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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-09-10
JAKE STANG LEFT NO CARD.

Man Wounded at Rockford by Jack
Ret Skipped to Avoid Arrest.
Last Thursday Jack Ret filed a
complaint charging Jake Stang with
assault In the first degree as the re-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-05-15


vent, a general exodus of the inhabi-
tants He later went to st. Pierre
himself with his wife, ~, F@@fato
The coast villages near St. Pierre
were destroyed simultaneously with
that town. The entire island up to
within a few miles of Fort de France
is covered with mud and ashes. The
cattle of the island are either all dead
or dying The streams have dried up
or are polluted. Thousands of persons
are tlocking to Fort de France. Unless
relief is promptly sent famine is IND
mnent, and there is urgent need for
the services of the Red Cross society.
The central and southern parts OF
st. Pierre are still burning. the coun-
tryside is deserted. Every family on
the island is mourning the loss of rel
atives or friends. Business is at com.
plete standstiH. ST. Pierre was the
financial and provisioning center of the
island Mont Pelee is still in eruption
and even more violent and disastrous
eruptions may follow. Volcanic ashes
have fallen against the wind on the
islands of Dominica and st. Vincent.
The authorities are doing everything
possible to relieve the suffering. The
means at their hands are terribly in
adequate. Unless prompt measures are
taken for the disposal of the thousands
of dead bodies at st. Pierre fearful
plague is almost certain to develop
there
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-05-15
BRITISH ISLANDS ALSO SUFFER
Great Loss of Life st. Vincent-WhoIe
Families Are Swept Away.

Great Loss of Life on st. Vincent-Whole
Families Are Swept Away.
Kingston. Island of st. Vincent, B.
w. l., May 12.-After numerous earth
quakes during the preceding fortnight.
accompanied by subterranean noises
in the direction of the Soufriere vol
cano on the northwest coast of the ISL
and, loud explosion from the crater
occurred Monday last. and the water
in the crater lake assembled in stu
pendous cloud of steam and exploded
heavily. The noises grew louder con-
tinually tillWednesday morning. when
the old crater three miles in circum-
ference and the new crater formed
by the last eruption, belched smoke
and stones, forcing the residents OF
Wallibou and Richmond Valley, be-
meath the volcano, to flee to Chateau
Belair for refuge. The thuEderOuS
noises, which were continually in
creasng were heard in neighbOrlng
islands 200 miles away.
At midday the craterS elected enOr-
nous columns of steamy vapor, rising
majestically eight miles and expand
ing into wonderful shapes, resembling
enormous caulitiowerS, gigantic wheels
and beautiful flower forms, all streaked
up and down and crOSSwiSe with vivid
flashes of lightning, awning the behold
er and impreSSing the mind with fear.
The mountain labOred to rid itself of
a mass Of molten lava. which later
flowed over in six streams down the
side of the volcano: and the greater
noises following united in one con-
tinuous roar all evening. through the
night to Thursday morning. accom-
panied with black rain. falling dust
and favilla scOria, and attended with
midnight darkness all Wednesday, Gre
ating feelings of fear and anxious SuS-
penSe.
On the morning of Friday there was
fresh eruption. and elections Of fiery
matter, more dust covering the island.
in some places two feet deep. The era
ter is still active as this dispatch is
sent. and great loss of life is believed
to have occurred. The lava has de-
stroyed several districts, with their
live stock. People are fleeing to this
town. streams are dried up. and in
many places a food and water famine
is threatened. The government is feed
ing numbers of sufferers from the out
break.
Several districts have not yet been
heard from. and the scene of the erup-
ton is unapproachable. Every hour
brings sadder news. The nurses and
doctors are overwOrked. Among the
deaths are whole families. whose
corpses are, in several places, still
lying unburied. The dead will be in
tered in trenches. 1t is estimated that
the loss of life on the island will
reach 800 persons.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-05-15
PROMPT MEASURES FOR RELIEF
Congress Appropriates $2OO,OOO-Other
Countries Are Not Idle.

