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The sun., 1900-05-17
THE ST. LOUIS STRIKE
Street Car Traffic There Assuming q
Its Normal Appearance.

st. Louis. May l6.-Traffic on the lines
of the st. Louis Transit company's sys-
tenn is gradually assuming semhlance
to the conditions existing before the
strike. None of the 1926 striking EN-
ployees has returned to werk, but cars
are being operated with the help of non
union men, many of whom have been Sc
cured from other cities.
Additional cars are being run on the
lines that have been operated for the last
few days and other branches have been
reopened to traffic. Cars are running on
the Tower Grover, Grand, Del Mar,
Page, Spauldng and Park avenue,
Compton Heights, Bellefontaine, Olive
street, I4aclede avenue, Caropdelet, Cali
fornia avenue and Fourth street lines.
Not enough cars on these lines are being
run to accommodate all the travel, and
the wagons and other vehicles are still
getting fair share of it.
The Suburban road, which has entirely
resumed traffic on all its lines, is doing
an immense business.
Members of the city detective force pa
troled the city last night, and there was
| little destruction of street railroad prop
erty.
A statement has been circulated signcC
| by several hundred business men declar
ing that after Il thorough investigation
the signers believe no business organiza
| tion could be successfully managed OF
| the lines laid down by the strikers, ant
tho interests of employees could never b
we'll protected by employees who in thei
operations were compelled to ignore fun
damental business principles"
The sun., 1900-05-17
MURDERS TO ORDER.
Another Victim of Thugs Hired by
China's Empress.

Victoria, r. c., May 1G.-According to
advices brought by the steamship I'm
press of India, another prominent China
man has been assassinated by order oil
the empress dowager. Liu, who went tC
Japan Il short time ago as one of the
commissioners from the Chinese govern
ment and who was reported to have dis.
pleased the empress, was shot and stab
bed to death by one of her emissaries
while on his way to Canton from Maco,
He was badly wounded from the revolver
of the assassin and as he lay wounded
was hacked to death with knife.
News also comes from China of a bat
tie between company of native troops
and a force of rebels in Chill province.
not far from Paotung Flu. About 60 of
the rebels were killed and n large num-
ber captured.
DIR. Il. G.. Hart and Il. s. Little. who
are two missionaries from Wuhu, the
capital of Anhui province of central Chi
ma and of whom the former was the ply
sician to the Ii family, the head of which
is Ii Hung Chang, tell of the growing
strength of rebellion throughout the inte-
rior of China. Ten thousand men are
ready to flock to the standard of rebellion
at Wuhu, Mr.. Hart says, as soon as it is
raised. All that is wanted is II leader.
Rang Yu Wei is weak. Int If he raised
his flag and had the financial backing tu
feed and transport an army IL rebellion
greator than that memorable rising OF
the Black Flags would occur.
There are five big societies which are
promoting rebellion throughout China
and they are daily approaching Il close
union Of strength. These societies are the
| Boxers, who have thousands following
their flag in Chilli and Shnngtung, and
the Big Knives, Small Knives, Salt
Smugglrrs and Kaolau Hui elan. who ar,
operating in central and southern China
The next move against the safety Of tho
emperor by the empress, says Dr. Hart
and in this he is seconded by Mr.. Little
will be the signal for great rising
| throughout the empire.
The sun., 1900-05-17
DEATHS IN HOTEL FIRE.
Grent HcrOism Displayed by FOr-
mer Gunner In English Navy.


