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Several Cars Wrecked, but No Per
mobs Were Injured.
ST. LOUIS, June 17. Some trouble was
experienced today on the Page-avenue di
vision of the Transit Company. As a car
was passing the corner of Page and Tay
lor avenues, it exploded a dynamite cart
ridge. Both of the front wheels were
shattered, all of the windows Jn the car
broken, and the motorman was thrown
violently from his position to the street.
He was not seriously injured. A few min
utes later another car on the same di
vision was stopped Just in time to avoid
exploding a large package of dynamite.
Four other cars were wrecked by dyna
'mite tonight In various parts of the city,
but no one was seriously Injured. A car
on the Baden division had its trucks shat
tered, the floor ripped up and the roof torn
off.
Convention of Turners.
PHILADELPHIA. June 17. The fifth
annual .convention of the Gennan-Amer-can
Turner Society of the United States
began here today. Over 300 delegates, rep
resentng 23.961 members and 233 societies,
were precent. A warm flght will be made
In convention by the Socialists, who want
the delegates to commit the membership
to political action for Debs and Harriman.
Correspondence of Humboldt.
BERLIN, June 17. The Royal Library
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respondence of Alexander von Humboldt,
covering the years from 1S30 to 1S10.
MAY GET ROOSEVELT
Move to Put Him on the Ticket
With.McKinley.
IT 15 SAID HE WOULD NOT DECLINE
Piatt and Qaay Are Very Active la
PaaklBK the Boom of the
New York Governor.
PHILADELPHIA. June 17. The long
advertised stampede for Roosevelt four
days before the nomination can be made
is such as to indicate It probably cannot
be checked. Nothing but a positive dec
laration from Governor Roosevelt that
he would not accept the nomination after
it was made would stop It, and he will not
make that declaration. Some of the Gov
ernor's personal friends have been to him
today and urged him to make every effort
w 11 :,-,"" S2r0T ,ne re.auz51 f
vance that he would refuse a nomination
aftes it was tendered. Looking to the
future. Governor Roosevelt and his friends
realize that the declination of a popular
and enthusiastic nomination for Vice
President made with the idea that it will
contribute to the success of the party
in the campaign would no doubt mean
political oblivion.
It is accepted by the leaders that Hoose
velt was sincere in his emphatic declara
tions that he would not accept, and was
not a candidate, but he now realizes that
the popular and political movement to
force the nomination upon him rjas
reached a point beyond his control.
The attitude of the Administration, and
especially that of Senator Hanna, who
has been looked to by the delegates to
give the cue to the wishes of the Presi
dent, forms an interesting feature of the
situation as developed" today. It has been
the general Impression that It only re
mained for Hanna to give the word or for
some person with authority to indicate
the wishes -of the- President, and that the
convention will line up for the man se
lected. "
While the situation is not beyond the
control of the Administration forces to
prevent the nomination of Roosevelt, It
is realized that such action. In view of
the general stampede, would be unwise.
From the first. Senator Hanna has de
clared that the convention should make
the nomination, and now that it is about
to do so, even under the manipulation
and with the assistance of such experi
enced politicians as Piatt and Quay, it
would be impolitic for Senator Hanna to
make a flght to defeat it. even If tho
man selected is not the selection of the
Administration. The only man In the race
who seemed satisfactory to the friends of
the Administration was Secretary Long,
and his candidacy did not flourish be
cause a Massachusetts candidate did not
Impress the delegates as giving additional
strength to the ticket.
With doubt as to the choice of the Ad
ministration, -and with the desire to "make
New York safe, with a belief among many
delegates that Roosevelt was -the one
man who would add strength to the tick
et East and "West, It was not difficult to
start the stampede, and tonight it is gen
erally accepted that the National Re
publican ticket will be McKInley and
Roosevelt.
CENTERED ON ROOSEVELT.
Strong: Movement In His Favor Mar
Succeed.
