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Evening star., 1900-07-24
ENGLISH SKEPTICAL
Believed in London That the Envoys
Are Held as Hostages.
ADMIRAL KEMPFF'S ETIQUETTE
Famine is Added to the Terrors at
Ten Tsin.
THE FREN CONS ULS

LONDON. July 24.-One month to the day
has elapsed since Sir Robert Hart. director
of the Chinese maritime customs, smuggled
out of Pekin the last piece of news that ap
peals authuritatively to Europe, and ap
parently the only method by which the
Chinese court can vindicate its veracity
here is to transmit another autograph mes
sage from some equally authoritative
source Admittedly the tsung yamen
Chinese foreign office) possess facilities
10 set all doubts at rest.
Ii Hung Changs reported statement to
the effect. while the foreigners are alive.
they would all be killed Immediately if the
allied forces neared Pekin. is regarded by
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NOW 1T IS JUNEAU,
stampede to Some Newly Found
Alaska Placer Diggings.

SEATTLE. Wash. July 2i-Juneau has a
full-hedged placer mine excitement, accord
ing to advices brought from the north to-
day by the steamer Rosalie. When the
vessel sailed from Juneau July Is a stam-
pede was to the placer dggings on Gla-
cier bay. about fifteen miles distant. Some
doubt existed as to the new PAGERS being
really new discoveries. Not a few believe
them to be diggings found and operated
many years ago by the Russians. Fully
200 people. it is estimated, have gone from
Juneau. The bars in the mouth of Glacier
bay are all said to contain gold.
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Capt George Montgomery, ordnance de-
partment, has been relieved from duty as
inspector of ordnance at the Detrick and
Harvey machine works, Baltimore Nd.
and will proceed, via New York city and
China, and report to Maj. Gen. Chaffee
U. s. w., for duty as ordnance officer on his
staff.
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Written i'm Pekfn July 4,
aUARTERMAsTERs' SUPPLIES.
Rush Orders for Everything From
Needles to Collins.

JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind, July PA
rush order has been received by the. United
States quartermasters depot here from
Washington. Fifteen carloads of escort
wagons and duplicate parts, also five hun
dred field ranges and twenty-five cars of
other supplies, are to be loaded and started
toward Seattle by tonight From that point
the shipment is to go to China, though a
part of it may go to the Philippines. In
structiOns came with the order to put on
extra force of men, and since Sunday
night packers and handlers have worked
INCREASINGLY. The twenty-five carloads will
be made up of all sorts of wearing apparel
for soldiers, and besides there will be gem
eral supplies ranging from needles to cof-
fins
Evening star., 1900-07-24
THE STAR BY MAIL.

Persons leaving the city for any
period can have The Star mailed to
them to any address in the United
States or Canada, by ordering it at
this office. in person or by letter
Terms: 13 cents per week: % cents
for two weeks. or 50 cents per
month. Invariably In advance. Sub
scribers changing their address from
one Post-office to another should
give the last address as well as the
new one.
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APPOINTED A CAPTAIN.

fromotfon OF Lieut.. RObt. F.. Wynne
of the Marine Corps.
First Lieutenant Robert F. Wynne, U. 5.
NJ. c., who stood at the head of his grade.
has been appointed a captain, in the Marine
Corps. to fill the vacancy caused by fhe
death Of Captain A. R. Davis, In the gall
liant assault on Tien Tsin Captain Wynne
- the son Of Mr.. Robert r. Wynne, the
well-known correspondent Z
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Return of Gen. sternberr

