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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-05-29
Professor Hovey Reports That De-
struction and Desolation Are
more Complete.
PEOPLE WERE ASPHYXIATED
Fire Followed a Tornado of Suff0catng
Gas-How the Mud Was
Formed.

NEW YORK, May PIE. O.
Hovey, assistant curator of the
American Museum of Natural
History, who weut to Martinique
on the cruiser Dixie to examine
the volcanic phenomena. cables
the Herald from Castries. St.
Lucia:
''St. Pierre can only be COM
pared to Pompeii. The devasta-
ton and desolation are even
worse.
''lt is evident that a tornado
of suffocating gas wrecked the
city, asphyxiated the people and
fire then completed the ruin.
''This confirms the story that
asphyxiation of the inhabitants
preceded the burning of the city,
the gas being sulphurated hy-
drogen, lighted by lightning, or
the fires in the city. The same
tornado drove the ships in the
roadstead to the bottom of the
sea or burned them before they
could escape.
"This comes nearer to being a
sheet of flame than anything
heretofore reported from any
volcano. Mud was formed in
two ways. by the mixture in the
atmosphere of dust-covered
slopes of the cone, washing down
vast quantities of fine, light dust.
mo flow of lava has apparent
ly attended the eruption as yet,
the purely explosive eruptions
thus far apparently bringing no
molten material to the surface.
The great emissions of suffocat-
ing gas and the typical cloud
burst erosion, with the resulting
streams of mud, are among the
new features which Pelee has
added to the scientific knowledge
of volcanoes.
Prof. R. M. Hill, the eminent
geologist, with his party, has
chartered a steamer and is care
fully studying the volcano from
the sea. George Kennan. with
a land party. is examining the
northern part of the island.
Mont Pelee is fairly quiet, al
though there was big eruption
of ashes Saturday. which cover
cred the extreme north of the
island. The new crater is active.
Most of the refugees who have
come into Fort de France have
deserted the town for points fur
ther south, as terror still pos
sesses all souls and Fort-de-
France is believed to be doomed
All business has been suspended.
as the amount of supplies re-
ceived has killed sales.
The scientists are divided in
opinion as to whether or not new
and more violent outbursts are
to be expected. A majority of
them think volcanic energy will
be displayed for long time, but
that no further loss of life will
occur, as there are no large pla-
ces left to be destroyed, and
Fort-de- France, they say, is alb
solutely safe from any possible
outburst from Mont Pelee.
st. Pierre, Martinique, is no
longer of interest except to the
scientists. Mont Pelee is still
active, but all within it's range
are dead or have fed. Fort. de
France is quieter, after the large
exodus of its inhabitants to
neighboring colonies. The Mar
Unique sufferers have. sufficient
food for the present.
The st. Vincent volcano, the
Soufriere, is less active. The
total loss of life as a result of its
eruption is finally placed at 100
about the original estimate. The
wounded and burned number
600, Many of these in hospitals
cannot recover. More than 4Of
persons are destitute. They art
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-06-24
In the Dark.

Harold-What did she say when you
turned out the gas and kissed her?
Rupert-Said she felt as if she never
wanted to see my face again.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-06-24
This, that and the other thing.
without Change.

understood you to say Billsins had
a suit of clothes for every day in the
year. | have since found out that he
has only one suit"
We'll. that's right He wears that
suit every day in the year"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-06-24
In the Nursery.

Dorothy-Yes, Percy 1 suppose we
might become engaged, but 1 am too
young to marry, you know.
Percy ~ Foolish girl! Who ever
thought of marriage at ones first en-
gagement?
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-06-24
Enir Enaunh

Merchant-lf we employ YOU, it must
be understood that we are to charge
you for all the mistakes you make.
Applicant-That's all right, if you'll
reward me for all the mistakes / don't
make.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-06-24
No Need of Help.

Mr. Portlie-P Patrick. 1 wish you
would have this demijohn filed with
the best whisky that Odd, Stuff G. Co.
nave In stock. The carriage is out, but
When It returns l will send it to meet
you half way, as l presume the demi-
john will be heavy.
New Mani will be loight enough
before Oi get that far wild it, sor.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-06-24
waste Of Time.

