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CL T : ■& -• r UNTY ■ NEWS VOL. 111. Great Tidal Wave Sweeps Over City of Galveston, Texas, SCENE OF WRECK AND RIJ1 35 Governor Sayers Estimates Loss of Life at About Three Thou¬ sand-Stories of Death and Disaster From Various / Other Points. A special from Houston, Texas "state, that the Westlndian storm which reached the gulf coast Saturday inorn- . ing wrought sad havoc in Texas. Re¬ ports are conflicting, but it is known that an appalling disaster visited the city of Galveston, where, it is report¬ ed, a thousand or more lives have been blotted out and a tremendous property daniuge incurred Meager reports from Sabine Pass and Port Arthur also indicate a heavy loss of ■ life, but theae reports cannot be con¬ firmed at this hour. “The New York World of Monday printed the following: “Afstin, Tkx , Sept- mber Information has just reached me that about 3,(V.H) lives have been lost at OalveRtion, with enormous destruction of property. “No information from other other poiuts. Jos. D. Sayers, “Governor.” COXjflhMAfROS or GREAT DISASTER. A special to The Memphis Commer¬ cial-Appeal from New Orleans suys that advices regarding the awful ef¬ fects of the storm which has been rag- ing along the gulf coast of Texas arc just beginning to arrive, and the story tliey tell is fraught with horror. I irst. in importance is the nevvs that Oalvea- 4 flat on was the loss oL'tck life by a tidal wave, aud of there was between 2,600 and 8,t 00. The water is fifteen feet deep over Virginia Point. Every effort is being made out of New Or- leans to get telegraphic or cable com- runniealion with the Wrecked city, hut to little avail. One message was re- reived Sunday eveniuglixing the loss of life at 2,600. It came by cable from Vera Gruz and was later confirmed in a general way. Great damage aud considerable loss of life is reported along the line of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas railroad, There is much anxiety about tho Sa- bine Pass and Port Arthur. The last news reoeived from Sabine Pass was Saturday at noon, aud at that hour the town was entirely sun ed by water. The storm had not then reached its height, not had the tidal Nvave which ib reported to have swept over Galveston, been announced, However, at the time the last report was sent out the people were fleeing to the highlands for safety, aud it is hoped that they may have found refuge in time. Port Arthur is not so exposed to the waves as Sabine, but the damage there is believed to have been great. Telegraph wires ^ were down at Port Lavaca, Rock port, Aransas Pass, Cor- pus Christ! and Brownsville, on the lower coast, and grave fears were eu- tertained regarding the safety of the inhabitants of those towns. ai'FEaL for help SENT OCT. A dispatch to The Chicago Cbroni- cie from Ban Antonio, Texas, says that the startling news has just flashed over the wires informing GCvernor J. D. Savers that a messenger, at great ' pot hit life, has Just reached Vir- imia Point from Galveston with the •port that 2,500 are probably dead as V»Wibf the fearful storm. appeal to *R Texas is for help. The messenger sail :he grain elevators at the water iked and hundreds of collapsed or were car- ,;The greatest distress T- ON PBAIRIK, jjtelegram The was received iy Delia* News: Jr SCARCE IN PEKIN. ir-i ..... H \ •• ' . of Troop* Kewmu %ish, American, Japanese ** |.1 are posting prociama- Mt b defining tho respective districts for Acivatiou of order, promising tion to the inhabitants and in- ■ i a. resntnptioo of business for irppse of restoring confidence. ■ the fact that no produce is ®d the various generals have recommended a partial 1 the troops before winter 1 se of the difficulty of pro- na. T1le Official Organ of Clinoli Co un ty. “Relief train just returned. Tliey could not get closer than six miles of Virginia Point, where the 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. Tw o men were picked up who floated across to the mainland. They say they estimate the loss of life up to the time they left at 2,000.” The above message was addressed to Superintendent Felton Dallas and came from the manager of the Western Union telegraph office at Houston. ENOKMOCS TKOPEHTV LOSS. The estimates of property losses made by citizens of Galveston was that 4,000 houses, most of them resi¬ dences, have been destroyed. Some business houses were also destroyed, but most of them stood, though badly damaged. The city is a complete wreck from the water front and from the Tremont hotel. Water was blown over the 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 heart of it striking the city about 5 o’clock Saturday afternoon and continuing without intermission until midnight, when it abated somewhat, although it continued to blow all night. a correspondent’s estimate, A