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THOUSANDS OF LIVES LOST AND MILLIONS
OF PROPERTY DESTROYED ON TEXAS COAST
NEW YORK, September 9.—The World tomorrow will print the following:
“AUSTIN, TEX., September 9. —Information has just reached me that about 3,000 lives have
been lost at Galveston, with enormous destruction of property. »
“No information from other points. JOSEPH D. SAYERS, Governor.
PEOPLE WADING IN WATER WAIST DEEP.
BEAUMONT, TEX., September 9. —The gravest fears are entertained here for the safety of
the residents of Sabine and Sabine Pass. Reports of the storm’s fierceness at Sabine have
been circulated about the city all day and definite news is scarce. At the dispatcher’s office of
the Sabine and East Texas road it is learned that the last dispatch from the operator at Sabino
(the new town) reported at that time that the water was surrounding the depot and washing
over the railroad track. He said people were leaving in crowds for the back ridge. The wind’s
velocity was increasing and the water rising.
The operator at Sabine Pass "(the old town) reported substantially as the other operator. He
said that the track northward had been washed away; that residents were leaving for the ridge
in water waist deep, and that the storm was growing fiercer.
Since that time he has not been heard from.
’A passenger train returned this afternoon, having reached a point a quarter of a mile from
the old town, the track being washed away from there on. The depot agent at Sabine Pass wad
ed and swam out to the train, hut could give no details of the damage. He had not left his office,
but he thought that no lives had been lost. From the train people could be seen wading about
in the water, which seemed to be from two to four feet deep.
PRAIRIE COVERED WITH DEAD.
DALLAS. TEX., September 9.—The following telegram just received from Houston by The
News:
“Relief train just returned. They could not get closer than six miles of Virginia Point, where
tbc prairie was covered with lumber, debris, pianos, trunks and dead bodies. Two hundred
corpses were counted from the train. A large steamer is stranded two miles this side of Virginia
Point, as though thrown up by a tidal wave.
“Nothing can be seen of Galveston. Two men were picked up who floated across to the main
land. They say they estimate the loss of life up to the time they left at two thousand.”
The above message is addressed to Superintendent Felton Dallas ami comes from Mr. Vaughn,
manager of the Western Union telegraph office at Houston.
Iloustm. T.x. September p. m-
The West Indian storm which reached the
prulf coast yesterday m >rnlng has wrought
rad havtc in Texas. Reports are cotifll ’t
tng. but It is known that an appalling
disaster has Visited the city of Galveston,
where, it ts reported, a thousand or more
lives bate been blolt.d out and n tre
nundous property damage Incurred.
Meager reports from Sabine Pass and
Port Arthur ah" *»« a ***** ,oss °*
life, but th.-se rep» rts canrot be confirmed
•t this hour.
The first news to res'n this city from
the stricken city of Galveston was receiv
ed at 9 o’clock tc night. James C. Tim
mins. who resides n Houston, and who
is the general superintend, nt of the Na
tional C* mprrae Company, arrived hi he
city at * o’clock tonight fr >m Galveston
lie was one of the flrat to reach her* with
tidines of th* great disaster whs- h haa
befallen that city, and th.* magnitude of
that disaster remains to be told beca.ise
of his endeavors to reach home. After
remaining through the hurricane on Sat
urday. he departed from Galveston on a
schooner and came act »ss the hay to Mor
gans Tout, where he caught a tram fur
HouMon. The hurricane. Mr. Timm* ns
said was the worst ever know n. The esti
mates made by citizens of Galveston was
that 4.-»o houses. moat of th*m residences,
have l»« n destroyed, and that at b ast
!.•»•» people have be-n drowned, killed, or
ar* mis.-ing S-.rne business houses were
elso d» strored. but most of them eto.*d.
though l>adtv damaged.
The city. Mr. Timmins avers, is a com
plete wr—. k so far as lie could sc**, from
the water front and from the Trem»nt
hotel Water was blown over th.* island
by the hurricane, the wind blowing at the
rate of eighty miles an hour straight from
the gulf and driving the sea water before
it in big waves. The gale was a steady
one. the h* art of it striking the city about
f o’clock yesterday aft* rnoon and con
tinuing without intermission until mid-
Bight la«t night, when It abated some
what, although it continued to bio* all
Nine Citizens Killed.
