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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-09-10
POWERS IN A DEADLOCK
No Solution of the Chinese
Puzzle In Sight.
SIR ROBERT HART AS MEDIATOR
That Is the Latest Suggestion Of
fered-The Situation In PeIxing.
Earl Lis Palace Said to Have Been
Looted-Activity of Germans.

London, Sept 10.-The deadlock In Pc
king apparently continues. 1t begins to
look as If no solution would be attained
at any rate before the arrival of Count
Won Naldersee at Tien-tsin. Germany
seems to have introduced a new compli-
cation by endeavoring to organize some
kind of offensive movement in the prov
ince of Chilli
From the plentiful crop of conflicting
rumors. both as regards the actual posi-
tion of affairs in China and the diplo.
matte aspects in Europe, it is next to i'm
possible to extract any definite fact. A
Washington special talks of move
ment among the powers to appoint Sir
Robert Hart as the European representa-.
tive in negotia tions with China.
According to the Shanghai correspond
ent Of The Times, Lii Hung Chang is
awaiting the imperial edict appointing
additional negotiators. Belated dispatch
es to The Times from Pekng say that
the court fled on the morning of Aug. IA
by the west gate while the Japanese
were shelling the east gate. The inten-
ton of the court was not to proceed to
Sian-fu, in the province of Shensi, but to
turn north to Jehol and to remain there
awaiting events. No high officials ac-
companied the court except Prince Ching.
Earl LIS Palace Sacked.
In the apportionment of the city to the
control of the different nations the Amer
leans, in ignorance of what was being
done. permitted rectification of the
French quarter, adjoining the American,
which transferred from American to
French possession Prince Lis palace
the richest in Pelling, stocked with treas
ures worth millions of dollars.
Dispatches from Shanghai say that 300
men of the Sixth United States cavalry
defeated 600 Boxers who had arrived
with spears and swords at Hunting
park, II miles from Picking. Thirty
Boxers We're killed, and many were tax
en- prisoners. The flags of the enemy
and large quantity Of weapons were
captured.
On Sept. ! the japanese and Germans
were pushing troops from Tien-tsin to-
ward Peking.
On the same date an imperial gl-lnd
secretary and member of the tsung-li-ya-
men, whose name is given as Kes. which
is not intelligible, conferred with Sir
Claude Macdonald. the British minister
with the result TINT Prince Ching was
expected in Peking Sept. 3. This visit
and that to Senor de Colognn were be-
lieved to be preliminary to the opening
of peace negotiations.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-09-10
THE DELAWARE, SusouEHANNA AND
l. ScHUYLKILL RAILROAD.
Dunn. IiIlllI In nlln..t AI.LiI

Time table In elect April Is, 1897
-, rams leave Dri1ton Tor JeddO Eckley Hazle
BROOK, Stockton, Beaver Meadow Kuuu. Roam
ana Hazleton junction ut 80, W II M, daily
except sunday; and u3 Il M, IS y M Sunday
:, Trains leave Drtton Tor Harwood, Uranberry,
Iohnlcken and Deringer at 30, q 10 IL M, daily
except Sunday; and : U3 IN, 2 80 p In, sun
day.
Trains leave Drifton for Oneida Junction.
Harwood Road, Humboldt Road, Oneida and
sheppton at w Il m, daily except sun
day; and Us Il IN, 2 BS m, Sunday.
lrallls leave Hazeton junction for Harwood,
cranberry, Tomhicken and Deringer at 4 80 a
N, daily except Sunday; and 81 u M, 4 ~ nj,
sunday.
Trains leave Hazleton Junction for Oneida
oneida and Sheppton ut ~, Ii 10 a M, 4 Al pm,
dally except sunday; and 7 - H. 3 IL p III,
sunday. '
Trains leave Deringer for Tomhick N. Gram
Derry, Han wood, Halleton junction and Voan
dt 20, b 4O LII, daily except Sunday: ana a;H
u IN, o W y III, sunday.
, Trans leave sheppton for Oneida, Humboldt
ROAD, Harwood Road, Oneida junction, Halle
ton junction ard Roam at IL u m, Il 40, 8 ~
M daily except Sunday; and $ Ii IN, 8 A
Trains leave sheppton for Beaver Meadow
ROAD, Stockton, Hazle Brook, Eckley, Jeddo
ana Driiton at ~ m, daily, except Sunday;
ana IL m, 3 A III, Sunday
Trains leave Hazleton junction for Beaver
MEADOW Road, Stockton, Halle Brook, Eckley
Jeddo and Drifton at 3 40, ~ p IN, daily,
except Sunday; and III 10 Il M 5 40 ID m SUNDAY
All trains connect at HaZleton Junction win
eiectric cars Tor Hazleton, Jeanesville, Auden-
ried and other points on the Traction Com
pany's line
Trains leaving Drifton at 30, 6 90 a M make
connection at Deringef with L. r. K. trains for
west. ~ 'e
For the accommodation of passenpers Mt wav
statiohs between Hazlcton Junction and Der
niger tram Will leave The former point at
nv nv p III, daiiy, except Sunday, arriving ut
LUTHER G. SMITH. Superintendent.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-09-10

