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    The Omaha: Daily Bee.
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OMAHA, TRIDAV MORXTNG, SEPTEMBER 28, 1 5)00 TWELV 13
ESTABLISHEDJUNE 10, 1871.
VAC. 13S.
SlXiil.K COW FIVE TEXTS.
SOFT COAL AS $LL
United Mino Workers' Union ft Tio Up
Pennsylvania Bituminous iolds.
PRELIMINARY STEP TAKEN'YESTERDAY.
Striking Ayfhracito Mine Will Lcaro No
Possible Prop for Orators.
HARD COAL MARKETS t HAVE NO RELIEF.
Mcmbors of Union oon Explicit Instruc
tions by Present Mitchell.
RUMOR THAT STRKE HAS BEEN SETTLED
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Willi.. AilmlVliiK H" ISi'KiiHntltm
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KnolcilKe of Tlit'in.
HAVl.tvroK. Pa.. Sept. 27,-Prosldonl
Mitchell rf Ihf United Mine Workers today
sent n telegram to tlio central Ponnsyl
vanlu hltiimUioust coal fluid, which possibly
may havu t!to effect of bringing the soft
coal mine vorkers Into the contest which
the unthriclto worker aro now wuglng
ugalriHt tio mine owners. The telegram
was hent to Klrtiard Gilbert, secretary of
District No. 2 at Clearfield, la. It was
aB follows-
Ishiii clrc-ular letter liiMtrurtliiK a" mine
vnrk--rs In central IVnnsylviinlu that they
am mil to load coal for shipment Into mar
lCelH formerly supplied liy anthracite opera
torn. Wo are Informed that the Philadel
phia (c Iteiulltig, Delaware & Hudson anil
New JerKey Central rnllruadH are now at
tempting to defeat anthracite Htrlke by
nmdlng their cars Into entral Pennsyl
anla to have them loaded with bituminous
foal. Please comply with thlH request ut
Ollie.
President Mtlchell said he had been
watching the bituminous coal Held closely
for Just such a move us ho alleges has
licen mndo hy the railroads mentioned In
his tolcgrutn and lie does not fear that
they will make ranch of n success In got
lng (lie noft coal Into the anthracltu mar
ket. The miners In the central Pcnsylvanla
region, ho continues, are In thorough sym
pathy with their fellow workmen In the
rustern part of this statu anil President
MitrlTidl feels suro that as soon ns they
llnd tliat the coal they nro loading or aro
naked to load Is to tako to the place of the
hard coal they will refuse to handle It.
l.ulinr Lender Condition.
Labor leaders do not expect a suspen
sion of work In tho soft coal fields unless
the. operators Insist on sending their coal
to the anthracite market. They also say
that, tho Philadelphia & Heading Deln
iwiro Ai Hudson and Jersey Central rail
roads bolng unahlo to 1111 their contrncts
for hard coal nro prevailing upon their cus
tomers to accept soft coal wherever It
can he used as a substitute. Conslderahlo
Interest In bolus manifested as to the
ctTcct of President Mitchell's action In
nttcmptlnK to defeat tho alleged move
ment of "thuc'dalVuvrT!iKroafl8.
Humor of Strike Settlement.
This was a day of rumors. Around
btrlko heatlipiarters thero were stories In
circulation that Archbishop Uyan and
Senator Hanna wero coming hero to see
President Mitchell, that all the coal-carry
ing roads had agreed to arhitrato all differ
puces and that tho strike had been sot-
tied. Tho last mentioned rumor was the
only ono which tho labor leaders paid any
attention to and In connection with It they
sent n telegram to the- president of tho
union In tho thrco districts comprising
tho entire anthraclto coal fluid of Pennsyl-
anla. Tho telegram Is as follows:
Report Is current that operators have
made concessions In wage scale and will at
tempt to Induce mine workers to resume
work, l'leuso ndvlse all miners In your
district that no attention should lie given to
these reports ami tnal tney will lie ofll
clallv untitled should any (iffer of settle
meat lie made. Under no consideration
whatever should work bo resumed unless
authorized hy 11 convention representing nil
initio workers in the anthracite Held. It Is
vitally important tnat all miners stand linn
and determined and not to be ilccclvcd Isv
those whose Interests it Is to defeat tho
purpose tor wnicii me strike was Inaugur
ttted.
In spenkltiK ft limit tho rumors of a settle
incut, Mr. Mitchell said the strike cui.d
not bo ended without him knowing It, but
that ho hail no knowledge as to what
might bo In progress for a settlement. Mr.
Mitchell's attention 'vus called to a dis
patch In which J. P. Morgan Is credited
with saying that ho (Mitchell) would ac
cept a 10 per cent ndvanco. .Mr. Mltchull
eald:
"It Is absolutely untrue. I am not em
powered to accept anything less than what
tho miners In convention decided to as'.i
for. Anything under thoso demands must
bo acted on by a regular committee of dele
Kates representing tho anthraclto miners."
Mitchell Keltic .Sim prill lleporta.
Mr. Mitchell also denied having any
knowledge of tho opening of negoilaJotu
mentioned by President Truesdale of the
Uelawaro. Lackawauun & Wtsiorti. lie
flora not know who tho third porsou Is that
Mr. Truesdalo speaks of and says ho haa
not been approached In any way.
Tho entlro Hazleton region was quiet to
day and tho only notable change In tho
itrlko sltuntlon was at tho collieries of 0.
II, Markle & Co. As predict ed by tho s rlko
leaders yesterday, there wns a consilium do
reduction In tho forces wirklng at iho va
rious collieries of this firm. All that tho
Kcneral superintendent of tho m.uea would
nay was that the collieries were started as
usual today. Of tho thirty odd collieries
tn this region thirteen nro completely t.ol
up. while tho remainder nro more or lo.s
crippled, not ono running full and not many
of them having mined any coal to speak
of slnco tho strike started.
National Secretary and Treasurer Wilson
of tho I'nlted Mints Workers arrived today
from Indianapolis. Ho said nothing
definite had yet been di.no with reiard to
the paymont of benefits to this striking men.
