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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-15
BRITISH TROOPS AT SHANGHAI.
The NicerOys Protested Yesterday
AEainst Their Landing There.

LONDON. August Il. Transports with
British troops arrived in Shanghai road
stead Tuesday. The yiceroy protested to
Admiral Seymour against the landing of
the troops. and, according To Shanghai
cahlegram dispatched at midnight, Admiral
Seymour wired 10 his government for in
structions as 10 how he should act
The British residents of Shanghai are in
diEHant and attribute the viceroy's action
70 intriSues on the part Of the French and
Russian cOusuls-
TdJtal Sheng's American adviser Mr.
Ferguson, WAC has beer criticised by the
press and by Americans for his continued
relations with the Chinese officials has re-
signed and his reSigna ton has been ac-
CspteI- An English correspondent sending
this information to the Associated Press
from Shanghai. says:
The intimacy Of American officials with
Sheng has been remarked by Englishmen -
1t is reported from Hong Kong. under
date Of August II. that the United States
seagOinS monitor Monterey will go to Can
ton in q few days to relieve the American
cruiser Don Juan de Austria
The Chinese aver that the chances are
ten TO one that the Bugue forts will fire on
the monitor. as the authorities are suspi-
cious Of foreign designs.
The activity of the Chinese military au-
th0rities at Canton Is most pronounced
Foreigners there think they perceive prep
srations for action of some sort They dis
Ike the presence Of Chinese troops in the
vicinity Of the foreign settlement fear that
the slightest indiscretion will lead to blood
shed and would welcome the arrival Of the
Monterey
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Naval Orders.

The Navy Department has announced that
the following named officers have been
commissioned: Lieut.. Commander A. w.
Grant, Pay Director A. w. Bacon, Lieut..
H. G. mcfarland, Lieut.. w. d. Brotherton,
Capt. c. s. Sperry, Surgeon c. H. r.
Lowndes and Lieut.. L. S. Thompson.
Lieut.. Commander E. b. Underwood has
been ordered to the Topeka as executive.
Commander +. II. Delano, to command of
the Topeka.
Lieut.. A. NJ. Beecher. from the Eagle and
to the bureau of equipment for duty in that
office.
Lieut.. ]. A. Hoogewerff, to duty at the
Naval Academy.
Assistant Paymaster p G. Kennard. or
his duties.
Chief Boatswain p. Haley has been de-
tached from the command of coal barge
No. l and ordered to the Potomac for duty
in connection with towing the Nantucket
Lieut.. T. S. Rodgers, to the bureau of
naval ordnance for duty.
Ensign ]. B. Henry has had his sick leave
extended until September 10. His resigna-
ton has been accepted to take effect on
that date The departments order of the
LIST instant directing him to report for duty
on the North Atlantic station has been re-
Voked.
+ Ensign C. A. Adele has been detached
from the New York and assigned to the
Scorpion as watch and division officer.
Ensign G. s. Lincoln, from the Scorpion
to the Texas.
Ensign N Mansfield, from the Scorpion
to the Indiana.
Naval CadetsW. D. Hays, resignation ac-
copied. on
Chief BoatswainriP. Haley, from COM
mand of coalibarge No. to command of
the Hercules. q afn
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Hopes That the Allies Have Relieved
the Legations.
HAVE HAD TINE TO GET THERE
Last Reports Indicated That Re-
sistance Was Weakening.
THE TROUBLE AT SHANGHAI

LONDON, August 1.-THE Chinese min
sitter in London has informed the British
foreign office that the foreign legations at
The allies have almost certainly arrived
at Pek!n even though rain has been fall
ing The advices received from the Brit
ish commander at the front through Rear
Admiral Bruce give reasonable assurances
that the twenty-seven miles between the
allied forces and Pekin would be easily
traversed in four days, the Chinese. SEEM
tngly. being unwilling to fight and falling
back on the capital.
The absence OF fresh news of what the
Pekin expedition is doing leads to specula-
tion. Military men at Shanghai who know
the country in the vicinity of Pekin be-
lieye the allies ought to be win cannon
shot of the Chinese capital today.
The British foreign office. replying to the
latest cipher dispatch from the British min
lister at Pekin. Sir Claude Macdonald, the
wording OF which was almost identical with
the message from Sir Claude received by
the Canton correspondent of the Daily Tel
egraph and published August II. and which
was transmitted to the foreign office by
the Chinese minister here. bids the British
minister to be of good cheer and gives the
progress made by the relief column.
The message of Sir Claude Macdonald to
the Daily Telegraph was dated Pekin, Au-
gust +. and read:
Our situation here is desperate. In ten
days our food supply ends. Unless we are
The Chinese offer to escort us to Tien
Tsin, but. remembering Cawnpore. we re-
fuse the offer. There are over 200 Euro
pean women and children in this legation
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-15
ANOTHER VIEW.
Opinion Expressed That Smoke Pre-
yenters Are Obtafnable.

