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J i I .'"TT minin miTinil DAILY EVENING EDITWi THE DAILY Eastern Oregon Weather Tonight nnd Wednesday threat ening with probably showers; cooler. PENDLETON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, TUESDAY, MAY 13, 1902. NO. 4433 MP MAIMED Dreadful Loss of Life Follows Two Explosions ot Naptta in Railroad Yards, ..r-i-M tii i pd AND U1K I LUll MANY INJURED WILL DIE. ..i. Mav Have Disarranged Gas Mains and ln,That Event Klireared That a More Dreadful Accident May Take Place at Any Time. Pittsburg, May 13 Thirteen per- . Mllnd nnfl nvor 300 inlur- ns wcic - 111 IWO ,eXI)10SlOIlS UL UU1JI1U1U. JttOl In TnP flLIl'IlilllUlK V til HQ UL 1 t 1 XI I J . . .1 HMO ......a vim IIII.V 111 I.I1H III 1111 t. II Ul t. a serious condition today ana sev- f -w7 f - Mn Thn Hnnrl JAMES KEBIS N. CHARLES HEARTIG. W. W! TAYLOR. HARRY SMITLEY. FINNERTY. G. E. MU.FTER. WALTER WRIGPIT. DALLAS BYRD. PASCAL 1IADER. DONALD SMITH. GEORGE WILSON. MATTHEW MARNON. AN UNKNOWN BOY. Is feared a greater explosion n T n nva i nnr nppurron mar men r i tie possible disarrangement of the, gas main, situated below the explosion. If the gas forces Its through to the surface the ..TIah . . .3 Four More Die. lour names were added to the list die dead before noon today, hring- me total up to 17. Dead Number 24. This afternoon the total number ot flfl Iff nlnnJ A C i Cause of Explosion The cause of the catastrophe was r "ii ui u UUlll Ul IUXIH.UU vH,..Mb ut.jiLiia iiuiuu, Laub me explosion. Much of the es- ng naptha ran to Esplalnborough ana one-half miles iotw. a-nil uu.vl cAinuojun, mowing xo me beymour hotel and Collins llCrt nn,l T 11 - . . - . w more men. Few occupants ot aiming escaped Injuries, many 5 ery oaaiy Hurt. Victims of Curiosity opeciacie attracted a 1nr? on the streets. When th - -nuucu u torrent of flame - .vim, tswuenini nnnu- tiio tor. or mL " Ul Ul- me OL'KUB innt tfillnmnfl u Tftnrt J i , . " ""I'uuil, 'ore the third ovninin.. HA i--.l , --x .. -" icui .rm . OAS WORKERS ON A STRIKE CHICAGO MAY BE IN DARK- NESS FOR SEVERAL DAYS. There Is Supply on Hand Which May Last for Forty Hours; Gas Workers Desire to Form a Union. Chicago, May 13.-Slx hundred, gas workers struck here this morning. Every company In the city is affect ed. The present supply of gas In tanks -will last only twenty-four hours, but by strict economy and Im pressing clerks and other office at taches into service it may be made to last forty hours. If the strike Is not settled by that 'time It Is likely all gas consumers will be compelled to use lamps and candles. The strike was precipitated by the refusal of the companies to reinstate the men discharged for asking permission to organize a union. MOUNTAINS QUAK E N M T Those People Who Escaped With Their Lives From the Ter rible Eruptions Now Threatened With Starvation and the Ravages of Disease. NEW YORK MARKET. THE DEATH LIST ON ST. VINCENT'S ISLAND CONTINUES TO INCREASE. Anthracite Coal Miners. Scranton, May 13. Complete sus pension of anthracite mining opera tions throughout the state continues today as the result of the Hazelton convention tomorrow. Public opin ion leads toward a continuation of the tie-up. , TRoJBLE IN HAYTI. UnnnnRr-lmia Viv ..J fcX. neat ami .. Th .1 . . uuu bllimiDU. - wuuung ablaze and fan "tnea and bllRtom -., n. -mu6( miner jmi iiiMiA.. i i- 0 gre tuo uwLiu iur- I PlHfll - lite i. E 1amtoulances were im. ihvR.n SPatched to th scene rlh.yAlclans- Many not so serl- ei In si. ro roraved to their to vf.erlda?' whlle other8 were lo varlniic l, n. p "uapums ana the lUhm.!!m.0Jel. t0. .undertaking to the Pittsburg morgue. KHlghU Ray At Wacc V2l- ?Ia7 ".-Delegate,, e b (.ni, exftB are attend convention of began w;rr"l L America, no o clock the Shortly be- delegates at mass at the .Of iho A " - MU HNfllltnnll.