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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-09-13
MANY TEXAS TOWNS IN RUINS; !
NEWS FROM THE GULF COAST.

Houston. Texas, Sept. l.--News
from the coast along tho Gulf & Inter
state railroad between Sabine and Boil.
var indicates that no one has heen
killed. There are nc houses left stand.
ing at Patton or Bolivar. The railroad
tracks are under water, and the relief
partysis on foot. @
AT puintana, the port at the mouth
Of the BRACES River, not more than IL
houses are left. ss.t
AT Beileyille, every house 10 the
place was damaged, and several build
ings were demolished, including two
churches. One girl was killed.
3. Not house at Patterson Is left 10 a
habitahie condition. One person was
killed there.
On Steele's plantation, near Hemp
stead. all the convict building, 10
houses and shops were destroyed. The
convicts were released ON parole, and
all but four have returned. Other
plantations suffered severely, and some
loss Of life is reported.
At Waller, the destruction ia com.
plete, but no one was killed.
At Prairie View, the Normal School
was badly damaged, but no one was
killed. ~
AtWharton, an immense amount OF
damage was done; all crops were laid
waste. Thirteen negroes are reported
killed on various plantations in Whar
ton and Matagorda counties. liz Mata
gorda county, only two houses were left
standing. q.
The little town of Missouri City was
practically wiped out. While no one
was killedIoutright, there Ia a large list
Of badly injured. si,ftTaa 81
At Sarratita. the Ellis sugar planta.
tion is ruin, the damage outside OF
the CROPS being estimated at $50, 900. !
Richmond Is reported to have been
nearly wrecked. Eighteen persons are
reported killed, most Of them negroes,
In the cOnntry Immediately about the
town; and for % miles from the town,
there is not a house standing on the
prairie. s,..{ . l,,a.
At ElcamFo, every house has been
damaged. s"s-
At Ariola, tvs persons we're killed
and several injured seriously. --
From 80 other towns, come reports
that buildings were wrecked or de.
molished. Most of them have injured
people in them, but no dead are re-
ported. e. r aa
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-09-13
CAPE MAY FARMERS UNEASY.


Delawareans Threaten to Take Their Mar
ket in the South Jersey Town.
A Cape May. N. j., special says:
1.-THE new steamer connection between
Cape May and Leges, Del, has aroused
a feeling Of uneasiness among Cape
May farmers. Thousands Of baskets
of peaches were sent into this market
during the season and large quantities
OF vegetables. The Delawareane placed
their goods before the public by rent
ing prominently located stores for the
purpose, and we're greatly pleased with
their SUCCESS. AS a corlseq they
propose to establish next season CEN
tral market place, and to endeayor to
capture the market for their gocds.
'.The drought reduced the yield
this season on the home farms SO much
that the Delaware supply was very OPP
perfume, but under ordinary weather
conditions the supply from nearby
farms is more than sufficient for the
market, and the local farmers fear
that the encroaehment Of the Delawar-
cans may reduce prices so materially
as to compel them to 60 out of bust
ness or to seek other markets. -
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-09-13
STRUCK HIS WIFE,
Used His Only Arm to Do a Cowardly Act.
City Court business.

Used His Only Arm to Do a Cowardly Act
City Court Business.
In the City Court Monday Ed
ward Davis, q one armed man, aged
about IS years, was arfalgned on the
charge Of assault and battery on his
wife, CLARA E. Davis, pretty young
woman, aged about 26 years, The wife
testified that the husband had hit her
on the face with his clenched fist on
Saturday night and also had struck
her in the face on the street on "a for
mer occasion. The defendant was
placed under a bail bond OF 5000 for
his future good Behavior.
Robert Cooper, colored, charged with
carrying concealed deadly weapon,
was placed under 500 bail bond for
court. The weapon was knife with
an eight inch blade. n
Josiah FrisbY, colored, was rear
raiened on the charge of entering the
home Of Kate Griffith, Seventh and
Monroe streets, in the dead Of night
with felonious intent. Levi Durham,
private Waterman, testified to hear
ing the racket when the house was
broken into and chasing the negro.
Frisby was held without bail.
William Hopkins was charged with
cruelty to a horse. Officer Fold tssti-
fed that there were four horses being
driven to dray along Seventh and
Tatnall streets. The lead horses failed
TO draw 10 the load and Hopkins
picked up shovel and struck the
horse on the side of the head. He then
arrested the defendant Hopkins was
fined $40 and costs.
Frank Morgan, VINO pleaded guilty
yesterday to the charge OF assault ard
battery on George Simmons, colored,
had several witnesses called for the de-
fence. He was fined S. and costs.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-09-13
ALONG THE SANTA FE RAILROAD;
r. MANY PEOPLE FOUND HOMELESS.

