7
THE NEWS.
I'rescott,
(lie. the
The business section of
Arizona, wga destroyed hy
losses being estimated at one million
(lollarH, and the Insurance at less than
one-half that amount.
Luther H. Huiley, of a Now York
brokerage firm which was connected
with the dlHcretlonary pool business,
was expelled from the Consolidated
Block Exchange.
Charles A. Towne, late People's par
ty nominee for Vice-President, spoke
at a Democratic ratification meeting In
Colorado Springs, Col.
A committee In New York asked Mr.
Cleveland and Mr. Reed to join a third
party, to be composed of Gold Demo
crats and Anti-Expansion Republicans.
A number of the guests at the launch
ing of the steamer American at Chester,
Pa., were thrown Into the river by the
breaking of a plank. All were saved.
The coroner's Jury In Tacoma, Wash.,
held the electric railway company to
blame for the Fourth of July disaster,
In which many lives were lost.
- Rev. T. H. James, a preacher, of Sa
llna, Kan., who went to England to
look after a big estate In Liverpool,
disappeared after reaching Southamp
ton. Mr. James J. Van Alen was stopped
at the pier in New York on his return
from Europe, and made to pay $H0O
duty on his daughter's dresses.
Captain Healy, of the United States
revenue cutter McCulloch, was declared
Insane by the county board at Port
Townsend,4 Wash. - . .
A' sloop was sunk by a tug in the
Delaware river at Camden, and Miss
Mary Schauffer, one of the merrymak
ers, was drowned.
Captain Ide and his officers reported
to the Navy Department that the cruis
er New Orleans bad many defects.
The body of the late Senator Oear
was shipped from Washington to Bur
lington, Iowa, where It will be burled.
Allison Marvin, the son of a million
aire of Merlden, Conn., shot himself
for love of some unknown girl.
No news was brought by the bark
Calcium, which arrived in Philadel
phia, of Lieutenant Peary, who is In
the Arctic Regions In quest of the
North Pole.
Reports from the drouth-stricken
sections of Arizona are to the effect
that every water hole and most of the
wells have gone dry.
The Chinese residents of the recent
ly quarantined districts of San Fran
cisco are preparing to demand com
pensation for losses alleged to have
been sustained owing to the action of
the health officials.
Thomas White, 34 years old. Is suf
fering at the Episcopal Hospital, In
Philadelphia, from a triple fracture of
the shoulder blade, caused by an acci
dent during an Initiation at Pride of
America Lodge, Foresters of Americn,
at the latter's hall.
The body of John Webber, 70 years
old, wus found in a pond near Pater
son, N. J. It is thought that he was
murdered.
Mr. Bryan has stated the date set
for his notification is satisfactory to
him.
Richard Croker and David B. Hill
have been chosen -members of the New
"York Democratic Executive Committee.
The rail-reducing mill of the Illinois
Steel Company at Milwaukee has re
sumed operations.
J. Q. Schmldlapp has offered 100,000
to build a wing to the Cincinnati Art
Museum as a memorial to his wife and
daughter.
Ex-Congresaman W. E. Owens, of
the defense in the Goebel murder
cases, was severely injured by a fail
at Georgetown, Ky.
A collection of rare coins, valued
between $5000 and. $10,000, has been
stolen from the Milwaukee Public
Museum.
Senator Hanna was made chairman
of the Republican Executive Committee
and Perry S. Heath secretary art the
Cleveland meeting.
The Carpenter Steel Company, at
Heading, Pa., has received a rush or
der from the Government for 600
twelve-Inch navy shells.
The United States authorities at
Cape Nome have declared martial law
Chicago promoters have arranged a
130,000,000 deal to insure a permanent
pure water supply for St. Louis.
Serious trouble was reported threat
ened between the Mojave Indians at
Fort Mojave, Col., and the agency authorities.
The storage plant and grain elevator
of the W. S. Limond Grain Drier Com
pany, Brooklyn, was damaged $50,000
worth by Are.
The plant of the Birmingham Ce
ment Company at Ensley, Ala., was
burned with a loss of $100,000
Striking street car employees in St.
Louis continue to assault persons rid
1ng on cars of the Transit Company.
News was received in San Francisco
of the death in Alaska of Capt. Daniel
Webster, which took place June 18
Governor Roosevelt announced that
he had dismissed the charges against
Comptroller Coler. No action has been
taken In the cane of Mayor Van Wyck
and District Attorney Gardiner.
The Baltimore and Ohio express
from Washington for New York, was
wrecked near Philadelphia. It had
$3,000,000 in gold on board. The BWltch
had been tampered with, and it was
suggested that the accident wbh the
work of would-be robber.
Edward W. Trexler, a retired lumbi
dealer of Allentown, Pa was struck
hy a fast Philadelphia and Reading
Railroad freight train and instantly
killed.
It is probable that Chicago will be
the headquarters of the Democra
dnrlng the Presidential campaign.
