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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-09-24
ANGRY MONT PELeE.
Covered Ten Times More Territory
Than the First One, but There
Were Fewer Fatalities.

The Quebec Steamship Company's
steamer Korona has arrived at New
York from the West Indies. Among
the passengers were Captain Walker
Mckay. agent for the steamship COM
pany in the West Indies. Captain
Mckay said: 81 was at Fort de
France, Martinique, August 8. the day
of the most recent eruption of Mount
Pelee. The explosion was terrific and
the rumblings aud detonations were
continuous for long time. This
eruption, II is estimated, caused the
death of 1000 people and covered an
extent of territory 10 miles greater
than did the great eruption of May
last. This time the track of the dis.
aster was beyond the mountain ridge
and spread out over the interior
saw the mountain In eruption. There
appear to be numerous apertures be.
low the edge of the crater from which
the steam is elected. The great cone
Is truncated and has changed consid.
erably In appearance. The natives
were abandoning large sections of the
country in proximity to the noun.
tain. The government had warned
people to remove their S'ects to high
ground In the interior In anticipation
of possible tidal wave. Martinique,
In the northern part was greatly de-
vastated. but the south is in full bios
som and is thriving We are shipping
more freight now than before the
eruption. It is a mistake to say that
the people are starving and are
crowding the fertile parts of the
island. The fact is that, considering
so many have been victims of the
eruption. the fugitives are compare.
lively few in number. There is no
need of food supplies. The natives
will not go to work as long as they
can obtain food for nothing. There
Is room for all and employment Is
easily obtained" A cable from Kings.
, ton. st. Vincent, says: There was an
eruption of La Souiriere at midnight
| September 10, but no loss of life. A
popularity of this eruption was that
no dust or scoria was emitted by the
volcano. Flames were seen flicker
ing above the crater and the sight
was accompanied by internal and
| thunder-like EXPLOSIONS
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-09-24
PRESIDENTS TOUR.
Will Make South Dakota the North.
western Limit Of Trip.

Secretary Cortelyou made public the
outline of the Presidents tour to the
Northwest September 10 to October
7. The President will be accompanied
during a part of the trip By Secretaries
Shaw and Wilson. In addition to these
and Secretary Cortelyou. Assistant
Secretaries Loeb and Barnes, the party
will include DR.. Lung and others of
his personal staff. representatives of
the press associations of several lead
ing papers of the section of the coun-
try traversed. and the two telegraph
companies. The principal stops will
be Cincinnati, Chicago, Detroit, Mil
waukee, st. Paul, Minneapolis, Sioux
Falls, Omaha, Kansas City and St.
Louis. Monday, October 6, two hours
will be spent at Columbus, o. The
President will deliver an address from
the State House. The train will reach
Washington on Tuesday morning, Oc-
tober T.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-09-24
BENNETT WAS GIVEN FIFTEEN YEARS
LIMIT OF LAW.
Swift Justice Was Melted Out TO But.
Ter, Pa, Man Who Escaped
Mob Violence.

Joseph Bennett. whose brutal treat.
ment of little Theona Wagner, at But.
Ter, Pa. led to an attack on the jail
by a mob, entered plea of nolle con.
tendere, and was sentenced to Is
years Imprisonment in the Western
penitentiary. Bennett was taken into
court at time when the street in
front of the Jail was deserted. He was
escorted the short distance from the
Jail by four policemen under the per.
sonal direction of Mayor |. G. Smith.
Sheriff Thomas X .Hoon and three
deputies. Many persons were around
the Jail and court house expecting
Bennett to enter plea of guilty, but
when he did not do so II was believed
that he had concluded to stand trial.
Bennett kept up his attempt to create
the impression that he was Insane,
and at first refused to sign a plea OF
nolle contendere prepared by Attorney
Frank X. Kohler He finally affixed
his signature. Judge s. II. Miller. OF
Mercer. who was holding court, called
number of witnesses to establish
clearly Benefits guilt and then called
him for sentence. Judge Miller told
the prisoner that he need not attempt
the insanity dodge. as the court was
well satisfied from evidence adduced
that he was mentally responsible. He
then sentenced him to pay fine of 81
and costs, and undergo Imprisonment
in the penitentiary for Is years, the
limit of the law for criminal assault.
When the sentence was pronounced
Bennett uttered a low moan and trem-
bled like leaf. The court room was
crowded to the doors with people In.
terested in other cases. and Judge
Miller placed officers at the door, with
instructions to permit no one to go
out until after the sheriff had return
ed Bennett safely to the Jail. 1t was
feared a rush might be made when
Bennett was taken out and former
riotous actions repeated. The prisoner
was back in his cell before the people
outside the court room knew anything
of the proceedings. The aged mother
and two sisters of Bennett were pres
ent when he was sentenced The
mother wept bitterly as she saw her
son led away. After being taken back
to Jail Bennett talked nationally.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-09-24
OFFICERS WILL RESIGN
ciaIs Say They viii Retire II
Miners Win.

