THE MORNING OREGONIAff, K)3SDAY, OCTOBER. -15, 1900.
GHT IN NEW YORK
Center of Political Actnpn for
Rest of Campaign.
SftYAN 1UST HAVE IT TO WIN
Wert Virginia. Practically Aban
doned to McKlnler He Mar Also
Carry Bryan's Twa State.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 The political
fight from this time forward is to be cen
tered In New York, -which Bryaii must
have In order to win. The heavy registra
tion hi New York Is calleS by both par
ties to- their advantage, but that up the
state in Republican strongholds Is con
ceded to mean Increased Interest by Re
publicans. Edgerton's claims are laughed
at and from aocurato knowledge of Re
publicans here are known 'to be absurd.
The -money issue a at the front in New
York and Maryland, making these East
ern. States secure, -it is known that the
democrats in "West Virginia are concen
trating and trading everything for votes
oa the legislative ticket, , practically
abandoning the state to McKlhley. In
INebraska the fusionlsts are concentrat
ing upon the Legislature in order to give
Bryan a Senatorial cushion to fall upon
when he is defeated, and the Republi
cans are more hoperul of carrying the
state for AIcKlnley.
There are several reasons why the Re
publicans are more sanguine now than
ever before of carrying Bryan's own
state. In the first place the Republicans
have what they did not have four years
go, a perfect organization extending
throughout the state, and including coun
ty, township and school district organi
sations, so that every voter can be
reached, and the conditions accurately
understood. The interest which the
Vworkers are taking in the "fight through
out the entire state is also an lndica--ilon
that a great many votes may be
changed.
Bryan carried the state by about 16,000
majority In 1S96. The Republicans reduced
it two years ago to 2000 majority, but
carried the legislature by a very good
"working majority. Iast year the fuslon-
ists carried the state by about 18,000 ma
jority, which looks as if -the state is re
turning to Bryanlsm. However, the pres
ent Governor, Poynter, is not popular. He
lias made all manner of mistakes and
displeased the various fusion factions,
which has caused more or less disrup
tion in bis own forces. The nomination
of Stevenson instead of the Populist can
.tiidate for the Vice-Presidency was not
a popular move for Nebraska, and was
'also somewhat disastrous to other states
west of the Missouri River.
The Wharton and Barker ticket Is an
actual factor In Nebraska. Not only are
they running Presidential Electors, but
the Mlddle-of-the-Road Populists have
tickets In their county and legislative dis
tricts in the state. It is estimated that
the Mlddle-of-the-Road Populists will
'poll 10,000 votes. This entire vote went
to Bryan and Watson four years ago.
These figures take 10,000 from Bryan, and
the Republicans have only to overcome
the other 6000. They expect to get back
a number of these from Sliver Republi
cans who left the party after the decla
ration for gold at St. Louis. More than
that, they are making the cam
palgn strictly -upon the prosperity
Jssue. and the ranchmen, farmers,
stock - Talsers, and in fact many
other classes who were induced by the
hard times of several years to support
Populism and Bryanlsm, are inclined to
vote for McKinley. In a number of
counties there have been immense
changes. A conservative correspondent
of an independent paper like the New
York Herald says that Nebraska is very
close, and that if the changes that he
has observed in some counties should pre
vail all over the state, McKinley will
carry it.
FORECAST OP THE ELECTION.
ayne Says McKinley Will Have 270
Bryan Sure of Only X15.
CHICAGO, Oct. 14. Henry C. Payne,
ice-chairman of the Republican National
Executive Committee, tonight gave out
his first forecast of the election. Mr.
Payne made an estimate of the votes in
states, and in doing so divided the states
into four classes 24 states having 270
electoral votes certain for MeKHnloy; 12
states Having 115 electoral votes certain
lor Bryan; 6 states having 28 electoral
'votes in which the chances of Republican
or Democratic success are even, and 3
states having Si votes In -which the
chances are 60 to 40 in favor of the Demo
crats. Mr. Payne's forecast is based on
the last reports received from all the
states, and is as follows:
For McKinley
California 3
Connecticut C
i North Dakota .... 3
Ohio 24
Illinois 24
Indiana 15
Oregon 4
Pennsylvania 22
Rhode Island 4
South Dakota 4
Kaheai ' '; K)
Maine
GiVermont . 4
Massachusetts ... 15( Washington 4
Michigan 14iWet Virginia ... 6
Minnesota SjWlsconsln ..... 12
New Hampshire.. 4, Wyoming 3
New Jersey. 10i
New York 361 Total 270
For Bryan-
Alabama.- lljNdrth Carolina . 11
Arkansas
South Carolina
Florida 4
Georgia , 18
Louisiana .....i... 8
MlfirfsRltml - 9
Tennessee
Texas .....
iflrginla -'.
Montana 2 Total ..115
Even chance-
Delaware" 2!
Nevada
. S
."3
Kentucky ........... 12
Utah ...
