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SIN'LK COPV KIV13 CKXTS.
DIVIDE ON OLD LINES
Franco and Gormany Take Opposing Posi
tions on Russia's Proposal.
FRENCH TAVOR WITHDRAWAL TROM PEKIN
Government at Berlin Unwilling to Accede
to Czar's Plan Just Now.
ENGLAND STILL KEEPS HER OWN COUNSEL
Austria and Italy, nsWcll as Groat Britain,
Apt to Follow Kaiser's Lead.
CHAFFEE REPORTS ON MILITARY OUTLOOK
Movement of Troop Thrnuiili lm
jicrlnl III; TIioiikIiI Him- llrcii
Made Itulhcr hi Warn I nit 'I'limi
from Any Present .Ncccs!!-.
WASHINGTON. Sept. fi.-The Intent ex
pression ns to the attitude of the powers
on the evacuation of I'okln comes from tho
United States ambassador at Paris, General
Horaeo Porter, who hns advised the an
thorltlcB here that the. nttlttnlc of the
French government Is favorable to thn po
filtton taken liy Russln. AlmoHt simultane
ously with thin dispatch from General Por
ter rame another from the Amurlenu
charge d'nffnlreB at Herllti. giving the alti
tude of Germany on Russia's proposal. This
In Hiibfltnneo stotes that Germany, whllo
anxious to avoid any friction between the
powers, regards the conditions at I'ekln
such as to require the continued preaenro
of German forces thore. Neither General
Porter nor Mr. Jackson Rives the text of the
nnswers, but only tho substance of the po
sitions taken by the two governments.
Allmiliirnt of I'cmeri,
These two highly Important communica
tions bring the Chinese negotiations to a
very advanced stage though they arc not
yet concluded, ns all of the answers are
not yet in. Tho German and French
nnswotn, however, clearly Indicate tho
alignment of tho powers. It Is generally
accepted that Germany's attitude In favor
of remaining at Pckln will bo concurred In
by Italy and Austria, as these two coun
tries net with Germany on political ques
tions of n general naturo. Moreover, defi
nite word lias been received hero which
clearly foreshadows Austria's position lu
favor of remaining nt I'okln. As to the
purposes of Great Ilrltaln there Is an nbso
luto lack of oinclal Information, though
little doubt Is entertained thnt since Ger
many has taken tho Inltlntlvo Great
Ilrltaln will follow suit In favor of remain
ing at Pckln. The position of Japan like
wise Is lacking In dcflnltenoBS, although It
Is believed In tho best posted quartern that
If other nations romaln at Pckln Japan
will deem It expedient to remain thero
Itlso.
No Xrvr Proposition from Hussta.
It would seem from this that Trance Is
tho only government to glyp concurrence
to tho Russian proposition, although tho
United States has expressed a purpose of
following Russia's course, unless the other
powers brought about a modlllcatlon of Rus
ula'a position. Thus far Hussla hns not ex
pi eased any purpose of modifying her orig
inal position. It was stated authoritatively
today that Hussla has not ordered tho de
parture of her minister or troops from I'o
kln t:p to this time, so far as the govern
ment Is advised. It Is stuted that no new
propositions have been presented, but that
the question Is practically tho Bame as when
first presented namely, as to whether tho
troops will remain or be withdrawn from
Pckln.
Another Note liy WiiMiliiutnii.
Tho recolpt ol tho communications from
Berlin and Paris brought about numerous
conferences between tho president, Secre
tary Root nnd Acting Secretary of State
and nlso between Mr. Hill and Mr.
Adee. It wns gathered from these meet
ings thnt another note was being prepared
by tho United States, but the authorities
did not feel disposed to give any Inkllnc
ns to Its naturo and It Is qulto probable thai
Its tlnnl form will await the consideration
of tho cabinet tomorrow. Asldo from the
general quostlon tho French government
Is again considering the atntus of I.I Hung
Chang and this subject was ulso brought
to the attention of tho authorities hero to
day. Thero havo been reports of pros
pective detention of Karl 1.1 In case ho pro
ceeded north, but the communications Just
In hand indicato that there will be no Inter
ference with his movements. Ills accepta
bility as a peace commissioner alto con
tinues to be a Hiibjcct of dlscuss'on, there
being n Btrong desire In certain quarters
not to includo him In tho Chinese commis
sion. M. Thlebaut. tho Trench charge d'affaires,
nnd narnn Speck von Sternberg, the Ger
man charge, had long consultations at the
State department today, but the purposes
of their calls was not disclosed, although
they are understood to hnvo related to the
Chinese situation.
!Ullltiir Mtunllim at I'eUlo.
Tho military situation at Pckln remains
unchanged, apparently. General Chaffee's
messages make It clear that he for cmo is
proceeding upon tho understanding that the
American troops an- to winter In China ami
ho and General Harry (.peak of the com
fortable arrangements that have been made
for the soldiers.
Tho American contingent in the parade
through the Imperial palace was small. In
conformity with an arrangement between the
arloun commanders that the force selected
to make tho demonstration should be limited
In numbers In older to reduce the chance
of looting. It Is supposed here thai this
demonstration was made to Impress the
Chinese people as a whole and not ftom any
military necessity. Somo nctlon of this kind
nppears to have been necessary to offset the
HtoticK in Southern China that the allies
had been overthrown by the Imperial troops
nnd the Boxers, which stories were calcu
lated to cause further uprising Besides, the
demonstration at tho palace may reduco the
Ill-effects of any withdrawals of troops from
I'ekln ns a result of the present negotiations.
eu (IIT-Miore falile t'ninplotcil.
Tho announcement from the cable com
panies that the off-shore cable from Shang
hai lo Taku had been completed encouraged
tho officials here in the hope that at last It
would bo possible to communicato with
Poktn tho snmo dny that n message was
dispatched. It appeared, however, from Gen
eral Harry's report that tho Boxers are still
cutting tho wires between Tien Tsln nnd
I'ekln, and tho messages received today
from the Chinese capital show no improve
ment In tho rate of transmission over those
received before the completion of the now
cable. It Is ovpected that the reinforce
ments of foreign troops Meadllv pouring Into
I'ekln by way of Taku and Tien Tsln soon
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FOR SELF ALONE!
rllli'lMt- ltMRln'n
vinllvi
poi.nl for
1 1 ltd i
I'ekln.
