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MAY 17 1902 LJ Of CONGRESS, 'W. T7 1902 1 CLASS faXXo. No, COPY S. FOUR O'CLOCK. NEW YORK.

FRIDAY. MAY. 10. VOL. 02.

NO. 2 1 PACKS. THhtiE CEYrS. by tiir nin i i.y.n' daily r.m.K. THE BROOKLYN DAILY TP A T1T .17 STRIKE MAY SPREAD HENRYW.

MAXWELL'S WILL REFLECTS THE IK'S LIEE. PART OF ST, VINCENT DROPS INTO SEA. BROOKLYN WOMAN STRICKEN. Mrs. Christensen Has Apoplectic Attack While Traveling (Special to the f.

i Sayre. May. 16 Mr. .1. r.

christensen of Brooklyn suffered of apoplexy while traveling westwnrl Lehigh Valley train early this was removed to the Packard Hospital here, jir. Christen sen is with her. i 0ril ical. KIOSKS PROPOSED. A proposition has hc made, and the borough officials regard it with favor to me, leaving lawful i.

sue, 1 oik share to such issue me absolutely to he divided between rn equally. I give in in e.e.u: hcrei ft n. niei rpon the trusts herein, i it er sei forth for my sister. Ucnrhttii 1. cue of such shares.

Sixth The 110,111 which my executor? and trii. r. es hold the properly giveir to them in arc as fellows: 111 The property given in trust tor mv si. lor. Henrietta K.

shall inv. sted an.l invested by them: the income there'll' shall he paid over ti her semi annually or oflencr during her life, the principal upon her death shall he distrihut. 10 her child, her surviving or the issue of snrli 'hild if it has died before her lraing such issu or in case she should have 110 child or Issue oi' any child at th lime of her death then to my next of kin entitled take under the laws of the Siate Net York. 1 The property given in trust for ray niece. Tillie Maxwell Whillne.

shall be in I vested and invested by them, the in come thereof shall be pc.ld over 10 her semi annually or oftener during her life, and the principal upon her death shall be dlstriu I uted to her issue, her surviving, ami the children of any issue who may have died before her. such issue to take their parent's 1 share per capita; or, in case should leavi 110 issue at the time of her death, then to my next of kin entitled to take under I lie laws of th" State of New York, (3) The property given in trust for each of tho children of my deceased brother. Hu gene L. Maxwell, shall be invested and kept invested during th" life of each; the income thereof shall be paid over lo each srmi annually or oftener, and upon the death of each the principal of iis share shall be divided amotiB the children of such beneficiary or the lawful issue of any who may have predeceased such beneficiary, mic'n Issue to take their parent's share per stirpes, and not 'per. capita.

Should either of them die witli out leaving lawful Issue, then ih. principal held in trust, for the one so dviug shall be distributed to my next of kin entitled to take under the laws of the State of New York, (4) The properly giveu in trust for earh I of the children of my deceased brother. Charles 13. Maxwell, shall be invested and 1 kept invested by them: th" income thereof snail be paid over to each of them semiannually or oftener during the life of each, upon the death of each the principal of its legacy shall be divided among tlie children of such beneficiary or to the lawful issue of any who may have predeceased such beneficiary, such issue 10 take their parent's share per stirpes and not per capita. Should either of them die without leaving Issue.

then surviving, such principal shall be divided anions my next of kin entitled 10 take under the laws of the State of New York. Seventh I appoint my brother. J. Roger. Maxwell, and his son.

Howard VY. executors and trustees under this my last will and testament, and I authorize and empower them to compromise and settle all claims against my estate in their discretion, to sell, confer and transfer all real and personal property of which 1 shall die possessed or entitled (except that herein specifically Riven) at such times and in such manner, and upon such terms as in their discretion shall seem most advantageous to my estate; to hold as part of any trust fuud lo be held under this will, any property or securities of which I may die possessed: to invest aud reinvest In their discretion, the proceeds of any property of which I may die possessed, or of any property at any time held by them In trust, which may be sold by them, in any other property or securities i selected by them for the purpose, intending I to give them entire discretion In such soleo tion. Also to execute and deliver any In dispatches to the Island of St. Scwfriere fiuiet Again, but Further! Eruptions 'Feared. Since midnight Tuesday the subterranean detonations here have ceased and the Sou friere Wednesday relapsed apparently into perfect repose, no smoke rising from the crater and the emitting no vapor.

