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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-07-17
CLOUD BURST

In Texas Causes the Death Of Fifteen
and Destroys an Immense Amount
Of Property.
COLEMAN, Texas, July 1G.-Flfteen
lives are known to. have been lost in a
cloud-burst here to-day. Ten bodies
have been recovered. but only two have
been identified. They are: ~
Joseph Spath, leading merchant Of
the village. E.,
John Fuleistein. a.
1t is feared that many more lives
were lost in the valley below Coleman.
The cloud-burst, which followed three
days unprecedented rainfall, caused
Ford's creek to burst It's banks and rush
through Coleman, n village OF less than
1000 Inhabitants.
Bewildered citizens. reused from their
slumbers, rushed Into the streets. and
were swept away. Many were saved
by catching hold Of pieces OF timber and
navigating them Into eddIes formed by
the swift current, where they were
drawn ashore.
Spath and FuleIstein managed to
save their horses. They dashed into
the water and swan their horses to q
house where four little girls were
screaming for help. Each rescued two
children whom they took upon their
horses. The animals were swept away,
however. In q noble effort 10 stem tile
swift current, and all were drowned.
Water has flooded the tracks OF .hc
Gulf. Colorado 6; SANTA Fe railway for
miles around. and all trin,c is stopped.
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THE WOUNDED
PUT TO DEATH
BY S. SEYMOUR
TO Save Them Prom the Tortures Of
the Fiendish Chiuese-soldlers u
Begged to be Shot
BY THEIR OWN COMRADES.
Most Exciting Day Since the Battle
of santiago-The Allied Forces
Badly Defeated at iTien Tsin.

NEW YORK. July 1G,-A dispatch to
the Journal from Tien Tsln, July s.
says: Admiral Seymour was compelled
to shoot his own wounded during the
disastrous retreat of the Peking relief
expedition. All the wounded prisoners
who fell into!theS hands OF the Chinese
were frightfully, tortured The bodies
Of two marines who were captured by
the Chinese were recovered. The bod
les had been cut into pieces. First, the
eyes had been hacked out, then the
cheeks, arms and legs cut off, until
death. ended the sutrerlngs OF the poor
fellows.
When Admiral Seymour, in his re-
treat. found himself SO hard pressed
that he was unable longer to carry his
wounded with him. he asked them:
Which do you prefer, to be left to the
mercies Of the Chinese or be shot by
your own comrades?" As Admiral Sey-
mour put the question the tears were
running down his cheeks. We prefer
death to torture. Shoot US now, that
We may die like men," was the re-
ponse of the helpless men,
Cheated Of Victims for Torture.
A firing squad was told off, and
while the little allied force stopped and
beat off with gun fire the Chinese
horde that surrounded 1t. inside Its lines
an ACT. OF mercy was performed as the
firing squad carried out It's orders. A
few rrrrciful volleys from The rifles In
the hando of friends and the harassed
expedition was relieved of its:burden of
wounded; the fanatical Chinese horde
was cheated OF victims for its torture.
and the sufferings and fears.of the un-
fortunatcs were brought 10 an end in
an honorable death under their. own
flag. 55s
The British and American forces are
+brlgnded together on the west side OF
the town; the Germans and japanese
on the south side: the French and Rus
SLAMS on the north, and 4 forc> of Cos
5sacts hold the east side. Scouts report
Rthat imperial Chinese troops have arr
rived from Peking well equipped and
I with many guns. Troops Of national
cavalry and hordes OF Boxers are com.
Cling from the east and south.
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WILSON MAY /.
SUCCEED GEAR
AS SENATOR.
Secretary of Agriculture Prominently
Mentioned For the Vacancy
in the State Of Iowa. ~
D0LLlvER ALSO A CANDIDATE.
The Gifted Congressman Also Has
Good Backing-other Republi-
cans Spoken Of for the Honor.