BKRLIN Sen' fi cral dlspatchc
hive arrived frem Washington during the
last five days which have met with various
Interpretations here, fine of these Is that
the United Sinte govcr.unent Intended to
withdraw Its troop from I'ekln If Russia
did the same nill-ial elreles were slow to
believe this, however, although a short
Washington dispatch received today seems
to ronlirm it.
The more plain spoken papers point out
thnt Russia's motive are sclllih. The roil-
trlst organ, the Cologne Volks Zeltutig,
says:
"Russia's purpose is to get nil foreign
troops as quickly us possible out of China
and then to lay aside tho tunsk and seize
iho empire for herself. Hir proposal Is an
unfilendly net townrd Germany, since Count
von Wuldersco anr.ounroi; 'ha' he would
never give tin order ;o retreat."
The Vnsalsche Zcltting sas: "Russia la
trying to eitabllsh a protectorate over the
celestial empire, In doing whlrh It makes no
difference to her If she vexes Kmporor Wil
liam and thwart the policy of Germany."
Hvcn the semi-official Berliner Post ex
presses "painful surprlio nt the latest
French report upon the expedition made by
Vice Admiral Seymour, showing how the
Russian detachment refused full co-operation
with the allies. Whatever force Is left
must bo strong enough to defend Itself
agnlnst all nttnrks by the natives nnd net
merely a small detarhment representing
the sovereignly of the powers"
Tho papers print with evident satisfaction
llrltlsh opinions hostile to withdrawal from
I'ekln. The Lolpslc Nounte Nnchrlchten
connects the visit of Ptinr ilcnry of Prus
sia to Italmoinl with Russia's proportion.
The steamer Stuttgart hns arrived at
Hamburg with 121 sick nnd wounded from
China.
LITTLE TREASURE IN PALACE
(iermiin Commaiiili'i- Siij l.ciidlitu
Fcnlurcs in I in i-i-I ii I Home
Were lllrt anil .NcKleel.
HKHLIN. Sept. ii. The Oeimnn vice ad
mit at nt Taku telegraphs thnt Captain I'ohl,
lu his report from Pckln, snys the Impres
sion ho formed on marching through tho Im
perial pahiro reception halls and rooms on
August 28 wns "dirt and neglect." No treas
ures, ho adds, were observed. The report
now Is that the empress dowager lied from
I'ekln during the morning of August to.
Captain l'ohl, under dato of August 31,
says:
"Tho Second marine bnttallon has arrived
here. After handing over the commnnd to
Mnjor General Hoeppner I will inarch to
Tien Tsln with tha landing force, which Is
much In need of rest. Companies of seamen
will bo posted at the halting placcB to pro
tect tho water and communications."
Tho German admiral further reports that
tho nllled . forces landed nt Taku up to
August 23 were ns follows:
German Officers, 111; men, 3,lu0; guns, 6;
horses, 041.
American Olllcers, 181; men, 5,12"; guns,
17; horses, 1,239.
Great. Drltnln Officers, 218; men, 6,716;
guns, 25; horses, 1,809.
France Officers, 92; men, 5.186; guns, 37;
horses, 570. - ,
Italian omcers, 26; men, 552; guns, 1;
horses, 10.
Austria Olllcers, 16; men, 272; guns, 2;
horses, 80.
Tho details of the Russlnn nnd Japanese
forces landed were not available when the
dlspntch wan sent.
TWO REPORTS FROM CHINA
(ieneral Chaffee Acknou Icduci iii
' k rn t ii I ii 1 1 ii ii m Imperial Palace
I Deserted.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6. The War depart
ment today received tho following.
"TAKU, China (no date.) Adjutant Gen
eral, Washington: I'ekln, 2sth. The olll
cers and soldiers of tho China relief expe
dition Bend thanks to tho president and
secretary of wur for message of congratu
lation. Formal entry of tho palaco grounds
made today at h o'clork. salute of twenty
one guns being tired at the south and north
gates. Troops of all nations participated,
the United Stntcs by a battalion .1."0 strong
composed of details from each organiza
tion present at taking of city. Placo
I palace '( vacant with exception of about 3.10
servant. General Harry for Manila today.
IJanlsh cable, Shanghai to Taku, open fur
business, connect with our wire.
"CHAFKKU."
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6. Thu Wur de
partment today received tho following
cablegram from General Ilarty:
"TAKU, China (no date.) Adjutant Gen
eral, Washington. All quiet I'okln. Sup-
piles promptly unloaded, forwarded when
dispositions determined. All supplies re
ceived; troops comfortable winter. No
(ommunlcatlnn Chinese olllctal after Au
gust 2S. James II. Wilson, brigadier gen
eial of volunteers, goes I'ekln tonight:
Rockhlll. Shnnghal. Telegraphic communi
cation. I'ekln to Tien Tsln, bad Kxtremo
heat ended. All conditions aatlsfactory.
Go Nagasaki tomorrow, take first transport
Manila. BARRY."
General Harry goes to Maniln to ahsumo
l he duties of "chief of staff to General Mac
Arthur. R0CKHILL PUTS IN DENIAL
Special Cmiimlninner of I'nlteil Mnlci
to (iilnn Dcrllne lo Tattler
A llcncil Interv leu .
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6. The State de
partmenl this afternoon issued tho fol
lowing "A cablegram hns been received from
W. W. Rockhlll. dated at Shinghal. Sep
tember .", In which he authorizes the de
portment to deny emphatically and cat
egorically the statement made In certain
newspapers relating to an Interview al
leged to have been given by him. The
only intervli w he has over given related
strictly to tho circular of July it. Ho Htates
that no merchant vessel will be sailing
from Shanghai for several days."
