Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, May 15, 1902, Page 2, Image 2
2 NEW ORLEANS COUNT Will SITUEIE THE BILL PASSED YESTERDAY REQUIRING NEW ORLEANS JUDGES TO HOLD COURT ' HERE. WASHINGTON. May 14 —Soon after the •enatv convened today a bill was passed providing that the circuit court of ap peals of the Fifth judicial circuit of the United States shall hold at least one term annually in Atlanta, Ga,. beginning on the first Monday of October of each year. The biJi which passed senate yesterday was introduced by Senator A. O. Bacon, •of Georgia as an amendment to the pres i ent law regarding circuit court of appeals. Previous to the passage of the bill the circuit court of appeals of the Fifth dis trict which now sits at New Orleans could •hold .court wherever it saw fit, but the Justices have always had their sittings at is<ew Orleans. The Bacon amendment ■ gnsans that they will hereafter be required . to hold at least one session of the court | In Atlanta. : There Is another bill pending in the sen iate now. Introduced by Senator Hoar, of I Massachusetts, which creates a new dis itrtct and which names Atlanta as the i beadquarters for the new court. The Ba eon bill stmply provides that, the New Or- * leans court as now constituted shall hold 'at least one sitting in Atlanta, and that the cases appealed from Georgia and Flor ida shall be heard here. The bill intro duced by Senator Hoar has not yet been passed on. CRUMPACKERCAN’T VISIT .. - THE SOUTH AT THIS TIME WASHINGTON. May 14.—Representa tive Crumpacker. of Indiana, will not ac . company the Thompson congressional party to Alabama. He has been notified that a case in the .Indiana courts eannot be continued, as he had hoped it would be. and he announced with considerable regret, he '•aid. his inability to go and see the ne groes of the south in their native element. T hope my absence will not be misin terpreted ~ he said. ” 1 was especially anxious to go. I know already the prover bial hospitality of the south, and I had prepared myself to enjoy it to the fullest extent, for I know It will be extended to the members of the party. I wanted also to see the negro where he exists In the largest numbers. The disappointment 1 feel at not being able to realise these ex pectations is great. Nothing short of ab solute necessity could make me forego the trip.” The absence of Mr. Crumpacker will not in any way decrease the political signifi cance of the journey south by the other Republicans, twenty In number, for not one of them has ever seen the negro in the south, and the revelations to be un folded to them trill have the same effect as if Mr. Crumpacker went along. Southerners were anxious for Mr. Crum packer to make the trip, as he is the au thor of a resolution to Investigate south ern election laws, but this resolution is sMogr.lsed sow as a dead measure. NERVE OF WOmTn SAVED THIRTY LIVES XORRISTQWN. Pa.. May IX—The pres ence of mind of Miss Katie Henderson, saved thirty men employed in the quar ries at West Conshohocken from death or injury. Misa-Henderson resides a short distance from the quarry and as she look’d from a window she saw that the roof of the powder magazine was biasing. The men at work in the quarry were not aware of their danger until she ran to the quarry and warned them, not a second too soon. \While the men and Miss Henderson were fleeing for their lives, there was a ter rible explosion. The air was filled with splinters, stones and dirt which showered upon their beads. In the magazine which exploded, there were » kegs of powder and 300 pounds of dynamite. Nothing but a hole in the ground sparks the place where the powder house stood. ARE SmIthTfRIENDS HOPEFUL OF DEADLOCK? ATHENS. Ga.. May 14.—1 t is the opin ion of several in Athens that the friends of the H*m. James M. Smith are count ing on entering the campaign at the eleventh hour. It Is their opinion that there will be a deadlock In the convention, and that the chances of Hon. James M. Smith for the governorship are not so slim after <ll. guerryaToglZthorpe; ADDRESSES LARGE CROWD OGLETHORPE. Ge.. May 14.-Hon DuPont Guem spoke to between W and people tn the courtkouse Monde? . The greatest enthusi asm prevailed. The ladies were out in great numbers and evidenced their satisfaction by their smiles. He defined his position on all qusettnns fully and to the perfect satisfaction of his followers. It was a vote-winner sure, and the largest crowd greeted him that has been tn Oglethorpe for years. 70 JEFSrSON VOTERS~ TERRELL MAKES SPEECH LOVIS VILLE. Ga.. May 14.-Hon. J. M. Ter rell addreeeed a large audience in the court house here yesterday during the noon recess of court. Mr. Terrell has some very warm sup porters in Jefferson and his talk yesterday made a strong Irnrresstoa on those who heard him. Mr. Terrell says there Is only one ring to which be belongs, and that Is the true metal ring of the people. He left on the afternoon train. Terrell at Social Circle. SOCIAL CIRCLE. Ga. May 14.—Hon. J. M ferretl spoke Mcnday afternoon to a crowded •sane, composed of ladies and gentlemen. Hie speech was on a high plane, vituperating W mentioning no opponent. He made many notes :: ST. PIERRE, MARTINIQUE, ii AND VOLCANO MT. PELEE :: + Island has an area of 381 square miles. + ♦ Fort de France is the capital. + Population is. approximately, 19X500. There are 12,000 whites. Others are + ♦ negroes or of mixed racial types. 