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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-04

after. He explained that every expedent
was called upon 90 decimate the crawlins
army. Gallons of hot water were brought
from the galley ana the decks deluge1
with H.. Kerosene was spread along the
scuppers and large quantities OF the in
scots were swept into the sea- At ore
time the crew thought seriously of TAX
ing to the lifeboats. When the bark
reached Philadelphia the services OF
professional bug killer was invoked, but
all in vain
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-04

1T won't be long" said The deposed
Chinese Emperor. before civilized insti-
tutions will hold fun sway In Asia" mot
very long" said the loyal courtier. "Then
we'd have few trusts and street railway
corporations and things OF that kind.
''Yes-but why do you smile? II can't
help Il. When we get all those things, I
guess mebbe the Empress Dowager won't
act quite so naughty. "-Washington Star.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-04
HOW The Death RATE
HAS Been CUT DOWN.
Great Advances in the Healing Art i'm the
Decades Beginning With 1880 and 1890.

Contributions
ubOnicP
low Fever Rabies and tive eme From
o the Wonder
Made in the Years signifc
"a Great City'sR
Copyright ~ Cyrus dso d.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-04
For Good Reasons-Miss Askew-so

your marriage is put Off?
Miss Crummy--Yes; papa is not at all
satisfied with his position; mamma doesn't
like his family connections; aunties thinks
he is too careless IN his dress, and l
think
Miss Askew-Yes. what do you think?
That is the important thing.
Miss Crummy-I think I ought 10 wait
till he asks me.-Brooklyn Life
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-04

Next summer will witness at Newport
The society debut Of Miss May Goelet, who
is heiress to S20,0oo,OO0 in her own right.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-04
% Manhattan and the Bronx.
~ Greater New York.

There can be no doubt that the people
of this day go through life with less Of
sickness and less OF pain than those Of
twenty-five years ago., and delicate,
but indubitable proof of the improved con-
ditions Is shown in the death rate OF
children under years of age, which In
New York has been reduced from S5
per cent. in 1874 to 1856 per cent. In 1898
But while sickness has certainly de-
creased / do not pretend that there Ia
any less work for The doctors. In point
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-04
A Phosphorescent Clean.

Looking aloft the crew of the bark no
ticed for the first time that the spars
rigging and even the sails seemed to he
ablaze. The tophamper glowed with tho
most peculiar light the crew had ever
seen. The Italian cpew could not under.
stand what II all meant and several Of
them fell down on their knees and began
TO pray. Finally the mate of the steamer
said:
What's the nature of your cargo?"
"Bones and bugs" said the Captain
"Oh, I see," replied che mate, and he
went away without telling what ne saw.
II was some days after this that the crow
of the bark discovered that what the
steamers crew had seen aloft and ms
took for fire was phosphorescence. For
several days before the storm Capt Do
mestico recalled that II had rained and
that the water had entered the hold con-
tanning the bones through the defective
hatchway. The rain in this way deveI-
oped phosphorescence in the bones and
from the light thus exuded the ship APP
peared to be afire.
A few days after the visit from the
steamer, and while the crew stin doubted
the. real reason for the glow aloft, the
ships cat went below into the ships hold
through the broken hatchway. and when
her fur had become thoroughly saturated
with the phosphorescence she returned TO
the deck In a perfect blaze of glory. The
crew went to their knees again. and when
they finished their prayers, two of them.
believing that there was something un,
canny about the feline, promptly dropped
her over the ships side.
Capt. Domestico was asked how he 20,
rid of the bugs and he replied that he
did not get rid Of them for many month";
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-11
ALONG THE SANTA FE.
Many Dead and injured at Points on
the Line

