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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-08

FOR ExCHANGE-AB leo EMPTY
5 5egailon tin cans, clean and In good
sccndition. Also. about $50 empty sacks
J silita Die for potatoes or the like. Will
exchange for merchandise of any de-
scription Address p O Box COL.
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Vacavi11e Safe Robbery

Two burglars made big haul at 2:30 o'clock Friday morning by blow ing open the safe in o. H. Allison s store at Elmira. There was almost 5000, $500 in gold and the balance in silver, taken, which the owner had just received from San Francisco. An entrance was made from the rear of the store, drilling hole in the safe and using dynamite. The explosion awakened many people, and the first to arrive saw two men make their escape with plunder in sacks, but dark ness prevented description of them being obtained. Sheriff Savage and officers are searching for clew, but beyond the fact that the burglars evil dently knew of the arrival of money and that, just one year ago, the safe
 was treated the same way in Vacaville by two men, there is little to work upon. The safe is completely wrecked.
 There is evidence that the parties first
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Strawberry Growing

David Reese, who is familiar with strawberry culture, said "There are between 800 and 600 acres of strawber- ries planted in the Florin strawberry district, about four hundred acres of which will be in full bearing this season. In addition to this there is very large acreage being leveled and prepared for planting this year, it being one of the best seasons ever known for preparing the land for planting. Few people know the extent of the strawberry business that is being done at Florin. Last season Florin shipped S0,O00 cases of fifteen pounds each, of about eighty carloads of strawberries. This coming season will add one-third or one-half to that amount. These berries are shipped to Oregon; Washington, Montana, British Columbia, Colorado, Utah and Nevada, besides all over our own state. Prices realized last season were very satisfac- tory. "-Sacramento Record-U Union.
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Man-Killer Captured

Pedro Morales, the desperate outlaw of California and Mexico, after mar velously evading capture for several years, is safely lodged in cell of the little Yuma County Jail, securely handcuffed and shackled. The capture was made late Saturday afternoon about ten miles from the Mexican line by Under Sheriff Albert P. Behan, Jailor William Neahr and Julio Mar tinez, all of Yuma. The plan of attack was laid by Sheriff Gus Livingston.
 Morales has been known for months to occasionally cross the line into Arizona and make depredations among the stock belonging to Yuma county ranchers. The Yuma posse of three had been waiting four days for Nor ales to visit place that he was known to frequent, and their waiting was rewarded. when the outlaw, in com pany with another Mexican, hove in sight. The officers had concealed themselves behind trees in such posi- tions as to partially surround the des- perate fugitive.
 Leaving his 45-70 Winchester and T. inch bowie knife strapped to his sad dle, Morales got off his horse and started toward the house, his com panion remaining behind. When at reasonably safe distance from his weapons, the three men yelled for him to throw up his hands.
 Morales IS not given to throwing up his hands and instantly pulled his revolver from his belt, he began firing rapidly in the direction from which he recognized a voice, at the same time running backward toward his horse. When he had emptied his revolver, the officers made dash for him and finally overpowered him. He gave up the fight only when he could fight no longer. His companion fled at the beginning of the skirmish.
 Morales is wanted in Los Angeles for the murder of Deputy Sheriff Will son in 1897. He is also wanted in Mexico for more than one killing. It is said that he has been the slayer of five or six men in California and Mex ico. The California authorities had offered reward of $500 for his arrest and conviction. He makes no denial of his identity, and expresses his willingness to be taken to California without extradltion papers.
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B1ed to Death

Charles H. Lake, aged Il, received fatal injuries Wednesday while cross- ing the north branch of Feather river, in Butte county, by means of car on wire tram. As he reached the opposite bank he drew his shotgun from the car. The weapon was acci- dentally discharged and the shot en- tered his right arm above the elbow, nearly severing that member from the body. He died from the loss of blood before physician could reach him. His brother, who came here from the east recently on visit, attempted to end his life by drowning when he heard the news.
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ONE KILLED AND TWO INJURED
BaStion Hotel at Delmar Is Destroyed
 by Fire

