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OPPOSED TO ANNEXATION.
st. CrOix People wsnt TO Remain Under
Danish Rule.


St. Croix People w.nt TO Remain Under
Danish Rule.
st. Thomas, D. w. L., Nov. AT
an extraordinary meeting of the colon
ial council at St. Croix. D. w. l.,
Monday, the vice-chairman denounced
the statements made by A. ]. Black
wood, the United States consul at St.
Croix, and chairman of the colonial
council. in an interview printed in
New York, October 26, in which Mr..
Blackwood was quoted as saying the
sentiment of the people of the Danish
West Indies is strongly In favor of an.
nexation. The vice-chalrman said the
allegations made were opposed to the
facts in the case, and that Mr.. Black
wood spoke without the councils an.
thority. A resolution was adopted to
cable King Christian, Of Denmark.
submissively expressing "the wish of
the inhabitants to continue under the
Danish CROWN" and expressing the be-
lief that annexation to the United
States would be against the wishes Of
the majority of the inhabitants. Some
Of the members protested against the
passage of the resolutions, but the vice.
chairman overruled them. There was
. torchlight procession Monday night
styled "The Peoples Protest" A very
long and orderly crowd, headed by q
band of music. marched through the
town.
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THEY GIVE NO QUARTER.


German Troops In China Obey the
Kaiser's Instructions.
Berlin, Nov. 5.-Considerable impa.
lience at the mesgerness OF the ne ~
from China is finding expression here.
The inference is that German censor.
ship over such information Is very
strict. Letters from privstes in China
beg to find their way into the Social.
Democratic papers, showing that the
German troops give no quarter. The
Bremen Buergber Zeitung publishes
letter from q soldier in Pekin, who
said he witnessed the following scene:
"Sixty.eight captives. some OF them
not yet adults, we're tied together by
their pigtails. beaten bloody by the
Germans, compelled to dig their own
graves, and then shot en- masse."
The Halberstadter Volks Zeitung
prints communication from Pekin. In
which the writer says:
"No prisoners are taken. All are
shot or preferably sabred to save am.
munition. Sunday afternoon we had
10 bayonet "a prisoners. They had
killed one Of our patrolmen. An entire
battalion pursued them and captured
"a alive. It was cruel; 1t was inde-
scrlbable."
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She MUST Be DEPOSED
Powers Determined to, Re.
move Chinese Empress.


Warrington, Nov. 6.-It was statel
today in quarters we'll versed in Chi.
nose Affairs. that outside OF the ques-
ton OF indemnity. punishments. etc.,
now under negotiation at Pekin, there
are three vital and far-reachipg Ques.
tions to be determined, viz: First,
the removal Of the empress dowagsr.
personally and through the influence OF
her advisers, from all participation in
the Chinese governments; second, the
creationNof an indemnity fund By the
increase OF China's customs revenue.
either by the payment OF the duties in
gold instead Of deprecited silver, a. at
present, or else doubling the present
silver duties from per cent to 10 per
cent I'D valorem, and third, the estab-
lishment of minister Of foreign AZ
fairs, in place OF the old and cumber-
some system OF the Tsung Ii Yamun.
The demand for the retirement OF
the empress dowager is said to result
from the conclusion now generally
accepted that the imperial govern
ment OF China was responsible for the
Boxer uprising. As the empress dow.
ager was the ruling authority OF the
imperial government during the upris.
ing. this responsibility is brought hume
directly to her. There is understood
10 be no purpose, however. to visit
upon her any personal punishment o.
indignity, but merely 80 to form the
reconstructed government as to ex.
clude her from all participation in 1t.
II il deemed advisable for that rea.
ton that she should remain permanent
" away from Pekin. and that her adj
fisers also shoul1 be kept away from
lhe seat Of governments.
The plan of doubling China's GUS
oms duties has arisen from the need OF
finding source to pay war indemni.
lies, which the various powers demand.
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E.e.ped rrom Alc.tr...

