fHE Omaha Daily Bee.
ESTABLISHED
-'fe:,
TAKE LEAVE OF CHINA
I Tart of Chaffee' a Men Novr on Their Waj
Back to Manila.
TRANSPORT INDIANA TAKES HUNDREDS
Colonel Humphrey, Quartermaster, Cables
Departure.
POLICY OF EVACUATION SET IN MOTION
President MoEnley's Promise to Withdraw
Troops Well Kept.
.ARMY REMAINING PREPARES FOR WINTER
llmllli of ISnllir imiiiintiil I (Snnd
nil 11 It Nerds llinr Urn,
l'rrpnrcd f- In iiinruiiKli
Mminrr.
WASHINGTON,' On. 11 Colonel Hum
Ehrey, quartermaster In China. has wl
a cablegram under today's date to the
quartermaster general announcing the flrt
departure of United States troops from
China. The dispatch Is an follow:
"Kentucky sailed yostcrday for Manila
with forage, quartermaster animal. nm
pany I). Sixth regiment, United Statue
........ I ..... ......I, ... . . 1 (...InL.tnn (n flirt Stlvtll
;ren. Un.od TW. " Tra
port Indiana will leae this port on 11th
villi about POO marines.
"Hyde sending wood here already con
tracted for. I'nlied State of Amerle.i
loses nothing by these 'shipments. Kongo I
caps, rap ornaments letters, numbers
wanted for Ninth regiment, United States
Infantry; Fourteenth regiment, 1'nlted
States Infantry: Sixth regiment. United
States cavalry. Company 1 Fifth regi
ment. United States artillery. Ktitlre com
mand thoroughly provided for. health
good."
MINISTER WU IS WORRIED
Uiprosscn Ciiiisldoralilr piirehrtisliin
Over Itcporl of I.l,re Mil
itary 1 1 ppitt t Ion,
WASHINGTON. Oct. 11 -Minister Wu I '-" ' l"e was systematic tamper
was one of Secretary Hay's early callers W,,M "," l''n Hum. the war. In
this morning, lie had no late advices fiom ! TCV '"'"Vprrf",nl.?per"!.loI1H ln ,avor of
rxi.1 . . . .1.1- 1
wuiuu, uui I'iiiuL' iu it'iiru me i'iiuiki' in litis
government on the French proposition. He
expressed considerable apprehension over
the press reports that a large military ex
pedition wuh moving on I'no Ting Fu. He
looks on this us likely to cause serious
complications nnd a renewal of ngitatlnn
umong the Chinese.
Ho says that the reports of serious Hoxer
uprisings In the south of China are not cor
reel and are set afloat with a view to cre
ating t ho Impression on this side of the
wntor that grave dangers exist which call
for a military campaign by tho allies. The
best cvldonre of this ho nays Is the fact that
there are uo.'trjxc'rt In the B'outh of China.
Tho mlnUtor feels certain that Karl LI
Hung Chang tins arrived at I'ekln.
Nothing has been heard from Mr. Conger
for a day or two. It nppenia that It was
an erroneous assumption that the minister
bad submitted to the Stale department a
list of Chinese olllclnls who should be pun
ished. Ho did supply Ihe department with
a ropy of tho Imperial edict In which n
number of otllctala were mentioned, but
made no proscriptions himself, although he
did oxprcss the opinion that other Chinese
besides thoso named were fit subjects for
punishment. With the reply made yester
day to the Fronch note respecting China,
tho State department has assumed again nn
altitude ot waiting. The text of the note is
to bo made public hero after the lapse of
tho usual period of time allowed by diplo
matic custom, which will probably be to
morrow morning.
FRANCE RECEIVES ANSWER
l'ropnsltlon of Tlint I'ouiitr) rr Itr.
celrnl I'nc nml 1 1 lonii 1 1 by Three
(io eminent.
VARIS, Oct. 11. Ncegotlatlons are pro
rresslng satisfactorily on tho subject of the I
propositions contained in the note of M
Uelcassc, tho minister of foreign affairs,
regarding China, and. It Is said here, the
situation Is as follows:
Ilunsla, Italy nnd Austria accept tho noto
unconditionally. Germany has not yet com
municated her reply otllciully, but the
French government has been given to un
derstand that tho German government con
siders that the noto affords a basis for ne
gotiations. Great Ilrltnlu' also lias adhered to tho
French note, except respecting the perma
nent prohibition of the Import of arms Into
China, on which point It makes certain res
ervations. Th answer of the United States
Is not known. Japan hag not replied ottl
dally, but la expected to acquiesce. Al
though tho Frouch government Is anxious
to recolvo tho reply of Japan. In view of
tho Importance of the role Japan Is entitled
to play In the Chinese question, tho French
note baa so far cleared the ground and the
result Is considered so satisfactory thnt
M. Delcassn has instructed the French min
ister at Pekln. M. Plchon. to put himself in
communication with the other ministers
and has also requested the powers to au
thorize their representatives to confer with
llmlnary negotiations with LI Hung Chung
NEW REBELLION IS GROWING
(ienrral So I untile In (ope vvlih the
1 prUhiK AmiluM the
Mnuchiik.
SHANGHAI. Oct. U.-SheuK. the
taotal, has received a telegram from Uen
erul Su reporting thai a serious rebellion
l'.as broken out In the southwestern per
tlou of Kwnng SI province; that his llO.cm)
troops nio Inadequate and that he perils
at least 100,000 to copo with ilaugci', which
is directed against the Manchus and
threatens to become worse than the l'a?
Ting Fu rebellion.
It Is reported that the Vang Tae viceroys
havo sent 10,000 troops to Pao Ting Fu to
suppress tljo rebellion.
