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VOL. XVII. LOUP CITY, SHERMAN COUNTY, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2(5, 1900. NUMBER 50. Mitchell Holds Operators Responsible f r for Continuance of Coal Strike. STRIKERS MOT TREATED fAIRLY No Dlspofiltlon to Meet Miner** In Their Own ConcllUtorjr Spirit—Only Sixty Five Per Cent of the Owner* llnve So F»r Acceded to Heijumt of Sllnerc. QAZLETOX, l>a., Oc-t. 22.—Wh'on President Mitchell of the United Mine Workers was a3ked today what he had to say in regard to the settlement of the miners’ strike he said: “As there appears to he somo dis position on the part of the public to place tlie responsibility of the prolong ation of the strike on the shoulders of the Mine Workers, speaking for them I want to say that when the Scranton convention accepted the 10 per cent advance in wages, providing the operators abolished the sliding scale and guaranteed the payment of the advance until April 1, the miners had met the operators more titan half way. They had shown a conciliatory spirit and I know of no good reason why the proposition should not have been accepted by the operators. As a consequence, the responsibility for the continuance of the strike rests on the failure of the operators to treat the proposition of their workers consider ately. "The public should understand that unsatisfactory as is the proposition of the operators who make the reduction in the price of powder a part of the advance of 10 per cent, that even this proposition has not been offered by a very large number of the coal-pro ducing companies In the anthracite region and until all companies guaran tee the payment of 10 per cent advance c above the rate of wages paid in Sep *%t^mber until April 1, according to tiie decision of the Scranton convention, the miners are powerless to act. I want to reneat again that there can he no partial sectional settlement of the strike.” The large companies in the Lehigh region that have refused to move at al! since the Scranton convention was held are Coxe Bros. & Co., the largest coal producers iu the Lehigh region; , (J. B. Markic & Co., the Lehigh & Wllkesbarea company, the Lehigh Coal and Navigation company and a largo number of : mailer companies. There is also a considerable number of coal companies in the Lackawanna and Wyoming regions that have not guar anteed the payment of the 10 per cent advance until April. The only dis trict that has accepted the terms of the Scranton convention in full is No. ft, better known as the Schuylkill dis trict. Companies which produce 65 per cent of a total production of the an thracite coal fields have guaranteed tlie payment of the 10 per cent ad vance and have abolished the sliding scale. When Mr. Mitchell was asked what he would do if all the companies were to post notices, he said: “When all the companies have posted notices then I will have some thing to say.” When it was ruggested to him that there might be ia break in the ranks of the strikers if the contest was to continue longer, he said no men will go back to the mines until they are notifiod officially to return. The strikers here believe that the companies which have failed to com ply with the agreement of Thursday’s conference to post an amendment to the original offer continuing its ap plication until April 1 are influenced by a desire to hold up the settlement and see if it is not possible to cause a break in tlie Schuylkill region. Coming to the Huited Ntttti**. PITT8BI RO, P«., Oct. I’:;.—The Commercial Gazette tomorrow will say: Seyhold and Dickstod of Shef field, England, the largest manufac turers of crucible steel in Great Brit ain, tontemplate moving their plant to the I'nlted States. A site providing excellent water and rail shipping fa cilities has been optioned near Wheel ing. W. Vu., and It Is proposed to erect thereon a modern plunt costing up ward of 13,000,000, which from the tlrst will employ about 3.300 men. The ob ject tif the movement is to g' t Into tiie American market. Constantly in creasing cost of coal in England is a prominent factor acting a - an impetus to the movement. FRKUKKIOHIAVKN German <> t *- Another trial of Count Zeppelin** airship * H made today, resulting In *«'* on«t hucrvihful Ti‘«l a series of . no esnful evolution The airstrip, with Count if «n l Herr Korea W.dfT on lew to an altitude I. It th •ter. m! n 6 li- Uim Ho I « St* I treaty i.f rouMeal >1 of I „( BREAKOUT AT MATTE WAN. Inviric I’l isoru rn Ovrrpovr«*r Their Kcef* *th and Make DiirVi for Liberty. POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y., Oct. 22.