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CHINA I
POLICY AS TO
President and Ilia Advisers Compelled to
Tace Trying Situation.
GERMANY'S CIRCULAR NOTE CONSIDERED
Government nt Berlin Asks For and Will Get
Immediate Reply.
ANSWER NOW READY FOR TRANSMISSION
Russia and Franco Signify Their Intention
to Begin Negotiations.
SIGNS POINT TO A NEW ALIGNMENT
United htnlrs li So Far In mi Inile
pendent Position, villli Illicit Con
trnillnu Faction Trjlim Hard
l Win It Mcr.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 10 With the Gor
man proposition to postpone pcacu nego
tiations with China until the persons re
sponsible for the Pckln-mitragos are pun
ished and the French and Ilusslan notifica
tion of tho purpose of those governnienti:
to becln hucIi negotiations at once, await
ing him. the president found much matter!
of Importance to dispose of on tns tirriun
In Washington from Canton tins morning.
Ho lost no time In notifying the official
he desired to consult on his return and
thn day was largely given up to private
discussion. Although it was nnnoumod
that no answers to the German note would
ho ready today. It appeared that the pres
ident, after talking over the situation with
Attorney General Griggs, Acting Secretary
Hill and Assistant Secretary Aden, had ar
rived at n conclusion as to the nature of
tho response that should bo made. Mr.
Adco spent the afternoon consulting Acting
Secretary Hill and In drafting the note of
response, but nil Information as to Its
jiaturo was refused at tho State depart
ment. It wan said that tho note Is to be
gono over carefully at a further meeting
between tho president and such nf his ad
visers as are In the city.
Tho Ourman government nppnrently Is
anxious for a speedy nnswer. as Haron
Sternberg paid two visits to tho State de
partment after tho German noto was de
livered. Tho Chinese minister nlso was
twice at tho Slate department today seek
ing to inllucnco tho government not to
ngroo to tho Joint notion proposed In the
German note. The conclusion reached
from tho day's developments Is that the
powers aro dividing ns to China and that
nt present Germany and Great Ilrltalu
stand aligned against France and Russia,
while both sides ate ardently seeking the
ndhorence of tho United States govern
ment. Tho Issuo appears to Be mndo up In
pitch shapo ns to dismiss further hope of
obtaining that harmony of action respect
ing China that tho president has been seek
ing so far and tho point apparently has
been reached vrhvi Q I ho United States mint
tako sides or at once proceed to net en
tirely Independent of other powers In
reaching a settlement. Tho Chinese gov
ernment Is urging the latter course upon
tho State department, but thus far there
has been a restraining force In tho desire
to avoid making the I'nlted States the first
of the powers to change front In tho deal
ings with China.
Attention was directed Ir. sonic quarters
to the fact that In tho very beginning, In
tho note of July , Secretary liny had no
tified tho Chlncso government that he ex
pected that tho guilty parties In connection
with the outrages would bo punished. How
ever, this demand was not made a condition
precedent to negotiations. Now the belief
Is growing that If the United St.ites gov
ernment Is forced to a speedy decision as
to tho German proposition it may resort to
direct negotiations with the Chinese gov
ernment and, having settled its scores with
that government, withdraw from China,
giving notice to the allied powers thoie
ns to tho arrangement made, In order that
that arrangement should remain In full
forco and unaffected by nny settlement thai
tho allies may make thereafter ns to
China.
CONGER WANTS ARMY TO STAY
American Minister nt I'cUIn Advises
Aunlnst VI Itlitlmwnl of
Troops.
(Copyright, 10 W, by tho Associated Press.)
PEKIN, Sept. 12. (vln Taku. Sept. If., la
Shaughnl, Sept. IS.) Mr. Conger, tho United
States minister, says that I'ekln must be
occupied by foreign troops until Home set
tlement Is effected, as otherwlso all tho
valuo of tho expedition will bo lost.
General Chaffee has issued orders prohib
iting the Amerlcnn troops from shooting
from lonts. looting or foraging. livery
facility is to be given to Chinese who de
ft I re to reopen tholr shops and everything
taken must be paid for.
OPPOSED TO FURTHER DELAY
France mid IIiisnIii Nollry 1 nlteil
Stntes or Their Desire to Con
clude renee vtlth tiilnn,
WASHINGTON. Sept. 10,-Tho first def
inite determination to begin peace negotia
tions with China scorns to have been
reached by tho French and Russian gov
ernments, which have made known their
purpose to proceed with negotiations with
LI Hung Chang and Prince Ching as soon
as feasible. This doubtless will have an
important Inllucnco In the present negotia
tions, which are hinging to u considerable
extent on the opening of peace negotia
tions.
Within the last few dnys the United
States minister at Paris, General Horace
Porter, has been seen frequently at tho
offlco of the French minister of foreign
affairs, M. Delcasse, and It Is understood
that sentiments of the most friendly accord
have passed.
As regards Russia this determination
cems to remove any prospect of a modi
flcniion of tho Rusao-I'r.inco determination
to withdraw from Pekln. It nlso disposes
of all questions ub to the credentials of
LI Huuk Chang and places France In a
position of being ready to proceed on tho
credentials he has brought forward. If
It Is tho purposo of France and Russia to
begin peace negotiations, It would follow
that at least somo of tho great powers
will not concur In the Gorman noto re
quiring tho surrender of the chief Chinese
ringleaders .is nn Indispensable pro
requisite to the opening of peace negotia
ting. Tho German note is based on tho
theory that no peace negotiations can go
on until tho Chinese malefactors aro sur
rendered. On the other hand tho Franco
Russian attitude contemplates proceeding
with the peace negotiations at the earliest
possible tluia.
