wv i 3 . 1 1 Vi ¥ # as aly 2 NEN CHINESE MINISTER 1S COMING. MR. WU RE-CALLED. Sir Liang Chen Tung Appointed, He Was Partly Educated in the United States. Sir Liang Chen Tung, secretary of the Chinese special embassy to the coronation of King Edward, has been appointed to succeed Wu Tingfang as Chinese minister to the United States. Ney ministers to Russia, France and Italy have also been named. The selections show that the Doyager Empress continues to regard the diplomatic service as unimport- ant. None of the appointees is of higher than the blue button rank, and ncne has held any important office. All except Liang Chen Tung are un- known to the foreign community. Mr, Wu, at Washington, has been for some time expecting the appoint- ment of a successor, as he was months ago appointed on a board to revise the laws of China. Liang Chen is a little more than 40 years old. Like the present minister, he is a man of progressive ideas, whose opinions have been formed from his education which was received partly in the United States; from his former con- nection with the Chinese einbassy and from his contact with European civili- Istood near the shaft zation in the course of several special missions. Chen was one of the four parties of Chinese youths who were sent to the United States 20 years ago to complete their education. The idea of the Chinese government was to have each of the boys spend 15 years in this country, 10 years of which were to be in the preparatory schools, and the remainder in the uni- versities. Before Chen had compietel his course the plan was discontinued and he returned home. While Chang was minister to Washington some years ago, Chen served as interpreter during the three years of his incum- bency. Later he was secretary of a special mission to Japan, and when the jubilee of Queen Vietoria was celebrated he filled a similar position to the embassy which went to Lon- don. last year, when China dispatenh- ed a special mission to Germany to make apologies for the murder of Baron von Ketteler, Chen was a memn- ber of the party. Mr. Wu has beea at this capital since April, 1897. His relations with the administrations of Presidents McKinley and Roosevelt have been of a most cordial charac- ter. The ordinary term of ministers in the Chinese diplomatic service is three years, and they are not reap- pointed, but Mr. Wu's term of seor- vice has been continued indefinitely from time to time. He was of great assistance to his government during the Boxer troubles. ANOTHER SEARCH FOR PEARY. Steamer Windward to Find the Arctic Explorer Amid Northern Ice. The steamer Windward sailed from New York Monday for the Arctic re- gions in search of Lieut. Robeiri E. Peary and his party, who went north in 1898 to endeavor to reach the North pole. This ship is expected to reach Peary’s headquarters at Cape Sabine, where he wast last heard from in 1901, by August 1, and return with him ie September. Mrs. Peary and her daughter, Marie, who was born in the Arctic country, will go on the Wind- ward. STEAMEYN. PORTLAND SAFE. Emerges From Bering Sea lce With Her 114 People. A dispatch from Dawson says that the steamer Portland, which was ‘blown into Bering sea six weeks ago, arrived at St. Michael, Alaska, on July 2, and sailed the next day for Port Townsend. The ship had 114 people on board when she disappear- ed among ihe Arctic ice floes. AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL. Complaints have been received at the War Department that certain teachers in the Philippines having been trying to influence Catholic chil- dren to become Protestants. These complaints have been forwarded to Acting Governor Wright, with instruc- tions to have the practice, if it pre- vails, stopped. The directors of the Louisiana Pur- chase exposition have adopted a res- olution that during the whole dura- tion of the cxposition the gates shali be closed to visitors on Sundays. The President at Oyster Bay is kept in close touch with departmental af- fairs in Washington, and almost hour- ly during the day is in communica- tion with members of his cabinet. The Navy Department hag in con- templation a plan to establish a wire- less telegraph station in San Fran cisco harbor. The department ex- pects soon to begin experiments at different points with several foreign systems. Information was received at the ravy department, that Jessie Ells- worth and Winifred Estrey, two young women from Ohio, were obliged to flee in a United States warship from Puerto Cabello, Venezuela, on