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:. . : Tlie . . . Portland . j&veiMiig . J oiiriial .nil . "1 111 V. 1, ,r - 1 " 1 J 1 ' ." " V PORTLAND, OREGON, MfaNDAY,' MAY 12, 1902. VOL. I. NO. 54. PRIJXBFIVE -GENTS. - , rail "ir THOUSANDS DYING AMONG ManyliuttdiS( Escaped . -iThirst'-' f i (8rfpp-MolU Nwt Aaaoclatlon.) rORE! DBS fRANCS' Majr It Practl BaJljr every avUatl vewel ' ber hai been prMd Into ervlc for relief duty at Bt Pierre and envlrone, Food u4 ether euppliea are being hurried to the cene. The relief partlet arc working un ifier tremendous dimcuitiee, a a terrible ateiich arteea from the corpeea, and aside from attending to the Immediate wants bf . the survivor, the work Is centered In disposing of the dead bodies. y Ire wood, quick lime and petroleum art need for this purpose. - The water supply ha tainted or ha llsappeared. The refugee are in dire alstress. It is estimated that - a thousand per aona who escaped the lava died from lack f ' food and water. The vault of the Bank of Martinique ara lataet TJflTf ! ' The streets cah riot he traced on ac count of the covering of lava, which continues to run down Mount Pelee, al though tn less stream. The refugees are betog transported to this city as rapidly as poMlbld. CARNAGE Venezuelan Govern ment Makes Blood Flow Like Water. Shelling Towns Without Any NotJatoon?Com-; . batants. ' ', ii (Scripps-McRee News Association.) -PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, May 12. A dispatch from Caupano, which was at tacked by land and sea on May 6 by the government troop without the usual 14 hours' notice to 'non-combatants, says the carnage was fearful. The foreigners there were without as sistance from - their governments, not "withstanding their appeals and protests against the continued , shelling of towns wltnout giving the non-combatants an opportunity to leave. New National Park. Crater Lake is now a national park. The park contains 249 square miles, and Is about 11 miles wide and 18 miles long. There's Style FEARFUL MSICHEL, . MEN'S FURNISHER and HATTER St., Portland, Or. DO TImj AVethgr-Tonlght nd y spe SPECIAL FOR. REGULAR 25c HOSE SPECIAL 12&c PAIR. Tikere a Mtlendid assortment to SO per cent, more than we ask, they er cent, more t nan , CENTS A PAIR. $1.00 GOLF SHIRT ' These shirts' are all newest desisns, warranted fast colors, with separate collars and cuffs. YouH say they are worth more. ' iwest desisns, v ' You'd say they 65c EACH. st HENRY J. Sole Axent for Third Street ' )OCIZD BT. . THOMXal May 13. Apprehensive glance are being oast in the direction of the Island , of flt. .Vincent, wbcre more than tOO people have already perished in the 1a Bouffrlere' eruption. The erup tion also destroyed cattle and ' sheep, ruined harvests, dried dp the streams and compelledthe"' inhabitants to flee to the capltot. Immediately after the first rush of lava to the sea an immense tidal wave ruehed landward, sweeping, every thing before . 1C ; Thl . was oa the 7th. The eruption continued next day and earthquake shocks ' threw " down many house and damaged much property. The fore of the eruption grew, and gradually aa eld crater, as well a a, new orifice, joined in the bombardment of Walllbou and Richmond valleys, compelling the in Habitants b escape to Chateau Belair for shelter. Dense dust' clouds covered the whole Island, and, blown eeaward, fell 40 mile away.' At Tourama and ' Orange Hill buildings were demolished and stock killed by a shower, bf lava, stone and ashes, which fell continuously for' more than, two hours. It it feared further ac counts will tell of much greater loss of life than has been hitherto reported. i A Californian Left Pen . niless on the Street. Rev, Charles O. Otnaa pastor of the Golden Gate M. El Church Oakland, Cel., who, with Mrs. Olnan, la on a brief visit to the latter's parent at Vancouver, Wash,, lost bis pocketbook between Leo Selling's shoe store and First and Wash ington street at noon today and was left :iritjhb; pennjf $j; W , pa,meA .,The . purse contained ! sS in gold and 'some silver. Mr. Olhan had paid for a pair of shoes at Mr. Selling's and did not discover his loss until about to board a car. ANOTHER PIONEER DEAD. OREGON CITY, May U.