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This Is Regarded as Favorable, m He
Is Moved by Orders Received
from the Emperor.
AMERICAN FORCES oUTwITTEr
PALACE AND RICH TREASURE RE
MOVED FROM THEIR CONTROL.
Given to the French-Maj. Marchand
Sails for the Orfent-Beiatcd
Shanghai Advfces.

LONDON, Sept. 10. AIS a. m.-The dead
lock in Peking apparently continues. II
begins to look as If no solution would be
attained, at any rate before the arrival OF
Count Won Waldersee at Tien-Tsin. Ger
many seems to have introduced a new COM
plication by endeavoring TO organize some
kind of offensive movement in the province
of Chilli.
From the plentiful crop of conflicting
rumors, both as regards the actual posi-
ton of affairs in China and the diplomatic
aspects in Europe. it is next TO impossible
to extract any definite facts. A Washing
ton special talks of a movement amone
the powers to appoint Sir Robert Hart as
the European representative in negotiations
with China.
According to the Shanghai correspondent
of the Times Ii Hung Chang is awaiting
the imperial edict appointing additional
negotiators.
Belated dispatches to the Times from
Peking say that the court ned on the morn
ing of Aug IA by the west gate while the
japanese were shelling the east gate. The
intention of the court was not TO proceed
to Sian-Fu, in the province Of Shen-Si. but
to turn north to Jehol and to remain there
awaiting events. No high officials accom-
panied the court except Prince Ching
In the apportionment Of the city to the
control of the different nations the Amerf-
cans. in Ignorance of what was being done.
permitted a rectifcation OF the French
quarter, adjoining the American. which
transferred from American TO French pos
session Prince LIS palace. the richest in
Peking. stocked with treasures worth
millions of dollars.
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CHING Is IN PEKING.
He Was Escorted to the Capital by
the japanese Troops.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 9-The Japanese
legation has received the following teIe-
gram from the office at Toxic:
General Yamaguchi wired TO the fol-
lowing effect
Colonel Shiba, who was sent with a
company with cavalry TO Tsing-Ho. Sept.
3, escorted Prince Ching back 10 Peking.
The prices residence. being in the district
occupied by Japanese. is guarded by them.
Previous TO his arrival. the prince COM
nunicated to Major General Fukushima
saying that on account of the present grave
situation he had been ordered by the EN-.
peror to return to Peking. and TO arrange
affairs Immediately.
1.-The district IN possession OF Japan Is
now quiet and ia order. and the Chinese.
entertaining no fear. have resumed their
business
." The railway south of Tang-Tsun IL
working, but 1 am unable to say when COM
munication beyond that place will be re-
opened
Acting Secretary Hill. of the State De-
partment, said tonight that there were no
developments in the Chinese situation to-
day. DR.. Hill was at the State Depart
ment for a time during the morning. but no
telegrams OF importance had come during
the night and there was nothing TO make
public. The naval officials were also with
out any information from the East during
the day, nor Were any dispatches from
General Chaffee posted at the War Depart
ment. The japanese legation furnished
news paragraph of considerable interest
and Importance. indicating that the Chinese
imperial family are alive 10 the necessity
of having a duly authenticated representa-
tive at Picking. 10 meet the foreigners with
a view 10 the arrangements Of affairs there.
This news is the report. given above. OF
the return OF Prince Ching 10 Peking 10
which place he was escorted by company
OF Japanese several days ago Prince
Ching is one OF the best known ro-foreisn-
ers in China; has occupied important post
tions In the government OF that country
and mis- return by the direction OF the En-
peror is 10 the officials here a good augury
for the opening OF negotiations for peace.
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TRAIN FITTED FROM THE TRACK.
Seven Persons Killed and Several
Others Badly Injured.


