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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-10-20

Those who assert that IN amazon Is the
only tvDe 81 woman VINO would call forth
Rudyard Kipling's best efforts err in the
same direction as do the critics who lind
traits of Mulvaney i'll all his men, says
writer in Modern culture Magazine. True.
he has often sighted the eternal woman
" by writing wonderful stories that treat
only OF men, of the forces OF nature and
of dumb creation: but ms conceptlon q
thing else that he has written. that he
looks into the vast mirror ot the world
and sees humanity with sHnlpatnetic eyes,
WI without destroying nltr best Ideals.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-10-20

kipling IL To receive 500 Tor the SEMI
al rights Of his new novel, kim II the
Rishti' He will receive about $4,000
from the receipts Of the sales in book
form These are not record breaking fig
ures. but they indicate the financial value
it is to :; man to be leading author OF
fiction
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-10-20

Maine has given birth u many cleve
writer's. and is rife with more or les
authentic anecdotes of the early days. Q
these authors OF Harriet Prescott tMr'
SpoffordD. whose Atlantic stories had
notable vogue. it is remembered that o
one occasion Hope" was given her elias
as subject on which to write poem
What was the surprise of teacher an
classmates alike when she appeared wit
a large roll of manuscript and prOceede
to read lengthy metrical narrative, i
which personified Hope was. carrie
through all the stages from infancy t
old age. each period being described in
senarata cantOt
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-10-20

Edward " Townsend. author Of
"Chimmie Fadden.' is dramatizing Mr.
Dooley." The result should be anything
but commonplace.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-10-20

Winston Churchill. author Of Richard
Carvel" is at work on 4 new novel that
will deal with the Civil War. 1t will not
he published serially. which is a satistac-
tory announcement 70 many who like to
read a book without interruption, ana yet
obiect TO the DELAY the serial period in
wolves.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-21
TO REJECT CHINAiS APPEAL.
DEMANDS OF UNITED STATES MUST
BE MET BEFORE TERMS ARE MADE
Rr The Associated Press.,

lBy The Associated Pressa
Washington Aug 20-There Is reason to be-
Aeys that the evertures received te-day from
IA Hung Chang will be rejected on the ground
that the conditions laid down In the American
note have not been complied with and until
adepted the Governments course must proceed
without reference to China's appeal for halt
In the proceedings. The dispatch of August i
said specifically that the United States was
ready to enter into an agreement between the
Powers and the Chinese Government for a cesr
sation of hostilites on condition that the rellei
forces should be permitted ito enter Pekhg
unmoiested" and escort the legationers thefs-
from under such circumstances as the COM
manding general might lay down, but UP to the
present time there is no evidence that the aIeo
forces are unmolested at Peking. OF have re-
ceiyed the sanction of the Imperial Government
TO convey the legations to Tien-Fstn without
further troubls and under the conditions laid
down by the commanding general. On the
contrary all of the dispatches indicate that the
allies are meeting with stubborn resistance
and there is an entire lack Of compliance Win
the conditions laid down by the United states
.n its dispatch of August IL. AS stated, how
ever the Government has given no au-
thoritative statement Of its purpose IN reply 10
China's supplicaton of to-day, and there Is still
a slight chance that complete compliance with
the demands or August Is Hldy 10
in the Peking dispatches before the final de-
termination on the reply is made. The disposi-
ton tonight is clearly, however. in the line
above indicated. There are some unexplained
features OF Ii Hung Chang's application one
of them being that while he asks the allies TO
cease hestilities, ne gives no assurance that ne
has the power to make the Chinese army and
the rebellious Boxers cease their hostilities.
The attitude which the international forces
will observe toward the Emperor and Empress
Dowager is understood to have received official
consideration among the Powers, resulting from
a request from the southern Viceroys that no
personal indignity be shown to Chinas rulers.
In response to this 1t is generally understood
that there will be personal indignity to the
Emperor and Empress Dowager not because
It is felt that there is any special consideration
due them but because China would be pre-
cipitated into a chaotic condition II the respon-
sible heads of the empire lost their functions
In view of the general desire Of this Govern
ment and the others concerned to keep China
intact and speedily to restore quiet. the dispo-
sition among officials is toward refraining from
any personal indignities to the Chinese rulers.
1t develops in this connection that all of the
Powers recently rejected the proposition of the
censuls at Tien-Tsin to destroy the tombs Of the
Ming Dynasty. The proposed destruction was
threat held out to the Chinese in the hope Of
bringing them to terms but the Powers re-
jected the proposal.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-21
BOY, CLOTHED ~ SHEET. LIVES N rooDs
RETURNED TO RANDALL's ISLAND. WHENCE ~
HAD ESCAPED sr SWIMMING

