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Lord Kitchener "reports that after severe lighting at Nooitgedacnt, General Cleawnts' forces were compelled to retire by Commandant Dclarey with a force of - - 2,500 men. Four British officers were ". killed. The other casualties were not reported. Lord Kitchener's official dispatch to the War office is as follows: "PRETORIA. Dec 13. Clements force at Nooitgedacht. on the Magal iesburg, was attacked at dawn, today by Delarey, reinforced by Bever's com mando from War Bath, making a force estimated at 2.500. Though the first attack was repulsed, the Boers man aged to get atop of the Magaliesburg. which was held by four companies of the Northumberland Fusileers and was thus able to command Clements camp. He retired on Hekpoort and and took up a position on a hill in the center of the valley. "The casualties have not been re ported but the fighting was very se vere, fend I deeply regret that Colonel ; Lange of the Twentieth Hussars and Captains McBean. Murdoc and Atkins were killed. Reinforcements have left here." Lord Kitchener also report that the Boers made an attack and were re pulsed at Lichtenburg. and that Gen eral Letemmer was killed. Attacks upon Bethlehem and Vrede were also repulsed, the Boers losing ten killed and fourteen wounded. Vryherd was attacked December 11. Sniping con ". tinued when the message was dis patched. The scenes at the War office today recall those witnessed in the early stages of the war. A constant stream of excited people filled the lobby, all , . seeking details of the disaster. The '. . absence of the names or any of the officers of the Northumberland Fusi leers In General Kitchener's dispatch leads to the foreboding that the four .companies of the Fusileers mentioned are in the hands of the Uoers. The .War office officials evidently expect a , "heavy casualty list, but they are hope ful, from the fact that the dispatch does not mention the capture of the Northumberland, that such a great catastrophe has been escaped. Orders were issued at Aldershot, Mal . ta and other military centers to dis . patch all the available mounted in fantry to South Africa. It is reported that General Knox. co-operating with the British column at Redersburg. has stopped -General t,Dewet and that a battle is proceeding. -'The report adds that many of General Dewefs followers nave been captured. JOHANNESBURG. Dec 14.-3:25 p. m.. The battle still continues in the hills a few miles from Krugersdorp. General Clements has asked for rein forcements, and mounted men, under General French, have already gone. There have been many casualties en both sides. It is estimated that the Boers num ber 2.S00. Root Advocates Cntrn. WASHINGTON. Dec. 15. Secretary Root was before the senate committee on military affairs for two hours today going over the army reorganization bill. He urged that the cnti-canteen .provision inserted by the house be .. stricken out. saving that the canteen or post exchange is an important fac- ' tor in armv life from a special point of view. He feared it mfsht be diffi- cult to snre remits with the cn- . teen abolished. The secretary again " , dwplt upon the importance of 9ev , action uoon th bl'l. savin tht th" " transport fo- Manila would egin t .. leave Pan Francisco tomorrow, an.i that all transports leaving after this time would bring volunteer soldiers b?"K F" cal'ed attention to the fart that civil rnvernmpnt h Mn eatblioh smone some of the Filininc and 'd that it wo'ild not do to leave them unprotected even for a short time. : ivtT V.-tw. W.APHTNGTON. D. C. D 13. prjT-t5! rtenlair'n St?rlev nnd Thnm ns Feastpr of Corocanv G. Fnrtr pifpth volunteer infantry. Ftat'oed in th Phn'onine. -wpr onvicted re- - crntlv by court martini cf raoe nml desertion and each wt entnced to b iansed. The President tns r-o--Tnntpd thq cTitonce in e"h cape t di7 honoraWe rficharee. forfetnr of all pay and allowance, and conflnerinnt at hard labor at Leavenworth prison for twenty years. Kmr Hmr th w. wb. LOVTnf, pc is. "V Km - ".3 Dr. Tevds. who dined this (Fridav eveninc at ihe ralace. s?v the cor respondent cf the Dailv Mail st The Hseue. "on hearing of the British dis aster at VoMteedacht. were quite un moved. Mr. Kratrer said h thought the 'Rnrich von!d brei'r their nerks on the Magaliesbsrc. and he asserted hi comnlic confidence in ultimatol." forcing England to initiate an accepv cblc settlement- Sore Ht Will BhmI WASHINGTON, D. C Dec. 15. Notwithstanding what amevnted to the authoritative denial that the secretary of state had resigned, the story was persistently circulated during the day, and finally reached the ears of some of Secretary Hay's fellow cabinet offi cers. These declared that nothing whatever was said at the cabinet meet ing today on this subject and said that even the treaty proceedings in the senate yesterday were not discussed. So. as before stated, it is Hot