CAPTURED.
OCCUPATION Or' PEKIN BY THE
ALLIED TROOPS.
LEGATION IS SAVED
Task of Restoring Order By Weet
ern Nation Will BttLong
and Hard On.
Toklo, Aur. 20. General Tamaguehl
Wires from Pekin under date of August
16, as follows:
"The allies attacked Pekln early yes
terday, opening with artillery on the
eastern side. The wall was obstinately
held by the enemy. Japanese and Kua
alana were on the northward of Tung
Chow canal. The Americans and Brit
ish were on the outside. .
"At nightfall the Japanese blew up
the tv .f eastern gates of the Tartar city
and entered.
"In the meantime the Americans and
British entered the Chinese city by the
Tung Plen gates. Detachments of each
force were sent towards the legations.
The parties met near the legations and
opened communications.
"All the ministers and their staffs
were found safe. The Japanese loss was
over 100 killed. Including three officers.
The losses of the allies have not been
ascertained; 400 Chinese were killed."
London. Aug. 20. Ample confirmation
has been received of the report that
Pekin was captured August IB. Official
reports to various countries concerned
In the relief expedition leave no doubt
that the capital of China Is In the hands
of the allies and that all the foreigner
Iwsleged there have been rescued. The
Japanese official dispatches and one
news dispatch from Shanghai speak or
fighting and obstinate resistance by the
Chinese. Admiral Bruce's cable and
some other official messages Hay noth
ing about any conflict, while some news
reports tell about troops entering the
city unopposed.
It appears that the American and
British troops entered the city at one
point together, and they may not have
been opposed, while the Japanese and
Russians approaching at another point
had to light their way In after blow
ing down a gate. The Imperial family
Seems to have taken flight.
Europe, America and Japan agreed
some time ago to restore order through
out China after the legations were
saved and to establish a stable gov
ernment for the empire. That is the
tank now before the western nations,
It is likely to be long and hard.
THE CHINESE CRISIS.
Revolt Against the Manchu Dynasty
Is Expected.
London, Aug. 10. The gixid news from
Pekin, while it brings Immeasurable re
lief to Europe, as well as to the rest
of the. World, stives but to hasten the
real Chinese crisis.
It cannot be assumed that the mili
tary operations will be ended with the
occupation of Pekln, but the collapse
of the Chinese resistance (luring the
march of the allies disposed once and
J'r all of the terrible fear that civiliza
tion was face to face with the "yellow
peril" In it most dangerous form.
Bvery government In Europe a month
ago believed that the ruling dynasty of
China, after years of secret arming and
other preparations, had deliberately
embarked upon the campaign for the
" expulsion of the foreigners and all for
eign interest from Asia. It is now clear
that if any such plot existed It was Urn
Ued In Inception and premature In ex
ecution, and has already been virtually
defeated.
The situation now Justifies the be
lief that China Is not only divided
.hopelessly against itself, but throunn-
out the north Is practically without a
government and in a condition of an
archy. The subjugation of further In
surrectionary movements ought to be
an easy task unless the Hying empress
and her satellites seek to spread the
uprising In the central and southern
sections of the empire. The furlner
South they go, however, the more will
their Influence diminish. In fact, one
of the probable consequences of the
crisis with which the lowers expect to
be confronted Is the revolt of the rcil
China utsulVist the Manchu dynasty. ,
ENGLAND'S GOLD SCARE.
London Papers beared About Tight
Monuy MarKac,
London, Aug. 20. The Statist, in an
article reviewing the money market,
says;
"Besides the 3,000,000 In gold attract
ed to the Hank of Knglund fiom Amer
ica and 200.000 from India, It has
brought a further i2,J.0o,0O, which will
shortly arrive, and an Inflow of isoo.ood
from the United Kingdom Is expected.
Thus the bank will secure over 4,OoO.VOO
and may succeed In raising the reserv
at the end of the week to 23,000,000.
