davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-09-27
RELAXATION OF ANXIETY.
shall Represent a. In Peace
Negotiations.

Washington. Sept. 24.--With the
three pending diplomatic notes bear.
ing on the Chinese situation disposed
Of by answers TO their respective pow.
erS, the attitude of the United States
now Is waiting one. There was .
general relaxRtion of anxiety appar.
ent yesterday and the day, moreover,
passed without any developments In
the way Of important dispatches.
Now that the notes are acted upon,
the question of the commission 10 ne.
gotiatc peace Is ngain revived. Among
others whose names were suggested
hast night. as one Of the commission.
ers. waA Judge William n. Day, OF
Canton. the former secretary Of state.
Judge Day served with the American,
Spanish peace commission, and In al!
probability would he pcrsonh gratn 70
China. His IN health, however, In a
serious consideration which might
lead him 10 decline IL offered com
m.Fhonership.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-09-27
sALIsBURY's MANIFESTO.
says the Government Must be suE-
tanned In order tu secure
Peace In sauGh Africa.

Lnndun, Sept. 2i.-Lurd Salisbury'a
manifesto tn the electors of the t'ni..
al Kingdom, In anticipation Of the
| parliamentary general elections, en-.
phasrrs the necessity that the
Vu'ru.s government should bC sup
ported by % strong parliamentary ma
lurii} as "th, only means Of cunyinc-
tug thr inhabitants uf the conquered
south N'rjcau territories that there is
10 hope of dlycrtinc the government
from their policy hy persistent resist
aucr nr agitation"
htUT rCmarkiug that "uli the re-
rent troubles in Soufh Africa have
been dine to e shift of parliamentary
opinion az critical moment" tho
prim" minister goes on to say;
III viii depend upon the disposition
and conduct of the Buerr how long nn
interval is to clnpsc before their full
position as british colony is at
tuiurd. The brilliant success of Lord
Roberts army must not blind us TO
the impcrfcctiors disclosed In our
own defensive nrmor. imperfections.
which, hut for the war. imperfcctions
remained unnoticcd. II will be- the
urgent duty Of parliament and the
government 90 remove these defects,
q duty which certainly could not he
discharged by ministry dependent
upon broken party"
In conclusion. Lord Salisbury refers
to Chimp as "A difficulty, among 9th
ers. confronting the government, and
requiring that the government should
br armed with strong INA ajority In
the house Of commons"
lie urges, that, In view of all these
considerations, there should be- no alb.
stCntiuns AZ the polls.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-09-27
PEACE PROPOSALS DECLINED.
Rsnrwcd Activity oa the Part ~ the Fiil-
pinos Due TO Insi ractisBs FVo:=s
the uenE kOnE Janta


Manila, sept. 2i.-The insurgrnt
demonstration last week prove to
have ucru more extended than was at
hr-i reported. From Cngayan and
Isabella provinces and the northwest.
crI districts Of Luloh come accounts
o. insurgcnt operations and American
precautionary measures.
Merchants In the Province of Alhay
are getting their hemp 10 Manila M
rapidly AZ possible, fearing that other.
Wise it will be burned by the ,nsur,
gents.
Nt llo ilo there was considerable
nn,icty lest M uprising should occur;
but the insurgents there are ,r8siug
ihoir activity and returning in h.tt
ciuthiug 70 the gnrrisnncd towns OF
th" district. ~ a resumption Of In.
surgcni operations is considered quite
pi "hnhle, the Americans there az,
taking the necessary strpE.
The American casualties Ia Wllc
wounded or missing during the ia t
ten days approach one hundred in.
cluding Sinllaon, a. the east end Of
IngInn dc Hay. where the insurgents.
after the engagement, delivered ten
bodies Of our dead.
Documents captured IN Manila show
that the insurgents activity Ia this u.
cinity was ordered by rebels here, fol-
lowing instructions from the Hong
Kong junta.
Senior Buencamino has received
from ARuinnldo an answer regarding
his peace proposals. ARuinsldo te
clincs Ia consider them aud declares
tina, be is unwilling 10 agree TO a COM
promise.
Archbishop Noyaldrn. with Bishop
lIcvia and ten friars, will leave for
Spain Tuesday. ilc goes Ia render his
drrrnninl religious report. lie says
hr expects 90 return here. nuring his
absence the affairs NJ the arrhGioccsc
will %" administered by Monaghan
thnprllc.
The amnesty expired Scptrulhrr -.
nud The conditions that existed prcvi-
ouslN ha,, hycu resumed
An iusurgcnt proclamation, signed
last month by \guinnldo. directing
that NWcriraa prisoners b,' set at lib
crty; that good treatment he accord
ed rapti,r-. aud that so hr paid to
zach American surrrndrrinc, has
reached Manila. Few prisoners were
rrlra>rd under the proclamation. Two
WIN lrus. mat arrived from. tho HatIlga
district. rrpurt that the insurgents in
TINT l"rah'y ARE "iu better spirits"
dian they had displayed 90 any time
since tpril
Snmar IS short of ricc hut, as tho
hrmr supply s abundant. the Iruplc
at, shipping hemp io l.ulnn island
and smuggling rice va rNchangs.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-09-27
THREE BEFORE BREAKFAST.
Record, Monday, BeRinnInE at
sprinMneId, Nc.

