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Waterbury Democrat., 1902-05-13
LORD k|TCHENER'S LATEST.
Made Big Haul of Prisoners and
 Cattle This Week.

British Also Succeeded in Killing Nine.
 teen General Delarey's Force Has
 Been Reduced by s6o Men Since His
 Battle With Major Pariss Command.
 London, May 13.-The weekly report of Lord Kitchener, received to-day, shows that 19 Boers were killed, that 6 were wounded, that SOP were made prisoners. that surrendered and that 600 rifles, l57 wagons. aJ horses and 4.3OO head of cattle fell into the hands of the British
 General Ian Hamilton's columns have arrived at the Western railroad, after sweeping the Lichtenburg district of southwestern Transvaal. Those troops brought in 357 prisoners, and practi- cally all the wagons and stock of the Boer commands in that district. This makes a reduction in General Delarey's $ forces of S60 men. since he defeated Major Paris at Royiraines Fontein, March 8. and captured General Me thuen.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-05-13
GIVE MUCH 10 CHARITY
Two Aged Men Who Have Just
 Passed Away in New York.

They Made Their Money in the Cooper
 age Business-For Eighteen Years
 Hugh and Neal O'Donnell Have
 Given Away the Profits of Their
 Business Estate Will Be Divided
 Into Two Hundred and Fifty Parts.
 New York, May 13.-Hugh and Neal O'Donnell, who have given to Cathollc institutions throughout the world thou sands of dollars, are dead. The former was buried fortnight ago and Neal has just passed away. Both were oc- togenarians.
 Hugh ODonnell became q member of the produce exchange thirty years ago, and later, with his brother. or ganiZed q cooperage manufacturing concern. After they had acquired large fortunes they began distributing the entire profits of their business, which exceeded $40, ,O00 annually For eighteen years they have followed this course.
 It was provided that, upon their death, the estate should be divided into 250 parts, which are to be distributed among numerous institutions named by the brothers.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-05-13

Tine streets could hardly be traced. Here and there amid the ruins were heaps of corpses. Almost all the faces were downward. In one corner twenty two men, women and children were mlngIed in one awful mass, arms ana legs protruding as the hapless beings fell in the last struggle of deaths agony.
 Through the middle of the old Place Bertin ran tiny stream, the remains of the river Goyaye Great trees. with roots upward and scorched by fire, were strewn in every direction. Huge blocks and still hot stones were scat tered about. From under one large stone the arm of a white woman pro- truded. Most notable was the utter silence and the awful, overpowering stench from the thousands of dead.
 Careful inspection showed that the fiery stream which so completely de- stroyed st. Pierre must have been com-
 posed of poisonous gases, which in- stantly suffocated every one who in- haled them, and of other gases burning furiously, for nearly all the victims had their hands covering their mouths or were in some other attitude showing that they had sought relief from suffo- cation. All the bodies were carbonized
 or roasted.
 A. G. Austen, the manager of the Co., ionfal bank of Barbados, landed at St.
 Pierre with party from the British ! royal mail steamer Solent. He found
 the bank clock stopped at some min- l utes before s o'clock. 4 horse and l buggy and a policeman were in dead 1 group at the door.
 At the request of $. A. Macallister, l the United States consul at Barbados, | Captain Davis and the Solent were l placed at his disposition by the Barba- 1 dos government.
 The Solent arrived at about the same 1 time as the Associated Press steamer X and brought to St. Pierre the colonial secretary. two civil doctors. two mili- l tary officers and Dr. W. D. Aughin- 1 baugh of Washington, as well as cor' I poral and four hospital orderlies, three 1 trained nurses and q full field hospital l outfit The Barbados government also
 sent TOO barrels of provisions, one ton
 of ice and full supply of medicine
 These were useful, but the dead only 1 needed quick burial
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-05-13
quiet at St. Thomas.