4* ♦ St. Pierre was the largest and most important city commercially, hav- + + tng a population of about 26.000. 4. ♦ Principal products of the island are sugar, coffee, cocoa, tobacco, cot- <• + ton and rum. A 4> Imports for 1826 aggregated about >5.721.000. and exports were >5.358,000. 4. In the same year the United States sent to the island goods worth >l,- 4" 502.332 This country takes almost nothing from Martinique, but our prod- + + nets, chiefly food stuffs, are necessary to it. 4» + Annual revenues of the Island aggregate >1,342.000. Os this sum one- 4> ♦ fourth Is spent for educational purposes. 4* <4 Martinique is a favored colony of Fiance, having been settled by qolon- + + ists from that country* in 1665. 4* 4 Island was taken by England in 1794 and held till 1816, when France again 4> ♦ secured possession of it. + / St. Pierre was built on high cliffs overlooking the harbor. 4- Mont Pelee. the volcanic eruption of which destroyed St. Pierre, is 4,450 4> ♦ feet high. It is often in obscurity because of the dense clouds of smoke 4* ♦ that have enveloped its summit. 4. TWO STUBBORN CONTESTS FOR GEORGIA POSITIONS WASHINGTON. D. C., May IX—The contestants of two Georgia post offices are causing the president considerable troub le today. They are the offices at Rome and Albany. The president has sent the appointment of T. J. Helm to the senate for confirmation as postmaster at Rome, but Senator Clay has had the appoint ment held up and may defeat the con firmation. He is waiting to hear from the people of Rome and their wishes In the matter will decide the issue. Senator Clay can bring defeat to Helms’ appoint ment if the Romans wish it. Senator Clay and Representative Griggs called on the president yesterday and suc ceeded In stopping the appointment of Hal Brimberry, Jr., as postmaster at Al bany.* They are not for any particular person for the office but they are opposed to Brimberry. The president will very like ly choose another man. , COTTONCHOPPED BY MACHINERY BLACKSBURG. R C.. May 14.—W. B Cas tle. of Hickory Grove, has patented a device for chopping out cotton, which ia pronounced a success by all who have seen it. lot year he worked his own crop with one of these ma chines. built at a country blacksmith shop, and saved so much of cost and obtained such good reaulta that he had it patented Plantera say the machine is of Inestimable value to cotton growers, since It does the work of eight men. and does It better than when done by hand In the old way. and owing to the growing scarcity of labor on ’he farm during the cotton chopping season, and Its unreliability, the farmer Will no longer be dependent upon floating labor for hla help to chop out his cotton. Combined with the cotton picker recently mentioned in your paper, this may add new hope to the "planter who cares to hold to what has for a long time been the staple crop of the south. It Is also claimed for this machine that it is adapted to the sugar beet culture and other products sown in drills where the thinning process is required. NORTH MLiNft’s JUDICIAL SCANDAL JUDGE WALTER CLARK ANSWERS HIS CRITICS—AN ALLEGED COPY OF ONE OF HIS . LETTERS. CHARLOTTE. N. C.. May 12.-Judge Walter Clark gives out for publication the letters he.wrote to Governor Russell dur ing the fusion rule in this state and In connection therewith defends himself against the charge that he instigated suits against corporations and persons know ing that the cases would later come be fore his court for adjudication. He says all that he did was honorable and for tae best interest of the state and that the fight against him Is Instigated by the big railroad corporations, who wish to defeat him because they cannot control his de cisions. , One of the letters which Juuge Clark ad mits writing is relating to alleged free trips to Raleigh made by United States Circuit Judge Simonton and is as follows: •’Permit a suggestion—Acts 1891 chap ter 320. sec. 4. clearly and unmistakably makes any discrimination ’an offense’ punishable ’by fine not less than 11.000 nor more than >5.000.’ Send W. Q Douglas today to Solicitor Pou. Inform him what he heard of Page and have bill v. railroad •ent for hauUng for one-half price. Sum mon Page and freight agent here with his books, and the party whose goods were hauled free (or‘one-half price.) He can not refuse to tflfitffy. is he is not Indicta ble. only the common carrier. “In this way. you can get the evidence you want. Again last January Simonton came here to hold court—not only on a free pass, but in a private palace car free. He is xot indictable, but the railroad can be made to swell our school fund >5.000 for ‘having had the honor.,’ etc., to give him free cars free passes, free food, etc., and the national and state publicity given tae transaction will open the eyes of the ‘plain common people,’ both In North Carolina and. throughout the union. “A very little trouble will get bills as to above transactions, and It is worth it. “Destroy this after reading.” More than one of the letters were mark ed "Personal” and asked that they be de stroyed. This. Judge Clark says, was in order to keep the railroads from seizing them and trying to make capital against him. GOVERNOR CANDLER HAS APPOINTED NEW DELEGATES , Governor Candler has revised his list of appointments as delegates to the Amer ican Congress of Tuberculosis. which meets at the Hotel Majestic In June. The following is the revised list: Dr. Alexander