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CHINA BOWS ITS RXEEi
Germany's Demand for Punishment of T ;r I
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Leaders Granted.
COURT ANSWERS THROUGH U HUNG CHANG
Ying llien, Yang Ni and Ohao Shu Ohio
Aro to Be Dccapitatod,
PRINCE TUAN BANISHED 10 MANCHURIA
Bloody Ohiof Will Have to Work on Post
Eoad on Siberia Border Line.
PRINCE CHVANG GOES TO PRISON FOR LIFE
Jluke Tnl f.en nml 1'rlnoe V I It ! Or
der of l-lmperiir Will Hml Their
Day llcl.ln.l Prison AVnlls for
Tlirlr I'nrt In Oiilnmc.
I'EKIN, Oct. 7. -I Via Tien Tsln, Oct. 8.
Shanghai. Oct. !'.) A response to the Her
man demand has bem transmitted to I.I
llunc Hung. This says that Ylng Nle".
Iiresldont of the cetisorato, Yang NI. presi
dent of the board, and Chao Shu Chlo.
president of tho board o punishment, will
b de.enplluted. that l'rlnco Chwung. Duke
Tsal Lon and I'rlnce Vlh will be sentenced
to Hfo Imprisonment and that I'rlnce Titan
will bo banished to the Imperial military
post roads on the Kiln rlan fronllel' no a
further punishment for nldlng the Iloxcrs.
CABINET TALKS ON CHINA
nfurc T Reply I" French Note Is
Mlipotil lltt" lleen
Orclilcd I poll.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 The cabinet
meeting today, which occupied about two
nml ono-half hours, wnn devoted almost ex
clusively to a discussion of the Chinese
situation. Special consideration was given
lo tho Frpn-h note and It Is understood
that nioio or less definite conclusion was
leached ns to tho nature of tho reply which
Mill bo made by this government, but It
has not yet been put In diplomatic form. Its
purport will not bo made public for the
present.
It developed today that Mr. Conger, In
rnmpllnnco with a suggestion from Secre
tary Hay, had submitted to the Statu de
partment a lint of ton or twelvo names of
Chltieso olUcl.ils who were prominent In the
Iloxor movement against the foreigners and
In a great measure were responsible for the
nsnaults upon tho legations in Pekln. Theso
offlclnls, Mr. Conger believes, should bo
Included with l'rlnco Tuan ami others In
any punishments which aro to be Inflicted
upon those who took a prominent part In
Ihn I'ekln outrages. It Is not unlikely that
1ho position of thin government In regard
to the punishment of tlmae ofllelals will be
stated in reply to tho French note.
Neither diplomatically nor from a mili
tary point of view has there been any
change In tho Chlncso situation here since
tho reception of the French note. It Is
conceded that the failure of tho effort to
lnduco the Chinese court to return to I'ekln
Iihs done much to retard tbe peace negoti
ations, although these are still possible If
tho authority .onforred upon I.I Hung Chang
nnd I'rlnce Chlng Is sutnelent.
General Chaffee continues to execute the
program for tho withdrawal of the mili
tary forces already outlined and he has
notilled tho War department that ho will
havo all his men except the legation guard
out. of China inside of a fortnight
T1, 1
American troops will take no further part
in any military operations in China unless
they aro attacked, which Is not believed to
be probable. The oMlrluls do not credit tho
Ilutmlau admiral's report that they partici
pated in the taking of Shari llnl Kuan, as
the sensn of General Chaffee's orders was
directly contrary to such participation.
LIVING IN CHINESE TEMPLE
Amrrleiin Cnnillj lio I. nut Their All
nl I'ekln Clint llrfuure In
Smictuiir) of Hie (;o.t.
riJFillLO, Colo., Oct. 9. Kev. Dr. Robert
Coltmun, pastor of tho Presbyterian church
nt In Junta, nnd who, with his wife, re
cently returned from a trip to China,
whoro thoy were engaged nt the bombard
ment of Tuku, ha received a letter from
Ills son, Prof. Robert Coltman, Jr., instruc
tor ln the Imperial university at Pekln.
Tho latter, with his family, wns in the
besieged legation and all survived after
thrilling experiences.
Prof. Coltman's letter Is a graphic re
cital of the numerous Incidents of tho
Hlcge. lioth himself and his son. tho
third Robert Coltman. nged 18. took turns
on guard duty, und tho Inter was at one
time a target of Chinese sharpshooters.
They lost all their property and have Hied
it claim for J3f,000 damages. Cnltmnn
.nnd his family are now lodging In a Chi
nese temple near tho legation and have
)io furniture but that of the temple.
PUT SCREWS T(T EMPRESS
rlnuthrrn Vlecrojn iiirrnlen to 111'
hIk I nlrka Court Ilelurn lo
I'ekln ill tlt.ee,
SHANGHAI. Oct. .-The Chlneso assort
that tho government of Shan Tung and the
Vang Tbo vleeroyH havo sent a Joint me
morial to tho empress declurlug It to bo
Impossible to guard the despatch of moue
nnd provisions to SI Ngan Fu and threaten
to resign unless the court returns to
Tekln. It Is believed thnt Fmperor
JCwang Su la anxious to return, but tho
dowager empress waverod until bins heard
uf Iho expedition to I'.io Ting Fu.
Ll Hung Chang's secretary reports that
foreign troops, supposed to be llrltlsh,
Jiave already nrrlved at Pao Ting Fu.
It Is snld that Ll Hung Chang Iihs ad
vised tho emporor to tcturn to Pekln on
the ground that the powers can stop sup
plies from renchlug the prolmo of
Shan SI.
inerlei... M Unloun rlen lit I'ekln,
NKW YORK. Oct. 9.--Robert 13. Speor.
ono of tho secretaries of tho Presbyterian
Hoard of Missions, today received tho fol
lowing cable dispatch from Rev. George F.
Fitch from Shanghai: "KUlles. Leonard,
McKllllcan, Madscy wluterlng Pekln."
Tho persons named nro all members of the
I'ekln mission. They are: Hnv. nnd Mrs.