The designations OF all the general
mining superintendents in the Phila-
delphia Il Reading Coal and Iron
Company In the anthracite region
are in the hands of President Bear
to be handed in along with Mr.. Baer's
resignation II the policy of the COM
pany is changed in regard to the
strikers. General Mining Superin-
tendent John II. Veith has frankly
admitted that he would resign his
position II the company recognized
the union or makes the concessions
demanded by the miners. An at.
tempt was made at Mahanoy City to
wreck with dynamite the railroad
bridge on the north Mahanoy colliery
siding. The report from the explos-
ion was so terrific that II awoke the
entire town. The damage to the bridge
can be repaired in short time. An
thony Ferguson, inside foreman at
North Mahanoy colliery, was attacked
by crowd of strikers while on his
way to work. Coal and iron police
rushed to his rescue. The mob at
first offered some resistance, but
when the police fired volley from
their reyolvers the strikers fled.
Ferguson was able to proceed to the
mine. Reports Of similar occur
ences in other parts of the Schuyl-
kill region have been received. The
nineteenth week of the miners
strike ended Saturday. Disinterest.
ed parties now believe the miners
strike will go the six months limit
the same as the big strike of 1877. In
court at Wilkesbarre Judge Wheaton
administered a sharp rebuke to those
who have been guilty of calling peo-
pie scabs. He says the intimidation
and lawlessness that have been pre-
vailing of late must stop, and those
guilty of calling other people scabs
will he punished. The local opera
tors at Wilkesbarre in answer to the
statement alleged to have been made
only one mine in operation in the
strike region-the oxford at Scran-
ton-state that there are a dozen
mines and washeries in operation
in the Wyoming and Lackawanna and
Schuylkill regions. and that the out
put of coal is increasing daily. The
Reading Railroad Company have be-
gan to increase its coal shipments.
On September 90 140 cars, contain
ing over 1000 tons. went down the
main line from the western end of
Schuylkill county. Sixty-nine cars of
anthracite coal also passed through
Reading for Philadelphia. On the same
date there were 365 cars of coal
Of various sizes in the yard at Cres.
soma. Pa, all of which came from
Kalmia washery and Brookside and
Good Spring collieries, in Schuylkill
county. Good Spring colliery now
has nearly full complement of men
at work, and the breaker is working
four days a week. The men employed
there are all skilled miners, secured
from many sections of the coal re-
gions. The breaker at Brookside is
being run two days a week, the com.
pany having about onethird the
number of miners required. 1t is
estimated that the Reading com
pany has about 10000 tons of coal
in the vicinity of Cressona, and 1t is
from this stock the public schools of
Philadelphia are to receive their
supply.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-09-24
AMERICANS NOW GUARD RAILROAD
PROTECTING OUR INTERESTS
Troops Dlsembarked From Warships
at Panama with Rapid Fire
Guns-Armored Car.

The United States cruiser Cincin-
natl has landed so marines and also
sent ashore a small rapid.fire gun at
Panama, which was placed on a rail-
road truck protected by iron plates.
Commander Potter. of the United
States cruiser Ranger has placed
guards on the trains running across
the isthmus. This step was taken in
addition to the marines landed from
the cruiser Cincinnati. 1t is not
thought proable that the revolution.
lists will attempt to interrupt transit
on the railroad. General Salazar,
commander of the government forces
on the Isthmus and acting United
States Consul Ehrmann have had a
conference and the general was IN
formed that the measure OF placing
guards on .hc trains could not be con
sidered as an act of hostility to CO.
lomba. but that II was only taken un.
der the necessity of insurlng uninter-
rupted traffic over the railroad. The
reports which reached Colon Column
bia. of a skirmish between insurgent
and government forces near Mindi
station are now learned to have been
magnified. No skirmish actually oc-
Cured but government soldiers fired
a few shots upon sighting insurgent
spies moving between Mindi and
Monkey Hill. The British steamer
Laplata has arrived from Savanilla.
She brings 1000 government troops.
Further reinforcements are expected
to reach the Isthmus shortly. A dis
patch from Washington, d. c., says:
The report that Commander Mclean
Is about to advance a proposal that
neither the government nor the revo'
lutionary forces use the railroad DUR
ing the present crisis on the isthmus
is not taken seriously in Washington,
for one OF the important provisions
in the treaty between the United
States and Colombia now awaiting
signature is that Colombia at all times
shall have the right to use the rail.
read for the transportation of her Of
ficials or her troops. While this treaty
has not been signed, both parties have
signified their approval of 1t as a
whole, and it is generally believed
that the provision in regard to trans
porting troops across the isthmus will
be respected by the United States In
the present emergency. The govern
ment reinforcements all are going to
Colon by way of Baranquilla and
Carthagena, and If transportation did
not await for them on the Atlantic
side the government would receive a
serious setback in its efforts TO sup
press the movements against Panama.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-09-24
CABLE FLASHES.

