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THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE 1UA I.. HAUL, I'roprlctor. " TIJItMS: J1.S5 IN ADVANCED NORTH PLATTE, - "NEBRASKA, THE NEWS IN BRIEf. Gold democrats havo established headquarters nt Indianapolis. Lieutenant Hobson, of kissing fame, Jias returned from the orient. Tho Johnstown flood victims num bered 2,295; the Porto HIco hurrleano killed ahout 3,000. Net York City has alone raised $1(15,000 for tho sufferers In Galveston and Chicago has tnlsed $80,000. General Chaffee has hcen ordered not to leave Pelt In until the safety of the native Christians Is assured. Tho September Department of Agri culture report quotes Iowa at 87 on wheat, 101 on corn and &7 on oats the highest average, given to any state, Cornelius Vandorbllt hati declined tho nomination to tin assembly tendered him by tho republican loaders. Vanderbllt said ho was son ulble of tho compliment paid him, but did not expect the ofllce. Rural free delivery service will bo established on October 1 at South Au burn, Nemaha county, Neb., with ono carrier. Length of route, twenty eight miles; population r.crvod, 1,000; carrier, Molnnothon Scott. The supreme tent, Knights of tho Maccabees, voted $3,000 for tho Mncca bco sufforors at Galveston, and JG00 of thlB was telegraphed nt once. A re port from Galveston gives nlno Macca bees dead and others missing. OBcar King Davis, tho war corre spondent. Is on his way homo from China. Ho waft a personal friend of Colonel Llscum, who was killed at Tien Tsln, and had loaned tho colonel his saddle on tho day of tho Boldlor's death. J. A. Fernandez, who Ins Just reach ed Austin, Tox from Galveston, says that 500 victims of tho flood and Btorm aro mental wrecks and that many aro raving maniacs. IJaeh day's newB from tho stricken dlatrlet rooms to in crease In horror. John B. Randolph, a well known art critic of New York City, was killed by a fall down stairs In hi: residence Mr. Randolph for years has been tho purchasing art critic for tho Goulds. HuntlngtonB, Mills and r.vornl othor prominent families. Two prominent San Kranclnco nllon iBta havo expressed tho opinion that Mrs. Nellie B. Craven, tho notorlouit Fair ostato claimant, Is merely feign ing Insanity as a means of esenpo from tho penitentiary, to which sho was boh toncod for perjury. Sho spends hor time smoking clgarottes, Mr. Sousa says that his band played to over 1,000,000 peoplo In Europe, that tho cash receipts wcro over $100,000 and that ho Is going again In August, juiu, to tour in Scotland and England. Hu had ono nudlonco of 0,500 peoplo, ho says, In Uorlln, whoro bo gavo con certs on sovontoon dnys. In Paris ho twlco had an audience of 100,000 por eons. President David Starr Jordan of Stanford university has returned from a threo months trip through Japan, whoro ho succeeded In securing tho largost and moBt comploto collection of Japanese fishes ovor obtained by scientists. Collections or descriptions woro mado of all but llftean known spo cles, besides 125 species unknown to 8c,lenco. The Wyoming & Western Railway company filed Incorporation articles nt Cheyonno. Tho nfTlclalB of tho now company nro olllcors of tho Oregon Short Lino nnd It la tho Intention of tho Wyoming & Western to construct and oporato a railroad from Kommor or, on tho Oregon Short Lluo, to Hap py Hollow, on tho main lino of tin Union Pacific west of Evnnston. A dolaycd cablogrnm from Tien Tsln, under date of September 14, tolls of n wondorful stand mado by n single com pany of tho Fourteenth United Stateii Infantry, attacked on tho road to Po klu by 2,000 Boxers. A detachment of tho Bengnl Lancers, heating the tiling in tho dlstanco,- enmo to tho roscno nnd charged tho Boxers In tho roar. Tho Chlncso woro routed nnd loft 200 doad on tho Hold, The Tammany executive commlttoo voted to subscribe $10,000 for tho re lief of tho Galveston sufforcrs. During tho last eight months tho em igration from Hamburg and Bromon was 138,418, nB compurod with 105,511 for tho corresponding porlod of Inst year. John O. Shannon, supremo director of tho Knights of Honor of tho United States, diod at Elborton, On. Ho wab ii past grand master Muson, Tho British Btoamer Gordon Castlo nnd tho acrmau Btcamor Stprmarn col lided In Carrlgan bay and both ves sels sank. Twenty of tho persons on board tho Gordon CnBtlu wcro lost. An edict, dated Tapson, capital of Shanghai province, Septomhor 11, has been received by tho southern viceroys. It Bays tho emperor nBsumca tho re sponsibility of tho foreign troubles, but as tho peoplo aro partly rcspotiBlblo tho ofllclals must now protect tho for eigners and respect tho tientles. 