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MINISTER WU IB CALLED TO
WASHINGTON.
TALKS OVER MATTERS
Will and Adee Want to Find Out
omthlng About tha Pro
Poaad Commissioners.
Washington, D. C, Sept. 10.- Minister
'Vu arrived in Washington from Cape
May, and, although It was near the
;loe of the official day, he proceeded di
rectly to the stale department. It Is
unaeraiood that he had received an In
timation that the department officials
were desirous of conferring with him.
hence his return to Washington. For
nearly an hour the minister was clos
eted with Acting Secretary Hill and As
sistant Secretary Adee, the door being
locked meantime and not even the
messengers allowed entrance. None of
the parties to the conference were com
municative as to the conference, but at
Its conclusion Dr. Hill repaired to the
White house with a portfolio well filled
-With papers. ,
For several hours preceding the min
ister's visit Acting Secretary Hill and
.Assistant Secretary Adee had been en
gaged In short conferences and It was
gathered that the negotiations relative
'to China were approaching another
phase and that another pronouncement
of some kind waa In preparation.
NEED ANOTHER WEEK'S TIME.
The fact la recalled that when the
United Btates made Its response to the
Russian note on the 20th ultimo the of
ficials here expressed the belief that
about a week's time would be required
to determine upon the next step, and at
the end of that time It would be defi
nitely known whether or not the troops
were to be withdrawn from Pekln. That
period of time hss now elapsed. The
reports from the European chancellors
indicate that, officially at least, this
important subject Is being treated with
the greatest deliberation and at least
another week, and probably even more
time, may be consumed In framing the
last of the answers to the Russian note
Meantime our government has pretty
well satisfied Itself as to the attitude
toward this last proposition of each
and all of the powers Interested In the
Chinese problem. It may be that this
knowledge Is regarded as sufficient upon
which to base another forward move,
fend perhaps In this case an Independ
ent movement by the United States
toward the ultimate withdrawal of the
troops and the settlement with China
which the government has had in mind
since the beginning of the trouble.
, The consultations with Mr. Wu are
Hleved to haye been Inspired by a de
re to learn something of the person
Ity of the Chinese notables, whose
'mes have been suggested as proper
constitute the Chinese side of any
fimmisHlon which may be named to
Irrange a settlement of the difficulties.
'r. Wu is an ardent adherent of Earl
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MISSI0NER8.
There Is much speculation here as to
Doners in case the peace negotiations
should be entrusted to such a bodv.
iiu me iiaiim iiitrii Ji uillineill III
International affairs In recent years all
list of General John W. .Foster, but It
is regarded as much more probable
that If he appears at all In these nego
tiations It will be In his old place as a
representative of the Chinese govern
ment. He was associated with Li Hung
Chang during the peace negotiations,
which closed the Ctilno-Japanese war,
and It Is said that Earl LI has a high
sense of appreciation of his work for
China then.
There was a dearth of official In
formation from China today. General
Chaffee got through a dispatch dated
September 1 at Pekln, Indicating that
ran In the He of communication be
tween Tien Tsln and rekln. Tills dls-
auh made no mention of the military
Ituatlon, and it was inferred that af-
fars in j'emn remain quin. me mes
sage was as follows:
"Tsku Adjutant General, Washing
ton: Pekln, September 1. Following
extract my report cabled: I wish . . .
special Colonel Aaron S. Daggett, Four
teenth Infantry, for his gallantry at
Tang Tsun August 6 . . . .and good
judgment In the attack on Pekln Au
gust 14, and for gallantry and super
Vision In the attack on the gates of
tha Imperial city August 14. I recom
mend that he be made a brigadier gen-
t TTnitjwf staiAs irmv. Colonel Dag
gett nine months to serve before ar
riving (4. If promoted brigadier gen
eral he will gladly accept retirement
Immediately on promotion.
"CHAFFEE."
WANTS LI TO GO TO PEKIN.