AS II ;-'! EO IN BERLIN
I Diplomat n.. "Jif.viiaicrs I t r-
rnllj H.'KiiiilFllli I'm or dcr
III It II n Circular ntc,
HKHL1N. Sent 1 ft. li In understood that
the ImrncdiAte cance for tlir Issuing of the
circular note jy Germany to the lowers
respecting China whs Ihut I.I Hung Chang,
during hit recent inioivlew with Dr. .Mumni
on Sehuarcniteln. ment.onod a number ot
n.nni'i nf alleged high mandarins, who
hitherto welc unknown, ns those lesponilble
for the 1'i'kln out rune anil said that China
was willing to punish them. This oxplann
tlott seems to be home out by the following
statement made by tho German foreign
office toilnv to the correspondent of the
Associated Press In Berlin:
"What wo wunt to avoid In an opportunity
for nllowltiR China to imtosi' any sham con
cessions iiTJon the powers hv delivering up
for punishment persons who had nothing j
to do with the t'ekln atrocities. Hence, It
In advisable for the representatives of 1 he
powers In China to designate before hand
all who are notoriously guilty. Germany
docs not wish to prejudge the esse In any
way. Shu wishes to rcH'h an agiecmetii
with the powers regarding the guilty and
their punishment."
Sato, first secretary nf the Japanese lega
tion here, said today: "I think there will
he no difficulty In getting the powers 10
agree In principle to the German position to
punish the guilty. The real difficulty wlh
bo In deciding how high to go. If they
decide to Include Prince Tuan, then they
will find that the empress regent was back
of Mm.
"Rursia, In my opinion, will not now
withdraw her t loops from Pektn. Inasmuch
(;,,rMmtj. nn,i t,0 ,er powers remain
Sm .iii m.rip tlnt circumstances have
chnnged and that she must remain alto."
The thlif nf one of the embassies, dis
cussing the duestlon tills nfternoon, oh
tcivrd: "Probably all the Interested powers
will agree to the German proposition, with
the possible exception of Russia, who has
hlthctto carefully molded mentioning the
punishment of the gulltv. Certainly, tho
United Stntes will adopt It."
The German papers, with scarcely nn ex
ception, approve tho circular note. The
lyoknl Anzclger says:
"Mere notoriousness does not suffico for
tho assumption of guilt. The ministers nt
I'ekln must produce proofs against each
person charged. "
The llerllner Post and the Nntlonnl Zel
tung declnro that the note proves that Ger
many does not wish excessive or unreason
able demands, but sho will insist on the
punishment of those really guilty us the
only way In which China can be taught a
lesson which she will not forget.
The llerllner Tngeblatt remarkB that the
proposition of Germany will demonstrate
whether any power deems Its special In
terests more Important than the general
Joint Interests.
The Vosslsche Zcltung declares that Ger
many will not be satisfied with halt meas
ures. Tho Itoersen Xcitung coutonds that tho
foreign envoys In Pckln cannot afford to
place the empress regent and Prince Tuan
on tho list and must, therefore, be content
with merely naming tho actual nntl-loga-tlon
leaders.
Tho Neuste Nnchtrirhton demonstrates at
length tho necessity of punishing tho real
rulprits. .
ENVOYS TO CHANGE POSTS
Sir t'liuiilc .Miicllnnnld lo (jo from
I'cLIn to Tnl.lo mill Sir Kllicst
Sntnvt from Toklo to I'ekln.
LONDON, Sept. 20. The only news of any
Importance from China this morning Is
contntucd in n Times dlspntch from
Shanghai, dated yesterday, assorting that
Sir Claude Maxwell MacDonald will become
Hritlsh minister at Toklo anil will bo suc
ceeded at Pekln by Sir Ernest Mason
Sntow, the present Ilrltlsh minister at tho
Japanese capital. "This," says tha Times
correspondent, "Is disappointing to Ilrit
Ishers In the far east, ns they had hoped
that a stronger diplomatist would bo sent
to Pekln."
It Is probable that Vice Admiral Seymour
will meet Sir Claudo MncDoiiald nt Tlon
Tsln.
Roportn from Nankin point to tho In
creasing activity and Influence of tho nnti-
foreign party. Tho manner In which tho
Yang Tso viceroys have been Ignored by
tho throne in rcferenco to pcaco negotia
tions, while Imperial edicts order the
Manchu lenders to resume tho control of
affairs Is capable of only ono Interpreta
tion. Shanghai reports seem to show qulto
a shower of edicts regarding negotiators
to which I It t lo importance Is attached.
According to the Dally Mall's St. Peters
burg correspondent Russia will claim un
Indemnity of loo,oou,000.
A Washington special says: "Tho change
of front on tho part of tho United States
government regarding Russia's evacuation
proposal was due lo the fait that Mr.
Conger and Mr. Tower continued informa
tion obtained by the Hrltlah minister in
St. Petersburg showing that Russia's propo
sition concealed a well-designed plan to
seize Manchuria."
GERMANY IS TURNED DOWN
A liter I I'll n Government Will Not Ae
eeile to Proposal In Itrlcrcncc
to China,
WASHINGTON. Sept. 10. An Important
conference over tho answer to tho German
note was held at tho White House tonight.
The parties to tho conference were the
president, Attorney General Griggs, tho
only cabinet officer In tho city, Dr. Hill,
acting secretary of state: Assistant Secre
tary of State Adee, and General Corbln.
who, by executive order. Is acting secre
tary of war. Tho president entertained
those gentlemen at dinner and the subse
quent conference lasted until 11 o'clock.
At Its close ono of tho participants said
no llnnl action was taken. It Is under
stood, however, that tho answer of this
government, us now framed, Is In effect n
diplomatic refusal to accede to the Gorman
proposal.
