St. Albans Daily Messenger from Saint Albans, Vermont • 1

St. Albans Daily Messenger. ESTABLISHED 1861. ST. ALBANS, FRIDAY.

AUGUST 31. 1900 PRICE TWO CENTS HOW BOYS IN BLUE FOUGHT. National Pride Pushed Them to the Front Though they Had Little Food. RUSSIA'S POSITION AND OUR OWN. Adverse Circumstances that Made the Soldiers's Plight Pitiful; They Wouldn't Let British or Japanese Get Ahead of Them and so Kept Moving Onward; Nothing but the Exigency of the Case Justified such Terrible Hardships.

Shanghai, Aug. tails of the siege at Pekin August 14, come by post via Tien Tsin. One disadvantage the Americans had during the hard march for the relief of Pekin was that their transportation wagons were late in arriving. The Ninth infantry possessed the only outfit which reached Tien Tsin up to the time of starting. The supplies were divided among the soldiers.

The Ninth and Fourteenth infantry regiments and a battery. of Americans with haversacks, blankets and ten tent rolls started under the heaviest load, but soon stripped to fighting trim preferring to forego the blankets rather than sweat under them. During the last two nights of the march they slept tired and worn out in the train without shelter or cover. One night the wagon trains 1 lost the road and passed the American camp. The drivers plodded along four miles in the darkness and rain.

They might have driven into the Chinese camps but fortunately the Russians stopped them just in time. The Americans often bivouacked supperless and breakfastless and toward the end the officers kept the men at work only by appealing to their national pride. "Don't let the Britishers beat you. Don't let the Russians get ahead," they urged constantly. The army and transports when it reached Pekin was a unique spectacle.

Miles of animals and vehicles and coolies trailed behind and everything on wheels from farm wagons to fashionable traps. They impressed every horse, a mule and a Chinaman in the path. The Japanese had cows bearing packs and the Russians had camels. Chinamen pulled carts and staggered under heavy packs, the soldiers cursing and beating them. Several dropped dead.

Two hundred junks and scows bearing ammunitions were towed up the rive by coolies. Had the Chinese taken the offensive most of the transportation might easily have been captured and cut to pieces by small flanking parties. After it was apparent that the enemy was demoralized the generals trusted the transports to luck and bent their efforts toward getting ahead. Only such an emergency as existed could have justified such hardships as were imposed upon the American troops. Russia's Position.

Washington, Aug. state department has just made public the text of the Russian proposal, and its own responses as follows: Chinese correspondence, August 28. The purposes of Russia in China, and telegraphic instructions sent to the representatives of the United States in Berlin, Vienna, Paris, London, Rome, Tokio, and St. Petersburg. Department of state, Washington, August.

Russian charge yesterday afternoon made to me an oral statement respecting Russia's purposes in China to the following effect: That as already repeatedly declared, Russia has no designs of territorial acquisition in China; that equally with other powers now operating there, Russia sought the safety of the legations in Pekin and to help the Chinese government repress troubles; that incidentally there were necessary defensive measures in the Russian border and Russia occupied Nienchwang for military purposes, and as soon as order is re-established she will retire the troops there from, if the action of the other Powers should be no obstacle thereto. The purpose for which the various governments co-operated for the relief of legations in Pekin has been accomplished; that, by taking the position that, as the Chinese government left Pekin there is no need of her representatives to remain of Russia, they have directed the Russian minister to retire with his official personnel from from Pekin after a due conference with the other commanders as to the time and manner of withdrawal." Li May be Intermediary. Washington, Aug. question of employing Li Hung Chang as an "intermediary" is meeting with more favor and as the Associated Press intimated in recent dispatches it will in all probability be settled affimatively soon and Li Hung Chang will 1 be able to obtain the necessary authority. There is a growing conviction in official circles here that the withdrawal of the allies from Pekin is only proclaimed as a procedure.

Under the existing circumstances it is believed that the retention of the allied force in Pekin is liable to raise further complications. It would be of dangerous character and would unnecessarily irritate the Chinese populace. There is, however, no doubt in official circles, that it be necessary for the Powers to maintain a hold on the Taku forts and certain other strategical points, until satisfactory terms are arranged and ample guarantees given by China for her future good behavior. Proposal Favorably Regarded. London, Aug.

