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men. The officers and their families
were all saved Three members of the
hospital corps lost. Names will be sent
as soon as possible. Loss of life on the
island is possibly more than one thous-
and. All bridges are gone. water works
destroyed and all telegraph lines are
down. Col. Roberts was in the city and
made every effort to get kilograms
through; the city is under control or
committee of safety and is perfectly
quiet. Every article of equipment or
property pertaining to battery O was
lost. Not a record of any kind is lett.
The men saved have nothing but the
clothing on their persons. Nearly all
are without shoes or clothing other
than their shirts and trousers. Cloth
ing necessary has been purchased and
temporary arrangements made for food
and shelter. There are probably five
thousand citizens homeless and abso-
lutely destitute, who must be clothed.
sheltered and fed. Have ordered
twenty thousand rations and tents for
one thousand from Sam Houston.
Have wired commissary general to ship
thirty thousand rations by express.
Lieut.. Perry will make his way back
TO Houston and send this telegram.
"MK1BBIN."
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ALL IN FULL OPERATION.

WILkESBARRE, Pa, September b.
All the collieries of this region are in OPP
Grafton to-day with practically full forces.
Heads of the big companies say they be-
lieve but small portion of the men will
strike. Officials of the Susquehanna Com
pany, which employs 5000 workers, ex-
press the opinion that the men will strike
as they are thoroughly organized.
Many of the companies are polling their
men on the question of striking, and affi-
Gals of the Bliss Colliery of the Della
ware. Lackawanna & Western coal COM
pany are of the opinion that the entire
force of 1000 men will stop work
AT the meeting of the local assemblies
of the United Mine Workers this after
noon and evening President Mitchell's or
der will be read to the members. All
union men will be expected to take their
tools out of the mines on Saturday. The
operators profess confidence that not more
than twenty per cent. of the men en-
ployed by the Pennsylvania coal company
at Pittston and vicinity will go out, and
the officials of the company say they have
already received many applications from
men who want work
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STRIKE ALREADY ON.

SCRANTON, Pa, September 10
The strike of the anthracite miners of
he Lackawanna Valley is now prac-
Ideally on, for every mine that is work.
ing to-day is running short handed.
The Dodge and the Bellevue collieries
Of the Lackawanna Company were en-
hfely shut down. The Manville colliery
worked only a portion of the day and
ali through the upper valley there was
almost a complete stoppage excepting
that the men obeyed the order of Ma
tional Committeeman Dllcher and Pres
ldent Nichols. of this district, to clean
up their places and remove their tools.
Tonight every local union in the re-
gion is directed to meet in special SEES
SIGN and they will without doubt decide
to quit work tomorrow
1t Is expected that not a mine will
operate tomorrow anywhere between
Forest City and Shickshinny, and the
same is expected of the other dis
tricts. The United Mine Workers Off
GERS here deprecate all stoppages in
advance. They want the order prop
erly carried out. but will not restrain
the men from immediate action.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-09-14

WASHINGTON, September 13-The
Chinese government has made swift an
swer to the latest communication from
the State Department relative to the
recognition of Ii Hung Chang as an
envoy competent to negotiate peace
settlement. There never has been any
doubt here as to the sufficiency of Lii S
credentials as plenipotentiary, but the
effort of the State Department has been
to cause him to use any extraordinary
powers he might have for the protection
of American life and property in China
pending final settlement. 1t has sue
ceeded in attaining this object as is in
dictated in the response from Ii Hung
Chang. The department asked Ii with
out further delay to give assurance that
the life and property of Americans will
henceforth be respected throughout the
Chinese empire"
The viceroy has given the assurance
asked for. His word came in the shape
of cable despatch to Minister WI,
dated yesterday at Shanghai. Sr. WI
called at the State Department this
morning and presented this answer to
Dr. Hill. He, in turn, sent it forward
to the President. 1t will be for the lat
ter TO decide whether Lis assurance is
sufficient to meet the needs of the case.
1t is believed that if the powers can
get together themselves and through
commissioners, arrange for certain
common bases of compensation for GER
tain classes of outrages, good progress
can be made toward final settlement.
However, if the attempt to secure unity
of action in this direction is no more
successful than that directed to the
evacuation of Pekin, the United States
government will look to its own inter-
ests and, appointing its own commits
sioners, proceed to deal directly with
the Chinese commissioners.
1t is believed here that Ii Hung
Chang already has been advised by
Prince Ching of the urgent necessity
for his attendance in Pekin to initiate
the negotiations, hence his ANNOUNCED
intention to sail tomorrow from
Shanghai for the capital.
1t was stated at the War Department
this morning that no further orders
had gone forward to General Chaffee
touching a withdrawal. He is ready,
however, and waits but the word from
Washington to begin his march sea-
ward.
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WILL CLOSE ALL MINES.