— There was a revolt In the Mattewan Hospital for the Criminal Insane to night, when six or eight keepers were assaulted and overpowered by about twenty inmates. Some of the patients escaped and seven are still at largi. One or two of the keepers are badly bruised. After the patients had been given their suppjr they were taken back to their apartments with their keepers. Among tlie number were nfteen or twenty who slept in one of the large corridors where there were g!x or eight keepers. There were no suspi cious movements until suddenly each keeper was attacked simultaneously by two or three putients and heavy blows fell on the heads of the sur prised attendants. The keys were soon taken from them and a rush was made for the door. Each of the patients as he passed through the dining room picked up i heavy plate or bowl. From the dining room they went through tin* adjoining rooms and then into the long hall lead ing to the rear exit. Through the yard they ran like deer and crowded around the leg gate in the wall, while one of their number was turning tlm key in the lock. When the gate was thrown open they rushed out of the yard, running fairly over each other In their anxiety to lie free again. In the meantime the keepers had re covered from the surprise given them by their assailants and gave an alarm. Chase was given across the hospital farm and all but seven of the patients were captured. The keepers then took the recaptured patients back to the in stitution an 1 had them securely lock ed up in other parts of the building. By this time the keepers had forme 1 several searching parties and they all started out to scour the woods In the vicinity. The keepers who were as saulted were given medical attention and joined In the search for the fugi tives. The revolt, It Is thought, was caused directly by the cramped quar ters at the hospital. PIT TRUST IN UNITLD STATES. C'uhiiim Iklleve Their <io wru men t Will He Widely AdiuiiiiKtcrod. HAVANA, Oct. 22.—Senor Salvador Gian. ro. lletancourt in an Innocent letter to tne press of Puerto Principe said: "If the government of inter vention does not keep its promises l have confidence that should the time arrive when a display would be neces sary the Cubans would chow the same honesty, energy and valor as the Spaniards showed at the siege of Nu mancia and resist until the whole is land was utterly ruined.” El Diario de la Marina, comment ing on this says: “We do not think that many will folllow the advice of Senor Cisneros. Naturally the inhabitants of Nufancia f tight to the diath, as ‘hey had only to choose between being killed while lighting and being murdered. Fortu nately our conquerors are content to govern and administer the country in the interests of civilization.” RETURN OT DE OltRS TO PEKIN. KajiIhImm Change of Attitude by Kumh1h’» Mi n la ter to China. ST. PETEKSIJURG, Oct. 22.—The Official Messenger formally notices and explains the return to Pekin of the Russian minister in the following par agraph: "An edict of the Chinese emperor having appointed Prince Ching and Li Hung Chang to he plenipotentiar ies, the czar has ordered M. de Giors to return to Pekin and to enter upon peace negotiations together with the representatives of the other powers.” Wilftnn'rt Congriitulfit ions. INDIANAPOLIS, lnd„ Oct. 18.