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Sixteen thousand pupils reported on
the first school day in Omaha.
Fire at Enrlham, Iown, destroyed a
block of buildings In the business sec
tlon with content?, causing a $20,000
Jobs, partly Insured.
Miss Cordelia Henderson horsewhip
ped Thomns Archer, a Topekn, Kan.,
attorney. She was arrested. She told
the police Mint Archer had gossiped
about her.
Funeral services were held over the
remains of General Robert Williams,
formerly adjutant general of the army,
at the family residence in Washing'
ton, D. C.
It is reported that Charles M. Hays,
the retiring president of tho Southern
Pacific, is to be taken by J. P, Mor
gan & Co., as the railroad expert of
that house.
Near Red Iodge, Mont., John An
drewB wns instantly killed by John
Homers, who mistook him for a bear
and sent u bullet through his heart at
uhort range.
The gold brick swindled has been do
velopod in Alaska nnd tho Klondike.
Hogus gold dust and ntiggots have
been sent north In large quantities and
disposed of as the product of various
claims.
Robert M. Wilson, formerly owner of
tho R. M. Wilson bath tub works In
Home, N. wob shot aud almost
instantly klllod by a revolver In his
own hand at his summer home at 8yl
van Roach.
Andrew Carnegie has give 100 each
to Sneddon, Law, Jonos and Dick,
four miners who displayed consplcu
ouh bravery in tho rescuo of their com
rades at tho tlmo of tho recent Dolln-
bristlo (Porthshlro) colliery disaster.
Tho cIoho of three-quarters of a cen
tury of life finds tho senior United
States senator froj Massachusetts,
acorgo F. Hoar, in excellent health
me vcncmblo statesman celebrated
Thursday tho 18th anniversary of his
birth. Ho Is now serving his fifth
term 1n tho senate.
Vice President Roosovelt has con
Hcnieu to writo a history of tho
Rough Riders for tho roster of tho
Now Mexico volunteers In tho Spanish
war, which will bo published by the
authority of the Thlrty-fourth legis
lative assembly of New Mexico, which
has made an appropriation for thai
purpose.
A dispatch from I.ord Kitchener,
dated Protorln, Bays: "SInco August 2G
tho columns report nineteen Boers kill
ed, three wounded, 212 made prisoners
and 127 surrendered, and that 194 rl
tlles, 27.5C0 rounds of ammunition,
1.700 horscB and 7.C00 head of cattle
have been captured,"
King Edward has appointed a com
mltteo to invcstlgnto Prof. Koch's tu
berculosis theory. Tho scope of tho In
quiry is officially said to bo whether
animal and human tuberculosis are
Identical, whether nnimali and humans
can bo reciprocally infected and under
what conditions, if at all transmission
to man occurs.
The Unted States minister, Mr. Con
ner, 1b taking steps to reclaim the
small American concession at Tleu
Tain, the title to which has practic
ally lapsed of late years owing to the
government being unorganised and a
majority of tho American residents be
ing scattered among the British and
'German concessions.
Secretary ot Agriculture Wilson has
returned from n trip through tho west
und Is at hla desk In Washington.
George A. Qulnlnu, vice president
and general manager of tho Houston
A TeitaB Central railroad, died at Hour
Jon, Tex.
Tho Earl of Crnwford has bought
tho auxiliary steam yacht Valhalla,
owned by tho Count and CountesB do
Castollane.
Shredded corn fodder proporly bu)
ed will soon bo shipped to tho largo
cities Just as hay Is. There Is ho quoa
tlon about tho vnlue of shredded fod
dor. Much depends upon cutting corn
fodder at tho right tlmo to lmvo It
the most valuable. Fodder to bo shred
ded should bo cut about the tlmo tho
leaves begin to wither at the bottom
nnd tho grains nro fully dented,
Tho wnr department bus been In
formed that tho poHtal authorities
have decided to place u portrait or
Oenornl II, w. Law-ton, tho military
hero who lost his life at San Mateo In
tho Philippines, on tho now Issuo of
postage stamps,
A Chinese edict Issued recently or
dains a new system of official examin
ation. It abolishes tho lltorary essny
and substitutes therefor throe classes
of BUbJectfl, namely, Chinese affairs,
western matters nnd classlda litera
ture. Two foreigners, said to bo aunrch
Ista, with Intentions on tho czar, wero
taken Into custody at Paris.
