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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-12

and nine died while on their way to the
hospital. The corpses which are heaped in
the ruins of ST. Pierre are not only COM
pletely naked, but are frightfully mutt
lated"
The minister of marine. NJ. De Lanessan.
to-day received a cable dispatch from the
commander of the French cruiser Suchet,
dated Fort de France, Martinique. saying
that he conducted a search at st. Pierre
yesterday. The captain reports that the
town is now 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 lie Precheur to
Fort de France, but could not reach the
northernmost part OF the island account
Of the dense rain of ashes. The captain of
the Suchet further reported that the Mont
Pelee volcano sttll had threatening aspect
yesterday evening Subterranean rumolings
were still heard, flashes of flame still
belched from the volcano and stones were
thrown out with immense force.
A dispatch received at the Colonial Office
here to-day from Fort De France says
there is no doubt that Governor Mouttet
and the commander of the troops at ST.
Pierre. Colonel Dain. are dead. Other dis
patches confirm the reports that the Ameri-
can and British consuls and their families
perished.
M. Bloch, inspector OF finance, and NJ.
Labarthe. the colonial minister's secretary,
who have been dispatched by the govern
ment to Martinique. sailed from Brest to-
day on board the French cruiser D'Assas,
which carries money, provisions and other
stores for the relief of the Martinique suf-
ferers.
A French cable official who went to st.
Pierre, reports that the company's office
has been burned TO ashes and that there is
no trace of the staff. This official adds that
the cremation of the bodies of the victims
has begun and that the cable steamer
Pouyer Quertier is proceeding to repair the
northern cable. The waves OF lava are still
reported to be flowing northward. They
have extended even to lie Carbet.
The candidates for election to the French
Chamber of Deputies who perished at ST.
Pierre were NM Percin and lie Clerc
The colonial minister has organized a
relief distribution committee. consisting of
himself and NJ De Crais. former colonial
minister, the colonial members of the
Chamber of Deputies. the colonial senator's
"AiN hAAhOCA VI SOhiAhCiSloi hlSlAs 1He
meeting of this committee will occur Tues
day.
The British ambassador. Sir Edmund j.
Hunson. called at the Elysee palace this
afternoon and communicated TO President
Loubet personally the sympathy of King
Edward.
President Loubet has contributed 2O,OOO
francs and the Cabinet has donated $500
francs to the fund being raised here for
the sufferers by the ST. Pierre disaster.
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Many Persons Drowned.

ST. THOMAS. ID. w. l., May 11-Advices
received here from the Island of Dominica,
to-day, that boats arriving there report
that many persons were drowned while
crossing to Dominica from the Island of
Martinique. where some of the out parishes
have been inundated. The eruption Of
Mount Pelee, Martinique. continues The
lava is progressing northward. The whole
northern region is now a rocky waste. de-
nuded of vegetation.
1t is reported here that Fort De France
CMartinique) is threatened.
Great tension prevails everywhere
Throughout the West Indies.
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OXFORD FEMALE COLLEGE.
Mrs l.. VI. walker Asks for Receiver,
an Accounting and Damages.

CINCINNATI. May lO.-In the United
States Court Mrs. Lille NJ. Walker. OF
Philadelphia. petitions for receiver OF
oxford College. at oxford. o.. and names
as defendants William NJ. Shera. Charles II.
Shera, Caleb A Shera. George G. Wolliver
and ex-CongressmEa IL l.. Morey. all OF
whom are directors OF the institution. The
Messrs SheIa are bankers at oxford. Mr..
WoIliver, besides running a grocery. also
f. "A directc,- OF a bank. Prior 20 lS7 Mrs.
Walker oyiled the college property and
her husband DIR. Faye ;. Walker. was
president OF the college. A stock company
was afterward organized. OF which Mrs.
Walker became a stOckholder. and the
present suit h. for both an accounting and
damages Mrs. Walker Is a daughter OF
the late Dr. Morris. who formerly
president OF the college. with which Dr.
scott. Dr. Lord and other prominent Pres
byterians have been associated There are
about one hundred young ladies at the COL
lege now
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Miners to BE Paid on.

