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WHO rs ALLEN UPWARD {?

- VI 111I11 Dw2rd is a barrister
VINO enjoyed considerable prac-
tice on the South Wales Circuit
before he was drawn by the unex-
pec.ed success Of his nrst story.
The Queen Against Owen" into
devoting himself seriously to lit
erature. AS a student his career
was distinguished, he having car
rled of the highest prizes at both
the English and Irish bars, to
both of which he has been called.
The first book that brought him
into prominence was The Prince
OF Baik.stan,' and this led the way
to the Secrets of the Courts of
Europe" which have been translat-
cd into various European lam
gulges and bid fair 10 SO round
the world. When the war broke
out between Greece and Turkey.
Mr. Allen Upward formed one nj
st56 little band of English volun-
teers who fought on the side of
Greece. He was the only English
man to run the blockade of Cret,
which he did within a few days
arse- it aai been proclaimed by
Che Powers. He penetrated the
zone of warshlps in q small steam
er, landed a cargo of bread for
the insurgents, and returned in
safc,.y to Athens, after some hair
breadth escapes from detection by
the searcAlights. Soon after he
Wellt IN TO ARA where he arrived
just in time to take part in the
~-st battles OF the war.
AS noyels- he has secured
many successes. He knows the
kind OF story which the public ap-
preciate, and THE ORDEAL OF
FIRE will further strengthen
his reputation.
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PITTSBURG, Sept. 6.-The CONNER
cial Gazette tomorrow will say:

L NCPl. SOu1uCl-
cial Gazette tomorrow will say:
Pittsburg and associate interests
have taken costly and determined steps
to insure the development of an export
business in iron and steel. For them a
hurried order has been placed fer the
construction of a fleet of ten great
freighters that will ply from Lake Erie
ports via the Welland canal and the
gulf of St. Lawrence across the Allan
tic The fleet will cost something like
S3,50O,000.
Orders for this extensive water tran
sportation equipment have been de-
cided among the Globe. Cleveland and
Detroit Ship Building Companies, and
the work of construction has begun
at the yards Of these companies at Lo-
raine, Cleveland and Detroit Various
concerns have placed the orders, but
the notable purchasers are the Carnegie
and the Rockefeller interests.
For the canal boats the orders were
placed within the past fortnight, and
attending them orders of even greater
magnitude have been placed with the
same shipbuilding interests for freight
ers to ply over the great lakes in the
ore and coal trade. In all, the con-
tracts are for nineteen vessels and the
lake freighters will be built to carry
a tonnage of 1000 to 5000 tons. The
lake carriers will cost an average Of
100000, and the combine orders will
aggregate an expenditure of SS,000,000.
Construction of the crafts is to be hur-
ried to completion.
The feet of canal and ocean freight
ers which will take on consignments of
iron and steel for export at the har-
bors at Cleveland and Conneaut will
stand as formidable factor in the
freight situation in this district One
of the boats of this feet will lead ton
mage which, while small, compared to
the capacities of the lake freighters,
will take care of the tonnage of sixty OF
the heaviest freight cars in use on any
railroad and which loaded would make
train over a half mile in length.
With the entire canal and ocean fleet
loaded, 600 of the heaviest freight cars
will be deprived of tonnage and these
would form a string of trains nearly
five miles long.
Proof Is furnished in. the placing of
the remendousocontract that the iron
and steel interest of Pittsburg have not
been simply agitating in the matter of
the necessity of an export freight rate
to enable them to enter the foreign
markets. 1t is one of the methods that
this Unrest has held in reserve to in
sure trade development while the rail-
road interests have shown their DISPOSE
ton to stand in the way by procrasti-
mating in return to lower iron and
steel rates. There are other plans in
allegiance. The iron and steel men OF
this district have for some time doubt
ed that they would be favored in rates
so that they could move products for
exports, hence the present movement.
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supposed to be Mrs. Amanda Bunte, OF
Medford Wis, was found in the bay to-
day. Suicide.
Greene's Successor
PITTSBURG, September Gov. stone
has selected as a successor 10 Justice
Greene. w. +. Potter. OF Allegheny. He
stands high as a lawyer.
Captain Anderson Dead
PITTSBURG. Pa. September 6-Captain
Joseph Anderson. vice president and gen
eral manager OF the United States Glass
Company. died to-day after a short Illness
Mr.. Ellis Accepted
COLUMBUS. Ohio September AT the
banquet Of the Union Reform party last
night Hon Seth w. Ellis was notified Of
his nomination for President. Mr.. Ellis
accepted.
Postal Clerks Wants
ATLANTIC CITY. N. j., September g.
Postofflce clerks will ask Congress to fix
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Coal ramine Predicted.


