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12STA HL LSI I ED JUXI5 ID, 1871
OMAHA, TTHSDAY MORXIXCJ, S.13PTKMHK11 J, 1000 TKX PACiliS.
SIX(iLH COPY VIVK CHXTS.
L A WEEK
Stato Department in Receipt of Unsatis
factory Noto from Oonger.
CONDITION REMAINS WITHOUT CHANGE
Powers Apparently Doine All PossfilaRftK?
Induco RuEsia to Alter Its Position.
PRINCE CUING MAY BECOME REGENT
Movo Would Give Do Facto Government at
Pekin with Which to Deal.
DR. HILL IN CHARGE AT STATE DEPARTMENT
l'lrst AnkIMiiiiI Srrrclnrj- SuoocciIn
Jlr. Al H h Chief XrKiillnlor fur
Lullril Mtntc In Present (Jrrnt
Clisli In Orient.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 3. A dispatch from
Minister Conger was received by the State
department today. It was chlclly Interest
ing In being the llrst word from him since
lilb dispatch of about August 27, referring
to the proposed parade of troops through
tho Imperial palace In l'ekln. Like that
dispatch this Is dateless as to l'ckln. The
contents were not made public, but It
was Hinted that It contained nothing ma
terially changing tho Rltuatlon. The lack
ot dato led to u determination to take en
ergetic steps by which nil dlspatchtn here
after coming to tho Stato department from
China will havo tho dato clearly stated.
Two other dispatches received today from
fhlna referred. to tho stato of health of
the troops, which Is generally satisfactory.
U cannot be learned that thero has been
liny mnrlcvl advancement In the negotia
tions between tho powers touching the
'withdrawal of International forces from
l'ckln. Tho plain Indication Is that the
pot. rrs nre acting on tho Information con
veyed In tho last note of tho Stato depart
ment mid are bringing all their lulltiencn
to bear on Russia to Induce It to change
Its mind In withdrawing troops. Kor some
reason tho authorities hern nppcar to feel
n growing conddenco that this effort will
tie successful. ,
Prince ( lllllK nn I'naslhlr Itcucut,
11 Is noted as a fact of great significance
that tho proposition Is being advanced to
liavo I'rlnco Chlng return to l'ckln as tho
ncllng head of tho Chinese government.
The suggestion Is mado Hint the progress
of this wao of reorganization, while tho
International troops aro still In l'ckln.
promising as It does speedil to provide
n nctual do facto Chinese government
with which tho nations may treat without
further doubt as to Its strength, may solve
the present problem nnd put the Chinese
quontlon In n fair way to final and satis
factory settlement. Much may depend
upon the attitude ot Russia In this matter
nnd the manner In which she treats this
nppeal from the Chinese notables may
prove to bo a test of the sincerity of her
expressed deslro to deal with tho Chinese
Kovrnmentnh .noon as pomlblc.
Dr. Hill, llrst HSHlstatit secretary of
ntate, returned to Washington today and
nnsumrd tho duties of acting head of the
Btnto department, relieving Mr. Adee, who
was performing theso duties during the
perplexing diplomatic exchanges of recent
date. Dr. Hill had been absent In New
Knglnnd with his fnmlly on n vanctlon,
but In view of the Important diplomatic
Phases of the Chinese question, which have
irlsen. decided to curtail his stay and take
up the work here. Soon after arriving ho
went to the While Hoiimo and spent half
sn hour with the president, going over
the present status of the, Chlncso question.
Later ho conferred at length with Mr.
Adee. From this time on until Mr. liny
returns Dr. Hill will bo tho active head of
the Stato department.
Tho dispatch today from I'erlcy. the chief
Mirgcon at Taku, makes It apparent that
whatever tho conditions may bo on tho
land routo between Taku nnd l'ekln the
Pel Ho river route at least Is open and safe
for tho transportation of passengers.
Supplies Cumuli- to I'lilmi.
Tho War department Is not Informed as
to tho program for tho winter In China
nd Is not aware that tho report that
three camps nro to he established, one
each at l'ekln, Tien Tsln and Taku, Is
correct. Tho quartermaster's doparlment
lias sent to Tnku enough supplies for that
department to furnish tho 5,000 troops In
China with all necessaries from September
1 until Mny 1. All of theso supplies will
bo In China within tho next thirty or forty
days. Tho last ship to leave San Kranclsco
for Taku, with quarteinaster's supplies, was
the Hosecraus. which closely followed tho
Kgbert. iloth of theso ships took abund
ant clothing and forage. There had previ
ously been sent Immense quantities of
lumber, including everything in the way of
building materials that Is necessary In tho
construction of barracks tor the men and
(.tables for tho horses. This lumber and
similar supplies will reach Taku in a
nhort time.
It Is somewhat doubtful whether Taku
will be made Hie alto of a large camp, as
tho reports received by tho quartermaster's
department Indicate that the facilities at
this placo aro not very good, thero being
an especial lack of building for storing
nnd warehousing tho supplies. While rt
Is possible that a small detachment will
remain at Taku, the belief nt the War de
partment Is that the main body of troops
will bo wintered at Tien Tsln. Nothing
has been announced from the War depart
ment as to General Chaffee's recommenda
tion, but It Is known that ho favors the
withdrawal of troops lo Tien Tsln. or some
place near tho roast. Ills recommenda
tions as lo the points for wintering the
troops will no doubt be largely followed.
Tho relief Is entertained at tho War de
partment that tho reports concerning the
wintering of tho troops wus sent before It
waR known that negotiations were In pro
cress for tho withdrawal from l'ekln.
NOT QUITES0BELLIGERENT
.llemlHTN of (lie Tkuiib 1,1 Yiiiucii Seel,
lit .Nrmitlnlc foe Pence iiiriiuuh
Mr Hubert Hurl.