Chicago, Sept. 10-Yesterday was
spent quietly by Governor Roosevelt at
the Auditorium annex. In the morning
he attended the Dutch Reformed church
with IL. III. Kohlsaat and in the after
noon went to dinner with Henry G.
Payne, vice chairman of the Republican
national committee. The balance of the
day he spent in his room. Between 10
and II o'clock he proceeded to the sta
tion of the Milwaukee and St. Paul rail
way, where he boarded the special ear
Minnesota, in which he has journeyed
from New York, and went to bed. This
coach will be attached to the fast mai!
which leaves over the Chicago, Milwau-
kee and st. Paul road for La Crosse,
Wis, where the governor is billed to
speak. Thence he will Immediately pro
ceed "to the land of the Dakotas."
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-09-10
General wheeler Retired.

Chicago, Sept. 10.-At noon today Gen.
eral Joseph Wheeler, commander of the
department of the lakes, ceases to be an
officer of the United States army. Gen
eral Wheeler, who is Ga years old has
reached the. age limit for service in the
army. His retirement will be officially
communicated to him by telegram from
Washington, when he will surrender his
command to General james II. Wade,
who will remain in charge until Major
General Otis comes to assume permanent
control of the department. General
Wheeler will leave tonight for Monte
sano, Ala, his native home
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-09-10
MartinerH Dedicates n Church.

Dedham, Mass, Sept. 1O.-The apos-
tolic delegate, Mgr. Martineli of WASH
ington, yesterday dedicated st. Mary's
church, n structure erected after 20 years
of effort by the Catholics of this town.
The cornerstone was laid in October,
1850, by Archbishop Williams of the
Boston diocese. After the ceremony of
blessing the edifice had been conducted
by Mgr. Mnrtinelli he celebrated solemn
high mass. The sermon was preached
by the Right Rev. Bishop ID. NJ. Bradley
of Manchester, n. II. In the afternoon
Bishop Bradley confirmed 400 children,
and at solemn vespors Mgr. Maltincli
was celcbrant. The church cost $3.50, 900
and is one of the finest in the state.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-09-10

The superior court of Pennsylvania
has rendered decision against ticket
scalpers. The dictum of the court Is
in accord with a decision filed in Phila-
delphia 20 years ago upholding the CON
stitutionality of the act of 1863 pro-
hibting scalping, but is couched in
terms calculated TO destroy all hope Of
assailing successfully the plain intent
of the legislature of Pennsylvania to
protect the rights of railway companies
and to defend passengers from impos-
tion in the illegtimate traffic in rail-
way tickets. The decision does not, Of
course, assail the position of one inno-
Gently selling an unused portion of n
ticket bought in good faith, but it does
antagonize a business which the legis-
lature has said is prolific of fraudu-
lent results"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-09-10

Cape Town, Sept. 10.-Sir Redvers
Butler continues his advance. He crossed
tie Mauchberg ten miles east of Lydcn.
burg and came into action With the
Beers. The occupation of Lydenburg.
which took place last Thursday, is re-
garded as marking one of the last stages
of the war The Beers now talk of trek
king into German territory. Lord Nc
thuen is marching on Lichtenburg from
Mafclling. 1t is said that papers seized
at Pretoria show that the Netherlands
Railway company in many ways actively
assisted the Beers. 1t converted its
workshops into arsenals and provided
the Transvaal forces with horseshoes.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-09-10

