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ATHENS DAILY BANNER.
ESTABLISHED 1682.
' ATHENS, GA.. SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 10 1902
$5.00 A YEAR.
MOLTEN LAVA
DESTROYS CITY.
EntireiCity of St. Pierre, Island of Hartinique Des
troyed by riount Pelec Volcano. 25.000 Perished.
Greatest Horror in History.
LAST SAD RITES O’ER
ADMIRALSAMPSON
Imposing Funera’ Ceremonies
at Washington.
Pari©, itfay 9.—Tho commander of
th« Fren% cruUer Suchet has tele-
graphed to mlnltstcr of marine, M.
DeLanessan. from Fort DeFranco, Is
land of Mai Unique, under date of
Thursday, May 3, at IU p. m., as fol
lows:
"Have Just returned from St. Pier
re, which has been completely de
stroyed by an Immense mass of lire,
which fell on tho town at about 8 in
thd morning Tho entire population
(about 2<uX»0 souls) Is supposed to
have perished. I have brought bach
the few survivors, about 30. All the
shipping In the harbor has been d»>
«troy%‘d by lire. The eruption con
tlnucB.”
St. riorro. It was announced from
Ft. Thomas on Saturday last, had been
covered with ashes to the depth of a
quarter of an huh as the result of
the outbreak of tho Mont P»doe vol
cano, and appeared to t»e enveloped
In fog. The town, which Is tho larg
est of tho French West Indies, has n
population of over 26.000 souls.
St. Pierre Is one of the most pictur
esque towns of tho West Indies It Is
built along the seashore nt the foot of
a high range cSW&ountnins; Its houses
arc gayly painted and Its cathedral Is
quaintly imposing; its streets are clean
and bordered with trees and flowers,
and it haa quite an extensive dub life
with a French veneer.
The volcano of Peby* or Iji Pelee
dominates tho town, rising to a height
of 4,000 feet.
Martinique has a romantic Interest
from being the birthpla<*e of tho Em-
press Josephine, and the island on
.which. Madam© 4c Main to non lived
* .when a child.
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THE GUATEMALAN EARTHQUAKE
Steamer Newport Brings Additional
News of the Disaster.
Ran Francisco, May 9.—Additional
news of the recont earthquake in Guat
emala ha3 been brought here by the
steamer Newport, which left Ban Jose
tie Guatemala on April 23. At Quesal-
tenango 600 people were reported to
have been killed or injured out of a
population of possibly 40.000. Of this
number there was but one white per
son, Mrs. Clara Kildare, the wife of a
photographer.
Death and damago to property is
also reported to have resulted in San
Marcos, Ran Pedro, San Juan Ostan-
cnlco, Tacana, Ma/atenango and Cuyo
tango. Much damage was done on the
coffee plantations and at the ports of
Ocos and Champerlco on the Pacific
Tho Newj>ort was at LaLibcrtad
when the earthquake which wreeked
Quesaltenango occurred. The vessel
was at Oeos on April 19, when a sec
ond shock occurred. A number of
houses were thrown down and several
persons were killed. Yawning crevices
rendered tho streets Impassable, small
streams which emptied Into the sea
near Ocos disappeared and an Iron
railroad bridge which spanned it was
telescoped. All houses In Ocos are do
sorted and the Inhabitants are living
in the open fields In tents.
Escalio, the burning mountain in Ral.
vador, has been extinct for ten months
and during that time there have been
frequent earthquakes and tidal waves
along the coast.
HONORS SHOWN DEAD SAILOR
REQUIEM MASS SAID
FOR BISHOPS REPOSE
Funeral of Late Lamented
Archbishop Corrigan.
THOUSANDS CROWD CATHEDRAL
Admirals and Seamen, Heads of State
Departments and a Vast TSirong of
Distinguished Personages Pay Trib
ute to the Dead.
Washington, May 9.—With a pomp
and circumstance exceeding that of
any naval funeral in this country in
nt years at last, the remains of
tho late William Thomas Sampson,
rear admiral in the United. StateB navy
and connnander-in-chief of the United
States naval forces on the North At
lantic station during tho war with
Spain were laid to rest.