Why, Willie, you have spot on
your new suit Come here and ,let me
clean it, = 4
What's the use? Give me a day or
Two longer and I'll have all the rest Of
II SO dirty no one can see the SPOT"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-06-24
Anronos of Nothin.

marry.
she-Well when a girl has had lot
OIL money spent on her education it
makes her awfully particular.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-06-24
very suitable.

I Say" exclaimed the man who was
being shaved, you should reserve that
razor for your political customers
Why sop asked the barber.
Because it has such pull
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-06-24
A Prophet.

Little Boy-Pa, what's prophet?
Father (savagely)-A man who goes
about saying Il told you so' to every
thing that happens.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-06-24
THE USE OF AUTOMOBILES BY THIEVES SUGGESTS OTHER POSSIBILITIES
Slow Pay.

Doctor, did you manage to cure old
McSkinflint of torpid liver?''
Yes: but 1 can't cure him of torpid
pocketbook.''
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-06-24

We seldom like the cards we've got,
And many lose, while few may win
All, fate, fear, has slipped a lot
OF useless extra two spots ii
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-06-24
Hi, get out of the road, boy! Ny
horse don't like donkeys"
Then why don't he throw you off,
guv'nor?'
An Unfair Deal.

Llfe is little game, that's all;
The shuffied cards are dealt around;
To some the welcome aces fail,
And here and there king is found
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-11-12

Rooms for Rent.-Gentlemen prefer.
red. Mrs. ]. B. Wood, corner State
and Eighth streets.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-11-12

Republican party, and Mr.. Bingham is
in a measure held responsible for that
action"
In the appointment of Bingham
successor. J. o. Thompson younger
brother of Representative G. W.
Thompson. who has been postmaster
at Tuskegee. Booker Washington lands
another favorite.
The rumor of some time ago that
District Attorney Warren Reese, OF
MONTGOMERY. is also TO be dumped is
revived, but it is said he may be
saved nv the fact that he was not
conspicuous in the lilly white" per
formance.
Although practically a removal,
Bingham surrendered the Office of col
lector of internal revenues for Ala
bama by resignation last Friday. AS
sitant Secretary of the Treasury Tay-
lOr reouested Bingham to tender his
resignation by wire. by wish OF the
president Bingham wired that he
would mail his resignation, and int
mediately received another message
advising him to hold it up until he
received the department letter. Upon
receipt of this letter Bingham went to
Washington and handed in his resls
nation. which. after a conference with
The president. Secretary Shaw and MI.
Payne accepted
The fate of the Alabama Republl-
cans will no doubt have tendency to
put an effectual termination to the
lilly white movement everywhere In
the south. at least while the strenu-
GUS and erratic Mr. Roosevelt occu-
pies the white house The fellows at
the pie counter may be depended up
on to stand aloof.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-11-12
Circular to County Judges.

Hon. H. T. Bradford, who entered
upon his duties as commissioner OF
mines, manufactures and agriculture
the first of the month, has issued the
following circular letter to the coun-
ty judges of the state:
II wish to add and increase the
exhibits of the resources of the state
in this department as early as pos
sble, and to assist me in doing this
write to ask you to give me the name
and address of the owner or opera
tor of each mine or manufacturing
plant of any kind that is being oper-
ated in your county, and also the name
and address of two or .nree progress
sive farmers or fruit growers, and
will be glad for you to ask your coun-
ty papers to say that l want for ex-
hibition choice sample of the out
put of each mine and manufacturing
plant, and also Of each product of
the farm and orchard, the sender
giving his name and location of his
mine and manufacturing plant or farm
or orchard, the kindtof mineral, manu-
factured article or product of farm
or orchard sent. the output of the
mine or manufacturing plant, or
amount grown peraacre of product
of farm or orchard. Samples
to be sent by express; charges to be
paid by this Office.
81 make this request OF you because
| know that he interests of your
county are very largely in your hands,
and hope to have your cooperation
in endeavoring to advertise her re-
sources.
Il am anxious to make a success
of l.4ls department of the state, and if
the people will stand by me and CO.
operate with me l will make it OF
inestimable value to the state
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-11-12
JEFF AND A THIRD TERM.

