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THE MORNING NEWS Established IM*. - Incorporated IKS* J. H. EBTII.U President. THIRTEEN ARE DEAD thirty on more. njißno h a RAILROAD BM.ASH-C P. COLLISION ON THE READING. ITCtRIIOI TRAIT mi TK REAR KNO OF A MILK TRAIT. Itrad an<l Inlnrrl Amlrlst th r Tm of WrrrliMr Franl a riclare or Indescribable Horror—W aa oa the Bethlehem Branch Tot Far From Philadelphia—Thousands Were In terested ami Raav *••••>* lit Irwi ol Bela live*—Will H.- luvestivated. I'hlUrtelphig. Srpl. 2.—Thirteen person* killed and over thirty others Injured I* the appalling record of a rear-end col li ion between an excursion train and a milk train on the Bethlehem hranch of the Philadelphia and Heading Railway thl* morning, at Hatfield. Pa., twenty! rcven mllea north of this city. The kill ed are: Mi** Annie sherry, aged !1 years. South Jt. thlehrm. Robert Mljler. 21. South Bethlehem. Richard Bachman. 40, South Bethlehem. Ira Khret. *>. South Bethlehem. William Ehret, 22. brother of Ira. South I!*4h letters. Joseph Mordaunt. 22. South Belhlehem. I'hsrlc- McPonlgle. Allentown. Thomas Day. Allentown. Mias Maml Kaelln. 14. Telford. Godfrey Kneltn. father of Mamie. William Blackburn, Ambler. Humid l.andls. Hatlteld. Ackerman, Philadelphia. The Many Injured. The seriously Injured are: John David, Philadelphia, engineer of excursion train, skull fraelured. critical: Albert J. Wagner. Philadelphia, fireman excursion train. , nntualons of chest and legs, serious; Wll ► ■>n (ifossland. South Bethlehem, boggage m. of mUk train, head lawrated, ser i.uts; Michael J. Tlghe. Allentown, legs crushed and burned, serious; John Gor man. South Bethlehem; foot crushed. The others Injured were: J'jfin McHugh. South Bethlehem; Abraham Transue, Jr.. South Bethlehem; Mrs. William Burk h.irdt. South Bethlehem; Miss Gertrude r.urkhardt. South P. J. Mc- Mahon. South Bethlehem. John Relchly. South Bethlehem; Mrs. George Harrison; Irvin Newhard. Mary Newhard. South Bethlehem; Miss Carrie Bachman daugh ter of Richard Bachman, who was killed; Ms Brennan. South Bethlehem; L T. H.rtaog. Marry Schloti. South Bathle hem Edward Keese; Mrs. 6. Haber. John ft, hues. William Schsnts, Miss Schana- K a, fee, d* of Allentown; Mary Koch. Ixwi* Knecht, Georgo Landl*. Miss Al lred Schmoyer. alt of Bethlehem; Annie Miller South Bethlehem; William WII n, ver. South Bethlehem, and Mrs. Wll m. yer. smashed Into Milk Train. The wrecked train consisted of ten day .~i hte, and was the first section of a forge excursion, made up of people from Bethlehem. Allentown and aurroursllng ■owns to AUDitlc CMy. It left the Union !•,s>t In Bethlehem at A:* a m . exactly thirty-five minute* behind the milk train. The latter train couslssed of two milk out and two passenger coaches, and hid opped nt'every station on the road from Bcthlehsm en route to Philadelphia. At S.M o'clock, the milk train drew up at the milk platform at Hatfield, and In less than two minutes the special ex cursion train, running at the rate of thirly-flvs miles an hour, crashed ln*o to- rear of the milk train. The locomotive ploughed through the two passenger coaches and crushed them os If they were egg shells The milk car immediately In front, was also badly wrecked. Four persons, Godfrey Kaelln. hi* •laughter. Mamie. Harold Randle and Will iam Blackburn, on the passenger car of •he milk train, were almost Instantly kl led. Fortunately there were very few lemons on this train. A Plrltrf of Hnirnr. The excursion train n • picture of Indescribable horror. The locomotive w • man of bent and broken Iron, and (Irm ly held the bodice of lla engineer and flre man lieneath lla great weight. Behind the engine, six of the ten car* were also a maag of ftreckage. The tlret rar WJI broken In twain, and the other live earn were thrown on their skits. completely demolished. Nine per tone were killed In the Ural two cars, and the others In the coaches were badly maimed. As soon as the crash came a terrible cry arose from the smashed cars, and those who had not been injured, qulckiy crawled or Jumped from the cars and tc'ni to the assistance of the Injured Many were pinned down by wreckage, and had to be freed by the liberal use of axes. Thousand* Interested. Messengers were sent to the nearby vil lages for physicians, and a relief train Was telegraphed for from Bethlehem M’lih fifteen doctors and half a dogen nurses, a special train was sent from Bethlehem, but before It reached the scene of the wreck. It was signalled to return to Bethlehem, aa a special carry ing nearly all the Injured had started for the hospital at that place. On the run from Hatfield to the hospital three of the Injured died. Great trouble was experienced In keep ing the relatives away