Carthage, No., Sept. is.--col. Bryan
began his days work az Springfield,
Mo-, at 5 a. m. and he had made
three speeches before breakfast. The
second appearance Of the day was
nj Aurora, and ihe third at Monett.
IL was barely daylight when Spring
field was reached, but notwithstand-
ing the early hour, there was large
crowd awaiting the arrival OF the
train, and n band was heard In tho
distance as the presidential candidate
emerged from hts sleeper buttoning
his Overcoat closely about him to
keep out the chilly morning air.
4 vast majority of those present
were mcI, hut there were not few
women and children in the thronR.
aud they chcercd quite rs Justify as
did the men when Mr., Bryan came in
90 view. He did not speak to exceed
FIVE minutes az either Springfield or
Aurora. but at Moncti he left thr car
and addressed the crowd from tho
elevated porch of q nearby hotel His
talks were nil along general lines, re-
ferrinR principally to the trusts and
10 imperialism, and suggesting ques-
tions TO be put to republican oppo-
nentE.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-09-27
A STEP TOWARDS PEACE
A Partial Agreement signed by sew
sTaI of the Allied
Powers.

Washington, Sept. ls.--The state de-
partmcnt has received a dispatch from
the consul az Fu Chau. China, trans
mitting q copy Of an agreement en-
tered into betwrrn the riccroy and
Tartar general Of Fuh-Kicn province
and the foreign consuls at Fu Chau,
which provides in substance that the
Chinese authorities will do everything
In their power 20 protect the lives and
property OF foreign offices, merchants
and missionaries resident in Fuh-Kien
and nt Annoy; that central and south
ern Chinese shall not br attacked by
the foreign powers so long as the
local authorities maintain order, and
that the ndmirals OF the several ma
iions will bc informed that II ~ not
advisable that number Of naval YES
sells should visit Fu Chau, lest the pco.
pie he alarmed. The agreement Is
signed by the Russian, United States,
Japanese. British and French consuis,
and by Viceroy llsu Ying Kuei and
Gen. Shanllrn.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-09-27