Maryland v 8
Nebraska 81
Total SS
"Sixty to -40 In favor of Democrats
Colorado 4Missouri
17
(daho ...........:.. 3J ,
Total 24
UTET DAT FOR BRYAN.
Gets More Rest in Ohio and His Con
dition Is Improving.
AKRON, O., Oct 14. Mr. Bryan spent
the day very Quietly. He was the guest
of Judge -Grant and aside from agoing
out to church In the forenoon, he remained
indoors all day. He attended the West
cott Congregational "Church and heard a
sermon preached by Rev. J. L. DavisT
hut there were no political references in
the sermon, and Mr. Bryan was allowed
to come and go as any other visitor. To
morrow Mr. Bryan will continue his Ohio
tour, and will close It with a night meet
ing at Cleveland, after which he will
proceed to New York. During tomorrow
speeches Trill be made at New Philadel
phia, Alliance, .Niles, Toungstown and
Levlttsburg, in addition to Cleveland.
Mr. Bryan has found his Ohio tour com
paratively xestful. He has not been re
quired to make so many speeches a day,
end in most cases the speaking, stands
have been in the immediate vicinity of
the railroad stations. He has also been
relieved of the constant presence of local
committees on the train. The practice in
most states is for committees from each
town at which Mr. Bryan Is scheduled to
speak to meet his train an hour or two
before their town is reached and ride
with him. The consequence is that the
train is generally overcrowded, and Mr.
Bryan's time and strength overtaxed- In
the Ohio tour the state committee has
"been represented, but committees from
the various stopping places have not been
encouraged by the state managers, the re
sult being to give the National candidate
far more time for rest and reading and 1
the preparation of speeches than he or
dinarily has. The good effect of this Is
seen, in the physical conditlon.of the can
didate. 'He now "bids fair to be in ex
cellent shape" when he reaches Now York.
Bryan.' Xcvr York PrograMme.
NEW YORK, Oct. 14. Mr. Bryan Is
scheduled to arrive in; this city via the
New York .Central Road at 2:45 Tuesday
afternoon. A committee will meet him,
Including Adlal E. Stevenson and Web
ster Davis. He will be taken to the
Hoffman House, where suites have been
reserved. Dinner, with Bryan and Steven
son as the guests of honor, will be served
in the Moorish room at 5 o'clock. At din
ner there will not be more than 25 per
sons, Intimate friends of Mr. Bryan and
Mr. Stevenson.
The party will leave the hotel at 6:50
P. M. in open carriages, with a platoon
of mounted police for escort, and go fb
Madison-Square Garden. John B. Stanch
field, candidate for Governor,' a,nd Senator
Mackey will go first to 'Cooper Union,
where they will speak. After his Garden
speech, Mr. Bryan will speak from a
stand at Madison avenue and Twenty-
rourth streets, then In Tammany Hall and
then In Cooper TJnlon. MrStevenson will
fbllow Mr. Bryan at each of "the places
named. The reception committee will re
main in charge of the distinguished guests
until after the meetings and will then
turn them over to the state committee.
Bryan Still Misrepresenting:.
WASHINGTON, Oct 10. The Oregonlan
recently published a copy of President
McKlnley's letter regarding the Sulu
treaty, in which that part relating to
polygamy and slavery Was vitiated by.
rae iresiaent s order. A similar copy
was sent to Bryan when it was found thai
he was making use of this Sulu'treaty on
the stump, misrepresenting the situation.
It was believed that Bryan was ignorant
of the action of the President. But it
is observed that ho has continued to
use the Sulu treaty, notwithstanding he
has had an opportunity to inform him
self as to Its contents, and must know
that he Is misrepresenting the Adminis
tration. Great Democratic Day, October 27.
CHICAGO. Oct 14. From ocean to
ocean and from Great Lakes to Gulf la
every city, town and village of the coun
try, Democratic meetings will be held
October 27, and will be addressed by the
ablest speakers that the scope of this
gigantic plan will permit This was the
scheme announced today by the Demo
cratic National Committee, which al
ready has set in motion the preparations
for the consummation of such a project.
In the consummation of this plan the
tens of thousands of clubs affiliated with
or members of the National Association
of Democratic Clubs will be asked to lend
their assistance.
Soldiers Like the Philippines.
WASHINGTON,. Oct 10. One of the fa
vorite .Democratic campaign assertions
Is that we will have to conscript Ameri
can citizens to serve in the Philippines
if the Islands are held. The records of
the War Department show that more sol
diers enlist velth a desire to serve in
the Philippines than there are vacancies
In the regiments. The regiments are
kept constantly full, and .there are 100 to
200 more applicants every month than
can be received.
THREE NEW RECORDS.
Hummer Throwing?, Shot Pnttingnnd
Trro-Mile- Run.
NEW YORK, Oct 14. The executive
and advisory committee- of the Intercol
legiate Association of Amateur Athletics
of America held a joint meeting at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel today. The following
records were allowed and standard record
medals awarded In each else, the records
having been -made at the! recent games:
A. Plaw, Unlversjty of, Cattforniaf for
throwing the 16-pound hammer 154" feet
4 inches.
