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THE MORNING NEWS.
Fotabiished 1850. - - Incorporated 1888.
J. H. E3TILL, President.
CHINA’S INDEMNITIES
t
•I he l-OWERS make exorbitant
DEMANDS.
RUSSIA IS VERY HAUGHTY.
Oin DOSS IN CHINESE TRADE VERT
HEAVY.
British anil Russians Still Glare at
Each Other—Diapute Dora Not Ap
pear to Have Been Settled—Bad
I nnduct of French Troopa in Brtt
jnli Concession—Conan lit r Itcporta
Shoav That American Trade Waa
Heavily Hit liy Hover Uprising;.
Washington, March 19.—1 tls feared
that the negotiations at Pekin respecting
Indemnities may fail, owing to the greed
of individual nations. Mr. Rockhill, our
special commissioner, who has been in
close communication by cable with the
State Department, has nothing but dis
couraging reports to make of this im
portant branch of the negotiations. It
appears that the ministers cannot agree
upon any uniform basis of indemnity,
pome of the powers demanding enormous
pums. In most cases the Powers con
tend for the right of fixing their own.
indemnities. The result is that each
Power, in order not to be outdone, fixes
the total of Us claims at an enormous
figure, far beyond anything known to
the history of Indemnities. When the
point is made that the sum total of
these national claims is far beyond
the ability of China to pay, some of the
nations reply by professing a willingness
to scale down some of their claims as
soon as the fact of China's inability is
manifested. However, as another pre
caution the same nations promptly ad
just their claims so that the scaling
down process, if applied, would still leave
them with a total indemnity claim at
least, equal to that of any of the other
nations.
The difficulty encountered in passing this
point in the negotiations is attracting
much more of the attention of the offi
cials here than the threatened collision
between the allies at Tien-Tsin, which, by
the way, has so far not been the subject
of a report to the state department from
Mr. Rockhill, though there Is reason to
believe that some of the ambassadors
here have made it the basis of unofficial
conferences with the secretary of state.
HAVE COST MICH 'TRADE.
\ ______
American Cotton Mill!) Heaxy Loßrn
liy Chlnoßc l)lßtnrl>ancf.
Washington, March 39.—'The State De
partment has received from United
States Consuls Fowler at Chee Foo and
Ragsdale at Tien Tsin, reports Intended
to show the effect of the Boxer troubles
in North China upon United States trade
with particular regard to what Americans
lost in America through the outbreak,
rather than China.
A resume of trade returns in North
China entire, comparing the quarter end
ed June SO last with that ended Sept. 30,
shows an almost complete annihilation
of the American import trade, and in
Consul Fowler's language, “gives u good
idea of what a mob in China can do in
interfering with trade.’’
Loss in Cotton Piece Goods.
The greutest loss was felt in cotton
piece goods, and the cessation of this class
of imports, says the consul, must have
been most keenly felt In the Southern
stales. Probably no country In the world,
Consul Fowler states, suffered ns much
as did the United Slates, for the scene of
strife covered practically the entire Amer
ican field of trade. In compiling the sta
tistics the amounts are indicated by gal
lons, pieces, or set out in Chinese money,
so that the estimate of the total actual
value of the losses sustained is not easily
available, but the comparative tables In
dicating the greatest increase in our trade
with China ever known at the beginning
of 1903, and setting forth the most serious
losses to it at the end of the year, are
sufficently impressive to serve the pur
pose.
Mission boss nt die Foo SI.VMM Ml.
At Che Foo, which, compared with the
immediate northern ports, was peaceful,
there were more riots and tumults than
were ever known before, and the various
American mission losaes, probably, will
ton; $150,000 in gold. After June 15 tho
imports at Che Foo ceased, all commer
cial transactions being absolutely nil.
The effect of the Boxer movement is
shown io have been felt much earlier and
more seriously in Tien-Tsin than at Che
boo. Ships loaded with Oregon lumber,
reached Taku and were unable to land
their cargoes, thus entailing an enormous
lees upon the American lumber trade.
At Nju Chwang, which saw less tlght
ioc than Tien-Tsin, the trade was almost
completely wiped out. The only foreign
power that interfered there, it is stated,
M'|- Russia, that government seizing the
lor', us early as Aug. 4. On Aug. 12, it
'"■l control of the custom house.
Great Falling Otf in Unties.
,ota ' collection of duties for all
! " ina during the quarter ended Sept. 30,
nsl, showed a loss of 2,459,591 halkwan
tads as compared wifh the same period
o. 1999. The figures submitted, Consul
°wi. r iwints out. do not fully show
- merlcan losses, for Immense quantities
" toorehondise were held up in the va
-- Ports, and which must be worked
," before importations clan begin. The
os to ihe cotton trade alone are estl
tmited at over *3,000,000.
RW) CONDUCT OF FRENCH.
'“•nit Women and Abuse British nml
American Troops.
