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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-06-22
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-08-06
THE MURDERED PASSENGER.
w. j. Fay Was Once Prominent Res
ident of Denver.

DENVER, Aug. 5.-W. j. Fay, who was
killed on a Union Pacific train near Hugo,
Col, last night, while resisting train rob-
bers, was formerly prominent resident of
this city He established the first gas and
water plants here and was superintendent
of the old Denver Gas Company for a num-
ber of years. He was a prominent member
of the Odd Fellows and had organized a
number of lodges in Colorado. He moved
TO Anaheim Cal, seven years ago and has
since resided in that State. He had been
visiting in Denver for several weeks with
his wife and left last nght for st. Louis,
leaving Mrs. Fay with friends in this city.
ANAHEIM Cal. Aug. 5.-W. j. Fay was
a civil engineer, but during his residence
in California had devoted his time to
large ranch and to the interests of the Ana
helm Union Water Company, in which he
was a large stockhoder and of which he
was president for several years. He was
sixty-seven years of age and a native of
New York A widow four daughters and
two sons survive him.
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MARRIAGE OF A KING
ALEXANDER AND MADAME DRAGA
MAsCHIN WEDDED.
Bridal Procession Through the Streets
of the Servian CapitaI-Much
Pcmp and Display.

BELGRADE, Aug. 5.-King Alexander
to-day welded Nine. Draga Maschin the
ceremony being performed with great
pomp
In honor of the event the King granted
amnesty, together with numerous political
pardons, including the former Radical pre-
mier, Tauschanovich.
The bridal procession passed through
streets gay with flags and flowers. Car
pets were hung, from windows and the
balconies were crowded with people 1t Is
estimated that no fewer than $4,000 came
from the provinces and from abroad TO see
the wedding pageant.
Preceded by a squadron OF Servian Life
Guards. the bridal couple rode in an open
carriage and amid loud cheers to the cathe-
dral. The metropolitan met them at the
door, blessed them and under the ritual of
the Greek Church, made them man and
wife. The King and Queen then received
the congratulations of the diplomatic corps,
after which they re-entered the royal car
riage and were driven to the palace where
a march past was witnessed and the we'd
ding breakfast was served.
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stories About the HOld-Up and the
killing of Mr.. Fay.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-. Aug. 5.-The train
reached Kansas City at 7:20 o'clock this
evening. over two hours late. Among those
who came through to Kansas City were Mr.
and Mrs G. F. Ruck, Of Denver. Said Mr.
Ruck: 'It was most exciting experience.
] was awakened by noise that apparently
came from the front PLATFORM. Then L
heard the command, Don't make a move,
but hand out your valuabIes! and. looking
up. saw a revolver not six inches from my
face. 1 affected not 10 hear. conjuring up
a way to hide the money I had. Hand
out auicki' came the second command. and
then my wife reached under the pillow,
grasped her purse and extended it TO the
man behind the gun. He dropped the purse
into pocket and then passed on 10 the
next berth \ few minutes later heard
shot. several angry exclamations, and then,
for minute or SO. quiet reigncd. The shot
announced the death of William ]. Fay
His daring had cost him his life. When the
men ordered him TO throw up his hands he
showed fight. He opened his valise and Sc
cured revolver, but before he could raise
it the taller of the two bandits fred a shot
from his revolver. II killed Fay, and in
the excitement caused by the tragedy the
men rushed from the car and jumped from
the train. Later the passengers figured up
their losses and the total in money did not
amount to $50.
Mr.. Buck got a good look at. the men
He said: zone was over six feet tall and
the other was about fve feet six inches
Both wore masks and acted like old hands
at the business. The taller man had a
macintosh when first saw him, but he
left IL behind when he jumped from the
train. a luncheon was found rspped i'm
its folds
MISS MARTINS EXPERIENCE
Ida B. Martin, a music teacher. and Cora
b. Kelsey, stenographer. both of Kansas
City. also had an exciting experience They
occupied a lower berth and were awakened
by the entrance Of the bandits. The por-
ter had been reduced TO a state OF SUBJ
lection by having revolver placed 10 his
head. and while one robber guarded him
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JAPAN AND CHINA.
Efforts of the Island Kingdom to Civ
iIfxe the Celestial Empire

