The Omaha Daily Bee.
ESTABUSlIIOb ,irK 15, 1871.
OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MOliNING, S.KPT13M HIilt 1!, U0()-TWI3LVJ3 IA(J US.
SIN ! 1,14 COPY FIVK (Mi NTS.
CRIES OUT FOR BLOOD
Germany Ready to Mako Peace With Ohir
on Olio Condition Only. . .
ANTI-FOREIGN LEADERS MUST BE GIVEN UP
Allied Powms to Determine Punishment of
Instigators of Outrages.
WH01ESALE PUNISHMENT NOT INTENDED
Foreign Office at Berlin Communicates Its
Viows to Other Nat on3.
COPY OF NOTE RECEIVED AT WASHINGTON
resident nii.l II Ix I'nlilnrl Will Cmi-
liler I'riiiionUlim I'rc-iontPil l
Kiilscr n( Mr.'lliiK. Which Is
In lie llrhl Tmlu.
ItCRl.lN. Sopt. 18. The foreign ofllco has
mnt n circular note to all the powers an
nouncing that the German government eon
alders that an Indispensable prcllnilnary to
the beginning of peace negotiations with
China In the delivering up of those who
wire responsible for the outrages.
The text of the telegraphic nolo Is aii
follow , , ,
The government of Hie emperor holds uh
preliminary to etiterliiK upon 1 1 llirii t ! re
lations with the Chinese government that
those persons must he delivered up who
have been proved to he thu original mid leal
Instigators of the null ages against Intcrna
I K.iiii I law which have oceirred at Pekln.
The number of those who were merel In
struments In carrying out the outrages Is
too great. Wholesale executions wnuljl be
con'rnry to the civilized eonsi Icncc and lie
circumstance of such a i;rup "f leaders
cannot bo completely ascertained. Hut a
few whoso gulTt IH nntorloiiH should be
delivered up and punlHliod. The representa
tives of the powers at I'eKln are In a posi
tion to give or bring forward com ltMni;
evidence. Less Importance attaches to the
niunber punished than to their character as
chief Instigators or oh lenders.
The government belleveH It can count oil
the unanimity of all the cabinet In reward
to thlH point, Insomuch ns Indifference to
the Idea or Just atonement would be oqiilvu
lent to Indifference to a repetition of the
crime. The government propones, thete
fore. that the enblnets concerned Hhould In
struct their representatives at 1'ekln to In
dicate those lending Chinese personages of
whose KtiUt In instigating or perpetrating
outrages all doubt Is excluded.
VON IlLLLOYV
The nolo has been sent to the Herman
ambassadors at Washington. Loudon,
Paris. St. Petersburg. Home. Vienna and
TolUo.
.Voir llreelvoil til WnihliiHlmi.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18. A copy of the
(lerman nolo demanding the punishment
of tho leaders of the rebellion In China
was presented to Acting Secretary Adee
nt the Stato department during the day
from the Herman embassy. The German
charge, Ilaron Stornberg. being temporarily
absent from tho city, there could of course
be no attempt at discussion of this most
Important question. The baron Is ex
pected to return tomorrow, when the sub
ject may bo taken up with him. .Mean
while tin note Hsotf v.lll vccolvo ihr
earnest attention of the president and such
members of tho cahlnot who are In Wash
ington tomorrow when ho nrrlves. The
Btato department has all aUng been di
recting Uh efforts to the speedy opening
of negotiations for a final settlement with
the Chinese government and haB so far
not been heard from rolnllve to the mat
ter of punishment beyond the Indirect
references contained In the notes t.iat
have defined the government's purposes.
Tho question is now presented plainly
whether the negotiations shall proceed
without n decision on that point.
PROPHECY OF lFhUNG CHANG
Ciilnrnc IHpliinmt Mijh llctiiin nf IJnf-pcioi-
to I'cUIn tlcnus New (Inv
iTIIOII'Ilt III Mllll I'll.
nERHN. Sept. 18 1,1 Hung Chang, ac
cording to a Shanghai dispatch to the
Loknl Anelger. promised Dr. Milium von
Bchwnrzonsteln that the emperor, Kwang
flu, would return to Pekln, but he said this
would lead to the establishment of an
other government In Slan Fu.
"As proof of this," says the corre- i
spondtint, "Karl 1. 1 pointed out that the
conspiracy recently discovered at Han
Kow, whose aim was the dethrone
ment of tho empress regent and tho execu
tion of Prince Tuan, which coincides with
tho alms of tho allies, was squelched by the
Yang Tso vIcoroyH because thoy nil sided
with tho empress regent and Prince Tuan."
Other Shanghai dispatches say that the
Boxer movement In the province of Shan
Tung Is Increasing ami that the governor.
Yuan She KM, Is unable to suppress It.
Herr Knappe, Herman coyjisul at Shanghai,
hns Invited the leading hrtns there to sub
mit their lileiis regarding future condi
tion. Count von Waldorsoo Is expected to ar
rive at Tien Tsln toward the end of the
present week. Tho Slmpllc limis has a
cartoon showing him in the net of being
photographed In a score of positions, In all
of which the field marshal assumes an
heroic pose. The cartoon Is entitled,
"Waldorseo in Ilattle."
P-crlln merchants with branch houses In
Shanghai anil Canton are in receipt of
dispatches saying that business In both
those cities Is at a standstill. Twelve
thousand Chinese coolies are without em
ployment. Tho Herman expedition to Pao Ting Fu
was nliamloned because of the Impossi
bility of conveying artillery to the de
sired point.
MUST RETURN TO PEKIN
Lord Niillliury IiimUIx I pun I'lrsrn,.,,
of i;niiii'iir Wvtmm Mi nt
CIiIim-mi- I iipllnl,
LONDON, Sept. 10. -"On the eve nf LI
Hung Chang's departure," says the Shang
hai correspondent of the Daily Kpress.
wiring yesterday, "he received a strongly
worded cablegram from Lord Salisbury, de
claring that the Ilrltlsh government would
Insist on the return of Kniperor Kwnng Su
to Pekln ns an absolutely csxentlal condi
tion of pcaco negotiations, without which
tho dissolution of the Chinese empire was
Itiuvltable.
