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OTHERWISE UNNOTICED.

st. Louis merchants promptly
uarted a fund to aid Texas storm suf-
ferers.
Charles Reilly, a contracting plas-
terer, committed suicide in his Office
at st. Louis.
Louis Aselmann, painter fell
three stories off scaffold, at st.
Louis, and was fatally injured.
Engineer William Idler was serious
ly injured in n railroad wreck at Eff
fingham, Ill.
A warrant, charging Special Of
ficer T. Rosser Roemer, of st. Louis,
with assault and battery, was issued
on the application of Miss Nellie
Keepler, one of the trio whom he is
alleged to have assaulted week ago.
Near Prospect, KY, the mother of
a pretty child has lost her mind from
witnessing the death of the child in
the jaws of an angry bulldog.
In preparing the body of Elizabeth
Smith for her buriel, in st. Louis
county, No., It was discovered that
her slayer had stolen the shroud she
had made for her grave dress.
Hazel Sisk, aged ten years, daugh-
ter of ex-Alderman X. s. Sisk. was
thrown from horse. which she was
riding to water, at Harrisburg, ILL.,,
and instantly killed.
George Jeffries, aged II, son of Jes-
Sc Jeffries, was dragged to death by
a horse near Napton. Mo.
William f. Fildes, charged with en-
bezzling $4,000, was arrested at VAL
paraiso, Ind, and will be taken to
Bloomington, Ill. Fildes was manager
of Bloomington bucket shop.
Mrs. Ida Lee was attacked and bit
ten by a copperhead snake at her
home in Jonesboro. Ill. The snake
entered the house and bit her while
she was at work. Her condition is
critical.
Having spent its force in Texas, the
tropical storm began deluging the
plains of Kansas. The storm was CEN
trail Monday night over northern
Kansas.
A brick wall "a feet long and five
stories high, part of an addition be-
ing built to Swift & Co.'S plant. was
blown down at ST. Joseph, Mo-, bury
ing laborer, named Smith, in the
ruins.
All of the New York city theaters
will give benefit performances in aid
of the Texas storm sufferers.
W. f. Hughes C chairman of the Maine
democratic state committee. says the
result in that state is highly salts
factory to the democratic party"
Mrs. Alice O'Day has been granted
a divorce from Col. John O'Day, a,
Springfield. No., together with sub
stantial alimony
The steamer Danube reached vic-
toria, b. c., with more than a million
in Klondike gold.
The list of missing in China num-
bers: Americans, 20 men, 81 women
and 20 children. British, Al men, 40
women and 10 children.
William Little, just to be doing
something while riot was in prog.
ress at Venice, Ill.,. Sunday, rang up
40 fares on a street car, and it cost
him an even IS.
Roosevelt hospital, New York citv.
has been presented with two hand
some electric automobile ambulances.
which Will be put into service within
few days.
Hattle stump, a negress, who was
the biggest and heaviest woman i'm
the west and possibly in the country.
died at her home, in st. Louis, of fat
ty degeneration of the heart. She
was AZ years old, and weighed sos
pounds.
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Wilcox, Ariz., Sept. 12.-For the
last ten days numerous heavy rains
have visited this section and drought
is broken. The water holes all over
the country are filed and the grass
Us about four inches tall.
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he PREFERS Old GLORY.
Ii Hung Chang Asks for an Amer
lean Warship to Convey
Him Northward.
he HAS BEEN ORDERED TO 60 10 PtKIM.
The Wise Old Chink Well Knows
His Person Would be Safe Under
the Stars and stripes, and IL Not
So Sure of Any other Power or
Even China Itself.

