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WELLS, Northwest 353-355 Washington SAVANNAH CONSPIRACY. Farther Hearing of the Gaynor Greene Case. NEW YORK. July 16. The proceedings brought to remove to the Jurisdiction of the Georgia Federal Courts, John F W. T. and E. H. Gaynor and Benjamin D. Greene, accused of conspiring with. Cap tain 'Oberlln M. Carter to defraud the Government in the matter of the Savan nah Harbor Improvements, was con tinued today before Commissioner Shields. Captain C E. Gillette, who succeeded Carter in charge of the Improvements, testified that contractors were unable to bid intelligently on the designs for fas cine mattresses furnished by Captain Carter. He said that there was no ap parent reason why the style of the mat tresses used In the construction work at Cumberland Sound and Savannah Har bor should have Increased in price from SI 40 a lineal foot under Carter's prede cessor, General Gllmorc, to $3 80 a lineal foot. In the bid mrdo to Carter by tho Atlantic Construct r Company. 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CAMPBELL, President, Or W. A. WANN, Secretary of Faculty. Agent fer tht Aeolian Company Street ppp: Cordray's. THE WAR IN COLOMBIA. Fleet of the Revolutionists Captured by the Government. WASHINGTON, July 16. Dr. Luis Cur-vo-Marquez, Charge d Affaires of the Co lombian Legation, today received a ca blegram from the Colombian Consul at Curacao, Informing him that ships of the revolutionists had been captured by the I Colombian Government. In the opinion of Dr. Curvo-Marquez, this reverse de stroys the last hope of the revolutionary party. KINGSTON. Jamaica, July 16. News has reached here of a -serious split In the Colombian Government Certain Minis ters have taken a position antagonistic to their colleagues. The former have the confidence of the republic and soldiers, and should the split beoome more acute, the rebels will be largely reinforced "by government troops. 1 Onrtls Guild Declines. WASHINGTON, July 16. Curtis Guild, of Boston, who was tendered the appolnt- ment of First Assistant Postmaster-Gon-1 eral to succeed Perry S. Heath, has de j dined to accept the offer, owing to pres- sure of private business. SHANGHAI IN DANGER Foreign Consuls Cable for Warships. CITY THREATENED BY THE CHINESE Fighting; Imminent at Hew Ohvranff Imperial Forces Moving South. From Pekln. LONDON, July IT, 3:63 A. It Up to this hour no further cables have beon received regarding the reported massa cre at Pekln from our source In the House of Commons last even Ins:, beyond an admission that there was no ground for hoping1 that the report was not true. "William St. John Broderick, Parliamentary Secretary for the Foreign Office, had nothing to communicate. An unusual hush fell upon the chamber when the subject came up. A few members doffed their hats, but otherwise there was no demonstration. No question was put to Lord Salisbury In the House of Lords, probably by a preconcerted ar rangement. It being decided that at the present stago of affairs It would be only embarrassing to force thei Premier to make a statement. It was whispered on the Ministerial side of the Commons that the next vote on account of military un dertakings In South Africa and China will bo startling in amount Telegrams from Shanghai and Che Foo indicate on Increasingly serious state of affairs. It Is alleged that the foreign Consuls at Shanghai have cabled their governments that there is urgent need for warships to protect that city, owing to the menacing attitude of the Chinese and the temptation to loot the vast stores of merchandise accumulated there. It seems that the Chinese have already threatened to fire the great oil tanks on the Chao Tung side of the city. From Che Foo comes the report that the entire adult male population of the three provinces of Chi LA, Shan SI and Shan Tung are massing to defend Pekln, under the conviction that the powers mean war. There is little doubt that a further check of the allies at Tien Tsin would be the signal for a general antl forolgn rising throughout China. The Japanese officers are still confi dent of their ability to reach Pekln be fore the roads become Impassable, but the European commanders believe an advance will be Impossible before Sep tember. Fighting is said to be Imminent at New Chwang, where the Boxers are threatening the foreign settlement. The Russians have barricaded the streets and loopholed the. houses of the foreigners. The banks hove removed their valuables to Port Arthur. Perhaps tho most serious among tho many reports from Shanghai Is the ru mor that since the massacre at Pekln five Chinese regiments have been or dered south, with instructions