At Clrnnte, Oklahoma, a gusher of
oil was struck at a depth of 300 feet.
The flow Is very heavy anil has created
great excitement,
STRIKE ABOUT ENDED
C::at Dtccl Strike is So Considered by
Moot Pittsburg People.
NOTHING POSITIVE TO BE LEARNED
Amalgamated AiHIiory Mount Keep All
Ilermrters Afar Off Shaffer anil Wil
liam! Are Absentee Association Pres
ident Stilt Kate.
PITTSBURG, Pn Sept. C The pre-
vailing opinion In Pittsburg Is that
tho great steel strike is practically sot
tied, but absolutely nothing positive
can bo learned from either Bide to the
controversy. Tho day was spent by
tho Amalgamated advisory board In
Bccrct conference bohlnd doors thnt
were guarded closer than ever before,
J bo newspaper "dead lino" was drawn
effectually. When tho final adjourn
ment for tho day came at about C:30
p. id., th oso who had been inside
headquarters refused to say a word In
answer to Insistent questions, nor vol
untcurcd any stntemcnt.
When the meeting was over It was
learned for tho first tlmo that Presi
dent Shaffer had not been with his
colleagues during tho afternoon ses
sion and his whorenbouta up to 11
o'clock last night were unknown, Sec
retary Williams also disappeared
shortly after tho adjournment and ho.
too, could not for nwhllo bo located.
Rumors wero current all afternoon
that tho two gentlemen hnd gono to
New York", but at a Jatc hour both Mr
Shaffer nnd Mr. Williams were found
nt their homes. Mr. WilllamB stntcd
that nolthcr Mr. Shaffer nor uny other
official of tho association was going to
New York.
t(ri.ll ..mi.i ......
nmw uu uiiicihi statement, was
inndo regarding any further move
mcntB, It was learned on good author
ity that u meeting of tho exccutlvo
board of tho AmnlKnmntpd n Hunt' I n
tlon would be called to tnko up tho
poaco question, nnd that thla meeting
would bo called today or tomorrow.
Nono of tho momburs llvlntr out of
Pittsburg, however, arrived in tho city
tonight. If this meeting convenes
soon, It Is bolloved somo proposition
or n settlement of tho Btrlke would bu
decided upon, thnt will bo posslblo to
moot tho United States Steel corpora
tion with. Pending such n decision on
tho pnrt of tho Amalgamated assocl
"i,uu i-rcsmeni anancr declined to
Allnn T. I . . ... ...
SlV-l"1 t-t.y
from thoso outsldo of tho organlza'
...,,. t.v.ivu nun ciiiiio an r
won.
Ho hnd no objection to tho arrange
ment of any arbitration scheme, but
nono nnd been mentioned. He declin
ed to commit himself on tho work of
uio Civic fodorntlon in behalf of the
steel workers nnd declared that thoro
was not any dissatisfaction among tho
Hinaera over tho tlolny on Bottling tho
Btrlko. Ho snld the men expected to
stay out for n long tlmo and wero not
dlsturbod by tho nppnront determina
tion of tho trust to fight the mnttnr
OUt. TllO Officials Of tho nR-mxIntlnn
nro believed to havo submitted a
counter proposition, which camo tho
nearest to what tboy bolloved could bo
ncepted with honor to thomHniv-.fl
This proposition was sent to Nmv
York and In roply word camo that It
was unsntlsfoctory und all negotia
tions wero off.
FOR TWO NATIONS TO DECIDE.
unci -Stil Will lie Mediator. I.... 1.1-
putauU Mint Set tha Tin..
WASHINGTON, Sent. O.-Tho nr.
tlon of the United Stutcs In tondcrlng
Its good offices to Vonczuoln and c.a.
lombla to avert a war between these
countries has not yet advanced to n
point where thin government hna begun
tuo worK or mediator. It hns slgtil-
ncti us willingness to act. hut It will
remain for the two countrlcB to Indi
cate when tho tlmo has nrrlved for
actual mediation. Colombia already
hna made known that It will welcome
the oxerclso of tho pacific offices or
mo umii'u amies, Tho rcsnonsa nf
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........v,,. . ..uuurciuou io no less def-
lllllA III nno...!.... il.. . I
i i i. K K00U 0,neca of
nimuH. t no uo oni i tin
minister, Dr. Sllva, und tho Venezuelan
charge d'affaires, Sonar Pulldo, left for
llunnlo In tho PanA-niorlcnn nnrtv to.