Lord Salisbury informed Karl LI that
tho allies desired to preserve China, but
that nothing would divert them from thelt
Irrovokahlo intention of punishing those ro
ftponslble for the outrages, whom they
would, If neccessary, pursuo nil over China.
iilin'p nt ronton llrlllliiK.
HONH KONO. Sept. IS It Is reported
tn tho West river district that Chinese are
visible In overy town and that thy are
nctlvely drilling. A Chinese gunboat Is
ngaln patrolling tho river, and it Is evident
that some acton Is contemplated Tho
Sandpiper, which has been patrolling the
delta, ban proceeded to Canton,
NO SPECIAL CALL IS MADE
NoIIiIiik ri In ( lilncvc Sllnntloii
Wlili-li MiiiiiIiI ItrliiK Hie l'lr-1-I
ill to W il'lilnutiin.
ton. Sept. is. It is s
U'w!JbUJ&.'i,rrm'M ' 11111 " CIUt'
said nt
emergency
I (w&ws
"4, ulfh tho f1hlniue inul.
ter or XJ&tmti n jfciyl 0 " ,,f lnB coun
try which eToiiW f-A presence of the
president in VashhnSfn. Ilowo.er, when
President McKlnlev left Washington for
Somerset and thence for CntiUu It was
understood he would make periodical visits
to Washington nt Intervals of a week rr
ten days and his departure from Canton
today Is salil to bo merely to keep one uf
these engagements. A telegram received
at the White house this morning states
that the president will reach here at Til
o'clock tomorrow morning
It Is positively staled that there hm
been no change In tho Chinese sl'tiatlon, a
least In Its diplomatic aspects. It Is
learned here that the discussion now pro
ceeding In Ilerlln of an alleged American
proposition to limit the occupying forces
In China to I.OuO In Pekln, 2,000 ouislde
Hie walls ami L'O.noo elsewhere, Is not
based upon any Man suggested by tho
Slate department here. It can be stated
positively Unit it has not llgurrd In the
diplomatic negotiations.
Wnlderei- nt Ilium Koim,
MONO KONH. Sept. IS. The Herman
slenmer Sachsen. having on board Field
Marshal Count von Waldersee, commander-In-chief
of the International forces In
China, and IiIm stafT. has arrived here.
The field marshal landed and wns received
by a guard of honor of Ilrltlsh troops. He
made tho usual olllclal calls. Count von
Wnldersee will this evening proceed to
Shanghai and from Micro to Tnku on board
the Herman cruiser Herthn.
BOERS SUFFER" HEAVY LOSS
I'ltched lloltli- I'niu-lit llcivvcen Knnp
Miililon mill llt-cturftpi'iilt, rinht
I it u oiiiliiulim.
LONDON. Sept. 19. -The Dally Telegraph
publishes the following from Loiirenzn Mar
qucz, dated yesterday
"A pitched battle has been fought midway
between Knap Mulren and Hectorsprult, re
sulting In heavy Iloer losses. The Doers re
moved and now threaten In destroy the cog
wheels of the locomotives used between
Wntervalboven and Watervalonder, without
which the railway cannot be worked. They
have blocked and damaged tho railway for
six miles ' on the Crocodllepoort section,
have destroyed the culverts and tho Hector
sprult hrldge and :.m I und burned Kohat
Impoort. The Ilrltlsh are now at Koomntl
poort and heavy tight ihk is proceeding. It
Is rumored that Mr Steyn has arrived here."
FIGHTING ON THE FRONTIER
llrlllt.li Attempt in stiut Oil' Su til li
for tin- Iloer l'nree In (lie
Tt-iiiint mil,
LOL'RRNZO MAHQHKZ, Sept. IS. right
ing Is proceeding at Komatipoort. All the
available men have been sent to tho fron
tier, it Is expected that the Komatl bridge
will ho destroyed. There Is great uneasi
ness here.
Komntlpoort Is a town on tho Transvanl
frontier., indorutho railroad leading' from
Pictorla to Portuguese territory. it is
situated about litty miles ftom Uiuronzo
Marquoz. With the occupation of Komati
poort tho Ilrltlsh would be able to cut ofT
all supplies reaching there from Portuguese
territory.
Only Vlln, ir Mlrnillii-ti.
LONDON, Sept. 18. Lord Roberts reports
from Machadodorp under dnte of Monday.
September 17. that a few minor skirmishes
have taken place between the Ilrltlsh troops
and the Doers. He adds that Henernl
l'rench has captured fifty locomotives. In
addition to the forty-three locomotives and
other rolling stock which ho took when ho
occupied Ilarberton, September 1.1. nnd that
Henernl Stephenson was expected to occupy
Ilelsprult during the afternoon of S"ptem
her 17.
llrltlali Occupy Knnp Miililt-n.
PHKTORIA, Sept. IS.-Ooneral Pole
Carew has occupied Kaap Mulden, about
twenty miles east of Nelsprult, where he
captured a number of loiomottves and a
cnnslrtetabte quantity of rolling slock.
OLD TELEGRAPHERS CONVENE
et Phier of H.-.-tlnu N hum.,, ,
tllllei-l-N III ANKOflllllllll
-leeli'il.
ST. PAl'L, Minn., Sept. IS. Tho Old
Time Telegraphers' association opened Its
annual meeting In this city today. Mon
treal, Canada, was chosen for the next
place of meeting and the following olllcers
were elected: President. L. II. .ki''arlane,
Can.uli. vice president, J K Hutchinson!
Oltuwa: secretary-treasurer. John llrandt,
Now York.
President Harry Hope of this city called
the convention to ordor ami Mayor It. A.
Smith brlelly welcomed the guests. James
D. Keld, the first superintendent of any
telegraph line in tho world, responded.
I'nlted States Senator C. K. Davis delivered
an Informal address. Secrotnry-Trcasiirer
Ilrnndt reported a membership of "Otf,
Letters of regret were reail from many
old-timers who were detained by business,
among them being Thomas Kdlson. K. L.
More and ofhers.
NO MORE BEEF SCANDALS
Hovem nl Will i'nKo PiiIiin tlllll
4 "II It fl Mrnt fin- ntillt-i-K III
( li I mi l VII lllulil.
