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Awful Disaster in No. 2 Hine of
the Crow's Nest Pass Co.
At Coal Creek, Five alines From Fernie, B. C. —Saturday and Sunday (liven
Over to Rescue Work and Funerals --The Probable Number of Dead
Icy ---Names of Those So Far Taken Out—Special Cemetery Pre.
pared for the Dead ---The Relief Fund in Fernie- - The Cause of the
Disaster Still a flatter of Conjecture.
Fernie, B. C., May. 23.-(C. P. R.
Preps Despatch). -One of the worst
coal misting disasters in the history
of 'British Columbia oocurred at the
Coal Creek mines at 7 o'clock last
night, when from 125 to 150 men met
almost instant death in mines Nos.
2 and 31. Thee explosion occurred in
the deeps of No. 2, and not a man
or over 100 employed in that mine
escaped to tell the tale. From No.
8 workings, which are connected with
No. 2. about 21 men escaped.
The first intimation of the disaster
whichthose on the outside received
was a, rush of coal dust and fire to
a. height or over 1,000 feet above the
rails. Word was immediately, sent
to Funnies five miles from the mines,
and within twelve minutes from the
time the accident occurred relief par-
ties were at work. R. Drinutan, Dr.
Bonnoli and True Witlterby, wore the
first to enter the mina.
(Whenahout 5017 feet Into Lite work -
tinge Drinnan was overcome by lire,
damp, and had it not been for !tis two
aotnpaniona would have perished. On
being removed to the outer air he
recovered, and gave lustreetione to
the rescue party to commence re-
pairing the overcasts. The overcasts
tiro the pipes which conduct the air
through the mine, and as they had
been almost completely, destroyed it
was impossible to eater owing to the
after, dams} whielt prevailed.
Brave Rescue WoriC.
Volunteers were canoe for, and a
more of bravo men sprang to the
work. For nearly six hours this
policy was pursued with reckless en-
ergy. Every few minutes the 'then
would collapse and were borne to
the outer air and their places were
quickly filied by volunteers. The
first body recovered was taken from
No. 8 ming about 11 o'clock and
was that of Willie Robertson, a lad
of thirteen. Several hours elapsed
and then three more bodies were
{recovered. None of the victims gave
the slightest sign of life, u.nd were
removed to the wash house. At a
a.m. the relief parties had pene-
tnated so far that the gas became
unbearable and operations had to be
suspended for one !tour or two in
sailor to let the mince clear of the
after damp. Among those who es-
caped `-4i om (No: 8 mine were C.
Burrows Jaynes, Baker, P. McNeai, C.
Dunlop, A, Farquharson, James Carr,
James Dobi°, Joint Sharp, H. Monahan,
FI. Salter anal a number of foreign-
ers. Many acts of bravery were wit-
nessed during the night. The heroic
work of a miner named True With-
erby, wire time and again entered
the pit where men were falling all
around him, was particularly not-
able. ;
The Work of Rescue.
Fernie, B. C., May 25. -By to -night
it is expected that fully one hundred
bodies will stave been recovered from
the mine at Coal Creek. Nearly fifty
lord been taken out by Saturday mid-
night, app's forty or more were then in
glad, All the dead Dame from No, 8
mine, and from the higher levels of
No. 2. Those on the lower levels of
No. 2 are harder; to get at, and it is
eviclepnt the explosion originated
there. As the timekeeper was killed,
anti as his notebook was not made up.
for the shift in which the accident oc-
curred, it is impossible to get at pre-
sent any more than a partial list of
allose still in the mine. The bodies' so
.far brought. out have been identified
see above. It wilt be noticed that
about over a fourth of the number
are fotreigners. To add to the painful-
ness of the situation, there has been
no train vervioo from Fernie, owing
to trouble in the mountains, since
Tuesday last, and consequently
freig1iit, passengers, malls and express
have been time up.
The Dean at. termite.
