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Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-09-22

1000 lives lost 1SS9-Apia, Samoan
islands; German and American war
ships wrecked and many lives lost
1S90-Muscat, Arabia; 700 lives lost
1ss1-Martinique; $40 lives lost and
SO, 600 600 worth Of property destroy
ed 1s92-Rayigo, northern Italy; seT-
eraI hundred lives lost 1S92-Fonna-
tay, Madagascar; several hundred lives
lost 1S93-Great storm on the north
west coast Of Europe; 2S7 lives lost
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-09-22

south of Waco, every town on the Gulf,
Colorado and Santa Fe south of Tenn
pie, and every town on the Houston
and Texas Central south OF Herne has
been badly injured
Early kilograms were received at
Houston from most Of these places eX-
cept those still further south than
Houston, and hardly one failed to re-
port some deaths. along with a story
OF many buildings wrecked, in some
cases even to the destruction of all the
buildings in the town.
The only serious railroad accident
reported as due to the storm occurred
south of Houston Saturday night. A
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-09-22
Russia Confiscates Deposits.

Pekin, Sept. 1.-THE Russo-Chinese
bank, which, as announced, has closed
here and removed to Shanghai, will
confscate, as part of the indemnity to
be paid to Russia, the imperial uni
versity fund of 5000, 900 taels deposited
with it, against which the Chinese
drew for the payment of their troops.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-09-22

Henry and Saline counties. Missouri;
8 killed, So injured; 247 buildings de-
stroyed; loss, $500, 600. 1SS3-Kemper,
Copiah, Simpson, Newton and Lauder
dale counties, Mississippi; 81 killed, 200
injured; 100 buildings destroyed; loss,
$500, 900. 1SS3-Izard, Sharp and Clay
counties, Arkansas; killed, 1852 in
jured; so buildings destroyed; loss,
$500, 900. 1SS4-North and South Caro-
lima, Mississippi, Georgia, Tennessee,
Virginia, Kentucky, and Illinois; 500
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-09-22

1S40-Adams county, Mississippi; BIT
killed, 100 injured; loss, s1,260,000.
1s42-Adams county, Mississippi; 500
killed; great property loss. 1Ss0-Bar-
~, Stone, Webster and Christian eoun-
ties, Missouri; 100 killed; 500 injured;
200 buildings destroyed; loss. $1,000
900. 1SS0-Noxubee county, Mississip-
ri; % killed. 70 injured; So buildings
destroyed; loss, 100000. 1ssO-Fan-
min county, Texas; 40 killed, SO in
tured; IS buildings destroyed 1882
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-09-22


stormswept for thirty hours by West
Indian hurricane. which laid waste
property, caused great loss of life, and
effectually stopped all Geographic and
Austin, while the operation of trains
was seriously handicapped. Starting
with the hurricane which visited Gal
weston and the coast Saturday noon,
and which prevailed there to such an
extent that no communication was had
with the island to ascertain what the
loss to life and property were, the hur-
ricane made rapid inroads into the
center of the state, stopping long
enough Saturday night at Houston to
get the buildings of the city and to
cause much loss to property interests
there. Advancing inland the storm
swept into the towns of Hempsted, so
miles above Houston. thence to Chap
pell Hill. 20 miles further; thence to
Brennan, 80 miles further, wrecking
all three towns and terrorizing the
people beyond expression. The storm
was so destructive at those points as
to blow over quite a number of houses
and several persons were killed.
5000 People Drowned.
The city of Galveston, flooded many
feet deep with water, with half its
buildings wrecked and perhaps 5000
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-09-22

There are now thirteen cable lines
across the Atlantic in successful oper-
alton, yet the charge for sending mes
sages remains what it has been fo- 20.
years or more-25 cents = word FOR
commercial messages and 10 cents 3.
word for press dispatches.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-09-22
To Arbitrate seaIers, claims,

Washington, Sept. 17.-Dr. Asser, a
Dutch publicist, will arbitrate the
claims of American sealers for the
seizure of their vessels by the Russian
government about six years ago, under
the protocol just signed.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-09-22

STRAND STREET, GALVESTON
of safety and making the air hideous
with their cries. There were nine fam
lilies in the house, which was large
two-story frame, and Of the fifty peO-
pie residing there myself and niece
we're the only ones who could get
away
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-09-22
BRIDGE OVER GALVESTON BAY.

