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£an Antonia Bails £iflbt
VMJJIHE 111. NO. 205 8 PAGES.
w. W. Willing. J. R- Norton.
WALLING A NORTON
Lawyer*.
Practice In all the State and Federal
Court*. Office Boero bulldinfl Oppo-
site courthou**. BAN ANTONIO TEX.
« IF YOU KNOW
the value of a telephone In
■wgs| your home WHY NOT
JHHWL tell your friend*? if you
don’t know ask the Local
Manager.
Southwestern Telegraph and Tele-
phone Company.
BASEBAU
I
RECORD T ODATB.
Clubs. Played. W. L. P.C.
Brooklyn 66 42 24 .636
Chicago 36 31 .537
IPittsburg 69 37 32 .530
iPbiiadelphia 68 36 32 .529
Cincinnati 69 34 35 .492
St. Louis 65 30 35 .461
Boston 64 28 36 .437
New York 63 22 41 .349
YESTERDAY’S RESULTS.
At New York— R- H- E-
New York ....47 0 02010 *-14 19 1
Brooklyn 0 00000100— 1 6 6
Batteries — Hawley and Warner ;
Howell Dunn Kennedy McGlnnlty
and McGuire.
At Pittsburg— R- IL E-
Philadelphia .. .5 443 4 0 0 3 —23 24 6
Pittsburg 2 002 0 4 00— 8 9 5
Batterlee—Piatt and McFarland; Lea-
ver Chesbro and O'Connor.
At Cincinnati— R. H- E.
Cincinnati ..00 00 000 00 I—l 6 1
St. Louis 0000000000-0 5 2
Batteries—Phillipps and Peltz;.Jones
and Criger.
TODAY S GAMES.
Pittsburg at Chicago.
St. Louis at Cincinnati
AROUND THE BASES.
Brooklyn used four pitchers yester-
day but couldn’t stop the avalanche
of basehits from the Giants' bats.
Cincinnatians saw a pretty tcn-in-
ning 1 to 0 game yesterday between
.the Reds and Cardinals which was
won by the Reds on a hit by Barrett.
Pittsburg fell down hard before Phil-
adelphia yesterday. Pittsburg twirler*
were in bad form. Leever lacked con-
trol and gave six bases on balls and
five runs in the first inning. He was
gauged for ten basehits yielding four
runs. Chesbro was substituted but
proved an easy mark for the Quakers
and was Hammered for fourteen hits
and fourteen runs. To add to the di-
lemma Jimmie Williams sprained his
ankle and Dick Cooley was put out of
the game for back-talk to the umpire.
The defeat was a costly one for the Pi-
rates for today finds them out of sec-
ond place which position they had
just attained.
President Johnson of the American
league expresses himself as bein'g fa-
vorable to umpires being a trifle len-
ient with losing teiams as it encour-
ages them to play better baseball.
Usually the umpire gives the losing
team the worst of it.
Infielder Fred Raymer of Sioux City
is down with small-pox and will be
out of the game for a long time.—Ex-
change.
Ned Hanlon the king of basebail
nfanagers is always alert for an oppor-
tunity to win. He does not confine
his team to one style of playing but
is always ready to do something un-
pected. In a recent game in New York
while his men were doing the hlt-aud-
ruu their opponents got onto the style
and spoiled every play that the
Champions tried to makp under the
hit - and - run method. So Hanlon
changed the course and when Jones
got on first instead of trying for a
right field hit Keeler bunted the ball
about five feet along the third base
line and beat it out. The next four
men hit out from the shoulder with the
result that enough bingles were push-
eel out to pull down New York’s lead
of three runs and put one to the good
on Brooklyn's side.. After that it was
all over and Brooklyn won out
PLUME DRILL AND HOT.
Pleasant Affair Given by Company G
Last Evening.
A hop and plume drill was given tn
Muth’s garden last evening by the
members of Company G of the state
militia. The weather was bad for an
event of that kind but notwithstand-
ing this there were about 75 couples
present.
In the plume drill Charles Gerlach
won the modal. Charles Salter the
former winner was not present to de-
fend it.
