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ADVANCE
VOLUME II.
REPLIES ARE
MADE PUBLIC
Contents of Answers Given to
Various Notes of Inquiry.
MINISTER CONGER WILL ACT
The Verbiage of the Replies Is of
Such Conciliatory Nature as
Preclude Giving Offense.
The state depaitmcnt Batorlny
night made public the test of the notes
addressed by it to the governments of
Germany, Russia and China in an¬
swer to inquiries from them as to tho
attitude of the United State* toward
various phases of theChineso 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 navy
, department in advance of the publica¬
tion of the notes boars out Iko predic¬
tion that the government fiually has
decided upon such a material reduction
of its military forces as will amount to
a withdrawal of the army as nn offen¬
sive instrument.
" The
answer to tho German note is
carefulty phiased, so as to soften the
qualified refusal of the United States
government to mnko Hie 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 tho uttermost
accountability the responsible authors
of any wrongs done in China to the
citizens, ns was stated in the govern-
ment'a circular communication to the
powers of July 3d last.
• It is thought, however, thnt no
punitive measures can be so effective
by way of reparation for wrongs suf¬
fered and ns deterrent examples for the
future as ihe s degradation and punish¬
ment of the responsible authors by the
supreme it imperial authority itself, end
seems only just to China that she
(should be afforded in the first place an
opportunity to do this nnd thus rehab¬
ilitate herself before the world. Be¬
lieving, and without abating in any
"vise its deliberate purpo«e to exact
the fullest accountability from the re¬
sponsible authors of the wrongs w'e
have suffered in Chinn, the United
States is not disposed, as a prelimin-
■n ry condition to entering info diplo¬
matic negotiations with the Chinese
government, to join in a demand that
Baid government surrender to the pow¬
ers such persons ns, according to the
determination of the powers them-
selve» % may be held to be the first and
real'perpetrators of these-wrongs.
it is tho purpose of this government
at the earliest practicable moment to
name its plenipotentiaries for negotia¬
ting its ir.settlement with China, and
in the meantime to authorize its min¬
ister in Pekin to enter forthwith into
conference with the duly authorized
ment representatives whereby full of the Chinese govern¬
exercise of the im¬
perial power for the preservation of
order and the protection of foreign
Ji/o and property throughout China.
In response to Mr. Wn’s communi¬
cation, September 17, 1900, of a cable¬
gram frbm Prince Ching.tbe following
answer is given:
The government of theUnited 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-
tio.n ,of .its authority at Pekin nnd
towipfi th©-~neg.6tiation of a complete
settlement of the duly appointed pten-
’ ipotentiarios of the powers, and of
China^
To these, ends tho United States
minister in Pekin will* be authorized'
to enter into rplatitfhs'with'Earl. Li
and Prince Ching as the immediate
representative repry" of the Chinese emperor.
Iu to the Russian charge’s
memorandum, tho following was trans¬
mitted:
1. The government of tho United
States has not any present intention
to withdraw its legation from Pekin.
2. The government of the United
States Accepts the plenipotentiary au¬
thority of Eail Li Hung Chang and
Prince Ching as prima facia sufficient
for the preliminary negotaitions look¬
ing toward the return of the imperial
Chinese government, nnd to the re¬
sumption of its authority at, Pekin,
and toward the negotiation of a com¬
plete settlement by the appointed
plenipotentiaries of the powers and
of China.
3. To these ends, the United States
minister in Pekin will bo authorized
‘to enter into relations with Earl Li
nnd Princo Ching as the immediate
representatives of the Chinese em¬
peror.
National Prison Association.
The National Prison Association be-
,^gan its annual congress in Cleveland,
ent-. O., Saturday These were.niade with 200 delegates of peniten¬ pres¬
up
tiary wardens and superintendents oj
prisons and reformatories who enjoy a
national reputation.
Nexv Yorljv Donates $246,000.
- The subscriptions up to Saturday
in New York oit,y for the relief of Gal¬
veston snff.-rers amounted to $246,-
000.51. k
WORSHIP IN MORGUES.
ricmornble Sunday In
Over a Hundred Head Bodies
Recovtfed In Two Days.
