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Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-23
A sublime Outhurnt.

"Ail at once there was a sublime outburst
from the mountain" he says. whether
more than one crater opened II would be
hard to say. but a confiagration came right
out of the mountain in one grand burst
with noise SO terrible that beside It a
thunderclap would sound like pistol shot
alongside of the roar Of twelve-inch gun.
Then It came rolling down the mountain
over the Intervening hills-the, molten Stag
flame and smoke one immense cloud OF 1t,
luminous. awful, rolling down like fire. It
took just moment As It came sweeping
down there seemed to be an inexhaustible
supply following IT,, an endless tornado OF
steam and ashes and burning gas The
instant we saw this grand outbreak coming
toward us the captain rushed to the bridge,
calling me to heave' up anchor. sprang
forward to the steam windlass. The car
penter beside me was bending forward to
start the machine going. when destruction
struck us.
THE thing was indescribable. It seemed
to whirl earth and sea before 1t, Just as
the western cyclones wipe up the trees and
everything IN their paths; but this was an
explosive whrlwind. setting fire to every
thing as It went II was only a few sec
onds of time. but as II rolled over the In
tervening miles toward the city, that city
was doomed. Lava, fire, ashes, smoke.
everything combined, swept down on us In
an instant. No railroad train could have
escaped it."
All human activity in st. Pierre was
hushed in two seconds. The destruction
OF Pompeii was not more tragic.
few buildings survived this holocaust,
but two weeks later second outburst COM
pleted the terrible work of devastation.
After several weeks OF activity on the part
of Mont Pelee that volcano ceased its storm
of lava and ashes over the ruins.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-23
Police Seem Pcweriess.

81. PETERSBURG, Aug. 2.-ln spite or
the wholesale arrests and deportation OF
revolutfonists. the Big 'centefs 'daily chron-
icie of murder and robbery IS not appre-
Gladly diminishing. The police seem utterly
y powerless to- capture the perpetrators OF
the crimes They do not make an arrest in
one case out OF twenty-five. While the rev.
dictionary opposition to the government has
thus degenerated into campaign of crime,
the three political parties, the constitutional
democrats, Oetoberists and regenerationists
are drifting. The efforts to effect an ANAL
gamation have failed.
Meinikoff. who was associated with the
famous Russian revolutionary aEitator,
Gerschunin, in the conspiracy which was
responsible for the assassination of former
Minister of Public instruction BogoliepofS
and former Minister OF the Interior sipla-
RUNE, in company with sassanoff. the as
sassin Of former Minister OF the Interior
Won Plehve and other terrorists. has es-
capped from Ackatui. trans- Baiksl. 1t is an
bounced that some amelioration of the con-
dition OF Jews will be made without waiting
Tor the action OF Parliament. A commission
Ia sitting ut the ministry Of the interior
celebrating q general project OF law. whose
provisions, however, will only include ar
extension OF the limits of the pale of resi-
dence and an extension OF the rights OF
higher education.
Of1icial statistics show the extent OF the
panic among land owners, Since last No.
vember .b57 dessiatines "a dessiatine Is
little over two and q half scres), of land
were offered TO the Peasants bank al
about 90 per dessiatine, but the amount
actually bought and sold to the peasant
Is not stated. The bank Is paying for the
land in notes worth in the market SIS. and
selling II to the peasants on installment,
sufficient TO meet the interest and amortl
nation OF the notes. In some places It II
stated the land question is settling itself
by this method.
Trials Postponed.
CRONHrADT Aug 21.-The trial Of the
second batch Of mutineers including NJ
GpiHk0 who was a member of the outlaweC
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-23
Enect is Most striking.

Blinded with light, weakened by heat,
the visitor descended from his lookout on
the hill, rested moment under the Roxe-
lane bridge. whose resisting arch alone
remains today. Before him rose the high,
roofiess walls OF the seminary, which had
been conquered by the dominating vegeta-
ton. Some trees have begun 70 appear.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-23
Picture of Desolation.