Onconta, \. Y, Sept. 10-Alaior C. p
Root. prominent Republican and owner
of 20 butter and cheese factories in this
county and well known to all produce
merchants of New York city, is dead at
his home in Gilbertsvlle, aged 60. Dur
ing the civil war he was recruiting off.
Ger at Norwich, n Y, and later com.
missioned by Governor Seymour to go to
Nicksburg, Miss, and secure recruits
among the blacks and disaffected whites
His record shows him to have been one
of the most successful officers in the gov
ernment service.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-09-10

A Chicago dispatch says that here
after no boy who smokes cigarettes
will be employed in the postoftice of
that city. Formerly the rule was mere
ly that the boys employed in the post
office could not smoke during working
hours. 1t has now been decided that
"all cigarette smoking by the boys in
the office must cease and that no boy
place in the future" This may or
may not be just to the young aspirants
for places in the Chicago postofiice, but
it is a condition which confronts them.
They must give up the places or the
cigarettes. Justly or otherwise there
is strong prejudice among employing
business men all over the country
against giving places to cigarette
smoking boys. The boy whose fingers
are stained yellow by burned rice pa
per and tobacco is pretty apt to get
turned down at about every place
where he makes application for posi-
tion. The boys may insist that ciga,
ratte smoking doesn't hurt them. We
are not here arguing the question
whether it does or it does not, but just
calling attention to n condition. The
question for the boys to decide is
whether they will give up the cga-
rettes or lose opportunities for employ
ment
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-09-10
THREE THOUSAND LOST,
That Is Estimated ns the Fatalities
In Gulf Cities.

III UUTI IItIcs.
New Orleans. Sept. 1O.-Advices re-
garding the awful effects of the storm
which has been raging along the gulf
coast of Texas are Just beginning to ar
rive, and the story they tell is frauGht
with horror.
First in Importance is the news that
Galveston was struck by a tidal wave
and that the loss of life there was be.
tween $500 and 1900.
The water is Is feet deep over Virginia
point.
Eypry effort iS ho;nu noda out oP No,,,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-09-10

Timmins regards as the most serious
problem to be faced now.
The city is in darkness, the electric
plant having been ruined. There is no
way of estimating the property damage
at present.
So far as he could see or hear Mr.. Tim.
mlns says the east end part of the city,
which is the residence district, has been
practically wiped out of existence.
In the west end, which faces the gulf,
on another section of the island, much
havoc was done.
The beach has been swept clean, the
lighthouses are destroyed, and many of
the residences are total wrecks.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-09-10
RAILROAD TIMETABLES
7 EHIGH VALLEY RAILROAD.
IL May u, 1900.
ARRANGEMENT OF PASSENGER TRAINS.
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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-09-10
Woman Killed by Train.

Rochester, Sept. 10. - Mrs. Nellie
Hough, aged 80, was struck and instantly
killed by an east bound freight train on
the New York Central at Fields crossing.
Mrs. Marguerite Guyon, cousin, who
was crossing the tracks with Mrs. Hough
at the time, was also struck, but escaped
with broken rib and internal injuries.
Both ladies' had been in the city on a
shopping tour and were returning home.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-09-10

Rochester, Sept. 10.-The University Of
Rochester henceforth will be coeduca
tional institution. Susan b. Anthony
Mrs. w. A. Montgomery and Mrs. Lewis
Bigelow appeared before the executive
committee of the board Of trustees yes
terday and announced that $4,000 had
been raised for an endowment fund con.
ditioned upon women being permitted to
enter the university.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-09-10
Cummings Tannery DESTROYED.

Altman, n. Y, Sept. 1O.-Fire broke
nut late yesterday afternoon in the tan
nery OF the Eustace Cummings company
of Bosom, located here. The origin is
unknown. Four large buildings and 200
cords of bark were destroyed. Help
from Watertown saved the village. The
loss is estimated at $4,000; amount OF
insurance unknown.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-09-10
The Norwegian EIec,;o,s

Christiana, Norway, Sept. 7.-Partial
returns of the elections to the storthine
show the Leftists have gained II and
have lost q seats. The Leftists thus
far have captured 81 seats and the
Rightists 16. In Al disticts the elections
have not yet been held
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-09-10

