THE OMAHA DAILV 1JEE: MOXDAV, SEl'TEMBET? 10, 1900.
lhat many brdles were floating nnd they
tvoro using every endeavor to get them nil
But of the writer. The water swept across
the Inlaml anil It Is presumed moat of theso
wno Galveston people, though nono of
Ihera have been Identified.
One. of the refugees who ratno In cn the
relief train and who had a sad experience
rvaa i. W. Clinton, an engineer at th
fertilizing plant at tho flalveaton stock
rnrds. Mr. Clinton's family consisted of
bis wife and six children". When hla house
was washed away ho managed to get two
of his little boys safely to a raft and with
them he drifted hopelessly about. His l
lafl 'ollidcd with wreckage of every de
scription and was split in two and ho was
forced to witness the drowning of his sons,
being unablo to help them In any "way.
Mr1 Clinton says parts of the city arc
teething masses of water.
Mr Jennings, n slater by trade, who
resides at Thirty-eighth street and Ave
nue M'Si, fJnlvcston, got to the mainland
In about the sanio manner ub Clinton. After
losing his wlfo ho sot out and by swimming
nnd drifting around reached the mainland.
William Smith, u boy about 18 years old.
tvhoso home Is In West Texan, had a nar
row escape. Young Smith was blown off
the docks and came ashore In the driftwood.
Dcsplto the dimculty ho experienced In
keoplng afloat ho held out to tho end and
reached tho shoro safe and sound.
. Kngland and his wlfo of Texas City,
ho wcro on the rollof train, report that
the whole of thut town Is blown away and
a number of lives were lost. Thero were
six women known to Mr. Kngland who
wore drowned and he Is satisfied that many
other lives wero lost.
.Simv Hundred of llodiei.
DALLAS. Tex., Sept. !). Tho following
telegram Just received from Houston by
the News:
Relief train Just returned. They could
not get closer than six miles of Virginia
Point, where the pralrlo was covered with
lumber, debrln, pianos, trunks and dead
.bodle?
Two hundred corpses were counted from
the train.
A largo steamer Is stranded two miles
this side of Virginia Point, as though
thrown up by a tidal wave.
Nothing can be Boon of Galveston.
Two men were picked up who floated
across to tho mainland and they say they
estimate tho loss of life up to tho time
they left at 2.000.
Tho above message Is addressed to
Superintendent Felton, Dallas, and comes
from Mr. Vaughun, manager of tho Western
Vnlon office at Houston.
A train .went down tho Columbia flap
road this morning as far as Chenatigo Junc
tion. The town was greatly damaged anil
tho bodies' of nine negroes wero taken from
the ruins of ono house. The train could
proceed no further and came back to Hous
ton, leaving the fate of the people at
Angloton, Columbia, Hrazora, Velasco and
Quintans uncertain.
The small town of nrooJtshlre. on tho
Missouri, Kansas & Texan railroad, was
almost wiped out by tho storm. Tho crow
of a work train brought this Information.
When tho train left there the bodies of four
persons had been recovered and tho search
for others was proceeding.
Hempstead, across the country from
Ilrookshlre. was also greatly damaged, but
eo far as known no lives wcro lost.
Ml lil lie I'nnn I. lull-r Wiitrr.
Sabine Pass has not been heard from
todav. Yesterday mornl3 the last news
iras tecelved from thoro and at that tlmo
tho wnter was surrounding the old town
ct the pass -and the wind was rising and
the waves coming high. From the now
town, which Is 3ome distance back. It was
reported that tho water had reached the
depot and was running through the streets.
Tho peoplo wore leaving for the high coun
try known bh the nackrldgo nnd It Is be
lieved that nil escaped. ,
Two bodies havo been brought In frotn
Beabrooko on Onlvcston bay and seventeen
persons are missing there.
Three persons were drowned at Morgan's
point and others are missing. With the
exception of those of Mrs. Nicholson and
Mrs. Jane Woodlock tho bodies uf tho dead
have not yet been Identified.
I.okk nl HoiiHlon SVJJiO.OOO.
In Houston ono person was killed, Henry
ninck, a had; driver. The property dam
age In great, a conservative estimate plac
ing It at $250,000. The Merchants and
Planters' oil mill was wrecked. entailing a
loss of 110,000. Tho Dickson enrwheel
works was damaged to tho extent of
110,000. The big Masonic temple, which
Is tho property of the grand lodge of the
state, was partly wrecked. Nearly every
church In the city was damaged. The
First Haptlst, Southern Methodist and
Trinity Methodist, the latter n negro
church, will havo to bo rebuilt beforo they
can be used again. Many business houses
were unroofed. Tho resldenco portion of
the town has a dilapidated appearance,
hut tho damage In this city has not been
so great as somo others. Tho streets aro
almost Impassahlo because of the Utter of
telegraph and telephone poles, wires, etc.
Much damage was dono to window glass
nnd furniture. Many narrow escapes aro
recorded.
Another train has left hero for (lalvcston,
making the third today. The two preceding
ones h.ivo not been heard from as all wires
are prostrated.
Tho Panla Ho train which left hero at
7 55 Saturday night was wrecked at a point
about two miles north of Alvln. Mrs.
Prather of Rosenberg, VTex., was killed, and
severs! others wero injured.
The train was running slowly when It en
countered the heavy storm. It Is reported
that the train wns literally lifted from the
track. .Mrs. Prather wan throwu across the
car and half way through a window. When
the car was reached It was found that her
h-ad had been under water and sbo was
drowned.