F. Beck. Tale, 16-pound shot 44 feet 3
Inches.
Aloxander.Grant University of Pennsyl
vania," two-mile run. 9:51 3-5.
Belmont Won't Accept the Prizes.
NEW YORK, Oct. 14. August Belmont,
owner of the 70-footer Mlneola, which fin
ished second to Cornelius Vanderbilt's
Rainbow In each of the races won during
the past season by the latter yacht, will
decline the prizes lost to the Rainbow
through her disqualification by the Newl
York and Atlantic Clubs. When questioned
ton'ght at his country home at Hempstead,
L. I., Mr. Belmont, who has just returned
from the South, said:
"I will not accept the Rainbow prizes
for Mlneola under any circumstances."
Further than to announce his determi
nation on this point. -Mr. Belmont declined
to discuss the Rainbow controversy.
American Jockey's Good Shovrins.
PARIS, Oct 15. At Longchamps yes
terday the American jockeys made a great
showing. The Prix St Cyr 5000 francs
over a course of 2500 meters was won by
M. Veil Picard's Quartler Latin, ridden
by Willie Sims. Kiss, also owned by M.
"Veil Plcard, and ridden by Patsy Free
man, was second. The Prix de Moulin
5000 francs over acourso of 2400 meters
was won by M. le Malrs Falrboy, with
Cash Sloan up.
AMERICANS WERE RESCUED
Captain Shields and His 51 Men
- Saved From Filipinos.
MANILA, Oct 14. Captain Devereaux
Shields, who, with 51 men of Company
F, Twenty-ninth Regiment, United States
Volunteer Infantry, was captured by the
Insurgents last month' in .the Island of
Marindumie, .was rescued yesterday by
the American rescue force with all the
members of his party.
THE PHILIPPINE TRADE.
More Mcrehfmdl&e Taken There
i Than Is Sent Avray.
"WASHINGTON, Oct '14. The division
of the War Department has made public
ta bulletin on the trade of the Philippine
Islands. The statement covers a period
of nine months, ending March 31, 1900,
and sets forth that during that time mer
chandise to the value of $15,102,879 was
Imported Into tho Philippines and goods
to the value of $12,928,454 went out of the
Islands to foreign ports. During the
period named 54,137 tons of Manila hemp,
valued at 5S.10G.340 were exported, of
which the United States took 1S.1B3 tons,"
valued at $2,476,926; the United Kingdom
took $3,964,347 worth, and 4808 tons, valued
at $70S,S0S. went to China, t
The commerce in gold and silver coins
bring the total importation to $16,751,800
and, the total value of all exportation to
$14,634,236. The trade with the United
States alone amounted to a& exportation
of $2,650,450 of goods and importations' of
tho value of $1,030,149.
Accredited, to Three Government. "
"WASHINGTON. Oct 14. Louis P. Corea.
the Nicaraguan Minister here, has been
accredited by his government to Mexico
also. He was already Minister to Chili,"
so that he holds three missions simul
taneously. Senor Corea had just arrived
at New Orleans from Nicaragua when
he received his last appointment, and pro
ceeded at once to the City of Mexico.' It
is understood that the purpose of his gov
ernment in naming him for the post was
to have a suitable representative in
Mexico during the approaching pan-'
American conference next October.-"
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IRON AMD STEEt TRADE
UNITED STATES IS THE WORLD'S
GREATEST PRODUCER.
Statement of Resources of Industry,
lt Development and Relation, to
Domestic and Foreign Markets.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 14. The Treasury
Bureau of Statistics' has just issued a
commercial monograph on Jhe iron and
steel trade of the United States, treat
ing of the resources of this industry. Its
development " arid Its relations to the
domestic and foreign markets. In this
document the progress of the Iron' and
steel trade "is illustrated by maps and
diagrams showing the distribution of
iron ores in Europe and North America,
the comparative development In the pro
duction of pig Iron by countries since
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LESS EMPLOYMENT
Bryan's Election Would Bring Disaster to Laboring Men
and Commercial interests.
PORTLAND,' Oct 13. (To the Editor.) The election of Bryan
would, In my opinion, prove disastrous to laboring man. and mer
chant. Bryan stands for free silver and the debasement of the
currency. A young man who was an ardent Bryanite in -1896 told
me a short time ago that he intended to vote for McKinley and that
If Bryan were elected he would withdraw his money Tfrom. the bank
and bury It He had put in gold and wanted gold In return, and
would not take chances -on getting sliver. This is one Instance out
of hundreds of thousands throughout the country. It is not the
wealthy man who contracts the currency. He wants money to oper
ate with,' or wants to loan his money to advantage. It isthe numer
ous small holders withdrawing their money from circulation who
make the scarcity, cause the failure of banks, and through this
comes the natural result of hard times, shortage of labor and gen
eral depression. Further than this," manufacturers would Immedi
ately curtail their purchases of raw material and their output of
manufactured goods.