Steve Morgan, Willie RoLinson, John
Leadbeater, Thomas Johnson, John
McLeod, W. H. Brieriy, John Korman,
Walter Wright, Thomas Glover, Owen
Ilelmes, M. J. Fleming, Tilos. Steph-
ens, John Hughes, Harry Nilson,
Tony Mats'eo, Wm., 11IoPhall, Joseph
Welsh, J. Walsh, Edgar Reid, James
Elora, And. Pestolek, Bennie McMil-
lan, Ily. Hawkins, ilblon Carlson,
Win. Love, Joseph Saigala, V. John-
son. G. Altabellt, Thos. Fearful, jun.,
Frank Salter, Joe. Tnka, Itonald
Jones, Andrew llovern, Jas. Cart-
ledge, Wan. Fergueon, Somuel hand,
John Kearney, John McIntyre, Geo.
Iioueby, Wm. Neaoe, John Zelonika,
lel. Fredericka, Amos Buck, Jest. Port-
rait, Philip Cliiodn, John ICravetz,John
Salley, E. A. Brown, Geo. Rutledge.
The Relief Mind.
The relief fund has already reach-
ed 65,000, the C. P. R. directors hav-
ingconttributedi 3,000. ¶JThe fund was
Otarted Saturday by the Board of
Trade, 01,100 being subscribed on
the start. It le doubtful if the re-
maining bodies will be exposed, ow-
ing h mine.1 0
t heatn e
1 otapei t
g
f
tiglous services were Cancelled in
Fertile ito-day, se as not to prevent
or delay the rosette work. Tito te-
L°Ccn m1steo Is meeting daily
to
alleviate the )tecessitice arising from
the 'calamity. Hon,. Mr. Prier, Min -
later of Mines, left 'Victoria on Sat-
urday for Ferule, and will bo stere
Aetiondaly.
The Indifferent Slay.
The conduct throughout of the
Slays, of whom' there aro several
hundred in Fernie, has been one of
stolidness a.nd indifference. They
hove been conspicuous by their ab-
sonee in the work of rescue, while the
English-speaking residents, working
sender the Coal Cotn'pany's corps of
four doctors, have done heroic work.
A ':Town 01' Mourning.
The Town of Ecrhn&o bears alt the
ovklonees of tiro passage of tate an.
gel of dearth. In t(ttl miners' section
It'llero were few of the cottages which
did not display the badge of mourn -
big. On some of the doors It was
tb I ar(f;o piece of black crepe to slg--
1111fy (that the head of the fancily
lisd gone, and on °therm, and far
a ribbon of white, to indicate that
the -victim was bat a youth, who had
been attracted to the mines by
reason of the fact that they offer-
ed Iidan the speediest means of earn-
ing a =wee wages. The badge of
death is not posted until the body
of the victim leas been recovered. This
rule has been geueraliy observed, and
although there are close upon a
hundred houses waiting for their
dead, yet the crepe dons not go up
untie the corpse Utas been, identified
at tibe English Church, where it re -
mates only sq long as may be neces-
sary to ,perfect the funeral arrange-
ments and start for the cemetery.
A limy of Funerals.
The day was svholly given over
to Aucerals, and at the cemetery
it frequently happened that four or
five little circles would be around
open graves at the sarue time. The
victims are to have a cemetery of
their own, It fortes part of the old
burying grounds, and is situated
upon the top of a bench overlook-
ing the town. Isere a gang of men
is ebgaged steadily in digging
graves and in covering up the bod-
ies as they aro lowered into them.
The graved are lined up :35 in a
row, and Chi,tholice and Protest-
ants will lie side by side, with
nothing but a pathway to separ-
ate them in their last sleep. Blood
and social ties have been observed
so far as possible. In one group
there are Scar brothers, in others
there are fabler and son, while
earthly friendships .!rave been eb-
nerved by reserving and ticketing
adjoining pits for men who !rad
boon comrades until death struck
them down. In some such eases one
of 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, Itr
many cases the bereaved had not
been permitted to see the remains,
and The sight of the freshly -turned
earnh seems: to open the flood -gates
of -their sorrow. There were in-
numerable cases of little children
too young to understand endeavor-
ing to comfort, but each family
appeared rto be too Suit of its own
sorrow to realize the affliction
and peed oS solace of the other.
