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Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-05-14
To Fight Beef Trust.

Chicago, May ll.-The second step in
the investigation of the so called beef
trust was taken. today by the filing with
the clerk of the United States circuit
court of the bill for an injunction prayed
for by Attorney General Knox, United
States District Attorney Bethea and Spe.
cial Counsel William A. Day. The docu-
ment was handed to the clerk by Mr..
Bethea and the clerk stamped it and en-
tered it in the records. The application
for an injunction, based upon the allega-
tons in the bill, will be made in the
United States circuit court probably with
in the next 10 days.
The bill Of complaint is against Swift
& Co., the Cudahy Packing company, the
Hammond Packing company and Armour
& Co., corporations organized and exist
ing under and by virtue of the laws OF
the state Of Illinois.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-05-14
THE BIG COAL STRIKE IS ON
MINERS TIEUP IS COMPLETE
One Hundred and Forty Thousand
Operators Declare They VIII Give
the Fighters All the War They
Want.

Scranton, Pa, May l5.-President
Mitchell of the United Mneworkers states
that the tieup in the three anthracite dis
tricts is complete. Approximately 100000
men and boys are idle.
An official of he Delaware Lackawana
4 Western railroad says that corporation
had no intention Of resorting to lock-
out.
1--WE do not intend to irritate the men
and the other companies are of the same
mind" he added. "The situation is now
in the hands of the miners, After Wednes-
day it will be in our hands.
eve appreciate the fact that John
Mitchell does not want strike. Neither
do the companies. While we do not want
a fight, we will give the men all the fight
they desire if they decide that there is to
be one"
From the same official sources comes
the announcement that the Delaware
Lackawanna & Western company has
stopped selling coal. Not a commercial
load has been shipped since Saturday.
Any order must now be approved by the
head of the coal department before being
filed. The other companies have taken
similar action, and it is believed that a
coal famine will speedily result if the sus-
pension is made permanent on Wednesday
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-05-14

burned and mutilated. St. Pierre at
that time was an absolute, smoking
waste, concealing 10000 corpses,
whose rapid decomposition necessi-
tated in some cases Instantly complet.
ing their cremation, which was only
partly accomplished by the lava.
The inhabitants Of Fort de France
were panicstricken the morning OF the
disaster, when the sky suddenly black
ened until 1t was as dark as midnight.
The sea went back 80 yards and hot
rain began to fall, while gravel the
size of walnuts poured down into the
town. This lasted about Is minutes.
The $50 survivors who were brought
here yesterday from the vicinity of
st. Pierre by the French cable repair
ship Pouyer Quertier came from the
town of lie Prechsur, where. surround
ed on all sides by flowing lava, they
were nearly roasted to death and ex-
pected momentarily to be engulfed.
The work of relief is progressing
here on the most extensive scale pos
sible. but in anticipation Of disturb
ances the treasury building and the
warehouses are guarded by troops.
The latest reports received here
show that the lava continues to pour
down the slopes Of the mountain,
slowly engulfing the whole north side
of the island, while fresh crevasses
are continually opening.
Search Parties There.
New York, May Unsuccessful at.
tempts have been made to reach St.
Pierre, says London dispatch to the
Tribune. Cabling from st. Lucia, the
correspondent of the Mail says the
town is heap Of ruins and dead bod
les are lying all around. Few will
ever be recognized, so great is the mu
tilation and distortion.
Search parties have found 5000
charred corpses on the site of the ca
asphyxiated at first. Not a soul was
found alive In the whole town.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-05-14
ST. Vincent IS DANGEROUS
HOT VOLCANO IS IN ACTION
Northern Third Is in Flames and Is
Cut OF From Assistance by Con-
tinuous Stream of Lava-Ashes
Are Falling in Heavy Showers $50
Miles Away-Loss of Life.