The Bastion hotel at Delmar was destroyed by fire early Saturday morn- ing. John Rogers, an aged employe of the hotel, perished in his bed. His partially burned body has been recov- cred.
 Two miners, George Corin and John Ham:l, were slightly injured. A stairway fell with them when they were leaving the burning building. The hotel was two-story frame. It is thought that the fire was due to the explosion of piece of dynamite that some miner had placed in the basement of the hotel.
 A report was circulated that dyna- mite was purposely exploded, but it seems to have no substantial basis. The owner of the hotel says that dyna- mite was accidentally touched off by mice.
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A HORRIBLE FATE
How Death Came to Frank w. Ranney
 at the KeSwick Shelter

Frank W. Ranney was almost roasted alive at the Keswick smelter Sunday morning. A train of slag pots had just come back to the furnace from the dumping ground and it was Ran ney's job to pull out the shells and break up the slag. The shell was hot and stuck. He turned hose on to cool and loosen it. There chanced to be some red hot metal in the bot tom, and when the water struck this there was terrific explosion and piece struck Ranney ill the forehead and knocked him over senseless into the molten metal that poured out on the floor from the tipped-up pots. His clothing was burned from his body. When his gloves were pulled off his fingers came with them. He was horrible looking sight. He lived five hours. He had a valuable farm in Southern California. He was one of the oldest employees in years of service with the Mountain Copper company. His two children live at 237 South Bunker Hill avenue, Los Angeles.
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MAN-K|[LER IS CAPTURED
MURDERED DEPUTY SHERIFF WILSON
 OF LOS ANGELES
A Chinese Murderer Captured-Committed Suicide -vacaville Safe Robbery-Deadly Snowslide Splinter Severed Artery-Mrs. Craven Meets With Rebuff

Thomas Trainor, an old resident of Hanford, committed suicide at his home two miles from that place Satur- day, with revolver.
 Wah Foon, the Chinaman who is accused of the murder of Linn Duck near Gilroy, was captured on the farm where the killing occurred.
 Phoenix people are elated over the passage of the statehood bill in the house. A mass meeting of citizens has been called to acknowledge apprecia- tion of the action of the house and to encourage the passage of the bill through the senate.
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ransacksd the store, taking various articles of merchandise.
Deadly Snowslide

A Kaslo, B. O., special to the Spokane Spokesman-R Review says: "A snow slide half mile wide at the Washington mine Thursday killed John Douglas and buried Sandy Mcdonald and H. Powers under twenty feet of snow. The buried men were rescued after great effort, miners from various mines working desperately for two hours. They were badly injured. The avalanche demolished the hotel, store, blacksmith shop and barns, killing twenty-eight head of stock.
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Mrs. Craven Meets With Rebuff

Mrs. Nettie R. Craven has met with another rebuff in Judge Troutt's court in San Francisco. The judge decided that she had exhausted her legal priv ileges in connection with the estate of James G. Fair.
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Splinter Severed Artery

J. Stark, a well-known veteran of the Civil War, is dying at Tuolumne as the result of peculiar accident. Wednesday steel splinter from wedge penetrated his left leg and severed the femoral artery. Stark is said to have rich connections in Mary land
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THOUSANDS OF LIVES ARE LOST

