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SIX THOUSAND
BOXERS KILLED
Bloody Battle Won by (he Im
perial Troops.
SEIZURE ONLY TEMPORARY
Renin Asamlloa Ull Bank al Pel He
Csssldertd War Measure-0rmii
Cklas Erdllloa Ceil 132..
009,000 Marks.
VICT01UA. . C. Nov. 10.-Nws was
reeclved by th steamship Victoria that
battto i, fought at Tsrg Oh'u on
the HIimi Chill bordi-r, Oclooei 17. be
tween Itnwrl4l troops and lexers. G-n-
nral Yuan a 'rxii-a numbered SW0, the
Boxers, 12,ooo.
The battle inntn alt fay and result
ed In the (Meat of th Boxers with
great nta. Their ieadr, Chm. refund
to retreat anil when th fight was
lwt, fought wun S"0 desperadoes in a
ravln until a l wrre kilted. His head
waa taken and hung on the city walla.
Six thousand l!ix-r were killed.
Consul Ooodnow. of Shanghai, has
made a summary of th I;mi-r outrag'.
showing that 91 At'McaM and Rritlsh
mlMlotirirlc were murdered and 170
other nilmloiiurlrs'ln Khan HI and Chili
missing.
TEMPORARY ANNEXATION.
BERLIN, Nov. . A dispatch from
Pekln. dated Nov. a. miy that the
rtuMian selxure of territory on the left
bank of the Tel Ho Is regarded aa a
temporary war measure.
Estimates of the cost of tlx German
China expedition, printed today to
the federal council, provide for 152.0O0.-
000 marks and a force of S63 officers
nd 18,738 mm.
DEMOCRATIC JOLLIFICATION.
Twenty-five Thousand People Celebrate
Victory of Senator W. A. Clark.
BUTTE, Mont.. Nov. 10,-Twenty-flve
thousand ieple crowded the streets of
thla cltj tnlght to participate In a
general ratirtcutton In honor of the
notable victory of Senator W. A. Clark
and hia Democratic associates. Two of
the largest available halls In the city
had been engaged and all the victorious
candidates of the ticket wvre present
to participate in the gvneral Jollifica
tion. '
Senator Clark made two addresses.
declaring positively that the eight-hour
law would be parsed If It u In his
power to effect It and that laws fav
orable to the worklngman'a rights
would also be brought before the state
legislature.
POPULATION OF IDAHO.
Census Bureau Reports It by Coun
ties. WASHINGTON. Nov. lO.-The popu
lation of Idaho Is ornYlAlly announced
tolay. By counties it la aa follows:
Ada, 11.K9; Bannoi-k. 11.702; Bear
Lake. 7.051; Bcntham, 10.447; Blaine.
4900; Boise, 4174; Canyon, 7497; Cassia.
3M11; Custer. 2S4!; Elmore. 22S6; Frc-
mont. 12.521; Idaho, 921: Kootenai. 10.-
218; Lincoln, 17!4; Utah. 13.451; Lorn pi,
3446; Nea Pen-e. I3.74S; Oneida. S333;
Owyhee, 3S04; Shoshone, 11..0; Wa.h
Injrton, 6SS2.
SENTENCED FOR LIFE.
Anarchist Who Attempted to Kill Shah
of Tersla In Paris.
PARIS, Nov. lO.-Franccols Sulofii.
who attempt! to shoot the shah of
Persia while the latter was visiting this
city August 20. was today condemned to
penal servitude for life.
RRL'TAL MURDER.
Little Colorado Girl Criminally Aasault
ed and Killed.
LIMON. Col.. Nov. 10. The assault
and murder yesterday of little Louise
Frost, the 11-year-old daughter of R.
W. Frost, a ranchman living three
miles south of here, has aroused the
entire country around here.
Every man and boy has been pressed
..REMOVAL. SALE..
For the next sixty days our entire
stock of furniture and carpets will
be closed out at less than cost. Call
early and avoid the rush.