Castries, St. Lucia, British West Indies,
May 1.-THE volcano of the island OF
st. Vincent has burst out in sympathetic
eruption. steamer which returned from
there last night reports that the northern
third of the island was in flames ana cut
of from assistance by continuous stream
Of burning lava, ashes falling in heavy
showers as far as $50 miles away.
Kingston Is Safe.
Kingston, the capital of st. Vincent, is
safe, but the people here are very anxious
as to the fate of the rest of that island.
Dominica and st. Lucia have very act
i've geysers, but they show no departure
from normal conditions. Foodstuffs of all
kinds are urgently wanted.
Deck Covered With Ashes.
Willemstad, Island of Curacao, May IL.
The Italian steamer Pedemonte, which
arrived this morning from La Guayara
reports that while passing near the island
of st. Vincent Thursday night her deck
was covered to a depth Of two inches with
ashes and her passengers were nearly suf
located with the smell of sulphur.
During Thursday all along the coast
especially in the gulf of Para, subterran
can noises were heard. The Indians were
terrOriZed.
Many People Killed.
"A message from the island of st. Vim
cent says:
The Soufriere has been in a state Of
eruption for nine consecutive mornings
On Thursday morning the day broke
heavy, with thunder and lightning, which
soon changed into continuous tremen
dous roar. Vast columns of smoke ros,
over the mountain, becoming densar anC
denser and scoria like, changing later tc
dust, fell upon all the adjacent estates
| destroying vast amount of property
At Chateau Belair the ashcs were two fee,
deep, and many large stones fell in tn,
parks of Georgetown. The earth shook
| violently and at o'clock in the Afternoon
midnight darkness spread over the
country. Thirty people are known tc
have been killed, and the damage to prop
erty in the windward district was yer,
heavy"
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-05-14
The Woman Turned Black.

New York, May l2.-For the third
time in the history of Bellevue hospital, a
case Of Addison's disease has appeared
there. The patient is Mrs. Catherine
Blosisi. The disease affects the kidneys
and the sufferer turns first yellow and
then black as negro. The woman's hus.
band said the disease first showed about
four months ago, when his wife's skin be,
gan to Turn yellow, She paid no furthe,
attention to it for long time, as no pain
accompanied the change of color. After y
time the yellow disappeared, and then in,
clined to copper hue later it took on T,
distinctly black tiHge.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-05-14
Young Man of Seattle Drowned.

Seattle, May l3.-Don Cowie, a well
known young man OF this city, was
drowned in Lake Washington, whether as
result of accident or intent to commit
suicide is not yet known. No motive fol-
suicide existed, so far as known, but
William Belond, who was in charge of thu
launch conveying the party about the
lake, says that Cowie jumped overheard
and refused to take hold of a rope and
boathook Immediately thrust within his
reach. The body has not yet been recover
ed. Cowie was Of prominent local family
and was about 25 years old.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-05-14

Kingston, Island of st. Vincent, B
| w. l., May 12.-After numerous earth
quakes during the preceding fortnight
accompanied by subterranean noises
in the direction of Soufriere volcano
on the northwest part of the island, q
loud explosion from the crater oc
CURED Monday last, and the water In
the crater assembled in a stupendous
cloud Of steam and exploded heavily
The noises grew louder continually
until Wednesday morning, when the
crater. three miles in circumference,
and the new crater formed by the last
eruption belched smoke and stone,
forcing the residents Of Wallibou and
Richmond valley, beneath the volcano,
to fee to Chateau Belair for refuge.
The thunderous noises, which were
continually increasing, were heard in
neighboring Islands 200 miles away.
At midday the craters elected enor-
nous clouds of steamy vapor, rising
majestically eight miles high, and ex-
banding into wonderful shapes, resem-
bling enormous cauliflowers, gigantic
wheels and beautiful, flower like for
nations, streak up, down and cross
wise. with vivid flashes of lightning,
awning the beholder.
The mountain labored to rid itself
Of mass of molten lava, which later
flowed over, in six streams, down the
side Of the valcano, and the greater
noise following united in one contin,
nous roar all evening, through the
night to Thursday morning, accom-
panied with black rain. falling dust
and favilla scoria, attended with mid
night darkness all Wednesday, Great
ing fear and anxious suspense.
The crater is still active as this dis
patch is sent. and great loss of life is
believed to have occurred.
The lava has destroyed several dis
tricts. with their livestock. People
are fleeing to this town, streams are
dried up and in many places a food
and water famine is threatened. The
government is feeding numbers of suf-
ferers from the outbreak. Great phys
ical changes have taken place in the
neighborhood Of the Soufriere.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-05-14
Indian Murderer Dead.

Tacoma, Wash, May ll.-Indian Jini
Williams, one of the murderers of NJ. and
Mrs. Horton, on Lynn canal, Alaska, in
1900, is dead in Tacoma. He was under
life sentence in the government peniten.
tiary at McNeil's island, but was brought
to Tacoma for treatment. He confessed
he cut Mrs. Horizons throat.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-05-14
Worst Possible Day.

