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OMAHA, FRIDAY aiOirNTXtf , SEPTEMBER 21, U)00.
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Government Will Make Reply Today to All
Notee Concerning China.
ADMINISTRATION DECIDES ON POLICY
Believed that United States Will Decline to
Accede to German Proposal.
RUSSIA'S POSITION REMAINS UNCHANGED
Government at St. Petersburg Adheres to Its
Rtaolvo to Withdraw.
TRENCH VERBAL INQUIRY OF WASHINGTON
Prince hlitit Anhsincrlenii .Ml"!""''
tu China lie Instructed l'r"
Wfil ultli .NcKOllutluns
fop PcllCC.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 20. The status ot
tlio cniiu-m- situation m the nose of the
day, according to a high uulhurity, la ns
fellows. Viero arc now before tho Uo
Vhrumnt of Sintu u number of n Ua await
ing rc nulla. iheso include mo Herman
note concerning ilio surtenuer of Unloose
ringleaders, tho original Hius.au prp
tlon for tho withdruwnl of tin- ifm-ps from
Pekln. which hah not been lined upon ua a
llmillty. a memorandum from iho Riiasluu
government tiHklng as to tin; purp..ies oi
this government, ami a request by I'miec
Chlng that iiiHtructioliH bo sent lo Minister
f'oiiKi-r to proceed with peace negn. InlUni
nl uim. In addition thero Is a vir..al
Inquiry from the Fionch government an to
tho program of tho United Sinus.
These arlcus cnmmunleatb.ns have accu
mulated Hlowly and an understanding ban
now been reached by tho uiliiiiitlstnul.it
that tin-re shall ho a general clearance ol
the entire subject. This may be cxpectei
either lato tomorrow or early the following
dny. Il will clearly enunciate llio pro
gram of tho I'nlted States on 'be various
quest Inns presented.
More iiiun One utc.
There will bo separate notes according
to the character of the communications ad
dressed tu this government; that Is. th
recent Herman note will be answered n
a note and tho memorandum of Inquiry
from i'.ussla will bo nnswoied by a mem
orandum, while tho French verbal Inquiry
is ill receive a verbal response.
An to the contents of these several com
munications the authorities are nut vvlllin;
to give any passible lutlinatli.tis. though
as fur as the (leriuan nolo Is conci rti il tho
belief Is almost general here that the re
sponse of our government will amount to
it declination to make the surrender of th.
offending Chinese a condition precedent to
negotiations of any kind. Concerning thj
Russian proposition for withdrawal, II bt
stated omclnlly that It stands today the
Bamo as flrt.t presented, there having been
no mtfdlllcatloiis whatever on tho pnrt of
Russia mi to the present lime.
II is believed that the answers to
(ieimauy will take the form of .
cinular, addressed not to Germany
nlone. but to each of tho powers
Interested in tho Chinese situation. Fur
thermore, It Is believed that Instead of be
ing an unconditional acceptance or rejet tlon
of iho Herman proposition, It will be
rather controversial and bo framed with a
purpose to doolop the sentiments of the
other powers respecting the Goi-ninn pro
poml and to secure support for our own
view of that matter.
Wnldri'Moi Ncniinit Pekln.
As Count Von Wnldorsee Is sturdily mak
ing his way toward l'ckln, but still needs
a week's time to complete his Journey, II
is not likely that the d. rmau government
will Interpose serious protest ag.ilnst any
Ki t Ion on the part of the United Slates
which will havo the effect to postpone the
beginning of a settlement until the Hold
marshal arrives. II Is Impossible to tell
now whether the action which Is to be
taken by our government will have such n
dilatory effect.
The Chlneso minister was again at the
Htato department at an early hour todaj
urenuuusly urging the otllclals to begin
negotiations at once, and directly with the
Chlneso government. If need be. Ho had
been Informed by his own government that
the technical dltllculty In the way of these
negotiations was Mr. Conger's lack of au
thorization. Our minister has told the
Chinese ollkials, ill this case probably
Prince Chlng, that his credentials as min
ister are not sutlkiont In themselves to
warrant him In acting us envoy to a set
tlement with the Chlneso government of
the troubles which have occurred within
tho last feu months. Mr. Hockhlll also Is
powerless to meet the demand for an Im
mediate representative. Now the Chinese
orncluls nro asking with great urgency that
special credentials bo cabled to Mr. Con
ger, or that some other properly empow
ered person be Immediately designated. In
order that negotiations, may begin at once.
Mr. Wu had nnother matter to present to
the department, and that was an appeal
from tho viceroys of Wu Chang and Nankin
provinces that no more Internatl nal troops
be landed In their territories. They ftiir.'d
the' exciting effect upon the Chinese of the
presence of these troops, and were willing
to guurnntoo the pence of tho provinces
nnd the protection of foreigners If these
troops are excluded.
Cullers lit Mute l)eiiirtiiieiit.
The representatives of tho powers here
tontlnue to show great activity In their
search for Information. In addition to the
Chlneso minister, tho diplomatic collet s ni
the State department today were Mr. Tnku
hira. Iho Japanese minister: M. Thlebaut,
the French charge d'affaires, and llaren
Sp. ek von Sternberg, the German charge.
They were nil in search of Information
aud particularly solicitous to know what
prospect there was of securing early re
spunHcs from tho United Stales government
to tho various notes which have been sub
mitted by them. Tho response to the
Germnn note Is not now expected by Unron
von Sternberg for n day or two. He feels
no surprise nt the suppurt given by Franco
to the llusslau proposition, and. therefore ,
Is not disappointed at the French refusal
'i. a.copt the latest German proposition
There were Interesting dlspatchts from
dmlral Hemoy and General Chaffee. Ad
miral llemey's official recognition of Li
Hung Cluing does not commit our govern
ment in any way, the recognition having
bun extended without doubt to Id In his
eain.ity of viceroy of Chlh 1.1.
i Imrtoo's stutemcnt relative to tho
diviM-m of his force Indicates that ho is
still currying forward preparations for
wintering his troops to tho best advantage,
D does not signify that he expects to re
main in China during the winter, but smi'
ply means that ho Is preparing for eventualities.