There were sixty-four bodies
ered at Galveston Saturday,
being taken from otle building
Twenty-second and Beach streets,
\Vith the exception of the
ment of the temporal* httSpilai which
was established in the United States
custom house directly nfter the storm,
there were no new developments in
injured the health situation, Applied AM tUfe Sick ami
who for treatment re¬
ceived attendance. There have been
but few deaths since* the storm,
fourteen had been reported ito ttt Sat¬
urday night, all o. which were directly
during or indiiectly caused by hurts received
the day.
The Southern Pacific company com¬
pleted its tracks to Virginia Point Fri*
day night and resumed trail! sel Vice
into Galveston Saturday morning.
The company lost twenty miles of
track between- Galyestott htiS Hous¬
ton.
Inspector Youans has finished his
He canvass of buildings lost in the storm.
finds that there are 2,536 destroy¬
ed, that is, residences afifl Mores.
This does not infelnde stables, sheds or
outhouses. In the Kinkead. ".nt* Col¬
orado additions »t It-u'st seventy five
buildings wore carried away. Mr.
Youans estimates that 1,000 buildings
were of destroyed in the distriot oUlside
the lino of total destruct'ibhv
The Western finished Uniou laying Telu^rajili Com
pany has a nineteen
conductor liable across the bay nud has
almost finished stringing a new cable
from tho hay to the Galveston' office.
The Postal Telegraph Optupflllj bns
picked up the cable acfoss the hay up
to Bolivar Point. The other end is
imbedded in twenty five feet of sand
and will have to he dragged ouC The
Postal will lay a submarine -cable
across Galveston bay and underground
cnble from the main laud end «f the
submarine cable almfls't lo Houston:
afflicted Sunday was a memorablo bell's day in tlie
city. No church called
the worshipers to the temples; no
organs pealed the sacred hymns;
strange faces looked down from many
pulpits, but the word of God Wnn told.
Buildings that had beCU Used ns
morgues, structure!! that only a few
days ago sheltered the injured and
dying were used as sanctuaries, nnd
many n mother who had lcjt a son,
suddenly many a man whose family him hnd oh b ee a so
’swep't' from that aw¬
ful night, gathered in these places,
and there upon bended knee fervently
prayed that the souls of their dead
might rest in peace.
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 them to better things, gave strength
to tho weak nnd courage to rebuild on
grander scales. Aud 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 ou the sky. In all,
about forty bodies were taken from
tho ruins during the day.
MORE WARSHIPS
Are Ordered to the Orient 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 forco 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
- .
“The Dorothea, at Leage Island,
"and the Annapolis, at - Norfolk, have
been ordered to fit out for the Asiatic
station. The Wilmington; has been
ordered to the Asiatic station and will
tionliy bo replaced on the south Atlantic sta-
the Atlanta. The Albany, at Pi¬
raeus, has been ordered to Manila.
The Kentucky has been orfldred. fo,
New York and the Vicksburg fo bo
fitted c ut for the Asiatic station.'”
■i ■
Powers Declines Honor.
’ A special frem Sftlt-Lak6, i'WtaJi,,
says: Judge Powers.has given out a
fligned statement declining bis ap-
poiutment by acting Governor Nebe-.
ker to the United States senate. v
ENGLAND DEPRECATES ANSWERS.
'Snys Action of United State* Weakens
Influence of Allies.
The London morning 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 nt Washington of a very
exaggerated of the Chinese estimate rulers. of It the is good be fear¬ will
to
ed that tho action of tho United States
will tend to weaken the moral influence
of the allies, and for ibis reason it is
to be greatly regretted.”
MAltSllAL CAMPUSDEAD.
Was Former Captain General of Cuba and
Passes Away In Spain.
A Madrid special says: Marshal
Arsemo Martinez de Campos died bun-
day morning at Zarauz, near Sati So-
bastian -
Marshal Campos was superseded in .
Cuba as captain general by Marshal
Weyter, Campos having refused to
carry out tho government’s starvation
plan of campaign against the people
of the island.
CA.UN1 S > 1LLE. GA.. FRIDAY V. SEPTEMBER 28. WOO.
