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OVBR 100 1VIEN ARG DEAD
Avvfid Di'sdAer in No¢ 2 Mine of
the Crow's Nest Pass Co.
At Coal Creek, Five Miles From Fernee, B. C, -Saturday and Sunday Given
Over to Rescue Work and Funerals ---The Probable Number of Dead
ole -•---Na nes of Those So Par Taken Out•• --Special Cemetery Pre•
pared lhir the Dead --.-The Relief Fund in Fertile --•-,• i'he Cause of the
Disaster Still a flatter of Conjecture.
Forme, I3. C., Iltay, 23.-(C. P. B.
Press Deepatch),--Ono of the worst
cal mining disasters in the hl,ctory
Of 'British Columbia occurred at the
Coal Creek mines at 7 o'clock last
night, when from 125 to 150 men mot
,almost instant death in mines Nos.
2 and 34 The exploa,lon occurred in
the deeps of No. i, and not a man
of over e00 employed in that mine
moaned to tell the tale. front No.
a working's, which aro connected with
No. 2, about 21 men escaped.
The first htttlnation of the disaster
which those on the outride received
was a rush of coal dust and fire to
a, height or over 1,000 feet above the.
finis. Word was immediately, sent
to Ferric„ five milds from the mines,
awl within twelve minutes from t13o
time the Accident occurred roller par-
ties were at work. 12. 1)riuman, Dr.
ilonnell and 'flue Wetherby wore the
first to enter the mind.
'ltihenalnout 500 foot into the work-
ings 1)rinnan wee overcome by lire
damp, and had it nut been for hire two
<:arnpanlons would have perished. On
being removed to the outer air he
recovered, azzd gave inr;truotion.a to
the mecum party, to commence re-
pairing the overcasts. 'i'i o overcasts
are the pipes which coneluot the air
through the mine, and as they had
:been almost completely destroyed it
was ii poseiblo to eater owing to the
after damp which prevailed.
Drays+ Rescue Work.
Volunteers ss ere culled for, and a
score of brave men sprang to the
work. For nearly six hours this
pulley was pursued with reckless en-
ergy. Every few minutes the encu
would collapse and were borne to
the outer air and their places were
quickly filled by volunteers. The
first body recovered was taken from
No. 3 mine about 11 o'clock and
was tlzat of Willie Robertson, a lad
of thirteen. Several hours elapsed
and then three more bodies were
recovered. None of tiro victims gave
the slightest sign of lite, and were
removed to the wash house. At 4,
ta,m, the relief parties had pene-
trated so Lar that the gas became
unbearable and operations had to be
suspended for one hour or two in
order to Iet the mine clear of the
after damp. Among those who ca-
mped from No. S mine wore C.
Burrows Samos, Baker, 1;'. McNeill, C.
Dunlop, A, Farquharson, James Carr,
James noble, John Sharp, S. Monahan,
II, Salter and a cumber of foreign-
ers. Many acts of bravery were wit-
nessed during the eight. The Heroic
work of a minor named True With-
erby, wlao time and again entered
the pit where mon were falling all
around him, was particularly not-
able.
The World of Rescue.
Ferule, 13. C., May 21 -By to -night
it Is expected that fully one hundred
betties will leave been recovered from
the mine at Coal Creek. Nearly 11fty
had been taken out by Saturday mid-
night, arid forty or more were then 111
eight. Ali the dead came from No, ;l
mince, arta from cite higher ieveis of
No. 2. Thom; on the lower levels of
No.., aro harder; to get at, and it is
evident the explosion originated
there. As the timekeeper was killed,
and as his notebook was not made up
for the split in which the accident oc-
curred, it it; impossiblo to get at pre-
sent any more titan a partial llst of
those still in the mine. The bodies so
.fear brought out have been identified
ars above. It will be noticed that
about over a fourth of the number
are foreigners. To add to the painful -
noes of the situation, there has been
no train service from F ernie, owing
to trouble in the mountains, sinee
Tuesday last, and consequently
freight, passengers, malls and express.
have been tied up.
The Deaa at, en rule.
Steve Morgan, Willie Iloeinson, John
Leadbeater, Thomas Johnson, John
McLeod, W. I3, Bricrly, John Korman,
Walter Wright, Thomas Glover, Owen
Holmes*, M. J. Fleming, Thos. Steph-
ens, John Hughes, harry Wilson,
Tony Matseo, Wm., McPhail, Jostph
Welsh, J. Walsb, T:dga•r Reid, .Tames
Flora, And. Fcs'toick, Rennie1icb4il-
Lin,
fry. Ilawkins, Albion Carlson,
1Sta. Love, Joseph Srtlgala, V. John-
son, (1, Altabelbl, Thos. fearful, jun.,
Frank Salter. Jos. Tetra, Ronald
Jenne, Andrew Ilovern, Jas. Cart-
lredge, \t'm. b"'erguson, Samuel (land,
John Kearney, John McIntyre, Geo.
