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The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-22

increasing the number of managers from the present total of ten to twenty-fvs hereafter. ten of which shall be laymen These changes were adopted after ex- tended debate, participated in by pr. At kins. Dr. Coke Smith, pr. Hoss, pr Horace Bishop. Dr. Wilson of South Car. olina and others.
 The conference devoted much time ir making arrangements for the election of two bishops and all connectional ofacers It was determined that the bishops bs elected one at . time instead of the deie- gates voting for two bishops on the sams ballot
 pr. Lamar offered resolution expung. ing from the record of the conference sll references to the war claim controversy. Bishop Galloway ruled the resolution out of order. and 1t was not considered.
 James Cannon. IT,. gave notice that he protested against the action of tho con ference on the'war claim matter. T
 A motion by Dr. 1peccmb to have [ uigth session failed.
 An unoflcial statement was made that the record of the general conference would not be printed in less ttms than two months and perhaps longer.
 After the transaction of some more Hou. tine business, the conference at l2:5( o'clock adjourned until o'clock tomor- row.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-22
STORM AT BIRMINGHAM
BOY KILLED AND ANOTHER SE-
 RIoUsLY INJURED.
Section of Grand Stand at Baseball Park Was Blown Away and George Swanton Was Caught
 in Wreckage.

Birmingham. Ala. May ALA violent wind storm followed by heavy down. pour of rain and haiA passed over Bir- mingham at 2:45 o'clock this afternoon. doing considerable damage and causing the death of one boy. the serious injury of another and the slight injury of an old man.
 Dead-George Swanton. aged. 12 years.
 Injured-Henry Duncan. aged 10 years; M. S. Cook, ground keeper at ball park. bruised about the head.
 The greatest damage was done at the hall park where an entire section of the grand stand was blown away. A crowd of boys were standing on the outside of the fence just back of the grand stand, and George Swanton was caught in the wreckage and crushed to death. Henry Duncan was fastened between two pieces of timber but his injuries are not fatal. The other boys escaped without injury.
 When the storm struck the ball grounds large crowd was en route to the park to witness a game between Birmingham and New Orleans and a serious disaster was averted by the park not being open ed to the public before 3 o'clock. Several houses were unroofed.
 The dead boy Is 8 son of George Swan ton. a steel worker at Youngstown. O.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-22
NTAu11N ColGD1aE1I1D.
acu&h Csrolina Dsmecratis Convsn- tion ConderAns HiS oouyDe.

gouth Csrolina DsmocrAtis Convsn- tion Conderhns Ills ocuyss.
 Columbia, .. C.. May a.-1he State psmoeratic convsntion met to1ay. One q the principal objects Of the oAthering wab tho naming Of rules to G9vern the pfiuasteo tn accordance wtkh w11ch caa- dl6atss for the United 0tatee o1natorship and otheg o0lcsrs must pIe1UD their sup port to the successful canAl6ntea and to the platform of che party. E "A c. Latimer is Tiilman'o ehoics for tue nemination. John O. Hsaea former Governor. is not yet annouucs4 but is d$featsd by Joseph H. Earle for the Sen ate In lese.
 At Ii o'clock tonight the platform vas adopted without debate. Three polnts eoxssed were imperialism. mcnopoiies and taril1.-, Z A resolu<ion expressing sympathy for locked out cotton mill employee in the Horse Creek Valley was adopted.
 The pledge nxed for candidates for the quires them to stand Oh tho party plat fcfn and to vote with their colleagues on party questions.
 A resolution welcoming Cuba into the world of nations, declaring that ghe would bo welcomed as q State in thi9 Union if che applied of her free will. and In the meanwhile declaring she would have the benefits of reciprocity, was adopted amid cheers. @
 Without remarks or protest. . resoiu- ton of . desen words. condemning the course of Senator McLaurin was passed.
 AZ resolution copdemning child labor in mills and declaring the age limit should not be less than 12 years, was adopted after some debate.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-22
EARTHQUAKE IN FLORIDA.
Sounds Like Distant Cannouading Heard from Sea.

