VOL. XVII. LOU I’ CITY. SHERMAN COUNTY, NEBRASKA. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1901). NUMBER 48. . - ■ ■ -- . - ■ -— - > - ■ ■■■■■■ ■ ■■■•■ -■ ■ ■' —"— 1 1 - ■■■■■■ ~ ■ — — ■ ■ ■ ~ — . . — . ..' - ■ — ------- - - ■ □ jcr Have a Battle with Chinese Outside of Tien Tsin. ROW THE CONELICT CAME ABOUT Kruftoii to licllnd, It It tlmt I !»• Mitnrse \Ver« I.i Hunt; t tiiiiiu'tf Men mikI Not lltiim — Foreign Iroopt nt ftllMliIf llfli Till'Dill runl. LONDON, Oct. 8.—The Standard hus Hie following from Tien Tsin, dated October 6: ‘ A German force came into collision with 8,000 Chinese do st rlbcd us liners, a few miles south of Tien Tsln this morning. The Germane were cheeked and compelled to retire t*ii Tien Tsln. 'There is reason to believe that the Chinese in tills case were not Boxers, hut were l.i Hung ('hang’s veterans, who had been ordered to wait near here in view of the possibility that the foreigners would bur his progress to r the capital." Arc HI ‘ng to the Shanghai corre spondent of the Times, wiring Oct. 5, P Is announced that Huai Tai, nephew of the dowager, who was dismissed by K.rnpcfror Hwang Su in 18h8, has suc ceeded Prince Tuan in the tsung 11 yu inen and has also been appointed gen eralissimo of the Chinese forces, re placng General Yung i.u. The Shanghai correspondent of the Morning Post, in a dispatch dated yes terday, says: ‘‘All the foreign troops here are held In readiness against a possible attack by 8,000 Chinese troops now advancing along the grand canal.” According to native reports both sol diers and people have lied from Pao Ting Fu. The expedition to that point J.as been delayed owing to fhe lack of transports for the Germans. The Morning Post has the following dispatch, dated October 5, from Ma Tow, on the Pel Ito: ‘‘Sir Alfred Gase lee (the British commander) has re turned to Pekin after issuing orders that all the British troops except the VVei Hal Wei regiments shall prepare for the winter. ’Tile American marines from Pekin have arrived here. Some of the French _ jroops are leaving.” MONO KONG, Oct, 8.—Yesterday 1, 000 rebels attacked the marked town of Sal-Wan, eight miles northeast of San Chun, but were defeated. The people of San Chun closed their shops, ex pecting to lie attacked also. The troops here are being held in readiness for any emergency and the police forces along the Kowloon fron tier have been Increased. f The expedition to Pao Ting Fu is now scheduled to start tomorrow, Sun day. It is reported that the Boxers have placed improved gunboats on the grand canal to defend the town, al though already practically deserted in anticipation of the projected attack. Tlie Russians have furnished the es cort for f,i Hung Chung to Pekin. Went I'oint Wnltoin Htrikf, WEST POINT. N. Y.f Oct. 8,—Twen fy-two waiters In the cadet mess slop ped work just before flip dinner hour last night, and refused to handle a sin gle ration unless a raise of $5 a month in their salary was guaranteed. Maior iiall. treasurer of the commissary de partment, was summoned, and acceded to the demand. A strike is also pend ing in two of tlie other departments. The grievances are based up^n the re cent increase in the number of cadets, which naturally makes additional work for the civilian employes. The old scale for the mesa hall waiters was $20 per month with rations. Soldier liru Loiif Hon fence. WASHINGTON, Oct. 8.—Private Frank Miller, Company I, Tw**nty third United States infantry, was con victed bv court-martial at Cebu, Phil ippine Islands, of the charge of crim inal assault and seiitemed to lie shot to death with musketry. The oase having been submitted to the president for his action tie commuted the sen tence to "dishonorable dlsihaige, for feiture of pay ami allowance and con finement at hard lalior in a peniten tiary for a period of twenty year..” riilltpputf K*v«*nn«*. WASHINGTON. D. C.. Oct. 8.—The War deimrtmeut today made public u statement showing the revenues lu the Philippine Islands for the first seven months of 1900 to have been $4,782 OHO an increase over the coi responding pe riod of 1899 of $2,095,325. The cus toms receipts for the pel tod named iu 1900 were $3,182,245, and internal rev enue reraj ’s $236,101. 