THE UAR
GERMAN COMMANDER STARTS
AN EXPEDITION.
110 HOPE FOR PEACE
Unci Sams Soldier Boys. Will Not
Participate In the Praaent
Action In China.
Berlin. 8peclal) According to a dis
patch received by the German Navy
league, the situation in China is crit
ical. The dispatch adds that Chang
Xeth Hang, who advised the empress
dowager to enroll the Boxers in the
army, has been appointed governor of
ha new Chinese capital. Elan Fu.
It Is further asserted that many Chi
nese hare been decapitated at Chian
Kan, province of Klang 8u.
Finally, it Is asserted that General
an Toan 81 has raised his army tp
. menk
Washington. D. C.-(Special.) In dt
ect opposition to the implied wishes of
the United States, Count von Walder
aee, the German commander-in-chief
a China, has sent an expedition to
Pao Ting Fu, and his action may cause
consequences in the southern provinces
which the authorities fear to contem
plate. Believing that foreigners and their in
terests can beat ba protected by brtng
k about the early return of peace.
Secretary Hay has sent to the French
and other governments his reply to the
French proposal, in whicb he states
- js prcssscat sj!s ce p'ea! to
ace the negotiations begun immediately
pen the 'usual verification of creden-
At the end of his note the secretary
states that the president believes that
the governments of France and other
powers will see In the reserves we have
hf no obstacle to the Initiation
ef negotiations on the lines suggested,
and he hopes that it will be found
practicable to begin such negotiations
at an early day.
To guard against delay by discus
sion, the president hss indorsed the
suggestion of the Hussion government
that In case of protracted divergence
of views, the matter of the Indemnity
which China must psy might be com
mended to the consideration of the In
ternational court of arbitration of The
Hague.
In the demand of LI Hung Chang
for the return of the $278,000 seized by
American marines at Tien Tain, they
authorize the purpose of the Chinese
commissioners to offset the claima-tor'
Indemnity to be made by the unwers
Vy counter claims for the dangage to
private and government proqsty which
was not in accord with fjie rules of
war...,.
There Is no IntetAfon on the part of
this governmenyto participate in any
further military expeditions, and it will
deprecate, action of this character on
the part of other powers.
We Ting Fang, the Chinese minister,
asserts that there is no danger of an
prising In Southern China, and has so
assured Secretary Hay. The authorities
lear, however, that unless something is
eutckly done to support the position of
the viceroys, who have so successful!)'
'held their people In cTiecky There may
be an outbreak. It is proposed by this
government to Insist that the viceroys
receive appropriate reward for their
-eanduct.
V8ITE TALKS OF.SITIUTIOi.
American Minister Tails of
the
Foaling in Osrminv.
Washington. D. C.peclal.) An
drew D. White, the Amertuaa ambassa
dor to Germany, had conferences with
the president and with Secretary Hay
today, preparatory to returning to his
post in Berlin next week.
Mr. White In an interview, said that
saving been so long absent from Ber
lin he could not give the latest phase
sC opinion there regarding the Chinese
-latter, but that when he left it was
(ett by some of the brightest people he
v wet that the court pursued by the
United States wss wiser than that
adopted by the European powers. : One
ef tbe longest headed men In the diplo
matic corps had congratulated him
" spoil' the fact that while the other pow.
era almost universally had lost hope
en& were ready to proceed at once to
r the bloat extreme measures, on the sup-
position that the diplomatic corps in
Pekin, and indeed the whole foreign
' population there, had been murdered,
the American government had been pa'
Meat sad wis and It was due to this
atUt ads that toe United States had
tfts flrat to communicate with Pe
Aad 'was really the power that
foreigners there. Events
i then, Mr. WMtt pointed out, have
MspieteJy this view.
Te the swotatkma from a hostile e'.e-
t ia the German press in the morn-
papers, Mr, White attributed no
Import airs, saying that the
oaotcd bad been the most vlru.
skNrteneaico of toe United States aH
Crewakout the Spanish war and at aU
' The imbassslur expressed the opin
ion thai via, eplta o .some friction be
flwena tbaYprtoae powers, as ultimate
tstt waderstaadiaf cooosrnlng China
rtrtihtr probable. Aa to the art
, : - to the deferences Anally, bs be-
- ( J prt Mw f tiwafiinal arwkftv.