Mtiinilou I Crltlenl.
DERLIN. Oct. 11. According tb a dis
patch received by the German Navy league
the situation ln China Is critical The
dispatch addb that Chang Welh IUj, who
advised the dowager empress to enroll the
Iloxers In the army, has been appointed
governor of the new Chinese capital. Sinn
Kit.
It Is further abserted that many Chinese
havo been decapitated' at Chlau Kan. prov
ince of Klang Su Finally It Is asserted
that General ' Slan Vuan KM has raided
feu army to P ooo men.
1ST I.
rES,DENT S w,SDw
tnliH . I'nrclan 11 1 1 -
Innint I -.'..y Iteenr ti
McKlnfi I'nllf.
WASHINGTON. Oit. 11 -Dr ndrrw Jj
While, the American ambassador to Gcr
tmny. had conferences with the president
Mid with Secretary Hiy today, preparatory
to returning to his pom lu Merlin next
Week.
Mr. W hite In an Interv luw said that huv
Inr hcen so long; ab-ent from Ilerlln he
roulil not give the latent phase of opinion
there regarding the Chinese matter, but
that when lie left It was felt by some
of the brightest people he met that the
course pursued by the United States was
wiser thun th.it adopted by the European
powers. One of the longest-headed men
In the diplomatic corps had congratulated
him upon the fart that while the other
power almost utllvotsnlly had lot hope
and were ready to proceed at ouco to the
most extreme measures, on tin? supposition
thai the diplomatli corps In Pekln and
Indeed the whole foreign population there
had been murdered, the American gov
ernmrnt hnd been patient nnd wise and It
was due. to this attitude that the United
States had been the first to communicate
with I'el.ln. mxl una really the power that
saved the foreigners there. Events since
then, Mr. White pointed out, have Justi
fied completely thla view. To the quota
lions from a hestile element In the tier
man press in the morning papers, Mr.
W'hlto attributed no special Importance,
raying that thu papers quoted had been
the most vlruKnt enemies of the United
States throughout the Spanish war and
ut all times since.
The ambassador expressed the opinion
that In spllo of some friction between the
"".mato fair under
standing concerning China was Altogether
probable. As to the settlement of the
differences finally, he believed thut the In
ternational arbitration tribunal, created by
Ih. ""fJJI r'"- afforded ; the
menus which lll be neeiled to adjust nil
the secondary questions between China and
the other nations directly c oncerned.
BUOYED UP WITH FALSE HOPES
Inline Made Thill lrrldf lit 'It roster
Kepi tlir liner-. In I he I'lflil I,;
I nfnlr I'mmlnc.
LONDON. Oct. r.'. The Pretoria corre
spondent of the Daily Mull sends the fol-
' lowing dispatch:
! "From an English telegraphist, who was
' controller of telegraphs for the Transvaal.
ie noers,
He sn)s Mrs. Kruger was con
stantly wiring tho commanders Inquiries n
to how many of the Hrltlsh had been killed
and that General Cronje, after the Magers
fontcln fight, wired that ho had counted
many thousand llritish dead on tho battle
Held. "Karly In the campaign Commandant
General Joubert appealed to Mr. Kruger to
stop the Doers looting, but he received no
reply. Later on he wired from Colenso
advising the president to sue for peace. Mr.
Kruger replied Have you loit all faith
III God.'
"On another occasion when the Hoors were
suffering revere reverses Mr. Kruger wired
to all tho generals that 10.400 men were
coming to their assistance from tho cape."
KRUGER THE CAUSE OF WORRY
I'rrnoli Minister Uriir KfTect of Ills
Visit to the I'rriifli
CiiiiIIhI.
NEW YOItK. Oct. 11. A dlfpatch to the
Herald from l'arls snys: The French gov
ernment is being consulted on tho subject
of President Kruger's landing nt Marseilles
and passing through Tarls on his way to
Holland.
"Tho eventuality of tho lloer president's
visit to Paris has," says La I'rense. "aroused
groat opposition on tho part of M. Dclcasse.
We all remember the Intense welcome given
to the three Hoer delegates. What would It
be If the hero of Pretoria were to come In
person and present himself before the ac
clamations of the French nation.
."Kvery French peasant knows Oom Paul's
f.ce, and he Is admired throughout tho
country as he Is In tho Netherlands, but
the Qual d'Orsay does not wish to cause any
trouble with England. The demonstration
that would moot President Kruger would
a? i",1 of ltP"aBtnK Mr. Chamber
lain. If tbn decision rests with M. Delcassc
alone wo may bo Btiro that the hero of the
South African war will be asked to go else
where." FIGHTING IN THE TRANSVAAL
Trnlo Derailed and Sniull
of Kll;tlsh Killed or
Captured.
I'nrtr
LONDON. Oct. 11. The following dispatch
hns been received from Lord Roberts:
PHF.TOHIA. Wednesday. Oct 10 -An en
gine with n truck convein u party of en
gineers belonging to I'atei h rifle brigade,
while proceeding yesteri'.er- Kiinpmui
den. was ambuslieu iy Boers. Captain
fltewa.rt. with forty men of tlie rlllu bri
gade, went to their support. The casual
ties, unfortunately., were heuvy. Strwurt
and one private were killed, Cnptaln Paget.
Lieutenant Htuebbs nnd five engineers were
Injured and Lieutenant Sowcll nnd ten of
the rllle brigade were made prisoners De
LHle's mounted men nnd colonials, after
three ilavs' llglitin;. hn.i- driven fie W-t
north of the Vnal, near Ventersltroon. He
Wet has been assuring the burghers that
K I rope would stop the war O'-toher pi
The Doer were thu hiinved with the hope
(bat form tiling would intervene t.. end th"
war iti their fawn I trust ihev now real
ize how futile w.re their expectations
i KRUGER GOING TO HOLLAND
I'reoi'li lilvr Seinl-tlltleliil Denial to
Humor of I'iimhIIiIc l.aiiillnu ul
.Marseille.
