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Evening journal., 1900-09-14

London, Sept 1i.-No further light
IS thrown this morning upon II Hung
Chang's Intended movements. The
Times has an interesting dispatch from
Pek.n, dated Sept. g. which says ia
part:
Russia has decided to withdraw her
legation from fckin, leaving a purely
military command. An official an
nouncement Of this is expected today.
The other powers win also presumably
withdraw their legations, leaving
Pekin Under the military control Of
the allies during The winter at least.
"At n meeting of the generals the
Russian commander announces that
Russia would maintain 1900 troops
during the winter. The German com
mander said that Germany would keep
the same number, and the Japanese
commander announced that Japan
would have 22.006. The British gem
eral was not in a position to make
an announcement There is every in
dication, however that Lord Sails
bury has decidei that our present sub
ordinate position in PelSin must be-
come still humber,
"In the best informed quarters the
opinion is expressed that Russia and
Germany are acting in accord, Russia
seeking the definite alienation of all
territory north of the great wall and
Germany the annexation of Shan
Tung. Kiang-Su and the Yang-Tse
provinces. Russia seeks also to re-
store the power Of the empress dow
ager and the emperor, in order to be
enabled to WELD her influence through
theB over the remaining provinces.
The dismemberment Of China seems
almost inevitable.
"Ihe empress dowagor has retained
Prince Ching's son as a hostage for
his father
The Shanghai correspondent Of The
Times, wiring Wednesday. confirms
the reports Of the uneasy feeling there
concerning Germanys intentions to-
ward the Yang-1se provinces, and es-
pecisily the ISiaRf Min FORTS
A Pekin dispesch Of Sept. 0 says:
The japanese have arrested tho as-
gassin Of Baron Won Kettler, the late
German minister to China. The as
sassin, who has been handed over ia
the Germans by the Japanese, has
Evening journal., 1900-09-14

New York. Sept. 1A.-Cornelius Van
derbilts 7O-foot sloop yacht Rainbow,
travelling at q 1S-knot clip, and with
her lee rail all awash. dashed across
the finish line of Sandy Hook light
ship last evening the leader and the
winner in the 30-mile race against
August Belmont's Mineola, Duryea
and Whitney's Yankee and w. X.
Vanderbilt, Jr's, Virginia By the
handsome margin of minutes and
21 seconds the Rainbow won the 81 600
cup offered by Sir Thomas Upton. The
Mineola was second. the Virginia
third and the Yanzee fourth. The
oncial time Of the Rainbow was
5.26:14.
There was n very light breeze at tho
start OF the race, and Il was feared it
could not be finished in the time limit.
An hour after the start the Mineola
led. with the Rainbow in second place.
Cornelius Vanderbilt and Capt. Parker,
believing there was a better breeze to
the southwark, gave orders to gybe
the Rainhow. BY this Independent
move OF young Vanderbilt his boat
won the race, for she gained such a
lead that the others were never able
to catch her. The Rainbow turned
Evening journal., 1900-09-14
MG. SHORT Was DISAPPOINTED
Says tho Paris Exposition Is a Failure
Compared With the Chicago Fair

The Rev. Francis Burgatte Short
who with the Rev. Charles A. Grise.
returned from an eight weeks trip to
Europe, in conversation with q reporter
FOR the Evening journal, said.
we had q delightful trip. during
which we visited London. stratford-on-
Avon, Kenilworth Castle. III England,
: he Hague and Amsterdam. in Hol-
land, Brussels. in Belgium; Cologne.
Frankfurt, Mayence. Nuremberg. in
Germany. We saw the Paris Exposi-
tion. and It Is a failure. 1t covers too
much ground and comes too soon after
The Chicago Fair 60 make the contrast
noticeable. While ia Bavaria we saw
the Passion Play at Aberammergrau
We sailed on September ] on the
steamer Kensington. Arriving in New
York on Tuesday night l was met by
some New York friends and stayed
over until Wednesday night
Il was very sorry TO hear OF the
death Of Lewis C. Vanderbilt. which
learned while in Europe. and was dis
appointed when / arrived in Whining.
ton and found that the Republicans had
mot come together"
Evening journal., 1900-09-14
DeCOmpOsing Dead Bodies Threaten An
other Terrible SCOurge for the
Stricken Texas City
WORK OF CLEARING AWAY DEBRIS
is PROCEEDING WlTH RAPlDlTY

