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THE MORNING NEWS ... wished IMO - Incorporated 1888 * j. H. EBTILL. President II ■ HI Write Negroes Were Hied oad ordered Si. HI VESTON’S MANY CHOILS property Loss Is From $10,000,000 to $20,000,000. LIVES LOST 3,000 TO 5,000. Esiinutes Were Sot Exaggerated. Bat Were Too Small. • 6, *a>rr# Received G*fr gIdO.IMH) A r.trrtlay—Supplies and Wont, Are I'imrinx Into nalmloD From All Dlrrrllooa—lrvra Hundred Bodies H'lrird Hi Bra From Bnr*ri-Armed Men Called on la Impress Ul.orrr. Inn arrvlrr to Remove the llrod. Water KHfvlr Drill Lacking. DCIso, Tex.. Sept. U.—W. H. McGrath, ewuger of the Dallas Electric Company, r, r.l Dallas to-day direct from Oal f. 'or, last night. He said: • Vandalism at Galveston has been hor t!t * The most rigid enforcement of mor tal lea- has not been able to suppress It tv r y Adjutant General Scurry'll mn Kv nr rested a hundred or more negroes, frt>-three of whom were found with rttc* oken from dead bodies. Thee sere ordered tried by court martial. They #we convicted end ordered shot. One r t-o had twenty-three fingers with rings cr. them In ills pocket." , H.o. 'oO. Teg., Sept. 11.—It Is true that rezroe* is ere shot b>' order of a court tlnsrti 1 oelr pockets were found ts be 1 1 <•( ti .inss fingers and Jewelry of e* " th- .lead were stripped. M I.IST OF HMD Wtt KEPT. bt Impnaalhle |o Cnmpnt* Dus of l.lfe nnd Properly. 'r. ijn, Sept. 11.—The following state- B r was received at 11 o'clock to-night: liaise.Teg.. S p<. 11.—To Charlea P Dehl, General Manager, A*>oc ated irr-y. Chicago.—A summary of the con d' n now prevailing at Galveston la b -• than human Intellect can master, kt'kllj stated, the damage to property 1 anywhere between fifteen and twenty si lions The less of life cannot be. com |ii. t No lists rou and fce kept and all la iltnpk guess work. Those thrown out ■ i ami burled on the ground wher * f.'iirid will reach the horrible total tf s' bast 3.000 souls. '-Ornate on the Island of the city G 1 : i Ives ton and the Immediate surround be rlct Is that there were between *and 3.000 deaths. I do not make this n urns nl In fright or egrttement. The whole ►•ary will never be told because It can h< bi told. The necessities of those liv in'-: are total. Not a single Individual es j * if <1 property loss. The property on the b ils wrecked, fully one-half totally rw.,,i oulof existence altogether. What tur needs are can be computed by the *"r!d at large by the atatement herewith ttbmlited much better than I could pos ‘ \ summarize them. The help must be Immediate. (S;sne,l K. G. Lowe, Manager of Gal veeton News. ■'ROtIRKM OF HFI.IFF WORK. Orders In,*il in Kill Thieves—Har row Fat-ape* Reported. Galveston, Tex., Sept. 11. 2 p. m . via T< xis City and Houston, p. m—At a r- • Ing of the relief t-ommlllee held this morning reports were received from the is wards. The chairman called for 'rtn..| men to assist In getlng labor to hj: the dead and clear the wreckage and ariincements were made to supply th 1 * d-m md. T " situation In the city to-day Is that *<i are plenty of volunteers for this * t'i e, but an Insufficiency of arms Thi - have been two or three small riot* l ut the ofilcera have managed to quell firm. The committee rejected the pro 7*w 'I of trying to pay for the letting the laborer* secure own rations. It was decided go ahead Impressing men Into ** n •*, if necessary. Issuing orders for 1 • * only to those who worked or were bni:,|, to work •' 1 of the ward chairmen reported the ive need of disinfectant*. A com " was appointed to sequester ail the 1 > -tants In the city. Including ihe ■ which escaped wetting and to obtain Houston was called upon for a >ar ** load of time. The Work of Relief. r P* Sinclair Tallattero. of Houston. * 1 did such efficient work during Ihe i-taios flood, arrived hers this morning He was asked to assist Chairman M.v Vltlle In hi* work Dan Henderson an nounced that Mr Van Vleek. the general manager of the Southern Pacific, author tlxed the committee to draw on that com pany for 95.0 M. Mr. Van Vleek returned to Houston on the tug Juno to send a berge load of supplies. The Galveston. Houston and Henderson Railroad Is operating relief trains over It* line to Texas City Junction and hence over the Texas City terminal to, or nearly to. Texas A boat Is carrying dis patches from Galveston to Texas City. Arrangements have been made to atari a passenger service to-morrow. Tbc steamer Lawrence wilt take pay passen ger* to Texas City. Destitute person* who have relatives