Among tho Injured nro:
A. .1. Condlt of Houston.
It. C. Henderson of Houston.
Engineer Jack Martin, badly hurt about
chest nnd leg.
Flrrman Thomas Doyle.
Conductor M. H. Donnelly.
Several other passengers were aUo
alight ly injured.
It rn v j Flood nt 111 l'rtno.
EL PASO. Tex , Sept. 9. Tho heaviest
floods known In several years have occurred
north, south and west of KI Paso during the
past few days. The Mexican Central tracks
nre washed away In several places this side
nt Chlhiiuhun nnd trHlns are running very
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IIOFSTON. Tex., Sept. 0. A train came
In on the Columbia Tap railroad this aft
ernoon and Its crew tell a story of death
and desolation through the country which
they passed. Conductor Ferguson states
that houses, barns, crops nnd orchards
have been destroyed and great damage
has been done.
A. L. Forbes, postal clerk, reported that
at Oyster Creek the tralu crow and pas
sengers heard cries coming out of a mass
of debris. Several persons answered tho
cries nnd found a negro woman fastened
under a roof. They pulled her out and
she Informed her rescuers that there were
others under tho roof. A further search
resulted In the finding of nlno dead bodies,
alt negroes.
When tho train arrived at Anglcton. tho
Jail, all tho churches and ft number of
houses had been blown down. Three fa
talities nro known to havo occurred at
Angloton, but tho train stopped thero only
a few minutes nnd the number killed or
their names could not be learned.
At Anglcton tho conductor decided to
roturn to Houston and tho extent of tho
damago beyond Anglcton waB not learned.
On tho return trip the crew saw the debris
of dozens of demolished houses.
At Sandy Point several persons were
badly Injured, but no fatalities were re
ported. At Areola a family named Wofford had
gathered In tho second story of their house.
Tho upper portion of tho houso was blown
away und Mr. Wofford'a mother wus In
stantly killed.
Tho hurrlcano was particularly severe at
Drookshlre, twenty-seven miles west of
Houston, on tho Missouri, Kansas & Texas
railroad. Hour dead bodies havo been taken
from the debris of wrecked houses and It
is bellovcd that others havo been killed. It
is roportcd that only four houses aro left
standing In Brookshlrc, which 'had a popu
lation of 600 people. The names of tho dead
at Urookehlru cannot bo learned tonight.
Later reports received from Alvln state
that many persons wero killed there. Eleven
bodies have been recovered.
At Seabrook Mrs. Jane Woodstock was
killed by a falling house: Mrs. Nicholson
and-Louis Ilroquct wcro-. drowned. S. If.
Mcltheny, wlfo and daughter, and Mrs. I.o
roy and two children aro missing. They
aro known to havo been In their cottnges,
which wero destroyed. The dead body of
n sailor was found under a cottage.
At Urazorla six persons wero killed by
falling houses or were drowned last night,
including Ocorgo Duff, son of Hon. J. H.
Duff. Judgo Duff was himself severely In
jured. Reports state that only the court
house and two other buildings are stand
ing there.
A report from Chenango says that eight
persons woro killed.
PORT ARTHUR STORM. SWEPT
IMk Ti'm Hnllroml Trrmtnnl He
ported n L'ndcr Hoar Feet of
Va t e r.
MEMPHIS, 8ept. 9. A special to the
Commercial-Appeal from New Orleans
says:
A dispatch from St. Charles, La., states
that passsengers from Port Arthur, Tcx
roport that town four feet under water.
Ono of tho New York Dredge company's
boats was wrecked and several lives have
been lost.
At Morgan City considerable damage was
dono to tho rails r.d bridges of tho rail
road by a boat being-blown Into It.
Reports regarding the awful effects of
the storm which has been raging along
the gulf coast of Texas arp Just beginning
to nrrlve and the story they tell Is fraught
with horror. First In Importance Is tho
news that Galveston was struck by n tidal
wave nnd that the loss of life there wns
between 2,000 and 3.000.
Tho water Is fifteen feet deep over Vir
ginia Point.
Evory effort Is being made out of New
Orleans to get telegraphic or cable com
munication with the wrecked city, but to
little avail, Ono message was received this
uvenlug fixing the loss of life at 2,t00. It
came by cnblo from Vern Cruz and was
later confirmed In a general way.
Great damage and considerable loss of
llfo Is reported along tho line of the Mis
souri, Knnsus & Texas railroad. Thero Is
much anxiety about Sablno Pass and Port
Arthur. Tho last nows received from
Sablno Pass wns yesterday at noon nnd at
that hour tho town waR entirely surrounded
by water. The storm had not then renched
Its holght nor had the tidal wave come,
which Is fcupposed to havo swept ovor
Galveston.
However, at tho tlmo the last report was
sent out tho peoplo wero fleeing to tho
highlands for safety and It Is hoped that
they may havo found refugo u time.
Port Arthur Is not so exposed to tho
waves ns Sabine Pass, but the damage there
Is believed to have been great.
Telegraphic wires aro down to Port
Lavaca, Rockport, Aransas Pass, Corpus
Chrlstl and Brownsville, on the lower
coast, nnd gravo fears nro entertained re
garding tho safety of the Inhabitants of
thoso towns.
SANTA FE TRAIN IS MISSING
Siim-rliitmileut Minn l-'onr 'I' but It
Miiy Havo Gone llovwi it ltd One
of Hie Ilrlilurn nt Gill veMon.
