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VOLUME LXXXVI- >'O. 59. LAVA FROM MAUNA LOA'S CRATER MAY REACH HILO Kjlauea Is Also Smoking and Lively to Join in Send ing piery Streams Down the Moun tain Sides. STREAMS OF LAVA FLOWING IN THE DIRECTION OF HILO. 9 * ■ * .♦.♦■♦♦ ♦ ♦-♦-, n J? ONOLIJLU. July 21.— P*!e Is] gathering all who have a few g .:::i:vr~ to spare to her fiery : »Id. and she is playing mis- I • siev< us rr-i-k5 over sea and land with the srobl-te :' -- from her craters. So . cer:s<= have been those fogs in Honolulu | that tiie sun hci~ been cit times almost , bscurec, while :\r the benefit of those j :ar:;.:.ir witn our city :et me ;i> tnat . rar.fcj, a couple :" miles away, were completely hidden and Punchbowl, say ■ half a mile a'*'ay. barely loomed . through the r.::- r . whUe seaward the i;ua:ar. ! .ir.e station was invisible. At | sea so thick was this smoke fog around j the islands and for SOO miles distant ' that navigation was- considerably im- | peded. ami even the llaripo~a was de- ' Layed several hours by it. From this it will be apparent that the ■ volcanic activity is increasing instead of decreasing, and. ; 'moreover, there are j strong indications that tviiau-ra. intends | to Join in the display of fiery fountains with her more distant lister, Mokua veoweo. The opinion of the many who have Just returned from the scene of vol- ! canic fire with faces burned and tanned to the color of the fashionable leather i shoes is that the flow will continue for ' months, and will be the largest and ] most important ever known in the modern history of the islands. It is a wonderful sight to watch the j lava as in its steady flow of about half a mile a day it meets with an obstruc- • tion, halts like a train of ants to re- ; ga'rd it and then butts against it. swells up into a gigantic cone from j which bursts another flow which grand- ' ly surmounts the barrier in its way, flinging- broadcast fiery tongues and j heavinar upward massive bulks of rud- j dy rooks, which fail with a frightful splash into the never resting rivers of i molten earth. It is almost painful to listen to the, tales of the pioneer explorers ard their futile endeavors to depict the grandeur j •f the scene. They^haye the "picture in | the mind's eye. bur they cannot paint i it. Nature is too grand for them. They \ will go into immaterial details about [ their arduous tabors, the loss' of their j shoes, the excruciating sensations of | mountain sickness and the Itrgth of \ the Sow, and then end by saying, *"I [ wouldn't have missed it for ten thou- ! sand dollars, but I wouldn't do it again j for twice the sum." It is after all one ' of those things that must be seen to i be appreciated and that description de- • strays. The latest details — up to the 15th inst. J — are that the old lava flow running j toward Kau had stop-ped and that an other one had broken out running in tbout the same direction. The now toward Hl2c had entered the forest and had traveled about fifteen miles frcm the crater and was moving slowly, and at the present rate of progression would take about three weeks before it j reached the immediate neighborhood of that city. Another report says that the flow, waa^filiias w^iii^iajjia iao4 i The San Francisco Call. . LAVA FLOWING TOWARD HILO ■ ■ I - - _ - - - -- • ■ that i - I its. One a . - k that a - ex rus ■ - i that have - - - I Advices by the steamer W. G. Hall- July IS — wer,e to the effect that the branch of the eruptive stream which started down toward Kapapaia has ceased to flow, and the energy of the eruption is not concentrated upon the stream which may eventually reach Hilo. The reports from that side of the island. wh:»:h reached Kau before the W. G. Hail left, were that the liquid lava had reached the plateau upon which is situated the Humuula sheep ranch, and that a part of the pasture land had been covered. Nothing defin ite, however, upon this point could be obtained, the main views from that side having been carried down by the Kinau. The party that started on Juiy 14 for the- source of the flow had not returned to the Volcano House when the W. G. Hall left. Kilauea is, according to reports of the latest visitors, smoking very freely, thouch no Sre has yet broken ' out. Heavy masses are rolling out, of the southern end of the crater, and the small cracks throughout the -crater floor are giving out smoke and steam. The heat at the sulphur bath continues to increase, and everything points to great activity. Sheriff