to be expected that there will be any change. BUTTE, Mcnt. Dec 15. J. V. Cun ningham, proprietor of a lodging house, was shot and instantly killed this afternoon by Louis LFelker. his brother-in-law. Two weeks ago dur ing a quarrel Cunningham stabbed his wife twice. He gave hiwself up, daiaaing it was dose In self-defense. Today he went to see kU wife! The wife's brother. Felker. Insisted on re maining in-tne ream nrm-tm ic-tewls-r. Csanwgnf .f rfclmsi. crew W knile to aaam)t Fmtar.' The latter empties the cenUnU M xz- valrer tat AU KAIY fOt Tit SWNINC tMtmt AWw At. That Walrtcn Bby erta. toAfmaait WASHINGTON, Dec 14. The latest advices from Pekin. from official sources, is that England has signiflca a willingness to sign the agreement reached by the foreign ministers with a slight amendment which is said to be rather in the nature of a mere change In form, rather than an amend ment of the scope of the agreement at any material po.nL It was the under taking that England was the only power that was holding back, and as, according to the advices received here, the slight chances made, or proposed to be made, by England, do not con flict with any of the principles held out for by our government, from the point of view of the State department there seems to be no substantial ob stacle to an almost Immediate closure of the negotiations concerning the preliminary agreement Mr. Conger's last advices to the State department indicated very clear ly that the German minister at Pekin, Mumm von Schwarzenstein, was liv ing up to the spirit of the promise of the German government to abate its demands for the imposition of the death penalty upon Princess Tuan and Thwang. Duke Ian and other Boxer ring-leaders. It was upon this very point that the United States made the issue with Germany and England and was said to have prevailed, so that If any demand is still made by Germany in the line indicated, it is contrary to Mr. Conger's reports and would be distinctly a surprise to the State de partment here. Therefore, the officials are fully prepared to hear at almost any moment that the plenipotentiaries at Pekin have signed the agreement and that the latter had been laid be fore Prince Ching and Li Hung Chang. COVER THt IRITbR f LAG. Uafartaaat. Iacld.at la C.aaectlon With Cratcnnial Celebration. WASHINGTON, Dec. 14. In con nection with the decoration of the house of representatives yesterday, considerable discussion was aroused by the omission of certain flags in the scheme of decoration. In the original plans, the British. German, French, Russian and other flags were draped about the chamber. But through a misunderstanding of offi cials it was thought that the British jack was the only one displayed, and, in order that no invidious distinction should be 3hown, a piece of bunting was placed ever this flag, thus omit ting it from the general plan, while the other national flags remained. Al though the incident caused some com ment it was dismissed by the officials as wholly unimportant and due to a misunderstanding. DC ARMONI WANTS TO KNOW. Asks f.r Kepert ea Caaffee-Vo. WaMar .Affair. WASHINGTON, Dec 14. Represen tative DeArmond of Missouri intro duced a resolution requesting the sec retary of war for information as "to what, if any, protest, objection, criti cism or suggestion General Chaffee or any other American officer in China made or offered concerning looting or other action or conduct deemed inhu man, dishonest, dispicable or improper; to whom directed or addressed, and on account of what facts or informa tion, and how received or replied to, and with what result; and what, if anything, the war department did or suggested to General Chaffee or other officers, or directed to be said or done in reference thereto." This resolution refers to the report ed incident between General Chaffee and Count von Waldersee. FOR AUTOMATION OF TREATY. A BnoIiUu aa th. CUjtM-Bolwer Agrc.aa.at. WASHINGTON. Dec 14. Senator Money today introduced a resolution in the senate providing for the abro gation of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty by diplomatic negotiations. Following is the text of it: Resolved, That the president of the United States be respectfully request ed to consider the expediency of open ing negotiations with the government of Great Britain for the abrogation of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty, with assur ance that such action on his part will meet with the early consent and sup port of the senate. Iowa t. B. Shat Onu CHICAGO, Dec 13. Iowa and Min nesota will not be given an opportu nity to play foot ball against the University of Chicago next fall. That neither of the teams which had been ir the lead this fall would be given a place on his schedule for 1901 was announced by Coach Stagg today. The reason for Stagg's refusal to give either Iowa or Minnesota a game is that he has five other contracts far big