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SCRANTON, PA., TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 2G, 1900.
TWO CENTS.
COMBINED FORCES
ENTER TIEN TSIN
Ministers Have Left Pekiu
Guided by Chinese
Soldiers.
ADMIRAL SEYMOUR'S FATB
Has Been Captured, According to
Accounts from Japanese Sources.
The "Whereabouts of Fugitives
from Pekln Unknown The Minis
ter Asks That No Moro American
Soldiers Bo Sent to China, as the
Viceroys Claim to Be Able to Main
tain Good Order President McKin
ley Replies That the United States
Cannot Bind Itself Not to Send
Troops to Points Where the Safety
of Officials or Citizens Is 'Endan
gered News from the Scene of
Action.
Cliefoo, Tuesday, Juno 26. Hoar Ad
miral Kempff reports by a Japanese
torpedo boat that the combined forces
entered Tien Tsln on Saturday, June
Si, sustaining small loss. They started
on Sunday to relieve the force which
left Tien Tsln on June 10, and which
Is believed to be surrounded near Pe
kln. According to Japanese reports, Ad
miral Seymour has been captured, and
the ministers have left Pekln, guarded
by Chinese soldiers. There where
abouts are unknown.
Tsing Tan, June 21, S p. m. Bight
thousand allied troops have landed at
Taku, Including 1,200 Germans. A
French oillccr who has succeeded In
getting through from Tien Tsln to
Taku says that the Russians alone
have lost 150 killed and 300 wounded.
London, June 26, 3.33 a. m. The Rrit
ish cruiser Terrible has arrived at Clie
foo from Taku with the latest news,
which Is as follows:
Eight hundred Sikhs and 200 Welsh
Fusiliers have nftected a Junction with
the American, German and Husslan
forces which had been cut off by the
Chinese about nine miles from Tien
Tsln. It was proposed to deliver an as
sault upon the Chinese forces at Tien
Tsln last night (Sunday night).
It Is not clear what forces united.
It would seem that one relieving force,
cut off, has been relieved by another.
At any rate It is apparently certain
that the allies arrived In sufficient forco
nt Tien Tsln Sunday to attack the be
Eieclng Chinese.
"Foreign olllcial opinions here," says
n dispatch from Shanghai to the Dally
Express, dated yesterday, "Inclines to
believe that the worst has happened
to the legations nt Pekin and to Ad
miral Seymour, as well. Even If the
legations were safe on June 19 there
is no guarantee that they, are safe now.
The situation, in fact, grows more and
more gloomy. The entire absence ot
reliable news from the capital seems
to Justify the worst construction which
can be put upon It.
"Had news conies from Nan Illng,
where the unrest is said to be growing
hourly. Viceroy Liu Kin Ylh has tele
graphed the Ilrltlsh authorities that
he has ordered the Jive Chinese cruis
ers which have been lying off the har
bor here to proceed to Nan King."
Chinese Armament.
A careful estimate of the number
and armament of the Chinese troops
around Pekln puts the total at 360,000
and It Is calculated that these troops
possess two hundred and twenty-seven
centimetres creusote guns, eighteen
.Krupps and 150 Maxims.
Their supply of ammunition is prac
tically inexhaustible. It has been
mainly supplied by a German llrm at
Cartowiz. Fully three-fourths of tho
Chinese forces nre badly drilled, whol
ly undisciplined and quite unfamiliar
with modern weapons. A .Shanghai
dispatch says:
LI Ping Heng, former governor of
Shan Tun, who Is intensely nnlt-for-dgn,
has gone to tho Klang Vln forts
on the Yang Tse. He has declared his
Intention of resisting the landing of
British fcrces in that region. Ac
cording touHong Kong dispatch dat
ed yesterday, strong relnforcemtns of
Indian police, with thre Maxims, hnvo
been sent to Kow Loon on tho mn'n
land, A Che Fon message of Mon
day's date says:
"Four cannon have been added to
the wit fcrt here where are now 1,000
iioldlovs inmanently encamped, a fur
ther fore- having arrived from Ming
Chou. All business Is nt n standstill.
Extensive preparations by tho allien
aro going forward. The first regiment
of British India, 10,000 men, embarked
at Calcutta yesterday, and c.33 moro
marines received orders to go out
from English ports.