WASHINGTON, D. c.. July 10
There Is some discussion here OF the
possible successor OF the late Senator
Gear, OF Iowa. whose body was yes
terday removed from Washington on
Its way to Burlington. Interest In the
appointment is unusually great, on ac-
count Of the number OF distinguished
men who are mentioned for the honor.
There has been some intimation that
Governor Shaw might resign and be
appointed by the lieutenant governor to
the senatorship. Such action, however,
would not be popular, and In the opin-
ion OF those who know Iowa politics.
would create a prejudice that would be
fatal IL Governor Shaw would ask an
election at the hands of the next leg!s-
lature.
One Of the most prominent names
mentioned here Is that Of Secretary
Wilson, Of the agricultural depart
ment. Secretary Wilson was very
close friend of the late Senator Gear,
and is also o most intimate. personal
and political friend of Senator Allison.
If the governor consults Mr.. Allison.
there are some who predict that he Will
appoint Secretary Wilson.
Allison Friendly to Wilson.
1t is believed here that Senator All
son will have something TO say about
this appointment. While there Is no
such thing as a political boss in Iowa,
like Boss Quay. of Pennsylvania, or
Boss Platt. of New York, 1t is gener-
ally admitted that no one man has
greater influence in the politics OF that
state than Senator Allison. 1t is thought
that he would be friendly to the ap-.
pointment OF Secretary Wilson. y
Friends OF Congressman Dolliver are
of the opinion that he would be very
acceptable colleague to Senator ALL
son. His rosltien. geographically. in the
state is favorable, az he is we'll to the
western part OF 1t, while Mr.. Allison Is
In the extreme eastern part. <
tAc Sohhc 6SobidpuiShi al euIllell,
however. is used in favor of Secretary
Wilson and Congressman Hepburn. 1t
is known that Speaker Henderson has
n strong desire for seat In the senate,
but the fact that he comes from the
same city as Mr.. Allison, Dubuque is
regarded as a fatal bar to his appoint
mcnt.
Dolliver also Strong.
A. B. Cummins. who made the race
against Mr.. Gear last winter is talked
OF. but while he has n good organiza-
ton. he excited some friction that may
preclude Governor Shaw from consider
ing him. Congressman Hepburn, who
halls from the extreme southwestern
section OF the state, has been mentIon-
ed. and will doubtless have much in
fiuence exerted on his behalf 1t is not
believed here. however. that his APP
polntment would be very pleasing to
Senator Allison, because of Mr.. Hep
burns somewhat erratlc course at
times.
Those here interested In Iowa politics
seem to regard Secretary Wilson and
Congressman Dolliver as the most like.
ly possibilities in the field.
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Estimate of Loss at Tlen Tsin,

WASHINGTON. D. c.. July l6.-The
war department has made an estimate
OF the destructIveness of the action Mt
Tien Tsin. based on the Associated
Press dispatch that 25 per cent OF the
Americans We're hit, The comparison
Is with the losses around Santiago. viz:
Killed. 243, or l.S3 per cent; wounded.
Las. or 7.93 per cent; total killed and
wounded, 1,GSS, or 9.26 per cent. As
against this percentage OF DIG ut San
tlngo comes the amazing percentage of
20 per cent at Tlen Tsln, which, while
unofficial, is given on the authority of
the surgeon of the Ninth Infantry.
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PRESIDENT LEAVES
Canton for the Capital-Accompanicd
by His secretary-Cabinet Meeting
to be Held This Afternoon. .5s

Canton for the Capital-Accompanied
by His Secretary-Cabinet Meeting
to be Held This Afternoon.
CANTON. o., July 16.-Pres!dent Nc
kinley left this city for Washington at
1850 o'clock this evening. He Journey.
ed in n special car attached to the reg
ular Pennsylvania train. Only Secre-
tary Cortelyou accompanied the Pres,.
dent. who Will attend to matters In con.
nection with the Chinese situation. and
In the course OF few days expects to
return TO Canton.
1t Is expected that the members Of
the Presidents cabinet will be Mt tho
white house tomorrow afternoon
awaiting the arrival Of the President
and that an Important meeting will be
held soon after his arrival.
1t can be stated with certainty thot
no extra session of Congress has been
determined upon yet. and that It has
not been decided to Issue call for
troops for service In China.
The First Tangible News.
The past eighteen hours brought the
first tangible news from China for
some time, and It Is the desire of tho
President to 30 over these reports with
his official family. Upon this review will
depend. in large measure, the gov.
ernments action in the Immediate IN.
turc. l
President Mckinley was greatly ,dis.
tresscd over the reported losses IA
American arms. and no effort was mndo
TO conceal the fact that he was much
exercised over. tho reports which came
to him during the day.
1t Is not TO put Into execution any
prc-arrangcd nlnrs that the Presidcn,
returns to Washington, for tho mr..
ransements In his Canton home ,rs
such that these could have been ex,.
cutcd with equal facility here. I,
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! -NATIyECAYALRI''Y.