The stunted vegetation that formerlv adorned the slopes of the mountain has disappeared, having given place to gray'colorod lava, which greets the eye on every side. The atmosphere is dry, but somewhat agitated. Rain would be welcome, as there is a great deal of dust in the air, which is very disagreeable and irritating to throats and eyes, and Is causing the merchants to put all their dry goods under cover. The inhabitants naturally (meaning the population, as a rule) are anxious to know whether the repose of the volcano is pecjna nent or whether it is the lull which usually precedes greater paroxysmal activity. Some people, anticipating that there is danger of further volcanic eruptions, are leaving the outlying towns for this city.

The negroes who have remained on the estates are half starved, and the Carib survivors are leaving theii caves and pillaging abandoned dwelling houses and shops. A number of arrests have been made in this connection. 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 hospitals are overcrowded. The local doctors have been reinforced by a pHysician who arrived 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 extremely useful. The arrival here of the first detachment of the ambulance corps which brought sufferers t'rom Georgetown caused quite a sensation. This batch consisted of 100 persons, whose charred bodies exhaled fetid odors and whose loathsome faces made even the hospital attendants shudder. All these burned persons were suffering fearfully from thirst and uttering, when strong enough to do so, agonizing cries for water. 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 behalf. All the neighboring British colonies are evincing sympathy with the sufferers here, and subscription lists have been started and food and clothing are being forwarded to St. vincent rrom all the British Islands. While the entire community Is thankful for this help and sympathy from British sources, on all sides are heard grateful ap preciation of the prompt aid furnished by the United States in sending the Potomac here with provisions and other things for the destitute people of St. Vincent.

Volcanic Lake Has Disappeared. the topr of the mountain has disappeared; appears to be confirmed; A 'sea of laifa, emitting sulphurous fume's, now apparently occupies its place and several new craters have been formed. The last time the volcano showed activity, Tuesday last, the crater's old and new and numerous fissures in the mountain sides discharged hot vapor, deep subterranean I murmurtngs were heard, the ground trembled at times, from the center of the volcano huge I volumes of steam rose like gigantic pine trees toward the sky. and a dense, CIm merlan smoke, mingling with the steam. Is I sued from a new and active crater, forming an immense pall over the northern hills, lowering into the valleys and then rising and spreading until it enveloped the whole island in a peculiar gray mist Simultaneous action upon the part of the volcanoes of Martinique and.

Dominica and elsewhere seems to denote a volcanic con nection between these islands and appears to verify the assumption of the volcanic 1 origin of the mountain chains running paral I lei with the Soufrlere In tho Windward dl tricts. As this dispatch is' sent it is excessively hot here and the northern hills retain their foggy appearance. Sulphuric Vapors Increase Sickness and Mortality. The sulphuric which still exhale all over tho Island are increasing the sickness and mortality among the surviving inhabitants aud are causing suffering among the new arrivals. The hospital staffs are giving way to overwork and are with difficulty bearing up.

But the news of the dispatch of an ambulance corps from the garrison of Barbados and the statements made that further medical assistance will arrive here shortly are having a beneficial effect upon all concerned. The stench in. the afflicted districts is terrible beyond description. Nearly all the huts left standing are filled with dead bodies. In some oases disinfectants and the Continued on Page 2.

official Lucia. i i I II THE CLARENDON HOTEL Two of Them, Richly Dressed and Very Excited, Follow Him Into the Barroom. COLLINS TRIES TO EVADE THEM. After the Women Leave the Hotel Their Return Is Prevented' by a Guard at Each Door. Some women who wanted to talk with Jchn H.

