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THEM AT
AND MORRISON STS.
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GALVESTON IS
UNDER WATER
Coast of Florida and Gulf States
Strewn With Wrecks.
WIND 60 MILES PER HOUR
Eaormeiii D.n.tt I. Prosertf tad Msay
Seames Dr. scd - Brldf eusd Pier.
W.ibed Away aid ReiL
deacei Flooded.
SAN ANTONIO. Tex.. H.-pt. l.-Tlie
lMt (llctiftlfh out of OiUvnton i re
ceived by Jrry Glrrard announcing
in il-nf h of his brother by drowning.
The tp.-mco lift Clolveston at M
n, m.
The en'lre lower portion (if Galveston
whs th-n flooded an.l the p-pl lul-
d.-d on higher ground In the pouring
r.iln for Mf-ty.
HOUSTON, Tex.. BMt. . A hurrl
ran.. Hi'i'iitni'iinli-'l by heavy rain tin
I .-.-n, blowing along the Tcxus roast for
loo mile Inland todty.
inhesion U shut off 'ntlrely. Tin?
lust report from there nutted 'jhut a
tt'i.wi hod reached Into the residence
Hrt in of Hi'? city.
The wind In blowing 6"! rnlU per hour
In Hu-.iMon nt midnight and gnut dam
age In being done tn builne. house,
n lid residences.
MIAMI. Fin.. S.'Tt. .-The bark South
AuiuHenn, vf Liverpool, la a tolul wreck
on Frriuh reef, Florida. The captain
and crew. - thru? wn left on the
wreck, arrived her this morning. The
(ftiitnin of the South American report,
that he pawed the following stranded
veit.eis:
Schooner Jam Dudg, of FhllHdel
I'hln, Inside the reef and afloat: a ves
sel with .tump of the 'mists showing,
nam and nationality unknown, crew
nresuruablY lo.t. A Norwegian bark
with no one oti board, nrul the bar
kenttne Culdoun. prwvlaunly rporUd.
Thr wn. another veiwvl on the rtf
and a .trainer rp.irtd ahor north of
thlt place.
WnsT PAI-M REACH. Fin.. P.'pt. 8.
Muih damn ire hna bi-on done In thi
K'fiinn by the tropical hurricane which
Mruck hrre Vlneiidny. The en con
tinue. The bulkhead of the Immctitie
t'alni Iarh pier has been .wept from
It. foundation and waitlicd .even) hun
dred feet to tin- north. A number of
umall boat, which w-re nnchori'd In the
Inland lukea wt-re torn from their moor
Iiik and Mink.
ATLANTA. !.. Sept. 8 -A upeclal
from New Orleana .ays:
ThTe are rumors early thin nrning
of vrcut da id a e and lor. of Hfe In la.'t
nlKht'. torn on aome of the Gulf
Wan, l, particularly Cirand Isle, tut It
will be a day or two before authentic
new. can be secured from ther.. ,
In New Orlenna durtiur the afternoon
and night the wind reached a velix-lty
of forty-three mile, an hour. In this
city the damage la rvatrlrted to the d
Mrurtlnn of the Metarie Mdire and the
blowing down of many telephone wire.
A child was killed, being Mown to
gether with the entire front balcony
from a houe on Front street.
NO STRIKE VET ORDERED.
Negotiations to Adjust Trouble With
Mine Worker. Are Now Going On. '
INDIANAPOLIS. Sept. 8.-After an
all-dav session, the national executive
board of rnltei Mine Worker, ad
journed until tomorrow after Issuing a
Ktatement postponing the ordering of
a strike pending the result of negotia
tions.
Otlirlal. say that Influence, are at
wort to adjust the trouble, but decline
to sav what thsy are.
TOWNE EULOGIZES BRYAN.
Every Great Emergency Brings Forth
a Leader to Save the Country.
BOISE. Ida., 8ept. 9. Chas. A. Towne
poke to a very large meeting here
tills eveulng. A third of hi. address
as devoted to free coinage, the speaker
JUST RECEIVED
..' ' Our own Importation direct from Hong Kong
50 Hells New
Stronger than
Coll and
CHARLES HEILB0RN & SON
muklnir thi' declaration that the (liver
lii. in not dead, fcvwy arreat emer
KKW.y when th nation whji threatened
with linncrlullitm bfoMult forth a lead
er to uve It. At thi. tlnvj Hryan wan
ui h a leader.