The British war office, In anticipa
tion of a prolonged campaign, Is con
tracting for winter clothing and fur
caps. Tho Amur army corps, ordeied
out by Russia, number 52,100 men, with
eighty-four guns. Japan purposes to
land 15.000 men on Chinese territory
within a fortnight.
Among the minor military prepara-M-ins
tb Portuguese govornor of Ma
cao, Island of Macao, nt tho southwest
entrance of Canton' river, Is sending
arms to the Portuguese In Canton. A
million rounds left Hong Kong yestur
day for Taku by the British steamer
Hntllon.
No Late News from Pekin.
Che Foo, June 25, via Shanghai.
United States Consul John Fowler hnfl
received from Hear Admiral Kcmpff
the following: "Only one communica
tion from Pekln has reached me since
June 12. No direct or Indirect news
from tho ministers since.
"About 430 foreign troops, including
66 American marines, went to Pekln
to guard the legations. A force of
100 Americans uniting with a total
force of 2,500 men of nil nationalities
represented here went on June 10 to
open the toad and to relieve Pekin.
Tills movement was by permission of
the Chinese government.
"Tho latest news from the expedition
was dated Juno 12, when the expedi
tion was at Lang Tang. The railroad
has bet.n destroyed behind it since."
Russia and Germany Friendly.
Berlin, June 26. A rumor was circu
lated in Berlin and other cities today
that an attempt has been made to as
sassinate Emperor William. The Kiel
police declare It to be pure ileilon.
His majesty telegraphed condolences
to Emperor Nicholas upon the death
of Count Muravleff, Husslan minister
of foreign nffalrs, adding an expression
of his satisfaction that Russians and
Germans had received a baptism of
fire wlille standing shoulder to should
er at Taku.
Mystery of the Monocacy.
Washington, June 25. Tho reported
action ot tho gunboat Monocacy In
falling to respond after she had been
fired upon from the Taku forts Is un
derstood to have been received with
surprise by the president, who request
ed an explanation of the matter, which
has not yet been furnished. This was
made known today in official quarters
to offset the published Intimations that
tho Monocacy would not have failed
to lctpond unless she had been order
ed to hold her fire.
CHINESE MINISTER
ASKS ARMISTICE
An Effort to Prevent the Sending of
Moro American Troops to Scene of
Action.
Washington, June 23. The chief de
velopments today In the Chinese situ
ation was the effort of the Chinese
minister, Wu Ting Fang, to secure an
nrmi&tlce In the operation of American
troops until LI Hung Chang could
reach Pekin and bring about a cessa
tion of the disorder. The proposition
is rather a novel one, and is based
upon the representations of the vice
roys of the Important provinces ot the
Ynng-Tse-KIang valley, that they can
maintain order without the aid of for
eign troops and that the presence of
tho foreigners would act merely as an
incentive to disorder. Minister Wu
brought these representations to the
attention of Secretary Hay, who con
sulted the president. The latter's de
cision ns subsequently conveyed to the
minister was that, while the assur
anees of the viceroys for continued
quiet was fully appreciated, the Uni
ted States could not bind Itself not to
send it forces to points where disorder
actually existed and where the safety
of the our officials and citizens was
endangered. Technically speaking, In
the absence of a state of war this was
not a proposition of armistice, but high
government olllcials said It amounted
practically to an offer ot armistice and
a refusal on the part of the United
States to make the arrangement.
Secretary Long said at 4 p. m. when
he left the navy department for the
day, that nothing had come from Ad
miral Kempff on the casualties of the
fit st engagement of the American ma
rines with the Chinese or on the out
come of the second engagement which
was to have occurred yesterday or Sat
urday. The only dispatch received by
the secretary was a belated one from
Admiral Kempff asking for Instruc
tion a3 to whether he should co
opeiate with the other naval forces
In taking the Taku forts. This must
have been sent some days ago, as tho
Taku forts were taken the middle of
last w"ek. Under the circumstances,
there was no occasion for answering
the admiral's request, as ho already
had been advised of the general pur
pose of this government to act con
currently with the other powers In
the piotctlon of American Interests.
The state department remained
throughout the day without informa
tion from Minister Conger or nny
other source, tho only dispatch re
ceived being from Consul John Good
new, at Shanghai, saying ho had
heard nothing from Pekln since the
14th In-Jtant.
On the whole, the day was ono ot
anxiety and a lack of definite Informa
tion on the main points.
BURGLAR SET HOUSE ON FIRE.
