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OSCAR ANDERSON, Manager.
J. 0. PENDKOAST, Chief Cloik
Custom House Broker.
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OVER TWO THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED
BODIES HAVE ALREADY BEEN FOUND
Number of Killed in the Galveston Horror Was Under Estimated
and Will Amount to Five Thousand.
THE DEAD CARRIED TO SEA
(Jnoult Rob in Dead - Martial Law Proclaimed -Twenty-Five Mte Sbol by Offlccri
Soldiery-Trait Loads ol Clolblof. Food, Water aad Burial Suppllci Are Bcinf
Ruibcd to the Quit-Appeal! Are hived l tbe Charitable Emjwktre
(or RjIIcI for tbe Tboiaodi of Dcttltute.
GALVESTON. Tex.. Sept. ll.-Mayor
Wultr C. June cutlimitca tin? number
ut d"( at live thousand u"d he la
i-uimrrntlv. over 2.2'W bodies have
bn-n taken out to r burt.-.i in
iremhia. Other hundreds are yet. to
be taken from the ruin.
Theae bodies are now all badly de
iiiiiiiipmI in.. I liev lite burled
In trenches where th.y at found, otli
era are llii burned In debris win-re
It mil Hfrtv done. There In llkll"
Blti'llllt ut ld"IHIl at loll Mll'l It IS
mf" to auV that there will never lit- a
lllllplet., llt o( till lle.l'l.
Chief of Polio K.-K limn In In charge
of tlx work of burying the d'-ad. There
at. In ru Irnill. of mm engaged In
thin w rk. tearing lit' Ui- rultm tin!
getting .ut tin'
Several t-'iKi'iia huv already t n
shot. It U ii -port-d. A HoMI -r of Raf-f-rty'a
battery while patrolling the
li.ai h thin nn.nilttK ordered a rtian to
I.-Miil from lnollim. Th' f-llnw ilr-w
n w.-api.n and th .Idlir fh'-t h'm
dud. Tin- dollliT m iitlniki-d fy
llii-i rni-ii and hi- kllli-d all of twin. Hi
had live c-artrldK-. In hln ruin und i-nrh
of tlii-m f. und a victim. It In piolmbk'
that tui-nty-tlvo In HI havi. tiit-n nhot.
Home of thi-ic wi-ri- Ktiot f"r falliiKT to
halt wln-n ordi-rcd to do o. Othcra
w. tv tht-t for vandalliMii.
Thf rtiina of h hlK hrh k bulldliiKs
have not y.-t b-t-n tKnr-h-d for the
ih-nd and th.-rr la Iiwk' iiiuiiW In
them. At th' ma of rnhhliih which
mark, the lt of the Lmtia Terrace
bridge hoitae 4" or ? t-iinile wi-rp kill
ed and thi-lr Ixxlla are (till In the
ruin. The orphani' home la totally
di'inollahi-d. Ninety-two children and
eleven nuna wer killed.
f.ALVKSTfiX. Tex.. fl.-pt. ll.-Pome
r lr la hi-linf brouKht out of the cha
oh hi re and aoinc thltiK like a aynt. matlo
attempt la tn'ln mnd to eleitr tti dt
brla nnd remove the ditnl.
Idler are l.i-lnu tirid Into at-r-vlre
at the Mitnt if the bayotu-t and
made to uirk. and a military rorilon
la bi'lnjr drawn tlttht -r aUmt the place.
Kvery h'ree and mule that m left In
thi- cltv la In aervlce.
Supplies ar nmlri)r In frmn Hous
ton and the flrnt line of .mmunloatlon
with the outMle world wiui obtained
today, via TVx.ia t'lty. Koreea are
worklnir on the rallrnada and In a few
tiny the people of (iiilvenlon Ixdleve
that the aituatioit will be irmaly lin
ppiAed. Hf'U'PTOX. Te.. S-pt. ' II. Editor O.
(. Xutl.m. of the Vel ihoo World, brlntrs
InformntliMi of '.hi' d-.-nth of twenty
t rH'tnona In an 1 anund Velasco na
. n-ai!t of the atorm. Seventeen of
them were nenr?..
