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p5 SEPTJBMBEH 3 BHi WffliiBfOmMI 3 i Nftl PETERSBURG Frailce IS rtSVri8iiQ BRITON AND GERMANY MAY STAY IN PEKING AVSTJUA JSD ITALY ALSO SAID TO HAVB DECIDED TO HKlIAlJf jfilerlln of the Opinion That Troop Withdrawn Will Ileraaln Inder AVaMersees Command SplUDlptfh to ChroolH NKW YORK September 12 A cable to the Herald from Berlin says i I learn mat an tne replies from the foreign powers to the Russian proposals as to China have now arrived atSt Jetera burg The Foreign Office here pretend to know their contents and asserts that the Russian French and American forces are retiring to Tien taln bUt are nof to be withdrawn from Count von Veldrsees supreme command LONDON September IS 315 A Statements were current in the European capitals last evening that all the powers hed replied to the Russian proposition that Great Britain and Germany had declined to evacuate Peking that Austria and Italy had decided to be guided by Germanys decision and that the other powers had agreed to a more or les modifledyithdrawah The Paris correspondent of the Morning Post claims to know the allies will only withdraw outside the walls of the capii til where they will continue to doming ate Peking in a military sense According to a news agency from pei klng dated August 31st Mrr Conger regards the situation as deplorable and is advising all the Americans to leave the capital if possible The American Minister was In favor of the punitive ex pedition to Pao Ting Fu According til the same dlsnatchi an American eol dter killed two Sikhs whom he caught looting The Russians says this telegram have undertaken to treat wlthTrlnee Chine Mr Conger In his private ca paclty has received eight Chinese who have been Informally endeavoring to tMiaii friendly relations with the Ministers Tt rumored from Shanghai that General Yung Lu baa Joined the Em press Dowager at Ta Tung In theprov iny PI pqgnCM Nii TheSeklng correspondent of the Daily Telegraph says Aa the allies were leaving the forbidden clty August 28th bands of Russians and other clvHians wlth soldiers overran the ImperlaT apartments forcedjdrawers and doors and looted everything portable xni British offlcers compelled several cU villans to disgorge The Shanghai correspondent of the Times wiring Tuesday saysf IJJHung Chang has received an edict appolnU Ins Prince Chlng and General Tung Lu additional peaca commissioners He has advised Yung Xu frankly to confess that his troops wefe be ypnd con trol and attacked the foreigners XI Hung Chang wilt then Inquire whether the allies were preparedto accept yjung lu as a commissioner Chang Chih Ting the Wu Ting Viceroy says Yung Lu is Willing toreturnto Pao Ting Fu but Is reluctant to accept the appointment A special dispatch from Shanghai dated yesterday says Prince Chlng has Informed 14 Hung Chang that a certain power proposes four conditions to be ac cepted before agreeing to an armistice the neutralisation of T1en tsih the crealibn of Heh Iang tflang as a buffer state the placing by the powers of Internationa garrisons at the treaty ports and the execution of the Boxer chiefs Hung Chang declares that he willing to negotiate fqr the restoration of Emperor Kwang MsU but not for the punishment of PrinceTuan Yung Lu or Kang Yl presfdentof the Board of War The Russians failed after Jwo attacks to take the Chinese fortifications at Pel Tang north of Taku TwoRus elan forces one from the north and the other from the south are operating in the direction of KIrin and jMukder They have already occupied Hal Chlng and have surrounded Xiao Hang 0 MiVoiMiiVtVMtiMiUi ff5 mmsMms MM of livS tJHrisSahi LONDON September IS All the correspondents In China are sending terribly stories ot wholesale massacres Of misslonat Its and native Christians It Is atserttd that during July bstweeri 150W and 20000 converts wetemassacred in ihe northern provinces Large num bers of missionaries are still Unaccounted for and tmall hope Is enter talned of their escape Nailvereports are subject to the most careful scrutiny with the result that although there may besorae exaggeration It Is Impossible to doubt that in the majn thsy are correct The horror Is intensified by confirmation of the reports that the