games with the folonlng institu tions: University of Michigan, Univer sity of Wisconsin. University of Penn sylvania, Northwestern University and University of Illinois. Oleaster ta Btittah LONDON, Dec 14. The Daily Ex press publishes a rumor of a serious disaster to the British arms. Accord ing to this report the Boers attacked the camp of General Clements in -he Barberton district capturing the camp, killing a number of British offi cers and tatting prisoners all the Brit ish troops, including four companies of the Northumberlanrt Vnuijeers. The story is not confirmed in any quarter and is not generally believed. Nebraska Koaa Dtrideast. NEW YORK, Dec 14. The St. Jos eph At Grand Island Railroad company has declared a semi-annual dividend of 2x per cent on its first preferred stock. The company paid 3 per cent in 1889 and 3 per cent so farin the 1900 calenoar year. IratUeat of Swiracrlaast BERNE. Dec 14. The vice president of the federal council, Ernest Brenner of Sale, has been elected president of Switzerland for 1901 in succession to Walter Hauser of Lucerne. t Grawiaftr Taa WICHITA, Kan Dec 14. Wheat is growing fo rank in the Arkansas Valley wheat belt, embracing terri tory that produced over 9,000.000 bush els last year, that the fanners are advertising to take stock free for the purpose of eating it down. The indi cations at this time for the crops are 25 per cent more favorable than they vers at the. same time last year. It is new estimated that Sedgwick. Si Kay osunty. wiD, produce bursals of BUILDING OF A CANAL Senate Adopts Davis' Amendment ta Hay Pauacefbrte Treaty. IEIATEB IN EXECUTIVE SESSION Bight at Talted States to Cm Fare, f.r Oraer aad Defease Asserted Keaela tlaa Carries by Cecided Majority Klfctas Aaatast Ferelra Iatcrferaaca. WASHINGTON, Dec. 14. In accordance-with previous agreement the senate in executive session too a vote at 3 o'clock today on the amendment to the Hay-Pauncefote treaty, author izing the United States to aefend its interests in the canal. The senate did sot close its doors until 2 o'clock, and there was left only one hour's time for discussion of provisions of 'the amendment The vote was taken by yeas and nay, sixty-five votes being cast in favor of the amendment and seventeen against it The negative votes were as follows: Balrd, Bevericge, Frye, Foster, iiansbrough, Lindsay, Mason, McCum ber, McEnery, McBride, Morgan, Money, Stewart, Tillman, Wellington, Wolcott and Gallinger. After the amendment offered by the committee was passed upon various other amendments received the atten tion of the senate for a brief time, but none of them was acted upon. The committee amendment, which was adopted as a piovisicn to be in serted after section 5 of article ii of the treaty is as follows: It is agreed, however, that none of the immediately foregoing conditions and stipulations in sections numbered 1. 2, 3, 4 and 5 of this article shall, apply to measures which the United: States may find it necessary to take for securing by its own forces the de fence of the United States and the maintenance of public order. The amendment which probably at-: tracted most attention was offered by Senator Elkins and is as follows: Nothing m this treaty shall be con strued to prevent the United States from acquiring sunicient security and sovereignty, or to prevent it from, building, operating, maintaining, con troling and defending the said canal (referring to the proposed Nicaragua canal), or for any other purpose that the United States may deem for its best interests. Other amendments were suggested by Senators Tillman, Allen, Money and Thurston. Senator Thurston's suggestions provides that the United States may defend the canal and Sen ator Tillman's makes the committee amendment adopted by today's vote apply to all provisions of article ii. Tnis would have the effect it is be lieved of nullifying the provision of section 7 of the article providing again the fortification of the canal. Other amendments were offered strik ing out sections 3 and 7 of article ii. Senator Tillman said that if Senator Elkins' amendment should be adopted he would not press his amendment for the modification of section 7 so as to omit provision against the forti fication of the canal. Senator Lodge, in charge of the bill, was not slow to recognize the futility of trying to secure further consider ation of the treaty, as amended, during today's session, and as soon as the amendments were all submitted he moved an adjournment until tomorrow, which motion prevailed. Cottoa King Hopklas Daad. NEW YORK, Dec. 14. Gustavus Clark Hopkins, an ex-president of the Cotton exchange, is dead. He was born February 9, 1844, in Mobile, Ala., but removed to Guilford, Conn., with his parents when he was very young. He moved to this city and in 1876 be came a partner in the firm of Hopkins, Dwight & Co., cotton merchants. Mr. Hopkins became a member of the Cot ton