THE MORlNG 0BISG02sfIAN, SATURDAY, AUGUST. 25, 1900.
ATTITUDE THE SAME
Policy of Government Toward
China Is Unchanged.
OPPOSED TO DISMEMBERMENT
Preparation Belnr Made for a Lone
Stay of United State Forces la
Northern China.
WASHINGTON". Aug. 24.-The Chinese
situation developed little of lmportancs
today. It Is stated frankly by the offi
cials in the State, War and Navy De
partments that n,o dispatches have been
rec?lved bearing on the problem which
has yet to be solved, namely the dispo
sition of China's affairs at the hands of
the powers. It was .stated at the War
Department, however, that no advices
have been received indicating that Gen
eral Chaffee had left Pekln. A Cabinet
officer is authority for the statement that
there is no information in possession of
ibis Government that Russia has declared
"war or that she is pursuing a course in
any way different from -that of other gov
ernments represented in China.
Regarding the attitude of this Govern
ment in case dlflercncss among the pow
ers should arise as to their future course
in China, it was stated on authority to
day that this Government remains op
posed to any territorial division of China,
as was plainly stated in S"creary Hayj
note of July 3. Every resource of di
plomacy will be exhausted to prevent the
partition of the empire.
The question of the withdrawal of the
United States forces from Pekln to Tien
Tsln or Taku has been seriously consid
ered by the President and his advisers.
A great deal of pressure has been brought
to bear upon the Administration to take
this step, but after mature deliberation
It has been determined that the negotia
tions for the settlement of the questions
growing out of the disturbances in China
must take place in the Chinese capital,
nnd that while these negotiations are
pending, and until they are completed, it
-will be necessary for the United States
forces to remain in the capital While it
Is recognized that a w ithdraw al of forces
from Pekln might be hailed with satisfac
tion, it is said that the moral effect in
China and on the Chinese would be bad
If Interpreted by the Chinese as a re
treat. Plans arc being made to furnish the
United States troops in Pekin with sup
plies. The department has ascertained
that the Taku port will be open until No
vember IS, and before that time it is ex
pected that most of the supplies can be
shipped to Taku. The railroad between
Taku and Tien Tsln Is In good condition,
but some estimate that it will take near
ly three months to repair the railroad be
tween Tien Tsln and Pekln. Meanwhile
the Pel Ho and the canal can be utilized
for transportation until the river freezes.
The commissary and medical stores
which were shipped on the transport
Meade and destined to China have been
ordered to be unloaded at Nagasaki and
Bent to Taku on the transport Indiana.
Dispatches w ere received from Oeneral
Chaffee today, but -only those giving cas
ualties were made public
Uprising in Amor.
The State Department received the fol
lowing cablegram from Consul Johnson:
"Amoy, Aug. 24 Mob burned Japanese
temple this morning. Marines were landed
to protect Japanese officials, and are re
storing order. JOHNSON."
The report that marines, presumably
Japanese, had landed there, may cause
a diversion to that section similar to the
recent -affair at Shanghai. The Japanese
Legation has not yet been advised of the
actual landing of marines there, but it is
said that the Japanese Consul at Amoy
a short time ago applied to the Govern
ment for -warships to guard against any
emergency which might arl3e. In re
sponse to the request two Japanese ships
were dispatched to Amoy and It Is the
understanding here that they are now at
that point. They have on board a consid
erable number of marines, suitable for
a landing party. A Japanese landing at
Amoy has more than usual significance
from the fact that Amoy is within what
is known as the Japanese "sphere of In
fluence." This "sphere" Js said by offi
cials to be .similar to that under which
Great Britain exercises an Influence In the
Tangtse Vailey. It embraces the Province
of Fu Kien, the principal centers being
Amoy and Tn Chow. As a "sphere" it is
chiefly important to Japan as it lies op
posite the Isand of Formosa, which Japan
took from China as the result of their
late war.
Acting Secretary Adee made public to
night the following dispatch from Consul
Fowler at Che Foo, giving additional in
formation bearing on the events in Pe
kin: "Che Fo (undated), received August 23,
midnight-Secretary of State. Washlng
WashlngtCJ. 23: Japanese report Emperor
and Empwss left Pekin. 14th; rested at
Wau Shot Shan; supposed destination Tal
Yuan FuShen Se; Prince Chlng believed
in Pekin; Li Ping Heng died; half popu
lation let. FOWLER."