Mack, Hawkinsville, chairman; Dr. George Brown. Atlanta; Dr. J. L. Walker, Waycross; Dr. M. F. Carson. Griffin; Dr. A. B. Simmons, Sa vannah; Dr. E. C. Ripley, Barnesville; Dr. T. M. Mclntosh. Thomasville; Dr. J. D. Chason. Bainbridge; Dr. R. L. McLeod, Lyons; Dr. J. A. Crowther. Savannah; t-Dr. Franklin Wallace, Cordele; Dr. R. L. Fox. Mt. Vernon; Dr. Jefferson Da via, Toccoa; Dr. J. B. Rudolph. Gainesville; Dr. C. T. Nolan, Marietta; Dr. J. A- Guinn, Conyers; Dr. H. L. Gill, Columbus; Dr. T. V. Hubbard. Atlanta; Dr. L. P. Hammond, Rome; Dr. L. G. Hardman, Harmony Grove; Dr. R. L. Dozier, Mil ledgeville; Dr. A. A. Davidson, Augusta; Dr. J. R. Burdette, Tennille; Dr. Fred Williams, Montezuma: Dr. E. H. Richard son. Atlanta; Dr. John MeJunktns. Toc coa; Dr. George L. Harmon, Savannah. TREASUREISLAND AT LAST IS FOUND SAN FRANCISCO. May 14.-Treasure island, for which an expedition started from this port last December on the schooner W. 8. Phelps, has been reached in safety, according to a letter received in this city from a member of the party. The writer says that gold was found In the sand on the seashore, and also that quartz discovered on the island is sup posed to be gold bearing. The location of the island is not stated. As the letter was posted In Ecuador. It is surmised the rich island is off the coast of that country. THE REMI-WEEKLY JOUKMAU ATLANTA. GEORGIA, THURSDAY MAY 10, 1903. 8051SES5IDM IS HELD IN DIMS SEVERAL QUESTIONS OF IN TEREST TO CHURCH WERE UP FOR DISCUSSION AT CON FERENCE YESTERDAY. DALLAS, Tex., May 14.—Bishop Key occupied the chair at the conference this morning. Several reports were read and referred. > - A report from the educational commit tee was read In which it was recommend ed that the standard educational qualifi cation for admission to the ministry he raided, and also for the establishment of a correspondence school at Nashville to give post-graduate course; also for the establishment of preachers' institutes in various sections of the country, and pro viding sos needy aspirants for the ministry to attend free of charge. In this connection Judge Little stated that the foisting *of illiterate men on-"the remote districts was an outrage and should be discontinued- The Catholics never send any but educated men to the most feeble parishes. Methodists always provide educated and good men for mis sionary service to China, and our country men should be as well provided for as the Chinese. After much debate the report was adopted. Dr. Park, of the colored M. E. church, was presented as a messenger from that body, and his address was frequently In terrupted by applause. A special meeting will be held Friday at 8 p. m. to meet the messengers from the British and Canadian churches. A recep tion was given last night at Carnegie hall to delegates and visitors by ladies of Dal las. It was attended by about 500 people. No new developments on the war claim matter. Major Stahlman will probably make no move until after the report of the committee. The boom for Bigham for book agent Is growing. A communication of fraternal greeting from the Methodist Protestant church was recommitted to the cqinmlttee on fra ternal correspondence for recommenda tions. Dr. Huntington, of Nebraska, and Lieu tenant Governor Bates, of Massachusetts, fraternal messengers from the M. E. church, bade farewell to the general con ference in a short but cordial address and announced their departure for their homes. Bishop Key for the general conference responded with equal cordiality and ex pressed regret at their departure. Bishop Hendrix, fraternal messenger to the British Methodist conference In 1900. made a report which was read to the gen eral conference. He spoke highly of his generous reception in England and Ire land. A. Coke Smith, of Virginia, fraternal messenger to the Methodist church of Canada, in 1898, made a similar report of his experience. , The rules were suspended and matters on the calendar taken up. The report of the committee on revisals, recommending that each annual confer ence h* v ® a joint.board of finance for Its local convenience, was ’laid on the table for future The committee oh education said that theological stu dents attend Vanderbilt University and also an annual appropriation of >IO,OOO to be ueed to increase the efficiency of the young ministry. There were other recommendations. The report was explained by Dr. Mur ray, of Millsaps college, Jackson, Miss., and Dr. Tillett, dean of the faculty of Vanderbilt University. Part of the report was adopted and con sideration of the remainder, deferred un til tomorrow. The education report Is considered one of the most important matters before the conference. Prayers Said Over Claim Monday. DALLAS, Texas, May 13.—Conference was called to order yesterday by Bish op Galloway. W. W. Smith, of Virginia, moved that after roll call conference adjourn, as thia is the day of prayer and fasting over the war claim matter. An amendment was ARCHIE M’EACHERN MEETS AWFUL DEATH •ATLANTIC CITY. N. J., May 14.-/Ar chle McEachern, champion moter piced rider, of Toronto, Canada, met an awful death in the coliseum yesterday after noon while trying to break the world’s record for one mile, motor paced. His. jugular vein was torn wide open, and he died twenty minutes later. The chain of his motor broke, and he went into it, throwing him high in the air. McEachern went out on the coliseum track yesterday afternoon behind the mo tors in an effort to break the mile rec ord. He had ridden several miles, and was going like the wind when the acci dent came. The chain of his motor broke. KNIGHTS TEMPLAR IN SAVANNAH IN SESSION GEORGIA GRAND COMMANDERY CONVENES IN CITY BY THE SEA. GREAT PARADE YES- TERDAY. SAVANNAH, Ga.. May 14.