The Omaha Daily Bee
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AKFnTIYHFn'W0RX0FTHEPEACEC0N6RESS AWAIT MINISTERS' REPORT
xVJliJl ulV 1 LrlJ J11LAI Vulntm , ,.,,, ; niconte,,t m j
hlun nuil t ran h J-iit
"'" ; j,xt Step in Chinese Matter Will Coma
i the M
Halted States Credited with Mar L - , ,
' 11 'r Oct. S The international peace
jJamanu. . '.iMBr '.wiies its wurk in an ap-
SENSATIONAL STORY PRINTED IN LONDON
Eatura of Emperor to Pskin and Abdication
of Empre Dowager Sought
CHINESE FLEET LIKELY TO BE DESTROYED
Signal Ysngeanw! Apt to Follow Attack of
Enaalnn Cruiwr.
SHANGHAI DISCREDITS IMPERIAL EDICTS
Karnpran. In Chlnn Hll to the He-ll-r
That Celestials Ari- Mercly
jpurrlnx fur Time imil Thnt
They Will Ucfy I'uwr..
LONDON. 'rt. . a. 31. The Dally
Chronicle puHI1lJ' 'he following sent by
Its Washington correspondent.
"The united States government has pra
posed -u 'in power to Insist that Prince
Tuna oe sebeaded, that the cmpersr be la
dueo u o to Pekln to form a government
or k igr-seivenes under the support at
Eur i.i'ia bayonets ami that the empress
dowager be deposed."
C-ua he Dally Chronicle admits that It
from Governments' Eeprsisntatim
ENGLAND ACTS WITH THE UNITED STATES
pwl wnKluan, adopted today, la
which the f)SeriHw condemn 'he refu
sal of the Brlttnh government tfl agree 'o
uhltMlln. Af mHilliiN 1.1 (ZMitti ,. ,
...i ..r..r.. th.i ih. mu- I CSuvertiiticiit f Great llrltuln Follow
(arttv nf the inivernment . whlek mlrlir hvi ! I" the Footstep of
offered mediation abstained from u doing
In spite of their pacific declarations 'it
The Heme.
Regarding Chlnn the aongress, after
reeegnliflng and pointing ant the prlnmry
can bps of the discontent upon the part
of the Chinese, urged thnt the solution of
the cotilllct be Just and equitable and la
conformity with the inallenahlo right nf
the population to freely dispose of them
selves. The congress also characterizes tha
American massacre n the most odious
Aiiierlcn lit
.MnLliiK It NeicotluttouK with,
the Chinese Uut eminent.
CHARLES E.V10RY SMITH'S TRIP OCTOBER PORK JUMPS UP I CONDITION OF THE WEATHER OFFER TEN PERCENT
I'u.tmii.lpr licncrnl I online Weil
to Take I'nrt In tin- fnm
pulKn Work.
Chicago Shorts Given Shock by Advasce of
Two Dollars a Barrel for the Day.
SIR THOMAS UPTON RESPONSIBLE FOR DEAL
WASHINGTON. Oct. S iSpii-lnl Tele
gram Postmaster nnrl Smith leaves
for South Dakota today to fake par In the
ramptuan In that state. Mr Smith will
also vieit Nebraska and KnM. spending i
the ittter pnrt of hie wwtom tour in tho ,lrprrMen,u,ivl. Hyl,Hlotr lie. o
msjtar Koner.il ha net boon completed
It will probably be nnamintHHl tomorrow
This will doubtless be tho lat weotern
trip of the poHtmueter uenerul during the
campulgn and he will probably conltne hlm
elf to the three ntnltn named
The semi-annual payment of annuities
to the Slnseton Indians of South Dakota
will be disbursed next week, rfpsclal Agent
leut to Sell for Specnlntlvr I'ur
lioe. bn I'lentr for Vnyhoily
Wlio UMir. to htp It Out.
WASHINGTON. Ort. S.-The Brltlah gov
ernment has followed In the footeteps of
the United States in the Chinese at'gotla
tlnuii. It Ites authi-rlii-d Sir CUiude ilae-
Dua'd. the Brltlh mlntater at Pekln. tu Tan;art wtll be In oBtirge tn payment,
eater laio relailons with the Chlneue of-,a!ah amounu to about JTO.OOU. Treasury
flelnls. Just aa uur (reraaant did In tht J offlcUU recently refuned to place addl
cas of Minister i.'oiMr. Although tho tlonal funila to the credit of Agent Jahn
formal response to the last Goraiun propo- aun, Ahich aocounta for tho aselgnmeat of
deed of recent times und xprene thM anion haa not been returned by Lord Sails- l a special agent to ine
hope that the universal Indlgtiutlou at the t uury. he United States government tus The Tlrst National buaks of Omaha and
.Ivlllzed world would force the anvern- j bien Informed that, though such aa aaswer J Chicago were toduy approved as reserve
menta to Und a radical solution. i may ant be made at all. being uuaeces- ageuls for the First National bank of Mld-
Contlnulni; the congress points out the I nary In the light of recent revelaoments, I sourl Valley. la.
moral and material Injury resulting from yt sir Claude MacDonald will bu la- j Iowa postoffloes established Haaford.
fnrmi.i.ihiu rm,. mentu and reanmtuyuils I .i-.it.rt t m.ike the uma lauulrles rela- Cerro Gordo county. Clyd E. Brooks, poel-
the guvernments to study theso i'i'stlon.i. uv to tha punlehmeut of the Chinese , master. Keslty. Butler county. John Bodo
ringleaders that have been kOuimltted 10 posiaiaeier
Fwrevast for Nebmska-
Raln. ulder. Variable Wlnde.