Since midnight Saturday the ef-
forts of the men engaged on the res-
cue work have been devoted to mak-
ing the mine safer. for them in their
mission oI reclaiming the bodies, as
it has been shown that nothing in
the &tape of mine timber has been
left in the vicinity of the explosion,
That no accidents have happened so
far is duly solely to the excellent
roof of the inline. 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
concerning the cause of the explo-
sion, and those who knew are doubt-
less among tiro dead. There was lit-
tle of the spectacular in the ex-
plosion, save the blowing off of the
root of the fan house. This was ac~
eompaniocl by a rush of fire and a
volley of coal dust and fine parte
cies of coal and rook. The roof of the
fanhouse went because it was the
weakest point in the structure, and
it was fortunate that it was so, as
it gave the explosion a vent without
working any injury to the fan itself,
which did not stop working for an
instant, Tho value of this was im-
portant, in that it secured the clear-
ing of the mine of gases much sooner
titan could otherwise) have been at-
tained. The blowing off of the roof
of the fan house was witnessed by
a number of persons t.n the company
boarding house 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 alter by a
column of fire and coal dust and
small pieces of coal, which lasted
several minutes.
Cause of Disaster.
As to tiro cause of tho disaster all
is conjecture, but the theory held by
many in 'the light of past experi-
mimes is that the explosion was
caused in the first instance by some
of the miners 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 Bodies.
Toronto, May 'iib. -The latest des-
patch from Feriae was received by
the company hero early yesterday
morning, having been sent on Sat-
urday night, lvhioh is accounted for
by the difference in Lima. The des-
patch reads: "At ten to -night (Sat-
urday) forty -sir- bodies recovered;
twenty-five buried this afternoon.
Everything progressing favorably
considering quantity of gas encoun-
tered. More satisfied than ever there
la no fire. We ere n•oarl,q to thdi full
afn t°vols c i W c,
extant of
r
> No.and
working ittm he branchia. Ii'tve gone
tlutniglt the whole of No. :i and re-
overed all 'bodies therefrom. Every
attention and retpeot have been
shown dead, and neceieetry assiet-
aneo to needy relative itt accord-
ance With instructions."
31r. $ifton's Sympathy.
Ottawa, May 25. --•The Minister of
the Interior received intimation of
the fertile disaster in the following
message: "The forme Board of Trade
would urgently call the attention of
all people that a great calamity has
overtaken the town by a mine ex-
plosion. One hundred and fifty men
have been killed!, and lunch didatre'45
prevents. Kitelly collect rubi;eriptlene
mid forevard mune to the Banlc of
(tonunerete relief fume Fernie." Mr.
SifLo'n yesterday hent a reply tin fol•
lows: Mayor of Ferule, 11, t'...1 nn1
slitmked and distressed br;e'au'l meatn-
are at the terrible eelainit ' whh'h
imo overtaken your town. Ani wiring
ten 4naliy, the crew) Was sot upon.. $250 as a small personal contribution
to relief. Can I do anything help
you ?"
Lord Stratheona cabled the Beare.
tory of State to find out whether
William Bussell and William Parker
were among the victims or the die -
aster at Ferrite. Inquiry at Ferrite
elicited the reply that both persona
wore safe, and a message to that
effect was sent to the High Commis -
stoner in London.
Lord Uinta wired the following
message t4 ;the manager of the
Crow's Nest Pass coal mines at
Fernie, 13. C.: "Deeply grieved at the
terrible disaster. Kindly send me.
any particulars as to possibilities of
rescue, and if you have started any
roller to fat:Milos will gladly assist,
"(Signed) Minto."
I1LEII BY TIIEET CAO.
fatal Accident at Queen and
Sherbourne, Toronto,
DRAGGED ALONG BY TRAILER,
Toronto, May 26.-A shocking street
oar accident occurred about 8,80 Sat.,
matey alight at the corner of Queen
and Sherbourne streets, the result
being the deans within a very short
time afterwards of the victim, Mrs.
Altee J. Hosking, who resided at 88
St. David street.
Mrs. Hosking had been standing on
the comet of the street, waiting for
a. Belt Line oar, in which she and two
friends were about to take a trip
around the city. The car was erowd-
cd, and Mrs. Hosking and one friend
only mn.naged to hoard it. Seeing
that one of the party, was being left
belthtd, Mrs. Hosking attempted to
get orx the ear while it was by mo-
tion, but in doing SO, she was stuck
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 ambulance, witi h
had been setts for, arrived and was
taking her !tome. Then a sudden col-
lapse came, and life fled.