exchange October 17, 1878. He served for a number of years on the board of managers. Peasioa Bill'Coaiplete. WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec 14. The pension appropriation bill was completed today by the house sub committee on appropriations having it in charge, after a hearing from Commissioner of Pensions Evans. It carries about S145.250.000. of which about 1144,009,000 is for pension? and the balance for administration. It will be reported to the full committee tomorrow and get before the house probably Saturday. Ta Acred the Anay Bill. WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 14. Senator Chandler today gave notice of an amendment he will propose to the army bill providing that all orig inal vacancies in the army which shall exist immediately after the pass ing of the act shall be filled by the selection of at least one-half of the persons to fill them among the officers of volunteer and the remainder from regular amy officers. B.rU.gtOB Fast Stall Wrecked. BURLINGTON, la., Dec 14. The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy rail way's fast mail. No 15. which left Chicago at ?:15 o'clock last evening, was wrecked two miles west of Kirk wood early Today. Fireman Shannon was killed and Engineer Samuel Dove was badly hurt The engine jumped the track and was demolished. Two mail cars with their contents were burned. The mail clerks were not in jured severely. Xot Carryia 1.S90 Bodies. WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec 14. The following statement was posted zt the war department today: "The United States army transport Hancock arrived at San Francisco December 10, with the remain of eleven soldiers. ten of whom died en route, and one was transferred from the hospital ship Relief ''at Nagasaki. The report that 1,500 remains were brought over is without foundation and it is requested that this statement e given the wid est circulation by the press." Jfo Verdict la X.rrisoa Case. ELDORADO, Kas., Dec 14. Judge Sainn sent the Morrison jurors, ta their hotel at 9:30 tonight and instructed them to resume their deliberations at 8:30 tomorrow. The twelve men looked tired and faded as they went out of the court room- They hare in formed' the cemrt that they are,aope leaaly of dUferent minds as regards Miss Morrison's guilt and that they nave stopped balloting in the jury room. Judge Sainn will give out mo intimation m to -the Isactk time swmprmthAjsjrytoaIwrate. IRANt IAW ROES NOT SlIT. Stacksasa Wsat It ded sa as ta LINCOLN. Dec .15. One of the in- numerable bills that will be intro-J duced in the next legislature for the benefit of cattlemen of western Ne-' braska wil provide lor reconstructing the state marks and brands commis sion and changing in many places the; law which governs and regulates the exercise of its authority. It ia pro posed to reduce the membership of the commission to one man, who shall maintain a permanent office at the state house, and to. raise the fee charged for registering a brand from $1.50 to $2.50. The existing commis sion is composed of four members, in cluding the secretary of state, each of whom shares - equally the proceeds from the registration of brands. S. P. Delatour of Llewellyn, presi dent of the Northwestern Cattlemen's association and member of the Nebras- - .-., w- .. -. -. rrH are urging the proposed cnangts. lie has devoted more time to the work of the commission than any other man and is interested in seeing its authori ty and jurisdiction extended so far as possible. During the few months of its existence the board has registered over 3,000 brands, and applications for nearly 5,000 have been' passed upon, many of which were returned because of duplication. Cattlemen in all parts of Nebraska are manifesting consid rable interest in the work, believing that the time is not far distant when the official registration of brands will greatly benefit their class. One of the arguments used in sup port of the plea for the amendments is that the work of the commission could be much more successfully pros ecuted by one man giving his entire time than by four men who meet only periodically. It is also argued that an increase in the fee would enable the commissioner to enforce the law and bring it into more general operation. However, the matter of fees is con sidered of secondary importance and the increase would probably not be urged should it meet with any strong opposition. Kearaey Wants Exte.sioa Completed. KEARNEY, Neb.. Dec. 15 F. J. Keens, as a representative of the Com mercial club of this city, visited St Louis for the purpose of conferring with the officials of the Missouri Pa cific road regarding the extension of the line from Prosser to this place. When the line was originally construct ed it was the intention to build to Kearney, but work was stopped when it was completed to Prosser, twenty four miles distantt General Manager