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Ruler of China Not *Dead as Ru- T
mored but Shorn-of Power.
DOWAGER EMPRESS Briers
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His Imperial Majesty ls‘ Said to Desire 1
Foreign Aid. The Emperor ‘Now Only
9 Tool and Li Hung Chang Will Have
More Power Than Ever. The Text of
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the Decree.
London, Sept.‘ 24.—A dispatch to the
Central News from Pekin, dated yes-
terday,‘ says that .the emperor 1is in
good health, but is much disturbed
at the realization of the existence of a
conspiracy against him. The emperor
issued an edict yesterday morning or-
dering the guards of the palace to pa.-
trol with extra care. The guards at '
the doors and elsewhere within the
precincts of - the palace have been
strengthened.
The European community in Pekin
believe that the life of the emperor is
in danger. He is no match for the wily
dowager empress and is sadly in need
of foreign protection in his emergency.
Englishmen think that the present
.1 ate of affairs is England’s opportu—
& .ty.
A dispatch to the Central News from
Shanghai says that the report of the
death of the emperor of China is not
confirmed. It seems, however, that his
life has been endangered. The Taotai,
(governor) of Shanghai yesterday of-
fered a reward of. $2,000 for the arrest
of Kung Yi' Jei, the leader of the Re-
form party, who is accused of being
.the leader of a plot to murder the em-
.peror, but whether there was an act-.
-ual attempt to kill him is not known.
The authorities are now searching ves-
sels arriving here from the north in
the hope 'of arresting Kung and his
confederates.
Pekin advices received in Shanghai
say that the city. gates were closed on
Thursday to prevent the escape of'
Kung, 'whose arrest had been ordered.
Search was made for him throughout
the city, but without success. The ex-
ecution of the sudden order to close
the gates probably gave rise to the ru-
mor cf the emperor’s death.
Whether Kung \ was a real plotter
against the emperor’s life or is only
made. a scapegoat to shield others from
the consequences of their intended
«crime, is not known. It is certain.
ihiwever, that there has‘been 'a'viO'lent
”eruption in the palace at ‘Pekin. The
empress and the dowager empress are
;in violent oppbsitlon to each other, the
empress being highly displeased at the
.reforms which the emperor inaugurat-
ed. She is desirous now that Prince
.’Kungs grandson; shall be placed upon
:the throne, with herself as the guiding
spirit and acting under the advice of
Li Hung Chang. ‘Q
A dispatch from Shanghai to a local
news agency says that the imperial de-
cree issued Thursday appoints the em-
press dowager- nominally to assist the -
emperor in the direction of the gov-
ernment, but it practically amounts to
the regency of the empress.
The emperor henceforth will be a
mere tool, and Li Hung Chang, who
will direct the Tsung- -li Yamen (for-
eign board), will have greater power
than ever. 3.51.... “by
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The Decree.
Washington, Sept. 24. ——The Chinese
minister, Mr. Wu Ting Fang, has re-
ceived a cable dispatch from the Chi-
nese foreign office at Pekin giving the
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text of the edict issued by the em- ‘
:peror committing to the empress dow-
ager the direction of the vast affairs of
the empire. The edict, freely translat-
ed, from the cipher code, is as follows:
“Now that China is disturbed, and
there is need that all buSiness shall be
well done, we, the emperor, agitated
from morning to evening for the wel-
fare of all affairs, and fearful lest er
rors may occur, abserving from the
beginning of he reign of Tung Chi that .
the empress dowager had twice given
instructions to the emperor, each time
With' signal ability and success, so we
now, considering the important inter-
ests of the empire, have begged the
empress dowager to give the emperor
the benefit of her wide experience and
her instruction. The dow ager empress
has been pleased to accede to this re-
quest.
“Therefore it is to the good fortune
of the Whole empire that this auspic-
ious event is brought about. From to-
day the empress dowager conducts the
business in the imperial apartments,
and on the eighth day of the present
month (Chinese calendar,>meaning to-
day, English calendar), we will take
all the princes and ministers to per-
form the ceremony in the Ching Cung
palace. Let the yamen (foreign office)
prepare that the ceremony may be per-
formed with fitting honors.”