Collins, a Fulton street jeweler, besieged the Clarendon Hotel last night, and two of them even rushed into the barroom in their efforts to enjoy his society. For an hour after the women had been excluded from the hotel they ran about in the streets outside and made efforts to get inside. There were never two more excited young women than the two that made their way Into the Clarendon barroom. Altogether, there were four women, all modishly dressed, and every one of them above the average beauty. They entered the hotel at 10 o'clock and for a few minutes sat in the lobby, talking with Mr.

Collins and a friend. Mr. Collins lives at the Clarendon, and, judging from his appearance, it was embarrassing to have so many and such demonstrative attentions showered upon him right there in the lobby. He managed to ge: along very well until someone start.e! an argument. The four women all seemed act upon the handsome jeweler.

It was a sit ration fraught with growing embarrass ment. For refuge from the women, Mr. Collins and his friend went back through the office I into the barroom. One of the women, a tall, graceful girl, dressed richly in black, jumped I up and declared that she would follow htm. I She rushed back into the barroom, with an i other young woman, wearing a red nnd white I striped waist and black skirt, making frantic efforts to stop her.

"Jack, I've got to see you," half screamed the young woman in black as she pushed open the swinging doors and caught hold of Mr. Collins. She was excited. The other girl was half hysterical, but tried valiantly to drag the girl in. black out of the barroom.

The two girls left in the lobby decided that it vaska time for discretion, so they walked out the front door of the hotel and went away. There was an excited colloquy in the bar room and then the red and white striped girl induced her sister in black to leave the hotel. No sooner was the erirl in black on the outside than she started in again. She was restrained from entering the front door, so she made for a side entrance. There she was met by a waiter posted in the doorway.

She ran to the Fulton street entrance to the cafe and started In that way. but was stopped i b' the apparition of another waiter. Then I anufrflm the front to the rear entrance of the, hotelwith the other girl chasing her ind'a'cfbwd of men following as interested spectators. Finally Mr. Collins decided to go out and get rid of the girls.

He met them and had a long talk'in the doorway of a store. Then he went back Into the hotel, leaving the girls still determined to follow him. Finding that they could not re enter the hotel, the two girls boarded a De Kalb avenue car as if going homeward. They rode halt a block, then jumped off while the car was going at full speed and boarded a moving car going toward New York. They rode as far as the Columbia Theater, then jumped off and caught another car going in the opposite direction.

They kept up this rather violent exercise for some time, then made another assault upon the hotel. Finally the girl in black disappeared and this morning at 2 o'clock the red striped girl rode home alone. Mr. Collins was not at his jewelry store, 425 Fulton street, to day. but his manager, or partner, said that he had heard that two of Mr.

Collins trienas naa causeu mm sumt embarrassment at the Clarendon. MAGISTRATES NOT TO FIGHT. Court of Appeals Decision Likely to End All Litigation as to Title to Oface. No particular significance is attached to the statement that the elected magistrates, whose title to office was declared by the Court of Appeals to be worthless, will continue the fight. Magistrate Watson has been quoted as saying that the fight would be kept up, and that the suit would be tried on issues of fact.

Court, of Appeals, having decided that the law which authorized their election is void, It is believed that the elected magistrates will surrender. The Democrats, who will now control the board of magistrates, expect to name new chief clerks, and Magistrate Higginbotham says he will get rid of those attached to the Lee avenue court, who would not acknowledge him during the early days of the replace the wooden news stands which stand I on city property with ornamental kiosks, similar to those which line the boulevards of Paris and are use hv French news i dealers, borne or the newsmen would be affected by the charge have been approached, and they have agreed to pay a small rental if the city win erect a place of business for them. WILL MARCH ON PORT AU PRINCE. Port au Prince, Hayti. May 10 There were further disturbances here las; night.

The revolutionists in ih north have rejected peace overtures made to them and will soon begin their mat en on Port au Prince. TRAIN HIT TROLLEY CAR. Passengers Jumped, Nobody Was Hurt. Smith Street Line Three Hours 1 Blocked. The first trolley accident of anv moment to occur this season haDneneil this morning at coney Island avenue and tue crossing of the Long Island Railroad on its branch to Bay commonly known as Manhattan Crossing.