Houston. Tex, Sept 1.-THE Santa Fe
ran its first relief train to Hitchcock to-
day. finding conditions along its line
similar to those prevailing along the
Galveston. Houston & Henderson In
many places homeless inhabitants Of the
section traversed were found housed in
empty box cars while others were sit
ting on the wreck of their household
effects. piled together in promiscu0us
heaps Many sufferers are destitute and
without means TO reach friends or rela-
tfves in other portions of the state, and
viii have to be given free tranSporta-
ton to places where they are sure of OBJ
tanning shelter and sustenance- Every
building in Pearland was either dam
aged OF destroyed, but no lives were lost
there. At Alvin the story is also
property that town has the following
deaths to report in addition to seven
previously recorded:
Mrs. J. W. Collins, killed by falling
timbers-
Mr.. W. P Hawley, crushed by debris.
W. c. Mebham and wife were seri-
ously injured by flying timbers-
The town Of Angieton suffered Sc
vereIy from the storm and assistance is
much needed
AIgoa, Arcadia and Alto Iona show
signs Of the severe visitation and many
are in need Of help. The 12-year-old
son Of James Rodecher was killed at
Arcadia Two children lost their lives
at Alto Iona At Hitchcock sixteen
lives were lost Two Italian families of
thirteen people lost twelve OF their num-
Der by drowning The following were
killed by falling timbers-
Mr. and Mrs Hiram Johns
William Robinson
a child named Dominica.
A number Of bodies f1oated in from
across the bay, but could not be iden-
titled
Many refugees have been picked up
here and are being given every possible
attention Many are suffering from in
Juries and had been in the water for
them:
Joe Mercer badly injured: wife
drowned
The following injured were taken to
the Houston fnfirnary:
J. W. Jackson
- Metrich-
L z Clary.
Tony Reading.
P V. Nevens-
Henry DeciL
O. W. Collins
VIII Lingren-
John Lingren-
j. A Hayman
Tom BIas0.
n. JuuOmia-
Alec CIarivarah-
Nick, an Oysterman-
Tony Schofleld
E E Scott
D. NJ Brown
William Commatt-
Albert Lockstedt-
OF the above most Of them hoated in
On drift and RATS and one came ashore
on a piano.
One hundred ammunition boxes from
Camp Hawley were found near Hitch
cock. and a pile driver from the Hunt
ington wharf was driven inland to with
in q few hundred yards Of the town
The prairie is covered with drift Of all
kinds dead cattle, water craft of all
sizes. buggieS. and WAGONS Searching
parties had up to noon found a dozen
bodies in .IaII's bayou and buried them
The railway track from Hitchcock to
Virginia Point has been washed out
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-11
PUSHING B0ERS.
Lord Roberts Is Crowding the
Enemy All Along the Line.

New York. Sept. IA dispatch to
the Tribune from London says:
There is a marked revival of public
interest in the war in South Africa,
owing partly to the vigor with which
Lord Roberts is conducting operations.
but mainly to the political effects in
connection with the approaching cleo
tions-
Lord Roberts new objective point is
clearly Komatipoort. and Gen French's
cavalry division, with Gen Pole-Carew ;
infantry, has been set in motion toward
it, with Barberton and NeIspruit as half
way stations from Belfast French has
started from Carolina, so as to reach
Barberton by ErmePs road, while Gen
erals Hutton and Henry are working
eastward over the hills near the railway
along which Pole-CareW is advancing
There was fighting all along the line
on Sunday and the Beers We're steadily
driven back simultaneously Sir Red
vers Butler, leaving Hamilton behind
him at Lydenburg. has been attacking
Commandant Botha's force on the sum-
nit of a mountain, where a turning
movement was impracticable-
The road from Lydenburg makes
loop northward to Krugerspost and
thence runs easrerly to Pilgrims Rest.
whence there is a bride path around
Spitzkop toward the railway at Mel
this road. but made frontal assault
upon position Of great natural
strength, three battaIions carrying It
with galIantry. 1t seems probable that
he has turned the Boer positions at Pill
grim's Rest and Krugerspost- but it is
not clear whether he has cut of the
retreat of the enemy to Nelspruit-
1t is evident that while Sir Redvers is
hammerfng away at Botha's stronghold
around Lydenburg French is expected
to drive the remaining Boer forces cut
of Barberton and to clear the railway
to the Portuguese frontier
Other districts have been emptied of
British troops in order that these final
movements in the eastern Transvaal
may be conducted
Lord Roberts has adapted his tactics
to the requirements Of guerilla warfare.
and at the same time has scattered
COnnandant Botha's forces and is
pushing on with all dispatch to Koma-
tipoort, where the open door into neutral
territory may be closed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-11
FEAR FOR KIRK ROWLEY
His Family Fearful That He
Was Last at Galveston.