Ilouc,by, Wm. Nonce, Sohn Zclonika,
ki. T'rederieks, Amos Buck, Jere, Pert -
roe, Philip Cliioda, John ICrn,votz,John
Haltey, E. A. Brown, Geo. Rutledge.
The Reiter Nand.
�ifte relief fund has already reach-
ed 611,000, the C. P. R. directors hay -
jag contributed $3,000. The fund was
started Saturday by the Board of
Trade, $1,100 being subscribed on
the start. It is doubtful if the re-
maining bodies will be exposed, ow-
ing Ito tho heat in the mine, All re-
ligious services esere Cancelled in
Penile to -day, so as not to prevent
or delay the rescue work. The 'Re-
lief Committee is meeting daily to
alleviate tho necessities arising from
the ralamlty. Hon, gals. Prior, Mine
later of Mines, Heft Victoria on Sat-
urday for Fo1'nie, and will be here
Monday. ,
l'ht+ Iudlilloreei Slay.
The Mended throughout of the
Slays, of whom there are several
hundred in ferule, has been one of
stolidness; and Indifference. They
have been conrl)ictu n14 by their ale -
some in tits ivorll of rescue, while the
Feeeliceliespeaking residents, 'orkbng
dialer the Coal Company's corps of
four electors, 'have clone heroic work.
A 'l'own of Mouratior.
Tile Town of Vermin beard all the
evidena:es of the lraasaago of the one
gel of dearth. in the trimers' section
there were few of the eottagns which
dial not display the badge of in«ntrrl•-
Inge On some of the doors it was
a P'ar;pr piece of hlaek Crepe to sig-
nify that the head of the family
had gone, aril enrz otizera, and far
too Many, the creno wan net upon.,
a ribbon of white, to indicate that
;Me victim was but a youth, who had
been attracted to the mines by
reason of the fact that they offer-
ed helm the speediest means of earn,•
Lag a inures wages. The badge of
death is not posted until the body
of the victim has been recovered. This
rule has beet) generally observed, and
although there aro close upon a
hundred houses waiting for their
dead, yet the crepe does not go up
until the corpse tree been, identified
at the Engflish Church, whore it re-
mains only se long as may be neces-
sary to perfect the funeral arrange-
ments and start for the cemetery.
A Bay of ileuncn Is.
The day was wholly given over
to lunorals, and at the cemetery
it frequently happened that four or
five little circles would be around
open graves at the same time. The
victims are to have a cemetery of
their own. It forms part of the old
burying grounds, and is situated
upon the top of a borsch overlook-
ing the torwfn. Isere a gang; of men
is engaged ' steadily in digging
graves and In covering up the bod-
ies as they aro lowero3 into them.
Tho graves are lined up 25 in a
row, and Catholics and Protest-
ants will lie side by silo, svith
nothing but a pathway to separ-
ate them to their last sleep. Blood
and social ties have boon observed
so far as possible. In one group
there are four brothers, in others
there are Sather and son, while
earthly friendships have been ob-
served by reserving and ticketing
adjoining pits for mon who had
been ooinrades until death Struck
them down. In some such eases one
or the bodies had been recovered
and buried, and the grave along-
side stands ticketed and waiting
for the other,
The Bereaved.
Scores of widows and children
thronged the cemetery all day, In
many cases the bereaved had not
been permitted to see the remains,
and 'tine sight of the freshly -turned
earth seem:« to open the flood -gates
of their sorrow, There were in-
numerable- cases of little children
too rag ton omfortto ,tl buteach fd aaaver-
mily
family
appeared to be too full of its own
sorrow to realize the affliction
an,l need of solace of the other.
Since midnight Saturday the ef-
forts of the men engaged on the res-
cue svork have been devoted to mak-
ing the mine Safer for thea in their
mission of reclaiming the bodies, as
it has been shown that nothing in
the shape of mine timber bas been
left in the vicinity of the explosion,
That no accidents have happened so
far is duly solely to the excellent
roof of the mine. Considerable diffi-
culty was encountered during the
earlier hours of the morning, as the
gas was very oppressive, but upon
the whole very good progress was
made,
Narrow Escapes.
