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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-10
SAW $50 DEAD
BODIES ON BEACH

Houston, Tex, Sept 9.-Among the
passengers who arrived here on the re-
| lief train from Galveston is Ben w
| Dew. an attache of the Southern Pa
cific. Dew had been at Virginia Point
| for some hours and said that he saw
| 100 to $50 dead bodies floating out on
the beach at that place.
Conductor Powers reported that
twenty five corpses had been recovered
by the life saving crew. many of them
| women: that the crew had reported
! that many bodies were floating and
they were using every endeavor to get
them all out of the water. The water
swept across the island, and il is pre-
weston people, though none of them
have been identified.
One of the refugees who came in on
| the relief train ana who had d sad ex-
perience was S. W. Clinton. an engineer
at the fertiIizing plant at the Galveston
stock Yards. Mr.. Clinton's family con-
| sisted of his wife and six children.
| When his house was washed away he
managed to get two of his little boys
safely to a raft and with them he
I driftnG nelpleSSly about His raft COL
| lideo with wreckage' of every descrip-
| ton and was split in two, and he was
/ forced to witness the drowning of his
sons. being unable to help them in any
way. Mr.. Clinton says parts of the city
are -seething masses of water.
Mr.. Jennings a slater by trade, who
resides at Thirty-eighth street and
Avenue NJ. Galveston, got to the main
| land in about the same manner as Clin-
! ton. After losing his wife he set out
and by swimming and drifting around
reached the mainland.
William Smith. boy of IS years,
whose home is in West Texas, had a
narrow escape. Young Smith was
| blown off the docks and came ashore in
| driftwood.
| A England and wife of Texas City,
| who were on the relief train, report
| that the whole of Texas City has been
blown away and number of lives lost.
I Six women are known by Mr.. England
/ to have been drowned and he said that
| many others lost their lives.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-10
CONSULS NEED MORE PAYS
Present Compensation is Inadequate
to Properly Meet Requirements.

Cine ChautauQuan-)
The meaSer pay OF our cOnSuls is a
matter of whose Importance congress-
men who are themselves essentially
Knowing little of any world but that,
in which they have moved and had
their being, entirely ignorant Of the
established usage Of diplomacy and the
cosmopolitan society in which the con-
Sular representative must dwell thew
forget that a proper consid eration for
appearances is an absolute necessity
and pettiness and meanness and Ger
tain sorts of small economy bring US
into cOnteEnot and minimize our in
huence with European powers. which
in their long experience have acquired
a very salutary worldly wisdom.
There IS hardly a consulate in the
world whore the American representa-
tive is not the most shabbily housed
poorly served and poorly paid man
among ITS consular associates. Ere
Quently his means are so Inadequate
that he sc unable TO return. in ana
proper degree, the social favors that
have been shown him THROUGH mar
SimOny that cuTtailS expense here that
the government may be Wantoniv Law
ish with certain species of bold and no
tOriOus jobbery, its Representatives
abroad are often placed in the humiI-
iating attitude Of mere hangers-on-
men tolerated. but not respected. II
also explains why so many ENTIRELY. oh
jectiOnable persons are appointed II
consular posts, aside from the confess
ed reward for purely political service
In which fitness. intelligence and orsi-
nary good breeding cut no figure Men
OF refinement, of culture and experience
refuse TO be SO abaSed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-10
FUSION IN COLORADO
Silver Parties viii Name a
Ticket Today.
TELLER MAY HEAD IT
MAUPIN OR oRMAN MAY LEAD
IF HE REFUSES.

Denver, Sept. 9.-The state conVeh-
ton of the Democrats. Populists and
silver Republican parties of Colorado
will meet in this city tomorrow 10
nominate fun tickets. The congress
sionaI conventions of the three parties
will also be held
From all appearances tonight a com
plete fusion of the three parties VIII De
effected. the ticket to be headeo Dy
Democrat
the two names most frequently mem
toned IN connection with the guoer-
Material nomination are Joseph h
Maupin of Canon City and James d
Orman of Pueblo.
1t is said that Senator Henry NJ Tel
Ter, silver Republican, has been ten
dered the nomination for governor and
urged to accept it by the leaders OF all
three parties, but has thus far refused
to permit the use OF his name IN that
connection. The present indications
are that both congressman, John c Bel
and John f. ShafrOth, will be renom-
mated
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-10
PLAN ROADS FOR PHILIPPINES
COMMISSION WILL DISTRIBUTE
$4,000, 900 FOR REPAIRS.
Five Per Cent Tax on Salaries Gauss
a Great Deal Of Annoyance and
Protests By Americans.