Tien Tsln, Aug. (Via Shanghai,
'Sept. ll.V United States Minister Con
er la said to Insist that Earl Li Hung
Chang shall be allowed to proceed to
Pakln for a conference.
Orders have been received from
ITaehlngton that 1,000 American troop
-hall be divided between Pekln, Tien
and Taka for the winter.
-CLOVER. "MO" HARRISON, "YES."
Washington, Sept. U-Eg-Presldent
Cevsland baa declined tha president's
f latasMt aa a member of the Inter
f, 1 heard' of arbitration. Mac-
-J'OfftaM hM aooeoted. .
Cubans Think They Eho.M ba Al
lows to Make 1 hair Laws,
Mew Tork, Sept. It General Pita
Hugh Lee, military commander of tha
department of the east In Cuba, ar
rived In New Tork from Havana on
the United States transport The Raw
lins. When asked regarding the con
stitutional convention to be held there,
he said:
"I understand that whatever consti
tution Is agreed on will be submitted
to the congress of the United States,
which in turn will see that the consti
tution will provide for the security of
the life and property not only of Amer
icans, but also of the citizens of other
countries.
"If for any reason the United 8tates
had withdrawn its troops and released
Its guarantee of the pacification of the
island, and any English, French. Ger
man or other foreign citizens had been
denied their rights, there Is no question
that the country to which they be
longed would. In the absence of tha
United States, have taken charge them
selves, and no one could foretell the re
sult. "There la considerable dissatisfaction
over the proposed constitutional con
vention., Some of the Cubans object to
the clause which compels them to sub
mit their constitution to the congress of
the United States. They say they
should have the right to make their
own government without the consent of
any foreign nation.
"I do not think there la any wide
spread dissatisfaction, but the feeling
that exists among a certain class of the
Cubans and the Americana Is the most
bitter that I have ever known before.
The disaffected class Is composed most
ly of the former Cuban soldiers, who
look upon the Americans aa Intruders,
and who want to have absolute control
of their own affairs.
"There are more of -these dissatisfied
Cubans than there were formerly and
they are more bitter.
"We have had little trouble on the
Island. My orders are that any out
break must be quelled by the munici
pal police If they are able to handle it.
If they are not they call on the rural
guard. These are mounted men who
are Cubans. Their ordinary duty Is to
patrol the districts between the towns
and hunt down thieves and robbers.
If the rural guard Is unable to quell
a disturbance the United States sol
diers appear on the scene. There have
been few cases when the United Statet
troops have been called to act."
MINISTER HEADS THE MOB.
Two Negroes Will Swing to Tree
If Caught.
Alton, 111., Sept. 11. Two bloodhounds
and a posse of fifty men under the
Rev, Owen W. Rose, a minister of the
gospel of Sabula, la., are scouring the
country In the neighborhood of God
frey, III., Just north of this city, in
search of two negroes, for the purpose
of lynching them. Mr. Rose has re
quested the authorities not to Interfere
In case the men are taken, as he In
tends to string them up by their legs
with their heads dangling downward
and shoot them to death. Up to a late
hour nothing had been heard from the
pursuers and It Is believed that the ne
e-roes are still at Iatita
William Rlggs, a brother-in-law of
the Rev. Mr. Rose, lives on a farm two
miles west of Godfrey. He was In the
field cutting corn when two negroes
approached him and asked for work.
He told them he had no work to offer
them and they then demanded that he
give them all the money he had. Rlggs
saw that he had no show in a physical
encounter with his two visitors and he
put his hands In his pockets to give
them 60 cents, all the money he had
with him.
The Instant he let go of bis
corn knife, his only weapon of defense,
the negroes knocked him down and
went at him with razors. After mak
ing several horrible gashes and cuts
with their weapons, rendering Rlggs
practically helpless, the two negroes
proceeded to draw lines In circles
around his legs and make fancy cuts
and figures. When they had tired of
their devlllshnesa they left Rlggs lying
In the field, where he lay an hour and a
half, when he was foand by his brother-in-law,
who had been visiting at
the farm.