Tetniierntnrr nt Umnliit 1lerilyi
Hour. lira. Iliinr. !).
.1 a. in 70 I f in
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ii, in 7 1 I p. in .
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Individual Openton Ayrea to
Couceisions to Minao.
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TIME AND PLACES OF DEBATE
CHICAGO. Oct. 5. "harts In October pork I H,,nter.iiU.hiork lll'i..lini will
were given a shaking up today by the) 4K.,.aP ttt omaim. Lincoln, leiirn.
price Jumping $2 a barrel, port of it at Ua c,, rnl, i,ia.
the rate at W cents between trades. The I
price went from $U to )lfi and closed at
an the solution of which. It la asserted,
depend the prosperity and the very
Intend of thu nations.
Thu congress then rscommends Interna
tonal arbitration and urgrs thu con
clusion of treaties making arbitration
pormnnent and obligatory
It Is claimed thu congress has thus
placed before the world the bnsls for a
preliminary study of International dliter-
Voorhles. Bla.khkwk auunty,
Mr Conger.
Krauk A. Robinson, postmaster.
111.50. x net gain, of tl.40 tor the day :
Within thirty days there haj been an ad
vance of $3 JO.
Sir Thomas Llpton. the Rnsllsh yuchts-1
maa. ten merchant nnd packer, Is behind
the deal. Tht a.lvance Is without any ex- 1
cltement, or trade, for not to xeed il.ooo
barrels changed hande. It was a scramble
on the part of the shorts with light oiler
Ings. A week Ago there was au estimated I
shortage of T.'.utto barrels, or more thnn 1
double the actual .luck here Upton Is
stripping It and selling the strips In small
iiuuntlty. at 2-3 cents a point, one lot
BIDDING OF BIG COAL CARRIERS OBEYED
Conference at Scrantcn Eornlts b General
Posting of Notices.
MITCHELL CLAIMS VICTORY FOR STRIKERS
Ad7ance Under Condition Namrd Will Not
Amount to Much.
At a conference yesterday at wblt h wre
prsent S. Kosewater. U M. HI chon kmi
Chairman f tail of the d'nloi ra ! st.i.e
committee the dates and plaees for :bMO REDUCTION IN FREIGHT TOLLS GIVEN
ooming debate between Mr. H.tehewk and,
nilrt i being disposed af today at that figure.
. - r j, i . I'hirla. r Sfwunnon at Frlsku. rt. 13
1 ne arst sraciicui uwkuw.ua w - - - - - - . .... , . .
Commissioner Rockh.U s Investigation haa been appointed . ectr.clon at Warm ; - '
n aa laatructluu to him by the State bpnngs inuiaa senoo.. uregon. m ,..o a J'' :r, .m- i. V.. r v
re: , l w'.j ....... ... ..
James S. Leyda of Falls City, Neb., and I can accommodate them at reasonable
Nathan D Sly of Davenport, ta.. have been 1 figures."
authorized to practice bfore the Interior
been
deDartment to co-operate with Minister
Conger In thu Inquiries with whloU that
oillului Is now charged, relative to the
character of the Chinese savoys and punishments.
The next step toward the final settle'
enrcs aa they occur In order to facilitate
flna onsiderable difficulty la Dolieving tais yuwuii' juiuhuhh meai oi mo vuium.j iiuu,
tu me ui-iaiuruie'i oiusaea. from jir Lunger anil uis urumm mmia,o.,
I They are charged now with laiiulrtes lato
ELECTIONS IN ENGLAND i the matter of punishments, which certainly
! will occupy aomo time and It la not ex- i couaty,
puctud that much headway will he made In
xepir'
I; s -sported In St. Petersburg, accordlnc
to ae correspondent of the Times at the
ttusalan aplial. that tho Chinese Beet in
Formosa strait attempted to engage th-Hussu-n
armored cruiser Rurlk. but the
Iurers speed frustrated the plan. The cor
respondent says It Is probublo thut the al
lleil siiuadrons will force the Chinese licet to
capliulute or will destroy It.
Shanghai telegrams announce that tno im
Mr. Kusnwater on the lesueg of the cam
palgn were agreed upon as tellewi
First Debate At Wmnha. Thursday. Oi-
tober 11. In the Muskml pavtlllon.
Second Debata At Lmesln. Sniurdny, 0-
tuber U. probably In the Aud.torluni.
Third Debate At Grand Isianl. Thurs-
i day. October 11. in the opera h.usa.
Fourth Debata At Nebrnka City. Mn-
day, October S3, probably In the opera
I house
It was further agreed that the time
should be divided as In the debate betwsen
Mr Rusewnter and Mr Bryan on the siiv r
Jllne llucr Who Operate on ;om
pnrnlrel Imnll mlc nt le
.llrrry of tb llltt Trnnur.
lallon Cotnpunle.
SCRANTON. Pn.. Oct. 5 The Iwltvldiml
epentturs. at their iiotlng this aitertimin,
henrd their committee that went t New
Yurk oh Monday. prs-suniaUly "
cessions on fretsht rales from the -ol
enrrytng rullroiids. They agreed to Join be
offar of a io per eeMt ineru in
department. 1
Wtlllum S. Dupuy waajtoilay appointed
postmnster at Lodl. Cusfcr county. Neb.,
vtco J T. Bridges, retnirved. also J. M
Harris at Foote, Iowa bounty, la., and
W D. Pklmeter at Newto'nvllle, Buchanaa
In.
Cousr rvnlli e Continue to Curry
lSvcrythlUK Ui-forr TUeiu. Win
ning by Ulu; tlujorltr-
J if.,r n r"fi n i . if. s n nrnnnnn
other directions uatll this phaao of tne p(U UrrlUlrtL KYftn riCbUfiUO
casu has been passed.