.1..., ...I. I.. I. .. .... I
uw, nmvti ocuiiiH io uuiicnto thnt no
Immediate crisis In nntlclnnted.
I'lio note of the United States nffiM-.
Ing to mediate hns created an uutibunl
stir in South American diplomatic
quarters, as It is construed to bo n
rather marked development of tho
Monroe doctrlno and ono which will
be most acceptable to South America.
s.
To Kipel Turk. Kroin 1'runee,
PARIS, Sopt. 0. Tho French gov
ernment hnu decided on tho first coor-
vivu IlK'UBliro una nut th mi tun .if
Turkey. A decrco hns been ilinwn un
una win probably bo signed tomor
row, expelling a muhber of Turkish
agents whoso mission has been to apy
on mo young Turks In France. Tho
list Includes Hovcrnl names well known
In Parisian society, It is ulso learned
Hint tlin miltnn lino 1 .. 1
.vivtainpiiuvi ru-
calling hint to Constantinople.
PRESIDENT DRAWS A CROWD.
Itri.nril-llrrnbtnc Attendance at (lie ran
American lCiponltlnn.
BUFFALO, Sept. C What is prob
ably tho grcntcst crowd that ever gath
ered on tho Esplanade nt the Pan
American exposition grounds greeted
tho president as ho entered the stand
erected there. The Esplahndo was
crowded to suffocation nnd the vast
aBHcmblago overflowed to tho Court of
Fountains, President Mllburn Intro
-1 . . i . . . .
uucuu wjo prescient, wno spoke nt
flomo length, Baying, among other
,."'.,, , r
oral commissioners, Ladles
nnd Gentlemen
I am glad to bo again
In the city of Buffalo and exchange
greetings with her people, to whose
generous hospitality 1 am not a
stranger und with whose good will 1
have been repeatedly and signally
honored. Today I have additional sat
isfaction In meeting nnd giving wel
como to the foreign representatives
assembled here, whoso presence and
participation in this exposition have
contributed in so marked a degree to
llfl Interests nnd success. To the com
missioners of tho Dominion of Can
ada and tho British colonies, tho
French colonics, the republics of Mex
ico nnd of Central and South America
nnd tho commissioners of Cubn and
Porto Rico, who share with us In thlB
undertaking, wo give tho hand of fel
lowship nnd felicitate them -ipon tho
triumphs of nrt, science, education nnd
manufacture which tho old world has
bequeathed to tho new eontury.
Expositions aro tho timekeepers of
progress. Thoy record tho world's nil
vnncomcnt. Thoy stimulate tho en
orgy, entorprlso and Intellect of th
people. Thoy go Into tho home. They
broaden nnd brighten tho dally life of
tho people. They open mighty store
houses of information to tho student,
Every exposition, great or small, has
noipcd to somo onward step. Com
pnrlson of IdcnB Is always educational
nnd as such Instructs tho. brain and
hnnd of man. Friendly rlvnlry fol
i ...i. ....... .
improvement, the Inspiration to useful
iuwb, which is mo spur to Industrial
Invention and to high endeavor In all
departments of human activity. It ex
nets a study of tho wants, comforts
and even tho whims of. the people. The
question of t ratio Is an Incentlvo to
men of business to devise, Invent and
economize In tho ;nst of production.
Business life, whether among our
selves or with other people, Is ever n
sharp struggle for success. It will bo
nono tho less effective in tho future,
clinging to tho clumsy and antiquated
wunoui competition wo would be
processes of farming nnd manufacture
and tho methods of business of long
ago nnd tho twentieth eontury would
,uu no mrincr ntlvnnccd tlmn tho
1... M ...
eighteenth century. But though com
mcrclnl competitors wo are. commer
clnl enomlea wo must not bo.
