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teach Hotel.
kfeEDUCED RATES
Commencing September 1, 1886.
pecial Bates to Families and
Commercial Men.
POWDER
I Absolutely-Pure.'
XhU potrdor never varleii. A marvel o( par
irenxth and wboleiomeness. More eooncH
SfflaBSSSjafoMjaaaai
OUSTON
STUJXJ
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Houston U still 50 miles and several
hours nearer the trade than any other
prominent market in the State.
Houston is the railroad center of this
section, and indeed of the chief traffic
center of Texas, and it still offers the
best facilities for selling goods and for
handling Cotton satisfactorily and
economically,of any place in the South.
Z» addition to the above advantages
those who will kindly patronize me this
season will get the benefit of business
methods, facilities and consideration
which are the results of long years of
experience and of a sincere desire to
please.
L D. CLEVELAND & CO.
ZEXOTTSTOIT.
'o Lai Mis id Locators
I PARTIES KNOWING OF VACANT LANDS,
r holding locations with alternate certificates,
lay learn of something to their advantage by
JddresslnR
* STEWAKT A HABIOHT,
Austin, Tex.
X. LOVENBERG,
agent fob
IHIAGARA FIBK IB SUSAN CE COMPANY,
|f New York.
Y OF LONDON FIBS INSURANCE
'ANY, ol London.
NEVADA ASSURANCE COBPOBA-
lan Francisco, Cal.
S FISE INSUBANCE COMPA-
ex.
rjufre
I8TIBLE
BRESI8TIBLE 5-Inch Clear, $12 m.: Garcia,
Operas, X Havana, Fernando, Londres,
nmatra wrapper, long filler, $2150; Puff, Ha-
ranafiller, $»; Bravos, Havana, $60; imported
lavana. Operas, |«fl 50: Cigarettes, $2 50; To-
acco, 30c a,. A. W. SAMUELS, Strand and 22d.
COTTON.
repared to make liberal
We are prepared to make libera? advances to
chants and planters to secure consign-
ts the coming season.
wTlL MOODY 4 CO., Galveston.
STATE CAPITAL CULLINGB.
the Stat* Quarantine Officer—Treasury Bal-
ance*—General Notes.
Austin, Beptember 2.—There have been
dispatches from New Orleans received here
»-day and forwarded to Dr. Swearingen.
Itate health officer,.presumed to be a noti-
Ication to Mm of yellow fever at that point,
ft is believed he had prior notice of it, and
"bent to Galveston and Houston to mike
prompt arrangements to keep it out of
texas.
[The governor is expected back by Satur-
g from Ban Antonio.
statement of balances in the treasury:
General revenue, $863,468; available school
|und. $175,980; permanent school fund,
9,982; university fqnd, $36,880; other ac-
mnts, $240,666; total cash, $086,971.
The land board has applications by ac-
tual settlers to purohase 150 sections of
Ichool lands in August, against 104 in
July.
Applications for leases are not worth
_nenuon. The state school fund has now
Invested about $0,000,000 in interest-bear-
ing bonds, and has $60,000 cash on hand for
nveslment in county bonds.
WACO.
She (foitetim Jlailn
Office of Publication: Nos. 184 and 188 Mechanic Street, Galveston.
Entered at the Fobtoffic* at Galveston as Second-class Matter,
VOL. XLV.-NO. 18
GALVESTON. TEXAS. FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 3, 1886.
ESTABLISHED 1842.
CHARLESTON'S CALAMITY.
A Detailed Account of the De-
structive Earthquake.
NAMES OF THE KILLED AND WOUNDED.
Charleston a Scene of Desolation and Woe-
Effects of the Great Shake—Relief
for the Sufferers.
Charleston, September 2.—The follow-
ing is an approximately correct list of the
casualties by the earthquake so far as as-
certained up to 2 o'clock this morning:
Miss Williams, corner Went worth and
Meeting streets, jumped from a window and
injured her "spine.
Mrs. E. Oaliot, colored, badly hurt by
falling brloks.
Mrs. Bobert Martin, badly hurt.
M. J. Lynch, struck down by a stone and
dying.
Charles Rivers, colored, leg broken.
Mrs. Charles Rivers, seriously wounded.
Moses Brown, colored, wounded dan-
gerously.
Dr. R. Alexander, ran out of house and
was crushed to death by a falling chimney.
Samuel Hammond, broke both legs and
wounded fatally.
Isabella Howard, wounded seriously.
Mrs. Heidt, wounded seriously.
