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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1900-03-08
Ex-Pre.ident CIeyeland,s Illness.

Princeton, N. j., March 3.-The re-
ports of the illness of eX-President
Grover Cleveland, according to his
physician, have been exaggerated He
says Mr.. Cleveland has bad another
attack of rheumatism which has late
ly confined him to his house. There
is feeling in Princeton, However,
that Mr.. Cleveland's health is not as
robust as il was some months ago.
fhe only information given out at the
Cleveland house is that the ex-presi-
dent is not seriously i'll.
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"LONG TOM" FACTORY.
A $20O,OOO Loss in the Great LIE Crue-
sot-They Supplied the Beers
with Their Big Guns.

lie Creusot, Department of Saone
ct Loire, France, March 2.-Fire broke
out in the famous cannon factory
here, whence the Beers obtained their
powerful Long Toms" Two enor-
nous buildings containing gun mate
rial and electjcal stores, inchlding
number of artillery models, were
destroyed. The losses are estimated
between 100000 and 100000 francs.
A large number of workmen have
been thrown out of employment.
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Public Debt Statement.

Washington, March 2.-The monthly
statement of the public debt shows
that at the close of business February
2s, 1900, the debt less cash in the.
treasury, amounted to $1,11s. ss6,059, a
decrease since February of $6,750,1
This decrease is largely accounted for
by the increase in the amount of cash
on hand.
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Hard ware Men Elect Officers.

Cleveland. o., March 3.-The Ohio
Hardware association closed its an
nual meeting in this city by the elec-
tion of the following officers: Presi,
dent, o. NJ. Scott, Marysville; vice
president, w. P. Bogardus, Mt. Yer.
non; corresponding secretary. Geo. NJ
Gray, Coshocton; financial secretary
w. II. Jones, Columbus; treasurer, II
G.. Woodward, Sidney. The associa.
ton will meet next year in Cincinnati
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Toronto. Ont, March 4.-The Mon
real express on the Canadian Pacific
railroad, due here at 1880 a. IN. Satur-
day, jumped the track between Ponty
Pool and Burkton, and bounded down
a steep embankment, the coaches top
pling over each other as they neared
the bottom of the incline. The train
was moving at rapid rate of speed
There were a large number of pas
sengers aboard, many being members
of parliament on their way from Ot-
tawa. Twenty-one persons were in
jured, none of them seriously.
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Council Of Jewish women.

Cleveland, o., March 5.-The annual
meeting of the council of Jewish
Women began here at the Wilson
avenue temple. There were about 100
delegates in attendance and the presi-
dent, Mrs. Hannah G.. Solomon, of
Chi. was in the chair and read
her annual address.
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Yvetts Guiiberrs Narrow Escape.

Paris, March 5.-Mlle. Yvette Gull.
bert narrowly escaped being burned
while asleep in an invalid's chair. The
curtains of her apartment in the Av'
enue de Villiers caught fire. Choked
with smoke, she awakened and called
FOR help, being unable to walk alone
as she is only now recovering from
the effects of the recent operation fol
the extirpation of her rignt kidney
Alarmed by her cries, her attendants
rushed in and removed her to a place
of safety, after which the fire was ex
tinguished.
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Death Due to n Hemorrhage.

Gallipolis. o., March. 3.--Hon. James
NJ. Kerr, one of the most prominent
democrats of this section of the state,
and proprietor of the large wholesale
hardware house that bears his name,
died suddenly of heart failure, pro-
duced by hemorrhage. He was a man
of considerable means, and leaves .
wife, two daughters and son.
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Col. Atkinson Dead.

New York, March 3.-Col. Matthew
John Atkinson is dead in this city
Col. Atkinson was born in Ohio in
1927. At Steubenville. o., he studied
law with Edwin NJ. Stanton, secretary
of war under President Lincoln. He
also took an active part in the civil
war, starting out as captain of the
10th Illinois cavalry. At the end OF
the war he was mustered out as 9
brevet colonel.
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Mobile, Ala, March 2.-Lieut. Le-
land james, of the battle ship Texas
and one of the engineers of the Bos-
ton in the battle of Manila, was mar
ried to Miss Bessie Wheeler. of this
city. The couple left later for New
Orleans, where the Texas is in port.
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Have Faith An the canal,

Managua, Nicaragua, March 4.-The
news of the remodelling OF the Clay
ton -Bulwer treaty and of the revised
form being sent to the senate of the
United States has just reached Mic
arsgua. The people Of this country
now declare their faith in the early
completion of the csnal.
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strike Through sympathy.

