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CSWT'V!" THE MORNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, "AUGUST 11, 1900. CONGER HEARDFROM Identical Message From The Imprisoned Ministers. WUST HAVE ESCORT FROM PEKIN Determination of the Administra tion to Push On the Belief Force to the Beslesed Garrison. WASHINGTON, Aug. 10. In the light of the latest dispatch from Minister Con ner, received by the State Department through Minister Wu today, the atti tude of the Administration is that there Is but one thins: to do In the present cir cumstances, namely, to press on to the relief of the besieged garrison at Pekln. This was made known after extended communications between Washington and the President at Canton, The Conger dispatch was accepted as showing conclusive Justification for the Imperative demand of the "United States sent to the Chl .nese Government "Wednesday night in structing that the Imperial troops co-operate with the International forces in the rescue of the Ministers, and. until this condition, as well as the cessation of the bombardment, is fully conceded by China, there Js no other course open but to press steadily onward in the mission of relief. The Conger dispatch was received be fore daylight at the Chinese legation, and as soon as the official day opened, Minister Wu presented it to Acting Sec retary Adee at the State Department. It was in the American cipher, and -was found to be an identical note with that of the other Ministers at Pekln (that of tho French Minister. M. Plchon, already having appeared), with the additional fact that se'en members of tho American guard had been killed and 16 wounded. The text of the message as given out by the State Department, is as follows: "Secretary of State, Washington: The Tsung 11 Tamun states to the diplomatic body that the various foreign govern ments have repeatedly asked through the respective Chinese Ministers, that we im mediately depart from Pekin under suit able escort. The Tamun asks us to fix a date for our departure, and to make tho necessary arrangements to do so. Our reply is that we will seek instruc tions from our governments, and that in tho absence of such instructions we cannot quit our posts. "I must inform you that In order to Insure our safe departure foreign troops only can safely escort us, and they must be in sufficient force to safely guard S00 foreigners. Including 100 women and chil dren, as well as 3000 native Christians, who cannot be abandoned to certain mas sacre. We cannot accept a Chinese es cort under any circumstances. All my colleagues are dispatching the foregoing to their respective governments. Of the American marines seven have been killed and 16 wounded, among the latter Cap tain Myers and Dr. Llppett, who are get ting along well. CONGER." Reply to the Message. The discussion with the President led to the determination to reply to the Conger message at once, and accordingly Secretary Root and Acting Secretary Adee conferred on the terms of this re ply. The text was ready by 3 o'clock, and it was forwarded late in the day. It was announced officially and positively that this message would not be made public either in whole or in substance. It was mado plain, however, that the message was sufficiently guarded as not further to increase the Jeopardy of our Minis ter in case the Chinese have access to our cipher. As to the terms of the mes sage, they are believed to make plain that this government will not advise, much less direct, that Conger leave Pekln under Chinese escort, when the Minister has advised Washington that this would mean certain death. Moreover, the re ply doubtless lets the Minister know that there is an unaccountable error in the statement of the Chinese Government, as conveyed to him through the Tsung 11 Yamun. that the foreign governments had urged repeatedly that the Ministers be Bont out of Pekln under suitable escort. This clause, contained In Minister Con ger's latest dispatch, clearly shows that the Chinese Government is leading him to believe that it Is the wish of Wash ington that he lcavo under a Chinese escort, whereas the United States Gov ernment never has entertained for a mo ment the Idea of having the Minister sent out on his dangerous pilgrimage from Pekin to the coast under Chinese protection. There is a probability that tho attention of the Chinese Government will be directed to its apparent double dealing, as related by the Conger dls. patch. Thib Government has transmitted to the powers Interested the note to the Chi nese Government, entrusted to Minister Wu the night of the Sth. It has as surances from the other powers that they have not advised their representatives to accept Chlne.se escort from Pekln. It was officially suited at the close of the day that no further representations have een mace xo ine imncsc uovcmmrai since the Adee note of the Sth. and that none will be made until the Chinese Gov ernment has given some Indication of the attitude it will assume in complying with or defying the demands of the I nlted States While the State Department Is continu ing to dispatch messages to Minister Con. ger on the assurance of the Chinese Gov ernment that communication is uninter rupted it is doing so with comparatively small hope of their delivery. Thl asser tion was. berne o-ut tonlpht when Secretary Root said that thoie was no convincing: evidence in possession of this Government -hat any of our dispatches really had reached Minister Conger This Indicates that the Minister has not given a -direct and satisfactory answer to any of the queries that have