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TIIK Ml 'KNINi; Nl:u K U.atabllxhed IIW - Incorporated INM J. II KBTILL. Prcridcnt. GALVESTON AT WORK . 1 %<tK or HEt 4IYYTHI <-rio\ t.OES o> mitu tiooii cheek. railroads are rebuilding. \l TIinniTIKA PIT *TOI TO EXOH UITANT CHAHOBI. IHr Utf nnd In Apprnachra I mlcr lloru Martial l.aw—lnjnrrd. *lrk nml Di'alllulr Arc It.-Inn cured lor—l alhollra to Take a I raana. Arc .loin Ina In Ike AA ork t llcllrf—Another Loan l.lai of tlir l lead. nlvcatOl). Tex.. Sept J(S.—Laat Suri.luy. J, , ~m . (ireolation and despair prevailed min atorm-torn .tty. To-day, hope and , i.rminallon have aelxed the |>rople. Thry , i nr that the task before them la *1- j ,ntic, yet with the (jeneroui* aid that Is iliie to them In o brood rtrram from „ |iart* of ih** clvlllicd world, and their ~oi Indomitable purpoae. the sick and nmtad will b<* healed, the destitute re | and. the recuperation of Galveston will I -jeedy, the city will be rebuilt and •I on o more endurime foundation anil ■ n rnerctal life slarteal anew. Buih Is i . spirit displayed to-day by this grlev • ly-sirlcken |>eo(>le. !.noting and the destruction of corpses hove ceased since the mliltary have ae niil ■ narxe of affaire an*l they are co , rating harmoniously with the civil au . iltles. Sheriff Thomas Is In rhurge i ihe isolated district, and ts directing •mm I and the recovery of property t re. United States Marshal Grant has l- n given full auihorlty by Gen. Bcurry. or 1 Is dlre<*tln offairs on the mainland, i . and by a troop of rangers, a* ho are nr i ed to make short work of looter* and *et ail suspicious characters, he rangers and the militia and civil ir.ls Stallone*! at Texas City and Vlr a Point, are under the direction of I. -till Grant. These are the (wo iwlnts i -ogress Into the city. He also has rol over nil the railways running Into city, and all craft (dying between nl.i I’olnt ami Texas City, and no • un embark or disembark al these - nlihoiH his peimle-loti unless hiv mthortiy so to do from his superior <!i • era. No Exorbitant ( barges. e destitute, wishing to go to friends 'he country, are givrn free transpor •cl n and are being sent out a* raoidiy < >t.e limb'd transportation facilities at ■ -I'Osal of the committee on trans t i .non will permit. The owner of any craft or railway found guilty of r more than the regulation fare v be arrested and severely dealt with, 'inch complaint has hitherto existed o’ exorbitant chatges by boats and t ■ r ,fs running from Texas City. Tills n cured by a stringent Older from • i Scurry, who hss been at work dlll .*'■ . lo adjust affairs proi>rrly so that -i rvlng |>ers*ui shall be Imposed With Increase In force, with Rough and the Trexevant Rifles, the lat ■ imp.iny arriving to <biy, G. n Hcurry i* hatter able to meet the new con ns whleh constantly develop 1' cleaning up anil disinfecting of *"'*(, stores anil buildings goes brave on and the sanitary condition of the • uptown portion of the city has been itly Improved. Mayor Jones stated to ' ■ v hcre would be no let-up In the work ul the entire city la cleaned and dis infected. pry goods stores and clothing houses re iraat iimdi|i - wd every av.di ahle -pace Is occupied with goods hung up t" dry Fortunntety *he weather Is clear, hot it'd dry for this purpose. Those mer mts whos*> stocks were but slightly i inniged have ilone a rushing business. " I so have the restaurants, but their Ks are very limited nnd fresh meat i < 'li 'ult to obtain. Extortions are rare ex ■ ulons, although the supply of food al hotels and reateurants Is limited. This II la* remedbsl In a few days. Hsilns)* to Hull*! flue llrlalg**. -ince all the railway* terminating here I 'Vc united upon one bridge and arc |wi*b t the work night and day. wtlh a lanjo i r '* reconstructing If, while the tracks b* Inx restored on the Island and maln " I by large forces. It Is confidently as- I ■ rted tluit Galveston w ill have rotnmunl • ailon directly by Wcdneaday next. If :| d* Is done It will relieve the existing s luation wonderfully as all supplied are • " hiought In by boat The Injured and sick under the thorough -lem Inaugurated by the hoard of b >lth and local physicians, aided by vol unisera, from ou'slde, are receiving every ' ire and attention, and do.ng as well is ' 'iid la* i xpe ted under the circumstances, "lit b are lielng Improved dally. • Ul churches In the clay, either being v ked or ruined, with one or two excep " hs. divine services were in most cases I "pended. Mass was ceb hrated at St. trk- this morning nnd was largely ai d'd. Father Klrwln preache*! an elo '•nt nnd feeling sermon. In which he 'He of the awful calamity that has be ! len the people. After exprslng sym 'Oy with the afflicted and dlstresse*! he II 'bed all lo go to work In burying the i Thiit wus their llrst <luty; the next " * 'o bring the names of the widows and h ins to the church and they could rest ■uie.