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POWER DIVES TO UR,CONGER To Act In Preliminary Ne gotiations For Peace, REPLIES ARE MADE PUBLIC Are of Conciliatory Tone list Disap* .prove of German filing Chang Is Acceptable. The slate department night made public the text of the notes addressed liy it to the governments of Germany, Russia and China lin an swer to inquiries from them ,as to the attitude'of the United States toward various phases of the Chiuese problem. The forecasts of these notes made in the press appear to have been accu rate, for although nowhere in the text is'reference made to the withdrawal of the United States troops from China, the official statement used by the Davy department in advance of the publica tion of the notes bears out the'predic tion that the government finally has decided upon such a material reduction of itb military forces as will amount to a withdrawal of the army as au offen sive instrument. The.answer to the Germaoi note is carefully {phrased, so as to soften the qualified refusal of the United States government to make the punishment of the Chinese ringleaders a condition precedent to negotiations. The answer to Germany in part, is as follows: The government of the United States has from the outset proclaimed its purpose to hold to the uttermost •accountability the responsible authors of any wrongs done in China to the citizens, as was stated in the govern ment’s circular commuuication to the powers of July 3d last. It is thought, however, that mo punitive measures can be so effective by way of reparation for wrongs suf fered undos deterrent examples for the future as the degEadatiou and punish ment of the responsible authors by the supreme imperial authority itself* and it seems only just to China that she should be afforded in the first place an opportunity to do this and thus rehab ilitate herself before 'the world. Be lieving, and without abating in any ■wise its deliberate purpose to exact the fullest accountability from the re sponsible authors of the wrongs we Lave suffered in China, the United States is uot disposed, as a prelimin ary condition to entering into diplo matic negotiations with the Chinese government, to join in a (demand that said government surrenderto the pow ers such persons as, according to the determination ,of the powers them selves, may be held to bo the first and real perpetrators of these wrengs. It is the purpose of this government at the earliest practicable moment to name, its plenipotentiaries for negotia ' ing its a settlement with China, and in the meantime to authorize its min ister in Pekin to enter forthwith into conference with the duly authorized representatives of the Chinese govern ment whereby full exercise of the im perial power for the preservation of order and the protection of foreign life and property throughout China. In response to Mr. Wu’s communi cation, September 17,1900, of a cable gram from Prince Chiug,the following answer is given: The government of the United States accepts the plenipotentiary authority of Earl Li Hung Chang and Prince Ching as prima facie sufficient for the preliminary negotiations looking to ward the return of the imperial Chi nese government, and to the resump tion of its authority at Pekin and toward the negotiation of a complete settlement of the duly appointed plen ipotentiaries of the powers, aud of China. To these ends the United States minister in Pekin will be authorized to enter into relations with Earl Li‘ and Priuce Ching as the immediate representative of the Chinese emperor. Iu reply to the Russian charge’s memorandum, the following was trans mitted: 1. The government of the United States has not auy present intention to withdraw its legation from Pekin. 2. The government of the United State* accepts the plenipotentiary au thority of Eail Li Hung Chang aud Prince Ching as prima facia sufficient for the preliminary negotaitions look ing toward the return of the imperial Chinese government, and to the re sumption of its authority at Pekin, and toward the negotiatien of a com plete settlement by the appointed plenipotentiaries of the powers and of Cbinr.. 3. To these ends, the United States minister in Pekin will be authorized to enter into relations with Earl Li and Prince Ching as the immediate representatives of the Chinese em peror. DEATH OF HARSHAL CAMPOS. iWss Formerly Captain General of * Quba and Preceded Weyler. A Madrid special says: Marshal Arsenio Martinez de Campos died Sun day morning at Zaranz, near San Se bastian. 