Bordeaux, France, May 11.-Only a
few replies have been received to mes
sages Of inquiry from host of Bor-
deaux merchants having business con-
nections in St. Pierre. A small num-
Der of messages chronicle the saving
Of private families and individuals,
but most Of the dispatches are merely
announcements that big business es-
adjustments have been wiped out.
1t has been developed that the ca
tastrophe in Martinique occurred on
the worst possible day, namely, the
day of the arrival of the French and
the departure Of the English mail
steamers. In consequence Of this fact
many business men were in the city
Of st. Pierre instead Of at their coun-
try places.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-05-14
Roads Choked With Dead.

1T is estimated that 10000 persons pei.
ished at St. Pierre. All the roads lead
ing out Of the city are choked with dead
bodies, according to the reports reaching
here.
A second relief expedition was sent out
and brought back some Of the inhabi
tants of Corbet. They were crazed with
terror and dying from hunger. The ex.
petition succeeded in reaching st. Pierre
which is reported to be entirely destroy.
ed. The houses seem to have disappeared
as though they had been swallowed up in
a great pit. Immense iron columns were
found twisted and bent over in the di
rection Of the sci.
1t is believed that M. Mouttet, the gov.
ernor Of Martinique, is among those who
have persisted. His wife went to st. Pierre
on the evening of the disaster.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-05-14
Fire Still Continues.

| Fire Still Continues.
Paris, May 1.-THE minister of ma.
rine, M. Delassen, has received the
following from Fort de France, Mar
Unique, under date of May 10. 4 p. m. I:
arrived at Fort de France with pro-
Visions, passing close to st. Pierre.
Fire continues, volcano still emitting
ashes, with less density
"SUCHET."
Fort de France, Island of Martin.
lque, May 12.-Advices received here
from the vicinity Of st. Pierre, 10
miles from here, contain further de-
tails Of the terrible volcanic upheaval
which resulted in the utter destruc-
ton of that town and the death of
nearly all of its inhabitants.
The crater of Mont Pelee has been
wearing its Smoke cap" since the Sd
of May, but there was nothing until
last Monday to indicate there was the
slightest danger. On that day stream
Of boiling lava burst through the top
of the crater and plunged into the
NoiiSy VI thS isAfCi btdnChC, OF6l-
whelming the Guerin sugar works and
killing 20 work people and the son of
the proprietor.
A commission was appointed by the
governor to investigate the outbreak,
and 1t returned reassuring report on
Wednesday evening. But about s
o'clock on Thursday morning a shower
Of fire rushed down on st. Pierre and
the coast from lie Carbet, which had
population Of 5000, to LIE Prechsur.
which had a population of 1000, burn
ing up everything in its path.
Throughout Thursday the heat in
the vicinity of st. Pierre was so in
tense and the stream of flowing lava
was so unremitting that it was i'm
possible to approach the town during
the early part of the day. Asaeveping
approached the French cruiser Suchet
after a heroic battle with the heat suf-
location and sulphur fumes, succeeded
in making a dash toward the shore,
nearing the land close enough to en-
able her to take off 30 survivors of the
disaster, all of whom were terribly
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-05-14
Disturbances in GuadeIoupe.

Pointe-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe, May H.
On the morning of May Guadeloupe
learned that the Mont Pelee volcano in
Martinique had been in a state of eruption
since Saturday, May 3, throwing out
ashes. The same day violent thunder
ietonations were heard. AT noon came
rumor that lava was flowing from
Mont Pelee and that 300 lives had Leen
lost at st. Pierre. All that day were
heard loud noises like the discharge of
heavy artillery far off. 1t is not known
that these noises were from the Marti-
nique volcano. In the afternoon the cable
connections with Martinique all disappear
ed. A very heavy Thunderstorm then
broke over Guadeloupe and lasted for a
considerable time, and rumors were cur
rent that the Soufriere volcano in Quad
eloupe was more active. The earth was
trembling and volcanic rumblings were
heard. News of the disaster in Marti-
nique reached here by the French war
vessel Suchet Friday morning. Nearly.
every one here has relatives in Martinique
and intense sorrow prevails.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-05-14
yaIe,s second Crew Won.

