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MINNEAPOLIS.
THE ORIENTAL NATIONAL
FAIR OF ST. PETERS
I,IIIIp -II

Iii u XIII
under the auspices of the Wayman
Home Circle. will commence May end,
1000, at St Peters A. NJ. E. Church,
22nd St. and 9th Ave. So. The commit
tee in charge has arranged to make the
fair the red letter event in the church's
history. and to this end they offer the
following prizes TO those selling tickets
Tor the fair. or otherwise raising money
to apply on the church mortgage fund.
Ist prize, fine upright grand Kimball
piano, retailed at $3.50; end prize, lady's
writing desk or its equivalent in value.
at the option of the winner; 3rd. mahog-
any rocking chair, or its equivalent IN
value, at the option OF the winner The
giving OF the first prize is upon the con.
ditlon that the aggregate amount turned
IN from all the contestants exceeds $500
All persons desiring to enter the con-
test will hand their names IN to w. w.
tucker, secretary oi the committee.
Go to Miller's, Fifth street and Mic
ollet avenue. for your photographs.
For good cigars cali at w. s. Con-
RAIDS, corner OF First avenue south and
Fourt hstreet. He will suit you.
The Advance Restaurant. 2I4 Wash
ington avenue south, is up to date in
service and equipment. II you want a
good meal in clean place don't fail to
go to the Advance Restaurant.
Go to John l.. Neal Real Estate.
Loans and Insurance, o22 Boston
Block.
Furnished rooms. All Fourth ave
nue south.
The w c. T. u. will meet at Mrs
Goulds, at 3 clock, 7o3 E. Eighteenth
street.
Mrs Sadie Williams is slowly conva-
lescent.
Mrs. Lena Mason left for ST Louis
Saturday, where she will conduct a
series OF meetings. Mrs Mason is
greatly missed in our city and we heart
lily welcome her in our city on the 9TH
OF May to the grand rally at St. Peters
A. NJ. F. church.
Mrs 7. l. Franklin and Mrs. Mock
er, Miss Leola Mocker. OF St Paul,
spent Easter afternoon with Mr.. and
Mrs. T. V. Parker, after which they at
tended service at St. Paul
Rev Brooks preached very able
Easter sermon. Sunday evening to 4
crowded house. A good collection was
raised.
Mrs. A. Moss has moved to 332 f
Nineteenth street.
The A. NJ. f. o. C. beautifully dec
GRATED St Peters church Easter. The
pastor and members and friends were
highly pleased.
Mrs, l.. Noel will leave this week for
Chicago and St. Louis.
Mr.. f.. l.. Davis. porter on the
Omaha, is on the sick list, but not
serious.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Duncan have
moved to oo8 F Twenty-second street.
Mr.. Arthur Ellis is nursing pet on
his neck Mr.. Ellis friends will assist
him especially cherishing.
A grand musicale and literary enter
tainment given at St. Peters church,
Twenty and Ninth avenue south.
Friday. April 27, 1900, 8 p. m. Mrs.
Malissa Scott. captain OF Tribe of Zebu-
lon. Admission 10 cents. Miss S. +.
Neal, Sec.
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Wa. Too Iiusy.

New York, April 20 John q. Car
lIsl". former secretary Of the treasury.
said that he had been asked by Gov.
Tay lor's counsel 10 appear for him
in III" United States supreme court In
the Kentucky appeal, but that he had
declined to do - because be was too
busily occupied With other nhtters.
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Bond ForHrr, Case ON Trial

New York. April 29.-Rhat Is known
as the Virginia bond forgery case
came up for trial " hen Julins schroe-
ter. a manufacturer. Of Forest iilI.
y. J.. was placed On trial for forgery
in the first degree before Judge Aew-
burger in general ssasi0Hs
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renzo Marques, nd it would appear
that unless the british government
can induce the TAprtu!suese To take u
different view Of their obligations.
Portuguese South Africa will remain
an open DOORWAY recruits enter.
ing the rranSvaaL
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LIST LOOK HERE

We will not insult your intelligence
We think you know that no man can
continue in business unless he receives
patronage from the people An up-to-
date meal. or a cosy room can be had
at John Godfrey's I48 East Ninth
Street
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Copenhagen. april 20. The prince
Of Wales started bomsward 1hnrsday
morning Previous to the departure
of bis ROYAL highrssH al the Dembers
of the royal family went to Rozkllde
and Waited the tomb Of the late queen
OF Ijeumark.
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Rome. April %. The pop held -
eret e9nAisiory and recognized num-
Der of bishops. iue. ding Mgr Donafi
si,aretfi. for Hasaha: n kielsJ for
Savannah. and Ngt BertraHdorfA. FOR
vancouver,
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New York April go Nearly 50
bishops of the Protestant Episcopal
church began secret session Thurs
day IN the church mission house
Bishop Jaeksou's resignation was ar
crpied. bat there has been no discuss
kiou rs to his successor.
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london. April Primrose day
fshe anniversary 81 the death II Lord
BeacoasiieiaJ was Observed through
out the country IlarsdaY with Gus
tomary zeal.
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DIs. of Heart D,..nse.

