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TTTR MPKKIHg OBEGOfllAJj MOSTOAT? JASTCAItY 7, 1895. STORIES OF THE DEAD OK. Cn.VIG, TIIE PIOXEER SEWS GATHERER OF THIS COVSTRX, General Philip Vott Representative From the Fonrtli. Illinois District, Dead Froiu Heart Failure. NEW YORK. Jan. 6-iIany stories have been told In connection with Dr. CraJgr. the pioneer newsgatherer in the United State. When, in 1S44, the telegraph line from Boston was completed to Calais, Maine. Mr. Craig- established a pony news express covering the 150 miles between Halifax and Dlgby. X. S.. and engaged en express steamer, thence 56 miles across the bay of Fundy to St. Johns, X. B. This enabled him to distance competi tion and put it in his power to command extravagant prices for his budget of news. It also earned for him the position of European news agent of the New Toric press. John T. Smith was at this time Craig's most formidable competitor. The rivalry of the two men constituted a sub ject of interest to residents of Halifax, who enjoyed watching the race from the steamer to the telegraph office. On one occasion Smith succeeded in catching one of Craig's packages as it was tossed by the ship's purser from the paddlebox to the dock, and a few minutes later It was being transmitted by the only wire from Halifax to Smith's patrons in New York. Craig's revenge came a few weeks after v.ord and all was carefully prearranged. He instructed his Liverpool agent to send "by special messenger on succeeding steam ers dupjlcate copies of the latest European journals and "hews summaries: one parcel to be thrown over to his newsboat. five miles below the city, and the other to be thrown over to another towboat stationed opposite and near to the telegraph office, one mile from the steamer's wharf. A week before the next steamer was due Craig engaged his two newsboats and arranged of a fast-horse express from n point five miles below the city and caused the secret to leak out to Smith that his news parcels were to be thrown over to his boat as the steamer neared the city. The evening before the steamer was due Craig made up a lot of parcels of European journals, including Wilmer & Smith's European Times, then a noted paper of Liverpool, taking care to have a portion of the name outside the wrap per, but carefully concealing the date. A trusty agent was employed to stand by the water's edge, and as the steamer passed up the harbor, he threw this par cel into the water, recovered it and then the messenger rushed at the top of his speed to the telegraph office and de posited the dripping bogus parcel upon the table of the office with the breathless an nouncement: "Here's Craig's parcel of European nws." Fifteen minutes afterwards Smith, driving a fast horse, rushed from th Heamer's wharf to the telegraph officv Before the horse had fairly stopped. Smith had cleared the carriage at one bound and was at the top of the flight of stairs which led to the operating-room. The clerk pointed to the package on the table and told him he was beaten. Smith gave a glance at the dripping package and with a curse upon his competitor, turned upon his heel, drove to his hotel and in half an hour afterwards was steaming out of the harbor on the steam er bound for Boston, having been hoaxed into leaving his rival the wire undis puted. Craig, in the meantime, proceeded at his leisure, after receiving his parcel from the steamer, to prepare the news for the telegraph. After this. Smith, who was the largest stockholder in the New England Morse lines, undertook to shut out his rival from the -use -of- the --company's' lines, which extended from Portland to Boston. Craig retaliated by inducing the managers of the Maine Telegraph Com pany's line, another link in the system, to stop Smith's messages from Halifax to Portland until his own press and other European members were served at that point. Craig then ran a locomotive ex press over the Eastern railroad from Port land to Boston, carrying his press news and other messages, and at Boston they were telegraphed by the Bain line to New York. This was only a temporary experiment, but it served until the Bain line could be extended to Portland and establishing direct communication by w Ire betwen New York and Halifax. This was the first telegraph monopoly. Mr. Craig remained at Halifax in charge of the press and commercial trans-Atlantic telegraph business until 1831, when he removed to New York and thoroughly or ganized the Associated Press service, which may be said to have been the parent of all the press news agencies which have had aw existence to the present day. His connection with the Associated Press con tinued until about 1SC7. Since that time he has been engaged in various enter prises. Mr. Craig was born in Rumnoy, N. Y., November 4. 