DE GIERS NOT LIKELY TO GO
,mi Vin per I urn'Mi'iHdcnt nt PeUIn
iiilnU Hie IttMKlun Minister
tt 111 .Not l.rmp.
LONDON, Sept. 21 4 a. ni. Such 1'ekln
dispatches as appear this morning tend to
confirm tho uplt ions regarding tho atti
tude of Rursln already expressed by Mr.
Morrison, the correspondent of tho Times nt
the Chinese capital. The Dally News prints
a dispatch almost Identical with tho dis
patches to the Dally Express from l'ckln,
but adding that In tho opinion of the cor
loiqomlctit the Russians only desire to In
duce tho other powers to withdraw.
Tho Morning Post's l'ckln representa
tive, wiring on September 13, expresses the
snmo opinion. Ho declates that M. Dc
Glrrs will not go unless the other ministers
ro also. The Russian legation, he asserts,
bad propnred to go, but reversed Its In
tention pending further instructions. This
delay ho thinks duo In nil probability to the
nondeparture of tho other legations.
"General Chaffee," continues the corre
spondent, "has directed a distribution of
rlro to tho poor. This plan Is a good one,
but lis application Is pomewhnt premature.
What chiefly is needed Is security of trade
so that necessaries may bo secured. The
American commander has expressed his
disapproval of further expeditions agaltist
the lloxers. No settlement Is possible until
tin lloxers nnd their nftlclnl accomplices
aro defeated. Numerous schemes aro on
foot for catching the Itoxer leaders, hut the
task Is illlllrult, they always keeping out of
the way."
Dr. Morrison, fairing to the Times under
date of September 17. ennllrms the report
that M. De (ilers has indefinitely postponed
his departure nnd announces that a column
of Americans started that day to rescue
Christians at Shun llslen, twenty-live miles
r.urthenst of I'ekln. Ho also reports that the
Hrltish Hong Kong regiment has left the
eapltul anil that tho Japanese have occu
pied Huang Tsuti. the railway station next
to Feng Tnl. where they will Immediately
begin tho reconstruction of the lino In con
Junction with the llrltlsh.
The Tien Tain correspondent of tho Dally
Mall, referring to the attack on tho l'cl
Tang anil Lai Tai forts already captured by
the allies after heavy losses, according to
advices received at llerlln, says: "Tho sur
render of the forts was demanded nt 2
o'clock on Tuesday with the threat of Imme
diate attack by the (Jermans and Russians
In the event of refual."
Tho news that Sir Claude MacDonald's re
moval from I'ekln to Toklo was arranged
'fist April is commented upon by some Lon
Miii papers as Indicating that the home au
thorities weie dlssatised with his conduct
of affairs.
MUST HAVE COAL AND FOOD
Aiiuln-Anic rlciui Kipeilltloii tinier
licuorul WIIoii S(. tiu(
' from I'eUlii.
(Copyright, lifni. by the Associated Press.)
PUKIN (vlnTnkul, Sept. l'.i. Active mili
tary operations are about to bo resumed
wlih n view of Insuring coal und food sup
plies from the northern passes and restor
ing trade. General Chaffee nnd General
Harrow, second In command of the Drltish
troops, helil a conference today and decided
lo dispatch nn Auglo-Aracricun columnj't.SOO
strong, to Snn Hal Tien, under ficneral
James II. Wilson, capture the arsenal there
end disperse the lloxers. The co utnn, which
will leave tomorrow, will Include two bat
talions of tho Ninth United States Infantry,
a de.nchmcnt of the Fourth United States
Infantry and four guns.
At tho conference It was decided to nsk
tho (icrmnns to send a column westward to
disperse tho lloxers and lo icstoro normal
( oimUIouk.
The Japanese and French aro operating
to the northwei.t of Pekln.
Tho snle of loot belonging to the Amor- !
leans has begun, General Chaffee nt IlrHt
proposed to burn It, but finally decided
that It would be better to feed the hungry
Chlncdo with the proceeds of tho sale.
STORY OF AWFUL MASSACRE
ItliNxlitn Compel 'liioiiNiiiiils of
Chinese to AVnile Into the iiim-,
W here i'he.v Droivnor re.sliof.
LONDON. Sept. 21. "Authentic accounts
have been received here," says tho Moscow
correspondent of the Standard, "of a hor
rible massacre at Ulagovtstchensk, which
wns undoubtedly carried out under direct
orders from the Russian authorities, which
then let loose the tide of slaughter through
out Amur.
"The entire Chinese population of 5,000
ouIh was escorted out of town to n snot
live miles up tho Amur, and then being led
in natcues or a row hundred to the river
bank, wns ordered to cross over to the
Chlneso side. No boats wero provided nnd
tho river is a tullo wide. Tho Chlneso wero
Hung nllvo Into tho stream and wore
"tabbed or shot at the least resistance,
a bile Russian volunteers, who Rued tho
bank, clubbed or shot any who attempted
to land. Not ono escaped alive. Tho river
bank for miles wns strewn with corpses."
EDICT AGAINST BOXERS
I'.niperor Orilern Vlceroyn to ICvler.
liiluule Iti'liellloiiN Subject
liv it) v here.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 20. -The Stato de
partment has received tho following tele
gram, dated tho lSth Inst., from tho consul
at Cho Foo, China:
Seeret.irv of State, Washington, I. C
KlKhtocnth. Yesterday ukiiIii hoeeched
governor ascertain facts I'ao Ting Fit. also
fate missionaries unaccounted lor in Chi
1,1; also condition mission property west
Shan Tuni; Now repies no foreigners
l'un Ting Fu others escaped, hiding
places unknown. Impossible ascertain
whert abouts. Imperial edict unlet Ing civil
and military ollldals exterminate lloxers
now Issued Property Intact excepting
I, inching mission, which Is destroved
tlovirnor arrived, rioters dismissed, head
otth-hil. From other sources today learn
governor Issued orders throughoit prov
ince, exterminate lloxers. FOWI.KR.