Marie Henriette, Queen of the Bel.
gians, is dead.
is announced at Sofia, Bulgaria, the
nominal issue to be S21,200,0O0.
A syndicate with a capital of $780,.
100000 Is being organized in England
by the coal combine, which proposes
to purchase the Fife and Clyde com.
panies' mines.
The claim of ex-Queen Liliuokalani
for the crown lands taken from her at
the time of the overthrow of the
Hawaiian monarchy has been present.
ed to the Senate Committee on Ha-
waiian Affairs. The queen asks that
she be paid for her lands. which she
values at s2O.O0O,000.
Two French tourists, two guides
and three porters, who were making
an ascent of Mont Blanc, Switzerland,
have fallen over a precipice and it Is
feared that they were all killed.
The French government has decided
to install wireless telegraph system
in the Islands of Martinique and
Guadeloupe, owing to the frequent in
terruptions of the cable service there.
An trade has been issued at Con
stantinople authorizing the passage
through the Dardanelles of the four
Russian torpedo boat destroyers on
condition that they sail under the
commercial flag of Russia, with an in
terval of "a hours between each boat,
and that they carry no armament or
naval crews in order that internatlon-
al treaties be not violated.
Lawrence Hubert Greig. who has
been for five years confidential book
keeper in the London, England Office
of the Carnegie Steel Company, was
arrested and arraigned in police court
and confessed to committing forgeries
to the extent Of 100000.
The coal strike in the United States
is continuing to favorably affect the
English iron market. One firm in
London booked single order for 20
600 tons of east coast hematite for
Pittsburg In view OF the shortage OF
American pig iron, many midland and
northern furnaces are running on full
time to meet American orders.
In a dispatch from Johannesburg
correspondent says he understands
that Port Matala, two miles from
Lourenzo Marques, Portuguese. East
Africa. has been leased to Great
Britain.
United States blue Jackets. with q
small. quick-firing gun from the cruis
er Cincinnati. continue to accompany
each passenger and freight train
across the isthmus of Panama, not
withstandlng the protests against
such measures
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-09-24
LIVES LOST IN THE MINES.
Last Year 1,467 Men Were Killed and
3,463 Injured.

A bulletin issued by the United
States geological survey shows that
in IS States and Territories during
1901 LACY men were killed and 3,463
injured by accidents in coal mines.
The number of tons of coal mined for
each life lost varied from 426,094 in
Maryland to 49,424 in Indian Terri
tory. The average number of tons
mined for each of the 1,467 lives lost
in these States and Territories was
lSS,66S. In Pennsylvania the number
Of tons of bituminous coal mined per
life lost was little more than double
the amount mined per life lost in the
anthracite mines in the same State.
The total number of men employed
in the coal mines of the United States
in 1901 was 4S5,544. who made an
average of 216 working days, as com
pared with 44S.5S1 men, with an aver
age of PIP working days in 1900. The
distribution of this labor in 1901 was
as follows: In the anthracite mines,
l45,309 men, with an average work
ing time of 1856 days; in the bitumin-
Gus mines. 340.235 men. with an aver.
age working time of 235 days.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-09-24
SINS OF THE BEEF TRUST.
St. Louis Meat Inspector Accuses II Of
Selling Putrid Meat.

Partly decayed meat, which had
been treated chemically to hide its
condition, as well as sausages contain
ing potato, -four, unhealthy kidneys
ground up, and other authorizations,
were sold in St. Louis and other large
cities between August 81, 1899, and
May l, 1902, by the beef trust, accord.
ing to testimony given by Thomas l..
O'Sullivan, meat and live stock in
spector of st. Louis. He was the first
witness called by Attorney General
Crow when the taking of testimony
was resumed by Commissioner !. N.
Keinly in the beef trust inquiry.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-09-24
At THE NATIONAL CAPITOL.