C. A. Kiltie. Miss ICllza K. Leonard, Miss
Jane McKIUlciu and Miss Maud Mnckey,
M. D.
Ad.nnce on i'nii Tlngr I-'u i.k Yt,
ri!KIN, Oct. 4. Tho I'no Ting Fu ex
pedition is waiting for tho Germans, who
arc not ready to start. U Is reported that
there am 15.000 imperial Chlneso troops at
Jio Ting Fu.
,1 1D
lltivc VKice.l to Gernu.ii)
Sronliil ut.
HiRLIN, Oo t. J It was nsiertulned nt
'ViTclRM ofllcc today by ihu correspond
fwf It Associated Press lhat nil ttio
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Or cat Hrltuln, .''.'i "hom no answer bus
yol been teeulved Si cither tho first or
second notes of Germany. Tliu Foreign
iiltltp. however, experts Great Britain's
adherence to tliu second noto and still looks
for a reply to the first.
Willi reference lo the statement cabled
fritn Amerlcii that Great Urltiilu 1ms noted
as a mediator In effecting an understand
ItiK between (lermatiy and the United
Stales, a high foreign official snld that
nothing was otllclally known jogarding
such a service If It hud been rendered and
that as a matter of fact them was no ne es
ttlty vvhntcver for n mediator. The lattr
statement wns corroborated by the llrltlsh
ambassador. Sir Frank Lnscolles, and by
the I'nited Stales charge d'affaires, John
II Jackson.
Private dispatches say that Herman rein
fotcetnents, consisting of two battalions,
two guns and cavalry, under Lieutenant
(Colonel Havel, hae arrived at Pekln from
Tlcu Tsln.
EMPEROR TO RETURN TO PEKIN
Prince IiIiik Nulltfril Hint All Tluit U
.Nei'ileil In I'moriltilc Op
port mill .
P12KIN, Oct. H. -I'rlnce Chlng has re
ceived an edli t from tho emperor, dated
October 1, In reply to a noto sent at. tho
request of the legation, saying ho will ro-
turn to I'ekln as soon ns the negotiations !
take a favorable turn.
TAX ON ACTUAL CASH VALUE
MIoIiIkkii Mil 5' I'll nil Count Hill lonill
Aiiiriitliiit-iit AlWctlnn Itllllroilil
Corporation.
DKTHOIT. Oct. 0. The special session of division of Staffordshire. Mr. K. F. UatclIK,
tho stale leglsluturo called last Friday by I liberal-unionist, defeating Mr. J. 13. John
Governor l'lngreo will meet In Lansing to- j sou-Ferguson, liberal, by ovur 2.0U0
morrow at noon. Tho object Is to present a
Joint resolution authorizing tho submission
to the peoplo of a constitutional amendment
taxing railroads and other corporations on
the actual cash value of their property In
stead of on their earnings, as at present,
and to consider tho repeal of tho special
charters held by the Michigan Central, the
Lake Shore and Grand Trunk railroads In
Michigan.
That tho special charters will be repenled
is almost u certainty, as tho Michigan Cen
tral agreed today, after a conference with a
special comtnltteo appointed by the last leg
islaturo for the purposo, to submit to the re- !
peal of ItB charter under certain conditions. I
Tho other two roads have already Intimated 1
that they will act ns the Michigan Central I
does. Ily tho i.Ereemcnt reached today the
muds will br. nllnu-Pd six ni.ii.ths t.. rem-. !
gnnlzn under tho general railroad law of
tho stato ufter tho repeal of tholr charters
and tho legislature will pass resolutions fix
ing some court as tho arbiter.
Inasmuch as tho statu platforms of both
parties pledgo themselves to tax reform leg
islation. It la expected tho resolution will
bo passed and the legislature adjourned In u
short time.
MILES WINS HIS FIGHT
lluuril of llrdliii.iK'.- nml I'ortllleutlon
llrclilr AkiiIii lll.ii.i.pei.i'li.K'
(in. Ciirrli.KC
WASHINGTON, Oct. !).-The Hoard of
Ordnance and Fortifications has been holding
a protruded session In Washington and ad
journed todav after taklmr Imnnrtant action
regarding disappearing gun carriages. The
board has recommended to the secretary of
war that no more disappearing gun car
riages bo made. There hns hcen murh con
tention among army officers for somo time,
espeelnlly nrtlllrry ofllcers, ns to tho value
of disappearing gun carriages upon fortifi
cations for const defense. The consensus of
opinion haB been that tho disappearing car
riage was good for low sites, but the ma
jority seemed to think that it was not best
for high sites.
Tho action of tho bonrd. If sustnincd by
tho secretary of war, will bo of far reach
ing Importance In the future of coast de
fenses. AGREES UPON THE OLD LAW
Krutliok.r l.rgUli. t lire .Seems Likely to
H.'tiirn to ThltiK" " They Were
lleforc (,'oelict Interfered.
FRANKFORT. Ky.. Oct. 9 - Iloth houses
of tho Kentucky legislature held night ses
sions tonight and parsed by a practically
uiiiinlmous vote an agreement to adopt Hie
minority election bill, over which tho heii
ate und house had dlfngrued. Tho differ
ences between the houses were hottled by a
conference this afternoon. Tho senato bill
ns agreed upon will bo taken up by Iho
houso tomorrow. It substitutes the old law
In forco at iho tlmo the Goebel law was
enacted. Tho demo, rats In tho senatn mado
a hard light tonight tn pass a resolution to
adjourn sine die on Saturday, holding that
If no law Is papned by thnt tlmo none will
ho passed at all, but tho republicans nnd
untl-Goehelltes united and decided on n
sreclal order for Friday.
TEXAS AFTER STANDARD OIL
Governor Sujrrn Serves ltc)iillf Inn
on ItooHi.el. tor Rockefeller
unit inherit.
ST. LOUS, Oct. 9 Requisition papers Is
sued by Governor Saycr of Texas were
served on Governor Roosevelt at tho Plant
ers hotel today for Iho extradition of John
D. Rockefeller, Henry Flagler nnd other
Standard Oil magnates.
Tho defendants urc wanted lu Texas for
alleged violations of tho anti-trust laws.