Xo one was injured, but the nmtnrmnn rf tl.o fif anA ijL.nnnn.n escaped only by jumping. A freight train of the Long Island Road, backing down to the junction of the Manhattan Beach division, crashed into an open car of the Smith street line, bound for Coney Island. A high board fence surrounding a lumber yard, completely shuts off all view from both tracks, at toe crossing, which in summer time is a particularly dangerous one. To day there was no flagman on duty there and ft is said that neither the conductor of the trolley car nor any of the trainmen of the steam road kept a lookout for cars of the other road. Open car 630 of the Smith street line stopped just before reaching the crossing and Conductor Ernest Howard having given the necessary two bells, Motorman John Davis started the car ahead.

The front trucks of the trolley had just reached the steam road tracks when the freight, train backed down and crashed Into the passenger car. The motorman saw the oncoming train in time to shout a warning and then jumped, as did several of the passengers. The trolley car was hit squarely amidships and the front trucks so badly bent and broken that they can never be of use again. lite Smith street trolley line was Mocked for throe hours by the accident, hut the rr.uroad company established a "Buffalo" system and transferred its oasscnsiers arounci the wreck. COAL GOES UP HERE.

Price Raised to Dollars as a Result of the Strike. As the Ilr3t result of the coal strike the price of coal to consumers in Brooklyn has rlsfen from $5.35 a ton to The dealers ac ,1 i i hate also shut down on large deliveries of coal and are now rigidly limiting the size of orders they will fill. Few of. them will de liver more than two tons at a time. This is because they are utterly unable to get any additional coal from the operators.

One dealer said to day that he had offered a dollar more per ton to the wholesalers, yet he could get no coal. It Is estimated that there is a supply in Brooklyn that will last at the ordinary rate of consumption three weens, ueaicrs nope by reducing the size of the orders to make it last longer than this. There will almost certainly be. however, a further increase in price if an additional supply is not forthcoming. The supply was shut off'last month and no coal has been receive! in Brooklyn since.

The prospect of a famine, therefore, in Brooklyn is an exceedingly likely one. This was the sentiment expressed by all coal dealers who were interviewed this afternoon by an Eagle reporter. If it was anything else' but a warm season of the year they say that the situation would be exceedingly serious. SEVEN NEW SMALLPOX CASES. The following cases of smallpox were bulletined at the health office on Clinton street this morning.

In the cases of the Mendelssohn children no doctor had been called and the discovery was made by accident: Elizabeth Dlnn, aged 23 years, of 688 Classon avenue; Gussie Mendelssohn, aged 3 years, and Allie Mendelssohn, aged 5 years, of 7 Leon nrH dpAne l.hniu i of 150 Norman avenue; Thomas Warren vtne aged 1 year, of Norman avenue; George neciiei, ageu years. 01 an street, and Hannah Brest, aged 68 years, of 46 i Sixth avenue. TO EXTRADITE MIELIO. (Special to the Eagle.) Albany, May 16 Among the executive acts performed to day by Acting Governor Nixon was to serve requisition papers on the Gov ernor of New Jersev for Dominion Mlalln who is now under arrest In that state and' who Is wanted in Brooklyn for the murder of Francisco DeConza. Ton I OALLMiNESfNU.S, Effort Will Be Made to Call Out Workers in Bituminous Districts.

WOULD AFFECT449.000 MEN. i Officers Will Decide if Engineer i Firemen and Futnp Runners I Shall Join Strikers. COLLIERIES WOULD BE FLOODED Petition for Nnticit.nl Convention to Consider Suspension of Con! Mining Throughout the Country. Hazlcton. May 10 The great n.il strike is 111 full swing and it may sprcau 10 ali the bituminous and anthracite coal miners in the United States.

The convention of the three anthracite departments of the United Mine Worker: re a.i. embled in secret session shortly after i o'c lock this morning. it was decided to ave the mutter of call in? out tho engineers, fireiutn am' pump run in rs to tki national and mstrict officers. If these men go out it wou'd endanger the safety of the collcrii'S. Tluy would li'ii with wiiter and gases would accumulate.