Tal Tuln Fu, the supposed destination
of the lsperlal family, is the capital of
Shen SeProvince and is a large city of
-Brobablyfceveral hundred thousand inhabi
tants Sattered throughout various parts
of Chin?are temporary palaces which the
yal frailly occasionally occupy, and it
Is suppsed one of these is located at
,Tal Tun Fu. Prince Chlng, whom the
dlspatcj reports as still in Pekin, is a
vrell-knwn pro-foreigner. Up to a very
recent Jme he commanded a large garri
son in te capital city but a few weeks ago
reportscame that he had been shorn of
his po-er. His presence in the city, how
ever, lrregarded as favorable, as he may .
be of reat assistance to both the allies
and th Chinese in bringing about an un
derstating between the contending ele
roentsJLi Ping Heng$s-hose death Consul'
Fowles dispatch records, is the General
reporn to have arrived In Pekin
from ie Bouth with 10.000 troops during
the lsjer part of July to assist the Im
perlaljrmles in the capital. He was de-cidedljantl-forelgn
in his sentiments and
It wa he who was supposed to be re
sponse for the decapitation of two well
know, mombers of the Tsung 11 Tamun,
whlcl according to reports, occurred a
shortfcme ago. The statement that half
the jpulatlon of Pekln had fled Is taken
is syndication of the utter demoraliza
tion listing in the Chinese capital
Tb. following cablegram was received
et ti Navy Department from Admiral
Renh
Stu, Aug. 22. Bureau of Navigrj
tionpTashlngton: jCahle open Taku. Alt
trod from Hancock landed. Marines
gon Tion Tsln. Private Arthur A.
Wos. Marine Corps. accidentally
droted Tong Ku night 21st.
REMET."
A Cabinet Meet'ii-;.
T Cabinet was In scs.on today until
ne' 2 o'clock. At Itv clo;e the mem
bet were more reticent than usual as
to 'hat transpired. The published re
po that Russia has declared war un
dotealy is disturbing to the Admin
Isttten, Inasmuch as such action would
grtly complicate the situation and
prMy paralyze the President's efforts j
torlng about an adjustment. This ap
pij?is4n is somewhat Intensified by
tiff ear "t Germany may also con-t-rUte
""'ration of war. No in
ffnto hit effect has reached the
Gfrojr it it is regarded as not
afc-otlw .usplble, in view of the
nprr f Gorman Minister and the
l reported utterances of the Ger-
Bmporor What action this Gov-
sent would take under these drcura-
Ices is not known, but It baa been
sted that the President may at once
ask for a conference of the powers with
a view to arriving at some basli for a
settlement of the questions Involved
without resorting to war. It Is pointed
ont that the President has at his com
mand a far larger appropriation- than
could possibly be utilized before the next
meeting of Congress in December, even
under the most extraordinary circum
stances. The diversion of the troops now on
the Pacific from China to Manila is said
bj a Cabinet officer to be sufficient proof
that there will be no war wth China, so
far as this country is concerned, until
diplomacy has failed lf secure such rep
aration and indemnity as this- Govern
ment may demand on account of the
imprisonment of Minister Conger and our
Legntloners and citizens, and the prop
erty losses they have sustained during
the present uprising. The conclusion is.
therefore, that an extra session Is a re
mote possibility, except in the event of
a radical change in the situation.
ltne of communication.
Insufficient Force at Present Holding
It.
NEW TORK, Aug. 24. A. dispatch to
the Tribune from London says:
The Standard correspondent at Tien
Tsln says the line of communication with
Pekln is In an unsatisfactory state, and
the force available for holding it is in
sufficient. It is reported in Shanghai, in Chinese
circles, that the Empress Dowager and
Prince Tuan have c-een captured. The
Emperor is said to ha In Pekin with the
allied forces.
The reply cf the British Foreign Office
in t.i TTnne Hhanrr. conveved through the
j Chinese Minister here, has not yet been
delivered. Tbe delay is sumcienuj ex
plained by the distance of Lord
Salisbury from London, and the
.., oil ffi!ni rammunica-
tions have to be transmitted to a re
mote village on the Franko-uerman iron
.i u .v. cv.oif.n Swrptarv is now
' Lit!.. IV11CIC vuc i'..t,.. . -
! resting. The reply, however, is settled in
principle. Its general tenor win dc ovu
lar to that of the German Government,
which has just been handed to the Chi
nese legation at Berlin. Great Britain
will declare that it cannot enter into ne
gotiations owing to the lack of a prop
erly accredited representative on -the Chi
nese side. Sir Chlh Chen Lo Feng Luh,
Chinese Minister here, presents the as
sertion that LI Hung Chang has received
full authority to negotiate from the Em
press. He also maintains that he is still
In communication directly with the Em
peror, by means of a Viceroy of the
emitViom Tirnvlnres. No official news from
I China has, however, been received at the
legation for the past three days.
Minister Conger's statements as to the
hostile attitude of the Chinese court and
Its direct complicity in the Boxer attacks
have made a considerable impression
here, but it 1b also thought that Mr, Con
ger's health and nervous system are ex
ceedingly likely to have suffered from the
strain through which he has passed. It
is known that Sir Claude MacDonald is
ilL
The absence of direct news from Pekln
for the past few days continues to cause
some anxiety in military circles. The un
doubted fact remains of an outbreak at
Hankow, and, though this was promptly
suppressed by the Viceroy of Hoo Pe, it
is feared that the unrest is spreading
through the central provinces and may
be Increased when the flight of the Em
peror is known. The theory of some con
servative journals that England Is at war
with China is not yet officially accepted
by the British Government, which has not
broken off relations with the Chinese le
gation pending the receipt of further in
formation from its diplomatic and mili
tary advisers in Pekln.
