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II . USCID IH 8EMI WUKLT IECTIOXS, IACH TUKSDAT AJTD FKIDAT. 52d YEAR NO. 8, SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY, MAY 13. 1902. FIRST-SECTION EIGHT PACES. HORRORS OB THE ERUPTION Awful Reports fromr Martin ique Are Confirmed. RELIEF PARTIES 6N HAND Molten Lava, Swept Every thing: in Its' ; Path s ' IN ITB LIGHTNING-LIKE ; .RUSH FROM TUB CRATER TO TUB SEA TERRIBLE! EXPERIENCE"' OF TUB FEW PEOPLE SAVED RE LI F.F FROM AMERICA . , FORT DE FRANCE, Martlnlnue.May ' Lr" 10. R 1 estimated that 30,000 person ' !; perished ot St. Pie rre. The road lead ing out of the city .are choked with 'dad' -bodlf . -according -to ! -reports ', reaching here. '' . ' ... . ' Tht second rli-f expedition -brought hack som of the Inhabitants of Cor-l-t. They wre crad with tmr jin.l dying from hunger.' An expedi tion succeeded in reach Ing ,8t. Pierre which i entirely destroyed! House ' fin to have li Hap pea red as though fallowed up, In & great pit. Immense Iron columr.r were found twisted and . t over In the direction of.the stju T The Awful Details. ' f'ASTRIESy"St.i Lucia, British West IndWtvMay 10. lount Pelee on May 3d b. gai) to throw out dense cloud f moke. On May 4th, hot ashe covered .'"St. P;-"n an Inch thick arm made ML ivii't, invlsMo. ' At noon on May 5th, j ;i sircam of .burning Java rushed 44 MO '. i f--t wn the mountain side, following tin- dry bed of torrent and reach .l.ii g the-nea, live ml lew from the moun-. i. tain. In thre. minutes. In It ruh the i fiery flood yfit; from It path plan liitioriH, building factories, cattle and human U Ing over a breadth of about V on 'half mil'. J ! Ah tin Java rushed into the wo, the latter receded !W fet all along the winl . coast. The terror-striken inhabl- it-t ruhl fr i-the hllJs. cr:itnlng, Hhntitliig and Availing, nwwl with terror; Thirty-live women "and children ar rived hre on May 6th and fumlHh .1 lib. :iliiVf detail. ' T iin May Mth, th Hritlh steamer, ij Uo.l.lim tfr.iwled slowly into Castries ! hiilior. 'Captain Wliatter rcrtd tlMt. -havihg Jiist caat anchor offHt. I'if rrv 4, t X p. in., h mw tremndu Ihi.Im r' Mrnok. and glowlrtg lndrf Milling' wilb. tfnlfi- rapKllty v'6,-h low H .md port ympltely and In'an limt.ii)l n vctitpi i'ij;, Hi former in a "h'-cf of il.inif- iitid raining lire in lxfi'l. I'.y rtii-rluim;in (Tortii lh a - I.l- wii.'i mIii,h .1 suid 'the fi?:iincr. nine liotirs l.it'-r, nuin.'igfd to r-twich Catrla. Tli- tn.iii p.ienmi r Kk, -which calbnl -rr M:n ilrtlU' at 10 o'clK;k la might, r . -t . 1 1 ( rt;it the ' whole front was IiI iz.hk fur mH's. .the Kk aent-a lo,'it 'anlinic, hut It could not' land ' on ; ac- oiiiit .f the tcrrltlc firt. Not a living soul .iw;red :whorf after llie lw:it h:id ;iltd for two houra. In tin aft-riiMiii ;i Kr-n-h counting itsiiiivr arrivid hre from ' Firt' de Kr.iiH , Making HHslHtanct. Th Mteim- r w.ta loidi-d with food anl Hnt laok ! ,M.17 tllll-UH. Alt att-init. to fi't-tu Ht. Pierre are J irrVit by fire. ,. ' Th volcano inlaml of St. Vlnt piit han burst out In H.vnpathetlc eruption. The i simiT which returned from there hint nlKht riort. the northern third, of the '.''island in flame nfid cut off from as , ' slstanc by a continuous stream of burning lava. r ' -" Kl iiKMton. ca ul till of Jt. Vincent. Is Ktife. but the eople'are -ery anxious ti "lite' fate of the rest of that I.s- ' . land. ' ; -'". .. ;i ; Ths Csble Break. - Point -a -Pit re. tJuadetoupe May 10. On the morning of. May 5th tluade .)Ue learned that Mount ,PeIee Lvot-i, . aiu In Martinique Had been In a. tt: of eruption ulnce May Id; throwing; out n xlics. The same, day violent thunder storms occurred tind loud detonations wpre hetfrd.At noon there-carne , ru mor that lava was flowing rrom Mouat Pelee and that 300 live had Jeen lost at St. Pierre. All that Oay. were hard loud noises like