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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-06-12
THE CONVENTION BALL STARTED.
Hanna Will Arrive in Philadelphia Wednes
day Morning,
(By the Associated Press.)


Philadelphia, Pa, June 1.-The sub
committee of the Republican National
committee today started the convention
ball rolling and from now on until the
National convention shall have concluded
it's labors the party leaders will be full
of activity. f
The committee which was in session the
better part of two hours, considered the
business before it in secret. Sergeant
alarms Wiswell made a report of the
work done by him in connection with the
convention hall. Colonel Wiswells APP
pointments of convention employees as far
as made were also approved as were also
the assignment of press seats. The COM
mittee then took up the matter of ar
ranging for the meeting of the full ma
tional committee at noon on Wednesday.
This meeting will be highly important, as
the national committee will then take
up the contests from the various States
There are more than 30 Of these, and 1t
is not known how long it will take the
committee to decide them Chairman Han
ma will arrive here on Wednesday morn
ing, and committeeman are expected at
that time.
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RABBLE SOUGHT TO TEAR UP TRACK.
Troops Bound For Pekin Drove Them Off With
the Bayonet
(By the Associated Press.)

Tien Tsin, June 1O.-(Sunday)-Tele
graphic communication between here and
Pekin was interrupted this morning. A
special train left at ) o'clock this even
ing with 30 British troops to guard Tong
Shan. 1t is considered that the number
will be inadequate If trouble arises in
Tong Shan all the Northern China rail-
ways will be at a standstll.
Owing to difficulty in securing the
Viceroys permission for a third special
train to start for Pekin, the foreign
troops occupied the cars, whereupon the
Chinese engine driver ran away with his
locomotive. The crowd tried to pull up
the track but the troops cleared the rab
bic away at the point of the bayonet and
seized the engine.
On learning of this the Viceroy grant
ed permission and the train left at Sis
p. m. with about five hundred men. The
force was made up of $50 Germans, so
British and the rest French troops.
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still to come. European attempts to
divide and to coerce China will only re-
suit, he predicts, in the Chinese becoming
more united in their hatred against for
cigners. Already they are exceedingly
cmbittered against them. He considers
that the Europeans are be blame for eX-
plotting and taking advantage of the
Chinese.
peaceful and inoffensive people; but
Europeans. with their miltarism, are
changing all this.
The Prince goes on to say:
THE awakening of the Chinese will be
terrible. terrible All these warlike in
struments of destruction, the use of which
they are being taught, will probably be
turned against the Europeans themselves.
The Chinese have no fear of death and
they make excellent soldiers under Euro
pcan instructors.
THE prospect for Europe and Europ-
cans is not pleasant. One plan, perhaps
the best plan, would be to dsarm the
yellow races and to police China with
European troops but the powers are so
jealous of one another that even this plan
is difficult to carry out In case OF
general revolt Russia has not too many
troops at her disposal considering that
she has not only to guard long stretch
of railway but to protect her subjects
in Manchuria from being murdered. She
will, therefore, not be able to send many
to Pekin.
The Prince sincerely trusts that Rus
STA will never have to fight the Chinese.
He regards the present disturbance as
the worst thing that could have happened,
Russian interests being so inimical to 1t.
Anglophobes here say that England is at
the bottom of the whole trouble in China
and is endeavorng to divert European
attention from South Africa by causing
a disturbance in the Far East"
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Jour MISSIONARIES
APPEAL FOR AID
Continued from First Page.)

den necessity should arise for it. He was
to do nothing to commit the United States
in its future action. The traditional pol
icy of the United States in this respect
was to be rigidly observed.
Secretary Long this afternoon stated
that Re had sent no direct answer to
Admiral Kempff, nor was such an an
swer necessary in view of the subsequent
cablegram to Admiral Remey at Manila
The achievements in the shape of 100
additional marines which will come to
him from Manila in the course of a few
days would indicate the departments po-
sition sufficiently. 1t will take a Solace
full week to make the trip, according
to the estimate of the naval officers, for
it is about 1000 miles from Manila to
Taku.
1t is evident that the Navy Department
approves all Admiral Kempif has done up
to this point at least, as is shown by
the disinclination to hamper him by in
structions.
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CHANGES MADE IN THE TsUNG Ii YAMEN
The Dowager Drops the Mask, Will Stake All
on Anti-Foreign Policy.
(By the Associated Press.)