RUSSIANS ARE NOT LEAVING
Itrltlnh Denial nt Story AffrcdiiK
Ciiir'n Troup nt the Chinese
(uphill.
I.ONHON, Sept. 20. Tho Pekln corre
xpondent of the Dally Kxpress, wiring Sep
tember 12, asserts that the Russian troops
nro not leaving. Ilrltlsh headquarters, he
aided, had been Informed that tho Russians
had left, but tho statement was untrue,
tho fact being that tho Russians have been
reinforced nnd made a claim for more ex
tended quarters In I'ekln.
ALLIES TAKE HOSTILE FORTS
Pel TniiK uuil I. il Till M roiiuhnlilM H,..
ported Captured with (irent
I.ON.ICN,
HF.R1.1N. Sept. 20 The Lokal Anielger's
Shnngh.it correspondent cables that tlio
i .in., truliv eatitureil (he 1..i Tim. ,m,i i ..
allies today captured the I el rang and Lu
I Tal forts with freut losses.
ROOSEVELT'S TALKS IN UTAH
Goodly Crowds Greet tho Rough Rider at
His Several Stops.
COURAGE OF THE PIONEER HIS TEXT
CoiiKmlulntc tlie People on the
Country The) Have Developed ntnl
Tells of (he Itepulilleiui Pnrt)'
Aim anil Achievement.
LOGAN, Utah, Sept. 20. The first stop
made by tho Roosevelt special train today
was at Logan, where quite a demonstration
had been prepared. Oovernor Roosevelt
made a brief speech In the Mormnn cache
tabernacle, to an exclusively Mormon audi
ence, composed largely of women, many of
them voters, Tho tabernacle was crowded.
all standing room being taken. Oovernor
Roosevelt said In part :
I urn Klud to be among you people of the
west who, us Lowell snvs, liuve pitched new
states as the old world men pitched tents
Now how did you do It? I Mil you do it by
seeking to have an easy time, by making
up your mind that it you came to u dlf
llculty you would shlik It ami say If you
could not get something suiter than this
onward drive you would tint do iinvthlng?
Is that the way the went has been built tip?
No.- It Is not. The west has been built up
liv the men nnd women who were willing to
race the rough dllllcultlcs that tire Involved
nnd to meet and overcome them. You did
not shirk dlllleultli s, but you conquered
tnem.
You were not afraid of risks, but trod
them under foot and mode out of each a
stopping stone to further triumphs. That
Is how the west was built up and that Is
how you built up this state and that is how
this country has got to grow In stature
and In strength.
OGDKN, Utah, Sept. 20. At Mrlgham City
Oovernor Roosevelt spoko In the open air
from tho band stand. Tho meeting ut Og
den wns held in the opera house. Thero
was a large and appreciative audience to
greet the governor anil hear his speech. It
was well received, the audience responding
with cheers. He said In part:
In UW we took a detlnlte nnd unm's
takable position upon the Issues of the
day. formii'atlug our position on the lln
unclal and economic questions! so that
It could not be misunderstood, promising
prosperity with the policy tor which we
said wo talked. Our opponents prophesied
disasters us the res.ilt of following those
principles. I ask you to Judge our promises
by our performances ami their prophesy
by the actual events. We have done ex-actl:-
what we said we would do and we
now stand for the continuance of the same
lluauiiul und eeonomlcal polities which we
championed four years ago. We are ad
voratintf the sum.' policies which have
hroiiuht us nroMwrlty ; you will see that
the prophoslt-s or our opponents have been
falsllleil by the events. We have the rlsht
to :ik vou to ti tln-se policies which have
worked so we'l and that vou distrust the
in. n whose prophesies bate so signally
failed.
DALY MEN QUIT CONVENTION
Itolle Del eicn I Ion t n sen ted nod Their
friend Hulk Out with
The in.
IIKLKNA, Mont.. Sept. 20. Tho demo
cratic slate convention last night was dra
matic. The Daly delegates from Untie
seized the seats assigned by the stato com
mittee to the Clark delegation from that
city and declined to give them up till a
formal motion to remove them by force was
made. The majority report of the creden
tials committee favoring the seating of tho
Clurk delegation was read and thirty
minutes allowed each side for argument.
Finally, by a vote of 2.13 to HI, the majority
report wns adopted. Then Delegate Toole
led ninety-one dissenters from tho hall and
with 122 others who hnd previously left an
other democratic convention whs organized
In Knglehoru hall.
The regular convention then perfected Its
organization, adopted a platform, appointed
committees to conf'-r with populists nnd la-
tor party conventions, with a view to effect
fusion on the state ticket and adjourned un
til to o'clock this morning, wheu all four
conventions will be In session.
The platform ndopted by tho regular dem
ocratic convention reaffirms the ICansas City
platform, declares for free sllvt r coinage at
lt to t, favors pensioning veterans of all
wars, denounces trusts, and particularly tho
Amalgamated Copper company; favors
tho eight -hour lnw for miners nnd smelter
men, culog'.cs the record of W. A. Clark
and-recommends his re-election to the fed
eral senate nnd demands the election of
senators by the direct vote of the people.
BRYAN STOPS AT LINCOLN
Deuioerntle (iinillilule Mill Spend n
Few 1)ii 1'ninpnluiilnu' enr
III llniiir.