Chicago, March 5.-The union ma
chinists of the Chicago, Lake Shore &
Eastern shops, which are in the Illi-
nois steel works yards, have declared
a strike, and 1875 of these men did not
go to work. They are in sympathy
with the steel works employees, and
will not go back to work, they say,
until their grievances are attended to.
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Seattle, WASH, March 4.-The steam
or Wolcott, o. the Pacific Steam Whal-
ing Co., is missing and fear ls felt that
she has experienced disaster in the
North Pacific. She left here for Una
laska by way Of Sitka. valdes and
Cook Inlet, December 2s, and has NOT
been heard from since.
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Madrid, March 2.-The Filipino
junta here announces that special en-
voys from Aguinaldo will arrive in
Paris in March and will go thence to
London and Berlin to seek funds for
the continuation of the struggle
against American supremacy. 1t is
declared that guerrilla warfare will be
continued, and it is limited that assur-
ances of money to continue the fight
have been received from Europe.
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MRS. Roosevelt Going to Cuba

New York, March 4.-Mrs. Theodore
Roosevelt will start on Wednesday
next for trip to Cuba. Mrs. Roose-
yelt intends to make personal in
spection of the homes, the home life,
the opportunities and conditions Of
the people and to spend month In
the prosecution of her studies.
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Coroner Calls 1t Suicide.

, Marion, o., March 3.-Coroner Rhu
finds that Harold Williams, of Chi
cago, who died at the European hotel
Monday of morphine poisoning, COM
mitted suicide. When found he had
his wife's picture before him.
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weIl-Kno,vn Railroad Man Dead.

Springfield, ILL.,, March 2.-Col. Har-
ry f. Clark died at St. Johns hospital
in this city of Bright's disease, aged
66 years. He was well-known rail-
road man, and had been superintend-
ent of the Vicksburg division of the
Queen G. Crescent road and general su-
perintendent of the Cincinnati South
ern railway, with headquarters in Gin
cinnati.
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Columbus, o., March 4.-The 500
machinists who went out on strike
Thursday are still out. The employ
ers have made no effort to fill the
places. 1t is believed the fact that
three foundries signed new scale
before the strike was declared will
have a beneficial effect.
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Plainville, Ct, March "A passen-
ger train south bound on the North
ampton division of the New York,
New Haven e. Hartford railroad went
through washout about two miles
north of here, and rour persons were
killed and seven more or less injured
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Disc cu.sed Suffrage LesisIation.

Washington, March 5.--An impor.
tant conference of representative
Afro-Americans was held here at
which the testing of the suffrage law
legislation of the southern states, es-
pecially Louisiana, was thoroughly
discussed.
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Farmer Mysteriou.Iy Murdered.

Wheeling, w. Va, March 2.-James
Hervey, farmer living about six
miles east of this city, was murdered
by an unknown man who as yet has
not been captured. The motive is not
known
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Cleveland, o., March 4.-The car
barns of the Cleveland, Berea, Elyria
and Oberlin electric railway, west of
this city, We're burned early Saturday.
A dozen large suburban cars were
burned. Loss $4,000; covered by in
Surance
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padly peaten By a p.r~l.r.

Norfolk, Va, March 5.--George w.
Miller, baker, and his wife were at
tackled by a burglar while asleep at
their home in this city, and SO seri-
ously injured that it is feared one or
both of them may die. He then took
all the money in the house and es-
caDed
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Washington. MarA s.-Congress.
man sydney Eppes. of Virginia. who
was operated ON for appendicitis yes-
terdsy. died at GARFIELD hospital ~ u
o'clock midnight,
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Boston, .larch. About 5000 cut
ters, blacksmiths and tool sharpeners
employed in the New England granite
quarries struck for new schedule OF
wages providing for % per day and az
eight-hour day.
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Delaware, o., March s.-By the ex'
plosion of an engine here Friday two
men were killed and several injured
IL is reported. The engine was ct.
tached to freight train.
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Insurance Agent. Fen.

Chicago, March 5.-Nearly 80 agents
of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.
received injuries by the collapse of a
small grand stand upon which they
were being photographed and which
fell distance of ten feet.
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Republican Gail Issued.

