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ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1000.
NO. 47.
EVENTS OF THE DAY
Epitome of tfcws Telegraphic
New of thft World.
TEftSK TICKS Mk 'HR WIRES
M Interesting Collection of Its nil From
the Two Metulapaerea Ires.iM i
iu a Coflenssd irvm- V
Franca mar send large fore to
Canton.
Chin propose an Indemnity of f 40,
000.000. Ex-President Cleveland stand lur
sound money.
President Krnger will travel Incog
Dlto In tb capitals ol Europe.
Tbe official announcement of the to
lal population of (he United States for
1000 is 70.2VS.8a0.
Emperor Nicholas, ol Rossis, will
propose another oouiersno with a view
ol teUllug til Chines question.
General ,D. M. Front, (or 60 year
on ol tb bent kuowo residents ol St.
Louis, ia dead at that city, aged 77.
Major Henry J. llearsy, editor o(
the Dally State and ou ol the stroug
tit newspaper writers In the South, ii
dead at New Orleans, He was 60
year ol age.
T!x transport Hancook baa arrived
it Manila with three companies ol the
Fourth and loar companies of the
Twenty-fifttt Infantry and three officers
and 100 men ol the marine corps.
The United States transport Moad
arrived at Han Francisco, 28 day from
Manila. The Mead brought 64 stole
soldiers, 5 Insane and 18 dead. Eight
Privates died on the voyage.
Smallpox has broken out on a nam
tier ol Indian reservations In the West
and it I leered that when the oold
weather seta in the epidemic will be
come more widespread and wore malig
nant. On man waa killed and sis others
Injured, on perhaps fatally, In a col
lision on the Chicago & Alton railroad
near Mifhell, HI. The passengers re
ceived a shaking op, but uoue waa ser
iously bars.
The government ol Russia lor tb
second time within two months bas
Imposed a special tai (or the benefit ol
tb lied Cross Society. The first was
a tax ol from 6 to 10 rubles upon li
censes to travel abroad, according to
the length ol the time lor which tbe
lioensa was granted, and now rut I way
tioketa are taxed 6 kopevks when the
fare I t rehire or upwards. It is esti
mated that the ticket tux will yield
1125,000 yearly and that on licenses
1100,000. It i understood that the
caarina, whose interest In the Red
Cross Society Is keeu, originated the
idea ol imposing the taxes.
Alvord, tli absconder, was arrested
in Boston.
Japan wishes to hold tb balance ol
power In the Orient.
Tb oigarmaker ol Tampa, Florida,
an out on a strike.
Fall fishing on tb Columbia la
about at an ud.
Venasuela was visited by a great
earthquake, killing 18 persons. '
Damage by flood is reported from La
Crosae, Wis., and Winona, Minn.
: Professor Max Muller, the famous
philologist, died in Loudon, aged 77.
There waa a general resumption ol
work in tbe Pennsylvania coal region.
The new gold strike In the linker
City, Or., country, is extensive and
rich.'
A Demooratlo leader predicts that
Idaho will give Bryan a majority ol
8,000. '
Chicago postofllo clerks have art! li
sted with tii Amerloan Federation ol
Labor. vu .
The Boer are said to have 18,000
armed men in tb field in Orange River
colony.
Trine Hohenloh saya be resigned)
because b was ignored on important
opcasions. '
, Chinee looters stole Manchu throne
and oolossal archaeological objeota ol
great value.
Boxers at Pao Ting Fn declare the
provincial treasurer ordered them to
kill ioroigners.
Prince Yt and Ying Nien are added
to the list ol "those whose execution
France ha demanded.
More than 120,000,000 in gold dust
and bullion bas been deposited in Seat
tle assay offloethlt year.
Seven people wer killed and as
many injured lu Northern Paoiflo
train wreck near Livingston, Mont.
Many persons were injured and per
haps killed, and a dosen buildings
wreoked in a New York fir and ex
plosion. - i .
At Spoakne, Wash., Mrs. Edith
Strobel, wife ol an engineer on the
Great Northern, killed bersell by blow
ing out ber brain with a revolver.
She was 99 years of age. and before her
marriage was a Tekoa, Wash., girl
Temporary insanity is Jaid to bav
beon the motive.
The well-known Spanish painter,
Joaquin Sarolla, baa been awarded a
first-olas medal In the Paris exposi
tion, and all those who admire his
works are pleased at his success, The
Madrilenoj onll Harolla "th painter
of the un," because no one can sur
pass him in those wonderful fsoeuos ol
outdoor life painted in lull sunshine,
brilliant light everywhere, dassling
In the eyes, with heavy shadows lying
where the light cannot penetrate.
