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The St. Louis Republic., 1900-09-14
WENT THROUGH 1T IN SAFETY.
Two st. Louis Pullman Conductors
Were In the Storm.

Almond T. Alphonse Of No. 1915 Warren
street and Adelbert Beecher of No. 1881
Cook avenue, Pullman conductors on the
Missouri. Kansas and Texas Railroad, re-
turned to their homes yesterday from Gal
weston, Tex. where they passed through
the storm In safety. Their return was a
great relief to their families, who at first
were unable to obtain any information re-
garding them.
Both were guests of the Trement House
at Galveston. and watched the development
OF the storm from Saturday morning. Ac-
cording to Mr.. Beechers account Of the dis
aster. the signs Of the approaching storm
were evident at an early hour Saturday on
account Of the dark skies and the high
waves In the bay.
At II o'clock In the morning OF the fatal
day the weves had increased In size and
the water on the beach rose steadily in
height By o'clock In the afternoon the
water had risen three feet. and as Calves
ton Is only four feet above the water, some
little alarm was lett There was not the
slightest premonit!on Of what was actually
coming, according to Mr. Beecher.
At o'ciock the water had risen through
all the streets Of the city. and the wind
had risen to probably eighty miles an
hour. At O'clock the wind burst upon
the city In all Its fury, and the gale rose
to LIS mfles an hour. Many persons who
were unable TO get home. crowded into the
lobby Of the fremont House. and almost at
the same time this wa.er- In the corridors
began to rise, and soon was three feet
The The gas and electric light. of the hotel
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-09-14
POPULAR STATIONERY.
Name Rather Than Quality Often
Recommends Writing Paper.

There have been some great changes in
the stationery trade within the last few
years Formerly q stationer's stock was
limited to a few varieties OF paper, most
of which was fat and was accompanied
by plain envelopes. Now an almost end
less array composes It. So numerous have
varieties become that comparatively few
retail dealers pretend to keep anything but
staple goods. depending upon wholesale
houses TO supply any special demand which
may arise. II Is not easy to trace the infiu-
ences which have contributed to the make
up Of some particular style OF stationery,
saws the New York Evening Post. But the
''khaki," which is having a rather remark
able sale In the West, is copied in color and
texture from the uniforms which have been
adopted for the armies of two nations.
The paper was not wanted at first. Trav-
cling men refused to take II out. and when
forced by the manufacturer to put samples
In their cases would not show It. But the
manufacturers advertised II, and to-day 1t
is considered staple article. 1t IS the
name. dealers say. which sells it. as the
color fs dirty brown and the quality is
nothing extraordinary. Precisely the same
colored stock was brought out some years
ago under another name, but II had not
the prestige OF military splendor to carry It
and sales were small.
There are probably 1000 persons employed
s yapers Yhs Does no, neSe ser the
hands at the mills where the paper is
made. Il Is shipped to the factories in the
goods. There are a number Of large firms
outside the city which make a speciality
Of their papeter.es. and entire factories,
employing hundreds OF hands each, are
busy making them all the time. The de-
mand this year has already outrun the
supply. notwithstanding the army at work
and the constantly increasing facilities for
ma nufacture.
The designation Of sizes is a curious sys-
tenn which has little meaning to any one
outside OF the business. Instead Of num-
berirg them. the names Of prominent peo-
pie have been selected 1nus G store Is
'"-' e-s',od -aoAr Viot1-is is sr,aller
ard ClaIl.e NJ ldred. ard such names are
use1 de ig als o-cin:.ry sizes IT all
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-09-14
MAN NEVER WITHOUT BEER.
Centuries Before Christ Beverage
Was Brewed From Barley,

When the Romans first invaded Germany
they found that the beverage OF the people
was a liquor produced from barley. But
that was at a time comparatively modern.
From the earliest times and I'm every cline
man has had resort 10 some stimulating 3
and eXhilarating beverages prepared by fer
mentIpg the juices or extracts from fruits.
grain OF plants. II is said that Osiris as
extracting the Juice from barley and fer
TO brew and ferment from the Egyptians,
who, 800 Il. -, had established a number of
manufactures at Peiusiun on the Nile.
AeHophun, geo 3. C., refers TO fermented
drink from barley. and II is alluded to by
Aristotle Strabo and others under the
name OF zythos. Piiny mentions a kind Of
beer called ''cereyis.a," and Eunemenes IN
\. ID. E}5 says that Britain produced sncli
an abundance OF corn that II was sufficient
to supply not only bread, but liquid COM
parable with wine. In the Seventh Cen
tury beer had become so general bever-
age In England that Ina, King OF Wessex.
levied tax to be paid In ale, and early
IN the Fifteenth Century a brewers COM
pany was formed in London. Up TO the
Sixteenth Century English beer was very
poor only favored with broom, bay beT-
ries or Ivy berries, but IN 1872 the cuitiva-
ton OF the hop plant was begun in Eng
land, and from that time a great change
was made in the Quality o.: the beer manu-
factured. In 1910 the first brewery was es-
tablished at Burton-On-Trent. and by the
end OF the Seventeenth Century beer had
become the national drink.
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-09-14
His Strength of One Hundred
thousand Votes in Ohio
thrown to Democracy.
OUTLINES STRONG REASONS.
Stands Against War and Re.
venge-Why He Is OPP
posed to imperialism.
RIPTFIIc SPECIAL

