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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1900-05-11
RETIRE TOWARD WEPENER.

Doeys Evacuate Their Position on Thaba
N'Chu Hill.
THABA N'CHU, May 1.-The Beers
have evacuated Thaba N'Chu aud are
believed to be still trekking, though one
gun has shelled the camp intermittingly.
Scouts report that some of the Beers re.
tired toward Wepener. They believe
the Beers evacuated the position during
the night, trekking northwardly in
three directions.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1900-05-11
ALLEN INAUGURATED.

First American Civil Governor Of the
Island Of Porto Rico.
SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, May 2.-The
Inauguration of Charles Herbert Allen,
formerly assistant secretary of the
navy department, as first American
civil governor of the island of Porto
Rico, took place during the day. The
ceremony was most impressive.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1900-05-11
NOW AT: WINBURG
BELIEVED THE TOWN 10 IN HAMil-
TOMS HANoa

HarA Roborts Making Better Progress
ma. An1o,e Had DARED Heps-Msst-
, ,.~ with svocsss it All Peiats-Bosrs In
rro,t a Huutsr seoutly Resisting He
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1900-05-11
Army Hill Sent to Conference.

WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE senate
amendments to the army appropriation
bill We're disagreed to by the house and
the bill wns sent to conference. Messrs:
Hull (Ia.) Marsh Qlls.) and Jett Qlls.)
we're a pointed conferees. The house
then resumed the consideration of the
sundry civil appropriation bill.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1900-05-11
SMiTHFIELD OCCUPIED.

Portion of the Small Force of beers
There Captured.
AL1wAL NORTH, Cape Colony, May 8.
was occupied yesterday by
General Harris brigade. Out of the 1870
Beers in the town Is were captured and
the rest decamped.
Ladybrand was recently full of Beer
wounded, who have now been removed
t. Ficksbury
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1900-05-11
Evidently Intended For Schreiner.

CAPE Town, May 1.-THE South Afri-
can News says that policeman who
was guarding Premier Schreiner's
house has been shot, adding that the
policeman was smoking a cigar at the
time, upon which fact is based an as
sertion that the bullet was evidently
intended for the premier, who is an in
voterate smoker.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1900-05-11

Lord Kobsrts Making Better Rregrsss
ra.. Anyone Had DARED Heps-Msst-
Ing with Success i All Ps'.ts-"e'r' IN
Front q Hunter stout'y Resisting He
Advance.
: Lonpox. Nay 7.-Lord Roberts IL
making better progress than any ono
had dared to hope and 10 meeting with
SUCCESS j. a. Ill points The only .ews Of
tho acttus1:ooo,uapation IT Wiaburg IL tho
incidenhsls= reference to lit In the dis
patoh from Vet River: describing Cen
oral Pole.C arew's operations; but ~ tho
latest neNs OF General Hamilton's op-
erauons. dated Saturday morning. was
that he was then preparing to force tho
difficult passage over Little Vet river,
ON tho Bloemfontein- Winburg road:
there can DO no doubt that tho news OF
tho occupation is accurate.
The Beers, following their customary
practice, had evacuated their POSITIONS
on tho vot river during Saturday night.
Az Lord Roberts. advancing along tho
railway. and General Hamilton, ~
miles to tho east. threatened tho two
wings Of the Boer forces. it would not
be- surprising to hear that they had also
evacuated Winburg.
General Hamilton 3 advance will pre-
Won't tho Boer forces in tho direction OF
Thabe N'Ohu joining their main army
near Winburg.
General Rundle on Saturday had ar.
rived in pursuit Of the Beers seven
miles north Of Thaba N'Ohu, compel
ling tho Doors to retire In an easterly
direction.
Huatsr's Progress Slew.
Goneral Hunters progress, although
slow, is satisfactory. The idea that tho
relief Of Mafeking is in sight, however,
appears to have been premature, ~ the
Beers in that quarter are still stoutly
resisting the British advance.
According to dispatch to the Daily
Mail from Cape Town special expeol'
ton to tho westward left Kimberley a
few days ago and will endeavor to re:
lieve Mafeking. while General Hunter
and Lord Methuen are operating on
either side Of tho Vaal river in conjunc-
ton with Lord Roberts army.
From Iourenzo Marques comes va
rious rumors that Colonel Plumer has
been reinforced and il sgain advancing
toward Mateking. Another report ssys
that Ma4eking has been relieved and
General Lommer, with 9, 900 Beers, cap
turod ct Fourteen Streams.
Women have been placed in tho gov
ernnlent Offices in the Transvaal in order
to relieve burghers for active service.
The volkwaad will meet in Pretoria
during the day. Probably the sitting
will be memorable.
The Johannesburg shell factory has
resumed work, with Austrian, Italian
and Greek workmen.
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SHIPPING NOTES.

