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•Vi'fe. J* W z&t AM $k Half o! It With vo? %z- OhV vWr-iv f. t£ get* p ^5 fiC?? s3-«4 %4 fgVfi 1y jjR Iv &. I •«5i ZM&t Ih5& 1 *&k $£1II? ONLY MODESTY PREVENTS E N I O N I N A E DAILY T.-R. IS THE BEST NEWSPAPER IN IOWA i-H-H V0L.XXV1II" the Island a Storm of and Ashes. 1 Covered Flame Prophecy That Carib Indians Would Be Sacrificed to Fire Ood Fulfilled. Further Details of the Eruption of Soufriere on St. Vin« cent Island. Fort de France, Island of Martin ique. May 15.—It is conservatively es timated that 2,000 have been lost sincc the first eruption on May 7. This in cludes most of the Carib Indiana •which means the practical extinction of the race that was found here by Columbus four centuries ago. An old Indian prophecy that the Car lbs would be sacrificed to the fire god which they worshiped has thus been fulfilled. Of the Caribs only a few' individuals remain on the islands of St. Lucia and Dominica. From St. Lucia the eruption ot Morne Soufriere was visible during the night of May 7. The following night the steamship Wear of the Royal Mai? service, attempting to force her way to Kingstown, ran into a floating bank of ashes. For three hours the ship was practically helpless in a cloud of smoke and sulphurous gas denser than that which floated down from Mount vPelee. When Kingstown was finally reached at daybreak it was found panic-strick en. The streets were covered two in ches deep with ashes and stones tha had fallen during the night. Kingstown is fifteen miles from tht crater which ejected^ the stone, yet the rain of missiles was almost inces sant for three days. From Chateay Belaire comes word that the distress was great. Word was sent for a clergyman and one was taken up by the Wear. Down the sides of Mpr|ie Soufriere were flowing hun dreds of streams of lava, which, unit ing and separating, formed a network from which there was no possible es cape for any living thing caught with in Its grasp. By the explosion of 1812 a river that had existed ever since the discovery of the Island was dried up. Down its channel there flows a swift stream of molten lava, which glistens like liquid silver, and which flows into the sea within 100 yards of Georgetown. As the water and the lava meet a great cloud of steam arises, and the hissing call be heard for miles. From a distance dozens of craters can be seen, now'opening and again closing near the crest of Morne Soufriere. The force of the eruption seems to be les sening, but the danger is still great. The most violent eruption stopped in the afternoon of iy 10. Many searching parties are now out. Seven estates have been ruined beyond hope of repair. Two chapels have been buried under a stream of lava. Many houses have been covered under masses of ashes and lava, and there is hardly a spot in the island that Is not under from two inches to ten feet of ashes. The British steamer Cennet on Sun day ran thru five miles of smoke that was so dense that the crew was almost suffocated. For more than an hour the ship had to be left to its own guidance. Morne Soufriere, tho not so active as it was last week, is still so threatening as to terrify the Inhabitants. Sinoke and flames continue to belch from the crater, over which there is an incessant play of lightning, forking out from the column that reaches so far up Into the sky that the eye can not reach its crest. It was more than two weeks ago that Morne Soufriere first gave warning that it was about to give a display of fireworks more majestic than has been seen by man during the last thousand years. Soufriere raises its head 4,048 feet above the sea level. It li*s at the northern end of St. Vincent and can be seen fully fifty miles at s§a on a clear day. For ninety years the old volcano has been somnolent. On rare occasions it has grumbled Internally, but it has been regarded as harmless by the In dians, who have told of the eruptions, which ceased long ago, and which they have carried in their traditions. After the eruptions of 1812 the old crater closed and water filled it, forming a beautiful lake. For many days Soufriere labored In wardly In a manner such as was new to the present generation. Then on May 6 the crater lake-became greatly dis turbed. It began to boil and bubble like a\?reat caldron. Steam arose from it in immense clouds. The rumbling beneath the mountain redoubled in force, and at 2 o'clock that cfternoon Soufriere trembled as tho it was in the throes of a terrible agony. Then came a series of severe earth quakes that shook the entire island. That night sulphuric flames played obout the summit of the volcano, giving it a weird and a terrible appearance. Steam continued to rise in clouds, and the thunders of the skies were Joined with those that came from the bowels of Soufriere. All during Wednesday the splendid phenomena continued, giving those who l'ved in the near vicinity of the volcano ample time to make their escape. All seemed to have been hypnotized, and of the thousands who were there only a few hundred went away. It was noon on Wednesday when Morne Soufriere suddenly opened, sc-ndlng six separate streams of lava pouring and boiling down its sides. Death was everywhere and in its most terrible forms. Lightning came from the sky, killing many who had escaped the molten streams that were pouring Into the valleys. From this great tragedy the settings were wonderful. Soufriere literally rocked in its agony. From its summit a majestic column ot smoke, inky black, reached skyward. The craters were ycmltinf incandescent matter that A gave.forth prismatic lights as it rolled away toward the sea. Cruiser Cincinnati Arrives. Fort de France, May 15.