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A Proclamation Against 3 Prize Fight.
Frankfort, Ky., Sept. 24.—Governor
Bradley, upon receiving a telegram
_ conveying the report that arrange-
ments are making to have the Corbett-
McCOy fight in this_state, near Cin-
cinnati, issued a proclamation yester-
day warning all persons not to attend
the same, and directing the peace oili-
cars of the state to take steps to sup-
press the fight if attempted in Ken-
stucky
Denies Our flight in Luzon,
London, Sept. 24.—A special dispatch
“from Madrid says that ministerial au-
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thority has declared that the United ‘
- 14 this was entirely wiped out.
States government has no right to a
protectorate over any of the islands of
the Philippine group, and that the
Spanish peace commission will ener-
getically defend Spain's right to their
possession.
Corn in Nebraska
Omaha, Sept. '24. ——Corn harvesting
has begun in Nebraska and frost could
do- no damage in any part of the state
now. .
The crop will be about two- thirds
els.
Bank Statements Called for.
Washington, Sept. 24.-Comptroller
Dawes yesterday issued a call upon
the national banks for a statement of
their condition at the close of busi-
ness on. September 20.
of an average crop, or 150, 000, 000 bush-
'during :the most critical period,
‘ Ferdinand - eck,
Tells His Old Comrades About the’Santl
ago Campaign.,
Chicago, Sept. 24.—A special dispatchI
to the Tribune from Constantine, Mich.
gives the following speech made by
General Shatter at that place, where he
went to-attend the reunion offthe 19th
Michigan regiment, of which he was
colonel during the civil war.
General Shafter said that when the
fleet at first left Tampa it was intend-
ed to land it twenty-five miles from
Havana and march on thati city
When, however, the fleet put' Back be-
cause of the reported proximity of a
Spanish squadron, word was received
from Admiral Sampson that Santiago
'could be taken in twenty-four hours,
and the army sailed for that port. Gen—
eral Shatter then described the cam-
paign at Santiago. '
“A lot has been said about lack of
supplies,” he said. “Men who'go to
war expect to be short rationed some-
times. You old soldiers here have often
had much less to eat than the. soldiers
ever did at Santiago. My command
during the civil war often drew corn
on the cob for a meal.
“It was not a question of having
supplies, when, if we had a thouéand
wagons, the fearful roads would not
'have -let me take it to the f pt. But
the men had coffee, bread a "meat
Some of the men complained, t they
are good soldiers in spite of th , and
fought like heroes when they were cal-
led on.
“Tents could not be put up because
the men'were in the trenches and tent!
could not be pitched on the firing line.
“People say we should not have made
that campaign in summer. What else
:‘ould be done? We had to end the war
and end it quickly. There was less loss
of life by the experiment than by any
similar invasion.
“Our campaign would have been
Ifrightfully disastrous infill: had been
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COLD COMFQRT FOR FlLlPlNOS.
May See the President as Individuals bnl
Not1as Officials.
Washington, Sept. 24. —It is probable
that if Agoncello and Lopez, the twu
representatives of Aguin'aldo, who ar«
rived Thursday at San FranCiSCo, call
at the White House on their way
through Washington-to Paris,—they will
' be admitted 'to‘.See‘ ”President - McKinley,
but only as individuals, :and not as
representatives of any government.
The president doubtless would be
glad to hear any views these Filipinos
might care to set forth, being fresh
from the islands and thoroughly ac—
quainted with the wishes of the insur~
gents. . But, it Would be’plainly incon-
sistent for the president at this date.
and pending the-conclusion of the
peace conference at Paris, to allow ii.
to be understood, by according a for-
mal reception to the delegates, that he
had recognized the Philippine govern-
ment as an independent nation.
As the Filipinos have repeatedly by
public declaration sought to convey
the impressionxlthat the United States
representativesr'ih Manila have at some
time during the progress of the We!
recognized‘Agdinaldo as an independ—
ent ally and entered into formal co-~
operation with him, it may be stated
that. the government at Washington is
unaware that any such thing has hap~
pened. . _
'A'dmlral' De‘Wey. who was in ‘com-
mand of all the United States forces
ex-
pressly cabled the navy department
that he had entered into no formal
agreement with Aguinaldo. '
ARMY REORGANIZATION.