The surgeon general OF the army
reports that there is an improvement
in the health of the United States
troops.
An order has been issued by the
War Department assigning General
Fredrick d. Grant to the command Of
the Department OF Texas.
The bank deposits of the people OF
the United States in 1901 aggregated
$8,535,053, 1856, an average of $10S per
capita. Ten years ago they aggre-
gated $4.232, 900 900, and 20 years ago
they were $1,000, 100000
Rev. Albert Rhett Stuart, D. D., rec
tor for 25 years of Christ Episcopal
church, Georgetown, d. c., died OF
acute nephritis, aged Sc.
The Interior Department received
q telegram from Superintendent Shell
Ter, in charge of the forest reserve
tracts in Washington State, saying
that two fires were raging over a
large area inside the Mount Rainier
reservation.
The United States Supreme Court
will reassemble October 49, Among
the first cases to be heard are the prize
money cases of the United States OF
Admirals Dewey and Sampson.
The United States and Colombia
have practically entered into an ALI
ance to prevent the insurgents ON the
lsthmus from getting control OF the
State of Panama.
So far only one answer to the state
departments identical note to Euro
pean powers concerning the Rouman
ian Jews has come to hand. This
was from Great Britain.
Thirty White House painters ant
decorators have gone ON strike. The
strike Is another outbreak of the dis
pute between the Brotherhood o.
Painters, affiliated with the Fedora
ton of Labor, and the Amalgamatec
Association OF Painters.
DIR. James ]. Richardson has beer
engaged by the President to accom-
pany him on his Western speakin,
trip, and administer to his throa
whenever 1t becomes affected.
The navy department will send tn,
gunboat Bancroft as station ship a
San Juan de- Porto Rico. where sh,
will be within striking distance O
Colombia. Venezuela or Haiti.
The State Department is advised b.
the Bank OF England that there /
less than $500 to the credit OF tn
Whitaker estate In the bank, q
though thousands of inquiries are r.
ceived from supposed heirs.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-09-24
TRADE IS RUSHING.
All Indications Point to the Breaking
of Records Only Slight
ly Injured.

r. G.. Dun G. Co.'S Weekly Review
of Trade says: Domestic trade con-
tinues active, high rates for money
having thus far failed to check in
dustrial operations or unsettle conf
dence. Stringency is considered only
temporary and chiefly of Importance
to spectators while large imports of
gold promise relief. Crops are max
ing encouraging progress, despite
some injury from frost. Labor dis.
putes are few, the anthracite coal
strike being the only one that retards
progress, and each week shows some
Increase in output. Fall distribution
OF merchandise has begun unusually
early, while the volume of orders al
ready placed indicates much the heav-
lest aggregate on record. At the south
and west conditions are especially IA
vorable, shipping departments work
ing vigorously, and payments are
promptly made. Traffic congestion
causes complaint, yet railway earn
ings thus far available for September
show gain of 40 per cent over last
years returns and 1917 per cent over
merce during August show the in
provement in exports over the two
preceding months that was indicated
by the weekly movement Of merchan-
disc and staples and imports far sur
passed the corresponding month In
preceding years. This liberal buying
in foreign markets testifies to we'll
sustained domestic consumption, par
tnttIa IarIp 70 trArN md tttf i'm
ports of coal are abnormal and will
be still more of an element in sub
sequent statement. Relief comes
slowly to consumers of coke, although
each week brings a new high record
OF output. Stocks are becoming bur-
densome in the Connellsville yards.
The worst effect is the increasing inn
portation of pig iron, Great Britain
alone sending 10000 tons during Au
gust. while arrangements are now be-
ing made for remote deliveries. Steel
Is also coming In freely, German pro
ducers acceptingv orders at gradually
advancing quotations. Estimates of
the tonnage on the books Of the lead
ing domestic concern fall little short
of 100000 tons, covering deliveries
nine months ahead. Recent advances
in tin and copper were not maintained
supplies proving fully equal to de-
mands. Woolens and worsteds are
notably quiet because leading con-
Germs have sold their entire product
of staple goods. Failures for the week
numbered 1919 In the United States,
against 1877 last year. and 25 in Can.
ada, compared with 20 year ago.
Bradstreet's says: Wheat, includ-
ing -four, exports for the week ending
September IS, aggregate 5.435,323
bushels, against 5,444.142 bushels last
! week, S,S40,574 bushels In this week
last year, and 3.535,857 bushels in 1900
Wheat exports since July 1 aggregate
55.537.0S5 bushels. against 72.181,S45
bushels last season. and 38.51s. 500
bushels In 1900.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-09-24
MRS. PICKLES is FOUND.
Believed She Can Clear UP the Fish
Murder Mystery.

