TW74' VfVT JFV vm,v'"' t"W" "T "V"' v-TiW"?,V "Hl iflWf ' 4 ft ," 'iV(!5vTr F-" V i t EMPIIESS' NEW HOLE. Trying to Make Peace with Chris tendom by Fighting Boxers. Moody Untile Folic III Near llm llnnkn of thn I'nl I In. Willi Ileitvy I.rn on llotli Hliln I, uniting h nnr Ciipltitl. Washington, Sept. 22. TllC ClllllCHO ntilhoritieH are trying1 to nniko uncu with Christendom by turning' against the boxers. The empress dowager Ih taking no half-way measures tigahiHl the rehelH. At least (he im perial edicts, whieh have reaelieil (lie Herutlny of American representatives, seem to have an earnest ring. They no longer order the dlHpei'Hion of box ers, hut eoininand their exlerininn t ion. TIiIh Ih the elTcet of a eahlegram received at the state departnient from CodhuI Fowler at, Che Foo. It Hays both the civil and military ofliclalH of the province of Chi LI have been di rected to exterminate the boxera. Another IIIimiiIv Itnlllii Fought. London, Sept. 22. Another bloody Imttlu Ihih been fought, near the banks of the Tel Ho, ami again the allied forced have wrested CIiIiichc fortH from their native defenderH. After unsuc cessful ul tempts on the part of the KiiHultuiH in tlie past two weelcH, an international force yesterday captured the Pel Tang1 and Lu Tai fortH. llotli were equipped with Krnpp gniiH. News agency advices of the engage ment, though vexatlously meager, Kay the engagement lasted the greater part of the day and resulted in heavy losses 011 both sides. Tlie attacking force made the assault at daybreak. den. WIIriiii Taken IVI-I11I-CI111. Pekin, Sept. 17, via Taku, Sept. 20. Oen. ilnnicH II. Wilson, the American commander, took J'ei-Tai-Chu this morning. No details of tlie all'air have been learned, but the llritlsh of ficials have received a dispatch an nouncing that "the temples were taken according to arrangement." .It is said (leu. Wilson will move 011 San llui Tien (San Kia Tien) and de stroy tlie Chinese arsenal at that place. Japanese scouts report that the surrounding country Is free of tho enemy. No word has been re ceived from the Sixth United States infantry which is operating in tlie northeast. T,l Hung Vhuntr at Tien Tnln. Tien Tsln, via Shanghai, Sept. 22. (Copyright, 1000, the Associated press). Li Hung Chang lias arrived here and is domiciled in his own ya inen, under a Cossack guard. His re ception here was 11 repetition of hla reception at Tong Ku, only the Pus lnn and Japanese olllcers calling on him, those of the other nations not taking part In it. Corcii Jiilim the Allloil Fnrrei. Tacoina, Wash., Sept. 22. Oriental advices state that the Corean govern ment has joined the allied powers. The Corean emperor has ordered shipped 1,000 bags of riee, 2,000 bags of ilour and 500 eases of cigarettes to the allied troops at Pekin as an ex pression of his good will and wishes for their success. For 11 Ciiiiltnl nt lNInn I'll. New York, Sept. 22. A dispatch from Pekin, via Shanghai, bays: "An imperial decree has been received here announcing the arrival of the emperor and empress dowager at Tai Yuan Ku. The decree also commands the gov ernor of tho Slum So province to raise money to build a palace at llsinn Fu, as the new intended capital." AC rill! til (ilTIH'IIH '! I't'lipilHlll. Porlin, Sept. 22. The German for eign olllco has received replies from Italy, Austria and Franco agreeing, without reserve, fo Germany's China proposal. , Niitloiml I'urty Ticket Ahiiudniied. PoBton, Sept. 22. Tlie national party, composed of men who feel that they cannot conscientiously vote for either MeKlnlcy or Prynn, at a conference had at Young's hotel yes terday afternoon abandoned Hho idea of keeping a political ticket in tho held and Mr. A. M. Howe, of this Ktate, who was nominated for vice president in New York on the 5th inst., is expected to follow Senator CulTory, of Louisiana, the presidential nominee, in formally withdrawing Ids candidacy. liner t-iippHix Fitnlureil London, Sept. 22. Tho wnr olllce gave out the following from Lord Poberts yesterday evening, dated Yv"ntorvalboven, September 21: "Pole Carow reached Koopmulden yesterday. Thero was no road and n way had to Lo out through jungles Intersected by ravines. Ho captured 38 ears of Hour, a. lot of coffee and 10 damaged engines t Watervlondcr." Mr. (Jrnker lletH to Win. New York, Sept. 22. Among thu sensations of the campaign havo been Pichnrd Croker's wagers on Bryan's election. Mr. Croker and a syndicate associated with him expect to drive tho MoKinley odds down, bet largo Bums on MoKinley at the lower odds, and bo "hedge" out all his llryan bets when he will stand to win, no matter who is elected, SltfS ,!.., -mLir . 