Os his own knawledge, Mr. Timmins
knew of only one house succumbing with
fatal results, though he heard of many
residences being carried away wito in
mates. The house that ne saw destroyed
was Ritter s saloon an.l restaurant. at -103
Strand, the principal business stret of
toe city. This three-story building was
bl -wn down, and nine men—prominent
citizens—were killed.
Among th- dead are:
CHARGES KEGGNER. SR., a cotton
buji-r tor an English firm.
STANGEI C. SPENCER, general man
ag- r <«f th. Eld*— Demster sl« amship line.
RICHARD I.OIJD. manager for Al--
Fadden’s Cotton Company, whose body is
still In the ruins.
Be- ret try Bailey, of the wharf company,
and several waiters and customers saved
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■For two years I had been a sufferer from
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Mrs Allen A. Bobsec. of it»s Rodman Street,
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Sick women are invited to consult Dr.
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thentfelves by jumpii g from the tipper
story just before the crash came.
It was reported that the orphan asy
lum and both the hospitals wen* destroy
ed. and if this proves true, the l»ss of
life will be great, as these Institutions
were generally crowded. and as *hey were
substantial buildings, the chanes are that
many had taken refug-* In them.
The water extended across the island.
Mr. *Hmmins said It was three feet deep
tn the rotunda of the Tremont hotel and
was six feet deep in Mark t street.
Along tho water front the damage was
very great. The roofs had ae-n blown
from all the elevators and tin* shels
along the wharves were ,-ither wr-*cked or
h id lost their rides an.l were of no pre
lection to the contents. Most of tho
small sailing craft was wrecked *ir.-l
was either piled up on the wharves or
was float.ng bottomside tip at the bay.
There is a small steamship ashore tun e
miles north of Pelican island, but h * c>:u!<l
not distinguish her name She was flying
a British flag. Anoth* r big vessel has
been driven ashore at Virginia Point and
still another is aground at Texas < ity.
At the south t>oint of Houston i. land an
unknown ship lies in a helpless condition.
Th*- lightship that marks Galveston
bar is hard and fast aground at Bolivar
point. . ~
Two Sailors Picked Up.
Mr. Timmins and the men with him on
the schooner rescued two sailors irom
the midfile bay who had been many hours
in the water. These men were for igm rs
and he could gain no information trom
them.
A wreck of a vessel which looked Tke
a large steam tug was observed ,tu<t b< -
fore the party landed. In the bay the
carcasses of nearly 3to horses and mules
were s* cn. but no human hotly was visi
ble. The scenes during the storm. Mr.
Timmins slid, could not be describe 1
Women an.l children were crowding into
tho Tremont hotel, where he was seeking
shelter, and all night these unfortunates
w. re bemoaning their losses of kindred
and fortune. They were grouped about
the stnlrwavs and in the galleries an 1
rooms of the hotel. What was occurr.ng
In other parts of the ertty he could t-nly
conjecture.
The city of Galveston, he rein.ex, is
now entirely submerged ami cut off from
communication. The boats are gone, t.i
railr-.ads cannot bl "I” > 1 w& "
ter 1S S-. Inch I- •••'!■ cannot w > oit
byway of the bridge across th >ay. even
should that bridge be standing. IT'" -
si.,ns will be badly needed and a gee.lt
majority of the p< ople lost all they had.
Th. waterworks power house waft wr. k
ami a water famine Is threatened, as
the cisterns were all ruined by the over
flow of salt water. This. Mr Timtn.ni
regards as the most serious problem to b*
faced now. The city is In darkness the
electric plant being among the
tions Which have been ruined. There at
no way of estimating the property dam
age at present. Bo far as h. could see ,r
h- .r M r Timmins says the < ast < n<i
portion of the city, which si-
donce district, has been practically wip'd
ou? of existence. On the west end. wh ch
faces tho gulf on anoth. r nor*ion of J* 1
island, much havoc has occurred. The
beach has been sw.pt clean, the- bath
houses are destroyed and many of the
residences are total wrecks.
