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tured by Wily Transvnalcrs
HARD AFTER GEN DEWET
felrltlfilt tlrpnrlail to He lrltit liner
Commandant In Iilylriiil lllaliirl
War Offlc lnlil In Innlinl ItnurU In
Hew Zealand Cenl Ingrnl
Cape Town lei 27 A squadron of
pconuuiry whloh litul been following
lie Hoern from Brltstown In reported
o linvo boon ontrnppod There ware
several casualties It Is said mill the
rcmnltuler of thu force was captured
I Gcncrnl Kltohenor has loft Niiuuw
jpoort uud gone northward
Tliu rapid eoncnntrntlon of troops
In the disturbed district thiough tlie
energy of Onorul Kltchuiicr
Ctersonal
uts allayed the local uneasiness
The British tire pressing Command
nut Dewot In the Lndybrand dis
trict
I The liners enptured two wngons
containing ChrlNtmiiH luxuries des
tined for the ciinip of liord Mclhuen
Imloii Uoe 27 Tho puuellT nnd
mbseurlty of the dispatches from South
Africa give rise to renewed anxiety
UVpparcutly the dlsturbod aroa of Gape
Colony extends further south than It
Uld last December and Lord Kitch
ener does not appear to have bad
tnueli success as yet In driving back
the Invaders
The war office lias received no news
f tlie report si capture of yeomanry
Bear Uritstown
A Burghcrsdorp dispatch has a mys
terious reference to an unfortunate
mistaking of the enemy for Brabants
horse which resulted In the sounding
of eon mi firing nnd enabling the Boors
fto occupy all the cotumaudliig posi
tions the BrltlBh retiring from u dltll
cult prcdlcumcnt
I General Clements success against
the Boers In the Mngallesberg region
Js doubtful the lust dispatch report
ing that It was ndvlsahlo not to force
the liners from their position
The British press continues In the
mnln optimistic but the condition of
rffnlrs brings home tho enormous dllll
cultlcs that will face Lord Kitchener
In pntrollng and policing such Immense
tracts of Miuntry even when the Boers
nhall be finally subdued Tlie Daily
lull which makes a strong appeal
to the government to face the facts
nnd send Lord Kitchener more troops
pays There Is a real risk In being
lulled to sleep by carefully consored
Messages
Tho sixth contingent of Now 7on
landors 1200 strong half being Maoris
will sail for South Africa In three
weeks
I The decision to Include Maoris In
the Now Zenland contingent Is ex
tremely interesting as at the begin
ning of the Avar the government prom
ised not to employ blacks
MYSTERY IN HIS KILLING
ftoiiHiitlmml Testimony lit the Coroners In
iict r the lloily nl lCli liiiiiUoii
St Joseph Mo Dec 127 Sensa
tional evidence was adduced yester
day at the coroners inquest over tlie
body of the late millionaire Frank
ltichardsoii who was shot and killed
by some person us yet unknown In
tho hallway of his home in Savannah
Christmas eve Frank Hlchanlsou
3r the son of the victim
testllled that his father at the store
of Blehardsoii Fife inquired If Mrs
lilehnrdson was at a certain Christ
inas entertainment The boy said she
was not and then his father asked
1dm to go home and see If she was
there But as the boy demurred his
father went Instead and a few min
utes inter he was found dead Stew
art Fife Mr Richardsons business
partner said Mr Bichnfdson had ac
cused hlin with being unduly Intimate
With Mrs Richardson
lrnmise lo Stop SIbvo Holds
Khartoum Hgyptlnn Soudan Dec
27 Lord Cromer the British diplo
matic agent received tho Egyptian
troops of the Soudan under the sirdad
Major General Sir Francis R Win
Bate yesterday lie assured a deputa
tion from the Dlnka tribe which form
erly suffered severely from slave raids
that tho British and Kgyptlan flags
Buarnnteed thorn against a recurrence
of such raids and Insured respect for
their ancient customs The chiefs de
parted expressing gratitude
Striken Turn Illicit New Men
Bcrunton Pa Dec 27 Fifty three
more men recruited in New York to
take places of strikers of the Scran
ton Railway company arrived last
night but before tho train had come
to n full stop the strikers and their
sympathizers boarded the cars and by
using nrguments nnd exhortations In
duced all but 18 of them to agree to
return to New York They are being
cared for at strikers headquarters
and will be furnished transportation
home
Apache on the Warpath