—The cruiser Cincinnati arrived here yesterday and Commander McLean at once dispatched Lieutenant McCormick, on the naval tug Potomac, to the island of St. in tent to ascertain the needs oi the sur vivors of the recent disasters there. He informed Consul Ayme that, if neces sary, the Cincinnati would go to St. Vincent. Business in Fort de France is at a standstill. The city and its environs are crowded with refugees, all of whom must be fed. The wharves are already piled with tons of provisions and sup plies, but all that has been brought so far is hardly a drop in the byirket com pared with the great needs of an island Lull of famishing, people. Americans here complain that the French soldiers are doing nothing. But the soldiers are protecting the supplies already beginning to arrive 1" ere. But for this riot would run rampant in this part of the Island. The military and civil hospitals are filled with men, women anc children who had been burned by the eruptions. Their appearance was horrible and ap palling. The flesh had been burned from their bodies, and their faces were beyond recognition. Some of the bodies were charred and the bones exposed. It is now comparatively ea-jy to visit St. Pierre, where the work of burning the dead bodies of the victims is stead ily proceeding. The destruction there is appalling The streets are two feet dee- in ashes and cinders, which cover thousands of dead bodies, scorched black and shiny as if they had been plunged ito 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 Moudlage, in the southwestern portion 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 stone work is calcined. The church tower, built by the Jes uits two centuries ago of solid mason work, is now like a hugh heap of old metal. MAY PREVENT WAR. Delegation Sent to Make Terms With the Revolutionary Forces in Northern Part of Hayti. Port au Prince, May 15.—A delega tion headed by the former minister of foreign affairs, Menos, and sent by the provisional government of Hayti, started today for Cape Haytien with the object of endeavoring to arrive at an agreement with the leader of tlu revolutionary forces Ln the northers part of Hayti and prevent civil war. It it generally believed here the delegation will meet with succees, as it is knowr a lack of funds is preventing th: northern forces from marching on Port au Prince. Quiet has been entirely re established here. All the administra tive offices have been reopened. FLAMMARION ON CATASTROPHE Astronomer Expects Volcanic Dust ts Remain in Air for Years. Paris, May 15.—M. Camille Flam marion, the astronomer, says he agrees with Mr. John Milne, the British seis mologist, as to the cause of the volcan ic eruptions In the lesser Antilles. He believes that the infiltration of water caused an enormous volltization. He adds that the volcanic dust may remain in the air for years and have a lumin ous effect at night. The eruption cf Krakatoa in 18S3 was followed by phe nomena such as those which M. Flairi marlon predicts. For months all over the world the "red sunsets" were ob served, and commented on. Scientist attributed the luminous appearance of the sky to the mass of volcanic dust thrown miles Into the air by the Krak atoa explosic n. MOUNT COLIMA TREMBLING. Voulme of Smoke Increases from Vol cano in Mexico. Guadalajara, Mexico, May 15.—The reports received here vesterday fron points in the neighborhood of Mount Colima indicate that an eruption of that volcano may be expected at any moment. There is an increase since Tuesday in the volume of smoke which is pouring from the crater and slight tremblings of the earth are felt at in tervals. Venezuelan Situation. New York, May 15.—The Dutch steamer Prlnz Frederick Hendrik ar rived today from ports in Venezula. At Carapano the people were in a state of defense, having fought a battle with ':he government forces a few days before. The town was barricaded and every man carried a gun. Captain Vander goot contradicted the report that the c!ty had been bombarded. He said it bad fallen after 1,400 men had gone out to meet the enemy and only 350 re trrned. It could not be learned if they had been killed, wounded or captured, or had merely run away. At Cum.ina the inhabitants were also under a-ms and business appeared to be suspended. Shot is Fired at Cardinal. Rome, May 15.—During tho progress of a fete in honor of Cardinal Baell- iera, at Bardolino, near Verona, yes er day an anarchist fired a shot from a rifle at the cardinal, who was standing at a window ot" the Guerrleri Palace watching the procession, but failed to hit him. The would-be assassin was arrested. Gaynor and Greene Disappear. Quebec, May 15.—Col. John E. Gay nor and Capt. B. B. Greene, who came to Canada from Savannah during their trial there for alleged complicity lr. frauds against the government, ,vere smuggled out of Quebec today by an American detective. Big Strike in Sweden. Stockholm, May 15.