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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-05-28
MARTINIQUE LEFT 70 DESOLAT|ON.
ABANDONMENT AUTHORIZED.
People TO Desert the island-They Be-
lieve They Are Victims Of
Gods Wrath.

The French government has taken
into consideration the possibility of
the necessity arising for the evacua.
tion of Fl. de France and the whole
Island. The ministers are prepared
for any such emergency that may
arise and are taking all the necessary
measures to meet 1t IL It does. The
minister of the colonies, Decrais.
cabled the following message to Gov.
ernor Lljeurre: Make known, IL
the situation seems to you to necessi.
tate partial or total evacuation of the
island. the means at your disposal or
those you may need" According
TO the latest advices received, quiet
is restored at Ft. de France and there
has been no general exodus of the pop
ulation, though 1000 persons have
gone to the island of Gaudeloupe and
the island of st. Lucia, and 5000 more
have removed to the towns and VII
lagos in the extreme southern part
of the island. Those who remain at
FIT. de France are calmer. st. Pellee
seems to be resting after Tuesdays
fearful manifestation of energy.
streams of frightened refugees con.
tinue pushing into Ft. de France from
the surrounding country. These peo.
pie are not destitute but they are ter.
rified They want only to be taken
far away from this island, with which,
they say, the gods are angry and
which they will destroy by fire be
fore it sinks under the sea. The
consuls and the officers of the war.
ships are waylaid by people crazed
with fear and begging to be carried
away The mountain Is veiled In
volcanic clouds, which often assume
very threatening aspect and occa.
sional rumblings are heard. The
United States steamer Dixie, Captain
Berry, from New York. has arrived.
Her passengers include some famous
scientists, Prof. Robert 7. Hill, gov.
ernment geologist; Prof c. L. Borch.
grevink. the Antarctic explorer;
George Curtis and George keenan, and
many magazine writer's and CORE.
spondents. The Dixie began landing
her enormous cargo of supplies and
the storehouse on shore soon became
congested. The United States steam.
er Potomac went to inspect st. Pierre,
with the commanders of the war YES
sells. With the greatest difficulty the
party succeeded in making a landing.
The effect of the eruptions were tre'
mendous. The huge towers of the
cathedral we're hurled fat to the
earth. The bombardment of vol.
canic stones is not sufficient TO ac.
count for this and all evidences point
TO the passage of furious blast of
blazing gas, travelling at enormous
speed and with incalculable force.
The deposit of boulders. ashes and
stones is enormous. Not a human
being lives who saw what happened
at ST. Pierre. Ft. de France Is over
whelmed.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-05-28
ROOSEVELT THE SPEAKER.
Helped to Commemorate the Mission
airy Centennial.

Carnegie hall. New York. was
crowded TO the doors Tuesday with
an audience eager to hear the address
OF President Roosevelt in the interests
of Presbyterian home missions. the
occasion marking the close of the
centennial celebration. Many of the
audience remembered that Presidents
Cleveland and Harrison had made ad.
dresses from the same platform on
the same subject. In the parquette
sat the commissioners of the general
assembly, with as many of their
friends as could be crowded in. The
two tiers of boxes were filled with
men and women leaders in Presbyter.
ianism and other interested in the
meeting. When President Roosevelt
took his seat on the platform he re-
ceived great ovation. He sat be.
tween Rev. DR.. Van Dyke and Rev. ID.
Stuart Dodge ID. d., who was presld.
ing. The President delivered an ex.
tended address. and at the conclusion
Dr. Van Dyke responded on behalf of
the missions.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-05-28
THE PRESIDENTS TRIBUTE.
Monument at Arlington to Dead
Of Spanish War.

