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xii-no. a. -MOliA'TltunSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1900. PRICE FIVE CEkTS. Mill MITCHELL A GIGANTIC STRIKE GALVESTON'S DEATH LIST WILL REACH FIVE THOUSAND SAID TO BE VERGE OF UPON THE A TERRIBLE One of the Reasons Why the United States Troops Should Be Immediately Withdrawn Chaffee Is Ready for Many Negroes Shot Down While Rifling Dead Bodies of the Flood Victims Men Impressed Into Ghastly Burial Service Several Small Riots Funds Pouring Into the Suffering City.

Evacuation Awaits Only the Signal From the President to March. Indianapolis, Sept. 12. At 5:15 o'clock thjs afternoon President Mitchell and' Secretary Wilson of the United Mine Workers of America affixed their signatures to the document which will call 142.000 miners of the Pennsylvania I niiiiiraciie region irom xneir wortt Monday morning and precipitate one of the most gigantic Ftrlkes In the history of the labor world. The document was the official indorsement of the request of the anthracite miners to strike.

It was considered by the national executive board of the United Mine Workers last week and when the board adjourned all power to grant the request to strike was left In the bands of the national president and secretary. The official order to strike was sent to the three presidents of the Pennsylvania districts. The order is simply a recital of the procedure of the three district bodies in applying to the national board for authority to strike and a formal announcement that the application is Indorsed and the strike ordered. The order says: The Order. "Do not wait for any further notice to strike, but cease work in a body oi and after Monday, Sept.

17. 1900." This afternoon President Mitchell and Secretary Wilson sat in the headquar- iciB, uuiii were iiei vuun. i iiey -wprneu telegrams irom different parts Of the i the presidents of the Pennsylvania, Lehigh, Delaware Hudson, Delaware, Lackawanna Western, Central of New Jersey. Philadelphia Reading, Erie, New York, Susquehanna Western. Delaware.

Susquehanna Schuylkill and New York, Ontario Western companies. The message was as follows: The Warning. "Indianapolis. Sept. 12.

A strike is imminent in the anthracite coal fields of Pennsylvania. If it comes it will have an Injurious not only upon the coal regions, but upon all cimmun lties where anthracite coal is sold. transported or used. The public, therefore, i. interested in the result.

As the company of you are president conti-cls mines in the anthracite regions, we, the authorized representatives of the anthracite miners, in order to promote the public welfare and avert a strike, propose to you and the other coal operators that the whole question cf wages and conditions in the anthracite coal fields be to arbitration. An immediate reply, signifying your acceptance or rejection of this proposition, Is requested. "JOHN MITCHELL. 'President. W.

B. WILSON. "Secretary-Treasurer. "United Mine Woikers of America." i ne railway companies did not an- The railway swer and at swer and at 5:30 this evening th? PEOPLE TO FEED AND CLOTHE OUTRAGES ON THE AMERICANS STILL Mill anthracite region with feverish haste, road compnleseorrtrol 72 per cent, of United Mine Workers of America de-thinking, they said, that each the mining and as a last re- i clared a strike in the anthracite might be some concession from sort a warning to gion. GWTOI IS TWO OUTBREAK OF PESTILENCE Washington, Sept.

12. The question of withdrawing the American troops at once from Pekln is now before president and a speedy declskn is x-pected and required. There are differences among officials InT'-nin on this subject and the issue is for tbe president to decide. The action of the French government, as reported by a-ble dispatches, in joining Russia In orders for the withdrawal of troops has brought about the contingency touched upon in the reply to Russia i'i the following language: "The result of these considerations is that unless there is such expression by the powers in favor of continued occupation as to modify the views expressed by the government of Russia and to lead to a general agreement for continued occupation, we shall give instructions to the commander of the American forces in China to withdraw our troops from Pekin after due conference with the other commanders as to time nd manner of withdrawal." Chaffee Keady. General Chaffee was made acquaint ed with the attitude of the government and was directed to hold himself in readiness to withdraw his troops.

