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the morning news r -.bh.he.l ltf*'. • - Incorporated US* j H UTILU President. CHINESE SITUATION jR.REE'iEvr of poweiw to lit: I’HCIMMBO TO CHINA. BASIS OF THE NEGOTIATIONS. lfH vl* or FINAL WCTTI.nHRNT HILL (OUK LATEII. The Icrrrmmt Will. Rotiltl. lit* by All the Powr-All t l, r vtini*i©r. Kir**ii I'.nilaauT* l ( ,|irrsfnin(hf, llavr Hreeivrd In • irnctlnaa From Their 4iovern- Igrrrliitf fo the Joint Note. >. o 'Hr tor thr l.eitit lion*. \\ ,-r,Hilton. Dec. 9.-Thr next itnpor:- ftl . . j, in tje Chin*-* situation will !> ~ formal presentation to thr Chin©©© l M 4 ♦ titi.iri©?' of tnr agreement arrival rt ~.-m©©n tne representative# of thr j, a a | ‘t* kin for r*i *sii vat ion for thr jioxcr outrages. is*i want manner this will hr done Mr Conger ha.' not informed the state ,i ,i mint. .though thr probability U * , t;.* ikKuroeiK will he handl'd to th" ii i* by thr l©un of tnr diplomatic corp#. A is Iraen t*tatr.l already the ncrr>"- r .!* simply a statement of the term i. • which thr Powers will negotiate *r Chirm for final settlement, mul 1* laid rfor* thr Chinese offieiulfl a* n mat ter of form. i.- go:ulions for final ©eftiemen: w. l r • later, after the Chinese Itave been t n-i reasonable opportunity for thr roo ;<i< t ation of the conditions hiM down t . thr Power*. Tl inj • tr agreement deciphered from the coda fit now in thr hand* of the Pres s ’ official* decline to make It* trxt Ii <: in advance of the receipt of Infor mation that it ha* been formally accepted \ -• lowers, although a<l\l©e© which 1 iv. heretofore cocn© from Mr. <*onger have no doubt that this will he the cam-. T • c'rrntial frnttirr* of the agrr*nicnt i *v. :..idy been outlined in The pro* dispatches. lierill ( TIOVi To MIMHTHns. They Will **iiiii I onfer Wltli 4'hlne*© t iin mil oner. i*©kin. Dec. 9.—-All thr foreign envoy* ex c •• Sir Ernst Maron Batow. thr British r . have received instructions from t • governments agreeing to i r ioeed at the first meeting. An* c* .* meeting probably will be called for T •lay nxt. Should thr British minister hiv.- received hie instruction* to sign the Jnot© by that time, communi.siion * *• immediately oien©n with Prince * :ng aml Li Hung Chang, who are In ' > > touch with the court by Chinese trl • Chlrg rays Emperor Kwang 8u ! i-iy to return as hoon i assured that t -nations will allow him to come er coudltlonfi consonant with his dig * I y un i safety. * r. moval of Gen. Tung Fuh Slang f n the command of thr Chin***** force.*. b rrounding th* court In considered by the f • ;i envoys to be a very Important r ' .<•. s wlng the real ib sire of the gov * nrnfut to come to term- His banish t : ir. Mat cm that thr court recognizo- Henry of obeying the demands of t Powers. The International Club was opened to* dv it * object bring to bring together in a f 'irit *-f harmony thr officers ami dlplo rn * of the various nations. There was u company present and tnunlr w*a> * *•!! -i and by military bands. It is ex p ‘ri that thr club will continue a great * The building was formerly an s erial temple. tc- envoys re considering thr qursdon ° # l*‘ration buildings In thr future. At l • i, n n ne of the governments owns building-, all Ihr houses belntr rented, i! • only ones not damaged con lderahly L the American. British nn-1 Russian. J H prr.popeJ that all the legation build should lx* concentrated within a * 1 ,r * nd.r west of thr Tartar City. tha. ‘ 1 "iil'ing should ownr.l by the i liirit-r,; using It and that the whole Hi ■ 1 ** surround**d by a m-'.it and CrawlMidgos, having an International b i rl suQiclrnt to protect the lcgailons f > r.at any repetition of tle re-rnt nt -1 The only other buildings which It * i ■ '*■”'*■ 1 to allow within thr enclosure 1 * ** legation houses and the neces * Hi <*> would hr tho for* ign clulm. <II AFFP.F’.w Sll \lt I* I.RT'riSB. "•'deraer Did Not Like It* Tone and Itetiirnrd It. n 'l°n. Dec. 10 —“ Gm Chaffee wrot** n letter to Count von Waldersee.** says • Pekin correspondent of the Morning M * ' ' fjfnplainlng of the removal by * *f. h and German troops of the astro -1 ’Oiiraj Instruments from the wall of Pekin, but thr Irttrr was returned to him r; * •* unt of its tone. Ho hns notified thr ?r , ign envoys that nil person* nrc pro* 1 I passing the American guard on *’ ''Tltlg the south gate of the nalacc, ltif thr frequent cases of looting. r ministers arc offend*'! at this Indt ' al assumption of autlwrity. <ng Lu. who Is now acting as th^ * vber of the Chinese court, enjoys thr '• " r “f thr Empress Dowager and is * ,nlf sg regiments which may lx* trusted ' defend the court. 1 am informed that the execution of u Bfirn is certain whenever the envoys it.** EMPHFt* DOWAGER GIVING IS. ***** h Ready to Pnnlih “omr Antl- Forelan Leaders. • .ondon. Dec. 10.