The Topeka Daily Capital from Topeka, Kansas • Page 1

NEWSPAPER jj 1 1 Advertising Medium VOL. XXII. TOPEKA, KANSAS, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1900. NO. 221.

NOTICE TO CLOSE MINES TO MAKE PEACE Li Ching and Yung Lu to Be Chinese Envoys. edicts. The Chinese government is despotism. No one can coerce the Empress. She, like all other rulers, is dependent on her advisers, and sometimes their advice is bad and she may be misled.

When the correspondent was leaving the interpreter said: The viceroy hopes you will not give a bad impression of him to the American papers. He says he is a very old man, the oldest to take part in these negotiations, that he has much experience in these affairs, that he is the only man who can help the foreign governments as well as the Chinese and that he will try and arrange a settlement fair to all parties." sas and St. Louis with full equipment. Local representatives of the Southern Pacific have had advices from headquar-ters to proceed with repair work without delay. Telegraph communication has been partly restored, the Western Union and Postal having reached the city with one wiro each.

Large forces have been at work along the lines of both companies and connection with Galveston has been attended with many difficulties. A larger number of business houses than on yesterday are open and advertising their wares at no advance in prices. Carts with disinfectants are going THREE CARS OF SUPPLIES LEAVE TOPEKA Topeka Gives Generous Aid to Galveston. MANY BODIES UNRECOVERED IN GALVESTON Work of Clearing Away Debris in Progress. EARL LI TRIP.

London Times Says He Will Be Taken on Russian Warship. London, Sept. 15, 4:40 a. m. "Li Hung Chang will be taken on board a Russian arship at Wu Sung and received by the Russians at Taku," says the Shanghai correspondent of the Morning Post, "and he will be accompanied by the Chinese minister of railways." According to the Shanghai correspond ent of the Times, wiring Wednesday, Earl Li considers that the preliminary difficulty of the negotiations consists in the necessity, which he says he realizes, of denouncing Prince Tuan and his accomplices to the throne.

He Is of the opinion that it would be advisable for the allies to take the initiative by compiling a list of those held chiefly responsible and by formulating their demands accordingly. Other Shanghai dispatches locate the Empress Dowager on September 8 at Hsing Shou, two days' march from Tai Yuan Fy. The Times has advices from Pekin, dated September 1, saying that 5.000 Rus- sians had arrived there during the previous three days. The Paris correspondent of the Morning Post says: France and Russia, I have been assured, have agreed to demand the complete disarmament of China, Including the razing of the Taku forts and the fcrts and arsenals elsewhere." i The Russian legation at Pekin, accord- to submit all their grievances to a board inc to a Taku special dated Tuesday. of arbitration, on which both officials and was then preparing to move to Tien Tsin employes have representation, or to some other point, owing to the dif- New York, Sept.

14. R. M. Olyphant, ficulty of communicating with the home president of the Delaware Hudson rail-avthorities. road, says he has not replied and will not The parties who have been soliciting advertising from the different towns in central Kansas for the Capital are not now connected with this paper and we hereby request our friends not to contract for such advertising.

We also ask them not to advance any further money this purpose. THE CAPITAL PUBLISHING CO. WEATHER INDICATIONS. Washington, Sept. 14.

Forecast for Kan sas: -air Saturday, except probably showers and thunderstorms' and cooler In southeast portion. Sunday fair, cooler in southern portion; variable winds, becoming northerly. Hourly temperatures yesterday: a. 68 1 p. 68 a.

6S 2 p. 72 68 3 p. 77 a. 6S 4 p. SO a.

67 1 5 p. 82 68 6 p. SO I 7 78 Maximum, 82; minimum, 67; precipitation, .17. CONTENTS OF TO-DAY'S PAPER Saturday, September 15, 1900. Pages 1.

Galveston Relief Work. Topeka Sends Aid to Galveston. Chinese Peace Envoys. Anthracite Miners' Strike. 2.