To be Recruited From Macabebe.{
VIII be Organized In the Philip
pines-Take Oath to Faithfully
Serve Uncle Sam.
MANILA, June 1o.-The military au-
thoritIes have ordered the formation Of
four troops Of native cavalry, to be re-.
cruited from the Macabebes and officer
ed by>Americans. Major Batson, the
originator Of the Idea Of employing the
Macabebe trlbesmen as scouts is to be
commander of the new squadron of
Filipino horse. The officers will be,
Captains. James N. Munroe, William
( c. Geiger. Francis H. Cameron; first
lieutenants, David H. Blddle, James
Conway, Clarence c. Culver. Z Nv
The .Macabebes have long been used
as scouts and their value in such work
has already been demonstrated. Tha
present plan Of mounting them is in-3
tended to render them more effective By
increasing their mobility. Many Of our
army officers declare that we must
eventually come to general use OF
native troops to preserve! order In the
provinces OF Luzon and elsewhere.
Macabebes Do Good Work When
Controlled.
While several OF our regiments are
to-day using small details Of Ilocanos,
Visayans and even Tagalos. as scout
ard guides. the Organization of native
soldiers, with the notable exception of
the Macabebes has been objected to by
the authorities Of Manila. When the
Macabebes are controlled they do good
work In their own line. but they are,
hard to restrain from outrage, looting
and indiscriminate killing. Several
American officers have declined service
with the Macabebes on the ground that
It was impossible to restrain them in
moments OF excitement. The Filipino
country people in certain districts In
.he mountains instead Of coming back:
to. their village homes. because OF their
fear OF visit from the Macabebe.
scouts. Tagalogs and Macabebes 2.nre
separated by flsrce tribal hatred and
are always hostile to each other. Each
native cavalryman in the new mount
ed organization will take the following
oath: ( & -
Will Faithfully Serve Uncle Sam.
I'VE, the undersigned, do severally
agree that swe will we'll and faithfully
serve the United; States OF America as
scouts In the squadron OF Philippine
cavalry, from this. -: day Of 1900,
until the 9Th day of June, 1901, unless
sooner discharged. This contract. Is
made with full knowledge and In con-
fornity OF general order No. 25, ull pro-
visions Of which. including the pay and
allowances established therein, nro
hereby accepted and made part of this
contract. And we do further agree to
obey and abida by all such laws, orders
and regulations as have been or may
be hereafter prescribed"
The pay OF Macabebc soldiers will be
; just one-half that given to American
troops. owing to the fact that they are
to be paid In Mexican silver, while the
Americans are paid In gold.
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CABINET MEETS.

& uec1slon is TO Seno as many troops
to China as Can be spared-Miles
In Favor of a Large Army-May be
International Conference.
y WASHINGTON, D. C.,tJuly 1.-THE
\ decision OF the administration at the
end Of the most eventful day is that the
4 United States government is still not al
war with the government of China. The
big happenings at Tien Tsin. coming on
top OF the stories OF the last struggles
I at Pekin have not affected the attitude
OF the administration on this point; the
United States and China are technic-
ally at peace But this statement
should not be accepted as indicating n
purpose on the part OF the United
States government to hold its hand In
the administration of swift and ade-
quite punishment upon the Chinese.
without regard 10 station. who may be
responsible for the outpages of the
past few weeks. It means simply that
the government Of the. United States
feels that 1t can best achieve that pur-
pose by regarding the status officially
as one OF peace. TO hold otherwise.
would seriously cripple the government
In Its efforto to obtain satisfaction for
the outrages the Americans In China
have suffered.
Declaration Of War. No Gain.
We should find the ports of China,
now open to US, closed, and all sorts of
impedIments would be encountered
which now are missing. Therefore. ac-
cordlng to the administration view. a
declaration OF war would afford not
even technical gain, while 1t would
actually be heavy drawback. Chair
man Cannon. OF the house appropr!n-
tions. Is authority for the statement
that money in plenty Is Mt the disposal
OF the President to meet the present
emergency and that there Is no neces-
sity for called session OF Congress on
that score.
The day was the most exciting WASH
ington has known since the battle OF
Santiago. At the very beginning came
Admiral Remey's cablegrnm, announc-
Ing the defeat of the allied forces at
Tien TsIn and then came the vivid As-
sociatcd Press account OF the fight. A
special cabinet meeting was held on
receipt OF this news. with such MEM
bers present ns are in town. Great re-
luctance was manifested on the part of
the, participants to answer questions as
TO the nature Of the deliberations.
Hay Talks With the President.
The best Indication OF Its nature was
the departure for the white house OF
Secretary Hay Immediately after the
meeting. He sat down and had long
talk with President Mckinley over the
long distance telephone and II soon be-
came known that the President had
decided that It would be best for him
to come back from Canton to tho ma.
tlonnl capital. 52'
The cabinet officers talked over the
possibilities OF reinforcing the troops In
china. There was no disposition shown
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. LIGHTNING'S FREAKS
Cause Fire, in Which a Number
Of Persons Lose Their Lives-Total
Loss Will Amount to 5000. 600.

