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VOL. XXVII.__ NUMBER 88
SITUATION GROWS
SOMEWHAT BRIGHTER
Storm-Stricken Galveston Begins Slowly to Recover
From Last Weeks Terrible Catastrophe.
SEMBLANCE OF ORDER
Authorities Have the Situation
Well in Hand.
NEW NAMES ADDED TO DEATH LIST
Work of Relief Continues Energetically
and a Start Has Been Made
to Resume Business on
a Moderate Scale
Galveston, Tex., September 13.—Galveston
!e beginning slowly to recover from the
■tunning blow of last week, and though the
city appears tonight to be pitilessly deso
lated, the authorities and the commercial
and Industrial interests are settling their
forces to work and, and a start has at last
been made toward the resumption of busi
ness on a moderate scale. The presence of
the troops has had a temporizing effect
upon the criminal classes, and the appre
hension of a brief but desperate reign of
anarchy now no longer exists. The liquor
saloons have at least temporarily gone out
of business, and every strong-limbed man
who has not his own humble abode to look
after is being pressed into service, so that,
first of all, the water service may be re
sumed, the gutters flushed and the streets
lighted.
mule uiau ^wu ueau oouies nave oeen
Identified, and the estimate of Mayor Jones
that 5,000 souls perished in Saturday’s great
hurricane does not appear to be magnified.
I'he city is being patrolled by troops and a
citizens’ committee, and a semblance of
•rder Is appearing.
The further the reapers dig in the ruins
the greater becomes the increase in the
list of those who perished, as tiheir houses
tumbled about their heads. On the lower
beach yesterday a searching party found
a score of corpses within a slight area, ,
going to show that the bulwark of debris
that ifcws straight across the island conceals
many more bouies than have already been
accounted for. Volunteer gangs continue
their work of hurried burials o£ the corpses
they find on the shores of Galveston at
the many neighboring points where fatali
ties attended the storm. It will probably
be many days yet, however, before all the
floating bodies have found nameless graves.
Along the beach they are being constantly
washed up. Whether they are those who
were swept out into the gulf and drowned
or are simply the return ashore of some of
those cast into the sea to guard against
terrible pestilence, there is no means of
knowing. In any event, your correspond
ent, in a trip across the bay yesterday,
counted seven bodies tossing in the waves,
with a score of horses and cattle, the
fitench from which was unbearable. In
various parts of the city the smell of de
composed flesh is still apparent. Wherever
euoh instances are found the authorities
are freely disinfecting. Only today a baby
lashed to a mattress was picked up under
a residence in the very heart of the city,
and it was burned.
street! still strewn With Urhrla
The city still presents the appearance of i
Wide-spread wreck and ruin. Little has been
done to clear the streets of the terrible
ta -gle of wires and the masses of wreck,
mortar, slate, stone and glass that bestrew
them. Many of the sidewalks are Impass
able. Some of them are littered with debris;
others are so thickly covered with lime that
walking on them Is out of the question. As
a general rule substantial frame buildings
withstood better the blasts of the gale than
those of brick. In other Instances, however,
small wooden structures, cisterns and whole
sides of houses have been plunged down In
streets or back yards squares away 'rom
where they originally stood. Here and there
business men have already put men to
work to repair the damage done, but In the
main the commercial Interests seem to be
uncertain to follow the lead of those who
apparently show faith In the rapid rehablta
tlon of the island. The reappearance of the
newspapers today after a suspension of
several days Is having a good effect, and
both the News and Tribune are urging
prompt succor of the suffering and then
equal promptness In reconstruction.
It is difficult as yet to say what the ul- I
tlmate effect of the disaster Is to be on the !
future of the city. Many people have left j
snd some may never return. The expert- ,
ences of others still here were so frightful |
that not all will remain if they can con- |
veniently find occupation in other cities.
The bulk of the population, however, is
only temporarily panic-stricken, and there i
Are hosts of those who helped to make Gal- |
veston great who look upon the catastrophe |
as Involving only a temporary halt In the i
advancement of the city. What is most !
bothering business men at present is the j
attitude the railroads, and especially the |
Southern Pacific, are to assume with re- ,
Spect to reconstruction. The decision of the I
transportation lines will do more than any- I
thing else to restore confidence. The big I
ships, new arrivals, rode at anchor today in
front of the city. They had just reached
port and found the docks and pier damage
So widespread that no accommodation could
be given to them. They found Bheds torn
sway, freight cars overturned and planking
tipped off.