There are the usual number of nar-
row escapes reported, but none of
those who escaped know any thing
ooucorning the cause of the explo-
sion, and those who knesv are doubt -
1088 among the dead. There was 111-
tlo of the spectacular in the 'ex-
plosion, stave the blowing off of the
roof of the fall house. This was ac-
companied by a rush of fire and a
volley of coal dust and fine parti-
cles of coal and rock. The roof of the
fanliouse wont because it was the
weakest point in the structure, and
it was fortunate that it was so, as
gave the explosion 0 vent without
working any injury to the fan itself,
which did not Stop working far an
instant. The value of this was im-
portant, in that it secured the clear-
ing of the mine of gases much sooner
than could otherwise have been at-
tained. The blowing off of the roof
of the fan house was witnessed by
a number of persons in tho company
boarding houee at the mine. They
say that the force of the explosion
was so great that the roof went
up until it did not appear to be any
larger than a man's hand, and was
followed immediately after by a
column of fire and coal dust and
small pieces of coal, which lasted
several minutes.
d wise o1' Disaster.
As to the cause of the disaster all
Is conjecture, but the theory held by
many in the Light of past expert
oncee Is that the explosion was
caused 1.1 the first instance by some
of the Iuiners smoking in the mine
and lighting matches. There have
been a number of convictions in the
local Magistrate's court for this of-
fence.
Recovering the Itodies.
Toronto, AIay 26. -The latest des-
patch from Ferule was received by
the company hero early yesterday
morning, having been sent On 'Sat-
urday moist, which is accounted for
by the difference in time. The des-
paten roads : "At ten to -night (Sat-
urday) forty-six bodies recovered ;
twenty-five buried this afternoon.
Everythi,ig progressing favorably
co.tsidering quantity of gas encoun-
tered. More satisfied than over Chore
to no tire. We aro nearly to the full
extent of main levels of No, ", and
working in the branclhes. MVO gone
through tate whole of No. 3 and re-
covered all 'bodies therefrom. Every
attention and roupcot imam been
nliown dead, and necessary aseist-
taaice to need/ relative in accord-
aztee with inatructions."
ell. Sifton's Mbineethy.
Ottawa, May. L'S. -The Minister of
the Interior roeoived intimation of
the Feriae dieastor in the following
mesuage: "The Fertile Board of Trade
would urgently call the attention of
all people that a great calamity bas
overtaken the town by a mine ex-
plosion. One hundred and fifty men
have heat killed, and melt distress
prevnily. (Chilly collect subucriptivns
sand forward san . to the Bank of
t!ozruneree relief feed, Mania" 11tr.
eliftori yesterday tient h. reply as fol.
b,svu: "enteot' of Fertile, B. Cf. -t nen
:ht ed1and dint raws dl b
r
l
111•'11 5-,
s
ere at the terrible calatitbt,' whirl'
haat ovez'tatken your town. Am wiring
$210 an a Mali personal contribution
to relief. Can 1 do anything to belp
you 2"
Lord Stratheontz cabled the Soave -
tory of State to find out whether
William Russell and William Parker
were among the victims of the dis-
aster at Fernee. Inquiry at Fertile
elicited the reply that both persons
were safe, and a message to that
effect was aunt to the High Contras"
stoner in Loudon.
Lord Uinta wired the following
message to `the manager of the
Crow's Nest Pass coal minus at
Ferule, 13. 0.: "Deeply grieved at the
terrible disaster, Kindly send cue
any particulars as to possibilities of
rescue, and 1f you have started any
maid to families will gladly assist.
"(Signed) Minto,"
KftLED DI STREET CAA,
Fatal Accident at Queen and
Sherbourne, Toronto,
DRAGGED ALONG BY TRAILER,
Toronto, May, 26.-A shocking street
oar accident occurred about 8.80 Sat-
urday right at the corner of Queen
and Sherbourne streets, the result
being the death within a very short
Mine afterwards of the victim, Mrs,'
Alice 3. ltosking, who resided at 38
St. David street.
Mee.. Hosking lead been standing on
the corner of the street, waiting for
a Belt Lhie car, in which sire and two
friends wore about to take a trip
around the, city. The car was erawd-
ed, and Mrs. Hosking and one friend
only managed to board it. Seeing
that one of the party, was being left
behind, Mrs. %Soaking attempted to
get old; the car while Its was in( mo-
tion, but in doing sa, Slno was struck
with great force in the chest by, the
trailer, thrown, to the pavement, and
dragged along a short distance.
The woman was carried into Rob-
inson's drug store, and Dr. Doolittle
was hastily summoned. She was quite
conscious, and remained so under
stimulants until the amliutanoe, whish
had been sent for, arrived and was
taking her Immo. Then a sudden col-
lapse came, and life fled.
Coroner Young lues filed a warrant
for an inquest to be held at 58 St.
David street this evening at eight
o'clock.
