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THE MORNING NEWS 1 'abllshed I*so - Incorporated IKS J. H KBTILL. Urestdsnt 11 SI HD. Uirc tsliwie Puls lie Number oi 3.000. 5.0(10 FAMILIES DESTITUTE Cburcbes, Schools, CbariUble losti tuiions Swept Away. NOT A BUILDING ESCAPED. looting and Robbery o( tbe Dead Follow Calamity. Ralveeton'a Streets Now Guarded hr I ntted State* and State Troop*-Ap peals for Hrllef Seat Hroailraal hr lior. Sarera and Mnynr Jnaea n( ilalteatoa-Slror Jnnea Relieve* the Number of Dead Will Hrat h -,.,ii:<>— Half of the Buildings In the I Itr Completely Obliterated. Memphis. Tcnn.. Sept. 11.—Authentic In -7 -matton from Che storm swept city ot Galveeton reached the Memphis office of ihe Associated Frees shortly after ntno o' ocfc to-nlght. The Intelligence came In the shape of a tr gram addressed to the Associate! J'rttg from Mayor Jones and five of the m t prominent dtlsena of Galveston. The telegram bears date of Sept. 11. and atacaa that m conservative estimate of the lea* of life Mi Galveston IS that It will r acb l,ono rive thousand families are r ported destitute and the destruction to I r .party is great. Following Is the tele- I m In full: ' .alvsston. Tea., Sept. U —The Associ ated Pres*. Memphis: The following <•■ ment of conditions at GalveMon end s,, <al for eld Is Issued by ihe local rell*f commutes: A . oneervatlve estimate of the los# of life la that It will reach 3.000; al least 5.0T0 families are shelterless and wholly de-ipute. The entire remainder of the population Is suffering In greater or less d,sr< Not a single church, school or chailiaMe institution, of which Galveston ad so many. Is left Intact. Not a build ing escaped damage, and half the whole t ituber were entirely obliterated. There is Immediate need for food, clothing and household poods of all kinds. If nearby title will open asylums for women and children the situation will be greatly re lieved. Toast cities should send us water n well ~* provisions. Including kerosene ot gasoline and candles. • Signed.) M W. C. Jones. Mayor. "M. Lasker, President Island City Bav legs Rnnk. "J. I). Skinner, President Cotton Ex change. "C. H. Mi-Master, from Chamber of Com merce. K C. Low*. Manager Galveston News, larence Owsley, Manager Galveston Tribune. •• FIVE THOUSAND I.IVFA LOST. Jnnea Mo Estimates In Hl* Address tn (he People. Houston. Tex.. Sept. 11.—The Post cor respondent waa Instructed to forward the following address to the people of Ihe United States: Galveston, Tex.. Sept. 11.—It la my opin ion. based on personal Information, that live thousand people have lost their lives liere. Approximately one-third of the rew- I lencs portion of the city has been swept away. There are several thousand people who are homeless and destllue. How, many, there Is no way of finding out. Arrangements are being made to have 'he women ami children sent to Hous ton and other places, but the means of transportation are limited. Thousands are still to be cared for here. We appeal to you for Immediate aid. (Signed) Walter C. Jones. Mr. Jones la mayor of Galveston. MANY IIODIF.N IDENTIFIED. •’regress of the Relief Work Iw Be half of Galveston. Austin. Tex.. Sept. 11.—Official reports *tom Galveston to Gov. Sayers to-day are ''t four hundred bodies have been Iden tWed, 200 more are in an Improvised n ' gue awaiting identification, and many more a re thought o have drifted out to ** ! > md their identity will not be known for weeks. A tel gram from Adjutant General Scur fy. who la at Galveaton, to the Governor, I* as follows: "Have Just returned from Texas City *-th sevaral Galveston parllea. who as sure ms that conditions there beggar de scription. "Account* have not been exaggerated. Jlatetnnalj Morning Vno a One thousand Inas Is too conservative While a portion provisions hsve been destroyed by water, sufficient Is en hand to relieve Immediate necessities. The clttxens seem to have the situation well in hand. V'nlied State# troops and Company C, volunteer guard, with cl’.l xen*. patrol the streets to prevent loot ing. I requested W. B. Wort bom to go to Galveston from Texas City for the purpose of advising me of Ihe city's most urgent needs, and 1 returned here to re port and ask for further Instructions. I respectfully suggest that the distress Is too great for tbe people of Galveston, even with the assistance of Houston, to stand, and that a general appeal for help will be welcomed. The estimate of 10,- nr destitute does not seem to be exces sive." Mellevlng the Anxiety. It Is estimated