THE NORFOLK NEWS : FRIDAY , MAY IG , iiH)2 ) , Former Executive Leaves Hay ti on French Ship. FIRMIN PROCLAIMED PRESIDENT IThlrd Faction May Wrest Power From the Victors Severe Conflicts Waged | In Streets of Port au Prince Entire I Population In Arms. Port nu Prince , May 14. Further fighting occurred In the streets hereafter after midnight. Some of the leaders of the revolution have retired to the United States legation. The situation is very serious. The whole population is armed and Insists on the Immedi ate departure from the country of .former President Sam. Clashes between the partisans of the numerous presidential candidates continue. The followers of General Saint Folx Colin attacked the adher ents of General Defly , the military commander. The firing was severe for about an hour , but so far as known very few wore killed or wounded. General Delly was compelled to evac uate the Hotel do la Place and retreated - treated to the palace , whore ho barri caded himself and his followers , hav ing previously secured a good supply of ammunition. Yielding to the uncompromising de mand of the determined populace , all of which Is In arms , former President Sam embarked on the French steamer Oline Rodlguez. He was accompanied to the landing place by the American , French and German ministers. At about the time that the former president embarked on the French steamer hero news was received from Cape Haytian , on the north coast , to the effect that General Flrmln , late Haytian minister In Paris , had ar rived at Capo Haytian and had been proclaimed president. The dispatches added that the whole north and northwest - west of Hnytl had declared In favor of General Flrmln. Washington , May 14. The secretary of state has received a dispatch from the American minister In Haytl , as follows : "Tho chambers have been closed by mob. Much firing ensued , and one deputy was mortally wounded. The populace attacked the palace and the arsenal last night. Several were killed and wounded. The diplomatic corps embarks the president today. The minister for foreign affairs and the minister for war have taken ref uge at the American legation. Firmln , with his army , Is marching on Port au Prince. Great excitement prevails at Port au Prince , and business Is sus pended for thp nrp"1 * " [ Chinese Rebels ucreated. Poking , May 14. The defeat of the rebels yesterday by the troops of Yuan ' Shi Kai , the governor of Chi LI prov ince , practically breaks up all armed resistance to the government. It Is estimated that 200 of the rebels were Idlled. The end of the engagement savored of a massacre , all the wound ed were killed and no prisoners were taken. , Potter Palmer's Will. Chicago , May 14. By the terms of the will of the late Potter Palmer , his widow succeeds him as the head of an estate conservatively estimated at $8,000,000. The property goes jointly to Mrs. Palmer and their sons , Honore and Potter , Jr. , but Mrs. Palmer Is given almost unlimited control of the ultimate disposition of it all. Grain Tax to Stay. London , May 14. The house of com mons , by a vote of 190 to 288 , rejected the amendment offered by Sir William Harcourt ( liberal ) at the second readIng - Ing of the finance bill In the house of commons yesterday , that "this house declines to Impose duties on grain , flour and other food of the people. " .Russians and Armenians Clash. St. Petersburg , May 14. Serious ' 'Russian Easter" riots have occurred In the province of Kuban , north Cau casia , between Russians and Arme nians. The latter were outnumbered and routed. The Russians then stoned the houses of the Armenians and then pillaged their shops. Political Crisis In Spain. Madrid , May 14. Senor Canalejas , the minister of agriculture , has con- . eented to retain his place until after the accession of King Alfonso. A se rious political crisis is only postponed until after the festivities following the coronation. Passenger Steamer Overdue. London , May 14. A dispatch re ceived here yesterday from Lloyd's agent at Rangoon , British Bermuda , Bays that the British steamer Camor- ta , from Madras , which is stated to have C50 passengers on board , Is eight days overdue. Balchaneff to Pay Penalty. St. Petersburg , May 14. Balchaneff , [ who assassinated M. SIplagulne , the Russian minister of the interior , April 15 , has been transferred to the prison at SchluBselburg , where he will be executed today. New Rising In Ecuador. Panama , May 14. It Is reported here that General Elgar , former presl- . dent of Ecuador , Is preparing a revo lutionary movement against