London. June 12.-(Tuesday)- Pekin
correspondent of the Times. telegraphng
yesterday. says:
Changes have been made in the Tsung
Lii Yamen. One Chinese has been retired
and four Manchus, rigidly conservative.
have beeen appointed. Prince Ching, the
only member with a knowledge of foreign
affairs, has been superseded by Prince
Tuan, a powerful supporter of the Boxer
Brotherhood.
The Times commenting upon the re-
organization of the Tsung Ii Yamen
considers it's significance unmistakable,
and says:
1T means that the Empress Dowager
has finally thrown off the mask and has
resolved to stake everything on her anti
foreign policy. Prince Tuan is creature
of the Empress, who is known to be one
of the chief patrons of the Boxers and
a representative of the most reactionary
party in China.
IF the Empress is to have her way,
the position of no foreign power in China
will be worth a months purchase, and
Western civilization will disappear from
the country altogether.
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THE EMPEROR's APPEAL.
Wishes the Powers to Dethrone the Empress
and Govern China Through Him.
(By the Associated Press.)

10y inc AS0oCldlcu 1891
London, June 12.-(Tuesday 1.-The
Shanghai correspondent of the Daily Elk
press telegraphing yesterday, says;
'Weng, Tung Ho, Emperor Kwang
Hsus tutor and confidant, who was dis
missed by the Dowager Empress after
the coup detat in 1885, sends with the
special sanction of the Emperor, and
leaders of his party including three Vice
roys, message to the people of the
West. In part it is as follows:
g His Majesty is convinced, through
amply trustworthy sources, that the
loyal support of many scores of millions
of the Chinese will be accorded to his
proposals for putting an end to the state
of anarchy brought about by the action
OF the Empress Tsi Isl.
The Government of China being g.
tually nom existent the Emperor proposes
that the foreign powers whose troops
dominate the capital shall remove his inn
perial person from the palace in which
His Majesty is confined a prisoner, shall
declare Empress Tsi Tsi and her present
Ministers TO be usurpers, and shall bring
Emperor Kwang Hsu to Marking, WI
Chang or Chang Hsi wherever the said
general powers deem to be the most suit
able situation for the new capital of the
Chinese Empire, under the new condi
tons.
- 1T is proposed by His Majesty and
his advisers that the foreign powers
should declare a joint protectorate and
undertake the task of governing the coun-
try through His Majesty
THE message suggests that the pro-
tectorate should abolish certain boards in
Pekn; appoint new Minister'S abolish the
existing so-called armies and establish
gendarmeries under foreign officers; take
control OF the customs, posts and tele-
graphs and work them through Chinese
officials, establish a uniform currency;
readiust taxation and insure the freedom
OF religion.
'Weng Tung Ho, who predicts a peace
full acceptance of such a regime, goes on
to say:
8" China is ripe for the change of tide
which the reactiCnaries vainly seek to
stem If it should so be, on the other
hand that the foreign powers seriously
contemplate the dismemberment OF the
Chinese empire, they have before them,
the huge task of facing dense millions
who, although lacking training and who
make but contemplate soldiers, possess
boundlcss powers of passive resistance
and would be able to wear out the pa
thence of any European rulers seeking to
govern them without regard to their pre-
JUDGES
=" The conquest and division of China
would be possible with 100000 troops, but
to retain the Government would require
100000 soldiers and centuries of work.
The task would end with the most i'm
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-06-12
1900 MEN START FOR PEKIN.
Sent by All Powers Represented at Taku, Capt
McCalla Commands Americans.
(By the Associated Press.D

