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American Volcanoes May Be Source o f "Danger ' t' y A wV JUparfCRmAvSxm Vi-.': '.V . f: vA-s. ' - - i 1 1 It J7Vw sSBEfc. eww CASracrr terror 7Tz? The moat Important sclent I Ac fact proved by tho at. Plorro mid St. Vln cent oruptlons Is tho underground connection botweon volcanoes. This Is nlso tho most Important fact to ho romomborod by all who llvo near thoao troachoroiiB destroyers of Hfo and property. Almost nil volcanoes aro llko mnn holes nlong a sowor. Thoy aro locnten In rows nbovo long cracks or flssuros In tho onrtli's surfneo, so that when ono of tho volcnnocs In tho row bo Bins to throw out lava nnd llro tho others arc vory llablo to follow suit and bucomo oqunlly dnngorous. Tho rccont explosion of nnphthn nt Bhorldnn, Pa., by wnlch 25 pooplo wcro Instantly klllod nnd over 200 no vorcly burned, glvoa a vory slmplo ex planation of tho mothod of explosion along a volcnnlc Asnuro. Thus, In tho Caribbean Sea disas ters, Mont I'oluo of Mnrtlnlquo nnd La Soufrloru of St. Vlncont aro both manholes In tho same groat flHsuru that oxtondH In n curved lino for COO miles or nioro. Mnrtlnlquo In loented nlniOHt In the oxnet cuntor of this "lino of wcnknosB." Tho Island of Jnntnlcn, -100 miles from Mont Poloo, Is locatod on tho "Arlng lino," nnd tho latest dlspntchos roport Unit tho sulphur pits In tho Jnnmlca mountains nro beginning to amoko nnd boll, Tho nlr nrouud them hnu nlso grown vory hot. Tho nrcn of volcanic disturbance lins spread rapidly sinco tho explosion of Mont Pol oo. A dozen or inoro Is lands hnvo boon more or less nffectcd, nil being loented nlong tho grent As Buro or crack In tho earth's surfaco which Is at tho prcsout time in n stnto of eruption. Thoro nro n numbor of thoso cracks or fissures In tho United Stntes, most of them running from north to south. Aftoc two centuries nnd more tho name and fame of Cavalier do La Snllo has been honored by tho croc tton of n monument bearing a suitable tablot, on tho slto whoro In Mny, 1U79, ho built the Arst boat known to hnvo sailed tho great uppor lakes. This boat was named tho tl riff on. It wus on Nov. 18, 1078, thnt Ijx Motto, Hennepin and fnurtoon others Btnrtod from Fort Frontonno In n 10 ton brlgnntlno for Niagara, nnd on lloccmbor G, thoy rounded tho point now known nn Fort Nlngurn, and their crntt crept Into Uio mouth of tho Nlagarn rlvor. Thoy anchored thoro ns thoy rocordod It, "In tho beautiful Rlvor Niagara, which no bnrk had over yet entered." On Docombor 11, 1G7.8, Hennepin said tho Arst mass on this point of laud, anil It has gono down in history nv being tho Arst masa over said In this territory. La Snllo had loft Fort Frontonao Bomo tlmo after La Motto's departure, Intending to go to tho slto of tho fort ho projected nt tho mouth of tho Niagara. Howovor, ho narrowly escaped bolng shipwrecked and landed at tho mouth of tho Gcnoseo river, Ho visited tho chlof Seneca village, met tho chiefs nnd ob tained tholr consent to tho building of n vessel abovo tho Niagara cataract, nnd tho establishment of n forttflod Ab Prof. H. P. Whl mold, head curator of geology nt tho Musolm of Nat urnl History, said when In torvlowcd by n New YorkSun dny World re porter: "A lino of flsBurcs runs from tho Aloutlnu Islnnds southwnrd through North nnd South Amorlca to Torra del Fuogo, and nil nlong tho course of this glgnntlc crovlco thoro mny bo nn enrthqunko at any timo." According to tho oxperts of tho Unltod Stntes Geological Survoy thoro Is a JlsBiiro or "lino of weakness" which begins at Troy, N. Y., nnd runs southwnrd through Dnltlmoro, Wash ington nnd