DENVElt. Sept. ll.-The remorr.tic
atate convention today raised $9tl In
a few mlmit-'a for the Oalveaton auf
ferera. rHICACO, Sept. ll. The cltlaena of
Chkuiro have don.it a train load of
provision and 1j.W0 In money to the
Onlveaton aufferr.
The Chlcaso, Hock Island und Pa
cltU railroad has donnt.'d $4,0110 and will
haul the train load of nrwtalnna free.
WAPMIXOTOX. Sept. U. Actlnff
Pi-ci-taiy Meiklejohn tiMlay authorized
the i-hiii'terinir of a ati-n-lal train from
St. Luul to onn v (uartermaaterg' and
commlafrtiv aupplle to the rvllef of
the deatituttf at (ialv-.-ston.
ST. It IS. Si'pt. 11. The trrand re
c ifder of the cr:id enrnnnmient of the
Knlisht Templars of the I'lilled States
la hent the following teleirnun to
nlijht to the Krand commandcra of ev
ery atate:
"Thtf reeent atorm 'n Texna hna left
number of our fra tern In dire distress".
Immediate relief Is needed. Appeal to
your comniniuliTl'-s to Rend nt once
whnt they pan. Wire or send to Hen
ry 11. Stoddard, deputy Rrnnd master
at Galveston, Texia.
HOUSTON. Tex.. Sept. U.-another
train over the International and Great
Northern road left Houston toniKht.
The trnln carrinl men. water, supplies,
burial necessities and other thing of
which the aulterers are In moat urgent
need.
XFW YORK. Sept. 11. The Standard
Oil Company hos sent $10,000 to Gov
ernor Sayera for the Galveston suffer
ers, and th New York merohanta as
sociation' has raised $4,8.riO.
GALVESTON. Tex.. Sept. 11. The
follow Ini: statement of the conditions at
Galveston and rtPPal for lid la Issued
by the local relief committee:
"A cnnservntlv" "stlmate of the loss
of life Is that It will reach 8.000; at
least li.000 families are shelterless and
wholly destitute. The entire remainder
..REMOVAL SALE..
For the next sixty days our entire
stock of furniture arid carpets will
be closed out at less than cost. Gall
early and avoid the rush. .
CHARLES HEILBORN & SON
AND THROWN OVERBOARD
of th population la Buffering In a
greater or Iraa degree.
"Not a single i-hurrn, stlviol or char
itable Institution, of which Oalvealon
had ao many, la left Intact. Not a
building escaped damage and hulf of
the whole number wer? obliterated.
Thare la Itnnn-dlatu ne-d of clothing,
fiNid and hoiiN'rhold (fnln of all klnda.
If inarby cltl-a will oten asylums for
women nnd chlldn-n the situation will
be greatly rellev.d. Const cltlea should
semi us wati.-r aa well us provisions,'
Including kerosenj oil. gailine and
candles.
W. c. Joni-a. Mayor; M. Lacker, rri's
Iderit of Island Savings bank; J. D.
KL-!nn..i- itii'Hiiti.nt of Cuttnn Kxi'lial.uel
if. II. Me Muster, for Chamber of v.m
Imeri e, !'..(!. Ia--, manager of Galves
ton News. '!arciice owle nmrager or
i; ilveston Tribune."
Hot.'STON. Tex.. Sept. 11. Outald
tialviston. sinnller towns are b.-glnning
I i send reports aa. tel-graphlc commu
nlcntlon Impr ives.' and many additions
to the list of dead and property losng
ure received, lllchmmd and Hitch
cock each retmrt 102 liven lost. Talo
ni'i. Atcadln. Velasco, Seabrke, ttelle
vllle, Areola and many other tuwna
have from one to eight dead.
In most of thesi plaivs many houses
hive been totally destroyed, and thou
sands of head i f llvestis k killed.
Th railroad alont will suffer mll
lb ma nf dollura In actual damage, to
aav nothing of the loss from the stop
pi ge of business.