WILKESBARRE. Pa, May 1.-THE
clerks employed at the various coal Offices
in this city were hastily summoned from
their homes this morning and put to work
on the pay rolls. Ii is reported that all the
employees of the mines in this region Will
be paid in full not later than Thursday,
and that when they receive their envelopes
they will be told they are 10 longer in the
employ OF the company. The miners, how
ever, do not aDprehend lockout They
say If the Hazleton convention should de-
eide not to continue the strike there VIII be
no trouble for all hands TO get their old
places back.
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FORT DE FRANCE. Island of Mar
Unique. May 11-Advices received here to-
day from the vicinity of st. Pierre 0en
mile from here) contains further details Of
the terrible volcanic upheaval which result
ed in the utter obstruction of that town
and the death of rearly all its inhabitants.
The crater of Mont Pelee had been wear
ing its smoke cap" since the Sd Of May.
but there was nothing until last Monday to
indicate there was the slightest danger. On
that day a stream of boiling lava burst
through the top OK the crater and plunged
into the valley of the River Blanche. over
whelming the Guerin sugar works and kill
ing twsnty-three work people and the son
Of the proprietor.
A commission wes appointed by the Gov
ernor 10 investigate the outbreak and 1t re-
turned a reassuriag report on Wednesday
evening But about o'clock on Thursday
morning a shower Of fire rushed down on
St. Pierre and the coast from lie Carbet,
Precheur, which had population Of 1900.
burning up everything in its path. Through
out Thursday the heat in the vicinity of ST.
Pierre was so intense and the stream of
flowing lava was so unremitting that ii was
impossible TO approach the town during the
early part of the day. AS evening ap-
preached the French cruiser Suchet, after a
heroic battle with the heat. suffocation and
sulphur fumes, succeeded in making dash
toward the shore. nearing the land close
enough TO enable her TO take off thirty
survivors Of the disaster. all of whom were
at that time was an absolute smoking
waste, concealing 10000 corpses. whose
rapid decomposition necessitated, in some
cases. instantly completing their cremation
which was only partially accomplished by
the lava.
The inhabitants of Fort de France were
panic-stricken the morning of the disaster
when the sky suddenly blackened until IL
was as dark as midnight The sea shrank
back thirty yards and hot rain began tC
fall, while gravel the size of walnuts poured
down on the town. This lasted about fif.
teen minutes.
The $50 survivors who were brought here
yesterday from the vicinity of ST Pierre
by the French cable repair ship Pouyel
Guertier came from the town of lie Pre-
cheur. where. surrounded on all sides by
flowing lava. they were nearly roasted tc
death and expected momentarily to be en-
quilted.
The work of relief is progressing here or
the most extensive scale possible. but, in
anticipation of disturbances the treasury
building and the warehouses are guarded
by troops.
The latest reports received mere showed
that lava continues 10 pour down the slope.
OF the mountain, slowly engulhng the Who'll,
north side OF the island, while fresh crevas
ses are continually opening.
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FIGHT ON A TRAIN.
One Negro Killed and several Blacks
and Whites Wounded.

BEAUMONT. Tex, May u.-In rows be-
tween whites and negroes on an excursion
train late this afternoon negro was
killed. several whites and blacks were
wounded and a number of others who
jumped from the train are believed TO have
heen injured The first fight started just
after the train left Lake Charles. Solomon
Botley, OF Sulpher. La, was killed and a
young white man. Kitchen, OF Beaumont,
vas so badly wounded he may die num-
Der of people jumped from the train and
their injuries are not yet known All the
lights In the negro coach, in which the
trouble started. We're shot out and many
we're hurt by glass. Another tight started
shortly after and Tony Jones and Frank
Kitchen, John Berwick and Leonard Dysen.
all white. and living I'm Orange. were shot.
Charles Pack. Beaumont negro. was also
shot. but cannot be found.
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over Two Hundred Deaths.