-Wililam Eudey, an Oregon- City pioneer of 1856, died at his home this morning, aged 77. The deceased was a native of Cornwall, England, and arrived at Victoria in 1856, and soon afterward settled in Oregon City. He was a stonecutter, and was employed on the lighthouses at Tilla mook and Crescent City, Cal. Mr. Eudey left a widow and the following children: Mrs. William Jewell, San Francisco; Mrs. W. Van Stone, Mrs. H. Varwig, John Eudey, Portland! Mrs. E. H. Miller, Minneapolis, Minn;, and Abel P. Eudey, Oregon City; The funeral will probably be held Wednesday. ; arid Finish TO OUR Straw HATS '' H ; -'' ' ' 1 - If yon need end now why not bave h decidedly up-to-date ? That's the kind we offer, and h' a most complete line of beauties. Take your chioce among PANAMAS. PORTO RJCANS, MILAN S, or MACK -INAWS they are the leaders. Our price are always reason able. OC Tendr. ocoMlonrf rain THIS WEEK select from, the values are ftiUv are practically a gift to you at ; SPECIAL 65c. f:.5-i-,." :fkSl,: '.:i;-Jl) , WHITE the KING Hat ' fl Between Morrison end YamUn.il I )OL )CZJ the and UVA STILL fLOWS St. Pierre's Streets Covered Five Hun dred Dead in St. ISLAND LAID WABTB. t PARIS, May 12.-The MlnlsUy of the Colonies has received a dispatch saying the entire end of the Island of Marti nique has been destroyed, with- all its population, including a large number of villages heretofore' unreported. VERT FEW ESCAPED. PARIS, May 12. The following note was posted this morning by the Minis ter of the Colonies: "A dispatch from the Governor of Martinique advises the Ministry , that of the population of 26,000 there are very few suwivors. These sur vivors have been able to furnish some niDLIu VI f Every Anthracite Work er in Pennsylvania Is on Strike. Operators Must Grant Conces sions or Trouble Will Ensue. (Scripps-McRae News Association.) SCRANTON, Pa,, May 12. From all parts of the anthracite coal mining fields come reports of the complete sus pension of work today. The order for the three days' strike is pending the de cision of the miners' convention oh Wednesday and Is being religiously ob served. Today in many places the miners are holding meetings, at which the delegates are being chosen to attend the convention, and being Instructed whether or not to vote for a "continuance of the strike. It Is learned that the large majority of the delegates chosen thus far bave been instructed to vote for a per manent strike unless the operators make concessions. (Scrlpps-McRae News Association.) CAPE HATTIEN, Hayti, May 1J.-A revolution has broken out at Port au Prince, and severe street flghtfag Is re ported. The situation is serious- The choice of a successor to President Sam. who recently resigned, precipitated the revolt. I Mill One Married Her and the Other Had Her Arrested; t; I - - . Detective Frank Snow t went to Rose burg Saturday and arrested Louis Harris and a woman whom he claims to be his wife, pn a charge1 of larceny preferred by Tony Arnaud, proprietor of the Ele gant saloon, a North End resort. ' From the facts of the case, it seems that the woman was formerly Arnaud'a companion, but took up, with'Harrls, who Is a concert hall piano player, went to Oregon City and the two were married. .This-fact put the saloon man in a frenty, and he had the couple arrested. The case Is to come up la the Folio Court this afternoon, but Harris says he intend .to relinquish all' claim to the woman and thaHArnaud will drop the prosecution. , As this plan seem to suit all concerned, there will be nothing more done in the case. It Is stipulated that Harrl must "leave tewn, however, and stay, away. , ,' -.- v,., Vincent mm 11 n- PUTREFYING Fiiery;Lava nly Stag ."