For months the barren hills, whose coat
of gray volcanic dust was brought into
contrast here and there by charred trunks
of isolated trees; streets rendered impassa-
BILE by debris and deep layer OF ash;
broken walls of stone, blackened OCCASION
ally by the fearful fiery blast, but generally
harmonizing with the predominant gray,
gave a picture of desolation such as only
Dante's vision of the Inferno awakens.
for months all was quiet, save for the dis
tant rumbling of the volcano, the father
of this havoc; not a living thing was in
sight. To a person visiting this depressing
scene It seemed that "Omega" had been
written over st. Pierre in awful letters
1t was difficult at that time to conJure up
the scene Of beauty which has trans
formed the lfeless town.
But St. Pierre now is a garden spot
It's ruins. breaking through the leafy set
ting are delightfully."- romantic. At the
same time the spectacle is a strange one
Some traces OF streets cast their vague
shadows over the rubbish A new vegeta-
ton is growing up. and In three years more
probably there will not be left a vestge
Of this fine old West Indian city. As a
French writer recently remarked. Every
thing conspires against st. Pierre"
1t is, says this writer. who recently paid
visit to Martinique, almost impossible 20
describe the impression the changed scene
makes upon the feelings. Approaching the
ruined town from the Carbet route, the
first sight OF the transformaticn gave him
a decided shock II 500 years rather than
four han been occupied in making the
change the spectacle would not have been
more strange.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-23

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Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-23
Submerged by Vegetation.

The beach. followed out into very pro-
nounced bay; the sea. constantly restless
It's shores fringed with foam, which from
this viewpoint looks like an immovable
white thread. At your feet the peak, the
wharves, with their roofs fallen. pressing
one against the other. abandoned. yawn-
ing, opened up and cublcal in FORM But
further of. destroyed. pulverized by the
volcano, the buildings have neither form or
contour. They have been almost totally
submerged by vegetation. Mont PeleC
tawny denuded and very far on dominates
the whole country. A heap of heavy,
cloudy mist envelopes it's summit. Half
steam, half smoke. It slowly rolls away.
During a fieeting interval sometimes the
dome OF the volcano, resembling a gigantic
coal oven, 10 visible
Innumerable columns OF smoke are rising
at points about 100 feet below the crest,
White, blue. with a suggestion OF steel
color, they wind and creep toward the
top Then. encounteTing other clouds more
dense which cover the mountain they are
blended and lost in the thick mass. Some
times one OF them Is detached and passes
over the dead city. Blown by the breeze,
It sails leisuTely for instant, a dazzling
object in the bright blue sky. over the
sun It passes slowly and lazily. casting a
great shadow over the silent ruins. But
there nothing stirs. nothing lives in this
great hilly country. Always. everywhere,
the same silence, impressive and vast Not
a cry. not sound rises from this dead
city. enyeloped in the leafy tomb.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-23
Omcer of Gendarmerie shot.

WARSAW. Aug. 22.-An unidentified
man shot and slightly wounded Count
Fernor, a colonel of gendarmes, today.
A patrol OF soldiers replied with a volley.
killing two passersby.----' -,
SAMARA, Russia, Aug, 22,-The agra
rian situation I'm this province is most
grave. Disorders are prevalent in num-
erous districts, and troops have been
requisiuoned to restore, order in those
localities where airing is going on. 4dany
men have been killed. ..s.-.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-23
Only Two Inhabitants.

With silent steps. their bronze feet
making no sound in the thick dust, two
natives cross, carrying on their heads large
baskets Of melons. bananas and other fruit
OF the island. One stops while the other
walks rapidly ahead through a thicket to
look for snakes, which in these peaks OF
Carbet glisten now in the thickets. And
these are the only inhabitants of st.
Pierre today. But for the rhythm of the
waves, breaking on the beach. or the noise
Of a falling stone, there is nothing. Neither
is the song of bird heard in this Infinite
solitude.
The high ruins OF the cathedral are also
Uttered with vegetation. But by kind of
irony the long white paving flags of the
cemetery are cleared. Strange city. where
the ancient dead are given privileges, where
only those in the sepulcher are cared for!
By beautiful route, somewhat deviating
from a straight line and today obstFucted
with verdure. the summit OF Morne
d'OranEe may be reached. Facing Mont
Pelee. this hill overlooks the sea and town
and is the best for viewing ST. Pierre.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-23
NATURE CARLAEDS HERRUINS
Thick vsrdurs and Flowers Cover thu
lWrsokags Of St. Pierre
SITE OF Itt-FArED CITY oBLrERATED
Remarkable Transition of the Region
swept of Living Things by Mont
Pelee's Furious outburst-
Later Day View.