1S11. He came to New York city in 1S51. His death resulted from heart disease, while he was fitting In a chair. He leaves a widow, one daughter, Mrs. J. B. Brown, and one son, W. L. Craig, who is connected with the New York health department. UE.NERAL. PHILIP POST. Dentil of the Representative From the Tenth lllluolit Dintrlct. WASHINGTON, Jan. 6. General Philip Post, member of congress from the tenth district of Illinois, died at the Hamilton hotel. In this city, this morning, after an illness of but one day. Death was caused by heart failure, resulting from acute gas tritis. For some time he had been suffer ing at Intervals with attacks which physi cians pronounced dyspepsia, but he at tended to his duties, unremittingly. He passed Hie holidays at his home in Illi nois, and -reached Washington Wednes day. Early Saturday morning he was seized with an attack of his old trouble, which did not, however, assume serious iorm until last evening. During the night heart failure set in, and several hours be fore his death, which occurred at 4:30 o'clock this morning, his physicians could detect scarcely any pulse-beats. Mrs. Tost and their son, W. Post, were with him. There is another son, Philip S. Post, a lawyer, in Chicago. The Illinois delega tion in congress will hold a meeting at 11 o clock tomorrow to take appropriate ac tion, and the house will adjourn after the reading of the journal. The usual com mittees from the house and senate will be appointed to act as an escort to the body to Illinois. The funeral party will leave Washington tomorrow night, and arrive in Chicago Tuesday night, and the funeral services will be held In Galesburg proba lly Wednesday. There will be no service in this city. General Post was best known through his brilliant military services in the re bellion, where he won high rank ami dis tinction with great ability. When the war began he was appointed second lieutenant of the Fifth Illinois infantry. After the first Missouri campaign he became major, and nine months after enlistment was made colonel of the Fift -ninth Illinois for gallantry at the battl of Pea. Ridge, in which he was badly tnjttred. Before he was able to mount his horse without assistance he rejoined the troops, then pushing forward to Corinth, and was at once assigned to the conimand of a brigude. From May, 1S62. ta the close of the war he was constantly at the front. In th Army of the Cumberland, as first orKnied. he commanded the First brigade. First division, of the Twentieth army corps, from Its formation to the dis solution of the corpe. and a brigade con spieueits in all the engagements of that army, under General , Resocrans.- With It he oemmeaced tfce btttie of Stwe River, drove the enemy back $v$rl niiles.uajl capture Leeiewss. Derlns the -v Atlanta campaign he was transferred to General Woods division of the Fourth corps, and when the latter was wounded at the hat tie of Lovejoy station, took command and returned with it to Tennessee to oppose the progress of the enemy North. December 14, 1S64, in the Nashville fight ing, he carried Montgomery Hill at the" point of the bayonet, and the next -day was wounded while leading an assault on Overton Hill. In July, U. he was given command of the western district of Texas, and remained until the withdrawal of the French from Mexico removed the danger of military complications. General Post's civil career has been an eventful one. He was born March 13. 1833, In Florida, Orange county, N. Y.; was graduated from Union college in 1S53; practiced law in Kansas, where he also edited a newspaper. After the war, in 1S56, he was appointed consul to Vienna; was promoted to 'consul-general for Aus-tro-Hungary in 1874, and resigned in 1S79. He was commander of the Grand Army, department of Illinois, in 1866, and was a republican member of congress for four years, beginning with the 60th congress. OTHER SICK AXD DEAD. Another California. Pioneer. LOS GATOS,. Cal., Jan. 6.-J. D. Mason, a California pioneer and newspaper man, died here this morning at the age of 63 years. He was connected in the past with the Los Gatos Mall, San Jose Mercury and San Jose Herald, and San Luis Obispo Tribune. He also helped to write the his tory of Santa Barbara and Amador coun ties. "With Mrs. .tutor's Body Aboard. NEW YORK, Jan. 6. The steamer Au rania, from Liverpool, bearing the body of Mrs. William Waldorf Astor, was sight ed off Sandy Hook this afternoon. After she passed Sandy Hook, a thick fog shut in over the harbor, and the Aurania was obliged to anchor for the night. Member of the "Font Mall Company. LOUISVILLE, Ky.. Jan. C May Buck ingham, 32 years of age. a member of the "Fast Mail" company, died at the Louis ville hotel yesterday afternoon. Her hus band was Harry Buckingham, a burlesque artist, who was burned to death seven weeks ago. Denmark's (luten Is III. LONDON, Jan. 6. The Central News Agency hears from Copenhagen that Queen Louise is seriously ill. Explorer Living-stone's Sinter. LONDON, Jan. 6. Agnes Livingstone, sister of the explorer, died at Kendal, January S. FELL WITH THE WALL. One- Fireman Killed and Five Others Badly Hurt. TORONTO, Jan. 6. A few minutes be fore 3 o'clock this morning fire was discov ered In the basement of the Globe build ing, corner of Yonge and Adelaide streets. The alarm was given, but before the first reel arrived flames were pouring from every window, from garret to basement. As the wind was blowing briskly from the south, and the fire threatened to spread, another alarm was given, and the entire department was soon on the spot. Chief Ardagh and five men