llcan board Of ssaazscFa Of the city ss &C.
Louis valued the street railways o. scarce.
" more than " pr ecns. of thoir aetnAl
worth. this samS eaty board aaseReea ths
real estate at y per cent, or seven times
And ys, Col. Dalton proposes to place
ne FARMERS OF Missouri At the mercy 81
he KNOWS fun wen that NJ. Louis DOM
mates the. republican party IN Missouri,
WIN VINE ,ss as esops S n aT hs sss strength
III Col Dalton wants an 0blrct.iea-
son In the burdens OF TAXATION, all he
needH 20 do is 80 pay taxes under Zisgen-
50. LsulM m object Lesssn.
'1e knows 81 L.oals. under the reckless
extras sapance OF tie present administers
tion, costs her property owners every year
double the sum in taxes that in expended
By ths state for all purposes.
''He knows he pays In federal taxes ten
1mes over vha, he pays the state
,Ha kaoNs that under the old republican
state constitution the state officers re-
eeiyed salaries aud fees which made them
rich IN single term.
He knows that a democratic constltu-
ton limited the compensation Of state offs
GERS 10 reasonable salaries an requires
all feee and special thNtr TO be paid into
the state treasury ~ which the depart
menln AZ The state capital are made prae-
uealiy seii-suataining.
lie knows that, while the constitution
only requires tsso,e0l Of the state debt 10
nN kAfA EhNN year. AiE NNNlhaFNttf uBWiih-
lstFatian In the last four years paid over
e. oui 90 Of thin debt In cxcess VI the con-
ettutiunsl requirement
He knows that Mr. Dorkery, during hts
long service IN congress. was recognised
by both parties a. the uluHt watchfut man
OF the public treasury Df any membrv In
either houge.
He knows that with AR. Dockery as
governor the same prudent watchfui care
OF ptafe expenditures will characterize MS
every official act
"He knows that before Mr. n1ckery's
term IA hatf over the state bonded debt
wtli ipc wiped out and the state tax Of ~
cnntk reduced 10 lS cents
what assurance have the people Of d
llAa aarYlre on the nnra OF Col ElnrN p,
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-09-27
SITUATION AT GALVESTON.
Bringing order oat OF Chsos, nut the TssaS
is sim n hiost Oneroas
One

Galveston, Tex. soui. s{.-At =
meeting of the central committee.
held yesterday, Mrssrs. Kicker aud
Lee, who had the contract Tor clear.
ing away the debris. rendered their
rcsignntions because, they said, some
dissatisfaction had been expressed.
Kicker rendered the continuance Of
his personal services free OF charge
as he was giving them tu the city dur
inr the past two weeks. The commit.
tee passed resolution this morning
that Aomc one be appointed tu take
charge Of the removal with compcnsa-
tion, and icus Moltcr. n prominent
ahipbrokcr, was appointed io that
duty.
\ committee from the city council
appeared before the central commit
tee yesterday to coufrrwith reference
to obtaining funds 10 maintain the
police, fire. water and other nccrssary
departments of the city government.
The central committee appointed q
subcommittee 10 request GOV Sayrrs
20 come tu Gnlc,stuu TO confer Iu re-
gard 10 this and other pressing mat
tiers. In Response to the request Gny.
Sayers has telrgraphcd that be- wilf
leave Austin for Galveston tomorrow
night.
The transportation committee has
been advised that the railway Iiucs
leading out Of Houston will honor no
more requests for free Transporting
tiou.
The pay rolls Of the inborrrs Who
worked on the streets under the milf
tnry regime from September , to
September "a wcro cumpIrird last
night The distribution uf checks
commenced yesterday aud about three
thousand six hundred dollars W.. put
out
In all about forty bodice wrrr akcu
from The ruins to-day.
Tomorrow 1t is estimated chat 800
men will hc ut work uu ID, .ir,rts
clearing the wrcckagr Thirty days
viii be required tu do the work.
Tho plan 90 rrrri homes fnr 'hoec
who lost everything hy the storm. 20
earnestly udyacutrd hy Miss lAriuu.
Of the Rcd Gross society. l- meeting
with every encouragement. 4 largo
fund is TO hc raised for rhD- purpns. 10
be- DISTURBED by direction OF Ni.. Bar
ton.
Five hundred nud sryrn'v.sIN per-
sons we're treated nt th" emergency
hospitals yesterday
Two uf the city hnrh. wore uuurd
to-day, rashing scrip rur rr', Hhurrrs
employed in cleaning street t,rarNaur.
There were many VISITOR. 900 fh, rliv
to-day. among the mm.rr H.... Paul
H. Moore. 81 Jefferson Clt,. Mo-. priv
utr secretary iu Go,. Strph'ue uf that
state. Mr. Moore was accompanied
Boy Curtis c. and Joseph T., stephens.
of ST. Louis. sons Of Gov. stephens.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-09-27
Mrs. Massey Leaves for Washington.

