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BURYING THE DEAD
Three Thousand Bodies Dis
posed Of at Galveston
HUNDREDS STILL IN THE RUINS
Total Fatalities la theylslaael City
v Estimated alt 500O Property
Ioss, ?1G,000,000.
HOUSTON, Tex., Sept. 12. Based on re-,
ports believed to be accurate, the follow
ing statement is probably as nearly cor
rect as can be arrived at regarding the
loss in Texas as the the result of last
Saturday's storm:
Lives Property
Place lost. losses.
Galveston 6000 J15,000,OCO
Houston 2 300,000
Alvin 9 100.CO0
Hitchcock 2 75.CO0
Richmond ....: '. 3 75k000
Fort Bend County .'.... 19 300,000
Vharton County .".V.V.I 8 lOO'.OCO
Colorado county sou,vw
Angleton 3 75,000
Velasco 50,000
Brazoria-County : 4 30.C00
Sabine 40.000
Patten -100,000
Rollover 10.000
Wennie 10,000
Belleville 1 50,000
Hempstead 1 15.000
Brookshire 2 35.000
Waller County 3 100,000
Sartatla 6.0?0
Acola 2 5 0,0
Dickson 7 C0.OCO
Texas City 3 150,000
Columbia 8 160,000
Sandy Point 8 10,000
Near Braaoria 15 W,pC0
Other points 100,000
Damage to railroads outside of Gal
veston, $200,000. , '
Damage, to telegraph and telephone
wires ioutslde of Galveston, $30,000.'
Damage to cotton, crop, estimated on
average crop of counties affected, 50,000
bales, at $80 per bale, $3,000,000.
The losses to livestock cannot he esti
mated, but thousands of head of horses
arid cattle have been killed all over the
storm district.
THREE THOUSAND BURIED.
Tkat Represents Only Port of the
Loss of Iiife in Galveston.
CHICAGO, Sept. 12. The "following
statement was received at 11 o'clock to
night: "Galveston, Tex., Sept. 12. To Charles
S. Dlehl, General Manager the Associated
Press, Chicago: A summary of the con
ditions prevailing at Galveston is more
than human intellect can master. Briefly
stated,, the damage to property is any
where between $15,000,000 and $20,000,000.
THe loss of life cannot be computed. All
Is simple guesswork. Those burled In
the sea-atid .ground will fo0t up a horrible
total of at least, 3000. Many estimate the
loss on the Island, In the City of 'Gal
vostoa and the immediate surrounding
districts Tietween-000 and 5000 .deaths. "I
do not make this statement in fright, or
excitement. The tsrhole' slory will never-
he .told, because it' cannot .bevtold?- The
necessities of those living are pressing:
Not a. single individual eseaped"property
loss. The property on the island is half
swept out of existence. What our needs
are can be competed by the world at
large by the statement herewith sub
mitted much better than I could possibly
summarize them. The help must be im
mediate. R..G. LOWE,
- "Manager Galveston News." '
DANGER OF PESTILENCE.
No 'Time Wasted In Disposing: of the
Dead.
GALVESTON, Sept. 12, 8 P. M., via
Houston, midnight. All attempts at bury
ing the dead have been utterly aban
doned, and bodies are now being disposed
of in the swiftest manner possible.
Scores of them were buried today, and
hundreds were, taken out to t sea and
thrown overboard. The safety, of the
living is now the paramount question, and
nothing that will tend to prevent the out
break of pestilence Is being neglected.
This morning it was found that large
numbers of the bodies which had been
previously thrown Into the bay washed
back upon the shores and the situation
was thus rendered worse than before
they were first taken In the barge3 and
thrown Into the water..
It will now never be known how many
have lost their llvesin this awful catas
trophe. Mayor Jones thinks the dead
will amount to several thousand, and
others, whose opportunities for judging
are less than that of the Mayor, place
it as high as 10,000.