by the telegraph com panies ai this point that upwards of KI OTO private meesiges have been handled out of Galveaton by boat to Houston, thence to relatives and friends of Gal veston people, notifying them of their safety, and so meat has been the atraln of business that all telegraph companies have b* en us ng their lull forces all the twenty-four hours without relieving tbe rush HmyJrcdr of messatp-s pouring In here 10- y bring relief to aomc. and sad newa to others, recording the safety or death of relatives tn Galveston Effort lo atop booling. From reports reaching the Governor this morning ll will be neces-ary to co-operate with the federal troops to place all the mainland opposite Galveaton. as well as tlw- Island, under martial law. If reports reaching here ate true, thieve* have begun lo enter the city for Ihe pur pose of pilfering the hudlea of the lead The Governor has been Informed that the commanclar of the Texas troops has been ordered to Galveston by the Federal au thorities and ihe Governor will lend him every assistance possible with siate mi litia lo keep vandalism down. There Is only one road operating to tha coast from Houston, and that will be plac ed under mdi’ary supervision temporarily. Gov. Sayers was 10-day In receipt of a telegram from Mlse Barton of the Red Gross Society offering the assistance ct that association. If necessary, and he re plied (bat he would call on the society if l-e louno that Its help wss needed. Recovering the llodtea. ‘According to the reports to *he Governor tonight the work of recovering corpses continued unstwted. end while a number of them are so mutilated that they can not be recognised, they are being held as long as possible In the hope of gecurlng their names. Quite a number of children ere noted among the list. A large number of elate militia tents were shipped from here lo Galveeton to day for temporary use on the Island. Gov. Sayers re elve.l upward of LOW tele grams during th day from parties in rhe East and West offering assistance to the flood sufferers at Galveston, ami from va rtou* portions of the state reporting the collection of money amt supplies, liurlng the day Gov. Sayers ret I mated that the receipt* In money from collections in this stale would amount to *15.000. though fiom reports a great deal of money has been sent direct to Galveston Instead of coming through the Governor and the amount may be much larger than that stated. Gov Sayers will not make known the total amount until to-morrow. II a refine for Relief Funda, Quite a trim her of eastern newspapers ore wiring the Governor offering to es tablish tlvmaelves as bureaus for relief funds. If desired and a. king what they can do to relieve the situation. A tele gram from N,w Ycrk Informed the Gov ernor that two relief trains of supplies had left New Ycrk for Galveston. The Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce wires that It will nd any relief desired that ll <an give. Chicago. Philadelphia, SI Louis and sev eral other points did likewise. UNKNOWN BODIES HI HIED. Complete Death Mat W 111 Probably Never Be Known. Houston. Tex.. Sept. 11.—People from Galveaton are now numerous and all tell of a terrible calamity. More bodies have heen picked up on the bench at Virginia Point and Texas City, and searching parties are now getting Into fhe country between the two points. One member of ihe life satdng crew says hr believes that no! one-third of the dead arc being recovered. Many sank before reaching ihe ticach and he believes that a week will pass before the bay given up all the dead. A man who arrived from Galveston to day says that bodies are being cast Into Ihe Gulf with weights attached as the best method of disposing of them, while others are being hurled In the sand where found. Many of thew are unidentified, and so the death list will never be known Scores of people are here trying to get Into Galveaton. Many of them claim rel atives there, but It Is not possible to reach that etty at present. All of the small boats and lugs tn the bayou have been taken down to the bay to be used In ferriage. The great storm covered a large area of the cotton growing section of Texas and did tremendous damage to Ihe crop. A traveling man who covers a large area of the state reports that for a hundred miles west of Houston the wind and storms have wrought great havoc ami all chances for a crop have been destroyed. South west of Houston fhe fields are ruined. In large cotton growing counties around Houston It Is said crops have been beaten Into the ground and are worthless. 