p The Iwalani came off the dry dock
yesterday
The Alameda is looked for early to-
morrow morning.
The Sea King has moved 10 the coal
wharf to discharge
The Kinau, Claudine and Mauna Loa
will sail today at the usual time
The Ivy went to sea yesterday. She
was in ballast and went to the Sound
diver in the employ of the under
writers made an examination of the
bottom OF the Dunreggan yesterday.
The Alden Besse and the Meteor were
towed to sea on Sunday by the Fearless
The Eleu towed the ship Ky TO sea
yesterday.
About half of the crew OF the Empire
left the vessel yesterday They will
look for ships where they can get
higher wages.
Captain Sam Thompson of the stsa-
mer w. G. Hall is to have a vacation.
The Hall vill he taken out this after
noon by Captain Gregory of the Iva
lani
R. n. Macauiey, the new United
Safes weigher. has moved into he
little Office formerly occupied by Chi
nese Inspector Brown at the corner OF
Allen and Fort streets. in the Custom
House building.
From the latest reports it would seem
that the little schooner Norma vii
never sail again Her last accident wss
an unlucky one, as at the time she went
on the reef thu sea was very rough
and she was washed high and dry and
badly fhumped and battered in q short
time. Captain Weisharth who was here
yesssrday. has small hopes OF saving
the vessel
The Claudine has been rechristensd
the Rainbow" 1t is because she has
so many different eolors- On her ~
turn Sunday people were surprised
to see that the part Of the vessel thar
had been painted green on her las
trip were fiery red Bets we're being
inside on the wharf all day yestsrsizv
as to wh2t.color she would be pain iesi
when she next arrived here TIE
smell OF the new paint has affected
Purser Diekey Davis. and besides hav-
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-08-14

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
First Circuit, Territory of Hawaii
In Probate. At Chambers. In tbs
Matter of the Estate of ]. C. RIOR.
DON of Honolulu, Oahu.
The petition and accounts of the
temporary administrator OF said de
ceased, having been fled, wherein he
asks that his accounts be examined and
approved and that final order be
made of distribution of the property
remaining in his hands to the persons
thereto entitled, and discharging him
from all further responsibility as such
temporary administrator.
1t is ordered that Friday, August 81
A. D. 1900, at ten o'clock a. m, q.
Chambers, in the courtroom of the said
court at Honolulu, Island of Oahu, be
and the same hereby is appointed as
the time and place for hearing said
petition and accounts, and that all per-
sons interested may then and there ap-
pear and show cause, if any they have,
why the same should not be granted.
BY the Court:
JAMES :. THOMPSON,
Clerk.
Honolulu. July 80, 1900
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ing painters. colo he is suffering with


Ing painters collie he Is suffering with
i Jobs comforter
The British ship City OF HankoE IS
cot in the stream Sis STiH leave foF
the Sound in ballast On THURSDAY or
Saturday. Captain Thompson her 60
nal skipper. refuses 20 20 TO sea On
Friday. The rudder q tue HsnsoS
x.l probably be really By Thursday
night On the way I'd here from the
Colonies the rudder head split so that
the ship could not b guided 6y the
Wheel. and q steering scar had TO he
riEged- Old sailors wac have seen the
rtidder Of the City Of Eanko~ are loud
n their praises Of CAPTAIN Thompson
md his officers for bringing the vessel
here with her rudder Ia the condition
i vas
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-08-14
DEPARTING.

Sunosv. August IL
Bk Alden Besse. Potter. for San
francisco with sugar
Sch Meteor, Lass. f0r the Sound in
hallast
Mon5ay. August 13
Sh Ivy, Halstett. for the Sound IN
ballast
Str Waialeale. Cree. for Maxwell.
: p. m.
Str Ke An Hou. Nesher. for Hama
naulu and Kilauea, p. m.
Str Mokolii. Napaia, for Kaunakakai.
p. m.
Sch Golden Gate, Pahia. for Kauna-
kakai. p. m
Str Lehua, Bennett. for Molokai and
Maui ports, p. m.
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By Authority.
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC
INSTR UCTION.
NOTICE OF TEACHERS EXAM
NATIONS.