women were subjected to unspeakable barbarities and tortures being stripped and slowly clubbed to death TMs was en of the ml dest methods The Boxers wreaked fiendish vengeance The newspapers are calling loudly for swift punishment Fears are expressed Ust the Russian Government which does rot encourage rrIs rM elonary propaganda should prove lukewarm la this matter -O The Final Decision May Be Beached Quickly Be--cause of Famine Threate eral native houseswere destroyed by thft mob every article of furniture being carried away The Consul also states that no loss of life Is reported as having occurred during the riot Rev Walk er ana itev ur Hinman or tne unao vu mission were at Foochow on July 31st where they had been fqr several months previously RKPORTED ROXCR VICTOHY WILL WW or hS tr TM FOR JS EUROPE resiHefntKrueger to Sail Louranzo Vi Marques SEVERAL TRANSVAAL OFFICIALS WITH HIM KOW STAYIXG AT TJIE RB8IDEXCE OF THE CONStL OKTUE SETltEniAXDS Ilerort That Bothu 1 Kesottntlnff to Surrender and Another That Gnerrllln Varfare1VlII Be Pnrued a 1 tjiundired aind Thirty Thotwaijd Men Will Quit 1 it V7 i 1S2 WiUiyost 1 enmg of a Struggle Which Millions of Dollars Each Mbn Jo AMERICANS SURPRISE ANPDEFEAT CHINESEi Three Hundred Imperial Troops Are Discovered in temple and Routed With Xo PEKING Septembers via Taku September 10 A troop of American cavalry sent to act as as aconvoyforcattle surprised 80Q Imperialists quartered at Iho tempi at Shaha They killed thirty and captured KQ rifles The enemy fled northward Some Boxers recently attacked two companies of Russians who were guarding a railway working party at the South Staapo station Re enforcementsenforcements succeeded In dispersing the at Ucklng party Two of the Russians were wounded As this was not the first occasion when attacks of this nature had occurred a punitive expedition under1 Colopel Pretrlkoff was sent with orders to burn the surrounding towns PEKING Beptember Colonel Pret rikofrs party yesterday engaged the Boxers several miles from Machlpo The Boxers were armed only with swords ahd spear The Russian cav ry caargeq on mem Killing many of tbeni with sabers The charge was made through a corn field and the Russian succeeding In killing the1 coca mander of the enemys forces Tne casualties among the Boxers are et Stated at 900 A Russian officer was Wounded and two Cossacks were kitted WASHINGTON September 12 The question of withdrawing the American troops at once from Peking Jo now before thePresldent and a speedy decision Is expected and required There are differences among officials In Peklngon this subject and the Issue Is for the President to decide The action of the French Government as reported by cable dispatches Jn Joining Russia in orders for the withdrawal of troops has brought about the contingency touched upon In the reply to Russia In the oj lowing language The result of these considerations is that unless there Is such a general ex presslon by the powers In favor orcon tlnued occupation as to modify the views expressed by the Government of Russia and lead to a general agreement for continued occupation we shall give instructions to the commander of the American forces in China to withdraw our troops from Peking after due conferenceconference with the i other commanders as to time and manner of withdrawal General Chaffee was made acquaint ed with the attitude of the Qovernment and was directed to hold himself In readiness to withdraw his trOops TJn doubtedly he has conferred wlth he bther commanders as to thetlme anA manner of withdrawal accordlngf td the terms of the notel The sehdlngfif further Buppllej to him has been stopped and he now awaits butthe signal from WaBhington to begin his movement It is jfor the President to give that signal The considerations jnow beforehlnr befote Immediate withdrawal are flrst the act thathe i Is alreadycpnv4 mttted In a measure to such course second It represented thatfjChlnala on the verge of la terrible amine and the retention of thei troops inPeklng preventing as they do the return of the Chinese Goyernmehtand ithe supply ef provision to thVcapltaV places the rt eponsibillty for what threatens to bie a frightful calamity upon the powers who sanctioned theoccupatlon Oh the other