CHARLES HEILB0RN & SON
Into service and every plble hiding
place la being thoroughly searched.
Ul.wHlhounda from the Canon City pen
itentiary have beMi put on the trail
of the assailant of the little girl and
he may expect nothing but d ath by
lynching whn found.
Sheriff Froman of Llnoln county haa
ofturert a reward of M tm the cap
lure of the murderer, de4 it alive, and
Mr. Frost has made a almllar offer.
Messages have been siit In every di
rection both to the Union Pacific and
tho Rot k Island railroad.
No clew to the Identity of the mur
derer has yet been dlswerwl, Lati-r
details show that the child had started
from school In her buggy. The horse
and buggy reached the ranch without
the girl. About o'oi'K-k the search
es fo-jnd the girl 30 yards from the
roadMdc In an unconscious condition.
An examination showed that she had
b-n criminally assaulted and stabbed.
Around her heart were wounda caus
ed by a knife, her throat waa cut, her
body waa a mass of bruises and her
head was crushed by being stamped on,
as shown by the mark of boot heels.
RETURNS FROM NEBRASKA.
Republican Governor Elected by a Plu
rality of 675.
OMAHA, Neb., Nov. lO.-Wlth hut two
counties to h-ar from In the state on
lh face of unolllclal return. Detrtch,
Republican. Is elected governor by a
plurality of C7& over Governor Pain
ter. The remainder of the state ticket
Is liable to be Republican but It will
take an offlclal count to determine the
result.
There la no change In the legisla
tive situation, the reault depending up
on Douglass county (Omaha). Mc Kin-
ley's plurality In Nebraska la 7100.
POSITION OFFERED BRYAN.
Declines Editorship of a Denver Paper
at UO.OOO Salary.
DENVER. Nov. lO.-Col. W. J. Bry-
an has declined an offer of an editorial
position on a Denver afternoon newspa
per at a salary of 110,000 a year. In
hla reply, which waa telegraphed from
Lincoln, Neb., today, he says:
"I shall remain here, and in the fu
ture, aa In the past, defend wun tongue
and pen the principle which I believe
to b right and the policies I believe to
be wise."
YESTERDAY'S FOOTBALL.
YALE VS. CARLISLE.
NEW HAVEN. Nov. 10,-To the sur
prise of even the most ardent of her
admirers, Tale this afternoon rolled up
a score of 35 points against the Car
lisle Indians In the annual football con
test between the teams of the two in
stitutions, while the Indians failed to
get nearer Yale't goal than the 20-yard
line. : .
OREGON VS. STANFORD.
PALO ALTO. Nov. 10. Stanford. !4;
University of Oregon. 0.
CALIFORNIA APPOINTMENT.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 10. The presl-
d(nt ha aDDolnted Frederick 8. Strat-
ton. of California, collector of customs
at San Francisco, vice John J. Jack
son, deceased.
OVER A MILE A MINUTE.
Very Fast Time Made by Lord Strath
eona's Train on Canadian
Pacific.
MONTREAL, Nov. lO.-Lord Strath
eona's special train on the Canadian
Pacific from Montreal to Ottawa today
made the distance of 112 miles in 110
minutes. The run was made In a heavy
snow storm and with a deduction of
ten minutes for stops, the actual run
ning time was 100 minutes.
WHEAT MARKET.
PORTLAND, Nov. 10. Wheat. Wulla
Walla, 55.
SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 10. Wheat
May 10S.
CHICAGO. Nov. 10. Wheat, Decem
ber, opening. 7334. 7SH; closing, 744.
LIVERPOOL. Nov. lO.-Wheat. De
cember, 6s. Td.
PRICE OF SILVER.
NEW YORK. Nov. 10. Silver. 64.
COLOMBIAN REBEL
FORCE DEFEATED
Government Forces Are in Hot
Pursuit.
REBELS BURNING VILLAGES
Prevlossljr lh lauricals Were Haviof,
Ertrytblflf Tkclr 0w Wijr a so
Appear.:1 Abort to Over
threw Ooveraatat.
