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CHINESE MASsACR,EI:D.
Five Thousand Said to Have Been
Butchered by tho Russians.


LONDON. Sept. 2L-"authentlc ac-
counts have been received here. {" rays
the Moscow correspondent OF the STAN;
dard. "ot a horrible massacre at Blago-.
vestchensk. which was undoubtedly
carried out under direct orders from
the Russian authorities, and which then
let loose the tide OF slaughter through
Amur. * x q
THE entire Chinese population OF
5000 souls was escorted out Of town to
a spot five miles up the Amur, and then
being led in patches of a few hundreds
to the river bank was ordered to cross
over to, the Chinese side. No boatai
were provided. and the river Is mile
wide. The Chinese were flung alive,
into the stream. and were stabbed Or
shot at the least resistance, while Rus
sian volunteers who lined the bank
clubbed or shot any one who attempted
to land. Not one escaped alive. Tho
river bank for miles was strewn With
corpses." T..
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Clearing Away the wreclrage.

GALVEsToN,Texas, Sept. 2o.-Evc.y
man who Is willing to work has been
pressed to service here and the wreck
age left by the storm is being rapidly
cleaned away. An air of business once
more Dervades the city.
A revised list of the casualties pre-
pared by the Houston Post places the
number of known dead at 4,75i.
Two hundred and scventy-thrre were
recovered yesterday and it is now be-
iieved the ruins In tho east, south and
west ends contain certain less than 700
corpses. The end OF the week probably
VIII find the city practically clear OF the
dead.
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Order to Exterminnte Boxers.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 2O.-The state
department has received the following
telegram dated the 18th instant. from
the consul general at Che Foo, China:
Secretary OF State, Washington.
Eighteenth. Yesterday again be-
.seeched governor to ascertain facts at
Paoting-Fu: also fate OF missionaries
unaccounted for in Chi Ii; also condl-
ton mission property west Shan Tuns.
Now replies no foreigners at Paoting-
Flu. Others escaped, hiding places un-
known. Impossible to ascertain where
abouts. Imperial edict ordering civil
military officials Of Chi Ii to extermin-
ate boxers now issued. All property in
tact, excepting Lin Ching mission,
American beard, which is destroyed.
Governor arrived, rioters dismissed
head official. From other sources to-
day learn governor issued orders
throughout province to eXterminate
boxers.
(SIgncO FOWLER"
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M'KINLEY MAY SPEAK.
Senator Hanna VIII Try and Induce
Him to Take the stump-General
Howard Says West Virginia is

senator danna VIII Try and Induce
Him to Take the stump-General
Howard Says West Virginia is
Safe.
4 CHICAGO. Sept. 2o.-It is possible
that President Mckinley will make sew
eral speeches in the west before the
close OF the present campaign and to
induce him TO promise to do so Is one
OF the objacts Of visit which Senator
Hanna will make to Canton. Ohio.
Senator Hanna has made no public
utterance regarding his alleged inten,
tion OF trying to bring the President
out
General o. o. Howard called at head
quarters to-day having Just returned
from a speech-maklng tour Of wes,
Virginia.
Il am satisfied" said he, shat West
Virginia Will so Republican by graft
flying majority"
Chairman Johnson. OF the Democratic
executive committee. to-day laughed ut
the story that Richard Croker had
pledged 100000 TO the national cam.
pa!gn fund. $50 far US I know there Is
nothing at all In this talk" he said. Z
Senator J. X. Jones will be at Demo.
cratic national headquarters this even
Ing. He is to, arrive from New York
on the 4:io p. m. train.
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COAL SCARCITY
IS MORE KEENLY
FELT THAN EVER. I: y 81 !.
Dealers Finding It Difficult to Get as
Much as They Need-Tonnage
Gradually Increasing. -
no SIGNS OF AN OUTBREAK.
General Impression That Trouble
Must Come-Few More Join
Ranks Of the Strikers.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 2o.--"Every-
thing qule, and orderly" is the report
,ha, comes from the strike region. A
few more mlne workers Joined the
strikers ranks to-day but not many.
The temper OF the mine owners on the
question OF arbitration Is indicated in
interviews and statements given out TO-
day, is very much against the proposl-
tIon. Nevertheless, Father Phillips
came here from the Hazleton region to-
nigh. and is with Archbishop Ryan in
consultation on the subject very near
and dear to his heart. the quick settle
ment OF the strike by arbitration or
any other honorable means. t
Protestant clergymen In Hazleton
have also taken up the matter and will
endeavor to bring the opposing elements
together amicably. Coal scarcity is
more kcenly felt to-day and although
the Reading Company Is mining and
shipping It's usual quota Of anthracite,
dealers are finding It hard to get rs
much as they need. The tonnage of the
other great coal carrying companies Is
gradually diminishing, however, and In
the natural order Of things, unless the
strike Is settled. will SION cease a4io-
gether from some districts.
Somewhat vague reports are coming
in OF preparation on the part of sheriffs
and coal companies for a possible clash
with the reckless element among the
strikers. Nearly everybody believes
that trouble must come. yet there has
been no sign Of an outbreak and the
men appear to be we'll handled by their
leaders. f4 IS
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FORCES OF THE ALLIES.
How They Will be Disposed of Dur
ing the Cold, Winter Months.