the discharge of heavy artillery far off, ; 1 In the afternoon the cable fonnee t Uns with Martinique all, dUappered. The earth was tretnbltnr and jroleanlc rumblings were heard. The newa of the dlMister in Martinique reached here Friday morning. Nearly everyone her has relative In Martinique and Intense sorrow prevails, j ; " Eruption Continu. r Tendon. May io. A cablo rompany rec tived a. meUge from i Martinique today saying the votoanJc eruption continues, ami that ships are of raid to Approach the island.' . i : 1 Americans Give Relief. Washington. May 10. The eeretary of the Navy has ordered the, erulwer 'liulnnati from Santo pmingo toMar tlnbjue, , FecreUry Moody also gent the roliowlng telegram to tne- comman ant of the Brooklyn Navy Yard: as' soon as practicable. Report when ' "Order ;theDlx!e to prepare for; sea she can be made readr. ' The Dixie Is a ahip of onJderable carrying capacity and -would be better fitted than any of the cegular naval ahlp to hasten to Martinique with re lief e applies wh4ch can probably- ob tained more readily a New Yorkf than at -any of he West' Indian IslaM. As a slll further measure of help be State -Department today cabled United State Consul Ay me at Guade loupe, to proceed &e once to Martin ique, to report upon the conditions there and to inform the Government what help is needed. C CROWNED SPAIN'S KING HAf GOVERNMENT I ENTER TAIN. I NO MANY FOREIGN PRINCES AND IXIGNITARIES. NEW YORK, May 12,-The Spanish Government Is following English prece dent fn entertaining m. large body of European princes and foreign repre sentatives who will witness the king's Inauguration, aayw .ft he Madrid! M pacb to the Tribune. The princes are either the guests of, the crown In? oal ace, or houses wIHt a complete Iretln ua of ervants are placed at their dia- posal. ; Special Ambaaaadbr Currjy and OenTaI Kloentfn. ki iwiru-nttivo tt the United States juad France, are pro vided with hou9e4 andi aU the special Ambassador !are 'treated with dlxtinc- tion. facn haa a royal carriage at bis command 'and a Spanish grands to Walt upon hm.i- Spain may have lost her colonial empire, but she ha hr old time pride In conducting state runctlona wifh dignity and ceremony. The king has Impressed the Idio matic corps here as a remarkably oap able ami clever sovereign, who 1 both precocious and resourceful. While only 1, he la tall, graceful, aalfpossessed, and haa a manner of great distinction. He is an accomplished linguist. The diplomats who have met him this -b have been astonished! by the maturity of hla character and the lr of digni ty and atatellnes la a bov wh. has not yet attained his full suture. Arrangements for decorating ; the route tf the royal iroa-res; tri : nnv being made: The street are lined with .Venetian masts, from which banners will be hung over the road ways. There' will- be few i flun hut the sides of the buildings will be deco rated In the! Spanish style with rugs, ca met and hanzlnr nf hrftllant nl. brt.- The decoratlons'will be almple, but not Ineffective. ; TP DEBATE WAS LIVELY Army Appropriation Bill in l 1 4the Senate Discussed THE CORONATION EMBASSY Made the Subject of Consid- i veration Yester- ; day , , . ; i - VlA I LEY CONTENDED THAT NO SPKi'IAIj AM HASSAIXRH SHOULD UK SENT, AND 1IB GAVE G0OD REASONS FOR HIS POSITION HELP FOR SUFFERERS. WASHINGTON, May 10. A lively debate occurred' In the Senate today, upon tlU army appropriation bill of ferol by Itilley, providing that no part of the appropriations mad by the mea. sure should be usd; in defraying the expenses f the special embaasy tjo' the coronation of - King Ediird Itailey contended that the United States should not send a special Wnbasador to the coronation of Englarld'a king, or to the coronation of any, ruley when the country thus honored !ld not extend tend a Iifc iurtesy to the! Uiited Stales Inaugtirntlon of the 7 President. After a considerablo discussion ! the amendment was withdrawn. ; I amemlment was withdrawn and the bill passed. ' ' , For the Suffsrara. WASHINGTON. May 10. The Sen ate paased a bill appropriating 1100,000 for 'the relief of the suffer era by the disaster In the, Island of Martinique. ;..... .. ,' . 