Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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J MJSIISIIUE PEOPLE CRiZEO WITH FEAR Frightened Refugees Pouring Into Fort de France. DEADLY WORK OF WINDSTORM. DIXIE NOW LANDING SUPPLIES People Seem Wild With Terror and A*k Only to be Taken Away From Island, Which They Say Will Sink Into the Sea. Fort de France, Island of Martin ique, Wednesday, May 21.—Mont Pe- lee seems to be resting alter yester day’s feariul manifestation of energy. Streams of frightened refugees have been pouring into Fort de France from all the surrounding country. These people are not destitute, but they are terrified. They want only one thing, and that is to be taken far away from this island, with which, they say, the gods are angry and which they will destroy by fire before it sinks under iae sea. People Crazed With Fear. The consuls here and the officers of the war vessels in the harbor are waylaid by persons crazed with fear and begging to be carried away. The weather is now calm and beau tiful, but the mountain is veiled in volcanic clouds, which often assume a very threatening aspect and occasion ally rumblings are heard. Some heavy and very welcome rain fell this morn ing. The United States steamer Dixie, Captain Berry, from New York, ar rived toddy after a quick and safe passage. Her passengers include many world fagious scientists. Professor Robert T. Hill, government geologist; Pro.essor C. K. Borchgrevink, the Antarctic explorer; Messrs. George Curtis and George Kenner, and a num ber of magazine writ; rs and corre spondents are also among those who ariived on the steamer. Dixie Landing Supplies. The Dixie began landing her enor mous cargo of supples early and the storehouse on shore soon became con gested. and this is the greatest difficul ty of the administration. The United States steamer Potomac went to inspect St. Pierre, with the commanders of the war vessels now here. With the greatest difficulty the party succeeded in making a landing. The effects of the outburst of yester day were tremendous. The huge tow ers of the cathedra] were hurled to the earth. The bombardment of volcanic stones is not sufficient to account for this and all evidences point to the pas sage of a furious blast of blazing gas. traveling at enormous speed and with incalculable force. The deposit o bowlders, ashes and angular stones is enormous. Not a human being saw what happened at St. Pierre yesterday morning. Fort de France is over whelmed. This second eruption was many times more violent than that which ef- !aced St. Pierre and swept Its people rom the earth. Nor has all volcanic ictlvity ceased. Vast columns of moke and gas still pour from fhe reat crater, and new fissures have pened on the mountain sides and are omlting yellow whirlwinds, which >sh intermittently, now from one pint and now from another. Boiling ud is affeo thrown out at times in irrents that reach the sea and pro- .ce small tidal waves. Amphitheater of Deetruction. From a somber, silent city of death J desolation St. Pierre has become ildeous amphitheater of fiery, roar- destruction. 'he people are convinced that God .ngry with the island and means to urge it with fire and then sink it he ocean. Utter and unreasoning possesses all souls. Even Fort de see is believed to be unsafe. The Jence of the relief corps, however, lelpful to the people, who say; American flag makes safety.’’ e Potomac could not approach € to St. Pierre. The Dixie will AomoA-ow for St. Vincent, but the • vessels will remain. ; scientists who have arrived Examine into the question of the d*r of the peaks of Carbet, near Fie France, becoming active vol- The outburst of yesterday Pbiy means a ruined island, as all co*nce Is lost. want not food, but only to Jes is the cry of rich and poor. Ekve Gases Wrought the Havoc. 1 York, May 22.—An investlga- tio»t made by a French scientist, •aFort de France dispatch to The Wqghcsvs that explosive gases in th^alrwhicb rolled out from Mont Pel,d most of the damage. These gasfnited the houses, unroofed the exploding and killed the peo ple tirnjng and asphyxiating them. An *t is now being made by a nunpf scientific men to ascertain the t nature of the gases which wrofeucb havoc. iran Horse Racer Dead. Bga. N. Y.. May 22.—Mr. J. Caldthe veteran racehorse start er, duddenly here today of apo- plexjp was a native of Danville, by., vas 65 years of age. On Knocks Out Hawkins. Wash., May 22.—Perry Quecpoeked out Dal Hawkins In ♦hi tymnd of what was to have uund fight for a purse of fi,. 000 aBcattle theater. Boy Killed at Birmingbarr,—Several Persons Injured. Birmingbam, Ala.. May 22.