Columbus, o., March 4.-P. w. Durr
secretary of the republican state cen
trail committee, has issued the officia
call for the state convention in Co
lumbus. April "a. and 25.
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suing a RAILROAD for Damages.

Gallipolis, o., March 3.--David r.
Davis filed a damage suit against the
Cincinnati, Hamilton G. Dayton rail
va. for $1,000 for being hurt in the
tuiinel of that road near Oak Hill.
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Bellefontaine, o., March 2.-Mrs.
Cassie-CourtneyB Baum, of Hardin
county, was acquitted on charge of
bigamy.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-09-21
MARCUS DAILY IS BETTER.
Copper King, III in New York, Said to
he IMPROVING.

Copper King, III in New York, Said to
BE Improving.
New York, Sept. 20.-It was said at
the Netherlands hotel today that Mar
Gus DAILY. who has been i'll at that
place for some days, was considerably
improved. The millionaire copper
king is sufferer from Bright's dis
ease and dilation Of the heart He has
sought health in many lands and
many climes, but finally gave up the
quest and returned to his native land,
as some of his friends believed, to die.
For a generation DAILY has been ma
tional figure, and his gigantic opera
tons in many and diverse fields of
enterprise has attra cted wide atten-
ton. He is immensely wealthy, hav-
ing made the bulk of his fortune in
Montana copper mines He was the
great rival of Millionaire Clark OF
Montana in the fight the latter made
for the United States senate. which
ended in his being unseated last
spring by the senate committee on
privileges and elections. It was
charged at the time that Days money
was freely used in the fight on Clark.
Daily is also turfman of renown and
has owned some OF the choicest pieces
of horselesh in America. His stables
are famous both in this country and in
Europe.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-09-21
BRITISH AND GERMANS JOIN. !.
Sly 2ts0 Chinese Against Protest -
other Powers.

Sly 4t,o Chiness Against Protest q
s other Powers. K
Pekin, Sept Is (yia Taku, Sept. IL.
"A German expedition went to IL
anghiang, twenty miles southwest Of
Pekin, today, captured and burned the
city and killed 200 Boxers. The Ger.
man loss was three killed. They were
assisted By forty-fve Bengal lancers,
commanded by Capt. Griffin, who was
dismonnted in the course OF the hgnt-
ing and surrounded by Boxers. He
was bravely rescued by the trumpeter
of the company. who has been recon-
nended for the Victoria cross. The
Indian contingent lost two killed.
The German detachment was 1000
strong. The other generals of the al
lies disapprove of such aggressive
movements. They are extremely anx-
ious to pacify the city of SPekin and
the province OF Pachili in view OF the
fact that the troops will be called upon
to winter here The authorities rec
ognize the extreme Importance OF
gaining the confidence OF the people,
so that supplies OF food and fuel may
Re obtained. It Is also felt necessary
to reassure the natives, so that they
may return to Pekin and resume their
ordinary occupations. @~~a
At present the chief trouble Is the
terrorizing that has been going on IN
the districts occupied by the French
and Indian troops. U.s.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-09-21
Cold-Vatee Train on Tour,

Chicago, Sept, 21.-The prohibition
special train of five coaches which left
Chicago over the c.. B. & @. tracks,
bears the chiefs of the teetotal party
on a campaigning tour through 1lli-
nois and the northwest. John G..
Woolley, candidate for president;
Henry B. Metcalf, candidate for vice
president; Judge V. v. Barnes, candi-
date for governor of Illinois, and Oliver
W. Stewart, chairman of the national
committee, were central figures in the
party. Beside the candidates other
well-known prohibitionists in the party
are: Hale Johnson, R. J. Mossop, V.
B. Gushing Of Maine, and Walter S.
Payne Of Ohio. Mrs. o. w. Stewart.
Mrs. Mossop, Mrs. Mulvihill and Miss
Grace Holly will accompany the speak
ers. The special will begin second
trip Oct. /. The itinerary Of Mr.. VOL
ley will be longer than that Of any
previous aspirant to the presidency.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-09-21
EXPLOSION SHAKES UP JOLIET.
Lakeside Oatmeal Mill Wrecked and
Burned-Loss $4,000.

