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The morning call., 1894-11-24
TALK OF PEACE.
John Bulls Amusement at Gres-
hams Latest Blunder.

LONDON, Nov. 23.-Rumors from Wash
ington that Great Britain is supporting or
cooperating with the United States in an
attempt to mediate between Japan and
China are declared in official circles here
to be altogether Incorrect. The United
States Government is understood to have
acted with complete independence of the
powers. England has noted the rebuff
sustained by the United States with posi-
tive delight.
The English newspapers attach great
impor tance to the mission of Delering,
the Commissioner of Imperial Customs at
Tientsin, who left China for Japan in
order to arrange terms for peace. The
Globe this afternoon, commenting on
Delering's departure for Japan, says that
il confirms the reported rejection of the
mediation Of the United States. The
Globe says that this was the course to
have been expected, in spite of the Wash
ington reports that negotiations would be
conducted by the Minister at Toxic.
The Daily News, referring to the same
subject. says: "The peace commissioner
was not sent moment too soon. but he
can hardly hope to reach Japan before the
japanese forces close up on Port Arthur
for the last decisive struggle"
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LET US HAVE PEACE.
Carnegie Upon the Present Needs of
This Country.

PITTsBURG, Nov 23.-Andrew Carnegie.
the steel king, who has been in the city for
ten days inspecting his great plants, re-
turned to New York tonight. Before
leaving he talked on the business outlook,
and in the course of the interview he said
This is not, in my opinion, the time
when any valuable forecast can be made.
1t Is reported that we are to have sensa-
tional Presidential message looking to
change In our currency system. No mat
ter whether the scheme would be better
than that which we have still the waters
would be trou bed and business must suf-
fer. You know that if you wish to re-
build your house and live in it. no matter
how much you are going to improve (aud
all changes are not Improvements by any
means). you cannot enjoy undisturbed re-
pose Neither can the nation.
This is one objection to tinkering at
short intervals with any policy, tariff or
currency. 1t is bad enough with the tariff.
but it Is highly dangerous when the money
and currency of nation are tampered
with. These are the blood of the whole
system-industrial. agricultural, CONNER
cial and financial. The richest man down
to the bootblack Is virtually affected by a
change in money.
''The nation has had the greatest shock
since the Civil War, and it Is, in my opin-
ion. mistake to look for a speedy recov-
cry. | do not believe any decided i'm
provement can be made in the financial
system. 1t has worked splendidly, and
o ne feature, which to agitaors is an objec-
ton, is really one of its decided ad-
vantages. really tending to keep wild spec
ulaLion within bounds, as it does not ex-
pand to suit speculative, balloonish gen.
tlemen who cannot get money for the ask
ing only because they have nothing upon
which prudent bankers wish to take the
risk of lending. General Grants words
are applicable to-day and full of wisdom:
Let US have psace.'"
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ON BILL COOKS TRAIL
He Must Be Hunted Down With
out Troops.
1t Is Thought That the Marshal of
Arkansas Can Catch the
Outlaw.

