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The Omaha Daily Bee. ESTABLISHED m, is? i. OMAHA. MOV DAY MO"HVIX5, S13PTEM1JKK 17. :,H0(). SIX( LIC COPY F I Y 13 CENTS. TROOPS FOR Reported That Briti h Government is to Send More Men to Orient, WILL TAKE SOLDIERS FROM SOUTH AFRICA Portions of Army Which Fought Boers Will Best in India. AMERICANS BEGIN A TELEGRAPH LINE Intend to Establish Permanent Communica tion Betweon Pekin and Tion Tsin. QUARTERS FOR COUNT VON WAIDERSEE ShnttKlint Advice .Snjr House linn llrrn KiiKnKi'il Tlirrc fur Lender of tin Allied Forres 1. 1 lltinit tiuinu Mnt it ti tn 1 1 Crrdi-nllnU. LONDON. Sept. 17.-1U consequence of ' tho prediction by Sir Robert llnrt that thnro would be furtber hodtllltles In China In November, the Associated ITosb under lands the HrltlBli government Is consid ering thfl transfer of troops from South Africa to India In onlcr to make It prac ticable tn solid more troops to China. Tho military authorities ronsldor the war tn South Africa so far ended that troops may now be removed. It la probable that the Husslan legation has already been removed from 1'ckln to Tien Tsin, but there Is no definite news aji yet whether LI Hun Chaw? will after all go to I'ekln. Oonornl Dorward Is going to the capital, leaving the troops at Tien Tsin under com mand of Ilrlgadler Onneral Homo Camp bell Vice Admiral Alexleff has returned to Tnkti. The Amerlenns have begun at Ho SI Wu a permanent telegraph linn betweon Poktn nnd Tien Tsin. Chliirnr AnhiikmIii Mutt. The Pekln correspondent of the Dally News says that the assassin of llaron von Knttclcr has been ahot The Morning Post's representative says that the ques tion In being dlseuised of sondlng relief So a few Ilrltlsh. French and American fnglneers, who arc besieged In a city 200 allies south of I'ekln Shanghai advices say that a house has I been engaged there for Count von alder ire, who Is expected to arrive next Satur day. Chinese officials estimate that 20.000 dis banded Chlneso soldiers managed to re main behind In Pekln. Other dispatches ronflrm the report that In addition to Hsu Tung, guardian of the heir apparent. Hu Lu, viceroy of Chi LI. and Wang Yl Yung, president of tho Imperial academy, with 200 members of ofllclal families, committed suicide when the nllles entered Pekln. Chlneso regulars arn reported to have relieved the Roman Catholic stronghold nt Ho Qhlcn, In ,tbo province of Chi LI, which tho I46xcrs had been besieging since June. t, Tho Shanghai correspo 'cnt of tho Times, wiring yesterday, t-ys: Li Hung Chang has been notified frnu Ilerlln that ho must submit his credcntla.3 to the Ger man minister at Shanghai, who will then communicate with Kmpernr William and await tho result. Inert! 1 1 c for CM iii-m- llnotr. Dr. Mumm von Prhwnrtensteln, In an In terview with Shcng. expressed tho opinion that although the powers were adverse to tho partition of China, any tlelny In ne gotiating was calculated to prodtico that re sult, and that Germany wns prepared to re main In occupation Indetlnltely pending a Bottlement. Earl LI accordlngtly telegraphed General Yung Lu to use every effort to persuade the empress dowager nnd emperor to return to Tekln and to remove Prlnco Tuan and his entourage. U Is learned on trustworthy authority that beforo his departure LI hrnt a tolo graphlc memorial to tho throne Impeaching Trlncu Ttinn. tho lattcr's brother and two other high olllclnls. He has probably been convinced by his Interviews with Mr. Rock hlll and Count Mumm von Schwartzensteln that It would bo useless to discuss any set tlement excluding tho punishment of the empress dowager and her chief advisers. It Is reported from Shanghai that tho Russians have seized valuablo railway prop erty at Tien Tsin in dellance of tho protests of tho Ilrltlsh commander. AMERICANS ENGAGE BOXERS glinrp Fl lit l Hepnrleil llcliveon t'oinimii' of l'oiirti-enth and llir flilm-nr, (Copyright, 1900, by tho Associated Press.) TIEN TSIN. Sept. 14. (Via Shanghai, Eopt. 15.) A Ilrltlsh signal olllcer reports n sharp engagement between a company of the Fourteenth United States Infantry and ',000 Hoxera at Mo Too (Ma Tow ?) on tho road to Pekln The Amerlcuus made a gal lant stand nnd a detachment of llangal Lancers nearby, hearing the firing, came to their rescuo and charged tho Iloxers In tho rcur. The Chlneso wero routed, leaving 100 dead. Tho Americans had no casualties The Germnus report an engagement with a heavy forco of iloxers west of Pekln yes terday (Thursday). The Germuti loss 1 said to have been twenty R0CKH1LL LEAVES FOR PEKIN fprclal lli-picneiilallvr nf I altcil illillPM on Ills Way tn ( lilnrr r (npllnl. (Copyright, 1M, by tho Associated Press.) TIEN TSIN Sept. 15 (via ShaugliHl. Sept. 16). Mr. William Woodvllle. Itoekhlll. spe cial representative of tho United States to rhlna, has left for Pekln. In an Interview before leaving ho said he did not expert to lemaln thero more thnn a few days. LI Hung Chang Is at Tnkti ou a Husslan reesrl. It Is not believed that he will come to Tien Tslu. Mi-tnplilii llimil Will Kitr-nd l.lnr, OKLAHOMA CITY. Okl., Sopt. 16. -The Fort Scott & Memphis railway Is said to be preparing to build southwest from Miami. I T , through the Indian Territory nnd Okla homa. Threo weeks ago an official of the tompany said tho company Intended building us Boon as possible. 