'the postal re ceipts beginning July 1 w**re deposited in the treasury and for that month .mounted to {110.845 Hatter la «•*»*•» •Aoo ST. JOfKI’H. Mo oi. X The Bur lington railway tonight wot to Kx pr«aa Meaeeuger Itaxter «f Kansas City a warm letter of i mmendatlon for hie runrageou* aet ta froatratlna 'he holdup ner- Connell IIIoff« hv hooting and killing no. of the rah tier* The letter aUo contained a draft for I’ithi aa further avktenre «»f auMre •■latino then Matieei X lit M«M. I .ON DON Ort » It la aotimatml according to th« KMototrlUHitri eo respondent of the Unity Mail, that i'*404 town to $ ooo Itoera hate retreat • .— (Via Shanghai. I Oct. 4.i—Li Hung Chang and M. de | (Hers, the Russian minister to China, I had a lengthy conference today, after | whicli it was announced that Li Hung | Chang would depart for Pekin to I morrow. Peaceful conditions prevail. The failure of the Russian to re | build the railway to Pekin is causing talk among the commanders for the restoration of the line to English own ers for reconstruction and operation. Kill* lit* fend I ns Umiik WHEELING, W. V.i . Oct. 8. -M. F. , Dr.veden, u prominent attorney, was | shot and killed today by Thomas i Workman, his father-in-law. While I Dryeden's father-in-law was visiting him. Drycden became enraged at his j wife and began beating her. Her j father undertook to protect tier, and finally to save himself, he drew a re I volver and shot Dr.veden. Mrs. Drye I den is completely prostrated. Sue/ i tknnl In Not ItltH-kot. | PORT SAID, Oct. s.—The Sue* ! canal is not blocked, as reported iu j the l ulled Stales, l>> the recent sink I ing of tlie American steam collier Kiuhtr. bound for Manila with coal for the fleet. There is no delay ill the case of tease's under forty-lite fet ill the beam. The Emir's position ts uu 1 rhanaed PaMtnn PI yi MKlti.lN. Drt. k It i an not, need that there were iiO.iatO apwtalofti at the fiiriy-elaht prod in t Ion* of he I'aa | »lon fl tv ut Obeiamioei'Kau. The ad ntliudott receipt* totalled IfOO.Ooo | mark*, .uni It I* Hllmlt* that the j villager* ret etved from the vltdtor* j about t imni tMHj niaik* *ai. «» I.eltMtHM ! UAI.VKHTON. Te* lit # The | t emit* of the \ tral ward taken uttdet t the illrerllou of the relief rommiltre. I allow* the population lit Ite 2 .'.Yi The raitevl Hiate* rrttirn* (Hililitknl today I'" tor* the atutto aate the population ot that ward at It km other w.mla I will foil * akurtit wrtear lot the I lileu. all \ Stilt kl Haim day th-l 4 -The t acUotahinenl of the t* I ilk ■- «t * • ■ |*< lit Imld) Ilf m r*id|iH mA* I « U! II*‘HU* « i i-»«l If* i Ml !?|f HvfMtl |o | IHp ♦•#** Hi* f». *i4« |>r«'Mitirf H* utm The Next Step Will Gome from the Got* . The Brit ish gaveniment itas followed in the footsteps of tho I nited States in tho Chin-use negotiations. It lias author ized Sir Claude MsuoDnald, the Brit ish minister at l’ekin, to enter into relations with the Chines* officials, just as our government did in tire case of Minister Conger. Although the formal response to the last (ier mun proposition has not been, re turned by Lord Salisbury, the I'nlted States government! has been Inform ed that, though Hiii h rm answer may not be made ui all. being unnecessary In the light of recent developments, yet Sir Claud" Ma -Donald will he in strueted to make the nine Inquiries relative to the punishment of the Chi nese ringleaders that have been com rnitted to Mr. Conger. The first practical oittnxne of Spe cia! Commissioner llo klilH's Investi gation has been an instrut tlon to him by tho State department to co-operate with Minister Conger In the Inquiries with which that official if. now charg ed, relative to the eharncwr of tho Chinese envoy-- and punishments. The next step toward the final set tlement of the Chinete troubles must, -one front Mr. Conger and his brother ministers. They an charged now with Inquiries into Hie matter of pun ishments, which certainly will occupy much headway will tic made in other some time an I it is not expected that directions until ibis phase of the case inns been passed. The latest French note Is a distinct movement toward the Initiation of negotiations for a settlement, while this question of punishments is still pending. It is probabli that ex changes will take place with the French note as the basis, while the ministers at Pekin tire at work under their instructions upon the subject of punishments, hut even though some advance is made with the French note It is not lik-ly. in the Judgment of offl.