RI PIT IIIc SPECIAL
Toledo. o.. Sept. 13.-Afayor Samuel Jones
os this city, who ran as an independent can
didate in the last State election and polled
10000 votes for the gOvarnorship, has come
out 70! Bryan and Stevenson. In a state
ment issued to-day declining a congressiOn-
al nomination at the hands of the Repub-
licans. Mayor Jones says:
when ! enter the booth 10 administer the
sacrament of my ballot shall use my best
endeavor 10 record my conscience In favor
of equality and against war-in favor OF
love and reason, rather than war and
revenge-aud l shall vote for VIM. ]. Bryan
as the best way that know OF giving ex-
preston 10 these sentiments, believing him
TO be the candidate VINO most nearly repre-
sents not the high ideals OF few great
souls. who have a clear vision of the per-
fected social state but who does stand for
what Il best in the public conscience Of
America to-day"
Continuing his statement, Mr.. Jones says
II believe that imperialism Is the logical
sequence OF militarisEnn and partyism. and
this i;l-gotten trio IL the legitimate fruit Of
the spirit of bOsslsm that has been so DOM
inant in our political history during the
. past twenty-five years and all these tpar-
tyisrn, bossssm, nilitarism and imperial
ism) are a fatfooted denial OF the principle
OF equality and an assertion of the right
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-09-14
GREAT LAKES SHIPPING.
More New Vessels Launched There
Than on the Seacoast.

The announcement that the shipbu!lders
on the great lakes have under contract
vessels with an aggregate carrying capac ty
OF 100000 tons will give some idea Of the
boom In the internal commerce of the coun-
try One company launched twenty-three
vessels with an aggregate capacity OF 1900
tons last winter. Last year vessels with q
total tonnage Of Sl2.2lS were launched on
the great lakes, while the capacity OF the
new vessels built on the seacoast and on
the rivers was but 7SS,i0S. The commerce
of the lakes has doubled In the past five
years. II is so large that It does not suf
fer in comparison with the commerce Of
the Pacific Ocean, says the Brooklyn
Eagle. The capacity OF the vessels which
passed through the Sault Salnte Marie Ca
nal In 1899 was q, ,Q1o 001 tons, or about -
OJ.01 tons greater than the capacity of the
vessels which entered and left the port of
New York. II was two and one-half times
as great as that which passed through the
Suez Canal. and the number of vessels was
i've times as great The cargoes carried
by the ships passing through this canal
were valued at O,Oo0, and the owners
OF the vessels received SIS. 100000 in freight
charges. And the boom in the business OF
the lakes has only just begun. There Is
sun room In the country tributary to them
for millions of people, and the earth will
yield ten times as much as Is got from il
to-day. And no man dare prophesy what
The factories that will be built In the lake
region viii produce In the next ten years.
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-09-14

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
New Orleans La. Sept 13.-A second bur
ricans struck the Gulf coast to-day. COMING e
from the direction OF Texas and extending
far as Pensacola.
Port EadS at the mouth OF the Mlissis~
sippi, seemed to be about It's center. The
wind reached forty-eight miles an hour at
seventy miles at Pensacola, but very little
harm was done.
Most Of the points in its range, however
are cut of from Communication with New
Orleans BY the destruction OF the telerhons
and telegraph wires. and all the details are
not In yet. The points which csn be
reached say that they suffered no loss The
telegraph to Port Esds Is down again for
the second time this week Vessels there
were warned not TO put to sea
On the Mississippi Gull Coast trees and
summer houses were blown down and two
schooners stranded
The Louisvi!is and Nashville Railroad
suffered some injuries from the blow and
sent out two wrecking trains
Several loaded freight cars were blown
from their tracks st Lookout by tbs VIC
lence of the wind
Mobile. Ala, Sept la strong gale has
been blowing here since morning The ve-
iccity reached thirty-fye miles the lowest
barometer reading Q. IS The river fs high
and there Is some apprehension hat It's
wharves and Front street may be flooded
tonight No damage has been reported
The storm developed from she south and
was unexpected by the Weather Bureau.
One hundred families Oh the eastern shore
opposite Mobile are cut of from boat or
wire communication. and relatives here are
anxious There are reports Of q siXty-n!is
wind on the coast but the wires are down
and this cannot be verified.
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-09-14
HISTORIC NEW YORK HOUSES.
Two Mansions Around Which
There Lingers an Air of Gloom.