| of the unfortunate* being cared lor. AN 111 f are for Orphans. * I shop G.iljagher Is In receipt of a tele* *■ 'ui fr m Archbishop Gorrlgan of New H Mating the diocese of that city "• 'll see that all Catholic orphan chll ' •h sent la hit car* shall be kindly pro. lit:, i (or. # ft)' morrow a census of the Catholic b i u atlcn will be taken to ascertain Ih* n imber of widows and orphans caused ' the storm, and the exact number of ' holies that per'sh-d. Tin Grand Lodge Commute* 1. O. O. F. ©atomn&l) Ittofningi Wd * h* re to-day. avvl organized local re ll f committee* to Uv>k o'ter and c.irc (or ih sick mil destitute of that order for whom an appeal ha Iven sent lo the 1 Ige* of the union for reilef In** of 111* ltf(-*a\:ig Mutton at the* w stern extremity of the I*l and * *im in t<v>i-\ ||, reporta the biuii.n iron* and hai a frightful mie of desolation cx there. He reports thot lw> l*o.ics were* burled there, that the prairies and matches ore etrewn with tin? bodies of animals and nptlle* and that the stench Is stifling ADDITION %L LIST OF DEAD. Niiin** nf Mini* More \\li> Lost 1.1%ea in (sMhrititn Morm. Oalvsston, tScpt. 16.—This whs a dreary Sabhath in Galveston Hervlces were htid In th churches mde f>r use since the sre.it storm. All day men and tniys wr at work clearing away the debits Only a few tk-ad woi, found durhiK tin* •lay, and they \\* r< ejul. kly burned, no 4tt*ni|tt belli#? made to identify them. Fo lowing an additional list of dead not heretofore sent cut; Augustine, !*a*( ueii, Ann, wife; Ander son. Nels. Agin, (tcorgp, and child. An derson. Henry; Albertson. A., wife and two children. Aaxander. Annie nnd Chris ‘lan. a'*i |ld ret, of 'l’hom is; Almeras. Mre. I* ; Alpln. George, and wife, colored. Am muiulsen, Ktnil, wlf*- and child; Ai.deraon. L.. and wife; Anderson. N# and. wife and two children. Anderson, Amanda. e|; Anderson. C.. Anderson. Mrs. (*arl. and four children. Anisin. Mrs Frank, and two children; Appltn. Mr. bury, and four children. Armstrong. >lrs. I w*7.a, 41 nd four children; Azienzu. ‘‘ajc. rtylvrster; Ataway, Fred, and family. ilradford. F. It., und family, Ilergoync, Mr* Francis, and jn. Dh< ir; Hutke, Judge ind wife; Burns, Marco, wile and four children. Bonner. Mrs Anhme, and two children; liadger. Otto N ; Italltmann, vius. Irene nnd John. Itaizman. Mrs.; ftnrnee. Mrs Louis M ; Barry, Mrs., and six children; Baije. otto. Bat teste, Ho race; liauich, Willie, wlf** and two *Vi4l dren. Barnard, Mrs.; Bell. George, wife and four children. Bell, Mtss Nettle; Bell. Henry, colored; Berger, Theodore, wife and child, Bergman. Mrs H. J . and daughter; B erman, Frvderkk; Bla kMin. baby of Wllliaiii. Block, son of Charles; Blum. Isaac. Borden, Mr and Mrs J M . It.um Huron und Jennie. Bornk* s*el. T C. of I’nltt'd tft.it* Weather Bureau, wife and child; Koskc, Mrs ('harles, and two sons; llowrn. ; Bradley, Mies Kth*-|; Bi itc h. Alien, (olor**l Brandies. Fritz, wife and four children; Brandon. I-sottie; Briton. James, colored. Brooks, J T . Brown. Adolph, wife and two children; Bryan. Mr.- b W . anti daughter. Alice, of South M Alester. I T . Bu.Vkv, Be,- mo and Blanche, mother and father. Bur govne. Imugiass. Burke. Jess* K . Bttrrel, Klvft and two children, colored; Burrell. Mrs C colored. Barker. Mrs. George, and two children. t‘hahert. Miss Ada D ; Gurtls. Jane, two children, and mother-in-law, colored; Cleary, Mrs Du . and live children. Car ter Adelem . CShenivere, Mrs.; Christian, Paul and wife; Clancy, l*at. wife and three children; Clausen, Katie; Cleary. Mrs. Leon and one child. Cleveland. George, and wife, Cleveland. Boy und H - nereia; Clone, J N., of Chamberavllle, | Teg.; Coleman. Mundy and chdd. colored; Connell. William. Cook. \V. Boots, wife ! and six children. Ashb>. Edgar, Walter. Gertrude, Ella and Rex. Cornell. Miss Lul !l*, Cornell, Mrs. Porter, and two daugh ter*. colored! Cramer Mis* Ib-.de; Credo, child of Anthony; Cromwell. Mr* . and three daughters; Oitneo. Mrs Joseph, from N w Orleans, vts.tlng Mrs. Webber; Curtis, Mr*. J. C.. nnd one child, col ored; Curtis, Lulda, colored; Cushman. John Henry. Daniel*. Mrs. Ed. three girl*, one *on. two grandchildren; Davis. Anne N.; Pnvlf*; Davis, Henry T. colored; Daley, N. J.; Darby; Charles; Davl*. Irene; Dear fan, Paddy, Delaney, Joe; leta*e, As H , and two eons; D* Its. M . and two sons: Dem|w y, Mr and Mr*. Robert; Dickson. Mrs. nnd three 4‘hlldren. Dinodale. . wife *v\ two children; tln* r. Mrs . and daughter; lurks. Henry, and family; lnttman. Mrs. F.. and son. r>otiohue. Misses Ellen and Mary of Ctlc.i. N. Y : Doll. George W anl wife; Doll. Frank and family. Don*. an old Frenchman. I Hire, George. Jr., ulfe nnd (wo chl dren; Garrenc. Mr. nn*l Mrs nnd two children. Dorset!. 8.. and family of five; Doito. M wife and six children; Doty, Jonathan; I>oy|(*. Jim. Drecksmlth. D.; Drt * H . lirecksmith. D: Dreck* hmidt. If.; prewn. 