-The 41st an nual meeting of the grand commander? of the Knight Templars of Georgia con vened in Savannah today at noon. There was a parade through the princi pal streets of the city, in which Captain Joyner’s fire department and drum corps was the principal attraction and a lun cheon at the Masonic temple. Rev. John D. Jordan, pastor of the First Baptist church addressed the Sir Knights in welcoming them to Savannah and Mr. W. A. Davis, of Macon, responded on be half of the visitors. There will be a parade of the Mystic Shriners this afternoon that is expected to be very picturesque. The visiting la dies were taken on a trolley ride this morning by a committee of ladies and were given a luncheon ait Thunderbolt. Tomorrow after the election of officers the grand commandery will go to Tybee to spend the afternoon. There are about two hundred visitors present. Agricultural Bill Passed by Senate. WASHINGTON. May 14.-The senate passed the agricultural appropriation bill. Mr. Stewart, of Nevada, men addressed the senate in support of the Philippines’ government bill. offered that adjournment take place at U m . and was carried. Aftee'rtM call, Hdtroorts bhlng presejf* ed, newmdtlon to.aiia>urn carried at lOflk R. J. Bigham, of Atlanta, is prominently mentioned for the position of senior book agent and his chances are good. George M. Napier, of Monroe, Ga., says: “The Georgia delegation before their arrival here were In favor of returning the war claim money to the government, but since they have seen the Impracticability of that, on account of the Candler letters, and are in favoi\of condemning all per sons connected with the book committee and book agents, as/well as condemning the officials who sent the letters to the senators. “The only way to give the money back would be to have enabling act passed by congress. There Is a strong sentiment In favor of voluntary contributions to make up the amount of the fee and turn the whole account over Ito the • publishing house. No one from Georgia Is mentioned for bishop.” ?»’ • ’ • * Bishop Candler preached to an Immense congregation at the, First Baptist church Sunday night. With few exceptions all the pulpits of eve~ v denomination were filled by vlsltlngTJfea»'hers. the exceptions being the Catholic and Episcopal churches. Heldt Not Seated at Dallas. Although duly elected as clerical and lay delegates to the general conference of the Methodist Episcopal church, south, how in session at Dallas, Texas, Dr. John W. Heldt, of Atlanta, and W. R. Power* of Marietta, have been refused seats by the conference. This decision of the conference came .at the instance of Bishop C. B. Galloway. When the North Georgia conference was In session last fall and stx clerical and lay delegates had already been appointed, one each being qualified to every 48 delegates of the conference, the question arose whether the conference was not entitled to a seventh pair of delegates. It was found that by counting a number of late trans fers to the conference and by counting several names of deceased members not yet stricken from the rolls, the necessary number of members to account for a seventh pair of delegates was made up. Acting upon this Dr. Heldt and Mr. Power were elected. On the first day of the Dallas confer ence, however, the secretary omitted these names In calling the roll. The question was referred to the committee on creden tials, and it was determined that the North Georgia conference had a right but to six pairs of delegates. Dr. Heldt was however, elected one of the assistant sec retaries of the conference, the precedent of having an assistant secretary not a member of the conference having already been established. It is said that Dr. Heldt hardly expected to be seated when he left for the confer ence. He is the assistant editor and busi ness manager ofi the Wesleyan* Christian Advocate. Louisville Wants Next Conference DALLAS. May The general confer ence of the Methodist Episcopal church yesterday wag presided over by Bish op Hqndrix, of Kansas City. Bishop O. P. FttzgeraJd in a co?nmunicat|on to the conference requested to be from active service because of advanced age qnd feeble physical condition. Referred to committee on Episcopacy. Greetings from Southern Baptist con vention at Ashevflle, N. C., were read and accepted. ’. • Among reports' of committees was one from the educational committee urging closer and more -careful study of the Bible in theologfcal seminaries. The re port enlisted uhiifual interest. The requested that the next quadrlennial meeting be held In Loulgvllle, Ky. Referred to the committee on entertainment of the general confer ence. H. Warner Hill* of the North Georgia conference, precipitated a spirited five minutes debate th the wat claim issue by a resolution seeking to Instruct tho com tee on publishing IxtereWts to hold contln uoue sessions until the matter be settled because of the Iffiportande of the matter and the univerjgl Interest of the church In It. On motion of Dr.. Rankin, the reso lution was tabled—loo toJSB. A resolution signed by 4. Cooke Smith, of Virginia, expressed gratification at the visit and address