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VOL. 8.
The Organized Relief Measures
Now Running Smoothly,
BUT THE ROBBERY OF THE DEAD AND
LOOTINQ OF HOUSES CONTINUES. .
fourteen More Negroes end Two White Men
Shot Dead In Their Tracks Lost Night.
Reports Prom the Nearby Coost Swell
the List ol the Dead—Parties Oslherlng
and Burying the Dead.
Galveston, Texas, Sept. 18.—The re
lief measures organized here are running
more smoothly than before. The desti
tute are reoeivtng supplies from the va
rious depots, and the sick are reoelving
the beat of ears, the physicians giving
their servioes free.
Reports continue to be received from
the nearby coast and mainland towns
telling of the destruction of property
•and the loes of life. The coast for miles
inland is saidtobeoovered with oorpaes.
One man aided in burying a hundred a
tew miles north of Virginia Point. Par
ties are out in every direction engaged
in the same duty.
THIEVES AND VANDALS.
The situation has got beyond the con
trol of the authorities. The robbery
and mutilation of the dead and looting
of houses has beoome so common that
last night fourteen negroes and two
white men oanght in the aot o( theiving
-were shot dead, in their tracks. This
makes a total of ntuety-aix m in shot by
the troops for vandals.
0ENEILAL HAN AD EH VAN VLOOK, OP THE
SOUTHERN PACIFIC REPORTS.
Houston, Texas, Sept. 18.—General
^Manager Van Vlook, of the Southern
Paolflo, who returned from a trip to
Galveston today, says the damage is
dully eighty per oeut. He expects to be-
:gln work on the bridge within two days,
and expects trains to be run into Gal.
veston within forty days.
-OVER A THOUSAND DEAD AT ROLLIVAR.
Houston, Sept. 18 —B. P Cameron, a
lumber dealer at Stow ell, says the relief
party wliioli went from Stowell to Bol
livar, reported to him that over a thous
and dead bodies were on the beaoh at
Bollivar in east bay and the marshes
lining the bay.
TEXAS CITY LOST ALL.
Houston, Sept. 18.—John J. Moody,
•one of the oopraiittee sent to take
•charge of the relief station at Texas
City, reports that flfty-six bodies have
Ibeen buried and that they nre reported
To be thick for twenty miles. The real
dents of Texas City lost all; there is not
a habitable house In the city. They
have been too busy burying the dead to
look after personal effects.
GENERAL LOOTING GOING ON,
ARE SEQUELS
TO OALVES TON'S
DISASTER.
AWFUL
Blacks Are Robbing the Dead and Fifty Have
Been Killed—Nearly 2,500 Bodice Hire
Been Dumped Into the Sen—Hundreds
Bnrlcd on the Land.
HOKillBLE AFTERMATH OP THE HURRI
CANE ON THE TBXAS COAST.
COL., WORTHAM’S ESTIMATE OP THE OAL
VBSIONWRECK.
Famine and Pestilence Threatened—No Drink
ing Water In Oalvestoa—Huadrdda of
Bodies Carried Ont to See and Dumped
Overboard—Armed Ouerds Direct the
Removal af Bodies.
HonBton, Sept. 13 —A message from
Galveston tells of rioting between the
blaoks and whites, whioh adds innum
erable horrors to those that are already
desolating the oity. Oon&iots between
nurnly negroes and law-abiding citizens
ocour constantly. Fifty negroeB have
been shot, most of them for robbing the
dead. Gangs of blaoks have, in many
cases, driven the resoning whites away
from their work. Vlgilanoe committees
have been formed.
Two thonsand three hundred and
fifty bodies have already been carried
by barges and dumped Into the Gnlf.
Two hundred have been bnried at Vir
ginia Point, and hundreds have been
bnried at other points along the ooast.
Scores of dead bodies are owning ashore
at Virginia Point.
The dead are still stifling the streets
of Galveston, and a heavy pall of smoke
whioh hung over the olty this morning
tells the faot that the debris has been
set on fire and that the ruins are being
burned in the hope of quelling pest!
leuce.