Undoubtedly he has conferred with the commanders as to time and manner of withdrawal, according to the terms of the note. The sending of further sup-piles to him has been stopped, and he now awaits but the signal from Washington to begin his movement. It is for the president to give that signal. The considerations now before him before immediate withdrawal are, first, the fact that he Is Already committed ln a measure to such course; second, it is represented that China is on the verge of a terrible famine and the retention of tfle-4rop4ti Pekin, preventing, aa they do. the return the Chi-' nese government and supply of pFovlsions'to the.capttar, places the responsibility for what threatens to be a frightful calamity upon the powers who sanctioned the occupation.

On the other hand, strong representations have been made to the president in opposition to withdrawal in advance of the procurement of absolutely sufficient guarantees for the protection of American Interests in China and for the safety of the. native Christians. This last condition is one most difficult to meet, but, being insisted upon by the missionary element, it is being given ORDER FOB the operators Heat would prevent the strike. The three id? fWct presidents reported this afternaoa that of the 142,000 men In the three'Jdte) 'lets 134,500 would go on strike President Mitchell Would TOt'Srttft what secret influence bad beftat rli to prevent the strike and vrttietx, Wadf caused the delay. He said the persa work had offered his services 4n'uRirWy and that the matter was SnfllenUal.

As to maintaining the mep during the strike? he said: fSg1ilit tor Justice. 'WheB Jjlefere -Sighting for just wares theV'can subsist on verv little. At any ra4i it is safe to say that nobody Ijtanre or want for necessary clothing. It of the men live in company housea and we must consider the probability of eviction, but these things liave all been fully considered. At this.

Jims' -i fiil be folly for the organisation go into details as to the provision made for feeding and clothing thCstrlkers." President MUehell will leave Saturday for Has'erton. to personally conduct 4h trike. At noon tOday President Mitchell of the Unites- Jrfitie Workers made his last official- before declaring a general strike An the anthracite coal region, up-rto 'this time Mitchell and the orgapiiatlon nave been trying to 1 secure a settlement ith the managers secure a seiuemem witn tne managers of the antltracit -coal mines. The rail- Every man Jft Galveston who is able to walk $nd work is engaged in the work relief. But dasplte their utmost fndeavors they cannot keep up with the "teereese of the miserable conditions whielt surround them! Water can obtained by able-bodied men, but with dSiflcttlty.

Mr. Shaw of Houston, who ts buaHy engaged in the relief work, Said'to-Blght that there were 200 peopl 3 1 Mary's infirmary without had been making coffee ef alStv and using that as their only beverage. Little stealing Was reported to-day and there wreo 'killings. The numlw of men shot yesterday for robbing the dead prove a iialutary lesson, and it is not expect! that there will be any more rtccu'cences of this sort. The soldiers of thi.

regular army and of the national glfflrA guarding the city and it hi impossible for thieves to s-cape The loss of, 4iK among the regular army staMoned. the barracks. n- tbjq beaebvwras largely overestimated. The nrst teport wis that only out of the B8fe umbef54ee- caved. Lst night juiA tadlujihey turned up singly ajna in efluads.TOid at present there are but missing.

herea? the first estimate, of casualties in this direction wft nearly 200. It Is probable that some of the 27 will answer the roll call later in the week. One soldier reached this city this morning who had beeti blown into the Gulf of Mexico and bad floated nearly 50 miles, going and coming, on a door. Another who showed ud to-day declared that he owed his life to a cow It swam with him nearly three miles. The cow then sank and the soldier swam the remainder of the way to the island.

Efforts were made this afternoon to pick up the 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 nerve to last at It more than 30 minutes at a time. Most of the bodies are badly decomposed, swollen to enormous proportions and TO THE APPEAL fOR AIO will get out of Galveston to-dsy. The passenger and freight service between Houston and Galveston is all free for Fufferers, -and we are issuing transportation to all points north of Houston to ali Sufferers not able to pay their way." The following report was also received from Adjutant General Scurry: "Galveston. Sept.

12. Mayor of Houston ordered Houston military companies nere; 65 men and officers came: 30 more come to-morrow. Mayor of Galveston directs me to take command. Streets patrolled for the purpose of preventing thieving. Work of clearing the city progressing fairly ell.