N~osNsNs~S@sN~e~~se-NSNSN~S@
known 20 have been killed, but as only
two houses are still standing there it
is supposed that the loss of life was
greater than this. Seventeen persons
are missing. y Laporte relief train
that got as far as Seabrooke picked up
three bodies on the way.
Suffer Very Heavily.
At Brochsnire also four deaths are
reported, and there four houses are
still standing.
Towns further north add to the sto-
ries OF horror. Cypress, Hockey, Wal
Ter and Hampstead are thought to have
lost about 20 per cent of their build
ings.
At Taylor the Missouri. Kansas and
Texas depot was destroyed and several
lives are reported lost.
Bastrop, Smithville and Temple also
suffered very heavily, both in lives
and property.
Galveston Beautiful City.
Galveston, the second largest city in
Texas and the commercial metropolis
of that state. is situated at the north
east extremity of Galveston island, at
mouth of the bay of the same name.
1t is a beautiful city, laid out with wide
and straight streets. bOrdered with
numerous flower gardens, magnolias,
Towering shrubs and trees. The streets
are only few feet above the sea and
have been frequently swept by surging
waves stirred up by cyclones and tor
nadOeS.
The city is the third cotton shipping
port in the United States. Its foreign
and domestic trade is large. It's total
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-09-22


her two daughters, two grandchildren.
and a woman whose name cannot re
call
Louis Braquet, manager OF the
Black hotel, was engulfed in the waves
and gave his life up in the successful
rescue of his wife and a colored serv-
ant girl
Among the refugees which the Gal
weston, Houston & Henderson train
picked up at Lamarque, four and one
half miles south of Virginia Point, was
Pat Joyce, who lived in the west END
Of Galveston.
cit began raining in Galveston Sat
urday morning early" said he. About
9 o'clock work was discontinued by the
company and I left for home. 1 got
there about II o'clock and found about
three inches of water in the yard. The
water rose and the wind grew stronger
until it was almost as bad as the gulf
itself Finally the house was taken OF
its foundation and entirely demolished
People all around me were scurrying
to and fro, endeavoring to find places
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-09-22
Some OF the Greaf Storms in OTHER Countries
CabIes anal Thefr Rake..

OF English coast, and 165 fishermen
Jutland.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-09-22
5000 People Drowned.

The city of Galveston, flooded many
feet deep with water, with half its
buildings wrecked and perhaps 5000
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-05-21
Indiana Town Is Searched.

,r,,rc,o Ind May l7.--One OF the gov
~ do+oct{ves who has been here
u,orl,inc on the Muncie end OF the CUBAN
r,,,e.r0lco cmbezzlemcnt cases made the
statement today that the real steal mas
hccr the sale of counterfeit stamps
which II Is alleged, have ueen ptii''eu a.
the office OF a printing company III TINS
citv Thousands Of dollars worm y,
hoc,ns etonus are said to have been issued
IA .1tstributed TO CUBAN postmasters
number Of whom. Il Is alleged shaft0
I'm the profits The printing Office Is Sd'"
10 have been searched from garnet I"
collar for the material used. Heretofore
the search Here was supposed to be for an
alleged package of money II Is asserted
thai almost 100000 worth of bogus
stamps have been printed in Munele ana
seut TOR distribution to CuDan poStolll'cS.
Tho system was to distribute these stamps
in numbers that would not cause SuSl'.
.rIou TO officers who furnished the regular
consienments When Ross Cowan. presi-
dent of the Nicely Printing company, was
told the story today, ne did not seem
.osnocfallv concerned but said.
Won may say that ii there Is any
stor, afloat that the Nicely Printing com
panv ever turned out Cuban stamps
either for the postal or any other service;
Il is false. We have neither printed
stau,pS lcgitflnatclv or ilcgitlmatelN. Ihe
government contract that we have. NC
have not dcnted. II has been most IN
the form of printed blanks. rms work
has been conducted for the past eighteen
months since NcClY took office. and my
hooks will show that it has not exceeded
$4,000 while the printed reports are That
IL will reach $4,000 D0 you suppose thdt
the government officials that have over
hauled my place from the day of the ar
rcst Of Neeiv would not have found some
evidence If the gigantic stamp factory
YOU speak OF was located here?
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-05-21
Macarthur Sends Death List.