ST. THOMAS, Danish West Indies, May 13.-Nothing exceptional has oc- cured at Dominica during the past twenty-four hours. The atmosphere is now fine and reassuring. Refugees from St. Vincent continue to arrive at Dominica, each repeating pitiable tale of hardship and suffering. The United States steamer Potomac passed Dominica yesterday Many empty ca noes are in the channel, being driven by wind and current toward Pointe Pitre. Guadeloupe. A few refugees from Martinique have arrived at Doni- mica in a sloopa The French cable ship Pouyer Quertier is trying to repair the cable.
 soufriere In Full Eruption.
 ROSEAU, Dominica, May 13.-The Soufriere volcano on the island of St. Vincent has been in full eruption since Wednesday last. Several plantations have been destroyed. Earthquakes and loud reports accompanied the eruption, and stones and ashes fell at the capital, Kingston. Many persons were wound ed. and the bodies of 800 dead are un- buried. Barbados, ninety-six miles of, ,, was in total darkness for time. Peb- bles and gritty substances have fallen nt Barbados. Canoes crowded with ref ugees are arriving at Dominica, and their occupants are most hospitably re eeiVed
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-05-13
THE TIE-UP COMPLETE.
Work Entirely Suspended in Anthra-
 cite Coal Regions.

PHILADELPHIA, May 13.-Mine workers throughout the entire anthra- cite coal regions of Pennsylvania to the number of 145,O0o have formally begun their struggle for increased wages and shorter hours Never in the history of hard coal mining has tie up been 50 complete. not one of the 5oa collieries in the territory being i'll oper- ation. There is every indication for the belief that the suspension which was to cover only the first three days of this week will be made permanent by the miners general convention which will meet at Hazleton tomorrow.
 Absolute quiet prevails everywhere. Tn pursuance of the request of the dis trict executive boards which met joint ly at Scranton last week all the local unions throughout the regions met dur ing the day and evening and elected delegates to the Eazleton convention. It is significant i'll every instance where the vote of q '.locap became public property the ballot showed q decided majority for a permanent strike unless the operators grant concessions. Ere dictions are made that if it is decided to continue the strike the struggle will be longer and more bitter than was that of 1900, which lasted six weeks. The coal companies i'll various parts of the regions have already made prep arations for Il siege. Coal train crews, telegraph operators, sv~tchmen, car penters, machinists and other employ ees numbering several thousand not 1 identified with the Mine Workers un- ion have been laid off until further mo- tice. Some of the companies have also ! brought their mules to the surface and l placed tkem in pasture.
 President Mitchell has been busy at his headquarters. He was i'll close com munication with all the district leaders and expressed himself as well satisfied with the way the men responded to the call for a suspension Of work. He will
 leave for Eazleton this afternoon.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-05-13
MORE SMALLPOX CASES.
One in Wards Flats and Three in the
 Cardinal Block

Four new cases of smallpox were re- ported to Health Officer Kilmartin yes- terday afternoon, one in Wards flats, q 14-year-old boy named Berice. who has two brothers at the isolation hos pital, and three on the upper floor or the Cardinal block, corner of Wood and Ward streets, Mrs Montambeault and her two children, Bertha and Frank. The children have been sick with the disease for about three weeks, but the authorities knew nothing about 1t until to-day, when g private citi- zen reported the cases to the health officer. Mrs Montambeau1t~ has just commenced to feel the effects of the malady. Her husband was out when the place was visited. Both places were quarantined some time ago, but it was lifted and the buildings fumi- gated. The quarantine was put on again yesterday at the house in Wards flats and it was re-established to-day at the corner of Wood and Ward streets. The Meehan family on Ben Mohr were liberated to-day and the Menard people on Riverside street will be let go tomorrow
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-05-13
AN ERROR IN BOOKKEEPING
Twenty Years Ago Costs Man Ills
 Entire Fortune.


 New York, May 13.-Because of an error i'll bookkeeping committed twen- ty years ago, City Treasurer William Malcolm of Passaic, N. J.. has turned over to the county clerk at Paterson, deeds and securities for every penny of his own and his wife's property.
 This property is valued at $91, ,O00, including the Malcolm home, and repre- sents the savings of a lifetime. The shortage caused by the error amount ed to $61, ,000. It was made in Mr Mall colm's first annual report, when the amount of dues and fines against stock holders standing uncollected was cred tied as assets. The state board of ex- aminers discovered the shortage and quickly ascertained the error responsf- Dle. Mr Malcolm was notified and the revelation nearly prostrated him.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-05-13
MUNsEY WAS CHOSEN.
He Will Deliver the Bromley Lectures
 at Tale University.