K i C-WstJ
lt The. Cagae
Us
' 1 ,5I aw MsM l adjatt all the
trnug,igriTTi mzt.
Text of Answer in Which Partial
Acceptance Is Made.
Washington, D. C Speclal. The
reply of the state department to the
French note, relative to the basts of
the Chinese negotlntlon, wss made pub
lic today. It reads:
From the Secretary of State to the
French Charge d'Affalres: Sent to Mr.
Thlebaut, October 9. 1900: Memoran
dum: The government of the United
States agrees with the republic of
France is recognising as the object to
be obtained from the government of
China appropriate reparation for the
past and substantial guarantees for the
future.
The president Is glad to perceive In
the basis of negotiation put forward in
the memorandum of October 4 the spirit
that has animated the declarations
heretofore made by all the powers inter
ested and would be pleated to see the
negotiations begun immediately on the
usual verification of credentials. It
may be convenient to enumerate the
classes of the memorandum and add
some observations dictated by the at
titude of the United States In the pres
ent circumstances.
First The punishment of the guilty
parties mho may be designated by the
representatives of the powers at Pekin
The Chinese government has already
indicated its intention to punish a
number of those responsible for the re
cent disorders. The representatives of
the powers at Pekin may suggest ad
ditions to that liKt when negotiations
are entered upon.
Second The continuance of the inter
diction against the ' Importation of
arms. It is not understood that this
Interdiction is to be permanent and the
duration of It and the details of its
regulation seem a proper method of
negotiation bv the negotiators.
Third Equitable Indemnities for the
governments, corporations and private
individuals. This Is an object desired
by all the powers. The Russian gov
ernment has suggested that In case of
protracted divergence of views, thi
matter might be commended to the con
sideration of the international court of
arbitration of The Hague. .The presi
dent thinks this suggestion worthy of
the attention of the powers.
Fourth The organization in Pekin of
a permanent guard for the legations.
The government of the United States Is
unable to make any permanent engage
ment of this nature without the au
thorization of the legislative branch,
but in the present emergency we have
stationed in Pekin an adequate lega
tion guard.
Fifth The dismantling of the forts at
Taku. The president reserves the ex
pression of his opinion as to this meas
ure pending the receipt of further in
formation in regard to the situation In
China, i
Sixth The military occupation of two
of three points on the mad from Tien
Tsin to Pekin. The name observation
which has been mad In reference to
No. 4 applies also to this proposition.
The president is unable to commit the
United States to a permanent partici
pation In such occupation, but he thinks
it desirable that the powers shall ob
tain from the Chinese government the
assurance of their tight to guard their
legations In Pekin and to have the
mean of unrestricted access to them
whenever required.
The president believes that the gov
ernments of France and the other pow
ers, will ree in the reserves we have
nfre made no omwtnt ,n ...
of negotiations on the lines suggests,
and he hopes it will be found practica
ble to begin such negotiations at an
early date.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
Washington. October 10. 1SO0. .
KE DIDN'T INOW IT.
His
Neck Was Broken But He
Laughed and Joked
New York. (Special.) For six hours
Conrad J. Lang of 51 West Flfty-flrt
street walked, talked, laughed and en
Joyed himself with his family In Igno
rance that his skull was fractured and
his neck broken. .
It was when be retired and his pillow
pressed upon the broken bone of bis
neck that It was known he was Injured
at all. Then he died.
Lang was a truckman. Last night he
fell from his truck and landed on the
back of his neck and head, and was for
a time unconscious. Before' an ambu
lance could be sent for he sprang up
declaring he was all right except for a
slight headache.
He worked an hour a.nd then went
home. One of the small bones of the
neck had been chipped oflf. The pres
sure of this on the spinal cord when
he laid down killed him.
CUBANS AND SOLDIERS CLASH
Policeman Tries To Make Arrest
and a Fight Follows.