hand strong representation have been made to the President In opposition to withdrawal In advance of the procurement of absolutely suffi cient guaranties for the protection of American Interests lnChma and for the safety of the native Christians This Ast addition Is ope most difficult to meet but being insisted upon by the missionary element is being given most careful consideration In anticipation of some such state of affairs the effort has been made to hasten the dispatch of preliminary negotla tlons It Is highly desirable that some responsible representative of the Chinese Government be recognised In order that we may secure a sufficient guaranty uponwhlchjtohase the withdrawal of our troops 1A Hung Chang and Prince Chlng are the only lights In the East so far as our Government can see and it hi possible that the present problem may be solved by a decision to deal with them Immediately and to accept their pledge as sufficient for our pur poses Therefore the decision announced to day to facilitate JJ Hung Changs passage from Shanghai to Peking may be regarded as significant Iater It was announced that Consul General Ooodnow had reported that would leave Shanghai next Friday for Tlen tslnr His paeans of transportation are not known but he may havela Unit States vessel If such a thing is absolutely necessary to his reachlng Tien tstn Possibly the negotiations may be condncted there but the opinion In of fielal circles seems to that the last act in the negotiations namely the signature of the treaties which must bind China for the future must take place at the Chinese capital It is not known that anyof the powers is prepared to object tO Hung Changs visit Meanwhile the State Department is dolnglts best to force the Chinese Gov eminent through Li HungChang to restore oeace lh the provinces and cease Outrages upon American citizens which have been continued up to the present day Reports coming by mail are Jut reaehlnr the State Department as to somejot those occurrences Under date ct July Slst the Consul of the United States at Cbefoo report to the State Department that advices received from three native pastors at Sfcao Wu about 60 mile from Foochow and a mission station of the American board Indicate that during the riot wfeleh occurred at gnao Waoe July 24th the large church belonging to the siKtoa oael chapel a latge hospital bH4g two residences occupied by the miMtenarlea and sev Sald to nave Defeated Imperial Chinese Troops BERLIN September 12 A dispatch to the Frankfort Zeltung from Shane hal dated Tuesday September lllh says the Boxers united with the Socltty ot theBIg Knife from Northern Shantung are reportedtQ have defeated the imperial Chinese troops north of the province of Kiang Su which Is south of Shantung CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE CHINESE OFFICIALS Imperial Decrees Ordering Uanar Chans to Proceed to relclns and Aaictnar American Protection WASHINGTON September 12 The State Department has made public the following correspondence The following correspondence was handed to Acting Secretary of Stste HUi on Heptember 11th by the Chinese Minister Cablegram from Earl LI Hung Chang dated September 9 1900 transmitted by the Chinese Mtnlstervat London under date of 3eptember 10thanl received by Minister AVu on the night of the last named date VI have just received a telegram dated September tSth from Qovernor of Shang tung transmitting a dispatchuldressed to me by the PrivyCouncll from Tal tunx Fu Shan sl on August 80th The Privy Council to LI Hung Chang Envoy Plenipotentiary Grand Secretary of State and VtceroyofChi On the th day of the sixth moon of Kwansr Hsu twenty slxth year August 27th thefol imperial eoicxwasissueaj thereby command LI Hung Cbang Envoy PlenlpotenUaryi with full discretionary powers and Grand Secretary of State to proceed at once by steam ves sel to Peking and there to associate hlm sejf with Prince Ching in discussing and dealing wKh all pending questions Let there beno delays Respect this nit The abore has been communicated to me in obdlence to the Imperial wtlU Another communlcatioafrom the Privy Council states an edict has already been Issued commanding Sir Robert Hart to confer with the representatives of the foreign