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The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-09-04
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s Kansas City, Mo-, Sept. 3.-From 11.15 O'clock till t1:30 to-day every locomotive, every piece of machinery. and every em ploye on the Memphis Raiyroad system. from Kansas City to Birmingham. Ala, were idle. This action was taken as n marx of respect to the memory of the late presi. dent of the system. E. s. Washburn. who died at Rye Beach, \. H., last Friday.
 Milwaukee, Aug 3.-It is announced that the net annual meeting of the Municipal National league and the seventh annual con ference for good city government will be held here September 19 20 21 on the invita- ton of the Municipal association, formerly the Municipal league of Milwaukee.
 Fall River, Mass. Sept, 3.-William Swee ney, twelve years old, and Arthur Sullivan, twelve, were instantly killed this evening by passing train. They were walking mn. on one track and in avoiding an approach ing freight train. stepped directly in front of the passenger train.
 Berlin. Sept. 3.-The presence of the bu honic plague at Glasgow is commented m on bcre indignantly, as going to show crin- inal negligence on the part of the British 
 Watertown. N T., Sept. 3.-Andrew Corn wall of Alexandria Bay, who. with his partner, l. r. Walton, were the founders of the Thousand Islands as a summer resort was found dead in bed yesterday.
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German Army N1anOeuvees,

Berlin Sept. 3.--The army manoeuyres programme has been finally settled by Emperor William. As now arraneed the guard corps will oppose the second corps, each having a whole cavalry di- vision General von Langenbeck will command the second corps and General Boch-Po'ach the guards The man. oeuvres will begin next Saturday with d parade at Stettin. From September 10 to September 14 there will be march es and tactical movements eastward Lieutenant Colonel Livermore, military attache of the United States legetion at Stockholm, who is in Berlin, has been pleasantly received and will join Em- peror William on Saturday at Stettin. The emperor told him it was an aus picious circumstance that he reached Berlin the day the German American cable was opened. During the court din ner Saturday Prince Henry of Prussia expressed to Lieutenant Colonel Liver more and to Lieutenant Commander William H. Beehler, United States na- val attache Tn Berlin, the highest appre- citation of Admiral Dewey and begged them to convey his greetings to the ad- Y11ir11
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4 DISPATCH FROM CONC FIR
First Word Received From Him Since
 August 27.

Washington, Sept. 3.-A dispatch from Minister Conger was received by the state department to-day. It was chiefly interesting in being the first word from him since his dispatch of about the 27th ult., referring to the pro- posed parade of troops through the im- perial palace in Pekin.
 Like that dispatch, this is dateless as to Pekin The contents were not made public but it is stated that 1t contained nothing materially changing the situa- tion. The lack of date led to deter imitation to take energetic steps by which all dispatches hereafter coming to the state department from China will have the date clearly stated,
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SEW FORK REPUBLICANS.
Complete Harmony Will Characterize
 fhc State COnYenftOn.

the State Convention. | Saratoga, Sept. 3.-The meeting of the state committee of the republican party l tonight, brought forth no development
 not already known.
 The almost forced consent of MT Woodruff to take the second place or
 the ticket disposes of any contest fol office; it is understood that every detai
 of the platform has been arranged anc agreed upon; there are, It is believed, nc contests for a committee on credentials
 to dispose of and so the serenity Of
 what promised to be a lively event in
 the annals of the party will be almost
 unprecedented
 By those who are in control of party
 affairs this is looked upon as good omen. demonstrating great harmony in the party ranks, while others are prone to believe that the lack of friction shows lack of interest But if the programme mapped out goes along 90 serenely there are still curious features of the ses- sions to be held Tuesday and Wednes- day. The gavel will be wielded and the convention called to order by the man who later will be named as that bodys choice for governor for to Ben jamin B. Odell jr. as chairman of the state committee, falls the honor of first assembling the delegates
 In turn MT Odell will transfer the gavel to Lieutenant Governor Timothy l.. Woodruff, who will act as temporary chairman of convention that later will honor him with a nomination for the third time to the office of lieutenant governor. Closing the session of the convention the governor of the state of New York candidate on the national ticket. will open the campaign in New York state with a speech.
 There is some little gossip tonight over the statement that ex-Governor Black is to make the speech nominating MT, Odell, It was Mr. Black who, with the aid of MT Paine, beat MT. Odell for the nomination for governor in 1896, and it was MT, Roosevelt who beat Mir Black for renomination in 1898 MT Black has not been very close worker in the party ranks for two years and has been joined in his apathy by MT Payn, who was also removed from of fee. The thre men, Black Odell, and Roosevelt will appear upon the same platform, while MT Payn will not have to listen to MT Quisg read a party platform but will enjoy the reading of Senator Raines, who with Payn has stood against Mir. Quigg.
 It is an interesting announcement made tonight that Odell will not retire frc m the chairmanship of the state com. mittee until after the close of the carn paign. This is in fuIfillment of his pledge to MT. Hanna that he would conduct the campaign
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MORE COLD FROM KLONDIKE.
Govermor-GeneraI Mlnto's Visit-Hn-
 quiries Concerning Americans.