Every department of the national
government was represented—the ex-
ecutive by the president and his cab
inet, and many prominent ofllciala of
the civil service; the legislative by
senators and representatives, the Ju
diciary by the United States supreme
court and the military and naval ser
vices by officers of all ranks.
The diplomatic body, accompanied
In many cases by tlu ^.adies, attended
the church services. The military and
naval features of the ceremonies were
brilliant and impressive. They were
conducted under direction of Hear Ad
miral Terry, commandant of the Wash
ington navy yard, assisted by IJeuten
ant Henry George, the adjutant gen
eral.
The funeral escort was composed of
the light battery of United States ar
tillery, commanded by Captain Foote
and drawn from Fort Myer,; the naval
cadets, from Annapolis, 217 strong, a
corps that never has paraded In W.ish-
Ington before, save on several occa
sions when a president was to be In
augurated; a battalion of blue Jackets
from the north Atlantic squadron, of
which Admiral Sampson formerly was
commander.
Sermon Wai Preached by Cardinal
Gibbons, of Baltimore—President
Roosevelt Sent Beautiful Wreath of
Easter Lilies and White Roses.
Nw York, May 9.—A solemn requiem
mass for tho repose of the soul of the
Most Rev. Michael Augustine Corrl
gan, archbishop, of New York, was
said today in Sp Patrick’s cathedral
by Cardinal Gibbons, of Baltimore, in
the presence of live archbishops,
bishops and more than 1,000 priests
of the church. The officiating clergy
men were;
Celebrant, Cardinal Gibbons, of Bal
timore; assistant priest, the Rt. Rev.
j. F. Mooney, vicar general; preatner,
Archbishop Ryan, of Philadelphia.
Although the funeral service prop
er was set for 10:30 o’clock, the early
musBes, at which piayers for the dead
were attended by large congregations.
Before 6 o'clock, the hour of the first
mass, there were 3,000 persons around
the cathedral waiting for the opening
of the doors. Five masses were said
up to 8 o’clock, and as one congrega
tion left the large building another
took its place. At 7 o’clock Archbish
op Ryan conducted the service and at
8 o’clock Bishop De Oca, of San Lui«
Potosl, Mexico, was celebrant.
A wreath of Easter lilies, white roses
and snowballs was received at the ca
thedral this morning from President
Roosevelt.
BROTHER DIES
BY BROTHER’S HAND
Paul Leicester Ford, the Celebrated Novelist, Killed
by His Own Brother W ho Then Takes His Own
Life. Horrible Tragedy in New York City.
SOUTHERN MILL MEN MEET.
A Nsw Enfcfend Firm Buffers.
*' pL
: catadtrcqihe at SL Vleno, Island of
| Martinique, was of deep ir.t.r,st to tho
P firm of J. H. Hamlin A-Co., of this,
city, which is said to be the only New
England business house with an office
at St. Pierre. Besides dealing In
northern lumbar, the Hamlins are In
terested In the sugar industry there,
and hold considerable property. Their
loss will be heavy. J. C. Hamlin, the
junior member of th© Arm, says that
there were no New England people at
the island connecttd with the business,
and believes that non© but natives
were killed He is also of the opinion
that no New England or American ves
sels were In port, as the season for
shipping lumber. Ice and coal is over.
PRESIDENT SAM RESIGN8.
Haytien Congress Will Assemble May
12 to Elect Successor.
Port au Prince. Hnytl. May 9.—Gen
eral Tlreslas Simon Rain, president of
the Haytien republic, has resigned his
office. The Haytien congress will as
semble May 12 to elect his successor.
The city of Port au Prince Is quiet.
President Rain was elected April 1,
1898, for seven years by tho two cham
bers of the IIa}tien congress, in Joint
ftesslon. lie was 61 years old when
elected and belongs to a family dis
tlngulshed in Haytien revolutionary
history’- He was minister of war un
der President Solomon, took part in
tho Hippolyto revolution, was made
minister of war and marine under
President Hippolyto nnd after the
death of the latter was elected pros!
dent.
PASSED ALL EXAMINATIONS.
Thirteen >ymapoll« Boys Become Full
. * Fledged Cadet*.