to make Chlng Han Po, at the head of the Grand Canal, the objective point for the south ward extension of the Boxer movement. The Times nava it J taken-for granted. In diplomatic: circles Ihatlwhcn, "neae. cruIetUetfGreaSBHSiffpwflf retain? tfie right to nominate iheTInspcct or of Chinese Customs. BERLIN PRESS UfDIGKAKT. Xinety-three Germans In the Massa cre at Pelcln. BERLIN, July 16. The news regarding the massacre at Pekln has been received by the German press with a unanimous expression of deepest sorrow and Indig nation. The VoBslsche Zeltung says: "There is no excuse for a nation which permits such crimes and none for one which tolerates and does not try to pre vent them." The papers Insist upon the absolute necessity henceforth of perfect har mony between the powers. "The powers will no longer quarrel," says the Lokal Anzelger, "or weight things against each other They will try everything. They will risk every man and every groat un til this unparalleled crime has met with the punishment It deserves." The whole nation seems Imbued with these senti ments. Emperor William was Immediate ly notified. The number of Germans massacred at Pekln is said to be 93, Including the de tachment of marines, Professors Stahl man, Mann, Bismarch and Von Bronn, of Pekln University; several German officials belonging to the Chinese customs; several merchants and the members of tho lega tion, with Baroness von Ketteler. Dr. von Munn Scbwarzensteln arrived this evening. He will receive instructions from the Foreign Office and start for China Saturday, accompanied by General von der Golts. With reference to the contradictory statements as to alleged agreements be tween various powers concerning the fu ture of China, a Foreign Office official said today that nothing like a definite agreement, neither verbal or written, has been made between Germany and Russia, but that such an agreement does exist between Russia and Great Britain, assign, lng to each a distinct sphere. "Although England," said the official, "has several times complained since the agreement was made, Russia apparently has not felt strictly bound by It Ger many, for her part as Russia knows, will not object if Russia monopolizes Man churia." The Chinese expeditionary corps will not leave until Emperor William returns from Norway, as he Intends to Inspect the corps personally and to bid the men farewelL A contributor to the Berliner Tage blatt places the Chinese forces, who are well drilled and armed with Mausers, at S0.900. Reports received from various points say that the trouble in China Is seri ously affecting the German textile trade In Gladbach, Bocholt and Kalserslantern. where altogether 2800 men are locked out. HOSPITAL SHIP GOES. Relief Dispatched to Talcn "With. Fall Corps of Doctors and Nurses. SAN FRANCISCO, July 16. Surgeon General George M. Sternberg, of the United States Army, arrived today to In spect the military hospital at the Pre sidio. When told of the fatalities among American troops In the attack upon Tien Tsin, General Sternberg was vislblyi af fected and remarked: "If we had 5000 of our soldiers there now, they would settle that trouble at Tien Tsin promptly." Speaking of the hospital service. Gen eral Sternberg said: "The Chinese troubles have called for prompt attention. I have a dispatch that has not yet been made public In which the Chief Surgeon at Manila noti fies roe that he has sent a 300-bed field hospital to China and medical supplies for 5000 men for three months. In ad dition to this, the hospital ship Relief, the best of Its kind afloat lias been dls- I patched to Taku. She has a full corps of doctors and nurses, and Is in command of Surgeon-Major Parley. Our hospital service Is thoroughly modern In every respect, and, 'so far as capacity is con cerned. Is fully prepared to care for the sick and wounded soldiers of our armies, wherever they may be." . EIGHTY THOUSAND MET?. Required to Open ike Road to Pekln Siege Battery "Will Go. "WASHINGTON. July 16. Sixty thou-' sand men for the march to Pekln. and 20, 000 men to keep the hoe of communication open, and. If necessary, to defend the bases of operation- at Tien Tsin and Taku, Is the estimate of the number of troops that will be required for the Chinese campaign. Upon the basis of these fig ures, which It is said are those furnished by the commanders of the allied forces In China, this Government will furnish between 10,000 and 12,000 soldiers. Today's orders also contemplate tho sending of a siege battery of artillery, now at Fort Riley, Han., for the Chinese service. Secretary Hoot said at a late hour to night that he had not received any word from, the military officials in China re