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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-11
SITUATION is CLEARING.


Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1o.-The imperial
eoict appointing Ii Hung Chang special
envoy with full and absolute authority 10
negotiate new treaties with any and AL
powers looks like a definite clearing up Of
the Chinese situation. Minister WI, who
presented the edict TO the State Depart
n ent, is pleased TO be again in communica-
ton with his government. He thinks the
trouble will soon be settled Referring TO
the edict Mr. WI said: The Emperor
signs all edicts issued by my government
end the signature OF other members OF the
government are not required. am conf
dent that the edict will prove absolutely
satisfactory to all CT the powers, as II gives
them a clear and open field i'm which to
operate. II is agreed that the powers may
treat with Earl Ii. anywhere. either in
Picking. Paris. or even London. and he has
the power TO decide the matter for good
and finally. He is given power to treat
with any or all powers. The edict satisfies
all objections and all desires. Indeed. st
goes even farther than is necessary I'm at
tempting to restore peace and harmony"
The return of Prince Ching 10 Peking Is
regarded as another favorable sign. It is
surprising that the Chinese government
declines TO return to Peking while that
city is occupied by the military forces OF
other governments. But until the gover7-
meit does return there or until the foreign
ministers go TO the government ether
diplomatic business than the negotiations
OF the new treaty can be entered into
Hence Minister Conger will probably re-
tire TO the cosat, whittier the Russian
legation is soon going. In short, Peking.
temporarily at least, has ceased 10 be the
capital OF the oldest empire in the world.
and is for the time no more than the mill-
tary camp OF the powers.
MAY WITHDRAW FROM PEKING.
The developments Of the day in the Chi
nese situation point TO speedy withdrawal
of the United States troops from China.
says the Associated Press. General chaffes
had added the weight Of his opinion 20 that
already entertained by many officials here.
1t probably is significant that the generals
statement on this point was given pub
ncity by the administration No ccnfrma-
ton is at hand here OF the report that
Great Britain and Germany have Joined IN
an agreement 10 remain together in Peking.
regardless OF the attitude OF the other pow
ers. Should this be trse. the fact doubt
less would hasten the rearward move
ment Of the American troops. for there fs =
firm determination to avoid becoming IN
volved In any clash between the powers.
such as might reasonably be expected to
follow the execution OF this reported Brit
ish-German programme. IL there have been
further responses TO the Russian note rela-
tive TO evacuation their purport cannor h
ascertained- This delay no longer inter-
feres with the execution Of the American
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WELCOMED TO SOMERSET.
Presidential Party Given a Hearty
Greetfng-Miss McKfnley's Presents.

SOMERSET, Pa, Sept. 10.-The President
and party arrived here over the B. & o.
road at $50 this evening 60 be present at
the wedding of Miss Mabel Mckinley. the
Presidents niece, and DR.. Hermanus Lud-
wig Baer. The presidential party was met
at the Somerset station by Mr.. and Mrs.
Abner Mckinley and DR.. Baer. the groom.
A shout went up from the assembled crowd
pearance on the platform of the rear coach
and descended the car steps. The President
and Mrs Mckinley bowed their acknowl-
edgments. President Mckinley looked to
be in unusually good health. It was an
nounced that the President would devote
his time TO absolute rest while here.
The trip from Washington to Somerset
was without special incident save for the
enthusiastic greeting given the President
at Cumberland. the home Of Senator George
l.. Wellington.
Short stops were made en- route at Han
cock, Meyersdale, lockwood and Martins
burg, where the President shook hands
with as many of the assembled crowds as
he could reach. President and Mrs Nc
Kinley and Mrs. Katherine Matthews were,
on their arrival. driven at once to Abner
McKinley's home.
Mrs McKiniey's present to the bride is
highly polished quartered oak chest with
silver mountings. filled with magnificent
tableware, including everything that Mr..
and Mrs Baer win need in the way of
spoons. forks. knives. carvers and of
pieces during their lives The plate on
top Of the chest bears the following in
scription: From Uncle William and
Aunt Ida. Sept u. 1900" Other present
received by the bride include a
generous supply of brilliant Jewels.
bewiidering assortment in silver
and cut-elass tableware, unique specimens
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quarantine warehouse-in fact. all build
ings but the quarantine station proper.
have been washed away. The jetty is not
visible and only portion of the fortifca-
tions can be seen. At Fort Crockett. in
the western portion OF the city, Battery c.
First Artillery. suffered greatly. Twenty
of the men were killed and a number in
jured. All the barracks, storehouses and
Captain Rafferty's residence were demol-
ished. Thirteen members of the battery
were at Fort San Jacinto CFort Point and
seven at the Bolivar Point fortifcations
on duty. They have no been heard from.
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Damage to Buildings, Shipping and Crops
May Reach Several Million Dollars.
Thousands of Homes Were Swept Away-Unknown
Number of Soldiers at Fort San Jacinto Lost
Many Thrilling Experiences.

