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suddenness Of the catastrophe. II is
mousht that an enormous quantity Of
gas was liberated, producing the at
atmospheric pressure which over
Whelmed everything before II. The gass-
es absorbed by the bodies OF the VIC
tlns caused them to burst, and the fire
,SUllihs aIterward carbonlzed them.
ms was followed by a rain Of stones,
Nhleh enveloped the town, but there
lava.
"A gardener at the village OF Morne
rouge, seven kilometres distant from
o. Pierre, saw at the moment Of the
gisasler seven luminous points on Mont
Isiee lie says he had the impression
vi uelng Violently drawn towards the
r rouaRo by powerful current Of air.
.nen tne mountain opened, according
w. tne description Of the gardiner, and
hgng tornadoes Of fire at st. Pierre.
me northern section OF the island is
Sepopulated, Provisions are needed
mere Immediately for 100000 A ship
,oao OF lime is also needed at st. Pierre
,o' sanitary purposes. The stenoh there
"Om the dead bodies is overpowering.
MANY STRANGE INSTANCES.
Many strange and incomprehensible
sTr, s are recountered OF 81. Pierre.
.He eharred remains Of woman with
slk handkerchief unburned and in
i1ect condition. held TO her Inns. have
zen found there. The crisped bodies
VI young girls have been found bnt
'1sir SHOES were unhurt.
Every praise is given United States
,,,as u, Ayme. He has worked indie
baasaoly 10 succor the survivors. He
sss pound the limbs OF wounded
oT "s mas worked without sleep and With
lsn.t o9u' Tie Is now thoroughly ex-
,bs s oI Forty persons rescued from
ply are now In hospitals here.
n, ,vonV interest centers In the stories
n. wy SURVIVORS and In the efforts be-
we,. maze to succor the refugees. A
s,o, eh named Laurent. who was en-.
bog.g as servant at 81. Pierre in the
Sssehold OF NJ. Gabriel. and who was
~ those taken 10 the hospltal In
aid: " N'''''''ns her experiences
Al, ~ we day OF the terrible disaster
hi,,"s loud report and thereupon
sg When she regalned her senses,
Inv hours later she was horribly
ma1 ,,,l, and glancing around, saw two
,Bys Ov us OF the Gabriel family stlll
~ out they died before assistance
r. reach them. Nine Laurent. al
in 'yu y, she lived for some time after he.
scion ,sNen 70 the hospital and was con.
rbysI, while under the care OF the
imySss,.e,' died without being able TO
ce ,rI,, any additional information con-
Mans me catastrophe.
d. aret Stokes. the nine -year-old
S.shter Of the late Clement STOKES ~
tro s York. who with her mother. a
q, ', ~ aged and sister aged 3. was
fS,,nae li'fated British steamer Ro.
d No., Is IN the hospital here The child
"0' expected to live.
CLARA KINGS STORY.
Aef nurse. Clara King, tells the fol.
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Soldier Caught in His own Trap.

Washington, May 13.-During the
testimony being given by former sol
der named Boardman the soldier threw
can Of timed salmon and another of
beef on the table, saying:
That's some Of the stuff they gave
us TO eat. have less use for the army
than | ever had before since the way
they treated us In the islands"
At the conclusion Of the testimony
Senators Beveridge and Dietrich in
Vted Boardman 10 luncheon with them
ut the senate restaurant Meanwhile
they had sent the timed goods TO the
chef of the senate restaurant asking
him to prepare some dishes for luncheon
from II. During the repast Boardman
unwittingly ate the food he had pro-
nounced unfit TO eat. The senators al
so partook OF the fare and all pro-
nouncCd It very good.
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shocked Over seyero,s Denth.

New York, May 14.-News OF the
death of Senior Severe has caused a
terrible sensation here, says a Herald
dispatch from Rio Janeiro.
The chamber Of deputies, OF which
Senior Severe was a member eX-
pressed sympathy for the widow of
Senior Severe and telegraphed its con-
dolences
The governor OF the state OF Rio
Grande de, Norte. Immediately alter
ward suspended the session in honor
of the dead. The senate also adopted
a motion of sympathy with the widow.
The newspapers publish highly eulo-
CYSTIC articles about Senior Severe who
enjoyed the highest esteem of his coun-
trymen
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ent volcanic eruption on st. Vincent is
the first since 1912.
MEASURES For RELIEF.

