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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-10
MAJOR mBRIDE WELCOMED.
Irish B"er Fighter Disputes Win
stem ChurchiII;s Assertion.

stes ChurchiII;s Assertion.
NEW YORK. Dec. 10.-Major John Me-
Bride. who was second in command of the
Irish Brigade that fought for the Beers.
arrived from Paris last night on the
French line steamer Bretagne. He was
met at the pier by a delegation represent
ing the United Irish Societies ana Two for
mer members of his command. who es-
eorted him to the Vanderbilt Hotel.
Winston Churchill may say what he
likes about the war in South Africa being
over exclaimed Major Mcbride. when
told OF the interview with Mr. Churchill
printed yesterday, but tell you that the
war is not over The Beers Will fight just
as long as there is man. woman, or child
alive and they have ammunition
Major Mcbride said he had ecme 10 lee
cure before some of the Irish societies Il
shall not 90 TO my home in Ireland just
yet, he said, with a twinkle in his eye.
for the English might hang me il ! did
Major Mcbride declared untrue the sto-
ries to the effect that the IrishTnen had
made trouble about their pay Il handled
all the money for the brigade, he said,
and did not have even TO ask for tt
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ACCUSED OF qRHAGHHRY
Ii Hung Chang S Secretary Said to
Have Been arrested.
Charged with BEING in secret Com
raunication With the Boxers-Ta-
ken into Custody Upon the Orders
of Field Marshal Count Von wal
dersee-RuH-ors of a consPiracy.

LONDON, Dec. 1e.-Following the an
nouneement that the Foreign Ministers at
Pekin have again raised the question cor
.eerning the cfficiaI character of the ere
dentials of Ii Hung Chang and Prince
Ching as Chinese Peace Commissioners.
Genes somewhat surprising announce
medt from Shanghai.
The Central News correspondent at the
latter place telegraphs under date OF
Saturday that Yiko, the secretary OF Earl
L Hung Chang, has been arrested.
The arrest vas made at the order Of
Field Marshal Count Won Waldersee, Yiko
is accused OF maintaining communication
with the Boxer element in China, and it
is alleged that there is a deep-laid plot
TO cause trouble for the foreign negotia-
tcrs in the event of propositions being
presented which cannot be accepted by
the officials representing the Emperor and
the Empress Dowager
There are many rumors in Shanghai Of
a serious undercurEent of feeling against
the foreign Representatives and it is al
legged that Cinnamon IN high places of au-
tbority have been secretly communicating
with the revolutionary element. and pro-
yiding against a necessary resumption OF
hostilities.
Tne shanghai despatch to the Central
News fails 10 relate what action was
taken by Ii Hung Chang, If any, upon
the arrest of his secretary.
In the House OF Commons today, in
reply TO a question, viseount Cranborne,
Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs
stated that the Government understood
that the present disposition Of the rail
way between Pekin anu Shanhai-kwan
was Of a purely temporary character
Pekin- dispatches day or two ago
were TO the effect that The Russians had
turned this line over to the Germans.
and the latter had handed it over to the
English
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-10
SICK LEAVE FOR CLERKS
Subject Brought Up IN the House IN
Course of Debate.
Provisions of the Legislative Bill
preparations fer Departments.