St. Augustine, Fla. May n.-Froni 9 o'clock last night until after midnight a succession of short but decisive reports like distant cannonading. seemingly from far out at sea, was heard here.
 The sounds were unlike thunder. having no reverberating roll. and were accom- panied by decided tremors. while the sky in the southeast was lit up with glow.
 The reports came at intervals of per- hape three minutes and persons who re- member the earthquake at Charleston say that the noises were very similar to the stzbferranean noises accompanying that occurrence.
 rhs sound travelled from the south to southeast
 The night was perfectly clear. A num- Der of eitizens gathered on the sea wall and timed the interval between the re- ports.
 Tampa, Fla, May n.-There were no indications of a seismic disturbance here last night. The sunset was affected evil dently by volcanic dust.
 Miami. Fla. May 21.-No earthquake shock was felt here last night.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-22

.Aciatien vas convened bsrs today.
 sfesident ThomaS 3. Muller pf Dallas .Hresiding. Tn his annual ad6fess the ygestd6pt said, thpx the Association vas pledged to State supervision of Gns voeks in order to escape the petty anneyances of local psltticians the country oyer. The priucipol paper was that read by John HI rttxgerald of Houston. Texaa. on the subject. ''Beaumont oil for gas making" :" He held to- the belief that In the future mcSs of the gas In the West and South would bs made from this oil R. H. shelton of Philadelphia read . paper on tcurrsnt purifier practice and new form cf construction." !. M. Humjston Of Chicago 1iscusSed "Electrolysis Of under erovnd metals" Tonight the local com mittee banQuetted the guests and after the buSiness sessicn tomorrow there will be- . river trip Co the jettieu, and thefe nay be special trip to Deeumont oil veils on Friday. Indianapolis will ret the next couveuflon.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-22
LA sourRIERE VIOLENT.
People of Kingston are in . stat,
 of Terror.

- -
 of Terror.
 Kingston, st. Vincent. May 1.-Auother great eruption of the soufriere volcano occurred sunday night. Throughout Sun day the adjoning districts trembled and some of the shocks were felt here. Smoke Issued from the craters and Assures in the mountain and the atmosphere throughout the island of St. Vincent was exceedingly hot. While worshippers were returning from church at s:so p. m. an alarming, luminous cloud suddenly as- cended many miles high. in the north of the island and drifted slugsishly to the northeast. Incessant lightning was seen on the mountains and one severe flash seemed to strike about three miles from Kingston. The thunderous rumbiings In the craters lasted for two hours and then diminished until they became mere mur- murings. The remainder of the night was clear. Ashes fell from 10 o'clock un- til midnight.
 The inhabitants were frenzied with fear at the time of the outbreak. dreading a .reeptition of the catastrophe which caus- cd such terrible less of life on this island. They ran into the streets. into the open country. crying and praying for preser- vAffcn from another calamity. No one on the isiand of St. Vincent slept that night.
 Reports received here from the districts in the vicinity of the volcano say that the rufnblings of the craters were appalling and that streams of lava flowed down the mountain side. The villagers. who had fled to Chateau Belair and Georgetown for safety are now pouring into Kings town. this being the furthest town from the Soufriere.
 ] The royal mail steamer War Is bring ing refugees here from Chateau Beiair. Kingston is now cougested and the de- naands on the Government are increasing rapidly as more and more people are obliged to leave their homes and business. The continuous agitation of the volcano and the absence of rain has caused the vicinity of the affiicted villages to look like portions of the desert of Sahara. A thick, smoky cloud overspreads the isl- and all business is suspended here. the streets are empty and every one Is terror- stricken. The feeling of suspense is painful. Ashes and pumice are falling slowly in the out districts. Reports come from a creditable source, that Enham Mountain. near tn Marraquia Valley, six miles from Kingston. an apparently ex- tinct crater. is showing sikns of activity.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-22
FOR @INDIaNANT OLD WOMEN
McDonnell's Request Was Intended
 for Aged and Indigent Females.

Grand Rapids, Mich. May HE. L. Mo- Donnell of Muskegon. who died in this city on the date he was to have married Miss Virginia PIatt of Cincinnati. in his will left $60,0o0 to establish a home for indigent old women at Fairmont. Ind. An examination of the win shows that instead of 'indigent old women" he wrote Indignant old women." and his error in spelling may invalidate the instrument. According to the will as originally draft ed, he left 900 to Flora Newton of Sy- racuse. to whom he was formerly engag- cd. He scratched her name out and sub stituted that of Miss Piatt when the change came over his affections and only one of the witnesses to the will was ap- prised of the change, which was eQuiva- lent to making new will It is said the instrument will be attacked by Miss New ton and Mir. Donnells relatives.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-22
VICTIMS OF TORNADO.
Bodies of Those Killed at Goliad
 Buried in Trenches.