81. Pierre, the Inflated city on the Is
land of Martinique. has once more been
buried. In a few years II win be so COM
pletely hidden that II will be indistinguish-
able from the green hills which on three
sides surround It.
-Four years ago Mount Pelee, q volcano
which had been regarded as quiescent and
docile, suddenly belched forth such
a terrific storm and volume OF steam,
smoke. gas, ashes and mud that in less
than two minutes the beautiful old-fssh-
Toned French West Indian town was
heap Of ruins and it's entire population
dead. -. '"-
Nature had wrought its most terrible
catastrophe In history; this same nature.
now in a smiling mood, has almost hidden
the evidences of her wrath 1by'na pail OF
bright verdure. The tropical sun shines
on the deserted old town. giving encour-
egement to plant life everywhere, and
soon this overgrowth will be triumphant.
A lost city is in process Of making for
the future erchaeelogist.
And this beautiful Transformation has
been performed in >four short years. But
then nature has been following her own
bent; man has not assumed to guide her
steps. ana In her artless. impressive. wild
manner she has Developed luxurisnces un-
seen above the tropical belt.
Mont PeIee HurIs Death.
Early in May. 1902 Mont Pelee showed
signs OF trouble. There were ominous
rumblings, minor seismic tremors. Then
the volcano suddenly hurled out its deadly
lava, stone and ashes. Some of the ashes
dropped In st. Pierre, and near the town
a sugar refinery was destroyed and the
workmen overwhelmed. Some few resi-
dents withdrew from the town. and others
were vaguely apprehensive OF danger, but
the governor said there was no need Of
alarm. and the people remained.
On May g. Ascension day, a rain of
ashes was enveloplng the town in almost
impenetrable darkness and about 8 o'clock
in the morning a sudden, violent explosive
whirlwind burst from the vent Of the
volcano, and in a short time-variously
estimated at from two seconds to two
minutee-the town was destroyed by this
simultaneously perished, 1t is claimed that
a negro prisoner in the jail. and another
negro escaped, but this statement has been
challenged.
The best description Of the death dealing
blast was given by Chief officer Scott OF
the steamship Roraima, who was one OF
the four survivors OF the crew of that YES
sci, which was lying at anchor in the har-
Dor OF st. Pierre at the time.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-23

grew giant weeds, cactus, immense reeds
and even palms.
Here and there tree seems to have lost
its way. clinging tenaciously to some dis
placed stone or filling up the framework
OF a window or Of doorway, or raising
its green head over a denuded wall.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-23
In Chaotic Confusion.


First, bronze fountain emerses from the
green-covered ruins. then Its basin Of green
and messy stone Is detected; everywhere
apparently IL a chaotic confusion Of black
ened stone, Clipped. separated; here and
there parts Of cracked gray walls still
standing with their long windows open to
tho heavens. Everywhere the tawny
verdure stretches right up to the volcano
Victor Hugo street. which was the prtn-
cipal avenue in tibet own. being. like most OF
the thoroughfares. parallel with the shore
has been partly cleared OF ashes and rub
bish as Il is the road OF communication
with different villages on the island-Ceron
and Preeheur. for Instance. This clearance
was necessary because these villages were
long isolated by the colossal ruins OF St.
Pierre. The street runs between the sides
OF high slope, harshly bordered with
stone supporting the unstable walls Of the
ruined houses. Right and left. everywhere
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-23

ORoNHTADT, Aug aa-The trial of the
second batch Of mutineers including NJ
GpiHiE0. who was a member of the outlawed
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-14
Exhibit of Original Drawings
at Garfield Building At
tract Attention.
RETURN TWO OF CHRISTYS
GREAT ARTIST WRITES AsSocL
ALTON THAT HE HAS SOLD
TWO PIECES AND THEY ARE
SENT TO HIM.