—Dr. Morrison, in a die to the Times, dated Pekin. Dec. C * "A prominent Chinese olTlflsi tt> h# believes the edict degrading Gen * Fu Hfttang la the outcome of the ‘y-oreta Dowager's alarm at the report * •ed by ber from the southern view- Sntninnnl) Mofning rovs of thr intention of the Germans to send an expedition to c ;t .ff th* court }|r further <i dare* that the tMuri is prepared to niuk .* m jiN of Yu Hsirn.** < hi:i>it to the i m rr.n utatim. Ur Heeared Viftrned Terms In fce aotlntinns Wltli China. Bf. Petersburg. Dec. 9 -The Nov or Vretnyo in an article evidently inspired, referring to the recent dUpatch from Dr. Morrison In Pekin, to thr Ixmdon Times, saying hat all thr credit for securing soften*, 1 t.-rtn?* Is given by the Chinese to thr Russians, remarks “Thr credit for tho existing entente rtally belongs to America. England be grudge* President McKinley his Just pres tig because he has emphusized America's friendship for Russia ' Thr Russian Journal regards thr alter* xtions which Amer * alias procured in the j race preliminaries as of greatest im portoncv. Ilnxer Lender i nptured. Shanghai Dec. 9 Tao Tal of Chu Chau Fu. In t! * provln of Che Kiang. wlo was r*sponsible for the* July massacres, and who . - mdrd. has ln*en captured and sent to Hung Ciau Fu John Goo-1- now. I'nited Stair- consul general In Hh.'iighai, Is ab ut start.n*: for tiio Unit ed biates on leave of atirence. Iloxera lllnirliiiiK (nm. London. Deo. 9.—The Boers are disturb ing Northern ind Western Corea, says the hr. I’c’crrburg correspondent of the Daily Mail, md the Hu- ian troops 3re pr<paring *o rcatter them. Taku llnrlmr Krntsn. Berlin. Dec. 9.—A dispatch from Taku says that the outer h irlor there is froxen and that fifty vessels are locked in the ice. (|I EPA lalti: %1 LA TOIL HKD. W irr ( nrlns of I’ortiiaal A||irerls tlon of lib Mrnge. Lisbon. Dec 9 King Carlos Ims re ceived from Queen Victoria the follow ing telegram In r* si*rnee to the one sent by Hi Majesty yesterday: “I nm greatly touched by your kind tel egrnm I sincerely thank you. my dear nephew, for it and for thr- good wishes you entertain toward me and my people, it is again with the greatest pleasure that I recognlxe the cordial and friendly understanding between Portugal ami Eng land “ After cordial farewells to tiv* Portu guese officials and an exchange of salutes the British squadron sailed this noon. At Saturday's banquet on board the Brit sh battleship Majestic when King Carlos. Queen Marie Amelie and Prince Lou s PhlUtppo. together with the mem bers of the cabinet and other dignitaries were entertained by Vice Admiral Sir Harry Holdsworth Kawson. toasts were drunk to the indissoluble alliance between Portugal and Great Britain. KRIGER HEARD FROM C/.IR. \ trim In* Plead* lllnrsa nm an Exensr for \ot 10 -rf aJna. Ix>nlon. Dec. 10.—"Mr. Kruger received a me*- tg* from the Cz.r Friday night.** says the correspondent of the Times at The Hague. “It was couched In very frtenUy terms, bur tlx* fact that Its exi*:en<*e has been kept a close secret Is sufficient to InJi •it its author s Intention to abet tin from any active dei** friendly to inter vention The Oxar naturally pleads his Illness as sufficient excuse for not inter fering. “Mr. Kruger when cheered by the crowd on his return from the Cathedral (Sunday), turned and roundly rebuked tho<c near him for such desecration of the Sabbath." ALARM FELT IN HOLLAND. Anglo-German Portuguese Combina tion Is Serious. Iyondon, Dec. 10.—Special dispatches from The Hague represent the feeling there as one of alarm at the prospect of an Anglo- German- Portuguese comldnatl<m, which might snatch the Dutch seaboard or seixe Java. It Is reported at the Dutch cnplial that the possibility of a war with England h' even been discuaoed tha cabinet coun- Quren Wllhelm*n will give a .tinner In honor of Mr. Kruger, but he has ahnn <i>ned ill hi j.- of any effective result of his visit to Kurop*- akliough he loes not pair meeting Emperor Nicholas, pos sibly on the Rtvtra. HOLLAND MAKE-** DhAHBVAL. %nl Ir.|>on.tl>lr for Appro, nl ol K riiK-r*. "\ol.lr Pprpoor." The Jlontie. Dec. 9 -The novernment of thr Netiirrlsn.l* ha, tnptructed the Dutc.i minister at Dondon. Haron van Goltatetn van oMenaller, to .lisavow In the name „ f ,he government nil reaponathillty for the letter a.Mrera.al to Mr Kruer hy the rreeltlent of the Hint chamber of the at a tea general. Hr. R. Van Namman van laannea. approvinit hia '‘noble purpoe.* nn.l . xprexslny n hope that th<- intleperal encr of the two Dutch repuhilca woul.t tc aecurct AitßAveu thtnirr Bl hopk. Nnlioiiut /.elttniß Dl.ew.aen t ■ a. a World Rower. Iterlin, Dec 9.