LINCOLN. Sept. 20. Mr. Ilryan will
spend tomorrow nnd Saturday campaigning
In the vicinity of Lincoln. Ho will visit
several points near this city, making brief
speeches. Mr. Ilryan will rest at his homo
in Lincoln during tho first throe days of
next week and on next Thursday ho will
start on his Dakota trip. Ho said today
that after starting to Dakota ho would con.
tlnuo his work In outsldo states, not re-'
turning to Nebraska until two or three
days before tho election In November.
iiiuluuteil fur CnimrcAx,
SAGINAW, Mich., Sept. 20 Tho demo
cratic congressional convention of tho
Eighth Michigan district today nominated
Wellington R. Hurt for congressman by
nctiamatlon.
QU1NCV, Sept. 20.-Tho democratic con
gressional convention held hero today to
nominate n candidate to succeed Willis
ILiselwood of Quint-y. who withdrew from
tho congressional race on account of sick
ness, nominated Judgo J. Ross Mickey of
Macomb.
HINGHAMTON. N. Y Sept. 20Myron
II. Ferris of Spencer was nominated for
congress today by tho democratic conven
tion of tho Twenty-sixth district.
I'LATTSllURG. N. Y., Sept. 20. Charles
A. Hurke of M a lone was nominated for con
gress today by the democratic convention
of tho Twenty-third district.
TOLF.DO, o., Sept. 20. Mnyor Samuel
Jones today refused tho unanimous nom
ination of tho democratic congressional
convention, and Negley D, Cochrau, editor
of the Ilee, was nominated.
IRON MOUNTAIN, Mich.. Sept. 20.-Ed-w.ird
L. Legendro of Calumet was nomin
ated for congress today by the democrats
of tho Twelfth congressional district.
Indian light I I'ntnl,
PinRRK. S. D., Sept. 20. (Special Tele
gram ) A crowd of drunken Indians nnd
halfbreeds at Forest City yesterday wero
quarreling, when Iron Moccnsln and Nnrclso
Ileneclt, both halfbreeds, got into u light
Henoiit knocked Iron Moccasin down with
n club and Jumped on him with both feet
and burst his head wide open, killing him
Instantly. The news was brought to Pierre
by Srotted Hear. The light occurred yes
terday noon.
Seven Firemen Injured,
ST. LOUIS. Sept. 2),-A tiro tonight at
jcoj to 20CS Morgan strict resulted In the
injuring ot seven tiremen by filling walls
One Jack O Hrlen will die. and unother.
1 I'TailK woerr may tut I lie loss was .U too
tly BU8tlllm.d ), ,ho UarBadlne-MUvlt
I trick Ory Uooda company.
l- raiiK woerr may tut i ne loss was J.n.ono,
VETERAN DENIES REPORT
Story (ilrlnd Iiopreilon Thnt Old
Soldier Are I'IocUIiik lu
Mrtin I Untrue.
LINCOLN. Sept. 20. (Special Telegram )
John Wiseman, nn old soldier nnd a dem
ocrat, tonight denied a story printed In an
afternoon newspaper to the effect that ot
thirty veterans who called on Mr. Hryan
today two-thirds voted for McKlnley In
"I am an old soldier nnd am for Hryan.
but don't propose to sec my comrndes mis
represented. Snmo of us hnd planned a
reception for Ilryan when ho returned
home, but when we found that he would
not nrrlve here until 11 o'clock at night
wj abandon? I tho schemo nnd decided in
call on him nt his house, Instead. In the
party that rnlled on Ilryan thero were not
over fifteen old soldiers and, four or five
other men who Joined us, nnd not thirty,
ns stated In the report. While we wero In
Ilrynn's parlor some ono asked nil who
voted for McKlnley In 1896 to,Btnnd up and
not a person stood up. Then some one
nsked those who were republicans prior to
lSlttl to stand tip nnd I believe that about
two-thirds of the persons then arose,
which did not In any way Indicate that
they voted for McKlnley."
When nsked If ho knew of nny veterans
who had changed from McKlnley to Ilryan
In the last four years. Mr. Wiseman said:
"I know of only ono old soldier who has
changed and am not posltlvo about him."
Democratic newspapers wilt tomorrow
tell n dllferent story concerning the affair
nt Bryan's homo nnd tho "great gains for
Ilryan" among the old soldiers,
About fifteen employes of tho Llndell
hotel, the headquarters of the democratic
campaign committee and the populist na
tional committee, went out on a strike to
night. Their complaint Is that they were
not fed enough. Kx-(lrand Master Work
man Sovereign of the Knights of Labor has
been boarding nt the hotel for several
weeks, but he has been too busy assisting
the populist committee to look nfter the.
welfare of the employes of the establish
mcnt.
NEBEKER CREATES A SCARE
Keep ThliiK" MovltiK Durlnsr III
Short Hcltiti it liiivrrmir
of I Inh,
SALT LAKR. Utnh. Sept. 20. Utah re
publican ofllclals and politicians hnd a
scare when they found this morning that
Oovernor Wells and Secretary of State
Hammond had left the state administration
In the hands of a democratic acting gov
ernor by leaving the stato to meet Gov
ernor Roosevelt at Pocatello, Idaho. Un
der tho statutes Aqulla Nebekor, president
of the state senate. Is acting governor.
When Mr. Nebeker discovered late last
night that Wells nnd Hammond were both
out of the state ho appointed Judgo O. W.
Powers United States senator, to yill the
vacancy occasioned by tho failure to elect
a senator at tho last session of tljo legis
lature. Then he proceeded to announce
changes In the gubernatorial staff und
makeup of officialdom genorally.
Mr. Nebeker Is n prominent cattlo man.
with the cowboy's fondness for n Joke, und
does not view his own moteorlc -career as
governor very seriously, bill, Mfl' political
opponents were "seriously alitirried until
they learned that his term will end shortly
after noon today, when Oovernor Wells
will reach Utah soil again. It was thought
possible Acting Oovernor Nebeker might
call a special session of the legislature to
llll the senatorial vacancy, but he says he
will not go thnt far. Judge Powers says
his appointment Is seriously meant nnd
that he will Insist on recognition.
