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Si TWELVE M VOL. LXVII1 NO. II 5. PRICE THREE CENTS. NEW HAVEN, CONN.. THURSDAY. MAY 15, 1902. THE CARRINGTON PUBLISHING CO, MONT PELEE STILL ACTIVE ZTtofo INDICATION OF A FURTHER CA LAMITY IN MARTINIQUE. i ll I! -J I r Volcano Rumbling I.nmlnona Point, on the lower Slope.' of the Mountain Preaage Further Deatruetlou Relief on Way from Mauy Place. Damage In St. Vincent Greater Than First Re. ported. London, May 15. The Fort de France correspondent of the Timee in a des patch describing the present condition of Mont Pelee says that the volcano is still rumbling and that three luminous points on the lower slopes of the mountain, which are casting Incandes cent rays, seem to presage further calamity. Castries, Island of St. Lucia, May 14. The signal station here reports that a large fire was seen last night in the direction of Fort de France, Martin ique. The British steamer Savas, Captain Hunter, arrived here this morning and reports Mont Pelee to be still in erup tion. The trend of the flow from the volcano is to the north. The search parties which are remov in gthe dead from St. Pierre have dis covered safes and molten - precious metRl ln( stores and dwellings of the town. No one Is permitted to pene trate Into St. Pierre beyond the street running along the sea front and a cor don of soldiers hae been placed around the town. The St. Pierre cathedral Is all down with the exception of one tower and of the theater the walls are now alone standing. The convent which contained 200 girls and thirty-six nuns has disappeared as has the college where seventy boys and twenty-two priests and profeseors were domiciled. Many thrilling and hairbreadth es capes from the eruption of Mont Pelee are reported. The volcano on the island of St. Vin cent is now reported to be quieter. Ottawa, Ont., May 14. The Canadian parliament to-day voted $50,000 for the relief of the sufferers of Martinique and St. Vincent. Half of the amount will go to each. The vote was unanimous, The motion was made by the minister , of finance and seconded by the leader of the opposition. London, May 15. A. J. Balfour, the government leader In the house of commons, will announce in parliament to-day the intentions of the govern ment respecting the relief of the sur vivors o fthe Martinique and St, Vin. cent disasters. i Sir "William Houlder of Birmingham has sent Joseph Chamberlain, the col onial secretary 500 ($2,500) towards the relief of the West Indian suffer ers. Several despatches to the London pa cers from the West Indies repeat de tails of the disaster at Martinique and st Vini-pnt which are already known. Messages of sympathy conceVnlng the West Indian catastrophles are being' voted by the public bodies throughout the United Kingdom. Castries Island of St. Lucia, Tuesday, May 19. The Soufriere volcano on the island of St. Vincent is still In destruc tive eruption. A terrific cannonade can be heard a hundred miles away. The renorts are followed by columns of smoke, rising miles in the air. Im mense balls of colored Are also issue from the crater; lightning is playing fiercely In the upper sky, and the whole i northern part of the Island is one mass of traveling flame. The volcano Itself is Invisible. It is impossible to reach the burning district by land or sea; end there are no means of estimating the destruction wrought to life and property. It has just been officially reported that there were 1,600 dead up to yester day at St. Vincent. Kingston, the capital of St. Vincent, Is still safe, though showers of ashes and pebbles are continually falling on the town. London, May 14. The governor of the Windward islands, Sir Robert Llewelyn telegraphs to the colonial office from the Island of St. Vincent, under date of yesterday as follows: ,- "I arrived here yesterday, and I found the state of affairs much worse than had been stated. The administrator's reports show that the country on the east coast, between Robin Rock and .Georgetown, -was apparently struck and devastated in a manner similar to that which destroyed St. Pierre, and I fear that practically all living things in that radius were killed. Probably 1,600 persons lost their lives. The exact number will never be known. Manag ers and owners of the estates, with their families, snd several of the Better classes of people, have been killed. A thousand bodies have been found and burled. One hundred