1 JLju..:.....'...r" vV r-tma.-- ' "" t "' '"'' tJP-3 X4MfJgaMaE3WCSII - - M - - - - M - - CREMATING CORPSES. Funernt 1'yren Arn lllnxlng Throughout Jiilvoton, thn Untile lining Flmt Hnt- itrnteil with Col Oil, Galveston, 'J'cx., Sept. 21. Yester day evening Mayor Jones proclaimed that martial law would cease at noon to-day and tho civil authorities would nsHum: direction of municipal affairs. Labor in Gulveston is at a premium. There is not an idle man In tho city. It Is Imperative that the wreckage about the city be cleared immediately. The stench arising from the bodies beneath the ruins In becoming unbearable. Yesterday warrants were issued to impress every able-bodied man for street cleaning service. The work of removing tho dead from the debris still continues. The prevailing method of disposition Is cremation and as each corpse is taken out it is thoroughly saturated with coal oil and thrown Into a blaz ing fire. This plan of incineration has been entirely successful and the bodies are quickly destroyed. Funeral pyres aro blazing throughout the city and in this way Galveston is rid ding herself of the dead. The largest loss of a single family by the Hood is Hint of the Patte scans, who resided down the island. Of a family of -15, -12 were lost. Pishop Gallagher, of the Catholic church, has made the following report of the losses estimated to have been sus tained by the church from the storm: Property loss, $.'120,000; eouununlcnts, 1,100; ten sisters of charity and 80 orphans. FOUR INTO ONE. Kleetrleiil Itevlmr Mnr thn tile TnlngrnpH mill Tolophoiin C!nniMiil MiV Hit Ainiilciiimiloil Under 11 New Nitino. New York, Sept. 21. Tn its forth coming issue tlie Electrical Peviow will editorially publish this: There have been numerous rumors of late concerning tho probable amalgama tion of Ml the telephone and telegraph companies of the United States. The Electrical Review was recently in formed that rapid progress was being iniide in this direction by the finan cial interests controlling the four leading companies. These are the American Telephone & Telegraph company (which now includes the American Hell Telephone company), the Telephone, Telegraph & Cable Company of America, tlie Western Union 'Telegraph company and the l'ostal Cable company. It is predicted b' those in position to know thnt these interests will be consolidated Into one big company to be known as the National Telephone it Tele graph company and that such con solidation will bo accomplished be fore the end of the present year. WILL THEY WITHDRAW? l'lan on Foot to ITtv All I'niiulUt Kleo- turiil Ticket. In thn 81111th mill Wf' Tnken Down. Austin, Tex., Sept. 21. Col. Milton Tark.ono of the leaders of tlie populist party in Texas, is authority for the statement that democratic leaders of national prominence are bringing pressure to bear on the populists for the purpose of inducing them to de cline to place an electoral ticket in the Held in Texas. It is said that de signs are also made on Alabama and other states. It is also said that thero Is a welr-planncd effort on foot to effect the withdrawal of the populist electors all over the south and west. Texas is expected i.y the democrats to take the lead in the matter, as it has the largest middle-of-the-road vote of any state, after .vhieli It is expected that the other southern and many western states will follow in quick succession. Wltlliim ,1. ll'Tiin nt Homo. Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 21. William J. llryan spent the greater part of tho day in going through correspondence which lias accumulated during his ab sence. The only formal event of the day was a visit from n committee of 25 members of the llryan Veterans' Pimctallio club of Lancaster county, who called to assure him of their Blip port. Mr. llryan will speak Wednes day night at Nebraska City, Neb., and then proceed northward to South Dakota, making several speeches eu route. !Mr. I.imin 11 h a Itopiihllonu. Chicago, Sept. 21. Mrs. Mary E. Lease and Senator Hanna have now forgotten all the past. As a re sult of a conference between tho two Thursday Mrs. Lease will stump Ne braska and the west under the di rection of the republican national commit tee. 'I'll 11 ft nf iltiiliclnl IteenriN, El Peno, Ok., Sept. 21. The county seat war In Washita county in tho second judicial district culminated Monday night in the theft of the ju dicial records from the courthouse at Cloud Chief, until now tho county seat. Wolcott t'linnot Aooept It. lloston, Sept. 21. Gov. Poger Wol cott will not aej'ept the post of am bassador to Italy, tendered him by President MoKinley. He notified tho Btato departnient by cable from Eu rope and also by letter. - - . - - .-- - - iMMMMMiBMMMMMIMMMMIlHIWMWBIIB ITS WOEK TO DATE. Philippine Commission Gives Full Account of Its Stewardship. Native Anxlou tn Adopt Modem Customs Hat Aro Kxcendlngly Jgnorniit wml 8u- pnrntlUoti Horrible Cruoltlea Charged to I im urge nl a. Washington, Sept. 20. On August 17 Secretary of War Poot cabled tho Philippine commission for a report of its operations to date. The commis sion replied In full, the most Impor tant extracts from the report follow ing: Manila, Aug. 21, 1000. Replying to dis patch, commission reports: It has for 24 months mado diligent Inquiries Into con ditions prevailing. Mass of peoplo has aptltudo for education, hut is Ignorant, superstitious and credulous tn a remark ablo degree. Hostility against Ameri cans was originally aroused by absurd falsehoods of unscrupulous leaders. Dis tribution of troops steadily Improved temper of people. This Improvement, furthered by abuses of Insurgents, nfflrms that largo number of people long for pence, and aro willing to nccept govern ment under United States. Insurgents not surrendering after defeat havo di vided Into small guerrilla bands undor general olIlcerH or become lndroncn. Near ly all prominent generals and politicians of Insurgents except Agulnnldo have slnco been captured or have surrendered and Imvo taken oath of allegiance. Policy of leniency culminating In amnesty had marked effect to Induco surrenders until defining of political Issues In United States reported here la full gave hope to Insurgent officers still In arms, and changed policy and stnyod surrenders to await result of elections. Disturbances In parts of island kept up nnd avowed by Insur gent proclamation and orders to Influonco election, do not show unfriendly attitude of majority of pooplo of provinces where they occur, but only activity of small Insurgent bodies In mountain fastnesses whence they Issuo for usually harmless night attacks, or murderous ambush of small American squads, or to collect con tributions or recruit from people terror ized by cutting out tongues, cutting off limbs, buryjng alive, murder and plunder. Difficulty of detention enables Insur gents to maintain survclllnnco over poo plo In some garrisoned towns. Uncertain ty ns to future policy of the United States nnd dcfcnsolessness of peoplo without arms largely prevent them aiding Amer icans ln suppressing outrages. Despite tbeso difficulties, maintenance of status quo makes for more peaceful conditions. All northern Luzon except ln NcuvaecIJa nnd Dulacan aro substantially free from Insurgents. Hallway and telegraph lines from Manila to Dagupan, 122 miles, havo not been molested for flvo months. In excepted provinces and parts of provinces of southern Luzon, lnsurrccto bands dodge from ono mountain refugq to an other and glvo occasional trouble. Tag nlogs alone active ln leading guerrilla wnrfare. Four years of war and lawlessness ln parts of Islnnds havo created unsettled conditions and unguarded American or foreigner traveling ordinary trails far from garrisons and attracting cupidity, run risk of violence even ln pacified prov inces. Native constabulary and mllltln which should bo organized nt once will end this nnd tho terrorism to which de fenseless peoplo aro subjected. Natives desire to