Washington, Sept. ia cable dis
patch from Earl Ii Hung Chang has
been received, giving the text of an
imperial edict, directing him to pro-
coed to Pekin and there cooperate
with Prince Ching in the negotiation
for peace. The edict is issued by the
emperor and is dated August %. Sir
Robert Hart, minister of imperial
customs, is directed to secure neces-
sary facilities for the trip. The pow
ers also are asked to afford Ii Hung
Chang protection and security and to
facilitate his movements.
Prefers q United states Ship.
In accordance with this last direc-
ton from the throne, Earl Ii asks
that request be made for a govern
ment vessel on which he can make the
trip from Shanghai, and Minister WI
probably will ask that the United
States designate vessel to carry the
Chinese statesman. The edict was
delivered by Minister WI to Acting
Secretary Hill. The text will not be
made public until the reply of the
ShikCu otdtCS 10 upOhs
Two GunbOats Available.
If the United States decides to com
ply with Ii Hung Changes request
there are now available for this pur,
pose, the gunboats Nashville and
Princeton, and the battleship Oregon
The two former vessels are at Shang.
hal, and the battleship is at Woo
Sung, the man-of-war anchorage jus,
below Shanghai. The cruiser New Or.
leans was at Woo Sung until Monday
when she sailed for Taku. She could
have been employed for this service
to great advantage, owing to her
high speed capacity.
Oregon Would Hardly be Employed
1t is intirely improbable that the
Oregon, if the government decides to
comply with Earl Lis request, would
be employed upon such an errand.
The average speed of the Princeton
and Nashville is about ten knots, and
the distance from Shanghai to Taku
is about 730 miles, so that one OF
them would require at least six days
TO make the rum
Presumed He Had Heard Runners.
1t is presumed that Earl Lii has
asked for a United States vessel be-
cause of the rumors that the allied
commanders at Taku had decided to
take him into custody upon his ar
rival there Earl Lii doubtless has
information that Admiral Remey had
dissented from such programme,
and, therefore, preferred his request
to the United States government,
knowing that his person would be
safe from seizure if it were covered
by the American flag.
Not Safe ON Chinese Ship.
There undoubtedly are Chinese war.
ships in the neighborhood of Shang-
hal. which could convey Earl Lii to
Taku, but it is presumed that he fears.
were he to embark upon one of them
for a trip north, he might be inter-
rupted by the warships of one of the
foreign powers, and to avoid all risk
OF an interruption of his trip, he de-
sires to sail under the American flag.
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st. Loui. Four Court. On Fire.

st. Louis, Sept. 12.-Fire which
broke out in the upper portion of the
four courts building, shortly before
noon, did about $4,000 damage before
il was subdued. The building was
flooded with water. There was quite
a panic among the prisoners, but it
quickly subsidized under the drench.
ing
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Galveston Under Martial Lavv.

Dallas, Tex, Sept IA bulletin
received here states that Gov. Sayers
has placed Galveston city and island
under martial law. Adjt.-Gen. Scurry
is ordered to have state troops to
take charge at once. The order in
cludes instructions that the troops
compel the people to bury the dead.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1900-09-14
FORMAL ASSENT OF FRANCE.
The Proposed Withdrawal From Pc
kin In Practically Assured.

kin In Practically Assured.
London, Sept. 12.-France has for
mally assented to the Russian pro-
posal to withdraw from Pekin to
Tien Tsin. A press representative
learns on questionable authority that
Geographic instructions were sent,
Monday, from Paris and ST. Peters
burg. to NJ Pichon and NJ. De Giers,
respectively the ministers of France
and Russia, at Pekin, directing both
ministers, in conjunction with Gener-
ais Frey and Linowitch, to take meas
ures to withdraw the legations and
military contingents of both coun-
tries to Tien Tsin Immediately, if cir
cumstances permit.
Diplomatic circles in London are
inclined to believe that this step will
lead to similar action upon the part
OF the United States and Japan. and
that while Germany may hold out I'M
iii Field Marshal Count Won Valdez
see arrives in China, she will ulti-
mately acquiesce, leaving Great Brit
ain little choice, but TO follow suit.
ITALY IS TIRED OF 1T.
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London, Sept. 12.-The remarkable
run of the neutrality-suspicious. line
steamship Deutschland is excitin un-
usual interest in England, and there
is much complaint because Br fish
vessels are thus distanced in the
speed competition.
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RATIoNs AND TENTS. ,
orders Issued for the Immediate
shipment of Supplies.

