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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-06
Bill Providing for This Inno-
Vation introduced.
FLAGMEN FOR CROSSINGS
Measure Granting One Years Time Ez-
tension for Construction of the East
Washington Heights Traction Rail
road introduced by Mr.. McComas.

Three bills relating TO electric trac-
tion lines in the District were intro
duced in the Senate today. One bill,
introduced by Senator Mcmillan, au-
thOrized the street railway companies
OF the District to do a small freight and
express business The bill also allows
the running Of fuel cars for the use of
powerhouses between midnight and 5
O'Clock in the morning.
Another measure introduced by Seua-
tor Mcmillan requires the street railway
companies Of the District to station uni
formed fagmeR at designated rack in
tersections. 1t is provided that in sixty
days from the approval of the act the
Commissioners Of the District shall des-
ignate such track intersections as in
their opinion require fagmen. and that
the railway companies must fmmedf-
ately station uniformed special police
men at all such places.
Washington Heights Line.
Senator McComas introduced a bill
permitting an extension Of the time Tor
the construction Of the East Washington
Traction Railroad Company line for one
year from June IS. The bill also pro-
vides that the company may extend its
lines by single track across the Penn
syIvania Avenue Bridge 10 connect with
the eastern terminus Of the Capital
Traction Company. The plans for the
extension are to be approved by the
District Commissioners and the con-
struction is to be under their super
vision
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-06
Lived Up the Money.

or $500. 600 no accounting could be Sc
cured. II was proved that while in San
Francisco Ballet lived at rapid pace
spending hundreds of dollars day
Ballet advertised himself extensively
in Doth the San Francisco and other pa
pers and paid enormous sums for this
advertising.
With all the expenditures accounted
for. there is at least $3.50 600 which nc
one knows how it has been used. The
Government says "riotous living" and
Ballet did not attempt to disprove tn.
charges
Sentence on Ballet viii not be pro-
nounced at present His attorney gave
notice at once of a motion for a new
trial
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-06
BattIcship Illinois Accepted.

The battleship Illinois was finally ac-
cepted by the Government at Newport
News, June D
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-06
He Was Trying to Force His
Way to President.
4 HUMAN ELECTRIC BATTERY
Declared His Balloon Army Was Wait
ing IN the Clouds and Would Turn It's
Batteries on the Executive Mansion
If He Were Not Released.

4 coloTed man who declared himself
to be tine "hrman electric battery. "
vas arrested at the White House this
morning while attempting TO force his
way TO the President
The saloon army has adopted NE. -
ae cried. and I want TO see the Presi-
Icnt. so that he viii order me used by
the forces Of jhe United states
Balloon Army Waiting.
When Officer Gilbert detained him the
mzn became very indignant and de
cIared that his balloon army was await
ing in the clouds above, and unless he
was taken to the President immediately
he would turn the artillery Of his forces
upon the White House
When taken to the police station the
man gave his name as R. 3. Allan, Of
Ohio. and said that he recently came
from HicksviIIe, Ohio. but that he was
born in Alabama. He viii probably be
sent to St. EIizabeth-s Asylum.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-06
Government Secures Verdict
Against Letson Ballet.
OWNED WHITE SWAN MINE
Used the Mails to Defraud and by CIev-
er Advertising Reaped a Golden HaT-
vest From Sale of Stock-Spent All
the Money in Fast Life

DIES MONIES. Iowa June 6--Letscn
Ballet has been found guilty of using
the United States mails to defraud- in
connection with the promotion Of the
White Swan gold mine, by jury in the
Federal court here
Ballet has had a meteoric career for
the last two years. He was formerly a
clerk. but. acquiring a little money,
branched out as a promoter He frs
secured control of the White Swan nine
near Baker City. Ore The mine is non
productive and filed with water. but
Ballet put the stock on the market and
advertised so well that money began to
pour into his pockets from all parts OF
the country.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-06
Bought a Newspaper.

Then Ballet bought the Baker City
Herald a daily newspaper. and used
its columns to boom the White Swan
mine. Evidence submitted by the Gov
the last few months Ballet had taken
in about $250. .006 in the sale OF White
Swan stock The Government showed
that he had spent only $4,000 in ac-
quirfng control of the mine and in i'm
proving 1t.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-06
Negotiation of Contracts.