Investigation into the facts sur
rounding the death at New York of
Nicholas Fish, the banker, which fol-
lowed an alteration in a saloon, is
being pushed with vigor. According
to Assistant District Attorney Gar
van, Mrs. Margaret Pickles, a sister
of Mrs. Casey, who is said to have
been in the company of Mrs. Casey
and Mrs. Philips, when Fish was
struck by Sharkey, has been located
in Boston and arrangements are being
made to have the woman in New York
during the inquest, Mr.. Garvan said
that he believed her evidence would go
long way in clearing up the mys'
terry.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-09-24
SCHOOL PRINCIPAL RESIGNED.
Order Compelling White and CoIored
Pupils to Kiss Not Popular.

Prof. ]. d. Deafenbaugh, principal Of
the Fifth ward school, Bellaire, o.,
who compelled white and colored girls
to kiss one another under threat
of chastisement, has resigned his posi-
tion. He appeared before the school
board meeting in extraordinary ses-
sion and made a statement in which
he did not deny compelling the girls
to kiss and make up" He did not
appear to realize the gravity of his
offense until the mutterings Of the
storm it caused reached his ears. The
resignation was promptly accepted.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-09-24
TRICK OF A CIGAR DEALER.
Accused Of RefilIing imported Boxes
With Cheap Goods.

George G. Tyson, vice president of
the firm of Tyson & Co., New York,
who own news stands in the Waldorf.
Astoria. Plaza, Netherlands, Fifth
Avenue, Savoy, Imperial and other ho.
tells, was arrested on warrant charg.
ing the firm with having refilled i'm.
ported cigar boxes with cheap cigars
known as suffers" A second CON-
plant was made against Tyson, charg-
ing the firm with having failed to can
eel the revenue stamps. He was ar
raigned before United States Commits.
sioner Hitchcock. pleaded not guilty,
and furnished bail for $4,000.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-09-24
FAVOR CHINESE IMMIGRATION.
Honolulu Planters and Merchants
Want the Celestials Admitted.

The United States senatorial COM
mission at Honolulu has heard testi
mony regarding the question of labor
for plantations. F. NJ. Swansey, as
trustee of the Planters association,
and w. G.. Irwin, president of the
chamber of commerce, testified that,
in their opinion. the only solution was
limited immigration of Chinese la.
borers for field purposes and under
such restrictions as Congress might
see fit to impose. A similar view was
taken in a memorial presented by the
Merchants association
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-09-24
THE BEAUMONT OIL YIELD.
Not More Than $50 Producing Wells
In the District.

d. o. Lively, one OF the largest pro-
ducers of oil in the Beaumont field,
declared in sworn testimony before
the railroad commission that there are
not more than $50 producing wells In
the Beaumont district, and that the
average daily capacity and output Of
each we'll does not exceed 900 barrels.
He estimated that the total produc-
ton Of the field since its discovery Is
about 100000 barrels of oil, and that
about $15.O00.OO0 has been invested
there,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-09-24
HAD $4,000 WORTH OF LOOT.
Oriental Treasures Found in Trunk OF
Private of Marine Corps.

j. e. Weikman, private Of the
marine corps at the Brooklyn navy
yard, has been arrested, accused of
robberies in the marine barracks. A
trunk said to be Weikmans was ex-
amined and jewelry Chinese and Jap
anese curios, rare porcelain and a
great variety of Oriental goods We're
fousld in it, amounting to an estimated
value of $4,000
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-09-24
WINoNA SCHOOL "OPENS.
Plan to Furnish Boys With Agrieul-
tural and Technical Education.

The Rev. ]. Wilbur Chapman, chan
cellor of the Winona Agricultural and
Technical Institute, presided at the
formal opening of the school at Win
ona September G. Several wealthy
business men are interested in estab-
fishing the school, among them being
]. M. Studebaker, of South Bend,
Walter M. Smith. of New York; II. j.
Heinz, of Pittsburg; Hugh Hanna, of
Indianapolis. and Alexander McDon-
aid, of Cincinnati. The school is de-
signed to help boys to practical bust
ness life in all lines. and provisions
have been made whereby a boy lack
ing that necessary means may work
his way through the college.