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feEE MORfflNQ. OREGO&IAN, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1900. WANTS INFORMATION Chaffee Anxlousto Know What to Do With His Men. CONDITIONS IN PEKIN ARE GOOD Another Ulcsisasre From. Minister Con ffer No Chansre In thp Diplo matic Situation. "WASHINGTON, Sept 4. A very inter acting -dispatch was xeceived today at the War department from General Chaffee. It described the military situation as emi nently satisfactory and -would have "been of greater value but for the omission common to all of the other official dis patches from China, namely, the -date line. However, taking: Into consideration the fact that a cablegram was received by the State Department today, dated five days ago, from Minister Conger, the con clusion was reached that General Chaf fee's dispatch also was sent from Pekin about August 23 or 3a The dispatch fol lows: "Talcu (no date) Adjutant General, "Washington: Written reports of opera tions tip to the relief of the legations "Will bo forwarded as soon as possible. Present conditions are that hostilities have practically ceased, only occasional shots being fired from cover; small party re pairing telegraph line and foraging. No considerable body of Chlneso troops (Box ers) discovered here or along the Una of communication. "Wo hear Li Hung -Chang has full pow er, but he is not here. Will United States keep military force here until terms of peace are arranged? Now In China, about 5000 effectives, Sixth Cavalry, Light Battery F, Firth Artillery, Batteries Third, Ninth Infantry, Fourteenth Infantry, 1000 marines. I think ample force for United States unless political reason, not ap parent to, me, demands larger. Shall take 6000 as basis of my requirement for sup plies. If troops remain must Winter in tents and conical wall tents will be re quired, one tent 10 men. Escort wagrons mentioned In of 18th will be re quired Immediately. Have authorities for same shipped. No more pack trains re quired, WAgon transportation best. Water falling In river rapidly, must soon haul supplies 40 miles. Satisfied railroad will not be- repaired before river freezes. " "CHAFFEE." In a cable 'received from General Chaf fee some days ago he said he needed eight escort wagons for each battalion of infantry and 10 for each squadron of cavalry. The escort wagons are four-mule wagons and somewhat lighter than the six-mule wagons. There are nowonthe way to General Chaffee 337 of these teams and 30 were sent over from Manila. The tents and equipage asked for are now on the way and lumber in sufficient quanti ties for the army in China "will he sent In ships that will sail in a few days. Preparations are going forward for Win tering the troops in China. General Chaffee aBks a very important question as to the withdrawal of the American troops. The answer to the ques tion, It is said, might have been found In the State Depaprtment's answer to the Russian evacuation proposition. But that answer, or rather a synopsis of it, was not cabled to General Chaffee until the 80th, and It is assumed that allowing for the same time in transmittal as was con sumed by General Chaffee's dispatch re ceived today, the synopsis has just reached him. When the American answer to the Russian proposal was made pub lic it was stated here that General Chaf fee had been instructed some time before just what courso to pursue in the matter of retiring from Pekln In the event of the emergency that afterward arose. This be ing so, today's application tfor instruc tions mlffht Its TsgarOc ss n n$'stim that ho had received the original instruc tions when he sent his message. It is stated that no order had been sent to General Chaffee to leave Pekln as the result of any recent developments. In fact, It would seem that the War De partment is not able to instruct him more specifically on this point until the decis ion of the powers relative to general evacuation is known. It was stated at the War Department that our position "was unchanged; if Russia withdraws her troops then General Chaffee will do the same. Meanwhile, It Is gathered that con ditions in China are still disordered and foreign life and property are still un safe. The dispatch received from Minister Conger was gratifying to officials in that it contained the date of Pekln, August 30, as an Integral part of the message and this part In cipher. Aside from bringing the information up to a recent day, it satisfied the officials that the Minister at least had received the Instructions to include the place and date of each mes sage as an Integral part of It This prom ised to do away with the great confusion caused thus far In dateless messages. The text of the Conger dispatch was not made public, but it was authoritatively stated that it did not change the situation and was devoted somewhat to