-ials here, that all of 'lie complex questions Involved therein can lie agreed upon by the powers ••"for" Mr. Conger and Hie other ministers are ready to report upon their branch of the case. Touching the French proposals the officials here have already re dyed in timation that the Chinese government is preparing to offer str -nuous objec tion to some of them, notably to the propositions looking lo ihe razing of the Taku forts and tin interdiction of the importation of lireanns. It Is believed Here, however, that the im perial government wi|! make an earn est effort to meet the demand of tho powers respecting the punishments. The news that Yung 1 -it is not to be forced upon the Chinese ik-hcp com mission it: well received here ar an indication of the readiness of the Chi nese government to accede to a rea sonable remonstrance from the powers. LINOS AN OLD BOUNDARY MARK. -- i Tlirou* Nimic l.igtit on l>i*!Miled Ouf*** lion* III .%lllHkll. NEW WHATCOM, Wash., Oct. 6. It Is reported that a new boundary marking lias just been discovered in thei disputed portion of the Mount Baker district by members of a rail road surveying party. They found the monument in the vicinity of Chil liwack lake in the middle of a wide swath which was years ago cut through the timber, if the boundary , follows the line of this swaili. Red mountain and all the disputed strip is tin tli" American side. It is expected tlie report of the Dominion surveyors will be made in a few days. If the Canadians claim the line is south of the present location, the Washington authorities will be asked to nuine a sum y. A question lias also arisen as to whether tin- forty-ninth parallel was correctly fixed by the boundary commission, and the settlement of the matter may heroine an in ernutional affair. Many mines are located in the disputed territory. Tough I 111 Tup nf Irani ST liOl'IK, Oct, 6 - On lop of a Chicago £ Alton [mnsuiiKi'f train, mov ing at the rat* of forty inllr* tin hour, William Murk* of ihln rltv ami an unknown mm fought a iiattl* to the death tonight The i am m«*n were beating thcii wa> to <*bti-ngo. After the train left l-lael At lamia the atran i ger ilrow *i revolver ami demanded ! Iturke'* moil*' Iturke retimed to ' longlr wllh th* rf«|i»e»i amt grappled 1 wrllh hia ant igotilai During the dr* 1 perat* *lroggte whirl) followed the tin I known shot Iturke nt th* ole, nut the latter ft nulls man >h«**1 k. push him j from the tup of the iot a, • ♦£«•*!* I I I tlwl l*IT 1 Alt! H't Ik i I An oiranlia lion to He known ae the tila«s t'him M) a**«H tat 0**» haa li'i'ii t riunl try the largest prtelot era and t •tteral of fli ii. mulrliiitr f ..i*t** 11 i* i \ inn *e satljf PRi PARI FOR A 10\G STRIKE. - -■ ■— ■ — C ommit t«*> .4 mtu^lng to I’rovldn for I-unit llrn of Inlou MIiiitn. 8HKNANDOAH. I*a., Oct. 6.—Con cessions announced yesterday by the Philadelphia * Heading Coal and Iror company weie not sufficient to induce ihe striking mine workers of the Schuylkill region to return to the col leries today. Mr. l’ottar, organizer and leader of the foreign mine work ers. says lie made a careful canvass of this town last night and found the strikers determined to remain out un til ordered to work by the Mine Workers' convention or by President Mitchell in anticipation of a long strike the local foreign unions today appointed a committee to investigate the cases of need among strikers' families. Or ganizer Pottier says the treasuries of the Sh nandoali foreign brunches of the Undod Mine Workers contain ubout *1,100, and while this lasts suf fering among the strikers will be re lieved. No eases of distress buve as yet been reported, he says. General Gobin today stated that his Information from the Panther Creek valley is to the effect that all the col lieries there are working as usual and no trouble is anticipated. WORK Of AMI Hit', AIM COMMISSION Money Kipernlfil to Sliow Amerlruu Uor eminent’. Int.mlun, MANILA, Oct. 5.