Th feature of ih. evi-nlntt n. the
reNdli:n of a communication from Chief
Jiiiillci' IIuHton In which the Utter ak
h a number of juitln, on of wlilt h
vaii whelher Towns th'iUKht any Demo
crat, I'iipull.t or rupubllcan "eiit'Tr
tamed the thouitht of ch'inKlnu the
pre.ent form of trovernment."
Towne laid that the Democrat, and
PoiiulWt. did not entertain uh an
Idea, but that thj Hepubllcan. did. To
prove the latter anaertUm he read from
the Itepubllcan blatf'-rm pa.iaKe. deal
Ina with the matter of our ntw pm
TWKNTY-ONK BPEfX'HE-.
Wonderful Work ut Hooevelt in Tor-ty-EIht
Hour..
CHICAGO. Sept. Governor P.oo.e
velt arrived In Chit ago tonight and
will reinuln over Bunday.
The governor I. much exhaunted by
1:1. recent labor. In illchlgan and In-
dluna. havlnif made twenty-ono .le.ech
e.. mwt of them in th1? open air, In
forty-tight hour., fite-erheii were made
today al Holland,-All-gnn, Kalamafxi,
Heiiton Harbor, NIIi-k, In Michigan, end
South Hend. Ind. At .11 theito t lace. hi.
welcome 'm warm and the crowds
were larKe.
At Koulh Kend the largest political
ilemonHlratlon of the pred-nt cunialgn
wa accorded the governor.
11 TAT PACKERS MEET.
Possibility of Another Increase In the
Price of Mmt,
CHICAGO, Sept. .-The r.ecrd says:
Keprentatlve. of all packing housu
Interest. In Chicago held closed
meeting at the Grand I'ucldc hotel last
night. The greatest .ecrecy waa main
tained. It even being denied that the
meeiltig wa In progress.
On a previous oc;a.lon prices of
meat were Increased 1 to 2 cents a
pound, and It I. thought that similar
action will result In consequence of
last n)ghl' meeting.
VE WET JOINS THERON. ' -
lloer Force Near Johannesburg Num
ber. Fiftten Hundred Men.
PKETOniA. JV pt. S. It Is statud tha't
General De Wet has Joined Therein In
the neighborhood of Johannesburg, and
that the total Boer force there num
bers 1500 men. The, enemy Is holding
a position in the high hill, south of
the town. 'A considerable force I. now
In pursmlt. The Boers have no ar
tillery. .
RECORD-BREAKING RUN.
Bryan's- Train Went From Chicago to
MilwaukeHn Ninety-Six Minutes.
'
MILWAUKEE. Sept. 8. William J.
Bryan made a record-breaking railroad
run from Chicago tj Milwaukee today
to open the Democratic .national cam
paign In Wisconsin.
NIne-ty-sIx minute, after the candi
date's RiKClai train left Chicago, Bry
an was bowing to the enthusiastic
crowd which met him at the station
here.
DOWN SN4KE RIVER.
It Is Believed That New Railroad 19
Controlled by O. R. & N.
BOISE. Ida.. Sept. S.-Artlcles of In
corporation have been filed of the Hart
ford and Helena Railroad Company,
which I. to build a line down the east
side of the Snake river from Old's Fer
ry near Huntington. It Is believed to
be an O. R. A N. project.
STRIKE IN KING COUNTY.
Washington Coal Miners Demand an
Increase In Wages.
SEATTLE. Sept. 8.-Last Friday 150
men employed In Leary coal mines,
this county, went on a strike because
of the company's refusal to accede to
their demand for Increase In wages. -
KILLED BY FIRE DAMP.
Boys Were In an Abandoned Shaft In
Washington.
SEATTLE, . Sept. 8. Ulysses Kelly,
aged It. and OSeorge Oglesby were kill
ed by Are damp In an abandoned shaft
at Newcastle yesterday.
