E Kl THEIR SHOOTING BAD. Tilt Enemy Has the Rang ol tho Oynamlle Huts and Thousands ol Pounds Havo Been Blown Up. Th London war office Issued the following; dlppatch Monday from Gen eral Blr Rcdvers Ruller, dated Cnpe Town, November 11: "Colonel Kckcwich (Rrtish com mander at Kimbrrloy) reports that this enemy were nctlve on November 4, principally with the object of driving off rattle. The Orange Free State troops retired rapidly before Colonel Turner, without firing. At 12:30 p. m. the Transvaal troops ndvoneed on Kenllworth. Major ivnkman. with a squadron of the Kimbcrley Light Horse, wan hiding In the hush and gave the enemy a win in reception. The Boern retired, thing. Colonel Turner reinforced Major IVukmnn and at 12:40 p. m., the enemy opened fire with one piece of artillery at nearly 4.000 yards ran ire. "Two Runs of the Dinmnnd Field Ar tillery were then sent In support of Colonel Tuinir, but the enemy's guns had censed firing after the tilth rouml. Consequently our Rutin did not conic In to action. The enemy' artillery fire wan nut damaging, mid shooting wan bad. "Despite the ltoer cordon, news con tinue!! to come through from Kimbcr ley, but It In necoanrlly belated, and some of the reports are obviously ex aggerated. It In certain, however, that th besieging force ban been con siderably reinforced. The enemy are dally bcnmlng more nctlve and enter prising, but they are mill relni tnnt to eome to clone riunrtcrs, and only once have attempted to aasnult the town, and that effort waft only half-hearted. "The losses on both side In the num erouft sorties have been trifling. The Rncr have received additional artil lery, and are using their guns dally with the object. It Ift nald. to dentroy the property of the He Beer Company, with which they personally associate their arch enemy. Cecil Rhodes. They have ftucceeded In getting the exact range of the mine and are constantly throwing; ahella at the dynamite hutft. Several of those have been blown up, and already the damage to the mlneft amnuntx to thoiiftanda of pound. "The Boern have alfto raided the coun try for mile around and have carried off all the cattle In sight. The towns people of Klmberley are cheerful, and the women and children are kept In safe quarters to escape the artillery fire. Cecil Rhodes Is a marvel of cool ness, and is playing the part of Baron Haussman of Klmlierley. He has planted many avenue trees, and Is now engaged In generally beautifying the town. All Is quiet In the De Ant' district, but the evident unrest of the Afrikander farmers la causing concern. Several have already been arrested on a charge of treasonable communication With the enemy. The situation Is one of uneasiness. The newspaper correspondents and other civilian ft runnel a here are feel ing the pinch of war. At the present time the purchasing power of the sov ereign la only eight shillings worth. One man paid tt K for two ponies and a cart. The seller was a Dutch farmer, and he considered that he was almost Riving his goods away. The buyer also thinks he made a good bargain. Fodder Is selling lit 175 a month In advance. The bank charges 15 shillings commission for cashing small checks. The discount on a 5 note Is two shill ings.. Bread Is four pence a pound, and meat is 200 per cent higher than usual. There Is much speculation In London regarding the next Boer move. It seems clear that It will be Impossible for them to closely Invest Ladysmlth owing to the arrival of the long-range naval guns which keep the Boers at least four miles off, making the circle of Investment about 25 miles In circum ference, which, it Is claimed. It will be Impossible for the Boer force to fully occupy. It Is beyond belief, however, that General Jnubert will remain long Inac tive, and It is conjectured that his pres ent quiescence Is due to the fact that he Is awaiting the arrival of heavy guns from Pretoria and Johannesburg to effectually bombard and render un tenable the British position. At Estcourt and Pietermarltzburg the defensive works have been great ly strengthened within the last few days, and they are now believed cap able of holding their own against any Boer force which General Joubert would at the present Juncture risk sending against either town. As many as six transports with 4.500 troops were expected to be in Cape Town harbor Thursday, but the Lon don War Office has Issued a statement to the effect that the only arrivals at Cape Town were the Sumatra, from Durban, with wounded, the Southern Cross, from Gibraltar, with mules, and the qtjllier Wenvoe. A rumor emanating from Amster dam sources says that "a British regi ment was dccrlmated Friday by Free Staters." It Is added that 600 of the British soldiers were killed