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The St. Louis Republic., 1902-06-02

The expedition left Fort de France last
Thursday, May 90 at noon. Friday was
spent in studying the newly formed craters
on the north flank Of the mountain. Satur-
day morning Professor He'lprin determined
to attempt the ascent to the top of the
crater
The ascent was made Oh mules to an al
tituie of 100 meters. the line of ancient veg
citation. There. leaving the mule that hal
carried him, the professor proceeded on foot
to the site Of Lake Palmiste. He found the
lake completely dried up and crossed the
bed. passing up slope to the craters
FIRST IMPORTANT
Typographical CHANGE.
Formerly the edge OF the crater was
high bluff or shoulder. This. the explorer
found. had fallen into the great crater and
he thinks this change probably occurred at
the time OF the great explosion of May 70.
This is the first important topographic al
teration in Mont Pelee which has been
noted and verified. Professor Heilprn ar
rived at the edge of the summit crater at
1:2O and remained there for over two hours
PROFESSOR REsEMBLED
STATUE OF MUD.
When he returned to Vive he resembled
Z" bHS VI iAiuN'' AiiS weight VI tSileS' anu
mud he carried on his person. the horrible
atmosphere he breathed and the fearful
difficulties he encountered reduced him to a
condition of extreme fatigue. notwtthstand-
ing the fact that he ascended Mont Pelee
from the most accessible and easiest side.
Professor Heilprin may return to Fort de
France tomorrow II he has sufficiently re-
covered by that time to do so
George Kennan and his marty who wont
to Morne Rouge. found on their return trip
that a bridge across the road had been
carried away by a torrent of hot mud.
Negroes managed 10 get the party across
the obstruction. They took the carriages
TO pieces and carried them and the mem
bers of the party to the other side of the
river of mud which was still hot. All the
members of Mr.. Kennan's party are well.
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-06-02
HARDEST RAIN YET RECORDED.
Nearly Three-Inch Fall at Column
bia, No, in an Hour.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Columbia. Mo, June 1.-The greatest rain
fall ever recorded by the local weather sta
ton here fell last night According 10
Section Director A. f. Hackett, 2.9 inches
fell, most of 1t in one hour.
The police were called upon to rescue
neSroe residents of Flat Branch, a low
part Of the town, and succeeded in doing
so on horses. Culverts and few bridges
were washed away.
on the Columbia branch of the Missouri
Kansas and Texas Railway several bridges
were damaged and 1t IS reported that 4
large wagon bridge east of town was
washed off its pillars
In bottom lands corn was badly washed,
but according to Alr. H3ckett It will right
Itself In a few days If there is no more
rain.
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-06-02
Shriners In Cincinnati.

Cincinnati. O.. June Imperial potentate
special train Of Shriners consisting of one
hundred people from Philadelphia Balti-
more and Washington. arrived this MORN
ing over the Baltimore and Ohio South
western. followed by the MCGEE party con-
sisting of over 200 Shriners from New York
Ihe Eastern Shriners were entertaind at
bTeaKfast by Syrian Temple OF Cincinnati
who, afterward Joined the visitors in their
Jouraey westward. Three special trains
leaving over the Baltimore and Ohio South
western with Shriners en- route to San
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-06-02

