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WORKMEN AWED
BY THE STRIKERS
Two Collieries at Latthmer Were Tied
Up In Consequence.
WOMEN WERE IN 'PARADE
Marchers Were Or&erly and No
Attempt at 'ViolenceMade.
A-special from Hazleton, Pa., says:
N-eai'Ky:2,ooo strikers, with fifty wo
men autl girls, marched into Lattimer
early Saturday morning .and .comp'.ete
iy tied up the two collieries of Calvin
Pardee■'& Cos., located at that place.
It w,as the greatest march dhat has
taken .place during the present strike.
The .crowd was made up of -strikers
from MeAdoo, Audenried. Jeauesville
and Hazleton on the south side and
from Harwood, Ebervale, free Hand
and Upper (Lehigh on the north side.
The women and girls came from the
now famous borough of MeAdoo.
Sheriff Harvey and a handful of
deputies were at Lattimer when ithe
strikers .arrived, and they and the
marchers were instantly on the move.
There was ao disturbance at any time.
Tha men and the women were well ibe
havecL
It was tl*e most exciting day Eat ti
mer has had sinee the tragedy three
years ago. The strikers from the south
side concentrated on the back road to
the place. They had left their homes
at midnight.
The women, including “Mother
Jones,” were conveyed in wagons,
while the men walked. It was a little
before C o’clock when the 1,000 south
side men entered Lattimer, headed by
a fife and drum corps, and the women.
The leader of the females, who was a
pretty Polish girl,- carried a large
American flag. They inarched and
counter marched on the Lattimer pub
lic road until 7 o’clock, when the whis
tle blew for the starting of work at tha
collieries.
A great shout went up from the
crowd as it saw that no one responded
to the call. Shortly after this a faint
cheer was heard in the distance, and
suddenly a crowd which proved
to be the north side marchers,
who had gathered on the opposite sida
of the town, burst through a gate $
the further end of the company’s
property, about half a mile away.
They came streaming in by the hun
dreds and rushed down the company’s
property, then across the strippings
and joined the south side force on the
public road on the very spot where
the twenty-tw r o marchers were shot by
the deputies in 1897.
The combined forces, after a short
rest, formed two by two and with the
women and girls in the lead, started
on another parade through the town.
The women marchers called the Latti
mer men black-legs and other hard
names, whole those thus assailed re
mained mute for fear of being attacked.
This was kept up until 8 o’clock, when
the marchers began to leave for their
various home towns.
Shenandoah also witnessed the big
gest demonstration ever held within
its limits on Saturday. Over 5,000
striking idle mine workers marched
through the streets and up to soldiers’
monument park, Locust mountain,
where they held a mass meeting and
listened to words of encouragement
from President John Mitchell, of the
United Mine workers of America. The
strikers came from all sections of the
anthracite coal regions, those from
nearby points marching in a body
headed by bands, while those from
remote points went in trolley cars.
President Mitchell spoke briefly and
was frequently interrupted by cheers.
His most important statement was one
informing the strikers that they would
soon meet in convention. He said:
“I wish to announce today for the
first time that in a few days a conven
tion will be called. Every mine will
be requested to send delegates. If
you believe a net advauce of 10 per
cent in your wages is enough, then
your votes will decide the question.
If you prefer that the strike shall go
on, Mitchell will be with you. In this
strike we must all win together or go
down together.”
Mr. Mitchell again took occasion to
deny the charges that the strike was
brought on for political reasons, and
that the bituminous coal operators
were connected with it.
KRUGER BEING WARNED.
Restrictions Placed Around the Oid
Man are Constantly Increased.
A dispatch to the New York Journal
and Advertiser from Lourenzo Mar
ques says:
The restrictions around Kruger are
increasing and he is virtually a priso
ner.
While driving Tuesday he met a
party of burghers and made them a
patriotic speech. The governor has
now refused the use of his carriage.
Kruger has been warned to make no
more speeches and is forbidden to
wear the green sash that is the in
signia of his office.
FATAL TRAIN wreck.
Cars Tumble Down Embankment Kill*
ing Engineer, Fireman, B'akeman.
•On the Plant system road near Ben
bow mines, several miles from Charles
ton, S. C., Wednesday night, the en.
gine and several freight cars jumped
the rails aud tumbled down an em
bankment, killing Engineer Gooding,
a young white man, and Fireman Har
vey Thompson and Brakeman Ben
W£ite, negroes. .