The Democratic Presidential cam
palgn was informally opened at Lin
coin. Two ratification meetings were
held by the Populists and Silver Re
publicans and the other by the Demo
cnitH of Nebraska.
Mr. Imls Klonsch has cabled $100
000 to India from the relief fund in
response to bu urgent appeal from
Ilev. Mr. Frease. at Barada.
The resumption of the St. Loul
street-car strike caused no Interrup
lion to traffic.
A report has been received lit th
Treasury Department from Captal
Roberts, commanding the revenue cut
ter Manning,, dated Dutch Harbor
V'naluHltn, June 211, 1900, showing
Kituatlon ut Cape Nome which, th
officials fear, may result In grent su
ferlna during the coming winter
among the crowds that are now flock
Jiik to tho new gold neldE,
Trouble was reported among the em
ployees of tho Central Railway ot ise
Jersey which, it was said, might de
velop into a strike.
The officials nt the Wnr Office are
busy planning to push the campaign
In China
FIRST BIG GUN.
U'KIMI I t AM ROOSEVELT NOTI
MM OF THKIH NOMINATION.
LARGE CROWD AT CANTON.
Renlile I he Formal Remark of Senator
Lodge nml (lie I'renlilrnt'a Hnnr,
the Crowd W Ail.lrex.eil hy Imlr
nian llwnna Simple Ceremonies a
Rooevelt' Oyater Hay Hum.
Canton, O. (Special). Under tm
azure sky, with the sunlight glinting
through the leafy trees, with the ban
ner of the Republic draped above him,
William McKlnley was officially noti
fied of his second' nomination by the
Republican party for the highest office
in the civilized world. Grouped about
him were leading men of his party,
while surrounding his Canton home
were the friends among whom he has
lived for more than 30 years, together
with vast crowds from the surrounding
towns of his native State.
The scene was Inspiring as, to the
eloquent words of Senator Lodge, the
President responded In n ringing
speech. There was enthusiasm enough
and to spare, and to many of the point
ed utterances of both Senator Lodge
and the President there was hearty
and cordial approval shown.
Important features of the speech of
notification by Senator Lodge and the
response by President McKiuley were
the references to the Chinese situa
tion. This caused a great deal of dis
cussion during the conferences follow
ing the formal speech-making, and
the impression created was that these
utterances were a notification to the
world that the United States Intended
to preserve all its rights In China.
The impressive portions of the
President's speech were his references
to the maintenance of the gold stand
ard and the financial public faith, the
preservation of a protective tariff, the
enlargement of our market, and espec
ially the catchy phrase "prosperity at
home and prestige abroad."
When he aBked "Shall we go back
to the tariff of four years ago?" there
were shouts of "No! No!" from every
part of the audience. A prolonged
cheer greeted his words relative to
the maintenance of our authority In
the Philippines. There was a most
impressive shout when he declared
that there should be continued legis
lative control over the territory pos
sessed by the United States and an
other outburst 'when he said such au
thority would be coupled with "lib
erty and humanity." His declaration
that the United Slates had reclaimed
"10,000,000 human beings from Imperi
alism" was a decided hit, and there
were many requests for him to repeat
the sentence. This turn of the word
used so much by the opposition was
considered one of the ndrolt features
of the speech.
The President seemed at his best.
His appearance indicated splendid
health and his voice rang out In clarion
tones, reaching the outskirts of the
vast throng which surrounded the
house, and extended over the lawn and
across the street Speaking from the
same place where he received the
formal notification four years ago, and
In the presence of men in hearty ac
cord with his policy and principles, he
could not but create a favorable Im
pression and receive, as he did, the
most hearty applause of his listeners.
While the speech of the President
closed the formal notification there
had not been oratory enough for the
Catherine and other speakers were
called for. Senator Fairbanks, of In
dlana; Senator Hanna, chairman of the
National Committee; Charles Emory
Smith, Postmaster-General; Col. Sam
uel Parker, of Hawaii, and Senator
Lodge were heard, the last named
speaking twice.
The notification committee and party
came from Cleveland on a special
train, making the run in one hour and
21 minutes. They were met at the sta
tion und in carriages escorted to the
home of President McKlnley. The Tip
pecanoe Club of Cleveland was given
the place ot honor next to the band.
The American flag floated from many
business houses and residences along
the route of the procession. Other dele
gations from nearby cities and towns
helped to swell the large throng which
gathered to honor one ot Canton's fa
mous citizens and to contribute their
share toward making the second noti
fication ot Mr. McKlnley a day long to
be remembered as a historical and in
tei'Ung event in the city of Canton.
all, of the responsibility that goe with
it.
'This Is very much more than u
mere party contest. We stand at the
parting of the ways, and the people
hnve now to decide whether they will
go forward along the path of pros
perity and high honor abroad or
whether they will turn their backs I
upon what has been done during the
last three yenrs; whether they will
plunge thls'cotintry Into an abyss of
misery and disaster or, what Is worse
thau even misery and disaster, shame.