—A vio lent windstorm followed by a heavy downpour of lain and hail passed over Birmingham late yesterday afternoon, doing considerable damage and caus ing the death of one boy. the serious injury of another and the slight injury of an old man. Dead: George Swautou, aged 12 years. Injured: Henry Duncan, ground keeper at ball park, bruised about the head. The greateat damage was done at the ball park, where an entire section of the grandstand was blown away. A crowd of boys were standing on the outside of the fence just back of the grandstand and George Swanton was caught in the wreckage and crushed to death. Henry Duncan was fastened between two pieces of timber, but bis injuries are not fatal. The other boys escaped without injury. PERRY, OKLA., INUNDATED. One Person Drowned and Many Houses Washed Away. Perry, Okla., May 22.—Heavy rains today caused the creek running through Perry to overflow its banks. Several small houses along the banks ox the stream were washed away be fore the occupants could escape. One woman, name unknown, is reported drowned. Several women and children were rescued from trees and house roofs. One family was saved by cutting through the roof. G. W. Cooper, a hotel proprietor, at the risk of his life, swam to a tree and rescued two women and a baby. George Ney, a cook, rescued the wife of a hotel proprietor from a house In midstream. One bridge was washed away and others are in bad shape. On the east side of the square and on East street the water ran into stores damaging stock. FIVE MORE DIE IN GOLIAD. Order Is Being Restored Slowly After the Horror. Goliad, Tex., May 22.—Since Monday night five persons, three white and two negroes, have died as a result of Sunday’s tornado. They were John Angerstein, Mrs. John Angerstein, J. W. Purl, Louis Taylor and Steve Hul- liman. This brings the total deaths to i whites, 53 negroes and 39 Mexicans, or a grand total of 130 dead. After a day and two nights of hor ror order is slowly being restored. Those who were killed have been bu rled, mostly in trenches, as there was not time for the digging of separate graves. The physicians and nurses who came on the relief trains have return ed home. MOTHER KILLS LITTLE GIRL. Pointing Rifle Playfully In Some Man ner It Is Discharged. Valdosta. Ga.. May 22.—News has been received here of a deplorable tragedy at White Springs, Fla., in which a mother shot and killed her little daughter. It appears that the little son of Mrs. Bullard was playing with a rifle when Ms mother took the weapon from him and playfully pointed It at her little daughter standing near. The rifle was ic some manner discharged, the ball striking the child in a vital spot. She lived only five minutes. The mother is said to be crazed with grief and has attempted suicide. Woman Hangs Herself. Hartwell. Ga., May 22—Mrs. Susan E. MeCurley, wife of George McCur- ley, has committed suicide at her home in Hart county by hanging her self. About six months ago Mrs. Me Curley lost by death her favorite child, 4 years old. and since that time her mind lias been affected. She was heard to say that she believed she was re sponsible for the child's death and did not care to live longer. She went to the stable on their place, secured a rope, adjusted one end around her neck, and climbing the wail fastened the rope to a Joist over the stable and jumped off. Presidential Nominations. Washington, May 22.—The president has sent the following nominations to the senate: Edward L. Adams, New York, secretary of the legation and consul general at Stockholm, Sweden; Henry P. Fletcher, Pennsylvania, sec ond secretary of legation at Havanjk Cuba. Marshal, George I. Cunningham, district of South Carolina. Postmas ters: Georgia, W. 8. Waite, Kastman; Virginia, L. L. Whitestone, Culpepper. The senate has amended the omnibus public building bill so as to Increase the appropriation for the public build ing at Macon from $156,000 to $300,000. Another Combine Planned. New York. May 22.—Manufacturers of sheet lead and pipes, who are re ported to have planned a consolidation of interests, will, according tl> The Journal of Commerce, Incorporate a new company in New Jersey early In June, with a capital of $15,000,000. Will Be Burned at Stake. Dallas. Tex., May 22.—It is reported from Long View. Tex., that the negro Dud Morgan, who is charged with as saulting the wife of Section Foreman McKee, near Long View, has been cap tured by a mob and will be burned at the stakes KC8 m RESUMES WORK ATAUGUSTA Backbone of Textile Strike Seems Broken. 