TIILN TSIN. Wednesday. Aug. 2S.--Three
members of the tsung II yamen. Na Tung,
Chlng Hln and Chung LI. it is announced
here, aro seeking to negotiate, with the
nlllcs through Sir Robert Hart, tho director
of tho Chinese Imperial maritime customs.
Tliern aro four trains dally from Tong Ku
to Yang Tsun.
The sinking of a small Japanese steamer
Interrupts river communication between
Tien Tsln and Taku.
As announced In tho dispatch from l'ekln
dated August 22, Chung LI has been ur-
(Continued on Klghth Paje.)
CHINESE PUZZLE, THAT'S SURE
dmllnli t.i'iiilcr Writer lln ot Kmm
Whnl lit llnko if Itiixlu's Wlth
il rutin I l'riMinl,
LONDON. Sept. 41 n. m. The mosl re
liable l'ckln date Is now nearly n fortnight
oli. An undated illnpnteh has been received
at Vienna reporting that the allied troops
marched through tho Imperial pnlaco on
VLUgust 28. fixed tiy tho allies for n formal
ews of any kind. The Hong
the Dally Mall says
lino til tAjg!xlpig.l a v e been ordered to
fTransmlt TflHrtoSlKif revenue to the north
for war expenses and that tho pay of all
oinc'ers from the viceroy downwarl has been
stopped during hostilities.
The Vienna correspondent of the Stand
ard telegraphs that he learns from a good
source that the (lermans, AiiHtrlnns nnd Ital
ians will remain In l'ekln nfter the Russians
withdraw. Shanghai and Hong Kong dis
patches express the utmost astonishment nt
the Idea of evacuating l'ekln.
The Dally News suggests editorially that
Russia may havo mado secret terms with
China behind tho backs of the powers. The
Standard exprcises gratltlcatlon at the ex
planation the United Stntes government
does not npprove of Russia's proceedings.
The Dally Kxpress publishes an Interview
with a Now York Chinaman, I.lu Chah, now
staying In London, who admits LI Hung
Chang's "duplicity nnd rooted antagonism
to western Ideas," but thinks that the allies
havo no choice but to negotiate with him or
to retire fioni China altogether.
M. Do Dlowlt.. the Paris correspondent of
the Times. iismtIs that tho origin of Russia's
decision to evacuate l'ckln was her deslro to
frustrate the schemes of Kmperor William
nnd to correct the Imprc&slon produced by
the kaiser's speech attributing to Kmperor
Nicholas tho appointment of Kleld Marshal
Count von Wnldersee to tho command of the
International troops."
"Russia also desired," says M. De
lllowitz. "to save France from the hard
necessity of placing her troops under
Count von Waldersce. The United States
was also much dissatisfied with the pros
pect of Its troops acting under Herman
officers.
"If you compare Russia's proposals with
tho American plan of beginning operations
beforo Count von Waldersee's arrival, and
If you add to this tho prompt adhorenco
of Franco addressed to tho United States,
you havo tho complete Key to tho Russo
American mystery."
MUST HOLD FAST TO PEKIN
Knlsrr Itenortril H Siij ItiK Hint l iipl
lnl Will Hi- Kept If i:er.v Army
Corp In ll-illlri'il.
IIKRLIN. Sept. 3. -One leading Ilerlln
Journal asserts that Kmperor William,
while conversing with a group of olllcers
last Saturday evening, said:
"Under no conditions shall we give up
l'ekln, not even If every army corps has
to bo mobilized."
Negotiations continue between the pow
ers respecting the propositions of Russia.
It appears that the portion of the proposal
which contemplates tho removal of tho le
gations to Tien Tsln does not meet with
opposition, but the proposal that tho
troops should vacate l'ekln will not be
acted upon until after thorough examina
tion of tho cuso by other powers with a
special view to tho question of military
advisability, ticrmany's plan Is to awall
tho action of tho other powers. Count
nn lluelnw, tho German minister, has
made a communication to this effect to the
Russian ambassador.
A high official -of tho Herman Foreign
office said today in (kilning Germany's po
sition: Germany has not niiMvered Russia
formally, although she Ihih Informed her
coiilldenttnlly oh to l ho views of the Her
man government. Certainly wo do not ob
ject to the removal of the lesa'lnus tem
porarily to iien Tsln, as this would enable
the members to recuperate from their re
cent hardships. Am fur as the answer of
the United States to Ilussla Is concerned,
wo now see it to be In Mubstnnllal agree
ment with (crnmny'H position.
When asked whether. If tho troops were
withdrawn, tho empress dowager and the
emperor would return to l'ekln, tho for
eign ofllcer In question replied that ho
could form no opinion worth stating on
that subject. Most of tho Herman papers
nro of tho opinion that It Is very doubtful
If Uermany can adopt RiissUi'h suggestion
and ihey deplnro tho evidences of a threat
ened split In Kuropean concert.
FRENCH THE PRIME LOOTERS
Mcillr mint I'uluucl ( nollilm- Write
n Friend A Kit TiiMiiu of
'lien 'I'M n.
DKNVKR, Sept. II. Major S. K. Hooper
of this city has received a letter from
Lieutenant Colonel C. A. Coolldgc, dated
Tien Tsln. China, August i. Lieutenant
Colonel Coolldgc led the Ninth Infantry
In Its attack on tho Inner walls of Tien
Tsln. The letter gives nn account of tho
lighting at Tien Tsln and continues:
"The Japanese looted the Chinese houses,
but tho French were entirely In the robber
business and robbed nnd murdered right
and left and do still. I believe the Hrltlsh
were granted one day to loot, but this was
soon stopped, except by the French, who
still continued the work In their own
quarter. Tho American quarter has been
very quiet nnd we guard It as best wo can
Willi our small garrison. The Chinese
dead aro nil burled and the town Is cleared
up and peaceable.
"Thero were 20,000 dead Chinese and
probably one-third of the city Is burned b)
shot and shell or Incendiaries. On ac
count of the crowded condition of the city
It would bo a good thing If one-lulf of It
were destroyed."