When the House met at noon today
Mr.. Babcock. Chairman of the Committee
on The District. obtained consent that
Tuesday one week from tomorrow be set
aside for the consideration OF District
business, subject to the completion OF the
consideration OF the War Revenue Reduc-
tion bill
Mr. Bingham called up the Legislative.
Executive an9 judicial Appropriation bill.
ana on this b5I the House went into COM
mittee of the Whole with Mr.. Sherman in
lEae char. u was agreed that there should
be no general debate, but that the read
ing of the Gill shauid be al once pro-
eeeded with under the five-ninute rslIe.
Mr.. Bingham explained the provisions
Of the bill.
MIR Robinson of Indiana asked II the
peudIng bIIl provided for a correction OF
the abuses growing out, he said Of the
thirty days sick leave TO which cIsrks
in the executive departments are entI-
tied
Mr.. Gaines said he would oppose the
suggestion Of Mr. Robinson, 10 cut OF
this class leave. He would a5t be q
party TO cutting Of the sick leave CT the
yong people or the old people in the
departments They we're not entitled to
this sick leave as a matter OF legal
right, bat the granting OF it vas dis
cretioBary with the heads of the depart
msnts. Mr.. Gaines said. Would the
gentleman from Indiana have this Gov
ernment run in a brutal fashien7 Would
be have old clerks dismissed. because they
happened to become sickz'
After this collOQuy. Mr. Bingham
proceeded with his presentation of the
bill. He insisted that the Committee on
Appropriations had been guided By a dis
position to observe a proper economy in
the conduct of public affairs.
At 1885 o'clock the Clerk proceeded
with the reading OF the bill.
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a TRANSPORTS HARD VOYAGE.
The BeIgian King in Danger From
Fire and Storm.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dee. 10.-The trans
port Belgian King arrived Saturday from
Manila, after a voyage made memorable
BIZ disaster and by narrow escapes from
destruction. shortly after leaving Manila
the vessel encountered a typhoon and for
two days those on board waited for death
that seemed inevitable. The coaI in her
bunkers shifted and the transport was for
forty-eight hours on her beam ends Only
the sudden abatins OF the storm saved
the transport from gong to the bottom.
The Belgian King was laid up seventeen
days for repairs at Hongkong, and after
leaving the latter port her coal caught
fire through earelessness in loading and
burned for three days. while the transport
made desperate efforts to reach Taku
The fire gained such headway that at one
time the staterooms were too hot 10 be
occupied. Then the FIRE died down grad
ual1y.
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REPORT ON THE Booz CASE.

Colonel Mills Makes Verbal Com
municatioR to Secretary Root.
Colonel Mills, the Superintendent OF the
West Point Military Academy. called at
the War Department this afternoon and
was in conference with Secretary Root in
regard to the case Of FORMER Cadet Booz-
Colonel Kills made a verbal report 70 the
Secretary concerning the matter. and was
interF0gated at some length By Mr. Root,
but no statement was made for puhlica-
tion regarding the case.
Colonel Mills is here to appear befort the
House Committee on Military Affairs in
reference TO the Military Academy AppTo-
priasion bill, and il is anticipated that he
viii be questioned rigidly IN regard to the
B0oz case. pursuant 10 the resolution Of
enquiry introduced By Representative
Driggs
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W. D. BYNJMs NOMINATION.
The senate Judiciary Committee tG
Report 1t FavOrabIS.

The senate judiciary Committee to
Report 1t FavOrahIS.
The Senate Committee on the judiciary
held brief session this morning and
without a dissenting vote agreed to re-
port fayorably the nomination Of W D
Bynum. of Indiana. to be a member Of
the Commission to Codify the Laws.
Bynum was nominated as Democrat
during the last session OF Congress and
WIS rejected by the Senate This year
be was nominated as Republican by the
President and the action of The Judiciary
Committee, It is believed. insures his
confirmation.
1t wag thought that strong fight would
be made as Mr.. Bynum was ahsavoTy to
the Democrats. 1t was said By member
of the Judiciary COMMITTEES today that a
favorable report was made out of defer
enee TO Mr. Mckinley, who requested It.
Those present at the meeting were
Messrs. Hoar Platt of Connecticut,
spooner. Fairbanks, Lindsay, Thurston
and Simon.
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THE sIx-DAY BICYCLE RACE.
Crack Riders in the Event at Mad
isnn Snuurc Gnrden


is0n Square Garden.
NEW YORK, Dec. 10.-Sixteen men. each
representing a team. started on the annual
bicycle journey of six days duration
around the ten-lap board track at Madison
Square Garden at 4 few minutes after
midnight this morning
The men are to tide in pairs. so that
there will be no violation OF the Isw
through one Elan being on the track more
than twelve hours out of the tEeDty-four
The riders can distribute their riding time
to accommodate themselves. however, and
can work in one hour turns or in tricks OF
twelve If they so choose
All the prizes, seven of them. are for
team records solely, and when one man ef
q team gives out there will be 40 incen-
tive for his partner to remain IN the
contest There is a total of s., 900 more
money in the prize list this time
The list of those engaged follows:
c. W Miller. Chicago. and Bob WaltIour
Atlanta Ca; Alex McI8ezn- Scotland. and Hugh
Sassano Italy; Oscar Babcock, New York and
Oscar Aaronson, Sweden Frank Waller, New York,
and " : Stins6n- Boston, John R Dubois. Brock
| ton. and Floyd KTebs Newark Harry u. Ekes-
Glen Fails and 2 A. Mcfarland san jose John
LAWSON Sweden and Gus Lawson, sweden J. T.
colgaB, Trenton, and " Z. DiekersoE. beaver
Meadows: Frank Albert, New York, and II E
BIeecker Brooklyn; Caesar Sim2r. France snd
Jean (iongOltz, France Karl kaser, Germany.
and Fritz RysoT. Germany; Michael Frederick
Switzerland, and Jean Fisher, SEitzerisad; Ru-
dolph Muller, Italy, and Hippolitte Ancoutrie-
italy: Edousrd Sikods1a, Bohemia, AID :. FIoF-
man, Austria; Charles TURTLE, Philadelphia. and
Louis GiHTTn PIttsburg.
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a CRUSADE IN BOSTON.
Chief of Police Making 1t Too Hot
for Svfndferx