Washington, Sept. 12.AOrders have
been issued by the war departments
for the immediate shipment to Gal
weston of s55 tents and $4,000 rations
These stores and supplies are divided
beween st. Louis and San Antonio.
and will be delivered as promptly as
possible. This represents about all
such supplies as the government has
on hand at the places named, but it
is stated at the department that the
order could be duplicated in a day.
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Live Stock Markets.

st. Louis Cattle-Fancy exports, S y TX
$50; butchers. $;a50t5.s0; stockers slNW
100: cows and heifcrs 2.5003.50, , nogs,rr
Packing, si,s515.4o; butchers @iMRs sss
light, S4.150f6.i5 5heep-Mutton sheep
s325@3.I5; lacbs, si.50M5.25
Chicago-Cattle-Goo to prime. slsei a
sj.e06t6. 90: poor to medium, N9Vass,syr
stcckers and feeders s50Oat415 cows, !, y ~ q
Qi.50; heifcrs, SO. oOQl50o; Gamers; 49,. 49,
2.75; calves. s5.00ef6. Is: Texas fed st st h
- 25I5.00: Texas. grass steers. - z oa5ltt "a
Hogs-Mixcd butchers. $5.10V 100, goossa "A a
choice heavy s. 15Gf5.50; rough heavy -" 70
OSLO; light. s5.20fi5.G0 Shecp-Iooah ,es
choice wethers. S3.e5liS95; fair 10 c - IA
mixed SO s5GI3. 81; western sheep, S1sS
ay5; Texans. s2.50G13.25; native lambs %
ass; western lambs, Si.65n5.D
"A mn ,l1y s, ao,e - s56ll10: Texas
cows. S2.20GS 10: native cows and he y ,oS
81. 50Gi4.56: stockers and feeders SS
LIS; calves, $4.25Gi5.75. HoSs-itcaesss go
$3.50; packers, s52505.35; mixed "a
.,S7ls; light, s5l5ess.32l2; workers. s s
s;37n. Sheep-Lambs. $4.OcGfo.zo' lhu's
81. 501375.
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Loss TO THE RAILROADS.
The Railroad Companies VIII Suff
fer the Loss ssf Millions.

Houston, Tex, Sept. 12.-The rail.
roads will suffer the loss of millions
of dollars on actual damage, to say
nothing of the loss from stoppage of
business, depots and tracks are
ruined. The.costly bridges which con-
meet the island are in ruins, and must
be entirely rebuilt.
The international & Great North
ern and Satna Fe have considerable
track washed out, while the Calves
ton, Houston & Northern will suffer
heavily.
Supt. Mnlvey has received notice
that all the track between Seabrooke
and Virginia point, with all of the
bridges, have been washed away. and
Section Foreman Seaman and all hi,
crew at Nadeau were lost.
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DISCLOSING OF THE DEAD.
They Are BEING Buried at Sea in
Order to Protect the Living.

Houston, Tex, Sept. I'm the city
of Galveston the dead are being gath
cred up as rapidly as possible, taken
to sea on barges, and there consigned
to their last resting place. This ac-
ton is necessary to protect the sur
vivors from pestilence, and because
the ground is too wet to permit OF
digging graves. ara 81
Ghouls have begun the work, and
bodies are being stripped of their
valua bles. t0 81
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but the decree does not mention