account of the danger from an expected attack on that town by revolutionists. As a result of the drouth of last aummer the exports of corn during the year ended July 1, 1802, were 26,000, 000 bushels, against 176,000,000 in the preceding year, the value for 1902 be- ing $16,000,000, against $82,000,000 for the previous year. President Roosevelt has informally invited the members of his cabinet to visit him at his Sagamore Hill home. It is understood that they will avail themselves of the opportunity to come to Oyster Bay at their own and the President’s convenience. The records of the postoffice depart- ment show that during the last session | : 7 ih | re McBrier, a wealthy shipowner, President Roosevelt's administration, | 5¢ ®mrie, Pa. he nominated 2,611 presidential post-| at Sault Ste Marie, than | men. It had otf Congress, the first session under masters or considerably more DEADLY FIRE DAMP. Johnstown Explosion Makes Over 200 Homes Desolate Some Es- caped—Many Killed. A terrific cxplosion of gas in the rolling mill mine owned by the Cam- bria Steel Company at Johnstown. Pa., Thursday buried alive and left entombed 250 men and boys. The cause of the explosion is attributed to fire damp, but how it was ignited is a mystery. The explosion oc- curred between 11 and 11:30 a. m. The first repcrts indicated that 800 men were entombed. The rolling mill mine had an entrance at Johns- town, near the railroad station. The air shafting at the main entrance, however, is at Mill Creek, seven miles from Johnstown, and not far from the Conemaugh river. It is a shaft mine of many chambers. Four hundred men went down the shaft at Mill Creek at 7 o'clock Thursday morning. It is claimed that 200 or more found their way out of the mine during the morning. Spectators who since the ex- plosion say that 65 persons have found their way out of the living grave. They have been employed in chambers far removed trom the scene of the explosion. A. G. Prosser, as- sistant mining engineer, accom- panied a party which made a hur ried exploration of the mine follow- ing the explosion. He reported that the entombed men are locked in a chamber known as the Klondike sec- tion, about four miles from Johns- town and three and one-half miles from the Mill Creek shaft. At 11:20 p. m., 12 hours after the explosion, the first four victims were brought to the surface from the Klondike section. They were Wil- liam Robertson, who was uncon- scious when found; John Retallic, alive and in pretty good shape, and two unknown Slavs, both alive, but unconscious. Dr. John B. Lowman, who came up with the men, said he passed 25 dead bodies in the mine, scme of them in sitting postures. The Mill mine of the Cambria is located on the west bank of Stony creek, above the stone bridge, and is from five to six miles long. The mines are a honeycomb of one of the foot hills of the Alleghanies, and have been worked for 50 years, or in fact since the Cambria works have been operated. Owing to the heavy fall of earth blocking the passage way iL may be a day or two before the rescuing party can dig their way to the Klondike room, where at least 100 miners are supposed to have been at work when the explosion oc- curred. Friday the rescuing party succeeded in penetrating the mine to a consid- erable distance and found 17 miners alive. These, with the five that es- caped, immediately after the explos- ion, makes 22 that came out alive. One hundred and nine dead bodies were taken out up to midnight Fri- day, and it was estimated that 35 were yet somewhere in the mine. Every effort is being made to reach them with the faint hope that some or all may. be alive. Chief Mine Inspector James E. Rod- erick, Inspector Josiah T. Evans, of Johnstown, I. G. Roby, of Uniontown; C. B. Ross, of Greensburg, and Joseph Williams of Altoona made a thorough inspection of the Rolling Mill mine at Johnstown Sunday and decided that the mine was in good condition, and have authorized General Manager C, S. Price to resume operation in all parts of the mine except the Klon- dike section. . HUGE BOYCOTT PRICES. Two Dollars for a Shave and 25 Cents for a Glass of Beer. J. J. Hudock, Stephen Drosdick and Fdward Malloy, of Sheppton, who were charged at Pottsville, Pa., with an infringement on the boycott laws, have entered bail for their appear- ance. Donohue, the complainant, al leged that the boycott system is so well maintained at Sheppton and Oneida that non-union men cannot buy even a pint of milk unless they gc to Hazleton, 14 miles away. The