The Associated Press Interview with
Mr. Rockhlll. dated Shanghai. September 2.
was sent from Shanghai by cablo after
having been carefully prepared by n
I rusted staff correspondent of the Asso
ciated Press at present nt Shanghai.
Warren Will ot Mieeeeil M' niiiur.
LONDON. Scp(. U. Lieutenant General
Sir Charles Warren and the llrltlsh war
nlllce olllclals say thero Is no truth In the
statement emanating from Montreal that
General Warren Is to succeed Lieutenant
General Lord William Frederick Seymour
in command of the llrltlsh troops In
Canada.
tierinitn TronpH I. mill nl Mtniiulinl,
SHANGHAI. Sept. 6 The llrst battalion
of German troops landed here today from
the sleamcr Hatavla. The foreign consuls
and detachments of French anil Russian
troops received them and escorted them to
camp, the bands playing German airs.
5 A L
Immense Orowd Greets Governor Roosevelt
at Detroit Rally.
GIVES AN OBJECT LESSON IN TYRANNY
Mrs mi Minwcil P " n I'nUe Prophet
of Woe ii ml ( it I M in 1 1 . Utenllnii
Itelnu Called to America'
ltut lo Philippines.
DETROIT, Sept. 6. The initial meeting of
Governor Roosevelt's wisterti tour, which
wns held In tho big assembly room of the
Detroit Light Guard armory tonight, was
all that tho governor's most nrdmt partisan
could have desired In point of attendance
nnd enthusiasm. The lloor and galleries of
tho great hall were ctowded. Many were
on tho outtido unable to obtain seats or
standing room within hearing dlatnnee. The
vice presidential candidate ucelved a tre
mendously enthusiastic greeting as he made
his way up through one of thr Bide aisles.
A largo proportion of tho audience stood
upon chairs and yelled frantically for
"Toddy." It was with dltlhulty thai the
hhouis could bo slopped nnd silence restored
so a to permit the program to prociod.
Homer Wurren, chairman of the republican
rlty committee, tailed the gathering to order
nnd llrlgadier General Henry M. Dutllcld.
who was introduced in another of the bal
ers In tho Santiago campnljtn. presided. The
democracy, s.ild General DulllcM. wna before
the country on a platform of llctlMous fears,
but (he only real fear un both sides was as
to what Bryan might do, If elected. When
the governor nrote to speak, the grea' crowd
arose almost en masse nnd remained stand
ing ami shouting for tome time.
The governor's speech occupied about an
hour In dellverv unci was listened to
throughout with marked attention.
(Iheet Lesson In Tyranny.
Governor Roosevelt gave the nudlcnco an
object lesson when he asserted that Amer
ican soldiers In the Philippines had less to
fear from any body of tinned bandits lu that
country thnn they had to fear ftom the prin
ciples of tho Kansas City plutforni and the
success of tho democratic ticket. He said
live members of tho regular army were
present and ho nsked them to stand up that
the audience might see their tyrants. Five
soldiers from tho Fourteenth Infantry at
Fort Wayne, who occupied a front si at. when
thus Invited arose and were applauded until
their checks glowed with blushes.
"Now," exclaimed Governor Roosevelt,
"behold jour tyrants." The audience shouted
with laughter.
"Thero nro here," continued the governor,
"llvo soldiers to 4,0uu people In this audi
ence, which Is a larger percentage of
tyranny In this house than tho percentage
tho regular army bears to the whole number
of people of this country."
Governor Roosevett said In part:
Ileal I'aranioiint Imiic.
In thin rnmint!in the Issue of overshadow
ing Importance Is whether we shall con
tinue or abandon the governmental policy
which Iuih hrniiL'ht this country to tho
highest pitch of prosperity "t home and
which has kept the national honor un
stained, both ut home nnd abroad. To de
liberately undo tho work would be to dis
honor the national reputation and to throw
uh Into dreadful Industrial chaos. The Kun
sas City platform commits our opponents
to a policy which means material disaster
and mornl disgrace; which means n violent
panic in the business worm, unit tnereiore
widesprond and prolonged misery among all
our people; which further means upsetting
the courts, the violation of the tuition's
faith ii I iiane la I matters anil the unvvortny
abandonment of our duty abroad.
Fellow citizens. It Is a grave matter, n
inciter of vital Import to the existence of
this nation. The public men who teach such
moral principles to the people, educate the
people for the contempt und abhorrence of
mankind. The nation that m ecpts such
moral nrlnclnlos cannot live. It will rot to
death In the loathsome htevv of Its own cor
ruption. If the nation adopting such mornl
principles' be this republic It will deal u
death blow to the credit of democratic In
stitutions, from which the cause of free
government will not recover for centuries.
Now, mind you, the platform on which
Mr. Hrynn Htood In lk5ii has been realllrmed
without the alteration of a letter and with
an explicit reudlrmntlon of the free silver
plank. In this campaign the Ii-suos In
volved strike nt the root of our prosperity
and national honor. IT the American people
ure true to themselves (hey must In the
most uneiulvoial manner lepudiate the
popullstle und communistic doctrines enun
ciated In the Kansas City platform exactly
as they repudiated them In ISM.
Dollar anil the Mini.
We have been hearing u good ileal re
cently of Mr. lirvnn'H statement that lie
wanted "to put the man before the dollar
and not the dollar before tip1 mall." In
stead of bothering iibout whether the man
Is ahead of the dollar or the dollar Is ahead
of the man, or whether thu gold dollar is a
"robber" whatever thai may mean or
anything elite preposterous, let us tlx our
attention on the fact that the policy fol
lowed for the last three years lias resulted
In bringing the man and the dollar to
gether. That Is what a man really vvniit.i
with a dollar. He Is not Interested lu nnv
Might of fancy as to whether he is liehln 1
or In front ol the ilulli.i. lie wants to gel
bold of it, and when be has got hold of It he
wauls lo Und It worth 100 lents and not 4b
cents. When a man can get hold of a dol
lar he Is 'ts master, und when lie cannot
gi t hold of it then ho cannot master it. At
present we give the wageworker work and
we provide that he Is paid full valuo for Ids
w oik.
