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TELFGRAPHTC NOTES.

San Francisco March 2trhe Grand Jury has
indicted William Jenningson, one OF "Dck Nc
Donalds old henchmen John Gamage, n detective.
and ID NJ Blanck. for attempting to blackmail
Richard H. McDonad, jr. formerly vice-president
OF the defunct Pacific Bank.
Tribes Hin, ~ Y. March q (SpeciaD.-Early to-
day the Perkins foundry. In Amsterdam. was badly
damaged by fire: fully insured The loss patterns
IL 10000. on which there Is no insurance.
Evanston Wyo.. March 2i.-Sca rchng parties In
the Alma mine have recovered all the bodies ex-
cept that OF Walter Miller. OF the number killed
thirty-two members of the Mormon Church.
The president. Joseph Smith. and Seymour B.
Young and others came here from Salt Lake To at
tend the funeral. which was he'd to-day
Chicago. March PA dispatch to a morning
paper from Sioux Fails S D.. says Senator Pet
tgrew has begun an action In the courts 10 have
set aside assessment on his and here, a
mere technlcaty Should the Court sustain the
point taken, nearly every assessment In the county
would be knocked out. and the loss sustained
would lie enormous.
jefferson Cily. Mo. March H-The General AS
sembly adjourned sine die at 1890 o'clock last
night. Governor stone transmitted a scorching
message. criticising the Assembly Cor enacting
q law applicable to railroads and for refusing to
amend the election laws relating 10 St Louis and
Kansas City to prevent frauds 4 special.
session may be called to take action on these
matters
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SPANISH 7ROOES DEFEATED ~ CUBA.

THE REPORT BRot GIT BY THE ENGLISH STEAM
ER EARNwEIIe-Two AMERICANS ~ PRISON.
Philadelphia. March 4-Thc latest news from
t!'e south side OF Cuba concerning the revolution
there was brought To this port to-day by Captain
Sampson. OF the British steamship Earnwell. from
Santiago de cuba. The insurgents he said. had
a few days prior to the Earnwells departure. won
a signal victory in the mountains back of f.. Cobre,
fifteen miles from Santiago. The Spanish soldiers
were savagely attacked and badly defeated
Despite the protests Of United States Consul Hy-
att two Americans who were arrested for being
active participants in Cubas hght for freedom are
stil In prison. They released for twelve hours
but again put in prison because OF the production
Of what WAS said be newly discovered evidence
Business Is at a siandstiil In Santiago. The supply
OF provisions from the country has been stopped
owing to the farmers fear Of the insurgents and
famine exists The town under strict martial
law fresh trouble was breaking out every
where.
Ten thousand troops We're daily expected from
Spain az the time of the Elrnwelrs departure, but
the Insurgents were not alarmed, because they ex-
pect yellow fever thin ont the ranks Of the un-
aCcmated newcomers. Foreign warshps are be-
ginning 10 arrive In Santiago Bay, and just before
the Earnweu left there French ironcad dropped
her anchors for the protection Of the French resi-
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ARMS FOR \ MYSTERIOUS CRAFT.

Jacksonville Fla. March "A dispatch from
West Palm Beach Fla. says: ~ party OF hunters
who arrived here last night bring the news that
dlibusterng craft was loaded with arms yesterday
between here and Santana. They say that yes
terday they came upon party OF men putting off
i'm a boat to a yacht which standing-to about
a mile OF the coast The boatmen were greatly
cited by the appearance OF The hunters. and rowed
rapidly TO the vessel. Through glass the hunters
saw long boxes hosted ~ .he vessels side. When
all the boxes had been transferred the men clam
bered up the yachts side. and she steamed away
south
The hunters began investigation. and soon
found signs of camp In the scrub and also recent
excavations. They dug into the sand and unearthed
a long narrow box, which was found to be full of.
rifles and machettes. They brought OF these
arms here The place where the discovery was
made a lonely spot The east coast, where, but
for the accident. cargo of arms might be loaded
without Interference. 1t Is supposed the arms were
shipped 10y rail and secretly transferred TO the
place where the vessel was seen. The hunters are
confident that the yacht was In the employ Of
Cuban reyoutonistS.
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B1-RNING or \ PACKING-HOUsE IN KAN
SAS CITY.
REID BROTHERS ESTABLISHMENT DESTROYED