—W. B. Wilson, secretary-trea; urer of the 1 'nited Min“ Workers ct America, sent out th« following telegram to President Mitchell at Hazleton: "Have just heard from Philadelj hla that the operators have accepted the terms of the Scranton convention. It Is a great victory and will make our or ganization a power In the anthracite as well us in the bituminous field. If our members will continue to pursue the same peaceful, dignified and con servative course Uoiti’ lt> W i»liIitt;t<>it POUT WOHTH. T«x., cut. 22—Mar Jo Flxlco, leader of the discontented Creek lu ll tns who oppo-»> the allot mt nt of bin t. has gone to Washing ton to consult with President M - Klnlev, Ptxtco has dispersed his fol lowers. II* tales th it he and his party will never agree to the ratlAca tlm of the trtrity, but will *t »nd by tie treat.' of 1 Mill lie will II-■""IIIhla hi* council on bis return frotu Wash ington. W •!«!• r*» f ► ||km »* fti* r*|l» IKK IN fit l i Via u 1 . i \tir.-h i! 4‘ouat \\,iM»rw *iit| thU Biumltti tttai h** r^ifard*t| tb • « a* «n r ;tu<l • %p t**>| to b«i p^Nonattv, a. f* ut| 11 t*i- l*rit».i || ,u$f Chan* ai« < |*i in* * i h it*>; t» ,, tha ll«a If a Il4v Nr »t |M ftle*tlh I Afttik Ik? •« u VN i.4c aa* i l*i ifec '^Hsl a f*w 4$jft aa««s V* >r Uv If utu! >» *t iu a ***rgt« at »’l« rait«»n aa*i I* ant Ivlag latia«'ft*oa* h bmi al tb* Ht*«|Tii|| )# gai« Leaden Say Big Coal Companies are Try ing to Crush Them. OPIRAIORS SMIR AT MITCHILI They Will Not tirant the t’onmiloni Dctumuled An On»inou» stage of Ne gotiations Seem* al iiuutJ ami Work A(>|ieurM in Sight. I SCRANTON, Fa., Oct. 20.—It Is prac tically certain that the miners will not go to work Monday, as was expected irom the action oi the Philadelphia conference and the Scranton confer ence yesterday. Some of the biggest of the local companies are baluing at the agree ment to continue the to per cent agree ment In force until April 1 next, as is demanded by the resolutions of the miners. They were willing enough yesterday to amend their notices to conform to these demands, but today they seem to have undergone a change of heart, and only one operator of any prominence would say outright that he would make the modification. They say it would be humiliating for them to come out with au amendment to their notices. As one prominent operator put It: “The modUlcation would serve but one purpose, and that is to gratify a whira of John Mitchell. We don't propose to waste any energy bowing and scrap ing to Mr. Mitchell." WILKESBAKHE, Pa., Oct. 20.—The strike leaders here are growing sus picious that there is some kind of au agreement between the coal com panies by which they expect to break up the miners’ union. The offer of the Heading company and the opposi tion to the same on the part of the other companies is something the min ers cannot understand. In a conference In Philadelphia Wednesday the Lehigh Valley agreed to the same terms with the Reading, so far as their collieries were con cerned, but the company refused to make the same concessions to their employes in the Wyoming district. The officers of the United Mine Workers here say there is no consist ency In that. The action of the Lack awanna, Ontario & Western, Pennsyl vania company and other large pro ducers in combining with the Lehigh Valley on the powder quest! *u tends to confirm the views held by the offi cers of the union that a concerted effort is being made to get the better of the union and incite a l reak in the ranks of the strikers. The opera tors who participated in the confer ence in Scranton say they are acting in good faith. HAZLETON, Pa.. Oct. 20.—As far as the United Mine Workers officials arc concerned, matters are at a standstill in the anthracite miners’ contest with the operators. There was nothing new in the situation today. Much dis appointment was expressed in this re gion today because an early ending of the strike was prevented by reason of the powder grievance. coins KEEP IP THE FIGHTING. Kelly-Kenny Obliged to Semi Kellcf Col umn to Jagersfouteln. LONDON, Oct. 20.—Lord Roberts roiKirts from Pretoria under date of October 19, as follows: A party of Boers got into Jagersfontein on the night of October Hi and a tight en sued in the morning. Our loss was eleven killed. The Boers lost their commandant and twenty killed. Kelly-Kcnny dispatched a column under Hughes-Hallett, which should reach Jaggersfontein today. nnto takis ms ovv,\ nee Nicholas Prill p l-'xperleiieca I ugra I it tide <>f Hi politic. NEW YORK, Oct. 20.