ST. THOMAS, ID. w. l., May n.-Reports
from the Island of st. Vincent say that
up to the afternoon of Friday last over
two hundred deaths had occurred there,
owing to the volcanic outbreak in that
island. Definite news, however, is lack
ing. Many estates were destroyed, and
steam and ashes were belched forth from
in the morning until 9:SO at night. The
eruption is now invisible at Kingstown.
Huge dust clouds were blown eastward.
Great distress prevails at st. Vincent
where there are many injured persons.
1t is believed that about five hundred per-
sons have lost their lives at st. Vincent.
The majority of the corpses are still un-
buried
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TWO AERONAUTS KILLED
EXPLOSION OF SEVERO'S AIRSHIP AT
PARIS THIS MORNING.
Burst During an Ascension-DirigibI
Balloon That Resembled Those
OF santos DumOnt.

PARIS, May 2.-The airship belonging
to Senior Auguste Severe. the Brazilian
aeronaut, made an ascension this morning.
The airship exploded and Severe and one
of his assistants were killed.
Senor Severos airship, called La PaiX,
had made two ascensions at the Vaugararsa
occasions La Paix was held by a rope at
the height OF forty meters. In this posi-
tion the airship maneuvered for short
time successfully. La Paix was not unlike
Santos-Dumont's airships in appearance,
but il differed from them in many details
The gas capacity of La PaiX was nearly
four times greater than that of Santos
pellers and two smaller ones used for steer
ing and in ascending and descending. The
two petroleum motors of La Paix were of
twenty-four and sixteen horse power, re-
spectively. Senior Severe has occupied him.
self with the problem of air flying for more
than twenty years. In 1881 he carried out
some interesting steerable kite experiments
steerable balloon, but the results with this
were not satisfactory. He arrived in Paris
with a flying machine last November. He
then announced his intention to sail across
and around Paris. His last balloon is de-
scribed carrying a car shaped like a
long parallelOgram, drawn up directly be-
meath the balloon. The balloon Is rigid.
the cover cannot crumple or cave in and it
does not tip or careen like that of Santos
DumOnt.
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FRENCH ELECTIONS.
RebaIIots Favorable to the Govern
ment-Two Deaths and n Riot.

PARIS, May 1.-THE Parisians in those
municipal districts where reballoting was
held to-day for the election of members
to the Chamber of Deputies. crowded early
to the polls and voted quickly. They then
proceeded to profit by the beautiful weather
and enjoyed themselves in their customary
Sunday manner.
The returns from the country at large In
dicate that the reballot has been favorable
TO the government. as half the Ministerial
lists. including NJ. Leygues the minister of
public instruction, NJ. Brisson and Jules
Siegtried, former minister of commerce,
were elected.
Nj. Paschal Grouueta, Ministerialist, re-
firing deputy, who was reelected in Paris.
died of apopleXy this evening. NJ. Lorthiois,
Liberal Republican, who was elected at
Lille in the Department Du Nord, died
shortly before the polls closed.
All the anti-Ministerialists in Algeria
were defeated.
The only serious election disturbance re-
ported occurred at Marseilles. where the
quarters of the fusion committee were
n.Obbed. Windows were smashed and pistols
were discharged. Nobody was injured and
some arrests We're made.
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LONDON. May ia dispatch to the
Times from ST. Thomas. ID. w. l., says that
ST. Pierre was destroyed in the twinkling
OF an eye and that not forty of the inhabi-
tants OF the city escaped. Some of the out
lying parishes OF the Island of Martinique
have been inundated. The whole northern
portion OF the Is land is burning. 1t has
been denuded of vegetation and is rocky
wilderness.
1t is reported that Fort de France Island
OF Martinique. is threatened. concludes the
correspondent, and there is frightful ten
sion everywhere
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Will BE Arbitrated.

