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J. H ESTILL. President.
MUST HAVE BLOOD
I.MI MANY TO ISIT Ol PI MSB.
MEM OP' LEDE.
not wholesale executions
JH r THE H U ttHTEn OF A FEW
.ItTI-FOatUM CHIRMb
ton Hurloif Issue* ■ Sole stating It
i„ |lr lirnF' Policy to Dramnil
rualsbmrat of the Leaders n ■
Preliminary to OprnlßK XrcMla-
Hons for I’rarr-l nllv-vl Males Hair
\ot Irt Ananrrrd-A .Moat Iniport
llnt Mufe Paper.
tlin. Sept. IS.—The foreign office ha*
h circular note to all the Potter*
'tracing that the German government
liter* that an I tides pc tumble prtlimi
. to the beginning of peaee negotla
i -with China I* Jhe delivering up of
i e who were responsible for the out
i It,**.
ie text of the telegraphic note I* as
< ows:
he government of the Emperor holds
i t rellmlnary to entering upon dtplom.it
latlons with the Chines# government
,i those persona must be delivered up
. .. have been proved to be the original
, real Instigators of the outrages
nsi international law which have oc
<l at Peltln. The number of those
v . were merely Instruments In carry -
i out the outrage* Is too great. Whole
. locution* would be contrary to the
;*etl conscience and Ihe circumstance#
. i. li a group of leader* cannot be Cora
-1,;. ly uscertalned; but a few of those
se guilt is notorious should be de
, red up and punished. The representa
t:c of the Power* at Pekin are In
i tion to give or bring forward con
viie ing evidence. Less Importance at
tj.-hes to Ihe number punished than to
•r character as chief instigators and
1 tilers.
he government believe* It ran count
i the unanimity of all tlm cabinets In
>t.i 10 this point. Insomuch as indlffer
• to the Idea of Just atonement wou.d
•-quivalent to Indifference to a repet I
t.. of the crime. The government pro
l therefore, that the cabinets con
.. i should instruct their representatives
e: i . kin to Indicate those leading Chl
i personages from whose guilt In In
- clog or perpretratlng outrages all
, i Is excluded. Von Buelow."
not# ha* been sent to the German
. .. ,-les at Washington. London, Parts,
. IVteratourg. Rome. Vienna and Tokto.
btraiasr Ha* Nothing to Hide,
v. o j. iUioatlou of Count von Buelow'j
r. r note, -which wa* made throng a
'..■id Deutsche Allgemelne Zeitung.
v I. I,led upon because 1; wge deemed
’• to let the world see that Germany
t I r ehlng to hld- regarding her real
i . ii. China. The diplomatic corps here
• murprete It.
rote shows also that Count von Bue
■iber and mo<lerate views regard
>< Chinese muddle ami lls solutlore
how triumphed over Emperor Will
more expansive plans,
morrow the leading German paper*
' approve the note. The Fretatnnlga
y in*, calling particular attention to
t ii age declaring that wholesale exe
-1 ‘ ‘ills would be contrary to thd civilised
■ ■ once, will gay:
'hi* Is m striking contrast with Em-
P r William's Instructions to the de
li rung troops to spare no one and to
i like no prisoners,"
"ENT TO STATE DEPARTMENT.
I.ermna Note About I’nnlsbmenX of
4'lilneac Itebcls.
W : hlngtan. Sept. I*.—A copy of the
< man note demanding the punishment
< the leader* of (he rebellion In China.
V. I presented to Acting Secretary Adeo
c the state department during the day
f hi ihe German embassy. The German
< irge, Baron Sternberg, being tempoia
• io*ent from the city, there could, of
• ve. be no attempt at discussing this
1 t important communication. The
iron Is expected to return to-morrow,
n the subject may be twken up with
in. Meanwhile the note Itself will re
■ >e ihe earnest attention of the Presi
•*nl nd suoh members of the cabinet
" ire in Washington to-morrow when be
strives.
The state department ha* been all along
• ii ling u* effort* to the speedy opening
1 negotiations for a Anal settlement with
'■ < Chinese government, and ha*. *o far,
i • been heard from relative to the mat
■ r of punishments beyond the Indirect
reference# obtained In the note* that have
• 'lined the government's purpose. The
1 -tlon Is now presented plainly, whether
•' not Ihe negotiations shall be preceded
• •*' s decision on this point.
IT PITS HI am A “IN A HOLE.”
*• minor** "Admirable” Tote an Im
portant Declaration.
London. Sept. 19. 4.30 a. m.-Aa might
1 ■ been expected, coincident wi'h t<e
• .vsl of Count von Waldersee In China
'■ Ihe moat Important declaration of
■* * y yet Issued by any of the allle*.
■ th* Daily Newt remark*, tlermtny’s
' ar note ha* luined Ihe Inble* on
i. whore evacuation proposal had
• 'li-imany Into an awkward corner.