been addressed to him bj the Department of State. No additional dispatches were received today bearing on the military situation, either frcm General Chaffee or Admiral Remey. and the latest Information leaves the International forces at Yang Tsun last Sunday night. Von AVnldernee Accepted. The German Charge d'Affalres. Count Hacke called at the State Department during the morning and briefly discussed Chinese matters. The German authorities are gratified at the favorable manner in which the appointment of Count von Wal dersee as Commander-in-Chief of the al lied forces has been received In this countrj It Is authoritatively stated that the United States Government will accept Count von Waldersee. if the necessity ex ists at the time of his arrival In that countrj" tor an international force to begin a campaign. The State Department today made pub lie the following "At the Instance of friends of Baron ess von Kotteler. tho State Department recently telegraphed to the Embassy at Berlin Inquiring whether any news of her condition had reached the Gorman Government. The Charge d'Affalres, Mr. Jacobseit, telegraphs today (August 18) that no special ad-Ices had been re ceived regarding Baroness von Ketteler. but that it is assumed that she was well on the 4th insr. as the hoalth of the members of the German Legation was on that day reported good. Baroness vn Ketteler is an American, and before her marriage to the German diplomat was Miss Lcdyard. of Detroit. Her father is president of the Michigan Central Railroad Company. Orders have bean Issued for additional teams to be sent from Manila to China to Increase the avaJJable transportation necossarj- for the movement of General Chaffee's Army. These teams can be pro cured much sooner from Manila, than from this country. . FAVORABLT BECEIVED. Von Waldersee the Only Available Enropean Ofilcer. NEW YORK. Aug. 10. A dispatch to the Tribune from London says: The nomination of Count von Wal dersee to the command of the -expeditionary forces in China has bc-n favorably received here, and though It Is scarcely correct to say that the official consent of all the allied gov ernments had been obtained to the ap pointment prior to the public announce ment on Wednesday, there is no doubt that it will be cordially accepted by the British Cabinet. The subject was no doubt discussed at a special meeting of the defense committee of the Cabinet held yesterday afternoon under the Presidency of .Lord Salisbury. Military men in. London admit that since Lord Roberts and Lord Wolseley are out of the question, no more dis tinguished soldier could be found for the chief command in the Far East than Count von Waldersee. In addition to his personal distinction, the Count possesses the necessary qualification for holding the grade of Field Marshal, so that he will be superior In rank to any of the officers commanding the various National contin gents. It has been suggested that the German Emperor adroitly forced tho hands of some of the other powers who threat ened to squabble over the Generalissimo question, by suddenly informing them that ho Intended to send out a Prussian Field Marshal to assume direction of the general detachment. As this officer would necessarily take precedence of every Gen eral in the field, it was an easy transac tion to place him nominally at the head of the entire allied force, but the pre cise authority which Count von Walder see Is to wield is still the subject of discussion. It will be difficult. If not Im possible, to give him precisely the status of a Commander-in-Chief of a National army. He will be rather the President of a Council of Generals than an auto cratic leader, subject to no control ex cept that of his political superiors at home. It is a situation requiring Immense tact and temper, but there Is general confi dence that tho Count will prove equal to the emergency. He has little trouble in coming to an understanding with both the English and American officers. Though German, he esteems and appreciates the two Anglo-Saxon peoples. His marriage to a talented American woman and his former close acquaintance with the Empress Frederick long ago placed him in touch with some of the most Influ ential personages In London and New York. At one time, Indeed, he was a lit tle too strongly In sympathy with what was known as the English faction at the Berlin court to please the Kaiser, but for some years he has 4been on confidential terms with his Imperial master, who has the highest opinion of his strategical ability. The appointment, however, has not re lieved the gloom which hangs over politi cal circles In England. It Is felt that it does not portend a brief and easy cam paign in China. The publication of the allies' losses at Pelt Sang tells In the same way. There Is an Increasing ap prehension that large reinforcements will still be required for the Far East. ThlB is peculiarly annoying to the British War Office, which has its hands full in South Africa. SIXTH CAVALRY DISEMBARKED. Landing at Talcn Delayed by Rough Weather. NEW YORK. Aug. 10. A dispatch to tho Herald from Tien Tsln. August 2, via Che Foo, August 9, says: Major Blddle and two companies of American marines and Captain Rellly's batterj have arrived. The Sixth Cavalry has disembarked at Taku. A gale at Taku delayed the landing of the Ameri can artillery and cavalry. Two battalions of the Ninth and one of the Fourteenth Infantry and the American .marines have had orders to join in the advance. Twenty-nine men of the Ninth Infantry are on the sick list. The A. lerlean force lacks signal corps and