Most conservative estimate maae of deaths is 2,000." At Cout Point. Governor Sayers to-da" began receiving reports from various points along the Gulf coast which would indicate hat there has been great property damage done for several hundred miles and that the list of Galveston fatalities and suffering will be largely augmented. Down the coast from Galveston the town of Dickinson w-as laid waste and five people killed. The towns of Aivin. Alta Loma, Texas City and Brookshlre are wrecked and hundreds are destitute.

Richmond is so badly demolished that it will require weeks to clear the town. Missouri City and Stafford, just opposit. were entirely demolished and the few people remaining at' these places have no homes to cover their heads. Bay City Is reported wrecked, with much loss of life, though no official report "has been made to that effect. Patton.

Rollover. Bolivar Point, Qulnlan, Sugarland, Belleville. Wharton. Fairview, Missouri City, Sartariaand Areola are also reported heavy' sufferers, both in point of property destroyed and Uvea tost. Owing to the fact that the telegraph service Is still badly crippled Governor Sayers cannot ascertain the exact number of dead at the points narned, but it is approximated at 500.

Reports reaching the governor show that the railroads, and telephone companies have suffered an immense loss by the 'storm. The governor-was Informed to-day that quite a number Of tugs from New Orleans and other available points had either arrived or were en route to Galveston and by Saturday the transportation problem will be solved so far as getting people from the island to the mainland was concerned. Hundreds applied again to-day to Governor Sayers for permits to go to Galveston, but he refused all, saying that there' were already too many neo- p)e there and in pase of emergency the local-managers or tne relief corps were better able to act on their discretion than if dictated to by him. fill 1. 'h AN to In of I be 1 M'" most careful consideration.

In. antlcU patinn of some such state of affairs, the effort has been made to hasten the dispatch of preliminary negotiations. It la highly desirable that some responsi ble representative of the Chinese, if ov-ernment be recognized, In OTder.Jhat we could secure a sufficient guarantee! upon hich to base the withdrawal of our troops. Li Hung Chang and Prines Ching are the only lights in so far as our government can arid it is possible that the problem may be lived by a decision to deal With them immediately and to accept their piedga as sufficient for our purposes. There fore, the decision announced fe-day'toi facilitate LI Hung Changes passaga from Shanghai to Pekin.

inay be regarded as significant. Later- it Was announced that Consul General Good now had reported that Li would leave Shanghai next Friday for Tientsin. Hi means of transportation are hot -known, but he may have a United State Vessel if such a thing is absolutely necessary to his reaching Tientsin, Possibly the negotiations may be conducted there, but the opinion in official circles seems to be that the last act ifl negotiations, namely, the signatures the treaties which must bind Chins foi the future, must take place; at the Chinese capital. It Is not known -that any one of the powers is prepared to Object to Li Hung Chang's visit. To Stop Outrages.

ffc, Meanwhile, the state department Is doing its best to force the Chinese government, through Li Hung Chang; to. restore peace in the province-and cease outrages upon American citixena which have been continued up present day. by mail are Just reaching state departments as to some ofthose occurrences. 5 Under ate of July SI, the consul of the United States report to the department of state 'that advice received -from threecnetiverpastprs at Shaowu, about 250 taUes from Fuchau. and a-'mission.

station of the America a board, indicate that during riot which) occurred a Shaowu on tho large church belonging to the mission, one chaoel, a large hospital "building, two residences occupied by the toission-aries and several native houses were destroyed by the mob? every of furniture being carriedaway.Th consul also states that no loss, of reported aa havinsj occurred 4tlrfci the rl.it. ReV. M. Walker -and Bev. Mr.