• If Russia assents lo Ihe German
1 I* she will be unable to continue, say*
' Cully News, to pot* as Chins'* lenient
• i forgiving friend, while. If she dissents,
-i* will lay herself open lo tha charge
Tiling the punitive expedition to •
London morning papers have little
: raw* for what Is called Germany's
■•able ftoia. The Time* goes so far as
*ih the credit for making such a
t**nl belonged to Great Britain.
r h* Morning Poet alone. In a cogent and
tl reasoned editorial, points oul a grave
' ' W tlon. namely, that If the real author*
*<id Instigators of tha uprising should
Satnmnal) Morning
prove to tie Identical with the personnel
of the Chinese government, it can hardly
be expected that they will deliver them
selves up. and that tf the Chinese gov
ernmeni chould he donfignutwl m guilty,
U would b* undrr the ban of the Power*,
a condition of things only terminable by
the conquest of China or a revolution pro
ducing a new governimi*.
"Therefore," *a>n the Morning Pot.
’ the power* *hotiid carefully welsh the
matter before committing thematlves."
VOX \\ ILOEHHF.B AT HOXG KONG.
hy n <*uiinl of Honor of the
llrltlßb Troops.
Hon* Kong. Bept The Oermm
atcamer Bich!*en, having on board Field
Marnhal Count von Wabtereee, command
er-liwhief of the international forces in
China, and his staff, has arrived here.
The ftaid marshal landed and was ie
celved by a urd of honor of British
troops He made the usual offh ial calls
and will this c venlr** piH*eed lo Bh.tn*;hai.
are! from there lo Taku on homl the
German cruluer llertha.
f MINF.Jii: TROOPS OH (LUNG.
It Is ’.% ident l lint home Action Is
f intemplnted.
Vlong Kong. Bept. 18. —ll Ip reported in
ihe West river district that Thlnenc troop*
are viplide in every to*n and that they
arc actively drilling. A Chinese gunltoat
i?* again patro.littg tin* ri\er. and it I* ev
ident that *otne action i contemplated.
The Ban ip;fer. which has been patrolling
the Delta, h *a pro * cflcd to f'anton.
K\ ll>i:>f >: At.tIWP HOWARD.
Alore Testimony I'onneetlng Him
AA Hh Uoeliel’s At order.
Frankfort, Kv\. Stpt. 18.—The prosecu
tion concluded its direct it Ntlmor.y in the
caee of James Mowunl ihi* afteriKion. Ben
Bake. < stable boy, corroborlietl Bowman
(Sainee hi lo feeing Howard run out from
the rear of the state house ground* shortly
after the shooting
W. 11. Culton. ore of the alleged con
spirators, went over his former testimony,
which indirf tly nffected Howard. He
claimed that Howard exhibited cartridge*
to him and ab*o pointed significantly to a
laroken paling of the fence, ('niton said
he asked Howard what he meant by thi#.
ond the latter tokl him to "npt ask so
many fool questions."
Iniring the examination of witnesses
this afternoon. Col. T. ,C. Csmphvlf call
ed on Ihe court for protection from ‘‘the
insulting Insinuations.” a* he termed a
reference made to him by MaJ. Owen* of
(he defense. The court imposed a floe
of >.l again*' MaJ. Owens.
The defendant will take the stand as
the first witness In hi* own behalf. He
claim* an alibi, and the attorney# for
(he defense say they wilt bring over
whelming proof that Howard was stand
ing In front of the Board of Tri.de Hoiel.
two square* away from the scene of the
ttagedy when the shooiing occurred.
TO HHIAfi HOME A ITItlVt DE AD.
Transport Hancock Will Soon gall
for the Orient.
Washington. Sept. I*.—Col. William 8.
Patten of the quanerma aer's department,
on duty at the war department, ha* com
pleted arrangement* for the free trans
portation to Ihe I'nixed States, of the re
main* of soldier* and sailor* ond civilian*,
who lost their live* and were burled in
Ihe island possession* of Ihe Dulled Btstes
mid in China
According to the present plan* of the
department, a burial corr* will take pa
rage on the transport Hancock scheduled
to irave San Franctaoo, Oct. 1. for the
Philippi in's.
Col. Patten ay* thai the pervalllng
condition* in China will scarcely renter
practicable an y disinterment - in that
(vwtntry earlier than next aprir.g. All the
remain* recovered ate to be given honor
able burial In the United Slates, at place*
selected by the next of kin. In all case*
where not otherwise ordered the Interment
will be made In the national cemeteries,
with preference for the cemetery at the
Presidio at S.m Francisco and the Ar
lington Cemetery neor Washington.
The approximate number of remilns to
be exhumed 1* 1.331. distributed In the fol
lowing places: Honolulu. Ihlrty-elx en
listed men of Ihe army, out marine;
Guam, eight men of Ihe navy; t'hlun. two
officers of the army, fifty-eight enlisted
men of Ihe army tin ! thirty-seven of Ihe
navy; Philippine*, seventeen officer* of
ihe army. 1.150 enlisted men of the army
and 28 men of the navy.
JOAF.X AND HILL t OAKERHED.
f
Ex-kenslor Hill's Itinerary la lot
Vet Derided on.
New York. Sept. 18 -Hen.itor Jones and
ex-Sena tor Hill had an extended confer
ence to-day at the Hoffman House. Xditer
Senator Jon'* conferred with ex-Gov
Stone, Congressman Richardson, and
James 1.. Norris, ex-treasurer of the Na
tlonol Committee, who came from Wash
ington.
Senator Jones said thnt only a general
meeusslon of the situation <vae hnd He
also said that etdbnaWr Hill's itinerary
had been iMscuswil. but not decided upon
Mr Richardson said when asked alwut
aiM'.iker* that they will lie sent out at
the proper time. The ••ommlttee I* now
devoting all Its energies to organising.