Phoenix A T Dec 27 A message
from Chihuahua Mex states that the
Apaches are on the warpath In that
State and that the inhabitants of
Grannda liavo organized to meet tho
redskins Tho Indians It Is Mated
are In the mountains robbing lsohftod
ranches and stealing cattle
Czar Completely llentored
SL Petersburg Dec 27 Tho Rus
Elan minister of tho interior M Slpl
iigulue who arrived herd yesterdny
from Livadia where Emperor Nicho
las Is convalescing asserts that tho
czar Is now completely restored be
ing able to take long walks uud drives
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IRENCH REPORT A VICTORY
Teller npttirlliK I I it a mill tlntis From
Ijirun toree of Million Near IVHiif
Peking Dec 27 The French report
fthCfunileilng 25000 Chinese and cap
turing live tings and a number of guns
and Indicting n great loss upon tho
Cliliipse SIR miles south of here Tho
report Is generally discredited Ac
curding to the rumor the Freud did
not suffer ntiy losses tliPimres It
Is believed however tluit tho French
probably met a roving bond which
was dispersed a number of Chinese
being butchered LI Hung Chang says
thai he Is stitlstlpd that the story In
falso
Rev Mr Kplly a Presbyterian mis
sionary has reported to Minister Con
ger the burning by Moxcrs of 10 Cath
olics lie says however that his In
formal on has been derived entirely
from Chinese sources The Japanese
who have jurisdiction over the terri
tory HO miles north in which It Is al
leged the oiilragp occurred will In
vestigate Ihe report
GETTING TOGETHER
Cuban Cont It lit limn 1 Convention Kipert
to Complete Its Work by Middle
of lunnary
ITavana Dec 27 The various see
tlons Into which the Cuban constitu
tional convention wns divided uomo
weeks ago for the purpose of preparing
and submitting draft constitutions for
the consideration of tho body as a
whole are gradually getting together
on the bnsls of a uultary government
with restricted suffrage The conven
tion leaders now hope to have this
work completed by Jan 15 ho that tho
results mny be submitted to the Unit
ed States congress Fob 1
CHICAGO STOCK YARDS FIRE
Transit Home Clunnt Alarmed anil OLenry
oiutt nunioii with Lo omnoooo
Chicago Dec 27 A stock yards
lire yesterday caused an alarm among
the guests of the Transit bouse and re
sulted In tho destruction of the noted
OLeary club entailing losses aggre
gating 10000 Aside from the four
story building there wns a white lead
mill a gum factory and hardwaro
store which were almost totally de
stroyed The Transit house which Is
across tho street from the burned
buildings was at no time In danger
At Merry of tliu Sua
Port Townseiid Dec 27 Captain
Cracle of the British ship Faulkland
reports the ship Challenger disabled
at sea According to Captain Grade
while 150 miles southwest of the Co
lumbia river on Dec 10 he spoke tho
Challenger with broken mutts and
sails torn to shreds She was running
under jib her main topmast and lower
topmast had been carried away and
rlgnliig badly twisted Captain
Oracle says that as the weather was
moderating at the time the Challenger
In all probability will be able to make
port
NEBRASKAS SJORMY TRIP
AIImii IjIiut Touted by iU and Witvu lor
Nlutt iu hy n
New York Dec 27 The belated Al
lan line htciimer State of Nebraska
10 days out from the Clyde eight days
overdue crept into port here with
smashed Hteboats demolished
and broken and twisted rails
It was the lirst clear day tlie voy
agers had seen since Dec 7 when the
Nebraska steamed out of Movllle Ire
land in tlie face of a gale that swept
Its decks On board tho Allan liner
when It left ilngow on Doc I were
tea saloon 110 second cabin and 70
steerage passengers
Oitlcers and passengers declared the
wrtckkgu on deck gavo but a faint
Idea of the horrors of the voyage
Three times the machluery broke down
and the vessel bad to be hove to The
only one of the crew iujurml In the
long voyage wus William Thompson
a llroman who was hurled against the
dock rails and bud two ribs fractured
Captain David Ingram of Vancouver
who has encircled the globe twice
was one of the passengers IIo said
that three times the voyagers felt that
all hope was gone Not a meal could
be served In tho saloon during the voy
aft