Hlnman of the Shaowu mission were at Fuchau on July 3t, where ffhey had been for several months previously' 1 to accept Yung Lu as a commissioner. Chang Chlh the Wutlng says Yung Lu is willing to return ta Paotlngfu but is reluctant to accept the appointment." LOOKING FOR PEACE. -f United Stntes Ansctona; Tenaisata Uoatilitie to -i Washington, Sept lK-Jrhiv trotted States government is. pushing: forward steadily toward; the beginning, of negotiations for a termination Of the present troubles with; China. A.

evidence of its purpose was found in its decision communicated to-day to Minister Wu to facilitate) by every means in its power the Journey of 14 Huns; Chang to Pekin. This carries With it the placing of a warship at hi service if a request, of that kind la -made by Sir Robert Hart. So far it ha not been made and the state officials do not believe- that will-be. It is believed that Sir Robert Har Will be able to find a merchant steamer mure suuauir iiiau pkbiuv iwi i purpose. While efforts are made-: by the Chineee government to begin gotiations.

the killing of American citW sens and the destruction of -their erty continues. Four provinces in China are In a disturbed condition and Shanghai Itself is menaced by the disorderly elements. Negotiations-cannot be thought of while these things continue and while there is a (Possibility of preventing them through, the influence of the Chinese government CHIN6 CAPTURED; The Pro-Faralge Frlaa Is 1st lb Bdt of the JaseaJ Copyrighted 1900 by Associated Press, Pekln, Aug. 26. via TafcuJ Bept.10, and Shanghai, SepuMl.

The Japanese found Prince Chlng, leaded of the con, servatlve. pro-foreign, party, in the western hills, JO miles-distant, and are holding him there with the view of a conference and In the hope' that he may establish communication wits the dowager empress. Papers have been found irithe enw, peror's room at the palace containing lists of the foreigner killed and th foreigners' property destroyed. i The search upon th part ef the: al- lies for Chineee troops has been sus Bended. i DETAILS NOT DETERMINED.

I Frame Ha Aeeepted ImU1 BtmuUs Proposal ea Certala Parish Sept. It 1 true that Franc ha accepted the principle of Russia's proposals for the evacuation of Peking ther details are net yt determined. yinchonu the French minister at Pekin. has been notified of his government intention and has been Instructed to place himself in commun tCpnUnued.ou Pag Two.) Fii TWENTY THOUSAND CHINESE CONVERTS MASSACRED TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND Galveston, Sept. 1, 2 p.

via Texas City and Houston, 6 p. m. At a meetinc of relief committee held to-day reports were received from the various wards. The chairman called for armed men to assist in getting labor to bury the dead and clear the wreckage, and arrangements were made to supply this demand. The it- in the.

city to-day is that there are plenty of volunteers for this service, but an insufficiency of arms. There have been two or three unall riots, but the officers have managed to quell them. The committee rejected the proposition cf trying to pay for work, letting the laborers secure their nu mHa t. ii i own rationa. It was decided to go ahead impressing men into service, if necessary.

Issuing order? for ration oniy to tnose who worked or were unable to work. All of the ward chairmen reported the imperative need of disinfectants. A committee was appointed to sequester all the disinfectants in the city, including the. limo which escaped wetting, and to secure more. Houston was called upon for a bargeload of lime.

The relief committee was greatly encouraged by the offer of the White Screwsmen's association tendering the services of all its 500 member. They were placed at the disposal of the various ward chairmen ana foremen appointed for each division. Van Vleick. general manager of the Southern Pacific, authorized the I committee to draw on that companv I for $5,000. Mr.

Van Vleick returned to Houston to tend a bargeload of sup-nlies. Relief Train. The Galveston; Houston Henderson railroad la operating relief trains aver link to Texa-Gfc Junction ana- thence ever the Texas Citv ter-mloao. or.jneariy to. Texas City.

boat Is caftyin dispatches from Gsl-veston to Texas tyty. Arrangements have been made to start a passenger service to-morrow. The steamer Lawrence will take passengers to Texas City. Destitute persons who have relatives to go to elsewhere will be furnished with credentials by the relief committee and will be taken to Texas City free of charge and carried by the Galveston, Houston Henderson to Houston. Van Vleick is arranging transportation from Houston to points whither they are destined.

This service will begin at 8 o'clock to-morrow morning. Work on the water works has not progrersed so satisfactorily as had been hoped for. The machinery has been cleared of the debris and the pipes found to be badly damaged and plumb-ens, steam fitters and boiler makers are at work on them. It may be possible to turn water into the mains to-mor row. All saloons were closed by the chief of police on Sunday.