Associated Fress has official authority for announcing that the American-Russian proposal in favor of the withdrawal of the allied forces from Pekin with a view of facilitating negotiations, not only has met with considerable favor in the European chancellories, but is almost certain to be adopted. British Opinions Upset. London, Aug. afternoon papers to-day appear to be perplexed over the American-Russian accord to upsets the preconceived notions of how They point out how completely this upsets the preconceived nations of how the Powers would be grouped on the Chinese question, and the census of editorial opinion is that the proposals are antagonistic to British interests, and the allies should remain in Pekin until the Chinese government is reestablished and the ringleaders of the present uprising punished. The Globe siezes the opportunity to indulge in characteristically unfriendly criticism, accusing the United States of breaking the concord of the Powers and playing into the hands of Russia against Great Britian by supporting the suggestion of the employment of Li Hung Chang who, this paper declares, is notorious.

hostile to Great Britain and friendly to Russia. The Globe urges the British government to oppose to the uttermost the idea of the evacuation of Pekin in which, of course, the paper adds it should be supported by Emperor William of Germany. Guarding Imperial Gates. Yokohama, Aug. Yamaguchia, commanding the Japanese troops in China, reports at a meeting of the foreign ministers and commanders it was decided to maintain guards at the gates of the imperial city.

They have entrusted the south gates to the Americans, while the Japanese hold the three others. It was also decided to commemorate the occupation of Pekin by amarch of the allied troops through the imperial city, August 28. Many eunuch guards have left the palace and surrendered themselves. The inmates of the palace have been assured that they will be treated with every consideration. Five companies of troops from the Japanese garrison, at Taipeh island, started Tuesday for Amoy.

Muzzling Chinese Press. Hong Kong, Aug. acting viceroy of Canton, has suppressed all native newspapers on the ground that they are publishing false news detrimental to the maintenance of peace. Secretary Hay's Condition. Newport, N.

Aug. of State Hay, who has been in poor health most of the summer, has recuperated at Lake Sunapee. The state of the secretary's health has caused his friends uneasiness. One week ago he was feeling very poorly, and since then has been in bed a part of the time. He now is able to be up again.

His physician states that there is no cause for apprehension concerning him. Secretary Hay's condition is due to the heavy strain caused by the Chinese trouble and a severe cold contracted while on his way from Washington to his summer home. Russians Seize Summer Palace. St. Petersburg, Aug.

General Linevitch, commanding the Russian troops at the Chinese capital, reports from Pekin, under the date of August 20 that the Russian detachment, on the previous day, captured without loss, the imperial summer palace. The Russian artillerymen also unearthed at Pekin thirty cannon and many rifles. A large quantity of silver was found at the Tsung Li Yamen. HALF A MILLION. Sons of Veterans to Establish National College.

WILL DEDICATE IT TO GRAND ARMY. It Will Commemorate the Men and Women of Civil War. Chicago, Aug. assets and pledges amounting to upward of 000 the Sons of Veterans are making active preparations to begin work on a national college, which is to be dedicated to the Grand Army of the Republic in commemoration of the men and women of civil war times. The money and pledges were secured after one year's actual work.

The committee that has had the collection of funds and the arrangement of the details in hand during the past year, is composed of A. L. Sorter George E. Cox, of Hartford, W. T.

Church, of Chicago, H. E. Cowdin, of Rockford, and W. A. Morris, of Redfields.

A BENNINGTON FORECAST. A Very Close Fight is Expected over Town Representative this Year. (Special to The Messenger.) Bennington, Aug. campaign preceding the September election may be said to have practically closed last evening, when those who have been canvassing the town met and each party had a careful summing up of the situation. The fight here is entirely on the reprepresentative question, and but little attention has been paid by either party to the state ticket.

The Republicans have in nomination Charles N. Powers, a leading business man, who has held town offices for the last ten years, and is now first selectman. The Democrats have in nomination Robert S. Drysdale, the head of the house of A. Drysdale Son, and exceedingly popular with all the town.

Both favor high license or local option. Twice in ten years the town has been represented by a Democrat, and in the past five elections the average Republican vote for representative has been 655, and the Democratic 549. The largest vote for town representative ever polled in the town was in 1896, a total of 1447, or two more than was cast for governor. In that year the Republican candidate ran 106 votes behind his ticket, and the Democratic candidate 108 votes ahead of his, yet the former was elected by 423 majority. In 1898 out of a representative vote of 1230, the Democratic candidate was elected by 132 majority.