AUSTIN, Tex, Nov. 23.-Nothing is
known here of the contemplated hold-up
of the Texas Pacific train at Strawn to-
night, save q telegram sent yesterday by
Colonel Hunter of the Texas Pacific road
at Fort Worth to the adjutant nt-general,
stating that there they were anticipating
hold-up at Strawn, Tex. tonight of
train carrying money to their coal mines
10 pay off hands. Captain Mcdonald of
the Texas Rangers, with a few rangers,
left at once for Fort Worth to take pass
age on the train that was in danger.
FORT SMITH. Ark. Nov. 23.-Alexander.
one of the outlaws who was with the Cook
gang in train robbery, was captured to-
day near Eulsa by one of Marshal Crump's
deputies.
WICHITA, Kans.. Nov. pa dispatch
to the Eagle says Sheriff Tom McGee of
Hemphill County. in the Panhandle of
Texas, was shot and wounded tonight by
three outlaws who held mp the agent of
the Santa Fe at Canadian City and were
proceeding to rob the depot when MCGEE,
who is a brave man. arrived upon the
scene. The outlaws escaped.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 23-It has been de-
cided that the present situation in In
dian Territory IS not Sucn as TO warrant
the Secretary of War in calling out
United States troops and the authorizes in
the Territory have been so notified. This.
however, does not mean that the Govern
ment is to abandon or in any way delay its
efforts to bring tie Cook gang Of outlaws
to Justice. On the contrary, United States
Marshal Crump of Arkansas, who has
made a reputation for himself in dealing
with the tough element In the Southwest.
will continue with increased vigor the pur-
suit OF the marauders, and it is believed
that with the liberal instructions which
have been given him as to the employ ing
of deputies he will not fail in his mission
The presence of any considerabl military
force, it is not doubted, would have a
statutory effect in queting the fears of
the inhabitants. yet it is thought it might
defeat the ends sought by scattering the
outlaws and thus making their capture diff
fcult, if not impossible.
Marshal Crump with force Of deputies
will, pursue the same tactics as are followed
in fighting Indians. They will keep on
the trail of the outlaws night and day un-
til they are exhausted.
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MR.. WRIGHT'S REPLY.
Railroad Contention Not Sus-
tanned by Evidence.
The Strike Commission Ready to
Stand by the Findings in
Its Report.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 23.-Ron. Carroll
d. Wright, chairman of the Strike Com
mission, to-day addressed an answer to the
open letter TO the commission recently
publish ed in the Railway Age. The Com
missioner's letter is as follows:
Harry p. Robinson Esq., President of the
Rdil1Cay Age, Chicago. U2.-DEAR SIR: Yours
of the 9th lust. inclosing copy of your open
letter to the Strike Commission. was duly re.
ceved. 1 have examined the points you at
tempt to make against the commission and find
that every material position taken by you is
false, while our own positions are In the main
clearly substantiated by the evidence taken by
the commission and chiefly by the sworn testi-
mOny OF the railroad and Pullman officials.
This evidence can be freely examined by any
one you see fit to send 10 this ottlce, as l have
an extra copy of 1t, or you can find copy of it
in the hands of Judge Worthington at Peoria.
The testimony will be printed by order Of
Congress, and then every one can satisfy him.
self as to the truth OF the position taken by the
commission. l believe the report of the COM
mission to be thoroughly impregnable as to
every material statement of facts Whatever
specific answer the commission may make as to
the charge of the Railway Age and the other
papers l presume the commission will prefer
10 make officially and not TO any individual
publication. Sue h an answer | have no right
now to make, because l have not consulted the
members of the commission. / write this letter
on my own responsibility.
Whoever calls on me for The purpose OF exam
In ing the testimony will be accorded every
privilege. / am respectfully yours,
CARROLL ID. WRIGHT, Chairman.
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GAME OF DIPLOMACY.
And Gresham Tried to Pull EngIand's
CheStnuts Out of the Fire.

WASHINGTON, Nov 23.-The latest
China-Japan developments disclose an in
teresting game OF diplomacy. The cable
advices stating that the British officials are
delighted with the rebuff sustained by the
United States in Japan's rejection of the
mediation causes much amusement among
the diplomats here who are familiar with
the facts.
While the British statement that the
United States acted entirely alone in its
offer and without the cooperation of
Great Britain is literally true, yet it is
true that her Majesty's Government. for
trade or commercial reasons. heartily de-
sired the success of the movement, for it
was feared a continuance of the war
might hurt British interests in the East.
The sentiment Of British diplomats on
Japan's rejection of our oyertures is,
therefore, tempered by financial considera-
tion. From the outset of the negotiations
Great Britain has shown the greatest
anxiety to have the war terminated, and
the Foreign Office has twice put in an offer
at intervention. The interest of Great
Britain in the matter was known to rest
on no sentimental ground, but to be born
of desire to preserve China, one of the
greatest commercial markets of English
merchants. In official circles it was under
stood that the British offer was at the in
stance of China.i
The United States declined al lovertures
from England. but at the request OF China
made the Independent offer of media tion
The request coming from China and being
in the interest of Great BritaiI's policy OF
preserving China was known to have the
moral support of her Majesty's Govern
ment, even if it lacked the cooperation OF
the Foreign Office. which would be unac-
ceptable to this Government if it involved
any entangling alliance. Since then China
has bent every effort to have the American
proposition accepted, and, owing to the
relations between China and Great Britain,
1t is not doubted that the latter country
has also desired the American proposition
accepted.
Any delight which the British officials
may express at Japan snubbipg the
United States is attributed entirely to
personal reasons and not to the failure Of
the object which Great Britain has earn
estly sought.
The latest phase of the controversy in
the departure of China's Minister OF Gus
toms for Japan TO arrange terms of peace
further assures the officials here that
China has embraced the peace policy along
{ he lines openly proposed by the United
States and covertly desired by Great
Britain. 1t is regarded as natural that
English diplomats should prefer that their
ultimate aim, peace, should be accom-
pllshed with as little distinction as possible
for the United States as mediator But
there is another and very good reason why
any expression of delight at the snubbing
of the United States is entirely out of
place at this point. State Department
officials say that the United States has not
been snubbed at ALL The reply of the
Japanese Government to the American
The morning call., 1894-11-24
NO FREE SUGAR.
Government Needs the
Revenue.
GIVE THE TARIFF A REST.
Even Democrats Coming to
Have That Opinion.
THERE MAY BE SOME TALK,
But the Chances Are Against the
Resurrection of the Famous
Popgun Bills.
HERE MAY BE SOME TALK,