CHICAGO, Sept. 9, W. C. Nixon, general
superintendent of tho Gulf, Colorado &
Santa Ho railway, of which Galveston Is a
terminal, who has been visiting in Chicago
left tonight for Toxas to assist In restoring
ttafllc nn hlB road, cut short by the destruc
five storm which swept tho Gulf city. Tele
grams, were received by Mr. Nixon beforo
leaving for tho south saying that tho Inst
passenger train left Galveston Saturday
morning on the Santa Fc sy3tcm. Since
then trnllle had been entirely btopped. Mr.
Nixon wns greatly worried that nothing had
been heard from passenger train No.
whli'h was duo in Galveston on Saturday
night at 9 o'clock It was last reported nt
a small Nation forty miles north on the
(treat exposition. It f tlowa
Interoit. Altogether there will
The ontlre et moiled for 12.00. ,
mainland nnd up to a late hour tonight
nothing had been heard of It. Mr. Nixon be
lieves the train was caught by tho hurricane
and was wrecked either on tho mainland
near the gulf or on the bridge
Assistant Superintendent W. 11. Scott, lo
cated at Temple, also Informed Mr. Nixon
that the storm was headed north, raging all
the way to Alvln, 100 miles north of Oalves
ton. The hurricane blow so violently that
the repair and relief trains sent to (Jalvcs
ton by Mr. Scott had to turn back and wait
until the fury of the galo had subsided.
SEVEN ARE DEAD AT ALVIN
Ton ii of I.UDII Inliiililtiiiitn Priu'Menltj
Wliril tint lij- Fury of tlio
Torimilo.
HOUSTON, Tex.. Sept. 0. Meager re
ports are arriving hero from the country
between Houston and Galveston along the
line of the Santa He railroad. The tornado
was the most destructive In the history of
the r.tatc.
The town of Alvln Is reported to bo prac
tically demolished. Hitchcock has suffered
severely from the storm, while tho little
town of Alia Loma Is reported without n
house standing. Tho town of Pear has
lost one-half of Its buildings.
L. II. Carlton, the president of the Busi
ness lenguo of Alvln and a prominent mer
chant there, reports that not n building
Is left standing In the town, either resl
denco or business. Stocks of goods and
houso furnlturo aro ruined nnd crops nro
total loss.
Alvln Is a town of about 1.200 Inhabitants.
Seven persons were killed In nnd near tho
town. They nre:
MRS. PRATHKR, killed In Santa Fe rail
road wreck.
.1. M. JOHNSON.
MRS. J. M. JOHNSON.
SISTER OF MRS. JOHNSON.
S. O. LEWIS.
JOHN OLASPY.
ROY NAMED RICHARDSON.
BRAZOS VALLEY LAID WASTE
Wlml lllonn for Fourteen Hours, l)c-
ntrojiiiK Cotton Field unit In
juring OriHinritn.
WACO, Tex.. Sept. !. The wind blew
tempestuously here from 3 o'clock this
morning until 5 o'clock this nttcrnoon, tho
chief damage being to fruit trees and the
cotton crop. The cotton plantations In
tho Tlrnzos valley look as It armies had
fought battles In them, tho plants being
laid, flat on tho ground. . Tho wind blew
sixty to seventy miles nn hour for four
teen hours boforo subsiding,
Tho late peaches, which were plentiful
and had been sold In advance, were swept
clean from tho trees. In central Texas
50,000 late peach trees have been planted
within the last three years. The crop of
fruit on these trees Is all gono and also
other late fruit. The vineyards present
a scene of desolation.
HEAVY WIND AT TAYLOR
Itoofn II I o it ii from llullillnu nml Tel-
CKrnpli mill Trip phone I'olm
I'ront rntnl.
TAYLOR, Tex., Sept. 0. A heavy wind
nnd rain storm visited this placo this
morning, causing considerable damago in
the business part of the town and con
tinuing with a steady gale from tho north
until 7 a. m. The blow was accompanied
by a continuous and drenching rain. Great
damago has been dono to crops. Electric
lights nnd telcphono wires wero blown
down all over town. The roof was blown
off the Hirst National bank and consider
able l"6ss sustained. Tho Western Union
telegraph office was damaged by wnter. A
number of small buildings wero wrecked.
WAVES RUN HIGH ON G'JLr
Incoming Ymeli Report Terrible
flu t tie irlth lliirrlrnne. One
rioliiR Anliori-.
NEW ORLEANS. Sept. 9. The Norwegian
steamer Utstein, Captain Aarsvold, arrived
from Puerto Cortez today after a terrific
battle with wind ancP"Vnves. The Utstein
reports that tho steamer Joseph Oterl, Jr..
with her rudder post gone. Is anchored
about forty miles south of Southwest Pais.
tow-boat has been sent to tho rellof of
tho disabled steamer.
DEATH LIST AT GALVESTON
Governor Snyren of Teiin Siin Tlmt
nt I. 'ii t :i,OUO I.lrex Have
Hern I.ohI.
NEW YORK, Sept, 9. Tho World
to-
morrow will print the following:
"AUSTIN. Tex.. Sept. 9. Information has
Juat reached me that about 3,000 lives have
been lost at Galveston, with enormous de
struction of property. No Information
from other points.
'(Signed) JOSEPH I). SAYRES,
"Governor."
FACTS AS TO .STRICKEN CITY
Itealilent of (Joln-Mon Tells of lt
lioentlon. lliirlneKN mill Former
Storm VlNllntloiiK.
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 9.-1). 11. Clark-
eon of Galveston, whoso family is probably
swept away, was an anxious Inquirer at
Associated Press headfiuorlern hero tonlglit.