of the fire brigade were upon the cornice running around the first story of the Globe office and were breaking windows to Introduce a hose, when the northwest wall, from the cor nice, up five stories, fell with a crash. The men leaped Into the pile of bricks. Chief Ardagh was badly wounded about the head, and had to be removed In a cab. Robert Bowar received such Injuries that he was taken to the hospital, where he subsequently died. Charles Smedley, Francis Forsyth, Robert Foster, James Davidson and Harry Sanders were severe ly Injured. The Globe building, erected in 1S83 at a cost of $30,000, with a plant valued at $S0, 000, was soon a complete wreck. The To ronto Llhograph Company, which occu pied a floor in the building, lost all its presses and many valuable stones. From the Globe building the flames crossed the street to Harry Webb's restaurant, and that building was gutted from roof to cel lar. The loss on the building is 20,000, and on the stock $50,000. In the rear. Mlchle & Co., Italian wine merchants, were also slightly damaged. The wind then changed, blowing from the east, and McKinnon & Co.'s new wholesale dry goods store waa soon wiped out of ex istence, entailing a los3 of 570,000 on the building and $100,000 on stock, which had only been moved in a few days ago. The World and News have each offered Its offices to the Globe to enable it to produce its editions as usual. The following are the losses and insurance: Loss. Globe J103.C00 Lithograph company.... 120,000 Webb's restaurant 80.000 McKinnon, drygoods.... 215,000 Other losses 143,000 Ins. $ 93,000 C5.000 31.000 160.000 100.000 Totals .$650,000 $451,000 The Train Dispatcher Censured. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. C. The inquest on the three victims of yesterday's train wreck in Altamont tunnel, was held in Oakland last night. The evidence in the case was short. It took the jury, how ever, nearly two hours to agree upon a vardlct. At 1L o'clock it found that En gineer Hubbard came to his death from injuries received as the result of a col lision between two trains, caused by a mistake in giving orders by C. R. Sims, train dispatcher for the Southern Pacific company. The same verdict was rendered In the cases of Schramm and Cooper. The jury at first could not agree on a moderate verdict. Same of the jurors wanted to find Sims guilty of criminal carelessness. The majority was against this, however. Wife and Son Saw Him Drown. SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. B.-James P. Kiely. who was standing near the for ward rail of the ferryboat Oakland, last night, was thrown overboard by a sud den lurch, and drowned in sight of his wife and son. PARDONED BY WAITE. A Man Who "Was Ont of Jail and. Prospering:. DENVER, Jan. 6. Governor Waite has granted a pardon to Jacob M. Fereber, who was sentenced to the penitentiary in this state in 1S74 for murder, but es caped from custody before being taken to jail. Fereber shot and killed a Mexican who was one of a party that broke into his cabin at the summit of Sangre de Chrlsto pass, where he was prospecting. He was convicted and sentenced for seven years. The sentence was considered un just by Fereber's friends, and one night the jail door was purposely left open. The prisoner walked out and fled to Mexico, where he has prospered. Fereber's attemot to secure a pardon trom the penitentiary arises from the fact that hf again wishes to live in the United States. He Is now known as Miguel Latz. He is the head of the firm of M. Latz & Bro., of Magdalena, state of Sonora, which is well known in the commercial circles of New York, San Francisco, and Hamburg. He has been mayor of the city of Magdalena, deputy governor of that portion of the state of Sonora, fiscal agent of me federal and state governments, and enjoys the con tidence and friendship of the best people in that part of Mexico. He has become a citizen of Mexico in order to marry Donna Anita, the belle of Magdalena. Twelve wears ago General Warner K. Sutton, of Washington. D. C. for 10 years consul-general to Mexico, met Fere ber and became interested in his career. It was through his efforts that Fereber s innocenc was established, and a pardon obtained for him. Fereber, who Is In ill health and now about 50 years old. is en his way tc New Orlecns for medical treat ment. It Will Meet In Loudon. CHICAGO. Jan. C. The World's Wom a"s Chrtetlau Temperance-Union has Is sued a oH for the third biennial conven tion,, to be held in. London. June .141 -to 21 lnext." ----. . - - ALL INDICATES PEACE BOTH COUNTRIES WAXT THE AVAR ENDED AT OXCEj Japan. However, Is Meetinpr Strong Opposition From- the Strong: and Active Military Class. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 6. The steam ship China arrived today from Yokohama, bringing the following Tokio advices up to December 21: All trustworthy signs now point to a speedy peace. Events have marched with great rapidity in the last two weeks. The Chinese hopes of resistance have broken down, and a formal offer of direct nego tiation has been made. Some time ago the Japanese government consented to re ceive communications tendered by China through the agencies of the American le gations in Peking and Tokio, and Min isters Dun and Denby have since served as mediums for conveying the views of the contending parties. Little progress was made until after the capture of Port Arthur, when the Chinese at last appeared to realize the necessity for Immediate action, and they declared their readiness to appoint a representative of sufficient rank, and to Invest him with full powers from the central government. The choice of an appropriate place of meeting re mains to be considered. The Chinese have designated one of their own ports. Shang hai, as a desirable rendezvous, but to this Japan will not consent. Considerable time has been lost in discussing the locality, but the movement towards peace Is pro ceeding, however. In apparently good faith on the Chinese side and with sincerity on the Japanese side. The Japanese minis ters are thoroughly aware that the in terests of their country would be most .worthily served by bringing the war to aa end with the least possibly delay. The task before- them Is not an easy one, for the strong and active military class is bent upon further conquest on a large scale and the public Reeling is all in favor of inflicting additional punishment on the enemy and dictating inordinate terms of settlement. Until the proper occasion for proclaiming an armistice presents itself, the military operations will continue with unabated vigor. Japan will not be tempt ed to relax her aggressive energy, nor will she be diplomatically maneuvered out of any of the advantages she holds. General Yamagata has returned from Manchuria, leaving the command of the first army to Lleutenant-General Nozu, and is now in attendance upon the em peror at Hiroshima. Although undoubt edly suffering from illness, it is believed that the main purpose of his recall was to secure his influence in restraining the intemperate ardor of the military faction and facilitating the arrangements for an early restoration of peace. What is known as the strong foreign policy party in Japan, command a ma jority of votes in the lower house of the diet, and are the government's opponents. These men stand In the way of a moderate settlement of the quarrel between their country and China. Their organs advo cate nothing less than the absorption of Manchuria, the Liao Tung peninsula, and Formosa Into the Japanese empire, and the exaction of a heavy indemnity from China. They talk largely of Japan's ris ing to 'the level of her destiny; of her responsibility to build some new edifice of administration on the ruins of the dyna3try she is about to pull down, and of the folly of abandoning, to Western aggression, fruits of her hardly won suc cesses. It is scarcely possible that any terms of peace acceptable by China will satisfy these politicians. But the gov ernment will not be guided by them. It will make such compromise as shall vin dicate Japan's moderation without sacri ficing her titles. Where There "Was Figlitlnsr. From the army of General Oyama, on the Llao Tung peninsula, little news of Importance is reported. December 5, the Japanese entered the walled town of Foo Chow, on the road to New Chwang, with out meeting the resistance which had I been anticipated. The Japanese at once resumed uie nonnwara inurcii, unu ai latest accounts were close upon Kai Ping, a large town only 30 miles from New Chwang. Wherever the Japanese flag is raised, the inhabitants signify their desire to live under Its protection. Many of the most prosperous citizens of Port Arthur and Kin Chow, on returning to the homes from which they had fled during the last days of Chinese military occupation, have posted signs upon their walls giving their names and addresses as residents in the "new dominion of Japan." Since the beginning of December the course of the campaign in Central Man churia has been completely changed. For several weeks it has been reported that the advance columns of the first army, which at one time had sent scouting par ties to within 40 miles of Moukden on the north and New Chwang on the southwest, were drawing back toward General Yam agata's headquarters at Kiu Lin. These reports are now confirmed and are ex plained by the appearance on the scene of a new and unexpected Chinese force. A corps of the army, which China perma nently maintains in the Amoor region, on the border of Siberia, was detached about the middle of November and sent by slow marches in the direction of Moukden with orders to relieve that c'iy by attack ing the Japanese troops believed to be on the way thither. The new body of combatants was understood to number from 10,000 to 15,000, and to be composed wholly of- hardy Tartars. Apprised of their Intention, the Japanese command ers made such disposition of their forces as the occasion demanded. Major-Gener-al Tatsuml was sent to Tsl Cha Pao, a strategic point in the mountains some 20 miles northeast of the Motien pass. Here, November 13. he met a largely su perior body of the enemy, led by the Tartar General I, and after a sharp skir mish scattered the newcomers, who left 25 dead upon the field and a considerable quantity of arms and ammunition. The Japanese loss was two killed and four wounded. This engagement put a stop