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THF. MORNING NEWS Mtabllshed IS-VI - Im-orporat—l 18SS J H. EBTM.L. President TO PUNISH LEADERS, I HIV* WII/I, FOIWW THE AYISHE* OF THE raiVKHI TUAN HAS BEEN DEGRADES. HE IVIU, HE TRIED IIEEOHE THE IIIf*II 101 BT OK (MINA. linn* fitiTfMUftl Has Arrep'eri ■ hr- *urallnn# of llip tinltad iitlpi-Tui 1 ’ IfrtioH llavr llrrn Taken From Him and lip 1% 111 bp I rlrd llrlurp llip Imprrlal Clan 4 *urt Thla Arllnn Hill liaulrn Dip Neitntlntlnna for Pppp, \\ .hlngton, B.pt. 29—Important news , m trom China nt the and of Ihr dav. p. !i In Itself lends to advance mater- I the i(Tort* for n final settlement. , nn.a ha* accepted the suggestions of ttit l nlted Blau* cntslned In the answer t>> n Herman proposition and has he- ir voluntarily the punishment of the re ,■'tli nary Chinese leaders who were re- orilble for Ihe I’ekln outrage*. Ti e -tote department was Informed hy i ii.->•■) Genora! Gooilnow at Bhanghai that e .nr Chines* director of railway* and t iegrapht, has handed him a decree of t , Kmiieror and Kmpresa dated at Tills i hi B pt. 2j. blaming their ministers for • i .airaglng the Roxers The edict or -0 ■■ the degradation of four princes and ' orives !Ttncn Tuan of Ills salary and < Ini servants. He Is to be brought for t: i! la-fore the Imperial Clan court. It will he recalled that In our answer f! state department was careful to state t while It did not ta-llevp In demand ! v the surrender of the Chinese rlng i ■ r as a condition precedent to nego ■ on*. It was resolved firmly as Seere t Hay had said in his note of July S, i In the end the guilty parties should I. held to the uttermost accountability. Chinese government has taken this 1 nation to heart, and perhaps hastened p. - action hy the recent manifestations ■ 1 dissatisfaction by the t'nlted State* nment at the reported promotion of Is e Tuan, already has begun the pun -1 int of him and the other Chinese : r* who are held guilty. li|trlnnt*p of the Decree, decree recited by Bheng Is felt to h- f the utmost Importance as Indicating a mplete change of heart otR the part . the reigning dynasty. It mean# that t- reactionary Influences which have t dominant In Pekin throughout the i idng and has been continued of late. I suffered a complete overthrow ami ■ their most conspicuous figures are on ■i, It Is believed here that If this t; n l genuine. It will be hard for any o the Power# to And a reasonable pre - x' for longer refusing to heed the at>- P , of the Chinese government for the • ii.: of negotiations looking to a aei il- menl. . Importance of the action Is shown I Ih" determination to try Prince Tuan p ..re the Imperial clan court. This Is iipreme Judicial tribunal of China . 1 Is the only one having Jurisdiction . . r the metnliers of the Imperial family. ii presided over by Prince LJ. with the l-known Prince Chlng as first vice I il. nt. Prince El la the first of the . - it princely families of China and I* id as friendly to the progressive • . mint. The attitude of Prince Chlng I teen notatjo throughout the trouble .. friendly to foreign Interests. There five other members of the tuurt. all i cm high personages. They occupy a ng at Pekin and ure In regular sea • . for the trial of oases affecting mcm of the nohlllty and the highest per r mages. Punishment of Tuan. nlnese officials hsro say that the refer e <- of the case to this high court Is of if the fullest assurance of the gravity V h which the throne regards the mat -1 If is roted also that even before the id Prince Tuan is stripped of 111# sal ami official servants. Being a man , large and independent mean- the loss - alary would not amount to much A w-re not that the lose of servants is pc .if means of humiliation. The name .a the four princes, w'ho have been dc rrailed, are not known here, either hy the r ate department or by the Chinese lega • -ii. i c I. -ion of Ihe Chinese government In rthrowing the reactionaries Is likely to • - Me most Intense gratification to the • ally viceroy# of the south of Chjjp. ** l to the ministers here, In lnrlon. and I Europe, who have so strenuously re -‘I Ihe Boxer movemeni. It may he ally noted that only to-day Minister i t' clvril Information that these vice i Including Id Htmg Chang, ha.l me 1 rla.izstl the throne to punish the very • nient which has now been overcome. ATI I, I, AFTER lI'KIM.Kd. The Herman l*re toea Wot Mbs American Answer. ' rlln. Sept. 29-The Chinese situation, f Germany's propomil. and the ’ • i"d States' answer, monopolised pub •utcntioo this week. ■ presa, both semi-official and tnde 1‘ ait. continues to severely blame Pres • McKinley for bis fefusnl to agree ' the proposition of Germany. The '"• te Gasette, which since Ihe outbreak China troubles, has been Ihe favor -1 -uthpleco for the foreign office, this oinbat—l the view that Germany ’ 1 ' *n trying io embark Ihe other l’ow • " dangerous se.in, or attempting 1° 1 " i the lead In Chinese negotiations. Isvkal Amtelger to-dav argues that oltftd States knows through Minister c that the Chinese government has ‘"* n 'he real culprit. Hence, It aaya It ' and uloua to expsca thla same govern 'd t# punish Itself—"s* the United , "as pretends to betlers tn its rsply to , '*mlony. , * pat>ers express the hope that Slar • 11 t'ount von Walderee* will Issue a " offering a large reward for Prior* T-*n, (Jssi „ aUra| M tbs only means Satonnal) Morning Hctoi of impressing uion the ( , hin< , K k mind the fact that the I’ower* an in earti.