elsewhere will he furnish ed with credentials by the Relief Commit tee and will be taken lo Texas City free of charge and carried by the Galveston, Houston and Henderson to Houston free. Mr. Van Vleek is arranging transporta tion for them from Houston to the points whither they are destined. This service will begin at 8 o'clock to-morrow morning. Waterworks Hot Repaired. Work on the water works has not pro gressed so satisfactorily as had Ixen hoped for The men did tut work last night. Chief Engineer Reynolds has not been at the works since yesterday morn ing Alderman Mi M iste r took charge of the work to-dav The machinery ha* been clear-d of the debris and the pipes found lo be badly damaged, and plumber*, steam fitters and bolb-rmakers are at work on them. Mr. McM.ister says he thinks It will be possible lo turn water Into the mains to-morrow. All saloons were clos’d by the Chbf of Police on Sunday. At a meeting of the general committee with Ihe city officials to-day the policing of Ihe oily was discussed. Mayor Jones .announced that Adjt. Gen Scurry would take charge of the '*utioti with the sol diers and olttxen* soldiery. The city Is patrolled by about 2.000 police clficer*. special officers, soldier* and deputy sheriffs. Orders In Kill Thieves. Orders were Issued lo the soldier* and police lo kill any person caught In the act ol robbing the dead, t'p to Tuesday morning seven negro vandals had been discovered and had paid the penally of their crime wtlh their lives. They were shot dead and their bodies carted away with the dead victims of the storm. No liquor I* permitted to be sold tinder any circumstances unless ordered by the chairman of one of the committees or by a physician, who must state that It Is to be used for medical purposes. All per son* not haying business on the streels after dark must be Identified before they wtu be allowed to pas*. I'r.leo* Identi fication t* forthcoming they are arrest ed. No person I* allowed to work In or about any building unless he ha* a writ ten permit at*"*d by the chief of police or deputy chief. No person Is permitted to carry furniture or other property through the streets unless he has u writ ten permit from the proper authority. The police department has Issued strict orders and these order* will be enforced to Ihe letter lo clear the city of all this outside sporting element. Detectives from Houston and Dallas have arrived here. No gum tiling permitted and any violations of this rule are prosecuted to the fullest extent. Home \ m rrnw l>oi|rt. lmrin* th* iKorm Saturday ni*ht the, young men of tho Hoddtker famly. with the aid of o skiff, rescued over forty peo ple and look them to the I'nlverslty build ing, where they found shelter. People tell of getting out of their houses Just In the nick of time. They tell of seeing people struck by flying limbers and crushed to death before their eye*. One man was cul otT from hi* family Just as he thought he hod hem rescued and saw them sink beneath the water on the other side of a barrier. He turned In and help ed to rescue others who were In peril. One woman carrlad her five-months-old bat* in her arms from her house only lo see a beam strike the child on Ihe head, kill ing It Instantly. She suffered a broken leg and bruised body. Eighteen people were caught In the Grot tiger grocery store and It te presumed that ail were lost, a* the building was swept away entirely. The firemen buried eight people south of Avenue O to-day. The graves were mark ed with pieces of garments worn by the persons. . Salt In the Rain Water. In Ihe Bolivar lighthouse, which stands ISO feel high on Bolivar Point, ooross Ihe bay from Galveston, aliout 123 people sought refuge from Ihe storm Saturday evening. Among them was County Road Superintendent Kelso. Mr. Kelso stated to a New* reporter when he reached Gal veston on Monday afternoon that Ihe hun dred or more refugee* spent an awful night In the lighthouse Saturday night. The supply Of fresh water was soon ex hausted and an effort was made to secure water by catching the rain water In buck ets suspended at the top of the lighthouse. The bucket was soon filled with weter. but It was salty and could not be used. The saM water spray shot skyward over I*l feet and mingled with the rainwater that fell In Ihe buckets. A quantity of fresh water was, however, finally obtain ed. Twelve dead bodies were recovered nar th lighthous. Mr. Mutti, a storekeeper, lost hi* life after a display of uncommon heroism. When the storm struck the city he hitch ed up a one horse cart