Washington May 13-so comprehen-
sively laid were the plans OF the war
department yesterday, even before the
passage of the joint resolution proyld-
Ing for the relief Of the volcano suffer-
ers, that there was really very little
remaining for the officials to do today.
The plans OF the commssary de-
partment. made after careful consider.
alton of the news dispatches from the
Antilles, contemplate the supply OF 49,
GOO ratlons for fourteen days. The
quartermaster's department Is pur-
chasing clothing supplies for 10000 peo-
pie. and the medical department Is
working In proportion In It's purchases.
THE BUFFOLO IN READINESS.
In the navy department, the care
fuly planned relief measures were be-
Ing carried forward systematically and
rapidly The Buffalo has been ordered
to be put In readiness FOR immediate
use as d food and supply transport IN
case II should be decided 10 send more
supplies than the Dixie can carry,
There was no lack OF Indications OF
spontaneous offerings from all parts OF
the country, Today a telegram was
received from the Pittsburg Chamber
Of Commerce asking the state depart
mont II private contributions would be
received and how they should be adj
dressed. Similar messages came from
other points,
An original suggestion came from a
New York commission house IN the
shape Of a letter prolfering 100000
pounds Of rice at cost price and duty
/ free to the government. The owners
explained that they were able to make
this offer by reason Of the fact that
the rice Is stil in bond
The war and navy departments
have decided to divide the work Of re-
! lief between them, So az TO give the
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Potash Price War Probable.

Berlin. May i4-The Cologne Ca
zette says that owing 20 contracts
which have been made between the
Hohenfels potash works and the Nlr-
ginia-Carolina Chemical company az
prices much below hose OF the syndl-
cate, a potash price war will be iniu-
ated in Germany. which will result In
greatly reducing the price OF the arti-
Gle.
The Cologne Gazette says further
that Il has reason 10 believe the
Americans were unable 20 secure much
OF foothold In the German potash In
dustry.
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Whites Cream Vermlfugc has
achieved a world wide reputation as be-
ing the best OF all worm destroyers. and
for its tonic influence on weak and I'M
thrifty children, as II neutrallzes the
acidity or s0urness Of the stomach.
improves their digestion. and asslmila-
ton OF food. strengthens their nervous
system and restores them % the health,
WRor and elasticity OF spirits natural
20 childhood. Csc at z. c. NJ. /. Drug
Dept
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Carlisle Placing a Loan in Cuba.

New York, May l4-Former SeCy
Of the Treasury Carlisle, who is mere,
says a Havana dispatch 20 the ri.
hume, is said 10 be making negotiations
for placing a loan for the city OF Ha-
vana He is a large stakeholder In the
National Bank Of Cuba
The Palma loan amounts 10 Sl500O,-
Goo, with the privilege of increasing 1t
10 SOS, 900. 600
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A feature Of the program which &C.
casioned comment as unusual to mis-
sonary meetings, was the treasurer's
report which indicated a surplus in the
treasury Of several hundred dollars.
The following officers were re-
elected:
Mrs, Burrell, president; Mrs. II. n.
Cobb, vice president; Mrs. A, l.. Cush.
ing home secretary; Miss NJ. V. Bush
ing secretary for Japan, Mrs e. r.
Olicott secretary for Arabia; Mrs. ],
G. Fagg, secretary for China; and Miss
c. II, Lawrence, secretary for India.
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navy full charge OF the general sub
ject Of transportation and intrust to
the war department the accumulation
of the supplies,
RED CROSS MEETS.
The executive committee Of the Red
Cross met at the state department to-
day. Three were present-Gen, John Nj,
Wilson. vice president; William f.
Michael Mrs. John A. Logan, Miss Ma
bel Bowman, Mrs. Warner, Miss Clara
Sarah Spencer and Secy. Briggs. Miss
Clara Barton, the president, is now en-
route for st. Petersburg as delegate
to the Red Cross convention there.
After conferences with Secy Hay and
Secy. Root, delegation went TO the
White House and conferred with Prest.
Roosevelt. with the result that Tie
following appeal was issued tonight by
Vice Prest. Wilson.
RED CROSS APPEAL.
The National American Red Cross
appeals 10 the people OF the United
States to send money and supplies In
aid OF the sufferers at Martinique ana
ST. Vincent The unparalleled calamity
reeds no words OF eloquence to arouse
he active aid and sympathy of our
people. Ne therefore ask you TO act
promptly end generously. Money ana
3upplies can be sent TO Cornelius Bliss
of New York city, or money may be
sent direct TO W. ], Flather, the ueas-
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Dead In an Air SHIFT.