11. II. Hammond, gen eral superintendent, reached here today In his private car. accompanied by seven mem hers of tho Memphis railroad's engineering rorps. Conveyances were hired to leave hero tomorrow for n trip through north eastern Oklahoma and Jndlau territory. Oklahoma City Is working to gt the Mem- phis line to offset tho Guthrie. Fort Smith A Western, which Is preparing to build from Fort Smith, Ark,, to Guthrie. IMPROVE -3S IN ISLANDS .? - Plil'lppliit- ( niutnlvftlnii I'ri'lxirliiK Hill lit oli ( nnloiiipliili- ppmprln tlon for Ilnrlior Worli. MANILA. Sept. 17. General Wright of tip Philippine commission Is pre par. -lg a bill for harbor lmprovem-n a here, n con templates an appropriation of H.oon.OQO In gold for the construction of protective dockage. The proposal Is favorably com mented upon, especially by tho Spaniard, and the carrying out of the works, which will be completed In eighteen months, will be greatly beneficial to commerce. The commission's bill establishing mu nicipalities will Introduce n change In the derhalton of revenue, which will hcronfler come largely from land instead of indus trial taxation. This will Involve the rais ing of the question of the validity of ex isting land titles and will force n decision us to the extent to which the Investments of religious corporation are to bo ex empted. Tho matter is receiving careful consid eration at tho hands of tho commission and the feeling Is. that the bringing of these Issues to a head will in many ways be lionellcl.il. At the commission's session next Wednes day a civil service bill will be intro duced. It will provide for a civil service board consisting of one Filipino and two Americans. The examinations in the United States will be held by the Washington civil service commission and those hero by army boards appointed by Washington. During tho last fortnight Filipinos In Lu zon and tho Vlsayans, known ns American sympathizers or as aiding in tho conduct of municipal governments established by the Americans, hnvo been murdered by their countrymen In arms. Tho provinces of Morong mid Lagunn con tinue tranquil. United States troops origi nally destined for China, but now diverted to the Philippines, are being sent to points where they aro most needed. Last week forty Filipinos were killed. One American was killed, three wounded and two wero captured. MEETING OF REFORMERS Prominent Men Will Attend (inttirr liiK of National I, ramie for (noil City tin vrm incut. PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 1C The Mil waukee conference of tho Natlonul Mutilc- 'Pal league for good city government will uring together a largo number ol prominent officials from Wisconsin and Minnesota durins tho three days' session, from Sep tember 1ft to 21. There will bo a largo attendance of nctlvo reformors from other parts of tho country The list of thoso expected to participate in tho debate will bo men known tho coun try over. In these nre Included Dr. Wash ington Gladden, one of the foremost writ ers on the subject of municipal govern ment. Seth Low and Hlrd S. Coler of Now York. Charles J. Ronaparte, th well known reformer of Ilaltimore, nnd Georgo B. Hooker of Chicago. On Wisconsin's night tly republican and democratic candidates, for governor of tho state of Wisconsin will address the meet Ins;. One of tho most Important and Interest ing sessions of the conference In all llltllhfcod will bo that dovoted to the sub ject of "municipal accounting." The prin cipal paper will be read by M. N. naker. ono of tho editors ' Engineering News. Clinton Woodruff oc nity, secretary of the league. In speaking of the prospects of the meeting, says: "Kaeh year witnesses a further Increase of Interest In the work of the Natlonul Municipal league. No better evidence of tho growth of sound municipal sentiment throughout tho country Is needed than the proceedings of tho league from year to year. The prospects for the Milwaukee meeting aro unusually bright. Wisconsin has perhaps given more attention to tho subject of municipal govornmcnt nnd Its reform than any other state In the north west." FOOD FOR AMERICAN SOLDIER lliinrd nt Ivnnsiin City Will . Make Actual Ti-sIn of DltTi-runt lint Inn. KANSAS CITY, Sopt. 16. Tho emergency ratli.n board of tho War department began In Kansas City yesterday tho preparation for a test to determine what shall be tho new emergency ration for tho United States army In the field. Two thousand rations of a combination of foods which tho board has decided to test will bo made by a local packing company and then an actual emer gency march will bo made lu Oklahoma nnd Indian Territory by a troop of cavalry from Fort Sill and Fort Ileno. tho men eating only tho food preparation of which tho board has decided to make a trial. Tho ex periment may result in a complete change In tho feeding of tho American soldier dur liig activity In the Held. Tho mombcrs of this board are: Colonel C. A. Dcmpsey, First infantry; Captain S. W, Fountain, Eighth cavalry, nnd Captain F. W. Foster, Fifth cavalry. Their purpose has been to learn tho smallest amount of food that would maintain n man's muscle during n day. To ascertain this they havo made a vast number of experiments binco (hoy were appointed Inst December, nnd they hnvo decided upon a simple mixture consisting of two cakes of puro sweet chocolato and three cakes of a combination of meat and breadstuffs In a condensed form, nil contained In n small tin can, six Inches long, Hat und rounded like a flask. The board Is also to make n test of n com bination of food compounded by n company x Passaic. N J., which Is the same as their iwn comprund, except that tea Is used in stead of chocolato. L0UBET FIXES THE BOUNDARY nifTorenrrn TtrtMeen (oitn lllen mid Colomliln Are IlcHdrd li an Arlillrntor. WASHINGTON. Sept. 