No word has yet been heard from H K
Rowiey, the member OF the well known
Topeka family who was in Galveston
Mr.. Rowley was ticket agent for the
Santa Fe at that place His wife is in
Lawrence James P Rowley has been
trying ever since the storm to get word
of his brother but he said this afternoon
that he had not received any news
about his brother. His name does not
appear in the list of missing.
VIM F. Flash who lost his life with
his 12-year-old daughter Frances, was a
brother-in-law Of Hiss Gertrude Hill.
society reporter on the Capital Miss
HiIPs sister, Mrs Flash, escaped The
family formerly lived at Lawrence but
went to Galveston from Kansas City
Grant Maxwell, son-fn-law of Chief Of
Police Lucas, is supposed to have been
in Galveston during the storm Chief
Lucas has not been able to secure in
formation concerning the young man.
VIII Hackworth, son-in-Iaw of Grant
F. Lux, of 203 West Sixth avenue, and
his wife were residents of Galveston and
no word has been received in Topeka
from them since the storm Mr. Hack
worth is night mailing clerk in the post
Office in Galveston and formerly lived in
TODeEa.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-11
DUvAL WILL WIN.
Friends Appear to Be in Con-
troll at Hutchinson.
Both Conventions Dominated by
His Supporters.

Hutchinson, kan, Sept 1.-THE Demo-
cratic and PopuIist congressional conven-
tions met in separate halls today. The
Democrats elected Haymaker, of Sedg-
wick county. chairman. and Henry Block
Of Syracuse, secretary
Conference committees wa<e appointed
with Ed Hackney. of Sumner county, as
chairman The committee was given no
Instructions, but is solidiy for DuvaL
The Populists elected I P Gephart of
Pratt chairman. and Dunmire, OF Sedg-
wick and .FForley, of Meade, secretaries
The conference committee appointed IS
headed by A. Myers Of Sedgwick, sup
posed to be friendly to Duval-
Both conventions adjourned to 2 o'clock
waiting action of conference committee
No doubt that fusion viii be effected The
only positive fight might come over a
resolution for new man. but DuvaI'S 3
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-11

habitabIe condition One person was
killed there
On SteePs plantation. near Hemp
stead, all the convict buildings, tene-
The cOnvictS were released on parole
and all but four have returned Two
OF these were recaptured and the others
may be dead The Stone and buchanan
plantations were swept clear OF build
mgss but every one escaped
At Waller the destruction is complete,
but no one was killed
At Prairie View, the normal school
has been badly damaged, but no one
was killed
At Wharton an immense amount of
damage was done In the country
about the town all crops were laid
waste Thirteen negroes are reported
killed on various plantations in Whar-
ton and MatagGrda counties In Mata-
gorda county only two houses were left
standing
/ The little town of Missouri city was
practically wiped out NO one was
killed outright, but there is a large list
OF injured At Sartatita. the Ellis sugar
plantation is a ruin The thousands OF
acres of cane and cotton are said to be
nearly without value The damage out
side of the crops is estimated at $50 000-
Richmond IS reported to have been
very nearly wrecked Eighteen persons
are reported killed. most OF them ne
groes- In the country Immediately
about the town and for 25 miles from
tie lCNu tQGEG u HOT a. uOGSE
on the prairie Most of the dead SO far
located are IN two small villages Of
Hedville and Beasley- One man was
killed on the Booth plantation and the
plantation wrecked.
At Elcampo every house has been
damaged
At ArioIa two were killed and several
injured seriously.
At the Howse plantation two miles
west of the railway station. the dam
age inflicted by the elements was great.
There are sixty convicts quartered on
the plantation, and they worked hero
ical1y for the protection of life and
property Two boarding cars were
blown out on the main line and whfrled
along the road sixteen miles to Sandy
Point, where they co1Ifded with a. num-
Der of other boarding cars, killing two
and iujuring thirteen occupants
A dead child, the destruction Of all
houses and the deStitutiOu of some of
, the fifty families is the record of the
work of the hurricane at Arcadia From
fifty other towns come reports that
buildings were wrecked or demolished
Most OF them have injured people in
them, but no dead are reported There
are evidently no churches in the hurrf-
cane district that are in condition to be
used with any safety
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-11
PATH OF OBSTRUCTION
Included More Than Fifty Towns and
Villages

