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MT. PELEE ERuPTS AGAIN.
Throws Volcanic Dust on French
Revenue Cutter

Roscau. Island Of Dominica (By Ca
ble) The French revenue cutter rAigle
came in here. She reports that while
passing ST. Pierre, Martinique. at ,
o'clock. an eruption occurred from
Noun, Pelcc. and that quantity OF 70
canic matter settled upon the vessel ;
decks. although she was 10 miles dis
tant from the island
St Thomas. d. w. l. (By Cable. y
The United States steamer Potomac ar
rived here at noon: She will proceed to
San Juan. Porto Rico. via the Danish
Islands OF ST. Croix. where she Wi !
meet United States Consul Col. Louis f.
Ayme. who is on board the Quebcc
Line steamer Fontahclle, and offer him
4 passage 10 San Juan.
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THE VENEZUELA
REBELS BEATEN
Desperate Attack on the Town OF la
Gnaira RepuIsed.
SITUATION is NEARING A CRISES.
The Government Warships and Forts Lesin
Caunonading. and the Inhabitants Are
Panic. Strickcn-PeaceabIe Women Killed
The insurgents Burn Bridge on tie
Caracas and Cause Fear of Siege.

Whimsical. Island OF Curacao. BY
Cable ).-Advices received here an
nounce that the Venezuelan revolution
lists attacked La Giiaira. the port OF Cara
cas-. Saturday. June !. The government
forces answered by Smelling Maiquetia, a
suburb OF La Gtiaira. from the forts
ashore and from the Venezuelan war
ship Miranda. Only peaceful women
were killed.
All the commercial houses at La
Guaira were closed the day of the bonn
bardment and the inhabitants were
panic stricken.
Eventually the rcvolutionists who
numbered about 400 men. were repulsed.
They destroyed the bridge at Boqueron,
on the Caracas EngiiSh) Railroad. and
stopped all traffic for twelve hours They
also cut the French cable and the tele-
graph wires.
The people Of Caracas were thrown
into state of alarm, and everyone tc-
gan buying provisions. experimenting 4
siege.
The situation in Venezuela as the sc
advices were dispatched indicated that
crisis was near
A Dutch warship and the Germ IN
cruiser Fake lett Curacao for La
Guara
Washington. (SpeciaD In well-in-
formed diplomatic circles the impression
prevails that the revolution which is at
present threatening President Castro. OF
Venezuela, is perhaps the most formula
bic OF any that has arisen there during
the past few years. Nevertheless. as
long as the revolutionists can be CON
flned IN their movements TO outlying
towns and be kept away from the cen
trail points of administration. such as
Caracas or the City of Valencia. it is
thought there is no possibility OF final
success for the opponents OF the Castro
| administration.
II the revolutionists fail in their pur-
pose this time. il is thought. the accom-
plishment OF their aim can be rclegat;d
to rather distant future
Senior Augusta Pulido. the Venezuelan
charge daffares. has not received any
advices from his country touching the
progress of the revolutionary movement.
In his last mail he received letter from
the Venezuelan secretary of state, Senior
Ferrer, declaring that revolutionary cor1-
mittees are using the cable stations 1t
Trinidad and at Curacao to magnify mi
nor insurgent victories TO overwhelming
defeats of the government arms.
In anticipation of an emergency arts
ing i'll Venezuela which would demar d
the presence of men-of-war. Secretary
Moody recently directed the Cincinnati
and the Topeka to remain at San Juan.
Porto Rico.
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Two Prisoners ESCAPE.

San Francisco. Especial Two mill
tary prisoners. whose names have not
ye; been ascertained and who had been
taken from the Army prison at Alca,raz
Island To work in the construction OF a
road at Fort Baker. escaped from their
guards. The prisoners knocked two
guards down and took their rifles ard
ammunition from them and fled into the
brush. Two companies of the Coast Ar
ward and Ludlow, and numbering about
80 men. were turned ont to search for
the escaped prisoners Along with them
are about a hundred citizens of Sausa-
into
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PASSENGER TRAINS CRASH.
TREE Ncn Killed and G,er Eo1en More
Seriously Hurt.

