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j. &. Stubbs of the Southern Pacific
Gives His Reasons.

CHICAGO, August 22-The project of
uniting the waters of the Atlantic and Pa
cfhc oceans by the construction of an 18th
mian canal vigorously denounced here
al a banquet given by the National Associa-
tion of Merchants and Travellers The
speaker was J. C. Stubbs vice president of
the Southern Pacific Railroad Company. "A
study OF commerce was his topic and his
argument was that the opening of such a
canal would hurt the ship-carrying trade
of the United States. Mr.. Stubbs asserted
that the United States would dig the canal
al the expense OF s15o.oo0O0o 10 5000, COO 600
and would then be obliged TO hire English
German and French ships TO carry the ma
lions commerce through It.
The United States. he said. would be mort
gaging Its resources or taxing its citizens
20 make highway for the ships of rival
nations inasmuch as Great Britain and Ger
many are the strongest competitors of the
American manufacturer in the markets of
the world. and the two nations own more
than two-thirds of the worlds steam ton
mage available for oversee commerce. while
the United States owns less than per
cent.
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Civil Service Examination.

The United States civil service commits
sion desires to establish an eligible regis
ter for the position of master in the quar-
termaster's department at large. No
scholastic test will be given, but applicants
will be graded upon the elements OF age,
experience, intelligence, character as a
workman and physical qualifications as
shown by the information furnished in
connection with their formal applications.
1t will not be necessary for applicants to
appear at any place for examination
From the eltgibles resulting from this
examination certification will be made to
the position of master on the quartermas-
ter's steamer General Ayres, at Boston,
Mass, at salary of S110 per month. This
examina ton is open to all citizens of the
United States who comply with the re-
quirements and desire to enter the SER
vice. Applications should be filed with the
commission before October 1.
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CHAIRMAN HANNAS WARNING
REPRESENTATIVE LOUDENSLAGER
SAYS 1T WAS MOST TIMELY.
Thinks 1t Will Result in More Active
Work by Republican Busi-
ness Men.

The appeal Of Senator Hanna to repub-
lcans. warning them of the danger of
apathy in the coming election, has created
a great deal of interest among party men,
and it is liable in the very near future to
result in more work by men who have felt
that as a matter of course the republican
ticket would be elected.
II think said Representative Louden-
slayer chairman of the eastern republican
congressional committee, to Star reporter
today, MIR. Hanna's warning was very
timely, and l believe it will result in ac-
tivity on the part of many people who have
been very Indifferent up to the present. In
1894 and 1896 the people of the country were
thoroughly stirred up over the possibility
of dangers that would come from demo-
cratic success. They We're suffering the re-
suits of democratic control in disastrous
business conditions, and they were eager
to be relieved from such conditions. Bus
mess was SC dull that they had plenty of
time to get out and do what they could
politically TO help bring the republicans in
full control of the government, and they
were suffering from the sting of demo-
cratic methods.
Now it is very different Business. is
thriving and these very men are at work
profitably. The transition from democratic
disaster to republican plenty seems such an
apparent thing to them that they cannot
understand the great mass of the Ameri-
can people will not see it in the same way
ard continue the administration of Mr. Nc
kinley. They cannot understand that dem
agogic pretensions can draw men away
from a proper consideration of sound busi-
ness principles. The only possible way that
Mckinley could lose in the coming election
would be by this class of men depending
upon a continuance of their present Sc
curity without any effort on their own
part. But l think they will awake to the
need for every one to do his part in the
coming election.
For my own part l have long felt that
we should have a compulsory franchise
law. Men should have the right of the
franchise duty to be performed rather
than merely as privilege which they may
may not exercise. If man evades his
duty as citizen by staying away from the
primaries and fails to vote he should be
made 10 suffer a penalty in some way.
As long the people of this country a
whole maintain their interest in political
matters and vote they think is right
there will be danger about the
tinuance of good government. The good
can always be depended on to overcome
error.
The administration of President McKin-
ley has been one to commend itself to the
thoughtful people of the country. There
have been no tricks Of the dema gogue, but
sound principles have been depended upon
and they may be depended on in the flu
ture. There is no danger for the republi-
can ticket If men will vote their convic-
tions next November and if all loyal re-
publicans will see that the issues of the
campaign are clearly understood by every
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MISSIONARIES WHO ESCAPED.
CabIegram Received by Board of
Foreign Missions Gives Names.