NEW YORK, September Coal
dealers are watching the threatened
conflict between the anthracite miners
and the operators. jeremiah Pang-
burn. Jr., secretary Of the Coal Trade
Protective Association, predicted to-day
that a coal famine would result If the
strike be continued for more than a
month.
1--WE local dealers" he said, "have a
months supply on hand. The cost OF
storage prevents any dealer from keep
ing larger supply"
Settlement Seems Remote.
HAZLETON, Pa, September st. D.
Nichols, of Scranton, and John Fahey,
of Shamokin members of the committee
which presented the demands of the Unit
ed Mine Workers to the operators, who
are expected here to-day to confer with
Thomas Duffy the other member OF the
committee, for the purpose of enisting the
services of a committee of outsiders in
accordance with the resolution adopted by
the convention, have not yet arrived.
They may get to town this afternoon, but
the prospect of a settlement now seems
remote.
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IRON AND STEEL EXPORTS.
PITTsBURG INTERESTS MAKE A
MOVE Of FAR-REACHING
IMPORTANCE.

4 Fleet of Vessels to Be Built That
viii Carry Iron and Steel Products
From Lake Erie Ports Through
the WclIand Canal and on Across
the Atlantic-Orders for the Yes
sells PIaced-Resu1t of Failure of
Railroads TO Make Satisfactory
Rates.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE.

AT BUFFALO,
Buffalo .......2 ! 0 o 5 0 o IS II 5
Milwaukee 80 0 0 o 0 "a ?
AT CLEVELAND
Cleveland 20 @ o > 0 - /
Min apolis 20 l 0 o. 10 ?
AT DETROIT
Detroit 800 0 o o 0 o - o
Kansas Cy % . o 0 l 0-1 /
Second game:
Detroit .......0 0 0 5 o O.cs S 4
Kansas C'y II > 0 0 0 O-3 . s
AT INDIANAPOLIS
Indapolis 30 0 0 TO- IS . 3
Chicago. .........1 0 IS 3
Second game:
Ind aplis .....1 OIL o. 70 4
Chicago ..-...0 l 4 oil Is g. :.
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FABLES.
% AN OFF DAY
AVE HIM HIS
IL1sTLEss CONTEST.

Part of the Home Tenn.
Ec.s Wildness Responsible for
reater Part of the Runs-The
~ OF the Game-Boxfng, Bowl
4 and other Sport, Both Mt Home
lid Abroad.
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A SENSATIONAL FEATURE.

HARTFORD, Conn.,, September g.
The grand circuit racing to-day was
sensational in one feature. Prince AL
ert, one of the three starters in the
free for all pace, after making half
In l:00& came in at THEY wire either
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STATE AFFAIRS in
THE STATE PLATFORM
Truths Briefly Photographed CuIled From the Declaration
Of Principles OF the West Virginia Democracy.

furth n
Virginia
A fish andc orrupt
and hast
of Vest
bosses he sole test ef
Democratic Lexsia
nnnua, of the state
n
Tn of
and public
hungry
ere
In and
up an procured,
a
in 9th
convcts contractors tR
of westv
people
trained federal state Of
fee
asking
as o.
ion
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The Oil Markets,

NEW YORK, September 6.-Standard oil
stock. 535M541
OIL CITY. Pa. September G.-Credit bal
ances, sl.25 certificates. no bid. Ship
ments. 1885 bbls; average, 1922 bbls.
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IS hours as a weeks work and 10 pay
clerks of the, FIRST year fs9 and an In
crease OF 500 annually mp o. N,10.
Spending Too Much Money
DETROIT Mich. September 6-Tha
Letter Carriers Association discussed thg
administration 81 finances to-day. Annual
reports show receipts below expenditures.
committee viii seek means Tor cnlarg-
ing the income
The Letter Finished
WASHINGTON. D. c. September a.
The President and some members % his
cabinet dined at the Coutry club tonight.
The President put the finishing touches
on his letter ~ acceptance Of tho Repub-
ican nomination.
Fusion Effected
ST. PAUL. MINI. September G-Fusion
was effected between the Minnesota pem-
ocrats and PopuIists to-day and a full
state ticket was named, headed by Gov.
John Lind.
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TT. WAYNE, Ind. September 6-Score:
Fl. Wayne - 0 0 l 3 8 10 Is
New Cas.le..2 0 0 2 "a
Harper and Kleinow; Figgemeier and
Graffius
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COAL STRIKE MAYBE k|ERTED
NATIONAL BOARD OF THE UNITED
MINE WORKERS HAS
HOPES.