During the last four months of the
year we may be called on to find sev
eral millions of gold for Egypt and Ar
gentlna, and there Is little prospect of
more gold from New Vork. With a re
serve of 23,000,000, we may have to
meet a demand of 11,000,000 or 7.000.000.
Hence, later, It may be necessary to
lake further measures for attracting
fold, or for diverting Egyptian and
mouth American demands for gold to
Paris or New Vork.
"Under these circumstances, It will
be evident that any eaae of the Lon
don market must be of a temporary
nature. It should be clearly understood
that both New Tor and Parle are In
position to withdraw a very Urge
amount of saoney from London If It
not pay to tasir ieo
13 KlEI TO WttlY,
Affair lu China Civ th Official
No Unaaslnee.
Washington, D. C. Aug. 11-Tn for.
ernment, now fully satisfied by the saV
vices that the International troops hava
entered Pekin and that the legatloner
ar saved, Is calmly awaiting detailed
statements from its own officers. Di
patches were received today from Gen
eral Barry at Che Foo and Consul Gen
eral Good now at Shanghai repeating
the main fact of the capture and re
lief. Neither General Chaffee nor Ad
miral Remey was heard from, however,
and It is to them, particularly to the
American commander at Pekln, that
the government looks for advices, not
only as to what has occurred, but on
the local developments from which an
intelligent determination can be made
of what Mill remains to be done.
The president, Secretary Root, Act
ing Secretary of State Adee, Acting
Secretary of the Navy Hackett and
other official were In conference this
afternoon. It was said this afternoon
that no additional details had come
conewrnlf Pekln and It was understood
that the conference had to do with the
situation at Shanghai. 'Word reached
the navy department during the after
noon that th United-State cruiser
New Orleans had reached Shanghai, at
which point British war ships and
transports are In force, while th
French, Russians and Germans are hur
rying their men to the same destina
tion. AMERICA'S POLICY.
The American government so far has
kept out of the entanglement, and In
view of the report-d landing of troops
by some of the powers It was stated
that the landing of American troops
had never been contemplated. Although
the officials declined to give out any
specific Information, It Is understood
generally that the government was In
possession of word that the landing
of the British forces had occurred to
day, and that It was probable that this
would be followed by the landing of
German and French forces. As these
several forces had as the ostensible
purpose of their landing the mainten
ance of peace and order, It is not as
sumed that any disorder can arise from
the course pu?sued. As a result of the
conference held today It Is believed
that a dispatch was forwarded to the
commander of the New Orleans advis
ing him of the eoutre to be pursued.
THE BEGINNING OF THE END.
England and France Both Land
Troops In Shanghai.
Indon, Aug. 20. Whatever of inter
est might attach to the events reported
In the night's dispatches is destroyed
by the Capture of Pekin. as most of th
messages relate to matters preceding
and leading up to the capture of th
Chinese cupltal.
Crcncral Llnevitch, commander of th
Huhslan troops in Pe Chi Li, reports
to St. Petersburg that on August 12,
the Chinese intended to give battle at
Che Kin, where were concentrated fifty
battalions of the best Manchu troops,
commanded by General Fuh Slang, but
that losing courage they retreated, not
waiting for an attack to be made.
The eyes of the world, which have
b:;en fixed hitherto on Pekln, are turn
ing to Shanghai, where an Imbroglio
resulting from toe Jealousy and suspi
cion of the powers will possiblyshortly
assume a serious aspect. The British
landed the, Gurkas and Bombay regi
ments on Friday and France is hurry
ing 1,700 Tonkin troops hither, some ol
whom are reported to have arrived al
ready. The situation in the valley of the
Yang Tse Klang at Wu Chung Is seri
ous. Chang Chi Tung's troops muti
nied, but the outbreak was quelled,
Russia's campaign In Manchuria
seems to ke progressing sufficiently.
General Orlpff, chief of staff of the
Russian forces In China, reports that
he attacked the Chinese at Medu Chel
on August 12, and subsequently ad
vanced to Yak Shi and captured an
abundance of supplies. The Chlness
are said to be gathering In force In
the neighborhood of Kobdo, from which
place the Russian and Tartar residents
have departed.