Galveston, sept. 2i,-Mrs Musscy.
third Nicc-prcsidcnt and counsellor NJ
the American National Red Cros, 80.
"irty. left for headquarters in
Washington yesterday. having spout
week here with Miss Clara Barton.
Mrs. Mussey will attend tn the han.
ding Of supplies at headquarters.
supplies are being stored aud assorted
as they arrive here from al parts of
the country. aud will he syEtomaticaI.
ly distributed under direct supervision
of the Red Cross as they are received.
Mrs. MusScy thinks Galveston will
need S5,oO0,OOO, and 50 stated In rc.
cent address TO the people of the
country.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-09-27
THE PROHIBITION CAMPAIGN,
Presidential Candidate wooiiey naa
Party start On Their Rear
Platform Campaign.

Chicago, Sept. 2o.--The prohibition
Fcar-platform campaign began at $50
q. M, when special train of bag.
gage car and two PullmRns pulled out
of the Union depot over the Chicago,
darlington & Quincy. Among those
aboard were John g. woolley. candi.
date for president; Henry B. Met.
calfc, candidate for yice-presidcnt;
Nolney H. Gushing, of Bangor. Me-
and Oliver w. Stewart. of Chicago,
chairman OF the national executive
committee. The train will run through
Illinois. Iowa, Wisconsin aud other
central and western states.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-09-27
Talpi.a Car PaAAenHers Screamed.
SURVIVED HIS WIFE A WEEK.
Death of Joseph E, bates, u Former
aayor of Denver, After a
Lonk Ilineaa.

Denver, Col, Sept. 23.--Josepn y.
Bates. mayor of Denver In 1872 and
1855, died at a;40 a. M, one week af-
ter the death Of bis wife. lie had
been i'll for long time. Mr.. Bates
was born in Chnutaqua county. n. Y,
In 1888. His youth WINS spent in Miehi-
gan, and he was a pioneer settler in
Colorado, where he was engaged In
mining and mercantile business.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-09-27
A RELIC OF SPANISH RULE.
Porto Rtco'R Demand Against Cubh--
Asks Repay of n Loan
Made Co spatn.

HAVANA, Sept. 24.--Porto Rlco's de-
mand ON Cuba for the repayment 81
more than two million five hundred
thousand dollars, advanced to Spain
60 conduct military operations against
Cuba, has been the source of consid-
erabie amusement here. Cubans are
asking why they should repay funds
lent To the enemy for the express pur-
pose OF subduing them.
Gen. Wood will return the docu-
ments forwarded from Washington
90 Gov. Allen, OF Porto Rico, togrth-
er with a memorandum couchcd ia
diplomatic language, pointing out
that he Is unable TO take any action
in the matter.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-09-27
DONE By TRAIN ROBBERS.
Nebraska and Idaho the Latest
Scenes of Bold and Sue
cessful Operations.
An EXPRESS CAR ROBBED IN NEBRASKA.
Four Masked Men MA the Job-IB
Idaho a Little Man. MASKED,
Played "a Lone iinnd %. n NORTH
~rn Partar TraiE, aohbtag the
sleeping Cur PRHsraEers.

Lincoln, Nrh., Sept, o. -Four
masked men held up the expires cur
un the ~. l.ouis-portluud train Of
the burlington, ~ the village Of
Woudlawu, few miles northwest pf
Lincoln The men commanded the
express messenger 10 open the local
safe FOR them and allow them 10 go
through H.
Didnr Tackle the Through safe.
The through safe, which the mes
r,uErr could not open aud which con-
tanned a large sum OF money, was not
molcstcd, The robbcrs secured very
small amount from the local safe.
After going through the safe the men
left the express car aud disappeared.
The train left Lincoln shortly after
midnight aud 1t IL supposed the rob
bers boarded IL NJ this place.
Many stories AnoHt
There arr many stories afaat here
concerning the holdup. a young
man who came In from the scene said
the engineer was struck over the
head with revolver, aud that the
p"rkcis uf the passengers were riflrd.
The railroad nupluritlcs deny this
STORY and say no money WAS secured
except from the local safe They nd.
mt the engineer and fireman were
covered with rryolycrs and we're com
prllcd q" stop the train, but say
nriihvr WIS hurt
trrpt over the Fender.
The four rohbcrs cr"pr over the
tender To- reach the ruaru,mru. The
fireman nas ordered to dr,urh the rx-
prrss car from the rrmaiudrr of the
train. hu' 'h.s hr was unable TO do.
The Burlington company ha, offered
" r""nd "i $500 for the apprehension
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-09-27
Their uemnnan alrnntea.