CHICAHO. Sepl. lS.-Illds for vatious
kinds of meats for the soldiers in China
will be opened here at army headquarters
on September 22-
The folowlng supplies are wanted: Flccf
In cans. DO.OOO pounds; bacon. 175,000
pounds, ham, 112.000 pounds. Bids for
furnishing the ham will not bo opened
until September 28. Bids for furnish
ing the canned beef must be ac
companied by n guarantee that tho meat
will keep in any climate for one yenr. It
must be canned following the award of the
contract and the process of preparing It
subject to government Inspeitloa. It Is
hoped In this way tn guard agalntt any
repetition of the beef scandals of tho war
with Spi.ln.
I'.VIIllCH till- ClthllllllH 1,11 VVN,
,SAN FltANl'ISCO, Kept IS -Chiiunccy
ht. John, deputy surveyor of the port, has
gone to the Marc Island navy yard fo
Interview certain ntticers who are ullev.-d
to have tr tied vvlih the revinue luvvs. The
hospital ship Solace of the I'nlted State
navy arrived from t'hlnu him .'rdiiy. It
left lust after the looting of Tien Tsln and
on the vessel St. John's men discovered a
big iiiantlt of dutiable Kn.ub. Xot ml
the enlisted nu n. but the tile rs on board
had brought over ii I hi,i-i ,.r silks and
ol her fnncv tuffs for tlicmsclv e. and sonir
of their friends The men were ordered
by their superiors to turn over whatever
goods they liad but an for themselves thry
claimed that they would not submit to u
search by the custom house people The
deputy surveyor proposes to use his au
thorlty In the m.ittr.
NORTH AND SOUTH TOGETHER
New Evidenco of United Country Given at
Portsmouth Harbor,
NOTABLE CEREMONIES THERE OBSERVED
I'ri'O'litiitlon of Mrtntirlnl inlilrtx to
the Ki-nrxiirui- mill v In tin inn Vlnde
the (leeiiilon nf I'l-lli'liuu
l'!ireliiiiN,
POIITIIMOUTH, N. It., Sept. 18. "Rear
sargo day," to which the people of this
city and state hnve been looking forwnrd
for tunny months ami which Includes thu
presentation of commemorative tablets to
the new battleships Kenrsarge and Ala
bama, the presence of the present nnd
former secretary of the navy, the governor
of Alabama and other distinguished gucsM
opened with prospects which were far from
pleasant. Alter a very tempestuous night,
during which it rained heavily nnd a strong
northwest gale blew, the sky today was
cloudy and dull and rain was falling. At
a meeting of the committee having charge
of the celebration It was decided that tho
formal presentation exercises should bo
postponed until 3 o'clock. The decorations
In the city did not sutTer much from the
wind and rain nnd after a few minor re
pairs appeared as beautiful as before.
Tho guests end speakers occupied a
specially erected stand. In the stand was
a crowd of spectators and there wns much
enthusiasm.
Mnyor Mclntyro opened tho proceedings
with nil address of wiicomo und then In
troduced Charles II. Hums of Wilton as
president of tho day.
Mayor Hums spoke nl length of the
slgnlflcnnco of the occasion and ptescntcd
Mrs. Mary Thornton Dnvis of Boston, niece
of Lieutenant Thornton, executive olllcer
of tho old Kenrsarge, and Mrs. Henry
Ilrynn of Alabama, daughter of Hear Ad
miral Scmmcs of the old Alnbnmn. Miss
Dnvis unveiled the tablet destined for the
Alabama, while Mrs. Ilrynn performed n
like net with that of the Kenrsarge.
Oovernor Frank W. Rollins was then in
troduced and mndo a brief nddrcss, present
ing tho tablets to Captain Kolger of tho
Kenrsarge niul Captain Ilrownson of tho
Alabama.
Secretary of tho Navy John D. Long
responded on behalf of the Navy depart
ment. Look Accept tin- (lift,
I deem It an honor that It falls to my
lot, In behalt of the navy of the I'nlted
Stntes nav and Cuitcd States wete never
more glorious tbnn now (u receive from
the state of New Hampshire this. Its benu
lilul nnd slgiilllciuit idf in the battleship
Kenrsarue, mimed for one ot Its noblest
moiintiilns and recnlllnu Its namesake of
brilliant memory. It Is not the tlrst, but
one only of many contributions which the
flranlto state Iiiih made to the union and
to Its defense and perpelultv. From h"r
rugi.'cd nnd patriotic soil mine the great
defender of the constitution, who pro
nounced mid largely Insured the Indissolu
bility of the union and Its tdeiitltlcatloi
Willi liberty now and forever, nnd uiiereeer
Its tins floats, whether within Us original
holders or In its broadening expansion over
tin- shores mid Islands of the sea.
Words fall to exnrexs the full meaning of
bis emblem which New Hampshire todnv
places on the dei-k of the Kenrsarge. Hal
It speaks for Itself as no human tongue oim
speak. It breathes the full, outllovving life,
of our rotnmnn country nnd of nU"ihnl our
country menus Jjtlce, honor, freedom,
ediieatlnii. equal rights, law. order, home,
church, school, public spirit, private virtue,
persona' ami olllclal Integrity, honest and
rewarded labor, thrift nod aeeiimuluted
Ravings, no lilwh or low. m rich or poor,
no north or south or east Or west, but one
common brotherhood under the Hiik. It is
a. beaitlfiil design north nnd south clasp
ing hands under the wings of the American
eagle, a hand-clasp that iiuthliiu can bre.ik
I can so' -fest but one improvi tneiii I i ii
not possible as a matter of art, Inn entlie'v
mi as a mallet ot tact, anil Hint Is Ui.h
Instead of two tlmires there should be but
one, ns there Is In fact but one. one
livire eniboilylni; In Itself the perfected
onion of all sections of the land, of both
north nnd south, with all their vnrvlntr
characteristics, In need, of temperament
and tradition, but one In the supreme
essence of a common nationality.