Early the same evening another
street car accident occurred on Queen
street west, at the corner of Bell -
woods etyenue, 1n wltieh Mr. H. &f.
Peterson, 555 Euclid avenue, sustain-
ed'. a severe seep wound and a broken
rib, and Mrs. Peterson a number of
bad bruises. Mrs. Wilkie, 667 Spading
avenue. who was with the party in
the rig, struck by the trolley, es-
caped unhurt.
PEACE NSW
RT NAND.
May be a Week or So Before
Final Announcement.
WHAT BOERS WOULD LIKE.
Government Anxious to Melee the
Terms Agreeable to the Boors --
A Forced. Peace Not wanted. -
Three Petits in Dispute --Wanted
to Know Who Von the J3oat !lace
London, Nfay 25, -The continued of-
ficial silence regarding the peace ne-
gotiations is interpreted by a, ma-
jority of the British public as a hope-
ful sign. There is a growing belief
that at least the exchange of pro-
posals bas not ceased. A censored
despatch sent from Pretoria this
morning says that six Boer leaders
are still there. The other delegates
are still at Vereoniging, bat no hint
le given as to the progress of af-
fairs, regarding which apparently as
little. is known as here. The despatch
adds that the birthday, of the late
Queen was celebrated as Victoria
L'ay by children's parades and athletic
games. A crowd assembled In Church
Square, in front of the Government
buildings, biz a, rumor that a pro-
clamation stating tire peace position
would be issued, but tile rumor proved
groundless.
It is sigzifteant that a despatch
from Wellington, New Zealand, con-
tains the - following moseage from
Mr. Seddon, the Prime Minister of
New Zealand, who is now in South
Africa, to Sir Joseph G. Ward, who
Bolds several Ministerial positions in
the New Zealand Cabinet : "I stave
had a satisfactory. interivew with
Lord Milner and General Kitchener.
I do not think another contingent is
necessary." Great hopes are built
on this telegram.
It is understood that the Boer dele-
gates are awaiting a reply to half
a dozen points which they raised.
These were considered at Friday's
Cabinet meeting, and a reply has
been Sent with the addendum that
this is the final communication of
the Government, which must be ac-
cepted or rejected outright, The
result n -.ay possibly be made known
by Wednesday. It is believed that
the
NOIltiONS
THE LATE LORD PA9JNCEFOT[.
PnrfaraggriMSCIZNVAVINIUMMtd
LOSES ESTATE BY WILL.
Merelrloness of Dufferin and Ava is
Not sorry, However.
London, May 34. -The Marchion-
ess of Dufferin and Ava, the pretty
American wife of the present Mar-
quis, Is not especially disappointed
that by the will of the lute Mar-
quis her titled mother-in-law re-
ceives the Clandeboye estate.
This wa,s the home of the Mar-
chioness when she was married, her
husband at that time being Viscount
C}azrdeboye, and it has many hap-
py associations for her.
The plaoc is Ieft the dowager
marchioness during her lifetime,
but a.s the -mother and daughter are
on good terms it is not likely that
the young uaaarcitioness will be re-
minded often of the fact that the
old place is no longer hers.
The Marchioness of Dufferin and
Ava was formerly Miss Florence
Davis, of Philadelphia. She we.s
worried to the Viscount CIande-
boye, oldest son of the Marquis of
Dufferin and Avar nine years ago.
OUTRAGES IN CHILL,
Governor's Soldiers Punishing the
Innocent edith the Guilty.
Pekin, May 25. -Tho rebellion in
Chi -Li Province Inas been practically
subdued, but the inhabitants of the
province are complaining loadly of
then Coracle ander Yuan -Mai -Kai, the
Governor of C.hi-Lt, and allege that
Itis+ soldiers in inflicting punishments
do not dtsttngaish between the guilty
and the innocent.
The failure of the efforts of a Ger-
man firm to secure exelusivo rights
of the selling of opium throughout
the Chinese Empire, for which the
firm in question offered to pay the
t'ltinese, thoverninent $15,000,0011 a
year, appears to be assured on ac-
count of' the opposition to the pro-
posed of the better class of the Min-
sters and she prince officials.
Jai r es Kirkwood,. r,
fitt
)f the •
oil d f
la
b: pre:age,•, Wellington county. has been
aprointoa1 n travelling; Magistrate 111
the Temisealntug'ue region.
Three Chief Points Are: -
The period t0 elapse before au-
tonomy is graalted.
The use of the l3oer language in
the schools, and
Tho duration of tire disfranchise-
ment of Cape rebels.
It is also certain that the Boers
seek satisfactory assurance regard-
ing the possession of arms. They feel
that their loss of prestige among the
natives, if they are not allowed to
carry arms, would be intolerable.
