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XOTIIIXG TO GIVE OUT
State Department is Still Wrestling with
Ohinese Problem.
SITUATION BY NO MEANS SO ACUTE
Change of Attitude on Part of Rti3sin
Seems to Relieve tho Strain.
NO OFFICIAL CONFIRMATION RECEiVED
United States Has Not Committed Itself to
Immediate Evacuation.
GENERAL CHAFFEE HAS PLENARY POWERS
Comiunnilrr (intlicd with I'ull u
tlmrllj to Determine When. How
ml In Wlml latent III Troops
Shall lie Withdrawn.
WASHINGTON, Sept. II. There were no
developments In tho Chinese negotiations
today with which the public could be made
acquainted, the whole matter being mill In
tho diplomatic phase and therefore not
railing for military ordors. War department
ofllrlalH nrc nwnltlng word from the State
department an to tho next step expected
of thn troops, but It Is now Intimated that
till next Htep will not be talen Immedi
ately. Tho sltuntlon has lout something of lis
acutencss. owing to tho change In tho atti
tude of the Russian government, as Indi
cated In yesterday's dispatches. No oin
clttl conlirmatton has reached Washington
of the postponement of the withdrawal,
but tho fact Is not doubted here. Regard
less, however, of tho course to be take.ti by
Russia, It Is noted there Is nothing In the
American note of response to Russia that
demands Immediate evacuation In the event
that the Russian troops are called away.
Instead. It Is stated that the control of tho
situation would simply pass from the State
department Into General Chaffee's hands
nnd It would bo for him, after conferring
with the other military commanders, to
determine when and how nnd to what ex
tent tho Amorlran forces should be with
drawn. Ho might chooso his own time nnd
In a degree his position would bo similar
to that occupied by him In tho advance
upon Pekln so far as having a free hand
Is concerned. This statement of the condi
tion governing tho American reply to the
withdrawal proposal may bo of significance,
In view of tho fact that It Is made with tho
express purposo of clearing away nn er
roneous Impression that has been made
upon the public mind.
Mr. Adco was ogaln acting as secretary
nf state todoy during tho temporary Indis
position of Dr. Hill, who Is sufTcrng from
n cold. Tho former spent somo time this
afternoon In confcrcnco with Attorney
General Griggs.
PRINCE CHING IS GRIEVED
Think Hip Allien Have lleon Unduly
lliiruli In the Treatment of
CIllllCHC Ctllltlll.
(Copyright, 1900, by the Associated Press.)
PEKIN, Sept. C. (Via Shanghai, Sept. 14.)
- l'rlneo Chlng arrived hero yesterday, ac
companied by au escort of llrltlsh nnd
Jananesc cavalry. He spent the night In
hlB own palace. Sharp diplomatic play Is
expected for nn advantage, but nny definite
negotiations will not tnKo piaco unui 1.1
Hung Chang has arrived and tho question
of his authority shall have been disposed of.
The Jaimneso minister to China, Huron
N'nshll. Ktated to u representative of the-
Associated Press that ho wished an In
estimation to be made of LI Hung Chang's
ciedentlals, as It Is believed tnai rrince
chlng was thu only man with authority In
the premises.
Tho Associated Press representative saw
Prince Chlng today, thonks to tho courtesy
of tho Japanese guards. Tho prince said
be trusted that In the Immediate futuro
everything would bo settled satisfactorily,
Ho thought tho treatment of Pekln un
necessarily cruel and that was especially
true as regards private property. Ho was
thankful, however, that tho isacred city had
been preserved. Ho had come to Pekln. ho
Bald, with fiill authority from tho emperor
to obtain pence by any necessary sacrifice,
but ho felt sum tho generosity of tho
nowers would not exact anything degrading
on China or encroaching upon Chinese ter
ritory and ho hoped within a month to
bco the harvest gathered nnd homes rebuilt,
l'rlneo Chlng thinks a great blow has been
given to Chinese commerce, but does not
bollcve tho loss to the city Is Irreparable, for
n more magnificent ono may arise from tho
ashes.
Tho Russians oxpect 1.1 Hung Chang to
nrilvo here within a few days. They do
not want to commit thoniselves In any way
until ho comes, though they say thoy are
willing to hear what Prlnco Chlng has to
ny.
TU LIU BURNED BY ALLIES
(icnornl llorwiinl Kxiieriltlnn Aunlimt
lloxer I)entro VllliiKf on
(iriinil ('mini,
TIKN TSIN, Sept. 12. via Taku. Sept. 13.
Tho expedition under General Dorward
against tho lloxers threatening tho Tien
Tsln region reachtd Tu Liu on the Grand
canal without opposition and tho city wbb
occupied without a shot being fired. Three
columns converged there yesterday after
n two days' march nnd found that the
place had already surrendered to ono olllcer
nnd eight Hengal lancers. General Dur
wnrd ordored the town burned after It had
been thoroughly looted.
Tho villages ourouto made pence offer
ings nnd In most cases were undisturbed
Apparently, tho lloxers have disbanded In
that region and tho whole country Is
quiet.
I.I II u n n CIiiiiik I thin.
HONOLULU. Sept. 8, via San Francisco,
Sept. 14. I.I Hung Chang Is credited by
Joaquin Miller. In nn Interview In the Japan
Times, received here todny, with gnylng
that If It hud beon known that there was
not much loot In Pekln tho allied forces
would not fcnvo been In such a hurry to
get there. .Miller met tho old statesman
nt Canton and had a long Interview with
him.
The looting nt Tien Tsln was diseased,
nnd tho poet expressed n hope that tho val
uable archives and nrt treasures of tho
Sacred city would be snved To this tho
i.eroy replied that the allied forces ought
to bo informed (hat there Is no loot In
Pekln. Tien Tsln, ho declared, was a very
rich city, but Pekln was the poorest city
In the north. He thought that If this fact
was known there would not bo to much
anxiety to cuter the capital.