In hit. speeches Mr. Hrynu kept Insisting
upon Hie alleged fail Hut money vns
growing dearer; that under a gold stnndard
It was bound lo rontlnux to grow scarier.
Well, ns a mutter nf i.ic:, and thanks to
our nroHperltv, there Is more money In
lieiiiiition per capita In the Cnlted Slates
lodiy than rvi r 1 i li re In (he history nt
the country. On .lelc ; lest lh'- circulation
ppi- capita was J"i'"". an lei reuse In circu
lation ol . lo lor every mini, woman and
child In the ci'imir.v, ns compared with
vvhni it was on Jul) 1, IStm So Mr. Hrvan's
prnpheev has been .is vvid of the mark In
Hi ItiMarce as In every other, The pres
ent yeir Is the tlrsl In which the two bil
lion dollar mark in circulation has over
beet, . ssi d. in other word", the lncreii.'-'-t
ico"iv In circulation his kept pace with
III' expanding Industries and commerce ol
the country und this increase 1pm been
predominately A io lo the ciiin'ltlnn of pron
oerlty produced by the old standard; yet
Mr. Ilrvan In Ills Minneapolis speech ' of
four v-oars ago predicted thnt commerce
would be nt n standstill because i-oli
would go out of the country nnd that the
Iss'ilnv: of bonds would lie necessary to
1rlii". It back.
(inlil Stiiniliiril null I'm I In rcn,
Again In Ills sprei h -it .Yv Haven In
IV91 .Mr Hrynn dwell upon the fact that If
the i,qld standard i:nnllnud the number of
failures among busliicx? tr- i would In
crease Well, In 109, as compared to IX'Jij,
th' number of failures had shrunk from
over riixvi to less limn le.ern : nil the Ha
bllltles from over Srii.ein.i no to less than
?1'J.IVUI,000 Again Mr. Hry.in'e prophecy did
not .prove happy.
In his Chicago speech he dwelt upon the
fact ihu If tho gold st.ioui.nl eontln ied it
meant Vi'l time In the factories and double
time on the farms You have only to look
nt any factory you know to appreciate the
nnei.nrelously hunviroiiH side of that state.
lliellt.
Just ns present we bine n th regular
army as compared with our population
nliie-lcnths of a soldier tu i v-erv one thou
sand of population. Tilts Is tip- proposition
for tin- vvnr l'. Weil, In the year 1S0O we
had eight-tenths of a soldier to overy ono
thousand Inhabitants. The Increase oi
militarism since the palmy days of Jeffer
Kon, it century back, is lepresented bv
exactly one-tenth of a soldier to every
thousand Inhabitants and the Increase to
the danger "l our institutions is measured,
therefore, by (he amoitit nf tyranny which
Is cupablc of be.ng oxen lied by one Amer
ican In a uniform ovir ten thoiisind of v
r. Iiow-eltlze-is w'thi" ' uniform Th to
was an nutl-lmperlalUtlc meeting nt In
dianapolis recently n hleli cidorn-d Mr.
Ilryan and the delenates iv ied fr.intle
alarm at the Imrease in our military fori e.
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COTTON SCARCE IN ENGLAND
Vol since the merlean Civil War llni
i here Hern Mich a Famine
of the (iicnt .staple.
MANCHt:STi:R. Sept. 6. The greatest
in'etest is felt in tomorrow's lueetln of
the Lancashire Spinners, convened by the
Federation of Codon Splnnets, at which
a proposal will be brought forward to dis
continue buying American spot cotton.
Since the announcement was made that
such n conference would bo hold there has
been such a rush upon tho smaller storks
of cotton In the hands of Llvorpool brokers
that today's sales advanced from 3,000 to
lfi.noo bales, with the result that 'not moro
than 100,000 bales are loft.
Cotton has not been so ncarco since tho
days of tho American civil war. The pur
chases arc principally employers having
contracts ahead.
Tho report In Manchester today was
that a resolution not to ship cotton dur
ing September will bo curried, but on th.
other hnnd as there are many who consider
that such a stoppage vvoulo. give tho Amer
ican mills an additional opportunity, tho
proposal Is not likely to be seriously dis
cussed. Not for ten years have prlci s
ruled so high ns they did today and It Is
probable that some continental stock will
be attrai led in consequence It Is hope I
thut (he situation tnuy bo saved by the
arrlvul of the new crop from America
toward the end of the mouth.
APPROVE D E L AG 0AB A Y AWARD
ltrltl-.li llonilholilern of the ltlllll'olld
Hold a .McctliiK and A nice on
oinproniNc.
LONDON, Sept. ti. A meeting of tho
British bondholders of tho Delogoa Ray
railroad today approved tho compromise
arranged by Mr. Trehano (former United
States consul nt Heme, Switzerland), coun-
.. .1 .I.- ...Mt..n ..I.. l...nn. .. I.. .1...
nui nil mi' Minuiiiaii ciuouuiiia 111 mi-
t'nttcd States, und Lord Hllltnglnd and ;
Sir Cuthert Qullter, representing tho bond
holders. According to tho compromise tho
American claltnntus get an aggregate of
about ..100,000, out of which they have to
pay the costs of tho United States gov
ernment. Tho llrst mortgngo bondholders, who
are entitled to 7 per cent Interest, ngree
to take I per cent. This permits the pay
ment of about 3 per cent to tho second
mortgage debentures, which otheiwiso
would get nothing. Tho arrangement will
be forthwith submitted to the two gov
ernments, and us the bondholders have
approved It unanimously It Is cxpecte1 tho
cchemc will ho carried through. Hut It Is
not likely the American slmro will be paid
out much before the end of the year.