According to the Little Rock cor
RESPONDENT of the Memphis CONNER
cial Appeal it seems to be a settled
fact that Gov. Davis will be cahal-
date for a third term. This cores
pondent, in speaking of the .probapie
candidacy of Mr.. Langford, OF PINE
Rluff for governor. says that Gov.
Davis will find in Mr.. Langfofd a
dangerous antagonist How can MI
Lapgford be an antagonist OF GOV.
Davis unless Gov. Davis is going to be
a candidate for a third term?
But the Little Rock correspondent
of the Commercial Appeal is not
very reliable prophet when it comes
to foretelling in matters political in
Arkansas. If he were he could Sc
cure a much better job than he holds
down at present 1t is generally un-
derstood among the friends of Gov.
Davis and Senator-elect Clarke that
Mr.. Langford supported the Clarke
Davis combination against Jones and
Rector, and that he not only lent his
personal influence in the interest OF
Clarke and Davis, but contributed OF
his money to their support and to
help them win in the primaries. II Mr..
Langford thus supported Clarke and
Davis it is not reasonable to suppose
that Mr.Langford and Gov Davis would
be candidates for the same Office at
the same time. Mr.. Langford may con-
template making the race, but if JEFF
should make the race for third term,
which he may probably do, it would
be safe to bet that MI Langford would
not be a candidate, and neither would
Tom McRae II Gov. Davis does not
ask third term he is pledged to
support McRae, a pledge made before
the opening of the last gubernatorial
campaign.
Notwithstanding it is alleged that
MI Langford so zealously supported
the Davis Clarke combine, it looks
very much now like he will be unable
to get the support of the combine in
a race for the governorship in 1904
whether Gov Davis asks for a third
term or not.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-11-12
BLACKEYE FOR "LILY WHITES"

President Roosevelt has given the
lilly whites" of Alabama blackeye
in the removal of VIM. Vaughan as
United States district attorney of the
northern district of Alabama. and j.
II. Bingham as collector of internal
revenue. The removed officials were
prominently identified with the "lily
white movement, and they We're
thrown out purely on that account.
They both stand high in the Republi.
can party of their state, and their re-
moval has greatly offended the Re
publicans of the state. Postmaster
General Payne is quoted as saying:
The change in the Office of internal
revenue collector for the district OF
Alabama in no wise reflects upon the
ability or integrity of Mr. Bingham,
the incumbent of the Office. 1t is one
of those things which occasionally
happens in politics. The position TAX
en- by the Republicans OF Alabama at
their recent state convention as un-
derstood by the Republicans Of the
north, is looked upon as perversion
of tie augmental principles Of the
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-11-12
CAUSE OF THE BURGlARlES.

Burglars are doing Pine Bluff al
most every night in the week. 1t is
attributed to the idle persons in that
city.-Tyler, Texas, Courier.
The recent robberies in Pine Bluff,
due to the many loafers here. is Great
ing editorial comment in the news
papers outside the state, as may be
seen by the foregoing extract from
the Texas paper.
Until the loafers are driven out OF
Pine Bluff or made to go to work, of
their own volition or on the chain
gang. burglaries are going to con-
tinue. Every loafer in the city who
has no visible means of support should
be arrested, and instead of giving them
a nominal fine in the police court try
them in the courts of the justices of
the peace, where they may, upon con-
viction, be given the heaviest fine
possible and hustled off to the county
convict farm. Not many of these
thieving loafers would have to be
sent to the farm before the remain
ing ones would take the hint and seek
honorable employment or get out OF
town.
Chief Culpepper has announced his
intention of ridding the city of the
loafers, and if he is given the proper
assistance by the people and the
courts, the work may be accomplish
ed in a much shorter time than the
average person may suppose.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-11-12
Mind is Affected,

The friends of Mr.. j. J. Whitaker
will regret to know that he is suffer
ing mental alteration, and will pro-
badly have to be sent to a sanitarium
or asylum. Since last Sunday after
noon, when he had a CONFUSION, his
mind has been shadowed, and last
night it was deemed best to contine
him.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-11-12
Arm Broken.

The eieht-year-Old daughter of Mr.
B. E. Ridgway. a well known farmer
living five miles southeast of the city
fell from gallery last night and
broke her arm. Dr. Loving was sum-
getting along as we'll as could be ex-
pected.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-11-12
Defendant Gets the Cow

In the civil suit for the possession of
a COW in which Mr. George Merrill
is the plaintiff and Mr. RI. Ruther-
ford the defendant, which was, aired
in Esq. j. w. Clary's court Saturday.
judgment was given the defendant for
the possession of the COW.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-11-12
MarriaQe Licenses.