COLON, Nov. 19. Advices have been
received here announcing the complete
lefeat of the rebel fnrcea at Buena
Ventura. The- government force are In
hot pursuit of the rebels who are said
to be burning villages while retreating.
REBELS TRIUMPHANT.
NEW YORK. Nov. 10.-A dispatch
to the Herald from Guayaquil, Ecua
dor, says:
Important r.cwi Indicating that the
rtbellior. in Colombia will result In the
f.verUrcw of the government has been
received from Panama by the steamer
Loa. Strict censorship on the govern
ment wirts ha prevented telegraphic
news from being sent out. but Informa
tion shewing that Important military
operation have been conlucted with
in thi last month and that the gov
ernment has met with severe reverses
baa reached the Isthmian dty.
Genera! I'rlbem, chief of the Liberal
forces In the east, has won an Import
ant victory In the capture of Corozal.
one of tt.e government's! strngholds in
the Habana region of Bolivar. This
city, which has 10.000 Inhabitants and !
Important because it will give the rebels
a base frcm which to operate against
the Carrlbean ports of Cartagena and
Baranqullla, and which was held by a
government force about 1000 strong un
der Generul Rodrlguei. Uribeni at
tacked with a force of 1500 men. Af
ter several sharp engagements he sur
rounded the place and General Rodri
guez, seeing !t would be useless to rt-
slst. surrendered on October 15.
Literal terms were granted by the
rebtl leader. He permitted General
Rodrlgutt anl his officers to depart
with swords and baggage snd a'l the
necessary supplies and animals to
transport their belongings. The soldiers
aen? deprived of their guns and amn u-
nl'.ton and then set free on parole. This
conduct on the port of Urlbem and the
prestige of the victory made most of the
men of Rodrlgues' army his partls.tna
and they Were Incorporated into his
force.
With the fall of Baranquilla it Is
generally recognlied that the Insurrec
tion will be a success and the gov
ernment is maklnff evety effort to de
fend the post. General Pinion, min
ister of war, took personal command
of a force of 3000 men that recently
started from the capital to operate
against Uribom. It Is feared, how
ever, that his army has been Intercep
ted by the rebels In Tollma province,
north of Bogota, as nothing has been
heard from him In Barannullla.
The rebels of Santander also woulj
dispute hla way. They hold strong
positions at Barranca end Bermeja in
the Magdalna river. undr command
of General Vargas Santos, and could
stop progress of the government forces
by water, thus malting Uribem free
to operate In Bolivar province.
The, steamer Astronomer, which ar
rived at Colon on November S, brought
news that the torpedo boat Peral
onso, ooerated by the rebel forces, had
been sighted at Rio Hacha going west
and apparently on its way to take
part In operations against Baranquilla.
Late advices from Buena Ventura
also show a serious condition in the
west. Buena Ventura Is besieged by
a strong force of Liberals and block
aded by the rebel steamers Galtan and
Salinas. The government gunboat Boy
aca Is held In the harbor. It Is par
tially disabled and unable to give bat
tle to the insurgent craft
The city Is defended by 100 govern
ment troops well entrenched. A deter
mined attempt was made by the Lib
erals on November 3. but it was re
pulsed. The government commander.
however, Is fearful that he would be
unable to resist much longer.
Call, one of the chief cities of th
Cauca valley across the mountains
from Buena Ventura. Is also closely
besieged. Sharp fighting took place
there on November 3. the insurgents
making an attack upon the Intrenched
def2nders.
NEW TRAFFIC AGREEMENT.
Great Northern Makes a Deal With the
Union Pacific.
ST. PAUL, "Kov. 10.-The Great
Northern is about to conclude a new
traffic arrangement with the Union Pa
cific Company, involving a new traffic
business between the two companies on
a more extensive scale. The agreement
will Include both passenger and freight
business. The preliminary contract has
been drawn and waa today sent to the
Union Pacific and Oregon Railway A
Navigation Company for approval. .
