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COLUMBUS. NEBRASKA. WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 1 1900.
, WHOLE NUMBER 1,584.
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NOTHING 1 WE OUT
Stat- Department is Still Wrestling with
the Chinese Problem.
THE SITUATION IS NOT SO ACUTE
Chance of Attitude oa the Fut of Kh
sla Seea to Relieve tfce Stra'a Ho
Official Confirmation Received Caitesl
States U4i Not Committed Itself.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15. There
were no developments in the Chinese
negotiations today with which the pub
lic could be made acquainted, the whole
matter being still in the diplomatic
phase and therefore not calling for
military orders. War department offi
cials arc awaiting word from the State
department as to the next step ex
pected from the troops, but it la now
intimated that this next step will not
be taken immediately.
The situation has lost something of
its acuteness, owing to the change in
the attitude of the Russian govern
ment, as indicated in yesterday's dis
patches. No official confirmation has
reached "Washington of the postpone-
. ment of the withdrawal, but the fact
is not doubted here. Regardless, how
ever, of the course to be taken by Rus
sia, it is noted there is nothing In the
American note of response to Russia
that demands immediate evacuation
in the event that the Russian troops
are railed away. Instead, it is stated
that the control of the situation would
simply pass from the State depart
ment into General Chaffee 3 hands and
it would be for him, after conferring
with the other military commanders,
to determine when and how and to
what extent the American forces should
be withdrawn. He might choope his
own time and in a degree hia position
would be similar to that occupied by
him in the advance upon Fekin, so far
as having a free hand i" concerned.
The statement of the condition gov
erning the American reply to the with
drawal proposal may be of signifi
cance, in view of the fact that it" is
made with the express purpose of
clearing away an erroneous impression
that has been made upon the public
mind.
Mr. Adee was again acting as secre
tary of state today during the tem-
porary indisposition of Dr. Hill, who is
suffering from a cold. The former
spent some time this afternoon in con
ference with Attorney. General Griggs.
BORROW IN THE UNITE1 STATES.
New Tork Bank J Take a Tortloa ef the
Herman Lonn.
BERLIN. Sept. 15. It is officially
announced by the board of directors
of the Disconte Gesellschaft that, with
the . co-operation of the International,
and through the intermediary of the
Disconte Gesellschaft, the Noni
Deutsche bank of Hamburg, the M. M.
Weldburg company of HamDurg and
Kuhn, Loeb & Co., of New Tork, act
ing in conjunction with the National
City Bank o New York, have taken
over S0,000.0C0 marks of 4 -per cent
treasury bonds of the German "mpire,
falling due in 1904 and 1905. With the
approval of the Imperial bank, the is
sue will be placed on the marKet In
the United States.
NEW YORK, Sept. 15. The New
York Life Insurance company today
closed negotiations for taking So.OOO
of the imperial German government
loan of the $20,000,000 negotiated in
this city.
Saved lr a Confmntoa.
ST. LOOS. Mo., Sept. 15. Henry
Peyton, who is in custody, awaiting
requisition papers to be taken to Sioux
City, la., to stand trial for alleged
murder, this afternoon confessed in
Captain Reinold's office at the Four
Courts that it was he who robbed the
safe at the big mercantile establish
ment at Clydesdale, Miss.
The confession will clear the name
of George Simmons, a young man of
Clydesdale, who has been accused of
the crime and who was compelled to
leave the home of his childhood be
cause of the shame that had come to
his family.
loiu'atinn of Topeka.
WASHINGTON. D. C. Sept 15.
The population of the citv of Topeka,
Kan., as ofnciallv announced todav, is:
1900, 33.608; 18D0. 31.007.
These figures show, for the city as
a whole, an increase in population of
2.601. or S.39 per cent, from 1S90 to
1900.
The population in 1SS0 was 15,452,
showing an increase of. 15,555, or
100.67 per cent from 1SS0 to 1S9Q.
iuy Caen of Small Fox.
MUNCIE. Ind., Sept. 15. In the vil
lage of Wheeling, near the Grant coun
ty line, health officers today found
eleven cases of smallpox, the school
and whole community having been ex
posed for weeks. The malady was be
ing treated as chickenpox.
Total Ufllrlal Removed.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 15. Walter
if. Davis, assistant postmaster at Kan
sas City, has been removed by the
postmaster there. No reason is as
signed, but the action will be confirmed
by the postmaster general.
"Chicago will have a horse show Oc
tober 29. 30 and 31, and November 1,
.2 and 3. to be held at the new coli
seum on Wabash avenue, under the
auspices of the New Chicago Horse
Show association.
Lynched Three Kobbera.
ST. LOUIS. Mo.. Sept. 15. A special
to the Post-Dispatch from Memphis.