New Haven, May 13.-It was an- nounced to-day that Frank 4. Munsey of New York is to be the Bromley lec- turer at Yale university m the coming academic year. Two years ago the widow of the late Isaac II. Bromley founded at Yale university lecture ship ill memory of her husband. By the terms of the gift the incumbent is to deliver not less than two lectures on some topic connected with journal ism, literature or public affairs. The first lecturer was WhiteIaw Reid of New York, the second was c. Loves Dickinson of London. The Yale cor- poration, through President Hadley, has invited Mir Munsey to give the course next autumn, and Mir Munsey has accepted.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-05-13
RELIEF FOR SUFFERERS.
Prompt Action Taken by President
 and Congress.

and Congress.
 WASHINGTON, May 13.-The house has passed by an overwhelming vote a bill granting $200,000 for the relief of the sufferers i'll the great calamity In the West Indies The bill was a. substitute for the relief measure pass ed by the senate and followed the re- ceipt of a message from the president setting forth the magnitude of the ca lanaity and urging an appropriation or $500. .000. A special meeting of the ap- propriation committee was Seld to fa- cilitate action on the bill. and 1t was reported to the house within short time after the receipt of the presidents message. Mir. Hemenway, the acting chairman of the appropriation com mittee, explained that the amount was limited to $20O000 owing to the fact that large private contributions were being made The discussion was brief, Mir. Underwood (AIa.l being the only one to speak in opposition. The bill was passed by 196 votes to 9.
 President Roosevelt slashed red tape with an energy that shocked depart mental lawyers His purpose was to promptly dispatch relief for the suffer- CTS of Martinique and St. Vincent and so well have his instructions been car ried out that supplies are now on their way to the distressed islands, and more will immediately follow.
 The collier Sterling, with navy stores and voluntary contributions, is believed to have left San Juan for Fort de France The ocean going tug Potomac arrived last night at Fort de France. The Cincinnati has left Santo Domingo for the same destination. The Dixie, with S70,O00 worth of supplies, va sail from New York tomorrow. The Buffalo has been ordered to hold herself in readiness to proceed to Martinique. Two barges will probably start from Key West and Norfolk conveying good water to the thirsty islanders.
 The quartermasters supplies to be 1 transported on the Dixie will include about 500 tents suitable clothing for men, women and children and camp euuipage, such as axes. shovels, ket- ] tles frying pans and cooking utensils l The subsistence supplies include about 1 500, ,O00 rations.
 1 Captain Yates Stirling, commandant of the naval station at San Juan, Por- l to Rico, has notified the navy depart ment that the collier Sterling is being ] loaded there with voluntary contribu- tions of supplies and will leave for Martinique as soon as possible.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-05-13
FEAR WORSE EXPLOSION.
Danger Line Established 500 Yards
 From Burning Wreckage.

Danger Line Established 500 Yards
 From Burning Wreckage.
 Pittsburg, Pa, May 13.-The officials of the Pan Handle road fear worse explosion than the three which did so much damage yesterday. A danger line has been established 900 yards from all sides of the burning wreckage and the railroad police are keeping the curious crowd back. A few feet below the burning wreckage the big thirty-six inch main of the Philadel- phia company, which comes from the gas fields in the southwestern portion of the state and which supplies Me Kees Rocks and the lower Allegheny districts with natural gas, lies.s It is feared that the concussion was so great yesterday that some of the joints or even the pipe itself may have been damaged and if such is the case the gas, which is under great pressure, will force it's way through and another terrific explosion will fol- low.
 About 20 cars are piled up between Sheraden station. and Cork's Run in the Sheraden yards. This is still q mass of flames. It covers an area of 40 by 150 feet. Tn this there are all kinds of merchandise. The volunteer fire department of Sheraden and No 10 engine company from the west end are playing streams on the burning debris, but little headway is being made owing to the fact that entire wreclage Is saturated with naptha and kerosene and every now and then a fresh volume of flame shoots out from various portions of the shoulder ing ruins.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-05-13
Long Fight Expected.

HAZLETON, Pa, May 13.-That the miners expect permanent declaration at tomorrow's convention is shown by the hundreds of applications made by them for work on new trolley con- struction operation here, for which up to this time a sufficient number of hands could not be secured. The fear of strike is most pronounced among the foreigners, large numbers of whom have left for their native lands during the last two days.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-05-13
--------------~--- - --------------~---- ETTITTY OE HOMTCInE

Bridgeport, May 13.--In the Bassand murder case to-day Coroner Dotcn pre- sented his finding, which finds the ac- cused guilty of felonious homicide. He will be arraigned in the city court on Saturday on charge of murder in ths first degree. He is i'll to-day, suffering from the effects of the mental strain of the past two days. r
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-05-13
THE CHATFIELD PLAN.
Delegates at Hartford Have a Warm
 Discussion on it To-Day.