FIGHTING NEAR TIEN TSIN.
Chinese Tried to Cat the Railroad
Riots in the South.
LONDON. Aug. 24. While the command
ers of the allied forces are waiting for
instructions from their governments as
to what to do next, which, In the pres
ent condition of the telegraphic service,
will probably take 10 days, work of repair
ing the railroad beyond Tang Tsun Is pro
gressing slowly, and the transportation of
supplies by boats on the Pel Ho River
Is Improving.
A dispatch from Che Foo, dated yester
day, says there has been further fight
ing near Tien Tsln. The Chinese sought
to cut the line of communication bui
were driven back with small loss on tht
part of the allied forces.
Official advices from Pekln, received
at Tokio, say the allies burned Prince
Tuan's residence.
According to a dispatch from Hong
Kong, dated today, turbulent mobs are
devastating portions of the provinces of
Fu Kien and Klang Fu. It is added that a
Mandarin with 305 Chinese soldiers left
Amoy August 23 to restore order. Jap
anese bluecoats were landed at Amoy,
August 23.
Marines from the French cruiser Comet
have cleared the streets of Swa Tow and
freed the besieged priests.
A dispatch to a news agency from
Shanghai, dated August 23, says eight sur
vivors of the 14 English missionaries who
started together from Shan 81 have
reached Hankow after suffering fright
ful barbarities.
RelUy Buried in Pekln.
PEKIN, Thursday, Aug. 16, via Shang
hai, Thursday, Aug. 23. The allied troops
have surrounded the Imperial City and
stationed sentries at the gates. They re
frain from entering pending instructions
from their governments. General Chaffee
says the fighting Is ended. The Japa
nese troops have relieved the Pel Sang
Cathedral, where 15 French nuns and 40
French and Italian soldiers have been iso
lated and besieged two months. They
found that Ave had been killed. Cap-
,tain Rellly. Battery F, Fifth United
States Artillery, who was killed at the
Imperial Palace, was buried in the lega
tion grounds. General Chaffee, the Brit
ish and Japanese Gerterals and many
civilians were present at the interment.
The Japanese troops1 are encamped In the
grounds of the "Temple cf Heaven." The
Emperor and Empress Dowager axe sup
posed to have fled northward.
Manchuria at Russia's Mercy.
NEW TORK, Aug. 24. A London dis
patch to the Tribune this morning says:
Russian now has Manchuria at her
mercy. The St. Petersburg correspondent
of the Mail stages that after Slzlkar and
Moukden have been stormed the subjuga
tion of the province will be complete.
German Military- Movements. I
BERLIN. Aug. 24. An official dispatch
from Tien Tsln, dated August 21. says
the German naval detachment arrived at
Pekln. August IS, and that the marine
battalion reached Ho SI Wu August 2.
Canadian Stovemalcerx to Combine.
NEW TORK. Aug. 24. A movement
is on foot to consolidate the leading
?tove-manufacturtng concerns of Cana
da. The plan as originally taken up
more than a year ago was confined to
manufacturers in Hamilton, Ont. but
t present it is proposed to cover a
-Rider iield.
Among the concerns which it is in
tended to absorb are Copp Bros., Ham
ilton; the Declary Manufacturing Com
pany, London; the Moffatt Stove Com
pany, Weston: Burrow, Stewart &
Milne, Hamilton: Tllden & Ware. Ham.
ilton, and J. Hardy, of Toronto. It is
not intended to have tho consolidation
go into effect until January L 1901.
$23,000 for Flying- Machines.
The American Government is to devote
5.0(0 to the purpose of experimenting
wlth flying machines to ascertain their
firactlcablllty for use in the Army. This
s a large turn to use for an, experiment,
and yet it cannot compare with that
spent uselessly by those who experiment
with various so-called dyspepsia cures.
Take Hostetter's Stomach Bitters and
avoid expense and uncertainty. If la
-I
made expressly to cure constipation, dys
pepsia-ana cu axomK.cn aisoraers.
KILLED AND' WOUNDED
GENERAL CHAFFEE REPORTS A
LONG CASUALTY LIST.
Deaths in the Hospital at Tin Tula
Felcln'n Communications
Threatened.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24. The War De
partment has received the following list
of deaths from General Chaffee, via Taku:
"Tien Tsln, Aug. 23. Deaths at Tien
Tsln hospital: August 4, Company M,
Fourteenth Infantry, Charlie L. Organ,
dysentery; Company M. Ninth Infantry,
Joseph L. Frltsch, gunshot wound. Au
gust 7, Company M, Fourteenth Infantry,
Paschal T. Smith, gunshot; Company K.