night five persons. three white and two colored. have died as a result of Sum days tornado They are: John Anger stein; Mrs. John Angerstein. J. W. Purl Louis Taylor, Steve Huffman. This brings the total deaths to thjrty-eight whites, fifty-three negroes and thirty-nine Mexicans, or a grand total of 130 dead.
 After a day and two nights of horror. order Is slowly being restored. Those who were killed have been buried. mostly in trenches, as there was not time for the digging of separate graves. The physi- clans and nurses who came on the relief trains, have returned home.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-22
vsnderbilt,s Orator Successful.

Lexington. Ky. May n.-Paul B. Kern. representing Vanderbilt University of Nashville. Tenn. won the twelfth annual contest of the Southern Interstate Ora toricai Association here tonight. William Clarke, representing Kentucky Universi- ty of Lexington was second, The sue- ject of the winning oratlon was The Heart of the Republic" Oother contest, Texas: F. Simkins. University of the South; Julian B. Salley. South Carolina College.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-22
SHAW WILL. JOIN PARTY
SECRETARY OF TREASURY
 LEAVES WASHINGTON.
will Meet Congressman Thompson and His Friends in This City Friday-Will Speak in
 Birmingham.

Washington, May 21.-tSpecial.)-- 1.-The Secretary of the Treasury left Washing ton tonight over the Southern Railroad to join the Thompson Congressional party. now touring the State of Alabama. Mir. Shaw had intended becoming member of the party several weeks ago, but at the last minuH found that his presence would be necessary in Washington. The Secretary will reach Montgomery tomor- row night and will be joined by the Thompson party early Friday morning. He will deliver an address in Birming- ham Saturday.
 Senator Carmack and Bailey have been invited to speak June IS in Boston under the auspices of the New England Demo- cratic League a new organization em- bracing the six New England States. Other speakers invited are William J. Bryan. Richard Olney, Tom L. Johnson, Edward M. Shepherd of New York and Patrick Collins. Mayor of Boston. It is understood to be practical demonstra- ton of harmony prevailing in Demo- cratic ranks when distinguished leaders representing former factions that divided the party speak together.
 C. A. Morrow has been appointed Post master at Lamar, Randolph County. The postofiices at Colvins Gap and Millie. Cal houn County, and Raglands, Talladega County, will be discontinued after June 30. The House today accepted a slight ver- bal amendment made by the Senate to Representative Wiley's bill donating to the State of Alabama spars and masts taken from captured Spanish war vessels in Manila. The bill is now before the President for his approval.
  Mrs. John D. Knox and Miss Knox of Anniston are in the city. Judge Knox is expected here within a few days.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-22
May Remain at Work.

Wilkesbarre, Pa. May H.-The three anthracite Executive Committees of the United Mine Workers of America, at their joint meeting today. decided to permit the engineers, firemen and pumpmen to remain at work. provided the coal com panies grant them an eight hour day at present wages. If their demands are not granted by June 2, the men shall then suspend work. At present the engineers, fremen and pumpmen work ten hours a day. Some of the firemen work twelve.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-22
SURVIVORS OF THE RoRAIMA.
Tell Thrilling Stories of Destruction
 of St. Pierre.

New York. May 21.-The steamer Korena has arrived from Fort De France, Martinique. having on board two sur vivors of the steamer Roraima, lost in the St. Pierre disaster. These are Ellery Scott. chief officer and Charles Thomp- son .(colored) assistant purser. Both de- clined to discuss their experiences.
 Joseph Traits, second steward of the Korena told the following story: We did not know that St. Pierre had been destroyed when we left Barbadoes- We knew that there had been an eruption
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-22
Nominations Sent In.

Washington. May 21.-The President to- day sent the following nominations to the Senate l: Henry P. Fletcher. Penn sylvania. second secretary of legation at Havana. Cuba.
 George I. Cunningham. marshal. dis trict of South Carolina.
 Postmasters:
 Georgia--W. w. Waite. Eastman.
 Virginia-L. L. whitestone, Culpepper.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-22
A ausHER AT JENNINGS, LA.
Southern No. spouts Peteroleum 50 | Feet Above 72-Foot Derrick.