Steam-hips Ashore
The steamships reported ashore in early
reports are, save two, the Norwegian
steamer Gyller and the British steamer
Norma, still high and dry. No examina
tion is yet possible as to the condition of
those still on the stands, buf the Big steel
tug W. C. Wilmot of New Orleans has ar
rived, and her asaitance is to be given in
saving those vessels which can be gotten
Into deep water again. Apparently, how
ever, Galveston has no immediate needs
for ships. The destruction of the bridges
of all the roads entering the city makes
it wellnigh impossible to furnish outlet for
the cargoes. These bridges covered each
about three miles in length and the work
of reconstruction will be a stupendous un
dertaking. One of the most serious results
of the storm has been the crippling of
the electric light and street car plants. The
city has been in absolute darkness for sev
eral nights, and only a few concerns who
operate their own illuminating: so r vice a re
enabled to do business. Nearly every resi
dence has gone back to the primitive can
dle. The absence of street lights drives
all who have no imperative business on
the streets to their homes at nightfall, but
the work of the patrols is made more dif
ficult and the opportunity for looting
greater owing to the impassable condition
of many of the thoroughfares and side
walks. The motormen deserted their cars
when the fury of the wind and the rush of
the water made it no longer possible to
operate them. Attempts are being made
to get the cars in s>hape again..
The great destruction of live srtock has
eliminated the carriages and cabs as a
means of transportation, and the need of
the trolley promises to become a most
pressing one when rebuilding begins.
Among the worst sufferers by t he disas
ter were the churches. Nearly every one
of them felt the effect of the storm. Some
are absolute wrecks, entirely beyond re
construction. Galvestonians will therefore
for some Sundays at least be under the
necessity of praying in private.
ork of Re.ief
The work of relief continues energetical
ly. Mayor Jones and his associates axe
bending every nerve to open a line of trans
portation with Houston by which he may
be enabled promptly to receive quantities
of provisions which are now on the way to
the city.
“I wish to say this, however,* * said
Mayor Jones. “We have made such ar
rangements as will make It possible for
us to feed the needy until we can get in
our supplies. We are relieving every ca^e
presented to us. But, of course, there
euuuiu uc iiu tunBiuaauic ut-iii > ueiw cen
the exhaustion of our supplies a rad the re
ceipt of those on the way. I think within
a day or two our transportation facilities
will be sufficient temporarily to meet oear
needs. Gul\eston has helped other cities
in their distress despite her size, and ova
are consoled by the generous response of
the country to our appeal.”
The relief committee is striving to sys
tematize its work, and there is undoubted
ly distress here that ought promptly to ho
relieved. Weazened faces, barefooted
children, were engaged yesterday on the
streets eagerly appropriating spoiled and
cast-off stocks of food. The committee
ought to be so abundantly supplied as to
leave no doubt that those in want will
have their necessities relieved. The com
mittee has instructed the local drug stores
to provide the poor and needy with medi
cine at the expense of the relief fund.
ADDITIONAL" NAMES
ADDED TO DEATH LIST
Houston, Tex., Sept. 13.—Following is an
additional list of Galveston dead not pre
viously sent out:
T. and W. F. Aberheart, Herman Acker,
man, wife and daughter, Mr*. and Airs.
Toby Adams, colored, Mrs. G. Admeit and
seven children, C. B. Akers, wife and three
children, A. Albertson, wife and two cncil
dren, R. L. Allardico, wife and three chil
dren, Cornelia Allen, Daisy Allen, Zerana
Allen, John Alphonse, wife a rad family,
Oscar Anderson, wife and children, An
drew Anderson, wife and children, Miss
Vivian Armitage, Mrs. Armour and five
uuiiuicu, junu ai usau, wuc uiau cuii
dren, John Bass, wife and four children,
colored; Will Baulch, wife and. two chil
dren, Miss Nina Beach of Victoria, Mrs.