Tenn.. says: A masked mob- of be
tween sixty and 100 men broke into
the jail at Hunica. Miss., early today
and took out three negroes, whom they
strung up to a tree within 100 yards
of the jail. Not a shot was fired. The
dead negroes are Frank Brown, who
shot Frank Cheshire, a prosperous
planter at Oak Landing, six months
ago; David Moore, who shot Dan Bos
wel ten days ago, and William Brown,
-who with confederates, shot and cut
to death a young white man at State
Levee one month previous.
IlllaoU Central KaraJag.
CHICAGO, m.. JLept 15. The fifth
annual report of the Illinois. Central
Railway company for the year ending
June 30 was made- public here today.
It shows gross receipts from traffio
of J32.611.967; from which was .taken
for expenses of operation and taxes,
S22.S69.395, leaving an income of $9.
741,0 2. Other sources of Income
brings the awrant available for- fixed
charges and: dividends up to $13,190,
000. After paying 'fixed charges and
rent, the report shows $8,762,901, die-.
posed of jm follows: Dividends, $3,
3O0,0Mtr betterments, $2,416,674. '
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WASHINGTON, Sept 14. Minister
Wu baa received a cablegram from Li
Hung Chang, answering the hope ex
pressed in the American note of a few
days ago That his powers are sufficient
to protect American lives and inter
ests in China. Earl Li says he has
that power and will see that the pro
tection is given.
The Chinese government has made
swift answer to the latest communica
tion from the state department rela
tive to- the recognition of Li Hung
Chang as an envoy competent to ne
gotiate a peace settlement. There had
never been any doubt here as to the
sufficiency of Li's credentials as a
plenipotentiary, but the effort of the
state department has been to cause
Wm to use any extraordinary powers
he might have for the protection cf
American life and property in China,
pending- a flaal settlement. It has
succeeded in attaining this object, as
is indicated in the response from Li
Hung Chang presented to Assistant
Secretary Hill this morning by Minis
ter Wu. The department asked Li
Hung Chang "without further delay to
give assurance that the life and prop
erty of Amercians will henceforth be
respected throughout the Chinese em
pire." The viceroy has given the assur
ance asked for. His word came in the
shape of a cable dispatch to Minister
Wu, dated yesterday, at Shanghai.
Mr. Wu called at the state depart
ment this morning and presented the
answer to Mr. Hill. He in turn sent
it forward to the president. It will be
for the latter to decide whether Li's
assurance is sufficient to meet the
needs of the case.
It is believed that if the powers can
get together themselves and through
commissioners arrange for certain
common bases of compensation for.
certain classes of outrages good pro
gress can be made toward a final set
tlement. However, if the attempt to
secure unity of action in this direction
is no more successful than that di
rected to the evacuation of Pekin the
United States government will look"
to its own interests, and, appointing
its own commissioners, proceed to deal
directly with the Chinese commission
ers. It is believed here that Li Hung
Chang already has been advised by
Prince Ching of the urgent necessity
for his attendance in Pekin to initiate
the negotiations, hence his announced
intention to sail tomorrow from
Shanghai for the capital.
CITY'S CRYING NEED IS MONEY.
Charitably Disposed Persons at a Distance
Advised of Wants.
GALVESTON, Tex., Sept 14. To
the Associated Press: We are receiv
ing numerous telegrams of condo
lences and offers of assistance. As
the telegraph wires are burdened we
ask the Associated Press to communi
cate this response to all. Nearby cities
are supplying and will supply sufficient
food, clothing, etc., for immediate
needs. Cities further away can serve
us best by sending money. Checks
should be made payable to John Sea
ley, chairman of the finance commit
tee. All supplies should come to W.
A. McVittie, chairman of the relief
committee. We have 25,000 people to
clothe and feed for manv weeks and
to furnish with household goods.
Most of these are homeless and the
others wil require moniy to make
their ..wrecked residences habitable.
From this the world may understand
how much money we will need. The
committee will from time to time re
port our needs with mora particular
ity. We refer to dispatch of this day
of Major R. G. Lowe, which the com
mittee fully endorses. All communi
cants will please accept this answer
in lieu of direct responses and be as
sured of the heartfelt gratitude of the
entire population.
W. C. JONES, Mayor.
M. LASKER.
J. D. SKINNER.
C. H. M'MASTER,
R. G. LOWE,
CLARENCE OWSLEY,
Committee.
An Appeal to Dragg-lsts.
HOUSTON, Tex.. Sept 14. The fol
lowing appeal was issued tonight:
"To All Druggists: The storm-stricken
district is very much in need of the
following drugs: Iodoform, chloride of
lime, gum camphor, assafoetida, crude
carbolic acid, phenol sodique. gauze
bandages, quinine and iodoform gauze.
"Contributions should be sent to the
Houston relief committee.
(Signed)
"HOUSTON RELIEF COMMITTEE,
"By A- E. Kesling."
to the Cattan Crop.
HOUSTON, Tex., Sept. 14. There is
no doubt the cotton crop has bean
:onsiderably damaged throughout the
southern and central part of Texas.
Owing" to the excessive rains this year
the cotton has grown to weed mor3
zhao. ever known and in some fields
It ranges from six to ten feet high
and is very rank, with leaf.