There is a sign. ITO Lease or For Bale"
on the white marble house On the corner
Of Fifth avenue and Thirty-fourth street
which was built and occupied by A. 7.
Stewart, and there is a similar sign on the
brown stone house three doors west OF this,
No. West Th,rty-fourth street, which WIS
the residence of Stewards confidant Henry
Hilton. The marble palace was occupied
for q few years by the Manhattan Club,
but IL proved unfortunate for them. and
expensive quarters down In Madison
square Stewards house ruined the man
who built II, for he erred In his calcua-
tions. by contracting at too low a figure,
but he was kept to the strict letter OF his
bond. all appeals to the millionaire owner
for mercy being in vain Neither Of these
two houses calls I'D particularly pleasant
reCollections. There was not much inore
life IN them when they were occupied by
their owners than there is to-day. with the
valuable art works, but these Were sells
seen by any but their owners. Stewards
collection was rich. Among other nota BILE
works II included Rosa Bonheur's Horse
these paintings now hang in the Metropoli-
tan Museum of Art. Years ago, when New
Years calls were still In vogue. Mrs.
Stewart followed the fashion and threw
not remember hearing of any other recep-
tions being held there or any dinners on en-
tertainments being given. Prior TO the
building of the marble house Mr.. Stewart
occupied as a residence the brown stone
house opposite-northeast corner Fifth ave-
nue. and Thirtyfourth street, now tie
knoedler Art Gallery. The Hilton resi-
dence was also very quiet one; the Judge
was rarely seen IN New York society. bis
later years were embittered. not without
chagrined at the utter failure which ne
made In handling the Stewart properties.
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-09-14
RUSSIA SAID TO HAVE
SENT AN UlTlMATUM.
German News Agency Says Lii Hung Chang Refuses Cars
Demands-Nceroy of Nankn Preparing
to Fight Germany.

Berlin, Sept. 1.-THE News Bureau. sent
to China by the German Fleet Society,
cables from Shanghai that 1t has received
the following telegram from the Russian
Government:
THE Russian Government makes the fol-
lowing ultimatum:
THE Emperor OF China shall resume the
Tuan. the Boxer leader. arrested and pun
!shed, and shall exclude the Empress from
any influence upon the Government
LII Hung Chanx has declared that all
these demands are unacceptable. except the
first. and has abandoned his proposed de-
parture for the North"
The Lokal AnZeiger has received the fol-
lowing from its Shanghai correspondent:
1T Is announced from Nankin that the
viceroys apprehend action from Germany.
The Taotai OF Nankin has ordered 5000 men
mustered into service. and the same num-
Der recruited among the salt snugglers.
whose chief has been appointed commander
Of thirty war junks.
"The German-protected cruiser Seeadler
passed Nankln. with her decks cleared for
action.
LII Hung Chang has abandoned the peace
negotiations because Prince Tuan is on
posed to :hern. The Mandarins recognize
only Prince Tuan's authority. fearing his
vengeance.
General Yung Lu Is at Ta-Tung-FNu with
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-09-14

are all expected to report tomorrow and
Saturday At some of the Delaware and
Hudson collieries in Plymouth a few men
trok their tools out tonight.
AT PittsioD there was some disturbances
at the Barnum shaft. The drivers and Ia
bOrers. to the number OF 100, had some
trivial grievances and would not go 10 work
until they were settled. compromise was
agreed upon this evening.
QUIET AT P0TTSyILLE,
Pottsyile. Pa. Sept B.-There ts no
change IN the strike situation In this TO-
cality. Everything IS quiet. The men at the
collieries were at work in force to-day.
There is very little strike talk south OF the
Broad Mountain.
WON SMALL VICTORY.
Hazieton, Pa, Sept. l3.-Wiiam Morgan.
owner of an independent colliery at Auden-
ried. which employs about twenty men,
agreed to-day to concede the demands OF
the miners. and the men vii not so out
On the Hazleton division OF the Lehish
Valley Railroad there are seventy-five crews
of SIX men to the crew. making a total OF
432 and the strike will throw nearly all Of
this number out OF employment. Fully 500
Delaware Susquehanna and Scnuylh Rail
read men will be thrown idle II the coliseries
Of the Cross Creek Coal Company are
closed down.
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-09-14
SILVER FOR SOLDIERS.
Uncle Sans Boys Find Wealth Too
Heavy to Carry.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