PHILADELPHIA, June 17. The atten
tion of both delegates and other visiting
politicians today is concentrated upon the
movement in the Interest of Governor
Roosevelt as a Vice-Presidential candi
date. The Pennsylvania delegation met
early in the day. It was soon announced
that the state delegation had taken a
positive position for the Governor for the
second place on the ticket. The announce
ment was soon followed by the statement
which was made upon excellent authority,
that Colonel Quay and Senator Piatt and
others in sympathy with them, had held
a conference last night, and had decided
upon a plan of campaign which was in
tended to bring Roosevelt to the front as
a candidate, stampede the convention for
him, and force his acceptance of the nom
ination. Among others who were taken Into the
confidence of Quay and Piatt was Na
tional Committeeman Saunders, who- has
been doing zealous work in bringing over
the Intermountaln states to the support
of Roosevelt's candidacy. Senator Pen
rose, of Pennsylvania, and Senator Wol
cott, of Colorado, are both in the move
ment, and the managers are claiming the
votes not only of the New York and
Pennsylvania delegates, but of California,
Kansas, Nebraska. Indiana and Illinois,
as well as of many others. All this, of
course, is on the supposition that the
favorite sons will be eliminated from the
fight. Colonel Quay announced himself as
for Roosevelt, because of his confidence
that the Governor's name would assure
the success of the Republican ticket, but
there are those and they are not enemies
of the Colonel who announce tho belief
that his position is the result of antagon
ism on his port to Senator Hanna, chair
man of the National committee. It was
said that Quay still remembered that the
Ohio Senator had cast his Influence
against him In his recent effort to ee
cure his old seat in the Senate on the
gubernatorial appointment. Quay did not
admit the truth of these statements, say
ing that there were broader reasons for
nominating Roosevelt.
Roosevelt Would Accept.
It was asserted by those In position to
know that Roosevelt's acceptance In case
of his nomination was assured, but this
was not upon stronger ground than that . n as rathe,, significant. The dele
Senator Piatt had given his assurances. gatlon lB t0 a mnn 9trongiy .favorable to
There can be no doubt, however, regard-, the Secretary, and it was believed that
Is to be the Piatt-Quay candidate, and
they feel safe In the confidence that he
will not decline the office If It Is forced
upon him.
The development In .Mr. Roosevelt's be
half had the effect of bringing ex-Secretary
Bliss conspicuously forward as the
opposing candidate, and the fact was an
nounced late In the afternoon by those
very close to him that he would accept if
-..
From the first. Senator Hanna and his
followers have advocated the nomination
of either Bliss or Allison. The latter has
made hs own declination absolutely une-
qulvocnJ, thus forcing Bliss to the front
despite his own disinclination to accept
the position. He repeated, today his desire
to be relieved of the responsibility, but
his friends left him with the knowledge
that If the nomination should be tendered
It would not be declined.
"I don't want to say that I will not ac-
cept before the tender Is made, for that
would be premature," he said; "but I do
say for the .hundredth time that I hope
the right man will be found for the place,
and I will not be asked to serve. On the
other hand," he added, after no little en
treaty, "I will not say that If nominated
1 1 would decline. I know of no man who
has ever declined so high an office, and I
shall not say that I -would do so."
Upon this assurance, Mr. Bliss friends
went ferth with, renewed courage. They
accepted this declaration as a positive
willingness to enter the contest. And they
lost no time In letting the fact be known.
The Pennsylvania delegation wil. meet at
3 o'clock tomorrow, when. It Is understood,
a resolution will be adopted declaring in
favor of Roosevelt. It Is stated that at
least 58 of the 64 delegates from this state
will be for Roosevelt. Colonel Quay this
afternoon jsave an Interview to the Asso
ciated Press. In which he said:
"I do not know what Pennsylvania will
do, as all of the delegates have not yet
arrived here. I have looked over the sit
uation, and find there Is nothing else in
view, except the election of McKInley. I
Intend to vote for Governor Roosevelt for
Vice-President. The election or defeat of
McKInley Is a question of J500.000.000 to
Pennsylvania, and I will cast my vote
on the Vice-Presidency In the Interest of
my state to strengthen McKInley. I
know nothing at all about what Is going
to happen In tho convention. This la
merely "my individual view."