1 The switchmen and brnkomen of tho roads contorlng In Scranton deiidod to refuse to handlo "scab" coal, nnd so uouiicu airuto Master DUclior. General Shaftor has rcccommended to tne war department that tho trans port Lawton bring from Nome all tho Indigents sho can, In tho estimation of tho captain of tho vessel, safely carry. Fred B. Clark, a Chicago real estate man, killed tils wlfo and then commit ted suicide, according to the police who found their dead bodies In a house In Lasallo street. No one Baw the crime committed. Domestic troubles and business rovoraea ate supposed to havo prompted mo act. At Butte, Mont., tho social domocrntii iirmi a hiuiu convention nnu named n ticket with presidential electors pledg ed to Eugene V. Debs for president. Tho net excess of oxrorts during August was $11,(130,474 in fnvor of tho United States, which was $3,3G4,2(i4 moro than tho balauco in our fnvor during August of last year. NO NEW MOVE IS YET Nono of tbo Powers Have Eopliccl to tho American Note Ancnt China. CONFERENCE Willi LI HUNG CHANG A I'rBrntn to Ho Arruti;cd nnd G'erlnln llrouil Principle to bo A;rrml Upon, Whole to lie Submitted to tlio Kuro ppiin Uove rmnenti. WASHINGTON, Sept. 26. Tho posi tion of tho United States on China, as mado known In the notes made pub lic yesterday, Is receiving tho earnest oonsldcratlon of the other powers nnd their representatives hero. It Is look ed upon ns a tort of turning point In the negotiations, on which the align ment of the several countries will bo determined nnd their programs from cd. There has been no word, how ever, from any of the governments concerning their view of tho Ameri can position, nnd It Is expected that some days will elapse beforo any new move is made. There Is reason to be lieve that the American note was con sidered at Berlin yostorduy by those chief In authority, but this has brought no posltivo developments thus far. Tho ChlncKo minister has not heard from LI Hung Chang or Prince Citing tiiieo tho purposes of this government wore made known to them. Mlnlfltor Wu continues to express the earnest hope that tho United States will tako the lead In bringing about a settle ment. Asldo from lis benefits to all tho powers and to China, the minister says it would establish lasting bonds between this country nnd China and would pavo the way for treaty rela tions of the most ndvantngenus char acter for American Interests. In nccordnnce with tho statement mado to Germany to tho effect thnt tho United States government Is about to nuthorlzo .Mr. Conger to enter forth with Into conference with tho duly au thorized representatives of tho Chinese government with a vlow of bringing nbout a preliminary agreement, Act ing Secretary. of Stnto Hill spent somo time yesterday framing the directions to Mr. Conger. In vlow of the pecu liarly dellcato nature of tho task to bo confided to Mr. Conger, this Is n work requiring much thought. Tho language of the note professing to state what Mr. Congor 1b to do Is un usiial nnd seems generally to Indicate thnt he Is about to undcrtako to bring the powers nnd China together; In ac tuality, ho Is to serve as mediator In part at least. Ho presumably will arrnngo with tho Chinese representatives, LI Hung Chnng nnd Prlnco Chlng. ns to tho place where they nro willing to meet tho representatives of tho poworn to discuss u Until settlement', and try to llx upon certain broad principles that shall govern the conference. This pro gram must bo submitted to tho pow ers to nsccrtaln If they aro willing to accept it. If so, then It