'Ihe International Gr?at Northern
l.d Santa Fe hav? miles of track
washed out. and the brlduea connect
ing Galveston with the mainland muat
be entltely rebuilt.
GALVESTON. Tex., bv Western Un
ion dlspatch-hoa to Houston. Tex.,
Sept. in. The terrific eyrlnno tbat pro
duced aurh a dlstrfsMng disaster In
tiaivston and nil through Texas was
predicted bv the United States wathpr
bur-nu to strike GalvM-ton Friday
night, and created much apprehension,
but the night passed without the pre.
li tlon belrtr verified.
' The conditions, however, were omin
ous: the danger slsna.1 was displayed
on the tlacstalT of h weather bureau,
shipping was warned, etc. The south
eastern skv wa somber, the gulf bat
hleh on the heneh with that dismal
thutvletnua ronr that presaged trouble,
while the air had that stillness that
lietoken." a storm. From out the north,
In the n Id.lle watches of the night, the
wind heiran to come In spiteful puffs,
inrreaMnz In volume as the dav dawn
ed. Py 10 o'ebvk Saturday morrdng
It wa.i almost a gale: at noon It had
lwrened in velocity and was driving
rain, whipping the pools and tearing
chlnvs u In a lively manner, yet no
rerloiis apprehension was felt bv resl
,'.iit remote from th encroachments
of the gulf. Residents near the beach
were aroused to the danger that threat
ened their hom-s. Stupendous waves
began to send their waters far Inland,
ind the people beean a hastv exit to
secure places In the city. Two gigan
tic forces wetv at work. The gulf
force drove the waves with Irresistible
force high upon the beach, and the
gale from the northeast pitched the
waters against and over the wharves,
choking sewers and flooding the city
fpim that quarter.
The streets rnrddlv beean to fill -with
witer: communication became difficult
and the helpless people were caucrht
between' two powerful elements, whl'e
tht winds how led and rapidly Increased
in velocity..
Railroad communication was cut off
shortlv after noon, the track being
ivab") nut: wire facilities complete-
Tv fulled it S o'clock and Galveston was
Isolated frvm the world.
The wind moment.irllv Increased In
veicl'v, wh the waters rapidly rose
and the night drew on with dreaded
apprehension depleted in the face of
overv one. Alreidv thousands were
hravelv sttnggllng with their families
against the mad vaves and fierce wind
for places of refuge. The publb school
bulldinifs, courthouse, hotels. In fact
anv place that offered apparently a
safe rvfuge from the elements, became
crowded to their utmost. Two minutes
of 6:"0 p. m . jist before he anemo
meter blew away. It had reached the
frightful velocity of 100 mHos an hour.
Buildings that had hitherto stood,
crumbled and crashed, carrying death
anil destruction to hundreds of people.
Roofs sailed through the air, windows
were driven In with a crash or shat
tered by flying slate, telegraph, tele
phone, electric light poles, with their
mass of wires, were snapped off like
plpcstems. and water pipes were brok
en. What velocity the wind attained
after the anemometer blew off Is pure
ly a, matter of speculation.
The lowest point touched by the ba
rometer In the press correspondents'
otrlce, which was filled bv frljchtened
men and women, m ZH 041,. This
waa about 7:30 p. m. It then began
to rlae verv slowly, and by 10 p. in.
had reach'.d 2'.W. th wind gradually
subsiding, and by ml'Inlght the storm
hud fMutsed. Tht water, which had
reached a depth of eight feet on the
at rand at 10 o'clock p. m.. began to
ebb and ran out very rapidly, and by
5 a. m. the crown of the street waa
free of water. Thus passed out on
of the nioat frlirhlful and destructive
storm which ever devaatated the coast
of Texaa.
The city la filled, with destitute, be
reft and homeleas. while In the Im
provised morgues Bre the rigid forma
of hundreds of victims. Whole fam
ilies are side by side. Tru southeast
ern rart of the city waa undr ten feet
of water and the barracks located there
are destroyed, the aoldlers having a
miraculous escape frm drowning,
many substantial residences In the
western and southwestern parts of the
city were destroyed and the death Hat
from there will be large.