HOUSTON, Tex, Sept. 1o.-
First reports of the appalling dis
aster which has stricken the city
of Galveston do not seem to have
been magnified. Communication
was had with the island city to-
day by boats, and reports received
here tonight indicate that the
death list will exceed 1,500. One
estimate, however, places the casu-
atty list at 500, while others run
up to 5000. The property loss
cannot be estimated at this writ
ing. The burial of the dead has
already begun.
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CONSERVATIVES STATEMENT.
Editor johnson Sums Up the Situation
for the Associated Press.

Editor johnson Sums Up the Situation
for the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Sept. 1O.-The following state
ment of the storm situation, addressed to
Colonel Charles S. Diehl. general manager
of the Associated Press, was received at
10 o'clock tonight from Houston, Tex:
up to the present time no full or ac-
curate details of the destructiveness of the
storm of Saturday have been received here,
owing TO the prostration of wires, destruc-
ton of every bridge, etc. The damage
in Houston from wind and water is COM
paratively light. One life was lost here
from falling wires. At Bayside resorts,
about twenty-five miles from Houston, the
houses were mostly all blown away and
five or six deaths known, while ff-
teen or twenty people, supposed to be
drowned, are yet missing.
"West and southwest from Houston for
fifty miles the country has been swept
reported. Big sugar plantations at Sar-
tartia and Sugarland were greatly injured
and the mills are in ruins. Cotton has
been widely injured. The losses on the
mainland in an area of more than fifty
miles square are considerably over a mil
lion, with probably a score of deaths.
Galveston is yet isolated. The bridges
from the mainland to the island are de-
stroyed and 1t may take month to prop
erly repair them. The boats available are
few so that until relief party and news
paper men get to the island this morning
or afternoon no one has been able to cross
since the storm. The Post correspondent
at Galveston made his way through the
storm yesterday while it was abating He
reached Houston last night From his hur-
ried view of the disaster yesterday CAL
weston appears to be one great wreck, and
conservative estimates Of dead from drown
ing run all the way from 400 TO 1,500. Water
was ten feet in parts of the island and
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Probably Exaggerated.

DALLAS, Tex, Sept. 10.-The
Houston & Texas Central Rail-
road officials. to-day received bull
letins from their general Offices in
Houston stating that the loss of
life in Galveston will reach three
thousand. The Missouri, Kansas
g. Texas relief forces near Calves
ton and along the coast, tele-
graphed at noon, said the loss Of
life will not be less than five thou
sand, and may reach ten thousand.
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FEW SOLDIERS SAVED.
But Fifteen Men of the Battery Sur.
vfved the Tidal Wave

WASHINGTON. Sept. 1O-The War De-
partment tonight received the following
dispatch from General McKibben, in CON-
mand of the Department of Texas:
"San Antonio. Tex. Sept. 1O.-Started on
first train tonight. Press reports re-
ceived here state that all of battery lost
but fifteen men; bofl officers lost
General Corbin tanks the telegram
means only fifteen men were saved. but
gives the dispatch exactly as received by
him.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex. Sept 1o-At mill
tary headquarters. Department of Texas.
the information is that of 120 men stationed
at Fort San Jacinto. Galveston, only fifteen
escaped. Further information is that the
captain in command is among the victims.
Lieutenant Colonel C. 8. Roberts, adjutant
general, Department of Texas, is In Calves
ton on a tour of inspection. 1t is not
known If he is among the small number at
the fort who escaped.
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Unknown Number Perished.

DALLAS. Tex, Sept. 10.-A special to
the News from Galveston, by the tug
Brunswick. TO Houston. describes the fury
of the storm and adds: cit is Impossible
at this time to give definite or reliable
estimate as to the loss of life and prop
erty. 1t is known. however. that the death
list will run into the hundreds. with other
hundreds Injured. and the property loss
will be several million dollars. A view from
the wharves discloses that all the barracks.
the United States engineer department,
storshouses. lighthouse. ufe-savins station,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-11
SPEECH BY SETH Low.