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.-Pursuing q pol
icy identical with that of the United States.
Japan is expected by the administration TO
liminary to the settlement of the existing
Chinese question. Mr.. Takahira, the new
japanese minister in Washington, In re-
sponse to questions relative to the attitude
of Japan, said:
I'VE have other aim with respect to
China than TO act with the other powers
n the interest of civilization. You will re-
call that in 1s94-95 Japan had trouble with
China respecting Korea. Ny government
had desire prior to the declaration of
hostilities to become engaged in war with
China The Peking government had a tre-
mendous army whose strength had never
been tested. and a strong navy, and though
the Korean question was a constant sore
i'm her side. Japan endeavored by every
honorable means TO avoid a conflict Her
efforts were unsuccessful, and with great
reluctance and hesitation we were COM
PEELED TO obtain a decision of the question
by force.
THE ease with which our troops defeated
the Chinese was entirely unexpected China
found IL necessary TO accept our terms and
she then indicated that she was disposed
TO open her doors to the ideas of the West
especially those which promised the reform
of her military and educational institutions.
During the last three or four years she has
been sending To Japan military and naval
officers. for the purpose of observation, and
students to acquire military and civil edu-
cation in Japan. i think that more than 200
Chinese students were in Japan before the
present trouble began.
my government has shown it's willing
the interest OF our own prosperity it is ex-
pedient that we should be surrounded with
neighbors equally advanced in civilization
as ourselves The education of China would
mean that she would throw open her terri
tory TO the commerce OF all nations, and
I'm this way the whole world, including
Japan, would be benefited. China is a
country which, TO our regret, is lacking i'm
organization. she has large population,
her people are intelligent and possess many
excellent qualities. but her lack OF organi-
cation prevents her from pursuing a fixed
policy both internally and externally. IL
seems that the present trouble is due 10
this absence OF organization-to the changes
following the rise of successive parties 10
power
After the degradation of Ii Hung Chang
a few years ago Il was said new ministers
came into power. and until the existing
trouble began the more progressive among
Co&TINuED on SECOND PAGE.l
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While the Bandits Walked Through
the Cars and Ordered Occupants
10 Hand Over Valuables.
W. J. FAY, OF CALIFORNIA, SHOT
FOR SHOWING FIGHT WHEN TOLD
TO THROW UP HIS HANDS.
One Woman So Brave That, After SUBJ
hitting to Robbery. She Taunt-
ed the Bandits-Incidents.

SALINA, Kan, Aug. 5.-Union Pacific
east-bound passenger train No. 4, which
left Denver last night was held up by two
men several miles west of Hugo, Col,
passengers in the Pullman sleepers were
robbed of their money and valuables. An
old man. named Fay, a resident of Cali
fornia, who had been visiting in Denver.
and was on his way to St Louis, refused
at one of the robbers, but missed There
upon the robbers fired one shot entering
Fay's mouth and coming out at the back
of his head, killing him almost instantly.
The robbers stopped the train, jumped off
and escaped.
The robbers got on one of the sleepers
near Limon, and after the train had
started the men made a noise at the door.
The conductor. thinking they were tramps,
opened the door to put them off. The rob-
bers, who were masked, pointed pistol at
his head and ordered him to lead the way
through the coaches. All of the passen-
gers were asleep and the conductor was
ordered to wake them one at time. The
frightened passengers were told to keep
quiet, or they would be killed. and at the
same time they were asked to hand over
their money and valuables The robbers
obtained about 800 in cash and a number
of gold watches and other pieces of
jewelry. The robbery took place a few
minutes before i o'clock this morning.
The body of Fay, who was killed, was
taken off at Hugo and shipped to Denver.
He was sixty-eight years of age and a
prominent Odd Fellow Of California
The conductor, who was compelled to
hold bag while the robbers relieved the
passengers, lost his watch and asked that
it be returned to him in order that he
might run his train on time. The robbers
gave it back
After ransackng the two coaches the
men made the conductor pull the bell cord,
but the train was going so rapidly the rob-
bers were taken to Hugo before it slowed
up enough to enable them to jump. They
compelled the conductor to get off ahead
of them, so that If any of the passengers
had been in waiting they would have shot
him first. After the robbers had dismount-
ed they ordered the conductor to return to
his train.
Miss Shaw, of Denver, a passenger on
the train, arrived in Salina this morning.
She stated that when the men entered the
cars everyone was asleep and very few
knew anything of what was going until
they were awakened by the robbers. When
the men came to her berth a pistol was
pointed at her face and she was told to he
quiet and hand over her valuables. With
great presence Of mind she opened her
pocketbook, letting number of bills fall
out, and then handed the purse, containing
some silver, to the robbers. She also man.
aged to save her watch, which was pinned
to her dress, by placing her arm over it.
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DOWIE'S BAND M0BBED
NOT PERMITTED TO GET OFF THE
TRAIN AT MANsFIELD.
Thousands of People at the Railway
station when They Attempted
to Enter the Town.

