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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-05-21
CAUSE OF THE DISASTER.

That there was some connection be-
tween the violent changes In the ocean
bed and the terrible eruption Of Mount
Pelee, seems TO be clear. Gables rest
ing on the bottom OF the sea were
covered, On some Islands the waters
receded, aud on others II rushed IN be-
yond the high tide mark. And II APP
pears that by soundings made after
The catastrophe, II has been ascertalned
that depth Of 1000 feet was reached
where formerly there was only 600 feet
Of water. The bottom had suddenly
sunk 3,iOO feet
A number Of scientists are now under
way to the scene OF the disaster, and
they win investigate the situation AT
first appearance It looks as II the re-
glon round the volcano might be con-
sldered as a comparatively thin crust
on a molten lake filling vast cavity.
BY some means the ocean forced It's
way down and was converted into
steam. Then an explosion followed, and
much Of the melted contents OF the
cave was poured out over the sides Of
.he volcano. A vacant space beneath
was the result, and the crust fell In,
The bed OF the ocean sank.
The facts that volcanic eruptions
nearly always are accompanied by the
escape Of steam, and that the vol
canoes themselves nearly always are
situated near the water, are taken as
proofs Of .he theory that their activity
Is due to the inhltratlon OF water.
II cannot be OF any material value 10
learn from Lieutenant Totten that the
disaster was predicted In letter 10
him, received on the Slst day OF March,
and that 1t came promptly on time.
However, the Lieutenant predicts yio-
lent storms toward the end OF this
month. The conjunction OF planets, he
thinks. is responsible for the storms
to come,
or more practical value IL a sugges-
ton by a Harvard professor, that OBJ
leryaton citations be established on all
volcanic mountains. From these sta
lions warnings could be sent out to the
people In the vicinity. That Is a good
suggestion Even extinct" volcanoes
should be regarded as objects OF pos
,lble danger The presence OF a lake
N the crater OF Mount Pelee was re-
yarded as sure sign that that noun
ain had ceased to be a source OF dan
ger and yet II broke out in a new
,lace and the doom came so suddenly
" to preclude flight. on Mount We
uyIus such a station has been main
aimed for years, and much Of what Is
inown Of volcanic activity IL due to
he observations there made
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-05-21
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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-05-21

most mature craftsmanship would
seem 70 be called for. But kings some
times develop unexpected qualities
and It is not impossible that this may
be the case with Alfonso XIII. Europe
was uneasy when the present Emperor
Of Germany succeeded his father, and
still more so when he discarded Bis
marck as his chief counselor, but as
It has been proved. without sufficient
ground, It has been observed that the
right man often turns up as the va
rlous occasions demand. And Alfonso
may be Just the man Spain now needs.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-05-21

The immediate needs and wants OF
the people Of 81. Pierre have been am
ply supplied and II Ia greatly TO be
hoped that no further disaster Will be.
fall them. Never was the brotherhood
OF mankind more clearly shown than
In the prompt and voluntary relief
given in the case OF the people OF Mar
Unique, And 70 speedily was II given
that II was twice bestowed.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-05-21
cuBANs AS They ARE.

Now that the Cubans have been
started in independent Housekeeping,
1; Is Interesting to learn that, in the
opinion OF men who have had excep-
tlonal opportunities Of studying the
characteristics Of the islanders, they
are not the INDECENT unruly people they
are supposed to be-
ar. Charles L. Benjamin, a postof-
nee inspector who has travelled among
fhe cubans for three years. claims that
they are peaceable and dooile, but very
reremonlous. All our heartness and
sincerity. he says. do not make up to
them om lack Of that roundabout
courtesy in which their whole life ana
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-05-21

1.-THE Commercial Value OF Advertise
ing" was the subject Of n lecture de-
llvered on the 18th Of Feb, last, at the
University OF Chicago, by Mr. John Lee
Mahin The lecture has now APP
peared in pamphlet form, and people
engaged In business would find II worth
while to read the ideas there set forth
We are living In the age OF advertise
ments. There is poor way and a
better way of doing everything, adyer-
Using not excepted, and any one en-
gagged in business is always interested
in the conclusions arrived at by those
who have made that subject a special
study, or who have gained knowledge
by experience.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-05-21
san FraneIsco Chronicle.

No one win object to what Congress
has done for the West Indian suffer.
ers, although II Is diversion OF The
public money for a purpose entirely
foreign to that for which II was raised
Perhaps the British parliamentary
rule OF transferring the responsibility
for the financial relief OF the distressed
to the voluntary consideration OF the
people Is better In the long run than
our own, for the opening Of the public
Golfers by Congress for the dispensing
OF public charities is liable TO lead 10
serious abuses. as Il IL difficult, II not
impossible, 10 draw the line whore
charity shall begin and where II shall
end
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-05-21
CLEVELAND Plain Dealer.