COLUMBUS. o.. Sept. 1o.-seth Low.
president of Columbia University. spoke
at the Board of Trade Auditorium tonight
The hall was literally packed with people
President w. o. Thompson, OF the Ohio
State University. presided and introduced
Mr.. Low The distinguished New Yorker
was warmly received and his address was
frequently interrupted by applause. Mr.
Low said In part:
'sOut Of the mary vital and far-reachinR
questions which the last four pears have
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MRS. j. r. CORRELL and family.
Francois" a well-known waiter, re-
ports the loss of twenty-five persons who
took refuge in his house, six of them men,
bers Of his family.
WALTER BELTS, prominent cotton
seed product broker, and wife.
B. Il. MASTERSON and family.
POLICE OFFICER CHARLES WOLFE.
POLICE OFFICER TovREA.
POLICE OFFICER RICHARDS.
FAMILY of Police Officer Rowan.
THE FAMILY OF POLICE OFFICER
BIRD.
RICHARD o. SWAIN.
CAPT. r. T.. PECK. city engineer. wife
and five child ZEN.
MRS. j. w. MUM, SR.
MRS. CHARLES WALTER and three
children.
MRS. BARRON.
EDWARD WEBSTER and two sisters.
MRS. ]. H. HARRIS.
MRS. REBECCA HARRIS.
BARNEY KELLY.
WILLIE KELLY.
BESSIE QUESTER.
MRS. HARRIS, colored
JOE SCHWARTZBACH
MRS. NJ. QUESTER, little son and
daughter.
]. +. ROLL, wife and four children.
JOE HUGHES.
MRS. KATIE EVANS and two dauehters
Kate and Fannie.
CHARLES SHERWOOD.
]. B. PALMER and baby
MIR. and MRS. GARY BURNETT and
MRS. BURNETT.
MRS. MOLLY PARKER.
MISS MATTE WOODWARD. 4rt
HARMON Pitt
MRS. PETER HAMBURG and four chill
dren.
- wOOLAM
MURRAY ROUDAUx.
LESSEE DAVIS.
MAMIE GUEST.
MIR. and MRS. JONES.
MRS. GORDON.
MRS. MAMIE SMITH.
JOSEPH LABBATT.
MRS. DORM.
JOHN H. GARNAUD. wife and two chill
dren.
MARY ANN WILSON and baby.
JOHN LYNCH.
- WALLACE and four children.
MRS. MONROE, colored. and three chill
dren
MRS. TAYLOR, colored.
MISS BESSIE CRAMER.
MRS. CHARLES SCHALER and four
children.
MRS. ABE GORDON and five children.
MISS MORDON.
MR.. AND MRS JONES and daughter.
MRS. A. BURROWS.
MISS ANNIE MCAULEY.
MR.. AND MRS. SHARP.
MISS ANNIE SHARP
WILLIAM OHARROW.
MIR. AND MRS. Schultz.
w. II. LISBONY.
PAUL DELAY.
Mr.. AND MRS. HARRY FOSTER and
three children.
MRS MARTIN and two babies.
VIOLET FREDERICKSON.
MRS. FREDERICKSON and baby.
MR.. AND MRS. WALTER FISHER.
SARAH SUMMERS.
MRS. SYLVESTER
MRS. CLAUDE FORDTRAN, of 1919 Tre-
mont street, found clinging to roof.
HENRY RIPLEY, son of H. s. Ripley,
body recovered.
WILLIAM FLASH and daughter, of
Twenty-fifth street and avenue Mrs.
Flash was saved.
An entire family living at Thirty-sixth
and or avenue, consisting of Angeline
Parker and grandchild, Tommy Lesker
Sullivan Parker and his wife, Lilly, and
their three children, Maize. Harne and
Alfred.
PATTI ROSA CORYELL-
MATTE LEA HAWKINS.
WALTER FISHER, wife and three chill
dren.
MRS. REBECCA HARRIS.
MR.. AND MRS. w. DAVENPORT and
three children.
MRS ]. B. TREADWELL and infant.
MRS. c. T. CLARK and infant.
MRS. A. LONGNECKER-
MRS. BEvERIDGE and two children.
MRS. GEORGE NJ. SCHROEDER and
four children.
The mother OF United States Deputy
Marshal Wood.
The home of Captain Peek was seen to
cverturn when the captain was In II and he
has not been seen since.
Thirteen were killed In one building on
Eighth and Broadway. Dominick Perret
Is the only one who is alive 10 tell the tale.
Among them were:
JOSEPHINE PERETTE.
JAMES WREN and six children.
MIKE REGAIN, wife and mother-in-law.
MRS. CLINE. wife Of DR.. I. ~. Cline.
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VICTIMS OF THE STORM.
Partial List of Those Who Perished in the
Disastrous Hurricane and Tidal Wave.

Wide Divergence in the Estimate of Casualties in Texas
the Outside Figures Running as High
Ten Thousand.
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MIR. MANLzY's STATEMENT.
Maine Stands by Mckinley, sound
Money, Prosperity and Expansion.