-t. Tl- strong evidence that Russia has the opportunity to formally annex part of Manchuria anl th** statement of •i corrospotident of the Berlin Tngehuitt In rrg*. Mongolia, that Ruswia alre.uty treat!* Mongolia a* her own. are here treat w* with marked Indifference. Thin in **nly In line with the formal declaration wht h a foreign ofHco official mad* to a representative of the Associated Fre** month* ago that Germany In no way ob jected to Russia x obtaining 1 control of Northern Ghinn (Krmiin inter* st* would not be HfT.M t.,i thereby. The Herman press thi* week dl'ii.vH f | at length the i parationn for a renewal of the commercial t row He*. It t* certain, however, that the duty on wheat niid rye will be considerably raised, probably at the minimum, to five or six marka per in pounds. The Agrarian* wotikl not support the government thioughout the coming important session of the Reichstag unh *uch a Conces sion were made to them Owing to Kmperor William’s special wisin'*, the fhcai* r censorship througn out Prussia la now much more string at than fotm*rly All the new plays sub milted for censorship in Berlin, for the coming *enoti. hwv- be* n either forbidden outfight or greatly modified. The objec tion* w*re largely of a political or social nature. Imperial statistician* show* that 644.2*3 children below 14 yea is of age are n gag in Industrial pursuits. Acting t'nited Bi.itea Consul Hen*ml Han.toer. of Frankfort. has collected o\cr 3.tw iiMikn for the T \a* sufferers. ALIGN Mil Vl* tip row Kits. Ogland. It on*ln. France nml %mrr- Icn %uMlnt l.rriimny. Washington. Bept 29 The alignment of the Power* on the Herman proposition to make the punishment of the Chines** ring leaders a condition precedent to negotia tion* may now he stated a* follow*: Great Britain, Huesla and France stand with the Vnitel Btates regarding this proposition a* Inexpldlcnt. Japan occupies a middle attitude as ere ia willing to follow the German lead If ail the other Powers are agreeable. but only for the sake of preserving harmmy among the powers, and not from a b lief in the wisdom of the German proposition. Austria and Italy stand shoulder to shoulder with Germany making the irrel buiul a solid front. The first named two Powers do not attempt to argue the Ger man proposition and their answer* mike it apparent that they have aoceptel It without much consideration. Nothing is known here offll ia’ly of the alternative proportion which ia report, and to be preparing in Kurope. If it contains the same feature as to prior punishment na the original juoposition. It 1® m>t likely to receive approval here. The fact that Secretary Hay ! expell ed to return to Washington next week will not change In any way the policy of the state department. The secretary has been in the clement sympathy with nil that ha* been done respecting China, and the stories printed In Otrtmny to the effect that be Is comlng back to reverse llteae policies 1* announced at the aula department to be absurd. Mr. Gonger was heard from In a brief telegram to-day. This was not published but It Is understood to indicate no im portant developments. I NiTKI) lITA’ITB* Alt MEDIATOR. Minister AA u lircmgly ApproTM ,B *‘ K*llon ul Hnrl LI. W.yhlngion, Bo|>t. 29,-The Chinese min i>ler Mr. Wu Ting Kang. l->ly express e.| hls strong approval of the suggestion by 1.1 Hung Chan*, that the Fatted Htate* , < t n> nietlliitor lor the nettlenvtil of tho entire Chinese question. The minister *va* mu h gratllled at the favorable eharacter of the atlvl.es from China, particularly Ihe nArrem* of Karl U. to his constant communication with Air. Wu, ami Ihe s|>e. lfl> reference of Ihe Chinese envoy In favor of the 1 nlleti States us mo-llstor. Mr. Wu. from the first, urgml that the I'nlietl States sheufcl take a 1 ea*ling part UT the peace set:la ment. and It Is probably due to this position that Karl U now takes the u.l vsored position In favor of the I nltrd States a* medlaior. Since Ihe suggestion has come from such a high source, the minister expresstst hls confidence of being able to secure an) aiithorilV or requests for an American Ini tiative which may be needful. MA.MV RK OK MlsSlOliHlffl. Foreigner* Who Were Killed al Ka I haw on .lalv HI. Washington. Sept. 29.