0 Marshal Campos was superseded in rs-'Ki as captain general by Marshal ;r, Campos having refused to c out the government’s starvation Sept'* campaign against the poople ‘ ‘island. ASSEMBLE IN fIORGUES People of Galveston Worship Un der Pathetic Circumstances. .Sad Sunday Scenes. There were sixty-four bodies recov ered at Galveston Saturday, fourteen being taken from oue building *t Twenty-seeond and Beach streets. With the exception of the abolish ment of the temporary hospital which was established in the United Slates custom house directly after the storm, there were no new developments in the health situation. All the sick naul injured who applied for treatment re ceived attendance. There have been but few deaths since the storm, but fourteen had been reported up to Sat urday night, all of which were directly or indirectly caused by hurts received during the day. The Southern Pacific company com pleted its tracks to Virginia Point Fri day night and resumed train service into Galveston Saturday morniug. The company lost twenty miles of track between Galveston and Bous 'ton. Inspector Youans has finished his canvass of buildings lost in the storm. He finds that there are 2,536 destroy ed, That is, residences and stores. This does not include stables, sheds or outhouses. In the Kinkead and Col orado additions at least seventy-five buildings were carried away. Mr.. "Youans estimates that 1,000 buildings were destroyed in the district outside of the line of total destruction. The Western Union Telegraph Com pany has finished laying a nineteen •conductor cable across the bay and has almost finished stringing anew cable from the bay to the Galveston office. The Postal Telegraph Company has picked up the cable across the bay up to Bolivar Point. The other end is ■imbedded in twenty-five feet ol sand and will have to be dragged out. The Postal will lay a submarine cable across Galveston bay and underground cable from the main land end of the ■submarine cable almost to Houston. Sunday was a memorable day in the afflicted city. No church bells called the worshipers to the temples; no organs pealed the sacred hymns; ■strange faces looked down from many pulpit-s, hut the word of God was told. Buildings that had been used as morgues, structures that only a few days ago sheltered the injured and dying were used as sanctuaries, and many a mother who had lost a son, many a man whose family had been so suddenly swept from him on that aw ful night, gathered in these places, and there upon bended knee fervently prayed that the souls of their dead might rest im peaee. Scarcely a minister that did not have for his text the storm and its lesson. The words from the pulpit carried comfort to the hearts of many, inspir ed theta to better things, gave strength to the weak and courage to rebuild on grander scales. And while there were many persons at prayer, there were others disposing of the dead. Funeral pyres blazed on all sides. Fanned by a brisk southerly wind, the flames leaped heavenward and cast their lurid shadows on the 6ky. In all, about forty bodies were taken from the ruins during the day. ADDITIONAL WAR SHIPS Are Ordered to Chinese Waters By the Navy Department. The navy department has issued the following statement: “In view of the possibility that later, when circumstances so warrant, the land force in China will be mate rially reduced, the naval force in Asiatic waters will be from time to time increased with reference to American interests in China and also in the Philippines. The following orders have therefore been issued today: “The Dorothea, at Leage Island, and the Annnpolis, at Norfolk, have been ordered to fit out for the Asiatic station. The Wilmington has been ordered to the Asiatic station and will be replaced on the south Atlantic sta tion by the Atlanta. The Albany, at Pi raeus, has been ordered to Manila. The Kentucky has been ordered to New York and the Vicksburg to be fitted out for the Asiatic station.” Judge Powers Declines. A special frem Salt Lake, Utah, says: Judge Powers has given out a signed statement declining his ap pointment by acting Governor Nebe ker to the United States senate. TEDDY’S ROUGH RIDE. He Takes the Saddle Fora Gallop With Utah Cow Boys. Governor Roosevelt’s campaign special reached Salt Lake City Friday. The governor was driven to the Alta Club during the morning. One hun -dred and fifty mounted cowboys were drawn up in front of the club. The governor was persuaded to mount a horse and take a gallop. Governor Roosevelt remarked to the captain of the troop: “Now, boys, off on a gal lop.” This was done and the