DETROIT, Mich. May 11.-After a session
which lasted from midnight until o'clock
this morning the street-railway employees
of this city resolved TO submit the dispute
with the Detroit United Railway over their
demand for a raise in wages from 21 cents
per hour 10 25 cents per hour. TO arbitration.
The matter will be submitted either 10 the
State Board of Arbitration or To a board
of three, one TO be selected by the union
ing a third. The dispute is 10 be arbitrated
within ten days.
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fleets will be used TO import coal and pre-
vent a famine does not cause President
Mitchell any evident concern. He dismisses
il with the remark that the United States
is now exporting coal TO all parts Of the
world
The Blue Ridge breaker OF the Ontario
& Western Company in an isolated settle
ment above Pecksville, was destroyed by
fire. The fire was caused by forest fire.
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LONDON, May 12.-The correspondent of
the Times at st. Thomas. D. W. l., says:
"The latest news received here from st.
Vincent says the number cf dead there is
supposed to reach 50O the majority of whom
have not been buried"
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claims bill will also be considered this week.
Such time as remains will be devoted to
the naval appropriation bill
There has been so great a demand for
copies of the response of Secretary Root
to the Culberson resolution with reference
to the conduct of the American army in
the Philippines that it has been found i'm
possible TO comply with all requests Tor
copies. At the instance of Senator Allison
the Senate mas passed an order for the
printing of 1000 additional copies of the
secretary's communication.
*
Lord Pauncefote, the British ambassador,
continues i'll here and his condition is Civ
ing the family some concern. He is suffer
ing from asthma, stomach and other
troubles. and owing to his advanced age his
system fails to respond readily 10 treat
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selves. This fine example OF human SOL
idarity touches US profoundly. and we are
happy TO note it in this unforgetable cir
cumstance."
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SCENE OF DESOLATION
Whole Northern Portion of the Island of
Martinique Now Smoking Waste.

Lava Is Still Pouring Down the Sides of Mont Pelee
and Thirty Thousand Corpses Are De-
composing at st. Pierre.
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ROME. May u.-Thirteen persons were
killed in a landslide AZ Marcia. province of
Ernilia- to-day
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lie CARBET AND LIE PRECHEUR IN RUINS
Towns with an Aggregate Population of 10000
Also Destroyed by the Volcano.

Frightfu Eruption OH St. Vincent Island, Where
Probably 500 Persons Perished-Great Disaster
Feared-Dominica Threatened
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-23

Dr. E. II. Whitcomb said that he fully
realizes the great danger of spreading
disease by means of the beard which Is
q potent factor in be4ring smicroDes. He
referred to the moistu Fe and animal mat
ter which is founo irf the ebeard, saying
that the conditions fare more favor
aDle by these reasons for carrying dis
ease. He also referred to the case of an
eminent physician in Philadelphia who
mad great many cases of scepticaemia
among his patients. He was at loss to
explain the cause of the frequency of the
disease and made careful study Of the
matter In order to learn the cause. After
trying many experiments he was sur
pr1sed to learn that he had been carrying
the germs in his beard.
i have only to cite thet custom OF all
surgeons. continued Dr. Whftcomb.
ito show you how fully + they realize
the danger that exists in the beard. If
one goes to any Of the operating rooms
in the city, the operating surgeon will
De seen with his beard carefully covered
with piece Of gauze which is thoroughly
sterlhzed. Inis is done because Of the
danger OF disease germs falling from the
beard and finding a lodging place in the
open wound. This alone should convince
one that there is something in the theory
that the beard is a menace to public
health
Dr. Ohsge, health commissioner for the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-23