Bound Nutso and Child and Left
Them to Perish in Flames.
San Francisco, June 25. A burglar
entered the residence of 13. S. Cedar
berg while the family was away,
bound Mrs. Lillian Ross, the nurse, to
a bed on which a baby was sleeping,
robbed tho house, poured coal oil on
the floor and, after Igniting it, made
his escape.
The flames were discovered by neigh
bors Just In time to prevent tho cre
mation of tho woman and child. The
robber obtained $120 In gold and some
Jewelry.
Deserters Arrested,
Ibulcton, ra June 23. Arthur Schroedcr,
nged 10 years, of Milwaukee, WU., nd Kdward
Stielb, gcd 20 jears, of New York city, desert,
crs from the United States nary jard at Pinole,
lyn, N. V., bae given themselves up to the
local auttiortUti litre and are now in custody,
EVACUATION OF CUBA
IN THE NEAR FUTURE
MILITARY FORCE IN ISLAND TO
BE REDUCED.
Governor General Wood Kopu.'s
Tranquil Conditions Gavnsons
May Be Cut Down One-Half Reg
ular Troops Needed to Replace Vol
unteer Army in Philippines San
tiago Regiments May Return Flrfct.
AVashlngton, Juno 25. As soon as
Secretary Root returns to this city
early next week, final arrangements
aio to be made for the withdrawal ot
as many troops us can bo spared from
further service in Cuba.
According to reports recently re
ceived from Governor General Wood,
the elections passed off quietly and
without serious disorder at any point
and affairs generally have become
tranquil with no Indications ot future
trouble. In consequence of this en
couraging state ot affairs the officials
of the war department are consid
ering tho question of a large reduc
tion of the military force In Cuba. It
has been estimated that about one-halt
of the troops can safely bo brought
home within the next few months.
Nothing can be settled as to which
regiments shall be withdrawn until
after Secretary Root's return. There
Is an Impression, however, that the
Fifth Infantry, stationed principally
In the department of Santiago, will be
the first regiment to return to the
United States, and that the Eighth In
fantry, stationed in the same depart
ment, will follow soon afterward. The
return of these troops to the United
States will enable the war department
to curry out Its plan of sending regu
lar troops from this country to the
Philippines, to replace the volunteer
army, which must be brought home
and discharged by June 30, 1901.
Unless developments in China neces
sitate a change of programme, tho
homeward movement ot the volunteer
troops from the Philippines will bo
gin, in tho early fall and about 8,000
or 10,000 legular troops will be sent
out gradually from this country to
take their place.
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COCKRAN AT YALE.
Addresses the Students Upon Con
stitutional Aspect of Acquired
Territory.
Now Haven, Conn., Juno 23. W.
Bourke Cockran addressed the gradu
ating class of the Yale law school this
afternoon at the nnnlversary exercises.
He said the young men of the gradu
ating class were entering their pro
fession on the eve of tho most moment
ous decision ever given by a court, ic
ferrlng to the ponding question before
the Supreme court of the United States
on the constitutional aspect of ac
quired territory.
"Should the Supreme court decide
that the constitution applies to newly
acquired Islands, and that their pro
ducts and their people nave free ac
cess to our shores, to our ports and to
our marts of trade, both political par
ties will be as earnest In their desire
to be rid of them as one party already
seems to be," said Mr. Cockran.
"The United States' right to take ter
ritory is not disputed. The annexa
tion of Canada is a wish of many
Americans. The annexation of Mexico
Is not an Improbability, nor the taking
in of South America an impossibility.
Nor Is tho annexation of part of China
today quite so fanciful as three years
ago tho annexation of the Philippines
would have been considered. It Is not
impossible that twelve months hence
the annexation of a part of the wall of
China may be a burning political ques
tion. "if, on the other hand, the supreme
court should decide that the constitu
tion of the United States does not hold,
then, too, the consequences nre mo
meutous. A government's policy can
be changed, but the decree of court
stands Irrevocable. What might be
the status of the president In any
countries In which congresswould set
up the government. The president
might, It Is quite conceivable, remain
a magistrate only In the original re
public and his status range from that
in the dependencies to a despotic mili
tary ruler. Indeed, congress, might
remove the capital from Washington
and set It up outside the bounds of the
power of the constitution which creat
ed It. It could levy tax, not for the
benefit of the governed, but for the
benefit of the governors. These are
consequences which might flow from a
decision of the court. You can now
measure for yourselves the magnitude
of the question which the court can
decide by its declaration."