Ex-Gov. 8. T. Hauser of Montana, re
ported favorably on the outlook in hi*
state.
msicil POIGI IT TRIBE AMEN.
I,oat Twenty-Six Killed nnd Wound
ed hear Tlmlmnnn.
Paris. Bcpt I*.—The ministry of war an
nounce* that new* has ben received of
lighting between the troops forming a
French SaharUn outpo*t mar Tlmlmoun
nnd Ihe Berber tribesmen. The French,
under Cap! Falcon nett I fought two en
gagements and finally returned to Ttmb
moun without being molested
The dispatch l* vague, but say* clearly
lhal the French lost xwemy-six men killed
and wounded. Including two officers killed.
Reinforcements are on their way to
Timtmoun. _
Taylor Aamed for Congreas.
Mobile, Ala.. *P‘ 18 -Georg* W. Tay
lor of Marengo county was renominated
to-dv by the Demoer* > * of the First Con
sreseional district at Thomasvllle. Hl*
opponent* were B. I. Hibbard and Hon
liaon!* Taylor, ex-manef r to Spain.
SAVANNAH, GA.. WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 19, 1900.
TROUBLE IS FEARED
HI I TER FREEING BETWEEN IWION
AND NON-I NION MEN.
THERE ARE 118,000 STRIKERS.
PRESIDENT MITCHELL'S REPORT
SHOWS THAT NUMBER.
Mlue Operators Deny Hla Assertion
hot Hefuse to Give Figures—Fl rat
Advance In the Prlee of 1 oul Hus
Been Made—Heading rmpnu> Has
Permanently Abnndoned Two
Mines—Father Phillips still Work
la* (or Arbitration.
Philadelphia. Sept. 13,-The leader of ihe
strike says at the end of the second day
thnt llx.ba) of the 141,001 mine worker* in
ihe anthracite coal fields are Idle.
No representative of the mine operators
make* a statement for their side of the
matter, but Individual mine owners dis
pute ihe strikers' figure*, saying there are
more men at work thin the union leaders
will admit.
The first advance In the price of coal HS
a result of the strike was made by the
Philadelphia and Reading Company lO
day, 2.", centa per ton being added. This
admn. e was promptly met by the local
dealers, who Increased Ihe price to con
sumer* ,V> cent* a ton
A cloud npi'iurs on the Otherwise peace
ful horizon In the shape of report from
Harriahurg that a bitter feeling is de
veloping between the unkm ami non-union
men in the Lykens district, located in the
upper end of Dauphm county and Involv
ing about !,snn mine worker*.
A concession was voluntarily granted
the 5.000 employes of Ihe Lehigh Coal ami
Navigation Company In Ihe region west
of Mauch Chunk, who will hereafter work
ten hours a day. with nn Increase In earn
ing*. These men were unorganized and
hud not presented any grievances.
Two Mines Alianfloned.
True o Its declaration made before Ihe
strike was ordered the Philadelphia nnd
Reading Company to-day brought it*
mules to the surface In two mine* near
Hhamokin that laid been closed by Ihe
strike, and announced that they were
permanently abandoned This action
makes It necessary for the miner* who
formerly worked in these collieries to seek
work elsewhere.
, The action of the 400 or more employee
of the West End Coal Company at Mocsn
aqua, pear Wilkesborre. In sticking to
their work, stand* out prominently as the
busy feature of an otherwlae idle territo
ry. They *ay they have no grievance,
have always received kindly treatment
from their employers, and therefore, re
sist every effort to Induce them to strike.
Father Phillip*. Xhe Catholic priefl. xvho
ha* been an Intereettng figure tn ihe
strike, both before and after, mad# a
statement to the public to-night, present-
Ing an argument In behalf of arbitration,
and urging both sides to get together.
BAYB llb.onn MEN ARE Ot T.
President Mi tell ell's Mlatement In
Belinif of the Miners.
Hagellon, Pa., Sept. 18 Following Is Ihe
statement issued by President Mitchell on
behalf of the striking mine workers:
"Haaelton. Pa,. Sepi. I*. 5:10 p. m . No.
3—Report* received at our office form dis
trict* No*. 1, 7 and 9 of the anthracite
coal region* show that there have been
great accessions to the ranks of the
striker* to-day. In dlatrlct No. 7 (Hazel
ton region) not less than 1.5 t min# work
ers who mined yesterday failed to report
for work this morning, thus Increasing
Ihe total number on strike from lo.tyio to
ll.Hhh to-day.
"In dlatrlct No. 9 (Schuylkill) our forces
have been augmented by 4.SOC mine work
ers In addition to the 30.0W0 reported yes
terday. The situation In district No. 1
(Lackawanna-Wyomlngl lx practically the
same as the first day of the strike, only
200 men remaining at work. Total num
ber of men Idle 118,000.
"From every section of the anthracite
region reports Indicate that much dissat
isfaction prevail* among those who have
up to thla time (ailed to participate In th*
strike, and we confidently expect lhal
the number at work will grow less with
each succeeding day until Ihe mines shall
be completely closed. John Mitchell,
■'President United Mine Worker* of Amer
ica."
Efforts of *(rlke In 4 arago.