REID BROTHERS ESTABLISHMENT DESTROYED
THE LOSS MAY REACH MILLION DOLLARS.
Kansas City. Mo. March 2i.-Fire which started
from an unknown source destroyed the greater
norton of Reid Bros packing-house in Armour
dale this evening involving loss " fully S7oo.-
0a1 Al a late hour the flames are still raging.
and the loss may reach 81 100000 From spec
taoular standpoint the fire was magnificent
thing The packing-house plant Is located in the
West Bottoms and thousands Of people gathered
on the west buT of this city 10 view it.
The fire started in the third story Of the hog
building a structure If three stories. probably
210x7j feet. at 6:2o o'clock. 1t spread with re-
markdblc rapiiity and quickly communicated 10
the cnrine-room. on the south. The entire
strength of the Fire Department Of the two kan
sas Cijys responded to the call, but the water
pressure was totally Ineffective. The best that
could he done was t. save the beef bull ling
At 40 O'Clock The first wall fell and then the
fire spread to the icchouses. five in number ana
l5ox9o0 feet in SIZE All were destroyed. ~ 49,
the flames attacked thu storage building. ms
is "A structure four stories high and 2oOX2'0 Ice'
II was packed from top t. bottom with pork O"e
Of the Reid brothers stated tonight that me 'ii
never before hli heavy stock in the pul'u-
Ing. Desperate Efforts were made To save uh's
structure. but they were futile. The iioors ana
walls were soaked with grease. and burned hhe
t!nder. ii was only hy concentrating me 7Itne, >"
of the Fire Dcpdf men! ana Armour ""'''
tower thai The beef building was saved
Reid Brothers c'rrrd ab ut S15o0OO worth "l
insuranc. an Lui. iirqS and stock. Oi thls
amount 100000 was IN tn Indemnity tXchah6e,
an organization formed log local packers ana
merchants for self-prot"D tion anu cooperative
insurance two or thra" years ag T"e h2uSef was was
established in 1857 hy k.ugau y o.. IlWltr'' 'H'
indianapolis and belfast Ireland. packers. as 4
branch. under IL" management ~ N:Lian !;
R,id Tho name was changed o. REID Brothers
If.lNs tHfIf 0
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SUSPICIOUS or HIS ACCOUNTS.
BooKKEEPER ARRESTED ON THE COMPLAIN
IIIg ENID oyEpS

A BooKKEEPER ARRESTED ON THE COMPLAINT
or HIS EMPLOYERS.
otto Rhode twenty seven years old. OF No. 32
Degraw-st.. brooklyn, was arrested yesterday on a
warrant issued by Newly ork Justice. com
plant of Baker & Frank. OF No l67 broadway.
Rhode was cashier and bookkeeper for the hrm
who suspected him of fasifying accounts. Last
week they called I'm an expert and the same day
Rhode went home TO Brooklyn Ito dinner" and did
not report at the store again a brief examina-
ton sufficient TO prove that the firms
picons were well founded and julius Frank swore
out a warrant for Rhodes arrest. A detective
named Price. OF the New-fork Central office. and
Burns. OF the Brooklyn Central Office. caught
Rhode at his home In Degraw-st. yesterday. Price
took him New-Iork.
No facts ring upon the case could be learned
further than that the prisoner would probably be
arrGgned at the Tombs Police Court this morning
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rrlc1ny orER TIE mKIvLEr REcKPrIoX