News of Sports. 3. Arkansas City Flower Parade. Oskaloosa Negro Sues School Board. Storm Near Florence.

Charges Against Web Davis. 4. Editorial. Dun's Review of Trade. 5.

Exercises at Highland Park. Bright Campaigners Coming. Boys Charged Vith Arson. 6. News of the Railroads.

In Society Circles. North Topeka News. Short Story of the Day. 7. 8.

Markets. Hessin and McKnight Knocked Out, Diamond Fake Hit. after their own losses and rebuilding their own property without giving any time to tho city at large. It is believed that with these 2,000 outside laborers It will require about four weeks, to clean the city of debris, and in the meantime the citizenscan be working on their own property and repairing damage Another committee from Velasco reported that 2,000 people are in destitute circumstances, without food, clothing or homes. Crops have been totally destroyed, all farming implements were washed away and.

the people have nothing at hand with which to work In the fields. A relief committee from the Columbia precinct reported 2,500 destitute. Other sections sent in committees during the day and as a result of all Governor Sayers ordered post haste shipmenets of supplies. During the day the governor received a large number of subscriptions and it i estimated that the total subscription lb to date, here and at Galveston, will rea $1,300,000. Governor Sayers states that as soon as possible he will prepare a list of subscriptions by states and give It out.

During the day Governor Sayers ordered a train load of provisions to be sent from Dallas to Galveston and also ordered provisions and clothing sent from San Antonio. During the day Governor Sayers received information from the penitentiary at the convict farm on Clemens' plantation near Velasco, that eighteen convicts had been drowned or killed during the storm and two others were badly injured. The penitentiary offiicials estimate that the share of the farms in the state have been injured to the extent of $100,000. SAME N0WAS THEN. Roosevelt Tells How Democrats Yelled "Emperor" at President Lincoln.

Webster, S. Sept. 14. Tne special train with the Roosevelt party was met at the station here by an enthusiastic gathering. Governor Roosevelt spoke from the rear platform and said in part: "There is such a thing as honest opposition and there is a kind of opposition that is merely for the sake of opposing.

We have among our opponents many men who honestly object to our policy. Take them as a party and you know what they would have done. If we had not done as they have opposed us for doing in the Philippines, they would have proclaimed us as having abandoned our duty and would have been running Mr. Bryan r.ow so as to get the Philippines back. During the gloomy days of '64 in order to overcome the enemies of the republic under arms you had to uphold the hands of Abraham Lincoln and as you remember well r.o defeat that could have been in flicted on the national armies in the field would have been as disastrous to the cause of the republic as the defeat of Lin coln at the polls.

"Yet at that time the party whose po-litlcol heirs and assings Mr. Bryan is, was denouncing Abraham Lincoln in terms which make the language used by our about President McKinley seem like praise. They used the vilest language in describing him personally; they accused him of the desire to be an Emperor; they bad not invented the term of imperialism at that time; they Just called him plain Emperor. The language of their denunciation was that if we were successful we would meet amidst the ruins of the constitution and the wreck of our liberties. "Now.

thirty-five years afterwards, oar opponents have gained wisdom. They have not caught up entirely, but they have progressed. If Mr. Bryan lives, as I hope he will, for thirty-five years, for I wish him well in Ids private life I have not the least doubt that he will be quoting McKinley at that time with the same approval that he now quotes Lincoln." Short stops were made at Summit and Milbank, at which brief speeches were made at each stop by Governor Roosevelt and other members of his party. Operators Firm Against Demands of Men.

PREPARING FOR STRUGGLE Men Will Work Up to the Limit Allowed by Strike Order Operators to Make No Attempt to Fill Their Places. Hazelton, Sept. 14. Everything was quiet in the Hazelton region today. Not a colliery is idle or short handed, and operations are in full blast, every miner being anxious tc put in today and tomorrow, the last two days allowed by the United Mine Workers for preparation for the strike.

