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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-09-15
GREAT STRIKE BEGUN
Fifteen thousand Miners Are
Already Idle.
And Twenty One of The Ninety-Seyen Galleries
in the Lackawanna District Are
Shut Down.
(By the Associated Press.)

Scranton, Pa. Sept. 14.-There is no
longer any question as to a general if not
complete tie up of the mines in the Lack
awanna region Monday morning Today,
three days before the strike order goes in
to effect, $4,000 Of the 33, 900 miners are
on strike; twenty-one of the ninety seven
collieries are forced into idleness and by
noon tomorrow according to the advices
received in the Headquarters of the mine
workers and judging from the expressions
of the operators every man in the district
will have cut his last ton of coal
The one thing that the operators in and
about Scranton mainly based their hopes
on was that the Delaware. Lackawanna
and Western miners, numbering third of
the whole district and operating a fifth
OF the colleries would decline to obey the
strike. Today the mine workers officers
were jubilant over the fact that of the 81
colleries that are completely shut down,
nine are those of the Delaware. Lacka-
wanna and Western Company which has
% collieries. The operators are corre-
spondingly depressed
National Organizer Dlcher issued an ad-
dress to the miners tonight stating that
all the coll,eries will be shut down by
noon tomorrow and calling on the en-
ployes OF the culm washiries to quit work
before Monday The companys operating
washeries declare that they will keep
them going at any cost. The mine work
ers say the washeries must shut down. If
violence ensues, the first tilt can be look
ed for in the neighborhood of the wash
cries. At the Diamond shaft, one of the
Lackawanna workings there was pitched
battle between two factions of the driver
boys One wanted to quit at once, the
other advised working out the day The
first faction gathered on a knoll above the
shaft and stoned the other The fire was
returned. The attacking party was driven
off. Three hours later everybody in the
Diamond quit
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Leads NorthC Cardinal DaiiesinNe Circulation

Sunday. Charleston's total contribution
now exceeds $1,000 and the work is only
well begun.
THE CHANNEL UNAFFECTED.
Washington, Sept. 14.-The War De-
partment has received several telegrams
relating to the conditions aIt Galveston.
The following is from Governor Sayers
Austin, Texas September 18th.
"Will wire you if any further aid be
necessary. Please express to the depart
ment my most grateful acknowledge
ment for it's prompt and generous as-
sistance.
(Signed) "JOS. D. SAVERS,
Governor.
General McKibin, September 18TH. re-
ports generally upon the conditions at
Galveston. He recommended that ord
nance be turned over to engineer officer
at Galveston for salvage and that Bat
terry 0 be ordered to Fort Sam Houston
for equipments. The War Department
today acted upon the latter recommen-
daton.
Captain Richie, engineer officer, report
ed on the condition of Government prop
erty, saying the channel was as least as
good as before, certainly % fet, and that
Galveston is still a deep water port.
DISASTER CANNOT CRUSH THEM.
Galveston, Texas, Sept. 14-Much at
tention has been attracted by the dispatch
of Quartermaster Baxter to the Depart
ment, expressing the belief that Calves
ton has been hopelessly ruined Con-
gressman Hawley last night sent the fol-
lowing telegram to the War Department
in reply to the dispatches of Quarter
master Baxter:
Galveston, Texas, September 13.
"To the Honorable Secretary of War,
Washington:
while it ought not to be significant
or worthy of notice, | have the honor to
state that Quartermaster Baxter's tele-
gram to the Quartermaster General re-
specting Galveston is unworthy of a sol
dier and in no way represents the NOR
ale Of Galveston citizen ship and their de-
termined purpose 70 restore the city.
(Signed) "R. B. HAWLEY."
The Cotton Exchange building proved
itself one of the strongest during the
storm. Windows We're smashed on every
floor and on every side and much DAM
age was done to the cotton rooms and
the various Offices in the building, but no
portion Of the walls or roof gave way
Owing to the prostration of wires, how
Continued on Page Two)
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GERMAN LOAN FLOATED.
Eighty Million Marks of German Fours Taken
by New York Financiers.
(By the Associated Press.l