—The new Philip pines' commission today appropriated *2H7,tJ0ii (Mexican) for the payment of sundry expenses incurred by the mili tary for the benefit of the insular gov ernment during September, and also donated *1,500 (Mexican) to the widow of the loyal and efficient Fili pino president of the town of Santa Cruz, who was revengefully murdered by the insurgent*. The purpose is to show the Crited States government’s intention to protect itH friends and faithful servants, the Hollos, i’anay island and its civil government. Monday night, October 1, the rebels killed Lieutenant Max Wager of the Thirty-sixth regiment volunteer in fantr). near Pavla, island of Panay. A detachment of the Forty-fourth regiment at Bohol island, one of the Vlsayju group, has encountered a force nf the enemy, killing thirty of them. One American was killed. ISoer Force*. LONDON, Oct. f>.—Lord Robert* has wired as follows to the war of fice: Hart returned to Krngersdorp Oc tober 1. He lias been thirty-three days from his base, marched 310 eiib1., whs In contact with the enemy twenty-nine uays killed an unknown number ami captured ninety-six. The British lost three killed, tnree prison ers and twenty-four wounded. Hurt brought back 2,720 head of cattle and 3,28i sheep. Holler has returned to Lydenburg from Spltzkop with 1,000 sheep. There are skirmishes with the Boers dally, but tht'.v are small affairs. The Dublin Fusileers made a night its; atilt with the bayonet on a Boer laager between Pretoria and .Jo hannesburg and captured nine men mostly important Boers, who have troubled the district. • A party of lloers lias penetrated (lie southern part of Orange river col ony, entered Dewetsdorp aud Wep ener. Detachments are after them. Ta<|ul Uon On. HLRMOSILLO, Mox.. Oct. 5.—N> initiations between the five Yaqui Ju lian emissaries and President Diaz for tlie settlement of hostilities now existing between the Yaquis and Mexican government have failed to accomplish anything, and the peace envoys have arrived here on their way home from the City of Mexico. They report that President Diaz re fused to consider their proposal for peace, as lie looked u(>on it as grant ing too many concessions to the In dians. Fighting still continues and the gov* rnment troops seem to be making slow, but steady advances into the In dia n country. Berlin llrnlei a Itepurt. BI-SRI.IN, Oct. 5. It la denied here that Oermany has made any declara tions about the immediate initiation of peace ru Koiiutlons. Oermany has never abandoned the stated point of the first note of fount von Huelow. As to the second note. It is believed here that the fhlnese government had burned front Rood friends of the flrst note and planned to forestall by the punishment of the guilty parties. The ttrst note was successful It Is still Muted that no French note has ar rived here. Officials declare that it Is strange that It shtuld have been an nounced as It was If It was still to i time. SeiJtiHlu < aiupOell llraU. SANTA BARBARA. f»l . Oct V— Benjamin H fantphrll. a well It noun stunner of Pittsburg, |*a Is dead in i Ma illy, aged S3 years Air fstnp l»H sunk I he first oil well ever put d * u In the I nitid States A daugh ter Mrs AlargarM inland the author I t it aotVlVea hint Wees Ttisa tti» thuowHtl live*!-. I 11AI ,\ I'll TON fvt fa t 1 The tinting Ml corpses irr 111 - ill' ter end • tig twenty hie a day being rev in • • red fsriaiah now the dead In Ik* ■ It. Will e»< e«.| r, mat t>. . III.I the t It) Until* I ftw an>l >m tae wain land »if than 1 -mu Belief that Reapproachment Among Pow ers is About to be Formed. Ttft DimCLLTItS WITH CHINA H«Ulen»«nt «>f tlte Smnti Heeum to Ha on Ilia \ erg** of t outturn in* tlou Harmony Between tiurmiiiiy nnd ttin iutted fetal**. WASHINGTON, Oct. 4—A feeling of buoyant optimism prevails in this city today relative to the Chinese troubles that warrants the belief in the existence of a sound foundation based on very recent developments in pending negotiations. Ii Is evidently the conviction among officials that a reapproachment among the powers is near at hand. The encouraging outlook has been brought auout very largely by the harmonious sentiments which have developed between this government and Germany concerning the course of