Tho question, ho said, will probably be set-
tied within tho next'few days. Mr. Wilson
declined to say what amount of money was
on hand for that purposo and also refused
to divulge tho numerical strength of tho
union.
WILL NOT BUYCAMP BIRD MINE
John lliiyn llnnimoiiil AdvUcn I3iik-
1 1 mIi Sjnillente to Keep llnud
Off Colorado Property.
LONDON, Sept. 27 Tho London capital-
(its who deposited JCLWO.000 with the Mor
gans for the purchase of this Camp II. rd
mlno, In Colorado." suys tho Dall Hxpress,
"hnd their money returnoj to th m yts
terdny. John Hays Hammond having nil-
rltcd ngalnst the purchase"
Annconiln Copper I'iisn Dividend
NKW VOHIC. Sept 27 -The directors of
tho Anaconda Copper Mining, company Imvn
declared u dividend of $1.25 per sharp und
75 cents extra.
TEN PER CENT INCREASE
President Mitchell Admits Mini ipr-
ntors Muse OHert'tl
'in
Compromise.
ft.-
HAZ&.-Tff.ig'f.j Sept. 27. Tho Associ
ated Press la AtSrAtoicciircd from Presi
dent Mitchell thcTSrsslon that he be-
lleves the mine operators have agreed to
tnnko the initio workers an offer of a 10
per cent Increase In wages. Further than
this Mr. Mitchell declined to talk, lie
has been reticent all day on the subject
nnd several times declared that ho know
nothing of tho rumors of n settlement of
the strike.
SOLID GAINS FOR MINERS
Spveriil Collli-rli'M III tin- Vicinity of
Slieniiiidonli An- ( iiinpeltcil
to CIikc llossn.
SHENANDOAH, Pa , Sept. 27. Today's
developments in the strike situation
showed important gains for tho mine work
ers. Two big collieries In tho Ashland dis
trict, controlled by tho Philadelphia &
Heading Coal company, wero compelled to
clnso and tho third worked with a crip
pled force. The Locust Spring colliery at
Locust Gap, nine miles from Ashland, was
un:.blo to work owing to tho small number
of men who reported. This operation ordi
narily employs about 1.H00 men and boys.
The Hast colliery at Locustdalo closed
this afternoon and tho Potts colliery at Dig
Mine Hun worked with a small force. It
Is estimated that l.fiOO men are employed
nt theso two mines.
The union mine workers In the Ash
land district saythey have been willing for
soino time to strike, but wero restrained
by lack of organization. A brunch of tho
union wnas formed lust night. Organizer
Fahey will address n meeting of the mlno
workers nt Ashland tomorrow night.
In tho territory between Shnmokln nnd
McAdoo there Is but one colliery nt work,
the North Franklin at Trevorton, and this
Is said tn be short-handed.
In the Mnhanoy district all the collieries
are tightly closed. 13 very breaker nt Mn-
hnuoy City has been cleaned out of coal
and tho trade theru must bo supplied from
other places. Thero Is no change In the
situation hero today. Not a ton of coal
was mined In Shenandoah today.
RAILROADERS WILL NOT HELP
i:trirt to Slop Movement of Coal from
Interdicted Ctilllprli'M Meet
sslth UpIiiiIT,
SCUANTON, Pa.. Sept. 27 The an
nouncement that tho tnllroaders cannot sec
their way clear to help close down the
wnshorlea hy refusing to handle their out
put caused a call to Issue today for a meet
ing of tho executive board of tho United
Mlno Workers of District No. 1 for next
Saturday, to discuss other means of meet
ing this difficulty. An effort. Is to be made to
stop work at tho Martin nnd Murrlu mines
near Carbondule, by showing tho mlno In
spector that these small collieries arc not
operated with regard to tho requirements
of this law.
The big companies nro paying off the
strippers. All tho former employes of the
Pennsylvania Coal company's twenty-seven
collieries will bo paid tomorrow nnd those
of tho Lackawanna's twenty-three places
will bo paid borons Monday. Tho purposo
of this Is to mako tho men amenable ns
trespassers If they conns on tho company's
property and Is another strong corrobo
ration of tho story that ti move Is on foot to
operate somo of tho mines. It has been
positively demonstrated that soft coal will
hum in culm grates nnd tho drend of
Scranton's Industry being compelled to shut
down 'Is now removed, as thero Is every
guarantee that all the soft coal the city may
neeil can be secured without difficulty
Large supplies continue to come In dally
BIG COLLIERY CLOSES DOWN
Striker ill SlinnmWIn Gnln fin
Iiortiiiit Point Other Ki
licpteil lo I'olloss.
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SIIAMOKIN. Pa., Sept. 27.-The Locust
Spring colliery, near Mount Carmol, went
on strlko this morning, tho big mlno bolng
lieu up completely, iieroro tho general
strike was ordered by President Mitchell
between 1,200 and 1,300 men and boys
wero given employment. It Is owned by
the Philadelphia & Heaillng Coal and Iron
company und hnd been In constant opora
tlon. Strlko leaders held numerous maua
meetings to Induro tho men to stop. About
halt the total number ceased toll from
day to day until only tho Ashland and
Lavllle men remained. Their failure to
como to work this morning left tho mlno
with no ono to cut coal. Tho strlko leaders
aro highly gratified and predict tho closing
down of tho North Franklin colliery by
tomorrow night. That colliery Is nlso
operated by tho Reading company. It em
ploys BOO men and hoys and la working to
day with only thirty miners.
NO CHANGE AT SHENANDOAH
Mule lleliiB TiiUpii Out nt .Mine, In-
(Hl'lllllIK llpllpf In Louie
Sliiitdosvn.
SHRNANDOAH. P.i.. Sept. 27. Tho long
period of dry weather was ended today by
heavy rnln, which camis as n great relief
to everybody here, especially soldiers, who
have suffered from the lack of wator.
The strlko situation in the region be
tween Mahnnoy City and Ashland Is un
chnnged. At tho latter place, according to
reports received here, tho Hast and the
Potts collieries aro still In operation, whllo
the Locust Spring colliery at Locust (lap
failed to resume today.