—Nicholas Sculp, a Swedish naval cook who was on the battleship Maine when it was blown up in Havana harbor, shot nn<l killed himself in Brooklyn today. His jaw was shuttered by ilying iron in the Maine explosion und he had been unable to eat solid food since. This and tlie delay in getting an increased pension made him very despondent. Average t'rup of I'otutoea, CHICAGO, Oct. 20.—The potato crop of the Calml States, according to the Orange Jmid Farmer's Anal report, tit the practical completion of the har< vest, approximates 239.000.000 bushels, or nearly 5.000. mm bushels I cos than last v<*ar aitd a fairly good yield com* pared with the average of the last ten i years. Extreme, in climatic condl* lion* » r<- responsible for holding the • rop within bound. Otherwise, the i It’ e 11 it ’ i *e* led last spring and th« i favorable Stan given |B the crop Would have brought a phenomenally ki ity yield. I mis* 111 hanle ki, I’HANKIoltT Kv . Ore Jo The f ‘Mti-tUi-p mmiure which has been ' * • . III. the dt- ai* ' uient Pt»w*,p I tb‘* two Ico-s of the leg datura an<| a hu It he* bicti uliable fur ilia laat few days in few* h an agreement. today I nail'd oh < r«|sifi, wht<h fore.li* p w» ■ the pi xei- of ah i le llos law this we< g A r<uiiprtimise sut-solute nf ■ nn» rats • O a*tiip' t by the < itifeienee |uM- | I Silitu* |s in i ami II la nearly *ar- , | ta n 'ha biil will i d pass IM)I It SEMINCE OE Of AMI CmprtH Freilerlr and Sir Arthur's End lit Ntmr. PAIUS, Oct. 19,—(New York World Cablegram,)—Empress Frederick can not live more than six weeks. Iloth Ktnper r William, her son, and Queen Victoria, her mother, were so notified yesterday by the physicians in attend ance. The dowagt r empress is afflicted with cancer of the spine, according to a high German physician who has ar rived and who met here one of the foremn t of British diplomats. The latter repeated the information to me. Sir Arthur Sullivan Is in Paris In charge of two attendants. He is on his way 11 the Riviera, but was compelled by extreme weakness to break the trip ami stop heta- for rest. To some friend, who nflled on him he express id hln elf ns sure that he shall never he able to return to England, realizing lliat his case is past helping. An emi nent French physician, an old admirer of the distinguished composer of mu sic, vl iled him today and afterward concurred in the invalid's conviction that he was doomed to an early death. It. is uncertain how soon. If ever. Sir Arthur will be able to proceed south. SMS NEW tRA EOR AMERICA. ArrtitiUliop IrHunri Talk* of Till* Coun try** l*o*ltIon In Ciuntufri1* NEW YORK, Oct. 19.—Archbishop Ireland, just returned from an extend ed trip abroad, today gave out a state ment of his Impression of the showing made by the Americans ir. Paris. The only criticism to be made, in his opin ion. is that in most cases artistic effect has been sacrificed for plain utility. Tills, he said, resulted in a failure to attrai t ns might otherwise have been the case, The number of awards made to American exhibitors should make (he people here proud of the part taken by the United States. The most pleasing feature, he added, was the American pavilion, win re nil Ameri cans were made to fee! at home. By the exhibit, this country's resources are 1 tier known than ever before, as spen by an increased demand for our products. "A new era," said he. "has set In for us In commercial and diplomatic rela tions and with the opening of the twentieth century America steps into the front rank of nations.” Mo Merry for Ituckct Shop*. CHK’AdO. Oct. 19 — Hoard of Trade operators will tomorrow enter into whs: *hey call the last skirmish with the bucket shops. Thirteen of these concerns have been obliged to close their doors and thirteen more have at last given up their fight to secure the Board of Trade market quotations by roundabout means. One concern today was still using the quotations under a temporary injunction, hut this case comes up on court tomorrow, when counsel for the board will present ar guments for its dissolution. In view of Judge Kohlsaat's decision enjoining a number of local bucket shops from using the board’s quotations, the direc tors expect another victory. Want to Rnr Out American*. BIRMINGHAM, England, Oct. 19.