WHOLE BLOCKS SWEPT CLEAN.
Houston, Tex., Sept 13.—Additional
dfetaila by thg from GHIVeston show that
west of Thirty-third street the storm
swept the ground perfectly oleau of the
residences that onoe stood npon it and
piled them up In a conglomerated mass
five blocks back on the beaoh, strewlbg
the piling with the debris and the bodies
of its many victims. Many of those
were lying out In the afternoon sun and
were frightful to look npon. The fear
ful work of the storm was not confined
to the District In the Bio Grande and
Denver re-snrvey on the beaoh.
The waves washed away the Home of
the Homeless and it is thought that the
inmates consisting of thirty orphans
and three lady matrons wore drowned.
Ont in the Denver re-snrvey the de-
strnetion was terrible and it 1b thonght
that many of the soldiers at Fort
Orookett, together with a numb-r of
the residents of that place, were among
the many viotlms of the storm. The
government works were greatly dam
aged and the buildings on the beaoh
were washed ont into the gnlf and their
ocoupants are thonght to have perished.
In the north part of West End the
damage was great also, almost every
bnilding damaged to some extent and
many are completely wrooked. The
cotton and lum&er yards whioh are in
that Bcction of the city wore completely
razed to the ground and muoh valuable
maohinery Is ruined. However, the
loss is not nearly so great In that dis
trict ns it was ont toward the beaoh.
Galveston, Sept. 10, via Houston,
Sept. 11.—The dead are being burled to
day at the point of Winchesters, and
armed guards patrol the streets in foroe,
The bnrial squads take up the dead and
load them on drays to be hauled to the
barges, ou whioh they are towed out
into the gnlf by tags to be damped Into
the sea This manner of banal Is lm,
peratlve.
Mayor Jones gave ont au order today
declaring that the living must be pro
tected from pestilence and famine.
Famine and pestllenoe are an appalling
aftermath to the storm. Thirty-five
thousand persona are exposed to'this
new and grave danger. There is not a v
drop of water in Galveston except what
is brought from the mainland by boat.
He West From Austin as tbs Special Ap-
palstee tf Ik* Ad|efsst Oeueral- He Re
ports Is Ike Governor Tkol Ho Believe*
Ike City Is Wrecktd Por All Time.
Money
Irows Rapidly—Nearly $75 .Hu Beta Cos
trlkelsd.
From Thursday's Daily Herald.
Neither meat, bread nor vetableaoan be With their oharaoteriatio generosity,
had, and the oity subsists On oanned
goods that esoaped spoiling by the flood.
Houston, Sept. 11.— Hundreds of
corpses have been found floating and
drifting on the tide. Many were bur
led by moonlight without the semblanoe
of prayer or religious eeremony. Owing
to the heat and the preaenoe of so many
dead bodies, armed guards are compell
ing able-bodied men to get the oorpses
out of the way. Some are taken to sea,
weighted and euuk in the gulf. Six
hundred were fonnd dead in one pile.
The government telegraphed today that
thirty-five thousand rations were started
for Galveston from the Kansas Oity
army headquarters.
CUPID WINS AGAIN.
Austin, Texas, Sept. 13.—This morn
ing Ool. Wortham, who went to Gal-
vea’on as the special appointee of Ad'
jntant General Surrey to investigate the
true ooudltion there, returned home
and reported as follows to the governor
“I am oonvinoed that Galveston is
praotloally wrooked for all time to
oom'e. Fully seventy-five per oeut. of
the business portion of the town Is lr<
reparably lost, deplorably demolished
and wrooked. At least the same por
oentage of damage wae found in the
realdenoe portion."
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GALVESTON FUND
GAULDEN CAPTURED.
OalveitoQ Will Probably Be Placed Under
Martial Law.