Washington, May 13.-Captain
Yates Stirling, commandment of the ma
val station at San Juan, Porto Rico,
has notified the navy department that
the collier Sterling is being loaded
there with voluntary contributions OF
supplies, and will leave for Martinique
as soon as possible. Secretary Moody
found that the navy had lot of food
supplies at San Juan. and he directed
Commandant Stirling to have these
put aboard the ship. Secretary Root
also discovered that the army had
good many provisions stored there, and
authorized these to be Loaded on the
Sterling, so it is expected she will soon
be able to sail with full cargo.
The president himself turned his at
tention yesterday to the extension OF
relief to the sufferers from the terrible
catastrophe in the Lesser Antilles. One
Of the first things he did was to send
message to congress urging the I'M
mediate appropriation of 100000 for
the relief of the sufferers. Congress
responded with an appropriation OF
100000, believing that private con-
tributions will make it more than
NOUUUUU from lUlS country. Ac pIcol-
dent also saw the cabinet officers and
ordered all machinery in motion that
could help the sufferers or expedite
aid. -
The war department in a short time
had issued official orders for the guild
ance of the three supply departments,
giving the scheme of distribution as
follows: Three medical officers. with
$4,000 worth of medical stores, etc..
one subsistence officer with $4,000
in stores, consisting of rice, dried fish,
sugar, coffee, tea, canned soups, con-
densed cream, salt, pepper and vine
gar; one officer of the quartermaster's
department, with $4,000 worth of
clothing supplies for men, women and
children.
To Consul Ayme, who had sent a
message briefly stating the facts, this
message was sent: 1.-THE president di-
reefs me to express to you his wish
that your department 60 to the fur
therest limits of executive discretion
for the rescue and relief Of the afflict-
ed islands in the Caribbean"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-05-15
Justifying Everything That Has
Been Told of the Horror Of
the Catastrophe.
CITY OF DEs0LATION AND DEATH
Corpses in Piles Show the Fury Of
the Volcanic Blast.
Relief Measures Are Prompt and on
Large Scale in This Country Gp@c
Congress Votes 5'#HE
.ss"" 100000. <3~h

Fort de France, Martinique May 10
1T now seems to be generally admit
ted that about 10000 persons lost their
lives as a result of the outbreak OF the
Mont Pelee volcano at ST. Pierre on
Thursday last The United States con-
sui at GuadelOupe, Louis HI. Ayme, has
reached the desolate spot where st.
Pierre stood, and confirms the awful
story in all it's essential details. From
an interview with Colonel Ayme, who
is trained newspaper man, corre-
spondent of the Associated Press
learned the following facts:
Awful Story Briefly Told.
Briefly put, last Thursday morning
the city of st. Pierre disappeared with
in ten minutes, in a Whirling fire yOIn-
tied from Mont Pelee thirty thousand
persons were instantly and horribly
killed, and the volcano whose ancient
crater for more than fifty years had
been occupied by quiet lake in which
picnic parties bathed. suddenly dis
charged a torrent of fiery mud which
rolled toward the sea, engulfng every
thing before it. Then the last of cable
communication was broken and the
doomed city was isolated from the
world.
Preliminary to the Catastrophe.
Thursday morning the inhabitants
of the city awoke to find heavy clouds
shrouding the Mont Pelee crater. All
day Wednesday horrid detOnations had
been heard. These were echoed from
st. Thomas on the north to BaradoeS
on the south The cannonading ceased
on Wednesday night, and fine ashes
fell like rain on st. Pierre. The inhab-
itants were alarmed, but Governor
Mouttet who had arrived at ST. Pierre
the evening before, did everything pos
sible to allay the panic. The British
steamer Rorama reached St Pierre
\ on Thursday with ten passengers,
among whom were Mrs. Stokes and
her three children, and Mrs. HI. J. Ince.
Swept by Cyclone of Fire.
They were watching the rain of
ashes when. with a frightful roar and
terrific electrical discharges, cyclone
of fire, mud and steam swept down
from the crater over town and bay,
destroying the feet of vessels at an
Choir off the shore and wiping out st.
Pierre at the same instant. There the
accounts of the catastrophe SO far OBJ
tainable cease. Thirty thousand corpses.
are strewn about, buried in the ruins
of ST. Pierre or else floating, gnawed
by sharks. in the surrounding seas.
Twenty charred. half dead, hui
man beings were brought here. Six
teen of them are already dead and
only four Of the whole number are
expected to recover. The Associated
Press steamer. chartered in Guade-
loupe. neared Martinique at 6:3O Sun
day morning.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-05-15

The new wagon bridge across the
Mississippi at Eagle Point was thrown
open to the public last week. The
structure and approaches cost $780,
600.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-05-15
Afrship Explodes i'm Paris.