G. A. R. TO THE PRESIDENT. Tells of the Order's Trust and Confidence in Its Honored Comrade.

Washington, Aug. President has received the following: "Chicago, Ills. "To President McKinley: "The 34th national encampment acknowledges the receipt of the ulations of their comrade, William McKinley, President of the United States, and sends a greeting to him, assuring him of the great honor they feel in having a comrade of the Grand Army of the Republic as the chief executive of the nation, knowing the nation, and knowing the stage he followed in its dark days, still he had the honor and glory. "The comradeship of war still binds together the men of the sixties in a loyalty and patriotism that proved an inspiration to thousands of fathers and rallied them for the defense of the country in its danger, and led by Comrade MacArthur in the Philippine Islands, and Comrade Chaffee in China, they are nobly maintaining the honor and glory and dignity of the nation. "Regretting that important public duties prevented your attendance at the encampment, we however convey to you as President of the United States, our personal greeting and regard.

By order of the encampment. "ALBERT D. SHAW. "Commander-in-Chief. "THOMAS J.

STEWART, "Adjutant General." Rev. John I. Barrett. New York, Aug. Leo has appointed as monsignor and privy chamberlain to himself, the Rev.

John Ignatius Barrett, secretary to Bishop McDonnell, of Brooklyn. The appointment was asked by the pastors of the diocese of Long Island, in their recent pilgrimage to Rome. LAND OF GOLD. Nome Still Yielding Die in a Storm. STEAMER SENATOR BROUGHT NEWS.

F. S. Morrison, a Chicago Man, Murdered by Siberian Natives. Seattle, Aug. steamship Senator arrived at this port, from Nome today, bringing advices up to August 21.

There were 250 returning passengers. The Senator brought about 000 in treasure, most of it consigned to various companies and banks in this city. The recent storms at Nome caused a large loss of life. Thirty-eight bodies so far have been recovered on the beach, and buried by officials. Captain Richardson, of the Sequoia, says that seventeen dead bodies have been found and buried between Topkuk and Golovin Bay, and 20 others between Topkuk and Port Safety.

The majority of the drowned men are supposed to be victims of the lake storm. Reports of drowning also have been received from up the coast. The schooner Edith arrived at Nome August 9 and brought news of a tragedy near the Siberian coast. F. Scott Morrison, of Chicago, who leaves a wife and five step-children was foully murdered by Siberian natives.

PAGE UFFORD DEAD. Was Well-Known Resident of Town of Fairfax. (Special to The Messenger.) Fairfax, Aug. Ufford, an old and well-known resident of Fairfax, died at his home here last night after a long illness from The funeral will be held at the house at 1 o'clock Sunday afternoon. Mr.

Ufford was 57 years of age, and had lived in Fairfax nearly all his life. During his service in the Civil war, he was a prisoner in both Libby and Andersonville prisons. He was a Republican and had held several public offices. Under Harrison's administration he was in the customs service at Island Pond. Under the McKinley administration he again obtained an appointment in the customs service and was serving as deputy collector at St.

Albans when he was seized with the sickness from which he never recovered. Mr. Ufford is survived by a wife, a mother, two brothers and one sister. Next Sunday would have been the thirty-second anniversary of Mr. Ufford's marriage.

Mr. Ufford was a son of Samuel and Mary Ufford and was descended from some of the earliest settlers of Fairfax. A HEAVY FINE. Court Sends Burlington Man to Rutland and Fines Him $1,000. (Special to The Messenger.) Burlington, Aug.

the case of A. E. Lemerise, a druggist, charged with contempt proceedings to-day he was found guilty by Judge Taft and sentenced to four months in the county jail. T. H.

Murphy, proprietor of the Sherwood house, in contempt of court proceedings, he was found guilty and fined $1,000 and sentenced to the work house in Rutland for six months. This is a liquor case. Another case against T. H. Murphy and Timothy Ryan is held with the court until Monday when it is said severe sentences will be imposed.

NEW RAILROAD SCHEME. 4 Canadian Magnate Says Second Trans- continental Line Will be Built. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Aug. Mackenzie, a railway magnate of the Canadian Northern, says that Canada will have a second great trans-continental line by 1903 from ocean to ocean. The line will be from Port Arthur through Winnipeg to Prince Albert and will be finished by 1903.

