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PAGES .3 TO 6. WINNSBORO, S.,C., WEDNESDAY, MIAY 14, f902. PA)3Ta AWFUL RAIN OF FIRE Almast an Entire Island Destroyec By iVolcano FORTY THOUSAND LIVES ARE LOS1 City of St Pierre, Island of Martin. ique, and All Shipping in the Har bor, Consumed. .Washington, Special.-The follow lug cablegram has just been received 4t the State Department: "Point-a-Pitre, May 9. 'Secretary of State: "At 7 o'clock a. m., on the 8th inst. a storm of steam, mud and fire envel *lied the city and roadsted of St s Pierre, destroying every house in the ty and community. Not more than -persons escaped with their lives Eighteen vessels were burned and sunk with .,n board,.in'cliding foi: American and a'.eamer from Quebec, Poraimi.:.The United States co d famiiy'Are reported among the tims.. A war vessel ham come ..to Gandaloupe for provisions and will. leave at 5 tomorrow. AYME, - ."Consul." The State Department has been re ceiving dispatches from commercial houses asking that a warship be seni to afford relief. The matter is undee consideration. The consul at Martinique is Thomas T. Prentis. He was born in Michigan and appointed from Massachusetts a consul at Port Louis, Mauritius Rouen, France and Batavia. He was appointed consul at Martinique ix 190.. The vice consul at Martiniqu( is Amedee-.Testart, who was born and appointed froni Louisiana in 1898 The latest available figures show thai the total population of the island of Martinique is 185,000 people, of whom 25,000 lived at St.. Pierre, and, accord Mr. Ayme, have nearly all per d. St. Thomas, D. W. I., By Cable. - The French cruiser Suchet arrived al Point-a-Pitre, Island of Gaudaloupe French West Indies, . from Fort-De France, Island of Martinique, thif morning, bringing several refugees She confirmed the report that the town of St. Pierre, Martinique, waf entirely destroyed at 8 o'clock or Thursday morning by a volcanic erup tion. It is supposed that most of the inhabitants of St. Pierre were killed that the neighboring parishes werE laid waste and that the residue of the population of St. Pierre is withoul food or shelter. The British roya mail steamer Esk, which arrived a1 St. Lucia.this morning, reports havini passed St. -Pierre last night. The steamer was covered with ashes though she was 5 miles distant fror the town, which was in impenetrablE darkness. A boat was sent in as nea as possible to the shore, but not a liv ir.g soul was seen ashore, only flames The Quebec Steamship Company'h steamer Rosaima was seen to explode and disappear. The commander of thE Suchet reports that at 1 o'clock or Thursday the entire town of St more or less burned, from the vesseis in the larbor. His officers went ashort in small boats seeking for survivors but were unable to penetrate into th( town. They saw-heaps of bodies upot the whai-ves and it is believed thal not a single person residentEin St 'Pierre at the moment of the ~Etastro pbhe escaped. The governor of thi colony and his staff, colonel and wife were in St. Pierre and presumably per Ished. The extent of the catastrophe cannot be imagined. The captain of the British steamel Roddam was very seriously injures and is now in the hospital at St. Lu cia. All of his officers and engineers are dead or dying. Nearly ever) wnember of the crew is dead. Super cargo Campbell and ten of the cres of the Roddazu jumped overboard a' 'St. Pierre and were lost. The British schooner. Ocean Tray eller, of St. .Johns, N. 'B., arrived ai the IsTand of' Dominica, British Wesl Indies, at 5 o'clock, this afternoon. Sh< reported that sie was obliged to fle< from the Island of St. Vincent during the afternoon of Wednesday, May 7 . in consequence of a heavy fail o: sand from a volcano which was erupt ing there. She tried to reach the Isi and of St. Lucia, but adverse currenti prevented her from so doing. Th< schooner arrived opposite St. Pierr< Thursday morning, May 8.~ Whil< about a mile away, the volcano ex ploded and fire fromn it swept :th< whole town of St. Pierre, destroyin; the town and the shipping there, in Pierre was wrapped in flames. He er deavored to save about 30 person: cluding the cable repair ship Grapple> of the West Indian & Panama Tele graph Company, of London. whic] was engaged in repairing the cabl' near the Guerin factory. The Oceal Traveler, while on her way to Domin icia, encountered a quantity of wreels age. Paris. By Cable.