NO ANSWER YET FROM FRANCE
Pence Firs! ('onxlilfriitl hul Min
istry .nl Sure lis In Hrlhoil
of M-i'iirlinf II.
PARIS. Sept. .1. -France has not yet re
plied to Russia's noto regarding tho with
drawal of troops from l'ekln. M. Dolcnsse,
minister of foreign nffalrs, and tho Rus
sian ambassador. I'rlnco Curoussow, went
to Itnmboullla today to confer upon Presi
dent Loubet the decoration of tho Russian
Order of St. Andrew, recently accorded
him by tho czar, nnd to present to M.
Loubet tho autograph letter accompany
ing the decoration. It is believed that this
will give opportunity for an exchange of
views which will havo an effect upon tho
ministerial meeting which will bo held
hero tomorrow.
France regards peaco as the first req
uisite of tho situation, but Is not entirely
certain that tho withdrawal of tho troops
from l'ckln Is tho surest and quickest
method to attain this end.
lilitNi WnrUcr lid Settlement,
MUNICH, Intl., Sept. S -Tho managers of
Munch' two glass mctorles. owned by the
American Window Ohms company, were
ordered by telephone irom Pittsburg to re
sume work at tt o'clock Tuesday mornlnx,
a settlement having been Hindu with the
rUtteners, Thousands of skilled lubororn
are ulT.ctcd.
Ml
ANNEXES THE TRANSVAAL
Lord Roherts Issues Formal Proclamation on
Queen's Authority.
NOW INTEGRAL PART OF BRU SH EMPIRE
Action inhen tinier Authnrltr of
Wnrrimt Issued .lnt- I Many
llurKlier Refuse In Ac
ecit Sorlcc.
LONDON. Sept. 3. Under dato of llel
fast, September t. Lord Roberts reports:
"I have today Issued, under her
majesty's warrant of July I, proclamations
announcing that the Transvaal will hence
forth form a part of her majesty's domin
ions." CAPKTOWN, Sept. 3. Tho communica
tion today to the Assembly of Lord Rob
erts' proclamation announcing tho annexa
tion of the South African republic, which
will hereafter be known as the Transvaal,
was greeted by tho opposition with sllcnco
and by the ministerialists with prolonged
cheering.
PRKTORIA. Sept. 3.- (Icneral linden
Powell started for Capetown Saturday.
LADYBRANlT Is UNDER SIEGE
liners Surround llrlllxli (inrrlnon mill
II In IVurcil Thill II Will
lint lo Surrender.
MASERU. Ilastilolntid, Sept. 3 Com
mandos under Fourlll Orobelar. Heetncr
nnd Hnsschrock. together with .'00 of
Thoron'i scouts, are Investing the tlrlttsh
gairlson at Ladybrand.
It Is reported that tho troops havo al
ready burned their store nnd It Is feared
that they will bo compelled to sitrrendur.
Hencral Hunter Is hastening to their
relief.
PLAGUE AREA IS SPREADING
I uilnulileil I'nxi- Cnimc Don Hi In
(ilimunrr Suburb nn Hie Oilier
Side of I lie (iili
OLASGOW. Scotlnnd. Sept. 3. The area
Infected with bubonic plaguo has spread
to Uovan. on the left bank of tho Clyde. A
hoy died thero Saturday and today the
medical authorities certified that ho was a
victim of the disease. Threo additional
suspected cases of the plaguo havo been
reported in this city.
DKRLIN, Sept. 3. -The presence of the
bubonic plague at Olasgow Is commented on
here Indignantly, as going to show criminal
negligence on tho part of the Ilrltlslv au
thorities. REAPER WHOSE NAMEIS DEATH
.Mori nllt.v l.lnt friini limlcrn In llrltiih
I ll il III fur (Hie Heel. It i-nelli't
T.1MIII.
HOMflAY, Sept. 3. Official returns show
that thero wero ".fit!!! deaths from cholera
In the nativo nnd Mrltish states during
the week ending August 2". The numbers
employed on relief works aro decreasing and
the numbers receiving gratuitous relief are
Increasing.
(irriunii Army Mnneii vitji.
IIKRLIN, Sept. 3. Tho maneuvers pro
gram hits been finally settled by Kmporor
William. Thoy will begin next Saturday
with a parade nt Stettin. From Septem
ber 10 to II there will bo marches and
tactlcnl movements eastward.
SiiiiIIiikii MiflVrn friini I'lnnil.
SNTIAHO DK CUBA, Sept. 3. -Santiago
Is now experiencing the severest weatlu
known here since IRT7. Today tho lower
part of the city Is five fret under water.
The firemen and police are assisting tho
sufferers.
Unison Oi'i'iin l'rellil llulex,
LONDON. Sept. 3 At a meeting of the
Liverpool Steamship association today II
was agreed that tho high price of coal ne
cessitated nn nil round advance In tho cur
rent rates for freight.
Auslrln I'Viirx (lie I'llluue.
VIKNNA, Sept. 3. On account of tho out
break of bubonic plaguo at (Jlasgow tho
Austin-Hungarian government has ordered a
medical examination of all ships arriving
from Kngllsh ports.
I'Iiikiii lit 1 1 il ox AjrcN.
I1UKNOS AYRKS. Sept. 3. - A case of the
bubonic plaguo has been olllcinlly reported
here.
POLISH SINGER SATDETROIT
Aniiiiiil MiciiKiTfcxt Hi-rtx m lib Sinn
ers fro in It n ii) uf Hit
Hreill (ill. N.
