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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-13
$5O0,000 NOW
The Senate Votes to Increase
the Relief Fund to That
Figure.

Washingt on, May 13.-Mr. Cullonn, from
the committee on foreign relations, re-
ported to the senate to-day joint reso-
luton appropriating 100000, including the
100000 already appropriated, to be ex-
pended under the direction of the presi-
dent to relieve the stricken people of the
French West Indies and St. Vincent. The
resolution was adopted. .
The senate then passed the agricultural
appropriation bill.
Mr.. Stewart CNev.) then spoke in sup
port of the Philippines government bill.
He had listened to the debate with sur
prise, he said, as it was more acrimon-
ious than any debate he had ever heard
He could not understand why such ami
mostly had been excited, as our control
of the Philippines had been acquired
through the Spanish war, which was ar
act not Of any political party but of the
| government itself, without regard tt
patty. Both parties were equally respon.
sible.
He did not believe in making promises
to the Filipinos. We had made promise.
to Cuba that we ought not to have made
"Cuba,' said he, fought to have beer
ours as result of the war. 1t will b,
ours in time, without doubt
"'1 warn my friends on the other side.
he declared, that there is no politica
gain to be had from their attack upon tn
army
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BATH OF BURNING GAS
Terrible CauldrOn Into Which St.
Pierre Was Plunged.

Terrible Cauldron Into Which st.
Pierre Was Plunged. s.s
Nsso York Sea. Special Service 4. --
Fort de France, Martinique, May 10
st. Pierre was destroyed, not by lava
streams and not by showers of redhot
rocks, but by an all-consuming blast of
suffocating, poisonous, burning gases.
Death came to the inha bitants instant
ly. 1t was not matter of hours or min
utes. 1t was a matter of seconds. They
did not burn to death. They died by
breathing flame, and their bodies were
burned afterward.
1t is not merely true that no person in
side the limits Of the town escaped, but
it is probably literal fact that no person
lived long enough to take two steps to-
ward escape. 80 ...-
These facts, which will go on record as
the most astounding in the history of hu-
man catastrophes, have been practically
established by the investigations of yes
terday and Sunday at the site of the city,
helped out in slight degree by the scanty
testimony of the few tortured sufferers
on boats in the harbor who alone sur
vived. e..-.s
THE manner of the humiliation of St
Pierre is unique in the history of the
! world Pompeii. was not a parallel, fol
Pompeii was eaten up. by demoniac rivers
Of lava, and lava became It's tomb. But
where st. Pierre once stood there is moi
even lava bed now. The city is gone
| from the earth
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At ST. VINCENT, 1900 DEAD
The First Report From That Island Since
Sunday Materially Increases the
Number Of Victims.

dreadful agony and kept begging piteously
to be put on board his ship.
Picking up some wreckage and tool
chest and FIVE others who Joined me
succeeded in forming a rude raft, on
which we placed the captain. Seeing an
upturned beat asked one of the Ave to
swim out to it and bring it over so that
Captain Muggah might have an oppor-
tunity to live. The man succeeded in
getting the boat righted. but instead OF
returning he picked UP two OF his coun-
trymen and went away in the direction of
Fort de France.
Seeing the Roddam, which had arrived
in port soon after we anchored, making
for the Roraima, I said goodbye to Cap
tain Muggah and swan to the Roddam.
Before could reach her she burst into
flames and put out to sea. I finally
reached the Roraima about half past
o'clock in the afternoon, and later was
taken off by the cruiser Suchet." ..-.
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DAM BLOWN
Farmers Do a Thorough Piece
of Work at Outlet of
Otter Tail. -. T..

Special to The Journal
Fergus Falls, Mimi, May 13.-The dam
at the outlet of Ottertail lake was blown
up last night. party Of twenty-five
farmers congregated with axes, saws and
dynamite at 100 o'clock a. m, and did a
thorough piece Of work.
The dam was put in by company Of
Fergus Falls men several years ago to
make the lake a storage reservoir and
give additional power for the dams here
during the low water stages in summer.
The farmers have always objected, as
they maintained it flooded their lands,
and have used dynamite on one or two
previous occasions, but never succeeded
in destroying it.
It's destruction will mean high water
when the flood reaches this city Several
of those engaged in the work were recog-
nized, and prosecutions are likely to fol-
low.
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NO GRASS
Baltic Provinces of Russia
Suffer From Drought
and Frost.