The Isthmus Of Panama has been ex.
empt from volcanic eruptlons, but not
from earthquake disturbances. These,
the advocates OF the Panama route ex-
plain have been so infrequent and
slight as not to be taken into account.
Besides, as they say, there are fewer
locks 10 be damaged and altogether
the chances OF permanency are far
greater on the Panama than on the
Nicaragua route When the Morgan
Hepburn bill comes up again for dis
cusslon in the senate, there will be
learned treatlses on the nature and ef-
fects OF volcanoes and earthquakes
upon engineering works, with compar-
alive statistics OF such natural phen-
enema In the Nicaraguan and Panama
territory.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-05-21
COMMENTS ON MT. PELEE DISASTER.
Baltimore sun.

on the day before the eruption Of
Mount Pelee a number Of scientists as
sembled az 81 Pierre and. after con-
sultation, announced that there was no
danger OF a catastrophe. Within "a
hours St Pierre was destroyed and all
OF Its inhabitants persisted. The IN
stinct OF the people was 20 fee from
the city. They knew nothing about
science, but they seemed to know al
most intultlyely that the danger was
real and imminent According to the
dispatches, thousands OF lives might
have been saved II the authorities had
attached more Importance TO the fears
Of the populare and trusted less 10 the
wisdom OF the men Of science.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-05-21

Corporal Richard o'Brien charged
that dum-dum bullets we're issued TO
the soldiers In the Philippines. and
when called upon to furnish evidence
Of his charge failed to do so. Which
simply proves that he Is a dum-dum
preyaricator,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-05-21
New York World.

II appears that the people Of st.
Pierre we're not destroyed by ashes
nor by lava, but by noxious gases.
They were asphyxiated, nor burned.
Our correspondents report Of the i'm
pressive memorial services held at the
Cathedral at Fort de France yesterday,
In which 10000 people took part, shows
the depth OF the gloom and sorrow that
Expresses the whole island.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-05-21

or course the weather bureau man
cannot direct the storm nor command
the sun. but he could be little less
brash in his predictions concerning the
morrow's weather Least said soonest
mended.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-05-21
Philippine RESPONSIBILITY.

L
A great deal is being said about the
atrocities committed In the Philippines,
on one side there may be tendency
TO exaggeratlon, and on the other to
find excuses. But far-mlnded persons
win see the solemn truth expressed in
the follwlng paragraph from Harpers
Weekly;
"Qul s'excuse, s'accuse. ITO make ex-
cuses, Is 10 accuse oneself The denial
Of the brethren spells confession. We
are responsible. That is the main trou-
Bile, II Is our job. We ordered II done,
or course we didn't specifically order
the water-cure, but these water-cure
cases are only details. after all. We
haven't been wipfng out the Filipinos
with feather busters. We would like
to be responsible for more schools and
less killing. but good and bad alike
are on our heads. We have blundered
along with little knowledge and shift
ing purposes, and we might as well
take the results philosophicaly as they
come, lettering details as we learn Of
them, But none OF US can shlrk re-
sponsibility. II the business Is fool
business we shall suffer. IL there Is
credit to be won out OF II we shall win
IT, II II Is Gods work II will profit u.s.
and " II isn't We shall find II out. We
ought TO be thankful, ministers and all,
for all the information we get about
what we are doing. even though II Is
bad 20 take, for we are Just as much
responsible for dolngs that we don't
know about as for things whereof we
learn. We have undertaken 10 subdue,
ciyilze. and govern nine millions OF
brown people In the Far East. II is a
Job OF preposterous difficulty doubtful
profit, and debatahle morals. but the re-
sponslbility for II and all the Incidents
OF II Is on us from whom the authority |
issues to perform II. The more acute. |
ly we realize our responsibility and the |
more seriously we take It, the better
for all hands"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-05-21

The President and the Congress were
right In going ahead without waiting
TO discuss the case pro and con. The
judgment OF history WIN be that our
executive and national Legislature ana
well In disregarding every considera.
ton but how to give speedy assistance
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-05-21

ever were caught and the district
court will likely use dragnet to see II
II cannot catch some to use as jurors
In the M0rtenseu case.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-05-21

Governor Jeff Davis OF Arkansas is
pardonlng negroes and sending them TO
Massachusetts,, and in return the Bay
state editors are sending him lots OF
advice.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-05-21

This hurrying and scurrying back and
forth between Quebec and Montreal
must make II plain 70 Gaynor and
Greene that the way Of the transgres.
sor Is hard
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-05-21

The government OF the United States
Of America has succeeded in restraining
the beef trust-but only temporarily.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-05-21

Anonymous" leading citizen OF
Baltimore, has given nifty thousand del
lars TO the Johns Hopkins university.
Anon he may give more
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-05-21

GoyernopGeneral Wood himself put
the Cuban flag up over the palace in
Havana, and It will "stay put"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-05-21