A heavy mortality list is expected
among the resld-nu down the island
and adjacnt to the coaat on the main
land, aa both were deeply flooded and
the houses were to a great extent In
secure. The heaviest losers by the
norm will be the Galveston Wharf
Company, the Southern I'aclHc railway,
and Gulf. Colorado & Santa Fe ral;
way company, and the Texaa Lone
Star Flouring Company.
DALLAS. T"x., Sept. 11. A special
to the News fnim Galveston, Tex.,
brought to Houston by the tug Hruns
wuk. ifivrs the following additional
particulars of th storm.
The big lrwi oil tank of the Waters-I'lt-ree
Oil Company was picked from
the Fifteenth atrc-t pier and carried to
Thirtieth str-et. The oid unnn depot
In recent years ustii as the oMce of
the superintendent of the wharf yards,
was dashed to pi en, aa were numvrvus
small frame buildings along the wharf
front. Men wer? sent out Sunday
morning to report the condition of the
bridge acia Galvraton bay, but were
unable to reach them.
'Iiieifiuoh communication was also
cut off Saturday. The linemen who
went out Sunday relucted that the
railroad bridges were all washed away
and that th-re was not sutliclent mute
rial In Galveston to rebuild the tele
graph lines. The cables! under the
channel are gone. The lines will have
to be built to the city from the main
land. Strenuous efforts were made on
Sunday to repair the damage to the
Mexican cable, but on account of the
si-a being high It was impossible to
pick up the List nd of the cable.
Thousands of telegrams were filed at
the telegraph office during the day. with
the expectation that they would be
sent to Houston for transmission, but
the captair. of the only available' small
lug would not venture on the trip with
a new crew, his engineer and fireman
having been lost, while tugs which
might be hired were of too deep draught
to go up the bayou.
In the business district not a building
escaped injury. The Grand opera
house is cived In and the fourth story
of the Hotel Grand, a part of the
same building, was blown off. The
third story of the city hall waa blcwn
away. The three-story building of Rtt-
ter Caf, was demolished and crashed
into the rear of the News building.
The fourth sto.T was torn from the
Moody building at Twenty-second
street. The Masonic Temple, at Twen-
ty-ttrst street and Poet Oilice street,
was partially unroofed and the tower
torn away. Th upper stories or tne
Harmony Club building were caved in.
I nnd a frame building across, the street
was demolished.
Among the other prominent buildings
damaged or destroyed was the Galves
ton orphans' home, all tne children be
Ing reported unhurt; the Sacred Heart
church, one of the largest churches In
the city, is a total WTeck. St. Mary's
church adjoining It Is considerably
damaged and the athletic building waa
destroyed. Thp First Baptist church is
J a wreck, the parsonage adjoining St.
John s Methodist church was wrecked,
although the front part of the building
stands. Several small churches were
Wrecked. The Ball high school building
Is badly damaged.
Ofl:cer Williamson and ft force of
men did good work rescuing a number
of people from the frame portion of St.
Mary's Inflnrury. Over SO persons
wer? rescued but Quite a number per
ished. A mother and child, a Mexican
woman and child and an elderly lady
while going to the cotton mills were
drowned. While the mill was crowded
with people the tower fell in, killing
and injuring scver.il persons. Over 1000
persons sought shelter In the county
courthouse.
. Three undertaking establishments are
all being utilized as morgues and a
fourth was. opened in a large building
on the stand.
Some of the draymen at first refused
to haul over one body at a time, de
manding the price for a full load for
each trip. On Sunday evening, how
ever, the few who made this remark
agreed to bring as many bodies as their
carts would hold. Owing to the streets
being full of debris, it is dltilcult to use
any kind of wagons.
Mary of those who escaped tell of
thrilling experiences. Mr. and Mrs.
James Irwin got out on the roof of their
dwelling. They were seated on the side
of the comb and when the building blew
over they floated off separately. Mrs.