■
TROOPS AWE
Presenoe of Military at Shonan-
doali Has a Quieting Effect.
STRIKERS, HOWEVER,MUTTER THREATS
After Services nt the Various Churches
On Sunday tlio Soldier* Parade
Streets hie
With the arrival of the military at
Shenandoah,Pa.,Saturday its hormul the borough
ftSBttmbd condition and the
anticipated resumption of violence on
the part of the miners did rot occur.
T It , might . .. , have , been the ., j reser.ee of , the ,,
soldiers that restrained the turbulent
element, but mnn-V of the residents he-
liev'e this jftek ol fidtdUs Beenes was
line to the fact that all the colleries
were closed.
Fcnring that an attempt to work the
mines during the day would result in
possible bloodshed sheriff .i’ttblh. Fri¬
lo day ldght FcHubelbd the tnine owners
jstlspend operations until nfter the
troops hnd arrived. The only colliery
which attempted to work was the Wil-
liara Penn, operated by the Susqnehnn-
na Coal company. The employ ees we! 1 *',
however, Hie intflrGeptlj'a on their way to
mine by strikers, who succeeded
in persuading them to return to their
homes.
General Gobiu established head,*
quarters btJ CoUId in tjie Itntet Fcfgllsoh until
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 tho rail-
road Btation from early iu the morn
in 1 g until l«Le in tjte dtty. Tlifef were
pi* liBh tUVd vented muttered threats,
but made ho attempt at violence.
The United Mine Workers held
meetings in various places Saturday
evening deputies and Sheriff condemned Toole for and their his
were
shooting tlulted at Miiitt Shenandoah-, ■A'oth.ei's Lenders said pf
the Toole
IViis too hasty in giving the order to
fire and that ho proved a poor general
in directing his men.
A SUNDAY DEMONSTRATION.
An air of e^pertaflUJi wiis iioticeabi e
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 ft
renewal of tho riotous scenes Of Fri-
day. Tile superintendents bf all tlitt
ittinee itt the Vicinity of the city and
Shamokin .
reiterated their intension of
resuming operations Monday.
Iu the morning the churchert of all
denominations were crowded and the
sermons the mine were invariably the subject of
troubles.
During tho nf ternoon demonstration*
were mado by the Governor s trong
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- d General Gobin in
a body to arrange for.the protection of
their workmen on their way to th$
collieries.
During the afternoon Captain Dan¬
iel Christian, of the coal, aud iron
police, and W. H. Richards, superin¬
tendent of the Reading .company's col¬
leries at Mahanoy City, called on
general Gobin and asked for troops.
Captain Christian said the sitnrtion at
Mahanoy City differed from that at
Sheriandoah, in that the foreigners
were willing to return to dissatisfl'ed work, but
intimidated by the
English speaking foreigners, employees. Eighty
per cent of the Superin-
teudent Richards said, were in favor J
of remaining at work. General Gobiu
said"lie-?could not promise’to locitb
troops at Mahanoy fity, bnt would |
endeavor,'-to fiavd soldiers- mi' that
vicinity e&rly Monday morning.
quiet Sunday at itazlkton. “
A J{pc<i1?il from Hazleton change says: There
was strike absolutely no in the region coal
situation ■in the Lehigh
Sunday prevailed. and the customary day’s <juiet
V: a, t,n \
nor “ »« 8 ' ft
da <jnd Y there PouacUf Worka on/S^y,-bnt . ,co_aL wab minid W. in
e a et ^ n re ^ 1 ? n * ^ vei y*
. >. l^’* ••
v~. wen , v f f r 41:101,6 towim jji the
Vumn wks quiet.
WAGE SCALE FINALLY SIGNED.
Iron ami Steel Workers Return to Laborfi
After Three Months* Idleness.
The conference commitfeeu of tho
Amalgamated Association of Iron and
Steel Workers and of the manufact¬
urers at 6:30 o’clock Sunday morning
signed the wage scale that will, be
effective until July, 1901.