HAND
Only small I'n. dt IVUIn Thnt tin
Not llei'ii llnlilirtl nml Out
rnaeil by A I lie.
Copyright, 1!"0. by the Anrlated I'res.)
PEKIN, Sept. 3. via Taku Sept. 7, via
Shanghai. Sept. IS. Looting in Pekln con
tinues, both authorized and unauthorized.
Tow houses nre giurded except those oc
copied ny foreigners, the palaces and tho3o
In tho Sacred city. Almost every house Is
destitute of furniture. General Chnffee says
he could not have believed that any
city would have been given over so com
pletely to looters nnd he earnestly desires
tho co-operation of nny nation to prevent
this. On the other hand the missionaries
complnln because tho Sacred city has not
been looted. They urge that the royal fam
ily and other highly placed Chinese per
sonages who were behind all the trouble,
should bo msdo to surfer more than those
who blindly followed them. General Fukl
shltna. the Japaneto leader. Informed Gen
eral Chaffee that brutal outrages were be
ing committed In Tung Chow. He told
tho American commander that he had pos
Itlvo Information that many women had
thrown themselves Into wells, or committed
suicide In other ways after having been
outraged and that there were several au
thentic i uses of ccollcs who had been killed
under peculiarly atrocious conditions. He
requested General Chaffee to Investigate
and then to co-opernte with him to check
thet.fi barbarities as far as possible. Gen
eral Chaffee, ordered Major Mulr to proceed
Immediately to Tung Chow and to report.
At a council of generals today the Rus
sian general, Llovlteh, said he had received
Information thai two fnres of lloxers. one
numbering 10.000 nnd the other 1.000. were
marching from the south lo endeavor to cut
the communications of the allies between
Pekln nnd Tien Tsln. It was finally de
elded that the line was sulllclcntly guarded,
ns the allies would receive definite tidings
of thn approach of tho lloxers In time to
mnblllzo nt any given point. The council
merely Issued orders for Increased vigi
lance on the part of the outposts.
Thn telegraph line has been closed against
press messages because of the enormous
government business.
MAKE THEIR OWN MAUSERS
(illnc'c Ire n I. miner Dependent nn
I'nrelnn I'lietorlen for IIIkIi
(iiiNN VrniN.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 14 - Rev. J. F.
Peat and wife and four children, with Miss
U. Hunt, missionaries, who escaped from
tho western province of China, arrived here
todny on tho steamer Nippon Maru. They
were among the last of the missionaries to
leave China. They had a Journey of 1,900
miles across the country when they re
ceived the American consul's warnings to
leave tho country, but ns they were In a
district where tho trouble did not begin
early thu encountered no violence.
Rev. Mr. Peat says that the Chlneso wero
rapidly arming themselves without the as
sistance of foreign manufacturers of war
materials.
"Thero are arsenals In the capitals of
nearly all the provinces," said tho mission
ary, "and it is of little uso now for tho
powers to agree that they will export no
moru weapons or ammunition to China. The
Chinese hnvo learned how to mako modern
weapons for themselves, at Chentu they
nre turning out flrst-clnss Mauser rifles In
lnrgo quantities."
MIxNlunilrlcn Unci; from Clilnii.
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 14. -The trans
port Hancock arrived today from the China
station. The Hancock brought few pas
sengers. Among them nre Major E. K.
Drnvo, U. S. A.; Lieutenant Davidson, II.
S. N.. from Taku, and Lieutenant B. S.
Serrat, I'. S. N., from Nagasaki. Four
teen missionaries nnd their families from
Nagasaki arrived. The missionaries In
clude I. L. J. Hotveke. Rev. K. O. Howcn,
Rev. W. U. Mnnley, wife and two children,
Rev. I). Jones, wife and two children, Rev.
J. I). Dawes, wifo and baby, Miss O. Hoden
lleld and Miss II. (. Forbes.
Nono of these missionaries came Into di
rect contact with tho lloxers but all havo
suffered In ono wny or nnothcr, becauso of
tho troubles In China. Some of them nro
destitute; all lost moro or less property.
They were obliged to leave their homes in
not thorn China on ordors from tho con
sul. No Dcllnltc Orders to (iinfl'pe.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14. -The quarter
master's supplies for subsisting tho army In
China nro nearly all at Taku. but aro still
aboard the transports. Thoy havo not been
unloaded becauso It was expected tho army
of Genernl Chnffee soon would bo on Its wny
to tho Philippines. No dcflnlto orders havo
been sent to General Chaffee. He has been
told to hold himself In readiness to execute
orders to withdraw.
WAS SENT TO KILL LOUBET
Police Interrupt the Minslon of n
S" l Amit-clilnl Who lteeentl
Left Vnrk,
iCopyrlght. 1901, by Press Publishing Co.i
PARIS, Sept. II. (Now York World Ca
blegramSpecial Tclogram.) Upon infor
mation cabled to tho French secret serv
ice from tho United States, tho Paris police
requested the Spanish government to ar
rest n Swiss anarchist, named Morlatt, nnd
ho hnB Just boon secured at San Sebas
tian on tho frontier.
Morlntt left New York n month ago.
Papers found In his possession confirm tho
original suspicion that ho has been In
trusted with a mission to assassinate
President Loubct at Rnmboulllet, tho pres
ident's summer residence. After his ar
rest Morlntt made Important revelations
about the anarchist plot to kill every
European ruler within tho next twelve
months.
BORROW IN UNITED STATES
Tun Nimv Yoi-u Hanks i'nke n Portion
of Hie fii'rman Imperial
I, nun.