Pence Commissioners .Named.
HONG KONG, Sept. 10. An Imperial
edict received nt Canton nppolnts I.I Hung
Chang. Prince Clung and Sheng to be pence
negotiators.
Since tho suppression of newspapers In
Canton still more damuglng Icallets have
been circulated, announcing Chinese vic
tories and that tho allies are seeking peace.
It Is supposed that these were written by
the literati with a viow of fomenting the
anti-foreign feeling. The viceroy Is pow
erless to suppress this form of agitation.
II it I it ur Coiil for I'm1 In (iiliin.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 A cable mos
sago from Major llyron. quartermaster nt
Taku, announces that ho has purchased 2,000
tons of coal at Taku. He Is sending ships
to Nagasaki for 8,000 tons purchased at that
place, of which 2.000 tons have nrrlved. He
says he will try to get 6.000 tons moro at
Nagasaki. The department has bought 2.500
cords of wood In Japan for the uso of the
troops In China. These supplies will not bo
unloaded at Taku If It shull bo decided to
withdraw the United States forces.
HFJKLEJOIIN COSING lll))IE:STRIKE at big paris show
Assistant Secretary of War Ready to Begin j
Campaign Work. i
SPEAKS AT GRAND ISLAND SATURDAY
Oner to Abandon III" Trip Declined
by tlir Prcsl.lcnt, Who llrslutiiitcs
iljiitant lietiernl t'oi'lilii to t't
n m Secretary of War.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1!". (Special Tele
gram.) Assistant Secretary of Wur Melk
lejohn leaves for Nebraska tonight cu
route to Grand Island, where ho makes
his first speech of the campaign fcr the re-
publican party on Saturday. Secretary
Melklejnhn will slop In Chicago on Friday
having nn appointment with Lhalrm.n
llanna. and while there hopes to meet the
nominees of the republican party for con
gress from Nebraska, whom, It Is under
stood, will be In Chicago at that time In
consultation with a congressional commit
tee. President McKlnley today signified to
Mr. Melklejohn that he would not stand
In the way of his going to Nebraska, not
withstanding tho absence if Secretary
Roftl. who Is still sick nt Ills hi mo n L ng
Island. Mr. Melklejohn said that he would
cancel his speaking dates In Ncbr.iska for
the tlmo being In order to help tho presi
dent In his policy toward Chtna and the
Philippines, but Mr. McKlnley refused to
permit this action ami snld he would de
signate Adjutant General Corbiti to net as
secretary of war.
Mr Melklejohn has dates for speeches
In Nebraska that will carry him far Into
October and as a representative of the ad
ministration, having for many months been
part of the official family of tho president
nnd having acted ns secretary of war
oftener than any former assistant secre
tary, he may be expected to say something
about imperialism that will bo in:cr-stlug
to the "cheerless lender" and his followers,
'traveling Men for McKlnley.
F. M. Heaton of this city, who has been
making an extended trip through Nebraska.
returns with Impressions that are whol'y
at variance with assertions of the dem
ocratic lenders relative lo the standing of
commercial travelers on the political sit
uation. .Mr. Heaton says:
"I was especially Interested In finding
out the status of the cnmmerclnl men who
nre trnvollng through the west. It has
been claimed by democratic malingers that
n largo proportion of the traveling men of
tho country have chnnged their political
beliefs and that they aro going to sup
port Ilryun. From my Investigation and
what 1 snw I am satisfied there Is not one
word of truth in this claim. For Instance.
Hastings, Neb., Is a center for commercial
men traveling through that part of the
state, and at tho Ilostwlck hotel tbero
one can always find a considerable gather
ing nf these agents. When I wns at Hast
ings there wore forty-nlno traveling men
stopping at the Ilostwlck nnd nn Invcstlga
tlon showed that every single one of them
wns for McKlnley. These men worn from
every part of tho country and represented
nil kinds of commercial houses. I asked n
number of them If they knew of nny trav
eling men who wore for Rryan nnd ihe
answer In every caso was that they did not.
Fillmore county, Nebraskn, contains within
Its borders n very largo number of men
who aro on the road for different houses
and I was told nn excellent authority that
not ono of these commercial men favored
Hryan's election.
HiimIiipnn .Men Sore lit llrymi.
"Judging by this test the drift Is entirely
toward McKlnley, even In Hryan's own
stute. At Lincoln thero Is a very strong
feeling ugalnst Hryan nmong business
men nnd hotel keepers on account of his
having gone away from that city to be no
tified of his nomination. These business
men nay Hint his own town should have
had the benefit of tho crowd that would
come to such an event, nnd they feel ex
tremely sore over tho matter. I was
nt North Platte at tho time what was called
the big democratic mass meeting of tho
county was held, at which Senator Allen
spoke. There were present In this audi
ence Just 125 persons, about half of whom
wero voters and tho other half women un.l
children.
"I saw nnothcr straw flying In tho wind
at Gandy. In Logan county, nt which place
tho postmaster told mo ho noticed Hint for
the first time In years tho populists In
thnt neighborhood were subscribing to and
reading republican newspapers. Then,
again, tho magnlflcant ovation which Mc-
Klnley'H nnmo received nt tho tlmo tho
veterans of the Grand Army met nt Chl-
cago was a whole buudlo of straws. Cheers
for him during tho Grand Army parado
woro the most enthusiastic I ever heard.
Old soldiers from Nebraska wero especially
cheered ns they went along the streets of
Chicago and I saw one old veteran go
from tho lines to tho sidewalk where tho
crowds wero cheering and say to tho
crowds: 'You are right to cheer for Mc
Klnley, for ho Is going to enrry Nebraska
by 5,000 majority.'