CONDUCTOR KILLED-
Desperate Negro Detected Stead
ing a Ride ©a Southern Train
and Uses .His Pistol,
Mr. Marion Lattimore, a conductor
on the Southern railway, was killed
Sunday night between Everett and
Brunswick, Ga.., by. a negro tramp who
was stealing ride.
The negro was swinging on the >iear
end of the baggage oar when dis&ov
vered.
Conductor Lattimore went to the
door at that end of the car and de
manded of the negro to come inskte.
Instead of comp lying with the request
he drew his pistol and-seut a 38-catiber
bullet through Lattimore’s abdomen.
After firing the fatal shot the Negro
huug on the car for nearly a mile
before he leaped from the swift mov
ing train into the bushes and disap
peared.
Instantly on being .shot Condtis
tor Lattimore walked into the bag
gage car and fell into the arms -of
bis flagman, William Brock, and with
a groan and exclamation sank into un
consciousness.
The train was stopped and Latti
more was tenderly laid on the floor, but
his condition was so desperate that
the train was immediately started
again at full speed and reached
Brunswick with Lattimore slowly re
gaining consciousness. As the light
of reason gleamed from his eyes Flag
man Brock leaned over him and then
the dying man breathed a whispered
message of love to his young wife
and two little children.
The train was held and Dr. Hatcher
-responded to the call for medical aid,
followed by Surgeon Burford, of the
Southern’s stall'. They did everything
possible for the wounded man.
Many men volunteered their ser
vices to Sheriff Berry to join in the
chase of the negro with dogs and guns.
General Agent Candler, of the
Southern, tendered the train to the
sheriff’s posse, while others hastened
to the livery stable, secured horses
and were soon in the saddle on the
chase for the man who fired the fatal
shot.
Conductor Lattimore died shortly
after being carried to his home in
Brunswick.
The deceased had run freight and
passenger trains for some years on the
Southern between Macon and Atlauta
and Brunswick, and was one of the
most popular men on the road.
Following is an accurate description
of Lattimore’s murderer: Short, heavy
set negro, very dark, small moustache,
dressed in a blue jumper. He boarded
Lattimore’s train at Everett.
GOES BEFORE CABINET.
French Note Will Be Discussed On
McKinley’s Return to Capital.
A Washington special says: Devel
opments of any consequence in the
Chinese situation are not looked for
until after the return of President
McKinley to the capital, when a cabi
net meeting will probably be held, and
the question presented by the French
note will be gone over in an informal
way.
The French note, which recently
has been addressed to the powers, is
not regarded as just now of pressing
necessity for action, as several of the
nations interested already have in
structed their representatives in Pekin
to ascertain whether the imperial edict
completely names the persons deserv
ing of punishment, and other features
of the French propositions contain
proposals which can remain in abey
ance.
This government may not consider
seriously the propositions which look
to the prohibition of the importation of
arms into China, and the dismantling
of the fortifications. Interest mean
while centers in the report which Mr.
Conger will make regarding the ade
quacy of the punishment to be meted
out by the Chinese government to those
persons who were instrumental in the
boxer revolt, and the future course of
this government may depend largely
on what the investigations now being
conducted develop. No advices have
come as yet from Mr. Conger on this
subject, but this is not surprising, as
the work to be undertaken is of con
siderable magnitude.
Accepted Lower Wages.
The employees of the Danville, Pa.,
rolling mill decided to accept the 25
per cent cut in their wages against
which they struck some days ago.
ROUSS GIVES UP HOPE.
Withdraws Offer of Million Dollars
For Restoration of His Sight.
Charles Broadway Rous* has with
drawn his offer of $1,000,000 for the
restoration of his eyesight.
“No further tests shall be made,”
declared Mr. Roubs. “I withdraw
my offer of $1,000,000 for a cure. I
shall dispense with the services of my
substitute. It is decreed I shall re- (
main forever blind. All tests have
proved futile and not one has given
me the slightest relief. The experi
ments on the eyes of my substitute,
James J. Martin, have proven equally
useless. I will pass the remainder of
my days in patience."
STRUCK FOR LOWER WAOES.
Kentucky Miners Preferred Recogni
tion of Union to Regular Wag.*s.
A strike of miners at Bassett, Ky.,
for recognition of the union has been
wod. The settlement carried with it
a reduction of wages. The owner of
the mines never recognized the unioD,
but paid wages averaging 5 cents
more than the union schedule. This
probably is the first strike for lower
wages ever made.
ADJUTANT GENERAL
KELL PASSES AWAY
Aged Hero of the Confederate Navy
Summoned By the Grim Reaper.