—The general strike decreed by the democratic party in support of the suffrage bill, debate on which begins in parliament today, was carried out as arranged and the tie-up of business and trafllc is prac tically complete. :u President of the Mine Workers Submits His Report to the Convention. Action of the Miners Not Yet Made Known to the Public. Strike Sentiment Is Still Strong, But Is Said to Be Waning. Hazlcton, Pa., May 15—The conven tion of the Anthracite Mine Workers called to decide the matter of making permanent the present suspension of work in the hard coal field, resumed its session at nine this morning. The question was not reachcd at yesterday's session, owing to the inability of the credentials committee to complete its work. The committee made its final report this morning and after few unimportant matters had been disposed of the question of the hour was in troduced by President Mitchell. This was In the form of an exhaustive re port of his negotiations with the civic federation and the president of tho coal companies. The same impenetrable veil of se crecy surrounds the proceedings of the convention today and no forecast of the result can be made with any de gree of accuracy. The belief born with an Interview with President Mitchell yesterday that he has a def inite plan that will help the miners in their fight is stronger than ever today and many delegates hope the national president will able to lead them out of the difficulty. Strike sen timent is still strong, but it can not be said that it is as strong as it was yesterday. Thosp who advocate per manent suspension, if no concessions are granted by operators, are contin uing their campaign trying to win votes for a strike. One of them said today: "We must work out our own salvation. It is strike now or never We have delayed it long enough anci we can not now turn back." It was reported this morning that President Fahy, of district No. 9, who. was said to be against a strike, has finally decided to stop pleading for peace and let the miners do as they please. President Fahy's position, it is tfald, has met with considerable opposi tion in his district. President Mitchell reiterated today that he would udvise the miners what course to pursue when the proper time comes. He declined to indicate wheth er this advice would be in the nature of a well-laid plan, saying he would not like to give his ideas to the news papers in advance of their presentation to the convention. The convention took a recess at noon. No information was given out relative to the action of the morning session. After the delegates had reassembled the speeches were said to be strongly in favor of a strike. None of th» na tional officers of the organization has addressed the convention. Gossip coming from the hall points strongly to a strike. SOLDIERS' MONUMENT. Indiana Dedicates a Shaft to the Mem ory of Her Warriors. Indianapolis, May 15.—Impressive ceremonies and the assemblage of more than 50,000 people made notable the dedication of the Indiana State Soldiers and Sailors' Monument this morning, the cornerstone of which was laid in 18S9 in the presence of Benjamin Harri son and cabinet.. The monument stands 2S4H- feet high in the center of monu ment place, which is the heart ol' In dianapolis. The total cost is about $600,000. John W. Foster, former secre tary of state, delivered the oration. General Lew Wallace presided at the ceremonies and delivered a short ad drss Gu«t.ivus V. Manzis, of Mount Durbin, made a speech of acceptance. James Whitcomb Riley read a poem written for the occasion entitled, "Sol dier." WORK OF CONGRESS. Senate Provides for a Union Depotf at Washington, D. C. Washington, May 15.—At the con clusion of routine business the bill pro viding for a union railway station in Washington was passed by the senate. The House. The senate amendments to the agri cultural appropriation bill were disa greed to by the house today and the bill sent to conference. As a result ot several cases of emergency illness which have occurred in the house, the resolution adopted directing the ser geant at arms to provide an emergency equipment of medicines and instru ments be approved by Representatives Wilson, Showalter and Ball, physician members. The naval appropriation bill was then taken up and an agreement was made extending the general debate until 4 o'clock today. NO PENSION FOR MISS BARTON. Senate Committee Dccide It Would Set a Bad Precedent. Washington, May 15— Efforts of the friends and officers of the Red Cross so ciety to secure a pension of $5,000 a year for Miss Clara Barton received a set-back yesterday from which there will probably not be a recovery during the present session of congress, an I perhaps the movement will be aban doned. A number of bills have been intro duced. They have for their object rec ognition in some substantial way of Miss Barton. The proposition put forward in various guises, as analyzed by the senate committee on foreign re lations yesterday, had for their end the pensioning of Miss Barton by the gov ernment. Individual members ol the committee expressed their admiration for the work done by Miss Barton, but decided that it would establish a bad ''.y v* «Jfc LAST EDITION. S O'CLOCK. MABSIIALLTOWN, IOWA, THURSDAY, MAY 15 1903 precedent to recognize her by a con gressional enactment and inaugurate a civil pension list. THE SUGAR INVESTIGATION. Hey wood Leavitt Says Trust Would Reap Benefit of Reduction in Duty. Washington, May 15.