with ashes and the town enveloped in dust, and could not land.
 It is feared that NJ. Moutele, Gov ernor of Martinique, has perished. He telegraphed, May 7, that he was proceeding to St. Pierre. Senator Knight is also supposed to have been at St. Pierre.
 The British royal mail steamer Esk, which arrived at St. Lucia Friday morning, reports having passed St.. Pierre at night. The steamer was covered with ashes, though she was five miles distant from the town, which was in impenetrable darkness. A boat was sent in as near as possible to the shore, but not living soul was seen ashore, only flames. The Quebec Steamship Company's steamer Roraima was seen to explode and dis appear.
 BLEW ITS HEAD OFF.
 Prof. John Milne, of London. says he is positive that no earthquake occurred in Martinique. The destruc- tion there was due entirely to a vol canic eruption. He adds: ''My seis- mic observatory has shown no sign of bllludhC MIblllu WCCh. 4NO seismic disturbances from the West Indies nave been noted from April 19, when there was marked record from Guatamala. What has probably hap pened is that Mount Pelee has blown its head off, as the head of a cylinder blows out when the steam pressure is too great"
 NEW CHAPTERS OPENED.
 New craters on the side of Pelee have opened and the eruption is worse than ever. Ships passing St. Vincent report La Soufriere hidden behind clouds of smoke, sand and lava. Dis charges from it are constant and come with crash like heavy artillery.
 SOUGHT THE SANCTUARY.
 Relief parties have ventured into the streets of St. Pierre, says a Cas- tries, St. Lucia, dispatch to the New York Herald. It was not expected that survivors would be found and so there has been no disappointment at the mournful reports that have been returned.
 Piles of dead in the vicinity of the site of the cathedral tell of an attempt to find sanctuary and refuge in the great structure of worship. Men and women, panic stricken at the cataclysm, turned ill the moment of their dispair to the cathedral and were apparently overcome before they could reach it's doors. So far the search has been hindered by the fires that are still raging and the investigators are in great danger.
 From the position of the bodies the opinion is formed that many were over- come almost before they realized the extent of the peril. Many of the bodies are in lifelike positions as though death had come with breath, as indeed has been the case.
 WATER DISAPPEARED.
 A dispatch received from the island of Dominica, D. w. l., says that man who returned from boiling lake dis trlct of that island, went within a hundred yards of the lake and found that the water had disappeared and that from vent ten feet in diameter in the center was column of steam that rose to height of thirty feet be- fore spreading into the atmosphere. That district, otherwise, was apparent ly unchanged, but the sulphur gases were very strong.
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Rates on DeciduouS Fruits

The traffic officials of the Southern Pacific have decided to announce the same rates on green deciduous fruits from California to the east that pre- vailed last year.
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COVERED WITH ASHES.

M. Biuguenot, sugar planter of the Island of Martinique, received cable dispatch from Fort de France, sent by the manager of the Francais factory, announcing that he had tried to reach St. Pierre, but found the coast covered
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VOLCANO DESTROYS ST. PIERRE,
 MARTINIQUE

Almost all the Inhabitants Are Killed-Earth Rolled Like Waves-Forty Thousand Said to Have Lost Their Lives-Under Mass of Fire Covered With Ashes
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-01-05
PrOXilent IniOn.

Columbia Council. No. 13D, held its regular
meeting on Thursday evening last. with a good
attendance of members Visitors from Enterprise
Council. No. 49,, were present and received a
hearty greeting. Brother A. II. Bresler and Sis
ter Mollies Keane entertained the council with
well-chosen remarks on the good OF the order.
Brother Barth reported good progress in securing
applications for the council and is working ear
nestIy for the order. Several Of the older MEM
bers were present and enjoyed the meeting. prom
Using TO be regular attendants hereafter. After
the council Adjourned the members Were treated
to wine and cake by Sister Turner in remem-
brance of the New Year with its greetings.
Enterprise Council, No. 49,, held its regular
meeting on Saturday evening last and initiated
one candidate. Six more will be initiated at the
next regular meeting. which Will take place at
the residence OF Sister Keane, No. lois Armstrong
avenue. on Wednesday evening. January S. Broth
er A. II. Bresler Of this council has again taken
up the work of propagation and promises fifteen
other candidates for the second meeting OF the
month. Columbia Council will visit this council
in a body the present week and promises to make
things lively for Enterprise. a spirited contest
for the greatest number in membership by June 30
has been entered into. with each council confident
OF being in the front rank.
The order starts out for 1902 better equipped
for propagation than ever before. and In better
condition, both financially and numerically. than
for many years.
Reports from Texas. Indiana. Kentucky and
Ohio are very fattering. Each State will send its
full number Of delegates to the conf & session OF
the Supreme Council. to be held In Cincinnati on
January Is. Missouri will send at least four dele
gates.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-01-05