Fourteenth Infantry. James Rice. August
8. Company H. Fourteenth Infantry. John
H. Hurst; Company G, Fourteenth In
fantry, Archie G. Ranney. August 9,
oo0aoftca
SAN FRANCISCO
New Torfc Financial Chronicle.
Through the courtesy of the Collector of Customs at San Francisco, we
have received the details of imports and exports of gold and silver through
that port for the month of July, and they are given below In conjunction
with the figures for preceding months, thus completing the results for the
seven months of the calendar year 1900. The imports of gold were the
.largest for many months, reaching $3;500,693, of which $3,462,225 was in coin.
Of -silver there came in 5219,058, of which $141,901 was bullion. During the
seven months there has been received a total of $8,973,779 gold and $1,448,349
sliver, which compares with $10,495,316 gold and $1,289,973 silver in 1899. The
shipments of gold during July were only $6775, all coin, and the exports of
silver have been $965,463. of which 5486,231 was coin. For the seven months
the exports of gold have reached $341,619, against $1,540,400 in 1899, and $4,636,
680 silver has been sent out, against $2,808,219 in 1899. The exhibit for July
and the seven months is as follows:
Imports of gold and sliver at San Francisco ,
Gold. Silver,
s .-....- . .
MONTHS. o c o o c o
3" 5 S" 5 p
Cor : or
: 3 ; ; s
: -i : :
1900. - I j
January 3,312 $22,316 $ 25,682 $ 55,571)? 230.233 $ 2J5.S04
February 70.(08 8,152 78.160 2,5f2 50,977 53,539
March 6,356 41,294 47,650 18192 237,311 255 508
April 2,274,300 14 2S4i 2,288.584 7,178 220,775 227,953
May 2,477,261 22 644 2.499,905 52,384 127,920 180,304
June 502,780 30,379 533,159 9 668 216,515 226.U3
July 3,462.225 38,463 3,EOJ,693 77.154 141,904 219,058
' Total, seven months.. I $8,796,242$177,537 $8,973,779 $ 222,114! $1.225.635 $1,448,349
Exports of gold and
Gold. Silver.
MONTHS. o c o s o c o
3 5 3
: o r : o r
: 3 ; 3 ;
1900
January 104 490$ 920 $ 105,410 $ 133,190 $ 284,407 $ 417,597
February 190,043 50 190,098 255,556 426,045 6S1.601
March K860 14.860 377 366 239,315 616.6S1
ArTrli . 3,910 3,910 195.255 252,593 447,848
Mav " ' 7.81S 1,6001 9.4181 295 9:81 508,200 804.138
June 11153 11.153 250,702 572,650 823,352
juiv 6,775 6,776 4S6,2j1 419,232 905,463
r! , 1 1 !
Total seven months.. $ 339,0491$ 2.570J $ 341,619 i $1,994,2381 $2,702.442 $4,696.680
nitti nttitrf tt"""'"'"""""'""
Company K, Fourteenth Infantry, Lafer
J. Alley. August 10, Company M, Four
teenth Infantry, Joseph Oullette. August
13, Company E, Fourteenth Infantry, Rob
ert Horan. August 16, Company M, Ninth
Infantry, Charles Freldereck, Insolation.
August 20, Company M, Ninth Infantry,
Dennis Hea, dysentery. August 21, Com
pany B, Ninth Infantry, Ezeklel E. Hale,
dysentery. CHAFFEE."
The following list of casualties came
from Pekin August 18, via Taku:
"Tan Tsung, Aug. 6. Wounded, Four
teenth Infantry, Company E, Alfred
Evans, head, serious; Company K,
Charles A. Rodgers, shoulder, serious.
Ma Tou, August 16, killed by sharp
shooters, while foraging. Company G,
Fourteenth Infantry, Claude Smith.
"Pekln, Aug. IS. Died from wounds re
ceived In action, Company E, Fourteenth
Infantry, George C. Kauffman.
"Tien Tsln, Aug. 21 Deaths August 19,
Private William Brayton, Company O,
Ninth Infantry, dysentery; August 20.
Clinton W. Graham, Company I, Four
teenth Infantry, shrapnel wounds.
"CHAFFEE."
Orders Countermanded.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 24. Owing to
the recent change in the aspect of the Chi
nese situation Sfege Battery O of the
Seventh Artillery, now at the Presidio,
will not sail for China on the Belgian
King, as originally Intended. It will prob
ably be assigned to Honolulu or Fort Ma
son. The remainder of- Light Battery C, Sev
enth Artillery, commanded by Captain W.
P. Stone and Lieutenants Berry and New
bold, has arrived, at Fort Adams and en
camped at the Presidio.
Twenty-two patients were sent yester
day from the General Military Hospital
to Eastern points for further treatment.
The consumptives go to Fort Bayard, N.
M., and rheumatics to Hot Springs, Ark.,
where every effort is made to restore the
sufferers to .perfect health.
