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PLUNDERING AT ST. PIERRE.
Fifty Robbers Sent 70 Five Years' I'm.
prtsonment.

Fifty Robbers Sent to Five Years' I'm
prtsonmsnt.
Kingstown. st. Vintent-In advices
received here from Fort de France 1t Is
said that looting and robbery are on
the increase at St Pierre and else.
where. and that the authorities cannot
cope with the conditions. especially as
local political quarrels at st. Pierre
are interfering with practical harmoni.
Gus action. Six thousand refugees are
at Fort de France. Rioting Is feared
there.
Business at Fort de France has been
stopped. the bank there will not re-
sumo operations for the present. and
money Is scarce.
st. Pierre Is infested with pillaSc:s,
who are forcing safes. The authorities
are taking severe measures. Fifty OF
the ghouls have been imprisoned In
this city. where the population wanted
to lynch them. The thieves have teen
sentenced to five years Imprisonment
each.
Troops have been detailed to guard
the ruins In st. Pierre. with orders to
fire upon pillagers.
The inhabitants Of the ncrth rari
Of the island are now distributed In the
various districts Of the south.
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RUIN AT ST. VINCENT
More Territory Devastated by Vol.
eano Than at Martinique.
Entire Northern Part Of tho Zslaud Gov.
cred With Ashes- Thousands In
Need Of Assistance.

Kingstown. st. Vincent.-A newspa.
per correspondent has just returned
here from q visit. OH horseback. to the
devastated district of this island. dur.
ing which he travelled fifty miles and
penetrated to within five miles Of the
Soufriere crater. The ash-covered area
OF st. Vincent exceeds that OF Mar
tlnIuue. which the correspondent has
also explored.
The entire northern part OF the Island
Is covered with ashes to an average
depth of eighteen inches. varying from
q thin layer at Kingstown to two feet
or more ut Georgetown. The crops are
ruined. nothing green can be seen. the
streets OF Georgetown are numbered
with snowdrift.like heaps Of ashes. and
ashes rest so heavily on the roof that In
several cases the weight has caused
them to fall in. There will soon be
5000 destitute persons In need OF as
slstance from the Government, which
Is already doing everything possible
to relieve the sufferers.
While the outbreak OF the volcano
on the island Of Martinique killed more
persons outright. more territory has
been ruined in st. Vincent. hence there
Is greater des''tution here.
The injured persons were horribly
burned by the hot grit which was
driven along with tremendous velocity.
Twenty.six p, rsons who sought refuge
In a room ten feet by twelve were all
killed. One person was Drained with
q huge stone nine miles from the era
ter.
1t Is estimated that the ocean has
encroached from ten feet to two miles
along the coast near Georgetown. and
that a section on the north Of the
island has dropped into the sea.
Lieutenant BENJAMIN B. Mccormick.
commanding the United States tug
Potomac. now In these waters. has
called on Governor Llewelyn and Of.
fered him the sympathy Of the United
States and any assistance which 1t was
In his power to render. The Potomac
has also landed what she can spare
of her food stuffs.
The subterranean detonaticns here
have ceased. and the Soufriere re-
lapsed. apparently. into perfect repose.
no smoke arising from the crater and
the assures emitting no vapor. The
stunted vegetation that formerly
adorned the slopes of the mountain
has disappeared. having given place to
gray -colored lava, which sreets the
eye on every side.
The negroes who have remained cn
the estates are half starved. and the
Carib survivors are leaving their caves
and pillaging abandoned dwelling
houses and shops. Many arrests have
been made for that offense.
The death rate In the hospitals Is still
very high. Notwithstanding the best
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Dasr Travelling In Cube.