from the Injured on the train so that the doctors gathered from near Hatfield could attend to tha wounded. The special train arrived al Bethlaham at 11:10 and was mat by fully 1.400 per •oni, all clamoring to get a bit of nswf °f tha wreck or trying to learn whether 'oved ones were among the victims. Tha n*w of tha wreck had reachel Bethle b*m at 1 o'clock, and the news spread like wildfire. All the police of the town ■""re gathered at the station, and ft was Jsatoannal) Morning Me toe. with great difficulty that the injured were removed to the waiting ambulances and other vehicles which conveyed them to the hospitals. All during the day peo ple from Allentown,t'atasauqua and other places came pouring Into Bethlehem, an.l eonfuston reigned throughout the day. The second section of the excursion, made up of persons from towns other then Bethlehem and Allentown, left soon sfter the first section, but was flagged down before It reached Halfleld. As It could not get through on account of the block ed tracks, li was relumed to Bethlehem, and there was great rejoicing at the nar row escape of Its occupants from the wreck. Will lie Investigated. The coroner of Montgomery county promises a rigorous Investigation into the horror. There are conflicting stories as to re sponsibility for the accident, one version Is that the engineer of the excursion train had been warned at Botnlerton, the sta tion nUive Hatfield, that ft milk train w it a few minutes ahead of him Another story la that the train dispatcher's office In Philadelphia, was si fault. The train men refused to talk of the accident. Fifteen hundred tickets had been sold for the excursion to the seashore, and It was to have been the last of the season. Wellington H. Rosenherry of Ignsdale. a representative In the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, was on the milk train. He had hla Jaw broken and wu also Internally Injured. Ills condition Is serious. ANNEXATION OF TRAMVAAL Lord Roberts Held to Have Issued Fiirmil Proclamation. Ixniton, Hfpi 3.—lt 1# rfpotlal Ihil Lord Roberta hw ImuiM a proclamation formally annexing the Transvaal to the nonunion* o( the British crown. Oen Christian DeWet, according to the Dally aU'a Cape Town advice*. I* re ported to have appeared again along the railway, near the Wtnburg road. KRIOER AAD MTBYN MAY’ FLEE. l.eaeral Opinion la the War la Pretty Near an End, Pretoria. Bept. 1.-Mr. Kruger and Mr. Bteyn have gone to Barberton. It la be lieved that they art' preparing for flight. The general opinion I* that Ihe war l now very near Ihe end; but. rhould the Boers construct strongholds In Ihe bush, on Ihe veldt, or elsewhere, and begin a system of rakls. the British would re quire further large supplies of boros*. Gen. Buller moved fourteen miles north westward along the Lydenburg road and crossed Crocodile river to Badfonteln. Ho found the Boer* concentrating In the Crocodile mountains. A force of Boers, under Commandant Theron, broke through tlw British line* and raptured and burned a supply train at Klip river station, taking 3a prisoners. Brabant's horse provbeded thither, re capturing all the prisoner*, and drove the Boers Into the hills. Col. Plumer dispersed a small com mando under Commandant Pretorlus oast of rtnaar's river, capturing twenty-six Boers, a number of wagons and a quan tity of cattle and rifle*. DKNAM) Foil COAL. German)'* Supply for a Few Months Mast Go From Inltrd Mates. Berlin. Sept. 2.—The coal scarcity con tinues and la much discussed. An ad vance of one mark per ton has been made in Silesia. The burning of peat has begun In Berlin on a large scale. The proposed reduction of railway freight* on Imported coal, as the papers point out. cannot attract Kngilsh coal, owing to Its dearness, hut will leave the field open for American coal. The Ber liner Tageblatt says; "II would be singular If the enterpris ing American* should let the present fav orable ppportunlty pas* without a power ful effort to Increase the coal export." The Boersen Zettung remarks: "The German demand must depend upon American coal for the next few months." The situation of Ihe Iron market Is somewhat Improved. The sheet mills of Westphalia report Increased orders. Ger many's pig Iron production for July waa *86,213 ions, against *T>.i3t for the pre vious month. M.M \ tilth HEPt BLICAKI. Odell and Woodruff for Governor and IJralrnaal llotrraor. Saratoga. N. Y.. Sept I.