Havana. (Special.) At Matanzas y.--i
terday a Cuban policeman Interfered
with two members of the Second cav
alry. The quarrel culminated In a gen
eral light between the police and sol
dlers, who" arrived on the scene simul
taneously. After the police had snot
Trooper Furry of D troop, one other
soldier and one civilian and a number
of troopers of D troop tried to break
Into the gun room to get their wea
pons, but the quick action of Captain
Frederick Folts of D troop in forming
troops L and 'M in skirmish ordtr
made it Impossible for Us excited any.
alryates to pass. i
lisntaaaat WUlard la said to have
ata aUfffctir hart whits sndasvoriag
to aslot the awn. The troopers declare
I fc
As srUI hers revenge aad Colonel
Barry & Noyta has ordered aU ooa
tata to barraeka The fseHa. ia vers
rM awtwaaa the Oshaaa aad Ihf
canlrymsa.
.' -
im rise
ALL SOUTH AFRICAN
MAY REBEL.
STATES
WESSELS' STATEMENT
os Wat's Armies Wall Organized
and Even Plan An Invasion
of Cape Colony,
Grand Rapids, Mich. (Special.) P
Louter Wessels, special commissioner
of the South African republics to the
United States, today received a letter
from Secretary de Bruyn of the Boer
envoys, now In Holland, containing the
first reliable and definite Information
of the plans of President Kruger which
itas been made public.
The letter says that President 'Kru
ger will leave lelago boy on the
Netherlands warship Uelderland early
In October, and thus he has probably
already embarked. He will be taken
to Holland, where the envoys are
awaiting him. At what port he would
land, Mr. Wessels did not state.
In regard to the intimation in British
newspapers that English warships may
be sent in pursuit, Mr. Wessels said
the envoys were In a position to state
officially that any such action by Eng
land would be accepted by the Nether
lands as a direct declaration of war
nd the little Dutch nation would act
accordingly.
President Kruger bears a commission
from the Boer republics, but exactly
what It is not even tne envoys Know.
They suppose, however, that he will
endeavor to secure Intervention by one
or all of the European powers, to the
end that the Individuality of the repub
lics shall not be annihilated.
The envoys have preceded their presi
dent to several of the continental coun
tries and have found among the people
a uniform and almost unanimous pro
Boer sentiment, which they hope will
5e potent enough to force action by
the respective governments.
"And." added Mr. Wessels, "this let- I
ter says they hope for more assiFt
mce from the United Rates than from
iny of them."
Mr. Wessels, In his Interview, also
nates that the reports of large num
bers of Boers immigrating to America
Aere unfounded.
"1 am the only accredited representa
tive of the Boer In this country." he
aid. "and if there was anything in
Ihese stories in Minnesota and Dakota
for land being acquired for settlement
by my countrymen 1 would know It.
The Boers will never leave South Af
rica. Their rause Is not lopt, and they
will keep fighting till they win.
"Gerwral Dewet's armies are well or
ganized and are operating, n .t only In
the 'Transvaal, but in the Free Stat",
not many miles from Bloemfonteln.
and are even planning to Invade Cape
"o'eny.
"The reports that Lord Roberts send
amount to nothing. Vou need not be
urprired if there Is a rebellion in the
whole of South Africa before the year
is out. The only reason the Cape Colo
nists did not Join us at the outset was
because they had no arms, and nei
ther they nor we expected war and
were unprepared."
Mr. Wessels also took occasion to de
ny indignantly the assertion that Web.
iter Davis is In the pay of the Trans
rniifr!l. "Ills course In thi country Is actu
ated by motives of humanity only. I
think 1 am well enough acquainted with
the affairs of our republic to assure
you that he (has never received a cent
from the Boers for his services In their
behalf." said Mr. Werl.
Mr. Wessels received a letter today
from Charles I). Pierre, consul general
of the Trsnrvaal, with headquarters at
New York, telling of the arrival of a
party of twelve American (itixens, who,
with 300 others, were captured "by the
British at Johannesburg on July 13 and
'hipped In cattle cars to East London,
!t0 miles away. It was In the dead
jf winter and the party suffered se
verely during its six days" Journey from
hunger and cold, lter they were sent
o Holland and from there ordered to
America under penalty of arrest.
FOLLY TO REK9VE TROOPS.