city of St. Paul, who has made as thor
ough study of contagious disease as
perhaps any other man in the state says
that he thoroughly agrees with the idea
that the beard is dangerous to health be-
cause of it's notwithstanding power
Hair or fur has always been considered
suitable place for the microbes Of dis
ease to exist The cat or dog has been
known in many cases to be the means Of
carrying dip--lherfa and other disease
germs about. If such is the case / can
see no reason why the beard vii mot do
the same thing. would therefore I'M
hesitattngly say that the danger is great
and that if all men were smooth shaven
there would undoubtedly be fewer cases
Of contagious disease than there is at
the present time"
The perspiration Is free on the face and
when a man expectorates, some Of the
mucuS is sure to lodge in the beard. If
he Is suffering from some contagio dis
ease, the germs may be found in the
mucus and finding lodging place in the
beard remain there until they fall off and
infect some other Individual
The opinion entertained by the ma
jority of physicians In the city seems to
indicate that the crusade started in the
East Is likely to spread throughout the
country. If 1t does it viii cause a great
change in the personal appearance Of
many men. A prominent barber in the
city is authority for the statement that
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danger of the boards bearing the mi
crobes of disease is the moisture which
IS always found in it. In cold weather
the beard is covered with frost and this
moisture makes the conditions for bear
ing microbic germs more favorable A
physician or any other man goes into a
house where there is some contagious
disease and the germs Of which are like
ly to lodge dn the frost on his beard
When he enters another place which Is
warmer the frost melts and falls off. The
germs of the disease are thus likely to
be left where they will give the disease
to Others"
DR.. Bole was also interviewed on the
subject, and while he is not as strong
a disciple cf the miCrObic theory as some
physicians in the city, yet he agrees that
the danger from the beard Is considera-
bic. Especially would I say that the
danger is great in the case of a
man who Is not Of the most cleanly hab-
it's. A great many men who are careless
of their personal appearance let the
beard become extremely filthy, and the
conditions existing in such cases in
crease the danger to such degree that
one may well fear the results. In the
case of physicians / should say that the
beard is so well cared for that the dam
ger is reduced to a minimum. If the
beard is carefully washed with a disin-
fectant each day I see no reason to fear
any results that may ensHe."
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initiated capitally this season Many OF
them come in bands, but, like the real laces
they are so planned that they may be cut
apart and used for scattering applications
However, II one desires applications Of lace
TOR bodices or for sparsely arranged decora-
tons for skirt, she may find them on sale
10 separate designs, and she may buy them
literally or few In number as she chooses.
White seems to be preferred In laces this
spring to the ecru, although for many uses
the ecru will still be sought. There is q
constantly growing class of women which ap-
preciates to the full harmony in dress. and
artistic rather than that which has merely
mode to recommend it. Some of the Point de
Venise patterns are beautiful.
The silk embroideres on gauge rival. even
II they do not actually Guido, the laces In
beauty OF effect. and, like the laces, they
come in every design and means Of adapt
the white. Several Of the handsome gowns
seen at the opera recently had applications OF
black set onto white. Mrs. william Douglas
Sloane affects the black and white manner Of
gowniug considerably One of her new gowns
10 white satin, with an occasional skillfully
placed applique Of black.
Princess gowns are the rage for weddings,
At nearly all the late handsome weddings
the brides and their attendants have worn
gowns OF this fashion, the reason being, II
one may Judge from appearances, that 1t IL
the make Of gown that admits OF the most lib
eral use Of garniture, especially OF lace and
gauze flowers.
fashion writer Of to-day might az well
head her articles Embroidery" and have
done with it, for to write of anything worn
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A crusade is being started in New
York and other cities in the East
against bearded physicians, milkmen and
others whose business calls them from
house to house, which is likely to spread
to all parts of the country and result
in the shaving of of a great many
boards. The point raised in the conten-
ton against beard is that it is the most
Potent factor in distributing the microbes
of disease. Experiments made by va
rious Psychologists in different parts Of
the country not only confirm the claim,
but show that appalling conditions exist
in the boards of many men.
In order to ascertain ii there is any
truth in the claim of those who say
that the beard is a menace to public
health 7 he Globe called upon a
number Of physicians in the city to get
their views of the matter 1t found that
without an exception all physicians agree
that the beard may be, and probably is,
Athe means of spreading contagious dis
ease.
Coroner A. w. Miller who at one time
had charge Of the archaeological de-
partment Of the board of health, was
ready to express his ideas upon the mat
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every fifth man wears some sort of a
beard, while one in twenty-five wears a
full beard.
Il is hard to tell just what will be the
outcome Of the movement, but it is quite
likely that it will eventually result in
the requirement that every physician
shall be prohibited from wearing a beard
Whether such will be the result or not
matters little, but it is evident from the
danger which is known to exist that the
man who wears beard should be very
careful in caring for it, and should wash
1t each day that any germs which may
have found their way with the dust and
dirt into the beard may be disIouged be-
fore they spread disease about.