To Obyiate any mlsu1GerSjan ndlng as
to the duties of the several subcommit-
tees Secretary Barry BulkIey. of the
Citizens General Committee. this morn
ing announced that no contracts would
be binding unless they first received the
sanction Of the Executive Committee.
Subcommittees. having in charge the ne
gotiation Of contracts, viii be required
to report the result Of their labors to
their full committees. who. in turn. VIII
lay the matter before the executive body
for final ratification No other commit
tee has authority 10 execute a contract
for encampment purposes.
Tickets for the Flag Day celebration
and concert at TIE Columbia Theater cn
June Il. for the benefit Of the encamp-
ment fund. viii be placed on sale Mon
day morning al the the2ter- The program
has been practically completed by the
acceptance by Hon George i Fgarre,
of Maryland, of an invitation 70 address
the gathering As with Senator SpoOner
the subject Of his address viii be left
to his own discretion RepTes sentative
Pearre IS one of the most interesting
speakers on the floor OF the HCase. and
his popularity at home is evidenced by
his recent denomination by acclamation
for the Office which he now holds.
Drilling School Children.
The work of drilling the school chill
dren for the grand chorus is progress
ing satisfactorily, and it is believed that
their work will be one OF the features
of the program. But little doubt is now
entertained as TO the participation of
the winning company Of the High School
Cadets The consent Of Gen. George H
Harrfes and OF Dr. Lane. of the High
school. has been secured. and it only
remains for the young soldiers to volun-
teer their services. which. judging from
the enthusiasm displayed among them
there Is TO doubt OF their doing The
committee has received pTOffers Of the
services of several prominent bands of
music. but have not yet announced
which one of them VIII be used on this
occasion
Hon II. 3. F Macfarland. the Presi-
dent OF the Board OF Commissioners Of
the District. who is TO preside at the
meeting and make the opening address,
has evidenced the greatest interest in
the enterprise from the start and has
greatly aided the committee in the com
pIetion Of the program The selection
O. the cleTgymen who are 10 open and
close the program viii make it com
plete
The committee viii be entirely free
from expense in connection with the
entertainment. all services having been
donated The theater was placed at
their disposal By Manager Luckett, end
even the lumber for the building Of the
platforms for the Children's chorus has
been donated by Mr. Thomas " Smith.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-05-20
THE PALMER ESTATE.
Will of the Late Chicago Millionaire
Shows 1t to Be Valued at $S,OOO,-
OOO-Its Disposition.

Chicago, May 14.-By the terms of
the will of the late Potter Palmer, filed
in the Cook county probate court late
Tuesday afternoon, his widow, Mrs.
Bertha Honore Palmer, succeeds him as
head of an estate conservatively esti-
mated at Ss,000,000. The property goes
Jointly to Mrs. Palmer and their sons,
Honore and Potter, Jr., but Mrs.
Palmer is given almost unlimited con-
troll of the ultimate disposition of it
all. There are no requests for public
purposes or charity, save provision
by which Mrs. Palmer is authorized to
expend 100000 for woman's memo
rial building, if site shall be given by
the city on the Lake Front park.
Whatever money shall ultimately go to
charity or for public purposes rests
entirely with Mrs. Palmer. She is to
get one-half of the property and the
two sons will share the other half
equally. While the estimate handed
in to the probate court along with the
will places the total value of the estate
at ss,oOO,o00, it is expected that the ac-
tual value will prove to be consider
ably greater than this figure.
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A BRAVE GIRL.
Her Presence of Mind Saves Lives of
| Thirty Men in stone Quarry
| in Pennsylvania.

Norristown, Pa, May 14.-The
presence of mind of Miss Katie Hen
derson saved 80 men employed in the
quarries at West Conshohocken
from death or injury. Miss Hender-
son resides short distance from the
quarry, and. as she looked from a
window she saw that the roof of
the powder magazine was blazing.
The men at work in the quarry We're
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 fee
ing for their lives there was ter
rible explosion. The air was filled
with splinters, stones and dirt which
showered upon their heads.
In the magazine which exploded
there were 80 kegs of powder an6
800 pounds of dynamite. Nothing
but hole in the ground marks the
place where the powder house stood
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-05-20
CONGRESS TAKES ACTION.
Measure Passed to Aid Martinique
Sufferers.