Fearful of a change Jn the tariff, the jobber and retailer would
buy sparingly-for the same reason, all of which would mean less -employment
for the laboring man, and Jn all likelihood lower wages
for those 'employed.'1 As to the Northwest and Pacific Coast inter
ests In particular, I believe that expansion has b'een a great factor
In our material advancement in the past few years, and I believe
that Democratic success would be a very severe blow to this partlc
ular Bectlon of the country. Expansion, with a firm foothold in the
Orient, means steady employment of labor and steady markets for
numerous agricultural -products of the Northwest, which would all
be put in Jeopardy by the' election of Bryan. A. H. DEVERS.
eefteeeeeee9e'eeeo
1873, tho growth of the steel output of
the several leading nations, the change
In the relation of iron and steel exports
and Imports, and the course of prices for
pig iron and steel rails in the United
States.
Tho United States is now the world's
greatest producer of iron and steel and
.coal, as well as of copper, cotton, bread-
stuffs, provisions, and many other ar
ticles entering into the daily require
ments of man.
In a comparative survey of the world's
Iron-ore situation, the remarkable, fact
Is brought out that .the United States
in 1899 produced 30 per cent of the world's,
ore, or 25,000.000 tons out of a total of
55,000000 tons, m round numbers This j continuous -progress-in technical inven
quantlty Is somewhatless-than the-com- iuQ -Rh,tw .,,... -.''. "
blned ore output of Wch Great Britain
and Germanv. innliiriinor T-.jixnmtaurir..
which produced respectively 17 and 21 per,
cent of the world's ore supply. This alone
.gives the United States the leadership'
among the world's great ore producers.
but this fact must be taken In connec
tion with cpal production on which the
Iron industry depends and of which this
country produces 32 per cent of the world's
output, while Great Britain- produces 30
per cent and Germany 19 per cent. With'
primacy In coal and lron ore the posi
tion of the United States Is one of, un
disputed and permanent ascendency 'In
her control of the raw materials of. Iron
and steel production. This primacy In
raw materials gives the United States
a self-sufficing position, as compared with
that of her foremost rivals Germany
and Great Britain. While the Dortmund
(Germany) furnaces have to go to North
ern Sweden for Iron ores and tho fur
naces of Cleveland, England, have to get
their ores from Northern and Southern
Spain, the United States is far freer to
locate her iron and steel industries "with.
direct regard to the conditions of max
imum economy in the accumulation 'of
raw materials and the distribution of the
finished products. Therefore, as coke
has displaced coalr the tendency the world
over Is for the furnace to leave the col
liery and move toward tho ore mines.
Hence the Iron and steel Industries of this
country are gradually being drawn around
the southern shores of Lake Erie within
easy access of the vast ore deposits of
the Lake Superior mines. The preponder
ance of this single source of ore produc
tion is apparent from the fact that tho
Lake Superior region furnished 73 per cent
of the 25,000,000 tons of ore consumed by,
our furnaces In 1S09, while the Southern
States furnished 19 per cent and tho East
ern States b'ut S per cent One of the
mpst wonderful developments In modern
trade is that of the ore-handling facilities
from "the Lake Superior mines to tho fur
naces of Ohio and Pennsylvania.
Among the world's great -plg-lron pro
ducers tho United States first attained the
leadership in 1S$0; but in 1594 lost It to
Great Britain again. Only, however, -for
mo time oemg. in 1895 the United
States finally outranked the United King
dom. In 1899, the five great plg-lron pro
ducers stood In the following order of
Importance:
Countries Tons
United States 13,620,703
.Great Britain 9,305 519
Germanv RM.o'mT
Russia '. 2,672.'492
France 2.K7.CS8
There are other nations to be men
tioned, such as Austria-Hungary and Bel
glum, each of which produces. a million
tons, and Sweden, whose output Is half
a million. But the mere fact of prlmaoy
In plg-lron production on which tho steel
Industry depends directly, has the tutmost
significance .for this country at home and
abroad. We are also the greatest con
sumers of our Iron and steel products.
The development of a domestic consump
tive capacity has been a feature of tho
National policy toward the iron and steel
trade". It has been f6llowed by the growth
of a National demand,, unequalled by
any other nation. Tho volume of demand
thus developed has resulted In that grad
ual reduction In the cost of production
which has brought this country fully
equipped to enter the world's markets" on
a level with the best of her rivals. Her
DOsItlon In -th WnrWu mnrlrato to V.-
fore not ephemeral, but enduring, be
cause it is based on a highly developed
and rapidly enlarging home market such
as no other nation now enjoys. '
The growth of the steel industry
Is next taken up, and the transi
tion from the iron to the steel age Is
indicated" by tho substitution of -steel
rails for iron rails in railway building.