and started out to rescue hi* neighbor*. Cartload after cartload he carried in safety to a fire com pany house. On three occasion# ihe cart load of human lielnge. some half dead, others cr.ne.l with fright, was carried tor block* by the raging current* but he landed all of them safely, even to hi* last load. whn he met his death. A* h>- attempted to pass into the building on M last trip the fire house succumbed to u : . m <t I -I I I by being struck by some of th* wreckage Wind at IV Kile* an Hone. The official record* of th United Stales Weather Bureau which have been made ud and forwarded to Waehlngton. give ‘ valuable additional Information about the etorm. Unfortunately the re cording tnstrumenia were destroyed or (Continued on Fifth I’aga.j SAVANNAH, GA., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1900. MAY RECALL TROOPS mroiiTAKT qckhtio* row parii- DRSIT TO lIM IDi:. CHINA ON VERGE OF FAMINE. WI*IONARIKA. HOWEVEII, ARE OP PIHIM. AVITIIimUA AL. ERarli Reins Made to Hasten >p*o tlatlons (nr a Arlllrncal-U llnaa Chana May Rr Oral In Taka n American Hap \ eaacl * Imperial Edlrl Appointing Him I'rlarr I tilnic In tkr Hand* of Ihr Jaya* anr—llium Near Tien Tain. Washington. Srpl. 12The question of wtt hd rowing the American troop* ai one* from Pekin la now before Ihr President, and a speedy decision la expected and re quired. There are differences of opinion among officials tn Pekin on thl* subject and Ihr laaur I* for Ihr President to drcldr. •Gen. Chaffrr w.ia some llmr aito direct *d lo hold h!marlf In rradnraa to withdraw hi* troop*. I’ndouhtrdly hr ha* ronfnrrrd thr other commander* aa lo Ihr llmr ami nthnner of withdrawal. ncronllnß to thr term* of thr note. The sending of further aupp'lr* to him ha* been atopped and hr now nwalta hut thr signal from Washington to begin hi* movement. H la for the Prealdent to irlvr that signal. The ronalderation* now before him In favor of Immediate withdrawal are. flrat. the fact that he la already committed In a meaturr to auch courae by the language u*ed In reply to Ihe Russian" note. Sec ond, It la repre*ented that China I* on the verge of a terrible famine and the re tention of jhe troops In Pekin, prevent ing. a* they do. thr return of thr Chl neer government and thr eupply of pro vision* to the capital, place* the reapon alblllty for what threaten* to be a fright ful calamity upon the Power* who sanc tioned the occupation/ On the other hand, atrong representa tions have been made to the President tn opposition to withdrawal In Ihe absence of sufficient guarantee* of protection of American Interest* tn China and for the safety of the native Christian*. Thl* last condition* I* one more difficult to meet, hut being Insisted upon by the tnlmlona-y element. I* being given most careful con sideration. Preparing for Negotiations. In anticipation of gome such state of affair*, the effort ha* been made to hasten the dispatch of 'prellrolnsrls* to negotia tions It is highly desirable that some re sponsible representative of ihe Chinese he recognised Ih order that wc may secure a suffictnet guarantee upon which lo base the withdrawal of our troops. l-l Hung Chang and Prince Chtng ae the only lights In the Ea*t so fir as our govern ment can see. and It 1* possible that the present problem may be solved by a de cls on to deal with them Immediately ami to accept their p odge a* sufficient for our punweea. Therefore Ihe decision an nounced to-day to facilitate LI Hung Chang's passage from Shanghai lo Pekin may be regarded as significant. Later It wo* anounced that Consul Gen eral Goodnow had reported that 1.l would leave Shanghai next Friday for Tien Tln. Hl mean* of transportation are not known, but he may have a United Slates vessel If such a thing I* absolutely nec essary to hts reaching Tien Tain. It I* not known that any of the Power* Is pre pared to object lo LI Hung Chang's visit. Meanwhile the State Department Is do ing Its beat to force the Chinese govern ment. through LI Hung Chang. tt restore peace In the provinces and cense outrages upon clttxens. which have been continued up to the present day. ■mi. 1,1 <• to PBKn. Preparing to Carry Oat the Decree of the Kmpfrov. Washington. Sept. 12.—The Slate l>e pariment has nude public the following correspondence: The following corpmunl.’atlon wait haml et! to Acting Secretary of Slate Hill on Sept. 11. by the Chinese minister: Cablegram from Earl U Hung Chang, date Sept. 9. 