At a meeting of the general committee with the city officials this morning the policing of the city was discussed. Mayor Jones announced that Adjutant General Scurry would take charge of the situation with the soldiers. The city is patrolled by about 2,000 policemen, special policemen, soldiers and deputy sheriffs. Chief of Police Amundsen is acting as chief. Chief of Police Ket-chum is engaged in other work outside fT the police department.

Sheriff Thomas has charge of the deputy sheriffs and special deputies and J. H. Hawley is in command of the militarv forces, guarding property and protecting the inhabitants during the disturbed state of affairs. Orders to Kill. Orders were issued to the soldiers and police to kill any person caught in the act of robbing the dead.

tTp to Tuesday morning seven negro vandalists have been killed as a penalty of their crimes. They were shot dead and their bodies were carted away with the dead victims of the storm. No liquor is permitted to be sold under any circumstances unless ordered ny the chairman of one of the commit tees or by a physician, who must state that it is to be used for medical purposes. All persons not having business on the streets after dark must be identified. Unless identification is forthcoming they are arrested.

No person is allowed to work in or about any building- unless he has a written permit from the police, No person Is permitted to carry furniture or other property through the streets unless he has a written permit from the proper authorities. The police department has issued Ptrict orders, which will be enforced to the letter, to clear the city of all the sporting element. No gambling is permuted. During the storm of Saturday night the young men of the Boddlcker family, with the aid. of a skiff, rescued over 40 people and took them to the university building, where they were sheltered from the wind and waves.

People tell of getting out of their houses Just in the nick of time. They tell of seeing people struck by flying limbers and crashed to death before their eyes. One man was cut off from' bis family just as he thought he had them rescued and saw them sink be-r-eith the water on the other side of a harrier. He turned in and helped to retcue others who were ln peril. One woman carried her 1 6 months old babe her arm from her house, only to ree a beam strike the' child on the bead, killing it Instantly.

She herself suf-frd a broken eg and bruised body. Eighteen people were caught In. the Grothger grocery store, and it Is pre-rumed that ail were lost, aa many have been reported dead who are known to have been la- the building; which was swept away fcntoely. The firemen ied eight people south of Avenue today. The graves were marked with pieces of the garments worn by the persons.

Mm in the Bay. Will Love, a printer on the Houston Tost, who formerly lived in Houston, wam the bay Monday to reach his family, whom he found to be alive in Galveston. He swam from pier to pier of the railroad bridge and rested at each. In the Bolivar lighthouse, which stands 130 feet high on Bolivar point across the bay from Galveston, about 150 people sought refuge from the storm Saturday evening. Many were unfortunate? whose homes had been swept away by the hurricane and others were residents of Galveston who had come i t0 bar in frantic efforts to I reach Galveston and their families.

The lefugees spen: an awful nignt ln tne lighthouse Saturday night. The supply of fresh water was soon exhausted and an effort was made to get water by catching the rain water in buckets suspended at the top of the lighthouse. The experiment was a success, in a way, but it demonstrated a remarkable incident of the force of the wind. The buckets were soon tilled with water, but it was salty and could not be used. The salt spray had been carried into the air over 130 feet and was mingled with the rain water that fell in the buckets.

From the top of the light tower fpveral venturesome storm sufferers viewed the destructive work of the wind on Galveston island. Twelve dead bodies were recovered near the lighthouse. Mr Mutti. a storekeeper, lost his life after a display of uncommon hero ism. When the storm struck the city he hitched up a one-horae cart and started out to rescue -his neighbors.

Cartload after cartload he carried In safety to a fire company house. Otr ttaree occasions the cartload of humap beings, some stead, others crazed with fright, was carried for blocks by the raging current, but he landed all of them safely, even his last load, when fie met his fate. As he attempted to pass into the building on his last trip the fire house succumbed to the wind and collapsed. Some of the wreckage struck Mutti and he was mortally wounded. Kmrful Velocity.

The official records of the United States weather bureau give some valuable additional information about the storm. Unfortunately the recording instruments were destroyed or crippled beyond operation about 5:10 Saturday evening. The wind gauge recorded a two-minute blow at the rate of 100 miles an hour and was then demolished by the hurricane, which continued to increase in violence. While the exact velocity of the wind was not recorded after the destruction of the instruments, the weather bureau representatives estimate the maximum velocity at between 110 and 120 miles an hour. It did not maintain this terrific rate for any length of time, perhaps for half a minute, but it was sufficient to wreck anything that met the full force of the storm.