The affair was considered very pleas-
ant and dancing was continued until
1 o’clock this morning. It was given
for the purpose of raising money for
the purchase of delicacies while in
camp at Laporte.
The committees in charge were com-
posed of the following members:
Floor—Lieutenant George Clavln Ed.
Gallagher Lon Ellison.
Reception — Lieutenant Ed Pigott
and Charles Salter.
The boys leave Sunday evening July
22 over the Southern Pacific for La-
porte. and will go into camp there
Monday morning July 23 to remain
until Monday night July 30.
City Clerk W. W. Johnson wen* over
to Austin on business yesterday after-
noon.
PUBLISHED Al BAN ANTONIO BEXAR COUNTY TEXAS ANO RMIBTBRCD AT THE FOBT OFFICE AB SECOND CLAM MAIL MATTER.
LONDON LEDGER
QUEEN VICTORIA'S GREAT GAR-
DEN PARTY BUCKINGHAM.
Clouded By Trouble* —Foxhall
Keene'* Reappearance —American
Ladies to the Front—Lady Ran-
dolph Churchill’* Wedding—Other
Interesting New*.
Special LAndcc Cable Letter —Copy-
righted 1900. The Associated Press.
London July 14. —The most bril-
liant garden party of Queen Victoria’s
reign has proved quite ineffectual to
dispel the anxiety and gloom hang-
ing over Great Britain. The escape
from Comas sic of Sir Frederick Mitch-
ell Hodgson the governor <>f the Gold
Coast colony and his wife and party
and the safety of the majority of those
who so long were in danger of massa-
cre at the hands of the Ashantis ere-
ated a momentary feeling of thank-
fulness .and jubilation. But this was
quickly dissipated by the news of the
disaster at Nitral's Nek ami the
gravity of the news from China. A
week that opened with high hopes
trom all quartets of the globe where
Great Britain's interests are imper-
iled ends with none of these hopes
realized except as regards Ashanti
and even there an English garrison
still awaita relief. In South Africa
th» nation was prepared for though
it did not really anticipate guerilla
warfare. But repeated disasters of
such magnitude as that of Nitral's
Nek create dismay. It is no exaggera-
tion to say the country is unanimous
in desiring the end of the long drawn
out struggle. Ihe signs however do
not point to a speedy realization of
that desire. Therefore it is small
wonder that the government has
decided to put off the election until
1901.
While this loyal garden party failed
in its purpose it was a wpnderful af-
fair. Peers and peeresses generals
and Indian rajahs princes and princ-
esses leading statesmen heads of
professions and church dignitaries in-
termingled gaily forming a dazzling
mass of color against the green back-
ground of the Buckingham palace
lawns. Afte r chatting with a few
guests the queen drove out through
double lines of visitors probably as
distinguished as were ever formed
In England. Cabinet ministers am
bassadors actors princes doctors and
lawyers stood bareheaded until the
sovereign was out of the- grounds.
Apart from the garden party the
talk of the week in society has been
the Astor-Milne affair. Mr. Astor's
departure for Marienbad created no
end of quips and comments but there
seems no reason to believe it was
in an'- way due to this circumstance.
“Mr. Wm. Waldorf Astor” says Van-
ity Fair “is at Marienbad and Marien-
bad is quieter than London” adding
that "most people support t/j sailor-
man.”
Mr. Astor’s last dinner party in
London was attended by forty people
but the host was unable to appear
owing to an attack of sciatica.
The Prince cf Wales will be the
guest of Mr. ahd Mrs. Wm. Geo. Cav-
endish Bentiek at High Cliffe Cas-
tle at the end of this week. Mrs.
Bentick was formerly Miss Eliza-
beth Livingston of Staatzburg N. Y.
Mr. 'Fpxhal! Keene's reappearance
in the ranks of gentlemen riders has
created interest in England. His vic-
tory in the race for the Andover
stakes' on Slnopi caused the Daily
Mail td say: “He would prove a
welcome acquisition to the ranks of
amateur riders. He has a nice style
though his seat perhaps is too up-
right for modern ideas. Still be gets
there al! the same.”
