The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 17, 1902, Page 2

THE SAN FRANCISCO :CALL, SATURDAY, MAY 17, 1902 CRATER OF LA SOUFRIERE STILL SHOWS SIGNS OF ACTIVITY AND THERE IS GENERAL FEAR OF ANOTHER SEVERE EXPLOSION Inhabitants of St. Vincent Are Threatened With New Disaster. While Bodies of the Dead Are Being Gathered Pestilence Brews. Ntk From the Special Correspondent of The Call and the New York Herald. Copyright, 1802, by the New York Herald Publishing Company. 1ES, St. Lucia, May 16.— has been able to ap- nearer than five miles e crater of the St. Vin- cent Soufriere, which stll shows signs of activity. Sci- ts believe that the voleano opped emptying,» and there is expectation that there will ba a severe explosion. is constantly in a tremble. quakes follow one another in quick They are not sufficiently se- great damage, but they fill the in transportation, it is safe Vincent would be depopu- twenty-four hours. eems to have completely disap- friere st its P Its top has , and from a distance the oks as though a mighty thu d upon it, eru; 2 e a pretty blue lake of great d tnight ago there 1 of molten lava. Above clouds of smoke and steam constant- Over the entire island spreads a n is” injurious to the noxious proper- stress. Some of the Carib Indians still there are bodies. open also there blistering in the sult is that an ef- and of St. V in the of bodie: - and wh hat will further h precautions to ward can be done most tk GATHERING BODIES. s have been sent out. Bod- zed with ropes to d cremation has at trouble lies e bodies are to be o quiets down add to the stench st unbea dition not it is re- T astening to and in a > days it hat there will be food in plenty amine is_causing more di £ food. former supplies of water d. Rivers that were run- before the explosion of but w dry. Wells have evap- in the south half of the water that can be Down the east slope of the volcano a stream of water can be seen flowing, but has approach other it ed cl enough to s fresh or impreg- rican supplies the American n American com- que funds are ex- bringing relief are the attitude of the have had charge of Ame o apathy exhibited ericans cannot under- fon set for Sunday, May held in kort de France the poils was as keen- would kil ve been possible Pelee 30,000 people a | miles just ‘three days | earlier. { CROPS ARE RUINED. { TON Vincent afternoon), 5.—A corre just returned here from a | ck to the devastated dis. sland, during which he trav- fles and penetrated to within of the Soufriere crater. The d area of St. Vincent exceeds that of Martinique, which the correspond- ent has al explored. The most con- servative estimate of the death rate here Bais w the number at 1 Iready About have been interred. DRE. PIERCE’S REMEDIES. Anxious thoughts sometimes perplex | the wife who sees maternity before her, | If she is treading an untried path, she | sometimes frets herself into a DETYOUS | ‘The Suchet then Steamed away In the airec- condition which is injurious and pros- trating. If molherhocn; has already been a painful experience she is apt to shrink from the coming trial and by her very | mental anxiety increase the. possibility of her suffering. | There is no cause for anxiety for those | prospective mothers who use Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription. It tranquilizes the nerves, encourages the appetite, in- duces refreshing sleep and produces mental cheerfulness as well as physical vigor. It gives strength and muscular elasticity so that the baby’s advent is practically painless. It is the best tonic for nursing mothers. 1 am so thankful for what Dr. Pierce’s Fa- vorite Prescription has done for me,” writes Mrs. John T. Smith, of Siocan, Brig. Col., Box 0. “It heiped me through the long months before ba came and I have a big, strong baby girl, the | most healthy of the three, and it cured me of a discase which was taking away all my strength.” The dealer who offers a substitute for " Favorite Prescription” does so to gain the little more profit paid on the sale of less meritorious medicines.” His profit is your loss, therefore accept no substitute. Dr. Pierce’s Common Sense Medical Adriser—sent free on receipt of stam’pl (. e 1o cover expense of mailing o liend 21 one-cent stamps for . book in paper covers; or 31 stamps for the cloth-hound volume. Address Dr., R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y. | ! troublesome, { ning. | atmosphere cleared up we ran close to Le Pre- | boats from all