If I mny speak, ns it Iiiih bom assigned
me to do, more especially for the noble
ship on which this emblem Is to stand, mnv
I not sav that slu Is worthy of the gift,
alike In herself and as a type nf the navv
of which she Is so mngnllloent
a representative? No better battle
ship Moats. No better navv, In
ship or man, rides the ocean. Its" ships.
Its olllcers and crews are the pride of the
republic. They have earned and won It
Kdinlriitlnn and couilileiice bv the ultimate
test nf battles, in which they have been
synonymous with victory. Hut their func
tion Is not that of war alone, glorious as It
their record there, but more of peace. The
very app-arance of the Kenrsarge, Its
massive and multitudinous engines, its pro
vision for the comforts and needs of dally
llvins and the reproduction In Its mli;htv
belly of the Industries of a whole American
community are slgnillcant of Its conformity
to the uses of n peaceful people. It's
olllcers ore not despots, but trustees for
good order, scientists engaged In making
p'nln the paths nf the sea and opening the
channels of commerce and representatives
of the national culture. Intelligence nnd
patriotism. Its men are not slaves, but
free men educated In good morals, supplied
wiio goon oooks, iranu u in Honorable
service, citizens carrying Hi" honor of the
Mag In tlnir brave hands. The navv will
have achieved Its highest distinction, not
even when it has won its most glorious
battle of shot and shell, but when, by Its
power and th" majestv of Its representa
tion of the repibllc. it shall have Insured
the maintenance throughout Its Jurisdic
tion of law and order, and so of pence.
May we not. then, regard this emblem
as that nf (lie ha iid-elnsp nlt meri l of
our own tiorih and south, but nf all the
sections of the world, of all the sweet
sisters of all lands. In one universal union
for civilization, the happiness and the
freedom of mankind?
Oovernor Jnmes H. Johnston nf Alabama
nccepted the Alabama's tablet. Because of
tho inclement weather the proposed oxer
clhos on board the battleship Kearsarge
were omitted, and Captain Fnlger nf Hint
vessel was Introduced and accepted the tab
let on behalf of the olllcers and men. ex
tending to the stnte nnd city their apprecia
tion of the gift.
Cnutnln V. II Hrowiison, commander nf
tho Alabama, wns also introduced and spoko
on similar lines. Tho exercises wero con
eluded with an historical address by Former
Secrctnry of the Navy Herbert.
llei-liPil Itevlcu Hi,, t,
Mr. Herbert Raid In part:
How wonderful Is the iiiafeh nf hlslore
since is,!0. Think of It for,
effort by eleven slates to form nn Iniln
pendent co.,f, deraey-he bloo'io," " ,,r
that ever shook- n eontlnei i eiiduiinc for
tour years on laud and n -a shin nf be
new confederacy, called the Allbamn .
strovlng mll'loii of C,il,,l Atates eom.
merce, denounced In the heal nf vvnr as a
Pirate that eomin-ree dest rover c ilng
down In heroic battle to the bottom of the
sea. off the coast of Frince. ber',r til
nuns of the brave Kenrs.iire tlotnR the
o d (lag. Just us the new governm. nt vv s
shortly to go dow n befi re the arm1..- n,i
tleets of the old unlun-the sudden' 'o-e'
the mighty com ict-tbc sincere suhml...
of the vanquished-:! muiual admiral o
between the sol.lier who hd f ,,., e. ,!
other that anlmoillles following In tb"
wake of war could not extinguish- the mo
cess of reconstruction, the sow nnd ruin,
fill rehabilitation of the late eonfedof f to
Mates Into old tmlon-the tinal fraternlr-i.
Hon. Ilrst of the soldiers and sailors end
then of the peoples uf the two sections
the calling of an ex-eonreder ite soldlev to
command the navv of th-- re.to'ed mil m
the ordering by that ex-confed. r ite of the
Kent-surge to the waters ,.f Central Amor,
lea to maintain the rights of vmerlcan
morchantf the melsurh H wreck r tm,
old ship on Roiicider reef -the (onoress of
the I'nlted States, at the siiggesjon , f
that e-confederate. authorizing ttie hui'ri.
log and the nnmli-g of thin mlendld ve--e
m the deck nf which we now stand, for
(Continued on Second Page,)
MAGNATES TALK OF RATES
Western llnllriinit Oltlelnln Hold Im
portant .Session In eiv
orU,
NEW YORK. SeinTIs-Noarly overy Im
portant railway line throughout tho west
was represented todny at the quarterly con
ference of western railroad presidents held
here. K. T. Jeffrey, president of the Den
ver & Rio Grande railroad, presided.
With the conclusion of the afternoon ses
sion the conference adjourned to meet again
In this city on December 0. None of tho
questions discussed by tho conferees woro
settled. The formation of a transcontinental
passenger association was discussed at
length. No decision was reached.
At tho conclusion of the session Chair
man Jeffery gavo out the following stnte
incut; The afternoon won spent In devising
ways of strengthening the committee al
ready appointed. The executives of th"
roads centering In St. 1ouis, St. ram.
, Oiimlia and Kansas City votistttute the e
committees'. The chairmen are Presidents
Yoakum, Folton, Hlrd and J. T Clarke,
The executives of the Kansas City, Omiiha
and St. Paul roads will hold n Joint con-
ferenco In Chicago next Wednesday, at
; which It Is expected that their work will
be perfected Other subcommittees, con
sisting of representatives it lines attending
I Ibis conference, will meet tomorrow n'.d
, the next day to consider dirtereit branches
I of the tralllc questions talked over bv this
I conference.
The conference unanimously deciileit tmu
Irregularities of rules, wherever they riiv
be, shall tie removed and published tariff
rites be enforced nnd lawful methods be
lollowed.
lntiuctlotm were given the various com
mittees upon these eeneral lines. 'I he
committees will have the views of tho
conference to guide them They will re
port nt the next quarterly meeting.
Among the oUlclals present were: Presi
dent Stuyvesnnt Fish of the Illinois Central,
President Hurt and E. H. Ilarrimun of
tho Union Pacific. Stuart R. Knott of tho
KutiBns City Southern, Price Ripley, Vice
President Morton and Chairman Walker
of the Atchison, Topckn A Santa Fe. Pres
ident Purdy, Vlco President Johnson and
R. R. Cable of tho Rock Island, Vice Presi
dent Harris of the Chicago, Darlington &
Qulncy, Vlco President Stubbs. Central
Tralllc Manager Ilnwiey nnd P M. Morey
of tho Southern Pacific. Vice President A.