Mrs. Annie Tarik, injured das
by a falling house.
Miss Jessen, injured internally.
Mamie Palmer, injured internally.
Ainslee Robinson, killed by a falling
piazza.
Levina Roberts, colored, killed.
J. C. E. Richardson, seriously injured by
a falling house.
Edmund Lively, of Richmond, Va., in-
jured back and head by a falling wall.
Olive Nickelby, colored, killed.
Isaac Jenkins, painfully hurt.
W. Pratt, painfully hurt.
H. A. Desausshire, painfully hurt.
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Ellen Mitchell, painfully hurt.
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Dusan Days, painfully hurt.
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Mrs. Bayard, painfully hurt.
I. OldenDuttel, painfull;
hurt.
Mary Anne Drayton, colored, painfully
hurt.
Susan Middleton and several unknown
colored women, killed.
Willie Scrille, wounded badly.
Jas. Dorn, wounded badly.
Three News and Courier compositors
were wounded by bricks while fleeing from
the composing-room.
Martin Tierney, injured in head and hips
by falling bricks.
A son of Lieutenant Headt, of the police,
leaped from a three-story window of his
house and was instantly killed.
Annie Harris, colored, was killed while
lying in bed.
Chas. Albrecht was killed by falling
bricke,
Lizzie Bradley, colored, had a son serious-
- hurt by a falling brick.
Barah Fowler, colored, wounded by fall-
ing timbers; also Annie Wilkins.
David Palmer, colored, had his right leg
fractured.
There are many minor casualties.
In addition to the damage previously re-
ported, the South Carolina Railroad offices,
on John street, are cracked, but stand.
Wm. Bird & Co.'s wholesale paint store
was shaken down.
W. E. Holmes & Co., next door, are in a
similar condition.
Part of the walls of the bagging factory
were destroyed.
The principal streets are littered with
bricks and rubbish.
palled On a Charge ol Bobbery—A Frce-lor-all
Bace.
Waco, September 2.—Jim Matherson was
|ailed to-day on a charge of robbing a bill-
ollector while the latter was asleep in a
Railroad saloon.
One block of the new Tilford pavement
vas finished to-day, but the city council has
not received it. There is liable to be some
rouble about the paving contract on ac-
ount of the rotten limestone used. Home
bf our citizens favor an injunction at once
lo prevent any further use of the limestone.
] Judge Eugene Williams has made formal
Announcement of his entering the race
gainst Judge B. W. Rimes, for the judge-
uJJ) of the Nineteenth Judicial district. No
nomination was made, and the race is an
ppen one. It promises to be lively.
massive portico of St. Michael's was
wrenched from the body of the church, and
cracks in the main building extend to the
foundation. All the portico of Bishop
Northrop's residence was swept away. The
Academy of Music appears uninjured. The
Charleston hotel loses the ceilings and
part of the kitchen. German Artillery hall
is somewhat injured. The waterworks
building and reservoir are uninjured,
Several buildings on Haynes street are
gutted. The injury to St. Phillip's
churob, previously mentioned, is almost
indescribable. Several arches of the spire
above the clock tower are torn down and
thrown out.
Among the residences seriously dam-
aged are those of Captain Dawson, of the
News and Courier; General Sciegling, the
late St. Julien Ravenel, L. G. Trenholm, C.
O. Witte, George Gibbon, J. L. Tobias, F.
Bulwinkle, Pressler Smith and Alderman
Murr&y>
On Sullivan's island the shock was se-
vere, but comparatively little injury was
done and no lives lost. Many of the sum-
mer visitors came up to the city this morn-
B§n James island the earth cracked in
many places and from the fissures issued
large bodies of cold water, mixed with sand
and blue mud.
Clocks everywhere stopped about 9.40.
At Mount Pleasant there was a general
shaking up, but no loss of live.
There are many fissures and cavities from
which fresh water and mud have oome;
fine mud and sand have also come to the
surface in Charleston. It is contended that
there was a twist or turn in the motion of
the earthquake, and it had not a simDly un-
dulating motion. Articles of furniture and
lamps nave been found which are turned
partly round in addition to the visible ef-
fects of a simple wave motion.
looking over the oround.
The last earthquake shock was expe-
rienced here at ll.oo last night, since which
time there have been no vibrations. The
people are ljust beginning to pick up
courage to come out. Efforts are being
rciyle to clear paths through the streets for
the passage of vehicles and pedestrians,
and the city once more begins to show some
signs of life. For two long days
and nights of horror women and
children have been camping out in the
parks and squares. The earthquake swept
over the city like a besom of destruction,
and Charleston is tied down in dust. About
seven-eighths or the houses and public
buildings in the city are either damaged or
wrecked. The waves, from 9.55 Tuesday
night, have been coming in about once
every five or six hours. There have been
none now for twelve hours. Strong hopes
are entertained that the horror is about
over.
from other points.