PARIS. Oct. 11. It is scml-ofllclnlly de
nied hero that the Freuch government hHs
been approaihed n.n the ttibject of the dis
embarkation of former President Kruger
at Marseilles, whence he could cross Frenco
to The Hague.
On the contrary It Is ndded. Mr Kruger
is expected to laud directly lu Holland.
BOERS TEAR UP RAILWAY
IllilLh Onlpoot Near llelhulle
Into Ihe IIiuiiU of the
Mmtli Africans.
'II 1 1 K
J KING WILLIAMSTOWN. Oct. 11. The
Roeri have torn up the rnilvvav i north of
j Ucthulte and cartured a Hrltlsh outpost.
I'.urope I'l'iim (iiatulierliiiu.
I NEW YORK. Oct. 11. -A dispatch to lb
I Tlmos from Paris says. The RrltWh gen
i eral election Is exi Itlng a good deal of
I Interest aud oommont In continental
Europe. The opinion Is universal thai it U
I a personal triumph foV Mr. f himberlHin
and that If he becomes predominant in the
Hrltlsh government an era of aggression
and Jingoism will bo inaugurated which
will seriously threaten the puaic of all the
governments.
OMAHA. Fit I DA V MOltNlNO. OCTO 13 El? 12,
; kkply to French note
Text of Documsnt Handed to M. Theibaut
Given to the Public.
RESERVATION AS TO MANY SUGGESTIONS
I'reslilent Su, lionet rr, Tlint He
seen No Olinfnflc to Initiation ot
.Nruntliitloii on Line Mik
KPsfril li) France.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 11. The reply of tho
Statu department to the French note, rela
tive to tho baacH of Chinese negotiations,
was made public late today. It leads:
Th Secretary of State to the French
( luriee d Arfalre Sent to M. Theibaut
October JW.-.Mcniorandum: Tile g v
ernment of i lie United Htates agre?s ul ll
that .ir I'r.in.t lu recognizing ns the ol,.ct
to l.' nhirilne,) (loin ihe government f
China appropriate reparation for the past
am! siilistnnti.il guarxntlttM for the future.
The irel . nt is glud to tierctlve in ttur
bnls of negotiations put forward In the
liieimirandiiiii of October ; the spirit tint
Ints animated tho declaration heretof io
lllaile l h II the power. Interevted nnd
would 1 pleased to see the lu'otlntln i
bjegun limn (llaiely on h' uunl verltt a
tloii of erede.-iii'ils. It m.i W i-oiiveiil ill
to "liumertte the clases of llie tnetllo
ntndum .itid add some observHtlons dlrtnted
by the nttltud, of ihe United tStiit i:i
the prefnt Ireuinstnnees:
1. The punlshmenl or the guilty parti s
Who tuny lie d.-dgii ttHil h the re)resent i
tlves of tlio power nt I'ekln. The Uhlnes
Boveriiinent I.iim nlrendy Itidlcuted lt In
tention to punNh a number of thoe re
sponsiblo for tlie recent disorders. The
repri'sentatl es of the powers at Pklo
may suggest nridlttntm to that lll when
negotiation. nre i ntered upon.
I The eotitlnuntie.' i.f the liitenltctl.il
acalnst tlie importntlon of nrms. It l
nut understood Hint this interdict, on Is to
be pxruiHiieiit nnd the duration of It mil
ili- ii. tails of Its regiilnt.ou Hfitn a proper
subjeit of negotiation by the n-sgutlntors
Kqultiible indemnities ti tlie guv.rn
inent. eorporatlons and private Individuals.
This Is an olije. t desired by nil the poweis.
The itus'lnii govert-meiit hii suggesti'd
that In ease ot prolrueled divergence l
views thl iiuiiter might be commended t"
the consideration of tlie lntcrnatl'innl eivirt
of urldt ration of The Hague. The president
think this Htiggetlon worthy the atten
tion of the powers.
I The orgniilKiitlon ln I'ekln of n perma
nent guard for the legations. The govern
ment of the United State I unable to
make nny permanrnt enz.i cement of tl l
nature without nuthorlz.iilon of the lem -latlve
branch, hut In the j resent emergency
ve Imve stationed In I'ekln tin udi'ipi.re
legittloii guard.
,. The dlstnnntlliig of tlie forts ut Tnku
The president reserves the epresron if
his opinion a to till measure pending Hie
receipt of further Information in regard to
the situation In China.
$ The military occupation of two or three
points on the rmd from Tien Tsln l
I'ekln. The same olnerintlon which has
been made In reference to No. 4 applle,
nl-o to thlt- proposition The president is
unable to commit the United Suites to u
permanent participation In such oreupittlnii.
but he think It delrnble tlint the piwer
ihall obtain from tho Chinese government
the assurance of their right to guard their
legations in I'ekln and to have the niea.is
of unrestricted access to them whenever
required.
The president believes thut the govern
ments of France mid the other tio'er will
see in the reerves we have hero made no
obstacle to the Initiation of negotiations
on the lines suggested, nnd he hopes II will
be foi'lid practicable- to begin such negotia
tions at an earl .late
. epartment of Suite. Washington, Uc
tobrr I". 10A
WALDERSEE GOING TO PEKIN
SloiT-Movlnir Cv mniHnilfr-l'.i-t'Mj;, to
Set Out for Chinese Clliilllil
Tomorrow.