ARCTIC EXPLORERS RETURN
Stella I'olare lleaehes n Point Fur
ther .North Thnn Dr. Xiin
hcii'n Record,
CHRISTIANA. Sept. ti. A telegram from
Tromso, Norwny, in reporting tho return
of the Stella I'olare with the duko of
Abruzzt's expedition on board, sajs the
Stella I'olare reached a point In latitude
80.3? north, thus penetrating further north
than Dr. Nansen's record.
The Stella I'olare remained fastened In
tho Ico for olevon months. Tho pressure
btovo In tho ship's sides, uMklng a hola
llfteen Inches in breadtth, and Its machinery
was also damaged.
Tho members of the expedition suffered
mauy hardships and wero compelled to
cat their sledgo dogs. A Norwegian en
gineer and two ltalluns, mombers of tho
expedition, perlslud. Tho news of the as
sassination of King Humbert of Italy, undo
of tho dulce of Abruzzl, wns communicated
to the duke at Hnmmerfest. The Stella
I'olare, therefore, did not eommunlcnte with
tho shore there, but proceeded southward.
Mac Donald lor I. under.
WINNIPEG, Man.. Sept. 6. Tho con
servatives of South Alberta havo passed a
resolution asking Hugh J. MauDnnuld, tho
Manitoba premier, lo re-enter Dominion
politics with a view to assuming tho con
servative leadership on tho retirement of
Sir CharleB Tapper.
Hugh John MacDonald. provincial premier
of Manitoba, wns nominated for the Brandon
constituency In the Dominion house to op
pose Clifford Slfton, tho present minister
of tho Interior. The contest will bo tho
hottest nnd most Interesting of tho whole
election.
I'll iicboo Thompson ComliiK.
PARIS, Sept. 6. Mnurlco Gratt announces
tho engagement of Miss Fnnchon Thomp
son, tho young American singer, for sixteen
performances in New York and Chicago In
November and December In an Ungllsh opora
company.
Miss Fnnchon Thompson made a success
ful debut nl tho Opera Comique, Paris, as
Carmen. In December, ISnS, and made her
re-entry nl Covent Garden. London, June
0, of tho present year, ns Slebcl In "Faust"
and was pronounced a distinct success.
SluilentH 'I'll I U iv I Ml Pope.
LONDON, Sept. ti. A special dispatch
from Rome sayH that tho popo during his
reception today expressed a wish to seo
the two American students, Hnrry Hen
xul and Gcorgo Laughney, who aro studying
at Utrhstudt nnd who were lost In tho
catneombos on Septomber 2 and found the
next morning by somo Gorman student
friends. Consequently, tho two young men
wero sent for and had n long talk with
his holiness,
Count Conlclod of I'nrgiT',
MONTREAL, Sept. fi.Cnunt do Toulouse
Lautrec was found guilty this morning of
uttering forged securities. Sentenco will
not be passed for somo dnys. The coun
tesH Is In a bad condition of health and It
In feared that her husband's fato may af
fect her seriously.
SueilNh iMectlon lleliirns.
OI1RISTIANIA, Sept. fi. Partial roturns
of tho recent election to tho Storthing
show that tho leftists have gained twelve
and lost six scats. Tho leftists, thus far,
have elected llfty-soven members nnd the
rightists sixteen. In forty-one districts
the olertlnns havo not yet been held.
Revolution In (iiiatomala.
TAPACHULA. Mcx Sept. fi. Advices
from Guatemala show restlessness and par
alysis nf business on account of the ex
pected breaking out of a revolution. Pres
ident Cabrera's position Is admitted to bo
Insecure.
Students cend Ararat.
ST. rKTKUSIllUlO. Sept. C. A mombcr
of (ho Geographical sncloly named Pog
Konpuhl, occompanlcd by two officers and
a number of soldiers, ascended tho Great
Ararat September 2.
Spun I Mi War Vurses (Ircnnlre.
NKW YORK, Sept. .-Tho organization
ot a socii ty to be known as ih.. Spanish
American War Nurses' iis.iocl itlon vn nn
r.oi.iicei' today at the New York hospltil.
where since Tues lav even.nc "otne slviy
of the nuiiies who served In til Kpunlm
war have been in session for that purpoie
The constitution adopted makes only lb. He
who were in actual service not lesi tn.i.i
one month during the Spuiish vvnr eligible
to membership. Of thebe there arc at lca: t
flva hundred.
WEBSTER LOSES MORE MEN
Seven of His Delegates Have Withdrawn
from His Tickets,
HIS LINES NOW BROKEN IN THREE WARDS
I'.v erytlilnc l nu In Henillnrn for
the Content lletuccn lletiuhllenn
Seualnrlal plranl i'liN
Afternoon.
Today Is tho day for the republican county
primaries and the struggle for the control of
tho county convention In tho Interest of the
competing candidates for tho t'nltrd States
sciinte. The disintegration of the Webster
forces, which began Wednesday, was con-
tlnued nnd nt the meeting of the executive
committee of tho county centrnl committee,
held last evening, the names of three more
Webster delegates were ordered stricken off
tho olllclal ballot on written withdrawals.
The three Webster delegates who with
drew nro Joseph Kaspnr and Frank Herek
of tho Second ward, and George M. John
son of the Third ward. This makes seven
withdrawals of Webster men, being three In
the Second, three In the Third and one In
the Soventh ward, leaving him with short
delegations In these wards.
Appropriation (iooit nmen.
As a matter nf fact Mr. Webster has
loaded up his delegations In various wards
with men whose names have been put on
without their consent, some of them even
being opposed to him. A notnblo Instance
In thnt of Major R. S. Wilcox, In tho Sixth
ward, whose name was put on the ticket
against his protest. Mr. Wlloox naked the
Websterltes to take his name oil, but they
refused, and he Insists that he Is not n
csndldate and does not propose to ask any
of his friends to vote for him, although the
Webster managers hope that the Influence
of hln name, which Is ono of the two or
thtee In good business standing on the
ticket, may mislead enough people to give
tbcm a few votes.