Jac'tsonville fla. March 2i.-Therr - runor
current tonight that no reception VIII be given TO
Governor Mckinley here tomorrow night ana that
he will 70 to ST. Augustine without stopping In this
city The trouble Is said to be due to factonal
feeling among the Republicans OF JacksonviHe
Those opposed TO ex-collector OF Internal Revenue
Dennis Ecan chairman Of the Republican state
Executive Committee. resent the fact that ne has
been maklng arrangements for the reception 10
Ohios Governor. Il is said tonight thht Governor
Mckinley has become awar" or thlS trIctlon' ana
would prefer that no reception he htld II II would
result In increasing the factonal ieellng among IKE
publicans
The fact seems TO have been overlooked 10y the
authors II these ruinors that the proposed recep-
ton 10 Governor Mckinley IL not "A Republican. but
citizens affair The Board OF Trade took hold
of the matter its inception. and 50 far have
mad" al arrangements ON the committee to re-
ceive the Governor some Of the most prominent
Democrats IN the city. well AZ Republicans and
there has been the suspicion of politics In the
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1NouIR1NG INTO THE ELBE DISASTER
OFFICERS OF THE LOST STEAMER AND OTHER
WITNESSES TESTIFY BEFORE THE
COURT ~ BREMEN.

Rerlin March 24-The official investigation of The
Flbe disaster began in Bremen yesterday. Ihirl
Officer TheO]or Stolberg said he was on :he bridge
when the collision occurred lie saw he masth'li
light and green sideight Of the steamer 'r'ih'
The Elbe following the rules. kept her course 500"
afterwari he saw the other steamer r'' H-"' ''
bi,d the I,lbo's bridge and then came the collision
There Was no panic on the ElSe. The rest OF Soi-
bergs testimony confirmed the statement aTeaiy
printed 49,, ....
The president Of the court announced thar. I'D .|'r
the eideavOrs OF the German consul 2t \ 81. ~" l'
the evidence OF the Crathies crew could not ''
cot Some OF the men had refused 10 MAKE any
Statement but the captain admitted that solnI-
ings with The lead after the collision proven O4'
the Cra.nle was not making water.
purser Werner said he was certain Do sd" %
,hir1 boat get away from the E.ue. l. was tII.
and the occupants afterWard were heard ed'l-.s I'd
attrac; the attention. cf tho cre" ~ "a h-llhS ""'
other witnesses confirmed tins. some aidng tla'
later they saw the boat bottom upward Herr
Romberg reureseIIiing the German Government
eajd The court would adjourn til the sworn state
ments Of the Crathie's sailors we're received.
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MORE THAN 500 ARMENIANs MAssAcEEp

London March 2t-'.The Daily Teleeraph's' cor
respondent I'm Moosh says. in dispatch sub-dhici
Kars March g. that it IS certain that more IMAM
800 Armenian Christians were Killed IN cola blo'i
during the massacrcs. lie asserts that the COM
mission OF Inquiry has not yet heard "I Shti'
Turkish soldier being killed. The village o. sem
NAL was entirely obliieratcd by the mlssacr" The
correspondent adds
/ have made the acquaintance and obtained inc
confidence OF the most redoubtabe ana deep-gyed
OF all hlOodthirsty Kurdish brisands. a man whose
very maine strikes terror TO III" hearts oi me NJ =
menlans ! will not give his name nave inducri
him TO narrate the story OF the raids, which ne hl
with conscious pride, glOrifying deeds worthy OF
cannibals. His narrative tallics IN all points win
the Armenian. accusations.
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ANOTHER DRIFTING RACE At NICE.
NONE or THE COMPETING SNAIL YACHTS Able
TO sAII, OVER THE COURSE WITHIN
THE TIME LIMIT.