C. Hlrd of the Chicago. Milwaukee & St.
Paul, Vice President J. T. Clarke of tho
OuiMin, Vlco President Wnrner of the Mis
souri Paclllc, Vlco President Howard El
liott of the Hanibal & St. Joseph. President
II F. Yoakum of the St. Louis & Son
Francisco. Vlco President Hrlttoti of the St
Louis Southwestern. Vice President Folton
of the Chicago & Alton. Henernl Traffic Man
ager Stohr of tho Chicago Hrcat Wosturn
and Tralllc Manager Milton Knight of tho
Wabash. The Mexican International end
Mexican Central roads were represented
by J. Stuott Mackey and W. H. Ryun, re
spectively. . Dili aim's Allium! Itepml,
ST. PAUL, Minn.. Sept. 18. The annual
icrort of the Chicago, St. Paul, Minne
apolis & Omaha road was made public to
day. The total gross earnings for tho
entire system were $10.40&,Sfi3 nnd tho net
Income was $2,Gll.t;."i. Dividends of fi per
cent on common nnd 7 per cent on pro
fetred stock were paid and the surplus
remaining for tho yenr wns J89.",fir.0. Dur
ing the year $l,S0i),30.1was spent In equip
ment nnd permanent' Improvements nnd
$li!0,21S was spent for elevators,
During tho yeBr tho ra'd Hil not kill a
ulnglo passenger, tho tulve kllltd being
trespassers or employes.
Sixty-eight miles of new track were laid
during tho year, tho total mileage being
l.fitn.tW.
The percentage of expenses to earnings
was 01.16 per cent.
LOOKS TO THE" END OF WARS
(llieen nt llnllmiil llxprrssev Hope
lliii-emi of Arbitration Will
S He Oi'Kiiulsotl.
THE HAHl'l-:, Sept. Is. The Slates Hen
oral wero reopened today by Queen WH
helmtna, who was accompanied by tho
queen mother. Jn the speech from tho
throne her majesty referred to the con
tinued friendly relations with foreign coun
tries, with tho exception of China, and
mentioned that the conventions of the
pence conference had been ratified by al
most nil the powers. The queen also said:
"I hope tho International bureau of tho
arbitration tribunal will shortly bo estab
lished hero and that it will fullill the end
for which It was founded, by assisting a
moro peaceful settlement of the differences
between nations, ns n work of Importance,
which cannot bo too highly rated."
Tho only direct references to tho South
Afrirnn war and the Chinese troubles wero
her innjesty's mention of tho "two deplorn
blo events" necessitating the presenco of
Netherlands war ships for tho protection
of Hollanders.
Her majesty pronounced tho finances of
the country to bo In a satisfactory condi
tion, but said further taxation measures
I wcr- iiecessaty, principally to cover Hie
cost of compulsory education.
French Move n Hnttle,
PARIS. Sept. is. The minister of war an
nounces that news has been received ot
lighting between the troops forming a
French Sahiirlan outpost near Tlmlmoiin
and the Hernber tribesmen. The French
forces, under Captain Falconettl. fought
two engagements and Anally returned to
Tlmlmoiin without being molested.
The dispatch Is vague, but gays clearly
that the French lost 2il men killed and
wounded, (minding two olllcers killed. Re
inforcements are on their way to Tlml
moiin. Many Murine Dlsimter.
ST. JOHNS. N. V., Sept 18. Reports of
marine disasters during Inat week's gale
continue to pour In from remoto locali
ties. Today's advices show seventeen
moro vessels ashoro and thirteen lives Inst.
Considerable damage was done to property
along the seaboard. Ilopo of the safoty
of four other vessels with crows aggregat
ing 2!i,' Is almost abandoned,
Police (iuiii-il MilUhury,
LONDON, Sept. IS. There was an unusual
gathering of uniformed pollco ami Scotland
Yard detectives nt Kings CrosB railroad
station this morning n waiting tho arrival
of Lord Salisbury from his country seat.
It was said that since tho premier's return
to Hatfield he has received an anonymous
letter of a character which led to Increased
police vigilance
nvnl Hi-serve on o Ci-hIkc,
HALIFAX, N. S., Sept. IS. The United
States practice ship Hawk, monned by the
second battalion of Ohio naval reserves,
who are taking tho vessel from Norfolk,
Vn., to Cleveland, O., has arrived hero
from Bur Harbor.
Dollar Tn on Urovvco Workers,
DETHOIT. Mich., Sept. lS.-The eonven
Hon of the National Hrewerv Workers' as
sociation enden this afternoon after hav
ing decided to tax each member of the as
sociation SI Tho delegate to tho Allien
can Federation of Lnhor was Instructed
to iidvoi ate this same movement l:i nil
unions of organized labor, the Idea Vina
to raise a grat strlko supporting fund.
Vellinv Fever OntlooU In Wiii-ic.
HAVANA. Sept. IS, Tho yellow fever sit
uation Is decldedlv unfavorable Andrew
H Patterson of Wheeling W. Vo died to
day of the dlscusc
BACK TO NORMAL CONDITIONS
Streets of Galveston Being Rapidly Olearetl
of Accumulated Debris.
PEOPLE TAKING BRIGHT VIEW OF FUTURE
l.ntrsl llrportn lodtcnte Hull enrl
1IHIO lloilles llnve lleen Identified,
Wlilli- Th o ii su ii tin Have lleen
Destroyed tin I'nUtiown.
GALVHSTON, Sept. IS. The work of
clearing the streets of debris Is progressing
rapidly under the perfect organization In
stituted by tho military under Adjutant
Hetieral Scurry. More than 2.000 men nre
engnged in the work. Ninety-eight bodies
were reported ns having been found In the
wreckage nnd removed today, making a to
tal of l.SCI victims so far recovered. This
list Is far short of tho actual number of
tlcad found, because uo olllclal records are
kept. Bodies found are burled or cremnted
and no systematic record has been kept.