nations for the loan of a steam yesseV to convey UJfung Changvwlthout deUy to Peking where he Is to associate himself wlth Prlnee Chinr Indealing with all pending questions tThere was alsov a copy of an edict for Lt Hung Chang which the Inspector General of Customs 8Ir Rtbert Hart was directed to depute an official to deliver in person to Earl Ll The documents referred to have been dispatched by post but on account of the roundabout method employed and fearing a mistake might arise the edicts are respectively transcribed fa hnvv fn cetpt of same the Shantung Government Is requested to transmit them bv tele graph to Envoy LL Having received Imperial orders ordering my speedy departure for the north tt behooves me to make arrangements to start on my Journey soon Please Inform Secretary of State and request instructions be telegraphed to the United States commanders at Tlen tsln and Pektng to co operate In affording me protection if required A above communication Secretary Ia hanlea Mr Wu the following re ply In reply to the request of Earl Li that Instructions be telegraphed to the United States commanders at Tlen tsln and Peking to co operate in affording him protection If required on his Journey the Government of the United States so far asjts own forces are concerned will be happy to fadlltlate every proper way the journey of Karl 1A to Peking fnd will so instruct us commanders i PRINCE CHING DECLINES TO ACT WITHOUT LI preUl Dlvpatrbes tne Cliroulcle LOURENZO MARQUEZ September 12 President Krueget and several Transvaal offlcersare staying at the house of Mr Pott the Consulof The Netherlands here It is reported that they will sail for Europe September itth on theQermaa steamer Herzog LONDON September 12 The flljrht of President Krueger from what is now designated as the Vail river colonyand his arrlvaltast night aMourenso Marques Is regarded here as indicative oi an early end ot thehostijltles in Sputh Africa Another message from Lourenzo Marquez says theTransvaa otate officials accompanied President Krueger Into Portuguese territory Significant also although It Is unconfirmed is the announcement that General Botha the Boer commander in Vinci 19 inaniua urcihuicd iu eugfcitucif and the question whether the burghers Will rtowj follow the usual course of beaten armies and Jay down their arms or formally declare In favor of guerrilla warfare must be speedily settled It Is believed here however that President Kruegers action deprives the Boers of their main pretext forremalning in the field NEW YORK September 12 A dispatch to the Tribune from London say sir The Boers have decided to make a formal declaration of guerrilla warfare General Botha It Is understood has dissented from this course but accord i lng to a Post correspondent with Lord Roberts force he was overruled by the other members of the council ofwr The News correspondent in Belfast learns through a refugee from the Boers that President Krueger was at Nel snrult on Saturday and that President Stevn and Generals Vlljoen Christian Botha Bourne and Delarey were all with him Lucas Meyer has been de posed from his command but remains Kruegers military adviser BOER TREAtMENT OF BRITISH PRISONERS i 4 Special Dispatches to the Chronicle 11 9 lit Roberts DeDouneei the Classing of Colonials Cfimlnals San ltarr Precautions Weglected i XpNDON September 12 The 4ar Office haa issued a long repprtfrom Lord Roberta on the treatment of Brit ish prisoners or war at rreiona juuu ed Jon thereport of the court of inquiry Briefly Lord Roberts declares thaHhe treatment of the officers waa falrbut that the food of the men Was quite In adequate arid of inferior quality He denounces the treatment of the colonial prisoners as criminals and says the inhuman treatment of sick prisonera throws the greatest discredit on the xa ioritles then at Pretoria The prevalence of sickness and many deaths of Drisoners Lord Roberts aaas tre attributable to the lack of proper food medicines and acpmmoaaiions arid tihe neglect of ordinary sanitary recautIon DISTRESS AStOlfQ REFUGEES Many Americans Wring in Caves on Table Mountain CAPS TOWN September 12 In the Cape House of Assembly yesterday the Premier 81r John Gordon Sprlgg replying to a question concerning the fate