enlist In these organizations. If judiciously selected and officered will bo sufficient forco for mnlntenanco' of order and will permit enrly material re ductlon of United States troops. It Is conceded by all but men In nms nnd Is Implied ln their proclamations that If election confirms present policy remnant of Insurrection will disappear within 00 days by surrender of leaders and fading out of rank and file. Customs collections for Inst quarter were r0 per cent, greater than ever ln Spanish history, and August collections show further Increnso. Total revenue for samo period was one-third greater than any quarter under Spain. Economy and efficiency of military government liavs created surplus fund of $G,000,000 Mexican money, which annum be expended In much-needed public works, notably Im provement of Manila harbor, tho con ditions of which with consequent delay and expense- In landing goods Is a greater rmbnrgo on business than many nearly prohibitory tariff rates Inherited from Spain and still ooorattvo. With proper tariff and facilities Manila will becoma tho great port of tho orient. Spanish revenuo laws throwing burden of taxa tion on tho poor glvo the wealthy com parative Immunity. Aro formulating lnws remedying these evils, and confident thnt by judicious customs laws, reasonable ad valorem land tax and propor corporation franchise tax, Imposition of no greater rate than that in tho average American stato will give less annoyance, and with penco will produce revenue sufllelnnt to pay expenses of efllclont government, In cluding military and constabulary. Aro preparing strlngont civil servlca law giving equal opportunity to Filipinos and Americans, with preference for former where qualifications aro equal, to enter at lowest rank and by promo tion roach head of dopartment. Munic ipal corporations nre being organized on popular bnK Much needed reform In civil and criminal procedure, criminal code and Judicial system favored by Fil ipino bar will be effected. Itallrond fran chises should nt oneo bo granted. Rail roads will revolutionize life nnd business In theso wonderfully rich, benutlful and healthful, tropical Islands. Torty-flvo miles of railroad extension under negotia tion will glvo access to large province rich In valuable minerals, a mllo high, with a strictly temperate ellmato curing tropical diseases. Railroad construction will glvo employment to mnny, and com munication will furnish market to vast stretches of rleh agricultural lands. Calls from nil parts of theso Islands for public schools, school supplies and English teachers nro greater than com mission can provide until comprehensive school system Is organized. Night schools for teaching English to adults are be ing established In response to popular de mand. Native children show nptltuda In learning English. Spanish Is spoken by a small fraction of the pooplo, and In few years the medium of communication In courts, public olllces and between dif ferent tribes will bo English. Creation of central government within IS months, Ilka thnt of Porto Rico, under which substan tially all rights described In bill of rights In federal constitution nro to bo secured to the people of tho Philippines, will bring to thorn contontmont, prosperity, educa tion and political enllghtment. Wllllnm II. Taft, Dean C. Worcester, Luke E. 1 Wright, Henry C. Ido, Bernard Moses. tSgiu0imaiamt REJECTS PEACE TERMS. Acnlnnlclo Knfnift to Consider Proposals JUno by Atnerlonns Innurcnt Activity Order)! from JmitHHt Hong K0117. Manila, Sept. 21. The insurgent demonstrations hist week prove to have been more extended than was at first reported. From Cngnynn and lsnbchi provinces and tho northwest ern districts of Luzon come accounts of insurgent operations and Ameri can precautionary measures. Mer chants in the province of Albny nro getting their hemp to Manila ns rapidly ns possible, fearing that otherwise it will be burned by the in surgents. Senor Ilucncnmino hns received from Aguinaldo an answer regarding his peace proposals. Aguinaldo de clines to consider them nnd declares thnt ho is unwilling to agree to n compromise. The amnesty expired September 21 and the conditions thnt existed previously have been