11l HYING THE DEAD AT *EA. An Idlers Called In lo Frevan! Loot ing and Robbery. Houston. Tex., Sept. 11.-The tug beat Brunswick, which arrived her* laet r.ight from Qalvtelon, brought an addition and list (Continued on Sixth Page, SAVANNAH, GA„ WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 12. 11*00. Ll UNDER SUSPICION NOT IKT ACTRPTKI) A* CMIMEAC K ATI VIC. CREDENTIALS MAY BE GOOD HIT THE POWERS DO NOT NKKM IN A HI HRV TO T AKE Hid. Imperial Edict Giving Him Pall Pow er Handed to the Mate Department by Minister Wn—l otted state. Re ceived ll as Information—Minister Wa Wanted Ll Hang I ban* Sent fo Taka on a tailed Males AA ar Yr aael. Washington. Sept. 11 —Erotn the formal statement given out to-day It appears that the State Department Is not yet ready to begin direct negotiations with LA Hung Chang it docs not question his credential# as a plenipotentiary, but stmply leaves that matter In abeyance. Probably Ihl* ls be cause ail of the Powers have not returned thrlr responses to the Russian note, and ll Is desired lo avoid making the t'ntted Staten the flrel among the Powers to abandon the hope of harmonious action, and strike for Itself toward Ihe settlement directly with China. Also It may be deemed well to wait to hear from Mr. Conger who, several days ago. wa* Invit ed to express his opinion about quitting Pskln. Acting Secretary Hill was In consulta tion to-day with Attorney-Oanerwt Grtgg-. and both were In communication by wire with the President, but It was said at the Department of Slate that beyond the pub lication of this exchange between Minister \Vu ami Acting Secretary Hill, and of the negative fact that all of the responses lo the Russian note were not yet in. Ihe De partment could not add to the etock of In formation as to Chinese development# to day. Transportation for Karl 14. Minister Wu was twice at the depart ment. It was understood that his first call was In part, at leaat. to secure transpor ts: Inn for Ll Hung Chang from Shanghai to Taku on a United Slates vessel. Hl* later call was to receive the answer of the department to that application, as well as to the communication respecting Ll Hung Chang's functions. The answer returned hy Ihe state de l>artmrnt to the later communication ap p*r. ntly made It unneevssary at this time to purkue the Inquiry as to the ship: If Ll may not enter Into negotiations at present, there Is no occasion tn t ran spore him to Taku. At any rata no cell was made to the navy department for a ship for the purpose Indicated. EDICT APPOINTING Id AH t, LI. I ntted Slate* Not Called Upon fn Ex press Any Opinion. Washington. Bept. II —The slate depart ment this afternoon Issued the following The fol'owlng oommunh-atlon was hand ed to Acting Secretary of State Hill oil Bept. 10. by the Chinese minister: Cablegram from Earl 1.1 Hun Chang, dated the 7th 3<pu, !!*<X transmitted by the Chinese minister at Bt. Petersburg under date of Bept. 9. and received by Minister Wu on the last named date: ”1 am In receipt of an Imperial edict nf the 3Ulh day of the 7th moon (Aug 4, !9bi), tranemltted by way of Pao Ting Fu It Is as follows: •' 'LI Hung Chang. Envoy Plenipoten tiary. la hereby vested with full discre tionary powers, and he shall promptly deal with whatever questions may require attenlldh. From this distance we will not control hi# aetlon* Let this edict be for warded with extra expcl.tlon at the rate of tlx hundred II per day (to Earl Ll) for his Information and guidance. Respect thl#.' " To the above communication Acting Sec retary Hill ha* handed Mr. Wu th* fol lowing reply. "1 he Unite,! Btates doe* not feel called upon to express any opinion at this time as to the Mifflclency of Ll Hung Chang'* authority, hut hopes It will transpire that hi* credential, are full and authoritative not only for negotiation, but to enable him. without further delay, to give as surance that the life and property of American* will henceforth he respected throughout the Chinese Empire.” FRANCE FORM ALLY ASSENT*. Accepts Ike Russian Plan In With draw From Pekin. London. B,pt. 11.