HKRLIN, Sept. 14. It Is officially an
nounced by tho board of directors of tho
Dlsconto Gesellschaft that, with tho co
operation of tho International, and through
the Intermediary of tho Dlsconto Gesell
schalt, the Nord Deutsche bank of Ham-burg.-tho
M. M. V'eldburg company of Ham
burg and Kuhn, Loeb & Co. of New York,
acting In conjunction with tho National City
bank of Now York, have taken over S0,0t0,
000 marks of 4 per cent treasury bonds of
tho German empire, falling duo In 1901 nnd
1905. With the approval of tho Imperial
bank, tho Issue will bo placed on tho mar
ket In tho United States.
NEW YORK. Sept. 14. Tho New York
Life Insurance company today closed nego
tiations for taking $5,000 of the Imperial
German government loan of tho J20, 000,000
negotiated In this city.
More 1'rU Ileum for Wnmeii,
VIENNA. Sept. 14. An Imperial decree
Issued today admits women to practlco as
physicians and cbemlHs ou tin- same con
ditions as men.
LOO it: .M FREE
TALK WITH LI HUNG CHANG
Correspondent Start In to Interview the
Aged Ohinese Diplomat.
CHINAMAN DOES MOST OF QUESTIONING
Admit IJiiipres Wnn Poorly Advised
-I'liurn Miimv .No Disposition
to tin I in Territorial
Indemnity.
(Copyright. 190), by the Associated Press.)
SHANGHAI, Wednesday, Sept. l'J. 1.1
Hung Chang Informed n representative of
the Associated Press today that he will
start for Tien Tsln Friday, September 14,
that ho wilt go to Pekln If circumstances
demand It nnd thnt Prince- Chlng nnd ho
hnd full authority from the dowager em
press nnd emperor to negotiate a settle
ment with the powers, explaining that
there were no other commissioners for
China.
The audience Insled nn hour, the corre
spondent being the Interviewed rather than
the Interviewer. LI abked many questions
about the lighting nt Tien Tsln, the relief
of Pekln, the number of troops of each
power In China, their disposition and fight
ing qualities, of the Chinese, how Pekln
was defended and what bodies of Chinese
fought best. He expressed regtet at tho
privations of the women and chlldreu In
Pokln.
During the Interview 1,1 Hung Chang
asked the correspondent If Ministers Con
ger and MaeDuuald nppoored to have suf
fered much and when told Hint Mr. Conger
had lost seventy pounds he laughed merrily
nnd remarked that this was a "poor rcconi
mcndntlon for horseflosh."
I.I Hung Chang also Inquired whether
the correspondent hud seen much abuse of
tho Chinese or any ravishing or killing of
women and children and when told thnt
the abuses were practically confined to tho
Russians he said this was "doubtless due
to lack of discipline" and turned to the
subject of looting, being anxious to know
how much government treasure the allies
had obtained. When Informed that the
Japanese were reported to havo taken
50,000,000 tnela fiom the revenue otllcers nt
Pekln M Hung Chang said: "The rumor
must have added two ciphers to tho real
amount."
Throughout the Interview I.I Hung Chang
appeared to be In fine spirits and talked as
one removed, by reason of his ago and
experience, from tho Held of controversy.
He regretted all tho recent troubles and
said he had no desire "except to smooth
them over Impartially."
1.1 lilts a Complaint.
At nnothcr stago of tho Interview LI
Hung Chang said ho deplored tho fact
that the newspapers were prejudiced
against him and asserted that this opposi
tion originated with tho English press nf
Shanghai, which Influenced the papers of
tho world.
The correspondent rcmnrked that the
Americans had never been prejudiced
ngalnst him, whereupon LI Hung Chang
quickly demanded: "Why don't they accept
uio as negotiator?"
Questions put to LI concerning the settle
ment which the Chlneso government wanted
to make were diplomatically purrlod. Ho
said: "China has Its views bb to whnt
settlement Is desirable nnd tho powers
havo their views. Wo will meet nnd
negotiate."
Asked whether he expected demands for
tho cession of territory ns Indemnity LI
Hung Chang replied: "I nm In communi
cation with some of the governments. I
have found thoy have no disposition to ask
tor land."
Tho correspondent said: "There In great
curiosity abroad to hoar an explanation of
the contradictory edicts Issued In tho name
of the downgcr empress during tho tlego."
LI Hung Chang meditated a moment and
then, speaking deliberately, snld. "The
empress nt the beginning was badly ad
vised. She was told the lloxers had super
natural powers, that they could not bo
Injured and wero able to mako It very hot
for the foreigners. Sho believed this, but
afterward found it was not true.
"Tho papers are Incorrect In saying she
was coerced Into issuing edicts. Tho
Chlneso government Is despotism. No one
can coerco tho empress. She, like all other
rulers, Is dependent on her advisers and
sometimes their ndvlco Is bad and sho may
be misled.
When tho correspondent was leaving tho
Interpreter said: "Tho viceroy hopes you
will not give a bad Impression of him to
tho American papers. Ho says ho Is a
very old man the oldest to take part In
theso negotiations that ho hns had much
experience in theso affairs, that he Is tho
only man who can help tho foreign gov
ermnonts ns well as tho Chinese and that
he will try nnd arrange n settlement fa 1 1-
to all parties."
MOB LYNCHES THREE MEN
Nexrne Arr Tnl.cn from tin- .lull
at i'liiilen, MIInnIIiI, ami
HniiKeil,
ST. LOUIS, Mo., Sept. 14. A special to
the Post-Dlspntch from Memphis, Tenn.,
says: A masked mob of between sixty and
100 men broke Into the Jail at Tunica,
Miss., early today and took out three
negroes, whom they strung up to a treo
within 100 yards of the Jail. Not a shot
was fired.