(By the Associated Press.)
Berlin, Sept. Alt is officially announc-
ed by the Board of Directors of the Dis
conto Gesellschaft, that with the cooper
alton of the German Imperial Bank and
through the intermediary of the Disconto
Gesellschaft, the Nord Deutsche Bank Of
Hamburg and the M. M. Warburg Com
pany of Hamburg, Kuhn, Loeb and Com
pany of New York, acting in conjunction
with the National City Bank of New
York, have taken over eighty million
marks of four per cent. Treasury bonds
of the German Empire, falling due in 1904
and 1905. With the approval of the I'm
perial Bank the issue will be placed on
the market IN the United States.
NO GOLD TO BE SHIPPED.
New York. Sept. 1.-THE loan will
shortly be made both in the United States
and Germany, preference in allotments to
be given to American subscriptions. Pay
ments for the loan will be distributed over
considerable period and will be entirely
in bills of exchange, no gold shipments be-
ing contemplated. The money market
therefore is not likely to become affected
through payments for the loan.
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STILL UNDER MARTIAL LAW.
Two Thousand a orers to Aid in Clea, ing
the City.
(By the Associated Press. }

lDy tne ASSOCIdleu GTeSS.D
Austin, Texas, Sept 14-From early
morning until far in the afternoon Gov
ernor Sayers today was in conference
with relief committees from various
points along the storm swept coast AS
q result of conference, it was decid-
ed that the State Adjutant General, Gen
eral Scurry, should be left in command
of the city which is still to be considered
under military rule and that he was to
have the exclusive control not only of
the patrolling of the city but of the SAN
itary forces engaged in cleaning the city.
Il. was decided also that instead of look
ing to the laboring people of Galveston
for work in this emergency that an i'm
portation of outside laborers to the
amount of 1000 should be made to con-
duct the sanitary work while the people
of Galveston were given an opportunity
of looking after their own losses and re-
building their own property without Civ
ing any time to the city at large.
TRANSPORTS FOR CITIZENS.
Washington, Sept. 14.-General Spald-
ing, Acting Secretary of the Treasury,
took further measures today for the re-
lief of the distressed citizens of CAL
weston by arranging for their transpor-
tation by foreign vessels to New Orleans
or other Gulf ports. The law provides
that American vessels only can carry
passengers between American ports but
during present conditions the Treasury
Department will remit the penalties to
which foreign vessels would be liable for
the relief of Galveston
WHAT CHARLESTON is DOING.
Charleston, S. c., Sept 1.-THE Ways
and Means committee of the City Coun-
ell met today and appropriated 81 900 to be
sent to the Galveston sufferers. Many
contributions were made TO the various
funds being raised in the city. Nearly
all of the churches and Sunday Schools
will take up collections for the sufferers
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] ]. MARTIN FOR CONGRESS.
Republican Nominee in Second District Whom
Whites Couldn't Swallow.
Especial to News and Observer)

Especial to News and Observer)
Weldon, N. c.. Sept. 14.-The Republi-
can executive committee of the Second
Congressional district met here this even
ing and nominated j. ]. Martin, of Edge
combe for Congress on the second ballot.
Martin was put in nomination by a
negro and nominated by a strictly negro
vote. The only white men present were
j. d. Grimsley, of Greene; e. l.. Summer
ell, of Northampton. and Alfred Miller.
of Lenoir Watson, colored, of Edgecombe
nominated Martin; Lewis Summerell nom
mated d. w. Patrick of Greene.
On the first ballot Arlington, of Hall
fax, voted for Patrick The second ballot
stood Martin FIVE, Patrick three, the me-
gro Arlington going over to his color.
Thus we have a Republican candidate who
did not receive a single white vote. e. A.
Simpkins, of Lenoir. was nominated for
district elector Wayne and Wilson were
not represented.
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RUINOUS TO BOERS
British Carrying DesoIation
Through the TransvaaI.
Roberts Proclamation Says He Has no Choice
in the Matter. Since Kruger Has Fled
He Advises Surrender.
(By the Associated Press.)