Operators Have Been Given sTill
Saturday to Decide, and Its all
Rests With Them-One Million lvco-
pie Would BE Anected-Prospe cs.s
for a Coal Famine in New York.
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MANSFIELD. O., September 6-Mans-
held-Dayton game postponed on account
of rain.
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simultaneously With
All civilized Cinnamon
prominent officials, seyeral being Manchu
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settlement seems Remote.
BRIEF NEWS NOTES.
Peoria's Population

Peoria's Population
WASHINGTON, d. c.. September a.
Population of Peoria, ILL.,, $500. against
.024 in 1890; an increase of 1905. or 26 %
per cent.
A Growing Southern Town
WASHINGTON, d. C., September a.
Sl.016 in 1890; an increase OF 1888. OF q ~
per cent.
Lincoln Shows Decrease
WASHINGTON. ID. G. September s.
Population OF Lincoln, Neb.. 40.isg. against
55i5i In 1890; decrease Of l4,sS5. or III
per cent.
booming Texas Town
WASHINGTON. u. c. September g.
Population of Galveston, Texas 37.7S9
against 2a.0S4 in 1890; an increase of sos,
or 29.e3 per cent.
Good Growth of Trenton
WASHINGTON, d. c., September G.
Population of Trenton, N j., 1897
against a. ass in 1890; an increase Of 15,S49
or ass per cent.
Assembled the Mountain
ST. PETERSBURG. September GA
member of the Geographical Society,
named Poggenpohl. accompanied by two
officers and number Of soldiers. ascend
ed the Great Ararat. September 2.
Wilson spoke mt Canton
CANTON, Ohio, September 6-Secretary
Of Agriculture Wilson was the guest OF
honor at the Stark county fair to-day He
addressed an immense crowd of people
Cummins Withdraws-
DIES MONIES. Iowa, September s.-A.
l.
from the Senatorial contest before the
coming legislature.
Treasury statement
WASHINGTON. D. C. September g.
To-day's statement of the treasury ball
$3.50. 10000 gold reserve in the division OF
REDEMPTION shows: Available cash ball
ance, 94,161. 2iS; gold, SIS, S37,1A
Coal Mines Shut Down
MIDDLESBoRO. Ky, September s.-Ar
the mines in this district shut down to-
day until the conference September 10
when an agreement Will probably be
reached. Three hundred men are affected.
Nominee Dead
ALBANY, N Y. September civilian
J. Morgan. of Buffalo. controller of the
state Of New York. who was renorninated
for the office yesterday, died early to-day.
Judge stagIe Dead
pITTSBURC: Pa, September s-Judge
Jacob F. Stagle of Common Pleas Court
died suddenly to-day He was about 20
rise from his bed at { a. m when he was
stricken with apopiexy. He was 20 years
old.
Opening a Success
1ITTSBURG Pa, September s-The
cncring of the twelfth annual season OF
the Western Pennsylvania Exposition was
a big success More than 1900 people
were present.
Named Electors
TRENTON. N j.. September 6-The
New Jersey Republican convention met
here to-day to nominate Presidential elect
ors.
Killed Thirteen
VIENNA September 6-The boiler OF
the Danube steamer Negotin exploded to-
day. killing the captain and twelve Of the
crew.
A Nurses Organfxafion-
NEW YORK. September s.-The organs-
cation of a society to be known as the
Spanish-American War Nurses' Assocsa-
ton, was announced to-day at the New
York hospital
Body Founa In the Bay--
NEW YORK September ga woman,
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TOLEDO, Ohio September 6.-Score:
Toledo A....1 / / U / l . / 8 10 8
Anderson ...2 5 0 0 0 Iii IA 5
kenna, Butter and Arthur; Williams
and BcVille
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Lincoln Shows Decrease

WASHINGTON. ID. C. September g.
Population OF Lincoln, Neb.. .fss. against
81, 1874 IN 1890; a decrease OF l4,sS5. or "a
per cent.
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4 booming Texas Town

WASHINGTON. u. c.. September g.
Population of Galveston. Texas. 37.7s9.
against 29.0S4 in 1890; an increase of sos,
or 1898 per cent.
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THE WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, D. c.. September g.
Fair Friday; not so warm. Saturday fair
variable winds.
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Mr. c. Schnepf. the Opera House drug
gist, made the following observations OF
the temperature yesterday: a. m. SO: Q
Weather fair
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The HuzIett Quotations.