may bo that something In the nature of a Joint In ternational peaco commission win deal with the Chlneso representatives. Should tho powers or nnv of them re- ect any such program as Mr. Congor may bo ablo to framo, then It nppenrs that thero will bo nothing for tho united States to do but o moko ne gotiations on Its own account, making Bitro that no subsequent action of tho dissenting powers negatives any of tho results secured by our commissioners In tho Hottloment directly with China. Fouler Hecllne the Timk. WASHINGTON, Sept. 25. Ex-Secre tary John W. Foster todny stated thnt bo did not oxpect to tno part In tho International Chlncso negotiations. Ho Bald LI Hung Chnng had expressed a tleslro that ho eonio to China nnd aid In tho negotiations, but ho did not think ho could bo of nny special servlco under existing circumstances. DPBldea It was a long Journey, tho Inclement Benson of tbo year was nppronchlng and ho had no desire again to revisit tho far east. Hunt Tor Trnln Itnhhera. CHEYENNE. Wyo.. Sept. 25. Tho search for the four men who held up and dynamited tho Union Pacific train at Tablo Rock last month has been re sumed. Oniclala of tho Union Pacific received word that the bandits woro soon a few days ngo In the mountains south "f Rawlins and n posse under United Stntea Marshal Hadsell left tho railroad last night for tho bcoiic. Tho posne Is composed of Union Pacific de tectives and deputy marshals. All are well mounted nnd lienvlly arm.d. Hurt liver Woninii MIDDLESBORO. Kv.. Root. ?K.Ar the Half-Wav llOUHP. n Rnlnnn nonr tlm stato line, Dock Hosklns shot nnd fn- tally wounded will Mosloy. tho latter nlso wounding HosklnB, Tho men foil out over a woman who, n few weokB npo, stubbed to death another woman on account ot jeuioiiBy. MI..onurle Kuril pn lo Hlhcrlr.. LONDON. Sept. 25. The American tnlsHlonarlen. J. II. Roborts, Mark Williams, William .Sprngue. Mrs. Sprague and Mlsa Virginia Murdock. who oRcaprd from Kalgan, province of Chi LI, China, In June, were chased ncross the Gobi desert of Slbe-a and reached London In good health. Will Continue the Wur. T.fiMnnN.' Sunt 'r; o.... and Roll, says a dispatch to the Dally Mall from Lournnzo Mitrquoz. "will remain with the fighting burgh ers, mill It Is estimated thnt a force of Boers aggregating from 7.000 to 12,000 In planning to harass tho British linen of communication." Auiitliir llUnt-r In TrMiK, NEW ORLEANS, La.. Sept. 25. A special from Austin. Tex., says: A telephone message received hero to night by tlm chief of Llano saH that San Saba, forty miles north of that place, containing about 1,000 people, was partly swept away by tho Hood in the San Saba river, which was still rising. Ail brldgcH had hcen curried off. No nows could be had from San Saba peoplo tonight, the wires all be ing down, it Is fcnr.'d there tins been great Iors of life in the bottoms as tho rise whb in tho night ami came i witnout warning. GERMANY TAKES NO OFFENSE. Ilfpty Held to AiTord Clilim n Way Out of It Dlmcultlm. COLOGNE, Sept. 25. Tho Kolnlscho Zcitung publishes an Inspired telegram from Berlin, In which tho Washington government's reply to tho German noto Is characterized as a manifest effort to 'assist tho Chlncso governmentto accept tho proposals with regard to the punishment of tno lenders In tho Chinese trouble. Tho telegram points out that, though tho American reply shows an Indulgent disposition, It must not bo deduced therefrom that tho 'Washington government thinks t,hr United States trade and missionary Interests requlro less careful protec tion than thoso of the other powers, but thnt the United States government Is compelled to be Indulgent owing to the unfavorable effect upon the situa tion In tho Philippines caused by the transfer of troops from thoso islands to China. As a matter of fact, tho telegram ntldc, a vigorous and exemplary pun Ishmont of tho guilty counsellors of the Chlneso court will bo In uccord nueu with the Interests of both Ameri can tradn and missionaries. For n Hdttle'ment between the powerB and China It makes no difference, how ove, arBerts the telegram, whether America