It+ will 130 seen that all are serious
questions, only the versions are can-
vassed here with more optimism than
was displayed on the eve of previous
expected settlements.
Two Boer communities have just
added a Derr feature to the South
African drama by establishing separ-
ate Republic's; remote from Pretoria.
Piet De Villiers has been elected by
his friends President of the Repab-
lie of Sangeberg, treat of Vryburg,
partly on English and partly on Ger-
man territory. Alt the usual office-
holders have been Appointed, and the
burghers, to the number of a few
hundred, are already building cattle
kraals and herding stock.
Commandant Boyers, who a few
months ago was an active combat-
ant, Is now President of another min-
Iature Commonwealth in the extreme
northern part of the Transvaal, Ile
never consented to enter into the
present negotiations.
War at an Mod.
Ai member of the Government seal
`to a correspondent 1
"Yen are perfectly correet in in-
sisting that everything is practical-
ly settled, and that war is at an end.
it may be, however, that several
weeks will elapse before a definite
announcement can be made. Wo
warnt, to give the Doer leaders every
elnt.nee in their conferences with
followers, and that takes time."
The grounds for the general long -
Ing for pewee apart front the pecun-
iary cost of thio war are inalnly tevo.
The one is the deep sympathy lvitit
our own soldiers, who, lronr Lord
Kitehienor 11owirnvard, have Lorne
the two years and a half with her-
oic courage, under an almost Intol-
erable strobe >a 1a s rat . liber otter. t
r is the firm
oonvistion• that there eat) be no dor-
able settleveent In South Atritet
erihieh does not rent upon, the free
mattnal pensen't of thet 11r'itieh anal
Dutch races,
Tide is neo mere /natter of seniti-
wenn, It is award solid Ogre-
s gni doubtenaporetrtless be procured tioa b
ties
the wearing dowln of the Boer eolnr-
mandoee, by the crushing Of the
Doteh in Cage Colonly under Martial
l w; but tele t , w
Smouldering' Discontent
in Wallah su b a, truce meet be coli'
oiVeled would be more dangerous to
the future supreenevey of Great Brit-
ain, in South ,Africa than even an in,
definite Prolongation of the war.
Happily, it is now Possible to hope
tahiat a treaty may be grade by which
boost sides will profit, and under
which the vanquisbscl may co-operate
with the victors in building up e
federated melted South Africa.
While tate optimziets Assert that
pewee will be arranged within forty-
eight hours, It is more probable that
a week or ten days will elapse before
definite arrangements are made. It
is aearned from a trustworthy
source that there was a division of
opinion, in the Cabinet respecting the
answer which was required when
Lor11 Kitchener and Lord Milner tel-
egraphed the suggestions offered by
the Boer leaders, It was Ajit a serious
conflict, but a natural difference of
view between the marc easy-going
members of t'hp- Cabinet and Mr.
Olzamberealn, who is se mare suspic-
ious and [more ieractiegIt mane of bus-
iness 1 hian his colleagues. Some of
The Political Gossips
persist in asserting that Mr. Cham-
berlain threatened to resign ills of-
fice if certain precautions were
neglected. This is hardly credible.
Mr. Chamberlain ,would hardly risk
'unpopularity by bringing on a po-
litical oriels a .few weeks before
the coronation, and, moreover, his
personal asceudency in the Cabi-
net is too marked to warrant the
belief that serious resistance was
offered to his will. It is probable
that the proposals of the Boer lead-
ers related to the immediate re-
lease of the prisoners and complete
and unreserved amnesty for the
Cape rebels, and that Mr. Cham-
berlain was less flexible and in-
dulgent than some of lis eol-
teagues, who knew bow anxious the
King was. to have peace concluded
before the coronation. Another Cab-
inet greeting is expected early this
week.
The "Kaffir'market has been
Mee excited, but the operators are
still putting up prices in the expec-
tation of a speedy negotiation of
peace. Theo general market was un-
usually buoyant for the end of the
week. The brokers are forecasting
a period of speculative activity In
the autumn,
Oxford Bien 1Vitl, Botha.
London, May 24.-A private letter
received in London' from Vryheid,
southeastern Transvaal, tells a
curious story of Gen. Botha pass-
ing through there about a month
ago, when the peace conferences
commenced. The British command-
ing officer went oat to exchange
courtesies with the Boer command-
er, and, on being presented to
Botha's secretaries, found they were
Jaeobus Dewet, wino spent three
years at Oxford, and Louis Eelem,
also an Oxonian. Without waiting
tor formalities both Boers asked In
the, same breath and with evident
anxiety, "Who( won the boat race 2"
referring to the annual boat race
between crews representing the
'Universities of Oxford and Caam-
bridge.