Washington, May 13. = The house
passed by an Overwhelming vote
bill granting 100000 for the relief
of the sufferers in the great calamity
in the West Indies. The bill was
substitute for the relief measure
passed by the senate, and followed the
receipt of a message from the presi-
dent setting forth the magnitude Of
the calamity, and urging an appropri-
alton of $5OO,O0O. A special meeting of
the appropriation committee was held
it was reported to the house within
| short time after the receipt of the
presidents message. Mr.. Heminway,
the acting chairman of the appropria-
ton committee, explained that the
amount was limited to 100000 owing
to the fact that large private contri-
buttons were being made. The dis
! cussion was brief, Mr.. Underwood
(Ala.) being the only one to speak
In opposition. The bill was passed by
| 1856 votes to 9.
The senate concurred in the house
amendment to the bill, making an APP
preparation of 100000 for the relief
of the people of the French West In
dies.
Washington, May 12.-Secretary of
the Navy Moody has cabled the COM
mander of the Cruiser Cincinnati, now
at San Domingo City, to proceed to
Martinique and render such aid as
possible.
Four Thousand Killed.
Washington, May Traditional de-
tails from Guatemala indicate that
the recent earthquake there dc
stroyed 1000 lives, and ruined mum.
Der of the more important cities and
J large plantations.
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Trouble in Hayti.

Washington, May 1.-THE secre-
tary of state has received dispatch
from the American minister in
Hayti, dated Tuesday, ten a. M, as
follows: The chambers have been
closed by mob. Much firing en-
sued, and one deputy was mortally
wounded. The populace attacked the
palace and the arsenal Monday night
Several were killed and wounded
The minister for foreign affairs and
the minister of war have taken
refuge at the American legation
Firmin with his army is marching
on Port-auPrince. Great excitement
prevails at Port-auPrince and bust
ness is suspended for the present.
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st. Thomas, D. w. L., May 10.-The |
overlooking the town of ST. Pierre,
Martinique, is now reported to have
killed over 10000 persons and the
succession of tidal waves which fol-
lowed and which destroyed all the
shipping in the harbor wrecked five
other vessels within radius of 100
miles OF the island
Destruction Was Swift.
The wiping out of the city was ac-
,complished in few minutes.
After a week of rumblings in the
interior of the volcano, followed by
showers of lava dust Wednesday, the
molten lava burst out suddenly at
eight o'clock yesterday morning.
st. Pierre was destroyed and all of
its inhabitants killed almost in a
twinkling. Those who saw the erup-
ton from the sea say that masses
of fire fell from the sky. The red
hot cinders that followed the lava
kept falling till one o'clock in the
afternoon.
First Landing at Pierre.
A landing was made at ST. Pierre
Sunday afternoon for the first time
since the town was destroyed. The
captain of the French cruiser with a
party of officers and men and a COM
mission of citizens from Fort de
France, landed south of the town. The
party made its way through the laby-
rinth of ruins and found practically
every building in ruins.
Thousands of dead bodies, naked,
mutilated and frightfully burned, were
piled in heaps in all parts of the town,
while other thousands were burned
under the ashes, mud and lava which
had overwhelmed the islands. The
work of burning the rapidly decompos-
ing bodies was begun at once.
Lava Torrent Still Flowing.
The searching party found that the
entire northern end of the island was
in ruins. The lava from Mont Pelee
continues to flow down the mountain
sides in seemingly never-ending tor
rent. and the great mass is steadily in
croaching to the northward. Every
village and plantation in its pathway
is destroyed. Streams are dried up.
Food is destroyed, and the people who
escaped death in the fiery flood or suf-
location in the dense clouds of ashes
are perishing of hunger and thirst.
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WRECK ON ALTON.
Prairie State Express DerniIed Near
EIwood, Ill.-None of Passengers
Seriously Injured.