Speaking of tho sunken city. Its location,
population, bualness interests nnd former
Hoods that havo swept over tho qlty, he
said-
"Galveston Is situated on an island ex
tending eust and west for twenty-soven
miles nnd Is seven miles In Its greatest
width north and south. No city could be
In greater danger with such a horrible visi
tation as has now come to Galveston. In
no patt of tho city, with Ita 6S.000 popu
lation. Is It more than six feet nbovo tho
sea. level. The Hat condition tiot only
pointed to tho desperation of tho situation
of the people nl such n time us this, but
their dongcr may bo ronjldcred empha
sized when It is known lhat exactly whero
the city is built tho Island Is only ono nnd
one-qunrtcr miles wide.
"On tho hay, or nort- side of the rlty. Is
the conunorclul section ltli wharves
stretching along for nearly two miles, lined
with sheds and large ttoiago houses. In
thnt portion of OnlveBton thero are three
tlsvntors; ono of l,,r,00,000 bushels capacity,
one of 1.000.0UO and the third of 7SO.00O
bushels. Tho Islam! from the north bide
Is conuectcd with the mainland by railroad
bridges nnd the longest wagon bridge in
thn world, the latter nearly two miles In
length
"In 1S72 tho entire east end of tho city
wns hwopt awny by the tidal wave that
followed a torrlflc storm that swept tho
gulf coast for throe full days. Then tho
eastern land on which buildings stood was
literally torn away. Tho work of replacing
It has since been going on nnd Fort Point,
which guards tho entrance to the harbor,
has nli.cn been built, nnd on Hh parapets
are mounted somo of the heaviest coast
defenno ordnance used by tho government.
Hy the forco of the storm of 1S72 six en
tire blocks of tho city wore swept away.
"It Is on the south side of the city, holng
within fifty yards of tho medium gulf tldo
that tho wealthy resident portion of the
rlty Is located, nnd which was the lirnt
part of Galveston to bo stricken by tho
full fnrcepf tho recent storm ami Hood
All of thd eastern end of tho city must
certainly bo wnshed away and In this quar
ter between Mroadway and I street, some
of the handsomest and most expensive real-
I
demo establishments aro loiatcd. Theio
wns located ono homo which nlono cost
the owner over 11.000.000. Most of the
residences nro of wood, but thero nre
many of stone nnd brick. In the extreme
eastern end of the city there aro many
of what wc call "raised cottages.' They
urc built on piling and stnnd from eight
to ten feet from tho ground ns u precau
tion ngalnst Hoods, It being possible for
the wnter to sweep undor them.
"The only protection that has ever been
provided for the gulf side of the city havo
been two stonu breakwaters, but many times
with ordinary storms coming in from the
gulf the high tide wnter has been hurled
over tbo low stotio walls right to the very
doors of tho residences. From Virginia
Point, six tulles from Galveston, In ordinary
conditions of tho weather, the city can be
plutnly seen. If It Is true that Galveston
cannot be seen from the point, the situation
In tho city must be Indescribably horrible."
When asked as to the wealth of some of
the principal business quarters of Galves
ton ho said:
"Many millions of dollars aro Invested In
the wholesale nnd retail business of the city.
On Strand street nlono there arc ten blocks
of business establishments that represent an
invested capital of $127,000,000. Market
street Is the heavy retail street and there,
In tbo heart of tho flooded district the losses
cannot but reach away Into tho millions.
The fact, as Indicated by the dispatches, that
water Is standing six feet deep In tho Trc
mont hotel, furnishes startling evidence to
me thnt Galveston has been Indeed dread
fully visited. Tho hotel Is In almost exactly
the center of the city. Two years ago Gal
cston did the heaviest shipping business In
cotton nnd grain of any southern city. When
I was homo two shiploads of cattlo were
leaving tho port on un average every week."
liirnl to All To . im for Help.
CHICAGO, Sept. 9. A dispatch to tho
Chroulcle from San Antonio, Tex., says:
Tho startling nows has Just flashed over
tho wires Informing Governor J. U. Sayres
that a messenger at great risk of his life
has reached Virginia Point from Galveston
with the report that Z.flOO nre probably dead
as a result of tho fearful storm. An urgent
nppcal to all Texas for help was made. The
messenger said thnt tho grain elevators at
the water front are wrecked and hundreds
of buildings havo collapsed or were carried
out to sea. The greatest distress Is said to
prevail.
lli-n vj- Dnnmuc About Nimv Orlritnn.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 9. Tho damago
in the storm stricken section along tho
Mississippi river, .starting thirty mites
below tho city and reaching to tho gulf, Is
$100,000 to the rice crop and n like amount
to truck farms, cattle, poultry and other
property. Tho river rose six feet during
tho storm nnd flooded the country through
which It passes. The disabled steamer
Oterl was towed Into Port Eads this even
ing with all well. It will be towed to this
city for repairs.
Tcrrllilf lliirrlcniu- tit Ilrynn.
HRYAN, Tex., Sept. 9. A terrific hurri
rnno visited this section today. Trees,
fencca, signs, etc., were blown down, roofs
torn from brick buildings, show windows
smashed and merchandise damaged. Tho
greatest damago In this vicinity Is to the
cotton, which wns blown out and twisted
tn bad shape, Involving a loss which can
not be estimated, but which will bo great.
Nnlilno l'n in Destroyed.
ATLANTA. On.. Sept. 9. A special from
Denumont. Tex., says It Is reported thoro
that the city of Sabine Pass wns completely
destroyed by the storm.
The hurrlcano was tho worst ever known.
DEATH mECORD.