Reports from points in South Carolina
ranging from the extreme northwest to the
seacoast report several shocks of earth-
quake with more or less resulting damage
to property, though without loss of life so
far as known. In Orangeburg the people
became so much alarmed that many moved
to Columbia.
worse than supposed.
As the details of the calamity in this city
are gathered its effects become more and
more alarming. It is feared also that much
distress will prevail, as by far the larger
part of those whose property has been
wiecked or seriously damaged belong to
the poorer classes. The people are as
cheerful as possible under the terrible cir-
cumstances, and are trying to restore order
out of the chaos. The aggregate loss is ex-
pected to reach $3,000,000. Wharyes, ware-
houses. business factories of the city are
generally unaffected by the catastrophe,
and Charleston is as ready as ever for the
transaction of business. The official total
deaths is thirty-three. The wounded will
probably number 100. Business is still sus-
Sended, the whole attention of people be-
ig given to providing for refugees and
making residences safe. Bricklayers have
advanced rates to $6 a day. The city coun-
cil will probably meet to-morrow to pro-
vide measures for relieving the poor. Ex-
pressions of gratitude are heard on all
sides for the assistance offered to Charles-
ton, of which the suffering people will
gladly avail themselves. There were
shocks last night at 8.30 and 11.50 p. m. and
5 a. m. All were light. Confidence is
gradually returning, but much apprehen-
sion is still felt.
list of the killed.
The following is the official list of those
killed by the earthquake, or have since
died from their injuries:
white.
Peter Powers.
Mrs. C. Barber.
Ainsley H. Robeson.
Robert Alexander.
Charles Albrecht.
B. P. Maynardie.
Patrick Lynch.
Annie Forck.
Mrs. Rachel Ahrens.
Goldie Ahrens.
colored.
Thomas Wilson.
William Dear.
Wm. Grant.
Anna Glover.
Alexander Miller.
B. Wier.
Jos. Roderoff.
Hannah Smalls.
Mary Barnwell.
Mane Pinckney.
James Brown.
Angelie Davids.
Eugenie Roberts.
Robert Roderoff.
Grace Fleming.
Rosa Murray.
Oliver Nickelby.
John Cook.
Clarissa Simonds.
Hannah Harris.
Sarah Middleton.
Rebecca Ward.
some of the damage.
People are gradually taking account of
details of the injury worked by the earth-
quake. and the list of the damages to pro-
perty is startling. A limited section in the
south of the city is a sample of the whole.
Standing at the postoffice, looking west, an
almost impassable roadway of debris meets
the ey». The building of the Chamber of
Commerce is badly damaged, a portion of
the south and east walls having been
thrown down by the violence of the shock;
and the buildings of Walker, Evans &
Bogswell have also suffered, while the
heavy granite slabs which formed the para-
Set of the News and Courier building lie on
le sidewalk, leaving the slate roof and a
portion of the attic floor exposed. Almost
the entire front of the building occupied by
Myer's cigar store and Smith's stencil es-
tablishment is torn out, leaving the upper
floors exposed. The Plenge building, at
the corner of Church street, is badly dam-
aged. Most of the buildings on this street
are more or less damaged, but the violence
of the earthquake is most percep-
tible at the historic intersection of
Broad and Meeting streets. The police
station is a most complete wreck. The
upper edge of the wall has been torn down,
that of the north wall has fallen on the
porch, carrying it away, leaving only the
large fluted pillars standing. The city hall
apparently escaped serious damage, out it
is badly cracked on the east wall, and the
court-house building is badly damaged, the
'sain
f and
aproof building
The gables of the north
ig cracked in several pi
)ortions^>f the roof and gables being thrown
seems to
stand as rock. ~ „
and south porches, however, made of solid
brown stone, have been thrown to the pave-
ment below. This appears to be the only
damage done to the building.
The worst wreck in the locality is St.
Michael's church, which seems to be
doomed to destruction. The steeple,
the repairs on which have just
been completed, seems to be intact, but
it is out of plumb and in momentary danger
of falling. The massive porch has been
wrenched from the body of the church, and
the building has been cracked in (our
places. These cracks are immediately un-
der the steeple, which seems unable to
stand any length of time. The handsome
clock pointed to five minutes of 10, which
must have been the hour of the first shock
on Tuesday night.