Chattanooga Tenn. Special A
fatal collision occurred on the Nashville.
Chattanooga and s. Loui, Railroad hc.
tween Hooker and Summit. two small
stations about - miles from this city.
Three men were killed outrigh, and about;
Is others more or less seriously injured.
Possibly two or three of the wounded
will die IRON the effects OF their in
luries
Train No eS. known as the Jasper &C
commodation left Chattanooga about
40 O'Clock F. VI. 1t was due at Sum
nit Il sos. he other tram. fast mail
No. l. from Nashville. was behind time.
and the meeting point OF these trains had
been changed from the regular station
TO Summit. One OF the engineers. it is
said. overlooked his orders and ran past
the designated meeting place
Fireman L. A. Rankin. OF this city.
was horribly mangled. and died almost
Instantly
Engineer Rollins was badly injured.
his legs terribly crushed. a large hole
made in his head and one in his lei; side.
His injuries arc considered fatal
Engineer George ]. Ray. al the fast
mail is se-io;islv injured. and il is
thought fatally His fireman. James Ber-
nard was caught under the smaller en-
CINE and literally burned to death a
handful OF cnders and charred flesh was
all that could be found OF him
Express Messenger Webb. OF the fast
mail train. was caught under the debris
and died shortly after having been re-
moved 70 q place OF safctv.
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$4,000 FOR BOGUS STOCK.
Alleged Swindle by Three Americans in
Belgium.

Paris (By Cable).-The police here
have been notified of the arrest at Spa,
Belgium, of two of the men who are al
legged to have recently swindled in Par S
New Yorker named Buchanan out Of
$4,000.
The swindle was perpetrated by three
Americans. who bought for Buoianan a
number of shares in copper mine with
Offices in New York. The name OF the
third American. who has not yet been
arrested. is given as Colonel Conley.
After the purchase OF the shares in
question, Buchanan returned to New
York and tried TO sell them on Wall
street. where he found them TO he wortl :
less. The shares had not been issued by
the mining company whose name they
bore.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-06-21
PENALTY FOR SUICIDE COMPACT.
Fifteen Years for Man Who Plotted Double
Death.

Chicago (SpeciaD.-Judge Baker dc
MED motion TO arrest Judgment in the
case OF DR.. Orville S. Burnett. the den
list. VINO entered into a compact with
Mrs. Charlotte'S. Nicllol to commit sui
eide which resulted in the death OF the
woman The Judge sentenced the doc
tor to fifteen years in the peniientiary
Burnett and Mrs. Nichol entered the
Marlborough Hotel last January with the
intention OF committing suicide The
woman killed herself with morphine. and
Burnett. saying that there was not
enough OF the drug to kill him. made a
few scratches on his neck with a pen
knife He was charged with being a
party 70 the suicide OF the woman.
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Cuba Bars Chinese.

Havana. (SpeciaD 1.-The Board Of
immigration decided that the forty three
Chinese laborers who came TO Havana
OH board the Ward Line steamer Mon
iercy from New York. and reached
here last Wednesday. would have to
be returned to. New York by the steam
ship company Heretofore. Cinnamon
have been allowed TO enter Havana
without restriction. and thousands, have
landed here in the course OF the last
three years An immigration law. how
ever. similar to one enforced in the
United States went into force in Cuba
last May and the case OF these China
men has resulted in the first application
OF this law
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$4,000 American Pear! Found.

milwaukee. Wis. (SpcciaD What i,
said 10 be the largest perfect pearl ever
found in America is row in the posses
sion of B,.ndc & Upmeyer OF this city.
The gem is perfect sphere OF fine lu>te
and weighs I2r grains lis cxac; valrc
has not been determined. bit experts say
that it is worth considerably over $40
600. This pearl was found by fisher
man near Prairie du Chen and passed
through other hands before coming Ia
lis present owners
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General Wood Admits II.

Brig Gen. Leonard Wood does not
seem in the least perJurbed by Tie rcvela-
items made about MS payments OF money
to F. h. .rhurber for spreading propa
eanda in favor Of reciprocity with Cuba
He said:
Il did authorize the expenditure of
$2.Soo. and much more. all for the pur
pose OF presenting the case Of Cuba and
her economic needs to the American pco-
pie, i'll order that justice might be done
her
Il should have betrayed the trust and
failed to properly use the authority
had as military governor OF the island
had ! not used every proper effort to OBJ
tain for Cuba those commercial relations
OF which her stability and prosperity as
a nation depend
Mr.. Thurber was simply distributing
agent through the lists of the New York
Export Association. which used as
would have used directory
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IN DARKEST UNITED STATES.
German Write: Book Calling This the Mos.
Immoral Nation.