-The command? of the French cruiser Suchet, has tY egraphed to the Minister of Marinca M. DeLanessan. from Fort DeFrance Island of Martinique, under date o Thursday, May S, at 10 p. mn., as fo] lows: "I have jste+tu+neds from St. Pier re, which has been completely de stroyed by an immense mass of fire, which fell on the town at about 8 o'clock in the morning. The entire population (about 25,000), is supposed to ~ have perished. I have brought back the few survivors, about 30. All the shipping in the harbor has been destroyed. The eruption continues." St. Thomas, D. W. I., By Cable.-It is now estimated that 40,000 persons perished to a result of the volcanic eruption in the island of Martinique. Sneers For Dumont. Paris, By Cable.-The Paris papers are commenting sarcastically on San tos-Dumont return without having signed the big contract expected af ter his remarks about making Eng land or America his future home, be cause 'those countries were more ap preciative than France. His failure to get any big prize Qifered in either country proves pleasing to French men, who feel conscious that all pos sible appreciation was shown Santos' efforts. Trying to Corner Corn Market. 'yraiuse, N. Y., Special.-George H. Phihps, the corn king, of Chicago, came to Syracuse Tuesday, seeking to interest local capital in a gigantic pool which he is forming for the con trol of the grain market of the Unitei States. He conferred with John DuL fee and other capitalists, and will visit New York financiers before he returns. He has been looking into the crop conditions and believes a great fortune can be made. Whole City Destroyed. St. Thomas, D. W. I., By Cable. British steamer Roddam, Captain Free man, which left St. Lucia Wednesday for Martinique, returned - there at 5 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, bringing a report that the town of St. Pierre, Martinique, has been totally destroyed by volcanic disturbances in the Island. Almost all the inhabitants of St. Pierre are said to ha.ve been killed. The Rod dam reports that all the shipping in the port.has also been destroyed. A correspondent of the Boston Tran script, commenting caustically on the proposition to erect a statute of Benja min F. Butler in Boston, says that "the least we can do is to have a little :ing of celebrities of this sort who have been conspicuous as malefactors standing up in the common." He adds, "I shall be pleased to head a subscrip tion list for this purpose. I will sub scribe $25 for statute of Satan, $5 for Benedict Arnold, $10 for John Wilkes Booth, 30 cents for Aaron Burr, $5 for Guieteau and $5 for Czolgosz." The writer also suggests the addition of horns and a tail to the Butler statue. Schley on Sampson's Death. Washington, Special. - Admiral Schley Wednesday made the followin3 statement regarding the death of Ad miral Sampson: "I regret very much the death of Admiral Sampson and i sympathize with his family. No one has ever heard me utter one unkino word about him. On account of his death, I have requested my friends in Baltimore to postpone the delivery tc me.. which was intended to have taken place 'tonight, of the Christobal Colon .':vice of silver, and they have acced a to my recuest. All Quiet. Panama, By Cable.-News has been received here from Bogota to the effett that the revolutionary station in Co lombia, guaerrillas still in arms. These are said to be awaiting the outcome of the present situation in the isthmus. where the revolutionists are makir.g their last stand against the govern ment. The House passed the bill admitting Oklahoma, New Mexico and Arizona to statehood. To BanUd Kagniflcent Cathedral. A movement is on foot in the town of Loughrea, in the diocese ~of Clon fert, in Ireland, to erect a cathedral, which, It is the idea of the promoters, shall be built and adorned by the best builders and artists available. Theirs is a sort of Ruskin ideal that every brush and chisel stroke shall be made by a genuine artist. Father O'Dono van, the leader, is now in New York. "We are going to make an attempt to bring back real art -into the church," he said last night. "Many hundreds of thousands of dollars have recently been spent' on the construction of churches. but the work has been 'sweated,' and hence, though costly, -inartistic. The church we will build up is already partially built, so its style, Gothic, will be followed. We -would if building anew, choose some more native style, perhaps a Celtic Ronanesque. The stained glass will have real artistic merit, and the sculp ture will be executed by John Hughs, an Irishman, now engaged in Paris with the Irish memorial to Queen Vic -toria. A.ll the work, so far as possi -ble, will be done by native artists in a spirit of love and reverence." IThe street car system of Budapest - is considered the best in the world, KILLED BY BROTHER Paul Leicester Ford, the Novelist, Was Shot to Death. BOTH A MURDER AND A SUICIDE Sad Tragedy That Resulted in the Immediate Death of two Prominent Literary Characters. New York, Special.