THE MOHNING OREGONIAS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 21,, 1902.
GANAL iS ASSURED
Agreement Reached on the
Dalles Project.
HART'S PLAN IS ADOPTED
Conference Committee o the Trsro
Houses Authorizes Wqrk to Begin
' as Soon as River and. Hnrbor
Bill Is Passed. "'
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The Important gain at yesterday's T
meeting of the conference committee T
was that work on the canal and locks I
will begin Immediately alter passage I
of the river and harbor bill. Comple- I
tlon of the work will be secured by i
further appropriations. I
WASHINGTON. May 20. There ie good
news for Oregon from the conference on
the river arid harbor bill. The conferees
were again in session today after two
weeks' adjournment. They fought over
many of the disputed points, but a long
part of the time was given to the con
sideration of the Senate amendment pro
viding for a canal at The Dalles and Ce
lilo Rapid?. The result is gratifying to
Oregon people. "While the Senate amend
ment Is not to be retained in its first form,
the work is authorized to be begun upon
the last plan of Captain Harts, and It will
not have to go back to another hoard of
engineers before work Is bommenced.
According to the agreement reached to
day, the $224,000 remaining from the for
mer appropriation for the boat railway
and $100,000 additional will be authorized
for expenditure upon the canal and locks.
The principal point gained today is that
work will be commenced immediately
upon the passage of the river and harbor
bill, and that when it is once commenced
sufficient appropriations will be made to
continue and complete it.
"The best thing you can tell the people
of Oregon," said one Senator today, "la
that a Republican Congress will make
provision for opening the Columbia River
and that successive Republican Congresses
will appropriate sufficient money to carry
on the Work and see that the river is kept
open."
It is understood that the agreement
reached today is permanent, and that
there is no danger of its being reopened.
There Is also further assurance that an
agreement will be reached on other items
In the dispute, and that an agreement is
likely to be reported which will insure the
passage of the bill.
This Is the first time elnce the agitation
started for an improvement at The Dalles
that there has been 'an absolute prospect
of a substantial and practical beglnnnig to
remove and overcome the obstructions, al
though there has been an attempt to have
something done every time a river and
harbor bill has passed.
.IXJJJJV "WAR TPEXSJOXs'. j tf
TonfiTue's Bill Will Come JJp Today
Before House Committee.
WASHINGTON, May 120. The House
committee on pensions win hold a spe
cial session tomorrow, to consider Rep
resentative Tongue's Indian war veteran
bill. Chairman Loudenslager says that if
a quorum of the committee is In attend
ance, he expects to make a favorable re
port on the bilL In order that the bill
may be pressed, Mr. Tongue has made
personal appeals to every member of the
committee asking them to attend tomor
row's meeting and favorably to act upon
the pending bill.
If the committee should amend the bill
in any of its more Important features.
It may be allowed to go through the
House in that shape, in the hope of hav
ing it satisfactorily drawn when it goes
to, conference. Once the bill passes the
House in some shape or other, it is com
pare tlely sure of final enactment. Mr.
Tongue will be on hand to explain the
provisions of the bill, If any statement
Is desired.
Receiver is Approved.
The Senate committee on public lands
today recommended that Austin B. Dorsey
be confirmed Receiver of the Watervllle
Land Office, to succeed Lucien E. Kel
logg, whose term expires June 14 next.
The only charge laid before the commit
tee was that Dorsey was a non-resident
of the Watervllle land district, but it
was found that numerous other land of
ficers have been appointed from outside
the district in which the office was lo
cated. Inasmuch as there was no show
ing against Doreey's character or ability,
the committee did not feel disposed to
interfere.
Aevr Postofllces.
Representative Tongue has secured the
establishment of a Postofflce at Odessa,
Klamath County, Blanche Griffith, Post
master, and the re-establishment of the
office at Phir, Curry County, William E.
Burrow, Postmaster.
Mineral Entry Postponed.
Senator Stewart today called up and
secured the passage of the House reso
lution, postponing the opening of tho
Spokane Indian reservation to mineral en
try, until December 31 next. With this
resolution adopted, ,the President is ex
pected to sign the Indian appropriation
bill immediately.
Jones Has a Hearing.
Representative Jones was today given
a hearing on his bill, authorizing the
Secrtary of War to award contracts to
American shipowners for carrying sup
plies to the Philippines In case their bid
does not exceed more than ten per cent
the lowest bid from a foreign owner.
As Secretary Root has not yet made a
report on this bill the committee decided
to take no Immediate action.
Crosuy nnd Ifle at Washington.