Annapolis. 1
GUATEMALA FORCED TO SETTLE.
(Sets, class of 1896. are:
H. B. Kelly, Kentucky; R. P. Lorn-
ley, New Jersey; J. B. Goldman, Lou
isiana; C. P. Meyer, Louisiana; C. M.
Cade, Oklahoma; C. M. Cade, Jr., Ok
lahoma; W. H. Booth, Virginia; G. K.
Davis, Kentucky; T. H. Drake, North
Carolina; Lennox Grant, Missouri;
Hugh Allen. Texas; L. D. Cauney, Mis
sissippi; W. F. Amsdem, Kan as.
There have been two failures be
fore the medical examining board: II.
E. Aiken, of Louisiana, de‘active eye
sight, and Gormon E. McCoy, of An
napolis, too light for his height.
Seventy-five boys took the examina
tion under the civil service rules on
April 15. Of these 42 were principals
and 33 were alternates. Of the prin
cipals 34 passed. Besides these, four
principals had alternates who passed,
making a total of 38 appointments fill
od of the 42, or 90 per cent of the pos
sible number, making the largest per
rentage passed of any body of cadets
over examined.
ROBBERS RAID POSTOFFICE.
Quiet Prevails In Hayti.
Poit au Prince, Thursday, May 8.—
The Haytien republic is also com
pletely calm. Former President Jimi-
nez, of Santo Domingo, has embarked
on board a French steamer nnd Is ex
pected here. General Descliamps, the
former governor of Puerto Plata, San
to Domingo, the last place to surren
der to the revolutionists, who also em
barked on a French steamer, has
6ouglit refuge at Capo Hayti, Hayti.
Falls Dead at Supper Table.
Gibson, (la . May 9.—Last night tho
wife of J. T. Dawson, a farmer living
about 1 mile from here, foil dead at
the supper table. She Is supposed to
have died from neuralgia of the heart.
She had been in good health all day
and had wade no complaint of being ill
at all.
Century Celebration.
Gainesville. On.. May 9.—The centen
nial celebration of the Grove Level
Baptist church, in Banks county, near
Maysville. will embrace the third Sat
tftday in May. being the 17th day. This
church was constituted by Rev. Moses
Sanders with G4 members on the third
Pnturday in Ma^ # WWM100 years ago.
Exchange Shots With Night Marshal
at Thomson, Ga.
Thomson, Ga., May 9.—The post
office at this place has been entered
by unknown parties. The safe con
taining the money of the office was
blown open and $122.64, various pa
pers and vouchers of the office taken.
Tho work was undoubtedly done by
a crowd of professionals and was the
boldest known in this section of the
state. Both the front and back doors
of the office were entered by false
keys and some i>owerful liquid explo
sive was used.
Tho night marshal of tho town was
on the street at the time and was
within 160 yards of the office when
the explosion occurred, and imme
diately advanced upon the robbers.
One of the men stood upon the main
street of the town and fired upon the
officer three times as he advanced.
In the meantime T. B. Hamilton,
who had heard the explosion, came to
the assistance of the marshal. Other
parties began to arrive and the out
laws fled, carrying a part of the mon
ey with them and leaving the other
sc attered upon the floor of the office.
The safe was a complete wreck.
When British Guns Were Turned Upon
Her Claim Was Paid.
Vicu>rla M B. C.^ May M.
Grafton, the now flagshjp. of
from San' Jose de d
there to enforce the collection of a
loss of $1,000,000 made to the Guate
malan government hy Hrltlsh capital
ists.
Au armed party was sent ashore and
the ship was cleared for action. When
tne government saw that the officqgs
meant business the claim was settled.
nch and German ships were also
there to enforce the payment of loans
due Freneh and German capitalists.
Memorial Service In Rome.
Rome. May. 9.—There was a memo
rial service In honor of the late Arch
bishop Corrigan, of New York, this
morning In the chapel of the American
college, here.
Sixth Annual Convention Cotton Spin
ners' Association.
Charleston. S. C. May 9.—Sev
eral hundred representative cotton
mill men from all - parts of the
country, nnd particularly from the
southern states, assembled hero
yesterday in attendance on the sixth
annual convention of tho Southern
Cotton Spinners’ association.