In connection with the movement of the
Pennsylvanlans to forward the nomina
tion of Roosevelt. Attorney-General John
Sie rtnle said:
Elkin. the leader of the Quay forces in
"A candidate for the Vice-Presidency
should be nominated who would strength
en tho ticket. The strongest candidate
with the American people today is Mr.
Roosevelt. He Is the best vote-getter by
far of all the gentlemen named for-second
place.
"Roosevelt Is the Idol of the young
Republicans of tho whole country and
as Governor of New York, he has dem
onstrated that he possesses a high order
of executive ability. He Is able, progres
sive, patriotic and conservative. The Re
publicans of Pennsylvania are a unit for
his nomination. Our delegation will vote
for him, and I have no doubt that he will
be nominated. Colonel Roosevelt Is too
good a Republican not to accept the nom
ination It his party demands it. McKIn
ley and Roosevelt as our standard-bearers
Will sweep' the country In November."
Position of Hew York Men.
While Interest is focused on New York,
the delegation from that state looks on
with complacency, the members apparent
ly enjoying the commotion. The situation
In New Ydrlc may be described In a
paragraph:
The mass of delegates are for the nomi
nation of Roosevelt for Vice-President;
Senator Piatt Is pledged to Governor
Roosevelt to be against his nomination
and will not break the pledge unless the
Governor gives his consent.
This much is known If the convention
names Governor Roosevelt for Vice-President
he will not decline. He has em
phatically said that he would not accept
If nominated, but It Is known on the best
of authority that he will not decline.
Nevertheless his determination to protest
against the nomination until the fast min
ute is unchanged. While he admitted to
day that the situation looked as If he
would be fbrced into a nomination, he
was hoping that such would not be the
case and was using every effort to change
the sentiment. He said to tho Associated
Press:
"My place is at the head of the ticket
In New York State. I feel thaLilr. Han
na Is right and that I can do more
to help Ir. McKInley by running in few-
York. State han l can- by- Demg on. tne
National ticket." . .
Lleutenant-Goverror Woodruff and his
campaign manager, William Berri, both
asserted today that the boom for Roose
velt was helping their cause. "If New
York and Hanna stand firm against the
Roosevelt "boom. It .will be exploded and
Mr. Woodruff will get the nomination,"
said Mr. Berri.
The real logic of this reasoning Is not
quite apparent, but a significant
remark, dropped by a lieutenant of
Mr. "Woodruff, a put the matter. In
a new light. ''Mr. Woodruff.", he
said, "does not care if Governor
Roosevelt beats hlra. In fact he has as
sured the Governor that If he changes
his mind and cares to stand for the nomi
nation, he Woodruff) will withdraw."
There were several rumors tonight that
Roosevelt had at last agreed to stand
for the nomination. These rumors prob
ably arise from the fast that he had said
that if his. nomination was finally "forced,
he could decline It, but he said emphati
cally tonight that he would not allow
Mr. Piatt to present bis name and would
flght against the nomination to the last
minute. . .
Allison and Dolliver.
Senator Allison arrived about .noon and
took quarters at the Aldine Hqtel. He
was closeted during the greater part of
the day with prominent members of the
party, and late ir. the afternoon attended
a dinner given by Clement Drlscom at
his country place. The Senator announced
before leaving for -Mr. Driscom's place
that he was earnestly supporting the can
didacy of Mr. Dolliver and that he hoped
to see him nominated for the Vice-Presidency.
Dolllver's friends; are still enthusiastic
over his chances and they claim that
nothing but an agreement upon some
available man by the members -of the
New York delegation can prevent Gils
nomination. In the event that the New
Yorkers agree upon some available candi
date the Iowa man will not press Dolll
ver's nomination. They say New York
should have the first call upon the nomi
nation if It can decide upon a man. If
It does not agree upon this point and the
Iowa people do not rate Woodruff as an
available man. they will push the nomi
nation of Dolliver against any and all
candidates. They are .confident that Dol
liver will be able lo beat Woodruff before
the convention and will be a stronger
candidate before the people at large.