Governor Roosevelt said ht. could not not
on tho requisition as long ni he was out
of the state of New York, as he wns techni
cally not governor. Ho Bald he would look
Into tho case when ho returned to Now
York.
WOMAN M i ST A K E N FOR WOLF
Mlliiirxnln Vlun Lets tin III (inn .villi
the Kcxull That She lle
ceivrN I'ntnl Wound.
ST- STKPHKN, "mIiiu.. Oct. 9. While
Nelson Fornstrom was hunting near here ho
mistook Mrs. Sttomer for a wolf and In
stantly killed her. Tho woman wns out
searching for cattle and climbed up a straw
Btuck to see If she could see them. Night'
was approaching und tn the dsrkQcss Fern
strom mado his fatal mistake.
I'lntc IiIum. Insiirnnce,
CHICAGO. Oct. i'.-After a senslon of
two days the representatives of the Inrgest
platn glass Insurance companies of tho
country havo come to no agreement as to
rates, Although all are of the opinion that
rates should be Increased n uniform
schedule has not yet been adopted
11 AVE NET GAIN OF TWO SEATS
To Date Total of 522 Members Have Boen
Elected to Parliament.
" ' '
JOHN E. ELLIS, PRO-BOER, WINS HIS FIGHT
('hniithcrluln's Aliened (tiiolnllnti ( un
cci'tilntt Mmtli Vrrli'im Situation
(iiukc Cilllntlc Comment III
Loudon I'lipcr.
LONDON, Oct. 10.-3 a. tn.- From the re
turns received at midnight it appears that
thu government gained two seats In yester
day's pollings In the Parliamentary general
election. These are the Mlddletown division
of Houthent Lancashire, whore II. I). Flelden
defeated J. Duckworth, liberal, who repre
sented the constituency In the late Parllu
ti enf, and Monmouth, where Dr. Rulhcr
ford, Harris, who now outers Parliament
lor tho llrst tlmo. received 4,112 votes, as
against 3.720 east for his liberal opponent.
Albert Spleer, who hail represented Mon
mouth since 1892.
Among the other noteworthy elections
was that of William St. John Hrodorlck,
under secretin)' of state for foreign affairs,
In the Guild Ford division of Surrey, with n
majority of 2,24" over his liberal opponent,
A. W. Chapman, and that of John Kdward
Kills, lllicial, in the Riuscllffo tllvltdonof
Nottlughiimshlie. Mr. Fills has represented
Rusholirfo since 1SS5. Tho ministerialists In
lighting him made effective use of his pro
Uoer letters recently published by Mr.
Chamberlain anil the majority he secured at
the general election of 1S9.1 was reduced by
1.S7 votes. Tho liberals are holding their
own In Yorkshire and In somo districts their
candidates tmvi doubled the majorities of
previous elections.
The liberal Hood continues In Derbyshlro,
where O. Pnek'ngtoti. liberal, has captured
tho High Peak division, defeating ?.
Huberts, conservative, nnd wiping out tho
previous conservative majority of 507.
On the other hand tho unionists havo
I titbun n llltfirnl nt rntiptinlil thn Htirlon
majority,
Mr. Arthur O'Connor, Irish nationalist.
and oliu of tho secretaries of the Irish
parliamentary party, has been defeated for
Uast Donegal by his brother nationalist, Mr.
O'Uoherty.
Flvo hundred nnd twenty-two members
have now beeu otllclally declared elected
of which M7 aro ministerialists and 185
belong to the opposition. The ministerial
ists have gained live seats more than their
opponents.
Considerable adverse comment, conserva
tive us well as liberal, has been eatiBeil by
,hp declaration uttrlbutcd to Mr. Chumber-
llu" ln " r,,le,u i'--cn. a e..i .u lu
Kovornment Is a seat sold to the Icrs.
Mr- Chamberlain wrlteH to the Dally Mai
thlH mornlnc repudiating the statement and
stating that what ho said was a quotation
from the mayor off Mafeklng. "A neat lost
to tho government Is a seat gained by the
Iloers."
The Dally Mall, .commenting editorially
upon Mr. Chamberlain's quotation, still In
sists that he went too far. In view of the
fnet "that quite u largu number of liberals
havo consistently supported the govern
ment's South African policy."
I Tho paper ulso detiures that "Mr Cham-
borlaln's tactics will not nsslst him In his
, struggle for the premiership and will
arouso uneasiness as to his qualifications
for the fotelgn ofllce."
SOON TO MEET AT MADRID
SpiuiUh I'lirllniiienl Will Connlilrr
erril Treutlen HenrliiB on
ItrliitloiiH vllli I lifted Suite.
MADRID. Oct. 3. Tho Spnnish parlia
ment will reassemble between November C
and 10 Tho question of the marriage of
the princess of tho Asturlas will not be
discussed before Decembor.
Murquls Agullur Campo, minister of for
eign affairs, will bo. prepared tn Introduce
vnrlous treaties, boarlng on the general
relation of Spain with tho United Status
and tho ccsslou of tho Cagnyan and other
Islands and relative lo literary copyright
Willi the IIIspano-Amerlcan republics.
At the onicos of the minister of finance
today an emphatic denial was given to tho
report that the government intends to
float u lonn. either largo or small.
ENGLAND'S" FOREIGN POLICY
Jnxi-pli hiiuilicrliiln Tiikes It to He
Ceil More Tliiiu Crlcnill) to
the I l. licit Mil ten.
LONDON, Oct. !). Mr. Chamberlain, sec
retnry of stato for the colonies, speaking
this ovoulng at Sturbrldge, snld: "Orent
Drltnln's foreign policy, as I mim It up,
Is to remain on friendly terms with every
great country In Kurope and on something
inoro than friendly terms with the I'nited
States."
Mr. Chamberlain ridiculed tho nttempt
of tho opposition leaders to hold him as
a bogy to foreign nntlons. "Great Britain's
(orngn policy," he exclaimed, "Is ln tho
hnnds of Lord Bnllsbury and 1 have not
the presumption to meddle with It."