"Tho Pan-Amerlcnn exposition has
dono Its work thoroughly, presenting
in us exhibits tho highest skill nnd
Illustrating the progress of tho hit
lnan family in tho western heml
sphere. Thla portion of tho nnrlh him
no cnuso for humiliation for tho part
la. t . . . "
u tins perrormed In tho march of civ
ilization, it has not accomplished
overythlng; far from It. It has Blmply
dono Its beat and without vanfty or
boastfulness, and recognizing the man
ifold achievements of others, It ln
vlter tho friendly rivalry of all the
powers In tho pencoful pursuits of
trade and commerce and will cooper
ate with alb In advancing tho highest
uim ucsi uuerestB of humanity. Tha
wisdom, and energy of all the nations
are nono too great for the world'B
work. Tho success of art. science. In
dustry and Invention Is an Interim-
lonnl asset and a common glory."
Mr. llrynn llnjr it Newspaper.
WASHINGTON, Sent. fi.-Th v.
tloiml Watchman Publishing company
today tiled n bill of snlo transferring
to William Jennings IJrynn the nlant
and newspaper known as tho National
Watchmnn, BiiccoBsor to tho Silver
Knight Watchman. Tho consideration
wns ?r.
no.r ii.rh.ni..
- riiipiii
i.unuon, Sept. Tho colnnini nr.
,. .... '
,,C0 m,,,,l8e today ii dispatch from
the governor of Onn n,i.... at..
tor Holy-HtitehliiHnn h.!i'0
her I, announcing thnt the Uocrs An"
gust 25. cant
ish scouts near Hanreekloof and shot
thorn In cold blood.
. . ' "'" "IVll urii-
llrltlsh Itnr More Mule..
KANSAS CITY, Mo.. Sent. C.-T1,
purchiiBc of mules for the Llrltlsh
army In South Africa was resumed
after an interval of three months. Sov-
erai hundred were selected.
CnilVlcti K. (It lift from !-..
LINCOLN, Sept. . Fretl Plnran...
under sentence of ono year for forgery
committed In Lincoln county, and
Nowton Houck, under sentonco ot
throo years for criminal assault com
muted in tork county, oseimml from
thu penitentiary by climbing over tho"
prison wall. Ilotb wero omployed In
tho bnkory, Tho guard on duty In tho
building was absent from his post
when tho men escaped and ho was .lis.
charged for neglect of duty.
APOLOGY
ENODGU
Kaiser Sends Word to Chinese Empcro:
that More is Expected,
FUTURE CONDUCT TO INFI IIFNTF
suiuilt. OVIilJUu I IU INrLUtrlLL
Von Kelteler'n Murder to lie Expiated by
Good lleha-lnr Kmperor William Im
presses Chnn With the Solemnity of
the Occasion.
BERLIN, Sept. C Emperor Will
lam's reception of tho Chlneso mission
of expiation headed by Prince Chunn,
which took place today at Potsdam,
was marked with all the severity con
slstent with an audience nominally
friendly.
Tho Chinese Imperial envoy on en
tering the palace wns not accorded a
salute by the Garde du Corps. Tho
emperor received him seated. The but
tons and epaulettes of his majesty's
white uniform were enveloped in crape, es. At tho conclusion of the ceremo
I rlnce Chun bowed thrice on entering nies the stuko. whinh i.a.i D
.
emperor wuiinm re-
'u",ul ocnicii (Hiring ine reauing or
the Chlneso address. Afterward, how
ever, ho relaxed his stern demeanor
and welcomed the envoy courteously
and subsequently, accompanied by his
adjutant, ho called upon Prlnco Chun
at tho Ornngcrle. Later In the ovenlnir
tho emperor, Prince Chun nnd a dozen
memberB of the expiatory mission took
tea on an Island In the Spree.
Tho emporor had evldontly arranged
tho entire ceremony with the view of
Impressing Prlnco Chun thnt the cere
mony meant expiation for a foul crime I
nnd only through expiation had Prlnco
Chun acquired tho right to bo treated
with princely honors. Not until after
tho ceremony did the utmosphcre
change. Then tho troops outsldo sa
luted, tho bands played and the Hits
sars escorted Prlnco Chun back to the
Ornngcrle.
iuijuiiui vuiuy Kucineti ueepiy
Impressed with the solemnity of the
occaslon nnd when summoned to tho
throno room ho showed visible embar-
rassment. He bowed repeatedly whllo
apnronchlne tho thronn mm i.u vet
was agitated while ho was reading the t0 tho Monessen Steel Hoop mill and celpt has been made by the Venezue
lmperlal address. tho tostallation of three mills on the lan government, but Its purport has
The ontlro manner of Emperor Will- f 'ght tUr" at the Clark m,M a11 polnt not been mndo known, although if Is
lam was calculated to impreBB Prlnco
Chun with the solemnity ot the cere
monlals. Ho spoke emphatically and
seriously, emphasizing particularly tho
word "civilized."