—Heywood S. Leavitt, of Nebraska, continued his tes timony before the senate Cuban rela tions committee today. He said if the sugar trust did not reserve all benefits of the proposed concessions to Cuba it would be because the trust would make a present of the concession to the planters. He referred to the action of the trust in reducing the price of su gar at Missouri iver points and sail It was done for the purpose of destroying the beet sugar companies. Leavitt said Francis B. Thurber. of New York, who had given testimony before the com mittee, was a paid employe of the trust that he was employed by the war de partment to gather statistics, but dis charged on account of his bias in fa vor of the .trust. A letter written by Sir William C. Van Home, of the Cuba Company, was presented. It showed this company had acquired 150,000 acres of land and gave a general statement of conditions in the island. INVESTIGATION OF RATES. t| va Commerce Commission Probing Into Complaints of the Chicago Packers." Chicago, May 15.—The interstate commerce commission today began ah investigation vof the charges made by the Chicago live stock exchange thitt the railroads have been discriminating on live stock rates in favor of packers west of Chicago. The representatives of the westeri railroads promised the commission tc agree on an equalization of livestock and dressed beef tariffs, which woukl be satisfactory to the Chicago Live stock Exchange. The agreement must be reached by June sixteenth and must be in effect June thirty. The meeting adjourned until June 16. IOWA GIRL MURDERED. Lifeless Body of Emma Moore Found Along Railroad Tracks Near Clarin da—Revolver by Her Side—Man Named Will Lucas Arrested, Charged With the Murder. Special to Times-Republican. v* Clarinda, May 15.—The body ot a girl named Emma Moore was found on the "Q" right of way a mile and a ha£lf south of here this morning. A bullet wound In the breast was the cause of her death. A 32-caliber revolver was found lying on her body. Two empty shells were lying on the ground, but no empty cartridges were lr tb?, revolver. Will Lticas was arrested at Clearmont today charged with the murder. He was seen about town In her company yesterday. The girl's home is in Shambaugh, seven miles from here. Her reputation was not good. PLAN GREAT GAME PRESERVE. English Syndicate Buys Tract in Which Wild Animals Abound. Phoenix, Ariz-, May 15.—An English syndicate, headed by Lord Thurlow\ which recently purchased the Baca larid grant in Yavapai county, is planning the establishment there of an immense game preserve.. 4 The grant is very heavily timbered and the country is the most picturesque in Arizona, abounding in wild game of of all kinds. The wild hog, or peccary, roams thru the forests in thousands, and there ife an abundance of deer and wild turkey, while mountain lions and sometimes the cinnamon and black bear are found. It is Lord Thurlow's intention to es tablish such a game preserve as ex isted In the early days of England, and establish guards who will allow no hunting on the giant except by the owners or their friends. Lord Thurlow is now en route to London, and intends next winter to bring over a large party of sportsmen. PRESBYTERIAN ASSEMBLY. Report of the Committee on Revision'tof the Confession to Be Heard. New York, May 15.—The 114th gen eral assembly of the Presbyterian church opened in the Fifth avenue Presbyterian church, today. The ses sions will continue fifteen days. The most important business to come before the assembly is the report of the com mittee on revision of the confession of faith. At today's session, Rev. Dr. Henry C. Minton, of San Francisco, moderator, delivered a sermon on the "Enduring Mission of Presbyterlanism." MORN ON WANTS OFFICE. Reed Smoot a Candidate to Succeed Senator Rawlins. Provo, Utah., May 15.—At a reception tendered United Slates Senator Kearns by the ladies of the Republican Club, Reed Smoot, an apostle of the Mor mon church, announced his candidacy for the United States senate, to succeed Senator Rawlins. Philadelphia Record Sold. Philadelphia, May 15.—By order of the United States court Special Master Coiiimsisioner Beck today sold at nub ile auction the majority of the stock and bonds of the Philadelphia Record Publishing Company to Wililam S. Stenger, Philadelphia, for $2,954,000. Stengei- Is an attorney and was secre tary of the commonwealth during Gov ernor Paltiscn's first term. Marries at Age of 104. New York, May 15.—-Townsend Mil ler. a Montauk half-breed living at Ja maica, Long Island, and who claims to be 104 years old, has just been married for the fourth time. Presidential Appoints. Washington, May 15.—Presidential nominations: Postmasters: Iowa—Willis II. Letts, Columbus Junction. Nebraska—Howard C. Miller, Grand Island: John R. Hays, Norfolk. South Dakota—John Bell, Spearflsh. -ry. **t» 'V Many Think Legislature Must Provide for Rebuilding at Council Bluffs. American Trotting Association in Control of a Self Seeking Cabal. Supreme Court Bothered With a Petty Case—Clayton Taken Care Of. Special to Times-Republican. Des Moines, May 15.