To Carry Supplies to China.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24. The Abarenda
Is being fitted out at the League Island
Navy-Tard &nd will shortly sail for the
Asiatic station with a full cargo of sup
plies for the squadron on duty there.
Scharn'Will Be Held for Murder. '
NEW TORK, Aug. 24. Frederick
Scharn, the 18-year-old boy whp has been
held by the police pending the investiga
tion into the murder of his sister Kate,
last Saturday, was released on a writ of
habeas corpus today, but was Immediate
ly rearrested on a charge of burglary.
When Scharn was arraigned on the
charge pf burglary he pleaded not guilty,
and was committed to the Tombs.
Assistant District Attorney O'Reilly said
tho boy would be Indicted for murder"In
tho first degree by next Tuesday, by
which time, ho said, the police will have
finished an investigation now going on.
The case has attracted much attention
here owing to the fact that the police.
In searching for the girl's murderer,
found that she had been leading a
double life.
Miners' Strike at Cardiff.
NEW TORK, Aug. 24. A dispatch to
the Herald from London says:
Because the general manager of the
Tair vale Railway refuses to meet a rep
resentative of a labor union, not a pound
of coal Is moving at Cardiff, and 30,000
colliers arc idle. The strike on this rail
way, if nat speedily terminated, must havo
a disastrous effect on shipping, and seri
ously embarrass the Admiralty at a time
when steam coal is a very precious article.
No better time could have been chosen
by the labor union leaders to stop this
great coal carrier. Welsh steam coal has
already touched record prices, and the
Admiralty, only a few days ago, 'was
forced to pay exorbitant prices for 250,000
tons. '
Exports and Imports.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24. Tables of the
Imports and exports for the month of
July show total imports of $63,656,451, as
compared with $50,101744 in July, 1S99.
The total exports were $100,447,470, as
compared with $34,960,170 in July, 1S33.
Torpedo-Boat Strlnshaaa.
WASmNGTON, Aug. 24. The Navy De
partment has been notified by the Harlaa
& Holllngsworth Company, Wilmington.
IJpl., builders of the 30-knot torpedo-boa
Stringbajn, that the vessel made a v,ery
satisfactory trial trlp. Her engines and
boilers worked perfectly, but she failed
to develop her fulL contract speed of 3Q
knots, They have requested permission
of tho department to fit her with higher
speed propellers.
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LONDON'S TWO-PENNY TUBE
British Metropolis Goes Wild. Over
Its Underground Electric Line.
London Mall.
In 10 years London underground will
be a vastanetwork of electric railways,
on which "ho citizen may spend a life
time of traveling.'
This metamorphosis of the metropolis"
Is what the hustling business man has
long awaited. For years the city man
has been jolted and jerked by omnibus
from his home at Shepherd's Rush to his
office in the city, and every day he has
wasted at least an hour by this ante
diluvian mode of locomotion.
As the years roll by he has seen himself
losIngSa portion of his life to no pur-
SPECIE MOVEMENT
silver from San Francisco
pose. One day a month or 12 days a year
he has been compelled to squander in his
daily pilgrimage to the office. Multiply
that city man by thousands and some
conception Is obtained of the colossal
waste of time that has been going en
from day to day and year to year.
The coming of the two-penny tube ha3
worked a vast economic revolution, and
has saved the dwellers in the northwest
of the great city from daily seeing a por
tion of their lives slipping away from
them In sheer waste. London, all agape,
crowds the two-penny tube. Thursday's
traffic returns completely eclipse the pre
vious days,i$as the following list shows:
Monday 83,030 passengers
Tuesday 91,600 passengers
Wednesday 86,000 passengers
Thursday 93,000 passengers
Testerday the crowd swayed ana
surged to get on the trains. It was a
cosmopolitan throng. Nearly every civil
ized nation under the sun was repre
sented among the humanity that was
struggling to experience London's latest
sensation.
Nearly 3,500,QOO was spent in Its con
struction, the expenditures working out
at the huge average of 550,000 per mile.
The luxurious vestibule cars, of which the
company has 190, cost 1000 each, and the
2S torpedo-shaped engines were built in
America for 3000 apiece. The working
expenses of the line are calculated at
150,000 per annum, and It is estimated
that If a fair dividend 1b to be earned
40,000,000 passengers must travel on the
railway in the year. That represents a
dally average of 110,000 an average which
has not yet been achieved, but which will
be easily reached within the near future.
For the first time the company ex
pected to sustain a slight loss, but the
line has caught on like a bright comic
opera, and the figures of the dally traffic
are gradually moving up toward tha nec
essary total.
t
San Jose Scale in Brooklyn.
NEW TORK, Aug. 24. The Ban Jose
scale has made its apperance in the
Borough of Brooklyn. The scale haa
been discovered in 35 different places
In the borough. It is feared that it
may extend to Prospect Park and down
to the Long Island farms. The scale
is distributed by nursery stock and
also by .birds, which carry it from tree
to tree. ,
i
THE RimAl
WORCESTERSHIRE
BEWARE OF IMITATIONS
Gtres a nut delicious flvror to
Hot & CQld Meats, Gravies,
Salads, Soups, Game, Fish
Welsh Rarebits, etc
BRYAN SPOKE IN KANSAS
CAMPAIGN TALKS MADE IN SEV
ERAL TOWNS.
