Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-06-15
EARTH QUAKED
FOR FIVE HOURS
wonlserrat Experiences Series
Of Remarkable Shocks
GROUNDIN WAVE FORMATION
r,,,t manage Not Great-Jamaican
Fruit war ovcr-isiendcrs Anxious
for American Reciprocity.

t,,nrston. Jamaica, June 6.-,corres-
,,rdencc ~ the Associated Prcss)-
(opiscrrat. one or the lesser Locward IL.
lands. which IL blessed with telegraph
,...i,tiou and communicates with the
,,,aide world by mail only twice
Month. has Just sent forth % somewhat
reliable earthquake story fot
.ame time. period apparently
,.Ipciiont with the recent seismic dis.
t4rbauccs on the mainland. extending
from Argentina through Brazil ana the
oulanna northwurd ns far ns salvador
Nontscrrnt. had felt repeated shocks
prt little attention was paid 10 these.
They were slight and inoncnsiyc. and
vero regarded by the natives with the
contempt born OF familiarity.
But ON the i1th. az has already been
e,bicd. remarkable thing happened
From %. m. 10 g %. IN. tho little ia-
land was fairly bombarded with shocks
flmc OF them lasting two minutca Win
an occasional exceptionally heavy one
thrown lu. Altogether during the uNe
hours there were furty-tvc shocks. Al
tpr that there was q ull Of several
hours aud then came one or two more
uurinr the night there were others,
and 30 on. at intervals by day ana nitht
fUf IA week, when the record stops.
What has happened in the Island
since 10 not known here nut the result
of the seismic humhlrdmunt was tlu-
guIlr. 90 say tho least What may b'
REGARDED ua peculiar was tho rhgct on
tbH surface Of the soil. ID iH Haid ln
descriptive letter 60 hand hy mail TINT
fHFHFUHI HHF.uHH
cultivation was thrown up iu wave tore
nation. thus Co some extent destroy
lHs thp cultivation. Trees, small houses,
foucUH and similar objects were prui-
tuted iu "a uniform direction nH thuugh
cyclone blast had passed over thcm.
Elsewhere In the hill interior several
llulHlidCs were ptccipltuieds Mhlth ava
damage 90 the limca
The total injury however, " less thhh
might have been expected and the crop
viii not be- upprctluhly affected. Mont
tctnt - famous tho world over for thc
excellent lime Juice ana essential OILS
which make 10 lar better known COM
merclnlly than geographically.
The end of tho local fruit war anu
thc collapse uf AN practical intcnt1 ana
purposes OF the English scheme for
m1u1pollginE tho jamaican fruit trade,
leave the Boston Fruit company mas
tHr of the situation. In combination
ine ln the tropical fruits undc" the
rHmc ~ the United Fruit company. u
will now extend itH operations Ia ia
mHIrl Instead of limiting them Al
thr ports % the Island are Co De mhd'
shipping stations and the company over
which Captain Baker viii continue 60
have control lH negotiating with fruit
growers throughout the island a. en-
courage production on "a scale not hlth-
trtu attempted.
This development has caused wide
spread qualification. II Is generally re-
r1rlod as the first fruits ut that rcel-
prnulty between jamaica ana the Unit.
"a states. which o. H1 much desired nnd
which the people look upon aH already
aHaurrd. NJ iH fclt that the presence nf
che fruit company Will draw into inc
island othcr American enterprises nH
flHn nH treaty relations RENDER h.-
fuT0l "a permanent market Tor ihinhl-
can products In the United states
Already there "a q marked Improve
mont Zoo tho Industrial condition OF ih'
ISLAND. no any rate in Fn tnr ne tho
multiplication and extension ot Hmull
fruit farms are concerned, While th'ro
90 good deal of talk and some pracu-
llI work la tho direction of rowling
Tho sugar Industry hy ostuhliHhlngcon-
tul factories. the fruit industry gtlll
holds pouilar favor and % ~ expected
that within year the output viii ho
doubled. only tho CONCLUSION OF ll'
reciprocity treaty lH now awaited.
Should the negotiations by any pos
Hn.lly fail the blow 20 the hopes OF
jamaica would be- a severe un-,
10 la felt that In such n case IN Wow ni
che competition Of Cuba and Puerto
Nlo1 under preferential conditions.
thrrD would be- nothing Tor this Island
but annexation 90 Canada ana nobody
r0amH 20 attach much hope 90 that nH
furnishing amy adequate Immediate 500
luton a. the economic problem.
Much care has been exercised IN the
selection NJ the delegates who are 60
proceed 90 Washington 10 confer with
The british diplomatic authorities there
with view 10 arranging the terms ot q
reciprocity treaty. Mr.. Gideon, the rn1l
head of the commission, enjoys the run
pst confidence OF tho colony Mt bell,
director of public works, represents the
official element. and Mr.. Farpuharson,
Che crown solicitor, literally representa-
both the government ana people nlllng
role which no other man In Jamaica
could nll with such absolute confidence
un both sides.
These three fully understand the
question ana realize what depends uu
Nn results NJ tholr efforts II they arr
not successful In clearing the way Tor
treaty IL Will certainly not be their
iluIt They represent not only the IN
forests but the hopes of Jumnicn.