..,'ri'iSj -!...rMvS information of the destruction of the" city of St Pierre., They say the town was overwhelmed smd disappeared In" a quarter bf an hour? THE WORKTOP RESCUE. Following this, there was also posted at the Ministry of Marine a aispatch re ceived from the commander of the. gun boat Suchet, announcing that this cruis er with the help of the Danish cruiser Valkyrie and . the ? French Cable Com pany' steamer Pouyer Quartier bad gone to bring back to Port de Prance the en tire population- of the island of Le Pre cheur.. The volcano the commander says. Is still In j eruption, and there haa been a fresh flow of leva from the crater over the north of the Island. The situ ation at Guadeloupe la, however, ex cellent "fy'': 600 DEAD AI ST. VINCENT. LONDON, Mar 12,Advices from St. Vincent Indicate (hat the death list in that island will .reach (00. The damage' Is confined to the north end of the Island. A MASS OF RUINS. PARIS, May U.-The Ministry ef Ma ralne this morningrecelved a cablegram from the warship Suohet, dated at Fort de France-, saying that a squad of ma rine explored Bt. "'Pierre 'on Saturday. The town was a 'mass of ruins, under' which the victim ' are burled. It was Nation lUEATrt WWO NGTC LO U DS Brazilian Aeronaut Dashed to Pieces-Wife Viewed His ' .V; tragic End. (Scrlpps-McRae New Association.) PARIS. May 1-Thet tragic death of the Brasilian aerdn&u Severe early this morning - shocked Parish, Severe started from his balloon shed about S o'clock. His balloon ascended easily and bad a reach ed an altitude of 500 yards when the few pedestrians In the streets saw a volume of gas escaping from the balloon and the aeronaut standing tn his ship gesticulat ing wildly. The next moment a fright ful exploMon occurred as the escaping gas was ignited from the petroleum mo tor. The 'balloon was blown to shreds and Its occupants, enveloped In flames, fell like a -shot to the stone pavement. The bodies of both Servero and his as sistant were dashed to piece. Mme. Servero witnessed the tragic death of her Drink Goncoctors are in Session at Louisville. (Journal Special Service.) LOUISVILLE, Ky., May ll Louisville is this week entertaining some 800 men who have don much to make Kentucky famous. They are delegates to the an nual meeting of the National Bartenders' Association, and all parts of the United States and Canada are represented among them. The sessions began today In the Elks' Hall, and will continue through the week. Among other matters to receive attention It Is probable that the meeting win take action to sever the alliance be tween the" Bartenders' Union and the waiters' organisation. ' A 5 Proposed by the Local Board of Trade. At this evening's meeting of the Port land Board of Trade the committee on mining will be Instructed to take up the matter of forming a local corporation to operate a smelter In Portland. The committee on clvio affairs will pre sent a resolution petitioning the City Council to have the Market Block remod eled arid placed a suitable condition to be used by the public as soon as possible. The special committee to secure Incor porators for the Portland-Alaska Trans Dortatlon Company, r having obtained prominent citizens to become incorpora tors, will be requested to have the com pany organized at once and have book open for kupscriptlon of stock. The meeting this evening will be called to order at T:S0 o'clock sharp, a much Important business is to be transacted. All members are urged not to fsil to at tend, i.,:.' ' . . ': ? N H NOT 1 CORPSES Impossible to advance to the north end of the Island, owing to a rain of ashes, which was most intense. The volcano still presents a menacing appearance, and ' alight rumblings accompanied by flashes and a projection of ashes and stones occurred while the troops were ashore: SURVIVORS ARE STARVING. WASHINGTON, May 12.