boycott is conducted through the mer- chants charging exorbitant prices to al! non-union men, such as 25 cents for a glass of beer, $2 for a shave, ete. CURIOUS HITCH IN A PRISON. Convicts Not Employed as Barbers in Minnesota Penitentiary. It has always ben the custom ai the State penitentiary in Minnesota to assign convicts to shave the in- mates and officials. The barbers’ board law requires that every barber must get a state license and pass an examination as to his personal habits ap] moral character, as well as to his professional skill, but a convict could hardly convince the examiners of good oral character. Attorney General Douglas, to whom the legal question has been submitted, says the prison barber must have a license, and it looks as though the prison would have to hire a civilian tarber. Held on Murder Charge. Howard Jenkins and Agnes Fleming were bound over for. court at Knox- ville, Tenn., on the charge of murder, it having been proved conclusively at the preliminary trial that they had poisoned wife and husband, respec- tively, in order to marry themselves, which they did three weeks after their life partners died. Lutheran Young People. Nearly 700 delegates, representing about 600,000 Lutheran young people, are in St. Paul, Minn, from all parts of the country attending the fifth an- pual convention of the Luther League of America. McBrier's Corpse Found. The body of J. H. McBrier, son of , was taken from the river Mich., by dock- been in the water 45 days enough to fill half the presidential of-| nq was badly decomposed. fices in the country. GRADUAL REMOVAL OF THE FRIRRS. | OFFER VERBAL PROMISE. Gov. Taft's Report of Conference at Rome Received, President and Secretary Root Confident. It is understood that the question of withdrawal of the friars from the Philippine islands could be settled immediately if Washington would ac- cept the oral assurances of the vatican that they will be withdrawn gradually. It is believed that only President Roosevelt can decide whether such a promise can be accepted. Secretary Root has gone to Oyster Bay to confer with the President con- cerning the report received from Gov. Taft. Secretaries Hay and Root have been preparing a reply to the refusal of the vatican to consent to the removal of the friars from the Philippines and the document will be forwarded to Rome after it has been submitted to the President. Mr. Hay and Mr. Root are confident that they will not fail in their purpose of expelling the friars, but they may have to make some concessions to the papal au- thorities. It has been settled that while the power of the pope is the- oretically unlimited, he is hampered by the internal politics of the vatican, which forbid him to set himself up definitely against any considerable number of cardinals, such as dictated the reply to the committee of car- dinals to the demands of this govern- ment regarding the friars. It is now believed that these priests can be gradually removed from the Philip- pines’ by the substitution of others than Spaniards in their places, and the principai present issue'is as to the time within which this change can be made. Although Gov. Taft must make concessions on this point, he has been successful in other matters, especial ly in religious education in public schools. The cardinals’ committee in- sisted strongly that any arrangement must include some provision for re- ligious training in the schools, but the committee has finally consented to indefinite postponement of this is- sue, which is a satisfactory solution from the standpoint of the United States. MOODY HAS GREAT IDEA. Secretary of Navy Proposes to Test Newspaper Men at Maneuvers. Secretary Moody, in arranging for the joint army and navy maneuvers on the Atlantic coast in September, is preparing to test the newsgathering ability of American reporters, as well as the efficiency of the navy and army. He proposes to refuse the usual facilities to newspaper men for acquiring information, and that they shall be treated as common enemies by both soldiers and sailors. His idea is to learn whether all the informa- tion going can be obtained, and also te locate “leaks” in his and Secretary Root’s departments. Invitation to State Troops. The war college board, consisting of Generals Young, Carter and Bliss, and Major General Green have is- sued an invitation to all the gov- ernors of states to send troops to the autumn maneuvers of the army at Ft. Riley, Kas. The government can- not pay expenses, but will furnish provisions