I Kn Tsin. March 19.—Field Marshal von
'• ildcrsee is expeced here to-day. Both
"s will appeal to him, but they both
"in-i ler the matter to be beyond his an
i: v and will await orders from Europe.
b| caking of the attack made by a
11 ''liner of excited French Holdiers on
"i" members of the British Sikh regl
( " ts Sunday In the French concession,
a" 'i- n’i!"”' ’* m f*'*l* *>’ It was merely
1, 1 ‘‘dish outbreak against the orders of
IV ' “ wn • nerul who had forbidden the
’ nch soldiers to enter the British con
t, n ,*' This order followed a request
II v den. Ixjrne-Campliell after al
,, ‘’ * 1 >' resident had complained of
."‘navlor of the French, Insulting wo
r, "‘being to pay for purchases, acting
lih .100 abusing American and Brit
‘•n soldiers.
. o >Ton, ths French commander
th. J £ n * B ? ,t '* l thl * mu s* atop, ordared
aoldlars to keep In thslr own
° ,r >' Dorne-Campbell was
setly sattsflad that Clan. Voyron was
* r ® oa lf with himself and anxloua to
order. MaJ. Jfwt* tNUith
Jlateftnal) ilbfttmg
United States Infantry) says the French
soldiers were abusive to the American
troops, who were unarmed, while out on
pass, while the French w*ere armed with
swords or bayonets. On one occasion an
American disarmed a Frenchman and
turned over his weapon to the sergeant
°f the guard, explaining satisfactorily his
reasons for the action taken.
Maj. Foote thought that sooner or later
the British must act in the interest of
the concession.
Gen. Voyron says there is no frlctioln
between the French and British. The in
cident of Sunday was regrettable, was
caused by a few T excitable men, and has
no connection whatever with any feeling
individual Frenchmen may hold in favor
of the Russian claims in connection with
the land on which it was proposed to
build the railroad siding.
RUSSIA VERY INDEPENDENT.
Ha* Not Modified Hep Manchurian
Demand*—No Other Power Ha*
night to Interfere.
St. Petersburg, March 19.—Answering a
question of the correspondent of the As
sociated Press, a competent official to
day said:
"It is not true that Russia has yielded
to the representations of any of the Pow
ers and modified her demands respecting
Manchuria, because no representations
have been made. Every tentative attempt
to address the Russian government on the
subject of our pour pariers with China
has been categorically declined. Russia
is a great Power, apd has the right to
hold negotiations with any other govern
ment, and no other Power has the right
to interfere. Tentatives made in a friend
ly spirit, however, received a friendly
answer. But, plainly stated, Russia can
not receive inquiries regarding the afeove
pour pariers. The result thereof will
doubtless be made known later.”
The informant of the correspondent of
the Associated Press admitted that the
Power rebuffed was Great Britain. He
ridiculed the talk of a military conflict
at Tien Tsin. He said:
“If diplomacy is unable to settle the
controversy Russia is willing to submit
it to arbitration, perhaps to The Hague
tribunal, or to some other arbitrator.
Afer England captures DeWet perhaps
she will have the courage for a military
conflict in another quarter of the world.
While he is promenading the British
forces, it is hardly probable that England
will seek trouble elsewhere.”
LONDON SAYS IT IS SETTLED.
Chinese Granted Snme Concession to
Both Nations.
London, March 19.—Some of the after
noon papers say the Tien-Tsin difficulty
has been arranged.
The misunderstanding was due to the
Chinese granting the same concessions to
two nations.
The arrangement enables Great Britain
to proceed with the construction of the
railroad siding, but if Russia's concession
proves to be earlier than that of Great
Britain the latter is to acknowledge the
claims of Russia.
The foreign office, however, has no in
formation tending to confirm the an
nouncements of an arrangement having
been made, and the officials are rather
inclined to doubt that such tin arrange
ment has been arrived at. They say the
original concession was given up by Rus
sia.
THE DISPUTE NOT SETTLED.
British anil Russians Still Standing
Guard at Railway Trench.
Tien-Tsin, .March 19. —Afternoon: The
excitement and anxiety as to the possi
ble developments of the Anglo-Russian
siding dispute do not abate. A company
of British troops and a company of Rus
sian soldiers remain encamped on either
side of the trench looking at each other.
The Russians have orders to fire on any
one commencing work.
Gen. Wogack says the trouble was
caused by the unwarrantable interference
of the British in the affairs of the Rus
sian concession, and he adds that the
siding will not be continued unless he re
ceives orders from his own superiors.
VON AV ADDER SEE’S POSITIO N.
Intervened nt Tien Tsin to Prevent
Exhibition of Discord.