Topeka. Kan. april 20 DIR s. Il
sheldon. a well known Kansau, for.
rnerly state senator, died OF heart
trouble,
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WAIT A MINIrTE

Have you noticed that the VIM. F..
Nagel Undertaking Company appreci-
ateS the business that you have been
giving them by advertising in our pa
per. See their neat card at the foot OF
the column.
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source OF the neports.

The Natal Mercury is responsible for
the renewed fears concerning the
mines. printing accounts from newly
arrived refugees saying elaborate
preparations for the destruction of all
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esbnn Election. jane 30.

Washington. April pa cabiegfam
Was received ai the war department
ThursdaY from G9v zen. Is ood stating
that the Cuban election will be held
Ianss gg
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Talk of Blowing Up Mines.

London, April 20.-The arrival of
Gen. Darlington at Beira, Portuguese
East Africa. and reiteration of the
report that the Beers intend blowing
up the johannesburg mines are the
only items of news that marked Thurs
days war cables. Weeks must elapse
before Gen. Darlington will be able
to concentrate his force on the borders
of the Transyaal or approach Mafe-
king. According to rumor in cireu-
lation at Lorenzo Marques, a Boer
force has been sent to intercept Gen.
Darlington. but it is not thought TO
be of sufficient strength to cause anx-
iefN
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KuIsa aan Dnnss.

Natehez. Alss. April 20 Early In
the morning Rerman J. Nillstte killed
Lesury sehuehs The men engaged IN
q quarrel at dance.
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nsrnsa tn lsath.

indianapolis. Ind. April 20. - Mar,
Mccarthy, a widow. 60 years old. was
burned 10 death early In the morning
az her home. 29i North Davidson
street.
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Nenrn rnIItlelan n.ah.

Neu Orleans. April n = Henry De
mas. one ~ the bssi known negro pol.
ificianH In the souik, Il dead.
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QUEEN .RECE|VE. THEM.
wilhelmina Will Grant Private
Audience to the Boer Peace
Commissioners.
&c. .caRRIHGIOA ARRIVES At BElRA.
ReIteratIon of Report That Boers
Intend blowing Up JOhRnnesburg
MInes-ConsuI Hay Mt Pretoria Re-
ports ON Action of Members of
ChLcnEO Ambulance Corps,

The Hague April 20.-Queen vii
helmina will give a private audience
TO the Boer peace mission, at which
DIR. Leyds, the diplomatic agent of
the Transvaal, will be present
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Meath of an Arfi...

London. April Robert Alan Now
bray Stevenson, the artist. Is dead.
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the Johannesburg shafts have been
carried on under the supervision of the
state mining engineer, who Is alleged
to have requisitioned all the copper
wire in the town for the purpose OF
making connections.
The Bloemfontein dispatches remain
full of trivial details, but are absolute
ly silent as to the future.
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BEGINS WITH Shooting.
Exciting Scene at Republican State
Convention of Alabama at
Montgomery.
ONE MAN SHOI=Ia FACTION DISPUTE.
After the OutbrsRk I've Conventions
Are Hrld aud Both Are Haired
Irom the state HOu.c-New jersey
Republicans tn state Convention
at Trenton.

