Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-05-19

have already sent much.
The French consul at New York
advises that transports with sufficient
provisions for one hundred and fifty
thousand people for twenty days. have
sailed
| WASHINGTON. D. c., May 10
Captain Mclean of the cruiser Cincin-
cinnati cables from San Lucia this
morning that six thousand refugees
came into Fort de France and three
thousand into Kingston. 1t is very
diitiollt to relieve survivors as the
people are scattered over large area.
He states that he will return to Fort
de France and St Pierre today. He
will endeayor to recover the records
of the British consulate at St. Pierre
and if remains of the officials are
found he will bury them with military
honors.
LONDON. May 1G.-Governor Lie
wellyn OF the Windward islands cables
from st Vincent today of the eruption
of Sofriere is decreasing, that lava is
still flowing but that all danger has
not passed yet. He says thirteen hun
led, and that one hundred and thirty
wounded are in the hospitals. All
Immediate wants have now been sup
piled. He estimates that two hundred
thousand horses and cattle were killed
while nine of the best sugar estates
on the island were seriously damag-
ed
La Souffriere (the sulphur mine)
which is now in eruption and which
has almost devastated the Island of
st. Vincent. is a crater well known to
experts in volcanic history. 1t blew
up on May Z, and is still sustaining
its reputation as a sulphur mine. The
great mountain of fire has been silent
nearly century. It's last explosion
occurred in 1872. The top of the
mountain was then blown off with ter.
iiic force. The outpourings from the
fiery vent covered the entire island
with cinders, ashes, pumice and other
volcanic matter Some of the ashes
we're carried as far as the Barbados,
700 miles, against strong wind.
Recius particularly comments on the
strange phenomena accompanying the
last eruption of La Souffriere. Since
1877 the mountain had become over
;rown and tropical vegetation sur
rounded it on all sides. All of this,
however, has now been burnt away
by the fiery stream.
LONDON May 16.-The Times.
Nail and Post today carry dispatches
from South Africa, saying that today's
conference has already agreed upon
| peace terms. The Beers accept the
British ultimatum of absolute power
II the Transvaal and all South Africa,
so that the Beers lose their independ-
ence. On the other hand England
makes several concessions. The
Kitchener declaration of banishment
and contiscation is withdrawn, the
rebels are allowed to return to their
farms and will be aided in overcom-
ing the ravages of war. There will
also be general amnesty, all will be
forgiven and South Africa be made to
| blossom as an English protectorate.
This is the statement made today on
! basis of reports from the Boer leaders
| MADRID, May 16.-Today's corona.
] tipii l'oliNliitS btEdh Nlll lub CGIt-
mony of comforting upon King Alton
20 of foreign orders. The Duke of
Connaught, brother of King Edward
of England in the presence of all the
grandees. invested the king with the
Order of the Garter The duke. who
was old enough to be the kings grand.
father. kneeled and fastened the gar.
ter to his majesty's leg just above the
point where the knee breeches
stopped.
Later the crown prince of Siam in.
vested the king with the Siamese roy.
nj order.
Prince Eugene of Sweden affixed to
him the Gordon of blue of the Order OF
Serraphin.
MADRID, May l6.-Dr Currey, rep,
resenting the United States and the
Duke of Connaught, representing
Great Britain, the two English speak
ing countries. received today eXcep
tional attentions from the queen re
gent the young king and the govern
ment officials.
Mother and son called upon the
ENJOYS and offered personally their
courtesies of the city of Madrid Dr.
Curry is personally very popular. He
was American minister to Spain when
AlionZo was born, and the young
queen mother then Admired the
American for his tact and punctillious
ness, which appeals to the Castilian
DIR. Currys address from President
Roosevelt delivered last night also
made an excellent impression, today's
papers commenting upon it favorably
Today the city is in a blaze of mill
tary glory. Tomorrow afternoon AL
fonzo becomes king. He goes in state
to the chamber of deputies at two
O'Clock and takes the oath to abide by
he constitution. The display will bt
opulent in magnificence. Later he
will attend Te Deum in the cathed
raj of Francisco.
SCRANTON. Pa, May 16.-Presi
dent Mitchell, who worked for "nC
strike" in yesterdays convention
which by a small majority last even
ing declared to strike, says today thu
men have an excellent chance to win
that the operators cannot afford t
have the mines flooded and suffe
the enormous expense of protractet
lockout.
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