—Th* department of state has received a dlspatcn from ihe consul at Shanghai, baled. Aug I". I**. in which It is staled lhal confirmation has been received of Ihe massacre of Ihe follow ing foreigners at Ku Chau, Che Klong provinee, on July 21: "Alt. and Mrs. Ward and child; Mr. and .Mrs V. R. Thompurm and two chil dren; Miss Thergund, MNs Sherminn, Miss Manchester anti Miss Desmond. "Allse Manchester's horn- wtts In New York and Alim Desmond In M staehuseets. "The consul general was unable to learn further particulars." rtllhfi illl IHKS THU roi MT. Walderser to lloewpr Pa lane In Ihe Forbidden I (Copyright. 1900. by the Associated Press.) Pekin. Be|)l. 24. via Taku, Hept. 27 Prince Thing has addressed notes to the ministers acknowledging their letters sug gesting that the eottrl return io Pekin lie Himouikss that he has dlopatchort * memorial covering ihe subject to the Dow ager Kmpress. jt |s piacllcally determined that Count von walderser shall occupy one of ilte imperial istlaces In the KorbAddpn Oty whsn he arrives, and a large portion of the Oermany army will l>e quartere.l there There Is a rompiele reversal of the former policy to protect the Forbid den Oily. The Amerl ttn disapprove of this, hut will not enter a protest Oenertl preparations for a winter en campment were relumed on the Ith. The Bengal lain ers have arrived Walderser at Tien Tsln. Tien Tsln. Sept 27 -Count von Waldar ■*e and hls ataff arrived here at noon to day Guards of hotter from all the allies received him at the railway station which was decorated with the flag, of Germany. Rusela and Prance. The flags of Great Britain and Ihe other allien were con spicuous by their absence, SAVANNAH, GA., SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER UKK). SENTENCE OF DEATH HOWAtin's MOTin\ FOH AAOTHEM TltlAl, %V AS DENIED. HE DECLARED HIS INNOCENCE. THAT NA A At.l, HE SAID IN Rib 9TONK TO THF. fOI RT. •hit* ol F.xfti-atlun Fl.nl on lt,r. t. Tim* lil.ru far FIIIuk Hill n ICl |>llun.—Not l.lkrly Thai ll* NA 111 b* IlMount on th* liar FlirS. Final llri't.loH Nat Kxperleil H*- far* Junnury—Howard k*nt tlai-k • HI. htrrl titt l -. Kruokfort. Ky . Bvpt 3 Tbs m.Mioft for new trlnl In th* oa* of Jam** Haw •ir.t ws overruled by Judxe Cftnlrlil t- Ituy uint Howard was sentenced to be hanged Dec. 7. Il * agreed that the atiotnevs should be a. owed to file their bill of exceptions In Ok appeal to the Court of ApfHals any time between now and the third week In Oclober, Howard did not weaken or appear agi tated when the solemn sentence of the court consigning him to th*'gallows was pronounced upon him. but in answer to Ih* usual (iiMsttons ot tli* court If he could show cause why sentence should not he pronoun Id h- said, In a firm, oh.tr voice: "1 am Innocent." lie stood erect, faring the court and listening Intent.y to every word uttered by the Judge, who w.ts visibly aff.-cted hy Ihe solemnity of the 0.. .oion and sprk.- In a voice choked Willi emotion. In overruling Howard’s ns. In for a new trial, which occurred only u few moments before sentence was pronounced, the court said he did not consider any of the matters tel up ln Ihe afhdatiia filed by the defense as sufficient to cause a new trial. The affidavits of the defense aitacklng the qualiflcailonH of several of ihe Jurors had been fully tiffin t by counter-affidavits filed hy the prosecution. But us to th*- admission ot one aisnit cer tain testimony, the court was in gte.tt doubt os to whether the defendant’s rigns had not been prejudiced, although the iu:.i.g admitting it was In accordance witb decl.-lons of the Court of Appeals. tloulils About th* Testimony . The testimony In question was as to a conversation between Henry Youisey and W. H. Cuiton. alleged co-conspirators, and the court said: "While the Court of Appeals has held that this sort of testimony may b ad mitied as evidence, 1 have grave doubts as tr> the correctness of that ruling, and if left unhampered by that dt.-tsioo 1 ,-houhl not have allow'd that purl of the testimony to have gone to Ihe Jury. But the court Of appetite 1* the highest Judicial tsgig In this stat. and there .# nothing left for this court except to follow the lines laid down hy It. The Other matters raised by the nffl riuvlts filed were with one exception rela tive to alleged remaiks made by Jurors prior to Ihe trial, showing hostility to the defendant. The ex cep Ron referred to was the affidavit of B. T. Guffey, who swore to alleged n w evidence In How ard's hehair. Th> court said that the standing of these affidavits was discredit ed hy th* fset that all persons making them had been In the court room almost every day of the trlnl and on Intimate terms with the attorney and friends of ti„- dt f n tarn: that the mods r them. If presented to the court and prov ed. would have Is-en cause for discharging the Jury, yet they were never made until the Jury h id returned Its verdict. The Sen ten** I'assed. Howard was then brought Into the court rts.m by Jailor lanrrence. and wss sealed next to hi. chief counsel, ex-<’on gressmon W. C. turns. The court, turn ing to lit* defendant, said: "James Howard, please stand up " Howard trose and listened Intently as the olirt said: "At the April term of th* Franklin county grand Jury, you were indicted, chnrgcd with the wilful murder of Will iam iJocliel You have been represented I y able counsel, hut In spile of this you have Is en found guilty Have you any rc.ison to offer why the 'HU Cl should not now pronounce sentenca tipm you?" After a pause, Howard, who had stood nt tlorle-s. replied •‘I am Innocrnt " "That Is a matter.” continued Judge Cantrill, "that was with the Jury and over which th* court had no control. 