contain on their rosters the names Of members
who have seen service at many of the Grand
offices. Among those who will take part are
Grand Past Protectors Sisters Emma Dammer,
Hannah Miller. Louisa SpiIker and BROTHERS II.
Mar Ayers and william +. Rover OF the Grand
North Star Lodge. No a2. had a largely attended
meeting last Thursday evening and elected the
following officers. They viii he Installed by the
grand officers at the next meeting. January 10:
W H. Dawson: vice protector. Mrs. Eva VI.
rndcrhill: recording secretary. Chas. T.. Dumont:
financial secretary. Mrs. Annie K. Graydon: treas
Grand Vice Protector Johanna Feidmann pro
during the past week: South side Lodge. No. 2250.
Mutual Lodge. No. so. two. and Golden Crown.
Ada Lodge. No. sS. had a crowded hall last
Friday evening. the occasion being the initiation
Of three candidates and the installation OF Of
fcers. After TIE meeting a musical was given.
which was enjoyed by all present officers for the
ensuing term are; Past protector; Louis kriete-
meier: protector. Mrs. Katie Stock: vice. protect
or. John Roths recording secretary: John n.
treasurer. Mrs. Wiihelmine Evers.
Silver star Lodge. No. 2eiI. last meeting was a
record breaker. Fully 50 per cent of the members
We're present. and five candidates We're initiated
and six applications received. A, committee was
appointed to arrange for a musical 10 be given
on the last meeting IN this month.
West Gate. No. Sc. started the New Year by In
itisting two candidates and receiving two app'i-
cations for membership at a weli-attended meet
ing last Thursday evening. The new Entertain
ment Committee for the ensuing term was in
structed to arrange an entertainment for each
Penrl Lodge. No. 64o. held an interesting meet
ing lest Thursday evening and initiated three
candidates and installed the following officers:
Past protector. ]. w; Pauius:. protector Mrs.
Henrietta Wharton: vice protector. Mrs. Emma
o'Keeie: recording secretary. Miss Eessie Whar.
ton: financial secretary. Mrs. Theresa Paulus:
treasurer, Charles y, Hurst,
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-01-05
knirhfx nf

The Installation OF officers for the year has now
begun and most lodges are pushing forward this
work.
riverside Lodge, No. 22i. at ST. Charles. on
Wednesday last had its officers installed. the
grand keeper of records and seal officiating Fol-
lowing the Installation a banquet was sat at
the Monroe House and the small hours IF :he
morning were changing the hue of darkness to
that of light when the boys got hot..e: Inns
lodge has had i wonderful growth End IS IN a
remarkable and prosperous condition
A reunion of old members took pla.e at the hall
Of Premier Lodge, No. 2ts; Thursday evening
last. The Installation Of officers tooh place ano
was followed by a banquet. While the numbers
of the lodge were seated around the festive
board. Past Chancellor Fuller. after q most elo-
ouent speech. presented the retiring cnancellor
commander, W. E. Edison. with a past chan
cellor's jewel made OF silver and gid. a hitting
tribute To this retiring officer.
On Friday night the installation Of the ofhcers
of Golden Crown Lodge. No. %, took piacs ara
the pledges that were made ty the members 20
of prosperity for this popular Lodge ]. II. Parker.
the retiring chancellor comnanf.r was present.
ed with a handsome past e.laCeellors leSeI.
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BROWNING.
KING & co.
Order of Mutual Protection.

Washington Wayne Lodge. No. s. the Oldest
lodge in the order. had n well-attended meeting
on Friday night. at which one candidate was IN
itiated. The officers. headed by Doctor Ii. ~.
Lyon as president, were installed by the supreme
officers and Society OF Deputies. who came for
that purpose In a body. Visitors from all other
lodges helped 10 make the attendance an I'M
usually large one. Interesting suggestions were
made by the president and secretary. with a view
to increasing interest in the renewed efforts TO
secure candidates. Addresses were made by SUI
preine Vice President John Hahn, VIM. r. Deu.
bach. member OF the Executive Committee. and
others. This lodge is now meeting in its new
third FN!hys Of the month
Mount Pleasant Lodge. No. Sc. had an old fash
tree and hundreds OF candles and a present for
every one who attended. Public installation OF
gramme. which was pleasantly performed by the
Society u Deputies.
lration which crowded Its spacious hall. The Of
fceIs were installed by Supreme Vice President
uties Of the several lodges. After a short bust.
ness meeting the doors We're opened TO the many
was had. during which some rousing speeches
were made for the good of the order by the Of
hG Constant aan s LoSs ei N S9e ns' hsd an unusually large
attendance last Friday, 10 members being pres
proposed. A delegation from the Supreme Lodge.
headed by the supreme vice president. was pres
will be a Jubilee affair, for which big prepara-
ttuns are being made. one Of the officers to be
installed at that time will enter his fifth
Triumph Lodge, No. l52 is very proud of its
slant attendants. It's new ofacers predict that
the number Will be doubled before the end Of that
Schiller Lodge. No. %. had a rousing meeting
on the last day Of the Old Year. nearly 500 MEM
Year. The time was pleasantly spent with mu-
slc. dancing and the cup that cheers. The new
Lodges meeting during the coming week are Mis-
souri. Cherokee and st. Louis.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-01-05
Order of Columbian knights.