There are two sides to every question:
said a gentleman who is interested in a
device for the prevention of smoke to a
Star reporter today. with whom he was dis
cussng Mr. T. F. Schneider's recently pub
lished letter on this subject.
While Mr.. Schneider may have fnvesti-
gated and experimental with different de-
vices for the prevention of smoke" he re-
marked. cit is quite evident to any one who
knows anything about the theory of COM
buston that his experiments have been con-
fined to homemade consumers or cheap
devices applied without any consideration
or knowledge of the laws of combustion.
Right here let me say there Is no such
thing smoke consumer. Smoke once
made cannot be consumed Smoke results
from the reimbursement of conditions con-
ducive to perfect tsmokeless) combustion.
There are smoke preventers. however, and
while there are none that | know of that
cannot be made to smoke by the careless
ness of firemen, there are several devices
which will fully comply with the spirit of
the District smoke ordinance, if the firemen
VIII use minimum amount of Intelligence
and run their fires in a manner calculated
to get the greatest efficiency out of the
coal This will also be saving to the
owner.
What Mr. Schneider says about the
steam jets terrific noise and serious in
jury to friedrich walls and boilers is
largely true. 1 have visited numerous
stances have found that the smoke con-
sumner in use was simply a steam jet put
on by their engineer or the nearest
plumber. A good many of them did make
terrific noise and are injuring very rap
idly the plants upon which they are placed.
Il will venture the assertion that there
isn't man among those who have used
this homemade smoke consumer who can
give scientific reason for having done
I'm some plants the introduction of a
steam jet does sometimes reduce the
amount of smoke 1t simply furnishes a
little more oxygen. But in a scientifically
constructed smoke preventer the small
amount of steam (Which does not make a
terrific noise and in no way Injuries the
planD is used for very different pur-
pose, which is perfectly clear to the minds
of those who know anything about the
theory of the combustion of gases.
"A number of cities in this country have
a smoke law, which, If not enforced, would
render them very disagreeable places to
live in. There IS no reason that Washing
ton, the most beautiful Getty on the conti-
rent. should have her magnificent buildings
blackened and her public places showered
with SCOT, when, with a proper device and
intelligent attention 81 per cent of the
smoke can be stopped"
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DISPATCH FROM VI. PICHoN.
French Minister in Pekin Describes
Situation August o..

PARIS. August 15.-The French foreign
office has received the following dispatch
from the minister of France at Pekin, NJ
Pichnn. dated August o:
We have been advised that Ii Hung
Chang is charged 10 negotiate telegraph
cally with the powers We are ignorant
OF the events occurring outside the lega-
ton
1t is surrounded by hostile defenses. How
could We negotiate without the diplomatic
corps regaining its rights and the legation
grounds being evacuated? If the negotia-
tions prevent the march of the allied
troops. which IS our only salvation, we
risk falling into Chinese hands.
THE section wherein lies the French lega-
ton is occupied by imperial troops. who
have not entirely ceased to fire. We are re-
duced to siege ratioEs- We have provisions
horses. rice and bread for fifteen days"
The following dispatch has been received
from the French consul at Canton:
All Is quiet here In the district of
Swallow the agitation against the Christians
and missionaries IS alarming Many mis-
siOns IN that region have been pilIaged and
burned
The viceroy and myself have decided
each to send delegate to make an investi-
CATION and re-establish order. With the
view of giving weight to the mission and to
show that accord exists between the man
DARN and the consulate the commission
sails on the French war vessel Comet"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-15
TRADE WITH RUSSIA.
A Direct Line of Steamers to St. Pc.
tersburR.