London, Sept. IA dispatch has been
Roberts dated Machadodorp saying that
Kruger has fled and Botha has given over
the command of the Boer army temporal
lily to Viljoen on account of ill health.
Lord Roberts gives the text of procla-
nation which he has circulated in which
he says Kruger's desertion of the Boer
cause should make clear to his fellow
burghers that it is useless to continue the
struggle any longer. Lord Roberts de-
clares the British empire is determined
to carry the war to conclusion: says the
fighting has degenerated into irregular
operations which must be brought to an
early end and concludes:
The means, l am compelled to adopt
are those which the customs of war pre-
scribe as applicable to such cases. They
are ruinous to the country and entail
endless suffering to the burghers and
their families, and the longer this gue-
rilla warfare continues the more rigor-
ously they must be enforced"
KRUGER VIRTUALLY A CAPTIVE.
London. Sept. 5.-(Saturday.) ACCORD
ing to the Lorenzo Marques correspondent
OF the Daily Telegraph, Mr.. Kruger is vir
tually prisoner in the residence of the
district governor. This is at the instance
of the British Consul, who protested
against Mr.. Kruger using Portuguese ter
ritory as a base for directing his execu-
tive.
The French Consul has been forbidden
access to Mr.. Kruger, as have also the
latter's own officials. The district Gov
ernor has notified Herr Pott. the Neither
lands Consul. that he can no longer be
recognized as a representative of the
Transyaal which is now British territory
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-09-15
THE CRISIS is REACHED.
M. Maudesley Looks:For Improvement in the
Cotton Mill Situation.
(By The Associated Press. }

Manchester, Sept. 1.-THE general opin-
ion is that the spinners will stop uniycr-
sally during the first fortnight in Octo-
Der. Some producers are having recourse
to Egyptian and Peruvian cotton to COM
plete their contracts
MI Maudesley, leading the operators
union, is still disinclined to take gloomy
view OF the situation. He thinks that the
demand for cotton goods throughout the
world is good and that the crisis has
reached its height. In his opinion, with
the arrival Of the new crop the trouble
VIII diminish and be over by winter. He
declares that the federation proposal of
stoppage could not be adhered to on an
organized scale.
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still in the ruins of Galveston, and scat
tered along the beach of the mainland
and in the marshes. where they were
thrown by the water Some of these bodies
have been sent twenty miles inland
along small water courses by the rush OF
high waters. Taking all things into con-
sideration, there seems no longer any
doubt that the number of dead will reach
beyond the estimates of 5000 which has
been made by Mayor Jones, Mayor r. G.
Lowe and other reliable citizens of CAL
weston.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-09-15
EARL Ii STARTS TO PEKIN.
Why the Empress Deserted the Cause of the
Boxers.

Copyright 1900 to the Associated Press.)
Shanghai, Sept. wednesday, Iii
Hung Chang informed representative
of The Associated Press today that he will
start for Tien Tsin Friday, September IA,
that he will go to Pekin if circumstances
demand it, and that Prince Ching and he
had full authority from the Empress Dow
ager and Emperor to negotiate settle
ment with the powers, explaining that
there were no other commissioners for
China
Questions put to Ii Hung Chang con-
eerning the settlement which the Chinese
Government wanted to make were diplo-
matically Darried. He said:
China has her views as to what set
tlement is desirable and the powers have
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-09-15
FUND NOW NEARLY A MILLION.
1t Will Probably Reach Million and Half
by Tonight.
(By the Associated Press.)