BOSTON, Mass. August 22-The Ameri-
can board of commissioners for foreign
missions has received today cab!egram
from Chefoo, as follows:
Psalm one-twenty-four-s Pekin and
Tung-chow missionaries, also Chapin S,
Smiths Wyckoff saved.
The passage of Scripture alluded TO is:
"Our soul is escaped as a bird out Of the
snare of the fowlers; the snare Is broken,
and we are escaped
The Pckin missionaries are the Rev w
s. Anent. the Rev. G. F. Ewing. wife and
two children, Miss Ada Haven, Miss Nellie
Russell, Mrs. ]. l.. Mateer. The Tung-
chow missionaries who had taken refuge at
Pekin are Miss Mary F. Andrews. Miss
Jane G. Evans. Miss Abbie G. Chaplin, the
Rev Chauncey Goodrich, ID. wife and
three children: James II. Ingram. NJ D.,
wife and two children: Miss Luella Miner,
Rev. r. G. Tewksbury. wife and two chill
dren. Rev Howard s. Gait and wife The
Pang-chuang missionaries, who were al the
annual meeting, and took refuge at Pekin,
are the Rev. Arthur II. Smith. d, and
wife; the Misses f.. Gertrude and II. Grace
Wyck0ff. Lin-ching missionaries under the
same conditions are the Rev. +. NJ. Chaplin,
wife and two children.
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Personal Mention.

The following Washingtonians sailed for
Europe on the st Louis. which left New
York today: Mr.. E. F. Cassel, Mrs. Thos
w. Cridler, Miss Cridler, E. B. Hay, John
G. Long, United States consul at Cairo:
Miss Stickney and Miss Genevieve Stick
ney.
Mr.. Warren NJ. Mitchell. jr., private sec
retary to the general superintendent of the
Southern railway, and Mr.. Scott, also of
the Southern railway. left Tuesday for an
outing at Atlantic City.
Mr.. VIM. Ryan. No. 2131 street, has re-
turned from Penn Yam, N. Y, where he had
been visiting relatives whom he had not
seen for over twenty-1 five years.
Messrs. III. Y. Denman and c. E. Ruckle
are at Greenorier White Sulphur Springs
w Va
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Continued CO-Operation.
MILITARY ATTACHES
Instructions Issued to Mai. Kern nm
Cant. SiOcum

kSsueu 10 MAJ. hern and
Capt. SIOcum.
Under the instructions of the Secretary
OF war the adjutant general of the armv
mas cabled instructions to Mai John B.
Kerr, 10th United States Cavalry, to repair
to Berlin and report for duty with our am
bassador.
Like instructions have been cabled Can't.
Siocum, 9Th United States Cavalry, now t
LISBON, to repair to st. Petersburg. Cant.
Slocum has just returned from duty in the
held with the English army in South
AFRICA. where he was sent to report upon
the operations, etc, of that army. 1t has
not yet been determined that he shall go
with the German contingent to China.
capt. Slocum is graduate of the infantry
and cavalry school of the class of 1883. He
was appointed to the army from New
York.
Maj. Kerr is a cavalry officer of ability
and distinction; he Is native of Ken
lucky, having entered West Point from
that state in 1866. He graduated in 1870.
when he was assigned to the 9th Cavalry,
with which he served until his promotion
to the 10th Cavalry. October 1898. He was
badly wounded in the Santiago campaign
He has for year been on duty in Paris in
connection with the exposition.
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HAWAIIAN ISLANDS.
Decided to BE an Integral Part of the
United States.

Mr. Tracewell, the controller of the treas
ury has decided in ruling promulgated to-
day that the Hawaiian Islands constitute an
integral part of the United States, and
therefore officers of the navy therein are
serving within the realm or dominion OF the
United States. and consequently are not
beyond seas within the meaning of sec
ton 13 of the navy personnel act. 1t FOL
lows that such officers are not entitled to
the same nav and allowances as officers of
the army similarly situated, and therefore
they must be paid at the regular navy
rates for officers of their grade, without any
Increase given by the act of May 20, 1900.
to army officers.
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Chinese Fighting the Foreigners Out
side Of Tien Tsin August l9.
DISPATCH FROM ADMIRAL BRUCE
Japanese Reported to Have Occu-
pied the Imperial Palace.
HEAVY RAINS AT TAKU