Lakeside Oatmeal MIL Wrecked ano
Burned-Loss $4,000.
Joliet, ILL.,, Sept 21.-An explosion
in mill B Of the Lakeside Oatmeal
company's plant. In this city, shook
buildings within a radius of half
mile. Scores OF citizens were awak-
ened and all thought another earth
quake had visited the city. Flames
followed the explosion, enyeloping the
big four-story brick mill. The entire
Joliet fire department responded to an
alarm, out the mill was destroyed.
The total loss was $4,000: insurance,
s51 900. A spark from the grinding
stones, it is thought, caused the dust
in the mill to explode, thus causing
the fire. The mill has been running
night and day and seven men were at
work at the time. They barely es
capped before the flames cut them off.
John Kelly, who was at work on the
third floor, jumped through window
and alighted on a box car after a
twenty-five foot fall. Shortly after
the fire got under full Roadway the
west wall fell outward and a fire COM
pany had narrow escape. The box
car on which tho men were standing
was crushed. The Lakeside mills form
The principal competition of the trust.
David Oliver is the proprietor. The
burned mill had capacity of $50 bar
re]s Of oatmeal day. 1t will be re-
built
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-09-21
COAL CREEK MEN QUIT.
Tennessee Miners Strike. IN Sympathy
with Day Laborers.

Tennessee Miners Strike. IN Sympathy
with Day Laborera.
Knoxville, Tenn, Sept. 21.-A spe-
:ial to the Sentinel from Coal Creek
says about 900 miners and day labor
4rs employed by the Coal Creek Coal
company are out on strike. The men
demanded that the day laborers be
given al increase in wages, which
would make their pay equivalent to
that Of the laborers employed by other
companies in the Coal Greek and Jel-
leo districts. The company refused
to grant the increase, further than a
general raise of 7R per cent as agreed
upon ut the Jellico conference last
week. It happened that the labcrers
in the Goa! Creek company's mines
were raid a tritle less than laborers
elsewhere The miners are satisfied
with their scale, but a:e striking IN
the hope OF gaining the raise for the
day iabcrers. About ten men remained
ir the mines. 49,.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-09-21
!. CUBA VOTES FOR far w. !: J
'seeen1 Election i shows rA.. . 7. s
@G rate II Not =. iA'osccto-

y, rate Z Not Desired IN ''' =
havana l, Sept. 20.--Tba NJ.
ne elections Of delegates y, .su'ts o.
coming conn constitutional conysn III ,o'th,
.. Deing freely discussed IL M I'D NJ ne
The conclusion reached !. ~ cunshl.
convention will be controlled sns \. ".
revolutionary :. element. seno s y - tas !
day: sAs said To-
The convention will 4, I,
self to be Influenced BY An a.0N ~. A.
tative Of the United States 's !. e..
adopt and follow an lndepend.a, w
Icy throughout, in my onininn u Z! po Na
ing to decide as to the relation, AUS.
shall hereafter exist betv.., s III Il
and the United States. hi, !. saDa \
ter that SHOULD be left q I. -. ~.
commission" sslal
Mayor Rodriguez expressed !,
opinion, and other representative J N.
gates In various parts Of II. IN. 49, !.
adopt the same attitude. ''a ~
In the main the delegates ara =,
ape men. Most of them, it is said 30
IN favor of immediate and abso, =.
independence without the interyentia,s
OF a protectorate. - ~
Tho Hofoofod ror,.l1. ..s G 4{Isy e55365
lists here have raised the cry Of tra a1I
and have already held mass 49,.
ing to protest against alleged ille,,,I
practices. 4
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KILLED BY F!LIPiN0S.
Engagement Near S:niIoan - Twelve
Americans Killed.

Engagement Near S:niioan - Twelve
Americans Killed.
Manila, Sept. 2l.-During the last
seven days there has been distinct
increase OF insurgent aggression, par
yicu!arly near Manila, along the rail-
road and in the provinces of Laguna,
Morong, Buiacan, Nueva Ecija and
Pampanga. eliminating in an engage
ment near Siriloan, at the east end
of Laguna de Bay. in which detach-
ments CT the Fifteenth and Thirty
seventh United States infantry regi-
ments, ninety men all told. met 1000
insurgents, armed with rifles and in
t-enched. The American loss was
twelve killed, including Capt. David
D. Mitchell and Second Lieutenant
George A. Cooper, both Of the FIJI
tenth infantry, twenty-six wounded
and FIVE missing, who are probably
dead. The enemy had been pursued
for several days.
There are rImors Of attacks on the
railroad and OF trouble in Manila. Ref
ugees are arriving here from Laugna,
Morong and Pampanga provinces. The
natives OF Manila are restless and
many are leaving the city. The hos
tie demonstrations are particularly
marked along the railroad and on the
shores OF Lagura de Bay. The In
surgents have attacked garrisors and
outposts. In some cases they have
charged towns, fleeing when pursued.
Guiguinto, Polo, Malolos and Calico
can have been subjected to this treat
ment.
The Manila mail escort of thirty
men was attacked at Cabugao lake, a
two hours fight ensuing. Cabugao
was also attacked, the telegraph Office
there being destroyed. The insur-
gents have burned the village Of Ro-
sario They have been cutting the
telegraph wires and railroad at certain
points.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-09-21