1 therefore order that you he taken hack to the Jail and tlvre safely confined until Dec 7, when you will be laknn hy the sle riff and hanged hy Ihe neck until dead, anil may God have mercy on your soul." The court then suspended the sentenca for sixty .lays to glae time for the appeal which will lie l iken to the Court of Ap is ala After thla tin ward w- remanded to his sltel cage ln the Jail. YOI TffiYl CASE Tl COAtF IT. Charged He AA a* With Howard AA hen the Shooting Occurred. Frankfort. Kr„ Bcpt. .-The case of Henry E. Youisey. also charged with be ing a* principal In the Goebel murder, will he taken up at Georgetown Monday. The prosecution claims that Youisey was In In the secretary of stale's office with Howard when the ahoollr.g occurred Youtsey Is represented by L J Crawford ami K. W Nelson, two of the abh.-st criminal lawyers In the state DYNAMITE INIIEII A HWlfc ' ft Demolished th* Hoaa* hat Nobody AA as Killed . Columbia, fl. C . Sept. 29-An explosbm that shook house* around amt aroused the Whole town of Istwrrrai ot 2 o'clock this mornliw. demollubetl lit* kowt of Mary Burglos. a negro woman. A negro family In an adjoining house were thrown from their beds. Investigation showed that a mine toa.led with dynamite aad been laid under the house The Burglss woman left her house late last night. There Is no clew o the perpetrators. . .. . Th* Campaign Overdue. York. Bept 90 —The Cunerder Campania which war due hers Friday nigh* from Liverpool, had not been sight ed at 1 o’clock Sunday morning. She was then over twenty-four hours overdue Her delay le no doubt due to th* heavy galea, and I* not sufficient to reuse uneasiness gpr s vosel Ilk* tbe Campania. Mt*M%\* I.ntITRD A SYFAMF.N. Serious Trim llr Arose In a Party of Gold Miners. Ban Francis* a. Bept. 29 The steamer Samoa arrived yesterday from Biberla. vie < ape Nome ttha left this port lost June, naxlng on hoard a numlwr of Tlnglisii an*l Am* i .in mining engineers and Hue ..• miner*, cmpl.nr* of the Rail Rlberlan *yn ditate. which had an Imperial concession to mine for gold ilong the const of berU When Albert* w s reached trouble arose between trie Ittrsdan* on the me hand, .n*l the Americans and Knglish on the other. While the ItuMdans were asleep *ne night, i'apt Johnson head**! the Samoa for Ca|w* Nome Before the Rus sian* knew where they were going the vepart was under the A marl m flag it 1 ’n|s* Nome. The Russian-* 1 demanded that • hex ho returned to Hicria Go|. Kvans. a I'ntted State* tfea.-ury official, w.i* and. tailed to go on the Samoa to sac trait the Russian* committed no overt act. The Amen-an mining engineers rem lined it Nome It i* * barged that when the Samoa again touch'd a Siberian |>ort. the Russians. U* pile the presence of Kv in*. looted the Sam.m of it* cargo, consisting of mining machinery, provision* and tJO.ono gold. *■ * t AMU I.T t\ HOOxKII.I T. hemiN'rst* Pal tlie I. nitre Hlrms on the ttepnhllenna. Victor. Cot. Bept. gi.—The Teller County I> mocratlc Convention and the liemo cratl - Club of Victor have Ndopied the following resolutions uiianlvnoualy: “Whereat, Gov. Ro*s-velt and INtrty w ere not retl*.d In Victor with the tol- ranee and courteey due to the tlovernor of a sister stAte. therefore “Rest I red. That w**, the hemocrats of Viet i r. in < * vent ion n>*mbled, condemn the >pirit of Intolerance and dte<4urte*y extiibit l on that ocean! n, anl dimivuw Mil re|H>nslbl||ty for the disturbance of thr* speakers in a public hall and for the suhsefiuent violence ltidulge<l In by mem bers of the Republican Club, further 'Tloselved. That w* also deplore the folly that Induced the Republicans of Colorado to provoke disorder by bringing Gov. Roosevelt to this city tinder the auspices of the cordially detested traitor and renegade Beuator IMw.trd O. Wol cott. ’* GftKtT \KKD mil lloill’A. In pr rut ire *nlJerf 11-forr Galveston Belief I out tn It tee. New York Sept JR The system of re lief distribution now In operation In Gal veston. Is described in a long telegram from Clara Barton, president of the American National Red Cross, received to-day at the rooms of tha Red Cross Ttxaa relief fund in this city. Miss liar ton *aya: “The most Imperative subject now be fore the committee amt the one neat In irnpjrtance to the sanitary relief In clean ing the city. Is the question of providing uitabl* home* of m temporary nature for more than S.tnu homeless person*. The committee is formula!.ng a cjmprehenslve plan now f >r the purpo** of m etlng with gr at immense (tuantltie* of lumber, nail*, roofing in*l carpenters tools, nnd a latgc fun I of money will Im