President Roosevelt Wednesday un-
yelled the memorial shaft erected at
Arlington by the National Society of
Colonial Danes In memory of the vet
Grams who fell In the recent struggle
between Spain and the United States
and In the blowing up of the Maine.
The ceremonies were In charge OF
Major General John X. Brooke. com.
mander of the Department of the
East. Lieutenant General John M.
Schofield. U. s. A., retired. read the
address of the president OF the ma
tfonal society. President Roosevelt,
who delivered the address said in
part; 1T is eminently appropriate
that the monument should be un.
yelled to-day. the day succeeding that
on which the free republic of Cuba
took It's place among the nations of
the world as a sequel to what was
done by those men who fell and by
their comrades in 1893. We went to
war for specific purpose. We made
for Cuba a specific pledge. and We re.
deemed that pledge to the letter. And
! think. my comrades of the war, that
we have peculiar reasons to be proud
OF one of our fellows who served with
us In that war. And word here.
where we meet to honor the memory
of those who drew the great prize of
death In battle, word In reference
to the survivors. think that one
lesson every one who was capable of
learning anything. learned from his
experience in that war, was the old.
old lesson that we need to apply in
peace quite as much-the lesson that
the man who does not care to do
any act until the time for heroic ac.
tion comes does not do the heroic
act when the time does come. You
all remember, comrades. 1t Is barely
possible some of you remember be.
ing the man who, when you enlisted,
had theory that there was nothing
but splendor and fighting and blood
shed In the war. and then had the ex-
perience at once of learning that the
first thing you had to do was to per
form commonplace duties and perform
them well You cannot expect that
much will be done in the supreme
hour of peril by soldiers who have
not fitted themselves TO meet the need
when need comes. and you cannot eX.
pect the highest type of citizenship to
be shown In the periods when 1t Is
needed If that citizenship has not
been trained by the faithful perform.
ance OF ordinary duty.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-05-28
Hoar on Philippine Islands.

In the Senate Thursday Mr.. Hoar.
Massachusetts. spoke for two hours
against the Philippine government
bill. He said the only principle in.
volved was that the United States
was fighting for dominion over the
Philippines.
The House Thursday continued de.
bate on the immigration bill. with
the result that the amendment of.
fered by Mr.. Underwood, Alabama, re.
quring an educational test for imml.
grants was adopted. An amendment
was adopted. providing that the
law applicable to contract labor
shall not be held to exclude profes-
sional actors. artists, lecturers. sing.
ers. ministers of any religious de.
nominations. or persons employed
strictly as personal or domestic serv-
ants.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-05-28
CABLE FLASHES.

New Chile-Argentine peace proto.
COL about to be signed, leaves rela-
tions of those two countries better
than they have been for years.
Former Assistant Police Court Clerk
Tony S. Deisner, OF Cleveland, o..
pleaded guilty to making out false
claims of Indebtedness against the
county.
The highest court OF Zurich canton,
Switzerland. decided that Christian
Science is against the medical laws,
Two women who tried to heal persons
by prayer were heavily fined.
The latest statistics show that Ger
many has now less than 100 persons
unable TO read and write. among them
the reigning Prince OF Reuss. who,
though insane. recently assumed the
crown.
The articles of surrender OF the
Beers in East Africa were ready to be
signed Friday. with the exception that
the approval OF the British Cabinet
OF the wording OF the secondary pro.
visions was awaited. The suspen.
sion of hostilities may be announced
at any hour.
President Kruger at The Hague pro-
fesses to believe that the talk of peace
settlement in East Africa Is only a
maneuver to hoodwink the London
populace and claims that without his
assent no peace is possible.
The Minister OF Public Works at
st. Petersburg, Russia. announced his
award of the contract to Murry A.
Werner, of Pittsburg, Pa. to build an
electric railroad from st. Petersburg
| to a suburb of that city.
Madrid correspondent wires to
France that engagement between
| King Alfonso and the Grand Duchess
Helen. daughter of Grand Duke Vladl'
mir. of Russia, is being considered
The Grand Duchess Helen was born
January II, 1882.
Latest eruption OF Mont Pelee bonn
barded Fort de France with hot stones
made the populace almost insane
with fright. and buried the ruins OF
St. Pierre under boulders. La
Soufriere. St. Vincent. also suffered
another terrible eruption.
The Egyptian government is being
subjected TO severe criticism for hay,
| ing imported $4,000 tons OF coal from
| Philadelphia. The product cost. in
cluding freight to Egypt. only s4SC
a ton. whereas British coal is selling
. il the Central British markets FOL
| $3.50 to $3.50 ton.
Tancrede Auguste former Minister
| of the Interior of Haiti. left Port Al
Prince, for jamaica. When leaving
the United States Legation a crowd
made hostile demonstration NJ
Auguste finally left the legation with
United States Minister w. +. Powell
in carriage over which an American
flag was held.
A severe inundatlon at Basse
Pointe. on the northeast coast of Mar
Unique Island. Tuesday swept away
90 houses. and 80 other buildings
We're damaged by the flowing mut
which has swept over the Vale de IL
Rieviere.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-05-28
RAILWAY COMPANIES ACCUSED.
illinois Officials Bring Suit for Re-
storation Of Chicago Territory.