The latest French note Is a distinct move
mcnt towurd the Inltlatloa of aegotlatlons
MAKE ATHEISTS OF STUDENTS
itiirtlluu Vrriilitnmeiit of Two .luted
Unptlst IMm.Mitluu.nl lu-etltiitlous.
miestlon. held in th Crelgllt n theater.!""" ,u.r
,6mah. in May. tSM. The time arrange- h b g . p.nla.
men.., for thnt debate provided for a -lis- . PH ' ,A: " f'-J
LONDON. Oct. 4. 1 30 a. m Thtr'y-two
contests tcok place yesterday in the parlla- I (or a jattlement, while this question of
mentary general election. Mast at them nunuhments Is still pending. It Is prab-
neriai edict dule.1 September 30. order ng re ia rural umncis anu me resuus uuve aDiu tnat xcnaages win ;aae piuce wu
the court to be removed to ai uuan iti, ma rruut-u uuw a iuo
was Issued owing to the famlno at Tal Can I however. Ml members have been officially ministers at Pekln are at work under their
Fu capital of the provlaco of Shan SI. They I declared electea. and the relative strength instructions upon the subject of punlsh
nls'o express the opinion that the object of ' of parties Is as follows Ministerial- I ment3, But even though some advance la
tho recent edlcta regarding the degradation "-. 301. liberals. T7. autloaallsts. 0. la- ma(ltf wlth the French note It Is not likely.
of Chinese personages of high rank is ! barltes. 3. In the Judgment of officials here that all
merely to gain time and enuble China to .be , In the Stratford and ldnes divisions of ot the complex questions Involved therein
in a better position to defy the powers, as Lancashire Sir John William McClure and I can bu agreed upon by the powers before
tho new capital will bo practically Inacces- 1 Mr- John Saunders Gllliat. who respectively , Mr. conger and the other ministers are
sible from tho coast. The Shanghai cor- j represented those constituencies In the late i rttaily ,0 report upon their branch of the
respondent of th.s Morning Post, discussing . Parlinmrnt. have been returned by the con- , ciIB.
his aspect remarks "Tho German troop i servatlves with enormously Increased ma- I Touching the French proposals the of
havn'ao means of transport and any attempt I Jorltles. Sir Robert Bannatyne Flnlay. at-j aclais here have already received Intima
to follow thu Chinese court would, there- torney general, was re-elected aa the liberal' UonH tuat the Chlaeso government Is pre
foro bo aultu futile " unionist candidate In Inverness-Burghs. paring to offer strenuous objection to some
Ha says tho Chlneso believe in the ex- At Maidstone the liberals carried a seat. I ot them, notably to the propositions look
i,tBnri, of nusso-Germun agreement under ! 'heir candldute. Mr. J Parker, receiving , ,n? t0 the razing of tho Taku forts and
which Russia will take all tho territory , 0U votes, against 3 wz cast tor niscon
f ttn r.n.1 c-rmnnv the servatlve opponent. Mr. Fiennes S.
the late Parliament.
Thus far the ministerialists have gained
twenty-three scats and the opposition fif
teen, which would gtvo the government an
additional sixteen votes on a division In tha
House of Commons. N
Last evening Mr. Chamberlain, secretary
of state for tha colonies, sonc the following
HtBL.nm tn .1 nnmllflltt A
"Let all patriotic Englishmen remember yyQK OF THE SIGNAL CORPS
lost to the unionist government Is a seat
gained by the Boers.' "
SOUTHINGTON, Conn.. Oct. .V The ad
journment of the anniversary meetings of
I the New Haven. Pa.. Baptist association
i was preceded by a lively debate, occasioned
Vctluu leoretnry 31elU.lrj.ihn Warim j by a sensationul attack on the Newtou
the iMiblli ViriiliiHt HouU vtlth ! Theological seminary near Boston and the
cusHton extending over three h urs. cjui
mencing at 8 p. m., each spuaker opntng
with two twenty-minute nddrusecs nnd fol
lowing each other alternately In teu and
live-minute rejoinders.
The subJectH of the four debates and
th further rtntnll wtll be o rf -i teil bv
r. II. II ....mii. U Ull..hn V ,in,l Ut'SS tU grilllt
VI. 11.11, , .-j. ..... .......... ... ( ,
Today's d"i:l
kIiiii lu thu inillvulual soul utter to offer a
10 por cent lncrtue tu the srrlklng mine
workers Is rvgai'ded throughout the an
i thrautte region as tho beginning uf 'he
end of the itrlke.
I Nearly uli the individual operators todav
I made an announcement of their willing
the laursojin and notices to
University of Chicago, A resolution was
presented asking that all ot the churches
in the association be asked to take a col
lection for tha Newton Theological semi
nary. It was announced that John D.
MUleudlug; Title.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 5. Acting Secretary
Melklejuhn has been advised that a short
time ago a young man called at a house
in Augusta, Me., and presented a card on , Rockefeller had promised to give the ln
whlch was printed: j stttutlon 1150,000 If a similar amount could
"Committee on Distribution, Official Rec- be raised In other quarters. Rev. T A. T.
orda, Washington. D. C. Represented by . Hanna ot Shelton apposed the resolution in
Arthur J. Chalmers." j vigorous lunguage. He said "This unl-
The young man. Chalmers, was dressed i verslty and the Baptist university at Chl-
John C. Wharton, representing Mr. Rcse
water. Mr. Wharton not being ptesent at
yerterduy's conference on account uf ab
sence from the city.