Dudley Beall and child, Cushman Bedford,
colored, Dixie Bohn, Peter Boss and wile,
— Bowen, Miss Mannie Bradley, Miss
Eehel Bradley, Bentley family, A. M. BrU
coll,C.J.Brockleman, J. Brown and family,
Selma Buckley, Blanch Buckley, Air. and
Mrs. Buckley, Mrs. S. Buckley and daugh
ter, W. A. Burge and wife, George Burnett
and wife, Mrs. -. Burnett, Mrs. Burrell,
colored; Mrs. Tom Calhoun and three chil
dren, Miss Edna Campbell, Adeline Carter,
ninety people in the Catholic Orphan Home,
William Cato, colored; William CJhilclss and
child, Tom Clark, James J. Corbett and
four children, Alex Caddoe and live chil
dren, -. Colsen, Captain D. 23. Connor,
Edward J. Connor,-. Cowen, J. 3. Crouse
and children, Will Credo, Mrs. Cromwell
and three children, Ashby Croo-k, JVLiss Cel
tic Crowley a nd brother, Mrs. 3oseph Gun —
eou, New Orleans; Mrs. E. 21. Curry and
child, -. Darrel and five children, Charles
Darby, Mrs. T. F. Davis, M. Del tz and t wo
sons, Mrs. Dinter and daughter, Ellen J_>on—
ahue, Utica, N. Y.; Mary Donahue, Utica,
Doll and family, John Doty mlwypNT
N. Y.; George W. Doll and wife,
Frank Doll and family, John. Doty,
Jim Doyle, Kich&rd E. Dunningliam, Fred
Eckett, Charles Eckett, James 23dward and
family, -Eismann, wife and child; How
ard Eismann, James Ellis and two chil
dren, John English, wife and child; Joe
^.mmanuel, Mr. and Mrs. Epyendore,
bumpier Eads, the faction family. Air. and
Mrs. FalkenOugen, Joe Fedo, 2r*e ter B'erner
der, Mrs. Fickett and four children, John.
Fiegel, Mrs. Figge and four children, AXr.
Flanks and daughter, Mrs. Floerh, T. C.
Forukersell, Mr. and Mrs. 22arry Foster
and three children; Thomas ITox. wife and
four children; Charles and John. Franko
vich, Corinne Fredericks, the Eurst lana
lly, Mr. and Mrs. Gabel (colored^, - Gal
lishaw and five children, Mrs. Eillie Gaires
and two daughters, - Ganth, J oe Garri
gan, Matt Gegan, Mrs. John Geraud and
two daughters, Oscar Gordon, Charles
Giausen and family of four, - Gregg and
tour children, John Greef, wife and three
children; Mrs. Grosscup, two Good
win girls, Tim Gennlng and wife,
Louis Gructsmicher, wife and two daugh
Charles Hall, colored, Mrs. August 22anna—
mann, L. Harris, Thomas Harris, wife and
three children, Mrs. W. D. Harris and
son, Tom Harrison and wife, Chas. Hasler
dnd wife, the Hasselmeyer family, Mra
W. W. Haughton, William Heidemann, Jr.,
Bcphie and Willie Helfenstein, Mrs. AX. X*.
Hennessy and two nieces, Martin -Herman
and two children, Mrs. John Hersey, Mrs.
Higgins, — Hobeck and son* Florence
Holmes, Mrs. Holmes, colored, T. I>. Hos
iContlnaed on second Page).
PRESIDENT MITCHELL SHIS TIE
STRIKE IS PRACTICALLY III
Officials of United Mine Workers Is
sue Statement of Existing Condi
tions—From Other Places.
Indianapolis, Sepb?mber 13.—In order to
! P^ace before the public the conditions exist
*ri tb© anthracite fields of Pennsylvania,
j President John Mitchell and Secretary
| Treasurer* W. B. Wilson of the United Mine
"V\ orkers ©f America, issued today to the
public a statement giving in detail t/he
causes that have led up to the strike.
After the statement had been given out
fox* publication, President Mitchell said:
this time I do not believe anything
'Will transpire between now and Monday
tbat will prevent the strike. All information
cornir*ST to my office today predicates that
tbe struggle is practically on.”