Manila, Sept. 9.-The Philippine CON-
mission. at its first public session. to be-
held next Wednesday, viii discuss the
appropriation of One-third of the treas
uFy's $500. 600 for the construction and
repair of roads and bridges throughouu
the archipelago. The people profess .
be much gratified at the prospect Of this
work of development
The revenue authorities OF Manila COL
lect under the Spanish laws a tax of ,
Der cent upon the salaries OF American
civilians earning $500 per annum and up
wards The tax is unpopular and pro
vokes protests among them The Fill
pinos and foreigners. who are used TO II
do not accept the levy.
The represent rs of military opera
tons show -ha- 90. ate these have been
trivial
Manila is nov rlencing the heaviest
typhoon known 10. years
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-10
CHING IS NOW IN PEKIN
Prince Arrives to Negotiate
With Powers.
ESCORTED BY JAPANESE
ORDERED By THE EMPEROR TO
ARRANGE AFFAIRS.
SORTED BY JAPANESE

Washington, Sept. 9.-The japanese
legation has received the following tele-
gram from the foreign office at Toxic:
General Yaznaguchi wired to the fol-
lowing effect:
Colonel Shiba, who was sent with a
company of cavalry to -sign Ho, Sept
3, escorted Prince Ching back to Pekin.
The princes residence, being in the
district occupied by the Japanese, is
guarded by them.
Previous TO his arrival, the prince
communicated to Major General Fukush-
lmi, that on account OF the present grave
situation he had been requested by the
emperor 20 return to Pekin and to ar
range affairs Immediately
The district in possession of ths
Japanese Is now quiet and in order and
the chinese entertain no fear have re-
sun,ed their business.
me railway south of Yang Tsun Is
WORKING, but 1T cannot be said when
communication beyond that place will be
re-ODened'
Prince Ching is one Of the best known
pro-foreigners in China, has occupied
Important positions in the government of
tnat country and his return by the direc-
Ton OF the emperor is to the officials here
q good augury to the opening OF negotfa-
tsonG Tor peace.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-10
SEE SUNKEN BARK.
Thousands Look at Vessel Destroyed
By the Iowa.

San Francisco. Sept 9--ThOusandS of
people thronged the water front to-.
which coll!ded in the bay last night
with the United States battleshiD
Iowa
1t is probable that she may be rails
ed if her back is not broken, in which
event she viii be blown I'D, that her
cargo of 5000 tons Of coal may be saved
She rests at the bottom of the bay
in eighteen fathOms of water and in
the very heart of the fair way for YES
sells which ply between San Francisco
to the Mole Of the narrow guage rail-
road. on the other side Of the bay She
is valued at $780, 600, and arrangements
have been made to send down divers.
There is no insurance upon her. and
whatever loss she represents must be
sustained b. her owners
The officers Of the ba1tIeShiD Iowa
are extremely angry at what they con
slider to be the criminal daring of the
the captain OF the May Flint. While
the tremendous ram of the battleShiD
sent the sailing craft to the bottom il
is feared that the WarShiD did not eS-
cane unframed and that she must be
locked for repairs. It is feared that
her ran has been DETECTED and that
immediate attention must be given to
the injury
The May Flint practically fell upon
the Iowa with a weight of 1000 tons,
and this, it is believed, inflicted serious
damage.
CAPTAIN Woodside of the May Flint
said today that he expected a tug at
the mouth of the bay to conduct his
vessel inside Finding none he con-
Guided to sail in.
When l saw we were getting dan
gerOuSly near the Iowa" he said. I
ordered the tOpsailS becked but il was
too late TO avert the disaster I think
we sat down on the Iowa's ram and
the next swell carried US off agafn
The Iowa's boys gave US a great cheer
as we sheare6 off, thinking we were
not damaged We drifted away into
the mist. and I don't think half a
dozen people on the ba-tIeshiD knew
we had sunk until they saw the morn
ing DaDers-'
The bark Vidette that was run down
by the Nay Flint is in a bad way. She
is leaking, and were il not for the fact
that she IS lumber laden the puInps
could not keep her adoat.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-10
MORE STORIES OF
HAVOC WROUGHT