The buildings between Meeting and King
streets are all more or less damaged, the
effects of the earthquake being the same in
nearly every instance. The front wall of
Dr. Desaussare's residence has been thrown
down, leaving the floor exposed. Several
buildings on the south side of the street
have been similarly treated.
On West King street the most serious
damage is to the Episcopal church. The
gable end has been thrown down, the wall
falling on the roof of the spacious porch
and crushing it in. What is called the fash-
ionable quarter presents a sad sight. A fire
commencing at Broad street passed through
the block of houses first starting at the
third building from the corner of Broad
street, on the east side, and consumed the
entire row of buildings as far north as
Tully's old stand. Next to Quaker grave-
yard a few houses are left on that side of
the street more or less shattered and gut-
ted. Few houses on the west side of the
street, north of Broad street, have escaped
the general fate, although the damage is
not as great as in other portions of
the street. The immense vacant lot
on the west side of the street is occupied by
families who lived in the burnt houses, who
are camped out on the sward with a few
household effects saved from the flames.
From Queen street to Horbock's alley al-
most every house is shattered, the tops of
walls near the roof being thrown down.
Market street damage is not as great as it
might have been. Robb's lot, on the oppo-
site side of the street, is occupied by several
hundred people camping out.
From Market to Hazel street the damage
does not seem as great as in other portions
of the city. The Waver ley house is exter-
nally uninjured. The large brick boarding-
house, however, immediately opposite, and
next south of the corner of Beaufair street,
suffered badly, the top of the wall under
the eaves having been stripped off on all
sides. The handsome block of stores from
Beaufair to Wentworth street have been
singularly preserved, although here and
there a parapet is thrown down and bricks
displaced from the walls. The damage to
buildings between this point and Calhoun
street seems not to be so great. The hand-
some hall of the German Artillery has been
damaged badly, the northeast and north-
west corners of the building are both gone.
Coming down Meeting from Calnoun
street the signs of the earthquake are very
plain. The building of the Charleston
waterworks, on George street, is unin-
jured, and so, strange to say, is the im-
mense 3,000,000-gallon reservoir on the
premises, although a brick house opposite
in George street is badly damaged. The
shock on Monday night severed the pipe
through which the water was forced in the
stand-pipe and during the progress of the
fires pressure was applied directly to the
main. This pipe was, however, replaced,
and the stand-pipe, which was uninjured,
is filled with water.
All over the city the injury is of the same
character.
A special report from Mount Pleasant,
opposite Charleston, says that a sink near
the German church, which on Tuesdav was
perfectly dry and sandy, is now full of
fresh water. Near Shell street there is a
cabiE, occupied hy a colorsd am, that is
completely surrounded by yawning chasms,
extending through the earth surface for ten
feet and over. All around this there are
sinks of fresh water and masses of mud,
with queer-looking, soft substances that
have never been seen before. It is con-
tended by many that the mud and other
substances found around the village are
volcanic matter.
Just after the first great shock on Tues-
day night there was a decided distinct
smell of escaping sulphurous acid gas.
The smell lasted throughout the night, and
was distinct in those localities where the
cavities in the earth are most numerous.
Some say that portions of the mud thrown
up by" the waterspouts were strongly im-
pregnated with sulphur, and that small
portions of sulphur can be found in the
mud.
Not far from Charleston, on the road to
Summerville, extensive mounds of clay
were thrown up and hillocks of sand, in
most cases in the shape of inverted cones,
the hollow part of wliich had evidently
been formed by the action of water return-
ing into the depths from which it had been
raised. In many cases the matter had
streamed away from the breaks in the
surface of tne earth to a distance
of from twenty to fifty feet.
In others there were fissures almost
invariably extending from north to south.
These cracks were not wide and extended
downward, always in a slanting direction.
The water thrown up was of a dark slaty
color. There was also a little slate, and in
general the mud resembled that which is
thrown from bottoms along the river. In
some palces the water had the taste of ar-
tesian water, but in many instances
was as clear and limped as from
a mountain spring. These evidences of
great convulsion are not sporadic. They
extend far and near in every direction from
the city limits of Charleston to Summer-
ville, and at the latter places it was found
from trustworthy information that cracks
and fissures are everywhere visible for
miles around. Strangely enough some of
them were in aotlve operation, and the con-
stant shocks that were felt at Summerville
sent water out of the fissure In jets
to a height of from fifteen
to twenty feet. These appearances
were, of course, suggestive of still more
violent eruptions, and there was constant
dread everywhere that there would be a
general inundation caused by some extra-
ordinary force of the earthquake. Not only
was water emitted in low places, where it
might be expected to exist all the time, but
on the tops of the highest elevations mud
could be seen. This latter fact indicated
that the force was being exerted at rather
more depth than was at first thought to be
the limit of the force.