Hits Crowd l.lftten to llniinn.
CHICAGO, Sept. 20. United States Sen
ator Hannn delivered an address tonight
to an Immense audience of German-American
republicans nt Central Music hall.
Frnz Amberg presided over tho mass
meeting. Tho speakers who proceded Sen
ator Httuna were Frederick W. Hulls of
New York, who spoke In Gorman, nnd
Judge Richard Yates, republican candldnte
for governor of Illinois.
Senator Hanna's speech dealt principally
with tho prosperity of the country under
republican rule and tho danger he charged
would follow the election of Mr. Ilryan.
Ho referred to tho defection of Carl Schurz,
and Ilourke Cnckran, saying that they had
forgotten tho financial question and wero
urging their cause under tho lllmsy gulso
of "Imperialism."
With reference to Mr. Hryan's refusal to
engage lu Joint debate with him tho sen
ator said- "Mr. Ilryan says that ho would
not discuss a public question or a political
question with'tiio because I am too small
potatoes. Hut ho will have to discuss them
with me. It does not make nny difference
whether from the same rostrum or not, be
cause Just us often as 1 come before nn
audience, of the American people I nm going
to tell them tho truth and from the stand
point of a business man I am going to
sound the note of alarm aud warn you nil
thai this Is your campaign."
HORSE DEALER UNDER ARREST
.lOHi-ph triihelui of Khiinii City
Churned with lief riliidliiK Com
iiInnIiiii Firm.
KANSAS CITY. Sept. 20. Joseph Arn
holm of this city, prominently known
throughout this section as a heavy dealer
In horses nnd mules, wns arrested yester
day at Random Lake, Wis., upon tho
charge of having dofraudtd Kansas City
nnd Iowa horso commission tlrms of about
$'.'5,000. Warrants wero Issued here two
months ago. Tho heaviest loser In Kansas
City Is said to bo Wolcott, Ileers & Co. ot
tho Stock Yards Horso nnd Mulo market,
and the Stock Yards Horse and Mulo com
pany is said to have lost heavily. Tho
losses In Kansas City will nggregato at
least $10,000, It Is said. Commission tlrms
In Clarlnda and Shenandoah. la., aro said
to havo been victimized. Arnhelm had
maintained olllcea at Red Oak, la., for tho
last year. Amhelm's method, as stated by
Mr. Wolcott, wns to obtain standing with
a firm with whom he had done largo bus
iness In buying stock nnd then make a
heavy draft for a shipment which never
eamo to hand. Arnhelm formerly lived lu
Pittsburg. Pa.
Movement of Ocean Veel Sept. 'JO.
At Now York Arrived Kaiser Willo-lm
II. from Naples; SI. (lermaln. from Havre.
Sailed Kurst Hlsmatek, for Hamburg, via
Plymouth and Cherbourg; La Lorraine, tor
Havre; Harbarossa, for Hremon, via
Southampton.
At Lizard Passed La Ilrotngne, from
New York, for Havre.
At Liverpool Arrived Now Fngland,
from lioston. Snlled-Cambroumn, for Mon
treal. . ,
At ficnoa-Artived Trojan Prince, from
New York, via St. Michaels and Naples.
At Rotterdam-Sailed Rotterdam, for
lloulocne and New York.
At llremen Arrived Lahn, via Cherbourg
und Southampton, lor New York.
At London Arrived Michigan, from New
York Sailed Manltou. for New- York.
At Nagasaki Sailed Port Stephens, for
San Francisco
At Cherbourg-Sailed Kaiser WMIielm
Ier Orosse, from Hremen ami Southamp
ton, for New York
At Qucetistowii Sailed--Khylaud. Phil,
adclrhla und Oceanic, for New York, iboih
from Llveruoui),
MARTIAL LAW HAS CEASED
Oiril Authorities Assume Charge of Muni
cipal Affaire nt Galveston.
DEAD BODIES SOAKED WITH OIL BURNED
Uiiueriil 1'yrc l.luht with Their
rinme the Darkened City. While
Their Siiiuhr Help tu lnerene
the IJver Present Minilnv-v.
CiALVFSTON, Tex., Sept. 20. This even
ing Mnyor Jones proclaimed thnt martial
law would cease at uoon tomorrow and
thu civil authorities would ussume charge
of municipal affairs. This was done at
the suggestion of General Scurry, who ex
pressed the belief that conditions had
reached such a stage that the civil author
ities were able to cope with the situa
tion. This, however, does not mean tho
Immediate withdrawal of the mllllla. They
are to co-opt rate with the city ollkials In
the enforcement of order nnd will con
tinue on duty ns n part of tho govern
ment Since martial law has prevailed In
Oalvcaton. good order has resulted. It was
teared In some quarters that when It be
cntne known thnt the mllltla had given wny
to civil authority tho looting nnd robbery
which began after the storm and con
tinued until the declaration of martial law
might recommence. The military forces
will bo usetl as a check on this chnructer
of crime, however, and will In all proba
bility remain here for the next twenty
days.
The shooting of negroes by military men
for looting has hnd a most salutary effect
and has In a measuro terrorized tho of
fenders; still thero are cases, of robbery
reported dally, which nre being dealt with
severely.
Tho stench arising from tho bodies be
neath tho ruins Is becoming unbearable.
Today orders wero Issued to Impress every
able-bodied man for street cleaning service.
Over 500 men wero secured today and un
der this order nre fully 2.000 men engnged
lu tho work. Still this force is not sulll
clent and more men must be secured. Men
for this servlco nro to bo Imported from
tho Interior of the state.
I'uneral Pyre Are IliirnliiK.