ton between the living vegetable matter
and the ashen path.
LAS far as could observe. as we passed
along the coast, no large stones or solid
natter of any kind were thrown out OF Pc
lee. 1t may be that there are some very
small fragments of solid rock lying under
the heaps of ashes with which the streets
Of St. Pierre are heaped, but we will not
know the exact nature of the matter eject
ed until critical examination of the ground
and the elected material is submitted to
careful analyses
NOTHING SURVIVED BLAST
FROM PELEE's elbow PIPE,
Il am inclined to believe that the matter
belched forth was almost altogether pull
verized rock or the earthly and mineral
matter of which those mountains and the
bowels Of Pelee are composed. This matter,
when blown to dust by the terrific explosive
forces. resembles ashes or Portland cement
and, when mixed with steam and wet by the
rain, appears as gray as mud.
THE force of the explosion was almost
beyond human comprehension. The accom-
panying heat was so great that 1t can
scarcely ne calculated by any known scien-
tific means. This heat was so intense that
glass in the city OF st. Pierre was found
melted. and. of course. no living thing
could exist for a moment In such an atmos-
phere. All things must have perished in
stantly after the blast of the blow pipe
from Pelee.
''As to the character OF the gas that is
believed to have accompanied the elected
matter. 1 am not prepared to express a
definite opinion until I have made careful
analyses.
1T may have been carbon dioxide gas
that consumed all other carbonaceous mat
ter in its path or some other gas, or 1t may
have been merely the intensely hot steam.
ERUPTION OF MAY 20
GREATER THAN THAT OF MAY s.
The union of oxygen and hydrogen and
other elements may have produced the in
stantly disastrous effects that some at
tribute to asphyxiation by gas.
81 shall stay In the volcanic region sew
eral weeks. especially In the vicinity OF
Pelee. and, with the permission of the
French Government at Martinique, make
critical examination of the mountains there
about and analysis of the matter found
on the hills surrounding Pelee and in the
streets of ST. Pierre, before making any
authoritative announcement of my conclus>
ions"
l asked Professor Jaggar whether. in his
opinion. there was any danger of further
eruptions, He replied:
Considering the fact that there have
been several recurrent eruptons Of both
Pelee and SOufriere and in view of the fur
ther fact that the one of May 20 at Pelee
was of even greater severity than that of
May S. It may naturally be expected that
there will be further commissions.
The disastrous effects OF that of May
% were not as great as that OF May s. Of
course, for no living thing existed at st.
Pierre and the town was already blotted
out, but the force of the explosion seems TO
have been even greater.
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-06-02
KILLED NEIGHB0R IN QUARREL,
Fence Breaking Stock Caused a
Tragedy at Indian Bay, Ark.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

REFIBLlC SPECIAI.
Clarendon, Ark, June Near Indian
Bay, thirty miles south OF Clarendon, Fred
Wilkes wa5 shot and killed by Decatur
Burge yesterday in a quarrel, which re-
suited from Wilkes's stock breaking into
Burgess oatfield. Burge gave himself up.
Burge had several times told Wilkes OF
the depredations and yesterday being ex
asperated over the matter drove the stock
from his field to the range Wilkes went
to Burgess store and insisted that Burge
should have them brought back. which
Burge declined to do. and an altercation
followed. during which Wilkes attempted
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-06-02
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We certainly have some mighty good
clothing items here on sale now for the
man who cannot save money-we want TO
start him on the road TO economy. These
suits are worth twenty and twenty-five
dollars-every one Of them, and we want
Mr.. Neversave to place the difference be-
tween our price for clothing and the other
mans right into some good safe and draw
interest on his money. Don't spend SIM
ply because you have the money-use .
little discretion-and with the help OF The
Meyer Store we can assure you of a bank
account within very short period Of time.
Ask any man what he thinks OF The Meyer
Clothing Store-whet he thinks OF our pol
icy-our tactics-not that we're selfish to
think ourselves pre-eminently in the lead
always-but this stores certainly growing
popular-getting so quickly-and it's oniY
The Meyer Store policy that's doing it-th9
foundations right-and where that's tha
case the complete buildings bound to be
likewise. Hundreds OF knowing men Will
be here tomorrow for good clothing-be-
cause good Alec brand clothing costs half
the price OF the other" kind elsewhere-
Mighty glad TO talk it over with you. MIR.
Neversave- frankly, ours is remedy
sea r1s about IL
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-06-02

TO get over the counter at Burge with a
drawn knife.
Wilkes was shot above the left eve and
died soon after. Burge came directly TO
Clarendon and surrendered to Sheriff Mil
Wee. Wilkes and Burge are very young
men. and BJrEe is the Mayor of his towr,
the youngest person holding an office in the
State. The young men were raised in the
same community and both are well con-
nected.
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-06-02
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
PELEE AND sOUFRIERE.