Since the organization of this as
sociation In 1898 much good hns been
accomplished among tho spinners of
IMxie on account of tho closer rela
tions and better fellowship brought
about among the manufacturers. Six
times the mill men have gathered to
gether and many and varied have boon
tho topics discussed with Important
bearing upon the cotton factory Indus
try In all Its phases.
The afternoon session was devoted
to routine business, the reading of of
ficers’ reports and reports of commit
tees and the election of offleore. Char
lotte, N. C., was selected as the next
place of meeting of tho association.
The following officers were elected:
George It. Hiss, Charlotte, N. C.,
president; Thomas M. Swift, Elherton,
Ga.. vice president; C. D. Ilryant, Char
lotte, secretary and treasurer. The
board of governors consists of 18 mem
bers. with W. C. llcath, of Monroe,
N. C., as chairman.
MORTIMER B. RUQQLE6 DEAD.
Assisted John Wilkes Booth, Lincoln’s
Assassin, Effort To Escape.
New York, May 9.—Mortimer Bain
bridge Ruggles. of Virginia, who, while
i&hta father, General Daniel F.
Federate army, %s
FAMINE REPORT8 OVERDRAWN.
Lord Curzon Says India It Not In a
State of Serious Distress.
New York, May 9.—In response to
a cable message of Inquiry sent by The
Christian Herald to Iajrd Curzon, vice
roy of India, relative to the reports
that famine conditions are worse than
ever before prevalent there, the vice
roy has replied from Simla as follows:
"Government of India is greatly
obliged for your suggestion, but It Is
not at present In any need of assist
ance. Feople are not In a state of se
rious distress. Ample relief Is being
given, nnd government resources, sup
plemented by existing private funds,
are fully equal to tho strain.”
escape Into Virginia, Is dead in this
city from dropsy. He was 68 years old
and had beeu a resident of this city
for more than 8U years
Sentence of death had been passed
upon Rugglcs for giving aid and com
fort to the assassin, but he was re
leased as a result of the general am
nesty order. His gratitude for being
spared the humiliating death of an
associate of Booth waR supreme. He
took an oath of allegiance to the con
stitution of the United States and
came north immediately.
Buried Under Snowslide.
Knslo, B. C.. May ‘t.—A snowslide
half a mile wide at the Washington
mine has killed John Douglas and
burled Sandy McDonald and H. Pow
ers under 20 feet of snow. The burled
men were rescued alive, though badly
Injured. The avalanche also destroy
ed the hotel, store, blacksmith shop
and barns and killed 20 head of stock.
Two Killed By Engine's Leap.
Everett. Wash., May 9.—Engineer
Michael J. Riley and Brakeman A. I.
Kittle have been killed by an englno
crashing through a trestle to the bot
tom of a guleh 25 feet below. Tho men
were In the employ of the Scohomlsh
Logging company. The engine fell
upon Riley, killing him instantly. Klt-
tlo died soon afterwards from scalds.
Another train which followed crashed
through the same trestle. The en
gineer nnd fireman escaped by Jump
ing.
UNITED MINE WORKERS.
Officials Still In Secret Session—Said
Operators Refuse to Arbitrate.
Scranton, Pa., May 9.—When tho ex
ecutive board of the three anthracite
coal districts of the United Mine
Workers of America went Into secrej;
session this morning the situation stf
far as could be learned had not
hanged from yesterday, when Presi
dent Mitchell wired the operators of
fering to submit the disputed points
to an impartial arbitration board to
be named hy tho industrial department
of the Civic Federation.