The work of removing tho dend from the
debris still continues. Tho present method
of disposition Is cremation and ns each
corpse Is taken out It is thoroughly sat
urated with coaloll and thrown Into a blaz
ing lire. This plan of Inrlneratlon has
been entirely successful nnd tho bodies arc
quickly destroyed. Funeral pyres are
blnzlng throughout the city and In this way
Galveston Is ridding Itself of the dead.
Canlaln William Hulehlns. superinten
dent of tho Ninth United Slutes life saving
district, embracing all stations on the gulf
coast, has received reports of damage to
stations In the district. Tho Galveston
station wns wiped out and tho keeper's
wife, Mrs. Hayes, and ono of the surfmeti
drowned. Other persons nt tho station
wero saved. Two of tho lifeboats drifted
to Hitchcock, fourteen miles north of Gal
veston, Inland. Tho Galveston station was
valued at $15,000 and will be rebuilt. Tho
San Luis Hfd saving station was damaged
fo "the- extent of-nbout- IliCOO. Thero Mas
a loss of $t00 to tho life saving station nt
Velasco. At Sabine Pass, the other station
on the const, uo damage wns done by the
storm.
Tho sloop Commodore, which arrived
here this afternoon from const points,
picked up nt sea the firing box from the
Galveston torpedo station whlih was de
stroyed by the st.rm.
DISTRESS IN TEXAS TOWNS
III Score of Slorni-vveiit Vlllnue
There In (ireut SutVerliiK mill
lleslllillloii.
HOUSTON. Sept. 20. Offlclal reports of
conditions nt Interior towns have begun to
come In from the agents sent out by S.
Taliaferro. Governor Sayers' agent for tho
relief ot the section visited by the storm
outside of Galveston and Harris county.
Following are summaries of reports so lar
! received showing the conditions nt halt a
dozen towns on the Santa Fe. There nro
! probably llfty small towns which aro lu
just as bad shape and from which reports
have not yet been received, but which nro
! being supplied with provisions, clothing and
drugs ft urn Houston by the committees:
1 Pearland Fifty fatnlllis depending on re
lict committee; some supplies received, but
assistance In other ways than provisions
is needed. Families at F.rln nnd Superior
are to be supplied through Pearland.
Algoa Twenty-flvo families to bo sup
plied: enough provisions for the present.
Alln In the town of Alvln and vicinity
thero are probably six houses on blocks
out of a total of 1,000. The population of
Alvln now to be fed Is about LfiOO; Manvel,
2.M; Liverpool nnd Amsterdam, 250; Choco
late and Austin bayous, Chlgger neighbor
hood,' Dickinson bayou, east aud on s.de
Ir. surrounding country, about 2,f0u, making
u total of 5,000 people under the super
vision of the Alvln committee. Tho com
mittee admits having a suflkiont amount
ot clolhlug. They have rccfivtd a cash
subscription of about $2,000 und have spent
$1(0. Havo received two cars of flutir from
Dallas, ono car of meat from Dallas, ono
car of mixed goods from Tyler.
Along the bay shore from Virginia Point
to Liverpool, for a spaco of six or ulght
miles from the bay front, thero are many
thousands of dead cattlo that should be
immediately cremated or properly looked
after.
Arcadia In tho town thero nre 300 desti
tute people ntnl thoso in tho Immediate
vicinity will mnko tho aggregate 500. Pro
visions already supplied sullkient for Im
ir.ediato needs only.
Hitchcock In this town nnd Immediate
vicinity nro moro than 500 destitute people.
Of about 300 houses only about ten nro
standing. A wave of salt water from four
to tin feet in depth coverid this section,
thirty-eight lives were lost, and, for tho
time being, It Is feared tho soil has been
seriously damaged by the effect of salt
water. Supplies of provisions wero sent
them yesterday. Thero aro probably 10,000
dead cattlo within n spaco of a few miles
south and surrounding the town, and every
houso should be supplied for at least ten
days with disinfectants. Fever Is now
setting In there nnd Dr. T. J. Scott ot
Houston went there yesterday.
An Idea of tho velocity of tho wind and
wave of salt water that swept over this
Immediate section may be Imagined when
it is known that tho Texas City dredge
boat Is now lying high and dry In a garden
nt this placo, a dlstanco of eight miles
or moro from Its moorings.
Alto Lomn This committee repcrts about
soventy-llvo families, or 300 people, to bo
cared for. Have received .'30 rations.
People havo no money ami thlr property Is
dt stroyed. In this neighborhood 100
houses existed; forty of them wori' de
stroyed. There aro about four lnuscs now
on blocks. Two lives were lost The popu
lation Is mainly of northern pi-op.e
shipment was made of provisions and mdl
clues, but other things arc needed at our-c
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
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WHAT DEWEY HAS TO SAY
Jinn Who SunU .Miinleln Fleet nl
Mnnlln Ciiintueut mi lloli
niiii' Sliiteiueiit.
NRW YORK, Sept. 20.Admlrnl Dewey,
who Is stopping nt Sayvllle. L. 1 , talked
today of the Hohson Interview, guying:
1 hardly think the young man meant tu
snv anything unkind, and perhaps he did
not sav what Is said there. The three
vessels he referred to are the tsla tie Cuba,
Ma ie Luzon and Don Juan tin Austria
They were the last In the ten or twelve
ships sunk nt Manila. Naval Constrictor
Capps. a very ahle man. with me und
he and divers nnd experts from Hong
Kong made an examination of all the
Spanish ships and decided that these three
were wot th saving Throo out of a dozep
They were mixed ami temporary repairs
were made ut Cavito.
The vessels proceeded Under their own
steam to Hong Kong and hud been there
for some time, undergoing repairs, before
Hobstiii saw them. As a matter of fact,
I never claimed that we sunk the ships.
I report, d that we destroyed them. I did
see with my own eyes an eight-Inch shell
utilise the stern of the Helua Maria Chris
tina. Admiral Montejo's ilagshlp, und th.it
destroy i'il her.
