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The Red Cloud chief., 1902-05-23
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This Is the first authentic account
Of the fearful disaster on the island OF
Martinique. 1t was sent by cable to
Paris from Fort de France:
visited st. Pierre yesterday after.
noon with the first party that has
landed at the site Of the destroyed
city since Thursday mornings catas'
trophe.
The streets and all the n%cighbor-
hood around what a few days 4 was
the largest and most prosperous city
in Martinique were found inCumbered
with heaps upon heaps OF dead bodies
In all directions.
All the dead seen were stark naked,
their clothing apparently having
burned from their bodies like so much
finder, while they themselves were
roasted to death.
In the vast majority of instances
fires seem to have been the sole cause
of death. Great numbers of the bodies
have been burst asunder by the ter
rife heat and lie disemboweled.
In many instances the faces Of the
victims are quite calm. as though they
were stricken down instantly where
they stood, without n moments warn.
ing or with hardly time to appreciate
for an instant the deadly peril they
were in. Others have stamped on their
faces an expression of indescribable
terror.
The entire city and the neighbor-
hood all about reekS with a horrible
odor of burned flesh. In one instance
an entirely family of nine persons was
found, all tightly locked in each 9th
ers' arms. and the bodies in a horrible
state of decomposition.
Almost the first thing done was to
make preparations for the cremation
of the dead. Fatigue parties of sol.
diers built enormous pyrcs of wood
and branches of trees upon which they
heaped the dead bodies by scores and
burned them as rapidly as possible.
The total number of dead is now
estimated at fully 10000. The disas.
ter itself took place within thirty sec.
onds, and in that half minute the vast
majority of all these people were
killed.
1t is supposed. for there is nobody
living apparently to tell the exact
facts, that there was suddenly shot
down from the mountain a great sheet
of flame, accompanied by a terrible
gaseous whirlwind and flashes of
lightning, precisely such as are re-
ported as playing about the summit OF
La Soufriere, on the Island of ST. Vim
cent.
What horrible revelations OF the
havoc wrought to human life which
these grim mounds are yet to reveal
can hardly be imagined. In these two
quarters of the city not a trace OF the
streets that existed there can be seen.
They are buried as completely out OF
sight as were those of POmpeii.
Along the water front there are a
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-05-23

teen merchant vessels either went to
the bottom or stranded. One hundred
and forty two men from tho warships
in the harbor were lost.
japan has proven itself a veritable
home of earthquakes. the latest gigan.
tic loss Of life occurring in 1891, and
resulted In a loss of 1000 lives. 5000
injured. and 10000 homes destroyed.
The great Johnstown flood was tho
first OF two great disasters In recent
years which has come home to the
people OF the United States with crush.
ing force. On May 30, 1889. by the
bursting of the dam of tho ConemauKh
river. Johnstown and surrounding
towns were swept gu of existence.
and n loss of life approximating 10000
souls took place in the twinkling Of an
eye. /
The calamity which befcll Galveston
on the Sth of September, 1900, ranks
with Johnstown as the most appalling
within the memory of present genera.
tons. Beginning with a storm OF mod.
crate proportions. the increasing wind
rolled the waves higher and higher
upon the beach, until, after n sudden
shift Of winds near nightfall. the Ia
land city was completely submerged.
and great waves from the sea rolled
ovcr the town site. II was n night OF
the most terrible suffering and mis-.
cry. in which nearly $4,000 souls in
and near Galveston expected every
moment to die. Between 5000 and
10000 people lost their lives In tho
storm, and millions of dollars worth
OF property was destroyed.
The visitation of fire from neigh.
boring volcanoes has wrought u de-
struction of life and property upon st.
Pierre which is yet to be definitely de.
termincd, but promises to be one Of
the greatest in the worlds history.
The islands of the China coast, md
the Malay Hortas, being of volcanic
origin. have been especially subject to
earthquakes. 1t used to be said Of the
Philippines that shocks were constant
there, aud it is true that the needle
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-05-23
THE WORLDS GREATEST DISASTERS
Earthquakes. Floods and Battles That
Have Slain Their thousands.