SEIZURE OF TAKU FORTS.
British Admiral's Explanation Why
Soymour Was Not Relieved.
London, Juno 23. The British admir
alty has received the following dis
patch from Rear Admiral Bruce, dated
Taku, via Che-Foo, Juno 24:
"The total force which left Tlen-Tsln
with the commander In chief for Pekin
was about 2,000, composed of detach
ments from tho allied ships. No action
could possibly be tnken to relieve the
commander In chief uecause It was
only known that ho was cut off by
TIen-TsIn being Invested.
"Tlen-Tsln has been fighting for Its
life ever since,
"It was on receipt of Information
that the Chinese army had ordered
trains for attacking Tlen-Tsln, that
they were ravaging Tong-Ku and re
inforcing Taku, as well as mining the
muuth of the river, that It was prompt
ly determined to seize Taku. Since
then every effort has been made to re
lieve Tln-Tsln.
"I hav commandeered a small coast
ing steamboat for taking troops and
sick and wounded across the bay to
Wel-Tal-Wel, where I Intond making a
temporary base hospital and asylum
for refugees."
Wagnor Renominated.
Bristol, Ta., June 25. The Republican conven
tion of delegate! of bucks and Montgomery coun
ties ulilcli comprise the Seventh congressional
district, today unanimously renominated Inlng
1. Wagner for congress.
FATAL FALL OF ROOF.
Ono Man Killed and Three Others
Injured.
Philadelphia, June 2G. Ono man was
killed, another will die, and two others
were seriously hurt by the falling root
and portion of the rear walls of the
Bell Telephone Exchnngo building In
course of construction at Seventeenth
street and Allegheny avenue, this af
ternoon. The dead man Is Wilbur F.
Miller, superintendent of construction
for a contractor.
The Injured aro: Hiram Miller, nged
26 years, son of Wilbur Miller, will
die; Inane Williams, aged 28 years;
Charles Ball, colored, nged 23 years.
The wall, which Is forty feet high,
gave way without warning. Miller
and his son had Just left the roof
where workmen were putting the brick
cornice In shape. While they were
talking in a room immediately below
the roof there was a crash and they,
with the other workmen, were com
pletely buried under the debris.
The elder Miller died on his way to
the hospital.
THE SOUttlERN WRECK.
Thirty-seven Bodies Have Been Re
covered from tho Wreckage Near
Atlanta Cause of tho Disaster.
Atlanta, Ga., Juno 25. Thirty-seven
bodies have been recovered from tho
wreckage of the Southern train which
went Into a washout, one mile and a
half from McDonough, Saturday night.
Three bodies were found today. They
were: D. Y. Griffith, supervisor; W.
L. Morrlssette, superintendent pump
ing station: J. II. Hunnlcutt, freight
conductor, and the charred pieces of
two other bodies.
The Inlured who were sent to Mc
Donough, Macon and brought here
have left for their homes. Many bodies
of the dead have not been Identified
and those remain nt the undertaking
establishments waiting to be claimed
by relatives or friends. Tho latter are
principally bodies of negro section
hands who were killed. The number in
the gang, which was mnklng Its way
to do repair work on tne Georgia, Mid
land and Gulf railroad, Is not known.
All of them perished. It Is supposed
to have numbered about fifteen, which
will make the total casualties about
forty. It is believed that some bodies
still remain under tho Cobrls, which
will bo thoroughly cleared away to
morrow. Traffic will likely be resumed
In twelve hours.
Trains from Macon to Atlanta are
now operating over tho Georgia, Mid
land and Gulf railroad. During the
recent heavy rains vigilance has been
exercised by railroad officials In watch
ing the bed, and It Is said that the cul
vert over Camp creek, where the wreck
occurred, was Inspected and reported
"O. K." thirty minutes before the train
ran Into the gulch. The culvert over
Camp creek gave way because the
water roso to a height sufficient to got
in between the abutment walls nnd the
earthen embankment. It was con
structed of stone and brick. The em
bankment is about fifty feet high at
this point and quite long.
EMPRESS EMISSARY SHOT.
Llu Hsiushun Assassinated by Ene
mies at Canton.