BALTIMORE IS HOME
New York Sept. 12. The cruiser Bal
timore, with Admiral Watson on board,
arrived In the harbor this morning. The
gallant old cruiser which followed
Dewey's flag over the mines in Manila
bay and up to the muzzles of the Span
ish guns more than two years ago, re
turns to the United States for the first
time since that memorable event.
The Baltimore was greeted by the
passing craft as she made her way up
to anchorage at Tompklnsville and her
men replied to the shrieking whistles
by gracefully dipping the cruiser's en
sign. Admiral Watson made a very leis
urely trip home. He left Manila on
the Baltimore early In April and mad
long stops at many European porta
BUBONIC PLAOUE.
Glasgow, Sept. 12. Two new cases of
bubonic plague are reported from the
hospitals. Nine persons have been
added to the number under observation.
The hospital cases noW' number six
teen, of .which two show suspicious
symptoms' merely. The number undet
observation la now 100, ,
CONDITION OF THE TREASURY.
Washington, D. C, Sept. 11. -Today's
statement of the treasury balances In
the general fund, exclusive of the lltO,
000,000 told reserve In tha division at
radenrpUxa, ahowa: Available cash hej.
lanes, 4MM4; fcwM. tatara , ,
CMJITY.
OALVE8TON AND ROCKPORT
REPORTED DE8TROVED.
A TERRIBLE HURRICANE
For 24 Hours a Hurricane of Tre
mendoua Violence Haa Raged "
Along the Coast.
Dallas, Tex.,Bept. 11. A bulletin from
Vera Crua. Mexico, states that the
Mexican cable reports immense dam
age in Galveston. Several lives were
lost before 8 p. m., when the cable
report left. Nothing has been received
since that hour.
The guir iront was strewn with
wrecks and the government barracks
and earthworks at Fort San Jacinto
were demolished. The Huntington
wharf Is destroyed and railroad prop
erty badly wrecked. The city Is In a
frenzy and United States troops from
Fort San Jacinto were trying to pre
serve order near the government reser
vation. New Orleans, La., Sept. 11. A spe
cial from Dallas, Tex., says:
All Texas is In the keenest state of
doubt and uncertainty concerning the
fate of Galveston Island and city.
In everybody's mind Is the dire suspi
cion that an awful calamity rests be
yond the lack of information from the
gulf coast
It Is rumored here that Immense de
struction haa befallen Galveston and
other places. It Is said that the bridges
leading from- the mainland to the island
have been swept away by the terrible
force of the wind and the rolling up of
the water in the bay. The bridges are
four In number, three for railroad use
and the other the Galveston county
public wagon and pedestrian bridge.
It seems hardly credible that all these
bridges could be swept away without
the city suffering, tremendously in the
loss of buildings, general property and
Uvea
Not a wire Is working into Galves
ton, either telegraph or telephone, and
as all bridges carried wires the fears
that all the bridges are gone Is much
strengthened. The Postal Telegraph
company this evening started a repair
train out from Houston, but It pro
ceeded a few miles only before It had to
stop because of the storm obstructions
and had to return to Houston without
making an Improvement in the service.
This morning the surf was breaking
over the beach from East Broadway In
Galveston, around to the foot of Twenty-fourth
street, and the water crept In
several blocks and In low places had
crept up the streets a dozen blocks.
At noon the wind veered to the east
nd the water on both the bay and gulf
was rising slightly and growing more
boisterous.
There Is a report that the steamer
Charlotte M. Allen has gone ashore,
but It cannot be confirmed.
A special from Hn,ton ?y; Thfrc
Is an unconfirmed report that the hurri
cane raging along the gulf coast has
played havoc with the town of Rock
port, on the lower coast, and that the
great club house built by E. H. R.
Green near there has been blown away,
with loss of life, as there were several
guests In the houxe, but their names
are not known here.
The same report says that a cyclone
raged through Live Oak county, but It
could .not have done much damage, as
that country Is not thickly settled.
The storm on the Texas coast has
been a fierce one, and there are all
sorts of rumors as to the damage done.