iik TitLe to tliu Illlli
Chamberlain S D Dec 27 News
has reached the city from the Brule
Indian agency that Handsome Elk
th most dangorous and desperate red
skin of the northwest beat his squaw
in n brutal manner with a neck yoke
It Is thought the squaw will die Elk
then seized another Indian woman
Bear Birds daughter and scalped
her Thou nrmlng himself with his
ritle and other firearms be went Into
the hills a short distance from his
home and left word that friend or
fo must not approach him
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS
Jules Riviere the famous musical
conductor died In London Wednesday
Threo hundred students have been
arrested In St Petersburg for propa
gating socialist doctrine
A miner named James Terry nnd
two companions who nro at work on a
claim on Sheep mountain Wyoming
had an encounter with five mountain
llous Threw were killed
The president of Llberin W D Cole
man resigned owing to the disap
proval of the legislature of his Interior
policy G W Gibson tho secretary
of staff was elected president by the
legislature
The Missouri Paelllc has awarded a
contract for 2500 box cars to tho Amer
ican Cur and Foundry company This
company has given out the largest or
ders for the1 renewal of rolling stock
of any company In the west during the
year now closlujr
It I lOfnl i UITTT
THE NORFOLK NKW8 FRIDAY OKGtiMJltiK 27 lKX
Mi AM
Sensational Kidnaping Case
Stirs Indianapolis
HOT OHASE AOROSS STATE
Wife of former Attorney leueral Mlllera
Hon It II im OQ Ultli llor
Hoy Sejmi ntml Iioiii Her IIiiiIuhhI
When He l fl Now York Tor liiillnnnpnllt
Indianapolis Dec 27 A sensational
kidnaping Involving the family of ex
United States Attorney General Miller
occurred yesterday and led to a hot
chase a few minutes later across thu
stale lo overtake the wife of Suiuuel
D Miller sou of W II II Miller who
was supposed to be Hying lo New York
with her stolen sou
Sumuol Miller and wife have lived
In New York for several years and
last sutnuior lm came wost to go Into
his fathers olllce Ills wife stayed In
New York Last Friday she came
hero to demand possession of her 7-year-old
son whom the father had
brought west with him and who was
living with him at tho grandfathers
house W II 11 Miller ut 1027 North
Delaware street
Tho husband and wife had a con
sultation at the wifes apartments In
thu Deulson nnd she agreed that if
the boy was allowed to be sent to her
dully with the nurse she would not at
tumpt to kidnap him
Yesterday the boy and nurse called
on Mrs Miller at the Denlson She
sent the nurse nut to get a check
cashed and while the governess was
gone ordered a carriage and made
urrangemeiits to leave
When the governess returned Mrs
Miller announced that they were go
ing for a drive They started in a
closed carriage down South Merldlnn
street toward the depot The Ger
man governess suspecting foul piny
jumped out of the carriage while It
wns on u run ran to a telephone and
notified the father and grandfather
Mrs Miller Immediately ordered the
carriage driven to Brlghtwood and
when the two Millers arrived at the
Union station there was no trace of
the woman and boy
Two hours later they learned from
tho hackman where she had gone and
It was believed sho Intended to take
the Big Four accommodation train at
Brlghtwood and then take the Knick
erbocker train at Anderson or Mun
ch At 020 oclock the two Millers
started on the Knickerbocker to run
her down beforo she got out of the
state
Miller and son have returned from
points along the Bin Four No trace
of Mrs Miller and the stolen boy
could be secured
IOWA TEACHERS CONFER
State Yinolutiui Oprm Iti Convention lit
Dos Molimri
Des Mollies Dec 27 While the
chief Interest of the opening day of
the Iowa State Teachers associations
meeting centered in the session last
evening when Principal W O Diddel
delivered his annual address as presi
dent and President William R Har
per of Chicago university delivered
an address on The Trend of Popular
Education the preliminary meeting
of the various round tables took up
the entire afternoon and the most
significant meeting of the day was
that of the educational council to con
sider the reports of standing commit
tees on two phases of educational
work In Iowa