DKTROIT, Sept. 3. To the stirring
strains of the Polish national hymn tho
llrst business session of the eleventh an
nual saengerfest of the United Polish
Singers of America was opened In Har
nionlo hall today. After tho appointment
of convention olllcers the delegates decided
to offer a prize of $100 for tho best musical
composition submitted to a committee of
Judges to bo sung by the loclely at their
meeting In lluffnln In Idol, during the Pan
American exposition. The competition will
be open to Kuropean composers. Tho an
nual grand concert of the fost was given
In tho Kmplro theater tonight. A chorus
of 300 voices, composed of singers from
Day City. Mich.. Ornnd Rapids. Iluffalo
and New York City, was led hy Prof. Jan
Nowiekl of Chicago. Madame Rosa
Kwaslgroch of Chicago was tho soloist and
met with a splendid reception. Tho pro
gram for the concert was composed en
tirely of the works of modern Polish com
posers. LIKELY 1-0TCCEPT"CHARTER
llncuinc ill Itejeeleil Itrcentl)' lit Mu
ll li'l pill it y In I'nlr Wii.v in Id
diiileil In lliu nun.
HAVANA. Spot. 3. It is probable that tho
Havana charter, which was rejected by the
municipality, will bo ultimately accepted.
Tho municipality has been seeking to avoid
the responsibility 0f acceptance, although
It wants tho charter, and presumably If
Hnvernor Oeneral Wood had Issued It In the
fnim of an order the municipality would
havo made an excuse of yielding to neces
sity. The publication of thu long protest
recently circulated In Havana was a bid for
popular favor. Tho charier as it stands eon
fets upon tho municipality all tho rights tho
law allows.
Ituiiiiir-il Citriu-uli' Miiil.ciiii,
PITTSHUItli. Pa., Sept. 3-So far as a
careful investigation In Pittsburg Is con
cerned thero seems to bo absolutely no
foundation In fact for tho special story pub
lished In the east today concerning a gen
eral shake-up In the Carnegie comp.mv. In
which It was stated that Secretary Morland
had resigned and that Judge- Reed was to
succeed Mr. Schwab as president of the
company Judge Reed Is in Cleveland and
could not tw reached, but Sir Morlaud said
the story was news to Ulm and had no
foundation In truth.
NEWS OF ISLAND TERRITORY
.Motp nn root In Inerrnx' Hip Mill
In r Stroiiftlli of Our Itrcrut
ti iiImI t lint.
HONOLULU. Aug.2t (Via San Fran
tlsco, Sept. 3.; Tin! ovjnts of the last few
weeks have resulted liifci movement to In
crease tho military strength of the Ha
waiian Islands and arrangements arc being
mado to add to the foTbes now here. It
Is proposed to have iA full regiment ot
troops here. Thero nroytlcnty of men and
eight companies are nowjln existence. Tho
numbers of the Old Citizens' guard will
mnko up two more.
It Is tound that under the new conditions
of American government Honolulu Is a
very heavy exporter of gold to tho United
Slates and local llnanclcrs nre thltiklug
of means to stop such shipments. The
cxportntlons nro duo to the custom house
collections. Honolulu -hus no money, ex
cept what comes from tho mainland, and
tho heavy drain, It Is thought, will havo
bad effects upon tho local money market.
Kfforts are being made tn tnko advantage
of a United States law .which allows the
depositing with assistant treasurers of
moneys for duties to bo collected. In such
cases, vouchers for tho cash to bo taken
by tho collector hero Instead of money.
As the cash on deposit nt Snn Francisco
would bo kept up by sugar buyers there,
this would put an end to heavy gold cx
portntlons from Hawaii by tho customs
department.
Tho Hoard of Health has decided that
hereafter the lepers In tho settlement on
the Island of Moloknl will havo to be fed
on canned beef instead of fresh, owing to
the enormous cost of frenh meat here. All
the lepers In tho settlement draw their
rations from tho government.
The llrttlsh ship Carncd Llowellyn, Cnp
tain Hrlfllth, nrrlvcd here, from Hamburg.
Oermatiy, on August 23,1tgftcr an exciting
trip around the horn. 3ivo members of
tho crow were frost blttoO. Tho ship was
completely frozen up, sUflls and rigging
being so fast that they could not bo han
dled, and Captain Orimth' says If he had
not soon made his way north tho ship
must have been lost. t;
The tlocnl Chinese who tire members of
the How Wong, or Chlnesa Reform society,
have sent to San Francisco $10,000 to be
used as a campaign fund of tho society In
China and aro preparing lo send at least
$lii.000 more.
RACE CLASH IN NEW YORK
Whiles null llluckn with Nolliluu Hel
ler In lln ((iinrrel iiiiiI FIkIh
liter Nolhlliu nt All.
NKW YORK. Sept. 3. An apple coro
thrown by a negro boy which struck Wil
liam Kohles, a whllo man, caused a small
riot between whites and 'blncks .on West
Forty-eighth street this afternoon, which
was quickly quelled by a force of patrol
men. Kohles Is n vender. This afternoon
he was driving through West Forty-eighth
street, pnssing n crowd of colored boys
and was hit on the back of tho neck with
an apple coro. The man ,was stabbed a
week ago by a colored boy. Tho vender
was very angry with tho boy, slapping
him several times. A negro mnn knocked
tho vender down. Tho exchango of blows
nttrncted n crowd and thrrntB wrro mado
against tho negro population. Tho negro
boy entered tho reiildeu "of Charles
Ilrooks. a negro. This attracted the mob
to the building. Ilrooks was taken to the
police station, lie was nfterwnrds re
leasod. In tho meantime William Pcttllle,
colored, and his daughter, Ruth, 7 years
old. wero passing through Forty-seventh
street, when a crowd of whllo men started
after them. Tho little girl ran into a
saloon nearby for protection. About I ho
same iiour a negro woman, armed with a
hatpin and a razor, was taken In chargo
by a policeman.