column of horsemen disappeared down the street in the dnst. The ride lasted for about au hour. NEED MORE MARINES. Another Battalion to Be Recruited For ths Philippines. Arrangements are being made to send another battalion of marines, to be known as the Sixth battalion, to the Philippines. It will be organized iu Washington city and Anuapolis in n few weeks, and proceed to Manila by way of San Francisco. Orders issued Thursday by the navy department as sign a number of officers of the marine to service with the new battalion. A LIFE SENTENCE FOR JERE WALDEN The Murderer of Farmer George Dixon Escapes the Gallows. WOMAN ELUDES SHERIFF. Temporarily at Large and Caused Greatest Excitement. Jere Walden was convicted of the murder of George Dixon, in Johnson county superior court, at "Wrightsville, Ga., Friday morning. Immediately he was sentenced to the penitentiary for life. Many people will hear of the verdict with amazement. At first it would seem that he should have re ceived the death sentence. The killing of Dixon was one of the most atrocious that has ever been re corded in the annals of the criminal history of this country. Dixon was asleep in his own house, in his own bed, when Walden, by his own con fession, crept from an adjoining bed in the same room and delivered a blow with an ax that produced death. Walden’s statement to the jury was most remarkable. It was eaolly and calmly made and showed that both himsdlf and the guilty woman were of the lowest order of moral degenerates. For criminality it has no equal any where in this country. The story of die improper relations between them, as well as his story of her own acknowl edgment of her unfaithfulness toiler husband and the evil she had unsuc cessfully endeavored to implant in the heart of her innocent .and youthful daughter, made her but little better than a fiend incarnate. As Walden told of his depravity iiis poor old mother, who was in the court room, wept as though her heart would break. Between the sentences of his statement her sobbings could be plain ly heard. “My mother, who site there,” said Walden, ‘■‘taught me to be honest and tell the truth. lam going to do it, so help me God. On the night of the murder Mrs. Dixon came to my bed. Sbe aroused me and said: ‘Dixon is asleep. It is the time to kill him.’ ‘I don’t want to kill Uncle G.,’ as I called him, I said. ‘He has done me no harm.’ ‘Well,’ said Mrs. DixoD, ‘if you do not kill him, I will kill you, or, worse than that, I will yell. If Dixon awakes and finds you, he will slay you like a dog.’ Believing my life was in danger, gentlemen, I killed him.” MRS. DIXON ESCAPES. Mrs. Dixon, the woman implicated in the killing of her husband with Walden, made her escape from Sheriff Boland duriug the trial of the case Thursday. It appears that the sheriff had locked her up for the night in what is known as the courthouso prison. Rumor has it that during the night the officer in charge was given several drinks of whisky, from the ef fects of which he was soon soundly sleeping, and while he slept the keys were taken from his pocket by a rela tive, who, it is reported, gave the sheriff' the whisky with knockout drops as a sure producer of sound sleep. Other rumors have it that the sheriff or his deputies were bribed. Mrs. Dixon was captured Friday afternoon. She was found secreted between two feather beds at her broth er-in-law’s residence, some nine miles from Wrightsville. It appears that in makiug her escape from the prison room in which she was locked she was sufficiently cunning to lock the sleeping officer in. There are many conflicting rumors as to the means of her escape. One iB that the sheriff was bribed to release the wo man. The judge mdered the arrest of all the officers connected with the es cape. A rumor was current that the wo man was released for the purpose of lynching her, and that 6he had been lyached, but there Was not the slight est foundation for the truth of any such reports. Mrs. Dixon’s trial was taken up Sat urday. She has lost what little sym pathy she had in her effort to escape. To Extend Credit. The New York Credit Men’s asso ciation has adopted a resolution com mending the advisability of the exten sion of er edits to customers at Galves ton who suffered loss or whose prop erty has been destroyed. CJERriAN CIUNS REPLIED. Qhinamen Get Inte Trouble By Firing Upon Russian lafantry. A dispatch received in Berlin from Taku dated September 21, says: “Yesterday evening the Pei Tang forts opened fire on the Russian in fantry camp wounding 25 men. Since early this morning a