correspondent of tfce Houston Post returned from Galveston at three o’clock Sunday morning. He places the loss of life at from six hundred to j one thousand. At Virginia Point tho houses arc all destroyed. Tho mem- hers of the new of tho relief train re- j port four or live colored people drown- j ed there aud two children of a Mr. ; Wright perished. At Dickinson the buildings have been blown away and 1 several fatalities are reported, The hurricane was particularly se- vere ut Brookshire, twenty-seven mill s west of Houston, on the Missouri, Kansas and Texas railroad. Four dead bodies were taken from the debris of i wrecked houses, and it is believed that others have been killed. It is report- ed that only four houses aro left ing j n Brookshire, which was a village with a population ofGUOpeople. Later reports received from Alvin state that many persons were killed there. Eleven bodies have been re¬ covered. At Seabrook Mrs. Jane Woodstock was killed by a falling bouse; Mrs. Nickelson and Louis Broquot wero drowned. S K. Mclthenny, w ife and daughter and Mrs. Leroy and two chil dren missing. They were known to have been in their cottages, deadl which were destroyed. The body of a sailor was found under a cot- tage. A report from Chenango savs that eight people were killed, Not a house in the town of Chappell Hill escaped damage, and many were demolished. Business houses also suffered and a fine gin iH u complete wreck. At Brenbam the courthouse was nearly wrecked and the city ball com- pletelv so. Every business house and residence suffered to a greater or less extent. The fire apparatus is under lhe the ci, y 1, “ il ul,d u 8 ,iar ' 1 ls maintained for fire duty. At (iu!U0I ‘ htores W6r « unroofed and residences destroyed. At Rock island the Baptist church was t tally wreck- ed »«veral residences unroofed, Forty-two dwelling aud busmen, houses were wrecked at Wallis. At Fulshear fifty houses were blown down. One person was killed near the tpwn by a falling house. In Hardin county u large amount of timber was blown down and there was much damage to property at Village Mills. No damage was done at Corpus Cbristi 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. STRIKE ORDER WITHHELD. Walk Out of Anthracite Miners Is {In Temporary Abeyance. The national executive board of the United Mine Workers of America ad- journed sine it Iiidianopiis him i .y without promulgating a formal in- dorsement of the application of the miners of the anthracite districts for permission to strike. At the close of President Mitchell said: “There is pra : .Iy lo rn • in the situation si:; e last nigh*. Jf tho operators do n-.s meet our . ..a 1- within a given time the strike wil I- ordered upon the indorsement of .Sen¬ retary WiIboii and myself. H0MERY1LLE. GA.. FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 14. 1900. SEW ALL IS NO MORE Running Mate of Bryan Four Years Ago Bead at Bath, Mo. SUCCUMBED 10 STROKE OF APOPLEXY \Y:i - ‘ ijL; >:c - Four !>»> s Be* cou&ed \V;»s One of the Wenltlileit Men In the State of Maine. Arthur Sewall, vice presidential candidate on the Democratic ticket with Mr. Bryan four years ago, died at his summer home, Small Point, about twelve miles from Bath, Maine, at 8:15 Wednesday morning of apoplexy, the strokehaving been sustained fouv days previously. He was sixty-four years of age, Mr. Sewall had not been in good health for some time, although he was not considered to be seriously ill. He bad been advised by his physician to rest as early as last June, and he at¬ tended the Democratic national con¬ vention in July against the advice of his doctor. He appeared to have suf¬ fered no ill effects from the journey, however, and was passing the summer quietly at Small Po nt when the fulal stroke seized him. The unconscious¬ ness which followed the attack con¬ tinued until death came. Arthur Sewall was born in Bath in 1835. His father for years was prom- ident as a shipbuilder and the sou fitted himself for the same trade. The firm of Arthur Sewall & Co. was form¬ ed and the corporation now controls one of the largest, of American sailing fleets. Mr. Bewail also was one of the prom- ident railroad men of New England. For niuo years he was president of the Maine Central ami lie was president of the Eastern railroad until it was ab¬ sorbed by the Boston and Maine. For many years he was the Maine representative on the Democratic na¬ tional committee. Mr. Sewall is sur¬ vived by two sons — Harold M. Sewall, who was stationed by the government at Hawaii, and William D. Sewall,who is in business in Bath. NATIONALS NAME CAFFERY. Party fleets In New York, Selects Presidential Ticket and Adopts a Platform. The National parly, the official name of the third party, met in convention Wednesday in Carnegie hall, New York city, and nominated candidates for president