and sixty persons are in the hospital at Georgetown. Probably only six of this number will recover. The details of the disaster are too harrowing for description. "I got at St. Lucia a coasting steamer which Is running up and down the lee ward coast, with water and provisions. Twenty-two hundred persons have re ceived relief. I have asked for medi cal officers from Trinidad and Grenada. AH the neighboring British colonies are ataUiUu? generously- Every effort is being made to grapple with the awful calamity. "All the beet sugar estates in the Carlb country are devastated, and the cattle are dead. "The eruption continues, but la appar ently moderating. Anxiety is still felt. All the officers and residents are co-operating with me. The ladles are making clothina." Castries, Island of St. Lucia, Tuesday, May 13. The correspondent of the As sociated Press here has visited St. Pier re, Martinique, by the relieving steam er Kpnneth. ' The destruction there is cover thou sands of dead bodies, scorched black, and shining as if they had been plunged Into boiling pitch. Many of the dead were never touched by the volcanic fire, and some of the houses and woodwork destroyed show no signs of burning. At the Mouillage, in the southwestern part of St. Pierre, the town hall is still standing as high as the first story, while at the fort, in the northwestern part of St. Pierre, the most massive stonework is calcined. The church tow er, built by the Jesuits two centuries ago of Cyclopean mason work, is now a huge heap of ruins. Soldiers are guarding property from prowlers, who are robbing the dead. The ghouls meet with severe punish ment when caught. The stench throughout St. Pierre la terrible. The streets are still obstruct ed by huge piles of debris and dead foodies. The work of clearing the thor oughfares will necessitate the employ ment of large numbers of men for many months. Morne Rouge, near St. Pierre, is pre served, and Basse-Pointe and Macoubi are unhurt. The crater of Mont Pelee is still ac tive, and smoke and ashes are blowing steadily northward. The surviving In habitants are trying to cross from St. Pierre to the island of Dominica In boats. Many drowning casualties are reported. Assistance is constantly arriving at Fort de France from all the neighbor ing islands. ' TOO MUCH FOR MR. NIXON HE 11ESIGNS THE LEADERSHIP OF TAMMANY HALL. the report of the colonial secretary, who has just returned from a visit to St. Pierre, Martinique. It confirms tha worst accounts of the disaster. Tha secretary compares the ignited matter, which destroyed everything within an area of ten miles long by six wide, to burning sealing wax. He adds signifi cantly that the services Of doctors are (Continued on Third Page.) MINERS TAKE NO ACTION QUESTION OF A PER MA NENT STRIKE STILL IN ABEYANCE. Conveutlon of the Mine Worker lu Hazlaton Ye.terday Adjournment Taken Until To-day The All Import ant Qne.llou Not HeachedPreildent . Mitchell Say There I. No Hope of Any Conoea.lon. from the Operator. Hazleton, Pa., May 14. The conven tion of the anthracite mine workers, called at the instance of the executive boards of the three districts comprising the Pennsylvania hard-coal fields, held two sessions to-day, and, without tak ing any action on the question of inau gurating a permanent strike, adjourned until to-morrow morning. ' The convention Is meeting behind closed doors, and although nothing offi cially was given out, It is known that the all-important question was not reached, the two sessions being devoted entirely to the organization of the meeting and the report of the commit tee on credentials. The day brought forth no definite information bearing on the probable action of the convention, Could Not Hold the Office and Retain HI Self-Heapect Refu.ed to Allow Any Vote of Confidence Meeting of the Dlatrlet Leaden A Deadlock of the Sachem Statement by Sir. Nixon. New York, May 14. Lewis Nixon, leader of Tammany Hall for nearly six months, resigned his position as leader to-day at a meeting of the district lead ers held in Tammany Hall. While the resignation was not entirely unexpect ed, it was not thought that Mr. Nixon would take such positive action until a' later date, first waiting the action of the leaders to see if they would give htm a vote of confidence. Instead of this he refused to allow any vote of confidence and went so far as to say that he could no longer retain his self