The telegraph and telephone wires are
down in every direction and there Is
no way of confirming these rumors or
of getting accurate news. The wind
has blown a hurricane all day and haa
been accompanied by a driving rain in
Houston. Considerable damage has
been done, but all of a minor character.
Advices from Fort St. Philip late
tonight say the sea water backed up
Into the Mississippi so rapidly that It
went clear over the levees, and luggers
were carried Into the marshes with the
waves, and with the receding waters
were strewn along the river bank high
and dry for a mile. A stern wheel
steamer on the way to Blloxl, Miss.,
now lies on dry land, Just back of a
house, five miles above Fort St. Philip.
The boat was carried a distance of two
miles across the marsh In ten minutes.
The most damage appears to have
been done on the east bank of the river.
The east wall of the Jetties was dam
aged and many rice fields upon which
harvested rice was piled up were Inun
dated and thevcrop destroyed.
BRITISH CAPTURE LYDENBURG.
London, Sept. 11. Roberts reports to
the war office today that Dundonald
and Brocklehurst, commanding Sutler's
cavalry, have entered Lydenburg. A
Jank mbvement of Ian Hamilton, Rob.
rts says, caused the Boers to report
from Lydenburg, thus allowing Buller
to advance and occupy the town with
comparatively little opposition.
BLACKS MURDER SETTLERS.
Melbourne, Australia, Sept. It. The
blacks In the Interior of New South
Wsles havs risen and murder and ra
pine are following In their footsteps.
Many settlers living at remote points
have bean massacred and their homes
given over to tha torch. Woman sad
children war not spared. Tha rtstng )e
mU)sg raster,
Reoonnoleanoas Find Eyerytnlng
Qu st Near Pekln.
Wsshlngton, D. C.r Sept. 11. The Jap.
ansese legation has received the follow,
lug telegram from the foreign office at
Toklo:
"According to recent telegrams rs
celved from General Yamaguchl at Pe
kln, patrol sent out on the 29th ult,
went as far as Chang-Plng-Fu and
Lukow-Chlao, and found everything
quiet,
"After the Chinese defeat at Pelt
sang, Yu-Lu and all his family, It is
reported, committed suicide; Ll-Plng-Hong
was killed during the engage
ment at Tung-Chow, and Hsu-Tung
also killed himself, while the where
abouts of Prince Tuan and Yang-YI
have not yet been discovered.
"As the Chinese ministers were to pay
private visits to the foreign represent
atives on the 30th, Ching-SIn and six
other Chinese officials called at the
Japanese legation.
"The Chinese In Pekln being on the
verge of starvation, a portion of the
rice secured by the Japanese forces
was distributed among them.
"Prince Chlng was expected to arrive
on the 3d at Chlng Ho, whence the Jap
anese cavalry will escort him to Pekln.
"The emperor has been ascertained to
be now at Seuan-Hua-Fu."
. The Japanese legation also has receiv
ed the following announcement in re
gard to the Japanese marines at Amoy:
"Peace and order having been- restor
ed at Amoy and the full protection of
the foreign residents and their property
asaured by the local authorities,- the
Japanese government withdrew them
on the 7th from that port.
"The local authorities have also apol
ogised for the burning of the Japanese
temple at that port."
REPORT DEATHS II CHIMA.
Cablegrame From Shanghai Brings
News of Many Deaths.
Washington, D.C., Sept. 11. The state
department Is In receipt of a cablegram
from United States Consul General
Goodnow at Shanghai, dated September
7, reporting the deaths, about July 31,
at Fen Chow Fu and Taku of the fol
lowing missionaries: Rev.' and Mrs. C.
W. Price and daughter, Florence; Rev.
and Mrs. E. R. Atwater and two chil
dren, Rev. and Mrs. D, H. Clapp, Rev.
George L Williams, Rev. T. W. Davis,
Miss Rowena Bird and Miss Mary L.
Partridge.
The department has notified the re
spective missionary boards of which the
victims were members and relatives as
far as possible.