Coroner Young has filed a warrant
for an inquest to be heti at 88 St.
David street this evening at eiglit
o'elock.
Early the situ° evening another
street car accident occurred on Queen
street west, at the corner of Bell-
wbocis avenue, in which Mr. H. M.
Peterson, 553 Euclid avenue, sustain-
ed a. severe soap) wound and a broken
rib, ants Mrs. Peterson a number of
bad bruisee. Mrs. Wilkie, 667 Spaditta
avenue. who was with the party in
the rig, struck by the trolley, es-
caped unhurt.
PENCE fru
AT NANO,
May be a Week or So Before
Final Announcement,
WHAT•BOERS WOULD LIKE.
Governutent !Anxious to Malice the
Terms Agreeable to the Boers -
A Forced Peace Not Wauted-
Tltree ['Mats lu Dispute -Wanted
to Know Who Won the Boat Race
London, May, 25. --The continued of-
ficial silence regarding the peace ne-
gotiations is interpreted by a ma-
jority of the British(, "mallo as a hope-
ful sign. There is a. growing belief
that at least the exchange of pro-
posals has not ceased. A ceusored
uespatch sent from Pretoria this
morning says that six Boer leaders
are still there. Title otber delegates
are still at Vereentging, but no hint
is given as to the progress of af-
faire, regarding which apparently as
little Is known as here. The despatch
adds that the birthday of the late
Queen was celebrated as Victoria
Day by children's parades and athletic
games. A crown assembled in Church
Square, in front of the Government
buildings, lin a rumor that it pro-
clamation stating the peace position
would be issued, but the rumor proved
groundless.
It is significant that a despatch
from Wellington, New Zealand, coir
tains Lite fallowing message from
Mr. Seddon, the Prime blinistor of
New Zealand, who is now in South
Africa, to Sir Joseph 0. Ward, who
holds several Ministerial positions In
the New Zealand Cabinet : "I have
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 th'e Boer dele-
gates are awaiting a reply to half
a dozer. 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 may possibly be made known
by Wednesday. It is believed that
the
THE LATE LORD PAUNCEFOTE.
LOSES ESTATE BY WILL.
marchioness of Duflerin and Ava Is
Not Sorry, however.
London, May 21.Tho btarehion-
ess of Duff erin and Ava, the pretty
American wife of the present Mar-
quis, is not especially disappointed
that by the will of the late Mar-
quis her titled mother-in-law re-
ceives the Clandeboye estate.
This wasp the home of the Mar-
citionoeer when she was married, iter
husband at 'that time being Viscount
Clandeboye, and it has many hap-
py aseoeiations for her.
The place is left tate dowager
marchioness during her lifetime,
but asi the mother and daughter are
on good! 'terms it 15 not likely that
the young marchioness will be re-
minded often of the fact that the
old place is no longer here.
The Marchioness of Dutferin and
Ava wits formerly bliss Florence
Davisof Philadelphia. Site wile
marries! 'to the Viscount GMlande-
boye, eldest son of the Marquis et
Dufferib and Ava, nine years ago.
I C11141OI,!'I'iiAttlEat N
Governor's Soldiers Punishing the
innocent With the Guilty.
Pekin, bialy 25.-.-1`ite rebellion in
Chi -Li Province lots been praeticaliy
subJuet1, but the inluthitants ()lathe
province are complaining loudly of
the forces ander Yuan-Sieti-Kai, the
Governor of ('.11t -L1, and allege that
hie soldiers in inflicting punislimettte
city not distinguish between the guilty
and the i11t1(tK'ent.
The failure of the eftorte of a Ger-
mail first to secure exelunive rights
of the selling of opium throughout
the Chinese I'lmpire, for which the
firm in gneiation offered to pay the
('llittese. Government $15,000,000 a
essay, tummies t() be aismnred on 110-
oitttnt of the opposition to the Imo.
lased of this better clans of the Min-
leyters and t.lto palace offielats.
trainee Kirkao,md, of the village of
Orpriugd', \Velitnton cd may. lute been
tpiointeel 8 travelling magistrate in
the'>Lenliteamtuiyue region,
Three Chief Points Are: -
The period to elapse before au-
tonomy is granted.