Muoh Fighting Yet To Be Done
Philippines,
Manila. (Special.) The approach
In
of
the time for mustering out the olunteers
now 'in servic e In the Philippines, Is
causing much uneasiness. Commenting
on the situation, the Manila Times, re
publican, says editorially:
"There are no soldiers to spare. Hun
dreds of towns are not garrisoned, and
whole Islands are not even explored.
Even with 80,000 men, tbe army was un
able to protect; tbe peaceful Inhabitants.
'ardly a day passes without some
ne against the friendlies being com
muted. Here In Manila there ar
troops enough, ' but Just outside the
gates five shocking butcheries have
taken place within a week. In almost
every town over which flies the Ameri
can flag, are families In dally dread of
assassins' bulletn. As soon as a native
becomes friendly he Is a marked man.
To deprive tbe Philippines of half the
troops In the next few months would
Invite tbe recurrence of tbe rebellion."
Manila (Special) Advices from Ley
is snow conslderablt fighting has been
going on in that island this month. On
tbe west coast the rebels hsVc been rs
turntng In the absence of the Ameri
cans on expeditions and are terrorHlna
ms saw van arufiiwMa sassw saaw Wi ivi gasman
Lusc takahltaata. On October f thirty
I AaMrtsans attacked a fores of forty-flv
rebels In Ca marine prerrnee and killed
tan. The Amsrleaaa had two killed
ni fkiyas hid.
A Most Terrlple Accident Befalls
Family In Nebraska.
The dead:
MK8. CHARLES BARTENBACH,
MRS. KIELBACH.
MI88 LIZZIE HORMAN.
BA BT KIELBACH.
The injured:
Mrs. Bartenbach's 18-months-oJa
(laughter. .
Mrs. Bartenbach's 4-year-old brother.
Holbrook. Neb. (Special.) This is in
brief the havoc wrought here by a lone
engine on the Burlington A Missouri
River railroad. The victims were caught
in a farm wagon at a crossing and
the demolition was wrought In the
twinkling of an eye.
No more dramatic climax to a trag
edy couH grow out of the most fertile
imagination, for Mrs. Bartenbaeh and
her companions were returning from a
coroner's Inquest over the remains of
Charles Bartenbaeh, hir husband, who
two days before was shot and killed by
Herman Klelbach, Mrs. Bartenbach's
brother.
Bartenbaeh went on a murderous
rampage and tried to kill his wife,
when Kielbech took the part of his sis
ter. The coroner's Jury had Just ex
onerated Kielbech, but he did not re
turn in the wagon, thereby escaping
the fate that befell the others.
The engineer did not see the wagon
until it was 'fairly acros the railroad
track. He tried to slow down, but was
too near to make a successful slop.
Springing from his cab, the engineer
grabbed Mrs. Bartenbach's little girl
Just aa she was about to be ground to
death.
With' the killing of Bartenbaeh and
the tragedy on the rail, five corpses are
laid out in the little undertaking shop
is Hcibrcck, and the whnio cmimrvside
is shocked. Much excitement prevails,
and many of the devout religious en
thuKlasts of this community look upon
the havoc wrought by the lone engine
aa a visitation of retrlhutlon from Prov
idence, despite the fact that the killing
of Bartenbaeh Is regarded aa Justitla
M homicide. '
TROUBLE WITH NATIVE COURTS.
Filipino Justices Reported To Have
Become Clvllzod,
Manila. (Special.) The administra
tion of Manila's civil courts by Filipino
civil agent sis now attracting public
attention more than ever and has
brought to the Taft commission's atten
tion with'1 requests for rectification.
The courts are composed of four Juh
tices of the peace and four primary
courts. The magistrates are Filipinos,
and ifha developed that the incum
bents are failures as magistrates of Jus
tice. Complaints against tbe exiptins
;ourts,are unending. Natives and for
eigners dread litigation, knuwing the
a (As In the case.
Charges have been filed and evidence
is In the hands of the authorities, which
it is claimed will show the magistrates
have been guilty of corruption and mal
feasance in office. One magistrate was
suspended on suspicion of criminal
abuse and attempt at fraud.