AUGUSTA. Me-. Sept 10.-Hon ]. H.
Manley, chairman of the Republican state
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CONTINUED ON SECOND PACED
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-12-07
A Lost Friend.

Ny friend he was, my friend from all the rest;
With childliAs faith he oped to me his breast;
No door was locked or altar, grave grief;
No weakness seilod, concealed no disbelief;
The hope the sorrow and the wrong bare,
And. ah, the shadow only showed the fair!
gave him love for love, but deep within
j magnifed each frailty into sin:
Each hill topped foible in the sunset glowed,
Obscuring wales where riyered virtues flowed.
Reproof became repruach till common grew
The captious word at every fault ! knew.
He smiled upon the censorship and bore
With patient love the touch that wounded sore,
Until at length. SO had my blindness grown,
He knew judged him by his faults alone.
Alone OF ali men, I, who knew him best,
Refused the gold TO take the dross for testl
Cold strangers honorcd for the worth they saw;
His friend forgot the diamond in the faw
At last it came-the day lie stood apart,
When from my eyes he proudly veiled his heart,
When caipng judgment and uncertain word
stern resentment in his bosom stirred,
When in his face read what had been
And with his vision saw what he had seen
Too late too latel Oh, could he then have known
When his love died, that mine had perfect grown
That when the veil wEs drawn abased, chastiscd
The censor stood. the lost one truly prized
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-12-07
Bellun.
Walt Whitman.

The word "bedam" is a corruption
of the word bethlehem" and originat-
ed as a synonym for chaos at the time
when the house Of Bethlehem, occu-
pied by a sisterhood of London, became
an insane asylum, The treatment OF
the insane in the early part of the six
teenth century was not well under
stood, and, according to the theories
then prevalent, it was necessary to
frighten the patient out Of his lunacy.
All sorts of awful expedients were re-
sorted to, among them surprise floors"
which slipped from under the feet;
surprise baths" and floggings at the
periods Of most severe illness; hence
the name "bedlam," the result of in
correct spelling, possibly, came easily
to stand for awful things.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-12-07
MUSCLE AND NOT FAT.
what Thin People Need to Round off the
Corners.

What thin folks need is flesh or mus
Gle, not fat.
10 be symmetrical and properly pro-
portioned, every person should have
certain amount of excess flesh, but to
be plump does not necessarily mean
to be fat.
Fat is undesirable; 1t clogs and re-
tards the action of the muscles, inter-
feres with the healthy action of the
heart, and lungs and when very ex-
cessive, predisposes to fatty degener-
alton of vital organs to say nothing of
the discomfort resulting from too
much adipose tissue.
Common sense would suggest that
IL one wishes to become fieshy and
plump the thing most needed would
be hesh-forming food, that Is, album
| nous food like eggs, beef, oatmeal etc.
The kinds Of foods which make flesh
are the food we have on our tables ev-
cry day; but the trouble is that our
stomachs, from weakness or derang-
ments of some kind do not properly
and promptly digest it.
Really, the principal reason so many
people remain thin is because their
stomachs do not properly and com
pletely digest and assimilate the flesh
forming beefstake and eggs we eat
every day.
There are thousands of such peo-
pie, and they are really dyspeptics al
though they may not suffer any par
ticular pain or Inconvenience from
their stomacbs.
If such persons and all thin people
would take after their meals some
simple and natural digestive, like
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets the food
would be quickly digested and the
proper degree of plumpness very
soon result because these tablets are
prepared exactly for that purpose
They digest every variety of fiesf
; forming food, which is the real reason
why they so quickly build up ant
strengthen thin, dyspeptlc men ant
, women.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets cure ev
cry form of indigestion on this com
mon sense plan, that they thorough!
digest the food and promptly Civ,
strength to every nerve and organ n
. the body, and the weakened stomach
n chance to rest and recover its ma
tural vigor. Nothing further is re
qured to cure any stomach trouble
q except cancer of the stomach. The!
make thin, dyspeptic people strong
plump and well.
4 This excellent preparation Is SOLE
80 cents for full sized treatment b!
l all druggists in United States, Cana
: ia and Great Britain.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-12-07
put up pole and take charge of the