Berlin. March 19.—As bearing upon the
nature of Count von Waldersee’s relations
to the mutally hostile attitude of the
Russian and British troops at Tien Tsin,
the semi-official Berliner Post publishes
the following inspired communique:
“The expression ’intervene' might cause
a misunderstanding; but, as a possibility
of serious collision existed, which would
have inspired the Chinese with on unde
sirable idea as to the unity of the Pow
ers, Count von Waldersee mediated. He
insisted in the first place that the litigious
parties should withdraw their troops from
the contested grounds.
“Count von WAldersee's action, howev
er, was merely dictated by military rea
sons and undertaken in a military sense
to prevent an exhibition of discord, and it
has nothing whatever to do with the set
tlement of the disputed questions, which
lies outside of Count von Waldersee's
sphere of competence.”
Von Wnldersee ut Tien Tsin,
Tien Tsin, MaTch 19.—Count von Walder
see passed through Tien Tsin to-day.
GERMAN SI.AVE BIDE REJECTED.
Hetchßtng to Prepare for l.lherntlnn
of Colonial Slnvca.
Berlin, March 19.—After a long debate
the House rejected the proposal of Herr
Bebel, the Socialist leader, for a bill
whereby children born of house-slaves in
German colonial territory should be free.
The House accepted a proposal of Herr
Groeber, Centrist, and Count von Oriola,
National l.iberal, that the Reichstag
should cotfslder the relations between mas
ters and slaves with the view of preparing
for the liberation of the latter.
Nesv Cnees of the IMngne.
Cape Town, March 19,—Five fresh cases
of bubonic plague, three European and
two colored, were olfidolly reiwrtwl in
Cupe Town to-day.
A steamer from Cape Town has ar
rived nt Durban, Natal, with u case of
the plague on board,
NoclalUte Hole In Mw-Cokarg,
Coburg, March ).—Herren Uebetran
*nd Hoi k. Socialists, were to-day elected
president and vice president, respectively,
of ihe United Diet of Hsxe-Coburg. the
first German Parliament to chooee both
preskiing officers from the Socialist party.
lire men's Cotton liuporfa.
Berlin, March 19,-The Bremen Bourse
reports that the cotton Imports at Bre
men last year aggregated I.W.IMt bales,
against twe yrtvteti* year.
SAVANNAH, GA„ WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 1001.
RUSSIA’S DISORDER
ST. PETERSBURG'S PRISONS FILLED
WITH STUDENTS.
HUNDREDS UNDER ARREST.
SPECIAL TROOPS TO PROTECT THE
CZAR’S LIFE.
The Prominent Part Taken by
Women Students of the Higher
Classes the Fcalurc of the Demon
stration—Brutality of Cossacks Did
Not Subdue the 11 inters—Couduct of
Student* at Cathedral Appears to
Have Been Very Reprehensible.
Several Stndcnts Killed.
St. Petersburg, March 19.—The Official
Messenger, which publishes an account of
the recent disorders in various Russian
cities and of Sunday’s outbreak in St.
Petersburg, says of the latter:
"When the crowd, which numbered 3,000,
became turbulent, the Cossacks and police
were summoned. The demonstrators re
treated to the Cathedral of Our Lady of
Kasan, pelting the Cossacks and police
with various missiles.”
"The students attempted to display red
and white flags bearing various inscrip
tions. On one side of the cathedral the
crowd came into violent collision with ti e
Cossacks and police. A portion retired
into the cathedral, behaving noisily and
smoking cigarettes although the service
was going on, until forcibly expelled.
"Altogether 339 male students, 377 wo
men, mostly students and 44 other persons
were arrested. A police commissioner,
twenty policemen, four Cossacks and # 32
rioters, male and female, were wounded.”
All the higher schools of the city are
closed and ail the headquarters of police
are filled with arrested persons. Others in
custody who had been temporarily con
fined in the military riding school, were
taken to various prisons to-day in omni
buses. They were cheered by the stud
ents as they passed.
The demonstrations Sunday continued
after the affair at the cathedral, at other
places, especially in front of the office of
the detective of police, where some of the
persons were tuken in front of the Livof
sky prison and near the Mining Institute,
and the Pontiiaw factory. A remarkable
feature of the demonstrations has been
the prominent part taken by women of
the higher classes of the university.
ALARM IN ST. PETERSBURG.
Private Police Ordered to Be Held In
Readiness,
St. Petersburg, Marcli IS—(Monday).—
Alarm pervades high circles here. The
police have notified house owners to have
their house police report for duty and
hold themselves in constant readiness. A
stonia, or company of Cossacks, passed
the Moscow gate this morning on the
way to Tsarskoe-Selo, seventeen miles
south of St. Petersburg, where the Czar
has Just removed to. The police said
they would escort the Czar back to the
winter palace and that he would return
by carriage instead of by rail. It ap
pears more probable, however, that the
Cossackß were merely sent to Tsarskoe-
Selo as a precaution, since His Majesty
is more easily protected there than here.
Cossack* Used Knotted Whips.