PLAGUE SPREADING IN INDIA
Itiihnnle Terror IleconilnK I'.iilileinle
In llouihiiy Presidency nml
Count l'or(.
LONDON. Oct. 10. "llubonlc plague."
says a dispatch to the Dally Mall from
llombny. 'is becoming epidemic In raunj
districts of tho Hombny presidency. Alnrm
lng Increases are reported from 1'oona
nnd Hclgaum, while the coast ports ar
Infected.
"The cotton crops have withered lu
Mimelnager and Dljapur districts owing to
thu drougnt.
INDIA WILL HAVE G00D CROP
llicrpt In I'nrl of lloniliny I'limlni
Coixll I lorn. Have lnioM
l)lNiiiiri.re.l,
LONDON. Oct. 9.Tl.ord Oeorgo Hamilton,
secretary of state fur India, has received tho
following dispatch from thu viceroy of India,
Lord Curton of Kedleston: "Tho general
condition of crops Is excellent und except In
a part of llombuy famine conditions are dis
appearing. The total number nf the relief
list has fallen to 2,746.000."
Knincr ItoiiKlrU In Seerel.
RKRLIN, Oct. 9. Inconforralty with tho
wish of Kmpcror William tho Prussian
cabinet recently forbade tho furthor use
of tho accumulator sstem upon tho street
railroads in flerlln, nt the Banio time pro
longing tho charter of the Great Rorlln
street railway from 1919 to 1949, without
consulting tho Drrlin municipal authori
ties. Thereupon tho latter vented the.r In
dignation in secret session, denouncing the
step taken as seriously infringing the city
charter und passed a resolution to file a
strong protest.
OCEANIC TOUCHES' THE SHORE
Mnr l.lnrr (fioimil" fur n Moment llur
luu il Iliiln florin, lint
yuon Floats.
Cop) right, by I'resi Publishing Co
yriJKNSTOWN. Oct. H-iNew York
World Cablegram Special Telegram 1 Tho
Oceanic at 4 o'clock this morning was
somewhere between the Dull, Cow and Calf
and Urowiiead, going slow, the weather
being misty. Suddenly what appeared to
bo the fog bank lifted and showed land
right ahead, and on each bow a regular
cmo. The engines were stopped nnd re
versed. This shook up and woke every
body. Half n mlnuto after tho engines
were reersed. bill before the Oceanic was
stopped, it struck with a grinding, gratlug
noise. It ipilckly swung clear, the water
tight compartments were closed and life
boat stays set loose. F.verythlng whs quiet
und In order. At 5:30 we pashed the Fast
net rock.
All the passengers speak highly of tho
captain's skill nnd coolness, and there
was nut a moment of ulnrm or panic, us
the pnrsengers were all tranquil nnd con
fident. In tho cabin the womeu behaved
admirably. Although everybody was us
sured there was no danger everybody urns
glnd to know that tho wnler-tlght com
partments were closed within two minutes
und thu llfuboats cleared awny ready for
lowerlug lit once.
Captain Camoron said: "It was Just 4
o'clock In tho morning and we wero In a
heavy ruin squall. I hud Just stopped Un
ship to take a cast with the lead when I
saw brtukers right nhead and ordered the
engines put at full speed astern. Ilefore
the way of the ship could be stopped It
heemed Just to touch something, hut It
backed off -and came out with no dnmago
done. I had made every nllowance for
current, but we were off Castle Point,
about four miles north of our proper
course. The water-tight doors were shut
within two minutes nnd the boats got
ready for lowering within seven minutes,
but after sounding the ship In all parts 1
found that no damage was dono and pro
ceeded to Qucenstown. I believe the ship
to be absolutely uninjured."
Gteat reticence Is observed by thu Star
tin otllclnts concerning tho accident to
the Oceunlc, but it Is uvldont that the
prompt, cool measures of Captain Cameron,
the olllcers ami crew, reduced the natural
anxiety among the passengers to a minium.
IMwIn II. Low, n saloon passenger, said:
"I was reading In my berth when 1 heard
the grating noise. The ship bumped vio
lently twice. I Jumped out of bed and
rushed on deck with many others. We saw
land on each side. Tho Ocvn tile's engines
were reversed at full speed and we speedily
backed Into deep water. The weather was
Intensely thick. The seamen and Btowntds
were perfectly calm, hut absolutely re-
tlcent. Tho order to launch lifeboats was I
quickly given and all were swung ready to .
,cl R0 ,nrP bpnK much st.urPyiK aboul
by passengers and in the steerage thoro
was great commotion, an they felt the I
shock most severely. The lookout man ln
the crowsnest slid down the rope onto the
deck. Kveryone was prepared for n catas
trophe, but I here was no sound except
the muttered feverish enquiries between
the passengers and the cnptultl's orders,
which wero mechanically repented. Cap
tain Camoron behaved with conspicuous
coolness, his calmness Infcp'-lng evcryonn
with confidence. ' He ordere'd tho bulkheads
closed nnd then each section of tho ship
wns sounded for leakage, but none was dis
covered. The passengers wero reassured
and after a tlmo of awful unxlety returned
to their cabins. Many remained nbove.
while others sut In the saloon, their nerves
unstrung. It might enslly hnve been a
terrible calamity. Kveryone realised that
and wero deeply grateful. How we got
out of the'eourso Is n mystery. Perhaps
the Ocennlc's Injured propollor hnd some
thing to do with it."
CECIL RHODES l POLITICS
.South frlnu Lender Will lloelni..
In ii Ik- InliKie" foe llnrly
Ct'ilrrul Ion.
CAPHTOWN. Oct. 9. -Cecil Rhodes will
re-enter polities tomorrow when he will
preside over thu deliberations of the con
gress of the South, African league.
According to the Caputown correspondent
of the Dally Chronicle, Mr. Rhodes In his
hpeech lo the congress of the South African
league will declare in favor of early fed
eration and of placing South Afrlra on tho
same fottiug as Canada and Australia.
"Ho will deny." says tho correspondent,
"that he Is eagerly seeking tho friendship
of tho Afrikander party, but will announce
his willingness to work with them when
they havo learned wisdom. He will refer
to tho debt of gratitude which South
Afrlra owes to the colonies and will urge
the adoption of federal union.