co-operates any further or not. Forces sufficient for nil emer gencies will remain avutlable to se cure tho expiation demanded by tho civilized world. FEW MORE MEN QUIT WORK. Htrlkcm Ouln Some (Iroiihd In the. Vlilnl Ity of Shiiinuklu. SHAMOKIN, Pn., Sept. 25. Not withstanding the efforts of operators, none of tho collieries In this vicinity resumed this morning. Themlncrs us a bod.t remained away from tho collier ies to the surprise of several opera tors who were confident their mlncu would bo nble to stnrt up. Attempts were also mado to work collieries be tween nere nnd MuttntCarmol, but scarcely nny miners reported. Tho fnlluro of the men to go to work averted trouble. All tho col lieries were heavily guarded by coal and Iron police and special ofllcers. Tho strikers scored a victory by In ducing 10 per cent of the men In the North Franklin colliery nt Trcvorton to stay at home today. Leaders of the United Mines Workers assert that within n few days the colliery will bo tied up. A carload of deputies went to tho mine early today. It Is operated by tho Philadelphia & Reading Coal nnd Iron company and employs about 500 men nnd boys. Tho company wns hopeful up to this morning that nil tho men would remain at work during tho strike. Ml n it (lulu their 1'olnl. VICTOR, Colo., Sept. 25. Tho threatened strike of tho minors em ployed In six of tho leading gold mines of this district becnuso of orders re cently Issued by tho English manage ment of Stratton's Independence, re quiring nil miners to strip naked nnd pass beforo tho superintendent for In spection to provent their purloining vnluablo ore. has neon prevented by nn agreement ontcrcd Into tonight bc tweontho miners' committee nnd the managers. The order was modified bo to make It necessary for the men to remove their outer clothing. It re n.ulred sevornl meetings between tho representative of both Bides to at tain this result. Yellow I'ever Culm In Culm. HAVANA. Sept. 24. Thirty-one new ensns of" yellow fover have been ofll clallv reported since Friday, mnklng nenrly 100 now under treatment. Cap tain Georgo 'S. Cnrtwrlght, Twenty fourth United Stntes Infantry, quarter master's department, who was taken down whhtho rever last Mondny at Camp Coluntbin. Is dend. Robert. ThomnB nnd Alfred Kllbourno, second United States artillery, wcro attacked ypptorday. Governor Grnornl Wood suggests that departmental clerks should not resldo In Havana while tho fever Is rnglng. Inil'nti SliiKlted to Dentil. DULUTH, Minn., Sopt. 25. Art nr Cummins, n tenchor at tho Vermillion reservation Indlnn school, enmo down from Tower today and gavo himself up to tho United Stntes authorities for killing i young Indian boy named Charles Eaglo at the school Thursday last. Tho Indlnn was 17 years old and very large, while Cummins Is n Blight man. The young Indlnn declined to obey nnd was being put In tho guard house. Tho teacher undertook to nhys Ically execute his command nnd Eagle resisted violently. Wu (let Over 111 Kenre. WASHINGTON, Sept. 25. Tho de tectives who have been on duty nt the Chlneso legation for nbout two months today returned to headquarters, there belnir no further nccoBBlty, In the Judg ment of major Sylvester "hlef of po lice, and Mr. Wu. for tho presence of detectives nt tho minister's residence It Ir understood thnt as Boon as tho condition of affairs in China will ad mit of It Minister Wu will visit Peru, to which country he also Ib the accred ited represcntntlve of his government. I'iiiinni Kdttnr I'mte Aunr. STOCKHOLM, Sopt. 21. Tho an nouncement of tho death of S. A. Hed liind, the well known editor, has causod a widespread feeling of regret. De ceased was for years a m-mibor of Par liament and a lively debater and he greatly assisted In tho solution ot the labor problem. llUnleiihlui; to the i;ni;IUIi. LONDON, Sept. 25. Tho afternoon newspapers, which comment on the American reply to the German note, attribute It to "political exigencies," Tho Pall Mall Gazette says: "U Is a shock to find the government at Wash ington tnklngoip tho position that the Justification of the punishment of the Chlncno. icsponslblo