Vancouver, B. C, June 23. The
steamship Tartar arlved from tho
Client today with 400 Japanese immi
grants. It brings the following mall
advices:
"Llu Hsiushun, the empress dowa
ger's secret emissary to Japan, was
shot in tho abdomen ns he stepped
ashore at Canton. Ac the instant tho
shot was fired the friends of the as
sassin threw Mexican dollars among
the crowd of 300 present. There was a
scramble for tho money amWhc ns
sassin and his friends escaped.
"Llu died of his wounds. Ho was
formerly a favorite of LI Hung Chang
nnd was In his train of retainers.
Knowing he was hated, ho had twenty
Chinese soldiers nccompnny him wher
ever he went, who cleared the crowd
away from his chair by force.
"Ten attempts had been made on
his life recently. When shot, It Is said,
he was enrouto to Japan on a secret
mission In connection with the Boxer
uprising."
FIVE NEW BATTLESHIPS.
Secretary Long Approves Findings
of Naval Board.
Washington, June 23. Secretary Long
today approved the findings of the
naval board, recommending that three
ot the five new battleships 'shall be
built with superposed and waist eight
inch turrets, and that the remaining
two of the new battleships shall have
quadrllaterally arranged eight-Inch
turrets.
This turret question has been a
source of lively eontroveisy In naval
circles, and after the regular naval
board of construction, consisting of the
buerau chiefs, had passed upon the
question, a special board was created,
made up of line and staff officers of
recognized ability on questions of na
val construction, to consider It.
ROOSEVELT AT OKLAHOMA.
Will Attend a Reunion of the Rough
Riders.
Chicago, June 25. The Tlmcs-Horald
tomorrow will say: Governor Theo
dore Roosevelt will leave New York
city next Friday for Chicago, arriving
in this city Saturday and leaving the
same night for Oklahoma City, where
ho will attend tho reunion ot his old
regiment, the Rough Riders.
He will not come west as tho vlce
presldentlal candidate but as a private
citizen, glad to meet his soldier com
rades again and bo welcomed by them.
On arriving in Chicago he will become
tho guest of Paul Morton, second vice
president of tho Santa Fe railroad, In
whose private car ho will make tho
Journey to Oklahoma.
Drowned in a Shallow Fond.
Bedford, pa., June 25. William Marshall, a
H-year-old boy, was found dead near here to
day, In a pond containing about two feet of
water. Ho was auhject to epilepsy, and it la
supposed during an attack he rolled into the
water and was drowned.
Steamship Arrivals,
New York, Juno 25. Arrived: Miasdim, from
A Kotterdam.
DISASTROUS FLOOD
DOWN IN GEORGIA
VAST TERRITORY INUNDATED
BY HEAVY RAINS.
Crops, Including Cotton, Corn and
Fruit, Have Been Greatly Dam
aged Rainfall Has Been Unprece
dented Many Bridges Carried
Away A Tornado at Huntsvllle.
Atlanta, June 25. Reports received
hero from many points in Georgia nnd
portions of Alabama and South Caro
lina show that tho recent heavy rains
have inundated a vast territory and
caused enormous damage to bridges
and farming property. Crops, Includ
ing cotton, corn und especially fruit,
which was neuting maturity when tho
wet season began, have been greatly
tnjutcd and caused a loss of a vast
amount to tho farmers of the southern
states. The rainfall has been unprece
dented. All the streams aro out of
their banks and carrying away bridges
and ferries In large numbers.
The sub-structure of the handsome
new bridge over the river at Macon
was carried away today. Reports say
the Savannah river at Augusta, Ga.,
was twentv-flve feet at noon nnd ris
ing two Inches per hour. Tho mills
there are closed down on account of
backwater In the canal.
At Rome, Ga., the river Is eighteen
feet nbove low-water mark and rising
one Inch per hour.
At West Point, Ga., the Chattahoo
chee river reached twenty feet above
low-water today.
A lornado was reported near Hunts
vllle, Ala., sweeping tho country, but
no loss of life has been reported.
Indications are for a cessation of the
rain, which will cause the streams to
fall rapidly.
RATHB0NE REMOVED.
Postmaster General Acts Promptly
In the Havana Cases Martin C.
Fosnes Will Act as Director Gen
eral Until Further Orders.
Washington, June 25. The postmas
ter general has issued an order re
moving from office Estes G. Rathbone,
who had been suspended By a former
order from the position of director gen
eral of postoffices of Cuba, and de
tailing Martin C. Fosnes, on Inspector
in the postal service, to perform the
duties of director general of posts until
further orders.
Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral Brlstow has been relieved from
further work in Cuba and has sailed
for home.
IMPORTANT STATE COUNCIL.
Meeting of Junior Order United
American Mechanics.
Lancaster, June 23. Tho state coun
cil of tho Junior Order United Ameri
can Mechanics will convene In this
city In special session tomoirow morn
ing. A thousand delegates are ex
pected. Most of them have already
arrived and the city Is gaily decorated
In their honor. This will be the most
Important session of the state coun
cil ever held and on the result of thp
deliberations will depend the existence
of the order In Pennsylvania.
At the regular session of the state
council In September the business was
not completed and since then the fac
tions of the state council in suppor
ot and against the national council be
cause of the per capita tax levied by
that body have had litigation In court,
which is still pending before the su
preme court.
There were numerous gatherings of
representatives today and leading
members of the order are working
hard to restore harmony In the organ
ization. If the national council Is not
sustained It Is said the order In this
state will be disrupted and rival state
councils organized.
The officers of the state council have
decided to exclude from the meeting
tho representatives of councils that
have refused to pay the per capita
tax. This will keep out of the meeting
many of the so-called "Insurgents."
It Is Intimated tnat if theso represen
tatives are kept out of the meeting
they will get together and hold a con
vention of their own.
This evening the sheriff of Dauphin
county served papers on George B.
Bowers, state councillor; Charles S.
Croll, stato vice-councillor; M. P. Dlck
eson, Junior past state councillor, and
Edward S. Deemcr, state council secre
tary. Judge Weiss, of Dauphin coun
ty, granted a rule against these offi
cers to appear before him at 10 o'clock
tomorrow morning to show cause why
an attachment should not be Issued
for contempt of court. ThlsaUctlon Is
taken because of circulars sent by tho
stato officers to subordinate councils
excluding from tomorrow's session
those councils which refused to pay the
per capita tax. This will not Inter
fere with tomorrow's session, ns tho
laws of tho society provides who shall
preside In the absence of regular offi
cers. Corporations Chartered.
Harrlsburg, June 25. Charters were Issued ot
the state department today as follows; Isaac
Iteese k Sons Co., Manonillc, Armstrong, cap.
ital 9400,000; Commonwealth Hank of East
1'lttsburg, capital $50,000; Pittsburg Und com.
pany, capital $100,000; Tho l'eoplc'a Ice and
Cold Storage company, McKcesport, $10,000;
Lebanon County Elettrio I.bjht, Heat and Power
company, Altoona, capital $23,000; nialr coun
ty Electric Light, lliat and Power company,
Altoona, capital $50,000; Indiana Coal company,
Glen Campbell, Indiana county, capital, $15,00o,
Consumers Cas company, of Altoona, and the
rcople'i Gas company, Altoona, capital (1,000,
THE NEWS THIS MOItNINU
Weather Indications Today!
tLOCAL. SHOWcnS.
1 General An Armistice Proposed by the Chi.
neso Minister.
Decisive ltcsults Soon Expected from South
Africa,
(leorgla Swept by Flood.
To Withdraw Troopi frcm Cuba.
2 ricncral Northeastern 1'enn.jlvanla.
Plnanclat and Commercial.
3 Local llanquct of the High School Alumni.
To Condemn tho Ablution Turnpike.
4 lMltorlnl.
News and Comment.
5 Local Saloon Keepers Violate Agreement
with Men's Union,
11 E. Kicrhart Makes a Statement.
0 Local West Scranton and Suburban.
7 ltound Aliout the Court).
8 Local It It al Ijnd Companies Would I.rcct a
School Home.
REPLY TO MR. QUIGG.
Washington Post Prints Authorized
Statement from Representative
Grosvenor, of Ohio A Few Words
Ending the Controversy.