1900. transmitted by the Chi nese minister at Ixm.ion, umler date of Sept. 10 and received by Minister Wu on the night of the last named date: "1 have just received a telegram, dated gept. . from Governor of Shantung, transmitting a dispatch mklressed to me by the privy council from Ta Tun* Fu (Shan 81) on Aug. 30. " 'The privy council to U Chang. En voy Plenipotentiary. Grand Secretary of Slate am) Viceroy of Bhlh IJ. •• ‘On the 3rd day of the #th moon of Kwang-Hru. Mth year (Aug 2T>. the fol lowing Imperial edict was Issued: •• 'We hereby lommand 1,1 Hung Chang, envoy plenipotentiary, with full discre tionary powers and grand sec retary of state*, to pro erd at once by steam vessel l Pekin end there to associate himself with Prince Chins In discussing and dial ing with all pending questions. Eel there be r.o delay. Itespect this ’ "The alcove has been communicated to nr In obedience to the Imperial will. "Another communication from privy council stales an edict has already been Issued commanding Sir Robert Hart lo confer with (the representatives) of the foreign nations for the loan of a sleam vessel to convey El Hung Chang without delay to Pekin, where he Is to associate himself with Prince Citing In dealing with all (tending questions. There was also a copy of on edict for Id Hung Chang, which the Inspector general of custom# (Sir Kobert Hnrt) ws directed to depute an official to deliver In person (to Karl Id). The document* referred to have been dispatched by post, but on account of the roundabout method employed and fearing a mistake or failure might arise In the edicts are respectfully transcribed (aa above). Oh re-elpt of the same the Shan Tung governor Is* requested to transmit them by telegraph to envoy Li. "Having received Imperial orders urging my speedy departure for the North. It be hoove# me to make arrangements CO start on my Journey soon Please Inform Sec retary of State and request Instruc tions to he telegraphed to the Cnleed States commanders at Ties Tsln and Pekin to co-operate tn affording me protection. It required." To the above Secretary Hill haa handed Mr Wo the following reply: "In reply to the request of Earl LI that Instructions he telegraphed to the I'nlted States commanders nt Tten Tsln and Pe kin to co-operate In affording him protec tion. If required, on hie Journey to Pekin, the government of the I'nlted State*, so far aa Ms own foreea are concerned, will be happy to facilitate tn every proper way the Journey of Karl Li to Pekin, and will so Instruct Its commanders. "Department of State. Washington, Sept. 12. IS<W." J APR EDI ND PRIM E I KING. Hope to Establish ( ommanlrallon With Dowager Kanpreas. Copyright, ism. The Associated Pres*. Prkln, Aug. 2*. via Taku. Sept. 10 and Shanghai. Tuesday. Sept 11.—The Japan ese found Prince Chtng. leader of the conservative, pro-foreign party. In the western hills, twenty miles distant, and are holding him there with the vl*w of a conference ami In the hope that he may establish communication with the Dowag er Empress. Patters have been found In the Emper or's room at the palpre containing lists of the foreigners killed and the foreign era' property destroyed. The search upon the part of Ihe ailtea for Chinese troops ha* been suspended. EORt'K HEAT AGAINST BOXERS. (iea. Dorward Commanded Expedi tion In Defence of Tten Tsln. Copyright. 19m, The Associated Press. Tten Tsln. Sept. R. via Shanghai -A body of A.om allied troop". Including Sro men of the Fifteenth Infantry, under command of MaJ. Botiertson. marched to day against the elite* of Sheiig Hao Blen and Ttlte. where the prenence of Boxers threaten* the Tien Tsln region. The ad vance was made In two columns for the purpose of flanking the towns Gen. Dor ward personally commanded the expedi tion. The Japanese siege guns were taken with the expedition, which Includ ed a large force of cavalry. One regiment of Oerman cavalry and one British battery have arrived. DEFEATED IMPERIAL TROOPS. Homers and "Rig Halle*" Reported la Have Wan a Victory. Berlin. Sep' 12—A dispatch lo the Frankfurt Zeitung from Shanghai, dat'd Tuesday. Sapl. 11, * ay* Ihe Boxer*, unti ed with the Society of Ihe Big Knife, from Northern Shan Tung, are reported to have defeated the Imperial Chinese troops north of Ih* province of Kltng -Bu. which I* south of Shan Tung. POWERV REPLIES TO HI ARI A. England, (iermnny. Analrln nnd llnly Mai Kttck Together. London. Sept. 12.