St. Petersburg, May 49, Advices re-
ceived here from the Baltic provinces
show that the drought and frosts have,
greatly damaged the winter sowings. Thus
far there is no trace of grass and the
pc asants are reduced to feeding their
Stock on rotten straw taken from the
roofs of the cottages.
Enormous crowds of starving peasants
are hocking to Moscow from the central
snrovinces in search of means of exist
ence. Half a dozen freight trains. each
CARRYING some 1900 persons, are dis
patched daily from Riazan. about hun
dred miles from Miscow in addition to
the ordinary traffic. The railroad station
at Riazan is inadequate to hold the refu-
gees and the wretched crowds blVouac IN
the open air, suffering from rain, cold and
hunger.
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WILL NOI -...r.lss
Young Prentis Still Believes the
-.> Family Has Escaped.
Netu York SUI, Special Serytos
Chicago, May 13.-News of a cablegram
received by the state department from
United States Consul Ayme at Gaudeloupe
announcing the death of United States
Consul Thomas T. Prentis and three men,
bers of his family at St. Pierre as an es-
tablished fact, was received by James E.
Prentis, son Off the CONSUL yesterday in
a telegram from Secretary John Hay. The
young mans comment was:
Until Consul Ayme cables that he has
seen the bodies l shall not believe that
they are dead. I shall cling to hope until
the last and not vainly, think. They had
ample time to escape. Their letters to
relatives in the United States, which al
ready have been published, show that they
must have needed the warnings. L am
sure that they have not persisted. Why.
the very statement of Consul Ayme is
given as coming from Governor Mouttet,
who himself was reported up to this even
ing as having persisted" .... 49,. ,..
The members of the family who were in
St. Pierre, besides Consul Prentis, were
| Mrs. Prentis and their two daughters,
Miss May Prentis, Is years of age, and
| Miss Christine % years old.
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JAMES TAYLOR'S STORY

Experiences of an Ohcer OF the
u Roraima Mt St. Pierre.
New York. May 13.-James Taylor, who
was one ..of the officers Of the Rorair1a,
the Quebec lire steamship which was de-,
stroyed in the harbor of St. Pierre, gives
a graphic story of the tragedy Of last
Thursday, SAYS a dispatch to the Herald
from St. kits, Island of St. Christopher,
B. w. I.
eve experienced difficulty in getting
into port" said he. appalling sounds
were issuing from the mountains behind
the town which were shrouded in dark
ness. All the passengers were up and
some were trying to obtain photographs.
Suddenly I heard tremendous ex-
plosion Ashes began to fall thicker
upon the deck and 1 could see a black
cloud sweeping down upon us. dived
below and dragging with me Samuel
Thomas, a gangway man and fellow
countryman, sprang into room, shut
ting the door to keep out the heat That
was already unbearable.
s'The ship rocked and I expected every
moment that it would sink. Outside
heard voice pleading for the door to be
opened It was Scott, the first officer
ard 1 opened the door and dragged him
into the room.
ct soon became unbearably hot and l
went on deck. All about OIL the shore
we're the dead and dying. All aft the ship
was afire. and from the land came blasts
of terrible heat At last when could
stand it no longer, / sprang overheard.
The water was almost hot enough to
pa rboil me, but wave soon swept in
from Che ocean, bringing with it cool
water.
II was caught in The receding wave,
which was of tidal velocity and was car
ried out to sea. Then on the second re-
turn OF the wave / was washed against an
upturLed slcop, TO which chung:
IA. few minutes later / was Joined by
an Their man whom learned was Captain
Muggah, sof the Roraima He was IN
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PARLIAMENT QUERIED
Mr.. Dillon Wants the Crust of Prec-
edent Broken.