—Talk of a pos sible special session of the legislature continues, but thus far it is only talk, as most of those who have considered j^he matter agree that it would be un wise to take hasty action ln providing for the session. Representative iplark eand Representative Head were ln the city yesterday, but neither one taw Gov. A. B. Cummins because the latter had gone to Cedar Rapids to "meet with the labor organizations of the state. Mr. Head expressed himself treely as In favor of a special session of the legislature to appropriate for ^permanent buildings at Council Bluffs for the deaf school.* "It seems to me that it would be a part of wisdom for the state to do just as little in the line of erecting temporary structures us possible," said Mr. Head. "Suppose the state puts $35,000 to $40,000 into temporary buildings at Council Bluffs. But little of the material can be used in the permanent buildings. It will be nearly nil loss. This Is unwise. The Btate can well afford to build at once And build for permanency, and the jonly qusetion is how to get at it best. If we could have a special session say immediately after the state conven tion, most of the members would be .here for that and do the work of the convention before returning home. It would be a very short session. In case the state gets any part of the war claims back again we certainly should have a special session to provide for the deaf school. The situation there is a little different from what it would be at other institutions. These deaf people have homes they could go to and a little delay would not hurt at all. It seems to me we ought to begin building permanently and not wait for two or three years." The judicial contest in the district south and west of Dea Moines is be coming decidedly interesting. Two of the Judges—Gamble and Applegate— are candidates for renomination, and will be renominated without question Judge Wilkinson chooses to retire and again enter the practice of law. There Is a contest in Madison county as to who shall have the support of that county for his successor, but Mr. E. H. Guiher will probably be the choice. Dallas county has a candidate in the person of Edmund E. Nichols, of Perry, a popular attorney who will have his own county back of him heartily. He will also have Guthrie county, because the two counties have been closely allied in politics. Adair Warren and Marion counties are fighting ground. Adair Is also bound to Dallas by' strong ties, but inas much as Adair and Madison are in the same senatorial district, a strong effort will be made to carry Adair for Guiher. The situation in Marion and Warren is a little peculiar. Those counties are very strong for Judge Prouty for congress. They were with Story In making a demand on the. judge that he keep up the fight against Hull to the end. But Dallas county politicians believed this would be very bad politics and refused to go into the deal in any way. They declared that to thus strike down Polk county would be a source of endless trouble in the district. Hence there may be some feeling of resentment against Nichols in Warren and Marion counties be cause of the congressional fight which has been made. Otherwise Nichols will be selected as the third candidate for judge. The convention has not been called, but the preliminary work is being done. The congressional con vention goes to Perry for July 10. Horsemen on the Iowa tracks are be coming interested in the quarrel in the American Trotting Association, which forebodes a breaking up of that body. One of the members yesterday received a circular from the secretary-treasurer of the association giving a financial statement showing that the association has plenty of money. At the same time asking for votes of the members on the question of allowing proxies at the an nual meetings of the association. It seems that a small coterie have secured control of the association and the only one who is really interested directly in racing is Mr. Ijams, of Terre Haute. These officers and directors send out and get the proxies of nbsent members in large numbers each year and are thus enabled to re-elect themselves to control every year. It is not charged that they have been corrupt, but they have not lost any money by being thus in control of a good thing. Some time ago D. J. Campau, who is at the heal of the Detroit association in the all powerful grand circuit, set out to break the close corporation which has so long existed and secured a number of prox ies which he voted at the meeting as in favor of doing entirely away with the proxy system. Now the association has been compelled to submit to the mem bers thereof the question of abolishing proxies. Most of the Iowa members are voting to do away with the proxies and make the association representa tive of racing interests. They say that if this is not done it is plain the grand circuit will break away and many other good racing associations will follow suit. This would mean another of those disastrous racing quarrels which is not wanted. The supreme court should' be com posed of men with an infinite amount of patience, as Illustrated In a case par tially argued