LATER NEWS. I
" Harvard defeated Pennsylvania In a
(nntk.ll i ......
BaiU Uj a wran qi ij io e.
A serious strike ol street railway
tnployes is on in Jamaica.
A letter writteu by a private In a
Manila hospital states that Aguinaldo
la dwari
Tha clnan nf th. ,.,nn.i l W...
York olty was marked by a parade of
,uuu Kepubiioans.
The naval Increase programme lor
ivui involves tbe construction ol 82
vessels ol 161,600 tons displacement.
OsilOod Fiald. oranriann nf fiamnnl
Osgood, tb first postmaster-general of
" uuiteu ciiatea, uiea la Paris, aged
Sensational disclosures which were
Drought out at criminal trial at Ber
lis showed th corruptness of tbe po
Hoe fore. ? ', ..
A German force bad a bard fight
with Chinese regulars in a pass near
th great wall, in which the Chinese
were defeated.
The safe of tbe Farmer' and Mer
chants' bank at Jackson Center, O.,
was blown open by desperadoes and
0,600 was secured, ;
General MaoArtbtur bas cabled a list
of casualties during recent engsgementt
with Filipino insurgents, showing nine
Killed and 11 wounded.-
Tbe steamer Senator arrived at Seat
tle Iron Nome with 833 passengers and
9800,000 in treasure. She encounter
ed a succession ol violent gales. ,
Tb population ol Verm nit, a an
nounoed by the census bureau, is 843,'
641, against 833,422 in 1800 an in
crease ol 11,310, or 8.1 pet cent.
Twelve miner were killed by an ex
plosion in a mine at BetTysberg, W
Ya, The explosion was tbe result ol
an accidental discharge of dynamite.
Commander Booth-Tucker and sev
era I othor officers of the Salvation
Army, bav purohased homes in Mount
Vernon, in which city it is said the
Amerloan headquarter of the army
will be located.
Tbe navy "department has directed
Admiral Kemey, at Cavite to convene
court Of inquiry to Inquire into the
charges of cowardice against Captain
Hall, United States marines, preferred
by Minister Conger at Pekln.
The joint commission appointed tc
Investigate the desirability of a rueo
matic-tnbe system for the Chicago mail
eerlvoe will make a favorable re com
mendation to the postmaster-general
This improvement ia expected to bring
about a revolution In local mall laclll
tie. '
British troop in Airioa bav beet
ordered to China.
Tb screen door combine baa been
foroed to dissolve.
A census shows that tbe City ol
Mexico, Mexico, bas population ol
over 400,000.
Eight distinct , earthquake sbooki
wer (elt ia Jacksonville, Kla., but no
damage was done.
Th Vanesuelan government bas de
creed tb resumplon ol payment of in'
tereet on all debts and loana from Nov
ember.
Many people were killed and Injured
in Venesuela , by an earthquake, and
railroad aud telephonic communication
ia interrupted.
There bav been serious tax riots In
tbe Serat district ol Ronmauia. Two
local officials were killed, and the
troops who were sent to enloroe pay
nieut wer resisted by the peasants,
who killed eight ol them.
The Susquehanna Coal Company, at
William Penn, Pa., granted tbe de
mands ot the mineworkers in that col
li lory and will resume operations.
This ia on ol the largest collieries in
the country, 700 men being employed.
By th ex plosion ol alcohol vat at
th Homestead steel works, at Pitta
burg, three workmen, Andrew Dlikiv.
Mlohael Donder and John Harnett,
were terribly burned. Doliklv and
Donder, it is thought, will die. The
explosion was caused by alcohol coin
ing In contact with natural gas.
Oflloial confirmation baa been re
ceived at Vienna from Mostar, in Her
sogovlne, ol tbe reports ot a collision
growing out ol a boundary dispute be
tween an Austro-Hungary military pa
trol and a toroe ol Montenegrin sol
diets. On Montenegrin was killed
and several wounded.
A belated dispatch Irorn Pretoria
tells ol the failure ol British negotia
tions with General Botha lor the sur
render ol the Boors. Botha received
General Paget'e flag ol truce courteous
ly and admitted his defeat, but said it
was impossible to treat lor surrender as
long a any burgbera wished to contin
ue the war. President Steyn was more
Irreconcilable. He refused to even see
tb bearer ol a flag of truce.