Dead Bodies in Number.
A train came in on the Columbia Gap
railroad this afternoon and Its crew t.-.l
a storv of death and desolation in the
country through which they passed. Con
ductor Ferguson states that the damage
|« beyond calculation, houses, barns,
crons and orchards being destroyed.
A' Forbes. postal clerk, reported that
at Oyster creek the train crew and pas
sengers heard cries coming out of a mass
of debris. Several persons answered the
cries and found a negro woman fastened
under a roof. They pulled h»r out and
she informed her rescuers that tin re
w.-re others under the roof. A further
search resulted in HP* finding of nine
dead bodies, all colored persons.
When the train arrived at Angleton. the
tail, all of the churches and a number
of hous.-s had been blown down. Three
fatalities occurred at Anghdon. but the
train stopped there only a few minutes
and the number killed or their names
could not lie learned. At Angleton the
conductor decided to return to Houston
and the extent of tho damage beyond
Angleton was not learned. On the re
turn trio the crew saw the debris of
doxens of demolished houses. At Sandy
Point several persons were badly in
jured. but no fatalities were r. ported.
At Arcola a family named Wofford had
gathered In the second story of their
house. Tho upper portion of the house
was blown away and Mr. Wofford’s
mother was instantly killed.
The hurricane was particularly severe
at Brookshire, twenty-seven miles west
of Houston, on the Missouri. Kansas and
Texas railroad. Four dead bodies have
is- n taken from the debris of wro ked
houses, and tt Is believed that others
have been killed. It is reported that
only four houses are left standing in
Brookshire, which was a village with a
population of GOO people.
The names of the dead at Brookshire
cannot be learned tonight.
loiter reports received from Alvin state
that many persons were killed there.
Eleven bodies have been recovered.
TTTE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION: ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1901.
At Seabrook Mr - . Jane Woodstock was
killed bv a falling house; Mrs. Nickel
son and Louis Broquet were drowned.
8 K. Mellhonoy. wife and daughter and
Mrs. la-rov and two children’are missing.
Tliev were known to have been in their
cottages, which were destroyed. The dead
l>odv of a sailor was found under a cot
tag.-.
Six Persons Killed at Brazoria.
At Brazoria six people were killed by
falling houses or were drowned last
night, including George Duff, son of Hon.
J. F. Duff. Judge Duff was himself se
verely injured. Reports state that only
the courthouse and two other buildings
are standing there.
A r.'is.rt fr. in Chenango says that eight
people were killed.
Among tiie passengers who arrived here
on a relief train from Galveston is
Ben W. Dew. an attache of the Southern
Parlfic. Dew hid been at Virginia
Point for some hours and said that lie
saw ’•» to l.'iO dead bodies floating out on
the beach at that .place. Conductor Pow
ers reported that twenty-live corpses had
been recovered bv tho life-saving crew,
many <»f them women; that the crew had
reported that mans’ other bodies were
floating and they were using every en
deavor to g. t them all out. Tiie water
swept acrot,s tho island, and it Is pre
sumed that most of these were Galveston
p>- .pje though none of them have been
idcntlfled.
One of tho refugees who camo in on
tiie relief train who had a sad experi
ence, was 8. W. Clinton, an engineer at
the fertilizing plant at the Galveston
stock yards. Mr. Clinton's family con
sisted of his wife and six children. When
his house was washed away he managed
to get two f his little boys safely to a
raft and with them he drifted helplessly
about. His raft y .Hided with wreckage
<>f every d.-s. ription, and was split in two
and in- was forced to witness tile drown
ing of his sons, being unable to help
them in any way. Mr. Clinton states that
parts us the city arc one seething mass
of water.
Mr. Jennings, a slater by trade, who
resides a: Thirty-eighth street anal Av
enue M got to tin mainland in about
tli. same maimer is Clinton. After los
ing iiis wife lie set out and by swimming
and drifting around reached the main
land.
Willi :»n Smith, a young boy about
In wi'.- t
T.-xa-. had a narrow .scape. Young
Snii.h was bl >wn off the docks and camo
ashore in the driftwood. Despite the dif
ficulty ho experienced in ke< ping afloat,
lie in al out to the end and reached the
shore safe and sound.