Marriage licenses were issued to-
day to the following:
w. N. O'Shields, aged twenty eight,
and Laura Deltmer. aged twenty-five.
Harry O. Welsh and Grace E. Ham.
ilton.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-11-12
PUBLISHED BY
THE ADAMS PRINTING COMPANY.
Jas. w. ADAMS, General Manage.
GEO. II. ADAMS, Business Manager.
FERNANDEZ MAY, Managing Editor.

Entered a. the PcStoffice at Pine
Bluff. Ark, as second-cl class mail mat
ter.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-11-12

FOR SAI4E-Two good harness po-
nies for sale cheap. Apply Singer Sew
ing machine Office. 81
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-11-12

FOR SALE-A surrey, nearly new;
bedroom suit and heifer calf Apply
1902 East Sixth avenue 30
The Tupelo journal., 1902-11-14

and gain their c~onsent?"
mo, sir, it would not!" roared the
Colonel, testify. "They have been
holding secret meetings and plot
ting against us for days! I do not
propose to be dictated to by two such
ships of children! Here is the license,
sir. We are both of age, I think.
Mrs. Morrison can witness!"
And then, as they stood up, two
figures swooped down upon them
and stood facing them, side by side,
holding each others hand.
"Well, father" said Tom, severe
~, 81 must say I am scandalized.
Running away to be married! And
at your time of life!"
"Tom!" calculated the Colonel,
"Wha'-wha',"
II wouldn't have thought it of you,
mammal" said Nellie, with muoa
spirit. ITO think of you doing such
a thing without saying a word to
mel"
"a pretty thing this will be to get
out!" remarked Tom, regarding his
father, gloomily. "How is a young
fellow to get up in the world if his
father runs away and gets married
every time he takes a notion"
"And what an example to set be-
fore mel" said Miss Nellie, primly.
Mrs. Grayson had already sank into
a chair and buried her face in a hand
kerchief, and now the Colonel sank
into another one close by. He felt
very weak.
snow that you 10th know it, Tom,''
The Tupelo journal., 1902-11-14
KILLED A JEALOUS HUSBAND.
Mrs. EnOch Hink Pointed u Shotgun
at Her Husband-Efect Was All
She Could Have Expected.

Binghamton, N. Y. Nov. 10.-Mrs.
Enoch Hink shot and killed her hus-
band at their home, about three miles
above Port Dickinson, Sunday morn
ing, about four O'Clock.
Hink was So; his wife 40. They
have been married % years. For some
time Hink has been jealous of a
nephew, Frank Hink, who has board
ed at the Hink home. Saturday, Mr..
and Mrs. Hink and Frank Hink came
to Binghamton. Mrs. Hink and Frank
drove home alone. About two o'clock
Sunday morning Hink, who had ar
rived home some time previously in
an intoxicated condition, quarreled
with his wife and made an assault
upon her. She ran out of doors in her
night dress, barefooted, pursued by
her husband, and ran down the road.
He was armed with a clasp knife.
Finally, in the darkness, Mrs. Hink
eluded him, and going back to the
house barricaded her bed room. Hink
went back, and when he tried to open
the door to renew the assault, the
woman took up a shotgun and point
ed it at her husband. 1t was dis
charged, the charge entering Kinks
breast just above the heart. He died
in a few minutes.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-11-14
Both Were Shocked.

Little Elsie was a faithful attend
ant at Sunday school, and lad lis
tened earnestly when plans for a
coming Christian Endeavor conven-
ton were discussed, her interest in
creasing to enthusiasm over the mys-
terious affair when she learned that
her auntie was to attend as a dele
gate.
Coming into the library one day,
auntie saw the little maid busily en-
gagged in writing a letter to her
cousin with whom she kept up a
juvenile correspondence. She
scrawled industriously for a moment,
then stopped. There was a puzzled
expression on her fat ink-stained
face, as she dangled her short legs
and wriggled uncomfortably on her
high perch.
"Auntie," she said, show do you
spell 'devil??'"
ooh, Elsie" said her auntie, 81 am
shocked! Why are you using such
a word as that in your letter? Nice
little girls never say such things!"
"Why, auntie," she cried, "I'm only
telling her about the Christian and
devil convention!"-Harper's Maya
zine.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-11-14
ouaint Marriage Customs.