The mules In most of the Heading com
pany mlues nro being removed. The town
Is quiet and peaceful.
CHURCH TO HELP MINERS
IIunhIiiii lirppk ConurcKiitloii nt Slinni
nltlu Will MurtKnRP It.
Propcrl) .
SIIAMOKIN. Pa.. Sopt. 27 Rev. John C
Konstnnklovlcz. pastor of the Russian Oreck
church here and vicar general of this United
States, sprung a suiprlso this afternoon. He
announced that In tho ovcut nt tho strlko
continuing until Buffering and destitution
put In au appearauce he und his congrega
tlon had arranged to mortgage the whole of
th?lr cliurui property, valued at over $25,000,
and dlvldo the proceeds among the sufferers
and In the e?ent of tho strlko being con
Untied for u long period, the entire congre
gatlon will leave the region.
"cv' llppiurr Plant Started.
luu.-Niioiutt u.. sept. 27. The now
besfotner plant of tho Republic Iron und
Steel compuny was lighted this morning.
The, mill has a capacity of 600 tons of steel
billets per day and in give employment to
600 uaoda.
IEADY TO CONSIDER PEACE
nstructions to Minister Oongcr in His
Dealings witb Ohina Soon to Be Sent.
NITED STATES OBJECTS TO PRINCE TUAN
Imperlnl Court nt PeLIn Notified thnt
Appointment of lllnody lloicr I
riiilplrnlilp nml Mny lteult In
Stopping All VcKotlntloii.
WASHINOTON. Sept. 27. Minister Con
ger has been advised by the State depart
ment of the substance of tho replies made
by this government last Friday to the
governments of (icrmany, Russia and China,
respecting China, which clearly Indicates to
him the general nature of the Instructions
he Is to receive. Moreover, by this time
he Is Informed of the orders Issued to Gen
eral Chaffeo to reduce his forco to a legntlon
guard. Tho note to Chlnu specifically
pointed out the lines on which this govern
ment will issue Its Instructions to Its min
ister. The document Itself Is In course of
final approval, Acting Secretary Mil hav
ing completed the draft some days ngo and
forwarded It to the president. It was tho
belief of tho State department late this
afternoon that the actual transmission of j
mo instructions woum tie carried out very t
soon, probably within the next twelve hours.
It Is said that tho text of the Instructions
will not bo given publicity at present for
diplomatic reasons, but thero Is no con
cealment of the general scope of the docu
ment, which Is on the lines Inhl down In
tho thrco notes.
In this connection It Is said at the Slnte
lepartment that Mr. Conger will put these
negotiations In motion without any pur
poso of acting for any government other
than tho United States, although the gov
ernment steadily keeps In mind that the
United States Is but one of the several na
tions mutually Interested In obtaining a
ommon cud ami It is hoped that tho effect
of Mr. Conger's making a beginning to
ward negotiations may be to Induce other
powers to follow. This government hns
never assumed to lay down iiuy mnnriate as
to the com so to bo follow ed by all or any
of the other powers.
It Is believed thnt the State department
already has taken steps through Minister
Wii to Impress upon tho Chinese govern
ment the undcslrahillty of the appoint
ment, of Prince Tuan as grand secretary
and the painful Impression this appointment
has created throughout this country. Tho
effect of his appointment. If persisted In,
It Is said, might bo to retard seriously tho
final negotiations, or In fact any nego
tiations nt nil.
Tho government feels thnt It is much
reinforced in its present position by the
note from LI Hung Chang, lu which ho
gave positive assurance to tho United
States that he had sufficient authority to
protect all American Interests and would
seo thnt this authority was exercised. The
government now looks upon this assurance
ns a guarantee which must be faithfully
performed as a condition precedent to even
tho establishment of relations with LI and
Prince Chlng. If the appointment of Tuan
promises to obstruct tho performance of
th in pledge lu nny manner, then It would be
clearly violative of tho guarantee laid down
and would warrant the Immediate with
drawal of Mr. Conger from further rela
tions with the Chinese, envoys. So It ap
pears that much more depends upon what
Tuan does than upon what ho has done.
PA0 TING FU MUST BE RAZED
KiikIInIi IIpnIiIpiiIn In Clilnil Cliimor
for IlpMlruetli f Cll III Hip
liitpri'Nt ot l.iitlim Pence.
LONDON, Sept. 2S I :!0 a. tn. The only
dispatch of special Interest from Chlnn this
morning Is the following from Dr. Morrison
to the Times, dated Pekln, September 21:
liie recent punitive extiedltliinH have had
nn excellent effect In Increasing security
and facilitating the entry of supplies, but
nothing can be counted an effective until
l'ao ling FU lias vn ruzetl ami tne for
eigners and refu at Cheng Ting and
other places km,. to the generals nro
rescjed.
M. Do tilers lias mwressiMi a memorial 10
the empress dowager offering her the pro
tection of Russia and requesting her to
return to Pekln. Forty chief Chinese olll-
clals have sent a memorial to the emperor
and empress dowager beseeching them to
return.
The conll ct ilk' lnterestH or Kussia nnil
Client Hrltaln prevent a systematic attempt
to reconstruct tne runway, uiinnugn re
storation would be easy. It turns out that
Cheng Yin l.'a, whose death in Kashgnr.a
wns recently reported, wns executed under
nn Imperial decree at the same tlmo with
tm oilier pro-roreign ministers who were
executed.
Cheng Yin Hunn was special envoy to
Fnglnnd at tho time of tho dlnmnnd Jubilee.
He wus hated by the empress dowager, who
exiled him to III In lSsHS. Tho Russians,
according to tho Shanghul correspondent of
tho Morning Post, hae virtually abandoned
tho province of Chi LI to Germany
LOOKING FOR A WINTER CAMP
Gpuprnl tiiiiffpp. IiipIIiipiI to I'm or n
Town In Vicinity of
Tip n TnIii,
(Copyright, tSOO, by tho Associated Press.)
TIEN TSIN, Sept. 24. (Via Taku, Sept
.) General Chaffeo has arrived and con
ferred with tho staff officers of different de
partments with a view of establishing t
winter base In tho vicinity of Tien Tsln.