na*eeaarjr to eubably meet this end. In every Irixtance where tosslhle the suf ferer* will lie expected to furnish their own lal or In the recon*truction of their home*, thereby keeping every one cm* oloy* d.” A PRETTY ARMY ROM ANCTS. Horgeon Weds llaaghler of Colonel Killed at Santiago. Newport, R. 1., Bi>t 2*-The wedding of Miss May Hubbard Wetberlii of Phila delphia. daughter of Ihe late Col. Alex ander N. Wetherlll, la Surgeon Benjamin K. Van Meter. of Richmond. V*., twk place 10-tlay at Jamestown and was at icmkd by tho few rrmalnliif summer guests at lhal place. It came as tho cul mltiailon of a pretty army romance. Sur geon Van Meter was a volunteer In tho war with Spain and nerved In Col. Weth er! il'a regiment In Cuba wliere the colo nel was killed In the engagement before Santiago. After the death of her father Miss Weth erlll and Surgeon VanAleter met In Texas and an attachment was at once formed between the two. A short time ago he obtalnrd n leave of absemta and came home lo weal miss Wetherlll. After a fur ther h ave of abaenc<% Burgeon Van Meter will take hls briila to hls station In the Philippines. RK( Al SK UK I.K K OK ORDERS. Several stills of tlllnnla Steel Cos. Have 4 lo*el Down. Chicago. Bept 29—Regarding the report that several milla of Ihe Illinois Bteel Company would be closed for a month or more, president K. J. Hiifilngion of tlial company gavo out tho following state ment: "We have shut down our Joliet plants for la k of order*. We shall be compelled to shut other mills within Ihe next ten •Jaya for the same reason, although we hope io continue most of our mills In op eration. "As me presidential election approaches, many of our hot customers are postpon ing purchases, for the reason, as they state, that they wish to wait until Ihey are < < rtstn of the result of the elect Urn before placing any large orders." CODI'IHACY IV MIC.tUO. said Democratic 4 andtdafea Were Assessed a Year’s Salary. Chh-sgo. Sep* 29.—Drainage Trusts* Alexander J. Jones to-day notified Chair man Watson of the Democratic Hint* Central Committed, that he woukl file next week wMh the Btsts Committee in Chb sgo. a charge supported by affidavit, that Robert E. Ilurke and Frederick Kl dred have cnfi-plr* 4 to defeat certain I am o. ratic candidate* In Chicago, Including Janes. Tli trouble orlglnalsst through the de mand of Burke as eamprlgn manager *i Cook county, that Jones aiut otner iandt dates for drainage trustee, pay an aawesa ment to the - smpalgn fund of s3.ifi each This It th* amount of tha annual salary of the position, and tha candidates de clined to pay It. yrsark Take 1.00 Kou Ctilao. Paris. B*p 29—A dispatch roeeivod hers from Taku oaya a French battalion from Pekin has oecuplsd last Keu Chlao and Chan bln Ttoc, thus ebtaliilng coal store A t STILL HARD AT WORK HIT SO rik FFFtIHTa TO SF.TTI.K ITHIRK IKK II BlTIt . DIFFERENCES ARE NUMEROUS. lIOTII If OK' W 11.1. lIVB TO M.tKtl sum; t o\ tSMIONI. ilsrUls Wen lUxe tbrngnieil Their Agreement Wore %llner llnve •lwlt Work Rntl Are Awnltins n l*ro|oltlon l-rom the Opr rotors. Ilownrr, a Setllrmrnt Still Weeui* lt-oiote— %nt hrnclte < onl line Boon, nnd the I'nd Seeme In Hlght. I'hlladelphla. Hept. 29 latte develop ments to-night show that the efforts to bring about n hurried settlement of the htg r>al miners’ strike are still in a chn otic condition. While there I* every surface evidence of bont intention on the part of the mine owners and operator* to grant the more im portant demand* of the mine worker*, the difficulties In ders I, In r i. hlng tlie basis of a aa ttlement, grow more confusing. At conference to-night at Wilkes barre, an iini**canf point of mining rail road superintendent* nnd big indlvklunl mine operator*, mine foremen were call* 1 In to take part In the licu**i*n The fore men were questioned relative to the barge for powder, dockage, etc., Indloat- Ing that •he owners were endeavoring to reach a common ground where Justice would le found for each side. H* fur a* can !o learned no definite conclusion was reached. The general opinion among *hose In a position to comprehend the difference* I* that the settlement of the strike I* yet remote All Infer t* however, * #m to be willing to reach an early set tlement, and concessions. It l* understood, will b** readily accotdrd by both bide* In the oontroversy. Tlie strike leader* are cautious In their movement*, but *o far as can be learned. h.xe not taken the grourvl that trickery was being played, a cautionary notice on which point they had previously sent to nil the striker* It ha* n*w apparently geftled Itself down to a common sense discussion of tha difference*. WILL. IM It A: ASF. COST lIK COAL. C onersalon to Miner* May he Mori* Than IO Per Cent. New York, Bept. 29—Th# Evening Pool says to-day: "While no final announcemeni of the coal strlta settlement ta ysd forthcoming there waa to day reltnble authority for th* statement that the matters still under dis cussion are of detail merely, and Shat a satisfactory conclusion