Examinations were discussed nt
length The merits and demerits of the
present school system also received at
tention and the debates were very
spirited
ltnnrneil Out of a Cnrloml of Ilortri
Minneapolis Dec 27 F 1 Scharf
a farmer living near Spencer la dls
covercd yesterday that he had been
buncoed out of a carload- of horses
Monday ho brought tho horses here
for sale and fell Into the hands of two
crooks who Induced him to take n
bogus order for fljlOO for 14 horses
The ordor was payable at a local bank
yesterday but when Scharf presented
It he found the order was worthless
In the meantime the two purchasers
disappeared and disposed of tho horses
In various parts of the county Sher
iff Meagenlen Is now trying to round
up the swindlers and the horses four
of which have been recovered
Nobrnxku Tcarlinrt Meet
Lincoln Dec 27 The Nebraska
State Teachers association began a
threo days meeting yesterday with an
atteudanco unusually large Sectional
meetings were held yesterday after
noon and the association proper gath
ered for an evening session Legisla
tion affecting schools nnd teachers
will be discussed during tho meeting
and recommendations made for such
laws and amendments ns are deemed
wise to be submitted to the legislature
soon to meet
Mob Fiilli to rim Slmukle
Whitehall Ills Doc 27 A band of
probably 50 men forced nn entrance
to tho Green county jail at Carroll
town last night and made thorough
search for Albert Shenkle who Is un
der arrest chnrged with assaulting nhd
robbing Miss Graco Oilier In White
hall Shenklo had been secretly re
moved to tho Jnll at Alton and this
action on the part of the sheriff is nil
that prevented a lynching
Mm Welier Acqulttrtl by Jury
Audubon la Dec 27 The case of
John Welghton against lulu M
Weber whom ho charged with com
pllcity In the burning of his barn one
night last August kept lite jury out IS
hours tit the end of which time n vnr
diet was glvuu for tho dofendaut
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ALLEC E EXTORTIONATE FEE
Lmnnlty IninpmiT Seek lutuirllon
AkuIiidI Nobriifkit Aiitlllnr
Lincoln Dec 20- Attorneys for the
Maryland disunity company of Balti
more tiled a petition In the district
court for an order to restrain State
Auditor Cornell from revoking the
companys licence to do business In
Nebraska nnd publishing a report
which It says Is calculated to do it
Injury Tho Casualty company alleges
Unit from an examination made of tho
companys affairs by agents of the
ntidltnrn olllce u claim for 070 in fees
was made Later the auditor reduced
this claim to f 150 both of which sums
are declared to be unreasonable and
extortionate The company further al
leges that the auditor threatens to re
voke lis license and publish a roport
showing it to be In unsound condi
tion unless the claims of the examin
ers a ie sntlstled The hearing Is set
for Ian 2 one day beforo Auditor Cor
nells retirement from olllce
IOWAS GROWTH
Iiioitiim In Population or tlie llenuile Wu
a 1 110 or 107
III of Ulllet
Washington Dec 21 The census
bulletin on Iowa made public today
gives the following Information
The population of tin stato In 1000
Is 22tlurt as against 1011801 In
1800 representing an Increase since
1800 of t1l7 or 107 per cont
The total land surface of Iowa Is
approximately r47r square miles
the average number of persons to the
square mile at the censuses of 1800
and 10H being as follows 1800 345
1000 402
Of the OSl Incorporated places there
are 4l which have less than 1000 In
habitants and r01 which have less
than 20H Inhabitants There are Gt
Incorporated places which have more
than 2000 and less than BOOO Inhabi
tants ten which have more than 5000
and less than 10000 Inhabitants eight
which have more than 10000 and less
than 25000 Inhabitants and six which
have more than 25000 Inhabitants
namely Dos Moines 02180 Dubuque
11207 Davenport 15251 Sioux City
iilll Council Bluffs 25802 and
Cedar Rapids 25050
The most noticeable rate of Increase
Is that of Cedar Rapids which shows
a gain In population of 424 per cent
Davenport is next In order with a
gain or 112 per cent Sioux City has
suffered a loss of 124 per cent
FEAST FORJHE POOR
IttCT Winner JIvmi by the SuHiitlon Army
at Miulitnii Square iiiiilfii