Dnlath Has Grown.
WASHINGTON, D. C. Sept 14. The
population of the city; of Duluth, Minn.,
as officially announied today, in 1900,
52,969; 1890, 33,115. These figures
show for the city, as a whole an in
crease in population of 19.S54, or 59,9
per cent from 1890 to 1900. The pop
dlation in 1880 was- 838, showinging
an increase of 32,277, or 3,851.67 per
cent from 1880 to 1890.
Eleven Go Down with Ship.
CONNEAUT, O., Sept 14. The tug
Day went to the supposed place, of the
Lyons disaster yesterday and steamed
about four hours without finding any
trace of the vessel or its crew. Eleven
persons are believed to have gone, down
with the steamer, which foundered In
the storm of Tuesday night Five sur
vivors, two women and three men,
Crifted ashore yesterday afternoon
tear here, lashed to a mast They had
been in the water fifteen hours. Tao
Lyons carried a crew of sixteen.
Cannot Evacnate at Oner.
ST. PETERSBURG, Sept 14. The
Russian government adheres firmly to
it3 proposal, to evacuat'- Pekin and
continues to cherish the hope that
Germany wiH'end by agreeing to it aid
thus induce Great Britain, to follow. It
is explained, however, that Russia rec
ognizes the impossibility of the allies
leaving Pekin unless the Chinese gov
ernment immediately enters, so that
there should, not be an interval without
a government. Russia cannot, there
fore, move before the termination of
the negotiations now begun.
w mm past
leceekty &r Speedy Action oa Buna's
EracuatioB Proposal Panes,
MnOMATiCSK MOLDS ATTENTION
Order to Geaeral Chaff, ta
it. Fekte I. Xot Issued A X4MC
U Haas Chaaa- Baamci Maar
r Obstacles.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Sept 14. The
criss that was near at hand.yesterday
over the evacuaton proposal of the
Russian government has been averted
for a time at least and the diplomatic
side of the matter has become again
the object of attention. The order- to
General Chaffee to leave at once,
which was expected in some quarters
today, was not issued. Instead; earn
est efforts are making- to arrange the
preliminaries for the negotiations
which are expected finally to settle
the Chinese troubles. Li Hung Chang's
message today removed perhaps the
last obstacle to this speedy beginning
of these negotiations and the only
doubt that now exists is as to his abil
ityto redeem his pledge to protect
American interests and stop the out
rages upon the missionaries and na
tive converts. If he can do this, and
thus manifest the existence of a de
facto government, there is no reason
to doubt negotiations will begin at
once. Notice that Russian troops will
not evacuate Pekin until some ar
rangements have been made for the
installation of a government to take
charge of affairs is directly in line
with the aim that the state depart
ment has been pursuing in the ex
changes with Li Hung Chang, and if
the Russian decision is adhered to it
certainly will facilitate tne ultimate
withdrawal of all cf the loreign troops,
in the opinion of the officials here. An
inference from the Russian statement
is that Li's coming- to Pekin will be
forwarded by Russia in the hope of
making the desired arrangement for
the establishment of a Chinese gov
ernment there. As Li cannot reach
the capital from Shanghai, starting to
morrow, inside of a week. It may be
that there will be no developments in
the international situation within thr,?
period of time.
Our government has not been ad
vised even yet that all of the answers
to the Russian note have been return
ed. It is said that all of the powers
have been heard from on the subject,
but the disposition to regard their
communications not as answers but
rather as argumentative statements,
will leave the main issue still open
for discussion. This point, however,
becomes of diminished importance in
view of the announced purpose cf the
Russian government to modify the
terms of its original proposition in the
manner indicated.
EORMERNEIItASKANS SIFFER.
Wife and Son of W. H. Lamb Anions; the
HUslnc; at Galveston.
SUPERIOR, Neb., Sept 14. W. H.
Lamb of Galveston, who is here visit
ing his daughter, received word that
his wife and son are among the miss
ing and not a vestige of his home in
that city remains.. As tne building was
only a block from the beach it is hard
ly possible that they are al.ve. Lambs
were at one time one of the wealthy
families of Beatrice and later residents
of Superior fcr three or four years.
Tell Tales Oat of School.
BERLIN, Sept 14. The Leipsic
Tageblatt announces that a pamphlet
with the sensational title "My Rela
tions With Emperor William IL," by
Countess Emily Elizabeth Wedel-Ber-ard,
the divorced wife of Count Her
mann Wedel, has been confiscated by
the Leipsic police on the ground of lese
mejeste. The pamphlet purported to
make revelations regarding the affaire
Dreyfus, and the murder of King Hum
bert Maine's Election Ketnrns.
LEWISTON, Me., Sept. 14. Returns
received from all but two of the 251
cities, towns and plantations in the
state show the following vote for gov
ernor: Hill (rep.), 73,156; Lord (dem.), 39,
911; Rogers (pop), 3,107; Lemond,
(soc). 455. Republican plurality, 32,
245. In 1896 the republican plurality
was 48,208, on a total vote of 118,364.