— The concen sus of opinion here to-night makes up the following Republican state ticket, to be nominated by the convention, will meet here Tuesday: For Governor-Benjamin B. Odell, Jr., of Orange, For lieutenant Governor—Timothy I*. Woodruff of Kings For Controller—William J. Morgan of Erie. For Secretary of Btate—John T. Mc- Donough of Albany. For Slate Engineer—Edward A. Bond of Jefferson. For Attorney General—John C. Davies of Onekla. For State Treasurer—John P. Jaeckel of Cayuga. OLAMMW PLtOt'C ITgHWBI. Alaety-thrre I sari of the niaeoee Are l Oder Observation, Glasgow. Sept. I—Another death, sup posed to be due to the bubonic plague, occurred here to-day. Ninety-three cases of the disease are now under observation. TO KEEP OPT THE CHINESE* Pare Conalderlna Legislation to Stop Immigration. Uma. Peru, via Oalveaton. Teg.. Sept j.—The Peruvian Senate yesterday had under consideration, a proposal for ibe preventing of Chinese immigration In view of a possible exodus from China, as a re sult of the present disturbances. SAVANNAH, GA., MONDAY, SEPTEMBER X 1000. CHINA’S GREAT PLOT SCHEME. HM K HIM. SAVA. TO EX PEL ALL FOREIGNER*. 0 BOXERS ONLY ACCESSORIES. IF ALLIES PALL Ol T FnRHMMI W ILL HAVE TO GO. Chinese Government's Plan Practi cally Saernafsl, Since All Foreign ers Have Had to Trek the Treaty Ports—Tow Is Ikr Time to Mettle Ike Stains or All Forrlgnera In Chinn—l.l Hung t hang Thoroughly tliserrd Iteit. Copyright. I*o. the Associated Press. Shanghai. Bept 2 —Mr William Wood vllle Kockhltl. special commissioner ol the United States government, to Investi gate mid report on conditions In China In an Interview with a representative of the Associated Press, emphasising the tmpnrtancd of the harmonious action of the Power* as a measure of self-defense, said: "If the Chinese government Is able to break the concert of nations, and to bring about a disagreement on the part of any government. In such a way os to secure any relaxation of the joint demand;', all the foreigners |n China may as well pack up and leave. "This Is the very best opportunity o settle for all time the statue of foreigners in China. If that matter Is not settled now, the Chinese will be encouraged to persist In their present policy, and the Powers will have the whole trouble to thresh over again every two or three years. I believe that all the governments are Impressed with this truth; and I be lieve most of them realise that a definite and permanent settlement of the statue of foreigners and the establishment of freedom of trade are more Important to them now than the acquisition of terri tory. A Deliberate Plan. "This has been a deliberately planned movement on the imrt of the Chinese gov ernment to expel all foreigners. The de crees printed in the Imperial Gasette prove this. The movement has been practically successful, since every foreigner In Ihe In terior has been obliged to seek refuge at the treaty ports The Imperial govern ment merely utilised the Boxers as con venient accessories to Its schemes. "The relief of Pekin Is already an Inci dent of the crisis. The really Important work remains to be done Marquis Ito, probably the best Informed man alive on Eastern politics, said to me that the pres ent was the greatest crisis In the history of China and that all preceding. Eastern question* sunk Into Insignificance beside It. Are civilised nations to yield to the Chinese conceit of their own superiority?" Mr. Itockhlll end other officials In Shanghai, like Ihe public, are utterly Ig norant of Ihe course of diplomatic and military events In Pekin. The consuls of the various governments have sent fre quent telegrams to their respective minis ters. but have been unable to get re plies It Is suspected that official mes sages are tampered with between Shang hai and Che Foo. Southern Viceroys All night. The attitude of the Southern viceroy* In protecting foreigner* commands confi dence In their good faith, and negotia tions will probably be conducted through them. There la a financial panic In Chinese '.airiness circle* here. Probably an Im portant factor Is the money rtftr, which la now X per cent, per month. The trader* are trying to get the ear of the officials. LI Hung Chang still remains In Shang hai. He la thoroughly discredited, but I* Intriguing to get the foreigner* to quarrel among themselves. To-day he told American and Kngilsh diplomats that the Russians had promised to with draw from Pekin, regardless of the pol icy of other nations. His statement Is not believed. On Ihe contrary. It Is thought probable that he Is simultaneous ly assuring the Russians that the Amer icans and British have promised to with draw. . TOLD AMKRir.AA* TO <IET OFT. Germans Say They Want apace Or rnptrd by Oar Troops. Copyright, 19®. the Associated Press. T<en Trin, Aug. 29, via Taku, Aug. *>.