Irwin was on the raft alone all night.
Mr. Irwin, who had found refuge In the
Ursullne convent and who despaired
of seeing bis wife again, heard a cry
for help. Hoping to rescue a human
being he pulled out through the water
and waa overjoyed to find his wife still
afloat on the roof.
The pilot boat Eclipse has been out
since Saturday and unheard from. The
American steamship Pensacola, report
ed to have foundered, has arrived safe
and sound.
The city is not only without a water
supply but It Is In total darkness. The
city street railroad has suspended bus
iness, much of Its track being washed
out. It will be a month before cars can
be operated by electricity, but horse
car service will be substituted at the
earliest possible moment.
The plant of the Galveston company
!s partially demolished and is out of
communication. Those who used gas
for fuel are practically helpless. Fire
wood was swept away but there Is
Dlenty of driftwood to be had.
Several members of the police force
were lost and others lost their fami
lies. The force Is greatly reduced In
numbers, and at present Is insufficient
to meet the demand upon It. Adjutant
General Scurry, who reached Galveston
last evening by boat from Houston, to
day sent a courier to Houston to no
tlfy the military companies of the state
that he would call on them for details
'(Continued on fourth page.)
NO LOOTING
BY AMERICANS
Stories of Sacking of Tien Tsin
, by Our Troops Denied.
EMPRESS REPORTED TAKEiN
Li Hu8( Cbifif Wants Proleclloi oa ills
Journey to Pckii-Friacc Formally
Aisoaacct Wllllsintii to
Wltidraw.
WASHINGTON. Stpt. 11. The war
department today made public the fol
lowing telegram:
To Fowler. Che too. sena tne ioi-
i,.u.inff ..attifecrrarn tn PruiHiIire com
manding the United States forces at
Tien Tain, it is rep-rxa nere mai
, U . Unm Kon rlnlll'A 1 1 M l! : T1 7 In
Tien Tsin. Kepcrt immediately whether
tne American troops toon pari, u ao
punish severely and repress sternly.
Absolute regard for life and properly of
non-combatants Is er.joined.
" 'By order of ttvi secretary of war.'
"COHBIN."
Coolldge replied;
"Looting by Ameriran troops In the
u-,.iiif itv a Tifn Tgin 1 unf.iiinded
and denied. No property has been de
stroyed except unoer military exi
gency." WASHINGTON. Sept ll.-From a
formal statement given out today it
appears that the tate department is
not yet ready to begin direct negotia
tions with Li Hung Chang. It does
net question his credentials as pleni
potentiary but simply leaves the mat
ter In abeyance. Probably this is be
cause the powers have not returned
their responses to the Russian note, as
it is desired to avoid being the hrst
among the oow?n to abandon hope of
harmonious action and strike for itself
toward a settlement directly with Chi
na. Also It may be deemed well to
wait to hear from Conger who, sev
eral days ago, was Invited to express
his opinion about quitting Pekin.
WA5HINGTON. Sept, 11. Minister
Wu has received a cable message from
Earl Li Hung Chang, giving an im
periaj edict signed by the emperor,
directing him to proceed Immediately
to Pekln and there to co-operat with
Prince Ching toward peace negotiations
and a settlement of all war dilficultle.
The edict is dated August 27. Accord
ingly. Li Hung Chang asks that the
powers co-operate in affording him per
sonal protection. He probably will leave
Shanghai at once, going by sea. Sir
Robert Hart. Imperial minister of cus
toms, has been asked to procure steam
er accommodations for the trip. Min
ister Wu will probably ask that a Unit
ed States gunboat be designated for
Earl Li's use.
LONDON. Sept. 11. France has for
mally adhered to the Russian proposal
to withdraw from Pekin to Tien Tsin.
A representative of the Associated
Press learns, on unquestionable au
thority, that telegraphic Instructions
sent from Tarls and St. Petersburg to
M. Pichon and M. De Giers. respect
ively, the ministers of France and Rus
sia at Pekln, directing both ministers
In conjunction with Generals Frey and
Linowitch to take measures to with
draw the legations and military con
tingents of both countries to Tien Tsin
Immediately, if circumstances permit.