Chicago. Sept. 18.—The effect# of Ihe an
thracite coal miner*' strike have already
been felt In Chicago. Every dealer In Ihe
city raised the price yesterday for all
grade* of hard coal from 86.25 to 87. This
1* only the beginning of wh*t Is expected
tf the strike continues, ns the wholesale
.limpanles have only about a month's sup
ply on hand.
AN DA ATKIN TU IIOMKVELT.
He AAaa Given n Flattering Welcome
nl Hutle. Mont.
Butte. Mont.. Sept, 18.—Gov. Roosevelt
was greexed very warmly by citizen# of
Butt* this afternoon. Th* carriage rKle
from the station of the Northern Pacific
lo Ihe Butte Hotel, about one mile dis
tent. we* e flattering demonstration. The
streets were lined with people. At the
hotel Gov. Roosevelt appeared upon the
balcony. The crowd beiow entlerly filled
Ihe afreet in froul of the hotel and for
about a block In every direction.
Uov Roosevelt wa* urged to #|*#k hut
declined saying he would talk to the peo
ple al the Columbia Garden tn the even
ing The Immense Columbia Garden was
entirely filled and standing room w* at a
discount. Gov. Roosevelt epok* her* for
nearly three-quar ers of an hour.
Two Killed by a Train.
Chicago. Kept lt -Mr*. Mary E. Cur
ran and Mrs. Anna Holme* were killed
yesterday at She Fifty-fifth street cross
ing of th* Chicago and Erie tra-ks N*Rh.
er heard th* approaching train, and they
were struck by the train going at full
speed Mrs. Curran was aged 22. ami Mrs.
Ilolmew. 55. The bodies wot# horrlMy
mangled*
FIGHTING AT kiiotl ITirOOHT.
British fan Cat Off Boer 'applies b,
uplurlna It.
levrenso Marque*. Hept li.—Fighting I*
proceeding at Kamalnuort All the avail
able men have been sent to the frontier
1. I* expected that Kotnatlbridge will be
destroyed There |* great uneasiness here.
Komatlpoort lea town on the frontier
of the Trauavnal. and on the railroad lead
ing from Pretoria to Portuguese territory
It I* situated about fifty miles from Lo
rettao Marque* With Xtic occupation of
Komatlpoort the British would he h|e
to cut off all supplies reaching the Boers
by railroad from Portuguese territory.
NOME At INO It SaIHMIStIKS.
•ion. French Has Captured Fifty
More Loenmotiv es.
Iymdoxi. Sept. M.-Lord Roberts reports
from Machadodorp. tinder date of Mon
day. Bept 17. that a few minor skirmish*.
have taken place between Ihe British
troops ami the Boers He says that Gen.
French hag.captured fifty locomotives. In
addition tn the foriy-ihree locomotives
and other rolling stock, which hr look
when he occupied Barberton. Bept 13, and
that Gen Stephenson *a* expected to oc
cupy Nelspruli during the afternoon of
Sept. 17.
FOREIGNER* AFTER Ot M GOLD.
Bid* Are Asked fur on Xhe German
and Swedish I,onus.
New York. Sept. II —For Ihe fire! lime
In New York * financial hlaiory American
Investors were appealed lo io-day at Al
most Ihe use moment In behalf of two
distinct foreign loan*.
The German loan circular giving detail*
Of the terms on which Kuhn, lewb A Cos.
and Iho National City Bank will receive
bids for the offering, were published Just
at the time the Swedish government loan
|iroe|ieclus was being circulat'd
The German loan offering will probably
rank among Ihe moat successful ever
idaced by a foreign government In Ihe
Unllrd Htates, owing to the Inslant suc
cess of Ihe movement following the an
nouncement of the New York Life's heavy
subscription.
The Fwedlsh prospectus contemplate* a
loan of tIO.OUD.oao, the bonds to bear 4 per
cent, for len years, the loan to be made
with a view to the construction of rail
way* ami other remunerative purposes.
ODD Fill. I.OAA s’ GK AND LODGE.
Goodwin of Georgia Was Cboseti
Deputy Grand litre.
Richmond, Va . Rep. jg.-The Sovereign
Grand Lodge of Odd Follow* held s long
ecMdon this morning, most of which was
devoted to routine business and the In
troduction of resolutions which were re
ferred lo committee*.
OffivA-r* were elected a* follows:
Graml Sire. A C. Cable of Ohio. Deputy
Grand Btre, John B Goodwin of Georgia
Mr. Goodwln'a election wi* unanimous,
Messrs Wright of IVnnsylvanla. Nolan of
Tennessee *i*l Hemmes of Alabama with
drawing In his favor.
Grand Secretary. J. Frank Grant of
Baltimore; Grand Treasurer, M Richard
Muckle of Pennsylvania.
The resolution approp rl * ,,n *t ttJOO to the
Galveston sufferers was ;ai*e-d
The body further 'onotrtered Ihe ques
tion of mileage and per dlren. The pro-
IMal of the Bpe< Mi Ways and Mean*
Committee lo reduce the mileage to S amt
lb cent*, was amended to read lo ami 12
cents, as formerly, and on the call of the
yea* and nay* the amendment *■< adopt
••d. 131 ayes, Xfi mn. This ended the dis
cussion. snd the recommendation **
amended was adopted.
This evening there was n dree* parade
of the Third Regiment. Patriarch* Mili
tant of Massachusetts, nnd to-night ■ re
union of past grand representative*.