Deputy Marshals Crosby and Ide, of
Washington, are In the city for a day,
having been to New York with an em
bezzler. who was turned over to Scotch
authorities under extradition. Their visit
here .has no connection with the case of
Marshal Ide's brother.
ALLISOX GIVES HOPE.
Says Nicaragua Canal Bill Will Pass
This Session.
WASHINGTON, May 20. Senator Alli
son, who Is generally well Informed on
the prospects of legislation, says that the
Senate will pass the Philippine bill, the
Cuban reciprocity measure and the Isth
mian Canal bill before the adjournment
of this session. He fully appreciates the
great opposition which has' develop'ed to
Cuban reciprocity and to the canal.
It Is gratifying to the friends of the
Nicaragua bill that Senator Allison pre
dicts the passage of a canal bill at this
session, as it Indicates that he favors
such legislation. Some of the Nicaragua
advocates are still fearful that either
the Hoar or Spooner amendments, al
though reported adversely by the com
mittee, may cut a considerable figure In
the discussion and possibly be substi
tuted for the Hepburn bill.
The Panama advocates have always
held that no agreement has ever yet
been made with Costa Rica which would
rive the United States or the Old Mar
itime Canal Company right of way In
Costa Rlcan territory. They are going
to try to make 'this an important fea
ture of the opposition to the Nicaraguan
CanaL
WIND AND WATERSPOUT.
Cause Six Death in Cincinnati and
Vicinity.
CINCINNATI, O., May 20. Shortly after
11 o'clock today this neighborhood was
stricken by a terriffic wind and rain
storm, causing the death of six persons
and injuring many others. The fury of
the storm continued only half an hour,
but in that time over $500,000 damage was
done In the business section of Cincinnati,
and as much more In other parts of the
city and suburbs. The dead:
WH.UE WILLEN, aged 4, drowned In
Covington.
MRS. FIoACHNER, drowned In Coving
ton. CLEM DAVTER, teamster, drowned in
Covington.
GEORGE BECKER, teamster, drowned
In the streets of Cincinnati.
FERDINAND RAPP. peddler, drowned
In a cellar In Cincinnati
D. W. C. BELLEVILLE, carpenter,
blown from a roof In Cincinnati.
Prior to the unprecedented fall of 'rain,
dense clouds were seen to the south and
the city became as dark as night. It was
afterward learned that there had been a
terriffic waterspout in the -Lewisburg Hills,
In the southern suburbs of Covington, Ky.,
and It moved over the Kentucky suburbs
Into this city, passing up the Miami Val
ley and causing damage as far as Dayton,
Ohio.
While storm damages are reported
throughout Kentucky, the worst point
seems to have been in Covington. The
water rolled down the hills 20 feet deep
In places and was about 100 yards wide.
The frame house of Edward Wohrley was
carried for a distance of over four blocks
and finally was dashed to pieces in the
Covington ball grounds. The house was
occupied by four families Henry Wlllen,
wife and four children; William Simpson,
his wife and children; Henry Qualbrink
and family and Mrs. George Flachner.
All had narrow escapes except Mrs.
Flachner and Willie Wlllen. who were
drowned. Mrs. Wlllen and her other chil
dren were almost drowned when rescued.
It is believed that Mrs. Flachner, a sister
of Mrs. Wlllen, lost her life in trying to
save Willie. Clem Davier. who was driv
ing a team near the flood In the Kentucky
suburb, had his -wagon overturned by the
water and was drowned. The buildings
of the Queen City Bathing Club, on the
river front, at Dayton, Ky opposite Cin
cinnati, were demolished.
All the towns opposite suffered damage
from broken windows and houses being
unroofed, but the. greatest damage on
both sides of the river, especially to the
business houses In Cincinnati and also in
Irvington, Ky., came from cellars being
suddenly filled with water, It "being Im
possible for the sewers and gutters to
carry the, water off. Superintendent
Bassler, of the United States Weather Bu
reau, reported the wind as 60 miles an
hour and the rainfall, in less than half
an hour, 2.36 inches, the .greatest on rec
ord her,e,
in the Cincinnati morgue- are -bodies of
three victims. George Becker, a widower,
while driving a beer wagon was struck
by a tele'graph pole and knocked from
his wagon. He was pinioned to the
ground and drowned on one of the prin
cipal avenues. Ferdinand Rapp, a peddler,
was caught by the water while trying to
get goods out of a cellar. D. W. C Belle
ville, a carpenter, was carried away "with
the roof of a building on which he -was
working and killed. Daniel Grace and
Louis Kern were seriously hurt.