The statement Dint the vessels were not
much Injured below the water line Is prob
alilv true Everyone Unuvvs that it Is Im
possible for shells to do much execution
Iwlnw I tin wnler line, or for anvllllllir but
torpedoes to do much damage there. A
rew inches or w.-iier is u great protretum
Armored ships are not fcrnloretl much be
low Hie water line, the Water being pro.
tr't(mi ,,tinnt;li from it 'shell.
I hardly think It worth your wht'o to
pay much attention to this. You know it
is hinian nature to depreciate what others
have done nnd Mr. Hobson may not have
been quoted correctly or in tun.
Iliihtou Partially Correct nt I.rnst
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 20. Lieutenant
C. G. Calkins, formerly navigation olllcer
of the cruiser Olymplu. Admiral Dewey's
flagship, but nt present hydrographlc ofll
rer nt this port, speaking of tho reported
Interview with Lieutenant , Hobson. tele
graphed from Vancouver, In which tho lieu
tenant Is reported to havo said that tho
shells from Admiral Dewey's squadron wero
not responsible for the sinking of Admiral
Montljo's Heel, hut that tho Spaniards sunk
their own vessels by drawing the plugs and
opening tho valves, said today:
"Mr. Hobson superintended tho repair nt
Hong Kong (a long dlstanco fi'un Manila)
of three of the raised Spanish war vessels.
Those three were tho Isla do Luzon, tho
Isln de Cuba nnd tho Don Juan do Austria.
They were not tho largest vessels lu
Montljo's fleet nnd It Is truo that they were
sunk by thelr-crews, who pulled out tho
plugs, not, however, until tho ships had
been damaged slightly nnd were lu tlunger
of falling Into the hands of tho Americans
Thoso threo are tho only vessels of which
Mr. Hobson can speak with knowledge.
"Montljo's flagship, tho Relna Christina,
nnd tho Cnstllln wero burned to the water's
etlgo as a result ot the American bhell lire.
rho Spaniards were utjable to put out tho
conflagration. Tho Dou Antonio do Ulloa
was actually suuk by American shells that
pierced hor below tho water line.
"No one, so far as I know, ever assorted
that all tho Spanish vessels were sunk by
shots tlnit penetrated the hulls below the
water line."
SENATOR THURSTON'S ADVICE
Tolls the Itepulilleiliin tn (Set To
Kclhcr nnd ole Inr the TleUrt
All Over the Mute.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20. (Special Tele
gram.) Stimtor Thurston begins his
spocchmnktnK for the republican ticket
next Monday night at Martlnsburg, W. Va.
On Tuesday he Is billed to speak nt Pied
mont and on Wednesday at Clarksburg.
After his West Virginia dates ho will prob
ably go Into Ohio, Indiana and Illinois
before beginning his campaign In Nebraska,
which will extend over four weeks previous
to election. Speaking of the situation lu
Nebraska, Senator Thurston said today.
"It Is of utmost importunco that wo
elect a republican legislature. In order
to tlo this vvc must subordinate all prefer
ences for senatorial candidates and go In
to elect tho legislative tickets ns nom
inated. If we elect tvvelvo members from
Douglas county a-o aro almost certain of
tho legislature. Without them we will
probably fall. Republicans of Omaha
must thoreforo bury nil factional dliler
enccs nnd get together for tho ticket. I
believe this will be doue, and I shall urge
all my friends to support every legislative
nominee. This is no tlmo to Indulge In
pro-election contests or tt. cany purnunal
antagonism beyond county conventions.
Let us get the legislature, elect our statu
ticket and then scttlo tho senatorial ques
tion In caucus. Any republican senator Is
better than no republican senator. Wo
can elect two if wo stand together."
Nebrnska postmasters; Blvlra L. Pal
mlter at Mldvalo, Ilrown county, vlco S.
C. Cook, resigned; Hnns M. Mackprang at
Moiso llluff, Saunders county, vlco Illram
Wntts, resigned.
The Corn Exchange National bank of
Chicago was today approved us reserve
agent for tho First National bank of Graet
tinger, In.
Aimer W. Fonner, letter carrier at Cedar
Falls, la., Is promoted from JG00 to $S"0.
J. Cramer is designated n member of tho
civil service board for tho postolllce at
Omaha.
DICKEY OF OMAHA SPOKE
Annual (onvenllon of Yeteruii Tele
uruplier Conic to Hnd with
lliuiiiuel nl SI, Piiul,
ST. PAUL, Minn., Sept. 20. Tho annual
conventions of the Old Tlmo Telegraphers'
association and tho United States Military
Telegraph corps came to a brilliant close
tonight In this olty with a banquet at the
Ryan hotel. Over 200 guests wero gath
ered around the tables when President II.
C. Hope, of the Old Tltnors culled the
diners to order and Introduced H. P. Hall,
a-veteran newspaper man, us toastmaster.
The speakers were numerous and nil
wero brief. Mr. Hull gavo his greetings to
tho delegates by means of a mnmmuth
telegraph Bounder which had been arranged
for thu occnsloti. Oovernor John 1 .1 nil
spoko for thu stato of Minnesota and
Major James Gray of Minneapolis pre
sented again the welcomo he had already
given when tho delegates, spent yesterday
In his city. James D. Reld, thu venerable
father of telegraphy," Congressman j. C
Stevens, W. L. Ives of Now York, S. A. D.
Forrestiill of Ronton, Colonel J. J. Dickey
of Omaha, M. R. Monroo of New Canan,
Conn., and many others responded In quick
t rder to the tonats
P.nully Toastmaster Hall h&ld up a largo
-nrd bearing tho mystk figures JO" und
thu banquutcrs dispersed.
MIXERS STILL ON TOP
Reports from Hazloton Indicate Addit'ons to
Ranks of Strikers.
MANY CONCERNS FORCED TO CLOSE DOWN
Leading Official Reports that 800 Moro Men
Laid Down Tools Yesterday.