expressions of opinion. It was authoritatively stated in this connection that Minister Conger will remain at his post until further orders. Up to this time, he has expressed no wish to be relieved and the State Department holds that since he has passed -through the ordeal of a siege, he Is not likely to desire a Tellef under the present more favor able conditions. In view of the statement of Count Iansdorff, Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs, In the Imperial Messenger, that orders bad already been issued to M. De Glors and to the army to leave Pekln, the statement was made at the State De partment that no such determination had been communicated to Washington. Prob ably nothing short of an official state ment from Pekln to the effect that the Russians had withdrawn would be re garded by our Government as sufficient basis for such important action as the "Withdrawal of our troops. In diplomatic quarters, Russia's motive continues to be a fruitful theme. The theory advanced by M. De Blowitz, in the London Times, that it was an offset to France for Russia's supposed nomination of -Count von Waldersee 4s regarded, as purely fanciful. A much simpler and more reasonable explanation is advanced by one of the diplomatic officials who has taken an, active part in, the negotiations. He says that Russia recognizes the ob vious fact that it is to her advantage to have a weak neighbor Instead of having a partition of China, which would range a number of powers alongside of Russia, For this reason, it is said, Russia's chief aim Is to maintain the present territorial conditions. The Teport that the Chinese Minister at St. Petersburg, Tang Wu, was obliged -to give up his palatial residence and seek cheap quarters because of lack of remittance from Pekln, is disposed of by Mr. Si. one of the Chinese officials who has recently arrived here from St. Peters burg. Ho says that Tang Wu gave up his house because the leaso had expired and he expected to be recalled. This was before the present trouble, and was in no way due to any lack of remittances. As a matter of fact, the Information reaching Ixere shows that the Chinese Government is now carrying on its various govern mental functions. There has been a de crease in the revenues, due to the dis order, but the regular .system of gov ernment business is being carried, on the same as ever. An official communication received through diplomatic channels makes the rather surprising statement that Ll Hung Chang is at present using all his efforts to have one or more of the powers dis sent from Russia's proposition, believing that a rupture of the allies will be of greater advantage to China than any agreement, even on the favorable basis put forward by Russia. Quiet at Canton. PARIS, Sept i. The French Consul at Canton, under date of Monday, September 3, cables that the French gunboat Comete has arrived at Canton. He adds that hep trip to Swatow, on the estuary of the Chow Klang, has had a jrood effect, and has ended the troubles and agitation against foreigners, which were spreading in the region north of Kouang Toung. The Consul also reports that a mission ary -was -attacked and wounded In the district of Fatkong, 100 kilometres from Canton. WHEN MINISTERS ARE HEARD. Protests of Colpnfsts in. the Orient Taken as a Forecaat. LONDON, Sept 4. The absence of news regarding the actual situation of affairs at Pekln continues as complete as the iRck of authentic Information regarding the ultimate attitude of the powers to wards the proposals how before the con cert Shanghai reports that an Imperial edict issued at Tai Tuan Fu appoints Li Hung Chang, Yung Lu, Tsu Tung, (tutor of the heir apparent), and Prince wulng, commissioners to negotiate peace. Four German warships arrived at Wu Sung September 3. The unmistakable condemnation of the proposal to withdraw Immediately from Pekln, which Is voiced from ail the for eign colonies In the far East Is taken in some quarters as a forecast of the opinion which may be expected from the Ministers when their views are obtain able. As already suggested, the Russian proposals are capable of modification, and it Is thought in well-informed circles that Lord Salisbury is striving to conform them more closely to the terms first form ulated by the Government at Wash ington. According to a special dispatch from St Petersburg, dealing with the question of Manchuria, the Russian officials re pudiate any intention permanently to oc cupy or annex Manchuria. The dispatch adds that Russia will claim no territorial concessions, provided the other powers re frain from so doing and expresses the hope that the question of Indemnities can be settled by the co-operation of the -allied powers. PHILIPPINE CASUALTIES. MacArthnr's Latent Ilst to the War Department. WASHINGTON. Sept 4.