The damage In the cellars of some of the
jobbers run as high as $25,000 and $30,000
each.
Score of Lives Lost in Northwest.
CHICAGO. May 20. The cloudburst in
Minnesota and South -Dakota Sunday, of
which there were traces yesterday, re
sulted in the loss of probably a score of
lives. Yesterday at the outskirts of St.
Paul, Anton Weir was struck by lightning
and killed, the bolt coming from a clear
sky. Near Rochester the 7-year-old son
of John Bloom was drowned. At Forrest
burg four children of Michael Wilbright
were swept away by the overflow while
the father was attempting to get them to
high ground. At Preston Harry Conkey,
a well-known horseman, was killed by
lightning as he was driving some of his
horses to the barn. Four other persons
are reported drowned, and much property
destroyed there.
At Aberdeen, S. D., two men were killed
by lightning. The 4-year-old son of H.
Tobiason also was killed. At Neche, N.
D., three young men crossing a swollen
stream were engulfed and drowned. At
Bloomer, Wis., Evelton Ganug was killed
by lightning.
At Duluth a windstorm yesterday caused
considerable damage to property and In
jured six persons.
EIGHTY-TWO BODIES RECOVERED.
Gas From Abandoned Mine Caused
Coal Creek Disaster.
KNOXVTLLE, Tenn., May 20. Up to
midnight 82 bodies have been taken from
Fraterville mine, at Coal Creek, the scene
ot yesterday's catastrophe. In which 225
miners perished. Ernest McDonald was
taken out alive at a late hour. He had
fallen into a spring and was covered by
water, except half I1I3 face, when found.
He had entered the mine 15 minutes after
the other men, and hlg story of the ex
plosion was told while his breath came
in fitful gasps. It Is Impossible for him
to live more than a few hours, for he la
horribly mangled. Both arms wee twist
ed from his shoulders, both eyes blown
out and both thighs broken.
The cause of the disaster became known
today. Gae had collected in an abandoned
mine close by, into which an opening had
been accidentally made last week by a
workboy In a lateral shaft An attempt
was made to close the opening, but It is
believed that a leak remained.
Opposed to Hoar's Canal Bill.
WASHINGTON, May 20. The Senate
committee on isthmian canals has de
cided to report adversely Senator Hoar's
bill placing the matter of the selection
of an inter-oceanic canal route in the
hands of the President. The measure
was especially opposed by the support
ers ot the Nicaragua route.
Presidential Nominations.
WASHINGTON, May 20. The President
today sent these nominations to the Sen
ate: Julius Jacobs, Assistant Treasurer of the
United States, at iSan Francisco.
John J. Coyle, of Pennsylvania, assist
ant agent at the . salmon fisheries of
Alaska.
A Philadelphia Fire.
PHILADELPHIA. May 20. A large
three-story brick building at Broad and
Vine streets, occupied by Marks Bros',
department store, as a warehouse, and
the Pennsylvania Electric Vehicle Com
pany, was destroyed by fire today. Loss
estimated at $100,000.
Dr. Sanford'n Liver Invigorctor.
The best liver medicine. A vegetable
cure-for liver Ills, -biliousness. Indigestion,
rmnatlnatlnn. malaria.
WORK OF HOME MISSIONS!
PRESIDENT ATTENDS THE PRESBY
TERIAN CENTENNIAL.
Tribute Paid to the Pioneers of the
Cause Celebration Brought to a
Close at Carnegie Hall.
NEW YORK, May 20. Carnegie Hall
was crowded to the doors tonight with
an audience eager to hear the address of
President Roosevelt in the Interest of
Presbyterian home missions, the occa
sion marking the close of the centennial
celebration. Many of the audience re
membered ihat Presidents Cleveland and
Harrison had made addresses from the
same platform on the same subject.
In the parquet sat the commissioners of
the general assembly, with as many of
their friends as could be crowded In. The
two tiers of boxes were filled with men
and women who are leaders In metropoli
tan Presbyterianism, and others interest
ed In the meeting. There were about 400
men and women on the platform. There
was no vacant seat, not a bit of standing
room left in the entire auditorium, and
hundreds were turned away.
When President Roosevelt took his seat
on the platform he received a great ova
tion. When the applause died away Mr.
Roosevelt took his seat between Rev. Dr.
Van Dyke and "Rev. Dr. Stewart Dodge,
who was presiding. A choir of 125 voices
from the different Presbyterian churches
sang the hymn, "Ye Servants of God,
Your Master Proclaim," and the Presi
dent sang with them.