-Paul Leicester Ford, the novelist, was shot and killed Thursday by his brother, Malcom Web ster Ford, writer and athlete, who im mediately sent a bullet into his own breast, dying instantly. The abooting occurred at 10:20 a. m. in the hand some new mansion which Paul Leices ter Ford had built at 37 East Seventy seventh street and had occupied for one year. At the time of the shooting there were in the house besides the two brothers, Mrs. Paul Leicester Ford, Miss Elizabeth R. Hall, the novelist's secretary, and the servants. The nov tlist was sitting at his desk in one corner of his library; a large attrac tively appointed room at the back of the house on the second floor. It is sup posed he was busily engaged at some literary task. Miss Hall was at- her desk in another corner of the room about 30 feet from Mr. Ford. Mrs. Paul Leicester Ford was in her own room at the front of the house on the third floor. Malcom W. Ford called, as he often had done, and went to his brother at his desk. Words were exchanged in a tone so low that Miss Hall could not hear what was said, though she says that possibly she might have distin guished the words if she had been pay ing any attention to this pkrticular meeting of the brothers. , Suddenly there was a revolver shot and Miss Hall jumped up and darted from the room. Then, accordin to the state ments of the police, hMss Hall said to herself that she must be more brave and re-enter the library. Meanwhile Malcom Ford had called her. As she turned towards him, he placed his re volver to his heart, fired and fell, dying' instantly. When Miss Hall turned to look at Paul, he was. still standing, at his desk, but rapidly losing stren'gt She helpetIm.tmaSafS d next door for Paul Ford's physician, Dr. Emanuel Baruch. In less than five minutes Dr. Baruch arrived and the dying man, still conscious, was carried up to a room beside his wife's and placed on his bed. He spoke to his wife, and asked the doctor for his opin ion, showing that he expected death and was going to meet it calmly and bravely. A few moments later, about 20 minutes after he was shot, Mr. Ford died. Mr. Kidder refused to make any statement in regard to the shooting except a brief memorandum which was given to the police. in this it was said that the cause of the shooting. could only be surmised. Information from other sources makes It appear that Malcom Ford called to get money from his brother, and meeting with a re fusal, shot him. Dr. Baruch said that the murder was the result of temporary mental aberra tion on the part of Malcom Ford, due to nervous exhaustion. .Lutheran Synod in Session. Charleston, S. C., Specal.-The eighth Convention of the United Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran church was opened at St. John's church, this city, Wednesday morning with a ser mon by the president, Rev. Dr. J. B3. Greiner, cf Rural Retreat, Va. Dele gates were present from the District Synods of North Carolina, South Cs rolna. Tennessee, Virginia, South west Virginia, Georgia, Holston and Mississippi. President Greiner, in his voluminous report, announced that the effort to raise $30,000 of the $50,000 en dowment fund for the Theological Seminary resulted in securing nearly $23,(00, all of which contributions were "free will offerinigs." Other topics em braced in the report were missions, literary Institutions, publication hous es. conditions as to congregation, points of strength and points of weak ness. Rev. R. A. Yoder, D. D., of New ton. N. C.. was chosen president, and Rev. A. G. Voight, D. D., of Wilming ton, N C., was elected vice president of the United Synod for the ensuing year. Telegraphic Briefs. Durham County, N. C., has 33 white schools and 31 of these have libraries for the children. Good libraries help good attendance, aside from the great good they do for the children and par ents who read the ~books. Good books fr children cost very little now and al ist any school can raise the money and get a library. Six lives were lost Monday night in cloudburst at Foss, 0. T. ! After six triais for embezzlement and being convicted three times, the United States Circuit Court at Cincin nati. 0., ordered another trial for J. M. McKnight Communication Broken. 