A Berlin dispatch says the German
marine hospital battalion arrived aj
Tien Tsin on Thursday.
SOUTH AFRICA WAR NEWS.
DeWet Calls Upon Baden Powell
To Surrenper'
Pretoria, Aug. 20. General DeWet ap
peareii yesterday at North Commando
Nek, held by General B.idcn-Powcll, and
sent In a Mug of truce, asking the sur
render of the British force. General
Baden-Powell replied, risking what
terms DcWct was prepared to offer.
IieWet Is evidently moving westward.
General Iord Roberts Is Issuing new
orders, severer and more rigorous, re
scinding the one previously Issued.
Pretoria, Aug. 20.-The trial of Lieu
tenant Cordua of the Stuats artillery,
charged with being concerned In the
plot to kidnap General Lord Roberts,
was continued today. The prisoner ad
mltted his implication, but declared h
was overpersuaded to Join the conspir
acy by a man named Gano, who waa
the orlirlnator of the plot and who pro
fessed to have been In the British se
cret service, but wanted to assist th
Doers,
The prosecution tried to connect th
commandant general, Botha, with th
affair. Cordua admitted that, at th
suggestion of Gano, he and Gano start
ed out with th object of visiting
rmtha. but wer raptured and iit
hack. The evidence appeared to show
that Cordua had soma communication
with Botha, although Cordua denied It
Haveral witnesses testified that Cordur
bad bn drinking nevlljr of lata.
IS GUILTY.
CALEB POWERS FOUND GUILTY
' OF CONSPIRACY.
GIVEN LIFE SENTENCE
Former Secretary of State I First
to Feel the Law For Murder
of Governor Goeble.
Georgetown, Ky., Ag. 20. "We, th
Jury, find the defendant guilty and tlx
his punishment at confinement in the
penitentiary for the rest of his natural
life."
This was the wording of the verdict
In the case of ex-Secretary of State Ca
leb Powers, charged with being an ac
cessory before the fact to the murder
of the late Governor Goebel.
The Jury retired at 1:32 and returned
Its verdict at 2:25, having been out only
fifty-two minutes.
Juror Craig said afterward that th
verdict would have been returned soon
er, but considerable time was taken up
reading the Instruction The vote in
favor of life sentence was unanimous.
When the Jury retired the belief was
general that they would fail to agree
and in this opinion the defense was
firmly confident.
When the verdict was returned Pow
ers, for the first time during the weary
six weeks of the trial, betrayed his
feelings. Under all of the trying Inci
dents of the trial he had maintained a
changeless expression, the same wheth
er things were going favorably or were
against him.
The verdict of guilty, however, appa
rently Btaggered him. He was sitting
near the door of the Jury room, and
when the jury knocked on the door,
summoning the sheriff, his face took on
an anxious look that was noticeable,
but did not seem to be particularly ap
prehensive. When the tweleve men filed Into the
room and took their seats and Clerk
Penn called the roll of Jurors the pris
oner did not appear to be more excited
than the vast throng of spectators who
craned their necks to catch the first
intimation of the verdict.
"Have you made a verdict, gentle
men?" inquired the court.
"We have," the Jurors assented and
at the same time Mr. Stone, the fore
man, passed the verdict up to the clerk,
who read It aloud.
Powers, aiways pale.'giew ghastly as
the verdict was read and his face be
tokened great mental anguish. This
was only for a few seconds, however,
and then regaining his composure, he
turned to the Misses Dangerfleld, who
had been In conversation with him, and
said:
"I was not expecting that. The ver
dict is unjust."
There was no demonstration following
the verdict, and the vast crowd tiled
out of the court house almost in silence.
Powers remained in the court room
for some time after the verdict was
rendered, In conference with his attor
neys, who will at once move for a new
trial, and falling in that will take an
appeal.