A Journal of the local office of the weather bureau contains a report of an apparent tidal wave of four feet which swept from the gulf be tween the hours of i and 8 p. m. At that time the wind veered to the southeast. At that time there was a tide of five feet and a terrible swell in the gulf during the storm and before the tidal wave of four feet arose this wall of water Increased the force and speed of the soa that washed over the city. Mayor Jones aid this afternoon that he estimated the loss of life in and around Galveston at 5,000.

THE DEATH LIST. Some of Those Among the Ylctlini of the Galveston Flood. Galveston, Sept. 11, via Houston, Sept. following names are added to the death list: Mrs.

Sewigel and two daughters-Mrs. Chaffee and child: Mrs. Mary Pierson; Alice Pierson; Frank Plerson; Mrs. Nelson and daughter; Mrs. Johnson: Kriendmen, wife and son: Mr.

and Mrs. Dempsey; Mrs. Maria L. Wise, colored; Mrs. Anderson; Mrs.

name Anderson; Reader family: Hoffman family; Mr. and Mrs. George Fal-kenhagen; Mrs. H. Clem and two children; Willie Day; Mrs.

James Holland; Mr. and Mrs. H. Lockman; Sam Williams, colored; Mrs. Nathan Moore; Julius Ferget; Charles Boss; D.

Boss; Mrs. Frits Frelther; Englehart: Mrs. W. J. Johnston and two children: Mrs.

John Holland; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lawson and child: Henry Sei-denstricker; Mr. and Mrs. William Roehm and six children: Charles Schul-te; Charles B.

O'Decker; Mrs. H. Dunning and three children: Alfred Lud-wlg, mother and sister-in-law: Richard Dunning: Mrs, Hlgglns; A. E. Goth and wife: Joe Manley, mother and two nieces: Mr.

Manley, Ravey family; A. Allertson and wife; Mrs. Oscar Lin-quist and three children: Mr. Lacey's father and mother; Mrs. Park and two daughters; P.

Levin and family; Mrs. Jack Ardson and nine children; Mrs. Holmes, colored school teacher: Henry Direkes and family; five of Fiegel family: Adelaide Ulrige, colored: Jordan Tresvant; Mrs. Turner; Mrs. E.

C. Williams, colored; Professor Weiss; Sella Sexalls: W. R. Jones and child; Julia La bat Joseph Labatt; Henry J. La-batt: Mrs.

Lucy Green: Matilda Wood-row; Millla Vanllew; Robert Hughes; Schofleld: Maria Lewis: Mrs. Washington; "Grandma" Cuney. mother of the late Wright Cuney; Agnes Lewis; George Alpin and wife: Fred Day: Annie Scott; Ben Fordt: Professor Gibson and family: Mrs. Ella Effle Harris: Edith Randolph: Mrs. King: Cella Warren; and Mrs.

Gabe Lewis: Alex Bell, wife, two sons (Continued on Page Two.) cf so dark a color that it is impossible to determine except by the hair whether the corpses are those of whites or of negroes. General Mt-Klbben. II. S. arrived last night and has assumed entire charge of the city, with the result that conditions have much improved as far method in the disposition of the supplies and work is concerned.

General McKlbben represents the government ln a general way. but has not assumed direct charge of the which is under the command of Adjutant General Scurry. Every effort is being made to induce people to leave Galveston and it fs difficult for any one, no matter, what his business, unless hs Is in direct charge f.f a relief train, to gain admittance iz the place. Hundreds of people left Houston today for Galveston, but could get no further ttwn Texas City, which ievon the north side of Galveston. Orders mutd that no sightseers were l.v be allowad, and that order was obeyed rigidly.

It wWt be at least a week before there Is fuU.and free' communication. but mat tens are nowUdfly, progressing' towards a solution of the. problem that confronts the reljef committee. A relief trajrt which arrjved ln Houston 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 3,000 women and children will be out of the place by to-morrow night. Mayor Jones estimates that there ara at least 1,000 of these helpless ones that should be taken from Galveston at the earliest possible moment.