Andrews got near the source of the flow from a different direction.. He started from Honokaa and followed the road and trail from -"Waixnea lead ing up toward the top of Manna Kea. This brought him above the source- of the flow. -.r- '■'"■■■<-■• -One flow," he cays, "started aJaout SAX FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, JULY J9, 1699. ■ - ■ - _ - ■ - - - - - HI to, so that - . - ■ - " ■ i - "'The - cone or hill from which this stream is flowing is similar in form to Punchbowl or Diamond Head. In the day time you can only know it is ac tive by the fact that it is constantly changing form, and by the terrific noise it makes. But at night you can see it spouting up molten lava. All of the lava so far thrown up is the lava which flows with a different movement from pahoehoe lava, which advances in a series of waves." Frank Davey, a photographer, who returned by the W. G. Hall, had one of the most interesting trips of any man who has visited the eruption. Davey ascended Ma Una Loa on horse back to the top, passed around the old big crater at the summit and then pro ceeded by foot down the side. From the. top of the mountain to the head of the lava flow the artist came upon and examined eight cones or craters. They were in succession down the side. Ail were of considerable size, being nearly as large as the cone of Punchbowl, with high wails ail around, except on the lower sides. The first five were dead, but ap- j peared to have been active quite re- j cently. The sixtft was smoking. In the j seventh was some fire and considerable | smoke. The eighth was the wonder of ; the series. It was belching forth smoke ; and fire, as well as molten rocks of great size. "The rocks ere as big as a horse." explained Davy, "and went ; so high in the air that they cooled be- \ fore falling again to the ground." From this crater issued the flow that is making toward Hilo. Mr. Davey says that from above, where he was. it pre sented a grand spectacle winding down the mountain side. The artist went to ; the very edge of the spouting crater j. and made several pictures of it. Davey is inclined to believe the story that Humuuia sheep ranch is being burned up by the flow. He says that the flow was proceeding in that direc tion and there was nothing to stop it If It kept on. The speed was sufficient I to -briss-.it- to tie ranch by this time, i The - tis . - ■ i dcs : as a - I 1 - - .1. S. Pratt was caught, on a knoll high up on Jlauna Loa. on two sides of which the lava, was flowing- The sun was* nearly down. He' did not ' know which way to go and spent the night there as a det?r>erate chance, as he thought, of life. He sat up all night and watched the lava flow. When the fumes were blown his way he would have to lie down on his face to keep from suffocating-. Next morning he found his way out by following back do-srn between the two flows. i — _ . | f or s - ■ . ■ ■ INSPECTION OF MOLTEN STREAMS HILO, Hawai!. July 14.— After a j peaceful slumber of about eighteen ! years the- crater - of Mokuaweoweo j near the summit of Mauna Loa. Ha- j waii. has awakened with renewed ' vigor. Early in the morning of the 4th | of July Madame Pele burst from her [ Ion? imprisonment, and lighted a bon- \ fire, perhaps in commemoration of the) day. upon a mountain almost 14.000 feet I above sea level. At about 4 o'clock in j the momin.e a terrific explosion woke up some of the inmates of the Volcano House, who. upon looking out of their windows, saw the sky all ■slow and witnessed then and there the sight of a lifetime. It was evident that Mckua- we-jweo was active. No warning' had been given of an eruption as frequently happens — there was no earthquake nor any smoke seen the previous night is suing from the crater. a Large party started from Hilo as soon as possible for the Volcano House, thirty miles from Hilo, thence, fully equipped with provisions and water for a number of days, they rode away to the eastern base of the mountain, and over the flow of ISSL Here the horses were tethered where there ••as abun dance of good grass, and then began a long-, tedious, arduous climb of more than twelve miles over the lava to the head of the flow. This was beyond a doubt the hardest part of the journey. for it must be performed on foot, being over id a-a and pahoehoe flows which are so irregular that it is not safe to ride even the most sure-footed qcadru ped. The a-a is lava which cools rap idly and forms a clinkery surface, yet. although uneven, is .mostly firm and solid and can be walked over with little - . Continued on Second Piz*. ' ' . i WARSHIPS ORDERED TO SAN DOMINGO American Interests to Be Guarded. REVOLUTION IS HOW FEARED This Government Will Closely Watch the Course of Ger many in Present Crisis. SD^cial Dispatch to Th* Call. HEADQUARTERS. WEL LINGTON HOTEL, WASHING TON. July 2s.