for the outrngo, torturo and murder of American citi zens should be left to the Initiative ot tho murderers themselves, for It Is Impossible to doubt that the re span Hlblo authors nro thu lmporlul authorities" v. Priests and Preachera in Anthnxite Re gion Counsel With Pariahoners, PULPIT IS DIVIDED IN SYMPATHIES How Sundny Wi Spnnt by the Men In teretted In the Labor Struggle Tlia Day J'limi'n Juittly, but Trouble U I.ooUml for Home lny Tlili ViceU. IIAZLETON, Pn., Sept. 21. Thero Is absolutely no change in tho coal utriko situation In the Lehigh valley today and tho customary Sundny qui etude prevailed. This afternoon tho employes of tho Calvin Pardee mlno met at Lattlmcr and tho United Mlno Workers held mass meetings at Epley and Beaver Meadows. ionlght tho presidents of the three nnthraclto dis tricts, comprising tho entire hard coal fields of Pennsylvania, hud a confer ence with President Mitchell for tho purpose of discussing the situation as it now prevails in the anthraclto re gion. During normal times n colliery hero nnd thero works on Sunday, but today not n pound of coal was mined In tho ; Hazleton region. Today tho twenty five or more towns In this region wero quiet. Many minors, accompanied by their families, visited neighboring villages to sco relatives or friends, us is their custom on Sunday, while mo3t others remained IndoorB at their homes. All the mining towns had their full quota at tho churches and It was a subject of remark by strangers now In tho region that an unusually largo proportion of tho population attended church. The women nnd children, however, wero in a vast majority. Tho Catholic faith is tho dominating de nomination in the coal region. Threo of tho deputies who woro sworn in by Sheriff Harvey of Luzemo county and who nro sons ot prominent Wilkesbarre familes were r.rrested last night at Freeland on tho charge of highway robbery. They ne Hamilton Farntii'n, VanBuron B. Howard and A. R. Shoemaker, Jr. The men are ac cused of robbing a Polish liquor deal er of $1G7 In cash. Thero nro two olde3 to the story. Tho Pclander says ho was delivering beer at Highland and that the deputies asked him and ho consented to let them rldo in his wng on to Freeland. At the outskirts of that place, bo claims, the men assault ed him and took tho money from his pocket. Tho other story Is to the effect that tho Polander demanded a ioo for bring ing tho deputies to Freeland and not getting It ho set up tho cry that ho had been robbed. A crowd booh gath ered and tho deputies wen taken Into custody nnd given a heading beforo a Justice of tho peace, whlnh lasted un til 2 o'clock this morning. Tho 'squlro committed tho three men, but Instead of locking them up at Freeland tho accused wcro nrlven thirty miles over tho mountains to Wilkesbarre, where they arrived nt daylight this morning. This was dono In order to prevent tho possibility of tho men being taken from tho local lockup by a crowd which was still waiting to see what dis- Ppoeltlon was to bo mado c.f tho depu ties, 'llicro Is an exceedingly strong feeling ngalnat deputies in this region, bo they accused ot erlmo ot not. Tho threo men were released on ball after their arrival at Wilkeaburro. The United Mlno Workors' organ Izens spent tho day In various parts of this district looking after tho inter ests of their organization. They con sulted tho leaders of local unions nnd urged mine workors who huvo not yet struck to leave their work. Benjamin James of the natlonnl ex ecutive board said today that ho ex pected the number of Btrlkons will bo greatly Increased tomorrow. Ho pro ducts that a number of mines which havo been running pretty full during the last week will bo tied up completely tomorrow. II03S0N DEEPLY GRIEVED. NuthI Constructor Snj'ft Unit Itciunrbn mi Iwey Wero Mlmiuotrd. MONTREAL. Sopt. 2 1. Lieutenant Hobson uriived In this city this even ing. Ho was shown thu answer made by Admiral Dewey to the interview with the lieutenant sent out from Vancouver. He said he was deoply grieved that Admiral Dowcy hati taken tho matter up in tho way reported. Ho declared thnt ho was not