— The .Midland Iron masters are inquir ing of officials about the reported in tention to prefer American manufac turers to British in awarding contracts for the executive railway und bridge construction contemplated in South Africa. Several of the principal iron men, who are conjointly making these inquiries, intend to organize a cam paign to press the government into fa foring British manufacturers if it is found that any contracts are likely to go to the United States, even though the American bids should be lower than the British. Yellow Fever liK rriinlii g. HAVANA, Oct. 19.—Yellow fever Is Increasing here. It Is said that there is not one block in the city but ha3 contributed from one to seventeen cases. If there is no improvement there will soon be an exodus from here. Frank \V. Hayes, the general man ager of the Havana branch of tho North American Trust company, who is suffering from yellow fever, is very low and Mrs. Hayes has been isolated with him. rrc«l(l«*nt C'ovtilnlenrra. WASHINGTON. Oct. 19.—President McKinley today sent a message of con dolence to the family of ex-Postmaster General William I,. Wilson, who died at Lexington, Va.. yesterday. The president and Mr. Wilson served to gether in tlie house of representatives fur several years and, despite their po litical differences, were warm personal friends. To !tr|»orr I hr Itum her*. PRETORIA, Oct. It The |b.ers ure daily tearing up portb ns of the rail r ad and cutting the telephone and (• legritpli sires Th»ir atai »• are in tolerable The repairing linesmen run ic l bare the garrison points without Hsidtfable escorts. Tile only remedy me# to to corral all the burghers tin! deport them, as hone apparently Hi h trust'd W. Cut on ti'MMl A (Mils! ton. XMilINtiTON, Oct 19 There It -me talk t might of ex Vice President l,*»t p Murtitn *t the third mem tier •*tt the Pirt of the t'nlte t Mlxles on • h« The Hints Internatl’mal \rbltrt tl»*a *■•• «•>! Mr Morton saw the pres ident Mi|, but st the M hit* Hwos »» tb»r iMutrai^iien nor 4«nini of th« teports was obUlnubls. CHEAT STHI1 IS OVEIi Every Foint Demanded by the Men Is Conceded. THE TERMS Of THE COMPROMISE Employe* (<et locnmNe of Ton Tor Cent Abolition of Mhlluii; Sonic mid Arhltrn lion liuIn—Notiro* arc to lie Totted ^Hinted lately. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Oct. 18.—Tho grout strike of the antnraclte mine workers of Pennsylvania, which began September 17, practically ended to day, when the Philadelphia 4i Head ing Iron ami Coal company and the Lehigh Valley Coal company agreed to abolish the sliding scale in their re spective regions and to grant an ad vance in wages of 10 per cent net. the advance to remain in operation until April 1, 1901, or thereafter. The decision was arrived at after a conference between representatives of the individual coal operators and the large coal carrying roads. Tho conference began yesterday. Today’s action was the culmination of the re cent meeting of the individual oper ators at Scranton following the mine workers’ convention in the same city. Nearly all of the collieries In the coal region had previously posted no tice granting an advance of 10 per cent. The mine workers, besides this, demanded the sliding scale In the Le high and Schuylkill regions abolish ed, tho increase to be guaranteed un til April 1, and other dhferenees sub mitted to arbitration. The individual operators agreed to eveiything. It Is conceded that the result of to day's conference Is a complete victory for the men. All the demands of their convention ure acceded to, and as one of the in dividual operators put it, the oper ators go u little further In maintain ing the advance after April 1. This same operator said: "It is all up to the miners. Wc have agreed to everything nothing re mains but for them to return to work as soon as the notices are posted by the managers. These notices will con form to the Reading's notice. I look for a resumption of operations by Monday at the latest. The conference was entirely harmonious and every phase of the strike situation was gone over." Just how soon the oruer notifying the men thiat the strike lit over will be posted can only he conjectured. It is believed here that no order to re turn will be issued until a notice similar to that of the Reading and Lehigh companies is posted at all the mines. The Reading company’s notice reads: "It hereby withdraws the notice posted October 3, 1900, and to bring about practical uniformity in the ad vance of wages In the several coal regions, gives notice that it will sus pend the operation of the sliding scale, will pay 10 per cent advance on Sep tember wages until April. 