Belief committees from the Interior of
the state have commenced to arrive, and,
as usual, they are too large in numbers,
and to a certain extent are in, the way
of the peoplo.of Galveston and an Im
pediment to the prompt relief which thpy
themselves are jso desirous of offering.
Some, of the relief expeditions have had
committees large enough to consume .10
per cent of the provisions which they
brought. The relief sent from Beaumont,
Tex., .arrived this morning and was dis
tributed .as last as possible. It con
sisted of two carloads of Ice and. provis
ions. .
The great trouble now seems. to be that
those people who are In greatest need
are the last to receive aid. Many, of
them are so badly maimed and wounded
that they are unable to apply to the re
lief committee, and, the committees are
so overwhelmed by direct applications
ythat they have been unable to send out
messengers. The wounded everywhere
are still needing the attention of phy
sicians, and despite every effort it is
feared that a number will die because
of the impossibility to afford them the
aid necessary to save their lives.
Every man In Galveston, who is able" to
walk and w.ork is engaged in the work
pf relief. But despite their utmost en
deavors , they cannot keep up with the
Increase of the miserable conditions which
surround them. Water, can be obtained
by able-bodied men, but with difficulty.
Mr. Shaw, of Houston, who Is busily en
gaged In the relief work, said tonight
that. there were 200 people at St. Mary's
Infirmary without water. They had been
making coffee of salt water and using
that as their only beverage.
Very little stealing was reported today,
and there were no killings. The number
of men shot yesterday for robbing the
dead proved a salutary lesson, and It Is
not expected that there will be any more
occurrences of this sort. The soldiers of
the regular Army and of. the National
Guard are' guarding property, and 'it -Is
impossible for thieves to escape detec
tion. ,
The loss of life among the regular
Army stationed, at the, barracks on the
beach was largely overestimated. The
first report was that only 18 out of the
whole number had been saved. Last
night and today they turned up singly
and In squads, and at present there -are
but 27 missing, "whereas the first estimate
of casualties in this direction was nearly
200. It Is, probable that some of th. 277
will answer roll-call later In the week.
One soldier reached this city this "mefn
ing who had been blown Into the "iGulf
of Mexico and had floated- nearly 50"mlles,.
going and coming on "a door. Another
who showed up today declared tbathV
owed his life, to a cow. It swanVwith
him nearly three miles. The cow theri.1
sank, and the soldier swam the remainder1
of the way to the mainland.
Efforts were made this afternoon to
nick un thn dead bodies that have floated
in .with the tide, having once been cast
into the sea. This is awful work, and,
few men are found -with sufficiently strong,-;
nerves to last at It more than 30 minutest
at a time. All of the bodies are bScllyJ
decomposed, swollen to enormous -pro-"
portions, and of so dark a color that it
is lmpsslble, except by the hair to de4
termine whether the corpses 'are those,
of whites or of negroes.
General McKlbben, U. S. A.; arrived
last night, and has assumed entire charge
of the city, with the result that con
ditions have much Improved, as far as,"
method in the disposition of the supplies
and worlc is concerned. General .Mcj
Kibben represents the Government in a.
general way,, but has not assumed dfrecf.
charge of, the city, which is under the?
command of Adjutant-General Scurry.
Every effort is being made to inducec-
people to leave uaivesion, ana it 4S an
ficult for any one, no matter what Tils,
business, unless he is in direct charge of
a relief train to gain admission to the
place. Hundreds of people le'ft Houston,
today for Galveston, but- could get no
further than Texas , City, which Is on
the north side of Galveston Hay, and
there they were compelled to remain
until the train brought them "back to
Houston. No persuasion, no sum of
money would induce the .guard to pass
them into the stricken city. Orders had
been. Issued that no sightseers were to"
be allowed, and the order was obeyed
rigidly. It 'will be at least a -week before
there Is full and free communication with
Galveston, but matters are now steadily
progressing toward a solution of the
problem that confronts the relief com
mittee. A relief train which arrived in Hous
ton at 5 o'clock this evening, - carried
350 women and children; 'another, at 10
o'clock, carried twice as many more, and
it is expected that fully 3000 women and
children will be out of the place by to
morrow night. Mayor Jones estimates
that there are at least 1000 of -these help
less ones, who should be taken from Gal
veston at the earliest possible moment.