pyres hundreds Of corDses were Gre
mated.
The city still presents the appear
ance Of widespread wreck and ruin.
Little has been done to clear the
streets of the terrible tangle Of wires
and the masses of wreck mortar, slate,
stone and glass that bestrew them.
Many Of the sidewalks are impassable-
Some Of them are Uttered with debris.
Others are 50 thickly covered with
slime that walking on them is out OF
the question. AS a general rule sub
stantial frame buildings withstood
better the blasts Of the gale than those
of brick. In other instances, how
ever, smaA wooden structures, cisterns
and whole sides of houses have been
pumped down in streets or back
yards squares away from where they
originally stood.
Here and there business men have
already put men to work TO repair the
damage done, but in the main the
commercial interests seem to be un-
certain about following the lead Of
those who apparently show faith in the
rapid rehabilitation Of the island city.
I The appearance of the newspapers
yesterday, after a suspension of sew
eral days, is having a good effect, and
both The News and The Tribune are
urging prompt succoring Of the suf-
ferlng and then equal promptness in
reconstruction.
It Is difficult to say yet what the
ultimate ehect of the disaster is to
be on the city. Many people have left
and some may never return. The ex-
| perience of others still here was so
/ frightful that not all will remain If
| they can conveniently find occupa-
/ ton in other cities. The bulk of the
/ population, however, IS only tempor-
nrily panic stricken, and there are
/ hosts Of those who helped to make
i Galveston who look upon the catas-
Z trophe as involving only temporary
1 halt in the advancement of the city.
! What is most bothering business
men at present is what attitude the
4 railroads, especially the Southern Pa
! cifc, are to assume with respect to
] reconstruction. The decision of the
\ transportation lines VIII do more than
anything else to restore confidence.
Big ships, new arrivals, ride at anchor
in front of tine city. They have Just
4 reached the port and found the docks
! and pier damage SO widespread that no
accommodation could be given them
/ They found sheds torn away, freight
cars overturned and planking ripped
off
The steamships reported ashore in
early reports are, save two, the Nor
wegion steamer Gyllera and the Brit
ish steamer Norma, still high and dry.
No examination is yet possible as to
the condition Of those still on the
sand, but the big tug II. G. Wilmoti
has arrived from New Orleans and her
assistance is to be given to saving
those vessels which can be got in deer
water again. Apparently, however
Galveston has no immediate need foI
ships. The destruction of the bridges
of all the railroads entering the city
make it well nigh impossible to fur
nfsh outgoing cargOes. These bridge:
were each about three miles in length
and the work Of reconstruction will bC
n stupendous undertaking.
One of the most serious results o.
Evening journal., 1900-09-14
YANKEE SOLDIERS STILL
IN CHINESE CAPITAL

Washington. Sept. 14.-The crisis
that was near at hand Wednesday over
the evacuation proposal of the Rus
sian government has been averted for
time at least and the diplomatic
side of the matter has become again
the object oi attention The order to
Gen. Chafee 90 leave at once, which
was expected IN some quarters, did
not issue yesterday. Instead, earnest
efforts are making TO arrange the pre-
liminaries for the negotiations which
are expected finally to settle the Chi
nese troubles. "a message from Ii
Hung ChaHs yesterday removed per-
haps the last obstacle to the speedy
beginning cf these negotiations, and
the oniy doubt that now exists rs as
to his ability TO redeem his pledge to
protect Am lican interests and stop
the outrassl upon the missionaries
and native converts. If he can do
this, and thus manifest the existence
Of a de facto government, there is
no reason 60 doubt that negotiations
viii be Immediately in order.
The notice that Russian troops viii
not evacua>s Hekin until some ar
rarEel nts have been made for tho in
stailaLon III government to take
charge Of affairs is directly in line
with the aim the state department
Evening journal., 1900-09-14
RAISES CRY
FOR DISINFECTANTS