W
HAD ESCAPED BIZ SWIMMING
me police al West chsster yesterday captures
I.arIS S wood eleven years old, who has been rgr-
nins about In the Borough OF Tha Rron, a.
nsar'S nude condition since he escaped from Par
"a" island month ago. Wood escaped s-or, -.
island BY divssttng himself OF his cIothine s1s
swimming across the Sound. For several vel.
the police have received reports from Bronx and
Pelham Bay parks that boy was lurking IN ths
woods with only a sheet about him. The urchIn's
head protruded through slit which he had made
n the sheet BE usually appeared amolg ptcnC<grs
While they were at dinner 20 beg food
yesterday Captain Burdne and Detective Dillon
caught glimpse Of the lad he vas entering
the woods. and they gave chase He ran Ike
deer Ehe of1esrs oyerSook aim after a run q
about half mile and brought him 20 The station
house. The boy finally admitted that he had Is
cdQed from R1nd2lFs Island HIS body was thin
ana eLnaeiated ana covered With sweIlings from
the bites or mosquitoes and OthsF iuseC-s "A
said that he had lived BY begging food. a-rired n
q ShesC Whlch he had taken from a corhasif-a
a part or the time he existed berries ana SrTl
.Whsn ne was hrought 20 the police station Peer
Aaher, the prtzehghter took interest IN Eis
case and went out % a clothing store and bouEhr
nm a new OUTFIT The boy was returned ~ f6a
authorities az Randalrs Island BY the Gerry So
ciery -
New-York tribune., 1900-08-21
ALLIES GALL FOR HELP
Continued from nrst page.

a pro-foreigner, have been decapitated and that
Yung Lu has been imprisoned by Prince Ching
1t Is added that the Emperor and the Empress
Dowager are sixty miles west OF Peking, un-
der the constraint of Prince Tuan.
Ii Huns Chang goes north Immediately.
Hsu Tung was member of the Imperial Sec
retariate and president of the Civil Board; Ii
Shan was a member OF the Ministry OF the Inn
perIal household The identity of VI Lien Yuan
cannot be traced
New-York tribune., 1900-08-21
FAILED TO KILL RECORDER GoFFs DOG.
MAN ARRESTED FOR LEAVING THE ANIMAL IN
PAIN.

Charles I. Roake. who lives in East Thirty-sec-
ond-st.. Avenue E. Bayonne. called into
the police headquarters OF that city last night and
there arrested at o'clock BY George H Nc
Carthy. president of the Hudson County IN. j.
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
When Recorder Gof, of this city. started on his
vacation he left the valuable Russian foxhound
that was given to him In care Of his clerk who
placed 1t in care of relative in Bayonne. Thurs
day the dog got loose. and had a MT at Avenue D
and Thirty-second-st. Bayonne. Mr.. Roake was
passing the corner at the time ana. believing the
dog to be mad borrowed a revolver and fired five
bullets into the suffering animal Thinking the
dog was dead, he then walked off, leaving it in
the street.
Thomas +. Garrett came along soon afterward
and. seeing the dog in agony. shot and killed 1t.
Mr. Carney. IN whose care the dog was, heard OF
the Hudson County Society for the Prevention OF
Cruelty TO Animals. and SWOre out a warrant for
Mr. Roakes arrest Mr.. Roake Is water pur-
veyor OF Bayonne and member or the Republican
City Committee. His brother. Lanning. went on his
Lail.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-21
RUSSIAN ATROCITIES DENIED.
FALSE STATEMENTS ATTRIBUTED TO WIFI
OF SIR ROBERT HARTs SECRETARY.