London, May :13.-The munificent appro-
priation yesterday of the United States
congress for the relief of the sufferers by
the Martinique disaster; President Roose-
velts message recommending an appro-
priation of half a million dollars; the &C
ton of the United States in dispatching
war vessels and food supplies to Mar
Unique. ETC., were adverted to in the
house of commons to-day by John Dillon,
Irish nationalist, who asked the govern
ment leader, A. ]. Balfour whether Great
Britain intended to adopt similar relief
measures.
Mr.. Balfour said the matter had been
under the consideration of the cabinet,
but he had no statement to make. Mr..
Balfour had never heard of vote of such
q character being suggested in parliament.
OF course, everybody felt the extraordi-
nary gravity of the situation and the tre-
mendous suffering caused by the appalling
calamity. Every assistance that could be
given locally by the government would be
given.
Mr.. Dillon gave notice that he would re-
cur to the subject tomorrow. His sug-
gestion was warmly approved by the
house.
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IT HAS NO
LEGAL STATUS
The Presidents Special En-
bassy to Attend the
Coronation.
Even the Republican Senators
Agree With MIR. Bailey's
Protest.
view YORK su, spsoIax servkcs

Chicago, May ia special to the
Chronicle from Washington says: SEN
ator Bailey's persistence in demanding a
constitutional investigation of the right
of the president to appoint special en-
bassy to attend the coronation Of King
Edward, or any other royal function in
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-13
STORIES OF SURVIVORS
Melancholy News Continues to Come
..- From Fort de France

From Fort de Ffance.'
Fort de France, May 13.-The German
cruiser Fake has Just arrived here.
Public interest centers in the stories
of the survivors and in the efforts to sue
cor the refugees. A woman named Lau-
rent, employed as a servant at st. Pierre
and who was among those taken to the
hospital in this city said that she heard
a loud report and thereupon tainted.
When she regained her senses she was
horribly burned CHANGING around she
saw two members of the Gabriel family
still alive, but they died before assistance
could reach them.
Nine. Laurent, who lived for some time
after being taken to the hospital and
was conscious while under the care of
the physicians, died without being able
/ 10 impart any additional information.
| When the cable repair ship Pouyer-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-13
MILL COMBINE
IN new FORM
The United States Milling Co.,
Properties Have ALI Been
Transferred.
The New Corporation Will
Be a Mere Holding
Company.

All of the property formerly owned by
the United States Fleur Milling company
which includes the Consolidated COM
pany's mills and other plants in Mime
apolis and elsewhere, has been formally
transferred to the Standard Milling COM
pany, Vice President. Jacob Ames of the
United States company signing the deed
in Syracuse, N. Y, yesterday. This COM
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-13
A Bath of Burning Gas.

There are bodies lying in the streets of
of the city or rather on the ground
where streets once were, for in many
places it is impossible to trace the line
between streets and building sites-to
which death came so suddenly that the
smiles on the faces did not have time to
change to the lines Of agony.
That does not mean death by burning,
though the bodies have been charred and
half consumed, nor does it mean suffoca-
ton, for suffocation is slow. It can mean
only the bath of burning fumes into which
the city was plunged affected the victims
like a terribly virulent poison when the
first Whit Of the gases entered their
lungs. . ...--
There are many of the victims who died
with their hands to their mouths. That
one motion of the arm was probably the
only one that they made before they be-
came unconscious. Others fell to their
faces and died with their lips pressed into
the earth.
There was no time to run, perhaps no
time even to cry out, no time to breathe
a prayer It was as If St. Pierre had
been just dipped into an immense white
hot furnace and then set out to cool.
Mont Pelee went suffering on, but that
made no longer any difference. In the
city all life was destroyed.
| Every combustible thing was burned
| Animal bodies, full Of moisture, glowed
awhile and then remained charred wrecks
Wood and other easily combustible things
| burned to ashes.
On the ground lay the bodies, amidst
heaps Of hot mud, heaps Of cleaning
ashes and piles of volcanic stones. That
was all.
That St. Pierre and the strip Of coast
to the north and south of it were burned
| in an instant was probably due to the
| first break in the mountain coming on
its western side and Immediately above
them, though the direction of the wind
may have had little to do with it.
| In this way one can understand how the
mountain resort of Morne Rouge, where
about 600 people were staying, escaped
humiliation.
Rocks and dust and boiling mud fell
| upon it, no doubt harming it, but they
| did not destroy It,, for it was out Of the
pathway OF the first awful blast.
The Rivers Of Lava.
| diately after the first explosion, the Mont
| Pelee has been sending lava streams IN
MANY directions They have filled the
| rayines and followed river courses and
made their way to the sea. They have
done great destruction, but most of the
/ Inhabitants in their course have had some
/ chance at least to escape.
/ FROM lie Precheur around the northern
/ end Of the island, to Grande Riviere, Ma
couba. and perhaps to Grande Anse, d.
| rectly across the island from St. Pierre.
4 the lava has been flowing. Great crevasses
are opening from time to time in the hills.
4 The earth is undulating like waves. Riv-
ers are thrown out of their courses by the
! change in land levels. In some places
they submerge the land and form lakes.
4 IN other places they are licked up by the
i lava that flows on them and turns them to
i steam.
Constant rumblings, thunder and light
1 ming storms make the SURROUNDINGS SO
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-13
LOADING THE DIXIE
Stores Are Being Taken Aboard the
Transport To-day.

