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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, WED2tfESDAY. MAY 14, 1902.
APPEALS TO NATION
Contributions Are Wanted for
West Indian Sufferers.
OF MONEY, FOOD OR CLOTHING
President Roosevelt Appoints Com
mittees to Receive SuppliesAp
peal Also Issued by the
Red Cross.
WASHINGTON. May 13. The following
-was Issued from the White House this
afternoon:
"The President haa appointed a com
mittee to receive funds for the relief of
the sufferers from the recent disaster in
Martinique and St. Vincent. The gentle
men appointed from each city -will be
asked to collect and receive the funds
from their localities and neighborhoods
as expeditiously as possible and forward
them to Hon. Cornelius N. Bliss, treasur
er of the New York committee, which
committee will act as a central distrib
uting point for the country. The President
directs all the Postmasters throughout the
country and requests the Presidents of all
the national banks to act as agents for
the collection of contributions and to for
ward the same at once to Mr. Bliss at
New York. The Postmasters are also di
rected to report to the Postmaster-General
within 10 days any funds collected on
this account. The President appeals to
the public to contribute generously for
the relief of those upon whom this ap
palling calamity has fallen, and asks that
the contributions be sent in as speedily as
possible."
The following appeal to the public was
Issued tonight:
"The National American Red Cross ap
peals to the people of the "United States
to send money and supplies in aid of the
sufferers at Martinique and St. Vincent.
The unparalleled calamity needs no words
of eloquence to arouse the active aid and
sympathy of our people. We, therefore,
ask you to act promptly and generously.
Money and supplies can be sent to Cor
nelius Bliss, of New York City, or money
may be sent direct to W. J. Flather, the
treasurer of the American National Red
Cross Association, at RIggs' Bank, Wash
ington. All such contributions, whether
in money or supplies. Intended for the
Red Cross should be so marked.
"JOHN M. WILSON.
"First Vice-President American National
Red Cross."
THE WORK OF RELIEF.
War Department Loses No Time in
Getting Started.
WASHINGTON, May 13. So compre
hensively laid were the plans of the War
Department yesterday, even before the
passage of the Joint resolution providing
for the relief of the volcano sufferers,
that there was really very little remaining
for the officials to do today.
The plans of the Commissary Depart
ment, made after careful consideration of
the news dispatches from the Antilles, con
template the supply of 40,000 rations for
14 days. The Quartermaster's Depart
ment Is purchasing clothing and supplies
for 40,000 people, and the Medical Depart
ment is working in proportion in Its pur
chases. In the Navy Department, the carefully
planned relief measures are being carried
forward systematically and rapidly. The
Buffalo has been ordered to be put In
readiness for immediate use as a food and
supply transport In case it should be
decided to send more supplies than the
Dixie could carry.
Action has not yet been taken upon
Admiral Bradford's suggestion that water
tenders be sent to Martinique to relieve
the possible need for fresh waer. The
admiral is anticipating the acceptance of
the plan and has accordingly telegraphed
to Pensacola and Norfolk to have the
tenders at those places made ready for
immediate service. The admiral also has
tendered the use of his colliers as food
and passenger transports. The Equip
ment Bureau, of which he is the head,
has a small but excellent fleet of large
colliers, and the admiral has suggested
to Secretary Moody that these ships are,
by virtue of their great carrying capacity,
excellently adapted to relief work. Each
of the ships carries from 2000 to D000 tons
of supplies.
There Is no lack of indications of
spontaneous offerings from all parts of
the country. Today a telegram was re
ceived from the Pittsburg Chamber of
Commerce asking the State Department
If private contributions would be received
and how they should be addressed. Simi
lar messages came front other points.
The department has as yet made no re
sponse. An original suggestion came from a New
York commission house in the shape of a
letter proffering 1,000,000 pounds of rice at
cost price and duty free to the Govern
ment. The owners explained that they
were able to make this offer by reason of
the fact that the rice is still in bond.
It appeared by noon that so rapidly had
the Government agents worked that al
ready the War Department alone had
spent over 5100,000 of the relief appropria
tion. It was realized that several heavy
expenditures were required, and it was
the opinion of the President and his Cabi
net that the $200,000 appropriated yesterday
would not be sufficient to meet the needs
of the case. It was decided that an effort
should be made to haie Congress accept
the amendment .of 5500.000 substituted in
the President's message of yesterday. This
decision was communicated to some of
the individual leaders of the Senate and
House. It appears that part of the joint
resolution adopted yesterday, requesting
the President to ascertain whether the ex
tension of our aid would be acceptable to
France, had been anticipated by the
French Government. The President's
statement that that government had re
quested that ships be supplied to carry
away the survivors of the catastrophe in
Martinique was at first supposed to be
based upon the statement of the Gov
ernor of Martinique to United States
Consul Ayme. It appears, however, that
the request came dlreptly from the French
Government through Ambassador Cam
bon, who personally presented the mat
ter to the President.