A. Etis i.'iid and his wife, of Texas City,
who were on the train, report that the
whole of that town Is blown away and
that a number of lives were lost. There
w. re six women known to Mr. England
who wire drowned, and lie was satisfied
that there wer a many others who hud
lost their lives.
At Walter, half tiie houses in the town
were demolished. The South Texas Bap
tist college is badly damaged and the
schoolhouse Is a wreck.
Not a house in the town of Chappell
Hill escaped damage, and many were de
molished. Business houses also suffered
and a tine gin is a complete wreck.
At Brenham tho courthouse was nearly
wrecked, and the city hall completely so.
Every business house and residence suf
fered to a greater or less extent. The
lire apparatus is under tho ruins of the
city hall, and a guard is maintained for
fire duty.
At Guston stores were unroofed and res
idences destroyed. At Rock Island the
Baptist « hujeh was totally wrecked and
several residences unroofed.
At i-iag • Lake the dama*e amounts’t«>
$239,000 to tiie rice and cotton crops and
to residences.
At Altair fruit trees were blown out of
tho ground and residences leveled.
At Rosenberg. In addition to the dam
age to residences, the opera house and the
Baptist church were wrecked. Several
persons were injured, Mrs. Coots,an aged
lady, probably fatally. Three persons
Were killed in the county near there,
namely Rev. Mr. Watson, Mrs. L. J.
Cantrell and a man named Herman.
Many houses were unroofed at Lexing
ton and their contents ruined by the rain.
Forty-two dwelling and business houses
were wreek<sl at Wallis. ’
At Fulshear fifty houses were blown
down. One person was killed near tiie
town by a falling house.
In Hardin county a large amount of
tinilwr was blown <1 >wii and there was
much damage to property at Village
Mills. No damage was done at Corpus
Christi or Rockport, on the lower coast.
At Richmond three negroes were killed
by the collapse of a church and three
others were killed near there. Ono also
»-as killed at Booth. No names obtain
able.
All sorts of rumors prevail, bit with no
substantial Iwsfs. It Is known that th®
railroad bridges across tho bay at Galves
ton are either wrecked or are likely to be
destroyed with the weight of a train on
them; the approaches to the
bridge are gone and it is rendered use
less. The bridge of the Galveston, Hous
ton anl Northern railroad Is standing,
but tho draw bridges over Clear creek
and at Edgewater are gone, and the rdhd
cannot get trains through to utilize the
bridge across tho bay.
A train went down the oClumbia Tap
road this morning as far ag Chenango
Junction. Tho town was greatly damaged
and the bodies of nine negroes were taken
from tho ruins of one house. The train
could proceed no further and came back
to Houston, leaving the fate, of the peo
ple at Angelton. Columbia, Brazoria. Ve
lasco and Quintana uncertain. The small
town of Brookshire, on the Missouri, Kan
sas and Texas. was almost wiped out by
tho storm. The crew of a work train
brought this Information. When the train
left there the bodies of four persons had
been recovered and the search for others
was proceeding. Hempstead, across the
county from Brookshire, was also greatly
damaged, but so far as known no lives
were lost. Sabine has not been heard
from today. Yesterday morning the last
news was received from there and at that
timo the water was surrounding the old
town at the pass and the wind was rising
and the waves coming high. Krom the
new town, which is some distance back,
tho water had reached the depot and
was running through the streets. The
people were leaving for the high country
known as the Baek Ridge and it is be
lieved that all escaped. Two bodies have
been brought in from Seabrook, on Gal
veston bay, and seventeen persons are
missing t here.
Three persons were drowned at Mor
gan’s Point and others are missing. With
the exception of those of Mrs. Nicholson
and Mrs. Jane W< odloek, the bodies of
the dead have not vet been identified. 1 r»
Houston one person was killed Henry
Black, a hack driver.
'l'he pronerty damag* Is great, a conser
xntive estimate placing it at tJjO.OOO. Tho
Merchants’ and Planters’ OH mill aas
wrecked, entailing a loss of Tho
1 i< kson Car Wheel w> i’K«s suffered to tho
extent of Jlfi.oou. • The big Masonic tem
ple. which is the property of the grand
l< <’ge of the state, was partly wrecked.