Lone, Fairbanks and Scott.
The Massachusetts delegation perfected
its organization today and also took steps
to get into direct telephonic communica
tion with Secretary Long to ascertain
his wishes concerning the Vlce-Preslden
, tini .itnntinn. tt,Is it nnw xH k- -
co-operation could be secured with the
delegations of Maine, New Hampshire,
Vermont, Connecticut and Rhode Island,
so as to secure practically a solid vote
of the 78 New England delegates. So
many candidates and posslbllltes were In
the air, however, that a committee, con
sisting of Messrs. Shaw, "Murray and
Rockwell was chosen to ascertain Mr.
Long's wishes an to the presentation "of
j hia name. It supposed he Was at
j wasningxon anaoouia De reacned by-iong-
I distance telephone, but later it developed
, thsU ne as at hIs Summer home at
Hlngham, Mass.. where it was hoped to
communicate with him later. The drfp-
gatlon was also divided up Into commit
tees, which start id In canvasses In behalf
of the Long candidacy.
The West Virginians arp fully- deter
mined to present one of their Senators
as a Vlce-Presldontlal candidate. Senator
Scott first proposed a boom for his col-
hnmB rr mititu mi ttn- t,r, c
- J eentiment began to manifest Itself at the
West "Virginian headquarters. The Ne
braska sentlmert has developed quite
strongly In favcr of Senator Fairbanks
Vlce-Prrsldentlal candidacy. Mr. Fair
banks has received the overtures from
(Concludd on Eecosd Pace.)
HELP FROM MANILA
United States Orders the Ninth
Regiment to China.
CONCORD UNDER SEALED ORDERS
Oralnoas Slleace as to Happening at
Chinese Points of Central In
terest Troops Forward.
MANILA, June IS, 10 A. M. The Ninth
Regiment has been ordered to Manila,
whence It will proceed to China.
Concord Sails Under Sealed Orders.
MANILA, June 17. The gunboat Con
cord, with marines aboard, has sailed un
der sealed orders, supposedly for China.
The British cruiser Buenaventura has
sailed for Hong Kong with troops and
6tores for Hong Kong and Tien Tsln.
NO NEWS FR03I CHINA.
Every Effort to Get Communication
Help From Manila.
WASHINGTON, June 17. The third day
passed here without a single line of news
from any official source respecting the
critical situation In China. All day pie
telegraph offices at the White House and
in the State, War and Navy Departments
were manned, but no word came. Inquir
ies of the cable companies showed that
not only were the communications by
wire with Pekln, Taku, Tien Tsin and all
Northern- China suspended, but the no
tices conveyed little encouragement for
the hope that they would soon be re
opened. The War Department early In the
day received the following message from
the Western Union headquartere at New
York:
The only news from the East today is
a notice of the Interruption of the Great
Northern lines between Bragowestchensk
and Tschita, which cuts all communica
tion with China and Japan via that
route."
The line referred to Is a land-wire running-
out of Pekin to Tschita to the" north
and connecting with the Russian-Siberian
system. Thence land wires run through
Corea and by a short cable across to Na
gasaki, Japan.
The Navy Department, during the day,
made an effort to reach Rear-Admiral
Kempff on his flagship Newark at the
Taku forts, at the mouth of the Pelo Ho
River. A cablegram was addressed to the
commander of the United States ship
Yorktown at Che Foo, the nearest treaty
port to Taku, on the northern side of the
Shan Tung peninsula, repeating the me
sage indited to Admiral Kempff .last
Thursday, inquiring as to his situation, the
conditions at Pekln at last reports, and In
to his need for more men and ships, and
directing" the commander to take the mes
sage, at once to Taku and return with the
answer. The department Is now pretty
well assured that the original message
neAer reached Admiral Kempff.- The de
partment does not 3cnow whether the mes
sage to Che Foo can be delivered, but
made the effort From Che Foo to Taku
Is only a. single day's run for the York
fown, so that an answer from Admiral
Kempff should 'be received by Monday
night. If Che Foo can be reached today.