Benjamin James, strike leader, was busy all day preparing the headquarters to be occupied by President Mitchell and his staff. Mr. James is in close communication with the union leaders throughout the district, and says he has received re ports from every mine that the men will go out on strike as ordered. The mine workers are busy erllisting recruits and meetings are booked for every towr. within a radius of twelve miles for the next two nights and Sunday afternoon.

A parade and mass meeting will be held in this city tomorrow night. The men employed at the Jeddo and Oakdale collieries, operated by G. B. Markle will meet tonight for tha purpose of deciding whether they will obey the strike order of President Mitchell. An agreement exists between the operators and the men at these mines Federal Census Gives the City 33,608, a gain of 2,601 over 1890.

a I ing an increase of 100.67 per cent from 18S0 to 1900. The population by wards in 1900 is as follows: First ward 6,623 Second ward 8,650 Third ward 7,571 Fourth ward 6,119 Fifth ward 3,449 Sixth ward 931 reply to the telegram from John Mitchell, president of the United Mine Workers of America, demanding arbitration of the difficulties existing between the company and its men. He called attention to the fact that it was sent from Indianapolis Wednesday afternoon at 4:20 o'clock, that jit was received by him at 4:42 and that the strike order was issued at half past 5 o'clock. "It seems to me," said Mr. Olyphant, "that that tells the whole tale.

I received Mr. Mitchell's telegram at IS minutes to 5 o'clock, read it, and then went upstairs, and found the Erie people reading theirs. Mr. Mitchell, therefere gave us less than an hour to decide whether we would submit to arbitration certain grievances that he did not name. Mr.

Mitchell has said that this telegram was one last effort to settle grievances said to exist between the company and its employes. So far as I am aware, this is the first attempt he ever made to settle the matter. Surely, I had never heard from him before, and then I was given about three-quarters of an hour to make up my mind. "This, with the exception of a communication from certain walking delegates, is the only intimation I have received that our men were dissatisfied or that they proposed to strike. The communication oame some aays ago; it consisted of a number of proposals which I was directed to sign and return at once.

I might as well have declared the company bankrupt as to have signed that paper. Of course, I did not. "I have always been ready to treat with our men; and am ready to do so now. But no delegation from them has ever appeared; and we have yet to learn from our men themselves that they are dissatisfied with their treatment. We do decline to treat with Mr.

Mitchell and the organization he represents- The trouble has all been caused by the bituminous unions. I am confident that the anthracite unions have no real grievances. "We shall not attempt to fill the men's places. We shall shut down the collieries and wait for the men to return. We have no desire to foment disorder and shall not encourage it by bringing new men." William V.

8. Thome of the Pennsylvania Coal company, which employs 8,000 men, declared that he took a similar position. "This company," he added, "will make no effort to put new men at work unless the strike is indefinitely prolonged." Mitchell Deprecates Political Talk. Indianapolis, Sept 14. John Mitchell, president, and W.

B. Wilson, secretary-treasurer of the miners' union, to- day say they are very highly pleased with the manner in which the general anthracite coal strike order has been re ceived by the public. Mitchell says he regrets deeply that politicians are under- I taking to make capital out of the strike. "I had hoped," he said. that thr.

w.lrt i be no political significance attached to so serious a matter as this great strike, involving, as it does, the very living of 143.0CO wage earners, who have felt the merciless foot of capital for two decades." TO IMPORT LABOR. Force of 2,000 Men Needed at Once at Galveston. Austin, Sept. 14. At a conference between Governor Sayers and a committee from Galveston it was decided that instead of looking to the laboring people of Galveston for work in this emergency an Ids portation of outside laborers to the number of 2,000 should be made to conduct the sanitary work while the people of Galves- ton were given an opportunity of looking for 7 8 9 10 11 12 i EARL LI OFF FOR PEK1N.

One of the Envoys Is Bitterly Anti-Foreign and May Be Objected to by Powers An Interview With Li Hung Chang. Washington, Sept. 14. The Chinese min ister called at the State department this morning to inform the officials he has received a cablegram from Li Hung Chang stating that the latter would leave Shanghai today, going first to Tien Tsin and thence to Pekin. Mr.

