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
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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."
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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.