KunoMS Cltr Raise a Groat Fnnd.
KANSAS CITY, Sept 14. The fund
wrhich is being raised here for the
relief of the Texas storm sufferers
now amounts to $6,780 and is being
increased every hour. Much of this
money fs being expeneded here for
provisions, as they can be bought
here much cheaper than in Texas.
A carload was shipped today to Gal
veston and more wil follow tomor
row. Mexican War Veteran.
CINCINNATI, O., Sept 14. There
fhere were over 200 present today at
the reunion of Mexican veterans. The
ages of the members averaged over 70
years. General Hobson replied to the
welcoming address. A business ses
sion was then held.
Howard Case Is Opened.
FRANKFORT, Ky., Sept 14. Both
the-commonwealth and the defense an
nounced today the'y were ready and
proceeded to secure a jury in the case
of James Howard, indicted as a princi
pal in the assassination of William
GoebeL.
Battle With the Boers.
LONDON, Sept 14. Lord Roberts
reports from Machadodorp, under date
of Wednesday, September 12, that Gen
eral French was heavily engaged that
day with the Boers in the hills west
of Barberton and that General Hutton
had gone to General French's support
Mrs. Oosa Paal-Woalda't Go.
LORENZO MARQUEZ, Sept 14.
Mr. Kruger telegraphed his wife to
join him before sailing, but;she has
repliad that her health will not per
mit it
Lrares shaachal 3oeau
WASHINGTON, Sept 14. Mr. Wu,
the Chinese minister, has received a
dispatch from Li Hung Chang, an
nouncing that he expects to leave
Shanghai at once for the north. Sim
ilar information has been receired by
the State department from Consul
General Goodnow. Earl, Li should
reach Tien. Tsin in about three and a
half days. At Tien Tsin, Li will for
mally assume the viceroyship of thr
province of Chi Li. to which he was
appointed some time ago.
m EM TEXAS SUFFEROS.
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in for !.
LINCOLN, Neb., Sept 15. -Gem?"
or Poynter has issued a proclamatiMC
calling on the citizens of Nebraeam
to extend aid to the Texas flood' sbbst
ers. Following is a text:
A Proclamation. To the Generewi
People of Nebraska: Complete infor
mation of the devastation of the city
of Galveston by wind and water re
veals the fact that not only have
thousands of citizens lost their lives,
but several thousand who escape
death are left destitute and witaoat:
food or shetler. So urgent are the
necessities that the mayor of that city
has appealed to the citizens of his
cwn as well as surrounding states foe
immediate assistance.
I therefore call your attention to
the existing conditions in our sister
state, knowing that from, your abund
ance you will not hesitate to lend as
sistance. Proclamations having; al
ready been issued by the mayors TSS
Omaha and Lincoln, contributions may
be sent to them or to this office.
The manager of the Western. Union
Telegraph company and the manager
of the Postal, both of Lincoln, having
generously offered to transmit all con
tributions free of charge, the funds
sent to this office will be transmitted
daily to the mayor of Galveston.
W. A. POYNTER, Governor.
Executive Chamber, Lincoln, Sept 12.
Commander Hubbard issued the fol
lowing appeal to Knights of the Mac
cabees, asking aid for Galveston suf
ferers: To the officers and members of the
Knights of the Maccabees throughout
the state of Nebraska: You are earn
estly requested to make a donation
at once for the Galveston sufferers.
Act freely and quickly send all dona
tions either to the mayor of Lincoln
or Omaha.
Nebraska at Washington.
WASHINGTON, Sept 15. Emanuel
Speich of Tecumseh was today ap
pointed chief ct the mail depredations
division of the postofflce department
Mr. Speich has for a number of years
been in the office of the sixth auditor.
In 1897 he was made chief of the for
eign division, which place he now re
signs to accept the more responsible
one in the postoffice department
Rural free delivery will be estab
lished at Dorchester, Saline county,
on the 15th inst The service will em
brace an area of forty square miles,
with a population of 800. A. M. Rob
erts is appointed carrier.
The order discontinuing the postof
fice at Simeon, Cherry county, has
been rescinded.
The postefflce at Orlando, Deuel
county, has been moved three miles
east with Charles A. Avery as post
master. A Jail Delivery.
GENEVA. Neb.. Sept. 15. A mys
terious jail delivery was made here
during the heavy rain storm. At the
usual hour in the evening Jailer J. L.
Baldwin locked the cells containing
two prisoners. During the night two
men entered the jail, turned the com
bination lock and removed one George
W. Gates, held for trial in the district
court on a charge of incest. Tippen.
the other prisoner, was then locked
in his cell by the strangers, who
quietly left the building with their
man. It is not known whether the
men were friends or enemies of Gates.
There was much feeling against Gates
at the time of his preliminary hearing
and there was some talk of a possible
lynching bee.