Owing,to the unusual fluctuations
of the market, the new scale had not
been signed when the mills Bliut down,
June' 3:3th, and the conditions lmvn
been unfavorable ever since June, so
that the millR have been idle for ulmost
three months’. '
Rritish Take Charge of Railroad.
Advices from Cape Town state that
tfie military authorities hav'e taken
ovor the Netherlands railway 1 . Gen-
eral Macdonald compelled the Boers
to make a basty flight from the Yet
river. He captured thirty-one wagons,
quantity of cattle and stores, nnd 65,-
000 rounds of ammunition.
Cincinnati . . Gives ?7,UUU.
On Saturday the Texas relief fund
« mgton, ^ncinnati Ky., Bent was $1,200 over $7,000. to Galveston. Uex-
FIGHTING IS RESUMED
Allies Attaok Poi Tang Forts
With Heavy CrdnanfiO.
ASSAULT REPORTED AS SUCCESSFUL
Advices State That Heavy Louses Were
Sustalncd--Aotlve Military Opera¬
tions Are Again Under Way.
A copyright Associated Press dis-
patch from Tnku, China, uuder date
' of September
90, says! ’.Fang
The allies attacked tho Pei
forts at daybreak. Heavy cannon-
ading is going on.
A Berlin speoial ^ of same dato says: /
( The I<ocftl A eigarV 8hangL .j co re .
j spondent cables that the allies have
c ap tit r ed.t lieF OiT a n g rtild La Tai
f°rta witli great losss3,
. Tt is trustworthy
re P orte< * on au¬
thority .. ., . Shanghai, dispatch to
in says a
I the sist same paper, that Germany will in-
t upon the destruction of the Chi-
neso coast defenses ard tho Yang Tee
forts ss a condition , of het entrance
Upon peace negotiations.
active operations resumed.
An Associated Press dispatch says:
Active military operations are about
' to be resumed with view cf insuring
n
etjfii find food silppliei; opening tho
northern passes and restoring trade.
Gonerul Chaffee and General Barrow,
second in command of the British
troops, held a long conference Thurs-
day p.nd decided tb dispatch tu Anglos
American column, 1,300 strong, to fcjan
j llai Tien, under Geueral James H.
i J Wilson, capture the arsenal there and
disperse the boxers. Tho column will
includo two battalions of the Ninth
j j United of th«i FqUrte>?ut,h States infantry, tfqit«d a detachment Stv.tea iri-
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 Fronch are op-
j elating to thd northwest of Pekin, itt
Tho Sale df idot Belotigiiig llifc
Americans has begun. General Chaf-
fee at first proposed to burn it, but
finally decided that it would be better
to feed the hungry Chimse.
ONLY STKaBuLF.RS LEFT;
Lord Roberts Says liber Army Hap En¬
tirely Dlaiiitefiratjrd.
Lord Roberts cables London from
Nolsprnit, on the Pretoria-Delagoa Kumatl-
Bay railroad, not far front
podrt, tfae /rGntieF station;.xindei- dfltti
0 f Wednesday, September 19th, as fol-
lows:
“ 0 f the 3,000 Boers who retreated
from Komatipoort beiore the British
advance, 700 have entered Portuguese
territory, others havo doserted balance in va-
,-ious directions, and the are
reported to have crossed the Kontftti
river, and to be occupy ing spurs of tho
LobomBo mountain, ioiith of tile Fail-
way*? A general tumult seems to have
occurred when they recognized the
hopelessness of their cause. Their
long-Toms mnd field guns have been
destroyed,. aud nothing is left of the
Boer army but a few marauders;”
CHINESE UitGK PEACE.
Chinese VIceroj-s Arc Vlgorngsly rushing
. Claims for Negotiation*.
With the powers wavering as to
when peace negotiations with China
shall, open, China is exerting all her
efforts to turn tho scales toward nn
>'ara<>diate - , openingof . ... the.negotiations. ..