respect if he remained as leader. The meeting of the district leaders was called at the solicitation of Mr. Nixon, who sent telegraphic messages to all of the thirty-seven on Tuesday night. This action of Mr. Nixon. fol lowed a deadlock at the meeting of the sachems of the Tammany Hall society Monday, when Mr. Nixon's intention of retaining Thomas L. Feitner as grand sachem was frustrated by a tie, there being six of the sachems of the thir teen for and six against the retention, the thirteenth, George C. Clausen, be ing absent. The action of that time caused a general discussion of the pos sibilities of Mr. Nixon losing control of the organization and the combination headed by John J. Carroll ousting him. Mr. Nixon in an interview on Tuesday said that if he could not have the con fldence of the leaders he would "get but," and this threat has been carried into effect. When Mr. Nixon arrived at Tammany Hall to-day all the thirty-seven leaders were present. CHINESE DYNASTY AIMED AT. Propaganda of the Uebel a Set Forth nt Victoria. Victoria, B. C, May 14. Chinese ad vices received here give the following as the propaganda of the rebels: First The overthrowing of the pres eut dynasty. f-econd The founding of a new dy nasty, with a Chinese emperor on the throne. Third The helping of the oppressed and needy. Fourth The introduction of reform. Fifth The protection of trade. Sixth The establishment of Kwang Si, Kwang Tung, and Kwal Chow as the three seats of the government with Canton as the capital, with an emperor and a viceroy for each province of Kwang Si and Kwai Chow. In conclusion be it known that the western people are not to be interferred with: their lives are to be protected and their trade not to be meddled with. Let them go in peace. We are the ene mies only of the Manchu dynasty. ARREST OF CHICAGO'S MEN. i and the situation remains as it was during the past forty-eight hours. President Mitchell said that all hope of any concessions from the operators was gone. He has had no recent com munication, he said, with the mins owners, Senator Hanna or any other members of the National Civic Federa tion. Mr. Mitchell admitted that he had some advice to give to the delegates at the proper time, but what it is he will not say. In an Interview to-day he said that there was no doubt that the sentiment of the men is in favor of a strike, but he refused to make any re ply when asked if he would give advice that would come in conflict with their sentiments. It is admitted that whatever Presi dent Mitohell suggests will be done, notwithstanding the fact that a major ity of the delegates are In favor of a strike if the mine owners do not make any concessions. Therefore, It looks very much as though the whole matter rests upon the words of the national president As soon as the meeting had been called Mr. Nixon arose from a front seat and said: "Gentlemen I have decided to res sign as the leader of Tammany Hall. This resignation is absolute and posi tive, and will not be withdrawn. I wish it to take effect immediately. I feel that I cannot retain my self-respect and still remain the leader of Tarn many Hall. My decision Is unaltera ble." - There was a moment's' silence when Mr. Nixon had finished. Then Colonel Michael C. Murphy made a very com plimentary speech In praise of Mr, Nixon. He did not say, however, that he wished him to remain as leader. He said that Mr. Nixon had done splendid work as the leader, and he had the con fidence of all the leaders. Mr. Nixon jumped to his feet as soon as Colonel Murphy had finished and said: "I do not df-slre any vote of con fldence whatever." ' He Immediately left the room, follow ed by an outburst of handclapplng, Once outside the meeting room. Mr. Nixon would only say to the newspaper men : ' "I am out as the leader of Tammany Hall. I am out of politics, and am glad of it. I will devote my time to my busi ness of shipbuilding and will talk about that by the hour, but I will not talk about politics hereafter. The cause of my resignation is plain. T could have won out and elected Mr. Feitner grand sachem, but I would not appeal to Mr. Croker." Mr. Nixon was then driven away from Tammany Hall in a cab. Fol lowing the departure of Mr. Nixon sev eral of the leaders remained for some time in groups chatting about the res ignation and the possible developments. It was announced that a meeting of the executive committee of district leaders will