Near Ten-mile hill a fatal accident oc-
curred Tuesday night. The down Colum-
bia train jumped the traok. Engineer
Burns and Fireman Arnold, colored, were
badly injured by the tremendous leap which
the train took in the dark under the unseen
influence of the shock. It is said the earth
suddenly gave way, and that the engine
first iriunged down a temporary declivity.
It was then raised on top of a succeeding
undulation, and having reached the top of
the wave, the sudden swerving of the force
to the right and left hurled the ill-fated
train down an embankment.
Along the track of the South Carolina
and Northwestern railroads, and for spaces
of several hundred yards in width, the
dreadful energy of the earthquake was ex-
pended in two particular ways. First,
there were intervals of 100 yards or more
in which the traok had the appearance of
havinr been alternately raised and de-
pressed, like aline of waves frozen in the
last position. The second indication was
where the force had oscillated from east to
west bending the rails in reverse curves.
The train at the time of the earthquake was
running along at the usual speed, when
about a mile south of Jed burg, it encoun-
tered the terrible experience. It was
freighted with hundreds of excursionists
returning from the mountain. They were
all gay and hsppy, laughing and
talking, when all of a sudden, in
the language of one of the excursionists,
the tram appeared to have left the track
and was going up, up, up into the air. This
was the rising wave. Suddenly it descend-
ed, and as it rapidly fell it was flung first
violently over to the east, the sides of the
car apparently leaning over at less than an
angle of 45°. Then there was a reflex action
ana the train righted and was hurled with
a roar as of a discharge of artillery
over to the west, finally subsided on the
track, and took a plunge downward, evi-
dently on a descending wave. The engineer
put down brakes tight, but so great was the
original and added momentum that the
train kept right ahead. The utmost con-
fusion prevailed, women and children
shrieked with dismay, and the
bravest heart quailed, in momentary
expectation of a more terrible catastrophe.
The train was taken back in the direction
of Jedburg, and on the way back the work
of the earthquake was terribly patent. The
train had actually passed over one of these
serpentine curves already described, and
it is a simple truth to state that every soul
on board was saved solely through the in-
terposition of a Divine Providence.
in summerville.
The horror of the situation in Summer-
ville on Wednesday was much intensified
by certain manifestations that were not ob-
served in Charleston to any great extent.
All during the day there was a constant se-
ries of detonations from all possible
directions. They resembled the dis-
charge of heavy guns at intervals
of about ten minutes, and was like the
sounds of a bombardment at a great dis-
tance. All of these explosions were not
accompanied by tremors of the earth, as it
was only occasionally that the earth would
quake. A remarkable fact was noted In
Summerville In respect to the bulging of
water from the interior of the earth. Nearly
all of the wells had been at low water.
There was a sudden rise in all of these
wells and the additional water was pure.
Looking down into one of these wells the
observer could, on the eve of any loud de-
tonation, see the water rise up the walls of
the wells and after the shock again subside.
more cheerful.
There is a rather more cheerful feeling
to-night, but no sense of security will re-
pair the shattered houses or renew the ruin-
ed homes. Offers of assistance are coming
in from different quarters, and it is expect-
ed the city council will organize a relief
committee to morrew.
Despite the losses by the earthquake,
Charleston is in as good position as ever
for the transaction of the usual autumn
trade. There is ample warehouse and
wharf room. The compresses and factories
are ready to deal expeditiously with all
business that offers.
additional deaths reported.
John Cook, colored, fisherman.
Fera B., a daughter of Isaac Sawyer, a
colored barber.
Colored baby, child of Mrs. Barnwall.
Last night the old scenes of fright and
fear were enacted in the public squares and
parks. Frail women, some almost dead,
and infants in the arms, were driven to tue
necessity of spending the night on the
square.
At 11.15 p. m. a heavy earthquake passed
through the city. Its coming was presaged
by quite a number of explosions, which
commenced to be heard full 15 minutes be-
fore the vibration was felt. The
wave was somewhat more pronounced thau
the two which had preceded it, one at 8.25
a. in., the other at 5.15 p. in., and as it
passed by to the northwest there followed
sounds which indicated falling walls or
buildings. This was the last vibration
last night. At daybreak there was a move-
ment. Many people pulled up tents and
departed to their shattered homes.
excitement a!!atf.i>.