Bevier. Mo-, May l4.-The bodies Of
Jesse Bloodgood and Alfred Smith, each
OF whom was y years old, have been
found in an abandoned air SHAFT OF The
Black Diamond Coal company near
here. II is supposed that the young
men entered the mine shaft out Of curl
osity and were overcome with black
damp. They had been dead more than
q week.
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To Develop Colonial Trade.

New York. May H,-It is reported,
cables the London correspondent Of the
Tribune. that the first steps have been
taken by Mersey shipowners end A.
uanciers TO organize immense fleets for
the development Of trade between the
British colonies. South Africa. and Chi.
VA, with the object OF freeing England
from dependence upon America for
many imports.
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thing In It's path, but left few traces
Of cinders behind. On the other hand,
the front the center and adjoining
parts OF ST, Pierre are buried under a
thick layer of cinders which consumed
everything beneath 1t.
The United States government tug,
Potomac, which came TO Martinique
from San Juan, Porto Rico, cruised
along the coast Of this island yesterday
afternoon, She encountered an inky
black column Of smoke, which made II
necessary for her to go five miles out
Of her course.
LoOTING THE RUINS.
The looting Of the ruins has begun
already, While coming to Fort de
France the Potomac picked up boat
containing five colored men and one
white man whose pockets were filled
with coin and jewelry, the latter evil
IDENTIFY stripped from the fingers OF the
dead. Lieut.. b. Il. Cormick, command
er Of the Potomac, arrested these men
and turned them over to the COM
mander of the French cruiser Suchet
for punishment. The Potomac also
brought n ton Of supplies to Martin
iQue. consisting in part OF goldfish and
flour.
The work Of succoring the refugees
continues necessarily. When the cable
repair ship Pouyer Quaertier Capt. Thir-
ion, started on her mission OF mercy
she had to pass through clouds Of
burning cinders, at the risk OF catch
ing fire. in order 10 reach the terror
stricken people ashore. But. az al.
ready announced. she succeeded In
bringing TO this port 456 people, main
ly former residents OF the village OF
lie Precheur. This was on Saturday
last Since then the steamer. as the
result OF other daring trips. has sue
ceeded in bringing many other persons
TO Fort de France. On Sunday she
rescued 923 persons and piloted the
French cruiser Suchet and the Danish
cruiser Nalkyrien. who took on board
l,5QO persons. The pouyer Quertier has
distributed TO the sufferers large guam
tites Of biscuits. milk, wine and
cheese.
SITUATION AT ST. VINCENT.
The United States tug Potomac will
leave here today for the island Of ST.
Vincent where conditions are reported
TO be worse. Soufriere. on st. Vincent.
was In full eruption May 10. A
stream OF stones and mud half a mile
wide was then issuing from the vol
cano. Stones two inches in diameter
fell twelve miles away. At Kingston,
the capital OF the island, the ashes
were two inches deep. Seven hundred
dead were reported Sunday, May IL.
II is estimated that the total number
OF deaths ia St Vincent reaches 1000,
mostly Carib Indians. Most OF the sew
en- estates on the island have been
burned to ashes and It Is automatically
reported that two earthquakes oc-
CURED there. II is believed the SUBJ
marine cables in 81. Vincent have been
broken By the disturbances. The pres
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Treasure island Reached in safety.

San Francisco, Cal, May a. The
Treasure island" for which an ca
petition started from this port last
December on the schooner w. S. Phelps
has been reached in safety, according
to a letter received In this city nom
a member OF the party. The writer
says that gold was found in the sand
on the seashore and also that quar- IL
discovered on the island is supposed
TO be gold bearing The location Of the
island, however, is not stated. As the
letter was posted In Ecuador It is sur
missed the rich island is off the coast
OF that country.
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Over n Hundred Years Old.