The statement recites the miners’ griev
ances as follows:
“The average wages of the anthracite
miner fox* many years has been less than
$250 annually. During that period of time
the cost of many of the necessaries of life
have been increased over 20 per cent. An
Increase in the cost of living without a
corresponding increase of wages is equiva
^nt to a reduction in wages.
home of tin* ».r.evtincen
“The laws of the State of Pennsylvania
m*ke 2-400 pounds a ton of anthracite coal;
yet anthracite miners are compelled to mine
fro in 2700 to 4000 pounds for a ton, and In
addition to that are docked exorbitant
amounts* often reaching 12 per cent of their
daily earnings, for any Impurities which
may be sent out with their coal. Where
they are paid by the car Instead of being
required to furnish a well rounded heap on
the car at the breakers, as was originally
agreed to, they have gradually been com
pelled to Increase the amount of coal In
i each car by building the same perpendteu
, larly from sixteen to eighteen Inches above
the edge. They are compelled to purchase
the powder used In mining from their em
ployers, paying $2.75 per keg for a grade of
powder that they’can get elsewhere for $1.60
per keg, and which wholesales for about $1
per keg. They are required by many of the
companies to deal In pluck-me stores or
leave their employment. 'J'hey must pay to
the company $1 per month for a doctor
whether they need him or not, and have no
voice in saying who the doctor shall be. The
smallness of their earnings, together with
the great cost of living has compelled them
to take their children from school before
they reach the age prescribed by law, and
place them at work In the breakers, In or
der to keep the family from starvation”
A- » «pai'e<l 1*«>r k i‘r. loiu;« u » U;n*
At tlie close of last year there were 93,134
bona fide members in the Mine Workers or
ganization. At the convention In January It
was decided to levy upon each of these
members an assessment of 26 cents per
month to be placed In the hands of the na
tional executive board, for use as a defense
fund. Part of this money has been used in
small strikes, but the bulk of it is prob
a.bly available at this time. Since January
of tlie r>resent year there has been a ma
terial increase in the memberships, which
of course carries with It an increased de
fense fund. Aside from the money In the
hands of the national executive board, local
unions In a number of States have accumu
lated large sums of money In their treas
uries wliich, while not at the command of
tlie executive officers of the organization,
. will p>rol>ably be placed In the strike fund.
Contributions from other trades unions
| can lie counted upon, and from these facts
i It can l>e seen the miners are prepared for a
j prolonged fight.
AT HAZLETON
Tlx© Situation is Critical - Mines May Be
Abandoned
Hazleton. Pa., Sept. 13.—Some of the col
lieries here were short-handed today, but
all were in operation. A few members of
I the union bad remained at home today be
| lieving tliat the strike order was to go into
i effect at once. Not one is in a position to
I soy just how many will quit work when
the time comes. The members of the Unit
ed !M:ine Workers’ organization will strike
to a in an, but there are many miners who
have retrained from joining the union, and
the action on the strike question Is prob
lematical. Undoubtedly many of them will
1 strike. Organizers are working among
them day and night with more or less suc
cess.
The strike will seriously affect business,
and merchants are preparing to protect
themselves. Many families have ordered
flour to last for several months, but mer
chants refuse to deliver more than a few
dollars* worth of goods on credit to peo
ple whose sole dependent la the mines.
"L*. X>. Pardee, president of the Hazleton
I National Bank and executor of the A. S.
m a a aaa
Vanwickle estate, operating the Colerains,
Milnesville and Evans collieries, employ
ing altogether about 2,000 men, has given
notice that if there is a strike the Coleraln
and Milnesville properties would be aban
doned. Negotiations, he says, are on for
the sale of the mules and machinery at the
Milnesville colliery.
Benjamin James at strike headquarters
today said: “Everything looks encouraging.
We have received numerous reports from
all parts of the region, and the indications
are that there will be a complete tie-up of
operations not only in the Hazleton dis
trict, but In the entire anthracite field."
National Committeeman James, who is
directing the strike, called on Sheriff Har
vey, of Luzern county, today, and offered,
in the event of swearing in deputies, to
furnish any number of men upward of 5,000
who would guard public property and pre
serve order. In making the offer he said
the acceptance of assistance would not
cost the c-.jnty or State one penny. The
sheriff expressed himself as pleased with
this evidence of the strikers’ purpose to
frown down any attempt at violence.
AT SCRANTON
Strike is Praotioally on in Laokawanna
Valley
Scranton, Pa., September 13.—The strike
of the anthracite miners of Lackawanna
Valley is now practically on, for every
i mine that Is working today Is running
! short-handed. The Dodge and the Bellevue
1 collieries of the Lackawanna Company
were entirely shut down. The Manville
Company worked only a portion of the day,
and all through the upper valley there was
almost complete stoppage excepting that
the men obeyed the order of National Com
mitteeman Dilcher and President Nichols
of this district to clean up their places and
remove their tools.