Montgomery. Ala April 9o.A row
among the delegates to the republican
convention started before the body had
been called To order. After scene of
grcut excitement accompanied by some
shooting. In which one man was seri.
ously hurt, the governor cleared both
factions out of the statehouse building
and grounds.
The convention was scheduled to
meet at ~ o'e,oek. but n rule for the
admission of only uuconteEted dele
gntes caused confusion and delay,
CASTOR Scott. Vaughn man, Of Mont
gomcry, WAS Mt the rear door guarding
IL when Moragne, Of Etowah county,
who had been appointed sergeant-at-
arms by majority of the executive
committee. demanded udmittancc aud
vas refused,
shooting neHiaa,
This caused war OF words aud
Morogne shot Scott once in the thumb,
once In the breast aud one shot went
wild. Scott made no effort TO shoot.
This started preat uproar, Moragnc
was carried To the governors office,
where he was when Taylor Scott, a
brother of the wounded man. ran to
the outside door of the governors of.
flee and fired two shots down the
hall. but hit no one. lie was stopped
aud quictcd by bystanders.
Two Conventions Hetd.
After the statehouse had been closed
10 them the bingham faction went to
Dorsett hall aud the Vaughn sidc io
the Auditorium. where NJ this hour
they are holding two conventions.
other Conventions.
Trenton, y. J.. April 20.-->At the
meeting Of the republican state con.
ycution Thursday. the following dele
gates to the national convention were
elected, Senator Sewell, Gov NoGr-
hrcs, State Chairman Murphy and
County Clerk uummere. The conVen-
tion after indorsing the Mckinley nd
minislratlon adjourned.
Nashville. Tenn. April o--Thc re-.
publican state convention met ia the
capitol Thursday and was called 10
order by Congressman llrownlow,
chairman Of the state executive com.
mittec. After electing Congressman
Gibson chairman. the convention adj.
journed 10 eight o'clock AZ night.
London. o., April 20, Thomas B.
Kyle was nominated for congress at
noon by the seventh district repub.
licnn convention. Congressman Walter
Weaver Withdrawing ON the three hun.
dfed and ATTY first ballot.
Joplin, Mo. April 20. The Fifteenth
yentIon Thursday renomInnted Hon. NJ.
n. Benton, of Neosha. by acclamntion.
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Beers DIsconcerted.


Boers DIsconcerted.
According TO dispatch from Lady
smith, dated Thursday, the Beers are
much disconnected by the present CON
dition of affairs. Their fortiiications
and forces. numbering about $4,000
men, are spread over ridges in con
temptation Of British advance
through the Waschbauk valley. north
of Ladysmith. which has not been oc'
cupied. The Boer patrols are very ac-
tive and are constantly laying traps.
Trade Again Permitted.
A proclamation issued al Cape Town
allows trading between Cape Colony
and the occupied portions Of the Or
ange Free State to be resumed.
A patrol Of Cape police near Boshof
captured two Beers. oxen, some wag-
ons and 200 head Of cattle.
Two Germans who rcce atty arrived
at Cape Town have been sentenced to
a years imprisonment for having sus-
picious possession Of 100 rifles and 800
cordite cartridges.
Pretoria Forts DismantIed.
London. April 2o.--A dispatch TO
the Daily Mail from Cape Town says:
~ gentleman just arrived from the
Transyaal assures me that not a single
gun remains in the Pretoria forts"
Hay sends Report.
Washington. April 20. - United
States Consul Hay, at Pretoria, has
notified the state department by
cable of the reported action Of the
members Of the Chicago ambulance
corps in taking up arms in the Boer
army. instead of continuing with the
hospital corps. to which they had
pledged themselves upon leaving the
United States Apparently the Port
uguese authorities at Lorenzo Marques
had doubts as 10 the actual neutrality
Of these men,. for the party was de.
tanned many days at the port before
they were allowed 10 proceed over the
railroad 10 Pretoria. The dispatches
stated that letter from Miss Bar.
ton turned the tide in their favor
Miss Barton was said 20 have de-
cIared that certain members 81 the
party were known to her. and beIleyed
TO be going under frus colors.
The officials here say that nothing
can b~ done by the government 10 pre-
vent such violations ~ faith aH are
reported from south Africa. The men
did not 20 out with arms. and did no:
faifili the legal description 81 ali-
clustering party which would have
enabled the United States authorities
10 prevent their departure Similar.
". the Portuguese authorities prob
ably found themselves obliged 70 Ief
the unknown men pass through Lo-
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House WIN Aet Promptly.

Washington. April ~. -- The presi.
dents recommendations o. 80 the In
of officers in Porto Rico as
embodied In the message ~ Nrdnfs-
day. will be- promptly acted upon hy
the committee on inEular nnairFr
Chairman Cooper, 81 that committee,
has introduced a Joint resolution ideu-
teal 20 that If senator Forakcr's eA-
tending the tenure ~ the present Off
GERS in the island until the regular
stan officials are appointed by the
IrSs 5Hgut
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M0N[Y=DF PORTO RICO.
Arrangements Completed by Treas
ury Department for Its Retire
ment from Circulation.
OUR CURRENCY TO Be SUBSTITUTED.
Exchange VIII he Made LarnrIy
Through the Porto RicRn HRHktnH
and Business NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Porto HicRn nIII Passes senate -
House " III Act Promptly,