If the Northern Pacific will not sell its portage line, a parallel one will be built. The road, so he claims, runs through a much better country than the main line of the Canadian Pacific railroad. HOTEL IS SURE. Funds for New Welden House Are Pledged or Obtainable. WILL RAISE $2000 BY LOCAL CONCERT A Chance for Everyone to Help a Worthy City Enterprise.

The success of the Welden house project appears to be assured. At 10 o'clock this morning Henry G. Folsom, who last week took the responsibility of securing the $14,200 needed to complete the capital stock of the St. Albans Hotel Company, announced himself confident of the success of the enterprise. At that time the subscriptions which he had secured aggregated $7,700 and within a few hours he hoped to secure over $2,000 more.

This leaves about $4,000 lacking How will this amount be secured? Mr. Folsom thinks he has solved the problem. First of all he will arrange a grand Welden house benefit entertainment to be held at the city hall some evening next week and will sell 2,000 tickets for this at $1 each. The programme will be furnished by favorite local musicians and readers; the expenses will be practically nothing; and every one will be glad to help build the Welden house by buying tickets. In this way at least $2,000 can be added to the fund.

Then, with only $2,000 lacking, the way is easy. The owners of whatever site the company decides to purchase will be asked to accept 40 shares of stock at 50 a share as part payment. There is little doubt that the owners will accept this proposition. This will completed the capital stock of $50,000 and will enable the company to take prompt steps toward rebuilding the hotel. J.

J. Thompson's Interesting Offer. John J. Thompson, proprietor of the American house, has made an offer to the business men who are interested in rebuilding the Welden house. It is this: If the citizens will abandon the Welden house project and will give him $5,000, he will add $25,000 to this amount and will use the whole to make extensive improvements on the Ameri-can house.

He will enlarge the office, make the rooms higher and make the hotel in every way first-class. No action has been taken upon Mr. Thompson's offer. KENNON HAS NO BAIL. Bennington Man Held in $5,000 Which he Cannot Furnish.

(Special to The Messenger.) Bennington, Aug the municipal court this morning Herbert Kennon, charged with assault with. a deadly weapon with intent to kill his wife, waived examination and was held for the grand jury in $5,000 bail which he cannot furnish. The punishment is not less than five years up to imprisonment for life. Thomas Sullivan, charged with stealing a horse in Readsboro, is held for the grand jury in $1,000 bail, which he will furnish. Afraid of Yellow Fever.

New York, Aug. Garcia, aged 23, a steerage passenger in the Spanish steamer Leon XIII, which arrived this morning from Havana, was removed to-day to Swinburne island for treatment and observation. Dr. Doty says Garcia shows suspicious symptoms indicating yellow fever. The steamer and passengers are held for quarantine and disinfection.

Nine immune passengers landed this morning. Fire at Lyndonville. (Special to The Messenger.) St. Johnsbury, Aug. last night badly damaged the Lyndonville National Bank block at Lyndonville in which beside the bank there is a grocery store and the Vermont Union, a weekly paper edited by C.

M. Chase. All these suffer considerable damage. The cause of the fire is unknown. Insurance will partially cover the loss.

Will Acquire a Fleet. London, Aug. the result of negotiations Elder, Demster Company will acquire a fleet of twenty-five steamers belonging to the British and African Steam Navigation Company at a cost of $900,000. HEAR BOTH SIDES Noted Public Men Will Discuss Imperialism and Trusts. IT IS A BI-PARTISAN ARRANGEMENT.

Schurman, Barrett, Cochran, Gompers and Others Will Speak. China; that Russian troops will likewise be withdrawn and when the government of China shall regain the reins of government and afford ity with which the other powers can deal and express a desire to enter into negotiations the Russian government will also name its representatives. Holding these views and purposes Russia expresses the hope that the United States will share the same opinion, Our Position. To this declaration our reply has been made by the following memoran- dum: "The government of the United States has received much satisfaction in the reiterated statement that Russia has no designs of territorial acquisition in China and equally with the other Powers now operating in China Russia sought the safety of her legation in Pekin and to help the Chinese government repress the existing troubles. "The same purposes that moved us will continue to control the government of the United States and the frank declarations of Russia in this regard are in accord with those made to the United States by the other Powers.