DISCUSSION on It TO-Day.
 Hartford, May 13.-The convention discussed the Chatfield plan today. This plan provides for one representa- tive from each town and one addition al for each senatorial district and q senator from forty-five to forty-eight. Delegate Perry spoke ill favor of 1t and delegate Warner against 1t. It occasioned quite a debate and was in- terrupted by Delegate Fiske of Bran ford who sought to introduce the one and sixty plan again by resolution embodying that plan. A polnt Of order was raised and Chairman Andrews sls- tained the point and the convention re- turned to the debate.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-05-13
French Garrison Attacked.

SAIGON, French Cochin China, May Savannakek, an important town in Laos. has been attacked by rebel lious natives. The town was we'll de- tended by the French garrison station ed there There has recently been con- siderable trouble with the rebellious natives in the neutral zone dividing Laos and Siam.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-05-13
'. r. Morgan In Berlin.

BERLIN. May 13--J. Pierpont Afor- gan spent one day in Berlin last week, where he stopped at hotel incognito. He quite successfully prevented his presence In the city becoming general Iy known. The object 1of Ms. Morgan's visit to Berlin has not been divulged.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-05-13
DIED FROM HIS INJuRIEs

Hartford, May 13.-Thomas Miskel. an Enfield farmer, 26 years of age, who was struck by 8 trolley car near Warehouse Point last night, died at gne Hartford hospital this morning
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-05-13
BURNS PROVED FATAL

West Cornwall, May 13. Mrs George Anson, A. years of age, died to-day from burns received yesterday. Her clothing caught fire when she attempt. ed to take a blazing can or varnish from the stove.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-05-13
Car Renairers Laid O&s

MIDDLETOWN, N. Y, May 1S.- Owing to the strike in the Pennsylva- mia coalfelds forty-three men employed at the Erie railroads car shops at Port Jeryis have been laid of indefinitely,
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-05-13
ROYAL ARCH MAsoNs.

Hartford, May 13.-The 104th annI- versary of the Royal Arch Masons was held here today. Forty chapters were James Callan of Water- bury was elected past grand high priest. <
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-05-13
THE BILL PASSED
Appropriating s7oo,ooo For
 Ithe Volcano Sufferers.
MANY PEOPLE RESCUED.

Big Steamers From the Stricken DIS tricts About Martinique-King Ed ward Sends a Contribution of 2o,- 900 Francs-Cruisers Golfers and Other Vessels Dispatched From This Country With Supplies for the
 Sufferers.
 Washington, May 1.-After the sen ate convened to-day MT Cullum re- ported the joint resolution approprl- ating s5o0,o0O with the $2oO.Ooo al- ready appropriated for the relief or the sufferers at Martinique and the resolution was adopted
 St Thomas. Danish West Indies, May 13.-A despatch received here from the island of St Vincent (Brltish West Indies) forwarded on sunday last announces that seven hunufeu 0eaths have occurred in that island as a result of the outbreak of the sou friere volcano, which is still sighliy active.
 The Danish cruiser Valkyrien has taken aboard five hundred refugees from the north and northeast coasts of the island of Martinique
 The French cruiser Suchet has rescued two thousand persons rom Martinique and the French cable re pair steamer Pouyer Quertier has saved numbers of the sufferers iron the volcanic outbreak in Martinique
 All the. rescued parties have beer taken to Fort de France, Martinique
 Only one man escaped from the jai at St Pierre(sfartinique) when tha1 town was overwelmed by the flow o1 lava from Mont Pelee.
 The stench from the unburiee corpes at St Pierre is still almost i'll tolerable. according to the adyices re ceived here, and the desolation is in describable.
 It is reported at St Thomas that tht French bank at St Pierre transferred it's funds and books to the Suchet be .ore the catastrophe.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-05-04
GAMBLER TO LEAVE ATLANTA:

When Gov Gambler steps down and
out and Hon. Joseph Terrell takes his
place as the states chief executive, Mr.
Gambler will go back to Gainesville to
occupy his new residence there and
will not become citizen of Atlanta, as
has been suggested. The Albany Her
aid alIudes to the tendency of state
house officers to make their home In
the Capital City. The Herald says:
"When a man gets elected to a state
house Office in Georgia the part of the
state from which he halls losses dis
tinguished citizen and Atlanta gains
one. Whether 1t is an acquired taste
for savory smell of the feshpots or an
attachment that is formed for Atlanta
and Atlanta ways, we know not; but
1t seems to be true that once a Geor-
gian gets to roosting about the capitol
he can never get entirely weaned away
from It,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-05-04
THE AMERICAN KING

