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New buildings, new ma chinery, military drill for men, physical culture for women, newly equipped gym nasium for all. The Next Term Will Begin September 21, 1900 For catalogue address Thos. M. Gatch, President, or John D; Daly, Secretary Board of Resents. Corvallis. Oregon. PNEUMATIC RUNABOUTS.... We have them in several varieties, both one and two-seat. "We are also showing the smartest effects In Stanhopes, sin gle and two-seat Traps, Open and Top Surreys, Bike Wagons, with wood and wire wheels, solid rubber cushion and pneumatic tiies. We have a most complete line of Fine Harness. Visitors arc always welcome. STUDEBAKER Carriage, Waprons, Harness, Robes and Whips. SUMMER EVENING BLISS . "Ease and comfort are reached these Summer evenings when you let the Pianola do il the hard work of striking the myriad notes on the keyboard. This is real piano-playing under comfortable circumstances. Tou can do It. Anyone can. Come and see the Instrument. Remember, we sell the best pianos, too: the Steln way and A, B. Chase, - - ML B. WELLS, Northwest Agent for the Aeolian Company 353-355 Washington Street, opp. Cordray's, .Portland, Or. Any Style 73-75 FIRST ST. PORTLAND, OR. RETAILERS IK SOT WASHINGTON STREET Jackets, Etons, Capes, Victorias, Collarettes,. Muffs, Fancy Neckwear, ta&a Ifttfa Baskets,, FURS5 -M PQRTlANLcl3 4 tSNg Rooms Single 7Se to $L60 per day Rooms Double $1.00 to 52.00 per day Rooms Family $1.50 to $3.00 per day Everybody should order direct. Kingston, Ky., Double Distilled, L90 per gallon. C T. BELCHER. Sec. and Treas. Hote American European plan, plan. ..$1.25. $1.50. $1.76 . 50c. 75c. 51.00 Just the thing for a spin on the White House Road. 320-338 E. Morrison St. EURQPENWPEB Bussia's Intentions Viewed With Suspicion. COMMENT OF THE LONDON PRESS Germany snd Austria Opposed to Withdrawing Troops From Pefain Operations in Manchuria. LONDON, Sept 1, 4:20 A. M. In the ab sence of other news from China, the pa pers are again filled with discussions of the Russo-American proposals which, so far as may be gathered from the repre sentations of opinions In the various Eu ropean capitals, are calculated to sub ject the unity of the allies to an exceed ingly severe and dangerous test. In Ger many, especially, these proposals are so diametrically opposed to Emperor Will iam's policy that they have produced something like consternation. As the Pally News editorially remarks: "Count von Waldersee was assuredly' not sent to assist in restoring the Empress Dow ager." It is recognized on all sides that Germany's decision is the pivot of the matter. Emperor William Intended by dis patching Count von. Waldersee to have the master hand In the Chinese settle ment. Russia has taken the wind out of that officer's sails And is now posing as the friend and protector of China. The morning papers express the great est suspicion of the intentions of Russia. The Times' editorial fairly represents the opinion of all, saying: "Thfl advantages of Russia's policy are not manifest and it is very doubtful wheth er It win recommend itself to powers like England and Germany that have large commercial interests In the establishment of a stable and progressive government to replace the, reactionary clique which has Impeded all progress and development in China In recent years. "Negotiations with Li Hung Chang would be a condonation of government crimes and the throwing away of all the advantages gained by the occupation of Pekln. Much mischief may already hive been done by the hesitation to enter the Forbidden City. To withdraw from Pekln would be Interpreted as proving not only that the allies are cowards, but that they are hopelessly divided. It may be that some of the powers will withdraw, but that does not Imply that others are bound to leave Pekln and to acquiesce in the res torationof a government guilty of a gross International crime." JStrnngre Bedfellows. The Standard says: "Diplomacy somo tlmt makes strange bedfellows. It is curious to find the mighty autocrat of the Old World and the -great repjubllc of he"New generously coaxing the, other pow ers" atone the path of peace. Nothing oufitbo better than 'the spirit of these fdcihiifets.'and it Is Interesting to find ktwQTKSrjpets so anxious to determine Srar rw Mail ttn-va: "RurrIil has pJreSd ifhtf nand of the United S&tes" IIMqBwneltt, m$3(ltd Stuis T3pv epttaSmi Kas addacedruch- valid reason 'Why "fcetr Russian policy Js a "bjid one that it will hardly be expected that other powers will concur." The Daily News, which complains bitterly that the British Government does not communicate a par ticle of information respecting these im portant negotiations, calls Mr. Ad&e's dis patch "very able" and asks what the British Government-is doing in the mat ter. The Daily Chronicle thinks the question of the "open door" will prove the rift within the lute which now sounds such sweet harmony between the United States and Russia. "Russia," says