Chicago, May 16.-1he Hotel Helene.
known formerly as Floods hall, at 10
Fifty-thrd street has been burned.
Among the occupants of the 30 rooms
in the hotel, all of which were filed.
four are known to be dead and over a
score are seriously injured.
The dead are Elizabeth Florence and
three young women not identified, be-
lieved to be servants of the hotel.
The list of persons seriously injured
includes Mrs. l.. ID. Allen, legs broken:
Mrs w. +. Taylor, legs broken; f. G..
Hatton. DR. j. Yeager, J. l.. Morrow.
Mrs. Leonard, G. Bingham, Mrs. Law
son, Mrs. Il. Richardson, Sarah Hutchin-
son. Mrs. X. Bruce, Helen Joseph, Will
liam l.. Horn, j. Tarbox, l.. Hahn.
Many of these sustained their injuries
in jumping from the upper windows Of
| the hotel.
The loss to the building and furnish
| ngs was 100000. The destruction OF
| the hotel was rCplete with daring res.
cues and narrow escapes, i'll which James
Mcneil earned himself the title of hero.
| He was II porter in the hotel and the
first to warn the sleeping occupants of
their danger. lie carried Helen Joseph
| down IL SWaylne ladder from tne thfu
floor and then, amid the cheers of the
Dnlo0licrs. returned to the second floor,
where woman was lying unconscious,
her clothing on fire. lie carried her to
the window and dropped her into the
arms Of Policeman Wolf.
The effort and the heat were too much
for Mcneil and he staggered back into
the smoke. The people below thought hc
was lost. A policeman mounted to tht
shoulders of n brother officer and, clamb
cring over the window lodge, caught
Mcneil by the feet and dragged hin
from the room. Mcneil was passed dowl
to the ground and soon recovered con
sciOuSnCss.
Police, iircmen and spectators unitet
in one voice in praising Mcneil. He wa
formerly n gunner in the English nav!
on board the battleship Drcadnaught AM
holds medals for craftsmanship and pro
ficency in drilling. He took part i'll tn
Jameson raid, and it was while in Soutl
Africa that the illness that compelled
him to secure discharge came upo
, him.
The sun., 1900-05-17
Morris Park Races Yesterday.
special to The sur

special to The sun.
First-7F. Knight of the Garter
(Maher) to 3, lst; Lambent Cooper
no place money, I'd; Decanter Oakley J
no third money, Sd. Time, i.2Sl.
Maxine Gomez, Blueaway, Mischievous,
Bangor and The Benedict scratched.
Second-6F. Kensington (Jenkins)
8 to 5, 1st; Dan Rice (Maher) to 10, I'd;
Prestidigitator (Shaw) even, Sd. Time,
l.l43. Exit, Oliver Mac, Bon Jour, Ben
Hadad and King Bramble scratched.
'Third-5F. Bonibert (O'Connor) 7 to
5, lst; Smile (Bullmau) to 5, I'd; Con-
tend Shaw no third money, Sd. lime,
.502. Alfonso, Barretto and Shark
scratched.
Fourth-5F. Irritable (Turner) LIST;
Golden Gate (Bullman) to 5, I'd; Min.
ion (O'Connor) even, Sd. Time, LOO.
Fifth-6F. Blue Devil (Jenkins) to
5, 1st; The Benedict (Spencer) to 10,
I'd: Lady Lindsay (Taral) no third
money, 81. Time, 1.l3a.
Sixth-12M. Lakeland (Finnegan)
p, 1st; Filon der (Raymondl even, I'd
Gov. Griggs (Dononue) even,3d. Time
5.25. lexington scratched.
The sun., 1900-05-17
CONGRESSMAN CoRBETT?
Friends are Urging Him to Run for
Political Honors.
Special to The sun.

Speclal 10 i ne sun.
New York, May 16.-The friends of
James j. Corbett wish him to follow in
the footsteps of another pugilist, John
Morrisey. They are urging him to run
for Congress.
A boom for him was started in the
Tenderloin yesterday. 1t swept through
the Tenderloin district and into the ad-
joining districts.
His friends have many qualities to
point to. Corbett can wear a dress suit
with more grace than many of the West
erd Congressman; he is a natural poll.
tician and is always diplomatic.
Corbett in speaking of his probable
candidacy said:
II am not so sure" said he, ''that l
shall run, although my friends suggest
ed that l stand for the office. Mr.. Nc
Clellan is not going to run again, and
some one will have to take his place. If
do say it myself, | don't see why l
shouldn't run as we'll as the next man.
political life has its attractions for
me, although l must acknowledge | have
never given the great topics of the day
more than passing thought, but l am
willing to train for them just as earnest
ly as have trained for any other con-
test, and an willing to stand by the
rules the referee-er, that is, the Speaker
Of the Honse-may decide upon.
Il am as good Democrat as ever
breai he'd"
The sun., 1900-05-17
Kentucky Republican Delegates.