of the fraternal delega tion of the M. E. church, north, and en dorsing the sentiments contained In the addresses. Adopted by rising vote. , H< Rev. H. B. Parks, .missionary secretary and fraternal delegate from the African Methodist church, was presented to, tfie conference and was received by the dele gates rising. J. P. Strother,’ of Los Angeles, present ed a paper to be read to the open confer ence in defense pf the attitude of the mi nority of the book committee at Balti more. In 1898, on the war claim. One of the most acrimonious debates since the conference opened resulted. The paper was finally referred to the publishing com mittee. Dr. Wilson, of South Carolina, gave no tice of reply from the majority members of the book cpmmlttee of 1898. the heavy machine stopped suddenly x>f its own weight and McEachern went into it. He was strapped to his wheel; and the awful impact sent him, tied to his wheel, high into the air. The track, which had not been completed, was still rough, and a board at the top of the track was pro jecting at the place where McEachern landed. A frightful hole was torn in his neck,. the jugular vein being torn open and the blood spurting forth in a stream. McEachern was hastily picked up, and taken to a hospital, where he expired 20 minutes later. He *was a champion rider, and was to have|ridden here quite a good deal during the summer months. KRUGER GIVES MONEY TO AID ST. PIERRE FOLK PARIS, May 14.—Former President Kru ger has sent a message of condolence to President Loubet, in which he says that although handicapped by circumstances, he desires to emphasize his sympathy by contributing 800 francs towards the Mar tinique fund. Peculiar \ To Itself j In wbat it is fend I’hat it does—con- ■ taining the best blood-purifying, i alterative and tonic substances and ' effecting the most radical and per i manent cures of all humors and all [ eruptions,, relieving weak, tired, i languid feelings, and building up ; the whole system—is true only of ■ Hood’s Sarsaparilla ■ No other medicine acts like it; |no other medicine has done so i much real, substantial good, no ■ other medicine has restored health ! and strength at so little cost. > “I was troubled with scrofula and came near losing my eyesight. For four months I could not see to do anything. .After taking two bottles of Hood’s Sarsaparilla I could see to.walk, and when 1 had taken eight bottles I could see as wet! ar ever.” Susix A. Hairs ton, Withers, N. C. Hood’s Sarsaparilla promises to cure and keeps the promise. NOT A LIVING CREATURE LEFT IN CITY OF ST. PIERRE Continued from Page One. o’clock on the morning of May X Mont Pelee was smoking to the north arid‘the wind was blowing westward. A few minutes before 7 o’clock a great white column of what seemed to be steam and gas belched forth from an apparent ly new crater oi) Mbnt Pelee, which seemed to be about 200 yaras from the original crater.and which appeared to open up a deep rent from the top to the bottom of the mountain. This outbreak caused the utmost con sternation and panic among the inhabi tants of St. Pierre, who fled toward the seashore uttering frightful screams In an ticipation, evidently, of what was tq fol low. Those on the Gabrielle observed a small steam yacht leave St. Pierre at 10 min utes after 7 o'clock with the governor and members of the scientific commission on board. The yacht steamed toward Le Precheur. NOT A LIVING CREATURE WAS ALIVE IN THE CITY .NEW YORK, May 12,-Successful at tempts have been made to reach St. Pierre, says a London dispatch to The ' Tribune. Cabling from St. Luclg, thq cor respondent of the Dally Mail, says the town Is a heap pf ruins, and dead bodies •re lying, all around. Few. ever will be recpgnlzed. so great are the mutilation and distortion. • ! Search parties have found 3.000 charred corpses on the site, of the cathedral. All appear to have been asphyxiated at first. Not a soul was found alive in the whole town. Describing the destruction of the island city, the correspondent says that last Monday Mount Pelee poured forth a stream of molten lava twenty feet high and half a mile wide. Its progress was appalling. Rushing down the dry bed of Riviere Blanche, it reached the sea. The force of the impact was such that the sea receded for 300 feet for miles along the western coast. . Loud detonations followed at short, ir regular intervals, absolutely awe-inspir ing and so loud that they were heard 300 miles away. N At night the volctfno crater was a mass of Iprld flames, which shot high up over the mountain, while all the time the can nonading went on. It continued at Inter vals on Tuesday and Wednesday. On Thursday morning It was relatively still. St. Pierre was, as usual, early astir, and business was partly going on about 7 o’clock, when a sort of whirlwind of steam, boiling mud and Are suddenly swept with incredible rapidity over the city and roadstead. At once the town was in a blaze. The flte seemed to run tover all. The ships were.instantly canted over and began simultaneously to. burn and sink In the sea, which was then a raging cauldron. The whole destruction had ta ken place within less than twenty min utes of eruption. DISASTER FAR GREATER THAN BY FIRST REPORT LONDON, May 12.—The colonial office received the following dispatch this af ternoon from Administrator Bell, of the inland* qLP9n?ln|cA. British West Indies.: < .