Only Four Corps to Be Maintained Aft."
Mus'eril:g Out is Coulplede'
Washington, Sept. 24.—There will b3
a; reorganization of army corps, divis-
ions and brigades as a result of the
mustering out of volunteer regiments
already completed, and the proposed.
. muster out of additional troops.
There are now seven corps, one of
, which, the Sixth, has existed on paper
only.
Ofiicers'att‘ached to it have been on
fictitious duty only, and the corps has
been one of the general myths of the
'army administration, a place to put
officers who were of no use or Who bad
influence enough to make the wearing
of a uniform and a draWing of a sal~
ary their military duty.
It is likely that there will be not
more than four corps, one in the Phil-
ippines, one in Porto Rico and two in
Cuba.
l’eck Praise-1 Cambon.
Washington, Sept.
press has commented very fav01 ably
on the speech of the United States
commissioner to the world’s fair, Mr.
in which. he linked
the names of Lafayette and Cambon.
the present‘amba‘s'sador at Washing-
ton, in the following words:
“Lafayette and Cambon. The knight
of liberty of the eighteen century and
the wise diplomat of the nineteenth
century. The fraternity inaugurated
by the immortal Lafayette more than
a hundred years ago, is again cemented
by the friendly diplomacy of the am-
bassador of France in promoting the
blessings of peace that have come af-
ter our recent struggle with a. foreign
foe."
Omaha Exposition Successful.
Omaha, Sept. 24.—The exposition has
been a noteworthy success in many
ways, but its financial triumph is a
fact little dwelt upon.
When the gates were opened June
1, the management was under an in~
debtedness of $230,000. By September
A million and a half of people have
passed the turnstiles since the open-
ing and it is estimated that three mil—
'lion will have visited the grounds by
October 31, when the exposition is to
close-
Vessels at Hampton Roads.
Norfolk, Va., Sept. 24.—Since arrlv«
ing in Hampton Roads, tempOrary ro-
pairs have been made to the engine-s
of the monitor Amphitrite, and it is
thought that she can proceed under
her own steam to Boston, where, it is
reported, she has been ordered. It is
further reported that the repairs will
cost $40, ado. '
The United States collier Sterling
passed out of the Virginia capes at 12.30
o'clock yesterday, bound to New York,
it is said, to join the battleships Iowa
and Oregon to their trip to Honolulu.
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EVACUATION AT ONCE
Hurry Orders to Our Commission
in Cuba.
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NO FURTHER DELAY THERE
Spaniards in Porto Rico Proceeding
Everywhere in Good Faith. Preparing
for the Ceremony for Raising Our
Flag at San .Juan,
Washington, Sept. 24.—A peremptory
message of instruction has been sent
to the Cuban military commission and
by them 'made the basis of a note to
the Spanish commissioners. ,The au-
public .the terms of the note, but its
general tenor is that the United States
will not be satisfied with any further
delay in the evacuation of Cuba. It
is to the effect that the terms of the
protocol called for the “immediate”
evacuation of Cuba, and that Spanish
sovereignty must be relinquished. The
American commissioners have been in-
formed that the evacuation cannot be
delayed.
San Juan, Island of Porto Rico, Sept.
23.—Everything regarding the evacua—
tion of the island of Porto Rico by the
Spanish troops is proceeding satisfac-
torily. The Spaniards are acting in
perfect good faith, and are turning
over everything as they quit the vari-
ous towns.
Preparations are making for an elab-
orate and impressive ceremony when
the American flag is raised over San
Juan. The military commission has
adjourned until next Monday.
The lights on the northern coast,
which were extinguished when the war
began, have been re-established except
'at San Juan, where the lighthouse was
destroyed when this place was bom-
barded by the fleet under Admiral
Sampson.
The lights of the city warn mariners
approaching the port.~ The United
States bears the expense of the main-
tenance of the coast lights.
24.—The F1 ench A
A member of the board which examined
United 'States Consul Hanna is flood-
ed with letters from fortune hunters.-
He strongly advises all of them to re-
main at home until the Americans, are.
in complete control.
l‘he Santiago Garrison.