Cause a Fire, in Which a Number
of Persons Lose Their Lives Total
Loss Will Amount to 100000.
CHICAGO. July lG.-Seven people
were injured. one fatally, by falling
walls in FIRE caused by lIghtnirs to.
night. ut Michigan strae. and Dearborn
avenue. The injured:
Fireman Robert Meany. back broken;
will. die; caught In failing debris while
jumping from second story.
Captain Evans, ankle sErained. n.
1t. Nolan, shoulder hurt by falling
walls.
Captain Martin Lacey. land crushed.
Fireman Joseph Wall. Knocked from
building; head cut and boay bruised.
Mrs. Grace Gorron, hurt In escaping
from adjoining house. "a
Agnes Kilgore. OF Detroit, Mich,
knocked down by falling bricks, and
one leg and one arm brokon.
The fire started IN n broom corn fac
tory and spread rapidly. Suddenly tho
walls Of the burning building collapsed
and falling on an adjoinlng boarding
house, No. 2l2 Michigan street, crushed
the roof In. Several iiremrn were car
ried down with the roof and for timc
1t was believed number OF persons
hnd pcr!shed. The inmates Of the board
Ing house were all rescued. though
with much difficulty.
The total damage amounts to nearly
100000. Henry F. vehmsyer & Com
pany' proprietors of the broom corn
factory, estimated their lots at sl5o.ooO.
and an J, prcyfus q Company. turricrs. at
$4,000. l1s
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G.. Barber drove to Masslllon to-day to
take luncheonswith Mr.. and Mrs. J. w.
Mcclymonds. They remained there the
greater part of the day. ss;;s i.s
The president was greatly affected by
the news from China. Through the
offices at Washirston,h he Is doing every
thing possible to secure additional de-
tails and to provide any possible relief.
Arrangements were, made to keep him
In touch with all Developments by tele-
phone during the day. r.
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Weather Forecast for ro.da,

For Ohio: Local rains and thunder
storms Tuesday. with coola, In northern
portion: Wednesday. showers in eastern
portion; fair In western; fresh TO brisk
southwcstcrly winds and squalls,
For West Virginia and Western Penn
sylvanla-showers md thunder storms
Tuesday. Wednesday. showers, follow
cd by fair fresh southwcs,cr,y. shifting to
northwcsteriy winds. 554 Z,
Local Temperature.
The temperature yesterday. as ob.orvcd
by Schncpf. druggist. corrcr OF Ma rkSt
and Fourteenth streets, was Rs follows: :.
a. m."......,.. = Ia p. m.,...........:ss
q. m.,.......,. s. ~ m. ,......,..... 50
7 u nl...'.,, nn...'.,,, .,".., % Weather Chansle,
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MORE WAlRSHIpS
Needed to Protect Ports of Shanghai
and Che Foo-General Uprising all
Over Eastern China,