Here again the JUnited States' holds the
primacy, because of her producing al
most 40 per cent of the world's steel out
put, while Great Britain produces J8
per cent and Germany 21 per cent. No
other nation, converts so much of its'
pig Iron Into steel as the United States
does. Of the world's pig iron output, "40,
000,000 tons, 70 per cent, is made into steel;
whereas "this country converts 77 per cent
of Its pig iron tonnage into BtcA,
amounting to 10,636,858 tons , out" of the
world's total output of 27,uo,oo& tons. The
United States Is .th foremost VCeel-con-stimlng
country of the world, a single city
having consumedi 126,000 tons In -a year
for building purposes alone, and one car
company having required 400,000 ions of
steel to meet its yearly contracts. In 1873
about onethlrd of our pig iron was made
into -rails, hut since, that date steel rails
have ceased to be the chief form of steel
production, their proportion in 4S96 ibidng
but one-sixth of the -whole. The con
sumption of steel per capita for non-rail
uses Tn18T9 was 75:4 pounds;" in 18S9, 213.2
pounds; in 1S9, 276.2 .pounds, showing how
other than rail uees of steel have de
veloped in 20 years.
In Qua iron and' steel trade with for
eign countries covering' the last 0 years
our position has been exactly reversed.
Within the last, five years we have ctuv
ally changed from an importing to an. ex
porting nation. -In 1880 we imported five
times as much In value .as "we exported
of iron and steel produots. Now we ex
port six times the yaluei of our iron and
steel Imports! These exports In 1800 ag
gregated $121,658,341, thus Tanking next: to
breadstuff, cotton and provisions, the
three higher in value." There are ia the
AND LOWER WAGES.
Iron and steel exports 21 classes valued
at from $1,000,000 to 59,000,000 each
These fa.cts and relations give the iron
and steel trade an economic outlook such
as has never before been attained. "While
Great Britain and Germany are still lead
ing us as exporters of iron and steel of
certain classes, our experience at home
In adapating "machinery and- implements
and other forms of steel products to the
varied conditions of our vast territory
has prepared us to -adapt our products
to the conditions of climate and the wants
of consumers the world over. We have
prospered hitherto by reason of the high
efficiency of our labor, by the superiority
OI Our industrial orCRli r,ntlnn nrt Vv
secret .f ,,rnV A.. - -"!S .-
.- - i - wmv.1 1IIV1.JUU3 ate iui-
itatlng.our methods and- making models
of our machinery and tools lri order to
overcome the advantages-we now have
over, them. Prussia and Bavaria, Franco
and England, all Import our railway en
gines only to pick out their excellencies
and thea incorporate these. into their next
new types to be made at home. The pol
icy . of the future must take this fact
into taccount, and the only way to meet
It Is by a restless progress In productive
processes at home, a systematic study of
the conditions and requirements of Amer
ican iron and steel products- abroad, and
a more considerate cultivation of ,the con
sumer than' has hitherto been the case.
With proper exceptions consumers have
heretofore bought our products on thplr
-merits without solicitation from us; but
as our competitors learn to Incorporate
these merits into their own makes, bur
position can be secured and improved up
on In the future only by aggressive meth
ods In which the commercial and the con
suming interests of-th foreign trade are
made Jto realize our readiness to meet
their conditions with a superior product.
Hence tho main problem of the American
Iron and steel trade is now not Indus
trial, nor financial., but commercial. Our
pig Iron trade with Europe, for example,'
Is K limited by the quantity of bottoms
oircrea it as ballast in cotton cargoes.
Everywhere, too, our foreign trade suf
fers for want of trained commercial rep
resentatives. Our greatest commercial
needs, as has been well said, are ships
and schools.
BOERS AGAIN ARE ACTIVE.
Burffhers Who Refnse to Fight to Be
Prisoner of War.
CAPE TOWN, Oct14. The Boers are
very active In the Kroonstadt district
General Dewet, has proclaimed that
burghejs who refused to fight will be
made prisoners -of war.
British mounted infantry scouting from
LIndley lost Captain Wlllshire, who 'was
killed through mistaking a party of 40
Boers in khaki uniform for friends.
Boer commands continuously harassed
the British column while marching from
LIndley to Krooristadt. The Boers cap
tured a detachment of the Cheshire Regi
ment, which was escorting an empty
wagon near Frankfort They 'released the
driver but kept the -wagon.
Surprised Boer Lanffcr.
LONDON, Oct. 14.-The War 'Office has
received th6 following "from Lord Rob
erts, dated Pretoria, Saturday, October 13;
"A satisfactory little affair occurred
near Frankfort Thursday. Colonel Grov
with the West Kents, surprised a Boer
laager at "dawn, killed 7, wounded 9, and
captured 18."
Gets the Danes Released.
LONDON, Oct. 15. The intercession ' of
the Princess of Wales, says a dispatch
fromCopenhagen"to the Dally Telegraph,
has secured the liberation of some Danes
who were compelled by the Boers to fight
against the British and had been im
prisoned at Slmonstown. "
Money for Missionary Alliance.