earthquakes uiOous anu IbAtties lhat
Have Slain Their Thousands.
This is the third time the island Of
Martinique has suffered disasters of
volcanic origin. In 1867 there was a
great earthquake which cost the lives
of more than 1000 persons. That was
the greatest disaster in the history of
the island previous to this now report
ed. There was an earthquake in 1889
which destroyed nearly half of Port
Royal, the present capital of the is.
land, and killed 700 persons. The
damage resulting from that shock ex-
tended all over the island.
History's pages are full of disasters
which have befallen the human race,
but no calamity of it's kind in recent
years can even approximate the ter
rible loss of life which has made nota.
BILE the destruction of st. Pierre on
the island OF Martinique. OF events
which have shocked the world by the
cnOrmity of the destruction which fol.
lowed in their wake, none but the bat
tie of Gettysburg can approach the
recent disaster for loss of life. In.
stances where whole towns and com
munities have been wiped out are
comparatively few. but all have been
terrific in their consequences. st. Pi-
ere has been no exception.
Among the calamities which are
most notable, the destruction of Pom.
peii and Herculaneum In the year 70
stands as the most ancient OF which
there is a complete account extant
Strangely enough, the destruction OF
these cities is the nearest approach
in history to the disaster which befell
the Inflated st. Pierre. The work of
Vesuvius on this occasion was as slow
as it was complete. Herculaneum
was literally swept from the earth by
a stream of molten lava, while Pom
peii was s%uffocated by the cinders and
ashes. The eruption lasted for DAYS
and covered the two cities to a depth
of from eighteen to twenty feet, and
so changed the topography of the
country that 1t was centuries before
topographers were able to locate the
lost cities. The loss Of life on this
occasion was never known, but IL must
have reached far into the thousands.
Not until 1855 was the world again
shocked by a catastrophe of similar
proportions. although there were many
throughout Italy. Sicily. South Amer
lea and the Orient where the loss OF
life has cen estimated at much high
er figures, which were impossible OF
veri1cation. The great earthquake
and tidal wave OF Lisbon In 1853 was
n OF the most far.reaching and de-
structive phenomena of nature which
has come down in history.
1t was a festal day In the city and
all Portugal vas there. Late In the
afternoon a giant wave swept over the
doomed city. and in eight minutes.
when the wave had receded, 1t carried
with 1t $4,000 people into the sea. The
survivors crowded the stone wharves
along the water front, many only to
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-05-23
KAISER OFFERS STATUTE
Would Present Cnitcd States One of
Frederick the Great.

The kaiser has offered to President
Roosevelt "A statue in bronze of Fred
erick the Great to be taken as a de-
velopment of German-American re-
gard. In his message to the president
the kaiser acknowledged the deep i'm
preston created by the splendid recep-
ton Of his brother. Prince Henry, by
the citizens of the United States and
notes that in the speeches made the
reference was quite frequent of thu
friendly attitude of Frederick to the
young republic. That example, he says,
he intends to follow. Concentrating
Henry's visit, he requests the presi-
dent to accept the gift OF "A statue of
the great king to be erected in Wash
ington, "a lasting sign of the intimate
relations successfully fOstered and de-
veloped between the two great ma
tiOns."
Roosevelt in reply thanks the kaiser
heartily and states that he will lay
the offer before congress. The Amer
lean people would be greatly pleased"
he says, to receive the statue OF one
of the greatest men of all times-a gift
that will assuredly be looked upon as
a new sign of friendship existing be-
tween the two nations. 1t is a token
for the whole human race that, at the
beginning of this century. the Amer
lean and German people work together
In a spirit of hearty friendship" con-
CludCs the president.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-05-23

