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land Is laid waste. Three large COM
munities, exclusive of St. Pierre, have
been destroyed"
A dispatch received here from Fort
de-France, says:
All the hills surrounding lie Carbet
and LIE Preceur (near st. Pierce are
covered with refugees to the number of
about 5000. who are being taken away
gradually. In the meanwhile provis-
ions are being conveyed to them. OF
the thirty persons who were originally
rescued by the French cruiser Suchet,
the majority were fearfully burned and
nine dice while IN their way to the hos
pital. The corpses which We're heaped
In the ruins of ST. Pierre are not only
completely naked. but are frightfully
mutilated."
Details of the Disaster.
Fort-de-France, Martinique, May 10.
-Advices received here from the vicin-
ity of st. Pierre (ten miles from here)
contain further details of the terrible
volcanic upheaval which resulted in the
utter destruction of that own and the
death of nearly all it's inhabitants.
The crater Of Mont Pelee had been
wearing its Smoke cap" since May 9,
but there was nothing until last Mon
lay TO indicate tfat there was the
slightest danger. On that day q stream
OF boiling lava burst through the top
of the crater and plunged into the val
ley of h River Blanche, overwhelming
the Guerin sugar works and killing
twenty-three work people and the son
of the proprietor.
A commission vas appointed by the
governor to investigate the outbreak
and it returned a reassuring report on
Wednesday evening. About 8 o'clock
on Thursday morning
A Shower of Fire
rushed down on St. Pierre, and the
a from LIE Carbet, which has a
population of 5000, to LIE Precheur,
which had a population Of 1000. burn
Ing up everything in it's patch.
Throughout Thursday the heat in the
vicinity of St. Pierre was so intense
and the stream of 40 wing lava was SO
unremitting that 1t was IL 1possible to
approach the town during the early
part of the day. AS evening approached
the French cruiser Suchet, after a he
roic battle with the heat. s~uffocation
and sulphur fumes, succeeded in MAX
ing a dash toward the shore, nearing
the land close enough to enable her to
take off thirty survi yors of the disaster,
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ISLAND OF MARTINIQUE.
Brief Description of the Island, Its
Characteristics and Claims to- Dis
tS