resumed. An insurgent proclamation, signed Inst month by Aguinaldo, directing thnt American prisoners be set at liberty, that good treatment be ac corded to captives and that $10 be pnid to each American surrendering, has reached Manila. Few prisoners wore released under the proclama tion. Two, who have just arrived from tlie Caillcs district, report that the insurgents in that locality qre in "better spirits" than they hud dis played at any time since April. METHUEN'S NEW VICTORIES. Ilecnutnred it C'ntinoii I,ont to tlto lJonrn nt Colitiixo, Tocnthnr with MO Wngoim, 8,000 Ciitttw immI Otlmr Vluitble. London, Sept. 23. The following dispatch was received from Lord Kob crts at Pretoria: "Methucn complete ly routed a Hoer convoy nt Hart river west of Klcrksdorp nnd reenptured a 15-poundcr lost nt Colcnso. He also captured 20 wagons, 8,000 cattle, 4,000 sheep, 20,000 rounds of ammunition nnd 28 prisoners. Hildyard occupied Vryheid September 19, turning out tho Poors from a strong position. The Pritish casualties were few. Clery hns captured iv Hollander-American be longing to Theron's scouts, who con firms the reports of Theron's death." FUSION NOT COMPLETE. Clnrk l)omorrntH In Montnmi Hive l'opu- llstft for Alllii-, Hut I.n.n tho Labor I'urty anil Dnly Fni'tlon. St. Paul, Minn., Sept. 23. A Helena, Mont., special says: Although the Clark democrats effected fusion with tlie populists they lost the labor party nnd the Daly faction. It looked for a time last night as if the populists would be estranged also. As it is, Montana will have four state tickets, the. labor party having already nom inated J. A. Ferguson for governor. llntHon's Kth llitvn C.lvon Out. Winnipeg, Man., Sept. 23. Lieut. Hobson passed through the city last night on route east. In nn interview he said: "I've been traveling through Japan nnd China, having come tip from Manila, where I was engaged in in specting the harbors. My eyes have given out and all hope of being able to accompany the American licet to China is ended. I nm now en route to New York, where 1 have been recalled, but prolmbly will go down to my home in .Mnbamu." llrynn Hnrrle to Clilrnco Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 21. William .T. Bryan left here for Chicago last night over tlie Hurlington railroad. In re ply to tv question ns to his hurried visit, Mr. llryan said it was to confer with Chairman Jones and other mem bers of the national committee con cerning tlie campaign nnd especially with reference to his future move ments. The next campaigning tour will begin on Wednesday nt Nebraska City. . No Ailvli'i. from ICx-l'renlilent Clevelnnil. Puzzard's Pnj', Mass., Sept. 24. When asked Saturday to state his po sition in politics, Clrover Cleveland said: "I do not intend to make any declaration, nnd 1 do not wish thnt the American people should bo in iluenced by my action. I um a private citizen not a public man and I am not going to give my advice to the American people." TliW Ktlltoninnt In I'nsltlVH. Canton, O., Sept. 23. President Mc Kinley reached Canton from Wash ington ut nine o'clock Snturday morning. It can be stuted positive ly that ho will not take any active part in the campaign nnd will not make campaign speeches and lie will not make any campaigning tour of any sort. There likewise will be no receptions of visiting delegations. To Miuiiigx I'hlllppltiti It'illwiiy, Manila, Sept. 21. Maj. Thomas L. Hartigan has resigned his commission in the Thirteenth infantry nnd accept ed the position of general mnnagcr of n new railroad- which is to bo built in thu Philippine islands. The road will connect the city of Manila with Cnloocan and other points in the is land of Luzon, the largest in the Phil ippine group. utaa-n nunu UNCLE SAM'S POLICY. Germany's Proposal Regarding Chi nese Ncgotiatinne Not Favored. ltnsln Informed That nn American Unnrd Will Protect l'ekln Ientlon nnd Other Troop WlttirtrHWti Milliliter Conger Knipntrnreti tn Negotlnto Term. Washington, Sept. 23. America will pursue nn entirely independent course in its further relations with China nnd in the settlement of the troubles which have arisen in the Chinese em pire. JSvery question which has been pending before tlie state