The house Friday passed the bill au-
thorizing the president to turn over to
the government OF Porto Rico all pub
lie lands held by the United States
that are not necessary for national
uses. The bill passed to refund all
taxes levied by the war revenue act
against charitable and religious insti-
tutions.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-05-23

The supreme court has decided that
the fee and salary law of 1897 does not
deprive probate judges and prescott
ing attorneys of their fees. The only
remedy for the, fee evil is a law re-
curing that all fees snail be paid In
Confederate money.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-05-23

Justice Andrew G. Bradley of the
supreme court OF the District of CO.
lumbia, died Thursday night from an
abscess of the brain.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-05-23

The Nebraska schoolmasters' club
held Its last meeting for the school
year Frida. Of last week In Lincoln.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-05-23

In the seismograph In the Jesuit OBJ
servatory in Manila Is always writing.
Blu there has been no extremely dis.
astrous disturbances, and hone seri.
Gus since 1884, when the tower Of the
great cathedral was thrown down and
many lives were lost.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-11-19

ness is moderately active both in manu-
featuring and retail lines. The closing
weeks CT the legislature and the impor-
lance of the work to be done draws a
large number of people to the state capt.
toll
A significant circumstance has occurred
in Barre which is the closing OF the "Ex-
change" which has been in operation Tor
some seven months. The necessity Tor
some uniform bill OF prices which would
warrant a reasonable margin has been
generally recognized and 1t was hoped
that the Exchange would iurnish the
solution to the situation. But tor varl-
Gus reasons the PROJECT has been ahan-
doned temporarily 1T least. The granite
business at present is little quiet except
at the quarries, which are busy as usual.
St. Tohnsburv reports business goou in
all departing nts. The scale works are
very busy and other industries are well
employed. Business conditions a'e favor
able at Hard wick, although just at pres
ent there are quite large number OF,
granite cutters idle. Retail trade and
collections good. Morrisville reports
business good. Tie leather concern is
busy, the um Der interests in the vicn ty
are active and retail trade as usual. the
company operating the asbes tos mines
at Eden is employing sUme thirty work
men but have not as yet pla, ed any con-
siderable product on the market. In
Bennington the manufacturing interests
are in good shape, some concerns running
over time; retail trade and collections
I
Adams are now working but nine hours
because of lack of light. TIE furniture
factory is running full time. Retail
trade and collections about as usual.
Bellows Falls reports the manufacturing
interests to be well employed; retail
trade good, collections fair. Business in
all branches is reported to be good at
Windsor. The manufacturing plants are
fairly busy and retail trade of usual
volume. ..s.-s
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of autos responsible for all damages
caused. Why not :? Why should reck-
less mobilist scare horse and carriage
up tree and escape paying a cent tor
his entertainment
desutory and not very corcerted
effort is being made to compel all state
printing to be done in the state, but it
may not overcome the present out
rageous system.
The removal of the capitol scare has
had the effect OF agtating Montpelier
into something like activity, and its citl'
zens appear to realize that they must
secure better railroad connections with
the outside world. To this end delega-
tion from here met DR.. Webb at Smell
burne last Saturday to interview and in-
terest him in an airline railroad from
Rutland to Montpelier. Very likely the
Rutland road will lift in the project and
as the people of Montpelier are in dead
earnest direct communlca with
Rutland and the west is probable in
reasonable time.
The house was to have excursioned to
Barre en- masse Saturday afternoon last
by special train as the guests OF the
Granite Association. but as the obstruc-
ton bill has forced an indefinite session
time will be taken to 90 tomorrow after
noon. With all winter ahead, time isn't
very valuable now.
An intensely interesting occasion will
be the grand biennial banquet of the Fish
and Game League at the Armory We'd
nesday evening. The POSTMASTER at the
flow OF soul will be Editor Greene OF the
st. Adams Messenger, and the speakers
have all been selected carefully with due
regard for their spell-binding qualities.
The whole thing is destined to be great
historic event, sure enough.
Well friends, this is my last word to
you. In day or two must wend my
weary way south and resume work at
Washington at the opening of congress.
l have labored diligently during the past
eight weeks to keep you informed as to
the main points OF interest hereabouts,
and il have been successful in any de.
gree, | am satisfied. You have been
given the straight facts in the case any
way, and I have done my best. With
that and best wishes to all must say
Good bye,
J. E. HARRIS.
Montpelier, Nov. IS. 1902.
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Current Press Comment.