Diplomatic circles In London are In
clined to believe that this step will lead
to similar action on the part of the
United States and Japan, and that
while Germany may hold out until
Field Marshal Count Von Walders.e
arrives in China, she wjll ultiiiir.teiy
acquiesce, leaving Great Britain llti. .
choice but to follow suit.
LONDON, Sept. 11 A dispatch from
Nagasaki. Japan, says it is reported
there that the dowager empress of
China has been captured by the Rus
sians at Johol CY.
PARIS. Sept. 11. A special dispatch
fmm Rottib iiv-s that the Italian min
ister of foreign affairs. Marquis Vls
contl Venosta. has addressed to the
powers a note proposing negotiations
wltr China on the folllowing basis:
First Thp evacuation of rkin as
soon as the peace preliminaries have
been signed.
Second The nartirioatlon and SUD-
Dcrt of the powers in enabling China
ti contract alone to pay the Indem
nities. Third The maintenance of the ln
tJirrltv nt th Chinese empire bv the
collective engagement of the powers.
LONDON. Sept. 11. The Tokio cor
respondent of the Times, wiring Sep
tember 8, says:
''Japan has replied that she will not
object to the withdrawal of her min
ister from Pekln and to the other meas
ures recommended by the concert of
powers, and since her geographical po
sition enables the prompt adoption of
the necessary military measures, she
is willing to withdraw her superlluous
troops.
"According to trustworthy rumors
Russia is preparing to winter 15,000
troops at Chi Pi."
LONDON, Sept. 11. The Chinese min
ister in London. Sir Chlh Chen Lo Feng
Luh. is understood to have received
from Li Hung Chang a copy of the
credentials emanating from the impe
rial household appointing the plenipo
tentiaries to conduct ihe negotiations
for peace and laying down the con
ditions in relation thereto.
It la intimated that similar documents
have been transmitted to the Chinese
ministers at other capitals and that the
credentials are such ns will satisfy the
American and European governments.
Sir Chlh Chen Lo Feng Luh Informed
a representative of the Associated
Prs that he had received a decree
similar to the one Wu Ting Fang, the
minister to the United States, handed
to the state department at Washing
ton, and added that he personally
transmitted the decree to the foreign
office this afternoon.
HONG KONG. Sept. ll.-There was
a riot in the village of Tai Kuk Tsui
last evening, but the Kow Loon police
sent relnf urrementa and quelled the
disorder. Nine arrests were made.
The UnltM States tranaport Mead
haa arrived here from Munlla to bo
docked.
CHER FOO. Sept. S. via Shanghai.
Sept. 10. The l'ao Ting exp-.Mitlori
leaving today numbers 4w men.
TAKU. Sept. 6. via Shanghai. Sept.
J' I'hf expedition to Pao Ting Fu will
le:ive on Friday. It Is made up a fol
low: RritUh, two regiments of cavalry, a
battery of horse artillery and 300 In
fantry; Italians. 100; Japanese, Zw,
Kusal-iiis. 3'tO, Americans. 3u0.
(Copyrighted. 1500, Associated Press.)
SHANGHAI, Sept. 10. The Taku
steamr which arrived here brings re
port of the latest news In I'ekln. These
advices are to the effect that the
gr'atest harmony prevails among th
ofneem of the allies, who treat each)
other with extreme courtesy, and that
the soldiers are living aa though mem
ber! of one army. Late arrivals say
that If any clash occurs during the oc
cupation of Pekln it will be brought on
by the diplomats of Europe and noC
Dy the aoldlers in the rleld.
The march through the palace wa
a historic event. Every army was rep
re.iented. The Russians led and the.
troops of other nationalities followed
in the order previously reported by
cable. Each regiment of Americans
who participated in the relief of Pekln
was represented by about 110 men.
General Chaffee. General Harry and
other officers leading. A Russian band
and the Sikha' bagpipes played national
airs while the troops filed through th
grounds and building. There were
manv eunuchs attached to tne palace
remaining and they stood by loukin?