'W ishington, Special.-UTnited States Consul Aymne, has cabled the State De partmnont from Guadauioupe, that great consternation prevails in that locality in consequence of earthquakes and vol canoes. Loud noises are heard continu o1:s!y which are ascribed to volcanic action. Telegraphic communication with Martinique is broken in every di rction. He says he is informed t.hat many hundreds of poor have been kill ed in nd about MartIiquiae. DRAWING TO A CLOSF, The Great Show at Charleston Grows in Interest. Charleston, . Special. - Everything Looks bright for the exposition. The in creased attendance of the past few weeks has been the means of getting cthers interested and it is expected that there will be a 'great movement on Charleston during the rei aining three weeks of the month. The people now know that Charleston has accomplish ed what many people thought Charles ton dncapable- of dolnfi, and now that the show is here in all of its perfection the people.of the State will no doubt take advantage of their last opportu nity to see- such, an exposition. Wagner day will be the great day, and the sale of tickets has advanced to a most gratifying extent. It is es timated that nearly the entire white population of Charleston will be there on that:ofcaaion. WAfN,ER DAY MUSC. On'o retheygreat features of Wagner day a'thexiositi6n will be the grand musical o4lon to be tendered Capt. Wagner.; 'A progiam'me' of strictly German 'iic has >seIf arranged and will consit" of sev'l numbers by the First -band, -Jalted' States artillery, Gustay Koftieh, director, the great Moeller organ, played by Prof. Theo. Saul, and agreat chorus of several hundred.o s, under the direction of Madame Btiot. The combined effect wil be very beautiful. SU. MER'S WATERS. Sumter has a novelty in the way of ane .., of "pure water." it Is said that tly all drinking water contains properties. But. this water from: Sumter Is said to be "chemicaIIyx .". It is artesian wa ter and obtained in Inexhaus tblbIe o cr exhibit of which Sumter 1 is the display of labor, sa 3trivances,. invented t peo le.Anong thent . _ ,.does away t4 ..to the Tlfor torhe eit May 13-Ind- e ol- Odd Felloys' Day. - May 14-JacoiFr e Day. May 1&-Knhts Templar Day. May 1446-fr men''Day. May 20-M4Uphis -Day. ' May 2;1-Texas- Press Association Day. May 22-Wagner Day. May. 26--Coloi'ed Military Day. May 29-Florida Educational Day. The Georgetown deer pen attracts the attention. of every visitor. The buck shed his antlers a short time ago and;it..it1wdderful with what ra pidity the new ones are growing. Tbey are of velvet-like appearance and it will be August before they get their rul growth. THE MARINES. The dress parades. in the afternoons Dffer a diversion which is pleasing to thousands. There is something about military manoeuvres which attracts everybody and It does not require a trained eye to. see that the marines are soldiers: of a superb order. In their dress parades the marines march to muic by. the Artillery band. The band has been engaged for two con erts daily until the close of the month. 'The marines are now com manded by Capt. Butler who got shot in the neck in China. The weather was the su.bject of some concern yesterday, but a delightful change has come today. The bre-ezes which the tides bring temper the sun hine most -wonderfully. The month of Mvay promises to be Ideal so far as the weather Is conerned. THE SILK EXHIBIT. Mr. Paul, Moore, who Is in ch4e is Spartanburgs splend(ld exhibit, Is proud of his silk exhibit. He brought down a dozen cocoons attached to eaves on an ordinary plum bush. These cocoons are .beginning to open and butterflies of the most gorgerous hues are coming forth from the co coons In. which the ugly chrysalides had ensconsced themselves. Miss Hen retta Alken Kelly, who Is much inter ested in sIlk culture, having given eight years to Its study, Is today putting, up a splendid exhibit In the South taro lina building... The exhibilt of kadlins ~m this State Is a matter of muc * interest. These clays are as white ~now and absolutely free from grit. 