Surgeon General Sternberg has returned
to the city from an extended tour of in
spection along the Pacific coast and is en-
thusiastic in his praise of the sanitary con-
dition and mana agement of the hospitals and
other army buildings at the Preside of San
Francisco
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not surprising that 1t impressed David B.
Hill as imperialism of the worst sort
The Question of Trusts

not surprising that 1t impressed David B.
Hill as imperialism of the worst sort
The Question of Trusts.
DO you discern any portfolios in the
democratic ship of state on the subject
of trusts?"
Any number of them. The record of the
democratic party upon trust legislation
Illustrated its congenital incapacity to deal
especially trusts. Bryan himself although
member of two Congresses and a mem
Der OF a democratic ways and means COM
mfttee, is on record as introducing meas
ures which they now claim to be specific
Tor the trust evil, and having them snloth-
cred in his own committee If he had the
courage to stand by his measure and be-
neved In its efficacy, why didn't he mani
Test 1t by having ii reported from a COM
mittee of which he and his political friends
had control, and then making an honest
EFFORT to enact it into law when he had the
power! He simply proposed, but he was
fnfirm of purpose
No Confidence I'm Brynn's Promises.
DO You believe the thoughtful element
OF the voters detect the insincerity of the
democrats on the principal questions of the
day?'
why, certainly. What warrant has the
country for placing any confidence in the
ante-eIectlon promises of Bryan and the
democracy. made for the express purpose
OF success in the election, when he and they
have SO pitiably failed upon this precise
question and Others when they had full
power! This as against the republican
record of enactfng all existing congressional
legislation against trusts. does not leave
tnls open to argument. unless pretense Is
10 De accepted instead of performance
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districts where fighting is going on. without
means of support
Lieut.. Col John S. Mallory of the 41st
United States Infantry has arrived here to
act military observer.
The American and British commanders
here have established censorship of cor
respondents of those nationalities, to pre-
vent the transmission of reports that might
tend to kindle International animosities.
The anti-Russian prejudices of certain of
the English correspondents caused this ac-
ton.
Written in Pek<in July 4.
LONDON, July 24.-The foreign office has
received dispatch from the British consul
at Tien Tsin, dated Saturday. July 21 stat
ing that he had just received a letter from
Sir Claude Macdonald. the British minis
ter at Pekin. and dated July 4. appealing
for relief There were enough provisions at
the legation to last a fortnight, the letter
said, but the garrison was unequal to the
task of holding out against determined
attack for many days. There had been for
ty-four deaths and about double that num-
ber wounded.
The foreign office thinks the dispatch
does not affect the main question of the re-
ported massacre of members of the lega-
items at Pekin.
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THE FIGHT IN OHIO.
Republican National Committee May
Establish Branch Mt Columbus.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
COLUMBUS. Ohio. July 2i-The repub-
lican national committee is considering the
advisability Of establishing branch head
quarters here. 1t will certainly be done
if the democrats make this state a CEN
ter of operations. Chairman Dick thinks
the fight will be in the central west this
time. In locating headquarters for the
state. republican committee here Chairman
Dick insists upon having eighteen rooms
That is twice as many as are usually used
in state campaign.
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Arrival of the Second Infantry.
The War Department has been informed
of the arrival of the Sedgwick at New York
with the I'd Infantry, destined for service
I'm the far east,
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JOHN HAY, Secretary of State.
Clever and Sincere Response.

The Department of State made public the
Chinese appeal for media ton and the Presi-
dents reply. Minister Wu brought to the
department a copy of the identic telegram
sent out by Sheng to the powers, repeating
the Chinese assurance of the safety of the
legatloners up to the 18th instant and,
finally, Special Commissioner Rockhill re-
turned to Washington and began to pre-
pare for his journey to China Such were
the developments of the morning so far as
China was concerned.
The Chinese appeal is unquestionably an
adroit production. The Presidents answer
is equally clever and more sincere; that is
the opinion of the officials here who have
carefully studied both. The President has
succeeded in asking for conditions prece-
dent to mediation quite as valuable as
those laid down in Europe, yet he has so
tempered his requirements as to make them
unexceptionable to the Chinese govern
ment. AT the same time, there is nothing
in the note to which the European chancel-
lories can object, openly at least. The
President expressly states that his media
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ton is subject to the approval OF. the pow-
ers; he will not attempt to force it upon
Europe And the Chinese government must
produce the ministers in safety.
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1.-The opposition has considerable to say
about 'bossism' and bosses In what class
do you nominate Mr.. Bryan in this trot for
political supremacy?"
I'm the first class. Mr.. Bryan's complete
domination of the democrats and their alb
solute subserviency to his demands are un-
precedented in political history. No boss
or combination Of bosses ever exercised
powers SO despotic and autocrattc 1t is
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-06-24
TOPICS OF THE DAY FROM A
W0MAN'S POINT OF VIEW
BY MARIE ALICE PHILLIPS.