San Francisco, Nov. 5.-Three pris.
oners have escaped from the United
States military prison on Alcatras Is.
land. Among the escaped prisoners
was Frank Kiune, who was under .
sentence of Is years for desertion and
treason. Kinne was brought here 3
few months ago in irons from Manila.
He had deserted his command and ac-
cepted q commission from the rebel
army. He was caught leadirg q charge
of rebels. In the number captured by
the American troops at the time Kline
was taken were several American pris-
oners. Kinne claimed to be himself .
prisoner OF the Filipinos, but the
Americans who were with the party
declared this to be faIsehood. and de-
nounced the man - . traitor and .
rebel. He was tried by court martial
and sentenced to serve Is years at AL.
catraz. The others who escaped with
Kinne are @. f. Huntington. under
sentence OF 10 years, and J. M. Potts.
serving Ave years.
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a BAD TRAIN WRECK.
Seven People Killed and As Many Were
Injured.

Seven People Killed and As Many Were
Injured.
Anaconda, Mont, Nov. LA spe.
cial to the Standard from Livingston.
Mont, says:
Seven dead, most of them mangled
out OF all resemblance to humanity;
seven injured. one perhaps fatally, is
the record of q wreck on the Northern
Pacific railway at about II O'Clock
last night, az Dehart Siding. ~ miles
from Livingston.
The train was the Northern Pacific
passenger No. eastbound. 1t was
nearly three hours late, and was max.
ing up lost time when it passed the
switch at Dehart Siding. The engine
and two coaches passed over the
switch in safety, but in some unac-
countable way the rod connecting the
rails at the switch snapped, and these
three coaches jumped the rails, rode
the ties . short way and then toppled
over on the side and were dragged zoo
feet before the train was stopped.
The force with which the cars fell
ON their sides threw several OF the pas
seugers through the windows. and
crushed and ground them to jelly be-
tween the heavy coaches and the track.
The two unknwn women were lifted,
uuiycring, shapeless masses OF bleed
ing flesh and broken bones. All but
ono of the dead were instantly killed.
Assistance was summoned as soon al
possible from Livingston. but the phy-
scians had little to do upon their ar.
rival. A coroner's jury at Big Timber
absolved the railroad from all blame.
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Will DEAL DIRECTLY
Negotiations With China to
Be Through Conger.
THE COMMISSION IS ABANDONED
xve More Chinese Leaders to Be IKE.
sutsd-Death Of Treasurer
Wang.

W8snlngtOn, NOV. l.-OrdeTe have
been sent to Pekin detaching General
James X. Wilson from duty as chief OF
stan under General Chaffee, and direct.
ing him to return to the United States.
1t had been the purpose of the govern.
ment to make General Wilson a mem.
Der of tho projected American commits.
SION to treat with the Chinese govern.
ment for q settlement. but the aban.
donment of that plan in favor of direct
negotiations through Minister CongeI
made it unnecessary to retain General
Wilson in China. -
The reported decision of the minis.
ters at Pekin to add two more Chinese
leaders to those who shall be executed,
Prince vi and Yang Me, appears to
be the first indication that the minis
tens themselves do not accept as suffi.
cent the edict of the Chinese emperor
that he will punish the individuals as
they were specifically named by China
as among those to be punished.
Prince vi is one of the first princes
of China. In the edict of Septem bel
% it was ordered that he be stripped OF
his rank and Office. Yang Me is pres.
ident of the board OF censors, and in
this same edict he was handed over tc
the clan court, which was ordered tc
consult and decide upon severe pen.
atty.
The Japanese legation received dis.
patch today announcing the death Of
Wang Wen Shao, imperial treasurer OF
China, in addition to those high Off.
cials whose deaths have already been
announced. Wang Wen Shao was one
Of the most loyal adherents of the i'm.
perial family, and when they took
fight from Pekin, he insisted upon fol
lowing, despite his advanced age.
His death came from natural causes.
probably from old age and the fatigues
of the fight.
At the request of relatives and
friends of the missionaries murdered at
Pao Ting Flu, China, the war depart.
,nent asked General Chaffee for def
mite statement as to who were killed
and who escaped. The following dis.
patch was received from General Chat.
fee in reply:
Taku, Nov. 1.-Hutchinson, at Pae
Ting Flu, reports Americans murdered
there, namely: Mr.. Pitkins Mr.. and
Mrs. Slmcox and three children, g..
Y. TAYLOR, Miss Morrell, Miss Gould,
DR.. and Mrs. Hodge and one lady
name az yet unknown. Reports 10
/ Americans at Ching Ting Flu. eight
adults and two children. Five Eng.
lish, five French. safe. protected by To-
cal mandarin, returned. Situation
quiet"
Another dispatch received from Gen.
eral Chaffee says:
Later from Hutchinson, no Ameri.
cans at Ching Ting Fu. This is in re-
ply to an inquiry sent by the war de-
partment asking for information about
Americans who were supposed to be 10.
Gated at that place.
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HELD UP A PAY WAGON.