-The' Secre tary of State today received from Louis Ayme. .United States Consul at Point a'Pltre, Guadeloupe, who. was sent to Martinique with instructions to Investi gate the St. Pierre situation, the follow ing dispatch; "The disaster Is complete. The city is wiped out Consul Prentis and his fam ily are dead. The Governor says 80.00b have perished, and 60,000 are homeless and hungry.. He suggests that the" Red Cross Society be asked to send, codfish, flour, beans, rice', salt, meats and bis cuits aa quickly as possible.' SIX -HUNDRED ESCAPED. MARSEILLES, May li Commandant Banges of the Colonial Infantry, who Is here, but whose relatives were In St. Pierre at the time of the eruption, has received news from the Ministry of the Colonies that GOO Inhabitants of Morne Rouge, a, village Seven kilometers from St. Pierre, were saved. husband. After his last ascension on May 4 Senor Servero said he would not make another trial until there was perfectly fair wea ther and that he would then attempt to extend his flight.- Upon that occasion Senor Servero's two assistant went up in the airship. Senor Augusta Servero has occupied himself with the problem of air flying for more than 20 years. In 1881 he carried out soma Interesting steerage kite experiments In Brazil. In 1884 he constructed a large steerable balloon, but the results with this were not satisfac tory. Senor Servero was at one time Deputy and President of the Budget Committee In the Parliament at Rio de Janeiro. Me was born about 40 years ago. Wants Half Million for Martinique Victims. (Journal Special Service.) ' WASHINGTON. May 12.-Presldent Roosevelt this afternoon sent a message to Congress asking that an appropriation of $500,000 be made for the relief of the Martinique sufferers. The message was referred to the proper committees in both Senate and House, and will, it 1 .ex pected, be reported favorably tomorrow In each. . v' WASHINGTON, May 12.-Presldent Roosevelt today ordered the State, Navy and War Departments to consult with each other and to make arrangements for forwarding supplies to the Martinique sufferers.' He also requested the Treas ury Department to be in readiness to utilize revenue cutters In transporting and distributing supplies. (Journal Special Service.) WASHINGTON, May 12. The House this afternoon passed a bill appropriating $200,000 for the relief of the Martinique sufferers. RIVER MEN EXPECT FLOODS The Willamette Is rising at the rate of six inches a day, and ir very hot weather ehould oom and continue for "10 or 16 days 'river men are prophesying very high water, which will probably exceed anything but the flood of "M. But If it should get warm and cold alternately, the river will remain about stationary. The water front residents are anxiously awaiting the Issue of the special river bulletin, which will soon make its ap pearance." "There Is plenty of snow In the mountains," said a steamboat. man( this morning, "and if the weather should' suddenly become hot there wllj be ..very high water.'! Regardless of what the wea ther eondltfoqa may be, I look for Sec ond street to be flooded anyhow.' iBEMllSJaillO WO O DARD, ClCARKE mCOM PAN Y LILAC Soda Drinks SPECIALS Lit AC Sundae LILAC Sangaree LILAC Ice Cream Soda LILAC Cream Frappe 10 Cents Wobdard, Clarke & Co. e John Barrett Company NEW Corner Sixth and Alder, 'PHONE MAIN 122. 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Pay of English Shepherds. vEntfllsh sbepherdsV wree for. 1901, gj settled at the annual hiring- f,Ir, Ha-, wick, . averaged about .1200 Jor- thV year, with a. cew. three, bolls of tneal. aod pon tato land. . ilea not paid la casa ot M- sheem, k--: ; V; m ' 'f;:f DAYS SPECIAL For SATURDAY , Royal Lilac PERFUME Fresh From the Flower. 15 cts oz. , Regular 50 cents of. (Opposite the Oregonian.) PORTLAND, OREGON CO Corner THIRD and ? e ALUCKaiKCRia Third St., Portland, Ore. No Gas ):'' a. -a& MANN a ABBOTT 9i-SECOND 'STIIZZV Between Stark aaJ CJi ' r"H"WHEAT MARKET. CHICAGO, May a-Wbeat, 7676Hc , 'vX'C'!-' t