FALSE STATEMENTS ATTRIBUTED TO WIFE
OF SIR ROBERT HARTs SECRETARY.
Washington, Aug 20-The diplomats con-
nected with the Russian Embassy have been
annoyed by constant reports attr1buting atrocity
to the Russian troops in China One of the most
notable instances was an alleged interview with
Mrs. Anna Drew. the wife Of E. 3. Drew. the
Chief Secretary to Sir Robert Hart. AS refu-
tat!on Of the sentiments attributed to her, Mrs.
Drew has addressed the following letter from
Chicago under date of August IL to the Rus
sian Ambassador. She says:
We have been living at Tien-Tsin the last
year and returned from there only last week.
Our steamer was besieged with newspaper re-
porters upon our arrival at San Francisco and
although / was extremely careful in what said
to them, a great many strange things have been
put into my mouth by some disagreeable people.
The worst of all was an article which attributed
70 me the most horrible story of the atrocities
committed by the Russian soldiers wish to
deny these statements in full and as the ac-
count has been copied into many Eastern news
papers it has perhaps come 10 your notice 1
feel that at least must tell you how false II all
Is. In fact, can from my own experience during
speak only in the highest terms Of praise of the
Russian soldiers. who undoubtedly saved our
lives on more than one occasion.
n giving this letter out for publication the
Russian Embassy wishes il understood that lit
lie Importance is attributed to the effect OF the
stories rejecting upon the Russian troops Were
II not that the woman concerned is desirous of
correcting the false reports no notice would be
taken Of them as the facts themselves are the
best refutation Of the sensational stories pub
hshed, with the obvious purpose OF preiudicing
the American press and people against the Rns-
SLAMS.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-21
THE MASSACRE AT PAO-TING-FU.
MR.. FOWLER CONFIRMS REPORTS OF MUIR
DER OF MISSIONARIES

Washington. Aug 2O.-The State Department
this morning received a dispatch from Consul
Fowler. dated Che-Foo August Is. It relates
to the massacre of missionaries and others at
Pao-Ting-Fu. which has been referred to a num-
Der Of times in the press dispatches, and has
generally been conceded to have occurred on
June 80 The first part of the dispatch is so
badly mang1ed in transmission that 1t is i'm
possible to make much of it. The text is as
follows:
Che-FoO, received August Is.
Secretary of State, Washington.
Evening thirteenth. Reported all Presby-
terian missionaries PaO-Ting-Fu, killed
June 80, premises burned. Same
(ntght0. Catholic mission. Rain stopped
work. July first, attacked American
DOardD. PitIxin - shot dead trying keen
gnng out. Misses MorreII, Gould, taken Boxer
headquarters, killed. (BagnaII0 killed near
uempleO. Cooper and BeIginns' fate I'M
certain. officials had sent all home from,
yamen. All natives connected forefsners
suffered like fate. Authority Special mes
senger sent by Tten-Tsin missfonaries
FOWLER.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-21
PRIEST ARRESTED IN KoUyr VERNON.
ALLEGED TO HAVE ABUSED a POLICEMAN WIEN
ANGRY At MISSING CAR