.)oii't!i ,J. ltey noliln.
ONAWA, la., S,ept. 0. (Special.) Jo
seph J. Reynolds of Llttlo Sioux, nn old
soldier and for many yeais a well known
resident of Monona county, died thero
today and will be buried In Onawa Mon
day nt 10:30 a. m. by Hanf.com post, Grand
Army of the Republic. Mr. Reynolds came
to Monona county July 22. 1871, and for
many years was ono of tho best knofcn
men In tho county.
HYMENEAL.
.IneUa-Hninlliern.
PLATTSMOUTH, Neb., Sept. 9. (Special.)
Last evening, nt the home of the bride's
parents. Judge Archer united In mnrrlago
Clyde Jncks and Miss Minnie Smothers.
Mr. Jacks works In tho 11. &. M. shops.
I'ulplt nml tlie (.'ooi-erln.
A musical feature of the services at the
Knuntzo Memorial church yesterdny
morning was Jlellntedt'H rendition on the
cornet of his t-olo entitled, "The Holy
Pity." It was thoroughly enjoyed by the
large congregation
At tlie conclusion of the worship the
pastor, the Itev K V. Trefz. announced
thnt there would be no services nt tliP
church In the evening and ndvlsed his
members to attend the sacred concert to
be Riven by Mr. nellstedl.
Mr. Trefz remarked that doubtless many
might regard this as nn exhibition of rank
heresy, but that for his own part he "was
willing to bear the Imputation, especially
as such men as lli-nry Ward needier hud
entertained views finite similar
Cnt nn Artery.
Christ Anderson has a blacksmith shop
at Fourteenth and .Inekson streets and
lives nt Thirteenth and Williams. He was
at tho shop Sunday night with some
friends nnd lu some unexplained manner
his right w-rlsl wns severely e.it. The
uinlir arter:- wai severed and bad It not
been for tirnmnt mcdlcil attention Ander
son would have quickly bled to denth. He
was taken to tho police station, where
City Physician Halph and Police Surgeon
Ames ilresHi-il the wound. Anderson and his
friends refused to talk nbout the affair
further Hutu to say that he had acciden
tally fallen through a window.
NcInoii nml I'etei-doii Itenlnt.
John Nelson was arrested near Twentv
fourth mid Leavenworth streets late Sun
day night by Patrolman Goodrich for
lug drunk and disorderly. He resisted and
was helped by his friend, Oscar Peterson.
Goodrich was. compelled to light both of
them nnd used his clib so vigorously be
foro thev wore subdued that It was broken
Into t:'fnters. Nelson and Peterson were
picked u:i and taken to the police station,
where Surgeon Ames sewed up their
wounds.
INDIANS AS i.11IU,I.HS.
Hot (inoiPH AinoOK Henervntlon
Hnn en In tin- Soot Ii v i-hI,
Oowboys have a great many things to an
swer for, both good and bad, nnd perhaps
It would not bo right to blame them with
hnvlng taught the Indian how- to gamble
But not until the cowboys came among
them ilbl the Indiana on the reservations
know the art of throwing thn pasteboards
Plnco then they have become as skillful at
It as they nro lazv.
One of tho chief occupations of tho reser
vation Indians lu tho southwest today, re
lates the Now York Trlhune. Is poker and
monto playing. Indeed. It requires so much
of their time that they do not enro for tho
festive dance nor the mystrrloua medicine
making, ns they onco did. They fcan the
broad Holds with a disdainful look nnd turn
to the eccno of gambling with the air. of
a hinrt Tho holds, all their own, nre loft
untlllod, while they seat themselves for a
quiet game.
For quiet anil subtle nro their plays
Never cheating and always thinking char
acterize the Indian poker player. Ho ells
nnd chews his tobacco, grunts out his bids
nnd bluffs, raken m the stakes or feeds the
Jackpot, ns tho cane may be, with silent
demeanor. You might think thn Indians
were playing for lives Instead of a few
blankets or a couple of dollars. They sel
dom look at each other to see If they can
read the countenance. It Is lmpobslblo for
any mind reader to tell whether an Indian
thlnk3 about killing you or giving you his
favorite wife so Inexpressive Is his face,
That is why tho Indians are fond of poker.
It taxes their facial power It makes them
excited and tests the nerve. Sometimes It
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X tORTtlli
Drought together for
grand exhibition of tho
i
liusoian uossncKs, sioux Indians,
Arabian Acrobats, Wild Woot Cowboys,
Royal Irish Lnncors, Filipinos,
Mexican Vaquoroa, Hnwnllnns, Cubans,
THE EQUESTRIAN NATIONS OF THE WORLD
And an a fitting climax to this nlrt-ndy
OVER 1,200 MEN AND HORSES PARTICIPATE
Will bo presented tho historic military maatrrploco ot
THE CHARGE UP
SAN JUAN HILL
which denerves depiction nn notuot hlng thnt will llvo torcTer In
military nnnnls. Thin nddltlon to n preWounly complete nnd Verfect
eniL-riumnieni, carrien om mo noncy oi
tho exhibition ntrlctly up to daU- Tho ncemiry for thin production
hnn been mmlofroni photograph nnd nketchen tnken on the spot, nml
wi inpuKrnuny oi nan jiinii inn nmi uh
oernnlnn of the memorable bnttlo have
Thun It will bo nren thnt the Wild Went
nnu even noivinic iiib nrmrrmn oi
pioneer days up to tho very moment
More Complete Than Ever
IF SUCH A TMNQ
THE GRAND STREET CAVALCADE AND REVIEW OF THE ROUGH RIDERS
WILL LKAVH THI3 EXHIBITION (JROUNDS AT 9:30 A. M.