Tho dead negroes nre Frank Drown, who
shot Frank Cheslre, n umporous planter
at Oak Landing, six months igo. David
Moore, who shot Dan Hoswell ten Jays ngo
and William Hrown, who, with confoder
ntes, shot and cut to death n young white
man at state Levee, one month previous
tho lyncniug is n cnmax or tho ntense
feeling against desperate negroes which
has been browing In the neighborboo 1 of
Tunica for months.
Knee Tiiiiihlcn In llliln.
DELAWARE-, O., Sept. 14. -Excitement
over tho rneo troubles mill continues
Threats aro freely made on both sides anil
numerous negroes have been ordored out of
town. The mob lacks n leader, which has
prevented serious trouble.
Movement of Oeenn Ytoineln Spot, i.l
New ork Arrived Lucanla, from Liver
pool and Queenstown; Furst Illsmarrk
from Hamburg.
iiamuurg Arriveu i-retorl, from Now
1 OI IV
Glasgow Arrived Norwegian, from Bos
n,n niiiii-ii oui uiiimii. ior .cvv i org
Movllle Sailed Parisian, from Llverm
fr Montreal
hnutliamptcm Sntled Kiiler Freldrlen
i rum iinmmirg nir .New i orK via Cher
bourg Ynkohamn Sailed Ilraer.iar, from Hone
Kni'tr. etc . for p.irtlmd. Ore.
Scilly Passed-Bouthwark. from New
lorn inr .iirwerp.
St Michaels Pasned IC.ilner Wlllw.im n
from Genoa, Naples and (ilhraltar for New
1 "i r,
Ilrlsbane -Arrived Aorincl. frnm Van
eouver. H. i. via Ilonol.ilu. for Svdm y
N. S W Sailed Mlrowora. from Sydney
N. S. W., for Honolulu and Vancouver
H C
Naples Arrived Kms frum New York
via Gibraltar, for Oenoa. and proceeded
St. Vincent, O V -Arrived-Luxor. fr.n
ban trancisco tiu -Montevideo, tor Ham
uurg.
PROCLAMATION BY ROBERTS
rolls Unrulier of FIIkIiI nt Krnucr
and Pnliit Out tbr In.
evltalile Unil.
LONDON. Sept. 14 The following dis
patch has been received at tho war office
from Lord Roberts-
MACHADODORP, Thursday. Sept. 13.
Krugcr has fled to Lourcnzo Marquej and
Botha has been obliged to give over tho
command of the lloer army temporarily to
Vlljoen on account of Ill-health. In con
sequence of Uils I have circulated a procla
mation as follows:
'The lato President Kruger, with Rcltr
and the archives of the South African re
public, has crossed tho Portuguese frontier
mid arrived nt IouretiJo Marquez, with the
view of sailing for Europo at an early date.
Kruger formally resigned tho position
which he held as president of tho South
.frlean republic, thus severing his odlclat
connection with tho Trnnsvanl. Kruger's
nctlon shows how hopeless In his opinion
Is the war which hns now been carried on
for nearly a year nnd his desertion of the
Uoer cause should make clear to his fellow
burghers that It Is useless to continue tho
struggle nny longer.
it Is probnbly unknown to tho Inhab
itants of the Transvaal and the Orange
River colony that nearly 15,001 of their
fellow subjects are now prisoners of war,
not ono of whom will be released until
those now under arms against us surrender
unconditionally.
'The burghers must be cognizant of the
fact that no Intervention in their behalf
ran come from nny of the great powers,
nnd. further, thnt tho British empire Is
determined to complete thu work which linn
ilready cost so many lives nnd carry to a
conclusion the war declared against her by
tho late government of tho Transvaal and
the Ornnge Free State, a war to which there
enn ho only ono ending." "
Lord Roberts' proclamation then points
out that with the exception of the smill
urea which General Ilollm Is defending the
war hhs degenerated Into Irregular opera
tions which must be brought to nn early
conclusion and concludes: "Tho means I
nm compelled to adopt are those which the
customs of war prescribe ns nppllcahle to
such cases. They are ruinous to the coun
try, entnll endless suffering to tho burghers
nnd tholr fnmllU'S and the longer this
guerrilla warfare continues the more vigor
ous must they be enforced."
PRISONER IN ALL BUT NAME
Ouin I'n ul KruBi-r Vol A Honed At'eent
to ny of II In AkciiIi
or Cnminitrlot.
LONDON, Sept. 15. According to the
Lourcnzo Mnrquez correspondent of the
Dally Telegrnph. Mr. Kruger Is virtually a
prisoner In tho resldenco of the district gov
ernor. This is at the inslnnco of the llrlt
lsh consul, who protested ngalnst Mr. Kru
ger using Portuguese territory as a base for
directing his executive.
The French consul has been forbidden
access to Mr. Kruger, ns have also tho lat
ter h own officials. The district governor
has notified Herr Pott, the Netherlands con
sul, that he (Pott), who hnd nctcd ns the
Doer consular agent nt Lourcnzo Mnrquez,
enn no longer bo recognized us a represcu-
tntlvo of tho Transvnal, which is now llrlt
lsh territory.
I have had an Intervlow with the Ameri
can attache, who Is homeward bound," says
the correspondent, "nnd ho Is of tho opinion
that hostilities inny drag on for a consid
erable time, ns tho Hoers In their despair
threaten to fight to tho death.
Acting President Schalkburger arrived
hero today (Friday) to confer with Mr.
Kruger. but he was not permitted to see
him and ha returned Immediately to the
Transvnol."
Tho Imperial government, snys tho Cape
town correspondent of the Standard, Intends
at an early date to declare n stnto nf pence
In South Africa nnd to Issue n proclnmn
tlon that Doers refusing to lay down their
arms will be treated as outlaws.
Kriincr (iiniiKCN ltelneiicr.