Richmond, Vn. Tho principal rivers of tho Atlantic const hnvo their source near this long break In tho enrth's crust. Tho chain of eruptions nn each sldo of Mont Poleo has shown tho prnctlcnl hnportnnco of Oils dlscovory by tho United States Gcologlcnl Survoy. It has mndo tho fact known that Virgin In, Mnryland, District of Columbia and Now York aro In tho snmo dnngor zono. Tho same connection oxlsts be tween T.roy, N. Y., and Richmond as that which hns recently boon shown to exist botweon Mnrtlnlquo, St. Vln cont nnd Jnmnlcn, A chain of mountains usually, though not nlwnyB, murks tho courso of one of theso Assures. In tho Cats kill nnd Adlrondnck mountains vol canic notion hns censed, theso two ranges being the oldest on tho Amer ican continent. Compared with the Adlrondncks, wnrohouso at tho mouth of tho river. Ho Immediately set to work to build tho vossol. All tho tools, ropo, otc, wero carrlod across tho neck of land botweon Lawlston, on the lower rlvor, and tho point selected by La Sulla nbovo tho falls. This spot hns bcon well located on tho Jackson Augovlno farm, nnd thoro tho monument to his memory nnd deeds hns been erected. La Snllo remained with tho men until ho saw tho keol laid, nnd then ho led other men to tho mouth of tho rlvor to tnko ndvnntngo of tho permit of tho Indians to orcct n fortified wnrohouso. Two blockades wero built, nnd wero later destroyed by Aro while La Snllo wins nbsont nt Fort Frontennc, La Snllo arrived nt Nlngurn again In August, 1C70, only to And that his creditors and enemies had woll nigh ruined htm. Howovor, his boat, tho Griffon, wns ready to sail, nnd In tho proceeds of a trading voyngo ho Bought financial atd. In ordor not to delay this ontorprlso ho abandoned every thing olso, nnd It wns under theso con ditions, this Inspiration of his previous reverses, that La Sallo sot Ball up tho Niagara to I.ako lCrlo In tho Griffon. From that time tho commorco of tho gront ennm of lakes has boon ovor on tho Increase, until to-day it hns nt talned a magnltudo of vast' commercial the Rocky Mountains are but of yesterdny, ns their shnrply deflned penks nnd Jnggcd sides show. Consequently, the whole courso of the Rocky Mountains, nnd of the Andes ns well, markB out the longest "line of weak ness" In the world, extending al most from tho north polo to tho south pole. From Mount St. Ellns, the glnnt mountnln of Alnska 18, 000 feet, to the volcanic region of Terra del Fuego, there Is n "lino of fissures" nearly 10,000 miles In length. A series of short Assures runs parallol with the great Rocky Mountain Assures. Tho Cascade Mountains mark n volcanic belt. Krom Mount Hood to Lassen'f Pcnk there Is a line of extinct volcnnocs, sovernl of which havo had eruptions slnco tho glacial epoch. Tho Slorra Novndn nnd Snn Fran cisco ranges nro nlso locatod along n "lino of weakness" nnd hnvo a num ber of burned-out crntors which were In tholr dny as dangerous ns Mont Po leo nnd Ln Soufrlore. The famous Yellowstone Park rep resents a tract of weakness rather thnn a Assure. Tho whole region Is volcnnlc and In a constant state of eruption. A short "lino of weakness" extends through Colorado nnd Now Mexico, contalnlnfg several extinct volcnnocs. And from Ouatcmnla to Costa Rlcn Is a volcanic holt with conea from 8,000 to 10,000 fect high. "It Is qulto ccrtnln that there is a subtorranoan connection between that string of islnnds In the Caribbean Sea," Bald Sir Henry T. Wrenfordsley, formerly chief Justlco of tho Lccwnrd Islands. The Assures on which Mont PcIgo nnd Ln Suufrlcro nro located may pos sibly havo branches that extond to Contrnl America, Moxlco nnd tho United Stntes. It may bo nlso more thnn n coin cidence that Mount Iona. 150 miles from Omaha, Neb., is now showing Its Arst signs of nctlvlty for thirty yours. Tired folks nro qunrrolsomo. lmportnnce. When vnrlous cities on tho lakes view the commerce of their ports, it may bo Interesting for them to know that on tho afternoon of Mny 24, tho monu ment to ha Salle was unvolled in tho quiet country suburb of La Salle Avo miles eastward from the Cataract of Niagara. Tho "North Hti.r Stale," Minnesota him i. 