of refugees who had not been permitted to return to their occupations said that if charitable funds failed the Governr ment would see to it that the refugees did not starve LONDON September 12 The Cape Town correspondent of the Dally Mall referring to the question put in tpe House of Assembly to Sir John Gordon Sprlgg regarding the refugees says The distress among them is very serious Large numbers mostly Ameri cans are living In caves on the sides jof Table mountain owing tolhelr inability to pay rent LIDBRALS AHD THIS BOERS INDIANAPOLIS September 12 At 315 oclock his afternoon President Mitchell and Secretary Wilson of the United Mine Workers of America af fiid their elgniures to the document hich will iall 112000 miners of the I ennsylvanla anthracite region 4 from tfcelr work Monday morning and prcj clpitate one of the most gigantic strlkfE in the history of the Jabor world The document was the official In dorsement of the request of the anthra Cite districts 4to strike It was consld ered by the national executive board of uejininB wpraerstiast weea anqiwnen iheboaid adjourned all power to Indorse the request for the striked was left lu the hands of the national president and secretary The official order to strike was sent to the three presidents Of the Pennsylvania districts The order is a simple recital of the procedure of the three district bodies In applying to the national board for authority to strike arid a formal announcement that the application Is Indorsed arid the strike ordered The order says Do not watfor any further notice to strike but cease work In a body on and after Monday September 17 1900 At noon torday John Mitchell president of the United Mine Workers of America made his last official state ment before declaring a general strike ins tne anthracite coal region Up to this time Mitchell and the or gamzatlon had been trying to secure a settlement with the managers of the anthracite coal mines The railroad companies control 72 per cent of the mining output and as a last resort Mitchell telegraphed a warning to the presidents Of the Pennsylvania Lehigh Valley Delaware and Hudson liela ware Lackawanna and WesteraCen trap of New Jersey Philadelphia and Reading Erie New York Susquehanna and Western Delaware Susquehanna and Schuylkill and New York Ontario and Wternrailroad companies The message was SB follows INDIANAPOLIS September 12 A strike imminent in the anthracite coal fields of Pennsylvania If it comes it wiu nay an injurious enect not only upoti the coal regions but upon all com munltleswhpre anthracite coal Is sold transported or used The public there fore is Interested in the result As the company of which you are president controls mines mthe anthracite regions we the authorized renresenta tjyes of the anthracite miners in order to promote the public welfare and avert at strike propose to you and the Other coan operators iraiine wnoie question of wages and conditions In the anthra cite coal fields be submitted to arbitration Art Immediate reply signifying your acceptance or rejection of this proposition lsrequestedi JOHN MITCHELU President WiB WILSON Secretary Trs urer United Mine Workers of Amer cart This afternoon President Mitchell and Secretary Wilaonsat in the headquar 1TT1 HISVLW1 Ei JV niveau I jtj 1 Shorfciiifir Domsti at Harrison ddy fiulch HoteL i Vl PETTY MUMMEIIEDS BY INSANE HUSBAND ip p1 hotthHotjohpthe 6rta TBMPKRi IT HI A i va i A fl i 1 mi brhetCaoftciW Bralsia OnVWltb the SsmeWespoa fsiFir JMIriuteV a i Later I ters Both were nervous They opened telegrams from different parts of the anthracite region with feverish haste thinking as they said that each mest sage might be some concession from the operators that would prevent the strike The three distrlcfpresldents reported this afternoon that of th 112000 men in the three districts 134500 would go on Strike Monday President Mitchell would not state what secret Influence had been at work to prevent the strike and which caused the delay lie said the person at work had offered his serf vices voluntarily ana that the matter Was confidential As to maintaining the men during the strike he said When men are fighting for Just wages they can subsist on very little At any rate it Is rate to say that