EMPLOYES PUT MARKLE'S APPEAL ASIDE
Suspension in Wyoming and Lackawanna
Valleys Said to Uo Complete.
LAST REMAINING MINE CEASES WORK
(rent Inrontl llnvr Hern Mnili- nn Men
Kinpluyril liy ltenillnr Cnmpnny,
Mnuy Drclilliitr In Cnl Their
Lilt with Their frlloiv.
HAZLUTON. Pa.. Sept. i0. In the ab
senro of President Mitchell from head
quarters today itenjHtnln James, who Is
next In charge of the strike In this region.
Issued the dally bulletin from tho United
Mine Workers headqunrteis. It Is as fol
lows: "Reports received nt headquarters today
havo been most gratifying. Harwnod, Cole
ralno nnd the S.tur washery nt Audenreld
shut down this morning. The men at thesn
places decided last evening to strike with
their fellow men. This Is a gain for tho
mine workers.
"At Jcddo, where John Marklt tried to
Influence the men to go to work, they re
mained ilrru, evidently realizing the shal
lowness of tho offers made by their em
ploy ers.
"Klght hundred more men are on strike
In this district today than on any previous
day during the strike.
"Tho suspension In the Wyoming and
Lackawanna valleys Is now complete, tho
only mine which worked tho foro part of
tho week being closed.
"Reports from District Nn. 9 (Die lnwrr
anthracite) show that there has been largo
accessions to tho strikers' ranks, great
InroadB having been made on tho I'hlla
delphin and Reading employes,
"Tho situation over the entire nnthra
clte field Is such that wo have every rea
son to believe that lu a few days the sus
pension will he general throughout tho
three districts."
Mitchell Is Well IMeiiseil.
President Mitchell of tho United Minn
Workers returned from Malm nny City to
day, where he addressed a meeting last
night. Mr. Mitchell said today that lai-;o
gains had been mado In tho Schuylkill
region and that the outlook for the Hazlo
ton district coutluiied to grow brighter.
Tho shipment of coal from tho Huzlelon
region Is gradually falling off. Yesterday
tho Hazleton division of the Lehigh Valley
rntlroad, which taps all but six collieries
In this territory, bandied ISO ears of coal,
which Is a decrease of eighty cars over
Tuesday. The average shipment Is S00 cura
a day.
Geuornl Manager Frank Pardee of A.
Pardee Sr Co.'s mines, Iho Cranberry and
Crystal Rldgo collieries, suys the property
Is today produting about three-fourths ot
the nverage output.
Mr. Pardee said: "The men aro staying
away from work because they have been
intimidated. They aro being threatened
with bodily harm ut their homes. If thin
were not so I believe U!l per cent of our
men would be working. We are protecting
all men who are working on our property.
"Our linn has nothing to arbitrate. Our
men presented but ono grievance, the pow
der question. Our answer wus that If vvn
reduced the prlcn of powder wo would h.ivo
to readjust tho wage scale. They said they
did not want this doue, but Homo of thorn
struck.
"As far as I know there Is no understand
ing among the operators regarding nny
at t ion that might ho taken with a view lo
breaking tlio strike. Knch operator Is
lighting his own battle. We do not earn
how many of our men Join the United Minn
Workers as long as they behave themselveH
and keep within the law."
President Mitchell today denied tho story
that he is going to New York tu confer
with owners of mines with a view to arbi
tration. Fred Ditcher, the member of tho execu
tive board of tho mlnn workers' union who
has been leading tho strike movement Id
tho Lackawnnnu and Wyoming valley
regions, nrrlved hero this afternoon from
Scrnnton.
People I'riir Trouble.
Thero Is no denying the fact that tho In
habitants of this region four trouble. Thero
aro very few persons who do not bollovn
that thero will bo nn outbreak somewhere
In tho region. Most, If not nil, tho coal
mines aro being protected by extra watch
men. Rumors aro afloat thut tho sheriffs
of Luzerne, Schuylkill nnd Carbon coun
ties, which adjoin ono nnother at n point
two miles south of here, nro swearing In
deputies by tho scote. None of theHo ru
mors can bo coullrmed. When tho sherllfa
are approached on tho subject they say
thero Is no trouble nnd that they uro not
looking for any. Certain It Is, however,
that thoso olllcers nro keeping a watchful
eye on tho situation.
No. 10 shaft of thu Lehigh Valley Coal
company, east of this city, was the center
of numerous petty nets of violence during
tho dny. Ilefore fi o'clock this morning n
handful of Hungarian women wauled to
whip threo coal aud Iron policemen for
persuading breaker boys to go to work.
The police, however, managed to got out
of their dllllcultles without a fight. Shortly
after that a mine worker says ho was shot
at by nu unknown person, but not hit,
while on his wny lo tho shaft. Later In
the day nn Italian wns badly clubbed. To
night two mlno workers on their way homo
from tho shaft wero uttacked and badly
beaten. Asldo from theso Incidents qiilot
prevailed throughout tho region. Tho
striking mlno workers say they nro 'doing
their host to prevent disturbances.
A l.ri-year-old Hungarian boy was found
dend In bed In Colernlno today. Tho doc
tor says his death was duo to heart ills
oiiso caused by fright. The doctor added
that the boy hnd beon told that a mob
was marching toward Culeralno and that
tlie shock caused his death.
Meetings wore held this afternoon In thu
Hazleton mines and at tho Sllvetbrook col
liery. At tho former placo addresses wnru
made by mlno bosses, who appealed In thu
men to resume work Several labor organ
izers addressed tho tnon nnd urged thorn
to stay on strike until tho fight is won.
Tho Lehigh Valley Coal company's col
lieries, the strikers claim, are being oper
ated with a greatly reduced forcn of men.
Mitchell U llopelul.
President Mil' hell has telegraphed lo tho
officials of tli lulled Mine Workers hero
thai he will curdy he in WUkesbarro fatur-