New Orleans, September 11.—A
epecial from Dallas, Tex., says Adjutant
General Scurry reached Galveston by
boat from Houston this afternoon and
last night by courier to Houston notified
the militia companies of the
state that he would call on them
for details for service in Gal*
veston. Captain Roache, of one the
Dallas infantry companies, was notified
to have his raen in readiness for orders.
Information leaks out that the horrors
of vandalism and general looting have
been started by the vicious and criminal
element at Galveston. It is expected
that the city will be placed under mar
tial law. •
Bale of Cotton on Fire.
’From Wednesday’s Herald-
About 3:80 o'olook this afternoon the
department responded to an alarm of
-fire sent in from Flonsky’s warehouse.
A hale of cotton had just been un
loaded from a wagon and plaoed on the
trnoks to be taken into the warehouse.
The track ran over a match whioh ig
nited and set the cotton on fire. The
bale was truoked out into the street and
was promptly entinguished by the de-
. .partment upon its arrival.
Tke Partner In Crime ol Laoler, Who Suicided,
In the Tolls.
From Thurday’s Dally Herald.
Oollis Ganlden, the young Worth
countian who, with J. W. Lanier,, stole
seventeen head of cattle recently and
sold them to Mr. H. H. Nelms, of Ease
Dougherty, is u prisoner in Dougherty
connty jail.
The story of the crime of Ganlden and
J. W. Lanier was told in Monday's
Herald. It will he remembered that
Lanier, after being arrested and con
fessing his crime, escaped from the
depnty sheriff who had him in oharge,
and when ran down by track hounds
was fonnd dead at the end of a logging
ohain, having committed suicide rather
than face the consequences of his crime.
The officers have been doing their
best to locate Oaulden, who fled from
Worth connty Immediately after the
crime. Yesterday he was captnredin
Shellman, and the authorities here were
notified. Deputy Sheriff Wm. Godwin
went after the prisoner, and he was
brought to Albany yesterday afternoon.
The officer who arrested Ganlden in
Shellman received a reward of $35 for
his good work, that sum having been
offered by Mr. Nelms for the captnre of
the man who helped swindle him.
Ganlden will be tried in this connty,
though most of the cattle stolen by him
, belonged.to parties living in Worth.
A Midnight Wedding Not Entirely Without
a touch of Romance.
From Wednesday's Herald.
At the residence of Rev. J. A. Rom
ney, ou Pine street, jnst before 13
o'olook last night, Miss Alma Taylor
and Mr. J. J. Montgomery were united
in marriage, Mr. Ramney officiating.
The wedding was the sequel to a ro-
mantio courtship, and was another sig
nal triumph for resnnroefal Dan Onpid.
Mr. Montgomery is an employe of the
Western Union Telegraph Company,
and for some time past has been sta
tioned at Albany as an operator In the
Washington street office. Miss Tay
lor's home, np to last night, was in
Amerions, and it was In the latter oity
that the yonng conple learned to love
each other and plighted their troth.
When Mr. Montgomery came to Al
bany several weeks ago, it was under
stood that he and his fiance weald
sh or Hr be married, bnt their seoret was
carofnlly guarded, even from their
nearest friends. This secreoy was made
necessary on account of the opposition
of Miss Taylor’s family to the match.
After Mr. Montgomery came to A1
bauv, arrangements for the wedding
moved forward slowly but satisfactorily.
Varions plans were discussed by letter,
bnt finally it was deeided that Miss Tay
lor should come to Albany, where the
ceremony could take place without fear
of interruption. Accordingly, when the
Central' train left Amerions last night
for Albany, Miss Taylor was a passen
ger. She had Managed to get away
from home in Bafety, and when the train
reached Albany she was met at the
depot by her fiancee.
The rest was simple enough. The
triumphant couple went at once to the
residence of Rev. Mr. Ramney, whioh
is Mr. Montgomery’s boarding place,
and within less than an honr
after the arrival of the Ameri-
train the pair had been made
one. A number of interested friends
witnessed the oeremony, immediately
after whioh the bride and groom wdre
the recipients of hearty congratulations.