Details were practically agreed upon
at a conference between Vlce-Prert-dent
Miller of the Great Northern and
General Traffic Manager Munroe of the
Union Pacific. The passenger agree
ment was consld"red by General P,is
sengr Agent Whitney of the Great
Northern and General Passnger Agent
Lomax of the Union Pacific.
Aa the Chicago, St, Paul, Minneapo
lis and Omaha system Is closely al
lied to the Union Pacific Interests, the
consent of that road to the agreement
was obtained yesterday. Omaha Will
have the first call on all Interchange
able business, but the Great Northern,
through the new agreement, will be
considered a close second choice, and
will ret a much larger share of the
business than heretofore.
NEW SHIPPING ARRANGEMENT.
Reported That Pacific Mall Will Not
F-enew Ita Contract With Pana
ma RaJlroad Company.
NEW YORK, Nov, 10. The contract
between the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company and the Panama Railroad
Company, which expires on December
16. may not be renewed. It in reported
in Wall street, the terms of renewal
proposed by the railroad company be
ing unsatisfactory.
The Pacific Mull Company haa been
carrying the railroad company's freight
on the Pacific ocean, but It Is said that
the railroad company may now make
arrangements for Its Pacific traffic with
the California ft Oriental Steamship
Company, which has its principal ter
minal at San Diego. Cal.. and runs
from that port to the Hawaiian Islands
and to Japan and China, making stops
at San Francisco when necessary.
J. Edward Slmmcna. president of the
Panama Railroad Company, and L. B.
Stoddard, vice-president of the Cali
fornia ft Oriental Steanrwhlp Company,
declined to discuss the report
CAUSE OF STRANDING.
Olga Said to Have Gone Ashore Be
cause Lightship Had Been
Removed-. .
SAN FRANCISQO. Nov. 10. Captain
Descovlch of the Austrian steamer Olga
attributes, .the. stranding of his vessel
on the ocean beach, from which she
was hauled by tuga. to the absence of
the Golden Gate lightship, which Is now
In port undergoing repairs. Senator
Perkins has wired to the authorities at
Washington urging that a suitable sub
stitute for the lightship be placed at Its
usual station.
The salvage on the Olga it Is estimat
ed will amount to nearly $50,000. The
cargo of 4200 tons of sugar Is valued
at $370,000 and the steamer Is worth
over $200,000. The vessel Is leaking in
three of her ballast compartments and
it Is feared that her bottom has sus
tained serious damage.
REPUBLICAN SPEAKERS.
National Committee Furnished Ora
tors for 15,000 meetings.
CHICAGO. Nov. 10. With the excep
tion of Edward C. Hedges' department,
the Republican national headquarters
were practically closed last night. The
speakers bureau, over which Hedges
presided, will not close for at least a
month. That much time will be re
quired to make settlements with all the
speakers, transportation companies and
various state committees. It Is esti
mated thatthe bureau furnished speak
era for no less than 13,000 meetings.
This would be an average of thirty
speeches for each man.
LYNCHERS CONVICTED.
Louisianans Found Guilty of Murdering
a Deputy Sheriff While Protect
ng a Negro.
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 10,-Wm.
Daniels and Ross Johnson were today
convicted of the murder of a deputy
sheriff who was protecting a negro
who assaulted a white woman at Lake
Charles. La.
This is the first time in this state
where would-be lynchers have been
caught and convicted.
NEW ALASKAN RAILROAD.
Will Be Constructed In Golovin Bay
District by English Syndicate.
TACOMA, Nov. 10. R. O. Laiier,
just returned from Nome, claims to be
backed by an English syndicate in the
project to build a partially surveyed
railroad from Granite Harbor to Coun
cil City In the Oolovln Bay district, a
distance of 85 miles. He says the route
offera no serious difficulties of construc
tion. .
ROGERS' PLURALITY 1594.
SEATTLE. Nov. 10. Complete re
turns from every county In the state
gtve Rogers, Democrat, for governor.
a plurality ot 1594.
RESIGNED BY REQUEST.