The departure of the American hos-
pital ship Maine for China meets with
warm approval both from official and
unofficial England. The way this de-
cision was arrived at is a happy illus-
tration of the energy of the American
ladies on the committee. It was pro-
posed only Saturday last and between
that and Wednesday everything was
fettled and the ship was refitted and
sailed. The Maine will take care of
Americans and British only as Ger-
many and the ether nations are send-
ing hospital ships. The queen was
specially pleased with the prompt-
itude with which the committee acted
and at the garden party the royal
thanks were conveyed to Mrs Ber-
nard Baker and several ladies of the
committee for all the Americans had
done and are doing in the matter.
The difficulties which stood in the
way of Lady Randolph Churchill’s
wedding now seem to have been over-
come and the event is fixed for July
28th. It will be attended by the Corn-
wallis West family and Winston
Churchill who has started from South
Africa for England The affair will
be quiet. The wedding breakfast will
be served at the Moreton Frewens’
residence.
With the announcement of the wed-
ding the departure of the Maine for
China the appearance of Volume 5
of her Anglo-Saxon Review and her
garden party at the Normal College
ter the Blind Thursday Lady Ran-
dolph Churchill was very much to the
tore this week. The new volume of
the Anglo-Saxon Review is the best
which has yet appeared. The binding
is particularly beautiful being a copy
of a prayer book printed in 1669 and
bound by Meame for King Charles I
and given to the British Museum in
1759 by George 11.
The London trades council has
adopted a resolution formally repudi-
ating the convention of English-speak-
SAN ANTONIO IHAS. SATURDAY JOLT 14.1900.
ing democracies called by the council i
oi Ruskin Hall in the interests of
whicn the labor delegates are now in
the United State*. The council refers
to the so-called Anglo-Saxon alliance
as "that jingo question ” When the
delegates return they will have a good]
many questions to answer.
The coming of hot weather is not
welcomed by the Londoners and a
general exodus is beginning. It i*
feared that another spell like that of '
last year is impending. Until tpe be- 1
ginning of th!’* week London's death
rate thanks to the cool weather was
the lowest In seven years—only 13.5
in a 1600. -
The annual mobilization of the Brit-;
ish ’nayy preparatory to the maneu- j
vres passed off without it cident. Judg-.
ing frem tho meneuvre plans issued j
by the admiralty little more will be
learned of this year’s operations than
was learned from the fiasco of last
year. '
AN ORbER GRANTED.
Thai Many Cause Considerable Trou-
ble to die Distilling Combines.
New York. July 14.—The division of
the supreme court in Brooklyn has
handed down a decision affirming the
onler of Justice Jenks on April 7th
permitting Bert Reis* chairman of
the stockholders committee of the Am-
erican Spirits Manufacturing eompa-
n.r to examine tlx* books papers con-
tracts. agents and employes of the
company.
Leopold Wallsh of Wallah & Cook
of counsel for Mr. Reiss said: "The
examination will take place fortwith.”
This action was begun as a result
of the formation of the present distil-
ling company of America which took
over the American Spirits Manufactu-
ring company the Kentucky Distiller-
ies ami Warehouse company the Stan-
dard Distilling and Distributing com-
pany of New Jersey and the Spirits
Distributing company.
The stockholders committee of
which Mr. Reiss is chairman consists
of American Spirits stockholders wtio
did not assent to the terms by which
that company was absorbed. The
committee alleges no satisfactory pro-
vision was made Tor holders of the
shares of the American Spirits Co.
awJ it desires to ascertain the finan-
cial condition of that company in or-
der to show what their holdings arb
actually worth. A motion for an or-
der to examine the books was denied
fly Justice Gaynor last December on
the ground that Mr. Reiss did not ap-
pear as «l stockholder of record. In
January 200 shares of the sytek were
transferred torbia name nnd follow-
ing a refusal on the part of Secretary
Wentworth to allow Mr. Reiss to in-
spect the books of the company the
action was again instituted and an or-
der of that character secured from
Justice Jenks. This onler is now
affirmed by the appellate division.