President Mitchell adhered to bis de
termination not to divulge the nature
of the operators’ answer. He would
not even admit that he had .received it,
Now Tmk, May 9.—Paul Leicester
Ford, the novelist, was shot and killed
yesterday by his brother. -Malcolm
Webster Ford, writer and athlete, who
Immediately sent a bullet Into his own
breast, dying Instantly. Tho shooting
occurred at 10:20 a. ml In the hand
some new mansion which Paul Leices
ter Ford had built at 37 East Seventy-
seventh street nnd had occupied foi
about a year.
ft is said that thord was enmity
between the two brothers and conse
quent bitterness, and that It'was of 11
years’ standing; that never since the
death of their father have'they been
on Intimate or brotherly terms.' This
alleged enmity on tho psrt’of Malcolm
Is said to have been brought about by
the fact that the' father qf the boya
disinherited Malcolm, and thst thls ac
tion on the father’s part' was because
he did not wish Malcolm to devote him
self to an athletic career. '
Tho killing occurred In'Paul-Leices
ter I-ord’s library In the presneo of
Miss Hall, the novelist's secretary.
Owing to the prominence of the par
ties the affair created great exotte-
ment.
NEW RAILROAD TO SAVANNAH.
Proposed Shoit Line to Connect Atlan
ta With Seacoast City.
Atlanta, May 9.—-A new railroad has
been projected between Atlanta and
Sa\ nnnnh. Within a few days applica
tion will bo made to Secretary of State
Phil Cook for a charter for the Atlan
ta and Savannah Air Line Hallway
___ __ Yjb®'. aasAS; company., which proposes to build a
ncbln. to iffect hla' caLroad-ln almost a direct line be
tween Atlanta and Savannah, a dis
tance of 235 miles.
A number of well known Atlantlans
are among those whose names are at
tached to the petition for charter,
esc Include William H. Venable, J.
Dickey. W. L. Peel, John W. Grant.
E. Boston and l.ee M. Jordan. Be
sides theso, J. M. Brown, of Marietta;
Harvie Jordan, of Montlcello; H. M.
Smith and H. D. Hill, of Home, are
among the applicants for charter.
The company proposes fhat its prin
cipal office shall he located In Atlanta,
and that Its capital stock shall not
he less than $100,800 nor more than
$5,000,000. It 1b projected to run
through tho counties of Fulton, Henry,
DeKalb, Rockdale. Newton, Jasper,
Putnam, Baldwin, Hancock, Washing
ton, Jefferson, Johnson, Bulloch, Effing
ham and Chatham.
Date Selected for Congresses.
New York, May 9.—Dates have been
selected, according to The Tribune, for
the three Important congresses to ha
hold In the United States In the fall
under the plans proposed at the Pan-
American conference held In Mexico
recently to carry Into effect coopera
tion between all the governments la
tho western hemisphere In sanitary
and customs regulations and to consid
er the coffee question. The first of
theso. the sanitary congress, will meet
In Washington on Oct. 1 and the'other
two In Now York city, the custom con
gress on Oct. 15 and the coffee com
gross on Nov. 1.
LOST ON PRAIRIE.
For Thirty Hours Cheyenne Woman
Wandered Without Food.
Cheyenne, Wy., May 9.—Being near
sighted, Mrs. Andrew T. Clurk, wife
of a well known Cheyenne contractor,
lost her way while walking on the
prairie near hore on Wednesday. She
spent that night on the prairie and
has arrived at a ranch 20 miles north
of the city, exhausted, having been 30
hours without food.
A troop of United States cavalry
took part in the search for her.
Arrested by Italian Police.
Cincinnati, O., May 9.—A special
from Washington says the state de
partment has Just received a telegram
from Consul Pearson, stating that
Clara Taylor has been arrested by the
Italian police authorities and will be
hold for the American officers. Little
Margaret Is In safe hands and her
speedy return to her mother nnd fa
ther In Cincinnati Is now assured. The
Taylors were Identified by Consular
Agent Ameglto, of San Remo.
Frenchmen 8ait for America.
Paris, May 9.—The French line
steamer La Tourralne, which is to sail
from Havre tomorrow for New York
will have among her passengers the
Count and Countess de Rochambeau
M. Robert do Billy, a member of the
bureau of .foreign ministry, and other
civilians belonging to the foreign min
istry and the Rochambeau mission. In
cluding M. LaGrave, who Is also com
missioner to the St. Louis exposition.
McKinley Memorial Chimes.