Seattle, Wash. Sept. 3.-The steamer
 City of Seattle has arrived from Skag- l uay with $700, ,000 in Klondike gold, con- signedto the Seattle assay office. Americans residing in the Klondike are reported to be indignant over 8 discourtesy alleged to have been of fered United States Consul McCook, during the recent visit to the city of Governor General Minto. It is said that Consul McCook was not invited to attend the reception rendered Lord Minto. and was so obviously ignored that Lord Minto noticed the fact and insisted on Consul McCook's presence, The latter was informed, and came to the gathering.
 Lord Minto and Consul McCook are reported to have talked long and earn estly together concerning various gov ernment matters of high importance. Lord Minto is said to have inquired particularly into the number of Ameri- cans residing in the Klondike. their operations success, or failure, etc, and to have professed great astonishment on learning the facts from the consul.
 TWenty-one members of the crew of lHe bllllSI SleulllGI ChtSil, WlSihclI oil Douglass Island have arrived here on their way to Vancouver, B. c. They say that the steamer will be a total loss.
 The Yukon river steamer Bonanza King, one of the fastest in the service, was wrecked in Fifty-Mle river on August 20 by striking a rock. Her forty-fve passengers and the crew es- capped to shore in safety. A large mer- chandise cargo IS a total loss. The steamer may be saved.
 The tug Walowa from Nome brings news of the wreck of the dslhantled bark Mercury in Bering Sea. The bark was being lowed to this city by the tug and sprung leak in heavy gale. She was stripped of some machinery and abandoned in Cook Strait, where she sank. She was owned by Captain E. F. Caine of this city, and was sent to Nome last June in tow of a tug with coal and lumber cargo. She had been condemned as a sailing vessel She was built forty-nine years ago in New Pork as a full-rigged ship.
 Skaguay printers have formed a union, with seventeen members, the first in Alaska.
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SCARED BY f ETC HTING CROWD.
A Big Colorcd Woman Jumped From [
 Window of Miller's Pavilion.

 Mrs. Frank Boyer. colored woman who jumped from one of the windows of Miller's pavilion at Savin Rock. was brought to the New Haven hospital last night suffering from painful injuries About 10 o'clock last night the pavilion was packed with a Labor day crowd when fight started. Men in the crowd joined in the scrap and fifteen or twen ty were at 1t when the Savin Rock police appeared on the scene with their clubs. The fighting crowd seeng the of- flcers coming started to get away and the entire crowd edged off towards one side of the pavilion. Seated there next to an open window was large colored woman weighing about 250 pounds,
 She saw the scrappng crowd coming towards her and letting out mighty whoop she gathered up her skirts and with a chamber and leap went through the window headfrst. From the window to the sand beach is drop of about ten feet and the fat colored woman went down with a force that partly buried her in the sand The tide was out at the time leaving the sand bare. Policeman Kelly and another man went around under the pavilion to find if she was hurt. They found the woman lying on the sand and grooming, able to move. Securing other assist ance they carried her up to the street in front of the pavilion and across to one of the places of business on the op- posite side of the street. Dr. Austin B. Fuller was called and on his advice che was brought to the New Haven hospi- tai. At the hospital it was found that her right shoulder was fractured and that she was considerably bruised, but that he injuries were not of serious nature.
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READING ROADS DISASTER
DUE TO NEGLIGENCE OR DISRE-
 GARD OF SIGNALS.
Company WAL Make a Formal State- ment TO-day-NIen Around Whom the Principal Line of Investigation is Being Drawn A Fiagman's Statement His Attempt to Stop the Excursion Train Not Needed.