1 In the House. ' WASHINGTON. May 10. The House today transacted some minor business. Including the passage of a resolution to print five thousand loples of the Jefferson Bible, and then laid aside; public business, to pay a tribute to the memory of the late Representa tive Rufus K. . Polk, of Pennsylvania, and. the late .Senator I. H. Kyle, South Dakota. ;V: Underwood objected to the considerationof the Senate resolutlcn for the relief of the victims f the West Indian 'dlsaater because no offlctal re port had been made to Congress. SALVADOR IS INDIGNANT. NEW jrORK, May J2.--3enenal In dignatlog la felt In Salvador, amys a Herald, j Panama, dispatch. ' over the award of the arbitration commission In Washington, which eompela the Gov ernment of Salvador to pay more than 1500,000 to;satlfy the claims of Am erican citizen In the Port of El Tri umfo matter. It Is a!J Salvador will not be disposea to enter Into contracts with Americana In the future. : Captain ami Mr J. nnor f The Dalles, have een assigned to the Sa lem Sarvatloh Army post to relieve Captain M. McGregor and Lieutenant K. V. Seeley. who hare been trans ferred to North Yakima. Wash., and departed" yesterday afternoon. i ; Leral bUnk at tb Statesman offlce. tsT . sssaaasaMBBBBs- TAFT LEAVES V FOR MANILA I , i WiU Sail From New York on Next Saturday GOING DIRECT TO ROME There To Settle the Trouble About The ; Friars ON HIS VISIT TO THE VATfCAN HE WILL BE ACCOM PA N I ED BY SEVERAL OFFICERS FROM THE PHILIPPINES WHO WILL AS SISTS HJM IN Iirs AVORK. ' WASHNOTOX. May. 10. Governor Taft closed his business here todav in connection with the affairs In the Phll ippinea.. He will l-ave New York on the 17th on the return: to his -ttoat at Manila. He win mod at Rome to dis cus the question of the Friar in the Philippines with the authorities at the Vatican. 4 He wilt be accompanied to Rome by Judge Jas. F.i Smith: of the Supreme Court of the Philippines, and Major John B. Porter, of the Judge Advocate's office. These gentlemen wre selected because of their familiar ity with tb question at, Issue., GOOD PROGRESS MADE SOWING FLAX ABOUT COMPLET ED AND THE PLANTS ARE GROWING NICELY. Mr. Eugene Roane, the representa tive of the Eastern syndicate or com pany In putting hv the flax and carry ing on the preliminary work prepara tory to establishing a flax- -fibre, clan t in this city, la making good1 headway in getting in the crop. lie stated yes terday that 200 acraa had been sown to flax, about eighty acre of which was already up and putting forth a vigorous growth, lie is sowing more and expects to have In at least another twenty acre tract toy this evening. Regarding the condition of the ranr- lug crop nd the iroapects, Mr. Bosse remarkekl that he was a , very hard man to- please In thorn retects but expressed himself ax being well satis fied In every' way and he predicted great success. ' lie is now ready to scutch the old stock of flax, of which there Is tfbout thirty-five ton, and I waiting for the power to operate the machinery. - 1 - " : The Greater etalm Commercial Club recently Invited bids for the construc tion of a dam in Mill creek, to furnish ower for the plant. They tiave been opened' but the contract haa ..not en awaruVd as yet. and it will-probably not be completed before June 1st. DISASTROUS EXPLOSION Of a Train of Naphtha Cars at Pittsburg' MANY LIVES WERE LOST A Great Panic And Dreadful Scene of Car nage : . y.;-" I' PITTSBURG, Pa., May 11 The Sherltfan . yard of the Pan-bandle rail road was the acene, t Ms evening. ; of the mot dlsavtrous explosion and