The War and Navy Departments have
decided to divide the work of relief be
tween them, so as to give the Navy full
charge of the general subject of transpor
tation, and entrust to the War Depart
ment the accumulation of the supplies.
Dr. Richard Klopsch, proprietor of the
Christian Herald, New York, called at
the War Department today, offering to
furnish 50 nurses, 30 male and 20 female,
and 1000 barrels of flour for the stricken
islands, to be contributed by the Christian
Herald.
Captain Sutherland, chief of the Hydro
graphic Office, has been deeply interested
in the vast physical changes reported to
have taken place In the Antilles as the
result of the earthquakes and volcanic
outbreaks, and he Is planning to under
take Investigation, with the approval of
Admiral Bradford, making a series of
hydrographlc surveys. If the current re
ports as to the subsidence of the sea bot
tom are corrept, there undoubtedly have
been corresponding upheavals of the bot
tom in other sections than Martinique,
which have created great menace to navi
gation through the fact that they are not
charted.
President Roosevelt late this afternoon
approved the bill passed by Congress ap
propriating $200,000 for the Telief of the
citizens of the French West Indies who
have suffered from the volcanic disturbances.
BALFOUR WAS SURPRISED.
Saw Kb Reason Why England Should
Follow America's Example.
IXNDON, May 13. The munificent ap
propriation yesterday by the "United States
Congress for the relief of the Martinique
sufferers, President Roosevelt's message
recommending 5500.O00 for that purpose,
the action of the United States Govern
ment in dispatching war vessels" and food
supplies to Martinique, etc, were drawn
attention to in the House of Commons
today by John Dillon. Irish Nationalist,
who asked the government leader, A. J.
Balfour, whether, in view of the action
of the United States, and the fact that
a British colony suffered so greatly. Great
Britain Intended to adopt similar relief
measures. He was sure a vote in this
connection would be carried unanimously.
Mr. Balfour's reply was not calculated
to satisfy public opinion. He said, the
matter had been under the consideration
of the Cabinet, but he had no statement
to make.
Mr. Balfour had never heard of a vote
of such a character being suggested in
the Parliament. Of course, everybody felt
the extraordinary gravity of the situation
and the tremendous suffering caused by
the appalling calamity. Every assistance
that could be given locally by the govern
ment would be given.
Mr. Dillon gave notice that he would
recur to the subject tomorrow. His sug
gestions were warmly applauded by the
House.
Loading the Dixie.
NEW YORK, May 13. The work of load
ing the United States ship Dixie with
stores for the Martinique sufferers is pro
ceeding as rapidly as possible. Most of
the 520,000 allotted to the Quartermaster's
Department was spent for women's and
children's clothing. Tents were also sup
plied in good numbers. There will be over
400 tons, consisting of tea, rice, coffee, cod
fish, hard bread, chicken soup, evaporated
milk, bacon, ham, vinegar and pepper.
About 55000 worth of medicines from the
Medical Department also will be taken.
The French Chamber of Commerce of this
city has raised 53000. which will be sent
direct to Martinique.
Jessup "Will Send Necessaries.
NEW YORK. May 13. President Morris
K. Jessup, of the Chamber of Commerce,
has made arrangements to ship by the
steamship Fontabelle, of the Quebec line,
which, is to sail Saturday, supplies best
adapted to the Immediate needs of the
survivors in Martinique, the quantity to
amount to the eaulvalent space of 1000
barrels. This precaution was taken, Mr.
Jessup says, so that in case tnere snouia
be any delay in the salllt of the Dixie,
or in case of any accident to the vessel,
the inhabitants of Martinique woulu oe
cared for as speedily as possible.
Dutch Government's Assistance.
THE HAGUE, May 13. The government
of the Nethelands has ordered the Dutch
warship Koningen Regentes to proceed
from the Island of Curacao, Dutch West
Indies, to the Island of Martinique at full
speed, in order to assist the sufferers in
the Mont Pelee outbreak. Both chambers
of the States General have passed resolu
tions expressing sympathy with France.
Americans In Paris Subscribe.
PARIS, May 13. Many American firms
and individual Americans are subscribing
to the Martinique fund, which amounts to
100,000 francs.
COMMA THREATENS.
Great Mexican Volcano Shorvs Indi
cations of an Eruption.
GUADALAJARA, Mexico, May 13. The
Collma volcano shows strong indications
of a great eruption, and the inhabitants
living in the valley at its base are moving
to a safe distance from the peak, from
which smoke and puffs of flame have been
belching for several days. Mount Collma
has threatened eruption for several weeks.