Chicago, III., Sept. 11. The Miss Bird
mentioned In the dispatch is Miss Ro
wena Bird, sister of C. Bird, third vice
president of the Chicago, Milwaukee &
St. Paul railroad. She was about 30
years of age. Her home was at Green
field, Wis., but she had been In China
seven years, having become a mis
sionary upon her graduation from Ober
lln. She was stationed in Shan SI
province.
FILIPINO TALKS OF SITUATION
Agutnnaldo's Agents Open Head
quarters' In Madrid.
Madrid, Sept. 12. A Filipino com
mittee has been established here under
Senor Arejola, an adherent of Aguln
aldo. The government refuses to have
any relations with the committee. Senor
Arejola says that Paris is still head
quarters of Senor Agonclllo, Agulnal
do's tepresentatlve, who Is awaiting the
result of the presidential election In the
United States.
He declares that If Bryan Is elected
the Filipino leaders expect the United
States government to fulfill its pledges
and grant full autonomy to the archi
pelago. Arejola adds that the latest message
from Manila states Agulnaldo is at
the head of a considerable force and
has ample funds.
He has retaken eight places from the
Americans. The Filipinos completely
hold the Island of Mindanao, where
they have established a government.
FROLIC MAY BRING TROUBLE
Hong Kong, Sept. 11. Owing to an.
tlcipatlons of disturbances at tonight's
celebration of the Feast of Lanterns,
elaborate preparations have been made
to cope with eventualities. The troops
have been served with ball cartridges.
Six Maxims are also In readiness. Tha
police have been ordered to suppress
the "Dragon procesBlon," but the Chi
nese declare they must hold It In spite
of the authorities.
COXVICT8 TO REAP HARVEST.
Berlin, Sept. 11. The Prussian gov.
ernment has Issued instructions per
mitting convicts In gangs of from
twelve to thirty to assist In reaping
harvests throughout the kingdom, ow
ing to the scarcity of labor. A bill hai
been prepared by the government for
the diet providing heavy penalties for
breach of contract by rural laborers.
DECREE POPE'S DEATH.
Rome, Sept. 11. The police have In
formation from America that the an
archists have condemned the pope to
death. The Vatican authorities are tak
ing great precautions for the pope's
protection during the receptions of fan
elgn pilgrims.
ATTACK PALACE.
Rome, Sept. 11. Bishop Andrla hav
ing refused to sllow the prayer of
Queen Margharlta to be read In the
churches of the diocese, the populace
attacked the episcopal palace and the I
bishop and priests fled. The Butbort-
Mt ordered the bishop's stipend .
Cattd antea tha poor-
UIT1IM7.
CHAFFEE jRBCEIVB ORDERS TO
PREPARE TO MOVE.
TROOPS FOR MANILA
Cemany However Objects to Tak
ing the Troops Away From
China at the Preaent
Time,
Washington, D. C, Sept. 11. Orders
save been cabled to General Chaffee to
prepare his forces for withdrawal from
Pekln.
Further than that, the war depart
ment has taken steps to have at Taku
a sufficient number of United States
transports to remove these troops to
the Philippines as ; soon as they reach
the port.
These orders are preparatory and do
Dot necessarily indicate that our govern
ment has decided finally upon an im
mediate withdrawal from China. It Is
simply placing itself In a position to
carry out the pledge conveyed in the
reply to- the Russian note in tins lan
guage: "The result of these considerations is
that, unless there is such a general ex
pression by the powers in favor of con
tinued occupation as to - modify the
views expressed by the government of
Russia and to lead to a' general agree
ment for continued occupation), we
shall give Instructions to the American
forces in China to withdraw our troops
from Pekln, after due conference with
the other commanders as to the time
and manner of withdrawal."
Up to the present time our govern
ment haa not changed its policy on this
question. It haa given the question
much consideration since the original
note waa written, but at all times
there has been kept steadily in mind
the propriety of removing the Ameri
can troops from China as soon as this
could be done consistently.