Ten Tsin. June 1o.-The special train
that went to examine the line and recon-
hotter returned last night. The railway
was found clear two miles beyond Yang
Tsun. The engineers, with the guards,
walked a mile and a half farther They
found the ties and two bridges burned
and the railway torn up. They saw few
hundred persons, apparently villagers,
gathered ahead of them.
The first repair train, with Admiral
Seymour and his staff, $50 British, Capt
McCala's 100 Americans, 40 Italians. and
% hustrians, left this morning at half
past 9. 4 Hotchkiss and other guns were
mounted on a car in front of the engine.
The rest of the guns were mounted in the
center of the train. A second train left
at II, with 600 British, Japanese, Rus
sian, and French troops. Repairing ma,
terial and new rails were taken along,
BY ANGLO-SA PUSH.
Tien Tsin. June 10.-(Sunday)-It is
learned that but for the firmness of the
United States Consul and Captain McCala
(of the Newark, in charge of the Ameri-
can landing party, and the British consul
there would have been further delay in
dispatchng the international guards to
Pekin, and the majority of the forces
would not have been British. At meet
ing of the consuls and commanders of
troops last evening when the necessity
for the immediate dispatch of troops was
considered, the representatives of two
European powers questioned the necessity
and afterwards disparaged the idea that
the British force should preponderate.
The Anglo Americans however, insisted
and carried their point. The Americans
generally deplore the smallness of the
United States force here. At the same
time they are ready to defer to what
ever may be considered best at Wash
ington.
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well as with the better element, and think
it popular to withhold support from
State officers, and constantly criticise
every act of the police authorities.
1--WE have four regiments in Missouri,
consisting altogether of about $500 men.
The First regiment, with two hours no.
tice will be ready for duty. The three
others can be modified in st. Louis with
in ten hours. Camping sites have been
selected in the city and details all ar
ranged, and as soon as / am informed by
the proper authorities that a tumult eX-
lists in st. Louis, and that a condition
of lawlessness and disorder prevails with
which the city authorities are unable to
cope, the National Guard will be called
out to enforce the law and prevent furth-
er disorder and acts of violence without
delay"
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OTIS ARRIVES IN WASHINGTON.
He Says the Filipinos Are Anxious to Learn
and Remarkable Quick.
(By the Associated Press.)

Washington, June 11-Major General
E. S. Otis, accompanied by his aides Cap
tain Slayden and Lieutenant Stanley.
reached Washington from his home at
Rochester, N. Y, where he stopped over
to visit with Mrs. Otis and his children,
at 7:45 this morning He was met at the
station by Adjutant General Corbin and
General Swain, and the party were driven
directly to the Arlington hotel. After
breakfasting General Otis repaired to the
War Department where he formally re-
ported to Mr.. Meiklejohn as acting Secre-
tary. Thence General Corbin escorted
him and his aides to the White House,
where he was cordially received by the
President. Gen. Otis made no report to the
President in detail, although the situation
in the Philippines in a general way was
almost the sole theme touched upon.
He made one statement in particularly
which came as a distinct surprise, in
viuew of the fact that he has spent a
year and half in fighting the Filipnos,
for he declared that these same Flipinos,
were without question, the very best of
any of the Asiatic races living on the
Pacific coast islands. He paid a high
tribute to their acquisitiveness, saying
that young and old were alike anxious to
learn from the Americans and quick to
do so if given any opportunity. The de-
mand for schools on the American plan
was Unsuitable. 1t had not been possuible
to supply a sufficient supply of Spanish
American text books, the market having
been denuded of them. When the book
hungry Filipinos were told this, they
begged for American school books, and
declared that their children could learn
from them even without the Spanish text
and translation. General Otis found to
his astonishment that such was the case,
and he says that in the course of very
few months the Filipino children pick
up a fair knowledge of English. Even
the old native soon the text books in the
effort to fix English phrases in their
minds. There was dearth of teachers,
too. General Otis often had recourse to
the soldiers in his ranks who knew a lit
tie Spanish and so were suitable for de-
tail as teachers. General Otis said he
looked upon this educational movement
as the only solution of the Philippine
problem, and was confident that the
spread of American ideas through the
Filipino schools would if the end make
good citizens of the Filipnos.
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THE GOVERNOR ON THE ST. LOUIS STRIKE
He Will Call Out the National Guard the Nom
ent It Becomes Necessary.
(By the Associated Press.)

Jefferson City, MIC, June 11.-Governor
Stephens today gave out the following
statement regarding the ST. Louis strike:
Vigorous action has been taken by the
State government and st, Louis depart
ments to enforce respect for law in ST.
Louis, and protect life and property. The
Republican mayor, however, who is can
didate for nomination, not desiring to
offend, positively refuses to cooperate
with us, which lends encouragement to
the lawless element and mpedes our
progress towards restoration of normal
conditions.
"As Governor, | have cmscientiously
and fearlessly done my duty as my judg-
ment directed. | have requested that
$500 emergency policemen be sworn in.
and that the sheriff summon a posse of
1880 additional able bodied and law
abiding citizens to serve under the di
rection Of the police commissioners. Up
to this hour it has not been deemed
necessary by the police commissioners of
St Louis to order out the militia, the
commissioners yet believing that they are
equal to the emergency. There have
been only spasmodic outbreaks, which the
police and deputy sheriffs have been able
TO manage. The stripping of the women
was done by three girls, between the ages
OF II and Is. saloon keeper was also
arrested on suspicion of being impli-
Gated. 1t was not thought best to order
out the militia to shoot them. The girls
have been tried and sentenced TO terms
in the Industrial Home for Girls. Most
of the newspapers in st. Louis endeavor
to stand in with the lawless clement as
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-06-12
VALUABLE CITY PROPERTY FOR
SALE.