OETH of LORD
PAUNCEFOTEI
British Ambassador to United
States Passes Away,
LANSDOWNE TO SUCCEED ?
Report Says '/'hat Foreign Seeretars
May Continue Valuable Services
Rendered by Bead leer -Sketch
alto Illustrious Career.
Washington, May 25. -Lord Paunce-
fote dpi Preston, tiro Ambassador of
Great Britain to the United States,
died at the Britishr, Embassy at 5.35
yesterday morning. 13.e had been a
sufferer from rheumatic gout and
asthma for a Long; time, bet his
ness became critical abut two week,i
ago. Toe gravest fears for his reoov-
cry- were entertained, a'td a decided
change for the worse occurred at 8
o'clock, when the patient experienced
dif1iculte 10 to eestcing. Shortly after
3 ocock the patient showed. 'signs o,
growing weakness. lie diel peau,
sully, surrauuded by the members 01
Itis immeela.to household, Lady
Pantieeioie, the Rous. Maude ethyl
and Audrey Pauneefote, Dr. Jung au,i
William Rachord, one or the Clerks at -
Welted to the Embassy staff.
Arrangements have been made for
a Stave funeral.
The Right Ilen. Lord Pauncefole of
Preston, G. C. ,13., G. C. AI. U., the
Orel, British Ambassador to the
united States, and the dear of tile
Diplomatic Corps in Washington,
MIS born in Munich, Bavaria, 7-1
years ago. Educated, as a lawyer, his
Governmental service began in Hong
Kong, Ctnaa, as Attorney -General, in
186.1, Alter mush valuable colonial
Service Inc wont to Washington in
1890, first as Minister land after-
wards as First Ambassador, being
then Sir Juliet' l'auncefote. Ills ser-
vices there was one unbroken record.
of successful diplomacy. The Behring
Sea negotiations were among his ear-
lboi t works of importance., ands it was
his Idml.i,arity wi.0 that elf/tau.t sub-
jiet which led to his 80100110n by the
Foreign, Office for the poet at 'Wash-
ington. The Arbitration treaty nego-
tiated with Secretary Olney was the
forerunner of the great work accom-
plished
ccom-plishe 1 at Tho Hague. Thou came a
lumber of reciprocal treaties and ar-
rangements, involving a vast amount
of study and work. Soon after Sec-
retary Bay assumed office Lord
letunoefete began the task to forever
set at rest the, question growing out
of the 010 Clayton-Iiulwer treaty. Ile
entered again upon negotlaatione, the
result pi MOO was the framing of
the Iiay-Pauncefote Treaty*, recently
ratified. I"'or these vailuable serviees
(Inc British tovernment did Lord
h'auncefote the honor of three times
extending lex terns or service at
W;rslrington, withal; would otherwise
Lava oeaned1 wizen lie attained 1110
Age o.r
70dxtars. lin woos treated
baron Shortly before the death Of the
bat o (ween 'Victoria, As he has no non,
the peerage beetiMee extinct
FORT DE FRANCE SAFE
FROM PELEE'S ERUPTION.
Scientists Gather to Sturdy the
Volcanic Phenomena.
What of the Future?----. Pelee Still Belches Aedes . -.-.Three flare Victims
of Gelled Cyclone are Dead -•--•The 11. S. Court of Review Finds That
Waller and Day, Whe Were Tried by Cottrt.Martial for Fiendish
Cruelties and Murders in the Philippines, Were Wrongfully Acquitted,
Fort De France, island o1 Martin-
ique, Sunday, May 25, 6 p. m. -The
United Staten °raiser Cincinnati ar-
rived here from St. Lucia yesterday,
The steamer Luckenbach arrived
this morning and left at once for
Porto Rico. The steamer 1'ontabelle
reached here at 9 o'clock this
morning with 150 tons of supplies
from the Chamber of Commerce of
New York and other citizens.
Among her passengers are W. It.
Corwlne, who was specially named
by President Roosevelt as Secretary
of the various bodies in the United
States contributing for the relief of
the sufferers ; Prof, Angelo Iieilbrin
and other scientists. The steamer
Topazo has been placed at the dis-
posal of Mr. Corwlne to visit St. Vin-
cent. Prof. Robert T. Hill, the emi-
nent geologist, with his party, has
chartered a steamer and is care-
fully studying the volcano from the
sea. George Kennan, with a land
party, is examining the northern
part of the island.
Quieter Now.
Mont Pelee was fairly quiet yes-
terday afternoon, although there was
a big eruption et ashes, which cov-
ered the extreme north of the island.