They are all apparently anxious to get
away, and will be handled aa rapidly as
possible.
Another tralnload of provisions and
clothing, making the third within the last
24 hours, arrived In Galveston tqqlglit.
The steamer Charlotte Allen arrived at
noon today from Houston with J10.000
loaves of bread and other provisions. The
amount of food which has been sent so
far has been large, but there ,are still in
the neighborhood of 30,000 people to be"
cared for on the Island. ,
RELIEF "WORK IN GALVBS'JHJP?.
ft ,
Committee Begins' by -Burying, ithe
Dead and Clearing: Aivay" Debris.
GALVESTON, Tex., Sept. 12, 2. 1?. M.,
vla'Texas Cltv.and Houston. -6 PM. At
a meeting Qf the. relief comraltjjijhejd
Hs morning, reports were receivearom
the various wards. Tb.sE chalrmaniS&llcil
for armed men "to tassist in Tsaiiinshkftit'
to bury thejd,ead ana clear the wrepkagsM,
and arrangements were made) to supply
this demand.. The situation In the city to
day is that ' there are .plenty of vdlun
teers for this service, but an insufficiency
of arms. There have been two or three
small riots, but the officers have managed
to quell them. The committee rejected the
proposition of trying to pay for work, let
ting the laborers secure their own ra
tions. It was decided to go ahead im
pressing men into service, if necessary,
Issuing orders for rations only to thosa
who worked or, were unable to work. All
of the ward chairmen reported the Im
perative need of disinfectants. A com
mittee was appointed to sequester alj: the
disinfectants in the city, Including the
lime whlt'h escaped wetting, and to se
cure more. Houston was called upon for
a bargeload of lime. The relief commit
tee was greatly encouraged by the .offer
of the 'White Screwmen's Association,
tendering the services of all Its 500 mem
bers. They were placed at the disposal
of the various ward chairmen and fore
men appointed for each division.
Mr. Van Vleck, general-manager of tfie
Southern Pacific, authorized the commit
tee to draw on that company for $5000.
Mr.' Van Vleck returned to Houston to
send a bargeload of supplies.
The 'Galveston, Houston & Henderson
Railroad li operating relief trains over its
line to Texas City Junction and thence
over the Texas City Terminal to, or near
ly to, .Texas City. A boat Is carrying
dispatches from Galveston to Texas City.
Arrangements have been made to start
a passenger service tomorrow. The
steamer Lawrence will take passengers to
Texas City. Destitute persons who have
relatives to go elsewhere will be fur
nished with credentials by the relief com
mittee, and will be taken to Texas City
free of charge and carried by the Galves
ton, "Houston & Henderson to Houston
free. Mr. Van Vleck is" arranging trans
portation for them from Houston to
points whither they are destined. This
service will begin at 8 o'clock tomorrow
morning.
Work on the water works has not pro
gressed so satisfactorily as had 'been
hoped for. The machinery has heen
cleared of the debris and the pipes found
to be badly damaged, and plumbers,
steamntters and boiler-makers are at
work on them. It may be' possible to
turn water Into the mains tomorrow.
All saloons were closed by the Chief
of Police" Sunday.
At a meeting of he general committee
with the city officials this mornlngther
pollclng of the city was discussed. Mayor
Jones announced that Adjutant-General
Scurry would take charge of the situa
tion with the soldiers. The city Is pa
trolled by about 2000 policemen, Special
policemen, soldiers and Deputy Sheriffs.