will be reached In a short time. "It is conceded everywhere In the roul trade that the price of coal after the strike will never settle down to the same level as before. More than Id per cent. In crease In wages I* generally believed to tie Ihe concession Ihe miners will demand and this will mean, according lo reliable estimates, an Increase of fully 25 cents In th* cost of every lon mined. This will make the cost at th* eollleria about 12.71* a ton. The eonsumer, of course, will pay this dlfferenre." According to the Evening Post, a coal operator said to-day that th* railroad president* have submitted J Ik* terms for a settlement to the min* superintendent* to learn whether the mine* could he op erated profitably under them. The I’oat's Informant think* President Mitchell will get around Ihe difficulty caused by the non-recognition of the union In this way: The proposition, tho 10 per cent. Increase in wages, or whatever It may be. will lie submitted separstly to each chapter of the Mint* Workers' Union. When a chap ter vote* to accept it and notifies I’resl d* nt Mitchell of its action h* will Indorse It on th* ground that th* condition* In that particular place warrant Ihe suspen sion of dealing* with th* main union di rect. PRESIDEYT Mill HELL TALKS. < losing the Mine# and Waiting for ties rlopnienl*. Hazleton. Pn . Bept 29—" We are elo* Ing th* mines and awaiting develop ments,” wan all that President Mitchell of the United Mine Worker* would sav todiiglM. when asked whether h* luol received any Information fjotn New York or elsewhere, as lo what the operators arn doing 4n their effort* to aetil* th* oal strike. Although he had dlplom *<lcalty evade'l the question there I* a strong be lief here that Mr. AtUcoeil is kept fully advised of Iho progress of event* In the metropolis If the reported advance of 1* per cent, has been finally agreed upon. It has no*, so far aa can lie lent nisi, been ottered to. any of Ihe mine workers In the anthra cite region. President Mitchell, speaking on the gen eral situation from the strikers' point of view, salt! "The taw spa per reports that the oper ator* have conceded an advance of lo per cent, hr* aroused gnat Interest In the rank* of the striker*. The people are standing united awaiting authentic Infor mal lon from th* officials of thw organisa tion. Th** are more men tdl* to-day than at any time sines the strike was In augurated and 1 have every reason to be lieve that th* tie-tip will noon he com plete. About 134/00 men are now on strike." • MAfKKI.r* MHY WOVT WORK. l,li9|io> llrrlurr Ihe lin ruirnt In llroken ON. flasUHon, Pa.. Bept. 29- All negotiation* Mwwi O. 11. Markle A Cos.. atid It* em ployes err off and Arbitration lum re ceived !•** first aerlous blow In the pres ent struggle bet wren the miner* ami mi.ie own#nr To-night th# (ommlnaa of am ploy** which presented grievance* to firm tent tha following communication to John Marble, th* menacing partner of th* firm: “We. th* undersigned committee of *m ploy*e of O. B. Merkl* A Cos., appointed to arrange for arbitration under th* agree meal between th* firm end the men de re- Jk port that the agreement is brokn by the employes." Will. *FM THI MU** IfOWK. Gen. Unliln *w x * Tlieie Is no Xred for Xu Many nf ticnandnnh. Hhrnandoah. I*.i . Hc|U. f* The only ln cld*nt of any tmtortance here to day was the conference between tlen. Gotiin, Sin r- HT Toole and icpresentatix es of mine op erators relative to the withdrawal of the troop*. Th* meeting was held at the so il* Ration of Gen Gobln. who sail he dll not believe the pr* -*en< •• of the troop# no cessgry sine* there Is absolutely no Indi cation f viol*'nee on the utrlkcr- part, with the addijlonal fact that this district I* completely fled up Tha operators were undecided as to wlndher th- Hoop* should tc orier* and h'tne or kept lore sveral days longer They fli elly agr* ed that Sheriff Toole wa* the proper person t* dex hie the question The sheriff wa* nnwllltiig to assume tho rf po*|h|||ty and litfcrmed tha Assoc iat ed I’res* conesiMind' nt that the matter wa* in the hand* of G* n. Gobln. The Gen eral Mild there was no necessity for keep ing such a large holy of troops here, a id that be hud derided to send one reg iment away on Monday, lie said n*-nlht that the Twelfth Regiment would proba bly Is the llrst to start, though he could not tay positively he here to-morrow. RItUA ON NHHITH %TIONf. The Only JustillHlßle Sleans of Net* tlinu lh*|uitri. t’rookston. Minn . Bept. 29 In response to a question in regard lo the advisability of arbitration as tha means of settling the strike In the anthracite coal region. Mr. Bryan said today. “Arbitration is the only Justifiable means of adjusting diftl tilths between corporate employers and thetr employes. While or bllrniion i* usually asked by the employe* It might to be acceptable to the employer* If they believe they are treating the min ers fairly and It ought to be demanded by the public g tier.illy because every great strike affect* the public at large even more than It does either the employers or the employes. Those who refuse arbitra tion confess that they are not prepared to Mihmlt their arguments to an lmparit.il tribunal." Anthracite Goal lines Dwa. New York. Bept 2!