The monthly collection of fines of the
four native Justices is estimated at
16,040. The amount collected by the
primary courts for the same period Is
much greater. The eight magistrates
(lerslstently ignore the regulations es
tablished by the authorities for the su-
pervision of commitments and the ac
countability of moneys. They deposit
less than tlOt) dollars monthly and are
alleged to appropriate the balance of
their collection.
It Is further claimed that the magis
trates are In collusion with -J he native
police in compromising offenses on the
basis of "cash for freedom," and that
in many cases magistrates who com
mitted men to Jail over a year ago are
now liberating them, the explanation
being (he effectiveness of a haoeas cor
pus and the designation of a special
officer to investigate the cases, resulting
In tbe freedom of many persons ille
gally committed as prisoners.
It is said there are over fifty estab
lished Instances where prisoners have
bought their freedom from the guards
conveying them between the court
rbom and the Jail. .
Serious charges of favoritlrm have
already been made against the civil
branch of Manila's supreme court. The
members of the Taft commission are
dl:-gusted with the condition of the
courts and intend to substitute honest
Americans from the United Klates hav
ing a knowledge of Ppanlsh for the na
tive magistrates, but Uyy are hard to
secure. The commission will then In
stitute drastic reforms needed In the
case of the entire Judiclay .
HAKE A MILLION EACH.
Cudahys Sell Their Tank Lino To
Standard OH Co.
, Wabash, Ind. (Speclal.)-The stuperu
lous task of destroying an Industry
representing an outlay of 12,000.000 five
years ago was begun today In the re
moval of the six-Inch pipe line which
tarts in Nottingham township, Wells
county, and runs westward ISO miles to
the oil refineries at Momence, HI, The
pipe will be used In new tines to Lima,
O., snd Indiana oil will go east after
this yesr Instead of west Five hun
dred men will be employed till midwin
ter In the work.
The abandonment of ths line, which
was built by Michael and John Cadahy,
la said to be due to Its purchase by ths
Standard oil company, to compete with
Which It was constructed. Through the
transfer of the property the Ondabys
are said to have deared St.spi.sM sack.
Tso sTanhsh rwnaarleo win be closed.
TO L
AOOR
CHINESE EXCLUSION ACT WILL
SOON EXPIRE.
Leader of of Organised Labor Says
Bryans Position Is Clear and
McKlnley Has Straddled.
Washington, D. C (Special ) John
I Cuppy, formerly of Illinois, now a
resident of this city, as a representa
tive of the Knights of Labor organiza
tion, old time member and urganlzer
for sixteen years, has called attention
to the fact that some twenty years ago
the importation of Chinese labor to this
country agitated the American mind
nd prompted action upon the part of
the Knights of Labor organisation, at
the general sssembly meeting of that
oiganlsation in Pittsburg, Pa., on Tues
day, September 9. IssO, when upon this
occasion Hon Francis Bell, a delegate
from California, introduced a resolution
directing that a committee of five be
appointed to draft an appeal to the
people of the United States, and more
especially the laboring organisations, to
ithbold their support from any can-
Jidate for congress or the senate who
would not pledge themselves to the en
ictment of legislation necessary to the
exclusion of this undesirable class of
people. '
GRAVE QUESTIONS AT ISSUE.
Mr. Cuppy says: "In a secret Issue
it the Journal of the Knights of Labor
Hit Stptarr .scr, 1SS0, the r.nn!'jr!Crr!'rt
was made that said committee had
been appointed and the appeal to the
laboring people of America was theie,
in published.
"The outgrowth of this agitation and
petitioning of congress by millions
mrough the efforts of organized labor
was apparent when, on May i, 1K&2,
jurifiin enacted laws esclud.'ns "
importation of Chinese persons (or a
period of ten years, and on May ' i,
it2, congress passed ah act further
excluding Chinese persons in the' United
States for ten years. These acts pro
vided severe penalties for Inelr enforce
ment. The cnarge that this admlnis
tiatlon has failed to execute this law
is well founded. I have a copy of the
laws made mention of, and the act last
referred to directs that any Chinese
ptron found unlawfully In the United
States shall be removed from the Lnit
d States to the country from whence
tie came, and at the expense of the
tnlted ijlates; said act to continue in
Turce for ten years from its passage,
which will end ort May 5, 1902.