Deputy Chief of Police Amundsen is act
ing as Chief. Chief of Police Ketehunv
is engaged in other work outside of the
police department. Sheriff Thomas has
charge of the Deputy Sheriffs and spe
cial deputies, and J. H. Hawley Is in com
mand of the military forces guarding
property and protecting the inhabitants
during the disturbed state of affairs. ,
Orders were Issued to the soldiers and
police to kill any person caught in the
act of robbing tho dead. . Up to Tuesday
morning - seven, .negro vandals have been
killed as a penalty of their crime. TJiey 1
were snot aeaa ana tneir ooaies were
carted away with the dead victims of th
storm.
No liquor is permitted to be sold under
any circumstances, unless ordered by, the
chairman of the committee or by a phy
sician, who must state that it Is to .ha
used-for medical purposes. All persons'
not having business-on the streets ator
dark must be Identified. Unless- identifl
cation is forthcoming they are arrested
No person is allowed to work In or about'
any building unless he has a written per
mit from the jollce. ,-No perBcm.( is per
mitted to carry furniture or other prop
erty through the streets unless he has" a
written permit from the proper authori
ties. The policevdepartment has Issued
strict orders, which will be enforce'd Ao
(Concluded on Second Page.)
THE CROKER SLATE
Np Serious. Friction $t the
. Saratoga Convention.
j
JSTNCHIELD FOR GOVERNOR
"t p
The JTajaraany -Men, After, a. Slight
' Stragrgle, Indorsed by Hill
Uaclcay for Second Place.
Governor John B. Stanchfleldf of Che
mung. Lieutenant-Governor William Mackey,
df Erie.
Secretary of State John T. Nortbn, of
Rensselaer. ,
Dutchess.
Treasurer-John D. Judson, of Ful
ton. Attorney-General Thomas F. Conway,
if rilntnn
Engineer and Surveyor Russell R.
atuart or Onondaga.
SARATOGA, N. Y., Sept. 12. The Dem-
. JAMES
'Jaanew director of tho Southern Pacific, who
Land who wilt name a suceeasOjf "fcq the late PrVoldent C P. Huntlnston.
ocratic State convention tonight nominat
ed Its ticket. - -
The head of , the .ticket was not selected
without a sarcastic exchange of compli
ments among the leaders. But when the
will of the convention had finally been
registered, ex-Senator Hill was first to
propose the unanimous nomination of
Stanchfield. Thisattitude proved so spon
taneously effective that representatives
of almost every county, who had opposed
Mr. Stanchfield were immediately upon
their feet, and one by one they were
recognized by Chairman Raines to sec
pnd the nomination. .An evidence of a
purpose of avoiding friction upon all oth
er questions than the .gubernatorial can
didate upon the part of both Mr. Hill
and Mr. Croker was manifest throughout
the proceedings.
There developed this morning evidence
that expectation of a hot fight between
the organization and the Hill elements
was not realized, and that the threat of
the Hill people to carry the business
of the convention over until tomorrow
would not be permitted to be carried out.
The committee on credentials, . which it
had been suggested might unseat Hill
men and seat organization men,' was in
structed from the Murphy-Croker head
quarters to seat " contestants absolutely
on merit and give the benefit of any close
decision to the Hill delegates, .so that
there could be no minority report.
As a further step toward making the
Work of the convention smooth It was
announced early in the day that Sen
ator Mackey had decided to accept! the
second place on the ticket, waiving his
claim upon the gubernatorial nomina
tion. When the convention was called to or
der the committee on credentials report
ed. The report was received with min
gled cheers and hisses and when the mo
tion on. Its adoption was put, the gal
leries joined In voting In the negative.
Temporary Chairman McCarren declared
the report adopted.
The committee on permanent organiza
tion reported "In favor of George Raines,
Qf Monroe County, for permanent chair
man, and he was elected.
Mr. Raines-spoke at considerable length.
He said the Republican party of New
York was wholly dominated by Senator
Piatt and predicte'd the defeat of the Re
publican state ticket this year by the
same element that overthrew the Folger
ticket because of Fe'deral interference.