President Plaza of that republic. Show Train Wrecked. Garrison , Mon. , May 14. Norrls & Rowe's dog and pony show train was wrecked near Gold Creek yesterday. One person was killed and several badly injured. MEN OF MONEY MEET.fr Drar.ch Canka the Topic Discussed at Kansas City Convention. Kuus.iH Glty , May 14. Hankers as- BociM.loiiR of Kansas , Missouri , Okla homa and the Indian territory met In joint convention hero yesterday and with many eastern financiers of not a present , listened to addresses on va rious topics. Five hundred delegates attended the different sessions , which will bo continued today. The afternoon session was taken up with a discussion of the topla "Branch Banking. " Horace White , ed itor of the New York Evening Post , who was the first speaker , took a stand in favor of branch banks. Henry W. Yates of Omaha , president of the Nebraska - braska National bank , spoke next , uiul In opposition to branch banks. Fol lowing these papers there was a gen eral discussion of the subject. MALLALIEU RESIGNS PLACE. Gives Up Control of Industrial Insti tute to Go Into Mining. Lincoln , May 14. John T. Malla- llou yesterday tendered his rcslgnn * tlon as superintendent of the stata reform school for boys at Kearney , to take effect Juno 15 , In a letter filed In the governor's ofllco Mr. Mnllallou explains that he has accepted the posl > tlon of business manager of the Argus Mining company of Idaho Springs , Colo. , and will boffin his now duties aa soon as relieved from the supcrln- tendency of the reform school. Gov ernor Savage accepted the resigna tion and promised to appoint a suc cessor within the next two or three weeks. Flour Combine Reorganized. Minneapolis , May 14. The reorgan ization of the United States Flour Mill ing company , under the name of the Standard Milling company , has been accomplished with 19 mills at Minne apolis , Duluth , Syracuse , Brooklyn , New York , Jeisey City and Baldwins- vlllo tinder Its control. The now or ganization Is to be simply a holding company , and Is more conservatively financed than the old one which went Into a receivership. George Urban , Jr. , of Buffalo will be made president , probably , when the members moot In New York next year. Consul Dickinson Arrives. New York , May 14. Among the pas sengers who arrived on the steamer Slcllla , from Genoa and Naples , wag G. M. Dickinson , United States consul - sul general at Constantinople. Mr , Dickinson conducted the negotiations for the release of Miss Ellen Stone , the missionary who was captured by the brigands. He said he had come home on leave of absence , but owing to the endeavor to fix the responsibil ity for the outrage ho might bo de tained here. Steamer Sakkarah Wrecked. Valparaiso , Chile , May 14. The Gep man steamer Sakkarah , Captain Plon- ing , has become a total loss at Huam- blln Island , off the coast of Chile. The fate of the Sakkarah's crew and passengers Is not known. The cargo of the vessel Included $1,500,000 In gold specie , which was being remitted by the Chilean government. The Sak karah left hero April 24 for Hamburg. Builders Declare Lockout. Washington , May 14. The Master builders' association of the District of Columbia last night declared a lockout against all mechanics affiliated with the Central Labor union. This In cludes all the building trades and the lockout will affect several thousand men. Strikes of the plumbers , car penters and painters have Interfered greatly with building operations here. Two Strikes Declared Off. Plttsburg , May 14. Two of the big strikes began lately were yesterday declared off , the workmen in both cases being the gainer. The carpen ters returned to work at the maximum wage of $3.50 per day and structural Iron workers will resume work at 47V5 cents an hour. Their original demand was 50 cents. Case Against Carrie Nation Dismissed Topeka , Kan. , May 14. The case against Mrs. Carrie Nation for joint smashing was dismissed In the circuit court hero yesterday. Mrs. Nation has one more trial to face , resulting from her raids of more than a year ngo" . TELEGRAMS TERSELY TOLD. Extensive stock yards are to be erected at Elwood , Kan. i " " " "ETrrWaro of Kansas took the oath of office as commissioner of pensions Thursday. A long distance airship flight from St. Louis to Washington will bo one of the most thrilling features of the aerial tournament at the World's fair. Dr. Lyman B. Echor Todd of Lexing ton , Ky. , died Tuesday. Ho was first cousin of President Lincoln's wife and was present when Lincoln was shot. The house committee , on military