Houston. Tex. Sept. AT Walter,
half the houses in the town were de-
molished. The South Texas Baptist
college is badly damaged and the
school house is a wreck
Not a house in the town of Chapel
Hill ESCAPED damage and many were
demolished. Business houses also suf-
fered and fine gin is a complete
wreck.
At BRENNAN the court house was
nearly wrecked and the city hall COM
pleteiy so. Every business house end
residence suffered to a greater or less
extent. The fire apparatus is under
the ruins of the city hall and a guard
is maintained for lire duty.
At Custom stores were unroOfed and
residences destroyed
At Rock Island the Baptist church
was totally wrecked and several resi-
denceS unroofed.
At Eagle Lake the damage amounts
to s250.000 to the rice and cotton crops
and to residences.
At Affair fruit trees were blown out
of the ground and residences leveled.
At Rosenberg, in addition to the
damage to residences, the opera house
and the Baptist church were wrecked.
Coots, an aged lady. probably fatally.
Three persons were killed in the coun-
ty near here. namely, Rev. Mr.. Wat
son. Mrs. L. ]. Cantrell and a man
named Herman.
Many houses were unroofed at Lex
ington and their contents ruined by
the rain.
Forty-two dwelling houses were
wrecked at Wallis.
At Fulshear fifty houses were blown
down. One person was killed near the
town by falling house
In Hardin county a large amount of
timber was blown down and there was
much damage to property at Village
Mills. No damage was done at Corpus
Christi or Rockport on the lower, coast.
At Richmond three negroes were killed
by the collapse of a church and three
others were killed near there. One
also was killed at Booth. No names
Obtainable
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-10
DESOLATION is
WIDESPREAD

Houston, Tex, Sept. "a train came
in on the Columbia Tap this afternoon
and it's crew tell story of death and
desolation through the country which
they passed. Conductor Ferguson
states that houses. barns. crops and
orchards have been destroyed and
great damage has been done.
A. L. Forbes. postal clerk, reported
that at Oyster Greek the train crew
and passengers heard cries coming out
OF a mass of debris. Several persons
answered the cries and found a negro
woman fastened under a roof They
pulled her out and she informed her
rescuers that there were others l.nder
the roof A further search resulted in
the finding of nine dead bodies, all
colored people.
When the train arrived at AnSleton,
the jail, all the churches ard a num-
Der Of houses had been blown down.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-10
Left With the Officers.
STEAMER CUTS RECORD.
Deutschland Crosses the Ocean at
Swift Pace.

New York, Sept 9--The steamer
Deutschland passed the Scilly islands at
1910 o'clock tonight bound from New
York to Plymouth, Cherbourg and Ham
burg. The Scilly islands are a distance
of ninety-siX miles from Plymouth, and
steamers cover the distance on an aver
age in about four hours.
The Deutschland left this port on Sept
8, passing Sandy Hook lightship at 1870
o clock in the afternoon. The time of
passage of the Deutschland on this trip
is about five days, four hours and ten
minutes to the Scilly islands. and allow
ing four hours, she will make the pas
sage to Plymouth in about five days,
ei.ht hours and ten minutes
This time Will beat the best previous
record of the Deutschland, which is five
days, eleven hours and fOrty-five min
utes, by about three hours and thirty
ga minutes
London. Sept. S.-The North German
Lloyd steamship Kaiser Wilhelm der
Crosse was sighted by the Deutschland
at daybreak Wednesday and passed at
noon. She was out of sight at night
fall. The race. therefore, was of brief
duration, the Deutschland Overhauling
and out-stripping her rival easily.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-10
STAMPEDE TO RICH new DICClNCS
ALMOST DEPOPULATES CAPE NOME

Port Townsend. Wash. Sept. 9.-The
steamship Elihu Thomson arrived from
Cape Nome this evening bringing 200 pas
sengers. many of whom are without
means. The Thomson sailed from Nome
Aug. q, and her officers report conditions
but little changed. There are about Is .ceo
persons there, many of them in destitute
circumstances, and as winter approaches
huch uneas1ness prevails among the I'M
getting away and nothing ahead bI1f s,tf-
Ierlng and perhaps death
beIore the Thomson sailed from Nome
d report reached there that rich diesinoS
nag nag Deen struck on Bluestone creek this
sac OF cape York, and parties who carna
oo"n from Biuestone reported they had
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-10
GRAVE FEARS
FOR SABINE