the Daily Chronicle, "has heard of the open door before from a greater' naval power than the United States and has replied by simply slamming the door in that pow er's face." The paper then proceeds to comment upon the difficulty of under standing Russia's real motives and the dangers of following Russia's leadership. The Dally Telegraph remarks: "The Russian proposals are among the most Ex traordinary coups attempted in recent years, even by Russia. The upshot will probably be the acceptance of M Hung Chang to negotiate some kind of com promise with the Empress Dowager." Vienna specials show that the Russo American proposals have caused extreme annoyance there. It Is said that Austria-Hungary will follow in Germany's footsteps, but it is recognized both in Ber lin and Vienna that the withdrawal of Russia and the United States from Pe kln would leave the other powers little option but to follow. The Shanghai correspondent of the Times, wiring August 30, sends a report that an Imperial edict was recently Is sued ordering Chauao Shu Chiao, Com missioner of the Railway and Mining Bureau, and Hsu Tuns, guardian of the heir apparent, to proceed south to inves tigate the conduct of the Tangtse Vice roys, and that they have already started for Pao Ting Fu. The correspondent says that this rumor, if confirmed, Is undoubt edly serious. "Germany's attitude toward the Chinese situation," says a Yokohama dispatch to the Times, dated yesterday, "is causing much perplexity in Japan. The Germans at Amoy having guaranteed life and prop erty, the Japanese marines will now re tire." General Rennenkampf, according to the St. Petersburg correspondent of the Daily Mali, captured Tsitsikar August 29. As he advanced the Chinese surrendered by hundreds. The dispatch says that Governor-General Grodekoff will soon remove the seat of the Amur Government from Khabarovsk to Tsitsikar, and will later transfer it to Charbln. TAKEN BY SURPRISE. Germany Embarrassed by the Russo American Proposal. BERLIN, Aug. 31. The German Gov ernment is considerably embarrassed, by the joint proposition of the United States and Russia to withdraw from Pekin and to recognize LI Hung Chang as an In termediary. It was wholly unexpected here that Russia would join the United States in such a step. Count von Bulow, the Foreign Minister, considers the new situation thus created so important as to compel him to abandon the vacation trip he was about to take. This evening the semiofficial press expresses the views of the government in cautious terms. A Foreign Office official made the fol lowing statement on the subject: "Germany has hot yet answered Rus sia's request to withdraw from Pekln. The other powers do not regard the military situation there as precarious. As far as LI Hung Chang is concerned, Germany is ready to acknowledge him as China's rep resentative In peace negotiations if he shows himself properly accredited, but as to this feature of the case nothing is as yet known here." The statement of the London Times that a German bank Is negotiating with I Chang Chi Tungj tho Woo Chans .Vice roy, for a loan of LOOO.000 taels is posi tively denied .. Gorman official telegrams announce that the German forces In Pekln occupy the northwestern portion of the city. The joint proclamations of the Generals against plundering have thus far proved ineffectual. It is reported that some 20,000 armed Chinese are about 50 kilometers from Pekin. The German troops share in guarding the imperial palace and also hold the northwestern gate. A council of Generals was called for August 23. OPERATIONS IN TffANCHTJRIA. Russians Hare Only to Take Monk den to Be in Complete Possession. ST. PETERSBURG. Sept L Official dispatches confirm the report of the oc cupation of Tsitsikar, which leaves only Moukdcn to be captured in order to place the whole of Manchuria in Rubsian pos session. Apparently there is no Intention to relax that hold. General Kouropatkln, th? Rusplan Min ister of War, has just ordered two bat teries of Krupp guns to protect the Man churian Railway. Eight new batteries ot quick fircrs will be distributed among the four-new Siberian Army Corps. Telegrams received hero today,from the capital of the Province of Amur confirm the previous reports from General Grode koff, Commander of the Amur Govern ment, announcing that the Chinese sent messages with a flag of truce to General Rennenkampf. This occurred August 22 and 24. The Chinese declared they would cease hostilities and In no case would make a further attack. Gen$alRennen kampf replied that" hehsfno authority to negotiate. He called on th Chinese to retire without offering any resistance. Von Waldersee at Aden. ( ADEN. Aug. 21. Field Marsha Count von Waldersee landed here tqdajr and was received by a guard of honor of British troops. BIG STRIKE PREDICTED. President Mitchell Says 140,000 min ers "Will Q,ult Work. INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 'si. "In "my opin ion there will be a strike