HIS CAREER NOTABLE ONE
Remains Laid ijo Rest at Griffin
With Imposing Ceremonies.
General J. Mclntosh Kell, adjutant
general of the state of Georgia and
amoug the last survivors of the con
federate privateer “290” or Alabama,
which did the iuewehnut marine of the
United States gre*t damage during the
civil war, died at bis home in Sunny
side, Ga., at 0:30 o'clock Friday after
noon. General Kell bad been in de
clining health for a long time. “At the
time of his death hie family was gather
ed around his bedside .and with great
sorrow witnessed the death of the hero.
BUKIED AT OUIFFIK.
The body of General Kell was
buried at Griffin, Ga., Sunday, with
elaborate and imposing ceremonies.
The funeral services were conducted
from the Episcopal church by Bishop
•CL K. Nelson, of Georgia, who im
pressively performed the Episcopal
rites of burial.
The funeral was largely attended by
prominent persous from all parts of
the state. Governor Candler was pres
ent, with many members of his staff
and other officers of the Georgia state
troops, of which General Kell during
his lifetime was the head. Two com
panies of state troops from Macon, one
from Barnesville and one from Griffin
acted as the special military escort.
A long line of distinguished Geor
gians, as honorary escort, followed the
body to the cemetery, where the final
ceremonies were performed and the
casket lowered into the grave. A sa
lute was fired over the grave by a
squad of soldiers, which was in keep
ing with the martial life of the dis
tinguished hero.
The floral tributes were many and
vgry beautiful.
SKETCH OF HIS LIFE.
General John Mclntosh Kell was
born in Mclntosh county, Georgia,
January 26, 1823, and was, therefore,
77 years of age. His great graud
father, John Mohr Mclntosh, a Scot
ish chief, came over to this country in
1735 to join General Oglethorpe, and
settled in that part of the coast which
commemorates his name.
The father of General Kell was a
distinguished lawyer of his day, and
the junior partner of General Antho
ny Wayne. He died when 40 years of
age, leaving a widow and five young
children. At the age of 16 John Mc-
Intosh Kell, through influential
friends, was appointed a midshipman
in the navy.- He served with distinc
tion in the Mexican war, and was pres
ent at Monterey, Cal., when the
United States flag was hoisted over
that territory. He was later an offi
cer in Commodore Perry’s famous ex
pedition to Japan, which opened up
that country to modern civilization.
In October, 1856, he married Miss
Julia Blanche Monroe, of Macon, Ga.
A brief service at Norfolk and eighteen
months at Pensacola constituted his
only duties on shore while a member
of the United States navy.
But it was as an officer in the Con
federate navy that General Kell won
imperishable fame. Upon the seces
sion of Georgia he tendered his ser
vices to his native state, and in May,
1861, reported for duty to Captain
Raphael Semmes at New Orleans,
where he served on the Sumter, a con
verted passenger steamer, then en
gaged in blockade running, and which
captured seventeen ships during n ser
vice of six months.
Later he was -with Captain Semmes
as executive officer of the Alabama, the
famous Confederate battleship that
made such a marvelous record during
the time she was afloat, capturing
sixty vessels, and being herself sunk
by the Kearsage off the coast of France,
at which time thirty of her men were
drowned.
General Kell’s daring oareer as the
executive officer of the Alabama is
recorded in the history of his country,
and for his gallant conduct iu the fight
with the Kearsage he was made a cap
tain.
After the loss of the Alabama he re
turned to the Confederacy and was
given command of the ironclad Rich
mond. At the oloue of war, worn with
service and saddened by defeat, he re
turned to his native state, residing at
Sunnyside.
It was during the first administra
tion of General Gordon iu 1886 that
General Kell was appointed to the
office of adjutant general of Georgia.
He discharged the duties of this office
personally and in a thorough manner
until his health became too feeble for
the task.
In December. 1897, the legislature
passed an act increasing the rank of
adjutant general from colonel to brig
adier general iu honor of General Kell.
KNOCKED INTO ETERNITY.
Prizi Fight In Philadelphia Results In
Death of Steve Flanagan.
Steve Flanagan, the ex-champion
bantamweight in pugilism, died Sat
urday night at the Hahnemann hos
pital, Philadelphia, never having gain
ed consciousness since his collapse in
the fifth round with “Jimmy” Devine
at Industrial hall. While several
men, including Devine, who were di
rectly connected with the contest,
were placed uuder arrest.
DEMOCRATIC CLUBS.