‘.Hhe Martinique catastrophe appears to be even more terrible than at first report ed. Refugees arriving here this morning say that new craters are open In many directions; that rivers are overflowing and that large areas in the north of the Island are submerged. Other districts are crowd ed with survivors. Almost total darkness continues. I do not believe Guadeloupe can adequately relieve the stupendous dis tress.” RUSHED TO CATHEDRAL NEW YORK, May 12.—Relief parties have ventured Into the streets of St. Pierre, says a Castries St. Lucia, dispatch to The Herald. It was not expected that survivors would be found and so there has been no disappointment at the mourn ful reports that have been returned.’-., Piles of dead in the vicinity of the site ' of the'c4thedral..teli'& storj’ of the attempt to sanctuary, arid refuge in the great structure of worship. Men and women, 1 panic stricken at the cataclysm, turned In the moment of their despair to the cath edral and were apparently overcome be fore they could reach Its doors. . So far the search has been hindered by •the fires that are still raging, and the investigators are in great danger. From the positions of the bodies the opinion Is formed that many were over come before they realized the extent of the peril. Mahy of the bodies are in life like positions, as though death had come with a breath, as indeed may have been I the case. Steps have been taken to prevent disease resulting from the disaster. Burial par ties are working night and day, but it is Impossible tha* the dead can be cared for as their friends would wish. . - • Military rule is established in the town to prevent vandals from working. Such property as has not been aestroyed will be protected. One of the great misfor tunes arises from the fact that the store houses of provisions have been swept out of existence. . . : ST. VINCENT*DESOLATED BY SHOWER OF FLAME NEW YORK, May 12.-A dispatch hgs reached here from St. Luclq., says a Lon don dispatch to The Tribune, describing a’terrible state of affairs on St. Vincent. The horthern district of the island has <-ompletely destroyed by the volcanic eruption. persons were killed by lightning while trying to escape. SCENES IN CITY OF ST. PIERRE JUST BEFORE THE ERUPTION BOSTON, May 13.—Relat.ves and friends of Thomas T. Prentis, United States consul at St. Pierre, whose home is at Melrose, are in grave fear that he and his tamlly were among those who perished in the lake of molten lava that swept over the city/ With him were his wife and two daughters and no word has been received from them since the de struction of the island city. Friends of the family have not entirely abandoned hope that they may have es caped with their lives, arguing that the severing of the cables ana general de moralization in Martinique and St. Vin cent could easily account for the absence cf news ftom Consul Prentis. Miss Alice FrJ, a sister of Mrs. Pren tis, who lives in Melrose, received a let ter from her on Friday, bearing the date of April 25. The letter was In part as follows: “This morning the whole population of the city Is on the alert and every eye Is directed toward Mont Pelee, an extinct volcano. Everybody is afraid that the volcano has taken Into Its heart to burst forth and desroy the whole Island. “All -<e inhabitants are. going up to see It. There Is not a horse to be had on the island, those belonging to the natives be ing kept in readiness to leave at a mo ment’s notice. Last Wednesday, which was April 23, I was In my room with little Christine, and we heard three distinct shocks. They were so great that we sup posed at first that there was someone at the door, and Christine went and found no one there. The first report was very loud, but the second and third were so great that dishes werq thrown from the shelves and the houZe was completely rocked. “We can see Mont Pelee from the rear windows of our house, and although it fully four miles away, we can hear tae roar and see the fire and lava issuing from it with terrific force. “The city Is covered with ashes, and clouds of smoke have been over, our heads for the past ..ve days. xh« smell of sul phur Is so strong that horses on the street stop and snort, and some of them are obliged to give "up, drop in their har ness and die from the suffocation. "Many of t.»e people are obliged to wear ■ wet handkerchiefs over their faces to pro- : tect them from the strong fumes of sul phur. My husband assures me that there is no immediate danger, and when there Is the leas,, particle of danger we will leave the place. “There is an American schooner, the R. J. Morse, in the harbor, and will remain here for at least two weeks. • “If the volcano becomes very bad we shall embark at once and g* out to sea.” SURVIVORS ARE FLEEING? DESOLATION IS COMPLETE ST. THOMAS. D. W. 1., May IX—The Danish cruiser Valkyrie has taken on board 500 refugees from the north and Northeast coasts of the island of Mar tinique r . .. The French cruiser Suchet has rescued 2,000 persons from Martinique and the French cable' repair steamer Pouyer- Queertier has saved numbers of. the suf ferers from the volcano outbreak there. All the rescued persons have been taken to Fort de France. Martinique. Only one man escaped from the jail at *St. Pierre, when that town was over whelmed by the flow of lava from Mont Pel*e- 7 The stench from the unburied corpses at fit. Pierre is still almost intolerable, according to the advices received here, and the desolation is Indescribable. It