tersburR.
ITO facilitate the export trade of the
United States to northern Russia a direct
line of steamers has been established to ply
between New York and Newport News and
st. Petersburg. says Acting Consul Cen
eral Heydecker at St Petersburg, in a re-
cent report to the Department of State
Unfortunately, however, says the consul
general, this line iabors under great disad-
vantages owing to the lack of sufficient re-
turn freights. which. of course, reacts on
the prices of the goods exported from the
United States The attention of the con-
sulate at st. Petersburg has been called to
the trade in cotton rags, for which there
Is large demand in the United States
The returning steamers from ST. Petersburg
could be filled with this important com
modify. and this would provide a reciprocal
trade, and even up the deficiency now ex-
isting.
Russia's enormous population Is composed
for the greater part of peasants. for whom
cotton prints are one of the main articles
of clothing, which explains the great de-
Velopment of the cotton industry in the
empire Therefore no country should better
be able TO export rags, and yet this trade
Is an exceedingly small one, Should mar
ket for Russian rags be opened up in the
United States, 1t is stated large quantities
could be supplied on favorable terms, which
would not only increase the exports, but
also suppress the middleman in Hamburg
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-15
Washington Stock Exchange.

Ssles-regular call. II O'Clock m.-washington Gas
. at oSh- American GraphOpbone Co, 100 at IL.
American GraphoPhone Go. pref, 100 at IL. ~ at
H. Pneumatic Gun Carriage, 500 at Ia After
call-Mergenthaler Linotype 3 at lss
District OF Columbia BoDds.-ts. 1902. 3O-year
funding, lo4 bid. Is, 1901, water stock, l02 bid.
3Sss. 1924. funding, l2l bid, LIB asked
Miscellaneous Bonds.-Capital Traction IS 1904.
bid. l07A asked. Metropolitan Railroad 5s Il3
bid, 1H asked Metropolitan Railroad cert indebt
A, los bid Metropolitan Railroad cert. indebt- B.
los bid Columbia Railroad %, 40 bid. Columbia
Iailroad ID mort IS, l1l+ bid. lib asked. U. s.
Electric Light deb. imp. 6s 1o3 bid U. S. Electric
Light cert iDdebt-. Is, 103 bid Chesapeake and
Fotonac Telephone con. 30. 102S bid. l03Ia asked
American Security and Trust Is, loo bid. Washing
ton Market LIST Is; los lid. American Grapboi,hone
deb. IS. y9%. asked
National Bank Stocks.-Bank of Washington 800
bid, 400 asked. Metropolitan 621 bid Central 200
bid Farmers and Mechanics. Dos bid. Second, lb5
bid Citizens, 100 bid. Columbia, leo bid. Capt.
tai. 14e bid; West End. 116 bid. lis asked LA
coin. lis bid.
safe Deposit and Trust Companies National Safe
Trust, 1854 bid 1853 asked. American security and
Trust, 1893 bid.
Insurance Stocks-Firemen's 30 bid. Metropoli-
tan. IS bid. Potomac. as bid. Arlington, 1aS bid
Columbia, 10 bid. Riggs. bid, asked. Peoples
55S bid. asked. Commercial ga bid
Title Insura- ce Stocks.-Renl Estate Title rs bid
81 asked Columbia Title, ~ bid * asked; Wash
Railroad Stocks.-Capital Traction, IO2Ia bid lO2z
asked City and Suburban, 36Is asked c,eorgttovn
and Tenleytown 20 bid.
Gas Stocks.-washington Gas, a3ls bid, 53x asked.
Old. "a asked
Miscellaneous Stocks.-Mergenthaler LINOTYPE 1877
bid. 1871 asked LAnston Monotype. 1l1a bid. li%
asked. American Graphophone CON- IO5s hid NJ
asked Pneumatic Gun Carriage ID bid, Is ssked
Washington Market. II bid
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-15
For an Accounting.

Suit in equity to secure an accounting
was instituted this afternoon in the Su-
preme Court of the District of Columbia by
the Carriers Ink Company, through Attor-
ney Henry Randall Webb, against Lewis
c. Denham. in his capacity as trustee of
the estate Of Easton Rupp. 1t is set
forth that several payments have been
made by the United States government to
the trustee on account OF goods furnished
the government by the plaintiff under the
terms of certain contracts existing between
the plaintiff and Easton az Rupp. The court
is informed that the money in question
does not belong to the estate of Easton &
Rupp, but should be paid to the Carter
Ink Company in conformity with the terms
of the contract
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-15

The Nashville arrived yesterday at Che
foo, where she will remain a short time as
station ship. The Yorktown has sailed
down from Chefoo for Taku. The New
Orleans has sailed from Cavite, P. l., for
Woosung. The Buffalo has arrived at Ca
vite-
The Mayfiower has sailed from Boston for
San Juan. Porto Rico. The New York ar
rived at Newport today. The collier Saturn.
loaded with coal for the ships in China
sailed this morning from the Norfolk yard.
She will touch at Singapore. The Bancroft
was put in commission yesterday at the
Boston navy yard. She takes the place of
the gunboat Machias. which went out of
commission yesterday at the same yard
The Navy Department has authorized
twenty days repairs on the Philadelphla
and forty-five days repairs on the Ranger.
which latter recently returned from survey
ing duty on the Isthmus of Panama
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-15
GOLD IN SIBERIA.
Interesting Facts in Agent Greener's
Report.