Augvsta, Ga., September 2.—Tho exjit«-
tLeat about the e;uUi<i-!av; ii.u suSwliJii
here and apprehension ceased. Liberal
contributions were made to-day for the
Charleston sufferers by the citizens of Au-
gusta.
shocks at savannah.
Savannah, Beptember 2. — Two slight
shocks were felt here between 3 and 4 this
morning. Our citizens are still alarmed,
and many are staying in the streets.
a shake in california.
Santa Cruz, Cal., September 2.—A long
but not violent shock of earthquake was
felt here, to-day, at 11.45 a. m.
what telegraph officials say.
New York, September 2.—Western Union
officials state no messages sent to Charles-
ton last night could be delivered on account
of the general confusion. The hotels are
empty, and the people have deserted their
dwellings and are encamped in open lots,
end so can not be found. The main office
of the Western Union Telegraph company
in Charleston was badly injured. The bat-
teries were destroyed, and all the instru-
ments ruined by falling bricks and plaster.
An office has been opened a mile and
a half from the old one, and two
wires have been placed in working order.
None of the employeswere seriously injured.
At 5 o'clock this morning all the operators
were compelled to stop work and seek rest.
The excitement has been so great for forty-
eight hours that they had obtained no sleep.
The Western Union company desire to an-
nounce through the Associated press that
will gladly forward to Charleston any
on of money for the sufferers and
any message pertaining thereto free of
charge. At 1 o'clock this morning there
was another slight shock of the earthquake
felt, but it did no damage. The company
hope to get all wires in working order
to-day.
the quake in jersey.
Atlantic City, N. J., September 2.—
Here and hereabouts—at Brogantine beach
and Somers point—the earthquake was dis-
tinctly felt. Major A. G. Wolford, keeper
of the lighthouse, was at its top when the
shock occurred. " I never was so badly
frightened in all my life as I was last night
in my lonely tower," said he. " I was
standing on the balcony of the lighthouse
when I felt the tower begin to sway. It
immediately struck me that it was an
earthquake. I determined to start for the
spiral stairway, but that was impracti-
cable. I found it almost impossible to lift
my feet from the floor of the balcony, as I
grasped the rail more scared than
I cared to own to myself. I
saw great flocks of birds coming toward
the lighthouse from some point that I could
not imagine, as no birds were in sight be-
fore the shock. Hundreds of plover, yel-
low-legged snipe, millet. English sparrows
and strange sea-birds circled wildly about
the great lamp and dashed themselves in
terror, and in a way that I never saw
them do before, against the thick glass
panes around the lamp, until their blood
dyed the glass. All this occurred in fifteen
or twenty seconds, when the lighthouse be-
gan to rock much more severely. Badly
trightened, I let go the Iron railing and
rushed into the lamp-room, where the lamp
was swinging as it never had before
in the severest gale of wind that
ever struck the tower. All the chains
ropes, instruments and clocks were rattling
against the sides of the lighthouse, and as
I glanced at the big plock I saw that the
hands pointed to 9.52 p. m.. I felt that the
sooner I got a little nearer the earth the
Detter, ancl I hurried to the winding stair-
case, and at a pretty fair rate of speed de-
scended safely. I should judge that the
shock lasted about a minute at least, and I
want you to knew that a minute on top of
that big ligit-house in an earthquake is a
pretty long time."
to aid the sufferers.
Washington, September 2.—Application
was received at tne treasury department
this morning from the mayor of Wilming-
ton for transportation of relief committtee
from Wilmington to Charleston. The
revenue cutter Colfax was immediately
placed at the disposal of the committee.
General Drum, acting secretary of war,
directed that tents be sent to Charleston to
shelter the homeless people, and as rail-
road communication is interrupted the
revenue cutter will transport the tents to
the distressed city.
to examine the harbor.
Washington, September 2.—An official
coast survey will be sent to Charleston to
make soundings ofl the harbor and the ad-
jacent coast, in order to see whether any
remarkable depressions or elevations of
the bottom of the ocean have been caused
by the earthquake.
a shock at malaga.
Madrid, September 2.—Several shocks of
an earthquake were felt at Malaga Wednes-
day, and some losses were caused.
BELIEF FOB THE SUFFERERS.
Subscriptions Being Baited Throughout the
Country to Aid the Needy in Charleston.