Louisville, May 16.-A rumor that ex
Governor w. O. Bradley does not desire
to go to the Philadelphia convention as
delegate from the state at large is caus
ing considerable talk among the leaders
here. 1t is being said on all sides that
MIR. Bradley contemplates locating in
New York city Immediately after the SUI
preme court decides the contest for the
governorship and that he is done with
politics. However, no authoritative state.
ment has been received from Mr.. Brad.
ley, and unless he refuses point blank to
accept the honor he will be chosen as one
of the delegates from the state at large.
If he should refuse to accept the place,
it will probably go to George Denny OF
Lexington. Senator Deboe and Governor
Taylor are certain to be chosen, and the
chances of Albert S. White, the negro
lawyer, to go as one of the four delegates
are favorable.
The sun., 1900-05-17
Rush to Japan GoidaeIds.

Victoria, B. c., May 16.-The japanese
have a Klondike in Hokkiado. Announce
ments brought by the steamship Empress
of India say that several thousand men
have arrived at Yesashi, Hokkiado, since
last wear and that steamships bound for
thn mort are filled up with passengers for
tho mining districts. Vessels leave Otaru
neorIv every day. and it is estimated that
10000 or 10000 will be added to the pop
ulation of the gold districts before wash
ing can be commenced this season. Inc
men going are, however, not said to bl bl
suitable for the enterprise, the majority
of them being such as are used to ONCE
work and light employment.
The sun., 1900-05-17
The Exnorts Of Haynna.

Washington, May 16.-The total ex-
ports of merchandise, gold and silver from
the port of Havana, Cuba, during the
month of April, 1900, according to II
statement made by the division of Gus
toms and insular affairs of the war de-
partment. were $2,2S2 1868. The exports
"a the United States during April, 1900,
excneded those of all countries combined
bv nearly S1,000,000 The total value OF
cynorts for January, 1900, was $2.53o,-
iii. for February, $2345,7 ,7S5, and for
March. 2.492, ,537, making the total
months Of the present year $9,656,696.
The sun., 1900-05-17
Closing prices;
General Markets.

New York, May 10.
FLOUR - State and western quiet, but
steadier on choice grades; Minnesota patents.
s3.6Oa3S5; winter straights. S34Oa3.5O: winter
extras. s. 55a2.90; winter patents, S3.60a3.s5.
WHEAT-Strong and higher this morning
on bullish crop news and active local covering;
July, Il l3-l6a12 5-1jc.; September, II ll-l6a
13 3-16c.
RYE-Steady; state. 5Ia5sc., c. i. f., New
York, carlots; No. 2 western, 6l4c., I. o. b.
afloat.
CORN-Alsover strong on scare of shorts
resulting from too much wet weather. July,
42l4a42slc.; September 4"1aa431sc.
OATS-Dull, but steady; track. white, state,
2Sl6a34c.; track, white western. 2s1sa34c.
PORK-Steady; mess. Sl2al2.75; family,
S14a14.50.
LARD-Firm; prime western steam, 7.40c.
BUTTER-Firm; state dairy, 151sal9c.; state
creamery. l613a20c.
CHEESE-Quiet and weak; fancy, large,
white, 1O1Sa10ssc.; fancy, small, white, sIfas24c
EGGS-Dull;. state and Pennsylvania, at
mark, l216al3c.; storage, western. at mark
1234c.
SUGAR-Raw steady: fair refining, 8 l5-i6c.
centrifugal. 96 test, T-i6c.; refined steady
crushed, 5.h5c.; powdered. 5.25c.
OLASSES-Steady: New Orleans. Aa55c.
RICE-Steady: domestic. 41sa6lsc.; Japan
| 434s47sc.
TALLow-Dull; city, 4,sc. nominal: coun-
trv. 4Jea5l4c,
HAY-Firm: shipping. 7os7Sc.; good tt
choice. S0ae5c.
The sun., 1900-05-17
The Day In the Senate.