Tb young man who (or several years
annoved th Pullmans In Chioago by
demanding money ol them and calling
himself Gustave Pullman, bas been ar
rested in New York. He called at tne
hotel where young George and Sanger
Pullman ar living and sent his card
nn to the lormer. Tullman had him
ejeoted and he returned and demanded
$00,000. He was again pui out onu on
bis third visit was arrested.
Five thousand honey bees, as they
leave th blve, - weigh about one
pound, but when the lnseota return
from their visits to the Bowers.
Irelghted with honey, they weign near
ly twice as much. .
Th. ntrnt.h 0i tnrittv is called a He:
the untruth ol a hundred year is
called a legend. .
Tha avaraare man would rather lose
S nn a hnrsn rana than a nickel
through a hoi in bis pocket.
WILL DEAL DIRECTLY
Negotiations With China to
Be Through Conger.
THE COMMISSION 18 ABANDONED
Two More Chinese Leaders to Ha
utd -llaath or Traaiurar
Win,
Exa-
tVashlngton, Nov. 1. Orders bav
been sent to Pekln detaching General
James K. Wilson from duty as chief ol
staff under General Chaffee, and direct
ing bim to return to tbe Cnted States,
It bad been the purpose ol tbe govern
ment to make General Wilson a mem
ber ol tbe projected American commis
sion to treat witn the Chinese govern'
roent lor a settlement, hot the aban
donment ol that plan in favor ol direct
negotiations through Minister Conger
mad it unnecessary to retain General
Wilson in China.
Tbe reported decision ol the minis
ters at Pekln to add two more Chinese
leaders to those who shall be executed.
Prlnoe Yi and Yang Nle, appears to
be tbe first indication that the minis
teis themselves do not aooept as snffl
oent tbs edict ol the Chinese emperor
that he will punish the individuals at
tbey were specifically named by China
as among thos to be punished.
Prince Yi is one ot the first prinoei
ot China. In tbe edict ol Septembei
28 it was ordered that be be stripped ol
bis rank and office. Yang Me is pres
ident of the board ol censors, and in
this same ediot be was banded over tc
the clan court, which was ordered tc
consult and decide upon a severe pen
alty. .
The Japanese legation received a dis
patch today announcing tha death ol
Wang Wen Shao, impmial treasurer ol
China, in addition to those high offi
cials whoso deaths have already been
announced. . Wang Wen Sbao was one
ot the most loyal adherents of tbe im
perial family, and when they took
flight from Pekln, be insisted upon (ol
lowing, despite bis advanced age.
His destb came from natural causes,
probably from old age anil the (atiguei
ot tb flight.
At tb request ol relatives and
friends ol tb missionaries murdered at
Pao Ting Fn, China, the war depart
ment asked General Chaffee lor a defl
nite statement as to wbo were killed
and who escaped. Tbe following dis
patch was received from General Chaf
fee in reply:
"Taku, Nov. 1. Hutchinson, at Pat
Ting Fu, reports Americans murdered
there, namely; Mr. Pitkina Mr. and
Mrs. Siinoox and three children, G.
Y. Taylor, Miss Morrell, Mis. Gould,
Dr. and Mrs. Hodge and one lady
nam as yet unknown. Reports 10
Americans at Ching Ting Fu, eight
adults and two children. Fire Eng
lish, five French, safe, protected by lo
cal mandarin, returned. Situation
quiet."
Another dispatch received from Gen
eral Chaffee says:
"Later from Hutchinson, no Ameri
cans at Cblng Ting Fn. This Is in re
ply to an inquiry sent by tbe war de
partment asking tor information about
Americans who were supposed to be lo
cated at that place."
A BAD TRAIN WRECK.
Soven People Killed and Aa Many WT,
Injured.
Anaconda, Mont., Nov. 1. A spe
cial to the Standard from Livingston.
Mont., says:
Seven dead, most ol them mangled
out ol all resemblance ' to humanity;
seven injured, one perhaps fatally, it
the record of a wreck on the Northern
Pacifio railway at about 11 o'clock
last night, at Dehart Siding, 27 milei
Irorn Livingston.
The train was the Northern Pacific
passenger No. 4 east bound. It was
nearly three hours late, and waa mak
ing up lost time when it passed the
switch at Dehart Siding. The engine
and two , coaches passed over the
switoh in safety, but in some unac
countable way the rod connecting the
tails at the switoh snapped, and these
three coaches jumped the rails, rode
the ties a short way and then toppled
over on the side and were dragged 800
feet before tbe train was stopped.