yesterday and concluded this morning—one of those petty cases & V, ,y, -V 1 V. full of complications and yet at bottom nothing to it but technicalities sprinkled with some question as to who ha's been doing the lying. It is a case from Adair county, where two persons were going to put down a sidewalk or do some other little thing and the town asked for an injunction to prevent it. There was the temporary order, the hearing, taking it under sement, the denial of the Injunctior appeal and restraining order from 5 upreme court, etc. But In the mea e, after Judge Applegate had denied Injunc tion and before his declslo W is filed, Friday, the job at the sidewalk wa,°J. ne, and Judge Gamble fined the me for contempt of Applegat* contempt of the supreme 0 The chief question at lssu the temporary restraining denied. The attorney for th had talked with Judge Applegate at his home over the long-dls),ance telephone and the judge had told him the injunc tion was denied and tho order would be immediately forwarded to the clerk. Immediately and before the order could get there or the town of Greenfield take an appeal, the defendants went ahead with the work they were doing. The question is whether an injunction can be dissolved over a long-distance tele phone or is it necessary to wait and do it by mail in the good old way. There were also other questions in the cast equally trivial, but good lawyers have had printed many pages of argument and evidence and have spent much time arguing the entire case. apiece rder or order, when er was endants In regard to the position of R. W. Clayton, of Oskaloosa, on the repub lican state committee, it is learned here that he expects to be back in Iowa within a few months to remain. He is now holding a federal position in Washington, but it is the agreement that he will be transferred to a position City News that will bring him back to Iowa and Miss Carlson's Case, he will still remain on the government pay rolls. In this case he will be quite an well able to take care of the work of the central committee as before. The other day a letter was received In one of the state offices written in German. Strangely enough it was some time before any one could be found about the state house who could read German, and the man who could do the interpreting act was one of the janitors. There are several in Iowa's capitol who could read Swedish off-hand and one or two might make a good guess at Irish. GILBERT AND KLEIN. Spirit Lake Sportsmen Victors in the State Shooting Tournament at Ot tumwa. Special to Times-Republican. Ottumwa, May 15.—Fred Gilbert and Russell Klein, of Spirit Lake, are the victors in the state tournament, being held, here. After winning two places Tuesday and Wednesday, they won the state cup as a team today. THE JURY DISMISSED. Only Two Jury Cases at Present Term of Court at Toledo. Special to Times-Republican. Toledo, May 15.—Judge Burnham last evening dismissed the jury for the term. The farmers were anxious to resume their corn planting and the judge was in full sympathy with their wishes. But two cases were before the jury. One was Gertrude Steene vs. James H. Con nor, a civil suit for $10,000, charging rape, she being as claimed under the age of consent. The jury gave her $750 damages. The testimony was con flicting as to the age of the plaintiff. The amount of damages would Indicate that the jury at least thought she was older than 15 years. Court will prob ably be ln session for a week adjusting equity cases^ JOHN BENSON KILLED. Storm Lake Farmer Meets With a Fatal Accident. Special to Times-Republican. Storm Lake, May 15.—John Benson, a well-known farmer, unhitched a team fiom a stone boat last night and wrapped the lines about his body. He fell and was dragged to death by the four-horse team. One of the horses kicked him in the head. He was a wid ower, with one child. BRAKEMAN GETS $6,000. Burlington Settles, It is Said, Injured Employe. pensatlon for the injuries received $6, 000. AN IOWA TOWN BURNS. Greene Business Portion of Farlin, County, Destroyed. Des Moines. May 15.—The business nortion of the town of Farlin, seven miles north of Jefferson, Greene coun ty, was swept out by fire last night The loss exceeds $40,000. Every stor* in town, Including the postoffice, waa burned. piMiiun SPAIN'S NEW ERA. National Energy Aroused as a Result of the War. Madrid, May 15.—"The American war last night. "Spain has discovered how perceived reasons for going to work to find a remedy." Robledo's introductory remarks were greeted with hisses and party cheered the sentiment. The coun- may clety of New Spain, declared that Spain T.-R BULLETIN. ICE The Weatheft Iowa—Showers tonight and Friday warmer tonight. Illinois—Cloudy with showers Friday and possibly late tonight. South Dakota—Showers tonight and PAGE ONE. Telegraphic News. Rain of Fire on St. Vincent. Extinction of the Carib Indians. A. O. U. W. Grand Lodge Adjourns. The Labor Federation. PAGES FOUR AND FIVE. Editorial. Distribution Harder Than Accumu latlon. A Disgraceful Representation. Packers May Make Butter. Croker's Faked Abdication. Topics and Iowa Opinions. Outside Point of View. PAGES SIX AND SEVEN. Crusade Against Railway Thieves. Increase in Insurance Rates. Bartender Sues Saloonist. Brief City News. 