Nice March ei-There a again to-day
u.i,bont sufficient wind. and therefore without
sults Fortunately the Ails1. Britannia. Corsair
and Va!kyrie were not brought out Had they
raced they undoubtedly would have farcd as they
die yesterday.
The match for yachts Of five TO ten rating
and the prize cup valued at 100 francs. Il
has now been discovered that vessels of the smaller
class must finish before sunset to make a race, al
though for yachts OF ten to twenty rating the t13e
is unlimited. As at G:%j p. m. the committee was
still waiting for the first Of the 10
in and end the drifting match. it WAS understood
that the must be declared OF. The course was
triangular. twenty miles round and was to be coN-
cred twice The weather was clear from cary
morning, the smooth AMI the wind l-At from
the south After three trials the starting line was
passed in this order:
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PEACE ENJOYS DISCUSS AN ARMIsT1cr

NO DECISION REACHED-THE MAIN ISLAND or
THE PESCADORES OCCUPIED by THE
JAPANESE-JAPAN BUYING wARsHIPs
London. March 24.-The Peking correspondent Of
'"rhe Times learns that the first question tho
peace onvoys discussed was that of an armistice
They have not arrived al a decision 'The Tirnee"
has this dispatch from Shanghai:
Experts declare that a militant Power occunviro
Formosa would conflict with the interests of Eng
ldnd and place her commerce at the mercy of tbo
smallest naval force having a basis Of Operations
70 the result OF the arrangements to be made he
tween China and Japan The Chinese have re-
ucated TO the north Of kin-chow and the japanese
are advancing. although the snOWstorms have i'm
Esdcd their progress. The Japanese have taken
Thaohua Island. midway between Shanhal- Kwan
and the Gulf Of LaOtung
me Tmes's' correspondent In Kobe SAYS:
and upepor OF the japanese landing on Fisher Isl
,ora cadoresl is officially confirmed f. Is rii-
s'c@aIat unat Ii Hung Chang has abandoned hope OF
- ",ig IN his peace mission
A. 'iHes correspondent in Hong Kong saws
''u inquiry has elected no positive infor-
~. 'esarilnS japanese attack on Formosa
49,, e''"' steamers continue their trips to and
v.,il me Da"y Graphic" has this dispatch from
Msrcp 81 oJ9aPPahgse Newspaper 'Jitr' saws that on
the pescadores ptsse t occupied the main island OF
Port mas been received Tbe nsti, res osTa' @ re-
fr,Ires tItSn' t"o more warships The official
september z to March & arc. ,r,tai snt' T., 'vi ,h
o. N hospitals, l31 from wounds and 9si from
There were ten deaths from ohoior. T., W., ~
SIe simonoseki IN the week ending vesterdavy 'PP'
berhh' March A--Weng- -Cheng the Chinesa
tnVoy' visited the Krupp gun foundry IN rssen
to-day "
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i THEATRE BURNED IN CHICAGO.

Chicago March 2i-The United States Theatre,
known until lately as Sam T. jacks Empire Thea -
ire al 70. 1ii West M1dison-st.. was destroyed by
fire this evening The Arc was started by eX-
plosion which blew hole in the top Of the build
inp ana sent into the air sheet of flame 10 III"
height of 10 ar ~, feet. tn" theatre building
Wa located In the rear and entered through the
Madison Hall building. which IL used for office.
lodge and dance rooms The latter structure was
damaged only by water The caus" Of the explosion
Is unknown. Il is attributed by some To and
bv others 10 dynamite. The piac. has been closed
f5r The last month. and the Watchman says that
a gas explosion impossible He believes the
lre 10 be the work oi an inceIdiary. The ruined
theatre Was owned by The Union Amusement Com
pan,. /; was nt;rd up at cost OF $4,000 About
six weeks ago the name OF the place Was changed
10 the United States Theatre.
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THE CUNARD LINES BUSINESS FOR 1891

A PROFIT OF 10000. WHICH. HOWEVER. Zoe"
NOT COVER TIE ANNUAL pEPKEcGATloN.
London March 2i-The report Of tho 'rnard
Steamship Company for lS9i shows profit Of 49,
900 This sum does not equal the full annual de-
Dreciaton TO cover which 90 had to be trans
ferred from the insurance fund to the profit az
count The company thinks the falling off rs due
TO the stagnation OF business In the tnlted states
The passenger traffic good as usual
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SAW THE REINA REGENTE FOUNDER
STORY OF \ SPANISH PEAsANT-TliE CRUISER
SIGHTED IN TIE sToNM. DIsARLEn ~
A GERMAN STEAMER