Washington. May l5.-General AlaCAr-
thurs latest casualty list Is as follows:
Manila. Nav 14-Deaths: Drowned
Troop T. Third cavalry. John + Adams.
company g. Twenty-foUrth infantry.
Elisha Forche.
acknowledgements T. Seventeenth IN
fantry. Sergeant Frederick G. Lade.
Pneumonia OmDauy N, Forty-SlNth
infantry. jaw W. Cohen.
Typhoid Fever-C ompany I. Eighteenth
infantry. Israel Cork. company II. Tween
ty-sixth infantry, Frank L. BiEos. com
pany +, EortN-SeconI infantry, FRANK
Bauer: company q, Forty-fifth infantry.
Matthew Alikkula, company q, Forty
seventh infantry. James X Heldor
teenth infantry. Roy Savers. Company L.
Seventeenth infantry, Thomas sullivan;
company IL. Forty-siNth infantry. y. l..
Baudette, company ID. Twenty-first in
fantrv. Aured Tolck
Chronic Diarrhoea-COmpany A, TWEEN
ty-frst infantry. William LondriEau:
company f. Twenty-trst infantry. Mich
ale J. Farrell.
infantry Willie bowman
Nephritis-Company G, Forty-ciShth in
fantry. John Farman.
Variola-Company g. Sixteenth infan-
try r. y Hoofer. company X. Sixteenth
Infantry. Corporal Abraham Cross; COM
many L. Fortv-third infantry. John q.
rand; compan. q. Forty-touTth Infantry.
Fred Nichols. company q. Forty-eishth
infantry, Elijah Sears, Peter Hairstod;
Edward Grecnleaf. company IL. Fortieth
infantry ,,,
pvsentery-C Company b. battalion OF
eroiDeers United States army. Frank W.
Lehman. company +, Twenty-Second in
fartrv Sergeant Patrick Malone; COM
many l.. Thirty-hfth infantry, Henry
Hamburg -
acknowledgements u, Forty-ifth in
fantrv. Edward NJ. Baker
Nbscess of Iiver-Battery q. Sixth ar
tiIIerv. Fred Wilhelm: company L. Twen-
tv-siXth infantry. Robert y. Laird
-Pvaenia-C Company X. Twenty in
fantrv- Sergeant W II. Clayton.
Castro EntTitis-Company ID. Eigh-
teenth infantry. AlOnzO Henley.
Died of Wounds Received In Action
COMPANY ], Twenty-third infantry. First
Sergeant G. a. Wyeth. company L. For
tv-third infantry. Charles Dolloff; COM
many T. Forty-third infantry. Oliver NJ.
Pendererass: company +. Forty-third in
fantry Thomas q. Bates
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-05-21
Reeves Admits His Guilt.