Annapolis, Md, May 1.-THE Yale col.
lege crew defeated the navy eight here
by four seconds, or slightly less than two
lengths, in the fast time of $40 IL over
the two mile course.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-05-14
100000 PEOPLE Persisted
BURNING LAVA COVERED ALL.
City of St. Pierre, the Capital of
Martinique, Entirely Wiped Away
Very Few saved-Fiery Metal
Half Mile Wide-Tidal Wave.

Castries, St. Lucia, B. w. l.. May IL.
Mount Pelee, volcanic mountain
some 10 miles north Of ST. Pierre. the
commercial capital Of Martinique, is
the mountain which made faint show
Of eruption 80 years ago. On May 3
last it began to throw out dense clouds
OF smoke. At midnight the same day
flames, accompanied by rumbling
noises, lighted the sky over an i'm.
mense area, causing widespread terror
May 4 hot ashes covered the whole
city quarter of St. Pierre an inch thick
and made Mount Pelee invisible. AT
noon May stream Of burning lava
rushed 4400 feet down the mountain
side, following the dry bed of tor
rent and reaching the sea, five miles
from the mountain, in three minutes
In it's rush the fiery flood swept from
its path plantations, buildings, factor
les, cattle and human beings over a
breadth Of about half a mile.
At the rear of the mouth of the
Riviere Blanche stood the large Guerir
sugar factory, one of the finest in the
island. 1t is now completely entombed
in lava. The tall chimney alone is
visible. One hundred and fifty per
sons are estimated to have persisted
there, including the owners son.
AS the lava rushed into the sea the
latter receded 400 feet all along the
west coast, returning with greater
strength, a big wave covering the
whole sea front of st. Pierre, but doing
little damage ashore or afloat.
Terrible detonations, heard hund
reds of miles northward. followed a
short, irregular intervals, and contin
ued at night. In the intense darkness
the electric lights failed. but the towI
was lit up by urid flashes of flame
from the mountain. The terror strick
en- inhabitants rushed for the hills il
tnedral. All appeared to have beer
their night clothes, shouting and wall
ing, mad with terror.
The PlisGono family escaped to st
Lucia in small steamer. Thirty-fivt
persons, mostly women and children
arrived here in the forenoon of the
jth and furnished the above details
rhe men remained in Martinique. Tht
same afternoon, later, telegraphi'
communication was interrupted will
both the islands of Martinique and st
Vincent.
M. Plissono is believed here to b.
The sole survivor of the 10000 inhab
.tants of the town and all the shippins
n the port has been utterly destroyed
he West Indian & Panama Telegraph
;ompany's repairing vessel going first
hen the Quebec liner Roraima. Cap
ain Muggah of the latter waved hi:
hand in farewell to the Roddam al
his vessel sank with terrific explos
.on.
In the afternoon a French coastint
steamer arrived here from Fort d.
France seeking assistance, as all thu
country was burned up, the stock wal
lying, all the plantations were char
red, the country people were fiockint
into the towns and famine was feared
The steamer was loaded with food O
all sorts and was sent back to Mar
Unique at p. m. The captain of thi'
vessel reported that some 80 persons
left st. Pierre by the 6 o'clock boa
Thursday marning for Fort de France
and consequently were saved.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-05-14

The wealth of the world depends on
the value Of man and not on his pos
sessions.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-04-08
NEVER LIE TO AN ELEPHANT,
The Intelligent Animals Contract the
Bad Habits of Their In
structors.

1t is always interesting to know
what the keeper of 0 elephants or
show elephants has to say about his
charges. The writer recently asked
one keeper whether he liked them.
After reflection he answered that he
did when fresh to the work, for hel
had then to deal with elephants fresh
from their native haunts, says the Chi
cago American.
After the elephant is some time in
a show he picks up ugly tricks and
nasty ways, and takes short turns that
are not always honest or honorable.
He becomes a mean low brute. He
very quickly learns, according to the
human standard, the difference be-
tween right and wrong. If placed un-
der people of low morality he molds
his notions on theirs, and can act a lie
as well as the worst of them.
An elephant ought to be caught
young and educated as a gentleman in
regard to truth and honor. He should
never be deceived, never ~unjustly pun
ished, treated with firmness, but a fair
amount of kindness, and pains should
be taken to develop his love of appro-
baton, and to keep him sensitive,
which he naturally is, to blame.
An elephant learns the meaning of
words faster than any other animal,
Elephants can be shamed by words of
blame or r~eproach, Circus elephants
are wise enough to understand what
fools human beings are, and lose rev
erence for their keepers. Hence their
thickness, ingratitude and ugly turns.
One cannot, whether human or ele-
phantine, feel deeply grateful to a fool.
His favor humiliates. The elephants
show the effects of bad company just
as we ourselves might. No creature
resembles a dishonest attorney SO
much as an elephant debased by un-
conscientious keepers.
Care should be taken not to LET
young elephants go with old stagers OF
their species who have been perverted
by a sad experience of human nature
They seem to find delight in urging OF
the Juveniles to play nasty tricks, ant
in impressing on them that nothing
good should be expected of their mas
tiers, but to be careful not to provoke
the latter to extreme severity.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-04-08
Notice of Forfeiture.