When the senate convened house bill
repeating the provision of law allowing
merchandise passing through the United
States from any foreign country to be
transported free of duty, SO far as the
Mexican free zone is concerned, was
passed.
A resolution offered by Mr.. Lodge, call
ing upon the secretary of the treasury for
information in regard to the influx of
japanese laborers into the country and
whether there has been any violation of
tht contract labor law, was adopted
The senate committee on interoceanic
canals, through its chairman, Senator
Morgan, presented its written report
upon the Nicaraguan canal bill.
The committee takes strong position
against the proposition to build the canal
via Panama and to pay for the work al
ready done by the French. The declala-
ton is made that the Panama company is
practically without assets except those
| included in the Panama railroad. They
say" says the report, they have assets
that committee of experts has valued
at S90,000.O00. They made no offer or
| suggestion rs to what they would take
for it, The lowest sum mt which they
estimate the cost of completing their ca
| ll.ll Is NslslOu,bbb. ~ lllfll III -
that combine we would go i'll on the basis
of $1S5. 100000 for the completed canal
on the plan Of three levels, il that plan
is adopted, against Sl3S,0OO,000, which
is the highest estimate any engineer has
placed ON the Nicaragua canal. The diff
ference of $47, ,OO0000 is in favor of Mica
ragua."
The committee takes position against
holding the pending bill until the Walker
commission can report. saying: "All the
commissions field work is done and all
its working parties have returned to the
United States except IA party of n.y.
drographcrs left there to ascertain the
rainfall and the fluctuations of the
Chagres river. If this photographic work
is to be prosecuted hereafter as long and
as thoroughly as it has been heretofore
it will be half century before we can
determine the practicability of the Pana
ma canal so far as it depends on the
rainfall and the fluctuations of the
Chagres river. If it is an unsolyed prob
lem now, it will be quite as indeterminatt
so years from now."
The sun., 1900-05-17
plans 81 Rocr Envoys.

New York. May 16.-lt is the desire OF
the Rocr ENJOYS. now in this city, to pro
Good to Washington lis soon as possible
Whnt action they will take when they
reach there they will not yet say further
thnn stating that they wish, first of all
before accepting invitations from com
mttecs in the various cities to visit Pres'
ident Mckinley. +. Louter Vessels stat
cd that the ENJOYS had had assurances
of pleasant reception. A committee OF
four or five members from the large citl
zens' committee in Washington IS ex
pectcd here Friday morning to meet the
envoys and accompany them to the cap
ital. A suit of rooms has already peer
engaged for them at the Arlington hotel
and they will probably leave for WASH
ington ON Friday night.
The sun., 1900-05-17
HIGH SCHOOL AND FRESHMEN
Local Boys Will Have Stiff Argument
With Pennsylvania Players.

The High School plays one OF the
most important games of the season
Friday aiternoon,at Union street grounds
with the U. of P. Freshmen. The High
School boys will put upa great argument
with the players from Pennsylvania and
are practicing to win.
The reputation of the Freshmen is we'll
known; Devlin of the Varsity is a Fresh
men and will do the pitching for Penn.
and he has been pitching standard ball.
Hamilton will pitch for the locals and
endeavor to hold the Freshmen down.
The batting order of High School is as
follows: Parvis, 3d.; Fahey, CT. or p;
Hamilton, p. or. CT; Simmons, h.;
Groves, ss.; Brown, IT,; White, c.; Diff.
fendorier, 2b.; Clash, rf.
The sun., 1900-05-17
q. A. n. Convention at Utica.

Utica, n. ", May 16.-The opening
session of the G. \. r. state encamp.
mcnt was held in the armory in this city
The big building was filled with dele.
gates and visitors, and the music and
decorations, combined with uniforms OF
the veterans, made the occasion very
patriotic one. In the afternoon the an
nual parade took place. This was par
ticipated in by the two local military
companies, the delegates and visiting
posts, officers of the department, COM
pany of girls and women comprising the
uniform rank, Ladies of the G. A. r.; q
boys brigade, and Sons of Veterans.
The sun., 1900-05-17
IN STARVING INDIA.
Scenes Daily Witnessed In the Fam
Inc Swept Provinces.