Havana. May 1S.-W H. Reeves. dep
utv auditor of the island, made con-
fessiou at midnight and gave up $500
Given 10 him by G. +. w. Nicely. the
arrested financial agent of posts at Ha-
vana. to perform certain services the
day he left. General Wood and the postal
inspectors refuse to disclose the nature of
the confession. barely admitting that one
has been made. 1t is claimed that 81 loo
more will be recovered today.
General Wood says that the report from
Muncie, Ind. that nearly 81, 100000 worth
of stamps have been printed there and
sent for distribution to Cuban postofficcs
can be regarded as a canard. There Is
nothing here TO show that any such
counterfeit stamps have been sent.
1t is believed now that the whole story
is known and that the amount of the
defalcation will fall between 100000 and
Sl25.000
Those who know the situation best say
that the confession of Reeves was the
only link required in the chain of evil
dence, although the principal statements
he has made will require Investigation
before they can be acted upon, as il is
generally believed that his accusation Is
of such a startling character as to render
il unwise to proceed before being IhoT-
oughly sure of other evidence to cor
roborate it.
Another charge against Nicely is that
he has defrauded the customs out of sew
cral thousand dollars wo--h of duties by
importing, nominally for postal use large
quantities of paper which was afterwards
sold to a printing house In Havana.
The Cubans are now beginning to talk q
good deal regarding postal matters, the
main idea apparently being that the
Americans, having found so many of
their countrymen implicated, will not
proceed to eXtremities. The CubanS don
believe that Nicely Will be eXtradted.
With the confessions of Reeves and
Rich, supplemented by those of the stamp
clerks and by the statements of the Bar
acoa postmaster, ii is considered that
the evidence against Nicely IS complete.
especially In view of the assertion of
Reeves that the stamps Were NOT de-
stroyed when they were supposed 10 be;
packages which were apparently stamps
were destroyed but Ii is now said that
these were so many bundles OF paper
bits.
The newspapers now begin to ask for
an investigation of the engineering de
partment. They say that this depart
ment has been more eXtravagantly con-
Quoted than the postal department
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-05-21

Griggs, the judiciary committee OF the
house today considered means of dealing
with the Nicely case and like cases arising
in Cuba. The ned OF action was explain
ed by the attorney general in a letter 10
Chairman Ray. OF the committee. in wnlcn
ho said:
Recent offenses Of a criminal nature
committed by an employee of the postal
service in Cuba. who has He'd from jas
tice there ana taken refuge in the United
States. makes IL my duty To call your at
tention to the fact that application Tor
the present exrradition laws OF the United
States TO sucn cases Is In a condition OF
embarrassing TO the dep trtment OF JUS
tice to secure the prompt return OF such
offenders to the Jurisdiction in which the
crime is committed. and in which they
should be tried.
1t is obvious that the laws of the United
States ought to provide a sure and speedy
return of fugitives from Justice who flee
from Cuba and seek refuge in the United
States. l have drafted an act which Will
make the course of PROCEDURE i'm such
matters SIRE and certain. and / respect
fully ask that il be considered by sour
committee. and If found expedienJ. that
II be Introduced and passed as speedily as
possible"
Tho attorney generals bill IS entitled
IAN Act for Extuldition and Rendition In
Certain Cases" AMI IS quite lengthy In
its provisions.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-05-21
Several Arrests Have Been Made.