An °'! h %P Thursday loy V n *?*. when Minuet S?! Wu
the state .department a
dl 8 P atch from two powerful south-
« r n vlcero 7? ° *“ u
P 1UstrUct . h “ n «\ . a f 8k,n * , th ° C rn hl U,llte ( to d ? begin tatcs
la “ a
?? ace ne g ° tl * tlQn9 *
_
First Arrest of Miners’ Strike,
The first (arrest iu connection with
th© miuers’ strike was make Thursday.
liftemoou when Joseph Begos, a Httu-
g aria0 > of NantiCoke, was taken into
custody, charged by Alexander Mon-
fi I ock with, threatening to shoot him
was reluming from work.
Wheat and Flour Advancing.
K .fl' .At. \,r.idv ’Cbaltanboga, Tenn., Thursday,
6 tn ned 20 cents on the barrel
and .wheat on the wharf went up from
Sj con'ts on the^ bushel. Farmers
along the river are expecting a further
rise in wheat.
BLOODY WORK’ CONTINUES'.;,-
1
VanBtlcnl Chinese Keep Up AVhol.’snl*
Murder of Missionaries.
A London special says: All tho cor¬
respondents in China are sending ter¬
rible stories of the wholesale massacre
of missionaries and native Christians.
It is nSserted-tliat during July between
15,000 and 20,000 converts were mns-
sacred in the .northern provinces.
Large- numbers of missionaries are
still'unaccounted for. •
Native reports are subject to the
.'most careful scrutiny, with the result
that although there may bo some ex-
aggorntion, it is impossible to doubt
that-iu the main they ore correct. *
CRUISER FOR OO.M RAUL,
Dutch Ship, Gclderlnnd, Will Convey Iho
Uo.-r Chief to Hollaed.
Advices of Thursday stata that tho
j) u t c h cruircr G'elderland is coinff to
]) e i n g oa j u - or( ] er i 0 tu ) co ou
board former President Krurer aud
convey hi4* to Holland
---- : —-
Galveston Fund In French Capital,
The Galveston fund being raised in
PttriHt Piancei ha s reached 100,00Q
francB> - -
^
W ALDEN IS GUILTY
Instead of Gallows, Dixon’s Slayer
Gets a Life Sentence,
MRS. DIXON ELIDES THE SHERIFF.
Kficapoil While Ofltc.ir Slept, iitifc
Soon Hern tit tired mid IMacod
On Trlnl for Her Life,
Jere Walden was convicted bl (lit)
murder of George Dixon, in Johnson
county superior oourt, nt Wrightsville,
Of.; Friday morning. Immediately
he was sentenced id Hit} penitent jnrf
for life. Many people will hear of die
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
ffio’sj; fttrocitt'rlrt that has ever been re¬
corded itt tlie Rnh'rtls ttf F Criminal
history of this country, is On tv rtf!
asleep in his own house, in his own
bed, when Walden, by his own con¬
fession, crept from an adjoining bed
iH|tb9 with snmo Lhat room pitfitfiCed and delivered death. a blow
an ax
Walden’s statement to tho jury wfiS
calmly most remarkable. It was coolly and
made nud showed thnt both
himself and the guilty woman were of
the l«wei 5 t order of moral degenerates.
For criminality it lias Ilo or|mtl any¬
where in this country. The story of
tho improper relations between them,
as well as his story of her own acknowj-
edgjnent and of her tile unfnitbfiilness to her
husband tSVil fife had nnsuc-
cessfully endeavored to implant in the
heart of her innocent and youthful
daughter, made her but little better
than a fiend iucarnato.
As Waldeti told of his depravity liis
poor old mother, Who wits ill the court
rbbtfii wept as thotigh her heiirt would
break. Between (hti sbhleiiWf? Of his
statement her sobbings could bo plain¬
ly he.-rd.
"My mother, who sits there,” said
Walden, “taught me to be honest and
tell the truth. I ain going to do it, so
help me God. UiCoh Gn the night of the
ifltirdbi', Mfs. cttlite ttt jn.y l)ixcn bed.
She aroused me and said: ! 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 dons me
no harm.’. ‘Well,’ kill liicil; said Mrs. Dixon, ‘if
yon do not I Will kill jojl, 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,”
Mbs, bison HCOAPEH.
