The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 28, 1902, Page 1

VOLUME XCI-NO. 179. SAN FRANCISCO, WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, .-1902. PRICE FIVE CENTS. MONT PELEE AGAIN VISITS ITS AWFUL WRATH UPON MARTINIQUE AND MORE HUMAN LIVES SWELL THE LIST OF ITS MANY VICTIMS UNANIMITY OF SENTIMENT IN SENATOR HANNA’S FAVOR _AT THE OHIO CON VENTION <+ { Leaders of Buckeye ‘ State Work in Harmony. | st | ? Dress Parade of the ‘ Candidates for | ; Governor. e - — | upon as the enemies of the people, but | as their friends, capable of still further | developinig and making useful the great 1 resources of our State and glving to labor | | remunerative employment and to capital | ! safe investment. NASH PRAISES PRESIDENT. 1 “I congratulate you,” the Governor said, “that in the person of Theodore Roosevelt we have a President from whose lips fell the solemn pledge to pur- [ sue, without variation and untarnished, | the gredt and beneficial policles of Will- iam McKinley. Our loved one has fallen, but ‘the nation and her people live, to be blessed . forever by his theories of Government.” 2 Regarding the Philippines Governor Nash said: “Our enemies may hurl their calumnies upon our soldiers and sailors ‘and their anathemas upon honored representatives of our Government, but they cannot dim the glory of our flag nor rltard the day when the blessings of our free institutions L / SENATOR. FMLARCUS = NOTED STATESMAN WHOSE ADHERENTS ARE RALLYING IN GREAT STRENGTH AT THE CLEVELAND CONVENTION: THE CHIEF EX- |\ ECUTIVE OF THE BUCKEYE STATE AND A LOCAL LEADER OF i | CONSIDERABLE NOTE. | | While the iInterests of Senator Hanna | will be enjoyed by that people.” viere paramount in the selection of all | The twenty-one Congressional districts the committees, all the others were recog- | were called at the conclusion of Governor | nized in the selection of the committee on | Nash’s speech and the selections made at | | resolutions. Seven Congressmen—Dick, | the district meetings were announced for Gill, Hildebrandt, Nevin, Skiles, Tayler | members of the new State Committee, and Kyle—were selected on this commit- | vice presidents and assistant secretaries | 1 tee, and three members of the Legisla- 1‘ and also lhe‘ members of the committees | | ture, Harding, Patterson and Cole. The | on credentials, permanent organization dress parade at this convention of candi- | rules and order of business. | | dates for ‘the Republican gubernatorial | CALLS FOR HANNA. e ,mmh ;h? dls“;f‘l After the completion of other routine | n‘-flwins& ‘I\Yfflhyf-i‘OrLd ¢ "-YD‘T"B"’:C‘T"&‘!»U»IX\QES there were calls for Senator | | favorites by placing Dick, Daugherty, | yyanna until he was compelled to respond, Dcuglas, Harding and Tayler on the com- | but he refused to discuss public questions | | mittee on resolutions. in advance of the address of the perma- | IN RACE FOR GOVERNOR. nent chairman. This declination in cour- A At the meeting of the delegates from | tesy ‘to General Grosvenor was accepted, - — —— % | the Eightcenth District R. W. Tayler de- |and after a demonstration in honor of LL.\ ELAND, 0 May 27 T,rhe clined the nomination for re-election - as | Senator Hanna the convention adjourned, oay of the Republican | conereceman on account of recent en- | after being in session only an hour, until State convention to-day was 10 a. m. to-morro the unanimity favor of of sentiment in tor Hanna. He he ¢ er of interest since his arrival om Washington last Sunday. The conferences of leaflers with him continued to-day, but when It came to the meeting of the delegates by Con- gressional districts this afternoon the sentiment for him was demonstrated in an unprecedented degyee. His had claimed eighteen out of the twenty- one districts and more than realized their expectations, Interest centered in the se- lection of the committeemen State Central Committe will have control next , as the new selected to-day, when mem- bers of the Legislature are elected who will choose the successor to Hanna in the It is claimed to-night that only one anti-Ha new State been Senate. man was elected on the committee, and that he had The drift of senti- 1 the preliminary meetings was tic for the Senator, and | in the convention the delegates would not rest until he got up and “showed” him- self, although he insisted that he would discuss the issues in advance of the keynote speech of General Grosvenor, | who is to be the permanent presiding of- | ficer to-morrow. PORTRAITS OF PRESIDENTS. | Above the, platform were suspended | large portraits of McKinley and Roose- | velt. Senator Hanna sat in the rear of | the large hall with the Cuyahoga dele- gation, byt he was the center of atirac- tion, even there. After the convention adjourned he repaired to his home, and to-night that place became the Mecca