N< arly every ehuri h in the city was dam
aged. Th’ b’irst Baptist. Southern Meth
odist and Trinity Methodist, the latter a
t egro church, will have to b • rebuilt be
fore they are again habitable. Many bas
inets houses were unroofed. Tho resi
lience portion of the town presents a di
lapidated appearan"<', but th? damage in
this section has n>t bo‘ti so great Tho
strtets tire almost impassable because of
the litter of shade tn s, fem es, telephono
wins and poles. The principal damage
vas to window glass and furniture.
Many narrow escapes are .recorded.
Anothe* train has I'ft h< re for Gal
veston. making the third today. The tw<»
preceding ones have not been heard from,
as all wires are prostrated.
CORRESPONDENT’S ESTIMATE.
Houston, Tex., September 10—3:15
n m.—A Post staff correspondent has
just returned from Galveston. He
places the loss of life at from six
hundred to one thousand.
At Virginia Point the houses are
all destroyed. The members of the
crew of the relief train report four
or five colored people drowned there
and two children of a Mr. Wright
perished.
At Dickinson the buildings have
been blown away and several fatali
ties are reported.
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WIND BLEW 70 MILES AN HOUR
Waco, Tex., September 9.—TJ»e wind
blew tempestuously h> re from 3 o’clock
this morning to 5 o’clock this afternoon,
wrecking orchards and destroying cotton
fields, the chief damage being to fruit
trees and the cotton crop. The big cot
ton plantations in the Brazos valley look
as if armies had fought battles In them,
tbc plants being laid low as if leveled
with a machine. The wind blew sixty to
sev» nty miles an hour for fourteen hours
bef< re subsiding. The late peaches, which
were plentiful ami had been sold In ad
vance, were swept clean from the trees.
In central Texas ».<»«' late peach trees
h ive been planted within the last three
years. The crop of fruit on these trees
is- all gone and also other late fruit. The
vineyards present a sad scene of deso
lation.
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HEAVY FLOODS AT EL PASO.
El Paso, Tex., September 9.—The heav
iest floods known in several years have
been experienced north, south and west of
El Paso during tho past few days. Th*
Mexican Central tracks arc wash 'd away
in several places this side of Chihuahua
ami trains are running very Irregularly.
The Southern I’aeiltracks are gone In
several places in New Mexico and ml
through trains have arrived here from
the west since Friday night. The Santa
Fe Is expt rieiicing the same trouble*
on their lims north of El Paso. All tho
territory west of here has had bounteoua
rains.
TEXAS TOWN IS WIPED AWAY.
Houston. Tex.. Sept, mber 9.—Meager re
ports are arriving here from tho country
between Houston and Galveston along
the line of the Santa Fe railroad. The tor
nado was the most destructive in tho his
tory of tho state. The town of Alvin is
reported to be practically demolished.
Hitchcock has suffered severely from
tho storm while the little village of Alta
Loma is reported without a house stand
ing. Tho town of Pearl has lost one-half
of its buildings.
la. B. Carlton, the president of the Busi
ness League of Alvin, and a prominent
merchant traveler, reports that not a
building is left standing in the town, eith
er residence or business; stocks of goods
and house furniture are ruined and crops
are a total loss. Alvin Is a town of about
I. inhabitants. Seven persons were kill
ed in and near the town. They are:
J M. JOHNSTON.
MRS J -M JOHNSTON.
SISTER oF MRS. J. M. JOHNSTON;
name not known.
S O LEWIS.
JOHN GLASPY.
V boy named RICHARDSON.
The Santa Fe train which left here at
7:0.1 Saturday night was wrecked at a
point about two miles north of Alvin.
Mrs. Prather, of Rosenberg. Tex., was
killed and several were injured. The
train was running slowly when it en
countered the heavy storm. It is reported
that tho train was literally lifted from
the track. Mrs. Prather was thrown
across the ear and half way through a
window. When the car was removed it
was found that her head had ben under
water and she was drowned. Among the
Injured are:
A. J. Condlt, of Houston; Engineer Jack
Martin, badly hurt about chest and leg;
Fireman Thomas Doyle and Conductor M.