to the attempt of the Tartars to co-operate with the Chinese troops at or near Moukden. The Tartars continued to ad vance, turning their attention, however, from the original point and moving south ward with the evident purpose of assail ing Feng Whang. This town Is one of the strong points occupied by the Japanese Immediately after the crossing of the Yalu river. The Japanese, though out numbered two to one, attacked this force and dispersed it completely. The army corps to which this formidable movement was entrusted has ceased to exist, and though the runaways have been traced for 50 miles, not the slightest sign of an organized body has been found by the Japanese pursuers. The first" and second Japanese armies are without doubt with in easy communication. November 10. Major-General Oseko, who had been ordered to move from Taku Shan to the assault of Sui Yen, reached the lat ter place at the head of two battalions. Co-operating with him was another col umn that had marched from Feng Hwan to take the enemy in the rear, and so ac curately timed were the movements of the two forces that the enemy, finding himself assailed from two sides, retreated without offering any effective resistance, but In good order In the direction of Hai Chang. The Japanese, on their side, hav ing placed a garrison in Sui Yen, with drew their battalions to Taku Shan and Feng Hwan. their intention being to post pone any further advance westward un til successful operations of the second army against Taiicn and- Port Arthur should sot it free to march snorth-and eo- 1 operate with The first army. That in volved a delay of about two weeks. In the beginning of December, the westward movement was resumed. It had been as certained that Tomu Cheng, a town IS miles southeast of Hal Chang waa oc cupied by the enemy' In considerable strength. Tomu Cfcerig lies at the junc tion of two roads, one coming from Feng Hwan, (70 miles distafnt), the other from Sui Yen, (49 miles). The main body of the Japanese division moved by the lat ter road, and two battalions under Major General Oseko, striking northward from Sui Yen. entered and marched by the Feng Hwan road. December 11. the enemy's most advanced post (Tao Hotsz) on the Sui Yen road was reached. His force, con sisting of 3000 Infantry and 400 cavalry, with 8 guns, was driven back after a brief resistance. Next day another body, 4500 strong, with 6 guns, was dislodged from its position (Po Tsao Ho Den), three or four miles farther on, and the Japanese. following up their advantage, took pos session of Tomu Cheng, the same after noon, In the meantime ?Jajor-General Oseko, on the other road, Tiad defeated a force stationed 13 miles from Tomu Cheng (at Panchla Paotsz), and the two wings en tered Tomu Cheng almost simultaneously, having had only seven men wounded Jn two operations, against 101 killed and wounded on the enemy's side. Thence they advanced together. The following day at 11 A. M., Hai Chang was in their possession. Its garrison was found to consist of only 15C0 men, who, after a show of resistance, retired in the direc tion of Loa Yang. There were no casual ties on the Japanese side in the capture of Hal Chang. The enemy's loss has not as yet been ascertained. The occupation of Hal Chang is of considerable strate gical importance. It places the Japanese on the high road from New Chwang to Moukden. It falls within the range of possibilities that Moukden may be cap tured within the next three weeks, though the probability of such operation is not strong. The Port Arthur Atrocities. Fuller investigations go to show that considerable modifications must be ap plied to the first reports circulated as to iiesdlefes ferocity on the part of a section -of the Japanese troops and land transport corps engaged in the, capture of Port Ar thur. Two circumstances unquestionably did impart exceptional quality to the fighting of the Japanese. One was the ruthless murder of. their wounded and horrible mutilation of their dead in the days immediately preceding the final as sault. The other was the fact that the Chinese soldiers used the town of Port Arthur as a refuge after the fall of hc forts, and that many of the citizens had been armed by order of the toata. De feated braves, escaping into houses In the town, threw civilian surcoats over their uniforms and resisted capture so resolute ly that the fighting, at one stage, as sumed a hand-to-hand character, in which civilians also took part. The contusion. Inevitably under such circumstances, heightened by the pitchy darkness of the stormy November night, seems to have caused some rather wild use of swords and firearms, resulting in the death of a few women and children. But the Japanese, indignantlydenythat any soldiers witting ly leveled rifle or raised sword against a non-combatant civilian, still less against woman or child. After all, the arithme tic of casualties shows that there was little margin for these alleged excesses. The total number of Chinese killed at Port Arthur is officially returned as 2000. To inquiries whether additional facts have been received bearing upon the ex cesses of the Japanese soldiers at Port Arthur, the government replied that the