When the Jurymen entered the Jury
room. Juror Stone, the oldest man on
the panel, was elected foreman.
Juror Porter, the only republican on
the Jury, the first to speak, said: "Gen
tlemen, I am a republican and I have
said I did not believe Goebel's murder
was the result of a conspiracy. I did
not think Caleb Powers could be guilty,
but I have heard the evidence, and I
am convinced that he Is."
Others talked, and one said that he
thought the death penalty ought to be
Inflicted. When the ballot was taken
all twelve of the Jurors voted for lift
imprisonment.
The Jury was composed of eight
democrats, three antl-Goebel democrats
and one republican.
One of the Jurors said that the Jury
men were Influenced In making up their
verdict by many things In the evidence,
but that some of the chief points were
Powers' own admission that he organiz
ed a crowd of some 1,200 armed moun
taineers, which came to Frankfort Jan
uary 15, his corroboration of parts of
the testimony of Noakes, Golden and
Culton, the proof that, he pave Voutsey
the key and that the shot was firod
from his office.
ALL READY FOR SOLDIERS.
Camp Lee Forby to be Scene of the
Reunion.
Hastings, Neb., Aug. 20 Kverythlng
Is In readiness here for the annual en
campment of the Nebraska National
guard. Adjutant General Barry, whe
Is brigadier general In command, Is at
the ltostwlck giving orders and direc
tions for conducting the encampment.
Camp lx-e Forby, which Is the old
fair grounds, is now In shape for the re
ception of the 1,500 soldiers, who under
the law will dq six days at duty. The
line of Instruction will be In the school
of company, school of the battalion
and regimental drill, A competitive
drill for the governor's cup and other
contests of this nature will be held, and
outpost duty and minor tactics will oc
cupy the latter part of the week;
The First and Second regiments of
Infantry, C and A troops of cavalry and
battery of artillery will comprise the
encampment. The First and Second
regiments and troop A consist partly
of those who responded to their coun
try's call to fight the Spaniards April
t8, Wu. In these two regiments are
veterans of the Spanish war, full of
stories of Qulngua and Chicks msuga.
And even while sitting about the little
tenta or walking guard In the still
night, memories of other camp and
battlefield" and other comrades will dim
to eye and choke th vole.
I
H'KIILEY WAS IN SANGER.
Plot to Assassinate the President
of United State.
New York, Aug. 20. The Kvening
World today prints the following rela
tive to the news received from Wash
ington yesterday of the detention at the
barge office in this city by secret service
agents of Notabe Maresca and Michil
Welda, supposed anarchists, who arriv
ed on the Kaiser Wllhelm der Grosse.
The two men are understood to have
some to this country as conspirators
whose object it is alleged was the as
sassination of President McKinley. The
livening World says:
"Instead of two, a high government
official informed the Evening World to
day that there are fourteen anarchists
under arrest at the detention bureau of
the bureau of immigration. They are
all charged with conspiracy to assassin
ate President McKinley, and have been
taken singly and in pairs from the lin
ers within the past few days.
"As fast a the men arrived secret
service agents disguised as emigrants
went among them and they were ar
rested. Maresca and Welda, caught
yesterday, were two of the fourteen.
"The conspiracy was hatched on a
night early in August. By working with
the Italian police the secret service
agents got wind of a great meeting
of the circle in Naples. The men se
lected for the work In this country were
quickly notified what they were to do
and separated, going singly or in pairs
to different porta in Europe. Some
went to France, others to Germany,
while atilf others crossed the channel
to England. Step by step they were fol
lowed to the gangplank of steamers.
"The fourteen are now detained by
the emigration authorities and are
either at the barge office at the Bat
tery or the detention quarters at Quax
antlne."
WON'T LET JOB 6ET AWAY.
Big Steel Trusts Are' After the
Armor Contracts.