> Anthracite coal wn quoted one dollar ton cheaper to-day than it was two days ago. This was taken as art Indleaflou that the railroads and others with otocks of coal op hand regard an early settlcirfhnt of the miner* Itrlka pr<Ui*h|e. OP COMMONS**. Inmf of *hr Interesting Fersowall lira Übo Were Returned. Lsoodon. Bept 29 —<no hundred end **- iv-Mvtn rm*iHu#o tef, n turning onr fiairlh of the twtnh*rihlp of (he House of i bnunofii, mail* thrlr nomliintinn* t>-<lny. Hixtynu candidate# were returned ut- The MlnlM< rleilAl* Aggrrgelo fifty-nlnr, lolhrrel* t. erwl N.itionelHtA i wo. Among Ihe iverMnneiltlni on llk> Kovrrnment able reiuroed to-day with out t>|9|M>H|(i4>ti were Joreph <*hamh*’fkiln. lieor* Wyiuthem the iMtrlintm-titery **••- rriary for the war oftlee and (*lier|e T !tl!*hle, the prealdenl of th* Bo,ird of Trad< . fgord fieorg* Ifemllton. Aroretary of ■ tale for India, who hue represented Ihe biallng llvhlon of Mld<l!;aex In Ihe Hone* of ('otntnoiir. Mini wiio I'- a brother <f Ihe Dull* of Ah* r*orn. had n very hoitlie re rrptlon at e Dnlonlal metliiK in Iwtil<*n (hi* efierruaui. Th* lllH*rala had evl tlenlly pa4*kd llu* eodleiw** and (h* dl*- turban*-* wo m gr-et that hla !<>rdi*hl|> vuu finally oNlg**d lo stop nldrrliig the meeting and 'wmnunir!il (lie of hla r-tnark* lo the rejiorlrra. who con gregated on the put for m. Will. Mill ON i 111 it NMT. Hut Hitulliern Olrerlor* Will Hard I > Nnw u l*realtewf. N#w York. Kept. SO-The Mall and K*- presa U>-dey prim* the following. “The direciora of ihe Bout hern PaeWr Kailroad will hold their rt-gnlar monthly meeting Thursday, lull It la run likely they wil! - lent a fri*ll*'nl lo succeed the late C. I*. Ifurrtlngtnn then. A re|Kr from Hun Francisco ku)l Hi* presklency was offered by the special commit!** lo 11. K. IluntinBtn. the first vice prcaldciit, hut that he derlined It. “D. Ogden Mi U. one of the rnmniitte* hiving Ihe aekctlon *f a president In charge, said to-day that he knew noth ing of an*'h an offer. Mr. Mills waa re mlvided of the reports (hat hive l>e*n cur rent to (he * ff. i (hat ihe Ills Four mud would become an Integral part of the Vanderbilt system In the near future and he was a*ke<| whether. In Umi Pres ident Melville K Imtalls of that road might not Im* i likely caiulldale for (h presidency of ihe Houlhcrn Pacific. “I hardly think so," said Mr. Miila. "Mr Ing ills called at the Mouthem Pa cific oftt ia a day or so ogo,*’ Kill M) lIF %19 IM Ilia HOOK. ('■■grain Probably ( nmmlltrd *■!- elde by the I e of (•■. Chicago, Bept. 29.—W. L Casgraln. a civil and contracting engineer, a man of distinguished (’anadtan family, was found dead In hls rerun yesterday. A gas Jet was turn and on and It la believed that death was wilfully weight. In f'asgradr* office was found a diary containing notations of bis expenditure* In ls list of ex|M*ruMa the Initials “F V. ## ajpmr for nmriy every day, one entry being “F V., a trip lo Chicago, Mti.** From nature of the entries the fol|ce believe that **F is a woman In th* buck of the book this address was found, “F V., 12 Hlsth str* et. WllllsgMport. Pa.” ■• 1 $ I’rlnri* lnl%nwlbor Dion |ipe r. Parle. Bept Prince inkant tww. son of ihe King of Cumhiifi. who was recently h guest of Franco in <*onnectlon with the expotdtlon. bus dlap|>cared. It was sup. posed that he sailed for home ihle week on board a M< timer from Marseilles, hut It has Just bean discovered that one of hls suite took hls place The prlnc* is slated to have taken refuge In Hru.-wda The French gove rumen# is much concern ed over hls disappearance and have Insti tuted an a< tlv* search 1 treaty-eight Wore Bodies Fossil. Galveston, Bept 29—Twenty-sight hod tea wer* reported to have been recovered to day. This report Includes but tbre* wards out of th* six wards whefe bodies are known to be buried In the wreckage. To dale. 2.M9 bodies have been officially ieported found. • DAILY, ri A YEAR, f. CENT* A COPY WEEKLY 2 TIMKB-A-WEKK.tI A TEAR CROWDS HEAR BRYAN Tfl.n D % HOT AN© ABOUT THI vfg AAO I %II*EN 1 R.hH. AN IMITATION OF ENGLAND. 111-: I*l 111.1 I%A OFFER TO HETTI ItN •HIMTO Hit t\ TURI. % \te for McKinley I* s Ante for the 1 riitette— \\ ar of llomnnlty In the Blilllpplttc© luritte Info a IVsr of t <iu|ic*l —lf the Money q oe©- tlon Here I'nraniouwt the llepuh llcnn© t mild \t Defend Their I'n • II Inn. <’ian*lon, M.nn , Beft. 2f Mr. Bryan to day cxpored the vnltry of ihe Rod river of the North. tra\,*r©ng thl? rich agri cultural s ctlofi f rot it Wahpeton to Graf ton. and turning hack from Grafton to Grand Forks, then started eastward and rra* tied this phn-e to nigh: lie mad* nine speech#© again to-*lay and seveml of th(*tn were mote than an hour In length. The speeches were genet ally addreaaed to farmers and Mr Bryan lo them a- a fanner. lat go, N D.