"This has been lost sight of and the
mention of the people is now earnestly
called to the fact that upon the ex
ooation of this law' the door will be
jpeutd to a flood of Chinamen so teared
n the past. It raises an important
luestlon In this momentous campaign,
nlch McKlnley has straddled and
Uryan has handled. It is a question of
ital Importance upon which congress
ncn elected this fail will have to U-giS-ate,
"Possibly this Important Issue has
oeva overlooked, fcr the reason that
:he treaty with China of December ,
ii4. lonuilns the following .provision;
" 'If. six months before the expira
tion of the said period of ten years.
neither government shall have formally
fivtn notice of its final termination
10 the other, it shall . remain In full
!orce for another like period of ten
feats.'
"Although the treaty stands good tin.
til December , It would be.no pro
tection against Chinese immigration
wltnout legislation snituwa - t..l
whlcn is now on that statute book.
nd which, as I have raid, esplres by
its own limitation on the th of May,
Ili02. This legislation must be had at
the hands of tne congress which Is to
oe elected In Nevember.
"This question when correctly diag
nosed suggests that the only remedy
for the exclusion of Chinese labor Is
t.hat the vofr look at his ballot be
lore casting it on November 6th next.
"The laboring classes of this countiy
have but one lamp by which their feet
are guided, and that is the lamp ot
experience. There is no way of Judg
ing of the' future hut by the past; and
Judging by the past, they will wish to
know what there has been In the con.
duct of this present administration in
the past to Justify their silence on this
most vital question.
"Has Mr. McKlnley intimated what
his policy will be? Lei the laboring
people not, I beseech of them, deceive
themselves longer. Organized labor
worked hard to avert a flood of Chl
nesetheap labor. We have spread this
land knee-deep with literature on till
subject and have petitioned conr'esj
by millions to forever settle this qjes
tlon; yet we are today amidst a most
momentous campaign, confronted face
to face with the same old question and
most dangerous storm in all Its fury.
i'lf the people of America shall hope
ever to preserve their liberties and pro
l?ct their homes anYnot abandon the
noble strugKle In which we so lonx en
gaged, we must act: not next week, or
next year, but now. Our sovereignty
la a right derived frirn (iod. Can our
liberties be thought secure when these
unsettle1, conditions confront us J The
laboring class of this country holds the
signet key. Let liiern not use their
power at the ballot box like unto babs
with knives in their hands."
, REQUIRES 100,000" TKOOI'S. .
Shanghai. (Hpeclal.) Sheng, the tao
tai, has received a telegram from Gen
eral Su, reporting that a serious rebel
lion ha broken out In the southwest
ern portion of Kwang W province, that
his ao.OOO troops are Inadequate and
that he needs at lesst 100.000 to cops
with the danger, which Is directed
gainst ths Manchus and threatens to
become greater than the Tso Ping re
bellion, It la reported that the Yang
The viceroys have sent t0.is)0 troops to
I'so Ting Fu to suppress the rebellion.
OLD LADT MUST BE BICK.
London OlpecUl) Recent Chinese
llspatche bare reported that tbe
aewafer empress la believed to be 111.
The belief Is strengthened by ths ap
parent free head with which the young
(sparer to toavlnf edicts.
Ho la Confidant of Ultimlte Dam
oeratlo Succeee.
Baltimore, If d.-gpecial.-Adle! r.
Stevenson arrived here today and was
driven directly to his hotel.
'I am feeling In splendid coadUioa
and am confident of democratic vic
tory, saiu sar. Dicvrnn, mmj riuy
Hon .everywhere has been cordial aad
the enthusiaam pronounced. Tbe people
are alive to the real Issues of the cam
paign and this is every cause for sat
isfaction. ,
I have great hopes of Maryland be
ing restored to the democratic column,
where the really belongs. In West
Virginia there is a splendid organisa
tion among the democrats and their
leaders are working hard for success.
The situation In Illinois is rapidly as
suming satisfactory shape, and ws are
exceedingly hopeful of the outcome."
Mr. Stevenson spoke at tonight's mass
meeting at Broadway Instatute ball.
and tomorrow will go to Frederick and
Hagerstown. This afternoon be went
to Belalr to deliver an address.