or wounded and that 800 horses were captured. The British War Office has received from General Buller the following dis patch: "Cape Town, Thursday evening, Nov. 9. Have received by pigeon post from General White to-day the fol lowing: " "The "bombardment at long range by heavy guns continues dally. A few casualties are occurring, but no serious barm is being don. " 'The Boers sent In to-day a num ber of refugees from the Transvaal un der a flag of truce. A flag of truce from Ladysmlth met them outside the pickets. When the party separated the Boer guns fired on it before It reached our pickets. " "Major Gale, of the Royal Engi neers, was wounded to-day while send ing a message. " 'The entrenchments are dally grow ing stronger and the supply of provis ions Is ample." It Is announced In a special dispatch from Cape Town dated Sunday, No vember 6, morning, that the British have been victorious la an engagement at Ladysmlth and that the Boer Iobs was very heavy, Including 2,000 pris oners. The Boer efforts to Incite the Basuto chiefs to fight against the British have so far proved a failure, and. In fact. the British officials have much difficulty in restraining the blacks from attack ing the Free Btate. A native eye-witness of Thursday's battle near Ladysmlth says the Boers were caught -on the open ground and raised several white nags. The tint ish then advanced without firing to ao cent the surrender of the Boers, but were received with a volley at close range. Enraged at this treachery the Lancers, Hussars and Dragoons, fol ' lowed by the Infantry with fixed bay onets, charged through and through the enemy, and did great execution. A lot at prisoners and loot were captured The colonial forces In the Transvaal r ftrhUns la their shirt sleeves. "ERSE TELEGRAMS. Andrew Carnegie and family arrived In New York last Wednesday. A kite from which bombs can be dropped Is the Invention claimed by a Chicago man. Twenty-six men were Injured In a wreck on the Ft. Dodge ft Omaha rail road a few days ago. Richard Crnker will anil for Eng- land In a few days to return In time for the campaign of 1!HM. An Knst Taw as. Mich., concern ban received an order for 50 tons of vege table soup for the English army. Alfred Hnrnsworth. editor of the London Dally Mall Intends to enter a Dont for the American cup next year. The forhcomlng marriage of Senator Thurston of Nebraska, and Miss Lol.i I'earman, of Washington, Is an nounced The transport Indiana arrived at Pan Francisco with the Tennessee Volun teers and 101 military prisoners from Manila. Rev. Vincent Zalcskl. pastor of the Independent 1'ullsh Church, In Phila delphia, was found murdered In tho study of his residence. The nnvnl Inspection board will prob ably recommend to congress the pur chase of the Holland torpedo boat. Ad miral Rogers strongly favors It. K. W. Bnvinger, Democratic candi date for sheriff at Batavla, O., dropped dead Tuesday night as the election re turns were coming In. He would hnve been elected. William J. Bryan, In a statement summing tip the results of the recent elections, found a decided gain for the Democrats and encouragement for their success In lilOO. A municipal pawnshop was opened at Chicago Tuesday under a recent state law, which operates under a state charter and loans money on chattels at 1 per cent, a month. The schooner William M. Bird was wrecked off North Carolina and 10 of the crew lost, two survivors being picked up after suffering W) hours without food or water. Mr. Marconi sailed for England Thursday. He said at the steamship pier that his assistants had gone to South Africa with wireless telegraphy apparatus, expecting to give the system a test In actual warfare. The New York Press says brass bul lets are being used by the Filipinos against the Americans, one having Y. . . i n I n Lnn rnm lha 1 c rr n f lai.t In. seph!.. Donovan, formerly of the Sixty- ninth New lork regiment, In the Phil ippines. Irvin linker, or tiny county, kv., nas enlisted In the l'nit"d States army.say- Ing he would rather be killed by the Filipinos than to be shot from ambush at home. Since the beginning of the Baker-White feud 30 lives have been sacrificed. Cant. Lewis McNabb, commanding officer of Company K, Forty-ninth United States volunteers, the colored regiment In camp at JefferBon bar racks, St. Louis, committed suicide Tuesday night bv blowing off the top of his head with a Krag-Jorgensen rllle. Communication between New York and the Paris Exposition by means ot wireless telegraphy Is promised by Ni kola Teslia. The promise is based on a series of experiments successfully conducted at Colorado Springs, and the Inventor will soon return to New york to continue his work there. Chicago contractors and