PEKIN, Sept. 4.-via Shanghai.
Sept. 1s.-The Indications are that ten,
thousand of the allies will winter in
Pekin. The German force will be tho
largest. Some Of the troops probably
will be distributed in the surrounding
cities to relieve the strain. The Jap
ancse will withdraw the most OF their
force from Nagusaki. The Russians
will retain at least 1000 here. a
A joint expedition to Paotlns has
been planned by the British, German
and French forces. The dowager en-
press has expressed her Willingness To
return to Pekln. II granted protection.
ihe general In command and the min
isters OF the powers are unwilling to
assume such a responsibility.
"A number OF small bands OF Boxer,
have been reported In the nelghborhood
recently, Gies1 ~ .EI'i1'-S>I
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LITTLE ACTIVITY
In United Mine Workers Headquar-
ters = Outbreak Expected - No
Trouble Appeared During the Day.

In United Mine Workers Headquar-s
ters = Outbreak Expected - No
Trouble Appeared During the Day.
HAZLETON, Pa. Sept. 20.-There
was little activity to-day around the,
United Mine Workers headquarters
from where The coal miners strike is
being directed. Most Of the union Off.
Z clals spent the day In the outlying
TOWNS meeting the striking men and
eivl5s themiias cttoas! NO oseFt,ires
have been advanced by either side and
there Is at t5resent no indication that
any wilt bettput forth soon. The strike
officials are still at work getting the
men out. and say they will not cease
their activity In that respect until every
operation In the anthracite region is
tied up. The operators, though badly
crippled. are to-day as confident OF
success as they have heretofore been.
The production of coal in the Hazleton
region is growing less with each sue
ceedlng day. The report Of the superin-
tendent OF the Lehigh Valley railroad
shows that the shipments have fallen
off to less than two-thirds of the nor
NAL quantity during the past four
days. There Is no denying the fact that
the Inhabitants OF the region fear
trouble. There are very few persons
who do not believe that there will be an
outbreak somewhere in the region.
Most, II not all OF the coal mines are
being protected by extra watchmen. Ru-
mors are ailoat that the sheriffs OF Lu-
zerne. schuylkill and Carbon counties.
which counties adjoin one another at a
point two miles south OF here. are
swearing In deputies by the score.
Rumors Not Confirmed.
None of these rumors can be confirm
ed. No. 40 shaft of the Lehigh Valley
Coal Company. east Of this city, was
the centre OF numerous petty acts OF
violence during the day. Before 6
O'Clock this morning, q handful OF Hun
sarian women wanted to whip three
coal and Iron policemen for persuadlng
breaker boys to 80 to work. The police,
however. managed to get out OF their
alIHculty without fight. Shortly after
mat n mine worker says he was shot
al by an unknown person; but not hit,
"h!Ie on his way to the shaft. Later
IN the day an Italian was badly club
pea' Tonight while two of the mine
WORKERS we're on their way homie from
."e shatt they were attacked and badly
oea'eh. Aside from these incidents
~ Iu'es Prevailed throughout the region.
1Ne striking Miners say they are doing
'"sF oesi TO prevent disturbances.
Meeli7ss wera held this afternoon nj
no'n hazle mines and n, the Silver
n'ooE colliery. at the former place ad-
e'ssses were made by a number OF
,''"e DOSES who appealed to the men
" resume work. Several labor organ
20 20 also addressed the men and urged
was won. '' '"e Nsh'
,s "s LthlSh coal company's colller!cs,
r1.., @e strikers claim, are being operated
'.'a greatly reduced force Of mon
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 2O.-President
Mckinley. Attorney General Griggs
and General Corbln, acting secretary of
war, took dinner tonight at the Coun-
try Club. few miles from the city.
There was n further discussion Of the
German proposal making punishment
Of Chinese rlng-leaders in the Boxer
troubles condition precedent to peace
negotiations. and of our answer there
TO. Advantage was also taken OF the
occasion to discuss other phases OF the
situation. No new advIces had been
received. 1t was stated that the dis
cussion tonight advanced the matter
OF the answer to q more definite shape,
but that there had been no final action.
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NO RESULT REACHED.