Paris, May 13.-Senor Augusta Sc
vero's airship exploded while making
an ascension and the Brazilian aero
naut and an assistant, who We're Oh
board, were killed.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-05-15
SCENES IN THE ILL-FATED CITY
Not House Intact fl uman COrpses Scat
tered and in Piles.

Not a House Intact-H uman COrpseS Scat.
tered and in Piles.
The city of ST. Pierre stretched
f., nearly two miles along the water front
and half mile back to cliff at the
base of the volcano. The houses of
the richer French families We're built
of stone The still smoking volcano
lowered above the ash-cOvered hills.
The ruins were burning in many places
and frightful odors of burned flesh
filed the air. With great difficulty
landing was effected. Not one house
was left intact. Viscid heaps of mud,
ashes, or piles of volcanic stones, were
seen on every side. The streets could
hardly be traced. Here and there amid
the ruins were heaps of corpses. AL
most all the faces were downward.
In one corner twenty-five bodies of
men, women and chilren were mingled
In one awful mass, arms and legs
prOtruding as the hapless beings fell
in the last struggles of deaths agony.
Through the middle of the old Place
Berth ran q tiny stream-the remains
Of the River Gayaye. Great trees with
roots upward and scOrched by fire
WCIC SllCN IL In CNCiy CNtAoL' AAuSC
blocks of still hot stones were scat
tered about From under one large
stone the arm of a white woman pro-
truded. Most notable was the utter
silence and the awful. overpOwering
stencil from the thousands of dead.
Careful inspection showed that the
fiery stream which SO completely de-
Stroyed st. Pierre must have been
composed of poisonous gases, which
instantly suffocated every one who in
hailed them. and of other gases burning
furiously for nearly all the victims
had their hands covering their mouths,
or were in some other attitude show
ing that they had sought relief from
suffocation. All the bodies were car
BOMBED, or 'oasted. A. G. Austen, the
manager Of the Colonial Bank of Bar
BADGES, landed at st. Pierre with a
party from the British Royal Mail
steamer Solent. He found the bank
clock stopped at some minutes before
8 o'clock horse and buggy and Il
policeman were in a dead group at the
door
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-05-15
UNITED STATES CONSUL A VICTIM

He and All His Family Dead-British Con-
sui AIso-TerribIe Aftermath.
Three hours exploration of the ruins
of st. Pierre resulted in the finding of
no trace of the United States consul
late Consul Thomas L. Prentis, his
wife and two daughters are undoubt-
edly dead. That quarter Of the city is
still a vast mass of blazing ruins.
Nor has any trace been found OF James
Japp, the British consul. Japp had a
large famil! at st. Pierre. Governor
Mouttet, who was at Fort de France
when the first indications of eruption
were seen at st. Pierre, declared that
the danger would not increase, and
sent detachment of soldiers to pre-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-05-15

Approved by the City Council April 20,
I oO2. a nd ordered to be put. shed
Attest: AUG. MICHAELIS,
City Clerk.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-05-15

Lancaster Electric Light Plant. 1896 So
HARDWARE AND BLACKsMITHING
M Mcdonald nails ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. "a
Pat Nav blackSmithirg. .............. % 20
Fischer & Son blacksmithing.. 40 As
Baxter & Draper hardware.......... 40 II
Casper & MunnS Understandings. 9 90
Zfeg1er Bros hardware and work. 17S 43
Tota1..... ........................ 313 90
SALARIES.
H stephens 8 months salary as
engineer waterwo rkS............... 7SO 90
Al Rudworth. street com. and city
marshal 8 months salary. 645 90
7 II Taylor, nightwatcf.......... 365 20
Aug Michae1is. city clerk.............. 800 90
e E Mccoy, assesSOr.................... so 90
Cronin and Doolittle health officers 25 90
Bushnell & Watkins. city attys.... so 90
c Feltz, Chas Burrows and d An
gus. special police on Circus day II so
Jas Woodhouse, city treasurer. $50 90
al................................. $500 20
SUPPORT OF POOR.
mo Ellis wood to Mrs Foland.... rs
Iyey & Webb goods to Mrs Poland 124 10
% Hurley. 43 At
H Henkel & Co . . Druen... % rs
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1902-04-12