Transport To-day.
New York, May 13.-The United States
steamer Dixie began loading stores for
the Martinique sufferers to-day. The
work will be done as rapidly as possible.
The $40 900 allotted to the quartermas-
tiers department was spent for women's
and children's clothing and for tents.
Major l.. J. Brainerd. of the subsistence
department, has expended $4,000 for food
supplies. There will be over 400 tons,
consisting of tea, rice, coffee, Goldfish, hard
bread, chicken soup. evaporated milk, pa
con, salt. sugar, vinegar and pepper.
About IS 900 worth of medicines also will
be taken.
The French chamber of commerce of
this city has raised $4,000 which will be
gent direct to Martinique.
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Castries, Island of St. Lucia, May 13.-
It is announced in advices received here
this morning (Tuesday) from the island of
St. Vincent, British West Indies. that
1000 persons have persisted there since
the Soufriere volcano has been in erup
ton. ... .--.
This is the only news from st. Vincent
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NONE ESCAPED FROM ST. PIER

The Refugees Come From Towns In
y. .-....@ the Vicinity. -Ea-> -. .
Paris, May 13.-An official dispatch re-
ceived by the minister for the colonies,
M. De Gratis, to-day, says that the 45O
refugees landed at Fort de France by the
French cable steamer Pouyer-Quertier,
were all from the village of LIE Precheur,
near ST. Pierre, and that the only inhab-
itants of St. Pierre who were saved were
those who left that town, before O'Clock
on the morning Of the disaster. Tuesday
last. -. Fl -. ........
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NO CONTEST
Congressman Connor of Tenth Iowa
District Renominated.

Fort Dodge, Iowa, May 13.-At the tenth
district republican congressional convention
to-day, ]. P. Conner of Denson was nomi-
mated for the second term by reclamation.
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The Fund ut Paris.

Paris, May 13.-Many American firms
and individual Americans are subscribing
TO the Martinique fund, which now
amounts to 100000 francs.
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since, Sunday. when it was said that 700
deaths had occurred and that the volcano
was still slightly active.
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Minneapolis to Aid in Martinique Relief


in
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King Victor Gives $4,000 Lire.

Rome, May liking Victor Emmanuel
has contributed $4,000 lire to the fund be-
ing raised for the relief of the sufferers
from the Martinique disaster
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THE CHINESE REBELS
They've Been Completely Whipped
in Chilli.

Pekin, May 1s.--The government announces
that after two days fighting the rebels in the
southern part of the province of Chilli have
been completely defeated aid their leaders
captured. ~. .-. $1,000.
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soLoMAN NOT so WISE

-
Chicago, May 13.-Julus soloman, former
Worth Town collector and well known in
democratic politics, committed suicide here
to-day. Ill health was the cause.
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The half-dead victims who escaped on
the Roddam or were brought here by the
Suchet talked of hurricane of flame"
that had come upon them 1t now ap-
pears that that phrase was no figure Of
speech, but a literal statement of what
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-13
COATS ON TRIAL

Slayer Of Braatz Is Confident of
AcQuittal.
Special to The Journal.
Minot n. D., May ia jury has been Sc
lected for the Coats murder trial. Strong
testimony was introduced on the part of the
state tending to show that Coats was not in
danger when he killed Braatz,i The trial will
last two days yet. The defendant is conf
dent CT acGuittal.
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HE WILL NOT CRED

terrible that many have actually died o.
fright.
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gular unanirnity Of belief on the repub-
lican side to the effect that the president
has clearly transcribed his powers under
Evening journal., 1902-09-25
PRESIDENT FRBR
FROM ANY PAIN
Now in Temporary White
House in Washington
Bhcre lie Will Remain Until the
Wound Heals and lie Is Able
to be About