Commercial Agent Greener at Vladfvo-
stock has made a long report to the State
Department in regard to the mineral and
agricultural resources of Siberia. Most Of
the information impaired by him is taken
from a recent publication by Baron de
Batz. In the maritime province there Is
one group of concessions in the basin of
the Amur and another in the Island of
Askold. There the seabed, which consists
of aurifeous sand, is worked in per-
functory way. Among the affluents of the
Amur, important from the point of view
of gold production. are the river Amgoun
the Tumen, the Semi and the Nemilen.
Most of these concessions are under con-
troll of the First Russian Mining Com
pany and the Northeastern Siberia Com
pany Limited. The last named company
was organized in London and will soon be-
gin operations. The outfit is now in prep
aration at Vladiyostock, under the super
vision of w Il. Vanderlip. jr., and Engi-
neer Sharkey, both Americans. The Askold
property is owned by Messrs. Lindholm &
Company. The gold workings of the Amur
constitute four groups. distributed for the
most part over the left tributaries of the
Amur river.
Mr.. Greener adds:
I'm 1896 the government dispatched to
the shores of the Sea of Okhotsk an expe-
dition which. according to the latest news
has found rich alluvial drifts. There have
recently arrived at Vladisvostock direct
from the United States six practical Amer
lean miners under the auspices of the
Russo-Chinese Bank. They are supplied with
modern machinery. and men of experience
and go to the Yumen. where rich discov-
cries are reported These are the Original
forty-niners' of the New California" and
1t Is hoped they will give new impetus to
mining in the maritime province In con-
versation with one of them. who last win
ter prospected in the Yukon, Alaska, the
idea was emphasized that the whole region
about Anadirski and the extreme eastern
range of the Stanovoi mountains, near
Bering straits. would prove rich as the
cape Nome region. since 1t was of analo-
gous formation.
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C.P. HUNHNGJoNS REMAINS
EN- ROUTE To THE HOME IN NEW
l ~
| YORK.
Funeral VIII Probably Take Place
n
oil
sOrs in Office.

NEW YORK, August 15.-The body or
Coils P. Huntington will probably arrive in
this city on a special train from Utica late
this afternoon. n The remains will be taken
to the Huntington residence at 9TH avenue
and SITE streeti The funeral will probably
take place Friday or Saturday. h h.
Huntington, nephew of the deceased f1nan-
cier, and now acting president of the South
ern Pacific road, Is on his way here to at
tend the funeral All talk as to the new
president of the road is as yet premature
Certain important interests in the company.
including Gen. Hubbard, who Is now
abroad, and the representatives OF the
Searles and Hopkins estates, Will nave TO
be consulted.
Many messages of sympathy and condo
lence have been received for the family at
the office of the Southern Pacific road, ana
as many more have been sent TO the otn
avenue residence.
Charles H. Tweed general counsel and
second vice president of the Southern Pa
cific Railway Company, who is generally
regarded as having been closer to Mr..
Huntington than any other business asso-
ciate, was asked today whether any or the
disposition of Mr.. Huntington's will could
yet be made public.
Nothing now" answered Mr.. Tweed,
certainly nothing until after the funeral
rs there any question that MIR. hunting
ton has left a wilI?'
Il don't feel at liberty to say anything
on that subject at present. Then. after re-
fleeing a few moments Mr.. Tweed added:
1T may safely be assumed that such
document is in existence"
Was the stability of his investments, In
the event of his death, made secure by for
NAL provision during his lifetime?
Provision was made against his holdings
being thrown upon the market
ut is reported that you are likely to sue
coed Mr.. Huntington as the head OF the
Southern Pacific"
NO; Mr.. H. E. Huntington. nephew OF
Mr. C. P. Huntington, is the first vice pres
ident of the company. l am the second
future arrangement"
Mr. Tweed added that H. E. Huntington
had been heard from at New Orleans on
his way to this city. and that he was ex-
pected to arrive here tomorrow afternoon
" evening
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No Artificial Cotton.