COLUMRUS, O.. Nov. lO.-Es-Attor-ney-General
Monnet has resigned from
the Buckeye Republican Club at the
request of the club.
ENGULFED BY
MOUNTAINOUS SEAS
Steamer Monticello Went Down
in Bay of Fundy.
FORTY LIVES WERE LOST
Just Before She Fonndered Boat Got Aay
With Six Survivors-OMIroa? Side
wheel Vessel ind Not Con
sidered Very Sale.
HALIFAX, N. S., Nov. 10. Amon
the rocks and shoals at th entrance
to the Bay of Fundy this morning, tha
sidewheel steamer City of Monticello.
bound from St John for Yarmouth,
was overwhelmed by mountainous seaa ,
only four miles from her destination
and engulfed with forty of her passen
gers and crew.
A heavy gale was raging at the time
and there was a tremendous sea. The
Monticello carried a full freight and
fairly large passenger list. Just before
she foundered an attempt waa made to
reach the land In a snail b at In
charge of the quartermaster, and con
taining Third Officer Fleming, Steward
ess Kate Smith and three passengers.
This boat was smashed by a huge
comber, its occupants being hurled high
upon the beach at Pembrookc, unin
jured. It Is believed that these are the
only survivors.
The City of Monticello was used in
coastwise sen-ice between Halifax, Yar
mouth and St John, and was due
here tomorrow morning. She was an
iron sldewheeler of about 3500 tons
groes, and was commanded by Captain
Harding. She was formerly called the
City of Norfolk and was built at Wil
mington. Del, In 1866. She was valued
at $33,000. The vessel had been rebuilt
within the last fifteen years, but was
not regarded as safe In exceptionally
heavy seas.
The list of dead includes many well
known navigators.
R. G. DUN DEAD.
Head of the Famous Dun Mercantile
Agency.
- NEW YORK. Nov. 10.-R. G. Dun,
head of the mercantile agency firm of
R. G. Dun & Co., died In this ctty to
day of cirrhosis of the liver.
Mr. Dun was born In Chilllcothe, 0
In 1326. He had been suffering since
the early part of last summer. He be
gan his business career at the age of
16 In a country store. Early In life he
came to New York and entered the
employ of the mercantile agency then
conducted by Tappan & Douglass. In
1S54, six years after, he became a part
ner of Mr. Douglass, under the firm
name of B. Douglass ft Co. In 1859 Mr.
Dun purchased the interest In the busi
ness held by his partner, and waa sen
ior partner of the firm of R. G. Dun
ft Co. to the time of his death. Mrs.
Dun survives him;
RETURNS FROM COLORADO. ;
Heavy Increase In the Republican Vote
Since 1S96.
DENVER, Nov. lO.-The Rocky Moun
tain News today prints practically com
plete returns from every county In the
state on the vote for presidential elec
tors and governor. The figures for
most of the counties are complete re
turns. In a few others on or two
precinctj are missing.
The figures tabulated show that Mr.
Bryan's plurality Is 78,385, wh'ch will
be slightly Increased by the returns not
received.
Ormr.n's plurality over Goudy appears
as 22,722, which will likely be Increased
by the returns still to come. Compared
with 1896, In round numbers, the Bryan
vote fell off about 41,000,, while the Mc
Kinley vote increased about 64,000.
MONUMENT TO DEWEY.
Be Erected in San Francisco,
California.
Will
SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 10.-A mon
ument to commemorate the victory of
Admiral Dewey at Manila Is to be
erected In this city.
The committee vo which the designs
offered In competition were submitted
have accepted that ent In by George T.
Brewster, of New York. It is a claeBlc
doric column surmounted by a winged
figure of victory. About the square
bas2 will be reliefs Illustrating the
naval battle which gave the Philip
pines to this country.
HEAVY SNOW STORM.
Eight Inches Deep at Marlnett?, Wis
consin. M.vr.iNETTr. w:, a
heavy wind and 6now storm has b-en
raging since midnight. The snow fall
Is eight Inches at noon.