Baltimore, September 2.—The Amerioan
has opened a subscription for the relief of
the sufferers by the Charleston disaster,
and headed it with $500. A telegram was
sent to the mayor of that city assuring him
that substantial smpathy would be forth-
coming. Manager Ford, of the Grand
Opera-house, has begun preparations for a
mammoth benefit for the same cause.
ANOTHEB COMPLICATION.
Mexican Troops Attack American Troops and
Geronimo Escapes.
San Francisco, September 2.—A Chroni-
cle Tombstone (Arizona) special says: A
rumor has reached here that the Mexican
troops demanded of the American troops
the release of Geronimo. The latter re-
fused. A fight ensued, in which five Mexi-
cans were killed and two Americans wound-
ed. Geronimo escaped during the melee.
There are no means of verifying the facts
as the wires are down.
rumor confirmed.
San Francisco, September 2.—A special
to the Morning Call from Tombstone con-
firms the rumor that Mexican troops de-
manded from the American troops the re-
lease of Geronimo, and that when the lat-
ter refused a conflict ensued during which
Geronimo escaped.
CITY OF MEXICO.
Mr. Sedgwick Banqueted by the Jockey Club.
City of Mexico, September 2. — The
Jockey club's banquet to Mr. Sedgwick to-
night, presided over by Sebastian Cama-
cho, director of mint, was attended by a
number of prominent Americans and Mex-
icans. Speeches were made compliment-
ary to the American representative.
Toasts were drank to President Cleveland
and the American republic. President
Diaz, who is a member of the club, was
also toasted, as was the guest of the even-
ing. The most cordial sentiment of regard
for American people was offered. Mr.
Sedgwick expects to leave for Chihuahua
in a few days to pursue his investigations.
Fatal Accident,
Trayling, Mich., September 2.—A terri-
ble accident occurred on Blodgett & Byrne's
logging! railroad, eight miles from here,
yesterday. The engine left the train at the
top of the grade, took one brakeman and
went a short distance to take on wood.
While the cars at the top of the grade were
being loaded one car got away from the
men and ran down the grade into the en-
gine. Ernst Wilcox, the fireman, and
Jtimes Moscow, the brakeman, were killed
instantly. The engineer escaped alive but
with serious injuries.
INTERIOR MERCHANTS
who have not bought their
Fall and Winter Clothing
will gain a decided advantu#e by examining
our stock. To those who do not intend tu>
visit Galveston we offer to send, upon approv-
al, a bill of clothing, with the privilege of re-
turning what is not satisfactory at our ex-
pense. We are closing out, regardless of cost,
our line of White, and Colored Oversdilrts,
Undershirts and Drawers.
WEIS BROS.,
Wholesale Clothiers,
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THE WAR CLOUD GATHERING.
PRINCE ALEXANDER AND THE CZAK.
The Eastern Question Becoming More ex-
plicated — Lively Times in the
House of Commons.
THE BALKANS.
in honor of the prince.
Phillippopolis, September 2.—The city
is gaily decorated in honor of the return of
Prince Alexander to Bulgaria and crowded
with visitors, who come to join the citizens
in celebrating the event. An enthusiastic
popular demonstration was held yesterday
in front of the British consulate in honor of
Prince Alexander, and counter demons tra.
tions in favor of revolutions were at t'uo
same time held in front of the Russian con-
sulate.
alexander to the czar.
St. Petersburg, September 2.—On Au-
gust 30 Prince Alexander sent the follow-
ing telegram to the czar, through the Rus-
sian consul at Rustchuk: "Sir: Having
reassumed the government of Bulgaria, I
venture to offer your imperial majesty my
most respectful thanks for the action of
your consul at Rustchuk, whose official
presence at my reception showed to the
Bulgarians that Russia did not approve of
the revolution—an act directed at my
person. I also thank your imperial
majesty for dispatching Prince
Dolgourki as envoy extraordinary to
Bulgaria. My first act on resuming power
is to assure your majesty of my firm inten-
tion to make every sacrifice tolforward your
majesty's magnanimous intention to extri-
cate Bulgaria from the grave crisis through
which she is passing. I beg of your ma-
jesty that you will authorize Prince Dol-
gourki to place himself in direct commu-
nication with myself as speedily as possi-
ble. I shall be happy to give your majesty
decided proofs of my unalterable devotion
to your august person. Monarchical prin-
ciples compelled me to restore the legality
of my crown in Bulgaria and Roumelia.
Russia having given me my crown it is into
the hands of Russia's sovereign I am
ready to render it."