garding the reported disaster to the Ninth Regiment. Admiral Remeya dispatch, which covers a report of the disaster, was about the only word that came to the Navy Department up to a late hour. FROM MANILA TO CHUVA. Vouxteentb, Infantry and Re lily's Battery Sailed Sunday. WASHINGTON. July 16. The following cablegram was received at the War De- partment today from General MacArthur: "Manila, July 16, 1900. Adjutant-General, Washington: Transport Indiana sailed yesterday for China with 21 officers, in cluding two medical, S47 men Fourteenth Regiment United States Infantry; one officer, 20 "men. Ninth United States In fantry; William Crosder, ordnance offi cer; one ordnance sergeant one chaplln, 16 hospital corps men; Flintshire with seven officers', 271 men. Rellly's Battery; two medical officers, five hospital corps men, fully equipped. "MACARTHUR." Another cablegram from General Mac Arthur announces the sailing for the United States from Manila of the trans port Sherman, with a capacity for 2000 troops. Buffalo Ordered to Talcu. WASHINGTON, July 16. Admiral Re mey has cabled to the Buffalo, now at Colombo, Ceylon, to proceed to Taku. The trip will take three weeks. She haa on board about 500 fresh men to augment tho naval forces now In China. The Princeton haa tailed from Hong Kong to Amoy. She has been going from port to port along the Chinese Coast, dis playing the American flag and looking after the American interests. Fridays Attach; Upon Tien Tstn. TIEN TSLN, Friday, July 18. In today's combined attack upon the native city, over 40 guns bombarded the Chinese positions. The fighting was most determined, and the allies' losses were heavy. Eight Chi nese guns were captured, and the Chi nese were driven out of the west arsenal after a fiorce cannonade. A strong mixed force 4s nqw close to the walls, and i is cxpecuKUtnatan assault-will-toe.raadeit Orslsers Ready for Service. NEW YORK, July 16. A special to the Expreas from Philadelphia says: The cruisers Minneapolis and Columbia have been got Into readiness, for Immedi ate service. Steam is up, and! no one not connected with the chips Is allowed on board. It Is surmlsea the vessels are to be used In transporting troops, though the Columbia and Minneapolis have com paratively few accommodations for sol diers. Two Transports Chartered. WASHINGTON, July 16. The Quarter. master-General today Increased the fleet of transports to be used In the transporta tion of about 4000 horseo and mules to the Philippines and China by the charter of the transports Phyra and Athenian. RETURNING TO WASHINGTON President 3IcKlnleys Vacation In terrupted by News From China. CANTON, O., July 16. President Mc Klnley left here at 10:60 this eenlng for Washington In a special car attached to the regular Pennsylvania train. Only Sec retary to the President Cortelyou accom panled Jiim. He will attend to matters In connection with the Chinese situation, and in the course of a few days expects to re turn to Canton. Meanwhile the Canton home will be conducted as at present, Mrs. McKlnley remaining. It la expected that the Cabinet mem bers will be at the White House tomor row, and that a meeting will be held soon after the President's arrival. It Is stated that certainly ho extra session has as yet been determined upon, and that the Pres ident has not yet Issued orders for addi tional troops for China. No effort was made to conceal tho fact that the President was much exercised over the report which came to him during the day. Today, when he filled an engage ment made several days ago to take lunch with an old friend, J. W. McClymonds, in Masslllon, he first made arrangements for direct connection with the executive offices In Washington, and his social con versation was constantly interrupted with long-distance telephone conversations with the seat of Government The Presi dent returned from Masslllon about 5 this afternoon, but up to that time no complete arrangements had been made for his de parture. Soon after his arrival a crowd of several hundred Canton people marched to the McKlnley house and waited to irlve 1 a mighty cheer when the President came to the door. There was no speechmaklng, but each man In tho party received a hearty handshake. No Arbitration In St. Lo-ais. ST. LOUIS, July 16. Frederick H. Leh roann, attorney for the St Louis Transit Company, has made a statement that the company will not submit to arbitration the differences between It and its em ployes, as requested by John T. Wilson, chairman, and Louis Steber, attorney, representing the citizens' arbitration com mittee, which .had a conference with Mr. Lehman last Saturday. Hurt by Falling: Walls. CHICAGO, July 16. Nine persons were