16. Tho minister of Costa Hlra at Washington. Senor Calvo, has received a cablegram from tho min ister of Costa Klca at Paris, which conveys the Information that the president of tho Fretuh republic. M. Loubet, who was tho arbitrator appointed to decide tho boun it.ry question between Corta Hlcn and Colombia, by his award of yesterday fixed she boundary limit between tho two coun tries on tho Atlantic side nt Monn Point lor P. Cnrreta), and on the Pacific side at Punla Hurlca. The republic of Colombia iaimed that tho limit should bo fixed at Cape Graclas Adlos. In tho Atlantic, In U.dlug (he whole of Costa Illca and Nlc iragua Atlauth- coast, and that the limit on the Pacific side should bo placed at lloruca river, to the northwest of dolfo I Mice, which would havo gtven Colombia a right o half tho territory of Costa tltca and about two-thirds of that of Nleuragua. Costa Illca clalinpd the old limits eb tween Central America and Colombia, placed nt the island Esrudo do Vtungua on tho Atlantic and tho river Chlrlqul Vlejo (al tho base of Punta Ilurlca to the southeast) on the Puclllo. NO REST AT GALVESTON Sunday is T. ken Up with Clearing Debris from the Streets. LAWLESS ELEMENT IS UNDER CONTROL Tr-tn It nn kits nnd Gunrds Are Or dered to Mill. o Short Work of All I, outers and Vrri-Kt All Sus picions Character. GALVESTON, Tex., Sept. 16. This was a dreary Sabbath In Galveston. Services were held In the few churches made fit for use since, tho great storm. All day men and Loys were nt work cleurlng away the debris. Only a. few dead were found during the day and they wero quickly burned, no uttcmpt being mnde to Identify them. The military authorities nnd the civil au thorities aro now co-operating harmoniously and consequently thcro Is less looting anil desecration of corpses. SherlfT Thomas Is In charge of the Isolated district and Is di recting Interment and recovery of property there. United States Marshal Grant has been given full authority by General Scurry and Is directing nffnlrs on tho mainland, aided by a troop of rangers who aro ordered to make short work of looters and arrest all suspicious characters. Tho rangers and the militia and civil guards stationed ut Texas City nnd Virginia Point aro under tho direction of Marshal Grant. These aro tho two points of Ingress Into the city. He also has control over all tho railways running Into this cltv nnd nil craft plying between Virginia Point and Texas City and no ono can embark or dis embark at these places without his permis sion unless having authority to do so from his superior officers. Free TrniiHiortR(!nn Given, Tho destitute wishing to go to friends in the country aro given free transportation and aro being sent out of the city as rapidly as tho limited transportation facilities nt the disposal of the committee on transporta tion will permit. The owner of any water craft or railway found guilty of charging moro than tho regulation fare will be ar rested and severely dealt with. ilie cleaning up and disinfecting of Btreets. stores and buildings Is bclnc dili gently carried on and the sanitary condl tion of the down town portion of tho city has been greatly Improved. Mayor Jones stated today that thcro would be no abate ment in the work until the entire city is cleansed and disinfected. Dry goods stores uni! clothing hoiiBes re semble great laundries and every available space Is occupied with goods hung up to dry. Fortunately the weather is clear, hot and dry for this purpose. Those merchuntB whoso stocks went but slightly damaged havo done a rushing business and so have tho restaurants, but their stocks are very limited and fresh meat dlfllcult to obtain. Since all the ratlroads terminating here have united upon one bridge, and are push ing the work night and day with a lnrge forco reconstructing It. while the tracks aro being restored on tho Island and mainland by largo forces. It Is onnfldently asserted that Galveston will have communication di rectly by Wednesday next If this Ii done It will relieve tho existing situation won derfully, an all supplies nr now being brought In by boat. Tho Injured and sick, under the thorough system Inaugurated by tho Hoard of Health and local physicians, aided by volunteers from the outside, aro receiving every care and attention and doing as woll as could bo expected under tho circumstances, which aro helmr Imarovod ltiv I Oral n Company Sfllil lli-lli-f. Today C. M. Itoblnson. chief grain Inspec tor, received tho following tolrgrnui from Hammond & Snydor of Baltimore: With great satisfaction today wr lenrned . yTnnnnf;"5,'t. ?r ohan8 haa ralai"1 over IS.000 It, tho Interest of your unfortu- nates. More to follow." This firm shipped from here by the Span ish steamer ltamon de Larrlnag for New-castlc-on-Tyue over 200.000 bushels of whent. Whllo lying at tho wharf it wns caught in the storm, but rode it out safely and sailed Immediately after Its subsidence. All the churches in the city were either wrecked or ruined, with ono of two excep tions, and services lu most cases were sus pended. Mass was held in St. Mnry's cathedral this morning and was largely at tended. Father KIrwin preached an olo- quout and feeling sermon, In which he spoke of tho awful calamity that haH befallen tho people. After expressing sympathy with the a III le ted and distressed ho advised nil to go to work and bury the dead. That was their first duty; tho next was to bring the names of tho widuwN and orphans to tho church and they could rest assured of tho unfortunates bolng cared for. Tomorrow a census of the Catholic pop ulation will begin, to ascertain tho number of widows and orphans caused by tho storm nnd tho exact number of Catholics that perished. Tho grand lodge committee of the Inde pendent Order of Odd Fellows was hero today and organized local relief committees to look after nnd caro for the sick and des tltuto of that order, for whom an appeal has been sent to tho lodgeB of tho union for relief. Tho keeper of tho life saving station at tho western extremity of the Island got In today. Ho reports the station gone nnd that n frightful scene of desolation exists thero. Ho says that ISO bodies were burled thero; that the pralrlo and marshes are strewn with the carcases of animals nnd reptiles and that tho stench Is terrible. Deny Mi-port of Kcllcf. HOUSTON. Tex.. Sept. IS.