Tonight every local union in the region
Is directed to meet in special session, and
they will without doubt decide to quit work
tomorrow. It is expected that not a mine
will operate tomorrow anywhere between
Forest City and Shickshinny, in this dis
trict, and it Is said at headquarters here
that the same is expected from other dis
tricts.
The United Mine Workers officers depre
cate all stoppage in advance. They want
the order properly carried out, but will not
restrain the men from immediate action.
They are assured that on Monday next
there will be a complete response to the
strike order.
At the offices of the Lackawanna Com
pany it wus stated today that the decision
to stand together In refusing the miners’
demands by the operators will hold un
broken. The refusal is based almost wholly
upon the claim that the bituminous inter
ests are behind this movement. No deal
ings will be had with the men who repre
sent such interests, It was declared by Gen
eral Superintendent Loomis.
At \YiiU< sb.trre
Wilkesbarre, Pa., September 13.—All the
colleries in this region are in operation
today with practically full forces of men.
Nearly all of the heads of the big com
panies today say they believe but a small
portion of the men will strike on Monday.
Officials of the Susquehana Company,
which employs 5,000 w’orkers, express the
opinion that the men will strike as they
are thoroughly organized.
Many of the companies are today polling
their men on the question of the strike,
and officials of the Bliss colleriery, of the
Delaware, Luckawana and Western Coal
Company are of the opinion that the en
tire force of 1,000 will stop work.
At the meeting of the local assembly of
the United Mine Workers this afternoon
and evening, Presidnet Mitchell’s order
will be ready. All union men will be ex
pected to take their tools out of the mines
Saturday. The operators profess confidence
that not more than 20 per cent of men
employed by the Pennsylvania Company
at Plttston and vicinity will go out and the
officials of the company say they have
already received applications from men
wfho want good positions.
At Shxniokin
Shamokin, Pa., Sept. 13.—There was a
great stir among the miners and mine
workers at the different collieries near this
place today because of President Mitchell's
strike order. Those who were In favor of
obeying the command enthusiastically ap
plauded his action, while other kept silent,
declaring that they would cease work rath
er than be called hard names. A careful
canvass since last night indicates that de
spite the claim of the operators that
enough men will report for work to keep
the collieries in operation after next Mon
day, all or nearly all of the operations be
tween Traverton and Mount Carmel, em
ploying over 14,000 men and boys in a dis
trict embracing four miles, with Shamokin
in the center, will likely be idle before
seven days have elapsed.
John Fahey, president of the Ninth Unit
TERRIBLE TALE COMES
FROM BOLIVAR POINT
New Orleans. September 13.—The States
this morning received a telegram from
Hon. John H. Poe, member of the State
Board of Education, residing at Lake
Oharles, stating that 85 lives were lost on
the Gulf and Interstate train which left
Beaumont early Saturday morning for
Bolivar Point, after having made connec
tions -with the Southern Pacific train which
left this city Friday night. Mr. Poe was
one of the passengers on this train and
fortunately, together with a few others,
he sought safety In the light house at Bol
ivar Point and was saved.
The train reached Bolivar about noon
and all preparations were made to run the
train on the ferry boat preparatory to
crossing the bay. But the wind blew so
swiftly that the ferry could not make a
landing and the conductor of the train,
after allowing It to stand on the traces
for el few minutes started to bask It back
toward Beaumont. The wind Increased so
rapidly,' coming In from the open sea, that
soon the water had reached a level with
the bottom of the seats within the cars.
It was then that some of the passengers
sought safety In the near by light house.
But Mr. Poe states In his telegram that
lh spite of all efforts eighty-five passengers
were blown away or drowned. The train
was entirely wrecked.
Doubtless some of the killed were from
New Orleans, as the train made direct
connections with the Southern Pacific
train which left here Friday night and
there a large number of New Orleans pas
sengers aboard, and It Is known that at
least some of these were bound for Gal
veston.
Those who were saved had to spend over
fifty hours In the dismal light house on
almost no rations. The experience Is one
they will remember as one of the most ter
rible of their whole lives.