As a matter of fact many of tho
shrewdest politicians In Nebraska nre of
tho same opinion."
tiilon I'liclrlp (nic Settled.
Geuernl J. C. Cowln was In tho city to
day and took luncheon with tho president
nt tho Whlto House. General Cowln Is In
Washington on mntters connected with the
Union Pacific sequestration caso, which
has been concluded and the final dividend
paid. The government has realized from
these proceedings from unincumbered as
sets of the Union Pacific Railway company
In addition to tho foreclosure payments tho
sum of over $9.'o,000. It is understood that
tho Department of Justlre has cordially
congratulated General Cowln upon his
very successful ending of this case.
David U. IJuzlck has been recommended
for postmaster nt Chase, Chaso county.
Gcorgo Wick has been recommended for
a like position at Syhrnnt, Rock county.
The establishment of a rural free deliv
ery route from Kearney has been refused
by tho Postoffico department on tho ground
that tho proposed route failed to show tho
number of patrons deemed essential for Its
establishment. It Is understood tho post
master nt Kearney will mnke another
recommendation, changing the direction of
the route to meet the objection of the de
partment. Tho resignation of W. A. Crandall, post
master at Welltleet, Lincoln ' county, has
been received and i:tta M. Lundy has been
recommended In his place.
Tho petition for tho establishment of a
rural free delivery nt Hooper, Dodge
county, has been filed with the Postoffico
department.
Horace G. Katon of Genoa, Neb., has
been In the city for the last few days en
routo from Haltlmore to bis home.
Gerald and Glenn Wharton were In
Washington today on their way to Prince
ton. Supervising Architect Taylor sold today
that It would be necessary for his depart-
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t oneesnloiinlres iiiirntea to Close t i
Their llootliN unit Ml Win llr-
iiiiiiiiI for Arbitration.
PARIS, Sept. 10. A large number of con
cession holders of the oxpoM'.lon and p-o-priitors
of side shows, risuurnnts, et.-..
who nllego that they are threatened with
ruin owing to the excessive demands of
the authorities and the fnlluto of the lat
ter to fulfill their original engagements,
urnounced their decision today to cloo
their establishments tomurrow unless the
authorities would consent to submit their
claims to nn arbitration committee
M. Plcard, director general, wns Inex
orable, but, in the face of the di'iis.on of
the concessionaires, the execution of which
would mean disaster to the fete which Is
to be given Saturday at tho expedition to
the 2,200 visiting mayors, aftir tliclr ban
quet In the garden nf tho Tullerles, M. Mil
lerand, minister of commerce, has con
sented to the appointment of arbitrators.
This Is n victory for tho concessionaires
who designedly fixed the strike prior to tho
fete In order to force the government's
Imnd.
CHINESE LABOR IN RHODESIA
( cell Htmiles Denies tiiiiiitntlon Unit
lie l'nvors linportnl Ion of
CIicmji Celesllnls.
LONDON, Sept. 10-Cec!t Rhodes, ac
cording to tho Capetown correspondent of
the Mall, denies that ho Is In favor of
Imiortlng Chinese labor Into Rhodesia. On
the contrary, he declares that he Is opposed
to nny such step nnd considers that everj
other means should first bo exhausted.
Hold Operator for .llanslaiixliler.
VICTORIA. 11. C.. Sept. 19. Nathan P.
Doughan, the telegraph operator at Lady
sinlth, has been committed for Dial on n
charge of manslaughter for having cautcd
tho railroad accident In which four lives
wero lost on Saturday Inst. He admitted at
the coroner's Inquest that tho disaster was
due to his neglect. In his evidence he said
thnt he had not looked tn see If the train
wns In the yard when ho reported It. He
took It for granted that It was In nnd wired
the dispatcher without ascertaining whether
It was or not.
Deslroj- .en spnprr I'lntit.
SAN JUAN DH PORTO RICO. Sept. 19.
The plant of Kl Dlaro. organ of the fra
ternal party, was completely destroyed by
a mob last night. The type and presses
were smashed. The supposi'd cause of the
disturbance wero articles attacking Mayor
Kgozcuo, who Is n republican. No nrrests
were made. Munoz Rivera, the editor of
tho paper. Is preparing u protest lo Gov-
I ernor Allen on tho ground that no protec
tion was nnorded by the authorities. Tho
protest will be scut to Washington.
lllir l-'lrr In France
ROURAIX. France. Sept. 19. This town
was tho sceno of a flro today which de
stroyed stores of wool and cotton valued
nt 4.000.000 francs.
An enormous warehouse belonging to the
Mngaslns Generaux. packed with goods, was
gutted, the firemen bnrcly succeeding In
saving tho surrounding buildings. The con
flagration is attributed to spontnnoous
combustion. Tho warehouso was worth
600,000 francs in addition tcjilho contents.
" 1 - - r
lieriiillii.v in Mhlt of Alimolnt Imiii.
MAINZ) Germany. Sept. tf'l. The so
cialist congress today after n heated dis
cussion ndopted resolutions protesting
stroncly against Germany's course In China.
Herr Schoenlnnk said the worst feature
of the general political situation was tho
fact that Germany was now In the midst of
absolutism with n mock chancellor and n
mock reichstag.
hUh I ncle Sum to Interfere
CARACAS. Venezuela (via Haytlen tele
graph), Sept. 19. The Venezuelan govern
ment has rcquestpd tho United States min
ister here. F. II. Loomis, to Interfere,
through authorities at Washington, with
tho view of Inducing the French govern
ment to annul the extra duty Imposed on
coffee. France Imports a third of tho
Venezuelan crop.