SETTLEMENT IN SIGHT.
It is Intimated that the prospect for
securing these objects through com
pletely harmonious action by the pow
ers Is brightening every day. It is felt
that this Is a time for compromise po
sitions, as between the . Russian and
German designs in China, and such
propositions now form the substance
of nearly all the diplomatic exchanges
which are In dally progress. ' The con
tinuance of quiet in Pekln, tending to
reassure the Chinese officials, is believ
ed to be rapidly hastening negotiations
for a final settlement. There Is the
best reason to believe that were the
Chinese government once asaured of
the personal safety of its members,
were it relieved of a fear of a dismem
berment of China and the menace of a
large foreign force in the capital, and
Imperial court, including the emperor
and dowager empress would lose no
time in returning to Pekln and open- -Ing
negotiations for a settlement.
Hence the suggestion has been thrown
out that the allied forces in Pekln be
the Immediate safety of the legations,
while the remaining forces retire be
yond the walled city, perhaps to Tien
rln, and if the negotiations seem to
warrant, perhaps be withdrawn from
Chinese soil.
OBSTACLES IN THE WAY.
There are only two obstacles to the
execution of this plan. One is the diffi
culty of, fronting suitable guarantees
for the continuance to a satisfactory
conclusion of the negotiations for a set
tlement; the other Is the uncompromis
ing attitude of one of the powers, pre
sumably Germany.
It Is now believed that the difficulty
as to guarantees can be satisfactorily
adjusted. The other obstacle may be
overcome by a threatened isolation of
the refractory power; for It Is believed
that no one power would care to pursue
i war upon China when the other pow
ers had expressed their Judgment that
further hostilities were unwarranted.
Besides, hostilities under such condi
tions, tending to Injure the interests
of the other powers In China, might
be regarded by them as authorizing a
Joint demand upon the single power
for guarantees, which would be very
difficult to meet. .
Fofthls reason, It Is hoped that
the powers can be brought to act in
harmony In the matter of the evacua
tion of Pekln. And It Is entirely possi
ble, if this plan Is executed, that all
of the American troops, save a small
number left to guard the legation at
Pekln, can be withdrawn from China
before the winter sets In.
It will not be necessary to delay the
negotiations If the evacuation Is. com
pleted, Even now our government, for
one, is In position to begin them In
stantly upon the appearance of proper
ly accredited representatives of the Chi.
nese government. Of course It is pre
ferable that all of the other powers In
terested take the same view of the
sufficiency of these credentials, and
this government Is devoting Its entire
efforts at the present moment toward
securing harmony of action to this end
snd to hsstenlng the Initiation of the
final negotiations.
Special Commissioner Rockhlll has
left Shanghai for Pekln. A report by
cable from htm dated yesterday, In
dlcated that he had begun the dis
charge of his duties as a special ob
server of the present Chinese dlsturb
tnoea Reports havs been received from Con
sul Oeneral Goodnow at Shanghai, and
Consul Fowler at Che Foo, both dealing
the eoaAtttM af tha
Eat! mated Yield to Plaoed at
000,000 Buehele.
. Omaha, Neb.,- Sept. IX A com
of 100,000,000 bushels for Nebraaka thJav
year.
That la the estimate made by the
traffic agents of tha several railroads
centering at Omaha. In order to ob
tain this estimate, the officials of these
roads have advised their agents to visit
farmers and secure reliable data, rota
tive to the crop. Now these reports
are coming in at a rapid rate and ev
erything goes to show that througnoat
the Nebraska corn belt the crop ie age
ing to be a bumper.
In some isolated sections of the state
the corn crop was injured by the dry
weather during the early summer, but
these sections were small in area and
were far between, so that on tha whole
they cut little figure in reducing the
general yield.
On the Union Pacific the corn crop le
Immense as far out as North Platte. Oav
the Elkhorn it Is great to a point aa tar
northwest as O'Neill, and on the Bur
lington It Is very heavy as far west aa
McCook. '
All reports Indicate that the hot and
dry weather of the past two week
has been beneficial instead of otherwise.