architects propose to break up the present trades unions and cause the formation of a new co-operative association of em ployers and worklngmen, their first ac tive step In that direction having been the locking out of over 400 employes by fourteen manufacturers of sheet metal. The supreme court of Montana is hearing the charges agninst John B. Wellcome, the confidential man of Sen ator . A. Clark, and who has been accused of having distributed large sums of money in bribery of members of the Legislature In the Interest of Clark during the last senatorial elec tion. BATTLE WITH INDIANS. Six Lives Lost In Carrying Out Warrant for Redskins' ArresL One white man and five Navajo In dians killed and two whites and one Navajo wounded was the result of an attempt of a deputy sheriff to arrest a Navajo Sunday, 10 miles south ot Walnut station, Arizona. November K a band of six Navajos held up Wil liam Montgomery, a cowboy. He came to Flagstaff and obtained a warrant for their arrest, and with Deputy Hogan left to make the ar rests. They were Joined by William Roden and Walter Durham. Hogan entered a brush coral, where four Navajos were, when a shot was fired, striking Hogan In the back, he at the same time being In a tussle with one Navajo, who was trying to shoot him. Hogan drew his pistol and killed his antagonist. The tight became general, and ended when the ammunition of the white men was ex hausted. Montgomery was shot through the heart. IGNORANT AND AMBITIOUS. Lord Wolselcy's Poor Opinion ot the Boer;. General Lord Wolseley, the commander-in-chief of the British army, who was the guest of the Authors' club the other evening, said that the short service system In the British army had at last been acknowledged as the right one even by Its most stren uous opponents. Discussing the situa tion in South Africa, the Held marshal remarked: "In my various commands I have learned much of Boer character and I can say truthfully that the Boers, as a people, are the most Ignorant with which I have been brought into con tact. Their aspiration la to rule the whole of South Africa. This Is a point the English people must keep before them. "There are ups and downs In warfare and the disappointments we have suf fered are having the good effect ot bringing the English people closer to gether." Thanksgiving Day In Cuba. Governor General Brooke, of Cuba. Issued a Thanksgiving proclamation, in which he says that the custom prevails In the United States to set apart one day In the year for thanksgiving to the Supreme Being for the many bless ings vouchsafed, and that the designa tion of the day, and the Invocation to the people to observe It, have been made by the supreme authority of the government, thus giving material Im portance to the national observance of the day. Confucianism to Ba th State Religion. One of the Chinese Empress Dow ager's latest decrees declares Con fucianism to be the state religion of China, and commands that It be studied In future In all Chinese schools and colleges. She thus becomes the champion of the .most radical reaction ary part. Throughout Manchuria Russians are ejecting Chinese owners of coal and gold mines and taking possession. Serious disturbances are occurring in consequence. pnupiyiRMWE. ONE MAN DEAD. Doubt Headed Train Crashes Into Standing Freight on lha Erie Road Flames Threaten Imprisoned 'Crew. For half an hour three men were cooped up in the caboose of a freight train on the Pittsburg and Ijike Erie Railroad at McKees Bocks near Titts buig Sunday night, while the car was burning, and before streams of water turned on by tho fire department hnd succeeded In quenching the flames. When this was done one man was found dead and two others were badly Injured. Alfred Carter, nged 33, engineer, Ran kin, Pa., married; scalded, mangled and burned; death Instantaneous. Russell Lipton and Thomas Brown Were Injured. A heavy . double-header freight run ning at a high rate of speed crashed with frightful force Into tho rear of a freight standing on the tracks. When within a hundred yards of the train the engineers and firemen of the colliding freight Jumped and saved themselves. The unfortunate men In the cnboose had no warning of what was coming and Were caught like rats In a trap. The trains came together with great force. So severe was the Impact that the cnboose was forced, twisted and smashed on the top of the rear of tho first train. The tender In the reor of the first colliding engine was forced on end, as were both the locomotives. Twenty cars were piled on top of each other, and It Is estimated that the dam age will reach StO.OflO or 60.000. Immediately after the shock of the collision the timbers of the caboose were discovered to be In