Philadelphia, Sept. 3.-It seems to be the generally accepted conclusion that the appalling wreck yesterday on the Philadelphia and Reading railroad at Hatfield, twenty-seven miles from this city, which resulted in the loss of thir- teen lives and more or less serious in jury to tifty-three persons, was due to negligence or disregard of signals.
 While the Reading company will not be prepared to make any formal state ment until tomorrow, the principal line of investigation is being drawn about W. s. Groves, the train despatch CT at Philadelphia; D. B. Beidler, the operator at Souderton. two and one half miles from Hatfield, and John Da- wis, engineer of the colliding excursion train, who is dying In a hospital at Bethlehem.
 According to James Benner, fiagman at Souderton station, the milk train passed that station on time and follow ing the rule of the company which re- quires any train coming after another within five minutes to be stopped, he placed a red flag between the tracks. In three minutes the excursion train
 
 the throttle and the train making forty miles an hour. Davis made no effort to stop and waved Benner to one side. The latter had only time to secure his flag and sprint out of danger as the train swept by. Looking upward he saw that Beidler had clear signal fet. Beidler when questioned said he had re- ceived no order to stop the train. This would seem to conflict with state ment made by General Superintendent Sweigard later in the day that all agents must stop a train, orders or no orders, if there is five minutes time or less between them.
 MT Sweigard also indicated that Train Dispatcher Groves made some effort to hold the train up before 1t reached Souderton, but said that it was yet to be learned whether it was be- cause of his neglect or bad wires due to heavy fog prevailing at the time that the train was not stopped
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A LESSON TO TIE FILIPINOS
THEY LOSE f20 IN KILLED TO THE
 AMERICANS' ONE.
The Result of an Engagement in tho Is- land of Bohol, 365 Miles from Manila An Outbreak Reported by General Hughes .McArthnr Reports Details are Lacking.

Washington Sept 3,-The war depart ment to day received the following dis patch from General Macarthur:
 Manila, Sept. 3. "Adjutant General, Washington:
 General Hughes reports outbreak in Bohol First Lieutenant Lovack, Forty fourth volunteer infantry, reports en- gagement near Carmen Bohol. Our logs in killed one; wounded six Enemy's loss in killed 120 Have not received further details.
 Signed; "MacArthur
 Bohol is an island in the southern part of the archipelago, 365 miles from Manila.
 General Macarthur chronicles two re- cent deaths among his officers in the Philippines in other cablegrams receiv- ed at the war department today. The messages announced that Captain George H. Bently, Forty seventh infan- try. volunteers, died on the morning of August 28 from wounds received in ac- tion near Camalig Lugon, on August 21. The second dispatch states that Second Lieutenant Roy L. Fernald of the Twenty-sixth Volunteer infantry. was accidentally drowned in the Ja- laur river, near Pototan, Panay, on l. The body has not been recovered
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with a special view to military advisa- bility. Germany's programme IS to await the action of the other powers. Count Von Buelow, the German for eign minister, has made a communica- ton to this effect to the Russian ann basSador.
 A high official of the German foreign office said to-day in defining Gerlnany's position: Germany has not answered Russia formally, although she has in formed her confidentially as to the views of the German government. Ger tainly we do not object to the removal of the legations temporarily to Tien Tsin, as this would enable the mem bers to recuperate from their recent hardships. So far as the answer of the United States to Russia is concerned we now see it to be in substantial agree ment with Germany's position"
 When asked whether, If the troops were withdrawn, the empress dowager and emperor would return to Pekin, the foreign office official in question re- piled that he could form no opinion worth stating on that subject.
 Most of the German papers are of opinion that it is very doubtful if'Ger- many can adopt Russia's suggestions. and they deplore the evidence of threatened split in the European con- cert. One leading Berlin journal as- serts that Emperor William, while con- versing with group of officers last Saturday evening, said: Under no condition shall we give up Pekin, not even if every army corps has to be
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Ten Eyck Defeated.