reports are not completed and that it pre fers to wait until .a full record can be prepared. However, it, authorizes the statement that no new discoveries or atrocities committed, by the, Chinese, or of acts of treachery, -which, may have In cited the Japanese troops to revengeful , violence, wllLIessejiln he slightest de cree ,its conaemnauoa,pt misaeeas. wmen are u. suun uyou uit: uitLiunui creuu, unu for which the country was wholly unpre pared. The government believed that dis cipline was so 'thoroughly established In the army that no conceivable circum stance could provoke the troops- to dis order, much less to indulgence in ferocity and cruelty. It has suffered a bitter dis appointment In the discovery that the high standard it hoped to maintain with out a blemish has been forgotten on one occasion of fierce excitement and passion by men to whom the empire's prestige had been confided. Odds anil Ends of Tfewn. The cold in Manchuria is intense, the average temperature of the extreme northern outposts being J3 degrees below zero. The soldiers suffer many discom forts, and many of,the laborers have died from exposure. Fresh supplies of thick clothing are goings forward in great quan tities. Every effort is being made by ofllciols in the interior of China to conceal the truth with respect to the loss of Port Arthur. On a huge bulletin board out side the viceroy's residence in Nanking was posted, November 20, a notice de claring that the Japanese had been de feated, with 10,000 slain, and that the war was about to end. . There seems to be little doubt that the Chinese emperor has conferred on General von Hanneken a commission such as no foreigner ever before held in the middle kingdom. Hanneken is sajd to have been placed in such position that he has direct access to the throne. He is empowered to raise and equip an army competent to defend the empire, and to fill ysjipper ranks with European officers. Injoji. al leges that he is engaged in procuring several hundred oij his compatriots from Germany, and thp.t German arsenals will be found willing to supply all necessary war material on credit, trusting to be recouped when peace is restored. Viceroy Li recently submitted to the thrcr.e a mpst imppsing statement of the military bulwark surrounding the Chi nese throne. It appears that his majesty, Kwang Su. rendered solicitous for the safety of his capital by the constantly arriving reports of Japanese victories, asked the great earl what measures had been adopted to check the final advance of the foe. Earl Li replied that he had 125,000 men at the northern approach to the capital, 50,000 at the eastern, 100,000 at the southern, an unstated number of thousand; in Tien-Tsin, at the headquar ters of the viceroy himself, and a big Tartar army in Peking. In short, Li's re port shows 500,000 men under arms to pro tect the capital. Nevertheless Kwcng Su I has paceked up his trunks, and is ready to fly at a moment's notice. Chinese merchants are returning In great numbers from their own country to the Japanese ports, and are seeking reg istration on the footing of Japanese sub jects. December 9 an immense festival was held In Tokio to celebrate the capture of Port Arthur. With a single exception this was tne only purely popular demon stration ever attempted in Japan. The first was in honor of General Grant, dur ing his memorable visit to the capital in 1879. An attempt to murder the home minis ter, December 13, was defeated only by the vigilance of the Japanese employes on the police force. THE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS. Mr. Denby Sas Notliinjr "Will be Set tled Until PeUInc Is Occupied. LONDON, Jan. 6. The Times hears from Its correspondent In Peking that the Chinese peace envoy to Japan had a fare well audience with the emperor yester day. Japan refuses to conclude an ar mistice. Mr. Denby, the United States minister, believes .that the present nego tiations will be fruitless, for the Japanese will withhold the terms until their army shall have occupied Peking.- Japanese landing parties are exploring the bays on the east coast of Shan Tung. BEVEALSTHEEEBSEL WHY GERMANY PUT AX EMBARGO OX OUR CATTLE. One Correspondent Says It "Was to Do Something: for the ARrariatt Party in the Uelchstng. BERLIN, Jan. 6. Secretary Gresham's statement as to the American sugar tariff and treaty obligations has been discussed widely since the arrival of the-last United States malL Among the deputies, as among the editors, the one opinion is that the United States ought not to en force a discriminating sugar tax against Germany. Many deplored that the Amer ican representatives In Washington re gard Germany's prohibition of American cattle as a retaliatory measure. They say it is merely sanitary. To bolster this argument, the government published in the Nord Deutche Allgemeine Zeltung yesterday a paragraph that Belgium's decree against American cattle showed how justifiable Germany's action was, from a sanitary point of view. A pres correspondent has interviewed In the last week f.everal conspicuous politicians. Freiherr von Hamroersteln, the leading agitator among the high-tariff conserva tives, has this to say: "I cannot understand