New York Dec 20 It is estimated
that the money spent In Christmas
gifts this year in New York was more
than ever before and the same Is true
regarding charitable gifts It was
only because a case of destitution was
kept hidden that the unfortunates
were not supplied with Christmas
cheer Of all the sot Christmas feasts
that of the Salvation Army at Madi
son Square Garden last evening was
the largest A bountiful Christinas
dinner was served to about 4000 per
sons men women and children Tho
cost wtis defrayed from a fund of
about S000 collected by the army
chiefly through the kettles which for
several weeks have hung from tripods
In various parts of the city to receive
contributions to keep the Christmas
pot boiling
FRENCH SEIZE EXHIBITS
Kitllwuy Ilitx KiubiiiKo on Tlnlr Itoturn
to tho United States
Paris Dec 20 Thirty cart forming
part of the United States government
exhibit ut the recent Paris exposition
were suddenly laid under embargo at
Havre the railroad company declin
ing to surrender them pending pay
ment of a claim of 5710 francs
This extraordinary action seriously
delaying the departure of the United
States auxiliary cruiser Prairie from
Havre for New York with the govern
ment exhibits was made the subject
of a formal protest to the French gov
ernment by United States Ambassador
Porter
TlieNcompany bases Its claim on de
murrage charges on freight in the cars
when the goods were brought to the
exposition for installation
The liulili ht Mnn In Iowa
Sioux City Dec 21 The luckiest
man In Iowa Is B M Bllls a Jeweler
ut Vinton who at a mammoth raffle In
Sioux City drew the John Pierce man
sion the most magnllicent residence In
Sioux City It cost 57000 and the
property on which It stands Is valued
at 5000 making a total of 02000
The lucky number was 150305 uud Mr
Bills paid 1 for tho ticket
Shoot 1atlier to Save Mother
Kenimerer Wy Dec 21 Thomas
Poling a miner living nt Diamond
vllle was shot by his stepson lames
Hanlln Tho father was under the In
fluence of liquor and whipped the
mother when the son shot him through
the lungs Young Hanlln has been
arrested Poling will probably die
Hoy Acuhluntnlly Hilled
Boelus Neb Dec 21 Vincent
Koscli Jr aged 15 son of Vincent
Koseh a farmer residing east of town
while hunting yesterday morning
about 11 oclock met with nn accident
which cost him his life Ills gun ac
cidentally wont off He was shot In
tho head and died Instantly
Their lluilliu Itecovered
Chadron Neb Dec 21 Thomas O
Burns ami two helpers who were
burled alive beneath a lundslldo 125
feet long nnd 20 feet deep yesterday
were unearthed dead A largo force
of teams and scrapers aud shovelers
worked for 20 hours before the bodies
were fauud
n
wi
Chief Speaker at Lincoln Jcffer
sonian Club Dinner
KERN EAPS AT CLEVELAND
WefeHtil Camlldnto Tor Ooret nor of Indi
ana 1jiiJ llrynu Mini Wniiountes Those
Democrat Whom He Aouuteil of Con
tributing to III orient
Lincoln Dec 27 Tho annual ban
quet of the Jenorsonlun club of Lin
coln held last night nt the Lincoln
hotel brought together nearly H00 rep
resentative men of the Democratic
and Populist parties of Nebraska to
gether with a number of leaders from
other states
The dinner afforded nn opportunity
to Hon W J Bryan to make his first
appearance at a public gathering since
the election and the greeting accorded
lilin was never surpassed In point of
heartiness In his home city Ills ad
dress received the closest attention
and tho applause was frequent
Aside from the ovation to Mr Bry
an and his speech the event of the
evening was the speech of John W
Kern defeated Democratic candidate
for governor of Indiana who aroused
the banqueters to a high pitch of en
thusiasm not only by Ills laudations
of Mr Bryan but by the outspoken
criticism of those Democrats whom he
accused or contributing lo Mr Bry
ans defeat Ills denunciations of
those Democrats who offered gratui
tous counsel to Democracy though
be mentioned no names wns accepted
by the crowd as a reference to former
President Cleveland
11 was after 10 oclock when the din
ner was finished and the speaking be
gan Mr Bryan whose subject was
Principles Live said In part
Mr Ilrymii Adtlre
Whether I shall ever be a candi
date for olllce again is a question