Ho paid a visit to Tong Ku, making a gen
ernl inspection. Tho prment plan Is under
stood to be tentative and based upon tho
possible retention of tho existing force.
Tho plan contemplates placing the troops
under canvnss outside the city.
General Chaffee paid a visit to LI Hung
Chang nnd Informally discussed tho out
look for a settlement. It Is understood ho
protfered an American officer to accompany
the viceroy to Pekln. No other power ox
cept Russia has yet officially recognized LI
Hung Chang's presence,
Fiend Marshal Count von Wnldersee, com-
mander-ln-chlcf of tho International forces,
will arrive here tomorrow. He will bo re
ceived by a review of all the allied nation.
It Is reported that tho Russians, after tho
enpturo of tho Lu Tsl forts, began rushing
tioops north along tho railroad for tho pur
pose of occupying Shan Hal Kuan.
Mlnnrnpolla MIalooiiry Mni-dprPil.
MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 27. Mrs. M. I)
Clapp ot this city today received a letter
containing the Information that her sister,
Mrs. G. 1-. Ward, formerly of this city
together with her two Httlo children, was
murdered by Doxcrs In China about eight
weeks ago. Her husband, who was an
Englishman, escaped. They had labored at
tho Chang Shan mission In southern China
for years. When It became evident their
lives wero endangered they decided to
leave. Mr. Ward placed his wlfo nnd
children on a boat on tho river, while he
and some native Christians started over
laud. When Mr. Ward reached the river
ut a point 100 or more miles from Chnng
Shun ho was horrified to learn tout his wlfo
and children nnd all others on tho boat
bud been murdered. Tho body hud been
terribly mutilated.
FREE ADVICE TO. EMPEROR
I'orelKii Mlnlntpr iiCTpWIii CoiiiinpI
iiiriinp to Itetuln nt Unci'
to Capltixt.
(Copyright, 1900, by tho Associated Press. 1
PI3KIN, Sept. 21- (Vla'Toku. Sept. 23 )
All the foreign minister have addressed
notes to Prince Chlng, suggesting the re
turn to I'cktn of the e mpflror and tho court.
The notes wero Informal' anil not written
In n diplomatic capacity.' Tho writers do
not consider them blndln.K upon their re
spectlve governments. -I
The diplomats acted JoMUly In the mat
ter, but the letters were sent Individually.
These did not contain any insurance, but
merely suggested the return of the em
peror. Prince Chlng undertook to deliver
the notes. Tho outcome Is n matter of
speculation, the doubtful element bolng
the influence of Prluco Tuan and General
Tung Fuh Slang, who may restrain the
court.
General Chaffee, discussing tho probabili
ties today, said: "I do not'.bolicve that any
European monnrch would Renter the camp
of his allied enemy, audi '.doubt If the
empress dowager will do 'tio. It Is gen
erally conceded that tho refloratlon of the
Chinese government Is essential. I have
favored the withdrawal of tho main allied
force to Ynng Tsun nnd Tien Tsln, leaving
200 mixed troops to guard the legation."
MINISTERS AS PEACE MAKERS
siikkpnIpiI Hint 'liiouc on the (imtiml
nt Pel; I n llrnsv t'p n
Tronty.
PARIS. Sept. 27. Tho prnctlcnl deadlock
In tho efforts to open pence negotiations
with China has given impetus to tho sug
gestion that the ministers at Pekln bo In
structed to hold meetings for tho purpose
of drawing up the terms of u treaty of
peace. The fact that tho powers, through
tho exchange of views between their re
spective foreign tilllcers, arc unablo to reach
any agreement has, It Is claimed, clearly
emphasized tho dimculty of settling on
terms regarding occurrences at so great n
distance, and, It Is added, it has shown
that the ministers on the spot nrc tho per
sons most fitted for and capable of working
out a common ground of settlement. Gen
eral instructions only, it Is further sug
gested, should bo given to tho ministers, tho
details to be left largely to their discretion.
An official of tho foreign office here ex
pressed tho hope today that such Instruc
tions would be under thrco heads first, pun
ishment of tho consplrutors; second, com
pensntnioti for losses sustained, nnd, third,
guaranties for tho future.
Tho determination of the United States to
withdraw- Its troops from China whllo at the
samo ttmo increasing the strength of Its
fleet In Chlneao waters Is rather discon
certing to the powers. Hut tho interpreta
tion put upon It In official circles Is that
tho I'nlted States Is resolved to protect tho
policy of the open door to the extremity,
and Is, therefore, preparing a fleet for the
purpose of maintaining that policy by u
show of force.
The publication of an alleged Russian edict
announcing tho annexation of Manchuria
has caused a decidedly uncssy feeling, but
no one seems able to definitely affirm or deny
its authenticity. In discussing this point
tho s:i mo. foreign official Fnirii nbovo ex
pressed emphntlcally a desire that tho
United States should have no sympathy with
nny movement townard tho partition of
China, and that It will lend all Its Inlluenco
toward averting whnt It considers would bo
a mistake. Tho latest Is thnt Great Drltain
has acquiesced to Germnny'B position.
A reporter of tho Associated Press hits
learned thnt France has not sent a formal
note to Germuny, Its position being mado
known verbally to Germany's chargo d'af-
fairs In a call ho made at the foreign office
here.
OBJECTIONS TO NEW TA0TAI
Viceroy I, In Knn 1,1 (omniunlentlnir
Willi .liipmipsp I'onrr Itt'KurdliiK
Appointment.
SHANGHAI, Sept. 27 Viceroy Liu Kun
LI has telegraphed to the consuls to the
effect that he is communicating with tho
imperial court regarding tho appointment
of ii now taotal here. The consuls bellcvo
this will delay the Installation of the ob
jectionable appointee for several months.