-The National ZeHunit itevotra It* first pane to-day to care fully prepare.) editorial dealing with the 1 'nitral Riate* as a world |er. After pointing out the enormous progress, eco noraicaUy and politically. Of America in ,e worlds affaire, the editorial declares that In laith respect* the I’nited Stater ire arrayed a*aln*t Europe. Utbtltl ITIIIVt HIIOKEh tll’l’. Siaudard Oil I ontpany May hot tiet llaniuanlnn OH flelila. Frank fort tha-Main, Dec. 9.—Accord rg to a dispatch to the Vo**iseh* Zt in* from Ducharet. the Roumanian gov rnment ha* broken off the negotiations ith the Standard Oil Company for a ease of the petrdleum fields. Caar Keep. Improving. St Peteraburf. Dae 9—A „;i,t|p issued at IJvodla to-daf con ,rnlna the Caar * condition, s.iy* "Hl* Majesty * weight l* increasing, ami the organs affected by typhoid have returned to their normal condition.- 1 SAVANNAH, GA.. MONDAY, DECEMBER 10. 11MX>. BEFORE CONGRESS IMPORTANT NKUI'RFA TO < OMT, It* Till* WLtX. TREATY AND SUBSIDY BILL ARE THE INTERESTING >1 All t .11 ~ HEFORE THE AEAATH Uorvan llnlillittf Nlnt rnumi * anal Hill In % •*#•> an<**. IVndinu A*Hn on llN>-l*nanr*-(ulr Trrat)—l.rgU liir Appropriation 1111 lto Ilf Kollnaril In llnnar VV nr nuf Hrdnrliuu Rraurr—t ting rm to Aliiurn AA rrin*lity. WsHitlagton. Dsc.\9—Tho Senate will tNitinue to give Its attrnti>>n to the H.iy | INuncefote tieaty an<l the ship subsidy bill during the p. runt wnk. it king uj ! first one ,ni then the other u.t tn.iy >ull the convenience of tho*>* who may winli I to o|H'k on the bills. During the last session of Congress the j Nicaragua canal bii ,e motle th >|** U 1 order of biieinesa f>r M n lav i.ext; but the cstab.hhment of the 'hit* bill us tho regular or Jet will have the off* ■ I of dis placing the canal tail, preferen • ix-i.ig given under the rules to a regular otd r over a *}Nvtal order. It Is undersiool that Senator Morgan, who has charge of the canal bill, will not press that measure until the treaty for the abrogation of the Cl .yton-Itulwer treaty la dlsp-aed of. On thi- account the friends of the ship bill and- not appreh -nd that he will make any opposition t. the continuance of the conM*leratl*m of that measure. He h.is Indeed Mid that he would be content to allow his bill to fol k*w dooely in the wake of the ship bill. Three or four set |xeihes are promised in oppoaltton to the subsidy bill. ii It is expected that moat If not all of thoa* already in sight will be made during the week. Among those who probably will speak on the subject are Senators Clay. Vest, and Berry, all of whom oppuoo the bill. Vest is an cs|hn ial advo cate free ships. There are difference* of opinion as I<> what effect th- vote on the forllflc.ition amendment to the treaty will have ujwn the time of disposing of that instrument, but a majority of the senators expre-s the opinion ttwi the vote upon the treaty k self wBl follow very soon after the vote upon the amendment. The indications are that the amendment will be adopt.d and th.* a thus aim-i.ikNl the treaty will be ratified. Opponents of the treaty will offer other amendment*, but they do not count upon having them acted upon favorably. The Senate will not sit Wednesday on account of the centennial celebration of the establishment of th- seat of govern ment at Washington and there Is |ssl biltty of adjournment from Thursday un til Monday of next week. The House l , ro*r*mwi’. Tho programme in th* House for tve coming week contemplates the consid eration and passage of the b-gDlatlvc. executive and Judicial appropriation bilk*, and the bill for the reduction of the war revenue taxes We<lnesda> will I*e a dies non so far • bgiilatton go**, n- on that *fiy h- exer cises |n conn*ctlon with tin* centennial celebration of the removal of the seat of government will be held in the House. The legislative appropriation hill is not opected to consume more than two days at most, probably only *ie, mid th b-**T **rs expect the remainder of the week w\! suffice to pass the war revenue reduction ct. It is probobie that spedal int-rcsrt which d*> not receive the consideration in the bill which they think they are • r tltifd to. will attempt to amen.l it Th - is especially true of the brewing inter ests which hoie to secure u forth* r re duction of the tax on beer from II 8) a barrel ns fixed by the committee to S!.X a barrel. A plan has l>een authorised by orhtch these InteresifA believe they can u - compllvh their purpose. In order to secure this reduction, which will amount to about 97.0n0.n00, that amount of revenue must Iw* retained and these members who are working for a fur ther reduction on beer will advocate the retention of the tax on bank check* and discounts which amount to alMut tin same M/m. It Is aid tlial many of the larger banka ore not opposed to the reten tion of this tax on the ground that It reduce# the numiier of small checks pre sented for payment and thus reduce# tin cost of the clerical force In the tmnke Most of the Republican members of th- Ways and Means (Yitnmlitec. however, do not believe a nucce-eful fight can lx> w ag ed against any ixction of the committee's bill. REV. NV. K. JtMINSON At t|l ITTHD. Jury Ilerlares Hint Nt t.niltx of A|irl*r of llel litiaer. Columbia. S C.. Dec, 9—At 5:30 o'clock this morning, the Jury agreed on a verdict acquitting Rev. William K. of the murder of Wit lam T. Bellinger. The Judge was mwaltened and went to the court house where the verdict wax an nounced. The Jury had been out eleven hours Many person# spent the night in the court room. The defendant was Imme Hated dis charged. WILL GO TO NOAIIOVIi. Negroes to (* From lllrmlnsltem via *mtnnah, Jan. HO. Birmingham. Ala., !