TWO EXHIBITIONS DAILY. RAIN OR SHINE, 2 AND 8 P. M.
One Tlokot, SOo., Admits To iAII. Children Under Ton Yonra, SSo
HKSICrtVUI) Hi:ATB, fl.OO, mny be rcured on tbo morning of tho nhon date at
BeatoivMcGinn Drug Co,, S, W, Cor, 15th and Farnam Streets,
makes them rich, but this Iff nn exception.
All of the reservation Indians In the south
west have taken to gambling as their chief
amusement, (ihost dancing nnd wnr danc
ing are only side Issues In the great enm
pulgn of sport. As soon they draw their
quarterly donations from the government
the chief gamblers nt onco tnke to the open
prnlrlo and o in for poker. As tho novn
spreads that u big game Is on the other
Indians hlo to the sccno and got In as
quickly as possible. Cowboys nnd profes
sional wblto gamblers are the guests, ot
honor and tbj aro expected to tnke uwny
the stakes. It ono of the Indians should
carry off a big winning he would be t-o sur
prised that ho might reform.
Tho reason tho Indians nro not n success
nt card playing, fay the cow punchers, Is
that they do not know tho art of cheating
or catching a cheater. Stacking tho cards
or under dealing aro beyond their compre
hension. Hut gamblers In the tribal ranks
aro getting thicker. It Is a disease that
spreads with the Influx of while men to
their lands.
a (Jitr.AT hhsi: liiiowi-jit.
llrnJnmln ItiMott Clint nml III"
,ir-
Drvoti-il to Kin WIT.
Ilosarlans In Kngland and Amerlra have
been grloved by the death of Henjamln
Revett Cant, who was for years tho premier
rose grower of Knglnnd and the most suc
cessful exhibitor English rose societies
havo ever known. Hu died nt his homo,
nenr Colchester, on July 7 nt tho ago of
74 years. Ho kupt at work In his rose
gardens nnd nurseries until the last. His
Inst exhibition was made at tho National
Hose society's Bhow In lS'.i'J and his roses
not only won the two championship tro
phies offered, but also carried oft the
queen's cup for tho third aucccssle year.
Tho Cant rose gardens nt Colchester
wero established 1.15 years ago, reports tho
New York Tribune, hut did not attain par
tlcular distinction until "Hen" Cant took
charge. Ho first camo Into prominence
by Introducing French roses In Kngland
In 1853 ho brought out tho Ololro do IMJon,
(leneral Jacqueminot and Jules Margottln
varieties, which he secured In u peculiar
manner. A friend named Penrose from
tho neighboring city of Dedhnm made a
visit to Franco. Ho wns an enthusiastic
horticulturist and u great lover of fine
roses. In France ho visited Laffny, a lead
Ing French roso grower of that tlmo, who
had Just completed some, successful ex-
perlmonta with tho three varieties men
tloned. Penrose was Impressed with the
beauty of tho now varlotles and took seed
lings back to Kngland. Ho turned them
over to his friend Cant, who raised them
with phenomenal success.
Tho only roso which Cant really produced
nnd which ho named Is the Pr'.nco Arthur
a sport from tho General Jacqueminot. The
vnrlcty Is a peculiar crimson In color, but
for bomo reason Cant is the only person
who has been able to raise ihe.m success
fullv. Tho varieties which first brought
him fnmo have become common In Kngland
nnd America nnd nro considered among tho
lineal garden roses.
.Cant was ono of tho founders of the Na
tlonal Itose boclety, from which hu won s-j
many medals and irophies. In December
1870, ho Joined with II. II. D'Ombrinn nnd
Dean Holn of Rochester In organizing this
society, which has allien grown Into great
prominence. The American Hose society
which waB organized a few years ago and
which gavo a successful rose show In this
city Inst winter, wns modelled nn the ho
rlety which Cant helped to found.
The basis of Cant s fame nmong roso
glowers Is really his success as an exhlblto
which Is well testified to by the fact that
no nan more man l'.uhd meiinis. tropiuci,
cups and other prlins from various shows
In which ho had entered plants. Ho devoted
bis entire attention to roses nud raised them
entirely out of doors, in Is common In
Kngland, where hntboujo raising has not
yet obtalnel a linn hold. The finish nnd
refinement of his rimoi camo up to the ldti.il
ot perfection. He was skillful In the arrange
meat of his stands and showed the yt of
an artist tn every exhibition He first c
hlblted In 1S17 and was mc ejfful from Hie
start In 1681 ho wui -he fir i wiiinci of
tho challenge troph which the National
TCiE ROLL OF HONOR
Contiilim nnthlnc morr HluaiHons. nnbl.'
wmi nave irtiittil thrir-nliiilrlhrMtithri'ilurntlt n nilvnnrrttu-ntn .itiilrni.nrn
in uirir n-iion i, i ii time Kuril inn
ruuTinuuiiK qiiuo riimign in
BUFFAL
AND congress OF ROUGH RIDERS OF THE WORLD
ha, by rrnxon nl ll dlMnriii b ill ilnslung rlinrnctrr, w n tlie
niliulrnlloii of rutintliKi tin imaml In nrnrli i-M-ry clrlllicil qiisrtfrol
tlie glolv Differing nn It ibn fr..m nil nilnt exhibitions, It ut owe
rnllnts nttentlon. rhnrmn nnd fitdiinti- i-i-rv lHlinlilir The (.nat
strength of lh! rttraotillnnry condition of tlilngn Urn In the far t thnt
it is
There Is no sham or sulitrrfiico
n-ntrd to be. The pnrtlr Ipntitn liure nil trn m-lrriiM to llttlnglr lllun
trnto the rcenen which they hn" herrtofnru fiinrinl nnil tnnlie tlu-m
ininonn in tiiunix-n nriii Ami on t
pn;;ii nnti anrnni Annum mill rem
nn exhibition aunlu nml ncnln.nml
mi- hh tfiipnrtumi.r in wmirin n
ririniiiiiies. it n YliHirAlll I' KINI)I:KIIAU ri'N ill' iiktouv. .....