Another trick to which the Websterltes nro
resorting Is reported, from the Ninth ward,
where they are circulating a statement that
General Manderson has returned to OniHhn
after meeting with Mr. Chnrles J. Greene In
New York with tho information that Mr.
Greene has withdrawn. Mr. Mandereon has
not returned at all, but on the contrary
Mr. Kulby, his assistant In the office of the
Rurllngon solicitors, received u telegram
Wednesday from Mr. Mandcrson ueut nt
the moment of his departure for Hurope on
the steamer St. Paul.
Mr. Greene's friends in the Ninth ward
have been In constant communication with
him and nro nil In close personal relations
with him. They received from him the fol
lowing telcgrnm this morning.
MOl'NT I'LKASANT, N. II., Sept. C.-J.
B. Kelby, Omaha: I havo not withdrawn
from the race, and, although too III to re
mnln lu Omaha to contest the primaries
personally, 1 ask my friends to support
my delegation In my home ward.
C. J. GItF.HNK.
That Mth Wnril III n IT.
"Tho hue nnd cry which the '.Vobsterltc
crowd nro making over the overruling of
their Sixth ward protest Is but throwing
dust to blind the ces of the people," said
a member of the executive committee.
. "Thnv nro tinrnoselv dUtortlnv tho facts in
order to mislead. Tho truth Ts thut tho
Sixth ward petition was presented v ith
moro than tho legal number of signatures
upon it. Tho protest entered complaint
thnt a number of the signers were not rog-
Utered on the books as republicans from
the nddroKS which they gave.
"The committee's rule governing the pe
titions does not require the signers lo bo
registered republicans, but simply to be
entitled to vote ut the republlcin prima
ries. They may be entitled to vote with
out registration by transfer from ono ward
to nnother. when they hnvo taken out
naturalization papers since the last reg
istration, when they havo beooma of age
since tho last registration, wtieu they have
come Into tho city since the lust registra
tion, or when they wero prevented lrom
registering at tho last registration lor jcood
and BUtllclent reason, which en'ltles tht-m
to swear to their votes.
"On Investigation the committee found
that tho names protested wero those of
men who wero not only lepublicans, tut
republicans entitled to vote at the primary
election and fully competent to clgn the
petition under the rules and 'he law. Tho
committee could not have .lone a'tythlng
else thnn to overrule the protest on tho
fuels presented.
"If tho facts were different tho Wob
sterltes would certainly have rushed Into
court, as they threatened, but their not
going Into court shows that they have no
ense. Yet they want the people to be
lieve that a terrlhle outrage has been
perpetrated, whereas the commit teo has
simply carried out the letter and spirit
of the law to give all parties a fair
chance to fight out their differences In tho
primaries.
Turn lloun All Protest.
"Tho committee has turned down nil
protests piesented, not only against tho
P.osowater delegations, but also against tho
Webster delegations, berauso they all turn
on this ono point, whereas every petition
prebinted was more than n substantial
compliance with all thn requirements of
tho election lnvv."
Tho other business transacted by the com
mittee wns related to the routine of tho
primaries. Tho skirmishing between the
contending fncllons continued during tho
day In a lively manner. Ono evidence of
movement was found In the city clerk's
ofilco, where unregistered or new voters were
being brought to be sworn In. At the olllre
of tho republican county committee was
also an nlr of business in getting ready tho
ballot boxes and accompaniments for the
fra
Several applications for challengers' cer
tiilcotea were made, nmong them being that
of D. H. Wheeler, the man who took the
consus, who will officiate as Mr. Webster's
best man In his homo ward.
FAMOUS FEUD ABOUT TO END
tlanl.ii Indian Tribes, 'Which llnve
llcen WnrrliiK f'r Hon Year", In
llui-.v Hatchet at Pnllalch,
SKATTLK. Wnsh., Sept. fi. The steamer
Queen brings newR from Sitka that tho
Sitka and Wrangel Indians will hold a great
potlateh on Monday, September 10, and
formally end a feud thut has existed 000
yeui s.
Wltrn lief liendcd liy While.
MA' 'ON, Ott , Sept. fi. Twenty-one repre
sentntlve business and protensonal men
came to Macon today to see that a negto,
Nnpoleon Anderson, did not lack friends.
Anderson hud swum out a warrant for lar
ceny against two revenue oltlcialB charging
them with stealing his sugarcane. The otll
clals then arrested the negro on tho charge
nf Interfering with their duty. This prt
vonted the neuro being taken awaj without
proi ess of law satisfactory to them. The
olllcers came to Macon, ewearing out war
rants for many while citizens. These mini'
lu today and brought tho negro with (hem
and announced thut as the nesro wns a
good rltlzen thev would see that he was not
Imposed upon. The cakes will be heard next
week.
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WEEK'S TOUR IN PORTO RICO
(inventor Allen I nv est ln ten Condi
Hon of People anil ( iopi In
.New PiuickIihi.
SAN Jt'AN. De Porto Rico. Sept. 6.
Governor Allen ret tuned to Snn Juan today,
after a week's tour through Iho mountain
mis regions of the Island. Having been In
receipt of a great variety ot reporis con
cerning the condition of the people of those
set lions, ho determined (o secure a -curate
Information personally and, accompanied
only by an Interpreter and n pack train,
he visited Abolultn, llarrnnqullns, Parras.
Otntado, Clalcs and Jayua. going from that
place to Ponce. Ills route took in some of
tho worst districts. He found considera
ble crops on the rice and com planta
tions, but little coffee. The people them
selves are anxious for work nnd aro ready
to build roads. Governor Allen returned
with tho conviction that If properly en
couraged the portions of the Island that he
visited are capable of wonderful develop
ment. The executive council recently adopted
a plan of dividing the Island Into districts
for political purposes. The federals now
clnlm that tho republicans hnvo been fa
vored at certain points und they threaten
to resign nud to protest to Washington
against the alleged unfairness of the divi
sion. The American members of the coun
cil sny the division Is a fair one, as (he
federals get three districts, tho repub
licans three und one Is left In doubt.