Washington, Sept. 24.—General Law-
ton, in command of the forces in San-
tiago, .has made a number of recom-
mendations in regard to the depart-
rment. ‘fA cavalry force, he says, will
allow him‘ to control a' dame section
"now without garrison. He favors a
rural police system, and says that a.
force of this kind, composed of ex-Cu-
ban soldiers of good character, would
be invaluable
Native fegiments can be successfully
organized and mustered. The Cubans,
he says, are tractable and easily con-
trolled. With pay and clothing under.
good officers their loyalty would be as-.
snred.
International Commission.
Quebec, Sept. 24. ——The international
commission, after an hour's sitting
yesterday, adjourned at 12. 30 o'clock
until next Tuesday.
This adjournment was necessitated
by the stage which the negotiations
have assumed after the exchange of
written statements.
The members of the sub-committees.
in the meantime will meet in joint ses-
sion daily. The written statements ex-
changed by the Americans and Cana-
dians deal with twenty questions.
Gyn. McCook \Vill Serve.
Washington, Sept. 24.—It was an-
nounced at the White House yesterday
that General Alexander McDowell Mc-
Cook, retired, had accepted a place on
President McKinley’s investigating
commission. '
The commissioners will meet at the
White House this morning at ten
o'clock, and after an interview with
the president, proceed to the war de-
partment, and enter upon the discharge
of their duties.
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Resignation of Assistant Surgeon Pierce.
Washington, Sept. 24.—Passed As-
sistant Surgeon N. H. Pierce, one of
the volunteer officers of the navy, has
resigned.
He has a large practice in Chicago
and is desirous of returning to it. At
the outbreak of the war he was a
candidates for enlistment in the navy
along the Gulf coast. During the war
he was attached to the Kanawha.
Buffalo Bill Critically Ill.
Kansas City, Sept. 24.—Colonel W. F.
Cody, “Buffalo Bill,” has been taken
very ill and has been removed from
his private car to St. Joseph’s hospi-
tal.
He is suffering from typhoid fever,
and his physicians say his condition is
serious. He has been’ailing for ten
days.
To Resume Service.
New York, Sept. 24.—The Internation-
al Navigation Company announces the
resumption of its fast express service
between New York and Southampton
commencing With the sailing of he St.
Louis on October 12, to be followed by
the St. Paul on October 19, and the
Paris on October 26. .
Lecturer and Novelist Dead.
Baltimore, Sept. 24. ——Richard Mal-
colm Johnston, the lecturer and novel-
lst, diedin this city yesterday morning
after an illness of several months.
As an author Richard Malcolm J ohn-
ston is best known by his dialect sto-
ries. The first of these were published
in the Southern Magazine at Baltimore
in 1870.
er. Curzon 3 Peer. ‘
London, Sept. 24.—Mr. George m.
Curzon, the newly appointed viceroy to
India, has been elevated to the peerage
as Baron Curzon of Kedleston, Ire-
land.
‘ Chili and. Argentina Agree.
'-Buenos Ayres, Sept. 24.—-It is repor-
tween the Argentine and Chilian gov-
ernments has been signed.
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thorities in Washington will not make,
ted that an amicable agreement be-’,
‘e
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QUN's WEEKLY newew.
The Reports for Three \Vecks Have Been
Larger Than Last Year.
New York, Sept. 24.—Europe will
have to consider possible American de-
mands for money much more anxiously
in the future. Doubtless there has
been for many years a feeling that the
new continent could not be put
with' promises. But the control of this
country over money markets in the old
world is coming t. be that of a master.
Our banks lend over there heavily
when it is the most convenient market
for them, but they draw on Europe
whenever they want money and no lon—
ger have occasionto limit their drafts.
The August return of foreign com-
merce shows another heavy balance on
merchandise and specie account in fa-
vor of this country, and the exports
from New York for three weeks have
been five per cent. larger than last
year, and although the imports have
been 18 per cent. larger, the trade bal-
ance in September was last year so
great that there is sure to be a heav-
ier balance for this month than in
August. In addition the growing for-
eign confidence in American invest-
ments has materially affected the
movement of specie, and probably will
affect it more decidedly in the fut-
ure.