Then again, the fact that the eruption
at Soufriere. ST. Vincent. occurred OH May
and at Pelee on May tends to show
some sort OF relationship or sympathy ex-
isting between the two.
Il am Inclined to believe that they are on
the same hssure.
This theory is further strengthened by
the fact that the commander of the gar
rison at ST. Lucia dying midway between
the two volcanoes. in using his range finder.
observed bubbles IN the sea on a line be-
tween Soufriere and Pelee. They were
believe emitted from the submarine fissuTe,
which becomes the subterranean fissures of
Pelee and La Soufriere.
Until there is what we call an adjust
ment' or compensation between the ele
ments along this line, there will be recur-
rent explosions or eruptions OF more or less
severity
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-06-02
L. & y. To BOTTLE 1T UPs
Reported That No Traffic VIII He Had
With Tennessee Central.

It IS reported that the Tennessee Central
will have 10 traffic arrangements with
either the Louisville and Nashville or the
Nashville Chattanooga and ST. Louis for
interchanging freight and passengers, for
the reason tnat these roads Will not accept
either from the Tennessee Central.
II is claimed in the report that the Ten
nessee Central has been such hard fighter
for & hold in Tennessee that the Louisville
and Nashville will ignore the road and in
every way bottle It up.
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-06-02

Cincinnati. O.. June IA. G. Core. aged
81 years president and principal owner of
the Grand Hotel and the Gibson House, in
this city died to-day after an Illness OF
three months. He had been in the hotel
business here over forty-one years as pro-
prietor OF the old Spencer house and the
Broadway Horel in former years, and ac-
ctnuIated large fortune.
MRS. ID. CEsN0LA.
New York. June Mrs. Di Cesnola, wife
of General Louis Plama Di Cesnoia, chief
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-06-02

director of the Metropolitan Museum of
Art. died at her home here to-day OF heart
disease She had been an invalid for many
months. Mrs. d Cesnola was the second
daughter of Captain Reid, the hero OF the
Battle of Mayal Her grandfather was
Lieutenant John Reid of the British Navy,
a lineal descendant of Henry REID, Earl OF
Orkney.
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-06-02
SCIENTIFIC DATA MIGHT -
HAVE SAVED MANY LIVES.

III there had been scientific data at
hand. the people of Martinique and ST.
Vincent would have been forewarned, for.
as in 1872, local earthquakes were felt
around La Soufriere for about Twelve
months preceding the eruption OF May T."
rs the popular theory that sea water
entered fssures leading into the crater,
generating steam In the bowels Of the
volcano, an acceptable one?'' asked him.
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-06-02

"'I do not want to express a definite opin-
ion at present." he replied. but 1 am in
clined TO think that theory plausible
one"
rs it fact that the depth OF water
was greatly increased in the roadstead OF
St Pierre after the eruption?''
NO" said Professor Jaggar. that report
was incorrect. There has been no change in
the depth of the water at St. Pierre. Cap
tain Berry. Commander of the Dixie, as
sured me of this.
you might also correct the statement
telegraphed 10 the United States that the
height of Mont Pelee was reduced about
two-thirds by the eruption. There has been
been no change that is discernible from
St. Pierre.
SUGGEST BUREAUS TO
GIVE WARNINGS OF DANGER.
when We are able to reach the crater.
we may find that part OF the mountain top
has been blown away; on the other hand.
the heaps OF ashes etc. thrown out may
have added somewhat to its height. Doubt
less we Will find the topography Of the
mountain greatly changed.
Professor Jaggar and Professor Russell
agree that bureaus or stations should be es-
tabIished to give warnings of these i'm
pending seismic disturbances. They should
be equipped with seisemeters, seismogTaphs
and all modern apparatus.
1t was suggested that they be conducted
by an international arrangement ard teIe-
graphic communication established between
the stations and information published in
much the same manner as the Signal Serv-
ice and weather bureaus are now conducted
Evening star., 1902-03-21
DEATH OF DIR. GRAMMER.
Prominent Episcopal Clergyman, Well
Known in Washington.