Miss llerth.i Allen, daughter of (he gov
ernor, will be married (o Lieutenant Logan
of tho I'nlted States navy next month, tho
ceremony taking place nt the palaco.
WARRING FOR RANGE RIGHTS
Cattlemen of Colorado Snlil to Have
Driven II.OIMI Sheep In Death
liver llluh Precipice,
WALSENHURG. Colo., Sept. 6. Reports
from Shurpsdale, a small town near Mount
Hlanro. iu southern Colorado, say that tho
feud over the use of tho range, which hns
long existed between cattlemen and sheep
men, reached a climax this week when the
cattlemen drovo 3.000 sheep over a high
precipice. The trouble has grown out of the
scarcity of water along tho water courses.
Where grass still rcmnlnB the sheep were
pastured nnd after they had once passed
cattle refused to eat and cither died or be
camo very poor.
Tho cattlemen rose In revolt and, tnklng
horses, corralled about 3,000 sheep. Tho
sheepmen protested, but being unarmed,
they could do nothing. The sheep were
driven down a narrow gulch, nt the foot
of which an ancient water fall had hollowed
out a pit over 200 feet deep. Faster and
faster tho maddened anlnnls run, urged on
by tho' shouts, of ""tho cowboys, until tho
leader paused at the brink. The press be
hind him forced him over, nnd the others
followed. Somo of the last, which fell on
tho bodies of the first, were not killed, but
tho majority wero killed.
It Is said that the entire country hns
taken up arms.
BIG PRODUCER IN TROUBLE
Dm 111 II. .Mofi'ntl Takes .Inilunient
AkiiIiimI Victor Mine at Cripple
Creek for ! I .VI,.-, I II.
DKNVRR, Sept. 6. Judgment on default
for tlB3,r,lC was taken In tho district court
today against tho Victor Gold Mining com
pany by David H. Moffntt on notes cli-cn
on March 23, ir00, bearing 10 per cent In
terest, i lie Victor mine, on Hull hill In
Cripple Creek, hns been one nf the heaviest
producers in that camp. The company was
otganlzed In 1S02 with 200 shares of a par
value of ?5 per share. It has paid $1.U.!,
000 In dividends. In 18!ifi D. II, Moffatt
and Kben Smith sold the controlling in
terest to n French syndicate, which left the
management to them, ami In 1SHS they bold
much of the remaining stock in their hands
on tho Hoslon market for $S a share. In
1S!)8 Mr. .Moffatt wont out ns president and
W. II. Hreovoort was elected. During that
year tho company paid four dividends of
$100,000 each. N. II. Cone, ninnagfr nf
the property, died last year and the mine
practically closed shipping. It Is said that
there are still large oro bodies in the mine
and probably steps will bo taken by tho
stockholders lo savo the property.
PUT TRAIN ROBBErTn TRIAL
"lllnck .lack" Kelchnm Confesses to
Three Ti n In llohherlew In
."VjiMV Meleo.
CLYTON, N. M., Sept. fi. The trial of
Thomas Kotchum, known as "lllnck Jack,"
charged with train robbery, was begun to
day In tho territorial court beforo Chief
Justlco Mills. Ketchum Iiub confessed that
his band held up tho Colorado & Southern
passenger train at Folsom, N. M.. Septem
ber 3, lS!i", nnd July 11, 18ft!), each time
blowing open nnd rilling the exprehs safe.
A few days after tho second robbery
Samuel Ketchum received n wound, from
which he died, In a fight with a sherllf's
posso.
Sheriff Farr nf Walsenhurg, Colo., nnd a
resident of Cimarron, N. M , wero killed in
the light with the robbers.
On the night of August Irt Tom Ked hum,
single-handed, held up Hip samo (rain at
almost the identical spot of tho two former
robberies. Mall Clerk Hartlett was shot by
Ketchum Conductor Harrington shot
Ketchum In the rlisht arm and ho was
captured next dny.
Sherniliu to Winter In Wash I uuton.
MANSFIKLO, O.. Sept. Il.-Ux-Kecretnrv
John Klieniian and daughter. Mrs. J I Mc
Callutn, will leave here nil Hciitember IT
for Washington, where th v will spend th"
winter Ills property here, which Incliidis
oveinl acres In the residence P'irt of the
cli". has bi-en laid out I lots and will be
Mid.
Movement of Ocean VcnmcIn Kepi. tl.
New York Arrived Patricia from
Hamburg Sailed - Grosser Kurfwrst,
for Hremen, via Southampton; .Michigan,
for London; Columbia, for Hamburg, vi i
I'lvmouth and t'her'oourg; La Tour.ilne, for
Havre
Hamburg Arrived Pennsylvania) fiom
New York.
London Arrived I'urnpeun, from Now
York. Sailed Mesuba, for Now York.
Manila- Arrived -Almond Hranch, from
Taenm.i
Cherbourg Arrived - Kaiser Frlodiich,
from New Yorlt via PH mouth and Ham
burg Sailed Kills, t in Maria Theresa
from Hrrm.-'u and Sunt lumiptoii.
(jueetistown Sailed (iennanlc for New
York; Ilelgenland, for Philadelphia, ibot'i
from Liverpool!
Plymouth Arrived Kai-er Frleijt hii,
from New York, for Hamburg.
Rotterdam Arrlud H'laurtuldin from
New V., ik v 1,1 Ilnnlog ir H ille I Sie.nir
Staatenriam for Heiilne and New YorK
THINKS WELL OF IT
London Well Pleased with Germany's Reply
to Russia's Pckin Proposal.
ENGLAND'S ANSWER NOT YET FORMULATED
Hopo Expressed Thnt Lord Salisbury Will
Emulnto tho Knisor in rirmness.
JAPAN MAY ACT WITH THE UNITED STATES
Viceroy of Wu Ohnng Appeals to Great
Britain to Assume Lead in Orisis.