'I feel that we have a right to ap
peal not merely to Republican, but to
all good citizens, no matter what ma:'
have been their party affiliations in the
past, and to ask them, on the strength
of the record that President McKlnley
has made during the last three years,
to stand shoulder to shoulder with us.
perpetuating the conditions under
which we have reached a degree of
prosperity never before attained In the
nation's history and under which
u broad we have put the American flag
on a level where It never before In the
history of the country has been
placed."
A round of applause broke out as the
Governor paused, but he checked It by
saying:
'Getitlemen, one moment, please.
Here. Ned," he cried to Senator Wol-
cott, "this is not to the National Com
mittee, but I want to say this to my
friends: FrlendB of my own State who
are here, I appreciate seeing so many
of you to-day. I want lo say I am
more than honored und pleased at hav
ing been made u candidate for Vice-
President on the national ticket, but
you cannot imagine how badly I feel
at leaving the men with whom I have
endeavored and worked for civic de
cency and righteousness and honesty
In New York."
Refreshments were then served on
the porches and In the dining room.
NINE PRESIDENTIAL TICKKTH.
Bryan's Name Head Three of Them
Thin Year.
There are nine Presidential tickets
in the field this year, as follows:
Republican.
President, WILLIAM McKINLEY,
Ohio.
Vice-President. THEODORE ROOSE
VELT, New York.
Democratic
President, WILLIAM J.' BRYAN,
Nebraska.
Vice-President, ADLAI E. STEVEN
SON, Illinois.
People' Party (I-union).
President, WILLIAM J. BRYAN,
Nebraska.
Vice-President, CHARLES A.TOWNE,
Minn.
Hllvr-KpHibllian.
President, WILLIAM J. BRYAN,
Nebraska.
Vice-President, ADLAI E. STEVEN
SON, Illinois.
Paopla'a Party (Mlddla-Of-The-Rond).
President. WHARTON BARKER,
Pennsylvania.
Vice-President, IGNATIUS DON
NELLY, Minn.
Social Democratic.
President, EUGENE V. DEBS, In
diana. Vlce-PreHldent, JOB HARRIMAN,
California.
1'rohlbitlonUt.
President, JOHN G. WOOLLEY,
Illinois.
Vice-President, HENRY B. MET
CALFE, Rhode Island.
I' lilted Chrlatlaa.
President. REV. S. C. SWALLOW,
Pennsylvania.
Vice-President, .
DeUon SorlalUt.
President, JOSEPH F. MALONEY,
Mass.
Vice-President, VALENTINE RE
MILL, Pa.
WERE PUT TO DEATH'
CHINESE OFFICIAL CONFIRM UK
PORTS OK 11.11 III Itl.r. MASSACRE.
NIGHT ATTACK SUCCEEDED
rled a I.Rt Denperate Sortie, After Whlrli
the Wall of Their Refuge Were Leveled
by Chine Artillery I-1 re and All For
eigner lluti tiered RuHrtlng Burned
About Their Head.
Washington (Special). From many
cources testimony accumulates to the
effect that the foreign legations In Pe
kin have been destroyed and their In
mates massacred.
A dispatch to the Iondon Dally Mall
from Shanghai purports to give, on the
uthorlty of the Shantung Governor,
etalls of the capture of the legation's
on the night of July 6 and the subse
quent massacre of foreigners. Accord
ing to this story, the legations suc
cumbed only after an all-night attack.
The forces of Prince Tuan defeated the
regular troops of Prince Chlng and of
Wang Weng Shao before the foreign
ers were slaughtered.
Minister Wu has received at Wash
ington a dispatch from Sheng, at
Shanghai, saying that a Chinese gen
eral was preparing to bombard the for
eign legations in Pekin July 7. A
Shanghai dispatch, said to be official
from Chinese sources, says that the le
gations had fallen and foreigners had
been massacred before the departure
from Pekln of a courier July 2.
According to a London dispatch,
Lady Hart, wife of Sir Robert Hart, Di
rector of Imperial Maritime Chinese
Customs, has received the following
message from ber husband, dated
July C:
Our people, including the women,
are in the legations, Prepare to hear
the worst."
The only substantial doubt thrown
on tho Btory is by Li Hung Chang,, who
stated at Canton that several of the
legations were still safe, and that none
of the ministers, except Von Ketteler,
has been killed. The fact that no two
stories agree perfectly as to the date
of the massacre tends also to discredit
them. Nearly all accounts have come
originally from Chinese sources, and It
Is thought that the dates may have
been Juggled with.
Dispatches from Tientsin tell of stub
born fighting between the allies and
the Chinese. Admiral Seymour has
sent reports to Ixndon Indicating that
the allies are at least holding their
own. He says that the foreign garri
son has been reinforced by 1500 Ameri
cans, presumably Including the Ninth
Infantry.
The powers are said to have reached
an agreement as to Chinese policy.
They have practically given up hope
of saving the legations In Pekln, and
will not make an advance, It is said,
until it can be done In overwhelming
force.