>!•<• 9.—lt Is an nounced that the first shlpm* ra of negro*--4 from the Booth to Monrovia, Africa, will leave Blrmlnghiun, Jan 3*. for Havannah, from which point they w.ll sail. The colo nists go under the au>|. es of the Liber ian Colonlz.ilion Company. There will be 250 negroes in the shipment. Another lot will go within six or eight month*. KILLING AT THOHASTOH. Char lea flyer !Wot Down by ft Iff Harncaberger. Thomaston. Qa . Dec 9—Charles Byca a well known young man. was killed by Cliff Hamexbarger here to-day. being #hot twice In the chest. Harresberger in the fight, which Is said to have been caused by a dispute over 60 cents, was seriously cut. A coroner's Jury brought In a ver dict of JusLUUtble lMrt&icUtk EX-SENATOR IRBY IS DEAD. Thmiiih I ninpNrNlhrl) a Ynssg Alan Ills I'naltlon In auth I arollaa I'nlltlea \Ai* I nl|iie. Columbia B <* De 9 John L Nl Irby. United States JOenntor from to ISW. died of Bright disease to-dov. aged 4** lrb> s career in polities* was peeulla. Graduating from Princeton, he was al -niliied to the bar ir thus state In lIM, ai <1 ar • entered ihe campaign being nuide |\ Hampton fr the re#cue of fh* slate He rerstered able service, being P ufiur.y fittetl for leadership in such haxardou# times. The oqlv offiv ♦ he apire*l to was on G\ Hampton's staff, which was tendered film. He took no further active part tn politic* till Capt. B. R Tillman started the revolution whi h was successful, ten >’e.*r# g.- Irby w.i# a delegate t<* the M*r i-ii t onvcnth'ii.“ * alb l (*r ih pur- P ** of i iHn* whether t<* nomitiiite a amlldate before the ermstituted fienve i >' * ♦! Tie v:ing wu -a Omit to go ag.iinet nmiiii it ion. when Irby changed .i* tide u and Tiilntad wa* n lined Irby v. rn.id< chan man of the Reform Ex * utive Committee, and organised his fore* m so ably that a sweeping victory w. won. When the lc-gislature met. w ut %\.i the *'i>olitlcal crime * l\ the op{w>.iltion. was committed. G* n Hamilton • ing dsfeiUd arel Irby sent to the Senate. During his term he quarrebd with Tlll nmii Htout ,i so*ial matter. anl did n*>t ' , :ri;d for re-election He entered the list*' again, however, after the death of Senator Earle, hut was defeated by M- Luiui-ln. 81n then i'ol Irby Im* i,k*n n* fxirt tn v->:|*is He was a member of ra# Constitutional Convention In IM*.., and •1* precateil pariiramship. fighting in iiiilipi*ink*. Fort/.seventh Infantry Gat Two 'lew tiff t ntnndoanea. Manila, le*\ 9.—While the captures of supplies and the occupation of new points are quite numerous, those involving act ual fighting are comparatively few Ap parently the insurgents are falling hack at all contested points, sacrificing their j** * In mo9*t cases and satisfied to rave themselves. V *!*•.n hrn* ni of the Forty-seventh f’nit- Siatr- Volunteer Infantry from the Isl •nd of Oatnnduane*. c/ff the southeast 'MM of Luaon. rellnqulslKd an attempt to lamf'mar Dandan. On anchoring the Americans were fired ui*on by sixty rifle men. and after a short engagement, they ’Ut the anch or chain and sailed for C*atan d'Unee with two kil.ed and two wounded The names have not yet been received here. IN OCR CAINE HOt*ELE**f That € lalm Is Msdr In w London Dis patch From llonn hon|. Lor©lon. Die. 10.—“Bellaid© mall ad vices from Manila show thu: th© position the Americana 1 becoming inrreaslng .y hopeless." say© th© Hong Kong corre |K>udent of th© Dally Mall. “Money te freely subscribed for th© purcluise of urm.H and amnuMiition that are Iniia/rte) for th© insurgents. “Th© Americana will never capture the rebel contraband running vessels. While n order to flatter the official view, that tia*l© is flourishing, good* ar© permittisi to b© freely lmjortel Into Manila, they tr© distributed frvan that point to the insurgents, who are murdering and pil laging ail native sympathizer* with Am* i i*tins." NEELY’S ASH WILL CORK IP. Si'prente Court to Hear Argument ou Mil licit s I orpus I'ellllon. Washington. Dec. 9.-The Hupreme Cou*' to-morrow morning will hear aigunvni in th© case of Neeiy vs. Hetrkel. Involv ing the right of the I’nited States to ex tra*!::© Neely for trial in Havana for th© alleged era battlement of Cuban postal fund*. The court has specially assign 'd It for argument on that day. and It la at th© head of th© call. Neely was arrrwted In New Y’ork 'or the alleged embezzlement of K7.