A GREAT STRIKE.
Now Being Organized in New York's
Tailoring Trade.
New York July 14.—A call for a
mass meeting of trouser makers this
evening has been issued by the union
to decide upon a strike. None of the
contractors have signed the new agree-
ment offered by tbe union and 5000
will quit work today. This will lead
off the series Of great east side strikes
which are about Mo begin. Next in
line will be the brotherhood of tailors
with 15000 members who may decide
to strike at a meeting to be hekl next
week. Then will come the cloak mak-
ers. 10.000 strong.
The eloakmakens are now getting
ready to make a demand for an ad-
vance of wages and to strike if Mhe
demands are refused. They will hold
shop meetings next week to prepare a
new schedule of wages and workings
hours and the week following they
will submit the schedule to the con-
tractors nnd manufacturers for their
signatures.
Louis Levi secretary of the cloak
makers’ union said it was not likely
that there- would be a general strike
but individual manufacturers would
be selected to concentrate the fight up-
on.
The boys trouser makers have given
their contractors time until today to
sign an agreement as to wages and
hours of labor. The contractors said
they could not sign because the prices
that the manufacturers gave them
were too low to enable them to give
the men any advance and said the
men would oblige them by striking as
that would compel the manufacturers
to pay more.
ANOTHER COMBINATION.
That Will Have Issue in a great Ex-
port House.
New York July 14. —It is announced
that negotiations are about com-
pleted for the merging of the business
of the export houses of Flint Eddy &
Co. and the American Trading Co.
Both these concerns do an immense
business in the Far East. Flint Eddy
& Co. are capitalized at 13500000
and the American Trading Co. at
’>4250.000. The president of the Amer-
ican Trading Co. is James R. Morse
and William R. Stevens is treasurer
directors are Frederick B. Jennings
and Trenor L. Park. Wm. R. Stev-
ens i.t at the present time a director
In Flint Eddy & Co.
Flin: Eddy & Co. is a corporation
with $3400000 capital. It was formed
in 1895 and was a consolidation of
the long established export housese
of Flint & Co. and Coombs Crosby
and Eddy. Ulysses D. Eddy is presi-
dent Wallace B. Flint secretary and
Henry F. Crosby treasurer.
Mr. Geo. W. Moody is in the city
from Stockdale on his way to Kerr-
ville and is stopping with his daugh-
ter Mrs. C. W. Martin 101 Cactus
street.
THE COUNTY SCHOOLS
MEETING OF TRUSTEES TO BE
HELD ON AUGUST 4.
Superintendent Watkin* Formulate*
a Set cf Goud Rule* Which Are to
Be Adopted.
J. E. Watkins superinhudeut of
public schools for Bexar county has I*-
sued a call to the public school trus-
tees of the county for a meeting in tbe
county eourt-house at 2 o'clock in the
afternoon M August 4. The purpose
of the meting is to discuss the mau-
Itgemert of tne schoo s during the next
rcbolnstlc year.
it .its nail superintendent Watkins
announces the following rules which
arc laid down for the guidance of the
school tiuetees and which will be dis-
cussed at the meeting:
“L Drunkards or otiter immoral
characters ere not to be contracted
with as teachers for schools. Habitual
drunkards have taught schools in this
county.
“2. Pupils are to be prohibited from
using tobacco in any form.
"3. The noon recess must consist of
at least one hour and tiftete minutes;
two other recesses to be given one in
the forenoon and cue in the afternoon
of no less tnan fifteen minutes rtaeh.
”4. At least one member of the board
of trustees to visit each school once
every month.”
The circular concludes as follows:
“Remembering that the Christian re-
ligion is the most perfect of things de-
vised for human welfare and that it is
more discussed than any one thing
else I shiall in nowise feel any dis-
like for criticisms from the trustees
concerning the above rulings. In fact
you should be ready to give your ap-
proval or disapproval stating your
reasons therefor. Come to talk some;
not merely to listen. If there are any
objectionable features to the school
Taw. your discussion of and conclusion
on the same can be embodied In my
animal report to the state superintend-
ent and mayhap reported in turn by
him to the state legislature.