The following New York quotations were
received yesterday by Howard Hazlett &
Son, National Exchange Bank Building:
Onening II m Closing
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Good Growth of Trenton

WASHINGTON, d. c., September g.
Population of Trenton. n. j., 1891
against "A. 45S in 1890; an increase of 15S49
or 2I.5S per cent
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IWO-base Nus, LyhCn, -DtIenaHIy IaII-
Deiehanty. Congalton. Bases on balls, OF
Guese 3, off Skupec o. Hit by pitched ball,
Gilbert. Middleton, Daniels, Poole. Wild
rihce hit, Bay. Double play, Middleton to
Wright. Time. 80. Umpire. Johnstolle.
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WASHINGTON, d. c.. September g.
Population of Peoria, ILL.,, $500. against
Al, 024 in 1890; an increase of 1906. or 1915
per cent
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A Growing Southern Town

WASHINGTON, ID. c., September a.
Population of Mobile. Ala. IS. 49,. agains
Sl.016 in 1890; an increase OF 1888. or q {!
per cent.
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Treasury statement

WASHINGTON. D. c.. September g.
To-day's statement of the treasury ball
ances in the general fund. exclusive OF the
$3.50. 900 600 gold reserve I'm the division OF
redemption. shows: Available cash bal
ance, $i34 161 .24s; gold, SIS. S37, 144
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CANTON, Ohio, September 6-Secretal
Of Agriculture Wilson was the guest
honor at the Stark county fair to-day. I
addressed an immense crowd of people.
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Cummins Withdrayvs-

DIES MONIES, Iowa, September ga.
b, Cummins announces his Withdrawal
from the Senatorial contest before the
coming legislature.
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Ascended the Mountain

ST. PETERSBURG, September G..
member of the Geographical Society
named Poggenpohl. accompanied by tw
officers and a number of soldiers. ascend
ed the Great Ararat, September 2.
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Coal Mines shut Down.

MIDDLESBORO. Ky, September s-Al
the mines in this district shut down to-
day until the conference September 10
when an agreement Will probably bs
reached. Three hundred men are affected
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@Distanced. fDrawn.
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Nominee Dead

ALBANY, y. Y. September civilian
j. Morgan. of Buffalo. controller of tho
state Of Now York. who was renominated
for the office yesterday, died early to-day
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Jndre stagIe Dead

pITTSBURC: Pa, September s-Judge
Jacob F. Stagle. of Common Pleas Court
died suddenly to-day He was about 20
rise from his bed at { a. m. when he was
s-~lcken with apopiexy. He was 20 years
old.
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For sale by z. C. NJ. L. CLARK ,. CO,
dredge a Co, Salt Lake HaraSa cltJ
ana George A. Lowe, salt Ia"
Utah.
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'-s'-F

and az their instance wrote Mr. BOX
Ironsides. the English minister, asking
MIN 20 give shelter and protection to
the two reformers and Intimatlng that
the emperor would be with them az
the time they came He labeled the
letter important, and sent Ii by a mes
senger An answer ala not come until
me next day when the minister re-
piled that he did not know Kang Yuh
wei and Lang Cho, and that he could
not receive them His ignorance IN
this case was probably diplomatic, and
certainly TO the loss Of England; for
had the English minister admitted the
emperor into the legation he would
have made England the coming great
power In China. The reform party
was then strong and the empress dow
ager would not have dared to have
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A LOST CITY.