The force with whioh the oars tell
on their sides threw several ol the pas
sengers through the windows, and
crushed and ground them to jelly be
tween the heavy coaches and the track.
The two unknwn women were lifted,
quivering, shapeless masses ol bleed
ing flesh and broken bones. All but
one of the dead were instantly killed.
Assistance was summoned as soon at
possible troia Livingston, but the phy
acianBhad little to do upon their ar
rival. A ooroner's jury at Big Timber
absolved the railroad from all blame.
Realstad Arroit and Waa Shot.
Seattle, Nov. 1. William Murphy,
a laborer, was brought here tonight
from Wellington, on the Great North
ern railway, with a bullet wound io
tbe neck. He was shot this afternoon
bt Deputy Snerfl Dan Grafton, while
resisting arrest lor assault and battery.
He will recover.
Saltan! Ctlft to Kalier.
Berlin, Nov, 1. Shakir Pasha, spe-
oial envoy ol the Sultan ol Turkey, pre
sented to Emperor William today
number ol gifts, including a very valu
able necklaoa for tbe empress.
Arotlo Bellof KipedUlon.
Stookolm. Nov. 1. The Duke of Ab-
ruaai bas chartered the Gothenburg
whaler Capella to proceed to Frana
Josel Land in searoh of the three miss
ing Arotio exploration expedition.
HELD UP A PAY WAGON;
. Daiporato AUmeH Made by Fool
Italloa ailaeis.
Mount Pleasant, Fa., Nov. 9. -Four
Italian miners attempted to rob Pay
Clerk William flostltr, of the 8out
west Connellsville Coke Company,
while he was making his trip today be
tween this cltv and Alverton with tha
pay roll ol tb Alverton &Tarr Works,
amounting to 94,000. Mr. Hostler i
dead, bis companion, Harry Burgess,
messenger ol tbe company, is wounded,
two ol the Italians are dead, a third
fatally wounded , and the fourth is in
jail.
Hostler and Burgess left this olty at
1 o'clook this afternoon with tb aafe
containing th money. When they
reached th summit ol th long hill
just below wbioh lies Alverton, a large
coke town, without a second's warn
ing lour Italians fired volley from
their biding place, and sprang forward,
firing as they advanced. Mr. Hostler
(ell dead at the first volley. Yonng
Burgess, tbe wounded man, was able to
return the robbers' fire with effect, and
one ol the number at tbe horses' heads
(ell dead. A (ew seconds later be fired
bis revolver in tbe (ace of another, and
as the thief (ell his two remaining com
panions, became terrified, and, leaving
the, dead one, set out with the wounded
one over tbe bill to tbe south.
Burgess managed to drive on to Al
verton with the body of Mr. Hostler
and the sale, where be gave tb alarm.
Mount Pleasant and vicinity, with tbe
clerical (ore of the coke company,
turned out, and soon corralled the two,
wbo bad concealed themselves in a field
on tbe Durstine arm, a mile from this
town. A summons to surrender waa
answered by volley, in which on of
th posse received a slight wound in
the chest. The outlawa Irorn their
fortified position made a fierce stand
for a few . minutes, until one of the
posse succeeded In getting in their
rear. He shot one through the head,
killing bim. . The other surrendered.
In the meantime, another division ol
tbe posse overhauled tha third robber,
who bad received a ghastly : wound.
Tbe ball, entering bis mouth, pene
trated bis bead, and came out at tbe
back ol his neck. Ha is not expected
to recover.
OPPOSED TO ANNEXATION.
t. Crola Pooplo Wont to Bnaala tTndot
Uaol.h Halo.
St. Thomas, D. W. I., Nov. I. At
an extraordinary meeting ol tha colon
ial council atBt. Croix, D. W. I.,
Monday, the vice-chairman denounced
tbe statements made by A. J. Blaok
wood, tbe United State consul at St.
Croix, and chairman of tha colonial
council, in an interview printed in
New York, October 26, in wbloh Mr.