Wu felt satisfied that Earl Li already had departed from Shanghai, probably upon one of the many merchant ships centering there, unless the reported action of Russia has caused him to reconsider his proposed departure. According to these reports Russia has insisted that the Emperor shall return and assume full direction of governmental affairs, entirely displacing the Empress Dowager, and that Prince Tuan shall be punished for his part in the recent trouble. It is said these demands have been made to Li Hung Chang. Mr. Wu is entirely without information on those points, but expressed some doubt to whether such steps have been taken.

Even more important than the departure of Earl Li was the information conveyed by Minister Wu that an imperial decree named Yung Lu to join with Prince Ching and Li Hung Chang as a commission to negotiate peace. Yung Lu the commander of the northern army China, and during the recent troubles he was identified with the anti-foreign sentiment. His appointment will probably not be well received by the powers, for, besides his recent performances, he identified with the most obstructive element in China. The Chinese commission now appears to be complete, comprising Li Hung Chang, Prince Ching and Yung Lu. No mention is made of the appointment of the viceroys of Nanking and Wu Chang, who have been recommended by Earl Li and It is the opinion of Minister Wru that their service is inexpedient because of tha difficulty in leaving the southern pro vinces and making the long trip to Pekin.

EARL LI TALKS. Chinese Diplomat Says Empress Was Badly Advised. (Copyrighted, 1900, the Associated Press.) Shanghai. Wednesday, Sept. 12.

Li Hung Chang informed a representative of the Associated Press today that he will start for Tien Tsin Friday, September 14. He will go to Pekin, if circumstances demand it. Prince Ching and he have full authority from the dowager empress and emperor to negotiate a settlement with the powers. He said that there are no other commissioners for China. The audience lasted an hour.

LI asked many questions about the righting at Tien Tsin, the relief of Pekin, the number of troops of each power in China, their dis position and lighting qualities, how Pekin was defended and what bodies of Chinese fought best. He expressed regret at the privations of the women and children in Pekin. During the interview Li Hung Chang asked the correspondent if Minister Conger and Minister MacDonald appeared to have suffered much, and when told that Mr. Conger had lost seventy pounds, he laugh ed merrily, and remarked that this was "a poor recommendation for horseflesh." Li Hung Chang also inquired whether tho correspondent had seen much abuse of the Chinese or any killing of women and children, and when told that the abuses were practically confined to the Russians, he said this was "doubtless due to lack of discipline." and turned to the subject of looting, being anxious to know how much government treasure the allies had obtained. When informed that the Japanese were reported to have taken fifty million taels (about S25 million dollars) from the revenue officers at Pekin, Li Hung Chang said: "The rumor must have added two ciphers to the real amount." Tnroughout the interview LI Hung Chang appeared to be in fine spirits and talked as one removed, by reason of his age and experience, from the field of controversy.

Ho regretted all the recent troubles and said he had no desire "except to smooth them over impartially." At another stage of the interview Li Hung Chang said he deplored the fact that the newspapers were ore iud iced against him and asserted that this oppesi-tion originated with the English press of Shanghai, which influenced the papers of the world. The correspondent remarked that tho Americans had never been preju- diced against him. whereupon Li Hung Chang demanded: "Why don't accept me negotiator?" Questions put to Li concerning the settlement which the Chinese government v. anted to make were diplomatically par-rii-u. He said: "China has her views as to what settlement is desirable, and the powers have their views.

We will meet and Asked whether he expected demands for the cession of territory as indemnity, Li Hung Chang replied: "I am in communication with some of the governments. I have found tney nave no disposition to ask for land. The correspondent said: "There is great curiosity abroad to hear an explanation of the contradictory edicts issued in the name of the Dowager Empress during the siege." Li Hung Chang meditated a moment, and then, speaking deliberately, said: "The Empress, at the beginning, was badly advised. She was told that the Boxers had supernatural powers, that they could not be Injured and were able to make it very hot for the foreigners. She believed this, but afterwards found it was not true.