An entire town has recently been dis
covered in the domInions Of the czar
OF the existence Of which ma one seems
10 have had any idea Deep IN the
forests Of the Ural lies a hourishing
city the Inhabitants Of which speak a
curious language OF their own, and
seem TO form sort Of ideal common
wealth. IN which taxes and taxgather-
ers. among other troublesome things.
are unheard of There are people Nv
ing among US who. In these days Of
heavy taxation. would be happy II such
a state Of things prevailed IN this coun-
Try.
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iber, each 20 be manipulated by two
men. This weapon Is nine feet long and
is fitted with a homemade breeCh
mechanism of the MauseT order
THE EMPRESS AND THE BOXERS,
From what I can learn OF this al.
legged conspiracy it was not The iuten.
ton Ot the empress doWager that me
action against the powers should begin
before the year 1908 She had no Idea
that the Boxer movement would dee
velOp as % did and when she first be-
gan 90 encourage the Boxers n Was
With the idea that they would suI up
The anu-i5reIgn sentiment among the
masses and help along the conspiracy,
ln the meantime the brutality Of the
Germans toward the Chinese AZ kiao
Chau and The starvation there. which
was attributed by the people % the
wrath ~ heaven against the Chinese
allowing the foreign devils IN their
country 20 accelerated the growth Of
the Boxers that they got beyond her
ana the rebellion broke out Al FIRST
she had hoped that she might bring
them into the army, and al last she did
So, uniting with Prince Tuan ln direct
in their movements. Lake all Chinese
FlI. o. FNtt'l I|I.'HN ~ an fhNA 'lAI'H NNN.'
10 may be- that she actually believes iu
the diets which the Boxers put forth
stating that eight million spiiit soldiers
win come down from heaven ana aid
the Chinese On sweeping the empire free
Qf an foreigners
! have tDis edict before me. Two
hundred thousand copies Of IL were dis
trbutod ln Ten Tsin just before the
. IL 80
Catholic and Pr1testan religions are IN
suits to the gods and enraging both
heaven and earth n promises the sup
port Of the eight million spirits and bids
an 20 spread the doctrine Of foreign oX.
pulsion FAR and wide, stating that the
man who converts one De absOlyed
from all future misfortune, that he who
converts five VIII save his whole fam
ny and n ten his village. II states
that those who make no converts shall
be deca.iiAted and predicts that there
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why It Failed and How The Boxers PreeDtated the war
Were the japanese IN i?The UsurDaton OF the DoWa-
ger-Mnisler congefs Lost opportunIty-ch.nas war
Preparations and How one American order FOR Rifles
Was Crowded out by the Germans-Queer supersuuohs
OF the Empress-viceroy Chang chi Tung and Hs Mon
key-How Ills American Agricultural College Failed
His New Chariot and Why It Is Not Used
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Will be no rain IN China until an the
foreigners have been eXtermlnated.
CHANG CHI TUNG AND his MON
KEY.
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made waS. Luon the emperor in the
English IerSN0n. Failing To elcI, the
support OF the English minister Mn.
Richards next sent message 90 Min
lister Conger. but ne happened 90 be
away at his summer home In the hills,
and % is claimed that the letter never
got beyond the gatekeeper who may
have been one OF the duwagers spies.
10 must be remembered that at this
time the emperor was the DC idcto
ruler OF china. and that as such the
United states would have gained q
Predominant influence by supporting
him
THE EMPRESS DOWAGER WAS
PREPARED FOR WAR.
China has been getting ready FOR
trouble ever since the close % the
japanese Wlr Several wears ago I had
am Interview on The situation in Ihj-
uJ. with Yang Yu, who is. ] believe.
now chimes minister Co Germany but
who preceded WA Ting Fang as min
lister o. .h. United States Il was just
otter che wan and hs warned me that
tla chimes. army would be reorgsn.zed
aftpr modern methods he said that
me country would have new ships new
FORTS ana JOS lululdlN Strength MuuIl
bs so Increased that 10 could defend BE-
se.t against any nation 0r an nations
He took a pencil and figured up the
possibilities of the Chinese army of
the future Tie said China could put
twice as many men In the Geld as amy
other nation referred o. The wonder
fu' wealth of the country and its min
rrJl resources. saying that IL could
make Its own guns and munitions OF
waI Ha told me that the iron mines
near Hankow woul3 Boo developed aud
new arsenals built
This prophecy has been borne out by
the facts The aTsenals at Tien TsIn.
Canton and Nankng have been busy
Tor the past four years and the Eag-
nan arsenal here az Shanghai is SIN
turning out guns NJ an descriptions
and smokeless powder al Well The
empress d0wager has been importing