surgeons. A prominent American officer is author ity for the statement that reinforcements are required to make the advance suc cessfully. A meeting of the Generals to decide up on a plan for a concentrated attack on the Chinese position has been postponed until tomorrow, until the Russian Gen eral is able to attend. The Japanese and Russians are pushing their advance guard forward. Chinese cavalry made an attack on a Russian guard at Hslku, but fled before 50 Cossacks. Six miles north of Hsi Ku the Chinese are strengthening their posi tion. Tho British men ordered to advance consist of 1850 Indian and SOO Welsh troops. A native Colonel who fought against the Boxers and protected Christians 60 miles from here has been dismissed" by Imperlal order. Tt Is reported that friendly Chinese are aiding tho Pekln residents with food arid ammunition and that a new party of progression is developing in Pekln. Refu gees are returning in a starving condition. HONG KONG'S SELFISHNESS. Determined to Supply Chinese With "War Munitions. NEW YORK, Aug. 10. A dispatch from London to the Journal and Advertiser says: All attempts on the part of British and foreign Governments to stop the sup ply of war material to the Chinese are destined to prove of no avail as long as the Chamber of Commerce executive council of Hong Kong maintain their selfish resistance to the execution of the restrictive measures decreed by the pow ers prohibiting the export of war material to China. An Immense trade is done at Hong Kong in the sale of both arms and ammunition to both tho Chinese and to the Filipino Insurgents. Indeed, the latter, as well as the Chinese, draw all their supplies of this kind from Hong Kong, where the merchants are trying to resist any Interference with their business. Hong Kong has no custom-house and has, therefore, no means of checking the Im ports or exports if the shippers do not choose to make a purely voluntary decla ration at the harbor office. The Chamber of Commerce and the leg islative council of Hong Kong are resolved to fight the Government tooth and nail In the matter, declaring that It will constitute a blow at the traditional 'freedom of the port of Hong Kong," and have engaged Queen's Councillor Frances, the chief of the colonial bar. to champion their views In the matter. Legations Safe a Week Ago. NEW YORK, Aug. 10. A dispatch to the Herald from Che Foo, Tuesday, via Shanghai Thursday says: Intelligence of an authentic character has been received that the Lelatlons at Pekln were quiet a week ago. Colorado Sues Pnllmnn Company. DENVER. Aug. 10. The State of Colo rado today began a suit against the Pull man Palace Car Company for $11,0S", which It Is claimed Is due tho state as an Incorporation fee. Thecompany is incor porated "in this state "for only $100,000. while in Illinois It Is incorporated with a capital of $74,000.0001 The suit is brought to force the company to incorporate anew here and pay the Incorporation tax on its entire capital. Forage for the Orient. SEATTLE, Aug. 10. The local branch of the United States Quartermaster's Of fice today opened bids for 10.000 tons of forage for Immediate shipment to tho Orient. Those who wish to practice economy should buy Carter's Little Liver Plll. Forty pills In a vial; only ons pUl a dose. PEACE' NEGOTIATIONS ANOTHER COMMISSION ISSUED TO LI HUNG CHANG. Rnsso-Japnncse Force Bloving; on Peltln From the North Von Wnl- dersee's Movements. LONDON, Aug. 10. An edict emanating from Pekin and authorizing Ll Hung Chang to negotiate with the powers for peace has, It is reported from Shanghai, under yesterday's date, been received there. The correspondents at Yokohama again send the statement that a Russo-Japanese force Is moving on Pekln from the north. The movements and number of this force are, it Is further asserted, kept secret in order to prevent the facts from reaching Pekin. Tho French Consul at Shanghai Bays 3000 Annamlte troops will ar rive there next week for the protection of the French settlement. Tho Chinese merchants of Shanghai have petitioned the foreign Consuls there to prevent the landing of troops, declaring that It will create a panic among the Chinese. t Ll Ping Hong, the ex-Governor of Shan Tung, personally commanded 15,000 Chi nese at Yang Tsun. A Chinese official at Shanghai says 17 pirates and brigands were beheaded at Canton, August 8. Dispatches received here from Berlin say that Emperor Francis Joseph and King Victor Emmanuel II have tele graphed to Field Marshal .Count von Wal dersee, congratulating him .on his ap pointment to chief command of the al lied troops in China. Field Marshal von Waldersee, It Is announced here, will sail August 21 or August 22 from an Italian port, and that he will go to Shanghai first, thus disposing of tho report that the Field Marshal Is going to China by way of San Francisco. About 5000 moro German troops are go ing to China. The government at Ber lin is negotiating with the North Ger man Lloyd and the Hamburg-American lines for eight transports. Belgian Secretary Confirms It. BRUSSELS, Aug. 10. The Foreign Of fice has received tho following message signed "De Cartler" (E. De Cartler de Machlenne), first secretary of the Bel gian Legation at Pokln: "Shanghai, Aug. 10. An Imperial de cree names Ll Hung Chang as Minister plenipotentiary to negotiate peace." Tho Foreign Office has also received from the Belgian Minister at Pekln a dispatch Identical with that received yes terday by the French Office from the French Minister at J?ekin, M. Plchon, telling of the attempts made by the Chi nese to secure the foreign Ministers' ac oeptance of a Chinese escort to Tien Tain. CAPTURE OF NEW CHWANG. Russian Warships Toole Part In Bombardment. ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 10. The Rus. elan Admiralty has received the follow ing dispatch from Admiral Alexleff: "New Chwang, Sunday, Aug. 5. Tho Chinese town of New Chwang, on the Gulf of Llao Tung, was captured August 4, two warships taking part in the bom bardment. The inhabitants were dis armed." The Russian War Office has. received the following dispatch from Grodoft: "Khabarovka, Aug. 9. General Renne kampf, August 7, overtook and defeated the enemy beyond the Amur River, cap turing two guns. The battle was con tinued as far as Jgest. During the even ing of August 7 the Chinese assumed the offensive on both flanks. They were driven back with great loss. Renne kampf has been reinforced with Infantry, artillery and cavalry. "The railroad north of Tashl Tsao 13 In the hands of the Chinese, who de stroyed the station at Hal Cheng August 6 and damaged the line. Hal Cheng was recaptured after an obstinate fight. The mountain floods Interfere with the recon struction of the line." It Is officially announced that the Rus sian troops captured Kharbln, AugU3t 3. No Refngre for Chinese Consols. NEW YORK, Aug. 10. Chinese Consul Tchow Tse Chi and his staff are still hold ing forth at the Consulate In this city, but the Consular advices due Tuesday did not arrive and are not expected now. Mr. Tchow says, In an Interview: "We want to stay and do our duty, but in case of war, diplomatic and Consular officials leave .their offices to go to a neu tral countrj or to return home. There Is no neutral country to which we can go, for the whole world Is against China. I cannot return to Pekln and will not. "There are 25,000 Chinese In my general charge. What is going to become of the Consular business, the volume of which Is great? There Is no other Govern ment's Consulate to which to intrust it. Then, since It Is apparent that I should stay here and maintain mv staff and of fices, and since that Is very costly, how am I to do tt without a government? I can neither stay nor go away.' There Is the satisfaction, however, of knowing that my colleagues at Chicago, San Fran cisco and Vancouver are in the same predicament. "Minister Wu Ting Fang Is In no posi tion to- offer me aid, for he may soon bo In as bad a state as I am." Movements of Indian Troops. NEW YORK. Aug. 10. A dispatch to the Herald from Hong Kong says: Three thousand Indian troops are leav ing Hong Kong to reinforce Vlce-Admlral Seymour at Shanghai for the defense of the Yang-tse region. It Is reported here that 3000 Black Flags have already left Canton, going northward, and that more are following. Five Missionaries Killed. SHANGHAI. -Aug. 10. Five Catholic missionaries were recently murdered near Chlnanff Hitch In the Hoyt Arrangement. NEW YORK, Aug. 10. There is a pos sibility that the plans originally made by the friends of Charles H. Hoyt and by the attorneys of Frank McKee, of the- firm of Hoyt &. McKee. for the care of the playwright, may not h carried out. It Is said m theatrical circles by persons who say ihey know that if there is not friction at present, there Is likely to be a hitch between the two sides. The friends of Hoyt arc not willing that the com missioner appointed by the Supreme Court of this state should be the only one to pass on the mental condition of -the play wright. , NO ROOM FOR JOSEPH.- Majority of Indians Do Not Want to Go to "WalloTra. "WASHINGTON. Aug. 5. It has practi cally been decided that Chief Joseph and his little band of some 125 Indians will not be allowed to decamp and take up their abode In the Wallowa Valley. It has long been known that it was Chief Joseph's earnest wish that Tils band might bo allowed to go up into their old home and settle down in peace and quiet. In accordance with this wish, the Indian Office sent out an inspector to the covot ed land, with a- view to determining tho THE BUND, SHANGHAI, WHICH IS THREATENED BY THE BOXERS. advlsablllty of the transfer. The report of this inspector has been received and been approved by the Indian Commission er, now awaiting only the action of the Secretary of the Interior. The inspector reports that all of the Wallowa Valley has been settled upon and iff under, cultivation, and that it would be next to Impossible to secure title to the lands for the Indians if such a course were determined upon, butv he sees no good reason for taking such a step. The lands could only be secured by condemnation, and tho transaction would result in great inconvenience to the settlers and farmers in the Wallowa Valley, while the end accomplished would merely be the gratification of a whim of the" old Indian chief. As a matter of fact. It was learned by this inspector that more than half of Jo seph's band prefer not to move, and would rather leave the Wallowa Valley to tho present occupants. Chief Joseph, who has been stirring things up from time to time In Washington, at last advanced a proposition that Just enough of the valley be secured to give each Indian an allot ment, but the Indian Office Is not In sym pathy with his proposition, and from present indications he will be obliged to go back to his band, and with them spend his declining days on the old camping ground. The Secretary, of the Interior Is n PUonnos..! . i V..tl !. u ivji. uiopucu iv oti itui ui, me manor, uui cifcij uiuitxiiuu liuvv irmuia lu u, Ua clslon adverse to old Joseph. CRANK OR INVENTOR. Italian With a Projectile Caused Excitement at the White Honse. WASHINGTON. Aug. 10. An