Nxtioaal Association Holds ‘Quad
rennial Convention at In
dianapolis, Ind.
The quadreuitial convention <cf the
National Association of Democratic
Clubs was called to order in Tomlin
son hall at Indianapolis Wednesday
utfternoon.
The programme for theopenirg ses
sion of the convention as officially an
nounced, was changed just prior to
the hour of meeting. President W.
K. Ilenrst was expected to be preseut
1 to preside, blit telegraphed that he
[ was ill and unable to attend. The con
vention was therefore called to order
by Senator James K. Jones, chairman
I of the Democratic national committee.
Mayor Taggart was introduced mid
made an address of welcome which
was briefly responded to by J. R. Rice
of Canton, Ohio.
Senator Jones, iu opening the con
vention, said:
“Iu the absence of President Hearst,
who has been unavoidably detained
from this meeting, I have been re
quested to call this convention to or
der and Ido so now. During the last
two or three weeks clubs have been
organized and have been reported to
headquarters at the rate of over 500 a
day, until there are now by actual
count 7,352 Democratic clubs with an
average membership of more than 200
(applause) already organized in all the
states of the union. With on organ
ization of this kind, consisting of
more than two millions of members
thoroughly organized and thoroughly
awake to the necessities tif the situa
tion at work in their localities every
where, there can be no reasonable
doubt in the resnlt next November.”
Organization was then effected by
electing Thomas Taggart temporary
chairman; F. 11. Ilimsen, New York,
secretary; AV. J. Pollard, St. Louis,
reading clerk, aud Myron D. King,
Indianapolis, sergeant at urms.
At thin juncture Adlni E. Stevenson
was escorted into the hall by a band
and his appearance sent the convention
into a pandemonium of applause. The
demonstration continued for soma time
after Mr. Stevenson had taken his seat
on the rostrum and while he had not
iutended to speak, ho finally yielded
to the clamor and said:
"My fellow Democrats, I thank you
for this cordial greeting. I would not
undertake now to address you, but at
a later time, in accordance with the
programme, I will have the pleasure to
address some remarks to my fellow
Democrats of the United states. (Ap
plause.) I can only say to you now
that I bring you words of good cheer
from the great Democratic state of Il
linois.” (Applause.)
The next spenker was Mayor Samuel
M. Jones, of Toledo.
At the conclusion of Mayor Jones’
address, James Hamilton Lewis, of
the state of Washington, spoke.
The convention at 5 o’clock took a
recess till after the parade at night.
The parade ended at 9:30 o’clock
and Tomlinson hall was thronged with
those who had participated in the joli
fication. The meeting was called to
order by Senator James K. Jones, who
introduced Captain Patrick O’Farrell,
of AVashington, D. 0. Captain O’Far
rel denounced the war in the Philip
pines and condemned a standing army.
He was followed by Hon. Sigmund
Zeisler, of Chicago, wffio spoke ia op
position to “imperialism.”
SIMPLY OBEYED ORDERS.
Chinese Officer Explains Why Von
Ketteler Was Assassinated.
Official advices received in Berlin
from Pekin assert that a further ex
amination of the Chinese non-com
missioned officer accused of Baron
Ketteler’s murder resulted in this
statement:
“On June 1 we received orders from
the prince to shoot foreigners wher
ever we came across them.”
The accused appears decided that
the order was to shoot a minister or
the German minister. He declared
himself unable to say which prince
gave the order.
American Banksrs In Session.
The session of the American Bank
ers’ Association at Richmond Wednes
day morning was devoted largely to a
call of states as to the condition of
business. Responses were made from
three-fourths of the states and the re
ports were most encouraging.
REPORT WAS “ERRONEOUS."
Kempt Wire* Navy Department Con
cerning Capt. Shields and His Hen.
The recent dispatch from General
McArthur annouuciug the disaster sus
tained by Cnptaiu Shields’ party on
the island of Marindnque left in doubt
the fate of the gunboat Villalobos,
which conveyed the troops to Torrijas.
In this connection the navy depart
ment has received the following from
Admiral Kempf:
“Cavite, P. 1., Oct. 3.— Secretary
Navy, Washington. “No truth in any
unfavorable repoits concerning Villa
lobos or her crew. Manila papers,
September 28, published false report.
“Kempf.”
Texas Short 400,000 Bales.
The latest report made of cotton
damage in the state of Texas by the
recent floods and high water place*
the loss at 409,000 bales. The value
is estimated at not less than 320,090,-
000.
Expanse Funds Appropriated.
