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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 *> *» 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. . * . 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 ■ •