AVnshlngton, June 25. The Post to
morrow will print an authorized state
ment from Itepresentatlve Grosvenor,
of Ohio, In reply to the statement of
Mr. Qulgg, the New York member of
the resolutions committee of tho Re
publican national convention, denying
certain allegations by Mr. Grosvenor
of mutilation of the Republican plat
form by Mr. Qulgg. The Grosvenor
statement Is as follows;
I hae read Mr. (filing's statement. I hold
In my bind the original document which was
handed over to him with certain interlineations
of no scry material impoitancc, but which lo
quired the lct'rafting o( one entire page and a
part of another. Otherwise it was the platform
agreed upon by the eomm'ttee and the sub-committee
and no man conneded with the trans lo
tion will put his name to any statement con
tradicting mine. It is in my possession, hav
ing been handed to me by Senator Forakcr af
ter he ricourod it fiom Mr. Qulg the dry
following the action ot the convention of tho
platform. If. contains interlineation In tin.
handwriting of Senator I'oraKer and others. It
contains the extract fiom the mroiigc of tho
president ot the United States proclaiming the
policy of the Hcpublican party In the matter
of the government ot the islands. It contains
n plank distinctly proclaiming the policy of the
Itcpublican party in the matter of legislation in
reference to cur island possessions in the words
I gae In my letter to tho New York Journal.
It contains a direct approval of the policy ot
legislation in favor of the merchant marine of
the country, all of which is omitted from Mr.
Qulgg's platform.
I had this document when I made the state
ment to the New York Journal and I had tho
positive cUdcnic to which I have referred,
which will convince any man of the truth of
my statement. I have read the statement of
Senator Fairbanks which dees not say any
thing. It is not a question ot whether he ap
proved of the change of the platform or not;
it is a question whether or not the reision
which Mr. Qulgg calls tlte re-writing ot the
platform by him changed the whole chaiacter
of the document. I refer to one single state
ment of Mr. Qulgg and that was that the plat
form was considered to he too lcng. The plat
form as handed out to Mr. Qulgg, contained
2,000 words; the platform adopted, as writt-n
by Mr. Quigg contains 2,312 words.
I shall have nothing more to pay about this
matter. The document Is In my possession at
this date, and will be retained by me until I
can return it according to my piomisc to Sen
ator Foraher. The Hcpublican party will not
be seilously affected by the milter for the rea
son that we base the two great speeches dcli
ered In the contention nnd will hae the letter
ot the president accepting the nomination.
Mr. Qulgg's statements lr regard to m)self are
matters of not (he slightest Importance to me,
and the controursy ends right here and now.
Madden Responsible.
Chicago, Juno 23. Martin B. Madden, of Chi
cago, who was a member of the committee on
resolutions at the I'hlladelphia convention, said
today that it was he nnd not Lemuel r Qui;?,
who substituted the word "isthmian" for the
woid "Nicaragua" in the Republican national
platform.
Mr. Madden frankly admits tint he aloni Is
responsible for the change in the canal plank
and docs so In Justiie to Mr. Qulgg, nnoth"r
member of the committee on resolutions who
has been charged with eliminating the specific
term "Nicaragua."
ST. LOUIS STRIKE CASES.
Coroner's Jury Renders a Verdict.
Injunction Against Mahon.
St. Lculs, June 25. In tho United
States circuit court today Judge El
mer 11. Adams Issued a temporary In
junction restraining William D. Mahon,
president of the Amalgamated asso
ciation of street car employes of Amer
ica, and others, from interfering with
tlio operation of tho mnlls over the
lines of tho St. Louis Transit com
pany. The Injunction names over ono hun
dred men, most of whom are members
of the association over which Mr.
Mahon presides. The coroner's Jury
sitting In the Inquests on the bodies ot
Edward Thomas, George Rlne and Ed
ward Burkhardt, strikers, who wero
shot and killed on Sunday, June 10, In
a riot In front ot the barracks of tho
posse comltatus, returned verdicts to
day to the effect that Thomas was
killed by deputies In the discharge of
their duties, and that the other two
men were killed without Justification
by parties unknown to the Jury. The
verdict Is of homicide In all cases, but
no persons were held responsible.
THEY FAVOR HILL.
Pennsylvonla Democratic Delegation,
However, Is Cautious.
Pittsburg, June 23. Democratic Stato
Chairman John S. Billing met with Na
tional Committeeman Guffey hero to
day and completed arrangements for
taking tho Pennsylvania delegation to
Kansas City. Later, Mr. Billing, In an
Interview, said:
"Pennsylvania has no candidate for
vice-president that I know of. The
course of the Pennsylvania delegation
will not bo decided until It reaches
Kansas City. Wo will be there early
and In a position to size up tho situa
tion before taking any action."
Concerning Senator Hill's candidacy,
he said:
"Well. Senator Hill's availability de
pends largely upon his ability to unlto
tho New York delegation. If he can
do that ho would look Ilko a stroflg
candidate."