160 HANDS RETURN TO WORK As Soon as King Mill Gets Fairly Un der Way Other Mills Which Put a Lockout In Force Will Also Start Up. Augusta, Ga., May 22.—The King cotton mill, which was closed several weeks ago when its employes struck for an increase in wages, started in part today, 16*1 hinds out of 5D0 re porting for work at 7 o’clock. It is claimed that this showing prac tically breaks the backbone of the strike in which 10.000 people were in volved. The mill will be filled up with non-union help from other mills and it is claimed by the owners that it will be running on full time by tomorrow noon. As soon as the King mill is be ing op ated on lull time all the mills in Augusta, Graniteville, Vaucluse, Langley, Bath, Warrenville and Aiken, S. C., which put a lockout in force, will start up. It is understood that the Carolina operatives have guaran teed sufficient help to operate the King r .ill fully by Saturday morning. Nothing has been heard from Director IL’rbert, of the National Textile asso ciation. SHOCKS JAR FLORIDA. SL Augustine Experiences Series of Seismic Disturbances. St Augustine. Fla., May 21.—Almost continuous shocks, presumably of earthquake, were felt here from 9 o’clock until midnight Tuesday night. The earthquake was accompanied by a succession of short but decisive reports like distant cannonading, seem ingly from far out at sea. The sounds were unlike thunder, having no rever berating roll, and were accompanied by decided tremors, while the sky in the southeast was suffused with a glow. The reports came at Intervals of perhaps three minutes, and persons who remember the earthquake at Charleston say the noises were very similar to the subterranean noises ac companying that occurrence. Tb sound traveled from the south | to southeast. The night was perfectly clear. A number of citizens gathered on the sea wall and timed the intervals be tween the reports. HER SIN DOOMED POSTERITY. Seven-Eighths of Mother's Descend ants Were Criminals. New York, May 22.—Startling statis tics on criminology have been pre sented at the annual convention of the New York county Woman's Christian Temperance union. One of the dele gates read a statement to the effect that a woman of criminal tendencies, whose name was not made public for obvious reasons, died in 1827. “Her descendants have been traced,’ continued the speaker. “They number 800. Seven hundred were criminals, having been convicted at least once. “Thirty-seven were murderers and were executed for 'their crimes. “This family,’’ the speaker contin ued, “has cost the nation $3,000,000 for trials and executions." Haitian Situation better. Cruiser Topeka Arrives to Protoct American Interests. Port au Prince, May 22.—The Unit ed States cruiser Topeka arrived here today from Port Royal. S. C., to pro tect American interests. The pres ence of the warship in these waters has had an excellent effect. The sit uation of affairs is improving. The northern army, commanded by General Firmin, has halted at Area- hale, two days’ march from here. Gen eral Firmin is said to have formally declared that he does not Intend to enter Port au Prince at the head of his troops. Thompson Party at Mobile. Mobile, Ala., May 22.—The Thomp son congressional party reached Mo bile early this morning from iTiskegee, Ala. The members breakfasted at the Battle House. In the forenoon they visited the Broad street negro school and got a glimpse of the educational work there. At noon they proceeded to State Street Baptist church, negro, where they listened to addresses by the leading negro residents. Road To B« Extended. Memphis, Tenn., May 22.—President Frank Merrill, of the Mobile, Jack son and Kansas City, has closed a contract for the construction of an ad ditional 10<Vmlles of road from Hatties burg to Decatur, Miss. The work will go forward at once. The road is head ed in a straight line for Memphis to connect this city with deep water at Mobile. Two Hanged at Talladega. Birmingham, Aja , May 22.—A spe cial to Jhe Birmingham News from Talladega, Ala., saya: Charner and fjeorge Wood, negroes, father and son. were hanged in the county jail this morning for the murder of Jack and Reuben Boyd, white, m-ar Childers- burg, Ala., on last Christmas day. THE IRON TR.’.DE. Ccnd tiers of fhe f.'ar. tt Reviewed Ktr rast Weex. CL veland. <J., May 22.