of delegates and others. While Senator Hanna declined to speak to-day in advance of General Grosvenor, it is understood that he will respond to- morrow and his speech is anticipated with more interest than any other event ef the convention. “reconciled.” not i gagements as an attorney, but his friends | were prompt in stating that this did not put him out of the race for the Gov- ernorship. At the meeting of the committee on res- olutions to-night it was reported that most of the opposition to Chairman Dick’s draft of a platform came from Harding, Daugherty, Douglass and Tay- ler. They wanted the plank on Cuban reciproeity to indorse President Roose- velt’s policy specifically rather than in terms of a general indorsement of the na- tional administration. With the platform completed to-night and only three nominations for minor places to be made, it is thought that the convention will conclude early to-morrow, although General Grosvenor will speak at length, and the time of Senator Hanna's speech is something of which he himself is unable to give any information. One of the most important conferences was held between Senator Hanna and George B. Cox, of Cincinnati, and con- tinued so long this morning that quite | a crowd was kept in waiting outside of Senator Hanna's office. OPENS CONVENTION. The armory which has 8000 chairs, was well filled when Hon. P. W. Durr, of Cincinnati, chairman of the State Central Committee, called the convention to or- der this afternoon. The leaders, notably Hznna, Governor Nash, General Grosve- nor and many prominent politicians, were cheered as they entered. Chairman Durr reviewed the history of the last State campaign and congratulat- ed the party on the outlook for this year. Governor George K. Nash was then an- nounced as temporary chairman. He was tendered an ovation on being in- trcduced. He spoke at length of the ac- tion of the State Legislature in regard to taxation and corporations, saying: “The corporations should not be looked / The committees went into session at once, The committee on resolutions organized with Congressman Dick as chairman. After the usual exchange of opinions the committee took a recess for dinner till § o'clock. It was announced tHat Chairman Dick had drafted a platform and that ft had been decided that it would be consid- ered first section by section in the full committee and that if it was adopted without material changes there would be no occasion for a sub-committee, After the full committee on resolutions had been In session until after 11 p. m, a sub-committee consisting of Dick, Hard- ing and Tayler was appointed to revise the draft of a platform that General Dick had submitted and that had been con- | sidered by sections. ‘The principal change | was in the plank of reciprocity. A reso- | lution offered by Albert A. Douglas, after minor changes, was substituted for the plank that General Dick had drafted on that matter. The only contest in the com- mittee was on this plank, which is an en- dorsement of the policy of President Roosevelt and of the Ohlo Republican Congressmen with the exception of Dick, | In this contest Senator Hanna has not | co-operated . with Congressman Dick. The platform of the latter was adopted with this single exception by the commit- tee and as modified it probably will be adopted by the convention. SIMON SAM STEALS EIGHT MILLION DOLLARS Defalcations of the Runaway Ex- President of Haiti Are Be- coming Known. KINGSTON, Jamaica, May 27.—A trust- worthy private correspondent cables from Port au Prince that Simon Sam, the run- away ex-President of Haiti, stole $8,000,- 000 from the public treasury during hi Presidency. The defalcations are only now becoming known. ° REPORTS THE WAR IS OVER Cablegtam Received From London Says Strife Is at End. However, All Terms of Peace Are Not Arranged. British Prepare for Celebration When Boers Yield. Special Dispatch to The Call. NEW YORK, May 27.—In its latest edi- tion the Evening Telegram announced that a telegram received in New York to- di;%om a source in London which a cor- resp#ndent has asbertained to be of un- quéstionable authority, stated that the ‘war in South Africa is at an end. Complete settlement of the terms of peace, it was added, had been reached and an official annouincement to this effect was expected at any moment. LONDON, May 27.