and vice president of the United Btates. A platform was adopt¬ ed and a title and emblem chosen. These are the candidates: For President—Danaldson Caffery, of Louisiana. For Vice President—Archibald M. Howe, of Cambridge, Mass. There were no other candidates for the positions, and the nominations were received with hearty applause. The platform adopted declared that this country is threatened on one hand by a public opinion, misled by organi¬ zed forces, that have perverted a war intended by the people as a war of hu¬ manity, into a war of conquest,and, on tho other hand, by a public opinion swayed by demagogic appeals to fac¬ tional and class passions. The platform then declares for all constitutional means to procure the renunciation of all imperial or colonial pretensions, and for all constitutional means to secure a single gold standard and a sound banking system, a public service based on merit only, and the abolition of all corrupting special privileges, whether under the guise of subsidies, bounties, undeserved pen¬ sions or trust breeding tariffs. It was decided that the party be known as a national party, and that its emblem be the statue of liberty ou capitol dome at Washington. A resolution was passed instructing the campaign committee, when itshiill be appointed, to provide pasters for voters who wish to cross out any name on the Democratic or Republican elec¬ toral ticket, the paster to have on it the name of some citizen known to stand for peace, liberty and sound money. This is to be done in any state in which the committee find such a movement is practical. VERMONT ELECTION RETURNS. l*ho Figure* Are All In and Show Repub¬ lican Majority of 30,199. The election returns for Vermont nave ail been sent in. A careful scru¬ tiny of the county returns based ou sfficial returns in all but a few towns, and in these, unofficial figures being used, show that Stickney, Republican, for governor, has a plurality of 31,408, and a majority over all of 30,192. Prince Tuan In Hiding. According to a dispatch from Shang¬ hai, it is reported there that Prince Tuan is hiding within easy reach of Pekin, awaiting the result of the pres¬ ent conference of the powers. WITHDRAWAL IS UNCERTAIN Powers- Are Engaged In Consider-, ing Momentuous Question. INDEMNITY BOARD PROBABLE W ashington Officials Have Long Conference Regarding Situa¬ tion With Hinister Wn. A Washington special of Friday says: It known that the government has in¬ ferential knowledge of the attitude of all the powers regarding the Russian proposal, but it is still awaiting official advices as to some of them. The in¬ formation concerning those regarding which no official announcement has been received it is stated is practically that which is in possession of the gen¬ eral public and is based on newspaper reports and the opinions of official or¬ gans of the various countries. Minister Wit arrived in Washington from Cape May late Friday afternoon and proceeded directly to the* state department. It is understood that he had received an intimation that the department officials were desirous of conferring with him. For nearly hour the minister was closeted behind locked doors with Acting Secretary Hill and Assistant Secretary Adoo. None of the parties to the conference were communicative as to the confer¬ ence, but at its conclusion Dr. Hill re¬ paired to the white house with a port¬ folio well filled with papers. For several hours peeeding the min¬ ister’s visit Acting Secretary Hill and Assistant Secretary Adee bad been en¬ gaged in short conferences, and it was gathered that, the negotiations relative to China were approaching another phase, and that another announcement of some kind was iu preparation. When the United states made its re¬ sponse to the ltussiau note on the 20th ultimo the officials here expressed the belief that about a week’s time would be required to determine upon the next step, and at the end of that time it would be definitely known whether or not the troops were to be withdrawn from I’ekin. That, period of time has now elapsed. The reports from the European chan¬ cellories indicate that, officially at least, this important subject is being treated with the greatest deliberation, and at least another week, and prob¬ ably even more time, may be consumed in framing the last of the answers to the Russian note. Meanwhile our government has pretty well satisfied itself as to the attitude toward this last proposition of each and all of the powers interest¬ ed in the Chinese problem. It may be that this knowledge is regarded as sufficient upon which to base another forward and perhaps, iu this case, an independent movement by the United Btates toward the ultimate withdrawal of the troops and the settlement with China which the government has had in mind since the beginning of the trouble. The