New York. May li.-Mrs. Julia Bedell
has celebrated her iOist birthday at
Bayonne, n. j. She was born In New
York City. Mrs. Bedel enjoys splendid
health, and w to a short time ago
possessed all her faculties Recently
she has become quite deaf. but her eye
sight remains good,
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STpIERRE RUINS
CEASE SMOKING
,.eess to the Fated Town is Now
Much Easier.
TALKS WITH SURVIVORS,
main Of Fire Ceased at Distance u
Two Hundred Yards from the
vintage OF Lac Carbet

For, de France, Island of Martinique
,,.,. "a via. Paris.--As a result OF the
measures taken by the authorities ac-
a a, 10 st. Pierre IS now easier the
w. ~ the town have ceased smoking.
r rS thousand corpses have been found
!. carbonlzed condition. II is learned
.s,, the hail Of fire ceased at dis
, a Of 200 yards from the village Of
lie Carbet.
srnpENNEss OF DISASTER.
talk with survivors Of the disaster
..ndr,ns statements as TO the awful
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women's Board OF Foreign Missions.

New York. May li.-Delegates from
many parts OF the country were pcs
ent at the annual meeting OF the Wo-
mans Board OF Foreign Missiors Of. the
Reformed Church IN America. which
has iust been held IN this cit,. Mrs.
David j. Burrell. president OF the So
clety. was in the chair.
Among the speakers were Rev. DR..
c. II. Fem and Mrs. F. II. Taylor who
were In China during the recent dis
turbances. and l. h. Chamberlain,
missionary 70 India
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PATH or THE VOLCANO.

The path Of the volcano lava which
swept over ST. Pierre is marked out
In a strange manner. The vicinity Of
the shore where vessels anchored. was
swept by whirlwnd Of volcanic gas,
which ripped. tore and shattered every
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Trsnssiberian R.R Nearly Completed

Seattle, Wash, May 1.-THE Trans
siberian railway Is completed all but
the opening OF a tunnel one and one
half miles in length. and will be ready
for general traffic the latter part OF
this year. according TO George Janson,
who. for number OF years, has been
g construction engineer on the road.
Mr.. Janson arrived In Seattle yester-
day from the far east. and IS on his
way u 81. Petersburg, his home, which
he has not visited for several vea~S.
He has been employed on the Trans
siberian railway ever since he complet-
ed his education In ST. Petersburg, and
is returning 20 Russia through the
United States In order TO observe the
conditions here and the progress made
in all material lines.
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Five Millions for Art.

New York. May l4-General ap-
praiscmcnt Of the estate left by Jacob
s. Rogers. the locomotive builder. shows
that, as its legacy. the Metropolitan
Museum OF Art win get S5,5iL900
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y. c. NJ. I. GREAr MAY SALE.
All this week. Choicest Bargains OF
the year In all nnes Of Merchandise.
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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-08-28

Secretary Shaw, who, by virtue of his
position as member of the Roosevelt
administration, is entitled to speak with
authority says that any revision of the
taf'4 at this time will be concession to
the democrats, and that there must be
no tal.f tinkering at this time. What
extremes are we coming to these days,
anyway! Although Secretary Root says
that the only way to get at the trusts is
to revise the tar:f, and Chairman Bah
cock Of the republican campaign COM
mittee has admitted that our tariff sched.
ules enabled the trusts to fix exorbitant
pr.ces, and even though the Iowa repub-
licans say that the taSitt does afford
shelter to monopoly still. the administra.
ton persists in standing for the present
tariff, purely on the ground that to re-
wise it would be concession to the DEM
ocrats. Will the American people allow
themselves to be held up by the trusts
who are entrencbel behind the monop.
ply.shelteriLg tariff breast works, every
time they buy anything, will they allow
American manufacturers to continue to
use the tariff to extract higher prices out
Of them than their foreign price simply
to save the republican party the neces-
sity of making concession to the DEM
ocrats? Perhaps they will, but some.
how we cannot insult their intelligence
enough to believe that they will.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-08-28