Tho ceremony lastQd only ten min
utes. In tho meantime six Chlneso
dignitaries of the highest rank who
were halted In tho anteroom remained
there perfectly motionless and speech-
. ... . r
less, nwaiting I'rlnco Chun's return
with evident anxiety. Prince Chun
retired backwards from the throno
room, bowing profusely;
According to tho Lokal Anzelgor. tho
Chinese envoy will breakfast tomor
row with tho emperor nnd empress.
There was apparently but little pub
ii i i it
"I!? " 8'. 5. the
pcoplo.of Berlin.
0. ...... uui .iLiiiuii-
stratlvo crowd watched Pilnco Chun
driving in tho park.
END OF STRIKE MAY BE NEAR.
Oonference of Labor Leader, and steel
n.c.ai. i ..! i Ne York.
NEW YORK, Sept. 5. A conference
t which conditions of peace In the
tmmi siuui striae are being discussed
is in progress at the office of tho
llnttmt Stntno cjtt .,.. i
vvvB wtvu. till I'UIUUUII I ill) I
participants In tho discussion Include
Charles M. Schwab of the United StateB
Steel corporation, Sumpol Gomoers.
president o the American Federation
1 1 .?.hn 'tchell president of
,worKere "Nation;
l ror. JenkB of the industrial commls-
IT,' ,, , "'7 M- Ea8,oy of th0
CIMc Vederatlon, and Harry White,
J"! ' h Qlxrtmenl Workers' ns-
social on. Tho conference was arrang-
ed this morning nnd was asked for
by Samuel Gompers and John Mitch-
a . .
ell. who are belloved to bo acting in
bohalf of President Theodore J. Shaf-
fer and the Amalgamated association.
Thm. m.i,.i .. i.. ...i- .
, .v..... .i.c ciuiy in,a morning
an
wero Joined by Messrs. Jonks.
iwisioy and White. Tho entire party
enmo down town at 12 o'clock and nt
12:15 o'clock entered the office of the
United States Steel corporation, They
wero received by Mr. Schwab and
shown to the consulting room.
Cllni.ll.. nflAH . I. I ...
muir arrival veriv
Preston and some of tho officials of
4ho subaldlary romtinuics entered Mr.
benwahs office and Joined tho confer-
ence. Nono of the participants in tho
confeienco could be seen and the bn-
sis of tho discussion
could not bo
learned.
Chun Unils on the Kuiiaror.
ruiai-AM, Sept. 5. Prlnco Chun
vlaltcd tho mausoleum at Frlendon-
klrche todny and placed wreaths on
tho tomb or tho Emperor nnd Em-
presB l-rederlck. Emperor William re
ceived Prlnco Chun nt npon In the
presence ot tho roynl princes, Baron
Von Rlchthofeu, the foreign 'secretary,
.... ......I.,.. ...ii.isiorB ana gcnernlE
nnd the court dignitaries, The prince
rend a letter, written la yellow Ink.
to the emperor.
STAItr ON THE EXPOSITION.
Elaborate Ceremonies Mark the Drltlnr
of the 1'lrtt Stake.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 4. Just four
months from the date of tho organi
zation of tho exposition company the
flr8t 8takc of Ul Worl,rB falr' t0 bc
hold In thin pltv In 10n- nl.hra
tho 100th anniversary of the Louis-.!
Inna purchase, was driven today on
tho slto nt Forest park. Officers and
directors of tho Louisiana ,1'urcbaso
Exposition company, municipal offi
cers and others assembled this fore
noon on tho fllto near the structural
center of tho grounds nnd thcro the
Btako was driven by William H.