--The following noto was sent to the Associated Press cor respondent today at the request of Governor Sayers- AUSTIN. Tex., Sept, 16. Governor Say ers gave out tho following today: "Reports sent out from this placo by whomsoover may that tSO.OOO ot $30,000 hat already been paid In aro absolutely false nnd made without authority and calculated to do great harm to tho needy sufferers along our coast. No such sum of money has been received or anything appronchlng it. It is believed that tho stories havo done great harm In that they have prevented (he con tribution of monoy which Is so sorely needed at Galveston." Mm-IiiIInIn Ohm cm- In (ii-i iiiaa j . I1EULIN. Sept.-16. Tho sixteenth annual socialist convention will open nt Malon.r tomorrow. A reception was tendered there today to the delegates assembled. Mm IMIH'III' . tWllill ll'tal'la Slpt, Id At Queenstown Arrived Ivernlj, from Huston, for Liverpool and procci ded. Snllul 1'nibrla. from Llverp ml. lor New York At Si.iithnnpton Sailed neutsohl.iml, for Hamburg. Cherbourg nt'd New York. At Moxllle Sailed l'uriies'ia from Olas giiw, for New York. Arrived ritv f Itiutie. for (Unsgow nnd proceeded, Tun. sun, from Montreal, fur Liverpool. At (llbraltar Passed - Victoria, from Genua, Palermo nnd Naples f ir New Ynr , M ntwerp -Arrived Southvt.rk. from New York. At New York Arrived Stutendnm, from Rotterdam and Boulogne; Mesaba, from London; Cymric, from Liverpool; Anii -mede. from Naples and Gibraltar Sailed -Noustrla. for Naples atid Marseilles; C'a l tornla, for Glasgow. WORK HARD ON RAILROAD Train I iininiiitili'iitliin Will l'rotuilil lie IXlllillxlird with linlt colon l ,-f Tliuridnj. GALVESTON. Tex.. Septj 16 Now ithat the water works nre running, some of the streets lighted, many others nearly cleared of debris and telegraphic communication with tho outside world re-established, the pcoplo of Galveston aro anxiously looking forward to the re-establlshmcnt of rail communication. They will not have to wait long, for the work of relaying the tracks and rebuilding n bridge across the bay Is being pushed with great energy. The ofllcluls in charge of the work be lieve that they will be ablo to run trains Into Galveston Union depot on Thursday. The work thus far done hns been remark able nnd has been accomplished under tho greatest difficulties. Track has been laid along a right-of-way which has been swept by the sea and washed Into ravines along a line bestrewn by dead bodies of men and nn!mal8. Tho men worked under a blazing sun, In water and slush and mud, In surroundings sickening to the senses and at first without ndequato supply of food. The greatest dlttlcultles In the way of se curing material for the work or rather In getting the material to the places where It is needed, have been encountered Notwithstanding these difficulties the work has gone on day nnd night nnd the structure that Is to bring GalvcBion In real touch with the outside world is being stead ily pushed forward toward the stricken city which is so rapidly and murvelously re cuperating. A reporter of the News spent today at Virginia point, going there In the morning with Vice President J. M. Ilnrr. chief oper ating official of tho Santa Fe system, ou ono of the launches ehnrtered by tho company. Tho Santa Fe has concentrated nrnrly all Its best bridge and track men ou tho work of restoring communication with Galveston. Mr. Ilarr has been on tho ground since early Inst week nnd has 200 trnckmen and fifty brldgcmen engaged in the work. Tho track was completed to Virginia point at 10:30 this ovenlng. Stnto Health Olllcer lilunt left hero today for Austin, where he will make a report to the governor concerning conditions in Gal veston. It Is said that this statement will estimate tho mortality nt 8.000 souls. Dr. lilunt was In Galveston several days and made a thorough investigation of the re sults of the storm. Miss Clara Ilarton of the Red Cross so ciety arrived at Texas City tonight with u hospital corps nnd supplies. She will reach Galveston tomorrow morning. The relief corps sent by the North American of Phila delphia has been nt Texas City for two days awaiting transportation to this city. Tho corps has llfteen nurses, a number of surgeons and three carloads of medical stores. The work of the relief committee has been systematized. Tho dlffeltrcnt ward chair ratm nre getting their individual wards thor- oughly organized and aro giving out relief . "nr'"nK- Tho United Mine Workers' olll to tho people who are residing In their cU'H ar,P ,ln'"K l'U'"' U"M t0 ,,rcVCn' ""y wards. At u meeting today the several chairmen reported excellent progress. NEW YORK'S CONTRIBUTION l.mrnf Crowd Attend llir Mrninrlnl Service Held r the lolvn ttnn Army. NEW YOItK, Sept. IS. Carnegie hall wns filled with people today who came to