A man who seld ho was Michael Hrannlu
was standing at Thirty-ninth street and
Ninth avenue when the woman approached
him. They exchanged a few words and the
woman tried to stab C.rannln with n hat
pin. Hrannlu succeeded in dodging. Thon
the woman drew a razor and attempted to
slash Orannln. Finally a policeman caught
tho woman and secured possession of tho
razor. Rcforo ho reached tho station
house tho crowd had Increased and there
wero threats of lynching. A half dozen
policemen finally rushed up and kept the
mob at a distance. After tho woman had
been taken into tho pollco station her
husband appeared on tho scene. Threats
were made tn lynch him also, hut a Inrgo
number of policemen finally succeeded in
driving the mob away.
Unci- Trim hi i- in I lie Smith,
COKUMIHA. S. C, Sept. 3.A vehicle
driven by young men dashed Into tlm l nhnr
day drill of u negro military company on tho
siaio capitoi grounds tonight una a number
of tho negro soldiers mivo chase. Thev met
and assaulted tnmo whlto boys, but wero dis
persed by whlto men with sticks and stones.
Hovernor McSwency appeared on the scone
and ordered the comnnnv to Itn linrraek.
Tonight whlto men whipped a negro who be-
camo onnoxious nn a street car.
A hundred saleswomen nnd femaln mill
operatives marched in the procession today,
refusing to ride. Hovernor McSweney, him-
seir a union printer, mado tho L:ihnr .l.iv
address.
JAIL FIGHT ENDS FATALLY
I'rlxonrm In ln SIiii-uIn nunlllc i'rj
In I, nek- 'i TuriiKo) mill One
Will Die nf WiiiiiiiIn,
STURCIS, s. D Sept. 3.--IM Dlltman and
Harris Hanson, alleged horsethleves. whose
capture was one of the most c.M'tlii In
the state's criminal history, assaulted
Deputy Sheriff Frank Smith while he
was locking up the cells for tho
tight. They nearly overpowered him, cap
tured his keys and tried lo lock him In.
Hanson and Smith wero In a llfo and
death strugglo and tho Jailer managed to
yet his !?rm free, firing his revolver and
fatally wounding Dlttman. The ofllcer then
regained control nnd kept lis prisoners
quiet until help nrrlved. Dlttman was Just
out of bed from tho wounds received when
he wns captured
II ll 1 1 il I ll If rnrx lor imv entllllil.
ST. LOUIS. Sept. 3. -Tho St. Charles
branch of ii ear and foundry company has
been awarded a contract for the construc
tion of sixty-eight imssunger coaches for
the government railroad of New Zealand
These enrs will be built complete and will
then be taken apart and shipped tn their
destination Men will be sent along to nut
thu ears together after their arrhal.
MoxcnicnlM of (leenu hni-n, Sept. .i.
At Auckland Stalled Mnnnu. from Sj 1
ney. N. S. W.. for K-m Frunck'n
At Tsln Tuii-Salled-Frankfurt. for San
Franclico.
At Nagasaki Arrlved-Hiironne, from
belittle. Sailed Flintshire, for Sim Fran
cisco. At Henna Arrived K.ilMr Wllhelin II.
from .New York, via Naples.
At Liverpool Arrived I'arUl.ui, from
Montreal.
At Hremen Arrived -Kn-iig(M J.uIm.,
from New York, via Southampton. S'.llcd -narturojxa,
for New Yon:, via S juth. imp
ton. t New York Arrived Slate t Ne
braska, from Olasgow and Londonderry
U Southampton SaMed-Hurburcfcsa.fr m
Firemen, for New York,
HILL FLAYS CHOKER ALIVE
Ex-Qovcrnor of New York Excoriates His
Enomy in a Labor Day Speech,
W0RKINGMEN ADVISED TO BOLT TAMMANY
n l so for Lender .Not Intelligent
KiiiiukIi In l'oriniilnte I'ullclc mill
In IINi'ut it, Appreciate nnd
I'oIIimt I'ulille Opinion.
SARATOGA, N. Y.. Sept. 3.-Lleutcnant
Hovernor Timothy L. Woodruff and ex
Senator D. 1). Hill delivered addresses this
afternoon beforo the Saratoga County Pa
trons of Industry at Knyadeross park, a
pleasure resort south of this place. Thero
were several thousand In attendance.
Mr. Hill paid his respects to Richard
Croker and Tammany, which wns tho more
direct because Indirect. After calling at
tention to his own connection with tho
establishing of "Labor day" as a legal
holiday Mr. Hill said:
Our best citizens should tako an netlv
part In political primaries and should not
cave the direction of partv HfTalrs In the
bauds of toughs and niTcenarles, whleli
V,1'! ofteu the cape In largo munlclpalltle-i.
Political leadership there must ulwnvs be,
but It Is essential that It should be clean,
unse llsh. Incorruptible and feurless. It
should be Intelligent enough lo formula'
policies and to discover, appreciate .in I
follow nn enlightened public sentiment
There Is no excuse, however, for the toler
ation anywhere and In whatsoever party
It might bo found of what Is known as po
litical "bosslsm" usually Ignorant, corrupt
nnd arrogant, which tolerates no criticism,
knows no prudence and accepts no sugg"--tlnnt.
which llrst dominates wards, then
cities, and afterwards ronrbes out for th
control of states ami governs Its cringing
sycophants through patroruigo and the en
heslve power of public plunder, and they
In turn acting under the rule of "addition,
division and silence," blindly follow what
ever they nre ordered to do without til"
exeniso of any reason, judgment or ills
cretlnn. OITi-lltl t llimailniii nn l"ereieenep.
Political parties nro n tucessltv In this
eountrv. but offensive and corrupt linsslsm
In party affairs Is nn excrescence on the
body politic nnd sooner o.' later It must
bo shakon off or the pnrtv will be de
stroyed. Opposition to bosslsm and com
merclallsm In parties mny soon become
the "paramount Issue beforo the people.
The needs of the hour are holiest par
tisanship and political organization bns-d
mi principle, nnd not spoils, organization.!
devoted to the public service nnd not to
private emoluments. Worklngmen should
bewnro of thoso political trusts which seok
to monopolize and control their Independ
ence ami their manhood.