HKIILIN, Oct. 11. -Count von Wnlderse".
according to nn ollliial telegram, will start
for I'ekln from Tien Tain next Saturday.
The Germans are nwnitlng reinforcements
at Tien Tsln before undertaking further
measures. They have effected telegraphic
communication between Tien Tsln end
I'ekln.
The seml-ofnclal press today admits that
there Is no further doubt regarding the re
ported removal of tho Imperial court to SI
Ngnn Fu. This ndmlsHton Is nrcompanletl
by n declaration that Kmpcror Kwang Su's
return to Pekln Is now highly Improbable,
although his presence there Is "absolutely
necessary to effect lasting peace."
The Urclssinnlgo Zettung has placed It
self on record ns believing that all that Is
requisite for enforcing public security In
Chl LI could be done by the chief of police
in Ilerlln. instead of Count von Waldersee.
A number of Jingo papers viciously nt
tark this statement.
HINT AT To"sSIBLE CLASH
So-foiled SlKOltleuot Itciiinrko of Hus
sion (ieurrnl ut Wllnu to
III Troops,
LONDON, Oct. 11. The Moscow corre
spondent ot tho Times nttaches signifi
cance to a speech mnde by the Russian
general In command at Wllna to some
troops which had been ordered to China, but
were recalled from Odessa on tho ovo of
sailing. He says tho general In addressing
the men made this explanation:
"The czar decided that It was necessary
to bring' you back so that you might be
ready here to Join us against n foo wo
shall be ordered to meet."
Tho correspondent adds that the foe
hinted at can only bo Germany.
EMPEROR ON HIS JOURNEY
Chinese lienor! He Is Ilrlnjf Uscorted
hj n l.nrKe 1'iirre of Ni
tlt e Troop.
SHANGHAI, Oct. 11. The Chinese Veport
the arrival of the emperor and empress
dowager chsu C'hlng October 6. 150 miles
dowager at Chsu Vuan Fu. After a day's
int, the Chlneee ndd, tho Imperial party
proceeds, escorted by large forces,
i It is reported hero that Hii38lan troops
from the southward occupied Mukden (Man
churia), without oppojltlon, while Russians
from the north captured Tlo Ling, forty
miles north of Mukden.
Illiifkiiinll (iiluexf Diplomat,
BERLIN. Oct 11. A Ilerlln couple were
placed on trial tcd.iy In the criminal court
charged with having systematically black
mailed Cheng Tsl Titan, receutly an at
tache of the Chlneae legation here, who It
Is admitted knew the woman Intlmatel
before her marriage. The proeeedltiBt
shew that the attache had furnished the
entire ruttlt of the couple nt their mar
riage and bad given the husband in. 000
murl.s- The demands of the accused con-
Itlnueil and the attache, who left a short
time no for China, laid the matter be
fore the public prosecutor. The evidence
consists In pnrt of highly amusing love
letters between tho nttache and the
woman.
Word from Hospital Milp,
LONDON. Oct. 11 The American Wo
man's committee has rocelved a cable dis
patch from Wei Hal Wei, dated Wednes
day. October 10. reporting the return there
of the hospital bblp Malno from Taku, with
many Invalid on board, of whom two of
ficer and sixty-nine men are Americans.
Eighteen ot the latter belong to the Ninth
Infantry. The Maine will sail for Nagasaki
today.
FETES FOR CLOSING DAYS
Wlnilun of I'nrl i:poMtlon A III r
hnrncterlred h- t uiisiinl
ltli Itlen.
I'AItl? Oct. 11. A serle of fete in con
nection with the closing days of the ex
position was opened today with a parade
and a ballet on the Selue alcng the front
of the exposition. The festivity wa
favored by fine weather. The chief feature
wa the ballet from "Michael Strogoff."
numbering T.'O dancers on u steamer 150
feet long arranged as a stage and moored
at the western end of the exposition. Deco
rated barges with dancers nnd others ln
picturesque operatic costumes were also
towed up and down the river within tho
exposition grounds.
Ono of the objects of these fetes Is to
get rid of the enormous surplus of tickets
by charging several Hi kets for one admis
sion. The exposition Is now within a
month of closing nnd out of OS.Ooo ooo
tickets Issued U.,000.000 are still unsold.
A night fete will be given on Monday.
There will be a great vintage fete on Tues
day. This I expected to be particularly
attractive. Ther will be picturesque al
legorical cars and a procession of gaily
bedecked guards, trumpeters and grape
picker, with nymphs and bacchantes
dancing around Bacchus and Sllenus.
M. I'll aril I also tirgnnlzlng a transport
fetkal. In which all method of convey
ance will be representedthe Sedan chair,
stage coach and omnibus, down to the
automobile.
ENGLISH LIBERALS GAINS
It rt or nx of Ihe liny Mior Unit 'Mint
I'hiIj Miike n liood lu
f rene.
LONDON. Oct. 11. 3.10 p. m On today's
election returns tho liberals score two
gains and the ministerialist one. making
their respective total of gains ! and 2S.
The total of members elected up to the
present Is Btf!, ns follows: Ministerialists,
371, opposition. 221.
In Radnorshire (Wales) F. Edwards, lib
eral, defeated V. Lewellyn. conservative,
and In the Castberry division J. M. Fuller,
liberal, ousted the sitting member. Colonel
It. G Chnloner. conservative. These were
the liberal gains.
The ministerial gain was lu TyneHlde di
vision of Northumberland, where H. Craw
ford Smith, unionist, defeated J. A Pease,
llbetnl. who had represented the division
since 1SP2 and who wan a liberal whip In
the last Parliament.