three ships were put overboard | menced at 11 o'clock In | and our last boat returned to us, bringing the | one at the scene of the disaster. | Martinique. The entire northern part of the island Is covered with ashes to an average depth of eighteen inches, varying from a thin layer at Kingston to two feet or more at Georgetown. The crops are ruined, nothing greer can be seen, the streets of Georgetown are covered with heaps of ashes resembling snowdrifts, and ashes rest so heavily on the roofs that in sev- eral cases they have caused them to fall in. There soon will be 5000 destitute per- sons in need of assistance from the Gov- ernment, which is already doing every- thing possible to relieve the sufferers. There are a hundred injured people -in the hospital at Georgetown, gangs of men are searching for the dead or rapidly burying them in trenches and all hat can be done under the circymstances ie being accomplished. The British cruiser Indefatigable brought twenty-five tons of supplies here and returned to the island of Trimdad for more. The Governor of Windward Islands, Sir tobert Llewellyn, is here, supervising the work of the authorities. While the outbreak of the volcano on the island of Martinique killed more peo- ple outright, more territory has been ruined in St. Vincent; hence there is greater destitution here. HORRIBLY BURNED. The! injured persons _were horribly rned by the hot grit which was driven ng with tremendous velocity. Twenty- persons who sought refuge in a foom feet were all killed. One person was L 10x brained with a huge stone nine miles from the crater. Rough coffins are being made to receive toe remains of the victims. The hospital here is filled with dying people. Fifty in- jured persons are lying on the floor of that building, as there are no beds for their accommodation, though cots are be- ing rapidly constructed of boards. This and similar work has been in progress since immediately after the disaster. Two duvs elapsed, however, before there were any buria the negroes refused to dig trenches, though they were offered three times the usual wages by the local authorities. The nurses em- pioyed are incompetent, but they are will- g to learn and are working hard. The egroes are indifferent to all that is trans- piring and to what has taken place. They €xpect to receive Government rations, but here have been instances where they have refused to bury their own relatives, ARMY TENTS USED. . As the Colonial Hospital here was found Inadequate to accommodate the sufferers large army tents have been erected for the use of the patients who are being constantly brought here from other towns on the island, but even these annex hos- pitals are overcrowded. The local doctors have been reinforced by a doctor who ar- rived here from the island of Grenada, one of the British Windward Islands. He brought with him a number of packages of medical supplies, which were extreme- 1y_useful. The arrival here of the first detachments of the ambulance corps, which brought sufferers from Georgetown, caused quite tion. Thi batch consisted of a dred persons, ' whose charred bodies exhaled fetid odors and whose loathsome features made even the hospital attend- ants shudder. It is doubtful whether one of the whole party will recover. The death rate among the people in the hospitals is still very high in spite of the | best medical efforts made in their bel“alf. | Al the neighboring British colonies are evincing sympathy with the sufférers here. Subscription lists have been started and food and clothing are being forward- ed to St. Vincent from all the British islands. DANISH CRUISER DOES THE FIRST RESCUE WORK T. THOMAS. D. W. L, May 16.—The Danish cruiser Valkyrien has re- turned from Martinique. The cor- respondent here of the Assoclated | Press has had an interview with one of the Valkyrien's officers, who said: We left St. Thomas the afternoon of May 9. The next day when seventy miles from Mar- tinique the = fallink volcanic ashes became We approached the island and discovered St. Plerre to be burning. We maac signals to the shore, but no replies were re- ceived. We then lay off the night and wit- ressed a remarkable spectacle of fire and light- Ashes- fell and detonations were heard. In the morning we saw the French cruiser Suchet and went near the shore. The ashes became dense as we approached- and many dead bodies were fioating on the sea. They were burned and swollen and floating in groups, in some cases of ten