Italian who gave his name as "Professor" Fl guccla, of Felucla, Italy, caused some excitement at tho White House today by exhibiting a brass projectile which he Wished to present to the President. He came during tho forenoon, accompanied by a negro, who bore a large sa'tchel. When stopped at the front door by Usher Mitchell, he presented a slip of paper bearing this inscription: "Professor Flguccia presents this pro jectile to the President of the United States." He took out of the satchel a very heavy projectile ami a long wire, and explained that the pushing of the wire through a hole which had been bored in the end of the projectile's nose would cause an ex plosion. The visitor could speak no Eng lish, and mode known his mission by signs. After some questioning it was concluded the Italian was an inventor seeking official recognition of his device, and he was directed to the Italian Em bassy. Later the secret service was no tified. Duke of Manchester Engaged. NEW YORK, Aug. 10. A special to the Herald from Newport, R. I., says: Mrs. AntonI Yzenaga, grandmother of the Duke of Manchester, has written to friends In Newport that the Duke is" en gaged to be married to Miss Helene Zim merman, a wealthy young woman of Cin cinnati, O. No Information is given as to when the wedding will take place. This Information follows a report that was circulated several weeks ago. At that time MIs3 Zimmerman was staying at Narragansett Pier, and after her en gagement to the Duke had been printed In several papers, she authorized a posi tive denial in the Herald of the whole story.. It was the fact of this denial that gave the news contained in Mrs. Yzenaga's letter an especial interest here. CnSTCINNATT, O., Aug. 10. Miss Helena Zimmerman, whose engagement to marry the Duke of Manchester Is announced by the Duke's grandmother, Is the accom plished daughter of Eugene Zimmerman, of Cincinnati, a man of considerable wealth and active In railroad and other large Industrial enterprises. Miss Zimmer man is his sole heiress. Expansion Sentiment nt Conference. HELENA. Mont., Augr. 10. The follow ing resolutions were unanimously adopted by the Montana conference of the Meth odist Episcopal Church, now In session here, "Whereas. Our country has been pass ing through a great crisis In its, history and In its destiny, and requires steadfast loyalty of our people; therefore be It "Resolved, That we appreciate the great the leadership of the President, his coun- I .w a rv,T,rrcc , iitKntmanni ' bravery and ability of our Army and Navy, and loyalty of our people, and fur ther commend the onward sweep of our Nation In Its world-wide leadership, and we are proud of our flag. "We rejoice that our domain. wlden3 and the beneficent Institutions of our glorious country are carried to the utter most parts, of the earth, which we ap prove. We convey our sympathy to our soldiers, sailors, missionaries and citi zens, and pray for their deliverance." CHICAGO AND RETURN, $71.50 Via lrenx jioriuern xwinvrj. : Tir !. Anict ?l and 22: -rood -..v...-. .. -- - t " i. days. City Ticket Office. 26S Morrison street. Reduction sale of trunks and bags for CO days at the Harris Trunk Co. CAPTAIN CARTER'S MONEY HE HAD MORE THAN HE KNEW WHAT TO DO "WITH. Illegal Earnings Given to His Fa- ther-in-TLaw for Safe Keeping Sensational Testimony. NEW YORK, Aug. 10. The hearing to secure the removal of John F. Gay nor. W. T. Gaynor, T. H. Gaynor and Benjamin D. Greene, accused of con spiracy to defraud the Government, to the jurisdiction of the Georgia courts, was continued before United States Com missioner Shields today. Mr. Kellogg, of counsel for the defendants, announced .that he had produced, as called upon, a book from various meetings of the At lantic Contracting Company, for 1S91 and 1S92. J. W. Osterly, chief clerk of tho en glneer's office at Savannah, the first wlt ness, questioned by United States Dis trict Attorney Erwln, of Georgia, said he had seen ex-Captain O. M. Car ter, August 15, 1899, at the University Club In this city and there conferred with him as to specifications for certain work to be done at Savannah. He was cross-examined and excused. The prosecution then sprang a decided surprise on counsel for the defendants by calling to tho witness stand Robert T. Westcott, ex-Captain Carter's father-in-law. During Captain Carter's court martial ho claimed that many of the bonds and securities In his possession and which he hypothecated for various sums of money, had been placed in his hands by Mr. Westcott, and also claimed a power of attorney from his father-in-law. During the proceedings of the board of inquiry, Westcott went to Eu rope. Mr. Kellogg said when Westcott was called: "We were not prepared for this and find ourselves much embarrassed. We were prepared to cross-examine Cap tain Glllett, but not Mr. Westcott." Mr. Westcott, after being questioned on preliminary points, said Captain Ben jamin D. Greene met him at the Hoff man House and handed him a package of bonds, asking that he take care of f UICIO rofr told- mo about the board of inquiry and that he expected to be ar rested," said Mr. Westcott, "and asked me if I would receive those bonds from Greene. I demurred. He Insisted and I finally assented. Then Greene met me at the Hoffman House, October 11, 1S97, and gave me the bonds. I. deposited them in the New York Safety Deposit Com pany." The witness said Carter asked him to go before the board of Inquiry and testify that the large amounts of money Carter was spending were received from him. "But I told him," said Mr. Westcott, "that I could not