WASHINGTON, Nov. %. - The differ
ence of opinion among Democrats
as to the advisability of trying to
pass the popgun tariff bills during the
short session is made evident as members
of that party arrive in Washington and
discuss the question. 1t is believed that
this effort will result in but useless agita-
ton, and that they cannot secure sufficient
unity of action to make it worth while.
Some Of the Senators who are standing
over for reelection may deem it to their
interest to make great show Of earnest
ness, but if 50. this will be spectacular
merely for the benefit OF their people at
home, and will give no promise of results.
Members and Senators of the Democratic
faith went home at the close of the last ses-
sion with many solemn oaths that On the
bling of Congress the sugar duty
should be repealed. These will return,
but not to redeem their promises.
When the free-sugar popgun bill had
passed the House after the Gorman-W Wilson
bill had become law, 1t was held up very
promptly In the Senate by Mr.. Carlisle's
letter declaring that the Government
would have to have the revenue derived
from this duty. At that time it was an
ticipated that after the German bill had
got into operation the deficiency in revenue
would be more Than met. aud that then the
sugar duty might be repealed. In this
there has been a complete disappoint-
ment, and it has been demonstrated more
convincingly than ever that the revenue
from sugar cannot be spared. From
time to time there have been utterances
emauatng from the Treasury Department
calculated to impress upon the public
mind that no present source of revenue
can be dispensed with. Whether this was
intended to have any bearing upon the
question of free sugar or not, il has
served as a warning to advocates of free
sugar that they are at this time helpless.
The shortage in the revenue, accompanied
by the falling off in the gold reserve and
the consequent issue of bonds. practically
disposes OF any proposition for free sugar
The morning call., 1894-11-24
A DEATH BLOW
Final Fall of Port
Arthur.
AFTER A HARD FIGHT.
RepuIsed the Japs Three
Times.
THEY CAME ON IN FORCE,
Two Columns Combining for
the Attack.
CARRIED BY STORM AT LAST.
Probably China Will Now Be More
Than Ever Anxious to
Make Peace.
BY STORM AT LAST.

CHEFoo. Nov. %. - Dispatches have
been received here stating that the Japa-
nese captured Port Arthur on Wednesday
last after eighteen hours fighting. The
second Chinese-Japanese army, under the
command of Field Marshal Count Oyama.
Minister of War, consisted of about 80 600
men, and when this force arrived off the
Regents Sword Promontory it was divided
into two detachments, one of which. aided
by part of the Japanese feet. operated
again, Talenwau, while the other di-
rected its movements against Kin Chow,
on the western side of the promontory.
some miles north of Port Arthur. Talien-
wan and Kin Chow were both captured,
after which the army again combined and
the march on Port Arthur was commenced.
Several encounters of minor import tance
took place along the route, but according
10 the reports the Japanese were invaria-
bly, successful.
The roads leading northward from Port
Arthur were supposed TO have been mined
by the Chinese, and the Japanese COM
mands therefore declined to take the risk
of marching along them. Consequently
they were compelled to cut roads through
the forests to allow the passage of their
artillery, ammunition trains. etc. The
march was thus necessarily slow.
Dispatches received few days ago
stated that the Japanese were close to the
city and had attacked the Chinese out
posts. driving them back TO their entrench-
ments. 1t was also said the Japanese at
tackled the enuenchment three times, but
were repulsed each time. 1t is evident
that later attacks must have been made
and that the outUosts were compelled to
fall back upon Port Arthur. Several times
the town is reported to have been cap
tured, but later dispatches have shown
that these reports were inaccurate and
that the japanese were conducting their
operations against the place with great
carefulness.
NEW YORK. Nov. %. - Chefoo, from
which place the dispatch announcing the
fall of Port Arthur is sent, is a Chinese
city on the north coast Of the Shang Tung
PromOntory, some ninety miles south of
Port Arthur, from which it is separated
by the Gulf of Peebili.
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KEPT OUT OF SIGHT.
The Life of Witness Anderson
in Danger.
He Will Be Protected by the Court
and the Eirschfeld Case
Goes On.

