CONTEXTS OF TODAY'S PAPER. Martinique Disaster. Forty thousand persons perished In the de struction of St. Pierre. Page 1. The American Consul and hl3 family are among the lost. Page 1. Four American vessels were destroyed In the harbor. Page 1. Lava flowed from Mount Pelee for four days, and then the volcano exploded. Page 1. Congress. The House passed tho omnibus statehood bill. Page 2. Elghty-secn pension bills were reported by the House. Page 2. Teller spoke in the Senate against the Philip pine bill. Page 2. Crater Lake National Park bill passes tho "Senate. Page 12. Domestic. The anthracite miners will strike Monday. Page 3. Admiral Sampson's remains were burled at Arlington Cemetery. Page 3. The remains o Archbishop Corrlgan were In terred in St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York. Pace 3. H. Clay Evans says he was not forced out of the Pension Bureau. Page 2. Pacific Const. Decision that succession of McBride created no vacancy in ofilce of. Lieutenant-Governor. Page 4. Albany gives Furnish and other Republican nominees a rojal greeting. Page 4. Twelve persons injured, one fatally. In run away oa mountain near Bedlands, Cal. Page 4. Marine and Commercial. North German Lloyds will send another school ship to Portland with cargo. Page 12. "Victoria sealing fleet make small catches. Page 12J Great activity In coastlns lumber trade. Page 12. British press objects to the shipping combine. Page 12. Volume of dealings In Wall street was Ies3 than for many weeks. Page 13. Eastern wheat market was a waiting affair. Page 13. Weekly trade reviews. Page 13. Portland and Vicinity. Lewis ard Clark directors make 23 per cent assessment on stock. Page 10. Charles and Frankl-e Savage on trial for dia mond robbery. Page 11. City Engineer atid Councllmen sued for $35,000 damages. Page 11. Sawmill owners and employers avert Btrlke by reaching an agreement. Page H. Fruitgrowers adopt plans for tbelr association. Page 8 t