consultation with Mr. Wu is believed to have been inspired by a desire to learn something of the per¬ sonality of Chinese notubles whose names have been suggested as proper to constitute the Chinese side of any commission which may be made to ar¬ range a settlement of the difficulties. Mr. Wu is an ardent adherent of End Li. It seems to be regarded as highly probable in official circles that when the time arrives for the negotiations for the settlement with China this government will appoint a commission for that purpose rather than place the negotiations in the bands of a single individual. There have been various suggestions as to who might be ap¬ pointed upon such a commission but it is positively stated that as yet no definite selections have been made. As to the numerical strength of such a commission the general impression seems to be that it would not consist of more than five members, more like¬ ly three and possibly of only two. It can be stated upon the highest au¬ thority that there will be upon the commission some American of pre¬ eminent ability. ROCKIIILL SAYS “NTT.” Veracity of Associated PreuR Trusted Cor¬ respondent Im Questioned. The state department Thursday af¬ ternoon issued the following: “A cablegram has been received rom W. W. Rock hill, dated ut (Shanghai, September 5th, in which he authorizes the department to deny emphatically and categorically the statement mado in certain news¬ papers relating to an interview al¬ leged to have been given by him. The Associated I’rcss interview with Mr. Rockkil) was sent from Shanghai by cable after having been carefully by a trusted staff correspon¬ dent of the Associated Press. ODELL IS NOMINATED For Governor of New York In State Republican Convention. PROGRAM WAS PREVIOUSLY ARRANGED Kx-Govern or Black Made the Nomiuiitinn; Speech—Timothy Woodrulf Selected For Second Place on Ticket," » t The New York state republican convention in session at Saratoga Wednesday nominated the .following ticket: For Governor—B. B. Odell, Jr., of Orange. For Lieutenant Governor—-Timothy L. Woodrqff, of Kings. For Secretary of State—John T. Me Donald, of Albany For Comptroller—William J. Mor¬ gan, of Erie. For State Treasurer—John P. Jaeck- el, of Cayuga. For Attorney General—John O. Davies, of Oneida. For State Engineer—Edward A. Bond, of Jefferson. The Republican convention, while remarkable in some respects, was de¬ void of the interest engendered by strife and uncertainty. The appear¬ ance of such men as former Governor Black, Hon. Chauucey Depew aud Governor Roosevelt attracted an audi¬ ence thut filled every available seat in the great convention ball. A great majority of the spectators were women. The political features of the conven¬ tion were the return of former Gover¬ nor Black to the organization fold, the demonstration accorded Abraham Gru¬ ber by hi8 colleagues of the New York delegation aud ike general prominence given to those who have at times op¬ posed the organization. It was a rather delicate (ask to irn- Pobo upon Governor Black the duty of naming tho man whom he defeated when an aspirant for (lie same nomi¬ nation four years ago, aud of praising the administratiu of another whose nomination to the governorship meant the retirement of Mr. Black two years ago. Yet ho performed both tasks acceptably ing which and was accorded a greet was excelled iu its enthu- iasm only by that later accorded Gov¬ ernor Roosevelt. His was regarded by many as tho speech of the convention. Chauucey M. Depew’s speech was thoroughly characteristic. While the applause throughout the convention had been generous, it cannot be de¬ nied there was a general apathy, occa¬ sioned no doubt by the certainty of prearrangement of every detail. It was not until Governor Roosevelt en¬ tered the hall that anything „p- proaching the usual convention de¬ monstration was witnessed. The greet¬ ing accorded him was in the same spirit manifested in Philadelphia. M’S MESSAGE CORRECT, Authenticity »>f t.H« llhllculous Cable to London I* Admitted. The Chinese minister at London, Ckik Chen Lo Feng Luh, admits the correctness, in a general sense, of the cable message sent to him, according to Shanghai advices, by Li Ilnng Chang, iu which the latter is quoted as saying: “Our St. Petersburg minister has persuaded Russia to leave Pekin. You are useless if you cannot persuade England. The minister also says he has Bent a powerful memorial to Lord Salisbury argiug him to adhere to the Russian proposal to withdraw the allied forces from Pekin, a* he, Sir Ckih Chen Lo Feng Luh, believes it will pave the way to a speedy settlement. The min¬ ister also said the Chinese people were sick of tho war; that the genuineness of Li Hung Chang's plenipotentiary powers was undoubted aud that Li Hung Chung was working in full sympathy with the emperor, dowager