Washington. April ~ - The treas
ury department has completed the ar
rangemem for the retirement of Porto
Rican money and the substitution of
American currency. James \. Sam
pie, the chief of the issue division of
Treasurer Roberts office. and ". l..
Watson, of New York, an expert at
countant, have been selected To 40 to
Porto Rico 10 make the exchange, MIR.
Watson WAS appointed auditor OF Gus
toms for Cuba when the United States
took charge there and remained in
that work until his health failed. lie
has now recovered and has accepted
the appointment offered him.
The work is To be done under the
Porto Rioan bin recently passed by
congress, which provides for the re
tirrmeut of the Porto Ricuu peso and
all other money ON the island aud he
exchange therefor of American money.
II Is estimated that there are 10, ,000,-
Ooo pieces of silver and other metallic
currency In the island aud now In clreu-
latiun. These pieces are worth 5000.
b1h ptaost NbhkItNh hhu ueclutH thai
the exchange shall he made ON the
basis of % cents for the pesos, About
$3,ODO.O0o of American money will
therefore he required to take up all
the minor money in Porto Rico, The
first shipment of American money will
be made to the island between now
and May |. MIR. Sample and MIR, Wat.
son will go the last of this week or the
first of next The money which they
will use in making the exchange will
be taken 10 Porto Rico In an army
transport and the Porto Rcan money
will bc brought back here NJ IL Is taken
up and recoined,
The exchange will be made largely
through the Porto Rican banking and
business institutions. II will he a long
time before all OF the Porto Ricnn mon
eN Is turned In. but the bulk Of IL proba-
bly, will go out of circulation within Il
few months. Treasurer Roberts says
he will send gold, silver certificates aud
subsidiary coins To Porto Rico To re-
place the pesos Rad other coins. The
silver certificate H. the only form of
United States currency which will he
used at present on the island. The
amount Of each Kind OF money 10 be
sent at once Is as follows:
Minor coin. flb m. SUBSIDIARY silver, tGn, %
on. silver certificates taao.Vo. aud gold
colin fiG5 90 making 500 900 IN all
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Washington. April 20 fepressnta
tive Levy. Of New York. Thursday in
trodtsred bill 10 repeal the war rev.
eurt. nrf
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Washington, April ~. - The For
nker resolution. providing FOR the ad-
ministrati0n OF civil affairs la Porto
Rico pending the appointment Of per
maucnt officials under the recently
passed Porto Rico law, was passed 10y
the senate Thursday.
Senator Chandler offered and sr'
cured the adoption Of resolution di-
rrcting the committee on printing 10
investigate the compilation end pub
ilcation Of the work "MctsaRCH and
Papers of the Presidents" the result Of
permission given 20 private persons 10
use stercotyped plates, the disiribn-
tion Of copies Of the work, the copy
rightlng Of the work and all material
facts relating 10 the compilation Of II.
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Senator Gallingcr, chairman Of the
senate committee on pensions, intro
ducrd bill granting "a pension of $50
O month TO Gen. Longstrcci, The bill
gives the generals service ns that Of
ma lor in the Eighth United states In
fnntry during the Mexican war and
makes no reference 10 his connection
~. d thn rnn fenrrnrN-
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pa,orabie Roper, ordered.

Washington. april 70. senator Ma
sGn vas Tbursdas authorized by the
senate committee on commerce 10 re-
port fayoratly the joint resolution
heretofore introduced BY him proYid-
ing for estimates 81 cost for canal
for navigation between Lake Michigan
and the Illinois river
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London, April 20.--A dispatch 10
the Daily Mail from Cape Town says:
"a gentleman just arrived from the
Transyaal assures me that not a single
gun remains in the Pretoria forts"
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WON'T BOTHER Ii.
At Washington They DON'T Even Know
Where He Is.

Washington, August 2S.-The State
Department. has heard nothing of any
intention to interfere with the move
ments of LII Hung Chang. The report
from the French Admiral at Taku to the
contrary is believed to refer to an incl
dent of the past not to the situation as
it stands today. When LII Hung Chang
contemplated Visit to Pekin by way of
Taku and the Pei Ho, 1.-THE foreign ad
lnirals at Taku at that the time ranking re
personalities OF their governments held
consultation OF war to determine the
question as to the amount of freedom to
be allowed Ii in communicating with
the authorities at Pekin, 1t was then
announced that the admlrals had decid
ed, in view of the fact that host1lities
were actually in progress that sound
military practice required that LII Hung
Chang should be kept under strict sur
VIGILANCE. By imputation, this carried the
idea that LII might be kept. not on board
foreign warship, but aboard his own
transport in the harbor at Eaku at the
pleasure OF the foreign admirals Meth
or Admiral Remey nor Admiral Kempn
gave their sanction to this project, and
it is said here that when LII abandoned
the Pekin trip by water the project was
dropped 1t is a singular fact that Lii
Hung Chang's whereabouts are not
known here. AT last accounts he was
at Shanghai; not IN the foreign quarter,
but away back in the Chinese arsenal
AMI even with the aid of the foreign
naval force now at Shanghai it would
be difficult to prevent his escape inland
if Earl LII should determine to retire from
Shanghai. Nothing has been heard from
him by our government since the 18th
inst. 1t is said at the navy department.
that Admiral Remey, who is watching
matters closely, at Taku, has not COM
municated with the department. today
and it is presumed that an event Of the
Importance OF the decision said to have
been reached by the Admirals would
promptly have been reported to the de
partment by him. The Chinese embassy
also is ignorant of the whereabouts of
Earl Lii.
The Portland daily press., 1900-08-29