Brief Description of the Island, It's
Characteristics and Claims to- Dis
tinctfOn.
The Island of Martinique has the
same general characteristics as its
nearest neighbors, with some peculiari-
ties of it's own. The extreme length is
about forty-five miles from northwest
to southwest. M the main part of 1t
is In the shape of an oval with rough
edges, its greatest width being sixteen
miles. At the lower end, the old Fort
Royal bay, since the French revolution
called Fort de France bay, cuts in so
deep as to come within six miles OF
meeting the inlets of LIE Robert and LIE
Franchise on the other side.
The whole area of the island, near 400
square miles, is mountainous. Besides
Mount Pelee, there are further south
and about midway of the oval. the
three crests of Courbel, and all along
he great range are the black and rag
ged cor es of old volcanoes.
In the section south of the deep bay
there are two less elevated and more
irregular ridges, n running southeast
and terminating in the Piton Vauclin,
and the other extending westward and
presenting to view on the coast Mounts
Caraibe and Constant.
The mountainous interior is torn and
gashed with ancient earthquake up
feavals, and there are perpendicular
cliffs, deep clefts and gorges, black
holes filled with water and swift tor
rents da shing over precipices and fall
ing into ~caverns-in a word. all the fam
tastic savagery OF volcanic emery.
but the whole covered with the rich
verdure of the tropics.
The total population Of the island has
been reckoned at It's, 900, of whom 1O,-
900 are whites, Is, 900 OF Asiatic origin
and $50, 900 blacks Of all shades from
ebony to ligh: octoroon.
Martinique has two interesting claims
to distinction. an that the Empress
Josephine was born there. as was Nine.
de Mainuenon. the latter passing her
girlhood or the island as FRANCHISE
d'AUbigne. At Fort de France there IL
a marble statue of the Empress jose
phine.
Martinique became interesting to this
country during the recent war with
Spain. The first news Of the arrival Of
the Spanish fleet If Admiral sCervera
came from st. Pierre. At $50 in the
morning Of May II, 1898, the cruiser
Harvard arrived at st. Pierre, and at
6 o'clock the same evening a faithful
correspondent at Fort de france com
municated to the Harvard's commander
the fact that the Spanish torpedo boat
destroyer Furore had put into Fort de
France. The destroyer turned out to
be the Terror instead of the Furore.
but the important fact that Cervera
was on this side Of the ocean vas es-
tablished.
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Pierre yesterday. The captain reports
that the town IL now a mere heap OF
smoking ruins. under which the victims
of the catastrophe are buried. The
Suchet was able to convey some OF the
Inhabitants of LeFrecheur to Fort-de-
France, but could not reach the north
ermost part Of the island on ccou
of the dense rain Of ashes. The captain
further reported that the Mont Pelee
volcano still had a threatening aspect.
Subterranean rumblings were still
heard, flashes Of fame frequently
belched from the volcano and stones
were thrown out with Immense force.
ri Frightfully Mutilated.
Paris, May 1.-THE Temps. referring
to the destruction Of st. Pierre, says:
we believe. from the information re-
ceived kere from the island Of Martini
ioue (meaning doubtless the Official dis
patches) that the disaster surpasses all
that imagination can conceive. The
whole northeastern portion Of the is
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all about 1t reeks with a horrible odor
OF burned flesh. In one instance an en-
tire family of nine persons were found,
all tightly locked in each others arms
and the bodies in a horrible state of de-
composition. Almost the first thing
done was to make preparations for the
cremation of the dead. Fatigue parties
of soldiers built enormous pyres Of
n branches Of trees upon which
they heaped the dead bodies by scores
and burned them as rapidly as possible.
To facilitate the combustion and to de-
stroy the odor of burning flesh which
came from them the impromptu crema-
tories were heavily coaked with coal
tar and petroleum.
Heap of Smoking Ruins.
Paris. May 1.-THE minister Of ma
riEe, M. De Lanessan. yesterday re-
ceived a cable dispatch from the COM
mander OF the French cruiser Suchet,
dated Fort-de-France, Martinique, say
ing that he conducted a search at st.
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all Of whom were horribly burned and
mutillated. st. Pierre at that time vas
an absolute smoking waste.
COncealin4 30, OOO C0rpses,
whose rapid decomposition necessitated
In some cases instantly completing
their cremation, which was only par
TALLY accomplished by the lava.
The inhabitant, of Fort-de-France
were panic stricken h morning of the
disaster, when the sky suddenly black
ened until 1t was as dark az midnight.
The sea shrank beck thirty yards, and
hot rain began to fall, while gravel the
size OF walnuts poured down on the
town. This lasted about fifteen min
utes.
The $50 survivors WHO were brought
here yesterday from tile vicinity Of st.
Pierre by the French cable repair ship
Pouyer Guertier, came from the town
Of LIE Precheur. where, surrounded on
all sides by flowing lava, they were
nearly roasted to death and expected
~momentarily to be engulfed.
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HORRORS GROW WORSE.
A. Information More Com
plete and Comprehensive h Dis

As Information Becomes More Conn.
plete and Comprehensive the Dis-
aster IL seen to BE Appalling.
Fort-de-France Island of Martinique.
May 13.-Several steamers. including the
government vessel Rubis, started from
here yesterday for st. Pierre. They had
IN board a government delegate, a num-
Der of gendarmes, a detachment OF regu-
lar infantry and several priests. The
vessels also carried a quantity OF nre-
wood, petroleum and quicklime, for use
in the cremation of the bodies Of the VIC
tins of the terrible volcanic outbreak OF
Thursday last.
Large quantities Of disinfectants and
stocks of clothing for the refugees were
also shipped to st. Pierre. The refugees
had, as a rule, at LIE Carbet
and Case Pflote, not far from st. Pierre,
died since the fearful stream of lava
poured down Mont Pelee.
The sea for miles around was covered
with the wreckage of the vessels sunk or
st. Pierre at the time of the disaster, and
ashore only a few trees, all bent caviar
by the force of the volcanic shower. were
left standing.
When nearing st. Pierre the Rubis met
a number OF tugs towing lighters filled
with refugees.
The fort and central quarters Of the
town were razed to the ground and were
replaced by beds OF hot cinderS. The
iron grillework gate alone Of the govern
ment Offices was standing. There was no
trace OF the streets. Huge heaps Of
smoking ashes were to be seen on all
sidea.
At the landing place some burned and
ruined wallis indicated the spot where the
custom house formerly stood, and traces
of the larger shops could be seen. In that
nsighborhood hundreds Of corpses were
found lying In all kinds of attitudes.
showing that the victims had met death
as IL by a lightning stroke. Every YES
tige OF clothing was burned away from
the charred bodies, and in many cases the
abdomens had burst open by the intense
heat.
The vaults OF the Bank OF Martinique.
at the head Of what had been the Rue de
L'Hopital. were found intact. They con-
tanned 2.OOO.OOO francs in specie and other
securities. which was sent here for safe
keeping.
The vaults of the government treasury
are now being searched in the hope that
a large amount Of money and other valu-
ables. deposited by the principal mer-
chants Of the city. may be saved.
Nearly 1000 Of the refugees from the
vicinity OF the village OF LIE Precheur, q
suburban village to the north Of 81.
Pierre. were rescued by the French
cruiser Suchet and the cable repair ship
Pouyer Quertier and were brought here.
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ISLAND Is NOW BURNING.