Pittsburg, Aug. 20. The Post of yes
terday said:
"The new bids for supplying armor
plate to the government will be opened
by the secretary of the navy the first
week of October. There will be three
bids, as before, and It is almost certain
that the Midvale Steel company will
receive a portion of the work In case
the secretary decides to let the con
tract. "This will be due to an agreement
with the two other companies in order
that the Midvale concern may not again
anter the race as a formidable compet
itor of the Carnegie and Bthelehem
companies for the heavy or Krupplzed
armor plate. The Midvale company is.
In other words, to be permitted to se
cure without opposition the contract for
making the lighter plates known as
class C, and a portion of class B. This,
however, is contingent upon the Mid
vale company being prepared to reduce
the time for the delivery of the armor
contracted for below twenty-six months,
which was the limit fixed in that cor
poration's last bid, and also for It to
be satisfied with less than 20.0U0 tons
as Its order.
"This suggestion has been informally
made by the other companies to their
competitor and it is likely the Midvale
company will accept.
"An official of the Carnegie company,
who furnished this Information to a
Post reporter yesterday, was asked why
the two big concerns were wiiling to
permit the Midvale company to enter
the field which they had monopolized
so long. The reply came that it was
simply a question of policy to expedite
the letting of contracts. It would be
better to divide the contract among
three concerns than to have a long-drawn-out
discussion as to who was the
lowest bidder hinging on the time limit
for deliveries and finally a repectlon of
all bids and a possible move to erect
i government armor plant." ,
PROVISIONS EOR ALL WINTER.
Commlsary Department Preparing
for Long Stay.
Washington, D. C, Aug. 20. Previ
ous to the capture of Pekln and while
there existed some question as to what
would be done with the United States
troops already In China, the quarter
master and commissary departments
took Into consideration the question of
supplies for the troops, should it be
found necessary for them to remain in
China during the winter. Owing to the
blockade of lee in the gulf of Pe Chi
LI It was known that It would be Im
practicable to transport supplies to be
landed at Taku and unless some other
port could be found the supplies would
have to be shipped within the next
thirty days in order to be landed.
The war department has received in
formation that there Is an open port
during the winter at Khan. Hal Kuan,
near Lin Yu. Supplies can be landed
by. tugs and lighters at this port during
the entire year and can be sent by rail
to a point opposite Tuku, the railroad
connecting with the same road that runs
from Taku, through Tien Tsin, and on
toward pekin.
The commissary department has as
certained that sufficient qunntlllus of
fresh beef can be sent to supply the
roops all winter, which was one of
the doubtful questions when the matter
was first considered. The port of Shal
Hal Kuan is the one selected by the
Germans for landing the tro pit now
n the way to China and Is almost dl.
recti? east of Pekln.
BOER REPORTS OF VICTORY.
New York, Aug. 20. A special csble
to the Journal from Drlagoa T'ay says
that according to Boer reports General
DeWet has turned on th British, de
feating tatm and captured 4.O00 men.
DECISION
SECRETARY PORTER CIVE8 THE
DEAVERITS A NAME.
CALLED MID-ROADERS
Mr Porter Say Their Convention
Waa Legal But It waa Wrong
ly Designated.
Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 20. Secretary of
State Porter has made public his rul
ing in the matter of protests against
the silver republican and Deaverite cer
tificate of nominations. In it he rules
against the the silver republican can
didates, and decides that they are en
titled to a place on the ticket under
that designation. As to the Deaverites,
he holds that they really did hold a
legal convention at Grand Island, and
therefore are entitled to a place on the
ticket under some designation. The use
af the name "populist," however, he
holds, would be an infractions of the
rights of a party already in existence,
and confuse and deceive the voters. He
therefore rules that their candidates
ihall be designated on the official bal
lot aa "mid-road populists."
It la felt by the leaders of the pe -pie's
Independent party here in Lincoln
that the secretary of state has been
extremely lenient toward the middle-of-the-roaders.