fore? The revelation of this CHAPTER
has come as surprise to all except
the immediate participants. The Brit
lsh government, which was at first
very positive in declaring that it had
condemned and discountenanced all
unfriendly designs, and in implying
that it had defeated such designs on
the part Of others, treated this dis
closure in gingerly way. Lord
Pauncefote himself refused to open his
lips.
1t has been suggested that the pro-
ceeding may be explained OH the
theory that Lord Pauncefote acted di-
rectly on the initiative of Quen Vic
toria, to whom the Queen Regent of
Spain had made sisterly and urgent
appeal. An intimation of this belief
is found in the dispatch Of the Ger
man ambassador transmitting Il copy
OF the proposed note. But this position
is not tenable. 1t is not conceivable
that the Queen would assume to in
Struct her ambassador over the head
of her government without letting
them know what she was doing, and
it is no more conceivable that the am
bassador would take course in con-
tict with that which he had previously
pursued and conceal it from his gov
eminent
The one alternative is to fall back
on the theory that us Dean OF the Dip
lomatic Corps, Lord Pauncefote was
gracious enough to be the medium of
submitting fer consideration to the
several governments Il paper that
really emanated from the Austrian
minister and his government. Austria
had the strongest family and dynastlc
reasons for sympathy with Spain. No
resentment or i'll will can be enter
tanned toward her on that account. She
was only true to her own. All the
facts lead to the belief that she in
Spirch the proposed note, and that
Lord P;luncefote was amiable enough
to accept the friendly office Of sending
it out. But why did he do it without
advising his own government or ours,
or without indicating his own dissent?
Was it because the proceeding was
sure to be futile, and because it wasn't
deemed necessary to take these pre-
cautions? These questions remain un-
answered.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1902-04-12

appeared III recitation books and school
readers, until Du A1aurier put it on the
lips Of Trilby. The old melody and
the old words became instantly popu-
lar with new generation, and during
the ''Trilby" craze it supplanted, in
the public estimation, other and pos
sibly more deserving favorites
In addition to his fame as a poet,
Mr.. English enjoyed the notoriety Of
having been at one time the chosen
friend and boon companion of Edgar
Allan Poe author of THE Raven" and
other poems. How this friendship ter
minated can best be described in the
language of Mr.. English, says the New
York Tribune.
up to 1916" said the New Jersey
statesman. Poe and myself were well
nigh inseparablc, both at Philadelphia
and New York, where we afterwaru
removed. While in the latter city. Poe
became involved in Il controversy
with Il brother of Mrs. Ellet. Il noted
novelist half century ago, relative to
certain letters which Poe declared the
lady had written to him. The dispute
became very animated, and one day
while l was discussing certain matters
with Il caller Poe burst into the room
where we were talking and demanded
the loan of my pistol. When / asked
him what he wanted it for. his reply
was that he intended to shoot the
brother of the woman whom he had
illuminated. This was my opportu-
nifty, and | did not neglect it, In the
plainest language possible l told Poe
that he was acting the part of Il black
guard and slanlering and cndcavoring
to compromise an honest woman. and
he knew it. Besides said I. you
know, Poe, that you have no letters
from Mrs. Ellet as well us l do
''Blurting out that he did not pro-
pose to be talked to in such IL manner
before Il stranger, Poe reiterated that
he had very damaging letters from the
lady in question. Then, in heavens
name, why don't you produce them
when her brother demands them?'
was my query. This did not seem to
be at all pleasant to the author of The
Raven and he volunteered the infor-
nation that l was poking my nose in
to his business too much One word
led to another, and from words we
came to blows, my right fist orna-
mcnting Poc's right eye in the most
approved fashion. A series of punches
followed, and before the scrmmagc
ended l had forced my unwelcome
visitor down to the floor, and, taking
him by both ears and sides of his
head, l proceeded to ram his face Wig
orously against the floor of my apart
ment. This encounter stirred up all
the malevolence in Poe's nature, and
when his disfgured countenance was
commented upon a few minutes later
he evaded an explanation by saying
that he had run against a working
man who was carelessly carrying 4
piece of lumber on his shoulder. Ever
afterward he could not say things to-
mean about me, and this fisticuff end
ed all friendly relations between us to
tho dny of his dnnth I"
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1902-04-12
A Remarkable Conversion.