1901, and thereafter until further notice; and will take up with Its mine employes any grievenccs which they may have.” No formal announcement has been made by the Lehigh Vain y Coal com pany, but a3 tho Reading’s statement has been made public. Vice President Garrett of the Lehigh company said: “Concerning our operations in the Schuylkill country, our action will be similar to that of the Reading. In other regions certain Liangs must be treated separately, and we have not derided with regard to them. These matters are in the hands of Superin tendent Lnthrop." Calvin, Pardee & Co., extensive Indi vidual operators in the Hazleton dis trict, late this afternoon announced that they will tomorrow post notices similar to that issued by the Reading company. This indicates what the in dividual operators will do. RUSSIA AntR NEW LOAN Efforts of Muscovite Government fo Gel ... In New York. NEW YORK. Ort. 1S.—Tho Evening Pont today says: Tho reported nego tiations of New York and Rarla hank ers with agents of the Russian gov ernment were denied by persons In position to know. While It Is con sidered doubtful whether a portion of the loan could have bet n placed In I Paris under any circumstances this season, the project Is deemed Impossi ble now that the Rank of Franco has concluded to give up some of Its gold to New York. A flnanctrr Identified with previous movements of the kind declared today that It wa Idle to talk of another Russian loan so far as New York Is concerned. C'r«i|*« in 1‘iirto tit, «. Washington, o>t is ?t.r«t.rv LMMI ,v. i' ernor Allen of Rorto Rico, In which the latter tell* of an «•% en Ice tour of tho island, of the pr perous con dition of the sugar crop and the ont* look for a very sviUfi. lory toffee crop Governor \!l«r» predicts that wl h these prosperous rr <p* the people of the tat ind will *ejn I t upon their h*'t tlnaiit UUy. •• I l*U# itf %M*t|, I.oNtmV (lit |i l n4rf lh. Ih»tl> Kiprs* publish. 4 i report { that General dir |(e<|t*r« Holler has | been summoned from S . ith Africa to , i«i < ml laird Witter la) m commander. In < htaf Istrd Rottert» l.lining to at. | Cepl the posi’i-4t Without 4 frt ■ head ! I THE LIVE STOCK MARKET Latest Quotations front Soulb Outnha anti Kansas City. UNION STOCK YARDS. SOUTH OMAHA.—Cat tin—There was a good, lib eral run of cattle, but still the market wuit In good shape, taking everything mu consideration. There were only about Il£ teen curs of corn cattle on sale, and as packers were all looking for fresh sup plies the market ruled active and strong t r oil the mors desirable kinds. Good hamlyweight cattle wu re sought after and sellers Imd little dlllhulty in dispos ing of such kinds as answered to that description. There were approximately thirty curs of cows and heifers on sa o besides the usual amount of odds and ends. The quality of the offerings was veiy common and buyers claimed there hi'ic vi iy tew good tows In the yards. I'he demand for 111• - better grades tvas ac tive and prices fully steady. The stoeket and 1 coder trade opt null up In good shapa and the demand for the better grades was active and In some cases a little stronger prices were paid. Thu less du e.rnlde bunches, however, d.d noi move any too freely and the prices bid were < erlalnly no more than steady. There Wan juut (• w western beef steers on sale and no part leu ur change In prices was noticeable. Good cows were fully steady with yesterday und eaimeis and medium kinds were also Just about as good as those sold yesterday. Good feeders brought steady to strong prices and other kinds were about steady, but closed rattier dull and weak. Hogs—The downward c >urse of the hog market lh.it Started about two Weeks ago continued. Chicago fame lower with 27, imj on sale and buyers started In here bidding about $4.55, or iVdlue lower. A few bogs changed hands on that basis and then Chicago came In a dime lower, with packers’ advices showing a decline of lia./'il.V. the bulk of tie* bogs selling at $4.