each. The dead hands were knitted and the limbs were cramped. Nearly all the bodies were those of white per- sons. ~ As we approached St. Plerre we saw the town was covered with ashes. We then Joined the cruiser Buchet and the cable repair hip Pouyer-Quertier and together went toward Le Precheur. The rain of ashes was heavy and shrouded the Suchet. As soon as the cheur and then to Hameau des Sabines. The and the rescue of people from the shore com- the morning. We all covered with gray ashes, our eyes weeping and the heat was intolerable. of the negroes came out to us in small They were nearly naked and some of them were laughing, while others were crying. Some of them carriéd chairs with them, while others brought dogs and kittens as all their property. Thelr woolly hair was thick with ashes. veral big pans on board our ship were filled with cookéd food and placed on deck. They were sson surrounded by a crowd of chattering natives. The negroes ere all saved by 4 o'clock in the afternoon, exceot a few who refused ‘to At this hour the Buchet sig- ‘The overation is over: thank you."’ were, were, Some boats, tion of Fort de France, but our boats had not all returned to the ship. We were stilh, wait- ing for the last one when there was & tre- mendous report from the crater of Mont Pelee, quickly followed by a second report. Thesé explceions caused great excitement on shore remainder of the negroes, including those who had - oreviously refused to leave.. They had been frightened by the reports, and jumping into the sea, had swum out to the boats, We eaved 600 people from the north side, where on account of the wind there were not S0 meny ashes. We take great pride in the fact that the Danish flag was the first foreign We proceeded to Fort de France and landed there the people we lad rescued, as well as some provisions. At the latter port.a Government officlal came on board the Valkyrien and thanked us all for what we had done. The Suchet returned to St. Pierre and secured the gold from the bank at The coins had melted together. lLast Wednesday. May 14, the officers of our ship attended mass at Fort de France, and we left there to return hefe the same day. « passed St. Plerre at noon. The British steamer Roraima was still burning. She appeared to be aground. Mont Pelee was stlll smoking and the town of St. Plerre now resembies Pompell. We saw a blackened wreck which we thought to be the cable remair ship Grap- pler. It is_estimated that the voleanle dust from Mont Pelee was thrown seven miles into the air. —_——— Looting and Quarrels. KINGSTON, Jamaica, May 16.—Advices received here from Fort de France say that Jooting and robbery are on the - crease &t St. Pierre and elsewhere and that the authorities cannot cope with the conditions, especially as. local - political Guarrels at St. Plerre are interfering with practical harmonious action. There are £000 refugees at Fort de France and rioting is feared there. § ¢ PROVES FATAL How Consul Prehtis and Family Came to Die. Special Dispatch to The Cail. OSTON, Mass.,, May 16.—A special from Melrose, Mass., says: Miss Alice Fry, sister- in-law of Thomas T. Prentis, United States Consul at St. Pierfe, has recelved from Mrs, Prentils a letter saying that they appreciated thelr danger when the Mont Pelee volcano first displayed signs of actlvity, about April 25, which date the letter bears, and had made plans to leave if_occasfon arose. The full text of the letter received by Miss Fry is as follows: My Dear Sister: This morning the whole po ulation of the city i5 on the alert, gnd every eve is directed toward Mont Pelee, an extinct voleano. Everybody is afraid that the volcano has taken intg its heart to burst forth and de- stroy the whole island. Fitty years ago Mont Pelee burst forth with terrific force and destroyed everything for a radius of several miles. For several days the mountain -has_been bursting forth, and im- mense quantities of lava are flowing down the side of the mountain. All the inhabitants are going up to see it. There is not a horse to be had on the islan Those belonging to the natives are kept readiness to leave at a moment’s notice. Last Wednesday, which was April 23, I was in my room with little Christine; and we heard three distinct shocks. They were so great that we supposed at first that there was some onec at the door, and Christine went and found nc one there. The first report was very loud, but the second and third were 5o great that dishes were thrown from the shelves and the house was completely rocked. We can see Mount Pelee from the rear win- dows in our house, and although it is fully four miles away, we can hear the roar and see the fire and lava {ssuing from it with terrific force, The city is covered with ashes and clouds 0f smoke have been over our, heads for the- past five days. The smell of sulphur is so_strong that horses on the street stop and gnort, and some of them are obliged to give up, drop-in their harness and die from. suffocation. Many of the people are obliged to Wwear wet hand- kerchiefs over their faces to protect them from the strong fumes of sulphur. 