Berlin. (By Cable).-A pamphlet by
Felix Baumann is having an extraordi-
nary circulation.
1t is entitled In Darkest United
States. and contains extravagant de-
scriptions OF the immortality alleged to
exist in American cities. There are long
chapters on New York. Chicago, New
Orleans and San Francisco.
The writer has raked together accounts
of cruel lynchings. police briberies and
the sale of justice in cities. He con-
tends that the United States is more
deeply immoral than any other country
in the world, and warns Germans, espe-
cially women, against emigrating to such
an evil atmosphere
The black cover OF the pamphlet is
conspicuous. on every news stand The
Stars and Stripes are emblazoned on
the cover
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DEWEY TO COMMAND
NAVAL EY0LUTIONS
lie Will Go TO Sea at the Head OF
Great Fleet.
FOUR REAR.ADMlRALs UNDER HiN.
President Roosevelt Will BE the First Presi-
dent TO Go So Far Beyond the Geographical
Boundaries Of the Country and Also the Only
President Who Ever Has Visited Foreign
Waters While in Office for ANY Purpose.

Washington d. C.. tSpecial) -Ad-
miral Dewey is TO 60 10 sea again flying
his flag with the four stars, III command
OF the greatest fleet in numbers the
United States has gotten together since
the days OF the Civil War. and far more
powerful i'll offcnse and defense even
than any OF those war fleets. Secretary
Moody has conceived the idea. and after
consulting the pleasure of Admiral Dew
ey. II has been arranged thar he shall be
placed i'll supreme command OF the flee,
comprising the North Atlantic. the
European and the South Atlantic squad
ronS). which : 10 assemble near Guile
bra Island i'll the West Indies. next De
cembcr for the winter maneuverS.
Secretary Moody himself desires To
witness these maneuverS. and II Is even
possible that the President may find
time 10 make voyage to the South TO
sec the big ironclads in war movements.
Admiral Dewey goes gladly 10 his work.
1t is settled that Secretary Moody will
witness the summer movements OF the
North Atlantic Squadron, involving
combined naval and army attack on and
defense of the eastern approaches TO
New York city. 1t is expected that he
will board the Dolphin for the purpose,
and he has invited as his guests Sena-
tor Hale, chairman OF the Senate Naval
Committee; Representative Cannon,
chairman OF the House Appropriations
Committee, and Representative Fos>,
chairman Of the House Naval Commit
tee. There will be other guests than
these, but Secretary Moody has not YET
announced their names
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FIVE SOLDIERS
B0L0ED TO DEATH
FiIipircs Reported to Have Killed
Their Prisoners.
CONFIDENCE IN GENERAL CHAFFEE
General Amnesty 'or Filipino Prisoners
Likely 10 Be Declared July A Com.
mission 10 Establish Civil Government on
the Island of Samar Prospects for Speedy
Termination of the Rebellion.

Manila. tRy Cable Friendly ma
tiveS i'll Manila say report is current
among their countrymen that the FIVE
soldiers Of the Fifth Cavalry who were
captured by the insurgents May so have
been bolocd TO death near Teresa. in
Alorong province. Luzon. This report
has not been confirmed by the American
authorities OF tha, district
Twenty members OF band of in
SurgentS who were captured while fight
ing with General Lukban in Samar took
the oath OF allegiance 10 TIE United
States and were subsequently released.
-Four members cf the band we're killed in
the engag yment which resulted III the
capture OF their companions. The IS wko
have sworn allegiance have seen General
Chaffee. and have promised to give him
all the assistance in their power in the
work of maintaining the present peace
conditions in Samar
\ commission has been sent to Samar
to appoint Senior Llorentes Governor of
the island and TO establish civil govern
ment there.
II Is expected that general amnesty
will be declared July l. This amnesty
will result in the release OF the Filipino
prisoners now on the island of Guam.
The prospects i'll the island OF Leyte
for the speedy termination of the armed
resistance there are bright Since the
ports OF the island were closed surren-
ders OF insurgents to the native con-
stabulary have occurred daily.
Henry c. lde the member of the Phil
ippine Commission who was assigned TO
the Department OF Finance and Justice.
has received petition from the printers
in the employ OF the Government asking
that their salaries be paid in gold or in
some other established and non-fluctuat-
ing currency In reply to this petition,
Mr.. lde said he thought the conditions
OF which the printers complained would
probably be relieved. They are now paid
in Mexican silver.
The Chamber OF Commerce has pre-
sented to General Chaffee set OF reso-
lutions which express the regard with
which General Chaffee and the army in
the Philippines are held by the business
men of Manila.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-06-21
Right TO Mother.in.Law.