11 A ; DnfTurd. A . Duffy Mr* : luina*. Frank, tfr ; Dunson. Mr* Adelaide; Dunkins. Mi* M . colored: Duntonovlch John and Plcknev; Dyke* Thomas J . Jr. colored; Darkey John and wife and daughter Belle Kdmons. Mr*.; Ehsrhard. V and wife; Eberg. Mrs Kate: William wlf** •ii pon ■ Irkh loot L B IBigt rt Ft Ml and father; Ki* nT. W Eb bier. Mr*. A . Otto. Charley anl Albert: Blsmann. H*w -• f#. Ellis. John und family of four; Kilo. Joseph, wlf* and two children; Knc* I hart. Ijoui- ; Engiehart. Mrs. Ludwig; En glehart. (. (’ . Bvora*. Mr*. Kats aiwl •o daughters; Kverhurt. J H. and wife, tnd Mis- Let a and Guy. Ferrell. Mrs . wtf* of Rev . nn*l three children: Folks Joseph anl three chil dren; Faucet*. Mrs. Robert. Felgl. John, tfr . and wife; KclgL. John. Jr., an I •laughter Mabel; Finn igln. Mrs. Marty ard child; Foreman, Mr*. Mamie. Ch**le. Thom-is. Amos. Webster: Franklin. Goge; Frnu. Mrs Auguofn; Frieddf. wife nnd son; Frellag. and son Hur ry; Krohne, Mrs. Charles. n*l two chil dren." Fryer, Mrs. W H.; Fryer. Bessie Belle Gwynn. Mr* D: Gordon 81, two chil dren of; Gem and. Violet M and hus band aid one child, G (hell Mr and Mrs. colored; Galrnes. Mrs Lillie j.. n*l two daughters. Gilllsha. five children of Ih* lute James Galllsha; Garret. Ed: Garrl gnn. Jo*; G irth. Nunoe and Otisole; Ge dan. Mat; Gunter. Robert; Geiioen, and four children of Georg* tf tf. rg* ant. Bat tery. O; George. Charles anl wife; Gillis. I tan; Gordon. Asher, and baby; Grant. Fred 11 . colored; Grant, Mamie E., col ored Grot hear. Mrs Fred and four chll dtvn; (Irumtert. Alex., supposed to be long to life saving station. Barrett. Non; Haag, three children of Mrs Annie It.. Hagans. George, and wife; Hall. Joe and family, colored; Hansen. Hick, wife and thro** children; Harris. Tom Harris, wife and three children of Thomas; Harris, Robert, wife and one child Harry George; Harris; Mrs col ored; Harris. Mr*. W R . and son; Hayes, child of Mrs Eva. of Taylor. Texas; llel fenstein. tfophie. and ldlly. children of W ; Herman. Mrs. II and child. Hau*. August, and family; lleas. Bug ler Hester. Charlie; Hoarer. Martin, wife and son; Hoch. Mrs. and three sona. Wlke Wllhe and I-ouis; Holland. James. H wif* and son Willi#, and Orandaon. James Otis: Holland, colored; Holland, vir* James. Holmes, child of Laura, colored; Hubner. Edward and Antonette; Hudson Mrs.; Hughes. Mr. Mattie; Hughe# Stuart. C.J Hughes. Ruben, col- ACooUnued on Fifth Bag*) SAVANNAH, GA., MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 17. 11 MM). CHINA MUST SETTLE lei HHG CH%G I He:i TO MASTER XIKiOTI %TlO\*. EMPRESS MUST BE PUNISHED. TO NleM) TROOPS FROM SOI TH 4KRII A. Russians Mill Acting In m High tinnded >ln nner—4*-nr nils Deci4*tl to Mop I noflnu In Pekin nt I rue t hinof to Rrlnrn to Work. Roekblll linn lonc to I’rkln % inprlrn ii* I'ought llt*rr*-< hlnec Officials < otitniltteil ftnicide. I .on don. Sop! 17, 4 a. m—ln connection with the prediction by Hlr llobcrt Hart that there nil hr further hostilities in China in November, the Associated Pres* understands that th British government I* already considering the transfer of troops from South Africa to India In order to make it practicable to send morr lirlt li*h ttoops to China. The military authori ties ronldrr th** war In South Africa, so f.r ended that troops may now he safely mov* and It 1* probable that the Rusdan legation ho already hern removed from Pekin to Tien Tsin. hut there la no definite news a* yet a* to whether Li Hung Chan* will, after till, go to Pekin. The Americana have begun .it Ho SI Wu, ti permanent telegraph line between Pekin anti Tlrn Tsin The Pekin eorea§ondent of the Dally Ni’ws say* th.it th** assassin of Haron von Krttrlrr his leen shot. Thr Morning Boat** representative there says that the quesdon Is bring discussed of sending rrllrf to a few British. French and American engineers, who are besieg ed In n city miles south of Pekin. Chinese officials estimate that dis bonded Chinese soldiers, by the simple expedient of turning their coats, managed 10 remain behind In Pekin. other dispatches confirm the report that, in addition to Hsu Tuna, guardian of the heir apparent. Yu Lu, viceroy of Chi Id. and Wane Yl Yung, president of the Impel III! Academy. w ith V* meml*ers of official families, committed suicide when the allies entered Pekin. Chinese regulars are reported to have relieved the Roman Catholic stronghold at Ho Chin, in the province of Chi LI. which the Boxers had been besieging since June. Li lluna CAssa on %oilce. The Shanghai correspondent of the Times, wil'ing veettrday says: 4, L| Hung Chang has been notified from BfHH that he most submit hi* redent late to the Herman Minister m Shanghai, who will then communicate with Emperor Wil liam and await the result •’1 r Munim von H *hw irsenstfln. In an Interview with Sheng. expre>*sed the opin ion thiit. although the powers wer* avrfse to the pa i tit lon of On*. any delay In negotiating was calculated to produce tha* result, and that Germany * r prepared to remain In occupation Indefinitely, pend- Inga satisfactory settlement. **Karl LI accordingly telegraphed Hen Yung Lu to use