Era Matting
Carpet
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Examine
AMERICA READY
TO WITHDRAW
Prepared to Leave China as Soon
as All Powers Agree.
GERMANY STILL OBDURATE
Trouble Ft. red .1 Honf Konf-Arnerk.a
. MIilorlt Sl.li- Co.f er liiliii
oa Qhiat LI a Coancc
1 Enllii BLilerlnj. v
WASHINGTON. 8ept. 8 -Order. have
beep- cabled General Chaffee to pre
pare hi. force, for withdrawal from Pe
kln. Further than that the war depart
ment ha. taken steps to have at Taku
a .ulHclent number of United State.
transports to remove the troops to the
Philippine, a. oon a. they reach that
Port,
The? order, nre treparatory and do
ont necessarily indicate that the gov
ernnient ha decided finally upon Im
mediate withdrawal from China, It I.
Hinioly placing Itself In a position to
carry out the !led conveyed In the
ivt-ly to the Rum-Ian note In this lan
guage:
The result nt these considerations is
that unkss there Is such a general ex
presKlon by th powers In favor of con
tinued occupation a. to modify the
views exprw.-ed by the government of
Russia and lead to a general agree
ment for continued occupation we shall
give Instructions to withdraw our troops
from Pekln after due conference with
the othfr commander, a. to the time
and manner of withdrawal."
Ujj to th-a pre.nt moment our. gov
ernment has not chanced its policy in
thematter of withdrawing troops. It
has given the subject much considera
tion since thj original note was writ
ten but has kept steadily In mind the
propriety of removing the American
troors from China as soon a. It could
be don consistently.
It is Intimated tht -the-pwpcf fr'r
securing thes? object, through complete
hartnonlnu action by the powers is
brightening every day. The continu
ance of quiet In Pekln Is tending to
reassure Chinese offlclaj. and Is believ
ed to bo rapidly hastening' negotiation,
frr final settlement. There Is the best
reason to believt that were the Chi
nese government once assured of the
personal afety of Its members;
lieved of the fear of the dismemberment
of China and the menace of a large
foreign force In the' capital, the em
peror and impress dow ager would lose
no time In returning to Pekln.
BERLIN. Sept. 8. The numerous ca
blecrams Imputing toGermany com
promise propositions in answer to the
Rjsso-Amerlcan proposals appear base
lei's. A correspondent of the. Associat
ed Press learns authoritatively that
Germany, replying to the advice to
withdraw her troop, from Pekln, sent
Russia detailed reason, why this seems
lnonrortun-i and calculated to prolong
Instead of shottenlng the war.
The arguments cited in support of this
contention were those already given
by a foreign office official recently. A
member of the United States embassy
told a correspondent of the Associated
Press that "all powers with the ex
ception of fiet;r.any are anxious to
make peace with China and they will
practlciilly recognize Li Huns Chang
us the, Chinese representative.'
HONG KONG, Sept 8. Owing to an
ticipations of disturbances at tonight's
celebration of the feast, of lanterns,
elaborate preparations have been made
to cope with eventualities. Troips have
been served with forty rounds of ball
cartridge, and confined to their bar
rack.s. Six Maxlnisv are also in readi
ness, i
The police have been ordered to sup
press the dragon procession but the
Chinese declare that they must hold
It in spite of the authorities.
SHANGHAI. Sept. 8. Ten American
missionaries and three American chil
dren, two Danish missionaries and one
British missionary. In Shan SI prov
ince. wre murdered late In July, ac
cording o accurate reports recslyed
todav. They -were:
, Stationed' at Ten Chow Fu Rev. and
Mrs. C. W. Prince. Rev. and Mrs. E.
A.- Atwater. all of the American board,
one' child of Mr. and Mr.. Prince, and
Mr. and Mrs. Atwater's two children;
Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Lundgren, Danes,
and Miss Eldrldge. British. . .
Stationed at Tal Ku: Rev. and Mrs.