Dr Gavin Drown Clark, t'jie former consul
general of the South Afrlian Republic and
noted pro-Hocr liberal, was bndly beaten
in Calthnesshlre. the liberal -unionist can
didate, Mr. It. L. Ilarmawoi th. winning the
seat.
Sir Charles Dllke easily retained his seat
for the Foicst of Dean division of Glouces
tershire. NEW YACHT TO DE TRIED OUT
l.lptoo Will Snll Ills rvr (iinltctiKCr
AkiiIiinI the Old linn n
ovv Cnptliln.
LONDON. Oct. 11 Further information
regarding Sir Thomas Upton's new challenge
for the America's cup confirms tho state
ment that the boat will bn psraei'iFhnrarock
and rill bb selected by a c.if-'cjnte'
botwecn the yacht Watson Is designing nnd
the other Shamrock, nfter the latter has
undergone tho Improvements proposed by
Fife. Roth yachts will be kept fully manned
by Sir Thomas Llpton and may cross the
water together The challenger will be
under n commander whose name Sir Thomas
does not wish to divulge at present. None
of the old Shamrock's former captains will
be employed In the coming races.
Sir Thomas Llpton. referring in hla in
terview with a representative of the Asso
ciated Press In London to tho "Amateur
Skipper," who Is to have charge of the new
cup challenger, possibly referred to Mr.
John Jameson, the well known English
yachtsman, who for years was the adviser
of the prince of Wales in racing the lat
ter's vncht Ilrlttnnla.
I1ELFAST. Oct. 11. Hon. Charles Russell,
representing Sir Thomas Llpton. attended
a special meeting of the Royal Ulster Vacht
club October 2 and requested the club to
take the necessary steps to convey Sir
Thomas Llplnn'a challenge for another
series of races for tho America's cup to tho
New Vork club. Sir Thomas's Intention to
make another attempt to capture the great
yachting trophy was received with tho
greatest satisfaction nnd Vlco Commodoro
Crawford and tho committee took Imme
diate action.
LIPT0N WILL BE GENEROUS
.No Desire In Push Those Who Have
lleen CmiKlit Short
on I'nrL.
LONDON, Oct. 11 Sir Thomas Llpton was
questioned today regarding the pork corner
nnd said:
"It it; a fact Hint I control today prac
tically all the pork In the United States. I
have, no Intention of raising tho price an
exorbitant degree. I am 'perfectly satisfied
to make u fair profit out of tho deal and I
shall do all possible to avoid causing serious
trouble to those who sold short. In fact,
I let some go the other day In order to save
u few threatened failures.
Condition of I-'niiife's liiinners,
PARIS, Oct. 11. A financial statement
Issued today bhows a very satisfactory
btate of nffalrs for tho exposition year.
The revenuo frr the nine months ending
with October ylolds a Kurplus of S7.O00.000
I Danes over the estimates ; nd an iti'Teuse
of ((."i.oo'i.con francs over the elmilur period
I ef Hi'li This Incroaso lb in spite of the
I fact thut the citlmates were fixed nt 20,
I ooo.oou francs above lS'if on account of the
expansion of revenue CHluuIated to result
from 'he expjbitlon. The Increase, how
ovrr. 'will bo nearly nil swallowed up by
the chltese credits, which already amount
o 70,000,000 francs. Hut tho government
couutt, upon wiping out the latter by tht
indemnity to he oventually exacted from
China.
Hommer i;iiiiireH l-'rederle ii Wor,-,
RERLIN, Oct. 11 Emperor Willlam'h
j abandonment of Ills proposed visit to Horr
I Krupp, coupled with the announcement
that he will remain In Uorlln with the
I dowaser empress. Frederlca, his mother,
I Is Interpreted to Indicate that there ha
been a turn for tho worse In hor con
j dlttnn.
I'lllKlie Is Wiped Dm,
GLASGOW. Oct. U. All the plague sus
pects have been dlsmisied, but twenty
plaguo cases remain ln the hospital. An
oincta! bulletin says: The outbreak has
been completely checked. Twenty. one days
have elapsed since tho last cuse. The re
ception house will bt cloced today.
No Truth lu Humor.
LONDON. Oct. U. -Officials of the for-
ri0 UIHCr lu.n ....u.t.uw.i ill ,J ( Ulfll II Tep-
robentatlve of the Aseoclated Press that
there Is absolutely no foundation for the
report In circulation here that Viscount
Cromer had been summoned from Egypt
to take a seat In the new cabinet.
UIOO - 'ITELVK PA(i
JUDICIARY IX BAD ODOR
Filipino Magistrates Accused of Grew
Official Corruption.
MANY PRISONERS GIVEN FREEDOM FOR CASH
Tnft Commission Hns TnUen touiil
llliee of the Mtliutlou nnd Will
Itrploee ntltr .lustlee
tilth American.
MANILA. Oct. 0 (via Hong Kong, Oct.
11.) The administration of Manila's civil
courts by Filipino civil agents Is nttract
Ing public attention more -than ever and
lias been brought to the Taft commission's
attention with requests for rectification.
The courts aro composed of four Justice
of the peace courts and four primary
courts. The magistrates are Filipinos and
it has developed that the Incumbents nre
tnllures as magistrates. Complaints
against the existing courts arc unending.
Natives and foreigner dread litigation,
knowing the farts In tho case.