London, Sept. 1l.-A dispatch to 4
news agency from Nagasaki, japan,
says it is reported there that the
dowager empress of China has been
captured by the Russians at Johol (?).
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Pretoria, Sept. 12-Gen. FAD n.
Powell has been appointed chief u
the Transvaal police.
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New York, Sept. 12.-Money on can ,,,e eI pa
nally IL per cent. Prime aanxrnangs
per 4M5lx per cent. Sterling hsnkerS
bteadier, with actual business II 20 aSsN1
bills At 1865. GsS7 for demand and ,S@ y and
ssh for 60 days; posted rates say sysssisfp4S3-
ls7lad34sStz. Commercial bills Silver
Silver certificates s2isq65l2c. <psarsrnment
R%c. Mexican dollars ishe.
bonds irregular.
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THE MARKET REPORT.
WEDNESDAY, Sept. Il


ST. Louis - Flour Patents. &c, S1d3.6;
ether grades. $2.90si3. IS. Wheat--No. 2 red.
i3lzl74c. Corn--No. mixed. 40isgiesc.
s. soa12.O prairie Sc. o6o7 50: choice clover,
N.5o0u.o0 Butter Creamery. JS4zc
dairy. 1561Ic. Eggs Fresh. l2lsc
Lard - Choice steam, 677izc. Pork
New mess, $3.50. Bacon-Clear rib, SIC:
Woof-Tub- 1SG29c; Missouri ana
Illinois medium combing. 2oisg2lc: other
grades. l312oc
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Quotations for middling range as ,a w
lows: st. Louis, lose; New Aorh'
Memphis. 20 1-l6c.
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nne district that are in condition &C
be used with any safety.
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Chicago-closing quotations: Wheat
September, l4sQT4Ac: October, ,osv
Der, al&c; October, PC; November, e2Ac.
sii.t7M; tanuary' si1 SIX. fard..septeIm.
Ter. 81. S5Q6STi.: October So. S5@6 Sla . pc
TENDER. SEQ; October. $40; Januas"
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At Quintana, the port at the moutl
of the Brazos river, there are no
more than a dozen houses left. 4
number of persons were injured, ant
everybody is in need. Two big tul
boats were driven inland about hal
q mile.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-24
MET DEATH ALONE.
Charles L. McNuIty's LifcIess Body
Found ia His Room.

e.
Chafles T.. McNu'S' stNen'S ~
of age, a Waterman employed IN the lily
PcstofTice Building was found dead il his
room at 422 Tenth Street northwest YES
terady afternoon about 6 o'clock !O'icc
man Sampson, of the First precinct, ,Ook
charge Of the effects Of the dead nan.
Acting Coroner Glazebrook vas Informed
OF the dea.h and today he will vey the
remains at the morgue, where they were.
placed last night at his direction. Efforts
to locate friends of the deceased viii be
made today
For six months past McNulty has oc-
cupid an apartment at the Tenth Street
lodging house. Each day he was en-
ploye1 al the City POstoiilce Building as
Waterman, to which position he was APP
pointed on October l, 1893. Last SatuT-
day McNulty complained OF feeling unWeH
and he secured leave at the noon houi
for the remainder of the DAY. He went
home and to his room. once during the
afternoon ne called for towel. which was
supplied him by a servant. That was the
last time he was seen alive by anyone
about the house.
Occupants of the house noticed a disa-
greeab!e odOr about the place yesterday
afternoon, and set about TO locate 1t. IL
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-24
THE CENTRAL LABOR UNION.
Controversy Over Division of Labor
Day Excursion Profits.