—The Iron Trade Review tnis week Las this tc say xoncertiiug market conditions: “The high level of prices has been reached, and that the succeeding months of the year will bring increas ing supplies of material is the beliel of many in the trade, but nothing has appeared as yet indicating any relief I in the near future from the stress j everywhere felt. The statistical posi | tion of the blast furnaces is remark able—an output at the highest rate in their history (352,064 tons a week May 1. as against 298.460 tons a week 1 January lj, representing a production of 1.500,000 tons for the month of April, accompanied by a virtual wip ing out of stocks. “The 60,000 tons of coke iron on hand at merchant furnaces represents scarcely more than a day’s consump tion and is the smallest amount thus carried in many years. That the de cision 0T the anthra' :tc.“ miners to con tinue their strike was not by a decisive vote is held to augur an early settle ment, but as it stands the strike is not a favorable induence upon the iron trade. ‘ As a partial offset to its effects has come the puddiers’ strike in central Pennsylvania, with its daily curtail ment of pig iron consumption. Should the soft coal miners become involved in the anthracite struggle the whole industrial situation would be seriously clouded. Alternating favorable and unfavorable reports leave the impres sion thus far that an average yield is to be looked for. “Within the iron trade commitments for 1903 are increasing, both a pig iron and finished materials. Buying of structural material for l!>03 con tinu*-s. It appears that considerable structural business lor 1902 will fail ol uelivery this year, and this overflew with orders already booked for the new year, represents three months rolling. Rail mills have been able to take on additional tonnage.Pittsburg reporting a sale of 30,<*00 tons to the Cotton Belt railroad for November and December delivery.” SEARCHING PARTIES ARE EXPLORING MINE Two Hundred and Four Bod ies Recovered. TWENTY-FIVE STILL MISSING TURKEY’S FINANCIAL STRAIN. Situation Worse Than Any Time Since Bankruptcy In 1876. New York, May 22.—A dispatch which has been received here from Constantinople throws a lurid light on the financial strain of the Turkish gov ernment, cables the London corre spondent of The Tribune. The sitaa tlon apparently is worse than at any time since its bankruptcy in 1876. There is good ground for believing that the new grand vizier.Said, is at present contemplating confiscating the revenues already ceded to foreign countries, about $13,000,660 a year net. This could be done very easily. It ie likely, however, that Europe would ayt with unity and energy in the event ol such a breach of faith. Instead of re lying on paper protests, as in the cas« of the Armenian massacres, the French government would no doubt put itself in the forefront in defense of European banking interests, and Germany, with important railway projects in Asia Minor, would certain ly not be content to adopt a mere pas sive attitude. PEACE HOVERS NEAR. WILL KAISER VISIT AMERICA? This Is a Question That Is Being Free ly Discussed In Berlin. New York, May 22.—Is the kaiser paving the way for a personal and official visit to the United States? That is the query one bears on all sides, cables the Berlin correspondent of The Herald. It is understood the prospects of a Journay to the United States were discussed during the kai ser’s recent trip on board the Kron Priuz Wilhelm to the North sea. It has always been one of bis earnest wishes, expressed in private conversa tion and to the members of the Ameri can embassy here that he might some day be able to visit the United States The German government will pro pose, it is believed, a renewal of the favored national treaty with the Unit ed States to prevent an outbreak ol tariff hostilities such as the agrarians are clamoring for. Mist Holman Weds Eugene Boreas. Ixxndon, May 22.—Miss Josephine Holman, formerly of Indianapolis, lud.. who at one time was engaged to marry Signor Marconi, of wireless telegraphy fame, and Eugene Boross, of Budapest, Hungary, were married at 12:30 p. m. today at St. Mary Ab- botte church, Kensington, this city. The ceremony was performed in the presence of half a dozen friends and the bride's mother. War Veteran Dias Aged 104. Laredo, Tex., May 22.—Juan Rodri guez, 104 years old, is dead. He was a veteran in Hidalgos revolution in 1823, which overthrew the Spanish rule in Mexico and established the republic of Mexico. Four years ago he wandered to Ijiredo and was taken charge of by the Patriotic Society de Obreos. He will be buried with hon ors. Santa Fe’a New Route. Shawnee, O. T., May 22 —The steam shovels and grading outfits on the Santa Fe cut off from Ripley on the north to Pauls Valley on the south are now at work all along the line. The road will be completed by Sept 1 end will be the main line of the Santa Fe. as It shortens the route between the north and Texas points about 90 mile* Concensus of Opinion In London Is That Signs Are Propitious. London, May 22.