A Manila special says: The new
Philippine commission Thursday ap
propriated $287,003 (Mexicau) for the
payment of sundry expenses incurred
by the military for the benefit of the
insular go lerument during September.
ENGLAND FOLLOWS
IN OUR FOOTSTEPS
instructions to Mclionald Coincide
Willi Those G.ven Conger.
TO TREAT AVITH CHINESE
Qualifications of Peace Envoys
NVill Be Passed Upon.
A AVashiugtou special says: The
British government has followed in the
wake of the United States’steps in the
Chinese agreement. Sir Claude Mac-
Donald, the British Minister at Tekiu,
ha* been instructed to enter into re
lations with the Chinese officers just
ns our government did iu the ease of
Minister Conger. It has given its
ministers discretionary powers to pass
on the sufficiency of the credentials of
Li Hung Chang, Prince Ching nud the
other Chinese envoys.
Although the formal response to the
latest German proposition has been
retured by Lord Salisbury, the United
htates government has been informed
that, though such an answer may not
be niado at all, being unnecessary in
the light of repent developments, yet
Sir Claude MacDouuld w ill be instruct
ed to make the same inquiry relative
to the punishment of the Chinese
ringleaders that have been committed
to Mr. Conger.
The first practical outcome of Special
Commissioner Rockhill’s investigation
has been an instruction to him by the
state department to co-operate with
Mr.Conger in the inquiries with which
that official is now charged, relative to
the character of the Chinese envoys
and punishments.
The next step to the final settlement
of the Chinese troubles must come
from Mr. Conger aud his brother min
isters at Pekin. They are charged
now with inquiries into the matter of
punishments, which certainly will oc
cupy some time, and it is not expected
that much headwny will bo made in
any direction until this phase of the
case has beeu passed.
The latest French note is a distinct
movement toward the initiation of ne
gotiations for a settlement while this
question of punishments is still pend
ing. It is now probable that ex
changes' will take place with the
French note as the basis which tile
ministers at Pekifi are at work under
their instructions upon the subject of
punishineuts, hut even though some
advance is made with the French
note, it is not likely in the judgment
of officials here that all of the com
plex questions involved therein can be
agreed upon by the powers before Mr.
Conger and the other ministers are
ready to report upon their branch of
the case. .
Touching the French proposals the
officials at Washington have already
received intimations that the Chinese
government is preparing to offer stren
uous objection to some of them,notably
to the propositions looking to the
razing of the Taku forts and interdic
tion of the importation of tiro arms. It
is believed here, however, that the
imperial government will be in earnest
to meet the demand of the powers re
specting the punishments.
The news that Yung Lu is not to
be forced upon the Chinese peace com
mission it is well known here ns indi
cating the readiness of the Chinese
government to heed any reasonable re
monstrance from the powers.
RESORT TO QUARANTINE.
Suspects From Yellow Fever Infected
Ports In Mexico Detained.
The state and United States quaran
tine officials at El l’aso, Texas, are
enforcing a strict double quarantine
against the yellow fever infected ports
of southern Mexico aud have orders
to allow no one to enter the state who
has been in the infested district until
the time limit has passed.
Akron Mob Indicted.
The special grand jury at Akron, 0.,
investigating the riot of August 22J,
reported Frida} afternoon, returning
sixty-one true bills and indicting forty
five men and boys. One of these,
Councilman George Brodt, and an
other, A. A. Ilaiter, are prominent
politicians.
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QUAY SURPRISES HEARERS.
Declared He Will Be Next U. S. Sena
tor From Pennsylvania.
M. S. Quay addressed a large meet
ing at Meadville, Pa., Saturday night:
Quay’s speech opened with the words:
“You see before you the next Unit
ed States senator from Pennsylvania.”
After a gasp of surprise at the assur
ance of this utterance, a hurst of ap
plause was given.
“Snm’l of Posen” a Bankrupt.
M. B. Curtis, “Samuel of Posen,”
the actor, filed a petition in bank
ruptcy at St. Paul, Minn., Sa’urday,
confessing liabilities of $117,000, as
sets $25.
BOERS NUI SAIIsFIED.
They Are Once Again Growing Ag
gressive and Await Britons.
Advices from Cape Colony state
that General Dewet is reported to be
a few miles south of Wepener, in the
Orange River Colony, about seventy
miles north of Aliwal North. The
Boers are in a state of great excitement.
All the outpost camps have been called
in and preparations are being made to
defend the town.
ROUTED BY WOMEN. 1
Non-Union Miners Have an Ex
citing Experience at a
Lattimer Colliery.