They are apparently anxious to get away and will be handled as rapidly as possible. Another trainload of provisions and clothing, making the third within the last 24 hours, arrived in Galveston tonight. The steamer Charlotte had already arrived at noon to-day from Houston with 10,000 loaves of bread and other provisions. The amount of food whieh hps 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. THEY NEED MONEY.

UalTenton Has Twenty-Five Thousand to Fel and Clothe. "Galveston, Texas, Sept. 12. To the Associated Press: We are receiving numerous telegrams of condolence and offers of assistance. As the telegraph wires are burdened, we beg the associated press to communicate this response to all.

Nearby cities are supplying, and frill supply, sufficient food, clothing, for immediate needs. Cities further away can serve us best by sending money. Checks should be made payable to John Soaley, chairman of tlie finance committee. "All supplies should come to W. A.

Mc-A'ittle. chairman of the relief committee. We have 23.000 people to clothe and feed for many weeks and to furnsh with household goods. Mort of these are homeless and the others will require money mane their wrecked residences habitable. From tnls the world may understand how much money we need.

This committee will from time to time report our needs with more particularity. We refer to dispatches of this date of R. G. Lowe, which the committee fully indorse. All communicants will please accept this lieu of direct response and be assured the heartfelt gratitude of the entire population.

(Signed). C. JONES, Mayor. l.ASKKR, D. SKINNER.

H. MASTER. G. LOWE, CLARENCE OWSLEY, "Committee." Government Contractors Lose Heavily. Washington.

Sept. 12. The quartermaster's department has received the following from Galveston Quartermaster General. Washington: Referring to my telegrams of 9th and 10th have, subject to approval, suspended Fort Crockett construction and again urgently recommend that contractors paid for labor and material lost beyond recovery. Fortifications, at Crockett.

Jacinto and Travis all destroyed and be rebuilt on present sites. I fear Galveston Is destroyed beyond Its ability to recover. Loss of life and property appalling. BAXTER. Quartermaster.

Beaamont Safe. Beaumont, Sept. 12. A message has been received from Botiover asking for a boat to Houston. The message was from T.

J. Ray of the' Gulf A Island road. who said that bis summer home was gone, but that he and the Beaumont contingent were safe. He said, however, that there had been considerable loss of life among the residents between -Bollover and" Bolivar Point. It almost Incredible that the natives could have all escaped.

Galveston, Texas, Sept. 12, 8 p. via Houston, midnight. Attempts at burytBg the dead 'have now been utterly abandoned and bodies are now being disposed of tB the swifteet manner possible. Scores i them wpre buried today and hundreds were taken out to sea and thrown overboard.

The safety of the living is now the paramount question and nothing that will tend 'to prevent the outbreak of pestilence is being neglected. This morning it was found that large numbers of the bodies which had beeT previously thrown into the bay washed back upon the shore and the situation was thus rendered worse than before they were first taken in the barges and thrown into the water. It will never be known how many have lost their lives in the awful catastrophe. Mavor Jones thinks the dead will amount to several thousands, and others whose opportunities for Judging are lees than that of the mayor, rilace it a high as 10,009. Retief committees iibxa the th to arrive and usually are t'ocr'iarge In numbers and, to a certain Xtlt are in the way of the peoote of Galveston and an impediment JPtye, prompt relief which they thertelVeS'T se desirous of offering.

Sonte relief 1 expeditions have had committees large enough to consume 10 per cent: of the provisions which they relief from Beaumont. Texas, arrived this morning and was distributed as fast as possible. It consisted of two carloads of ice and provisions. 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 tiiat they are unable to apply to the relief committee and the committees are so overwhelmed by direct applications that they have been unable to send out messengers.

The wounded are still needing ihe attention of physicians; and despite every effort a large number will die because of the impossibility to afford them the aid necessary, to save their lives. COUNTRY IS RESPONDING Austin. Sept. 12. Governor Say-ers to-day made the following state ment to the associated press corres pondent the Galveston flood situa tion: 'Conditions at Galvetson are fully as bad as reported.