do that that I could not swear to a He." Mr. Kellogg's objection to answers mado by Westcott precipitated person alities between counsel ,in which West cott asked for protection. Commissioner Shields assured Westcott he would be protected as a witness and the examina tion was resumed. It was then brought out that previous to the session of the board of inquiry both Captain Carter and Benjamin D. Greene had gone to Westcott and asked him to take the bonds and securities. This was done, according to the counsel for the prosecution, because it was known that Carter had money on deposit that he could not well have made from his salary. Consequently Westcott was asked to become a member of the At lantic Contracting Company to account for his having the bonds and the securi ties. This he refused, but placed tho bonds In a safe deposit vault (Carter's). Then powers of attorney were shown from Westcott, which gave Carter entire control of all Westcott's business affairs. The bonds and securities that wore hand ed Westcott to the amount of $150,000 never appeared In the board of inquiry proceedings. Westcott Identified the pow ers of attorney given by him to Carter and told In detail of receiving the $150,000 worth of bonds and securities from Car ter and Greene? He also Identified a num ber of checks drawn by him In favor of Benjamin D. Greene, aggregating in . "n! impMj iimra m una way, anu sums to the amount of $49,000. These yet very few indeed of our own country sums he paid at the request of Carter men even know that one coach Is now who 'paid them back In various sums at so linked with another throughout the different times. Witness met Captain holo of the English province that the Carter in New York in September, 1S91. railway can be almost totally Ignored. h-i. r.nnf and Carter crave him S100.0QO . to take care of until Carter returned from Georgia. It was also brought out that different men in Savannah have loans of large amounts, the money for which purported to come from Mr. Westcott. Mr. West cott knew nothing about these cnecKs, The amounts of three of these loans were t merclal speculations as well as for pleas put in evidence today as follows: By i ure. When a good route Is chosen they Erne Gordon ?10,000; Jo..n Lyons. $15.- ( cannot be a failure for tho reason that 000 and to William Cunningham. ?10,000. ) before they start a certain number of The contention of the prosecution in thl3 matter is that the money advanced on these loans was not Westcott's, but be longed to Captain Carter. Testimony was also given reiauve iu a partnership existing between Westcott j thousands of Americans write, months in and Captain Carter four years ago in advance, asking that a complete coach which both had built houses In Orange, j route may be devised for them through N J. and the prosecution contends that out England. half of the money for these contracts t A coaching agent declares that at tho belonged to Captain Carter. end of each qt four seasons past from After recess Captain L.. lauirw. who i succeeded Captain Carter In the United I St.itps Engineer's Office In Savannah, and t States Engineer's Office In Savannah, and t Arthur S. Cooper, an ex-Government En- I glneer. who had been employed by Cap- ! tain Carter as an Inspector on the work j done at Savannah harbor, were cross-ex- amlned, with unimportant results. Ad journment was taken until next Monday. Fifth Infantry Starts. CHICAGO. Aug. 10 The Third battal ion of the Fifth United States Infantry, which has been stationed at Fort Sheri dan - since Its return from Santiago a few months ago. departed today for San Francisco en route for China. The battal ion consists of 512 men and omcers. ana will remain In San Francisco until Joined by the First Battalion, which will leave j ". ...... . " " t i Fort Sheridan as soon as the Second Bat- , toi nn firrii-Ac frnm cnha to relieve lu . Knew Eight Generations. NEW YORK Aug. 10. Mrs. Henrietta j Hand, who knew personally eight gener- atlons of her family, died yesterday at her residence In Brooklyn, of water on the brain, resulting from old age. She was born December 31, 1S0S. In New Ha ven, Conn., and was the daughter of Rev. Horace Hand. She remembered well her great-grandmother. She had 13 children, nine of whom are alive; 3S grandchildren, 50 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild. Her husband died In 1SI5. THE BREMERTON BOCK. Commandant of the Station Aslts for More WorTK to Do. WASHINGTON.. Aug. C There is a great deal that is significant In the .con duct of naval officers connected with the Puget Sound naval station, as Is Indi cated by recent correspondence received at tho department in Washington. One of tho rnost Interesting letters that has lately -come to hand is that of Com mander W. T. Burwell. commandant of tho naval station, written July 25, In which he says: "There are now employed at this yard in tho construction and repair depart ment 90 men, who have been carefully selected, and are desirable men. The shops have been furnished with an outfit of tools, and repairs to vessels can be well and economically done at this sta tion. Since tho repairs to the Iowa were completed, the only work available for employing these men has been the dock ing and repairs to two large merchant vessels, and repairs to the coast survey steamer Gedney. When this last 13 done, the force employed, which It Is very de sirable to retain, must be discharged. The mechanics once; scattered would find employment elsewhere, and It would be difficult to get together quickly so ef ficient a force when the need for It