Tho storm wrecked almost every vault In
tho six cemeteries and many of the dead
wero washed to sea In metal cases. So
far only one casket has been found. It
hud been carried three miles from the vault.
The service of the electric light system
hns been extended. Tomorrow tho distance
from Twentieth to Twenty-seventh streets
and from Hay .o Broadway will be equipped
with street lights. More than 200 skilled
mechanics were brought here today from
Texas cities. This work Is carried on
through a committee consisting of B. Adoue
and Rev. Father Klruln, acting In conjunc
tion with the labor council, which passed
upon the recommendation and qualltlcatlon
of all applicants. The total number of dead
Is still estimated nt from 6,000 to COOO. Tho
newspaper list is over 1.000. The names of
many negroes, as well as Mexicans, Itnllans
and other foreigners, can never be secured.
Tho work under the direction of tho health
department was pushed with vigor today.
As fast as disinfectants arrive they are
being distributed over the city and large
quantities are arriving. Over a carload was
taken from the wharves today and sent to
the health department supply depot and al
most as much was taken from that place
and distributed over the city.
Curing: fur Mck and minded.
The sick nnd wounded arc receiving bet
ter treatment and tho facilities aro such
that anyone needing medical treatment can
have It by applying. Besides the hospitals
and medical relief stations already In serv
ice, the Marine hospital and refuge camp
wns opened this afternoon and will accom
modate a large number of patients. Pci
sons able to travel have been taken from
the hospitals and sent In the revenue cut -tets
and by other means of transportation
to Houston nnd other relief stations on tho
mainland.
Threo pile drivers nre at work closing up
the breach In the Galveston Bay bridge
made by the steamship Roma. The re
building of the brldgo Is progressing rap
idly. A message from Henernl Superintendent
Nixon of the Sanln Fo railroad to Hen
ernl Manager Polk said trains would be
able to cross on Thursday. Orders have
boon Issued"" tb THrovfrrtiigfit to ptococd
to Galveston. The ono brldgo will be
1 hcr.vily taxed to accommodate all thi i
trains. The tracks on Halvostou Island I
I will bo completed to the bridge tomorrow
noon. Engines nre again running Into the
union depot nnd switching In the wharf j
yards and are bringing freight to the ships
Hi port.
The wnter works system Is being grndit-
ally restored and the mulns are now sup- i
plying the various hospitals. Miss Clara I
Barton of the Red Cross has boon ten- j
dered tho use of tho old Scaly building, '
I formerly used by the general ofllccs of tho !
Santa Fe railway, and has opened n depot
i for supplies. She hns sent orders for
medlrlne and surgical dressings, food for
the sick nnd clothing and shoes.
( 'on I nieto r In v esl lull 1 1 im,
Alfred Ilolzeninn of the Foder-IIolzoman 1
I company, the Cincinnati lirm which re
cently bought $300,000 sewer bonds of the
city nnd has paid $o0,0i0 on the contract,
arrived here todny. Ho came to investi
gate conditions. Ho announced Unit If the
city authorities say they want the money t
the lirm will pay over the remaining t'O,
dOO. He expressed great conlldcnce In the
future of the port. The sentiment here
Is to go ahead with thu sewer system and
paving of thu streets.
A bureau has been established to take
a complete census of the city.
Congressman Ilnwiey advocates tho
building of a breakwater, beginning nt
tho south Jetty and extending westward.
i paralleling the shoro of Halviston Island
I for a dlslnnre of about seven miles. With;
a base of twenty-live feet and crown of
eight feet, capped with blocks of gninllo, I
he believes this would adequately protect j
Halveslon.
In response to the Inquiry sent tn him j
as to the Intentions of the Southern Pncltlc
toward Halveslon Mr. Tweed, chairman ot I
the board, hns telegraphed to the Halveslon
Cotton exchange as follows:
"Work on our Improvements at Gal
veston hns been resumed nnd Is being
pressed forwnrd as rapidly ns possible."
Tho anxiety to leavo tho city is dying
out. This evening nt 0 o'clock the rovenue
cutter Galveston, whlrh wns disabled, took
a largo number of patients from tho Scaly
nnd St. Mary's hospitals. These are to go
to Clinton nnd there bo transferred to
railroad cars for Houston. The revenue
cutter Winona will take a number of other)
sick nnd wounded tomorrow. She made a
trip yesterday, returning this evening.
Each cutler is accompanied by relief
nurses.
lletlef for Hit I v I'Mlmi,
MEXICO CITY, Sept. 18.-Hener.il Powell
Clayton, American nmh.-madnr here, has Is
sued a call for a meeting on Wednesday
evening nt the American club to take action
for the raising nf a relief fund for tho Gal
veston Hood sufferer.
DENVER. Sept. IS. The fund for tho re
lief of the Texas sufferers hns reached J1.V
27.1.
NEW YORK. Sept. IS.-Tho subscriptions
received to date In this city for tho sufferers
In flnlveston amount to J2lii,01ii, Chief of
Police Devery today turned over tn Mayor
Van Wyrk the sum of 17,7.18, being the
amount subscribed to tho Galveston relief
fund by tho members of tho pollco force of
this city. Mayor Leslie Sutherland of
Yonkers today sent n check for $2,000 to the
Now York Chamber of Commerce for the
relief fund.
PITTSBURG, Sept. 18. Tho Galveston ro
lief fund today reached tho sum of 1 13,102.
Itelllllini nl lleavec lit),
BEAVER CITY. Nb.. Sept. 18. -(Special
Telegram.) -Tho Heaver City district
reunion opened here today under favorable
auspices. The weuther Is fine niul the
camp Is rapidly lining up The reunion
will continue until Saturday night und
most of the state nnd congressional can
didates aro billed to speak.
CONDITION 0FTHE WEATHER
Forrr.mt for Nebraska
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i eiiipei uliire nt lllimlm ctcrilayt
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'ttmi nml t'nlvlii II o. in nt l'telmnge
Thirty Mini vvlih I'tiurleH itntl
Inoliiiu .lone.