HOUSTON. Tex, Sept. 9.-Meager re-
ports are arriving here from the country
between Houston and Galveston along the
line of the Santa Fe road. The tornado
was the most destructive in the history of
the State. The town of Alvin is reported
to be practically demolished. Hitchcock
has suffered severely from the storm while
the little village of Alta Iona is reported
without house standing. The town of
Pearl has lost one-half of its buildings.
l.. E. Carlton. the president of the Busi-
ness League of Alvin, and a prominent
merchan, there. reports that not a building
is left standing in the town, either resi-
oence or business; stocks of goods and
house furniture are ruined and crops are
a total loss. Alvin is a town of about / 100
inhabitants. Seven persons were killed III
and near the town. They are:
MRS. PRATHER, killed in Santa Fe
Railroad wreck.
]. NJ. JOHNSTON
MRS. j. NJ. JOHNSTON
SISTER OF MRS. JOHNSTON, name
not known.
S. o. LEWIS.
JOHN GLASPY.
- RICHARDSON. boy.
The Santa Fe train which left here M
7:05 Sunday night, was wrecked at a point
about two miles north OF Alvin. Mrs
Prather, of Rosenberg. Tex. was killed
and several were injured. The train was
running slowly when 1t encountered the
heavy storm. 1t is reported that the train
was literally lifted from the track. Mrs.
Prather was thrown across the car and
half way through a window When the
car was removed it was found that her
head had been under water and she was
drowned. Among the injured are:
A. ]. CONDIT, of Houston.
r. d. HENDERSON. of Houston.
JACK MARTIN. engineer, badly hurt
about chest and leg.
THOMAS DOYLE, fireman.
NJ. II. DONNELLY, conductor.
Several other passengers were also slight
ly injured.
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the extent Of the hurricane in that section.
Rumors of dire disaster are flying thick
and fast. without being in any way authen-
ticated. All that is known is that the dis
aster has occurred, but its extent is not
known The last wire the Western Union
had to Houston went down at 1:30 this
morning This wire was used by the As
sociated Press, and was working so badly
at that hour that whatever information
Houston had to impart could not be made
out The storm center is rapidly approach
ing northern Texas, and it's fury wrecks
all telegraph lines in its path, doing vast
damage, and killing people in scattered
localities.
A torrfado has demolished a part of the
town of Smithvile, on the Missouri, Kan
sas & Texas Railroad. A number of per-
sons are reported killed. The railroad and
telegraph companies have gangs and
wrecking trains out attempting to work
their way south. but the fierceness of the
storm makes it impossible for them to gain
any headway, the men having to seek shell
ter in order TO save their lives.
The conditions at Galveston and Houston
are undoubtedly grave. The four immense
bridges from four to six miles each in
length, connecting Galveston with the main
land, are either wholly or partly wrecked
The storm at Temple was severe, and
fears are entertained that the city is badly
wrecked.
The railroad officials say IL is impossible
to move trains south of Courtney. North
bound trains from Houston. last night.
were from fifteen to eighteen hours late.
A private message from San Antonio says
a serious disaster occurred at Corpus
Christi, Rockport. and other coast towns.
the nature of which cannot be determined.
A bulletin from Smithville, at noon.
stated that the gran elevators and other
large buildings at Galveston had been
washed into the bay.
All the railroads southwark from Dallas,
at noon issued a bulletin instructing their
agents to discontinue the sale of tickets or
accepting freight for the south until fur
ther orders. All efforts to reach Sabine
Pass and Port Arthur have failed.
Without attempting to recite any of the
various disastrous rumors, the conservative
opinion is that the situation at Galveston
is extremely grave, with no possible hope
of news from that section for many hours
to come.
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DALLAS, Tex, Sept. 9.-The
following telegram was just re-
ceived fronl Houston by the News:
"Relief train just returned. 1t
could not get closer than six miles
of Virginia Point. where the
prairie was covered with lumber,
debris, pianos, trunks and dead
bodies. Two hundred corpses were
counted from the train. A large
steamer is stranded two miles this
side of Virginia Point as though
thrown up by tidal wave. Moth
ing can be seen of Galveston. Two
men were picked up, who foated
across to the mainland, who say
they estimate the loss of life up to
the time they left at 2,O00."
The above message is addressed
to Superintendent FELTON,, Dallas,
and comes from Mr.. Vaughan,
manager of the Western Union
Office at Houston.
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HOUSTON, Tex, Sept. ., 10 p. m.-The
coast yesterday morning, has wrought
awful havoc in Texas. Reports are con-
nicting, but it is known that an appall-
ing disaster has befallen the city OF Gal
weston. where 1t is reported thousand
or more lives have been blotted out and
a tremendous property damage incurred.
Meager reports from Sabine Pass and Port
Arthur also indicate heavy loss of life.
but these reports cannot be confirmed at
this hour.
The first news to reach this city from
the stricken city OF Galveston was re-
ceived tonight James c. Timmins. who
resides in Houston. and who is the gen.
eral superintendent OF the National Com
press Company. arrived in the city at s
o'clock tonight from Galveston. He was
one OF the first to reach here with tidings
OF the great disaster which has befallen
that city. and the magnitude of that dis
hstcr remains 10 De tOld because or his
endeavors to reach home
After remaining through the hurricane
on Saturday he left Galveston on schoon-
er and came across the bay to Morgan's
Point. where he caught train for Hous-
ton. The hurricane, Mr.. Timmins said
was the worst ever known. The esti-
mates made by citizens OF Galveston was
that four thousand houses. most of them
residences. have been destroyed. and that
at least 1000 people have been drowned.
killed or are missing. Some business
houses also were destroyed but most of
them stood. though badly damaged
The city. Mr.. Timmins AYERS. is a COM
plete wreck so far as he gould see. from
the water front and frcm the fremont
Hotel.
CITY BURIED N WATER
Water was blown over the island by the
hurricane. the wind blowing at the rate
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LA CROSSE, Wis, Sept. 9-Chief OF Po-
lice Bryne received a message this even
ing from Galena, H., stating that three
men are being held there charged with the
murder OF Policeman Gates in this city
Saturday morning. The description of the
men tallies with that In the possession of
the police here. Chief Bryne left tonight
Tor Galena.
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Heavy Flood. Near EI p..o.