of the ideal home, the silent forces of
which makes our country what it is
today.
Mrs. William King was reelected
president Of the Georgia Woman's
Press Club, without one dissenting
voice.
y society Of resident American wo-
men numbering 1CO. gave n luncheon
at the Hotel Cecil in London last week.
The occasion proved an unusually hap
Ply affair because of the presence of
several recent arrivals from the States.
besides several distinguished English
women, one of whom was Mrs DR.
Lilias Hamilton, the sister of Lord
George Hamilton. who has the distinc-
ton of being the only woman TO have
ever doctored the Ameer of Aghanl,5-
tan.
Americana are feeling justly graft
ned at having II greater number of
awards from the art section at the
Paris Exposition than any other coun-
try. except France.
Another evidence OF American en-
terprisc Is the electric und arCround
railway in London. All credit is not
que to America by any means, but all
the rolling stock and engines were
manufactured here. This is the long
est electric underground railway in
the world and it has taken five years
to construct it. The tracks run so feet
below the surface, the passengers be-
ing raised and lowered in lifts capabl
of carrying 100 people. The Prince of
Wales will open the road on June 27th.
John w. Gates, OF Steel and Wire
fame. Is just another man who has
made millions in America and is
spending them in another country. He
is said to be spending considerable
lodge in Scotland. where he has in
vited many of his friends for the shoot
ing season. He is one American who
mas found Paris too tame for him.
Lord Vivian left for the scene Of the
South African conflict several days
ago. loaded with Photographic mes
sages to 'the boys" from many of the
prominent women of London. 1t is n
simple and novel idea of conveying
messages of love and sympathy TO the
soldiers. and has taken like wildhrc.
We do not like to claim all originality,
but the suggestion really did come
from an Amerlcan-Colonel Gourand-
and 1t certainly has peculiar advant-
ages. Just think how often the home
sick soldier can adjust the cylinder
which registers his own particular
message and have ii repeated to him
again and again in the voice he loves
Mrs. Baden Powell in sending n mes
sage TO her son. get as far as 'Shevie
do you hear your mothers voice? when
she broke down. and 1t was sometime
before she could recover sufficiently to
complete the record.
The gossips will marry Lady RAN
dolph Churchill to Lieutenant Corn
wallis West yet, If the parties in ques-
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-06-24
A LITTLE CHAT ABOUT
MATTERS THEATRICAL
What Academy of Music Patrons Will See and
Hear During the Coming Season.
THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC TO OPEN AUGUST 81
WITH Al Fields Ministries Ground to b. Broken Soon on
the New CRANKY Street Theatrs-Good Business at the
Summer Resort Theares-Notes About Footlgh Fa-
vcrites and New Plays.

lot has already given an outline OF the
plans for the new playhouse Mcssrs.
Grcaner Neal and Jake" Wells were in
the city during the past few days at
tending to some preliminary work con-
nected with the building.
The Buckroc Beach Theatre is also
enjoying very prosperous theatrical
season under Manager Rex. During the
past week he has had there the Deshon
Opera Company, and presented Mas
cote and "Olvettc." The company
play 4 return engagement there in An
,Eust The performances next week in
ssiudc high grade vaudeville. the Edison
Telegraph and Diana in her beautiful
mirror dances.
The Casino. at Newport News. is
also enjoying profitable season. The
bill next week includes some of the
strongest vaudeville acts on the road.
The performance OF Friday night was
q benefit for Liberty Fire COMPANY No.
]. and the people gave the boys rous-
ing house.
The Chamberlin Hotel. ever IN TO
date. is giving its patrons summer the
atricals of Il high class AT moderate
Prices, drawing It's talent from the lis,
OF best known professional entertain
very liberal patronage, and adds much
- the pleasure of life at Old Point Com
fort.
John Page. the acrobatlc comedian.
has been engaged for The Rogers
brothers in Central Park"
Ilaw & Granger have engaged Hilda
Clarke for prima donna of The Boston
ianS" next season.
Ben Teal VII begin rehursals of
Klaw & Erlanger's new opera. Foxy
CUTLER September 10.
Nellie Thorne will play Esther in
Ben Hur" next season She is now in
England. and will return to America
August /.
Frank Mckee has accepted Edward
e. Roses scenario of his drainatization
of Anthony Hopes story. The Heart
OF the Princess Osra," in hlch Mary
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-06-24