krthern Portion Of Martinique
Taught But Burning wilderness.
London, May ia dispatch to n
Ines from st. Thomas, d. w. l.. says
at St. Pierre was destroyed in the
tinkling Of an eye and that not forty
the inhabitants Of the city escaped.
me Of the outlying parishes OF n
land of Martinique have been mum
ted. The whole northern portion OF
island is burning; it has been de-
ded Of vegetation AMI is a rocky
lderness. 1t is reported that Fort
France is threatened, concludes m
respondent, Ind there is %frightful
hsion everywhere.
Worst AnticipatiOns Realised.
Fort-de-France, Martinique, May IL.
A landing has at last been made at
Pierre and the work of exploring the
ms Of the annihilated city has begun.
lille it will be many days before the
hgnitude of the havoc wrought can
a~scertained, enough Is already re-
Rled to indicate that thu very worst
ticipations are more than realized.
is estimated that there are $4,000
Ad in the city. Theose who have
ne back here from the city report
the streets and all the neighbor-
Dd around, what a few days ago was
largest and most prosperous city IN
hrtinique. are nov encountered with
Rps upon heaps of bodies In all di-
etions. All the Dead thus far seen
Were stark Naked
eir clothing apparently having zen
rned from tn cir bodies like so much
hder, while they themselves were
hsted to death. In the vast majority
instances fires seem to have been the
le cause Of death. Great numbers OF
bodies have been burst asunder by
terrific heat and lie disemboweled.
many insta1 aces the faces of the VIC
his are quite calm. and though they
ere stricken down instantly where
ey stood without a moments warning,
with hardly time to appreciate Tor
instsnt the tieadly peril they were
Others have stamped on their faces
expression Of indescribable terror.
Odor Of Burned Flesh.
The entire city and the neighborhood
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WORST DISASTER
SINCE POMPEU
OVER FORTY THOUSAND LIVES LOST BY VOL
CANIC ERUPTION IN MARTINIQUE.

ity of St. Pierre, Capital of the Island, Is Wiped
Out in the Twinkling of an Eye-Three Other
Towns Also Observation-Disclosures Lava Turns the
Northern Part of the Island Into a Rocky Will
derness = Island of st. Vincent Visited by a
Similar Catastrophe.
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BOTH WE'RE DROWNED.

hoy Attempts to Rescue Companion
and Goes Down with Him.
Orleans. Neb., May Is. - While q
party Of students from Orleans college
was bathing in the Republican river
last night one named Berry. twenty-one
years of age and unable to swim, got
beyond his depth. Another nc.med Dam
iels went to his rescue and both were
drowned. The bodies were recovered
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1902-01-09
CONSUMPTION IN GERMANY
Successful Results of the Open Air
Treatment.

Successful Results of the Open Air
Treatment.
Consul General Mason sends from
Berlin to the state department at
Washington a translation Of a report
by the imperial health officer on the
successful results of the open air treat
ment of consumption in Germany. This
report was requested for the benefit Of
the marine hospital service, ani,a copy.
has been sent to the surgeon general.
Mr.. Mason notes that the success of.
this treatment has caused the erection
of large number Of blishments in
Germany-sixty, with 5000 beds-in
the spring of 1901. In almost half the
cases the patients had been sick for
less than a year before applying for
admission to the institutions. The av-
erage duration Of treatment was 92.4
days for each patient. Data as to the
final results show that of each hundred
patients treated 877 per cent were dis
charged as cured or improved, 8.8 per
cent left unimproved, 81 per cent were
worse, and one-half of per cent died.
The favorable results were in part due
to careful selection of cases suitable
for treatment in the institutions.
The full text of the report appears in
the public health reports of Dec. 6, is
sued by the marine hospital service,
page 1878.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1902-01-09
SENATORS HIS GUESTS.