nobody will starve or want for neces sary clothing Most of the men live In company houses and we must consider the probabllty of eviction but these things have all been nlly considered and met as they present themselves At this time ltwould be folly for the organization to go Into details aa to the provision made for feeding and clothing the strikers President Mitchell will leave Saturn day for HazletQn Pa to personally con duct the strike DEMANDS OF THE ANTHRACITE MINERS Canseof the Great Coal Strlke sThe Contest Is Likely to Cost Severn Slllllon Dollars INDIANAPOL18 September 12 Iri lhetr demands the miners ask correction of many evllsv the more Important ot which ate the following Abolition of company stores reduction ta the price of powder to 1 CO a keg the abolltiort of company doctors semimonthly payment cf wages abolition of the sliding scale wages paid In cash 224i poundsto the ton 1 50 and notexceedingr 75 a day that all classes at day labor now receiving tl SO and not exceedng SI 73 shall receive 15 per cent AverUhcpresent waves that ail day labor no receiving tl 73 shall be advanced 10 per cent that no miner shall have at any time more than one breast gang or other class of work and shall get only his legal share of cars In the mines in the Lackawanna and Wyomlngvalleyr districts men and boys are employed Of these 60000 are dj 1 trlbuted through the workings lying be tweenf Plttston in Luxerre county and Forest City JJusquehanna county There REi5D3WGSiepiembDuririg attack of temporaiylrisantiyjiSPctty an empldyf th MtdasGoiIriinsT CoriiparitHarrlson iGijtehriearhew rniVrslirihfavtf nnid commlttedsui cideTlSa Wght undereciUyet mgircumttariesj Tettras an xpert hiactomlthlana made a epecialty pt sharperilng he tools fchiVenonipieatthcmltiei Re eritiy hpweVei5he sustained arilujiiry which peeessiiaf ed nlf dergolriffav vpry sYereturglca1 operatlorii Itwkt pparentto7Jls Iritimatesheriihe i joined them Upon his Tecbyery that Pettji riiihXaaiaff of his sufferjngstbutb anurireasonable jealousy MiHj3yquiir aridpetty wlf ei therivas othlngtb irtdicatithat adangeiuaphaseiT 50 dilate his eftlouad sipneX freoehtbtckerinBAhis3wlferiatuTV aHjrilfeseQted hlsunJis titismuatloria aridTdiculousaaWoris 0ne of theBesceries uoccurredj as nl ght wjHen thelpouplej retired toth room iin GroHielfoi5the night 4 Cjlust What occujfThtw Petty aridher insane husband jsn lnown but both were heard talklngex cltedly for some rolputeafter they en tered their room and then the repoits pt two shots fired In rapid succession startled their Immediate neighbors and the community i Upon InvestIgaUohitiafoundc that upon retiring to thelrropm Petty had partially undressed while his wlf disrobed and during their quarrel had shot her with a rifle through the heart Ilehad then reloaded and turned ha weaponf upon hiniseif as he eat on the edge of the bed blowing the top of his head off when he pulled the trigger Thelnterlorof the room presented the appearance of a shambles when the door was pried open for the blood of iho murderer and his victim bad soaked the bedding land carpets and Pettys brains had been spattered over the walla and celling JThe Coroner was notified and as soon as possible took charge of the remains and arranged for the inquest The tragedy has cast a gloom upon the entire community of Harrison Gulch for Mrsetty was universally popular NOTES PTROS THE ORIEMTi si 1 Tfi H4 yim ton 20C00 at Mahanoy City and Shenan aoan ana zaiaw arouna Bnamoitln Fotts viilei and Mount Carmel The closing Is expected to reduce the regular coal pro ducUon 75 per cent leaving free only the Reading Coal and Iron Companys production of 405 per cent of the total output of the region and 585 per cent of the Lhlgh valley production -i Should the strike continue over a period of two months the loss In wages will amount to nearly 10000000 the loss to rail roads 120100000 and the loss to the mine operators J20000000 ROBS A TRAIN DARING HOLD UP ON THE BURLINGTON Ministers Send an TJrfcrent Appeal to the Latter Tne Emperors Presence Hay Be Xeeessary PEKING September 9 Prince Chlng during the course of Interviews with the Ministers yesterday informed them that he was without power tone cotlate and he cannot act without Li Hung Chang