The use of tiro Boer language in
the schools, and
The duration of the disfranchise-
ment( of Cape rebels.
It is also certain that the Boers
seek satisfactory €tesura,nce regard-
ing the possession of arms. They feel
that their loss of prestige among the
natives, if they are not allowed to
parry arme, would be intolerable.
It will be seen time all are serioub
questions, only the versions are can-
vassed here with Moro optimism than
was displayed on the eve of previous
expected settiemon:ts. d
Two Boer communities have just
added a new- feature to the South
African drama by establishing separ-
ate Republics remot:o from Pretoria.
Piet Do Villiers has been elected by
his friends President of the Repub-
lic of Sangeberg, west of Vryburg,
partly on Bnglisli and partly on Ger-
man territory. All the usual office-
holders have been appointee!, and the
burghers, to the number of a few
hundred, aro already building eattie
kraals and herding stock.
Cotnntanciane Boyers, who a few
months' ago was an active combat-
ant, is now President of another min -
!attire Commonwealth in the extreme
northern part of the Prnnsvaal. Ile
never consented to enter into the
present negotiations,
War at an hind.
Al member of the Government said
to a correspondent ?
"Yee are perfectly correct in in-
sisting that everything is praCtiCal-
ly settled, and that war is at an end.
It may bar, however, that several
weeks will elapse before a definite
announcement can be made. We
want to give the Iloer leaders every
chance in their conferences with
followers, and that takes time."
The grounds for the general long-
ing for peace, apart from the pecun-
iary cost of the war are mainly two.
!Psi • ono Is the deep sympathy with
our own soldiers, who, from Lord
Iritehoner downward, have Lorne
the two years ant a half with here
ole eourage, under an almost inter•
nimble strain. The other Is the firth
coevietion that there ran be no dur-
able settlement in, South Africa
Which aloes not rest upent the free
ntlutuel .consent of the British and
Dateh races. 1
WO !s no mere matter of senti-
ment. It hi hard solid faros.
A teregorary cessation. of 'tooth!.
tire might doubtless be procured by
the wearing down' of this Boer edny-
DDuuteli In- Cage the
under xpg artial
r
law, but the
Smouldering Discontent
in which stats a truce must be eenr
eluded would be (more dangerous to
the future sup'rehtucy of Great Brit-
alit
ritalit in South Africa than even an in-
definite prolongation of the war.
Happ, it is noweasible to hoe
that a, treaty may be made by which
both sI%les will profit, and under
which the vanquisl ed may co-operate
with the victors in building up m
federated united Souls Africa.
While the optimists assert that
peace will be arranged within forty-
eight hours, It ie more probable that
a week or ten days will elapse before
definite arrangements are made. It
is (learned front a trustworthy
source that there was a division of
opinion in the Cabinet respecting the
answer which was required when
Lurid Kitchener and Lord Milner tel-
egraphed 'the suggestions offered by
the Boer leaders. It was not, a serious
conflict, but a natural difference of
view between the more easy-going
members of the. Cabinet and Mr.
Chamberlain, who is a more suspic-
ious and more practical mane of bus-
iness tbati his colleagues. Some of
The i'olitical tamales
persist in asserting that air. Cham-
berluin threatened to resign his of-
fice if certain precautions were
neglected. This is hardly credible.
Mr. Chamberlain would hardly risk
unpeputarity by bringing on a po-
litica! crisis a few weeks before
the coronation, and, moreover, his
personal ascendency in the 'alba
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 -
ere related to tile 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 his col-
leagues, who knew bow anxioue the
King was to have peace concluded
before the coronation. Another Cab-
inet meeting is expected early title
week.
The "Kaffir" market has been
less excited, but the operators are
stili putting up prices in the expec-
tation of a speedy negotiation of
peace. The general market was un-
usually buoyant for the end of the
week. The brokers are forecasting
a period of speculative activity its
the autumn.
--
Oxford Alen ii itis Botha.