Ell PASo. Tex, Sept. s.-The heaviest
floods known in several years have oc-
CURED north south and west OF Ell Paso
during the past few days. The Mexican
Central tracks are washed away in several
places this side OF Chihuahua, and trains
are running very irregularly. The Southern
Pacific tracks are gone in several places
in New Mexico. and no through trains have
CONTINUED on SECOND PAGE.J
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DALLAS. Tex, Sept s.-The Missouri.
Kansas & Texas northbound flyer has been
wrecked near Sayers.
The wreck occurred at 12:So this morning
One passenger was injured.
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WEI-HAI-WEI, Sept. -Four hundred
Punjabis landed here to-day for the garri-
son. 1t is expected that two Indian regi-
ments will remain at this station during the
winter.
Orders have been received to proceed with
the Notifications work as fast as possible
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DALLAS. Tex. Sept. 9. D. m.-Tele
graphic communication with South Texas
is cut OF about 100 miles north OF Houston.
Up TO this hour II has been impossible to
obtain reliable news from Galveston, as to
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BeIated Adviccs OF the Movements In
Northern China.

copyright. 1890. By the Associated Pressl
SHANGHAI. Sept. MAILS from the
north bring a bunch OF helated messages.
with notice from the cable ofice at raku.
dated Aug 30. saying that the Office. being
hye DAYS behind on government messages.
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Definite Accounts of o, peatn,.

HOUSTON. Tex. Sept. s.--A train came
In on the Columbia Tap Railroad this
afternoon and the members OF its crew
tell story OF death and desolation In the
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NEW YORK, Sept. 9.-The
World tomorrow will print the fol-
lowing:
"Austin, Tex, Sept. 9.-Infor-
nation has just reached me that
about 5000 lives have been lost at
Galveston, with enormous destruc-
ton of property.
mo information from other
points.-Joseph d. Sayers, Gov
eruor."
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THREE THOUSAND LIVES
Galvest0n's Sacrifice to the Winds and the
Waves in Single Fatal Day.