two ilecndm In ellnti-nre. triirhimr rnllrwltlnnlnm. ttrlnilllvr intnLt... nn.l
v..,. iiiiiiwirjr incur, ronjoineu nun nn nuiipx 01 roiomni equitation, limn
trnted li.v the horHenirn And lirrorn of nrnrlv rvrrr nntlnn nn rnrth Ii u
vlrlil nml Insnlrltiir rrnrnilurtlnn ot hlntnrv'n 'intent mnrtlnl trtntmli
luvnrmru n.T urincuiuriii oi mono tnuucra
to all future faoied as
ROOSEVELT'S ROUGH RIDERS
rrnlth their companion patriots and laurvl-crowneil
o, eudurnnco nnd skill, tho
United. States Regular Cavalrymen
th nhom wlllnppenrlniplendldljIniiplrlnKrontrnst.ntidlllustrntlnKthni
urtt of thepruudold pluLirrechool.tlnMiioMvurlrilntiJ unique tauitrr-r
The World's Mounted Warriors
tho first time In hlntorv In nenreful rlrnlrv. nnd
brotherhood ot mnn. The rolnter Includes
United Stntos Cavalrymen and Artilleryman.
Cormnn Culrasslors, South Amorlcnn Onuchos,
nml n general "round up" of nil
tremendous exhibition In which
me miiUHiteme ill in Keriimir
Hiirroiinu nen on Ilirciciiwill
txwn Ktrtotly Adhered to.
with nil Ita mllltnrr nnnrrt
rivn iniion irom the nrtmnvini
of tho prenent ntlrrlug eplnoiles.li
WERE POSSIBLE.
Ho.o society offered for nn exhibit of seventy-two
varieties.
Cant had for years been considered one
of the best Judges of roses In Kngland and
ho frequently served at shows In which
ho did not have an exhibit. He wad slow
In forming his Judgment about the 'rights
of rosos to enter tho exhibition clrclo, bul
when ho onco decided In favor of a variety
thero was seldom reason for changing his
opinion. For years ho used to receive
all the new roso varlotles which were
brought out In Franco. He would enter
them In a notebook, together with an elab
orate opinion of tlteni. Then ho would
proceed with his experiments. Ills friends
could never understand why ho did not
raise seedling roses, but ho seemed con
tent with Improving the quality of tho
varieties which others brought out. He
Is credited with the discovery that In
dryish lnnd a loose surface around rose
plants was equal to a good application of
water. He wns also the first rosarlan to
discover that a change from a green crop
to white or barley brought about a more
perfect rose.
For tho last few years Cant had nlways
been spoken of among rose growers as
'Mr. Den." to distinguish him from his
nephew, Frank Cnnt, who was his great
rival. Ho was a line, fatherly looking old
man, and retained much of his youthful
activity. Ills hair was perfectly white
and flowing white side whiskers adorned his
cheeks. Ho wns kind and gonial by na
ture and hnd n largo circle of friends
among Kngllsh rose growers. He niado Col
chester tho metropolis of tho roso growing
business In Kngland, nnd was famous for
tho Interesting talks on roses to which he
frequently t rented those who camo to visit
him. He leaves two sons, who hnve been
brought up In the business nnd who will
endeavor tn keep up tho fame of the rose
growing houso of Cnnt.
Tlt.WiKHY l l'ICi:u I.IKH.
Mother Iltril Wo Irlii-il tlu-r tin- fni
In Which llor Youmr Hml lliirneil.
Thero wns a tragedy enacted nt tho recent
Dearborn street lire where four women lost
their lives witnessed by none of the thou
sands that stood horror-stricken as they saw
men and women climbing to safely along
narrow ledges of tho building front, In a
recess at one end ot the large, overhanging
cornice, relates the Chicago Inter Ocean, wns
a pigeon home. Tho father and mother blrdi
wero driven from their posts by the heal
and smoke, but tho three nestlings perished.
After the firemen had stopped work and the
excitement had died down, the parent pig
eons camo back to seek their young. The
heat had lappeil up the straw and sticks of
which the nest was built ami their young
worn mere crisps. .Toward evening the
mother bird began (lying over the rulUM. She
circled for a time, and fit. ally hindeO on the
oof of the wrecked building. Hoon she was
Joined by her male. Tiny seemed greatly
puzzled al the change the fire had wrought.
Tho boat had melted the Joints of the gal
vanized Ii on cornice, which hung In great
strips over the windows of the top story
The plgcnn.i looked over I ho wrecked cornice,
ducking their heads nnd appealing to talk
about their lot-s.
The father bird flew away, but tho mother
remained. Finally the plufkcd up courage
enough to fly to tho lop of tho upper story
window near her nest. Then she sld ed
along to ihe stone ledgo nt tho bottom of
tho wrecked cm nice. Sho stretched her
head toward her burned home, and then, as
If frightened nt what she saw, flow to the
roof again. Soon the father bird Joined
her. Afier a sorrowful conference tho
mother bird again dropped lo the slono
ledge. She was encouraged by Iht mate,
and crept along lo the recess In the corner
of the cornice. Her mate followed ml to
gcthcr they viewed their dead offspring.