attend tho memorial service of tho Gul veston dead under the auspices of tho Sal vation army. Hon. Charles F. McLeon frni,'dfrt nn lhe m,e',t'"K wn8 at'drdr b" Commander Ilooth Tucker nnd other Salvation army olllclnls, Itov. Father T. J. Ducey, Hnbbl Ilium and Ilev. Dr. Cadman. Threo hundred and fifty dollars were raised for the Galveston fund. The transport McPherson, which was to I 'the supplies contributed by the Merchants' I .,lon f R will be detained . , , i,,.. ...i , .., twenty-four hours owing to the requests received from the strlckcu city asking for further supplies and especially calling at tention to the need of forwarding a lnrge quantity of disinfectants. The committee of the association In charge of Hie mat ter has advertised for 2.000 barrels of flour, 10.000 bags nf charcoal, 1,000 harrels of copperas, 500 barrels of chloride of lime, 200 barrels of carbolic neld, fi.000 halt bar rels of cornmeal, 5,000 bags of rice, 5,000 bags of white beans, 1.000 barrels of split peus, 1,000 drums of codfish and other food supplies on the samo scale, these In ad dition to what is already on tho McPher son. These supplies must be dollvered by 2 o'clock on Tuesday nnd tho vessel will sail ns soon as they aro stowed away. The committeo has used up all the money so far subscribed, but thoso at tho head of It havo guaranteed tho amount needed to purchase tho additional supplies. Funds being raised in this city wero largely In creased today by subscriptions taken up in hundreds of Protestant und Catholic churches nnd Bishop C. E. McDonnell ot tho Roman Catholic dloccso of Brooklyn and Long Island had special collections taken In all tho churches under Ills charge. Just how much was called In this manner has not yet been figured out. Late to night It was announced nt the ehancellerle ot tho cathedral that tho amount collected at tho Roman Catholic churches of this city for tho relief fund would amount to Jl.r.000. DOWIE'S CONVERTS DISLIKED Molt nl .Miiiisfli'ld, Ohio, Driven '.Inn rollourr Oul of llir lily. MANSFIELD. O., Sept. 16. A mob today dtovo Zion Elder Ephralm Hasslnger of Ulul'flon, Ind., and two of DowIc'b converts hero out of tho city nnd thus broke tho monotony of the usual routlnv followed for tho last four Sundays. Elder lijSHlnger was in tho city yesterday, held soveinl meetings without moleHtntlon and had a number of consultations with his attorney, A. A. Douglass. Ho left last night. but returned again today, nnd was holding a meeting nt tho homo of E. H. Lelby when tho olllcers went there, and look him to tho depot followed by n Jeering mob of several hundred. Ho was a target for apples, to bat co cuds, missiles and kicks ns ho wns escorted to tho depot nnd when he nrrlvcd there he was a pltlnbb' sight. The passenger train was missed by about two minutes nnd whllo they were waiting for the next train the mob went to the homo of E. H. Lelby and took him nnd Frank Cal vtr. both Zlon followers, nnd marched them to tho depot. When an express train ar ived all threo woro put on It nnd hustled out of the cltv CnriiUal nt Cincinnati. CINCINNATI. Sept. 1G -The Cincinnati fall festival bpglns hero next Wednesday and continues to the end of next week. It will li-clude aP the displays of the former expositions and many new features. The parade nn the nprnilrg ilav will surp.iFS lu novelties the former street demotntratlom under the Ordir of I'lnclnnatus. There ar carnivals and npeii.il features for each of the ten iUys. together with concerts and electrical and other displays ut night Th grounds about Music hall already presr it Kood views of the Midway tho Gurinnn vll lac and other dipartnenti. TODAY WILL DECIDE STRIKE Strength of Miners Will Bo Determined by Force at Work. ENCOURAGING THE MEN TO STAND FIRM In r.ienl of nittinilnnus lnrl IlrliiK M-iil Into Hard Conl ltei(ln I'rrn Idi'iil Mitchell Will Call tint .Mlnrin of 'I' hat Product. HAZLETON, Pa., Sept. 1C With tho ex ception of President Mitchell's arrlv.il ihero was little evidence shown here toda that Hazcltou was the storm center of the present coal war between labor and cap ital. Nothing occurred to disturb the se lenity of tht Sabbath. Quite n largo num ber of miners came to town, but soon left when they found that there was no news Homing around. Wtlh tho exceptilon of the engineers, firemen, pump runners nnd repair men no one was around any of the mines In this vicinity. Public meetings of miners were held during the day nt Hurley, Ebervalc and Frcelatid, ou the north side, hhopior and Hnrwood on tho west side and nt Cnleraln. south of here. ' The largest gathering wns that at Freo land, twelve miles north, where the union men are not so strong ns the organizers would llko to have them. This meeting was held In tho open air and wns ad dressed by Natlonul Committeeman James nnd a number of other lnbor leaders well known In these regions. There were 2,000 persons In tho crowd. When Mr. James asked all those to raise their hands who were against n strike not an arm went up. AH tho meetings wero held for the purpose of encouraging the men to stand firm In the present conflict nnd also to strengthen their union by re cruiting new members. All sorts of guesses tire being made as to thn number of men who will remain away from work tomorrow morning. llciiiiln on Foreigner. Tho foreign speaking minors nro in the majority lu the Hazlelon district nnd most of them are In favor of the strike. The English speaking men who nro In favor of striking aro not so numerous. It seems to those who nro In close touch with tho situation that all