Injured, one fatally, by falling walls In a fire caused by lightning tonight at Michigan street and Dearborn avenue. Fireman Robert Meany will die. The total damage amounts to nearly $200,000. Henry F. Vehemeyer & Co., proprietors qf the broom-corn factory, estimates their loss at $150,000, and J. Dreyfuss & Co., furriers, at $30,000. Bond Election Jn Salt Lake. SALT LAKE, Utah, July 16. At a spe cial election today the property-owners of Salt Lake voted upon the question of issuing bonds to the amount of $230, 000 for the purpose of improving the wat er supply of. the city. The proposition carried by a majority of COO.' SWIFT RETRIBUTION America WW Do Its Share in Punishing the Barbarians. KORE TROOPS WIU BE 3ENT Plenty of Money and Men Available for the Purpose TaUc of an Extra Session. WASHINGTON, July IC-The decision f the Affmln!.ittn t, r 01 uw Aominisirauon at the end A n. most eventful day is that the United States Government Is still not at war with the Government of China. The big happenings at Tien Tsin. coming on top of the stories of the last struggles at Pekln. have not affected the attitude of the Administration on this point the United States and China are technically at peace. But this statement should not be accepted as Indicating a purpose on the port of the United States Government to hold Its hand In the administration of swift and adequate punishment upon the Chinese, without regard to station, who I may be rexnalble for the outrages of the PITH OF CHINESE NEWS Five Chinese regiments have been ordered from Pekih to Chlng Han Po, on the Grand Canal, the objective point of the southern extension of the Boxer movement Shanghai and Che Foo are threatened, and an at tack on New Chwang Is imminent Admiral Remey confirms- the news of, the repulse of the allies at Tien Tsln and the killing of Colonel Llscum and other Americans. At a Cabinet meeting held in Washington It was decided to forward more troopa, The President left Canton last night for the Capital. According to a dispatch from Tien Tsin, Admiral Seymour, on the retreat of the PekJn-rolIef expedition, was compelled to shoot his wounded to save them from torture at the hands of the Chinese. Another report Is that tho foreign women in Pekln secured poison with which to end their lives In event of capture. Foreign warships have their guns trained on Che Foo. In anticipation of an outbreak. Two transports, with 1200 officers and men, sailed from Manila Sunday for Taku. The hospital-ship Relief has also been sent to Taku. ieeeei9tti past few weekoL It means simply that the Government of the Unitea States feels that it can best achieve that purpose by regarding the status officially as one of peace. To hold otherwise would seriously cripple the Government In Its effort to ob tain satisfaction for the outrages the Americano in China have .suffered. We should find the ports of China, now open to us, closed, and all sorts of Impedi ments would! be encountered which are nowmfssl-g. Therefore, according to the Administration's view, a declaration of war would afford not -jven- a technical (tain.-'jwhfld It would actually -be&hearcr k-b&9kf WS3WH!2! P01!! tfce Bl?a?trouo battle wrapraan vansion, or xne .eurose apjwp- nsion. prJalons comxnttteev Is authority for the STatement tnat money is piemy ac toe disposal of the President to meet the present emergency, and.thai there Js no necessity for a called session of Congress on that score. Special Cabinet' Meeting?. The day was the most exciting Wash ington has known since the battle of Santiago. the beginning came Admiral Remey's cab egram announcing the defeat of the allied forces at Tien Tsin, and then came the vivid Associated Pross ao count of the fight A special Cabinet meeting was; held on receipt of this news, ,wdth such member present as are In town. Great reluctance was manifest ed on, the part of the participants to an swer questions as to the nature of the deliberations: The best Indication of Its nature was. the departure for the White House of Secretary Hay Immediately after the meeting. He sat down and had a long talk with President McKlnley over the long-distance telephone"; and It soon became known that tho President had decided that It would be best for him to come bock from Canton to the capital. The Cabinet officers talked over the possibilities of reinforcing the troops In -China. There was no disposition shown to withhold these troops; the only ques tion was as to the amount of additional force available. That was a technical question, so it was left to the War De partment officials to decide. The only point laid down was that the Govern ment would send forward all the troops that could be spared