Charges, have been filed and evidence Is
In the hands ot the authorities which It
Is claimed will show the magistrates have
been guilty of corruption and malfeasance
In ofllce. One magistrate was suspended on
suspicion of criminal nbuse nnd attempt
nt fraud. The monthly collection of lines
of the four native Justice Is estimated
at (li.OnO. Tho amount collected by the
primary courts for the same period Is
much greater. The eight magistrates per
sistently Ignore the regulations established
by the authorities for the sujierv Ision of
commitments ntul the accountability nt
moneys. They deposit less than $100
monthly nnd ure alleged to appropriate
the balance of their collections. It I fur
ther claimed that the magistrates nre In
collusion with tho native pollco In com
promising offenses on the basis of "ens'h
for freedom" and that In many cases
magistrates who committed men to Jail
over a year ago are now liberating them
without trial, the explanation being (In
effectiveness of a hil'cas corpus and the
designation of a special olllcer to Investi
gate the cases, resulting In the freedom
of many persona Illegally committed a
prisoners. It Is said there are over fifty
establlsned instances where prisoners have
bought their freedom from the guards
conveying them between the court room
nnd the Jail.
Serious charges of favoritism have lately
been made against the civil branch of
Manlln h supreme court. The members of
the Tnft commission aro disgusted with
the condition ot tho courts and intend to
substitute Americans for the native magis
trates. Americans having a knowledge of
Spanish nre preferred, but they nre the
hardest to secure. The commission will
then Institute tho drastic reforms needed
In the rase of the entire Judiciary.
TURMOIL IN ISLAND OF LEYTE !
Nnllves Indulue In ItnldliiR nml W'lirn
1'iirsurd .Suddenly llreonie
. A in I corn.
MANILA, Oct. 11. The west cohm of the
Jslnti'lof. Le,vte, r In a state of turmoil
The rebel Iadrones aro actively plunder
ing, raiding, attacking and then returning
to the garrison towns, while the Americans
purbue lu tho mountains.
General Mojacast's ofllcers are surrender
ing and his soldiers, nttempting to escape
to Samar in boats, nre being enptured
and his organization broken up.
Tho raptured guerrillas of the Ladrones
when questioned stated that on the r.th
inbt. fifty Americans attacked forty-five
rebels, rilled their stronghold In the Cam
nrlne province, routed them and killed ten.
Two Americans vyere killed and three
wounded. Twenty men of the Thirty-second
Infantry. In un engagement on the 10th
Inst., lu llatan province, had ono man
killed and four wounded.
Tho Philippine commission, of which
Judge Taft Is the president, today pnssed
eight bills of minor Importance, including
one for an Increase of civil salaries of
several of the municipal departments, In
cluding the navy school teachers, for the
organization of the mining nnd forestry
bureaus; npproprlnted J7,30u U K0ld for
tho construction of n yarb.ige rrematory at
Manila, and for the reorganization of the
Insular audltor'H olllee.
Wright's bill asking for $1,000,000 In
gold for the completion of Spain's plans
for Manila harbor Improvements elicited
comment from tcjjio ropreiicntntlvo of
Manila's International Chambor of Com
merce to the effect that as the merchants
had long been paying a special Impost fund
to this end tho merchants should belong
to the board controlling the construction
nnd that as the United States had col
lected $3,000,000 in gold since tbe occupa
tion by Imposts for harbor improvements
he failed to sei the necessity for tho np
proprlatlon of Insular funds tnd suggested
the use of a special fund. Tho discussion
was deferred until Friday.
TROOPERS TlTj WITH POLICE
MmKiiliinry llnttle on Streets
lliiviimi Prevented Only lij
((iileL Action.
if
HAVANA, Oct. 11 At Matanzas yesterday
n Cuban policeman Interfered with two
members of tho Second United States cav
(dry. The quarrel culminated In a genrral
fight between the police nlu solrtlrrs, who
arrived on the bcoiio simultaneously. After
th' poll-'0 had bhot Trooper Turey of I)
troop, one other oldler and one civilian, a
number of troopers of D troop tried to brenk
into tho gun room to get the.r weapons, but
the quick action ot Ouptuln Frederick Foltz
of D troop In forming Troops 1. nnd M lu
skirmish order made it Impossible for tho
excited cavalrymen to pass. Lieutenant
Wiliard Is said to have been slightly hurt
while endeavoring to qultn the men. The
trcopira declare they will have revenge and
colonel Henry E. Noyes hns ordered all cou
tiuel to burraclts. The feeling Is very strong
between the Cubans and cavalrymen. The
authorities here look upon the Incident ns
a payday fight, but an Investigation has
been ordered.
.Mile Arthur Deport Death. I
WASHINGTON. Oct. ll.-Oenoral Mac- j
Arthur at Manila notified, the War depart-
mcnt today that First Lieutenant Robert I
Illakemau. 1 orty-nlnth Infantry, died of
hepathlcis on tho 2d Inst. Lieutenant
lllakevlllc was born nt Hasklnsvnic. Ky.,
December 10, 1S70, and sorved ns first ser
geant of Company K. Flrjt Illinois volun
teer Infantry, during the Spanish-American
war. ln Septombcr, ISO'j. he was ap
pointed lieutenant of tho Forty-ninth volun.
tcer Infantry nnd accompanied hi regi
ment to tho Philippines In Novembor last.
Itoliilid Heed Clllieclk UliKiiKeliieut,
CHICAGO, Oct. 11 Itoland Heed, the
actor. It was itiir'ijiued toda' . bus- can
celed his St LoijIm engagement andv will
return to Now York to put himself undrr a
physician's cire It is believed that a two
weeks' rest will result nV'St I'l-nelV lall to
him.
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THINKS BOERS HAVE CHANCE
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In outli Mrlen.
GRAND RAPID.". Mb h . O. t 11.- P
I. outer Wessels. '-pedal commissioner of
the South African republics to the United
Slates, today received a letter from Secre
tary de llruyn of the lloer envoys, now In
Holland, containing the first rellble and
definite Information of the plans of Pres
ident Kruger whli h has been made public.