Falling this effort, resort will be speedily
had to other measures if in the meantime
word Is not received from some one In
authority in China. Just what course will
be followed Is not yet determined. Admir
al Remey at Manila Is probably far away
from the scene,, the trip would occupy a
week's time. It to probable that the
riearest United States Consul to Taku, who
Is still within reach of the cables will be
wired Instructions to charter a speedy
merchant steamer at once to run to Taku
with the department's message. Nagasa
ki, Japan, Isthe nearest port, but because
the wires from that point to the United
States cross Siberia and go overland,
perhaps, the best route would be via
Shanghai and the system of British ca
bles via India and the Red and Mediter
ranean Seas.
M"ay Send Orders to Mnniln.
Meanwhile, It tho communications re
main Interrupted with Taku, it is certain
that a message will be ordered sent at
once to Manila to dispatch more naval
force, or troops on transports, to rein
force Admiral Kempff and extend aid to
tho international relief column, which It
Is beginning to be feared is Itself in sore
need of help.
General MacArthur probably would re
quire a few days to prepare a military
expedition, owing, to the lnadvisabillty. of
reducing his present small garrison in
Manila.. Even Admiral Remey may bo
obliged to delay sending ships, owing to
the absence of smaller craft suitable for
such reMef as Is required on scouting
duty among the islands of the archipelago.
The State Department today received
numerous telegrams from relatives and
friends of Americans In Northern China
and-In Pekln, praying for news touching
the welfare of their friends. Mr. Led
yard. of Detroit, father of the wife . of
the German Ambassador at Pekln, re
ported to have been killed by the Boxers,
wasone of the most anxious of these. In
quirers and ex-Secretary Alger was an
other, each Intimating a willingness to
meet any expense that might be Involved
In ac order from the department to some
responsible official near the scene of the
trouble to secure Information by any
means In their power.
Foreigners Had No Ncvrs.
Up to a late hour tonight the foreign
Embassies and Legations, like the Ameri
can Government, were without advices.
Some comfort was obtained by the officials
of this Government, as well as by the
members of the diplomatic corps, from
the Associated Press dispatches from
Paris that negatively cast a shadow of
doubt as to the accuracy of the reported
burning of the Legations and the murder
of the German Minister in Pekln. They
feel that surely a happening of such great
import as that stated to have taken place
in Pekin must have reached the outside
world by this time. At the same time
there Is a great deal of apprehension" ex
isting In all circles regarding what may
have happened.
The Government is awaiting informa
tion from Minister Conger and Admiral
Kempff before giving final orders to Ad
miral Remey and General MacArthu,
commanding the Army In the Philippines,
to send reinforcements to China. If eomi
thlng does not come from the seat of
trouble sxon, troops will be dispatched to
China as quickly as transports and avail
able troops can be gotten ready, steps
having been taken already to withdraw
troops from outside Manila into the Phil
ippine metropolis so that there may be no
delay once the final decision to hurry them
to China Is reached.
Purpose Not Declared.
Adjutant-General Corbln late tonight
would neither affirm nor deny -the Manila
advices that the Ninth Infantry would go
to China, but It Is known that the troops
are being assembled In Manila for this
purpose and transports made ready for
their occupancy, though It cannot be
learned that the orders to sail for China
have been given. If not already sent,
such orders doubtless will be Issued, un
less reassuring news shall come tomorrow.
If the gunboat Concord, reported from
Manila lis sailing with marines aboard
under sealed orders. Is leaving for China,
she will be a valuable addition to Admiral
KempfCs fleet rendezvoused at Taku. The
Concord Is of light draft, and It may be
she will be able to ascend the Pel Ho
River as far as Tien Tsin. substantially
augmenting the force now there. Admiral
Remey had not reported her departure
late tonight, but the presumption here la
she is going to China.
VIEW OF CHINESE SITUATION.
No Nevrs Since Affairs Reached
Slaughtering Stage.