The new crater is active. Moat of
the refugees who have cone into
Fort De France have deserted the
town for points further south, and
Fort De Fraiaeee is believed to be
doomed. All business is suspended,
as the amount of supplies received
has killed sages. T,he French dele-
gates, Admiral Servan and the eiti-
zene are unanimous In expressions of
gratitude for the genuine friendship of
the American; people, which has been
manifested by the swiftness with
which provibioras have been forward-
ed.
Fort De France looks deserted.
Nearly 2,000 persons have gone to
the Islands of Guadeloupe, Dominica
and St. Lucia, and as many, more are
trying to get away, The simpie ob-
ject of all minds is to escape from
the Island, ,
What of the Future?
The scientists are divided 10 opinion
a8 to whether or not new and more
violent outbursts are to be expected.
A majority, of them drink volcanic
energy will be displayed for a long
time, but that no further loss of life
will (ccur, as there are no large
ptaoes left to ice destroyed, and Tort.
1)e Frittioe, they say, is absolutely
WO from any poestbio outburst of
Montt Pelee,
falleat
For,. twot day
'
s heavy rains .have
d
'Three More Cyclone Vletlma.
GonIad, Texas, May 26. - Three
mere of those injured last Sunday
in the tornado died yesterday, tare.
Will Hord, Miss Mary Hobson and
Charles Lett, colored. Other deaths
are expected. The total death list
to date contains 114 names, Of
wheeze fib aro of whites.
Acquittal Was Not Justified.
]itanila, May 25, --The official find -
lugs of the court martial, which
tried and aequitted Major L. W. T.
Waller and Lieut. John H. A, Day,
of the Marine Corps, charged with
executing natives of the Island of
Samar without trial, have been
made public. The reviewing author-
ity at the court has expressed dis-
approval of the court's findings in
both easels.
Referring to the case of Major
Waller, the reviewing authority
says: "The sending of the natives
in• (question to their death partook
more of unlawful retaliation than
a justifiable act of war. in justice
to the American military service
the findings of acquittal demand
tluat they shall not meet with un-
quaiifled approval.
iWiaj. Wailer was at tine time in
telephonic eommunieation with (den.
Smith, who commanded the American
forces in Samar, but he deltberately
abase not to consult Gen, Smith re-
garding his contemplated action, and
rather than forego the execution of
his unrestrained will, he assumed the
power, the laws of war and the cus-,
toms of the service conferred upon
commanding officers only in time of
war.
"Cxiving heed to the mental attitude
of Maj. Waller, as much of the find -
Ings of the court a,s are to the ef-
fect that Maj. Waller is not guilty
of murder are approved. But the
reviewing authority is at a loss to
understand why the eonrt did not
find against Maj. Waller in the minor
offense. With the exception noted,
the acquittal, as it appears in the
record of the proceedings, is disap-
proved?' Lieut. Da.y is also held to
have been guilty, and the murders
are referred to as "the most regret-
table incidents in the annals of the
military service of the United
States." 1 t
Lansdowne His Successor.
London, May 25. -The death of
Lord' Pauncefote of Preston, the
British Ambassador at Washington,
will probably be more deeply regret.
ted by the British public than would
the loss of any other British diplo-
matist.
The question of a successor has
been discussed for a long time, as his
retirement was expected. Mr. Saun-
derson, Under Secretary for the For-
eign Office, has been prominently
mentioned for the place, but from
present indications the selection will
be one of the most prominent men
in the service.
The Marquis of Lansdowne, the
Foreign Secretary, favors the selee•
tion of an expert on International
law. The latest gossip is that the
Marquis of Lansdowne himself may
go to Washington, j.
Condolences icroua Ottawa.
Ottawa, May 25 --In• Ottawa the
regret at the death of Lord Paunce-
foto was general, and several mess-
ages of condolence were sent to
Lady Pauneefote, including one from
the Governor-General.
OL D PRINTER DEAD.
Known in Most Offices in Ontario-
N.ud Conte at Chatham.
Chatham, Ont., May 25. - Percy
Campbell, a journeyman printer, died
here to -day of cancer in the throat.
Campbell was 52 years of age. For
nine years he was employed In the
Government Printing Bureau, Ottaa-
wa . Ile matgrriecl one of the prettiest
girls in the Capital City, but she
eloped with another man, and ber
fickleness blasted Campbell's life. He
was temperate in his habits, but af-
ter, his wife's departure he could not
steady down to one place. Ile had
worked in nearly alt the printing of-
fices In the province.
Nothing was known of the old
printer's relatives, and he was bur-
Ied here.