MAD1SONVILLE, Tenn., Sept. IS The
Howard-McHeo feud had a dtatnntlc ami
tragic climax tudaj, in which one mall
was killed, two others fatally and ono se
riously wounded. Monroe county, the homo
of tho Howards and Medics, had been
pniltig today's events for two years. To
day at noon, a few minutes after Charles
Jones and his brother, Joshua, had en
tered the Clew hotel dining room, which
was tilled with guests, Calvin and Tom
Howard entered also and met the Jones
brothers face to face. In au Instant ret
vol vers were drawn by the four men nnd
about thirty shuts were llred, the terrllltul
guists making their exit from the room
by way of doors und windows. When tho
llrlng ceased Charles Joms was found dead
on the Moor with two bullet wounds In lita
heart and tunc in his head. Joshua Jones
and Calvin Howard were mortally wounded
mid unconscious and Tom Howard, tho
only one of the quartet left on his feet,
had a number of bullet wounds in his body.
Two years ago Tom Howard married a
member of the McHee family, despite the
stieiiuous opposition of the McUees. A
few days later two brothers of Airs. Tom
Howard went to Tom's house and, calling
him to the door, begun tiring upon him.
Two of Tom's brothers, Ernest and Will
Howard, and George Morrow Joined In
the fusllnde and all three were shot and
killed by the McHees. That was the be
ginning of the feud, since which time It
has been developed und grown wiili In
tense bitterness. Tho McHcea were ar
rested for tho killing ot Ernest and Will
Howard and Gcorgo Murrow and their
sister, Mrs. Tom Howard, remaining true
to her husband, testified against them.
The Dual trial of the McHees was set for
today at Madlsnnvllle, the county seal of
Monroe county.
The McHees and Howards are among the
best known people In the county.
STABLEB0Y " SAW HOWARD
i'rinl nf Vlonnlalii Vino, ( luirgeil with
(inchi-IN VMxns'.llMlliiin, Ciiu.
tliim". nl Frunl I'll rl.
FRANK FORT, Ky., Sept. IS. The prose
cution concluded Its direct testimony In
the case of James Howard this afternoon.
Hen Rake, a stable boy. corroborated How
man Haines as to seeing Howard run out
from the rear of the state house grounds
shortly after the shooting.
James F. Dnlley ond R. O. Armstrong
testified to seeing Howard standing on the
steps of tho executive building curly that
morning. W. II. Cultnn, one of the al
leged coiiDplt.Hoi'i, noi.t over hi former
testimony, which Indirectly affected How
ard. He claimed that Howard exhibited
c an ridges to bin. and nlso pointed slguill
cnntly to a broken palling In the fence
Oulton says he nsked Howard what he
meant by this and the latter tn!d him "Not
to ask so many d n fool questions." This
wns the afternoon of January 30. Cultnn
also said that on the day of the shooting
Youtsey came Into the secretary of state's
olllre. Ho had Just received his salary as
a clerk In the auditor's olllco and laid It
down on the tnble, saying: "I am going
to take the number of these till Is. I nm
likely to be urrested and If this money Is
taken from me I want to have some sort
of memorandum of li."
Cultnn says he asked Youtsey what he
expected to be arrested for. Vontsey reply
ing: "Well, never mind; I nm llkeiy to be
arrested."
-Dining the examination of witnesses this
afternoon Colonel T. C. Campbell culled on
the court lor protection from the "Insulting
Insinuations " ns he termed a reference
mndo to him by Major Owens of the do
fense, and milled: "This Is no lime or
place for Major Owens to attempt to heap
Insults on me. He knows Hint the pioper
time. If he desires to say such things to
me. Is outside the court room." The court
Imposed n lino of t' against Major Owens
of tho defense.
Tho defendant will take the stand ns the
first witness in his own behalf. Ho claims
an alibi and the attorneys for the defense
say they will bring overwhelming proof
that Howard was standing In fiont of the
Hoard of Trade hotel, two souares away
f 10:11 the tragedy, when the shoaling nc
ciirred. CARRIES" MEN ANO TREASURE
i'l-ll ii-pnct iiiiinm Suits fur Moulin
lid 1,111s vi ni i5i,:tnn,
(Mill In Colli,
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. IS. The trans
port Thomas sailed this afternoon for
Manila with l.filS enlisted men, seventeen
cabin passengers and $1,MO,000 In treasure.
Ilepnrlincilliil .Notes.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18. (Special Tele
gram.) Miss Estollo Reel of Wyoming,
superintendent of Indian schools, has re
turned from n trip In Indian Territory,
whire she went to Inspect schools and
recover her health, which had been broken
by couMnucd heal the past summer. Shi
ts now completely restored nnd at work
on her annual report to the commissioner,
which she expects to complete abuut Oc
tober 1. Miss Reel will ihon make 11 trip
to the northwest to Inspect schools In that
sec Hon
Tho resignation of Superintendent Hut
terfield of Pino Ridge (S. D.) Indian school
has been received at tho Indian nlllce. Hh
sin lessor will he appointed this week.
Mill. Llssa Peay was today appointed
postmistress at Jordan, Big Horn County,
Wyo.
Tho poslolllce at Stanley. Bulfnlo county,
Neb.. Is discontinued; mall to Amherst.
Rural free delivery Is ordered established
October 1 at South Auburn, Nemaha
county, Neb., with ono carrlor, Mclnncthnrt
Scott, who Is to servo a population of l.OOu,
covering nn area of forty-seven square
miles.
Martin P. McFarland of Charlton nnd
Roy H. Inman of Fort Dodge, la., uro ap
pointed railway mull clerks.
Huy F. Gilbert of Duliuquo, In., Is ap.
pointed draftsman In tho Navy depart
ment. Dr. Genrgo Tlhlnn Is appointed pension
examining surgeon nt Omaha, Dr. Claude
Watson at Nebrasku City and Dr. Oocirge
L. Rose at Beatrice, Neb.
Movements nt (leenii Vessels, Sepi. n.
At New York -Arrived Laurenllan. ftoni
HUsi;iw
At Ij leenstow 1.- rrlvul Wueilati.l fn,m
Phil.Tli l;.hu for LI er.M,ol
t H log , Arrive I VI,, im f,..n,
New York, f ir Ivittrrdum and di- i -c e u
(fewer are at work
Rinks of Striking CoaI Minors Aro Consid
erably Augmented.