Madrid March 24-rhe 'Imparcial'e' CadZ cor
respondent says that the captain Of a German
steamship reports that ne sighted the cruiser NeiIi
Reeenie in the midst Of the storm two weeks ago.
lie saw A wave sweep off Of hor tunnels. IT."
thinks the same wave must have quonch"d hor
fires and left her pOwcrless.
peasant at Tarifa tells story 70 the cHect
that he saw the cruiser founder about i've Wli IS
OF the shore He SAYS for some time beior" sh"
went under she seemed TO be- entirely beyond con-
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MIR. GLADSTONE AT CHURCH.

Inpdop March 2i-Mr and Mrs. Gladstone. who
re,urne3 froo Cannes yesterday, were at church
| his morning. The eX-Prcmer apparently had re-
covered entirely from the fatigue OF the Journey.
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Ii Hung Chang was horn in the Province of Anu
Huei February l6. 1873. In 1860. while Governor
of the Province of Thiang-S Sin. he aided Chinese
Gordon in crushing the TAPPING rebellion The other
Thiang Province under his sway. and In loDI
he was made Niceroy of the United Countries. In
1866 he was appointed Minister Plenpotentiary; in
1857 Viceroy OF Hong-kuang. and in 1868 Grand
Chancellor. After the Ten-Tsn massacre in 1870
he was punished the charge of not having aided
the commanding general: but TWO years later the
Emperor restored him his titles and the office
Of Grand Chancellor. He is Niceroy Of the
Metropolitan Provinces Of Pe-Chi-L and. such
the chief administrative officer OF the Chinese En-
pire. He has long been conspicuous for his liberal
ideas. and many travellers in the Orient have had
interviews with him. in which ne has shown wide
knowledge OF Western civilization and progress.
After the first few Chinese defeats he was severely
blamed by the Picking Government for the unDre-
pared condition OF the army and navy. and vas
summoned to the capital He went. but at the
head OF small army OF sturdy retainers.
personal violence done him: but he stripped
Of his decorations and honors. Later he was re-
oi rhe mrs. hidese Pface e'os "1GSg cTedenu1s b
famous viceroy, who known and respected by
the Japanese officers of state. the who
should head the next peace compassion from the
the papers accredting him as an envoy would
The shooting of Ii Hung Chang recalls the at
tack on the CZarowitz. Cow Car Nicholas II.
around the world He visiting Otsu. a place
par koto when hen a. Japanese po;ics,;msn Tsuda
or mis- forehead. The Czarowitzs sun helmet broke
the force of the blow. and Prince George OF Greece
his travelling companion, felel the would -bassassn
with heavy wak ng-stck before the man could in
fct another would Various explanations OF the at
tempted assassination were made. II was said that
SanZO half-craZy fanatic. who belonged
the Samurai sect, noted for their hatred Of fC--
egners. and also that he was a Nihilist. who had
escaped from the Island Of Saghelien belonging to
Russia, and had succeeded in entering the japanese
police service II at first proposed 10 infict the
js nsnf i 9s hp8 eiafb4 @smBsr b Of 9e
csc law contained no provisions regarding assaults
or foreign princes. the Supreme Court pronounced
him guilty of an ordinary assault with intent
XIII and sentenced him 10 imprisonment hard
labor for hfe; This VIII probably be the penalty in
tne present instance, unless the law has been al
tered TO mt cases Ike that OF the Czarowitzs as
sdi!ant in which event Koyama would probably be
pnt 20 death since the NcerOy represents In his
{arsohi, as envoy the power and dignity of mis-
dispatch from Yokohama. printed only yes-
tsrday, ,sad mat Japan had decided on peace. al
thougn Doth the MikadO and Premier Ito feared the
effect or any announcement that the Government
was ,wlihng TO grant peace. and that the common
peopie are sun insane over the war Perhaps this
may explain the attempt to assasslnale China's
leading peace envoy. ~
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Lisbon March 2i-The royal deere" granting
autonomy to the Azores was received enthusiastic
cally by the inhabitants OF the Islands. In san
Miguel the independent flag, blue banner, win
white hawk surrounded by nine stars. To CORE
spond with the number OF Islands IN the aichl-
pelago was hoistcd amid great rejoicing
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AuTSSII.MANS AND ARMENIANS FIGHT.