YOUTSEY MUST GO TO TRIAL
Wltne-iMfs Muiiwiiotieil tu Ills lirhnlf
l-'ull to Appeur t-ourt Over
rule (lliieetluil.
tirovlnces of Shi LI and Shan Tung.
Thu Times" correspondent at Shanghai
says- "It Is believed here that highly In
flamatory edicts aro being issued secretly
and that the recent publln edicts are only
Intended to hoodwink the powers."
LI HUNG CHANG GOES TO PEKIN
After Conference- with Iliinnln.ii Min
uter Chinese Viceroy .Sets Out
from Tien Tnln.
the Interdiction of the Importation of tire
arms. It Is believed here, however, that
the Imperial government will make aa
earnest effort to meet the demand of tho
powers respecting the punishments.
The news thnt Yung Lu ta not to be
forced upon the Chinese peace commission
is well received hero an an Indication ot
tho rei-dJneBs ot th6 Chinese government
to accede to a reasonable remonstrance
from tho powers.
In a uniform like that of ofilcers of the
army, except that It lacked .boulder straps,
and had as collar and cap ornaments the
letters. "W. R." He Informed tho gentle
man of the house, who huppeaed to be an
officer ot tho army, that he. Chalmers,
cago are hotbeds of heresy Their In
structors lend the pupils from the solid
foundation of the old theology to the shift
ing quicksands of the new religion.'
GEORGETOWN. Ky , Oct. 5. When the
Youtsey case was rolled today tn the circuit
court the list of witnesses that the sherlH
of Breathitt county hud failed to summon l t0 grunt the Increase pending the report
was called, but none answered present, of a 00inmilttw ,.nt t0 sew York to get
though tho returns snoweu mat an nau oeeu i .. concggion from the cuul carrying coa
ts belleyed that tho tow uperstors who have
not yet expressed their Intention on 'hu
subject will follow und grant the Increase
According to some ot the operators, pow
der wtll be furnished the miners at U.SO
per keg instead of J2.75, as herr ;for
charged, but this reduction will be taken
into cuuslderatiun in figuring the net 10
per cent advance.
No other concessions to tho strikers ar
hinted at and lu tact It has been r.p.n.
declared by tome officials uf the big com
panics that no further concessions w:ll b-
granted. Some uf the cotr.panl-.. dtil na
summoned since Wednesday Mr Crawford
I pBCles. Thu committee was unsuccessful
Young men." he continued, "go 'to those reported that Uie sherlil of Knox county had ail 90 r(,poru.j at Scrantcn toduy and 'he
represented the war records office, of which ta tha Almighty Before long, however.
General Marcus J. Wright had been for they are shaken by the doubts of their
twent, years the head, and he wished to tutors who turn on the bible the search
institutions, with a true, unwavering faith raiM1K " '" ' "
mat tue upieuuuui mum m ....an
sponse. Judge Cnntrlll said the dofense had
been given ample time to prepare for trial
TIEN TSIN. Oct. 3. (Via Shanghai. Oct.
4.) Ll Hung Chang and M. de Glcrs. tho
Russian minister to China, had a lengthy
canfervncii today, after which It was
arranged that LI Hung Chang would depart
for PoitUi tomorrow. Peaceful conditions
prevail. LI Hung Chang will be accom
panied by the Russian admiral, a Russian
guard and his own bodyguard.
The failure of the Russians to rebuild the
railway to Pekln Is i-auslng talk among tha
commanders for the restoration of tho line
to English owners for reconstruction and
operation.
Thu sick among the Americans are being
sent to the hospital ship Maine, which will
sail soon far Nagasaki and Yokohama.
Tho order given to Yung Lu, the commander-in-chief
of the northern armies, to
Join LI Hung Chang, baa been counter
manded.
LOYAL UNDER COMPULSION
Hold UeelnrMtlon by Dntch Pastors
Assembled In Conference at
Cnpetovrn.
Amerlennn hort of Trnnnportntlon.
bat Ueut All Others
Into I'ekln.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 3. A private lettpr
sell the "Records of the Spanish War."
Tho work proved to be a pictorial account
of the late Spanish war, published under
a misleading title.
Of course tho officer refused to sub
scribe, as ho knew the ennvasaer was mis
representing the tacts and had no right
to wear such a uniform. .Fearing the pub
lic might be deceived ha ftfijrted the mat
ter to tho War deparunntZ T!i depart
ment, however, already hud ctd by bring
ing the subject ta tho attention of tho
postmaster general tor such action as It
was possible to take. It Is also stated that
light of science and while not absolutely
rejecting portions ot It as untrue, they
so hedge certain passages of tho bible
w
teachings lose their weight, and their pupils
become atheists at heart. If they du not
show their agnosticism outwardly."
Tho speuker went on to say that the
teachings ot the doctors ot dhlnlty In the
Baptist SHSiiniri-had i.e'"ni 4so ,utls
wardly agnostic that It had become neces
sary to relieve them of their positions.
"The weeding," he said, "is not yet com
pleted, nnd the seminaries still hold men
the General Marcus J. Wright referred to i who endanger the future of the Christian
is a subordinate employe of the depart- cause."
meat. He never was the head of tha war I Mr. Hanna i remarks aroused a heated
records office. That office ceased to exist I controversy.
on the 30th of June, 1S99. and net'her It
corps, which gives a brief but interesting
f the work of the corOB from Pekln
CAPETOWN. Oct. 5. Tho presbytery of , t(J Tlen TaIn H gay, that owlng t0 the
tno uuicn uetormeu cnurcn. ny a vote ui , lack Qf transportation the work of the signal
j.l to 11. auopieu a resuiuuou strongly i
has been received at the War department 1 nor any one office or bureau of tha War
from Lieutenant Stanford of tho Signal department has had anything whatever to
ceudemnlng Great Britain's policy in South
Africa.