LOt'RENZO MARQUEZ. Sept. 14. -Presi
dent Kruger has removed from the homo of
Herr Pott, the consul of the Netherlands
here, to tho residence of tho district gov
ernor. PROVIDE FOR NEW LINES
CiileiiKo llnnril nf Trade AiitliorlreH
CniitractN with KM'luinm
Telegrnph Ciniipiilly.
CHICAGO, Sept. II. At a special meet
ing of the Hoard of Trade todny a resolu
tion was adopted authorizing tho president
and secretary to execute contracts with tho
Exchange Telegrnph company. The ilrst
nf these contracts provides for- the com
pletion of a comprehensive telegrnph sys
tems reaching Important centers on or bo
fore December 31, P.iOl, upon completion of
which lino tho Exchange Telegraph com
pany Is to have excluslvo telegraph spaco
In tho Exchango hall and Hoard of Trade
building In Chicago.
The second contract covers the dissem
ination of Board of Trade quotations
throughout the territory covered by tho
lines of tho Exchango Telegraph company,
with the exception of the city nf Chicago.
Tho contemplated contracts will be
signed not later thnn tomorrow, but It Is
not tho Intention that tho Western Union
and Postnl Telegraph companies shall be
ousted from the Hoard of Trado building
lmmcdlntely. Such n step will not bo taken
until such time aa tho Exchange Telegraph
company shall have completed tho entiro
system which It will have bound Itself to
construct.
General Manager Crawford, of the Ex
change Telegraph company, said today
"The Exchange Telegraph company, will
begin work as Boon ns the contracts aro
signed, and will disseminate board of trado
quotations to such points as it reaches In
the process of completing the system. Tho
entlra system will comprehend nbout 5,000
miles of telegraph line, will cost complete
between 15.000,000 and $7,500,000 nnd will ox
tend to the fallowing cities- Peoria, Indi
anapolis, St. Louis, Kansas City, Omaha,
Sioux City. Minneapolis. Duluth, Milwaukee.
Toledo, Cinclnntl, Detroit, Philadelphia, Hal
tlmore, Iloston, Iluffalo nnd New York.
"It Is the Intention thnt as much of tho
stock of the company ns possible shnll be
sold to members of the Hoard of Trade, In
tho determination that n close, indissolu
ble alliance shall exist between tho tel
egraph system nnd the board so that It
will bo Impossible for quotations to bo ob
tained for Illicit uses "
Print Ullilm t niler fiintrnet.
NEW YORK, Sept. 14.-Tho old Hlblo
lioin-e at 1'mirth uvenun and Ninth street -home
nf tin- merlcnn Hlble society fir
nearly lltty years -Is to he n-,h .,n'l the
great printing nstHbllshmp.it of the sodety
piolmlilv will be Riven up and the bibl-is
printed liy contract Chit sun jm- n n
made iiPfCNHin v by th. i orriii tltli.n i f 'pd
Oxford it ml International Dlblc companies
in lOu v In i id
Mnny Cnri of Siunllpoi,
MI'NC'IE, lnd.. Sent 14 -In the village
nf Wheellnc, near the Grant county line,
health olllcers today found cloven cases of
xTiaiipix. tho school and wholo community
having been exposed for weeks The
malady wan bolus treated as chlokenoju
FEW WORKERS ARE LEFT
Miners' Strike is Practically On Two Days
Beforo Time Ordered.
STRIKERS ARE WELL FIXED FINANCIALLY
Mnt nf the Men llnvr .lust Hcerlvcd
Their AiiKiint I'uy ami Mnny llnve
Mimey CouiliiK In Them
l'nrly In (letnlier.
SCRANTON, Pa., Sept. 11. Operations to
day In tho eighteen mlues owned by tho
Delaware, Lacknwnnna & Western Rnllwny
company, employing 10,000 mine workers,
were almost at a standstill, there being a
few men gnlhered around tho mine open
ings, but none of them going to work. Re
sides these collieries, those of the Ontario
& Western Railroad company, embracing
the litiebrook. Hrlggs and West Ridge
uilncB, employing 1.S00, and tho Mount
Pleasant collieries, with S00 employes, wer
i.hut down today, the men having decided
to quit after they had assembled for work.
The Delaware & Hudson company minus
are working, but with a small force.
The statement given out yesterday by
President Olyphnnt of this company was
discounted somewhat by the nctlon of his
employes In deciding to obey, almost to u
man, the order to strike, clean up their
places nnd leuve the mines In proper con
dition.
The Individual operations, embracing
more than thirty mines and breakers, are
likewise doing little todny ami tho condi
tion existing throughout tho region this
afternoon is very near to a complete shut
down.
The miners nnd their Iraders say they arc
not disturbed as yet over tho means of sup
port for the strikers. During the Inst week
tho workers have received their August pay,
some for the full month and others only
to the "nth. and as the month was one of
tho best for a long time tholr pay was ror
lespondlngly high, especially among the
Lackawanna company's men. They now have
two or three weeks pay due, which they
will secure enily In October, and the general
feeling Is that the miners and other labor
ers are better provided for financially than
tho public has been led to believe.
All thoe facts warrant the statement
thnt the strike is on nenrly forty-eight bourn
in advance of (he time set for It to begin.
Tonight will see the practical closing of
every mine nnd breaker In the Lacknwnnna
region, extending from Pittston on the
south to Forest City on the north. These
workings give employment to nearly 5.1,000
men and boys, more than one-third of tho
entire numbtr of employes In the anthra
cite conl fields of Pennsylvania.
President Nlcholls of district No. 1.
United Mine Workers, this afternoon Ih
sued the following stutemcnt from head
quarters here:
"The situation, as we view It this after
noon, is satisfactory. Many of the col
lieries nre nlready closed down, as the
powder on hand Is exhausted, our men are
quitting work, expecting to buy It for less
than 2.7(i a keg when they need It again.