It Is pointed out that
their convention was not held in good
faith; that it was on a purely commer
cial basis, and its one purpose to assist
the republican party which was behind
it. Further, It is asserted that the
Grand Island crowd waa not able to
prove affirmatively that the requisite
200 electors were present at the conven
tion. The one item of proof they pre
sented was a list purporting to contain
the signatures of 269 delegates. And it
was shown that many of the names on
this list were signed In the same hand
writing; that others were the names of
women, and that many whose signa
tures there appeared were never in
Grand Island during the holding of the
convention. For these reasons it is ar
gued that the aggregations is not really
entitled to a place on the ticket under
any designation.
Even as "mid-road populists," it is
pointed out, there will be much room
or the deception o the Illiterate voters
who come in declaring their wish to
vote the "populist" ticket. All such
votes, there is little reason to doubt,
will be marked by republican election
officers, opposite the names of the mid-
road candidates, although the voter
really intended to vote the people's in
dependent ticket.
Should the ballot finally be made up
in conformity with the ruling of the
secretary of state, the Deaverites cer
tainly wll lhave no Just ground for
complaint. And it will be necessary for
the regular populist committees every
where to Institute a vigorous cam
paign of education in order to prevent
illiterate voters being voted for the mid
road ticket by designing republican elec
tion officers.
BRYAN WANTS MORE CLUBS.
Issues an Addres to the Democrtlc
Voters.
Chicago, Aug. 20. The following was
issued tonight:
To the Democrats of the United States:
In order that the fight for the rescue
of the country from republican policies
may be carried on everywhere with
vigor and earnestness, we urge all citi
zens throughout the United States who
are willing to support to the Kansas
City platform to meet In their respec
tive communities on Saturday after
noon or evening, September 1, 1900, for
the purpose of organizing precinct or
city democracy clubs, where such clubs
have not already been organized. Thsee
organizations, being democratic, should
avoifi ostentation and extravagance.
The fight must be carried on by Ameri
can citizens In behalf of American prin
ciples, and there should be no delay In
perfecting club organization. Whtn a
club Is organized the secretary should
at once sent to W. R. Hearst, president
of the National Organization of Demo
cratic Clubs, No. 13S7 Broadway, New
York City, the name of the club, roster
of officers, date of organization and
number of members.
(Signed) WILLIAM J. BRYAN.
ADLAI K. STEVENSON.
JAMES K. JONES,
Chairman Democratic National Com
mittee. '
W. R. HEARST,
President National Organization of
Democratic Clubs.
FIFTEENTH'S BATTALION THERE.
Washington, D. C, Aug. 20. The fol
lowing cablegram was received at the
war department this morniig from
Brigadier General Barry of General
Chaffee's staff:
"Che Foo, Taku, Aug. 17. Indiana
transport arrived on the 16th. All are
well. Will go to front. Pekln taken 15th.
Legations safe. BARRY."
The Indiana carried a battalion of the
Fifteenth Infantry, which had trans
shipped from the Sumner at Nagasaki.
Seward, Neb., Aug. 20. Three men
were arrested her who are suspected
of having been Implicated In th rob
bing of the bank at Staplohjrst last
spring. The day before the robbery
five person who appeared to be tramps
put In their appearance here In Sew
ard, but were nowhere to be found the
nest day. and It waa believed at th
tint that thjr wer the on who did
th robbing.
FEELS THE WEi2fT f
casiern wommefi in mm svw wa
ttle Corporation.
Youngstown, O., Aug. 20.
Nutt, superintendent Of the
reau of the Republic Iron and Steel
company, returned tonight from De
troit, where he was attending a wage
sea I e conference. It waa reported that
the manufacturers were willing to alga)
the scale and had presented a proposi
tion to that effect. Mr. Nutt says there
is no foundation for such report, and re
garding the scale matter he said: "The
manufacturers wanted the scale to slide
further down hill than the scale of laat
year, to meet the present condition
which govern the price of Iron. The
manufacturers maintain that tbey can
not sign a scale which calls for an In
crease of wages under a failing market.
"In case of a refusal of the lodges of
the Amalgamated association to give
the committee discretionary power aae
insist upon the new scale, there will be
no further conferences held and the
mills will remain Idle until one or the
other makes concessions."