Five hundred thousand dollars
worth Of Chicago river frontage has
been taken from the State Of Illinois,
according to bill filed in the Circuit
Court at Chicago by Attorney General
II. J. Hamlin. The Pennsylvania
Burlington. the Alton and the st. Paul
Railways are said to be occupying IL.
legally made lands, and the court is
asked to oust them II is demanded
that the defendant railway companies
restore the river to it's original width
of 1875 feet, which IL the State wins
its suit, will mean that the railways
not only must relnquish claim to the
valuable frontage, but must eXpend a
large sum in cleaning away the made
lands which they are occupying.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-05-28
AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

Secretary of the Navy Moody and
Admiral Dewey were guests of the
President at a dinner at the White
House Friday.
Admiral Schley Thursday was ini.
tiated into the Ancient and Arabic
Order OF Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine.
About 500 members were present.
A telegram from General Wood, ad.
dressed TO President Roosevelt, tell.
ing of the change of government at
Havana. was received at the White
House Tuesday.
Cardinal Gibbons notified the French
ambassador that II would be impossi.
BILE for him TO pronounce the invoca-
tion on the occasion of the unwilling
of the Rochambeau statue.
Secretary Moody has rendered
Commander Henry McCrea the thanks
OF the Navy Department for his en-
cellent services in command of the
gunboat Machia at the Isthmus OF
Panama.
The Committee on Rules of the
House decided Thursday to give a
day for the consideration of the Cor.
liss Pacific cable bill and to report a
rule to that effect. No time was SET
for the consideration of this bill.
Representative Warnock. from the
House Committee on Labor. report
ed favorably the bill creating a com
mission OF five persons at an annual
salary OF $1,000 each to inquire into
the condition OF the colored people
of the United States.
Postmaster General Payne an
nounced that the portrait of Marths
Washington had been decided upor
as she first OF American women tl
adorn a United States postage stamp
The portrait will be placed on the 8
cent stamp OF the new series.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-05-28
TRACTION BLANKET MERGER.
New Company at Norfolk, Va, Has
$4,000 Capital.

Twelve companies, embracing sew.
en- electric railroad systems and in.
cluding lighting and heating, refrig.
Grating, ferry and kindred interests
are to be merged into corporation
known as the Norfolk, Portsmouth
and Newport News Company at Bal.
timore, Md. The company is char.
tered under the laws of the Virginia
Legislature. The capitalization will
be as follows: First mortgage bonds
(authorized $4000,000)-- $4,000 600,
income bonds. S2,000,0O0; capital
stock authorized. $4,000 .OO0)-
81 900 900; total. $4,000 900.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-05-28
Connecticut's Nicknames.

Connecticut has three sobriquets.
1t has been called the Land of
Steady Habits from the sobriety
and gravity of the people: the Free
stone State" from it's enormous quar-
ries OF that description of stone. and
the Nutmeg State" from the tradi-
tions prevalent in surrounding com.
munities over hundred years ago
that the chief industry OF it's inhabi-
tants was the manufacture Of nut.
megs OF wood to be passed of as gen.
uine on unsuspecting purchasers.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-05-28
CONGRESSIONAL NOTES.
Deficiency Augmentation.

The Senate Tuesday continued the
discussion Of the Philippine govern.
ment bill
The House Tuesday agreed to the
conference report on the omnibus
claims bill. and passed the urgent de.
ilciency bill. A conference was or.
dered on the army appropriation bill
and the House instructed conferees
not to recommend any agreement or
submit to any amendment that will
permit the expenditure of any sum
for construction of permanent build.
ings at established military posts ex.
cept as authorized by the statutes.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-05-28
INCREASED THE WAGES.
Roebline Sons Company Admit Cost
Of Living Too High.

The John A. Roebling Sons Com
pany. at Trenton, \. j., have an.
nounced an increase OF wages to its
1000 employees, averaging 10 per cent.
The increase is voluntary, and was
made as explained by Charles q.
Roebling, 'in consequence of the in
creased cost of living to which our
employees have been subjected The
companys principal output is wire
and wire rope. and is now furnish
ing the wire cables for the new East
river bridge.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-05-28
FORTUNE TO A ROOSTER.
Believed the Soul Of Dead Husband
Had Entered the Chicken.