Cuba has 124 railways with moro
than 1000 miles of track for the lot.
yet travelling In Cuba Is not cheap.
There are lines which charge pas
sengers twelve cents a mile.
The average rate Is about seven
cents for first.class passengers and
five cents for second-ciass and travel
on some Of the lines means many
hours Of miserable jolting over a
wretched roadbed. Freight rates are
Us exorbitant Us passenger rates. SO
detrimental Is the railroad extortion
to the welfare of the country In fact.
that modification Of rates by military
order was talked Of. but the legality
Of the step was doubtful.
The entire railroad system Of the
island Is valued at S70.0OO.000. But OF
the 124 lines only seventeen are public
lines In the generally accepted sense.
The rest IRE private roads built for
the transportation Of sugar cane to
the grinding mills. 1t Is a curious
fact that FIVE Of the principal lines
representing nine-elevenths Of the pub
lie roads are controlled by British
capitalists.
Cuba had q railroad forty-three
miles long between Havana and
Guines. which began to run only few
years after the frst American line
was opened, but the development Of
rallroadins under Spanish rule was on
q very different scale. Some people
might not call 1t Development ut ALL
New York Sun.
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Cubans had died away, General Wood
and the United States cavalrymen re-
naming In Havana embarked for the
United States. the former on the
cruiser Brooklyn, and the latter on
the steamer MORO Castle.
The natal day Of the Republic or
Cuba found Havana In brilliant array.
The decorations were universal. Many
imposing arches were erected at the
entrances OF plazas. Bunting. spread
on Venetian masts, can0pied the mar
row streets from the rays Of the sun.
The decorations along the water.
front were exceedingly lavish. and all
the shipping In the harbor was dressed
In gala attire. The majority OF the
ships flew the American ensign at the
main and the Cuban colors at the fore
or mizzen. The United States armored
cruiser Brooklyn, and the steamer Nor.
70 Castle, Of the Ward Line, as well as
the foreign warships which had been
sent by the Governments to be present
ut the birth of the new Republic. were
dressed with signal fags fore and aft.
The early morning was cool and de-
lightful, and the entire population. re-
inforced by thousands Of visitors, was
abroad soon after daylight. AL was
animation and expectancy. There are
1000 public carriages In Havana. and
each one OF them seemed racing some
where on q life or death mission.
Much curiosity was aroused by q
Statue OF Freedom, which had been
raised during the night In Central
Park, upon the pedestal where. fo7 cen.
turtles, a statue Of Queen Isabella had
stood.
During the early norn:ng many
troops of school children marched into
the Plaza de Armas. ranged themselves
before the palace and sang IN Amer
lean anthem.
At 10 o'clock a delegation from the
Central Veterans Club presented Gen
eral Wood with 4 handsome machette'
having a beautifully engraved hilt. Ii
has the Cuban coat-of.arms and a sim
gle gold star on one side. and the
Generals initials on the other In gold
The ceremony OF the transfer OF the
island was scheduled to occur at the
palace exactly at noon, and those in
vIted to witness the ceremony In
cluded, besides the American officers
and the members Of Palma's Cabinet,
and members Of Congress. the Supreme
Court Judges. Governors OF the prov
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which had been recovered by rela-
tive, was being prepared for removal.
this animal stalked slowly through
the wreckage to the beach. where 1t
drank sen water, and then went back
up the hillside.
There Is not an inhabitable house In
the city or nearby villages.
Soldiers are guarding property from
prowling ghouls. who are robblng the
dead. They meet with severe punish
ment when caught.
The fires In the wrecked buildings Of
the city are extinguished. and repre-
sentatlves Of the commercial houses
from Fort de France are digging In the
debris Of houses and stores In search
Of documents and valuables.
The number of victims Is so great In
places that In the great heaps Of COM
mingled dead Identification OF indi-
viduals Is very difficult.
The oJor Of the purifying bodies
makes the work Of handling them not
oriy horribly offensive. but dangerous
to the searchers as well. Thus far
1000 bodies have been found and Olsen.
tuHRleu kEOui Tue kuluo. Va sASSS W.
have been buried.
The work of clearing the thorough
fares will necessitate the employment
Of large numbers Of men for many
months.
The entire country all about st.
Pierre was turned into chaotic waste.
All the trees are either torn up by
the roots or snapped OF and lie level
with the ground.
On the Cluse estate. near st. Pierre.
a few buildings are untouched. Those
who were in them, however, were all
found dead. They had been suffocated.
but were not distgured. and the iden-
tity Of each one of them was easily
made out.
The body Of an old man was found
lying by carriage. to which a pair OF
dead horses were harnessed. The old
man was still holding the relns In his
hands as though about to get In the
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In q -eccnt letter to DR.. Hartman Con-
gresham Botkin says:
"Afy Dear Doctor-It gives me pleasure
% certify to the excellent curative quail.
ties Of your medicines-Peruna and Mama
lin. I have been afflicted more or less for
Q quarter Of q century with catarrh OF the
stomach and constipation. A residence IN
Washington has increased these troubles.
A few bottles Of your medicine have given
ne almost complete relief, and ] am sure
that q continuation Of them viii effect
permanent cure."-J. D. Botkin.
Gf. L. r. yerdery. prominent real e.
tate agent. Of Augusta, Ga. writes:
az h0ve Aeen q great sufercr froM
.cat0rrhai dyspepsia. lsrted Tsdny
Skvstct0ns, vtstted q good namy
0Fftses. bst 4 believe Pernna has
@done vsore for nee than dtt Of the
0Aope gsss together. lfeet ttee q sse,c
Doreoss. 0-L. +. Yerdery.
The most common form OF summer ca
tsrrh 10 catarrh of the stomach. This 10
generally known as dyspepsia. Peruns
cures these cases like magic.
II. you do not derive prompt and salts.
fsctory results from the use Of Peruno,
write at once 70 DR.. Hartman, giving. Q
full statement Of your case and he will be
PLEASED to give you his valuable advice
Gratis. =,
Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, O.
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The United States Start a New
Nation on It's Career.
PALMA TAKES THE OATH
General Wood Hauls Down the
American Flag and Hoists
the Cuban Colors