SHAMOKIN. Pa, September 10
There was a great stir among the min
ers and mine workers to-day because of
President Mitchell's strike order. Those
who were in favor of obeying the COM
mand enthusiastically applauded his
action while others kept silent beyond
declaring that they would cease work
rather than be called hard names. A
careful canvass indicates that despite
the claim OF the operators that enough
men will report for work to keep the
cqllieries in operation after next Mon
day, all between Traverton and Mount
Carmel, employing over $4,000 men. will
be idle before seven days have elapsed.
John Fahey, president of the Ninth
United Mine Workers district. said to-
day that instead of the executive board
holding meeting on Friday to act on
President Mitchell's order, the borad
will assemble tonight and adopt an
important proclamation to be issued for
the guidance of the strikers during the
impending struggle.
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NEW YORK, September lS.--No au-
thoritative information can be had In
Wall street of negotiations for placing
a German government loan In New
York, but the report finds general cred
ence on account of tacit admission that
the German government Is seeking and
Will likely succeed in borrowing S25.-
100000 from New York, Chicago and
milwaukee lenders for which certainly
a part is to be paid for by gold ship
ments. II is evident that desire to
replenish the German stock OF gold il
the motive of direct negotiation with
American bankers by the German au-
thorities, as II was of the British au-
thorities in the allotment of over half
OF the latest issue of British exchequer
bonds with New York bankers. The
operations are closely analogous to
that of the United States government
several years ago when the placing OF
a bona issue was made conditional for
imports of gold.
Bankers aud brokers in Wall street
assert that there is large demand at
present in this country for foreign Sc
curities. One firm states that It has
paced s5.OOo,O00 OF foreign government
securities among domestic investors in
the last twelve months. High grade
domestic securities are held at a price
tnat makes the yearly return inslgniii-
can't and the high money rates abroad
keep even government bonds there at
a price low enough to make the return
attractive to American investors. In
the event of a reversal of the trade bal
ance and the relative level of money
rates, these securities would find their
way back to Europe in the adjustment.
as American securities have come home
in the present conditions.
1t was semi-otIicially stated at the
Office of Kuhn, Loeb & Co. that with ono
or two other banking houses. they
would form syndicate 10 float the new
German loan. They viii be aided bv
the agents OF tho Dcukche Bank Of Ber~
lin and New York The Official an
nouncement will probably be issued to-
morrow
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THE NEXT TWO WEEKS.

VALPARAISO, Ind, September ID
William ]. Bryan left Chicago early
this morning for Fort Wayne, where
he spoke this afternoon. From Fort
Wayne he goes to Toledo, and thence
early tomorrow morning to Columbus,
o. He does not speak at Toledo, but
he will deliver an address at Columbus
in the afternoon of Friday. From
Columbus he proceeds to St. Louis,
leaving Columbus at one o'clock Satur-
day morning. He will deliver speech
on trusts before the travelling men at
st. Louis Saturday night, but before
crossing the Mississippi will make
speech at East ST. Louis Saturday after
noon. Sunday night Mr.. Bryan will
cross the State of Missouri for a brief
tour through southeastern Kansas. He
goes first to Galena, Kans., speaking
there Monday afternoon, and at Pitts
burg, Fort Scott and Armourdale, a
speech being made at the former place
in the forenoon, and another at the
latter place in the afternoon. From
Armourdale he will go to Kansas City,
speaking there Tuesday evening.
Leayenworth, Atchison and st. Joseph
will be covered in turn Wednesday.
From st. Joseph Mr.. Bryan will go to
his home in Lincoln, where he will re-
main for a week except for brief time
spent in excursions to different points
in Nebraska.
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NON-UNION MEN A FACTOR.