NOIICE OF TEACHERS EN- AM
NATIONS.
Examinations of CO ididates for teach
ers' primary grade certificates will Il
held at the High School. Honolulu, OF
September Sd and 9Th, beginning at
O'Clock a. m.
Examina tions will also be held by
the Travelling Normal Instructors IS
follows-suhject to Unavoidable chang
es, of which notice viii be given BY
telephone
HAWAII.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 14th and 18th,
Hilo-0ctober 18th and 18th.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I'd and Sd.
Konawaena-Decemb It'll and Sth.
MAUI
Wailuku-September 14th and 18th.
Hana-October 18th and 18th
acknowledgements I'd and Sd.
KAUAI.
Lihue-December eth and Sth.
All teachers without certificates aud
these holding second and third class
certificates that have expired. are re-
quired to present themselves for exam
ination.
ALATAU T. ATKINSON,
Superintendent of Public Instruction.
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NOTICE.

A reward will be given by the under
signed for the return of or for infor-
nation leading to the recovery of one
case dry goods marked P l. Co., No.
1873, Honolulu, taken from the Oceanic
dock, between the 4th and 18th days OF
July. 1900,
(signed) WIN. G. IRWIN & CO, Ltd.
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SAILING TODAY.

Str Mauna Loa. Simerson, for La
haina, kona and Kau. 10 a m
Str Kinau. for Kaunakakai. Lahaina
Hilo and way ports, II noon.
Str Claudine, Macdonald, for Lahai-
ma, Kahului and way ports at p. m
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arriving,

Sunday. August Il
Str MikahaIa. Petersen, from Ma
saweIf
Str W. G. Hall. Thompson. from
EavilixiH
ar waiaIeale. Green. from Hama
Eaaulu-
Str Ciaudine. Macdonald. from Mani
ports
MONDAY. August 13.
Gas sch Eclipse. GaAan from Kauai
ports
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ANOTHER FISH STORY.

would not De reached before SepteEl
Der
ANOTHER FISH STORY.
Captain Hall of the steamer Wall;
Walia fathers the latest. fish story
The steamer was OFF Flattery when ,
flock of whale birds" appeared rigl
under the port bow. There was a grea
connection in the water, and close in
vestigation showed it to be an immens.
sea lion playing with a giant halibut
The fish was tossed into the water b.
the seal and caught as it fell bach
again. As it rose in the air the whal,
birds would make a swoop and secur,
small portions of the fish The gam,
of battledoor and shuttlecock was still
going on when the sea lion and hall
but were hull down on the horizon
s. f. Call
MEDALS FOR LIFE SAVERS.
VICTORIA, August 3-Interest il
the wreck of the schooner Hera, which
set out from Seattle last Novembe.
with cargo for Honolulu, and which
was subsequently burned to the water:
edge Oft the west coast of Vancouvei
island. will be revived by the receip-
today of six medals to be presented t,
the men who took off the crew i
Clayoquot harbor, and saved them frou
terrible fate. The medals are of golG
and bear on one side the inscription,
presented by the President of tn
United States" And on the other
suitable inscription describing tn
brave deed for which the medals wer
struck They were transferred to tn.
foreign office, London, by the Unite,
States minister there, with the APP
pended letter:
american Embassy. London,
March Is, 1900.
MY Lord: Under instructions from
my government, | have the honor {
transmit herewith box containing 81,
gold life-saving medals, which havt
been awarded by the president of tn.
F. jacobson, II. &. Brewster, L. STANLEY
Spain, Nigel l.. Camphell, Thomas
Owen and 5. Jorgeson, who effected the
rescue of five men from the wreck OF
the American schooner Hera ON the
9th of November, 1899.
The aforementioned are all Eng
lishmen and well known at Victoria.
Mr. Campbell being an officer of tie
Canadian government.
II enclose herewith copy of a letter
from the latter. giving the circumstan-
ces of the disaster and the rescue.
II should be obliged if your lordshi;.
would be so good as to cause the test
monials in question to be delivered to
the persons mentioned to whom the,
have severally been awarded and tn
receipts herein to be duly signed anC
returned to me. III. WHITE,
Secretary Embassy"
lord Salisbury, Foreign Office"
BY the foreign office they were for
warded to Ottawa, and transferreC
thence to Senator Templeton of Vic
toria. who was asked by Minister o
Marine Davies to arrange for suitabi
presentation.
Sir Henry Joli de Lothiniere b
been asked to decorate the brave f.
lows at a public meeting which will b
summoned as soon as the men can /
got here from the west coast. while BE-
will probably be assisted by AbraE
Smith, United States consul here
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FOR SALE.