Lancaster, Pa, Sept. Westminster
preshytcry, comprising the Presbyterian
churches in Lancaster and York coun.
ties, in semiannual session at Middle De.
toraro church. has voted against the pro.
posed revision of the confession of faith.
The vote was 2T to Z.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-09-10
Always Early,

Admiral Dewey is declining a great
many invitations to dinner" remarked
the observant boarder.
Why don't the people invite him
to breakfast?" replied the reminiscent
boarder. That's his meal."-Pittsbure
Chronicle Telegraph.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-09-10

Rochester, Sept Word has been re-
ceivcd from Toronto that the yacht Mi.
nota has sailed from Canada for Roches-
ter for the international yachting CON
tests for the Fisher cup. The Minota
last week defeated the yacht Beaver at
Toronto and thus became the challenger
for the cup. The defender is the yacht
Genpspp
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-09-10

Washington, Sept 1.-THE census bu.
rcau announces that the population of
Galveston is 81 IS9, as against 290S4 in
1870. This is an increase of S,T05, C,
1898 per cent.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-09-10

Rochester, Sept. 10.-IIenry Pinckly,
aged 4J, was struck and instantly killed
while walking on the Rome, Watertown
and OsleDsburg tracks.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-09-10

Smoke and chew Kendall, Clock &
Co.'S XXNX union-made, Mnftd by
the Clock Tobacco Co., Scranton, Pa.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-09-10
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Weather Forecast.
Fair; temperature moderate; westerly
Rinds
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years.
Yachts to Race Ne,r Rocbes,er

Josh Wink in Baltimore American.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-09-10

There were six women known to Mr..
England who We're drowned, and he is
satisfied that many others lost their
liVpS
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-03-10
TO BUILD
EIGHT SHIPS,
Harlan & Hollingsworth
Co. Signs Contracts
for the Work.

The Harlan and Hollingsworth
Company has contracted with c. H.
Mallory and Co., for the New York
and Texas Steamship Company for
the first of three seagoing ships.
The vessel will be 400 feet long and
the largest ever built here. They
have also contracted with the Rock
port Line Company tor six large
steel ocean-go1ng barges, and in
order to save time two OF these will
be built by the Pussy and Jones
Company. The firm has also re-
! ceived contract for fine PIP feet
pleasure yacht for Charles Fletcher
OF Providence, f. !.
The steam yacht ordered bv Mr..
Fletcher is to be sumptuous craft
Mr.. Fletcher is prominent manu-
facturer, and has arranged for a
graceful and finely finished yacht.
, The pleasure craft is to be 2l2 feet
long over all, and is to have twin
screws to produce high speed The
yacht is to be finished early in 1901
and is to be constructed under the
supervision of A. S. Chescbrough.
No description of the craft has
been given out as yet, but provision
has been made for cosy vessel for
Mr. Fletcher.
Although the statement was made
a lew days ago that the Harlan and
Hoilinssworth Company had re-
celved an order for three steel
ocean-going barges, in the an
nouncement yesterday it was said
that orders have been received for
six of the barges. They are to ply
between Boston and ports IN Maine,
carrying lime Tor the Rockland- |
Rockport Company. Each barge
is to be 200 feet long.
1t is the intention of the local
1rm to build two OF these barges on
each set of ways, and arrange
nents also have been made with
he Pussy and Jones Company to
build two of the barges in their
ards in order to retain the work
n Wilmington, and also to have a
sufficient number of large ways in
he middle of the yard of the Harlan
md HolIingsworth Company for
Their work If contemplation.
Large triple expansion, COM
ound engines will be required Tor
he Mallory Line steamship, and
engines of a high speed
ype will also be built to 90 into
lr. Fletcher's yacht There will
no machinery for the steel barge
OWever.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-03-10
EUGENE Y. DEBs FOR PRESIDENT.
Labor Leader Accepts the Social
Democratic Party'a Nomination