A wealthy woman. named silva,
died at Lisbon Portugal. and left her
entire property to rooster" She
was a believer in the transmigration
of souls. and imagined that the soul
of her dead husband had entered the
rooster" The disgust OF her rela.
tives over the will caused the story
TO become public. and lawsuit might
have followed had not one OF the heirs
adopted the simple expedient of hay
ing the wealthy rooster" killed thus
becoming himself the next of kin.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-05-28
LATEST NEWS NOTES.

Cyclone struck Union and Jones.
boro. s. c., killing six and injuring
six.
General Chaffee disapproved of the
acquittal by court-martial of Major
Waller.
Warden of workhouse at Whining
ton, Del. whipped 12 criminals at
the pillory.
Almost continuous earthquake
shocks were felt Tuesday at st. Au.
gustine. Fla.
Alfred Hamilton was hanged at
Whatcom, Wash, for numbering ID.
NJ. Woodbury..
Duss' band. at its opening In New
York, was greeted with hearty ap.
plause and encores.
Walter White. a burglar, was shot
and killed by New York police in a
fight with gang of robbers.
The dedication of the 80 Ohio mon.
uments In the Shiloh National Mill
tary Park Is set for June g and Z.
Presby terian General Assembly
joins the Protestant Episcopal Church
in crusade for uniform divorce laws.
President Mitchell has advised mine
strikers to stay away from bltumin.
Gus fields on account OF strikes there
The French Rochambeau Commits
sion gave luncheon to President
Roosevelt on board the battleship
Gaulois.
The combination of ali the kodak
manufactures in the United States,
with a capital of S35.O0O00O, has been
effected.
Major General Lloyd Wheaton, who
is about to start home from the Phil.
ippines, will be retired July Is on ac.
count of age.
Right Rev. DR.. Philip j. Garrigan.
vice rector of the Catholic University
at Washington was consecrated Bishop
of Sious City, Ia
Saturday May 81, closing day of
the South Carolina Interstate and
West Indian Exposition, will be cele.
brated as Charleston Day"
Report OF committee on revision of
the Presbyterian confession of faith
submitted to the General Assembly in
session at New York Friday.
President A. j. Cassat says the New
York Central Railroad need not fear
the Pennsylvania as the Pennsylvania
is willing to share the trade.
A mob at Paris, Mo-, overpowered
the sheriff and deputies and hanged
Abraham Witherup, colored. murderer
of the boy. William Grow.
The eigthty.fifth annual convention
of the American Baptist Missionary
Union convened at st. Paul. Mimi.
with over 800 delegates present.
The sessions of the Baptist Young
Peoples Union began at st. Paul
Mimi, Sunday. The annual conven'
tlon will not take place until July.
Accommodating evidence indicates
that the breach between the Pennsyl
yania Railroad and the Western Union
Telegraph Company Is growing wider
Daniel Costello, at one time the
partner OF p. 7. Barnum. is dying al
the county hospital in Chicago. Ill
He lost sl.O0O,0O0 in mining ven
! ture.
The State Board of Taxation at
Trenton. N. j., reduced from S110,O ,O0C
! to $50 900 the assessment upon the
property of Thomas A. Eddison, al
Ogdensburg.
Mrs. Coils p. Huntington has of
fered 800, 900 to the General Memorial
Hospital at New York. for the treat
ment of cancer and allied disease fol
pathological purposes.
The mystery which has surrounded
the disappearance Of 4-year-old Kath
leen Flanagan, OF New York, was
solved by the finding OF the little girls
body In the Hudson river.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-05-28
BEEF TRUST ENJOlNED.
Packers Liable for Contempt Proceed
inas on slightest infringement

The temporary injunction asked for
by the Government against the mem.
bers of the packers combine was
granted at Chicago Tuesday. 1t was
issued by Judge Peter S. Grosscup
after the close of argument in the
United States Circuit court room,
The order gives the relief prayed for
in the bill fled by District Attorney
Bethea on May 10. 1t is so wide in
its scope that If the packers or their
agents continue with their present
alleged uniform arrangements. they
will be taken into court on contempt
proceedings. and the burden of proof
will be on them to show that they
have not violated the order in any
particular
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-05-28
SUES FOR $25o,oo0.
Countess Believes She Was Wrongly
Deprived of Hereditary Rights.