Sf-LNi-Ah
Reading. Pa. Sept 13.-wilIiam I. Graul
OF Tempe. Berks County, received an IN
tercsttng letter fIOm his son, X W. Graul,
a soldier In China, recently. The letter is
dated Tien-Tsin, and Slider Graul writes:
mo doubt you have already read in the
newspapers about the bis battle We fought
in taking Tien-Tsin on July lS. We started
to re at ,ba p foSwSr 5ry m ahd y were wen ~ ,he
japanese blew up the gates leading to the
city and entered, and the figs OF many
nations were swung ito the breeze, but not
before at least 2GdN Of the allied foreea
were killed and wounded. It was an awful
FIRE.
3-!nch and three Colt automatic guns. AT
a. m, our ammunition gave out, and We
were formed into Infantry. and forty live OK
US were picked out to carry ammunition to
the Ninth Infantry. which was on the left
flank We had neavy tire to go under for
about mile. Fifteen OF our men were
wounded An English officer said: The
courage of the Americans is something
wonderful; they are brave men, indeed
THE most horrible sight ever witnessed
was when We went into TieD-Tsiu. We
found dead men. women and children piled
up fully six feet high on the streets. The
loss of the Chinese was estimated at 9,,09.
THE entire city In burned to the ground,
and | wish you could see the silver We got
out OF the mint Our officers got over a
million dollars worth. have over 5000
worth of the silver. but little good II will
do me. for We start on our march 10
Pekin tomorrow. and can't take IT along.
l win leave II with some one to take care
OF for me. The silver is tn bars and some
soldiers have over Sl0,gO worth. l guess
we will all lose IL after we leave here.
There is a correspondent with US from
a London paper. He says he was In South
Africa. and that the fighting there would
not compare with the battle OF Tien-TsiE.
The japanese alone had over so killed and
wounded They are fine little soldiers. They
laugh going into battle and are the same
coming out
'T will never talk about the Filipino war
any more. It was simply nothing compared
with this"
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-09-14
SAYS HE KILLED Won KETTELER
Arrested Suspect Declares He Act
ed Under Imperial Orders.

Copyright. 1900. by the Associated Press.
Pekin. Sept s.-The japanese have ar
rested the assassin of Baron Won ketteler
the late German Minister to China The
assassin. who has been handed over to the
Germans by the Japanese. has confessed his
guilt
He was arrested for trying TO sell to g
japanese officer a watch with initials which
he admitted taking from the body of Baron
Won Ketteler. He afterwards admitted the
crime, saying that the Imperial Govern
ment ordered the commission of the act
Vice Admiral Aiexieff arrived last night
for & three days visit and inspection.
Colonel Pretiekoff's party yesterday en-
gagged 500 Boxers seven miles from Machpo
The Boxers were armed only with swords
and spears. The Russ an cavalry charged on
them, killing many OF them with sabers.
The charge was made through the corn field
and the Russians succeeded In killing the
commander OF the enemys forces. The cas-
ualties among the Boxers are estimated at
go. A Russian officer was wounded and two
Cossacks were killed
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-09-14
COAL FAMINE NOW FACES THE CITIES.


have firmly declined to give out any fig
ures on this point.
1T would be d simple matter for me
operators, they said. IF they knew VIII.
amount of money we commanded, - wal,
until Il Is exhausted. Moreover. wonIi
be folly on our part TO make puollc AT this
time any Information upon wuiSh -. esti-
mate Of our financial strength coui1 DC
based"
At the close OF last year there were sa.3i
bona ide members In the organization
At the convention IN Janua-y II was
decided to levy on each Of these neinberS
be placed In the hands of the National TX
ecutive Board for use defense firu
Part OF !hls money has been USED IN
small strikes. but the bulk OF II Is PROB
ably available at this time. since jan
uary OF the present year there has been
very material increase in the membership,
which, OF course. carries with II an IN
creased defense fund.
Miners Said to he Prepared.
Aside from the money In the hands OF
the National Executive Board, local unions
IN a number Of States have accumulated
large sums of money In their treasures.
which. while not at the command OF the
executive officers of the orsanizat tion, will
triburions from other trades unions can be
counted on. and from these facts IL can
be seen that the miners are prepared FOR
long fight
Tomorrow will be spent In preparation for
such emergencies as may arise during the
strike. Saturday night President Mitchell
viii 90 to Hazleton and from there to
different points In the field tor the purpose
OF holding mass meetings
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-09-14
ANOTHER GULF HURRICANE