Lincoln, Neb., Sept. Platter a
tour of nineteen days. during which
ne has travelled 1850 miles, made 112
speeches. and shaken hands with tens
Of thousands of people, William j.
Bryan reached Lincoln at II o'clock
p. m. Just before his arrival. he ex-
pressed himself as much gratified at
the size of the crowds and the deep
interest manifested IN Gil sections Wis
tied by him Oh his trip. Before start
ing on his tour Of the Dakotas and
othc. northwest states recently can
vassed by Gov. Roosevelt Mr.. Bryan
will spend three L.ys campaigning in
his own state.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-09-21
STATEMENT FROM MITCHELL
Saw the Number o. Miners Out Is
..a~- ...' About 10000"

...@7~ - T. About 100000"
President Mitchell OF the United
Mine Workers, after getting partial
reports at Hazleton from his iicuten-
ants has made tne unofficial statement
that about 10000 cut Of the l41, 900
mine workers in the anthracite fields
are now idle. All OF the strike lead
.ers say they are confident that every
mine will lie tied up before tho end of
the week and the production of coal
will be ut standstill.
Marching, the form Of persuasion or
coercion used by the Hazleton strikers
{ in 1897, has begun in the EaZleton re-
gion. A determined band Of strikers
from McAdCo vent to several mine
settlements before daybreak and in
duced several hundred men not to go
10 work. II was this marching from
mine to mine day after day in an eff
fort to stop men from working that
eliminated in the awful massacre b.
sheriffs deputies there in 1898.
Calvin Pardee, one Of the most in
fluential mine owners In the Hazleton
region, has given out an interview,
fulI OF defiance. in which he declared
that tho operators will never yield. to
the demands CT the strikers. and that
It Il q fight to the finish.
What is likely to become q serious
feakure Of the situation IL the stop
page OF coal trafsc and tho consequent
laying OH Of coal-train crews. Carry
Ing OF coal Ia almost at standstill In
the Wyoming and Lackawanna re
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BROOKLYN GAME
Catcher Robinson OF Stsst ,orisAe4ll
tacks Umpire Gaffney.

tUCkS OuYne oHHAoys
Brooklyn, N. Y, Sept. 21.-The g
between the Brooklyn and st.
clubs ended in row in the\thi
aing, and Umpire Gaffney desla}
forfeited to Brooklyn by sec
to 0. With Farrell at third, Jor
a grounder to Wallace, who ,
badly to the plate. Farrell slid
Robinscn's hands and was de
safe. "Robby" jumped up and t
throwing the ball at Gafney, russ
and struck him on the chest VIZ
fist. The umpire swung his q,
the player, just grazing his no.
ordered the big catcher out a.
game, but Robinson refused to go. Nc.
Graw backed him up. After waiting
the customary time Gaffney declares
the game forfeited and McGraw With
drew his men from the field. NC
Ginnity and Jones were the opposln1
pitchers and the game promised to q
interesting. Brooklyn had scored
run on a homer by Jennings in q u.
first and another in the third on FAT
relps double, while st. Louis We
BANKED. The 800 spectators receiVa s.
their money back.
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Washington, d. c.. Sept. 21:-To
preserve the entente cordiale existing
between the powers Russia has an
nounced that it is willing to modify
its proposal to withdraw its troops
and legation from Pekin to the ex-
tent OF leaving a detachment there.
Through Acting Secretary of State
Hill President Mckinley will make re-
spouse tomorrow to the German re-
quest that instructions be given to
Minister Conger to indicate the per-
sons responsible for the Chinese out
RACES and to the request of Prince
Ching that Minister Conger be in
structed so that peace negotiations
may be opened. Both requests will
be denied.