arises. In view of this. I respectfully suggest that, when practicable, a portion of the repair work of vessels on this coast may be allotted to this station. If some vessels on which extensive repairs are contemplated could be sent here, the forco now employed could carry on this work and be kept In readiness for imme diate employment in docking and repair ing vessels when haste was needed." Letters of this character are the best sort of arguments for the construction of a drydock on the Columbia River. The very fact that more vessels are not sent to the Puget Sound station is be cause of its inaccessible location, and the, further fact that the yard Is not read ily accessible to any market for the clas3 of material and supplies that are needed. Moreover, the station being across the Sound from either Seattle or Tacoma, is unhandy and out of ready access for the workmen who aro employed on Lthe Government work. All of these facts. while not specifically defined, aro clearly stamped In such letters. Tho department recognizes that the Bremerton dock is badly located, and therefore does not care to dock more ships there or send them there for repairs. On the other hand, a dock on the Co lumbia would have ready access to the markets of Portland and be within easy reach of that city. Tho workmen would be In a position to reach tho yard at will, and. If by chance wrork should fall off, could find temporary employment In the Portland yards. But a dock on tho Co lumbia is much moro likely to be busy all the year around than that on Puget Sound. It is located more in line with the demands of the Navy, and has a suf ficient shipping to fill In at odd times. Tho very fact that a commission has mado an investigation with a view to lo cating a dock on the Columbia has agi tated the naval officers Interested in the Puget Sound dock, and they realize that If something is not done soon to build up tho business at the Bremerton sta tion, they will fall into obscurity, and when the Columbia dock Is built the dock on the Sound will be heard of no more. They are therefore making a struggle for recognition at this time in order to save themselves later, and prevent the aban donment of the dock and naval station on Puget Sound. Coaching? In England. London Daily Mall. Every year about 4000 people, mostly Americans and Australians, traverse tho whole of Great Britain In Imitation old fashioned coaches. This year quite 10,- I 000 Americans alone have booked up In -me revival oi couciies some years ago ended In a dead loss to those who un dertook It, for the very good reason that things were done on the most lavish and uncommercial scale. Nowadays nearly every coach running from a London ho tel Is a source of handsome profit, for nearly all tho coaches aro run as com- persons living along the road guarantee to make or pay for so many Journeys In each season. But this Is about all that Is known on the subject by most Englishmen, though mreu iu iuur uiuutunu persons nave re turned to America ana to our colonies who have seen the whole of England, and a good part of Scotland and Ireland from well-tippolnted coaches that took them from inn to Inn, and he further avers that he is understating rather than exaggerat- ing when he says that quite 10,000 persons have already had these rail-Ignoring Journeys arranged for them this year. Londoners Want Ice. London Dally Mall. In big American cities Ice Is carried round like milk. In London one searches In vain for any Ice shop or warehouse. Yet thousands of tons are sold pvery quantItles at Battersea. and send out 1K0 quantities jil -DU.iLui.aea. ciiu aeuu uui iu.u tQns a week from some of :heir st0re3. -.! it- t ,i t ..i.t. lei txie avciugc i.vimuuc; la uuauic lu procure ice. One uimcuity is tnat tne weather Is variable. Another Is that London is behind the times. But the ice supply is increasing daily. DISAGREEMENT EXPECTED DEFENSE RESTED TESTIMONY IX THE POWERS CASE. Jury Will Go to FranVfort Nest Week to Vlevr the Scene of the Tragedy. GEORGETOWN Ky., Aug. 10. The de fense In the case of Caleb Powers, ex Sccretary of State, charged with being an accessory before the fact In the Goebel assassination, rested the testimony for that side at 2 o'clock this afternoon. Tha prosecution introduced several witnesses in rebuttal this afternoon, and expects to conclude tomorrow, but this Is not cer tain. The jury will be taken to Frankfort either Monday or Tu'-aday, to view the scone of the tragedy. The jury, when it comes to considering the evidence, will not have to decide the question of which side has dealt In perjury, but which side has been burdened with the larges amount of that product. It being conceded that perjury has been Indulged In in largo quantities by somebody for the last few days, during which contradiction, and Im peachment was the leading feature, and which will possibly keep up until the close of the trial. A disagreement of the Jury Is generally looked for. Mrs. John Davis, the wlfo of one of tha defendants charged with being an acces sory to the Goebel assassination, was tho first witness introduced by the dofenso today. Powers boarded at her house. John Powers was also there January 25. She testified that tho latter was HI In hl3 room at her house that day and did not leave his room after 11 o'clock. This was in contradiction of the testimony of Rob ert Noakes. who told of an alleged con versation with John Powers at tho State house, in which he said the latter told him to "stay close to the building, a3 something was going to happen as soon as Goebel and those fellows come down." Solomon