why Americans raise such an outcry about German re taliation. There Is no such thing, al though Germany Is justly entitled to re taliate. If so Inclined. The American dif ferential duty on German sugar certainly Is a sufficient cause for retaliation, and there can be no doubt of it since Secre tary Gresham himself admits that Ger many has been unfairly treated by the United States. Germany has been obliged to prohibit Imports of American cattle owing to the discovery of Texas fever among them. The existence of the dis ease was beyond the slightest doubt. Even if congress had not passed the sugar clause, the- prohibition would have been issued and maintained. The question is absolutely independent-o the sugar tax." Finally, the agragrian leader admitted that America's treatment of German sugar was perhaps not altogether unwel come to Von Hammerstein Loxten, min ister of agriculture, who had now a chance to do something for the agrarians. This admission reveals the kernel of the whole question. The government aims to satisfy as far as possible the agrarians and bring their party back to the minis terial phalanx in parliament. The repart that American beef had been prohibited for the benefit of Australia is erroneous. The German prohibitions cover also im ports from Great Britain, through which most Australian meat comes In transit. For the relief of the sugar Interests the government has prepared a bill to keep In effect the full botntles, which, accord ing to a recent measure, should be re duced August 1, 1895, and should be abol ished August 1, 1897. Among the presents in preparation for Bismarck's 80th birthday Is a sliver obe lisk, engraved with the names of SO Amer ican cltias, which have German clubs. The givers will be SO German-Americans, who fought in the war of 1870-71. Chancellor Prince Hohenlohe's visit to Friedrichsruh Is still in doubt. It is re ported that he will go within 10 days, and will arrange for the emperor's reception by the Bismarcks. Reports from chambers of commerce issued in Bremen say that the reform of the American tariff has benefited the trade of all the north seaports. CASIMIR-PERIER IS PRESIDENT. The Dreyfus AffnIrStIH Talked of in Paris. PARIS, Jan. 6. The Matin prints a re port that Dreyfus said to one of his guards just before his degradation: "I did hand oyer documents to Ger many, but they were only a bait. If I had been able to keep it up I should have eventually obtained documents of capital importance from the Germans." The Matin remarks that this report is generally discredited. Other newspapers say that Dreyfus told a guard that the compromising memorandum, the sole evi dence on which he was condemned, was found in the drawe- of a certain embassy, which he would not name. Tne mem orandum mentioned three documents sent with it to the embassy. Ono of these documents was confidential and highly important: the other two amounted to nothing. Dreyfus is said to have related that of the five experts who examined the handwriting, three declared the mem .orandum to be his, and two declared the characters to be those of another man. Gerault Richard, the socialist editor of the Chambard, who was recently impris oned for insulting President Casimir Perler, has been elected a member of the chamber of deputies for the first district of Paris, by 2742 votes, against 988 cast for M. Felix, republican. In November last M. Richard was sentenced to one year's imprisonment and to pay a fine of 4000 francs for publishing an article which the court held to be insulting to the president of the republic. A parliamentary ejection was held December 23, last, in the district above named, at which election M. Rich ard was a candidate. He headed the poll with 1802 votes, but the two other candi dates received enough votes to prevent M. Richard from having a majority over all. This necessitated another election, and the result is the return of M. Rich ard. On the boulevard this afternoon many rewspaper venders were, selling a sheet entitled, ."The Ant!-Prusaian." The papers were called and sold under the eyes of the police, but no effort was made to stop them. The excitement attendant upon the degradation of Dreyfus has given fresh Impetus to the anti-German agitators. Hanotaux, minister of foreign affairs, who had gene to Cannes for his health, was summoned to Paris, and arrived this evening. It is rumored that his return Is due to a grave International question. Ernest Carnot, son of the late presi dent, was elected to the chamber today to represent the Cote d'Or constituency. CORE.VX ADVICES. A Reorganization of the Government Has Taken Place. Advices from Seoul, dated December 20, say: Since the departure of the preceding mall, a complete reorganization of the Corean government has taken place under Count Inouye's energetic dictation. The removal of Tai Won Kun from the prime ministry has been followed by disclosures implicating several members of the cab inet in plots against the Japanese, ;-nd in secret communications with the Cnl nese. It is now established beyond dis pute that the incessant Tong Hak insur rections are not due to popular discon tent, but have been directly instigated by oflicials in