Joliet, Ill, May 1.-THE Prairie
State express, on the Chicago &
Alton, leaving Chicago at nine a. M.
Tuesday, was wrecked near Elwood,
below Joliet. Four coaches were de-
rallied by an open OF defective switch.
and thrown against a high clay bank;
but none of the passengers were Sc
riously hurt. One woman, reported to
be Miss Staehle, of Wilmington, ILL.,,
was thrown through a window and
cut by glass. The track was torn up
for considerable distance and traf-
fic delayed.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-05-20
TWO THOUSAND DEAD
Latest Estimate of Loss of Life on
st. Vincent Island.
Provisions Needed ut Once for 1OO,-
900 Persons-Senate Votes to APP
propriate 100000 More for
the Sufferers.

Fort de France, Island of Martin
ique, May 14.-Strange to relate, in
view of the number of the inhab-
itants of 81. Pierre who were swept
to death by the volcanic waves from
Mont Pelee on Thursday last, very
few corpses have been found by
those who are engaged in the work
of cremating dead bodies. This is
due to the fact that the most pop
ulous quarters of the town are bur-
led under thick layer of cindered
lava, which apparently entirely con-
sumed the bodies of the victims.
Services for the Dead.
Business here is suspended. The
people of the city have assembled
in the churches, and the cathedral,
where special services are being held
for the St. Pierre dead, has been
thronged. The United States gov
eminent tug Potomac leaves here at
once for the island of St. Vincent,
where conditions are reported to be
worse. La Soufriere, on St. Vincent,
was in full eruption May 10. A
stream of stone and mud half mile
wide was then issuing from the vol
cano. Stones two inches in diam
+, eter fell 10 miles away.
Two Thousand Dead.
At Kingston, the capital of the is
land,r the ashes were two inches
, deep. Seven hundred dead were re-
ported Sunday, May II. 1t is esti-
mated that the total number Of
deaths on ST. Vincent will reach
1000. Most of the seven estates on
the island have been burned to ashes
and it is automatically reported that
two earthquakes occurred there. It
is believed the submarine cables in
St. Vincent have been broken by
the disturbances. The present vol
canic eruption on st. Vincent is the
first since 1912.
Potomac Reaches the Island.
! Fort de France, Island of Martin
ique, May 14.-The United States gov
eminent tug Potomac, which came to
Martinique from San Juan, Porto
Rico, cruised along the coast of this
island Monday afternoon. She en-
countered an inky black column of
smoke which made it necessary for
her to go five miles out of her course.
Words fail to describe the present
situation at ST. Pierre. A small de-
tachment of French troops is making
efforts to inter the dead, although
the government seems to be strik-
ingly unconcerned as to what is done
in this direction.
Need Provisions for 100000.
Provisions are needed here imme-
diately for 100000 people. A ship
load of lime is also needed at ST.
Pierre for sanitary purposes. The
stencil there from the dead bodies
is overpowering. Mont Pelee was
still erupting smoke and fire at a
late hour Monday night. The French
cruiser Suchet is here, and the city
of Fort de France is quiet. 1t is
reported here from the British is
land of Dominica that 300 survivors
of the ST. Pierre disaster have
reached there in canoes.
Every praise is given United
States Consul Ayme. He has worked
indefatigably to succor the survivors.
He has bandaged the limbs of the
wounded and has worked without
sleep and without food. He is now
thOrOuphly exhausted,
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-05-20
Deaf and Dumb school Burns.

Omaha, Neb., May lO.-The Iowa
state school for the deaf, located
three miles east of Council Bluffs,
was destroyed by fire late Friday
afternoon. The main building and
the chapel are a total loss. Fire
Chief John Templeton, of Council
Bluffs, was seriously injured and
three firemen were caught by part
of the falling structure and severe
ly burned. 1t is not known whether
or not any received fatal injuries.
None of the inmates so far as known
are injured. Loss, 100000.
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Aeronnut Killed.

Paris, May 12.-senor Augusta Sc
vero's airship exploded while max
ing an ascension Sunday morning,
and the Brazilian aeronaut and an as
sistant, who We're on board, We're
killed. This was the third ascension
made here by Senior Severe with his
airship La PaiN, which somewhat re-
sembled Santos-Dumont's airship,
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-05-20

Valparaiso, Chill, May 14-The Ger
man steamer Sallkarah, Capt. Pien-
ing, has become total loss at
Huamblin island, off the coast of
Chilli The Salkarah's crew and pas
sengers were saved. The cargo of
the Sakkarah included S1,500,O00 in
golu specie which was being RENTED
nv the Gillian government.
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MORE TOWNS BURNED.
Three Suburbs of ST. Pierre Are Also
Destroyed.