A card from Elder Levi II. Young,
who Is now IN Dresden, Germany shows
that he Is engaged actively In the min
istry, as under the heading, Us the
religion OF Jesus Christ now on earth"
II Is ANNOUNCED that what the Nor
mons believe and what they do not
believe, win be told at Hotel "Grune
Tame OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES at sun
day meetings to which the public arc
freely invited. We wish him success.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-05-21

This morning Cuba must feel as
proud and strange as a boy with his
first pair Of red-topped boots
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-05-21

Uncle Sam proposes to lead the beef
trust through a slaughter house to an
open grave.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-05-21

Captain Richmond p. Hobson is a
modest man. He wants a powerful
navy when he might have wanted the
earth.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-05-21

Spring shows no disposition to allow
summer to come in one moment ahead
OF schedule time.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-05-21

A local notice In the New York
World says boxing bout between two
members Of the Young Peoples So
ciety Of Christ German Evangelical
Lutheran church OF Jersey City" had
been arranged for last Monday night,
as church entertainments are certainly
auspices Of that society. Boxing bouts
az church entertainment are certainly
a novel feature. II the idea is adopted
and developed II Is hard TO say what
II VIII lead to. But II might sugge,t
the possibility OF making money for
similar purposes by the establishment
OF saloons and gambling houses, too, IN
the much disputed principle that the
means are sanctlhed by the end in
view.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-05-21

Write 1t President Palma now. not
President elect" Palma.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-05-21
Defending Special Ambassador Reds
appointment Senator Depew said,
among other things:

""'hb WHIT tuifsss
80 long as the people Of old coun-
tries leave their sovereignty In the
hands OF their sovereign, his accession
becomes matter OF national and In
ternational significance. The people OF
the United States took the sovereignty
from their king unto themselves. Their
president Is only their agent, checked
by Congress and the supreme court.
The inauguration OF a president there
fore, marks no change OF sovereignty"
The Inauguration Of an American
president is quite as important an event
as the coronation OF a king even II not
so spectacular. England's king is not
much more than the agent Of the Eng
fish people, either.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-05-21

to those whose very lives depended on
prompt relief.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-05-21

Those Roers seem to be good takers
as well as good fighters.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-05-21

There are as good fish in the sea as
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-10-28
Commission Appointed by Governor
Stone, Ct Pennsylvania.

Harrisburg, Pa, Oct 2S.-Commis-
sioners were appointed by Governor
Stone yesterday To take the vote Of
the following military organization on
duty in the anthracite coal regions,
although it is expected that all or
nearly all Of the troops in the field
will be sent h1me before election
day:
First regiment. Robert Brannan
Philadelphia; Third regiment, Joseph
P. Rogers, Philadelphia; Sixteenth
regiment, Colonel w. ]. Hulings, Mt.
Carmel; Thirteenth regiment, Colonel
H. A. Coursen, Scranton; First City
troop, Charles E. Bartlett, Philadel.
phia; Second City troop. Albert 2.
Kelley, Philadelphia; Governors
troop, Captain F. NJ. OFT, Wilkes
barre; Sheridan's troop. Captain c.
S. w. Jones, Shenandoah.
II any of the organizations arc tc
remain on duty until after the elec-
ton it viii be these.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-10-28
MORE COAL WAS MINED.
But Lehigh and Mahanoy District OP-
orators and Miners Were Still
at Logoerheads.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, Oct. 2S.-More
coal was mined and more men were
employed in Mining it yesterday than
any day since the mines in the an
thracite region resumed work. The
only districts thar lag behind in the
output are Lehigh and Mahanoy. The
individual operators and their en-
ployes are still ct loggerheads. In
the Wyoming and Lackawanna re
gions all the collieries are in opera
ton, with the exception Of a few,
which are still under water. The
Delaware, 'Lackawanna and Western,
the Delaware and Hudson, the Le-
high Valley, tie Temple Coal and
Iron company, the Lehigh and Wilkes
barre, the Erie and Ontario and
Western, all had large outputs yes
terday and heavy trains OF coal were
moved rapidly 10 seaboard points.
The miners and laborers who left the
region during the strike are return
ing in large numbers. Passenger
traffic on the Pennsylvania railroad
between Pittsburg and the hard coal
region points is especially heavy. In
order to accommodate the rush nearly
all trains eastward bound are com
PEELED 10 carry extra coaches.
The Eighth anu Ninth regiments OF
the state militia, which are stationed
in the Wyoming anu Lackawanna val
leys, have nothing to do these days
and time is beginning to hang heavy
On the hands OF the soldiers. Neither
regiment went out on any marches
yesterday. as there was no call for
the troops from any OF the mines.
There have been petty Guarrels,
but nothing serious.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-10-28
EYANGELISTIC H0RK.
Alliance Of Churches CT Presby-
terian Faith Met 90
Discuss Ii.
ALSO WORK OF SUNDAY SCHOOLS
coed Reports neceived-sanquet TO
Delegates by Presbyterian Union OF
Philadelphia, A9ter Which Converse
and Chapman Spoke.