The chulrmaa. Rev. M. Stoylar, tn tha
course of a vigorous speech, declared that
hu was only loyal under compulsion and
did not care who know It.
"Tho Orange Free State and the South
African republic." he added, "are still un
canquered. I am ashamed af the so-called
Christian British who have been burning
houses inhabited only by Inaorunt women
corps waa very difficult. General Chaffee
do with the work in question. It Is purely
a private enterprise, and la In no sense
an official publication of the government.
No one has had access to the official rec
ords for the purpose of compiling and
A landing Darty from thu British armored ' and children. Such things might bo ex-
cruiser Aurora has occupted Chlng Wan pected by Turks and Chinese. I hopo
I the eyes of the British will be opened be
An order ban been sent to Shanghai for i fore It la too lato to redress these wrongs
tho Immediate delivery of a plant fur thu I ThH sooner homo rulo la glvon tn South
construction of a branrh railroad from j Africa tho butter "
Tang Ho. on the Gulf of Llao Tung, tnl Bcwni IITin M
Chins Wan Tao SI. also for the erection j HIN I b A I ntVULUIlUN
of a pier to which ships may be moored.
It is expected that tho work wtll be com- I Former Mlnlnter of Juitlce Itobleilo
plctod within two months, thus securing ' neuiiind'. Drnitle Mensnres of
facilities fir a winter port. Itetorm for spuln.
It Is reported the Russians aro moving
from Shan Hal Fiun toward Chin Kai.
Thu Germans have demanded possession
found It necessary to "take every wagon and writing it. notwithstanding the statement
cart that had been shipped-from the Philip- on the title page of tho book that It was
pines In order to carry the supplies he 1 "ro-mplW and written directly from the
needed for his army, consequently the signal official records at Washington."
officers bad to skirmish for transportation, j Mr. Melklejohn says the public should
Lieutenant Stanford says he picked up teams not buy from canvassers books or other
and carta from any nation that could be I publications purporting to bo Issued by
Induced to part with them and some times j thu government, for it should be known
few questions were asked as to real proprloty to all that the government never sends
Interest lu tho transportation outnt. He agents about the country to solicit sun
and must now proceed if the commonwealth
was ready.
The commonwealth Insisted on trial and
,1th doubt and scientific data that thelr ! the Judge ordered the regular panel of Jury-
men to ue enjiuu. cuiuiici .cinuu wu.cu
to discharge tho defendant because the In
dictment filed In this county waa only a
copy. Overruled. A motion for postpone
ment was then filed and overruled.
aA motion for cuuttnuanco was then for
mally '"made, but this was jvorruled, tha
court deciding that thu affidavits must
be read aa depositions of absent witnesses
subject to objection as to competency. The
defense still Insisted on its right to have
returns on Its summons for Knox county
witnesses, but Judge Cantrlll directed
that thu selection of a Jury begin.
Tho examination of Jurors as to their
qualifications to serve was continued until
the regular panel of thirty men was ex
hausted and only three men had been ac
cepted. These three aro subject to per
emptory challenges from either side. A
special venire of fifty men was ordered
for tomorrow at 9 o'clock.
In an affidavit filed today Youtsey states
that hu could prove by ex-Governor W S.
Taylor. ex-Sccretary of State Charles Flnley
and others present that ha bad a gun In
tho office of tho secretary of state on Janu
Rev. Raymond Maplesnn of Mlddletowa
admitted that much that hud been suld
was true, but added that many of the ob
jectionable men had been divested of their
power to do harm. The president of tha
seminary tn question had assured htm that
In the future there would bo no cause
for compliant.
Other speakers defended the Institutions
attacked vigorously and characterized the
attack as urn ailed for. A long debate was
ended when Rev. W. G. Thomas of Essex
moved tha adoption at the resolution and
this was dona by an overwhelming vote.
operators, feeling that further opp.s.tion
to the big companies was useluss. decided
io follow their lend and grant the ad
vance. It Is the general aplulun that a
great majority of the striking mine work
ers will be satisfied to accept the off r
and return to work, but they express de
termination to await the decision ot Presi
dent Mitchell.
Mr. Mitchell will give no Indication of
his probublu action In tha matter beyond
his oft-repented assertion that tha mm
themselves must decldn In nouvenitan all
U un'-lo oh bearing aa -T settlement ot the
differences with thu operators. He would
not state when such convention would ta
called by htm. The opinion prevails that
he will wait until every operator expresses
a willingness to grant the demands Ar
rangemonts are making for strikers' pa
rades and mass meetings at Shunandouh
tomorrow and at Scranton next Wednes
day. An analysts of the 10 per cent Increase
offered shows that the average miners'
wages would not be increased full 10 pr
cunt, but It is argued that It Is better 'ban
nothing: that it Is a victory after all for
the strikers, that It Is the entering wdgc
and that If tho United Mine Workers keep
their organization Intact they can comp 1
tha operators to make further conrcssi .ns
In the years to come.
It Is said that President Mitchell takes
.... .... I .I.J.. .. , t... u.t,,,.1,,n l,l..ii..!f I, -
ary 27 solely for tho purpose of defending ; lu "' ".
tho executive building against an expected known, nowever. tnat some ot i-rcsiuen.
scrlptlons to public documents. Such
books, maps and other publications as aro
for sale by tho government ara sold at
cost prlc". They can always be obtained
from the proper officials.
of tho railroad between Tlen T3ln and
Pekln. and the Russians havo agreed to lot
them havo It. Tha Germans will shortly
begin to repair the portion uf the road
between Yang Taun and Pekln.