Havana, Cuba.-The Government Of
the Republic Of Cuba was installed in
office and the occupation Of the United
States ceased with impressive and
appropriate ceremonies. Senor Tomas
Estrada Palma attached his signature
as President Of the Cuban Republic
to the document Of transfer. and after
an exchange Of congratulations Cen
eral Wood personally lowered the
American colors from the Hagstaff on
the roof Of the palace. and with his
own hands hoisted the Cuban fag.
as an act Of the United States. the
Cuban veteran, General Gomez. assist
ing. Thea. before the thunders Of the
salutcs. aad the frantic cheering Of the
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and shiny. as II they had been plunged
In boiling pitch. Many Of the dead
were never touched by the volcanic
Gre and some of the houses and wood
work destroyed show no sign OF burn
Ing.
The path Of the volcanic torrent Is
marked out In strange manner. The
vicinity Of the shore. where vessels
anchored, was swept by whirlwInd
Of volcanic gas. which ripped. tore
md scattered everything In Its passage.
but left few traces Of cinders behind:
On the other hand. the fort. centre and
adjoining parts of st. Pierre are bur
led under thick bed Of cinders which
consumed everything beneath 1t.
The SON of Behanzln. the King or
Dahomey, who was being educated at
st. Pierre. Is among the dead.
There Is hardly q person OF promi'
nence here In Fort de France who Is
not mourning the loss Of relatives. DR..
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AdvertisinG.

To the students of the University OF
Chicago q merchant defined advertising
thus: Influencing the minds Of people.
It Is making others think as you de-
sire. 1t means using all those forces
which produce Impressions and crystal.
lie opinions. 1t Is the creating Of pres
tige-that quality which causes others
to accept a statement without question.
Advertising IL higher form Of mental
activity than ordinary commercial
transactions"
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Boy OF Nineteen . Fire Chief.

Mayor DOXey has appointed Edward
Tracey. aged nineteen. as Chief OF the
Fire Department. Of Elgin. Ill. Tracey
Is the youngest tire marshal IN the
United States. His appointment Is Il
reward for his heroic action during
recent fire. when he rescued two
women from burning building. He
aas displayed remarkable GOODNESS and
Judgment at other fires.
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The National Game.