Tho foreign consuls recently protested
ngalnst the removal of tho taotal of Shang
hai and tho appointment ot his successor
of tho notorious Hoxer, Kangh Yl. Tho
viceroy of Nanking, Liu Kun Yl, replied
that at least a month would elapse beforo
the arrival of tho document in the caso
would cnnblo him to give tho matter con
sideration find that If It was proved that
the successor ot tho taotal of Shanghai had
been n Hoxor ho would protest to the
throno against his appointment.
INSTITUTE REIGN OF TERROR
Illinilnn .Snltllpry About MiiPliwntlK
Kill Men, Womi-n nnd liillilrpn
I ml mcrl ml nut liy.
LONDON, Sept. 27. This Times prints
correspondence from Nluchwnng declaring
tho Russians havo killed Indiscriminately
between 1 .500 and 2,000 Iloxera nnd
Chlncso civilians, men, women nnd chil
dren both lnsldo nnd outsldo of tho
walls.
This corerspondent adds that from all
points como reports of tho violation of
women and that tho Russians nro carrylug
out a policy of destruction of property
and tho extermination of the people In
Kat Chan. Nearly all tho villages havo
been burned and the Inhabitants killed.
For some days, tho correspondent declares
the soldiery and Cossacks havo been al
lowed to do whnt thoy llko and thinks
tho annexntlon of .Manchuria Is intended.
to blocka"de"chiese ports
IliiKxIiiii iivnl StnlT Aniinuni'PN Step
Unit Will MrrloitNly Anot
Conillir-pp.
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ST. PETERSBURG, oSept. 27.-Thn Rus
sian naval stall announces that It is tho
Intention to blockaifc, nil Chlncso naval
ports In consequence of tho Chlneso hos
tilities at Shanghai.
Tho general staff announces that tho
Russian troops nro massing around KIrlu,
whore there aro 51,000 Chlneso.
lliittlcfililpN Off to Orient.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27.-Of tho six war
ships which were lBst week ordered to pro
ceed to tho Orient to reinforce, the As ntlc
squadron tho Albany nnd tho Wilmlngtjn
already havo started on their long Jour
ney. Tho Albany sailed from Iieraeus yestor
day and today the Wllmlugtou left Monte
video for Hahla, Brazil. Thpnce sho will
cross the Atlantic and proceed via tho
Mediterranean. H was oxpected that tho
big battleship Kentucky would not bo de
layed beyond a few days In nor prepara
tions, but after going into dry dock In New
York yesterday it was derided to make
some changes which will delay her three
weeks.
Agoncillo Urges His Havana Sympathizers
to Send Arms and Money.
HAVANA FILIPINO JUNTA SPLITS ON THIS
WlllliiK to lt tlimpllnl nnd Relief
Work, Hut ot Alt Itendy fo
Supply Menu for CnrrjiiiK
on the lnurreet Ion.
(Copyrlcht, 19(0, by Presi Publishing Co.)
HAVANA, Sept. 27. (New York World
Cablegram Spcclnl Telegram.) The Phil
ippine Junta hero hns received a communi
cation from Agoncillo, the Filipino ngent
In Paris, asserting that lvent Dreyfus has
been engaged to aid Agulnnldo lu the re
organization of the Tagal forces.
At the last meeting of tho Havana Junta
letters wero read urging the members to
Increase tho moneyed remittances and In
structing them to obtain all arms possible
from tho Cuban sympathizers nnd to ship
by tho Spanish line consigned to the Junta
to Hong Kong. Tho Philippines provoked
n hot discussion, resulting In tho resigna
tion of Hernnndo Clsneros, who organized
and held tho presidency of the Havana
Junta. He suys the moneys heretofore col
lected nnd forwarded were Intended for hos
pital purposes, only he opposes Agonclllo's
proposition thnt munitions of war bo bought
und shipped here, or that un effort bo made
to Interest Cubans In tho Tagal struggle.
Clsneros served two years in the Philip
pine rebel army, reaching a captaincy be
fore Manila was occupied by the Americans,
when ho ennic, wounded, to tho United
States to recuperate and thence to Cuba. He
Is n friend of Rlzal and was educated In
England and Now York, after graduating
lu Spain nnd Home.
Tho Philippine Junta here has a contrib
uting membership of upward of 300.
HAS FAITH IN AMERICA
tirlr.led Old lionip. Sn I'll I It'll SlnlP
In .Not lo Illume for Prolonged
Intervention In Culm,
HAVANA, Sept. 27. General Maximo
Gomez has written a letter to friends In
Santo Domingo nnd an extract from It op
pears in La Lucha today:
"The fevered state in which Cuba How
ls." say.t the writer, "is natural, but It will
not lust. Tho llame nf war will lit- ex
tinguished nine for all In the national con
vention. (In the benches of that convention
ii great embrace will be given. (July n bail
man will not respect the work ot that body.
In the convention will originate two polit
ical parties, which will focus the views of
all good Cubans. 1 have longed eagerly for
tins moment now about to arrive. With the
convention tho work of the revolution will
terminate.
"Many persons are mortllled at the pro
longation of the American Intervention.
Mimv also look ut the situation lu u pessi
mistic light. Hut the Americans are not to
blame for tho delay, iih the Cubans have
placed obstacles In their path. No good man
can doubt that the promises of the United
States secretary of war and the American
people will bo faithfully kept."
DINNER TO GENERAL OTIS
l.ntr Coinntniiilcr-ln-Clilpr In Philip
pine Till Km of Situation In
Hip Mlnuiln,
NEW YORK. S-'cpt. 27 -MnJnr (icneral E.
S. Otis, 1'. S. A., was cntrrtalnr il at dinner
today at Delmonlco's by Lafayette Post 110,
G. A. H.. (icneral Fred Plerson presiding
Thero wero nearly 300 diners. Among them
were: Colonel Allen llnkewell, commander
ot tho post; Mnjor (lenernl John It. Ilrooke,
ox-Consul (Icneral O. F. Williams, Major
General E. F. Greene, Hov. I)r. Gustnv
(iottbell, Prof. Aloiuo Williams, Colonel
O. I). Mills, Count de Lafayette. Hear Ad
miral A. S. Darker, Major General P. E.