future events in Chinn. Hinee tho return of Secretary Hay he has hud several conferences with Huron Speck von Sternberg, the; German charge d’ affaires, watch have been of such a character as to show that the two governments are proceeding toward a common end for the solution of the entire difficulty. The Berlin govern ment received several days ago the Sheng dispatch giving the Chinese edict, punishment of Prince Tuan and his associates. This was accepted in the highest German quarters as a sin cere evidence that China was disposed now to deal with the responsible par ties as their offenses deserved, making a peaceful solution of the problem possible. Altogether the outlook then Is more satisfactory than at any time heretofore, not only for concurrent action by the powers, but also for a comprehensive settlement of the en tire Chinese question. Jt is expected, however, that the at tention of this government will lie turned to some entirely new phases brought up by the French note to the powers. There is no doubt as to the accuracy of the foreign dispatches slating that M. Delcaase, the French minister of foreign affairs, has ad dressed a note to the powers propos ing a general plan of dealing with the subject. This note, undoubtedly will h< in the hands of this government by the time the president returns, and already there is considerable anxiety in foreign quarters as to the answer the United States will make. There is reason to believe that some of the continental powers do not view all of the French proposals with favor and that there may be a renewal in this note of the differences of views recently developed over the German note. So far as this gvoernment is concerned, however, there Is no rea son to believe the French propositions will meet with disfavor. Meantime plans are under consider ation by which the powers will see that China carries out her purposes of punishing the guilty parties. It is felt to he proper that the punishment shall be carried out in such public manner, either with the knowledge of the for eign ministers or in their presence, that there can he no question as to ttie completeness of China's repara tion. The state department lias been mak ing some inquiries as to the extent to which Jung hit, one of the peace negotiators appointed by the emperor, participated in the Uoxer troubles. It is alleged that these inquiries have at least developed something unfavora ble to the acceptance of Jung Lti. whose tendencies have been anti-for eign, as a satisfactory person with whom to conduct negotiations. A rathvr guarded statement if. made that this government lias "not formally objected" to Jung hu's appointment leaving the inference to be drawn tliut its preference is against him being sc honored. Ofllrrn «f Inloii Veleranii l. III oil. WASHINGTON. Oct. 4 The Union Veterans' union, In session here to day, elected the following officers: Commander In chief. General D. K. Iderenforth, Idstrict of ('olumlda. re elected: L. M. latugataff. division of Iowa, first deputy commander: K. H. Hutchison, division of New York and New Jersey, second deputy command er. The annual report of General Iderenforth showed a substantial ad vance In the union Itoth in member ship and in financial condition Al the afternoon sessiou Mrs. Ada John son. president of the Womens Hellef rorps. submitted her aunual report. % HlaloHtM !• all lltfttH WAHHINCJTON, Wing cam* to Ik'H 1» • <■» • >• , - U" h'o; 1 ,glti fears he a t* > ssftlet of a |.:|ui||, Ncti tmak THREE NIGHTS OF 1 ERROR. Woman Wlin Went Through the Siege of I'ekln Recite* Experience*. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 3. -Mice Os* Jil Payen, the young minia .ure painter, who went to Pekin last spring aa the guest of Minister and Mrs. Conger, told a graphic story of the siege on her ar rival here. "Of the whole eight weeks of ter rible anxiety and dread," she said, "three nights stand out with especial prominence. They are spoken of by the besieged as 'the three terrible nights.' The first was Just before the siege—ahout June 17 or 18. That was while we were in the American lega tion. We went into the British lega tion compound on June 20. The night I speak of was one tire foreigners will never