Havana. May 17.-The principal charge
against the Havana postmaster. T. l.
THOMPSON. who with w. III. Reeves,
deputy auditor of the island. and Edward
Moyra and Jorge Mascara. CUBAN CLERKS
I'm the stamp department. was affes'eu
Yesterday, Will DO that he entered CON
suiracy with Carrydon Rich. the cleik'
who has confessed TO knowledge y,
many of the transactions. ana VINO va,
give evidence for the government 70 shic',
{. Il. W. Nicely. the arrested Ih''ilci'i
agent of posts. The pr isecutioh s@y9
lhomuson deliberately received NoucHeiS
ana ordered that the changes be made IN
the books ana accounts WIN the ""iiii0'
intention OF shielding Nicely.
Novtu and Mascara admit selling over
81 su, worth OF an old issue Oh stamps
through The windows when Wefo lioe S"'A
co for IN The requisiuon. ,oa
Thompson say that. though ne oTuoi %
the alteration of certain HBufes d. N"o
request of kich. sun he dld 50 "'Ihou'
knowing that they were oil IA criii''ii''I -
tura lie thinks no might nave -
treated with moro cOlisl"erdlio'i'
dismissed or requested To rtsIsh- ,oo,
,rnomuson's DlIl was nrsI tiXcd at s4o'V''
cash but WAS ultimately reuuced 10 |i'V0'
when was deposited IN Cash ~
i,au.sh CONSUL Iierr CuiH'el. "N'''
MERCHANT. - t,..,,
IN. uaa OF AIoyra and Mascara l"S ,,,a,I
rcuLceu % SI,Jvv. which mas mo- ; =
lululSucu. -.,,,.in ~ his
Reeve, will be allowed 10 REMAIN :. -
own meme. IA Cn,tiSc Oh spSS'' era5,
lJurlng the tuEcs Sdtuli9 ~" ~ - ~
ne v,l,t uc citlteI ulJh ddi'y 10 slNS "a
acucr ana ii Is also Icit tiidt p"4A m,
al nm Wound necessarily NC He"N3' 49,
nrobabIV would hOU'pe ODlahldOie. "a
II IS reported sSIe tENL -NeelS Ia In
milted nat ms BAN deposit vas tl'a ,,r
money. and a request VIII ne i'i p,i.,.,
the seizure that amount a. DIlQi r. hS
Ia the postal department shou'u -
nroyen that she Iands came uut o. -,
anu,r uorFer. 1t is also ielt that III ~
c'.titnstHucts. his bail Is eAceSSlrttS
uoht Although he was irSt ciH. go go ;. q,
neculations TO the amount OIL S91,V0V -
nov. relieved that ne Obtained tic l" i
nart of The SloO.o0 which is sal1 20 '''0'
IN, dcfalcatiOn. 4, r,ol,tnr in
The special agent who Is lllahIns -
ouiries M ParaCoa reports lildI tiic -,
master there has been acting as pu7i;iirj
REPRESENTATIVE of Nicely. ana mas rtcC.L
from him during the last rev iiiol ~ %
40 40 fcr a cocoanut grove ana con-
plantation No suspicion rests upon INV
Baracoa postmaster; .. .ho ,nepar-
Messrs. Smith and Fosner. the ms
tor who arrived Yesterday. nave tit,.il -
,r,ininr Mr.. Rathhonc. TINS ii1e 49,. I.o''i
ne, we're in conference with ttnT 49, =,
wood for more than an hour ana III"
or1f Reeves.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-05-21
Postal Losses Not the Only
CrookedneSS Found To
Exist in Havana
GOOD THING WAS PUSHED
Officials Who Have Held the Full
Confidence of Headquarters
Are Now Suspected, and
More Arrests Will
Come.

Havana. May 1.-THE extent OF the
postal frauds is far greater than what
was originally expected. Besides TAX
ing in the postal department, the frauds
seem to include the local officers at Ha-
vana and various other officers through
out the island. and also to have extended
to outside points which have been used
for the sale oe some Of the old Issue OF
stamps that were ordered destroyed.
The result of the investigation at the
local postofiice is the suspension of POST
master Thompson. who was installed IN
April OF last year. He will remain at
his own house for the present. Moya ana
Mascara, stamp sellers in the main OF
fee. have also been arrested. and fur-
Their arrests are expected tomorrow. AS
many as six others lave been placed I'M
der the closest surveillance. and they Will
be arrested as soon as their services can be
spared owing 10 this fact. If they are
suddenly relieved from duty II VIII be
impossible to carry on the postal depart
ment of Havana.
Messrs. Reeves and Reynolds. the audi
tors of the postal department are stlii
under arrest at their own rooms, IN
charge of detectives Special quarters
will. however be prepared In some fort
ress. where all the prisoners connected
with the frauds will be taken as soon as
arrested
Todav's arrest and the suspension OF
Mr. Thompson did not take place until az
ter dark. and consequently these new
features Of the case were not generally
known throughout the city this evening;
but there Is a perceptlble excitement at
the postofnce where 30 one knows who
may be- the next -, singled out
e. q. Rathbone desires the Asso-
clated Press to s.v that there Is
no truth ~ the report circu-
lated in the United states that
there Is friction between the military au-
thorities here and the postal department
on the contrary. the most complete har-
money prevails between General Wood
and himself, consultations taking place
between them daily. He also says he
does not consider 1t proper In the pres
ent circumstances to give out interviews
for publication and has so answered all
applications for personal statements that
have been cabled him from the United
States
sheridan will temporarily MI Mr..
Thompson's place. 1t appears that the
frauds were ramifed in almos; every pos
sible direction. even the rented boxes hay
ing been made O source Of Legitimate
gain.
Every additional revelation increases
the amazement Of the Americans here.
The Cubans seem TO be immensely
pleased They declare that the Ameri-
cans can no longer boast in Cuba of
their superior honesty when In govern
mout employ.
General Wood devotes several hours
daily 20 postal affairs. hearing the reports
of special agents and comforting with Mr.
Rathbone and others having any knowl-
edge OF the matter. As yet. It is mpos-
sible to say how many persons will be
ss.sl
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-05-21
TWENTY Time DEAD
AND FOUR NQNDED
Macarthur Wires Of lvrIbIc
Slaughter of Americas
at Catubig
ONLY FIFTEEN ESCAPN
Official Report Of the Disastroua
Conflict Delayed on Account
of Cable Being Broken
Two Hundred Natives
Were Killed.