fire. known In this section for many year. A Moore of lives were lost, (and about 200 persons so badly burned that sev; enty-flv per cent of them will die. The dead are: Albert McKean, John Swain, unknown boy; If. F. Smlthley. - Flnnerty. Chas. Mertlg. W. W, Taylor, O. E. Hunter. W. E. Wrla-ht; Dallas Bort, unknown man. Deuds, David Smith. j The cause of the catastrophe was the explosion of a trafn. of naphtha car. Leaking naphtha tgnied causing the explosion. ( Much of the escaping nap tha ran to Espial nborough. one and a half TnMes and caused another expros Ion.tlowing to atoms "the Seymour ho tel and the Collins House and badly wrecking a building near by. In -which were congregated .two hundred or more men. Few occupants of hi build. Ing escaped Injury, many being badly hurt The spectacle attracted a large crowd m the street.' When the cars exploded a torrent of flames belched forth sweeping back the terrified spec tator like a charge of artillery .'The soebe that followed is beyond de scription. Before the third explosion H many were rendered unconscious by the ex treme heat and gaseous fumes. Men ndl wotnea, with clothing ablaze, faces scorched and blistered, ran wild ly shrieking, hither and thither, only Intent on Escaping from, the awful fur nace of flra.' I.-' J -.-'" '.:'' All tha Pittsburg ambulances were Immediately despatched to the scene with physicians Many who were tiot aerkHisiy burned were removed to' their home in Jhri dan.; whll other were sent to the var Ion IMttsMirg bospital and the d. removed to the urulertaklnc eMsbliah meats in FherMan- and "vicinity and to the Pittsburg morgue. ANTHRACITE MINES CLOSE ! ' :' ' Strike in the Coal Fields Is Effective Tomorrow THE ORDER TO SUSPEND Issued by President John MItcheU Will Be Obeyed THE HAZELTON CONVENTION OF THE UNITED MINE WORKERS WILL DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT TO MAKE THE STRIKE A PERMANENT ONE SCRANTON. I'a.. May 10. Today the order of the Executive Committee of the United Mlneworkers, made through President Mftchell to suspend work at all the anthracite mines Monday, and to continue until the Haxel ton con vention may decide the question Anal ly, is regarded1 a an actual strike con dition, which , aimply smoothed he way for the delegates to act. That the order to suspend work Mon day will be followed by the Mlnework ers is already an assured fact. j TO IMPROVE SALEM! THE NEW -CIVIC LEAGUE HELD AN IMPORTANT MEETING LAST NIGHT. i The committee appointed last Fri day evening by the Salem Improvement League met at the council chamber in the city haill last night and organiz ed by the election of Prof. J. B. Gra ham, chairman, and O. W. T. Muell baupt, secretary. Jr. II. C. Epley moved; for , tha ap pointment of a committee, of five to draft a constitution and by-laws, but upon the suggestion of Gideon Stol that the meeting was prepared to han dle the subject as a wbole. Dr. Epby withdrew the. motion. The members present had been supplied with copies of constitution of similar organization and on motion one of the member present was requested to read one of them ectlon by .section, Whlcb was dona and: after various amendments to adapt themi to the wants of Salem, a constitution was agreed upon, and adopted ...''-, ' The hour being late when, the con stitution was completed. It was deom ed .wisest to leave the matter of by law to a sub-committee of five to re port thtr work with the constitution to the league II. A. Thomas, Dr., If C. Epley. Gideon St olx. Mrs. Mary R. Davis, and " W. T., Rlgdori were ap pointed s such committee. AMERICANS WILL REMAIN Foraker Srfys the Philippines Will Be Retained UNTIL GOOD GOVERNMENT Has Been Established by the United States Forces ; :' WASHINGTON. May 12. An Impor tant cjontrlbuUon 1 the duscusston of the Philippine Qoyernment bill was made In the Senate today by Foraker. He maintained