—Statement* were cur rent In the European capital* last even ing that all ihe Powers had replied to ihe Russian proposition; that Great BtH ni, and Germany had declined to evacuate Pekin; that Austria and Italy had decided to be guided by Germany'# decision and that other Power* had agreed to a more or less modified withdrawal. The Pari* correspondent of th* Morning Post claim* to know that the allies will only withdraw to the outside wads of ths capital city where they will continue to dominate Pekin In a military sense. GERMANY' (OMIKgI REPORT. Relieves That America anil France ' Mould Follow Russia. Merlin, Sept. 12.—The German foreign office confirms the report that all the Pow ers have answered the Russian proposal. It considers that If Russia would actual ly withdraw" her troops from I j rkin. of s-tilch there are no present Indications, the Cnlied Siatea and France would certainly follow. F.xpedtflon to Pao Ting Fn. Taku. Monday. Sept. 10.—Rain delayed the starting of the Pao Ting Ku expedi tion until half past two Saturday. One column Is moving west and the other southwest. The troops marched fifteen miloM and encamped at Yung Lieu Chlng. meeting with no opposition. They ad vanced to Mao-Charig on Monday. MASTS COUTH HYMN* PAID. Army officer Thinks Galveston Is suitable In Itccaver. Washington. Sep* 12.—The quartermas ter's department received the following from Galveston: "Quartermaster General, M’ashlng'on: Referring to my telegrams of 9lh and 10th I have, subject to approval, suspend ed Fort Crockett construction contracts, and again urgently recommend that con tractors be paid for labor and material In place and on ground, alt swept away and lost beyond recovery. Fortifications at Crockett. Jacinto and Travis all de stroyed and cannot be rebuilt on present sites. Recommend continuance of my of fice here pnly long enough to recover Crockett office safe and morning gun when located; also to close accounts, and ship office and recovered property where directed. I fear Galveston ta destroyed beyond Its ability lo recover. Loss of Ilf# and property appalling. "Master, Commanding." RIG FIRE AT NEAA PORT. It RrnnKhl the Summer Season la a Mndilen End. Nsrragansett Pier. R. 1., Sept. 12.—The summer season at the great renort came to a sudden end this afternoon through the complete destruction hy lire of the great Rockingham Hotel. Sherry's beaut iful and famous casino, the Hatard Bio. k. the Knights of Pythias hall and a score jot smaller buildings. The lire started In the upper part of the RocklnglUm shortly after noon and within a few hours nearly all the adja cent buildings. Including the casino, had been destroyed. The loss fe estimated at about 3330.000. half of which la covered by Incurance. The big hotel was practically vacant. VICTORY FOR CROKER mMHIIKI.II NIMRD FOR GOV ERNOR OF *F.%\ YORK. BITTER FIGHT MADE BY HILL 111 T CO I, EH W AS Tl HIED DOWN BY A LARGE MAJORITY. After That Dill Proposed the 1 moil, moa* Nomination of Stanehtleld. Platform *a>a Ihe Isaac of Im perialism Is Paramount— Nil Trusts nail Especially the "lee Trust." Were Condemned—People of New York I rgrd tn Note for Rryan. Saratoga. N Y.. Sept 12.—For Gover nor—John B. Stanchfleid. of Chemung. Lieutenant Governor William F. Mackey of Erie. Secretary of State-John T. Norton of Rensselaer. For Comptroller—Edwin R. Al water of Dutch***. For Treasurer—John B. Judson of Ful ton , For Attorney General—Thornes F. Con way ol Clinton. For Engineer and Surveyor—Russel R. Stuart of Onondaga. This was Ihe ticket named by the Dem ocratic State Convention to-day. It* head was not elected without Ihe Indulgence of acrlmonloua personalities and a sarcastic eachang* of compliment* among the lead ers. But when the will of the convention had finally been realslerel ex-Senator Da vid B. Hill was first to propose the unan imous nomination of "a friend at lifelong standing. John B. Stanchfleid." This altitude proved ao spontaneously Infectious 'hat representatives of almost e¥ry count> which had opposed Mr. StnnchfieWl. were Immediately upon their feet and one by one Ihey were recognlged by Chnlfiman Raines to second Ihe nomi nation The hallo* for Governor resulted: Stanrhfleki, 2M: Colcr, IM. Mackey, 1. Imperialism Is Paramnua*. The platform begin* with pledging th* Democracy of New York anew lo the principle* and policies of Jeffersonian De mocracy and Indorsing the platform adopt ed by Ihe last Democratic national .Gn venlktn. It continues: "We recognise Ihe truth of the declar ation of that convention that Ihe burn ing lasue of imperialism growing out of th* Spanish war. involve* the very exis tence of !h* republic end the destruction of our, free Inalltutlone We regard it as the paramount Issue of the campaign "Upon this Issue, therefore, we