A certain marriage custom has, I'M
luckily for the brides of to-day, fall
en- into disuse. It was once incum-
bent on the bridegroom to place a
sum of money in a purse on the
wedding night and present it to the
bride. A~fterward this was done the
following morning, and the gift was
called the Dow Purse. Another
phase of the same thing existed in
Cumberland, where the bridegroom
provided himself with gold and
crown pieces. At the words, with
all my worldly goods I thee en-
dow" he gave the clergyman his
fee and poured the rest of the
money into a handkerchief which the
bride held out. In other places it
was the custom on the day follow
ing the marriage for the bride to
ask her husband for a gift of money
or property, and he was bound in
honor to grant her request.-Scot-
fish American.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-11-14
THEY GOT THE WRONG TRAIN.
A Local Train Runa Into n Pile of
Debris Near Austin, Tex, In
tended for st. Louis Flyer.

Austin, Tex, Nov. 10.-The ST. Louis
flyer to Mexico City over the Interna-
tional & Great Northern, due here at
nine o'clock Sunday night, owes it's
safety to the fact that a local pas
senger ahead of it, running two hours
and a half behind time, crashed into a
pile of debris placed on the track,
presumably to wreck the flyer. The
local due here at six o'clock did not
arrive until a few minutes before nine
O'Clock Sunday night, and reported
that five miles from the city, Just in
the edge Of the mountain ranges and
near the scene of three famous hold
ups, the train smashed into a pile Of
rocks and cross ties that had been
between the rails. The accident hap
pened near the small station of Hoop
er, and its being a local train and
slowing up at the time to let off a sin
gle passenger is the only explanation
of why the train was not derailed.
The flyers scheduled time is As miles
an hour. The trainmen report that
two suspicious characters who got on
at Mcneil left the train when it
stopped at Hooper and have not been
seen since,
The Tupelo journal., 1902-11-14
h Modern Child.

The modern child is the most dis
~couraging thing I know about.
just the other day l undertook to
entertain a small neighbor of mine
while her mother passed the after
noon in bed with a sick headache.
Naturally, I assumed that the littln
girl would enjoy looking at a pref
tily illustrated book of fairy tales
which had just come into my posses
sion. She took the book politely
and sat down to look at the pic
lures. When 1 looked up she was
staring at me with a question in
her eyes. Seeing me disengaged, she
put it into words:
Heres a very pretty picture"
said she, pointing out, OF rather in
dicating, for she's too well trained
to point, to a wash drawing of Ii
tania and her attendant fays.
They're very pretty, but will you
please tell me whether they're angels
or just insects ?"-Washington Post.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-11-14
A Rejected Gift.

The chief eunuch of the harem be-
longing to a son of the late Abdul
Aziz, and cousin of the present sui
tan, recently presented his majesty
with a slave. The sultan, however,
was convinced that she was danger
Gus and sent with an evil purpose,
and so refused the gift and exiled the
donor. The prince was furious and
went to the sultan to demand his
servant back, as he had been with
him for 20 years. The sultan replied
that he had had him so long it was
quite time he changed. The prince
got more excited, and was talking
very freely when he suddenly found
he was alone in the room. 1t turned
out that the sultan, who had been APP
parently leaning against the wall,
had vanished through an invisible
door, which is there in case of emer-
gencies. The prince went home and
has not been allowed to come out
since.-London Telegraph.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-11-14

he said, feebly, Il don't mind waiting
and being married quietly at home
some evening. If you hadn't shown
such determined hostility"
wei have the wedding at home,~
said Tom, willing to show q forgiv-
ing disposition. "And while we are
about it we will have a double we'd
ding-you and Mrs. Grayson, Nell and
T."
"You! You twol" cried Mrs, Gray
son, emerging from her handkerchief.
I'VE two" announced Tom, airily.
"But you didn't catch us running
away" He spoke with a lofty moral
tone, at the same time giving the
Reverend Felix a furtive kick.
The Colonel had taken time to d.
gest the statement, but he now
broke out with a roar Of laughter,
slapping his knees.
"You two!" he roared. "Great
Scott! Who ever would have
dreamed it? How did you keep it
so closer"
After which Mrs. Grayson and Nell
were forced to go into the back par
lor and give their personal attention
to Mrs. Morrison, who seemed about
to collapse.-Woman's Home Com
panion.