—France has formally adhered to the Russian proposal to with draw from I'ekln to Tien Tsln. A representative of the Associated Press learn* on unquestionable authority that telegraphic instruction* were sent yester day from Parts and Bt. Petersburg to M Plchon and M De Olers, respectively.the minister* of France and Russia at Pekin, and reeling both minister*. In conjunction wl h Gen*. Fry and Llrjovltg to take meas ures tn withdraw the legations and mili tary contingent# of both countries to Tien Tatn. If drcumaiances permit. Diplomatic circles In London ore In clined to believe that thin step will lead lo similar action upon the part of the United Btates and Japan, and that while Germany may hold out till Field Marshal Count von Wsldersee arrives In China she will ultimately acquiesce, leaving Great Britain little choice hut to follow suit. Ll KING 1 HANG'S DII.EMM A. la Doubt A Iron! I rains Return of fhe Cos nr4 In Pekin. • London. Bept. 11-The Rhanghal corre spondent of the Times, wiring Bept. 9. says: "Ths Chinese minister In S'. Petersburg has telegraphed 14 Hung Chang that the proposal to svacuat* Pekin supposes that sufficient as.uran.ea wl I b* given of fhs r* ailon of th* Imperial court to the cap lUl at once A later message urge* Earl Ll lo endeavor eernostly to bring the Powers to agree lo evacuation sines. If Russia I* obliged lo reconsider her de cision a loss of piesllg* Is in- vltabl*. Ll Hung Change has memorialised the throne, urging the Immediate return of the court to Pel.ln. “At the same time. In a tele gram to the Viceroy of Wu Chang he points out that the difficulty In advo at.ng this course lies In fhe evident Intention of the .foreign Powers on the return of the court, to seise Ihe revolutionary leaders If his memorial to the throne alludes lo this fact the Emperor * return Is likely to be pre vented. If It does not. then he Is likely h<re.ifier to be treated a* a traitor. ' Jaran ba* Intimated a willingness to withdraw, but the Japanese government consider* It necessary to continue the mil itary occiii anon during the winter " From iflmnghal comes the report that 14 Hung Chang has dispatched an urg rnt communication to the Empress Dow ager announcing the Intention of the al lies to advance lo I'ao Ting Fu and even further. NO I.OofINC RV AMERICANS. II a sen 111 y In Tien Tala Confined fn Other Trnnpa, Washington. Sept. II —The war depart ment to-day made public a telegram of Ineiulry aent # by the war department on July 11. last, to Lieut. Col. Coolidge. com manding the American troop* at the oc cupation of Tien Tsln regarding fhe r#- pqrts of extensive looting In that city. The message was sent through United Btates Ctnsu! Fowlrr at Che Foo, as follows: "Fowler. Che Foo,—Bend following tele gram to Coolldge, commanding t'ntted Stares forces, T!n Tsin: " Reported here extensive looting In Tien Tln. Report Immediately whether American troops took part If so, punish severely, repress sternly. Absolute regard for life and property of non-combatant* enjoined. Ry order of Secretary of War.' Corbin.” On July *9 the elepartmeut received the following reply from Col. Coolldge. deny ing that American troops took any part In the pillage of the Chinese oily: "Che Foo, Corbin. Washington: Tien Tain. July 25 Looting by American troops walled city Tien Tsln unfounded and denied. Btlver taken from burned mint under direc tion (Colonel! Meade (Marine Corps), commanding, who waa Invalided to-day. No properly touched egeept under mili tary exigency. American troops have or ders to protect life and property; non combatant* In American aouih*it quar ter of city awtgned them Will forward report of < ommandcra of American guards In city. Coolldge." Supplementary lo the above. Col. Cool idge also transmitted several reports and also an additional report signed by him self. all of which beara witness that United Slates troops had no hand In Ihe looting of Tien Tsln Col. Coolldge took from the Chinese ord nance storehouse military store* that wera necessary for bis troops and a qunn iHy of silver from some of the burned vaults of the mint, Th*s latter wa* turn ed Into the Hong Kong bank and placed to the credit of the United Stare* and both' telsure* were authorised by Col Utah The report of MaJ Foote, while exclud ing the American* from airy share tn Ihe plundering-, testifies that looting va* In dulged In by the troops of the other na tion*. After graphically describing me entrance of the city nmld raging tires, dttise smoke, and a hot Are from conceal ed Chinese soldiers, he says: "I am confident that no other American •oldlera were In Ihe city that day. an-1 'hat no looting was done by our men, though It seemed to be n general thing among tha other troop* of the allied fores*." ITALY READY FOR rEACE. | Will Reek fn Open Negotiations at Onee AA lib 1 hlna. London. Bspt. 11—A special dispatch fiom Home says the Italian cabinet has decided to Initiate Immediately peace ne tt Gallons with China Duly will formu late demands for an Ind. mnlty, and If they are accepted. Italian tntervrn lon ■!! be consider and terminated, and no pro posals undlng to further warfare In Chins will lie considered. MINISTER HI HEAHD FROM, says Morris,m'* Attack I* an I ninstl- liable Libel. Washington. Bept. ll.