Halifax, N S., July 3,--The single scull race on Bedford basin this after noon between Mark Lynch of Halifax James F. Ten Eyck of Worcester, Har- ry Vail of St. John. N. B., and James Norris of Halifax, for purse was won by Lynch in 22:30. The water was rough. Ten Eyck led for 100 yards. when he was passed by Lynch, who turned first in 10:50 with Ten Eyck sec ond and Vail third. These positions re- mained unchanged to the finish. Lynch won by two lengths.
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ORIGIN OF RUSSIA'S ACTION.
Said to be Her Desire to Frustrate the
 Kaiser's Scheme.


 London, Sept, 4, a. n1.-M. De Blow itz, the Paris correspondent of the Times, asserts that the origin Of Rus sia's decision to evacuate Pekir was her desire to frustrate the schemes or Emperor William and to correct the impression produced by the Kaiser speech attributing to Emperor Nicholas the initiative in the appointment of Field Marshal Count Von Waldersee to the command of the international troops.
 Russia also desired" says M. De Blowitz, "to save France from the hard necessity of placing her troops under Count Von Waldersee. The United States was also much dissatisfied with the prospect of their troops acting un- der German orders.
 .If you compare the Russian evacua- ton proposal with the American plan for beginning negotiations before Count von Waldersee's arrival, and if you add to this the prompt adherence of France addressed to the United States, you have the complete key to the Rus so-American mystery"
 The Vienna correspondent of the Standard telegraphs that he learns from good source that the Germans, Austrians and Italians will remain in Pekin after the Russians withdraw, Shanghai and Hong Kong dispatches express the utmost astonshment at the idea of evacuating Pekin
 The Daily News suggests editorially that Russia may have made secret terms with China behind the backs of the powers. The Standard expresses qualification at the explanation that the United States government does not ap- prove Russias proceedings.
 The Daily Express publishes an in- terwiew with a New York Chinaman, Liu Chuah, now staying in London, who admits Ii Hung Chang's "duplc- ity and rooted antagonism to western ideas,'' but thinks that the allies have no choice but to negotiate with him or to retire from China altogether
 The latest reliable Pekin date is now nearly a fortnight old An undated dispatch has been received at Vienna reporting that the allied troops march ed through the imperial palace August 2S but it was known that this date had been fixed by the allied commanders for a formal promenade.
 There is no other news of any kind. The Hong Kong correspondent of the Daily Mail says that teh Canton off, ciaIs have been ordered to transmit all possible revenue to the north for war expenses; that all pay of officials, from the viceroy down, has been stopped dur ing hostilities.
 Yu Hsien, governor of Shanghai CD, has sent a memorial to the throne ask ing for reward for having invited fifty-two foreigners under his protec- ton and for having afterwards killed xhem. In the provisional government estab- lished here each nationality administers section of the city, according to it's own ideas.
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Howe & Ste tson.
TO WELCOME BRITISH SoUADRON.
Arrangements Complete at Bath, Mo-.
 Admiral Sampson There.

Admiral Sampson There.
 Bar Harbor, Me, Sept. 3.-All ar engagements are complete for a rousing welcome to Vice Admiral G. D. Bed- ford, K O. B., and the five British war; ships comprising his squadron, which are expected to arrive tomorrow fore- noon unless the present southwest wind delays them All the warships of the American squadron are at anchor in the harbor. The Kearsarge had on board as passenger from Boston Rear Admiral W. T. Sampson, who has come here on visit to his wife. He will take no part in the coming ceremonies. During the forenoon Rear Admiral John H. Upshur (retired) with the conl- mittee of arrangements paid an official visit to Rear Admiral Farquhar on board the New York and later the call was returned. Upon the arrival of the British ships in the morning their flag ship, the Crescent, will fire national salute of twenty-one guns, which will be answered in kind by the New York. list page
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OCEAN LINER FROM GLASGOW.
Precautions in Examining the City of
 ROme's Passengers.