<4jn en rus ted to him as the financial agent of the *l* partment of poat*. Circuit JteJg© Igtcotni*© held that the evidence dlaclo©e*l •robabl© •it use, and ordered Neeiy's d*v tendon |K*h*Wiig the action of the execu tive. Neely then ppllel for u halraa* eorjais on the ground that th* act of Congrese authorizing Ihe extradition was unconsti tutional. as an at?©m|t legislate for a foreign country with which this country 1* nt pence. Th© case, therefore. Involves th© question of th© constitutional relation* I rat ween th© !‘idled State* and th© ImmiiO of Cuba, an-l will I©* the first of the cases which will determine the power of the government to govern temporarily or p rmanenLy ih© Islarvl acquired through the r* aty of Carls. The grounds *• t forih in the app l*-aUon tor the writ ar* that sltH-e th* treaty of Fans the I’nited Btat*** Is wlth/ut authority to occupy or control Tula, arsl that ih© military' government which th*r© exist* by order of the Presi dent Is Illegal aid in violation of the con stitution. TE AA Iv Mil R Y IN MEXICO. AlnrUlinikrr Who |il*n|per©d Front New York June JflL N w Y*rk. Dec. 10.—Th© World thl* morning says: Lewis ci. Tcwksbtwy. stock broker, horseman and men-about-town, who dis appeared from his office* In this city on June 29 last leaving creditors vainly look ing for hum estimated at $50(1,000 en trust* 1 to h*s < ire. Is doing a ihrlvlng h-islnera in th© City of M*xleo, where h© Is living In opuDnc© under an assumed name >n<l enjoying th© friendship of high oSftrtol* In ih© republic of M**xl o A few weeks after h© vanished from New York. Tewksbury braced for five years a stor© nearly opposite th© Bancs Americana, on Call© d© Ban Frai * isco. In the rno-t advantageous s©ctk>n of th© City of Mexico. This he fitted up In the moat neenlflcent style* Th© discovery that Tewksbury Is living terday was verl ad by well known New York woman who kr.owa the broker per. ftonaliy. Wire Around Jultsnsraharg. London. Tx-r V.—A dispatch from Jo hannesburg oayi ihe town has been fence.l round with hart*©*! wire to prevent the W- Aablionu getting (uud to the Boers STRIKE ON SANTA FE OFFICIAL* CL %I At irx It A'KItoNI II A a Ml-IN ItHOKBN SHOPS WILL NOT BE CLOSED. HANY OF Tilt’ TRAINS ON TUI*. A\"- Tt;H ARE TIER t •* It I* *ald Almnt to l*er t nil, f tlie A|*n Have left Their kr>*-A*rrl rd I’hnt Nttnr f thr A|r \A l*t Umi Out Will lie Given Employ ment Attain—Tfcnae AA lio tlematMed Will t*e I It •* t ter Foaltlaaa nihl >lre 'alar/. T*|a*kM. Kan Dee 9 The officials *f the Santa F* road take a d* Jb**il> lop* ful view of the telegrapher*' Mflke situ ation. They *!I mv *(■ t..< klH*o* of the is pr. 4 *tl a.l> lwv>kcn tihad) aid that t i affitir# of the nmd artll be in Ihtlr norvn.'tl ct/iditha it hie >f two w*-<k* Tli* officers felt justlfle I to night, tn view of the alleged linptotcmenl in conditions, of rescinding the cr*lr c dng ti shot*** H \ . MiwHre, general manager of the roal sent out i getw ral order thi after noon to ail operators w * o h.id not yet gote out. offering t< prone te them If they w(Mkl continue in then resistafs'e to the strlkera. He told them th’t t • v had be n faithful to the !nt*reM* of the rompinv thus far, ai.*l that they could fill out their application t’links for better |* ,u *n> t once The gea 9-roi manager .*i*L and that all the men not takitu i* rt li th* -trike shot* and tMVf l*etlel |WMltiOlis If th* v were capable of filing thrm. and ti it t*-ir oid places would lx* fill'd from out sources. WMtifaetlii of A|r. A|n4gr. Mr ‘Mudrc 1 groat satisfaction this evening at the ortler he t.-wl S’nt M*t. and said it wnson'y fair that the <vmpan> should thu* recognize thw of the men who had been faithful to their Interests. “I feel much more e ingirlne nhout the rceult >f the strike than 1 did tost night," -aid Mr Mielg* “I thought tluti tn.t w tv oil It have h seijous time. In this be. Itef the order was Issued for the closing of the shop*. To-day the <•< edit ton* seem :o le a* much Improved that the nler 'ka>!ng the shops will be rnnlwlisl. I think we can uiwi ail our men in tl* old way. ’This much Is certain, however, not one o f the men who have gone out on lh *trlk* will be iwken track into the emp.oy >f the com>an> Thone who were for rwrly below them will be promoted over their heads, and they will see that the rcra'l can get nkmg without them. Home of the strikers have already made appli cation to >e reinstateil in the employ of the comiMiny. but It will be of no use. This will be permanent. They left our employ without a cause, nnd now th-y will have to suffer for their neglect.’* This morning 1t seem'd .m though the operators had deckVsl to go t* work again rion* of th© operator* returned to work under the mlsapprehenshai that tlie strike h;nl leen ifcsjorid ff, but som '• Jl ‘K.IOJ M n lit: A GINIJt AL NTH IRC. Ollirr I .Inn Men ..ti thr I*’.