We need public otllclnl.i who own them
selves, whether In high or low station,
whether in states or municipalities, whether
In states or In common councils, who will
vole for what they believe to be light and
not merely ns they are told. II Is a paln
lul truth that our rcpre.oiitatIvcs in the
legislature, who dare voice their preference
for n measure of non-political nature, be
It right or wrong, aro comparatively so
few that they can almost be counted on
the lingers of your hands. This Is n sltiui
tlon of abuse which hu.4 grown up wlln'ii
very recent years and cannot long be con
tinued with safety to the itute.
LOOKS LIKE GENUINE UNITY
HoikcmcH, lllnrk mill Oil r 1 1 Srrin In
"nip I'nlclinl I'll All Dlller
imiccs In Vciv lurk,
SARATOGA, N. Y.. Sept. 3.-The meeting
of tho state committee of tho republican
party tonight brought forth no development
not already known. Tho selection of a tem
porary chairman was a mero formality and.
In fact, tho sessions of tho convention to
morrow and Wednesday will bo formal. The
almost forced consent of Mr. Woodruff to
tnko tho second placo on tho ticket dis
poses of any contest for ofllcc. The gavel
will be wielded and the convention called to
order by tho man who will later be named
for governor, for to Benjamin n. odell, Jr..
as chairman of the stato committee, falls
the honor of tlrst assembling the delegates.
In turn Mr. Odell will transfer the gavel
lo Lieutenant Hovernor Timothy L. Wood
ruff, who will act as temporary chairman
of a convention that later will honor til in
with a nomination for tho thlnl time to the
olllco of lieutenant governor. At tho eloso
of tho convention tho governor of tho stale
of New York, a candidate on the national
ticket, will open the campaign In New York
state with a speech.
Thero Is llttlo Interest about tho corridors
tonight In the convention proceedings be
cause every republican hero understands the
program.
There Is some Utile gossip tonight over
tho stalcjiient that ex-Oovernor Illack Is to
make the speech nojilnntlng Mr. Odell. It
was Mr. Illack who, with the aid of Mr.
Payne, beat Mr. Odell for tho nomination for
governor In ISftii. ami It was Mr. Roosevelt
who beat Mr Illack for renomlnatloii In
lMiS. Mr. Illuck has not been n wry dose
worker In tho party ranks for two years,
but tho threo men, Illack, Odell and Roose
velt, will appear upon the satno platform
tomorrow.
Attorney Hencral John C. Da vies has writ
ten a trust plank recommending radical rem
edies by legislation, but the general opinion
todny seemed to favor tho suggestion made
by Hovernor Roosevelt and Prof. Jencks
that publicity of tho affairs of trusts should
bo demanded.
Tho following Ik tho present outllno of
tho ticket nominated:
Hovernor, Benjamin It. Odell, Jr., of
Orange.
Lieutenant governor, Timothy L. Wood
ruff of Kings.
Comptroller. William J. Morgan of Lrle.
Secretary of state, John T. McDonough
of Albany.
Stato engineer, Edward A. liond of Jeffer
son. Attorney general, John (.'. Davles of
Oneida.
Stato treasurer, John P. .lacckel of
Cayuga.
It Is an interesting announcement made to
night that Mr. Odell will not retire from the
chairmanship of the state committed until
after the campaign Is closed. This is In
fiilflllment of his pledgo to Mr. Hanna that
ho would conduct the campaign.
ELECTION IN VERMONT TODAY
n Doulit i'hiit Hie Huiiil Old Creen
Al i ll ( ll I ll Slnlc Will (,'lic lllu
lleiiiiltllciin Miijoiitji,
WHITi: RIVKR JUNCTION, VI., Sopt. 3.
Tho unusually nctlvo political campaign,
conducted by both parties, closed tonight
nnd tht voters of Vermont will go to tho
polls tomorrow to decide tho election of
tho tniioiiB stale olllcers and two con
gressmen. There Is llttlo doubt ns to the
result, tho only question being the slzo of
tho republican majority. The members of
tho republican stato committee claim their
majority will exceed that of isns. but thoy
do not expect to bo favored with tho
record-breaking majority of 18'jti.
The vnrlous tlckots orn:
Republican For governor. William W.
Stlcknoy, Ludlow; lieutenant govornor.
Martin F. Allen, IVrrlsburg; treasurer.
John C. Bacon, Hartford, seoretary of
stato, Fred C. Ilowiand. Montpeller; audi
tor, Orln M. llarber. Harrington: Member
of congress First district. David J. Foster
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PUT BLAME ON DISPATCHER
Suiterliilctiilcnl Nttolunri! nf (lie ttend
ln Intliuiitf m iiiut lirini' In
ltt"innltl- fur Collision,
I'llll.ADKLl'llI A. Va7. Sept. 3 - It seems
to be the generally accepted conclusion that
the wreck yesterday on the Philadelphia &
Reading railway at Hatfield, twenty-seven
miles from this city, which resulted In tho
loss of thirteen lives nnd more or less seri
ously Injuries to llfly-threo persons, was
duo to negligence or direct disregard of sig
nals. While the company will not be pre
pared to make any formal statement until
tomorrow, the principal line of Investigation
Is being drawn about W. S. Oroves, Hie train
dispatcher at Philadelphia; D. H. lleldler,
the operator at Soudertoti. two and one-half
miles from Hatlleld. and John, D.ivls, engi
neer of the colliding excursion train, who Is
dying In a hospital at Hcthlehcm.
According to James Ilenner. Ilngmnn at
Souderton station, tho milk train pasted
Hint slutlon on tlmo and, following the rule
of the company, which requires any train
coming after another within live minutes to
be stopped, ho placed n red Hag between the
tracks. In three minutes the excursion train
came thundering along with Davis at the
throttle nnd tho train making forty miles
an hour. Davis made no effort to stop nnd
wnved Ilenner to one side. Tho Intter had
only time lo secure his Hag and spring out
of the way us the train swept by. Looking
upward he saw that lleldler had a clear sig
nal set. lleldler, when questioned, said he
hnd rerelved no orders to stop tho train.