Precautions in Examining the City of
 Rome's Passengers.
 New York, Sept 3.-Health Officer Alvah H. Doty began before o'clock this morning the examination Of the passengers and crew of the Anchor line steamship City of Rome, which arrived last night from Glasgow, where there are now declared to be cases of the bu- bonic plague. The City of Rome sailed about ten days ago. before any cases of the plague had been reported, AS the usual period of incubation is only five or six days 1t would be expected, if any cases were on board, that they would have shown themselves before the voyage was half done. The snip, moreover, did not come direct from Glasgow, but by way of Greenock, which would still further diminish the chances of infection
 In spite of these facts, extra precau- tions are being taken before landing passengers. In addition to the usual lrl- dividual examination of passengers and crew all except first class passengers had their temperatures taken. Any whose temperature differed much from the normal were to be held few days, until all possible doubt was dispelled. At noon when the examination was nearly finished, however, not single case had been found. Passen- gers and crew together number nearly 90O and the examination will take the better part of a day. Dr. Doty declared that there was little danger to be appre- hended from the ship, but that precau- tions would not be relaxed on that ac- count
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"Taku, (No date.)
Short State Items.

Green Farms, Sept. 3.-Frederick Brown aged forty-eight years, was drowned while bathing here to-day, presumably being seized with cramps. MT. Brown is survived by widow and several children,
 Putnam Sept. 3.-Henry, the thir- teen-year-old son of Thomas Hubbard of Mechanicsville, was struck by the Air Line limited express Saturday af- ternoon and was instantly killed.
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Major Taylor Won,

Newark. N. J., Sept. 3.--At the vails- burg board track to-day the event of the day was the quarter mile dash for the championship of America. Major Taylor won; Frank Kramer, East Or ange, second; J. T. Fisher, Chicago, third. Time, 33 seconds.
 The five mile professional handicap was won by c. H. Collett, New Haven, 150 yards; Charles Hadfield, Newark, 250 yards, second; Lou Coburn, New ark, 300 yards third Otto Maya, Erie, Pa, 900 yards, fourth Will Coburr, BOO yards, fifth Time 11:15 S-5.
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Govan is on the left bank of the Clyde just below Glasgow, of which it forms suburb It contains very extensive docks for building iron ships and has other industrial establishments; also public library. It has population Of about 65,000 persons. Another death, supposed to be due to bubonic plague, occurred in Glasgow yesterday. Nine ty-three cases are now under observa- tion
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TITO MAINE CITIES IN DARKNESS.
Boiler Explodes in Engine Room of
 Electric Plant.

Biddeford, Me-, Sept. 3.-One of the big boilers in the engine room of the electric light companys plant in this city exploded this afternoon, killing William Heffran, forty years of age, and Charles Meserve, fifty-eight years of age, the former dying instantly and the latter some time later at the hos pita. This city and Saco, which were supplied with electricity for the street lights, are in total darkness as a result of the accident, The building in which the engines were situated was entirely demolished.
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1NY DAY, LABOR DAY FOR HANNA
His Reply to Question ns to Whether.
 He Observed the Day.

New York, Sept. 3.-Senator Hanna was at national republican headquar- ters to-day. When asked if he did not observe Labor day he replied: Yes. Any day is labor day for me" Senator Hanna said that tomorrow would be his last day at headquarters for sever- al weeks. He would leave for Cleve-' land with his family on Wednesday and would be present at the opening of the Ohio campaign on Friday at YoEngs-. town.
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Coaches for New Zealand.

St. Louis. Sept. 3.-A local car and foundry company has been awarded a contract for constructing 5ixty-eight passenger coaches for the government New Zealand. These cars will be built complete and then taken apart and shipped to their destination Men will be sent to put the cars together af- ter their arrival,
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Word from Baroness Won KetteIer.

Detroit, Sept 3.-President Ledyard of the Michigan Central railroad to-day received a cablegram from his daugh- ter, the widow of Baron Won Ketteler, the German ambassador to China, who was murdered in Pekin, saying: Come to Yokohama for me- MT. Ledyard and his son Henry will start for Yoko hama on the steamer which leaves Van couver September 12.