— The Oerman* have formally demanded for themselves all the buildings and grounds of the ramp of the I'nlted States troops, explaining that these will be need ed by the large German forces soon to arrive. As the American camp lie* In the Oer man concession. Ihe demand will prob ably he complied with, and anew camp for the I'nlted State* troops will be es tablished outside the city. Orders received from Washington di rect that the 5.0® American troop# be divided between Pekin. Tien Tsln and Taku for the winter Abundant supplies are now arriving, and all that la neces sary Is being rapidly forwarded to Pe kin. It Is understood here that I'nlted State* Minister Conger Insists that LI Hung Chang shall be allowed to proceed to Pe kin for a conference. PRIME CHINO At HF.GKNT. Reported That Hr Is Afraid to Re torn to Pekin. St. Petersburg. Sept. L—The Official Messenger publishes the following dis patch. dated Pekin. Aug 39, from the Russian minister. M de Olers: "There Is an unconfirmed rumor that Pi Ince Chlng has bsen appotntsd regent, but I* afraid to return here unlesa the foreign envoy* will guarantee his liber ty. Ten dignitaries remaining In Pekin have consequently resolved to petition the diplomats. In the Inter#** of an amelio ration of th* situation, to Invlt* Prince Chlng to return lo Pekin and to give ex planations." Earl LI sst French t'eaaal. Shanghai. Sep* I—LI Hung Chang vis ited Ihe French consul this morning and had a long Interview with hint The subject matter of the conference has not been divulged. CAMPAIGN l> VERMONT. Republlrana Mm An* Get the t’aaal Lars'* Majority. Montpelier, VL. Bept. L—The dose of the campaign In Vermont come last night with political gatherings In nearly every city and town In the state. Tuesday will he election day and the re sult Is anxiously awaited by the leaders of Ihe two purttef. In the opinion of the men who are popularly supposed lo guUle the destinies of the parties. II Is not so much who will be elected, s* the else of the vote, analysed Into percentages of gain or loss, as compared with Has vote of four years ago. The Green Mountain State has always been In the Itepulillcan column, and Its pluralities, when national Issues have been Injected Into Its state canvass, have been equal lo and even larger than Ihe Democratic vote Itself. This year Ihe canvass has not been quite as vigorous as that of four years ago. although the Democrats have done a larger amount of work. Much of the old-time enthusiasm and fireworks have been missed, and It was not until a fortnight ago that the actual work of arousing the voters began. The legislative fight and the license Is sue will enter Into the ballot to some ex tent. The former was precipitated by the candidacy of t'ongreeeronn William W Grout and former Gov William P Dil lingham. for United States senator to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Sen ator Justin Morrill, the unfinished term having been filled by Judge Hess through the Governor's appointment. The Republicans. It Is understood, do not figure on the plurality of 40.080. which they secured four years ago. DEFENDS THE COMMISSIONER. Valais Says Peek Did All He Conld far Americans. Notv York. Sept 2.—The French Lino steamer I.a Totiralne arrived from Havre to-day. In Ihe cabin was Arthur Valolt. United Btatta Commissioner to the Paris Exposition He defeat let] C.immleeloner General Peck from the cabled charge that he had acted discourteously to state rep resentatives at the exposition In speaking of the story that Mr Peck had secretly worked to prevent Mrs. Man nlng and Mrs. Potter Palmer from being decorated by the French government, he said: “That Is Impossible, for I know how such things are done The names for the Legion of Honor are handedtn and passed on Ihelr merits. I know that Mr Peck presented the names of Mrs Manning, Mrs. Potter Palmer end Michael H De- Young for the order. A* to the rrltlclsn) over there being so many representative* from tha United fitates, and ttte difficulty of supplying all with Invitations to anler tnlnmeuts. all that I ran say la that there always Is trouble when a big enterprise, like the exposition |s under tvoy. There are certainly many officials from tit's country to the exposition.” Tt) RECEIVE lilt IT Is II SHIPS. North Atlantic Sqandron la Assem bling at Bar Harbor. Bar Harbor, Me.. Sept. 2—The I'nlted Slates cruiser New York. La* flagship of the North Atlantic aqua-Iron, Rear Ad miral Karquhar commander-ln-chlef, an chored In the outer of Bar Har bor this afternoon. The flagship was a-t comparin',l the auxiliary gunboat Scor pion The other ahtps comprising the squadron to arrive to-morrow are the Tcxaj. Indiana. .Massachusetts, Kentucky otul Kearsarge The Dolphin, alao. may Join the aqundron here. Rear Admiral Karquhar will order all his vessel* lo anchor outside Bar Island, leaving Ihe Inner harbor clear for the guests, ihe British squadron which Is ea pected to arrive Tueaday morning The reading room, hotels, store* and