ALLIES MAKE FATAL MISTAKE
French and llnnslniii Mistake Knrh
Other for Uoaern and Opeu Klre
vrtth Kutal Kenultn.
ROME, Oct. 5. Tho Tribune publishes a
dispatch from Taku. dated October 1,
which after eonfirmtng curly reports of
tho brilliant behavior of the Bersagllerl
(tho Italian force of 5001 on the attack on
the Shan HI Kwan torts, says that a mts-
tako occurred between the Russians and i
the French, who fired on each other la
the bullet thut they were assailing tha
Boxers and that several weru killed and
wounded on each side.
MADRID. Oct 5. Senor Romero y Rob
ledo. who In ISlt'3 waa minister af Justice
tn the cabinet of tha lata Senor Canovas
del Castillo, haa cuuscd a stir by a violent
speech dealing with tha political and eco
numtu situation In Spain. Hu declared
that It mutters were to continue long as
they are now a revolution would be Inev
itable. Although hu hn3 always been a
staunch supporter uf the monarchical prin
ciples be hinted that In certain eventu
alities he would aspuusu the republican
causa. He warmly eulogized tha "Union
National," a widely ramified organization
now agitating tor drastic administrative
reforms.
speaks of tho very hot weather which was
encountered, so hot that men who were
accustomed to excessive heat suffered
severely. One day two laborers with his
party dropped dead from tho heat. l
Notwithstanding all these difficulties tno '
stgn.il corps pushed along, and. though i REPORT ON ALASKA
General Chaffee waa In advance during the i
day, tho wire nearly always was up witn
him at night. Lieutenant Stanford's party
consisted ot himself and twelve men of tha
corps. "The Japanese." says be, "were a
few miles behind us with 100 enlisted men
MINING
Called Whltehenil Snys Thnt .ome
Heitoh Hun Been I'rur t Icnlly
Worked Out,
riot or attack, and that this action had no
reference to Goebel or any particular per- '
son. That Taylor and Miller would further 1
testify that Yoiitsuy. entering Taylor's office
a few minutes after thu shooting, said n
answer to inquiries thnt he did not know
what had happened and ho did not slate I
that Goebel hail been shot, and that at that
reported that a new boundary marking has I time he did not know Wh.ir'on Golden, aa I
i Just been discovered in the disputed portion Golden hail stated on the stand.
of the Mount Baker district by members of
a railroad surveying party. They found the1 ni miicc nr pni nRAnn
monument In the vicinity of Chllllwuck laka ) unil'ftOO Ur UULUnMUU
In tho middle of a wldo swath which waa ! .... ,T. ......
years ago cut through the timber. If tho1 -'" Hepnlilli-iinn Will Cnrry
FIND AN OLD BOUNDARY MARK
Throw tome Llurht on Disputed
tlnestlonn In Aln.l.o. If
Proven (ienulne.
NEW WHATCOM. Wash., Oct. 5. It Is'
Mitchell's advisers are against a settle
ment on tho 11 per cent basis
WASHINGTON, Oct. .". Cabell Whlte-
and twenty carts for transportation, but head, assayer of the mint and at present
ITALY ENTERS STRONG KICK
l nltril Stuten Churned n Itli timntliiu;
Kiei-.ilie Liberty to lteil
lianded VililreliUI-..
PARIS, Oct. fi. La Journal publishes a
iiapatrh from Its Roma correspondent
saying that tha Italian government has
sent to Washington a protest against the
"excessive liberty" accorded to anarchists
in the United States.
SURPRISE FOR THE CHINESE
Ucgrailatliin of I'rliieen Opens the
Kf p. nf Niittve nt ShuiiKhul
to 11 en I (iiudttlou.
sitivr.lIAI. Thursday. Oct. The
Mtnniiihment of the t'llineso was creat i mauo at Long e iai. near uuuuagai, a.
-.iiMitlounl Cold Discovery.
VICTORIA. B. C, Oct. 5. A newspaper
received here today from Sydney. N. S. W .
says a sensational gold discovery has been
I was determined that they should not beat
us Into Pokln and they did nat. The first
wire there was ours at the American min
ister's house and the first Instrument work
ing was ours. And after that our wire was
carrvlng messages not only for our own
government, but for tho Russiuns. English,
French, Italian. German and Austrian gov
ernments, besides tho press."
Lieutenant Stanford says he was glad to
have had tha experience, but he will not
go through it again It he can avoid It.
EXPLAIN CHANGE OF FRONT;
(ieruinn tjovernment Tapers Have
Hard Time Apolowlzlnif for
Latest Fiasco.
BERLIN. Oct. 5. The government or
gans continue their efforts to cover Ger
many's change of front, making use af
sorao extremely lume arguments. For In
stance, the Berliner Post berates the rad
ical papers for "misunderstanding" tho
September note, pretending that the ex
pression "surrender the guilty" Is tha dip
lomatic equivalent for "ascertain tha
guilty."