The death Of the Rev. DIR. Julius E.
Grammer occurred at his home in Balti-
more yesterday morning at o'clock. His
demise was due to a sudden attack Of
heart disease DR.. Grammer had been in
poor health for some time and contracted
a severe cold about two weeks ago which
revived an old bronchial trouble and
brought on agina pectoris.
Dr. Grammer was born in Washington,
D. c., October II, 1881, and was well-known
in this city, having been assistant to DR..
George d. Cummins, at one time rector OF
Trinity Episcopal Church. He was the son
of G. c. Grammer, who was formerly pres
ident Of the First National Bank of this
years in the ministry.
After graduating from Columbian Uni
versity he decided to enter the ministry OF
the Episcopal Church. in which he had
been baptized and confirmed. He pursued
a course Of theological studies at the Theo-
logical Seminary of Virginia, where he
was profoundly Influenced by the teachings
Of DR.. William Sparrow, whom he consid
cred to be one of the wisest and best Of
men, a model Of Christian minister and a
true theOlogian.
After serving a number Of charges in
different parts Of the country he accepted
a call to st. Peters Church, in Baltimore,
where he served as rector for twenty-seven
years, resigning on account Of ill-health.
Dr. Grammer was OF an active nature
and was ayerse to discontinung his work.
SO after serving a brief period as assistant
at Christ Church, Baltimore, he accepted
a call to Trinity Church in that city, Of
which he was rector at the time Of his
death.
As q theologian DR.. Grammer was of q
liberal mind. Though q low churchman
and believing the Episcopal Church went
back to the times Of the Apostles, he did
Evening star., 1902-03-21
'BUND ENGAGES IN FRoLIC.
Series Of Surprises at Tanzkraenzchen
Last Night.

series Of surprises marked last nights
"tanzkraenzchen'' of the Washington Saen
gerhund and made 1t even more Of frolic
than have been the other masquerades of
the 'bund during the winter Before the
evening ended a committee Of judges award
ed themselves one Of the most desirable
prizes offered for effective costuming, and
a man was given the second ladys prize.
These awards naturally made the club
house ring with laughter.
'tanzkraenzchen' is a gathering for
masked revel at which prince, poet and
peasant dance together freely and every
race in the worlds history joins in the
merrymaking Last night every feature Of
the proverbial ''tanzkraenzchen" was OBJ
served and the dance was an unqualified
success.
Four cash prizes, awarded in sealed en-
ve,opes, were bestowed by q committee
which consisted Of w. C.Wm Lederer, John
WaIdmann and A. Levy. These gentlemen
were themselves masked and moved among
the dancers without exciting the least sus-
plcion that they were serving as judges
When 1t became known they had awarded
one questioned the award, as their antics
had kept the assembly in roars of laughter
all evening. The first group prize went to
a number of ladies and gentlemen who came
to the masque as country folk, and did
country dance in the middle of the hall.
The first ladys prize was given to Miss
Abner, who appeared as a sailor lad. The
man, who was impersonated by Mr.. Stuart
Wilbern so naturally that the committee
as we'll as all the guests were completely
deceived.
Evening star., 1902-03-21
ANNUAL MEETING.
Washington Congregational Club An
nounces Program for Coming Event.