AV"Vsfaiic EuTtyB nomination.
indianapolis, March 10.--For presi-
dent, Eugene Victor Debs of Indiana;
for vice president, Job Hartman of
California. This is the national ticket
of the Social Democratic party, which
VIII absorb the Hilquit- fac
ton of the Socialist Labor party by
agreement The Social Democrats are
happy. They say the candidacy of
Debs will attract hundreds Of thou
sands of voters to their party. They
profess to see the beginning of great
national victory.
The convention, in agreeing to unite
with the Socialist Labor faction, re-
tains the party name, Social Demo-
cratic party. The candidates and the
amalgamation are to be approved by
a majority Of each party, according to
the referendum.
MIR. Debs had previously refused to
accept the nomination, but finally sue
cumbed to persuasion. 1t seems from
the explanations of friends that Debs
has been applying his earnings to the
extinction Of debt against the Amer
lean Railway union, and that he did
not want to cease until the debt was
paid. The debt amounted to several
thousand dollars. Debs received as
sl'rances that the debt would be taken
care of and that he would receive a
rest OF three months before entering
the presidential canvass.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-03-10
GOVERNMENT CLERK CAPTURED
Ran Away With Government Checks
and Obtained 10000 Fherenu

Ran Away with Government Checks
ana Obtained $4,000 Thereon.
Philadelphia, March 1O.-Edward Z.
Grimmell, formerly civilian clerk in
the office of the disbursing Offices for
the medical department of the army,
under Major d. J. Hall, in San Fran
cisco, Is under arrest here. The
charge against him is that of the theft
OF United States property and he was
held by United States commissioner
for a further hearing on March 16 1t
IS expected that he will be taken to San
Francisco for trial On Dec. 20 Grim
nell decamped with pocketbook con-
tanning 400 checks of the regulation en-
graved kind used by dsbursing clerks
directed to the assistant treasurers of
the United States. He came east and
south during the month of January,
drew on checks made payable to him
to an amount approximating $4,000.
tie represented himself to be a pur-
CHASING agent for the medical depart
ment In some places and in Texas as
a purchasing agent for mules, and by
this means secured the money.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-03-10
NUGGETS OF NEWS.

Sixteen miners were killed by a mine
explosion at Besseges, France.
Puddlers at Youngstown, O., are to
get an advance to Sc a ton, the highest
wages paid since 1880.
A archaeological examination of
rats caught at Port Melbourne, Aus
aralia, has established the fact that
ohe vermin are infected with plague.
Oliver Payson Hubbard, LII. D., late
professor of chemistry and geology at
Dartmouth college, died at his home
in New York yesterday.
The body of Mrs. Kate Chase
Sprague, removed from Washington,
was today reinterred by the side of her
father, Salmon P. Chase. in Cincinnati.
The journeymen plumbers of New
port News. Va, have won the strike
inaugurated Wednesday, the employers
conceding them nine hour workdaF
at So day.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-03-10

Nevada, Mo-, March 1O.--United
States Commissioner Douglas Wight
and Horace II. Blanton, an attorney,
who was candidate for the Demo-
cratic congressional nomination in
1895, fought pistol duel in the street
yesterday. Both were hit, Wight sus-
tanning a scalp wound and Blanton
being dangerously wounded In the alb
domen. Wight's father. ex-State Sem
ator s. A. Wight, is the Democratic
candidate for mayor. Blanton had
questioned his Democracy, accusing
him of being gold bug" and this
led to tho shooting.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-03-10

Boston, March 10.-Henry Parker, of
this city, who is wanted by the United
States authorities on a charge of using
the mails in a scheme to defraud in
selling mysterious boxes, said to have
wonderful good luck qualities, has not
been found. An official, who was on
duty at Parker's place of business, was
kept busy answering calls from Gus
toners who desired to purchase boxes,
ana Postmaster Hubbard said that 90
900 letters addressed to Parker had ac-
cumulated at the post Office during the
past two days. AS the price Of the box
is 81 each 1t appears that considerable
amount OF money is involved in the
case,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-03-10
LihcoIn's Caakef Decayinr.

Springfield, Ills, March 1O.-Work-
men engaged in excavating tile con-
crete in which is embedded the re-
mains of President Abraham Lincoln
came upon the outer casing of the
metallic casket yesterday. They found
that the wood had commenced to de-
cay, and that within short time the
metal would have been exposed to the
corroding dampness that had found its
way through the granite like forma-
ton. There will be no ceremonies in
connection with the event and few will
witness the disinterment of the presi-
dents remains and their removal to the
temporary vault while the work of de-
molishing the old monument goes for
ward,