Harding gave him encouragement that the line would ultimately be built, and probably in the near future, but was not prepared at present to make a prepared at present to make a direct proposition. Mr. Harding denied there was any truth in the rumor that the Missouri Pacific had secured con trol of the Kearney & Biack Hills line, running from Kearney to Callaway. Mast Show th. LINCOLN, Dec. 15. The supreme court has issued a formal order to the Standard Oil company to permit the attorney general to inspect the books' of the company, giving the list of stockholders at present and from the' time the company vraz organized, the minute books of the company and other books and papers. The order was the decision of the court a week ago, wherein it declared it wa3 com petent to try the case of the attorney general against the Standard Oil com pany, in which it is sojgbt to debar it from the state on the ground that it is a trust Organize a K.w Charca. McCOOK, Dec. 15. The Congrega tionalists of this vicinity held an im portant meeting at the Noble school house, near Box Elder, fifteen miles from this city. A church of thirty eight members was duly recognized by a church council and Rev. W. J. Tur ner of this city preached the sermon and Rev. J. S. Calhoun of Indianola. Rev. A. G. Axtell of Stockville, Rev. J. D. Stewart of Auburn and Kev. H.' Brass of Lincoln took part in the ser vice. Kalo Marderer Seat. aced forI4f. FALLS CITY, Dec 15. William Mil ler was arraigned in the district court on a charge of murder in the first de gree, having shot and killed A. J. Wake, city marshal of Rulo, on the night of November 29. At first Miller entered a plea of not guilty, but .after consultation with his attorneys with drew the plea, interposing a plea of guilty. Judge Stull immediately sen tenced him to life imprisonment Booth Physical Dliactor. LINCOLN, Dec 15. Walter C. Booth has been retained as coach of the uni versity of Nebraska football eleven for the next year. The regents of the university elected Mr. Booth to the chair of assistant physical director of the university, the position of director temporarily remaining vacant Bays 2ftae Qaarter Sections. OSMOND. Dec 15. W. H. Butter field of Norfolk, closed a ceal where by ne come into possession of nine quarter sections of land lying just thre miles east of town. He paid $40, 000 for the tract anu will open an other big ranch. A Cincinnati wife attempted suicide because she didn't like her new hat. This should be a warning to other wives not to order new hats this falL Haw a Farmer Fooled a Town. ST. PAUL, Neb.. Dec 15. The oil boom at St Paul has collapsed. Some time ago the excitement started over the report that on was odng out of a spring situated not far from town anu people had visions of fortune, with Coal Oil Johnnies on every block. In vestigation has broken the spell. It appears that a farmer, with a view to having some fun. "saltel" the spring daily with coal oil. One day a party v-sited it and found no oiL The fanner was away from home and the salting process had been neglected. Cra Craaa hi Greeley. GREELEY, Dec 15. There are four farmers just west of town whose ag gregate corn crops foot up 28,090 bush els. John Fitzpatrick has sold to one person 10,000 bushels and has about 5,000 left to carry him through tin the next crop; John F. Swanson and James McClung nave each. 5,000 and C A. Bcrgstram has ZJM9. Mr. McClung end his boy, about thirteen or fourteen years of age, nave taken care of Udr. entire amout themselves. Corn is sail ing at 25 and X emits per asmfceL and it oont Jook an though the farmers of Greeley were fa n MAI1D no FtweaCesM to Satisfactory Dedmta Joint China Tote. BUEUWS C0NRITI0NS ACCEITtl CharaeteriaaUea af Desaaada ea Irrava ea.lath.Oal7 Mlaala itlaa Tha Chi aas Cvcrasaeat Keaalred to Fat Ca a eavy lademalty. LONDON. Dec 13. The negotia tions of the powers in regard to the Joint China note were concluded sat isfactorily yesterday, all agreeing to the conditions identically as outlined by Count von Buelow, the imperial chancellor of Germany, November 19, with the exception cf the introductory clause saying the demands are Irrevo cable, which is eliminated. Count von Buelow, on the occasion of his first appearance in the Reichs tag as Imperial chancellor, on Novem ber 19, after making a statement de fining Germany's policy toward China and outlining the Anglo-German agreement proceeded to give the com plete text of the demands which the representatives of the powers in Pekin had at that time agreed to recommend to their representatievs to embody In a collective note for presentation to China, as -follows: Article I An extraordinary mis sies, headed by an imperial prince, shill be sent to Berlin in order to ex press the regret of the emperor of China and of the Chinese government for the murder of Baron ven Kette ler. On the scene of the murder a monument worthy of the