-General Mac Arthur's latest casualty list Is as follows: "Manila. Following deaths occurred since last report: "Dysentery August 2X, Twenty-second Infantry. First Sergeant, Henry S. Boo ream; August 20, Seventeenth Infantry, Sergeant Heinrlch Groth; August 1, Thirty-second Infantry, John Alderson; July 22, Forty-seventh Infantry, Thomas Hen derson, William R. Bstee; Thirty-ninth Infantry, John Gertz; August 26, Twenty fifth Infantry, Benjamin Franks; August 23, Thirty-seventh Infantry, James Man ning; July 25, Eighteenth Infantry, Jo seph C. Pauley; August 19, Sixth In fantry George C. Mautte; June 9, For tieth Jifantry, Ulysses G. McCloud. "Diarrhoea July 10, Forty-seventh In fantry, Corporal Frank C. Santh; August 24, Thirty-second Infantry, Sidney L. Coonce; August 25, Thirtieth Infantry, Eldo Dellenger; August 9, Forty-second Infantry, Addison E. Knlfrer. "Typhoid fever August 28, Twenty-first Infantry, Corporal John W, Mardner; Juljr 5, Eleventh Cavalry, Edward Carter; June 22, Forty-fifth Infantry, John Olsen. "Malarial fever August 26, Forty-sixth Infantry, Charles V. Wlgley; August 2, Forty-ninth Infantry, Henry Batton. "Pneumonia August 31, Forty-eighth Infantry, William Santh. "Septlcaemle August 29, Twenty-seconH Infantry, Corporal Victor Leroy. " "Nephritis August 26, Seventh In fantry. William H. Kingory. "Splenitis August 25, ' Thirty-seventh Infantry, Edward' A. Crowe. "Tuberculosis August 30, Thirty-third Infantry. "Victor Pool. "Brlght's disease-Tblrty-thlrd Infantry, George W. Keath. ''Variola August 29, Augustus Riles. "Drowned August 10, Forty-eighth In fantry, John Fuller; Forty-eighth In fantry, James Sanders. "Killed by comrade August 16, Forty ninth Infantry, James H. Green. "Killed by native prisoner August 17, Twenty-sixth Infantry, James T. Burgey. "Accidental falling August 22, Twenty fourth Infantry. Joseph Ryan. "Homicide August 27, Twenty-fifth In fantry, William A. Weakley. "Suicide by hanging August 23, Thirty third Infantry, Joe Marek." Transports Arrive at Manila. WASHINGTON, Sept 4. The War De partment today received the following ca blegram: "Manila, Sept 4. Adjutant-General, Washington: Trasports Meade and Call fornian arrived today. The latter was delayed at Guam by broken propeller. "MACARTHUR." The Meade carried a squadron of the Third Cavalry, a battalion of the Fif teenth Infantry .and a company of engi neers. This force originally was intended for China, but was diverted at Nagasaki. She probably will be sent to Hong Kong to be docked. It Is reported that 70 tons of commis sary stores which the Californlan carried have been, damaged or destroyed. How tliis occurred was not stated In the brief cable received by the War Department A large portion of these stores was in-; tended for Winter supplies for the troops in China, and it will cause some trouble to replace them and ship them to China before the closed season at Taku. SEWALL GROWING WEAKER Hla Physicians Say He Is Nearing: the End. BATH. Me., Sept 5, 12:15 A. M. The physicians attending Arthur Sewall say he continues to grow weaker. kThe Indi cations are that he will not live out the night Trouble Over Wagre Scale. PITTSBURG, Sept 4. Efforts are being made by the American Window Glass Company to start Its factories regardless of the trouble with the flatteners and cut ters over the wage scale. Officials of the combine report that work was resumed today at the factories at Dunkirk, Ind.; Greenfield, Ind.; Newcastle, Pa.; Hazle hurst Pa., and Coudersport, Pa. Tele grams from Dunkirk, Greenfield, New castle and Coudersport report tho facto ries working in full. SMITH.PREMIER TYPEWRITER Received Greatest Number of Points for Superiority at Paris Exhibition. PARIS, Sept 4.-The Smith Premier typewriter received a dlplomai of the grand prix at the Paris exposition. The following is from the Teport of the jury of award: "To the Smith Premier writing ma chine for its general superiority of con struction and efficiency at the highest rating." This grand prlx was given the Smith Premier in competition with 21 typewrit ers da exhibition. Daily Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON, Sept 4. Today's state ment of the Treasury balances in the general fund, exclusive of tho $150,000,000 gold reserve in the division of redemp tion, shows: Available cash balance 5135,10S,013 Gold C5,U,743 TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAT Take Laxative BroxAo-Qulnine Tablets. All druggists refund the moneylf it falls to cure. E. W. Grove's signature Is on each box. 25o. FEELING IN SHANGHAI IJfDIGNATIOIf, OVER, PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL QF TROOPS. ' It Would Be a Vital Blow at the Prestige of the Foreigners Details of, Boxer Outrages. SHANGHAI, Sept. 4. Dispatches an. nouncjng that the American Government refuses'to agree to the withdrawal of tho troops from Pekln before "satisfaction