At ueiair. sua., upon being Intro
duced to the assemblage by Mr. Mur
ray Vandlver, chairman of the state
central committee, Mr. Stevenson be
gan: ' '
"This is the first time I have ever
had the pleasure of addressing the citi
zens of this great commonwealth. I
cannot tell you how greatly the state
of Illinois, my home, is Indebted te
Marylanders, who assisted in building
up the reputation of the great prairie
state.
Referring to Jhe' present campaign.
he said: "In all the political contests
of the past there has been but one su
preme issue, upon which the results of
the election hinged. The great question
of today is imperialism. There are meu
w ho will tell you there Is no such thing
us impel JMltemi, out uiry T ti.v mIMS
men who say there are no such things
as trusts.
' lie reviewed events which led up te
the Cuban war, and the acquisition ot
the Philippines as a result of the con
flict with Spain.
"The question-to be decided at the
coining euKtiuf, is 'why this war !n
the Philippines?' The Filipinos never
did us any harm. There are 10.040.tiuu
people there and there are 1,200 islands.
Why are we prosecuting this war to-
uuyt mere are inose wno win trti
you there is no war."
Mr. Stevenson stated that no trade
was valuable that was purchased with
loss of life.
"I am opposed," he said, "to giving
our sons lives in order that various
syndicates may sua to tne noaro wnicn
is already in their coffers."
At the close of his address Mr. Kte
venKhm wv loudly cheered bv lb
throng of persons massed about th
speakers' pltform. The party returned
to Baltimore lte in the afternoon.
PROTECTS THtlH TRUST FRIENDS.
Repuplican Officials Protects Head
or standard Oil Co,
: Albany, N. V. (Hpeclal.) There was
quite a good deal of mix-up here today
over an attempt to straighten out toe ,
portion of the requisition ot Governor
stay res 'Of Texas for the person of
William Roi keftiler and other memoeis
of the board of directors of the Htaiid- '
ard Oil company. Swveial statements
were given out variously alleging that
Governor Roosevelt or Acting Governor
Woodruff had taken final action in tbe
niallef" but tonignt u is axct-iU.u.!
that thg only action taken In the case
was by "judge Biyce, the governor's
pardon clerk, who gave to Governor
Kay res' counsel an opinion that unless
his papers of requisition could stal
that the persons wanted had been in
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the crime there they could not be taken
from this state. ,
Judge Joyce gave this opinion to Mr.
Cullen Bryan of Governor Hay re's' coun
sel two weeks ago, when that gentle
man came here looking for the gov
ernor, and it was given on the ground
of a decision of Governor Flower In
isiil. Governor Flower had refused ex
tradition asked by Governor Hogg on
the decision of the United Btates su
preme court. Justice Harlan, that a
person could not be taken to a stale for
tiHal unless having committed a crims
in that state in person. ,
As far us Governor Roosevelt is con
cerned, he hBS not acted In the matter
because of absence from the state. The ' .
position of ''Mr. Woodruff, who Is gov.
ernor In Mr. Roosevelt's ubsence, is es
plalneil In the following statement by
him:
"I have not rendered any decision In
the mat tor. It whs presented to me in
formally three weeks ago by Interested
pei sons and I then said that It did not
seem pioper for me as acting governor
to dlsss of such an important case,
but inasmuch as but a few weeks at
the most would elapse before Governor '
RoosevIt's return to thu state, I
thought It should be submitted to blm.
However, as It has run now over a
period of over six years, a three weeks'
delay, to rny mind, would have but lit
tle effect."
WALOKRSEB 13 CONFIDENT.
Hhanghal.-tHpeclal )-Fleld Marshsl
Von Waldersee, on assuming command
of the International troops In the prov
ince of Pe Chi LI, made the following i
remark; "I am firmly convinced that
I shall succeed, surely with the help
of these proved troops. In attaining the
object set before me, now that all are
under a single lesder.
BOCM QAIN ANOTHER VICTORY.
King WinitmMown. apectal.--The
Boers have torn sp the railway north of
BeUmHa aad raptsred a Brlta owtnost
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