Texas Metropolis Practically Wiped Out of Existence
and Nearly Twelfth of Its Popula-
ton Is Destroyed.
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CONCERT OF THE POWERS NOT IN
FULL AND SWEET ACCORD.
Germany Has Introduced Compiica-
tions i'm Seeking TO Extend the
Field OF Active Operations
MANY RUMoRs IN CONFLICT
1T Is HARD To FIND THE GRAINS
OF TRUTH BENEATH THEM.

Little Expected TO BE Done Before the
Arrival Of General Count Won
Waldersee at Tien-Tsins
The evening times., 1900-02-15
Governing the Philippines.

A. organized resistance to American au-
thoriry. of any serious sort. has ceased in
Ire Island OF Luzon, it is assumed that be-
fore long President Mckinley will pro-
claim the collapse of the Aguinaldo in
surrectiou. and then it will be necessary to
decide in some manner how the archi-
pelago is TO be governed. Probably the
scheme covered by the SpConer bin will be
adopted by the Republican majority in
Congress. as il is desired by friends Of
lhe hdmnistra lion to postpone Congress
sional legislation on subjects relating to
the colonial problem until after the Presi-
dental election next November. Senator
Spooner's bin is as follows:
BE it enacted. etc. That when all insulrection
agait, tho sovereignty and authority OF the nitcd
State, iu the Philippine Islands. acquired from
Spaiu hg ,lc treaty concluded at Paris on the 10th
dss Ci December 1855. shah have been completely
suppressed by the military ana naval forces OF
fhe uited States. ali military. civil and judicial
powers necessary 10 govern the said islands shall
imtI otherwise provided by Congress, he vested in
huch person and persons and shall be exercised in
ru,b manner the President of the United States
.hal direct Tor maintaining and protecting the in
lahtsu;s cf s5id islands in the free enjoyment Of
iueir l5herty. property. and religion
As VIII De seen, the Dill places auto
cratic power in the hands of The President,
and perhaps that could not he avoided il
Congress is determined to dodge the re
sponsibility of enacting laws for the ad-
ministration of the new possessions dur
ing the present session. 1t is TO be great
~ regretted, however, that the lawmak-
ing branch of the Government has been
willing to ignore its clear duty - learn
something concerning the condii.--s OBJ
tanning in the Philippines, and particularly
in the vice regal capital, in respect of the
past government of Otis and Denby. Be
fore the unrestricted power to send whom
he pleases to the islands with full power
aud dominion over them ought TO be given
The evening times., 1900-02-15
THE NAMES DESTRUCTION.
The second Anniversary Of the Trag-
edy in Havana Harbar

Capt. Charles ID. Sigsbee. who command
ed the Maine when she was destroyed in
Havana Harbor two years ago today. spent
the second anniversary of that event in
his Office in the Bureau of Naval Intelli-
gence All day visitors called and eX-
changed greetings with the captain. and
time and again he rehearsed the events Of
the day before the blowing up of the Maine
two years ago.
81 would like to have gone out to Ar
lington Cemetery today" said the cap
tain, ito visit the graves of the crew of
the Maine. but since l sprained my leg in
New York early in January l have not
been able to get around very lively and
am forced to spend most of the time in
doors
81 have received several invitations to
attend ceremonies today In honor of the
anniversary of the destruction of the
Maine. One of them was from Chicago,
and the others were also from Western cit
les. | wrote to the committees letters Of
thanks regretting my inability TO be pres
ont.
There are no ceremonies in this city
in honor of the day that know of, and so
far as | know at present | will be at home
with my family at 940 tonight and at that
time will probably be engaged as l was
when the explosion occurred, writing
personal letter"
The evening times., 1900-02-15
DISAPPEARED FROM A BOAT.
&Ibert ". Randolph. of Boston. y
Have Committed suicide.