Owing to the inciement weather
last evening a very small crowd at
tended the art exhibit. A few lovers
of art. however, braved the steady
downpour of rain and were rewarded
by being able to sit In comfortable
chairs and gaze at the various can
vases to their hearts content with
out their vision being obstructed by.
throngs of people.
One of the most attractive places
in the art exhibit and a spot where
several originals" from various well
known popular illustrators are hung.
There may be seen some of the best
work of such well known black and
white ayists as Howard Chandler
Christy, E. M. Ashe, John Cecil, Fan.
ny Y. Cory, Andre Castaigne, Harri-
son Fisher. Henry HUT, George Gibbs
John T. McCutcheon. T. deThulstrup.
c. F. Underwood c. d. Harding. ]. C.
Leyendecker, Alice Barber Stephens.
and Virginia Keep.
Christy's Pictures Were Gems.
1t was with deep regret that the
officials of the exhibit were obliged to
send away yesterday two of the most
attractive of these original illustra-
tions. These two were what is gen.
orally considered Howard Chandler
Christy's masterpieces, illustrations
drawn for Longfellow's ''Evangeline"
and Riley's An Old Sweetheart of
Mine" Tuesday word was received
from Mr.. Christy that he had, sold
both drawings and requested that
they be forwarded to him at once.
tors art and were PROBABLY sold by
Mr.. Christy at fancy figure.
McCutcheon's Picture Of Himself.
"McCutcheon as He Sees Himself"
is the title of one of John T. Nc
Cutcheon' contributions to the exhib-
it. 1t is a typical McCutcheon Illus
tration and is greatly admired Mr..
McCutcheon is the world famous car
toonist of the Chicago Tribune and at
the present time he is on a trip
around the world. Hundreds of people
in Richmond have become well ac-
quainted with the work of J. c. Ley
endecker by noticing his marvellous
cover design which frequently appear
on the covers Of Golfers Weekly and
The Saturday Evening Post. Mr.. Ley
endecker has exhibited water color
entitled Healing the Blind" which Is
a most artistic piece OF work. In the
Fortunes of Fiji; an illustration for
'The Plum Tree" by E. M. Ashe; an
illustration for "The Deluge" by
George Gibbs; an illustration for
"Black Friday" by Harrison Fisher
and numerous other black and whites
that have appeared In popular novels
of the day.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-14
WESTERN LETTER
GIVEN PUBLICITY
President Receives a Commu-
nication Which Shows the
Work of Packers.
THREATENING RANCHMEN
THEY ARE TELLING CATTLE
GROWERS TO USE INFLUENCE
TO DEFEAT PRESENT LEoIsLA.
TIoN OR SUFFER FOR iT.
Publishers Press1

Washington, June 13.-The Presi-
dent this afternoon gave out for pub
lication the following quotation from
letter he has just received from one
of the largest cattle growers in the
west, which prives to the presidents S
satisfaction that the packers have
been very busy of late endeavoring to
defeat the administrations policy for
remedying the packing house evils.
This country for the last several
days, has been flooded with letters
and kilograms, urging bankers, law
'ers, stockmen and all citizens OF any
influence whatever to appeal to their
representatives and senators in con-
gress to defeat the Beveridge bill
These letters and kilograms have the
regular scare-head statements that it
will cost the live stock interests of
the west $150,000 if the bill is passed,
and creates the impression that the
packers will retaliate on the produc-
ers and consumers of meats and re-
coup themselves for all losses they
now claim they are suffering by rea-
son of this inspection bill, and the
reports of your committee sent to
Chicago for the purpose of investiga-
ting the packing houses"
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-14
A SMALL BALANCE
IN THE TREASURY
Festival Association Shapes
Up Accounts and Has
$5O.61 Left Over.
MASS MEETING TUESDAY
MEMBERS OF THE CHORUS,
GUARANTORS AND OTHERS IN
TERESTED WILL MEET AT
REID MEMORIAL CHURCH.

At a meeting of the Executive
Board of the Richmond May Musical
Festival last evening, the business of
final report of the treasury was re-
ceived and accepted. The report
shows that all expenses were paid
and a balance of S5O..61 remains in
the treasury to be applied to next
years accounts.
The fact that there was no deficit
brings hope to those who desire the
Festival to be an annual affair in
Richmond, the promoters claiming
that the Festival will be more sue.
cessful each year.
In order to get the consensus of
opinion of those who are directly in
terested, namely. the members of the
chorus, and guarantors and the
friends of the Festival project, invita-.
tions are being issued, signed by the
president of the Festival Association
Mr.. Henry Gennett, requesting the
presence of several hundred people at
an informal meeting at the Reid Me.
mortal church on Tuesday evening
June 10Th At this meeting. the ques.
ton of whether or not the Festival
will be continued will be discussed,
and upon the sentiment of those pres
ent depends to great extent. the
final decision of the Executive Board.
Letter of President Gennett.
The letter which is being sent out
above Mr.. Gennett's name is as fol,
lows:
You are most cordially invited to be
present at a social meeting of the
chorus, guarantors and friends of the
May Musical Festival, at the Reid
Memorial Church, on Tuesday even
ing, June 10th, at eight o'clock. A
musical program has been arranged
for that evening, and there will also
be several other features that will
help to make the evening pleasant
and enjoyable.
The matter as to whether Rich,
mond is to have another Festival next
year will be discussed. and final de-
cision will largely depend upon the
action of this meeting.
We trust you can be present.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-14
ADDITION HALF COMPLETE.
| NEW PIANO WAREHOUSE
Building Now Being Erected by Starr
Piano Company Will Permit the
Company to Fill Large Orders With
out Embarrassment.