MrS; liiitori; tliti wdnirtil husband iirlp'jieftted
in the killing of her with
Walden, made her escape from Sheriff
Roland during the trial of the case
Thursday. It appears that the sheriff
had locked her up for the night in
what is known at) the courthouse
prison. Rttmor has it thnt during the
night the officer in charge Wrts given
fects soVerill drinks Which of he whisky, frottt the ef¬
of was soon soundly
sleeping, and while he Slept tho keys
were taken from his pocket by a rela¬
tive, who, it is reported, gave tho
sheriff the whisky with knockout
drops ns n sure producer of sound sleep.
Other yumors have it that the sheriff
or his deputies wbre bribed.
Mrs. Dixon was captured Friday
afternoon. Sho was found secreted
between two feather beds at her brotk-
cr-in-law’s residence, some nine miles
from Wrightsville.
It’ appears thnt in making her escape
from tho prison room in which she was
locked she was sufficiently cunning to
lock tho sleeping officer in. Tilery are
many Conflicting rumors fine as to the
means of her eSfiiipCi is that the
sheriff was bribed to release the wo¬
man. The judge ordered 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 but her, and that she had been
lynched, there was not the slight¬
est foundation for tho truth of any
suijh 'reports.
Sirs. Dixon’s trial was taken ilp Sat¬
urday. She has lost what little sym¬
pathy sho had in her effort to escape.
Will (Jet Credit Extended.
The New York Credit Men’s asso¬
ciation.has adopted a resolution.com¬
mending.the advisability of the exten¬
sion of credits to customers at Galves¬
ton who suffered loss or whose prop¬
erty has been destroyed.
iroOSEVEI/P.S ROUGH RIDE. *
Ho Tokos th., ftuddlo nnd T.ends Cowbbys
Over Utah Hills.
Governor Roosevelt’s campaign
special reached Salt Lako City Friday.
The governor was driven to the Alta
Club during the morning. One hun¬
dred and fifty mounted cowboys were
drawn up iu front of tho club. The
governor was persuaded to mount a
horse and take a gallop.' Governor
Roosevelt remarked lo tho captain of
the troop: "Now, boys, off ou a gal¬
lop.”
This was done aud the column of
horsemen disappeared down the street
iif the dust. The ride lasted for about
an hour.
MORE MARINES NEEDED.
s, * ,h Battalion to lin Orgnnizod In Waslv-
ington and Annapolis.
Arrangements are being made to
Bend another battalion of marines,*to
bo known as the Sixth battalion, tft
tbo Philippines. It will bo organized
iu Washington city aud Annapolis in a
few weeks, and proceed to Maniia by
way of San Francisco. Orders issued
Thursday by the navy department as-
sign 6 a number of officers of the marine
0 Bervioo wiHl tbo uew battalion.
AMERICANS SLAUGHTERED.
MacArthur Reports Serious Fight¬
ing and Heavy Losses In
the Philippines.
A dispatch has been received at the
wsf department from Gonernl MnoAr-
lliur which eoufirms the report cabled
to tho Associated Press from Manila
rognrdiug tho activity of the insur-
gOntsi Tho blank spaces are in place
of words which cotlld not be decipher¬
ed. Tho dispatch is as follows!
"Manila. ojwtember 19.—To Adju-
trtttt General, Washington: Gonsidor-
able nativity throughout Luzon. Fight¬ and
ing reported in viciiiity of Cnrig
Estelln, Isabella province, iiiefffgeftffl
estimated COO, probably muck exng*
gernto.l, but sufficient force to make
— in districts heretofore quiet.
In tile flbeeOl provinces Sainnel B.