Blackwood waa quoted a saying tba
tentiment of tbe people ot tbe Danish
West Indies ia strongly in favor of an
nexation. The vice-chairman said tbe
allegations made were opposed to tbe
(acts in the case, and that. Mr. Black
wood spoke without the council's au
thority. A resolution waa adopted to
cable King Christian, of Denmark,
submissively expressing "tbe wish ot
the inhabitants to continue under tha
Danish crown," and expressing the be
lief that annexation to the United
States would be against tbe wishes ol
the majority of tbe inhabitants. Some
of tbe members protested against th
passage of the resolutions, but the vice
chairman overruled them. There was
a torchlight procession Monday night
styled "The People's Protest." A very
long and orderly crowd, beaded by a
band of music marched through the
town.
Touch Gang Broken Pp.
Chicago, Nov. 8. A depository for
stolen goods in unusual quantites bas
been unearthed in Chicago by. the po
lice. Ten thieves, men and women,
were arrested, and two wagon loads ol
stolen property, valued at thousands ol
dollars, was recovered. Vina McNur
rey, an alleged shoplifter, ia said to
have maintained the resort. It is be
lieved that the gang bas associates in
many other large cities, and the build
ing raided was tha headquarters for
thieves who are working systematically
in all parts ot tbe United States.
Young Nrgro Fiend U.tnched.
Birmingham, Ala., Nov. 8. At
Duke, 16 miles north ol Anuiston, an
18-yearold negro boy named Abernatby
attempted a criminal as.-ault on the
14-year-old adopted daughter ot W. N.
Thompson, a section foreman on tb
Louisville & Nashville road. The ne
gro, was captured three hour later,
identified and lynohed.
Murdered and Thrown oa Traeka.
; Noblesville, Ind., Nov. 2. -An un
known man was found dead near this
citv on the Lake Erie & Western rail
road tracks. ' Tha body was naked and
tba throat was cut, tha head crushed.
one foot amputated and bis arm
broken. It is believed he waa mur
dered and his body thrown on the
tracks. .
' Grain Ktevotor Barged.
Henderson, Ky., Nov. 2. Th grain
elevator and plant ot Maron Wilier &
Company was destroyed today, entail
ing a loss of 9120,000; insurance, 172,-
000.
( size or the Cotton Crop.
New Orleans, Nov. 2. Final report
of the Timea-Demoorat's correspondents
place the cotton crop (or 1900 at 9,970.
000 bales.
Depoaltor Robbed In n Bank. .
Chicago, Nov. 2. While William
Frey, of Ravenswood, a suburb.
was making deposit of $700 in the
First ' National bank today, ha waa
robbed of alt bis money by two men,
one of whom attracted bis attention
vhile the other did the stealing.
' Federal Coart Will Try Alvord.
New York, Nov. 2 Distrlot Attor
ney Gardiner announced this after
noon that Alvord would be turned over
to the United States authorities.
REVOLUTION IN SPAIN
Government Claims to Have
Checked the Uprising. V
THE MOVEMENT WAS PREMATURE
The Clergy Implicated In the Affair,
Whloh Waa Strengthened by the
Crl.la In Catalonia.
Madrid, Nov. 8. The latest news of
the Carl lit movement ia more favorable
to tba government. It is asserted that
the chief of tbe Berga band bas offered
to surrender, il he is pardoned, but it
is added that tba government bas de
cided to act vigorously and pardon no
one. Tbs Basque provinces remain
quiet. The following statement has
been issued by the Spanish minister ol
the interior:
"Tbe revolutionary movement is on
tbe decline. It is now limited to tbe
band in tba mountains near Berga,
which ia fleeing before several columns
of government troops. The rest ol the
pensinnla ia calm. The troops have
returned to Igualada. Tbey encoun
tered no revolutionaries."
The Movement Waa Prematura.
Paris, Nov. 8. The Temps this
evening publishes a dispatch from Ma
drid, wblcb say tbe military authori
ties of Barcelona are censoring all tbe
local papers, that all information re
specting the Carlists is prohibited, and
that nothing is allowed to be tele
graphed or telephoned except official
bulletins. Tbe correspondent of tha
Temps adds:
"It ia now certain tba bands of Car
lists are more numerous than at first
stated. Tbe two bands number 800
men each, and tbe movement is well
organized, but premature. The Liber
al and Republican press declare the
vitality ot Carlism is due to the free
dom allowed tbe religious orders. The
lower clergy ate Implicated in the up
rising, which ia strengthened by the in
dustrial crisis in Catalonia."
Carllita and Catalonlana.