Wound Up the Day in Beatrice, Neb.
He Will Speak in. Omaha.
Tonlrjht.
MANHATTAN. Kan.. Aug. 24. Mr.
Bryan began the day with a speech here
at 10:30 o'clock before a large audience.
The speaker received careful attention
and liberal applause. Mr. Bryan said he
believed most Republicans would leave
their party .when convinced that they
could serve their country better by leav
ing It than they could in it. In. the first
place, he said, the Republican party had
been a sliver party, now It had become a
gold-standard party. It had supported
the greenbacks, now it proposed to sub
stitute a bank currency for the green
backs. It had heretofore denounced
trusts; now its leaders were found gener
ally defending the trusts. He asked -what
the individual Republicans, especially the
Republican farmers, were getting out of
the trusts.
"We do not object to tho honest accu
mulation of wealth," he raid. "What I
object to is a Government that protects
a few men in their robbery of the masses
and then denounces everybody as an an
archist that does not like to be robbed."
Mr. Bryan declared that a policy of Im
perialism was Impossible without a large
army.
"If we are to resort to Imperialism in
the Philippines In order to get the trade
of those islands,'.' he said, "is it not rea
sonable to suppose that the same policy
should be brought Into requisition to get
the trade of other countries. I believe
In the expansion of trade. I want this
country to expand her trade, but I would
not present one American citizen on the
.auction block and sell him for all ther
trade of the Orient if I had to buy it
by his blood." (Great applause.)
Mr. Bryan asserted that the Republi
cans were evading the question of ex
pansion and said that after having as
serted ovef and over again that the sil
ver question was dead, they had resur
rected It far beyond the prediction of
Democrats. Important as was that issue,
it could not be used to prevent adequate
discussion of more pressing questions. In
closing, Mr. Bryan said:
"The splendors of an empire hfivo
lured governments on to destruction In
the past. We do not want the splendors
of an empire. We want a government of
the people, by the people, and for the
people. That Is glory enough for us (applause)-,
and jwhen Republicans vtell you
what we are going to do and how we are
going to reach.- out and get lands for
their exploitation, you remember that
passage of the Scripture, and you can
paraphrase it by an answer they cannot
meet 'What shall it profit us if we gain
the whole world and lose the spirit which
prizes liberty as an heritage to all men
in all lands everywhere?' "
At Mnrysville.
MARTSVIDLE, Kan., Aug. 24. Mr.
Bryan arrived here on a special train
from Manhattan at 2:15 this afternoon,
and afterward delivered a speech to the
people of this vicinity. He was greeted
by considerable gatherings at points en
route.
At Randolph he compared the Repub
lican party to an association of athletes
trained to turn somersaults In concord
whenever the leaders say "Flop with the
party," and he predicted that many of
them would this year turn from tho
party rather than turn with it.
At Blue Rapids he quoted the Scriptu
ral passage, "Whom the Lord loveth he
chastlseth," as God's authority for
thrashing the Republican party at the
November election.
At Marysville Mr. Bryan spoke to an
exceptionally large audience', and he was
most ' enthusiastically received. His
speech covered the general range of pub
lic questions, but devoted most atten
tion to imperialism, covering the polnt3
made familiar by his recent addresses.
Back in Nebraska.
BEATRICE. Neb., Aug. 24. Mr. Bryan
returned to his state- today, reaching the
state line late In the afternoon and ar
riving at Beatrice a few minutes past 8
o'clock. He had been delayed for two
hours en route, and he drove direct from
the train to the meeting that he was to
address. He had been met at Marys
ville by a committee of representative
citizens, including Hon. R. S. Bibb, who
was the Gold Democratic candidate for
Governor In 1896. He Is now supporting
Mr. Bryan for the Presidency because
of the latter's position on the subject of
expansion, and he presided over the
meeting tonight. There was a large
crowd at the station when Mr. Bryan
arrived.
The speaking took place from a highly
decorated stand on a vacant lot In the
center of tho city. The attendance was
large, and Mr. Bryan was received with
a fine burst of applause when ho mount
ed the stand. There were also frequent
Interruptions on the part of Mr. Bryan's
admirers during th delivery of the
speech. Mr. Bryan ha d already made
two speeches of rather more than the
ordinary length for him during the day,
but he did not appear fatigued and spoke
with his wonted yigor. The address was
a review of the general issues of the
campaign. More than usual attention
was given to the legislation concerning
Porto Rico. He used this as an Illustra
tion of what the Republican party would
do In other countries if the opportunity
should offer. This legislation he regarded
as a specimen of Imperialism and a good
Illustration of what could be expected of
a Republican Congress. (
Speaking of the Filipinos along the
usual line, Mr. Bryan asked the follow
ing question: ."Republicans, are you not
ashamed to say that God would make
This algcatnre on
Filipinos and leave them thousands of
years until Hanna found them?"