Capt. John Il. Myers or ''Jack" Myers
as he is Familiarity known who, accord
Ing to a despatch received at the navy
department. in Washington from Admit
raj Kemptf, July 5, was assigned to COM
mand the legation defenders at Pekin,
was born in Germany and was appointed
from the State of Georgia, entering the
marine corps in September, 1887. He
is the reputed author OF the famous
satirical poem ''Hoch der Kaiser, which
involved Capt, Coughlin in some difficult
ty. He was attached to the flagship Bal
Jimore and was afterward assigned to
duty with the marines on board the bat
tleship Oregon.
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The Gambler.

II am sc years of age" said a noted
gambler, "and my experience Of the
men who try their luck at the faro ta-
bic, outside, Of course, the profession
al gambler, is this: That no business
man or nonprOfessional can indulge in
the excitement and run his particular
business or private affairs successful
ly very long. If he loses, which he
Invariably does in the long run, his
capital is impaired If he makes a
big winning-the most fatal of all to
an outsider-he becomes dissatisfied
with the small or slow profits of his
legitimate business, and he soon loses
his trade by neglect or Indifference,
and in the end ruin and bankruptcy
are the result. Washington Post
The Portland daily press., 1900-08-29

Holm Ruskin was a fearless critic and
made many enemies by his radical
views He never considered the man or
Re friend in his criticisms. 1t was the
-ork itself that concerned him. He once
Giticised. in his fearless way, the work
I n we'll known painter. who was much
uieved at the effect. On hearing of the
SORROW he had caused lie wrote to the
artist that he regretted he could not
speak more favorably of the picture, but
hoped it would make no difference in
their friendship. 1t is said the artist
wrote in reply:
Dear Ruskin-Next time I meet you I shall
knock you down, but hope it viii make no diff
ference in our friendship
The Portland daily press., 1900-08-29

Boys" said the drug store propri-
etor to a couple of reporters who had
dropped in, you may think it a soft
snap to have a drug store and make
prescriptions for the neighborhood.
You may think it funny to sell pro-
prietary articles, plotting paper candy,
toothbrushes and soda water. But it
amt. The drug trade of today ham
dies no less than 10000 different arti-
cles, and the shop that is without a
complete stock is obliged to pretend
to have it or go out Of business. The
retail druggist says more often than
all other merchants put together, we
are just ont of sO-and-so, but I can
get you bottle The up to date
wholesale drug house carries 5000 arti-
cles in the department Of chemicals.
drugs, oils, ETC., and about 5000 pat
ent medicines. These we might call
standard If druggists sundries are
taken into account and local proprie-
tary medicines of a secret character,
the price list will contain, as I have
stated, no less than 10000 articles."-
New York Press.
The Portland daily press., 1900-08-29

1t was a grand thing for this COM
munity that such an enterprising firm as
IL. P. S. Goold, SIT Congress street, Sc
cured the Agency for DIR. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption, the wonder
full remedy that has startled the world by
its marvellous cures. The Juror OF enthu-
siasm over it has doomed their business,
as the demand for it is immense. They
give free trial BOTTLES to sufferers, and
positively guarantee it to cure Coughs,
Colds, Bronchitis Asthma, CrouD and
all Throat and Lung Troubles. A trial
proves its merit. Price SOC, and 81 90
The Portland daily press., 1900-08-29

Orleans or the Princeton, now at Shang-
hail. will be sent at once to Che Foo,
where the military cable system begins
free from Chinese interference.
The administration has nothing tend
ing to confirm the alarmlst rumOrs re-
garding the situation at Pek1n. Admir-
al Remey reports nothing disquieting
and it is assumed that If there was any
prospect of the allies being attacked and
hemmed IN, he would be in a position
to hear of it and would promptly report
it to Washington.
The cabinet meeting lasted two hours
and twenty minutes, the absentees being
Secretaries Hay, Long, Wilson and At
torney General Griggs