at this time. One proposition dteoussed by the Cabi net appeared to have a very practical aspect about It Technical men had made objection to the further conduct of the Chinese campaign with an international force without some working understand ing as to the duty of each power repre sented. It was suggested that an inter, national conference be called hastily at one of the capitals London. Berlin. Paris or Washington to define the part to be taken by each power, and the quota of troops to be furnished, and arrange for the selection of a Commander-in-Chief of the allied forces. This suggestion did not meet with a favorable reception. It was felt by the Cabinet that the United States should send what force It could dispose of to China as far as seemed necessary, and should not make agree ment with other powers as to the number. This decision involves the increase of the force of troops destined for China. More Troops Will Go. The responsible officials evaded any specific statement as to the extent of this increase. It was, however, gathered that the reinforcements would be limited only by the ability of the Government to spare troops from those commands now In the United States and Cuba. Tho esti mates varied as to how many could be spared, but the general opinion was that somewhere between 4000 and 000 could be shipped to the East from Cuba and the United States, in addition to the troops already under aims. A statement prepared By Adjutant-General Corbin shows that there are now a grand total of 10,665 officers and men In China, en route to China, en route to Nagasaki or under orders for Nagasaki. This, of course. Includes the fll-fated Ninth Infantry which may not be In con dition for. further service. General Wood's last repoxtfl Indicate that owing to tho tranquillity prevailing In Cuba, it will.be entirely safe to decrease the military force there quite largely. But even with thesa Cuban troops It will be necessary, if the Cabinet plans are carried out to divest the home posts of garrisons, save in the case of heavy artillery organiza tions at seacoast points. About all of the troops within the borders of the United States which would be available for Chl ne3 service under a call are these regi ments: Second, Fifth, Seventh and Eighth Cavalry Regiments, intact; one squadron each of the First and Sixth Cavalry; the First Tenth and Eleventh Regiments of Infantry; complete; one battalion each of the Second. Fifth, Seventh, Fourteenth, Eighteenth. Twenty-third and Twenty fifth Infantry Regiments and three com panies of the Twenty-fourth Infantry. This available force of cavalry and In fantry aggregates about 9000 men. Some artillery undoubtedly would be sent and there are light batteries out of the First Artillery, A and F of the Sec ond. C and F of the Third. B of tho Fourth, D of the Fifth, and C and It of the Seventh, available. There are be sides Companies C and D of tb En gineers and four companies of the .Sig nal Corps. Secretary Root wae reluctant to admit that there was any necessity for more American troops In China, and at the clooc of the day he said that thus far he had Issued no orders for reinforce ments. Secretary Root said that. In view of the small standing Army of the United States, of our insignificant force of field ?; fl WiX, 2-ar' iJX sn&t European powers, and of our lack of territorial Interests in China, this 10.000 men represented more than the- United States pro-rata share of the international force which Is to operato agaln3t Pekln. The War Department he said, so far has responded m full to every demand made upon It by the Joint conference of foreign commandero in China. The sltua- " r7:Vr SCit- nf C for day to a"cr thl.iif connuanders several times. T11 Conntry Will Respond. It 1s possible that the estimate of troops needed for Chinese service will be again Increased. If so, the United States will FOR BUSY READERS o o o e a o 00 e o respond. By scouring this country and denuding it of all regular troops except a very few In the heavy artillery in charge of valuable seacoast guns, and by moMng still further demands upon forces In Cuba and Porto Rico, we might pos sibly gather between 3000 and 4000 addi tional troops. This, however, would be tho limit unless the War Department disregarded a recommendation of General MacArthur and drew still further on the ayallaWe troops in the Philippines. This, howjrvqr, was a future contingency, which would not have to be met until It arose. Secretary Root expressed the hope that j w. jouiy-ia si xwn vibhi ungnc prove to be exaggerated, but the War Depart ment It was stated, had no official Information- beyond that transmitted In Ad miral Remey's cablegram