'mre is on exhibit a lot of pottery ma from this clay, and the display of fire *ick from aFirfield and of vitrified brick from Pickens is also a ry much admired. The churches of Charleston are open to all visitors. Last night four of the memberr of the EsquLmau family at the exposition grounds came into the city and presented themselves at the door of one of the most fashionable of the city churches. These strangers from the north were given a welcorme with which they appeared to he greatly please-i. The Esquimaux have two pe culiaritics of dress. One is that they w..: no head gear, and the other pe cu.iarity s that the bells cannot be -distingushed from the beaux. There is in Columbia an organi-ation of young men which is doing a great deal to advertise the caphai city. One of the most conspiCious exhibits in tan~ State building is that of the Rose J-hill Green H-ouses. The Messrs. Stork have here a display of palims and fe:ns an.i cut flowers which has~ atura:c : he :at tention of thousawis ofl vi.sitcrs and has bee~n of ereat benefit to these e trrising gentlemen. DEATH OF SAMPSON Retired Admiral Expires After Long Illness. HIS DEATH WAS NOT UNEXPECTED He Had Been Sinking Gradually But Surely Ever Since the Close of the Spanish-American War. Washington, Special.-Rear Admiral William T. Sampson, retired, died at his home in this city at 5 o'clock Tues day afternoon. The immediate cause of his death was a severe cerebral hemorrhage. He had been in a semi conscious state for several days and this afternoon suffered a severe cer bral hemorrhage. At the bedside when the admiral breathed his last were Mrs. Sampson, Mrs. Lieutenant Cluver ius, the admiral's two young sons, Ralph and Harold Sampson, Dr. Dixon and the attending physician and nur ses and attendants. Mrs. Sampson had broken down under the severe strain, and was quite i.ll all during the day. But for the critical condition of the admiral she would have been confined to her bed. It had been suggested to Mrs. Samp son that the Naval Cemetery at Anna polis would be a proper place for the last resting place of the remains, while other friends have -represented her that he be buried in Arlington Cemetery, near this city. Mrs.-Sampson suffered a slight acci dent four days ago while attending to the wants of the admiral and has been in bed since. She probably will not be able to attend the .funeral services. A number of messages of condblence have been received at the house, among 'them one from Secretary Moody. OCtof Co ressma4,' ~ahfgt: aoher vict1in he: of the House T arinthapierlonot 7osh>a S. SalmOn miking four onathlis side since the' Session opened. Cland A itchin, a personal friend of the de-' ceased member, was by Speaker Hen derson designated as a member of the committee to attend the funeral. W. W. Kitchin is already absent from the city in attendance on the funeral of Rep resentative Cummings. "The death of Representative Salmon seems peculiar ly sad," said Representative Bellamy, today, who occupied a seat near to that of the late New Tersey Congressman. "A few days ago Representative Gil bert made a speech in eulogy of the late Representative Stokes, of South Carolina, the speaker standing just in front of my desk. After Mr. Gilbert had concluded Mr. Salmon seemed af fected by the talk, complimented Mr. Gilbert, and expressed the hope that Mr. Gilbert could say that much of him when he died. It seems a singuliar co incidence that Mr. Gilbert now has this opportunity." Bret Mart Dead, London, By Cable.-F. Bret Harte, i the American author, died here Tues day uight. He was born in Albany, N.1 Y., on August 25, 1839. Mr. Harte died suddenly at the Red House, Camberley, near Aldershot, from hemorrhage caus ed by an affection of the throat. Mr. Harte had been suffering from swelled tonsils since December last, but he did not consider the attack to be serious. A week ago he went to visit friends at) Camberley and was present at lunch as sual yesterday. He sudden'ly became ill in.the afternoon, -went to bed and died in a few hours. His end was peace ful. Negroes to Test ConstitutIon.2 Montgomery, Ala., Specal.-An ap- 4 plication was filed in the Supreme Court Tuesday for a writ of mandamus requiring the Montgomery county reg istrars to register Jackson W. Giles, a negro, and all other qualified negroes who shall apply fortregistration. It is further asked in the application the c the new constitution of Alabama he declared null and void as in confiet with the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments of the constitution of the United States. The application is sup ported by numerous affidavits from negroes who have been refused regis-1 tration by the board. Kitchener's Report. London, By Cable.-Kitchener's weekly report dated Monday. gives the Boer casualties as ten killed. 