affairs ordered a favorable report on the bill to retlro Surgeon General Stornberg with the rank of major gen eral. Harry G. Bell , receiving teller of the Riverside National bank of Now York , was arrested Tuesday on a war rant charging him 'vith the larceny of bank funds to the extent of $40,000. Dr. Mary E. Zakrozweska , the plo neer woman physician of Boston , Is dead. She was one of the pioneers of the movement that enabled women to practice in various sections of the country. Robert L. Llndsoy pleaded guilty at Kansas City to using the malls to pro mote the illegal sale of 1,004,100 acres of Oklahoma land and threw himself on the mercy of Judge Phillips. Sen tcnce was deferred , Total Number of Deaths Reaches 2,000. FAMINE THREATENS ISLANDS Survivors of Mont Pelee Volcano In Dire Distress One Hundred Thou * sand People Starving Vast Stores of Provisions Needed. Fort do France , Island of Martinique , May 14. It is estimated that the to tal number of deaths on the Island of St. Vincent from the volcanic erup tion reached 2,000. Most of the vic tims are said to bo Carlb Indians. \A Soufrloro was In full eruption May 10. A stream of fltono and mud half a mile wide was then Issuing from the volcano. Stones two Inches In diameter fell 12 miles away. At KIIIRS- ton , the capital of the Island , the ashes wore two Inches deep. Most of the estates on the island have been burned to ashes and it Is authentically reported that two earthquakes oc curred there. It Is believed the sub marine cables In St. Vincent have been broken by the disturbances. The present volcanic eruption on St. Vin cent is the first since 1812. Words fall to describe the present situation nt St. Pierre. A small do. tachment of French troops Is making efforts to Inter the dead , although the government seems to bo strikingly un concerned as to what Is done Iji this direction. The looting of the ruins has begun already. While coming to Fort do Franco the tug Potomac picked up a boat containing five col ored men and .one white man , whoso pockets were filled with coin and Jewelry - olry , the latter evidently stripped from the fingers of dead. A famine hero Is Imminent. The northern section of the Island Is depopulated. Provisions are needed for at least 100,000 people. A shipload of lime IH also greatly required at St. Pierre for sanitary purposes. The stench there from dead bodies Is overpowering. HOUSE TAKES UP NAVAL BILL. Conference Report on Omnibus Claims Bill Is Rejected. Washington. May 14. The naval ap propriation bill , which provides for two new battloshlps , two armored cruisers and two gunboats and carries a total of $77,050,000 , was taken up In the house yesterday. Chairman FOBS of the naval com mittee , In opening the debate , sounded a note of warning against the over confident belief that our navy Is In vincible. He declared that our vic tories at Manila and Santiago were duo to the fact that we were contend ing with an effete and decaying na tion , and that our strength far out matched Spain In these contests. Rlxey also spoke for the bill , most of his time being given to an argu ment for government construction of warships. The conference report on the omni bus claims bill was rejected on the ground that claims not considered by either branch of congress had been In serted In the measure by the con ferees and the measure was returned to conference. SENATE VOTES HALF MILLION. Additional Appropriation of $300,000 for Martinique Sufferers. Washington , May 14. An additional appropriation of $300,000 was made by the senate yesterday for the stricken people of the French West Indies , In accordance with the recommendation of the president that $500,000 bo ap propriated. The agricultural appro priation bill was passed and Stewart ( Nov. ) , In supporting the Philippine bill , warned the minority that no pollt- leal gain would accrue to them from their attack on the army. The Amer ican people , he said , had always sup ported the army and always would. Ho declared that for us now to take down the American fine from the Phil ippines would be a national disgrace. While discussing the proposed coinage of the silver dollar for the Philippines Stewart declared that the silver ques tion In this country was dead , at least for the present , on account of the largo output of gold. Rathbone Has a Chance. Washington , May 14. The presi dent has directed Secretary Root to confer upon the Cuban court of ap peals the right to review the testimony In the case of Estes G. Rathbone , con vlcted of complicity In the Cuban pos tal frauds , with