which must be determined by events
No one can speak with certainty of
the future for ones destiny is not
known until his lifes work is com
plete 1 shall be content if It Is my
lot to aid In the triumph of the prin
ciples while others enjoy the honors
und bear the responsibilities of olllce
The presidency seemed desirable
because it would have enabled me to
give effective aid to certain rcfoims
which 1 believe to be necessary to the
public welfare but defeat even a sec
ond defeat does not lessen my inter
est in this reform nnd time may
prove that my work Is to advocate
rather than to execute
The Commoner will give me nn op
portunity to participate in public dis
cussions and I am sure that an edi
torial position will furnish as much
Intellectual enjoyment as 1 could have
found in the white house and In addi
tion thereto give me more time for
home pleasures
StanilH by the lhitform
Tho principles for which wo con
tended in the lust campaign still live
and we who live In them must now
light for them An election does not
change principles it only determines
what principles shall be for the time
being applied
Tho believers in tariff reform did
not abandon their faith when the high
tariff doctrine was upheld at the polls
neither did theprotectionistcausesuffer
less The gold standard continued
tlie fight for monometallism for 25
years In spite of the platform declara
tions of all parties in favor of a double
standard Shall we who believe In
bimetallism lose courage because our
opponents have profited by nn In
creased volume of money thus admit
ting the economic principle for which
we have been contending
The defenders of trusts did not lose
heart when all parties denounced com
binations In restraint of trade Shall
we give up tho fight because monop
oly has triumphed by stealth
Must we now advocate nn Imperlnl
policy because our opponents have won
a victory by denying that they are
Imperialists A colonial system in
volves a surrendor of our theory of
government and the people will un
derstand this ns soon as the system
is put into operation If we were to
consult our Immediate convenience
and comfort we would never oppose
wrong of any kind for all warfare
Involves a temporary sacrifice but
this Is our government nnd must be
transmitted unimpaired to posterity
Wo have no choice therefore but to
stand steadfast come what may
If -we nro successful In reversing
present tendencies and in carrying the
government to Its old foundations we
shall rejoice In tho victory and profit
by the reforms secured I nm confi
dent thnt vre shall ultlmntely win but
If tho trend toward plutocracy cannot
be checked It Is still better that wo
should be defeated In n righteous un
dertaking thnn that we should join
hands with those who nro Ignoring the
Inalienable rights of man
WAIT ON CHINA NOW BEGINS
Chlni IIui the Note aud loners Kcst Un
til Authoritative Iteply in Kecelteil
Washington Dec 27 A cablegram
received ut the state department from
United Stutes Minister Conger dated
at Peking on the 21th lust states that
the first formal meetlug between tho
diplomatic representatives and Prince
Chlug took pluce oil tho 24th Chlng
presented tho credentials of hlrxnclf
and LI Hung Chang who was uuublc
to attend owing to Illness to the dip
lomatic representatives who handed
to hi in tho otliclal note The officials
of the state department aro unwilling
to venture u guess as to the length of
time that will bo consumed by the
Chinese government In consideration of
UiB uote XhM last ajrtlcle UtJAel th
wewegfw
Chinese govomtuent thnt the occupa
tion of Ohl LI and Peking may con
tinue until the Chinese govommeut
has compiled with tho terms of tho
noto It may bo stated however that
the United States Is not bound or af
fected by this condition Our occu
pancy from n military point of view
ban terminated and there Is no dispo
sition to renew it
As for tiie othor powers it Is ex
pected that the main obstnele they will
encounter In withdrawing under this
condjtlon will bo found In the dlffl
entry In obtaining satisfactory guar
anties upon the Chinese promise to
pay Indemnities
CONGER IS HOPEFUL
Thlnki Settlement Will He Kneeled Hut
lUllevei Glial Will Arlno In Initi
ation of Unfurl n In China