LONDON. August 22-"The allies are
fighting the Chinese outside Ten Tsn. Au-
gust 49," so Rear Admiral Bruce wires to
the British admiralty from Taku. under
date Of August 20 adding that the engage
ment reported to have occurred six
miles south of Tien Tsin
Admiral Bruce also sent a dispatch dated
Pekin August II. from the general off,
Ger commanding there. in which nothing is
said as 10 the situation at Pekin.
1t gives a partial list of the British cas-
ualties during the siege of the legations,
the death of Captain Bernard Strouts, and
regrets that lowing - the heavy road and
forced march the naval brigade was unable
10 participate in the entry, adding that
the way they brought their guns by boat
and road from Tien Tsin Is an achievement
of which they may be proud"
Imperial Palace Occupied.
An official dispatch from Tien Tsin. dated
August 80. and received at Toxic, repeats
that the japanese occupied the imperial
palace at Pekin August 16, and says that
about August L the dowager empress and
the emperor and ministers left Pekin with
3,CaD troops their destination. ii is sup
posed. being Sian-fu. Pekin being in great
confusion. was divided into several dis
tricts.
the control of the japanese and commit
tees of Japanese. American, British, Rus
sian and French officers were appointed to
maintain order. a detachment of japanese
troops rescued the foreign missionaries and
Chinese Christian converts, who had been
imprisoned in the palace. Two hundred
Japanese were KILLED wounded
CONFIRMS Japanese Advices.
ROMT August 22.-Dispatches received
here frcm Taku. under date of August 70,
says that according TO aGvices from a
Japanese source. dated August IL, the bas-
tie Of Pekin was then finished, the japanese
had entered the imperial palace. The for
eign ministers. with detachments OF the
allied troops. were then occupying the i'm
per.al city. the Chinese princes and MIN
listers having retired to Seian 90 tSian-fu,
west OF Pekin.
Field Marshal Count Won Waldersee, the
German officer who Is going TO the far east
in order to take command of the allied
forces in China. with the three officers ac-
ccmpanyng him. breakfasted with king
Victor Emmanuel this morning. after which
the field marshal went TO the Pantheon
and deposited a wreath on the tomb OF
King Humbert.
The field marshal left Rome at $50 p. m.
for Naples where he will embark for
China.
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ACTIVITY IN COAL MINES.
Coliieries in Anthracite Region Near
Iy All at Work.

WILKESBARRE, Pa, August 22-Near-
~ all the collieries In the anthracite re-
gion are working full time now. This is
the season for the hard-coal trade and it
is nothing unusual for the mines to work
full time In August and September. Heavy
shipments are being made east and west
One large operator said his company has
found new markets for its coal this year
Orders have been received from firms who
never bought coal In this section before
Some Of the leaders in the United Mine
Workers organization say the companies
have agreed 10 mine all the coal possible
so as to be prepared for a strike, should
one be ordered
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BRITISH FORCE CAPTURED
SIX OFFICERS AND TwENTY-FOUR
MEN MISSING.
Paget and Baden-Powell Engage the
Commanders Protecting De
Vets Flank.

LONDON. August 22-The war office
has received the following dispatch from
Lord Roberts, dated August 21:
Lieutenant Colonel Sitwell. reconnoiter-
Ing near Ventnersburg. engaged the Beers
Two British were wounded. Lieutenants
SPEEDING, Davenport, Surtees and Watson
and medical officer and "a men are miss
ing.
Hamilton has crossed the Crocodile river
"Paget and Baden-Powell engaged the
commanders protecting De Wet August 20.
Lieutenant Flowers and one man were
killed. Lieutenant Kirby and six men were
wounded -
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NEWS TO CHIEF HAZEy.
He Knows Nothing Of the Coming of
Italian Detectives.

NEW YORK, August 22-W. P. Hazen,
chief of the eastern division of the United
States secret service, when shown a
cablegram from Rome today to the
effect that the Italian government
through an agreement with the government
at Washington. is sending thirty police
agents to this country to watch the italian
colonies here for anarchists said he knew
nothing of the matter officially.
Chief Hazen said. however that he would
not be surprised if the Italian consul here
had some information regarding the mat
ter. When asked regarding the two Ital-
ians supposed to be anarchists, who are de-
tanned by the immigration authorities Chief
HaZen stated that there was nothing in
their cases about which he was at liberty
to sneak
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Cable Communication Open.