Dallas, Tex, Sept. 1.-THE cry stlll
comes from Galveston for disinfec-
tants. 1t Is ths one hope Of saving
what is left OF the population Tele-
grams are pouring into Dallas and
every other Texas city asking for
lime, carbolie aaid and anything else
that will opsrats to purify the Sitting
conditions. The supply Of dlsinfec-
tants here Is alItRst exhausted. Ii the
outside world cam hasten relief Of this
kind it viii be en- act Of charity Of
the FIRST magnitude. A new horror
is confronting Galveston THAT is, q
second disposition Of many Of the
dead Bodies thrown into the sea are
floating back to the city. They must
now be disposed OF by burning. Dis
infectants become more necdful as a
consequence OF this new feature In the
situation The state troops that have
been on duty at Galveston are break
ing down from their exertions and the
unsanitary condition, and other troops
are being sent forward.
Relief work for Galveston is down
ROW to a systematic basis Dallas ia
the principal point OF concentration
and distributics for more than one
half of the state and much Of the
country outside Of Texas. BY actual
count 306 communities have RENTED
their contributions of money, food,
clothing, drugs, etc, to Dallas.
Evening journal., 1900-09-14

has been pursuing ia the exchanges
with II dung Chang, and II this Rus
sian decision is adhered TO It certainly
VIII facilitate The ultimate withdrawal
Of All Of the foreign forces, in the
opinion Of the officials here An Infer
ence from tAo Russian statement is
that LIS coming TO PeEn VIII be for
warded By Russia IN The hope OF MAX
ing the desired arrangement for the
establishment of a Chinese govern
ment there
AS Ii cannot reach the capital from
Shanghai, starting today. inside of a
week. il may be that there win be no
developments I'm the International sit
uation within that period of time.
4 dispatch from Minister Conger
confirms the reported massacre at Pao-
Ting-Fu OF Dr. Courtland Won Rennse-
laer Hodge and wife, Elsie Sinclair
Hodge. They were natives Of Phila-
delphia, and belonged to the Presby-
terian mission.
Evening journal., 1900-09-14
Mines VIII Have to be Closed
Down
LACKAWANNA Is UADISTURBED
SupcriniendentS Say They Will Open
the Mines the Same as Usual
on Monday

wilkosbarrc, Pa, Sept 14.-Nearly
all the local assemblies Of United
Mine Workers held meetings last night
20 take action On President Mitchell's
strike order. lp the Wyoming district
every momber of the United Mine
Workers orgaizatlon win be expected
10 quit work on Saturday night at the
latest There IS Htill q big difference
Of opinion as 10 how many men viii
70 unt IN this region Nothing can
BE based upon the membership or the
United Mine Workers organization.
IL IL admitted by the operators that all
the miners who are affiliated with the
union VIII quit work, but how many
men outside OF the organization Will
lay down their tools is all guess work
AS yet The union miners say all
hands viii quit when the time comes
The operators say this viii not be the
case, as they have pledges from many
men that they win continue at work
If It is concluded to keep the collieries
Ia operation.
IL Is thought, however, that the
number Of men who are willing TO
continue M the employ o. the com
pnnies VIII not be sufficient to opernte
the mines. some OF the operators
think this may be the case for few
days. but after that they expect a
break in the ranks Of the idle men
and that there will be a flood Of APP
plicati0ns for work.
AT some OF the Delaware and Hud-
son colierics in Plymouth a few men
took their tools out last night. Their
powder was expended, and they said
being as a strike was so near at hand
they would not buy a fresh supply for
one or two days work
AT pittston there was some disturb
ance at the Barnum shaft. The driv-
ers and laborers, to the number OF 100.
/ had some trivial grievances and would
not 60 to work until they were settled.
7 a compromise was agreed upon last
evening and ell hands reported for
work today The Kingston Coal COM
pany, which employs 5000 men, will
suspend operations II more than 40
per cent of the men quit work The
officials Of the Lackawanna company.
who employ 1900 men between
Shickshinny and Scranton. say they
expect the majority of their miners
10 quit. and that the mines viii be
probably idle for some time. The
Crescent and Red Ash companies, VINO
give employment to 1000 men, report
that less than per cent Of their men
are organized. and that they expect to
work their eollieries on Monday the
same as usual.
Evening journal., 1900-09-14
Presence Of Troops Intimi-
dates Criminal Classes
DEAD DISCOVERED IN RUINS
Bodies Are Floating in the BaV
Waiting 10 be Picked Up
and Buried