that the tTnited State could not leave th Islands until order had been restored and until a stable government had been established. II declared this Government would, not come away from the.island under the present or next administration, even though the Utter te -Democratta J cause the American -people never would consent td poltroonery. foraker read editorial frornjhe Den ver New of which Patterson is propri etor. . The edftbrtal maintalnedS that the United State must retain control of the Philippine and put , down "the Insurrection among the Filipinos. With keen sarcasm, the Ohk Senator de clared that the editorials did not read' as did Pattersons speeches now. Fr ftker held that the policy adopted In the Philippines was one of the kindest and gentlest possible. . '- - The Senate concurred In the House amendment to the hill making ah ap propriation of f 200.000 for the relief of the French West Indie. Relief fee Martinique. WASHINGTON. May 12. The House today passed the bill granting f200.oe0 for the relief of the sufferers In the great calamity In the1 West Indies. The bill was a substitute for the relief mea sure passed by the Senate and follow ed, the receipt of a message from the President setting forth the magnitude of the calamity and urging an appro prlation of 1500,000. . ; ; Hemenwayi acting chairman of the Appropriation Committee, explained that the amount was limited to S200. 000, owing to the fact that large private contribution were being ? maJe. The discussion ' was . brleL . Un4erwoo4 (All.) being the only one to speak In of position. " "i ' " i Tho rect of the day was devoted to buslneini of the District of Columbia, ".' . . ' PERSONALS Jonathan Whitney, o Woodburn. is in the city on businesl A. W. Hoover departed for Wells Walla yesterday afternoon. Governor T. T. Geer returned last night from a business trtb to Portland. ' F. II. (Campbell returnUd last nisht from an over-Sunday vili to Portland r MLs Olga Hewitt, of AVbanr. Is vls In this Iting with Dr. Urac Albright city- Mr. M. K. - Howard Went to Port a visit to land yesterday afternoon relatives. for Mrs. C. A.I Behlbrede returned last evening from a visit to hr husband In Portland. I Mr. C. T.- -Pomeroy ijeturned last bed"; evening froi a visit to ec mother In Portland. ' " - Mrs. A!, Stump, formerly of Dallas, is. In the city expecting permanently. k resKle; here Mrs. Helen A. Dearbolrn. of 'Port land, I visiting with he r daughter. Mrs. Scott ' IkMtorlh, on merclal street. Sou tie- Corn Mrs. 7 . P. Emerson and little grand- son. Emerson Trainer; bf Stockton. eal:, are visiting with Miis Emerson's daughter. Mr. J. CunnerJ in thl city. Mrs. Sof Durbin and little srrand- daughter. Gertrud Kott es. returned to Portland yesteday afternoon front a visit to the home of Mr. ?. M. Walker. near this cltv, Mrs. T. E. Cornelius departed for Hillwboro yeserday afternoon to Jsnd the funeral of her , father. Tie. Wro, Smith, who died In that city ye terday morning. j, Louis Lachmund and little daughter departed for Portland yesterday after noon where they will lafce the train thl morning for New ;,Yolrk expecting to -remain 'several weeks. Rev. A. 8. Worrell, of Louisville, Kentucky, arrived yesterday afternoon and will preaCh at the First Baptist church in this city af trnj loon and v- ening during the rest of the week. PETITION FOR INJUNCTION Against' the Beef Trust Filed In Chicago! BY FEDERAL OFFICERS Illegal Control of the Meat Trade of The Coun- try Charged. . a v. V'f. s tj 9 w. g m a ira a , hi "i ey Berthea this evening filed with the clerk of the Federal Court k.blll for an Injunction sweeping in ,charater. de signed to destroy the nJlegejl giant con spiracy to illegally control the meat trade of tle Hnited Slates. Diatrict At torney Berthea also served notice that on May 20th he' will apjxir before the Federal- Judge Grosscup nd ask for a temporary