NEW YORK, Oct 14, Rev. Albert R.
Simpson? president of the Christian and
Missionary Alliance, today preached his
annual missionary sermon at the Gospel
Tabernacle, and as -a. result over $50,000 In
cash pledges and property were realized
for 'the mission work bf the alliance for
the coming year. The total amount col
lected today wasi$52,2S9 25f part of It be
ing proceeds of a collection ' taken at
Nyack, N. Y. '.
Trustees tor Consumptives' .Home. ,
CINCINNATI, Oct 14. The, executive
committee of the "second "district grand
lodge of the B'nai B'rith met today In
this city 'and elected 29 trustees for the'
new home for consumptives at Denver; to
iBerye one year. Among them is Dr. Albert-
Abrahams, of San Francisco.
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Every wojtnan should know that Car-'
iter's Littlo 'Iilver Pills -are a specific for
sick headache. Only one pill a dose. 'A
woman can't stand everythlnff.
LI EXPRESSED ' REGRET
THANKED AMERICANS FOR GOOD
TREATMENT OF CHINESE,
Londoa Times Says Germany Is Jns-
- -tifie-in Her -AttitBde-Torvard
, , Anthors of Atrocities.
LONDON, Oct IE A .special dispatch
from Pekin, dated October 12, E&ys:
. At. tho American Legation Li Hung
Chang expressed regret for the recent
occurrences and. thanked the Americans
for their good treatment of the Chinese.
He promised to request that negotiations
be begun, at tho Tsung U "Sanum. two days
hence and to exclude Yung Lu from them.
"It i3-aerted;" says 'the Bhanghai cor
respondent of the Times, wiring yester
day, "that tho Russians have seized the
Nla.Chwang Railway at the -terminus of
the Shan. Hal Kwan line. This iff the
first step the Russians have taken on
the" right'bank of the Amur. The Rus
sian Southern and Northern armies lave
joined hands at Tchllng, north of Muk
den, ""thereby placing all of Manchuria
east of the river Liao and a portion west
of the stream In the hands of Russia,"
Dr. Morrison In today's Times concludes
his dramatic description of- the siege of
Pekin. He expresses the "deep oblIgatlon
of all those confined In the British Lega
tion to the "splendid services of Rev. Dr.
Frederick Gamewell, head of the Mission
Board, to whom was due the deslgnln.5
and construction of all our defenses anfi
who carried out In the most admirable
manner Sir Claude MacDonald's Ideas and
suggestions."
He also refers to the "valuable ser
vices" rendered by Mr. SquleTS, secretary
of the United States Legation."
The Times, commenting editorially upon
Dr. Morrison's narrative, says:
"The whole story justifies In the ful'.est
manner Emperor "William's attitude
toward the authors of the atrocities. It
proves beyond a reasonable doubt the re
sponsibility of the high officials and thb
Tsung 11 Yamun."
The Shanghai correspondent of the
Morning Post, Wiring Saturday., de
scribes four distinct agitations In Kwang
Tung, Kwang SI, Szechuan and the
Yangtse region all of which are antl
dynastlc rather than anti-foreign.
"If -Sun Yat Sen Is successful in the
South." says the correspondent, "and hlB
rebellion spreads over the Yangtse region,
he will probably be aided by Prince Tuan,
Tung -Fuh Slang and the Mohammedan,
leaders in the Northwest.-"
The Chinese Imperial troops, according
to a dispatch to the Dally Chronicle from
Hong Kong, dated yesterday, have recap
tured Welchou on East River, whsre
Sun Yat Sen, the reformer, had raised his
flag, and have scattered the rebels.
The Standard publishes mall advices
from Tien Tsin, giving a list of 54 docu
ments that were seized in the yamen of
the "Viceroy after the capture of the city
and fell Into the hands of the corres
pondents before 'the military authorities
had seized the yamen.. These include re
ceipts for money paid to Boxer generals
for supplies to their troops of every, kind,
reports of action and lists of- casualties
and rewards paid to generals and the fam
ilies of the killed, all clearly proving
that the authorities maintained the Boxer
movement by lavish expenditure.
GHING GOT COOL RECEPTION.
Germans "Would Not Receive His So
. cinl Call He, Was Snnve.
PEKIN,'. S&pt. -7. Prince Chlng, who
visited the 'foreign -Ministers yesterday,
did not receive that cordial reception he
seemed to -expect At the -British lega
tion, the flrst'ohe he Visited, the demean
or of Sir Claude MacDonald was chilly
in tho 'extreme, and the visit occupied
no -longer than-'i five minutes." Prince
Chlng was hi his sedan chair, home on
tho shoulders of "eight gorgeously appar
eled servants, preceded by four Chinese
officials of high rank, each wearing the
Insignia of the peacock feather. A troop
of Japanese cavabry acted as escort and
guard. From the British legation the
cavalcade went, to the German, but was
rofused admission to the grounds, being
informed By the Chinese interpreter ot
the legation that the representatives of
his Imperial majesty, tho Emperor of
Germany, wero-not receiving social calls
at present from Chinese officials. Af'tho
Spanish 'legatlbn, where also the French
Minister resides, as his residence was de
stroyed, the call only -lasted 12 minutes,
and at tho Austrian hardly as long.