“It is earnestly urged upon trustees
not to employ teachers with an inabil-
ity to elasily and readily make use of
the English language as some of yon
are liable to do unless due care is ex-
seirt*ed.
w will make an effort to have some
lading educator with us to discuss
school matters on Saturday night. Au-
gust 4 1900.”
FLOODS IN VALPARAISO.
Reported to Have a Ruinous Etn i t in
the Provinces.
New York July 14.—A dk(>atch to
the Herald from Valparaiso Chile
says; Rdiu storms in the Southern
provinces have caused the river* to
overflow and inundate the villages.
Roads and briges bhve been ruined.
The Rio Claro railway bridge col-
lapsed under the weight of a freight
train which was precipitated into tbe)
river.
The Chilean steamship Luis Cousino
has been wreck off Talca Ltfano. It
is believed that twenty of the crew
perished besides the wife And sonTif
the engineer.
The uncertainties of the crops of tbe
yet unchecked business reaction and
of the outcome of the Chinese troubles
restrict all but professional operations
to the narrowest limits. The same
hesitation is manifest In the bond mar-
ket and in the money market. Money
is freely offered on call and for short
time loans while for longer periods
higher rates are asked but very little
business is done.
NEW YORK DELEGATES.
To the National Republican League
Convention arrange Matters
New York. July 14.—The members
of the Republican League of this
state who will take part in tbe nation-
al convention of League clubs at St.
Paul. July 17tti. 18th and 19th will
leave this city today and will be joln-
i<l by others at Binghampton Elmira
Albany Troy Utica Syracuse Roches-
ter Buffalo and other western cities.
New York's delegation will aggregate
about 100. The party will get togeth-
er in Chicago and will leave the latter
place on the ‘League special’ at 6:30
p. m. arriving at St. Paul at 7:45 on
the following morning. The New
York city contingent will start from
the Grand Central station at 2 o’clock
this afternoon.
AN ENGLISH SYSTEM.
Of Packed Parcels Caused the Ex-
press Companies Much Trou-
ble.
New York July 14.—A new freight
problem is presenting itself for solut-
ion to the railways says the Times.
A parcel delivery company has been
formed in this city which collects
small packages which have heretofore
gone by express packs them in box-
es and "ships them as fast freight. At
tte destination the parcels are distri-
buted by a branch office. Packages
of the original consignment which are
destined for a minor point are then re-
packed and forwarded in the same
manner by the company's branch.
The business makes quite a cut in-
to tbe business of die express compan-
ies who have appealed to the rail-
ways for relief. The latter howev-
er have not yet been able to discover
an effective method of stopping it.
THB FISHERMAN’S STRIKE.
Vancouver B. C. July 14. —Hie fish-
erman's strike on the Frazer river is
I growing more acute. The canners
I state Miat the fishermen are being hekl
up In the gulf and their catch destroy-
ed. Die Japanese and white fislwr-
men are now acting in unison. The '
Japanese have asked permission of the •
fish commissioner for their own food
as supplies are getting low. This re-
quest was granted. Members! of all
the local unions are to eat fish for a
month so as to increase the demand
for fish. They say Rte Albion cannery !
I will next Monday pay the price de-
' mauded by the union.
WALES AND CALIFORNIA.
Will Hotly Contest to Smash Some
More Bicycle Records.
New York. July 14.—" Jimmie" Mich-
ael of Wales and Floyd McFarland
of California will meet in a mutch
race at twenty miles paced by gaso-
line muter tandems on the Manhattan
Beach cycle track this evening. In
a similar race at Philadelphia last
week the Californian won out by less
than a yard from the Welshman in a
sensational finish in which Michael
compelled the breaking of a record to
beat Itim. Since that race both riders
have been In hard training for the re-
turn match.
THE POSITION DEFINED.