'I PAGE EIGHT. Iowa and Commercial. Condition of the Markets. Thursday's Market Quotations. Trust Investigation in New York. Bankers Against Branch System. of Alfonso XIII. will rank as an epoch when the conduct of national affairs was taken out of the hands of foreign ers and restored to the active citizens of the country. HAMLENS REACH NEW YORK. Miss Hamlen Predicts Plague or Fever Epidemic. New York, May 15—On the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, which arrived yesterday, were J. H. Hamlen and Miss Hamlen, of St. Pierre. Martinique. Miss Hamlen heard of the Mount Peiee dis aster at quarantine when the newspa pers were brought»on board. "We have a house in St. Pierre," said Miss Hamlen, "but I suppose that no traces of It remain. Our summer villa at Morne Rouge must also have per ished. Our absence from St. Pierre at this time is little short of providential. Usually we do not leave for Portland, Me where the folks are, until the mid dle'of May or the 1st of June, but this year, owing to a yellow fever scare, we left much earlier. We were there last on March 28. and at that time Mount Pelee gave no signs of life. The main sufferers, in the worldly sense, in the sense of property and plantations, Asill be the whites, of course, but ln the phvsical sense, in deaths, the negro population will suffer most, the propor tion of negroes to whites being Many Deaths in Guatemala. San Francisco, May 15. The steamer Guatemala brings additional details of the earthquake in Central America With last month. The Mt the port of that name April 29. UP p0" Creston, May 15.—Brakeman Jesse that ume Wallick, who lost an arm in the wreck out or Guatemala near Cromwell about six months ago, Captain ±iarx has effected a settlement with the rail- said: road company, accepting as full com- killed. The dead were still being re moved when we sailed. The stench jn" MmcTioo"'bodies had been taken pianters was one of the most unjust in history, -1 but it is bearing good fruit for Spain." Nebraska People's Fears Quieted. declared the reactionary deputy, Ro- ponea, Neb., May 15.—The fear en mero Robledo, at a political meeting tertained that there would be an erup- Uon of far she is behind the times, and has also town, because of the renewed issuing „On SO MANY MENTION IT That we shall soon be obliged to ad mit that Extinction of the Carib Indians. -lr PAGE TWO. General News The Situation at St. Pierre. Trade With Martinique. News of the Day. ot aln™st 80 per cent. The plague or some dire epidemic of fever will probably follow this disaster." »PITZ» ANNOUNCES ULTIMATUM. Gives Jeffries T^Tweeks to Arrange Fight. San Francisco, Cal.. May 15.—Robert Fitzsimmons has announced his Jma tum. He informed representatives of the press yesterday that he would give Jeffries two weeks to decide ^hether he wanted to battle for the havyweight su premacy. "Lanky Bob" has also invited thedubs of this city and vicinity to put in new bids for the contest. These bids must be sealed and will be opened at 3 o'clock on the afternoon of May 26. Quezaltenango THE DAILY T.-R. IS THE BEST NEWSPAPER IN IOWA. Daughter of the High Priest of "Zion" Dies as Besolij of Burns. 'j' The "Healer's" Powers Are Put to the Severest Test and Fail Him. Dowie's Daughter Burned to Death. WefllCal Assistance W8S 30111^ Hfl C? lr 1' -4 Miners Favor a Strike. Iowa Girl Murdered at Clarinda. Gilbert and Klein Win State Shoot, Extra Session Talk in Iowa. enerai news. Chicago, May 15.—Esther Dowiet, Nixon Resigns Tammany Leadership, daughter of Dr. Alexander Dowle, pro- 13io'"ra PAGE THREE. Iowa News. Capture of a Notorious Thief. Important Supreme Court Decision. Later—At the coroner's inquest "Dr.', Dowie declared his daughter's nighty,' robe had been burned from her body und that vaseline had been rubbed on her by Deacon Speicher's orders. Spei-i cher has a license to practice medi-* cine. He declared that during the afternoon the patient's condition, had become very serious and that Dr. Campbell, a medical practitioner, was sent for to consult with Dr. Speicher. Campbell, the witness stated, had said' there was little hope. DtAvie declared'' that Esther had at no time asked foe medical attention. The jury returned a verdict that death was due to burns' accidentally received. FIRE KILLS THREE." John Jacobson, Wife and Child Burned to Death in a Fire at Laurel, Neb* Early Today. Laurel, Neb., May 15.—John Jacob son, his wife and infant child wera burned to death and William Snyder, clerk, and a Jacobson child, aged 6, were seriously burned in a fire in liv ing rooms over Jacobson's implement store early today. The financial loss 1st small. id- in the wreck of the canvas and wagom "It is estimated that 2,000 people were nocHlpflPf 4 to Guatemala. The inhabitants ai« terrorstricken. Farms are deserted and there are fears of a famine in conse quence. The Pacific coast suffered far greater damage than the Atlantic. Captain Harris said that the mer chants of Guatemala were doing all in their power to alleviate the pool and the distressed. Credit has been and the distressed. Credit has been extende( an(j jn many instances for four flve years. Many of the wealthy Mount Iona,, located near this of n0Xi0ua 01 noxious gases iuiu b,, ete(i rtuilcli ivr» ttciu 54 iu puui