It is apparently confirmed that three
students were killed yesterday. The Cos*
sacks rode into the crowds on the side--
walk and many faces were cut open by
their knotted whips. Students and work
ingmen threw rubber shoes, canes and
snowballs at the Cossacks. It is reported
that one Cossack was killed.
An official of the political police said
a thousand prisoners were taken, among
the being 350 women students. The pres
ence of workingmen among the rioters
rendered this demonstration more dan
gerous than any known in a generation.
After reading the manifesto, the stu
dents threw their crumpled copies Into the
crowd and raised a flag Inscribed "For
liberty." The students also shouted,
"Help us get our rights,” and the mob
responded with cheers.
Five Killed anil Many Wounded.
Serious riots occurerd in St. Peters
burg to-day on the occasion of a solemn
mass in the Cathedral of Our Lady of
Kasan, for the repose of the soul of M.
Bogollepoff, the minister of public in
struction, who was shot and fatally
wounded by Karpovich. The police fired
their revolvers, and it is rumored that
five students were killed, and eighty oth
ers either seriously or slightly wounded.
Wholesale arrests, including many wo
men, followed the rioting.
Three Hundred trrests Made.
London, March 20.—The St. Petersburg
correspondent of the Daily Express says:
“Three hundred arrests were made to
day (Monday). The minister of Justice
was fired at last week and the life of
another minister has also been at
tempted.”
OATH MAY BE MODIFIED.
Cord Salisbury llearets That It Con
tains langoags of Such Inde
cent Violence.
London, March 15.—1n the House of
Lords to-day Lord Salisbury, referring to
the question raised by the "no popery
oath” taken by the King, said he must
regret very much the language of such
Indecent violence had ever been placed in
the King s anti-Roman Catholic oath, but
If It were modified or re(>ealed a great
many people, perfectly sincere, though
not very wise, would say that such action
meant supporting transubstantlatlon. He
proposed in behalf of the government that
a lommlttee be appointed to consider the
declaration required of the sovereign on
his accession and whether Us language
eould be modified advantageously without
diminishing Its efficiency as security for
the maintenance of the Protestant suc
cession. The matter will he considered
Thursday, _
Wold I ere Killed by Avalanche.
I-ondon. March 19,—A special dispatch
from Home says eight soldiers and cus
tom* officers have been killed by an ava
lanche near Lake Como,
Gunners Killed by Esploslon.
Bombay, Wednesday, March 20 Seven
gunners were killed by the egploslon of
a howitatr st Socunderabad, India, to
day.
Chicago's New I'ualniaater.
Washington, March 19—The President
has appointed Frederick K. Coyne, now
collector at Chicago, postmaster of that
ally ip place ol Cha.Ug N, Garda* ,
SLOW WORK AT ANNAPOLIS.
The Election Bill Not Being Unshed
Through ns Rapidly as Was
Predicted.
Annapolis, did., March 19.—Very little
progress was made with the election bill
in either branch of the General Assembly
to-day, although both had it under con
sideration. In the House the bill orig
inally introduced in the Senate was dis
cussed, the Republicans filibustering to
prevent its passage and the Democrats
showing no inclination to force matters.
The word has evidently been passed along
that the House is to wait until the Sen
ate gives the matter further considera
tion.
It is now said to be the programme ot
the Democratic leaders to have the Sen
ate pass the bill originally adopted by the
House, together with all amendments thus
far made in either branch, and send it to
the Governor for his signature, letting
the original bill die on the files. This
will necessitate another consideration of
the bill in the House, and makes it im
probable that a final adjournment will
be had before the end of March.
Senator Dick, Republican, of Alleghany
county, stirred up an acrimonious debate
in the Senate to-day, by introducing a
resolution inquiring of the secretary of
state, whether former United Staten Sen
ator Gorman and his lieutenants had com
plied with the law by registering their
names as lobbyists in the book provided
for that purpose. The Democrats added
the name of United States Senator Mc-
Comas to this resolution, and referred it
to the Committee on Legislation, where
it probably will rest.
THE NAVAL STATION SITE.
The Deal Still Unclosed. lint Mrs,
Lawton Will Probably Accept
S2OO an Acre,
Washington, March 19.—Congress hav
ing conferred the necessary authority be
fore its adojurnment, the only present
hitch in the completion of the transfer of
the Port Royal naval station to Charles
ton is the unwillingness of Mrs. Lawton,
the owner of the private land required in
the site selected at Charleston, to sell at
the government’s terms. The Port Royal
board originally recommended S2OO an
acre for the private land, but upon repre
sentations from Mrs. Lawton to the ef
fect that the price was not deemed just
by her, the Navy Department sent an
other board to Charleston to look further
into the matter and fix, if need be, anew
price. But this board, too, adhered to
the original figure, and declared it to be
a fair and just compensation for Mrs.
Lawton.