LI Hung 'Chang, it is stated posi
tively, will go to Pekln immediately
and try to restore order.
BELIEVED TO UK DKAD.
Booievelt Notified.
Oyster Bay, N. Y. (Special). Gov.
Theodore Roosevelt was officially noti
fied ot his nomination for tho Vice-
Presidency.
The exercises took place at his coun
try home, Sagamore, near Oyster Bay.
Senator Wolcott, of Colorado, was
chairman of the committee.
Governor Roosevelt received the
party on the wide vine-covered porch
of Sagamore. Standing oil the lower
step, he grasped the hand of each visi
tor und then, turning, presented eacn
to Mrs. Roosevelt, who stood on the
veranda behind him. Shortly after 12
o'clock Benator Wolcott called the
committee to the porch. There, in the
cool shade of the awnings and vines,
he read the formal notlncatlou in a
clear mid resonant voice. His address
was almost exclusively a laudation of
Governor Roosevelt. 1 he Governor re
plied In part as follows:
"1 accept the minor conferred upon
8,tat.IepartinaaJt Take a (Jlooiny View
of Fat of Legation lit.
Washington (Special). From
source worthy of the highest credence
it was learned that the State Depart
ment believes all foreign Ministers in
Pekln have been massacred. Secretary
Hay has no information at hand upon
which to base this assumption, but it
Is said that he draws the conclusion
from all the circumstances and alleged
circumstances surrounding the Chinese
situation.
The Imperial edict reported to the
State Department is understood to
have determined the Secretary in his
gloomy Inference. That edict left Pekln
on June 29, and he believes that if Mr,
Conger was then alive and safe some
reassuring word would have accom
panied the communication.
The department Is, however, haz
aiding no more guesses as to the fate
of Minister Conger and the other dip
lomats ut the Chinese capital. It Is
simply waiting, anxiously waiting, for
some definite ray of light from Asia.
Until then speculation will cease.
CHINA TO JAPAN.
Former Declare that the Murder Were
Due to the llombardineuL
Yokohama (By Cable). The Chinese
Minister in Toklo has visited the Jap
anese Minister of Foreign Affairs an
communicated to him what is described
as "the first Pekln dispatch since the
trouble broke out."
The dispatch says that the murder
of the German Minister and other for
eigners was due to the Taku affair and
to the sending of Admiral Seymour s
AIOI S OVF.R rEKIN.
HI Feared Thaf Account nfMiiMsrrr
Are i rilr.
Washington (Special). Official dis
patches from China tend' to confirm
the belief that foreigners In Pekln
have already met death or are In des
perate straits.
Cousul-Gonernl Goodnow him cabled
from Shanghai to the State Depart
ment that the Governor of Shantung
says the Boxers snd soldiers were
bombarding the Pekln legations July
7. Extreme anxiety was expressed by
the Governor as to the fate of the Eu
ropeans and friendly Chinese In the
belengured legation buildings. An offi
cial message to the same effect has
been received In London from the Gov
ernor of Shantung. A London news
agency reports that all foreigners In
Pekln were murdered July 6. ThlB Is
thought to be an echo of Thursday's
Shunghtj- dispatch to that effect.
The Belgian Foreign Office has re
ceived a dispatch from Shanghai an
nouncing, on Chinese authority, that
Gen. Nleh-Sl-Chnng has defeated the
rebels near Pekln and has relieved
Prince Chlng and General 'lng-Lu.
who were trying to defend Europeans.
A Tientsin correspondent of the lon
THREE MEN HELD.
UnllllKltN WHO I.OOTF.D CAR OF ILLI
NOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD.
ONE MADE A CONFESSION.
Vice-lreldent .1. T. Ilnratinn oft tie Coin-
pany Ha Made Statement-One Ran-
lit Wa Taken at CharUMon, Mo.. An.
cither at. Wyrkllffe. Ky., ami Third In M.
Loul-Ilelctlve Shot.
Chicago, III. (Special). "Three of
the robbers who held up Illinois Ceu
tral train No. 4 at Mayflrld Creek, Ky.,
about 10 miles south of Cairo, have
been arrested and Imprisoned by
special agents In the employ of the
company. We expect to get the other
two robbers in a short time."
Vice-President J. T. Harahan, of the
Illinois Central Railroad, made the
foregoing statement. Ho said:
'The first one arrested was Michael
Connelly, alias Doyle, who claims to
be a resident of Portland, Or. He was
caught at Charleston, Mo., a small
town on the Iron Mountain Railway
don Express, writing under the date I about 15 miles from Cairo, mid )h now
of July 9. says that the Chinese are in jan ni airo,
TO KILL THE l'REHIKENT.
dally "driving In" the allies. The Chi
nese have mounted 12 fresh guns In
advantageous positions and are sweep
ing the streets of the foreign settle
ments. A dispatch from St. Peters
burg to the DaWy Malt Is of a different
tenor, saying that In the last six hours'
fighting around Tientsin the Cossacks
captured six Krupp guns and killed
many fleeing Boxers. The Chinese lost
3000 killed. Including General Kek.