Austin, Texas, September 1.-THE fund
for the relief of the Galveston sufferers
now aggregates nearly $1,000, 900 and will
probably reach $1,500,000 by tomorrow
night. Most of this amount is in the
hands of Governor Sayers who will direct
the work of expending it for food, SUD-
plies and other relief measures.
The Governor will not give out for pub
lication an itemized list of the contribu-
tions for several days.
NEED OF DISINFECTANTS.
Galveston, Texas, Sept 14.-At a meet
ing of the general committee last night
a committee of representative citizens
of Galveston was appointed to go to Aus
tin at once to confer with Governor Say
ers in regard todhe situation here. The
need of sprinkling the streets with a
strong bicholoride solution and taking
other sanitary precautions was discuss
ed, and after adjournment of the general
committee the committee on correspond
ence sent the following telegram:
Galveston, Texas, September 18th.
'"To the Associated Press
"Our most urgent present needs are
now disinfectants. lime, cement, gaso-
line stoves, gasoline, charcoal furnaces
anu cHdfcOdl Nearby lOWuS also Hldy
send bread. For the remainder of our
warl-s, money will be most available be-
cause We can make purchases from time
to time with more discretion than miscel-
laneous contributions would exercise. We
are bringing order out of chaos and again
offer our profound gratitude for the as
sistance so far received.
(Signed) ''W. c.. JONES,
Mayor.
"M LASKER.
u. d. SKINNER,
&C. d. MASTER,
"R G.. LOWE,
"CLAWRENCE OWSLEY.
Committee"
Mr.. ~Isasker stated 10 the committee
that there was a great scarcity of mate
rial in the city to make the buildings
habitable and that prices had been great
ly advanced on the small stocks remain
ing. He said barrel of cement which
ordinarily sells for $500 has ben ad-
vanced to $500.
DISINFECTING THE CITY.
Galveston, Texas, September IA lar
| ger number of business houses than on
| yesterday are open and advertising their
wares at no advance in prices. Carts
! with disinfectants are going through the
! streets. The cutters are being covered
with lime. Carpenters are having all
| the work they can do. The storm tore
| hundreds of roofs off and the people who
! are living in topless houses are eager to
| obtain coverings SO as to prevent the de-
| struction of what they have saved if a
rain storm comes along. Thus far, how
! ever, the weather has been clear and
there are no immediate indications of a
| downpour.
! The relief committees are steadily
/ broadening the scope of the work. They
| have established bereaus for the issuance
| of orders and rations in every ward and
| though there is a multitude surround
! ing every bureau applicants are rapidly
| being taken care Of. There seems to be
no present likelihood of inability on the
| part of the committees to furnish all the
| rations that are asked. There is, Of
! course, scarcity of fresh beef and of
| milk, but bread is being provided in
| abundance, as well as hams, potatoes,
| rice and other articles.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-09-15
Total Bank Clearings.
(By the Associated Press.)

New York, Sept. 1.-THE total bank
clearings at the principal cities OF the
United States for week ending September
18th were $1,92s ,O35, ,O55, decrease, 22.3 per
cent.
Outside of New York City the total
clearings were 1856, S39, ,421 decrease, s.9
per cent.
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THE DEAD OVER FIVE THOUSAND.
Bodies Borne Twenty Miles Inland by the
Rush of tt e High Waters.
(By the Associated Press.)

Houston. Texas. Sept. 14-The Post
today prints a list of 2,7O1 names of the
Galveston dead, compiled from various
sources. but believed to be authentic.
There were hundreds of bodies burned,
buried at sea- and. in the sand. of which
no Identification was possible; there were
other hundreds who were buried on the
beach of the mainland. few of whom have
been identified. There are many bodies
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-09-15
REASON FOR HASTE OVER
Matter of Evacuation May be Left in
Chaffee's Hands.
HE MAY DETERMINE THE MODE AND TIME
Germany Denies Having Designs on the Yang
Use Kang Valley and Declares Her
Desire in Accord With Policy
of the Open Door.
CBy the Associated Press.)

Washington, Sept. 14.-There were
no developments in the Chinese nego-
tiations today with which the public
could be made acquainted, the whole
matter being still in the diplomatic
phases, therefore, not calling for mil
itary orders. The War Department of
ticials are awaiting word from the
State Department as to the next step
expected of the troops, but it is now
intimated that this will not be taken
Immediately. The situation has lost
something of its acuteneSs owing to
the change in the attitude of the Rus
sian Government as indicated in ySs-
terday's dispatches and although no
official confirmation has reached
Washington of the pOstpOnement of
the withdrawal, the fact is not doubt
ed here. But regardless of the course
to be taken by Russia, it is said that
there is nothing in the American
note of response to Russia that de-
mands an immediate evacuation in
the event that the Russian troops are
called away. Instead it is stated that
the control of the situation would
simply pass from the State Depart
nient into General Chaffee'S hands and
il would be for him, after comforting
with the other military commanders,
10 determine when and how, and to
what extent the American forces
should be withdrawn. He might
choose his own time an in n degree
his position would be a similar to
that occupied by him in the advance
upon Pellin so far as having free
hand is concerned.
This statement of the condition gov
erning the American reply to- the with
drawal proposed may be of signif
eance in view of the fact that it is
made with the express purpose of
clearinw away an erroneous impress
sion that has been made upon the
public mind.
A DENIAL BY GERMANY.
Berlin, Sept. 14.-The Cologne Gazette
in denying today the imputation that
Germany has designs on the Yang Use
Kiang Valley, publishes an inspired dec
laration that Germany has no special in
terests whatever in that highly impor-
tant territory, "and knows herself to be
in complete accord with the powers who
have established the policy of the open
door as their guiding principle in re-
gard to the Yang Use Kiang Valley as
well as the rest Of China"
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McGILL KILLS HIMSELF.
Says He Lost Daughter and Three Grand
children at Galveston.
(By the Associated Press. }