The letter states thut President Ktuger
will leave Delagos ba on the Netherlands
war ship Gelderland early In October. He
will be taken to Holland.' where tho envoys
are awaiting him.
In regard to the intimation In Ilrltlsh
newspapers Unit English war ships may
be sent In pursuit. Mr. Wessels said the
envoys were lu a position to state officially
that any such action by I'.ngland would be
accepted by the Netherlands ns a direct
declaration of war and the llttlo Dutch
nation would net accordingly. President
Kruger bears a commission from the lloer
republics, but Its exact nature not even the
envoy l.nnw. They suppose, however, that
he will endeavor to secure Intervention by
on or nil of the European powers to the
end that the Individuality of the republics
shall not be annihilated.
Mr. Wessels ndded that this letter savs
they hope for mote assistance from the
United StMtes than from any of them.
Mr. Wessels In his Interview nlso sinted
that the repot ts of large numbers of lioerH
Immigrating to America were unfounded.
i am the only accredited representative
of the Doers In this country," he snld, "and
If there was anything In these stories in
Mlnnesoln and Dakota for land being nc
quired for settlement by my countrymen I
would know It The Doers will never
lrave South Africa. Their cnie I not
lost and they will Keep fighting till they
win. General Dew-el's armlis nre well or
ganized nnd nro operating not only in the
Transvaal, but In the Orange Free State,
not many miles from lllnemfonteln. and are
even planning to Invade Cape Colony. The
reports that Lord Roberts sends amount
to nothing. You need not lie surprised If
there is n rebellion of the whole of South
Africa before tho year Is out. Tho only
reason the Cape Colonists did not Join us
al the outset was because they had no
nrms. nnd neither they nor we expected
war nnd were unprepnred."
WHOLESALE PLOTS TO KILL
onrelilst Tells of Dei'lslon to Slur.
ilr King nnd I'rol.lr n I
leK I nlrj .
NEW VORK. Oct. ll.A dUpatch to the
Journal and Advertiser' from Rome kys;
Tho unnrchlst. Ilertolanl, arrested at Milan
j ns it suspected accomplice of Ilrcfcl, has
i made n confession about nnnrrbist plots.
I ' I havo known about thebe plots for u long
j time." he says. "It was 1 who sent tho
I letter to tho rrow'n protecutor nt Naples,
warning him In advanco that Italian an
archists worn coming from America to kill
the king, but they paid no attention to my
letter.
"At an anarchist meeting In Paterson. N.
J., seven men vvero selected to 1:111 kings
nnd chiefs of Btate. One of them wns
allotted to kill McKlnley or Ilryan during
the presidential-campaign. I do not know
the man who was iiFslgned to this work.
"The Chicago plot was similar to that
hatched at Paterson. I believe plots with
th4 hiime object have been organized In the
United Slates.
"Anarchists have killed kings and queens,
now they should kill a president of n re
public to show the world that for anarchlBts
there are neither monarchies or republics
and thai a king is as cheap as a president."
FLOUR TRUST IN' NEW FORM
IteorKIinlrd Compiiiiy 'Will Lease It
nrloiiN Properties to Original'
Om ners.
NEW VORK, Oct. 11. Announcement Is
made that tho Standard Flour Milling com
pany is nuw ln progress of organization as
tho uucccssor of the United States Flour
Milling company, which wns recently put
Into the hand:, of a reorganization commit
tee. By the ads of this committee the main
party will depend for Its Income entirely on
rentals received for its properties. The
mills at DiilTalo iml Milwaukee are icported
to have b.een leased to their oiiglual own
ers and this plan. It is said, will bo adopted
with the mills at Syracuse, Superior. Duluth
and other places. It Is expected that A. C.
Lorlng will bo made president of the North
western Consolidated Flour Milling com
pany. The Hecker-Jones-Jew ell Milling
company will carry on mid operate its own
properties hereabouts.
Y0UTSEY STILL IN STUPOR
.Vino Churned id Hi Gorlirl's Murder
Mill I noble to Appear In
Court.
GEORGETOWN, Ky OA. 11 -The re
po ts from Henry Voutsey's skit room to
night aro not encouraging. The onlv h ingo
perceptible ts that his stupor is nut quite
ro heavy. Once or twice today he has lifted
his hands nn Inch or two and In a weak,
piping voice repeated:
"There's no blood on my bands.'
His physicians fear brain fevor, which
would now almost surely provo fatal.
It I (ontended by bomo that tho stupor Is
caused tiy heavv doses of opiates, but the
majority of people here believe Youtsey Is
almost In a dying condition nml that his
trial cannot be resumed.
WISCONSIN ON TRIAL TRIP
New llaltlexhlp Make Slice rsnful Hun
lilt I he Coast of ( all-
I Of II I II.
SANTA IIARUARA, Cab. Oct. 11 The
battleship Wisconsin made u successful
trial trip today. Owing to rough weather
a lato start was made. On the wostern
run over a thlrly-two-knot course an
avcrago of 17. SO was made. The average
for four hours was 17. S5, with strong tide
allowarco In favor of the ship. In a spurt
a speed of IS. 5 wax attained
After the pcod trial, tho ship was turned
over Co Admiral Knutz and staif for
maneuvering tens f
TopeUu I-'avor Iteilslou,
KANSAS CITY Oct II -The T-peK i
prcbyterv. lit senbl-t. . I.ir,. t'i,
Kur itcd n fa or of rev if! o it.
t t fi ,bv n of 'bIOi.
I pnVW0Y TODAY
I
Convention of Miners to Consider 02cr of
Anthracite Operators.
Meeting
WILL BE HELD AT SCRANT0N
President Mitcholl of United Mine Workers
Already on tho Ground.