put up a pole and take charge of the
flag"
$50 do II" shouts every man in the
crowd.
Then Squar Joslyn made speech,
He told how million men had died for
that flag; how its stars and bars had
made tyrants tremble; how young
nation had worshlped 1t and made al
the world respect it. He wound up after
ten mniis by offcrin to float 1t from
his hoss barn, but only Kisses and
groans follered. There was signs that
three or four patriots would soon be
punchin each others head when Lish
Billings strolled in in that careless way
of his. Deacon Spooner pounded and
ratified till he got order and then said:
81 want to hear from Lsh Billings
on this matter. Mebbc he can suggest
somethin. Lish, what place in Jericho
would you say the American flag ought
to float from"
How many stars are there on the
American flag" calmly asks Lish.
Nobody could tell.
"Well how many stripesf'
Nobody could tell.
"'Pcars to me-" said Llsh as he start
cd to wander out agin-" pears TO me
that as none of you can tell the differ
ence between the American flag and n
tablecloth you'd better hang up an old
army blanket most anywhere and let
1t go at that"
And at the end of five minits more
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-12-07
4 PATRIOTIC SUHEMl.
THE TOWN WAS IN FAVOR OF FLYNN
THE FLAG PsRPETUALLY.

Pap Perkins, PostmnAtcr of Jericho
Tells How Disxension Mnrred til,
Discussion of the Proposition ane
How the Project Ended.
copyright, 1900. by c. b. Lewis.l
1t was Enos Hopkins who got tn,
idea that Jericho should prove her pa
triotism to the world at large by dis
playin the American flag for seven
days n week. He got the idea one
Sunday mornin as he lay In bed, and
he hugged 1t to his soul and chuckled
over 1t for a week before he said any
thing to u livin soul. Everybody knew
by his actions that somethin was up,
but they couldn't figger out exactly
what it was. At length, when Sat
urday night came, and there was the
usual crowd at the postofiice, he shot
off his gun. He had his speech all pre-
pared. He told how the American flag
was first flung to the breeze-how
men cheered for liberty as they saw
tinent and brought happiness to mil.
lious. Men had fought cheerin for
that flag, and men had died blessln 1t.
He wanted it h'isted in Jericho at sun
rise every day in the year, and he
wanted children to cry for it and men
and women to venerate It, Monday
was wash day in Jericho and front
yards and back yards made n beautl.
full shown of sheets and shirts and
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-12-07
MORTGAGE
Was Burned Before
Their Eyes.
Central Presbyterian Church Free
From Debt.

When the members of the Central
Presbyterian church returned to their
homes Thursday night, 1t was with
the satisfaction that their church was
free from debt. They had attended a
meeting at the church during which
the S1,SOO mortgage had been burned.
. A large audience was present to wit
ness the interesting ceremony. De.
II. w. Hubert, pastor of the Old Stone
church in Cleveland was present and
had charge of the services. He an
nounced that the Board of Church
Erection of New York, had promised
to pay $1,000 upon receipt Of the as
surance that all local Indebtedness
had been cancelled. This had
been done and the church was
square with the world. A plate was
brought in and placed upon the plat
form. Upon this the mortgage was
placed. DR.. Hubert applied the
match and the last evidence of the
legal encumbrance died away. About
$40 were raised Thursday night to
defray local expenses of the church.
The trustees of the church reorgan-
lied and the following were elected
to the board: w. III. Anderson, five
years; G.. II. Miller, four years; ID.
II. Pritchard, three years; A. II. Hawn
two years, and Herbert Schuman, one
year.
After all of the business had been
disposed of. the ladies of the church
served splendid luncheon.
The Democrat has been requested tc
publish the following:
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-12-07
A PORTER'S MISTAKE.
The story OF n Lndy's Frizzes and aI
ActOr's .tRRe.

Actors itHRe.
As the porter passed through the car
she ,called him aside. There was
whisper and CLEAN of silver.
Nov, remember they are in the yell
low satchel."
"Cyan't miss dem, ma'am."
you won't let any one see youy"
"No, ma am"
'"The major is sitting in that car"
''Ile won't see me, ma'am."
"Well. here is the key"
The porter took the key and passed
through TO the next car.
"Gucss dis am it," he said slipping
the thin key in the lock of yellow
cl and pulled out a bunch of hair. Then
he relockcd the satchel.
''Heah's yo' frizzes, ma'amw
Don't speak so loud"
"Anythlng else, ma'amW
"That's all, believe. just have n
minute to put these on before dinner"
The porter reached the platform In
time to meet an irate tragcdan.
mot step" he thundered In tones
that almost lifted the porters cap.
"What have you done with my whisk-
ers, boyy"
"Your whiskers, sah?"
"Yes; my false beard. The passen-
gers say you opened my satchel with n
skeleton key. Where are those whisk-
ers?"
LAWS" muttered the port~r "Ah
went In dc wrong satchel"
Just then lady passed toward the
dining car
"Dah's yo' whiskers, sah," grinned
the porter, ION top oh dat lady's haid"
Chicago News.