responsible for the statement mndo In the Van couver Interview. Ho had been ap proached by n reporter nnd In tho courre. of a conversation lind stated that tlio Spanish ships had been sunk becnuse the plugs wero drawn by the Spanish. He explained that It was Im possible to sink a ship by hitting it nbovo the water line. Admiral Dewey, hod, however, compelled the Spnnlnrds to sink their ships and that was Just as effective as sinking them with Bhells. Personally ho had tho highest posslblo respect for Admiral Dewey and his great achievement and he greatly regretted that anything had been attributed to him which might tend to destroy the glor;' of tho ad miral's deeds. Amux.itlon of Mexico. MEXICO CITY. Sopt. 21. An article In a Los Angeles paper advocating tho nnnoxntlon of Mexico to the United States causes tho Mexican Herald to deny thnt Americans In this country nro conspiring against the political In tegrity of Mexico. (ilotidliiirU linen tin inline. SAN ANTONIO. Tex.. Sept. 24. A cloudburst In the valley of tho Nonces river Saturday night did much damage to property, and also, according to re ports received here, resulted In loss of life on the ranches In thnt vicinity. Tho Neuces Auvalde rose twenty-five feet In two hours' tlmo and broke telo graph couimunicaiiou, A niimbr ol ranches were Inundated ami one Eng lish sheepman, Ethelbert McDonald, together with somo Mexican sheep herders, aro Bald to have lost their llvos on a ranch In tho mountains near Brackett. 1U AMERICAN REPLY IN LONDON. i:ncluh 1'aporn Tliluli the United Htntel Vulum China's (lood Will Too Itlchly. LONDON, Sept. 24. Tho morning papers aro too fully occupied with the gonernl election campaign to bestow much uttentlon on tho Chinese prob lem. Tho Standard, which discusses editorially the replies ot tho United States government, says: "The policy thus laid down implies tho existence at Washington of a very exaggerated estimate of tho good will of thu Chinese rulers. It is to be fear ed that the action of the United States will tend to weaken the influence of tho ullies, and for this reason it Ib greatly to bo regretted." According to tho Pekln correspond ent of the Dally News, wiling Septem ber 1C, mo Chinese declare most pos itively that the empress dowagtr nnd the emperor will lu no case return to the Imperial palace In Pekln, us they hold that it lias been dcnccrt.ted by the intrusion of barbarians. This ir reconcilable attitude receives confir mation In many reports emanating from Shanghai. One of these Is that us a reply to the denunciation of Prlnco Tuan and others by the viceroys nn lmporlul edict, dated September 17, duals more leniently with the Boxer movement and reminds the people that both the Boxers and Chlncso Chrlstinns aro Chinamen, who shall receive Im perial protection if they quietly dis perse to their homes. Tho edict polnta out that It is impossible for tho Impe rial government to distinguish be tween good und bad Boxers. It says that If the rebel Boxers still continue to ussemhle thuy will bo denlt with tiummarlly. Another report says that thu edict frankly declares that no executions cau bu sanctioned until an adequate Inquiry lias been made. Further indications that Prince Tuau has resumed his former ascendancy are found in the Shanghai reports of his promotion and In tho statement from tho same quarter that General Tung Fun Slang has been appointed generalissimo ot the northern, Chlncso armies nnd Prince Cluuing, general commander-in-chief of the Boxers, has been made a grand councillor. It la also reported that Loh, former gover nor of Kiang Su province, a Munchu nnd bitterly anti-foreign, has been ap pointed to succeed Li Hung Chang at, Canton. According to various accounts of the Pel Tnng affair the Chinese had an ticipated that thu allies would attack In force. The Britishers and others who left Tien Tsln with the Intention of cutting off the rctrcnt of the Pol Tang garrison, arrived too lute. They wero only hnli way to their deiitlnatlou when tho fotts wero captured. Tho Tien Tsln correapondont of tho Standard explains that the Russians refused to provide