BOERS QUIT NATIVE LAND
.Mil..; ( oiulnu to iiirrlcu unit Others
Have lltilliiml n h Their
llcMlniitlon,
NKW YORK, Oct. 9. A dispatch to tho
Journal uud Advertiser from Lourcrj.o
Marquez says: . Hundreds of Iloers, with
their families, aro fleeing from the country
of tlKlr birth to begin llfo anew tn somo
other country. Most of these havo Aiuorlca
. .i,(. ,,inn,i .it.,i ,i
Two Gurmsn ships left hero last week
carrying 1,200 Iloers. They wero, closely
followed by two French ships with 950 souls
Irom tho Trausvanl. mostly womon and
children. All of these belonged to the
belter class of Iloers anil all wero bound
for Holland.
DeUel' VI en Put lo I'IIkIiI.
LONDON, Oet.lt). Tho Times publishes
tho folowlng dispatch from Vredcfot t,
Orango colony. "Tho llrltlsh column had
a three-dnys tight from October fi to Oc
tober 7, Inclusive, with Goneral DoWot's
commando of 1,000 men nnd flvo guns. It
took plnco in tho mountains near here
T.io Iloers were dislodgml and dispersed
and they fled den;orallied. Tho llrltlsh
racualtlcs wero slight.
Viicttoii Kruuer l'urlo,
LONDON. Oct. 9.--A silk hat box, pur
chased in Loudon about tun yenrs ago by
Paul Kr'jger, was sold at auction today.
Thorn was keen competition for the pos
session of tho hat box, which finally realized
25. A plpo nt ono time owned by Mr.
Kruger fetched LU r, shillings.
( rlehrnlP K ruiter'i. Illrlh.lny,
ISLAND OF ST. HKLKNA. Oct. 9. The
llrltlsh transport Idnho landed about 200
lloer prisoners here yesterday.
General Cronje and tho other lloer prison
ers nre having a big celebration of Pnul
Kruger's birthday.
I'roKrum for Chnmhers,
PARIS, Oct. 9. At a cabinet council held
at tho Elysee palace today President Lou
bet presldlnc, It wns decided nn tho re
assembling of the chambers to proceed with
tho discussion of the budget, but at thu
snmn tlmo to isk tho Chamber of Deputies
to devoto two sessions each to work of
various reform projects, notably a bill deal
ing with tho dissolution of Illegal religious
associations.
YOUTSEY RAVES IN COURT
Alleged Murderer of Goobel Galls tho
Latter'a Brother a Liar.
"DEMONS IN HELL UNABLE TO KILL HIM"
.IikIkc ( li ill rill llrliT MirrlfT I'nl
Mnniicli'i on Prlftonrr, Who Fulls
In CoIIhi., Court IIpIiih Ad
journed I ntll i iiilii).
GKOHGKTOWN, Ky., Oct. 3.--One of the
most reinarknble scenes ever enacted It)
a Kentucky court occurred tonight In the
Youtsey trial, tho defendant himself being
the chief participant. Tho court room was
crowded at tho time and tho excitement
was Intense. Dee Armstrong, the Louis
ville detective, had Just told of his talks
with Youtsey before nnd after his arrest.
Then Arthur Goebel was put on the stand
nnd Judge lien Wllllnms. who for the llrst
time appeared for the prosocutlot' did the
questioning.
Arthur Goebel snld' "I talked with
Youtsey the day he was arrested, Into 1.1
the afternoon In the Jail nt Frankfort In
reference to tho murder of my brother."
At this point Youtsey arose behind his '
nttornev nnd said' "It Is untrue, It Is a I
lie. I never spoke a word to that man In
my life, ur Jie to mo."
Colonel Crawford told him to be quiet
and sit down and others look hold of
hi in.
"I will not sit down; I never snld n word
tn that man. It Is untrue."
He was shouting by this time and every
one was on tlptoo of excitement. Yoiit
sey's wife sprang to his side nnd while
endeavoring to make him sit down, could
be heard saying: "Now you have killed
my husband I suppose you are satlslled."
Then Youtsey hystcrlcnlly shouted: "I
nm Innocent; there is no blood on my
hands. These men aro Hwcnrlng my life
away!"
Two or three deputy sheriffs went over
and grabbed Youtsey. He struggled
wildly utid snld'
"Let me alono; I will not sit down."
tioeliel In ,No llcnil."
Arthur Ooebel meanwhile sat sphinx
like In the chair and nevor turned his
head. Finally, after Youtsey was forced
tuto n sent he shouted again: "(1ohcl Is
not dead all tho demons In hell could not
kill him!" ,
"Mr. Sheriff. If the defendant does not
bohnve himself put handcuffs on him," said
Judge Cuntrlll.
Meanwhile the audience could not be
forced to keep their bents until the Judge
threatened to Hue those who Blood up.
Youtsey settled back lu his chair, closed
his eyes and seemed in a state of collapse
He waved bis handkerchief nbove his head
In nn aimless sort of a way and groaned
uud cried hysterically. Finally quiet was
restored and Judge Wllllnms asked Arthur
Goebel another question, when Colontd
Crawford usked a postponement of tho trial
until tomorrow owing to the defendant's
condition. Judgo Cnntrlll said he could seo
no reason for tlie defendant's outbreak, but
In Justice to his nttorncys he would post
pone tho trial until tomorrow. Mr. Franklin
snld tho commonwealth Lad not the .slight
est objection to adjourning until tomorrow
and court so adjourned.
Tnken IllieU to .lull.
Youtsey still occupied his chnlr with his
eyes closed, uppnrently in a half-falnting
condition. After the crowd passed out
Jailer Reeder and deputies carried Yout
sey to the Jail, ns ho was unable tn walk.