—Air Wu. the Chl n*e mini*!,r. In reply to the Insinuations of Dr. Morrison, the London Times corre spondent at I’ekln. declares that th* edicts presented hy him lo the stale department have not hern proven false, and that Dr. Morrison's dispatch la an "unJustllUtbl* libel " TO TRANSFER THEIR RASE. Reported tbe F-mprea* Is Being Par *ne,l by Japanese, Copyright. IF**. The Associate,! Press. Tien Tsln. Bept S, via Nagasaki. Bept 10.—The Americans and Hrlllsh are con sidering Ihe feasibility of transferring their winter supply base from Tong-Ku lo a point near Bhan-Tsl-Kwang on the Oulf "f I.lao Ting, which Is free of Ice and is also a railway terminus. The chief difficulty In the way of the project Is the lack of troop# to guard the railway. The latest report* received here from Pekin say that the Kmpreas lmwager t# In the province of Bhan SI and that the Japanese are pursuing her. EMPRESS REPORTED TAKEN. Abe Is Said to Have Hren Captnred by Ruswlabs at Jobol. lyxndnn. Bept 11.—A dispatch lo a new* agency from Nagasaki. Japan, says ll Is reported there that Ihe Dowager Empress of China has been captured by Ihe Rus sians st Jobol (T). ALMOST A CONFLICT. Americana and French Said tn Have Had a Dispute. London. Bept. II —A special dispatch from Bhnnghnl give# a report that th* American* aid Franch nearly came Into conflict In I’ekln l>. cause the former had Insist'd upen entering the pa la,* before the formal entrance of the Imperial troops. Expedition fn Pao Tin* Fu. Taku. Sept •. via Shanghai.—Th* ex pedition of Pao Ting ru will leave on Friday. It I* made up as fellows: Brlfth. two rrg menu of cavalry, a battery of horse artillery and IDO Infan try: Italian*. 1.(40: Japanese. 104: Rus sians. KM. and American, MO, In all 1,000 rmn. FEARFUL MASSACRE (HTRU.KH AT P%O TINO IT IIF.\IM offtcmmov DEMAND MADE FOR REVENGE. CHILDREN AVENE Ilf IN HERED AND WOMEN AN* Al I.TED. Soldiers Are laaellre at rekla—Mas ala Is Rending More soldiers Inin I’ekln. nnd Her Influence Predomi nates at the fklaeae Capital—Al ready They Ontaamher Ike Japa nese—Ketteler Wna Murdered hy Imperial Order Empress Had l-i is ton Bept. I*.—'The Time* publishes this morning additional advices from Its Pekin correspondent. Dr. Morrison, un der date of Aug. Jl. "The censorship, which ts under iffr Al fred O.lsetee's control, make* ll difficult," say* the rorrrepondrnt, "to convey a true picture of the present situation tn IVktn "To-day the foreign community was thrilled with horror at the news of the massacre of tha missionlrle* at Pao Ting Ku. who were under the protection of the Imperial troop*- Children were butcher ed before the eye* of their parent*. White women were ravished and carried Irto captivity. Pries** were lorlured and murdered. "Massacres by red Indians never call In vain for vengeance. Yet the troops re main here Inactive. Their one thought and wish are to he given work or to he retailed from I'eklu. Surely Ihe clvllix-d world will not suffer this cruel massarro to remain unavenged and notke no effort lo aeeeetnln the fate of the (or mar tyred Christians and white women Fredomtnanee nf Rsiiln. "Blnea th* te'lef of Ihe legations one feature stand* conspicuous—the predomi nance of Russia and the overmastering posit ten she I* now aaterllng her*. The pageant In the Korhldden (Tty on An* 29. was g triumphant entry hy- Rusal*, fol lowed by the other Power* Russia did the honors, greatly lo th chagrin of the other ministers. "Russian troop* are pouring Into Pe kin dally. Nineteen hundred came yes terday and Iwo thousand tight hundred the day before Already the Russians out number th* Japanese, and they will toon outnumber the eomhtned force*. Their stay I# aeiumlng every characteristic of permanency. Cossack* dally raid th* coun try and drive the Chinese peasants and laborer* th herds through th* de**ri*d and dismantled city, setting them to build their m il ary camp "No one. nOt even Sir Claude McDon ald. I* allowed to enter the summer palace and th* splendid palace buildings within the Imperial domain which Is occupied hy the Russians without permission. The expected arrival of Vice Admiral Alexlff, who. It is announced, will remain during th* winter. Indleste* the Importance which Russia attaches to future dev. lopment*. "Russia ha* occupied Kin Chau and Ihe branch railway lo Han-Ptao collieries, thus securing the possible control of Ihe richest coal mines In North Chin*. Bhe will also occupy Bhan-lfal-Kwan. Japan I* Dlssattslled. “The British position I* anomalous The aimless action detaining Ihe brigade ai Hong Kong ha* had a bad effect. "The Japanese are openly expressing dissatisfaction that a smaller Biltlsh fores has been sent than was promised. 