at regular rates. Raise $20,000 for Soldiers. There was no appropriation avail able to pay the National Guard for service during the recent anarchist riots at Paterson, N. J., and Gover." Murphy, Treasurer Briggs and Comp- troller Morgan decided to raise the money, $20,000, on their note, which the next Legislature will be asked to pay. Pullman Wages Increased. The Pullman Car Company has in- creased the pay of the conductors 15 per cent. They are divided into five grades, the lowest to have $70 a month and increasing by $5 steps to $90 for the highest. The increase will cost the company $300,000 yearly and affects 5,000 men. Revclutionary Pensioner Dead. Mrs. Nancy Jones, widow of Dar- ling Jones, a soldier of the revolu- tionary war, is dead in Knoxviii=. Tenn. She was one of the only three surviving pensioners of the revolu- tion. Threatened With Water Famine. The directors of the water works ot Helena, Mont., the control of which is held in Boston, have voted to shut] off the public water service in Helena | after this month unless the city gov-| ernment pays bills for water sup- plied to date, amounting to $73,000. will Be No Consolidation. LATEST NEWS NOTES. Labor leaders will endeavor to raise a big fund to help the striking miners. British coal miners plan to aid strikers in anthracite fields of Penn- sylvania. President Roosevelt's executive of- fices at Oyster Bay have been fitted up for him. ». Both parties are preparing to fight out the congressional campaign on the trust issue. . J. McDonald, a miner from Penn- sylvania, was killed by a train at Canisteo, N. Y. The jury at Minneapolis acquitted Chief of Police F. W. Ames of ac- cepting a bribe. The volcanoes of Mirad Valle and Rincond Vieja, in Nicaragua, are in active eruption. Charles A. Donnell, of Pittsburg, has been appointed an observer of the weather bureau. A. dispatch from Madrid says hail fell at Chantada, Spain, to the depth of a metre, 39 inches. E. L. Bonner fell from his automo- bile at Missoula, Mont., and died 1n- stantly, of heart disease. President and family take a dip 1n the ocean as the chief event of a quiet day at Oyster Bay. Andrew Carnegie has given $62,500 for the completion of the Lambeth (England) library system. Anthony Rukan and Adolph Bude- lier were drowned in Cass lake, Mich, by the sinking of a leaky boat. The four-inch Bethlehem plate, representing side armor for the pro- tected cruisers, passed a satisfactory test. The bodies of a man, a woman and two children were found near Pru- dence, Okla., evidently murdered by rcbbers. The transport Logan arrived at San Francisco from Manila with portions of the Seventh and Sixteenth infantry regiments. Charles Bright, of Sandusky, O., was acquitted in London of concealing $500,000 of his assets in bankruptcy proceedings. New York coal operators decide to hold present stocks of soft coal pend- ing decision of miners’ convention re- garding strike, Unscrupulous persons at Johnstown have been claiming and burying bod- ies of the mine disaster to win the $1,000 insurance, President Roosevelt has accepted the invitation of Senator Elkins to visit West Virginia during his West- ern trip this year. The department of justice is con- sidering what is to be done if the beef trust seeks to evade the law by a new form of combination. The National convention of boiler makers and shipbuilders, in session at Baltimore, resolved to demand the eight-hour day on June 1, 1903. Joseph Chamberlain, British colonial secretary, who was hurt by an acci- dent to his carriage, is so much better that he expects to leave the hospital. Secretary of War Root and Ad- jutant General Corbin have accepted au invitation and will attend the Na- tional Guards encampment at Gettys- burg. The grand jury indicted A. A. Ames, mayor; Fred W. Ames, superintend- ent of police, and Josepn Cohen, of Minneapolis, charged with accepting bribes. Mayor Morse, of Emporia, Kan., has vetoed the city councils acceptance of gift from Mrs. Carrie S. Plumb, of a site for Emporia’s $20,000 Carnegie library. Five firemen, David Lee, Adam Kerr, Henry Clarke, Walter Collard and George Russell, were killed by the fall of walls during a fire at Tor- cnto, Ont. Governor Nash, of Ohio, decided to appoint Judge W. B. Crew, of McCon- nellsville, to the place on the supreme bench made vacant by the death of Chief Justice Williams. The Baptist Young Peoples’ conven- tion at Providence, R. I., elected John H. Chapman president, and George Miller, Thomas Trotter and Samuel Seymour vice