for the outrages upon and the losses of its subjects is given-have-been-recelved here and applauded by the entire foreign col-ony-in Shanghai. Any other, policy, ac-cbrding-"to the business men and mission aries with .whom the Associated Press representative has talked, would be t a vital blow to the prestige .of the foreign ers, and "would weaken their status in China. The local English papersflercely denounce the proposals to 'evacuate Pe kin and say thatthe Chinese would inter pret evacuation as defeat The masses of Chinamen, .now believe that -the Chi nese arms are victorious. The Chinese papers printed in Shanghai SENATOR GEORGE L WELLINGTON, OF MARYLAND. WHO ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY .THAT HE WOULD SUPPORT BRYAN. contain long circumstantial accounts of alleged Chinese victories at Pekin, Tien Tsln and Tung Chao, and the shops in the native quarter display for sale lurid pictures of the Celostlal army driving the European soldiers into the sea at Ta ku, and cutting them to pieces at Tien Tsln. They also show pictures of the for eign Admirals being tortured In the pres ence of the Viceroys. Vice-Admiral Sey mour Is represented with his arms pin ioned, kowtowing before the throne. The people accept these reports and picture as cprrectly representing the situation, and consider the reports of tho English press as "merely foreign lies. Tho European community continues. taJ,, , i ,, I exemplary punishment of the officials, deeming Indemnity and paper promises of new treaties inadequate. .Undoubtedly the Information in detail of massacres of foreigners daily received influences this sentiment. The Dowager Empress Is living in the yamun at Tai Yuan Fu, in Shan Si Prov ince. Fifty missionaries have been slaughtered in that yamun under orders, practically In the presence of the Viceroy. They were beheaded In the inner court,' and the others were killed barbarously in the outer courtyard. Their bodies were thrown to tho dogs. The Empress has ordered a commission er to" Investigate the conduct of the Southern Viceroys, who made a compact with the foreign Consuls, and their degra dation Is expected. No investigation of the officials opposed to foreigners has been ordered. Tho Associated Press representative learns from official sources the facts of the killing of several. American women missionaries. At the request of the mis sion board the details were withheld out of regard for the feeling of the relatives of the murdered women; but other prom inent Americans who have long antag onized the policy of sending women to iso lated inland posts think it important that the facts should be known. The names of the victims are withheld by request Two of these women were captured while attempting to leave the stations where they were located, were led about the country naked, were repeatedly as saulted, and finally uied by a method too revolting to be described. Two other American women were com ing to the coast with" a party which a number of Chinamen followed and stoned. The women fell exhausted and were taken e Contributions-to Monument Fund 9 e Previously reported' .., $ 0,000 03 Money from sale of souvenir ' buttons , 1,400 00 Children's entertainment at Mrs. Dunstan's, East Port- 9 land 1 27 Total $11,807 35 by the Chinamen Into the presence of the local officials. They wero prostrated upon the execution block and a feint was made of beheading them. One of them became hysterical and laughed, and thinking her Insane the Chinese escorted her to the coast because of their superstition re garding the Insane. On tho journey, how ever, tho woman was repeatedly mal treated by her escort The other woman, after being exhibited naked for some days, and suffering re peated assaults, was tortured to death by tho same shameful methods as were practiced In the other cases. Two Swedish missionary women arrived at Shanghai after similar experiences, ex cept that their lives were spared. Tho foregoing are matters of official record. Tho 14 English missionaries, Including six women and four children, who were murdered at Chu Chau In the Province of Che Klang, according to the story of a Spanish priest who escaped, were killed with hay forks and ancient spears by the magistrates' bodyguard, and their naked bodies were hanged from trees. These Incidents make a lenient policy un popular In Shanghai where all the vlotlms had friends. Placards appeared today In all public places exhorting foreigners to oppose a compromise with the govern ment, and attacking Li Hung Chang, quoting tle remark to Consul-General Godnow, credited to Earl Ll, that "tho foreigners In Pekin, except the Ministers, were of no account" Ll Hung Chang, Yung Lu, Hsu Tung and Prince Chlng, whom an imperlaj edict has appointed as peace commis sioners, constitute a. radically anti-for eign commission. Hsu Tung, guardian of the heir apparent, Is especially obnof- ious. Three of the commissioners are Manchus. " The American Association, whose "mem bership includes all tho foremost business men at Bhanghal, mot today and adopted a protest against the evacuation ol Pe kin until a final settlement has been reached. The 'meeting also resoliteoV. to urge Presldent'McKlnley to insist upon the -appointment, of satisfactory commis sioners and 'thQ recognition of the Emperor- as sovereign.'