oFer EASTERN Gnlua. I
LONDON, July II, 1853 n. NIP to
this hour nc, further news has been re-
ceived regarding the reported massa-
ere at Pekin from any SOURCE. In the
house of commons last evening beyond
an admission that there was no ground
for hoping that the report was not true.
William st. John Brodrick, parliamen-
tary secretary to the foreign Office, had
nothing to communicate. A hush fell
upon the chamber when the subject
came up. a few members dofred their
hats but otherwise there was no demon
| stration. i4tt
No question was put to Lord Sails
bury In the house of lords, probably by
q Preconcerted arrangement 1t Icing
considered that at the present stage OF
affairs. 1t would be only embarrassing
TO force the premier to make a state
ment.GV5 ~ w 81
1t was whispered on the ministerial
side of the commons that ths next vote
on account for military undertaking
iE South Africa and China would be
startling in the amount.
Serious State Of Affairs.
Telegrams from Shanghai and Che
Eco Indicate an increasingly serious
state OF affairs. 1t is alleged that the
foreign consuls at Shanghai have ca
bled their governments that thare is ur-
gent need OF more warships to protect
that port owing to the menacing atti-
tudc Of the Chinese and the temptation
to loot the vast stores Of merchandise
recently accumulated there. 1t seems
that the Chinese have already thrsateu-
ed fire the great oil tanks on the Pao
Tung side of the city.
From Che Foo comes the report that
the entire adult male population of the
three provinces OF Chi Ii, Shan 81 and
Shan Tung are masslnS to defend Pc
kin In the conviction that the powers
mean war. There is little doubt that q
further check of the allies at TIan TsIn
would be the signal for general anti !.
foreign rising throughout China.
Confident of Reaching Pekin.
The Japanese officers are still conn-'
dent OF their ability to reach Pekin be-
fore the roads become impassable, but
the European commanders believe an
advance will be Impossible before Sep
tember. Fighting Is said to be immi-
nent at New Chwang. where the boxers
are threatening tho foreign settlement.
The Russians have barricaded the
streets and loop-holed the houses OF the
foreigners. The bank officials have re-
moved their valuables to Port Arthur.
Perhaps the most serious among the
many reports from Shanghai Is the ru-
NOR that. since the massacre at Peliin,
five Chinese regiments have been ORDER
ed south with instructions to make
Chang Hing Po. at the head OF the
Grand Canal the objective point for the
southwark extension OF the boxer move
mcnt ..y F .gt-
The Times says It is taken for grant
ed In diplomatic circles that when the
Chinese crisis is settled Great Britain
Will retain the right to nomlnate the In
spector Of Chinese customs. ~
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Visited by Wind and Fire,

KINGSTON, Jamaica, July 1s,-A let
ter from Atrato. Colombia. says Bocns
del Toro has been visited by n torrible
gale which destroyed many buildings
and banann plantations. Immediately
after the gale q fearful fire swept the
town, destroying It's finest buildings.
The situation is said to be desperate,
tho people being demorallzed over tho
dual catastrophe. The fire originated
through earclessness in the Chinese
quarter. ,sF sl}
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Town Wiped Out by Cloud Burst,

GALVESTON. Texas. July 1s.-A
cloud-burst has wiped out the town Of
Coleman. Twelve people reported dead,
All the streams nrc high through the
unprecedented rains OF the past week,
and. It Is feared. great damage has oc-
Cured along the San Angelo branch Of
tho Gulf Colorado &c Santa Fe railroad
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Many Farms Inundated.

KElslsVILLE, Texas. July lC.-A
cloud-burst occurred north OF misplace
tonight. Many farms were Inundated
and loss OF life Is probable.
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Movemont Of stonmships.

NEW YORk-Arrivcd: Steamers Ser
via, Liverpool: Manltou, London; Ethi-
opln, Glasgow. E,i1ita
ANTWBRP-Arriycd;. steamer Ken
Dlngton, New York.
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SPENT DAY IN MAss111on

President md Mrs. Mckinley pr,v,
to the Ncighboring Town.
& CANTON. o.. July 1G.-PresIdcnt nnd
Mrs, Mckinley, accompanied by Mrs. Mr.
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They Won Fame With Whip.
NOTED STAGE DRIVERS
s OF THE WEST....
OF THE NEST. ..

could. And the American drivers from
Mexico came into the golden west and
inaugurated such a staging as the
world has never seen elsewhere. The
example set by these men from Mex
leo became the criterion of stage driv-
ing.
The old time stage drivers were not
the common sort. They We're the
peers Of their fellows. They were the
best paid and best dressed men in the
country; they wore the biggest dia-
monds and created the most envy in
the mining camps. Three hundred
dollars month as salary and per-
quisites amounting to several hundred
more made the position one OF con-
siderable Importance. Many OF them
were men of education and culture, not
few were college-bred fellows from
the east. Even when in the later sos
the salary was reduced to 500 a
month the drivers made enough from
delivering letters at stations for %
cents each, at houses for 81 each, get
ting commissions on all gold dust car
RED and percentage on passengers
and other things to make large sums
every month.