flames. Then the cries of the Imprisoned men were heard, and those who rushed to the srene realized that quick action was necessarv In order to prevent a holo caust. There being nothing at hand, a call for the volunteer department of the borough was sent In, and they quickly responded. During the playing of the hose on the caboose the moans of the Inlnred men could he heard pro ceeding from their plnce of Imprison ment. Carter was found pinioned between two of the timbers nf the wreck. When he was extricated It was discovered that life was extlnc. He had been killed Instantly. Both LIpton and Brown were then tenderly removed. Both were placed on a train, along with the remains of the dead engineer, and sent to Pittsburg. IMPURITIES IN BREADSTUFFS. Adulterated Food Is tha Scourge Threatening Humanity. Senator W. E. Mason, of Illinois, of the United States Henute committee on manufactures, begun a session of the cominittlee at New York Monday. The subject of the day's examina tion was the adulteration of beer, ale and porter, tiiillus Thomann, of tho lix'al Beer Brewers Association, said that the brewers of the United States were much opposed to any adultera tion of beer. He believed, he said, thnt the foreign beers Imported here In bottles were reserved by an anti septic, probably salacyllc acid. Prof. II. W. Hart declared that every college should have a chair of dlettetlcs. He said the persistent adul teration of all classes of food was re sponsible for the present degeneration of the race, and would be responsible for a future generation of Idiots. White bread, Mr. Hart declared, to be the scourge of humanity, and he would sooner eat the cheapest bread baked In the dirtiest slum nf New York city than the best aerated bread manufactured. He advocated the use of whole wheat bread, and said that the appetite for beer In a result of the craving of the system for the life-giving elements that are taken from wheat by its manufacture into white flour. Mr. Hart said that he would prohib it the use of glucose In beer, and would suggest a law compelling brewers to tell on their labels the component parts of the liquor In the bottles. SEAPORT DESTROYED. Venezuelan City Shelled and 650 Persons Killed and Wounded. General Paredes, a former com mander In the army of ex-President Andrade, of Venezuela, who has re fused the demand made upon him by General Clprlano Castro and the de facto authorities to surrender the town of Porto Cabello, even when this was re-enforced by the request of the British, American, French, German nnd Dutch commanders, surrendered Sunday morning at 10 o'clock after a terrible battle. The aspect of the city Is one of ruin and devastation, and It is estimated that upward of 6S0 persons were killed or wounded during the fighting. Dr. Brnlsted, of the United States cruiser Detroit, and the other sur geons of the various warships In the harbor are ministering to the wants of the wounded. General Ramon Guerra began a land attack upon the town and the po sition of General Pnredes on Friday night. Desultory fighting continued until Sunday morning about 4 o'clock, and then a fierce struggle ensuea. General Paredes made a stubborn re sistance but General Guerra forced an entrance into the town. Restoring Lincoln's Monument Gov. Tanner of Illinois, Btate Treas urer Whlttemore and State Superin tendent of Public Instruction Bayllss, composing the board of commissioners of the National Lincoln monument, have let the contract for the restoration of the monument at Springfield to the Culver Construction Company of Springfield, their bid being 1114.600, and the lowest. The work will begin at once on the restoration of the monu ment, and must be finished by Novem ber 1, 1900. A temporary hall for the keeping of the Lincoln trophies now In the monument win De num. New Governor ol Havana. General Emlllo Nunei, the successor of General Ruls Rivera as Civil Gov ernor of Havana, formally took over the office Wednesday, declaring that he accepted the post with pleasure. "It Is the duty, of all Cubans," said the new Civil Governor, "to co-operate with the Americans In an honest en deavor to reconstruct the Island, flnan dally, politically and socially. I pledge my best efforts to narrnomse all fac tiona. Dewey as Oodlathar. Nothing more Interesting than act ing as godfather to the child of the daughter of an old friend of his occur red In the Ufa of Admiral Dewey Bun- day. Mrs. Frederick Harrlman, of St George, is a daughter of an old friend of the admiral, and the baptism of her son, Frederick, jr., was niaaa some thing of a social event. MATE KILLS HIS CAPTAIN. light Hundred Shots Fired Before Flvt Boats' Craws Could Dispose ol Him. Captain McCarthy, of the British