depends on the foreign ers. If they conclude to stay it way from their work the mines will be so crippled that operations will have to cease, thus forcing Idleness on tho English speaking men. The territory south of Hazleton Is well organized and thcro is some apprehension here tonight that disturbances might occur among tho foreigners In that locality. Some of them have made threats of bodily harm ugalnst anyone who starts to work In the outbreaks. Mr. James tonight authorized the denial of a story telegraphed from here that tho Italians nt Hunker Hill, seven miles south of hore, are manufacturing "bomb balls" for uso In ease trouble with tho poller, should arise. He also deuled tho printed statement that committees had been sent to Altoona. Pa., and other places In the bi tuminous coal fields of this state for the purpose of agitating a sympathetic strike. Mr. James said that no such move Is con templatcd nnd mr steps will be taken In tnat direction whllo the anthracite strike Is on unless the bituminous fuel is sent into tho hard conl regions. In that event President Mitchell would call out the soft ooal miners within forty-eight hours. Contrary to expectations only three or four clergymen In the Lehigh valley preached on the labor troubles and only one. Rev. Cnr! Houser, took a decided stand 1 ?"",nM. "'" , I tnr '''' " another at Hnrwood He Is tho preacher of churrhes. one at Eekley, and the third at Fnn- laud. He preached In all three today nnd pleaded with his people to go to work to morrow. ItrporlH Kiii-nnrnur Miner. SHAMOKIN. Pa., Sept. 16. At 7:30 o'olock this evening the United Mine Workers' leaders say that from reports at hand from Can Dauphin. Columbia. Schuylkill and Northumberland counties indications pointed to nt least 50 per cent of the men, principally between hero and Centrnlln, go ing nn strike tomorrow. In which event tho collieries cannot ho operated. Ilefore tho close of tho week the United Mlno Workers expect to hnvo most of tho operations In tho district at n standstill. Tho lenders say the operators and coal companies underrate the strength of tho union. Tho officials of tho Philadelphia nnd Read ing Coal nnd Iron company in this district announced this evening that when tho col liery whistles are blown tomorrow 60 per cent of the cmplojcs will bo at tho mines. Tho offlclals also stated that If men stayed away from tho mine In sufflclent numbers to compel the Henry Clay shaft to shut down the mules will be hoisted, nfter which the colliery will be abandoned. Tho United Mlno Workers claim that tho com pany will not permit tho shaft to he flooded. Despite the fact that a consldcrnblo Bum of money had been disbursed by the Min eral and Union Coal companies yesterday thero has been llttlo Intoxication among tho miners and no disorder has been reported from any of the outlying mining hamlets. EAorythlng wns quiet ot tho collieries he tweeuTrovnrton, this plnco and Ccntralla today. No miners wero at work and no one was In tho mines excepting the pumpmen and flro bosses. In this place tonight the streets wero deserted stive by people on their way to nnd fiom churches. The min ors nro nt home anxiously awaiting for tho developments of tomorrow morning. A number of thoso Intending to strike say they will go to the collieries and Induce men wanting to work to Join the ranks of the strikers. Mn A mass mooting was held hero this after noon, which was attended by between 1.000 nnd 5,000 miners. They wero very en thusiastic over speeches by Samuel Goni pcrs of the Federation of Labor and John Fahy. president of tho Ninth anthracite district. Mr. Fahy advised thn men to stay away from tho mines and not Indulge I In Intoxicating drinks nnd avoid quarrels which would tend to injuro tho cause of tho miners. President Gompers Informed his hearers that by reason of their great patience In seeking to Induce operators nnd coal tarry ing companies to grant them a conforotico and by the operators refusing to meet them, tho sympathy of tho American pub lic waB with tho men. Their cause was a Just one und by united action they would win. They had tho best kind of chanco and considerable strength would bo ac corded tho United Mlno Workers by kin dred associations to defeat the operators. The Kpeakor also said that tho clergy roado a mistake In advising tho men not to strike, thnt tho wrongs of tho working men were so great that they could not (Continued on Secoud Page ) CONDITION 0FTHE WEATHER Forecast for Nebraska Fair, Warmer. Variable Wlndx Toiniiet nt ill nl (linnlut l-trrdtt Hour, I)'U. Knur. Ir. r. ii. in . . , II n. in.., 7 n. in . , N ii. in. . , It II. III. . IT 17 III I.-. Ill Ill . Ill . Ill . flT .Ml Ill) till .VI AS Ml M .'I III n. Ill IS 1 1 ii. in Al l!i tn .