Philadelphia. Oct 2S.-The Ameri-
can section CT the air e Of Re
formed churches. throughoR. the world
holding the Presbyterian system be-
gan yesterday the frst session OF a
two days EoetiRg in this city. The
principal object is to discuss methods
Of evangelistic and Sunday school
work
The session was opened by devo-
tional exercises. led by the Rev. J. A.
Addison Henry. CT this city.
The roll call. read by Rev. DIR. ROB
erts, showed delegates present from
the Presbyterian church in Canada.
Presbyterian church in the United
States. Reformed church. United
Presbyterian church, Associate Re-
formed synod Of the south. synod Re
formed Presbyterian church. general
synod Reformed Presbyterian church
and Welsh Presbyterian church. Vice
Chairman Rev. William II. Black, CO
Marshall college. Missouri. took the
chair. The committee on home mis-
sions, through Rev. A. G. Wallace, Of
Sewickley, and the committee on
work on the European continent.
through Rev. James |. Good, Ursinus
college. presented reports of progress.
During the session addresses were
made by different persons.
The delegates were entertained at
dinner last night by the Presbyterian
Social union. After the dinner the
subject OF evangelistic work was pre-
sented by John II. Converse, Of this
city, chairman. and the Rev. ]. VIII
bur Chapman, secretary Of the COM
mittee on evangelistic work Of the
Presbyterian church in the United
States OF America. Others spoke.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-10-28
VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA.
Senator Mason Presided at Their An
niversary Celebration.

Chicago, Oct. 2s.-Delegates from
all parts Of the country gathered at
the auditorium last night TO cele-
brate the sixth anniversary OF the
bration was in charge OF Brigadier
General Edward Fielding. territorial
commander United States Senator
Mason presided. General Darlington
Booth made the principal address os
the evening. He took for his theme
True Philanthropy"
He was followed by Mrs. BalIing-
ton Booth, who spoke on The Grim
inal Problem" A number Of other
officers OF the Volunteers also ad-
dressed the meeting The ceIebra-
ton viii be followed BY the annual
grand field council. hitherto held in
New York. The council viii be Tn
session the remainder OF the week.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-10-28
THE UNION TO
BE RECOGNIZED

One Regiment Ordered Home; Others
to Receive Such Orders To-day.
Shenandoah, Pa. Oct. l2S.-Upo1
the recommendation Of Major General
Miller. Colcnel Rut.edge lest night
promoted Arthur Wordsworth from a
private to : sergeant. Wadsworth
shot and killed William Durham or
the night CT Oct. s. while on guard
duty, Durham not needing the order
TO halt give. by Wadsworth. the lat
ter believing Durham was about TO
attack the home Of a non-union
miner. The major general says he
deplores tie killing OF Durham, but
the promotion Of Wadsworth is a re
ward fcr the faithful performance OF
duty.
A battalion CT the Sixteenth regi-
ment now located at Mount Carmel
will be transferred to Shenandoah to-
day, to take the place Of the Eigh-
teenth, which has been ordered home.
The Fourteenth and Fifth regiments
will be ordered home today.
TO TAKE SOLDIERS VOTES.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-10-28

OF Scranton. The entire anthracite
field will be coyaTed. There was con-
siderable discussion over a PROPOSE
ton made BY the commission to have
expert accountants audit the state
ments Of wages and classification Of
miners to De made by the operators
for the use Of the commission. bu
no result was reached on this point
beyond the announcement by the
chairman Ct the commissions inten-
ton to appoint such an accountant
in case his services should be founf
necessary.
During the progress OF the meeting
Mr.. Mitchell. as the representative
OF the miners, presented a copy Of
the original declaration OF the miners
as formulated Oy the Shamokin con
vention, as the basis of the demands
CT the miners. This demand is. first,
for an increase OF 20 per cent in
wages. of those not engaged by the
day; second. reduction OF 20 per
cent in working hours Of those en-
gagged by the day: third. the payment
for coal mined by weight at a mini
mum rate Of Sd cents per ton Of 2.240
pounds; fourth, a wage agreement be-
tween the operators and the miners
for an adjustment of wages.
Baer Raised Union Question.
Mr. Baer, on the part OF the coal
operators, took exception to Mr..
Mitchell's appearance before the COM
mission as representative Of the
mine workers union, but said that
he had no objection 70 his presence
as representative OF the strikers. as
such in their individual capacity.
The commission made no attempt TO
settle the controversy. but it was
made apparent that the recognition
OF the miners union viii be an i'm
portant and knotty problem for the
arbitrators.