Beaumont, Tex. Sept. 9.-The gravest
fears are entertained here for the safe
ty OF the residents of Sabine and Sa-
bine Pass. Reports of the storms
fierceness at Sabine have been circu-
lated all day. but definite news is
scarce
At the dispatcher's office of the Sa-
bine & East Texas. railroad, it is
learned that the last dispatch from the
operator ct Sabine, the new town, re-
ported that at thta time the water was
surrounding the station and washing
over the railroad tracks He said peO-
PIE were leaving in crowds for the back
ridge. The winds velocity was in
creasing and the water rising.
The operator at Sabine Pass (the old
town. reported substantially the same
as the other operator. He said that
the track northward had been washed
away: That residents were leaving for
/ the ridge in water waist deep, and that
the storm was growing fiercer.
Since that time he has not been heard
FROM a passenger train returned this
afternoon, having reached a point a
quarter of a mile from the old town.
The track was washed away from
there on. The station agent at Sabine
Pass waded and swan out to the train,
but could give no details of the dam
age He had not left his Office, but
L.
From the train people could be seen
wading about in the water, which
seemed to be from two to four feet
deep.
Reports from all along the Gulf &
Interstate railroad to Bolivar are dis
tressing. A dispatcher at Bolivar wired
that the waves were cutting high. The
yards and tracks of the Gulf & Inter
state railroad We're completely sub
merged. and it was feared the office
would be washed out to sea at any
moment.
Dallas. Tex. Sept. "a special from
Beaumont, Tex, says:
Reports from Port Arthur give that
point as safe. Nothing definite can be
learned from Sabine Pass. Passenger
trains leaving here yesterday could not
get closer than four miles of the town
A rescue train left here this morning
for Sabine Pass, but had not been
heard from up to this hour. The loss
of life and property. however. is
thought to be frightful. Telegraph
and telephone communication is lost.
Patton, Follower and Winnie, on the
| Gulf & Interstate railroad are reported
| as under water, and people here are
anXiously awaiting news from the
| stOrm-swept district.
The heavy rain struck this town yes
terday evening, continued with terrific
! fury throughout the night and all Of
5C1ay.
At daybreak this morning a negro
was found dead in the coils of an cleo
trio light wire in the business center
of the town. A number of houses have
| been unroofed and removed from the
| foundation. The loss on buildings and
| household effects is known to be con-
| siderable, while the loss on Jefferson
county crops is estimated at from $500
600 to $5OO.0OO
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-10
OTIS TELLS OF OPERATIONS.
Denies That Americans Began Phil
ippine War.

Washington. Sept 9.-The war depart
nent has made public a report of Major
General Otis, giving details of the opera
tons Of the United States army in Jhe
Philippines from Sept. l, 1893, to May D.,
$50
General Otis says he desires to correct
an erroneous impression that the war
with the insurgents was initiated by tbs
limited States" After explaining the
conditions that existed at the breaking
out of hOStiliCeS. ne says
War with the insurgents was forced
on us and was ''anVOida BILE" He asserts
that this is shown in Filipino correspond
euce captured by the Americans. which
he says. proves that the war was planned
by AguinaIdo- He says another errone-
Gus impression prevails that the t1IiplnOs
endeavored to stop hOStilitieS after the
first outbreak, but were refused by the
United States.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-10
PEOPLE FLEE TO HIGHLANDS.
Warning Is Given Sabine Pass and
Port Arthur.

Memphis, Tenn, Sept "a special to
the Commercial from New Orleans. saws.
Great damage and considerable loss of
life is reported along the line of the NJ
X & T. railroad. There is much anxiety
about Sabine Pass and Port Arthur
The last news received from Sabine
Pass was yesterday at noon, and at that
hour the town was entirely surrounded
by water. The storm had not then reach
ed its heighth. or had the tidal wave come
which Is reported to have swept over
Galveston.
However. at the time the last report
was sent out, the people were fleeing to
the highlands for safety, and it is hoped
that they may have found refuge in
time.
Port Arthur is not so exposed to the
waves as Sabine Pass. but the damage is
believed TO have been great
Telegraph wires are down to Port La
vaca, RockDort, Arkansas Pass, Corpus
Christi and Brownsville on the lower
coast and grave fears are entertained re-
garding the safety of the inhabitants Of
those towns.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-10
DIE AT SOUTH PASS.
Several Persons Lose Their Lives in
Storm