Activity o Pelee Increasing.
LONDON. May 13. A dispatch to the
Reuter Telegram Company from Fort de
France, Island of Martinique, cays that
access to the town of St. Pierre is becom
ing easier, but that today the activity
of the volcano seems to be increasing.
The scenes within the dead city are
strange and gruesome, says the dispatch.
In the section of the city known as the
Molllege, no sign of fire Is visible, but
everything seems to have been rent and
scattered as though by a tornado. The
iron bedsteads in the hospital are twisted,
but bear no mark of heat. Bedclothes and
all textiles In the hospitals simply van
ished. The central quarter of the town and the
fort are buried several yards under cin
ders. In the neighborhood of the creek
several houses were vfound intact, but
the Inhabitants were all dead, and ap
peared to have been 'killed by lightning.
Here the bodies were lylsg. sitting and
reclining, in curiously lifelike attitudes.
All possible sanitary precautons have
been taken at St. Pierre, but the stench
there is awful.
Transferring: Refugees.
ST. THOMAS, D. W. L, May 13. The
Danish cruiser Valkyrien has taken on
board GOO refugees from the North and
Northeast coast of the Island of Martin
ique. The French cruiser Suchet has res
cued 2000 persons from Martinique and
the French cable repair steamer Pouyer
Quertier has saved numbers of the suffer
ers from the volcanic outbreak there. All
the rescued 'persons have been taken to
Fort de France. Only one man escaped
from the jail at St. Pierre, when that
town was overwhelmed by the flow of
lava.
It is reported at St. Lucia that the
French bark at St. Pierre transferred Us
funds and books to the Suchet before the
disaster. ,
Denial by Shackleford.
ST. LOUIS, May 13. Congressman Dor
sey W. Shackleford, of Missouri, who was
in St. Louis on private business today.
says. In reference to a statement.sent out
from Washington to the effect 'that he
had opposed the Congressional appropria
tion for the Martinique sufferers, that he
gave expression to no such language. Mr.
Shackleford says he entertains the deepest
sympathy for those unfortunate people,
and is willing to do anything which may
be lawfully done for their relief.
Refugees From Le Precheur.
PARIS. May 13. An official dispatch re
ceived by the Minister for the Colonies, M.
De Crals, today- says that tne 450 ref
ugees landed at Fort de France by the
French cable steamer Pouyer Quertler
were all from the village of Le Precheur,
near St. Pierre, and that the only inhab
itants of St. Pierre who were saved were
those who left that town before 8 o'clock
in the morning of the disaster, Thursday
last.
Mrs. Mn&srah Prqstratcd.
NEW YORK, May 13. Having been no
tified that further hope for the escape of
her husband from death at St. Pierre was
useless, Mrs. Muggah, wife of the captain
of the steamer Roralma, is prostrated at
her home in Brooklyn. Physicians are in
attendance, but there is said to be slight
chance for her recovers'.
Not Recorded by Seismograph.
BALTIMORE, May 13. The seismograph
in operation at the Johns Hopkins Uni
versity shows no record of any disturb
ance o fthe earth's crust here, concurrent
with the volcanic outbursts which are de
vastating and remodeling the "West Indies,
The instrument was opened and inspected
today.
THE SHERIDAN HORROR
TWENTY-THREE DEAD AS RESULT
OF EXPLOSION.
Known List of Injured Numbers 202
Archie McEnchcrn Killed In.
a. Bicycle Accident.
PITTSBURG, May 13. A careful and
systematic search for the dead and in
jured in the Sheridan horror of yester
day reveals tonight a list of 23 dead and
202 Injured. The complete list of the in
jured may never be known, as many were
able to get away without making known
their Identity. A cqnservatlve estimate
by those familiar with the situatlpn places
the number more or less seriously hurt at
not less than 300.
The official list of dead, up to 8 o'clock
tonight, given out by" the Coroner, follows:
Elbert Berry, aged 15. Sheridan; Sarah
Flaherty, 3, Esplln; Dallas Bird, 23, New
Cumberland, W. Va.; Antonio Leo. 33,
Sheridan; Finnerty. 40, Slstersville, W.
Va.; J. L. Kennan, 17, Carnegie; H. S.
Smithley. 20. Uhrlchsvllle.,Q.; George D.
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Wilson, 73, Sheridan; Matthew I Marnon,
24, McKee's Rocks; Donald Smith, 9, Sher
idan; William H. Fife, Sheridan; Charles
Haerllg, 14 Green Tree Borough; Walter
E. Rice, 31, Dorrencetown; Elmer E. Huit
er, 37, Sheridan; W. W. Taylor, 24, Miller's
Station, O.; Pascol Mader. 40, Sheridan;
W. E. Relse; Walter E. Wright, Sheridan;
John Swan, SO; Sheridan; two unknown
men at Pittsburg morgue; unknown boy;
an Italian section foreman.