NEGOTIATIONS MAY
YET BE SUCCESSFUL
Washington Government Entertains Renewed Hopes
of a Satisfactory Settlement of Chinese Trouble.
ed Mine Workers district, said today tha
instead of the executive board holding £
meeting on Friday to act on Presiden
Mitchell's order, the board will assemble
tonight and adopt a proclamation for th<
use and guidance of strikers during tht
Impending trouble.
Rcjiub.leans Worried
Chicago, Sept. 13.—The anthracite con'
miners’ strike called last night by Presi
dent Mitchell, of the United Mine workers
Association, was a subject of serious con
sideration at Republican national head
quarters. Senator Hanna and Vice Chair
man Payne held a long consultation wit!
the resident members of the advisory com
mlttee as to the best steps to take, that f
political color be not given the industria
difficulty in Pennsylvania. At the clos<
of the conference nothing definite wai
given out.
PRESIDENT LOUBET
Sends Words of Sympathy and Condo*
lcnce For France
Washington, September 13.—The following
telegrams have passed between the Pres
idents of France and the United States:
“Rambouillet Presidence, Sept. 12, 1900.
“To His Excellency, the President of th€
United States of America:
“The news of the disaster which has jusl
devastated the State of Texas has deeply
moved me. The sentiments of traditional
frindship which unite the two republics can
leave no doubt in your mind concerning
the very sincere share that the President,
the government of the republic and the
wrhole nation take in the calamity that has
proved such a cruel ordeal for so many
families in the United States. It is natural
that France should participate in the sad
ness as well as in the joy of the American
people. I take it to heart to tender your
excellency our most heartfelt condolences
and to send to the families of the victims
the expression of our afflicted sympathy.
“EMILE LOUBET.”
“Washington, D. C., September 13, 1900.
“His Excellency, Emile Loubet, President
of the French Republic:
“I hasten to express in the name of the
thousands who suffered by the disaster in
Texas, as well in behalf of the whole
American people, the heartfelt thanks for
your touching message of sympathy and
condolence. WILLIAM M’KINLEY.”
SEES A BRIGHT
RAUF ROPE
Dallas News Editorializes on the
Situation in Storm
Swept Texas.
Dallas, Tex., September 13.—Tomorrow’s
News will say editorially:
"As an exchange says, the elements
seem to have been wreaking vengeance on
Texas this year. In April the Colorado and
Brazos Valleys were swept by floods, en
tailing great loss In life and property.
Austin suffered severely. This flood fol
lowed a more disastrous one of last year,
which laid waste some of the best farms
In the State, destroyed crops too late for
replanting, drowned thousands of cattle,
horses, mules and hogs, and many people.
With all these recent disasters Texas is in
a more prosperous condition than the State
has ever been in before, taking the whole
country over. While certain of the river
valleys have been swept by floods, the rich
uplands, particularly those of North Tex
as, the orchards and garden lands of East
Texas and of the coast country, and the
small grain and pasture lands of the West
have brought forth abundant crops, and,
speaking generally, the people are In a
good way.
"The high prices for wheat, corn, cotton
and other products of the field and ranch
have told a hopeful story, and a wise
change from the old-time one-crop habit
has done much to help along. In spite of
the disasters of this and of last year bar
ring the victims of the floods alluded to,
the people of the State are in a good con
dition and ready to do all In their power
to help along their less fortunate fellow
citizens. Texas is a vast State, and this
fact might make It appear that more
storms or other direful visitations fell to
the lot of this people than residents of oth
er parts of the country find it necessary
to endure.
“The fact is that many States have been
visited by floods this season and in some
places floods are feared year after year.
So it Is of other destructive visitations.
They must be expected now and then
anywhere from Maine to California, or for
that matter at any place the world round.
There Is only one thing to do about it.
People must prepare in advance for such
troubles as far as possible and must
stand ready to take the consequences and
make the best of them. So it is now. So
it will continue to be here and elsewhere.
"It is gratifying to note that even thus
early the strong and courageous men of
Galveston have begun to see the matter
in this light. Even while their weaker
brothers are still dazed and speechless they
begin to cast about them with a show of
old time determination and vigor. No one
can read in their resolution the undaunted
determination to clear away the evidences
of the recent dlsater and to restore the
Island City without a feeling of genuine
admiration for the men who are strong
enough to hope when others are hopeless:
great enough to begin on plans for the fu
ture ere the roar and crash of the storm
have 41ed away/'
THE CRISIS AVERTED
Diplomatic Side of Question
Object of Attention.