German howitzer battery has betfn shelling the town.’ j These Aire of One Mind„ The German ( foreign office has re ceived replies firom Italy, Austria and France agreeing, without reserve, to Germany’s ChiLja proposal. National Association Meets. The National Prison gau its annua! congress in 0., Saturday with\toO T were J ■ ••■ N e ■ ■ ■ veston M STRIKERS COWED BY THE MILITARY Presence of Soldiers Has Quieting Ef fect In Shenandoah. A QUIET SABBATH DAY Action of the Sheriff In Firing Upon the Mob Is Condemned. With the arrival of the military at Shenandoah,Pa.,Saturday the borough assumed its normal condition and the anticipated resumption of violence on the part of the miuers did not occur. It might have been the presence of the soldiers that restrained the turbulent element, hut many of the residents be lieve the lack of riotous scenes was due to the fact that all the colleries were closed. Fearing that an attempt to work the mines during the day would result in possible bloodsl and Sheriff Toole Fri duy night requested the mine owners to suspend operations until after the troops had arrived. The only colliery which attempted to work was tlie Wil liam Penn, operated by the Susquehan na Coal company. The employees were, however, intercepted on their way to the mine by strikers, who succeeded iu persuading them to return to their homes. General Gobin established head quarters in the Hotel Ferguson until he could find a suitable place in the field. The arrival of the troops oc casioned much excitement among the residents, and especially the strikers who thronged the vicinity of the rail road station from early in the morn ing until late iu the day. They were • sullen and vented muttered threats, but made no attempt at violence. The United Mine Workers held meetings in various places Saturday evening and Sheriff Toole and his deputies were condemned for their shooting at Shenandoah. Leaders of the United Mine workers said Toole was too hasty in giving the order to fire and that he proved a poor general in directing his men. A SUNDAY DEMONSTRATION. An air of exj ectancv was noticeable among the people of Shenandoah Sun day, and although it would be difficult to find a more peaceful community, the opinion was generally expressed that Monday morning would witness a renewal of tlie riotous scenes of Fri day. The superintendents of all the mines in the vicinity of the city nnd Sliamokin reiterated their intention of resnrniug operations Monday. In the morning the churches of all denominations were crowded and the sermons were invariably the subject of the mine troubles. During the afternoon demonstrations were made by the Governor’s troop and the batteries, which were marched through the streets of the city and along the roads leading to the mines. Representatives of the seven collieries about the city visit* and General Gobin in a body to arrange for the protection of their workmen on their wsy to the collieries. During the afternoon Captiin Dan iel Christian, of the coal and iron police, and W. H. Richards, superin tendent of the Reading company’s col leries at Mahauoy City, called on General Gobin and asked for troops. Captain Christian said the situation at Malnrnoy City differed from that at Shenandoah, in that the foreigners were willing to return to work, hut were intimidated by the dissatisfied English speaking employees. Eighty per cent of the foreigners, Superin tendent Richards said, were in favor of remaining at work. General Gobin said he could not promise to locate troops at Malianoy City, but would endeavor to have soldiers in that vicinity early Monday morning. QUIET SUNDAY AT HAZDETON. A special from Hazleton says: There was absolutely no change in the coal strike situation in the Lehigh region Sunday aud the customary day’s quiet prevailed. Tturing normal times a colliery here nnd there works on Sunday, but Sun day not a pound of coal was mined in the Hazleton region. Every one of the twenty-five or more towns in the region was quiet. WEAKENS ALLIES’ INFLUENCE. England So Characterizes Answers Transmitted By United States. The London moruing papers are too fully occupied with the general elec tion campaign to bestow much atten tion upon the Chinese problem. The Standard, which discusses editorially the replies of the United States, gov ernment, says: “The policy thus laid down implies the existence at Washington of a very exaggerated estimate of the good will of the Chinese rulers. It is to Lie fear ed that the action of the United State* will tend to weaken the moral influence of the allies, and for this reason it is to be greatly regretted.’’ KRUGER ACCEPTS CRUISER. rfHjtch Vessel Will Transport Boer Holland. ate that the . .. v ■ " T I FIGHTING RESUMED. Allied Forces Successfully Bom. bard Chinese Forts of Pei Tang and L.u Tai. A copyright Associated Press dis patch from Taku, Chiua, under date of September 20, says: The allies attacked the Pci Tang forts at daybreak. Heavy eanntsn ading is going on. A Berlin special of same date rays: The Local Auzeiger’s Shanghai corre spondent cables that the allies have captured the Pei Tang aud Lu Tai forts with great losses. It is reported on trustworthy au thoi ity in Shanghai, says a dispatch to the same paper, that Germany .yill in sist upon the destruction of toe Chi nese coast defenses and the Yang Tse forts as a condition of her entrauco upon peace negotiations. ACTIVE OPERATIONS RESUMED. An Associated Press dispatch says: Active military operations are about to be resumed with a view of insuring coal and food supplies, opening the northern passes atul restoring trade. General Chaffee and General Barrow, second in command of the British troops, held a long conference Thurs day and decided to dispatch au Anglo- American column, 1,300 strong, to San Hai Tien, under General James H. Wilson, capture the arsenal there and disperse the boxers. The column will include two battalions of the Ninth United States infantry, a detachment of the Fourteenth United States in fantry, 500 British and four guns. At the conference it was decided to ask the Germans to send a column westward to disperse the boxers aud to restore normal conditions. The Japanese and French are op erating to tho northwest of Pekin. The sale of loot belonging to the Americans has begun. General Chaf fee at first proposed to burn it, but finally decided that it would be better to feed the hungry Chiuese. “A FEW HARAUDKRS.” Lord Roberts Says Boer:Any Is Completely Broken Up. Lord Roberts cables London from Nelsprnit, on the Pretoria-Delagoa Bay railroad, not far from Komati poort, the frontier stntion, under date of Wednesday, September lffth, as fol lows: “Of the 3,000 Boers who retreated from Komatipoort l>eiore the British advance, 700 have entered Portuguese territory, others have deserted in va rious directions, and tlie balance a-e reported to have crossed the Komati river, and to lie occupying spurs of the Lobombo mountain, south of the rail way. A general tumult seems to have occurred when they recognized the hopelessness of their cause. Their long Toms and field guns have been destroyed, and nothing is left of the Boer army hut a few marauders.” CHINESE ANXIOUS FOR PEACE. All Their Efforts Are Centered Upon Quick Negotiations.. With tlie powers wavering as to when peace negotiations with Chiua shall open, China is exertiug all her efforts to turn the scales toward an immediate opening of the negotiations. Another move in that direction was made Thursday when Minister Wii presented to the state department a dispatch from the two powerful south ern viceroys of Nan Kin and Wu Chang, asking that the United States instruct its officials iu Chiua to begin peace negotiations. First Arrest Made. The first arrest in connection with the miners’ strike was make Thursday afternoou when Joseph Begos, a Hun garian, of Nanticoke, was taken into custody, charged by Alexander Mon syock with threatening to shoot him while he was returning from work. Flour and Wheat Higher. At Chattanooga, Tenn , Thursday, flour advanced 20 cents on the barrel and wheat on the wharf went up from SH to 3J cents on the bushel. Farmers along the river are expecting a further rise in wheat. Good Order Prevails. “Everything is quiet and orderly,” is the report that emanated from the strike region Thursday. A few more mine workers joined the strikers’ ranks, but not many. FRAUD ORDER ISSUED. Uncle Sam Bars Dealers In Cotton Futures From the Mails. The postoffice department has issued a fraud order against Arthur 8. Foster and Arthur S. Foster A Cos., of Phila delphia, dealers in cotton futures, who ! advertise to pay 00 cent per annum on l all money deposited with them for in | vestment. Postoffice Established at Tien Tsto. Information received at the post office department indicates that a . United States postoffice has been open -1 ed at Tien Tsin, China, to facilitate i the handling of mail matter for the troops in China. GOVERNOR WELLS TICKLED. Says He Will Laugh When He Sees President of Senate. Governor Wells, of Utah, when ask ed for an expression as to the action of Acting Governor Nebeker in appoint , ing a senator, took