Sickles, Major General Joe E. Wheeler,
Selh Low, Albert U. Shnw, Henry I). Mc
cracken, Hov. Wilbur F. Wood. Colonel
Thomas Proctor ami General G. M. Pond.
A telegram of regret was received from
President McKlnley. General Otis was re
ceived with cheers.
Ho said In part: "I repeat that I am n
good Filipino nnd advocato tho doctrine of
the Philippine inlands for the Philippine
Islanders. 1 assert that I know nothing of
politics, but nsscrt that from whnt I know
of tho benevolent sentiments nf the people
of the United States, the future policy of
tho government toward thoso Islands icnn
not radically change,
"Wo aro there whether by the direction
of Providence or tho machinations of sa
tan, It seems hurd for many to determine
but wo nro theio, and must mnko the best
of It for all concerned.
FUNERAL OF GENERAL PALMER
Mute (llllei-fc Ale I'IonpiI mill
liy nl 1 1 ii I r Mint! In
.SprliiKtlPlil.
1-illKl
SPRINGFIELD, III.. Sept. 27. Under
leaden skies and with cold ralu falling tho
reu.nlus of General John McAuley Palmer,
soldier. siatcBinnn, Jurist and writer, wero
laid uway In tho cemetery nt Carllnvlllo
this afternoon. All the stuto offices were
clcbcd and Hags on tho stato house and
all public buildings flontcd at half mast.
Funeral services wero held nt tho resi
dence nnd were brief, consisting only of
ptuycrs, hymns by a quartet nnd tho
reading of Christ's sermon on the mount,
which was a favorlto passage with tlu
deceased general. After services the re
mains wero taken to Carllnvlllo for Inter
meat. At Carllnvlllo tho local post. Grand Army
ot tho Republic, and local lodgo of Masons
met tho funeral party and proceeded to
tho cemetery, where Musonlc ritual was
first read by tho Carllnvlllo Masonlo lodge,
followed by tho burial service of tho Grand
Army of tho Republic. Among tho hon
orary pall bearers wore Senator Cullom,
Governor Tanner, former Vlco President
Stevenson, former Governor Flfer, former
Congressman Connolly, General John C.
Ulack and Supremo Judgo Jesse J. Phillips.
CONGRESS OF GOOD ROADS
Tniii-kn (Jntlierlnii Addrpssptl li- Sep.
ri'lnry of Aurleult un- mill I'rcn-lilt-ul
of S it ii t ii l SjMi'in.
TOREK A, Kan,, Sept. 27 -Tho practical
part of tho program ot tho good roads con
gress, In session here, Is un experimental
road, a mllo and one-half of highway nenr
Washburn college. One-third of this road
Is to bo paved with native limestone, this
second third with tho glacial stones com
monly called "nigger heads," and tho last
section with flint tailings from tho lead and
zinc mines at Galena. Itoad-nuklng ma
chinery Is on the ground, grading appara
tus, ditching machines and stono crushers.
Speeches wens made thih afternoon by
James Wilson, tho secretary of agr culture;
13. P. Ripley, president of the AUhlson,
Topeka & Santa Fo railway, and General
K. F. Hurrlson, the governmunt road ex
pert of tho United StateB Department of
Agriculture
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
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SOUTHAMPTON. Sept. 27. (New York
World Cubit gram Special Tel g m.
The American line steamship N.w lorn
arrived hero at 10 p. m. Hot- sta.b ard
thrust shaft broke on Tuesday at 2 3J n.
m. yestetday and passed The Lizard ul D.oO
ship and she will sail Sunday noon.
NEW YORK, Sept. 27. (Sp cal Te'e
grntn.l Tho New York. Captn.li HobeiH,
left New York September 1,1' for South
ampton, pnssed the Sdlly Islands at 0 p.
m. yesterday and passed The LUard ut !::!
p. tn. Sho should havo arrived here nt
nbout 1:30 n. tn. today, but as the hours
went by without sight of her and as a gale
nnd fog prevailed over the lint lull chuti-
nel u tug was sent In senrch. Later In the
day. when the steamship had not boi
beard from and It becntno known that
men off St. Catherine's point she had
signalled, "Can use but one engine," a
rumor became current that the vessel hnd
been lost. The agents hero nnd In L n
don promptly denied the rutnir, saying that
the New York hnd passed The Lizard safely
and undoubtedly would arrive at South
ampton In the evening ns she did.
UNITED TYP0THETAE IS FOXY
MiiHler Printer Avoid Tulilnu )lrt','l
Usiif Willi llrKtuilxpil
I'rlnlliiK Triiiles.
KANSAS CITY. MoTscpt. 27.-.U today's
session of tho I'nlted Typothelae the ma
jority ami minority reports of the execu
tive committee were submitted and acted
upon. Tho majority report was unfavorable
tn union labor, whllo tho minority report
was favorable to the union and It looked
for a time as though the employers would
havo to be put on record, but both reports
were accepted anil ordered printed as part
of the minutes of the meeting, hut neither
was formally adopted. Hut for yesterday's
actions, therefore, the relations of the em
ployers toward the union would leiualu tho
same as they were before.
Tho follow lug otllcers were elected for
tho ensuing year: President, George E.
Matthews, Iluffalo. N. Y.; vice presidents.
E. Vnrker Coby. New York; Charles P. llyrd,
Atlanta, Ga.; J. I). Depaven. Kansas City;
John Slovel, Toronto. Canada, and N. A.
Judd, San Francisco; ppt-rrinry. John E.
Ilurke, Norfolk. Va.; treasurer. Thomas E.
Uonuely. Chicago; executive committee, II.
1). Ilrown, St. Paul. Minn.; Amos Pcttlbone,
Chlcugo; T. n. Uovlnnc, New York;
George II. Ellis, Ilostnn; Everett Waddy,
Hlchmond, Vii : . !i. Woodward. St.
Louis, and Harry P. Pears. Pittsburg, Pa.
Iluffalo wan formally chosen us tho city
where tho next convention Is lo be held
next year and the convention adjourned.
B R U T A Llvfim D ERI N W Y 0 M I N G
l-'rt'tl IIiiIIpi-. a ToiikIi, llt-lllipriilply
JIlllPlll'l-N n llclp(-NNl IImiiiUpii
Mil ii iimi-il ll nl (.