* Bept. 20 -William J. Bryan reached thl© city at to a. in. A ©top of mi hour and a iMilf waa mada here. Tha Derm* rati, presidential candi date wa© ©sorted acro*j* th© city to a Ptk. where a large crowd had gafherwl tn hear him. It wt© th*- pr!ncd*al speech of hia day's Journey. The ©pe-tail tt in In iraig th© party left Alm h!*m ii durittg th* night. It© first stop was iiia.l* t llanklifcttUk, N. D., at f:ff a m Mr. Bryitn ©|>ok© f*r ffv© minutes from the rear platform, discussing *Tm perUUam” The i©9x4 stopping place was Wahpeton. A stand h.l been ere.-tod at the intersec tion of the principal streets, ©rat Mr. Hr>an ©r*k* to the |eo||e m tieil there for fifteen mtnute*. He likened th© voter© to Mock holder* In a corfMoratlon, and ©aid: "Under the Republican adminl©tratlon the trust© hav© Increased. If y*w like the trusta you ought tn vote the Republi can ticket, amt you will get alt you want of them If you have not enough of Diem now you fell! get enough ff the RepuMFan IMrty May© m power. Hut witet* I re member how pec pie have U-nri..d In tha last four year© wlmt the truai is, whan they ought to have km>wn In advanca I am reminded of one of H<domon's pro verb* I* think there |* a great, deal of wlwlom in what Huloninti ©aid, and ha stated hie wltedom iu sis h a way that PBpll ought to be able to imdaratanrt It. He 9-aid ’The wise man foreoeth tha evil nnd hatetii hitnseif. but the foolish iuin© on ar© puntshed.' " Dl©cu*©lng the J'nidpiune question, ha •aid: "You will search htatory in vain for a more dishonorald© cart man the Repub lican iar!> haw taken lit lurntug a war fur hunmniiy‘into a war of uotsiuest." Imitnliou of EnitlMil. At Fargo Mr. Bryan ©poke to a large audience, dwelling eKpecuilly ufon what he designated a "temieey tn thl© country to Imitate England," He auld My nt tent ion ha© been coiled to ©n - o4h*r Imitation of f-Uigilsh tnetho*!©. It will be rememtM*red that the Republican parly. In order to meet the i*rote©t© which the Bono Rican bill aroused, offered lo gve back to the |*op|e th© taxes which hud been colleded from them. Thl* warn paraded before the public a© an act of great benevolent © and yet it w.is'nn act tn Imitation of the HrtD*h gov* rr.nm* nt in dealing with tin* American coloturf©. On page bud of Volume 7 of the 'World's tjreai Orations,' will he found a protest read in •he American Bong re*© in 1774 by Mr Jay, who had been np|*krHcd to prepare an ad dres© to the people of Great Britain. ft win approved by Congrc*© on Oct. 21 of la©t year "From thl© It will be seen that the Eng lish government. In order to al'enc© com plaint. provlk*l that the revenue cnilect* *d In America fhoiiM Im* ex{M>nded in America for It© protet tion and #Wfcn*e. The Hepubllcatn* who have never, by their votes, indnriMd Imiverialism or th© • ilontal Idea, ©houid be alarmed at the constant tendency of the HqiuMluiii party to aban d(*i American doctrine© and ©ulmtitutc Eu ro|*e4ti idea© t an ©ot gee Iro©nd © Dollar. "When the Republicgn© tell you that tha money question I* more important than any other, they ©ramp thefr own polb W* a* dollar mark i*db le© and confes© thent ©elvea tumble to see around a dollar, no matter If human right* stand beyond tho dollar. "But.'* he continued. "If the money qtlcetion Wit* paramount the Hefeib lean* would not ttc able to defend their immil tlon." rpoa the Bhlllpfdne que-uiort Mr. Bryan ©n Id: 'if y u think t! at (he Fllli lim* are light, ing against <Mr authority over there mere ly Imm'musc 1 am a catMlidat© for J*re©i dent, I urtnwer that the Cuban© strug gled for thirty year* when I was not a c.tiwlkial© for Brrld< nt. The colonUMa bought for independence over MB years, and any rot trie had not even h***n heard of So, It wa© not Domocra.V nor my candidacy that |lued In the heart of tho Filipino tho hatred for foreign domina tion." Tbe %Kr C|ue*tioa. While Mr. Bryan w© dls* uing tho ©twtua of th© FliljAnoe, someone In tho crowd asked: "Mow about the negroes?” Thia quest loti aroused the speaker, and he answered warmly, saying that the Re publican* never wanted to die*'us© tho race question, exceia In campaign times. "If you will look at the Built treaty,•• he ©aid. "you will have a chunce to talk about the negroes during the campaign. I do not know of a purer piece of hy pocrisy than the hypocrisy of the Hepul licsn. who defend© the Huiu treaty, and coiMb‘mn© the omendmentx In the South ern state©. The Republican party has taken the negro for thirty year© to an office door, n*x; then tied him on the out side The negro haw bestowed Brc©idcnt* on tht* Repuhll*x)h party, and the Repub lican party ha* given to the negro Jafil tor*hips in return.** HANYA TO THE TKAVRiHII. Letter From President McKinley Read to tbe dab. New York. Bept 29 —Senator Hanna talked to tha Commercial Traveler© Mc- Kinley and Roosevelt Club at noon to day B F. Cory, deputy naval officer of tbs port, presided and Introduced tha speakers. Ferdinand Zlegel, president of - flCopUqucd 04 Third a