ORDER TO CHAFFEE BEING HELD UP
Li Hung Chang’s Message Removes Last
Obstacle—Russia’s Stand Will
facilitate Withdrawal of All
Troops From Pekin
Washington, September 13.—The crisis
that was near at hand yesterday over ths
evacuation proposal of the Russian gov
ernment has been averted for a. time at
least, and the diplomatic side of the mat
ter has become again t'he object of atten
tion. The order to General Chaffee to leave
at once, which was expected In some quar
ters did not issue today. Instead, earnest
l efforts are making to arrange the prelimln
’ aries for the negotiations which are ex
pected finally to settle the Chinese troubles.
Li Hung Chang's message today removed
perhaps t'he last obstacle to the speedy be
ginning of these negotiations, and the only
doubt that now exists is as to his ability
to redeem his pledge to protect American
interests and stop the outrages upon the
missionaries and native converts. If he can
do this and thus manifest the existence of
a defacto government, there U no reason
to doubt that negotiations will be Immed
iately In order.
The notice that Russian troops will not
evacuate Pekin until some arrangements
have been made for the Installation of a
government to take charge of affairs Is di
rectly In line with the aim the State De
partment has been pursuing In the ex
changes with LI Hung Chang, and If this
Russian decision Is adhered to It will facil
, itate the ultimate withdrawal of all of the
I foreign forces In the opinion of the officials
here.
RUSSIA MAY ACT
; Pekin Dispatch Says Her Legations
Will Withdraw
i
London, September 14.—4 a. m.-No fur
ther light la thrown this morning upon Li
Hung Chang’s intended movements. The
Times has an interesting dispatch from Pe
kin, dated September 4, which says, In
part:
“Russia has decided to withdraw her le
gation from Pekin, leaving a purely mili
tary command. An official announcement
ot this is expected today. The other pow
ers will also presumably withdraw their
legations, leaving Pekin under the military
control of the allies during the winter at
least.
al a. met*uiig oi generals me itussian
commander announced that Russia would
maintain 15,000 troops during the winter.
The German commander says that Ger
many would keep the same number, and
the Japanse commander announced that
Japan would have 22,000. The British gen*
eral was not in a position to make an an
nou rrcement.
“There is every indication, however, that
Lord Salisbury has decided that our pres
ent subordinate position in Pekin must be
come still humbler. In the best informed
quarters the opinion is expressed that
Russia and Germany are acting in accord,
Russia seeking the definite annexation of
all territory north of the great wall and
Germany the annexation of Shan Tung,
Kiang Su and the Yang Tse provinces.
Russia seeks also to restore the power of
the Empress Dowager and the Emperor
in order to enable her to wield her Influ
ence through them over the remaining
provinces. The dismemberment of China
seems almost inevitable.
“The Empress Dowager has retained
Prince Chlng’s son as a hostage for his
father.”
The Shanghai correspondent of, the
Times, wiring Wednesday, confirms the re
ports of the uneasy feeling there concern
ing Germany’s intentions towards the
Yang Tse provinces, and especially the Ki
ang Nin forts.
The St. Petersburg correspondent of the
Times says he Is In a position to assert
positively that the Russian troops in Man
churia are preparing for a winter cam
paign.
KuRnItt Making Preparations
St. Petersburg, September 13.—The Noev
ramya says quarters have already been
secured at Tien Tsin for the Russian troops
having Pekin. The paper adds that some
detachments will march to Taku and re
main there, but the majority will return
to Port Arthur or Talium Wan for the
winter.
A dispatch from Saratov says that the
dispatch of batteries of artillery and the
purchase of horses for the use of the Rus
sian army in the Far Eeast have been
countermanded.
The Murderer Captured
(Copyright, 1900, by the Associated Press.)
Pekin, September 13.—1The Japanese have
arrested the assassin of Baron von Kettel
er, the late German Minister to China. The
assassin, who has been handed over to the
Germans by the Japanese, has confessed
his guilt. He was arrested for trying to
sell a Japanese officer a watch, with ini
tials, which he admitted taking from the
body of Baron von Ketteler. He after
ward admitted the crime, saying that the
Imperial government ordered the commis
sion of the act.
AifRUHve From Earl LI
Washington, September 13.—The Chinese
minister has received a dispatch from LI
Hung Chang, announcing that he expects to
leave Shanghai tomorrow for the north.