3 My husband assures me that there s no fni mediate danger and when there is the ledst particle of danger he will leave the placé. There is an American schooner, the\E. J. Morse, in the harbor, and it will remain here for at least two weeks. If the vlcano becomes very bad we shall embark at once and go out to sea, The papers in this clty are asking it we are going to experience another earthquake and volcano similar to that which struck here some fifty years ago. The schooner E. J. Morse was among the vessels destroyed at St. Plerre, 8o it is evident that Consul Prentis and his family did not make their escape. [ —— Two Million Tons of Dust. KINGSTON, Jamica, May 16.—Accord- ing to _reports received here from Barba- does, B. W. L, it is calculated that two miflion tons of volcanic dust from the eruptions on St. Vincent has fallen over that island. Volcanic dust fs now falling ir the highest altitudes of Jamaica. National Relief Fund: NEW YORK, May 16.—Cornelius N, Bliss, national treasurer of the West In- dies rellef funds, said this afternoon that he had received a total of $48.248 for the relief work. HONORS ARE BESTOWED ON AMERICAN ENVOY Dr. Curry Receives Grand Cordon of Order of Carlos III in Spain. MADRID, May 16.—The Grand Cordon of the Order of Carlos IIT has been conferred upon all the envoys extraordinary to the coronation. These include Dr. J. L. M. Curry, the American envoy, and the in- Ffl‘lll‘:“[fl was sent to Curry's residence to- night. The American envoy was iven the place of honor at the banquet. he Princess of the Asturias sat at the King's right hand | and Curry sat next to the Princess. In- mates of the palace declare that the Queen mother has constant fits of crying for fear that she may break down during to-morrow’s trying ordeal. —_—————— Piles Cured Without the Knife. Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles, No cure, No Pay. All druggists are authorized by manufacturers of Pazo Ointment to refund money where it falls to cure any case of pllss, no matter of how long standing. Cures ordinary cases in six days; worst cases In fourteen days. One application.gives ease and rest. Relieves itching inetantly. This is a new discovery, and ia the only pile remedy sold on positive guar- antee, no cure, no pay. A free sample will be ent by mail to any one sending name and, ad- dress: Price, 50c. “1f your drugsist don’t.keep it in stock send S0c in stamps and we wili for. ward full size box by mail. Manufactured by PARIS MEDICINE CO., St. Louis, Mo., who also manufacture the celebrated cold = cure, Taxative Rroma-Otfnina Tablets, - | THEY APPEARED DURING THE MEMBERS OF THE LOCAL MARTiNIQ_UE RELIEF COMMITTE AS MAYOR SCHMITZ YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. ——— (SESSION IN THE OFFICE OF ’ People of San Generously Name an HE Martinique ‘Relief Commit- tee met in the Mayor's office yesterday afternoon and took preliminary steps for the rais- ing of subscriptions. Mayor Schmitz presided and there were present George A. New- hall, A, Sbarboro, A. A. Watkins, Henry T. Scott and Richard J. Tobin. The offer of the theatrical managers to give a benefit matinee at the California The committee will meet again Tuesday afternoon. AN AUXILIARY CQMMITTEE. The following were named as an aux_u- ary committee to receive contributions: Banks—J. K. Wilson, Sansome and Pine nree:‘n; I W. Hellmaa Jr., Union Trust build- ing. nfnsursnckw. J. Dutton, Sansome and Call- fornia; George D. Spencer, California street. Railroads (street)—A. W. Holland, Wells, Fargo & Co.'s building; H. G. Platt, Mills building; J. V. Stetscn, 14 Sansome; H. M. A. Miller, Claus Spreckels building. Lumber (hard)—A. A. Wigmore, 120 Spear; E. A. Waterhouse, 16 Beale. 