'The outlook Is not promising ll Is ting, count able why Japan, In whom belonged the honor* of fhe rescue, should consent con sistently to give sway to Rnssta and ap parently accept Kosxlan predominance. Fortune favors Russia, tor Baron Nlshl, formerly Japanse minister at Bt. Peters burg. I* credited, perhaps unjustly, with being much under Ihe Influence of M de Glers. and Ihe appointment of 14 Hung Chang to negotiate peace I* grateful tid ing* lo Russia. "Meanwhile a famine Is Inevitable. The government must quickly mike prepara tions If the Hrlllsh troops are to winter here. Kettelee’s Murder Ordered. ■The effect of Emperor William's Im passioned spoech 1* marred hy his per mit ling the ('bines* minister to remain accredited at hi* quarter. The Kaiser now knows that Baron von Ketteler was murdered, not hy brigand*, hut by an Im perial officer acting under Imperial or ders. "It has been discovered that Ihe Em press Dowager and Urine* Tuan had planned a massacre of all Ihe ministers that fatal morning. Whatever els* Is done. Ihe Powers should in*let upon Ihe deposition of Ihe Empress Dowager and the execution of Trlnce Tuan and the high officials who led th* Boxers and directed th massacres." FLED WHEN UNDER FIRE. Native Soldiers AA oa Id Not Stand Re fore fbe Asbaafla. Kumassl. Bept. 11.—News has been re ceived her* that a body of fl.nm ratlvrs levies under Cspt. Ban-on attacked OJssu, the famous Fetich town ten miles east of Kumassl Aug. 8. Instead of walling Io co operate a* ordered wttn IJetit. Col. Brake's column, consisting of lh Central African Regiment, which d'wroyed OJesu Aug. 91. As soon as they were under fire Ihe levies turned and fl*l. Capt. Benson, who had only one while man with him. I* reported lo hare shot hints. If in order to avoid falling In Ihe hand* of Ihe Ashanti*. GERMANY, TOO. WARTS MONEY. She May leek a Loan of •KA.OOU.OI'O lo EMI.tMm.4HHI. New York. Bept. 11—It became known to-day that a representative of th* Ger man governmerst had canvassed (he local flnancial fl* and with A view to ascertaining whs'hsr or not It wcu'd be Las bl* to attempt to float a loan In this country. Th* amount of th# proposed loan is va riously estimatsd at from 100.f100.000 to jqi. 00.000 maiks. or from 124.000,00 to lio.- 250.000 IT AA ILL RE ST A AIRFIELD. Hr NA *ll Hr Named hy Demoerats far (kurrasr of New A'ork. Baratogu. N. Y., Hcpt, It.—John B Btanchtleld will he nominated for governor hy the l>*mocr*ttc (Rate Convention to morrow. and his name will be presented fo Ihe convention by Judge 8. * Taylor of Chemung. Hon. \A'm. Mackey nf Erie, ha* been offered second place on the ticket, and has agreed to give an anawer a* to whether or not he will accept before tbe conven tion assembles *al 11 o'clock to-morrow morning. Mr Mackey I* expected to ac cept. Other place* on fhe ticket are not so certain and probably will not be definite ly determined until Thursday. liesplte the aheolot* hopelessness of the prospect, Mr Hill I* still determined lo present the name ot Mr Coler lo the con. ventlon. Senator Hill. It Is expected, will make n speech seconding Ihe nomination The proceedings of the day beyond Ihe eruption cau*< <1 hy the pirrentaticn of an sntt-lc* trust realulkm hy I’iof. Duncan C. Ls of Cornell were Inslgiitrtcanl. The reioiullon was ruled out of order. Mate Senator P. McCarron wa# elected temporary chairman, and after a brief apeech by him and the adoption of formal resolution* Ihe con ven I Inn adjourn, ed to II o'clock, noon. to mm row. MARKET II At K AT THE NONMAL. Hat There AA a* Same Interesting Trading In New A nek. New York. Be | a 11—There wit a marked condition In the order of thing* on the New York Cotton Exchange to day. While early operations and fluctuation* partook greatly of yesterday's sensattonal developments, there waa a quick return to normal condidttona In nrarly all respect*. The pronounced strength of this market last nlghi gave European bears another twinge of (fight, which resulted In a sky rocket rise of 1J to IK, point* tn Liver pool soon sfler the opening. New A'ork shorts