presidents. The presence of a detachment of the Illinois National Guard at EI dorado, the scene of the recent out- breaks against the colored citizens of Saline county, has had a quieting effect. Freedmen’s Aid and Southern Edu- cational society reports that negro schools fiourish in Southern States. The Green Glass Bottle Blowers’ Association of the United States and Canada have voted to send delegates tos the Child Labor convention at Trenton, N. J., in August. A freight wreck on the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern railway at Chi- cago resulted in the injury of seven men who were beating their way. Eight cars filled with tramps were telescoped. Dr. T. C. Laughlin, instructor in the Bible at Princeton university, has ac- cepted a call to the chair of New Tes- tament literature in the Pacific Con- Thomas F. Ryan, of New York, who | is probably the largest stockholder of | the Hocking Valley railroad and also] of the Pere Marquette, next to Na-| Hocking Valiey and Pere Marquette. dered that Mrs. Benice Batiste, a sur- vivor of the Martinique disaster, stall be permitted to remain in this coun- try. All her family were killed by the eruption of Mt. Pelee. Shepard Elected Secretary. tional Educational association at Min- neapolis, Minn, has re-elected Irwin Shepard, of Winona, permanent secre- tary for a term of four years at a salary of $4,000 a year. The strike of the freight handlers at Chicago was virtually settled Wed- nesday and the strikers will accept the offer of the railroads to increase wages 20 per cent, but the railway managers peremptorily refused to recognize the union. The board of trustees of the Na- gressional Theological seminary, of Berkely, Cal. Judge Alfred J. Murphy, who was | to preside at the hearing of Frank | thaniel Thayer, of Beston, says that! ¢, Andrews, former vice president of there will be no consolidation of the | the wrecked City Savings bank, dis- i charged the panel of jurors, saying i he received information The treasury department has or-’ which led him to believe that some jurymen were ‘‘fixed.” Fire at Clinton, N. C., destroyed 42 stores and residences, causing a loss of $100,000, on which there was little insurance. Among the buildings burn- KHAKI GREEN SUCCEEDS THE BLUE NEW UNIFORMS FOR ARMY. Board Recommend Radical Changes in Clothing, Pretty Style of Cap, and Serviceable Swords. All the poetry about the brave deeds of the “boys in blue” is In danger of being rendered obsolete. So far as campaign clothing is con- cerned the blue has been a back num- ber ever since the beginning of the Spanish war. The army uniform board has been in session in Wash- ington for several montns, of which Major General Hughes 1s president. It has submitted its report to the Secretary of War. The board recom- mends some very radical and far- reaching changes in the uniforms of both officers and men of the United States army. In the future the sol- diers must be called the “Men in Khaki,” for the famous and charac- teristic blue field uniforms wiil be done away with except for occasions of semi-dress. For field uniform the board has designed a suit of “khaki green” color, not by any means pre- senting a beautiful appearance, but considered by army omcers as most serviceable. In the summer and for Lot climates this uniform will be ol light weight, and in the winter and cold climates of heavy material. The long blue overcoat worn for so many years by both officers and men will be succeeded by a long overcoat of this same brownish green color. In the expert opinion of the officers who constitute the uniform board the new cclor adopted will be most difficult for an enemy to see on the field ol battle. Its wearing qualities are also superior to the blue uniforms which Lave so long characterized the Amer- ican army. Many changes are also recommended by the board for full dress uniforms. The helmet will be abandoned and a cap of the same shape as worn py Lieutenant General Miles will be adopted. This cap is modeled after the cap worn by the Italian army. The shoulder knots are to be greatly reduced in size and made more ornamental. The sword carried by officers will in the future be a weapon in every sense of the word, in- stead of a toy affair such as is now used. The new uniforms for the of- ficers will be a good deal like that worn by General Miles for several years past—very quiet and modest— instead of loud and garish like that worn by General Corbin while he was touring the country with Prince Henry. STATE