London, May 16.-.Dealing with the
famine in the central provinces of India,
which have an area equal to that of Aus
tra and population of nearly 11,0OO,-
600 and which were formerly most pros
porous, The Daily Chronicles CORE
spondent at Bilaspur writes:
"The demand for government assist.
ance is unparalleled. In one district 4C
per cent are dependent on the sirkar fol
their daily bread In two others the per
centage is over 80 In the whole area
there are 100000 people with no Other
sources of subsistence than government
charity.
I'm the eastern division, where the
crop failure was the most complete, VIZ
have had the best opportunity of seeing
the gigantic organization evolved fol-
graphing with the famine. The abomi
nation of desolation is here. Not toile
is seen in the fields. When the last rain
failed and the rude pcasantiy saw th'
Young rice shoots blasted by the fierc
August sun, they were left without re
sources. and the few silver ornament
which every Indian family poSscsse
went 1T last. Then they crowded the re
lief works by hundreds of thousands.
"IlrCp miles out from i'ildSpur l,JW
persons are busy adding to the long lis
of tanks constructed by famine Labor
Farther Oh stone breaking is in progress
and peasants who have never before han
died any implement save those OF nus
band,y wrcstlc manfully with ciowha
and boring tool. When the rock is brt
ken, women and youngsters bnSily ply III
tie hammers An ablcbodicd man earn
:, cents, women 2la cents and childre
. cents. To European ears this wag
sounds prcposterously low.
"Thc type of relief work described q
Biaspur is found by tho hundreds in til
central provinces, and the aid given
the ablcbodied people seems sufiicicn
and the kitchens and hospitals are we
managed. But the penny wage for
weakly gang is insufficient. l am al
sured, however. that it will be raised"
The sun., 1900-05-17
---~---
Presbyterian Assembly.

ST. Louis. May 16.-The Presbyterian
oonaroI assembly is about to convene
5ere for IL days session. For moder-
ator there are number OF eahuliates, VS.
Those most prominently menti3neu are
the Rev. Charles A. Dickey OF i'niiauel-
mia, Rev. William Mckibbin OF oincih-
natl, Rev. DIR. d. w. Fisher OF ln1iana
and Rev. DIR. w. L. McEwan OIL rus
burg. Among other matters to come De,
fore the assembly that of the revision OF
the creed is the most important. IL Is eA,
pected that no less than ~ presnyteries
will petition for the revision put II Is ho'
tboueht that definite action Will be taken
The sun., 1900-05-17
THE POSTAL FRAUDs.
Postmaster Thompson of Havana
Makes Some Admissions.


Makes Some Admissions.
Washington, May 1G.-A dispatch from
Havana says:
POSTMASTER Il. T.. Thompson of the
Havana local office has signed a sworn
statement in which he says that Scptem-
ber last being in need of money. he took
from the money order funds S43J, giving
his memorandum as a receipt for the
same. When the inspections were held,
Mr.. Thompson ordered clerk in charge
of the money order department to place re-
mittances received that day, which would
not have to be accounted for until the
following day, sufficient to cover the
amount of his receipt, which was then
withdrawn until after the inspection.
This was kept up until April, when the
| special agents unexpectedly discovered
The receipt, which Mr.. Thompson then
paid.
He also admits that Charles f. w.
| Nicely late financial agent of posts at
Havana, indorscd bill for $500, which
Thompson discounted at the North Amer
can Trust. Thompson admits other ir-
.pgularities in connection with his depart
| nlcnt.
The opinion among business men is
/ llIl L lSpll = Suspension iH ii''N 'h'ii
| justified, for even though he did not in
tend to bc dishonest his using govern
mcnt funds was culpuble, while his COW
aring over the shortage for the inspectors
was criminal"
Representative Hay of Firginia has
introduced in the house the following
resolution;
"Whcrcas, Ii is stated that IL. q. ltath-
bone. director of posts in Cuba, made a
report to the postmaster general On April
23, 1900, IN which he stated that the
postal accounts of postal officials in Gu
ba were correct, and
"Whcrcas. 1t is stated in the public
prints that the postal inspectors of thu
Cuban postal service had not made any
inspection or rcpor,s of that date,
"Resolved. BY the house of representa-
tivcs, that the postmaster general be re
qucstcd to inform the house whether Il
G.. Rathbone did on April %, 1900, o
thereabout. make such Il report, an,
what said report contained, and to fur
ther inform the house whether such re
port purported to be based upon report
made to said Il. G. Rathbone by posta
inspectors in Cuba and whether the post
master general has any information as t
whether said postal inspectors in Cub
ever made such reports to said E. G
/, RathbOne."
The sun., 1900-05-17
Admiral Dewey Home.