every effort to pecs undo the Empress Dowager and Kmperor to re turn to Pektn and to remove Prince Tuan and his entourage. **l barn, on trustworthy authority, that before his departure. LI Hung Chang sent n telegraphic memorial to the throne Im peaching Print's* Tuan, the latter's broth er. and two other high officials, he having been convinced by hi* Interviews with Ur. Rock hill and Ur Mu mm von Schwars ensteln that It would be useless to discuss any settlement excluding the punishment of the Kmprcs* Dowager and her chief advisors.” It Is reported from Shanghai that the Russians have seised valuable railway property at Tien Tsin In defiance of the protest* of the British commander. HI \ MMITKII PLADI. tnirrlrnno Took an I'arl In Ihr I-00l- Ihr l Tlrn Talu Copyrlßht. 19M*. th- Aaaoflkl*4 Pro** Tlnn Tain. Bepl. IS. via Shanghai. *! 15.—The Rueninna. It 1* reported here, are raphlly pushing lioopn Into Manchuria, where all Indication* polm to eatennlve operation* brforr the arrival of aintrr. They have •>u|m'lhlml work on the rail road to Pekin, which add* to the com plication*. It Is believed that their ob ject in thl* Is to compel the oiher Rowers to consent to the deetructlon of Pekin The Tu IJu expedition ha- returnee! to Tien Tsin The march hock was unop posed nnel reported that the Boxer* have retired In force to a vtllme thirty miles up the tirand canal. The Americans did not participate In the burnlna and looting of Tu L.lu, and thl* caused considerable comment among the other commanders. The Sixth United Slate* Cavalry, It Is reported here, have been ordered to camp at Vang Tsun. up the Pel Ho, with a view of strengthening the line of communica tion. The regiment will lake two heavy funs. Twelve thousand Germans have arriv ed here. Corpl Hughe* of Ihe Third United Slatea Artillery wa* killed and hla com panion wounded, while allemptlng to force a passage of the French bridge af ter dark. IOXPFJIEKt lt OF (IUM.IttI.X. , i l.ootlna Slopped In Pekin—The Hs>- • Inn* Hill H Inter There. Copyr ghl. IW, the Associated Preaa. Pekin. Sept. 11. via Taku. Sept. li The allied generals were In conference four hours to-day. the principal topic being how best to encourage the Chinese to re turn to work It was agreed that looting should cease and that foraging partita h*reafter shoul! be accompanied by an officer. Who should give receipts for ail supplies laken The question of wintering at Tien Tsin was brought up. with a vkw of aacarUHt- inn. if pOKSlhlr. th* altltuio of th* Buz hkinz Gn Limvttch admitted that moat of hi* trooiw would winter there At th* J.|.inr(‘ tLn It la BOt believ ed that the man who rlnim* to have kilt ed Baron von Ketteler ut the net uni crim inal Th Japanese believe that he hi# Imen paid to accuae hlmaelf by the Rua- | alnna. In order to die red it Prince Chine j The Japme** favor Prince Chlng nnd the RuaM.xn* Li Htinir Chang The Sixth Cnited tftatez Cavnlry will leave to-morrow for the western hilla. where la located the aummer houae of the Cnited Slate* legation. Two thouaand German*, under Gen Hoepfner. have left for Stang-Haang (Llang ltl.ing?) a walled city occupied by Boxer*, who recently attacked a party of German voldtor*. The city ha* one gun. cit:itli tNM COM.MI BOAER*. llenHOl l.nnrrr* Went to the Rearne mid Killed Ntnii> t hlwaar. Copyright 19no The Awaolated Press. Tten Tain, Sept. 11, via Shanghai. Bept 15.—A ltrlilah aignal fb. e report* a sharp engagement between a company of the Foilrt* tnth Cnited tftatez Infantry, and two thouaand Boxers, at Mo Tao. (Ms Tow?), on the road to Pekin. The Atmiican* made a gilinnt ntand. and a detachment of Bengal lotncer* nar by. heating the bring came to th ir rescue and rhatged the Boxer* In the rear. The Chinee.* weie tout* and. leaving two hundred dead. The American* hod n casualties. The tkrmanH r ep.rt an dtgagem‘nt with a heavy force of Boxer* west of Pekin yesterday. (Thursday). The German 100 I* said to have b**en twenty Indie itli ns iKw point stronifly fo the withdrawal of all the power* from Pekin to Tien TMn. Gen Fu ter quarter* for Japanseae tro>xps. The German* uie pouring to Tien Totn. and all national allies are scrambling for building*. One British battery and two hundrtd Austrian* have arrived. ROCK HILL (3 OCi TO PEKIV Sava He Kvpecfa to llrtnaln There Only m l> hm. Copyright, 1900. the Aaoociated Pres*. Tbn Tain. Sept. 15. via Shanghai. Sept F. Mr William Woodvtllc Rockhlll. *|-- claj reprosetitatlve of the t’nit k d State* (o China, ha* left for Pekin In an in terview* before leaving, he antd he did not expect to remain there more than a few day* Li Hung Chang 1* at Taku on a Russian vessel. It I* not believed that he will come to Tien Tain \ 114.0 OP’ THE McPHEHSON. Tran|nrt \N 111 4 arr> Much Nsrdnl ttipplip* k Galveston. N>w York. Bnf 16 —Carnegie Hall was Ailed to-day with people who eme to at tend the m* niorUl service for the Gal veston tide) un<|er the auspb'-e* of the tfal vatiot Army Hon Chas F. McLean pre sid'd. and fh inerting wa* fdressed by Commander Broth Tu* k*r, other Pal vat lon Army officers, the Rev Father Thomas J. Duc*y, Kslibt Blum and Rev Dr. Tad man Three hundred and fifty dollars was isized for the Galveston fund Th* transport McPherson, which waa to sail t*-mnrrmv for Oalve*(on. loaderl with the supplies 1 contributed by the Mer chants’ Association of this city, will be delayed twenty-four hours, owing to the requests, received from the stricken city, asking for further supplies, and especially calling Attention to the need of forw ird- Inga large quantity of disinfectant* The committee of the association In charg.