made a wild drive for safer ground on th* opening here, but before the demands could be ap peased price* climbed 9 lo 1# point*. There came a smash of 10 to 3T) point* undsr a dash of the public for profits which had accrued during Ihe late bulge With the collapse cam* the passing off Ihe bull fever and a return lo careful trading Thereafter change* were comparatively narrow and speculation failed to reach anything like th* volume recorded yca lerday. The gallery was packed with expectant onlooker* before th* opening and all the morning the pH below was Iho object of special Interest to spectator*, who thronged th* visitors' apace Reports that European "shorts" had ef fected a long sought-for settlement took the soap out of bull trading In Liverpool a* well a* her*. The claim was made that the damage to cotton In Texan ha* been exaggerated. REPUBLICAN l.nft* IN MAINE. One I>emocrat Klreted to the Upper House of Legislator*. Lewiston, Me,, Sept II —To-night with *75 cltlra. towns and plantation* heard from out of a total of MI. the estimated Republican plurality for Ihs slata ticket remains at 8.0.0 The total vote of the above towns gives Hill (Rep). *9.37. tDem). M.lOl The same place* In I*l gave Powers (R< p) 70.19?, and Frank (D m). *1,790 Then* figures show a Republican lot* of II per rent, and a Democratic gain of 22 per cent. On* of the notable features of th# elec tion wa* the Democratic victory In Knox county, where, owing to labor troubles, ov, ry Republican candidate was badly knifed, and only Congressman LlttlsHstd sml Bherlff rimer succeeded In coming out ahead of lh lr opponents, Th* Democratic candidate for Ooverncr carried the coun ty, and pulled along with him the sena to:lal candidate, L. H. Btaples, of Woah- IngPn. end the flatter will have the dis tinction of being the only Democrat In the upper branch nf the Ivglslature. W- W r JACK NON A’ll.LK'g Port I.ATION. Cooeoe Gives It la.filft. an Increase of 415.1 X Fee Cent, Washington, Bept.* ll.—The population of the city of Jacksonville, Fla . In 190), a* officially announced 10-day, is H,tß. In 1990 It waa 17401. These figure* show for ths city, ss a whole, an Increase In population of 11,. 229. or Ss.S)*pr cent, from U9Q to 19(10. The population In IMO was 7.U0. show ing *n Increase of 9,551. or 111.15 per cent, from UW> to I*9o • The population by ward* in 199(1 I* ae follows: Ward 1, 2,949. Ward 2. 4.044. Ward *, 2.09*; Ward 4. 3.007. Ward 5. 2,299; Ward . I.TT2; Ward 7. 1.519. Ward I, 4.201; Ward 9. 1.991. The population of Lealnglon. Ky . ts K.Kt. as against 21.5 ft? In 1990. This Is an Increase of 4.992, or 8.27 per cent. M AN, HUNTER IN AA OR HI KD. Many Spinners Mny Re I nnble to Be ilin Hefore November. Manchester, H, pi, 11—All kinds of esti mate*. varying from ino.MW 10 1.000,00 bales art formtd of the loss through the Galveston hurricane Uric## are now ro high that business Is almost at s stand*,lll. At no time In twenty year shave rates been so high. A topic of continue! dtstuosion on th* exchange Is the poolhllliy of adopting sign* common line of action far ihe who * node, hut thus fur no feasible policy has been suggeeled. ll Is bcginnlg 10 be feared that many splnnera will be unah e to start again be fore November. Gu y half a dosm Arm* hsve slo ks large enough to keep them going until the arrival of the new crop. Three spinner*, however, have quite large stocks, one being In a position lo realise * profit of (4 |r hale. If wl ling to sell. Roby Killed by a llll,ln. Louisville. Ky.. Bept 11.—The 4-months oid baby of Orlando Johnaon was killed st Worthington by a bull dog which bur led tta teeth In th* Infant's fare nnd hsad. Th* baby tell from Its mother's arms, when th* dog sprang st Mr* John son and the dog attacked It The baby was kUlsd before Its moiber * yns by th* brut*. DA I LA', flt A YEAR. 5 CENTS A COPY. WEEKLY l-TIMKB-A-WKBJC.iI A YEAR WILL BE M’SWEENEY HOI Til 4MOI4K V* *R*T GOVOUIM 19 ( ItORKN. HE WON IN SECOND PRIMARY. •Ilk M AJORITY OA FJI HOVT MAY REACH lo.iSHI VOTE*. This Is a A'letory for fhe Dispensary. Hoyt AA as the Prohibition Candi date—J. It. Tlllmiia fu He Lleoteo anl Governor—AA barton Won for Hailrond Commissioner—( ongress mrn Norton and AAllaon Realm hy (rsrhnrnash anil Johnson. Columbia. S. C. Sept 11.