From reports received It Is our opinion
that tomorrow afternoon will see a com
plete tie-up. nnd thnt on Monday every
colllsry will remnln Idle."
WISHES TO AVOID POLITICS
I'ri-nldrnt Mitchell of Mine Worker
Itcwrotn that t'nplt.il l llelnn
Alnilr nf .strike.
INDIANAPOLIS. Iud.. Sept. 14. John
Mitchell, president, nnd W. II. Wilson, secretary-treasurer,
of tho United Mine Work
ers of America, today say they are very
highly pleased with the manner In which
the nnthratite coal strike has been re
ceived by the public. Mitchell says ho re
grets deeply that politicians are undertak
ing to mnkc tupltal out of tho strike.
"I had hoped," he said, "that thero would
be no political significance nttnehed to so
serious n matter as this great strike, In
volving, ns it does, the very living of 143,000 1
wage-earners, who hnvo fedt the merciless
foot of capital for two decades."
Many telegrams were received from the
national board members, Fred Dllcher, Ed
ward McKay, G. W. Purcc',1 and Henjaniln
James, now In the nnthrniitc fi'ids. today.
Mitchell Is keeping Inrornud on every move
made by tho minora and tho coal operators
In tho entiro nnthrnctto Ileitis. Ho Is pre
paring to leavo for Hazleton, Pa., tomor
row night, where he will establish head
quarters. Thomas D. Nichols. John Fahy
nnd Thomas Dulfey, presidents of Anthra
cite districts Nos. 1, 7 and 9, will also re
port direct to Mltcholl.
Several special organizers will probably
be appointed to work under Mitchell's di
rection nnd other national board members
will no doubt be sent to tho anthracite ro
glons. Mitchell proposes to hold many
uu'bs meetings and his policy, he says, ns
well as that of nil olher lenders In tho
strike, will be to persuade the workers to
remnln away from the mines.
BAD DAY FOR YANKTON FAIR
Violent Wind anil Dust Storm Dock
Some DniuiiKe mill Iteilnco
the Attendance.
YANKTON, S. D., Sept. 14. (Special Tel
egram.) This was Stoux Falls ond Sioux
City day at tho state fair. "The attendance
wus reduced by the violent wind and dust
storm, although thero was a fair crowd In
the afternoon. Thero are still hopes that
the fair will succeed In paying out. Tho
wind tipped over ono of the cattlo stables
and killed four sheep and caused a panic
among the owners.
Georgo McEathron of Huron took first
prize for Hereford cattle. His herd was the
best on tho grounds. J. L. Jones of Lion
was awarded premiums for Short Horn
Durham herd.
Tho carnival ovonts this evening Included
secret society parades. Numbers wero out In
full regalia, Including Knights of Pythias,
Modern Woodmen, Degreo of Honor, Macca
bees, etc. A ceremonial parade and session
of the Shrlners was held.
Hares resulted as follows'
Trotting. 2.35 class: Dnvld Crockett won,
Monkey Myers second. Norway Chief third,
Almoin, Jr.. fourth. Time: 2:35.
Hunnlng, half mile nnd repent: Long Way
won, Loretta 11 second, Llzzlo It third
Time: 0:.'.3iA.
Hall game: Flandrenu Indians nnd Sloi.x
Falls. Won by Indians by score of I to 0
This decided tile championship of the state
for Flandreau. (James will bo played bj
the same teams S.iturdny nnd Sunday.
l.lKlitnliiK Ut'NtroyN llnrii,
riEATKICE, Neb.. Sept. 14. (Special Tel
egram.) Ono of the largest barns In Gage
county situated on the Yaubusklrk stock
farm near this city was struck by light
ning this morning and fired. Tho barn
nnd contents, among which wero several
horses, wero destroyed.
(ieriuuu MctlmillKta tiiooxe St, I, mils.
HUHLINOTON. In. .Sept. 14. The Ger
man Methodist conference of tho St. Louis
district, composed of adjacent portions of
Iowa, Missouri nnd Illinois, In session here
today, decided to hold the next conference
Ui St. Louis.
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska.
Showers; Cooler; Variable Wind.
Tr m pe rat II re at Onmlm rtrrtlui
Hour. lien, Hour. IIck.
F a. in (IS I . ni "it
11 a. in (IS -' p. in T'l
7 a. m US it p. in 711
S n. in (is -I p. in 77
II n. tu ill) Fi i. in . . . . . 77
III n. in 70 l P. m 7(1
II p. in 7- 7 p. in l
l'J in 72 S p. ill 7.-.
II p. Ill 7 1
ANIMALS FOR OMAHA'S ZOO
YellnvTstnne I'nrU Contribute a Col
lection nf llenrs, I'.IU anil
Other "VnrnilnM."
WASHINGTON. Sept. 14 -(Special Tele
gram ) Several wild utiltnnls captured In
Yellowstone pnrk nre to be presented to
Omaha Zoo on recommendation of Congress
man Mercer. He recently recommended
that captures be made In the park for the
benefit of the Omaha parks, and nctlng under
instructions from the department, three
blnck bears, one grizzly, the youug elk and
ono young deer huvo been catpurcd nnd lire
In readiness lo bo shipped to Omaha. Con
gressman Mercer was advised today that the
animals must bo shipped nt once nt the
expense uf tho city of Omaha. The animals
nre now at Fort Yellowstone.
Elblidge D. Kllbourn of Nellgh. Neb..
William P. Miles of Sidney. Neb., Jesso H.
Hill nf Audubon, la.. Edwin G. Moon of
Ottutuvva, la., John E. O'llrlon of Waukon,
In., nnd Edgar A. Smith of Whiting. In..
have been authorized to practice before the
interior department.