cottage* are gav with British and American flag*. The resident committee la complallng ar rangements for the reception to the offi cers of both squadrons. ROO9BVBLT 19 IN FMIFAGO. Hr Will Speak I nder Aasplrea of Many labor t nluoa. Chicago, Sept. 2—Gov. Roooevelt arrived In Chicago to-day from New York and proceeded at one-- to the Auditorium An nex He wa* met by a committee repra arntlng about one hundred anfl fifty labor union*, under Ihe auspices of wblch he la lo speak at Electric Park to-morrow. An understanding was arrived at by which the programme, as far as Gov. Roosevelt Is concerned, la to be carried out a* announced The Govrrnor will make the flrat a-l-lres* In the sfternoo so aa to enable him to reach the train for Sarato ga. where he Is to make a apeech on Sept. 5, opening the campaign In New York state. His Western campaigning tour will then he begun, consuming practically six week*. V HEN K 19 WARSHIP Ft NO f Article Pabllshed to Mexico t eases a Sensation. Mexico City. Sept. 2.—The popular or gan here. Lsi Naclon Kspanoks. wants to know what has become of the big pa triotic fund raised here by patriotic Spaniards, for the purpose of purchasing a warship for the Spanish nary. It calls for an open statement of the committee's accounts, and declares that the war con tribution account will not be permitted to he liquidated In silence. The newspaper charges that there la a deep mystery about the fund which should he clearest up. The article ha* caused ex citement In the Spanish colony, which lit erally subscribed for an addition to the Spanish navy during ihe war with die I'nlted State*. TOWN OF ATLIN WIPED OFT. Fire on tssilay Destroyed All of Its l.arsc llulldtaa*. Victor!*. R. C., Sept. 2.—The steamer Amur, from Ihe North, brings a report of a disastrous Are which (truck the town of Atltn on Sunday last, practically wip ing It out of existence. Tan of th* largest and most Important business buildings In ihe town were de stroyed. causing a loaa that la estimate] at about MO.oro It Is reported by th* steamboat people that there Is little, if any. Insurance on th* property destroyed and that the loss will b* substantially total. REPLIES OF POWERS PEW TO Ml **<>-% M Kill- CAN I’HOPOMTIOft. THOSE MADE NOT DEFINITE. LAt K OF f'OMMI Alt ATION WITH PEKIN CAI BEN DELAY. F.mpresa Dowager Moving Still Fnr- Iher Anar From t klsr.r I npltnl. Emperor May Hemaln Where He la or Hetarn to Pekin—ilia Pres ence Would Facilitate the Aegolla tlaine— F.nrl 1.l la *llll at Nhnuahni. *l l mm I lon at Amos. Washington. Bept. 2 —Bo far as can be ascertained, there were no Important de velopments In the Chinese situation here to-day. The officials maintain unusual reticence. They say they have no Information to moke public regarding Ihe replies to Ihe Amerlesn- Hues!.m propositions regarding the withdrawal of the military forces of Ihe Powers from Pekin. Mr. Adee. the acting secretary of state, has decided for the preeent not to make any statement as lo the names of the Powers which have answered, or lo In dicate whether the replies are of an af firmative or negative character, on the ground that publication of the attitude of the Power* might embarrass the nego tiations at thl* lime. It Is. therefore, Im possible to learn definitely lo what ex tent answer* have been received. The opinion prevail*, however, that none of a conclusive character have aa yet come to hand, such communications as hove been received being merely of a preliminary character. In diplomatic cir cles the opinion prevail* that none of Ihe great Powers have aa yet reached a final determination aa to the course they will pursue. It Is recognised here that some of them, at least, will want suffi cient time to permit communication* with thetr diplomatic and military representa tive* In China, with a view of determin ing the exact condition of alTalra from their own point of view before undertak ing to make any reply to so Important a proposition as that Involved In the Amer ican memorandum. Com man leal lon Intermitted. Owing *o th# Interruption of telegraphic communication between Pekin and Tien Tsln, It Is believed here that some day* may elapse before Anal answer# are re ceived. Official* are watching with In terest the editorial commcqt of th* Eu ropean pres* as Indices of the sentiment prevailing In the various countries of Europ.