Cleveland, o., Sept. 2o.--The Mer.
chant Tailors' exchange of this city
has granted the demands of the jour.
ncymen tailors for n ten per cent.
advance in wages ON all kinds OF
work. The new scale takes effect i'm
mcdiately.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-09-27

Shanghai, Sept ct.-lt is believed IN
official circles here that Prince Tuan
has been or will br promoted To mem.
irrship in the grand council. and that
the taotai Of Shanghai will be ap
pointed provincial Judge, with The no
torious BAKER, Rang ~. as his deptu,
here. The foreign officials are under
stood 90 he protesting to the Yang
Use rieeroys against these appoint.
ments.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-09-27
BIG FIRE IN BROOKLYN.
Grain Warehouse asd Elevators on
the Atlantic Deck Partially
Destroyed.

New York, Sept. 23.--Firc partially
destroyed the large grain warehouse
aud elevators ON the Atlantic dock,
Brooklyn, causing loss Of $780, 600 ia
buildings and contents. The ware-
houses are owned by the BROOKLYN
Wharf a Warehouse Co. The indivsd-
ual damage 20 stock was: Nash. Whit
ten a Co., 5000 bushels OF oats. and
the Lyman Grain Drying Co., 1000.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-09-27

sleeping Ear rHSsrnHrrs Hnbhcd On
N"rthrrR parIac 1raia.

sleeping car rnHsrnarrs Hnbhrd on
Northern parIac lrnia.
spokane, Wash. sept ., single
handed, @ masked r"blr,r held up tho
"rai.hruud passenger train uu the
Northern Pacific at IA. m., and sue.
"'rdrd iu getting awu, with about
S'Ih lu cash. several watches and A
quantity of irwclry. Tnr ruhbcry
occurred after the train lrn Nthul,
Idaho, and th" lone rubbcr Irft the
train nt Eaihdrum
ENid~Htiy CnrrfuIIy Planned.
The hold-up was evidently carefully
planned. aud was executed with o cool
dclibcruiIou which showed the rob
her thoroughly understood his husi-
ness. Until he lcU the train. few Of
IN" passengers realized that nuI, one
man we iu the plot. Conductor Dun
ming WIS the only person on the train
"h" offered serious resistance and
few shots from the robbers gun cf-
fcciually sil"urrd the trainmcu.
An ENrhRnHc OF shotH.
Ns the ruhhrr stepped on the train
81 RaihdrHu the conductor came out
~ the tourist car and fred twice at
him. The latter returned the
FIRE. clipping piece Of leather from
the conductors shoe. No one WAS hur.
during thr h"ldup. but every occupant
OF the three cars was tcrrorizcd.
Llttie Man with "A Mig Gun.
The man boarded the train az Sand
Point, Idaho, where a short stop was
made. lie rs described rs being lit
tie over five feet in hcivth, Of slight
build, had light mustachc and wore
dark suit uf clothes. musk and
q slouch hat. After The train left Athnl
he gained the rear of the second Pun.
man sleeper aud AZ oncr began opers-
tions. From bunk to bunk he worked,
waking up the slccpcrs and demand.
ing their ynluHblrs. while covering
them with formidable looking revol-
yer.
TonEisa Car Passengers scw~amra.
After cleaning mp both Pullmnns
the robber entered the tourist car.
Here the occupants began 60 scream
with terror and attracted the attrn-
tion of che conductor, who was in
the forward part Of the coach lie
came down the aisle. and the robbcr
backed out the ear door and slipped
on the platform as the train was
pulling into Rnthdrum.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-09-27
THINKS TnE WAR a MISTAKE.
hat Admits That Its Results Are Irrs-
NaLnbIr.

