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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1902-05-29, Page 7FERMB MINES IIORROR.• 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, ,