of this morn ing. General Miles waa called upon by Sec retary Root during the afternoon to con sult wlthr him as to the projected troop movements. He favors the prompt dis patch of a large force to China. A. good deal of annoyance has been caused here by the complete misunder Btandlng that has been conveyed to the nations as to the attitude of the United States Government regarding the settle ment of the Chinese troubles. This Gov ernment It can be stated authoritatively, never has thought of compromising for money, or for any other form of Indem nity. Indeed, tho subject of money In demnity or an apology never has been thought of or mentioned by the Govern ment of the United States. The Govern ment will Insist on Justice. and retribu tion, according to tho highest authori ties. The War Department officials were un able to say who commands the Ninth In fantry since thq death of Colonel Llscum. The Impression prevails that the Lieu-tenant--Colonel of the regiment is ill at Manlfts, and that the regiment, or what la left of It will find its senior, and con sequently commanding officer. In ono of the Captains. Incidentally, It may be mentioned that through Colonel LIscum's death Captain McCalla of the Newark. If ashore, Is the ranking American officer. CLOUDBURST IN TEXAS. Fifteen Lives Were Lost at Cole man. COLEMAN, Tex., July 16. Flfteon.ltvea are known to have been lost In a cloud burst hero today. Ten bodies have been recovered, but only two were Identified. Tbey are: Joseph Spath, leasing merchant of the village. John Fulelsatlne. It is feared that many more lives were loot In the valley below Coleman. The cloudburst, which followed three days' unprecedented rainfall, caused Ford's Creek to burst Its banks and rush through Coleman, a village of, less than 1000 In habitants. Bewildered citizens, roused from thelrj siumoers, rusnea into the streets and were swept away. Many were saved by catching hold of pieces of timber and navigating them Into eddies formed by tho swift current, where they were drawn ashore. Spath and Fulelsatlne managed to mount their horses. They dashed Into the water and swam their borsee to a house where four little girls were scream ing for help. Each rescued two of tho children, whom tbey took upon their borces. The animals were swept away, however, in a noble effort to stem the swift current and all were drowned. . Wates has flooded 'the tracks of the Gulf. Colorado & 8anta Fe Railroad for miles around, and all traffic is stopped. KERRVIL.L.E, Tex., July 16. A cloud burst occurred north of thfs place tonight Many farms are Inundated, and loss of life Is probable. Swept by a Cyclone. DALLAS, Tex., July 16. Peoria, 60 miles southwest of Dallas, was swept by a cyclone today. The wife of John Nel son and two children are believed to be fatally hurt Two churches, several dwelllng-houscft and an Immense amount of farm property waar destroyed. ST. LOUIS, July 16. A special to the Republic from Austin, Tex., says: After several hours of lnceesunt rain, a cyclone struck the town of ilano, 200 miles north of hero, last night about 7:35 o'clock. The storm came from the sea, and was wholly unexpected. It demol ished a number of bulldlngr, and a large number of people were Injured, a few of them -serlou&Iy. EXTRA SESSION TALK No Occasion Yet for5Calling Congress. THE PRESIDENT WiLL GO SLOW Representative Cannon Says Plenty of Money- Is Available and Mere Troops Can Be Raised. WASHINGTON, July 16. Extra session talk has been revived, and Eastern pa pers are many of them strongly urging this course In order promptly and ade quately to meet tho Chinese situation. However, the more conservative element are Inclined to go slowly. Their views are ably voiced by Representative Can non, of Illinois, who says that while an extra session may be called, he does not see the occasion for it yet "The first thing to do," he -says, "fel to learn who la responsible for this trouble, China or the Irrepressible mob element. When that Is settled we wlU be In a position to say whether we an to have a war with China. It Is cer tain that if there is a war there cannot be the slightest doubt of the outcome, and It will be disastrous for China." Mr. Cannon says that under the exist- lng law our Army could be Increased 100,000, but In case of emergency the President has sufficient available funds to meet the necessities of the case. Un doubtedly, President McKlnley will toko the same conservative view of the sit uation as does Mr. Cannon, and will not be forced Into a rash, hasty calling of Congress until he Is convinced of the real necessity. Senator Gear's Successor. Secretary Wilson, of the Agricultural Department, Is being favorably