Various reasons are assigned for his un
seemly outbreak, the llrst being that his
long confinement and tho strain of the
trial caused him lo become hysterical and
loan control of himself. Another that he Is
really demented, as shown by his remark
that Goebel wns not dead. He Is being
attended by physicians and relatives at
tho jail nnd his condition Is deemed crit
ical. The first witness was Dr. My of Frank
fort, who told of the post-mortem of Goe
bcl's body and corroborated the other phy
sicians who havo testified. Kx-Treusurer
Walfor Day snld Youtsey told htm thnt he
could settle the contest for J300, but re
fused to tell him how he would do It und
he told Youtsey he "was not that kind of a
man.
Arthur Hraneh of Frankfort said he de
livered a one-pound package to Youtsey for J
tho Adams Kxpreis company on January 24,
sent from Cincinnati.
Sum Sbepurd of Frankfort saw Youtsey
about a mlnuto before the shooting running
through tho hall of tho executive building
from tho east entrnnco with a pistol lu his
hand.
llnri.eN ItriCHtH III" Ntorj,
Gcorgo L. Ilarncs, auditor's clerk at that
time, saw Youtsey and Dr. Johnson, from
tho mountains, examining a box of call
ridges. Johnson said he would tuku the
cartridges, as they lilted the gun. Lieu
tenant John Rlrketts of Knox county again
told his story about Youtsuy telling lilm lu
thu agricultural oilier that the only way
to settle tho csntest was to put Mr. Goebel
out of the wny; that he (YoutFey) hud $100
nf hlH monpy Mp mlt ulm out of
thu way nnd a ilo.cn others would glvo n
! llKo a"'01""; ftt lioebel could be killed
i from tho executive building und tho man
who fired the shot could escape through tho
basement; that his (Youtsey's) Job depended
on this contest and he wanted It settled his
way. llo repeated the testimony given in
the Powers trial about Youtsuy's movements
on tho dny of the tiRHassln.il Urn. According
to this story Youtsey ported men In tho
hnii.... ..r iho v..,.. .n.. i... ii. ii-.. , ,.
told them something wat. going to happen
unit a man would come down tho stairway
! when all could go nut together. Witness
did not wait, but wns across the street
when tho shots weto llred.
When Colonel Neleon cross-exnmlned him
he said ho did not know the name of a sin
gle man who went with him nnd Youtsoy
to tho executive building, hut ho thought
they wero from Whitley, Harlan and Hell
counties.
At tho conclusion of his testimony ut 10-1.1
conn adjourned to tukn tho Jury to Frank
fort. YoutEoy, with his attorneys ami two
nttorueys for the commonwealth, accompa
nied tho Jury.
The court resumed besslon at 4 o'clock nnd
D. M. Woodson, tho rlvil engineer, ex
plained tho course of tho bnll found In tho
harkberry treo and exhibited tho ball to
iho Jury. Postmaster Holmes of Frank
fort testified that Youtsc), according to
his books, bought" n money ordor oh Jan
uary 22, for $1, to bo uent tn Powell, Clom
ens & Co.. of Cincinnati.
Arthur Goebel was then put nn tho stand
to tell what Youtsey had told him as to his
connection with tho shooting.
Strike In on In Denver,
IM'lNVnrt. Oct 9 - A general suspsnston
of the building trades In Denver Is threat
ened us ii result of ii strlko of union wood
unrkers at tho tlve largest nlaiitua mllln
In tho city, which was Inaugurated to put
n stop to the employment of non-union men.
As union workmen will not hatullo nny
materials from those mills while thu strike
ecntluucH, worl: will soon hnvo to bo
stopped on most of tho buildings In eourso
of construction unless a settlement of thu
dlfllculty ul the mills Is reached.
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
I'oreont for Nebraska.
Folr; Wanner: Soittherb WHuls
Tnuiicrnturp it t Omnlin rteritii.vi
Hour. Ik(, Hour. Ili'li.
X il. ill Itl I i. Ill
II li. in II U il. iii ?"
7 n. i 4 1 !l i. li Tl
N il, n II I p. in 7-
ii a. in is n n. nt i'i
Kl li. in flU l p. il mi
I I it. ii r.r 7 p. in i:t
III li til H v in Ill
ii p. iii rn
VOTE TO SUSPEND POWELL
Order f Httltmi) 'IVIruruiilirr Vol
I'lcnseil ultli lluslnrsK llceoiil
of Its I'reslilpiit.
ST. LOL'IS. Oct. 0 President W. V.
Powell of the Order of Kallw.i Teleg
raphers was suspended from i 111 -e tud.i)
by tho special convention of the grand it
sloti of that organisation now In session
here. The ote stood 10,1 for susp. lis. on
to six ngalnst It. It hnd been conceded all
along that the president had hi least
tweniy-lho votes that hp could ei.tuu on
In any emergency and his friends were us
founded when only four were cast against
his suspension. The only theory on which
they could account for tho Hop of twcnl
one was lhat they believed the rumor con
ccrnlng Powell's Intention to take the iohI
Irr lllt.i tli.. Miiimtii .. .Itj . i.u..ti t.ii. I. 1
... ...... tl...n n..i 1.
.1 .ii.ii.
The committee on credentials reported
favoring the admission of members of the
Missouri PnelHc dllslon, headed by F W.
Huron. The Canadian contingent wiih als.i
recognized, as were several scattering del-
egntes. whose ctedetitlalH had betn li und
spghlly defective.
SIX BURIED IN ONE GRAVE
l.iixt '.immic In tlir Wrrclilim of Hip
I'li'Hftiirc ii It I Idler In I.mUc
I'.rlr Mlorm.
CLUVKLAND, ()., Oct. 1 The bodies of
the wife, three duughters, grand-dnughter
and nleeu of Captain James Corrlguti wero
lowered together Into one large grave In
Lakovlow cemetery this afternoon.
On July 7 tho schooncr-yncht Idler, owned
l.v Cunlnln CrH. I....I l
ii .7 i ,""" '" "
squall olf this port nnd Mrs. .lumen Corrl- i
gnn and Ida Corrlgall. Jane Corrlgan and'
Mr. H..I1..V l.r ,!n..l,l..r ..ml ll.,l,v II, .!!,., I
Mrs. Relley. her daughter, and lluby Relloy
were drowned The last of thu bodies
wero recovered only a few davs ago. Mlsh
Mabelle Hall n niece of Captain Corrlgan
and a beloved inmate of his home, died
within the lust week nnd she was burled
with tne victims of the wreck.