-, I N t. II l. CUBAN ELECTION RESULTS Urpnrl Mmw the National 1'itrl.v Alia I ii Triumph In I'vmlni'i' Of lllltllllll. HAVANA, Sept. 1(5. In yesterday's elec tion of delegates (o the forthcoming con vention the national party aga.n ir.umphtd in the produce of Havana.. .Not only did It elect the five delegates of the majority represenlatli n, hut it atso captured one of the minority representatives, the repub lican puny electing the oilier two, namely, Maluele Satiguilly nnd Uerrtel. Returns from tho other provinces come in slowly owing to the heavy rams. In Pltiar Del Klo thete seems to bo no doubt of the election of (lunzalo do Qucsada, ilius Klvera nnd CImI Governor (Juliet.. Nothing dcllnlU' Is yet known here as to Santiago because of the dltllculty of get ting returns from tho outlying territory, but It Is reported that Juan Gullberto Gomez Is elected. In Puerto Principe Senores C.sueios an Sllva were the only candidates, so that their election Is secured. It Is conceded that In Santa Clara tho federals will win. No definite news of the results In Mntau 7as has lit on rut-el veil here. From no part of tho island Is there any report of dis turbance. The largo voto polled by Senor Goner In this province may be lookid upon, apart from his Individual popularity, us an endorsement of Governor General Wood's tocent appointment of hi in as secretary of Justice. It Is remarked that the republican and union democrat le electors bolted foi Senor lienor. The nationalists, as a concrete whole, assume to bo nntl-ntmcxutloulHts, but It Is woll known that they are moderate In tone. More than ono of the delegates represent ing the majority In this province nre pro American. Where their personal feelings aro concerned and irrespective of politics they desire closest relations with the United States. At 7 o'clock this evening the returns from twenty-live towns in I he prolnco of Havana, Including the city, with only nine towns to be heard from, show the following polling: Lacret, nationalist. 12.707. Rod riguez, nationalist, IL'.lOti; Grner, nation alist. 11.281: Sangully. republican, li.ois, Nunez, nationalist, 10,7:0; Herrlol, repub Hi an. 10,n::'; Tnmnxo, nationalist. !i,6.10, .ayas. nationalist, f,2SS. Yntlnu: In Orderly. WASHINGTON. Sept. 16. The War de partmeut hns received the following dis patch from General Wood, military gov ernor of Cuba, regarding the election there: "Havana Reports from all over tho Island show elections quiet nnd perfectly orderly; no disturbances anywhere." RUSSIA SEEKING LUMBER llrpimpiilall vm of Cr.nr's Cnvrrn-mi-iit Art- .MnltliiK Inquiries C'nn rcrnlnu Di-llvery from Amerlon. SEATTLE. Wash., Sept. 16. A well founded rumor has been going the rounds of the large lumber Arms operating on tho bound lately that a representative nf the Rtishlnn government was Investigating the cost and probabilities of quick de livery of no.ono.OOO feet of lumber nt Vltidlvostock. The first Inquiry was re ceived by n large mill In Tncoma a few weeks ago and enrly In the month came a telegraphic notification from San Fran cisco (o anodier large sound mill that the Russians had come tn this section to in vestigate the facilities of tho mills for turning out the product. It is said thnt all Inquiries have been based upon tho requirement delivery which will probably be taken ns having n most Important bearing on the war operations In the Orient. It Is oven reported by anh Informant that tho grade of lumber asked for Implies thnt It is tn lie used for the military encampments as though cxtenslvo military operations were In con tomplation. PERMIT KRUGER TO SAIL I'nrtiiKiiesp (invprnincnl i'cleKrnpli (invi-raor of .Moninliliiii- Atitlmriz Iiik Drpnrture of I'rcMldmit, LISIlON. Sept. 16. Tho Portuguese gov ernment hns lolcgraphed to the governor of Mozambique authorizing the departure of Mr. Krugor for Europe. The governor, however, must satisfy himself that Mr. Krugor Is really going to Europe. Mean while ho Is Instructed to take all precau tions to safeguard tho personnl security of Mr. Krugor. Tho newBpapers here say Mr. Krugor will take the German stenmei Herzog nt Lourcnzo Mnrquez, his destination being Holland, by way of Marseilles. THE HAGUE, Sept. 16. Tho government of thn Netherlands has telegraphed tn Lourcnzo Mnrquez offering a Dutch war ship to bring Mr. Krugor to Holland. LONDON, Sept. 17. Mrs. Kruger. accord ing to a dispatch to tho Dally Express, bos arrived In Lourenzo Mtirquez. BOERS MAKE HASTY FLIGHT (eiierul MeDiinalil (Ipi-ralliiK in OrniiKi- ( oliui) (iipluri'N Wiiuoim, Itim Uliinx nud in lit ii ii 1 1 li ii. CAPETOWN, Sept. Ifi.-Tho military au thorities hnvo tnken over Tho Netherlands railway. General McDonald, operating lu the north eastonr comer of Orange colony, compelled tho Doers to mnko a hasty flight from tho Vet river. He captured thlrty-ono wagons. UJ.y! Tirr"3 nn" -fl,, ' ' TRAGIC DEATH OF SOLDIER - Cnplnln Mefliirsli f Fourth lloul- limit Shut While In I'll of liisnnlt). WASHINGTON, Sept. 16. Tho War do- part.nent today received Information f.otn Cniturnl M n A t-l Tin r nf Him fptiflr, ilttritn h General MncArthur of the tragic death In the Philippines of Cuptnln Charles McQues (ou ot tho Fourth regiment of United States Infantry, tho result of a wound by a private holtiler. General MacArthur's dispatch is as follows "MANILA. Adjutant General, Washing ton: Charles McQueslon, captain Fourth United Staiea Infantry, died yosterdny. Man gononc, Haroor, Cavlto province. 8:30 even ing, result fintn gunshot wound caused by private i-oldler. Captain McQueMon lu a lit of temporary insanity attacked mon of com pany. Shot ono or more and was shot him self in seif-derense. Further particulars when r- id," FOR NATIONS HONOR Roosevelt's Lottor of Acceptance Details Necessity for McKinley's Ro-Elcotion. SOUND CURRENCY MUST BE MAINTAINED Question of Affairs nt Homo Are of the Greatest Importance, LAWS TO GOVERN THE EVILS OF TRUSTS States Can Forco Business Corporations to Mnko n Public Showing, UNITED STATES HAS ALWAYS EXPANDED I'd I ley of (lie ! nnliinlalu In Frlalilrn Aiiirrli'iui CKIri-iis Into Voting far Their iieUet Can Ilo .No (iood for iiieia or the Country. NEW YORK. Sept. 16. The followlni Is the loiter of Theodore Roosevelt, accept ing th.' republican nomination for vice president ot the United States: OYSTER HAY. N. Y Sept. 15, 1!)00. To Hon. Edward O. Wolcott. Chairman Com mittee ou