The papers are incorrect in saying she was coerced Into Issuing through the streets. The gutters are being covered with lime. Carpenters are having all the work they can do. The storm tore hundreds of roofs off and the people who are living in topless houses are eager to obtain coverings so as to prevent the destruction of what they have saved if a rain storm comes along. Thus far, however, the weather has been clear, and there are no immediate in.

dications of a downpour. FEEDING THE HUNGRY. The relief committees are steadily broadening the scope of their work. They have established bureaus for the issuance of orders and rations in every ward and though there is a multitude surrounding every bureau applicants are rapidly being taken care of. There seems no present likelihood of inability on the part of the committee to furnish all the rations that are asked for.

There is, of course, a scarcity of fresh beef and of milk, but bread is being provided in abundance, as well as hams, potatoes, rice and other articles. The sympathy felt for Galveston throughout the world was again evidenced this morning when local bankers were notified by cable that the Liverpool cotton exchange had subscribed one thousand pounds for the relief of the sufferers and that more will follow. One of the most remarkable escapes recorded during the flood was reported today, when news came that a United States batteryman on duty at the fort last week had been picked up at Morgan's Point, wounded, but alive. He had buffeted the waves for five days and lived through a terrible experience. Morgan's Point is thirty miles from Galveston.

DEATH LISTS IMPERFECT. Lists of the living and of tho dead are far from perfect. The identity of all who have been lost will never be known. The names sent out from here have been gathered with scrupulous car-, but at the same time many errors are found In thorn. Much attention has been attracted by the dispatch of Quartermaster Baxter to the department expressing the belief that Galveston has been hopelessly ruined.

Congressman Hawley last night sent the following telegram to the War department in reply to the dispatch of Quartermaster Baxter: "While it might not be significant or worthy of notice, I have the honor to state that Quartermaster Baxter's telegram to the quartermaster general respecting Galveston is unworthy of a soldier and in no way represents the morale of Galveston citizenship and their de termined purpose to restore their city." The Cotton Exchange building proved to ho one of the strongest during the storm. Windows were smashed on every floor and on every side and much damage was done to the cotton rooms and the various offices in the building, but no portion of the walls or the roof gave way. NEARLY AjBILLION. Country's Liberal Response to Galveston's Appeal for Aid. Austin.

Sept. 14. The fund for the relief of the Galveston sufferers now ag-grt vjates nearly one million dollars, and it probably will reach ls million dollars by tomorrow night. Most of this amount is in the han.ls of Governor Sayers, who will direct the work of expending it. Houston, Sept.

14. The following call for drug supplies has been issued by the Houston relief committee: "To All Druggists: The storm stricken district is very much in need of the fol- luwuiB cmonoe oi nme, sum iiimpnoi cruue CuDOUC acid, phrnol sodique, gauae bandages, quinine and iodoform gauze. Contributions should be sent to the Houston relief Relief Committee." Little Rock, Sept. 14. The following telegraphic correspondence has passed between the mayors of Houston, and Little Rock, "Houston, Sept.

13. To W. R. Duley, Mayor, Little Rock: Send here all donations of hay and potatoes that you can get for Galveston. Wire prices of more i potatoes to be bought by relief committee here: important; hurry 8.

H. Brashear, mayo H. Brashoar. Mayor, Houston: We ship you from here one car hay today and clear the market of potatoes; also ship one car potatoes from St. Ixuls tonight.

Can put price on nothing for Galveston. W. R. Duley. mayor." San Francisoo, Sept.

14. The total amount subscribed in this city to the Galveston relief fund is now about $11,500. Los Angeles has raised more than $4,000 and other cities and towns are contributing liberally. One car load of provisions and clothing has already been sent and four others will he added to the Santa Fe pe clal train before it leaves the state. Denver.

Sept. 14. Denver's Iv.Mon to the relief of the vtetltn. G.ilveston flood disaster was increased to day by subscriptions amounting to $3,500. This raises the total amount sent from this city to $9.