11. Donnelly.
Several other passengers were also
slightly Injured,
McKINLEY SENDS HIS LETTER
Washington, September 9.—President
McKinley’s letter accepting the republi
can presidential nomination was made
public today. It Is a very lengthy docu
ment and is devoted mainly to an attempt
to defend the administration’s actions in
the Philippines. There is a laborious at
t< nipt to explain away some of the most
glaring mistakes. H< reviews at Itngtll
tile report of the commission sent to the
Philippines and winds up by asserting
that tho United States should do its
“plain duty,” and hold the islands. The
trusts, of course, are let off very light-*
which Is no more xhan w as to be expected.
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hav. with either Elicin <»r
Waltham movement,
Same in 14k.
< Jolt 111 1I«mI . <l2 50. Same
in l“k Gohtlille.l, <10.25.
Gold Plate <7.25.
Genuine Bros.’
i Al silver platod tea
k H|M>ons, wt of H, rtVc; ta-
IblvM. <I.3V, knivee, <1.30;
■ forks, <1.30,
F E. J. KELLEY,
Jeweler,
Atlanta, Ga-
CHAFFEE IS TOLD TO
BE READY TO LEAVE
Transports Are Gathering at
Taku to Carry Troops
to Philippines
ORDER IS PREPARATORY
Negotiations for a Final Settlement
Are Progressing Rapidly and
Return of Imperial Fam
ily to Pekin Is Ex
pected Soon.
Washington. September B.—Orders have
been cabled to General Chaffee to prepare
his forces for withdrawal from Pekin.
Further than that the war department
has taken steps to have at Taku a suffi
cient number of United States transports
to remove these troops to the Philippines
as soon as they reach the port.
Those orders are preparatory and do
not necessarily Indicate that our govern
ment has decided finally upon an Imme
diate withdrawal from China. It Is sim
ply placing itself in a position to cariy
out tho pledge conveyed in the reply to
tho Russian note in this language:
"Tho result of these considerations is
that, unless there i»s such a general ex
pression by the’powers in favor ot con
tinued occupation, we shall K*ve instruc
tions to the American forces In China to
withdraw our troops from Pekin alter
duo conference with the other comman
ders as to the time anil manner ot witn
drawal.”
Up to tho present moment our govern
ment has not changed Its policy in this
matter of withdrawing troops. It has
given the subject, much consideration
since the original note was written, but
at all times there has been kept steadi
ly in mind the propriety of removing the
American troops from China as soon as
this could lie done consist- fitly. It Is Inti
mated that tho prospect for securing
these objects through completely harmo
nious action by the powers is brighten
ing every day. The continuance of quiet in
p. kin. tending to reassure the Chinese
offi lais. Is believed to be rapidly hasten
ing negotiations for a final settlement.
There is tho best reason to. believe that
were the Chinese government once as
sured of tho personal safety of its mem
bers; were It relieved of a fear of a dis
memberment of China and the menace
of a large foreign force in the capital, the
imperial court. Including the emperor and
dowager, would lose no time in returning
to Pekin and opening negotiations for a
settlement. Hence the suggestion has
been thrown out that tho allied forces in
Pekin be reduced to a number sufficient
to Insure the Immediate safety of the le
gation.’, while the remaining forces re
tire beyond the walled city, perhaps to
Tien Tsln. and if the progress of the ne
gotiations seem to warrant It. perhaps be
withdrawn altogether from Chinese so.l.
There am only two obstacles to t.ie exe
cution of this plan.
One is the dieffiulty of framing suitable,
guarantees for the continuance to a satis
factory conclusion of the negotiations for
the final settlement The other is the un
compromising attitude of one of the
powers. It is now believed that the diffi
culty as to guarantees can bo satisfacto
rily adjusted. The other obstacles may We
overcome by a threatened Isolation of
the refractory power; for it is believed
that no one power would care to pursue
a war upon China when the other pow
ers had deliberately expressed their judg
ment that further hostilities were unwar
ranted. Besides, hostilities under su h
conditions, tending to injure the interests
of the other powers in China might be re
garded by them as authorizing a joint de
mand upon the single power for guaran
tee. which would be very difficult to
meet.