LI HUNG CHANG MUCH WANTED AT CAPITAL
Norton IlUnlTcotlnn Are Reported
from Ynrlnu I'lirl nf Chliin, fonie
(Hm Movers IIcIiik Killed by
Troops nf Yuan Mil Kin.
LONDON. Sept. i!. I a. tn. Germany's
polite refusal to withdraw- fiom I'ekln Is
commented on with keen satisfaction In
Loudon nud tho hope Is expressed that Lord
Salisbury .will show similar ilrtnness. The
llrltlsh reply has not yet been formulated.
Lord Salisbury desires to consult with his
colleagues nnd has notified the foreign ofllce
of his Intention (o return (o Loudon from
(ho continent early next week.
There Is llttlo doubt that Germnny's reply
Is the outcome of "the discussion earrlrd on
during the Inst few days between the
Kuropean cabinets and that the compromise
policy of maintaining tho occupation of the
capital, but withdrawing the greater part
of tho troops lo Tien Tsln would be found
to havo met with general concurrence.
Fiom Shanghai It Is reported Japan hns
untitled tho powers of her willingness to
withdraw her troops provided on ndequats
guard Is left for the legations and that
China formnlly requests evacuation, nnd pro
ceeds with negotiations for pence. Alto
gether, matters look hopeful and It Is likely
that when Field Marshal Count von Will
derseo nrrlves n fortnight henco at Taku he
will II ml tho allies agreed on sonic common
policy.
Shanghai Is full of ronlllctlng rumors re
garding the movements of LI Hung Chang.
It Is asserted Marquis Tseng nnd thirty
officials remaining In I'ekln have appealed
to LI Hung Chnng to repair Immediately to
the capital to savo the situation, since no
body Is thero to assume authority, Prince
Chlng being detained lu tho provlnco of
Shan SI by Illness.
iienl lo Ureal llrltnln,
Chnng Chi Tung, tho Wu Chnng viceroy,
has telegraphed an urgent appeal to tho
llrltlsh consul In Shanghai, urging Gret
Ilrltaln to institute peace negotiations. Ho
emphasizes tho magnitude of British trade
Interests and refers to the activity nf the
secret societies and the decline of trade,
citing these ns vlt.il reasons why, Kngland
tdiould take tho lead instead of, as In 1891,
allowing Russia to usurp hor iiovwr. His
final ground of appeal Is that Great Britain,
the United States nnd Japan have shown
anxiety to promote comnicrco and to be
friend China, nnd ho Implores these three
powers to appoint plenipotentiaries, author
ized to open peace negotiations with LI Hung
Chang.
It Is reported 2,000 Boxers have been killed
nnd wounded In contllct with the troops of
General Yuan Shi Kiu. military governor of
Shan Tung.
A Hong Kong dispatch reports from Wu
Ohau that serious disaffection exists at Lun
Chan.
Thrco hundred robbers besieged tho resi
dence of a wealthy (iiinnmnn nt Tin Ping
Fu. The prefect of Wu Ohau, with 100 sol
diers, went to his nsslBtance, but has been
compelled to telegraph for 100 reinforce
ments. Chance for a Comprnmlsr,
Whnt Is now designated as an nttempt to
establish a "Russian Monroe doctrine" In
Asia seems doomed to modification. Hence.
tho piospects of the continued concord of
tho powers nro believed to bo Improving.
It Is thought that tho announcement nf (ho
names of four personages appointed by Im
perial edict as Chinese peaco commissioners
will furnish Russia with a plausible reason
to Join in tho Amerlrnn domnnd for tho ap
pointment of a moro satisfactory commis
sion nnd glvo Russia ground for delnylng
tho withdrawal of Its (roops from I'ekln
until (ho Chinese Imperial party shows a
more conciliatory disposition.
According to a dispatch from Shanghsl
It Is reported thero Hint Prlnco Tunn Is
hiding within ensy reach of Pokln. await
ing tho result of tho prebcnt couforonco of
tho powers.
No Tumult of DounRrr.
Tho rumors emanating from Shanghai
that (he expedition which, It is said, will
shortly start for Pao Ting will go ( henco
(o Tnl Yuan Fu, capital of tho provlnco of
Shan SI, whero (ho dovvngor empress, em
peror nnd court nro sojourning, can be
dismissed lis fantastic. The allied forces
are In no way equipped for such a crusado
The Boxers nro still active In Shan Tune
province. An offlclnl dispatch from Tsln
Tail reports that TiOO Boxers attacked a
palrol of Gorman marines near Lan
Tsuu (?), with the result that four Boxers
wero killed and tho Germans sulTored no
03B.
A special dispatch from-Hong Kong con
tains Hie romarkablo statement that Li
Hung Chang has received advices from
I'ekln to tho elfect that tho a I Mod forces
are gradually handing over thn government
of tho capital to the Chinese and that
Prime Chlng (former presldont of tho
tsung 11 yamen), hns been placed In chargs
of the Imperial oily.
PARADE THROUGH THE PALACE
Ciililern in from .Vllitlnler Conner Snr
Tiooim Are .Via relied Into Im
perial City.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6. Tho Slate de
partment made the following announcement
today:
A telegram has been received from Min
ister Conger, dated I'ekln, September 1,
stating that a military parade passed
through the Imperial palaco on that dny
and that eunucliB und servants wero thn
only occupants.
lllnck I'liiK" on thr .llnve,
YOKOHAMA, Sept. fi. Thu Japanese for
olgn oirico has received a telegram from
Sha Hsl (Sha Hslen"). duted September I,
saying laigo bodies of "Black Flags,"
under commnnd of General Liu, were
pusslng through tho provinces of Hit NHn
and Ilit Pel.
More i'riioi for Philippine,
FORT SNHLI.ING, Minn.. Sept. 0. Tin
Second battalion or the F.lghth I'tiHot
Htates infantry, Including four companies,
Dig nmi-coinnilsslrined stuff und baud.
Maj..r F Hirntili commanding, waa en
trained tr.day lor Hau Francisco and the
Philippines,