HAZLETON, Pa, September 10
Some of the collieries here were short
handed to-day, but all were in opera
ton. A few members of the union
had remained at home to-day, believing
that the order was to take effect at
once. No one is in position to say just
how many will quit when the time
comes. The United Mine Workers will
strike to man, but there are many
miners who have refrained from join
ing and their action is problematical
Undoubtedly many of them will strike.
Organizers are working among them
day and night
Merchants are preparing to protect
themselves Many families have or
dered flour to last for several months,
but merchants refuse to deliver more
than few dollars worth of goods on
credit to people whose sole dependence
Is in the mines.
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SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS.

Special TO the Register
CHARLES TOWN, w. Va, Septems
Der BIN the Supreme Court OF Ap-
peals to-day the following business
was transacted:
Charles E. Wells. ct al, against H.
L. Smith ct al, from Wetzel county.
continued.
South Penn Oil Company against
Mary A. Edgell, ct al. from Peasants
county, submitted.
Jonn W. Roberts against Elizabeth
b. Tsvenner. ct al. from Wood coun-
ty, argued and submitted.
Shingulff. Johns & Co. against CATH
err & Sturm. ct al, from Calhoun coun-
ty. submitted.
Thomas b. Harness, 81 al, against
Eastern Oil Company. ct al, from
Peasants county, partsy argued.
j. C. Orrick &c Son Co. against II
A. Ridgeway. and others. and Virginia
Moss against II. A. Ridgeway, and
others, from Tucker county. dismissed.
r. l.. Bushong, w ID. Pedigo aud ..
NJ. Musgrove were admitted to proc
tice in the court.
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The GREAT COAL STRIKE
IS ALREADY UNDER WAY.
SOME OF THE MINES, BUT IT
WILL NOT DE GENERAL TILL
MONDAY.
THE REV. FATHER PHILLIPS
BELIEVES THE OPERATORS WILL
WIN, THOUGH ALL HIS SYM
PATHIES
Arc with the Miners-A Long and
Bitter Struggle Predicted-Strike
Leaders Offers to Furnish Sheriff
With Men to Maintain Order.

HAZLETON, Pa, September 13.-Na-
tional Committeeman James, who is
directing preparations for the strike,
called on Sheriff Harvey, of Luzerne
county, to-day, and offered in the event
OF the swearing in OF deputy sheriffs to
furnish any number Of men up to 5000
who would guard public property
against injury and the law-abiding ele-
ment of the county against any law
lessness. He assured the sheriff that
he and the officials of the United Mine
Workers Association were as anxious
as any peaceable citizen could possibly
be to preserve order. In making the
offer, he said that the acceptance of the
assistance offered would not cost the
county or State one penny. The sheriff
expressed himself as pleased with this
evidence of the strikers purpose to
frown down any attempt at violence.
In statement issued this afternoon
by Rev. Father Phillips, who has been
endeavoring to bring about meeting
between the operators and the mine
workers, he says that long, hard
struggle is ahead, but that it is his
opinion that the strike will ultimately
mean defeat for the miners, because Of
the determination of The operators to
fight the union to the bitter end.
Father Phillips says he deeply SYM
pathizes with the miners in their eff
forts.
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ENTHUSIASTIC RECEPTION.

FORT WAYNE, Ind, September 10
The people of Fort Wayne turned out in
large numbers to welcome Mr.. Bryan. He
arrived here at 1870 to-day and was es-
eorted to the residence of State Senator
Bell. The route of the procession lay
through the principal streets of the city,
which were lined with people anxious to
greet the candidate. The city is at pres
ent entertaining the Union Veteran Lee
gion and is in holiday attire. The houses
are covered with bunting and many i'm
mense banners swing to the breeze across
many streets. Mr.. Bryan's speech was
made TO the veterans at Lawton Park.
named in honor of Gen. Lawton, whose
home was in this city.
On the way here Mr.. Bryan was greeted
by crowds at Warsaw, Pierceton and Col
umbia City. At Arcola a gentleman who
boarded the train said that in one town
ship in that vicinity there were fourteen
young men who would cast their votes for
the first time next November and that of
this number thirteen would vote for
Bryan.
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AMERICANS IN PARIS
Make Donations to the Texas safer
ers-Fifty Thousand Francs Rails