'North Star State," of which exprcs- o.u tu or uireo oxpianntlons havo boon Riven, ono tm nnnm..,, u grnphlcnl position, nnothor thut tho ..w.i.. i uiiuurn in us cont or nrms. It Iiuh also been enllmi n... r n.... . .. " omiu, irom mo grent numbor of nranll InkeB within Its limits, nn.i n.,. c-... . ..' ""I'"' ii ouuu. jucmisn rim onr found theso anlmnls In such abund nnco that they proved a sorlouB nuls nnco. Even a careful ri,inr .oo ovor n plain whoro gopherB abounded wns In dangor of being thrown by his munu utiiiuuniniiy stopping In gophor hole. I'romtaetit on Kiirll.ii Tn,r. Cnpt. James Octavlim died a few daya ago, wns for yours England's foremost turfman. Ho did not, perhaps, win so many of what are called tho "claBSlo events" ns Borne others, but In tho courso of n rnclng senBon his colors wero so often to tho lorn Hint blS BtnblO hnd n lnrtmr fnl lowing thnn nny othor In tho Unltod ivinKiium. no wub n soldier nt 10 wont in for reclmontnl nthlotlna im enmo champion amateur runner ol England, and wns n dead iiat in 18G4, after taking n leading plnco on mo mri, no retired from tho army uying at mo ago ot ti&. Lontr Terra In lllilmnrio. Frederick Dan Huntington, bishop oi uio rroicsinnt ispiscopnl dlocoso control Now York, now. nearlng his olKhty-fourth blrthdav. nslo fnr n assistant to relieve him of part of his unties, no has boon bishop for thirty mreo years J FROM WASHINGTON MISS ALICE HAY IN ACCIDENT. Daughter of Secretary of State Thrown From Her Carriage. Miss Allco Hay, daughter of John Hay, secretary of state, wns thrown l'rom her carrlago last week nnd pnln fully brulsod. Tho spirited team took fright 'at a passing car and In tholr struggles partly overturned tho enr rlago. Miss Hay Is betrothed to James W. Wndsworth, Jr of Now York. How Millionaires Gamble. An Incident which casts a vory clour light on ono sldo ot tho charac teristics of tho Western steel "mug nates" nnd their bravado carelessness ovor money occurred at an up-town hotel tho other night. It occurred In tho cafe, of courso. "John," said one, throwing n bill down, "what Is It, odd or oven?" "Odd," was tho noncha lant reply. Tho bill was picked up. It wns a noto for $500. Tho losor drew n roll of Dills from his pocket nnd extracted ono for $500 and hand ed It ovor. No moro was said on tho mnttor and tho interrupted thread of conversation was plckod up. Now York Post. Ex-Queen of Spain. Ex-Queen Isabolln of Spain hns never been beautiful, but she contriver, as somo women of her stamp do, to look hundsomo In her old ngo. Sho hns also n fomlnlno lovo of dress, though many of her characteristics nro essentially masculine. She has found a delightful Ultima Thulo in Paris, whoro sho is tho contor of a llttlo cotcrlo of woll known men and women, wit nnd bon vlvants, who qulto npprepcito hor liveliness and lavlBh hospitality. RUTH HANNA A SPORTSWOMAN. Senator's Daughter Heroine of Ad- venture With a Wildcat. Sonator Hanna's plans for tho sum- mor havo not boon authoritatively an nounced, but It Is stated that as soon ns Congress closes ho will visit his gnmo preserve at Molroso Plantation in Goorgla, if