injunction against pack- Sherman anti-trust law. I ' .."' er and their representatlve:s under7 the The petition charges conspiracy, un lawful combination, blaksithigt m cmt lawful combination: blacklisting. Ills- gal cartage charges, and illegal credit agreement creating false prices, ille gally, depressing the markiet. Ffd ac cepting railroad rebat. All the prin cipal packing companies Organised un der the laws of New Jersey, Michigan, New t orK tnn juinois are made parties to 'the defense, ; nd Mil ate . residents of Illinois, save Bulsberger and Noyes, New York, and Swift of Boston. Dress Skirts y v AND .; Tailor Suits At Salt Prices X - !" rnr.n m PiiRC I UiAdfyijii- 1 J Dimities, Lawns, ?ercales, GitrgbatJir, etc V ( , A splendid assortment to select from. Buyiuc wiU be litkly in this departineut all , week; ' as the , offerings are exceptional. , : ; X A STREAM OF MOLTEN LAVA Swept Down Upon the City of iSS St. Pierre AND DESTROYED ALL'LIFE Thirty iThousand Corpses are Strewn About the -' Ruins IUT1N ARB FOUND HURNINO AND FR1GHTFCL' )IHItS tF BI RNED FI.TJI FILL THE AIR AN AWFUL sn.E.VCE OVRH-' HANGS THE i4CKLSS PLACE. FORT I)E FRANCK Martinique. May 12.About 30.0IM) ersoiis lort their live an the result Of ' the out break of Mount Pel volcano, at 'St. Pierre, on Thursday. -Tho American tXin.iul "at Guade loupe, U.ul II, Ayme. has reached Ft. Ilerre and confirm the awful story In al the essential detail. "From an In terview with Consul Ayme, the cores pondent of the Associated Press, learn ed the following: . ' Thursday morning the inhabitants of the city awoke to And -heavy clouds shrouding Mont Pelee crater. All day Wednesday horrible detonations had been heard. The cannonading ceased Wednesday night." and fine sh- fell! like rain on St. Pierre. About o'clock with a frightful roar and terrific elec- trie discharges, a tornado of; Are. mud and steam swept down from the cra ter overt he toWn and bay," sweeping alls before it, anl destrotng the fleet of Vessels atYanchor off shore. Thirty thousand corpses arrstrewn about, buried fn the ruin of St. I'lerre, or floating gnawed by sharks, in the surrounding sens. '.X.-: ' ! . ; The Assoclat ed Press tea iiier , nea red Martinique at C:30 thl morning.. From behind the volcanic veil WmW blasts of hot wind, nilngllng with other ice f '. v.. ,';. ; . The a hole north end of the land was covered wllh, a'ctatliig of ashes. Furious bta9U of tire, hs and mHl wept over the steamer, but finally Kt.x Plerre':wai.r-acbe.l.'' ; ...; The ruins were burning in many places, and the frightful odor of burned flesh filled the air. Not one houAe was left Intact. Most notable was the utWir silence aivd the awful, over powering stench from vtji thousand Of d-Oil,' ; ''!. Tlie-flry jatfeam". w hich destroyed. Ht. Pierre must have hn rqnijimsed of poisonous gases, w hich, Instantly suf focated everyone who Inhaled them,, and of other gase burning furkiusly, for nearly all victim had their hands covering ,- their mouths or.- were in some at tit wle showing that they had sought rejief from suffocation. Thvillage of Jrrlne, south, of St. Plerrw, was, almost. entirely burned nd alrrfOst all the" inhabitants were killed. On. of the survivor of Irrin says the sea, boiling hot. Invaded th laud. Ten women, severely, burned. were brought In from Irrlne, and four of thm havo ied. Evidence of the swiftness of the on . slaught of fire, is found In the fact that none of the vbtlmj were: blinded, al though the eyelids of most of them are nearly burned through. There were eighteen or twenty vessels In the road st.I at. the time of the disaster. sWitbe Slg.nv -' f ' M Hird Voa Haw slwan t?gp m SALE Of BlACil GOODS, llohalrs aul Hklllian for Itatbins; costumes.' X VBLACIl DRE5S GOQDw sUkert umt a itlvcije Eyerjr piece of black dress C0od3 in. the store will be sold at sale prices this week 7 7n n n II