Mr. Raines said:
"The .chief financial issue of the hour
ls the stilling, of competitive conditions
of business by aggregations of corporate
capital in trusts'. There is no remedy
except the annihilation of the party which
has not antagonized but berriended
trusts. If the issue is not met with rem
edial legislation and willing officials -of
integrity of purpose, the million hands of
organized labor will soon find a remedy
outside the laws which will startle man
kind with Its bloody purpose."
After discussing territorial expansion
fully. Mr. Raines concluded as follows:
"The spectacle presented at the close
qf the century Is of two nations wHIch
vaunt their leadership In Christian civili
zation forcing a foreign and. alien rule
aipon the Transvaal and the Philippines
under the specious plea that they ex
tend thereby the frontier of Christian and
civilized rule."
, The Platform.
The report of the platform committee
sras adopted without amendment. The
platform begins with pledging the Democ
racy of New York anew to the principles
and pollclescof the Jeffersonlan Democra
cy and Indorsing the platform adopted by
the last Democratic -National convention.
It continues:
"We recognize the truth of the decla
ration of ,. that, convention, that the burn
ing issue of imperialism, growing out of
the Spanish War, Involves the very ex
istence of the Republic, and the destruc
tion -of our free institutions. We regard
If, as the paramount issue of the cam
paign. Upon this Issue, therefore, we in
vite all good citizens of our state to pro-
mote the election of a Democratic Presi
dent, however they may differ pon Na
tional Issues, which at this time are in
ferior in rank."
"There follows a recital of the declara
tions of the last Democratic State con
vention on the subject of Imperialism. A3
to the nominee of the 'Kansas City con
vention, the platform says:
"We ratify and indorse the nomination
for the Presidency of William J. Bryan,
a statesman of undoubted patriotism and
independence, enjoying in a marked de
gree the confidence of his fellow-citizens,
an honest, able and fearless cham
pion of popular rights and aspirations, in
whose hands the business interests of
the country and the industrial elements- at
our citizenship would find equal1 and am
ple protection." .
"Relative to the trusts, the platform
specifically condemns "the corporate com
binations known as the Ice Trust," and
denounces all combinations of capital
known as trusts as Inevitably and Intol
erably unjust, both to the producer and
consumer,, "one result of which is to de
stroy all Individual enterprise and to rob
.the young men of the country of the fair
competition which in Democratic times
constituted the great-glory of the Na
tion and permitted the advancement and
Independence of our youth."
'The platform concludes with a discus
sion of purely state issues, the- claim be
ing' made that "the Democratic party
in state and National affairs has been
the constant champion of labor."
On the call of the roll for nominations
SPEYER.
represents th.Speyr interests in Jthatxo4w.i
tqr. dovei-nqr, rex-Senator Hill responded
for Albany" CoUnty,' naming Bird g.. Coler,
Controller ofNew York City, for the place.
The speech 'was, "received without dem
onstration by the delegates, although the
galleries applauded.. Judge S. S. Taylor,
of Chemung, presented the name of John
B.r" Stanchfield. The ballot resulted:
Stanchfield, 2M.
Color, IK.
Ma'ckey, L
, Mr.'Hll". moved, to make the 'nomina
tion of Mr. Stanchfield unanimous, which
was jdone. - ( .
John T..,.Noron. of Troy, was named
for Secretary of State: Edwin E. Atwa
ter,of Dutchess, for Controller; John B.
Judson for" State Treasurer; Thomas F.
Conway for Attorney-General, and Rus
sell R.vStuart for. State Engineer.
William Mackey was nominated for
Lieutenant-Governor by acclamation.
. COLORADO PTJSIONISTS.
J. B. Orxnan, democrat, Nominated
for Governor.
DENVER, 'Colo., Sept. 12. It took 'eight
ballots tonight In the Democratic con
vention befqre a nomination for Gov
ernor "could be made. There were five
candidates. The following is the fusion,
as far as completed at this time:
Governor J.' B. Orroan, Pueblo, Demo
crat. '
Secretary of State David A. Mills,
Depver, Populist.
Treasurer Dr. J. N. Chipley, Pueblo,
Silvers-Republican.