New York. July 14.—The New York
Times prints the following: At the
offices of the committee in charge of
the reorganization of tbe United States
Flour Milling Co. it was stated tiist
the recent western trio of representa-
tives had no reference to the rorgan-
ization plans. It was added howev-
er that while all the mills of tbe com-
pany will be includsd in the new com-
bination no effort would be made to
bring in any outside concent.
THE BULLS AT WORK.
New York July 14.—Stocks rose dur-
ing the week on professional bull man-
ipulation against the shorts which has
been most effective against the corn
and winter wheat granger's in tbe
Southwest and in the bituminous coal
roads. The reduction of the short
interest and the takiug of profits led
to reaction during the latter part of
the week.
TELEGRAPH BREVITIES.
It is reported that Oliver Gruvelle
was killed at Colonia Juarez Mexico.
'The Republican National Executive
committee is organizing Hud getting
down to-work.
Towne will decline the nomination
for Vice President made by Pbpulists
and Silver Republicans and advisa
those parties to support Stevenson.
Cleveland says he sees no chance
for Democratic unity.
Secretary Root does not think Cuban
annexation is imminent.
President Zelaya was banqueted yes-
terday at Managua.
An attempt was made to wreck a
Houston aud Texas Central train yes-
terday. but the obstruction was dis-
covered in time to prevent the acci-
dent.
Cattle aje dying from the drouth in
Arizono.
The wholesale grocers of Texas or-
ganized a state association in Galves-
ton yesterday. „ l
Three residences viz: J. K. Wallace
E. M. Thrush aud W. A. Malcome were
destroyed by fire yesterday nt Waxa-
hachie. Most part of the loss Is cov-
ered by insurance.
Governor Sayers was at the Confed-
ei'ate gathering at Mexia yesterday.
Dallas has filed suits to enforce pay-
ment of corporate franchise taxes.
An about boy babe apparently about
te ndays old neatly dressed aud pack-
ed in n fruit basket was discovered
yesterday by some ladles at Temple
it is being eared for by Mr. and Mrs.
J. N. Patterson and is doing well.
Dick LanviUe whs stabbed yester-
day at a plc-nlc at Ima forty miles
from Arizona 1. T. and died soon af-
ter.
Spain will take no part in the Chi-
nese controversy.
There was a great raiufall yesterday
in Galveston and much of tbe island
was for a time considerably under wa-
ter.
Dr. Fernando O. Zulchella has been
appointed as Bolivar's envoy entnaor-
dinary and minister plenipotentiary to
the United States Mexico and Vene-
zuela.
The trial of Alexander T. Jester still
proceeds at London Mo.
The office of Lewis G. Tewkesbury
& Co. produce exchange lias been
closed by attachment secured by W.
Browning Johnson for $12472 alleged
to be deposited with the firm.
Rathbone will not be arrested until
papers from Washington in respect to
the Neeley case reach Havana.
A jury has been secured for the trial
of Caleb Powers for complicity In the
murder of Governor Goebel and the
trial is proceeding.
«Ex-Secretary of State Finley an-
nounces his intention of returning to
Kentucky to meet the charge of com-
plicity in the Goeuel murder.
The St. Louis Traction company art-
seeking to show that it is not respon-
sible for renewal of the strike.
Some lively fighting is reported from
northwest Luzon.
Colonel Dennison a hero of the civil
war died yesterday in Now York.
The skeletons of five people sup-
posed to be Indians were unearthed
yesterday at Temple.
ANOTHER CONFIRMATION.
Brussels. July 14. —The Belgium
Foreign office recived a cable dis-
patch from Shanghai announcing on
Chinese authority that General Nish
defeated the rebels near Pekin and re-
lieved Prince Ching and eGneral
Yang Lu who was trying to defend
the European?.
SUBSCRIPTION $5.00 A ICAR IN ADVANCE
AND THEIR SITUATION ANXIOUS-
LY DISCUSSED IN LONDON.
Sir Robert Hart'* Rank as Mandarin
of China and Hi# Peacock Feather
and Red Button May Have Saved
the Foreign Minister*.