be held on Thursday, at which time Mr. Nixon's resignation will be acted upon. Numerous rumor were rampant about the hall regarding the future pnl- Iry of the organization. The most per sistent one, and one that was endorsed by several leaders, was that there Would he no actual leader nf Tammany Hall for some time to come. This was The convention was held in the opera coupled with a rumor that the finanr ouse and approximately 700 delegates ! committee would be abolished as well Clrat Report of Captain Dayton Upon the Matter. Washington, May 14. The first pre liminary report of Captain Dayton up on the facts connected with the arrest of some of the Chicago's officers, in Venice, has been received by Secretary Moody, but is not given publicity. The official statement on the subject is as follows: "Information has been received from Captain Dayton of the Chicago with re gard to the incident which recently oc curred at Venice. Captain Dayton's letter was written on the same day that hla telegram was sent. It is not of great interest because at th time It was writen the court of Investigation had not yet sat." AN AGREEMENT AT HAND CONSTITUTIONA L CONVENTION MA Y DO SOMETHING A ITER ALL. General Conference of the Member Vciterdny Afternoon The Holcomb Plan Agreed to Except That the Senate Limit I Korty-nre Report to be Pre tented to the Convention by President Andrew. Hartford, May 14. A general confer ence of delegates to the constitutional convention was held this, afternoon, Delegate Nettleton presiding. Mr. Os- born 'said he thought the -way was clear to an understanding. Judge Andrews, president of the convention, said he preferred the one-and-sixty plan, but the cities would not have It. He be lieved the towns should be recognized as the basis and might agree to a plan which should fix the population number as 10,000 for increase from one repre sentative and 20,000 for increase from two, with a senate of 36 to 45. On mo tion of Mr. Perry, of Fairfield, votes were taken on the Initial number, which finally was fixed at 5,000, with 25,000 as the limit for two representatives, and jumps of 50,000 aftor that. In a word, the so-called Holcomb plan was agreed upon, except that the senate limit is made forty-five. This will be present ed as a report by President Andrews to-morrow. The convention met yesterday, but did nothing definite. AT THE HOWE & STETSON STORES. ' New Haven Thursday, May the fifteenth Women's Tailored Suits At a Great Sacrifice! $25, $27 $30 and BEItESFOR D'SMISGl VINGS. were present when President Thomas Duffy, of this district, called the meet- ng to order. President Mitchell was elected chairman and the organization was completed by making National Secretary Wilson secretary and ap pointing the three district secretaries a committee on credential. Tn taking the chair Mr. Mitchell said that a great weight of responsibility rpsts on the delegates, and that they should art wisely in whatever they did. He said that the question that will come before them will probably be the most impor tant in the history of labor conven tions. The afternoon session lasted two hours and an early adjournment was taken so as to allow the credentials committee to complete its work. To morrow morning's session will besrin at 9 o'clock, and, according to Mr. Miteh Pll, n Ann nfMniirnmpnt hn Yiprl fr the afternoon. Quiet reigned every where in the region to-day and not a pound of coal was mined anywhere. as the chairman of th s committee. Th- chairman, who Is now Lewis Nixon and was Richard Croker. has always been the leade rof Tammany Hall, and ns such chairman had the handling nf the funds of the organization In the politi cal campaign. DIXIE SAILS. -Woman' Rody Irtetitfjlrd Wlllimantic, Conn., May 14. The body of a woman found In the woods on May 8 was to-day Identified by Mrs. Sleaph of East Killingly as that of her mother, Mrs. Harriet Hopkins. Mrs. Hopkins lived with her daughter In East Killing ly. On April 10 she left the house for the purpose of visiting some relatives. She had not been seen since. Mrs. Sleaph is unable to account for her mnthpi-'s ftppamng. ;j.hq sireeis ate w. ieet .aeen. ', fleata. Bnnnd for Marllnlqtie With 2,000 Ton of Snpplle. New York, May 14. The United States auxiliary cruiser Dixie, which has on board almost three thousand tons of supplies, consisting of provis ions and clothing for the relief of the people on the Island of Martinique, passed