—The consensus of opinion here Is that all the signs are propitious, but up to 2 o'cloc k this af ternoon the British officials had given no indication of the course which the negotiations between Ix»rd Kitchener and Lord Milner and the Boer dele gates at Pretoria were taking. That conferences are occurring re garding the basis upon which peace shall be declared is the sum total of the information which the war office has vouchsafed up to the present, though it is intimated that a definite announcement of the result, peaceful or otherwise, may speedily be expect ed. The impression that peace is close at hand has obviously taken a strong hold of operators on the stock ex change. The buying of conaols and gilt-edged South African shares con tinues. it is believed, in behalf of well informed interests. Prices of Coal Go Up. New York, May 22.—Convinced that weeks and possibly months may elapse before the miners’ strike shall have been settled, retail coal dealers have advanced the prices of anthracite coal to a maximum of $8.50 a ton, and at the same time marked up bituminous to $4.50 when purebaaed in small quan tities. To consumers of large quanti ties of soft coal a rate of $3.85 was quoted. Only once before have these prices for fuel been exceeded. That was In 1871, when the price of an thracite reached a maximum of $11 a ton. English Press on New Republic. New York, May 22.—English press comments on the inauguration of the Cuban republic provide interesting reading, cables the London correspond ent of The Tribune. The expec tation is generally expressed that the infant republic w'ill at no very remote date be absorbed into the United States on the ground that the islanders have proven their unfitness to govern them selves. Southern Buys Belt Road. Mlddlesboro. Ky., May 22.—It is re* ported that the Southern railway has bought the Middlesborough Belt rail- road from the Ixxuisville and Nashville and that it was transferred today. Carter Jury Falla to Agree. Union City. Teen., May 22—The jury was unable to agree and was this morning discharged in the case of Mrs. Belle Carter, charged with poi soning her husband. Governor McMillin Has Issued a Proc- 1 lamation Calling Upon the People of , Tennessee to Send Assistance to : Destitute Families at Coal Creek. Knoxville. Term., May 22.—A special to The Sentinel from Coal Creek, Tenn., ia to the effect that the fourth day of terror at Coal Creek finds 20 or 22 bodiee of victims of the Frater- ville mine horror still missing. Search ing parties have brought out 204 dead bodiea and they are now hard at work in the dark portaia of three entries in the mines in efforts to recover the re maining 20 or 22. These figures are given out by Su perintendent George Camp, of the Coal Creek Coal company. Every entry in Fraterville mine has been explored and all have been thoroughly gone over except three on the r^ht hand side. It is in these three th^raen are now laboring and the very heavy de posit of loose coal, which probably ac cumulated as a result of the explosion, is making the work slow. It is the theory that the missing bodies are buried in this slack, and that being the case. It ia said they will be found well preserved, as slack coal has a preserving and cooling effect, especial ly when bodies are buried so deep. The rescuers encountered the death gas this morning and were forced to abandon their work until a greater supply of fresh air <-ould be forced the. cin. The gas difficulty was soon overcome and the work proceeded. An awiul stench pervades the mine, due to the numerous dead bodies that have been found therein, and also to the dead carcasses of 19 mine mules, none of which have yet been brought out. R. M. Lindsay, of the reljef com mittee, Is of the opinion that all the bodies will have been taken out by to- night. He says the work of admin istering to the needy is now on in earnest. Out of the large amount sub scribed for the relief fund a very small portion has reac bed Coal Creek, but the early receipts of the full amount is hoped for. Some concep tion of the distress may be had when it is stated that the large majority of the men who died in the mine left families absolutely dependent, having no means whatever save the daily earnings of the men wl ose lives have been cut off. Governor McMillin has Issued a proclamation falling upon the people of the state to send assistance to Coal Creek. Spring Medicine There is no other season when good medicine is so much needed as in the fcjpring. The blood is impure, weak and impoverished—a condition