London, May 24.-A private letter
receive.! in London from Vryheid,
southeastern Transvaal, tells a
curious story or Gen, Botha pass-
ing through there about a month
ago, when the peace conferences
commenced. The British command-
ing officer went out to exchange
courtesies with the Boer command-
er, and, on being presented to
Botha's secretaries, found they were
Jacobus Dewet, who spent three
years at Oxford, and Louis Eslem,
also an Oxonian. Without waiting
for formalities both Boers asked fu
the same breath and with evident
anxiety, "Whot won the boat race ?"
referring 'to ttie annual boat race
between crews representing the
Universitiee of Oxford and Cam-
bridge.
DEATH OF LORD
PAUN CEFOTEI
British Ambassador to United
States Passes Away.
LANSDOWNE TO SUCCEED ?
Report says That Foreign Secretary
:,lay Continue Valuable Services
Rendered by Dead Peer-bitetch
of an Illustrious Career.
Washington, May 25. -Lord Paunce-
fote dpi Preston, the Ambassador of
Great Britain to the United States,
died al tate British Embassy at 5.35
yesterday morning. Ifo had been a
sufferer from rheumatics gout and
asthma for a Jong time, but his 111 -
'wee became critical about two weeks
ago. Tats gravest fears for his recov-
ery were entertained, and a decided
change for the worse occurred at 6
o'clock, when the patient experienced
difficulty in breathing. 'Shortly after
,s ()clock the patient showed signs of
growing weakness. Ho died peace-
lully, surrounded by the members 01
111:13 lmmexiiate household, Lady
Pauriaefote, the Ilous. .Maude Sibyl
and Audrey Paunc to'Le:, lir. Jung and
William Ita'Jtord, one of the clerks at -
atoned to the Embassy staff.
Arrangements have been made for
a State funeral--
The Rigirt lion, Lord Pauncefote of
Preston, U. C. B., 0. C. \I. 0., 'the
liras British Ambassador to the.
United States, and the dean of the
Diplomaitic Corps in \Vasltington,
was born in Munich, Bavaria, 74
years ago. lelucated, its a lawyer, his
Governor"nta.l service began in Hong
Kong, Chum, as Attorney-Ueneral, in
i86.,. After much valuable colonial
service he went to Washington in
189U, first as Minister and after-
wards as First Ambassador, being
then Sir Julian Pauncefote. Hie ser -
nice there wile one unbroken record
of successful diplomacy. The Behring"
Sea negotiations were among his ear-
liest works of importance, and It was
his rami lathy wilt that t.iftiou,t sub -
het which led to his selection by the
Foreign Office forthe post at 1i ash-
ington. The arbitration treaty uef,o-
tictted with Secretary Olney was the
forerunner of the groat work accont-
entitteti at The Hague. Then came a
member of reciprocal treaties and ar-
rangements., Involving a vast amount
of &Cady and work. Soon after Sec-
retary Ilay assundxt office Lord
Pauncefote began the task to forever
set at rest the question growing out
of the ola Clayton-Bulwer treaty. Ile
entered again upon negotiations, the
result of whikth was the framing of
tbo Tray-Pauncefote Treaty, reeenf.ly
ratified. For these valuable services
the British Government did Lord
I'€tunee1ote the honor of three times
exteuding hiss term of service) at
Washington, w111olt would otherwise
have ceased when he attained the
age or 70 yeara He ivas ereatvdt a
11 iron shortly before the ileath of the
late Sween Victoria. As be has no non,
the peerauo beeo';ee extinct.
FORT DE FRANCE SAFE
FROM PELEE'S ERUPTION.
Scientists Gather to Study the
Volcanic Phenomena.
What of the Future? ---.Pelee Still Belches Ashes ---Three More Victims
Of Gelled Cyclone are Dead—The U, S. Court of Review Finds That
Waller and Day, Who Were Tried by Ccurt*Martial for Fiendish
Cruelties and Murders In the Philippines, Were Wrongfully 'Acquitted.
Fort De France, Island of Martin.
ique, Sunday, May 25, 0 p. m. -The
United States cruiser Cincinnati ar-
rived !sere from St. Lucia yesterday,
Tile steamer Luckenbach arrived
this morning and left at once for
Marto Rico. The steamer isontabelle
reached here at 9 o'clock tide
morning with 150 tons of supplies
from the ('hamber of Commerce of
New York and other citizens.