Ho rn STEAMER* AA ENT IKtAV N.
Twenty Live* lout In n Nerlons Cnl
llaton nt hen.
Liverpool, Sept I*.—Tlwi Britiah steam
er Gordon Castle and the German steamer
Stormarn collided In Cardigan bay Sun
day night and both vessel* sank. Twenty
of the persons on board the (Jordon Cas
tle were loet
The Stormarn cub the Gordon Castle
In twain In a dense fog The Gordon ('*-
tie sank Immediately, her boilers explod
ing The Stormarn floated for an hour.
Her boat* saved a few of the Gordo** Cgs
lle’s iwsengers, who were transferred to
the steamer Borregaard and taken to
Pombrey.
MONTGOMERY’S POPULATION.
II Ha* 30,;un People, an Inerenae of
.'OMIT Pee Cent.
Washington. Bepl. 18—The population
of the city of Montgomery. Ala., as offi
cially announced to-day Is for 1900, 10,348.
ns again*! 21.883 for 1190.
These figures show for the city, as a
whole, an Increaw In population of 3,4*3.
or 3**7 percent, from 1890 to 1900
The population in 18*0 was 16.713, show
ing an Increase of 5.170, or 30 88 per cent,
from 1800 to 18>
The population by wards In 1900 Is as
follows: Ward 1, l.'tt*. Ward 2. 8.347.
Ward 3. 3.629, Ward 4. 8.424. Ward 5. 3.070,
Waul 8. 2,7*11.
SOt TH'fi TRADE AVITH El ROPE. {
Bowrnu Believe* Iron nnd Steel Ex
ports AA 111 Inerenae.
Birmingham. Ala., Sept. 18. James
Bowron. vice president of the Tennessee
Coal. Iron and Railway Company, has re
turned from a five months trip lo Europe.
Mr. Bowron say* the demand for Amer
ican Ivon and leel In Europe Is a* strong
a* ever and that the export business of
the South with lhal country Is bound to
develop stea'M.ly and In larger volume
year by year.
. Just now he says exports ore hampered
T>v high railroad rales lo Ihe ooasi and
still more, unreasonably high rats*
charged by ocean crafl
Another Chinese (Able Opened.
Washington. Sept. 18.—The War Depart
ment has been notified that the Great
Northern Cable Company announce* the
opening of tha Che Foo-Taku-Fori Arthur
cable and connections with Wei Hal Wei.
This gives two lines to China.
font Advanced 2.1 Cents n Ton.
Philadelrrla. Sept. 18.—The Philadelphia
and Reading Coal and Iron Company an
nounce this afternoon that on and after
tht* date all gradee of coal are advauced
gk can4a ton.
RECOVERY IS SLOW
HIT (iIURnoK I* GRAIItAIXY
HlHlftti I‘HOM 111 I\f*.
FINDING 100 BOOIES A DAY.
NO OFFICIAL RECORD* OF THE
DEAD ARE KEPT.
Number nf tread Still Estimated at
A.XMMI xo H.xmms—(treat Alaaatlltes of
Dlslafreiaats lletna Poured Into
Streets-Railroads Are at \A ork wo
Their Brldne—AA alernorkv Nyaxem
Partially Repaired—Haw ley Advo
cates Hullvllan of a Breakwater.
Galveston. Tex.. Sept ll—'The work of
clearing Ihe streets of debris Is progress
ing rapidly under the perfect organisation
Instituted by military rule under Adju
tant General Scurry. Over 2,000 men Ate
engaged on the work.
Ninety-eight ladles are reported a* hav
ing been found In the wreckage and re
moved to-day, making a total of 1.861 vic
tims* so far recovered. This list Is far
short of Xhe accurate number of dead,
because no official record* are kept Bo
dies found are burled or cremated and no
systematic record h i* been kepi
The storm wrecked almost every vault
In Ihe six cemeterlesi. and many of the
dead Were washed to sea In metal rases.
So far only one casket lias been found
It had been carried three miles from the
vault.
The extension of live electric lighting
y*lem cotit mites By to-morrow the ins
tance from Twentieth to Twenty-seventh
street, and from Ihe bay to Broadway,
will be equipped with street lights. More
than aun akllled mechanics werA brought
here to-day from Texns cities
The total number of dead la still esti
mated at &.*> lo 6,060. The newspaper
list i* over 4,000 The name* of many no
gtoes. Mexicans, Italians ami other for
eigners can never lie secured.
lllslnfeellnK the Pity.
The work under the direction of the
health department was pushed with vigor
and rapidity to-day. As fant as disin
fectants arrive they are tiring distributed
over the city. Over a carload of disin
fectants was taken from the wharves to
day and sent lo the health department
supply depot and almost a* much was
(aken from that place and distributed over
the city.
Much w* done to-day In tha way of
removing debris and dtapoelng of animal
carcasses The sick and wounded are re
ceiving the heat of treatment and Ihe
facilities are such that any one needing
medical attention can have It on appli
cation.
Besides Ihe other hospital* and medical
relief stations already In service, the ma
rine hospital arid refuge ramp was opened
this afternoon, ami will accomroodara a
large number of patients. Persons able to
travel have been taken from the hospitals
and aenl In the revenue cullers and by
olhrr mean* of transportation to Houston
and other relief station* on Ihe mainland.