Consul McWtde, of Canton, says that
1.1 Hung Chang has engaged quarters
on a steamer Bailing for Pekln. Press
dispatches say that Prince LI has given
up his Pekln trip. Berlin dispatches
say that Prince LI is sending troops to
Pekln to suppress the Boxers. This Is
in response to an Imperial edict dated
June 17. He will remain south, It Is
said, so as to better control Chinese
Governors.
Dispatches from Shanghai state that
foreigners have evacuated Wnuchau,
In Southern China, on acount or a
threatened Boxer uprising.
Lieutenant-General Miles has made
application for active command of the
American forces in China. It Is said
to be doubtful whether his request
will be granted. Washington authori
ties have requested Mr. Wu Ting Fang,
Chinese Minister, to forward a mes
sage to United States Minister Con
ger in Pekln. This Mr. Wu has under
taken.
'The second man Mike Conlati
was arrested at or near Wyckliffe, Ky.,
and Is now In Jail there.
"Geo. P. Murray, chief special 8 gent
of the Illinois Central Railroad Com
pany went to the house of Jock Nel
son, who Is thought to be Implicated
In the robbery at. St. Louis, and In en
deavorlng to arrest him. Murray was
shot through the shoulder and arm by
Nelson, who got away. It Is expected
that he will be captured soon. Mur
ray was not severely Injured and is In
the hospital at St. Ixuiis. It is ex
pected that he will be out in a few
days.
"Another suspect has been arrested
and held In custody at Cairo, and In
formation has Just been received from
St. Louis that one of the persons Im
plicated In the train robbery has mude
a full confession."
KEYSTONE STA
I. ATI XT NI MS OI.F..IN
RISKED LIFE FOR LIBl
I'rlftlitiel- l..in.l r-
--. .,....,,, roi-reiwi--.,, . i
Locomotive ., ,."
Columbia Mm, ,, Hmj3
Recover, Rut Will In.
AMERICA'S
POSITION STATED.
and "Impar-
expedition, and that the Chinese Gov-
me with the keenest and deepest ap- ernment Is now doing its best to pro
preclation of what It means und, above tect the foreigners in Pekin.
FIELD OP LAIIOR.
Pittsburg molders get $3 a day.
Japan has 1267 telegraph offices.
New York electrical workers earn ft
a day.
The head of the postal department
at Gibraltar is a womarr.
New York dock builders will demand
the eight-hour day.
A St. Louis Judge has declared tho
Union Label law unconstitutional.
it cost $1,500,000 per mile to build
the underground railways of London.
A new electrical process for tanning
hides has Just been patented in Ger
many. Hugh Cavanaugh delivered a lecture
in a Cincinnati church.
The United States pays now an aver
age of $1,000,000 a duy for tropical pro
ductions. The ratio of physicians Is 1 to about
600 In this country and 1 to 1100 In the
British Isles.
The lurgest and heaviest locomotive
ever made waB recently sent out from
the Pittsburg Locomotive Works. It
weighs without the tender 240,000
bounds.
J-OKFHiN FAIRS.
The government waj defeated In the
House of Lords on the question of com
pensating Irish landlords.
The British steamer Loulsianlan
brought to Kingston, Ja., news of right
ing ubout Panama.
The Khedive paid a visit of State to
London, and was entertained at the
Guild Hal). The Prince of Wales and
other notables were In attendance.
The American hospital ship Maine
brought a batch of wounded soldiers
to Southampton.
Three men ure dead as the result
of a fire on the German ship Helena,
at London, caused by burning naphtha.
The American Civil Engineers were
received by the Queen at Windsor
Custle and most cordially treated.
An Imperial ukase was published in
St. Petersburg abolishing, in large
measure, banishment to Siberia.
A number of expeditions are being
fitted out to search for Andre, the
missing Arctic explorer.
Sir Frederick Hodgson, the Governor
General at Kumassl, sent a report de
scribing the terrible sufferings endured.
Alleged Plan to Aalnate McKlnley
One Plotter Weaken. '
New York (Special). A plot to as
sassinate President McKiuley has been
frustrated.
It was concocted by a group of Span
ish and Cuban conspirators with head
quarters In New York.
One of the plotters weakened and
sent a warning letter to a member of
the Republican Nutlonal Committee.
That letter was placed in the hands
of Secretary Charles Dick, who re
ferred it to Chairman B. B. Odell, of
the New York State Committee, tor
Investigation. Chairman Odell en
gaged a detective, who speedily veri
fied certain important allegations
made in the warning letter. There
upon Mr. Odell reported to Secretary
Dick, who laid all the facts before
Chairman Mark Hanna.
Mr. Odell's report caused great
alarm among the President's close
friends and advisers. Mr. Odell made
It plain that he regarded the plot as
matter of the utmost seriousness.
and urged that extreme precautions
be taken to keep the President out of
barm s reach.