OeStTOyeu.
Fort de France, Island of Martinique,
May 12.-It is now known that three
large towns besides st. Pierre were de-
stroyed in Thursday mornings catas-
trophe. They were lie Carbet, four
miles south of st. Pierre, and lie Pre-
cheur, Az miles northwest, and Man
ceau. lie Carbet had population of
nearly 5000, and lie Precheur between
$500 and 1000. Manceau was smaller.
These towns were properly suburbs
of ST. Pierre, although they had sep
arate municipal organizations. They
were situated at the foot of the noun
tains Piton de Carbet and Piton de
Precheur, and many of the inhabitants
saved themselves by taking to the high
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-05-20
Pulmu nj Havana.

Havana, May 12.-The Cuban flag
was raised over MORO castle Sunday
for the first time, the occasion being
the arrival of President-elect Palma,
who will remain here until his in
auguration on May 20. Americans,
Cuban congress and citizens met and
escorted him to the palace, where
Gen. Wood received him.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-05-20
Beef Prices Again Advanced.

Chicago, May 13.-Another advance
has been made in beef, on the ground
that cattle are not being shipped to
market, and prices may go still high
er. Rumors are current that the
federal grand jury may take action.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-05-20
Three Drowned.

Chicago, May 14.-After bravely
saving the life of Alfred Smith, IL
year-old Fred Fowler sacrificed his
own in a vain attempt to save two
other companions from drowning by
the upsetting of a canoe in Downer'a
Grove pond Tuesday afternoon.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-05-20
Nominations Confirmed.

Washington, May 1o-The senate has
confirmed the nomination of ii. Clay
Evans to be consul general at Lon
don.
The senate also confirmed the nom
ination of Frank P Sargent, of Illinois,
to be commissioner general of immi-
grafton.
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IS RECOVERING.
proves-Bul1etins to BE
Discontinued.

The Hague, May Alt is an
nounced from Castle Loo that the
condition of Queen Wilhelmina con-
tinues to improve. 1t is understood
that with the departure of DR.. Roes-
singhs the bulletins concerning her
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fatalities on the island may aggre-
| ,,4o IN nnn
ST VINCENT STRICKEN.


Fire and Lava.
Castries, Island of ST. Lucia, B. W..
L., May 12.-The crater of Mont Ga
rou and it's sister volcano are in a
state of violent eruption, and are
emitting enormous volumes of smoke.
lava and hot ashes. The northern
end of the island is cut off from the
southern end by an enormous river
of lava. The entire northern end of
ST. Vincent is being laid waste.
Small craters are bursting every
where. No vessel can approach the
northern shore of the island on ac-
count of the intense heat.
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Mira. so0eI Sentenced.

Pittsburg, Pa, May 12.-Mrs. Cath
crime Soffel, who released the Biddle
brothers from the Allegheny county
Jail last January, was sentenced to-
day to two years in the penitentiary
for aiding and abetting in the escape
of prisoners
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ground. In this manner between 1000
and 5000 were saved. They are still
in the hills, their escape practically
shut off by the sea of lava. Plans are
being made for removing them. The
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-05-20
u,,,ree KILLED.

Dubuque, Ia, May 9.-Three fire.
men were crushed to death by a fall
ing wall and another man was badly
injured in a fire at the Iowa iron
works Thursday night. Loss, $4,000.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-05-20
Cholcrn in Philfppines.

Manila, May 14.-rhere have been
96o cases of cholera, with 769 deaths,
in Manila. The provinces report
2,sss cases aud 2,O92 deaths from the
disease.
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no Re Hanged.

Jefferson City, Mo, May 1.-THE
Missouri supreme court sentenced
Samuel Brown to be hanged in Wayne
county for the murder of George H..
Richardson for 500 in cash, which
Richardson had on his person. June
10 is the date set for the execution.
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Gift by President Roosevelt.

Cambridge, Mass, May 12.--Presi-
dent Theodore Roosevelt, Harvard 80,
has just presented the library of the
Harvard union with a fun set of his
works.
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majesty's health will be discontinued.
Messages congratulating her majesty
upon her improvement have been re-
ceived from all the foreign courts.