"Every True American," said Dr. Dodge
in his opening remarks, "Is grateful that
his country was founded by men and
women who feared God; and today this
nation Is receiving Us chief strength and
support from God-fearing men and women.
On this occasion, our centennial cele
bration of our home mission, it is our
chief reason to keep rejoicing that our
church still supplied such men and
women to keepj up the good work."
A great wave of applause greeted the
statement, as also Dr. Dodge's review
THE OPPORTUNITY OF ITS LIFE.
The coming election gives to worklngmen the opportunity of their
lives to vote for a man whose great experience, ability and reputa
tion, united to his known regard for them and the cause they repre
sent, -will, if they give him an opportunity, create for them a standing
and an influence in the Nation never before realized. Cities like San
Francisco have elected Mayors whose efforts at reform have been
local; but thus far no great legal mind of National reputation has
been selected to champion the cause of labor and attach to It the
abiding and world-wide respect which it deserves in a free Govern
ment like our own.
In Judge Williams is found the ideal man for this work, "who at
the adoption of the state constitution manifested nls sincere regard
for popular rights, and by no act of his life, public or private, has
ever soiled his record or forfeited the confidence of his fellow-citi-
WILL ORGANIZED LABOR HEED IT?
Portland, May 20, 1902.
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of the "bright prospects of the church,
which, he said, "is about to receive a
creed that 'plain people can understand
and accept,"
In introducing President Roosevelt, Dr.
Dodge said that no man knew better than
the President the importance to the Na.
tion of the good work of the home mlB
slons. The President's Address.
When President Roosevelt stepped to
the front of the platform and began,' "Mr.
Chairman," he was Interrupted 'by -the
flashlight of a photographer. As the
smoke blew across the stage, he laughed
and said: "There goes the mystery now,"
referring to the mystery of the creed. The
President said:
"It is a pleasure on. behalf of the peo
ple of the United States to bid you wel
come on this hundredth anniversary of the
beginning of organized home missionary
work by the. Presbyterian Church. In
one sense, of course, all fervent and ear
nest church work is a part of home mis
sionary work. 'Every earnest and zealous
believer, every man or woman who is a
doer of the work and not a hearer only.
Is a lifelong missionary in his or her
field of labor a missionary by precept
and, by what is a thousand-fold more
than precept, by practice. Every such
believer exerts influence on those within
reach, somewhat by word and infinitely
more through the ceaseless yet wellnlgh
unseen pressure, all the stronger when
its exercise is unconscious, of example,
of broad, loving, charitable nelghborll
ness. "But tonight we celebrate 100 years of
missionary work, done not incidentally,
but with set purposes; 100 years of ear
nest effort to spread abroad the gos
pel, to lay deep the moral foundation
upon which true National greatness must
rest. The century that has closed has
seen the conquest ot this, continent by
our people. To conquer a continent is
rough work. All the really creat work
is rough In the doing, though it may
seem smooth enough to those who look
back upon it, or who gaze upon it from
afar. Thoroughness Is an unavoidable part
of the doing of the deed. We need dis
play but scant patience with those who,
sitting at ease in their own homes, de
light to exercise a querulous and censor
ious part of judgment upon their brethren,
who, whatever their shortcomings, are
doing strong men's work as they bring the
light of civilization Into the world's dark
places. The criticism of those who live
softly, remote from the strife, la of little
value; but It would be difficult to over
estimate the value of the missionary
work of those who go out to share the
hardship, and, while sharing it, to wage
war against the myriad forms of brutal
ity. "It is such missionary work which pre
vents the pioneers from sinking perilous
ly near the level of the savagery against
which they contend. Without it, the con
quest of this continent would nave.naa
little but an animal side. Without It,
the pioneers' fierce and rude virtues and
sombre faults would have been left un
lit by the flame of pure and loving as
piration. Without it, the life of this coun
try would have been a life of Inconceiv
able hard and barren materialism. Be
cause of it, deep beneath and, through the
National character there runs that power
of firm adherence to a lofty Ideal upon
which the safety of the Nation will ul
timately depend. Honor, thrice honor to
those who for three generations, during
the period of this people's great expan
sion, have seen that the force of the liv
ing truth expanded as the Nation expand
ed. They bore the burden and the heat
of the day, they tolled obscurely and
died unknown, that we might come Into
a glorious heritage. Let us prove the
sincerity of our homage to their faith and
their works by the way In which we
manfully carry towards completion what
under them was so well begun,
"Coming up here tonight, I made up
my mind to speak to you of manifesta
tions of the spirit of the National right
eousness, of something that has taken
place this day, and something that has
happened within 10 days; of the action of
this Nation, which culminated In the cre
ation today in starting a new Republic
on its course. That has represented four
years' work blunderlngs .and shortcom
ings in the work, of course; and there
were men of little faith, who only saw
the shortcomings and the blunders "but
it represents work triumphantly done.