LONDON, June IS, 3 A. M. There is
not a Cabinet In Europe apparently that
knows what has been transpiring In Pe
kln for five dnys or In Tien Tsln for
three days. Nor 13 there any that knows
with what difficulties the small and In
adequately equipped International column
Is contending between those cities. The
German foreign office, upon learning the
report of the murder of Baron Von Ket
telcr, tho German Minister at Pekln.
sent a telegraphic Inquiry to St. Peters
burg, thinking the Russian Government,
because of its wires to Manchuria, would
be In a better position than the other
governments to obtain, direct news. In
reply the German foreign office was In-,
formed that nothing whatever was known
on the subject, as communication with
Pekln. was Interrupted. The report, spread
world-wide from Shanghai, that the le
gations had, been attacked and that one
Minister, probably the German, had been
murdered, has been traced to Tao Tal
Sheng, who for a few days, as the Em
press Dowager's agent, nas been censor
ing the telegrams from Shanghai. The
Shanghai correspondent of the Dally
Express rays:
Shells', the Chinese Censor.
"Sheng,. as head of the Telegraph Ad
ministration, pretended that the line con
necting Shanghai with Pekln had been
down slnco June 9, and that the wires to
Tien Tsln were cut on June 15. Never
theless it Is notorious that constant com
munications have been passing from
Shanghai to Pekln over the northern and
western routes, although Sheng has re
fused both Ministers and Consuls the
privilege of using the lines. It is known
that last Friday Sheng received a mess
age from either Pekin or Tien Tsln. The
dispatch said that General Tung Fuh Sl
ang's troops aided the Boxers In an or
ganized attack on the foreign legations
and that In the course of the attack some
of the legation buildings were reduced to
ruins, .and one foreign minister was ta
chanx that Is, sliced to pieces. Why In
the cables It should have been added that
the murdered Minister was Baron Von
Ketteler is not explained."
" According to another telegram from
Shanghai, dated June 17, 7:25 P. M., Sheng
had fled, fearing that the foreign author
ities were about to arrest him because
of his stoppage of telegrams. A third
cablegram asserts that the reports of the
murder of the German Minister eman
ated from London, are quite unconfirmed,
and are discredited at Shanghai.
"Tho German Minister has been cap
tured." Is the announcement of the Morn
ing "Post "from Pekin, in a dispatch dated
June 13, 5 P. M., via Tien Tsln, June
IS. This is the latest press message
known to have left Pektn. It continues:
"A crowd of Boxers occupies Legation
street, cutting off communication be
tween the buildings. A few Boxers are
parading in the city. Their superstition
In regard to foreign arms Is pitiable. The
Boxers hold the officials of Tung Chau
for redemption. Anarchy reigns at that
place. The Americans In the Interior of
the two neighboring provinces have been
advised to leave, but several have no
means of doing bo. Unless a large force
Is sent, there rs danger or a massacre of
native Christians. A large native army
is ready to oppose the relief column on
the way here. The Chinese Government
cannot decide whether to adopt the pol
icy of rigidly suppressing the Boxers or
that of defying the world. The decision,
rests with the Dowager Empress."
Report From Shanghai.
During the isolation 5f Pekin and Tien
Tsln, Shanghai is supplying or bewilder
ing bunch of reports and conjectures.
mo3t of them picturesque and threaten
ing.. Here is one:.
"Miscellaneous armed crowds have been
in progress northward for some weeks,
and the hordes around Pekin are being
constantly swelled by these arrivals.
Well-informed Chinese here who are not
unfriendly toward foreigners, declare that
there must now be more than 120.COO men
outside the city gates, all of them armed,
some In a more or less crude fashion.
The probability Is that there are not
more than 70.C00 Chinese troops among
them, all told.
"Information from Pekln, brought hith
er by refugees, says that the city Is In
a state of panic Incendiary fires are of
nightly occurrence, and scores of out
rages are reported. Women and children
from Tien Tsln are pouring Into Shang
hai. The chief danger here Is the fact
that the native town, bemnd the European
settlement, is full of bad characters,
whose attitude is becoming every day
more insolent and menacing.