Chief of Police Making 1t Too Hot
for Srvindierx.
BOSTON. Mass. Dec. 10.-In the last six
months Boston has become the Mecca of
swindIers of the get rich quick type
Letters received from many of their dupes
have aroused Chief OF Police Watts. and
he has put the entire detective force of
the city at work gathering evidence
against offenders He has been trying to
get enough evidence to warrant charge
OF conspiracy against several concerns.
Proprietors of several schemes under in
vestigation, the police say, have already
quit the city and they expect their exam
pie to be followed by a lot more
The reform has struck other open doors
in the city, and cafes that have for years
afforded scenes of reveIry by night are
closed tight promptly at IL
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THE TELEGRAPHERRSO' STRIKE
Rival Claims of the Operators and
Railroad Officials.
Topeka and santa Fe People Declare
That the Trains Are 8uanins
With slight interrogation.

CHICAGO. Dec. 1o.-whiIe the officials
Of the Atchison, Topeka. aad Santa Fe
Railway system assert that the trains on
the various divisions of their road are
running with but slight interruption AMI
nearly on schedule time, the striking teIeg-
raphers, through a circular issued by their
general chairman, claim that traffic or. some
OF the divisions is practically suspended
and that the company is meeting with
much dfffcuIty in securing operators to
take the places OF the strikers-
Reports from various points along the
line. including Information frssn division
headquarters, indicate that q company
is having trouble sn operating SIS trains
and that the traffic on the Gulf Division in
Texas is nearly at a standsfill Men who
were sent 10 iii the places Of strikers have
in some cases efsaer refused 10 ge 10 work,
or have quit after working short while
Officials OF the road take decidedly
hopeflI view Of tLe situation They all
say that the backbone of the strike is
practically broken already azd that the
road viii he II: its normal condition inside
OF two weeks
H D. Nudge. general manager of the
road at Topeka, sent general order TO
all operators VINO had not yet gone out,
offering TO promote them il they would
continue in their resistance 20 the strik-
ers He told ihem that they had been
faithful 10 the interests OF the company
thus far and that they could NIL out their
application blanks for better positions at
once. The general manager added that all
men rot taking part in the strike sAol Id
haFs better positions If they we're capable
of filling them, and that their old places
would be filed from outside sources
There was little evidence IN Chicago
this morning that the system WAS ttss1 lEp.
Switch engines were working ap and down
the tracks in yards and passenger abd
freight trains scheduled in aud out OF
Chicago arrived and departed with but
little delay.
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FIGHTING VICE IN NEW YORK.
The Citizens Committee Meets for
Its InIfiaI Session.

NEW YORK, Dec 10.-The Citizens,
Committee of Fifteen started it's first
formal meeting at o'clock this after
noon. in the Office of George Foster Pea
body, at q Pine Street, and at the same
hour the five Tammany anti-vice commit
teemen held another of their public ses-
sions in the tSermania Bank building.
The meeting in the rooms OF the Cham
Der of Commerce two weeks ago. which
authorized the Chairman. Charles Stewart
Smith, 20 arpoiat the Committee Of Fiji
prominent business and professional men
in the city. The movements of the menu
bers of that committee have already be-
come matters OF public interest, and the
plan which 1t may adopt TO vary on a
campaign against vice in this city is snx-
fousiy awaited by all persons really in
terested in an effort to better the condi-
tions of the city
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A Railway MANS Promotion.