This list will likely be added to during
the night, as a number of victims at the
hospitals are reported by the physicians
to be in such serious condition that it will
be a miracle if they survive. There are
scores of people In Sheridan who would
be in the hospitals, but for want of room J
they are being cared for by friends. Some
of this class are also expected to die.
The most seriously injured in the hos
pital are:
Carl Eddlns, 19, works for Western Union
Telegraph Company, lived at Tipton,
Tenn., fatally burned; Albert Berry, 15,
Sheridan, burned; Walter E. Wright, 2G,
Sheridan; Dallas M. Byrd, fireman, 2S,
Sheridan; Pascal Madeer, 28, section fore
man; unknown boy, burned; Donald
Smith, 10. Sheridan; George Wilson, 15,
messenger, Sheridan; Matthew Marnon,
teamster, 24; John Swan, brakeman. 30;
David Lackey, 23; JMrs. Richard Ions, Es
plen, critical condition; William Hender
son, EUIottsborough, clerk in Pittsburg
Postofflce, burned all over body; Hugh
Henderson, letter-carrier, burned about
face and right side; Henry Hollerhocker,
burned about body; Charles Keenan, 17,
burned all over body; Lawrence Keenan,
19. burned all over body; John Renner,
Bradock, burned about face and hands;
J. Gallagher, EUIottsborough, hands and
arms burned; J. J. Wallace, 38, Tasveekyn;
Squire E. J. Hannah, of Bridgevllle; Davis
Lackey, Pittsburg; W. J. Enoch, 41, con
dition precarious; Frank Doerr. Sheridan;
burned, condition serious; Harry Herback
er. EUIottsborough; Charles Renner, 20,
Bradock, condition serious; James Calla
han, Elliott: John Tellinger, 23, Elliott,
boiler-maker; Clyde Fair, 20, brakeman.
McDonald, Pa.; Archie Feterty, railroad
messenger, 22, will likely die; Earl Dunn,
14, Sheridan, probably fatally burned;
Miss Sadie Seymour, Caechartlers, may
die; Howard Flck, 40, Cecil, serious burns;
Patrick Cain, Sheridan, brakeman, badly
burned about head; Clyde Grlnnage, 25,
serious burns; Robert Davis. 17, Elliott,
serious burns; Walter McCab'e, 20, Elliott,
severe, thought to have Inhaled flames;
Hugh Flaherty, 60, Esplen, burned,
bruised, may die; Mrs. William Douglass,
23, Esplen: J. J. Wallace, 35, body literally
roasted; William Lanney, 40, switchman,
Allegheny; Matthew Moreland, 25, McKee3
Rocks; Albert Berry, 16, drug clerk, Sher
idan, serious burns; Chris Conap, Carne
gie; Edward Spath, John Gllen and "Red"
Calvert, McKees Rocks, firemen, serious
burns; Mrs. McDermott and four children,
Carrie, aged 13, Harry 10, Aida 6 and
Emily 4, serious burns.
The scenes in and around Sheridan to
day were pitiful in the extreme. Practi
cally every house In the village had one
or more injured Inmates, and in many
homes mourning families were gathered
about the charred and distorted remains f ,,, TT 4,.a -., v,- -,,
of loved ones who were victims of the llfe Preservers. Upon this Miss King and
terrible calamity. Margaret were placed.
Many children were caught by the flames i While this was being done Margaret's
yesterday, and as a result the two public J little brother died. Mate Scott brought
school buildings today were almost de- the chlld water at gt personal danger,
serted. Of the 700 pupils enrolled, but 200 ... .. .,ni-. ev,n..,i., o- ,
were In attendance at the sessions today. but ,fc was unavailing; Shortly after the
Of the 500 absent, Professor Hannum esti- death of the little boy, Mrs. Stokes suc
mates that 100 weTe Injured. The children i cumbed. Margaret and Miss King event
have started a fund for the aid of their ually got away on the raft and were
unfortunate schoolmates, some of whom , plcke3 up by the steamer Korona. Mate
are In need of financial assistance. , .. . -.n.,. iri aia
The damage to property by the explosion Scott also caPf -Miss King did not
will probably be heavy. The loss at the , sustain serious Injuries. She covered the
mouth of Cork's Run tunnel alone will , face of Margaret with her dress, but still
probably exceed $100,000. In addition to
the heavy loss by the railroad company,
25 houses were destroyed, either by the
force of the explosion or the fire which
followed.
ARCHIE M'EACHERN KILLED.
Bicycle Rider Meets WltU a Fatal
Accident at Atlantic City.
ATLANTIC CITY. N. J., May 13.