PORTAGE LEVEE GIVES WAY
People of WIkciiiisIii Town Forced to
liy to lllull I'lncci lo Suv e
Their l.lvc-.
PORTAGK, Wis., Oct. P.The unprece
dented high water In tho Wisconsin liver
caused the government lovee to give wny
this afternoon nnd n tremendous rush of
water spread over the low-lying purt of
the city. Streets nnd basements were
Hooded and people hurried to higher ground
..1,1. 1. .1.1 ..nn.lu n.wt ntUnt 11 1 . . (I ...
...in iiuniMuuiu hu.'ii,- mi. .,. ........ u.-
Tho resulting damage will rnvh into th'
thousands of dollar. No lives havo to for
bpen reported lbst.
The river Is over twelve feet above the
tow- water innrK, tne nignesi singe ev er
renched here nnd tho government gunge Is
hidden below the surface.
7 I.-.."-" .T..T. " ,
HOLD CLAIMS WITH RIFLES
settlers lime Alremlj ll.illl nhliit. on
l olvllle llewerv llttuli In lie
Opened Toting
SPOKANE, Wash., Oct. 9. -The north
half of the Colvillo Indian reservation will
be opened to settlement nt noon tomorrow,
Hiiudieds of hnmeseekers aro already on
the land ami many are waiting close lo
tho borders. Somo "sooners" hnvo already
erocted tablns and declare tholr Intention
to hold valuabf- claims with Winchesters
If necessary. A great rush is expected at
the Spokane nnd Wntetville lauil nlllces
tomorrow, but little I rouble is looked for.
owing lo the great area of the tract thrown
aju-n. which is about equal In slzo to the!
Mate of Delaware.
DISCIPLES AT KANSAS CITY
Kol lowers of Aleuiiiler ( uuiplicll
.Meet Dlseuss VI lxloiilirj
Work.
KANSAS CITY, Oct. 9.- -Delegates to the
national convention of the Allied Mission-
l ary Societies nf the Christian Church of
I America are beglulng to arrive. Tho enn
I volition will open on Thutsday evening and
l last ono week. OfUci is of the fnclely say
the com eiil ion will bring about 7,000 dele
gates nnd visitors to Kansas City.
There will be ihreo societies In the con
vention: Tho Christian Women's Hoard of i
Missions, the American Missionary society
nnd the Foreign Christian. Missionary .o
clety. FOUND GUILTY OF BIGAMY
, " ...
' Hlulr fter n Long:
Trlnl.
I ,
I HI'A"1- Nel'.. let. 9. (Special rob--
' Krum-' Hio Rowland P. Hills bigamy rHM'
1 whlt,n vas ,)rfr,ro lhp ,llR", rmlr' for
uf lavs, was given uj ill" J'ir "
o'clock yesterday nftornoon and this sfier
noon a vctdlct war returned In which Hill.,
was found guilty ns charged. Judge llax
ter hns llxnl next Suturdav to give Hills
his sentence.
soldier' Home Iliiruril,
IK 1 1 Si:. Idaho. Oct 9. -The Idnhn
Soldiers' Home was destroyed bv fire to
night, untulllng a loss of Jio.ooo. 'lliere
were ton Inmntes.
It was found that Thomas Hayes, an In
mate, perished through having been siifto
cated In his mom. , . ,,,,,,,
Tbe old men will be housed n buildings
in town, some being taken tn the slate
hous.-. The home vvus erected In 1693.
Mov enienlii of Oeenil Ve.ncN Oct. S,
At New York Arrlved-Cutle. from Liver
pool. Sailed rtelgravln. for Hamburg:
Luhnfor Hrtmeu, via Southampton.
At Queenstown Arrived Oceanic, from
Now York, for Liverpool.
At Lizard Pnsscd- SpHarndain. from Now
York, for Boulogne und Rotterdam, i
At Sngres Passed llollvin, from New
York, for Marseilles, Ornna, etc
At Klnsale Passed - Philadelphia, from
New York, for Liverpool.
At Liverpool Arrived - Dominion, from
Montreal and Quebec; Sylvnntit, from lios
ton. Sailed Luke Megantle, for Montreal,
via tjueenstown, Saxonla, for Ilostou, vlu
yuurnstown.
At Plymouth Balled - Patricia, from
HumliurB, for Now York.
At OlbraltHr--SHllrd- Werru, from fiction
nnd Naples, for New York
At llit'tiieii-Arrived -Knlt-cr Wllholm der
Grot-he, from New York; Princess Irene,
from New York, vlu Chrrboutg
At Yokohama - Hulled -- aicmigln, from
Honit Kons. for Tnromu,
At IColm Arrived - Arab, from Seattle, for
Manila
At Lus Pax Arrived Rrrrphls, from S.in
Fruni Isco, for Humbum.
At Havre Arrived - Ht, (Jermulii, from
New York.
LEAVES ITALLTO MEN
President Mitcholl Pays Strikors Must Pass
ou Oporators' Offer.
OFFICERS WILL NOT DECLARE STRIKE OFF
Accumulation of Forty Years of Injustice
Cannot Bo Wiped Out at Once.
ORGANIZATION THAT PROMISES WELL
tlino Owners Aver that Further Concessions
Will Be Made.
INCRI ASE OTFERED IS TEN PER CENT NET
iMHciT of Mine Worker l iilon Go to
rM-riiiitiin, Where Con eiitlon of
Drlcuntoi Will tie llelil
on I'rltlii),
SH AMOK IN. Pa.. Oct. X The striking
miners held an Immense parade here tbl
U,i, Honn. l.vooo men being In Hue.
Th
,
i iiii.nninu was reviewed uy Ties dent
.Mltrhell anil uthers.
Prosldont Mitchell was i ntluislastlcnlly re
mixed wiu'ii he arose lo iiddtess the m
KOnibtuv:e ll., innu-,, f .i,
.tn. ... . ,i t.oi.iuill HID
played by the men throughout the iinthra
cite tstrlke legion and went Into the situa
tion uh It now stands. In referring to the
ptobpecthe ending of the strike he said.