The outlook from * health standpoint 1*
very" encouraging. Three pile driver* are
at work closing up the breach In tin 4;.il
lusion bay bridge made by Ihe steamship
Roma The rebuilding of Ihe bridge ta
progressing rapidly.
Railroads Gefltlag la ghape.
A message from General Superintendent
Nixon of ihe Santa Fe Railroad xo General
Manager Polk this evening mid trains
will be able to cross on Thursday. Orders
have been leaued to allow freight lo pro
ceed lo Galveston. "Pho one bridge will
he heavily taxed 10 accommodate all th*
trains. Th# tracks of Galveston Island
will be cpmpleied 10 Ihe bridge to-morrow
noon. Engine* are again running into Ihe
union depot and switching In the
wharf yard*, and are bringing freight lo
the ship* in port A prominent exporter
fiom New York mid that serious misrep
resentation# of Ihe port and Ihe grain
stored her# have been published.
The waterworks system I* being gradual
ly restored, ami the main* ore now sup
plying the various hospital*, ills* Clara
Barton, of Ihe Red from Society, hoe
been tendered Xhe use of the old Sealey
building, forxncrly used by ihe general
offices of the Santa Fe Railway, and has
opened a depot for supplies. She ha* sexit
orders for medicine and surgical dressings,
food for t)i sick and clothing amt shore.
Otherwwe she has recommended that
money be sent her as the merchant* can
supply a great many things needed.
A bureau has been established to take
a comptele rensu# of the city.
Maixltary Precaution*.
Gen Scurry has ordered that all fami
lies living within a block of the pile of
debris back of Ihe district entirely swept
away shall move out as a sanitary pre
caution.
Congressman Hawley advocate# th*
building of a breakwater, beginning a(
Ihe south Jelly and extending westward,
paralleling tha shore of Galveston Islam!
for a dhxtance ot about seven mile* With
a has* of twenty-five feet ami crown of
eight feet, capped with heavy granite
blocks, he believe* thla would break Ibe
force of a tidal wave and adequately pro
tect Galveston.
In answer 10 an Inquiry sent him as to
Ihe Intention* of Ihe Southern Pacific to
ward Galveston. Charles 11. Tweed,
chairman of the road, has telegraphed im
Galveston Cotton Exchange the follow
ing t
"Work on our Improvements al Galvea
lon has already been resumed and la be
ing pressed forward as rapidly as poaal-
We."
ME** AGES OF SYMPATHY'
They tome From AH Nations on Ac
count of Galveston Horror.
Washington. Spt 18.—Formal manifes
ts Hons of sympathy with Ihe people of
Gal vet ton In their great afflkAlon con
tinue to com# from government* and rul
er* hi #1! pari* of !h world
iu aJdmob to iMm already racelvad
such expressions have come from the
President of Chill, the British and Mexi
can ambassador*, the Spanish minister, j
the Belgian minister, the Peruvian minis- |
ter and Ihe ilattlen minister
Where them- ■•ommunieanon* ciime di
rectly from the head of state they are S
a know .edged by the President himself j
The others are formally accepted and we- I
knowledge.! by the deimrtmcni of stale j
The nuvisage from the British ambassador '
say s:
"I have been commanded by the Queen '
to express to the President of the United
Slates the great sorrow with which Her |
Majesty bos learned Ihe details of (he ter- ,
tilde disaster at Galveston.
"Her Majesty wishes me to onnvey lo
Ihe President the aaauraticg of her sin
cere sympathy with the unfortunate suf- |
ferer* from this terrible calamity "
That from the Spanish minister says
"Her Majesty Ihe Queen Begem Join* In
expressions of sympathy for such horrible ,
calamine* by which Her Majesty nnd her
government have been painfully affected."
MEXICO TO AID GALVESTON.
Bill Inlrnvtnrevt to Appropriate the
Want nf 83U.IXW.
Mexico City. Mex.. Hept 18 —A bill has
heett intrvatuerd tn Ihe M< glean Congress
providing for an appropriation of Do.'XD
for the Galveston sufferer*.
I olleetlnna In Churches.
cbswgo. Sept 18. In nearly all of the
Chicago Chutvhers collection* were taken
Sunday for the Galvrslon relief fund
Father Barry, of the Holy Name Cathe
dral. who htw liren named as cuModtan of
the fund collected In the Catholic Church
es, announced lasi night that, already. 85,-
• had been turned over lo bint lo be
forwarded lo Bishop Gallagher si Galves
ton it tr aakt Hit it laaat !!"<> was
collected lit the Protestant Church**.
Nn one Hurt on tttuh Island.
Memphis. Trim . Sept. 18. A telegram
from tin- Evening Journal of Buaumonl,
Tex , uddressed lo Ihe Asm*dated Prexa.
say* that ihe reporrad destruction of High
Island with great loss nf life Is erratic,
ous. The Journal says noon* was Injured
there, and no loss of pioperty was sus
tained
Louisville, u*„ Sends a Fund.
Louisville. Ga . Sepi. 18,—A cheek for 140
was forwarded from here to-day lo Gal
vraton lo help In the relief of the horns
less storm aufferrre of that rtty. The sub
scription was got I cat up by Mr W. I’.
Lowry.
In Beltnlf erf G. A. !t. Members.