CHEYENNE. Wyo., Sept. ;ri.-t Special
Telegram.) Word has Just been received
here of a brutal murder committed at a
lonely spot north of Cora, Wyo.. and not
far from Fremont's Peak. Fred Ilutler,
recognized an a tough character in the
mountains. iunrrelcd with a man named
Hyatt at the Ilnrdcsty road ranch. Hyatt
was beastly drunk anil Ilutler Is said to
have broken his nci-k with one blow from
a l.'i-rnllber revolver, afterwards tiring sev
eral shots into his prostrate body. Ilutler
escaped to tho mountains nnd a posse is in
hot pursuit.
HOWARD ASKS A NEW TRIAL
l I nii tut 1 1 llt-it I 1i it of Juror nml Nets I j
DInpim Pi'i'd I3IiIpiii-p
Un Itt'iiNomt.
FRANKFORT, Ky., Sept. 27.-Tho attor
neys for James Howard had not comploied
their motion for a new trial, but sumo ..f
thu allldavlts on which tho motion Is tu ho
based wero to bo filed. Most of them re
late to tho expressions of the jurors prior
lo tho trial of the caso which. If pro veil,
would affect their qualification ns Jurors.
11. L. Gutty, son of Judge Guffy of the
court of appeals, has newly discovered ovl
denco that after tho shooting of Gnebel ho
went Into tho executive building anil saw a
man thero who appeared to bo In chargo
of tho door und whom he describes as a
low, stout man, with a slouch hat and
short, dark moustache, carrying a ns-Wln-chester
rifle. Ho says tho man wns not
James Howard und that Howard did nut
nppenr whllo tho nfllant was lu tho build
ing, which was several hours. Theso fao s,
lie says, ho never communicated to anyone
beforo now. Howard appeared very much
dejected today.
Commonwealth's Attorney Franklin asked
till Saturday to file counter allldavlts and
the motion for ft new trial was continued till
then.
.iiv VIpiii- (it'iiprnl of Smith DiiUntn.
SIOCX FALLS. S L) , Sept. -.'7. -The Very
Itev. Thomas Flynn oi Madison Ii'ms been
nppnlnli-d lcnr general of South Dukotn.
to HtiPf-pi-d Mgr. I.awler, who died a few
weeks ago at Alexandria, after having In
a nrlest for fifty-live years. As lilslmp
O'Gorman hns left the state on n trip to
Europe tills mukes Father Flynn the acting
bishop.
Mo vc in i-u I of llpt-mi prxpI, Sept, U7,
At St. Mli-hucls Passed Ems, from
a, Naples and Glbraltnr, for New
York. At Rotterdam--Arrived Amsterdam, from
New York via nou'ogne Sailed Muusdain,
for Boulogne and New York.
At Klnsalis Passed Ttiurlo, from Now
York, for Liverpool.
At Olasgnw Arrived Ancliorla, from
New York; Pomeranian, from Olasgow.
At So jtlmmpton Arrived New York,
irom rsi-w vorn.
At Yokohoma Arrived oiympla, from
I long Kong, for Tacomn.
At St Vlneont, c. V.-Arrlved-Niko."
from Antwerp, for San Francisco.
At Havre Arrived Luxlr, from Snn
Francisco, for Hamburg; La Lorain, from
New York.
At Cherbourg Arrived Fuerst nismarek
from New York via Plymouth, for Ham
burg. Halli-d Lnhn, from Southampton,
for New York.
At Sj-dnej', N. B. W.-Salled-AIameda
for Snn Francisco.
At New York Arrived Pennsylvania
from Liverpool. Sailed Aller. for Urn.
men via Southampton; ICalsor Frledrlch,
tor iinmiiurK via riymouui anil i. neriiourB,
La Gasroiftio. for lluvre.
At Loudon Arrived Minnesota, from
Philadelphia.
At Liverpool- Arrlvod-Georglun from
New York; Rervla, from Now York.
At Plymouth -Arrived -Fur-t Pdsmar- k
from New York for Hamburg
At Queenstown -Balled Tt n'onlc. fur
mw Y'-rK . .vwu-Hinnii, lor Philadelphia
both from Liverpool,
KING C011ES TO TOWN
Ak-Sur-Bcn VI Condescends to Look Upon
His Loyal Subjects.
THOUSANDS GREET THE BELOVED MONARCH
Ruhr of Quivem Makes Spcctarulnr En
trance Through Oity's Gates,
GAILY BEDIGHT COURIERS ATTEND HIM
Luminous Caravan, Miles in Length,
Traverses Principal Thoroughfares.
ROYAL SCULPTORS EXHIBIT THEIR WORK
Proupproii nnl Pnj- iillirs
Knoiiuli lo Mnl.o Itoynl Corlpr
IIiiIkp "I'd llpiiilpr l'nilitp
Vent- of Nplcndor.
To the honrse music of n myriad ot
throats n new king litis como Into his
rightful heritage, the sixth Ak-Snr-llen of
tho Hue. Ills pathway was made bright bv
the luster of to.ooo torches and such a
cavnlcndi' of courtly knights and- tiobl
Indie followed at his heels as never be
fore roilo In the Iratn of any monarch la
Christendom. , pronouncement, cleverly
eligtosscd by scribes, wns served upon the
warders of the gates and calling for nn nr
counting by the civic olllcers of tho royal
trust. The portals were speedily swung on
their hinges and the populace was sum
moned to the streets to do homage to their
rightful lord.
When the gallant roinpany reached the
abode of the city rathcis the formal lOmnud
was proffered, running In this wise:
In the Month of September the Twents
seventh Iav Tlnreof, MC.M. To Frank
K Mnoi i-s. Mas or of titimhn: The sleg.
of your eliv mid liomlinrdmelit begun Init
Monday hns tesulted favorably lo the
forciM under our command. It could not
be otherw 1st-
So we are here
i here Is Ho dllllciilty about seeing us or
lipiir'l-.. u
Having coiui leied. wp iinturnlly w'Miit it 1
w run get. 1 1 n ml over the keys of till
liiutihipnity and consider yourselves nn
nexed or you will be banished luslatiter to
Oiiimi or sm'otlier Island.