manufacturers and SteelWorkerS'
Committee unable to Agree-Ad-
journ Unit. To-day-Big Strike
May Follow. 3
CINCINNATI. o., Sept. 2o.-After a
protracted and animated Joint session
of the conference committee OF the
Amalgamated Association OF Iron and
Steel Workers and of the conference
committee OF the manufacturers an ad-
journment. was taken tonight until to-
morrow morning without any definite
result being reached. Since the mills
closed June 30, there have been five OF
these Joint conferences without results,
at Detroit. indianapolis, New York and
elsewhere. II no good result is reached
at this meeting by Saturday night, 1t Is
feared that strike will follow. None
OF the 10000 employees are working now,
but there Is none on strike.
Waiting an Agreement.
They are simply waiting an agree
ment on the wage scale for puddlcrs
and nnlshers as the scale has been
agreed upon mutually for all others in
the Amalgamated Association. Tha
conference committee OF the Amalga-
mated Association was Joined to-day by
Chairman ]. C. Corus. of MassIllon; G..
Watson French. George L. Bard. w. L.
simonton, W. E. Taylor. OF Chicago: A.
". Houston. Cincinnati, and James H.
Mutt, of Youngstown. representing the
Republic Steel and Iron Company, and
F. L. Clark, OF Pittsburgh: Thomus
Parrock and NJ. E. Combs. OF Youngs-
town, representing the American Steel
Hoop Company. and there was a gem
eraie discussion in which aIs spartfci-
pated. After the joint session adjourn
cd tonight the president, Theodore
Shaffer, Secretary Williams and the
twenty other members Of the Amalga-
mated committee remained In session
discussing the proposition OF the manu-
facturers, who Insisted that at the pres.
ent prices OF iron and steel. they could
not renew the agreement OF the old
scale Of last year.
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ON THE RACK:
Evidence Of Howard Could Not be
Injured by Attorneys for Prosecu-
tion-Rev. Stamper Testifies.

:
Injured by Attorneys for Prosecu-
tion-Rev. stamper Testifies.
FRANKFORT, Ky, Sept. 2o.-Cross-
examination Of James Howard. on trial
here, charged with being q principa, in
the shooting of Governor William E.
Goebel, was completed to-day. His di-
rect testimony of yesterday was un-
shaken. is.
Judge J. H. Tinsley. one Of the coun-
sci for the letense in the Powers CON
;spiracy; trial. testified for the defend
ant.
/ Sheriff Beverly White, OF Clay coun-
ty, testified that while on his way to
Louisville. January 20 and 80. Howard
accompanied him as FAR as Frankfort.
The last he saw of Howard he was
standing In front OF the Board Of
Trade hotel here. Howard was then
clean shaven.
Former State Senator Parker testified
that he saw Howard few days before
the killing of Governor Goebel and
Howard did not have mustachc. He
introduced Howard to Taylor after
Goebel's assassination. Howard asked
Taylor for a pardon. Taylor said he
could not consider a pardon then.
Testimony of a Preacher.
Rev. stamper contradicted Golden
and the hfprosecutlon endeavored to show
that he had become an ally Of the de-
fensc fo: pecuniary consideration.
He admitted that he urged the men to
come armed and said he wrote Caleb
Powers offering to raise personally Ave
hundred men in Scott and othes coun..
ties in this section to aid Powers and
others in holding possession OF the Of
fees then In contest.
L. F. Sinclair, OF Georgetown, testl-
fed that Wharton Golden, before he
turned states evidence. said to him:
"Culton Is making n damn fool of
himself by talking. He could get mo-
ney out Of 1t. as I am doing"
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MORMON TABERNACLE.