out of quarantine at 12 minutes past 10 o"clock to-night for Fort de Frmfp. Tt is Tv-.hor.iF. flint- TMvfo will reach that place next Tuesday. The vessel also carries a number of surgeons and about $5,000 worth of medical supplies. Regard the Shipping Combine With Some Alarm. London, May 14. Speaking in London to-night at a dinner of the Navy league Rear-Admiral Lord Charles Beresford, P., said he regarded the shipping combine with 'the most serious misgiv ings, because in time of war the Brit ish navy was largely dependent upon the mercantile marine for auxiliary essels, and the'eountry for the delivery of provisions. The speaker advocated subsidizing the British combine and a recourse to the Canadian route as the best steps for the government to adopt. TO OFFSET SHIPPING TRUST. Member of llon.e of Common Start a Fund. London, May 15. The Daily Mail of this morning says that ten members of the house of commons have promised to form a pool of 1,000,000 ($5,000,000) as a nucleus of a fund to start a line of Atlantic greyhounds in opposition to the Morgan combine. The promoters of this enterprise hopes to secure mall and cruiser subsidies from the government $32.50 Suits going at V w Now comes the most notable offering of the season. Exactly one hundred and seven women's tailor-made suits go on sale to morrow, in many instances at about half their worth, and in some instances at about the cost of the materials. It's a clean up and quick good by to all the $25, 27.50, 30.00 and . 32.50 suits in stock. No need to describe them- every suit belongs to-this season and no matter how much more you paid, you could get nothing newer or better at these prices. This sale begins tomorrow morning at eight 0 clock, and as here is rare choice among them, early selections are advisable---Once more women's fine tailor-made suits, recently d i r EJ A $25, 27.50, 30.00 and 32.50, on sale tomorrow at W" fOJ The May Sale Prices On Laces y Linens, Dress. Goods and Silks, Wash Goods and , Domestics still hold good. The people appreciate the unquestionable bargains. You've never before seen such qualities at the same prices. Considering the fact that the sales so far have been of a record- breaking character, liberal quantities are yet left, and you will find it very much to your advantage to secure your share of the good things while they last. $1, 75c and 50c Belts at 25c. Sounds exaggerated, don't it? The facts of the case follow judge for yourself. One of the largest manufacturers in the country decided to discontinue making belts.' Our buyer foUnd it out was soon at the factory and picked out of several hundred gross the best lots. ' ' Amoncr the lot we bought "are eleerant velvet and satin shaped belts with dip effect, in black, white or colors; oxidized, gold, W black buckles. Many made up with satin or velvet , folds. .. . - . ' Thursday- choice, 25 cents HOWE & STETSON. PRESBYTERIAN ASSEMBLY. CALL TO IF (7 TING FANG. To Kvntfcit Gov.rnorili I p. Melbourne, Australia, May 14 It was announced in the senate to-night that the Earl of Hopetoun had decided to resign the governor generalship of the Australian commonwealth. The Earl of Hopetoun was sworn in as the first governor general of the federated Australian colonies at Syd- Jpeyt January. lt 1901, An Imperial Kdlct Appointing lltm to au Important Office, Pekin, May 14. An imperial edict has been issued appointing Wu Ting Fang, the Chinese minister at Washington, and Sheng Pia Wong to prepare a code of Chinese laws on modern lines. Wu Ting Fang will probably soon be re called to China to undertake this work. Killed In Danbury. Danbury, Conn., May 14. Thomas Barry, a laborer, was struck by a train directly in front of his house here to night. He was carried into his house and died a few moments later. Barry is survived by a widow and several cMl.dteiU To Regln at tha Fifth Ave. Chnreh tn Nw York To-day. New York, May 14. The general as sembly of the Presbyterian church will "begin at the Fifth avenue Presbyterian murch, this city, to-morrow. The ses sion will continue during fifteen days. The greatest Interest in this assembly centers about the report'to be made by the committee on the revision of the confession of faith. This report Is to be final, one made by the committee, and while in many quarters revision Is regarded as necessary there is also a strong feeling against action on the subject. It is hoped by the advocates