Press womer from all parts of the
State were in Atlanta Wednesday and
Thursday. June Goth and 21st, in at
tendance at the regular meeting of the
Georgia Woman's Press Club. The
sessions morning, afternoon and even
ing were open to the public. but scarce
ly attended, except by those who were
-inteIested in the future of the news
Paper and magazine. Greetings were
received from editors and writers In
different parts of the county, by letters
and kilograms. Mrs. George Ball, pres
ident Of the Alabama Womans Press
Club. and Miss Roberta Seawell repre-
senting the Tennessee press, made
clever and humorous addresses. The
afternoon sessions We're devoted to
controversy OH different subjects bear
ing on the future of the press. The
evenings were of n social nature. There
was; music and light and laughter and
the men were invited to give an opinion
of the work the Federation had accom-
plished. and were to accomplish.
Mr.. Lucian Knight was the last
speaker of the evening. He began with
n high tribute to woman in journalism
and gave serio-comic picture of
woman's gifts and her frailties. Para
phrasing Goldsmith, he said:
II gazed in awe. and still the wonder
grew,
How one small tongue could do the
work of two!"
He declared women to be a mystery,
and quoted from the wag who declar-
ed her to be like conundrum. I'VE
can't guess her. but we'll never give
her up
Mr.. Knight. growing more serious.
then told the rapid progress made by
women in the last Go years. At that
time she filed only one profession, that
of school teaching; now she is 800
strong in the world of doctors 400 in
that of lawyers. 300 in the pulpit, be-
sides being prominent in printing,
sculpture in banking and in mercantile
enterprises of various sorts.
Mr.. knight declared himself on the
side of equal pay for equal work for
women and men. He stressed womens
good work in the world in establishing
charities. reformatorics, etc.
He applauded the legislature of ILL.,
NOS. which had appropriated $4,000
for the erection of n statue of Frances
Willard To be placed in the capitol at
Washington City.
Mr.. Knight declared that he was in
favor of woman ha 'inS an equal Voice
in the councils which govern her lie
spoke of the happier marriages which
would come when women were less
weak and less dependent. He said that
it was his conviction that womans
progress had meant no loss to her love
of home or her attention to the inter-
ests that center there, and indeed he
thought that all this mental advance
of womanhood would tend to the en-
richment of the home. Mr.. Knight
closed with a beautiful word-picture
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-06-24

The coming season at the Academy
Will be opened August Slst by Fields
Ministries. The bookings up to date
show that Norfolk thcatregoers may
look forward with great pleasure to the
opening of the season Up to date
Manager Leath has booked attractions
as follows:
Fields Minstrels. "McFadden's
Flats" Man O'Warsman," "a Poor
Relation" Sorrows OF Satan" F'reder-
erick Ward. "Ber Of New York"
Sherlock Holmes" "Zaza," Charles Il.
Hanford, jeff G.. Angels, Macklyn Ar
buckle. Prisoner of Zenda," Faust"
Sol Smith Russell. James and Jlidder
Murray e Mack, "A Milk White Flag"
Matthews e. Bulger, Barbara Freitch-
ie.' Roland Reed, Secret Service" The
Black Patti, why Smith Left Home, ="
"a Midnight Bell" Denman Thompson
in The Old Homestead" Evil Eye"
Sousa's Band, Otis Skinner, "Dcn of the
Opium Ring" Because she Loved Him
So" The Casino Girl" Modjeska
BECKY Sharp" Primrose & Dockstad-
er's MinsTels, Miss Hobbs" Frank
Daniels. QUO Vadis." Sign of the
Cross" and Joseph Jefferson.
The work of remodeling the Academy
OF Music is steadily progressing, under
the personal supervision of Mr. II. ID.
VanWyck. Already the building begins
TO give promise Of the future beauty
that IS shown by the plans and draw
lngs. MIR. VanWyck expects to have
the work complies by August 18th. The
season will be opened al the Academy
August Slst by Fields Ministries.
The summer theatrical season is now
IN full swing at the sumpler resorts.
Manager Joe LeFauchuer is presenting
at Ocean View the highest grade bills
ever seen there, and the attractions are
drawing crowds.
MT. Thomas G. Leath, of Richmond.
VIII be in Norfolk ot-morrow on mat
}Ters connected with the new vaudeville
theatre to be erected on CRANKY street.
II is stated that ground Will be broken
next week and the work pushed to
speedy completion. The vlrgnsan- Pr
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-06-24