- ai i --.wMuiuLiuii it ii n t nan W. x?roces8lon to Maccabee 'elcnmo T w aaaress- , .0me On hnVmlo it. and fhn i "jo cny ThLVh2 local "ranch of the resuUr L.i nnaHUe8 concluded toinnrr.! p t0 continue o&w:Renrts of the 4 WahIn n0W tne oraer to .Jngcondition. li.iiS'. ra'ater before m ik.i, nave th. ii.x x - win mill in M the June eltction. Populace Demands That Ex-President Sams. Leave the Island. Cape Haytien, Haytl, May 13. More fighting occurred in the streets of Port au Prince last night ana early this morning. Almost the en tire male population are armed. The populace demands ex-President Sams' immediate departure from the island. Several of the revolutionary leaders have taken refuge In the United States consulate. Big Meeting of Bankers. Kansas City, Mo., May 13. One of the largest conventions of bankers ever held in the west began its ses sions in Kansas City today. Those in attendance include representa tive bankers and business men from all parts of Missouri, Kansas, Okla homa and Indian Territory. This morning the respective state and ter ritorial organization held separate meetings. The first joint session was held this afternoon in the cen tury theatre. Branch banking was the subject of discussion, the princi pal speakers being Horace Wnite of New York and Henry W. Yates of Omaha. Other prominent financiers to be heard during the sessions of the convention are James H. Bcliels of Chicago and Charles G. Dawes, iormer comptroller of the currency. Refugees Escaping From St Vincent's Say Loss of Life Will Be More Than Largest Estimates Explosions and Rumblings Continue Hot Ashes Falling, Heat Is Intense and Succor Slow In Arriving Food Supply Short and People Flee in Every Direction The Earthquake in Guatemala Killed 3000 or More People and Destroyed Many Cities and "Towns. Fort de France, May 13. A great tional reports of the Guatemalan cloud still hangs over St. Pierre and earthquake. Her officers confirm tho the country for miles around that town. Every person who escaped death from the eruption has fled to ward Fort de France, leaving only the .soldiers and others sent by the French government to the scene. The work of burning the bodies is going previous reports of the complete do. struction of Quesalt, Enango and other cities. Tho estimates of tho total loss of life are between 2500 mid 3000. Tho disturbances extend into Nocaramua. Montombo was partially destroyed. Mount Montom- Memphis Has Horse Show. .Memphis, Tenn., May 13. The sec ond annual open air horse show' opened today at the Memphis Driv ing park and will continue through the week. Both in the number and high quality of the exhibits the show far surpasses that of last year. There axe '.four professional strings of homes in addition to a number from local stables. Several thousand dol lars will be distributed among .the prize winners. on as rapidly as possible. Outside bo, on Lake Manamua, is an active help is quickly needed here. The volcano, and shows new signs of ac town is filling up with refugees. The ' tlvlty. Hot ashes are falling down food supply at hand is totally inad- its sides and tho people are fleeing equate, and the terror of starvation ' in fright, confronts the sufferers. The heat is America Will Aid Afflicted. intense ana tne unneauny season Washington, May 13. Tho senate at hand. An epidemic of disease is t6d paB8od a resolution providing teareu. ooa is ueing aean out cau- nnnrnnrintinn of sr.nn non for tiously because of the shortness of the rellef of the I)eoje of Martinique Tne suppiy. it is 'ebui mwu , "'" i arid St, Vincent. In UiIb is included many will die ot starvation ana ex- the ?200,000 appropriation of yestcr posure Derore permanent renet can t,ay The cablnet today waB devoted reach the Island. Conditions caus-, moBt exclusivoly to tho discussion ed ny tne k aecomposmon ot ; , measureB for the relief of the bodies of the dead at St. Pierre are Utricken iieople of St Vincent and nonny becoming more unendurable. Maj.tipinue. it was decided to ap Death List Increases Rapidly. I point a committee of citizens of all London, May 13. 