Now that Germany has accepted the Chl
neso Initiative tn tho meting out of pun
ishment thu opinion is expressed here that
this plan offers a prospect ot more affective
boundary follows the lino of this swath, Red :
mountain and all the disputed strip Is on tha
American side, it is expected the report of ,
acting as expert special agent of the mint , , Domlnion surVeyors will bo made in a
bureau at Nome City, Alaska, In a re
few days. If the Canadians cluinj the line
tort September 2 to George E. Roberts. , un,h nf lhB nrsHnn, ,oratlo thM w.u.h
director of the mint, says that tha .Nofflilwton authorities will bo asked to malto a
beach has been worked out practically
survey. A question bos also arisen as to
nnu mai some oi me siuiuea nave not pum , . h,hl,r th frtv-ninth narallel was cor.
xpenses. Tha entire bua. h product for rHctly 9xe(, by thH boundary commission, and
the year la estimated from 1250,000 to , tht aetticment ot the matter may become
1300.000. Much ot the old dust In clrcula- , a international affair. Many mines are
tton In Noma. Mr. Whitehead says, comes loctt,ed in the disputed territory,
from Dawson. Anvil creek, which has i
been thu greatest producer up to this I p pcip III pn
time and which gives promise of yielding MtOluNCU
good returns far soma tlma to comu. ha3 ( . ,
rroduced this xear about ;750.000. On I 'New Wk -""" Withdraw.
Dexter creek there are a number of rich l.0.ooo Offer for llentoru
claima and Snow creek, which already has i ,,on llu ht.
produced $300,000 this year. U regarded
TO HIS FATE
MnJorlt).
DENVER, Colo.. Oct. 5. (Special Tele
gram.) Returns from a preliminary can
vass of Colorado, received by Chairman
Ford of tha republican stato committee, In
dicate that tha gains made by republicans
aver since 1896 will ba more thnn main
tained this year. It is believed that Mc
Klnley will carry tha state by a majority
of 20.000.
The mining counties already heard from
show a wonderful gain of republican votes,
enough to easily defeat thu three fusion
parties, busing tho estimate an the voto
COAL MINERS ON PARADE
Striker of Mieniinilnah unil Mnhnnuy
alley to Hold tireut Mann
Mectlnic Today.
SHENANDOAH. Pa.. Oct. R. Arrange
ments havo bean completed by the local
branches of tho United Mlnu Workers for
a big parade and mass meeting hero tomor
row afternoon. Invitations huva b"en ex
tended to all the strikers in tho Shenandoah
and Mahanoy valleys to take part In the
nffair. The principal feature of the demon
stratlon will be an uddrebs by National
President Mitchell.
Organizer Harris today sent reprtiicnta
tlvin to all tho nnlghhonng towns and min
ing "patches" to notify the unions there
of the propofcd demonstration. Mr. Har
ris says he expects about 1S.0U0 men and
boj-B to bo in line.
Gennral CoLin wild tonight that while
ho did not apprehend any disturbance ho
would order no niorp troops home until
after tho demonstration.
Edward J. Coyln, who waa shot during the
I riot hero September 21. died early today
Coyle was not a participant tn the rtat
aa aa exceptionally rich d. strict.
Local complications, however, Mr. White
head snys, aro rapidly involving all t tie
claims of value In tha Noma region and 1
I many of them are In the hands of re-'
ceivers, wao are uperimui, mem unuer mo
direction ot the court. As a consaqu n-e
Investments tn mines are at a staadsttll.
KuiKler Before Cnmmlniilon.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 5. John F. Kunzler
president of the American Flint Gla 3
Workers' uulon, was before the Industrial
NEW YORK. Oct. 3. Charles Broadway
Rous, who offered tl.OOO.OoO as a reward
to the person who should restore his eye
sight, announced in an Interview hero to
day th6 withdrawal ot tho offer and hta
own resignation to his fata.
Mr. Rouss' eyes were affected? by paraly
sis of the optic nerve five years ago. His
munificent offer brought tha best scien
tific knowledge of tha world to his aid
without avail. Over 300 specialists havo
worked over the case. Many experiments
enst two years ago In tha state. In the
agricultural cuuntles tho fusionlsts aro de- He ,vm; nlt by a strny b(l1(,t
cinrea to do pracucauy out ot tne race.
A majority of the replies received s,au' UflMFN ATTAP.K N0N.9TRIk'FRs
that wherever fusion has bean effected iiUllluli nl I rturx IIUII-O I nlrVCnO
It has become unsatisfactory, and that thu
candidates on tha tlcketa have little en
thustasm or confidence In their ability tu
win.
Another feature of nearly every report
recoived is tha fact that the women of
the state are aroused and propose to stand
for law and order and a party that can
accomplish something. In the stock sec
tions of tha state the stockmen will bury
fusion because the last fusion legislature
passed a law that baa actually held up
each stock, owner far $2.50 for the record-
I'nrly of Itallann at Liitttmrr Severe!
lieu ten wllh Mttcka and
loiiei.
have been made on the eyes af James G
. .1 ln,H. U'kM hnlnn a,K,M.l.. . . .,.... 1
commission touay. representing tha work- " ; lng ot re.recordlng of his stock brands,
mun In tho general Investigation Into labi-r , pa'11 a "War aaary by Mr. Rouss to al- ,us
arbitration. Mr Kunzlar said ha repre- I u lUK "penmenis
vengeance. Inasmuch as the Chinese know
when, today, they received officio, nutlflca- at BOM covered wuu oxiue tne gu.ny parties oeer taau ,,, lore.ga scateu . . '""VT .nDDnCCnTn PuTTn
tton from the viceroy to the effect that ; lron R"ve ",ea tounu, muny pieces weiga- uuuisier wmu uu m u- iimmni .u uu- j ow .miu.. umi. urruotu iu UIIIL.U
lng UP to inree-quurters ot a pounu troy. ' poee severer peniunea iuu iun iuieit;u cuu- iruue ucuik awminM.cv ,UUu uuu uu.uu.
science would tolerate. Ha described the annual settlement or
From lu correspondent at Shanghai tha the wage scale by the commit tee of tha
Laka! Anzolger has received a dispatch I worker and the manufacturers. He said
saying that Count von Waldersae baa begun ' It did not obviate strikes entirely, aa there
systematically to clear tho country between I were at present some small strikes la
Tlen Tsln and Pekln of Boxers. LI Hung I progress over local questions, but the ar
LABOR
fnreiirn nrcHnure had ne"e6t'att'd the de
nidation of prominent members of tho court, i """"y 2.000 ounces were obtained. Hnlf a
Tho new German cable from Chetoo to , prospecting dlth of tine dirt taken out of a
Tsln Tau has been opened.