Wilmington, Del. The puddlers. help
ers and mill hands of the Diana d
Steel company received notice today
that they were indefinitely laid oat aatit
the mills resume working. It I esti
mated that 1,000 to 1,500 hand are
affected. The employes were aorHaif
that if they wished to return to work
when the mills start again to htae
their names with, the foreman.
BULLDOZED LONG ENOO.
So Says Senator Mason About Al
aska Boundry Case.
San Francisco, Aug. 20. Senator Ma
son of Illinois returned from a trip to
Alaska today. In discussing the Alaska,
boundary, he said: "We are going tot
have the land we bought in North.
America or else we will take all the
land in North America.
"In 1866 America bought from Russia
that land, and it is ours by purchase
and have it we will. There is a goad
deal of bitter feeling up there about
this territory, but I have not the
slightest doubt that it will be amicably
settled between us and the British.
Naturally, both the Canadians and the
Americans are irritated.
"Pauncefote and Hay had dinner and
fixed up the modus Vivendi. Ameri
cans are not pleased. The territory la
very rich and it is ours by right. The
English have been bulldozing us too
long and it is time we retaliated."
JOHN J. VALENTINE FOR BRYAN.
Wells Fargo President Will Leava
Rebubilcan Party.
Chicago, HI., Aug. 20. President John
J. Valentine of the Wells-Fargo Ex
press company, one of the most promi
nent republicans on the Pacific coast,
has gladdened the hearts of the demo
crats by coming out for Bryan.
Mr. Valentine bases his desertion of
the republican party on the ground of
his opposition to imperialism. In a let
ter addressed to Charles H. Ehricks of
Colorado, who was chairman of the lib
erty congress at Indianapolis, the
wealthy expressman says:
"Believing that there is no middle
ground between the claim of freedom
that all men are entitled to equal rights
and the dogma of tyranny that might
makes right, -therefore, whatever the
independents do, I favor' the indorse
ment of Bryan and Stevenson and the
straight support of the democratic nua "
inees."
Mckinley jollied them.
Talks to the Cubans About Their
Independence.
ashlngton, D. C, Aug. 20. Salvador
Clsneros, president of the Insurgent
government in Cuba in 1895; General
Lunt y Marot, and Rev. Dr. Lewis Mus
teller, a delegate from Havana, who
arrived In New York on Wednesday,
called on the president in company with
Rev. Charles Currier of Baltimore to
talk over the question of independence. ,
The object of the visitors was to learn
the disposition of the administration
toward the establishment of the Inde
pendent government for Cuba and to
get an idea as to when full independ
ence will be expected. They had a long
and very free talk with the president,
and on leaving the White House ex
pressed gratification at what the presi
dent said. They stated that they wer
very much encouraged at the senti
ments expressed by the president. After
leaving the White House they called on.
the secretary of war and discussed with
him the constitutional convention soonj
to be held on the Island.
COAL RING SQUEEZES ENGLAND.
London, Aug. 20. The coal ring I
tightening Its grip on the English con
sumer, as the Importation of coal from
the United b'lates even at present prices
Is unprofitable owing to freightage.
Coal rose another half-dollar a ton this
week, although 'the sultry weather
makes the season's trade exceptionally
slack, even for summer. The manufac
ture of peat fuel from Irish bog Is
being punned forward, but not a suffi
cient quantity is manufactured to af
fect the coal market. With high price
for coal and food and heavy taxes a
period of great distress 1 feared te
England this winter. ,
Ames, la., Aug. 20. Prof. John Craig;
head of the department of hortlcultate
in the Iowa state agricultural coHoge. ''
nas resignea ana win leave this fan to
accept a similar position In Cornell aaV '
versity. John 1. Bchult, a gradaaea
from the Ames college In MM, ha feeaav
chosen a hi successor, Prof. leaaC i
I now In. Paris, In chart of the 0 ''.
hlblt of th UalUd State txsrfcr2 ,
station.
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