".00. Chicago, Sept. 14. By order of Archbishop Patrick A. Keehan cf Chicago, Father F.

J. Barry, chancellor of the archdiocese, sent last night a check for $1,000 to Bishop Nicolas V. Gallagher of Galveston to be used for the sufferers. The archbishop has also crdered that a collection be taken up Sunday at all masses in all Catholic: churches in the archdiocese. The pastors will make a special appeal for 4 I've i ui ine i.niin i League C1UO has sent a check for to the relief committee.

New York. Stpt. order of Governor Roosevelt a proclamation was issued last night calling attention to the distress and suffering in Galveston. Lake Charles. Sept.

response to the appeal on behalf of the people of Galveston was made promptly bv the citizens here. The Southern Pacific "train yesterday evening carried twenty-one boxes of clothing and ix bales containing seventy-two comforters to the distressed. Dilations in money have reached $1,400. (Continued on Page Two. as is in is PEOPLE EAGER TO LEAVE.

Hundreds Line Bay Front Pleading to Be Taken Away. A MILLION FOR RELIEF. Country's Fund for Galveston Will To-Day Reach Fully a Million and a Half of Dollars Business Resuming. SOME OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE RELIEF FUND. Nw York $134,394 St.

Louis 46,312 Chicago 43,076 Boston is.ooo Pittsburg Phlladi ipkte 15.000 Kansas City, Mo 13,460 Ran Praaetsco Standard Oil Co 10,000 Andr.w 10,000 Steel Co IO.ikjO Paris, France 10,000 Liverpool, England 10.000 Louisville, Ky 10.000 Covlnftoa, Ky io.oihj Milwaukee Denver 8,400 Colorado Springs 6.000 Santa Fe R. 5,000 Cleveland. Ohio 4.714 'Cincinnati St. Paul 3,640 Mobile 3.600 Top. a.

Kan 3.r,Hj Indianapolis Detroit 2,600 Toledo 2.55S Columbus. Ohio 2.331 Pueblo. Colo 2,000 Washington, D. 2,000 Davenport, Iowa 1,500 Grand Rapids, Mich L1M BpTtagfteld, Ill 1,000 Newport. Ky 1,000 Seattle.

Wash 700 KokofBO, Ind 700 Rock Island, 111 550 Dubuque 500 Dixon. Ill 500 Joliet, III 300 Dos Moines 270 Galveston. Sept. 14. The first real ut tempt to clear away the groat mass of Arbrll piled np along the beach front for a distance of several miles was begun today.

Advertisements were printed in the ws, which appeared this morning, asb lnt, for hundreds of men and boys to do this work. A multitude responded. They were formed into squads and promptly put to work with police and deputy sheriffs in charge. It is hoped that a vigorous prosecution of this work will lead to the early recovery of bodies still in the debris. That there are many of them there lf no shadow of doubt.

It is difficult Indeed to imagine how half the people that Ud escape got clear of this fearful flotsam and jetsam. An Associated Press representative ti. i versed the beach for some distance today and the stench at different points was absolutely sickening. Everywhere little groups of men, women and children, some of them poorly provided with rai ment, were digging In the ruins of their hi mS for what little household property the could save. In many cases those mUm their former residences were ut- terly unable to And a single remnant of tin so hopeless is the confusion of Umbers and household furniture.

Tho exodus from the city was heavy inAav. nnrf hundreds were eager to go, but Were unable to secure, transportation. Along the bay front there were scores of families with dejected faces pleading to be taken from the stricken city, where, in spite of every effort to restore Conner there is a universal feeling of depression. BLIGHT WHARF DAMAGE. Shipping men say today thHt the damage to the wharves is hy no means as rlous as at first supposed.

The chief damage has been the tearing open of sheds and tho ripping of planking. The Sheds, however, can be quickly replaced. The piling for a consierable distance along the bay front successfully wlth-s. ed the pounding It got from the wind am: waves, and business men find a measure of consolatlosi in this. More hopeful reports were received today touching the water supply.