While his way to ST Joseph's Seminary. at
Dunwoodie, where he is to spend his retreat.
priest. who said he was the Rev William Ward, Of
Sullivan County. arrested in Mount Vernon
last night charged with disorderIy conduct Father
Ward was standing at FOurth-ave- and First-st
waiting for trolley car, when Sergeant BeckVttn
came alonS in plain clothing
What do I take to get to DUnwoOdie- asked
the priest
Take Harlem Station car replied the Officer
There goes nov"
The priest grabbed the case containing his vest
meutS and ran after the car. but did not Overrake
it, When he returned to the corner he Vas ansry
and began berate the officer il is said Sergeant
Beckwith finally displayed his badge, and told the
priest that IL he became too noisy he would arreS1
him
You dare not. dare you to touch me- ex-
claimed the clergyman.
Sergeant BeCkWiuh took Father Ward by the arm
and led him to the station house After the pries.
had spent several hours IN q cell CHIEF Foley ana
Acting CITY Judge SinnOt had conference win
him aud decided to permit him 70 GO When Eatner
Ward left Police Headquarters he shook hands
with all OF the officers and offered many apololes
for having put them to any trouble he sad Jhs
he irrftsted when he failed 20 set g car, aR1
thought Sergeant Beckwtth was some citizen Wo0
was foOling him
New-York tribune., 1900-08-21
SHANGHAI MAY HAVE UPRISING.
BLACKsMITHs PREPARING WEAPONS FOR
THE BOXERS IN THE NEARBY VILLAGES.

THE BOXERS IN THE NEARBY VILLAGES.
Robert E. Speer. one of the secretaries of ths
Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions. yesterday
received a reply to his dispatch sent on Saturday
to the Rev. ]. c. Garritt. at Shanghai inuuiriug
whether DR.. and Mrs Cortland Van Rensselaer,
Hodge were in Peking not The reply was.
Hodges believed certainly Peking"
The Hodges were stationed at Pao-Ting-Fu but
it was understood that they were in Picking at the
time of the massacre at the former place In
Saturday confirming the OF the massacre that
Mr.. and Mrs. Hodge not among those killed
Mr.. speer sent the cable message to Mr. Garritt
regarding them.
The American Bible Society has received letter
from its agent in China. the Rev. John R. Hykes
dated Shanghai. July II. In It he says in part:
l do not see how we can escape some disturbance
here in Shanghai. 4 few days ago Boxer placard
was found posted a wall a short distance from
my house The Buddhist priests who are the
hundred of whom have been in Shanghai for several
weeks, are gradually disappearing. They have
evidently accomplished their work, and we are
about TO enter upon the second stage. Reliable
natives tell US that in all of the villages about
Shanghai the blacksmths working day and
night making swords and spears for the coming
Boxers This is precisely what took place in the
north.
Mr.. Cannon and family are in Yokohama, Japan
They are probably destitute having been forced to
exodus OF Chinese from Shanghai The lowest
estimate places the number who have left Shanghai
In the last three weeks at eighty thousand. They
have turned everything into cash and taken IL
New-York tribune., 1900-08-21
PLANT OF A BRITISH DIPLOMAT
SAYS THAT ALL THE POWERS EXCEPT
AMERICA ARE IN LEAGUE AGAINST
RRITAIN
BRITAIN.

London. Aug. 21-Julian Ralph. in THE Daily
Mali this morning. quotes from diplomat of
high standing. whose name is not given, who
declares that Russia is vigorously endeavoring
to secure American support and TO break the
harmony existing between the United States and
Great Britain.
England says the diplomat in question
"has no first class Power. except America, which
offers her the slightest ground for hoping a
friendly hearing of her cause. The bitter feeling
of to-day will generate war against her to-mor-
row, Russia's plan, which is encouraged by
Austria Hungary. France and Germany, is to
strip Great Britain of all support-to leave her
naked-before such a war begins"
New-York tribune., 1900-08-21
FUyER4L OF DAVID MITCHELL.

The funeral of David Mitchell. who died last Sat
urday VIII take place this afternoon at Calvary
Baptist Church at o'clock The paHbearers VII
be ex-Judge W. NJ X. OIcOtt, under whom MI
Mitchell was Assistant District Attorney; George
R BidweIl Lieutenant +. W. Tappsn. U s n;
Henry c. Conger. Charles Frazier. Senator Jehn
Ford William PIimIy. Eugene COnllin. James H.
Merchant. James w. Osborne, John FOord and
L. A Gould. The services viii be conducted BY the
Rev. Edward Judson the Rev. +. r, Morse ana
the Rev. ~ j. White. Burial viii Be in keuSco
Cemetery
New-York tribune., 1900-08-21
CHRISTIAN ENDKAVoRERs NOT IN NEED.