the whole thing as ; a joke and said: “Yon ask me what I will do in the ■matter? I suppose when I see the of the senaie I will laugh. I expects lhat.” (lUV EjUUff = showsHAnd ' ’ Full Reply to AH Enquiries Is Formulated. DISPATCHES FORWARDED. Subject .Matter Kept Secret Until Mes* sages Reach Destination*" Is Final Denoiiment. A Washington special of Friday says: The United States government has made full and complete answer to the various important inquiries that have been addressed to the powers relative to the Chinese trouble. It has gone farther aud lias made a dis closure of all its purposes, and, as a member of the administration puts it, it lias thrown its hand open on the table. This action was taken after the cabinet meeting Friday aud a luncheon at the white house that followed served to reduce the decision to the ultimato form. At 3:30 o’clock Minister Wu calle 1 liy appointment upon Aotiug Secretary Hill and was handed a memorandum embodying the response of the United States government to the request of Prince Chiug that Mr. Conger or some other person be immediately empow ered to liegiu negotiations with tho Chinese authorities for a final settle ment. The minister came away with a dissatisfied expression upon his face. Next came M. Thiebaut, the French charge. A few minutes’ con versation sufficed to impart to him orally, just as he had made his own inquiry, the answer to it. Then Baron Sternberg, the German charge, who had been notified of the readiness of the state department to make answer to the German note, call ed and was given that auswer. Ho hastened away to cable it to liis gov ernment. The department then sent the an swer to the Russian inquiry, forward ed by messenger and directed cable grams containing the substance of the answers to its diplomatic representa tives abroad. Thus closed one of the most interesting and important phases of the Chinese entanglement. The state department absolutely re fused to make any statement as to tho nature of the answers, taking tho ground that to do so would he a viola tion of the diplomatic proprieties. However, as it was calculated that all of these answers will have reached their destinations abrou 1 within a day, it was promised that • the text of the communication should bo given to the press Huturday after noon. The ministers and charges who received the messages in Washington adopted the same secretive attitude. The president himself, it seems, had given instruction that every effort should he made to maintain secrecy iu tho runtter until the official disclosure. With all this, it is known that the German proposal that, negotiations with Chinn be deferred until the Chi nese responsible for the Pekin out rages have been surrendered to tho allies, has failed of approval by our government. The declination has been conveyed in a manner that cannot give offense, but it is believed that the United States government cannot re cognize the principle that a country may bo called upon to surrender its own citizens to a foreign power, or powers for punishment. 810 INHERITANCE TAX. Huntington Estate Will Be Called on to Pay Sum of $200,000. The inheritance tax on Collis P. Huntington’s estate will amount to more than 3200,000. In an estimate prepared for Comptroller Coler and submitted to State Comptroller Gil man at New York Friday, it appeared that the transfer charge on specific bequests alone would uinonnt to £90,- 000. No appraiser has been named for the huge estate, which, it is estimated by those familiar with the affairs of Mr. Huntington, is worth £50,000,000. „ALIBI IS CLAIMED. The Defense In Howard Case at Frank fort Has Inning. The first evidence for the defense in the Howard case at Frankfort, Ky., was taken Wednesday, the defendant himself being the first witness. He told in a straightforward way of his arrival in Frankfort and movements there January 30th,and his testimony, as anticipated, was to prove an alibi. The defense said proof would be in troduced to show that Howard arrived in the city only thirty minutes prior to the assassination, and did not go to the state house until several hours af ter the tragedy. PROBABLY STORM VICTIMS. Qovernor and Qovernor-Elect of Choc taw Nation are flisslng. It is believed that Governor Green McCurtin, of the Choctaw nation, and also Judge G. M. Duke, the governor elect, perished in the Galveston storm two weeks ago. They left Talibana to go to Galveston Thursday before the storm aud nothing has been since heard of them. D. 8. Thomas, a merchant at Talibana, was with them. He is also missing.