Tho mother bird crept timidly Inlo thn nest
of embers. She even tried to cover her
dead nestlings Thn father bird recmed to
tell her to come away, and they mnn flew to
the roof again. Hero another sad innfer
ence was held and, after comforting his
male, tho father pigeon (leu away.
Not so with tho mother Shi" kepi her
vigil Into tho night and was still at h r
post above her wrecked home and dead nest
lings when tho day closed on the tecne of
destruction.
n-nl msKpiI limn Iho naniri nl lho
worm pommilng nrigliinl, ingriiioun ana
rmnniAtiii laiornlik' recognition, utiil
cs - EirsrjrirsrE:
nbout It.rTerrttilnir U Innt n It t rrnro.
w wnr until. I.ltllr wiuuler n.n thnt
ntnl rrcrrntlon In rrv n, tip utirh
more thn mimt-l thnt nnvnm. aimuM
iHrinrniiinrr o unique in nil that II
manri" oi cmc military merit,
paragons of brav
fnrmlno -
AMI'SK.MIlVrS.
Miaco'sTrocadsro
1)11) YOl' HICK TUB tai.i.kst man voc
KVr.ll HAW PAHADlNtJ TI1K I Mslinee
ST K MKT YKSTKHDAY" lie Is I Tomorrow
Black Crook, jr.
Wees'" lliiRiigemnit
High Mnr.il Tone
1'retly Women
I Tho in. .st lUzlInK ex.
'tHiMiKHPia In ex incn
MATINlUvS:
Tuei1fi), Thursday nnl
Hnlur-lHy I'llres: l""!
nml Nljthl : tic. S5a
Hrneeftil Dancers
T'llln nf Srener.1
Thirty-two Aillntn -
nn. J". . Tel. S2S1.
HIC, Ill'NCII OF
HKAL COMKIHANS.
BOYD'S
Woodward .V Iliirgcsa,
Mk'rs. Tel. 1010.
Three Performances.
vrtimvj wi:im:sha mihit,
iipi-cial Matinee Thursday.
I-DDIE F0Y in
"A NIGHT IN TOWN"
Prices. 25c, fsV. 76r. Jl AO. Mntlnee. 2.1c, 50c
Scuts on snl today
NKXT ATTlt .VCTitlN
IIUVT'K I. AT K ST.
"A DAY AND A NIGHT"
Opening Friday ulgbt SchIh oii sale
eilnesdav.
daiikvs wi: tn-' ii:i:u.i. i.nn.
I'Vlllt'll Ihe lllYi'rl of I In- ('oniniiillilc r'a
i'hoiiKh Im,
In a group of old confederates gath
ered around the canipflre at the head
quarters, No. CI6 West Jefferson street,
the other evening, relates Ihe Louisville
Courier-Journal, was an ex-captain of
Stonewall Jackson's foot cavalry. Tho
talk hail drifted to Ihe love thnt the men
of the southern army bnre for their leader
and a dozen or more stories wero told of
somo llttlo Incident In which that love
had manifested Itself. Then tho cap
tain spoke:
"Your stories prove the love lhat tho
men of the Huiith had for lieneral I.ce,
but 1 remember a conversation with an
old negro, who, I believe, had a truer ap
preciation of his worth than nny of you.
"Ten years ago I visited Lexington, Vn.,
lo see tho gravo of Lee, who lies burled
In the family ault of tho university
i Impel. Tho head Janitor was then .i
whlte-hnlrcd old negro, whoso greatest
delight In life was to usher a party of
visitors Inlo the office that had been'
ficneral Leo's. Ills acrent In speaking
of 'Mars Hoberf' wns one nf nwed rev
erence. I asked him a number of ques
tions ami found that his master had been
a colonel on Lee's stall and that he had been
employed ns u e.ook at headquarters. In
a spirit nf banter I tisluid him if he had
ever heard any one say anything disre
spectful about (leneral I.ce. Ho scratched
his head reflectively and then said:
" 'Yas, sir, Jes' ono time'
"How was It? I asked.
" 'Well. sir. 't.as ills erway. Ono night
erbout de middle ob do war I seed a
cur'us man go Inter do (lint's tent. Hu
cum out en whin ho got upter whar I wiu
ho wiu er-rlppin' en cr-roaiin' nnd nr
snnrtln.' Whut's do triihblo?" I sez ter im.
Trubble, so he, "I Jes' 'got order
ter ride forty miles tor night wld er
mcssldgo, en here 'lis er-bnowln' cn er
blowln' en er-aleetln' Ink nil hell pos
sessed. I'm darned ef I know whit (lln'l
Lee's er-thlnkln' erbout." '
" 'What did you say to him. I'min Tom7'
I asked of the old Janitor.
i say ter "tin? ho replied. 'Well,
sir. I Jes' Moked nt Mm fer ft mlnnlt en
then ai-z ter Mm, "Fn (!,iwd, I doan' reckln
ver does know whul flln'l Lees er-thlnkln'
trbout. Man, sir, ef ono er tlln'l Lee's
Hints wuz ter gel Inter yer bald 'twould
bus' It open.
I to i i i -in. ii in iim; n v v
Tike Laxntliii llromo Quinine Tnblots All
riiRgi;.i3 refund the money ir i fails to
I ire. K W. Uiovo't signature u on oai.li
I box, lie.
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