authority to take addi tional evidence , if It so desires. This authority will be Immediately con ferred and It is presumed the court will act at once. Burglars. Rob Postoffice. Des Molnos , May 14. The postof- flee at Monroe , 30 miles south of this city , was robbed last night by burg lars. The safe wo * blown open with dynamite and several hundred dollars worth of stamps were taken. The explosion wrecked a portion of the building. Declines to Meet Strikers. Chicago , May 14. President John M. Roach of the Chicago Union Trac tlon company declined to treat with the officers of the Federation of La1- bor In connection with the strike of the north side street car workers. Ball Players Shocked by Bolt. St. Joseph , Mo. , May 14. Arthur Ball , playing shortstop for St. Joseph , was shocked by a bolt of lightning In the game yesterday and for some time ] ho was unconscious. The bolt that injured Ball shocked other players. I &T TIKE ELUMf" .J. Situation In Anthracite Region i- Cletidad V , nit Uoubt. llnzolton , Pa. . Aiiiy II.-Tho slum- tlmi rt'KiU'llni ; the continuation of tlm prcHou , total BiiHpoiiHlon ct work In the anthracite con I Holds of I'lMinnyt- vanla Is a trlllu clouded. The appar ent overwhelming mmtlmont for n strlko which was In evidence yester day IH not qtilto BO prominent now and predictions were frculy made that whatever the delegates In the conven tion dutermlno upon , the winning ntdo will Imvo only a bare majority. Pres ident Mitchell unit Ills follow olllclulii ntlll maintain their Bllonco unit every attempt that huu been iniulo to got their opinion of the situation ban proved futile. The IndlcntloiiH nro , however , that the doIogatuH favoring n Htrlko nro In the majority and will win their fight In the convention. It Is helloved that the pro Htrlko delegates - gates In the middle and lower rnglomt are numerous enough to overcome the considerable1 antl-Htrlke Hontlmont In the upper region. The proposition of the 'ntatlonnry firemen to go out with the niino work * era If the latter will endorse the dro mon's demands for a shorter work day without n reduction In wages has helped to compllcato the situation. The radical strlko advocates Insist that the minors' union should accept the proposition , which would result In the suspension of work by the out- ! nocrt ) , firemen and pump runners , and thus cause the operators a largo financial loss through the flooding oC the mine workings. It Is hold by thorn that the mine owners would con cede the men something rather than BOO their property ruined. The convention will meet today and conduct Its biiHlnoHH behind closed doors. President MItchell will pro- Bide. Bide.The The only colliery that was In opera tion yesterday was the Dusky Diamond mend , at Beaver Brook , near hero. Only ton men arc employed tlioro and they are receiving the wages asked for by the union. MINERS SAVED BY A GIRL. She Has Presence of Mind to Warn Them of Burning Powder House. Norrlstown , Pa. , May 14. The pres ence of mind of Miss Katie Henderson saved the lives of DO men employed In the quarries at West Conshohockun from 'death or Injury. Miss Henderson resides n short dis tance from the quarry nnd as she looked from a window she saw that the roof of the powder magazine wan blazing. The men at work in the quarry wore not aware of their dan ger until she ran to the quarry nnd warned them , not a second lee soon. While the men and Miss Henderson were fleeing for their lives there was a terrible explosion nnd the air was filled with splinters , stone and dirt , which fell upon their heads. In the magazine which exploded there wore 30 kegs of powder nnd 300 pounds of dynamite. Nothing but a hole In the ground marks the place where the powder house stood. Three Boys Drowned. Chicago , May 14. After rescuing it smaller boy who could not swim , Fred Fowler , 17 years of ago , living at Downer's Grove , plunged Into the ar tificial lake at that place > yesterday In the attempt to save two others and lost his life , the pair ho was trying to save perishing with him. The four boys had embarked on the lake In a leaky canoe and It soon let them all Into the water. Fowler seized Albert Smith , 13 years of age , and swam with him to the shore. Ho then re turned for Leonard Wall and Harry Morris , but they grabbed his arms so that he was unable to swim and all three sank. Louisiana House Upholds Governor. Baton Rouge , La. , May 14. A reso- lutlon passed the house yesterday heartily approving the letter of Gov ernor Heard to the president of the United States protesting against the use by