Chicago, (SpeciaD Judge Holdom, in
the Cook County Superior Court, has
decided that man has right to keep
a mother-in-law in his house and that
wife who objects to the presence of the
mother of former wife has no Just
complaint in law. William Giese. four
times married, was the defendant in the
case. The fourth Mrs. Giese was suing
Among other reasons why she wanted
separate maintenance. she said. was be-
cause Mr. Giese insisted that she share
her home with the mother OF two of his
former wives. who were sisters. The
case will be appealed
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Foreign.

Baroness Halkett. formerly Miss Sarah
Arson Phelps Stokes, of New York. Sc
cured divorce i'll London from her hus-
band on the ground of cruelty and inf
deity.
Rutherford S;uyvesant. OF New York
brother OF Mr. Henry White, of the
United States Legation. was married in
London 10 the Comtessc de Wessenaer
Advices from Rome state that the sue
cess OF the negotiations between Judge
TAFT and the Vatican as 10 the friar lands
in the Philippines seems assured.
The Emperor and Empress OF Ger
many took part i'll the celebration of the
semicentenary OF the Gcrmanic Museum
at Nuremburg. Bavaria
Severe winter storms continue to pre-
vail III Cape Colony. South Africa. Thou
sands OF sheep have persisted in SNOW
drifts
Julie Opp. the American actress. was
divorced in London from her husband
Robert Lorraine. an actor.
Queen Wihelmina is convalescing a;
Castle Schaumburg, III the Valley of the
Lain.
Emperor William favors old-age pen
: SION legislation. ne i determined 10
make employers in Germany contribute
TO the support of their work people
when the latter are old and invalided
The speech OF Sir Frederick Pollock
OF the University of Oxford. commend
ing the Monroe Doctine has caused
widespread comment in England
Col Arthur T. Lynch was arraigncd
in Bow Street Police Court. in London
on the charge OF high treason. and re-
manded until June Fl.
The United States Minister at Pekin
opposes the terms proposed for the
restoration Of Tientsin TO the Chinese
government.
Lord Kitchener reports the surrender
OF 1917 more Beers.
Mail advices from Honolulu state that
the volcano Kiauca. Hawaii has broken
out Flame and smoke were issuing
from the crater June 5. There have
been slight earthquake shocks on the
island
Fleet Surgeon Anderson. Of the Brit
ish Navy. and commission OF British
scientists arrived at the Island of St
Vincent TO investigate the volcanic out
break
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House Falls When Owner Dies.

Knoxville. Tenn. (SpeciaD Col
John S Van Glider died suddenly here.
He was one OF the best-known men in
East Tennessee. both in business and
political circles. During the Civil War
he manufactured saddles for the Con
iederate government. a strange coin
cidence with his death was the collapse
al portion of his residence few min
t-t, after his sudden death from heart
failure The members OF the family
and servants were alrnos; panic-strcken
by the noise OF falling plaster and crack
ing raf;crs. and rushed abou, the his
tnric huildinr In alarm
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sTRANGLED HERSELF WITH HER GARTER
A Woman's Suicide Under Singular cireum.
stances at q Sanitarium.

Galesburg. ILL.,, (SpeciaD Miss Han
nah Hall, aged IS years, of Bradford,
Ill, committed suicide at the Galesburg
Sanitarium under singular circum-
stances. When she came here for treat
ment she brooded over the mental con-
dition of her mother, who had been sent
to an asylum, and feared she herself
would become demented This so prayed
on her that she made an attempt at sui
eide
The attendants then removed every
thing which they thought she could in
jure herself with. In the afternoon,
while they were gone. Miss Hall re-
moved one of her carriers. This she
fastened around her neck; one end she
tied to the bedstead; she then threw
herself, face downward, toward the
floor, causing speedy strangulation
When discovered she was dead
The physicians were amazed that she
could have held herself in such a posi-
ton and endured the agony.
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kilauen Is Active.