Houston. Sept 11-There are no
houses left standing at Patton or Boil
war It is reported that Bolivar was
swept on the earth and has few in
habitants left The railroad tracks are
under water. and the relief party is on
foot.
At Quintana, the port at the mouth of
the river BrazOs, there are not more
than twelve houses left A number Of
persons were injured and everybody is
in need Two big tug boats were driven
inland about half a mile
At Surfside, a summer resort opposite
Quintana- there were rs persons in the
hotel Women went into the water TO
their waists, and assisted in keeping the
logs away from the hotel, and no one
was lost
At BelIevfue every house in the place
was damaged One girl was killed
Not a house is left at Patterson In q
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-11
LESS THAN HALF INCH.
The Rainfall Was Not Large IL
Toneka.

kansas is today feeling the effects OF
the Galveston storm, SO far as the
weather is concerned Last night at ;
O'Clock the wind attained speed OF 10
miles an hour.
Monday the wind was south, but
worked around to southwest, and last
night moved to west and has been
there today The low barometer which
hovered in the Gulf Of Mexico Friday
and Saturday and which was in a de-
gree accountable for the severe storm,
is moving northwest, and last night had
moved its center probably even with
Kansas Even with the wind last night
was hot, and the lowest point the mer-
curry reached was Il AT IL O'Clock this
morning it was so and at 2-30 O'Clock S6.
This morning the wind was west, blow
ing 20 miles an hour The total rainfall
amounted to 3S hundredths of an inch
The forecast is fair tonight and
Wednesday, cooler east portion to-
night
The rain map for last week shows that
with the exception of a few counties
Kansas was dry Decatur county has
I inch and Il hundredths; Morton 80;
Ford, -04; Barber, 81; Harper, Is; King
man, -05; Marshall, 80: CoTley, 80;
Pottawatomfe, OF; Greenwood, .08; Elk.
.13; Chautauqua- 101; Shawnee. -02;
Coffee, .13; Woodson, 50: Wilson, .19;
Leavenworth, IL; Bourbon, .O5; Chero-
kee 13
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-11
Topeka Young Woman's Sad
Experience in Maine.
Lizzie Bell Entered f. w. Sand
ford's "Rest."
STRAIN WAS TOO GREAT
Left the Place and Wanted to
Come Home.
Wanders Wild and FOrIorn in
the Forest.

Lewiston, Me. Sept IA large num-
ber of men are searching the woods In
this vicinity for Miss Lizzie Bell,
daughter OF prominent citizen OF To-
pel<a, KaS, who is thought to be suf-
fering from insanity due to religious
excitement About a week ago Miss
Bell, who had been at Shiloh. the in
stitution in Durham conducted by
Evangelist Stamford. disappeared. but a.
few days later she was found wander
ing in the woods, ten miles from Lewis
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-11
FOUR COURTS AFIRE.
Lives of 800 Prisoners Are in
Danger.

St. Louis. Mo. Sept IA general
alarm has been turned IN for a fire that
broke out at 1o:45 o'clock in the roof OF
the Four Courts A high wind is blow
ing and the fire may destroy the famous
building and the jail adjoining in which
there are confined 800 prisoners
All business was suspended in the
Courts. and the entire police force.whos
headquarters are in the building, poured
into the streets There was a great up
roar in the jail when it became known to
the prisoners that the building was on
fire
The flames were quickly subdued by
a number OF streams from the numerous
engines that had responded TO the gen
eral alarm Comparatively little damage
was done.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-11
PARTIAL LIST OF DEAD.
Some of the Victims of the Hurricane
at Galveston.

Galveston. Tex Sept. 11--FolIowfng is
a partial list Of the derd as gathered by
the News 1t was sent by tug to Hous-
tom
Stanley G. Spencer. steamship agent
Charles L Keller, ST., a prominent cot
ton man
Richard Lord trafic manager
George H AcFadden and brother. cot
ton exporters
w L DAILY. agent for Charles r Orth-
vein & Co.. grain exporters and steamship
agents.
Richard Johnson. struck by flying tim
bers and Instantly killed
Alfred Day
Miss Mabel TIekIoch. Mechanic street
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-11
RESULT IN MAINE.
Early Returns Show Democrat
ic Gain of Is Per Cent.