trnlns for this force, but guVo the Germans and Austrlnns amplo notice nnd railway accommoda tions. Advices to the Standard from Shang hai place . he losses of tho allies be fore Pel Tang at HOO, principally duo to the explosion of mines, one of which, 200 yards long, exploded like an earthquake, killing and wounding largo numbers nnd literally blowing two mounted officers to pieces. I'orto Itlro Witiits l'ny. HAVANA, Sept. 24. Porto Rtco'a demand on Cuba for the repayment of moro than $2,500,000 advanced to Spain to conduct mllttury operations against Cuba, has been the source of consider able amusement. Cubans are asking why they should repay these funds lent to the enemy for the express pur pose of subduing them. General Wood will return tho doc ument forwarded from Washington to Governor Allen of Porto Rico, togeth er with a memorandum, couched lu diplomatic language, pointing out thnt he Is untiblu to tako any action in tho matter. Ill (jllPHt ot MIIMoiih. SAN FRANCISCO. Cal . Sept. Three Russians, named Mario Gurcho witch, Jcl Fleldmau nnd Robort Schoub, havo reached this city in search of a phantom foitune of $35, 000,000. Eight years ago they saw in tho Warsaw Courier a stitement thit ono Yeakob Massck Harowltz, whoso heirs they claim to be, had died in America, leaving the sum mentioned. Lnter tlio story was repented by a dy ing millionaire In Chentchln, nnd search Is being mado for the treasure. Noldlem Sick In Clilim. WASHINGTON, Sept. 24. Acting Surgeon General Bacho of the army received today the following cable gram from Surgeon Perley at Nagas aki: "Will send forty-one, Including three olllccrs, to the United States; olghty four remaining. Ono Irmdred nnd forty-one sick In hospital at Pekln; 125 at Tlcn Tsln, many of thorn mild." Terrible Htorm on llin PMiIuk Ilunlin. ST. JOHNS. N. F.. Sept. 24. An un known American Ashing vessel foun dered on the Grand Banks last week and all of her crew, nbout twenty lu number, perished. The Fronch "bank or" Thornly foundored and fourteen of her crew wero drowned, .vhllo six es caped. The schoonur Eddlo lost three men. Ilrltlxli Iteimon for Stu) Inc. LONDON, Sept. 21.-It was ex plained today at the British foreign olllce that "it was found inexpedient tor the powers to accept the Russian withdrawal proposition," as they had reliable Information that "tbo Boxers were ready to reoecupy Pekln ns soon as the allies retired." NEW HONORS I OR BOXERS. I'rlnco Tumi unit limit; VI to He t;iovutctt to Higher I'nidtloiiH. SHANGHAI. Sept. 21. It Ib believed In ottlclal circles hero that "rlnco Tuan has been or will bu promoted to mem bership in the grand council and that tho taotal ot Shanghai will bo ap pointed provincial Judge with the no torious Boxor, Knug Yl, as Ills deputy bore. Tho forolgn otllclnla nro under stood to bo protesting to the Yang Tpo viceroys ngalnst these appointments. BI POOR MASKED Mi They Successfully Hold Up nn Express Oar Near Lincoln, NOT MUCH BOOTY IS SECURED Jtetectlrei Who do In Search of Hie Itob ber Ueturn Empty Hnnded Kcwnrd by thu lUllroHd Company Other Ne bruiku Matter Hero nud Thero. LINCOLN, Neb., Sept. 25. Four masked men held up passenger train No. 41 at Woodlnwn, a small placj twolvo miles from this city on the Billings lino of tho Burlington rail road, and forced the express messenger to turn ovor envelopes containing about 5200 In money. An unsucccessful ef fort was mado to open . tho through express safe, which contained several thousand dollars. Dctoctlvo Molcn of the Burlington railroad secret service returned utter making nn unauccoasful search for tho men who robbed tho St. Louis Portland train near Woodlawn. It is generally eupposed that tho men camo to Lincoln Immediately after tho rob bery and a close watch Is being main tained on nil suspicious characters now In the city. "There have been so many train robberies in this section of the coun try within the last few wtoks that it Is very dlfllcult to locate any of the guilty persons," said Dctoctlvo Mnlonc. "Circumstances lead ns to bellovo that the robbery at Woodlawn was commit ted by experienced men, but there