NEW YORK. Feb. ia man. supposed
to have been Albert r Randolph. of Bos-
ton disappeared from the steamer Pris-
ella. OF the Fall River Line on Monday
night on the trip from this city 10 Fall
River. II was the last trip Of the season
for the Priscilla and when she arrived 9t
Fall Piver Capt. =. G. Davis ordered the
steward 10 get the passengers oil as
quickly a possible. because he had TO
take the vessel to winter quarters at New
port.
William Wilson. a porter, discovered
mans effects in sJateTOOm 326. when is on
the gallery deck. port side. and iusr above
the wheel There Was a silk hat a blue
orercost. made by Neville. Of London;
small grip. a derby hat. in a hatbOx. and
three canes and one umbrella, tied to-
SethcT On table in the room was
bulk. envelope addressed 10 Louis Ran
dolph. oxford HO,el Boston. A lO-cent
piece had been laid on top OF it. evidently
TO pay the postage.
The register showed that "A. Randolph
had engaged the room, and porter re
membered showing him to it, No one re-
uembered seeing the man afterward-
When the crew returned to Fall River on
the Plymouth. Captain Davis reported the
matter to Superintendent NickersOn. who
forwarded the letter and notified the
police. RdndOlphs effects were brought to
this city yesterday on the Plymouth. and
are now at the Office Of the Fall River
Line. The hatbOx is piastered with rail
road and steamship tags One OF them was
dated October a. 1899. and was marked
'Etruria. frst-cldSS passage
BOSTON, Feb. 15.--The wife and daugh-
ter OF Albert r Randolph. who mysteri-
ously disappeared from the Fall River
steamer Priscilla while en- route from New
York. reside at the Hotel Oxford. in this
city.
Neither wife nor daughter is able to
see reporters. but a friend OF the family
said that they were expecting him 20 leave
New York for Boston.
The friend told the reporter that
he family could not believe that Mr.. Ran
,IoInh committed suicide. and when asked
If tbe letter intimated that such was his
intention. said he believed not.
Mr. Randolph has been representing
some English capitalists for a number o.
years. and spent considerable Of his time
abroad When in America he had lived
at the Hotel Albert. New York. Friends
say that last March Mr.. Randolph mel
with an accident on the cable cars in New
York. and has a suit now pending against
the company.
The injuries received in the accident
caused him TO suffer from insomnia, and
the reporters informant was of the Opln-
ion that this caused him to take his life.
il he really did so. His family relations
were pleasant. and the wife and daughter
we're expecting to go abroad with Mr.
Randolph soon
The evening times., 1900-02-15
BUSINESS MEMS BANQUET.
a Event which Promises 10 he Not
mile In This CITY.

Men distinguished in various fe dS Of
endeayor vill tonight gather ab)ut the
tables in the banquet hall at the Riggs
House a. the guests Of the Washington
Business Mems Association at their bsn
quet and social reunion. The Congress Of
the United States will be handsomely
represented. well-knovn members Of the
local Lar will meet. the Commissioners will
be in evidence, and among the two hun
drcd diners will be some Of the foremost
names in ire ciry directory.
The Secretary of the Association. Mr.
Barry BGIkIey has done an enormous
amount of EoTk 10 make il a success.
Great care has been taken in the selection
of the respondents to tCdsjs. and there " II
be several speakers who have not been
generally heard in Washington. as wei IS
some whose names are familiar III the re-
ports Of alJerdinncr eloquenCe
Matters Oi business nature Will n4tuT-
ally take prominent position in the pIo-
grsmme but the current topics Of the day
will not be neglected.
There Will be speeches from members OF
Congress in whose hands lie many of the
interests and the destinies of the District
OF Columbia. and these it is safe to as
sumo will be given careful attention, the
government OF the city in which all their
interests are centred being an important
item to the association.
Thre is a likelihood that Commissioner
Wight will be asked TO give utterance to
his views on some of the problems now
occupying the attention of the Business
Men as well as his associates in Office.
The banquet hall will be handsomely
decorated. and the menu has been arranged
with an eye TO the palate of the epcure.
The guests will AXE their seats at o'clock.
and among those who have been invited
are. Congressman S. W. Smith of Michi-
gan. Jacob Bromwell OF Ohio. and LeOntdaS
Livingston of Georgia. George a. Pearre,
". ). Cowherd j. A. Horton, b. +. Clay
ton y. II. Mercer. and T. W. Sims Mr.. {.
". McFee Hon. John GoOde. Commission
ers Wight and Beach. and Senators w. '.
Sullivan, George Wellington and William