steamer Trunkby, which arrived at Baltimore from Santa Cru, Tenerlffe, reports thnt a few days before his nr- rlval at Santa Cms the Brazilian bark Julienna Schoorer, from Rio Jnnelrn, for Genoa, Italy, put In for provisions. The health authorities asked the mas ter why there was hut 15 persons on board when the articles named 17 as leaving Rio Janeiro. The captain said the others had died from yellow fever. When the vessel was released from quarantine and provisioned one nf the crew stated to one of the customs guards that the man In chnrRe was not too master of the ship, but the mnte, and that the mate hnd murder ed tho master and his wife on the voyage. The authorities sent boats' crews from a small Spanish man-of-war In the harbor to bring the mnte and crew ashore. Tho mnte, who was a Swede, had suspected something and he armed himself with a revolver and defied the w hole of the five boats' crews of Spanish ninn;nf-w arsmen to take him. The sailors under orders of their ofllcerB fuslladed the mnn and the ves sel for live hours, during which time, It 1ft snld, H00 shots were fired. The mate was killed at last, having been shot several times. During the firing the crew Jumped overboard and were rescued by the warship's boats. In their excitement tho Spaniards set fire to the bark, but as soon as they fuond the Swede dead they extinguish ed the Are. SUBMARINE BOAT A SUCCESS. Inventor Holland Overcome by Congratulations (or Which Ha Had Wailed 23 Years. Tho submarine torpedo boat Holland wns successfully tested In Peconln bay, Long Island, Tuesday. At the close of the tost the members of the board of Inspection, Rear Admiral Rogers, Com manders William H. Emery and Char les H. Rollker and Naval Constructor Washington E. Cnpps, shook hands with John P. Holland, the Inventor, and congratulated him on his success. He hnd waited twenty-five years for victory and tears streamed down his cheeks when the naval officers greeted him. When all wns ready the Holland sank to a depth of ten feet while going at full speed. After going a mile she shot to the surface, her turret coming Into view. Ten seconds later she again disappeared. Within the ten seconds she corrected her course, having de viated only 70 feet from the true course and "tired a regulation Whitehead tor pedo weighing 840 pounds, which went spinning off toward the target 800 yards away. She was flying back to starting point before the missile had run Its course. A second trlnl was equally successful, the torpedo being fired while the Holland was submerged. LATEST 8AM0AN TREATY. England Renounces All Rights In the Islands But Receives Other Grants. It Is stated on seemingly accurate authority that the following are the principal points of the Samoan treaty now believed to have ueen agreed on by England, Germuny and the United States: England renounces all rights In Sa moa. The United States gets Tuttulla, n which Is situated Pago Pago harbor. Germany acquires the two larger is lands, Upolu and Savall. In return Germany renounces ner rights to the Tonga and Savage Is lands, south of Samoa, and cedes to England two of the eastern Salomon Islands near New Guinea. The Eng lish consulate In Rap.oa and the Ger man consulate In tftj Tongas are abol ished. As part of the treaty, an arrange ment between England and Germany In the Togo district of West Africa Is made. A special committee regulates the frontier of the Togo Tlntuland un der the following principles: The Daka river becomes a neutral sone; Germany gets Yendl and England Malaga. In 1902 Germany renounces her consular Jurisdiction In Zanzibar. RUSSIA WILL NOT INTERFERE. America May Have Full Swing, Commer In lha Chinese Empire. Count Casslnl, Russian ambassador. Just returned from an extended visit to Europe, talked Interestingly at Washington on international ques tions. He said he had no Instructions as to China. "So far as Russia la con cerned," he said, "her door stands open. American and Russian Interests there are Identical." He characterised the story of a prob able war between Russia and Japan over Korea as a renewed effort to stir up trouble. If anyone would know of the Imminence of such an affair he would, but he knew nothing of it. Count Casslnl said that although all Europe was watching the South Afri can war with profound Interest, there was no thought ot Intervention from outside quarters. Sale Blowers Coma to Grlet. Shortly before 3 o'clock Sunday morning In the Allegheny and Pitts burg ticket oltice ot Tltusvllle, Pa., Po liceman William Sheeny heard the nolso of a safe explosion and gave pur suit. He wns Joined by Chief of Police McGrath. They fired at the fleeing men and a revolver duel followed. The men ran into a disorderly house and