The convention adjourned sine die at 11:45 A. M. According lo the rules of the uiiUin it requires five districts to call a national convention. The three anthracite districts will immediately get inio correspondence I with the bituminous districts with the hc.pe of gaining the "onsent of two of them for the issuance of a call for a special national convention at which the question of involv iug all the bituminous miners in the United Stales in the present struggle will be dis cussed. The hope that if this special convention is called, which is not unlikely.

they will he able to bring out the non union bitiunini us miners in Virginia West Vlr elnij. central Pennsylvania. Other plans of campaign were discussed by the delegates, but on thes? the members of the convention would not talk. President Mitchell's Statement. After the adjournment President Mitchell isfued the foliowing statement: "At this morning's session the convention petitioned the national officers to issue a call for a national convention of all miners in the United States for the pur pose of considering the situation in the au thracitc field.

If the desire of the anthracite miners is carried into efiect. a national suspension of coal mining will be Inaugu rated. All questions of detail as to the dl i lecliou of the strike in the anthracite field I wore referred to the district and national officers. "Definite plana will he outlined within the next few days. "Sor the present tho en gineers.

firemen anil pump runners, will continue at work. All' mine workers were advised to remain at their homes, abstain from frequenting saloons and under all cir cumstanccs to observe the law." At present the United Mine are at variance with tho bituminous mine opera tors in Pennsylvania, Virginia, Kentucky and Michigan, and if the national jnveu I tion meets and decides to assist the anthra cite miters the men in these four states would probably he the first to be affected. General Strike Would Involve 449.000 Men. i Mr. Mitchell said that if a general strikO did take place it would involve altogether 44S, 000 men who are employed in and about the coal mines cf the United States.

National Convention Said to Be Assured. It is said on the highest authority that the Michigan district and the West Virginia distrct will probably make up the necessary five districts needed to call a special national convention and that the convention will be held as soon as the machinery can be set in motion. In Michigan there are about 3.000 men now on strike and about 2,000 in West Virginia. The same high authority says the 35.000 men Virginia and West Virginia and from 15.00'i to 20.000 men in Central Pennsylvania will, without doubt, be on a strike within a few days unless demands tlitit have been laid before the bituminous operators are granted. These men ran strike without the sanction of the special convention.

Secretary Treasurer W. Wilsou, who acted as secretary of the couveutlou. left this afternoon lor Indianapolis. There was not the usual big crowd around the convention hall this morning, neither was the attendance of delegates so great, a number of them having returned to their homes last night. Reports from all parts of the region show that everything is quiet and that the men are determined to stand by the strike order.

Local unions throughout the regions are in session preparing for the campaign and adopting plans for relief of Companies Prepare for Long Strike. The coal companies continue to make prep arations for a long strike. The coal and irou' police, who arc sworn in by the State of Pennsylvania, but who are paid by the coal companies, are now more active and alert, but their services are hardly needed at this time because the strikers are keeping away from, the collieries. The Lehigh Valley Coal Company to day $80,000 Given for Charitable and Public Purposes; Large Sums for Relatives. OLD SERVANTS REMEMBERED.

Specific Bequests of $400,000 Made to Members of the Family No Schedule of Estate. The will of the late Henry W. Maxwell was filed this morning by George B. Abbott for probate In the Surrogate's office. The will bears throughout the impress of its maker and Is a fair index to Mr.

Maxwell's character, showing his love of charity, his kindness to his old servants and his generosity to his relatives. Eighty thousand dollars is given to charity, the Brooklyn Industrial Association and Home for Destitute Children getting $20,000 and the Lous Island College Hospital a like sum. The Brooklyn Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor gets the Brooklyn Union for Christian Work, the Second I'nita i rian Congregational Society Brooklyn, $5,000: the American Unitarian Association I of Boston. So.OOn; Children's Aid Society i $5'000: Brooklyn Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children, American So CiCtV for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, $5,000, and the Meadville Unitarian Seminary of Meadville. $5,000.