We have the right to feel proud that we
have kept every pledge to the letter and
established a new National precedent. I
do not remember another such case and
I have searched for one with care a
case where, as the result of such a war,
the victorious nation has contented Itself
by starting a new nation, free, on the
difficult path of self-government.
"More anarchy and ruin wduld have
been before the Island if we had been
satisfied with the victories of war and
left its people to shift for themselves.
For four years our representatives In the
island have been representatives largely
of the Army. I sometimes hear the
Army attacked and I have even heard
missionaries attacked. Still, when great
work Is to be done in peace or war, it is
good to have the Army to depend upon.
Our Army representatives worked to
build up the school system; to establish
sanitary measures; to preserve order and
prepare for the starting of Industries, that
the new government might begin -with the
chances In its favor. Now, as a Nation,
we bid it Godspeed and we intend to see
it has all the aid we can give It I trust
and believe our people In the National
Legislature will see to It shortly that
they have the advantage of entering into
peculiarly close relations with our eco
nomic system.
"That is one deed consummated today.
Now for the other. Ten days, ago an ap
palling calamity befell another portion of
the West Indian Islands. Territory be
longing to two different nations, islands
not under our flag, but their need was
great and this people saw the need and
met it as speedily as possible. Congress
at once appropriated largo sums of
money. They were augmented by private
gifts and, gentlemen, I found, as usual,
in the Army acd the Navy the Instru
ments through which the work to be
done could be done. The minute I wanted
men who could drop the work they were
engaged upon, assured that neither pesti
lence nor volcano would make them,
swerve from their duty, men or unques
tionable Integrity, I turned to the Army
and Navy and we sent them to the strick
en island. I am sure you all feel proud
that ships bearing the American flag
should be among the fuvst, I think, the
very first, to take relief to those over
taken by so appalling a disaster.
"It Is a fine thing to have at the open
ing of this century such omens of right
eous acting, of International brotherhood:
omens of the future, where a sense ot
duty to the neighborhood will extend be
yond National lines, as the actions which
culminated In the starting today of the
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free Republic of Cuba on the paths of
independence and. In being first to reach
out a. helping hand to those overwhelmed
by disaster without regard to the flag to
which they paid allegiance."
The Moderator's Response.
The moderator, Dr. Van Dyke, made an
address In response to the president's
speech. Dr. Van Dyke said in part:
"It is not every man -who hasHhe chance
to. bring down two presidents in one
speech, but this t Is thV chance wftjlch,
through an all-wise and Inscrutable Prov
idence, comes to me. To you,, the Presi
dent of the United States," he said, turn
ing to the Chief Executive, "I have the
honor and pleasure to convey the loving
loyalty of the Presbyterian church In the
United States. We are glad you are here.
You have a knack of being at the right
place at the right time. We are glad
that our views of the great event of to
da coincides with your views. We have
already sent a telegram to free Cuba.
We have no particular favors to ask of
your Government, and If we had you
would not receive them, for there Is
no .favoritism in your heart or Govern
ment, except as we suspect a sneaking
love for the Army, In which we hope you
Include the army's Lord."
After the speech of the moderator,
President Roosevelt remained long enough
to listen to the singing of a synodlcal
quartet from Tennessee.
Rev. Dr. Charles L. Thompson, secre
tary of the Board of Home Missions,
made a plea for the evangelization of the
large cities of the country. Then, turn
ing to the question of Mormonism, he
added:
"Your territories are knocking at the
doors of Congress, demanding admission
among the family of states. Congress
hesitates on account of their unasslml
lated populations. Congress does well
to hesitate. There are among the popu
lation of these territories a great per
centage of Indians, Mexicans and Mor
mons. Congress admitted to statehood
one territory inhabited by Mormons, and
it ha3 had trouble ever since."
After President Roosevelt had made the
addresses at Carnegie Hall and at Central
Presbyterian Church, he and party were
driven to the University Club. There
was an unusual number of guards for the
President. Besides the two central of
fice men and the five secret service de
tectives, there were three mounted police
men, 12 patrolmen and five plain-clothes
men. The uniformed men waited outside
the club. The visit was solely for the
purpose of allowing the President to get
a rest before going to his train. His rest
lasted for more than an hour, and at 11:40
o'clock the President was on his way to
the Twenty-third-street ferry, there to
take a hoat for Jersey City.