in the anthracite region of Pennsylvania, and it will bo the biggest that the United States has ever known," said President John Mitchell, of the United Mlneworkers of America, to day. "We have formulated our demands for an advance of about 20 per cent In wages and the removal of certain condi tions that exist in the anthracite region. Principal among these Is that the oper-' -ators, In dealing with the miners, allow SCOO pounds to a ton, and in selling coal sell 2000 poun'ds for a ton. "If the strike is ordered, I believe that 140,000 men will come out. Of course,. I do not mean that these men will lay down their tools at once, but a strike spirit is like a war spirit, it grows continuously, and when once part of the mensare out In an effort to better their condition, tho others will quickly follow. I do not know justTvhat percentage of the anthra cite miners are" in the mlneworkers or ganization, but I firmly believe that 76,000 men will quit the flrBt day our men are ordered out,"" The 'Tin-Plate Scale,. F:msjiURG,vAusr. k?& cemf ol-e, of vast ipsportaiii'. j the irti ahd iiiftii fa terestsCofthecodntrybegan heie today., Thepurosels to reach an agreement' on the tm-pIatS 4scale for the ensuing' year, Another conference of Importance at which it is thought a scale will be agreed to is fixed for September 4 at Detroit, be tween representatives of the Republic Uron & Steel Company, the American Steel Hoop Company, the Standard Chain Company and the Amalgamated Associ ation. Kansas Miners Strike. .LEAVENWORTH, Kan., Aug. 31,-Six hundred coalminers struck today for 90 cents a ton. They received 76 cents un der last year's contract, which expired today. The operators say they cannot accede. Conferences are being: held. SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT NEWS China. England, Germany and Austria are opposed to withdrawing troops from Pekln. Page 1. The Russians have captured all the Man churlan towns except Moukden. Pago 1. Count von Waldersee Is at Aden. Page 1. General Miles regards a grreat war between tho powers as a possibility. Pago 1. No replies have been received from Europe to the Amerlco-Russlan proposition. Page 2. The full text of the Instructions to our Minis ters abroad is published. Page 2. Franco replies to Ll Hung Chang's peace pro posals. Page 2. Foreign. The Roumanian-Bulgarian dispute led to a con flict between peasants of tho two countries. Page 2. Precautions are taken to prevent the spread of the plague from Glasgow. Page 2. A buoy from the Andree polar expedition has been found. Pago 2. Political. Democrats are preparing to open the Eastern campaign. Page 2. Nevada Republicans nominated a ticket. Page 2. Bryan starts on another speeebmaking tour. Pago 2. Federal Government. Adjutant-General Corbln defends the Army canteen. Page 1. The Government will send a transport to Capo Nome to bring back destitute miners. Page 8. General Otis has applied for active duty. Page 3. Commander Tllley reports promising conditions in Samoa. Page 2.. Domestic Officers were elected by tho supreme lodge , Pythian' Sisterhood and Rathbone Sisters. Page 3. Huntington's successor, as president of the Southern Pacific will be chosen In a day or two. Pago 3. A strike of 140,000 anthracite cool miners is predicted. Page 1. Pacific Coast. Twelve-year-old boy named Fosterling acci dentally killed by his brother at Huntington. Pago 4. Asphalt discovered- near Ashland. Pago 4. O. R. & N. CcC resurveying the Ilwaco line, .Page 4. Prohibition electoral ticket for Oregon offi cially filed at Salem. Page 4. Salem reaches top notch in hop contracts with one at 12VS cents.' '.Page 4. Commercial and Marine. Portland shipped nearly 1,000,000 bushels of wheat last month. Page 8. New Harvest Queen makes a foot towing trip Page 5. First wheat schooner leaves Puget Sound. Page 5. Dun's and Bradstreefs trade reviews. Page 5. .?y Local. Republican i Stato Central Committee v opens headquarters, Page 12. f Sonator Fairbanks, of Indiana, will speak In Oreson.tnlS'montlv Faero 12. F. A. Meyer,-editor of tho Staats Zoltung, died suduenly of apoplexy. Page -12. RabbLX Bloch took farewell of tho Beth Israel Congregation. Page & - r , THE ARMY CANTEEN General Corbin Sets Forth the Attitude of the Department. KEPT IN INTEREST OF TEMPERANCE Its Influence on the Discipline of the Army Small Amount of Drinlc CoxxKTimel. WASHINGTON, Aug. 31. Adjutant General Corbin has written a letter to .Senator Sewell, of New Jersey, a mem ber of the military committee of the Sen ate, setting forth the. attitude of the War Department on the question of the Army canteen. He says: "The sale of all spirituous liquors by the canteen is and haa always been ab- PRINCIPAL GATEWAY LEADING solutely prohibited. Only beer and light wines are sold to either officers or men and.theBe only when the commanding officer is satisfied that giving to the trcops the opportunity of obtaining such beverage within tbfc post limits-"will pre-veAt-tbeK$ r'rom