. Reports received here from the treaty ports, show that the opposition - to the allied forces evacuating Pekln before a final settlement with tho Chinese is ar rived at Is universal and Intense among the foreigners. . The commercial and mis sionary "bodies are cabling protests to their governments. v The diplomatic and military officers, except the Russians, share this feeling. tl Hung Chang, since his understand ing with Russia, has changed front towards tho representatives of the other cowers, and has been insolent and al- t most" insulting In his Interviews with them. He has recommended the Dowager ISmpress to appoint tne two soutnern Viceroys who made the agreement with f the Consuls to keep order in their terri tories, the president of the Tsung II Ya mun and himself as a commission to treat with the powers. LI will start fqr Tien Tsln in a week In a Chinese ship, con voyed by a Japanese warsnip. Mr. Rockhlll, the United StatC3 Com- missioner, will start for Pekln Thursday. A Kerr Cnble in a "Wcelc. WASHINGTON, Sept. 4.-The War De partment today received information that the work of laying a cable from Shang hai to Che Foo had 'commenced. It Is believed that, unless some accident Is en countered, the cable will be completed and In operation within a week. This ought to make communication between Washington and our officials In China much more expeditious. In order to ascertain what messages have been received by General Chaffee, the department today Instructed him to i,, ,.,,,-, .nt-.r -ti cnnv.. iVIMtV II IVV4QV V..V VVY1'V V f. MI''lTY'' sent "to" him. giving the date on which they left here. 'It is stated as the" Pekln date has been cut from all the' dispatches received from General Chaffee, there Js a pooslblllty that the Washington date has been removed from dispatches sent him. The department intends to get accurate Information on this point Dlinnionnrics Protest. NEW YORK, Sept. 4. The Rev. Dr. Dodd, one of the secretaries of the Meth odist Episcopal Missionary Society, re ceived the following cablegram from Shanghai today signed "Central China": "Protest to Government against the evacuation of Pekln and the recognition of Li Hung Chang. Both disastrous to missions." Robert E. Speer, of the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions, received a number of letters from Presbyterian mis sionaries In China today. One from Cochran, D. D., dated Arlma, Japan, Au gust S, gives an account of the decapita tion of nine missionaries, near Nang Kow, The Rev. Henry V. Noyes, writing from Cantdn, confirms the previous report that tho authorities wero making extensive preparations to resist foreign attack. Accnncff Americans of Looting:. BERLIN. Sept 4. The Ostasiatlcher Lloyd, Issued July 27, which has just ar rived, contains detailf-d descriptions of the fighting at Tien Tsln and relief of the town, from, the pen of a German mer chant ihere. The writer assorts that, af ter taking the native town, the Russian, French, English and American com manders specially permitted their men to pillage. He says that a number of civil ians took part In the looting, led by an English correspondent, who secured 28,000 taels" of s.ycee- silver. Not a single Ger man soldier, the merchant declares, shared In this work of pillage, which extended also to the European spttle1 ments. Americans nt Shnnrcnnt Protested. CHICAGO, Sept. 4. A dispatch to the Record from Shanghai says: The American Association here has Just met and agreed to request Special Com missioner Rockhlll to -ask President Mc Kinley not to give his consent to the withdrawal of the American troops from Pekin, to'refuse to recognize the Empress Dowager and Li Hung Chang, and to lend his influence toward the restoration of the Umporor. Mr. Rockhlll will remain for the present in Shanghai until he can communicate with the Admiral of the United' States squadron, Only America Han Replied. ROME, Sept. 4. The Trlbuna, discuss ing the' Russian proposals, says; -"According to Information received from a reliable source, only the United States Government has' as yet answered tho proposals of Russia. An exchange of ideas between the1 powers Is In progress. The various governments have tele graphed their representatives In Pekln, asking an opinion regarding the with drawal of the troops and what the mili tary situation would be resulting from the decision of. Russia." . Llentennnt. Dnrohard Dead. .WASHINGTON, Sept. 4. The War De partment has been Informed. of the death of First Lieutenant Eaton Bqrchard, as sistant surgeon, Fortieth Infantry Vol unteers, September 2 on the transport Grant at Nagasaki. Lieutenant Burchard was a native ,of Osage County, Missouri. The Cabinet Meeting. WASHINGTON, Sept. 4. The Cabinet mee'ting today was without results. No news of importance, It was stated, had been received from any source, and noth ing of public interest transpired at tho meeting. Secretaries Hay and Long and Posfcmastor-General Smith, were the ..ab sentees. Germans to Land nt Shanghai. SHANGHAI, Sept. 4.