the Corean capital, with the purpose of thwarting the projects of the Japanese representatives, and preventing the extension of Japanese influence. Conn; Inouye has sought to establish nearer relations with the throne, signifying his inclination to look upon Its occupant as the real center of authority. The results of this-new departure are said to be thus far satisfactory. Siuce the intercourse between the king and count began to taka this confidential form, it is noticed that the Tong Hak outbreaks have been sus pended. Several members of the government have been threatened with assassination if they undertake seriously to carry out the proposed measures for reform. The English attaches in the Corean custom-houses realize at last that China n dominion is at ah end, and have accepted offers of employment by. the government of Core:- Koreshige Niyo, an experienced attache of theJapanfe finance department, "has GOLDEN RTJL-E BTSZTTOR, Cor. Tird. arid Morrisori Sts. CROCKERY GLASSWARE TINWARE OUI PRICES fiE PJGHT NO TROUBLE TO SHOW GOODS AND QUOTE PRICES gone to Corea witn a large staff to ex amine the condition of the treasury and to formulate plans of reform. HUMBERT IS KING. The Italian Ambassador to France Has Been Recalled. ROME, Jan. 6. Signor Rossman. ambas sador to France, has been recalled. This action Is understood to be a part of the diplomatic rearrangement, in which Count Tornlelll was removed from London to St. Petersburg. Politicians here say Rossman was thrown over because c-f semi-official attacks made through French Journals, which have not scrupled tq in terfere in Itrly's Internal affairs. It was learned last night that the papal encyclical to the United States blshocs had not been forwarded to Washington, despite the assurances of the Naples Courier. Today, however, it is again re ported to be on Its way to America. There is a report that the encyclical will an nounce the pope's intention to enlarge the apostolic delegation in the United States, but will -not change the position of the church there. OTHER FOREIGX NEWS. The London Stock Market. LONDON, Jan. 6. The review of the year at the stock exchange shows that on the whole, with the exception of the values of securities of defaulting South American governments and American railway securities, prices distinctly ad vanced. The latest prices were generally the highest of the year. During the week the markets were fairly buoyant and ac tive. The Paris settlement caused heavy realizations in the mining market, and a consequent decline in values, but the In activity was unimpaired. Argentine se curities were depressed. No rescue of the market for American securities frcm the existing stagnation is looked for until the currency problem is solved. It is be lieved, however, that th- coining year w ill show an improvement. Central Pacific declined 3i. Small and fractional de clines were made in the others. The Explorers Traced. LONDON, Jan. 6. The Central News Agency's corespondent in Shanghai says that the French explorers, Grenard and Phlns, who have been missing some two months, have been traced. Phlns was murdered by the Chinese after leaving Li Hassa, the capital of Thibet. Grenard was arrested by a rebel officer, and was started" for Pellingj December 10 he passed through Tal Yuen, a province of Shan See. American Demand Has Decreased. LONDON, Jan. 6. Many tin plate works in the Swansea districts are closing their contracts. Some 3000 men were dicharged yesterday in accordance with previous notices. The cause of the reduction is the decrease of the American demand. Xo Opposition From France. BRUSSELS, Jan. C The Gazette de Charllo states that France has Informed Belgium that she will not oppose the an nexation by the Belgian government of the Congo Free State. Swedish Duties Raised. STOCKHOLM, Jan. 6. The government has decided to raise the duties on corn and flour. The new tariff will take effect to morrow. ABOUT THE POLITICIANS The Bishop's Presence May Lead to Serions Complications. LOUISVILLE, Ky.. Jan. 6. A curiou1? scene was presented in the basement of the county clerk's office Saturday. A bishop of the Episcopal church was count ing ballots. The Right Rev. Dr. T. M. Dudley was the dignitary engaged in this employment. By his side was Captain John H. Leathers, cashier of the Louis ville Banking Company, and at the same table sat County Clerk Webb. The dig nified bishop sat with legs carelessly crossed and seemed to quite enjoy the work and to thoroughly enter Into the spirit of a returning board. When a pre cinct return was read which the bishop thought was not consistent, he would ad just his glasses and inspect it like an expert. He is said to have remarked, when he found some ballots on which , apparently a felonious effort had been made to blur the stencil mark with a wet thumb: "Oh, no, there has been some finger business." Captain Leathers appeared somewhat subdued and a little awkward in his doubts as to whether to treat the bishop as the right reverend or as one of the returning board. A recount of the ballots was. being taken of the vote for half a dozen candidates in the recent elec tion. 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