indicated by pimples and other eruptions on the face and body, by deficient vitality, loss of api»etite, lack of strength, and want of animation. Hood’s Sarsaparilla and Pills Make the blood pare, vigorous and rich, create appetite, give vitality, strength and animation, and care all eruptions. Dave the whole family begin to take them today. “ Hood’s Sarsaparilla has been used fa our family for some time, and always with good results. Last spring I was all run down and got a bottle of it, and as usual received great benefit.” Miss BzclaW Borcz, Stowe, VL Hood’s Sarsaparilla promisee te cure and keeps the promise. ANTHRACITE COAs. STRIKE. Executive Committees of the Three Districts Still In Session. Wilkesbarro. Pa., May 22.—The ex ecutive committee of the three anthra- cit ? U.stricts of the United Mine Work ers r< iumed their joint sessions thia morning lor the purpose of consider ing any further business that may ba presented. Neither President Mitchell nor the committeemen would say what mat ters would be taken up, but as the call for the proposed special national con vent.on has not yet been issued, it is believed by those around strike head quarters that this will be the princi pal thing that will engage the atten tion of the meeting. President Mitch ell would impart no information before he entered the meeting. He confirmed the Associated Press uispaUh that the Michigan bituminous district had con sented to talk on the proposition of calling out the engineers, firemen and pumpmen unless they are given an eightffiour r’ay at the pr< sent wages, except to say that he e.\r i ts. the mine owners to comply with the demands of the un'^n. Inqu ry at the office of the big coal comp; nies here today failed to elicit any definite information as to how the operators will meet the latest demands of the miners. At the offices of one of the largest companies in the field it was said no definite plan had yet been decided upon, because it was not pos itively known until last night what action the union would take and th^ company wants more time to think the matter over. The genera! impression prevails that most of the companies will refuse the demands and there is much speculation as to the next move of the mine officers. Some of the smaller companies, it is known, have been training their men to be firemen and pumpmen and in some collieries they have already displaced that class of workmen. It is rumored that non union men will be Imported to take the places of the engineers, firemen and pumpmen. THE DALLAS CONFERENCE. As to Electing New Bishops—The War Claim Matter. Dallas. Tex., May 22.—Bishop Hen drix presided at today's session of tb« general conference of the Methodist church, south. The conference recon sidered the vote of yesterday that in lecting two new bishops only one b* voted for at a time, and voted that instead two be voted for on each bal lot. The conference refused to adopt » resolution to adjourn finally on Mon day next at noon. The special commit tee on revision of the war claim con ference paper adopted yesterday's re port and the report was read. Tb* paper as revised was adopted without discussion. Nine members of the publishing committee of 19 who signed the origi nal minority report on the war claim presented a paper asking that they h« permitted to state on the confer ence records that they exonerate Dr. Collins Denny from any intimations ia said report that his course had in any way been improper in connection witla procuring the war claim app>oprfa^ tion from congress. The report of the committee on unification was read. It expressed sentiments of good will be tween the northern and souther* Methodist churches, provided for » joint hymnal and recommended a plan for the unification of Methodists Japan. SENSATION IN BELFAST. Mysterious Gentleman from “Georgia* U. S. A.”' Causes Flurry. New York. May 22.—A great sensa tion has been caused in Belfast, cn* hies the I^ondon correspondent ol Th# Herald, by the news that a fishmon ger named O’Rourke, has inherited • fortune estimated at $20,000,000, A mysterious gentleman from “Geosw gia. U. S. A.,’’ was the caupe of tW disturbance. He is said to lisi|j flail t ed O’Rourke and stated that nn ml* sion was to trace the whereabouts of the heirs to the fortune In question. In 1668, according to the story. Page O’Rourke, a native of Drumahair, J>e!terim, died In Chicago, leaving * sum ranging up to $7,000,000 in addi tion to considerable properties which j he owned. As usual in such affairs, the de<«>dent left no will and O’Kourlt* is now busily engaged in collecting ev- ^ ideuce of his relationship.