An urgent request has been telegraphed Li Hung Chang ask lng4 that official to come to Peking Marquis Telang states that nothing can be done until the arrival of the Em irttor fiEMV BiPEDlTIOS DEUYEU Pao TIntf Fa Force Wilt lfot tie Partner Until Italn atops TAKlf Modday Septemtjer 19 Rain delayed the starting ftM Pao Ting Fu expedition untHApcloek Saturday One column is JsjeaTmovlnj west and the other soutlssslK AThe troops marched nftecnillpfflsta en camped at Tung LluCnlfcTeeUng with no opposition They wvanced to Mao Chang on Monday Baroness Von Ketelers Return BERLIN September 12s Bareness von Keftelerjarrlved at Tlen tsln Sep tember th escorted bya German nava detachment Admiral Klrchoffmadeairl tne necessary nxranBCTHCBisio facilitate this Journey of the Baroness who after a visit to the United States will proceed to Germany Chamberlain Isaaes a Political Let ter of Slimlflcance LONDON September It Joseph Chamberlain Secretary ot State for the Colonies in the form of a letter to the Durham Conservative Association Issues an election manifesto Referring to the settlement in South Africa he said I should seriously fear that if by ahy cause theLtberals were now returned to office they would be ready to throw away In connection with the settlement the position which has been eoihardlly alped I hOM eVey elector who feels that the arrogant and arbi trary tyranny of the Boer oligarchy culminating In an Invasion of her maj estys territories requires to be dealt with by astrong hand wilt support the Unionist candidates at the polls OUTLAW COMPELS PULLMAN POK TER AND BR AKEMABt TO SSIST HIJ Goes Tkroagb Sleeper and Takes the Money and Jetyelry of Men A Sacraineptan Gives lp Casta They occupied berths in the Chicago car The brakeman drew back Hhe curtains of I my berth and the masked man looked in she said He Just glanced at me and said Oh shes a womanrwe wont bother her Then he passed on He robbed all of the men on the car but treated all the women courteously and robbed none sf them Conductor Charlie Bronson was In the smoking car and knew nothing about the affair1 until It was over The losses of the passengers are estimated to amount to about 1000 A SAPRAMENTAlf ROBBED Japanese 11 Ilead Unnters Massacre Offlclalsj VANCQtrVBm ttt Cii September llr Thesteamer Tartari frpiar Yokohama brings several missionaries ordered home fey their religious superiors but none were In the disturbed districts Head hunting in Formosa by the sborig ines still contfnties On August ast 90 aborigines at Talkakan went out on a head hunting expedition kiljlng a number of Japanese officials ii --Oa August 24th a shaft of a copper in t4 collapsed at Illgrashl Japan killing thirteen miners and injuring thirty and on the following day seventeen miners were tilled In the Ushlo mines Count Hlrashlkusoi is to be appointed President of the Mikados Privy Council in succession to the late Count Kuroda Jferr Premler1 of TredeBij STOCKHOLM SwedenV8eptemberll King Oscar has accepted the resignation of the Premier Erik Gustaf BOstrom for reasons ot healthi and has appointed Ad mlral Frederick Wlthelm von Otter to be his successor The other members of the Cabinet are not affected by the change and it will not modify the present policy of the Government either In international affairs or regarding thermion of Sweden and Norway Guarding Salisburys Residence LONDON September 1L The residence of lrd Salisbury here la watched by Scotland Yard detectives owing to threats which are now said to be the work of a practical joker Lord Salisbury started to day for England MILITARY ATTACHES LEAVE Weir Indication of the Collapse of the BoerCnne WASHmOTON September 12The following dispatch has been received try the War Department from the United States Army officer who accompanied the Boers in their campaigns as military observer LOURENZO MARQUEZ Events have required the departure of the attaches from the Transvaal Request instructions REICHMANNf This message is interpreted to mean the complete collapse of the Boer resistance to England Captain ReieJi Br swDeiietititiaiarracttfnnri has been cabled permleeion to sjfllHirrou taitduc Ban rrtaetoeo Utart At once for the United State pcdal Dlspatcbes te toe Chronicle DENVER CoLV September 1J