Mr. Bryan taunted the Republicans
with failure to formulate any plm for
tho control of the Philippines and on
this point said: "Republicans, have you
any plan for the control of the Philip
pines? Has any Republican outlined a
plan? Tour candidates have not. your
committeemen have not, your editors
have not; all they ask of you is that you
shall have confidence in them and lot
them run It to suit themselves."
Mr. Bryan will leave tomorrow;' for
Lincoln, and in the afternoon will go to
Omaha, where he will speak at night.
A JOKE ON MR. VANDERLIP
Mistook the White-Hatred Clock
Winder for British, Ambassador.
Eoston Transcript.
Down In the bowels of the Treasury
building Is the shop pf the clock-winder
of the department. The person who has
filled this office for a number of years is
venerable and distinguished looking, of
portly build and with white side whiskers.
As there are several hundred clocks In the
building, his task is no sinecure. The dig
nity of his deportment Is the subject of
remark with all who see him.
It is related of. ex-Assistant Secre
tary Hamlin that soon after he came to
Washington, and before he had become
personally acquainted with many of its
dignitaries, someone told him one day
that the British Ambassador was making
a personal inquiry ln.to the methods of
our customs service for a report to his
government and would call presently at
the department. Soon after this a man
of the proper years and elevation of as
pect, and wearing the white galways
which stage traditions have made insep
arable from the Englishman of rank, en
tered the office, and Mr. Hamlin made
the most hospitable overtures of welcome.
These advances were cordially met, but
the Assistant Secretary was somewhat
startled when the visitor. Instead of ac
cepting the chair offered him, moved to
ward the mantel and proceeded to wind
up the clock.
Mr. Vanderllp has escaped somewhat
more easily, but not entirely unscathed
It was during his first week In office,
when hundreds of persons, with as many
different errands In hand, poured in upon
him. The clock-winder, who had called at
the beginning of the week, came aga n at
Its end, and Mr. Vanderllp was sorely
puzzled. His visitor's face and general
appearance had made a distinct Impres
sion, upon him, but at their second m-e-ing
he could not recall the circumstances
of the first one. The clock-winder looked
so much like a prosperous business man
that Mr. Vanderllp concluded that he
must be either a Senator or one of tha
financiers who had dropped In a few days
before to talk bonds; so he grasped his
hand and warmed him with a smile which
would answer for either alternative. "I'm
glad to have met you," said the visitor,
returning both handshake and smile, "and
now with your permission I will proceed
to business."
"Of course of course," responded the
Assistant Secretary, genially; "pray be
seated."
But the old gentleman, shaking his head
as his host made a gesture toward the
sofa, said, quietly: "My business is with
your timepiece," and out came, his key.
The fact that the clock-winder is stone
deaf increases the opportunity for misun
derstanding. Spring Lamb From Nevr Zealand.
NEW TORK, Aug. 24. To demonstrate
that frozen Australian mutton can be
shipped In good condition to this country,
a Spring lamb, killed and dressed In New
Zealand, has been sent to an Importing
firm in this city. It reached here on the
steamer Majestic, after transportation or
17,000 miles. It Is good and solid, despite
ks long journey of 70 days. In view of
he fine quality and the cheapness and
abundance of lambs in Australia, the ex
periment Is regarded with much Interest
by local butchers.
i
A Ucat Victim.
ST. PAUL, Minn., Aug. 24. Private ad
vices today, from New Tork, state that
Luther E. Newport, a prominent St.
Paul society and business man, well
known In business all over the country,
who became temporarily Insane in New
Tork, because of the heat on Monday, is
in. a very critical condition, but it Is
hoped that with great care he may re
cover. Daily Treasury Statement.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24. Today's state
ment of the Treasury balances in the
general fund, exclusive of the $150,000,000
gold reserve In the division of redemption,
shows:
Available cash balances $137,156,419
Gold 67,782,196
Balaton's Mansion Sold.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 24. The famous
mansion which the late W. C. Ralston
built near Belmont at a cost of $1,500,000.
and which for many years was one of the
finest country homes In America, has
been sold and Is to be converted Into a
hospital for the Insane.
An Overcrowded University.
BERKELET, Cal., Aug. 24. There are
more than 2300 students at the University
of California this year, and the problem
of providing room for them has become
so serious that an appeal for aid will be
made to the Legislature.
Reservation for Cheyennes.
FORT TATES, N. D., Aug. 24. Colonel
McLaughlin has purchased a splendid
tract of grazing land on Tongue River,
in Montana, as a reservation for the
Cheyennes, of Montana, who at present
are wandering.
every bottle
THE RINGLEADER SHOT
ROBERTS CONFIRMED DEATH SEN
TENCE OF CONSPIRATOR.