Galveston, Sept. 1i.-Galveston is
beginning slowly to recover from the
stunning blow of last week, ana
though the city appears today to be
pitilessly desolated, the authorities
and the commercial and industrial in
terests are setting their forces to work
and q start has at least been made
toward the resumption Of business on
a moderate scale.
The presence of the troops has had
a beneficial effect upon the criminal
classes. and the apprehension of a
brief, but desperate reign of anarchy
no longer exists. The liquor saloons
have at least temporarily gone out
Of business. and every strong limhed
man who has not his own humble
abode to look after is being pressed
into service. so that, first Of all, the
water service may be resumed, the
cutters flushed and the streets lighted
The further the ruins are dug into
the greater becomes the increase in the
list Of those who perished as their
houses tumbled about their heads On
the lower beach Wednesday a search
ing party found q score Of eorpses with
in a small area going to show that the
bulwark OF debris that lies straight
across the island conceals many more
bodies than have been accounted for.
Volunteer gangs continue their work
of hurreld burial Of the corpses they
find on the shores Of Galveston island
at the many neighboring points where
fatalities attended the storm. 1t will
probably be many days yet, however,
before all the floating bodies have
found nameless graves. Along the
beach they are constantly being washed
up. Whether these are those who were
swept out into the gulf and drowned or
are simply the return ashore OF some
Of those cast into the sea TO guard
against terrible pestilence there is no
means Of knowing.
In any event, the press correspond
ents, on a trip across the bay on We'd
nesday, counted seven bodies tossing
in the waves with q score of horses
and cattle, the stencil from which was
unbearable In various parts Of the
city the smell Of decomposed flesh Is
still apparent. Wherever such in
stances are found the authorities are
freely dlaiRfecting. Only yesterday
babe lashed TO a mattress was picked
up under q residence in the very heart
OF the city. and the body was burned
On Tuesday an ordinance was passed
authorizing rescuing and burying par.
ties to set hre to wrecked building,
and burn them. On these funera
Evening journal., 1900-09-14
And TORTURED
PALE FACES JOIN NJUNS"
An Immense New Tribe Of Red Men organized in Red
Mems Hall Last Night-ChielS Raised
Up by the Great Chiefs

BY the wholesale scalping and tortur-
ing of pale faces. Hiawatha. No. AZ. the
new tribe Of the Improved Order Of Red
Men was formed last night The raising
np ceremony was performed hy Great
Saohem jamos Largis assisted by Great
Prophet =. p Riggon. laurel. Great
Senior Sycamore, George r. Powell,
Newark; George O. Nlaris, p. G.. s.. act
ing Great Junior Sagamore; Great SAN
nap Carl Barger; Great Guard Of Wig
wan. A. II. Swain. Greenwood; Great
Guard of the Forrest, John II. Olinger:
II. II. Hanna. Great Keeper of Wam-
pum Osa-e Tribe. Wawasett Tribe ana
Cherokee Tribe respectively performed in
perfect shape the adoption, warriors and
CHIEF degrees. One hundred and sixty
fAc members were en- the charter appli-
cation. The following chieis were elected
aud raised UP by the Great Chiefs:
Prophet, the Rev. T. =. Northrup; Sa-
Evening journal., 1900-09-14
GENEROUS RELIEF
TOR GALVESTON
WilmingIOnianS Arc Literally
Contributing TO the Fund
for The Sufferers