\ No tablegrams from China were given to Ihe press by any of the'-lepartment* to-day. Secretary Adee wa* at the stale department during Ihe day. but he said to-night that no telegrams of consequence had been received The Interruption of communication wllh Pekin I* presumably responsible in part for this. * some days have now elapsed since any word wo* re ceived from Mr. Conger. Mr. Wu. the Chinese minister, still re mains at Cape at the legation It was said there had not been a dispatch received during the day. The latest word concerning the where abouts of LI Hung Chang was contained In Ihe Associated Press cable from Shang hai to-night, staling that U wa* still there. The report that the foreigner* there generally discredited him was read with Interest In diplomatic circles. The suspicion of his motives there seems to bn shared by many diplomats here. F.m pries and Emperor. An Interesting bit of information re garding the Empress Isowager came to Washington In a round about way to-day. It was to the effect that the British gov ernment had received word that the Em press was going from Tysn Fu In the province of fthansl, to which place alic had fled after her escape from Pekin to Hslnan Fu. Hsinsn Fu I* than Tyan Fu. Indicating that Rh* hs moving still further away from the (Jill nese capital. The report say* nothing of Ihe Em perors movements. It Is suggested as a possibility that he may have left her encouraged, end that he may have de cided either to remain -where he Is or to return to Pekin. Hl* return to the cap ital city would probably completely change the sltuntton. lie belonged to the pro gressive party before he was compelled to sign the imperial rescript of IMA. and If ressoted to power, |s-.i s negotiations would undoubtedly be facilitated. Thy Powers would nave more confidence in him lhan in the reactionary party. De spite the Empress' coup of two years ago, diplomat* here familiar with mines* af fair# eny the Chinese people regard him ss their rightful ruler. Slluatlou al Amo). The government officials apparently are not concerning themselves over the sit uation at Amoy, notwithstanding the press reports that great numbers of Chi nese are leaving bemuse of the fear of the Impending trouble. Consul Goodnotv at Shanghai, has reported to the Mate department that Ihe incident, referring to the lanmng of marines by th* Japa nese there, wan closed, and this presum ably hoe satisfied the officials here. Tne gunboat Castine dispatched to Amoy sev eral days since by the navy department. It la believed, will not tarry there long Her destination waa the Cavtie Naval Station In the Philippine*, and the state department taking advantage of this knowledge, hod orders given that she stop at Amoy on the way down to report on condition* there. Word waa received at the navy depart ment to-day that th* battleship Oregon. Capt. WUd* commanding. Which has Just com# out of a Japanese dry dock, where she has been undergoing repairs, had sailed from Nagasaki for Wu Bung the man-of-war** anchorage at Shanghai The assignment to that place is supposed to have been mad* by Admiral Ramey, but Ihe reason for sending her there Is not stated In that vicinity, however, she will be of assistance In landing marines. | If for any reason Ihe necessity (or this should arise. A Him HE 1* I'REIHt TED. vpet nlntlon ms to How the Power* Will Align Themselves. London. Bept. J, 4 a. m.—The publication of the text of the Russian proposals has Intensified, rather than diminished, the suspicions emertslned by England of Russia's proceeding*. The rupture of the European concert I* considered an arrontpllahed fact Opin ions differ, however, as to th* way In which the Powers will now group then* selves. Borne papers thing that Great Britain. Japan anti (he triple alliance will aland together tn refusing to leave IVkln The Daily Telegraph, whteh expreeee* regret that President McKinley "ha* com muted the United Htates lo follow Ihe Hussion lead.” considers, however, that Japan, "whose consistent policy since th* war of 1 has hern to eonclllnle and effect a rapprochement with China.” will throw In her lot with Russia and will he reluctantly followed by France, who doe* not dare lo risk a divergence with Rus sia "Events have, therefore, conspired." says the Dally Telegraph, "to throw Ihe balance of diplomatic powrr Into Lord Ballshury'a hands, for Austria-Hungary and Italy must able with Germany, who will probably propose some compromise and he supported by England." Hopes Germany %% 111 Itefaae. The Time* feel* perfectly clear. I* says, that neither honor nor Ihe Interest* of England will permit her to follow Rus sia'* example It trust* that Germany also will refuse lo leave Pekin, and ex presses the hope that the report that the Btate Department In R'aahtngton disap prove* the Russian suggestion, may prove correct. Moat of the other morning papera ex press similar views oniff decline lo halier* In the sincerity of Russia's promise to evacuate Manchuria. There |a no confirmation of Ihe'Veport that the Chinese attacked the allies al Kang Chung, which la alx mllea south of Pekin. Various