MANSFIELD, o.. Aug. 5.-overseer John
Hammer Piper and Elders Z. +. Fisher.
A. w. McClurkin and A. Mcfarland of
Dowie's Christian Catholic Church In Zion,
arrived here this morning at 6:S5 o'clock
as scheduled. A mob OF over 1000 was in
waiting The policemen refused 10 allow
them TO get out of the car. and amid cheers
and shouts they went on 10 Ashland. four
teen miles east. There they attempted TO
hire carriage TO drive here. But all the
liverymen refused their requests. They
telegraphed back at noon that they would
be here again at $40 p. m, and they came.
Nearly 1900 people were at the depot and
again they were not permitted TO leave the
car. They then said: IF we can't get of
here we will go on 10 Chicago. but we can
not promise that We viii not be back here
next sunday. The city is quiet again
for while at least
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TO DE MARKED BY A CHAPEL.
Place Where Humbert Was Assassin
ated-Prayer by Margherita.


Place Where Humbert Was Assassin
ated-Prnyer by Margherita.
ROME. Aug. 5.-The City Council of Mon
"a has ceded the plot of ground including
the spot where King Humbert was assas-
sinated TO the royal family. who will erect
a chapel there.
Queen Margherita has composed a tender
prayer in memory of her husband, and has
obtained permission from the archbishop of
Cremona TO circulate i. among the faith
ful.
King Victor Emmanuel and Queen Helena
will arrive in Rome on Wednesday The
remains of King Humbert will leave Mon
"a the same day. reaching the city at 9
a. m.
Ximenes, the celebrated sculptor, pro-
poses 10 erect monument in honor of
Queen Margherita in the gardens of the
Pincio
The papers say that the man who was at
Monza with Bresci is not among the An
archists arrested.
The presidents OF the Senate and the
Chamber of Deputies will accompany the
body from Monza. The train will be draped
in black. A large hall OF the railway sta
tion here is being transformed into a
chapel. richly but severely decorated with
black cloth. fringed with silver.
The troops who are to be drawn up on
guard will not form part OF the funeral
cortege. According to the wish often ex-
pressed by King Humbert. the coffin will
be transported on a gun carriage. The
Pantheon is to be lighted with large lamps
and $50 candles. At the close of the cere-
mony the coffsn will be placed in the small
chapel behind the altar, where the coffin
time rested.
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Paris Report May BE True.

CAPE MAY, n. j., Aug. 5.-Minister Wu
Ting Fang tonight said that the dispatch
TO the Paris Temps. stating an imperial de-
cree was issued under date of Aug. ? al
lowing the ministers in Peking free COM
munication with their home countries was
probably true, as the result of the me-
mortal of the Chinese ministers in all coun-
tries asking, through Ii Hung Chang and
other yiceroys, for this privilege He, how
ever, had no official news confirming the
issuance of the edict.
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PRICE CENTS lss fsrEAy S sEBzi agSs sgARs sss 9s