This would seem to coulllct with a state
ment mado by Hencral Superintendent Swel
gard, that all agents must stop u train, or
ders or no orders, If there is tlvo minutes
time or less between them.
Mr. Swelgnrd also Indicated that the train
dispatcher, droves, mado some cITorll to hold
the train up before It reached Souderton. but
said It was yet to bo learned whether It was
because of his neglect or bad wires dun (o a
heavy fog prevailing at tho time that the
train was not stopped.
"From a partial Investigation," he said,
"I think n mistake has been made, tho
responsibility for which can only be placed
after a thorough Investigation.
"Train Dispatcher droves, In the Read
ing terminal station In this city, mny havo
waited too long before Issuing orders to
hold up the excursion train, which wns
rapidly catching up to tho milk train. Tho
station agent nt Souderlon. two and one
holf miles from tho scene of tho wreck,
where the exrnrslon train was threo min
utes behind the milk train, may havo
foiled to display the stop signal which tho
rules of the company lequlre, when trains
aro llvo minutes apart, or the engineer of
the excursion train did not see or disre
garded the signal."
Report from Dethlehrm and Allenlown are
10 the effect that nono nf those injured In
tho collision have died, although i-evcral are
noi expected lo live. The rnllio.nl company
had n forco of men nt the bcenn of the wreck
early today clearing away the debris. The
wrecked cars wore burned and all evidence
of tho accident destroyed ns far as possible.
Llnlleld Wilder, the ngent nnd telegraph
operator nl Hatfield, made u nlatement
today In which he said the excursion train
was scheduled to arrive at Hatfield at 7
a tn. and I ho milk train arrived at
Tho excursion train, ho says, was a min
ute r.licad of time. II wis cry foggy and
ho was stamping tickets when he heard
the excursion train coming, lln DrHt siw
11 when It was about 100 yards north of
Hie station, iravillng nl the rate or about
forty miles an hour, and it was too late
then for him to do anything lo avert the
awful accident.
PHILAUKU'HIA. Sept. 3. Tho evening
bulletin, says Joseph Ackerman. nn ex
tra telegraph operator, is believed lo hiic
been responsible for the wreck at Hat
lleld. Ackorman, who lived at Wayno
Junction, went to Souderton Satur
day night to rollevo I). II. lleldler. tho reg
ular agent. Ackerman cnmo to tho tower
about two minutes before the milk train
was due. Ilruller. nicordlng lo the story
told by his friends today. left tho lower
as ho saw his successor coming. Do
Jumped the milk train and was killed In
the wreck at Hatlleld, only two minutes
later.
PURSUERS" L0SETHE SPOOR
''roll nf the Triilu llolihi'rx llei if
Too Indistinct o I'ollott In
till MllllllllllllN.
CHUYKNN'K, Wyn.. Sopt. 3.-(Speclal
Telegram.) -A courier arrived at Rock
Springs tonight from tho chaso of tho Ta
ble Rock train robbora and brought tho
Information that the trail of tho lobbers
w.ih lost .Saturday ntcnlng. Tim robbers
were followed lo Timber Inkn In the heart
of the Sierra Madre mountains beforo It
was lost In the timber. Tho posses were
not many hours behind the outlaws, but
were unable to keep thu trail. On Satur
day tho olllcers discovered tho trail of an
other horseman, who had Joined tho rob
bers after leaving tho railroad. Tho horses
of tho posses were badly Jadded when
tho courier set out for Rock Springs, but
fresh mounts will rellovo tho olllcers to
morrow. SEV.ALLaT "POINT OF DEATH
Uein nlle I liuillillll.' fur Vice l'rel-
ilcnl I'uiir cnrN un SulTers
Mrol.c uf ioil.- ,
HATH, Me., Sopt. 3.-It was announced
today that Arthur Sewall, democratic, can
didate for the vlro presidency In lhUO, wns
seized with an nttad; of apoplexy at his
summer homo at Small Point at 10 o'clock
last night.
Mr. .Sownll'H condition wns unchanged at
midnight. He had not regained conscious
ness and it was Htntcd by tho physicians
that there wns absolutely no hopo for his
recovory. His death Is expected at any
moment anil ho probably will not come
out of tho stupor in which he has lain
slnco he was stricken. Tho family Is about
tho bedside awaiting the end.
"COME 10 YOKOHAMA FOR ME"
iii-ul of Wldott nf Huron I v 1 1 I -
In Her I 'n I her, u Wi-iillli.v r-
lenn I ( m 1 1 rim il llnnnnle,
DL'TROIT, Sept. 3 -President 11. II. Led
yard of the Michigan Central rallroud today
tecelved a cablegram from his daughter, the
widow of Ilaron von Kettolor, tho Herman
ambassador to China, who was murdered In
Pi kin. saying "Coino to Yokohama for
me " Mr. I.edyurd nnd his son Henry will
start for Yokohama on the strainer whnlt
leaves aDeouMir on September 11!
OUGHT TO BE RAZED
American Residents in Pekin Demand tho
Destruction of Sacrod'Oity.
HEADS OF ANTI-FOREIGN LEADERS ASKED
Unforgottablo Lesson in tho Form of Von
geanco Must Bo Taught Chinese.
CELESTIALS PRAY TO GENERALS FOR MERCY
Ohung Li, Prefect of Police, Arrested for
Abetting Attacks on Logntious,
GENERAL CHAFFEE MAINTAINS ORDER
llliinilj HoM-rnor n of Minnsl ctul
n Meiuurliil In I he Throne AUnu
u Rett m il lor liiucrliiK Ml
TruslliiK I'ni'flKncra.
PUKIN. Aug. :d (Via Shanghai. Sundav.)