Supreme Justice Robert W. Steele,
Arapahoe County, Silver Republican.
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Mrs. Helen S. Grenfell, Gilpin County,
Sliver Republican.
Attprney-Goneral C. C. Post, Clear
Creek. County, Populist.
Congressman, First District J. F.
Shafroth, Denver, Sliver Republican.
Congressman, Second District J. C.
Bell, Montrose, Populist.
Presidential electors B. H. Eaton. Sil
ver Republican; T. M. Patterson, Popu
list; Charles J. Hughes, Democrat, and
J..H. Robeson, Democrat.
When the convention was called t;o or
der, its conference committee reported
that there wa3 little prospect of reaching
an agreement. Hon. Thomas M. Patter
son appeared and presented the latest
proposition of the Populists and Silver
Republicans. He was followed by Sen
ator Teller, who asked that his party be
treated fairly, but declared that what
ever action this convention took he ex
pected 'to vote for the Democratic candi
dates for President and Governor. Ex
Goyernor Alva Adams followed with a
strong speech in favor, of fusion, creating
a whirlwind of enthusiasm.
A Riotous Convention.
PHOENIX, Ariz., Sept. 12. The Demo
cratic Territorial- Convention met today
for the purpose of nominating a candidate
for delegate to Congress. There are two
aspirants In the field, Marcus A. Smith
and J. J. Wllsop. It was impossible even
to effect temporary organization today,
as the convention narrowed down tb a
personal factional fight, in which the
Sheriff and Chief of Eolice werevcalled in
to preserve peace and order.
Senator Fairbanks at Salt Lake
SALT LAKE, Sept. 12. Senator C. W.
Fairbanks spoke for nearly two hours to
night at Sat Lake Theater to a
large and. enthusiastic audience. His re
marks were chiefly upon the tariff,
flqanc3 and expansion. Senator Fairbanks
left tonight for California, where he will
speak Friday and Saturday, and wlllo
from there to. the Pacific Northwest.
Maine Election Returns.
PORTLAND, Me., Sept. ll-Returns
from all but 36 smalL election towns give
Hill. Republican, for Governor, a total
vqte of 72,412; Lord, Democrat, 30,313; Re
publican plurality, 53,080.
LIGHT OF KRUGER
Transvaal President Is a1
Lourenco Marques.
PREPARING TO SAIL FOR EUROPE
Collapse of the Boer Cause Genera
Botha Said1 to Be on the Point
of Surrendering.
LOURENCO MARQUES, Sept. 12. Presi
dent Kruger arrived here last night.
With several Transvaal officials he la
staying at the house of Mr. Pott, the
Consul of the Netherlands. It is reported
that they will sail for Europe September
24 on the German steamer Herzog.
WAR-NEARLY ENDED.
Botha Said to Be Mnklng; Overture
to Surrender.
LONDON, Se?t. 12. The flight of Presi
dent Kruger from what Is now designated
as the Vaal River Colony, and his arrival
last night at Lourenco Marques, is regard
ed here as indicative of an early end of
the hostilities In South Africa. Another
message from Lourenco Marques says the
Transvaal state officials accompanied
President Kruger into Portuguese terri
tory. Significant also, although It is uncon
firmed, is the announcement that Gen
eral Botha, the Boer Commander-in-Chief,
Is making overtures to surrender, and tha
question whether the burghers will now
follow kthe usual course of beaten armies
and lay down their arms or formally
declare In favor of guerrilla warfare
must be speedily settled. It is, "however,
believed here that President Kruger'a
action deprives the Boera of their main
pretext for remaining in the field.
The British War Office has Issued a
long report from Lord Roberts on tha
treatment of British prisoners of war at
Pretoria, founded on the report of the
court of Inquiry. Briefly. Lord Roberta
declares that the treatment of the offi
cers was fair, but that the food of the
men was quite inadequate and of Inferior
quality, "He denounces the treatment ot
the colonial prisoners as criminal, and
says the Inhuman treatment of sick pris
oners throws the greatest discredit on tha
authorities then at Pretoria. The preva-
I lence of sickness and many deaths ot
prisoners, Lord Roberts adds, are at
trlbutable to the lack of proper food,
medicines and the neglect of ordinary
sanitary precautions.