Tom johnson Rents a Home So Leg
islature Can Live With Him.
The most remarkable political house
hold in the world will be Tom John
sons when his plans are completed.
Mr.. Johnson has rented a residence at
Columbus, o., during the coming SEES
sion Of the legislature, says the New
York Evening Journal. The ten repre-
sentatives and the senators from Cuya-
hoga county are to make up Instantly,
and he will provide them with all the
comforts Of home, including their food,
rooms and appropriate social diver
sions.
Mayor Johnson has several Of his
taxation matters to place before the
legislature, and the object Of his limo
walton is that he may have secret
meetings Of the Legislators. The house
rented is that Of the late Mayor @. g.
Collins, a very commodious residence.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1902-01-09
WEST POINT HE no IN sAMAR

Former Achievements OF Captain
schoeffeI OF the Fighting Ninth.
The war department at Washington
has received a cablegram from General
Chaffee at Manila giving an account Of
the engagement near Dapado (Dap-
dapD, Samar. in which Company b,
Ninth infantry, lost seven men killed
and number We're wounded. The ca
blegram is as follows:
Jacob II. Smith reports following: Dur
ing scout near Dapado. Samar, Dec. "a.
Captain Francis H. Schoeffel with de-
tachment Of eighteen men, Company p.
Ninth infantry, was attacked, large force
bolomen springing from thiclSets Severe
hand to hand fight ensued. Following
casualties occurred:
Killed-Sergeant John p. Swisher, Cor
poral James Gaughan, Privates John
Marsn, Frank McAndrew, Joseph "A
Weippcrt. George Bedford and one, other.
Wounded-CaptainF Francis II. Schoeffel,
slightly: Corporal John H. Russell, Pri-
Yates Daniel L. MCPHERSON, George Clax-
ton, severely; Arthur Bonnicastle, Slight
ly, and other missing names later. No
property lost Enemy driven from field;
lost severely. Lang's detachment Philip
pine scouts arrived soon after. assisted
caring for wounded and removing.
The cablegram from General Chaffee
of Sept. 20, in which he announced the
massacre of Company G, Ninth infan-
try, near Balangiga, south Samar, was
not less startling that the dispatch
just received telling of practically an
other massacre Of members of Compa-
ny e of the same gallant regiment.
Tn, No 1ico ,fo, irhfn
were caught in defile and were rush
ed from ambush by heavy force of
savages armed with bolos. It was
fight to finish between bayonet and
bolo.
Captain Frank Schoeffel has won
distinction on other occasions than this
just reported from Manila, says the
New York Journal
During the Spanish-American war
Schoeffel was one of the first to gain
the summit of San Juan hill, and in the
relief of the Picking legation he was In
the van of the dash of the Ninth which
cost that regiment it's commander and
other brave men,
Captain Schoefers record figured
prominently IN the investigation OF the
hazing of Cadet Booz at West Point.
That episode brought out the fact that
he was the only graduate Of West
Point who had whipped every upper
class man against him while cadet
at the Military academy.
During his four years at West Point
Cadet Schoeffel whipped with his fists
a whole class of thirty men. One day
five men were pitted against Schoeffel
at once. The bout lasted twenty six
rounds. At the end they were all tired
but Schoeffel. Captain Schoeffeps war
record is in accord with his school day
achievements. and his showing in the
engagement in the Philippines is no
surprise to his friends
Captain Schoeffel's home is in Roch-
ester, N. Y. He is son of Colonel
Francis A. Schoeffel of that city.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1902-01-09
A Tree That Produces Milk.

A growing wonder is the COW tree Of
South America, which is credited with
yielding tactical fluid which in color,
taste and nutritive property closely re-
sembles the offerings Of your milkman.
1t forms large forests in some districts
of Venezuela and is much priced for its
product.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1902-01-09
snakeslSin His Necktie.

Miriam Heller Of Long Pond, near
Stroudsburg, Pa, wears a necktie
made Of the skin Of black rattle
snake, says the New York World. His
belt is the scaly covering Of the yellow
RATHER, and his suspenders are the
glossy hides Of two large blacksnakes.
Each Of his gloves is ornamented with
the half Of the fur of white weasel.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1902-01-09

4 Useful Automobile Device.
"A new device is spring in the cush-
Ion Of the automobile drivers seat
which throws off the power the instant
he rises or is fhrazDr, From, his saat.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1902-01-09
More Light In Egypt.