- of the matter h* advertised for 2,(ff) Itarrei* of flour. 1.000 hags of chart* 4*l. a thousand barrel* of copperas. 800 barrel* of chlbrlde of lime, 260 barrel* of carbolic avid 4,000 half bar rels of cornm*ol bag* of rice, MOO bog* of white beans, 1.000 barrets spilt peas, |.non drums of codfish, and other food supplies on the same scale, these In additlon>to what I* already loaded on the McPherson These supplies must be deliv ered by 2 o'clock on Tuesday nnd the ves sel will sail as soon as they are stowed away. The committee has used up all the mon ey so far subscribed, but those at the head of it have guaranteed the amour* reed'-d to purchase tin* additional sup plies. XATIOVAL PARTY TRIINPHRO. Results of the t uhan Election for Delegates. Havana. Rept. 16 —ln yesterday'# elec tions of delegates to the forthcoming con stitutional convention, the national party again triumphed in the province of Ha vana Not only did It elect the five dele gift** of the majority representation, but it also raptured one of the minority rep resentative*. the Republican party elect ing the other two. namely, Manuel Bm gullly and BerrleJ. Returns from the other provinces come In slowly, owing to the heavy rains In Pb ar Del Rio there *r*m to be no doubt o the election of Gonzales de Que*s#in. Buis Hlvera an.) Civil Governor Qulles Nothing definite yet l- known here ns to Hcntlngo. because of the different rules of getting returns from the outlying coun try dietrlets there, but It is reported that Juan Guslberto Gom-z is elected In Puerto Principe Bcnre* Cisneros and tfllva were the only eaiMlidatea so that ihelr election le assured It la conceded that In Banta Clara the Federal* will win. ELECTION* WERE ORDERLY'. Gov. Gen. Wood Wires There wrns no Disturbance %nx w here. Wadilr gton. flept. 16.-The war depart ment has received the following dispatch from Gen. Wood military governor of Cuba, regarding the elections there: "Havana—Reports from all over the isl and show elections qut*t and perfectly or derly; no disturbance* anywhere." RIG OIL HILL DESTROY ED. The Loaa la Eatlmafed at Between lUITUi.OOO and fMOO.tMKfe. Houston. Te*.. Sept 16.—Th# merchants and platen oil mill, cne of the largest cotton aeed oil manufacturing and refln ing plnts In the South, was destroyed by fire this afternoon The lo* is esti mated at between and Iton.onr); In surant e 6252.5(0 Three h*mdred and fifty mco will be thrown out of employ meat. TO BE A BIG STRIKE fi:n% antmr % in: rinerm w ill qo TO WORK TOd)G. OPERATORS OUTLOOK GLOOMY WIIDTI.K* Will. III.OW HI V NO WORK WILL hi: done. Mining Territory !• Well OrganUed. and in Wa*t Mecilonn the AtrlLe Will Me tiiniplele—There llm Bern no Trnulilr nnd It I* Not Expected There Will lie %n>— KlVorta %re Still Bring Mnde to Bring About a Settlement. Philadelphia. Sept 16 -That the strike of the mine worker* in the anthracite ♦ oil rgUnts of Pennsylvania, which Pres ident Mitchell, of the Cnited Mine Work er* of America. Im* officially ordrrod lo begin to-morrow morning, will be one of considerable mngnMudc. ncorm certain to night ft>m re|orta received from the r glon* affected. It zenii'* ccpiuily certain that a number of c iterator* will makt un effort to tun their collierle*. even though they may *e short handed, but whether <be> wi*l be •uceeasful ean b determined only when thr t'Nikrr whistles round the all to work Tie operator* generally %%i!S have their collieries in condlthxi to tcegin op erations. at*l the whistle Will bow as usual, but n large number of ttw i-mploy #r n-ImN that there I* little hope of being able to start. To-day *.>• one of quiet throughout the entire *ual district The min* work* r were orderly and their leadet* were busy Htldreaslng meeting* to rn**ourage ntnl en thu'** the niembet i* of th union nnd to win over *u h of the n<m-urilon men * they could Many of these latter, al though not favoring the strike, will, it 1* the general opinion, remain away from the mines rather than bear the criticism* and reproache* of ih*lr fellow workmen. An effort 1* being made to-nighi to have An hbishop Ryan of Philadelphia act a* arbitrator. Father Phillips of Hatleton. who has b* n UlHirliiK hard to * ff*ct a peaceful settlement of the labor trouble*, was In conference at m laie hour with President Mitchell of the t'nlted Mine Workers, urging them to delay the strike until