When the dry spell came on, the grownd
was in fine condition, due to the heavy
rains in June. The stand was heavy,
completely covering the ground. Thk
resulted in the moisture being held and
a very rapid growth followed.
All reports to date Indicate that bar.
ring a few localities, particularly eo
low land, the entire crop Is out of the
way of frost, and even if a heavy trees
should occur now, there would be vety
little soft corn. '
CONSTITUTION FOLLOWS FUS.
Hawaiian Court Have so Held In
Reoent Crlmmlnal Caae.
Victoria, B. C, Sept. 12. The steeaa
shlp Warrimoo brings the followfeaaj -
news:
The Hawaiian court, in the caae eC
George Edwards, convicted of an an-
natural offense after the American Eaar
was raised in Hawaii, haa decided that
the constitution follows the flag. Ed
wards was convicted on a verdict of
ten to two, and. the court granta ast
appeal, as a unanimous verdict la neo-
essary under the constitution.
H. T. Bossman, a Chinese reformer.
reached Honolulu on the Doric, boumdl
for San Francisco. He said he waa go
ing to raise recruits for a reform army
for China.
The steamship Coptic Is quarantined:
at Kobe, having had the bubonic plague
on board,
Over . a dozen white ' settlere of
Queensland have been murdered, sever
al with great cruelty, by the Queens
land blacks. Trackers with bloodhoundW
are pursuing the murderers.
Lord Earmeston, late governor of
Tasmania, and Lady Earmeston were
passengers by the Warrimoo. Lord
Earmeston says the plan of ederation
has now been adopted and will take
effect October 1.
ARMOUR SUED FOR DAMAGES.
Sioux City, la., Sept. 11. The district
wiii't ui Vuuuiiuiy trvuttiy uas com
menced the hearing of the famous H7&
000 damage suit against Armour A Cot
for backing out of a trap pork loini
contract that might have bankrupted,
the Armours.
Last fall the Ralya Market company
of Sioux City contracted with a rep.
resentatlve of Armour & Co. for pork
loins for a certain period at a certain
price. The agent believed that the loins were
Intended only to supply the Ralya re
tall store In Sioux City. Soon after the
contract was closed pork loins went up
2 cents or more per pound and the
Ralya Market company sent out sev
eral salesmen on the road to sell all tha
loins possible. Contracts for many car
loads were secured, but Armour A Co.
refused to deliver them when they
learned what the Ralya Market com
pany had done.
Suit was Instituted for damages for
non-performance of the contract and in.
the petition It Is alleged that J175.0OO la
the extent of profits lost by the Ralya
Market company because of the refusal
of Armour & Co. to fill orders.
CARTER WANTS TO GET OUT.
St. Louis, Mo., Sept. 11. A Boston dis
patch today says: Telegraphic advlcea
from Chicago today state that Captain
Oberlln M. Carter, now serving a term.
In the federal prison at Fort Leaven
worth for alleged frauds committed
while In charge of the harbor work in
the bay at Savannah, Ga., will apply
to Judge Thayer of the United Statea
Circuit court, through his attorney, F.
P. Blair of Chicago, for a writ of ha
beas corpus. The application will be
made at the same time Saturday.-
RUSSIA EXPECTS SUPPORT.
St. Petersburg, Sept. II. It is devel
oped In well Informed circles here that
the adherence of the United Statea and
France to Russia's proposal to with
draw the troops of the powers from
Pekln may now be relied upon. Ja
pan's acceptance Is also expected, andt
the support of Germany and ' Great
Britain Is not yet despaired of. - Bat tf
they do not agree to do so, Russia. It
Is again asserted, will, nevertbeiaasw
maintain her decision to withdraw has
troops from Pekln.
MARINES BACK ON SHIPBOARD.
London, Sept. 11. The British a4attr
alty announces that tha nteiabera af
tha naval brigade who parUcisetaJ t
tha ralief of Ptkla have rejota ")
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