Archie McEachern, the well-known bicycle
rider of Toronto, while being paced by a
motor tandem, this afternoin, at the Col
iseum track, met with an accident which
resulted In his death 20 minutes later. The
accident was the result of the breaking .'. . -.i,i,-a ..-.i v,
of the chain on the motor cycle. Riding ' sure. wh,ch overwhelmed everything be
tho tandem were Alf Boake and Robert t fore It. The gases absorbed by the bodies
B. Thomson, who have raced with Mc- ! of the victims caused them to burst and
Eachern for 10 years past. The effort
this afternoon was to establish a new mile
record. Several miles had been covered,
when the chain broke, and in the sudden
slowing up of the damaged tandem, Mc
Eachern collided with it and shot in the
air like a rocket. His head struck against
a projecting board, which cut a gash In
his neck, from which blood spurted in a
stream. The jugular vein had been torn
open. He expired shortly afier his re
moval to a hospital. Boake and Thomson
were uninjured.
Car Repairer Killed.
GARRISON, Mont., May 13. William
Sly, a car repairer, was killed In an acci
dent on the Northern Pacific at Drummond
this morning. The fatality was caused
by the derailing of a car of the Norrls &
Rowo animal show train.
"Work: on Panama. Oannl.
NEW YORK. May 13. Captain Louis
I Boyer, director-general of the Panama
I Canal Company, arrived here today from
Colon, en route to France. Fifteen hun
dred men are at work on the canal, he
said, and the Culebra section is nearly
completed. "I cannot 6ay accurately how
murh work has been done," he continued,
"but the ground has "been broken all along
the route, from Colon to Panama."
ON OTHER ISLES.
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mission of mercy she had to pass through
clouds of burning cinders, at the risk of
catching Are, in order to reach the terror-stricken'
people ashore. But, as al
ready announced, she succeecdcd in
bringing to this port 456 people, mainly
former residents of the Village of Le
Precheur. This was on Saturday last.
Since then the steamer, as the result of
other daring trips, has succeeded in
bringing many other persons to Fort de
France. On Sunday she rescued 923 per
sons, and piloted the French cruiser
Suchet and the Danish cruiser Valkyrien,
who took on board 1500 persons. The
Pouyer Quertler has distributed to the
sufferers large quantities of biscuits, milk,
wine and cheese.
The specie found in the vaults of the
VIENTO, Or., May 13. Edward
Wand, who died at his homo hero
. May 0, was .an Oreeon pioneer of
1853. He was a native of Doncos
ter, England, where be was born in
1816.' He was married in Ohio, and
came to California In 1SS3, moving:
to Oregon shortly afterward. He
lived at Eugene 35 years, being in
the hardware business with Ben
Dorris for 23 or 24 years. He was
for many years a member of the
Masonic lodge, and was a charter
member of the Hugene lodge. Ho
was the father or 11 children, seven
of whom survive him Mrs. Fannie
Maxwell, -of California; C. E. "Wand,
of "We3t Fork. Or.; Mrs. F. M.
Cole, of Roxbury. Mass.; Edward
Wand, of Viento, Or.; Mrs. Alice
Shonkwiler, of Portland; Mrs. M.
M. Sayer, of Viento, and George
Wand, of The Dalles.
J
Bank of Martinique, at St. Pierre, amount
ing to 2,000,000 francs, has been brought
safely here. The specie In the treasury of
St. Pierre Is buried In a layer of lava from
six to eight feet deep.
The northern section of the island is
depopulated. Provisions are needed here
immediately for 100,000. A shipload of
lime Is also needed at St. Pierre for san
itary purposes. The stench here from the
dead bodies Is overpowering. Mount
Pelee was still erupting smoke and fire
at a late hour last night. The French
cruiser Suchet Is here, and the City of
Fort de Franco Is quiet.
It was reported here yesterday from
the British island of Dominica that 300
survivors of the St. Pierre disaster had
reached there in canoes.
Strang; Instances.
Many strange and Incomprehensible In
stances are recounted of St. Pierre The
charred remains of a woman with -a silk
handkerchief, unburned, and in perfect
condition, held to her lips, have been
found there. The crisped bodies of young
girls have been found, but their shoes
were unhurt.
Every praise- is given United States
Consul Ayme. He has worked indefat
lgably to succor the survivors. He has
bound the limbs of wounded, and has
worked without sleep and without food.
He is now thoroughly exhausted.
Forty persons rescued from the city are
now in hospitals here.
The Italian Consul at Barbados has re
covered the body of hl3 daughter, who
was visiting in St. Pierre at the time of
the disaster.