"The latest news to hand is that TOCO
Russians, with 12 machine guns and 12
field guns, are marching from Tien Tsin
to Pekin. Last week the foreign Minis
ters warned the Tsung II Yamun that, in
the event of an attack upon the lega
tions or of any injury to anx of the
Ministers or members of the staffs of the
legations, the powers In common would
declare war upon China. To this ulti
matum the Tsujr 11 Yamun, as usual, re
turned no direct reply. The, answer of
the Empress Dowager Is. no doubt, the
attack, upon legations by the Boxers and
the troops under General Tung Fuh
Slang.
"It has transpired that a few days ago
the Viceroy of the Southern provinces re
ceived orders from Pekln to co-operate
with General Tung in the deferee of Pe
kln against a threatened invasion by the
'foreign devils. They were instructed to
tend to Pekln without an Instant's delay
the troops they had available within their
respective Jurisdictions, the time having
now como to rid our empire forever of
the evil elements which have 0 long
threatened it."
Boxers Killing- Hundreds.
The Shanghai correspondent of the Dally
Telegraph, in -a dispatch dated June 16,
says:
"News from Pekin, dated June 13; says
the Boxers were then killing hundreds of
native Christians and the servants of for
eigners." The same correspondent, in a dispatch
dated yesterday, says:
"Chinese reports state that Admiral Sey
mour is fighting with the Chinese regu
lars, and the foreign forces have seized
the Taku forts."
Another dispatch says:
"From the character of the Chinese
movements and from advices to hand. It
Is certain that the Chinese have engaged
foreign advisers."
The foreign Consuls at Shanghai, the
members of the Municipal Council and the
officers of the volunteer forces met yes-
terday (Sunday) and adopted a plan In
the event of Its being neceesary to de
fend themselves against native Chinese.
The German gunboat Jaguar left Shang
hai suddenly on Saturday without commu
nication with the shore. It Is said there
that she is chasing vessels belongujg to
(Concluded on Second Pace.)
THE ALPHA LANDED
Had No Trouble Getting to,
Cape Nome May 25.
DID NOT TOUCH AT ST. MICHAEL t
Brought Back Four Passeagers, "WltX
a Quarter of a Million Clalsas
Richer Than Reported.
VANCOUVER, B. C. June IT. Tha
the gold fields of Cape Nome are richer
and more productive than has yet bee
represented, is the story brought down
by the steamer Alpha, which arrived frost
the North tonight From a single. claim,
worked by 20 men in the employ- of Jack
Brady, $15000 was taken out in one week:
and the same claim panned out J56.000 with
in the month. As an earnest of Cape
Nome's golden productiveness, the Alpha,
brought down $250,000 In gold dust. There
were, five passengers on board, and the
dust belonged to four of thsm, in the
following amounts:
Jack Gill, of Seattle. $145,000: J. C Mon
gahan, of Denver, $,000: Frank Green,
of .Kansas City, $30,000; Glen Tlnsley. An
old Dawson miner, who went to Nonif
last year, 35,000.
Unusual Interest has followed the Al
pha's trip, not only because she was the
first steamer to sail for Cape Nome, but
more especially on account of possibility
of Internatlowil complications, the Alpha
being a Canadian bottom and "Nome not
being a sub-port of entry. But the skip
per had no trouble with the customs reg
ulations. He sailed from Vancouver oa
April 5, clearing for St Michael. 'He saye
he was so menaced with icebergs as he
approached St. Michael that he proceeded:
directly to Nome, landing 153 passengers
and their supplies on the beach on May
25, and sailing for Vancouver on May 30.
Captain Buckholtz states that on the
downward trip he kept his weather eye
peeled for the United States revenue cut
ter Bear. He naively added, however,
that as he had been sealing for 12 years
In those waters, he was familiar wttb;
the course sailed by the Bear, and so care
fully sailed on a course very much further
from the ehore. He had not the slight
est trouble with either the customs or
revenue officers, but tho Alpha had a score
of narrow escapes from being crushed la
the Ice. The captain says he had no Idea,
cf getting either the ship or his paissen
gers safely through the Ice flees, and half
a dozen times he thought they were all
done for. Yet, strange to say, there was
no accident to the passengers 'or the
steamer, and she is in port tonight la
practically as good condition as when she
sailed on her 7030-mile trip nine wecke
ago.