—The second D*mocrat eprimary parsed off without In cident to-day. Thera were about 0,0 votes cast, and fli.flWi have been gccouP’.ad for. In the drat primary two weeks ago. tha race wu* narrowed down to the two high est candidal, a f, r each office. For Governor the Incumbent, Mils* B. McHneeney. then led Col Jamas A Hoyt by 5,10? vote*. Two other candidates re ceived at.non vet *. Tile bulk nf the vote seems to have grin* to McHwreney to-day, for return* fo nt .ht show Itlm lo be 7.JTO vote* ahead of Hoyt, with his lead Increasing as rural pie-lnrt* are heard from. James H Tillman, nephew of Senator B. It. Ttltlman, and a dtaprnaary advo. ra?e, trail*-John T. Sloan for lieutenant governor by lu.OCO. W D. Evans, chairman of the Rtat* Rallrimd Commission ami vice presl.igul of Ihe Nattohal Commission, Is beaten fep J. II Wharton by UMOi. This state's delegation In Congress la strengthened by the election of R B. Scarborough over Jams* Norton and Jo*. T Johnson over Stanyatna Wilson hy large majorities. Scarborough t* present lieutenant governor and Johnson Is a tec ogntied lender Finley and Latimer re tain their -Tat* tn emigres* over all competitor*. Timmerman, alate treasurer, Is beaten by Jennings otherwise Ihe present ad ministration Is unchanged after a pre liminary canvas* from county to county. Dispensary Ihe Isane. The race for Governor ha* been especial ly warm The dispensary was th* Issue. Last December Iha dispensary director* fall out among themselves and scandals were aired. OppMiltlon to the dispensary wa* strong When Ihe campaign waa open,d h* prohibitionist* and other ane mic* of Ihe dispensary selected ''at. James A. Hoyt to lead th* fight against th* dis pensary. There were thee* dispensary candidate*, and Gov. Mcßweensy was, In the Hist primary .(selected to fight It oufl with lioyl. The race has been hot and senoatlonnj. Senator Tillman cam- Into the campaign and fought Hoyt, On the other hand Hovt's friend* charged McSwreney with being a uaurper. a imlrott of Illicit sa loons, nnd a Homan Catholic who had de serted ht* rellgtpn. The candidates Ihemssdve* behaved nice ly Ins It Is said their ov*r-stou* friend* resorted to questionable means. The reauil an the main issue la that tha legislature I* for the >Mopen*ary hy two third*. McSwreney will receive W.OM) ma jority and Tillman goes back to th# United Stale# Senate, allhmigh ILW snatched hi* name on Ihs ticks* and he had no opponent. Col. Hoyt, the defeated candidate, t* a Confederate veteran, was chairman of tha *l*l* Demoeroey, President of the Rnp tlet Convention several l*rm# nd grand master of his Masonic lodge. Mcffweeney | ( # printer, wa* Lleutefl int-Goveronr and became governor on th* death of W. H Ellerhe. Hit AA' IT WENT IN CHARLESTON. AflrSereeaey and Sloan Given Good Majorities There. Charleston. B .C„ Sept. U.—The pr mary here to-day was vary quiet, hut the vot* polled was an unusually large one for A second race vote. At this hour, with All the city boxes In, the results are as fol lows: €7l For l.leu'ensnt Governor—Moan. 2.811 Tillman. 1.441 • For Railroad Commlsslonor—Wharton. 2.C74. Evans. 1,577. In the county race V’aughsn was elect ed coroiw r over Perrin* by l.flfll vote*. There are seven county boxes still to h* heard from, but these, will not materially change any of the results given TWO FIGHTS IN FAIRFIELD. • Ole Man la Dead and Another Mor tally AA „ti ailed. Charleston. K C.. Sept. 11 —One man dead and another mortally wounded. Is Fairfield county's rt cord for 10-dgy’s pri mary election. The mutdrr occurred at Feasterdlle. In what Is gen, rally called Ihe "Dark corner” of the county. John son Cameron shot and killed H. A. Stev enson In an election row The other shooting affray wa* at Byth*. w,,od In th# sand hi I*, where Kd Rrsge sett was ht in tie- leg, sum* say by hi> own filth, r. other* say by John Campbell The leg was amputated and Brsaewetl’a condlth n Is critical. W ELCOME TO SPANISH CONSUL. Kernandlna Taras Oat a Rrass Has# for Signor t arrlo. Fsrnandlna. Fl*.. Bept. 11.-Quit* a demonstration occurred here to-day upon Ihe arrival of Ihe Brunswick boat, tha o, anion being Ihe home coming, after a three months sojourn In hi* nstlv* land, of the Bpanlsh consul. Signor 8. Carrto. A large delegation of prominent cltl sens. hewded by Acting Mayor Jeffrey* and esc*tried by o brass band, playing na tional airs, met him At th* wharf, and gaily decorated carriages conveyed tha party o the family r**ldenc*. where im promptu reciprocal felicities wera ex change,!. One of tha most oosptcuotM feature* was that of th* band's playing th* Spanish national air. whll* th# host waa yet tn tha harbor, btM immediately str.-.ng up America as soon as Signer Carrto touched his foot on shorn Signor Carrto hat endeared himself to tb people