—Preparations are well advanced in the principal towns and villages throughout the country for a record-breaking celebration of the con- clusion of peace in South Africa. Wild as were the orgies after the relief of Lady- smith and Mafeking, it is believed they will be outdone when the glad tidings are received that the struggle with the Boers is finished. + WEARY OF THE WAR. Meanwhile the basis for this almost universal belief that peace has practically been concluded {s not apparent. The Gov- ernment does not commit itself and news- papers claiming to possess special infor- mation have forfeited confidence by a long | series of fluctuations and contradictions. Boers on the Continent and in Londen hold their tongues, saying nothing further than peace cannot come except on terms which safeguard the honor and vital in- terest of the burghers. How weary England is of the war is . the f¢ h. apxety of all classes to hear tHat the sword has | been sheathed. CONSIDERED BY CABINET. The British Cabinet was in session for two hours to-day discussing the com- munications received from Pretoria since the meeting of the Ministers on Friday last. " it is understood that the inner com- mittee of the Cabinet will telegraph the result of the deliberations to Pretoria. | The Boer delegates at the Transvaal capi- | tal will then probably return to Vreening- | ing and report tp the burghers who are ! still assembled there. According to the views of officials here there-is nothing to warrant the pessi- mistic opinions expressed in some quar- ters as to the outcome of the discussions at Pretoria and at Vreeninging. The | Government continues to be satisfied that the negotiations will result in a peaceful settlement. Some minor points are being | discussed, but these are expected to be | fully disposed of within a day or two. The Dally Telegraph says it understands that (]\efablnet has decided to retain the tax on grain. [ POSTPONES BUDGET. A. J. Balfour, the Governmert leader, made no statement in the House of Com- mons to-day regarding the peace agree- ment, but he anmounced a postponement of the budget discussion, fixed for this week, remarking that it would be very inconvenient to debate the budget while there were other things in the balance. He explained that it would be impossible in’ discussing the budget to prevent refer- ences to the peace negotiations. A dispatch to the Dally Telegraph from Pretoria reports that 200 Boers have sur- rendered at Frankfort, Orange River Col- ony. A statement issued by a news agency this morning says that Lord Kitchener will - become adjutant general of tre forces instead of taking command of the Indian army, as previously reported. —_——— CHICAGO IN DANGER OF A MEAT FAMINE CHICAGO, May 21.—Chicago's beef supply from the stockyards has been al- most entirely cut off, and unless the con- cessions demanded by the striking team- sters are granted within’the next day or two fhe city will be fage to face with a meat famine. Not only have the big packers failed in every attempt to smug- gle meat out of the vards, but the whole- sole and retail butchers, who usually drive their own wagons and take out loads of provisions, have been forbid- den to do so in the future. A number of them were to-day allowed to carry away stuff that they had bought from the packers, but they were warned not to re- turn for any more ‘until the trouble is settled. As a result there is a movement on foot among the 1200 or more butchers of Chicago to close thelr shops for a week or two, or as long as may be neces- sary to defeat the packers in their fight against the teamsters. Most of them de- clare that they are in sympathy with the strikers and feel that stopping the safe of beef would be the most effective way to help the teamsters. No unfons have vet declared a sym- pathetic strike, but many individual members have been doing all in their power to aid the teamsters and if the present situation continues much longer, it is asserted in union circles, other locals such as the ice and coal men may join the teamsters. ORT DE FRANCE, Martinique, May 27.—Mont Pelee has again turned its wrath upon the Island of Martinique and again have human lives been sacrificed. For more than fifteen hours the wolcano has been in a state of violent eruption, and as it grows constantly more threatening the panic of last week has been revived. Fort de France is being showered with ashes and mud. Outside ilic sca is in a terrible fury and the fear of a tidal wave is in the minds of all. The exodus from the island continues, and only those whose duty compels them remain in this ciy. B 4 Several Noted Men Are Among the ’ Missing. ] Refugees Stilli Flee - From Threatened Sections. | e —p THE S7TEAMSRIP RO AIMA DESTROYVED AT sY FVE, ot B ey BY TUE VOLCAND e From the Special Correspondent of The Call and the New York Her- ald. Copyright, 1902, by the New York Herald Publishing Company. ORT DE FRANCE, Mar- tinique, May 27.