The Scene of One Of Governor Roose-
velt's Meetings-He Made Five
: Speeches During the Day-Clear
Explanation of Expansion.
OGDEN, Utah. Sept. 2o.-Governor
Roosevelt limited the number of his
speeches to-day 10 five. Including the
night meeting at this place. The spec
iaI train left Pocatello at o'clock this
morning and arrived at Ogden at 6 In
the evening. where a stop was made for
the night.
at Logan, the first stop OF the day
was made and here the meeting was
held In the Mormon tabernacle, mile
from the station. At Brigham City.
: Governor Roosevelt. spoke In the, open
afr from the band stand. The meeting
ut Ogden was held In the opera house.
I At Logan, this morning, addressea
were made by Mrs. j. Ellen Foster,
Z Governor Roosevelt and others. Cover
nor Roosevelt said in part:
.'I come to speak to you on party Is.
sues and upon issues that are far more
than party. appeal not merely to Rn-
publicans, but appeal to every man
and woman proud Of the country's past
and confident Of the country's future.
and who are resolved to attain that fu-
ture and to stand by the country now" J" \
On the issue Of expansion he said:
I've have never had a movement for
expansion in this country where there
were not large number OF excellent
people of the country who held up their
hands In horror and predicted the death
OF the nation. Right after the revoiu-
tionary war some people Oh the sea- :
board Atlantic states objected strongly
to taking In the Ohio valley.
Then we came to the mississippi
and n lot Oh excellent people said 1t
meant ruin to the land and the dissolu-
ton OF the government II we stretched
over the Mississippi. When President
Jeirerson, IN lseS, acquired oy treaty
and purchase the land beyond the MIS-.
sissippi, all mat region beyond mo
ROCKY mountains he acquired 1t lust
exactly as President President Mckinley acquired
the Philippines ana then a number OF
exeeuent sentitemen salo mat meaht
the maj rum OF the country. Then
came the Mexicah war ana any numher 10 y
OF people said that II we stretched on
70 % the Paciiic our country would coma
70 an end
me i'..,lt idea OF taxing IN What nat are now
the states OF Idaho. oregon and calitos-
MA was was suiiicient TO make them despair
ot their country. SIX or eight years ago
Hawaii under President Harrison wtsh,
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Ii Ordered to Pekin.

YOKOHAMA. Sept. 2o.-The Japanese
war Office has received the following
from General Yamaguchi. dated Pekin.j
September 16:
Prince Ching sent to Ii Hung Chang
this telegram to await him at Tien
Tsin: ~. z!
s Received your telegram. You will
be protected by the foreign powers.
Therefore proceed to Pekln Immediate
ly,'n
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Negro Burglar Killed.

GALVESTON, Texas, Sept. 2o.-Last
night negro while attempting to break
into warehouse containing commits
sary stores. was shot and killed by
guards. No attempt was made at iden-
'iiication and the body has been burn
ed.
Captain Page. Of the Dallas rough
riders, has made a careful survey of
the town and estimates that there are
1000 bodies yet to be taken out OF the
ruins which surround the city.
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MRS. BRICE SUED.
Widow of the Late Multi-Millionaire
Defendant in Case Brought to COL
lect 100000 as Commission on a
Railroad Deal.