Brine Cattle to Nebraska.
AINSWORTH, Neb., Sept 15. H.
N. Chapman, a well known cattle
dealer of Rapid City, S. D., disposed of
300 western cows with calves by their
side to Wales Bros, and W. H. Ken
nedy of Lakeland, this county, the
consideration being $12,000. Last week
he disposed of twelve carloads of the
same kind of stock to parties at Wood
Lake at like figures. Brown 'county
is fast filling up with good cattle.
There is no lack of feed for all that
can be secured.
Bnrglars Lose their Werre.
GIBBON, Neb., Sept 15. Burglars
broke into the postoffice here, drilled
three holes in the safe knocked off
the handle and combination, but did
not get it open. Entrance was gained
by prying open the back door with
chisels taken from the wagon shop.
They were apparently scared away.
Hone From Cuba.
CLAY CENTER, Neb., Sept 15. H.
K. Wheeler, who has served a term
of enlistment in the Eighth United
States cavalry, and for the past year
in a civil capacity in Cuba after being
discharged from the army, came In for
a visit with bis parents. He looks
hearty and robust and talks interest
ingly cf conditions in Cuba. He will
return in about two months.
Much Land Chancing- Hands.
TRENTON, Neb., Sept 15. More
land is being purchased and trans
ferred than ever before in the history
of the county. A number of farmers
are buying adjoining lands, thus giv
ing them more good pasture and cul
tivated lands. Several buyers In east
ern states are buying and a number
are coming to purchase good farms.
Lans; an Trial at Beatrice.
BEATRICE, Neb., Sept. 15. The case
of Grimes against Lang, wherein Lang
is charged with resisting an officer, is
being neard before Judge Swiler at
the district court room in this city.
Htsjh Water Delay Trade.
COLUMBUS. Neb., Sept 15. The
Looking Glass creek in the western
part of the county is running out of
its banks and is causing much trouble.
The water rose higher than ever was
known before from the effects of the
"heavy rain Monday, and last night
over two inches more fell. The freight
on the Columbus-Cedar Rapids
branch, which left here at 6 o'clock
this morning, found over 100 feet of
track washed out between Oconee and
-Icnroe and had to return to thi3 city.
ainst Support Hi. Child.
HARTINGTON. Neb., Sept 15:
J. Vinckle was brought from Iowa on
the charge of criminal assault pre
ferred by Annie Blerschank of Ran
dolph. The crime was alleged to have
been committed In August. 1898. The
case was dismissed by Judge Plum
Ielgh. Vinckle was adjudged father of
her child; which was born in the
spring of 1899, at the spring term of
the district court and since ths dis
missal on the charge of assault he is
held by the sheriff to carry out the
injunctions of the court that he
should pay $1,000 for the support of
the child.
AW MON GUARD
Bkwilliir Laber Farced to Help in. Burial
Festering Dead in GslTestoa.
TEAR rESTftENCE MAY rtEVAR
Vp Snrvivnr. of the Stars.
shed farLtekef Pare Water Salooa.
Ordered Closwd Ghenl. Shot to Death
f.
GALVESTON. Tex Sept 13. (via
Texas City and Houston. At a meet
ing of the relief committee held this
afternoon reports were received from
various wards. The chairman called for
armed mem to assist in getting labor
to bar Ike dead and. to clear the
wreckage and arrangements were
nude to aapply this demand.
;, The situation ia this city today is
'that tdere are plenty of volunteers for
this service, but an insufficiency of
arms. There have been two or three
small riots, but the officers have man
aged to quell them. The committee re
jected the proposition of trying to pay
for work, letting the laborers secure
their own rations. It was decided to
go ahead impressing men into service,
if necessary, issuing orders for rations
only to those who worked or were
unable to work. All of the ward chair
men reported the imperative need of
disinfectants. A committee was ap
pointed to sequester all u.e disinfect
ants in the city, including the lime
which escaped wetting,, and to secure
more. Houston was called upon for a
bargeload of lime. The relief com
mittee was greatly encouraged by the
offer made through Herman Frick and
William Cowan of the White Screw
men's association, tendering the ser
vices of all its members, auo in num
ber. They were placed at the disposal
of the various ward chairmen and
foremen appointed for each division.
Chairman McVittie announced4 that
it was necessary for him to have help.
John Kinlicks and Dr. A. W. Fly vol
unteered their services.
Captain Sinclair Taliaferro of Hous
ton, who did such efficient work dur
ing the Brazos flood, arrived here this
morning. He was asked to assist
Chairman McVittie in his work. Dan
Henderson announced that Mr. Van
VIeck, the general manager of the
Southern Pacific road, authorized the
committee to draw on that company
for $5,000. Mr. VanVIeck returned to
Houston on the tug Juno to send a
bargeload of supplies.
The Galveston, Houston & Hender
son railroad is operating relief trains
over its line to Texas City Junction
and thence over the Texas City term
inal to, or nearly to, Texas City. Ar
rangements have been made to start
a passenger service tomorrow.