the officers went after them. As soon as the officers entered the door a pitched battle began. Ofllcer Sheehy was struck In the mouth by a bullet, which lodged In the base of. the brain. Chief McGralth was shot twice In his left shoulder and once in the abdomen In the region of the stomach. The gang escaped, leaving behind them one of their number, said to be James Blake, of Youngstown, O., who had been killed. A second robber was captured Sun day morning but the third is still at large. The wounded police ofllcera may not recover. Independent ol Insurance Companies. The American Steel and Wire Com pany has turned its plant at Rankin, Pa., Into one vast fire engine house and organised Its employes into a big Are brigade. They have surrendered all of their Insurance policies and will cope with the flumes in future on their own account. Tha Insurance prem iums which they will save will be turned over 'to the operating fund of their new venture In fire fighting. AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL. Orders have been issued extending the domestic mall rates to tho Philip pines. Secretary of War Ellhu Root Is tip ped for the Republican vice presiden tial nomination in 1000. Queen Victoria made a speech of farewell to a detachment of the House hold cavalry when it left for South Africa. Admiral Bchley has aent word that he could not be present at the mount ing of the captured Spanish cannon on tha Northslde, Pittsburg. FILIPINOS DESERT THEIR ITRLNCHES. HEAVY BOMBARDMENT. Whealon's Soldiers Rush Waist-Deep Through lha Surl From tha Transports to tho Lines ol tha Enemy. The landing of the American troops at San Fabian last week was the most spectacular affair of the kind slnco lien. Shnfter's dlsembnrkatlon at Dai quiri. The co-nperatlon of the troops and the navy was complete. Tho gun boats maintained a terrific bombard ment for nn hour, while tho troops rushed waist-deep through the surf under a heavy but badly aimed lire from the Insurgent trenches nnd charged right and left, pouring volley after Volley at the fleeing rebels. Forty Filipinos were captured, mostly non commissioned officers. Several Insur gent dead nnd live wounded were found In a building which hnd suffer ed considerably from the bombard ment. The town was well fortified. The sand duties were rlvetted with bamboo 20 feet thick, which afforded a fine cover. Great Interest Is felt In the war de partment over Aguitialdo's sudden change of base northeast ward from Taiiac to ttayninhong. about 7f miles northeast of Tnrbic There are numer ous spellings of the latter place, but the form given Is the one most genera ly adhered to on the maps In posses sion of the wnr department. The most Interesting feature of the new situa tion is that Agiilnnldo hus been forced out of Tngalo county Into n region to the north where Tagalo Is not spoken and where the mountains are filled with Negritos nnd other savage tribes who nre hostile to the Tngalos. This Is about the most mountainous and In accessible part nf the Island. Gen. MncArthtir has occupied Mnbn lacat. His entire line, Including the Twelfth, Seventeenth nnd Ninth In fantry and part of tho Fourth ciivnlry. Is extended three miles In front of An geles, In a good tactical position. MnJ. Bell took Mnbalacat. Being ordered to reconnolter Thursdny until he located the enemy, he pushed Into the town, driving nut two companies of Insurgents and killing several Filipino officers. The Americans suffered no loss. Tho following cablegram has been received at the war department from Gen. Otis, dated Manila, November 7: "The following received from Negros, dnted to-day: "To the President of the United States The civil governor, counselors, Judges and secretaries who constitute the new government of this Island, In taking possession thereof this day, have the high honor of affection ately saluting your excellency, and trust thnt In the Inauguration of this form of government, bused upon the liberal and democratic Institutions which hnve made that great republic so grand nnd prosperous, that a new era will open up to this region which will enable It to reach the legitimate goal of Its Inspiration. M KNIC'lO BEVERILE.'" General MncArthtir took Itayombang Monday. Tills Is supposed to be the strongest position held by the Phllip plnos except Torino. The brief ac counts of the engagement received In dicate that the rebels fought accord ing to their recent tactics, retreating after filing a few volleys, fine officer of the Thirty-sixth Regiment Is the on ly Ameiicnn reported killed. Colonel Hell's regiment end a small force of cavalry entered Taiiac Mon day night, without oppi'Sltlon. Where Agulnaldo with his army and the so called government hnve fled Is