British army officers of the ports and waters of this state for the basis , augmentation and renewal of military supplies for the war In South Africa. The governor Is urged to take any such steps as In his Judgment may be necessary to establish and main tain In this state "obedience to the law of nations nnd respect for the treaties of the United States. " American Peace Society. Boston , May 14. There was no change in the officers of the American Peace society at its annual session yesterday , " Robert Treat Payne being the president. Dr. Benjamin F. True- blood , the secretary , In his report , said that attention had been given , as heretofore , to the general lines of work In which the society from its origin has been engaged ; namely , the creation of public sentiment In opposition to war. The conference of American republics at Mexico City was referred to as the most significant event In the past year. Baseball Results Yesterday. National League Chicago , 2 ; Brooklyn , 0. Cincinnati. 24 , Philadel phia , 2. St Louis , 1 ; New York , 3. American League Detroit , 7 ; Chicago cage , 3. Cleveland , 4 ; St. Louis , 3. ' Baltimore , 10 ; Washington , 3. American Association Milwaukee , 2 ; Toledo , 1. Minneapolis , 3 ; Louis ville , 4. St. Paul , 4 ; Indianapolis , C. Kansas City , 5 ; Columbus , G. Western League Milwaukee , 0 ; Denver , 2. Peorla , 3 ; Colorado Springs , G. Kansas City. S ; Omaha , 3. Conner Is Renominated. Fort Dodge , la. . May 11. At the Republican - publican Tenth district congressional convention , hold hero yesterday , J. P. Connor of Denlson was nominated for the second term by accclamatlou. | Victims of Pittsburg Disaster Now Number 24. MANY MORE EXPECTED TO DIE Every House In Shernden Han One or More Injured Inmates Many Chil dren Caught by the Flames Prop erty Lees Is Heavy. IMttHliiirR , May 14. A carnful nnd systematic search for the dead ami Injured In the Shorndon horror re veals a Hut of 21 ( loud and 202 Injured The complete lint of the Injured may nnvor bo known , UH many were able to got away without maklni ; known tholr Identity. A c.oiiHorvatlvo cHtlnmto made by thiwo thoroughly familial with the Hltuatlon plaeoa the number moro or lotm surlounly hurt at not lent ) than : il)0. ) The official lint of dead Klvnn out by the coroner follows : Klbert Berry , Hugh Flahorty , Dalian Byrd , Antonio Lee , Flnnorty , J L , Kennan , II. S. Smlthlny , George I ) . WIlHon , Matthew U Marlon , Donald Smith , William H. Fife , Charlcfl Hnor til ? , Waller 13. Rico , Elinor 13. Hunter W. W. Taylor , Pnneol Mudor , W. 13 HolBO , Walter 13. Wright , John Swan Achlllo 1'Vrrln , four unknown. Thin list will llltoly be added to din ing the day , no qiilto a number of the victims nt thi hoHpltalH nro reported ported by the phyHtclaiiH to ho In Bitch borloiiH condition that It will ho n mlrncle If they mirvlvo. There are HcnreH of people In Rher aden who Hhould bo In the hoiipllalH , but for want of room they urn bolnn cared for by friends. Some of thin chiHB nro alno expected to dlo. The HcenuH In and around Shornden today were pitiful In thn extreme Practically every IIOUHO In the village him ono or moro Injured Imnalcti nnd In n any homes mourning families wore Dithered about the charred ami dlHlortcd remnliiH of loved OIIOH whc were victims of the terrible calamity Many children worn caught by tin flames nnd IIH a result , the two public school hulldlngfl were almost dcHorled Of the 700 pupils enrolled , there worn but 200 In attendance at the ftoRsloiis The damage * to property by the ex plosions and fire will lie heavy. The IOHB at the mouth of Cork's Run tunnel nol will alone probably exceed $100 , 000. In addition to the heavy IOHH by the railroad company , 25 houses were doatroyed either by the force of the explosions or by the fire which fol lowed. CONDITION Cr CHOPS. Corn Planting Dcljyed by Rains Win ter Wheat Outlook Improving. WiiHhingtun , May 14. The weather bureau's weekly Hummary of crop con ditions Is tta follows : From the upper i Mississippi eastward to the Now England and middle Atlantic coast stales the week wns decidedly cold and unfavorable to growth , with light to heavy frosts causing niu-h damage to fiull. The gieater part of the upper Jnlto regions and portions of the uppi-r MlFfisslppI , upper Missouri and IUd liver valloyH are suffering from ex cessive moisture. Owing to excessive rains little or no corn has been plant ed yet In Minnesota , and plantIng - Ing has been delayed In South Dakota nnd northern Iowa. 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