n Into session does not mako a southern trip too warm for pleasure With htm to ! la plantation will ga his dnughtcr, Miss Ruth, who is al ready tho horolno of nn ndventuro with a wlldcut. Thrco years ngo Mlsa Ruth, then a school girl, Joined In n "coon hunt," but instead of a coon treod nnd shot a wildcat. At least such r.'as tho story, although tho young woman, who is nn accomplish ed equestrienne and a splendid shot, modostly gave tho crodlt of Blaying tho wildcat to somo ono and said that her part in It was only a Joko. Officeseeker's Good Scheme. Out in liutior county, Kansas, a candldnto for ofllco has adopted a novel mode of entering to tno farmer voto. Ho travels around In a buggy, having with him a compotcnt plow man, takos tho farmer's place at plow or cultivator and tho work goes right on while the farmer stands In tho shado of a treo nnd listens to tho ttilcs tho would-be ofAcoholder has to toll. So far tho Bchomo Is belloved to bo working woll. Lefore Gas Was Used. Here aro shown a lard oil lamp, Iron for pulling up stick, nnd comblnod tlndor-box nnd candlestick used In New England in tho early part of tho mneteouta century. 3 o gmtHMMrmm?nmmTnmMMHTHHiimg Women ot Note jTUUUUUUUUUliUlJUUUUaiilliiimjLlUTfi FRANCE HONORS BRAVE WOMAN. Mlso Slckels of Chicago Rewarded for Exceptional Courage. Tho French Socloty Lo Sovntour hns Just conferred Hb mednl for a dis play of exceptional courngo upon Miss Emmn Slckels of Chicago. When tho outbreak among tho Sioux Indians enmo during tho wtntor of 1889-90 Miss Slckels wns principal of a school near tho Pino Rldgo agency. At tho critical moment, howovor, sho happened to he absent on a visit In an eastern state. At tho urgent request of tho war de partment, whoso dcslro wns voiced by a personal lettor of tho secretary, MIsb Slckels brought hor visit to a closo nnd enmo homo. After a consultation sho wont at onco to tho camp of two of tho load ing chiefs of tho hostlles determined to bco for herself what tho oxnet sit uation wns. It wns an undertnklng which re quired tho highest courngo, but MIs3 Slckels wns successful. Sho ox plained to tho Indians tho mlstnko which hnd led up to tho Wounded Kneo Aght. Within nn hour tho chiefs woro coming Into tho post to doclnro their penceablo Intentions nnd tho great danger wns ovor. No British Banners Wave In Battle. Somo peoplo may not know that tho colors aro not now taken Into notion. Before a corps proceedB on sorvlco they aro placed in safe custody as suits such honorablo insignia, and "when Johnny comes marching homo again" thoy will bo all tho fresher for not being carried through dusty lands nnd trying rivers. Tho men whoso duty It would havo been to carry them and stand by them to the Inst aro now adays omployod In loss sentimental If moro useful duties. Got Rid of Loaded Shell. A weok or so ago a farmer whoso farm Is near StovenBvlllo, Vn., plow ed up nn old shell. H1b dlscovory mndo him nervous. Ho piled a bend of combustibles around nnd ovor it, scratched and applied a match and then made off with his mulos to a safo distance. Tho explosion was rathor slow In coming, but a local news paper man roportB thnt when It camo It was hoard for Avo miles around. MISS ETHEL 9IGSBEE WEDS. Ceremony a Notable Event of Wash ington Social Seaoon. Miss Ethol Slgsbeo, niece of Capt. Charles Dwlght Slgsbeo, wnt mnrrled to Robert Toombs Smnll recontly In tho Church of tho Now Jerusalem nt Wnshlngton, nnd tho ceremony wns ono ot tho notablo events of tho social season. Tho brldo is noted for hor beauty, and Is tho granddaughter of Gon. H. H. Lockwood, a gradunto of West Point, who was appointed