Leasehold. Is years, paying
POO net on selling price, a
first class investment.
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FOR SALE.

A splendid house and large, beanti-
full lot at Waikiki. having a 'front.'
age on the beach in the very heart Of
the best bathing district This prop
erty is offered al a bargain for short
time only. For full particulars call Ct
my Office
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-08-14

Offers for Sale or Lease
l. TRACTS of - To 100 ACRES
of land in Palolo Valley for building,
tSrming or stock raising.
.. BLOCKS Of l6 BUILDING LOTS
each 1900 square feet with streets all
laid and lots cleared.
s. SINGLE BUILDING LOTS in
the valley or ON the hill sides, .5xa00
and lo0xl50.
1. SAND 10 ACRE Lots of CLAY
SOILS suitable for making bricks.
sewer pipe. flower pots, fire clay, etc. y
So 10000 TONS SHIP BALLAST
ROCKS in quantities to suit, for sale
in the quarry or delivered in town.
6. ROCK ouARRIEs of build ny
stone for sale or lease. a good oppor-
tunity for contractors aud new build
ing firms 10 work or own their own
quarry
:. Land suitable for SMALL FARM
ING, CHICKEN RANCHES, NOUN
TAIN HOMES. Etc. for sale or lease.
S. ROAD METAL, CRUSHED
ROCK for concrete work for sale In
quantities to suit, by the yard or ioo,-
60 yards. Special rates for large
quantities.
=. OPPORTUNITIES for oontrac-
tors 10 put up 80 10 10 cottages for rem
tai and for buss line 10 run AS soon rs
buildings are rented.
To- BEAUTIFUL SUBURBAN
PROPERTY and sites for hotel pur-
poses, three 70 four miles Of the Post
ONCE. for sale or lease on favorable
terms.
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Steamers due and 10 sail today and
for the next siS days are b follows:
ARRIVE
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England for 40 days. being delayed by
head winds and Gains The writer add
that the illness of the mate. and thg
probability of the snip not being able
TO proceed until new skipper had been
secured. made it likely that Victoria
would not be reached before Septem
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MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS

Last quarter of the moon on the 18th
at lilo a m
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The Republican is represented by
SPECIAL correspondents at Washington
and San Francisco. and has complete
Island service.
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LOTS AT
KEWALO
AT A BARGAIN.

A few fine lots (about 100x2OO) o.
Manoa Heights, commanding an unpar-
alelled view over Waikiki and ocean.
Price. $3.50 to $4,000.
A beautiful corner lot u20x15O), high
grounds. in best portion of Kalihi
Cash. $500; balance on easy terms
A large lot on good street in Kalihi.
area. about 1880 square feet; good
view. Terms easy.
Lots (50x10o) In various parts of Ka-
lihi. just past Kamehameha Schools, on
easy monthly installments.
Lots (5oH10Ol in Nuuanu tract, s25Oa
down. balance in installments of
$1,000 per month.
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FOR SALE.
FOR SALE.

Lots and houses and lots
in all part of Honolulu.
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FOR LEASE.

A valuable business site on Mauns
kea. near Hotel street.
One acre ground. between Lib !
street and Insane Asylum road; good
residence sites.
A large lot. with 1os feet frontage. on
King street at Kapalama. just past TIE
rice field
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-09-10


There exists In Venezuela q species
Of snake OF an exceedingly venomon1
and crafty character. This snake ut
tiers q cry that Is the almost exact repli-
ca of q cock crow. The unwary travel
er when walking through the bush win
be astonished to hear near at hand this
extraordinary Growing. He proceeds
toward the spot, when the snake darts
out and stings the unfortunate man
with its terrible forked tongue. II noe
takeh promptly in hand. the sting via
In nine cases out OF ten turn out 60 10
fatal
The black inhabitants of veneGusla
are, like all other dark races, very su-
perstitious. And as regards the rattle
snake they have a curious belief. ThAy
affirm that IL a rattlesnake is captured
and the bones In it's tail which form
the rattle removed the snake win never
rest until 1t has sought out the man
that committed the theft and exaete6
vengeance for the robbery.
They cite instances Of men who have
taken the ratties and gone far journeys
only to be followed by the Infatuated
snake and killed. Whether there I'm any
truth in this is a matter OF conjecture.
II half the tales that are told have anY
truth in them, it would seem supeTau-
Gus to gainsay the superstition
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-09-10
Chi...e Pul.. F..linr.

