Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-09-13
THIEVES SHOT DEAD.
Seven Negro Vandals Killed at
Galveston.
WERE CAUGHT RoBBING BODIES
Mayor Jones Estimated the Number of
Dead Victims of the storm Ia and
About the City at 5,o0o-Arrned Men
Patrol the Ruined Districts.

Galveston, Tex Sept 13 (via Texas
City and Houston1 Mayor Jones rs
timated the dead 10 and about Calves
ton at about 5000.
At Il meeting OF the relief commit
tee reports were received from the
various wards. The chairman called
for armed men To assist in getting ia
Dor - bury the dead and clea1 the
wreckage and arrangements Were
nade 10 supply this demand.
The situation IA the city rs That
there is plenty Of volunteers fer this
service, but an ,nsufficiency of arms.
There have been two or three small
riots, bnt the officers have managed
to quell theni- The committee re.
jected the proposition of trying to pay
for work, letting the laborefs secure
their own ratioss 1t was decided to
go ahead impress sing men into service
If necessary. issuing orders for ra-
ions only to those who work or Were
| unable TO work All of the ward
| chairInen reported the imperative
need of disinfetants. A committee was
appointed to sequester I'LL the disif-
fectants In the city. including the lime
which escaped wetting and to obtain
| more. Houston WINS called upon fer a
barge Of lime.
Dan Henderson announced that Mr..
Van Week. the general master of the
Southern Pacific, authorized the com
mittee TO draw on that company for
$1,000. Mr. Week returned to HolIs-
ton on the u June to send barge
load of supplies
Destitute persons who have relatives
to go elsewhere will be furnished with
credentials by The relief committee
and will be taken to Texas City free
of charge and carried by the Galveston,
Houston i Henderson to Houston
free Mr.. Van Week is arranging
transportation foJ them from Houston
to the points whittier they are des-
tined
Alderman McMasters took charge of
the work at the water works. The
machinery has been cleared of the de-
bris and the pipes found to be badly
damaged, and plumbers. steam filters
and boiler makers are ut work on
them. Mr.. McMasters said he thinks
ii will be possible to turn water into
the mains today
The city is patroled by about 1000
| police officers. special officers, soldiers
and deputy sheriffs. Orders were is
sued to the soldiers and police to Kill
any person caught in the act of robbing
the dead. Seven negro vandals were
discovered and paid the penalty of
their crime with their lives. They
were shot dead and their bodies carted
| away with dead victims of the storm.
No liquor is permitted to be sold I'M
der any circumstances unless ordered
by the chairman of one of the commit
tees or by q physician who must state
that it is to be used for medicinal pur-
| poses. All persons not having bust
ness on the streets after dark must be
| identified before they will be allowed
to pass. Unless Identification is forth
coming they are arrested. No person is
| allowed to work in or about any build
ing unless he has Il written permit
signed by the chief of police or deputy
chief No person is permitted to carry
furniture or other property through
the streets unless he has Il written per-
nit from the proper authority.
The police department has issued
strict orders and these orders will be
enforced to the letter to clear the citg
of Ill the outside sporting element.
Detectives from Houston and Dallas
have arrived here. No gambling is per-
mitted and any violation of this rule
is prosecuted to the fullest extent
Professor Buckner of the Buczner
Orphans home. of Dallas. arrived
here and Mt once went to the city hall
He offered to throw the doors of his
establishment wide open for the or
phans of Galveston and announced
that he was ready TO care for about
leo to 100 of the children