The people of Nome had been anxiously
awaiting the arrival of the early steam
ers, and a guessing contest, with a $3000
pr'ze, had been arranged for the naming
of the first vessel from the south.
The Alpha was carried by the Ice to the
Siberian Coast, and for five days wa3
packed In the Ice unable to move. She
finally made Nunlvak Island, where she
found the San Francisco whalers, Alexan
der and Jeanette. with about 100 passen
gers each, also trying to reach Nome. Af
ter spending three days more In very
heavy Ice near the Faibyloff. Islands, the
Alpha finally made Nome, whither the
Alexarder had preceded her two days.
So overjoyed were the miners at the
double arrival of the Alexander and the
Alpha that a civic holiday was declared,
and the Canadian boat was received with
salutes, all the customs regulations being
waived, although as she had cleared from
Vancouver for St. Michael the discharge
of her freight was In direct contradiction
of the custom laws.
Nome was rather dull during March and
April, work being entirely suspended on
account of cold weather. Several tlmea
during the Winter the settlement narrow
ly escaped total destruction by fire. All
the buildings are said to be flimsy struc
tures, and no fire protection Is afforded.
The extent of the gold-producing area
of Nome seems much greater than was
at first supposed, and all over the coun
try men are reported to be washing from
15 to 25 cents to the pan In gold. Golden
Gate and Mascot Creek are turning- oift
well. Topcock Is tho biggest find of the
season, where It Is consuiered nothing
remarkable for a miner to make $30 a day
on many of the claims, although the gold
's found In Intermittent streaks. It was
on Topcock Creek that $36,000 was cleaned
up In 30 days. Topcock Is 15 miles frona
the sea, and 50 miles south of Nome. One
thousand people are working there now,
and there havo been clean-ups from $25,0CO
to $30,000 on 100-foot claims.
TWO FIGHTS WITH FILIPINOS
Rebels Were Driven Off Casualties
of the Week.
MANILA. June 17. The United States
forces had two engagements of import
ance last week. The troops under General
Funston and General Grant organized an
advance with part of five regiments and
two guns against 500 rebels In a mountain
stronghold east of Blabacota. where It wis
supposed Captain Roberts, of the Thirty
fifth Regiment, who was captured last
month at San Miguel de Mayurao, was
held captive. The Americans operated
under many difficulties and over an ex
ceedingly rough country: but the rebels
retreated, only a few realst'ng, and the
stronghold was occupied and burned.
As the result of last week's scouting,, 80
Filipinos were wounded, 200 killed and 24J
rifles, with 21,00 rounds of ammunition,
was surrendered. Two Americans were
killed.
Malarial fever has been prevailing since
April in Cavite and Batangas. the prov
inces which are garrisoned by the Forly
slxth and Thirty-ninth Regiments. Thirty
per cent of the men of each regiment
are on the sick list. Of two battalions In
Batangas province, one has 150 sick and
the other ISO.
CODE FOR TnE PHILIPPINES.
Commissioners Are at Work on One
for September.
MANILA, June 17. Judge Taft and his
colleagues of the Civil Confmlasion are.
studying the different legislative phases
of the situation preparatory to the work
of enacting new laws on September 1.
when they will assume Legislative pow
ere. The subjects have been tentatively
divided among them as follows:
Judge Taft Crown lands, land titles, the
church and the civil service, the last
named with a view of bringing from tho
United States a good class of government
employes, who shall eventually replace
Army officers In the civil administration.
JudVre Wright Internal improvements,
constabulary, commerce, corporation fran
chises and the criminal code.
Henry C. Ide Banking and currency
and the organization of civil courts.
Bernard Moses Revenues, taxation arid
schools.
The Commissioners have established of
fices In the same building with General
MacArthur, and are receiving, discussing
and absorbing the opinions of Army and
Navy men and of foreigners and Filipi
nos, The people of Manila seemed pleasetj
with the democratic course of the Com-nuroioners.
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