Some weeks ago the Central Labor Union
by resolution instructed James /. Feeney,
Treasurer Of the Labor Day Excursion
Committee, to turn over to the Building
Trades Council. of which f. J. Ratigan is
president. $3.50. which amount it was de-
cided is The councils share Of the proceeds
of the excursion given last Labor Day.
This MIR. Feeney refuses to do on the
ground that the building trades, as or
gained at the time the excursion was
given have divided and he contends that
the Central Labor Union has 10 right or
authority TO give TO one faction and exclude
the other from the benefits of the proceeds
of the Labor Day celebration. The matter
came up again last night at the meet
ing of the Central Labor Union and was
the subject OF a lengthy and heated dis
cussion which was participated in by
prominent members Of the union. When
Mr. Feeney left the hall he stated that he
had not consented to turn over the funds,
as directed. and would not unless he was
compelled to do so.
Since the disruption OF the Building
Trades Council in March last two organiza-
tons have oeen formed, one with L. J.
Ratigan as president and the other with
John Fitzgerald as president. Both or
CARNATIONS. it is stated, have about the
same number Of building trades unions
affiliated and each claims to be the le-
gally constituted body Of building trades
in tae District Neither of them, how
ever is recognized by the National Buiid
ing Trades Council.
The delegates from the Carriage and
Wagon Makers Union reported that the
membership of that organization had in
creased from thirty to nearly one hun
dred members.
The strike of the steam ard hot water
filters and their helpers for an increase
Of wages. was called to the attention OF
the union.
It was stated that the master steam
filters were invited to meet a committee
frolh the Central Labor Union tomorrow
with 4 view to adjust the differences be-
tween the strikers and their employers
In the event that the differences existing
between the workmen and the master
filters are not amicsbly settled at the Iro-
posed conference. It is probable that all
the Unions affiliated with the Central
Labor Union will go on a sympathetic
strike on I'll buildings, where non-union
steam filters and helpers are employed.
The resolution adopted by the Central
Labor Union on the subject is as follows.
Resolved That the secretary Of the Central
Labor Union be hereby instructed TO communicate
with the various organizations allied herewith
and inform thCm Of the efforts Of the employers
TO disrupt the unions OF steam filters and helpers
and request their membership to discouutenance
any individual or firm who Will permit the i'm
ported nOn-unonists and scabs 10 be employed on
any work owned by them, and be it further
Resolved, That unions be requested tc instruct
their members not TO work on any lob where non.
union or scab steam filters helpers are EN-
Moved
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FUSION NOT PROBABLE.
Obstacles Preventing Gold Demo-
crnt-Anti-ImperinIis Union.

INDIANAPOLIS, July 23.-The indica-
lions are now that the East is 10 be pitted
against the West at the coming meeting
Of the Gold Democratic National Commit
tee on Wednesday, the former favoring
and the latter opposing the nomination
of national candidates.
Secretary Frenzel has been sounding
the Gold Democrats of the State for sew
eral days and said today he was now con-
WINGED that the preponderance of sen:i
ment among members Of the party was
opposed to nominating national candidates
With few exceptions the Gold Democrats
do not look kindly upon the suggestion of
an alliance with the anti-imperialists, and
do not believe that the platform could be
made upon which two elements could
stand.
They say that, 70 be true to their con
victions the Gold Democrats would be
compelled to denounce the tariff as the
direct cause Of Organism and Mckinley
ism, and the anti-imperialists. who ar.
strongest in the East, are naturally pro
tectionis;s and would object TO such Q
platform. Some of the Gold Democrats
sey they do not care to go to the lengths
in opposition 10 expansion that the Anti
Impsrialists demand and these things
would make it impossible to ally the two
forces in a campaign.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-24