Desperate Attack Made by ROus
Italiaa Miners.
Mount Pleasant. Pa, Nov. 2.-Four
Italian miners attempted to rob Pay
Clerk William Hostler. of the South.
west ConneIlsville- Coke Company.
while he was making his trip today be.
tween this city and Alverton with the
pay roll of the Alverton q Tarr Works,
amounting to $4,000. Mr.. Hostler ID
dead, his companion, Harry Burgess,
messenger of the company, is wounded,
two of the Italians are dead, q third
fatally wounded and the fourth is in
Jail.
Hostler and Burgess left this city at
] O'Clock this afternoon with the safe
containing the money. When they
reached the summit of the long hill
just below which lies Alverton. large
coke town, without q seconds warn
ing four Italians fred q volley from
their hiding place, and sprang forward,
firing as they advanced. Mr.. Hostler
fell dead at the first voiley. Young
Burgess, the wounded man, was able to
return the robbers fire with effect, and
one of the number at the horses heads
fell dead. A few seconds later he fired
bis revolver in the face of another, and
as the thief fell his two remaining COM
panions. became terrified, and, leaving
the dead one, set out with the wounded
one over. the hill to the south.
Burgess managed to drive on to Al
verton with the body Of Mr.. Hostlez
and the safe, where he gave the alarm.
Mount Pleasant and vicinity. with the
clerical force of the coke company.
turned out, and soon corralled the two,
who had concealed themselves in . field
on the Durstine farm, mile from this
town. A summons to surrender. was
answered by volley. in which one of
the posse received q slight wound in
the chest. The outlaws from their
fortified position made fierce stand
for few minutes, until one of the
posse succeeded. in getting in their
rear. He shot one through the head,
killing him. The other surrendered.
In the meantime, another division OF
the posse overhauled the third robber,
who had received ghastly wound.
The ball, entering his mouth, pene-
trated his head, and came out at the
back of his neck. He is not expected
to recover,
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rough Gang BROKEN On.

Chicago, Nov. "A depository for
stolen goods in unusual quantities has
been unearthed in Chicago by the po.
lice. Ten thieves, men and women,
sSvere arrested, and two wagon loads ol
stolen property, valued at thousands oi
dollars, was recovered. Vina McNnr.
rey, an alleged shoplifter. is said to
have maintained the resort. 1t is be.
lieved-t that the gang has associates in
many other large cities, and the build.
ing raided was the headquarters fol
thieves who are working systematically
in all parts of the United States.
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Rochester. New York. Nov. 5.-Ths
authorities Of Allegheny county arc
looking for the persons who manuiac-
tured skeleton out of animal bones
which frightened Mary Oldheld. Of
Karrdale, to death Wednesday night.
Mary Old6eid. accompanied Dy two
trends, was returning from Halo
ween party, where they had listened 70
gruesome st0ries until their hair ssood
ON end. When about 20 enter the
woods milling Of bones was heard
overhead, and looking mp the trio
were overcome with horror ~ seeing
skeleton Of gigantic proportions sweep
ing down on them from above. With
. cry Of terror Mary dropped dead. A
searching parsy iound wire leading
from the ground 70 . tree top 10 which
was attached aksleton By . pulley.
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Young Negro Fiead Lynched

Birmingham. Ala, Nov. IA,
Duke, l6 miles north of Anniston. an
18-yearold negro boy named Alternately
attempted criminal assault on the
l4-year-old adopted daughter of w. N.
Thompson, section foreman on the
Louisville & Nashville road. The ne
gro Was captured three hours later.
identified AMI lynched.
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..sooialisba arrested