Work on the water works has not
progressed so satisfactorily as had
been hoped. The men did not work
last night Chief Engineer Reynolds
has not been at the works since yes
terday morning. Alderman McMaster
took cahrge of the work today. The
machinery has been cleared of the
debris and the pipes found to be bad
ly damaged and plumbers and steam
fitters and boilermakers are at work
on them. Mr. McMaster says he thinks
it will be possible to turn water into
the mains tomorrow.
All saloons were closed by the chief
of police on Sunday.
At a meeting of the committee with
the city officials this morning the
policing of the city was discussed.
Mayor Jones announced that Adjutant
General Scurry would take charge.
The city is patrolled by about 2,000
police officers, special officers, soldiers
and deputy sheriffs. Deputy Chief of
Police Amundsen is acting as chief.
Orders were issued to the soldiers
and police to kill any person caught
in the act of robbing the dead. Up to
Tuesday morning seven negro vandals
had been discovered and had paid the
penalty of their crimes with their
lives. They were shot dead and their
bodies were carted away with dead vic
tims of the storm.
RRUTAL WORK OF R0IBERS.
Ohio Maa I. Killed and Hla Wife and Five
Children Tortured.
CAREY, O., Sept 13. V. C. John
son was murdered by burglars early
today. He had sold a carload'of celery
yesterday and the robbers demanded
the money secured for it. After kill
ing Johnson his wife and five chil
dren were bound and tortured till all
the valuables in the house were se
cured. The proceeds from the celery
had been deposited in the bank and
Mrs. Johnson showed tne bank book.
A posse is in pursuit of the robbers.
Proceed Against Boxers.
TIEN TSIN. Sept 8. Via Shanghai
Sept 12.) A body of 4,000 allied troops
including 200 men of the Fifteenth in
fantry, under command of Major Rob
erson, marched today against the cities
of Sheng Hae Sien and Title, where
the presence of Boxers threatens the I
Tien Tsin region. The advance was
made in two columns for tne purpose
of flanking the two towns. General
Dorward personally commanded the
expedition.
Bussia Holds Indema'ty.
PEKIN, Sept 5. The Rus3-Chl-nese
bank, which as announced yes
terday, closes here today and removes
to Shanghai, will confiscate as part
of the indemnity to be paid to Rus
sia, the imperial university fund of
5,000,000 taels deposited with it
against which the Chinese drew for
the payment of their troops.
Will Aid Li Hnoff Chaar
WASHINGTON, Sept 13. The Uni
ted States government is pushing for
ward steaidily toward the beginning
of negotiations with the Chinese gov
ernment for a settlement of the pres
ent troubles.
An evidence of Its purpose was
found in its decision, communicated
today to Minister Wu, to facilitate by
every means in its power the journey
of Li Hun? Chang to Pekin. This
carries with it the placing of a war
ship at his service, if a request of
that kind is made by Sir Robert Hart
Cattle Thierrs Killed.
CHAMBERLAIN, S. D., Sept 13.
Word has just reached town of the
sensational killing of two Indians by
an Indian policeman on. the Rosebud
reservation. It appears that the police
man caught three Indians stealing cat
tle belonging to another Indian and
attempted to arrest the guilty parties.
The thieves, relying upon superior
numbers, concluded to resist and a
fight followed, resulting in the killing
of Pretty Boy and another Indian. Th
escaped unscratched.
EXTECfU Tfr Eftt TRE WAR.
lahlnr Combined :
sent em the Beer Forces.
NEW YORK, Sept 12. A. dispatch
to the Tribune from London says:
There is a marked revival of public
interest in the war in South Africa,
owing partly to the vigor with which
Lord Roberts is conducting opera
tions, but mainly to the political effect
of the approaching election.
Lord Roberts' new objective point
is clearly Komatlpcort, and General
French's cavalry division, with Gen
eral Pole-Carew's infantry, has been,
set .in motion, toward it. with Barber
ton and Nelspruit as half-way stations
from Belfast French has started from
Carolina, so as to reach Barberton by
Ermels road, while Generals Hutton
and Henry are working eastward over
the hills country, along which Pole
Carew is advancing.
There was fighting all along the
line on Sunday, and the Boers were
steadily driven back. Simultaneously
General Bailer, leaving Hamilton be
hind' at Lydenberg; had been attacking
Commandant Botha's force on the
summit of a mountain, where a turn
ing movement was impracticable.
The road from Lydenberg makes a
loop northward, to Krugersport and
thence runs easterly to Pilgrims Rest,
whence there is a bridle path around
Spitskop toward the railway at Nel
spruit General Buller did not follow
this road, but made a frontal assault
upon a position of great natural
strength. three battalions carrying it
with gallantry. It seems probable that
he has turned the Boec position at
Pilgrim's Rest and Krugersport, but
it is not clear whether he has cut off
the retreat of the enemy at Nelspruit
It is evident that while Sir Redvera
is hammering away at Botha's strong
hold around Lydenberg, French is ex
pected to drive the remaining Boer
forces out of Barberton and to clear
the railway to the Portuguese frontier.