Mannerlng will be seen next season.
Mr.. Mckee contemplates presenting
Mary Mannering in both this play and
Janice Meredith"
Sig. de Novellis. the musical director
pany. will return from Europe in Au-
gust.
joseph Brooks and Ben Stern have
engaged Hobart Bosworth as leading
man OF the company which will support
blanche Walsh in Eugene Presbrey's
new play.
Frank Mckee has decided to call the
English version of his German musical
farce, In Himmelhof," In which Peter
+. DALEY Will star Hodge. Podge Il
w s. Hart will play Messiah. Mary
Shaw. NHrah. Mabel Herr, liiie- ilaa.her
and Adclne Adler. Tirzah in Ben
Hur" next season. They filled these
roles in the original production.
Frank Mckee has engaged A. s.
lipman 10 play Lord Cloves, the spy;
George Backus, Lieutenant Mobray,
and Amy Ricard Tabitha Drinker, in
support of Mary Mannering in Janice
Meredith"
Frank Mckee has engaged ]. w.
bratton. the song writer, as general mu-
steal director of his musical attrac-
tons. Mr.. Bratton will travel with the
August family.
The scenes in I<law e Erlangers new
opera. Foxy CUTLER" by Harry b.
Smith and Reginald dc Kovcn. will be
laid in the dockyards of Portsmouth
and in Corsica.
Frank Mckee has engaged Christine
Blessing and John G.. Sparks for John
j. McNallys row farce comedy in which
lie Will introduce the August family to
American theatre patrons.
The first week in August Doc" Mar
tin the horse trainer. VIII begin the re-
training Of the eight principal. ana
four substitute horses used in the char
iot race in Ben Hur."
.i;housh the dramatic version of ia
nice Meredith" viii retain all the
strong Incidents in the book story dra-
matte cohercncy Will require several
changes. The love interest. especially.
VIII he made more direct. ana the real
Identity II Charles l'ownes Will be re-
Ncaled in he FIRST act. ana not held in
60 > -'''''' az III INC hGpk
Naclyn Arbuck,c. the comedian. is
Mrlin& sketches 10 he called Rod
LIVER c'icm Politics" in VIII ch he will
ic'aI tiH humorous side Of political lie
N Tex and some Of his experiences
~ canN;i for tn Office of justice OF
the lieace IN ToXarkann.
Tl'' klaw & Erlanger Comedy Com
Il "a
IN The hogo.s brothers in Ceiiral
i'"'h, VIII be i no,gDc organization
bccause OF ;hc nurnh OF young ar
hsls who win Appear in H. The princ!-
nal female roles VIII be played by Grace
freeman. i'mma Francis, jeanette Ba-
reard. Ed In st. Clair Hattie Waters.
Mea Taylor Madge Pierce. Gertrude
sage, Leoni Dueth and Margaret Stew
art. Besides these pretty girls there
Will be n chorus of GO as handsome and
shapely Young women as the stage can
boast. The principal supporting male
characters wi'a be played by Eugene
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-06-24

Newest Discovery" extracts teeth
painlessly. n. Y. Dental Rooms only.
No. 1924. corner Main and Talbot SITS.
n. Z. OF monument; established nearly
20 years. Ennes. Dentist New phone.
1851.