Joseph Chamberlain. Secretary of State
for the Colonies, In the form of a letter
l to the Durham Conservative Association,
Issues an election manifesto. Referring
to the settlement In South Africa, he
said:
"I should seriously fear that if for any
cause the Liberals were now returned to
office they would be ready to throw away
In connection with the settlement the
position which has been so hardly gained.
I hope very elector who "tfeels that the
f 'arrogant and arbitrary tyranny of the
Bder oligarchy culminating in an invasion
of Her Majesty's ' territories requires to
be dealt with by a strong- hand, will sup
port the Unionist candidates at the pons."
Relchmnnn's "Work Over.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12. The follow
ing dispatch has been received by the
War Department from the United States
Army officer who accompanied the Boers
In their campaigns as military observer:
"Lorenco Marquez. Events have re
quired the departure of attaches from the
Transvaal. Request Instructions.
"REICHMANN."
This message Is Interpreted at the de
partment to mean the complete collapso
of the Boer resistance to Ensland. Cap
tain Relchmann has been cabled permis
sion to 'Start at once for the United
States.
En Ronte to Manila.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 12. The Tiead
quarters. band and battalion Qf tho
Elghth'Infantry arrived today from Fort
Snelllng Minn., en route to the Phil
ippines. The troops are in command of
Major John F. Stretch.
SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT NEWS
Tesnn Storm.
Three thousand bodies of storm victims havs
been buried at Galveston. Pago 1.
Tho property loss Is estimated at $15,000,000.
Page 1.
Negro vandals were tried by court-martial and
shot at Galveston. Page 2.
Contributions are pouring in for the Texas
storm sufferers. Page 2.
China.
American troops await the President's word to
march from Pekin. Page 3.
From 15,000 to 20;000 Chinese converts wers
massacred in "July. Pago 3. '
Conger advises Americans to leave China.
Page 3. ",
Russians looted the Forbidden City. Page 3.
Foreign.
President Kruger is at Lourenco Marques,
preparing to sail for Europe. Page 1.
General Botha is said to be making overtures
to surrender. Page 1.
Political.
New York Democrats nominated John B.
Stanchfield for Governor., Page 1.
Colorado Democrats nominated J. B. Orman
for Governor. Page 1.
Roosevelt had a hard day's campaigning in
South Dakota.
Domestic.
A number ot vessels were Iot or stranded in
the gale on the Lakes. Page 2.
The big strike in the anthracite region was or-
dered. Page 5.
Miss Mabel McKlnley and Dr. Baer were mar
ried -at Somerset, Pa.
Nine persons v.erz killed in Southern Illinois
by the wrecking of. a. theatrical car. Page 3.
Fire at Narragansett Pier destroyed property
worth ?35O.00O. Page 3. '
Pacific Coast.
Inspector finds it necessary to recount but two
of Seattle's census districts. Page 4.
Forest fires destroyed no timber in Cascade re
serve this season. Pare 4.
Assignments of ministers for ensuing year by
Columbia Conference, Methodist Church.
Page 4.
Engineer at Gaston saw mill badly burned by
break in boiler. Pare 4.
Man fell from fruit tree at Eugene, with fatal
results. Page 4.
Commercial and Marine.
Hopgrowers' Association unable to perfect a
3000-baIe- pool. Page 11.
High freights still dominate the local wheat
market. Page 11.
Two wheat ships finish loading. Page 5.
Sailors for Portland ships secured in San Fran
cisco. Page 5.
Local.
General movement started to raise relief fund
for Galveston. Page S.
Threatened closing of Ogdcn gatoway awaits
Chairman Harriman's decision. Page 12.
Suit for $10,000 brought against a boy for
shooting out another boy's eye. Page 8.