DEPARTMENT TO ACT. Will Open Diplomatic Correspondence With Canada. Secretary Hay will communicate to the Canadian government the view of the officials of our department of justice of the unwarranted proceedure that the Canadian authorities are pur- suing in the matter of the extradition of Messrs, Benjamin D. Greene and John F. Gaynor for removal from Can- ada to Georgia for trial on charges of misappropriation and embezzlement of over $2,000,000 in connection with river and harbor improvements at Savannah, Ga. The secretary of state will also bring the matter to the at- tention of the British Embassy at once. MUST PROTECT THE NEGROES. Gov. Yates Orders Military Official to Eldorado With Troops. Gov. Yates, of Illinois, has directed Assistant Adjutant General Ewert to go to Eldorado, Saline county, with a squad of infantry and protect the lives and property of negro residents from outrages by white citizens. He iz instructed by the governor to quell all disturbances and ascertain the names of the leaders of the mob. Cassatt Will Not Be Held. Fresident A. J. Cassatt, of the Peun- sylvania railroad, says in regard to the alleged purpose of the board ot aldermen to hold up the franchise for the company’s tunnel under New York: “We will not pay one cent to get this improvement through.” XM. Cassatt is understood to have sent such a message to the aldermen. Des Moines Under Water. The levees at Des Moines, Ia., were broken in many places by a flood, the worst in 50 years. Many people were rescued from their homes in boats. Only the roofs of the McCor- mic Manufacturing Company and the Keith furnace factory were above water Thursday, and thousands of dollars’ worth of machinery was de- stroyed. Puddlers Get an Increase. A $6 puddling rate for all bar mills in and west of Pittsburg will be paid by the bar iron manufacturers for the next 60 days. This was decided on at the bi-monthly conference of the manufacturers and the Amalgamated | association at Youngstown, and { means an increase of 25 cents per ton. Boer Losses in the War. The Red Cross Identity Depart- ment, which acted as a casualty bureau for the Boers, estimates that their losses during the war were 3,/00 men killed er died of wounds, and 32,000 made prisoners of war, of whom 700 died. The Boer forces in i ed was the Episcopal church. ' Right thousand young people joined in singing “My Country, ’tis af Thee,” | at the opening of the fifteenth annual ! convention of the Pittsburg Christian | Endeavor union in Tent Endeavor. i Police Captain John Fitchett, at { Minneapolis, was convicted of accept- {ing $200 from John Long for procur- ing Long’s appointment as a police- i man Judge Herbert J. Davis, of Omaha, | who was recently appointed a judge of the Court of First Instance in the Philippines, has resigned and will re- n.ain in the United States. the field numbered about 75,000. Hopkins Not in Steel Suit. ANTHARCITE MINERS STRIKE. . May Reach Crisis This Week—Rests With the Indianapolis Convention Final Instructions. The tenth week of the great an- thracite miners’ strike may witness the crisis. Everything now depends upon the National convention which meets at Indianapolis. If the conven- tion voted solid support to the hard coal miners now on strike the conflict with the operators may be prolonged indefinitely. On the other hand, should substantial support not be forthcoming, it may have a discourag- ing effect on the strikers, and the operators taking advantage of it may attempt to resume operations at some of the collieries. Many of the local assemblies of United Mine Work=:s Sunday held meetings to give final in- structions to their delegates, who will represent them in the National con- vention. Just what the instructions are is not known. It is expected, however, that all the delegates from the anthracite region will vote as a unit in the convention. Of all the miners in Illinois only one small local has instructed its delegates to the Indianapolis convention to vote for a general strike. Without the vote of Illinois it is said to be impossible to call out the men in the bitumincus fields. The boilermakers’ national convention at Baltimore, Md., adopted resolutions of sympathy with the striking miners, voted them $500 out of the treasury and took up a pers sonal collection for them. A report from Indianapolis, Ind. says the five districts that called the convention the three anthracite dis- tricts of Pennsylvania, with West Vir- ginia antl Michigan, will probably vote for the general strike. A