London Dec 27 Mr Conger takes
a hopeful view of the situation soya
the Peking correspondent of tho Morn
ing Post wiring Monday and Uilnks
that a settlement will be effected but
he declnres that no oue of the envoys
will recognize the empress downgor of
ficially although nil are uware thjjt
she has long exercised tho supreme
power lie believes the crisis will
arise In the Initiation of reforms in
Chlnn
Senor do Colognn Spanish minister
to Chlnn fenrs that the joint discus
sion of the note will extond for u year
or more
It Is rumored that numerous vil
lages east of Peking are combining to
exterminate native Christians sov
oral of whom have been burned In n
local temple
LI Hung Chang Is a trifle bettor
AGRARIANS ON GRAIN DUTY
Question of Import to Americans Being
Delmtud In Germany
Bremen Dec 24 It Is reported on
good authority that tho agrarian party
is willing to compromise on a six mark
grain duty The discussion on this
matter affects vitally the Interests of
tho Amerlcnn farmer whose wheat in
the ports of this country Germany pro
poses to encumber with a duty of 30
cents a bushel This measure will
cause a loss of 40 per cent to the
American wheat growers and is really
equivalent to a prohibitive tariff it is
held in American circles here thut un
less the American farmers agitate for
retiiliative measures their present
prosperity will prove short lived
iali ii Abating
Queenstown Dec 24 The gale has
moderated and in coming vessels re
port fearful experiences Tho Ger
man ship Helnrich Captain Sager en
countered head winds which prevent
ed sailing when 250 miles west of the
const of Ireland Tho crew were ut
terly exhausted being day and night
at the pumps The Heinrlch will
dock hero for repairs The British
ehip Karoon reports having passed a
Leyland line steamer off the west
coast of Ireland during tho gale and
that the latter was listed to an angle
of 45 degrees
Wofj IJlto Cannes Hoys Death
Belleville ills Dec 24 The bite of
a vicious dog Indicted nine months
ago caused tlie death in agony last
night of Valentine Lehr 12-year-old
son of John Lehr of Ileckor Tho
wound apparently had healed and the
boy felt no ill effects from the bite un
til last Monday when he was seized
with paroxysms at school Mrs Frank
Green is Insane from the effects of a
bite of a rabid dog suffered about a
week ago
Ilelicve Crowe is Guilty
Omaha Dec 24 According to the
tntoment made by an individual in a
position to know Pat Crowe is a much
wanted mnn In connection with tho
Cudahy kidnaping case This individ
ual positively identifies Pat Crowe ns
the light complexlonod individual who
In company with a woman accosted
him in the vicinity of the robbers ren
dezvous relntlve to the ownership of
the Schnelderwlnd house
Girls Go Out In Sympathy
Wllkesbarro Pa Dec 24 Two
hundred und fifty girls employed nt
tho Wyoming Valley lace mills In this
city have notified the management
they will not report for work today
They go out in sympathy for the
weavers of tho mill who have been on
etiiko nine months Tho failure of
the girls to appear for work necessi
tates the total suspension of the plant
Mull Touch MIhsIiic
Ilelenn Mon Dec 24 A registered
mail pouch due to lenve Helena for
Chicago and thp east Saturday morn
ing is missing evidently having been
stolen between the postofllco mid the
Great Northern depot The pouch
was an extremely valuable one con
taining as it did tho principal portion
of the Christmas remembrances Bent
east from here
Irade Not Yet Isnued
Constantinople Dec 24 Th Im
perial irade authorizing the signing
of the contract for tho construction of
a cruiser for tho Ottoman navy by
tho Cramp Shipbuilding company to
gether with the initial deposit of
100000 has not yet been Issued
The ofllciuls of the Lehigh Coal com
pany are Jubilant over tho fact that
the fire in the mine at Summer Hill
Pn which started burning 42 years
ago Is now under control nnd the
next two years will seo its extinguish
ment
Fifty thousand dollnrs In gold Is to
be distributed by tho American Ex
press company among its employes as
Christmas remembrances Every man
who has been in tho employ of tho
company for a year will receive a 5
gold piece
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