AMSTERDAM PEOPLE SAPPEAL
Citizen of n Small Tents Tim n Say
Tliey re In Need of
Assistance
AMSTERDAM, Tex.. Sept. 17. To tho Ed
Itor of The Dee: At a meeting of the people
of our vicinity tho undersigned wero np-
pointed a relief committee to solicit aid for
tho benefit of the sufferers of tho severe
storm of tho Slh Instant. Our Immediate
wnnts In tho wny of groceries, supplied by
our state and elsewhere, aro thankfully re
ceived, but most nil buildings aro a com
plete wreck nnd money Is needed with which
to purchase hardware, pay for carpenter
help, etc. In a few cases there Is enough
lumber to rebuild on a much smaller scale.
' Most nil funds nro sent direct to Houston
or Galveston, while smaller communities
similar to ours, of from 200 to COO popula
tion, nro almost forgotten, yet our loss Is
Just ns severe. Most of our people are from
the north and a few from your state.
Trusting In tho generosity of your citi
zens to aid us in part to restoro our homes,
we earnestly collcit your aid In thlB hour of
need. All money can bo safely sent to tho
postmaster at Amsterdam or Alvln Exchange
bank, Alvln, Tex., nnd report mado of ex
penditures. W. WEYANT, JR.,
C. WESTRUP,
J. II. EVERETT.
Rollef Committee.
OBJECTED TO CRITICISM
lloitKlt Hitler Hell llesellls s 1 1 1 a linn
ItcniarkN or IMItor O'llcroa
of Flaiidrcmi.
CHICAGO. Sept. 10. A special lo tho
Tlmcs-Horald from Sioux Falls, S. I)., says
Editor O'Horon of tho Flandrenu Herald
was shot and wounded today by William A.
Hell of Dell Rnplds, who enjoys the dis
tinction of being tho only South Dakotnn
who was n member of Colonel Roosevelt's
Rough Rider regiment.
During tho recent trip of the republican
vice presidantlal nominee through this
state Hell, by special Invitation of his old
commander, accompanied him through tha
stnto. O'Heron's criticism of Dell's speech
at Flandrenu whllo In company with Roose.
velt brought about tho trouble.
Movements of Ocean Vessels. Sept. Ml.
At New York Arrled Noordland. from
Antwerp: Majestic, from Liverpool and
Queeiistown: Princess Irene, from firemen.
Sailed New York, for Southampton; Ger
manic, for Liverpool; Kensington, tor
Antwerp. . .
At Antwerp Arrived Nederlnnd, from
Philadelphia.
At Liverpool Arrived Teutonic, from
New York, vln Queenstown: Waeslund.
from Philadelphia. Sailed Cledonla, for
New York.
At Hrowhead Passed Cuflc, from New
York, for Liverpool.
At Queenstown Arrived Teutonic, from
New York, for Liverpool: New England,
from Hoston, for Liverpool.
At Southampton Arrived Latin, from
New York, vln Cherbourg, for Dromon.
Sailed Kaiser Wllhelm Uer Grosse, from
Ilremen. for New Tork.
At Rotterdam Arrived MaaKdam, from
New York.
GETS BETTER DAY BY DAY
Normal Conditions Aro Fast Being Restored
to Stricken Galveston.
IT MAY COST HALF MILLION TO CLEAR CITY
I'lre IiiMiriuioi' t'ompiinlen is how Ills
liosllloii to He I, literal and Will
Itetiinil a Pro Data on Policies
Covering Sloi'in Losses,
GALVESTON, Tex., Sept. 19. The nor
mal conditions aro fast being restored in
Gnlvestou. The work of clearing the
strecis of debris continues unabated and
nil relief work Is now thoroughly s)s
lematlzcd. Several human bodies were
found today. No nttempt was made to
Identify them nnd they wero Immediately
cremated.
The report that Miss Clara Uarton Is 111
nnd thnt she haB beeu compelled to leac
Is an error: sho Is indisposed though 'not
serloutly no and remains in her rooms, bin
she Is directing the work of her nssls.ants.
A sstem has now been Inaugurated and
the work Is progressing smoothly In con
junction with the local relief committee
Tho Red Cross society has arranged to us.' ,
the wnrehouse nt Twenty-fifth and S r.ind j
lis n supply depot and office. Herbert T.il
miidge of Miss llarton's siaff will super
vise the shipments of supplies.
Dr. Donaldson, chief surgeon of n New
York newspaper corps, says It will not be
necessary for visiting surgeons to tem.tln
here for more than two or three days. He
has written nn article for u medical Jour
mil, commenting upon the comparatively
nuull number of seriously wounded per
sons, by saying that most of those so
wounded wero drowned, but says It Is sur
prising that moro people, especially
women and children, did not get sick from
such trying experiences.
I'll I It- School .Soon to tlpen,
UtTortH nre being mndo to open the pub
lic schools on October 1, the date set be
fore the storm for their opening. Three
of the school buildings can be made hnblt
able at slight cost.
The losses to the llfo Insurance compa
nies aro estimated at 1.100,000. Most of
those who carried old lino life policies es
caped. The fraternal orders will lose qulto
heavily.
Tho Gulf Ports Trading company ad
dressed a letter to General Manager Polk
of the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe railway
today, advising him that strenuous efforts
wero being made to divert business from
Galveston to other ports on representa
tion that Galveston would be unable to
take care of the shipments. Ho was asked
to say whether his lino would Issue domes,
tic and foreign bills of lndlng for export
shipments through Gulrcston. Manager
Polk replied that the representations wore
entirely false; thnt It Is expected to hae
rail communication opened to Galveston by
tomorrow and to begin the delivery ot
local and export freight hero Friday morn
ing: thnt orders have already been Issued
to superintendents to let Galveston freight
come forward and ngents have been au-
thorlzrd to accept freight for Galveston
and sign domestic and foreign bills of
lading us usual.