- Hn, <|ull I ht-lr 1'n.1., Kanoa, Mo.. !><>•. 9—Th* Tlm* (onionoa Mil! .iy : Within tJi nr it fort y-claht hour* thr walkout of Dkr Hanta Fa opwratorw may nrMtNt Into a grurral atrlkr, on*! thr mem ber* of the Or.ter of Hallway Te|ej<rai>lt <re be Join.*.l by Ihow of the Hr,>lh rho.el of Docomotlvr Bngloerrr. the tlroihrrhoo.) of Hallway Conductor*. Ilro:h.-rho.l of l/K'om.dlvy Firemen, wi .l the Brotherhood of Hallw.iy Trainmen. Such la the .longer that telegrapher* *ay now IhretMena the great pi-.f-ngt r and freight hu.lne** of the Santa Fe from Chicago to the Pacific coast and the flulf of Mexico. Before President Dolphin of the Notion, il Order of Hallway Telegrapher* sent the cipher message* over Ihe wires, coll ing out the operators on the line of the Santa Fe, proper. In support of those on the Oirlf, Colora.lo un.| Santa Fe. he. it la Mild by the operators, was guaranteed nelp hy the heads of the other big rail road organisations A general alrlse therefore. Is 4 lared to t>* inevitable, unlesa Ihe Hanl.i Fe management ehall decide to gram the demand.-, of tin- Uulf Ine telegraph operator* It. C. Clapp, general ■ halrman of Ih- O. It. TANARUS., on the .MI.--otitl 1 ‘a.-tfl-. came to Kansas f.-tty yesterday from Atchl •on. to act as President D Iptun a repre sentative at thl* |>lnt. He iy*: "If the Hunt* Fe ofll-lals continue tn Ihelr re fusal to grant the demand* of thw Texas operators, a general strike will result Before the men were ordered out we had an agreem-ht with the other orders guar anteeing us their support We are likely lo demand this support either to-dy or to-morrow. The operator* mean to fight the company to a httlsh and force It to come to our term*." *Tora tiHtM.t: aiiirMKVT*. Santa Fe strike Cause* t niitterna tlon In t nllfornla. Han Bernardino, rial., Dec. 9 —As a re sult of the strike,of the Kanta Fe tele grapher*. twenty-five men In this city have been thrown out of work. In Ih large machine shops of the Han a Fe Comfatny on order was posted, saying: "Tlie shops will be closed until further notice." The strlk* ha* caused consternation among the orange-gtowers and ahlppcr* of thia city, because. If the strike Is con tinued. It will undoubtedly result in a heavy lots to the ora age-dealer- An av erage • f Wc. ■al range* is bring ehlp ped from thl* vicinity dally Tnnu*ar.l* of box*. of fruit have been picked and are ready to be shipped, ami nearly the entire crop I* ready for *hlpm.nt There are more than V*> carloads of orange# billed from 4hls city to the blast and 11 the strike ah*!. asum the pcoporfiora which It threatens the • ranges will probably be skletr.i kd Th' Santa Fe Comiany is making a mi p .me ©ff. to rush It- fruit t its de tiniitNon Every s\ dlAble engine is tvmg IwoMel into service and yard men uut trainmen nr.* working overtime All the opera'or# on the Southern Cal ifornia lUslhsv. of which S*? Remardlruv Is the tiAidquaifer- have obeyed the order of their president and qu.t w.vrk So at t*mpt has t>ern made to fill the positions left vacant. TH AINA AA EHK 111 I D ll*. The Danaer ‘lmml Wtppe<l Alanv of Them on th* Aunts Fe. Topeka. Kan. Dec 9 considerable diffi cult/ alien led th* mnnlng of Santa F© train* .\r.nourw©ment w is made lasi ik.yid by th© ilat all trait s would run on time and that ad kinds of fr>ight *ou*l i*e handiett tn the usual quantitlss All the trains wen* run on tine- ’ iird s* h*M,ub , Tlie iro'. !c . rumen* * I this morning when the California Umitrd train No 4 •ainn in from the West f*wr hours late At Emporia it w. held up f**r some time awaiting orders. None came nnd the train siart# i. When It reached the first mill Gallon the -Ltrtgrr signal was put Out arid II had to y lop The pro ess was rtpetiterl ai ail th* siimil station* between Km|orla sod To{M>kx Th© UnUied never s’ops at the small station* under cr*llnar> conditions. No _\ !.ie In Topeka at 23b dbi not trtlve at nil. and t;e offi -it.s of the road lo tud kn*>Mr ex * ti\ where to look fr it No. K. from th© West arrived nearly on time ]nwt id of being n long train of t ine com-he- as It u tally F. It consisted of only three •*<• ht s. and was pulbsl by two engines This wan .tone to preclude the jM*sth:tty of any delays It |* a mat ter of the uimo©! lni|K)rtinc© tnat ill trains snail run ms ne.iny to the tlm<* limit ns possible It received no clear an •• at ii \ -tatlon. The trains from t.ie Faist wire frn.ni raie to three hours late, the (*hhago train being tha 4atest. Travel i • ►-!,*\ hi- br*en unusually light. The Ateiileon train whb*.'i is usually iiwlml wtth |Mss.iigsrs on Runduy, hid only fifteen peopl*' to-day. People aeetn to b© ofrnL| to travel on a ount of h© |s>ssiblliry of aerident* The fast mat* service, wrest, was all right this morning, and tlie road men bop* the same eondlthtns will prevail to morrow They will not express an opin io* how©\ •r. Th‘ dlstrateher*# rvffiee her© I* unable to mtrol (raffl ..