VBy IIU IAsaUNIdIVU I IVo5J
Tuscaloosa Ala, Sept. 14.-A man sup
posed to be Frank McGill, of Brownwood.
Texas. killed himself here last night. He
came here from Jackson Miss, and told
several people he had lost a daughter
and three grandchildren in the Galveston
flood.
Among his effects was a letter from
the cashier of the First National Bank
of Brownwood, Texas.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-09-15

The two Republican factions of Della
ware, known as the regulars and union
(or Addicks) Republicans have united
and agreed on a complete State ticket.
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their views. We will meet and negotiate. ="
Asked whether he expected demands for
the cession of territory as indemnity, Ii
Hung Chang replied:
Il am in communication with some Of
the Governments. / have found they have
no disposition to ask for land.
The correspondent said:
There is great curiosity abroad to bear
an explanation of the contradictory edicts
issued in the name of the Dowager EN-
press during the SIEGE
Ii Hung Chang meditated moment
and said:
The Empress at the beginning was
badly advised She was told the Boxers
had supernatural powers that they could
not be injured and were able to make it
very hot for the foreigners. She believed
this. but afterwards found it was not
true
When the correspondent was leaving
the Interpreter said
THE Viceroy hopes you will not give
a bad impression of him to the American
papers. He says he is a very old man,
the oldest TO take part in these negotia
tions-that he has had much experience in
these affairs, that he is the only man who
can help the foreign governments as well
as the Chinese and that he will try to
arrange a settlement fair to all parties.
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Ii BREADS THE TASK.

London, September 15.-(Saturday, 4:40
a. IN. iii Hung Chang will be taken on
board Russian warship at Wu Sung
and received by the Russians at Taku,"
says the Shanghai correspondent of the
Morning Post, "and he will be accompan-
led by the Chinese Minister OF Railways"
According to the Shanghai correspond
ent of the Times, wiring Wednesday.
Earl il considers that the preliminary
difficulty Of the negotiations consists in
the necessity, which he realizes, of de-
nouncing Prince Tuan and his accom-
plices to the Throne. He is of opinion
that it would be advisable for the allies
TO take the initiative by compiling list
of those held chiefly responsible and by
formulating their demands accordingly
The Paris correspondent of the Morn
ing Post says:
France and Russia, I have been as
sured, have agreed to demand the COM
plete disarmament of China, including
the razing of the Taku force and the for
tifications and arsenals elsewhere"
General Chaffee is preparing to make
CONTINUED on Page Two.)
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Sunday. Charlestons total contribution
now exceeds $1,000 and the work is only
well begun.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-11-28
END Is AT HAND
FINAL Stage Reached in the
Illness Of Senator Davis Of
Minnesota.
Has Ceased to Talk in His Deli.
rum and Dissolution Is
Imminent.
Practically No Ncurishment Be.
ing Administered by the
CaretakerS.

ST. PAUL, Nov. Ex-senator Davis
failed rapidly during the day, his pulse
reaching lac and respiration l6.
The respiration. which has dropped
below normal, the pulse increased to
20 above any point it has previously
reached and the temperature two or
three degrees above what it has been
at its highest, all indicate that the last
hours have come.
The family of Senator Davis and the
public can now only wait for the inevi.
table approach Of death.
There is no nope, even for any ma.
terial prolonging of Senator Davis life,
and before the day has closed the dread
messenger will, in all probability, have
summoned the distinguished statesman
Of Minnesota TO his eternal rest.
The physicians look for several hours
of absolute coma before death occurs.
This condition has evidently begun to
exist. tor he has ceased TO tala in his
dellrium as he did almost constantly.
When not as,ecp lie lies with the eyes
half open. Hence but few hours car,
now intervene before the final sum.
mons.
Practically no nourishment has been
administered during the day, aud his
caretakers are loath to torce food upon
| him,