Consul Frank W. Mahin at Reichenberg,
under recent date, informs the State De-
partment that his consulate Is in receipt of
scores of inqmring letters from America
and Europe regarding a report rampant in
newspapers and trade journals that artifi-
cial cotton is now being made from pine
wood fbers and spruce wood Inyestiga-
ton has developed that the cotton said to
have been made from the wood fibers is
nothing more than the natural product it.
self. The spinning Of spruce and fir fibers
in the production of artificial silk has prob
ably given rise to these erroneous reports
says Consul Mahin. and 1t is safe to con-
clude that though attempts may have been
made to produce artificial cotton so far tney
have been without satisfactory results
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-15
$l4,6S
SI5.5D

For fuel. repair to boilers, machinery and
pumping stations. pipe distribution to high
and low service. material for high and low
service. Including public hydrants and fire
plugs. and labor in repairing. replacing
raising and lowering mains. laying new
mains and connections and erecting and re-
$50. 900.
For the purchase, replacement and repair
OF public pumps. cleaning and protecting
public wells. filling abandoned and con-
demned public wells, 5000
For continuing the extension of the high
service system Of water distribution TO In
ciude all necessary land. machinery build
ings. mains and appurtenances, so much as
may be available In the water fund during
the fiscal year 1902, after providing for the
expenditures hereinbefore authorized
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-15
OUTLOOK FOR OLIVES.
1t Is Said to BE Not ENCOURAGING in
France,

French farmers are disposed to abandon
the cultivation of olive groves, as in recent
years the prices obtained for the oil have
not been satisfactory. according to Consul
Skinner at Marseilles in a recent letter to
the State Department. Pure olive oil for
edible purposes is at present practically
unknown in any important market, accord
ing to the consul. and the acreage devoted
TO olives in France Is annually becoming
less. This years crop of olives. 1t is ex-
pected. will be disappointment, as 1t was
last year and, on the whole. the outlook
for olives and olive oil in France Is not en-
couraging. Consul Skinner says in conclu-
sion: Even in France, the home of the
olive. arachide oil. or peanut oil, Is consid-
ticularly for frying vegetables, superior to
any other product"
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IN DAYS MARCH OF PEKIN.
Admiral Bruce Reports the Position
of the Allies.

LONDON, August 15.-Rear Admiral
Bruce telegraphing from Taku to the Brit
ish admiralty. says:
Have received the following from the
general at Ho-Si-Wu, August 10:
The troops are distant about twenty
seven miles from Pekfn- They experienced
little opposition. A position had been pre-
pared by the enemy. but as the allies ad-
varced they fled. The Tartar cavalry was
charged by two squadrons OF Bengal Lam
GERS Many of the former were killed"
:" The standards of Gems Ma and Sung
Wee captured. The troops are much ex-
haUsted by the heat. but their health and
spirits are otherwise excellent
"A second dispatch, dated Hosiwu. Au-
gust H. says:
The advance may be somewhat delay
ed as rain is falling
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Speeder Arrested.

Edward Smith, twenty-three years old,
who gave his occupation as a clerk, was ar
rested in Anacostia shortly after Il O'Clock
last night on a charge of fast driving. The
exhibition of speed which Smith is alleged
to have given exceeded anything OF the
character seen by the officers in Anacostia
for long time. He was driving fine
dappled gray horse, which showed signs of
having been driven hard. A young man
was in the vehicle with him
Ofheer Andrews, who was mounted on a
bicycle, tried to overtake the team on Min
neSota avenue, but the horse was going
at a too rapid gait for him He continued
the chase, however, and other officers who
were in the vicinity took part Smith S
animal was turned from Harrison street
into Monroe street, and Mounted Officer
Green pursued and overlook the outfit at
the corner of Jackson and Monroe streets.
Smith deposited so at the police station as
collateral for his appearance in the Police
Court, which was forfeited.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-15

William CaPnell was arrested this after
noon on the charge, Of obtaining a small
amount of money under false pretenses
from John r. Major. druggist, and also
a small amount of money from William M.
Ayre, a lunchbstoredproprietor on street
near 9th street northwest He was locked
up in No. pseenfstistation and will be ar
fa AZ the time Of his, arrest carnen wa. a.
large under $500 bonds for the action Of
is now. in addition to the above. charged
with the larceny OF some tools from Joseph
Raur, plumber, and bicycle from VIII
liam T. Robertson.