At the Russian legation over an hour
wae spent -From, there the American
legation was' visited. ' Here the Prince
was received by Mr. Conger and the mem
bers of th "Legation. " The "Prince told
Mr. Conger that he felt ashamed to look
hUn In the face, ""but that personally he
had done all in his power to prevent the
catastrophe that had occurred, but the
force of events had proved too much for
him. Chlng said that he had merely come
to pay a visit of respect to an old friend.
Jt Is stated on reliable authority that at
the Japanese 'legation Chlng was in
formed that Japan was utterly opposed
to any division -of China by- the powers,
and that both England- and America
would stand' by her in this demand; that
China would have to pay very heavily for
the trouble she had caused, but It would
not be In loss of territory.
It ie now believed hero that the settle
ment of tho situation will be made by an
International commission, either at Tho
Hague or Washington, at which China
will not be represented. If tha opinion
of high officials here can be taken as a
guide, Russia, Germany, France and pos
sibly Italy are In favor of a division of
China, with a merely nominal Chlne'se
empire, while England, America and Ja
pan wllfl demand the open-door policy, a
heavy Indemnity .nd for a long period
the policing of tho'' country by an interna
tional force.
The general consensus of opinion of .the
American and'Britlsh Ministers and gen-
orals 'Is that seldom If "ever in the his
tory of the world has any city been pore
completely' looted and gutted 'than Pe
kin,' and tt Is mainly due to the influence
of General Chaffee and the 'British Gen
o'ral Gaselee that the sacred city Itself
has not 'suffered the samo fate; In fact,
most of tho members of 'tho Embassies,
their families and even the" missionaries
think that a great mistake has been
made In not looting it and" burning It to
the ground. They argue that if all the
property o.f the merchants, bankers,
pawnbrokers and even the houses ofvthe
very poor have been looted and burned,
why should the property of those main
ly responsible be saved and held sacred
for their future use? It is. an Very-day
sight to seo soldiers, camp followers and
members of the riff-raff that Is following
the army selling all sorts of things, par
ticularly the 'silver shoes, which were
used as cash, valued, at' $7, $18, $30 and $50,
according to. weight Hundred-dollar
watches were' selling for $5, but now
prices have gone up. and silver shoes are
selling for two-ahlrds of their value, and
other things accordingly.
The proprietor of a Pekin hotel has
bought. It Is stated, silver Worth over
a quarter, of a million dollars 'at a cost
of less than $50,000.'
- The Sikh soldiers have done a lot of
trading in- silver, buying It from the Rus
sians cheap and selling at a profit. An
ex-street arab' from New York has made
a clear $2000" with a capital of nothing ex
cept unlimited cheek and fno scruples
whatever on the subject of his .right to
loot
Auction sales take place at the British
legation every afternoon of Idoted goods
turned In by( 'the, troops, but the prices
are high, being sometimes more than the
things are usually sold for In the stores
In nominal times. Major Waller has in
his possession a vasf amount of stuft
a large oortlon of which has been taken
from looted stores. General Chaffee has r
I not yet decldwl with regard to its dls-
'position, but itvWin probably be sold at
auction.
American soldiers haye not been ofli
Jclally "allowed-" to loot, but only to for
age, which means that parties have gone
out 'daily ove? the American .quarter and
collected the things most needed by the
troops, such as bedding; furniture for
camp use, etc. Most of the soldiers on
the march to Pekin threw away their
blankets and other impediments which
rendered the march under a burning sun
unbearable. At- night" now they would
suffer from cold If they had not been al
lowed to commandeer the necessary cov
ering. It ia only human nature that the
soldier boys in that duty should pick
robes of ermine and grey fox skins and
otherp warm, furs- rather than those of a
coarser and uglier appearance.
Some of the most persistent looters have
been the missionaries. 'Recently meeting
one wrth five cartloads of fure and an
tique furniture. Major Wallet asked the
missionary by what right be had taken
the things, and to his astonishment -was
told by permission of Major Waller. He
Informed the missionary he was mis
taken, as .he himself was Major Waller
and should confiscate every bit of It. -
SCRAMBLE FOR QUARTERS
Creates Delicate Situation Among
Foreigrn Troops nt'TIen Tsin.
TD3N TSIN, .China, Sept 17 With 'the
general belief tha't this city is to be the
military center and base for the Winter,
all the powers are now engaged in a
general scramblo for buildings. Anything
that has a roof Is now valuable, and
every building In the foreign concessions
which the bombardment left capable of
repairs is being put in shape for either
barracks or t storerooms. This condition
.of .affairs has made tho situation here
rather delicate, and in several Instances
thero have been some sharp Interchange-"
"over the possession ot premises. The
Americans have not gotten - the best of
the deal. ,
The 'foreign city ot Tien Tsin Is, com
posed of the various concessions to the
powers and what Is known locally as the
"extra concession," lying to the south
west, between the Victoria Gardens and
the mud wall and south. The American
concession was surrendered several years
agoJ ad '"In the present situation "the
Americans are keenly feeling Its ldss.