New York. Nov. 5.-Six speakers
of the Socialist Labor party, who In
sisted on talking to an enormous crowd
at Seventh street and Avenue G to.
night, were arrested by the police, who
claimed they had no permit to speak.
A good deal Of clubbing was done by
the policemen, who numbered over 80.
The Socialists went back TO ther head.
quarters. overlooking the corner. after
being bailed and talked again. The
corwd hooted the ploice, and she OH
cels. enrsged. charged the crowd.
They used their clubs on good many
heads and arms and drove them back
from the street. clearing II. Then
they took the men to the station-house.
They were in cells only . short time
when they were bailed ont.
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Noblesville, Ind, Nov. Am un.
known man vas found dead near this
city on the Lake Erie q Western rail-
road tracks. The body was naked and
the throat was cut, the head crushed.
one foot amputated and his arm
broken. Il 10 believed he was muir.
dered and his body thrown on the
tracks.
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MATTERS IN COLOMBIA.
The Liberals Have Started . second
Revolution.

The Liberals Have Started Second
Revolution.
New York, Nov. SC. B. Hart,
United States minister to Colombia,
South America. who bas arrived here,
and is on his way to his home in
Wheeling. w. Va. said in an inter-
view that matters in Colombia are
sadly mixed. The Liberals started q
second revolution few days ago, and
it has developed great strength. The
fighting has been fierce and up to date
the killed and wounded have number.
ed &c, 1000.
ssWhile the Liberals have met with
much success, it is my belief that the
government will be eventually success.
full. But the revolution is seriously
disturbing business. General Prospero
Pinzon is in command of the govern,
ment forces, and the revolutionists are
commanded by General Rafael Uribe.
The scene of the trouble Is the depart.
ment Of Cauca.
''In the recent election, San Glenn
enti and Senior Marroquin were elected
president and vice-president respect
lively. San Clement, on account OF
the state OF his health, could not live
in Bogota, and went to Villeta. In his
absence. Marroquin started rebellion
and assumed the presidency, securing
the recognition of all the foreign
powers except the papal see. Both san
Clement and Mafroquin, however, are
drawing their salaries of $4,000 pesos
per annum. This is payable In silver,
but the currency of Colombia is 80 up
set that it Is difficult to place value
upon it.
There IL Q demand there for Benito
Seamala,, who is here In New York.
He was formerly United States vice.
consul at BoRota. The Marroquin gov.
ernment charges him with. conspiracy
and ha il practi "a 1lv an aYflo -
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Lived 123 Years.

New York. Nov. 5.-GeorRe Wash.
ington Freeman Horner Green, former
negro slave. died in the aims hospital
at Hampstead, L. L., yesterday at the
reputed age of 1913 years. Green Is
said to have been born on farm near
Elizabethport, N. j.. on January l.,
1777. He was sold to q Virginia
planter named Horner, by whom, it is
said, he was sold to General Washing.
ton. In 1919 he was made free man,
and then came North and was employ.
ed by George Green, a Long Island
farmer, with whom he remained for 40
years. Green's faculties remained un-
impaired until 10 years ago, when his
sight and hearing began to fail, and he
entered the poorhouse, where he had
lived ever since. He used both whisky
and tobacco, but is said never to
have shown any bad effects from either.
He was married several times and is
said to have been the father of 81 chill
dren, most OF whom are dead.
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Joaan, well-known Spanish painter.
6rs,oi in sarolla. has been awarded q
6on 6''lass medal in the Paris exposi.
wo,i "nu all those who admire his
Msan;,afe ns are pleased at his success. The
Of tha enos call Sarolla ''the painter
pass ae e SUM-" because no one can sur
outdoor ,.n IN those wonderful lscenes Of
brin;oa bl lie painted in full sunshine.
10 ,ha light everywhere, dazzlina
wbero Eyes, with heavy shadows lyina
''e the light cannot penetrate.
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Chicago. Nov. 6.-Andrsw Fo,sytha
Who was released from An insane asys
I'm ysstsr1ay BY Judgs Dunns. has
brought snit against the supeTintsnd.
ont and other olDcess Of The aaylum.
He ALLEGES - was illegally detained.
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Coufessed to Arson