-is though they were attending a fun
eral. They were evidently deeply hu
miliated. After the procession, which began to
move by 8 o'clock In the morning and
was an hour and a half In passing
through the grounds, a party of civil
ians, including the legation ladles and
some prominent missionaries, were ad
mitted. Tea waa served to them and
the palace Inspected. The most re
markable feature of the buildings Is
ald lo be the gilded exterior staircases
carved from single stories with drag
ons. Hons and other ornaments. The
empress' bed Is trimmed with solid
gold. After the Inspection of the ralace
the gates were again closed and no
one was permitted to enter the grounds.
The t loops arrived here are forward
ed to Pekin as fast as they land. Th
minister remain in Pekln. The city
has been entirely looted except the
palace, and auction sales of loot, in,
which valuable silks, furs and bronzes
are the principal articles, are heM
daily. The chief bidders at these sales
are army officers.
The newspaper correspondents had a
controversy with the officers who at.
first proposed that no correspondents
should be admitted to the palace with
the rrocession. but the press represen
tatives wer finally allowed to accom
pany the troops.
The Chinese forts at Tie Sang, near
Taku. are still undisturbed. The Brit
ish made a reconnaissance In that vi
cinity but the British commander says
he will remain passive unless he Is
atlaoked. when he must fight in order
to preserve his self respect. The Rus
sians are expected to attack soon, but
they lack sulliclent artillery for their
purpose. A Russian scouting party was
blown up by a mine near the fort and
several of its members killed.
Ths commanders of the Chinese forts
at Chee Foo are greatly disturbed by
reports that the Germans propose tak
ing the forts, and they are threatening
to defend them to the end. The heav
ily armed Krupps In the foreign settle
ment will be destroyed If the fight
occurs.
The United States battleship Oregon
arrived at Woo Sung today. She
steamed at a good speed throughout"
the trip. Her officers say she is in per
fect corditlon for the present though
rerairs of a temporary character will
be made.
DANGER IN OVER CONFIDENCE.
Senator Hanna Warns Republicans of
the Peril in Inactivity.
CHICAGO, Sept. 11. Senator Hanna,
at a dinner at the Hamilton Club to
night. In honor of Senator Mason, talk
ed frankly of the'danfrer of over confi
dence on the part of the Republicans,
and declared with all possible emphasis
that everything that the Republicans
and patriotic Democrats f.mght for four
years ago was at stake in the present
campaign.
Tbe silver question and not imperial
ism, he asserted, was the paramount
issue.
HURRICANE AT CHICAGO.
Wind Blew at Rate of Fifty Miles Per
Hour Throughout the Day.
CHICAGO, Sept. 11. The storm of
today was one of the severest that has
visited Chicago In years. At one time
the wind reached a velocity of 72 sHes
per hour and during the day not less
than 50 miles an hour.
Two people lost their lives and a
number were Injured.
The damage amounts to thousands of
dollars.
MINEWORKERS' STRIKE.
Will Probably Be Ordered
row.
Tomor-
PHTrAGO Spnt. 11. "I will leave for
Indianapolis tomorrow night and. If
Upon my arrival there Thursday
morning I fall to hear anything from
the nnerntnr In New York Indicative
of their willingness to meet us In con
ference, I Bhall Immediately .order a
strike."
Thp were the words of John Mitch
ell, president .of, the United . Mine work
ers of Amerietu tonight.
"It Is with the greatest reluctance
that I take this step." continued Mr.
Mitchell, "but nothing eL?e remains for
us to do."
WHEAT MARKET. '
PORTLAND. Sept. 11. Wheat, Wal'a
Walla, 67c; Valley and bluestcm, 5Jc
ti) 60c. .
CHICAGO, Sept. XL Wheat. Uc:..!vr.
opening. 74, 71!4; closing, 75V4, 7j',4.
METAL MARKET.
NEW YORK. Sept. ll.-Sllver.
lead, 437b; brokers, 4.