The new factory and warehouse
building which is being built as an
addition to the Starr Piano Com
pany's plant, is about half completed
and the work is being rushed through
as rapidly as possible. The first of
the four stories has been finished and
it Is hoped to have them all done. SO
that the building can be occupied be-
fore August First,
For the present this large addition
to the plant will be used as a store
room only, and as such, it will greatly
increase the facilities for handling
the finished product. Heretofore,
there has been no building connected
with the plant, large enough to be
kept stocked with full supply of
pianos at all times. When the new
building is ready, it will be filled with
pianos and orders can be filled
promptly from the instruments in
stock.
The building is being made very
solidly, so that later, when the capa-
city of the plant will have to be in
creased, machinery can be moved in
without damage to the flowers. The
plans were drawn by Architect John
A. Hasecoster, and the contractors
are Louck & Hill.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-14
ARRANGE FOR A CONTEST
WOMEN AGAINST THE MEE
Knights and Ladies of Honor Decide
on a Novel Plan for Increasing the
Membership of Their Order-A
Banquet the Prize.

The Knights and Ladies of Honor
met last evening in special session, to
vote upon sixteen new applications
which have been received for admis-
sion into the Relief Fund Department
There is considerable rivalry in the
lodge just at present, between the
men and women members. On June
q. a large class will be initiated.
In order to stimulate interest con-
test was arranged between the men
and women. Each will try to get new
members and the sex getting the
smaller number of members will have
to banquet the opposite sex.
In addition to the voting on the
new applications, regular santifca-
tion meeting was held Many of the
members spoke their views on the
work the lodge is doing. Deputy Su-
preme Protector Tobin and his wife
of Mississippi, are still here and are
assisting in the work of booming the
membership of the order.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-14
TUCKER WROTE A LETTER
HE PROTESTS INNOCENCE
Man Who Met Death For Murder of
Mabel Page Sends a Letter to His
Parents In Which he Denies Com
mitting the Crime.
Publishers Press1

Boston, June 13.-The letter writ
ten by Charles l.. Tucker to his faith
er and mother shortly before he was
electrocuted for the murder of Ma
bel Page, and which he requested
should not be opened until he was
dead, was delivered today at the
house of mourning in Auburndale,
where the dead body of the writer
lies in his coffin.
In his last written words to his par
ents Tucker protests earnestly, in
sistently, that he is innocent of the
murder of Mabel Page.
He tells of his love for his par
ents and tells them that they will be
reunited in the world beyond. The
letter was delivered to Mr.. and Mrs
Tucker by Lawyer James H vaney.
Mr.. Vaney, himself, did not know the
contents. 1t was thought that ii
Tucker was guilty of the crime for
which he was killed that he might
confess in this letter. He did not.
Louis is innocent" declared Mrs
Tucker at the side of his coffin and
holding his letter in her hand. He is
innocent and he tells me so in this
letter, as he would If he could speak
to me-"
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-14
LOOKS LIKE BYERS BOY
Missouri Man Thinks He Has CIeW 70
Lost Seelyville Lad-AnsWers
the Description.

John d. Volz, state deputy in Indi-
ana for the Modern Woodmen of
America, has received letter from
F. o. Van Calder, editor of the official
publication of the order, asking for
the address of DIR. Byers, father of
Richmond Byers, the Seelyville lad.
who disappeared mysteriously some
time ago. Mr.. Van Calder inclosed
a letter from J. w. Miller, of Hol-
comb, Mo-, of Camp No. 2957, in which
the writer says that he has a boy at
his home who answers the description
of young Byers. The official publi-
cation of the Modern Woodmen pub
lished a long article about the disap-
pearance of Richmond Byers, togeth-
er with description Of the lad. and
asked the members of the order to aid
DR.. Byers in finding his boy. Mr..
Volz has forwarded the letter to DIR.
Byers.