Boston. Aug. 2O.-Considerable anxiety has been
caused in Christian Endeavor circles because OF re-
ports TO the effect that large numbers of America
had been stranded In Europe. To determine il
Christian Endeavorers were really in need John
Willis Baer, the secretary OF the United Society.
sent message to George 3. Gran representative
of the society in Paris and to-day the following
reply received:
Christian Endeavor tours Nos 6 and 7. number
ing l90 are In Paris. with all the members we'll and
happy and all bills paid. Most OF the delegates
leave CherhourS on Tuesday. August 21 by the
North German Lloyd steamer Aller for New-York
and tss balance August q"
New-York tribune., 1900-08-21
MISSION CHAPELs DESTROYED.

Washington Aug. 20.-A telegram dated
August 20. from the Japanese Foreign Office.
says
The Japanese Consul at Annoy telegraphs as
follows August Is:
1T is reported from the interior that In Ting
Chow-Fu and Lung Yuen-Chow several Chris
tian chapels were destroyed by mObs The anti
Christian movement appears to be spreading
toward the district of Chang Chow-Fu. There
do not, however, seem to be any foreign mis-
s1onaries in the interior"
New-York tribune., 1900-08-21
1NuNDATIoNs IN JAPAN.

The central cable office of the Western Union
Telegraph Company sends out the following notice.
foundations in Japan have seriously crippled the
telegraph service of that country. Nagasali re-
ports only line working, alternately with Toxic
Yokohama and Kobe but very slowly. One line to
Osaka mas been restored. All messages are sub
iect heavy delaY.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-21
MIR. WILCOX AT SHANGHAI.

Washington Aug. 2O.-The State Department
is in receipt OF a telegram from Levi S. Wilcox,
Consul of the United States at Hankow. China,
dated at Shanghai August IS. In which he
states that upon the advice of the Department
he has moved to Shanghai as have the other
Americans who were in Hankow
New-York tribune., 1900-08-21
MISS ALICE DAVIES ADJUDGED INSANE
DAUGHTER OF A WELL KNOWN MATHENATI-I.y
has PARANoIA

MISS Alice Davies, now confined IN BloomlnsiaEs
Asylum. was adjUdged insane by a Sherins -rrv
yesterday in White Plains. Mss Davies Is a
daughter Of the late Professor Charles Davies Who
a well known mathematician. She Is past
middle age, and for some time has been OF failing
mind She has paranoia. which IS said 70 b IL
durable.
For some time Miss Davies was in a private ssna-
toriuIn at WASHINGTON, Conn. In June she visitzi
this city. She Went TO the Grand Central Station
on June q for the purpose Of returning 70 the
sanatorium. She tried 70 get note 70 the nreSi-
dent of the New-Haven Railroad. and told those
about her that she would return only IN a private
car. She spent the afternoon at the Ashland House
telephOning 10 noted people IN Washington Tor
military escort. She said she knew Secretary
Root, and called MIN Up the telephone bur word
came from Washington that he was out Of town
Miss Davies sent message to President Mckinley
asking for a detail OF United States soldiers 70
protect her, but no answer returned Mss
Davies had habit of ordering all manner OF goods.
especially what she least needed from merchants.
In this manner she up bills amounting 70
So 600. She has income from the Davies estate.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-21
CORPORAL DUNFoRD NOT MISSING.