For this reason It i.s hoped that the
powers can be brought to net in harmony
in the matter of the evacuation of Pekin
and it is entirely possible if this plan is
executed that all the American troops,
save a small number left to guard the
legation at Pekin, can be withdrawn from
China before winter sets in. It will not
ba necessary to delay' the negotiations
until the evacuation Is completed. Even
now our government, for one. Rs in po
sition to begin them Instantly upon the
appearance of properly accredited repre
sentatives of the Chinese government. <>t
course, it is preferable that all of the
powers interested take the same view ot
tile suffice tiey of these credentials, and
this government is devoting its entire
efforts at the present moment toward se
curing harmony of action to this end,
and to hastening the initiation of the
final negotiations. __
BULLET THROUGH THE NECK.
Ven Ketteler’s Death Was Quick and
Without Pain.
BerTTn, September B.—A dispatch from
Shanghai dated Friday, September 7th,
says:
• The staff surgeon of the German lega
tion announces that an examination
shows the cause of Baron von Ketteler’s
death to have been a bullet through the
neck, which must have been instantane
ously fatal. At the funeral Minister Con
ger made a stirring speech to the diplo
matic body. AJI the foreign detachments
were present. Ching Sin. the Manchu
president of the ministry of finance, is re
ported to have committed suicide. Chang
Chi Tung’s efforts to secure a loan of
half a million taels from Chines.' m<r-
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failed. The Chinese papers publish an
edict August 19th ordering the presidents
and secretaries of the ministerial depart
ments to proceed to Tai Yuan I’ u without
delay in order to assist the emperor, in
dispatching the affairs of state.’
WERE UNDER CHINESE ESCORT.
American Missionaries Are Murdered
by Orientals.
Shanghai. September 7.—The American
missionaries and three American children,
two Danish missionaries and one British
missionary stationed in Shan Si province
were murdered late in July, according to
accurate reports received today. T hey
were:
Stationed at Fenchow Fu —Rev. and
Mrs. C. W. Price. Rev. and Mrs. Atwa
ter. all of the American board, one child
of Mr. and Mrs. Price, and Mr. and Mrs.
Atwater’s two children. Mr. and Mrs. A.
T. Lundgren. Danes, and Miss Eldridge,
British.
Stationed at Tai Ku—Rev. and Mrs. D.
H. Clapp, Rev. G. L. Williams, Rev. F.
W. Davis Miss Rowena Bird and Mfss
Marv L. Partridge, all of the American
board.
The Fenchow party left the station un
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were murdered en route. The Tai Ku
partv were killed at that station.
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GERMANS WON’T LEAVE PEKIN.
Emperoi William Says Troops Will
Be Needed There.
Washington, September 6.—The latest
expression as to the attitude of the pow
ers on the evacuation of Pekin cornea
from the United States ambassador at
Paris, General Horace Porter, who has
advised the authorities here that the at
titude of the French government Is fa
vorable to tbe position taken by Russia.
Almost simultaneously with this dis
patch from General Porter came another
from the American charge d’affaires at
Berlin, giving the attitude of Germany
on Russia’s proposal. This, in substance,
states that Germany, while anxious to
avoid any friction between the powers,
regards the conditions at Pekin such
as to require the continued presence of
German forces there. Neither General
Porter nor Mr. Jackson gave the text of
the answers.