The Brooklyn Club has given Out
fielder George Hildcbrand notice Of re.
lease.
Chicago has suspended Fred Glade.
Frank Bonner. Davy Jones and Rube
Waddell.
Phillippi. like the other Pirate pitch
ers, Is in midsummer form. He uses
his teasing drop ball with great sue
cess.
Charlie Zuber says that in Nichols.
Ryan and O'NeIll st. Louis has the
homellest catching corps In the Ma.
tiOnal League
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cUBA,s REPUBLIC FLUSH.

Havana, Cuba.-The few additional
warrants issued approxlmated SoO.OOO.
and by that amount the actual funds
In the Cuban treasury to be turned
over will be reduced.
The amount thus turned over will
consequently be S5l7.7OO cash and
81 .3OS. .6O7 In bonds. against which the
current liabilities are charged.
The tributes paid by the Cubans to
their martyred dead included the plac-
Ing of wreaths Of laurel on the wall
near the Punta Battery. on the ocean
front. before which a score OF beard
less Cuban cadets were executed by
the Spanish Volunteers In 1870.
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Verne, who Is in attendance on the In
iured In the hospitals here. lost over
forty near and distant relatives In st.
Pierre. to say nothing Of hundreds or
intimate friends there. NJ. Clarac.
one Of the wealthiest me- chants OF
Fort de France. lost cv' hundred
relatives In the annihilateL y. where
bis family had lived for s. 'ral gen.
eratIons. These are only &C picuous
incidents out Of thousands more.
The only living thing seen In the
city was an OK. thin as a skeleton.
While the body Of one Of the victims.
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SportIuc Ereyities.

Frank Kramer has won the mile pro-
fessional cycle race IT NailsburS. \. j.,
in I'm. 81 2-5s.
Cornell has won the in,er-university
lacrosse championship. defeating Co.
lumbia by so.
Yale oarsmen have Won from the
naval cadet eight at Annapolis in a
two mile race.
II Is n settled fact that John Dicker-
son will train and drive Anaconda.
2.OlH. this year.
There has been q big demand for
high class coach and carriage horses
Ia Chicago this spring.
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Mont Pelec Still Active.

Fort de France. Ma-tinlque.-Grcat
f1sues Of very bright light were
emitted from Mont Pelec between III
and IL o'clock p. m.
They We're visible from here. Thick.
glowing red clouds. interspersed with
flashes Of light, were issuing from the
volcano in the morning. Showers OF
cinders. lasting for twenty minutes. ac'
companied the activity.
The people in the districts of Lor'
rain, Marigot, Sainte Marie. and La
Trinite are panic stricken.
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medical efforts. All the ncighto-ing
British colonies are sho wing sympathy
with the sufferers here. Subscription
lists have been started. and food and
clothing are being forwarded.
While the entire community 10 thank
fuu for this help and sympathy from
British sources. on all sides are heard
grateful appreciation OF the prompt aid
furnished by the United States IN send.
ing the Potomac here with provisions
and other things.
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Ma.on Asks n 600 900 Fer Culture

Senator Mason by request" has in
troduced in the United States Senate i
bill to establish n National Conserra
tory CT Music and Art" The sum t
be appropriated is Sl.)O0.oO. 1t is
proposed to establish conscrvatories N
Washington. New York. Chicago and
San Francisco.
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Thousands OF Sheep Killed

Dead sheep by the thousands are
piled up in heaps on the plains OF
Uintah County and on the Utah farms
which skirt the Wyoming line. \
snowstorm which ragged for several
days killed fully 100000 lambs ana
ewes that are valued at $l.5OO.OOO.
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Precious Bullets.

Bullets made {: precious stones are
rarities In warfare. But during the
fighting on the Kashmlr frontier. where
the British troops defeated the rebel.
lious Hunzas. the natives used bullets
Of garnets encased In lead. The Brit.
.sh preserved many as curiosities
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c,ants Germany's Request.