' The Light House department slenmer Ar
butus arrived tndny from Key West and was
tendered to tho general relief committee,
liratn I'lliMiitor IIchiiiiic lloslness.
The wheat In Klovutor A Is being turned
over nnd put In shnpe to deliver to vessels.
Thero were about 10.000 cars of wheat on
track here and most of these show n pe
culiar condition of Inspection. It appears
that In nearly all of them there Is a foot
wheat on tho bottom to which the water
of
rose. It wns salt water nnd thn wheat
caked so hard that tho "tryer" used by til"
Inspector will not penetrate It. Tho grain
above this water line nppenrs not to havo
been damuged. The good grain was being
transferred by hand to oilier cars today,
llanna & Leonard's new elevator began
business tonight. The Hrltlsh steamer En
deavor went under the spouts and Is taking
on a full cargo of wheat.
The most reliable information obtainable
places tho number of dead at between .1,000
and B..100.
A censiiB hurenu wan established and
placed In operation today. A mortuary
burenu ban also been opened, where rela
tives or friends nro to ronko oath of tho
known deaths of persons lost In the storm
Theso bureaus will materially assist in n
more accurate record of the dead.
.Matter of Insurance.
Insurance Inspector J. O. Youens has bo
gun to go over tho city to make n detailed
report of the houses destroyed. Tho fire
Insuranco rnmpanlcB nro arranging to re
fund a pro rata on policies on houses and
furniture which havo been destroyed by
the hurricane and tho holders thereof want
them canceled.
At a meeting of tho general relief com
mittee today no ono was found who would
undortnko tho Job of removing tho city's
debris on contract, as all state It would
be Impossible to make a definite statement.
Tho nearest estimate expert wreckers will
mnke Is that It will tako 2.D0O men ninety
dnys to clear away the debris, nnd to get
all of the bodies out, and that this will
cost $500,000.
Tho board adopted a resolution stating
that It wiib tho opinion of tho board that
tho best way out of tho problem of clear
ing away tho wreckage was to let a con
tract for tho work. It wns recommended
to tho general committee that this bo dono.
lialveston nirvntors Start,
GALVESTON. Sept. 19. Tho first sign ot
a resumption of eommerco came today.
Elevator A began running nnd this after
noon tho steamship Telcsforn goes under
tho spouts for loading. The wheat ele
vator will run night nnd day from now on.
The other elevators cannot bo repaired for
somo time.
KRUGER TO SAIL ON MONDAY
Starts for IJnropr on the Strainer
HcrxoK an lie OrlKliinlly In
tended Doing:,
LOURENZO MARQUEZ, Sept. 19.-Mr.
Kruger, tho former president of tho South
African republic, will sail for Europe on
tho Gorman steamer Herzog Monday, Sep
tcmber 21, ns ho originally Intended.
THE HAGUE. Sept. 19. Tho government
of The Netherlands hnB been notified ot
Mr. Krugers acceptance of its offer to
place a war ship at his disposal to convey
him from Lourenzo Marquez tn Holland.
BOER FIREBRAND GOES NORTH
General Vllloen, llotlin's Successor,
Will Htiili'iiviir tn Protract
South African War.
SPIT7.KOP. Sept. 19 General Vlljocn,
nho succeeded Louis notha In the suprime
command of tho Transvaal forces, is re
ported to bo moving norihwurd in the direc
tion of Pctersprult and Heotortprult with
300 men and thirty guns. He Is known ns
"the Firebrand,' 'and will endeavor to pro
tract tho war.
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DIE BY FILIPINO BULLETS
in rbc nmerleiiii Soldiers Main and
T en! -M v Wounded In Knuaiie
inent Mltli lleliel t'orees.
MANILA, Sept. 19. During the last recti
das there has been a distinct increase o.
Insurgent nggrcsrlou. partiiularly near .Ma
nila, along t ho railroad and in the prov.u ei
of L.igunn, Morong, Ilulumti. Nueva KcIJa
and Pampntiga, culminating on Monday In
nn engagement near Slnalou, near thp east
end of Lnguna do Hay, In which detach
ments of tho Fifteenth and Thlrty-sexenth
regiments, ninety men nil told, met 1,000
insurgents, nrme'd with rlllos nnd eti
tt pitched. The American los was twelve
killed. Including Captain David D. Mitchell
and Second Lieutenant Gcoigo A. Cooper
both of tho Fifteenth Infantry: twenty-six
wounded and live missing, who are jirob
ably den.1. The enemy had been pursued
for fevernl days.
There nre rumors In Manila of attacks on
the railroad. Refugees are arriving here
front various provinces. The untlves nf
Manila are restless and many are leaving
tho city. The hostile demonstrations nre
particularly marked along the railroad nnd
on the shore's of Lnguna de Hay. The
Insurgents have attacked garrisons nnd out
posts. In home races the) have charged
towns, fleeing when pursued. Gutgulntn,
Polo. Malolos and Caloocan have been sub
jected to this treatment.
The Manila malt escort of thirty men was
attacked at Cabuago lake and n two-hour
tight ensued. Cabtmgoa wns attacked and
tho telcgrnph office there destroyed. The
InsiirgentB have hurtled the village of
Rosarlo. They have beeu cutting the tele
graph wlren and talltoad at certain points.
Armed Insurgents linve developed In the
districts of San Jose, San Mnteo nnd Marl
qulna. In tho province nf Nuea Hinja
ration wagons with nn escort of twelve
weio attacked and the wagons burned. Flc
members of the escort are still missing.