New York July 14.—A dispatch to
the Tribune from London says:
“When Lord Salisbury stated iu the
House of Lords that there was no
news whatever from Pekin the spec-
tators were painfully impressed with
the solemnity of his manner. This was
a small matter in comparison with
the ominous fact that tbe legations
had kept silence for nineteen days.
Mr. Broderick explained in the House
of Commons that the wires were not
working between Shanghai aud Che
Foo and that the admiral could not
communicate with their governments.
Shanghai had virtually become the
only centre of news and the northern
provinces were cut off. Mr. Broderick
admitted that a dispatch ptuporting to
come from the Emperor of China bad
been received at ttie foreign office and
this was regarded as an indirect con-
firmation of the correctness of the
version previously published of the
edict holding the European powers
partly responsible for the anarchy at
Pekin since they had ordered the
bombardment of the Taku forts. There
is no ground for criticising the action
of in this respect but
informed men hen* do not hesitate to
say that Admiral Seymour's course in
marching from Tien Tsin to Pekin
with an inadequate force aud insuffi-
cient supplies was fatlal mistake
which excited the Chinese mobs and
brought on the catastrophe.
The news at midnight was meagre-
aud the situation was virtually un-
changed. Another day had passed
without a message from the legaticns
and the good faith of the Chinese gov-
ernment or whatever has taken Its
place was generally distrusted by
members of Parliament. Ndarly every
one feared that the worst had hap-
pened and that the foreigners had
been massacred. Tbe only hopeful
man with whom your correspondent
Hoiked was an Indian veteran who
considered it impossible that Sir Rob-
ert Hart had lost his life when he
was a mandarin and could wear the
peacock feather and the red button.
This officer expressed the belief that
Sir Claude MacDonald Mr. Conger
and the other ministers were in hid-
ing either in the palace or elsewhere
and explained that the Chinese offi-
cials could not give to the foreign
governments assurance of their min-
isters' safety without exposing them
to a fresh attack from the mobs t
veteran asserted that an official with
Sir Robert Hart's experience and influ-
ence would have succeeded without
doubt in rescuing most of the promi-
nent members of the embassies. He
also was disposed to credit the report
that there was a secret passage be-
tween the British legaticai and the im-
perial palace. All other public men
were hopeless.
There were frequent references to
China in the twelve-hours' prayer
meetings in Wesley । Impel City road
with which the Christian Endeavor
World’s convention was opened.
Proposes to Make His Mon Destined
for China Proficient
Chicago July 14.—1 n a general order
issued from the headquarters of the
Department of tbe Lakes Brigadier
General Wheeler says:
“In view of the fact that two bat-
talions of tbe Second and Fifth infan-
try regiments are to be sent from the
United States for active field service as
soon as practicable the commanding
officers at posts of this department
where parts of these organizations are
stationed will use every effort to see
tliat every enlisted man for this ser-
vice is given thorough instruction
in pointing and aiming drills mechan-
ism and management of their rifles
And as much target practice as 1s prac-
ticable to let them have.”
"All officers of experience know how
absolutely essential it is that a soldier
in active service should be a good shot
and thoroughly understand bis rifle.
“With this end in view command-
ing officers at stations garrisoned by
the Second and Fifth infantry will at
once begin the above-indicated course
of instruction for all soldiers and re-
cruits. and continue them daily. Sun-
day excepted for as many hours each
day as is practicable until all men are
properly instructed.
"As soon as the battalions of tbe
Seecnd and Fifth infantry service ar
rive from Cuba their instructions will
be ccmmenced and prosecuted vigor-
ously upon the same lines until all
the "men destined for foreign service
reach as high a degree of proficiency
in handling their arms as possible.”
Vancouver. B. C. July 14.—After
five months duration the lockout of
longshormen by the Pacific ivast
Steamship company has been ended.
The company as a result of the agree-
ment. will allow the union the privil-
ege of listing the men and iu return
the union agrees to the superintenden-
cy of the company's stevedores. Tbe
wages are to be 35 cents per heur for
day work aud 40 cents per hour during
the night.
LEGATIONS IN CHINA
GENERAL JOE WHEELER
A STRIKE SETTLED.
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