The Washington Congregational Club has
made arrangements for it's annual meeting,
which will be held Monday evening March
"a, at the First Congregational Church
The business meeting, which begins at 6
o'clock, will be followed by dinner, and
subsequent to the feast there will be speak
ing and musical features. Mr.. Merrill E.
Gates, president Of the club, will preside
at the meeting and at the table and will
introduce the speakers of the evening Ad-
dresses will be made by Representative c.
E. Littlefield OF Maine on "A Feature in
the Development Of Civilization and by
Senator John c. Spooner Of Wisconsin,
whose subject has not yet been chosen
Musical numbers will be rendered by Mrs
Melvin and DR.. Bliss. Rev NJ. Ross Fish
burn will say grace and Rev. F. W. Fair
field will pronounce the benediction.
The object of the club is to encourage
among the members of the Congregational
churches and societies a more friendly and
intimate acquaintance, to secure concert Of
action. and to promote the general interest
of Congregationalism
The officers and committees Of the club
are: President, Merrill Edwards Gates;
vice presidents, Rev. E. n. Kirby, Rev.
Augustus Davisson, Gen. Ellis Spear, Prof.
George J. Cummins; secretary. G. A. l..
Merrifield; treasurer, Alfred Wood.
Executive committee-The above named
officers and Mr.. John B. Sleman, sr Mr.
]. F. johnson. Mr.. A. b. Chatfield.
Outlook committee-Rev. B. w. Pond,
Prof. ]. w. Chickering. Mr. w. L. Marsh.
Mr.. George Redway. Rev. B. N. Seymour.
Nominating cOmmittee-Prof. H. E. Saw
yer, Prof c. K. Wead, Mr. ]. H. Jennings,
Mr.. o. NJ. Mcpherson. Mr.. NJ. w. Bald
win.
Reception committee-Mr Charles B.
Bayly, Mr.. and Mrs. A. s. Caywood, Mr..
Walter Allen, Mrs. G. A. L. Merrifield, Mr..
and Mrs. A. l.. Sturtevant.
Evening star., 1902-03-21
Dangerous Surgery
SHOULD BE THE LAST RESORT.

Many people suffer from piles because, after
trying various lotions, salves and ointments with
out relief cure, they come to the conclusion that
a surgical operation 10 the last resort and rather
than submit to the shock and risk to life of an
operation prefer to suffer on; very often, however,
the afflicted one 10 Oyerpersuaded to resort to the
knife, and even though the operation is apparently
successful, and there is complete recovery from the
shock incident thereto, the result is invariably
same the piles later return because their
cause has not been removed. This result is a log
ica one, inasmuch the knife removes the effects
Of the disease only while the cause remains as be-
fore. There il claimed to be a remedy which does
remove the cause, hence eradicating the disease.
and that is the Pyramid Pile Cure; 1t is In the
form Of q suppository. is applied directly to the
parts affected and brings about q complete cure,
quietly and painlessy. In this connection the tes-
bookseller Of Haverhill, Mass, ds Of unusual in
terest. -.
II desire to contribute an unsolicited but purely
voluntary testimonial in favor Of Pyramid Pile
Cure. have suffered for more than twenty years
with hemorrhoids, and have consulted numerous
physicians and expended a great deal Of money for
medicines that did me good. / had often seen
Pyramid Pile Cure advertised but hesitated for
months before buying same, thinking 1t patent or
quack remedy that had no merit; but having tried
every other remedy prescribed I was finally per
suaded one year ago to try Pyramid Pile Cure. I
bought Afty-cent package at the drug store and
while may not be permanently cured the past
year has been the only year Of my life worth living
during the past twenty years, and nothing but the
Pyramid remedies have wrought this change.
offer this testimony for the benefit Of suffering hu-
lanity." mh1s&1
Evening star., 1902-03-21
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN.
General and Personal News From the
West End.