tho Arst superintendent of tho Annapolis Naval Acndomy, with rank of Commodoro. Tho young woman has a Ano volco and at ono tlmo contemplated nn, oporntlc careor. Mr. Small, to whom sho has boon ongnged for a year, Is tho son of Evangelist Small, and Is engaged In uowupapor work in tho capital. J TWO RECENT DEATHS ACCIDENT ENDS LONG LIFE. Dr. Palmer, Weil-Known Presbyterian Minister. Dies at New Orleans. Rev. Dr. Benjamin Morgan Pnlmor, ono of tho oldest nnd most widely known Presbyterlnn ministers In this country, died at his homo in Now Or- loans last week. Paralysis, follow ing upon nn accident in which the aged preacher was struck by a street car, was tho Immcdlato causo of if death. Dr. Palmer's Injuries, whllo not sorlous In themselves, woro aided In their destructlvo effects by his oxtremo age. Ho was unusually strong dcsplto his yours, nnd his physicians say that but for his do plorablo accident ho might havo con tinued In llfo for a long tlmo to como. Ho was 84 years old on Jan. 25 last EIGHTY YEARS A FOX HUNTER. Active Old Gentleman Still Keenly Enjoys the Chase. "Ono of tho moat romurkablo old men of my acqunlntanco," said a resi dent of Lancaster county who was In tho city yestorday, "Is Perry Brubakor of Cedar Lnno. Although ho is eighty six yeura old, ho rocently completed tho roplttBtorlng of a two-and-ono-half story house, aud did most of tho work himself, having only a boy of seven teen to help him. Ho Is vory actlvo for n man of his yeara nnd Is a groat fox hunter. He mndo his Arst cap turo ovor seventy years ago, when tho snow was two feet deep on tho ground. Ho followed tho path beaten by tho pack on foot, nnd succeeded In removing Reynard from a cover ho had taken In somo rocks. Ho has cap tured many foxes Slnco then and has always hunted on foot. During tho last few years, when ho could not tnko such an actlvo part in tho chase, ho would station himself on a high point of tho Welsh mountains and listen to tho music of tho pack as thoy circled round and round, until Roynard would take to earth in ono of tho many re treats, whoro ho was safo for that day at least." Philadelphia Record. LIEUTENANT O. H. RASK DIES. Officer of Marine Corps Succumbs to Cholera In Philippines. Secretary Moody has received a cablo mcssago from Rear Admiral 1 f Wildes at Cavlto saying that Llout Olnf II. Rask of tho marlno corps died at Bacoor of cholera on tho 29th Inst., and wns buried nt thnt plnco. Lieut. Rask wns n native of Minne sota and ontcred tho marlno corpj In October, 1899. Ho had bson on tho Asiatic station only slnco last Decern- f her. Citizens of Creek Nation. Of tho 14,000 citizens of tho Creole Nation who aro entitled to a quotn ot tho tribal lands, 5,000 aro negroes. Tho Crooks, like tho other civilized tribes, owned negro slaves. After tho war they admitted their ox-slaves to all tho rights of citizenship. Thoro has also boon a considerable mingling of tho rnccs, nnd pooplo of hnlf-lndian and half-negro blood nro numerous. Queen's Valuable Opera Glasses. Ono ot the most costly pair ot opera glasses In tho world Is ownod by Qucon Alexandra, for whom thoy wero specially mado In Vlonna. Tho bar rola aro of platinum and set with dia monds, sapphires and rubles. Various estlmatos havo bcon mado as to Its probable worth. An export In such matters Axes tho valuo of tho lorg nette at $25,000. Mysteries of Sleep. A physician montlons tho caso of a mnn who could bo mndo to dream ot any subject by whispering about It Into his enr whllo ho slept, and It Is a familiar fact that porsons who tnlk In tholr sloop will froquontly answer questions It spokon to softly. V