Messrs. Dick and Hanna laid the
whole matter before the President
shortly before he departed for Canton
They Instructed Mr. Odell to continue
his investigation and cautioned him to
work with the utmost secrecy.
Mr. Odell admitted that he and cer
tain members of the National Commit
tee had discovered a plot to assas
sinate the President.
"Yes, it is true," he said, "but I re
gret exceedingly that the matter has
become public." He was extremely
anxious that no reference whatever
should be made to the matter.
Special detectives are guarding the
President in Canton.
Railway Company Illameil.
Tacoma, Wash. (Special). The coro
ner's Jury which has been holding an
Inquest over forty-three victims of the
street-car accident July 4, rendered a
verdict charging that the Tacoma Rail
way and Power Company was grossly
and criminally careless and negligent
in permitting Its motorman, F. L.
Boehm, to go out on the car without
any previous effort to ascertain his ef
ficiency on the grade.
Arizona Aided by Rain.
Tucson. Ariz. (Special). Mining and
cattle interests, which have suffered
untold Iobs from lack of water, were
relieved by a (heavy rain. The drouth
had almost destroyed vegetation in the
southern part of the Territory.
OI K NEW rOShFhSIONS.
Colonel James S. Pettlt, tried by
court-martial in Manila of unsoldierly
conduct, was acquitted.
The new charter of the City of Ha
vana gives the city officials more power
than ever given before to a municipali
ty ou tho island.
Governor-General Wood will come
to Washington to consult with the Sec
retary of War regarding the coming
constitutional convention.
General Wood reported five deaths
in ten days In Cuba from yellow fever.
Eleven Americans were killed and
sixteen wounded in one week's scout
ing In the Philippines.
Captain Robert B. Huston, of the
Forty-seventh United States Volun
teers, died in Manila from yellow fever.
A squadron of Philippine cavalry
was organized by Lieutenant-Colonel
Wilder of the Forty -third Infantry.
Schley Day wus celebrated In Suntl
ago. A mass was hold at night, under
Spanish auspices, for the sailors of
Cervera's fleet who died there.
Orders for the removal ot a largo
number of American troops from Cuba
have been Joyously welcomed by the
Cubans. ' -
Peace Wanted With Chlni
tlal Trade."
Washington (Special). The State
Department mode public tho identical
note which was recently sent to tho
powers as defining the position of the
United States respecting the Chinese
troubles.
It Is understood that this circular
was drawn up June 30 and transmitted
to Canton for the approval or tne
President. It was communicated July
3 to the powers concerned. Tho note
Is as follows:
"In this critical posture of affairs In
China it Is deemed appropriate to ae
fine the attitude of the United States
as far as present circumstances permit
this to be done.
"We adhere to the policy initiated by
us In 1857, of peace with the Chinese
nation, of furtherance of lawful com
merce and of protection ot lives and
property of our citizens by all means
guaranteed under extra territorial
treaty rights and by the law of na
tions. If wrong be done to our cm
zens we propose to hold the responsl
ble authors to the uttermost accounta
bility. We regard the condition at
Pekln as one of virtual anarchy
whereby power and responsibility are
practicully devolved upon the local pro
vincial authorities. So long as tney
are not In overt collusion with rebel
lion and use their power to protect for
eign life and property we regard them
as representing the Chinese people,
with whom we seek to remain In peace
and friendship.
"Tho purpose of the President is, as
it has been heretofore, to act concur
rently with tae other powers, first, In
openlnj up communication with Pekin
and rescuing the American officials,
missionaries and other Americans who
are in danger; secondly, in affording
all possible protection everywhere In
China to Amerlcau life and property
thirdly. In guarding and protecting all
legitimate' American Interests; and
fourthly. In aiding to prevent a spread
of the disorders to the other provinces
of the Empire and a recurrence of such
disasters.
"It is, of course, too enrly to forecast
the means of attaining this last result,
but the policy of the Government of the
United States is to seek a solution
which may bring about permanent
safety and peace to China, preserve
Chinese territorial and administrative
entity, protect all rights guaranteed to
friendly powers by treaty nnd inter
national law and safeguard for the
world the principle of equal and Impar
tlal trade with all purts of the Chinese
Empire.
"You will communicate the purport
of this Instruction to tho Minister for
Foreign Affairs."
Hay to Return,
Cape Town (By Cable). United
States Consul Adelbert S. Hay, of Pre
torla, is ubout to return to tho United
States.
Batches of prisoners are arriving
here dally from the front. One lot
contained 38 English and Irish names.
HOME RI LE IN HAVANA.
Wide Power are Conferred by the New
Charter.
Havana (By Cable). The powers ot
the recently elected officials are greatly
Increased by the new charter. The
charter gives them authority as to the
closing, opening, alignment, widening,
grading and cleaning of streets,
squares, parks and every class of pub
lic ways, their use by persons, animals
and vehicles, their occupation by pil
lars, rails, pipes and other objects and
their paving, lighting and sewerage.