Wilmingtoniane are awakened TO the
necessity o. aiding in the relief OF the
Galveston. Texas. sufferers. and are
contributing generously 90 the fund
started here. ID Is necessary that
these who desire to contribute 20 the
fund should do SO quickly. because tho
relief that Is desired must be sent TO
the sufferers within the next three or
four days
H. l.. Evans & Co. are much pleased
with the promptness OF the business
men IN responding TO their appeal. All
subscriptions received by them are be-
ing forwarded Immediately to the
mayor OF Galveston.
H. l.. Evans g. Co. received suhscrip-
tions to the amount of $500 yesterday.
The rush OF subscribers to the fund
continued throughout the day.
The total amount now subscribed by
WilmingtoniaDs for the relief Of the
Galveston sufferers is 1925. To this The
Sl99.50 of the Porto Rican fund may be
added,
II has been proposed that a public
concert be given In the Opera House.
a, which local and outside talent might
volunteer its aid. Already the follow
ing society women have volunteered to
lend their names as patronesses. Mrs.
Joseph Swift. Miss Emma Lore, Mrs.
4. T. Gilpin. Mrs. Charles r. Miller.
Mrs a. w. Weldln and Mrs Willard
! lSaulsbury
A number Of singers have volun-
| teered their services
school children throughout the city
/ have interested themselves in the relief
fund Yesterday the pupils of public
school No. 4 began the collection o.
money.
Children In the neighborhood Of
Rodney Street Park have arranged fol
o lawn party to be given in the parh
on Wednesday evening next The pro
cceds are 10 he turned over TO the Gal
weston relief fund. The children who
have arranged the party are Franl
and Bessie Mention, Helen and Frank
I Mcintyre Oliver Hartmann, Homer
and Roberta Simmons and Mildred
Jcnness. The patronesses viii b,
Mrs ID. j. Eenton, MIS- Edward Me-
/ lntyre. Mrs pownes Mrs. Joseph Can
non Mrs. 3 Rebel Mrs. Clayton, Mrs
! Lewis Hartmann Mrs Homer @. Sim
mons and Mrs William G. Jenness Thi
tables at which various articles an,
refreshments VIII be offered FOR sal
win BE- in charge of Misses Ceeeli.
Mention, Agnes Mention, Stella NJ
Hartmann and Catherine Rebel
Donations Of clothing and provision
for the Texas sufferers will be receive.
at Olivet Church. Fourth and Broom
streets anu forwarded as soon as pos
sible
Evening journal., 1900-09-14
HUNDREDS OF DEAD CREMATED
IN THE GALVESTON WRECKAGE

the storm has been the ripping Of the
electrict light and street car plants.
The city has been in absolute dark
ness for several nights, and only few
concerns who operate their own IL
Illuminating services are enabled TO do
business. Nearly every residence has
gone back % the primitive candle. Tho
absence Of street lights drives all who
have no imperative business on tho
streets TO their homes at nightfall, but
the work Of the patrol system is made
more difficult thereby and the oppor-
tunity for lo0tAg greater.
The motormen deserted their cars
when the fury Of the wind and the
rush of the water made il no longer
possible to operate them. Attempts
are being made now to get the cars IN
shape again. The great destruction OF
live stock has eliminated the carriages
and cabs as means OF transportation,
and the need OF the trolley promises
to become a most pressing one when
rebuilding begins.
Among the wsrst sufferers by the
disaster were the churches. Nearly
every one OF them felt the effect of
the storm. Some Of them are entire
wrecks, absolutely beyond repair.
The relief committee is striving to
systematic its work, and there is un-
doubtedly distress here which ought
promptly BE relieved Wsazcn faced,
barefooted children we're engaged yos-
terday on the ntreets in eagerly ap-
propriatihg spoiled ana cast of stocks
Of food. The committee has instructed
the local drug stores to provide the
poor and needy with medicine at the
expense Of the relief fund.
Evening journal., 1900-09-14