Houston, Texas, Sept. II. The
Santa Fe railroad ran Its first relief
train to Hitchcock this morning, find
ing conditions along Its line about as
prevailed along the Galveston, Houston
d. Henderson. In many places, home
less Inhabitants of the section tiaverssd
were found housed in empty boz cars,
while others were sitting on the wreck
Of their household effects, piled to-
gether In promiscuous heaps. Many
sufferers are utterly destitute, and
will have to be given free transportH
tion to places where they are sure Of
obtaining shelter and sustensnee.
Every building in Pearland was
either damaged or destroyed, but no
lives were lost there.
At Alvin, great damage was done to
property, and the following deaths are
reported, in addition TO seven previ-
ously recorded: Mrs. j. w. Collins,
killed by falling timber; W. P. Haw-
ley, met death In similar manner.
Angleton and the surrounding coun-
try suffered severely from the storm,
and assistance is much needed,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-09-13
ROUNDING UP GANG OF RIOTERS.

Camden, Sept. 10. Warrants are out
today for Frank Greene and dozen
other young men of Camden for pre-
cipitating IN riot Saturday night.
The fracas originated over the ap-
pearanoe of two tramps, who had
worked in the peach orchards OF A. A.
Downing. One tramp was an expert
pool player, and defeated every expert
of Camden. Tho tramp next declared
he could beat anybody ut anything,
and the boys asked him to try boxing.
He was equally clever at this, and his
The police interfered.
The crowd then sturined the National
Hotel, where the police had hidden
the tramp, and bent the man into In
sensibility. His arms were parslyzed
10y heiBgg bea teurwith root heertbottles.
He was finally spirited out of town.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-09-13

moved from beneath the debris.
Parties are now engaged 10 removing
the debris of the Knapp, Building.
Beneath, they expect to find the body
Of Oscar Knapp. senior member OF the
firm. Richard ID. Swami, cashier of
John D. Rogers & Co., was drowned
during the height OF the storm, while
women from drowning.
ut will be days before the full ex-
tent Of the frigh tfui disaster is known,
or a correct list 81 the dead is obtain
able.
"A meeting of citizens was held to-
day, and general committee, with
the mayor as chairman, was appointed.
Subcommittee on finance, relief,
burial of the dead and hospitals were
appointed, and are now actively at
work to relieve the distress prevailing
and give decent burial to the dead. -
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-09-13
-YEST0N'S FATALITY 4
NOW LOOKING MORSE
suf Names Approaching Complete
IS Cannot be Had,for Weeks
Jay NEVER Be OBTAINABLE
Fly Four Hundred Bodies
Found on Beach.
PSES BEING BURIED IN THE SEA

Houston, Tex, Sept. 1.-THE dread
III fatality OF Galveston is looking
'o5He in the face Of the latest facts
Light out. Three men. who have
ched here tell Of SO many dead
hies being found in IA single house
i yard that the conclusion Is almost
8esittible that more than loco lives
I've been lost. They tell that 90 or
n Of, more, were lost by the collapse
o single large houle the victims
Wing gathered there for safety, but
~ are unable to say anything about
pdreds of small houses that were
opt away, some vacant, but many
9cupied. The minute details are
uniting, and no list Of. names approach
Be completeness can be had for weeks,
nd it is almost certain that COM
lete list will never be found.
The city of Galveston and her peo-
II are industrously devoting then-
Mes to relieving distressed people.
"a business men are losing not a
ment. Two boats and two teams
~ taining supplies and disinfectanta
4Fe gone forward from Houston Laat
lkbt, large wagons jostled along the
&kkets with boxes OF prepared food, to
q4 them on boats or oars. The mayor
sent out calls to the larger cities
( be State for immediate help.
l]W. 0. Ansloy, a widely7known cot
man Of thiS city, received informa-
Ii. from Galveston today, saying: lit
Nstimated that from 400 to 600 peo-
a have been drowned or killed by
p storm. Nearly 400. bodies have
Zen found on the beach. All the
Ibglish cotton buyers are safe. 1t is
Fful. Not a complete house ia in
Ae. city. Help is urgently needed.
thousands are homeless. Food ~
ping distributed to the destitute, but
pts more will be needed"
A newspaper writer who got through
rom Galveston today said: 'The first
|essel to leave Galveston after the
form contained q, party delegated to
nform the outside world Of the catas-
fophe, and to- ask for help. 1t con
3sted of Lieut.. j. j. Delaney of the
Iouthern Pacific, E. q. Cox OF Thomas
Taylor & Co., Z. L. Porch Of Welch q
'orch. the correspondent of the Hous
pn Post, and Richard Spillane Of the
Galveston Tribune. The trip across
be bay was one Of the most tempestu-
his imaginable. The engineer de-
lined to take tho boat farther than
Pexas City, declaring that she could
lot live IN such sea. Lieut.. Delaney,
Tho was an officer in the Japanese
Ivy, aud commanded one of the war
Hips in the battle OF the Yalu River,
I'd was later q lieutenant in the
lnited States navy, said that In all
lis experience at sea he had never
Ihown Of craft surviving such q
train. To get into Texas City, We
lad to break away through lot oil
{reckage, and then had to make oui
10y for 80 or rs feet walking or
keckage before we could get to shore, y
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-09-13
BARGELOADS OF GORPSES,
DUMPED INTO THE GULF,