Other districts have been emptied of
British forces in order that these final
movements in the eastern Transvaal
may be conducted.
Lord Roberts has adapted his tactics
to the requirements of guerilla war
fare and at the same time has scat
tered Commandant Botha's forces and
is pushing on with dispatch to Koin
atipoort, where the open door into
neutral territory may be closed.
SIX RUNNER R0MES E01ND.:
Sforgme at Oalvettoa Crowded with Car
dentiaed Dead.
AUSTIN, Tex., Sept 12. Official re
ports from Galveston to Governor
Sayers today are that 400 bodies have
been identified, 200 more are in an
improvised morgue awaiting identifi
cation and many more are thought to
have drifted out to sea and their
identity will not be known for weeks.
A telegram from Adjutant General
Scurry, who is- at Galveston, to the
governor is as follows:
Have just returned from Texas City
with several Galveston parties, who
assure me that conditions there beg
gar description. Accounts have not
been exaggerated. One thousand lost
is too conservative. While a portion
of the provisions have been destroyed
by water sufficient is on hand to re
lieve immediate necessities.
The citizens seem to have the sit
uation well in hand. United States
troops and Company C, volunteer
guard, with citizens, patrol the streets
to prevent looting.
CHING ALSO A PEACE ENVOY.
Ta Act In Conjunction with 1.1 Hans;
Chans; la Treat Ins;.
LONDON, Sept. 12. The officials of
the Chinese legation decline to make
public the text of the imperial decree
commanding the opening of peace ne
gotiations, but say the document ap
points Prince Ching, head of the tsung
11 yamen, a plenipotentiary as well as
Li Hung Chang. It was added that it
had been suggested that Liu Kun Yi,
the viceroy of Nankin, and Chang Chi
Tung, the viceroy of Hankow, would
also be reappointed, but the decree
do IB not mention them.
Wu is Ansy.
WASHINGTON, D. C. Sept 12.
Wu Ting Fang, the Chinese minister
here, made indignant denial today of
the statement cabled to the London
Times by its correspondent at Pekin.
Dr. Morrison, that he and Minister Lo
Feng Luh at London had promulgated
"shameless lies" and transmitted bogus
imperial edicts, thereby delaying the
departure of relief until it was neariy
too late.
Des Moines 3Ian Die at Sea.
NEW YORK, Sept. 12. The Anchor
line steamship Anchoria. twelve days
from Glasgow, was delayed at quar
antine today only long enough to
permit the health officer of the port
to satisfy himself that none of the
passengers on board had developed
symptoms of the bubonic plague. S.
A. Kingman, saloon passenger from
Des Moines, died of malaria.
Relief Train From Chicago.
CHICAGO, Sept 12. A special
freight train, of fifteen cars, running
on a passenger time schedule and
laden with food and clothing for the
Texas sufferers, will probably start
from Chicago within forty-eight hours.
The offer to furnish the train was
made by the Chicago, Rock Island &
Pacific railroad to Mayor Harrison
and the Mayor accepted it Aside from
necessities contributed, it is estimated
$15,000 has been donated.
Railroads Lose Millions.
HOUSTON, Tex., Sept 12. The rail
roads will suffer the loss of millions of
dollars in actual damage, to say noth
ing of the loss from stoppage of busi
ness. At Galveston their wharves,
warehouses, depots and tracks are
ruined. The costly bridges which con
nect the island with the mainland are
in rains and must be entirely rebuilt.
The International Ik Great Northern
and Santa Fe have considerable track
washed out while the Galveston, Hous
ton ft Northern will suffer heavilv.
Government Send. Relief.
WASHINGTON, Sept 12. Orders
have been issued by the war depart
ment for the immediate shipment to
Galveston of 855 tents and 50.000
rations. These stores and supplies are
divided between St Louis and San
Antonio, and probably will be deliv
ered tonight er tomorrow. This repre
sents about all such supplies as the
government TmA on hand at the places
named, but it Is stated at the depart
ment that tho oder coaid be duoli-
catedina dar.
I
ADDS T0TrJE HOR
Mayor Jones, of Galveston, Estimates
Humber of Dead Over 5,0GO.
2,309 lOWES RECOVERED SO EAR
la Few Instances is There Muro l'hnn a
Passing Attempt at Identiilcatiuu Sol
dier of Capt. Kiifforty Battery Kill.
Five Pillagers With as JHauy Sbub.
GALVESTON, Tex.. Sept 12. Mayor
Walter C. Jones estimates the number
of dead at 5,000 and he is conservativo.
Over 2,300 bodies have already beea
taken out to sea or buried In trenches
Other hundreds are yet to be taken
from the ruins. These bodies are now
all badly decomposed and they are be
ing buried in trenches where they are
found. Others are being burled in. de
bris, where this can be done safely..