The com-piny Is ptachsg men all along the mains, plugging tlu nroken places and thereby eSSSttag the flow. It was serving BSSM of its customers today, and hopes gradually to Increase the service. The water ci iitinues to run bv eravltv pressure. The only difficulty thu people are having is in carrying supplies to their homes or places Of business. The ice supply continues bountiful, and at many corners lemonade being served.

More effective measures were taken today to keep underslrable people off the island. Soldiers patrolled the water front and hallenged all who could not show a nropt reason for their landing or who re unwilling to work for the privilege of comlrg into the town. RAILROAD! DOING THEIR SHARE. have been received from the railroads that they will do all in their power to re-opn communication, and their present plan seems to be to concentrate foiees on the work of reeon-) junction of one brldre. Crews are coming down the Santa Fe road from Arkan- I DONATIONS ABOVE $3,500.

One Car Alone Contained 35,000 of Flour From Topeka. RELIEF TRAIN WAS ON TIME. Is Maintaining a Speed of 35 Miles Per Hour Many Cash Donations Were Also Received Yesterday. The citizens of Topeka sent three car loads of supplies and provisions to tha Galveston storm sufferers yesterday. These cars were attached to the special relief train which was run by the Rock Island railroad from Chicago to Galveston especially to carry food, clothing and other necessities to the many thous-r and people there who are in want and must have Immediate help.

The relief 1 train was on time and reached Topeka at 3:10 o'clock yesterday afternoon, and after a ten minute's Stop here to allow the Topeka contribution to be attached, the relief train again started on its journey. It will arrive at Fort Worth at 11:15 o'clock this morning, at which point the cars will be switched to another road and rushed on to Galveston. The train left Chicago at o'clock Thursday evening and is maintaining an actual rate of speed of about 35 miles an hour. Topeka's contribution of three car loads to the Galveston sufferers contained many articles which will bo of use to those who are in distress and will do its share towards their relief. The three cars were carefully packed, and each was full to the top.

The articles were obtained through the efforts of the Commercial club and a committee comp ed of James A. Troutman, E. H. Crosby, Wm. Green, John Schmidt, J.

P. Davis, John Moon and T. J. Anderson have donated the best part of the past two days in securing the donations and geU ting them ready for shipment. One car contained about 35,000 pounds of flour.

This included flour donated by the North Topeka mills, and that which was secured through the India famine relief fund. Another car contained about 9,000 'Unds of flour. This was donated by the i on this side of the river. In addi-. there were about 2,000 pounds of corn meal in sacks, and 5,500 pounds of ham and meats in boxes.

Also about 6,000 pounds of canned goods, a various assort ment of fruit and vegetables. The bal ance of this car was filled with blankets, clothing and all sorts of articles which the Topeka people thought would be of use to the people there. There was also loaded in this car about 900 pounds of freight from Kansas City, consisting of tents, cots, quilts, bedding and such articles. In the third car there were 6,000 pounds of potatoes. These included both sweet and Irish potatoes; also 10,000 pounds of corn for feed in sacks.

Apples in barrels and other articles were loaded In this car to make up the load. There were In the neighborhood of 2,000 of these sacks. Each of the three cars sent out of Topeka were bannered, as was all the other cars which made up the train. When the Rock Island relief train left Topeka for Galveton, It was made up of eleven cars of supplies for the storm sufferers. It was In charge of Engineer Logan and Conductor Balrd.

Trainmaster R. R. 9o-utherland of the eastern division was on the train representing the Rock Inland, and will go with the train over his division. The other trainmaster's will accompany the train over their respective divisions. In addition to the three cars donated by the Topeka people there were eight cars loaded with good things from Chicago and the east.

These included a car load of crackers given by the National Biscuit company; three box cars of provisions, clothing and so forth, and one refrigerator car of meat from Chicago; one car of article from Moline, 111. one car from Davenport. Iowa; and the three cars from Topeka. All the cars were bannered, end here is what some of the banners said: MOLINE. ILLINOIS: GREETINGS TO GALVESTON.