forget. All night long went up terrible cries—howls and shouts of thousands upon thousands of Chinese, crying for the blood of the foreign ers." "The second terrible night wa3 about the middle of the siege, when, after three or four days of muggy and sultry weather, one of the most violent thund er storms 1 ever experienced broke over the city. Everybody 1 ad predict ed that with tlie coming of rain the Chinese would cease firing, but the ef fect wu» just the oposlte. It was » night of bellowing thunder, roaring artillery, incessant lightning and pour ing rain. “The third and last night of horrors was that of August 13, the day be fore relief came. On that night the Chinese were fairly frantic and moved heaven and earth to break In and kill us. Firing that had seemed furious was tame compared with the hail of shot and shell that [mured in upon us that night. Tt. came from all quarters tnd seemed to be from ev«ry imagina ble kind of firearm. We had received reports of the approach of the relief ’oluinn and knew that it most he near, from the frantic attempts of the Cbl tmse to slay us. We expected that any moment might be our last, us many breaches were made by r.hells and a determined nssr.ult at any one place would have opened the way for the hordes outside.” COMPUTE LIST OE BOXERS. Document* Prove Complicity of Chine** Off!Hul« In Outrun;**. RAN FRANCISCO, Oct. Rev. Frederick Brown, presiding elder of the Methodist mission in Tien Tsin who guided the allied forces into the Chinese capital, arrived here on the Coptic. He was one of the last persona to leave Pekin before communication with the outside world had been cut ')tt. He left Pekin June 4 and with ?reat difficulty reached Tltn Tsin. He immediately organized an expedition tor the relief of Pei Tal Ho, where a oarty of beventy-flvp foreigners', most y women and children, were besieged •>y the Chinese. About Hiirty Amer icans were in the party. Hr. Brown's family was among them. He sent his family to Japan for safety and him self succeeded in getting through to Flen Tsin on an American tugboat. As Dr. Brown was familiar with the •ity of Pekin, his advice was asked regarding the best, means of entry and it was on his suggestion that the sewer under the city’s wall was chosen bv the Americans and British. The re sult of tills waa their arrival several hours before the Russians and Japa nese. Dr. Brown Raid: ‘‘The capture of Tien Tsin on July 15 by the allied forces was so unexpected that the • arious treasuries, yamens and mints iiii not have time to hide their tre.as ires or destroy their documents, i was requested l>y the allies to search the dockets and files of the various Chinese departments, and doing so. came across many accounts which dearly incriminate the highest offi tdals, A complete register of all the Boxers in the villageb around Tien Tsin was also found, giving names and iescrlptions so perfectly that when the suppression of their pes ilentiai so ciety is undertaken the llrt will be of great assistance.’* Hop** for lt*tter Tim**. INDIANAPOLIS. Inti., Oct. 3.— President Mitchell of the mine work U's has written national headquarters iere that he Is confident of serlurlug greater concessions than those ofTereci >y the anthracite coal companies and the railroad companies for the strik ing miners in Pennsylvania. Mr. Mitchell says the railroads hold the Key to the situation and that It la useless to deal with individual oper ators. To Memo** !>•**•*? Are.lt. NEW YORK. Oct. 3.—In the muni ipal council today a resolution for the removal of the Dewey arch was Introduced and adopted. C uiwfHton of Hi* Treasury. WASHINGTON. Oct 3 Todayii Ktacement c»f the treasury balances in ttie- general fund, etrlualve of the f IMi.oun.ooo gold reserve in the dlvi •ion t»f redemption shows Availabls cash tmlance. fLW,297.01*; gold, |K3. til R4l> t I4»r* Mill K»*|i Util. \l INSKIKI.Ii. O. Oel. 3 IkniMli filler* llaunva uni Wrllmi attempted h get of? ' he Kenuayltanln train at It k liul *» but were t‘impelled by th» police to lootlnue lb-dr fair Ml • mlllt'i <'»»*••«• Rpur«« WAfttllNOTOX tkt 3 The MMMaa bureau that the p*t'U4t-UU of Menttle, Wuah . la l'»47l aa agkinat ITMT In U*» Tbia Is an (nrreaea «l It 131, or 19 34 per c*u|