A rural free delivery service has been
ordered established nt Ames, Story county,
la., on October 1. Servico will embrace
an area of forty-one square miles with a
population of 720. Henry May was ap
pointed earlier. Service will nlco be es
tablished at Linden, Dallas county, la.,
on October 1. It will cover an area of
thirty-eight square miles with a population
of f.T.V A. II. Smith was appointed carrier.
Waller Schloy of Pennsylvania was to
day appointed lmlustrlnl teacher nt Flan
dreau. S. I).. Indian school, at iino a year.
Reserve agents approved today: Iowa
National bank of Des Moines for Red Oak
National bank of Red Oak; Iowa National
bank of Des Moines and Com Exchange Na
tional nf Chicago for National bank of De
corah. In.: United Stntes National of Omnha
for City National of Weeping Water, Neb.
Paul Aylesworth Is appointed stamper In
the poBtollko nt Atlantic, la.
E. J. Cornish 'of tho park board says that
action will be taken at once by tho board
to secure tho Immediate shipment of the
animals now ut Fort Yellowstone. Cage
have boen prepnnH at Rlvervlew park in
which the animals will bo placed.
DES MOINES SHOWS UP WELL
fall I ii n a I. title Over Tnrlvo Thousaiitl
I'eopli- In Past 'IV ii
Years.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 14. Tho census
bureau announces that the population of
Des Moines. In.. Is C'J.IS'J, us against rn,0!n
In 1S!0. This is nn increnso of lL'.OIC, or
21. OR per cent.
ToprUii lironH ery sol.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14. Tho poptlln
tlon of the city of Topekti, Kan., as of
ficially announced today, Is: l'.'OO. 33,
COS. 1890, 31,007.
;iiieso figures snow tor the city as a
whole an Increase In popu'atloii of 2,fi01,
or 8.3!) per cent, from 1890 to 1000.
Tho population In 1SS0 wns 15,1.12. show.
Ing an Increase of 15,555, or 100.07 per cent
from ISSO to IS'iO.
Tho population by wards In 1000 Is as
follows: Ward 1. 0.fi2S; Wnrd 2. S.fi.'O;
Ward 3, 7.751; Wnrd 1. C,ll!; Ward U, 3,
011; Ward rt, H01.
(iettluir Abend nt Court.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 14. Tho supreme
court of the United Stntes will meet for
the October term on Monday, October 8
When the court adjourned on May 18 last
thero wore undisposed of 330 cases, of wiilrli
number thirty-seven hud been argued nnd
submitted. Since the adjournment of the
court to date thero havo bren 111 cases filed,
making a total of 114 cases on the docket
ugalnst 301 cases on the same day In lS:i!)
fchowing nn Increase of twenty-three cases,
Ullltai-y Mall Service In Clilim.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11. Tho Postolllce
department Is arranging for nn elllclent mall
service for tho nrmy In China. Its rcpro
sentntlve, Mr. Robinson, arrived nt Tnku
two iluys ngo nnd n dispatch was received
from him todny snylng ho wns only wnlt
lug General Chaffee's orders to establish
his hendquarlers.
Order to Sun cliilcr IIoiiiIn,
WASHINGTON. Sept. II As3lstunt
Treasurer Spalding today gave notice to
banks having old 2 per cent bonds on do
posit lo secure deposits of public moneys
that theso bonds must be surrendered nt
once and other bonds substituted or tholr
deposits will bo correspondingly decreased
These bonds on deposit amount to $2,1S8,-
500.
Krlr Shows Siiliitiintlnl Growth.
WASHINGTON, Sept. II. Tho populntlon
of tho city of Erlo, Pa., as ofllclally an
nounced today U: 1000, 52,733; 1890, 40,031
Theso figures show, for tho city as n whole
an Increase In population of 12.039 or 29.78
per cent, from 1890 to 1900.
PnNlal milflnl Iteninveil.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14. Walter M.
Davis, assistant postmaster at Kansas
City, hns been removed by tho postmaster
there. No ronson Is assigned, but tho
nctlon will bo confirmed by the postmastei.
general.
New Governor of (iiinni.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14. Tho Navy de
partment today received from Commander
Senton Schroeder. U. S. N., notification that
on Mnrch 22, 1900, be had formally relieved
Captain Richard P. Leary as governor of
Guam.
STORM BLOWING GREAT GUNS
Mnny Lives untl VcnucI-i Loot li llcnv.v
(inle That I. nulled tin- Shorm
of ew I'uiiiiiIIiiiiiI,
ST. JOHNS, N. F., Sept. II. -Tales of
a widespread destruction wrought by yes
terday's gale contlnuo to pour In. Six
vessels wero wrecked near St. Plerro and
six In Plncentla Hay. It Is also reported
that four wero lost In Renews harbor, two
In tho Straits of Hollo Islo and four near
Capo Dona Vlsla.
ThiiB far fourteen lives aro known to
havo been lost and It Is fennel that tho
loss of life will provo to hnvo been much
grtntor when full Information Is at hand
-'mill for t'oinmrrt'lul Mimciini.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. II -The rian
Fi.mcisco commllUe of tho propoe 1 t'om
mari'lnl museum ha- eeureil subscrip
tions thnt will give the ii MltutKui nu in
come f J2I.19C) for ii tlrM jmi an 1 Its
istablhhmeTit Is now a sured i wt h,
moririetl uftcr tho Commercial museum In
Philadelphia.
LIFTS UP ITS HEAD
Its Storm Oloud.
GRAIN ELEVATORS NOT MUCH DAMAGED
Injury to Buildings and Contents Will Not
Averago Over Two Por Oont.
CARGOES ARE READY FOR MANY VESSELS
Crews Working Hard to Clear Wreckage
from Whams.