Archblnhop Ryan shall have ex hausted hi* efforts ftlasleton Wai Quiet. Hszlrtcn Pa. ception of President Mitchell* arrival, there wa* little evidence shown here to day that Hazleton D the storm center 1 of ths present coal war between labor and capital Nothing recurred to disturb the seren ity of the tfabhath With the exception of the ergli e-ra. firemen, pump runner* and repairmen, no one was around any of the mine* In hl* vicinity. Public meerlrg* * f miners were held during the day at Harley, Bhervale ami Freeland, on the north idde. Hhepton and Harwood on the west si le. and at Poi nt ne. smith ft hen- The largest ga‘h ring was that at Free, land, twelve mile* north, where the un lon men are not so strong as the organ- Izei* would like tO have them There were 2 ft** peraon* In the crowd When Mr James i*k-d all the** to raise their hand* who were against a strike, not an arm went up. All sort* of gu ** * are Mill being made a* to the number of men who will remain away from work to-morrow Tie for* ign speaking miners are |n tie majority fen the llozleton district, and mv*r of them ore in favor of Strike. The English speaking workmen, who are in favor of strike are not so numerous It seem* to those who are In close tou .1 with the situation, that all depends on the foreigners If they stay away the min ers win be so crippled that opera*km* will have to cense, thus forcing idlenee* upon the English-speaking workmen. Territory NVell Draawlse*t. The territory south of llnsleton well organized, nnd there |* some apprehension here to-ntght that disturbancee might o*'- cur nmong the foreigners In that territory Some of them have m dr threats of bodily horm against any one who starts work In the morning The t’nlted Mine Work ers’ officials are doing their beet to pre vent any outbreak* Mr. Jones said that no such move >i a sympathetic strike Is contemplated, ar.d no strje will be token In that direction, while the anthracite strike |* on. tinie* the bituminous fuel is sent into the hard cool region* In that even# President Mitchell would c.t| out the soft coal min er* within forty-eight hours. Contrary to egfx tat ions, only three or four clergymen In the l*ehtgh Valley preached un the labor troubles, and only one. #he Rev Carl Hauser, took a *l* Wk-d stand against th* strike lie |* the preach er of three Lithuanian Churches, one at Kckley. .mother at II irwood. and the thlr I at Freeland He pleaded with his |*rop!e to go lo work to-morrow Half of the Hen Will Strike. Bhnmokln, Pa.. B*pt 16 —At 7:10 o clo k Ih!* evening the t’nlted Mine Workers* officer* Nail that from rejorts at hind from Dauphin, Columbia. Bchuvlklll and Norlhurolerland counties. Indications pointed to at le *t Sft per cent of the men. principally between here and Centralla. suing ai strike to-morrow. In which avent the Milllerlr# cannot I* o{*erafed Before the close of the week the Mice Workers expe* t to have most of the operations In the dl**r|rt at r standstill The leaders say the operator* and coal companle* underrate th strength of th# union. The offf< ials of the Philadelphia an I Heading Coal and Iron Comiainy. in thl* dlMrlct announce this evening thaF when the v)|i|ery whistle* are blown to morrow sixty |*er cent, of the employes will he al the mine* The official* alto, stated that If the men stayed away from thr mine Jn sufficient number* to compel the llenry Clay shaft to shut down, the mules Wht be holsfel. *fter which the colliery wi;i be abandoned. The t’nl ed Mine Workers clnlm that the rom[Mii)y wlll not |ermlt the shaft to be flo led. I'lzpeef All to strike. ftcranton. Pa., flept. 16 —one prominent mine superintendent who has charge , of half a dozen collieries, frankly told the Associated Press correspondent to-day that he had an interview with his foremen Saturday night, and from what they re ported h“ was thoroughly satisfied that not one of his 3.8n0 men would offer to go to work to-morrow. Buprintend#nt R. E Loomis of the Delaware. Lackawanna and Western, ind Superintendent C c Rose of the Delaware and Hudson Min ing Deparrments. held atmllar views as to the possibilities of to-morrow. Koch was confident, however, that a great many of the into want to go to work and that it i- even possible a g**>dlv number of them will te on hand ut each colliery. Every c<otll#ry of the two companies will In- started tip and a many men present themselves will b* put i** work The officers of the Min* Workers’ t’nlon sty theic will not be a mine in h* whole La'kawann.i region that will hive enough men on hand to morrow to make even a Muff at operatlflg. M %NKLE MEN \\ ILL |l IT. T(M). I*resllent Mitchell Is Autlsflled With Hie Altuatlun. Hazleton Pa.. Hep* UL—President Mitchell. In an address at Jeddo to-ntgh. called up>n the Markle men to reXNiMF'r their action n*>t to strike. He sakl If ihev failed to r*--i*x>*l to th** all to strike It would work great injury to the mu-** of the men. After hr h.d concluded a viva voce vote was taken which resulted In the Markle miners deciding to strike on hi* return from the Jeddo meeting President Mitchell e*.d he was satisfied with the situation. 