rvdsortbgtoc stitong In toxicants i io.jplacos ivitU6f pucb. , limit, -and tends to" promote temperance and discipline among them. TLfe canteen was established and "has been maintained in the interests of temperance and the bet terment of discipline with most satisfac tory results. This is shown in fewer trials by court-martial, in the decreased number of desertions and in the Improved health of the men. N'Tho exchange is a co-operative store "where supplies are sold at cost or aa nearly so as possible for the benefit ot the officers and men of the Army. The canteen is a department of the exchange constituting an enlisted men's club. Rooms in or near the soldiers' quarters are set apart for this special purpose, furnished with reading matter, billiard tables and other games, but every form of gambling is absolutely forbidden. Here the men write their letters home and read the newspapers and magazines. The Government has no financial interest whatever in the exchange or canteen, funds being supplied by the men them selves. Almost every company command er has reported In favor of the exchange and canteen as an effective temperance measure. One thousand and nineteen commissioned officers have made special reports to this effect. In the beginning I opposed the canteen, but was brought to Its support by the overwhelming evi dence of Its beneficial result upon the morale, health and contentment of the service. "Assistant Surgeon Mtinson, U. S. A., under instruction of the War Depart ment, made a careful Investigation into the effect of tho canteen upon the health of enlisted men. Tho result more than met the expectations of those most in terested in the promotion of temperance in the military service. He finds 'that the percentage of desertions has been continuously reduced since the introduc tion of the canteen. Prior to its intro duction desertions averaged from 10 to II per cent annually. Since lta establish ment these have decreased as follows: First year, to7.7; the next year to 6.5; tho next, 6.7; then, 6.3; the next to 3.B; then 5.3; the next to 3.4, and, finally, to 2.9. Further, the number of trials and convictions for drunkenness and offenses originating therefrom for the six years preceding the canteen was 3725. These decreased during the following six years of its establishment to 1600. Further, fof the seven years preceaing the establish ment of tho canteen, the average number of men who deposited their savings with the Government was 7233. For the seven yars following its Introduction the average increased to 83S2. "It has been stated 'in the public press that 'the receipts of the exchange are nearly all for drink.' The official reports of the department show that the receipts from sales of beer and light wines are and have been less than one-third of the gross receipts, being In 1S9S five-seventeenths and In 1899 six-seventeenths. Tak ing the amount of the gross receipts on account of the sale cr beer and dividing it by the total number of officers and men show that each officer and enlisted man for the year 1S8 expended on account of beer only 20 cents a month, equivalent to four glasses of beer per month, or less than one glass a week apiece for each officer and man in the military service. In. 1899 the expenditure on the part of each officer and man reached an average of 5S cents per month. These facts make It clear that In comparison with all other citizens the Army of today is the most abstemious body in our country. There is no community of which we have any report or knowledce that will show so small a consumption of drink per capita. This average should, In fact, appear much lower, for the reason that citizen employes, of which we have taken no ac count, have the privilege of purchasing from the canteen. The number of clerks, mechanics and teamsters employed with an army In the field is, as you know, very large. This number, however, is not ob tainable, but would very materially re duce the average of 20 and 5S cents a month. "The anxiety-of th temperance people outsido the service about the Army Is unwarranted. As compared with those existing 20 and SO years ago or with any community at, the present time any where in civil life the Army Is a model temperance society a practical one one where reasonable abstinence Is the rule and where excesses are the exception; a .society whose precepts no less than Its example could be followed by all peo ple in safety and sobriety." SOUTHERN SCHOOL BOOKS. General Gordon Condemns the Coarse of the G. A. R, ATLANTA, Ga., Aug. 31. Concerning the action of the Grand Army of the Re public In condemning school books alleged to be used In Southern schools as calcu lated to perpetuate prejudice against a general government, General John B. Gor don, Commander-in-Chief of the United Confederate Veterans, said today: "It is difficult for me to believe that any respectable Southern teacher is know ingly using any book that Is Intended to perpetuate sectional prejudice In