The st. Louis Dispatch prints
a mild-mannered article showing that
J. Pierpont Morgan controls ten bill
lion dollars; that he is preparing to
girdIe the globe and capture the carry
ing trade Of the world; that no king is
one-tenth SO powerful as he; that Ed
ward VII, William of Germany and
Nicholas of Russia are pigmies in real
power as compared to Morgan; that
every man who labors works for Nor
gan through some of his companies,
and that the corporation over which
he has contr oil possesses more wealth
than there is gold on earth. Lives
there the american who does not flush
with pride at the magic name,
Pierpont?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-05-04
GROWING IN STRENGTH DAILY.


Hon. Joseph Terrell addressed the
voters of Monroe county at Forsyth
yesterday, and this week will inau-
gurate another winning campaign in
southwest Georgia, Mr.. Terrell grows
stronger with the people every day,
and his overw helming victory at the
polls on June 5th is generally conseded
in every section of Georgia. He will
speak at Conyers on Monday, Wash
ington on Tuesday, Blackshear on
Wednesday, Cuthbert on Thursday,
Button on Friday, and Arlington on
Saturday.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-05-04
THINKS JOHNSTON IS LEADING.

Hon. Mark Johnston, who delivered
an address in Americas Tuesday night,
has since been in Early county, and the
Blakely Reporter says that this able
candidate for the Office of state school
commissioner is in the lead there.
Fne Albany Herald declares that the
same is true as 30 Dougherty county,
and further says that the position DIR.
Johnston has taken for uniform sys-
TEN of text books; for giving the coun-
| ty boards of education the custody OF
their pro rata of the public school fund
and allowing them to keep the money
at home or in local banks, instead OF
having to keep it is the banks of At
lanta; for a division of the public
school fund of the state between the
whites and blacks according to the
taxes paid, respectively, by the two
races, and for the exclusion of North
ern school histories that are prfiudicial
to the South from the schools of the
state, and giving preference, as far az
practicable, to books by Southern au-
thors and by Southern publishers-the
stand taken by DIR. Johnston on these
four propositions, as set forth in his
platform, is making votes for him
throughout this part of the state.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-05-04

The New York Times takes rather
kindly to the idea that Hill would
make fit candidate tor President. Tt
comedies that ''there are old-fashioned
Democrats who will doubt whether Mr..
Hill is just the sort of Moses to lead
the Democratic party out of the wilder
: nssseSs&pt if they will reflect upon the
matter they will perceive that he has
added many cubits to his stature since
the days when he was the unques-
toned boss and did things which the
Democrats abhorred. "
OF course it is too early to talk seri-
oualy of nominees yet awhile.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-05-04
Special Notice

My celebrated registered
trotting stallion, Agrippa,
record as a four year old Of
2. 2614 will be at Turpin's sta
bles for two weeks commenc-
ing April 22nd. Parties hav-
ing good mares should not
miss this opportunity.
Agrippa is a magnificent
bay horse with black points,
sired by Onward, whowas the
greatest sire In the world
Bred by R.P. Pepper & Son,
Frankfort, Ky.
Agrippa's pedigree in full
to be seen at the stables.
Terms reasonable.
H. Y. FERRILL, Albany, Ga
10 DIV tt
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-05-04
THERE'S SUGAR IN THE GOURD.

Who owns the sugar in Cuba? The
Senate Committee on Relations with
Cuba has decided to inquire. If the
trust owns it the so per cent, reduction
in the tax on sugar coming to this
country from Cuba will not be made,
and If the Cuban planters own it 1t will
be made. A little matter of principle
or the rights of the rs, 900, 900 American
sugar consumers are not considered.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-05-04

An Eastern woman has put up for
felt of $500 to bind rowing contest
with man named Hamburger Lovers
OF sport are anxlously waiting the
Hamburger stake.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-05-04

The Baptists of Little Rock accuse
Governor JEFF DAVIS of drunkenness
and profanity. If ne is that kind of
man he doubtless chews tobacco and
spits on the sidewalk.