Plaintiffs Fail to Appear.
ABERDEEN, Wash., May 20. The case
of the State against S. C. Coleman and
Mike Goldsmith, proprietors of the Olym
pus Theater, before Justice Mullen, this
morning, failed to come up, the plaintiff
refusing to appear. The defendants were
ready for trial, but W. H. Abel, the at
torney for O. O. Owens, who swore out
the complaint, moved for a dismissal.
Justice Mullen was Indignant over the
action, and assessed the costs against
Owens, and said he would have made At
torney Abel pay them If he could have
found any authority or precedent to war
rant him in making such a ruling.
Vancouver Citizens Pleased.
VANCOUVER, Wash., May 20. Citizens
are pleased with the disposition the City
Council made of the electric light plant.
The property, has been a white elephant
to the city for a number of years. Un
der the terms ot the sale the city will be
furnished 1200 candle-power arc lights at
54 67 per light per month, a rate that is
equaled by but few cities in the United
States. The maximum rate for incan
descent lights is also considered low. Mr.
Harvey submitted a revised schedule
about 25 per cent below the rate con
tained in the city's advertisement.
BeuHdary Is Still There.
VICTORIA, B. C, May 20. Private ad
vices from Alaska say that Captain Rich
ardson, sent north by the United States
Government to Investigate a report that
Canadian surveyors had removed an old
Russian boundary mound, is returning,
satisfied that the report was without foun
dation. Ministers ia Meeting-.
WOODBURN, Or., May 20. The annual
M. JE. Ministerial Association is now in
session' at the Methodist church. About
30 ministers are in attendance. The meet
ing adjourns tomorrow.
SCARE AT FORT DE FRANCE
OUTBREAK FROM MOUNT PELEE
CAUSES A PANIC.
Eruption Similar to That o May 8,
hut Not So SevereRescue
Worlc at St. Pierre.
FORT DE FRANCE, May 20. This
morning at 5:30 o'clock a thick heavy
cloud, lit up by flashes of lightning and
the rising sun, rose from. Mount Pelee.
The people of Fort de France at once be
came panic-stricken, and in scant attire
rushed excitedly through the streets of the
town. Stones from the volcano as big
as hazel nuts fell In the streets. Many
of the Inhabitants hurriedly embarked on
the vessels in the harbor, and it was with
difficulty that they were eventually re
assured. At 1 o'clock, however, the ex
citement was over, and the people be
came calm. The phenomenon of this
morning was similar to the eruption of
Thursday, May S, but. not so severe.
Governor L'Huerre will leave here on
the French cruiser Suchet to Inform him
self of the situation at St. Pierre.
The cloud which issued from Mount
Pelee this morning was composed of cin
ders. It is estimated that 20,000 people
rushed out Into the streets of the town,
shrieking and praying. A tidal wave has
destroyed a portion of the village of Le
carbet, A number of the Inhabitants of
Fort de France has embarked on the
available vessels of the harbor and in
tend to seek refuge on the Island of
Guadaloupe, to the southward.
The rain ot stones this morning lasted
20 minutes, and was accompanied by loud
detonations. As the people hurriedly em
barked on the vessels In the harbor a
number of small craft capsized. No one,
however, was drowned. It was learned
later that a whirlwind of fire descended on
Le Carbet, and fears are entertained for
the lives of the troops who were sup
posed to be in that village.
RESCUE PARTY'S NARROW ESCAPE.
Searchers Nearly Overwhelmed by a
Fresh Outbreak of the Volcrino.
FORT DE FRANCE, Monday, May 19.
The expedition sent to recover the bodies
of the American and British Consuls at
St. Pierre, today nearly resulted in a fear
ful horror. The vessels taking part In the
expedition were the United -States Steam
ship Potomac and the British Cruiser In
defatigable. The Potomac, under the
command of Lieutenant Benjamin Mc-
Cormlck, arrived there first at 11 o'clock
In the morning, and landed working par
ties. One party went to the site of the Ameri
can Consulate, and the other, headed by
Lieutenant McCormlck, went to the north
end of the town, to the spot where the
British Consulate stood, from where the
Lieutenant could see Mount Pelee and
noticed that a huge column of smoke and
gas was pouring out ot the crater. In a
manner similar to the eruption of May 7
last. He thereupon rushed to the site ot
the American Consulate and ordered all
hands to the boats. The American sailors
picked up a heavy metallic coffin in a
wood case, containing the remains of the
United States Consul, Thomas T. Prentls,
and carried it to a boat. The American
party was In Imminent danger.