department since the hist ofllclal utterance of this government on August 29 wns definite ly nnd finally settled by President MoKinley and his ndvlscrs. The troops of the United States are to be speedily withdrawn from China nnd sent to the Philippines. Minister Conger will open the preliminaries to peace nego tiations with Prince Cliing, who asked the approval of this government for bucIi action. ltussia's request that the powers withdraw their troops from Chinese soil is definitely answered in the or ders which were sent to Gen. Chaffco to withdraw as speedily as possible. The request of the southern viceroys of China thnt the United States use its good olllces to prevent the impor tation of further foreign troops to Chinese soil is also effectually nn Bwered by the withdrawal of all our forces except n small legation guard. Thus have the representations and requests of the different world pow ers been met nnd answered. When President MoKinley left for Canton, It wns with the decks of the national ship of state cleared for action, with definite plans in view. The decision of the United States is regarded as one of the most important made in recent years, barring, perhaps, those which marked the inauguration of the war with Spain. There were many who thought that the United States could not serve her interests in China without entering into some kind of understanding with one or more of the world powers. Tho president tried to reach such an un derstanding, but was prevented by the jealousies and bickerings between foreign nations. He had originntctl in the departmental note of July 3 nnd the later representations of Au gust 29 nil thnt had been done by tho international forces on Chinese soil. Each nation, bent on its own schemes of ambition or conquest, left tho United States which had for its soul purpose the protection of citizens nnd the dealing out of justice to those who had brought wrong on them no com mon ground for uniting with any na tion. The further course of the United States, as mapped out in the note of August 29, will be to secure "tho treaty rights of all the powers for tho future the open door assured, the in terests nnd property of foreign cit izens conserved nnd full reparation mnde for the wrongs nnd injuries suffered by them." WANTS BRISTOW ARRESTED. K. O. Itnthbone, tlui ei-1'oitul Olllcnr of lliivunii, Aline Tlmt tlrn Fourth Ah- BlHtiiiit Ih Technically (iuilt)-. New York, Sept. 21. A Havana dis patch says: The lawyers who are de fending Estcs G. Pathbone, the for mer director-general of posts now out on bail, have asked the authorities here for the indictment and extradi tion of Fourth Assistant Postmaster General Joseph L Pristow. He is charged with being technically moro culpable than Pathbone because ho permitted the payment of the salaries of Mr. Pathbone's coachman, footman and gardener out of the Cuban treas ury until the end of May, after asking that Pathbone be prosecuted for this offense. This is taken here as a sign that Pathbone will ht the admin istration to the bitter end. Itiuiii-illul Qu-ilttr of Mirth. Chicago, Sept. 24. Important ine quality of mirth and laughter was compared to that of the pharmaceuti cal preparations by Pev. Frank Crano nt the annual bnnquet, of the National Wholesale Druggists' association last night. He declared that the consump tion of medicines would be materially decreased if sick people would indulge more in mirth. His subject was "Tho Mirth Cure." Wlnit ltnm hill Will AilvU. I'ekin, via Taku, Sept. 22. Mr. Wil liam Woodvillo Pockhil), special com missioner of the United States, hns al ready conferred with Mr. Conger, tho United States minister, but he has not yet met Prince Cliing. It is un derstood that he will advise Washing ton to withdraw tho American troops ns speedily as would be safe. Gen. Chalice will go to Tien Tsin soon. KucIhihI'h lilt; luliir ti'iioe Tux, London, Sept. 21. How greatly tho British government profits by death can be judged by the returns of tho estate duties for 1S99-V100, just issued. They show that nearly $70,000,000 were added to the exchequer from this source. Twelve millionaires paid tolls to the amount of $10,000,000. r. It t 1 U 1 -MHJiMw Y y - i