Now York, May 9.—A chime M ten
bethr, to be known as tho UcKtoMp
memorial chimes, will' be shlppad to
Lincoln, Neb., says a Troy. N. Y., dis
patch to The Times. It was placed In
the tower of the St. Paul's cathedral,
St. Paul’s church. The largest bell
bears the Inscription: "Presented by
the citizens of Lincoln and vicinity In
memory of our beloved president, Wit
11am McKinley, March, 1902.” The set
cost $5,000, raised by popular sub
scription.
Ambassador Meyer Complimented.
New York, May 9.—at the unveil
ing of the commemorative monument
to King Hubert In Turin, says a Rome
dispatch to The Tribune, the king
called Ambassador Meyer to the royal
stand nnd conferred the unusual honor
of having him sign the deed recording
the event. Ambassador Moyer thank
ed the sovereign, saying he considered
It a compliment to America, which he
represents.
Fearful Slaughter by Chinese.
Hong Kong. May 9.—Advices reeelv.
ed here from Wu Chon say the rebels
bombarded Nan Nlng Fu for three
hours April 27, using modern field
guns. From 300 to 400 of tha Inhabi
tants were killed. The rebels subse
quently withdrew to the hlllB.
U. 8. Minister Entertains Castro.
New York, May 9.—President Cas
tro. of Venezuela, and his wife have
been ontortafned at dinner, says a
Caracas dispatch to The Herald, by
United States Minister Herbert W.
Bowen and Mrs. Bowen. It was the
first time that President Castro had
dined nt any legation. Tho event Is
significant, and the consequences. It
Is believed, may bo very Important.
8oclety Girl Takes Her Life.
Hamilton, O., May 9.—MIbb Clara
Hassfleld, daughter of Charles Hass-
field, of this city, last night committed
suicide at The Pines, an annex of the
Oxford Retreat at Oxford. O. She was
a popular musician and prominent In
society, hut suffered from nervous
prostration. Shi secretly took carbol
ic add and died soon after.
Heavy Snow at Saranac Lake.
Saranac Lake, N. Y„ May 9.—A
heavy snowstorm is raging here today,
the thermometer registering 30 de
grees.
Cholera Statistics.
Manila. May 9.—The cholera statis
tics today are: Manila. 857 cases and
706 deaths; the provinces, 2,452 cases
and 1.805 deaths.
Company to Build Submarine Boats.
New York, May 9.—Manufacture of
submarine'vessels, possibly on a large
scale, shortly will be In progress In
this country, probably on the Thames,
says a London dispatch to The Herald.
A company has been formed which
has acquired the patents of a well
- - - ■ known French Inventor, two subma-
but it was freely asserted, .n%vgrt|ie- r inea already built by him and all his
less, that the operators had refused to Inventions relating to submarine navi-
arbitrate. ' gallon
$100,000 to Fresh Air Camp.
Cleveland. O.. May 9.—A gift of
$100,000 has been given to the Fresh
Air camp, a local charity that cares
for poor children during the summer
months. The donor Is believed to be
J. H. Wade.
Spain Shaken by Earthquake.
Madrid, May 9.—Earthquake shocks
were felt at Alicante, Murcia and El
Che, on the southeastern coast of
Spain, last night. Panics followed,
but there were no fatalities.
In Aid of Artists and Authors.
New Y'ork, May 9.—A philanthropic
movement to aid artists and authors
will be inaugurated at Carnegie HaU
next Sunday evening. The plan Is to
establish a fund after the plan of tha
actorB’ fund, which shall be used to as
sist those who use the pen and brush.
Wllhelmlna Still Improves.
The Hague, May 9.—The fact that
Queen Wllhelmlna passed a good day
yesterday Is considered practfedlly en
couraging and has had a very reassdr-
lng effect on the attending doctors and
her majesty’s surroundings at the paL
ace.
Pioneer Sugar Refiner Dead.
New York. May 9.—Johan Moller,
a prisoner in the sugar refining Indus
try. with which ho was prominently
Identified for many years, is dead from
heart disease. He was 87 years old
and retired from active business hi
1876. He leaves one Bon. William, of
San Francisco, and four daughters.
Johan Moller wbr one of six brothers
who came from Germany over halt a
century ago, three of them later be
coming Identified with the sugar trade.
They founded the firm of Moller. Odell,
Doscher & Co.