FARGO, n. D., Nov. 23.-Chief of Police
Barnes and several of his men kept guard
at the hotel until all danger of trouble had
passed last evening. A crowd of angry
citizens hung about the place until late
hour mutIering threats against Anderson,
the witness who gave revolving testimony
in the Hirschfed case yesterday. To-day
Judge Mcconnell issued an order for his
protection and gave warning in court that
any one doing him violence would be given
the full penalty Of the law. Anderson is
still in hiding.
The rumor that Aaron HirSchfeld would
be put on the stand to testify in his own
behalf drew great crowd to the court
room to-day. Hirschfeld was kept 90 the
stand all day. He testified to having
been overwOrked as a cashier at Helena
during and since the panic OF 1893, and he
could not concentrate his thoughts upon
any subject. He told of defendant visit
ing him at the bank, having check
cashed and asking him to obtain a situa-
ton for her, and said she next called at
his rooms over the bank Sunday and
asked about the situation. She staid
about an hour and at that time he became
very intimate with her. She visited him
frequently during six months and made
threats what her brothers would do If he
did not marry her, and one night two men
jumped out of an alley on a side street and
told him they would kill him unless he
married the girl. he agreed to do so and
afterward fulfilled his promise. They
made an agreement for a settlement at that
time, but he lost his pocket-book contain
ing this paper.
Numerous letters and kilograms from the
witness to Miss Hogan. were shown by de-
fense. Hirschfeld admitted the authorship
of them, but claimed that they were sent
to apDesse the young lady and prevent ex-
posure. Witness said the reason he had
registered Miss Hogan as his wife at
Chicago was that his mind was too weak
to resist when she requested it. Hrsch-
field during his testimony was nervous
and perspired freely. During the entire
day Miss Hogan scarcely moved her eyes
from his face and the steady gaze annoyed
him.
The morning call., 1894-11-24
EARTHQUAKE HORRORS.
Many of Those Killed Had Their
Limbs Torn Off.

ROME. Nov. 23.-Dispatches received
here from Reggie say there are $4,000 per-
sons in that district who have been rem
dered homeless by the earthquakes. Many
bodies were upheaved in the cemetery of
San Procopia at the time it was distur bed
by the earthquakes, and number of bodies
remain in sight and Will have to be re-
inferred.
Horrible scenes have been witnessed in
the stricken districts, where numbers of
people have been wounded and in several
cases horribly MANNED. Some of the suf-
ferers had limbs torn off, which caused
their death before they could be removed
from the streets. The military and volun-
teers of all classes of the Inhabitants are
working with energy building huts and
providing food for those who are most in
want. Slight earthquakes and subterra-
mean rumblings continue to be felt at
MaliZZo, where the inhabitants are terror
stricken.
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NOT ITS AFFAIR.
The Burlington Has No Responsibility
for Stock IObbing.

Boston, Nov. 23.-The Chicago. Bur-
lington and Quincy railroad officials will
not take action concerning the swindlers
of security holders by the circulating of
bogus dispatches relative to the declara-
ton of the quarterly dividend ON Wednes-
day last. This is in substance the result
of an interview held to-day with S. 81.
Rowland. who sDoke authoritatively
for President Perkins when he said
he did not see how the company
was called on to concern itself in
the investigation of stock jobbing
schemes engineered by spectators. He
said ample warning had been given when
the announcement was made that the
board of directors would make known the
amount of the dividend from the floor Of
the stock exchange Immediately after ad-
journment. The company was powerless
to prevent people telephoning reports OF
its meeting that were not correct
When Mr.. Howland's attention was
called to the reports in circulation that
certain members of the board of directors
were not entirely clear of suspicion of
being concerned in Wednesdays coup, he
said such talk was rubbish.
The morning call., 1894-11-24
BOOKS FOR IoC.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.