Houston, Texas, Sept. 11.-G. L.
Russ. q passenger conductor of the In
ternational 4 Great Northern railroad,
was among a party OF refugees who
reached this city OF midnight.
Mr. Russ said: when left Calves
ton, men armed with .Winohesters were
standing over burying squads, and at
the point Of rifles compelling them TO
load the corpses on drays, to be hauled
to barges, on which they are towed into
the Gulf by tugs and tossed into the
sea. As left, / saw q barge freighted
with dead on Its jonrney to the Gulf.
This manner Of burial is imperative;
the living must be protected now"
Mr.. Ruse' story was, confirmed
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-09-13

blinking in the sky. ! was leaning
against an old willow tree by the river.
The old bay nare was grazing few
rods off. rubbed my eyes and 10 the
faint starlight read on the mile-pos
up the road: 1.-TWO Miles to Chadd'=
Ford" Had / been dreamings I
walked along the road toward the vii
lage, past the great trees that lifted
their canopy Of leaves toward the sky
The stare looked down upon the same
stream that they locked upon 1913 years
ago. The moon came out and touched
everything with silver and slanted the
loftiness Of the trees aa memory slRnts
grief, fitting ending to my day with
the Knight Of liberty, the Marquis de
La Fayette. Portia.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-09-13
|. 0. 0. F. INSTALLATIONS.
Deputies Selected for the Encampment of
the State of delaware.

deputies sflectcu Tor tlle Encampment OF
the State of delaware.
Edward B. Hence. Grand Patriarch
OF the Grand Encampment of Della
ware, l. o. o. F., has announced that
the installations of the officers of the
various encampments for the term
commencing October LIST, 1900, will be
conducted by tho following named
officers and deputies:
October I'd, Delaware. No. l, Will
mington, by Z. B Hence, Grand
Patriarch October 9Th, Christine, No.
u, Wilmington. by Z. B. Hence,
Grand Patriarch; October 9th, Rey-
nolds, No. 8. Wilmington, by e. B.
Hence, Grand Patriarch; October 9th,
Mcdonnell, No, 2, Smyrna, H B.
Grieves. p. G. p. October 18th, Sus-
sex. No. A, Laurel, II. B. Rodney, G.
]. W.: October 10th, Dover. No. 8,
Camden, DIR. + W. Cooper, P. g. r. ;
October 9th, KirIswood, No. 8, Milford,
w. G. Abbott, p. g. p. October 9Th.
Ocean, No. 9, Lewes, D. W. Brereton,
p. G, r.. {; October 18th, Phoenix, No.
10, st. Georges, II. @. Clark, P. g. p.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-09-13
OBITUARY,

Joseph B. Digger of this city has RS
ceived au original pension of sc.
Myles j. Ford died Friday at his
residence, No. 10ll East Eleventh
street, lie was IS years OF aye.
Edward A. Foraker, aged II years,
an apprentice with the 'B. +. Shaw
Co., died at his home in Clayton
Friday.
Mrs. Sarah A. Matthews. widow of
Charles Matthews, died yesterday
week at the residence of Ter SON in law,
Charles M. Priest, No. 4535 Wilde
street, Manayunk. She was rs years
old.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-09-13

The barn on the William II. Shuster
place. near Pocopson station, on the
Wilmington & Northern railroad, one
of the largest in that section of Chester
county, Pa, was entirely destroyed on
Sunday evening by fire Of mysterious
origin, incendiarism being limited at.
The loss is estimated at 1900 Oh the
building and nearly as much upon the
contents. The latter were the property
of Howard Bevan, the tenant upon the
farm, and his loss is total, having no
Insurance. He had made arrangements
to take out insurance upon the prop
erty. but the policy had nut yet been
issued.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-09-13
NEWARK.