OUTCOME Or" CONFEPENCr PROBLEMATICAL
Labor Leaders Exprew Widely DWergcnt
Opinions on Result.
TEN PER CENT OFFER APT TO BE REJECTED
llellrf Current Thut I'lilesa Mlnr (Inn
er Grant Further l anerloti (lie
Mrtiuule vdtli Their lliuplo) c
U III .Not l)nd Soon.
SCRANTON, Pa.. Oct, 11. The ennvrn
Hon of the anthracite miners now nn
strike lu Pennsylvania will convene in
this city tomorrow morning for tho pui
pose of considering the lu per cent in
crease In wages proffered them by nrurlv
nil the mine operators In the region
What the outcome of the convention will
bo Is a matter of speculation nnd the oplti
ions expressed tonight b) labor leaders
are widely divergent. The delegates to
the convention, who began arriving toduv
havo all sorts of Instructions fiom their
local unions on the proposition of the op
crators. It was learned that most of tbcm
will vote to reject the 10 per cent Imrcat-i'
unless tho operators make further ron
cessions. Manv of the miners will not
favor the ndvanee unless the operators
give a guaranty that the Increase be given
for a Mated length of time, while not a
few Insist upon i oncesslnns ln the other
grUvanees. Thu belief general that In
tbe uniform Instructions to delegates thu
shames of'a settlement by this convention
am rather slight. It is the Impression
of several lenders that at least n second
convention will havo to be held before
any definite nctlon will be taken looking
toward nn enrly ending of the contest.
Allteliell 'lip (in I'roliiible A.'lliiu.
President Mitchell's remarks nt yester
day's mass meeting, ln which ho told the
mine workers that the 10 per cent Increase
was not mtlsfactory nnd that they s:u uld
make concessions In tho other grievances
lb taken by many persons as n hint to the
miners to rejert the mine owners' offer
Mr. Mlti hell. howeer. denied this and
sold he had no Intention of influencing the
men one way or another. He raid he was 1
merely voicing the sentiment ot himself,
his colleagues and the mnny striken, with
whom he has come In contact during th
last week.
The convention, as near as tho United
Mine Workers' official ran figure, will
conslct of about 700 delegates. About half
of tucsu aro alrei.J here, most of them
coming from the Schuylkill valley and
Hazleton region. The district headquarter
were crowded all day.
President Mitchell spent n busy day ut
his headquarters cntchlng up with his mail
and in preparing for the convention. This
nfternoon he prepnred the address he will
deliver nt the opening of tho firbt session
In nil likelihood tho convention will be n
secret one, but a press com' 'ttco will he
nppolnted. Mr. Mitchell will preside prob
ably and the aocrrturlcs will be elected
by the delegates. Tho organization of tin
convention will be the only thing done nt
tomorrow morning's session.
. Miner I on (( KU.tll.llOII.
W. D. Ryun. secretary-treasurer of the
Mine Workers' union of Illinois, arrived
here touay. He bnld the mine workers of
hlH state have nt least $100,000 In their
treasury, and ndded thnt If the nnthrnclte
workers needed help $'.'50,000 would be aont
in n few hours. Mr. Rynn said ho was
not here on official business. He may con
sult with Mr. Mitchell on tho question of
financial aid, although the national presi
dent says such assistance Is not needed nt
present.
FORMULATE THEIR DEMANDS
Striking; Miner of Wyoininc Vnlley
Instruct DeleKntrs to Soniii
tou Convention,
WILKESIIARRB, OcT. 11. The Wilkes
barre assemblies of the United Mine Work 4
era today held meetings nnd a Instructed
the delegates to the Sr-ranton convention
to Insist on tho following demands:
First Recognition of the union.
Second Powder reduced to $1-60.
Third Ten per cent general advance.
Fourth Two weeks' payday.
Fifth Cheek-docking boss.
Sixth A contract signed by tho com
panies agreeing to I ha foregoing, to hold
good for one year.
The Instruction of tho delegates wns tn
the nature of a surprise, ns It was ex
pected they would bo allowed to use their
own Judgment nfter taking their scats In
tho convention and learning the sentiments
of the other delegntes.
President MltchcIl'H apeech at Scranton
yesterday, ln which ho stated tho 10 pel
cent IncreaRo waa not enough, no douta
Influenced the strikers In the Wyoming
valley to a more or loss extent.
Tho representatives of the big coal com
panics here, whon shown tho list of the
concessions which the miners of tbe Wyo
ming valley Insist upon tho convention
nsklng, Bald there would be no scttlemcn'
on such a basis. They snld tho demands
are too sweeping nnd thnt tho companies
would not think of granting them. The
individual operators say any further con
cession than those oft. red aro out of th
question. Thoy claim that with a 10 per
cent Increase and no reduction In earr -Ing
tolls they will have a bird time roak
Ing ends meet. An Individual operator
said President Mitchell will make tho mis
take of his life If he does not use his In
fluence to have the miners accept the otfei
nil (aily mane
MARCHERS INVADE HAZLETON
People of Ton n I'eiir Trouble, bill
Striker DIxpcrHf (llllellj
nn, I Itrturn Dome.
HAZLETON. Prf , Oct. 11. About Cue
strikers, romposod of men troin McAdoo aud
other south .ldo towns and llilb ct,
gathered nt McAdoo before dawn this morn
lug, marched to the Heaver Meadow col
liery ot Coxc Uros. & Co.. which had
been kept In steady operation sluro the In
auguratlon of the strike, then came around
to Cuvlen' stripping, east of tho city, and
from tho stripping marched right Into hr
heart of Hazleton This wns the first Dm
since tfci 'Til.c brjan that tue town was