WHEEL PASSE) OVER CHILD,
youngster Probably !Nattily Injured
at Toronto Junction.
Toronto, May 26. -Charles Nelson,
the five-year-old roe of Mrs. Nelson,
who resides on Union street, Torun.
to Junction, met with what may
prove to be fatal injuries on Sat-
urday.
Tim little iellosv was playing with
some other Children in a lane in the
rear of Wright's; drug store, where
Air. Chas. 'Wright was hauling brick
with a single horse and rig.
Mr. Wright says that he had re-
peatedly warned the children to
keep off the rig, but when, he was
driving off young Nelson stepped on
one of the wheels of the wagon. He
fell and tho wheel passed over his
abdomen. Ile was taken Into the
drug store and then to bis home,
where he fa lying; In a very eritieal
condition.
BLEW OPEN THE SAFE,
Robbery by an Export in a Grocery
Story at, Chatham,.
Chatham, Ont„ May 23. -Tho safe
In the gr'oacry store of J. II. Bogart,
Queen street, was blown open early
yesterday morning and $120 10
money anti other valuable papers
taken. The work showed the hand -
marks of net expert. Whoever did the
deed had a key to the store.
ltec;iclr nts in they neighborhood
heard tee e:'cploslou. Two holes were
bored hi the ears, in a ends with
1 1 1t eve r
tis handle anti the cImbi ti .' b
,
eharges destroyed the nombtnat1Jtt.'
The police Move na clu.o.
STRUCK OSNRWA'S MAYfi1I
William Smith, of Corruption
Fame, His Assailant,
MAYOR HAD BEEN WARNED.
Oshawa, May 25. -At a meeting
held in Columbus, a village six miles
north 01' here, in the interest of the
candidature of Sion. Iotin Dryden, a
lively; scene was enacted. Throughout
tine canvass the Conservatives have
constantly, sought to slander and
vilify the character of Hon. John Dry-
den, and this policy, was followed at
title meeting.
Mr. Dryden had spoken first in an
able presentation of the policy of the
Government, after which Dr. Kaiser,
of Oshawa, followed, giving a half
hour's address, 1 which he spoke in
abuse of Mn. Dryden, and related
afresh Mr. Fowke's remarks in refer-
ence to Mr. Wm. Smith, ex -M. P., at
the nomination meetiug io Whitby on
Thursday last. He asked Mr. Towke,
who was present at the meeting, If
he was wilting to repeat the remarks
to tilts audience, and in the presence
of Mil. Smith.
Mr. Powke, Mayor or Oshawa who
was down for the closing speeen, fol-
lowed Dr. Kaiser. He stated in reply
to Dr. Kaiser that he had said no-
thing in reference to Mr. Smith at
the nomination meeting that he had
not Saki to his face, and was prepar-
ed to repeat it now. Proceeding,
Mayor Fowke told the audience that •
he had been informed that he was
likely to got into trouble if he at-
tended the meeting in Columbus, and
read the following; telegram, which
he had received at. 6 o'clock that
evening; Whitby, May 24. -Personal
plot at Columbus on you. 13e ready.
iSignedj T. G. Calwill." On reading the
telegram Mr. 1'owke said that he
cancelled an engagement at Oshawa
In order to be present in Columbus
to -night, and said that none other
than an arrant coward would mali-
ciously detternnine upon being guilty
of suets violence as tbat suggested by
the telegram, and then pro:Oaim leis
pnrposc to the world,
Mr. Win. Smith, ex M. P., then sud-
denly sprang upon the platform from
the aualenee, exclaiming, "I am the
Moan,' and easaubted the Mayon?, with-
out, however, doing very much dam-
age.
At once, everything; wall in a State
of oonfuslon, anti nothing but the pre-
sence of the township constables pre
routed more adieus trouble. Mr.
rowke had loaned his watch, a fine
gold one, to the Chairman to time
thspeakers, and It was badly'
smashed, if not destroyed. Mr. Dry -
den's election id 'regarded as safe be-
yond a &mine
EIRE ISSUED PROM EARTH,
Portugal Inhabitnhts Thrown into a
Condition or Paulo.
London, May 25..--A despatch to the
Central News from Lisbon says that
Inhabitants of 1:'edroso, a place sitz
mild; front Oporto. were thrown Into
eondltiote of pc,nie to -day by a tore
nodes of wind and by fire and smoke
isettlag from, fissures Ill the earth. No
damage was done. The phenomena
aro believed to have beenconneeted
with tiro volearie eruptions in the
Vrst Indies. Pre
V
ons b�,nc, of is ar . o .
d t i
that part or the world Were It ie
rtutia noeompanled by disturballeeie 10
Portug lel, ,