FORTY KILLED AND MANY WOUNDED IN Al IN
COINTER IN ASIA MINOR.
Vienna March 2i.-There was a fight between
Mussulmans and Armenian Chrisrans lh loN''.
Asia Minor on March 20 The official account saii
that only one person was killed. Later news ~
that forty were killed and many others were
wounded.
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was accompanied by several members Of his
suite. When ne a short distance from his
apartments. young Japanese ran up to him and
fired pistol in his face. The young man was i'm
mediatey seized and disarmed by the police. At
the station-hOuse he gave his name as koyama
and his age twenty-One According 10 the
short report received in Toxic, Lis wound is not
dangerous
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The Gareth and DakOtah abanHu"'I NJ '0'1'7'
withou; trying to finish the first round.
The owner and skipper Of the An@a are nnch dl@-
satisfied with Yesterdays decision, GlsquaHHiHH "''
heca,,se she started before the proper signal was
given Mr. Walker says he viii not RAG" -. th'
I,rize again. According to the rules OF t"r fItHt.
Yach, club no signal the yachts TO return -
given in case they pass the starting line ahea" oi
mi
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London. March PA severe gale swept the south
of England this afternoon ana evening. Many
houses were unroofed. In London three persons
killed and three others severely injured by
falling walls A raceboat the Thames was up
set and its two occupants were drowned Many
isolated cases of death in the storm have been re
porter from the provinces. ,,,
Several of the ancient and historic trees at Rugby
and oxford have been uproOted. Three OF theIn
were between twenty-seven and thirty feet each
in circumference
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THE CASE or EX-CoNstL WALLER.

London. March 4-"rhe Daily Telesraphs $ Paris
corresnondent saws OF the conviction of cx-Consul
Waller in Tamatave:
1t IL stated that after his tenure OF oihcc expired
the Malagssy Government gave Mr waller iarge
grants of land in the southern part OF the Island
These Mr.. Waller was unable 70 turn to much ac-
count, and ne was still waiting at TamatdNe when
the French occupied the town.
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utation throughout the world and won for him
membership in many scientific societies. among
them the Statistical Association of Boston IL
decorated by the English French and italian
Governments.
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FRAGMENTS OF FOREIGN NEWS.

constantnople. March A-Sr Philip CurIie. Brit
ish Ambassador dined with the Sultan al the palace
on Armenian affairs.
Berlin, March A.The Emperor viii permit the
Cowes Royal Yacht Squadron 10 use the North Sea
and Baltic Canal before the formal opening.
Berlin. March 2-The Kotze scandal has been al
lowed 70 sul.slte since kotzc was absolved 10y The
court from all suspicion OF having written the
scandalons letters Most of the persons implicated
In the affair have left the country Kotze will re-
sumo his duties a: court before long and doubtIess
will receive some satisfaction for his wrongs
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The first round was eXcecdly 81
interest. 1t was finished thus:
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Ii HUNG CHANG SHOT.
FOUNDED BY 4 JAPANESE.
HE WAS RETURNING TO HIS APARTMENTS
FROM THE PEACE CONFERENCE

TIE vtcrpoy.s WOUND NOT DANGEROUs-HIs
vor1p-Br ASSASSIN PROMPTLY
SEIZED AND DISARMED.
London. March 4-The Central News corre-
spondent in Toxic says that an attempt was made
70 assas<nate Lii Hung Chang in a street Of
Slrnonosek this afternoon. Ii was returning
from the peace conference. in which he conducts
negotiations in behalf of the Chinese mission and