New York, Nov. 8. It is learned
from Biarrita, aays a Paris dispatch to
the Times, that the Spanish Carlists
ar trying to approach tne Catalonia
revolutionists with a view to common
action aginst the present Spanish gov
ernment. It is not thought, however,
that tha Catalonians will identify their
cause with tbe Carlists, and it is said
to be nnlikely that tbe latter will
make much headway. Weyler'a ap
pointment as captain-general of Madrid
was direoted by tbe government's fear
of trouble in Catalonia.
MATTERS IN COLOMBIA.
The Liberate Ban Started a aeeand
RevolnMon.
New York, Nov. 8. C. B. Hait,
United State ministotr to Colombia,
South America, wbo baa arrived here,
and ia on bi way to his home in
Wheeling, W. Va.. said in an inter
view that matters in Colombia are
sadly mixed. The Liberals started a
second revolution a (ew daya ago, and
it has developed great strength. Tbe
fighting has been fierce and up to date
the killed and wonnded have number
ed 80,000.
"While tha Liberals have met with
much success, it is my belief that tha
government will be eventually success
ful. But tbe revolution is seriously
disturbing business. General Prospero
Pinzon is in command of the govern
ment forces, and the revolutionists are
commanded by General Ha fuel Uribe.
Tbe scene of the trouble is the depart
ment ol Cauca. . -
"In the recent election, San. dem
enti and Senor Marroquin were elected
president and vice-president respect
ively. San Clementi, on account ol
tbe stated his health, could not live
in Bogota, and went to Villeta. In his
absence, Marroqnin started a rebellion
and assumed the presidency, securing
the recognition ol all the foreign
powers except the papal see. Both San
Clenienti and Marroquin, however, are
drawing their salaries of 86,000 pesos
per annum. This is payable in silver,
but tha ourrenoy ol Colombia is so up
set that it is difficult to place a value
upon it.
"There is a demand there tor Benito
Seamala who is here in New York.
He waa formerly United States vice
consul at Bogota. The Marroquin gov
ernment charges him with conspiracy
and he is praotically an exile."
Tbe Alvord Caao.
New York, Nov. 8. The ease ol Cor
nelius L. Alvord, tha defaulting note
teller oi tha First National bank, who
ia charged wiith embexzling $690,000
worth ot tha bank's funds, was not
transferred to tha United States court
today, as had been expected. Al
vord'a counsel objected to the transfer,
and the case waa postponad until to
morrow.
Washington, Nov. 8. -General Mao
Arthur, at Manila, notified the war de
partment today that Major John Davis.
United States volunteers, died at Ma
nila this morning of chronic Bright's
disease. Major Davis waa a native oi
Illinois and a veteran of the war of the
rebellion. At tbe time ot his death he
was chief surgeon ot the Third district
ot Southern Luson.
Hamburg, Nov. 8. The provincial
court haa laid an embargo upon bar
gold to tba value of 8,500,000 marks,
which arrived at Coxhaven today on
tha imperial steamer Bundesratb,
from Delagoa bay. This step was
taken, it is alleged, for the purpose ol
reimbursing inauranoa companies bare
for gold withheld by the Transvaal
government during the war. - Tha
Haraburgiscbe Boersen Hale, bow-
aver, denies a rumor that the gold wa
hipped by Mr,. Kruger. '
WU ON NATIONAL HONOR.
The Chinee Mlnlaler'i Speech at the
Carnegie Initltute.
Pittsburg, Nov. 5. With a grate
ful enthusiasm past all precedents, the
fifth founder's day of Carnegie insti
tote was celebrated today. In and
around tbe beautiful building more
tban 5,000 people thronged in their de
sire to express to Andrew Carnegie
their appreciation, to tbe distinguished
guest of tha day. Minister Wn Ting
Fang, their homage, and of tbe treas
ores ol art and science and literature
their regard. Minister Wa, the
speaker ol tbe day, waa greeted with
prolonged applause. He said in part:
"China ba a great deal to learn
from this , young republic I hope.
however, tbat she will learn, not the
arts of war, whioh have for their sola
end and aim the destruction of life, but
tbe arts ol peace wblcb make lor the
happiness and welfare of the people.
No nation can become really great by
war. True' greatness does not lie in
tbe extent of territory nor in tbe
strength of battalions, but ia tbe char
acter of the people. From personal
observation I am inclined to tbe belie!
that tbe American people possess tbe
element of national greatness in a bigh
degree.