\ rr fba owl >fT from Ar gentina t-i Emporia, and links* iratct eerdltootm preial* no fiassenger trains will be run on tli rut-off t -mormw. M— t of Emiorla the train dlspatcbara n OWl | tiHMM . - to the whcrealMMit■ ..r trains b.me talk ha* r*e©n heard of brlr gtng ih© lom dl-tanc telephon© Into n inslilon to supply th© place of th© tele graph. T.© superintendent of th© Fast©rn dt vDlon ha* had no sle©p for two nights lie ©Xpecta to be eoniiall©il to make an other trip ovar Ih© division to-morrow or Tuesday. ONLY 441 RICH CHAT. ARE WI T. I lalat Ala<le hy the Officials of the Annts Fe Wyatem. <’hirrgo. !>©•. At the general offices In this city of the Atchison. Topeka and Hanta I • Itiiliwav system It I* claimed to night Hint the effort* of th© striking tele graphers to tie up th© business of the system nr© being overcome. J. M Barr, third vl© president of th© company, to nixht made th© following statement “Bomfwhat les© than *• ji©r cent of the o|M'rntnrs • rnploy.d responded to th© strike order, and *om# of th*©e have npp!l©d for re-employm©nt. All paaoengor and freight trains are moving without Interruption. “As the -trike hn* not reduced ihe vol ume of business ntovlng. the normal force of in* n in all branches of the sarvlc© will b© worked.** ri I TlNti IN M U HIA s>nntn Fr Is In Fairly Good Shape Dins •• lit/Tnaa. Galveston. T*x.. I> . 9—Th© general man.igei f the Gulf, Colorado and Hants Fe Railroad to-night mud© the following report: “At 3 o’clock this afternoon everything was running smoothly. W© are gulnlug ground mpidly In irirtalllng n**w agents ard operators, our business is not suf fering in the slightest degree. Th© vol ume of business handled would never in dl ate thu there was a strike on. W© exp* I to receive enough m©n within th© n*x: two days to o|M*rute our root with competent men from one and to th© other." AAlinf the Strikers *a /. Topeka. Kn . Doc. 9 —Th© following In formation la given out by strikers* rep e sentativew: “At A o'clock to-night practically all •h© telegraphers on the Atchloon, Togieku and H4n<M F© proper are still out. A few men returned to work this morning, un der ih© Impression that the strike had been called off. and wer© later on Induced to Join th© Milker*. Not a man will re turn to work uni©*© their grievances ar© settled In the lull*— t possible manner." I.illle Effect al Denver. Denver. Col . Dee. 9. Beyond causing delay In ih© running of train*, th© atrlk* has affected the port on of the system be tween this city and I'ueblo little. Incom ng trains were late from one lo four hour", but departing trains oil left here at the usual time. B*uth of I'ueblo the road Is mor© vulnerable. Said All Trains Are on Tim©. lam Angel©s. Cal . D©<* • —Th© local train dlqmtcher* of the f*nta Fe Road announce that all trains nr© cm time and that the strike will In no way Interfern with traffic They declare that less than sixty operators have gone out weal of Albuquerque. AA AX OFFER ED IN ADVANCE. Isresllgatlsn lo He Alnd© Ahowl Gov ©rnment 4Top Report. N©w Ycrk. Ike. —A story to th- effect that in#- government cotton crop report, which will be made public to-morrow, had boat! offend to cwrtaln col ton brok ers In thhi city In advance, received cor roboration to-day. Frank B. duett, head of a cotton com mission house, mUd to-night that advance 'nformutton was offered to him on Hat - urday He .mm©dlaiely notified Prea deni Samuel T Hubbard of the Cotton Ex change The latter a*ked for a detailed •tatemcr.t. which was giver, and thia Is to b© ustd as a ba*ts for federal inveati gation. Prooldent Hubbard safcd to-night that he would go to Washington without delay and place th© antire matter before the proper author!ilea. DAILY R A YEAH. • CKNTRA COPY WEEKLY 2 TIMES A-WEEK 71 A TEAR MINISTER WU’S LOGIC <-omphi:ii ti.\< ni\(. ir m. KM 11. IMI illll.Tl t MTV. CONFUCIANISM NOT RELIGION. Ni*A|i: Pit Ai m Al. TEA! HINOB OF < MHIsT NOT I 01.1.0 AA FJI. •Ir 'Hum • I thr I awrse of V. rn tm 4 4ItI it m llist litre© !■ n **Aast 4iilf HrfMrrn D'lrliie and f*©r furnianre"—liulilen link | u,n A|*| Alrikins I Mala ner In AVblels the Traelitna* f 4 lirlsl nnd I or. f S© IIIS Alert. New York r©. 9—Wii Tl c Fang, thw Chines© mlr later to ih© Tiled He a tea. spoke hrftu© ihe H*a-i©i> f-.r I hiral (ub * ,,H H * rscgl* \|ii' Hal! hi; morning on rti- To i hlng* of t **nfu lus “ Mr YV u said. In pirt "In th© stu test sen*© ©f the word, Confu* t.misni Is not a r** Igkwt. It Is not a system of do trine and worship. It la perhaps • • t*' • say what Confu ianUm Is not than what It | “The Immor alltv of the sou! Is a b*raii tlful *lo trine. I admit I wish It wer© true, and I h.