Margaret Stokes, the 9-year-old daugh
ter of tne late Clement Stokes, of New
York, who. with her mother, a brother
aged 4, and a sister aged 3, was on the
Ill-fated British steamer Roralma, is In
the hospital here. The child is not ex
pected to llvo
Her nurse, Clara King, tells the follow
ing story of her experience: She says
she was In her stateroom when the stew
ard of the Roralma called out to her:
"Look at Mount Pelee." She went on deck
and saw a vast mass of black cloud com
ing down from the volcano. The steward
ordered her to Teturn to the saloon, say
ing: "It Is coming." -Miss King then
rushed to the saloon. She says she ex
perienced a feeling of suffocation, which
was followed by intense heat. The after
part of the Roralma broke out in flames,
Ben Bensqn, the carpenter of the
Roralma, who Is now in a hospital here
severely burned, assisted Miss King and
Miss Margaret Stokes to escape. With
the help of Mr. Scott, the first mate of
the Roralma, he constructed a raft with
the child was fatally burned.
The only woman known to have sur
vived the disaster at St. Pierre was a
negress named Flllotte. She was found
In a cellar Saturday afternoon, where she
had been for three days. She was still
alive, but fearfully burned from head to
toes. She died In the hospital here.
Suddenness of the Blovr.
Talk with survivors of the disasters
confirms statements as to the awful sud
denness of the catastrophe. It Is thought
that an enormous quantity of gas was
' k,w ni-rwinrtncr thA ntmnnnhoH. tit-ps.
the fire coming afterward carbonized
them. This was followed by a rain of
stones, which enveloped the town, but
there was not, as has been said, any flow
of lava. A gardener at the village of
Morne Rogue, seven kilometers distant
from St Pierre, saw at the moment of
the disaster seven luminous points on
Mount Pelee. He says he had the im
pression of being violently drawn toward
the volcano by a powerful current of air.
Then the mountain opened, according to
the description of the gardener, and flung
tornadoes of flre at St. Pierre.
As a result of the measures taken by
the authorities, access to St. Pierre is
now easier. The ruins of the town have
ceased smoking. Two thousand corpses
have been found in a carbonized con
dition. It Is learned that the rain of flre ceased
at a distance of 200 yards from the village
of L Carbt
REVOLT IS FORMIDABLE
CHINA UNABLE TO CRUSH THE RE
BELLION IN THE SOUTH.
Sent a Detachment of "Black Flags"
Against tbc Rebels, bnt They
Refused to Fight Them.
VICTORIA, B. C May 13.-Mr. and Mrs.
Landes. cf the Christian Missionary Alli
ance, who were stationed In Nannlng,
now one of the centers of the rebellion
In Southern China, arrived here today on
the Empress of India, having been driv
en from their mission by the spread of
the rebellion. They got out of the country
before the fighting commenced, but re
port that great excitement prevails, and
predict that it will be a long time heforo
the districts affected are subdued. The
government has strengthened Nannlng
and was despatching troops .from there
up the river.
The North China Dally News says of the
rebellion:
"Dispatches received from both Woo
Chow and Canton all confirm the news
that the rebellion in the two Kwangs and
Yuan Kwel Provinces has reached for
midable proportions, and that the rebels
number now quite 120,000 well-armqd
men, three-fourths of whom have Mauser
magazine rifles, that Is to say the pos
session of them are by old soldiers who
had been ordered to disband without
their arrears of pay being given them.
The presence of these veteran Kwang
SI and Kwang Tung soldiers among the
rebels is what "has made the rebellion so
formidable and particularly as the rebels,
who have good arms, now outnumber the
Imperial troops by more than seven to
one. It is further stated In reliable quar
ters at Canton that Marshal Su, who
has been ordered by Imperial decree to
take the chief command of the operations
against the rebels In the two Kwangs,
has only 5000 to 6000 men with him at
CMng Chlng, Kwang Tung, upon whom
he can rely. AH the rest of his original
army of 25.000 men was either unreliable
or has already gone and Joined the rebels.
The latter have possession of all the trade
routes In the two Kwangs and have,
therefore, captured large quantities of
warlike supplies destined for the various
military garrisons In the Interior, who
are cooped up and dare not leave the
cities to scout for fear of being cut off
from returning to camp."
A dispatch from Swato-w, In reporting
the rising of the Hulchu Fu rebels, states
that a detachment of 15,000 men belonging
to the famous "Black Flag" corps of
xLleu Yung Fu, was sent by the military
authorities of Hulchu Fu to suppress tne
rebels at the first news of the rising, but
the "Black Flags" were defeated, and the
movement Is now rapidly spreading
throughout the prefecture. It Is stated by
the Huinchou Fu Mandarins that the
defeat of the "Black Flag" detachment
was due to the failure of ammunition,
which compelled the troops to retire to
Huinchou Fu, It not having been antici
pated that the rebels were so numerous,
or so well armed. The truth of the mat
ter, as known among the masses, was
that the "Black Flags," true to their
predatory instincts, are In sympathy with
the rebellion.