"All the Powers, therefore, having disclaimed any purpose to acquire any part of China and now the adherence thereto. has been renewed since the relief column has reached Pekin, it ought not to be difficult by concurrent action through negotiations, to reach an amicable settlement with China by which the treaty rights of all Powers will be secured for the future and an open door assured to the interests and property of foreign citizens conserved, and full reparation for the wrongs and injuries suffered by them. "So far as we are advised the greater part of China is at peace and earnestly desires to protect the life and property of all foreigners and in several provinces active and successful efforts to suppress the Boxers have been taken by the viceroys, to whom we extended encouragement through our consuls and naval officers. "This present good relation should be promoted for the peace of China. nile we agree that the immediate object for which the military forces of the Powers have been co-operating The relief of the ministers in Pekin is past, and has been accomplished, there still remain other purposes which all the Powers have in common which we referred to in our communication to the Russion charge specitically enumerated in our note to the Powers July 3.

"In our opinion these purposes could best be attained by the joint occupation of Pekin under a definite understanding between the Powers until the Chinese government shall have been re and be in a position to enter into new treaties for the adequate protection and for the reparation, and with guarantees of future rrotection. "With the establishment and recognition of such authority, the United States would wish to withdraw her military forces from Pekin and remit to the processes of peaceful negotiation over just demands. "We consider, however, that the continued occupation of Pekin would be effective to produce the desired result, and unless all the Powers unite therein with entire harmony of purposes, any Power which determines to withdraw its troops from Pekin will necessarily proceed thereafter to protect its interests in China by its own method. We think this would make a general withdrawal expedent. "The result of these considerations is that unless there is such a general expression by the Powers in favor of the continued occupation by the government of Russia and lead to a general agreement for the continued occupation, we shall give instructions to the commander of the American forces in China to withdraw our troops Chicago, Aug.

meeting is being arranged by the national civic federation for the week beginning September 24, at which there will be discussed "imperialism" so-called, "money," and "trusts" which promises to be an important contribution to the general interest of the coming campaign. Instead of a conference, it will practically be a joint discussion in which some of the ablest exponents of different views on the subjects announced will participate. Bi-partisan committees will have charge of the various sessions and the time will be equally divided. The following are among those invited to participate. The majority have already accepted: Jacob G.

Schurman, president of Cornell University and late president of the Philippine commission; John Barrett, exminister to Siam; William Dudley Foulke, of Richmond, Samuel B. Donnelly, president of the International Typographical Union, Senator John C. Spooner, Carl Schurz, Bourke Cockran, Charles A. Towne, Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor; Edwin Burritt Smith, chairman of the executive committee National Anti-Imperial League. Two days will be devoted to the discussion of the money question.

The invited speakers being ex-Secretary J. G. Carlisle, ex-Comptroller James H. Eckles, Marriott Brosius, chairman on the committee on banking and currency of the House of tives, Hugh H. Hanna, William C.

Cornwall, ex-president of the National Bankers Association, Edward E. Rosewater, of Nebraska, and for the other side J. Warner, president of the American Bi-metallic League, nor Charles S. Thomas, of Colorado; Henry F. Bartine, of Montana; George Fred Williams, of Boston; Thomas 1 M.

Patterson, of Denver, and Charles S. Hartman, of Montana. Paul Lapine Killed by Engine. (Special to The Messenger.) Rutland, Aug. Delaware and Hudson train due here at 12:10 this afternoon struck Paul Lapine, of West Rutland just this side of that station killing him almost instantly.

He was walking on the track and paid no attention to the whistle which was repeatedly sounded by the engineer. His head was horribly bruised and his left leg nearly severed from the body. One arm was broken and he was otherwise injured. WELSH STRIKERS WIN. Big Tie Up Which was Threatened Disappears as the Company Yields.

Cardiff, Wales, Aug. meeting of the strikers at Cardiff to-day confirmed the action of their committee in agreeing upon a resumption of work, the company having acceded to the demands of the strikers. The men will resume generally Monday. About 50,000 resumed to-day. Vermont Pensions.

Washington, Aug. following Vermonters have been granted pensions: Restoration and supplemental Moses O. Bagley, dead, Randolph, original widows, Eliza H. Bagley, Randolph, $12; Marie Kenyon, West Cornith, $8. CONDENSED TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

The Fusionists of Washington have nominated John R. Rogers for governor. A detachment of Kansas City fire- men, on their way home from the Paris exposition, visited Windsor palace this morning. The importation of railway iron and steel in Mexico has increased this year from England owing to the higher prices of material in the United States. W.

W. Gibbs, who is trying to raise $600,000 in Philadelphia, for Chairman Hanna, says the re-election of McKinley is "no longer conceded as a sure thing." 11.