could not be used. the water having found
It's way 70 the engine-rooms and put out
the Hres. In the M anime the storm was
devastating the city and wiping out
whole districts, leaving. however. the
neighoorhooG of the fremont House fairly
free At O'Clock the waters began TO re-
cede. and By Sunday morning the wind had
lowered TO sui h an extent. in company with
the recedins waters, that 1t was evident the
storm was over
All provisions were ccnfscated By order
OF the authorities. and the survivors were
put on rations The ghouls, who Immediate
ly started robbing the dead, were shot down
whenever caught. ard TIE dead bodies them
selves were ordered TO be buried at once
In spite Of this means OF putting a stop
cn the spread OF pestilence. the conditions
in the city were frightful. the streets be-
ing strewn with the dead bodies Of human
beiI gs and animals and there being no
available drinking water. This last was
e. ep more serious than the scarcity OF pro-
Visions.
The declaration OF martial law had a
wholesome effect or ths iawles5 element,
and by Tuesday afternoon relief began TO
arrive: 10th Beecher and Aiphonse left the
city Tuesday. and at that time II was
thought that The dead would number be-
tween 8. .Q0o and 10 0yc
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-09-14
Shocking Stories of Vandalism
Come Into Galveston From
Virginia Point.
OVER 200 BODIES IN SIGHT.
Band of Thieves Have Terror.
lied the Small Remaining
Population by Their
Outrages.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Galveston, Tex. Sept I3.--Jhs total num-
Der OF bodies OF victims Of the Gliyes:on
storm buried at sea wss 100 before that
method Of sepulturc was abandoned.
Horrtoie reports were brought in Tonight
regarding the iootlng and mutf!artDg Of
bodies washed ashore at Virginia Point
where band Of human flends both white
and black, have located and terrorized the
few iaw-abiding citizens. engaged In orgies,
robbed the dead and perpetrated innumer-
able indignltIes
Barney Baldwin came through Virginia
Point to-day On the way here TO ascertain
the rate OF his wife His description OF
outreges rerpetreted upon the bodies Of
women washed ashore are not printable
He walked eight miles from where he
left the train to reach Virginia Point, and
In that distancs passed over 200 bodies living
on the prairie. On little copse near Vir-
gtnis Point he counted the bodies of twelve
babies that had lodged there. and near by
l2o oocies OF adults. most of them nude
CarcasSes Of dead animals were strevn
everywhere eno the prairie was Uttered
with household furniture and clothing.
RICH LOOT Is
SECURED BY THE vANDAIs,
Baldwin stated that among the loot gath
ered by these inhunan wretches was a large
silver prize vase, and upon Il was engraved
tbs name OF c. c. Jones They also had
seized valuable trunk which had washed
ashore, filed with fine clothing, and which
contained photos and valuable jewelry
Other persons who came with Baldwin
confirm his story
One Of the Southern Pacific pile drivers
used In the terminal Improvement here was
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-09-14
ASSURANCES OF SAFETY.
kilograms Received From Texas by
Anxious st. Louis Relatives.

Tefegrams have been received by G num-
Der of St Loulsans who had relatives In
Galveston, announcing the fact that they
are safe. r +. Bradford OF No. 3il6 Lucas
avenue received dispatch from his wife,
announcing that she and all her family are
alive Bradford Is supervising agent of the
Railway Officials Accident Association of
Indianapolis, Ind. and his wife and family
were visiting friends IN Galveston at the
time OF the great storm.
MFR. and Mrs. Ben Ktmban OF st. Louis
also received word from Mr.. and Mrs Kear-
ney Mason OF Galveston, stating that they
are out of danger. F. o. Becker, general
agent Of the St Louis Committee OF Ex-
gram. announcing the safety Of hts family.
George Rubelmann OF the Rubelmann
Lucas Hardware Company received tele-
gram from his brother-.n-law. Augustus
ReidenheimeF. announcing his safety. Mr..
Reidsuheimer was In St. Louis a few days
before the storm. and left his wife and
children here when he returned to Calves
ton Their anxiety was intense until the
receipt OF the telegram yesterday snnoun-
cling his safety.