4Sixteen hundred ! large cities in tho United States, to lives are known to have been lost take charge or tne popular suosenp on St. Vincent Island, as the result tions. Later the president appealed of ,the eruption of Le Soffrlere. Ac-1 to the people of the United States eroding to a cablegram received here for subscriptions. this morning, on account of the con- The Places Destroyed. tinued flow of lava and the Intense pariSt May 13. Tho following heat the stricken section cannot be I from tho Becretary of Martinique penetrated. Refugees are arriving .government was reecived by the rain at St. Lucia. They say the loss of ister of the co)oni0B today: '"The life will far exceed 1G00. It is now a 1 perimeter ravage by tho eruption ln week since the eruption began, and , ciuiies la Carbet, Lo Procheur, tremendous explosions and nimbi-j rand jUvers, and Macouba, Aid ings had -not ceased when the cable- j BaBse p'ointe. Leprecheur is entirely gram was sent from St. Lucia. This i destroyed and it is probable the morning many refugees arrived at same fate overtook Grand Rivero and Dominica in canoes. St. Vincent can. . Macouba. Despite the repeated ef not be seen from the neighboring f tfl of senator Knight, he has been islands on account of a heavy fog. j unauic to reach St. Pierre, owing to Odd Fellows' Day at Charleston. Charleston, S. C, May 13. This was Odd Fellows' day on tho calen dar of the Charleston exposition and B000 members of the order helped to make the occasion one of the most memorable of the great show. The chief feature of the programme was a big parade in which various lodges of the order took part, coming from all parts of South Carolina and from Georgia and other adjoining states. Eagle Knights Gather Shamokln, Pa., May 13. Six hun dred delegates and twice that num ber of other visitors have arrived for the state convention of the Knights of the Golden Eagle which Is to be in session here during the remainder of the week. A feature of the gather ing will be a monster parade in which, it Is estimated, 7000 members of the order will participate. President Pardons Lawyer. Washington, May 13. President Roosevelt has granted a pardon to Charles Frost, formerly special .attor ney in the department of justice, who is serving a year in the Alameda county jail, California, for contempt of court, In connection with the Nome raining scandals, in which Judge Noyes was Involved. Courier Journal Owner Dead. Louisville. May 13. Walter Hald eman, owner of tho Courier Journal, died this morning of Injuries re ceived Saturday when struck by a Btret car. The( sea in the vicinity is covered with trees and other debris swept from the Islan dof St. Vincent. The Guatemala Disaster. New Orleans, May 13. The steam er Anselm, from Port Barries, Guat emala, arrived last night with addl- ashes from tho volcano, which it is still throwing. He went to Lo Pro cheur and helped to bury 400 of tho dead and brought all of the Burvlvors he could find back to Fort do France. The cable company says tho cable will bo repaired tomorrow." Reported by I. L. Ray A Co.. Pendle ton, Chicago Board of Trade and Now York Stock Exchange Brokers. Now York, May 13. Tho govern ment report, which canio out lato yesterday, shows tho avorago condi tion of tho wheat crop to ho 70.4, compnrcd with 04.0 at this dnto Inst year. Tho report shows a reduction in acre ago of 5,000,000 of wlntor wheat, thnt has been plowed' up. This, In addition to tho low porcont ngo noted above, started prices Vt to higher. Liverpool closed 6 New York opened 82 and closed 82. Chicago closed 70 Closed yesterday, Sl1. Opened today, 82,f,. Rango today, 81(ff82V6. Closed today, 82. Sugar, lZt Steel, 41. Union Pacific, 104-y4. St. Paul, 169. Wheat In San Francisco. San Francisco, May 13. Wheat $1.13:J4 per cental. Wheat In Portland. Chicago, May 13. Wheat 75T60' Voc per bushel. FLOODS THREATEN Columbia Eighteen and a Half Feet Above Low Water Mark at The Dalles. STEAMER LINE FROM PORT LAND TO ALASKAN POINTS. To Abolish Church Festivals. Xenlu, O., May 13. Tho Womon's General Missionary society of tho United Presbyterian church Is hold ing its ninteonth annuul convention in this city. More than 200 delegates lmvo arrived from nil parts of tho United States. Tho convention will bo In session until Friday noon. A lively dobatu Is promised over tho resolution prepared by Mrs. II. T. Jackson of Illinois, president of tho society, to do awny with all church suppers, ha.nrs, festivals and the like In raising money for missions About one-half of tho mlslon rovonuo conies from this source, and Its abol itlon will bo vigorously opposed by tho liberal element of tho church. Iowa Labor Meeting. Cedar Rapids, la., May 13. Tho largest convention ovor licit! by tho Iowa Stnto Federation of