We feel sorry In more 'census" than one
Hut the deluge this fall of wheat and
eorii mid the suburban trolley mid the
Indian supply depot mid the coming lt-gh-laluri'
nnil n lew other blessings will
shortly restore your "equlno enmity."
So trot out thi' pusM.
What's Moore, we'll admit that you'i
nlwayH I'm nk.
So trot out thn passkey of the city and
Wi-'i let it pit MM.
I'ordialli, bit emphntlcally,
AK-SAH-HKN. Itex.
SAMSON. Head Push.
loss Hip Mnjnr Iteplled,
This somewhat brusque communication
indited by men whose hands were morn
accustomed to the sword than the pen v.ns
answered by Mayor Moores In cordial and
loyal terms. When ho had concluded his
accounting of his trust tho huge key to the
city vaults was lowered from aloft by nn
lufVJ.iluiiu Jfvlt". and dellc.Yed to tho king
by tho mayor, u good servant, faithful In
many things. The answer of the mayor was
couched In the following terms:
Most Illustrious and gnuiotiH sovereign.
King Ak-Snr-llen VI, whose beiiellceut
feign has brought prosperity and content-in-
lit to all the Inhabitants of your realm,
we. Mittr loving subjects, welcome you to
Omaha, your capital city. Although some
of our tlinoroiiM t'ltlzeiiH feel their knees .
tremble ami their faces blanch with term"'
iim the fearful Hpook of Imperialism Is Ml
forth to perform pre-e'oi-tlon services, yM
untie of our people would rebel ngaliut
yon- gracioiiH mnJpHty or would say ntli t
than "Long live our king!" Ilepub'.lca ns
und ib-inocratH. poiiullstH mid sllwr tepi li
lle.iliH. prohibitionists and even the miltl
inipeiiallsts unite in loMiIly to your mJ-
I-MIV. 1
Your royal lilgliueMH. ns voti have Jnilr
lieyeil through tie- land on the way tn .sour
c-.-i isl tn I titv. luiH no doubt noticed iniusuul
, excitement "ii every hand. You have heard
orators upon i in. Hustings pouring loriti
volcano of eloquence, predicting thn lm-iiK-dinte
blight nml illsoolutloii of all that Is
liest In this fair bind, If some favored can
didate should not be elected to otllco and
our majesty douhtlntH has been tilled with
illre forebodings, iih to tho perpetuity of
your kingdom.
Wp arc now prenarlng to elect a presi
dent mid ii ii 1 1 m In-1- of constables nnd such
dreadful predictions are always Indulged In
belore these Important i-veiits. Let tins
union- your majesty that there Is no cnlisis
lor iilarm. l'p to Hum date the govern
ment luiH always Hundred tiroMldentlal
elections and probably will do nn thla time,
no nm'tcr what may be the outcome, and
the affairs of voir majesty's kingdom will
bo well iidmlnlHtered und the land will con
tinue to prosper.
During the reign of your Illustrious fu
llier. King Ak-Siir-lli-n V. the capital of Ills
realm enjoved great prosperity. Hounteo-iT
t-ropH und good prices bii'sscil th" husband
men of ijiihora und thev brought , their
produce to exchange for thn wares of tho
ni'-ri-liiiniM who enlleil upon the mantifac-
turerH lor more goons tiiiin tney count
orodiice. so th-it mechanic, artisan and
laborer all fnnul remunerative employni'iit
nnd the people rejoiced. Wp believe that
prosperity wl I continue ami tlio Happiness
of your KiibJci ts Increase during your maj
esty's reign.
And now, oh, beneficent monarch, this
vast throng has gathered with glad acclaim
to ilo Homage to tni-ii- sovereign mm to wel
come him to his capital. In token of their
lovnlty l present to you mis pnitiun Key
to the cltv. It will unlock tho titv gates
I'mir mntcMtv necilH no key lo unlock thn
dnoi-H to the liciirtH of Ills loyal subjects,
for tliej- Htnnii ever auir.
Long live King Ak-Sar-Hcn VI!
Off In Minw III" Glory.
When tho formalities of tho glvo and tnko
wero over his majesty was freo to rldo
through tho streets of his capital rlty and
provo that ho wns himself again, after his
pro'onged hibernation. And lustily wns ho
received by the multitude, which espied his
coming nfar off. Loving grapeshot ot con
fetti wvrn discharged at his head, but
nothing was able to disturb his royal com
plalsnnry. In tho brief Intervals of quiet
Ills head wns bent lu reflection upon great
affairs of state, for a score of Island pos
sessions wns depleted In his following nnd
ho himself was mounted In a huge shell,
drawn by sen unicorns thnt lio might the
more easily trnverno the waters lo look to
his subjects' welfarp.
Tho crowd hns been rarely equaled and
never surpassed In tho ducal realm of
Clbolu. When thn count passed 100,000 the
royal nrlthmetlclans wero lost In their i.nrn
putntlons; their figures as to areas in squnio
feet wero in a muddle nnd they went and
got a drink. Sufllco to say that thousands
of guests were unloaded nt thu city's gate
and tho -citizens wero present to a man
Vital was the duty nr prostrating thn Illness
that kept any Mibject from nddlng his Inu
za to tho chorus.
Early In the evening a, chill heralded tho
approach of late autumn hung In tho nlr
nnd many of tho fingers, clutched nbout
confetti, were bluo with cold. Hy a happy
dispensation, however, tho weather mnie
rnted notably find when tho parndo paused
overcoats wein n weight rather than a
sholtor. There wero those who laid that
the uncounted lines of bcucons, sondtne
forth the glow of a thousand fnrnaces, ra
diated ti grateful warmth whllo ntherH held
tn thn more unlikely Idea that It was sim
ply a weather prediction como true; for
the foremster had promised higher teni
pcruturps. Mnrt'li Wii n Look Onr.
In anticipation ot the luimeuaa turou
l