D. II. Clapp, Kiv 6. T. Williams. Rev.
F, W. Davis, Miss Rowena Bird and
MIps Mary T. Iiatrlde, all of the Amer
ican board. '
The Ten Chow Fu party left this
station under, a Chinese escort for the
coast and were murdered en route. The
Tai Ku party, were killed at their sta
tion. i . : '
TIEN TSIN. Aug. SO. United States
Minister Conger la said to Insist that Ll
Hung Chang .hall be allowed to pro
ceed to Pelcln for conference.
Ord'-r. have been received from
Washington that 5,000 American troops
i-lmll be divided between Pekln. Tien
T.ln'and Taku for the winter.
NEW YORK, Sept. i.-A dispatch to
the Tribune from Lccdon says:
The English press do, rot like -he
game of bllndman'. buT now In prog
res. In Pekln, but It Is not prepared to
say so plainly. It was without advices
respecting the Russian proposal for the
withdrawal of troops from the Chinese
capital and the oracle. In the Vosgea
are .llent now in regard to the German
adaptation of that scheme for negotiat
ing with the empress dowager and
mandarin. Instead of cutting off their
heads or punishing them otherwise.
The English press when in doubt
takes a strong line and blusters. It ha
done thi. on general principle, since the
foreign legations were attacked and
ho. lnMted that the empress dowager
must be deposed and the guilty man
darins be punished and adequate safe
guard, be taken to prtvent the recur
rence of the outrage, und crimes
against civilization. It j has never ex
plained how thi. could be done unless
the power, were prepared to amume re
sponsibility f dividing and governing
China.
The solution which would hare been
popular In Knicland would have been
the adoption by the American govern
ment of a distinctly punitive policy,
jnforced by the empV.yment of an army
of 23.000 or 30.000. The ErltUh govern
ment would have followed the lead of
the American state department and
have largely Increased its own mili
tary forces In China for the purpise of
.curing the punishment of guilty man
darins, dethronement of the empress
dowager and the reorganization of the
Imperial government.
Since tha state department has not
taken this course the foreign office ht-re
ha adopted a policy of masterly Inac
tivity and has been prepared to ac
quiesce In any arrangements which may
b made by Russia and Germany.
Russia began proposing a plan which
would enable the empress dowager and
mandarin, to return to Pekln and es
cape punishment. Germany ha. not
rejected this scheme outright, but has
reduced it to a measure for partial
withdrawal of the European. Japanese
and American forces; so that Count
Von Waidersee when. he arrive., wfil
have at least a small International force
to command and something to do which
will be dignified and conspicuous.
Other modifications may be proposed
by the United States or the other pow
ers but It may be safely assumed that
the British foreign office will assept to
any policy which secures a general
agreement of the powers and obviates
the necessity for a partition of China
and acceptance of administrative re
sponsibility on a .tuiicndous scale
over vast hive, of population. No Eng
lish Journal say. this at present, but a
compromise may be read between the
lines of every leading article. The Brit
ish foreign oJUce has no alternative pol
icy and will be content to allow Russia
to .core heavily provided the dignity
of the German emperor Is saved and the
China questi-n disposed of or temporar
ily .hunted without a partition of the
empire.
Apart from the press there Is little
discussion of the situation In China in
clubs or diplomatic clriles. Mr. Brod
crlck Is not In London and Lord Sails
bury 1. surveying the hills and out if
touch with his colleagues and subordi
nates. Country houses, hunting fields
and golf links are the usul centres of
diplomacy In England at this time of
year, but the talk there now runs on the
ceneral elections nnj the choice of can
didates for doubtful districts. The
American ambassador has started for
Germany and Engadln-j. leaving Henry
White In charRe of th embassy for a
month. Other ambassadors are also
out of London. '
The China question is falling Into the
background because the British foreign
offl.ee is not taking an active part In
settling it. but Is allowing Russia and
Germany to adapt themselves to the
situation and at the same time avoiding
all appearance of weukness and Irreso
lution.
The St. James Gazette persists In
the belief that the powers will remain
In ' Pekln and that the International
force, will be compelled to go else
where In China, since , disturbances
will inevitably ensue when the provin
ces are convinced that the conquest
and partition of the country are
threatened.
A more reasonable view 1. that Rus
sia and Germany will come to some
agreement by which the heads -of the
niandarins will be saved and the Im
perial government restored, with tem
porary garrisons for the foreign quarter
until compensations can be arranged
for Russia, Japan and Germany.