assassinate'! numsier snail oe erected, with an In scription In Latin. German and Chi nese expressing the regret of the em peror of China. Article II (a) The death penalty is to be Inflicted rnxm Princes Tuan and Chuansr. upon Duke Lan. and. further, upon Ying Nlen. Kng Yl. Chao Shu Chiao, Tung Fuh Slang. Yu Hsien ana otner ringleaders whose names will be given by the representatives of the powers, (b) In all places where foreigners have been killed or mal treated official examinations shall be susnended for five years. Article III The Chinese govern ment shall erect a monument in every foreign or International cemetery which has been desecrated or where the graves have been dstroved. Article IV The nrchibition of the Import of arms into China shall be maintained until further notice. Article V China has to pay a just Indemnity to governments, corpora tions r:d individuals, as well as to those Chinese who suffered during the recents events in person or In prop erty owing to having been in the ser vice of foreigners. Count von Buelow has interpellated the remark that it was intended to effect a further understanding with the powers on the.principlcs on which claims should be presented. Thi3 particularly applied to the case of missionaries. Article VI Every single foreign power is granted the right of main taining a permanent legation guard and of placing the quarter of Pekin where the legations are situated in a state of defense. Chinese are nqt to be alolwed to live In that quarter of Pekin. Article VII The Taku forts and those forts which might prevent free communication with Pekin and the sea shall be razed. Article VIII The powers acquire the right of occupying certain ports upon which they agree among them selves fer the object of maintaining free communication from the capital and the sea. AFRAID Of BEING FROZEN IN. Tael. 8a as Remorse All bat Tw. War Vessels front Certain Waters. WASHINGTON, Dec 13. With a view to avoiding the danger of having any of our war vessels caurht fast in the ice in the gulf of Pe Chi Li at the mouth of the Pel Ho river during the present winter, the Navy department has reduced its representation in that quarter to two ships. One Is the Monocacy, which has been ordered into a mud dock in the Pei Ho river, where slie will reserve as a station ship. 'The ether vessel is the New Or leans, which has been turned into a dispatch boat for the time being, ply ing between Shanghai, Che Foo and Taku at regular intervals. The army transport service has landed all of the supplies that are deemed to b; nec essary to carry General Chaffee's troops comfortably through the win ter, so that it will be unnecessary for any of those ships to enter the Pei Ho. General Humphrey, the quarter master in charge, has established a new base at Shanghai Kwan, which, while located on the gulf of Pe Chi Li. is said to be approachable by ship ping all through the winter, and which Is connected with Pekin by a fairly good road. Troop. Called Oat in Utah. SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Dec 13. A special to the Tribune from White Rock, Utah, aays that at the request of Agent Mytcn, Troop K, from Fort Duchesne, was ordered out this even ing to prevent trouble at the Uintah agency. Ovar thirty children in the school are down -with measles and other diseases and their parents have been much dissatisfied because the children were not allowed to gp home. lonely life's Sad Endla;. HEW YORK, Dec 13. The body of Confederate Brigadier General Her man Bins has been fcund in Black swamp, four miles from Norristown, N. J. He was known aa the hermit of Wanong mountain. For- thirty five years Bins had lived a solitary Hfe on the side of Succassunna moun tain.. He had little to do with any one and his retreat was far removed from the nearest house. His cabin was found in ashes by those who went to it after the body had been identi fied. No one knows how the old came to his death. Baa aa Harlesa Savlags Baafc. NEW YORK, Dec 13. The run on the Harlem Savings bank. One Hun dred and Twenty-fourth street and Third avenue, was continued today. Wnen the bank opened there were 25 men and women in line waiting an opportunity to get into the bank At 1-o'clock in the afternoon the bank van crowded with depositors waitingr to get their money. It was evident tint there wen as many persons :a the building as eould he -fnd on up to ctaaing.tiae, wj the doacs warn WAIT m 9H TK EPttUSM. BT.asfta CSsiaa WUI Ba XMlvend as That Caaatry Skfaa. PEKIN, Dec 12. (Via Taku) At yesterday's meeting of the ministers, called to consider if Li Hung Chang and Prince Ching had power from the court to conduct negotiations for a settlement on behalf of China, some of the ministers stated that they were authorized to treat with them as rep resentatives of China, while others. Including the German minister, had not received instructions in the mat ter. All decide!, however, that