Silver Star Lodge, No. 20. Of Good Temp
lars. held it's regular meeting last evening
at it's hall on the Belt road, Tenleytown
The question Of introducing electric lights
in the hall was discussed The program for
the evening was furnished by Company
A." and included a chorus by the COM
pany, recitation by Mr.. Fred Parks, es-
says by Messrs. A. E. Shoemaker, Samuel
McC. Hawken, Alex. j. Vowel, Fred Parks
and Miss Cora L. Bowling: addresses by
Messrs. Hawken, Shoemaker and Parks,
solo by Mr.. Parks and readings by Messrs
William Heider and Fred Parks. Refresh
ments were served at the close Of the meet
ing. Out Of twenty-one members present,
twelve belonged to Company A." which
gave a score Of 475 points for the night,
against 80 points for Company B."
Prof. George Herbert Wells Of George
town University. formerly organist and d.
rector of the choir Of Trinity Church, ID
training a number Of the boys of the pa
rochial school and others to chant the Of
flee of the tenebrae, which will be a fea-
ture Of the Holy Week services next We'd
nesday, Thursday and Friday evenings
The students viii be vested and seated
within the chancel rail. their number being
Evening star., 1902-03-21

augmented by number OF Jesnlts. anu
scholastics from Georgetown University.
When William Payne, colored, was be!nS
tried for assaulting Policeman McGlli
Grove, for which he was found guilty anu
sentenced to eight years in the penten-
tiarv Lizzie Dyer left town to AVOID tes-
tifyine. Before leaving she placed her
seyen-year-old son, William, IN the care
OF Julia Craig, a colored resident OF frog
Island" The Dyer woman left town IN
February and returned a few days ago
anxious to secure her son, but the tIais
woman refused to give up the boy. After
considerable wrangling the mother ap-
reared before the board Of children guar
dians and through Agent Douglass secured
an attachment for the boy, who was taken
in charge by the police and is now in the
house of detention awaiting legal dlsposl-
ton.
At the regular mid-week prayer meet
ing service held last evening at the west
Street Presbyterian Church. Rev. w. c.
Alexander, d. D., the pastor, delivered
lecture on "A Patient Endurance.
Potomac Commandery, No. 3, knights
Tempar will attend the funeral Of William
E. Layton Of Washington, one of it's men,
bers who died yesterday at Garfield Hos
pital The funeral services will be held
Sunday at o'clock.
Mr. owen Rabbit of 1903 32d street, who
has been quite sick, is recovering.
Georgetown Branches of Star Office.
The Evening Star has branch offices at
ODonners drug stores 1900 32d street and
corner 32d and o streets, where advertise
ments are received at regular rates Want
ed Help and Wanted Situations cost / cent
q word.
Evening star., 1902-03-21
PROPOSAL FOR GRADING.
M. F. Talty's Bid Recommended for
Acceptance

The District Commissioners have received
q proposal from NJ. F. Tally to grade the
sidewalk space on Baltimore and Trumbull
streets between list and I'd streets at the
rate Of 80 cents a cubic yard. Mr.. c. B.
Hunt, the computing engineer, has recon-
Eaended the acceptance of the proposal and
reports upon the proposed grading as fol-
lows: &c.
1.-The circumstances are that permit has
been granted to the owner of the abuttinS
property to grade Trumbull street between
LIST and I'd streets, and that deposit has
been made under the permit system for one
half OF the cost OF SO much If this grading
as lies within the sidewalk space, 1t being
legally possible for the District to share
this much Of the cost Aof TIE work with
the property owner. e.
The price named is the price used In the
estimate on which the depgsit has been
made and Is the price paid by the property
owner to the CONTRACTORS 7for the grading of
the street, including the fside8valk space
THE class OF material ia such that the
grading is more difficult and expensive than
the average, and the fact that this amount
Is paid by the propertyhoRer to the con-
tractor for the street WofkRwhere there Is
no limitation on the hours gf3daily service,
indicates the reasonablenesss of the rate
without any other consideration. 1t would
be impossible for the'oDistrlet to do this
work for the same or a tess amount"