Specific bequests to the amount of $400. 000 are made to relatives, in addition to the share which each relative has in the large estate. Henrietta F. Lester, a sister, gets $100. 000; Gilbert D.

Maxwell, a nephew, I Fanny Perry Maxwell, a niece. $100,000, and Tillie Maxwell Whiting. $50,000. Mr. Maxwell's coachman is left $1,000 anil another old servant $3,000, while every servant in his employ for three years prior to his death receives $500.

No schedule of the estate is given, but it. is estimated at a high figure. .1. Rogers Maxwell. Mr.

Maxwell's brother, and Howard W. Maxwell, son of .1. Rogers Maxwell, are named as executors and trustees. The will was made and signed in August. The full text, of the will Is as follows: Henry W.

Max well's Will. I. Henry W. Maxwell, of the City of New York. Borough of Brooklyn, do make, pun.ish and declare this my last will and testament.

I ncieu.v revolving ail former wins or couicus to wills by me at any time made. i First: I direct payment of all my just debts and funeral exnenses. Second: I give the following legacies ab solutely: (1.) To my brother. .1. Rogers Maxwell, all the common capital stock of the Atlas Portland Cement Company held ir owned' by nie at l'me my leath.

Should he die before me I such stock In equal shares to his children, the surviving, and to the i Issue of any of his children who may have qieu Deiore me, sucn issue to take tneir par I ents' share. (2.) 'lo my sister Henrietta Lester, the premises known as No. 70 (seventy) First th.e ClLy of tw of Brooklyn, together with all the furniture, picture aml other personal propertv (no m0ney or securities), which shall be In the house upon said premises at the time of my death; and alEo all my silver and plated ware, i Jewelry and clothing, as well as all my horses, carriages and harness, and other stable equi; ment wherever situated, at the time of niy death. Should she die before me, I give the same to my brother. J.

Rogers Maxwell, (3.) To my cousin, Mary Doremus Safford. the sum of S20.000. i4 1 10 unc.e, ucicu r. origuam, me sum or (5.) To Alexander Fay Brigham. Lucien Maxwell Brigham, Chas.

H. Brigham and Louise Cella Brigham. children of my said uncle. Lucien F. Brigham.

each the sum of $5,000. (6.) To Cella Barnard, god child of my deceased wife, the sum of $5,000. (7.) To Mary Downey, who has been a faithful servant in my house tor many years, the sum of $3,000. (8.) To my coachman, John Nolan, the sum of $1,000. (9.) To each servant who is in my employ at the time of my death and who has been in my employ for three years prior thereto, the sum of $500.

Third: 1 give the following legacies to charitable and other public institutions: (1.) To the Brooklyn Industrial School Association and Home for Destitute Children, the sum of $20,000. (2.) To the Brooklyn Association for Improving the Condition of tbe Poor, the sum of 55. 000. (3.) To the Union for Christian Work of the City ot ot cnpnnfi T.mtnrian Cone (4.) To the Second Unitarian Congregational Society of Brooklyn, the sum of $5,000. (5.) To the American Unitarian Association of Boston, the sum of $5,000.

(6.) To the Children's Aid Society of Brooklyn, the sum of $5,000. (7) To the Brooklyn Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, the sum of $5,000. (8) To the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, the sum of $5,000. (9) To the Long Island College Hospital, the sum of $20,000. (10) To the Meadville Unitarian Theological Seminary of Meadville, Pennsylvania, the sum of $5,000 (11) To Greenwood Cemetery the sum of $5,000, the same to be held in trust by said cemetery and the income thereof to be ap plied by it to the care of the lot in Green wood Cemetery of which am part owner.

I Fourth I give the following legacies in I trust to my executors and trustees, herein after named, and their successors, upon the i trusts hereinafter set forth in the case of each heneficiary: (1) For my sister, Henrietta 1'. Lester, the sum of 5100.000. (2) For ray niece. Tillie Maxwell Whiting, the sum of $50,000. (3) For Gilbert D.