Roosevelt has no more numerous
panoply of feet, hands, eyes, ears, livers,
noses, gray cells, or other physiologic
endowment than the ordinary person
who funks when be runs up against
adversely. The President is not the most
devoted Christian, nor the greatest
mentality, nor the nearest to Mills in
beauty of all that infest this continent.
But he is the man who settled the coal
strike. And he is the man who will set
tie a good many other things. He is
different. And the reason why he is dit
ferent is that he has had-along with all
the polish the most glossy of his eastern
contemporaries can glisten withal "a
fair cot the outdoor training wherein
men learn to do it when it needs to be
done. If he had never got the tang OF
the West on his tongue, anthracite would
still be little like immortaIity-some-
thing hoped for, but not just yet, -
LCharles Lummis in Out West for No,
vember.
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The Two Liquor Bills.

The Joint committee on temperance,
made up from sixteen memb RS of the
House and nine Senators, seems to have
split as nearly in the middle as possible
without using surgical Instruments.
The committee stand today, Is tor the
High License Local Option Bill,-which
has the Conlani bin for a basis, and will
be known as the majority measure
while the minority measure supported by
II of the committee has as its base the
Balte'l bill. The latter bill smodeled on
the plan of the South Carolina dispen-
sary. Wherever a majority of the peo
pie OF city or town vote at the annual
town.meeting or election in favor OF es-
tablishing state liquor stores, such stores
shall be opened mot exceeding one for
each 5000 OF population, or for each
town OF less populaton) under the direc-
tion OF a board Of three county lquor
commissioners elected by the people.
The state storekeepers are appointed by
the county commissioners, put under
bonds and hCli responsible for any lie.
gal acts. They are paid for their work
as the commissioners shall determine,
but the compensation must not be re.
lated in any way to the volume of sales
The local storekeepers must buy all
liquors Of state liquor superintendent
and sell them at price determined by
the state authority. It hotels and drug
gjsts are licensed to sell by vote of the
town, they must buy their liquors OF the
state or its local store at profit TO the
state OF 10 per cent. All net receipts
from the sale of liquor go to the state
treasury and from there are distributed
among the cities and towns according tC
population, those places without state
stores apparently sharing in the distribu
ton.
The state stores a'e to be open from I
a. M to 9 p. m. Malt liquors aud wine.
may be drunk on the premises, but ther,
must be no treating, and the store il
made unattractive for loungirg about
No sales can be made to minors, drunk
ards, etc Hard liquors are sold not tc
be drunk on the premises, and only OF
written and recorded request of the ind
vldual The South Carolina dispenser,
system allows no liquors to be DRUM
on the premises. In some other detail
the Vermont bill differs from the SoutI
Carolina system, but in essence the tive
are alike.
The thirteen members of the temDer
ance committee who are supporters 0
the majority bill are Senator'S Russell o
Chittenden, Downer of Windsor. Sible,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-11-19
A Vermonter's Toast.