West boUnd pasenger train Nol Son the Burlington Railroad whtch arrived in Denver at 7110 oclock this morning was held up five miles east of Halgler Neb at 149 oclock by amasked robber who secured fronv passengers about 1400 In money two diamond rings one diamond stud three gold watches and other articles of minor value The lone robber flourishing a revolver made his way through the car and dreed his victims to hand over their property threatening to shoot if they did not comply A good description of the robber was secured rind Burlington officials at once Offered reward of 1000 for his capture dead or alive The robber Is about five feet eight inches tan weight icq pounds dressed in blue overalls linen hat and striped overjacket about 35 years old brown halA The robber boarded the tralnat Ben kleman 203 miles Out of Denver where astop was made to cool off a hot box and take on water 4He made his way from the rear car Into the Chicago sleeper and there covered Porter Bell with a revolver and compelled him to start through the car drawing back the curtains from berths Tomllson the brakeman was also compelled to go ahead and pull back berth curtains The robber confined his operations to the men and hla orders were sharp and to the point Dig up your purse he commanded of Wilson of Sacramento who was In the Chicago sleeper Wilson dug up 20 in sold and a diamond ring worth 1T5 He had other money and hla watch but the robber overlooked these Mrs Bl Tebbettsr wJf of Alder Tihhitti nt this citvwas a nas senger on the train with her young son Wilson a Dry Goods Merchant Relieved of Ills Valuables DENVER September Wilson a dry goods merchant of Sacramento CaL was passenger on train eh route home from art Eastern business trip and with the exception of Oscar A Trounsllne was the only male passenger In the first car robbed He says I was In my berth and heard the conductor shout Gentlemen Then I dozed oft It seemed hardly an instant before I was awakened by screaming at the rear of the car Everything seemed excitement lly first thought was i hat there was a wreck I pulled the curtains of the berth apart and looked back The sight nearly froze my blood I saw the brakeman advancing up the aisle with a lantern held high in the air Behind him was a man about nve feet four inches In height of square strong bulUL His entire face was covered with a black mask They advanced slowly without the least noise 1 could tell that the passengers had become used to the presence of the robber and were complying with his demands He was just about to pass my berth when he caught fight of roy feet which I could not quite draw out of sight He turned pointed his gun toward me and said Get out of bed you fellow I rolled from one side of the bed to the other and yelled lustily thinking 1 might put people ahead Of me on guard The robber turned haif around and said to the brakeman I hateito kill anybody but if that dont roll ut of there and do as I tell him Ill shoot him as sure as i His voice had a business ring to It so I plied 6ut On my little flngerl had a SlaO solitaire diamond ring turned thestore In between my Angers hoping he would not notice it My hopes were realized Hethen took my purse In this was a S0J diamond stud a pair of cuff buttons set with diamonds fZOIn gold several dollars In silver and some odd pieces pf Jewelry 1 do not know jut what my loss will reach as I have not had time to figure It nn UISCELLAKEOUS A Sciciy WSM Undergoes a greater strain than gca erally realutea and every woman Is a society woman in her own circle The debts of society are many and most be paid or there wilt come soda bank ruptcy and ft is in the punctual parses vi autiatxicois regardless of health I or fcelipgs tliat women often lay the foundation for serious illness The late hours and rich foods common to SOC1 etr gatherings soori or late do rahgeSthe stomach the liver perhaps becomes involved and the heart flatters or palpitates There is no medicine for the curt of diseases of the stomach and organs of digestion and nutri uon which can equal PTjPlcrcea Gulden Medical 1 Discovery It 1 heals the stomach panne aaa en 1 rihein Hu hlwwl Jferr lulverlty cleanse the do a a tiver 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