ROBERTS IS
VERY NEAR
FREE STATE
Decisive Results May Be
Expected Soon.
BOERS GET THROUGH LINES
A Construction Train Derailod Two
Train Men Killed and Four Badly
Hurt United States Consul Hay
Will Visit Kruger in Interest of
tho British Prisoners of War.
London, June 2C, 4.22 a. m. Lord
Roberts' six columns arc converging,
apparently so ns to close In upon tho
Free Staters, although decisive results
cannot bo expected for several days.
A number of tho Boors who wero
supposed to bo within the wide-flung
net have broken, or rather, stolen,
through General Bundle's Flcksburg
Senekal lines.
The Canadians wero engaged In Hon
ing Spruit last Friday.
General De Wet cut oft a Cnnn
dlan outpost ot mounted rilles at dawn,
two being killed. Lieutenant Trlglls
and four others were wounded and
then captured. The Free Staters at
tacked tho camp of fifty Canadians
and two companies of Shropshire.1),
nlthough without much effect, as tho
men were well entrenched.
The foreign military attaches who
were with Lord Roberts are now In
Cape Town, en route for Europe. Uni
ted States Consul Hay, of Pretoria, Is
going to Machadodorp In the Interest
of the British prisoners and to see
President Kruger.
Boers Surprised.
Eighty Hollanders have been lodged
In Jail at Standerton for destroying
property prior to the British occupa
tion. The wives and children ot tho
Boers are surprised that the British
do not loot, but pay for what they get.
The Boers derailed a construction
train near Standerton on June 2t. Two
train men were killed and four badly
hurt. A party of Brabant' horse, near
Flcksburg, saw a camp ot Khakt-clad
men and walked In, only to find them
selves among the Boers. The visitors
surrendered.
The Lorenzo Marques correspondent
of tho Times, telegrnphing, says:
"The Boers are losing a large num
ber of horses from tho cold and from
lack of food nnd tho survivors are In
a miserable condition. The Inadequacy
of the Boer commissariat Is telling on
the burghers."
HAVANA CUSTOM CASES.
Senor Adrade Believes He Can Se
cure Convictions in Most of Them.
Havana, June 23. Senor Adrade, tho
new fiscal, says that the custom house
fraud cases will bo brought up to
moriow. He believes he can secure
convictions In most ot them. Havana
has been practically given over today
to the teachers chosen to attend tho
summer school In Boston and to Iheir
friends.
The United States transport Sedg
wick took 310 women teachers and tho
United States transport Crook. 203 men.
The Sedgwick will call at Matanzas,
Gardenns and Sagua, the Crook touch
ing only at Matanzas. Bands and spe
cial tugs wero chartered for the early
morning, but it was soon learned that
no ono would be allowed to go on
board the transports before 3 o'cloflc
In the nfternoon. The crowds, there
fore, visited the city, exploring It nil
day, especially among the public build
ings. It wns estimated that fully 2,000
residents and friends devoted the day
to saying farewell.
SENATOR HOAR'S VIEWS.
Believes Philippines Better Off Un
der McKinley Than They Would
Be Under Bryan.
Worcester, Mass., Juno 23. Senator
Hoar, In an Interview, says:
"President McKinley and Governor
Roosevelt will have no more earnest
supporter than I. I was, and am still,
opposed to tho policy which brought on
war In the Philippine Islands. I Ilko
the policy put sued In Cuba. I am will
ing to test the two methods by results.
But I have never questioned tho hon
esty of purpose of President McKinley
and the Republican leaders who agreed
with him. Tho past cannot be undone.
"I think tho future of the Philip
pine Islands Is safer In tho hands ot
President McKinley than It would be
In the hnnds of Brynn, safer In the
hands of the Republican party than
In those of Tammany Hall and tho
solid South."
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Killed by Tall of Rock.
Wllkcs-Darrc, Juno 23 John Davie, aged CV
jears, miner, ami Andrew Kck, driver boy, aged
10, wero instantly killed by a fall of rock in
tho Ilillman uin colliery, this city.
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WEATHER FORECAST.
Washington, June 23. Forecajt for 4
-T- Tuesday and Wednesday: llastern Tenn. 4-
4 s)lvania Partly cloudy Tuesday with 4
4- local showers; Wednesday, fair and 4
4- winner; variable winds, shtftinf to 4
4 southerly. 4-
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