Admiral Endicott, chief of the bureau
of yards and docks, is now in correspon
dence with Mrs. Lawton and it Is prob
able that she will shortly close the deal
at the figure named. At least this would
appear the wisest course to pursue, for
the government has the option of begin
ning condemnation proceedings, if she
still refuses to part with her property.
The state land has been ceded, and the
city land, too, practically, for while the
actual deed signing it over to the gov
ernment has not been given, still the pur
pose has been so plainly expressed that
this part of the transaction is considered
closed.
GOING TO PHILIPPINES.
Senator ttneon Will Investigate Con
ditions and Prepare for the
Next Cotigreso.
Washington, D. C., March 19.—Senator
Bacon is going to the Philippines. He
left Washington to-day for New York to
arrange his plans for the trip. The Geor
gia senator has had this idea in view for
some time, and while Congress was in ses
sion it was proposed that a committee of
the Senate be sent to the Philippines to
investigate the situation there and report
to Congress next winter. After the adop
tion of the Philippine amendment to the
army hill, the proposition to send a com
mittee there fell through. Senator Bacon
has figured conspicuously In the debates
in the Senate on the Philippine question,
and, although his forthcoming trip Is un
official in its character, he proposes to
make a personal investigation of the con
ditions there, and It is probable that he
wiil have some interesting statements to
make to Congress next winter.
THE CO AC PRESIDENTS WIRED.
Asked to Attend Conference With
Miners April 1.
Scranton, Pa., March 19.—As a result
of a conference held to-day between Pres
ident John Mitchell of the United Mine
Workers, and the three district presidents
of the anthracite region, communications
were sent out this afternoon from the
United Mine Workers’ headquarters to
the presidents of all companies, and the
large individual operators. These commu
nications contained statements of the ac
tion of last week's convention in passing
the resolution, asking their attendance at
the conference of April 1, and further
expressed the acquiescence In that action
by the national president and presidents
of districts numbers 1, 7 and 9.
W ll.t, NOT HE GIVEN OUT.
New Army Appointment* to lie Kept
Secret for Awhile.
Washington, March 19.—1 t was stated at
the War Department to-day that the ap
pointments to be made to fill the vacan
cies in the new army, both staff and
line, except In the case of general offi
cers and colonels of the line, will not be
published before the end of May. This
course has been decided upon as the one
best calculated to leave the President free
up to the last moment to exercise his
discretion In rearranging the list. It Is
known that the staff selections have near
ly all been made, but they are held back
with the others from publication.
BARGE IM/./.ATI FOUNDERED.
I.rtl by the Tug Moree En Route for
Port Union.
Boston, March 19.—A cabVgram received
to-day announced that tho tug C. W.
Morse, which left this port March 4 for
Port Elmon and Belize, towing fruit
barges 8. Plzzatl ami Alius, arrived nt
Fori Antonio. Jamaica, Hunday morning
wllh the Atlas. The Ifizzatl foundered off
Cape Hatteras during a storm, f’apt.
TlKimpson and her new of four men were
saved by the tug and landed at Port An
toulo. _
Warships Did Not lure Port.
Pensacola. Tie . March 19 —Owing to a
heavy sea running over the bar, the flag
ship Kearssrge and Ihe battleship Ala
bama and Masse auaatts did not Dev*
part Ur-dwy as bad boon planned.
MUST FIGHT IT OUT
PEACE NEGOTIATIONS OFF IN
SOUTH AFRICA.
BOTHA REJECTS THE TERMS.
COULD NOT RECOMMEND THEM TO
HIS GOVERNMENT.
He Writes Kitchener to This Effect
and States That His Government
and Ills Chief Officers Entirely
Agreed With Tills View—Oor View
of Status of the Two Republics to
Re Indicated la Appointment of
Consul tn Succeed Adelhert S. liny.
Will Take His Exequatur Eront
British Government.
London, March 19.—Joseph Chamberlain,
the colonial secretary, to-day informed
the House of Commons that Gen. Botha
has rejected the peace terms offered him.
Gen. Botha, Mr. Chamberlain said, had
conveyed the information in a letter to
Gen. Kitchener in which he announced
that he was not disposed to recommend
the terms of peace Gen. Kitchener was
Instructed to offer him, to the earnest
consideration of his government. Gen.
Botha added that his government and his
chief officers entirely agreed with this
view.
Mr. Chamberlain added:
"I propose to lay the papers connected
with the negotiations on the table to
night.”
“OUR REJECTED SUIT.”
British Disgusted With Entlnre ot
Peace Negotiations.
London, March 20.—The issuance of
parliamentary papers on the negotiations
between Lord Kitchener and Gen. Botha
is delayed. Gen. Botha's refusal to ac
cept the peace terms offered him is com
mented upon with an evident sense of
relief. The idea that Lord Kitchener in
itiated the negotiations instead of Gen.
Botha, as had been supposed, is unpala
table to the British press.