Among her passengers are W. It.
Corwlne, who was specially named
by PL-eeltient Roosevelt as Secretary
of the various boclies in the United
States contributing for the relief of
the sufterers ; Prof. Angelo lieitbr•in
and other scientists. The steamer
'.l`opaze has been placed at the di:s-
pasal of Mr. Corwin 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 dr ashes, which cov-
ered the extreme north of the island.
The new crater is active. Moet of
the refugees who have conte into
Fort De France have deserted the
town for points further south, and
Fort De 1"raitoe is believed to be
doomed. All business is suspended,
as the amount of supplies received
]tae killed sales. The French dele-
gates, Admiral Servan and the citi-
zens are unanimous in expressions of
gretitu,le for the genuine friendship oI
the Anteriean people, which leas been
manifested by the swiftness with
which provisions have been forward-
ed.
Fort De Franco looks deserted.
Nearly ::,000 persons have gone to
the Ielctndis of Guadeloupe, Dominica
and St. Lucia, and as many more ars
trying to get away. The simple ob-
ject of all minds to to escape from
tate island,
Who;t of the Future?
The scientists are divided in opinion
as to whether or not new and snore
violent outbursts are to be expected.
A majority, of them think volcanic
energy will be displayed for a long
time, bat that no further loss of life
will occur, as there are no large
places left to be destroyed, and Fort
De France, they, say, is absolutely
safe from any possible outburst of
Mont Pelee.
For two days heavy rains have
fallen. : ( , a ' t i txti
Three More Cyclone Victims,
Goliad, Texas, May 26. .-- Three
more of those injured last Sunday
in the tornado died yesterday, Mee.
Will Ilord, Miss Mary Hobson and
Charles Lott, colored. Other deaths
are expected. The total death list
to date contains 114 names, of
wham 40 are of whites.
Acquittal Was Not Justified.
Manila, May 25. -Tire official find-
ings of the court martial, which
tried and acquitted Major L. W. T.
Waller and Lieut. John H. A. Day,
of the Marine Corps, charged with
executing natives of the island of
Sidmar without trial, have been
made public. The reviewing author-
ity or the court has expressed dis-
approval of the court's finding's in
both casee.
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
that they shall not meet with un-
qualified approval.
MJuj. Waller was at the time in
telephopnie communication with Gen.
Smith, who commanded the American
forces( in Samar, but he deliberately
threat not, to consult Gen. Smith re-
garding Itis contemplated action, and
rather than forego the execution of
1110 unrestrained will, he assumed the
power, the laws of war and the °use
toms of the service conferred upon
commanding officers only in time of
war.
"Giving heed to the mental attitude
of Maj. Waller, as muieh of the find-
ings of the eoart as are to the ef-
fect that Maj. Waller is not guilty
of =rdeht' are approved, But the
reviewing authority is at a loss to
understand why the court 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-
preved?' Lieut. Day 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 , ,
Lansdowne, Ills 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 far the place, but fees
present inc.ivations the selection will
bo one of the most prominent men
in the service.
The Marquis of Lansdowne, the
Foreign Secretary, favors the selec.
tion of an expert on international
law. The latest gossip is that the
'Marquis of Lansdowne himself may
go to Washington,
Condolences From Ottawa.
Ottawa, May 25. -In• Ottawa the
regret at the death of Lord Paunce-
fote was general, and several mess-
ages of condolence were sent to
Lady Pauncefote, including one from
the Governor-General.
OLD PRINTER DEAD.
known in :dost Offices iu Ontario-
End Came at Chatham.
Chatham, Ont., May 25. - Percy
Campbell, a journeyman printer, diet]
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, Otta-
wa . He married ono of the prettiest
girls in the Capital City, but she
e]oped with another man, and her
fickle/logs blasted Campbell's life. Ile
wasp temperate in ills habits, but af-
ter' leis wife's departure he could not
steady down to one place. He had
worked in nearly all the printing of-
fices in the province.
Nothing was known of the old
printer's relatives, and Ire was bur-
led here. .
'WHEEL PASSED OVER CHILD.
4 "ungsl.et' Probably Fatally Injured.
at 'Toronto Junction.