The story of a remarkable CONVEX
sion is told in the Missionary Record
of the Oblates of Mary" by priest
who signs himself 81. G. P. T." 1t
occurred many years ago in Dublin,
when the narrator was attracted by
the gathering of crowd in Sackville
street aud found it had collected to
watch a poor man fallen in Il fit. 1t
was evident from his style of dress
that he was gentleman, but as no
one could identify him, his religion, OF
course, remained unknown. Under
these circumstances, the priest gave
him conditional absolution, had a cab
called and sent him to the Jervis street
hospital. He tells the sequel rs fol-
lows:
"On the following day 1 was told
that gentleman was in the parlor
who wished to speak to me. On going
to see him he told me he had not sent
me his card because I did not know
him. He then told me that he was the
same who had fit on the previous
day in Sackville street, and that had
either taken him or sent him u forgot
which to the hospital. He continued
his relation by begging ME to tell him
what 1 had done for him. After had
explained what was meant by the con-
ditional absolution and the Sign of the
Cross which was made over him, he
concluded by first thanking me and
the good Sisters of Mercy who had so
kindly nursed him, and then asking me
to give him the necessary instructions,
as he was determined to become a
member of the Catholic Church.
found that he belonged to one Of
the leading mercantile firms of Dublin,
and to family that was conspicuously
among the proselytizing circles. After
due preparation gave him conditional
baptism, and as he remained in Dub
& lin for more than year subsequent
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1902-04-12
Tribute to John Dillon.

'"The King" one Of London's leading
illustrated weekly magazines, pays the
following tribute to John Dillon. who
was suspended from the house of COM
mons for calling Secretary Joseph
Chamberlain id liar:
"You can read the history of Ireland
in Mr.. Dillon's face The pathos and
struggle of a lifetime have left their
mark on him, and you think, as you
see him walking through the lobby, or
in his club, of the bitterness and hope
lessness of all the agitation and strife
of twenty years and more. He is the
most loved man in Ireland.
GAS honest as the day, he is exactly
the man he looks. man with a big
heart and wise head, man of cul-
ture and deep religious faith, man
who is ready to go through fire, if need
be, for the cause he has made his own.
Has he not been through fire? He was
thrown into Jail with Mr. Parnell, and
the companionship in suffering made
them one as they had never been be-
fore. But he snapped the tie which
linked them when Parnell fell; he was
not prepared to sacrifice Ireland for his
own affections sake.
Somehow, we all like him. He is
not the rude, unlettered apostle of revo-
luton. He belongs, indeed, to emf
nently fashionable society. He married
the daughter Of judge, though he
himself has slept in prison cell; he
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1902-04-12
NOTE TO THE POWERS.
Why Did the British Ambassador
Write It?

The joint note of the Ambassadors
to our Government of April Z, 1898,
was not unfricndly or unacceptable.
Looking to the perfectly independent
attitude and policy of our country, it
would probably have been better not
to receive the ambassadors jointly CT
to permit IL joint representation. 1t
implied an authority on their part
which might have been awkward.
But it was known in advance that
their note was an entirely harmless
expression of peace, and President
Mckinley thought it presented a not
unfavorable opportunity of announc-
ing our policy and position. writes
Charles Emory Smith in the Saturday
Evening Post.
All the preliminary talk concerning
this joint visit and representation was
held with Lord Paunccfote. AS Dean
of the Diplomatic Corps the arrange
ments were in his hands. His senti-
ment of absolute friendship for the
United States was unmistakable. He
shaped the paper and all the prepare
lions in accordance with our wishes.
He was advised that the ambassadors
must not undertake to indicate what
should be the terms of peace, but must
limit themselves to the hope and colln-
sci that peace would be presprvcd-a
hope which our government shared
and this admonition was needed. He
cordially responded on all points to our
suggestions, and there could be no
4, doubt about the friendly disposition of
himself or his government
The note of April l.! was Of an on
tircly different character. 1t not mere
ly expressed the legitimate hope for
peace. but went further and assumed
to say that the Spanish proposals were
Just and reasonable. and constituted a
fair basis OH which our government
should reach an agreement With Spain.
That was equivalent to debating our
duty to us. OF course no such note
ever came to our government, and it
never would have been received. There
was no discussion with our state de,
partmcnt over its terms, as there was
over the phrases Of the note of the
week before. There is no evidence
that our government had any knowl.
edge Of the movement 1t was wholly
tentative, and never reached the stage
Of action or even of preliminary and
informal submission.
Nevertheless, the fact remains that
such paper went out over the sigma
ture Of Lord Pauncefote. apparently
as the draft of a proposed Joint note
in which the concurrence of the Pow
ers was invited. What is the explana
ton? How can such a note with such
apparent sanction be reconciled will
the known friendly attitude of Lore
Pauncefote, and with his sympathetic
and responsive action Of the week be