Hvery other sniko that has taken plum
III the iililhlucitc region bus been declared
nit liy your oltliers Heretofore, when men
went on strike tho; remained out Tor a
llnio ami then the chief executive or thf
exeeiitl.c board declared the strike i.rr
without consuming tlie wishes of the strlK
ers. I want to i.,i, an hove said before
that this strike will never end until the
miner through delegates In convention end
II tor ihi'tiiHclxcs. We hae called a con
vcntlou nnd oi men are Invited lo send
ilclegaliii thrie. Von are Invited to pass
J"h "I "II I lie opera IOIM propositi!)!! If
ou iielle... mat they net In good faith. If
ion liclleu. In per cent to be enough, tf "i
'c-llew that the will pay the 10 per rVm
!'" V 1 .". "HHl ll-clde Wlletbei
i' i urn iii work. If. on tlie other luuul
ou reject the olTer nml continue on strike
.lolin Mliehell will be there to help you do
Ii. I do not expect that thl one strike w,i,
eradicate a 'I the wrongs from which von
BUfler. I do not believe th.it the iiecumula
Hon of forte M'uni of Injustice can lie wiped
'"" i1.1. V'k o. Int I do believe that you Imvr
established an organization lure that with
curl) sin eeedlnu vt-.-it will l.lv.. v.m It...
proved conditions of employment.
Interviews uiln prominent operators today
elicited n uniform declaration that no
further concessions or modulations of the
present orfcr will be made nnd that the
miners must take It or leave It Just as i
stands. Thoy sny It Is plain and romplci"
und contains nil they can or will concede
The in per rent lncrense mentis thai ever
man in tho region Is lo have $1.10 for the
work for which ho formerly received 11
tho operators say. The powder matter I
simply a mutter of bookkeeping. Instead of
giving Ihu minors 10 per cent Increase flat
.1. ... . . . ... .
lu nm nm rrruir incieaked, say r. per
, cent, und from this debit sldo will be sub-
trncted 7 per cent of whatever perceiilsgu
of nxpetun It Is found the difference in tho
cott of his powder amounts to. Tlie pur-
( poHt, s M,nlly to put an end to the howling
about powder being mid nt oxorbltntit price
Powder Is the harts of tlnv wngn scale. H
' explained, nnd lo decrennn Its cost Is t"
Inerensu the wages.
in tins region a decrease nf $1.25 In a
keg of powder mentis a 7 per cent decrease
lu the miner's expenses. Therefore when
lie has Ills expenses I educed 7 per cent ho
has his wages Incrnsed a llkn amount. The
i other It per cent will bu made up by In
creasing the allowauru per rnr for rutting
ami loading. Where a miner gets SI a car
he will, under tlie new scale, get 11.03 1 II
.i cur. Ills net earnings will bo the sums
whether he gets' I he lncrrai lint or by
figuring ou the decrease In powder.
The fact thu! coul Is high and that the
demand of Individual operators for better
I allowances will keep It high Is suggested
1 as a reason why those working under the
sliding hcale should not worry about bnlng
Juggled out nf their Increase. The further
fact thnt tho operators do not wuut n strike
j ml ihnt they renllzo tho United Minn
Workers' organization Is hero lo stay will,
It is stated, huvo n tendency to prevent
any double denling on the part nf tho oper
ators If they wero inclined to do this.
Arrangements for tho pnrado and mast
meeting nt Seranton nro romploted. It Is
stated that $50,000 person will assemble
j to henr President Mitchell nnd others
speak. Tho national officers go to Seranton
tomorrow nnd will remain Micro until after
tho convention and possibly until the strike
Is settled.
ALL BUT FOUR OFFER RAISE
Heller Owner- of Theme Mine Will
full In Line Vn tliiichen
I h Mrlkem.
I IIAZLKTOV I'n . Oct. 9. -The A. S Vnn
j Wycklu estate, operating tho Coleralue and
I Mllnesvillii collieries, and Calvin I'ardn
i & Co owners of the Itttlmer mlnofc,
'posted notices today offering tho 10 per
J rent ndvunro in wages to Its mine workers.
The notices aro similar lo thoso posted by
t(ll c,th,,r companies. There are only
, ui,out four other Individual operators in
tl.ls region that hnvo tint yut offered His
Inirenso, among them being G. P. MarkU
Co. Theso linns, howevor, aro expected
to tnuko tho wage concession within the
next fevv iluvs If the du not and the
rr.lncis' ronveullon docldcs tn accept the
10 per cent ud.unca offered tho strike lend
ers say thuy will bo forrrd to fall Into
line.
There were no marches this mornlnc, but
the usual crowds gutherrd In the vicinity
of the colllriirs that are utlll working tor
tbe purpose of Killing thu men tn refrain
from work. There weie no disturbances
rej crtrd
Prosldont Mitcholl and the other ofTliiali.
of the Fulled Minn WorkriB loft here nt lu
o'clock for Shnmokin, vvhero u big labor
demonstration will tukn place this after,
noon. The pnrty goes from Hhumoklu to
Scrunton tomorrow morning, whevo they
will remain nut 1 1 ufter tho minors' con.
vcntlon shall havo adjourned.
Ancilher f'.ini pii i.y Willlnu to Inrrenin
WILKBS1IAKRK, I'n.. Oct. 9. -The Sus
quehanna Coal lompnny, which Is operatud
by tlm Pennsylvania rallnud, will, It is
statnd on unquestioned authority, urant the
10 per rent nrt Iniurase tn' wages to Its
minor workers that bus been offered by the
other big coal carryluc compuolrs and by
the Individual operators. Tho advance,
hovvnvrr, will moil likely not be announced
until after the men have returned to work,
us the ciimpny does mil desire to hold tbe
pronilsu uf ,tii advance In wugrs us the In
ducement for the muii to roiurn, but prefer
thut they rtwunie their work, trurttltic In
thn company to afford them as fair treat
luuul b uuy o( the othut touuutilt.
t