is reported in St. Thomas that the French bank at St. Pierre transferred its funds and books to the buchet before the caiastrd'phe. EYE-WITNEBS DESCRIBES ERUPTION OF VOLCANO NEW YORK, May 14-In a dispatch from its correspondent on the Island of St. Vincent. B. W. 1., the Herald says: Admonitory rumblings and earthquakes in the vicinity of Soufriere came two weeks ago. i On Monday, May 5, the lake in the old crater became greatly disturbed. On Tuesday at 2 o’clock in the afternoon the mountain began a series of volcanic ef forts. Severe earthquakes accompanied these terrible noises and detonations suc ceeded quickly. At 7 o'clock in the even ing an Immense column of steam issued from the crater and lasted until mid night. ' Terrible explosions followed on Wednes day morning, and at 7 o'clock there was another sudden violent escape of steam. This ascended for three hours, when other material was ejected. At noon three craters appeared to open and began to vomit,lava. Six streams at once ran down the sides of the moun tain, making an awful scene. The mountain labored heavily for half an hour after the, appearance of the lava. Fire flashed aronud the edges of the cra ters, and there were tremendous detona tions in succession, rapidly merging Into a continuous roar. This lasted through Wednesday night and until Friday morning. The thunder- Ings of the volcano were heard through out the Cariblpean sea. The eruption began Wednesday. A huge cloud In a dark and dense column, charg ed with volcanic matter, rose to a height of 8 miles from the mountain top. Dark ness like midnight descended and the sul phurous air was laden with fine dust. A black rain followed, a rain of favilla scoriae rocks and stone. There were bright flashes, numerous and marvellously rapid. These with thunder ing, the mountain shocks, the earthquake roar, the lava and falling stones created a scene of horror. Large areas of cultivation have been burled beneath the volcanic matter. On the Windward cost seven plantations are totally destroyed. Nothing green is visible. Sixteen hundred and twenty deaths are already reported. There are 167 cases In the hospital at Georgetown under treat ment. The deaths have been caused chiefly by suffocation by the sulphurous gas, light ning and burning lava masses. A few of the cases in the hospital are likely to recover. The crew of H. M. S. Indefatigable buried thirty peasants found dead on the Owla estate, north of Sou friere. A new crater is reported formed on the Richmond estate near the seashore. The country districts on the Windward coast are littered with dead bodies. Kingston, the capital, and the whole population, are safe. There have been no accidents or deaths. Clouds of dust are blowing over the city, however. TJ>e royal mgll steamer. Wear, is trans porting food and water to the Leeward coast, sailing vessels proceed to the Wind ward coast on the same errand. Doctors and nurses have gone to the scenes of dis tress. The majority of the corpses being found are covered with ashes, decomposed and hardly approachable. The dead are being burled in trenches, thirty In each. SIXTEEN VESSELS LOST IN HARBOR OF ST. PIERRE WASHINGTON. May 14.-The navy de partment this morning received a num ber of messages bearing on the Mar-: tlnique disaster. Lieutenant B. B. Mc- Cormick. commanding the Potomac, sent the following froin Fort De France, da ted yesterday: “Inhabitants St. Pierre, 16 vessels, to tally destroyed. Surrounding villages un inhabitable. Island covered (with) de struction. Ashes within five miles Fort de France. Provisions needed. 50,000 ref ugees within ten days. Noted extra stores. ' Inform commandant San Juan.” Commander McLean, of the Cincinnati, cabled from Fort de France, under to day’s date as follows: “Arrived St. Pierre this morning. Came here message. Assisting government Mar tinique. News disaster St. Vincent; have sent Potomac. Will follow if necessary.’’ Admjral Barker, commandant of the Brooklyn navy yard, telegraphed as fol lows: , “Bulk of freight removed from Buffalo. She can sail at any time within two hours’ notice.” Secretary* Hay today received the fol lowing cablegram from Consul Ayme In answer to the secretary’s inquiry’ as to whether fresh water and supplies are needed: . "Water not needed, but food imperla tive for 50,000 refugees. I have cabled as to what was wanted. I shall stay here to distribute supplies. The Cincinnati is here.” Adjutant General Corblh has received :: ISLAND OF ST. VINCENT AND VOLCANO SOUFRIERE i I i ► - ♦ St. Vincent is a British possessio n. / * 4» Island is about 17 miles long and 10 miles broad. - . "S 4» Population, approximately, 45,000, of which there are 30,000 negroes, 3,000 + 4» whites and 12,000 of jnixed races. w 4* Whole northern part of the Island swept by lake of lava from ths ♦ 4> crater of Soufrlere and Mome Garon, the latter being the peak of the vol- ♦ 4* canic ridge that divides the island east and west. w 4» Lava-flooded district lies between Belair and Georgetown. ♦ 4> Capital o fthe Island is Kingstown, with a population of about 8,000, 4* 4> chiefly negroes. This town Is 12 miles distant from the volcanoes now in ♦ 4> eruption. ■ ♦ 4> St. Vincent was once prosperous by reason of sugar cultivation, but this 4 1 + industry* has fallen into decay. ♦ + The chief product now is arrowroot. . ' 4> The whole Island is of volcanic creation. ♦ 4> This is the second devastating flood of lava that has