— American men-o-f --war will be on hand to look out for American interests in the event of a revolution and any undue foreign interference following the as sassination of President Heureaux of the Dominican republic. As a result of a conference between Secretaries Hay and Long this after ------- orders were ... the cruiser New Orleans to sail at once from Newport and the gnnboat Machias to sail as soon as repairs are completed from St. Thomas for San Domingo. The New Orleans is expected to reach San Domingo about Tuesday of next week. The Machias is having repairs made, which will require about eight days to complete.' She is not expected at the seat of the threatened trouble before abo-at the sth or <>th of August. No specific instructions have been given to either of the naval commanders. The teleeraphie instructions sent them simply directed the protection of Amer- The New Orleans is commanded by Captain E-Iwari Long-neeker. a capable and discreet officer, in whom the de partment has the greatest confidence. The commanding officer of the Machias is Commander Leavitt C. Lc-gan. Officially the authorities say that these vessels are bein^ «***.»*<*< the Dominican Government s«ilriy as a. precautionary measure: that the press dispatches indicate political intrigues which may result in revolution, and that as American interests in the little republic are paramount to those of any other ccuntry it is the part of prudence to have ampie force at hand to see that full protection is ?iven to those inter ■ . As to the possibility of annexation as an immediate outcome of the assassina tion Secretary Hay and Secretary Long think that it is going too fast to expect such a result and rather discourage this kind of talk. They do not deny, however, that the United States may be forced to serious responsibilities in connection "with the future government of San Domingo. While no detailed in formation has been received regarding the plot which resulted in the assassi nation of President Heureaux it is be lieved to be probable that it was plan ned and executed by partisans of Jimi nez. the revolutionary leader. It is known that '-'■-- had lived in fear of assassination for many months. He had frankly announced that he pro posed to continue the Presidency as long as he lived. German Interests in this republic are considerable and President Hereaux was stronzly backed by them. The fu ture of the republic may depend largely upon the course taken by the foreign element in this crisis-. The course of the German Government in the present crisis will be watched with considerable interest by the American Government. The finances of San Dominsro are in a bad way and merchants doing busi ness there have little hx-pe of any ma terial improvement unless this Govern ment in some way takes control of matters. HEUREAUX INTERRED WITH MILITARY HONORS =p«<rlal Cabl* to The Call and the N«-w Tot* Herald. Copyrighted. 1533. by J&rses Gcr dor. Bennett. PUERTO PLATA, via Hayti, July Cruiser New Orleans and Gunboat Machias, Which Have Been Ordered to San Domingo. DEWEY SAYS OUR NEXT WAR WILL BE WITH GERMANY Sensational Statements Made ny the Admiral During an Interview at Trieste. p«cial Cable to The Call and Bew York Herald. Copyrighted. 1599, by Janes Gordon. Bennett. TRIESTE. July 28. — I had a conversation with Admiral Dewey on board the Olympia yesterday. In reply to my remarks that Germany had intended to interfere at Ma ■ •*Yes. Prince Henry of Prussia is a man of the type of his brotner. the '_ierman .t^rnperor. is?" I asked "He was relieved from his Manila post in accordance with an arrangement of long standing" and because his time was up, not as a concession, made in friendliness to the American Gov ernment. Germany's policy is to prevent the powers from ob umot a After we had spoken of Samoa as evidence ot her policy the idi "We need a large and thoroughly equipped navy that can cope with any other power. England is a natural ally and dif ferences such as those about the V enezuelan border and fisheries do not intenere with the inenuly understanding existing De tv.een the two nations. Our next war will be with Germany.