Wilder, of Whitley County, testified that Robert Noakes was at Cor bin in March, and asked him not to tell anybody he was In town, as he might be arrested in connection with the assas sination conspiracy. On cross-examination It developed that Wilder went to Frankfort In December with Noakes and the other armed mountain men at tha time of the meeting of the state election commissioners. Noakes gave him and the other men their transportation. He did not go to Frankfort with the two tra!nload3 of mountaineers in which Noakes and his company went January 25, but heard them when they returned. Wit ness said they were drunk and firing their guns promiscuously. Golden picked out of the muster rolls of Noakis' company tha names of a number of members of the company. The witness told of various crimes for which they had been tried, miking the charge In several Instances. On direct examination Wilder testified that John L. Jones, of the Noakes com pany, was a man of good character. On cross-examination he said Jones had twlco been convicted of murder and sentenced In each case to life imprisonment, but was pardoned. The defense then asked to be allowed to offer as evidence the act of the Legis lature appropriating JtCO.OCO for the pur pose of aiding in the search for and pros ecution of the assassin of William Goebel. The prosecution offered no objection, aid the act was made a part of the testi mony. Walter Day. ex-Republican State Treas urer, testified that Youtsey sent for him the day before the shooting. He went to see Youtsey, and the latter to'd him thit for $300 he would settle the contest. Wit ness pressed Youtsey to khow how he would accomplish it, but the litter would only say for that amount he would sett e it. Witness said to Youtsey: "I am not that kind of a. man," and refused to con fer further with Youtsey about it. On cross-examination a letter written by Day to Secretary of State Hill was produced. The defense objected t It re lng Introduced and the Jury was excluded during the argument. In the letter Da:' states: "I will make a good witness for the Commonwealth, and I want you to go see the Prosecuting Attorney. Franklin, and tell him I want to be on the st.nd and tell all I know about the case." The letter expresses the opinion that Youtsey was the guilty man. The court admitted the letter in evidence. "What They Encpunter. Alnslee's Magazine. Added to the difficulty of the size of tho nation, there Is the complexity of tho language. The old saying that "the dovil Invented the Chinese characters to keen Christianity 'out of China" appears to have some show of reason when we find that In place of a Chinese alphabet there are thousands of formidable hieroglyph ics of pictorial characters, and that each constitutes a separate monosyllabic word. Furthermore, this written language is to be seen and not heard, to be read and not spoken. Then there Is the official or court language, used In the northern and central provinces, with hundreds of dif ferent dialects spoken south of the Yang tse. The missionary there has therofore to learn the local dialect, the court lan guage and the written or classical lan guage before he can preach, read the translations of the Scriptures and carry on oral Intercourse with all the different classes of natives he meets. This alono Is the work almost of a lifetime. But when tho missionary has overcome these difficulties, which few succeed In doing beyond a. certain limited extent. hl3 task Is only Just begun. Pie has to learn all that the ordinary Chinese know from their classical and other books and teachere, In order to meet them on their own ground. Then he muat begin to at tack the sentiments the Chinaman holds moat dear, and which are hallowed by the earliest associations and parental love. These ancestral teachings and ex amples, with his methods of relIglou3 worship, are deeply Imbedded In his In nermost heart. Yet the missionary has to ask him to give up most of them and accept untried foreign dogmas and meth ods In their place. Is It any wonder that the conservative principle In Chlne-e hu man nature rebels, and that the China man naturally is opposed to all missionary propagandism? Ready for the Reunion. Secretary Foss, of the Multnomah County ex-Sailors and ex-Soldiers' Asso ciation, has Issued circulars for the re union which will commence at Hawthorne Park, August 22. All old soldiers and their families are Invited. Campers will have free access to the ground, and will be provided with every facility. Tents will be provided. The camp ground for tents will be on the west side of Asy lum Creek, which is away from whero the crowds will assemble, and Is a pleas ant place for that purpose. Here also will be located the office tent of the commit tee cf arrangements. All addresses and exercises will be In the afternoons and evenings. The evening programmes will be mostly musical. Died at Sonth Rend. SOUTH BEND, Wash., Aug. 10.1. H. McKeever, a saloon-keeper here, dWl sud denly of heart disease this afternoon. Ho was one of the firm of McKeever Bros., whose shingle mill at Frances recently burned dawn. The American WorlcInBr Man. Much comparison has been made be tween the endurance of the Chinese and the American working man. Those witi authority to speak say that tho average working man of America Is as sup rlor to the Chinese as Hostetter's Stomach, Bitters Is to any other dyspepla cu o The Bitters does not claim to cure every thing, but it does cure constipation. Indl destlon. dysoepsia. blltousne's, liver and kidney troubles, and prevents malaria, fever and ajscue.