Young, brigadier (fcflefal, ha* reports led ntl-
merous small affairs, and Ceil stf
emphatically for more forco that IvirlRis-
bury’s Borden's squadron, Third cavalry, and
battalion,Fifth infantry,have
bCefi spilt him} other battalion Fifth
snititt destination! upon arrival, Coun¬
try m rth Pasig, including all of linlti-
can, very much disturbed, and numer¬
ous coutncts with small parties tfiriUigh-
outthnt district,south
Taysbae province (Luzou), same con¬
ditions obtain. This activity has been
anticipated and reported Upon in let¬
ters August 25th — and cable August
31st,
jiitckelf, September Fifteenth 16th infantry, Captain David
Fifteenth ninety
men company L, infantry,
from Siuiloan, Laguna province, at¬
tacked insurgent General Cailles, who
hnd 800 men iu position at Mavitao,
same jifoVlnpa. pnshed Desperato fight en¬
sued, which was from the front
by Mitchell across causeway nnd
through water waist deof>; co-operative
attack uuder Captain George F. Cooke,
with forly mon, company K, Fifteenth
infantry, and ten men company B,
Thirty-sovcnth Volunteer infantry,
cettld ritvt iiigli reach enemy's position be¬
cause of vrnteT in arm of lake,
which could not bo crossed) entire
country was afloat in consequence of
recent rnius; this very much impeded
efficient action.
After rtu hour and twenty minutes’
fighting .tiommand Withdrew to Sini-
lonn. Upon renewal that operations the
Eighteenth found Insurgents had
escaped from Mavetic the previous
night, most of them no donbt going
back into contiguous barrios to ap-
jicltr frit time being or Until called into
field again as peSSeful all amigos.
Casualties, which occurred Id
Mitchell’s command, consisting of
four officers aud 130 men, were:
(tilled "Company L, Fifteenth infantry,
and died of wounds: Captain
David Mitchell; Second First Sergeant Lieutenant
George A. Cooper, Wil¬
liam Fitzgerald, Sergeant Evremond
de Hart, Corporal Laurits Jensen;
Privates Edward C, Coburn, George
R. Horton, Thomas P. Kelley, Thomas
Banker, Mulrey, John P. Brink, William I.
Arthur S. Mansfield, Thomas
I. Pitcher, Bichrtrd Taylor, Edward
M. Neal, Fred Dttggan, Emanuel
Kauffman.
"Company L, Thirty-seventh volun¬
teer infantry, killed nnd died of
wounds: First Sergeant Thbnias P.
A. Howe, Privates Edward J. Godahi,
AllrCrl George J.- A. Haight, Edward Stallcup,
Mueller, James C. West.
“Thirty-threC per cent is profoundly
impressive loss, and indicates Stub¬
bornness of officers of and fight, fearless leadership
splendid response of
men.
“Insurgent loss ns far as known, ton
killed, twenty wounded; among former
Is Colonel Fidel. MacAuthub.”
TWeNtt-FouII dead.
A Manila special of Thursday says:
A cofrectcd list of the casualties sus¬
tained by the American soldiers Mon¬
day Inst in the engagement nt Siuiloan,
siVnatod nt tho east end of La Guna de
Bay, between a force of 1,000 Filipinos
and ddtachmonts of the Fifteenth and
Thirly-seveuth United States infantry
regiments, numbering 134 mop, shows
that twenty-four men are dead, In¬
effects cluding those who have died from the
of their wounds since the fight¬
ing and the missing and that nineteen
are wounded.
: All Is Quiet In Pennsylvania.
ii“Everytliing is quiet and orderly,”
is'the report that emanated from \ke
’Strike region Thursday. A few more
mibo workers joined the strikers'
ranks, but not many.
REMKY VISITS EARL LI.
Chinese Diplomat Returns Ills Thanks to
the United States.
Admiral Orowninshield, chief cf the
bureau of navigation and acting secre¬
tary of tho navy, has received the fol¬
lowing cablegram from Admiral Ro-
mey:
“Taku, September 19. —I have called
upon Li Hung'Chang officially. Arrived
September 18tli in a merchant vessel.
Ho will proceed at once to Pekin. He
dosires that I tender his sincere thanks
for the consideration he has received
from the United States government.
“Remp-y.”
CHOCTAW OFFICIALS MISSING.
Governor nnd Governor.-Klect May Have
Perished In -Storm.
It is believed that Governor Green
McCur.tin, of the Choctaw nation, and
also Judge G M, Duke, the governor-
elect, perished in the Galveston storm
two weeks ftkaa.itatvsrt.ik ago. They left Ta'lihaua ta
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NUMBEI 16.