panied by rain. came from the northwest
and wrought considerable damage to
buildings, fences and shade trees. The
stores of Joseph Raum & Son, w. S. Har-
ris d Bro, j. P. Beck, the Meridian Foun-
dry and Machine Shops, and the sash and
ol:nd factory were all damaged, some of
them TO such an extent as to entail serious
injury to buildings and goods.
At the Central Schoolhouse, which
stands on an eminence in the north central
part of the city, two of the large towers
were almost demolished and other damage
done. Many residences in the northern
part of the city were damaged. A report
is current here that the town of Newton
on the Alabama and Vicksburg Railroad
had been swept away, but the full particu-
lars of the storms work cannot be secured
tonight. The wires in the city have been
blown down and so badly tangled that
communication is completely cut off.
The morning call., 1894-11-24
SUGAR BOUNTY SUITS.
Uncle Sam Will Be Asked to Keep
His Contract,


WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 - The contra.
versy between the sugar-growers of the
country and the United States Govern
ment, growing out of the repeal OF the act
granting bounty of one-half cent pound
on all sugars grown in the United States
by the new tariff and by the subsequent
refusal of the Treasury Department to pay
bounties ON the sugar grown in the present
year. reached its first stage in progress to
definite legal settlement to-day.
j. Archibald Murray, an ATTORNEY of
New York, filed in the Court of Claims
three suits, identical in character, an0 all
seeking to recover from the Government
sums of money alleged to be legally due
the compliments as bounty on sugarraised
by them in the year 1894. The Chino Val
ley Beet Sugar Company of California
sues for s43 121; the Norfolk Beet Sugar
Company for S39O3, and the Oxnard Beet
Sugar Company for SILL 7s2. The com.
plants are based on the allegation that the
United States. by act of Congress, grant
ing bounty Of half cent a
pound upon all sugar grown In the
United States and Territories, entered
into a legal contract with the complain
ants, as we'll as all other sugar-growers.
and led them, by its terms. to undertake
the culture of beets and other plants from
W hich sugar is obtained, but which could
not have been profitably pursued without
the benefits of such contract. The claim
is further made that the crops of the COM
plainants were growing and the sugar re-
sulting from them was in process of max
The morning call., 1894-11-24
BRlGANDS DRIVEN OFF.
They rIade Hard Fight to Capture
a InWrl

ROME, Nov. 23.-A band of brigauds at
tackled tobacco store at Caibenella, near
Ferrere. last evening while several out
laws guarded the streets in the vicinity,
threatening anybody approaching. The
brigands tried to force an ntrance into
the store, but its owner and his servants
fired guns at them. The fire was returned
by the brigands and the town was soon In
state of great excitement. The tocsiu
was rung from the church steeple and as
sistance in the shape of a number of gen.
darmes soon arrived and drove the
brigands out of town. Two of the in
habltants and one brigand were killed
during the affray and an officer of the gen.
darmes was ounded.
The morning call., 1894-11-24
ON ROMAN SHOALS.
The Steamer Ozama Struck and Then
Went Down.

GEORGETOWN. S. c.. Nov. 23.-rhe tug
W. P. Congdon picked up off the bar this
afternoon Captain Bennng ton and twelve
men of the steamship Ozama. bound from
Philadelphia to Charleston. in ballast
Captain Bennington reports that at 1880.
November Is, his steamer struck on Cape
Roman shoals, and stove a hole in the
engiue-room apartment The water quickly
filed the frerooms, rendering the engines
useless. The steamer f0ated off the
shoals soon after striking. aud at 2 A. n.
sank in six and half fathoms Of water.
The crew took to the boats, saving only
part of their clothing. The engineer with
ten men went off to board the steamer
Planter from Charleston for this port. but
missed her. and it is supposed they have
gone to Roman Beach.
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PRELIMINARY sKiRMIsHING.
There Was Heavy Fighting Before
Port Arthur Fell,

HIROSHIMA, Nov. pa steamer from
Moi reports that DO assault had been
made upon Port Arthur up TO November
10. Two interpreters and one war CORE
spondent, following the second Japanese
army, have been captured and killed by
Chinese.
LONDON, Nov. 23.-The Graphic has
dispatch from Port Arthur dated Novem-
ber 10, which says: The streets of Port
Arthur are empty. The soldiers, of which
there are 10000 here, occupy the houses.
All the troops here are of superior quality.
and are well armed and drilled. Ammu-
milton is plentiful and the town is victualed
for six weeks.
TIENTsIN, Nov. 23-Four attacks have
been made upon Port Arthur by the
japanese. In the first the attacking forces
succeeded in driving in the Chinese out
posts, but in the other three they were
repulsed by the Chinese.