In the meanwhile the Indefatigable had
arrived off St. Pierre, but left the shore,
heading for the sea, blowing her siren.
At that time a huge stream of molten
matter was pouring into the sea, and the
whole sea was hideous, having turned a
yellow-green color, while what was ap
parently smoke was rushing from, the
mountain. The detonations were contin
uous and were accompanied by a fearful
storm of lightning, thunder -and rain.
The flashes were ot terrible violence and
during the storm new" craters opened in
Mount Pelee. Fortunately the wind kept
the clouds of smoke and gas from .en
veloping the American1 and British war
ships; or the working party. The cool
ness and courage of the American sailors
were most noteworthy.
The body of Mr. Prentls Is now here.
There will be a funeral service on board
the United Slates cruiser Cincinnati to
morrow, the 20th. There will be no special
ceremony.
The volcanic mountain is apparently in
greater activity and the escape of the war
vessels, and particularly of the shore
party, was exceedingly narrow.
A severe inundation at Basse Pointe, on
the northeast coast of this island, at 2
o'clock this morning, swept away 20
houses, and 50 other buildings were dam
aged by the flowing mud which has swept
over the Vallee de La Rlverie. There
was no further loss of life. Basse Pointe
having been abandoned several days ago.
ACTIVITY OF SOUFFRIERE.
Likely to Make St. Vincent Unin
habitable In the Future.
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, Saturday,
May 17. The continued heat thrown oft
by the lava prevents any one approaching
the volcanic mountain. From the sea the
estates of Wallibu and Richmond present
a scene of desolation. They are bereft
of vegetation and all the buildings on
them have been destroyed. No living
being Is seen and no sound of any kind
is heard. Small jets of steam Issue at
Intervals from various parts of the plan
tation as a warning to visitors and the
fw courageous persons who have ap
proached the locality have found the earth
too hot to venture upon.
The volcano was apparently quiet
Thursday until 5 o'clock in the afternoon.
At that hour a distinct discharge of
steam occurred, and a bulky white cloud
Issued from the extreme right of the
mountain, verifying the belief that a new
crater had been formed on the windward
side. It is presumed that La Souffriere
will in the future remain active. The
surrounding country will then be unin
habitable. The earth in that locality Is
covered with volcanic dust several feet in
depth.
The loss as a result of the volcanic erup
tion includes not only the present crops
of the island, but cultivation will be Im
peded for some years to come. Serious
fears are entertained that another erup
tion will occur at the foot of the volcano,
where steam is continually arising from
small fissures. The locality is cracked all
over. The strange color and the great
depth of the Inlet of the sea on the Wal
libu estate imply that an eruption oc
curred there, and that a new crater has
been formed, which extends from the land
into the sea.
The sufferings of the afflicted demand
more consideration than the loss of life.
The torture of the victims was indescrib
able. Many of them were literally roasted.
A further shipment of medical supplies,
food and bedding arrived here yesterday.
Three thousand of the afflicted are being
housed and fed by the government, and
the distress on the Island of St. Vincent
must last for some months to come.
A sad story is related by a lad of 14
years, who lived in a village called Over
land, which was demolished. His father,
mother and nine brothers and slsteis were
killed by the eruption. The boy heard
nothing of them, and two days after the
disaster he went to Overland In search
of his family. He found them dead, and
without assistance he dug a trench and
buried them all.
i
RESETTLING ST. VINCENT.
Government Takes Up the Work of
Houslntr the Unfortunates.
LONDON. May 20. The Governor of the
Windward Islands, Sir Robert Llewellyn,
cables from St, Vincent to. the Colonial
Office, as follows:
''All Immediate wants now supplied.
Have ordered timber for the construction
of houses, through His Majesty's Ambas
sador at Washington and the Governor
General of Canada, at a cost, of 5000.
Please instruct those officers to co-op-
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erate and arrange for the payment. The
question of resettlement of the people ls
under consideration. One of the new
townships i3 already settled. In my esti
mation, 50,000 will enable us to support
all the sufferers for six months, and re
house them in new localities. The suffer
ings of the wounded from burns are ter
rible. Sixty deaths have occurred in the
hospital."
The wife of Captain Freeman, of the
British steamer Roddam, which escaped
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canic outbreak, received a cable dispatch
Saturday last from her husband, who ls
in the hospital at St. Lucia, to the effect
that he was progressing favorably, thus
disposing of the statement cabled from
New York that he died May 13.