The Chinese physicians, It IN well
known, have Long had the credit o9
paying very particular attention to the
pulse. They even pretend TO derive q
much more minute and accurate knowl-
edge Of the state OF the sick from that
source than European practitioners lay
any claim to.
The patient Is directed to be laid In
bed, with his arm resting on q small
cushion. The physician must be seat
ed. and both parties nre enjoined 30 TO
main calm, silent and collected. Th1
fingers are next to be applied In due
succession, one after another. In order
to Judge of the compressibility Of ths
artery.
The Chinese do not infer solely from
the rapidity Of the pulsationA Thair
mode Is to compare the number OF pull
sations Of the artery with the intervals
OF the respiration OF the patient. Ihe
number Of pulsations OF q man In mod
crate health they consider In relation
70 the time OF a natural inspiration ana
expiration. Four beats OF the pulse
during this period theg consider an In
dicating perfect health II It exceeds
I'VE pulsations, 1t is considered as tos
quick; IL under that number, 40 toe
slow respecting good health It II Re-
quired to reckon so pulsations In 0rdsE
to form a correct indication. Theiz
chief divisions Of the pulse are four.
the superficial, the profound. the quick
and the slow. These they consider @
having relation to the four tempera-
ments, the choleric. the sansuine. the
phlegmatic and the Melancholy
Health
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TOLD BY TELEPHONE.
Words Whispered IN Our Ear From
Inland Towns ia tine Territory
rlssday Afternoon,
LONE GROVE.

Miss Perneye O'Brien has re-
turned from Earl.
Lee Price has gone to Sulphur
to attend the bedside OF his
brother, who is sick.
DR.. Brown, Mr.. Woodley and
family and r. M. High, left this
morning for Bolton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Steve Wood are
here from Cornish.
Mrs. w. j. Brown and children
are visiting in WOodford.
SPRINGER.
Misses bessie and Winnie Pull
liam have returned from Whites
boro, Tex.
DR.. Bogie. of Ardmore was
called to Glenn on professional
business yesterday.
The little daughter of A. W.
Stinson is quite ill.
We had a fine rain yesterday
and last night.
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IS THE AWFUL WORK OF A STORM
Relief Forces Estimate the Loss of Life Not
Less Than Five Thousand, and May
Reach Ten Thousand-All Shipping
is Wrecked-Fresh Water Not
ObtainabIe for Sufferers.

Dallas, Tex, Sept. "a bull
letin from Vera Cruz, Mexico,
states that the Mexican cable re-
ports immense damage in Calves
ton.
Several lives were lost before 8
p. m.. when the cable report left.
Nothing has been received since
that hour.
The gulf front was strewn with
wrecks and the government bar
racks and earthworks at San ia
cinto were demolished.
The Huntington wharf is de-
stroyed and railroad property badly
wrecked
The city is in frenzy and the
United States troops from Fort
San Jacinto were trying to pre-
serve order near the government
reservation.
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Considering that all that has
been learned so far as to the storm
is that it is from the mainland and
the bay, a dread is felt that the
wind may yeer around outward,
in which event Galveston would
be in direct peril.
A bulletin from Houston at 8: Is
p. m. says:
Telephone company confirms
report bridges at Galveston washed
away. All their wires as we'll as
Postal and Western. gone"
THE storm here tonight is the
worst ever known in Houston.
The city is almost panic stricken
Roofs are blowing off of buildings
bricks are falling in the streets,
wires are rolling and slashing
around, and signs, boxes and Other
articles tumbling. The wind is
blowing a terrible gale and rair
falling in torrents. The storm is
travelling inland and threaten.
widespread damage. Not a wore
yet from Galveston and no i'm
mediate prospect of hearing from
there. +"
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Ii HUNG APPOINTED.

BY ScFipps -hcRae PTess A1soolAttoA
Washington, Sept. 1O.-Minis-
ter WI presented to the state
department today a royal edict
appointing Ii Hung Chang as
commissioner to deal with for
eigners in settling Chinese diff
ferences.
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DROWNED BY THOUSANDS.

BY scripps- -McRae Press Association
Houston, Tex. Sept. 10.-Late
reports from coast districts
swept by the hurricane tells of
many people drowned, possibly
by the thousands.
Theproperty loss is enormous.
It is thought that In addition to
the i'll fated City of Galveston,
scores of towns and villages
along the coast has been destroy
ed.
The disaster is wide spread
! and almost without parallel.