New Orleans, May N.-A special to The Picayune from Jennings. La, says:
 i'Southern No. cam:r in without bail ing and is shooting fifty feet above the derrick" was the telephone message re- ceiyed in this city about 2 o'clock to- night. They had removed all but 250 feet of the four-inch pipe when suddenly and without warning the we'll began gushing. A stream of oil went fifty feet above the seventy-two foot derrick.
 Befo-e the well was closed 1t was al- lowed to gush a few minutes and threw a solid six-Inch stream of oil eighty-two feet in the air. The well is 1850 feet deep tt
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-22
ITO EVACUATE MARTINIQUE Inhabitants Think the lS-
 land Doomed. QUIET AT FORT DE FRANCE Another Eruption Would Cause Scenes of Panic. Earth rrsmors Felt atSt. Augustine,
 Tlas--La soufrisrs on St. Vim
 cent Again Becomes Violent
 and searss citissns.
QUIET AT FORT DE FRANcl

Fort de France. Tuesday. May zo.-Gov- srnor L'Isusrrs is on board tho French cruiser suchet. Comparative quiet is res tored. but every one is trying to leave the island which the inhabitants believe to be doomed. Should the volcano again resume activity scenes of panic and hor- TOT will surely occur. No further relief sesms needed The people want to get away.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-22
Mexican Cubans Give Thanks.

Mexico City, May H.-The cubans here Anlertcan embassy on the birth of the new Cuban Republic. largely. through the timely aid of the United States. They also called On Minister ot Foreign Reia- shown the Cuban Republic by Mexico.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-22
Thinks Peace Far CT.

Mexico City. May 2t.-pr. Hendrich cipient ef many aocial attentions. Re- garding the present peace negutiations h. ssys: We have been cut off for some time by the Ensiish from comnunication been moving from place to place in the United States, tor the last i've or sfx months, Neyertheiess I know enough to lead me to believe that peace will not taiIitasy pcsitlon is better than 1t hsss
 been since the capture of Bloensfontcin and Pretoria. owing to important assist- ance that has heen end is being extend ed te us by our brothers pf Cape Col
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-22
BATTLE OF FLOWERS,
Madrid Still Celebrating Alfonso's
 Coming of Age.

Madrid, May 2l.-The battle of flowers in the Buen Reteiro gardens yesterday evening was brilliant success. notwith- standing the change from the sunny weather of the past few days to a cloudy sky and cool breezes The firing of can non at a quarter past o'clock announced the opening of the battle and the cannon were fred again at its conclusion at a quarter past !.
 King Alfonso, the Queen mother and ali the royal family, who were accom- panied by the foreign Princes, witnessed ard participated in the fete. King Alfonso wore the undress uniform of Captain General. Dr. J. L. NJ. Curry. the Ameri- can representative. and his party. occu- pied seats in the front row of the place reserved for the foreign envoys.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-22
TAFT's APPOINTMENTS.
List of Those Who Have Accepted
 Philippine Positions.

Enllipplue Sosltions-
 Washington. May H.-Before the depart ure of Governor Taft he made several ap- pointments to vacancies in the judiciary of the Philippine Isilands. These ap- pointments have been accepted by the following as judges of the courts of first instance, who will be assigned on their arrival in Manila to their several judicial districts with salaries varying from 6, 900 to $,500 per annum:
 Herbert Davis. Chicago; Captain J. s. Powell. Newman Ga; William H. Pope, Santa Fe, N. M.
 sAdoIph Wilisenus St. Louis and Charles Smith, Jackson. Mich, have accepted positions as prosecuting attorney and as- sistant attorne" general. J. w. Bonner Nashville Ten, has been rendered a position as judge of the court of first instance. James w. Bardsley, Detroit, Mich. has been appointed city engineer of Manila and consulting engineer of the Philippine Commission
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-22
want National Convention.

Bay City. Mich. May 21.-The Michi- gan District United Mine Workers of America has joined with the three strik- ing anthracite districts of Pennsylvania In a request to National President Mitchell for a national convention of all the miners of the country to discuss a general strike of mine workers.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-22
Cnlnnial namas Maet.

Washington. May 2i.-The biennial con- Sention of the National Socletx of Co., lonial Danes began here today. Reports of officers were received. One hundred In the afternoon the members will attend the dedication of tablet at Arlington tn which soldiers and sailors who fell tA the Spanish-Anaerican Wax are blriea<
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-22
Will Start the Factory.