The War Department received notice to-
day from the Great Northern Company that
the commercial cable between Chefoo and
Taku is open for business and that mes
sages may now be accepted for Tien Tsin
to which point there Is a military line. The
signal officer OF the War Department has
been notified by Maj. Scriven that the milf
tary line to Pekin Is In operation, but ow-
ing to the lack Of poles and other adverse
conditions it will probably be subject to q
good deal of interruption. It is thought at
the department, however, that these new
lines should assist materially in getting
prompt news from Pekin to the outside
world
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EMPEROR'S BIRTHDAY.
Messages Exchanged by President
Mckinley and Austria's Ruler,


The following messages have been ex-
changed by President Mckinley and the
Emperor of Austria, the occasion being the
SEVENTEEN birthday of the emperor:
WASHINGTON, d. c., August Is, 1900
His Imperial and Royal Majesty, Franz
Josef, Vienna:
l congratulate your majesty the au-
spcious occasion of your SEVENTEEN birth
day, and pray tha. you may long continue
TO guide the 1estinies of your people, for
whom my oGntrymen cherish sincere
friendship anG esteem.
WILLIAM MCKINLEY.
VIENNA, August p, 1890.
Mr.. William Mckinley, President of the
United States:
Most heartily do | thank you, Mr.. Pres-
dent, for your kind attention and your
wishes, which fully reciprocate, earnestly
desiring your happiness and the prosperity
of the United States.
FRANCIS JOSEPH
Emperor of Austria
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Export. From Cuba.

According to statement made today by
the division OF customs and insular affairs.
War Department, the total expectation
from the Island Of Cuba through the port
of Havana for the seven months ended
July 81, 19OO was $16,69S. COS, as against
SIC. .T96, ,971 for the same period last year, a
decrease of sos, 1886.
The total exports from Havana for the
month of July alone were s2.237.S4. The
exports for this month by countries show:
To the United States. s792.327: France.
1881 96S; Germany, 1881 ,677; England, $2i7.-
ST. and to Spain. s63, 722.
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CENSUS OF PHILADELPHIA.
A Steady Growth in the Population O
the Quaker City.

The population of the city of Philadelphia,
according to the official count of the re-
turns of the twelfth census, announced to-
day, is as follows:
Philadelphia city, 1.233697, in 1900,
against 1,O46,964 in 1890.
These figures show, for the city as a
whole. an increase in population of 246,-
133 or 2357 per cent from 1890 to 1900.
The population in 1880 was 7.170 show
ing an increase Of 100, 794, or % IS per cent.
from 1850 to 1890
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BIG FIRE IN BALTIMORE.

The Maryland Telephone COnstruc-
tiOn Company's Plant Destroyed.
BALTIMORE, August 22-The extensive
plant Of the Maryland Telephone Construc-
ton Company in this city was destroyed
by fire, the origin OF which is unknswn,
at an early hour this morning. The loss
is estimated at $4,000. $4,000 of which
Is on the building and the balance on stock
and tools,
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THE STAR ny 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 II at
this Office. in person or by letter.
Terms: Ii cents per week: 25 cents
for two weeks. or 80 cents per
month. Invariably in advance. SUBJ
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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BERLIN. August 22.-The German war
office has received a dispatch from Taku,
dated August 49, saying the advance of the
German battalion was delayed by violent
rains. 1t reached Pekin August IT. Yang
tsun. II is added. was still threatened by
the Chinese troops on the imperial canal.
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Huntinxton WIN Not E,,.a

NEW YORK, August 22.-The will of the
late Coils p. Huntington with not be made
public today. according to the statement
OF Charles H. Tweed OF the Southern Pacific
company. and the legal adviser Of the late
financier
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LIEUT.. CoRDUA FOUND GUILTY.
BOer Officer Mixed Up in Plot to Al
duct Roberts.

PRETORIA, Tuesday, August 21.-The
trial of Lieut.. Cordua, formerly of the
Transvaal artillery, on charge of being con-
cerned in the plot to kidnap General Lord
Roberts, was concluded today. The pris-
oner was found guilty of all the counts in
the indictment against him, but sentence
was deferred until the findings of the court
shall have been confirmed by Lord Roberts
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Valuable Stallion Dead.