3 Hardware — Andrew Carrigan, 17 Beale; Joseph Sloss, Mission and Fremont. Foundries ‘and dealers in machinery—S. J. Hendy, 38 Fremont; R. S. Moore, Spear and Folsom. Liquor merchants—E. R. Lilienthal, 100 Front; H. H. Sherwood, 216 Market. Produce—F. W. Van Sicklen, 114 Market; F. E. Brigham, 205 California. Steamships—H. J. Knowles, 30 California; W. D. K. Gibson, 325 Market. Real estate—0. D. Baldwin, 22 Montgomery; Samuel Buckbee, - Mills building. Coal dealers—C. R. Allen, 144 Steuart; James Smith, 900 Battery. Hotéls—General. R. H. Warfleld, California Hotel; Colonel J. S. Young, Russ House. Bar Association—E. B. Young, 14 Sansome; Joseph Rothschild, Mills building. Tea, coffee and spices—Walter Castle, Davis and Sacramento; Ernest Folger, 104 California. Mining and steck brokers—J. W. Pew, 310 Pine; Edward H. Benjamin, 331 Pine. Crockery—Maurice Block, 108 Pine; min Schloss, 409 Market. Restaurants—Frank Marston, 865 Market; C. A. Zinkand, 927 Market. Tailors’ cloth and trimmings—Sylvain Weill, Market and Second; Solomon Reese, 24 Sutter. Medical—Dr. A. 'A. d'Ancona, 1022 Sutt Dr. Charles E. Wadsworth, 11% Van Ness avenue. Hatters—C. Coleman, Kearny and Sutter; Martin Trieste, 116 Sansome. Bags and bagging—L. W. Harris, 104 Sacra- Benja- mento; W. W. Dekker, 709 Front. Laundries—W. J. Biggy, 1004 Market; W. Bacigalupl, 835 Foisom. Cloaks—A. Cailieau, 114 Kearny; M. M. Loewenthal, 914 Market. Cigars and_ tobacco—Maurice Feintuch, 3 Battery; M. Blaskower, 222 Montgomery. Hay and grain—J. Magner, 615 Sixth; Ed- ward Algeltinger, 1762 Elli Jewelers — Kenneth Melrose, 136 Sutter; George C. Shreve, Market and-Post. Mijliners—J. P. Currier, § Sutter; R. L. Toplitz, 545 Market. mber—C. A. Hooper, 204 Front; J. Dol- beer, 10 California. Mén’s furnishing goods—G. Brenner, 17 Bat- tery; R. Atkins, 113 Montgomery. Paints—C, G.' Clinch, 9 Front; €. Yates, 117 Market. Furniture—George D. Cooper, 114 Post; C. Fredericks, 640 Market. OF THE Copyright, 1902, by the New ORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, May- 16.—A -relief -expedition sent to Martinique has just i returned to Port of Spain af- ter' delivering the supplies « sent from here. One of the pe; membpers of the expedition gavé: this intérylew for The Call this af- teingots v AL e g e : " “We arriyed at Fort de France early on the morning of May 12,-and at once made arrangement for landing our supplies. The Acting Governor expressed keen apprecia- | tion of our ‘mission, and, of course, the ordinary customs duties were not col- lected. The food was greatly needed. We saw hundreds of refugees entering the city, some of them without anything ex- cept the clothes worn by them, and a few carrying their belongings on their heads. They were apparently dazed and did not know what to do to care for themselves. The Governor said medical supplies were not needed, as there were no injuries. “We were struck with the apparent apathy of the inhabitants of Fort de France. Their calmness while speaking of the catastrophe was something re- markable. “An election had been held in Fort de France the day beford we arrived there, and the people were much more interest- ed In the result than in the destruction of St. Plerre. At least, that is the way it appeared to us. “It is impossible to give an adequate description of the conditions we found ex- isting in Martinique. The country. for miles around St. Plerre is covered with sand and ashes. The sterich that comes from the bodies in St. Piérre is so strong that it is very offensive five miles out at sea. Our party landed at St. Pierre, but we were able to penetrate only about three hundred yards. All became ill. We had' disinfectants, but they did not seem | to make any impression upon the stench. The aspect was everywhere the same. The bodies were smeliing in the heat. Distress After Eating 1 Nausea between meals, belching, vom- iting, flatulence, fits of nervous head- ache, pain in the stomach, are all symp- toms of dyspepsia, and the longer it is neglected the harder it is to cure it. Hood’s Sarsaparilla -and Pills Radically and permanently cure it— People of Fort de France - Show Mor. Interest in an Election Than the St. Pierre Horror. .strengthen add fone the. stomach and other digestive’ organs for the matwra performance of their functions. : Testimonials of remarkable cures mailed on' ! request. C. I. HOOD CO., Lowell, Mass. L APPARENT APATHY ISLANDERS From the Speehl Correspondent of The Call and the New York Herald. York Herald Publishing Company. }Kont Pelee was still belching smoke and ava. “'Scientists who made a study of the situation say the heat