It also gives the officials charge of the
supply and distribution of water to
parkways, streets, houses, markets and
prisons. The officials are given super
vision of the sanitary and hygienic ser
vice, of amusements and public meet
ings and of the maintenance of good
order upon public ways. Vagrancy,
the suppression of vice and Immoral
ity, the regulation of rates for vehicles.
the regulation of gas, water and elec
tricity, telephonic and telegraphic con
nections, the fire department, watch
men, private police and the imposition
of fines for the breaking of ordinance?
are also questions -with which they are
empowered to deal; but it Is provided
that the officials shall impose no fines
in excess of 50.
The municipal administration In
cludes the use, care and preservation
of lands, goods and rights which are ap
purtenant to the city and the adminis
tration, distribution, collection and ex
penditure ot and accounting for all in
come and taxes necessary to carry on
the .municipal functions.
Neither the, central nor the provin
cial government will be empowered to
Intervene In questions placed under
the control of the city officials. This
gives more complete power than was
ever before granted to a municipality
in the island.
The orders for the removal of a large
number of troops from Cuba have been
gladly welcomed by the Cubans. Gen
eral Wood is in receipt of many letters
from municipalities offering thanks
for what they call bis disposition to
trust the Cubans and declaring that
the entire island Is in a state of abso
lute tranquillity.
Joseph Heliny, wfm ,
fry rxfn t rrnti n . .. '
c ...on truv ago.
...w...., HUM (-nnal.L.
nmn.l ...LI. M ""'ail
O..M.-.1 nun n warrant. i.hr.i
with rloHortlnir lila ...Ir-
Whlln hn !....!
. ,i, v 1.1 n N waa i.,
Bt n nnlti limn ,. """"H'l
..v ..,. mill, nenny made a
liberty and Jumped off th.
The conductor rpfi..j t
the constable got off at th 'f
tlon, but could find n
dead or alive.
Friday Behny volimturii. .
at the magistrate's office lo Y
ami enected an amUM. I
with hi. wlfo ii.".""" "
. : , nwe and
lacerated, caused l,v iu. ,1
Llevenllo,,,,,,,
Eleven dwelling Iiousp.,
nun lour irHme, were cnmi)(
stroyed by fire at Watt. ...,
miles west of Columbia Sev,
lies were rendered homelea.
a Dortlon nf thai,, k L ..
... ...... nuirDnlg
The burned building, were,
the Watts estate. The I
property Is !)000, and the tei
limate their loss at $l(Mto. I
. no in .T whh caused nv .,.
a locomotive.
Life l.oat at Kir., I
Fire at Sewickley, a suburb I
burg, destroyed six roal and l
houses, three stables, a frama
lng. a number of otitbullillnj,
Pennsylvania freight care, f
Samuel Woods, a stableml
.muni uj neain and eight hm
cremated. The property destn
owned by Alden K, Hays an
oirange. i ne loss is Jr,u,ooo.
Mnllel Himiiith III, Hr,J
Amandus J. Newhard. whn
instantly killed his wife at til
In Catasaunua, and then shuij
is still alive at the Allentown
The bullet, which entered tlii
the mouth, was taken out of tf.
the head. The surgeon sav ifc
ia a chance for his recovery Inl
he does recover he will be iw
the bullet penetrated the brail.
1
lee renin I'mianl llrillt
Partaking freely of Ice ereni
had been packed in a freeze
days, the 3-year-old child J
Hawley, of Baker Creek, Is d4
Another child, a year and
Is in a critical condition from
cause.
fckull- FrMtiiired lij Slow
As the result of a quarrel
boys George Schnller, aged 1
at his home In Lancaster will
lured skull and with but III!
of recovery.
The lad had Interfered In
between Harry St hlndel, aged
and a companion, nnd Srtilnj
alleged, becoming Incensed, pjf
a stone and threw it with all
he could muster. The atonl
Schallcr, fracturing his skull
SnniiinmhiiliHllc Hivlmnifr 1"
J limes Mullen, of Yoiit
dreamed that he was swlmnj)
concluded to take a (life. H
out of bed, and, going to the
story window, made a plunge
to the pavement below, Biistai
ous wounds,
Lightning Kiilorril nn (lotli
A wire clothesline, stretcnci:
her house and a tree, nearly
death of Mrs. Mary ShUK i
thunder storm at baporte. l
striking the wire it entered t
rendering Mrs. Shick dumuaiu
less and tossing her son on a
the floor.
4.O0O REPORTED KILLED.
Tun leU Severely With Native Who
Favor Foreigner.
Shanghai, China (By Cable). Re
ports of the atrocities committed by
Prince Tuan upon the Chinese are ap
palling. He had 4000 leading Cbtnese
butchered. It is said, for merely daring
to petition him to control the orgie ot
blood and restrain his followers. The
dispatch concludes with the announce
ment that ex-Viceroy Chi Li Wen Chao
has been killed by the Boxers. A re
port from Chefu, July 7, says that a
Catholic bishop, two priests and two
nuns have been murdered.