Cblnese Rebels Defeated.
PEKIN, May 13. The Government an
nounces that, after two days' fighting
the rebels In the southern part of the
Province of Chi LI have been completely
defeated and their leaders captured.
The encounter between the Tebels and
the troops of Yang Kai Shi, the Governor
of Chi LI Province, practically breaks up
all armed resistance of the government.
It Is estimated that 2000 of the rebels were
killed.' The end of the engagement savored
of a massacre. All the wounded were
killed, and no prisoners were taken.
JAPANESE HOUSE TAX.
International "Ncsrotlatlons on
the
Matter of Arbitration.
TOKIO, May 1, via Victoria, B. C, May
13. Negotiations are still proceeding be
tween the Japanese Government and for
eign governments as to the scope of ar
bitration upon the interpretation of the
revised treaties, with special reference to
the right of the Japanese to levy a house
tax on property believed by foreign lease
holders to have been specially exempt
from all additional Imports than were
leviable at the time of the execution of
the treaties. The matter is thus now
clearly recognized as of much more than
local importance. It Is reported here that
President Roosevelt has personally taken
up the matter, and has expressed an
opinion that not only the house tax but
all kindred .taxes and charges forming a
new burden on property protected by per
petual lease under the treaties are with
out warrant, and that he has instructed
the United States representative to take
no steps In the matter, and to abstain
from participation in arbitration of the
subject. This has created a sensation
here, the belief being that President
Rooscveljt's action signifies a conviction
that the exemption of perpetually leased
property from such imposts as the house
tax Is absolutely secured by the treaties
In force, and that, therefore, any consent
to arbitrate would be a virtual admission
of doubt In the matter, and, accordingly,
a false step. Great Britain is trying to
have'arbltratlon cover a general Interpre
tation of the treaties; Germany, so far,
makes no sign; the Netherlands have re
fused to takeany active part In arbitra
tion, but will abide by the decision of the
arbitration court. In the meantime re
straint proceedings go on In Kobe and
Yokohama. There is great interest In the
attitude of the United States In this In
ternal matter.
The first meeting of the Imperial Marl
time Association, which is expected to
crystallize Into a species of Japanese
"Lloyds," was held on the 26th Inst., at
the Peers Club, Toklo. The meeting was
attended by men prominent in official ana
business circles. Among those present
were Prince Arlsugawa, president; Prince
Konoye, vice-president; Marquis Ito,
Count Okuma, Viscount Yoshlkawa, Gen
eral Teraucbl, Viscount Nomura, Baron
Shibusawa and others. The object of the
association Is to promote the development
of the maritime industry in Japan.
The drawing of lots for the purpose of
redeeming various government loan bonds
will take place the morning of the 5th
Inst, on the premises of the Bank of Ja
pan. The amount of the consolidation
(scrip) and war bonds to be redeemed is
1,000,000 yen and 6,000,000 yen respectively.
It is reported that Field Marshal Mar
quis Saigo Is seriously ill. Dr. Harshmoto
diagnosed the Marquis' complaint as can
cer in the stomach.
A Seoul special, dated the 26th ult, to
the Kokumin, says that the Coreans have
yielded to the Russian demand for con
necting the Russo-Corean cable In Wlju,
and that connection will be effected with
the Fentlen-Harbln line.
Recognizing the necessity of stationing
commercial commmlssioners in the various
centers of trade in the East and West,
the Japanese Government Introduced a
bill providing for their expenditures in the
last session of the Diet, but the latter
refused to give approval to the proposal.
The government, however. It Is said, is
thoroughly convinced of the necessity of
the proposal for the expansion of com
merce, as the periodical reports of the
Consuls are deemed insufficient to meet all
the requirements. A similar bill to that
that failed to materialize last session will
again be Introduced In the next session
of the Diet. The expenditure to be asked
for will not at first exceed SOOO yen. To
begin with, the commissioners are to be
stationed at Loudon, New York, Boston,
Shanghai and Tien Tsln.
The Japanese authorities have instituted
a vigorous crusade against the Japanese
who, tinder the mask of journalism, make
blackmailing their profession. In. Toklo
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been prosecuted since June last on charges
of blackmailing and frauds, and there are
50 more "whose doings are watched by the
police.
The death Is announced at Pekln the
5th ult, after a long Illness, of Marquis
Ll, the eldest son and heir of the late first
jiarquis iji xiung ouaiiti, u.- uie age vi iv.
He died of diphtheria, and leaves a son
aged 21 to Inherit the title and vast wealth .
left by the first Marquis. Before In- '
herltlng the title, the last Marquis Ll was
known as Ll Chlng She.