empress and privy council, ali of whom favored peace. Heir to Fifteen Millions. The will of David Hinton was pro¬ bated at Cincinnati Tuesday. The estate is valued at from $15,000,000 to $20,000,000 and Mrs. Charles P. Taft, the only heir, i* made executrix with¬ out bond. Hinton made many be¬ quests in his will, but paid them all before he died. FREE TRAINS WITHDRAWN. RrtIlroa<!n Will Now IiiNUfc On l’ay From KIuntlononriiiK Railroads operating south of the Ohio and cast of the Mississippi have departed from the time-honored cam¬ paign year custom of gratuitously wheeling presidential and vice presi¬ dential candidates and their retinues about their territory ou electioneering expeditions. This year they want money for haul¬ ing candidates’ special trains and they have agreed to stand out for a fixed rate per train mile. The national com¬ mittees of the Democratic and Repub¬ lican parties have been notified of the railroads’ action. NO. 40. GERMAN RULER WILL HOLD ON Kaiser Declares IIis Troops Will Remain In Pekin. SAYS THEY ARE NEEDED THERE France Is Ready to Come Off, But Italy and Austria Favor Wil¬ liam’s Plan and Will Stick. The latest expression as to the atti- (nde of the powers on the evacuation ot Pekin comes from the United States ambassador at Paris, General Horace Porter, who has advised tho Washing¬ ton authorities that the attitude of the French government is favorable to the positiou taken by Russia. Almost simultaneously with this dis¬ patch from General Porter came an¬ other from the charge d’affaires at Berlin, giving tho attitude of Ger¬ many 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. Jack- sou gave the text of the answers. These two highly important commu¬ nications bring the Chinese negotia¬ tions to a very advanced stage, though they aro 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 Ger¬ many V attitude in favor of remaining at Pekin will be concurred in by Italy and Austria. Definite word has been received in Washington that Austria favors remaining at Pekin. As to the purposes of Great Britain, there is an absolute lack of official in¬ formation, though little doubt is en¬ tertained that since Germany has taken the initiative Great Britain will follow suit in favor of remaining at Pekin. Tho position of Japan is likewsie lack¬ ing iu definiteness, although it is be¬ lieved in the best posted quarters that if other nations romnin at Pekin Japan will deem it expedient to remain there also. It would seem from this that France is the only government to give concurrence to the Russian proposi¬ tion, although tho United States has expressed a purpose of following Rus¬ sia’s course unless the other powers brought about a modification of Rus¬ sia’s position. Thus far Russia has not expressed any purpose of modifying her original position. It lias been stated authori¬ tatively that Russia has not ordered the departure of her minister or troops from I’ekin up to this time, so far as the United States government is ad¬ vised. It is statod also that no ne.\v proposition lias been presented, but that the question is practically the same as when first presented, namely, as to whether the troops will remain or be withdrawn from Pekin. The receipt of the communications from Berlin and Paris brought about numerous conferences Thursday be¬ tween the president, Secretary Root and Acting Secretary of State Hill, and also between Mr. Hill and Mr. Adee. It was gathered from these meetings that another note was being propared by the United States, but the authorities did not feel disposed to give any inkling as to its natnre, and it is quite probable that its final form will await tho consideration of the cabinet. SATISFIES ENGLAND. Germany’s polite refusal to with¬ draw from Pekin is commented upon with keen satisfaction in London, and tho hope is expressed that Lord Salis¬ bury will show similar firmness. The British reply has not yet been form¬ ulated. Nashville and Mobile Census. The population of the city of Mo¬ bile, Ala., as officially announced Thursday is: 1900, 38,469; 1890,31,- 076, showing an increase in popula¬ tion of 7,333 from 1800 to 1900. The population i’enn., 1900, of 80,865, tho city of Nashville, 1890, 76,168, an increase of 4,697. Noble Work of Georgians. The Georgia funds for the India famine relief movement have reached the sum of $5,425.26. This is an in¬ crease since the last published report of nearly $1,400; a wonderfully large contribution. The state has nobly done her part toward the relief of the famished ones. For an Eight-Hour Day. The convention of postoffioe olerks at Atlantic City ordered a bill drafted to bo presented to congress fixing eight hours as a day’s work, and limit¬ ing forty-eight hours to a full week’s employment. This is the same privil¬ ege as railway clerks and carriers en¬ joy.