Washington. May 1S-The officials OF tho
war department. after waiting for rclrly
a week to hear something from General
Macarthur at Manila. confifmatory of
the press report Of the bloody three days
engagement at C,ttubig. which resulted In
the heaviest loss OF life the American
army has sustained in any one engage
ment IN the Philippines yesterday cabled
General Macarthur a request for info--
nation. The answer was received today.
confirming the press reports and adding
some interesting details. Gen. Macarthur
transmitted a report from Henry T. Allen.
Il major OF the Forty-third. volunteers,
who commanded the United States forces
on the island of Samar.
1t appears that this force Was divided
among several ports on Samar. and Willie
details are suu lacking II IS believed that
this particular fOrcO which was besleged
at Catubig was commanded. not py a
command officer but by il sergeant. either
George or Hall. both of whom we're killed
Catubig, where he engagement &C
CURED. is a seaport town OF nearly lo.0O0
inhabitants. General MacArthur's cable
IS as follows,
McArthur's Telegram
Manila. May I5.-with reference to
your telegram Of the 18th. the rumored en-
gagement in Samar reported in cablegram
OF General otis. May 4th. has been con
lrned Dy reports received from Henry T.
Allen. FoTty-third regiment Z. 5 v.
commanding Samar island.
"A detachment of thirty-five men sta
toned a. Catubig wee attacked April 18TH
10y 6Uc men with 10 rifles and one cannon
our men were quartered II a convent.
winch was fired next day by burning
hemp thrown from an adJcining church
The detachment attempted 10 escape oy
the river. Men getting into 5Ja- were
killed. rer. aiming men enJrenched them
selves and held out two days longer.
facing most adverse circumst aucess until
rescued by Lieutenant Swaney and ten
men over 20 in the attacking party
(many Of them are reported as having
come from LuzOn .sland) are reported
killed and many wounded Lieutenant
Sweeney reports street covered with dead
insurgents.
"Killed-Sergeants DustCn L. George.
William J. Hall: corpOraIs. II. H. Ed
wards John T. J. Hamilton. cook. Burton
T. Hess, musician Burton r. Wagner;
privates Treffl.e Pomelow. otto b Loose.
Stephen Appertti. John NOeiu. John z.
Kuhn Ralph Zim. Edward Braman. Ches-
ter \. ConkHu. Walter i. Collins. J. J.
Kerins. Henry Dumas. Philip Salin and
George J. Slack. all company II, Forty
third regiment. L. :. v
'Woundel-Privatcs Lester Rustch-
worth. Harry c. Lee ". J. Faron. J. H
Clancy. company II. Forty-third regiment.
T.. s =. Corporal White. company IL
Forty-thtrd regiment
Cory Of Henry r.. Aliens report fo--
ward I'd yesterday by mail Ho.Io Vanay)
cable is broken BY earthquake. Difficult
TO procure more definite Information
"MacARTHUR."