of revision that the election of a new member to the faculty of the McCor mlck theological seminary of Chicago will force the Issue, even if the report of the committee does not. The candidate for this post is the Rev. Dr. James S. Rlggs of Auburn seminary. He was chosen by the faculty of Mccormick seminary to fill thp chair of the New Testament exegesis and literature by a bare majority, the cause of opposition being the candidate's alleged advocacy of the belief that Adam and a number of OJd Testament characters were alle gorical: that there are errors in the Bible and that the evolutionary theory of creation is the correct one. It; is pre dicted that there will be a contest on the election of Dr. Riggs and that much that will be pertinent to the subject of creed revision will be expressed in this discussion. At the anniversary meeting of the home missionary board, which is to be held next Tuesday evening in Carnegie hall President Roosevelt is expected to be present and to make an address. Preliminary to the meeting of the gen eral assembly to-morrow the seventh annual conference o fthe board of for eign missions convened at the Presby terian building tp-da,. AID FOR ST. VINCENT. Call to Englishmen to Emulate Presi dent Rooaevelt'a Action. London, May 14. At a dinner of the West Indian club held in London to night the Hon. Arthur Ponsonby de clared that in view of the generasity shown by President Roosevelt and the American people toward the Martinique sufferers, the people of Great Britain should not be behind hand in emulating President Roosevelt's example and help their own countrymen on the Island of St. Vincent Sir Arthur said he feared, however, that the fashion of donating funds for the succor of the victims of the disaster on the French island set by King Edward, might lead Englishmen to overlook their suffering kinsmen at St. Vincent. C. T. Cox, the adminis trator of the island of St. Kitts, In the Leeward group, spoke in the soma strain as had Sir Arthur Ponsonby. Mr. Cox said: "American philanthropy showers up on Martinique, yet no one in England has any idea how severely the inhab itants of the Island, of St. Vincent must suffer, not only from loss of life but from the loss of their trade which, in normal times, is carried on on the hand to mouth basis." Mr. fox. who is on leave in TTneland. on behalf of the British administrators of West Indian islands, the deepest sympathy for both the French and British sufferers from the volcanic eruptions. ' TJoon sides bitter rnrnna Wsnna ho. I tween the British government's lack of action In regard to the sufferers In the West Indies and the prompt and ma terial response of the United States to the emergency, are being made. YALE TRACK TEAM. Men Cboaen to Kepreaent Yale tn An nuat Conteata. ' Captain Hargrave announced, last evening, that the. following' mere- will ' compose the Tale track team for tha annual dual and Intercollegiate meets: , Captain N, H. Hargrave, F. R. Moul-. ton, W. Arnstein, Dixon Boardman, C B. Long, J. R. Hunter, D. L. James, E. A. Deming, J. H. Kane, B. G. Teel, C. S. Jacobus, W. B. . Weston,. D W. Fran chot. R. W. Bumstead, E. J. Clapp, J. B. Thomas, E. B. MUburn, J. S. Sprak er, C. L. DuVal, W. Jack, W. 8. Ful ton, , H. L. Bodman, H. H. Pease, J . C. Preston, D. , P. Thompson, F. : G Beck, G. A. Gobs and M. H. Berger. Iloyai Select Maater Offloeri. Hartford, May 14. The grand coun ell of the Connecticut Royal Select Masters held their annual meeting in this city to-day. Tha officers elected are as follows: M. P. grand master, Joseph S. Stokes. Norwich; D. P. grand master, Charles A. Jones, Hart ford; P. I. grand master, E. E. Fuller, Tolland; I. P. conductor, T. B. Chap man, Norwich; grand treasurer, I. B. Baker, Jr., Hartford; grand recorder, James Comstcrtc, Ha?'r1; C. nfi guard, John H. Pearce, New Haven;" grand conductor, George E. Melius, Bridgeport. Veauvtu I Alniu. Naples, May 14. The report publish ed in Paris that Mount Vesuvius is in Kuatipn Js; KlUmtipjundajUan, Floor for Martinique Sufferers. Washington, May 14. Secretary Root to-day accepted the offer of Louis Klopsch, of the Christian Herald, to send 1,000 barrels of flour to the Mar tinique sufferers, and directed that tha flour be carripd on a government trans port to the stricken islanders. The of fer to send twenty trained nurses will not be acted on until It is known wheth-t. $r or not they,-will beneeded i