must have been about degrees. The bodies were in- cinerated and the stone walls were crum- bled.” An investigation of the report which originated in Marseilles, France, that a vol®anic outbreak was imminent here and that people on that account were leaving the island, shows that no volcanic dis- turbance had occurred here up to last night. The asphaltum or pitch lake re- tains its normal conditions. Refugees from the surrounding islands are arriving in large numbers at Trinidad. L e e e e e Y ) ENGLISH OFFICER IS ACCUSED, AR Continued From Page One. subterranean activity is by no means ended, and in the north- ern part, of the island wide crev- ices are forming, cutting off the northern from the southern- half of the island. A remarkable change in the ocean bed off the northern coast has been noted. In some places before finding bottom the lead sinks fully thirty fathoms deeper in the sea than it did previous to the eruption. This explains why cable commu- nication with the island was cut off. New craters are forming on Mont Pelee in the district trav- ersed by Riviere Blanche (White River). Morne Lacroix, the peak of Mont Pelee, is the center of a most curious electrical phenom- enon. At times the air is cut and slashed with electrical - dis- charges, and during the nights of May 11 and 12 a ball of fire and luminous clouds lighted up the ruined ‘country for miles. “There is a fresh flow of lava in the Riviere” Blanche, and Basse Pointe has been evacuated on account ‘of ‘the heavy rain of cin- ders and ashes. . 8 Groceries—H. D. Loveland, Clay and Bat- tery; S. Sussman, Market and Main. Music dealers—B. Mauzy, 308 Post; B. Cur- taz, 16 O'Farrell. Butchers—A. Decourtieux, 520 Merchant; J. G. McMenomy, California Market. Contractors—J. W. McDonald, Mills builds ing: H. W. Gray, 228 New Montgomery street. Clothing—E. S. Rothschild, 11 Battery; J. W. Raphael, 9 Kearny. Fish dealers—Erland Dryselius, Market; A. Glustl, 508 Merchant. Contectloners—G. W. Haas, 810 Market; F. Maskey, 32 Kearny. Steam rallroads—A. W. Foster, Mutual Life bullding; E. O. McCormick, 2 Montgomery. Gas and electric lighting—C. O. G. Miller, 456 Sutter; W. B. Bourn, 415 Post. Carriage and wagon dealers—C. M. Weaver, Tentp and Market; L. D. Slocum, Polk street and Golden Gate avenue. Dry goods—L. Sachs, Bush and Sansome; J. D, Grant, Bush and Sansome. Teamsters and transfer companies—James McNab, Fifth and Bluxome; George Renner, 409 Battery. Milk dealers—F. C. Green, Ninth; H. H. Taylor, Mills bullds Livery stables—Thomas Kelly, 1629 Pine; J. , 1611 Californ North Beach district—A. Glannini, 104 Wash- ington; J. F. Fugazi, 5 Montgomery; G. Cale- garis, Pacific and Kearny. Mission district—Willlam J, Pattosien, Six- teenth and Mission; Henry C. Bunker, 2666 Missfon. Polk-street district—Nathan Bibo, Polk and California; John D. Quinn, Polk and Pine; Charles 8. Wheeler, 1206 Sufter. Fillmore-street district—G. Romanda, Fox- hall Market; John B. Cabossel, 2318 Fiilmore; Henry Lazzarini, 2206% Fillmore. Stationers—Samuel B. Weich, 321 Sansome; Jonathan Curtis, 204 Pine. Druggists—Adolph Mack, 13 Fremont. Brewers—Thomas_Alton, 240 Second: Henry M. Wreden, corner Lombard and Taylor. Retail dry goods—Henry Frohman, 1220 Mar- ket; William Costello, 111 Post; Marshall Hale, 987 Market. LIST OF SUBSCRIPTIONS. The relief committee announces addi- tional subscriptions as follows California Mission and ng. Formerly reported $2278 50 E. G. Denniston g Lewls Gerstle .. 28 00 G. A. Codonl, Tocoloma. $10 00 Rudoiph Herold . 25 00 M. H. de Young. 100 00 Collections recefved from Chronicl 30 00 Danlel Meyer .. Richard Ragaes R.W.B... Edward G. Taylor. H. M. Newhall. Weinstock & Lubin. Samuel H. Heller Miss Schuite Plerce .... b San Francisco News Bureau. Cash S. Campodonico, Guadsioupe. Collections received from S. F. Call. vings and Loan Soclety. & Co. J. F. Fugazi Shea, Bocqueras Thomas Denigan Sons & Co J. J. Duftey & Co . B. Stephens, M. D. Thomas Day Company. M. Schussler & Co.. By Theater Friday, May 23, was accepted with thanks. | The -members wera agreed that the | great desideratum is to .raise money quickly and all efforts will be to that end. | next | Francisco Are Responding to Appeal. LeadersinlLocal Relief Work Auxiliary Committee. 100 50 00 Rance M. J. Brandenstein & Co. 2082 00 Following are the names of those who made subscriptions through The Call: Cash ....... $1 00 A. H. Stewar! 