The Dally Mail, under the editorial
caption Rejected Suit,” asks why
the government instructed Lord Kitchener
to sue for peace after the murder of the
peace envoys, and concludes as follows:
"Let the war be pressed to the utmost,
and let further reinforcements be pre
pared, for they may be needed, but above
all, let us have no more ‘negotiations.’ ”
FROM BRITISH GOVERNMENT.
New Conaul to South Africa. Will Ob
tain Permission to Act,
Washington, March 19.—The status of
the Transvaal and Orange Free State in
the eye of the government of the United
States probably will be for the-first time
fixed when a consul general is sent out to
Pretoria to succeed Adelbert Hay, who
has just returned to Washington on leave
of absence, but without the purpose to go
back to Pretoria. It Is said that so far
there has been absolutely no official dec
laration on that point.
It is further stated that when the United
States annexed Porto Rico the State De
partment sent no notices to any of the
Powers; they were supposed to take note
themselves of the I’resident's proclama
tion and the acts of Congress. The old
consuls retained the4r original exequa
turs issued by the Spanish government,
these being recognized ly the United
States military authorities as suffi
cient for the purpose. The status
of our sonsuls In South Africa
Is precisely the same; they
hold their old exequators and these are
recognized by the British military author
ities as sufficient. But in the case of Porto
Rico, whenever a consul retires, his gov
ernment made application for an exequa
tor directly to the United States author
ities, it being the rule to recognize de
facto administrations In this manner, and
it Is presumed when a change is made
in our consular representations In South
Africa the application for an exequatur
tfTIl be made to whatever authority hap
pens for the moment to be In de facto
possession of the place to which the con
sul is accredited.
THE TRASVAAI. COMMISSION.
Made Up of Persona Affiliated With
Snnlh African CiiiiipnnlFß.
Condon, March 19.—During the discus
sion of the composition of the Transvaal
concessions commission, Mr. Arthur
Basil Markham, Liberal, asserted that the
commission was made up of persons affil
iated with several great South African
companies.
Mr. Chamberlain replied that while he
would not be influence! by South African
capitalists, he was not to be precluded
from using any man who happened to be
connected with some capitalists In South
Africa.
Destroyed Hags of Grnln.
Mafeteng, Basutoland, Monday, March
18. —Gen. Bruce Hamilton's force, which
is swooping over the southwest portion of
Orange River Colony, has reached Wcpe
ner, where the troops found heavy stocks
of grain and cattle. They carried away
ns much as possible, but had to destroy
30,000 bags of grain. The houses of Wepe
ner were found to lx- Intact.
Young Mr. Hay Deellnra to Talk.
Washington, March 19.—Adelbert S,
Hay, United States consul at Pretoria,
who reached New York Hunday, returned
to the city to-day. He declined to be In
terviewed regarding affairs In South
Africa.
GEN. DIOf INO CAPTURED,
Was Most Troublesome Insurgent
General of I’anay,
Washington, March 19.—Gen. MacArthur
at Manila, to-day informed the War De
partment of the capture of the insurgent
general Dloclno. Ills cablegram is ns
follows:
“Gen. Robert P. Hughes reports Dloclno,
most troublesome Innurgent general
pansy, captured March 19; wounded three
times Thinks this will end war Caplza,
province Punay In iny opinion will ter
minate hostilities Punay. Tranaport Sher
idan arrived to-day."
Noted Tsisl Deader Captured.
Manila. March 19 -Capt. Shanks of the
Eighteenth United B'stas Infantry, has
. Miaurwl Dlorlno. tha noted Tags I leader.
In Capla province, Island of Penay. Two
rebels ware killed and thlee, Including
DIoUM, were wounded. (
THE RATE CLASSIFICATION.
Eastern and Southern Shipper* Ask
Better Hates for Small Shipper*
From Western Lines.
Chicago, March 19.—Representatives of
Eastern and Southern shipping interests
and members of the Southern Classifica
tion Committee met here to-day and ex
changed views regarding the friction
which has existed for some time between
local shippers and the transportation
companies.
A year ago the Classification Commit
tee advanced in class over two-thirds of
the 2,600 items of merchandise. This
caused small shippers to complain, as the
burden of the increased freight rates fell
upon them, while the big shippers who
dealt in carload lots escaped.
Before the committee, F. B. Thurber
of the United States Export Association
said:
“I believe it to be to the carrier's in
terest to foster small shippers. Trans
portation companies can get a better av
erage rate from many small shippers than
from a few large ones, and it should be
remembered that large shippers are con
stantly pressing for lower rates and In
dividual advantages, while the small
shippers are heard not in the ease ex
cept through commercial organizations.”
Among those present at the meeting
were P. J. McGovern, Albert Siggs of J.
E. Hurst & Cos., Baltimore; J. M. Lang
ley, Merchants' Association, New York;
N. B. Kelly, Philadelphia Trades League;
E. S. Tompkins, L. B. Boswell, W. F.
Bass, A. M. Crampton, and Francis
Thorn.