London. Sept. 2l.-Mr. John Morley,
literal, member for Montrosc hurghs.
In his manifesto. declares that his
opinion has not chPngrd that every.
thing might have been attained in
sunih Africa without war.
In n single year" he says, "the
work Of n generation Ia uniting the
Dutch aud English In South Africa has
been undone. and NOT even In Ireland
has the difficult race problem been
more miserably mishandled."
Mr.. Morley admits. however, that
It Is Impossible TO revoke the procla.
nations Of annexation.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-09-27
AMERICAS WITHDRAWAL.
German Opinion of Its Result ON ths
sItuatfDh.

Berlin. Sept Discussing the
answer of the United States govern.
meni TO Gcrmany'a proposal rcguui.
ing the Chinese settlement, the NJE
Eischc ZcitunR says;
"hmcrica's abandonment of the
concert OF the powers will not haze
serious consequences for their diplu.
inuiic negotiations. bni Il viii render
ihcir task more difficult. inasmuch ~
nothing No increases Chinese prcsump.
ton and insoleuce as the knowledge
that harmony In the ranks Of their op.
ronents has been disturbed. Tho 40.
tiun Of the United States u equivalent
to an abandonment of the common in.
trrcsts Of occidental civilization and
pvSsiiiiy will lead 60 a prolonRation
OF blOodshcd.'
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-09-27
Loss on LIrE ON RANCHES.
sheep iicrd~rs Drowned Tn FLOODS
Caused hy CIoud-uHr,is.

san Antonio. TrV.. sept. "A
rluud-hurst IN The valley of the Nrucrs
river Saturday night drI much dam.
ngr io property and also, nccordin, {,
10 reports received here. resulted in
loss uf life on the ranches of the vi
riHiiy. fhc Nrucrs az Uvaldr rose -
feet IN two hours.n and broke telegraph
communication. \ number Of ranches
we're inundated, and one English
shcrpmau, Ethoihcrt Mcdonald, To-
gcthcr with some MrNirnu sheep herd.
ers, are said 20 have lost their lives
on q ranch la the mountains near
Bracket.
From reports of colony OF mo-
mudic Italians. it is thought that two
lost their lives In ,h" anuda that went
down the Ncuccs.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-09-27

The seventeenth annual 81. Louis
exposition wns opened on the night
of the nth, under most nuspicious cir.
eumstanees. At $3.50 o'clock every en-,
trance TO the great building was
thrown open, and for an hour there
after stendy streams of people poured
through all of them. II was rstimat.
ed that at least 2s,ooO persons at.
tended.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-09-27
ssiss D.~pssll.s ans lse.r..

London. Sept. 23.--The following
dispatch has been received;
Pretoria, Friday, sept. 2i.---
Meshuen completely routed q Bocr
convoy at Hart River. west Of
Klerksdorp, and recaptured is
pounder lost AZ Colenso. lie also cap
tured 80 wagons, 5000 cattle, A.ooa
sheep, Z0.o10 rounds Of ammunition
aud ss prisoners.
''fiiidyard occupied yryheid Sep
ternber ~. turning out the Isocrs from
. strong position, The HritIsh casu-
alsies were few
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-09-27
WHAT RoCKHtLL aAY ADVISE.
win UrEr wa@hfnRton 60 withdraw
the Americas Trasps.

win UrEr wa@hisRton 10 withdraw
the American Trosps.
Pckin, Sept. 10. via Taku. Sept. ga
Mr. William woodville Rockhill. spe-
cial commissioner of the United
States. has already conferred with Mr..
ConPrr, the United States minister.
but he has not yet met Prince Ching,
u is understood that he will advise
Washington TO withdraw the Ameri.
can troopS as speedily as would he
safe.
The plan TO withdraw the German
legation from Pekin has been tcmpor.
Rrily abandoned, pending the receipt
Gf iur. her instructions from Berlin.
The Russians report a Boxer dem.
orstration against the railway yr*
terday, and the Germans are dis
cussinr nm expedition 10 Pao Ting-l'n
Hi,'r the arrival of their main forSc
Gen. Chaffcc will go To Tien Tsin
soon.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-09-27

The School Of Mines and Me,ailur.
KY at Rolia opened with n record.
breaking attendance. The standnrd
OF admission 10 the school has been
raised, and the quality OF the student
body IL superior. As an evidence Of
the reputation Of the school abroad,
nearly ffty students from other
states and countries have entered
their names on the roster.