BY virtue of authority conferred by
judgment of Wake Superior Court, rem
dered at its October Term, 1929, in Il
civil action therein pending entitled A.
w Shaffcr, Executor of James II. Miller
deceased, plaintiff, against Helen Christ
mas, defendant, / will on Monday, July
9th, 1900, sell at public auction to the
highest bidder for cash, certain lot of
land in the city of Raleigh, Wake county,
n. c., on the south side of Newbern ave-
nue., and bounded by line as follows:
Beginning at the northwest corner Of
the City Cemetery Grounds on Newborn
avenue. and running thence with said
street west about so feet to the corner OF
the lot heretofore conveyed by Thomas
X and Melinda Howle to the Raleigh
Co-Operative Land and Building Associa-
ton, thence with the east line OF SAID
Association south 125 feet to stake in
the line of Melinda Howle's land, thence
in line parallel with said street about
so feet to stake in the line OF sald
cemetery lot, thence with the line OF SAID
cemetery lot north to the beginning, con-
tanning about II of an acre more or less,
and being the same conveyed by deed
from Thomas K. and Melinda Howle. to
Thomas d. McAlpine, on August 31st.
1869, which deed is duly registered in the
Register of Deeds office for Wake county,
n. c., in Book 2S, at page "a.
Time of sale II o'clock m. Place OF.
sale, county court house door in Raleigh,
n. G..
ERNEST HAYWOOD.
Commissioner.
June 9th, 19O0-dtds.
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happy results for both conquered and
conquerors.
His Majesty and his advisers beg
America and Japan to pause before re-
sorting to ACKNOWLEDGMENT, which can be
deferred at least until the Emperor's ef-
forts to govern his people and to restore
the happiness Of this great division of
the human race have proved abortive. If
the people are assured that the powers
are guiding and protecting His Majesty.
and do not intend to swallow the country
piece meal they and the soldiers will re-
turn unquestionably to the allegiance
from which the Empress diverted them. ="
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A DAY OF BLOODSHED
Three Men Killed in St.
Louis Sunday.
Several Others Were Wounded. A Conflict Be-
tween The Strikers and the Sherif's
Posse. Conflicting Stories.
Train Dispatchers Association.
Ravages of the Plague.
THE QUESTION OF A THIRD TICKET.
Gold Men Will Wait Until After Republican
and Democratic Conventions.
DEEDS OF A MURDER--MAD SEAMAN
Ravages Of the Plague.
THE QUESTION OF A THIRD TICKET.
Gold Men Will Wait Until After Republican
and Democratic Conventions.
DEEDS OF A MURDER--MAD SEAMAN
Pisano Kills One Man, Wounds Two Others and
is Mortally Wounded Himself.
(By the Associated Press.)

(By the Associated Press.)
st. Louis, Mo-, June 11.-Sunday was
one of the most eventful and bloody days
since the great strike on the ST. Louis
transit lines began more than a month
ago. There were numerous encounters
between strikers and other individuals
and the constituted authorities, resulting
in three deaths and the wounding of five
or more persons, mostly strikers. One
of the latter will die.
The trouble began when crowd OF
strikers returning from a picnic made
rush to board passing car for the pur-
pose, as they state, of taking ride. A
brick was then thrown through the car
window and a shot fired by some persons
unknown.
Members of the sheriffs posse armed
with riot guns then swarmed around the
strikers. Other shots were fired, and the
deputies began firing into the crowd
Today che city was quiet comparatively
The mayor issued proclamation calling
upon the citizens to observe the law and
forbidding the gathering of crowds.
Inquests will be held on the victims
of Sundays riot by Coroner Lloyd tomor-
row. Statements made today by wit
nesses were as conflicting as those of
Sunday evening, and difficulty is. antici-
pated in reaching a verdict which will
fix the exact responsibility.
President Mahon of the Street Union
today sent telegram to President
Gompers, of the American Federation of
Labor, requesting his cooperation and
assistance and declaring that the fight
in ST.. Louis had gone beyond the limit of
any battle ever waged by organized labor
in the history of the country.
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Senator Jones in Chicago.
(By the Associated Press.