A Theatrical Sensation.
LONDON, May 13. There was a sensa
tion at the Royal Opera-House, Leicester,
Saturday, where the Kendalls the previous
evening had produced a new play with
much success. At the end of the per
formance Saturday there were repeated
calls for Mrs. Kendal, and as she stepped
to the front, prepared to speak, the cur
tain was dropped and the orchestra
played. The Kendals and their company
then filed out before the curtain and stood
for fully 15 minutes, trying to get a hear
ing, while the band continued playing.
The audience cheered the actors and
threw oranges and "biscuits at the band.
The lights were then put out but the
audience refused to leave the building un
til Mrs. Kendal spoke In the darkness,
protesting against the dressing-room ac
commodations of the theater. At a ba
zaar which Mrs. Kendal opened in the
afternoon, she had made similar refer
ences, at which the management of the
theater was offended.
Admiral Evans In Japan.
YOKOHAMA, April 28. via Victoria, B.
C, May 13. Rear-Admlral Robley D. Ev
ans, accompanied by Mrs. Evans, his
daughter and Miss Taylor, arrived yester
day on the steamship Gaelic, from, San
Francisco. "Fighting Bob," who comes
to relieve Admiral Frank Wilde as senior
commander of the American squadron in
Chinese waters, was cordially welcomed
by American residents and his many Jap
anese friends. He Is always associated
by the. Japanese with the opening up of
Japan to the world by Commodore Perry,
as the Admiral was prominent In unveil
ing the monument recently erected at
Uraga, in honor of that event
Parker Entertains Journalists.
LONDON, May 13. Gilbert Parker, M.
P., the novelist, gave a lunch today to the
American and Colonial journalists, who
are here to attend the coronation cere
monies. Mr. Chamberlain, the Colonial
Secretary, was present and In an Infor
mal speech alluded to the good feeling
existing between the peoples of Great
Britain and the United States. He hu
morously reminded the American journal
ists present that it was not customary to
interview Cabinet Ministers in England,
and that Great Britain was not yet a de
pendency of the United States. "Al
though," said Mr. Chamberlain, "some
people seem to think that some day the
British Empire will be Included in the
North American Trust "
Rejected by the Commons.
LONDON, May 13. The House of Com
mons today rejected the amendment to
the finance bill, that "this House declines
to impose duties on grain, flour and other
food of the people."
Starvation in Russia.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 13. Advices
received here from the Baltic provinces
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the peasants are reduced to feeding their
stock on rotten straw taken" from the roofs
of the cottages. Enormous crowds of
starving peasants are flocking to Moscow
from the central provinces In search of
means of existence.
Easter Riots in Caucasia.
ST. PETERSBURG. Monday. May 12.
Serious "Russian Easter" riots have oc
curred In the Province of Kuban, North
Caucasia, between Russians and Armen
ians. The latter were outnumbered and
routed. The Russians then, stoned the
houses of the Armenians and pillaged
their shops. The Armenians would prob
ably have been massacred but for the
timely arrival of troops. Many arrests
were made.
Execution of Russian Assassin.
ST. PETERSBURG. Monday, May 12.
Balschaneff, who assassinated M. Slpla
gulne, the Russian Minister of the In
terior, April 15, has been transferred to
the prison at Schusselburg, where he will
be executed today or tomorrow.
West Indian Merchants Fall.
LONDON, May 13. In the bankruptcy
court today the failure was announced of
Park, MacFayden & Park, West Indian
merchants, trading as Park, MacFayden
& Co., of New York. Their liabilities are
estimated to be 500,000.
Excitement at Bnrcelona.
MADRID, May 13. Much excitement
prevails at Barcelona, where the anarch
ists are attempting to provoke a general
strike. The Captain-General of Barce
lona is taking precautions to preserve
order.
Home for Cats in Xatlonal Capital,
Washington Evening Star.
There were 30 people present at th
second meeting of the Washington Cat
Club, held recently, and great interest
was manifested In the proposed estab
lishment of a place of refuge for the be
loved felines inadvertently lost strayed
or "accidentally let out" The Institution,
It Is stated, will also be a "home" where
the derelicts of the streets, or those cast
upon the front "doorsteps, may find tem
porary protection until homes are found
for them where a merciful and Intelli
gent veterinarian will be employed, also,
to aid them in their feline afflictions or
to terminate their unfortunate existence
when charity and humanity demand.
All present were also most enthusiastic
over the proposed cat shoWj to be held
here next fall in connection with the an
nual chicken show.
At the next meeting a place can be an
nounced where strays may be left or
from which a messenger will be sent to
collect felines for a small consideration
(say 25 cents), to defray the expense of
car fare and to aid the cause.
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