groans, but hundreds of the progressive heard since Tuesday morning, down. Altho the gases continue to pour Thc neWs try Is waking up, whatever the cause paused some alarm, and a few families b3. were considering the advisability of Other speakers at the meeting, which m0ving as held under the auspices of the So- f,-0m doing so. The real cause of the disturbanci ould soon be on a level with other jn the hill has never been known, but modern civilizations, from a business is supposed to be caused by an under standpoint, the Spaniards having finally lying formation of limestone becoming learned that they really must work in heated by contact with moisture. der to live. They also said that it was necessary to admit, however, re- John Wanamaker Is said to have luctantly, that the war with the United made an offer of $2,500,000 for the States was the cause of this revivifi- Metropolitan opera house in New cation of the national energy. York, which he would turn into a do- Spanish optimists hope that the reign I partment store. FIVE JURYMEN BURNED. -7 Hotel Fire Causes Serious" Loss train Qf Forepaugh mi. M-fll-fl ctlll b&inc T6- ILi. af 1W O rVQrIll A. circus early this morning at Marysville. moveu wnen we 'jne acciaeni was duacu uj from the unburied corpses was fright- -ng 11UI1I. fal. and to avert a pestilence the gov ernment has been compelled to employ gangs of men to clear the wreckage of the dead. "Natives from the Interior are flock Qf a truck. orn tlesprfpil and have lost their entire fortunes i., t.—r TTnllewlll. oU of the Martinique disaster away, but have been dissuaded ''Is v, I-, i("* A luwJtl M'ii'&• Jck&z* 2* «. 2 k*- I !N05l 1 \)'x 0 mooed, But Too Late to Be of Aid. •Ai prietor of "Zion," died last night of' burns. Miss Dowie Is 23 years old and a student at the University of Chica go. Yesterday morning her hair caught fire from a gas jet and her hair caught face were terribly burned. NurseS placed salve on the patient's wounds, as the Dowle doctrine allows the use ot medicine externally. Meanwhile the "divine healer" was hurrying to tho bedside from New City of Zion, at Waukegan. Upon his arrival the at tendants were excluded from the room and Dowie sank tq ills knees in prayer. His supplications lasted all day. He re fused to cease even to take nourishr* ment. The patient was unconscious much of the time, but even this did not... move the father to break from his doc trine and send for medical aid. The patient died at nine in great agony, having returned to consciousness a: short time before. The news of hep death did not come out until today,, when the coroner was notified. '3 SAW HER CHILD BURNED. *1 Helpless Mother Witnesses Her Daughter's Tragic Death. Newark, N. J.,- May 15.—Crippled with rheumatism and unable .to move from her bed, Mra William SVagner saw her daughter Edna, aged 3, burned to death within a few feet of h'er becl. Mrs. Wagner hss been unable to get out of bed for a month. "While her nurse was absent the child procured matches and, while playing with them, set fire to her clothing and the curtaina. Mrs. Wagner screamed loudly, hut the child was fatally burned before assist ance arrived. After the fire, wbictf spread about the rooms, had Itaeit quenched, Mrs. Wagner was found uti-« conscious. 'of Life. Point Pleasant, W. Va., May IB.—The American hotel and three adjoining! buildings were burned last night Five farmers here as grand jurors, sleeping on the second floor, lost their lives-. Three other persons were Injured. Loss, $30,000. CIRCUS TRAIN WRECKED. Six Canvasmen Injured in Accident tq Forepaugh's Show Train. Harrisburg, Pa., May 15.—Six can* vasmen were injured, three seriously, and Sells Brothers* The accident was caused by the break--- The seriously injured:) thp ffOV" MnrfVi. Porfl« Columbus Davis, colored, North Caro lina^ Charles Berkley, Louisville, KyjJ Harry Sheaver, Springfield, Mo. Tobacco Workers Get a Raise.' Louisville, May 15.—Five thousand employes of the Continental Tobacco Company were notified yesterday of am increase of 10 per cent in their wages. This means an addition of $,500 pei week to the pay roll of the concern. It is said that the order will be ex* tended to otier factories of the com pany in the United States, which will Jn the beneflt united States, which will between 30,000 and 35,000 work- in£fmen- Vice President C. Hallewill, ol) New York, gives as a reason for the generous action of the company the in crease in the cost of living. The fol— t.reuBC lowjng was posted yesterday at each ot thg Jocal piants of the company: 0n and after gases and smoke, has qui- ~1 rrnount njny 9 10 per ct and after May 9 10 per cent will a^(ied at the end of each week to tha heretofore paid to each fac- out, no sounds have been fnre- tory employe under the grade of fore man, on account of the increase In the cost of living." Will Filed for Probate. Minneapolis. May 14.—The will of Sol Smith Russell, the actor, was filed to day. The estate is mostly real and is valued at $150,000. The only heirs are the widow. Mrs. Alice Adams Russell and two children, Rober and Alice, The document leaves everything to the idow. Rev. Wm. T. Brown, of Plymouth in New Congregational church, Rochester, N. who mairied Prof. Herron and Miss. Rand, has left the ministry. o!