Portland. Me. Sept u--Returns from
z40 towns and plantations out OF 313 in
the state give Hill. 81 SIS, Lord sc, ,252-
The same places four years ago gave
Powers. Republican. 60,574. and Frank.
Democrat, "A ,7S4- This shows a Repub-
Hcan loss OF IL per cent and a Demo-
cratic gain of IS per cent On this basis
it is estimated that the Republican ma
jority this year VIII be about g. S78
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-11
Fined for Carrying Revolver.

David Hyatt was fined IS in police
court this morning for carrying con-
cealed weapons
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-11
Weather Indications.

Chicago. Sept u.=Forecast for Kan
sas- Fair tonight and Wednesday;
cooler tonight. northerly winds
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Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1900-07-07
TOwne to Remain.

It is now almost an assured fact that
Bryan will run on double tailed ticket
as in 1896. The populist committee in
Kansas City which conferred with the
democrats and silver republicans, gave ii
out that should Towne be withdrawn
from the popnlist ticket for vice-presi-
dent, they would be compelled to nomi-
nate another man as they were acting
under instructions from the Sioux Fails
convention. They further maintained
that should Town be withdrawn and no
candidate from their ranks substituted,
their organization would be endangered
and the Bryan populists ssampeded 10
the middle-ofthe-road ticket. 1t is nm
derstood Mr.. Bryan advised the retention
Of Towne on the popnlist ticket.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1900-07-07
A Terrible Accident.

Word was received here today Of
serious accident which occurred at Nez-
perce city on the evening Of the 4th Of
July, while assisting friends in celebra-
ting and exploding fireworks, Mrs. Harry
Richardson suffered the loss of her right
hand, caused from the explosion of
giant fire cracker, which she was lighting
with match. An eye witness Of the ac-
dent says:
Mrs Richardson was standing hold
ing the FIRE cracker in her right hand
and was lighting a match, when her st-
tention was attracted to something, he
fore she realized what had happened the
cracker had exploded completely blow
ing off the two middle fingers and thumb,
and splitting the hand to the wrist Mrs.
Richardson showed rare presence of
mind and courageously held up, not
fiinching, though she fully realized the
seriousness Of the accident.
"Drs r. r. Webb and w. F. Shawiey
performed the amputation.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1900-07-07
Hepburn on Idaho Politics.

WASHINGTON, July 5.-Judge w. b..
Hepburn of Idaho, is i'll the city on his
way to Canton, where he goes as mem
ber of committee appointed to notify
President Mckinley of his denomination.
In an interview. published in the Wash
ington Post, Judge Hepburn says:
"The rank and file of democrats, popn-
lists and silver republicans are opposed
to fusion and it is not at all assured their
leaders will be able to select one ticket
for presidential electors. =
Judge Hepburn believes Idaho will give
a republican plurality this year. This
is assured, he says, unless opposing par
ties fuse. The judge was republican can
didate for congressman at large four years
ago, but was defeated. This year he does
not seek the nomination., but expresses
the belief that straight republican will
be sent to succeed Edgar Wilson. the
present silver republican representative.
The legislature to be elected In Idaho
will choose successor to Senatar Slioup
who is candidate for reelection. The
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1900-07-07

LONDON, July 7.-2:4o a. m.-The
Russian government announces that it
will give Japan free hand to apply mill
tary force III China.
The terms of this consent are sunimar-
lied in a subjoined dispatch from ST.
Petersburg under date of July S, under
inquiry from the Japanese cabinet re
garaing the dispatch of Japanese troops
to China to render aid to the Foreigners
in Peking.
The Russian government declared
on May ~ that it left the Japanese
government full liberty of action in
this connection, as the Toxic cabi-
net expresses its readiness to act in full
agreement with the other powers. 1t is
in consequence of this, no doubt that
Japan is preparing to embark 10000 more
troops. Political considerations that
were thought to be influencing the ac-
tions of the powers are thus laid aside for
a moment at least by the governments
supposed to have the clearest purpose re-
specting China's future.
Japan's sending of troops can have lit
tie bearing on the fate of the foreigners
at Peking.