the minds (ft Southern children. More than 20 years ago, with the hearty approval of INTO THE FORBIDDEN CITY, PEKIN. General R. E. Lee and, I believe with the sanctfon of our whole people, I made earnest and persistent efforts to have ban ished from the schools of the South and of the North all sectional schoolbooks and books which h-d any tint of bitterness against eUher section. "jivery movement sciade oy ;the United Confederate Veterans, and every recom mendation igade by our historical com mittee has been to' find and sustain only such books as gave the truth of history without the slightest tinge of passion or prejudice against either the North or the South. I do not hesitate to say. In tha broadest and most emphatic terms, that such Is the spirit of an overwhelming ma jority of the Southern people. "Any effort, however, to have books used in schools North or South which Would lower the solf-respect of the chil dren of either section or their legitimate pride in the motives which prompted the soldiers of either army or in their fathers' achievements had just as well be aban doned. Such an effort will never succeed. It ought not to sue'eeed, because It would be directly destructive of the future man hood of our country." c FIRE AT A RACE TRACK. Three Valuable Horses Burned to Denth. PROVIDENCE, R. I., Aug. 31. Short ly after the beginning of the racing In the closing day of the grand circuit meet ing at Narragansett Park this afternoon fire broke out in one of the stables near the three-quarters turn and with great rapidity destroyed three stables, a num ber of cattle sheds and burned to death four race horses. The horses destroyed comprised three in the string controlled by B. Simon, of London. Ont, Tho Ace, with a record of 2:054 and valued at 5400O; Maud K., a green mare without a record and valued at $1000; Ack man Jim, with a record of 2:16Vi and valued at $1600, and Charles A. Guyer's brown mare, Wiley Essa, valued at $1500, wore the animals destroyed. The loss on buildings and fixtures amounts to $6000. Colorado Forest Fires. RED CLIFF, Colo., Aug. 31. A timber fire prevailing for the past few days In the vicinity of the deserted village of Gold Park, 12 mlle3 from here, has as sumed threatening proportions, and Is rag ing through a large acreage of timber on Homestake Mountain. Prospectors and miners operating In that section are re turning to town, driven in by the suffo cating smoke and the encroaching flames. Owing to the almost entire absence of the customary rainy season, and unless the drought is promptly raised, Incalculable damago will result. Fire in New Orleans. NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 31. Fire tonight d&stroyed the building at 54 Canal street occupied by the Fairbanks Scale Com pany, entailing a loss of $200,000. Keifer Bros.' shoo factory, adjoining, suf fered a loss of ,$100,000, and the Morris building, corner of Canal and Camp streets, sustained about $50,000 damages. Stowaway Gnida Admitted. NEW YORK, Aug. 31. Michael Guida, the Italian -who stowed away- on the Kaiser Wilhelm II. and came across to this country three weeks ago, was ad mitted to the country today. His broth er, Antonio, a fruit merchant of Harlem, paid his brother's stowaway fine. As there was nothing to prove that Gulda was really an anarchist, except his acquaint ance with Natale Maresca, who came as a passenger, on the same ship, the board of Inquiry admitted him. The board has to dispose of the case of Maresca. To Strenfrthen "Western Rates. CHICAGO, Aug. 31. The Record tomor row will say: It Is rumored that the Great Northern, the Northern Pacific and the Union Pa cific Railroads have entered into an agreement to cease unprofitable competi tion for transcontinental business and to strengthen rates to the normal figure. The three lines hope to force the Santa Fe which lately has become one of the strong est competitors for transcontinental traf fic, to be a party to the arrangement. OOTING IN TIENTSIN American Soldiers Took No Part in It. ARE UNDER PEREMPTORY ORDERS Chinese Are Responsible or -the PH lasing: and Disorder That Fol lowed the Entry of Allies. WASHINGTON, Ang. 3L-Offlcials of tha War Department are positive that the soldiera of General Chaffee's army took no part in the extensive looting which followed the fall of the Chinese City of Tien Tsin. At the direction of Secretary Root, peremptory orders were, issued to military officers to exert every effort to prevent the looting and to punish severe ly disobedience of such orders. For this reason and from reports which have come to the department, the officials are con firmed in the opinion that our men re frained from disregarding the orders of their superiors. They think that the Chl 'nese themselves are responsible for much of the pillaging and disorder following the entry of the allies into the city. There is considerable property In charge of our army at Tien Tsin for safekeeping. STRENGTH OF ALLIED FORCE. Japan Led in