To LOUIS A. PFEIFFER, his heirs or assigns
You are hereby notified that I have expended
the sum of Nine Hundred Dollars (S00O.00 in
labor and improvements upon each of the fol-
lowing named lode claims "BLACKHAwK,"
SWELL and "FIssURE,' situated in Seafoam
Mining District, Custer county, State of Idaho,
in order to hold said claims and premises under
the provisions OF Section 2324 of the Revised
Statutes of the United States, being the
amount required to hold each of said claims for
the years ending December 3ist, ls93-1S94-ls95
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and 1901.
And if within ninety (90) days after the full
publication of this notice you fail or refuse to
contribute your proportion OF such expenditure
as CO. owner, which amounts to Six Hundred
and Seventy Five Dollars (S675.OO, your inter
est in such claims Cbeing one-fourth) and also
the cost of the publication of this notice your
interest in said 'Blackhawk,'' swell" and
"Fissure'' lode claims will become the property
of the subscriber under said Statutes Of the
United States. JOHN MULLEN,
Dated at Bonanza, Custer county, Idaho, Nov
ember 26th. 1901. wild
First publication December Bird. 1901.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-04-08
rnoculntion 20 pertrox Rntn.

Lisbon has been suffering from a
pest o frats, for which the general anti
dote of cats, traps and poison proved
abortive. AS a last resorce bacilli were
employed, and the municipal doctors
were commissioned to inoculate some
rats with m infectious disease. A suit
able virus, harmless to man, was found,
a few rats captured and inoculated,
and then released. The experiment
proved a great success, for the bacii-
lus rapidly spread and the rats died
with wonderful rapidity, SO that in a
very short time the city was freed from
the rodents. 1t is now proposed to
Gear vessels from rats in the same way
Scientific American,
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-04-08
CITING A PRECEDENT.
The Effective Rebuke DE- "a Good-Na-
tured Southern Colonel Adminis-
tered TO Mfsckiewous students.

If there is one thing a mischief
maker breads more than another, it is
a laugh at his expense, but the heartier
the laugh the more the world in gem
eral enjoys itself. A capital opportu-
nifty recently fell In the way of a
southern gentleman, and it Is pleasant
to know that he made the most of it,
says Youths Companion.
He is a southern colonel" of the old
type living in a college town, and it is
the privilege of a number of students
TO board at his house. Now by some
law of nature, the student appetite for
food liz keenest about midnight, and
in consequence the ~colonel's larder
suffered nightly. Hams shrunk and
jams declined, while Fridays baking
no longer supplied cookies for the
week. The housekeeper was in despair,
and the colonel grew thoughtful.
Finally, one Sunday morning, as the
colonel, his family and boarders gath
cred around the breakfast-table, the
ravages Of the night before showed
forth past hiding. The ham was a
bone, and there was no golden sirup
for the cakes. The colonel's face wore
Its most genial smile.
Boys" said he, 81 can't help think
ing sometimes of a story of John Ran
dopph. He had a dog he loved as much
as the dog loved mischief. and watch
Fido as he would, he couldn't stop the
little creatures ravages.
"0ne morning Fido entered the IL
brary about two minutes before his
master, leaped into a chair, dragged
down a book that lay open in it, and
had just time to MUNICH a chapter or
two and leave his marks on the cover
when his master appeared. Randolph
stood in the doorway, surveying the
scene like a philosopher, while the dog
slunk off to wait for his whipping un.
der the sofa. But Randolph only looked
at him; then picking up the book, he
took a pen and wrote on the fy-leaf:
Done by Fido when he was a pup"
The colonel gave a Little guffaw
while his family shouted with laughter
The students grew very red and Their
laughed, too. After that the pantr,
was quite safe.