not been made public. yet IL is already
known that he has died without making
any provision for his sister. the dowager
Queen of Portugal, nor for Duchess Letitia
of Aosta, who Is at the same time his niece
and his sister-in-law. These two royal
women are placed thereby i'm a very Sc
rious predicament, especially the widowed
Duchess of Aosta, who was absolutely de-
pendent on King Humbert her husband
having died too suddenly 10 change his
viii. made prior TO his second marriage.
and by which he left all his fortune TO his
three sons by his first wife. The duchess,
who is a princess of Bonaparte by birth,
and who must not be confounded with
Duchess Relen Of Aosta, wife of the heir
apparent TO the Italian throne, has always
been on very bad terms with the new
King, her nephew by marriage. He OBJ
jects TO her financial and moral extrava-
gances and has repeatedly manifested his
strong resentment in connection with the
causes which she has given for gossip of
scandalous character. Pennless and anx-
ious to escape from the tyranny of the stip-
ulations regarding her conduct which the
new King will doubtless insist upon as con-
ditional 10 giving her an allowance, she
will probably accept the Gfer of marriage
made to her some time ago by the million
aire Prince Roland Bonaparte, who,
through his first wife. Marie Blanc, now
dead, has become one of the three chief
owners of the public gambling establish
ment of Monte Carlo.
Queen Pia of Portugars pecuniary ex-
travagance is likewise of such a phenom-
email character that the annuity which she
receives from the Portuguese crown is al
together inadequate to meet her wants.
Her financial straits have repeatedly at
tracted public attention in Lisbon and in
Paris. and had il not been for the generos-
ity of her brother. King Humbert, in re-
peatedly paying her debts, extricating her
from pecuniary scrapes and in adding to
her income. ii is impossible TO say what
might have happened. She was in Paris on
| her way TO Monza 10 make one of her
| periodical and desperate appeals to his
purse when his assassination took place
Like the Duchess Letitia of Aosta, she is
not on friendly terms with the young King
and ii is not regarded as likely that he will
| furnish her with any further financial as
| sistance."
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BUENOS AYRES. Aug. 5.-Guiseppe Cas-
tagni, a brother-in-law of Bresci, has
cured passage for Montevideo after failing
to secure the return of passage money TO
New York, which he paid three weeks ago.
He boasts that Bresci committed a highly
commendable deed and asserts that Queen
Victoria will be the next victim. Some
clerks in British shipping Office here gave
him a horsewhipping for his remarks re-
garding the Queen. 1t is not known whether
he will sail for Monteyideo or New York.
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a woman wanted.

NEW YORK, Aug. 5.-The Italian consul
at New York has sent a telegram to Capt.
Usher. of the West Hoboken police, asking
him TO search for a woman who is sus-
pected of being concerned in some way with
the plot TO assassinate King Humbert.
Chief McClusky will begin tomorrow
systematic search for the woman among
the Italian colony. The chief declines TO
give the name of the woman at present
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TURKEY MUST ACT.


CONsTANTINOPLE Aug. 5-Mr Lloyd
Griscom, United States charge daffalres,
to-day renewed his demands upon the Otto
man government for compensation for the
losses of American citizens during the Ar
menian massacres He insisted upon a
prompt decision.
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YOUTHFUL DEGENERATE.
Tbirteen-Yenr-OId Boy Confesscs to
Poisoning His Father.

FRESNO, Cal, Aug. Sired Hines,
thirteen years old, has confessed that he
poisoned his father. who is lying danger
ousiy III at the county hospital. The boy
said that his father treated him cruelty and
had refused TO allow him to drive his team
He concluded 10 kill him. He and his
younger brother bought the poison which
Fred put in his fathers coffee.
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Secretary HAY Ill.

SUNAPEE, n. H., Aug. 5.-Secretary of
State Hay is i'll, but not seriously He con-
tracted a cold on the way from Washing
ton. A physician who was called found
Secretary Hay suffering from nervous
exhaustion due to his arduous labors at
Washin0fnn
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Dapgcrous Anarchi.t Arrested.

PARIS, Aug. 5.-The French police have
arrested at Abbeville Auguste Valett, a
dangerous Anarchist, who is supposed to
have been the instigator of Salson's at
tempt upon the Shah of Persia. Valett left
Paris Immediately after the crime. He and
Salson will be confronted
To-day the police tried TO discharge Sal
sons revolver, but not one of the five cart
ridges exploded. because of the way in
which he had filed the hammer.
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OIL CITY. Pa. Aug. 5.-The union ma
chinists OF this city, who have been on
strike for eleven weeks. decided to return
70 work at the old scale of wages. and
without any concessions from the employ
era -Ahoa<1 ~ HepuHSeFe involved.
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LOST THEIR BEST FRIEND.