as soon as Sir Ernest Mason Satow. the Brit ish minister, shall receive word to agree t the joint not they will com mence negotiations witi: Li Hung Chang and Prince Cihng. unless oth erwise instructed by their home gov ernments. Count von Waldersee has turned over $63,000 as the British share of the result of the Pao Ting Fu expe dition to General Gazelee, who, in turn, gave the money to minister Satow to be used for the benefit of Chinese rhc msj need help during the winter. Li Hung Chang visited General Chaffee today. He says that his pow ers to negotiate with the foreign en voys, though conferred by telegraph, are absolute and complete. At the meeting of the provisional government held today the United States was represented by Captain Dodds of the Ninth infantry. All of the governments . have entered into the plan except France, whose repre sentatives insist that the French ter ritory shall be excluded from .the rule of the commission appointed. A num ber of sub-committees were appoint ed. Several high Chinese officials, on be ing asked, expressed a desire to assist Though army officers have been ap pointed members of the commission. It is the desire of the generals to make the rule civil, as far as possible. Japan was placed on the charity com mittee on account of the amount of rice it commandeered in August, most of which it has now. IUSI TO NEW 6010 FIEU. Frastabla Dlrgteffs Report. frasa Foarth af Jaly Creek. SPOKANE, Wash., Dec 11. A spe cial to the Chronicle from Nelson, Wath., brings news of a stampede up Fourth cf July creek, a branch of the Kettle river. Shot gold has been discovered with ground running $10 to the cubic yard. Digging in that vicinity has been secretly worked by George Arnett, an old miner, for three or four years. It Is estimated he has cleaned up 110,000. The strike ex tends on both sides of the British American boundary. OfftCIAlSSAVir IS OVER. Saata Fa Kzecatlves Claim Strike Is a Tala- of th. Fast. TOPEKA, Kan., Dec. 12. The Santa Fe officials today claim the telegraph ers' strike is a thing of. the past. They say the strikers' places are so nearly filled that the hiring of men will be stopped tonight. General Manager Mudge has issued a reward notice offering 1250 for in-, formation leading to the arrest and! conviction of any person cutting or obstructing m any way the telegraph' wires or instruments of the company. Baarlae; ea Wear Araij Bill. WASHINGTON, Dec 12. The sen ate committee on military affairs to day continued its consideration of the army bill. Secretary Root was before the committee' for a brief time and recommended some change. He was followed by General Miles, who con tinued his remarks of (yesterday. General Wilson, chief of engineers; also was before the committee. After a short (but interesting debate thej matter of recommittal, by consent, went over until Thursday. The ship subsidy bill was then considered. Fats a Qaletas oa th. Story. WASHINGTON, Dec. 12. President McKinley and President Harrison met last night at a dinner given by Justice Harlan of the supreme court. It was the first dinner that the pres ident had taken in Washington out side the White House for some time past. The fact of his acceptance of an invitation where he would meet ex-President Harrison is taken to ef fectively dispose of the reports in circulation that the relations between the two had been strained of late. Concern lag Kiehard Croker. LONDON. Dec 12: New York Cablegram.) Croker has been ordered by the British income tax assessor to pay on 20,000 a year. How the as sessors fixed this sum it is impossible to say. Croker attended recently be fore the assessor at Wantage and pro tested strongly, but to no purpose. The amount of his tax will be about 1,000 and the only way Croker can escape is by proving that his income is less than the sum. Hew extradition Treat!. Keaortod. WASHINGTON, Dec 12. The sen ate committee on foreign relations to day authorized favorable reports upon recently negot'ated treaties providing for the extradition of criminals be tween this country and Chili and be tween this country and Bolivia. Sim ilar action was taken with referenca to the agreement G 3, extending for another year the treaty privileges tor the denaarkation of the boundnry line between the United States and Mexico. Battle Is Still Oa. LONDON, Dec 12. The Evening Standard says the battie between Gen eral Knox and General Dewet contin ues and that the forces change ground Incessantly. Lack of definite informa tion on the subject is said to be due to the absence of telegraphic com munication with the scene of action. Dnteh Xaka Flaal Kef asaL THE HAGUE, Dec. 12. The Dutch government today finally and definite ly refused to take the initiative in behalf of arbitration between the Transvaal and Great Britain. "alia" drls Hav. aa Idla Day. AUSTIN. Texw Dec." 11. 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