It la reported that tha allies will demand
an indemnity whieb will aggregate 10,000,
000 i $200,000,000.)
Chinese Troop After HiiTer.
PEKIN, Oct. J. (Via Tlen Tsln. Oat. 4.
Via Shanghai. Oct. 1.) A small body at Im
perial Chinese troops appeared at Pel Tat
Chu yesterday. They Informed tha British
garrison that their purpoce was to disperse
the Boxers and they were not mat ec led hy
the British It Is mi sou need that the Ger
m.ms wtll wtnter S.OM men In Pekln. Tha
British ara reducing their force In prepara
tion for 'he w.uter One thousand couiles
w " n'art icn and the Indian avary will
probably be wi'hlruwn.
chute, panned out about twenty-five ounces
ot gold. Gold still shows quite as good In
the Root drive, there being, apparently, a
seam of almost pure gold.
Tohncco Worker' Inlon Ileirliis Crn
nde Which Will He of
Vutlonal scope.
I'lre In Fiiiiionn tlnlldtnK.
LONDON. Oct. S. A serious Are has oc
curred at Wetback Abbey, Worksop, Not
ti4hawablrn. tha famous uat of the dukes
of Portland. The Oxford wing was gutted.
The loss is eMlmateil at U3S.0fl, but 'he
priceless pictures and furniture ware saved.
Tha duke and duchesa ot Portland ara ut
present absent from home.
Chang, according to the same authority, rangemant, ou the whale, was satisfactory.
He said he had not made a special study ut
compulsory arltratlon. but thought It was
a good thing and would be glad to sea a
left Tlen Tsln under Russian escort, deeply
depressed because Count von Waldersee re
fused to receive him.
There was great Jubilation among the national law of that sort in operation.
foreigners in Shanghai when they learned '
of the nature of Emperor William's reply llute fur I'reKident' Trip,
to Smperor Kwang Su. i WASHINGTON. Oct. j a telagram from
Mark Twutii fomlitu. Home.
LONDON Oct 5 Samuel L. "lemons
Mark Twain' wl'h hia family leaves for
'he In'ted States 'oday.
VlMlinniit Coal for I' until ml.
CHICAGO, "rt. j An accredited rense
ienuiMve of an English syndicate today
-ontracted 'or 750 n0 tuns at Alabama coai
tn he delivered at snme point on 'he i al
it MexiL i The de ! cries ara to extend
over a -rlod of two years.
j Secretary Cortelyou received at the While
House states that the president, Mrs. Mc
Klnloy and the entire party will leave Can
ton next Monday afternoon about I o'clock
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 5. The National To
bacco Workers' Union of America, with
division headquarters In St. Louis, has de
cided to take up tha fight against child
labor.
Tha plan of action will be to take awav
the tobucco union label from factories
whleh give employment to anyone under
IS.
The elgarmakers' two unions In St. Louis
are also beginning arrangements to begin
a similar crusade against the employment
of children. It Is estimated that about
7,000 men would find work la Missouri
HAZLETON, Pa.. Oct. 5.-E!jfbt Italians
employed on the night shift of tho Calrtn
Pardee 3l Co. colliery ut La t timer were
attacked on the public road lending from
that place to Hollywood early this morning
by twenty-five women who bud marched
from Milnesvllle. The women were mostly
Hungarians and Italians. They left MUnos
vllle at 4 o'clock, marched through Lattuner
two miles distant, and waited tu attack tht
men working In the Latttmer mine as they
puubed along the road which leads to their
homes at Hollywood.
A few of the women wnro armed with
clubs, but most nf them curried stones of at1
sizes in their aprons. The first nan-strlkinc
mine workers to leave the, colliery were th
ST. LOUIS. Oct. 5. On top of a Chicago & ittio bund of Italians. .They saw the
Alton passonger train, moving at the rata 1 woman on the road ahead ot them, and,
of forty miles on hour, Wlllmm Burke of suspecting an attack, want across the field
this city and on unknown man fought a in an endeavor to avoid them. The women,
battle to the death tonight. Tho two men ! however were on the alert and they ulna
FOUGHT ON TOP OF TRAIN
Hohoe HentliiK Their Way on Fut
lnener ICnu:ice In triiKle
tn the Death.
were beating their way to Chicago. After
the train left East St. Louis the stronger
drew a revolver and demanded Burke's
money. Burke rnfusiHl to comply with the
request and grappled with his antagonist
During the dest"nte struggle which fol
lowed the unkuuwn shot Burke In the! side.
crossed 'be field, und, overtaking the men,
hurled howers of 3tones at them. The
workman did not attempt to defend them
selves, bin ran away and were soon out of
the reach of tha fury of the excited women.
One man meat ml a severe cut on tbi
head, while several others were struck ty
They are due to arrive in W luhtngton at J cigar factories were not children employed
7 U o'clock Tuesday morntnj. In various capacities.
but the tattar filially managed to push hira plecaa of rocks, but were not Injured. Th
from the top of tho eoaeh. He was picked , women returned to tholr homes, satisfied
up with his skull erushed In and otherwiso I with their demonstration. There was fo
horribly injured and barely alive, Burke j havo been a march of men and women from
will recover. I McAdoo to Lattimer erty this morning, bul