This agreement will not he satisfac
tory to the English people, and there
will . be a disposition to blame the
American government for not taking a
stronger line of action. Masterly In
activity has at least one advantage for
nation preoccupied with the Boer war.
In leaving It free to grumble and com
plain. . ' '
WOOLEY IN SAN FRANCISCO
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 8.-John G.
Wooley, the Prohibition nominee for
president, tonight addressed a large
and enthusiastic audience here.-"'
COLLISION AT
SAN FRANCISCO
American Ship May Flint Split
Open and Sunk.
STRUCK BATTLESHIP IOWA
Hid Josl Arrived From Seattle With Five
Tb.us.ad Tom ol Co.l-Flrrt Col
lided With lb Btrk
Vldette.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 8.- Th
American .hip May Flint collided with
the bark Vldette tonight In the bay off
the mail dock and .ink. After the col-,
lislon she drifted into the bows of the
battleship Iowa. After bumping against
the Iowa she split open, filled and
sank.
As fap a. known nj live, were lost.
The cause of the collision Is unknown.
The May Flint arrived from Seattle to
night with 6.000 tons of coal. The VI
(ette also arrived from the north to
day with lumber.
JAPS CALLED HOME.
Government Sends Five Cablegrams in
One Day to Hurry Them Up.
SALT LAKE. Utah.. Sept 8.-A spec
ial to the Tribune from Pocatello.' Ida
ho, says:
From Information originating here, It
would appear that Japan is preparing to
mobilize a still larger army for her
war. In Asia. For a week past every
mall from the west has brought let
ter, from the Japanese government to
Y. Takisha, in charge of Japanese la-,
borers on the Oregon Short Line. In
structing him to return certain of his
men for service In the army, and under
these order a number of men have
left for Japan.
It appeareth"aFth"e demand has sud
denly become urgent, for yest rday five
cablegram, were received by Takisha.
all dated Yokohama. September 8, and
two more today, bearing today's date,
all relative to the quick return of men.
There are about 1300 Japanese In the
service of the Oregon Short Line, and
while Mr. Takisha la not prepared to
say how many will be drafted by hi.
government, he anticipate, a heavy re
duction on this account.
THRONGED WITH VISITORS.
San Francisco Celebrate, the Semi
centennial of California'. Admis
sion Into the Union,
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. S.-The com
memoratioti of the semi-centennial of
admission of California Into the Union
began today under the auspices of the
Native Sons of the Golden West. The
celebration will continue four days. The
number of visitor. In the city Is esti
mated at 200.000. The city Is magnifl
ctntlv decorated. Today", program In
cluded the launching of the- United
State, monitor Wyoming and a naval
parade tonight on the bay. Fifty ves
sels were In the procession. Every
shin In the harbor was decorated.
FAMOUS BANDIT CONVICTED.
Black Jack Will Suffer the Death Pen
alty In New Mexico.
DENVER, Colo.. Sept. 8. A special
to the News, from Clayton, N. M., says:
Tom Ketchum. better known as
''Black Jack," leader of the gang of out
laws that terrorized the southwest for
several years, was today convicted of
train robbery, the penalty for which
in New Mexico Is death.
CHASED WITH BLOODHOUNDS.
Officers After Negro Who Committed
Double Murder.
PUEBLO, Colo., Sept. 8. Officers with
bloodhounds are on a chase for Levi
Thomas! a negro who this afternoon
killed a colored man, James Snowden,
and his own wife.
The cause of the traredy is supposed
to have been Jealousy,
' WHEAT MARKET.
PORTLAND. Sept. 8. Wheat.' Walla
Walla. 56c; Valley, 5ftc; bluestem, 58c
59c.
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 8. Wheat.
December, 109vi; cash. IZSM.
CHICAGO. Sept. 8. Wheat. October,
opening T3sa, 3?i; closing. 73i.
LIVERPOOL, Sept. 8. Wheat, Sep.
tember, ii. lld.
METAL MARKET.
NEW YORK, Sept. S.-Sllver. 62V3.