The English and German concessions are
proDably greatest In area, the British,
however, having more and larger build
ings than anyone else. There. Is today
not an unoccupied building In Tien Tsin,
and the powers aredrawlng the conces
sion lines very closely.
- As was cabled the Associated Press
eaily in September, the Americans were
compelled to give up to the Germans a
large tract of land and several very com
' modlous warehouses filled with commis
sary supplies. The property was In the
extra German concession, and only occu
pied under sufferance. It was under
stood when the German commander con
sented to Its occupancy that it would be
given up on demand, but the demand
caused tho American officials no little
embarrassment and Inconvenience. As a
result, the American forces are now scat
tered. The Fifteenth Infantry, Colonel
Moale commanding, and at present senior
American officer In Tien Tsin, is located In
tho buildings and compound of the
Amerlcnh Methodist Mission. A quarter
of a mile further down the Taku road Is
the. camp of tho Third Artillery, In the
compound of tho property of Mr. Drew,
an American. The marine battalion Is
quartered In the buildings In the British
concession, the officers occupying several
houses in ."Victoria Terrace. The commis
sary and Quartermaster's depots aro on
tho bund in the old Tien Tsin Hotel.
The presence of such a large number of
troops in close contiguity, with conflict
ing customs and national prejudices,
makes Tien Tsin a very delicate and In
teresting place just-at present The whole
atmosphere is charged with-the tenseness,
of local conditions, and the nicest diplo
macy is constantly being called Into play
to smooth over little eruptions, and the
friction natural to such circumstances.
Two events of this week which were
pregnant with possibilities have been
pleasantly adjusted and have left no ap
parent trace of feeling. One was the
killing of Corporal Hughes,, of Battery D,
Third Artillery, and the wounding of a
private of tho same battery by a French
sentry. The wholo affair was unfortu
nate, but an Investigation disclosed' that
the sentry was not to blame. It appears
that the Americans were out after dark,
and had been drinking. They were halted
by a sentry on the French pontoon bridge,
and disregarding his challenge, they tried
to rush him. One of the men fired his
,revolver, discharging four chambers,
when the sentry fired, killing Hughes. He
was attacked by the second American,
whom he bayonetted, Inflicting a slight
wound.
The other Instance was a slight tilt
between tho "British and Russians. The
former had posted a guard over a pile of
wo6d and hoisted a British flag. A Rus
sian guard, according to report, made an
attempt tb seize the wood, also hoisting
a flag and threatening to cut down the
British colors. General Lome Campbell
happened to be on the scene at the time,
unaccompanied. Seeing the gravity of
the situation, he asked an American offi
cer to assist him, explaining that he
feared"the two guards, who were Indians,
of tho Bengal Lancers, might precipitate
trouble. Tho American consented to re
main while the General sought the Rus
sian commander. Admiral Allexlff Im
mediately, recalled tho Russians when
the 'matter was explained to him, and
apologized for their action. It Is reported
all the men were punished.
PEKIN JS EXPECTANT
Speculation an to the Settlement of
the Present Tronhleii.
PEKIN, Sept. 11. From Ministers to the
last joined student Interpreters In the
various .Legations, and from Generals to
drummer boys not a soul but is asking
the question, What next? It takes, even
for government messages, 10 to 14 days
to get an answer to a cable and private
and press messages, now that the gov
ernment telegraph line to Tien Tsin has.
been closed against them, are practically
unknown, and consequently the foreign
ers in Pekin are almost as bady off for
news of tho outsldo world as were thosd.
besieged nvtne wans ot the -Brltlsn jue
gatlon during the siege.
English and American papers havo Just
been received, which make Interesting
reading for the Ministers and their families,-
telling, as they do. all about their
supposed death and giving tragic, details
as to how tho men killed their women
folk, how members of certain legations
were boiled In oil, and other harrowing
pictures of the last day of tho sle"ge.
There is a certain gentleman living- In
Shanghai, better known to the world as
"Tho Shanghai Liar," who. If he were
here, would probably meet a warm re
ception from some of his resuscitated vic
tims. s
The great question now heard In Pekin
is, What Is the world going to do with
China .with so many nations having con
flicting Interests and opinions a3 to what
should be done? It Is also a mistaken
Idea fto suppose that the Chinese them
selves have been settled with effectually
yet, but if Sir Robert Hart shall prove a
true prophet there will be no serious af
fair before the beginning of November,
by which time, the numerous bands
marching from the south will have come
together and be more or less under cen
tral control. There will probably be one
battle .with great loss to the Chinese be-
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