MONTICELLO. N. Y. August 22-Con-
quest Star g. valuable breeding stall
Hon, died here last night of IOcktaw,
caused by running a rusty nail into his
hoof. He had q record Of 223 as a two
year-old
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MIR. CROKER IS EvAsIyE.

DOdges Question ReEardfnE Former
Senator Murphy's Plans.
NEW YORK, August 22.-Richard Croker
was asked today about the truth of printed
statements that former United States Sen
ator Edward Murphy jr., was coming to
this city to establish headquarters indie
pendent of the regular state headquarters.
Mr.. Croker replied: well, If Murphy
wants to come down here he has a right to
do SO. But 1 didn't say he was going to
do it -
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Cholera Raging Mt Bombay.
United States Consul Fee, at Bombay, re-
ports to the State Department that cholera
is raging there.
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AFTER MIR. LABoUCHERE.
British Foreign Office to Publish Com
promising Letters.

LONDON. August 22.-Henry Labou-
chere's publication of the correspondence
advising him of the seizure at Pretoria OF
compromising letters to Secretary Reitz is
to be followed by the publication of the
whole correspondence, which, the colonial
office says, will be issued tonight or to-
morrow. all the members of parliament in
volved having answered the official COM
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Goyernment Receipt..

National bank notes received today for
redemption, 1881 .525: internal revenue, $997.-
a35; customs 81. .O36 902: miscellaneous. So
695; expenditures, 81. .285, 600.
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British Learn That 5000 Men Are
There Under BOtha,

There Under BOtha
TWYFELAAR, August 20-Through Sc
cret intelligence agents the British au-
thorities learn that Gen. Louis Botha the
commander-in-chief of the Boer forces;
Gen. Lucas Meyer, the commander of the
Orange Free State forces, and Gen. Schalk-
burger, vice president of the Transvaal re-
public, with 5000 Beers, have assembled at
Machadodorp generally understood to be
the headquarters of President Kruger on
the Pretoria -Delagoa Bay ralroad) with
the whole Boer artillery. including the
heavy pieces formerly at Pretoria
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Naval Movements.

The Kearsarxe has arrived at Boston.
The standash has sailed from Annapolis
for Lynn Haven Bay. The Wilmington il
at Moutevideo. The Yosemite has sailed
from Cavite, p. l., Tor Guam.
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Alabama Goe. Out to Sea.

DELAWARE BREAKWATER, DEL,
August 22-Ths- battle ship Alabama,
which left Cramps ship yard. Philadel-
phia, on Monday for the Brooklyn navy
yard, where she will have her bottom
cleaned and painted preparatory to her Of
ncial trial on the Maine coast, passed out
to sea at $50 am. today
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Cuban Teachers Sailed Away Fr0I
New York Today.

New 1Ork Today.
NEW YORK, August 22.-The LOO Gu
ban teachers visiting this country. who
spent yesterday in New York, sailed away
early this morning. The four big trans
rorts-the Rawlns Crook. Mcpherson and
Sedgwick-passed out Sandy Hook shortly
before o'clock bearing them to Philadel-
phia, whence they leave on Friday for Ha-
yana.
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NEW ERA OF PROSPERITY.

FRANCIS JOSEPH.
Emperor of Austria
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While the White House conference was in
progress the Chinese minister arrived at
the State Department. Mr.. Adee was alb
sent, and the minister waited patiently
for two hours the expectation being that
the reply Of the United States government
to Ii Hung Changs peace application
would be handed him. At IL o'clock Min
lister WI had heard nothing as to the re-
turn Of the acting secretary of state. and
he returned to the Chinese legation. ex-
pecting to call tomorrow unless advised be-
fore then that his presence was desired
Gen. Barry's Dispatch.
The War Department posted today the
following dispatch from Gen. Barry. who
is at Tien Tsin. received last night:
"Adjutant General Washington:
''Tien Tsin. nineteenth With reference
to your telegram of sixteenth. horses ma
tertais and troops promptly Hghtered at
Taku and forwarded to frent. Sixth Caval-
ry mounted. Grant should be In Manila
now. Hospitals excellent! Ample for pres
ent army. Well supplied and in fine con-
dition. Everything satisfactory. Go to Pekin
tomorrow. Sick and wounded doing well.
':RARRY."