Two Extravagant Royal Women who
VIII Miss Kine Humbert.
NEW YORK. July 5.-The Journals
Rene correspondent says: Although the
exact terms os King Humbert't Sin have
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NEWS FROM THE PHILIPPINES.
Interesting Account of Life There from
 West Haven Boy.

z i West Haven Boy.
 1 The following interesting letter was
 received by Mrs. Thomas Campbell of West Haven from her son James, who
 is in the Philippines
 I Angles, February 20, 1900. l Dear Mother:
 l thought I would drop you a few ! lines while I have time. The mounted scouts had a fight yesterday about noon. One man was shot. There is only one railway on the island. That runs from Manila to Dagupan, distance of 123 miles. The engines are about as big as baby's toy engines. The passenger coaches look like horse stalls. The in surgent9 fire on the train once a week. Some of the cars are riddled with bull lets. The track is about the size of q narrow gauge. Without doubt the island of Luzon is the richest island in the world. Mount Aryet is covered with mahogany timber. The Grange river runs around the base of the moun- tain. There has been pile of gold and silver found on the south foothills. It is dangerous to go off in small parties, as there are bands of robbers all around. Bands of robbers are all that is fighting the American forces now. There is not a real insurgent left. The robbers are worse than the insurgents to fight because they won't stand. All they do is to ambush you as you pass along the road; then they run. Their only head man now is General Puea, a Chinese heathen but they will soon fn- Gb ,ic A oa,.ia have not done so much on this island as you think. There is seventy-five thou sand troops on this island alone The insurgent forces in largest number were only twenty-five thousand men, and only half of them had rifles, The Mau- ser rifle is a better rifle than the Krag. The Mauser rifle shoots one mile and a half The Kraag shoots one mile.
 It would surprise you to see the amount of business done in the city of Manila. Manila is larger than two New Ravens. It has two hundred thousand people. They haven't got horse on the island that weighs over five hundred pounds, If you could see some of the oxen they have here you would die with fright. They call them cara
 
 snakes you ever saw. All the houses in the country are built of bamboo about eight feet off the ground; so during the rainy season they won't float off They saw the rainy season is something ter rible. It will soon be here now and I can see little of it. There is more rice raised here than on any island in the world. The people live on rice They use all Mexican and Spanish mon- ey, and some Chinese. When you get two dollars in Mexican money you have only got one dollar in American. There are great plantations of sugar-cane ly- ing in ruins. There are also whole cit les and towns lying In ruins.
 I am going to commence to send home this payday. We are patfir1Ir maid yVn
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Tor Sale.

A magnificent Summer home, located on the sound midway between New Haven and New London.
 The house is elegantly built, large rooms. and other handsome woods. Tile bath. rooms, appointed with all modern conyen. fences. Electricity and gas lighted, and heated by steam.
 There Is large barn fitted up with all the latest improvements. The grounds con. tain IT acres extending to the waters edge and laid out with stone walks and drives
 This property cost the owner great deal of money and will be sold for less than one-half it's cost.
 For further particulars apply to F. q. WHlrM ORE, 700 Main Street
 ap7 I'm HARTFORD, CONN.
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GENERAL BUNDLE DRIVING THE
 BOERS NORTH.

Many of Them Captured or Surrender
 ing-Ladybrand District Clear.
 Brands Drift, Sunday, May 13.-Gen- eral Rundle has completely checkmat ted the attempt of the BOers to come south again, and they are retiring before the persistent advance of the British. Many have been captured or are surrendering. There are 150 of these yesterday and to- day, among them President Steyns brother.
 The Ladybrand district is clear of Boers They have evacuated Mequat- lings Nek and are now near Lindey.
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VMants.

One cent Q word for each insertlon; hye cents word for full week, seven times.
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WANTED.

WANTED, COMPETENT woman for position of matfon i'll day nursery; good references required. Apply from 9 to 10 q. m. and to 9 D. m., at my16 tt A WALL STREET
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CONCENTRATING ON THE VAIL
 Kroonstad, Monday May 14,-It is re- ported that the whole of the Boer forces are concentrating on the Vaal, with drawing from Biggarsberg and the southwestern borders. It is computed that not more than 2,000 Free Staters will fight on the Vaal.
 Railway communication with this place is expected to be open on Thurs day. The transport is working smooth ly, the troops and horses are receiving full rations, water is plentiful, and the health of the troops is excellent.