Washington. Sept 18.-The National Tri
bune has started a relief movement In be
half of Hie member* of the Grand Army
of the Republic and their families, who
suffered loss In Ihe Tex** flood,
Buffalo's ton tribal Inn.
Buffalo. N Y . Sept 18—Manager Sterl
ing of the Siar Theater, ha* turned ovr
to the Mayor. 8*77 for the Galveston re
lief fund The total subscription 10 dale
aggregate 81 *K*
Bnilua Mateli for Belief Fund
Chicago Sept, 18 One thousand five
hundred dollar* was realised by a boxing
carnival at TatUreall'a last night for (he
relief of the Texas sufferer*.
Kansas 4 Ity f uatribaxlnn*.
Kansas Cly. Sept. 1* —Contribution* fo
Ihe Galveston relief fund received yester
day. Increase Ihe amount to 816.M0
New A ork Has liaised 8D11.N13.
New York, Sept 17 Subscription* re
ceived to date for the relief of the Gai
vealon sufferer*, total 8301.812.
GREAT HEX KPTION FIIR BRI AN
AY 111 Be the Hinges! New York Has
Ever Given n X andtdate.
New York. Sept 11 -The preliminary
arrangement* for the reception lo Wltlia.u
J Bryan, and the naming of the aub-com
mittee to be Intrusied wltb the details,
were perfected to-night at a meeting of
Ihe Tammany Hall Committee on Ratifica
tion .
Richard Cnofcer presided and on hla me#
tlon. William H HearM, president of the
National Association of Democratic dub*,
was mido vice chairman of the gathering
In a speech. Mr. <'raker said that It xvav
the desire of Tammany Hall to tender to
Mr Bryan the greatest reception ev*r
given m a presidential candidate He pro.
dieted that one hundred thousand voter*
of Greater New York would ae*emb.e In
and around Madison Square Garden on
Oct. 16. xhe night of the reception.
Mr Bryan has already signified his In
tention lo speak, and that hi* voice may
be heard In a'l part* of the Garden a large
sounding hoard will be erected behind the
speaker's idatform Three hundred and
fifty ushers will lie In attendmire. and four
great stand* wilt accommodate the over
flow outside the Garden.
SHREWD SW INDLING gCIIRMR.
Operator Working Those Who 1,0.1
Relative* la Galvesioa.
Nleholasvllle. Ky.. Hept. 11.-A axrtndl*
la being worked by a party In Atlanta.
Ga . who I* selecting for his victim* peo
ple having friends or relatives In the Gal
veston storm.
Ills scheme Is original and on# which
may bring him many dollars unless the
police capture the raecal at once. Meides
Wade of this city had a slater, Mrs K M
Smith, visiting In Galveston, and she, her
husband ami four children were lost
Tuesday morning the following telegnm
was received by Mr Wade:
"Atlanta. Ga , Hept 17.-To D. H Wade.
Nleholasvllle. Ky : Wire two tickets to
Nleholasvllle. Wife and self survived.
Answer. R M Smith."
Mr Kmlth baa been a conductor on a
railroad for twenty-five years, and for
this reason h* and his family could travel
without ticket* The swindler not know
ing this fact, his scheme wa* exposed
prematurely.
FAILURE OF H ATX H * FOOTE.
Was Announced oh New York Ntoek
Kxetianae Yesterday.
New York. Hept. 18.—The announce
ment la made on Ihe Mtork Exchange to
day of the suspension of Hatch A Foote.
Tha failure ta understood to have been
hastened by the Illness of one of the part
ner*. and ta not considered an Important
rme. It Is believed that the firm has no
outstanding contracts.
Navellsx Barker a Isansaer.
London Hept 18 —Yesterday evening
Gilbert P*rker, the novelist, was chosen
by the Coneerretlvs* of Oraveeeod us
their candidate for the House of Common*
at the coming general election. Owing
to the relative position of th* parties at
Gravesend this choice la equivalent to a
return.
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WEEKLY 2-TIMKB-A-WKEK.iI A YEAR
HISTORIC OCCASION
TABLET* PREHEATED NEW HEAR,
h AItGK AND ALAB AM A.
ALABAMA GREETS VERMONT.
GftY. JOHNVTXIN AND EN-eiK Rf.
TARA HERBERT XI'OKE.
Nleee of Meat. Thornton of xha
Old Hearsarae I sisllrd Alabama’*
Tablet, AA Mir Admiral ermmea*
Bulla litre IXV v e lied That of Ibe
liearearae—Gov. Mullins of Ver
mont Presented the Tablet* and
Secretary l.nnu Mepnadrd,
Portamotuh. N. H 8-pi, 18 —The initial
dip's celebration of xhn presentation of
ihe tablets xo the Krarsnrge nnd Alabama,
although ushered In by gtuum and storm,
neverihvie*# proved a great succeed
through the fortuimie clearing of tho
weather, atul tu-nlghl the two bronxe em
blems are In xhe rusunlv of the com
manding officer* of the great battleship*.
The *llo*ol of lasi night disarranged the
programme planned by Ihe committee, for
the doy #0 thax the formal exercises of
presentation went over until afternoon,
while those arranged to lie held on hourd
Ihe Kearsarge. now at anchor In Iho
harbor, were postponed altogether. Th*
exeretaeo on shore, however, were a great
sucre** anil the different speeches by
promlneiM official* were warmly received
by a large gathering
The weather cleared beautifully during
the la Her part of tto* day ami the stand*
erected on (he shore of the inland lake
presented u fine appearance and (he whole
afternoon was very satisfactory (o the
committee who tuxd planned this port of
the celebration. The exercise* were held
shortly after 2 o'clock
Mayor Edward K Mclntyre opened th*
proceedings with an address of wel oxn
and then Introduced Gen Uharle* H.