A dispatch from Hazleton, Pa., says:
Eight Italians employed on the night
shift of thoCalviu Pardee and company
colliery at Lattimer, were attacked on
the public road leading from that place
to Hollywood early Fri ’ay morning by
twenty-five women who nad marched
from Miluesville.
The women waited to attack the
men working in the Lattimer mine as
they passed along, the road which
leads to their hoipes at Hollywood.
A few of the women were armed
with clubs, but most of them carried
stones of all sizes in their arms. The
first, non-union mine workers to leave
the colliery were the little band of eight
Italians. They saw the women on the
road ahead of them and suspecting an
attack, crossed the field Jn an endeavor
to avoid them.
The women, however, were on the
alert and they also crossed the field
aud overtaking the men hurled show
ers of stones at them. The workmen
did not attempt to defend themselves,
but ran away and were soon out of the
reach of the fury of the excited wo
men.
One man received a severe cut on
the head, while several others wore
struck by pieces of rock but were not
injured. The women returned to their
homes satisfied with their demonstra
tion.
A special from Philadelphia says:
Tbero are indications that the indi
vidual coal operators in the anthracite
fields have agreed to the 10 per cent
udvaee iu mine workers’ wages, made
by the big coai companies. This, it
is believed, will be followed by the
speedy return of the men to work on
orders from the union leaders.
NEXT MAYOR OF ATLANTA.
Major Mims Named as Chief Hxecutive
of Gate City In Primary.
Major Livingston Mims was elected
mayor of the city of Atlanta Friday,
receiving a total vote of 2,640—a ma
jority of 158 over his liext opponent,
Frank P. Rice.
Major Mims’ was a splendid victory,
splendidly won. The last, candidate to
enter the mayoralty contest, his bril
liant and dashing campaign is,withont
a precedent in the history of Atlanta.
It was a campaign conducted practi
cally without money, and Major Mims
relied almost solely on the clean-cut
principles he stood for, the united
efforts of hundreds of warm frietids
and his personal worth and mag
netism.
GOLD GIVES OUT.
Supnly of Precious Metal at Nome,
Alaska, Practically Exhausted.
A Washington dispatch says: Ca
helle Whitehead, asssyer of the mint,
aud at present acting as expert special!
agent of the mint bureau at Nomol
City, Aluskn, in a report dated Sep
tember 3d to George E. Roberts, direc
tor of the mint, says that the Nome
bench has been worked out practically
and that some of the sluices have not
paid expenses.
The enliro beach product for the
year is estimated at from $250,000 to
$300,000. Much of the gold dust in
circulation in Nome, Mr. Whitehead
says, comes from Dawson.
HURLED THROUGH ROOF.
Careless Miner Causes n Terrific Ex
plosion of Blasting Powder.
Michael Devrosky, a Slav miner,
was dangerously und perhapH fatally
injured at Brookside, a miiiihg camp
seventeen miles west of Birmingham,
Ala., Thursday, by being blown up in
a powder explosion. At bis home lie
was filling his powder pouch from u
large can of powder, preparatory to
going to work in the mines. On his
cap was a lighted lump and in stooping
over a spark fell into the powder und
the explosiou blew the Slav through
the roof.
“CELESTIALS" DUMBFOUNDED 4
That the Powers Should Demand the
Degradation of Royalty.
According to advices from Shanghai
the astonishment of the Chinese gov
ernment was great when they received
official notification Friday from the
viceroy to the effect that foreign pres
sure has necessitated the degradation
of prominent members of the court.
DEMANDS TUAN’S HEAD?
England Hears That McKinley Insists
on Such a Sacrifice.
The London Daily Chronicle pub
lishes the following statement by its
Washington correspondent:
“The United States government has
proposed to the powers to iusist that
Prince Tuan he beheaded, that the
emperor he induced to go to Pekin to
form a government of progressives
under the support of European bayo
nets, and that the empress dowager
be deposed.”
Even The Daily Chronicle admits
that it finds considerable difficulty in
believing this report.
CHINO’S ASSISTANTS SELECTED.
Two Members of Progress ve Faction
Added to Peace Commission.
Advices from Pekin stato that Prince
Ching has been informed of the issn
a’nco of an iinperiul decree naming Lin
Kuu Yi, viceroy of Nanku, and Chang
Chi Tung, viceroy at Hunkow, as as
sistant commissioners to negotiate
teims of peace. Both the assistant
commissioners are members of th<
progressive faction.