Dallas. Texas, Nov. 5.-Hiram p.
Erwin was today convicted Ut arson.
The jury returned q verdict OF five
years in the penitentiary. Erwin con-
fessed to having burned property on
which there was $4,000 insurance.
and claimed the owners had hired him
to do 90.
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Berlin, NOV. l.-Shakir Pasha. ape-
oial envoy Of the Sultan of Turkey. pro-
sented 70 Emperor William today :
number Of eifts, including very vain
ahlo necklaoe for the empress.
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Henderson, KY. Nov. 2..-Tbe grain
elevator and plant OF Maron Willer a
Company was destroyed today, entail.
ing : loss Of $l20. 600; insurance, ST..
600.
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-sise Of the Gotten Crou

New Orleans, Nov. 2.-Final reports
|of the Times Democrats correspondents
place tho cotton CROP for 1900 at 9. .s70.-
O00 bajoa
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Rebuilding of the Spanish feet Will
be entrusted TO French builders. The
Spanish government has given IN order
for eight ironclads Of $4,000 tons bur-
dem, four armored cruisers Of 5000 tons
burden each, and 100 torpedo boats.
The order il to bS executed within 10
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New York, Nov. Sit is learned
from Biarrits. says a Paris dispatch to
the Times, that the Spanish Carlists
ars'trying TO approach tine Catalonia
revolutionists with q view to common
action aginst the present Spanish gov
eminent. 1t is not thought, however,
that the Cataionians will identify their
cause with the Carlists. and it is said
to be unlikely that the latter will
make much headway. Weyler's ap-
pointment as captain general Of Madrid
was directed by the governments fear
of trouble in Catalonia.
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REVOLUTION IN SPAIN
Government Claims to Have
Checked the Uprising.N
THE MOVEMENT WAS PREMATURE
The Clergy Implicated in the AFFAIR.
which Wss Strengthened BY the
Crisis In Catalonia.

Madrid, Nov. S.-The latest news of
the Carlist movement is more favorable
to the governments. 1t is asserted that
the chief of the BerRa band has offered
to surrender, If he Is pardoned, hut it
IL added that the government has de-
cided to act vigorously and pardon no
one. The Basque provinces remain
quiet. Tho following statement has
been issued by the Spanish minister of
the interior:
1.-THE revolutionary movement is on
the decline. 1t is now limited to the
band in the mountains near Berga,
which is fleeing before several columns
of governments troops. The rest of the
pensinula is calm. The troops have
returned to Igualada. They encoun-
tered no revolutionaries.'
The Movement was Premature.
Paris, Nov. S.-The Temps this
evening publishes dispatch from Ma.
drid, which says the military authori.
ties of Barcelona are censoring all the
local papers. that all information re-
specting the Carlists is prohibited, and
that nothing is allowed to be tele-
graphed or telephoned except official
bulletins. The correspondents of the
Temps adds:
"It is now certain the bands of Car.
lists are more numerous than at first
stated. The two bands number 500
men each, and the movement is we'll
organized. but premature. The Liber-
al and Republican press declare the
vitality of Carlism is due to the free
dom allowed the religious orders. The
lower clergy are implicated in the up
rising. which is strengthened by the in.
dustrial crisis in Catalonia"
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New York, Nov. 3.-The case OF Cor.
nelius L. Alvord, the defaulting note
teller of the First National bank, who
is charged with embessliDg $500. 900
worth Of the banks funds. was not
transferred TO the United States court
today. ~ had been expected. Al
worlds counsel objectsd to the transfer.
and the case was postponed until to-
morrow.
Washington, Nov. 8.-General Mao
Arthur, at Manila, notified the war de-
partmsnt today that Major John Davis.
United States volunteers, died at Ma.
nila this morning of chronic Bright's
disease. Major Davis was native Of
Illinois and . veteran Of the war Of the
rebellion. At the time OF his death -
was chief surgeon Of the Third district
Of Southern Luson.