Make Donations to the Texas Suffer-
ers-Fifty Thousand Francs Rails
ed.
PARIS, September 1S.-A meeting -
Americans resident and transient in
Paris was held at the Chamber OF Com
merce to-day for the purpose of devils
ing a method for raising funds to as
sist the sufferers at Galveston. The
United States ambassador, General Hor-
ace Porter, was elected president; Gen.
Munroe, the banker, was made treas
urer and Francis KimDall was appoint
ed secretary. Resolutions of sympathy
with the people of Galveston were
adopted and subscription list was
opened with the result that inside of
fifteen minutes fifty thousand francs
were donated.
A committee of seven was appointed
to carry out the plans of the meeting,
which included canvassing the Amer
lean colony here.
The French papers have also opened
subscription lists, many Frenchmen
having expressed a desire to subscribe.
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Reports to Adiutant General Corbin
on the Galveston Horror.


WASHINGTON, September 13-The
War Department has received the fol-
lowing telegram from Gen. Mckibben.
who was sent to Galveston to report on
conditions there:
HOUSTON. Tex. Sept. IL. 1900.
"Adjutant General. Washington
Arrived at Galveston at p. m,
having been ferTied across bay in a
yawl boat 1t is impossible to ade-
quately describe the condition existing
The storm began about a. m. on Sat
urday and continued with constantly
increasing violence until after mid
night. The island was inundated; the
height of the tide was from eleven to
thirteen feet The wind was cyclone.
With few exceptions. every building in
the city is injured Hundreds are en-
tirely destroyed. All the Notifications
except the rapid fire battery at San
Jacinto are practically destroyed AT
San Jacinto every building except the
quarantine station has been swept
away.
Battery o. First artillery, lost Is
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MONEY POURING IN
For the Relief of Flood sufferers.
Train Loads of Provisions speed
ing Toward the Stricken City.

ihS aoHafu the stricken lily.
HOUSTON, September 13-lFrom all
parts of the United States and some
portions of England many thousand OF
dollars are pouring into this city for
the relief of Texas destitute storm suf-
ferers. Train loads OF provisions and
clothing are also hurrying toward
Houston and Galveston and those of
the refugees who have arrived here
are being made as comfortable as pos
sible. Estimates of the number of dead
still vary. Mayor Jones, OF Calves
ton maintaining his opinion that the
number will be no less than 5000.
Property losses are mounting higher
as details arrive and some estimates
for the city of Galveston reach as high
as twenty million dollars There are
$4,000 homeless in that city to be taken
care OF. and it is a question whether
Galveston can or will be rebuilt. There
seems TO be a disposition on the part
OF the leading citizens, however. to
start resolutely where the storm left
off and raise a new city from the ruins
of the Old
Troops are patrolling the streets and
looting has almost ceased. Several adj
ditional cases have been reported where
vandals have been shot down while
robbing the dead but the troops are
rapidly gaining control of the lawless
element
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Russia VIII Leave.

ST. PETERSBURG, September 13.-
The Russian government adheres firmly
to its proposal to evacuate Pekin and
continues TO cherish the hope that Ger
many will end by agreeing to it and
thus induce Great Britain to follow 1t
is explained, however. that Russia rec
ognizes the impossibility of the allies
leaving Pekin unless the Chinese gov
aernment Immediately enters so that
there should not be an interval with
out government Russia cannot there
fore move before the termination of the
negotiations now begun for guarantee
ing order in Pekin by the installation
of a government Immediately after the
evacuation
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FORT WAYNE, Ind, September 3D.
The people of this city to-day ded1-
Gated to the memory of Henry W. Law
ton, a monument crowned by a cannon
captured by him and christened the
principal city park in honor OF the
dead hero. The ceremony occurred
under the auspices of the Union Vet
eran Legion, and Col. W. J. Bryan was
the principal orator of the occasion.
His address was non partisan.
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ATKINSON At WEST UNION.

Special TO the Register
WEST UNION. w. Va. septeoabas
13.-After the Ioudest kind Of beating
OF drum and blowing Of truDpets. Gov.
G. w. Atkinson addressed motley
gathering here yesterday Of probably
two hundred people ali told. In OPEN
ing. he declared the paramount Issue
to be patriotism. and said they bur-
led silver so deep In SO that yon could
Mt find It with a pick-axe, and then
contradicted himself BY saying In clos
ing. that say what the Democrats
would. silver vas the issue, and that
ii Is simply the came old fight over
again. There was lIfxle enthusiasm.
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WENT FROM NEW YORK.