MONTREAL. Quebec Dec. ia ,abie-
gram vas received at the Grand Trunk
headquarters from London this morning
announcing that George B. Reeves. the
newly appointed General Manager of the
Grand Trunk Railway system, had been
elected second vice president of that rail-
way system The tide. which is a new
one, viii not give Mr.. Reeves any greater
administrative authority, but will in
crease his prestige and give him q seat on
the board OF directors. Mr.. Reeves as
sumes his new Office es general manager
On the retirement OF Charles N HAYS On
January l.
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TREASURY NEEDS MORE ROOM.
Secretary Gage Asks al Approprf-
alton fer Apetiser story.

ation fer Another story.
Secretary Gage. this afteynoon. trans
p1itted 70 the Speaker of the House a let
ter from J. K. Taylor Supervising Arehi-
tect Of the Treasury. asking that Congress
appropriate S275,o0o for the purpose of
building an additional story to the Treas
ury Building. and further SESSION. the
estimated cost OF replacing he soft stone
Of the east front Of The Treasury with
granite Of which material the main portion
Of the building is CONSTRUCTED
Architect Taylor calls attention to the
fzcL that it was but recently that a large
dentil fell to the ground All there is 30
means Of telling when ethez ss-ge stones
VIII fail. Mr.. Taylor sayss9f1e Treasury
Building is crowded for wans Of snace and
the best and cheapest way . obtain II is
by the addition Of another slory.
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PERsIA's NEW MINISTER.
General Dooleh Calls on seereta-,
Hay.

General Dooleh Calls on Secretary
Hay.
Gen. Isaac Khan Mafakhamed Dooleh, the
new Persian Minister, called at the State
Department this morning, and presented
his credentials 70 Secretary Hay. Before
leaving New York he had wired the State
Department and made an appointment with
the Secretary. An arrangement was made
whereby the new minister will be accorded
an audience with the President tomorrow
He will be presented by Secretary Hay.
General Dooleh left with Secretary Adee
a copy Of the speech which he will make
to tho President upon the occasion of his
formal presentation. Secretary Adee viii
reduce II TO diplomatic language ard pre-
pare the Presidents reply.
The minister remained at the department
but a few minutes and the proceedings
were very formal in character He was
unaecompanied.
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YALE SECRET SOCIETIES.
President HadIey Intimates That Re
forms Must be 1THdc.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Dec 10.-Presi-
dent Hadley, of Yale said this morning,
n speaking ef the plan for a radical
change IN the Yale secret society system.
that it was evident that the present sys-
TEN Nas incomplete and needed to be
changed in many respects.
He stated that if the present secret So
ciety leaders should take the initiative and
make the changes which generally seem
desirable they could be put into effect sat
isfactorily and promptly, but If they did
not, the changes were likely to be made in
q more uncertain Rav
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MILES ON THE ARMY BILL.
The General Before the Senate Mill.
tary COMMITTEES

Lieutenant General Miles appeared be-
fore the Senate Committee on Military
Affairs tits morning to discuss the Army
Reorganization bill recently passed by 3he
House. The principal point Of his a-ga
ment was in favor Of the retention 81
regimentaI organization IL the artillsF1
branch Of the service
In the House bill corps organization
was provided fer with the colonel sSesh-
ed to the staff of the General Command
ing the Army. General Miles expressed
mis- preference for the old system.
a large number of these nominations of
army officers below the grade Of colonel
were reported favorably The committee
will meet again tomorrow to take up the
Army Reorganization bill
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DE WET IN A CORNER.
british Columns Trying TO Capture
the BOer General.

PRETORIA. Dee. s-(7:5o p. m.).-The
Boer commander, Gen. Christian De Wet,
is eernered between the Caledon and
Orange rivers. on the borders Of Basuto-
land. AS the rivers are in rtood. it is
considered that his capture is certain even
if he should manage to recross= The Cal
edon.
British columns have been sent to hold
ali the passes and reads TO the north to
prevent his escape
The military officers here are greatly
pleased that the attempt OF the Boer
commander to enter Cape Colony with his
commando has been frustrated.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-10

PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 1o.-Nearly al
the victims of Saturday afternoons rail-
road accident below Gray's Ferry. who
were taken to she University. Jefferson.
and Presbyterian Hospitals have recov-
cred from their injuries and gone to their
homes. Their injuries were mainly due
to being cut by broken glass and sp1in-
ters and sudzring with shock. Those re-
naming in the hospitals 1eday wsre re-
ported to be doing nicely and none IS ex-
pected to die.
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REHEApEp IN sWEoEN.
Punishment Inflicted ON 6e-. GuiIi
of Many Murcers.