5 00 Friend o Friend 100 D. P. 250 Friend 50 00 00 00 00 00 00 % Friend | George Raper . Cash .. Camp & R. Fairby . | Lenormana B Total THEATRICAL PEOPLE PLAN BIG BENEFIT CTING upon the suggestion of Actor A James Neill, yesterday Mayor Schmitz and Andrea Sbarboro of the President’s rellef committee to aid the Martinique sufferers secured the promise of the Theatrical Managers' As- sociation to give a monster benefit to help swell the fund that San Francisco is to send to the stricken community. The theatrical people, both managers and ace tors, have always been ready to assist in any worthy charity, and in the present in- stance they all jumped at the suggestion the moment it wa: made. No sooner was the promise given chan the various man- agers began to bend their energles to the affair, and already arrangements have been practically completed. The pro- gramme is about made up and tickets will be ready for sale to-day. The benefit will take place next Friday | afternoon at the California Theater, com- mencing at half past 1 o’clock. The pro- gramme as now arranged is one of tha best that has ever been offered at any similar affair in this city. James Neill and his company, now at the California, will present an act from one of the best of their productions. John Drew and his notable company will come over from the Columbia to give an act from “The Sec- ond in Command”; Ferris Hartman and his merry associates from the Tivoli will give an act from “The Singing Girl” and the Alcazar Company will present an act from the latest Eastern comedy success, “The Brixton: Burglary.” The best feat- ures of next week’s Orpheum hill will be given, and there will be acts by Edward Harrigan and the Grand Opera-house Company and the Central Theater Com- any. The price of admission has been fixed at 3150 for orchestra and baleony seats. Tickets may be secured at the box offices of the different theaters and from the members of the Police and Fire depart- | ments, who bave been requested to help | the affair along. SOLEMN HIGH REQUIEM MASS IS CELEBRATED A solemn ‘high requiem mass for the repose of the souls of the victims of tha Martinique disaster was celebrated yes- terday morning at 10 o'clock at the French Church of Notré Dame des Vie- toires. The celebrant was the Rev. Father Alexander Hamet, pastor of the church, Rev. Father Neil of Menlo Park | Seminary was deacon and Rev. Father J, | Dreyer was_sub-deacon. Governor Gage, General Hughes and his aids, Lieutenants Conger and Croft, and most of the Consuls were present. The French Consul, M. Henri Dallemagne, and Vice Consul, Maurice- Heflmann, were in attendance in full uniform. Archbishop Riordan and Bishop Chare tran of Osaka, Japan, were among the clergy present. The church was hung with French and Anlerican flags, caught into drooping folds by bands of crape. The catafalque i front of the altar was covered with a huge French flag, and candles burned about it. At the foot of the catafalque lay a single spray of St. Joseph lilies. Mass was sung by an augmented cholr of fifteen voices. A selection from Ros- s iStabat Mater,” Schmidt's “Ky- rie,” “Dies Irae,” by Glorza, and the “Sanctus” and “Agnus Dei” of the same cemposer were sung. Father Hamet made a brief address, i which he extended thanks for the syme pathy of the American nation. His Grace Archbishop Riordan adminis. tered absolution at the close of the service _arr}l]d the choir sang “Nearer, My God, to ee.” Cotillon Society Will Aid. The De Koven Cotillon Society is ar- racging for a benefit entertalnment and | ball for the relief of Martinique sufferers, | to be given Wednesday, June 15. Mayor Sehmitz has consented fo make the openc ing address. The committee conslsts of | Carl Craner, Edward Gensler and Harry | Jeseph. | Boer Delegates in Session. PRETORIA, May 16.—All the Boer dele- gates are now assembled at Vereeninging, Transvaal, where every facility has been afforded them for private sessions, the first of which has been arranged for to- { day _All the voting will be by ballot. Dur- | Ing the deliberations at Vereeninging Lord Kitchener has guaranteed ‘mmunity from | attack to all commandes whose leaders | are participating in the conference. | Cornwall’s Gift to Whatcom. WHATCOM, May 16.—Hon. P. B. Corn- i wall of San Francisco to-day presented this city a 35000 library site and buildin; .“ far the most agreeable and refreshing water, alone or mi Its moderate alk xed with wine, etc. alinity admirably counteracts the effects of wine and ‘spirits. “THE QUEEN F TABLE WATERS." Apollinaris