majority vote is all that is needed to decide, and the five districts will have over one-third the nominal voting strength of the convention. The great op- position will come from Ohio, Indiana- Illlinois and the bitumirous field of Pennsylvania, which have an agree- ment with the operators, and the 1uen are opposed to breaking the contract. THINK IT IS GAS AND OIL. Subterranean Disturbances Caused by the Pressure. Excitement has been caused at Tulsa, Indian Territory, by the dis- covery of cracks in the sides of mounds. Gas is escaping from the fissures and a continued hissing and roaring can be heard. On the ex- treme top of the highest hill there Las been a small volcano at work, raising up large boulders and tossing them aside. Experts state it is a great oil and gas field, and that pres- sure from a great depth has caused the commotion. CABLE FLASHES. Great floods in Switzerland destroy- ed a number of villages. An island colony of Spain discards the yoke and murders garrison. The Parliament of Cape Colony, East Africa, has been summoned to meet August 20. The summit of the Matterhorn, Switzerland, was reached by an Eng- lishman and a German. This was the first ascent of the season. The Chamber of Deputies of France by a vote of 475 to 4, adopted the gov- ernment’s bill for the conversion of the 314 per cent rentes into 3 per cents. The Indian crop outlook is now more hopeful. Rain has begun to fall in the province of Gujerat and good rains have fallen in most of the other parts of India. King Victor Emmanuel of Italy was present at an imperial banquet at St. Petersburg, Russia. The two mon- archs exchanged imperial toasts and congratulations. Marie Henriette, Queen of the Bel- gians, who has heen ill for some time past at Spa, Belgium, has suddenly grown worse and is in an alarming condition. King Edward's convalescence is SO rapid that he will be taken on board the royal yacht. His majesty sleeps well and is gaining strength. The wound is slowly healing.” In contradiction of the recent re- port that Russia had already prac- tically evacuated Manchuria an official dispatch from Kharbin says the evacu- atiom has not even begun. Lord Kitchener arrived in England from Africa on ship on which small- pox had broken out, but he was al- lowed to land, and was greeted with cheers by hero-loving crowds. : The powers have agreed to evacu- ate Tien Tsin and turn the control of the city over to the Chinese gov- ernment. The Chinese government claims to be able, now, to protect for- eign interests. Near Salina Cruz, on the Pacific side of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, a giant geyser has broken out as the result of heavy earthquakes. The column of water, rising to a height of about 50 feet, and is visible from the sea. The Argentine rcpublie and Chile rave signed a convention defining n:ore precisely the object of their re- cent treaties providing for arbitra. with the view of averting future com- plications. The cable steamer Colonial sailed from England for Vancouver to lay the British Pacific cable from British Columbia to Fanning island. An- other steamer will sail in a few days to lay the section from ° Fanning island to the Fiji islands. The threatened Turko-Bulgarian complications, arising from the for- kins Bros., New York, has made a formal statement to the effect that { the use of the firm’s name in connec- | tion with the suit filed at Trenton | against the United States Steel Cor- | poration, was entirely unauthorized, i and that steps had been taken to have | the firm's name withdrawn. F. W. Hopkins, of the firm of Hop- cible removal of the flag and cost of arms from the Bulgarian agency at | Serres, Roumelia, for which Bul | garia demanded satisfaction, have peen averted by the dismissal of the chief of police of Serres anda Turkey’s | recognition of Bulgaria's agency | there. The tariff commissioners, who are meeting in Shanghai, China, report that they have arranged a schedule and that al! governments except that of France agree to it. tion and the limitation of armaments, - | A ns ak One of No OL the alone the gr the d the ea ; : her k - 9 April is as shoul A bu of the and w prickl consu urrect of the lesser flamn "Re fervid just how mood the 1 green self « and t of Ce their Ww « It depal that fare speci ulate will | hour, back is nc at Ni sche refur four exces line cess ing i } Bl a cl have Ther true stoo« this how: the 1 sens to k of d¢ velo, abili his purr In 3 } cour
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