mentioned In Washington as the probable successor of Senator Gear, and by many his chances are considered second to none. Mr. Dolliver Is also prominently men tioned In this connection. The Iowa peo ple were averse to his running for the Vice-Presidential nomination, as they wanted him In Congress to look after their Interests, and many take this op portunity of showing their appreciation of his sterling worth. Either of these men would work well with Allison and ba heartily received by fellow-Senators. While Henderson would probably relin quish the Speakership for a seat In the) Senate, coming from Allison's town he would not be chosen. "Warning: to Nome Goldseelcers. Assistant Secretary Taylor today ad vised the Treasury officials at Capo Nome to Inform the prospectors In that coun try that those who are unable to, sustain themselves through the coming5 Winter should leave as early as possible. Ho declares that the Treasury Department will take no action toward caring for ! destitutes at Nome this Winter, but gives this warning. At the same time he has asked the War Department to co operate" with the Treasury to take spcbJ steps as are necessary to get the disap pointed. ,and destitute back to the Btates beforethef eaon- closes. Secretary Tnyg t Jor is strongly "convinced that Nome la ah overestimated gold field that has beeQ vastly overcrowded. LETTERS AND TELEGRAMS. Introduced as Evidence at the Tria3fc of Caleb Powers. GEORGETOWN, Ky., July 16. The trlaS of ex-Secretary of State Caleb Powers, charged with being an accessory to tho Goebel murder, was resumed at 9:30. AJ letter signed by Caleb Powers, In which tho expression was used, "I have had a hard time getting Taylor and others to start, but they are all right now, and this thing will soon end," was filed and mada a part of the record. James Eggleston, of Frankfort, was or- dered to bring Into court the railroad reg ister showing the time of arrival and de- parturo of trains at Frankfort the day of the assassination. The purpose of this Is to contradict the claim of the defense that Jim Howard, who Is alleged to hav fired the shot, arrived after the assassin nation. Howard claimed that the- train on which ho came arrived after the shoot ing, but the register shows that it ar rived some 30 minutes previous. Telegrams sent through the office at Barboursville, Powers' home, were Intro duced as evidence and Identified by tha manager of the Barboursville office. Tha defense objected to several telegrams be cause they were only copies. The objec tion was overruled. The first telegrams read were from Powers to the various captains charged with the business of getting up tho excursion of mountain men, to Frankfort, and most of them read: "How many can you Insure from youjj county? Wire Immediately. t "C. POWERS." The defense filed a formal objection tc their competency as evidence. When the Identification of Western Union telegrams was concluded, telegrams were Identified by Mr. Kelly, the Postal Telegraph man ager at Barboursville, but were not read. They were placed In an envelope and held for further consideration. Other tele grams were Identified by witnesses, lnclud lng one from Powers to Robert N. Oaks calling him to Frankfort at Powers' ex- pense for a conference. ' . THE PRESCOTT FIRE. Tovra Will Be Rebuilt Loss Over One Million. Wo4i PRESCOTT, Ariz., July 16. A larg number of business men, whoee places were burned out Saturday night opened up this morning In temporary quarters. A more cheerful view pervades the town today than yesterday, and a large number of losers have stated they would rebuild at onco. The town will be built up la a moro substantial manner than before. Governor N. O. Murphy, en route to New York, wired from Chicago on ex pression of sympathy for the Prescott firs sufferers, and offered his aid. In an swer to it and also to a message fronj J. W. Evans, president of the Phoenix Board of Trade, offering assistance to Prescott Mayor J. W. Dougherty an swered that nothing was needed at Pres cott at present The Prescott papers are being gotten out in Phoenix offices. Sevoral thousand dollars' worth of mer chandise was sent from here today. A revised estimate places the total loss at over 51,000,000. The Insurance Is less than S200.000. The losses fall lightly on the companies, because of the high rates. The fire Is still smoldering, and broke out in a lively manner today unaer tho Influence of a strong breeze, but did no serious damage. Fifty tomporary buildings were erected; in the plaza tcday. To Patrol Behrlng: Sea. VICTORIA, B. C, July 16. The Pheas ant and Icarus left this afternoon to pa trol Behrlng Sea during the sealing season. 4 sf V ccv