"Tbe test of loftiness ot character ia
to possess boundless power without
abusing it. Wealth is power. Where
can you find such vast accumulations
of wealth in pri vate bands aa in Aineri
oa, witb so little attendant evil felt by
society? I have seen countries where
tbe rich oppress the poor and the poor
curse tba rich. There money is the
loot of all evil. Tbe reverse seems to
be the case in America. Hera the rich
nse the ample means at their disposal
tor tha benefit of tbe people, and the
people have good reason to bless tbe
riob. In other word a, American men
of wealth are public benefactors.
have not (ar to go for an example. In
yonr midst yon have a signal instance
of this class ol philanthropic men of
wealth. This institution is an endur
ing monument of tbe founder's munifi
cence. Here one can find the most
effective means for the enlightening ol
the mind and tbe uplifting of the soul.
Books, paintings and sculpture and
specimens of objects possessing educa
tional value are accessible at all times
and to all persons. : The day will noon
come when foreigners will visit this
city, not so much to sea tbe great in
du atrial establishments as to see this
institution, which spreads its influence
far and wide. This city will be equal
ly famous for the great educator aa for
a manufacturing center. May this
standing monument of the founder's
benefaction stimulate others to follow
this noble example. May the 'Found
er's day,' which I heartily join with
yon in celebrating, ba ever observed
from year to year aa an event of na
tional interest."
After the exercises a reception was
tendered to Minister Wu in the art
gallery, where the distinguished guest
met and shook hands with about 1,000
people. ' '
Lived 13 Teara. ;
New York, Nov. 6. Georee Wash
ington Freeman Horner Green, a former
negro stave, died in tbe alms hospital
at Hempstead, L. I., yesterday at tbe
reputed age of 123 years. Green is
said to have been born on a farm near
Elizabethport, N. J., on January 1,
1777. He waa sold to a Virginia
planter named Houar, by whom, it is
said, be was sold to General Washing
ton. In 1813 be waa made a free man,
and then came North and was employ
ed by George Green, a Long Island
farmer, with whom he remained for 40
years. Ureen's acuities remained un
impaired until 15 years ago, when bis
sight and hearing began to fail, and be
entered tbe poorhouse, where he had
lived ever sinoa. He need both whisky
and tobaooo, but io said never to
have shown any bad effects from either.
He was married several times and is
said to have been the father of 37 chil
dren, most of whom are dead.
- Boelallefta arroated.
New York, Nov. 5. Six speakers
ot trie Socialist Labor party, who in
sisted on talking to an enormous crowd
at Seventh street and Avenue C to
night, were arrested by the police,, who
claimed they bad no permit to speak.
A good deal of dubbing waa done by
the policemen, who numbered over 30.
The Socialists went back to tber head
quarters, overlooking the corner, alter
being bailed and talked again. Tbe
oorwd hooted the ploica, and the offi
cers, enraged, charged the orowd.
Tbey used their clubs on a good many
beads and arms and drove them back
from the street, clearing it. Then
they took the men to the station-house.
They were in cells only a short time
when they were bailed out.
Confeeaed to Arson.
Dallas. Texas, Nov. 6. -Hiram P.
Erwin was today convicted of arson.
The jury returned a verdict of five
years in the penitentiary. Erwin con
fessed to having burned property on
which there was $15,000 insuranoe,
and claimed the owners had hired bim
to do so.
Bebuilding of the Spanish fleet will
be entrusted to French builders. . The
Spanish government has given an order
for eight ironclads of 12,000 tons bur
den, four armored cruisers o( 8,000 tons
burden each, and 100 torpedo boats.
The order is to be executed within 10
years. . ' . .
Budd hilt Revival in Japan.
Taooma, Nov. 8. -According to Yok
ohama advices, the Buddhists ot Japan
are making great efforts to celebrate
the beginning ot the new century by
active missionary work. Tha recent
arrival ol some saored relics Irorn Siam
waa made the occasion ot an extraor
dinary demonstration ot devotion to
their faith. The road over wbioh the
relics were borne were covered with
cloth, . whioh wa afterward sold in
mall pieoes at mora than 10 time its
value, realising over 6Z.UU0 yen.
SUE MUST BE DEPOSED
Powers Determined to Re
move Chinese Empress.
CEEATIOS OF INDEMNITY UND
Other Qaoatlon Considered Is tbe
tabUahment of Foreign
Ministry.