Thompson, president of the Dnnk of
Commerce, In his official capacity of
chairman of tho committee on grounds
and buildings'
President David R. Francis of tho
Louisiana Purchase Exposition com
pany, C. W. Wnlbrldge, representing
tho committee on ceremonies, and
President Hiram Phillpps of the Roard
of Pnhiin imnrnv,. .,.,...
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daily prepared for the occasion, was
. iiuuiunu tor preservation nnu a
stake ordinarily used by surveyors
.ifrii.i.n.n . . .
substituted for it.
According to the plans adopted by
mo commission of architects, the
prlnclpnl buildings agricultural.
mines and minerals, fisheries, trans
portation and flno arts will be built
on foundation lines rndlating from
the point "vhcro the first stake was
driven.
COMES THE MASTERS' WAY.
Steel Strike Develops More Gains for tha
Trust Operator.
PITTSBURG, PA., Sept. 4. Develop
ments todny in tho steel strike Bhow
decided gains for the manufacturers.
The accession of thirty-two skilled
mcn to the star Plant, tho increased
production nt the Painter and tho
Lindsay & MeClltnhenn mlllo tho ,1
. ., v
lctuon irom tno strikers' ranks of
t",c"l-"v mncnimsts und pipe cut-
tCrs nt the Continental Tube works
nnd 1Uty at tho Pennsylvania Tuba
works. tho Importation of twelve men
rum,m"un an along tho
....c, aa viencu uy me Bieei omcinis.
Tho Amalgamated officials, however,
make tho claim that everything is
progressing satisfactorily and say
that much of the supposed advantage
of the manufacturers 1b bluff and can
not be made good. As an Instance
they cite the Lindsay & McCutcheon
nlnnf U nwn U . -
Z m "
nao ns. many men at work na thv
can accommodate.
FRANCE KEEPS A BOLD FRONT.
Itefuses to yield Its Demands Upon the
Saltan.
CONSTANTINOPE, Sept. 4.-Munir
wirt.o.i i.uuuBtjuuur io r ranee.
wlred tne porto on Saturdy t. t h'
nn,i ctrnnp- hnnoo
n settlement
of tho Franco-Turkish difficulty would
bo reached which would preserve the
dignity of both governments.
M. Delcnsse, French minister of for
eign affairs, on the contrary, wired
M. BapBt, councillor of the French em-
bassy, categorical Instructions to
take no steDs to show thnt rho .
Nations getween the two countries were
modified.
Vp VlnI.HHH m
DES MOINES. Sont jt.,.ixt
Hubbard of Cedar 'Rapids nnd Judge
H. II. Tlmhin nf n-i,,.i, ,... .
ed at Ledyard, Kossuth county, by
Deputy Game Warden Murphy, charg-
ed with violating the game law. They
wore tried before a 'Justice or the
P"30. vho reserved decision until he
could look up the law.. Judge Hub-
bard acted ps counsel for himself and
Judge Tlmble.
rir.r st.k- v... ....
ns o 1 1 r i
ST. LOUIS. Sept. 4.-Under the dl-
rcctlon of Chief Architect Isnnc S. Toy-
lor. a nnrty of surveyors. whno .t.,t
. ... . . . '
ii win oo to run tno llneB of the
buildings erected on tho WnriiV. tnf
site In Forest park, will drivo the first
stake of tho Louisiana Purphnun rn
tennlnl expoBltlon todny. This survey
Is necessary to determine accurately
tho spaco avallnblo for tho structures.
ivi.i.i.. .... i
CEDAR FALLS. In., bent. .T. ii.
Hough was found dead nenr Parkcra-
burg with n revolver in one hand and
a bottle or whisky In the other. He
was 46 years old. He was unmnrrlcd.
The body was burled In the potter's
field.
Financing the Omaha Line.
CHICAGO, Sept. 4. Il Is reported,"
says tho Tribune, thnt President
Stlcknoy or tho Grent Western hnu
Biiccedcd in forming a syndicate to
underwrite nn Ibsuo of $5,000,000 Chi
cago Great Western debenturo bonds,
to provide tor tno building of the
proposed extension to Omaha and
sioux City. Work on these extensions
is to bo commenced next spring, but
I - o uuuc i
this year,
POOR OIL ON WATERS
Tossing Ships of State in South America
May Still Find Qniet.