-It Is officially an nounced that Germany is about to lana 450. troons hero to co-onerate in the nro- tectloh of the city. DEFENSE OF LYDENBURG BOTHA HAS A STRONG FORCE HOLD. JNG THE PASSES. T Bailer Roconnoltered the Boer Posi tion Burghers Kent Up an ' All-Day fUre.' CROCODILE RIVER VALLEY, Transvaal,- Simday. Sept.' 2. General?BulIer to day jreconnoltered the Boe'r position in the 'rfiouritaihs overlooking -Lydenburg. General Botha and 2000 burghers had pre viously jolned-thef (frees" holding tho pass. The Boers opened with three Long Toms and fired continuously all day long. The British had few casualties. . General Delnrey Reported Dead. . PRETORIA, Sepf4. It is reported 'that General Delarey, the Boer commander, died of wound's received at Eland's River. Anglo-German Indemnity Award. BERLIN, Sept 4. The decision of the Anglo-German commission, respecting the indemnities to be paid to the owners ot Gorman vessels seized .by British war ships in South African waters. Is as fol lows: For the detention of the Bundes rath, the General and the Herzog, the East African line receives 20.000, and E000 will be paid to the' owners of tho goods. The owners of, the bark Hans Wagner will receive 4437, and the .own ers of the bark Marc 125. Both govern ments agree to accept the decision. THE CZAR A REFORMER. His Attempt to Stop Gambling: and the Sensation It Caused. NEW YORK, Sept. 4. A dispatch to the Journal and Advertiser from Berlin says: A very serious quarrel has broken out between the Czar and his aunt, the Grand Duchess Vladimir, which has had the re sult of causing her husband, the Grand Duke, to tender the resignation of his office as Commander of the Metropolitan Military District of St. Petersburg' and of the Imperial Guard. , The whole trouble, which has not, only sot all Russian society by the ears, but has also perturbed several foreign courts, Including that of Emperor William, is due to a question of baccarat and roulette. Last Spring the Czar, alarmed" by the extraordinary Increase of the scandals at court, In "society, in the army, and even among the' high" clergy, due to high play, Issued an edict strictly for bidding baccarat or" roulette. This ukase followed almost Immediately the startling discovery made by Nicholas that the chapter of one of the principal churches of-the metropolis had pawned the church plate and jewels to pay gambling debts contracted at baccarat and roulette. By the army and clergy the Emperor's com mands have been obeyed, and baccarat has been stopped at the yacht and other leading clubs. But society has treated the Imperial edict with something very much akin to derision, and largely owing to the atti tude adopted bv the Grand Duchess Vladimir. The latter, a German Princess by birth, and the only foreign lady,who has declined to change the faith Jn which she was reared for 'that of her husband on marriage to a Russian Duke, is passionately addicted to games of this character. To her is due the introduction of the roulette table as an article of furniture In the salons of most of the palaces and mansions of St. Petersburg, and the edict of her nephew In no way modified her openly- proclaimed" determination to visit no house and to attend no enter tainment where- roulette and baccarat were not provided for her amusement. On discovering the manner In which his orders were defied and. the part which the Grand Duchess has played In the matter,. .the'Cw intimated taTier tfiat unless sho set an example of obedience, to b.18. re quest he would reluctantly be compelled to' visit her with a public token of his displeasure by banishing her for a time from court and depriving her of the use of the Imperial liveries and of Imperial honors. SUICIDES ARE DESERTERS, According; to the Order of a French Army Colonel. NEW YORK, Sept. 4. A dispatch to the Herald from Paris says: A curious order of the day has been issued by Colonel Glamorgan, of the Sec ond Regiment of Marines. It runs as follows: "A soldier of the regiment committed sulcldo some days ago at Kerhuon. A Sergeant committed suicide this .morning in the barracks. It is better that their names should not be mentioned. These two deaths are a source of profound re gret, as