SEAMEN DESERT WARSHIPS.
I/d nli in on Find Tlint Life on Mm
o' \Y ti rumen In !Mo Picnic—Ho
Want to Go to Anlji.
Norfolk. Va., March 19.—More wholesale
desertions from the shiits at the navy
yard are reported. The men who desert
ed from the Topeka have been apprehend
ed and will be tried by summary eourt
martlal. Meantime many of tiie appren
tices and seamen aboard the cruiser Dixie
have escaped from the ships.
An interesting fact in connection with
these desertions in that the men are all
of the class of inland lads, and lake
sailors. The report that a heavy draft
of the men from the Dixie was to be
sent to the Asiatic squadron, is the proD
able cause. Of the desertions that have
taken place of late, it Is stated that the
total number of deserters from the ship
will not exceed eighty-one. Of these six
ty-one are landsmen under instruction and
the rest are sailors of the ship’s ervw.
They are all expected to return to the
Dixie.
OUR SICK CONGRESSMEN.
Report of Mr. Livingston's Relapse
Untrue—Both He and Mr. Bart
lett Are Recovering.
Washington, March 19.—Both of the
Georgia Congressmen who are now 111 In
Washington, are to-day reported to be im
proving. Early this morning alarming re
ports were In circulation outside of Wash
ington to the effect that Representative
Livingston had had a relapse and was In
a dangerous condition. Late this evening
Mr. Livingston’s son authorized the state
ment that his father passed the crisis in
his disease yesterday, and to-day showed
a decided improvement. It is believed now
that the danger point in his case has
been passed and the patient this evening
showed signs of approaching convales
cence in various ways which was very
gratifying to those at his bedside.
Representative Bartlett has also had a
good day. The balmy spring like weather
prevailing here together with the tender
nursing he is receiving is having a bene
ficial effect.
GILMAN , HEIRS WILL APPEAL.
Appointment of Nephew Smith ae
Co-ndmlnlatrator Refused.
Rrldgepdrt, Conn., March 19.—Tho first
step In what may prove to be prolonged
litigation over the estate of millions left
by George F. Gilman, the tea merchant,
was taken this afternoon when, at the
conclusion of the hearing before Judge
Nobbs In the Probate Court, It was an
nounced that the counsel for those heirs
who desired the appointment of E. E.
Norton and E. 8. Perclval of New York
as administrators would appeal to the
Superior Court from the probate Judge’s
decision.
The ruling of Judge Nobbs Is that the
Bridgeport Trust Company shall act as
sole administrator, the motion for the ap
pointment of George W. Smith, a nephew
of the dead millionaire, as administrator,
being denied.
THE RIG STEEL SYNDICATE.
Sufficient Stork Hilt He Deposited to
Make It a Go.
New York, March 19.—The Evening Post
says:
It was estimated to-doy that fully 80
per cent, of the stock of the constituent
steel companies will have been deposited
for conversion Into the securities of the
surviving Unitid States Steel Corporation
by to-morrow night. While an officer of
one of the depository trust comimnles,
says that exact figures being In the na
ture of confidential details, could not be
given out, he intimated tiiut exchanges
had been negotiated on a scale sufficient
ly large to Insure acceptance of the syn
dicate's terms.
COE. ASHE COMMITS SUICIDE.
President of Vorkrllle Mills Had
Overworked Himself.
Columbia, 3. C., March 19.—C01. John
R. Ashe, president of the Yorkvllle Cot
ton Mills, who had recently overworked
himself, went out of his house before day
light this morning. Hie body was later
found In a deep well, Into which he had
thrown himself. The mills are perfectly
solvent.
Cause Assigned for Sulelde.
(By Associated Press.
Atlanta, March 19.—A |>ecial from York
vlile, 8. C., says:
John 8. Ashe, president of Ihe York
Cotton Mills, committed suicide by throw,
ing himself Into a well. It Is believed
the deed wae committed under temporary
aberration, caused by a failure to firsirice
a debt of his mill, amounting to *30,000.
A feature of the affair Is the fact that
gupl. Grime* of the mill bad already per
fected arrangement* to get the desired
money _
New I’oetmaeler at Urees’e Cat,
Waehlngton, D. C., March II—L P.
Roger* na* bean appointed Postmaster at
Grsene <*ut In Burke county, vice H C.
Reas* removed. Till* offica ia iu Repre
sentative iaeataf'g dleizict.
DAILY. $8 A YEAR.
5 CENTS A COPY.
WEEKLY 2-TIMES-A-WEEK, $1 A YEAR
A CONVICT MUTINY
PRISONERS HOLD KANSAS PENI
TENTIARY MINE*.
GUARDS HELD AS HOSTAGES.
DEMAND lIFTTER FOOD AND BET
TER TREATMENT.