-:*© it Is true. But ill tha reasoning of I’lito cannot make It mor© than i strong probablllly And ail th© light of mstern science has not trought us one step fur her. N*<w. Confucius woul* te cal.ed an agnostic If he alive to-day Tt* • were f*ur things that he would not talk a bout —ex t ra> -llii.iry things, fe.its of str*ngilt. disorder and spiilluoi t>eing. ‘flow ar© w© to aerv© spiritual teinwH?* li* was oakcsl. 'When you *l* not know haw t* se. ve m*n l<w should you hop© to serve spirits?' h© r©- plle*i florae© Greeley said that thos© who discharge promptly and falthfuby their duty to thos© who linger In th© flesh b*v© but little time to fK**r Into th© af fairs of tho*© who have irassed away. <\*if ii* lus was Intensely humane and practical. 11© did tmi spemt time efxo'ulat tng ms to what will h<ip|M-n after daath." Ihe/ 110 Not I'raelier It. The minister then • mir©l th© pro©- tnal teaching* of Confucius with thos© of t’hrlst tic r©ud a passage fnwn tha N* w Testam* nt directing that evil t> not resist©*! with nil. sn*l that if a man smlta you on on© cheek, you shoukl turn tha thar cheek. t>f this doctrine. Mr. Wu Mkfl "This. It seems to me. Is meekness with vengeance I am Inclined to think that tvj sensible mm) has ever followed this injunction faithfully. A man who will smite you on Ihe cheek Is a dangerous man and needs no second Invitation. A man who will take your cow Is a thief And Would dotiNl* s take your cloak too. if he could lay Ills hand* on It. “ 'I-ov© your ©nevmes Such a staridord of excellence Ih its* high for humanity. There Is no likelihood that many p©pU will f>llow It At thT very moment t’hrlflilaii urn cullirig for hlmsished and vengealAce. nrul Christian armies are devastating the land. s|siriniK neither age nor sex There is indeed a vast gulf between loctrln and |©rfortn arwe Could you love on© who had killed your father or destroyed your home? Con fucianism does not fequlr© such a thing. It enjoins that kindness be requtt©*! with kindness, and an Injury with Justice It lues not sanction retaliation In m vindic tive spirit. *ich as. I regret to say. la <hown by sovn© |ers*wis |rofesslng to ba governed by the tenets of Christianity. Together n the tiuldni Hair. “Th© most ©triking Jnstanc© In which the teachings of Confucius and of Christ meet Is tlorit of the Golden Rule. Con fucius put It negatively. t* t- aura—* Do not do to others what you would not wish them to do !► you but any one who will follow that rule, either way It la phrased, will be a thoroughly g*d man. g*od Christ toft is a good ConfucUll. an*) a g*e>d Confucfan Is a good Chris tian. I <lo not believe that heaven I* an exclusive place. Th* advocate* *f various religions are all trying to nvika a private park of It for their own dherents. What ever heaven tiuty I©-. I believe It Is a pla *• for all good men, im*-pactlv© *f dogma. Th© Chines© are an eminently practical r*e Confu lu© did not run away from , H© teaches men to do go-! for the sake of -nod. and not for any promise of reward or throu/h any threat ©f punishment. The world 1* gradually coming to Con fucius. One of the signs I© the growth of agnosticism. I will not sty whether fveopte are giowtng more cal loti* or rnor© civilised, but they at© no mor© terrified wh©n the terrors of Ihe next world ar# proclaimed from tho pulpit." AS A MUM l< %' TO BK MtOT. sentence nt Heath Wm I'aaaed on \alrrr In Oealeo. K 1 Faso. Tex.. Dec. 9.-For tha first time in many years an American clttsen has been sentenced to be hol In Mexico. The sentence w* imposed upon Hlns Aguirre, by a Junrex tribunal, a* the pen <lly for murder In tho first degree. Agtdrre wa* convicted of making a raid arroe* tne border aixl murth-ring Jauna fa.leja. a rltlsen of Mexico. He escaped to Texas, but was arrested by Amerlcnn officers ami extradited eight month* ago. He wa* tried and convicted tind the sen tence of the Juarex 'Oort will undoubted ly be carried out unlesn the Fresldatit of the republic shoukl interfere. a ■ YACHT Ml) 1.0 TO rihlTJ. The Itoslna la in a Very Psagernns Position. New York. Dec. 9—The schooner yacht Itoslna. owned by Harry T. Melpns* of Philadelphia, has gone ashore off Itoeky point. I. 1, In the sound, and at last reportlrg was pounding heavily and like ly to go to pieces. The Kostna was built at Lynn. Mas*., and turned over by the builders on Dec. 1. Next day she left for I’htlndelphio, but encountered rough weal her and high winds. A line was passed from th* schooner to the surf boat and along thia the four men on board mad* their way They were taken to the station snd cared fur. Author of “Fauohon” I* Dead. St. Louis, Dec. I—August tVx.dsuer. * well known professor of music, died here to-day of a complication of dleeaae., aged 75 years. He wa* best known a* Ihe author of "Fanehon," In which Mag gie Mitchell made a hit soma year* ago.