Chicago, June 11.-Senator James *.
Jones, chairman of the Democratic Ma
tional Committee arrived in Chicago and
will be here several days looking over
the preliminary work of the coming presi-
Dental campaign. Wednesday William J.
Bryan will meet Senator Jones here for a
final conference before the Kansas City
Convention. Senator Jones said
There is absolutely no truth in the
report that l will endcavor to persuade
Mr.. Bryan to consent to the dropping of
the 16 to / plank from the platform this
year. There will be no abandonment of
any issue of the Chicago platform"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-06-12
UNDER THE BRITISH ADMIRAL.
All the Naval Forces Save the Russian Look TO
Him For Orders.
(By the Associated Press.)

London, June IA special dispatch
from Shanghai, dated today, says:
"All the naval forces except the Rus
slams, are acting under the orders of thu
British Admiral. 1t is reported that the
head of foreigner has been seen ex-
posed on a pole northwest of Tien Tsin
The Chinese are fleeing from Pekin and
Tien Tsin to Shanghai.
There are ominous indications of out
breaks in the Yang Use district. All
classes of atives in the north display in
tense hostility toward foreigners and the
Chinese soldiers point their guns at
foreigners as they pass by"
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YESTERDAY ON THE DIAMOND,
fBy the Associated Press.)

Philadelphia, June 11.-Cincinnati de-
veloped a batting streak today and hit
two of the Philadelphia's pitchers at will
They made twelve hits off Ortiz and a
like number off Fraser. The locals bat
ted well, but not enough to Offset the
tremendous cannonading of the visitors.
Attendance 3,424.
Score: r. H. E.
Cincinnati. ..OO13 sos 2-1S "a 3
Philadelphia % / 0 0 OIL o. 8 IA 0
Batteries: Newton, Phillips and
Wood; Fraser, Ortiz, Mcfarland and
Douglass. Umpire. Emsle. Time 2:40.
Brooklyn, June 11.-Phllippi lasted
three innings today and then Waddell
tried to stop the hitting of the Brooklyns
He was touched up for single, triple
and a home run in the fifth. and two
singles in theseventh. Pittsburg bunch
ed its hits in three innings on Kennedy
but could not win. Attendance LOO
Score: r. II Il.
Pittsburg.. 80 0 0 8 90 OF 3
Brooklyn -. II 0 8 0 0 0 SIS IS 8
Batteries: Phillippi Waddell thinner
and O'Connor; Kennedy and Farrell
Umpire, Swartwood Time 2:04.
Boston, June 11.-Longs magnificent
work in the short field saved the game
today for Boston His backing up of
Lowe and quick return of the ball to the
plate in the eighth saved one if not more
runs Attendance 1,200.
Score: r. H Il.
Boston. -. 1000 % 81 I 4
Chicago. :. 20 0 0 1 0 0 0 . 0-3 8
Batteries: Cuppy and Sullivan; Gar
vim and Chance. Umpire. Hurst. Time
2:3O.
New York, June lit was MERGERS
good pitching. backed up by timely bat
ting that enabled New York TO win from
st. Louis today. Mercer had excellent
control and the fielding behind him was
of the best.
Score: X. II. r..
New York :. 20 0 6 1 0 0 IS 13 4
St Louis :. 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 90 3
Batteries: Mercer and Warner;
Hughey and Robinson. Umpire, ODay.
Time 200.
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ON THE CHARGE OF CONSPIRACY.
American Ice Co., Officials to 1e Tried Wcdnes-
day Probably.
(By the Associated Press.)

New York, June 1.-THE officials of the
American Ice Company who were recent
ly held by Magistrate Zeller in $4,000
bonds for the grand jury probably will be
tried on the charge of conspiracy We'd
nesday next before the Court of Special
Sessions. District Attorney Gardiner to-
day sent the papers in the case to the
court of Special Sessions, and the per-
sons held will plead before that court
unless some motion is made to transfer
the case.