—Mont Pelee has again dealt death to the inhabitants of stricken | Martinique. This time Pelee gave no warning of the devastation that it was preparing to work. The volcano was all but somnolent and the internal rumblings were infrequent. This state continued until hali-past 8 o’clocR - last night, when an explosion of terrible force occurred. Immediately hot mud began pouring into the sea from every ‘side of the mountain. Flames shot sky- ward and ashes floated in great clouds. The outbreak was acompanied by jan electrical display that was the worst seen here since the trouble began. It was only by good fortune that two representatives of the Herald and The Call were not among those who were killed. Believing that Mont Pelee, for a time at least, had ceased activity, an cxpedi(ion‘ was planned for the purpose ofygetting photographs of the craters and descriptions of the. conditions about the volcano. Forming the expe- dition were a correspondent and a photographer for the Herald and The Call and several natives who were em- ployed as guides and servants. After a wearying march, which took most of Monday, Morne Rouge was reached about half-past 7 o'clock in the morning. The newspaper} men were welcomed by a kindly disposed priest, who gave such information as was. in his possession. He insisted upon a pause being made for refreshments, and in his humble home food was prepared. It was this generous courtesy of the priest that saved the expedition from destruction. SCORES GO TO CHURCH. The original plan was that the visit should be made to the crater 3s soon as possible, and a quick return to Fort de France to avoid all danger. While the evening meal was being prepared the priest pointed out the work of ruin that had been accomplished. He said that he had refused to leave his post, though he was not at all certain that Morne Rouge would not be swept from i =SS P e S R CR—- BUZDNGS o =7 P/ERRES WATEFR ZFRONT DESTROYED 4% | Y LD i NATNE MEANS OF RELIEF ITRANSPORTATION s + VESSEL THAT HAD A THRILLING EXPERIENCE DURING THE ERUP- TION ON MAY $TH AND SOME PICTURESQUE STRUCTURES AT ST. 1 PIERRE THAT WERE RAZED BY THE VOLCANO. L L > 2 existence as was St.. Pierre. ' It was | nations were of sufficient strength to while he was talking that the explosion | make the ground tremble. It seemed came. From their homes the inhab- itants of the village ran in a panic. Some did not wait to see what was hap- pening, but hurried off in the direction of Fort de France. Others turned instinctively to the priest as their protector. He dirccted‘ them to the church, telling them that} they could not escape at that late hour | by fleeing and that they should pray! for preservation from the danger that| threatened them. This was done. | Scores went into the church and fell | upon their knees, but by far the greatest | number ran without daring to look be- hind. HORRORS OF THE TRIP. Part of this scene of terror was nessed by the representatives of Herald and The Call. They saw the column of smoke and ashes shoot into | the air/ They watched the hot and| steaming mud pour down the side of the volcano. They watched the old priest, calm and brave, giving encour- agement to those whom he regarded as his children. Such a display of light- ning as was seen has not oftefi occurred. It was terrific and awe-inspiring. From the lightning greater danger was appre- hended than from’ the direct effect of the eruption. When the start was made on the re- turn trip to Fort de France the guides and servants were gone. The newspaper men were left to find their way across the hills as best they could. It was a weary and long journey. The distance was increased by the lack of knowledge of the paths. It was a night of terror. | wit- | the ! Behind, Mont Pelee continuéd to belch fire, ashes, smoke and mud. The deto- to the weary travelers as if the moun- tain topy swayed above their heads. To add to the horror of the situation the travelers encountered every now and then a fer-de-lance, the deadliest of all snakes. Scattered specimens of these serpents, of which thousands have been killed by the eruptions, were seen amid the glare from the volcano and the flashes of lightning gliding over the rocks and hurrying away, as if they, too, had learned that their mountain home was no longer a safe place for them. 5 NATIVES IN GREAT FEAR. On all sides were natives praying and cursing in turn. Many exhausted fell by the way and were unable to continue. They pleaded pitifully for help, but it was not in the power of any one to aid them. From Morne Rouge to Fort France by the devious path that was traveled was almost forty miles. That distance was covered before dawn of this morning. « This city was found in a panic a'most as intense as that- existing at Morne Rouge, and there was hére no priest ta give consolation. Late arrivals report that Morne Rouge has not been destroyved. The force of the explosion continues to be exerted in the direction of the sea, and uhless this is changed the village will probably stand. All this morning the eruption has been incessant. The shower of ashes here is worse than ever before, but there has not been any Continued on Page Two. de