a mys tery, JAPANJMURTS WAR. Her Strengthened Navy Places Her In a De fiant Position In Regard lo Russia. That the rumors of the serious situ ation beween Russia and Japan are not exaggerated seems certain from news received In this country. The North China "Dally News" says: "So greatly excited were the Chinese of the north by rumors of an Impend ing war between Russia and Japan that many merchants In New Chew ang. Port Arthur and Cheefoo have sent their families to Shanghai and elsewhere In the south for safety." It Is believed Japan rather courts the struggle, as she Is now second on ly to England In naval strength. The Japanese government Is taking a great Interest In the South African war. The Russian minister In Seoul has created considerable stir In the diplomatic circles of Japan by mak ing a demand to have the spheres of Influence of the respective powers In Korea defined. Japan strongly op poses the movement. Guam Short ol Food. The officers of the Transport Ohio, which has arrived from Manila, re port that they found the Island Guam, where a stop of 36 hours was made. suffering from a shortage of provis ions. Fabulous prices were offered for flour, potatoes, onions and other, necessities. For five months there had been no potatoes on the Island, and for six months no onions. Flour ran out four ninths ago, and even the stock of canned goods was depleted. Na tives and foreigners alike had been obliged to subsist largely on fruits and the vegetable products ot the Islands. Why Fussla Should Remain Inactive. The "Vosslsche Zeltung" of Berlin, discussing the probability of interven tion by a European power during the hostilities In Suuth Africa, says: "However much Great Britain's posi tion In Africa may be Imperilled It is quite unlikely Russia will make any anti-British move. Great Britain can rely upon American and Japanese sup port In the event nf any difllcultles with Russia In China." CABLE FLASHES Australia has promised to send 10,000 men Into the Transvaal if necessary. Queen Victoria has given $2,000 for the relief of refugees In South Africa. To save the cabinet it Is believed the French senate will convict 10 of the 15 men accused of conspiracy. The "Gaulols." of Purls, says a sec ond Franco-American treaty has been arranged and will shortly be submit ted to the United States congress and the French chamber. The meeting of Emperor William of Germany and the Czar of Russia last week Is taken as an Indication that the two sovereigns will work together in the Interests of peace. It seems certain that Prince Hohen lohe of Germany will have to resign be cause of his disagreement with the em peror on the naval bill, and that he will bo succeeded by Count von Buelow, The reports that the end of the world was to occur November 15, having been received with such credence through out Germany, the director of the Ber lin observatory has published an of ficial denial. The Berlin correspondent of the Lon don Dally Mall says It Is practically certain that the empress and the two youngest children will accompany Em peror William In his forthcoming visit to England. PENNSYLVANIA'S VOTE. Tha Republican Stat Ticket Elected BamaH Receives a Large Plurality. The following state ticket was elected In Pennsylvania: James E. Harnett State treasurer. J. liny Brown Justice of the Su preme Court. John I. Mitchell Justice of the Su perior Court. Complete return from the 67 coun ties In the state, nnd Including Phila delphia, show a pluralty of 109.465 for Harnett, Rep., for state treasurer over Creasy, Dem. The pluralty of Brown, Rep., for supreme court Judge will ex ceed that of Harnett bv probably 80,- 000. num. The Republicans of Ohio elected tho following state ticket: For Governor George K. Nash, of Franklin. For I.leulennnt Governor John A. Caldwell, nf Hamilton. For Judge of Supreme Court W, Z. Dnvls, of Marlon . For Attorney General John M. Sheets, of Putnam. For State Treasurer I. B.. Cameron, of Coluinbfnna. For Slate Treasurer W. D. Gullbert, Of Noble. For Hoard of Public Works Frank A. Huffman, of Vim Wert. For Senator, Tenth District Edward D. Howard. Returns from nil counties as report ed to the Republican state headquar ters give Nash, Republican, a plural It v of r,n,r.i2. a net Republican gain of Z2.l5 over the Vote of 1W. The legislature stands: House , 62 Republicans. 