The Alleged Anarchist Arrested in
Spain Was Scared Out of This
Country.
MADRID, September 13.-The Swiss
who arrived at San Sebastian yesterday
charged with plotting to assassinate an
European monarch is named Walter
He is 80 years Of age and was born near
Lausanne. His departure from New
York about three weeks ago was due
to the police searches in anarchist CEN
tiers in consequence of the assassination
of King Humbert of I,aly. Walter in
tended to sail for Havre, but the close
inspection of the French line steamers
made him change his mind. "A number
Of newspaper cuttings, referring to the
movements of political personages were
found in his trun, including references
to President Loubet's arrangements at
Rambouillet. The sum of 500 francs
and a poinard were found on the pris-
oner.
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NEWS FROM THE ORIENT.

VANCOUVER. 3. G., September I5-Ths
steamer Tartar, from Yokohama. brings
several missionaries ordered homo By
their religious superiors. but none from
the disturbed districts.
Head hunting in Forinosa by the aborsg-
ines stin continues On August q. 90 abb
origines at Tsfkakan went out on d haaa
hunting expedition, killing a number o.
Japanese officials
On August a a shaft or copper mine
collapsed at HIgashi Japan. killing thir-
teen miners and injuring %. and on ths
following day fourteen miners we're killed
in the Usahio mines.
Count Higasflikuzo Is to be appointed
president Of the Mikado's privy council, in
succession to the late Count Koruda-
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MAYOR JONES OF TOLEDO
VIII support Bryan, But He Refuses
to Run for Congress-

TOLEDO, O., September 13.-Mayor
Jones to-day in a card to the public
declines to stand as a candidate for
Congress in the Toledo district. Petit
tons have been circulated and it was
the intention of the Democrats to en-
dorse his CANDIDACY. In his card, Mr.
Jones says the demand for him is not
sufficient to make it duty to become
a candidate and that he will decline TO
serve as such.
He opposes the policy of President
Mckinley, declares against Imperialism
and militarism, is opposed to the ad
ministration policy in the Philippines
and declares it to be his intention to
vote for Bryan although he will not
become Democrat or member of any
n9rtV
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NoN-UNIoN MEN WILL STRIKE,

SHAMOKIN, Pa, September 13.-Re-
ports from all collieries in the local re-
gion show that not over one hunderd
men have ceased work Those who
quit say they would not lay in lot of
new mine supplies in the face of a
strike.
The strike will be generally observed
by the miners in Dauphin county. The
mines are located in the vicinity of
Lykens and Williamstown, and employ
about 1900 men OF theseH1 % live at
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Quarters for Russians.

ST. PETERSBURG, September 49,
The Novoe Vremya says quarters have
already been secured ct Tien Tsin for
the Russian troops leaving Pekin. The
paper adds that some detachments will
march to Taku. and remain there, but
the majority win return TO Port Arthur
or Talien Wan for the winter.
A despatch from Saratov says that the
despatch of batteries of artillery and
the purchase of horses for the use Of
the Russian army in the far east have
been countermanded.
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.CH|NA'S ANSWER CANE SOON |
Ii HUNG CHANG GIVES ASSURANCES
THAT HE WILL PROTECT
AMERICAN INTERESTS,

And the United States Government
Locks Upon These Assurances as
Suffcient-If the Powers Can Now
Get Together on a Basis for Nego-
tiations, Little Stands in the Way
of Progress Towards Final Set
Element - Otherwise, the United
States May Prepare to Negotiate
independently.
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REACHED NEWFOUNDLAND.
The Texas Hurricane Doing Serious
Damage in the North.

ST. JOHNS, N. F., September 10
The Texas hurricane reached here last
night and is raging with full fury this
evening. 1t has swept the coast wreck
ing many fishing places. Numerous
schooners have been driven ashore near
St. Johns, and the telegraph wires in
remote localities are down. 1t is not
known how much damage has been
done at distant points, but it is believed
the storm must have worked havoc
among the fishing vessels on the Grand
Banks, as the wind has blown from
every quarter of the compass within the
last twenty-four hours.