Maxwell, sou of my deceased brother. Charles E. Maxwell, the sum of $100,000. (4) For Fanny Perry Maxwell, daughter of mv deceased brother. Charles E.

Maxwell. the sum of $100,000. Fifth All the rest, residue and remainder of my estate, real and personal, wheresoever and whatsoever, shall be divided hy my executors into as many shares as shall be equal to the number of my nephews and nieces hereinafter designated, The children of my brother. J. Rogers Maxwell: of my brother.

Eugene L. Maxwell, and of my sister, Henrietta F. Lester, who shall be living at the time of my death or who shall have died before me leaving lawful issue them surviv 5 ing, and I dispose of such snares as follows: i I give to my brother. J. Rogers Maxwell, a number of shares equal to the number of I his said children who be living at the time of my death, or who shall have died leaving lawful isiiue them surviving, such gift to him to be absolute.

I give lo my executors and trustees herein I after named. upon the trusts hereinafter set forth, one of such shares for each of the 1 children of my deceased brother. Eugene L. Maxwell, who shall be living at the time of 1 my death. Should either of them die before nnd SfTO to Sim I'riiii l.sco or Los Anprelcs and return: er $7.

Portlnnd. and return by diversified routes via. West Shore or New York fVm.ral. Ticket Kood 00 days. On sale May 26 to June 7.

Inclusive, Adv. Water Has Also Encroached Along the Coast Near Georgetown. ASHES COVER THE NORTH. Nothing Green Remains and More Territory Was Ruined Than in Martinique. LA SOUFRIERE IS QUIET.

But There Are Fears That Greater Activity Will Folltfw Hospital Filled With Dying People. Kingstown, Island of St. Vincent, Thursday afternoon. May 15 It Is estimated that the sea has encroached from ten feet to two miles along the coast near Georgetown, and that a section on the north of the island has dropped into the sea. This Is apparently verified by the report of the French cable ship Pouyer Quertier, that soundings now show seven fathoms whero, before the outbreak, there were thirty six fathoms of water.

A correspondent of the Associated Press has just returned here from a visit on horseback to the devastated district of this island, during which he traveled fifty miles and penetrated to within five miles of the Sou friere The ash covered area of St. Vincent exceeds that of Martinique, which the correspondent has also explored. The most conservative estimate of the death rate here now places the number at 1,700. About 1,300 bodies have already been interred. Northern Part Covered With Ashes.

The entire northern part of the island is covered 'with ashes to an average depth of eighteen Inches, varying from a thin layer at Kingstown to two feet or more at Georgetown. The crops are ruined, nothing green can be seen arid the streets of Georgetown are cumbered with snowdritt lilie heaps of ashes. Indeed ashes rest so heavily on the roofs that in several cases they have caused them to fall in. There will soon be 5,000 destitute persons in need of assistance from the government, which is already doing everything 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 that can be done under the circumstances is being accomplished.

The British cruiser Indefatigable brought twenty five tons of supplies here and returned to the island of Trinidad to day for more. The governor of the Windward Islands, Sir Robert Llewelyn, is here, supervising the work, of the authorities. More Territory Ruined Than in Martinique. While the outbreak of the volcano on the Island of Martinique killed more people outright, more territory has been ruined in St. Vincent, hence there is greater destitution here.

The injured persons were horribly burned by the hot grit which was driven along with tremendous velocity. Twenty six persons who sought, refuge in a room ten feet by twelve were killed. One person was brained ith a huge stone nine miles from the crater. Hospital Filled With Dying People. Rough coffins are being made to.

receive the remains of the victims. The hospital here is filled with dying people. Fifty injured persons are lying on the floor of that building, as there are no beds for their accommodation, though cots are being rapidly constructed of boards. This and similar work has been in progress since immediately after the disaster. Negroes Refused to Dig Trenches.

Two days elapsed before there were any burials, as the negroes refused to dig the necessary trenches, though they were offered three times their usual wages by the local authorities. The nurses employed are incompetent, but they are willing to learn and are working hard. The negroes are indifferent to all that is transpiring and to what has taken place. They expect to receive government rations, but there have been instances where they have refused to bury their own relatives. Lieutenant Benjamin B.