Petroleum has been discovered in
Egypt, and light of ether kinds, says
the st. Louis Globe Democrat, is grad
ually breaking through.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1902-01-09

International Dog Show.
An interna tional show Of st. Bernard
dogs will be held next spring in frank
fort. Gqrnanv-
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1902-01-09
Political Writers Of the
Critical Period.

of Amarran sa.s 4 ,s,a immediate ss,'s
s Literature ! \ ss IS U.s. e
SEARS Rs PIE sso Condition 9s sa'si ses sy s.s t =
Professor Sa 4%f 5ss asat'
n n Neither eoud they po q
continued toll the had during
chronic The with difficulty the
r. at se to 5 2
This process made Of political Inevitable Men
these the fireplace and desks Many had
fruits
w.1 to i. m There them
to union Of states The leaders in this great debate
ranged Hamilton Jay
deep conspiracy as ever was
Hamilton
@ help and a a7s short ] The ns
81 They did
literature mind
ss Ss .a o "a piece e writing Which the he Of
which
the @ s
substng federal
] is M e ss re-
safety and welfare Of the parts which It the
marked marx that to have been to the Of this
p 9n ea % ef be e q e s
may with propet Be regarded as the era which that
had a. s a @ Rn say h a had
the life the nation and that imperialism
% @ ana n % been I 1T o
colonial
nothing
held
to n u IL goa taa their and
the necessity the the
rejection
as and @ s s ys,
Be for the good sense Of people to such series Of articles
they completed they were in their pur
pose established BY the that the they
declared would New
Consequence oa
Accordingly it has
p as 8 sPSa 6s % ns e 6st
articles
constitution United
.ndse.tood without the
present
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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1902-04-03
NOTICE.
Meeting Of Stockholders Of Severn Glass
Works Company Of A. 4. Co, Nd.

A meeting Of the Stockholders Of the
Severn Glass Works Company Of Anne
Arundel county. Maryland, IS hereby
called for "Wednesday. kh< .3ofh Day 81
.f5yTz, i,s tie y<ay NINETEEN hHSlzyxa and
faoo, at the Factory of said Company
located at Eastport. Anne Arundel coun-
ty, Maryland. at twelve o'clock. VI . for
the purpose of determining what dispo-
sition shall be made Of the real estate OF
said Company, consisting Of the lots Of
ground and the buildings thereon. and
for the purpose Of considering any other
question that may arise relative thereto.
Thos s. Kane, Presd't and Stakeholder.
Geo. w. MARRIED.. Dir. and Stakeholder.
Henry Vessel, Stockhosder.
Henry Briel, Director and Stakeholder.
John t. Walker. Stakeholder.
Geo. +. Feldmeyer, Stakeholder
George c. Barton, Stakeholder.
l. II REIN. Stakeholder.
c. A. Crandall, Stakeholder
Nicholas H. Green. Stakeholder
Saml. R Frazier. Dir. and Stakeholder.
Jas. M Suit, Stakeholder
A. A. Sites, Stakeholder.
Chas. Weiss, Stakeholder.
s. w Brooks. Stakeholder.
b. Wiegasd, Stakeholder.
Harry Green. Stakeholder.
K q Clancy. Stakeholder.
James F. Strange, Stakeholder AZ
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1902-04-03

Ar the present rate of increase of the
colored population over the white popu-
lation in Annapolis, the whites will soon
be in the minority. Il may be the physi-
clans do not comply with the law in re-
porting births. and in this way a large
number of white births are not recorded.
The law should b. enforced. alfhomxh
it adds to the duties OF the already oxsf.
hardened phys'cilns. II this be aoNs
the Health Officer may give IN a eaefss
report and net che that Shoes fhe nsa
pagation OF the colorcd race tn Amm@aM
TO be far in excess Of he whss Fse.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1902-04-03
A Deem Mystery.

Its mystery why women endure
BaCkache, Headache, Nervousness,
Sleeplessness, Melancholy, Painting and
Dizzy Spells when thousands have prov.
ed that Electric Biuers will quickly cure
such troubles. 81 suffered for years
with kidney trouble. writes Mrs. Pl ebe
Cherley, OF Peterson. Ia. ''and lame
back panied me so could not dress my
self. but Electric Bitters wholly cured
me. and. although - years old. | now
am able TO do all my homework. II
'ayercomes Constipation. improves Ape
gives perfect health. Only so cents
sweyer Bros. City Drug Store.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1902-04-03

PRINCE HENRY appears to have grasp
ed the main idea IN the great reception
which the American people have given
him. / e.. that the American right hand
OF fellowship was extended, not TO the
mouatchicd ideal. but to the German
people. Yet II would be unfair to deny
that the monarchical idea has been OF
very great benefit 10 America. 1t has
driven to our shores tens of millions of
strong. I'D. rsy loving men and women.
who have become flesh of our flesh and
bone of our bone. and have helped
America to win her present position OF
absolute leadership among the nation S.
--NatioHai lhagasine for April.