Through the State Department the
Navy Department. 1T Washington. has
be,n requested by the Government OF
Germany to look after the satety anu
welfare of the German subjects on thc
Isthmus of Panama. The rcques; was
promptly granted.
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For Opening wife's Letters, $50.

By decree OF the United States DIS
trict Court at Boston. Mass. It cost
NJ. d. Giroux. OF North Adams. $50 to
open letters addressed to his wife.
with whom he does not live. Mrs.
GIroux claimed that her husband opened
her letters against her orders.
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By an imperial edlct just issued WI
Ting Fang. the Chinese Minister In
Washington. and Sheng CHA Peng are
appointed to prepare code Of Chinese
laws on modern lines WI Ting Fang
probably soon will be recalled to China
to undertake this work.
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Enr...d woman. struck Dumb.

Infuriated over some trivial matter
ut her house, Mrs. Charles Giffords. OF
Middlesboro, KY. screamed at the top
Of her voice. something snapped AMI
she could not speak until the following
day. when she found that she was able
to whisper.
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British Capture 400 Beers.

General Hamilton and other British
commanders In South Africa nave SatA'
cred In 400 Boer prisoners. Among the
prisoners are ! brother Of General De
IA ley and several other communicates
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A Briderroom Killed.

David Beers and Mrs. Josie Med l.
aid were married ut Orillia. Ont. While
returning to their future home in Atl-
erley. the carriage upset and Byers was
thrown in ditch and killed.
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.%gixsd Goods" Tax.

Senator Plat. OF New York. has In
t-oduccd Il bill In the United States
Senate defining mixed goods and in'
posing a yearly tax OF $50 OH manu-
iacturcrs ami $25 on wholesale deal
Pra
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r. C,,v Evans Takes tho Oath.

Henry Clay Evans. who has just re-
tired rs Commissioner OF Pensions ut
Washington. has taken oath u office as
Consul-GenHral at London. He VIII
leave for his post early in June.
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Rain Helm. Nebrssk. crops,

Rain has fallen in Nebraska. The
southern and eastern portions Of the
State received most Of the downpour.
This will put winter wheat In fine con.
ditiOn. and will kill on chinch bugs.
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Killed aud Injured In Pittsburg Exple.ion
The naphiha explosions near Fits
burg. Pa. will result in the death OF
between thirty AMI forty persons aid
more than 20O seriously injured. many
for life,
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American Syndicate In Africa.
An American syndicate has been
formed to develop trade on the West
African Coast.
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y,,,.. suoerI,tsndeat Indicted.

Superintendent F. w. Ames. OF the
Minneapolis. Mimi. Police Depart
ment. has been indicted on bribery
charges.
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Copsoiida.io. OF Norfolk Industries.

The railway. electric. ferry and Kin.
dred interests OF Norfolk. Va. and
vicinity. have been consolidated.
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The Area Swept by the Volcano
Ten Miles ln Length.
ROBBERY OF THE DEAD
Heaps Of Bodies 0bstructing Streets
and Foul Air Make Work Of Ex-
ploration Difficult.

Inspection or the Ruins Shows Only Deco
lstios-A Starving Or Apparently the
Only Living Thing In the city-Houss'
That Are Uninj ursd Held Inmates who
Are Dead-Old Man Found Lifeisss By
Ris Tsans-strsets stin Distinguish
able In Plscss-Funsrai Service and
Prayers for the Dead st Fort do France.
Fort de France, Martinique.-A visit
to the site of the destroyed city of st.
Pierre disclosed that no exaggeration
has been made of the work Of destruc.
don. An area ten miles long and six
miles wide was utterly devastated by
the fiery food from Mont Pelee.
The streets are two feet deep in
ashes and cinders which cover thou.
sands of dead bodies. scorched black
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Two HuSdfed Shocks Felt.
Within nine hours recently. two hun.
ired earthquake shocks were felt at
Tapach1la, Mexico.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1902-07-03

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