McCormiek, commanding the United States steamer Potomac, now in these waters, has called on Governor Llewelyn and offered to him tile sympathy of the United States and any assistance which it was in his power to render. The Potomac has also landed what she can spare of her foodstuffs. The governor expressed his thanks and added that there was no immediate need of help The United States steamer carried Vorli nnd Brooklyn Jnic ndms it) inio the country for the Summer shi utd read "The Prophet's e'hamher," No. lo uf the 'rour Vraek stories." Sent fro on receipt 4 cents in stamps hy H. Daniels.

Grand Central Station. New York. Adv. struments of conveyance and transfer and to do all other acts and take all other proceedings in relation to nuc'n sale, transfer, con 1 veyance and reinvestment as may. In their judgment, bo.

proper. 1 further authcHze and emoower my said executors and trustees to tec so anj real estate of which I may die possessed, for terms not exceeding twenty one years, with I renewals and with such covenants for im provements as they may deem expedient, I further authorize and empower my said executors and trustees to value for the purpose of constituting the said trust funds and also for the purpose of division any of the propertv of which 1 may die possessed. their V3 litat ions to he final and conclusive. In case of the death, resignation or disa blllty of any one of my said trustees. I mi thorize the survivor of them and appoint by I instrument in writing a successor, living to such successor all the powers herein I given to ray trustees named.

I direct that my executors and trustees i and their successors, be not required to dive any bond or security for the faithful execution by them respect iv Iy or the! duties. In witness whereof. I. Henry W. Maxwell.

the testator, have hereunto set hand and I seal in duplicate at the City of York. this 3d day of Autrnst. In the year 1SM. HENRY W. MAXWELL.

KAISER OFFERS STATUE TO U. S. Would Commemorate Prince Henry's 1 Visit hy Bronze Likeness of Frederick the Great at Washington. Wiesbaden, Hesse Nassau. May 16 Tho German Emperor, Wednesday, May 14.

telegraphed as follows to the President of tbe United States, at Washington "I am still under the deep impression created by the splendid cordial reccpticn of ivy brother. Prince Henry, by the citizens of the United States of America. In the speeches with which he was greeted the fact was often mentioned that my ancestor. Frederick the Groat, maintained a friendly attitude toward the young American republic during tbe course of her formation. thereby laying the corner stone of the friendly relations wbich have always ex ibted between our two countries.

The ex ample set to me hy the great King I intend to folic I wish to commemorate the visit of Prince Henry by a gift to the people of America, which I request you to accept in their name. I intend to present a statue, in bronze, of Frederfck the Great lo the; United States, to be erected in Wnshingirn. on a place which you will kindly choose. May this gift be looked upon as 3 lasting sign of the intimate relations which have been successfully fostered and developed between our two great nations. (Signed) "WILLIAM, I.

President Roosevelt sent a reply on Thurs day. May 15, in German, a translation of which is as follows: "Washington. May 15. "Emperor William. Wiesbaden: "I highly appreciate your grand, friendly i offer.

I thank you heartily therefore in the name of the United States. Will submit It immediately to Congreas. It will, no doubt, be to the greatest pleasure of our people to receive from your hands a statue of tho famous ruler and soldier, one of the greatest men of nil times. Frederick the Great, and It is especially appropriate that the statue should be erected in the City ot Washing ton. the capital of the republic, upon the birth of which be looked with such friendly i interest.

For this new proof of your friendly feelings toward our country I thank you in the name of the United States. Your gift will surely he considered here as a new evidence of the friendship existing between the two nations. We hope and believe that this friendship in the coming years will he come still stronger. It is a hopeful sign for the welfare of all mankind in the he ginning of this century the American and German people are working together in a sense of happy friendship." "Dewcy' "Win cm Arc Pure." "Buy of the makers." "We are the nuiken. H.

T. Dewey Sons 12S Fulton X. 1 Adv. SCENE IN GEOBGETOWN, ST. VINCENT.

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