Suit was entered in the United
States District Court at New York by
the Countess of Buena Vista against
General Brooke. U. S. A.. for s250,000
The Countess alleged that General
Brooke abrogated rights held by
her through inheritance. to the priv.
ileges of conducting the slaughter
house at Havana and to the distribu
tion of meats and the collection OF
the fixed charges for said meats. The
Countess claimed these privileges by
virtue OF royal decree from the
King of Spain. dated 1904.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-05-28
COAL DEAL EFFECTED.
Big Purchase Of Bituminous Lands In
Illinois Consummated.

One of the greatest land deals in
the history of the Illinois bituminous
coal fields is assured. and fully $4,000
acres of undeveloped land passes in
TO the hands of syndicate represent.
ed by the Morgan interests of New
York City. The land lies in four of
the great coal producing counties in
Illinois and includes nearly 10000
acres purchased by Joseph Letter and
the balance optioned by ex.Congress-
man W. 5. Forman. This deal is the
elimination of the Morgan interests
attempting to merge the Illinois coal
into a combine similar to Indiana and
West Virginia.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-05-28
Want Congress 10 Stand Loss.

Promoters OF the Pan-American
Exposition at Buffalo. N. Y. want the
United States government to make
good financial loss of about $1,000.
900. because of the failure of the Ex.
position owning to the tragic death
of President Mckinley.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-05-28
Kosher Meat Shops Wrecked.

Seven hundred men. women and
children attacked the shop of a Nor
folk street. New York butcher Thurs.
day. The butcher had opened his
store for the sale of meat, disregard
ing the edict OF the Eastside people
that no meat should be sold The
butcher refused to obey the mob that
ordered him to close and before the
police reserves could be summoned
his place was a wreck.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-05-28
NO STRIKE OF ENGINEERS.
VIII Remain at Work II Granted
Eiaht.hour Day.

The three anthracite executive
committees. United Mine Workers, at
their joint meeting at Wilkesbarre,
Pa. decided to permit the engineers
and pumpmen to remain at work. pro-
viding the coal companies grant them
an eight hour day at present wages.
Ii these demands are not granted by
June the men shall then suspend
work.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-05-28
Reject Salvation of Infants.

The Southern Presbyterian General
Assembly at Jackson. Miss. voted to
strike out the proposed revision OF
the creed the sentence declaring that
"all infants dying in infancy are in.
cluded in the election Of grace. and
are regenerated and saved by Christ.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-05-28
FREMONT WAS SCARED.
Cyclone Passes over Town and Picks
Up a Few Barns.

A series of funnel-shaped clouds
swept around Fremont, Neb,. Satur'
day. and moved toward Hooper, 10
miles west. giving the people bad
fright. The storm which followed
their appearance was terrific and blew
down several barns and some other
buildings. but no lives were lost nor
was any person injured.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-05-28
Private Pensions.

The debate on the Philippine gov
ernment bill was continued in the
Senate Friday.
The House Friday passed l05 pri.
vate pension bills after which the
House adjourned until Monday.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-05-28
NOT ONE ESCAPES ALIVE.
Man Blown from Mouth Of Coal Creek
Mines Is Dead.

Two more dead bodies have been
recovered from Fraterville mine, at
Coal Creek. making PA in all. Will
lam Morgan, the only man in the
mine who escaped alive at the time
of the explosion. has died, making
the total fatalities 2l6. He was
blown out of the mine by the force
OF the explosion.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-05-28
Cuban Flag at Exposition.

At noon Tuesday the Cuban flag
was raised over the West Indian build.
ing at the Charleston. S. c.. Exposition
by the Cuban Commissioners. and a
salute OF 2l guns fired In honor of
the birth of the Cuban republic.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-05-28
steamer John X. Speed Burned.

The steamer John X. Speed took
fire at New Orleans from alcohol
stored In the hold, and was burned to
the waters edge.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-05-28
FIRE IN BUFFALO.
Two Hundred Freight Cars and ;
Transfer House Were Burned.

. The transfer house of the Lake
Shore and New York Central Rail.
roads. just north of the stock yards
at Buffalo, y. Y, caught fire Thurs
day and was destroyed and about 200
cars burned. Most of the cars were
loaded and the damage will be heavy.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-05-28
Steel from Germany.

The Brauer steamship Tropic. ar.
rived In New York Thursday from
Hamburg. carrying over 5000 tons OF
German steel and iron for the Amer
lean market.