KAISERS’ MOVE
ALL THE TALK
Our Government Mnst Now Maker
Answer Pro or Con.
QUICK ACTION IS IMPERATIVE
President and Cabinet Members
Hold Lengthy Conferences.
Minister Wu Worried.
A Washington special says: With
the German proposition to postpone
peace negotiations with China nntil
the persons rssponsiblo for the Pekin
outrages are punished and the French
and Russian notification of the purpose
of those governments to begin each
negotiations at once awaiting him, tho
president found much matter of im¬
portance to dispose of upon his arrival
in Washington from Canton Wednes¬
day morning, lie lost no time in no-
tifying the officials he desired to con¬
sult on his return and the day was
largely given up to private discussion.
Although it was stated that no an-
swer wotild be rendy to the German
note during the day, it appeared thak
iho president, nfter talking over the sit¬
uation with Attorney General Griggs’,-
Acting Secretary Bill and Assistant
Secretary Adec, had arrived at » con¬
clusion as to tho nature of the re¬
sponse tbat should be made. MiC
Adee spent tho afternoon consulting
with Secretary Hill and in drafting th®
note of response, but all information
as to its nature was refused at the state
department. It was said that tho note
is to be gono over carefully at a fur-
ther meeting between the president and
such of his advisers as are iu the city.
The Gorman government apparently
is anxious for n speedy answer, as
Baron Sternberg paid two visits to the
state department after tho German
note was delivered. The Chinese min¬
ister also was twice at the state de¬
partment during the day seeking to in¬
fluence the government not to agree to
tho joint action suggested in the Ger¬
man note.
The tfonelusion reached from the
day’s developments is that the powers
are dividing as to China and thnt at
present Germany and Great Britain
stand aligned agaiust France nnd Rus¬
sia, whilo both sides are ardently seek¬
ing thd adherence of the United State*
government. The issue appears to ba
mado up in such shape ns to dismiss
further hope of attaining*that harmony
of action respeotmg Chinil that the
president has been seeking so far and
the point apparently has been reached
where the United States must take
sideB or nt once proceed to act entirely
independent of the powers iu reaching
a settlement.
The Chineso government is urging
tho latter course.
“UNTIMELY,” SAYS MINISTER WU.
Minister W<1 is greatly interested
in Germany’s note to the powers, ask¬
ing combined action in a demand that
those responsible for the trouble in
China be punished as an indispens¬
able preliminary to any peace nego¬
tiations. (When seen at tho lega¬
tion he had before him a copy of tho
published hardly text to believe the note.
“I can that this step
lias been inken,” said he, “and if it
has been it is so unfortunate in its in¬
fluence ou iho general question thnt I
am greatly in hopes that Germany wili
reconsider. The situation imposed on
China will be very bard. It would
amotiat to determining one of the sub¬
jects of negotiation beforo negotiations
aro commenced.
“The Chinese envoys are invested
with complete power to make terms
with tho powers so that wkeD tho
negotiations aro opened this question
and all others will be proper subjects
for consideration and final settlement
by those having complete authority to
deal with them. Bnt to take one sub¬
ject up in advance, settle it and make
its execution an indispensable extremely pre¬
liminary to negotiations is
hard.
“But more than this such a condi¬
tion, if imposed,..is simply impossible,
and being impossible, the effect would
be to bring the peace negotiations to
a completo standstill.”
HOWARD MAKES DENIAL.
Alleged Murderer of Goebel Appears Be¬
fore Jury In Uls Own Behalf.
TlTe 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 hi3
arrival in Riankfort and movements
there January 30th,and his testimony,
as anticipated, was to prove an alibi.
Tha defenso said proof would be in¬
troduced to show that Howard arrived
in the city only thirty minutes prior to
tho assassination, and did not go to
the state house until several hours af¬
ter the tragedy.
TO EXTERMINATE BOXERS.
An AllcRcd Edict to That Effect I* Issued
1 JJy the Chinese. . *
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qq ie Chinese minister in London,
T F has received an
impel lai eci M orders the boxers
ZZTll' tobe exter “ “ L p ,°oIr£.«m ^ Tiug-FU ar/to Se
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