There is little attempt at identifi
cation and it is safe to say that theri
will never be a complete list of the
dead.
Chief of Police Ketchum is in charge
of the work of burying the dead. There
are large bodies of men engaged in
this work, tearing up tne rums and
getting out the corpses. Some of thus-;
who bodies are being taken out were
probably only injured waen they were
first struck nown, but there was no
getting relief to them and they perish
ed miserably.
The remnant of the fon-e of regul-ir
soldiers who were statioued here
and it is a very small re-:inant have
joined the police in patrolling 'the
city.
Several persons already have been
shot it is reported. A soldier of Cap
tain Rafferty's battery, while patrol
ling the beach this morning, ordered
a man to desist from looting. The fel
low drew a weapon and the soldier
shot him dead. The soldier was at
tacked by four other men and kille I
all of them. He had live cartridges
in his rifle and each of them found a
victim.
Other men have also been shot but
the details are not known nor can the
exact number be ascertained. It is
probable that twenty-five were killed.
Some of these were shot for failing
to halt when ordered to do so. Others
were shot for vandalism.
The ruins of the heavier brick build
ings have not been searched for the
dead and there is a large number in
them. In the mass of rubbish whiu'i
marks the site of the Lucas terracj
boarding house forty or hfty persons
were killed outright and their bodies
are still in the ruins.
The Orphans' home on the beach is
totally demolished. Ninety-two chil
dren and eleven nuns were killed
there. It is rumored that one sister
escaped, but if she did no trace can La
found of her.
Of the regular soldiers few remain.
Twenty-three were drowned at the
barracks at Camp Hawley and seven
at Bolivar. One man drifted about ir.
the bay until Monday morning and
was taken out alive.
The correspondent stood at the foot
of Tremont street and counted nine
floating bodies without moving and
this is only one instance. It is not
known whether these ven water front
victims or dead being cast up by the
sea.
A lot of rubbish was being loaded
on .barges and this stuff had many
bedies in it
French Cabinet May Ketin.
PARIS, Sept. 12. The Journal des
Debats says on the authority of a dep
uty who recently discussed the situa
tion with several cabinet ministers
that a portion of the cabinet is in fa
vor of the cabinet resigning in a body
before the reassembling of parliament
on the ground that the government
has accomplished the task for whiui
It was constituted that the Dreyfus
affair is ended, that the defense of" the
republic has been placed on a fir:a
basis, that the exposition is about n
be closed and that it woul 1 be best to
resign in order to clear the political
situation.
NO SOLDiERS LOST IN THE STOklVf.
Captain in Cuminiiiaml lCfiirt.s Simply
Lous of Kec-nril.H of los.
WASHINGTON, Sept 12. Adjutant
General Corbin haa received a dis
patch from Captain Rafferty, com
manding Battery O, First artillery,
stationed at Galveston, Tex., datc.l
Sunday, September 1). It reports no
loss of life in his command, but says
that the records cf the pnst have bpf n
destroyed ami asked for duplicate rjv,
ords from the War department.
H AhUs .S.iT.) Conilm-r.
BERLIN, Sept. 12. It in leaned at
the British embassy here that Li Hun4
Chang, having been diro'te-1 by th
emperor of China to proved immodi
ately to Pekin and co-opr.rate w Ii
Prince Ching towards a sc-ttiement it
all the difficulties with the powers. hs
applied through the Chinese ambassa
dors at me various capitals for a grar
antee from the powers fo- a safe con
duct at sea and to Pekin fcr the begin
ning of negotiations.
Condition of tin- Trratury.
WASHINGTON, D. C. Sept 12.
Today's statement of the treasury bal
ances in the general fund, exclusiv
of the 31.10.000,000 gold rr-$crve in tii--
division of redemption, shows: Avail
able cash balance, ?1C:I,G73,4'J:J; gold.
370,091,720.
Aftlcs Power to Cn-oppmtp.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12. Minister
Wu has received a cable dispatch from
Earl Li Hung Chang giving an imper
ial edict, signed by the emperor, di
recting him to proceed immediatelv to
Pekin and there to co-onerate wir.i
Prince Ching toward peace neotia
ti(hs and a settlement of all war diffi
culties. The edict is dated August 27.
Accordingly, Li Hung Chang aska that
the powers co-operate in affording
him personal protection and facilitat
ing his journey. He probably will
leave Shanghai at once, going by sea.
Chance for a Strike Remote.
WILKESBARRE. Pa., Sept. 12. The
excitement over the threatened stnke
of miners in the Wyoming valley has
entirely died out The only murmur
of discontent comes from Plymouth,
where the United Mine Workers' or
ganization is very strong. The miners
there say that the executive board at
Indianapolis played Into the hands of
the operators unwittingly, but, never
theless, very effectively. If the strike
had been declared Saturday night as
expected, 95 per cent, cf the men em
ployed in the mines would have laid
down their tools at once.
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