Augusta, Ga. May H.-President Lam don of the King Cotton NH, whose em- ployes struck several weeks ago for an increase in wages. today agreed to start the factory tomorrow. ten strikers having requested him to do so.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-22
A WEST AFRICAN rxusr.
American Business Methods to Bs
 Established There. {

Established There.
 New York. May H.-In its issue today. The Gold Coast Globe will state on asi- thority. says Herald dispatch from London. that various rumors respecting q protected combination in American hands of the West African interests have an absolute foundation in fact.
 A gigantic scheme is' only awaiting the fulfiIment of one or two incidentals to become an accomplished fact. The capi- tai of this new Anslo-American combina- ton will run into many millions and pri- vately subscribed by parties who will en- gage in the control of the West African. British and American interchange of trade It will be powerful American combination in the fullest sense of the word. although among the members of the original syndicate will be several of the most prominent West African ship pers. The existing steamship interest probably will be included as we'll
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-22

Dec1u1S We uao uc8lo Iaos uO1sc A3su had seen great clouds of ashes which had Pierre to ret the passsngers and mall. as usual. When we arrived on the town. we saw that It was in ruins- Clouds of smoks were rising in the air % that VI could not zee Mount Pelee. Streams of lava were running down to the sea and the water was discoloreds"
 c. Johnson of St. Louis, was travelins in the West Indies and was at Barbadoes when tho eruption occurred He also came up on the Korena and made this statement:
 "Abouts4:so in the afternoon on Thur day. May Q. in Barbadoes, it suddenly |panic-stricken. A shower of volcanic ashes covered the entire place to depth of three Inches or more. The noise of tho eruption was plainly heard and sounded like cannonading. When tho Korena arrived ofk St, Pierre on Friday morning. May q tho town was still aflre. We went in until VIC were about 600 yards on shore and did not rec . living
 thing. The water was full of floating bodies."
 Captain John w. Carey of tho Korena. related how be reached St. Pierre and on learning of the destrtction of the Roraima put back to Fort Do France, where he took on board four of its sur vivors. Scott. Thompson and two coiored men from St. Kitts. sN
 ''on the way up." said Captain Carey. Scott told ms the story of their terrible experience. He said the Roraima got Into the hArbor about e:3o .. m. on the sth and about or 8:3o q terrible explo- sion came from the mountain. In an in- stsnt 1t began to rain fire and mud over the harbor. Captain Muggah jumped on the bridge and cried '.Heave away the anchor." Mtate Scott ran to the fore castle head where he began to superin- tend the work of getting the anchor. Be- fore they got more than . few fathoms of of burning lava rushing down the noun tain side and plunging Into the bay. It showed the water out of the harbor and simply hurled the ship over on her side. Captain Muggah was on the bridge at the time.
 "with the rush of waters the ships decks were swept clean. Scott, seeing Captain Muggah swept away with the wreck of the bridge leaped from the fore castle head and tried to run aft through the steerage.
 Two colored men seized him and drag ged him back into the steerage where he stdyeu WlLn Inelu anu py WEAppih8 tHcAr blankets around them they escaped seri- ous injury.
 Meanwhile Thompson. the assistant steward, who was on deck when the first outburst came. succeeded in reaching his room and closing the doors where he stayed until the worst of the first shock was over. An open ventilator let the flames reach him and he was badly burn ed about the neck and lost one ear. When the first shock had passed he managed to mako his way to the steerage where he joined Scott and the two St. Kits men in saving the passengers and members of the crew who were still liv- ing. They gathered these In the steer age and all who were able joined them in fighting the flames back and managed to keep the fire confined to the aft part of the vessel until the French cruiser suchet came along and took them off."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-22
TheE pixie at Fort De Erance.

Washington, May 2i.--Secretary Moody has received q cablegram from Captain Berry of the Dixie, announcing the ar rival of that relief ship at Fort De leave half of the relief stores at Mar tinique, where there already was suf- sicient food and carry the remainder to St. Vincent.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-22
Confirmed bv the senate.

Washington. May A.-Conhrmations by the Senate: George Randolph. United States Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee x<
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-22
Western Gas Aasociado

New Orleans. May 21. The twenty-fifth annual convention of the Western Gas
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-22

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