Toronto, May 26. --Charles Nelsen,
the five-year-old ton of Mrs;. N'e'lson,
who resides on Union street, Toron-
to Junction, met with what may
prove to be fatal injuries on Sat-
urday.
The little fellow was playing with
some other children in a lane its the
rear of Wright's drug store, where
Mr. Chas. Wright was hauling brick
with a fin gle home and rig.
Mr.
Wright mays; that he had re-
peatedly
-
Iettedly warned the children to
keep otP the rift. but when, he was
driving off voun,.
D
eltn
Mopped
on
one of tin wheels of the wagon. no •
fell and the wheel passed over his I
abdomen. IIe. was taken into the, a
drag store and then to ins home.
where he is lying in a very Critical
condition.
BLEW OPEN THE SAFE.
Robbery by an I'xpert In a Grocery
Story at Chatham.
Ultathafn, ()lit., May 2 ..The safe
fat the groeet'y *novo of J. II. Bogart,
Queen street, ivas blown open early
yesterday morning and $120 In
money and other valuable papery
talon. The work Showed the hand-
matrks of an (\sp:'rt. Whotever did Stir
deed had a key to the store.
Itervlfheitts in the neighborhood
heard tee) exidoston. Two Maley were
boned in tiro safe its a line with
Mil II:uldle (tad the etnubtuattnn. The
eliargee destroyed the combination.
Tito pollen have no clue.
STRUCK OSHR
A'S WYOII4
William Smith, of Corruption
Fame, His Assailant.
MAYOR HAD BEEN WARNED.
Oalla,wa, May, 25. -At a meating
held in Columbus, a village six miles
north of here, in the interest of the
candidature of Ilton. ilonn Dryden, a
lively scene was enacted. Throughout
the canvass the Conservatives have
constantly sought to slander and
vilify rbc character of Son. John Dry-
den, and this policy was followed at
this 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, in which he spoke in
abuse of Mn. Dryden, and related
afresh Mr. 1'owke's remarks in. refer-
ence to Mr. Wm. Smith, ex -M. P., at
the nomination meeting in Whitby on
TJtursday. last. He asked Mr. Fowke,
who was present at the meeting, if
he was willing to repeat the remarks
to this audience, and in the presence
of Mrr. Smith.
blr. Fowke, Mayor of Oshawa, who
was down for the closing speech, fol-
Ioweci Dr. Kaiser. Ile stated in reply
to De. Kaiser that lie had saki no-
thing in reference to Mr. Smith at
the nomination meeting that he had
not &fid 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 get luto 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
pint at Columbus on you. Be ready.
tSignedi T. 0. Calwill." On reading the
telegram Mr. Fowke said that he
captioned an engagement at Oshawa
iu order to be present in Columbus
tonight, and said that none other
Um an arrant coward would mali-
ciously 0ettermine upon being guilty
of such violence us that suggested by
the telegram, unci then proclaim his
Purpota to the world.
Mr. Wm. Smith, ex -M. P., then sud-
denly sprang upon the platform from
the .iuutenee, excialmittg, "1 am the
man,' and assaulted the Mayor, with-
out, however, doing very muds dam-
age.asd
j,
.
Atecce ,y g'w t
o ver titin as in a state
.te
of confusion, anal nothing but the pre-
sence of the township constables pre-
vented more serious trouble. Mr.
Fovi'ke 11;(41 Loaned] his watch, a fine
gold one, to the Chairman to time
the heathers, and it was badly
hmasiieal, if sat destroyed. iii'r.fI)ry-
den'n eleo'tiOn he regarded ae safe he -
:10110, a doulvt'. _ •--
FIRE ISSUER FROM EARTH,
Portugal inhabitants Thrown into a
C'oudItion of tante.
London, May 25.-A. despatch to the
Central News from Lisbon sayn that
initabitants of I'edroso, place six
miles from Oporto, were thrown Into
a condition of pante to -day by a tor-
i:ado of wind and by fire and smoke
issuing from, fissures in the earth. No
damage was done. The phenomena
are believed to have beetteonnet (
with the voieartle eruptions in the
Went Indies. Previous disturbances in
that part of the Arerld were It is
Raid accompanied by disturbancerl lip
Portugal, ,