Number of Men and Guns Sent to Pelcln. WASHINGTON, Aug. 31. The following telegram from the Japanese Foreign Of fice was received today at the Japaneso legation: "A telegram from Pekln gives tho strength of the allied forces which took part in the relief of Pekln as follows: "Japanese, 6000 Infantry, 200 cavalry, 4CO engineers and 53 guns. "Russians, 3300 infantry, 180 cavalry, and 22 guns. "British, 1833 infantry, 400 cavalry, and 13 guns. "Americans, 1600 infantry, 150 marines, 75 cavalry, and 6 guns. "French, 400 marines, and 18 guns. "On the 26th, 70 Chinese surrendered Of these, five each were detained by tho Japanese and British forces for the pur pose of ascertaining the state of affairs among the Chinese, the rest being set at liberty. On the 27th, 260 more surrendered, most of whom were guards and court officials. One of them, a military officer, after being brought to the Japanese head quarters, where he was kindly treated, was sent to the palace to make the neces sary preparations for the parade of the allied forces through the palace, to bo held on the 2Sth In commemoration of their successful entry Into the city. Aa a large number of court "ladies were found in the palace, every precaution was taken to protect them from insult, and assur ances were given them of the readiness of Japan's force to supply them at any moment with food and other necessaries." MILES FEARS GENERAL WAR. BeiJaves the. Acute Srusre of tho Origin jiua nui jjccii ucacueu. CHICAGO, Aug. 31. General Miles, whe is In Chicago, regards it as quite pos:i that a general conflict of the powersj result from the conflicting inteier. China, and he believes that an atter the part of some powers to partitioll Celestial Empire among themsi? would be sufficient grounds for the Uni States to resort to arms.. General 2Hi also believes that the dismemberment1 China will hold the possibility of a greal danger to the United States, In that the' time might come when the European na tions would turn their covetous faced toward the riches of America and bo tempted to combine against this country. "I don't believe that the acute stage of the Chinese crisis has passed." said the General. "I believe that it Is possible that the conflicting- Interests of the pow ers will yet bring- on a general conflict, which will involve all the civilized pow ers in the greatest war of modern times. Danger arises from the chance that some of the powers will oppose the dismember ment of the Chinese Empire. If tho United States and Russia succeed in act ting In harmony along lines of the re ported agreement proposed between them. It may result In a peaceful outcome from the present situation." "Do you believe that an attempt to par tition China would result In a conflict between the powers, General?" "That is my opinion." "What attitude would the United States adopt in that case, do you think? Would It fight?" "I believe that It would have sufficient cause to fight," was General Miles' re sponse. "So far as I can see, the moJt hopeful Indication Is the chance that Rus sia and the United States will agree to act together. There is to my mind every reason to believe that Russia is acting in good faith. Russia has more to gain by the preservation of the integrity of the Chinese Empire than she has by the policy of disruption. She has spent vast sums of money in the construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway, the greatest en terprise of modern times." CREED REVISION. Circular by tbe Committee Appointed ly tlie Ajcnilly. PITTSBURG, Pa., Aug. 31. The com mittee on creed revision, appointed at the last meeting of the Presbyterian General Assembly, has Issued a circular to tho Presbyterians of the church reciting tho authority for the appointment of tho committee to ascertain the general feeling In regard to the proposed revision ot tho creed and requesting the Presbyterians to consider and answer tho following in quiries: "First Do you desire a revision of our confession of faith? or "Second Do you desire a supplemental explanatory statement? or "Third Do you desire to supplement our present doctrinal standards with a briefer statement of the doctrines most surely be lieved among us. expressing In simple language the faith of the church In loyal ty to the system of doctrine contained In holy scripture and held by tho re formed churches? or "Fourth Do you desire the dismissal ot the whole subject so that our doctrinal standards shall remain as they are with out any change whatever, whether revis ion, supplemental or substitutional?" The circular Is signed by la members of the committee. The Presbyterians are requested to accord the affirmative and negative votes. Lieutenant Way Killed. WASHINGTON. Aug. 31. A dispatch from General MacArthur announces that Second Lieutenant H. N. Way, Fourth Infantry, was killed near Villa Vleja, Lu zon, August 2S Et-Chief of Police of Chicnpro. CHICAGO, Aug. 31. Michael C. Hlckey, ex-Chief of Police, died tonight. J li 109.2