NEW YORK. Dee. IO.-A despatch
from yesteraas. swasen, says that Philip
Nerdlund who. on My II last, as the
steamboat Prins iarl, on which he was a
passenger, was EsQssing Quicksund, mur-
dered seven and ,yetsnded five others, in
cluding a woma1 End boy. and subse-
quently escaped IN boat to -Koping. vas
behesded today.
The condemned man ehanted the verses
of a Psalm as he laid his head on the
block
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KNoXyILLE. Tenn. Dec. 10.-Rev. }.
H. Bruner and wife today celebrated their
golden welding in the house where they
were married and have since resided at
Athrwassee College. He has been On sc
tive minister for sixty years and book
written by him several years ago started
agitation in favor OF union of the
Northern and Southern branches OF the
Methodist Church. Rev Mr. Brunsr ara
wife have descendants in New York, Illi-
nois. Tennessee, Georgia, Mississippi, ard
. (yol.s-a do
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peu.1on BiTIs ina Committee.

The House Committee on Invalid Pen
siops held their first meeting of the seE-
sion today and considered about thirty
private pension bills Next Friday VIII be
pension day in the House under the rules
and it is understood Chairman SuIlovs5
viii be prepared 90 go on with the bills OF
The calendar.
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cenference OF MarsIand sIermons.

CUMBERLAND, Md. Dec. 10--The eld-
ars of the Maryland Conference of the
Mormon Church VIII hold their semi-an-
nual conference in Maeanerehor Hall,
Cumberland. Sunday, December Is There
VIII be a large attendance of elders The
Mormons are getting hold IN the rural
sections OF AEegany county and in the
Bordering ecanries OF West Virginia and
PenRsylvania.
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WALES TO WELCOME ROBERTS.
British General Expected in London
january >.

LONDON. Dec. 10.-General Roberts is
expected to arrive here on January 3.
The Prince Of Wales viii meet the
transport at Southampton and accompany
General Roberts 70 London Then. accord
ing 10 the present arrangements, there
will be q thanksgiving service at St
PaTl'S
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sFvERE HOODS IN MExIco.
Heavy Rains Cause Destruction OF
Farm Property.

FaFRl Froperty.
GUADALAJARA. Mexico. Dec. 1o.-The
mountain districts of the States of ia
Iiseo and Guerrero have been visited by
continuous torrential rains during the
past few days. Rivers and smaller
streams have overfowed their banks ard
destroyed much valuable property.
IN the Miahuatepee district, State of
Guerrero. several small villages were in
undated. and many houses were swept
away. Hundreds of cattle were drowned.
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Prof. Bemis ON Franchises.

Prof. Edward NJ. Bemis. of the Bureau of
Economic Research of New York. appear
ed before the Industrial Commission today
and read a payar on municipal franchises
and moBopolies.
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For the Dead of the Century,

ROME. Dec. 10.-The Pope has ordered
that funeral mass be celebrated in the
6asilica on Friday next for the dead of
the nineteenth century.
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FIynn,s business College. ST., and K
Business. Shorthand. Typew1itipg Sc year.
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Is your brain tagged? Are You oserworked
Try BsIlantine's India Pale Ale at y--s -
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The score at 1 O'Clock follows
Celebrated Their Golden wedding

This is Ave miles two laps ahead of the
record
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See page 7-speciaI bargains in
houses for sale by stone & Fairfax.
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Relightful trips daily at $50 p m from foos
5lh st. 10 Old Point Comfort, Newport News
sersoik and The South. For schedule, see page Z.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-09-22
Salem Girls Success.

Miss Bessie Sherman ,daughterof Mai
ID. q. Sherman, of Washington, ID. @. has
Just received an appointment as seams.
tress in the Round Valley Indian School
oil Covelo, Call, and expects to enter up.
on her duties about Oct. 10th.
Miss Sherman will leave Salem about
oct. lst,and expects to spend few DAYS
In San Francisco visiting relatives, before
going on 10 Covelo.
Mrs. Ida McAllister saleslady in the
dry goods store OF w. ii. Hobson has al.
SO, accepted like position in an Indian
school at White Rocks, Utah and will
also leave about Oct. lst, 30 as 10 begin
work by the tenth OF the month. These
young ladies both took the examination
in April OF this year passed with excel
lent averages but their appointments,
however, coming at an early date are
somewhat of surprise.
The many friends Of both wish them
good luck in their new work.