Invite all ritlsen* of our aiat* to promote the election of a Democratic President, how eyer they may differ on national Issues which at this time are Inferior tn rank " Relative lo trusts. Ihe plat form specific* I lj' condemns th* corporate combine lion known as tb# "lee Truet,” and denounces all combination* of capital known a* "truet*" as Inevitably and Intolerably tinujuat to both producer and consumer, one result of which te "to destroy all In dividual enterprise and to rob Ihe young men of Ihe country of the fair competi tion which, In Democratic lime*, consti tuted the great glory of the nation and permlttr-d the advancement end Indepen dence pf our youth." The platform cordially indorsee the can didacy of Mr. Bryan. New Jeraey Democrats. Trantag h I Sept. ll.—The Demosrnll- Convcntlon to-day chnae candidates for presidential elector*. The platform de nounce* Imperialism and Indorse* Bryan. Patrick A. ColUns of Boston addressed the convention. BURYING THE HitIMES AT SEA. Keren Hundred Taken On* on Hargrs and Given to (he Deep. Galveston. Tex.. Sept. 11. via Yacht Stella, lo Houston. Sept 12.—The cltlaen*. of Galveston are at raining every nerve to clear the ground nnd secure from be neath Ihe debris Ihe bodies of human be ing* and animals and to get rid of them. It Is a task of great magnitude and is attended with untold dlfilcultlea. There It a shortage of horse* to haul Ihe dead and there la n shortage of willing hando o perform the gruesome work. Yesterday morning It became apparent that It would be Impossible lo bury the dead even In trench#* ami arrangements were made to take them to sea. Hariccs •ml tugs were quickly mail* ready for the purpose, but It was difficult to get men lo do the work. The city's firemen worked hard In bringing bodies to the wharf but outside of them there Were few who helped. Soldier* and policemen were according ly sent out and every able-bodied man Ihey found was marched to the wharf front. The men were worked In relay* anil were supplied with stimulants to nerve them for their task. At nlghtfhll three barge loads, contain ing about TOO human bodies, had been sent lo sea, where they were sunk with weights. Darkness compelled suspension of the work until morning. Toward nlghl great difficulty was ex perienced In handling the dead bodies of negroes, which are badly decomposed. No effort was made after I o'clock yes terday morning to place the bodies In morgues for Identification, for It was Im perative that the dead should be gotten 10 sea a* soon as possible. Many of Ihe bodies taken out are unidentified. They are placed on the barge* as quickly at possible and llat* are mad* while tha bars'* are being lowed to sea. A large number of dead animals were hauled lo Ihe bay and dumped In lo be carried to the tea by the lidca. One hundred and IWmty-fivc men work-, ed all day yesterday and last nlghl In un covering Ihe machinery of the water works from the debris. It I* hoped that 11 will be possible lo turn on the water for awhile to-*lay, and II Is planned to e*t fir* lo Ihe debris and cremate Ihe bodies under It. Mayor Jones haa given very full scope to Chief of Folieo KetchOm and i. H. Hawley, chairman of th* Committee on Public Safety, to swear In clllaena a, offi cers. Ticket linos have been established around the large store* and guard* placed on duty. SoVHsr* and opkee at# Instruct ed to shoot anyone caught looting br al tempting lo toot. RIGGER LEAN Eh TR ANSA A AL. la at Istrrnin Marques Heady to hall (or Europe. Lorenso Marquea. Sept. 12.— President Kruger arrived here last night He ami several Transvaal officials are .staying at the house of Mr. G. Pott, the consul of Ihe Netherlands here. It I* re ported that they will said for Europe Sept 21 on the German steamer Hersog MEAN* E Alt 1.l END OE AVAR. Iloers Vai.l to Hate An l.oager a Pre text for Eluhtlog. London. Sept 12.—The ntaht of President Krugrr from shat Is now designated as the Vaal Ktver Colony and hi# arrival last night at Ixirenxo Marque*, |* regarded hire as Indicative of on early end of Ihe hostilities In South Africa. Another message front Lorenao Marque* aay* the Transvaal state official* accom panied President Kruger Into Portuguese territory. fllgniltratit also, although It Is uncon firmed. Is the announcement that Gen Botha, the Boer <otnm*nder-ln-eht*f. I* making overture* to surrender, and the question whether Ihe burghers will now follow the usunl course of beaten armies And lay down their arms or formally de clare In lavcr of guerilla warfare must tw speedily settled. It is, however, believ ed here lhal President Kruger's action de prive* the Boers of their main pretext (or remaining In the field NINE KILLED IN A AVItEt K. Car of Dnnrnn ( larke Female Mia alerts Smashed Ip. Cairo. 