They are now at home to their friends
at the Rnmney home; and there's an-
other scalp hanging to the belt of the
little God of Love.
The ladies are planning their fall and
winter salts, and the dressmakers are
preparing for a rush of work.
the people of Albany are responding to
the oall made In these oolumns yester
day afternoon for anbsoripttons fora re
lief fund to be sent by this okty to the
disaster-visited seotion of Texas.
Mr. Morris Weal oaky first suggested
the movement iu a card in the Herald
yesterday, and he headed the list with
*10. To this amount contributions
have been made until the fund amounts
10 $74.50.
The Herald is quite anxious to raise
this amount to $100 this afternoon and
send that amount to the Galveston re
lief oommlttee at onoe. The sooner the
sufferers ouu get this money, the more
good it will do.
There are maiiy who wish to contrib
ute to this most worthy oause, aud we
request all to bring their donations in
as early as possible this afteruoou. No
subscription list is being olronlated, bnt
all who will oontrlbnte are expeoted to
sena their contributions to this offlpe
without personal Bolioltation.
Every one should contribute some
thing, uo matter how little, to the relief
of a people upon whom has fallen one
of the most horrible disasters in the
history of reoent times.
The list as it now stands is as follows:
Morris Weploaky...., *10 00
Hofmayer, Jones & Co 10 00
W. W. Paoe..... 10 00
S. B. Brown 10 00
Herald Publishing Co 5 00
Ike Weiss 5 00
Mrs. R. Hobb 6
Georgia Cotton Co. and employes 7
A. O. von Gnndell 3 60
•Mrs. A. O. von Gnndell 3 50
F. Meroor i 100
J. T. Hester 100
S. Sterne 1 00
Ben Collier 50
Cash 4 00
Total ■■■■■■ *74 60
A CORN THIEF.
by the use
of Royal
Baking Powder is considerable.
Royal is economical, because it
possesses more leavening power
and goes further.
Royal saves also because it
always makes fine, light, sweet
food; never wastes good flour;
butter and eggs.
More im-|*
portant still is
the saving in Ip
health. Royal I
Baking Pow
der adds anti-
dyspeptic
qualities to the
food*
halting
In practical
little others
may coat,
am the Royal
, 4'
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Imitation bating powders almost Invariably c
tain alum. Alum makes the food unw‘
'flOTAL BAKIHQ FOWDKIt CO., 100 WILLIAM ST., NSW YORK.A
KILLED BY, A TRAII
ISSUES PROCLAMATION in
ORDERS BOXERS AND RECALCITRANT S
•01 Every Description to Return, to. Their
Homes—Reminds Them oMIls Past
vices—Russians to Blame -For Ei
tbe Imperial Family From Pekin.
While Seeking Safely In Flight,
v,* can Meet. HI. lb
From Wednesday’s
Yesti
r conn
of
Jim Bostick Steals Two Wagon Loads
Corn sod Is Arretted.
From Thursday’s Herald.
Jim Bostlok drove into the oity early
this morning with a wagon load of
corn. Jim is a negro who lives over
the river, but who has now changed his
residence to Dougherty county's jail.
When Jim drove into town this morn
ing with his corn, he aroused the bds-
ploinns of Officer Raley. He had that
gnilty look, and hi9 anxiety to sell the
corn made the suspicions of the officer
the stronger. He sold tbe corn to Mr.
Sam Farkas, bnt before he get his
money for it an investigation disclosed
tbe fact that he had loaded his wagon
from the corn field of Mr. Ben Jones
before day this morning.
Jim was arrested and put in jail, and
he afterwards oonfessed that he had
stolen about a week ago a load of oom
from Mr. Reynolds, a farmer living
about two miles over the river, so Jim
now has two warrants ont against him
Shanghai, Sept. II.—LI Hung Chang
is now oirdnlating (proclamations In the
province of Peohlli warning the Boxers
and all other persons disposed to make
trouble to disperse at onoe, return to
their homes and resame {peaoef nl occu
pations. One part says: "Yon know
me; remember my Jtwenty-fonr years
servloe among yon." LI threatens that
unless his orders are obeyed Immedi
ately he will go to Peohlli 'and pnnlah
tho recalcitrants.