122 made prisoners. Bruce Hamilton's columnl capturedl S7 on the Heilborn, Orange River colon, line. Col. Colen brander ruled operations in Northern Transvaal against Commandant Bey ers, whose forces were considerably reduced. Gen. Hamilton cleared a large SOUTHERN INDUSTRIAL Big rlill Additlov. The Manufacturers' Record is an thoritatively informed that the pro posed increase of capital of the Mas sachusetts Mills in Georgia has been 'ully subscribed. This is an increase Df capital from $1,000,000 to. $2,000,000 'or the purpose of erecting an addi tional plant. The new mill will coD'. Lain about 41,000 spindles (not 50,00a as was previously stated), and its con Itruction and equipment will be begun and pushed to completion as rapidly as is practicable. Messrs. Lockwood, Greene & Co., of Boston, Mass., have been appointed architects and en gineers for the new addition. They will oon have plans and specifications Vompleted, and the neesary contracts will then be arranged. The Manufacturers' Record of April I presented an outline of these enlarge ments as confirmed in the foregoing. viassachusetts Cotton MIlls, Lowell,,. Wass., operates the plant of the Geor ;ia company under lease. Greensboro's New Enterprise, Greensboro, N. C., Special.-Busi ess organizations here last week took action, which it is considered, wll re ove all doubt of location in Greens boro of a $1,000,000 cotton mil which g ssrs. Moses & Caeser Cone have had n mind for some time for either this place or Roanoke Rapids. The action :aken by the organizations was to ormally invitr Messrs. Cone to locate he mill here. Resolutions were adop ed pledging the associations to en leavor to cultivate throughout the .ountry a sentiment in favor of ea ending to corporations the same ights and privileges adcorded:'to individuals. rhe proposed mill will be-for the ifacture of colored goods. Options"a I large part of the -land necessary hay e already been' secured. . To Manufacture Denin. Dispatches from Gneeasbaro = luring the week'havi . s reported, th lessrs. Moses ,one of that was defl t+ CoaisolEIdsdoa i The 'ilmIngto' w he Wilmington Stree he Wilmington Gaslight i Wilmington, N. C.,.hve lated under the name of the lated Railway, LAght & Powe I '"3 Iugh MacRae as president; . E . kelding, general manager; Barry VVoolcott, secretary, and Richard 3. rones, treasurer. It is proposed to con rert the Seacoast Railroad into an lectric line. It extends from Wilming :on to Wrightsville Beach. A new pow r plant and new car barns are to be :onstructed for the Consolidated Com >any. The deal was affected through he firm of Hugh MacRae & Co., bank r, of Wilmington. Textile Notes. Pacolet (S. C.) Manufacturing Co., ow has its branch mill (recently corn >eted) at Gainesville, Ga., In opera ion with 25,000 spindles and 850 looms, roducing standard sheetings..' There re 620 operatives employed in this nillion-dollar plant, and only half of he equipment is ini operation. Just hen the full complement will start up s not as yet known. The company wilU ~egin the erection of 100 additional op' ratives' cottages next week. Whitehurst Belting Co., 'which . or anized some months ago, has complet d the equipment of its factory, and is ow manufacturing. The company will eave its duck, using specIally-design d looms, and later on expect to in tall spindles for spinning Its yarns. t plant Is located at Columbia avenue. .nd Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Balti nore, Md. R. T. Gray of Raleigh, N. C., has urchased at receiver's sale the Fay tteviHle (N. C.) -Cotton Mills at $16,700. rhe plant has 8100 spIndles. There Is talk of organtting a cotton nill company at Dawson, Ga. A. J. Whittemore of Wentworth, N. 3., is reported as to' establish knitting nil. A company is being organized to es ablish a 2500-spindle yarn mIlH at Ho ansvie, Ga., and Geo. W. Morgan Is nterested. Cross Hill Cotton-Oil Mills of Cross 111, S. C., will increase capital to $25, 00 to provide funds for installing knit :lng machinery. The Business Men's Association of 3arkesville, Tenn., has received cor espondence from J. D. Kenndy, man tger of the Mammoth Springs (Ark). otton Mills, which is capitalized at l50,000. The company seeks a loca icns in cotton-growing district, and nany remove to Clarksville. The plant s one of S300 spindles and 200 looms. L. R. Cox. 1731 Amsterdam avenue, ew York city, contemplates locating woolen and knitting mill in the ~outh, and is prepared to receive -cor *espondence regarding suitable sites. Humboldt (Tenn). Cotton Milla ~tates that its new machinery, report d last wcck, will include fifty 40-inch .' ooms, and when they are in position ~ he mill's output will increase to 10, 00 yards of sheeting per day. About n00 anperies wml be employed.