Washington, Nov- 8. It wss stated
today in quarters well versed in Chi
nese affairs, that outside of the ques
tion of indemnity, punishments, etc.,
now under negotiaton at Pekin, there
are three vital and (ar-reaobing ques
tion to be determined, via.: First,
the removal ol tba empress dowager,
personally and through tbe Influence ol
her advisers, from all participation in
the Chinese government; second, th
creation of an indemnity fund by tb
increase ol China's customs revenue,
either by tbe payment ol the duties in
gold instead oi deprecitod silver, as at
present, or else doubling the preset t
silver duties from 8 per cent to 10 per
cent ad valorem, and third, the estab
lishment of a minister of foreign af
fairs, in place of the old and cumber
some system of the Tsung li Yamun.
Tba demand tor tbe retirement ol
the empress dowager is said to result
from the conclusion now generally
accepted that the imperial govern
ment ol China waa responsible tor thr
Boxer uprising. A the empress dow
sger was the ruling authority ol tha
Imperial government during the upris
ing, this responsibilty is brought bom
directly to her. There is understood
to be no purpose, however, to visit
upon ber any personal punishment or
indignity, but merely so to form tba
reconstructed government aa to ex
clude ber from all participation in it.
It ia deemed advisable for that rea
(on that she should remain permanent-
(y away from Pekin. and that her ad
Uers also sboull be kept away from
the seat ol government.
The plan ol doubling China' cus
toms duties has arisen from tbe need ol
Gnding a source to pay war indemnl- '
ties, which tbe various powers demand.
THEY GIVE NO QUARTER.
Herman Troon l China Obey the
Kaiser's Instructions.
Berlin, Nov. 5. Considerable impa-
Sience at the m eagerness ot the nes
rom China ia finding expression here,
u'be inference is tbat German censor
ship over such information ia very
Pet. Letters from private in China
n to find their way into tha Social
nocratic papers, showing that tha
uerman troops give no quarter. The
Bremen Bnergber Zeituag publishes
letter from a soldier in Pekln, , who
said be witnessed the following scene: .
"Sixty-eight captives, some of them
pot yet adults, were tied together by
their pigtails, beaten bloody by tba
Germans, compelled to dig their own
graves, and then shot en masse.
The Halberstadter Volka Zeitung
prints a communication from Pekin, in
which the writer says:
"No prisoners are taken. All are
shot or preferably sabred to save am
munition. Sunday afternoon we bad
to bayonet 74 prisoners. They hsd
killed one of our patrolmen. An entire
battalion pursued them and captored
74 alive. It was cruel; it was inde
scribable."
Kscaped From Aleatraa.
San Francisco, Nov. 5. Three pris
oners have escaped from tha United
States military prison on Aleatraa is
land. Among the escaped prisoner
was Frank Kinne, wbo was under a
sentence of 16 yeara for desertion and
treason. Kinne waa brought here a
few months ago in irons from . Manila.
He had deserted his command and ac
cepted a commission from the rebel
army. He waa oaught leadirg a charge
ol rebels. In the number captured by
tbe American troops at the time Kinne
was taken were several American pris
oners. Kinne claimed to be himself a
prisoner of the Filipinos, but tha
Americans who were with the party
declared this to be a falsehood, and de
nounced the man aa a traitor and a
rebel. He was tried by court-martial
and sentenced to serve 15 years at Al
eatraa. The others who etcaped with
Kinne are C. F. Huntington, under
sentence ot 10 years, and J. M. Potts.
lerviiig five yeara.
' Soared Her to Death. :
- Rochester, New York, Nov. 5. Th
authorities of Allegheny county are
looking for tbe persona who manufac
tured a skeleton out ol animal bone
which frightened Mary Oldfield. ol
Karrdale, to death Wednesday night.
Mary Oldfield, accompanied oy two
trends, was returning from a Hallo
ween party, where they had listened to
gruesome stories until their hair stood
on end. When about to enter the
woods a rattling of bones waa heard
overhead, and looking up tha trio
were overcome with horror at seeing a
skeleton ol gigantio proportions sweep
ing down on them from above. With
a cry of terror Mary dropped dead. A
searching party found a wire leading
from the ground to a tree top to which
was attached a skeleton by a pulley.
" ' ' ' Sao A.ylam Ofltaera.. :
nhfoaan. Kai. K.Anrirew FmavtliA-
a - j
who was released from an insane say.
ntn vABtArtlav he Jndim Dnnnfl. haa
brought suit against the superintend
ent ana otner omoers oi me asyiurn.
tie alleges he was Illegally detained.
Grouted tb Iaarease.
Haaleton, Pa., Nov. 5. -Ooyle Bros.,
stripping contractor", today 'granted
their men an increase of 10 per cent ia
wages, .