44 Democrats, 4 dountrui.. Semite, in Republicans, 11 Democrats, ! doubtful. ' Mayor Jones, nf Toledo, Independent CHOOHIHie lor K'lO'i liiil, mi I in, m3 of Cleveland but lost bis own city. nltv nnd nil the counties of the StatO rhow thnt th" Democrats swept prac tlcally everything before them In Tues day's contest. Jonn wit ter, nmun. i-r. Joshua llerlncand Isldor Ruyner. their candidates for governor, comptroller and attorney general, respectively, were, elected over the Republican candidates by approximately ll.:Kl majority. They elected 11 state senators for four-year terms, which with their four hold-overs will Rive them 1.1 out of a total mem bership of 26 In the upper house of the general assembly. In the lower house composed of t1 ni mbers, the Democrats elected KO. While the KepUollcnn will have only 25 delegates In the legislature lo meet In January nf next year, KENTUCKY. Chairman Blackburn, of the Demo cratic state campaign committee, gave nut the following stntement Thursday: "Goebel Is elected by 3,000 or 4.000 majority on the face of the returns. If contest Is made his majority will be Increased. Legislature safely Demo cratic, both branches. Democratic majority on Joint ballot of not less than 20." In view of the probability of a con test over the vote for governor this .lntutiu.nl I... f 'l, a I rn.n n I nn 0 I t Ihti u "J ....... ... Republican campaign committee, is signlllcant. Said Mr. Long: "The legislature Is close, but I think we hnve lost both houses. From semi official returns from all counties ex cept 12, and careful estimates from these, we have carried the state by 8, 000 plurality for Taylor." NEBRASKA Complete county returns coming In from Nebraska show that the Fuslon Ists curry the State by 12,000. They elect William Neville to Congress over Moses P. Klnkald, In the Sixth district, but bv a reduced majority, and gain slightly In Judicial districts. Chairman Edmlnstnn, of the Fusion State Central Committee, Insists that S. A. Hotconib Is elected Judge of the Superior Court by 15,000. NEW YORK. The Republicans of New York Tflll have about the same majority In the next assembly as In the last, the Demo cratic gains In New York city being offset by losses In the smaller counties. The New York assembly will stand: Republicans. H3: Democrats. 57. Repub. Ilcan plurality. 32: Republican gain, 14. MASSACHUSETTS. W .Murray Crane, the Republican candidate for governor was elected ln Massachusetts by a plurality of about" CC.000 votes. Boton went Democratic. NEW JERSEY. New Jersey Republicans carried ths state and retain control of the legis lature. The senate will stand 14 He- puolicans to i ijemocrnis: ine assem- r bly 41 Republican nnd 19 Democrats. KANSAS. In the county election of Kansas Republican gains nre reported from all sections of the stnte. IOWA. Returns from all of the 99 counties of the state show that the Republican claim of C0.000 pluralty for Oov Shaw Is easily, maintained, and It may go slightly above that figure. His major ity over all candidates for governor Is estimated at 4K.000, which Is the largest In the history of the state on the gub ernatorial vote. The legislature will stand: Senate, 35 Republicans and 15 Democrats; house, S3 Republicans and 17 Demo crats, a gain of 17 votes on Joint bal lot for tho Republicans. LOUISIANA. Paul Cnpdevllle, the regular Demo- rratlc candidate for mayor of New Or- ' leans, defeated Walter C. Flower, tha Jackson Democrat candidate for re election, by 5.000 majority. Flower was elected In 1SS6 by an overwhelming vote as a reformer. This is the first real test of the new constitution pro vision eliminating tho negroes and Ig norant voters. The principal Issue was municipal ownership of public works, and Flow ers' lennlng toward corporations is . what defeated him. Not more than three-fourths of the vote was cast, as the Australian ballot was tried for the first time, VIRGINIA. The elections in Virginia for the leg islature resulted in Democratic vic tories. MISSISSIPPI. The Democratic majority for govern or In tills state Is close on to 30,009 votes. SOUTH DAKOTA. The Republican nominee for state su preme court was elected by a majority of 10,000. In Baltimore city the Democrats elected a Judge of the court of appeals, clerk of city surveyor, and three Judges of the orphans' court. Detroit, Mich., elected Democratic mayor and a Republican council. xiavnr Ituker. Ilemocrat. was alerted In Providence. R. I. James D. Phelan. Democrat, was elected mayor of San Francisco. Republicans elected a mayor In Bait Lake City. f Fatal Duel on Shipboard. Captain Moulton. of the British bark Pegasus, from Portland, Ore., June 28, for Queenstown. which arrived Tues day, reports that a seaman named Klinger, described as a Dutch-American, who was shipped In New York, and a seaman named Button, who waa shipped at Portland, quarreled In tha rigging during the voyage and then fought qn deck. Klinatsr stabbed Hutton In the abdo men wlun a knife, and Hutton followed! Kllngejf with a blaylng pin until th former dropped oeaa. (
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