Burn* of AA’lnton as president of Ihe day
Mr Burn* presented Mis- Mary Thornton
liavls of Boston, litre eof Idem Thornton,
executive offire-r of Ihe old Keaisgrge,
and Mr* Henry llrypn ot Alabama,
daughter of Hear Admiral Bemme* of the
old Alabama Ml** Davis unveiled iho
tablet de*ttiM-d for the Alatsvina. whlia
Mr*. Bryan performed a like act with
that for Gw* Kear*arge.
Gov. Hotline was tied Introduced and
made a brief a<kireas, presenting the tab
let* io t.'api Foiger of the Kearsarge. and
(.‘apt. liruwnson of the Alabama Bv.Ve
lar y of Ihe Navy John Ii Long respond
vd on behalf of the navy department.
Gov . Johnson'* Address,
Gov Johnston of Alabama accepted
th* Alabama's tablet H* said In part:
"For ihe first lime In Ihlriy-five years
we are Invited, not to foxier the g.ortou*
achievement* of our fathers and brexhretx
in tho war between the e.aies, but. It ta
now Ineialevt that they shall ever be re
membered and rherlshed as the common
herbage rf the American iieopte, and for
the tnefurallon of our children end the
glory at a great and reunited and free
republic.
"In all Ihl* long Journey, whenever ar l
wherever my feet have pressed the earth,
whether North or Hoikh of the I'otoxnac.
like Antes* of oW. t lev* felt new
stlength and courage rise into my vain*
from a soil enriched and hallowed by tho
blood of your father* and brethren and
mine.
"Il I* 111 that th* commonwealth
of New Hampshire, a commonwealth Ihe
mother of AV abater, that great a pant Is
of an Indissoluble union of Indestructible
stale*, should be ihe firsl. officially, not
only lo rise superior to Ihe passion* and
prejudices of a fratricidal war. but to de
termine to commemorate and honor the
gallant deoda of Op- American sailor with
out regard to the flag which floated over
him And It Is peculiarly happy that
these patriotic ceremonies should taka
place during the administration of a gov
ernor close 10 the heart* of his people,
who planted the seed this day *0 auspi
ciously bursting Into hluom ami Mo* won
when h Inaugurated the 'Old Home
Week' for hi* commonwealth.
"This I* Ihe first 'Old Homs Week of
the American sailor, when those who left
may return and once more, without re
proach. take I heir places at the old fire
side • * •
The Fight Oil 1 lirrhooru
"tJpon that fateful itunduy morning In
June. 1*64. when the Alabama salrfd out
of the harbor of Cherbourg to meet Ihe
Kearsarge. each commander knew that be
had a foe man worthy of hie steel, for
they had been friends atul comrades In
the pa*t. The vessel* were nearly even
ly matched, T#w Kearsarge had seven
guns and 162 men, amt tha Alabama eight
guns aml It* men. The guns of the Kear
sarge varrled more im-tal For one hour
and forty minute* they sail'd around each
other In n fiery circle hurling their mis
siles of death. The Kearsarge wa* struck
twenty-eight time* and had one historic
Shell lodged In her exploded. It I* prob
able that she would have gone down be
fore Ihe Aiahwma. Bemmes fought hW
ship until lie bad lost about one-fourth
of hts men and never struck his (lag un
til he flt her sinking under hla feet.
"When Ihe battle ceased the Alabama
found her grave In Ihe eea. There she
has *mm b<-red until the resurrect Km
nu>rn. when she reappear* on • more, the
consort Instead of the enemy of the Kextr
sarge, to fight under the same flag and
against all enemies of Ihe republic Title
memorial tablet Joins them In enduring
friendship and Ihe commander* of both
will have the heroism of Wlnokiw and
8 mines to Inspire- them to gallant deed*.
• • • • • • •
Greetings From Alabama.
"I com* from the capital city upon thd
hanks of that river xnd from the common
wealth which hear* that happy umA
now grown Into a great stale with two
ml lion* of free people, rivalling Pennsyl-
Vllnla and Ohio In the production of coal
and Iron and steel, producing enough cot
ton to clothe and lumber to shelter all the
p-opH of New England, and sending heg
products Into every dime—a state with
churches and free schools In nearly every
township, a Slate with a genial c'.lmata
and a fertile soil and beautiful women
and gnilant men and balmy breeze*, and
where now only the deavl rest.
•'I come from lhal commonwealth and
from her people upon Ihe gracious Invita
tion of the state and peop.* of New Hamp
shire. to take part In theae ceremonlea.
and. In the name of our state and In be
half ot her people to exprea* to you. sir,
our grateful apt r elation of the noble
and patriotic aentlmem that prompted
your people >o desire our prxeenc* on tble
happy occaaloo.
"How much grander It la. fellow dtl
aenx. to unite In enduring peace than l
separate by bloody war If xvar shall
come again, a* doubtless it will continue
to com# so long as human oetflahneaa and
greed shall prevail over Christian cbgr-
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