On taking the chair Mr.. Garrett
said he had neither the time nor incli-
nation to make speech and did not
believe the convention cared to hear a
speech. 80 they would hear the reports
Of tie. other committees and proceed
with the business before the conven.
ton.
The committee on credentials reported
all townsf ps represented and on motion
the report was adopted
The committee on resolutions was
called to make their report, which was
read by j. r. Cash, and when he fin
ished he moved the adoption
of the report, which carried. The
resolutions were as follows:
The unbounded resources of Iowa to.
gether with our prosperous and inle,li.
gent people aided by haze century Of
republican rule render her a fit leader in
the sisterhood of states.
We endorse the administration of our
honest, able and courageous governor,
Albert B. Cummins, and are proud to
have chief executive whose influence
is felt throughout the entire nation and
whose political career has as vet only
begun.
We point with pride to the unanimous
nomination of our distinguished fellow
citizen, Hon. Il. L. Parrish, to posi-.
ton on the judicial bench of this district
and predict brilliant and successful
career for him.
We endorse the laws passed by the
Twenty-Nlnth General Assembly as
among the most equitable and just ever
promulgated by any legislature in this
state and point with especial pride to
the part taken therein by our able rem.
resentative, Hon. b. L. Eiker.
The recent action of the state execu.
tive council meets with our hearty ap-
proval, and with confidence in the abil-
lty and wisdom of the republican party
and its nominees we invite the approval
and support of all citizens who believe
in the perpetuation of the present un-
paralelled prosperity of the country.
RESOLVED, by the republicans of De.
catur county in convention assembled
that the platform adopted by the recent
lrepublic&n 4 Tn convention held in the
city of Den loines meets with our
hearty approval, and We pledge our.
selves anew 10 the principles Of the
great republican party. A party found
ed by Lincoln, defended by Grant and
perpetuated by Mckinley.
We endorse the administration of
President Roosevelt as one of the ablest
in our history, and recognize him as a
worthy successor to our n1artyred presi-
dent, Wm. Mckinley.
We congratulate ourselves land the
state of lowe upon our able delegation
in the congress of the United States.
Our senior and Junior senators stand
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-08-28

Secretary Shaw says that it will not do
to talk about revising the tariff now,
that although it is fact that there are
unjust schedules in the tariff they must
be let alone, for if an attempt was made
topull one OF them out the benefciaries
Of those unjust schedules would pull
the whole structure down on the party.
How is that for acknowle 1gment of SER
vile obedience to the trusts? And then
it comes from an administration spokes-
man.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-08-28

The New York Journal says: "War
upon the trust, war upon monopoly,
war upon government by money with
out conscience or sense Of patriotic obi.
gation-that is democracy. And that
is the antithesis of present-day repub-
licanism, which has become but the
political lackey of plutocracv that has
no respect for property until property
has passed into its own possession and
out of the hands of its rightful owners.
1t has no purpose save to fill its own
pockets, nc aim in politics save to get
from the people through the tariff and
other class legislation a continued ii.
cense to pillage the people"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-08-28
DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION

A delegate convention of the Democrats OF
stise state Of Iowa will be held at Des MONIES,
Iowa, on
5 WEDNESDAY, SEPrEM 5Ff 3 ;, 1902.
to place in nomination candidates for the fol-
Lowing Offices. to.wil
Secretary of State.
@ Auditor Oh Soaie.
Treasurer OF State.
Attorney General.
Judge OF preme Court.
i Clerk OF Supreme CourS.
Repcr.e of Supreme Court
Railroad Com missioner.
and to transact such ouhec business as may
properly come before said convention.
The ratiosot representation will be one dele
gate at large from each county and one dele
gate for each 200 votes or fraction OF loo or over
cast for the Democratic candidate for governor
at the Iast general election. The Eighth dis
trict counties will be entitled to the following
delegates;
Appanoose ..........l0 Ringgold -. 10000.
Clarke ......... -. 6 Taylor ..............
Decatur ..... Union ...........-.. 8
Fremont n Wayne. 80. -. 8
LUCAS.
All voters who endorse the principles of the
Democratic party are invited to participate in
the selection of delegates to this convention.
Ry order of the Democratic State Central
Committee. S. F. McCONNELL,
N G.. RoBERTs, Chairman.
Secretary.