111.. Sept. 12.—The special ear of the Duncan Clark Female Minstrel troupe was wrecked nt Mounds this afternoon and of sixteen occupant* nine are now dead and six others are seriously Injured, some of them perhaps fatally. The dead are: Alice Williams. OIJI* Enright. • Etta Pater*an. Patrick Patterson. Msrguerlta <'ompell* Anna B*ll. Belly Ituhy. Kittle Howard. Faith Hamilton. Seriously injured: Ktde Fny* Elliott, May Martin. Otis Well, and Duncan Clarke. The injured are all In Ihe hospital here. Duncan Clarke, the manager, will proba bly recover. Patrick PaGereon, the only man who was killed, was the rook. He was hurled from the car and struck the ewltch stand A special train was hurried from this city to the scene with Dr. AV. W. Crane lead. the company'* physician and a corps Of nurse* on hoard. They did what they could lo relieve the suffering company. The dead were taken In charge by Ihe coroner of Pulaski. HTOHM IS GO IWO TO SKA. If t'nnseil Heavy Galea Aruund Ike trn England Coast. Washington. Sept. 11.—'The great West Indian storm which has been the matter of meteorological Interest for the past twelve days, la fast disappearing into the Atlantic by way of Cape Mreton island, the barometer at Sydney to-night reading 20.03 Inches. South to went gales have resulted from this storm, and to-day they extended along the entire coast from New Jersey northward. Boston reporting a maximum velocity of fifty-two miles an hour from the west and New York sixty-four miles from the west. During Tuesday night a maximum ve locity of eighty miles an hour was re ported at Buffalo. But Httte rain accom panied this storm after It left the upper lake region. It has, however, except In the south, caused a marked moderation of the high temiHToture which has so long lurslsted over the eastern portion of the • otmlry. AJiaa McKIM.KY'M WEDDING. Attended ky Ike President and Aire. Militant McKinley, Some reel, P#.. Sept. 12.—Dr Hermanns E Baer nd Mien Mabel McKinley, only daughter ol Mr. and Mrs. Abner McKin ley, were married here 10-nlght at * o'clock, (lev. D. Parker Morgan of New port officiating. The ceremony was elalmrale. The pres ence of President and Mra. William Mc- Kinley. th* uncle and aunt of the bride.' together with other prominent people front various parts of the United States, lent unusual Interest to the affair. The appointment* were superb and the gowns of the ladles were remarkable for their beauty. The bridal trip will extend to the pa cific coast and will be made In the private car "Fslmouth," belonging to President Duval of lha Florida, Central and Penin sular Railroad. One remarkable feature of the occasion was the fact that M was strictly a tem peranc# function. No wine of any kind were served at the weakling dinner. THE VAVAI. STATION HOARD. Malting far Data A bunt Fries of Sites at Charleston. Washington. Sep*. 12.—The board select ed by fhe Secretary of the Navy, under the provisions of the current naval ap propriation act, to examine Ihe expediency of changing Ihe naval station at Port Royal to some point near Charleston, S. C.. I* In session here, but no decision has been reached. Admiral Rogers, who la president of the board, says that Ihe hoard needs some fur ther Information which must be obtained before Ihe decision can he made It la be lieved that the data which the hoard la awaiting relates lo the price of certain oltea at Charleston. LITTLE HOCK'S POPULATION. Shows an Inrreaae af 12,433 People nr 4W.4M1 Per Cent. Washington. Sept. 12.—Th* Census Bu reau announces that the population of Lu lls Rock. Ark . la 33. WT, as against 2&.X71 In l*k) This ta an increase of 12, AM, or 4*. per cent. DAILY. * A YEAR. S CENT* A COPY WEEKLY 2-TIMKB-A-WKKK.iI A YEAR MINERS TO STRIKE ALL WORK ERA IN ANTHRACITE REGION TO GO Ol T. MEANS LOSS OF MILLIONS- Tlir.HK ARE I l.vnuo OF THEM IN PENNMYLA ANIA AI.ONE. I ailed Mine Marker* Have gl.fMMVmo With AVhlrh la ( uadael the Strike. Eighty Per C ent, nf the Miners Are Members nf (lie I niun-This strike Hi calls the Traaetly al Laftlmer. Al hat the Miners Arr Demnndluts. Alan, AA 111 Go Out. Indlamipirils. Ind., Kept 12.