dispatches from Shanghai con firm lh report* of the failure of th* rice crop In the Nankin district and assert that foreigner* are being molested tn Nan kin. Ihe British consul having bets In sulted. LI Hung Chsng had a long eonference yesterday morning with Mr. William VV.xv.lvllls Kockhlll. the United Rlslee special commissioner. Earl Li's party t* said to be jubilant at the preseel ssfK of affairs. It Is again asserted that Prime Tuan Is with the Empress Ihswagrr. on the border* of Ihe province of ffhsn SI sod that he was responsible for sending Chao Bhu fhlao. now pieatdent of th* Hoard of Punishment, to Investigate Ihe pro foreign tendencies of Uu Kun Yl, Ihe viceroy of Nankin. The Shanghai correspondent of Ihe Itally News ssy* that Earl Li's manner has become "objectionable and bluster ing." According to a dispatch from Tien Tsln. doted Aug. 2&. to the . Standard, an epi demic of suicides has broken out among Ihe Chinese In Pekin, where entire fami lies are hanging themselves. fierraany With tinsel* The Shanghai correspondent of the Time*, wiring yesterday, says: •'LI Hung Chang ha* received a tele gram from the Chinese minister In Ber lin asserting Jhat Germany Is prepared to set In concert with Huesla. wkh a view to a settlement, and that, therefore. II Is probable that Oermany will follow Russia and withdraw her troops from Pekin. • "Two American correspondent*, who left Pekin Aug. 21 with a party of forty American missionaries, arrived here yea teray. The British resident*, al the time the Americans left, were preparing In a leisurely manner to proceed to Tien Tsln, Fighting had entirely ceased, and hardly any Chinese were met en rout*. "An official telegram from Chlng Tu Fu report* that Kwel Chun, Viceroy of BXc Chusn. and the Tartar general of Use Cuban have both been dismissed by Imperial edict, showing that ihe Empress Hnwnger bi still guided by vindictive re hcllonsries." News hn# been received In London that Blr Robtrt Hart, director general of Chi nese Imperial maritime customs, wa# stl.l In Pekin Aug 20. "It I* not double! here," ssy* the Vlen ns correspondent of the Rt.mdnrd. "that Kussli s piopo**.* will in the end lie ac cepted by Germany, who cannot but shrink from a slngle-handtd war wllh Chinn The Austrian newspapers, though at flrat Indignant, are now beginning to n-allxi the possibilities of an acceptance of the Itusssi-Amerlcan solution " AdTONfPNMBXT IN SHANGHAI. Hard to t odcrslood Motive# That Artaalrd Roasla. Copyright. 19®, the Associated Press Shanghai. Sept. *-The reports from European capital* that Russia has decided to leave Pekin, caused smasement here, when first heard through Chines# sources. offlciala were especially Inclined to treat them wllh Incredulity. Inasmuch as every step In connection with Russia's occupa tion had apparently been taken with a view to permanency. The theory was that In the railroad Rus sia held the key to the altuatiofi. and that when Taku harbor wa* closed by the Ice. the other Power* would be dependent upon Russia to provision their troops in Pekin. The offleer* of th* other armies have constantly predicted that th* Russian* intended to, keep the railway, and to hold the line of forts and arsenals to Pekin, thus securing the strongest foothold of aky nation. The assumption Is now that flnanclil reasons poaathty Influence Russia to her present fleet slot) Bhe hds her hand* full to maintain her troop#, end part of the army has sometimes lacked proper ra tions. DAILY, pi A YEAR. .4 CENTS A COPY WEEKLY 2-TIMKB-A-WKKK.iI A YEAR FIGHTING GOES ON PART* OF THE PHILIPPIAEN ABB FIR FROM TRANQUIL. INSURGENT REIGN OF TERROR. Tit till TK I.MYIED HA PEOPLE IN •Ol THERA Id SON. Filipinos Incapable of Hrallslna the Scope of the t oinnitssloncr'n I'.m ee*—Foreigner* Sneer nt Ihe ( •>■■■- mission's tlccrnl Annonneement. fiver n Third of the Men In Gen. notes' I nmmnnal ire tick—Hu rally n liny Without I nsnolllea. Copyright. Ifca., the Associated Pres*. Manila, Bept. 2.—The Filipino* a-em In capable of realising the scope and pur pose Of the legislative functions of th Commission of Peace. There ta no laosslhlltty of separating ihe legislative from the executive branch * tf the government; and. there fore. the eommlaalon's announcement of Its assumption of power yesterday has met with childish comments al the handa of the Mpantard* and foreigners, who Jeal ously sneer nt the new arrangement, aa they are npt n do at every beneficial In novation n the part of the United States authorities. The commission enters upon the gov ernment field under the following condi tions: A majority of Ihi* Islander* dcstrs peace awl th* rc*utnt>n<m of burlnes* mi-*-rth Americana; but they are *o cownl by a lon* series of murderous atrocities ami destruction of property by Ihelr urmnt countrymen, lhat they dare not actively ahow their feeling*, especially because e*- lerlenre ha* taught them what atich an eivpreaalon of aentlntent will bring upoa them from the mercilessly revengeful rebel*. % Mctgn of Tenor. A genuine reign of terror I* eierrlMd by Insurgent* and !