Special Correspondence OF Gazette and Journal.
Newark, Sept. 11.--Isaac Strahorn,
son of Edward Strahorn Of near town,
met with a serious accident Saturday,
while riding one of the horses Of six
horse lumber team. The team was
descending a steep hill when the
heavily-laden wagon ran into the rear
horses. The horses stumbled and fell,
throwing Strahorn beneath them. One
rib was torn from the backbone, several
were fractured and he was injured in
ternally. 5,l.r. VI
Messrs. Wolf and Smith, the Newark
tennis team, defeated Meesrs. Handy
and Weldin, the Newport team, at
Newark Saturday by the score of 60,
2-6, Cd, 6--2. Messrs. Bond and
Brook of Philadelphia will play the
Newark team here next Saturday.
Newark defeated Elkton in game
of baseball here Saturday by the score
of 10 to A. vs. ,,.l,E
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-09-13

Paul vandebraok, aged years, of
No. 216-E East Third street stumbled
backward and fell into pan of hot
winter at his home Monday morning and
was severely scalded. His injuries were
dressed at his home.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-09-13

Your best friend can give you no better advice
than this For impure blood had stomach and
weak nerves take Hoods sarsaparilla,"
New-York tribune., 1900-09-02

the Welsbach burner. In that device oxides
OF thOrium, yttrium and other rare metals are
employed, because when heated to the proper
degree they give a far powerful light
than any other known substances, although
calcium and magnesium closely approach them
in this respect. The intense briancy Of the
magnesium and calcium lights depends on that
characteristic What Herr Bremen has done
is to incorporate in the carbon pencils Of his
arc-or. to be more exact. in the positive carbon
calcium and magnesium. in various proper
tions, from 20 to 80 per cent.
one of the lamps, with four arcs, has been
installed at the Paris Exposition on the Eifel
Tower. Herr w. Wedding reports test Of this
light in the columns of the Observation-Disclosures
Zeitung" The point of his report is this: The
Bremen carbon gives one candle power, with
OIL watt of electricity. All other arc lights with
which he is familiar require from O3 to O4
watt per candle power. In other words. the
New-York tribune., 1900-09-02
CRAMPS MEN IN COMMAND
-F7E NAVAL. OFFICERS ON rTF4E. AI.ARAn..
WE'RE ONLY GUESTS
RULES GOVERNED.

v hen the new first class battIeship Alabama
cane 10 Che port Of New-York from Cramps'
Enipyards she had OF board number Of naval
e1lce-s. who VIII be assigned to the ship when
soe goes into commission Among these were
Captain W H Browuson, who will command the
snip LAeutenant-Commander Gleaves, nayigat-
Eg officer Leutenant-Commander Badger. ex
ecuuve officer Iieutenant-Commander Zane
ehief engineer; Lieutenant h B Wilson. in
spector of equipment; Lieutenant J. G. Doyle
inspector Of ordnance; Assistant Naval Con-
stTuctor Robinson and Assistant Surgeon J. F
Leys- These officers wore their uniforms when
ne vessel came into port and many Of the peo-
Pie who visited the Alabama while she was in
orydock thought that these officers were in
charge OF The vessel: but they were really only
FIsItoTs- with no duties except 10 represent the
Navy Department and TO note the way in which
the new fighting machine behaved on its trial
trip
The commanding officer and the crew of three
hundred men were employees OF the Cramps
taken from tbs various departments OF the great
concern Captain P L Sargent was In com
Uand and his crew. riggers, engineers, cleo
Clclans, boiler makers, plumbers pipe filters
and mechanics in all branches were all Cramp
men most OF whom had made a similar trip
recently on the Russian cruiser Variag-
The discipline on board was similar TO that
Of The merchant marine but the Alabama was
really z great hoating machine shop, and those
who were on board were governed by factory
rules
On the trip TO Boston the naval officers and
invited guests had the best opportunity to see
that the CTanp shops can furnish competent
crews as well perfect vessels for the men
on board performed al the duties Of a regular
crew with the exception Of handling the
ordnance
New-York tribune., 1900-09-02

one OF those mysterious phenomena which the
world occasionally witnesses. If the long line
OF hoppers was gathered together like the coils
Of rope II would doubtless cover several acres.
As yet little damage has resulted from the
strange Journeying. but considerable apprehen-
sion exists in the minds of property owners
whose lands lie in the path of the tOads. Down
Cherry Creek Valley they are taking their way,
and if nothing occurs to divert them they will
reach Denver within five days.
Mr.. Lawsen, in showing the toads TO a visitor.
declared that the appearance of the army was
awe inspiring and its numbers incredible.
If il reaches Denver Verltable panic will
ensue," said he and l cannot imagine any
thing short of an earthquake which can prevent
its arrival here in few days One would not
credit the toads with such astonishing persist
ence and ability to travel. They are irresistibly
pressing onward Some fall by the way from ex-
haustion, but others hop over their bodies with
out stopping"
The toads are somewhat different from the
ordinary toad, but of the same general class.
Several local naturalists have started up the
Cherry Creek Valley to photograph and study
the immigration
New-York tribune., 1900-09-02
THE HYGIEBE OF HIGH ATTITUDES.