The Executive Committee met at the hall OF
Plymouth Lodge and was well represented. The
prizes awarded by the Supreme Lodge were dis
tributed to the several lodges. The progressive
euchre was discussed and action will be taken
definitely at the next meeting. The committee
witnessed the initiation of twenty-five candidates
by Plymouth Lodge and the ceremony was con-
Quoted by the degree team.
st. Louis Lodge was well attended at the last
meeting. Two candidates were initiated and two
applications presented
Plymouth Lodge received eighteen applications
for membership and initiated Doctor J. p F1tz-
patrick, and he was elected examining physician
for the lodge. Brother J 5. Cmberger was elect
ed warden TO fill a vacancy This lodge receives
at each meeting from fifteen TO twenty applica-
tons. and bids fair to be the banner lodge in
membership in the state. ]. P. Gaunett o. Chei-
tenham and ]. F. Ryan of st. Louis Lodge Wis
tied the lodge officially. Under good OF the order
Brothers Borgelt. Hart. Collins. Sturgis and
Chapline were constituted a committe TO Or
Eanize a degree team to initiate candidates.
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Legion nf Hnnnr-

Alpha Council will open the season with an
entertainment and hop on Tuesday evening next
at the Masonic Temple. Cards are nVw cut for
this function and from the programme now IN
the printers hands the rlein,v;S II the mother
council and her numerous friends may anticipate
an enjoyable reunion upon that 'cCGSiDE.
The Installation OF lttic - Of compton h:ii
Council. booked for its frst meeting la the month,
Will be celebrated by one OF their stag sym
posiums.' When this announcement is made no
further induCement Is necessary to insure q
rousinE turnout. The excluSII-Eess of these So
cial functions warrants Tile belief that COMPTON
Hillites are at all times In the front rank OF
fraternal proRressiveneSs.
Ivanhoe Council held a special meeting at ths
supreme council offices on Tuesday last anG IN
itiated two candidates.
The installation of officers in the following
cite. Eighteenth and Shenandoah. by ONeiil
RYAN and J. g. Crutwell. Tuesday-Excelsior
No. 394s Easton avenue. by j. r.. hIneaIy ara
James Maccallun. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Do.ic
room. Mls1nic IeInple. by T. NJ. Estes and ':
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lII Fellows.

Golden Scepter Lodge had two petitions FOR
membership. one candidate for the + rst degree
and one for the Second. This lodge liz In a
iiourishing condition. The degree staff is prepar-
Ing some excellent floor work.
Wlng"nund Lodge will have installation of Of
fcers next Tuesday night. Three candidates. are
due for initiation. The meeting nights will be
every Tuesday instead Of second and fourth Tues
days.
Martha Washington Lodge will have installation
Of officers and ice cream and cake at It's meet
Ing tomorrow night.
st. Louis Lodge gave an entertainment AMI
smoker on Saturday. December %. The following
talent took part in the exercises: The Richa d
sons gave songs. Illustrated with stereopticon
views: the Lyceum Quartet. composed Of Messrs.
Joe Z. Herzog. William II. Miller. Tates A.
Miller and Rich W. Hammer. gave several songs:
Fred Brownold gave piano selections. Owen
initiated she Hebrew. William West. the tenor.
gave several selections. and Mr.. Charles Croker
songs.
Oak Hill Lodge had its usual good meeting
last Thursday night ard initiated two canli-
dates. with good work NV the degree staff. one
application for membership was received. Special
meeting Saturday evening for dagree work.
Coral Rebekah Lodge gave a euChre and hop
at Benton Hall New Years Eve. about ZIG per
sons being present. all enjoying themselves until
the early morning. Supper was served. There
lodgeroon. Billion and Manchester avenues. jan
uary IL.
Laclede Lodge had one application for member
ship. The Second and Third degrees were con-
ferrei. Had installation Of officers.
The Entertainment Committee of the Head
quarter Association will meet at the headquarters
tomorrow night