would be the desertion or crime of a comrade. Suicide for a soldier is desertion. It is flight toward a country from which nobody returns. Sulcldo Is a crime. It Is the abandonment of one's post and flight before tho enemy. For this reason it Is a painful but a Just custom that all military honors are jiot rendered to suicides. A soldier who 'be lieves in God and who love3 his country would have no temptation to commit sui cide. Let us therefore be true believers and patriots in order that a noble hope may sustain use during life, and that all of our sons of France, and soldiers first of all, may know how to keep our blood for the defense of the fatherland." End of Persian Revolt. CHICAGO, Sept. 4. A dispatch to the Record from Moscow says: A report comes from Toheran that, after a desperate fight, AH Mohamet Bey, the rebel who, at the head of a fe hundred followers, has been trying to get pos session of the Persian throne, has been defeated by the Cossacks hastily sum moned to oppose his march on the capi tal, and has been thrown Into an under ground dungeon. When captured, he emphatically denied that he had harr bored any intention of usurping the Shah's throne. Balloon Trip Over English Channel. NEW YORK. Sept 4. A dispatch to the Herald from Paris says: M. Jacques Faure, treasurer of the Aero Club, has successfully crossed the channel in a balloon. Ho left the Crystal Palace, London, at 8 o'clock Saturday night and arrived at Alette Pas de Calais at '3 o'clock yesterday, morning. The crossing of the channel occupied four hours. Dur ing this time the aeronaut kept his bal loon at a height of TOO metors. Hague Treaty Ratifications. THE HAGUE, Sept. 4 The ratifica tions of the agreements and treaties re sulting from tho peace conference were formally placed In the Foreign Office ar chives today. The Minister of foreign Affairs, Dr. W. H. DeBeaufort, in a 6S Abollinarfa p ("THE QUEEN is chiefly due to its irreproachable character." .,' The Times. "DRINK NOTHING but Natural Mineral Water, such as Apojlinaris, free frorn all vegetable poisons."-'- -. - ' - Boston Journal "0 and superior to brands or rorter btout or alf and i ' .'alf, being more mellow and pleas . ing,; The one perfect American Porter. Prepared by Anheuser:BuschBrewingAsaii St. Louis. U. S. A. . Brewers of .the Original Budweiser, Faust, Mfcheloq, Anheuser-Standard, Pale-Lager, Export Pale, Black & Tan, Exquisite and Malt-Nutrine, brief speech, expressed the hope that the future historian would be able to declare that the work of the conference was of lasting benefit to humanity, and proposed that, an expression of this hope be con veyed to the Czar. A telegram in this sense was subsequently dispatched to St Petersburg. Another Case of Plasne in Glasgow. GLASGOW, Sept 4. A bulletin issued by the.-Medlcal Officers of Glasgow thl3 morning shows that an additional plague case has been reported. The total is now 13, doubtful cases 3, under observation, 103. Indian Famine Relief. LONDON. Sept.. 4. The Viceroy of In dia, Lord Curzon, of Kedleston, cables that tho total number of persons receiv ing relief is 4.S10.000. 'HELENA MUST PAY. Judgment ATvarded to the Receiver of the WaterWorlcs. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 4 Tho City of Helena, Mont., will be compelled to pay a judgment of 531,319 that was award ed to J. H. Mills, receiver of tho Helena Wafer Works Company, by the Circuit Court of the District of Montana. The decision was appealed from to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals, and to day Judgo Morrow affirmed both the de cision and Judgment In his opinion Judge Morrow said: "The objection that the relator does not show title by assignment not having been made In "the, court below could not be taken here. . To hold otherwise would in volve the exercise of original Instead of appellate Jurisdiction, which Is not per mitted to us. .We are of the opinion that the assessment and levy of. the special tax was legal. But the city was not In a position to resist the writ of. mandamus In payment upon the judgment The amount collected was In the city treasury to the credit of the Judgment, and the payment should have been In accordance to the code of the state." Chicago "Wood Workers. CHICAGO, Sept 4. One thousand mem bers of the Amalgamated Wood Workers' Union refused to return to work today because of the determination ot manu facturers to return to the nine-hour work ing day. Thirty-seven shops out of a total of 49 were Idle today. Two shops signed the eight-hour agreement today and nine of ; them "did so last week. Any attempts to employ nonunion men. il is saia. wm oe followed by- sympathetic Striked of the engineers of .the .various factories. The wood workers have been preparing for the strike, for several weeks and claim to be In a good financial condition to carry on tho fight . Circnlt Conrt of Appeals. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept.' 4. The United States Circuit Court of Appeals met today. Judges Morrow and DeHaven being pres ent Upon the conclusion of the session the -court was adjourned to meet at Se attle, Wash., the 10th inst, where Circuit Judges Gilbert. Ross and Morrow will hold tho regular September session and dis pose of Its Washington calendar. The court will then proceed to Portland, Or., and devote Its attention to the business of the court there. The present month will be consumed In the Northwest Judge and Mrs. Morrow left for Portland to night. The regular October term will open In San Francisco October 1. The Forty-sixth Ohio. CQLUMBUS, O., Sept. 4. At the reunion of the Forty-sixth Ohio Volunteer-Infantry, at Worthlngton. near here, today, the colors of the Thirtieth Louisiana Regiment were returned to a committee of tho sur vivors of that organization. The flag was captured at Ezra Courthouse, .near At lanta, Ga., during the War of the Re bellion and has. been In the relic room of the State Capitol here for many years. Governor Nash participated In the exer cises. MIlli AKntn Open. CLEVELAND. Sept 4. Three mills owned by the American Steel & Wire Company in this city, which were closed down Juno 1, resumed operations today, giving employment to between 300 and 600 men. It is stated by the employes that thore has been a general cut in wages, amounting in some cases to as high as 23 per cent, and also that the hours of la bor have been Increased. Southern Pncifie Presidency. NEW-YORK. Sept. 4. At the offices of the Southern Paqlfic Railway Company today It was said no meeting of. the board of directors had been called as yet to fill the place made vacant by the death of the late Collls P. Huntington. A press dispatch to the effect that the work on the proposed line from Durango to Ma zatlan has been abandoned was denied. Avrnrded Gold Medal. NEW YORK. Sept 4.--AccordIng to a telegram received by the Art Students League from J. M. Allen, the assistant director of affairs In tho United 8tates for the -United States Commissioner to the Paris Exposition, the gold medal ha3 been awarded by the Exposition to the league's exhibit. Letter Carriers' Convention. DETROIT, Mich., Sept 4. The annual convention of the National Association of Letter Carriers began here today with 600 delegates present. After the adoption of the rules of order, President Parsons read his annual report Tho reports of OF TABLE WATERS") 2a&$& "The American Porter," is without an equal as a re freshing beverage, the best English the secretary-treasurer showed receipts for the year to be $30,742; expenditures $30,720. Most of today's sessions were-vtaken up with reports of officers and standing com mittees and a night session was held to close up that part of the work. The credentials committee reported 887 dele gates and proxies present Metal-Worker "Wage Scale. DETROIT. Mich., Sept. 4. The third conference between the committee of tho Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tlnworkers and representatives of the great Iron and steel firms on the puddling and mill scale for 1900 began, this afternoon. An agreement is looked "for from this conference, as the Amalga mated Association has given its commit tee more discretionary power than it has had at previous conferences. Present From Rockefeller- ATLANTA. Ga.. Sept. 4. John D. Rock efeller has made Shellman Seminary a negro college of this city,, a present of I1SO.0OO. The money has been paid into tho treasury ot the American Baptist Home Mission Society, of New York, which has charge of the college. A new dormitory, a new dlnlng-hall. a res idence for the faculty, a hospital and a heating and light plant will be built Movement- of the President. WASHINGTON, Sept 4. According to present intentions the President will not go to Canton until after his trip to Som erset; 'Pa., to attend the wedding- of his niece, which takes place the 12th. It is probable that the Presidential party will leave here for Somerset Monday, the 10th, but whether he will return to Washing ton front there or go on to -Canton has not yet been determined. Disabled Officers. WASHINGTON, Sept. 4. The orders of Captain E. Longnecker to examination foa retirement have been revoked. He broke down at Manila and was sent home for retirement, but has-almost entirely recov ered. Lieutenant L. D. Lawton, Ninth Infantry, now at San Francisco, has been ordered to this city for treatment at tho general hospital, Washington Barracks. Arnold Will Be Extrndlted. SAN FRANCISCO. Sept 4.-Judge Do Haven. In the United States Circuit Court, today held Julian B. Arnold, the English lawyer, son of Edwin Arnold, accused of embezzling the funds of clients, fqr ex tradition. 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