THIS CAR OF SUPPLIES FOR STRICKEN GALVESTON FROM DAVENPORT, IOWA. TO TEXAS SUFFERERS: TOPEKA. KANSAS. TO THE TEXAS SUFFERERS. TOPEKA'S NOBLE RESPONSE.

Raised Supplies and Cash for Galveston Amounting to More Than $3,500. Topeka's work for the relief of the Galveston sufferers continued throughout the day yesterday, and a larg-e amount of aid was secured. The work will be continued to some extent for time to come, as the people of Galveston will not be able to maintain themselves until they get a better arrangement of the affairs of the tfty. The relief sent from various portions of the country will serve to suply the temporary needs of the people there, but tho work must be kept up. The solicltlns committees in charge of (Continued est Page Five.) Population of Topeka 4 Washington, Sept.

14. The population of the city of Topeka, as officially announced today, is: 1S90 31,007. These figures show, for the city as a whole, an increase in population of 2,601, or 8.39 per cent, from 1SS0 to 1900. The population in 18.S0 was 15,452, show General Chaffee is preparing to make his troop? comfortable foi the winter, When asked his opinion regarding the situation he is reported to have answered: "It would be better for the United States troops to leave, but in any event the Chinese Christians will be provided for." Tien Tsin, Sept. 6, via Shanghai, Sept.

13 General Chaffee has prohibited the hiring of coolies for camp labor. Bands of recently arrived Italians have been guilty of looting and provoking disorder in the native city of Tien -sin, which is policed by the Americans. CHINESE ARMS. Returned Missionary Says Celestials Are Making Modern Guns San Francisco, Sept. 14.

The Rev. J. F. Peat and wife and four children, with Miss F. Hunt, missionaries, who escaped from the western province of China, arrived here today on the steamer Nippon Maru.

They were among the last of the missionaries to leave China. They had a journey of 1,900 miles across the country, but as they were in a district where the trouble did not begin early, they encountered no violence. The Rev. Mr. Peat says that the Chi- nose were rapidly arming themselves without the assistance of foreign manu facturers of war materials.

"There are arsenals in the capitals of nearly all the provinces," said the missionary, "and it is of little use now for the powers to agree that they will ex port no more weapons or munitions 10 China. The Chinese have learned how to make modern weapons for themselves. At Chentu they are turning out first class Mauser rifles in large quantities." LOOTED AND BURNED Gen. Dorwood Destroys Boxer Town. Copyright, 1900, by the Associated Press.

Tien Tsin, Sept. 7. Via Taku. The expedition under General Dorwood against the boxers threatening the Tien Tsin re. gion reached Tuliu, on the brand canal, without opposition and the city was occupied without a shot being fired.

Three columns converged there yesterday, after a two days' march and found that the place had already surrendered to one officer and eight Bengal Lancers. General Dorwood ordered the town burned, after it had been thoroughly looted. The villages enroute made peace offerings, and in most cases were undisturbed. nuarently the boxers have disbanded in that region, and the whole country is quiet. Fort Scott Masons Respond.

Special to the Capital. Fort Scott, Sept. 14. The Scottish Rite branch of the Masonic lodge of this city today wired $100 to the Masonic lodge at Galveston for the benefit of the storm sufferers. The agent of the Missouri, Kansas Texas road here has posted notices that the road will receive grain, hay, feed, clothing and donations of any kind and rush them to the stricken city free of charge.

Chinese Merchants Contribute. New York. Sept. 14. Subscriptions to date for the relief of the sufferers of the Texas hurricane amount to $158,496.

Chinese merchants in Mott. Pell and Dcyer streets contributed $S99 today. At Jamestown, N. today, Judge J. P.

Fisher, grand exalted ruler of the Grand lodge of Elks, authorized the Galveston lodge to draw on him for $1,000, and announced that he would appeal to the lodges for further assistance..