MORE COLLIERIES FORCED TO SHUT DOWN
Cold Woather Likely to Mako Operators
Moro Willing to Negotiate,
ALREADY THERE IS TALK OF ARBITRATION
Miuo Owners Still Assort Thoy Will Not
Recognize Any But Individuals.
NO STEPS YET TAKEN FOR SETTLEMENT
l!iiiplii en of (Hie ('oinpiin In Wyo
ming Vnlte. In Number uf sieversl
Hundred Mend fust l- Itrfuse
In Mop Work.
PHILADELPHIA. Sept. IS. If. n
President Mitchell of tho United Mine
Workers claimed last night, 112,000 of the
111,000 mine workers In the Pennsylvania
unthrnclto coal Holds were Idle yesterday. It
Is certain that this number has been con
siderably augmented today by additions to
the strikers' ranks. Reports from the four
big districts embracing the hard coal re
gion are to the effect that fewer nun nre
at work today than were working yeiterdsy
and that collieries that worked full-haiided
yesterday are badly crippled or shut down
today.
The weather has grown much colder slnco
yesterday and this change Is greeted with
Joy by 1 ho mlnn workers, who believe It
will greatly Increase tho demand for coal
and thus force an early adjustment of thn
dltllculilea between them and their em
ployers. Talk of arbitration Is so per
sistent that the hope Is growing that this
method of settling the strlko will nnally
bo adopted, although tho mine owners de
clare they will deal only with their em
ployes as Individuals, and the strike lead
ers sav they will Insist upon formal recog
nition of the union. This difference would
nppenr sufficiently strong to keep employer
nnd employe apart forever If persisted In
One little baud of miners In the Wyoming
valley, those of the West End Coal com
pany, at Mocnmiqua, numbering n few hun
dtod men, stand out prominently as the
onlv men at work out of nearly 00,000 in
the Lackawanna and Wyoming regions. Ef
forts to hnvo them Join the strikers have
failed. They say they have always been
treated kindly, thoy have no grievance, nnd
they will, therefore, remain loyal to their
employers.
Mtilciuctil from Hie t'cminv I vanln,
Gcorgo H. Ross, secretary of tho col
lieries operated by the Pennsylvania Rail
road company, in 11 statement to tho Assj
clated Press today said:
"The situation today lu our collieries Is
about (lie same as yesterday, vvllh the
exception that tho I ykens. Luke F iller
nnd Cameron collieries could not bo op
erated, because sufficient men did not re
port for duty. Yesterday Hie only collier
ies Idle wire those at Nantlcnkc; and Glen
Lynn. Todny Wllllamstowu colliery Is
running full. Lul.e Fldler and Cannuuu
would be In operation uday wero It nit
for the fact that our men were kept from
work through Intimidation. About 1 SOU
are employed at theso collieries.
"Last year the men nt Nnnllcoko ond
Glen Lyon were on strike for live months,
having practically mndo the same demands
thn initio workors union Is making. They
tut timed to work at the expiration or
this lime, after the company had made
some slight concessions. Thoy have In on
satisfied since, until about six weeks ago.
when the labor agitators appeared and
urged them to strike."
Mr. Ross, when nsked ns to tho possi
bility of the company Increasing tho prh 0
of coal, said:
"The question of an Increase has nol
been considered by tho management."
General Manager llendorson of the Phil
adelphia nnd Rending Coal nnd Iron com
pany said-
"Thirty-six of the Ihlrty-nino collieries
operated by this company aro In operation
today, two additional ones being shut down
thin morning. These aro tho Henry Clay
and Bear Valley collieries, which wero
worked short-handed yesterday. As with
the Burnsldo colliery, which closed yes
terday, it number nf men reported for
work, but not In sulllclcnt numbers to
start up. The nveragu dally output of our
collieries yesterday was a llttlo over 101
cars less than usual. This condition can
bo attributed to thn closing of Hie Hum
side colliery and tho extent to which tho
remaining collieries m-o running short
handed." Mluatloil In Lni'kHn minn lt-(-lnn.
SCR ANTON, Pn., Sept. IR. There Is no
break" In the ranks of the United Mln
Workers in tho Lackawanna icglons and
every colliery and breaker tied up yester
day when tho great strlko of the United
Mine Workers was olllclally begun, Is Idle
todny.
Thn only places in tho extensive Indus
trial valley, with Its 45,000 mlnn workers,
which aro operating today, aro the Diamond
washery, a Delaware, Lackawanna West
ern company, employing twenty-five men
and boys, hut It is capable or turning out
1,000 tons of screened blrilFoyo and btu-k
wheat coal a day, I he Oxford wabhery, an
Individual loncern, employing about tweni
hands: the Anthony wabhery, on the aotith
side, and tho Gibbons' drift, In tho sinnn
locality, tho former working tlilri mm and
boys, and tho latter about forty.
The Anthony and tho Oxford washerips
aro supplying local trado only, and the
granted increases to their employes today
before work commenced. Tho Gibbons' dntt
has tho contract for the Scriintou public
schools, homo forty laige buildings, and
tho proprietors today enteied upon au
agreement to pay tho ndvaured wages to
their employes, fill none but tho school de
mands and to retail to none but prlvntu
families, fortifying their agreement by a
bond to hold good whllo the strike, lasts
This is thou tho situation. Scarcely 100
men and bny-B nro at work throughout tho
entlrn valley, thirty-live miles long from
Plttston to Forest City, and scarcely an
average of two miles In width. Even the
washorles of the big corporations whbb
may undertake to work, may only bo abb
to fill tho cars on their tracks, for them
they will Im left, iih tho railroad men huv.
glvon to Fred Ditcher, tho raomhor of the
national executive board, and President
Nichols of tho district hoard to undcrstuni
they will not he drawn out of the hranidie.
to the main linos.
The Carponters and Jolnois of America, in
national convention hero tod&y, adopted rns
cilulioci of sympathy with the striking an
thrHMte mlueis atid voted in favor of nils,
iig food0 to htlp M.pot ( in-- 1 arpc
urt uih-ju No, S v.iretl rt-'clutiuna of syra-