Honolulu, (By Cable The volcano
Kilauea, on Hawaii, has broken loose
again, according TO report received by
steamer. Flames and smoke are rising
above the crater. The outbreak took
place June 3. and up to the time of the
last reports from Hawaii, il was still con-
tinuing The outbreak has been fore
Swallowed for many days by an increase
over the normal volume OF smoke COM
ing from the crater There also have
been slight earthquakes. No eruptions
of lava or ashes have taken place.
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Train Killed Rich Old Nan.

Homestead, Pa. (SpeciaD Peter
Hall. 20 years old. repuicd TO be worth
more than $I.ooo.ooo. was struck aut
instantly killed by a tram al the Home
>,cad station. on the Susquchanna divi
son OF the Erie Railroad. Mr.. Hall'.
son is the senior member of the Hail
Iacgel- Bells Coal Company Mr.. Hal
caiicd at the Homestead yard, al Ii,
company and started 10 walk 10 the de
pot. He took short cut along the
tracks Somewha, deaf he did not hear
the warning shouts or the whistles Of
the express. His skull was crushed ant
his arms, legs and ribs broken.
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Another Philippine Inquiry.

Representative Mccall, of Massachu-
sets. presented TO the House memorial
signed by Charles Francis Adams. An
drew Carnegie. Carl Schurz Edwin Bur
ritt Smith and Herbert Welsh asking
that a congressional committee OF inveS-
LEGATION he appointed TO go 10 the Phil
pplnes 10 inquire into and report upon
conditions existing there.
Mr. Carnegie signature was author
lied by cable. The memorial is dated at
Boston. and states that the signers are
a committee appointed at recent meet
ing OF persons. irrespective OF party. in
terested in the policy pursued by the
United States toward the Philippines
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-06-21
Cattle Killed By Lightning.

Lancaster. Ohio, (SpeciaD This city
was visited by terrific storm. accom-
panied by lightning There is four feet
of water in many houses. and the inhabi-
tants were taken from the upper rooms
in boats. The Hooking Valley Railroad
had severe washoutS. and one of their
trains was lost eight hours owing to
missing culvertS and wires that were
down. Dozens q cattle were killed by
lightning
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Typographical Union.

Indianapolis, Ind. Especial The
ca,yassing board OF the International
Typographical Union completed the
count OF the vote for national officers
If the organization cast in the biennial
election. The total number OF votes cast
was nearly 10000. about 20 per cent. OF
the entire strength OF the union. Fol
lowing are the officers chosen for the
ensuing two years: President James NJ
Lynch. Syracuse. n. v; first vice presi-
dent, c Z. Hawkes.. Chicago; third vice
president. James Alulcahy. ST. Louis !;
fourth vicc-presidcn,, J. F. O'Sa!.ivan.
3oston; secretary-treasurer, J. NJ B-am-
wood, Denver
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Sad Drowning Cases.

GAINESVILLE. Ohio (SpeciaD Willie
Saunders, aged 10; Carl Gunion and
John Roach. each a year younger. chill
dren of Mrs Naomi Saunders; Charles
{. Gunion and John Roach, respectively,
started to wade across Licking River.
almost withia :; stones throw OF their
home Gunion led and going over an
offset. called 70 his companions for help.
All were drowned The bodies were
recovered short time after the acci-
dent.
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EXPOSITION 10 Close on Suuday.

81. Louis, Special).-Prcsident Fran
c;5 a, been authorized BY he Exposi-
ion directors to sign I contract with
Leslie NJ. Shaw Secretary Of the Treas
~. IN 1ilioh the Worlds Fair manage
in.a; pledges itself not 70 operate The
lar N Sunday At any time Secretary
Shaw wrote requesting the company T.
.onlply with the Federal act appropria;-
IN. s. ooo.coo. which requires the CON-
pany 10 ,vecutc contract The Sec
re ~ said ne OF the vouchers II The
= al commission would be allowed