From Moukden comes a report, dated
July f), that a Danish mission at Hy-
nung had been surrounded by Boxers
According to the report It would be
possible to hold out only two days. A
party of Cossacks, residents of Monk
den, and the British Consul, bad start
ed for the relief of those besieged at
the Danish mission.
New Callfuriila Plane i.
Chicago (Special). A dispatch to
the Record from Hermosillo, Mex,
says:
"Martin Hulen, of Aspen, Col.; T. B.
G. Gedlne, ot Sun Francisco, and
James Crawford, of Benson, Ariz.,
prospectors, have arrived from the new
placer gold field In Lower Californlti,
about 60 miles south of Camp Com
putes, bringing with them over200,000
In gold dust. this sum represents
their earnings for a period of eight
months.
Old mint Employe ArreMod.
Washington (Special). Chief Wil-
klo, of tho Secret Service, has been ad
vised of the arrest of Fred A. Taylor,
an old employee of tho San Francisco
mint. It Is said thut he had on his
person at the time of his arrest about
eight ounces of gold clippings und a
quuutlty or gold buttons.
Nomination for Culture,
Little Rock, Ark. ( Special). Repub
licans of the First District have nomi
nated P. O. Fltzpatrlck. of Forest City,
for Congress, blxtu District itepublt
cans nominated Charles F. Cole, of
Hatesvuie,
Clark Howell Married.
Savannah, Gu. (Special)." Hon. Clark
Howell, of Atlanta, was married here
to Miss Annie Comer, daughter of the
lute Hugh M. Comer, president of the
Central of Georgia Railway. Imme
dlutely after the ceremony Mr. and
Mrs. Howell left for New York, where
they will take passage for Europe for
n tour of several months.
AHOl'T NOTED PEOPLE.
Assistant Secretary of War Melklo-
John is at homo in Fullerton, Nob., for
a three weeks vacation.
Mofakhamed-Dowleh is to be the
representative of Persia at Washing
ton.
Admiral Dewey's declination of an
invitation from Newport to ride in u
carriage In a parado nt that great re
sort ou the Fourth Is taken to mean
thut he has gone out of tho show busi
ness entirely and has cut politics for
good.
Susan B. Anthony will preside at
the morning and afternoon sessions
of tho Chautauqua assembly on wo-
mun s day, July l.
Mr. J. Howard, of Omaha, and E. II
Stenvlck, of Lincoln, have becu chosen
to represent the young Democrats of
Nebraska in their debute at Omaha,
July 19, agulnst the University of Chi
cugo McKlnley Club.
Among the many presents sent i.n
Lord Roberts, one which Is said to
huve pleased him much was a case of
Passover cakes forwarded by the Jews
of London. It was sent at Easter time,
aud his acknowledgment of the gift
bus Just been received
Katel Lnrk.UK- from 4th ofJidl
F. G. Dagenhart died at tns
at Altoona from lockjaw.
bratlne the Fourth ol Jui)
wounded by the explosion
cracker.
Stale N.M lu llrl'f-
The loss by the freight wr
Lackawanna Riiilroad ut Par
ley Is nearly $100,000.
4 chorter was Issued by
Department to the Lehigh as
wanna Ice Co.. Oouldsboro
conntv: canltal. $75,000.
Fire totally destroyed the fl
and outbuildings ol ai. "
Stonlngton. causing u 'os!
partly covered by insurance.
A Philadelphia company i
llsh a plant for the
. i.i..u o t mlona. where
lampoon n . ,j
entlv InexhaustluU' wvM A
gus bus been struck.
An attempt wns made to
opera house ut Altoona.
, ' j..... .,i n hnndle of ul
JUT OIKl""r" ,
ing, U11U lie i:A.'"n
John J. Jones, on"
of the
wore burned in the explos"
oil i-o ten. l
the
four are 4
dead. The other
recover.
During the recent s'"r"J '
longing to Samuel """ .
Hermitage, the farm on "
cated being furme.l ly J ou
er, was struck by HBlltl,lns
nlotnli; rlttutrm'fMi.
I. Si
The Chamhersburg
elected Prof. Clayton
Leitersburg, Md w
vice-principal of the 1
made vacant ny i
Prof. Wayne Bowers.
Wharton M. Hewhey.
i -jo ...,..u a niemun, t
ZVnriueor an eu
train and was struck uy "
the westbound news pr
in the hospital un uu"r laie '
John Walsh, an emigrant
i.,.i t into a saloon on
nue. Scrunto... una S
two coioreu men, .
razors, cutting open tlie u'
his neck and milking a aw
the left urn.
Bun
The New York 1!
euil of Lit nor f ' ' V miinl"
unnu.il report tmi ' , ,
sous killed und "J" 1 B,
In the Slut " , I1JUh
thnii those kHI'J 1
fctimuisli-Aincrleun "r'