Labor bo gnu its sessions lioro today wltii del egates prcsont from all tho industri al contors of tho stnto. Tho mooting will last through tho wook. The questions of trades autonomy is nn important issuo before tho conven tion. Another Important matter to receive attention is tho proposition to placo paid organizers in tho field, and the proposal to pny a Halary to the presdent of tho state fodorntlon will also bo considered and acted upon. Meet of Iowa Sportsmen. Ottumwa, la., May 13. Ornck shots from all parts of tho state aro gathered hero for tho annual tour nament of tho Iowa Stato Sports menB' association which began to day and continues until Friday. The programme provides for both target and live bird matches and a number of vnluablo trophies and prizes will bo awarded. Somo oxcol- I lent scores wore mauo in tno targot events today. The Smallest Baby In Oregon is Dead After Living Six ' Weeks; Truck Drivers and Teamsters Get .an Increase In Wages Skeleton Found Near Salem. Tho Dalles, May 13. Moro warm weather or rain will causo floods at this point on tho Columbia. Tho river rose yostorday fourteen Inchon, being now olghtoon and onc-hnlf foot abovo low watbr mark. At tho Cas cade Locks It lu necessary to ueo tho high gates for tho steamers. Tompornry walls lmvo been con structed to allow tho boats to pass during tho high water. Portland to Alaska. Tho steamer lino from Portland to Alaska will bo incorporated this week. Morchnnts havo guaranteed freight to warrant operating tho ves sels. League Games Open. Tho Portland ball team Is playing Ilolena this afternoon tho oponing of the luuguo games In this city, at tracting an immense crowd. That Small Baby Is Dead. Tho smallest baby over born In Or egon, died last night, after living six weeks In apparent good health. It weighed ouo uud thrco-fourths pounds at birth. Mr. nnd Mrs. Dad ral woro Its paronts. Tho child would lmvo lived had thoy hud an Incuba tor for Its protection. Truck Drivers and Teamsters. Tho truck drivors nnd tonnistors lmvo boon allowed their iucrcaso, to $2.50 tier day, thus avorting a strike. Tho now scnlo goes into effect Thursday. Thoro is no chnngo In tho planing mills situation. Another Skeleton At Salem Saloin, May 13. T. D, Jones, nur seryman, uneurthed a skeleton which was burled in a sitting posture Thoro Is no cluo to Its Identity. Muster Out Naval Reserve. Portland, May 13. Tho Orogon Naval Resorvo will bo formally mus tored out tonight. Application of ths officers and in on was mado to bo or ganized Into a company of tho Third Regiment of tho National Guard, but tli o military board refused to allow it. FOUND JN Af OIL TANK. Young Man Meets Death by Drown ing in Gasoline. Pasco, May 13. Russell Hubbard, 23 years old, was found dead in a tank of gasoline near the Northern Pacific coal bunkers, here Sunday. The body left on last night's train for Milledgeville, 111., consigned to relatives. The deceased was a nephew of Dr. Russell, of Walla Walla. He had been five months in this city and was not married. Laborers attempting to start the gasoline engine which operates the dumpers at the coal chute, discover ed the body of a man In the gasoline tank. The corpse was frightfully burned by the action of the oil, al though theer had been no flame. After some time it was identified an Russell Hubbard, a coal heaver. It ib supposed that young Hubbard en tered the tank for the purpose of cleaning It and was overcome from the fumes, or gas which had form ed on the surface of the oil In the tank. Bakincr Defeat of Rebel Forces Pekin, May 13, An official note announcing the defeat ot the rebel forces in Chili province and the cap ture of the leaders after two day's fighting was issued by the government. Woolen Mills Strike. Oregon City, May 13. The woolen mills strike is practically settled. The proprietors will grant 65 per cent of the union's demands and it is believed the strikers will accept. Towder Superlative in strength ' and purity Improves the flavor and adds to the healthfiilness of the h una PRICE BAKING POWDER CO., CHICAGO. Note. There are imitation baking powders sod cheap by; ; ' many grocers. They are made from alum, a poison-' ' ous drug, which renders the food injurious tp bsalthC.' '