These two highly important communi
cations bring the Chinese negotiations to
a very advanced stage, though they are
not yet concluded, as all the answers
are not yet in. The German and French
answers, however, clearly Indicate the
alignment of the powers. It is generally
accepted that Germany's attitude In fa
vor of remaining at Pekin will be con
curred tn by Italy and Austria. Definite
word has been received here that Aus
tria favors remaining at Pekin. As to
the purposes of Great Britain, there is
an absolute lack of official information,
though little doubt is entertained that
since Germany has taken the initiative
Great Britain will follow suit in favor of
remaining at Pekin. The position ot Ja
pan is likewise lacking in definiteness,
although it is believed hi the best posted
quarters that if other nations remain at
Pekin Japan will de-m it expedient to
remain there also, it would seem from
this that France is th- only government
to Rive concurrence to the Russian prop
osition. although the United States has
expressed a purpose of following Rus
sia's course unless the other powers
brought about a modification of Russia s
position. Thus far Russia has not ex
pressed any purpose of mollifying ner
original jxisition It was stated authori
tatively today that Russia has not or
dered the departure of her minister or
troops from Pekin up to this time, so far
as the United States government is mi
vised. It is stated also that no new
proposition has been presented, but that
the question is practically' the same as
when lirst presented, namely, as to
whether the troops will remain er bo
withdrawn frogi Pekin.
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WILL BRING BODIES HOME.
Soldiers Who Died in Foreign Lands
To Be Given Home Burials.
Washington. September Officials of
the navy department are making arrange
ments for bringing home to the United
States for interment the remains of offi
cers and enlisted men of the navy and
marine corps who died or were killed in
action ashore or afloat and buried out
side of the continental limits of the Unit
ed Stat-s since April 21. IS'VS. the official
date of the begiiThing of the Spanish
war A careful research shows that
there are I’G cases of this tiescription, in
cluding five officers, tifty-flve enliste 1
men of the navy, and 43 enlisted men ot
the marine corps. The remains will be
ii,t rred at places in th-.- United States
selected hv relatives. Where no prefer
ence as to place of interment is express
til th. bodies of all brought home from
tile Philippines. China and Pacific points
will be interred at the national cemetery
mar San Francisco, and all unclaimed
bodies brought home from the West in
dies ami Atlantic points will be interred
in th Arlington cemetery, near this city.
Persons interested should address the bu
reau of navigation, navy department,
Washington, D. C.
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COMPROMISE ARRANGEMENTS.
Russia’s Plan To Leave Pekin May
Be Modified.
Paris, September 7.—Active negotiations
are in progr> ss looking to some eompro
ndse arrangement with Russia regarding
the position she has assumed toward
Pekin. The communications exchange>l
between the powers now have oeti-r
promise of success. The compromise sug
gested, it is asserted here. Is the with
drawal of the forces of all the powers in
Pekin, leaving the International guard
to protect the legations, which, it is fur
ther asserted in Paris, will be allowed to
remain at the Chinese capital pending a
peace settlement. The main body of
troops, it is also said, will retire to tile
neighborhood of Tien Tsln, leaving suffi
cient forces along the road to keep clear
the railroad route between Pekin and
Tien Tsln. Russia’s attitude is interpret
ed here as meaning that she will with
draw her troops outside the walls ot
Pekin, but not necessarily a great dis
tance from that city.
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CLEVELAND DECLINES PLACE.
Harrison Accepts Position Tendered
by McKinley.
Washington, September B.—Ex-Presi
dent Cleveland has declined the presi
dent’s appointment as a member if the
international board of arbitration under
The Hague treaty. Ex-President Harri
son has accepted the appointment.
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RAISED THE BOER FLAG.
Bar Harbor. Me.. September 4.—Just af
j ter the British s>hips dropped anchor in
; the harb >r today. Edward Van Ness of
! New York, swung to the breeze, from a
j staff on his lawn, a large Boer flag and
addressed h : s friends in denunciation of
H)e British. Tile flag raising made the
people angry and a dozen volunteered t »
cut the pole down witbout further cer< -
roony. Rear Aximiial Upshur (retired)
w.i.s particularly vexed.
Charles H. W >od. chairman of tlto
board of < ■’.<■ tmen. called on Mr. Van
Ness and p-ditely requested that the flag
be taken down, but Mr. Van Ness re
fused
Colonel AVood and two police officers
renewed the request to have the flag
removed. Again tiie owner of the flag re
fused an dd li, d the officers to remove it.
Mr Wood thereupon cut the halyards
and the Boer standard floated to earth
amid the cheers »f those assembled.
Mr. Aan Ness was one of the commit
tee to receive the Boer commissionerg
when they visited this country. He htA
been requested to resign from the gen
tlemens club.