OUR UNCLE SAM AS A PEACEMAKER
Expresses Itep;ret that Wnr U Impending
In the Western Hemisphere Js' Offer
of Mediation, However, Unlets Doth.
Katlnns Concur,
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4. It Is as
certained that on August 24, during
Secretary Hay's recent visit to Wash
ington, a telegraphic message was
sent to tho ministers at Caracas and.
Bogota directing them to Inform thu
foreign secretaries of Venezuela and
Colombia of the distress with which,
the president had heard of the likeli
hood of a disturbance of tho relation,
between those two republics.
Adverting to the liability of Influ
ence being exerted to compose tho
pending questions the ministers were
directed to say that while the rela
tions of this government with both
nations nro equally Intimate and
friendly 'and every opportunity Is tak
en to show the good will we bear them,.
an offer of the president's kindly of.
flceB to arrange any differences which.
may exist between Venezuela and Co
lombia would be Ineffective without
tho acquiescence of both.
Nevertheless, Inspired by the senti
ments which aro common to all the
governments of tho American repub
lics, tho United Stntes would sincere
ly doploro a breach of tho amicable re
lations that at this time happily ex
ist between tho sister nations of the
western world and would sincerely re
gret any nctlon by either of them
which might menace tho security of
tho relations with the United States
or tho neutrality of Its territory and
thereby constrain the government ot
tho United States to consider its re-
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niiunoiuimica unu iunciions under ex
l3tlng treaty engagements with Colom-
bia.
The text of Mr. Hny's telegram has
not been made public. It is known
that nn acknowledgement of its re-
saiu, to he friendly in tone and while
charging invasion by Colombian forces
on the Venezuelan border and refer
ring to tho temporary suspension of
diplomatic Intercourse which has oc
curred, the way appears to bo onen
for explanations. Venezuela has not,
declared war against Colombia.
No acknowledgement has been re
ceived from Bogota, but this is sup
posed to be due to tho reported de
lays In telegraphic communication be
tween Bogota and the gulf states.
Colombia, also, It is said tonight,
has made no responso to the note of
Secretary Hay. Whllo Its contents aro
not obtainable, the atatemont is made
that it is conciliatory in character
and expresses an earnest wish thnt
war with Venezuela may be avoided.
Such a result, It Is stated, may be a
cause of genuine regret to the people
of Colombia.
Colombia, It is stated, stands
ready to nccept tho friendly Inter
vention of tho United States to avert
wnr and reposes full confidence in the
latter country. '
RECLAIMING AMERICAN GRANT.
Minister Cossger Hnsy Repairing Title to
Conc.silou at Tien Tsln.
PEKIN, Sept. 4. The United States
minister, Mr. Conger, is taking steps
to reclaim tho small American conces-
sion at Tien Tsln, tho title to which
'8 practically lapsed of late years
because of the government boing un-
organized and a' majority of tite Araer-
1'' resIdentB being scattered among
tho British nnd German concessions.
The American need for the concession
is chiefly for military uses, so as to
avoid the exnerlpnnn, nt in-
when tlm iinit.i stD . '
w"vu w nnvo ill my llutl Ullll"
culty in getting quarters W docking
fnclllties.
U Himr pi... i u i L.
feeble and It is apparent to all his
visitors that It Is not probable th'a ho
will ever bo able to act as chairman
of the council of state.
. . . " ""ii"i5 more
I'ablln La nil Sales.
ADMORE, I. T., Sept. 4. Tho Deputy
Hon. Dinger Hermann, commissioner
or tho general land office, hns com
pleted his nnnual report, which shows
that during tho year 1,502,700 acres of
tho public domain were disposed of,
nnd that tho receipts ot tho office wero
$4,972,100. The receipts exceeded those
or last year by (IG92,402 and tho land
disposals by 2,108,908 acres.
I'nrcliHse of Itlnnd Still Doubtful.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4.The State
dopurtmcnt hns had no word rrom
Minister Newell of the successful clos
ing or negotiations looking to the ac
quisition by the United States or tho
Danish West Indlnn islands. If the
treaty 1b d-awn, as seems now prob
able, It will require action on the
unlike ordinary treaties, XnJml.
uc uuuio iitiini iiruviuo me necessary
appropriation.
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