Chlng Shin, Na Tung and Chung Ll. mem
bers of the (sung II yamen, aro trying to
negotiate with the generals of the allied
forces, through Sir Robert Hart, director
of Imperial customs. In order to prevent
the destruction of the Innermost palace of
the forbidden city. With the satno object
In view tho Russians have occupied tho
palace.
Resident Americans hope that the negoti
ations will not succeed. They think tho
city ought to be completely destroyed,
that Na Tung nnd Chung Ll should bo
beheaded, since Ihey formed part of tho
cabal which caused tho murder of Ilaron
von Kettelor nnd attempted tn massacrn
all foreigners, nnd that no leniency should
be shown or (he net generation of China
men will repeat the crime.
The lltitlsh forces met. live miles tn tho
westward of l'ekln. 300 Hovers nnd 2,000
rcgulnr Chinese troops. The Intter ned
without n shot and the lloxers followed
suit after Inning sovmly men.
Prefect ( liiiiin 1,1 Arrcslcil,
Pi:iIN, Wednesday, Aug. 21 Chung Ll.
a member of the tsung II yamen and pre
fect of police, vlslled the Austrian repre
sentative yesteiday and was arrested, be
cause of his complicity In the attacks on
the legations.
Sir Robert Hart, the director of tho Chi
nese Imperial marine customs, assumed
chirgc of Hip ctistotiH and has reported to
the Imperial posts.
n Austrian nlllelnl dispatch says Chung
1.1. whn wns urresip.i by the Austrian rep
lesetitallve. nt l'ckln, wiih military gov
ernor nf IVkln and iiiIiIh thai the Atistro
llungarliiti euntlngenl Is ijimiicrcd In
Chung Li's palai e. After his arrest ho was
turned nver to the Japanese.
Prince Chliit; iim Vlcilluliir,
PUKIN, Tuesday. Aug. 21. Prince Chlng
will soon open negotiations with tho al
lies. Yu Hslcn. governor ef Shanghai, hns sent
n memorial lo the throne nskltm for a re
ward for having Invited llfly-lwn foi
clgners under his protection and for har
Intr afterwards killed them.-'
In the provisional government estab
lished here each nationality ndmlnlstfj
a section of ( lit- city according to Us own
ideas.
There Is n possibility of the IVkln ills,
tialch being somewhat In error ns In th
identity of Ihe Chinese olllelal who Is nsU
lug a reward for mutdeiing llfly-twn fnr
elgners. A dispatch tn the Assnclnled
Press Irom ("he Uoo, August said Yu,
the governor of tin- province of Shan SI.
was reported in have Invited the foreigners
In Hint pnivluee lo mmc under bis protec
tion, ll was added thai, nlioul August '.'t.
ii I to ii I tlftv fiinlgurrs iit'i'cnti-d Hie Invita
tion and nil were inn.-s.u rot) Probably Yu,
the governor "f Sbrn SI. Is Identical with
the Yu Hslcn who Is n Jerred lo In Hie l'e
kln dispatch .is "gmeinir of Shanghai."
Chillier Mnllililllli (Irilcr.
Three mnro members of tho tsung 11
ynmen havo been executed by tho empress.
They arc: lien Tun. n member nf (ho Im
perial secretaratc; Ll Shan, it friend of
tho foretellers, and Ll Yien Yuan.
They were put lo death Just bnforo tho
arrival of the allied forces.
Yesterday was unlet in I ho section al
lotted in Ihe Americans in the southern
part of tho city. Its condition Is In great
contrast to that of the other foreign sei
Hons, where thieving still continues. Tho
credit Is duo to Oeneral ('haffen's excellent
proclamation forbidding looting and olfor
1ng fair pay for provisions.
It has been ascertained that the po
sitions held by the legal loners during their
slego wero undermined by I ho Boxers ami
In a few days more tho mine would havo
been sprung.
PEKIN, Aug. 22 (Via Shanghai. Sunday.)
According to nuinerouH rcportH tho many
thousands of lloxers who wero scattorul
on the arrival of the allies nro again
massing lo utincl, l'ekln. Theso rumoro
create great uneahlncsw.
The Japanese havo mpturcd fi.OOO bushela
nf rice and silver bullion to tho amount of
$2.0011.000. Al Tien Tsln the Americans
havo captured silver bullion to (ho valuo
nf $.'00,000.
REPORT FROM CAPTAIN WILDE
Ollleer of lln 1 1 IckIiIm Oreunn Srniln nn
eeoinil of the i'
el drill ,
WASIIINC.TON, Sept. 3,-Tho Navy de
part ineiit has Just received by mail tho
olllelal report of Captain Wlldn of tho bat
tleship Oregon of Iho lirriimstanccH at
tending lis grcundlng in lint gulf of Po
Chi Ll Inst June and Uh successful salvage,
Tho report goes to cnntlrm thn doparl
mcnt's previously expressed conviction that
the grounding wns not In any rospnet al
llibutable to fault on the part of Captain
Wlldn or any ollleer of tho Oregon, who In
fact nppcar to have exercised extraordi
nary precautions to guard against thn nc
cldont. The Oregon has been completely
repaired and arrived yesterday nt Wu
Sung, whero It Is to form ono of iho In
tornatlonal (loot to guard the transport
sorvlro during tho existence of tho Chinese
troubles.
TROOPS IN GOOD CONDITION
(ieueriil llnrrj lli-piii-lx on Cunilltlnus
In I lilllll Chillier Proven
u Diiter,
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3.--Tho War de
partment yesterday received n rsblogram
from (imieral Harry, n portion of which
has been mado public
"TAKC (no date). Adjutant Ooneral,
Washington. Oeneral Ohaffen has every
thing well In hand. Ills driving power
materially nsslbted prompt rnllof legation
Considering nrduous sorvlco condition ol
troops excellent HARRY "
'OiiMderablo portion of tho dispat. h
which the depart mnnt did not mako public,
related to military details,