/ den. C. H. Madella, A. L. Cornish, Samuel
Keys. II. W. Lewis
/ Cooking: White-Directcr, E s Jacobs ;
/ teachers, NJ. j. Merillat, f. W. Cross, NJ
/ E. Davis, VI. a. Burns, Florence jenkins,
A. NJ. Mcdaniel. Marian White, J. p VIII
linson, F. B. Espey. E. W. Saxton. E. A.
Browne. K d. Jones.
Colored-Director, u. B. Cook; teachers,
Helen Johnson, Ella Freeman, L. \. Par
ker, a. VI. Wilder
! Sewing: White-Director. " w Cate;
! teachers. Genevieve Cassin. E. NJ. Col
! houn s. A Dalton s. NJ Davidson. Han
nah Draney, Kate Graham. NJ. C. Henry
\. L. Norris, F. p Polkinhorn. Isabelle
I Sclomons, c. L. Stanton, E. R. Thornton.
A. NJ. Wells. Charlotte White, Clara Dod-
son, J. r. Freeman.
Colored-D Director. C. E. Spyhax; teach
ers. N. e. Griffin, E. NJ Thomas. s. A.
Golnes. Amalita Alexander. l.. A. Har.er.
NJ. G. Lewis. A. e. Thomas, J. E. Ander-
SON
Physical culture, white-Director. Rebecca
Stoneroad; teachers. z. H. Brockett. r. NJ.
Oberly, r. E. Holmes, E. II. Baier, E. L.
Grosvenor
Colored-Director. H. B. George; teach
ers-A. j. Turner, L. E. Love. L. K. Small
wood.
Primary worthwhile, E. A Denney
Colored-E. +. G.. Merritt.
Librarian-FE bite Nina Goetz.
kinderGartens.
Director. c. r. Watkins; E. c. Beadle,
E. V. Beckwith. C. W. Greene, NJ. V. Grif-
fifth, VI. c. Mcfarland. J. NJ. McKnew. y.
D. Moote. \. y. Parker. C. E. Vance, X S.
Brown, E. C. Carr. II. D. Foster. E. C.
Green. l. r. Meloy. J. NJ. Searle, V. D.
Skillman. NJ K. Coffin, NJ E. Crook. Retha
billiard, Anna Endieott, J. P. Grady F. NJ
HALEY, J. D. Mason, P. NJ. Obelly. T. A.
Paine, Wellesca Pollock, D. NJ Prentice,
II. r. QUinter, \. NJ. Ruff, NJ v Slater, 5.
c. Soudei, a. n Swan, F. NJ. Williams, J.
\. Taylor, R. Quander. Blanche Bradford,
E. F. Ross G. P. Campbell, F E. Richard
son, G. Thompson, L. E. Thomas, E. c.
johnson. o. E. Brooks, L. B. Davis, II. B.
Cornish, 4. \. Shaw, Annice Lewis.
A Board Meeting Today.
The meeting Of the Board of Education
Will be held this afternoon at 1 o'clock
in the Franklin School Building. Thir-
teenth and K Streets northwest. This
will be the final meeting Of the board until
September. The committee which has
been considering the selection of text
books, especially upon the subject OF En-
glish grammar for the higher grades, will
have an important report to make, and
it is expected that disposition Of the
question viii be made. Ii is learned that
all Of the text books for use in the schools
have been selected with the exception Of
the text book on grammar.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-24
A CARLOAD OF SPEECHES.
Republican Committee at Chicago
Receives Campaign Literature.

CHICAGO, July 23.-Henry C. Payne,
Vice Chairman OF the Republican National
Committee. arrived here today to super
wise the opening of the national headquar-
tiers at the Auditorium Annex. Secretary
Heath. Of the National Committee, is also
on the ground to look after the detail
work, while the heads of the bureaus Of
the Republican organization are busy get
ting ready 10 prosecute this work.
The first consignment of campaign litora-
ture reached national headquarters duriag
the day. To this important feature Of the
campaign the greatest attention VIII &c
devoted for time. The consignment re-
cciyed from Washington was a carload OF
copies Of the sI,sech OF Senator Spooner
Of Wisconsin on the Philippine question
The position occupied by E. " Smalley
at rational Republican headquarters n
1896 viii be filed this year by Charles f.
Bucb'an6 formerly q New York newspaper
Ian. The printing bureau viii be in
charge Of II. II. Rand. of Wisconsin. who
conducted that branch four years ago.
Vice Chairman Payne will be on hand the
greater part Of the time to look after the
preliminary work OF the campaign. but
none Of the leaders expects the campaign