£o>(4.75. They claimed they could buy a drove of hogs In Chicago for fl.ua and ns a result they lowered their bids here and niter the lirsi round were only offering f l.VwG.riii'j. Sellers were not wiling to take off that much and as a result nothing was done for some (line. Sheep—There was no particular change In feeders, though there seemed to be enough buyers on the market to clean up all that was off.-red at practically steady prices: Quotations: Choice western grass wethers, $3,756(4.00; choice grass year bugs, $3.75'o I 00; choice ewes, $3.'.Td(3.5o; fair to good ewes, $3.00713.23; cull ewes, 12.30*3.00; choice spring lambs, I3.00>j5.5!i; fair to good spring lambs, $4.75’.45.00; feed, er wethers, t;;.3.Vi|3.ii3; feeder lambs, fl.uO 6(4.40. KANSAS C’TTY, Oat tie—Receipts. 11.300 held natives, 3,M3 head Texans and 500 head calves, good general market; steady to lOe higher; na tive steers, $4.7,V><5 35; Stockers and feed ers. fli .ViSil.4U; buti her cows and heifers, $3.O06i l.5o; canners, $3 35*|.l.oo; fed westerns, f3.50Si5.00; Texans, »‘2.60^3.40; calves, $3.50 tfifi.no. Hogs Receipts. S.nuO head; market slow. fiVrtloe lower; heavy and mixed, fl.00tH.70; light, $4.55tf$4.70; pigs, $4.35'o4.S0. Sheep and lambs—Receipts, fi.2'0 head: market fairly active, steady; lambs, fl.ooss 4.25: muttons, t3.757j4.00; stockers and feeders. fS.lO^u.W; culls, fJ.MVtl&OO. CABINtT TA1KS ON CHINA. Memlnri Favorably lm|iri>ini>il with the Turn Mutter* llatr Takxn. WASHINGTON. Oct. 20.—The cabi net meeting today was devoted princi pally to the consideration of the Chi nese situation. After the meeting the members seemed impressed with the favorable turn matters had taken and the prospect of a satisfactory adjust ment. The government has received the proposals of LI Hung Chang and Prince Ching, offering indemnity and guaranties for the future, and they have been accepted in good faith. The cabinet considered that the Chinese government, in admitting tnat it had been in the wrong and in offering to make proper reparation, as well as of fering to provide against a repetition of disorders, had placed itself in thu proper position and had opened the way to negotiations for a complete set tlement. For the present the negotiations will proceed through Minister Conger. KENTUCKY GOES TO CHINA. Nf» Hattlrshlp Lcuvrii on II«‘r Trip Acrox the ISriny Deep. WASHINGTON, Oct. 20.—The new battleship Kentucky sails tomorrow on her long trip to Chinu, which will take about two months. She has been at the New York navy yard for some time making final preparations, and is now gone to Tomkinsville, preparatory to the start in the morning. The gunboat Vicksburg and Annapo lis, which also are to go to China, will follow in about two weeks. The Frolic, which has been designated to take the place of the Dorothea for similar ser vice, is in good condition for n start, but probably will be detained in order to furnish more extensive quarters for the large number of officers assigned to her. Hiilisim (.nil n I.in lim ( tip MONTGOMFUY, Ala., Oct. 20.—This was military day at the street fair, the feature being the presentation to Lieu tenant Hobson of a loving cup from tlie people of Alabuma. General Joe Wheeler made the presentation speech. Jor %% tut* in Kcr. LONDON, Oct 2o. It In reported that Joseph Chamberlain, the secretary I of state (or the colonies, is projecting a visit to the West Indies, in order i to personally sen the eft rets of his sub i induing polity. ( iiHilIttou uf iite Imtsr}, WASHINGTON, Ott ;*u Today's limit ni of tin- treasury lisltsis in I the general fund, t o ,n»ive of the lie* wi.tiwi gt |,| festtHe in the division j of redemption, shorns Available msb balance. |l IVflii I3|, gold. Isasifi.liA. lltawsMS k.niti |« litstl. MIXING ION. o t .o I looms W Keating th« noted irolling horseman **f California. died here today The hndt nil! u sent to Reno. Nev , fur hurts) o*v Mutt day.