From The London Lancet
Il Is well known that the chemical compost
ton OF The atmosphere differs put little, II at
an wherever the sample be taken; whether it
Be On the high Alps at the surface Of the
sea the relation Of oxygen 10 nitrogen and
other constituents Is the same The favorable
effects therefore Of a change Of air are not to
Ele explained by any difference in the proportion
Of its gaseous constituents one important diff
ference however IL the meteorological one The
Air OF high attitudes contains no microbes, ana
IS in fact sterile. while near the ground and
some 100 feet above II microbes are abundant
In The air Of towns and crowded places not
only does the microbic impurity increase, but
ot her impurities, such the products Of COM
huston of coal, accrue also. Several inVe5tl-
"a tors have found traces Of hydrogen and Ger
fefn hydrocarbons IN the air. and especially in
rHe air Of pine. oak and birch forests. II Is TO
rhese bodies, doubtless consisting Of traces Of
essential OILS. 10 which the curative effects Of
c-rtafn health resorts are ascribed- Thus the
locality Of q fir forest is said 10 give relief in
diseases OF the respiratory tract But all the
same -hesz traces Of essential oils and aromatic
T7-a6tlcts must be counted, strictly speaking, as
ir,7UtIrfties since they not apparently neces-
sayv constituents Of the air. AS recent analyses
rave shown these bodies tend 10 disappear in
the air As q higher altitude is reached, until
they disappear altogether. 1t would seem
New-York tribune., 1900-09-02
FUEL FROM GARBAGE AND SEWAGE.
BRIGNETTEs MADE OF CHEMICALLY TREATED
WASTE NATERIAIA


WASTE MATERIAL
One Of the modern methods OF disposing of
garbage IS 10 burn il In England experiments
have been made in the interest Of economy
with the immediate utilization Of the heat thus
produced Steam engines and dynamOs for
electric lighting have been associated with
garbage 'desrructous-" Lord Kelvin evinced
great enthusiasm over and confidence in this
proposition three or four years ago The latest
development Of the idea has possibly been sug-
gested by the present high price OF coal in
Europe Al any rate. a new form OF fuel has
just made its appearance in London, and it Is
composed chiefly Of street sweepings and
Thames mud This material Is subjected to
chemical treatment the precise nature Of which
is not explained But az in the manufacture
OF brignetts from coal dust-an extensive in
dUstrz IN Europe substance like pitch Is
employed 70 bind the solid seni-sold par
ticIes together The compound Is subjected TO
high pressure and z temperature Of 800 or 4OC
degrees Fahrenheit When burned the fuel
yields g small amount Of powdery residue
The blocks produced BY this process are called
'fueIettes" and are sold for three farthings each
One Is said 70 be sufficient 10 cook a light
break kfast Il is asserted thai fuelertes be
made at Is Sd THIS is ebo1t quarter
the retail price OF high grade coal The com
pany which is engaged IN the business IS turn
ing cut ten thousand fuelettes day and has
provided for doubling its output
New-York tribune., 1900-09-02

lowed its Introduction to general use have re-
lated to the automatic feeding mechanism. the
quality OF the carbon used in the pencils, and
the inclOsure OF the IN a double globe so
as TO prolong the life of the carbons- But an
innovation is now reported from Germany which
relates TO the intensity Of the light produced.
and it appears that a remarkable gain has been
effected in this direction.
Herr Bremen. the inventor found his inspira-
ton. no doubt. in the use OF certain earths in
the incandescent gas burner. better known as
New-York tribune., 1900-09-02

John P. Lawsen. a well known farmer. who
lives near Parker, brought the pair to him this
morning and told the story Of the toad in
vasion- The breaking Of CastlewOod dam. he
says. Is responsible for the remarkable number
in which the tOads congregated, the flow of
its waters having in some way brought about
unusual conditions and caused the appearance
Of the toads. Myriads of them steadily hop
ping toward Denver, and the amazing sight re-
minds one of the Bible stories Of Egyptian
pia CUES IN q column about twenty feet wide
and nearly mile in length the repusive, cold
blOOded reptiles are steadily advancing with a
succession Of hops.
Their appearance and immigration constitute