British Government Prints Corre
ipondence of English. Politicians
to Boer Leaders.
LONDON. Aug. 21. A special dispatch,
from Pretoria, dated today. say3 General
Lord Roberts has confirmed the sentenca
of death imposed upon Lieutenant Cordua,
formerly of the Staats Artillery, who was
convicted of being a ringleader In tha
plot to abduct General Roberta and kilt
British officers.
LONDON. Aug. 25. A special dispatch
from Pretoria says that Lieutenant Cor
dua was shot yesterday (Friday) after
noon. British Prisoners Rescued
LONDON. Aug. 24. Tho following dis
patch has been received at the War Of
fice from Lord Roberts!
"Pretoria, Thursday, Aug. 33. Baden
Powell rescued 100 British prisoners, at
Warm Baths. August 22; and- captured a
Boers and a German artillery officer.
"Buller3 casualties, August 21, wera
seven men killed and Captain Ellershaw
and 21 men wounded, and five men miss
ing. "Kitchener, August 2t had eight casu
alties. While reconnoltering In the Ko
matl Valley, Rundle found 140,000 rounda
of ammunition buried.
"The columns pursuing Dewet mada
wonderful marches. Colonel MacKlnnoa
covered 224 miles In 14 days."
Dewet Headed Off.
LONDON, Aug. 23. General Badon
Powell, according to a dispatch to tho
Standard from Pretoria, dated Ausust 23,
headed off General Dewet, preventing hla
junction with the main body of the enemy.
Dewet abandoned his transport and took
to the hills, h's commando dispersing,
some trekking south.
Lord Kitchener has returned to Pretoria.
Protest Asulnnt Proclamations.
LONDON. Aug. 24. Dr. Leyds and tha
Boer envoys have "ent from St. Peters
burg to Lord Salisbury a strong protest
against the latest, proclamations of Lord
Roberts, maintaining that they violate
every sense of right and all the principles
of international law.
TRANSVAAL CORRESPONDENCE.
Confidential Letters Published by
British Got eminent.
NEW TORK, Aug. 24. A dispatch to
the Tribuno from London says:
Tho Government has published a number
of confidential letter from prominent poli
ticians In England and at the Cape to
President Steyn and other members of.
the Transvaal and Free State Govern
ments. Tho correspondence Includes letters
'from Dr. Clark. M, P.. and John Ellis,
M. P., In addition to those of Henry La
bouchere, which latter have already beea
printed In Truth. But the most interest
ing document in the collection are letters
from Sir Henry Devllllers. Chief Justico
of the Cape Colony, and Mr. Merriman.
who was lately In the Cape Cabinet and
Is now leader of his party in the Colony,
which sympathizes with the Republics
strongly.
As both writers supported the Afrikan
der cause they were most emphatic in
urging President Kruger during tho
monthsJrecedHg the outbreak- of hostil
ities to grant reasonable concessions to tha
Uitlanders. Devllllers, who was one at
the commissioners to sign the convention
of 3SS1. goes so far ai to declare that ho
would never have advised the British Gov
ernment to grant the Independence of tho
Transvaal if he could have foreseen Mr.
Kruger's narrow, oligarchical policy.
Mr. Merriman writes In the same strain.
He directly warns the President that con
tinued denial of political rights to tha
Uitlanders must provoke an explosion,
and draws a vivid picture of tho evils
which the reactionary attitude of tHe dom
inant party in the Transvaal was bring
ing upon the country.
The whole correspondence will doubtless
supply material In the coming general
election to Ministerial speakers who will
maintain that, by the admission of Trans
vaal advocates themselves, war was In
evitable unless Mr. Kruger altered hla
system.
Royal Family Council.
NEW TORK, Aug. 24. A dispatch to
the Journal and Advertiser from Copen
hagen says:
The members of the great royal fam
ily of Denmark are arriving steadily for
a family council. The King of Greeco
and the Princess of Wales arrived by
special train and immediately continued
their journey to Fredcnsberg, where they
were welcomed by the royal family.
Prince Carl left his ship in order to
meet the Princess of Wales. It
is asserted that Emperor William
will take part In the royal gathering,
arriving at about noon, the middle of
September. King Oscar, of Sweden, ha&
announced his intention to pay a visit
to Fredensberg and the Czar will ar
rive at the beginning of September.
Electric Cnr Jumped the Track".
BEAVER FALLS. Pa.. Aug. 24. An elec
tric car on the Rlvervlew line jumped
the track on a steep grade last night,
overturned and plunged Into two treea.
where It hung suspended 1C0 feet abovo
the Fort Wayne railroad tracks. The car
contained about 50 passengers, many of
whom were injured. Vincent Burry, aged
21, of Beaver Falls, may die. Jennie Lee,
aged 20. of Beaver Falls, was also seri
ously injured. The others will recover.
Cooks, Chefs & Housekeep
ers everywhere pronounce it
an indispensable requisite to
the culinary stores.
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