—Al &.1S o'clock this afternoon President Mitchell ami Secretary Wlleon of the Untied Mine AAorkers of America affixed their signs lures lo the document which will call lO.n I . - • Ihraclt* region from Ihelr work Monday morning urn! precipitate one of the nvisl gigantic strikes in Ihe history of the labor world. The document was Ihe offi-lal Indorse ment of Ihe request of ihe antraclte dis trict* to strike. It was considered by tha National Executive Hoard of the mine workers last week and when Ihe hoard adjourned all power to Indorse Ihe re quest for the strike was left In the hands of the national ptesblent and secretary. This afternoon President Mitchell and Secretary Wilson Ml In h* headquarters reudvlng telegrams from illffierent parts of the anthracite region ami hoping, they said, that each message might be some conceeston from the operator* that would prevent Ihe strike, nut none came. tilLhtn Men AN 111 Us dal. The three district president* reported this afternoon that of the 142.M>0 men tn th* three districts. lM.Sflo would go on a strike Monday. President Mitchell would not state what secret influences were at work to prevent the strike and which cauged Ihe delay He said the person at work had offered hi* service* voluntaritly and the matter was confidential. As to maintaining the men during the strike he said: "When men ure fighting for Just wages they can auhalst on very little. At any tale It la aafe to aay that nobody will starve or want tor necessary clothing Most of the men live In company houses and we must consider the probability of eviction, but thesa things have all been fully considered and will he met as they present themselves. At this time it would bo folly for ihe organisation to go Into details am to' the provision made for feed ing arel -lothing (he etnkers." President Mitchell will leave Raturday tor llaselton, Pa., to personally conduct the atrikr. At 111 Uanse Heavy l asses. Philadelphia. Pa.. Kept 12.—The order of President Mitchell calling out Ihe miners In the anthracite coal region of this state, recall* the last great strike In the same district three years ago. which was prac tically ended by Ihe tragedy al Eattlmer, In which twenty-one miners were killed and over fifty wounded by deputy sher iffs. The strike Inaugurated to-day by th United Mine Worker# of America will, for Ihe time being, terminate operations In th* moat productive hard coal field in the world. The mine employes In Ihe anthracite district of Pennsylvania number about ilk . . The membership of (he union Is not known to a certainly but tender* claim Hast nbout an per r*n. of Ihe miner* arw organized. The union men do not antici pate any difficulty In Inducing the unor ganised miner* to strike. The closing of the mines is expected to reduce the regu lar coal production 73 per cent. tthnuld the strike continue over a period of two months the loss will amount to many millions of dollar*. Officers of th* miners' union twtlmate that the organiza tion has a rash balance of ll.Ojn.nwi m the treasury, with which to conduct (he strike. Th* more Implrlant of Ihe miners de ms mis are as follows: Abolition of the company atores: reduc , tlon In the price of powder lo ll.iO per keg; abolition of company doctors; semi monthly payment of wages; abolition of the sliding scale; wages pi Id In rash: twenty-two hundred and forty pounds to the ton: an advance of 3 per cent, tn I wages less than 91.30 and not exceeding 91.73 a day; that all classes of day labor now receiving 91.30 and not exceeding 21.75 shall receive 15 per cent, over prisiel wages; that all day labor now receiving 91.73 shall he advanced lo per cent. RED HMA.hN COMING HOME. I nltrd Slates Army Officer Mho Has Been Mill, Baers. M'ashington. Sept. 12.—The following dis patch has been received by the War De partment from the Unit'd fhates army officer who accompanied the Boer# In their campaigns as military observer#: "Isorenao Marques. Kept U.—Events have required the departure of the at taches from Ihe Transvaal. Request in structions. "Relchmann '* This message I* Interpreted at the de partment to mean th# complete collapoa of the Boer resistance to England. Capt. Rtlchmann has been cabled [lermkmtoa to atari at once for the United Rtstes. STORM m ill UK (LEVBLAND. Two Vessels AA ere *ank and Fifteen Persons Drowsed. Cleveland. 0.. Sept 12.—The tall end of ihe West Indian hurricane, which swept over Lake Erie last night, proved to hav* been tb* most disastrous storm that ha* visited this section In several year*. * The wind at one lime attained a velocity of sixty mile* an hour. Two vessels were eunk. carrying dawn with them fifteen persons, end a number of other vessel* have reached part tn a Badly damaged condition.