At the banquet Of the Med, Honor
Legion, at Phladeph a few evenings
since, in response to the toast, The
President of the United States" Col.
George G. Benedict, editor of the Burliug-
ton FIR Press, responded by saying:
"Of all the leaders our nation has ever
had, Theodore Roosevelt has got the
nearest to the hearts of the people.
They understand him better; he has
shown them that he has heart-a good
heart, big heart HIS whole young life
has ben spent in tie service of the peo-
pie and they know him, and, irres pectve
OF party or belief, trust him in his high
office"
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of Washington, Nelson of Rutland, Tracy
of Grand Isle, Representatives Ellis OF
| Fair Haven, O'Sullivan of St. Adams,
! Fletcher of Cavendisb, Conand of Brat
tleboro, Douglass Of Wiliston, Howe of
Readsboro, Vincent of Orwell, Pape OF
Barre City. The supporters OF the MINOR
ity bill are Senators Emery Of Orange,
Anns Of Orleans, Ralbridge OF Essex,
Spencer of Windham, Representatives
Battell of Middlebury, Bailey of New
bury, Vail of Worcester, Seaver of Bar.
ton, Randall OF Wo!cott, Fish OF Royal
ton, Dart o Springfield.
In dissecting the two bills we find first
that the pains and penalties for viola
tons in both measures are stringent.
We find both measures are local option,
towns voting whether thy will sell or
have liquor sold. But the dissimiar tea
lures are more pronounced than the SINH
lar ones for ms ance, the ma ority bill is
purely democratic in its high-licsnse open
saloon, referendum failures. The ma.
iotity bill has a referendum attachment
which provides that the measure becomes
a law if you vote no and brings on the
same old fight in 1904. The minority
bills provides a referendum which if voted
no" means no law. The former bill
provides for the first vote the first Tues
day in January, the other on March
meeting day. The minority bill provides
for strict state supervision, the other
does not. The Conaud, or majority bill,
provides for seven places or licenses, the
bill for three places in a town,
a state liquor store, hotels and drug
stores with a nominal amount for
license for the two latter.
Some Of the papers are already howl |
ng that the minority bill does not fulfill
he pledge of the republican party plat
Orn. Our recollection is that the pat |
orm does not call for a high license
measure, bat rather license local option
Measure, and the minority measure is by
ar the better measure of the two and we
nope the BattelI bill will carry the day.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-11-19
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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-11-19

The daily report of the hearings before
the commission on the recent coal strike
are interesting reading and furnish much
information as to the condition OF the
miners. Mr., Mitchell was kept on the
stand all day Friday and made a clear
statement OF his side of the case. There
are 30 lawyers participating in the hear
ings of whom "a are retained by the
operators.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-11-19

In the last number of the Vermont
Union it is announced that the paper will
continue to be published at Lyndon and
that John B. Chase will be the editor
Mr.. Chase has inherited his fathers news
paper sense and under his guidance we
wish the Union c)ntinu d prosperity.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-11-19
BradsIreeps Vermont Weekly Trade
Report.


Favorable reports are received from
the leading manu- acturing centers in the
state both as regards present conditions
and immediate prospects. The marble
and slate industries are particularly busy
and the lumbermen who operate within
the state are preparing for an ircreased
business. The granite trade while Of tair
volume is feeling the seasonabIe depres-
sion but it is expected that the demand
will become more active after the holi-
days. Labor is in good demand in nearly
all sections and there is no labor trouble
reported except the continued strike at
Rutland.
Burlington reports business good in
most lines. The cotton mills are busy,
lumber interests well employed, and
other manufacturing concerns are mod
erately active The weather has not
been very seasonable the past week for
the retail trade which has been some
what quiet. The wholesale business is
good as the demand for staple articles
from surrounding towns keeps up not
withstandng the somewhat unfavora-
BILE retail conditions. Collections sat.
isiactory. Coal is received in small
amounts but in not sufficient quantities
to supply the local and outside trade. The
price of anthracite coal has been advanc-
ed to SS per ton and the prospects are
that there will be no decline in this price
during the winter. In Montpelier bust
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-11-19

When the driver Of a coal cart was
made to wait before the Union League
club house in New York until the Presi,
dent had left il, before he could unload,
he made answer to the police: Il S pose
I'll have to, but it's funny after Teddy's
been doing so much to get it here"