swept the island, 4* * the other occurring in 1812. ♦ •|» Hk ie i> 1 1 w ><♦»♦♦♦»<ll lh|i ■ I I ST. PIERfiE SIH TOLD OF BT ATLANTA I A. OLSON SAYS THAT HE CAN NOl UNDERSTAND DESTRUCTION OF SHIPS UNLESS AN IMMENSE TIDAL WAVE CAUSED IT. A. Olson, janitor of the Empire building has visited St. Pierre, Martinique, severa times. He has been all over the island, and is familiar with the construction‘of St. Pierre. He saye .he is astounded at < the great loss of life that occurred'-ih the French province. Speaking of his visit there this mornlpg, Olson said: “I have visited St. Pierre several time*. It Is a typical French town. TJie streets narrow, crooked and dirty. The weather ;is always hot there. I have been there at all seasons of the year. Mt. .Pelee about two miles from the limits of the town, and when I was there last there waj no sign of the volcano erupting. Every-, .body* knew, of course, that Mt. Pelee wag dangerous, but people seemed accustom ed to the rumblings and the shaking of the 'earth, and seemed to pay no attention to. them. “I can easily see how the town''was de stroyed by the volcano, but I cannot un-i fderstand how the ships were burned.'' There are no docks at St, Pierre, .‘ships generally anchored out about a mile ’from the shore. It must have been an aw-. • ful eruption, and if the ships were de« stroyed. there must have been a tidal wave that drove thsgn on shore*” : ..... --' ■ 113 a cablegram from San Juan, Porto Rlca< saying that the collier Sterling will sail tomorrow for Martinique. - V c .. , .*. SURVIVORS OF ST. PIERRE SUFFER FROM MELANCHOLIA NEW YORK, May 14.—A1l the survivors of the St. Pierre disaster continue to be >- greatly broken up by the terrible expert-., ence through which they passed, say* a dispatch to The Herald from St. Klttg,. B. W. I. First Officer Scott, Assistant Purser Thomas and Cooper Taylor are still in a pitiable condition. » fl Scott, who lost a son about to enter col lege, cannot take his mind - from the scenes of last Thursday. All three men speak in the highest terms of Captain Pierre Lebries of the French cruiser Suchet, whose kindness to the survivors endeared him to them. Tq MONT PELEE MAY BE ALWAYS ACTIVE CRATEft NEW YORK, May 14.—Sir Henry, T. Wrenfordsley, who has been chief Justice for at least six of England’s colonies, among them the Leeward islands, is in this city. Regarding the volcanic out burst in the West Indies he said: .1® - “I don’t believe there will be any great destruction elsewhere. There is no doubt in my mind that there is a subterranean connection between all that string of is lands, but that fact will save the rest, perhaps. I look to see Mont Pelee tak* its place as an active volcano, at least during our lifetime, acting,.*«. a sort of safety valve for the other islands.'* . , ? SCIENTIFIC COMMISSION- SAID MONT PELEE WAS SAFE NEW YORK. May 14.—The trane-Atlan tic steamer Canada has arrived here with 138 refugees. 20 hourb from Fart de France, Martinique, says a Pori of* Spam. —■ dad. dispatch to the Herald. She brings? | this account of an event which Is alleged I to have preceded the disaster at St. Pierrt,’ g told, it is stated, by a person who was« aboard the schooner Gabrielle: • • * A scientific commission, presided over by the governor, M. Mouttet, assembled in St. Pierre on May 7, the day before the calamity for the purpose of studying the phenomena of the -volcanic disturb ances of Mont Pelee. It was agreed by the members of this ST. THOMAS TREMBLED FROM QUAKE OF EARTH NEW YORK, May 14.—Much excitement was caused here, says a St, Thomas,. D. W. 1., dispatch to The Herald, by a slight shock of earthquake, which was felt about 4:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon. Tbs public was greatly excited, and many persons rushed from their houses, but the tremors of the earth stopped before any actual damage was done. - ; < . SOUFRIERE VOLCANO IS STILL ERUPTING CASTRIES. Island of St. Luda, Tues-' dav. May IX—The Soufriere volcano ot the island of St. Vincent Is still in destruc-' tive eruption. The terrific cannonade can be heard a hundred miles away. The reports are followed by columns of smoke, rising miles in the air. Immense balls of colored fire also issue from the crater. Lightning is playing, fiercely In the upper sky and the whole northern part of the island is one mass of traveling flame. ' It is Impossible to reach the burning dis trict bv land or sea and there is no means of estimating the destruction wrought to life and property. Kingston, the capital of St. Vincent, is still safe, though showers of ashes and pebbles are continually falling. ' t The volcano Itself Is invisible • FRANCE GIVES AID TO ST. PIERRE VICTIMS PARIS. May 14.—The meeting today called by the American Chamber of Com merce to raise funds for' the relief of the West Indian sufferers was well attended and over 12.000 francs was subscribed, in a few moments to aid the destitute people at Martinique. . _ . it Personal. INTELLIGENT and attractive Ais'srlean Wy, worth >700,000, wants Immediately able. O»°* est husband. Address Era, 112 Clark strwL Chicago, 111. ■- . -- '' ' r j ATTRACTIVE and unincumbered American lady, aged 30. worth J 76.000. wanw rood, tfeo est husband. Address Pacific. 59 Dearborn fit, Chicago. 111. , ~ , . ’L YOUNG man now at the State university a school through the summer; experiroce first grade license. 11 “Old College, Atheqs, Ga. ■ a.-e , k-ww-- r- r.- <■•-.• •»*