Advli es from Cebu describe several attacks
upon American garrloni near the capital.
Tho American casualties outside the Slna
loan engagement. It Is difficult to nseertalli,
but they nie nt Icakt fifteen.
The Philippine commission held a long
session today and passed the civil service
bill.
DEFENSE OF HOWARD BEGUN
Alliil-nej. Outline the I'llin Inr I'iim
Inu Hint Innocent of the
Crime.
FRANK FORT. Ky.. Sop:. 19. -The defense
begun introducing Its testimony In tin
Howard rnbi loday. The statement nf f.n-is
which tne tiefeiiHo expects to prove will
tend to show that Howard arrhed in tha
city about thirty minutes prior to Hie ns-
hiihKlnatinu and did not go lo tho 'stato
house till several hours after the tragedy;
that Howaul wfin then nnd had been clean
sbnxen for a year past and that he was not
the man seen running from tho capltol
grouudn oi later standing on tho stepa or
one of the buildings, as that man, accord
ing to Hie witnesses, had n beard. Howard
had come to Frankfort for the purpose ot
procuring a nardon for iln mtit-il.ir nf
! George llaker, but Governor Taylor rc-
tused lo consider his application.
Attorney Little, In outlining the plan of
the defense, said the defense would prove
that Howard would havo to bonow money
to go home when ho left Frankfort, and
that consequently had not received money
for killing (Jeobel or from any other sourco
mid that the records show ho had never
lecelved n pardon of any kind, though the
ccminonwealth alleges that boih money mil
n pardon wero to lie bin reward.
In his own behalf Howard testified Hint
his train was late and that hu went from
his train to I lie Hoard of Trndo hotel, nnd
wns there when Goebel's body was belmr
carried by. Howard in a general wav con
tradicted everything of an Inci imlnatlng
nnturo told against him by Jamrs stub
bloilolil and other witnesses In regard to
alleged remarks concerning tho murder of
Goebel.
Howard resumed tho witness box tl.iu
nfternoon nnd wns subjected to a most
rigut crosB-oxamlnatlnn by Lawyer Camp
boll. Howard retained his composure and
answered nil questions In tho most delib-
ernto mniiuer.
Howard will rcsumo tho stand for fur
ther cross-examination tomorrow.
BANK HELD UP FOR LARGESUM
Armeil Itoliliers Cover Five Persons
nt Wliincniucca ami tict Ava
vtlllt iir,f)ll().
WINNEMUCCA, Nev.. Sept. 19.-Thn
First National bank was robbed of obout
fl.1,000 nt noon today by threo men, who
entered tho front door of tho building and
with revolvers mndo all present throw up
uinir nanus, inero were five persons In
the bank at the time, Cashier Nixon, As
sistant Cashier Mclirldc, Ilookkeeper Hill,
Stenographer Calhoun and n horse buyer
named Johnson. Tho robbeis threatened
with InHtant death tho first man who made
a resistance. One robber at the point of
a pistol made CnBhler Nixon open the safe
und take from It three sniks of gold coin.
They threw this In nn oro sack, together
with all tho gold coin In tho office drawer.
Tho robbers then marched tho five men out
through ii back door to nn alley, where
threo horses wero waiting. Tho men wero
kept covorod with guns until tho desper
adoes mounted tholr horses nnd escaped.
The whole nffnir occurred In but llvo mln
u'os. An alarm wns quickly glvon nnd sev
eral shots wero fired at tho desperadoes
as they sped through town, but without ef
fect. The robbers returned tho shots, but
no one was hit. Officers nnd ormeil citizens
havo started In pursuit of tho robbers,
who took n course up tho river. A posse
has ulso started from Oolconda to head
them off and It Is thought they cannot es
cape. Kansas llnnl, Itol.lieil.
TOPEKA, Kan.. Sept. 19. Stuto Rank
Commissioner Hreidenlhal received notice
by mall today of tho robbery of tho State
Hank of Hushton lust Sunday night. The
roniiors mado a dean sweep of It. taking
M.Ofil in money nnd $20,000 of discounts.
Intent or Pure Pooil Law Nullified.
CHICAGO. Sent, lfl .-Tlv i. .Uniuln., ..
dered today by Juilae Smith nf the criminal
"'mil me iuir i'iuii law puHsoii nv tlr- 1 it
legislature was ii.irtly mtllllleil .le ' ...
Smith ruled that no conviction can be m do
uniPFx n is mown inui tne owner of a i"i.
had guilty knowledge of llie silling ,,f p i
pure food from his place ..f IiusIupss Tii
i asp on trial was ibe t'r- to come uu '.i.
ler the new law -mil the unto his il-l t
not to proscetito In a n 'inter of ilm lir
' aiie,
JQ JJ J)
President Mitchell Says Striking Goal
Miners Now Number 120,000.
GENERAL TIE-UP OF MINES IS LOOKED FOR
Strike Leaders Expect Production of Coal
Soon to Bo at Standstill.
MARCHING WINS OVER MANY AT HAZLETON
Oporator Pardco Declares Fresont Contest
Will Prove finish Fight.
MANY COAL TRAIN CREWS ARE LAID OFF
lleailliie. ( otapiinj . Wlileli lias More
Coal to srll than Any Oilier Con
cern, Iti'Klns to IVcl tin- lif
feet of Hie Mrll.e.