Notification of Vlco President Sir I accept the nomination ns vice presi dent of thn United States, tendered me by the republican natlnnnl convention, with a very deep sense of the honor conferred upon mo nnd with an Infinitely deeper sense of tho vital Importance to the whole country ot securing thn re-eloetlon of President McKinley. The nation's welfare Is nt stnko. Wo must continue tho work which has been so well begun during the present administration. Wo must show In fashion Incnpablo of being misunderstood thnt the American people, nt the begin ning of tho twentieth century, face their duties In n calm and serious spirit; that they have no Intention of permitting folly or lawlessness to mar tho extraordinary m.itcrlnl well-being which they havo at tained nt home, nor yet of permitting their (lag to he dishonored abroad. I feel that this contest Is by no means one merely between republicans nnd demo crats. We havo a right to appeal to all good citizens who nre far-sighted enough to sec what the honor nnd tho Interest of the nntlnn demnnd. To put Into prac tice tho principles embodied In the Kansns City platform would mean grave disaster to thn nation; for that platform stands for reaction nnd disorder, for an upsetting of our financial system which would mean not only great sufforlng but tho abandon men of the nation's good faith and for a policy abroad which would Imply the dis honor of the Hag and an unworthy sur render of our national rights. Its succom would menn unspenkahlo humiliation tn men proud of their country. Jealous of their country's good n.mio and desirous of securing tho welfnro of their follow citizens. Therefore, we havo a right lt appeal to all good men, north and siuth. cast and west, whatever their politics may hi.vo been in tht' past, to slnnd with us, because wo st'ind for the prosperity of thn country nnd for the renown of the American Hag. Chief of All I'rolileiiiK. The most Important of all problems Is, of course, that of securing good govern ment and moral and material well-hclug within our own borders. Great though the need is that tho nation should do Its work well nbrnnd, even this comes second to the thorough performance of duty nl home. Under the administration of President. Mc Kinley this country hns been blessed with a degree of prosperity absolutely unparal leled, even lu its previous prosperous his tory. While it is. of course, true that no legislation nnd no administration can bring success to thoso who nro not stout nf heart, cool of head nnd ready of hand, yet II Is no less true that thn individual ca pacity of each man to get good results for himself enn ho absolutely destroyed by bad legiulatlon or bad administration, while under the reverse) conditions the power ot thn individual to do good work 'is assured and stimulated. This Is what has boon done under thfl administration of President t McKinley. Thanks to his actions nnd To the wise legislation of congress nn thn tariff and finance, thn conditions of our industrial life havo been rendered moro favorable than ever beforo and they havo been taken advantage of to the full by American thrift, Industry nnd enterprise. Order has been observed, tho courts upheld and tho fullest liberty secured to all citizens. The merchant and manufacturer, hut above all the fartnnr and the wilgo-worker, have profiled by tills state of things. Fundamentally nnd primarily the present contest Is a contest for thn continuance nf tho conditions which hnvo told In fnvor of our matori.il welfnrn nnd nf our civil and political Integrity. If this nation Is to re tain either ltn woll-hoing or ltn self-respect It cannot afford to plunge Into financial und economic chaos; it cannot afford to endorse governmental theories which would unsettle the standard ot national honesty and destroy tho Integrity of our syatorn of Justice. DaiiKi-r In llir Snrra-d Itatln, Tho policy nf tho freo coinage of silver nt a ratio of 16 to 1 Is a policy fraught with destruction to overy homo In the laud. It means untold misery to tho head nf eery huusehold and, above all, to thn women and children of every homo. When our opponents champion freo silver nt 16 to 1 tlmy nro either Inslncoro or sincere In their attitude If Insincere In their championship they, of course forfeit all j right to belief or support on any ground If slncero they nre a menacn tn tho welfare of the country. Wholher thoy Hhout their sinister purpose or mernly wh'sper It makes but little dlfforonce save as It re fleets their own honesty. No Issue can he paramount to tho Issue mVy makeT'tor th7 paVamountcy such an issue is to bo determined, not by i the dictum of any man or body of men, but by the fact that It vitally affects the well- I being of overy homo In thn land. Tlr- nnnnelnl auestinn 1 nlwvs nf K.irh fr reaching and tremendous importance tn tho national welfare that it can never he ralbed in good faith unions this tremendous I linrifiptnnnn I wtl mi.rnlv fn n mt rtrl t.,,f In. ! , M whu ftfr , . ' " mnko such an Issue paramount havo no possible, Justification for raising It at all. for under such clrcumstnuces their act cannot under any concehablo circumstances do aught but grnvn harm. Tho success of the party representing h" principles embodied in thn Knnsas City pint form would bring nbout the destruction of all thn conditions necessary to (ho con tinuance of our prosperity. It would also unsuttlo our whole governmental system and would therefore disarrange all the vast nnd dcllrnto machinery of our complex industrial life Above all thn effect would continued on Fifth Page.) I