*' The admiral remained on board the Olympia to-day and re ceived Mr. Hoesteid; L rated States Consul, and a number of The commander of the Trieste garrison offered the band of the Eighty-seventh Regiment and sent an armed escort to the funeral of Isaac Rask. a seaman of the Olympia. who was buried this morning with military honors. The otter was declined, as it was thought that Rask would have preferred to have the music furnished by his own comrades, although the compliment paid by the commander of the garrison was highly appreciated and the offer would have otherwise been accepted. Fully :0.000 persons witnessed the ceremony. The burial service was performed by Pastor Edicus of the Lutheran Church, to which denomination Rask belonged. "The admiral sent a wreath of flowers several feet high and the colors were it half-mast on the Olvmpia. \Y hen the Olympia leaves here on I uesday she will sail in the evening. The first port she touches at will be Naples, where Admiral Dewey will be received as he was here. The jOlympia may coal at Leghorn and then proceed to Gibraltar, remaining there several days. She will then sail for Madeira, where she will make another stop and then proceed to X - "XT' T New 1 ork. _- — The late President Heureaux of San Domingo was buried with mili tary honors at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon In the cathedral at Santiago de los Caballeros. it not being possible to embalm the body and bring it here. The funeral services were attended by a large number of people and were conducted with great solemnity. The body had laid in state throughout the day. The government c-f the province superintended the public mourning. Yesterday tnroushout the island can non were fired hourly and flags were placed at half-mast on all public build ings. The Government has issued a decree ordering a period of national mourning for nine days. The city of San. Dominsro is in a state of great unrest and business there is entirely suspended, people fearing: an outbreak. Last night a band of armed men attacked Mooa, -where President Heureaux was killed, and fired several shots. - It is reported that the forces sup porting the assassin have" been aug mented considerably. The Government has taken measures to put down any insurrection. GOMEZ AS CANDIDATE FOR THE PRESIDENCY U — WKh regard - PRICE FIVE CESTTS. the rumor that Gomez will be the next President of the republic of Santo Do mingo. It is stated here that the mosi popular candidate is Senor Juan Jim! nez. who took part in the insurrection of June, IS9B. and who is now in Ha- ■ - ■ g the ra s to his as - - - - - .. I - In alluding to the cafe conspirators, Gomez made use of a contemptuous term which is used among Cubans tc sisnify cowards, and said he did not believe that many men belonging to the army would have anything to do witi such people, who. he declared.' do not represent Cuba, yet cause much mis representation. He also classes a num ber of papers in the same category. 7. Diario de la Marina and La Luch.T express the opinion that in view of ths present expansion policy the United States may intervene In. Santo Do mingo. HORRIBLE TORTURE OF BELGIAN LADS Ejelids Pierced With Needles and Teeth Extracted to Enforce a Confession. LONDON. July ».— The Berlin corre spondent of the Daily News telegraphs a story taken from a Ttfiis paper of incred ible brutality in the works of a Beie:a~ iron company" in the Caucasus. According to the story a number of lads who were suspected of theft were horribly tortured by the Belgian director and six Belgian foremen, with a view to farcin? a confes sion. The lads' eyelids ■were pierced with needles, their bodies were savagely belab ored until they lost consciousness, their teeth were extracted, targe? stones were forced into their mouths, and their fore heads were hammered with the butts of revolvers. The public prosecutor 13 now making an investigation into the aSalr. MORMONS ESCAPE FROM GEORGIA MOB Swim Down a Creek Bud Finally Beach, the Home of J::-nds. JACKSON. Ga., July 2&— The three Mor mon elders who were taken a^ay -•- — the home of William Curtr.ard on Wednes day nisrht by a mob. escaped from theii captors and are now saie near here. The? are badly bruised. , . , They -=warn down the creeiS. hotly pur sued by the mob. finally escaping- to th« home of friends. It is not thought --, mob intended to lynch them, but only M escort them out of the county. Ex-President Elasco Dead. PAT- - July 25.— Guzman Blanco, ea President cf Venezuela, is dead.