CITY WILL BE REBUILT ON GRANDER SCALE
Much of the llnvne AVrouftht by Snl-
urilii!'n lliirrlenne Would llmr
llreti Averted llnil HiiIIiIIiiik
IIpcii VI o re Slltitnntlnt.
GALVESTON, Sept. II. J. C. Stewart.
the grain elevator builder, lus arrived
here, responding to a telegram from' Gen
eral Manager M. E. Ilalloy of the Gulvet
ton Wharf compan. After Inspecting Hie
grain elevators nnd their contents, ho said
that not 2 per cent of the grain elevalnrs
had been damaged. Tho wheat would bo
loaded Into vessels Just us rapidly as they
come lo take It. Ships are needed hero nt
once. Mr. Haltey has put n largo force
men to work clearing up each of tho
wharves and the company will bo ready
for new business all along tho linn within
the next eight days. The wharves lun
been damaged very little outside of tho
wreckage of the sheds. With the wreck
age cleared away Galveston will be In ns
good shape for business ns It wns a few
years ago before there were any wharf
sheds -even In better snaps, because there
are more piers and better ones.
Superintendent Wnrren snld the Houston
Direct Navigation company wns not ready
for any business nt present as the rem.
mint of Its Heel Is wholly engaged In the
relief work. Twelve of the eighteen barges
of the cotnpnny are lnst'nr missing.
.Hum IIiiIIiI .More Sollill?.
Congressman It. 11. Hnwiey, who was in
Washington nt thu time of the storm, arrived
in tho city todny. When seen nt tho Tre
motit hotel he snld: "Work of vnst Import -nnco
Is to be undertaken here ou different
lines from thoso that have been our habit
heretofore.
Thero nro storms elsewhere, storms of
mom frequency and of greater Intensity.
They 'visit the coast of England. They
blow throughout the great lakes nnd nlong
the hhotes of t,ho Atlnullc on tho Now
Lngland const. It they build as wo build
they would be down and out nenrly over.v
year, but they build structures to stay, nnd
we must rebuild our city on different lines
nnd In a different manner that will resist
tho gales as they do.
"As we have to contlnuo business through
this port wo must In our construction do
1 on the -lapie lines employed by Boat on,
New York, HulTnlo nnd Chicago, the sta
bility of which was plnlnly Illustrated In
some structures recently croctcd In our
community. The port is nil right. Tho
fullest of water remains. Tho Jetties, with
slight repair, nro Intact, and because, ut
these conditions, which exist nowhero else,
for the territory and people It serves, the
icMoiHtlon will bo more rapid than may
bo thought, and tho flow of commerce will
be us great, and with tho courage and forti
tude and foresight to look beyond tho tin
happy events of todny, will bo as prosper
ous and secure ns uny pnrt of our prosper
ous country."
Tr.vliiK to Clenr Off llcarlirn.
The first real attempt to clear away tho
great mass of debris piled nlong the bench
for a distance nf several miles was begun
today.
Advertisements appeared In the News this
morning usklng for hundreds of men nnd
boys to do this work. A multitude re
sponded. They wero formed Into squads
and promptly put to work, with pollco nnd
deputy sheriffs In charge It Is hoped that
a vigorous prosecution of this work will lead
to tho early recovery of bodies still In tho
debris. Thnt thero nre mnny of them there
Is no shadow of doubt. It Is dlfllcult Indeed
to lmnglno how tho half of the peoplo that
did escsape got freo of this fearful ilotsam
and Jetcam.
I.ooUIiik for MInhIiiu IIiiiiicm,
An ABsoclnted Press representatives trav
ersed tho beach for some dlstanco todny and
tho Flench nt different points wns nbin
lutely sickening. Everywhere lltllo groups
of men, women nnd children, roiho of them
poorly provided with raiment . wero digging
In the ruins of their homes for what little
lioushold property they could save. In many
cases thoso seeking their former residences
wero utterly unable to find a single rem
nant of them- so hopeless is tho confusion
of timbers and household furniture. The
exodus from the city was heavy today nnd
hundreds wero eager to go but wero unnhln
to securo transportation. Along the bay
front thero wore scores of families with de
jected faces pleodlng to bo taken from the
strlckon city, where, In spite nf every effort
to restore confidence, there Is a universal
feeling of depression.
PIIIiiu HIiMimmI Hie Waves.
Shipping men say todny thnt tho damago
to tho wharves Is by no mentis ns serious ns
nt first supposed. The chief dnmage bus
boon In tho touring open of shods and tho
ripping up of planking. The sheds, however
can be quickly replnccd. The piling for it
cotiBlderabln dlstnnce nlong tho bay front
successfully withstood tho pounding It got
from tho wind and waves and business men
find a measure of consolation In this.
More hopeful teports wore received todny
touching tho wjter supply. C. H. McMaster
of tho Chamber of Commerce has charge of
the water relief work. Tho company Is plac
ing men nil along the mains, plugging tho
broken places and thereby assisting the flow
It was sorvlnu somo of Its customers today
ond hopes gradually lo Incienso tho service.
Tho water continues to run by gravity pres
sure. The only dllllr ulty the peoplo aro hav
ing Is In carrying supplies to tholr homes
or places of business. The lee supply con
tinues bountiful und at many corners lem
onade la being served nt 5 cents for as many
glasses as you can drink nt ono time.
.Mux I Work or Stay Away,
Moro effective measures wero takon today
to keep undesirable people off tho Island,
soldiers patrolled the water front and chal
lenged all who could not show a proper rea
son for their landing, or who wero unwilling
to work for the privilege of coming Into
town.
Assurances have been rerelvrd from the
railroads that they will do nil In their power
to teopnn communication and their precont
plans seems to bo to concentrate all forces
on lha work of the reconstruction of ouo
bridge. Crows aro comlni; down the San'a
Fe railroad from Arkansas and St Lotus to
j ristorn the Hue. Local representatives of