Threaten to Kill Guards If Their De
mands Are Not Compiled With and
Also to Wreck the Mine—Have
Killed the Mine Mules und Are Uv
lug on the Meat—Warden Ray* He
Will Starve Them Out—Convict*
Want Less Work.
Leavenworth, Kan., March 19.—The 284
convicts in the coal mine at the state
penitentiary at Lansing mutinied yester
day, seized the fifteen guards, stopped
work and took complete possession of the
mine. The convicts hold the guards a*
hostages for the enforcement of their
demands for lighter work and better food.
As many of the convicts are iife-term
murderers there was great fear to-day
for the safety of the guards. It appear*
to-night, however, that the men offered
no violence, the convicts merely going on
strike.
Guard McShnne, one of the fifteen hos
tages, was hoisted to the surface to-night,
the striking convicts permitting it because
of his being ill. He reported that th*
prisoners have been careful to avoid any
violent act. The other guards, he said,
are in good condition and will hold out
as long ns the convicts remain mutinous.
An hour later a signal came from below
and a lone convict, not in sympathy
with the strike, was hoisted. As the
cages were half the distance from the bot
tom of the shaft the prisoner was forced
to climb 400 feet, crawling up on the shaft
timbers to reach the cages. The convict
said the men In the mine had had noth
ing to eat since noon yesterday except
some corn coffee which was made from
com used to feed the mules in the m.'ne.
The mules, he said, will be eaten unless
the strike is ended soon.
Late to-night another convict was hoist
ed to the surface to confer with the
warden..
Warden Tomlinson says that ho will
force the convicts to surrender uncondi
tionally much as he regrets starving his
own officers.
There was great consternation this af
ternoon among the families of the guards
who are held by the convicts.
All the penitentiary shops have been
closed and the convicts have been locked
tn their ceils in order to have all the
guards in readiness for emergency to han
dle the convicts should they attempt to
rush from the mine.
Will Live on Male Meat.
Many complaints have been made by
the prisoners because of the grade of food
furnlshod them, and to this dissatisfac
tion has been added allegations of mis
treatment. No outbreak was attempted,
however, until the men, who had enter
ed the mine, refused to return unless
their demands were grantd. They killed
the mules In the mine, and are living on
this meat.
Serious trouble is apprehended If It is
found necesasry to send deputies into the
colliery.
The miners hove threatened to wreck
the mines, but the threat is laughed at
by Warden Tomlinson, who soys they
would not attempt this as such action
would endanger their lives. He says ha
will starve them out.
A communication was received from
one of the guards to-day stating they
were hungry and tired, but so far as
he could learn all were alive.
Him the Convicts Worked It.
The first outbreak in the mine took
place shortly after the noon meal yes
terday, and was started by the convicts
In division number eight. Of the nineteen
men in thin division, sixteen seized the
guard and overpowered him, and an
nounced that they had decided to strike.
They told the guard that they had de
cided to mine two Instead of three cars
of coal as a day's work in the future, and
that they proposed to have better food.
This guard was left In charge of two
of the convicts |n the mutiny, while the
others marched to the adjoining division
ami called on the convicts there to Join
the revolt. The convicts were soon
marching through the mine from one di
vision to another, yelling and swinging
their lam|>s and picks. Other desperate
convicts entered into the spirit, while
short term men generally offered no op
position to the mutineers, and quietly
Joined them. So far as ran be learned .10
opposition of any kind was offered the
convicts. The officers being urermed were
helpless, and the life of any one would
have been forfeited had he tried even
to check the mad. spirit of the convicts.
THE CON VII TR R! Kit UNDER.
Were lllulTctl Out h>- Boldness
of Warden.
Leavenworth, Kan., Mareh 19.—The In
surrection of the convict miners In the
state shaft at Lansing wan brought to a.
close at 11:30 o'clock to-night, and the
mutinous convicts are being placed In
their cells as fast as they can be brought
to the surface. The imprisoned guards
have been released and are again above
the surface.
Shortly after nightfall the warden and
every available officer gathered around
the mouth of the mine, each man heavily
armed. Hunger begun to tell upon the
mutinous convicts, and they began to par
ley with the warden. They sent mm
word that If he would promise not to
Inflict punishment for their action they
tvould surrender and come up. To this
the warden would not consent, sending
down word that the surrender must ba
unconditional, the question of punishment
to be considered iater. Aa the night wore
on the warden held a consultation with
his officers, and It was decided to attempt
a rescue of the guards aid also to over
awe the convicts aid force their sur
render .
Selecting his men the wsrden with
seven nr eight guards heavily armed en
tered the hoist and were soon speeding
downward. When t.ear the bottom of the
pit ■ heavy fusillade was opened, the
shots being fired toward the top of the
shaft
This took the convicts by surprise and
thinking that the shots were Intended for
them they has illy fled leaving the guards
Who weie soon Joined by their <ors4 s,
after wwot Urey were start Ur Ur* U#,