11 •• hoe report* from the three anthracite district* which, he s ild, indicate that 17 .oa men will not start to work to-morrow. He said the First and Ninth Districts wouM le tld tip tight, while the geventh will be al most *• To-night Father PhtUl|w held a secret confirHi'f wilt* pr.-tdent Mltclell and National ('ommlttrenian Iletijantln Jnnt- . it nrhuh Father Phldlp* laid before them his latest pro|M*ltlon to have Ar* hblsbop Ryan at t as arNtrator After the con ference it was stated that President Mtt< he|| would issue a statement on the mutter to morrow lilt I I I*ll TOOK A KIILHIIIO. Mt-Dniinld Drove llorr* From ttranw** River t olon v . (’ape Town. tf**pt !. -The mllltarv au thorities have fakn the Netherlands rail way. Gen MacDonald, operating In the north eastern corner of Orange River Polony, compelled the Boers to make * hasty lllghl from the Vet river He tapttired thirty one wag*n*. qiiantttlee of • allb* ami store* and 45.000 round* of ammunition Kill liKR \\ I LI. DO TO El HOPE. I'nrtiiiiurve tov ernmen t lla* lathnr- I red II ta Dcpnrtnre. Idslton, Kept. 15.j-The Portuguese gov ernment h* t e log ra fhed the Governor of MzatnNque. authorizing the departure of Mr Kruger for Europe. The Governor, however, and satisfy hlmeelf that Mr Kruger Is rmlty going t Euro|*e. Mean w'hlle he i* Instructed to take all precau tion* to safeguard the personal security of Mr Ktuger Mra. Knitter at Lorenzo Marqnes. Ijondon. Hep# ?4 - Mr* Kruger, accord ing to a despatch to the t>aliy Express, I has arrived in Marques. Holland ftffera Kroner n Ship. The Hague. 9p(. |6 -The government ! of the Netherlands ha* telegraphed to Ia renzo Marques, offering a Iu h warship to bring Mr Kruger to Holland A Y’lf TOR \ FOR f 09TA RIC A. President Derides Honnilar) Line to lire fenior. Washington. Hep#. 16 The Minister of Tosta Rica, at Washington. 8* nor t’alvo, has received a cablegram from the Min ister of Costa Hba at Paris, which eon* vns the Information that the president of the French rcpuhlF. M lam bet. sho was the arbitrator ap|s>tnted to deckle the Itoundary question between Costa Rica and Colombia, hy his award of yest#rd*y fixed the Imundary between Ihe two coun tries, un the Atlantl*' (*l*le. a> Mona I o|it, (or Point (’arret), and oi the Pacific aide at Punta Buries. The republic of f’olombla claim'd that thr limit should be fiz* 1 at Tap** Gracias a-Dtoa, n the Atlantic, Including the who> Of the (*oata liicsn and Nl* araguan Atlantic *uq. rwfe that the limit on the Pacific side shcojld la* placed ai Boruca river, to the northwwot of Golfo Dulce. which would have given Colombia a right to half the territory of,Costa Rlra and about two-thirds of (hat of Nicaragua. Costa Rica claimed the old lltnita be tween Central America and Colombia, placed at the Dlatcl E**-u lo de Veragua on the Atlantic, and th** river chtrlqul Viejo tat the t*s • of Punta llurlra. to the southeast) on the Pacific The award f!xd the boundary line on the Pacific side at Punta Burlc*. as ‘claimed by Costa Itlca. and on the Atlan tic denied the right of Colombia to any pari of the territory of Nicaragua, or any lortlon of that of Coata Rl* a beyond Mona Point. Hc<|t I*TON llEt %HE IDIMB. Itlaekeil Ills ()%%•• Hew and Was *o( In Self-Defense. Washington. Sept. 16 The War ffeepart ment to-day received Information from Gen M(( Arthur of the tragic death In the Philippines of Cpt. Charles Mc<jui*ton of the Fourth Regiment of the I’nlted State** Infantry, the result of a wound hy a private soldier (Jen. MscArthur’s dis patch U as follows; Manila-Adjutant G*re ral. Washington. Charles M( vjulwtoti. (Captain) Fourth Cnited States Infantry), died yeater'ay Mangonone. Hacoor, Cavite province evening resulting from gunshot would caused by private soldier. Capt M( Qutston n fit of temperary Disunity attacked men of company. Shot one or more, and was shot himself In seif defense. Further par ticulars when received *’ FOWLER SHOT RY THOM A SOS. Difficult} of Loan Mantling May Re sult Inin II }. Covington. Oa. Bept. 16.—C01. t'sher Thomason. In (command of the Second (JorglM. shot and perhaps fatally wound ed Otto Fowler here this afternoon. Both men were armed, but Fowler was prevented from shooting Col. Thomason by bis (Fowler's) brother, who was with him. The shooting took place in front of Fowler's residence. The trouble between the two men Is said to be of long standing Col. Thomason's home I* st Madison. know Ina In YY IseonsJn. Negaunee. Wls.. Sept 14. With th* thermometer at F bove zero. It com menced snowing to-day and continued all the afternoon. DAILY, A VKAB S CENTH A COPY WEEKLY 2 TIMKH A WKKK.iI A YEAR HELD FOR MURDER I OHtINf'.H'N .It It N MV4 ftll tTTONN K 11.1.E1l 11. 