The czar replied to Prince Alexander as
follows: " I can not approve of your re-
turn to Bulgaria, foreseeing from it sinis-
ter consequences for the country already
so severely tried. The mission of Prince
of Dolgourki has become inexpedient. I
shall abstain so long as your highness re-
mains in Bulgaria rrom any intervention
in the sad condition to which the country is
reduced. Your highness must decide your
own course. I reserve to myself to judge
what my father's venerated memory, the
interests of Russia and the peace of the
East require of me."
created a sensation.
Paris, September 2.—Publication of cor-
respondence between the czar and Prince
Alexander has created a great sensation in
political circles here. The czar's menacing
reply to the prince's submissive epistle is
regarded by diplomats as Insuring Alex-
ander's abdication and Russia's occupation
of Bulgaria. It is feared that war will
ensue unless Prince Bismarck intervenes.
ORDERED TBlig RELEASE.
Sofia, September 2.—Prince Alexander
has ordered the release from prison of
twenty civilians arrested for complicity in
the recent ooup d'etat.
the rebels defeated.
Berlin, Beptember 2.—Private telegrams
received here this morning from Sofia state
that a battle took place at Radomira, east-
ern Roumelia, between regiments loyal to
Prince Alexander and regiments siding
with the revolutionists, and that the latter
were defeated with heavy loss.
started for sofia.
Philippopolis, Beptember 2.—Prince
Alexander started for Sofia this evening.
The porte has authorized Gadben Effendi,
special commissioner, to intercede in be-
half of the Bulgarian plotters.
ENGLAND.
house of commons.
London, September 2.-*-Mr. J. Jordan,
Parnellite, in the House of Commons this
afternoon, asked the government why coun-
ty Clare had been placed in the sphere of
General Sir Redvers Buller's mission to
Ireland.
Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, chief secretary
for Ireland, replied that although there did
not exist in Clare that state of lawless in-
timidation which prevailed in Kerry, still
there was much intimidation in Clare and
mnch activity among secret societies.
Lord Randolph Churchill will to-morrow
ask precedence for the supply bills.
Mr. Parnell has given notice that he will
move the following amendment to Lord
Randolph Churchill's motion:
The necessity for measures to ameliorate
the condition of the people of Ireland is so
urgent that the House declines to surren-
der to the government the usual facilities
enjoyed by members of the House.
Mr.'McDonald resumed debate on Mr.
Sexton's amendment to the address. He
attributed the troubles in Belfast to the in-
citement of certain reverend firebrands
and the speeches of Lord Randolph
Churchill and Chamberlain. He said the
magistracy were apathetic while blood was
being Bhed: that if the police had been
allowed to defend themselves at the outset
rioting would quickly have been subdued.
Major Saunderson (Conservative) depre-
cated " the useless prolonging of debate,"
and said it was impossible to treat Sir Wil-
liam Vernon Harcourt as a serious poli-
tician, because the latter attached less
weight to measures than to men. He asked
how long Harcourt had been in favor of a
separate Parliament, and was proceeding
to discuss Harcourt's former view concern-
speciauy ana not to Ireland gen-
erally. Major Sanderson denied that the
House was justified in prejudicing the
question, which was about to form the sub-
ject of a searching inquiry by a commis-
sion. He denied absolutely that the
Orangemen originated the riots, which he
said were the legacy of Gladstone's blood-
stained policy, which extended from Khar-
toum to Belfast. [Cheers.] He denied
Sexton's assertion that the Orangemen
bad taken an oath to exterminate the Catho-
lics. Orange lodges were always opened with
prayer. One of the petitions was that the
Irish Catholics might be rescued from the
errors of their ways. [Laughter.] If Par-
liament handed them over to the Parnell-
ites the Orangemen would be justified in
resorting to force. Orangemen objected to
being dominated by politicians who re-
ceived foreign mosey for their support.
The speaker here called Major Saunder-
son to order, saying that his remarks were
irrelevant.
Continuing, Major Saunderson indignant-
ly denied that he had incited civil war.
" Rebellion, not civil war," shouted Sex ■
ton.'
Mr. Saunderson reiterated that, if l'arli i-
ment handed over the loyalists to the tender
mercies of the Parnellites, the former would
be justified, as ft last resort, in appealing to
arms.
Mr. Sexton rose to a point of order, and
asked whether Saunderson's remarks wero
allowable.
Sir Win. Vernon Harcourt supported
Sexton.
fcord Churchill thought that U MaiQf
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