Washington, Sept. 25 ~ President
Roosevelt returned to Washington at
ESQ O'Clock last night. via the Penn
sylvania Railroad, from indianapolis,
where he was compelled to abandon
his western trip because Of an ab-
scess on his leg. which developed as a
result of the trolley accident at Pitts
field, Mass. He stood the journey
from Indianapolis remarkably well,
and when he was carried in a wheel
chair from tho railway car to his car
riage he was in excellent spirits and
appeared to be free from any pain.
With Mrs. Roosevelt. the president
was driven directly TO the temporary
White House on Jackson Place. where.
according TO the present arrangements,
he will remain until the wound is
healed and he is able again TO be on
his feet The president was taken to
his room on the second floor of the
house and made comfortable and his
wound dressed. Later he was report
ed TO be resting easily, and the ex-
pectation Is that within ten days the
president viii be himself again
Upon reaching the temporary White
House arrangements were at once
made for dressing the presidents
wound and for other attention neces-
sary after his long railway Journey
Doctors Lung, Rixey and Uric re-
,,,,f,od NTH lft, c,,,, ff.,,o oFfor bo
was taken TO his room and gave their
personal attention to every detail.
The present expectation, as stated
by a gentleman fullysacquainted with
the presidents condition, is that after
ten days or more of rest the chief
executive will be himself again Dur
ing that time Il viii be necessary for
him to keep in bed or on couch in
a reclining position, 80 as to give the
injured leg complete rest. The wound
is in splendid condition now and
should heal rapidly.
Mr. Roosevelt expects to Wow the
parade of the Grand Army two weeks
from yesterday, but It is not yet
known whether he will remain hero
during the entire interval between now
and then.
The trip home from Indianapolis
was an uneventful one. He remained
in bed all day, and executive business
on the train was practically discon-
tinued. The pain in his leg had prac-
tically disappeared, and the conditions
there were so favorable that the doc
tor did not think It necessary to re-
dress the limb. The presidents leg is
tightly bandaged, and Dr. Lung does
not look for a recurrence of the swell
ing, although this would be nothing
unusual and would cause no alarm.
Evening journal., 1902-09-25
BIG MONEY POSTED
Manager WiegaRd, Of the Wilmington
Club, Deposits Cheek

Manager Wiegand has published the
following challenge in the Philadel-
phia Inquirer:
Sporting Editor OF The Philadelphia
Inquirer.
Dear Sir. Inclosed please ind certi-
fed check for 81 900, for which issue
challenge to play amy Independent club
In the country, Wilmington A. A. pre-
ferred. the winner TO take all OF the
gate receipts or winner 60 per cent.
and the loser 40 per cent. of gross re-
ceipts Each teams manager shall
name his team before entering into this
game or series of games The names
of the players who will include my
club are as follows: Diggins and Hart
man, catchers; Myers, Day. Winham
and Burchell. pitchers; Linderman.
first base: Mcdonald and Wiegand, sec
Ond base: Sandherr, shortstop; Shultz
third base; Mullin, left field; Camp
BELL centre field; Tierney, right field.
These are all players who have played
on my club this season.
Yours. Curt Wiegand,
Manager Wilmington b. b. c.
Wilmington, September "a.
Evening journal., 1902-09-25
Baseball Notes

Boston at South Side Park.
Philadelphia Giants at Front and
Union streets.
Home runs were frequent in Chester
yesterday.
The Athletics had a trolley ride last
night to advertise their benefit game
today over the bridge with Boston.
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad
VIII run a special excursion train to
Philadelphia for the parade on Monday
might Tho train will leave Market
street at 7.15 o'clock and Delaware
avenue at 7.30 o'clock, and leave Phila-
delphia for the return trip at midnight.
The band which will lead THE A. A. and
the rooters from this city will go on
the train.
A large crowd is expected TO attend
today's game over the bridge.
Camden defeated Philadelphia Giants
yesterday. to A.
Pottstown and Bandywine played a
tie game yesterday, score 0 20 0, when
the same was called on account of
darkness.
Cuban X-Giants defeated Altoona,
IA to 10.
Evansville lost to Roxborough, to /.