Relief Well ln Hand.
WASHINGTON, May 20. Captain Crab
be, who went from San Juan on the
Sterling, cables the War Department as
follows:
"Fort de France, May 20. Reports pres
ent distress here exaggerated. Devastat
ed district lies north of line drawn from
1a Trinlte to Carbet with center St.
Pierre, which is completely destroyed.
No relief necessary. Inhabitants latter
place all killed, but our supplies at pres
ent in port will relieve all suffering for
next two or three weeks. All depart
ment supplies from San Juan landed and
turned over to Governor today, except
ing about 1000 suits clothing, delivered
captain English ship Indefatigable for re
lief sufferers St Vincent. Authentic re
ports latter place Indicate greater Imme
diate distress there than here. Violent
volcanic disturbances still continue here,
but it is thought local authorities have
relief well lnband within next month."
Pension Bills Reported.
WASHINGTON, May 20. The commit
tee on invalid pensions- yesterday reported
verbally the Senate bill to Increase the
pensions of those who have lost limbs ln
the military or naval service of the "United
States, or were totally disabled in the
same. It is estimated by the committee
that nearly 7000 persons are affected by
the bill although the 'number Is rapidly
Increasing. The committee decided also
to report the Senate bill Increasing the
pension of maimed soldiers, with an
amendment for the benefit of pensioners
under the act of 1800, who require the
periodical and frequent assistance of an
other person.
Japan's Bis Navnl Plans.
TOKIO, May 20. It Is announced on
good authority that tho programme
of Japanese naval construction for
six years beginning wltn 1904 will com
prise the building of four 15,000-ton battle
ships, two 10,000-ton armored cruisers, four
5000-ton cruisers, 15 torpedo-boat destroy
ers and 50 torpedo-boats. The country ls
evidently prepared to approve this pro
gramme. t
Iost n Thousand Cattle..
BILLINGS, Mont., May 20. George
Klrby. an extensive cattle-grower near
here, lost yesterday and today 1000 head
of cattle. The cattle had Just arrived
from Texas, and were thin and weak from
the long trip. They perished as the re
sult of the cold rain. Klrby has several
tralnloads of Texas cattle now on the trail
on their way to a northern range.
Fnueral of J. II. Slocnm, Pioneer.
VANCOUVER. Wash., May 20. The re
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county, who died in Highland, Cal., last
month, were brought here Monday and
today were laid ln their last resting- place,
ln the City cemetery. The funeral was
from the residence of C. W. Slocum. The
services were conducted by Rev. Mr.
Bishop, of Portland, assisted by Rev. E.
H. Todd.
Newspaper Man Oat of His Mind.
SPOKANE, May 20. J. F. Walker was
discovered by soldiers yesterday after
noon wandering aimlessly about Fort
Wright- He is now in jail, awaiting ex.
amination on a charge of Insanity.
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respondent of the New York, Sun ln Cuba.
Porto Rico and the Philippines. It Is
thought his present condition may be In
part the result of exposure ln these cam
paigns. Ran Over by Locomotive.
ABERDEEN, Wash., May 20. The
Northern Pacific eastbound passenger
train that left here yesterday morning
ran over a man by the name of Peter
Nolan, just this side of Elma. Nolan
was sleeping on the track, and before the
train could be stopped the engine and
tender had passed over the lower part
of his body, mangling his limbs and in
flicting other serious injuries. He was
taken on the train to Gate City, but,
there being no surgeon at that place, he
was brought back to Aberdeen this aft
ernoon and taken to St. Joseph's Hos
pital. There ls a small chance of the
man's surviving the accident.
Nolan, ln one of his conscious mo
ments, said that he was a tramp and
was bound for California, but nothing
cls'e could be learned.
Boy Drowned.
EVERETT, Wash., Mar 20. Lome
Weeks, 12 years old, was drowned today.
He was in the employ of the Robinson
Manufacturing Company. It is supposed
he walked over a sawdust flume, became
dizzy and fell Into the water.
Good Ran of Salmon.
ASTORIA, May 20. The run of fish stli;
continues good for this season of the
year, and their size ls gradually lncreas.
lng. The fish have now reached as fai
up qs Cathlamet, and good catches art
made there.
School Wlnilovts Broken.
NORTH YAKIMA, Wash., May 20.
Some one went to the High School build.
Ing last night and broke 24 panes of glass
out of the basement windows. What the
object was no one can surmise, as noth
ing was stolen from the building.
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