chem. w. w. Knowles; Senior Saga
more, e. j. Thomas; Junior Sycamore,
William A. Lindsay; Chief Of Records.
II. a. Casperson; Keeper Of Wampum.
D.. H. Johnsoni FIRST Sannap. G. A.
Cline; Second Sannap. Charles Black:
Guard OF Wigwam. w. L. Grimes. Guard
Of Forrest. J. o. Lambson: First War
rior. A. J. Newkirk: Second Warrior, j.
III Phillips; Third Warrior. Harry Z.
Guild; Fourth Warrior. G.. w. Shipc:
First Brave. J. r. Hitch; Second Brave.
II. w, Brashears: Third Brave. Robert
Mccoy; Fourth Brave, +. +. Jochen.
This new tribe is the result OF several
moons hard work on the part OF James
Hargis, who as hustler for new tribes
has made a record second TO no former
Great Sachcm. Mr. Hargis has not only
increased the membership Of the existing
tribes, but hns organized several news
ones. ,aa
Evening journal., 1900-09-14
GRANGERS AGAIN
SCORE LEVY COURT
They Want Husband and
Wife to Have EQuaI
interests

EXtravagant expenditures Of the DEM
ocratic Levy Court were roundly de-
nounced by the Pomona Grange quarter
by meeting held yesterday at Harmony
William A. Talley mastey OF the grange
presided at the meeting which wns att
tended by gfanscfs from Min Creek,
Ghristiaua and BrandyWine hundreds
and Delaware and Chester cnuntica. Pa.
= letter from Deputy Attorney General
Peter l.. Cooper, Jr, was read in the
meeting. Mr. Cooper said that he would
consult Attorney General White and that
such action as the law authorizes would
be- taken at the September term of court.
This letter was in reply 90 a resolution
adopted ai the last meeting of the grange
in June, whom the alleged oxtrayagance
of the Lcyy Court was condemned arid
committee appointed tn examine into the
charges against the court that had been
made
At Yesterdays meeting general dis
eussion arose ia Whirn the speakers re-
fofrcd to the unlawful acts Of the com
mssioners. One particular point men
toned was the payment hy the Levy
Court % q naupcr at Famhurst a sum
.. nearly two thousand dollars who. it
was alleged. had not done work to the
amount Of S5.
The law concerning thc personal prop
erty of women was discussed. According
10 lhc laws 81 Delaware the widow of .
man who dies intestate Is entitled "a a
one-ihird interest in her husbands prop
eriy until hcr death, and on the other
hand the husband s entitled "a the whole
interest in his wifes property after hcl
death. A resolution favormg the recon
struction ~ the law tO make both eQua
was adopted. A committee was appoint.
ed to take MP the matter with STATE
| grunge and endeavors 10 have the mex
4 Legislature take action on the subject
Evening journal., 1900-09-14
RUSSIA AND GERMANY MAY AIM
AT DISBURSEMENT OF CHINA

confessed lis Fullt. lie was arrested
for trying l0 aal 20 a japanese Of
hccr a watch with Baron Won Kot-
teier's initials. He afterwarl admit
ted the crire. saying that the imperial
government ordered the commission
OF the act.
Col. Tire 'ota2s party yesterday.
says the san'a dispatch, engaged 600
Boxers seven niles from Machipo.
The Boxers wegs armed only with
swords and ~ 4Fs The Russian cav
airy charged % them, killing many
Of them with sabrcs. The casualties
among the Boxers are estimated at POO.
4 Russian ofieer was wounded and
two cossacks we're killed.