Communication has been re-established between the inl and and the mainland, and. hereafter transportation of supplies will be less difficult. The work of clearing the city Is progressing fairly and Adjutant General Scurry, undefc direction of the mayor, is patrolling the city for the purpose of preventing depredations. The most conservative estimate as to the. number of deaths is 2.000.

i "Contributions from citizens of this state and also from other states are coming in rapidly and liberally and it is confidently expected that within th next 10 days the work wt by the people of Galveston will bavo begun in good earnest and with energy and success. Of course the destruction of property has been very great, not less than 110.000,000. but it is hoped and believed that even this great loss will be overcome through the energy and self-reliance of the people." During the day the contributions have fairly deluged the governor, more than $100,000 having been received. Among the large contributors are to be noted the Standard Oil company with $10,000. the St.

Louis Commercial club for a like amount, and the Huntington interests for $5,000. Trlca'i Report. This afternoon Governor Sayers received the following official report-from General Manager Trice of the International Great Northern railway, who is conducting the operations of the relief corps at Galveston 0 "Houston, Sept. 12. The cars containing the tents and ration's were turned over to the barge line thla morning and forwarded to Galveston arrangements here having been made, for all freight to be handled by barges hauled by tugs from Clinton to Gajvep ton and passengers by our line to Tey-as City and then by boat from Texas City to Galveston.

This Is the best arrangement that can be made, and It prevents delay to either the freight or the oassenger service, for if we hah-' died the freight with- the pareengera to Texas City to transfer from the cars to the boats would cause too much delay' to the passenger, service. We brought' in one train consisting of about I Galvsston people to Houston todasvX ana win gei anpmer. iraimoau ny to-ntght, mostly Women and children. which wlN make about fiOO that vfr London, Sept. 13, 3:15 a.

m. All the correspondents in China are sending terrible stories of wholesale massacre of missionaries and native Christians. It is asserted that during July between 15,000 end 20,000 converts were massacred in the northern provinces. Large numbers of missionaries are still unaccounted for and small hope is entertained of their escape. Native reports are subjected to the most careful scrutiny, with the result that, although there may be some exaggeration, it is impossible to doubt that in the main they are correct.

The horror is intensified by confirmation of the reports that the women were subjected to unspeakable barbarities and tortures, being stripped and slowly clubbed to death. This was one of the mildest methods. The Boxers wreaked fiendish vengeance upon them. The powers are caning ror switt punisn ment. Fears are expressed lest the 1 Russian government, which does not encourage missionary propaganda, should prove lukewarm In this matter.

Statements were current, in the European capitals last nlght-that all ihe powers had replied to the Russian proposition: that Great Britain and Germany had declined to evacuate Pekin: that Austria and Italy had decided to be guided by Germany's decision, and that the other powers had agreed to a more or less modified withdrawal. The Paris correspondent of the Morn ing Post claims to know that the allies are only going to withdraw outside the walls of the capital, where they will continue to dominate Pekin in a military sense. According to a News dispatch from Pekin dated Aug. 31. Mr.

Conger regards the situation as deplorable and is advising all the Americans to leave the capital if possible. The Americans were In favor of the punitive expedition to Psotingfu. According to the same dispatch an American soldier killed two Sikhs, whom he caught looting. "The Russians." says this telegram, "have undertaken to treat with Prince Chlng. Mr.

Conger, in his private capacity, has received eight Chinese who have been Informally endeavoring to establish friendly relations with the ministers." It is rumored from Shanghai that General Yung Lu has Joined the empress dowager at Taitung, In the province of Shangsi. The Pekin correspondent of the Taily Telegraph says: "As the allies were leaving the Forbidden City Aug. 28. bands of Russians and other civilians, with soldiers, overran the imperial apartments, forced drawers and doors and looted everything. The British officers compelled several civilians to disgorge." The Shanghai correspondent' of the Times, wiring Tuesday, says: "Li Hung Chang has received an edict appointing Prince Chlng and Gen.

eral Yung Lu additional peace commissioners. He has advised Yung L'i franklv to confess that his troop were beyond control and attacked the, for etgners. Li Bung Chang will then quire whether the allies were prepared 7H Si is.