Watertown. N Y. Aug. 20.-Corporal Fred. Dun
ford. of Company c. 9Th Infantry reported missing
after landing at Ten-Tsin. China. has arrived in
this city. He has not been in China. Some one
with malicious intent wrote to a Watertown paper
that Dunford was missing. and was probably killed
or cantured by the Boxers.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-21
ANOTHER PETITION PREPARED.

u O.
the Marshal under the warrants IN extradition y
ANOTHER PETITION PREPARED.
II Neely's counsel win prepare another petition in
habeas corpus. which, besides Fecitins the aver
LacOmbe, the whole controversy. IN all It's aspecfs
fore the Supreme Court upon appeal from an orSs
denying the application for the writ based upo1
such petition
John D. Lindsay thanked Judge WaIlaee Tor HI,
remarks. Mr.. Lindsay then submitted a new peti
ton for writ OF habsas corpus Judge Wallace
United States District Attorney Burnett and NJ
Lindsay then began discussion over the qusstio,
as 10 who has at present the custody Of NeeIv
The prisoner" said Judge Wallace must be n
the custody Of some II he Is not in tbs ~,,
tody OF the Marshal Of the District Attorpsv y.
must be In the custody OF Judge Iacombe ?,
would snow no dtsrespect 70 aese IN your perist,
that the prisoner was not in the custody OF tbs
Marshal, but Of Judge Laeombe"
General Burnett said that the prisoner VA. -.
IN MS custody. he said Il seemed to him tos,
while the prisoner was not. in his onfr.o1 -,
uHuST thS warrants Of arrest IN extra1iffor ,--4
order OF arrest and was in the S.rsSsz' S 'es eyn
aasca agsI Ia eaat order Judge Wallace said: 'Tf an
arrest II is supposed that the arrest Is uer fbst an
Mr., Lindsay agreed TO take this v4.v =, ~.
MA Sleged u his petition that NeeIy was in t
the proceedings BY saying: 0''l''~'si
relieving Doss5ie MF Lfna9a9 LnfIsha9n fr65s s' 9f al Of
tbo,b ItIPtSSIesSIonal conduct He has acted All
fQI DUTY toward hts client There was -orbirs -
dueed any embsrrassr1ent In tbs 1a ToSS nave Ia Pro
LacOH1oe Judge Laeombe and have dffPers4 Re
OF US is infaAibe. Both of US have baS s5'ner
M vsEseo oy tne supreme Court in which NAV ssv
we we're right F--'''" 'hat
ImInediately upon adjournment the new ns,,,,o,
was hIea IN ene Clerks Office OF the Circuit Court
New-York tribune., 1900-08-21

with them. There has been heavy run on. both
financial pHnle The foreign banks have informed
their customers that they will not alew any over
drafts, so that we mtlst anticipate and be pre-
pared FAT any emergencies that may arise.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-21
WHERE IS THE DowAGER EMPRESS

London, Aug. 20.-The Japanese cavalry have
left Peking in pursuit of the Dowager En-
press and her Court. according to kilograms
from the North received at Shanghai by Chinese
officials. These dispatches aver that the
Empress and her treasure train protected by
thirty thousand troops. have already arrived at
Wu-Tai-San, in Shen-Se Province.
The field telegraph north of Yang-Tsun is in
terrupted and nothing under Peking date ap-
pears 20 have reached Yang-Tsun since August
II. Heavy rains have been falling in the
Province of Pe-Chi-Li
BeBrlin, Aug. 20-The Foreign Office has re-
ceived dispatch from the German Consul at
Che-Foo, under to-day's date, saying the Dowa-
ger Empress was believed to be inside the
Palace at Peking, and that the allies were still
bombarding the fortihcations.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-21
NO EXCITEMENT AT SHANGHAI
FRENCH MARINES LAND-MEMBER oF
TRIAD SOCIETY SENTENCED.

London. Aug. 2o-The landing OF the British
troops at Shanghai is not causing excitement
among the natives. a detachment of one hun
dred French marines landed there to-day A
customs cruiser is reported TO have gone to
Tien-Tstn to take away the foreigners rescued
from Peking.
Many influential Chinese have interested
themselves in the fate of a Chinaman SEN
fenced by an English court at Hong-Kong to
six months Imprisonment at hard labor be-
cause he was member OF the Triad Society