The imperial party, tnolndjng all the
pnnoes, left Pekin Ang. 14. Prince Toon
was at Tangohow when the allies
reached there. He flod|lmmodlatoly to
Pekin and reportedjthe foot that the al
lies were oomlng to the Empress Dow
ager. Preparations were made at onoe
to leave Pekin, but the imperial party
remained in the palaeeKnntU; the allies
were ootnally outoringJPokin. Then
they left via the western |gate, while
the troops of the allies] were passing
through the eastern gate. In view of
this information regarding the esoape
of the Empress Dowager and the princes
at the last moment, it seems certain that
if the Russians had kept their agreement
mode at Tnngchow|for a joint attaok by
the allies the entire oity would hive
been surrounded and the esoape of the.
imperial party would have been impos
sible). •
The
The wise farmer sends a heavily laden
wagon to town and has it go book home
empty. He spill hi*, produce, except
enough to meet the needs of his family
and Ms stock, bnt under no cirdim-
stances does he bay meal, meat, hay,
oom, pew, syrup, eto., in town.
fishermen are again oatohing
carp ont of the river. Dink Melvin, (he
well known fisherman, says that the
people of Albany are beginning to ap
preciate the river oarp for something
like what they are worth. Last spring,
he says, he conld get only a quarter of a
dollar for a fish weighing five or Six
pounds, but now, he says, he can sell all
the'oarp he can catch at 10 cents a pound.
Dink it also authority for the statement
that the carp are jnst now in the zenith
of their season, being fat and full of roe.
Albany has the excellent country
roads of Dougherty county to thank for
her inoreased cotton reoeipts daring tho
last few years. Since the present sys
tem of working! the pnblio highways of
the oounty ww adopted, there ha*
a wonderful improvement in the condi
tion of all roods, add they are always
kept in good order. Farmers will haul
their ootton or produoeJIB miles to Al
bany over the splendid roads of Dough
erty oounty rather than ton miles over
highways snoh w are to be fonnd in
nearly all portions of seutheru Georgia.
man several t
capo from the oounty i
being oarried to the court house f
purpose of settling the
against them. Instead of Sammle J
son, the name of one of the neg
should have been Sam Dunoon,
name was published as given
Herald, but we were mtslnfi
After making'his esoape as r
the Herald, Dunoon hurried o
oity and remained in hiding nntl
nightfall. Returning as soon
oould do so with safety, he m
way to the depot, and i '
i left over the B. <
at 0 o’olook for Brunawlok he i
hoard. Jt Is not known jnst i
concealed himself, as none pf the
hands discovered bis hiding plaoe.
when the train reached Tit ton, I
met his death.
>It is supposed that he feared th
ton officers would be on the lookont for
him, and before the train drew
the depot he attempted to jump
his hiding plaoe. He missed his c
latlonS, however, and was pou
death against the oross ties by t
lag train. His body was not
by the wheels, bnt when pioked no
little later by some of the yard 1
life was extlnot. Tbe body was bri
back to the oity last night by
lar passenger and turned over 1
mother of the dead man.
Peath of Mrs. W. R. II
From Tuesday’s Herald.
The news of the death of Mrs.
Dehon, whioh ooourred on Sun
at her home in Summerville,
will be received with deep sorrow
her many friends in this city. 1
Dehon had been ill for a long while, I
her oonditlon was not considered i
geroua until a day or two prlpr to 1
death.
' Mrs. Dehon was a sister of llr.
Nott Parker and the mother of Mr. 1
Dehon, both of this city. I
visited Albany on several
and had many friends here
the news of her death will •
sadness.
Tpe Herald joins tbe 1
Parker and Mr. Dehon
sinoerest sympathy
bereavement.