HAHLKTON. Pa.. Sept. 19. Tho third
day of the strike p.ixeed off ns quietly as
tho to preceding days, lleyond tho oc
casional stoning of a mine worker going
to or fium his work there has been no dl
order. It was estimated tonight thnt about
70 per con! of the mine workers of this
region were Idle today, which Is qulto nn
Increase over yesterday's figures. Presi
dent Mitchell did not issue a formal state
ment tonight, because of his absence from
houdqitnrlcrs. Ho said, liowor, that fiorn
lepoits he had received he figured on mm o
than lsis.oflo men being Idle In tho anthi.t
clte distrlit. Ho added thnt most gratifying
reports were received from this and the
Schulyklll district.
No negotiations for a settlement of the
strike are yet tn sight and tho situation
In that tespoct is pinctlciilly the same n
It was yesterday.
All of tho strike leaders say they ifro
confident that every mine will bo tied up
before) the end nf the week and the pin
tluctlnn of coal will be nt a standstill.
Marching, the form of persuasion or ro
erclon used by the Ilazleton strikers ft
1S97, b-gtin In enrnest early this morning
In the Iliizictou region. A tlotermtiu l
hand of strikers from McAdcon went m
several mine seitletnentH before daybtcul,
ami Induced several hundred men not to
go to work. It wns this mnrrhlng from
mine to initio day lifter day In nn effort to
stop men from working that culminated in
the nwful massacre by tiieiiffs nnd deputies
three years ago.
Cnlvln Pardee, one of tho most inlluen
t lit I mine owners In Hie Ilazleton region,
gnvo out an Interview today full of de
lta tiee, In which he declared that the oper
ators will never yield to tho ilemiinds ef
the KtiikeiH nnd that It is n fight to the
finish.
What Is likely to become a serious fea
ture of tho sltuutlon Is tho stoppage of
enul traffic nnd the consequent laying off
of enul train crown. Carrying of coal
I ,K al"10Ht standst'll In the Wyoming
nnd Lackawanna reglon and many hun
dreds of rnllrondurn aro ldJn. TIicbo men
nre likely to tnkc action designed to forco
the strike to a quick conclusion. Evoa
the Rending company, which has morn coal
for salo than any company, Is feeling thn
effect of the strike and i shipping less
coal tcday.
Hope to Tic t'p i:cr 'l 1 1 cr.l .
The United Mine Workers of this sec
tion aro confining Iheir elforls to got I lie
men tn quit work everywhere, 1i?1IdvIiik
that they cannot successfully enrry on the
contest unless every operator in tho tlir.e
districts Is tied up completely. The -pcr-ulnrs
nppenr lo be doing nnlhln;; townrd a
settlement of the trouble. They nro work
ing thn collieries, which nro crippled, as
best they can. Tho mine owners in tin
Ilunellou district oomplnln bitterly cf what
they call tho "cruel tactics" of the union
They claim that the workmen who nie
still going lo the mines are being Intimi
dated and eeen (lit'eatcned with nerloun
bodily harm If they tlo not quit work. They
also add that most of the men now idle
desire to resume work, but through fear of
assault they do not leuo their homes,
ltemarkalile .lolnt lleliale.
The meeting this nftcrnorn nt Jeddo nf
tho employes of G. II. Markle & Co.. who
operate tho Jeddo, Ebervale, Highland mid
Oakdule colllciicB, proved to bo probably
the most remarkable gathering of its kind
ever hold In tho anthracite regions. It
wns expected to be a heart to heart talk
between John Mutklo, inannglng partner of
tho firm, nnd his employes, who number
2.S00, but It developed into n Joint debate.
In which Mr. Murklo, President Mltch-I..
Row Father Philips and National Commit
teeman Hcnjamln Jiuiicb took pari. It be
gan In u dignified manlier, but grnduallv
degenerated Into Impassioned argument
nnd wound up very e.loso to personalities.
Over 1,000 persons were present nt tho
meeting. Ilefore tho arrival of the Mnrkles
ono of tho miners in tho crowd moved that
tho men In tho Marklo mines strike. A
viva voca vote was tnken mid thero was a
great roar of "yes."
President Mltcholl wns In tho crowd nnd
ho was Invited to speak. As ho walked up
tho stops of the school hnuso John Jlnrkln,
Alvln Marklo nnd Gnnernl Superintendent
Smith of tho firm's mines, -came nlong thn
railroad truck und tho trio ntood on th-
iliidcr cmbniikim lit c f tho road and listened
to tho strike lender exhort his heurers
MI around them, sitting on tho ernliank-
ment wero the wIvcb, mothers, Blslors and
sweethearts of the men, whllo the school
children gazed from tho windows of tho
one-story building nnd tho school master
stood nt tho door.
Mr. Mitchell said In brief thai he re
gretted that tho men of the Marklo mines
wero divided, but was glnd that thoso who
opposed the strike wero In thn mtiinritv
Ho said the eyes of 13S.O0O minors were
looking toward them and thnt If they all
stopped work tho victory would bo won.
but on tho nther hand, if a few went In
work It would Injure tho Interests of nil
tho men.
Opcrntor MnrUlc Addresses Men.
Then John Marklo made his way town id
the crowd of miners and started to ni
diesi. tho men.
Mr. Markle was unable to spouk for a
while, bocaiiso of interruptions by uiuii.
in the crowd. Several of tho United Mm
Workers' officials attempted to get th'
crowd to disperse and not to listen to Mi
Markle. The latter, however, won n.e
the gathering. Ho told them the com;i .
stood ready to arbitrate any dlffcren
with tho men. Ho said tho company b
an, art Itrntlnn ngicoinciit of long Mami'ii
with the men nnd that he would live up
It .inn expoctod the men to do tho s..
Ho nlso Hold that ho uould ub. le b
decision of tho nrbltiators, no matter wh
the uwurd might be. Mr. Marklo con
eluded his addrchs by paving his rejects
io the l iu'cd Mine Workers officials, call
nig ihvm agitators and barging thmn with