Washington, May 16.-Admiral Dewey
has returned to Washington from his
western trip. The depot was deserted
when the special pulled in the hottest
hour OF the day. A carriage was wait
ING, and the admiral and Mrs. Dewey,
after making some visits in the city,
drove at once to Beauvoir, their summer
home. The party evidently had accu-
mulated quantity of souvenirs during
the trip. The Pullman porter staggered
under load of small boxes crowned by
n rough model of the Olympia, evidently
the work of some enthusiastic boy admir-
er. while from the baggage car there
came trilling and chirping of southern
mocking birds. about whose safety the
admiral seemed quite solicitous.
The sun., 1900-05-17
Made Rope to Hang Himself.

Huntington, Pa, May 16.-Daniel
pacbtpl wealthy farmer of Grafton
khis county. hanged himself to a tree
tovarlooking his home. He committed the
Az, with the aid of a tarred rope which
ho had fashioned himself with infinite
tnara He had recently removed from
NJ fo,m to Grafton, and the distasteful
lnbange from industry to inactivity is
lthnnsht to have led to his suicide. Only
few few years ago Samuel Grove a
lno;ghhoring farmer, hanged himself with
In 20 feet of where Bechtels body was
lTnund
The sun., 1900-05-17
roH,,se shad In Ireland.

Philadelphia, May 16.-The steamship
Oreonic. which has sailed from New
York for Queenstown. carries as part OF Of
its cargo 100000 shad eggs, which VIII
he used to stock the river Shannon II
ireland. The eggs are consigned 10
Moreton Frewen. a brothcr-in-law of
Lady Churchill and wealthy business
man of Innishannon, a small town neal
Oueenstown. He suggested to the Unit
cd States fish commission the idea oi
stacking n.sh waters with Amerlcal
shad and it was decided to make the ex
Lnnrimrnt.
The sun., 1900-05-17
Missnnri Renn,,Iicnna.

Kansas City, May III. Tho Bcpublic-
an state convention was called t." order
For permanent chairman former Mayor
Walbridgc of st. Louis was elected. On
taking the chair lie spoke briefly and III
troduccd Nathan Frank of st. Louis
chairman of the committee on resolu
tions, who then read the platform, which
was unanimously adopted.
The sun., 1900-05-17
r,.,.,rou. FIRE In Ontario.

St. Cathaliues. Ont, May lo'Nrtsc ,,'
.+,rtod in The Canada Cycle and Motor
company's works, and before the flames
we've s,,,Sued both buildings, with al
,hn;r nlan;e. were complete wrecks. Ia'
loss viii amount to nearly SoO0.ooo' par
tally co,crai by insurance, over @ ,"'
men will be thrown out Of employment.
The sun., 1900-05-17
Scene at n Conference.

Chicago, May 16.-During the discus
sion of a resolution regarding the use
of policemen as doorkeepers, Judge Oil
yer Horton of Chicago created consider
able excitement by denouncing delegates
and bishops for crowding the Auditorium
with relatives and friends. DIR. A. Is
Leonard declared that the policemen at
the doors were ''two-thirds full of lage,
beer" but was greeted with storm Of
cries OF "Sit down" and finally gave
way.
The sun., 1900-05-17
Lakeside Races Yesterday,
Special to The Sun.

Special to The sun.
First 49F. Bonnie Halle, Bonitary,
Tenny Belle Time, 81.
Second-lM. Gold Fox, Walkenshaw,
Cariboo. Time, 1.42.
Third-44F. Garry Hermann, Money
Muss, Possart. Time, .55!.
Fourth-5F. MAY Beach, Hermoso,
Ben Ledi. Time, 1.0l.
Fifth-llM. Owensboro, Microscope,
Schnell Laufer. Time, 2.094.