aro no Indications thnt they wero tho onea who held up the passengers on the Bur lington train near Ilaigler. On tho snme night n trnln was bold up and robbed in a nlmllar manner In Iowa and It Is possible that the two gangs nro In league with each, other. We haven't given up the search by nnv moans; In fact, wo expect to find the men nooncr or later. We havo sus picions concerning men heio In Lincoln nnd something may devolop In, tho next few days. "So far as I have been able to find out only ono of the four men who held up tho train Friday night got on board at Lincoln. The other three waited about a mile this side ot Lincoln nnd started a fire for a signal to thoir con federate. As soon as tho man on board the train saw the fire he crawled over the tender and ordered the engineer to turn on the brakes, nnd when the trnln slowed down the threo men began to lire shots Into the express car. The conductor fired several shots at tho men as they left the train and they fired back In return. Tho bloodhounds took'tho trail very well. Jmt as soon as they got to tho road thov lost It be cause of tho multitude of poonle that had passed over It thnt day." Acelileutiilly Killed. DORCHESTER, Neb-. Sept. 25. Her man Knhle, a prominent farmer living nbout flvo miles northeast ol town, was found dead beside the road. Ho had been mowing weeds along the road nnd when found ho was lying partly under tho mnchlno with Ms head fast In one of tho wheels. Tho tracks of tho mower showed that ho had struck a stump with tbo sickle bar and the team had backed up several feet. It is suposcd that tho sudden striking ot tho stump hnd thrown him backwards from his seat on tho mower and in falling ho had probably drawn back on tho lines, which caused tho team to back tbo machine on to his body. llirn lliirned Ilnrliic Storm. LEIGH, Neb., Sept. 25. During a henvy rain storm the lorge barn of Nick Hofner. living four miles south west of Leigh, was struck iy lightning nnd totnlly destroyed by fire. Threo head of fine horses, ono cr.lt nnd a 2-year-old steer were burned, besides 500 bushels of oats, five sets of harness, ten tons of hay nnd about $75 worth of farm Implements. Mr. Hofner's son nnd n hired man were In the hayloft at the time it was struck and it is mnrvelous that they escaped with their lives, as the building was Immediately onvoloped In flames. The building and stock wero Insured for two-thirds of their value. Snloon Ituilillng Set Allre. GERMANTOWN, Neb., Sept. 25. The saloon building wns discovered to bo on fire and citizens wcro aroused by the whistling of the helping engine. Men nnd women turned out and car ried water and aftor a half hour's hard work the flames wero extinguished. The building was badly damaged, but the stock was mainly gotten nut. The fire Is bellevod to be a plain caso of Incendiarism. "iirveylng; I'nrly Ktnr'n, HASTINGS. Nob.. Sept. 25. A sur veying party composed of Hastings men will start off from this city lie fore long for Davenport, whoro the sur vey of the Nebraska & Gulf raBroad will bo continued to Dollv'lle. Kan. Mr. W. II. Fuller will be chief engineer and C. A. Heartwell levoler. J. B. Keodle, Tom Crceth, Ben Bally and Otto Ladd will also lo members of the pnrty. Killed by ri Stork Trnln, EWING. Neb., Sopt. 25. Joseph San ders was run over and Instantly kill ed whllo on his wny to church by a spoclnl train if stock empties. Tho ac cident was witnessed by a number of poople, but thoy did not notice the dan ger to the old gentlomnn In time to warn him of his danger. Mr. Snnders was 77 years old. a hlgh'y respected and pioneer citizen of Holt county. New Mull Clrkn. OMAHA, Neb., Sopt. 23. A number of railway mall clerks havo been add ed to No. 101 on the Union Pacific, be tween Omaha and Cheyenne. Thero has been such an Increase In tho malls of late that It was neeorsary to put on the additional clerks. Tho new ones are: Charles S. Ingnls, South Om aha; C. H. Love, Lincoln: C. H. Er wln. Falrbury. and Emil Johnson, Mnr quettc. William J. Lucas, Central City, and J, B. Archer and George A. , Benedict have been transferred to this 1 Hue.