Dallas, Tex, Sept. "a dispatch to
the News from Houston says:
A Times-Democrat special from the
southwest Pass says that the storno
there was most violent and six lives
were lost off Southwest Pass. The tug
Monarch, towing six barges from Sa-
bine Pass to -Fernandina. broke her
tlIler Ihursday, anchored. and then
proceeded TO South Pass for renaire
She was caught by the storm and when
she went out today to look for her
bargeS. no trace of them could be found
or of the six keepers
Ihe water was waist deep over the
shores of South Pass, and most of the
population took shelter in the light
house.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-10
BUTLER is ADVANCING. =
British Say Boer War is Near an
End

Capetown, Sept. 9.-Sir Redvers Butler
continues his advance. He crossed the
sfauchberG, ten miles east of Lydenburg
Ind came into action with the Beers
The occupation of Lydenburg, which
took place last Thursday is regarded as
marking one Of the last stages of the
wax. The Beers now talk of trckking
,uto German territory.
lord Methuen is marching on Lychten-
bur- from Mafeking.
1t is said that papers seized at Pre-
tor5a show that the Netherlands railway
company in many ways actively assisted
the Beers. 1t converted its workshops
into arsenals. and provided the TransvaaI
forces with horseshOes.
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Three fatalities are known to have
occurred at Angleton. but the train
stopped there only a few minutes and
the number killed or their names could
not be learned.
At Angleton the conductor decided
70 return TO Houston. and the extent
oI the damage beyond Angleton was
not learned. On the return trip the
rev saw the debris of dozens of de-
mollShed houses
AT Sandy Point several persons were
reported.
Deaths at Arcola.
At Arcola a family named Wofford
mad gathered in the second story of
thelr house The upper portion of the
mouse was blown away and Mrs. Wof-
Iord's mother was instantly killed
The hurricane was particularly Sc
we're at Brookshire, twenty-seven miles
west or Houston, on the Missouri, Kan
saS d Texas railroad. Four dead
oodles have been taken out of the
DEBRIS OF the wrecked houses and it
is believed that others have been killed.
1t is reported that only four houses
are left standing in Brookshire, which
had population of 600 persons. The
names of the dead at Brookshire can
not be learned tonight.
Later reports received from Alvin
state that many persons were killed
there Eleven bodies have been re-
covered.
At Seabrook Mrs. Jane Woodstock
was killed by a falling house, Mrs
Nicholson and Louis Broquet were
drowned and S. K. McIlheny, wife and
daughter and Mrs. Leroy and two chill
dren are missing. They are known to
have been in their cottages, which
were destroyed. The dead body of a
sailor was found under a cottage.
AT Brazoria six people were killed
DY falling houses OI- WAro Ia CT
night, including George Duff, son OF
Hon. j. f. Duff Judge Duff was him
self severely injured. Reports state
that only the court house and two
other buildings are standing there.
A report from Chenango says that
eight people were killed.
Santa Fe Train Wrecked.
The Santa Fe train which left here
at 1855 Saturday night was wrecked
at point about two miles north of
Alvin Mrs. Prather of Rosenberg.
Tex. was killed and several others 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 reached it was found that her head
| had been under water and she was
drowned. Several passengers, En-
gineer John Martin, Fireman Thomas
! Doyle and Conductor NJ. H. DonnelIy
were injured
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found of plenty of dust This caused a
stampede and all small steamers and
sehoOnerS at Nome headed for the scene
% me new strike loaded with passengers,
Wnlte many started out in small boats.
II IS said by the time the stampede is
over S ana the last steamer of the season
populated.
Inc CAPTAIN of the Thomson reports that
SSSSNeIal OF the first claims located at
1871 the entire season TO place them in
nome IS practically free from sickness,
smallpox and other diseases having dis
appeared except among the Indians at the
RHIaSe south OF Nome, where a number of
HaINeS are down with smallpox, and
with their method of handling disease
the village is likely to be wiped out
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-10
sTANcHFIELD IN NEW YORK.
He May Head the State Democratic
Ticket

Saratoga, n. Y, Sept. 9.-Democratic
sIate-makers tonight give out the fol-
lowing as the most probable compost
ton of the ticket to be nominated by
the state convention:
GovernOr-John 3. Stanchfield Of
Chemung-
Lieutenant GOVernCr-WnHam h.
Maczey of Erie.
Secretary Of State-John T. Norton.
State Treasurer-GuY H. Clark.
COmptrOller-Martin Glynn.
There is as much probability of this
slate being entirely changed by the time
the convention meets, as there is that
il will be put through
The platform viii endorse the Kan
sas City platform, make a special al
fusion to the anti-imperiaIistic plank.
endorse the Democratic national ticket,
and declare that the party in New York
will work in harmony for its election.