:
Defendant in Case Brought to COL
lect 100000 as Commission on a
Railroad Deal.
NEW YORK, Sept. 2o.-Catherine o.
Brice. the widow Of the late Calvin S,
Brice. Administrative of his estate, Is
the defendant In u suit begun in the
supreme court. in which Thomas M.
King and James r. Terry seek to re-
cover 100000 as commission on n deal
which was conducted by the late flnan-
cier for the purchase OF the controlling
interest In the Pittsburgh G. Western
railroad. According to the complaint, n
combine consisting of Mr.. BrIce and
several well known men. was formed In
1898 for the purpose OF buying from
$500, 600 to s2.1oOOo0 OF the second mort
gage 5 per cent gold bonds OF the Pitts
burgh G. Western railroad. The entire
Issue of bonds. says the complainant,
amounted TO $4,000 On October s,
1898. Mr.. King received letter from
Mr.. Brlce. stating that In behalf OF sew
eral men he desired TO buy from 81, $780,
oCo to s2,1oO.ooO OF the second mortgage
bonds of the road at 50 per cent of the
par value. The letter nlso stated that
s per cent additional will be paid by Mr..
Brice to Mr.. King for NIL bonds up TO
S?1oO,ooo delivered by Mr.. King. TSIs
offer was accepted by King and in his
complaint he asserts that between oc-
tober 8 and September 81, 1898, the
plaintiffs delivered MS directed by Bricc,
s2,o0o. 600 worth OF the bonds. Since that
time the plaintiffs have not been able
to collect the per cent promised.
In her answer to the suit. Mrs. Brlcc
denies that she hns knowledge or .hc
contract and then makes dcnials OF
some OF the allegations
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Will LL1REFUSE
TO ACCEPT THE
GERMAN NOTE.
Belief General That This Government
Will Decline to Make surren-
render Of Offending Chinese
PRECEDENT. NEGOTIATIONS.
President Has Number Of other Notes
Awaiting. Answer General Clear !
ance Of Subject to be Made.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2o.-!The sta
tus OF the Chinese situation at the
close. OF the day. according to high,
authority, Is US follows:
There are now before the depart
ment OF state number Of notes await
ing answer. These include the German
note concerning the surrender OF Chi.
nese ring-leadprs; the original Russian
proposition for the withdrawal Of
troops from Pekln, which has not yet
been acted upon US finallty; mem
orandum from the Russian government
asking us to the purpose OF this govern;
5ment and request by Prince Ching
that instructions be sent to Minister
Conger to proceed with peace negotiar
tIons at once. In addition there is q
verbal inquiry from the French gov
ernment as to the programme OF the
United States. I,
Uncle snm's Programme.
These various communications have
accumulated slowly. and an UNDER
standing has now been reached by the
administration that there shall be a
general clearance Of the entire sub
ject. a
This may be expected either late to-
morrow or early the following day. 1t
will clearly enunciate the programme,
of the United States on the various
questions presented
As far as the German note is con-.
cerned. the belief is almost general here
that the response OF our government
will amount to declination, to make
the surrender Of the offending Chinese
a condition precedent to negotiations Of
any kind. Concerning the Russian
proposition for withdrawal. 1t Is stated
officially that 1t stands to-day the same
as first presented. 49,.
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Russians Not Leaving

LONDON. Sept. 2o.-The PekIn cor.
respondent OF the Daily Express. wiring
September Il, asserts that the Russian
troops are not leaving. British hcod.
quarters, he adds. had been inforn,ol
that tho Russians had left, but tho
statement was untrue, tho fact beinr
that the Russians have been reinforced
and made claim for more extended
quarters In Pcliin. 80
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Distress Appalling.

DALLAS. Texas, Sept. 2o--A letter
from Hitchcock says:
THE distress in this vicinity on tha
gulf coast Is still appalling, Every
thing Is wiped out. Buildings were not
only blown down but have been washed
away. The mainland dead In this Sec
ton will number 500 persons"
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Close of Telegraphcrn, xeot,nr

ST. PAUL. aiinn.. Sept. 2o.-The nm
nual convention of the old-tlmc Tele-
sraphers' Association and the United
States Military Telcsraphers' Corps
came can; 10 brilliant close tonight in
this city. with a banquet Mt the Rvnn
hotel. over-s0o guests were present
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sehurmnn on the stumn.

RICHMOND. Ind, Sept. 2o.--Jncob G.
schurman. president OF Cornell Unlver-
slty, and member OF the Philippines
commission. spoke here. tonight for the
Republicans. He was heard by about
1000 people. Hon. Frederick Landls
aiso spoke. q
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SMITH AT HUNTINGTON.
Immense Audience Listened to the
Editor orator-cabell Democrats on

4AEteLtau auuieuCe blSteneu to the
Editor orntor-cabell Democrats ON
the Run.
Special Dispatch to the IntellIgcncer.
HUNTINGTON. W. Va; Sept, 2o.--
Hon. Charles Emory Smith spoke to an
immense crowd at the Davis theatre.
this city, tonight. 1t was the largest
and most enthusiastic meeting held here
since Senator Ellsins spoke In 1896.
The Democracy of Cabell county is on
the run and with the renewed enthusi-
asm OF the Republicans they will be
kept going until the day OF final defeat
at the election.
Republicans now claim that their
whole ticket will be elected by from 2sO
10 400 majority. The Democrats have
held no meetings here which have Gre
ated any cnthuSIasm. and nm air OF dis.
reuragcmeni unmistakably pervades
their ranks.
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and food supplies. opening the northern
passes and restoring trade.
~ General Chaffee and General Barrow,
second in command OF the Britiafj
troops. held conference to-day, and
decided to dispatch an Anglo-American
column. ], 800 strong, to San Hal TIen.
under General James II. Wilson, cap-
ture the arsenal there and disperse the
Boxers. iiil5iil ~. q !, ~
The japanese and French are operct-
Ing to the northeast Of Pekin. n