4. IIHONYV ROCKHILL’S STRANGE CRIME. # HYBTRRV Allot T MOTIVE FOR IT mriLL INNANELLKD. Brown nnd John S. Mrntton find m IMtflcult v n Few Ifenv* lu*—it m mor Thnf There I* n Mommi In the t ••e—-Mrntton* Held on the levti* •oong nf Their Driver—All Parties *he KilliiiH Were Prominent nnd W e||- K now n. Columbia. 8 C. .p\ 16 To-day. at Rockhlll, tf. C., the coroner’* Jury found that Harry A. Brown had been shot to (bath by Paul It Bratton and that ihe Utter's brother. John H. Bratton, was ac ccssory. The evidence showed that the Brattons drove to Itockhttl from Yorkvllle. fifteen mite*. Friday night, and m id* diligent search for Brown. They were armed. As 1 o'clock their carriage stopped near Brown’s hom*. On# of the Brat ton* knocked at the door. lie was re ceived by Brown’s father-tn-iaw. J. W. Ne|| When the latter went to call Brown. Bratton sllt>|M-d in behind him and Dr**l twice around him Into the r-*m where Brown and hi* wife were sleeping The flrsl shot proved f.itil a few hours later. Neel wa* rival ed with aton|shmenl. Ir.iwn .id not are hla a*sallant, but staled be fore (hath that It wa* cither “Amry Cm* k* t. Galt . nr Bnitton him-' f " mean ing John 8 Bratton. H* w* evidently ex|*ecilng an encounter with same of them. Later when a*ked If Paul Bratton was the man, he made a sign presumed to In dicate the affirmative. The llratlona Arrested. The Bratton* after the shooting drove hurriedly back to Yorkvlllf. They hava been arre*tf(l on ih l warrant nf th(* 4<or <ner. a* h*-* the negro driver. WIU <*akl tv#ll. who te*tiite4| that John H Bruti.m said In the carrinuc that he ha*! shot Brown. The finding of the Jury In the face of I hi* evidence wn* a surprise. Before his death Brown ail he had hr+n shot by one of the Braitons. When the men drovg Into town they stopped at the hotel and afterwards inquired of a policeman for di rections fo the Brown house There srs only rumor a as to the motive for the kill ing and they Involve a young woman No evlden ki as to the motive ww* produced at the trial, hut It Is known that John tf Bratton and Brawn bad a difficulty a few day* ago. it being stated that Brown had wronged Bratton Crock#!t. to whom Brown referred in hi* ante-mortem statement, is a brother in-law of John H Bratton and also of Gale. W rrf l*romlnrnt I'rnplv, The Bratton* are nrphrwi of the lata Ur J. Hufoa Itratton. nkbrntnl (Vmfed • rat* surgr-m, for whose rapture tha Unit'd State* lOvrrnmHU offeird a fahu loua rum, hr being the grand cyclop* uf the koklux or* in Isa I Inn who terrorised the negroes Into submission to white gov ernment Me *n ki Inap.r.l in Canada by l iiltr'l Hutri fletertlvea, and brought to thl* rountry. but Kngland protested and hr was return'd to Canada to avert war with Kngland one of ilrown'o brother* I* on the Lon don Graphic; another I* nrllat on Black and White. The murdered man stood huth In hi* community. No family In Upper Carolina ha* a long er pedigree and more connect loti* of Influ ence than the Bratton*. The brother* will have nothing o ay. Three lawyer* have hern retained and to-morrow an effort will bn made to get them out of Jail on habeas corpus proceeding* Ot H % tall It I I.TI Rat. IHI'ORT*. Value of the I'rnaliM'te We Iterrlve Kroin (teller Countries. Washington. Kept la —Mr. Frank H. Hitchcock, chief of the section of foreign market* of the Agricultural Department, ha* prepared a bulletin showing the value and character of our agricultural Imports from each forrtgn country for the live ha on 1 years l*9t.-lW ft show* that our agricultural Imports had an average annual value of PM6.M4.- 7m, of which more than one half came from tropical counties. Hraall, the ieatllng source of our coffee supply sent u* 1& par rent, of our total agricultural Import*, the United Kingdom coming next with 9.7 per cent., but the lm|rts from tt Ilka those from tlermany which ranked fourth, were. In rone! leraW • part, received by those nation* Irom other countries, Cuba was the third rountry. sugar running <ha percentage up to I t tier cent, of the total. Japan and Chinn were fifth and sixth respectively. The J*hlll|iplne blind- sent us I.J per ceni. of the total BOV VI.TV ( aM'.tMMt.irtat. Venial rtean-l p Vroaail Ihisisa City Will Be gtr,mM>,lMM> More. Vancouver. B. C.. Bept. M— W. A. Baer, a mining engineer of thla city. Juat return'd from lawwxi. says that accord* Ing to the latrst Information In the poa *.eaten of the gold i-ummlestoner* ottlce at Irawson. royalty will lie 1* and this sea son on im.KM.Ott. The actual c ean-up will he gr.uw.ust mote. 101 Mi DKMOtHVTIC OH.VTOR9. Those Who Will Vddreas the llalher- Ins at Intllaaapolia. Chicago. Bept M.—At the meeting of tha National Association of Democratic Club#, which will he hek) In ldianapolis. Oct. I. the speakers wilt be William J. Bryan, A L Atevenson. W. It Hearst. Hourka Cochran. James Hamilton Lewis. Augus tus Thomson, the playwright, and others. Roosevelt In Montana. Billings. Mont.. Bept M —Gov. Roosevelt spent last night at Bismarck and began the Sunday trip w at ward at S o clock (hie morning There was no speechmaking during Ibe day, but wot handshaking.