*adrme* over peaceful country folk In order to collect the reve nue and recruit* their ope nit ion* require; and wldcnpr* ad vengeance I* wreaked In Ihe vicinity of garrisoned town*. For example, the Insurgent Gen. rallies. In he pronvlnce of Tagtinn. put to death the president and officeholders of the town of Bnya. on Laiguna de Bay, official* who had been Installed by the Ameri can* and gave order* that a similar fata Should he meted out to other adherents of the Amerteiin cause Me also ordered lhat all Filipino soldiers whg sold their rlftes to the Americans should be killed. Any ruange of policy Involving the tm* '*• of the I‘nltM Sts'** troops, witn t ebM|tubng for them an adequsio 4.4%* for e t* reiislll to result and rdiiimtoH at the expense of tha Vll** The ati>t'>a''hlng pnfrtatlofi of t~* vab miner* land* 10 influence the alt* os Hon unfavorably., N U*f Without fa <mim I ties. In Northern Uuaon the status quo ta fairly well maintained, .il the people in I hot quarter are quiet nml engaged In painting, except in the province* of Nuev* KrlJa aiul Ko.aran. where there has been a recent outburst of rebel and tvidron* activity. Hut in Southern Luton <ondltton* are far from satisfactory. Ufr there I* not safe outside the garrisoned town#. Trav elers are subject to ambush by guerilla*. Rarely doe* a <lny pyss without an-en counter between the united Btatea troops und the Insurgents or Ladrnnes, resulting In casualties There arc HDJOii troops In I hot district. Gen. Bates commanding, and In three regiments over a third of tha men are sick. The activity of the enemy Increased list month. There Is evidence that the Insurgents have come Into pos session o( new rifles, and that they wish to annihilate some small American garri son Condition* In the Vlsayans continue virtually unchanged. The lack of troop* In Hamar prevents aggression Negros. Romnlon. Maahate. Rlhuyan. Tnblaa and Bohol nre tranquil, all desiring civil gov ernments. Mind!.mao |s also tranquil, egceptlng the districts of Teagayan and Hurlgam. where occasional encounters with th* Flllplnoa occur. The enemy's fighting tone there I* limited, but tt has a number of rifles' The surrenders, all hough they have no ticeably derteased since M*y, continue. Work of the Americans. The experience of Northern l-uion show# that Ihe American occupation of any lo cs Illy tends lo It* pacification and well being/ An unwilled Amerl an policy re tards the Investment of capital. Never theless the import* for the last quarter and a half were greater than during auy period of the Mpantah regime. No doubt the need* of Ihe army of oc cupation are tesponalbie for a very con siderable fraction of the ewesent com merce. The Internal revenue collections are a third-greater than those made by Spain This I* due to an honest system of account*, to a lack of favoritism and to Impartial enforcement of the law. The military authorities will turn over Xt,n®.- <*#. Mexican, to th* commission; and thl# will probably be e-xpended In public Improvements, notably in harbor Improve ments, Ihe need which Is (o-day greatly hampering the shipping industry . The commission will fleet organ!** mu nicipalities In the <vvlnc. notably In I’amp.ings province Subsequently It will torn It ■ attention to needed reforms In tne civil and criminal codes, passing In di,# time to other features of It* Instruc tion*. with the Idea of establishing a cen tral civil government during the next eighteen month*. Twelve Americans, Including two eop filtr and two lieutenants, have been kill ed during the past two weeks. Th* ofll e*ri report* of the encounter*. In which these casualties occurred, nre moagra. > m ■ A I. A Hllll DAY 9FNTIMBNT. What Mr. Rryau Said la Response to Nrgsril far Oar. Chicago, flept. 2 —ln response to a re quest from the press for a sentiment on l-abor Day. Mr. Bryan to-night wrota the following: "The laborer la worthy sf hi* hire. On thie day t apart for the ronslderatFn of th* wag* workers' Interests, lot earn one Inquire whether the man who toils enjoy a fair share of the proceed* of his Isbor. and if not, let him apply w remedy." Before leaving South Bend to-day, Mr. Bryan paid a visit to Notre Dame Uni versity. and was shown through tha in stitution. Peruvian Coeloms Schedule. Vtma. Peru, via Galveston. Teg... Sept I —The government publicly announce* to day that th# new Peruvian customs sche ■ dul* will come Into force Jon. 1, iwji.