This country is not. drawing on Eu-
rope as largely to pay for bread stuffs
exports for the week, flour included,
have been 3,963,204 bushels from ”At-
lantic ports, against.3,677,868 last year
and 543,417 from Pacific ports, against
1,094,893 last year, making for three
weeks 10,203,941 from both coasts, flour
included, against 15,569,129 last year.
Prices have risen sharply, about four
cents for the week, and the exports of
corn, though not as large as last year,
have been heavy in comparison with
any other year. The price slightly ad-
vanced.
The reports from different cities dis-
close a wonderful activity at the chief
centers of western trade, the dispat-
ches from Chicago, St. Paul and St.
Louis being specially significant.
The iron and steel trade expands with
a rapidity which throws into the shade
all expectations, with a steel famine in
Germany, and Great Britain in the
market for ten thousand tons plates,
and the American works are crowded
for months ahead.
The deliveries of boots and shoes
have been about 9,000 cases larger than
in any previous year, and 27, 000 cases
or ten per cent. larger than in. the year
1892 to date.
The textile industries are not sharing
the general improvementto a. full. ex-
tent, in part-because the heavy decline
in cotton, with large stocks of goods
accumulating, makes the mills dispos-
ed to wait for future developments,
and in part because the price of wool
is higher than the mills are at present
disposed to pay.
Failures for the three weeks ending
September 15. have been '3, 529 ,350‘,
against $5,621,518 last year, and $13,-
019,232 in 1895.
The Generals of the Army.
Washington, Sept. 24.—Nothing defi-
nite has been determined regarding
the muster out of various general staff
officers, although the list is being pre~
pared.
General Wheeler will be in command
of the cavalry division when he reaches
Huntsville, Ala.
The impression seems to be that Gen-
eral. Wheeler Will resign his commis-
sion in order to re-enter Congress.
General Greene, who arrived at San
Francisco Thursday, it is supposed, will
tender his resignation after a report
has been made.
TWO major generals in the volunteer
service, General Graham and General
Coppinger, will-soon retire under the
army regulations. General Graham is
now in command at Camp Meade.
The suggestion has been made that
even after he retires as a regular army
officer he could be retained in the ser-
vice under his volunteer commission
and still remain in command of Camp
Meade. The law in the case is being
looked into.
Yellow Fever Situation Better.
New Orleans, Sept. 24.—The yellow
fever situation is now regarded as fa—
vorable. No new cases have been re—
ported since Wednesday, all the pa-
tients are improving and the fever is
of a very mild type. -
The Louisiana state board of health
has quarantined against New Orleans
and Jefferson parish, which is just 0p-
posite the city. '
It advises a liberal construction of
the Atlanta regulations as to passen-
ger traffic and freight, because the in-
fection is very small and removed
from the commercial district and the
danger from freight traffic remote.
There have been seventy cases of fever
at Franklin to date and two deaths.
Plans of Spain’s Commission.
Paris, Sept. 24.—It is said here that
the Spanish peace commissioners will
leave Madrid on the evening of Sep-
tember 25, and that a preliminary
meeting of the joint commission will
be held on September 27 at the Quai
d’O.rsay The meeting will be wholly
informal.
Madrid, Sept. 24.—El Liberal under-
stands that the government has ap-
pointed Senor de Ojeda, Spanish min-
ister to Morocco, secretary of the Paris
peace cimmission.
Soldiers May Vote at Sea.
Topeka, Kan, Sept. 24. —The TWenti-
eth Kansas regiment, now stationed at
San Francisco, and soon to start for
Manila, will have a chance to vote for
state officers and congressmen, but
the polling place is likely to be on
ship board, near the middle of the Pa-
cific ocean.
Secretary of State Bush is preparing
the ballots, which will be sent to Colo-
nel Funston at San Francisco to- day.
Moreflold Engaged.
New York, Sept. 24. ——Imports of gold
yesterday amounted to $850, 000. Hei-
delbach, Ickelheimer & Co. reported the
engagements of $600, 000, and Kountze
Brothers $200, 000. This brings the total
gold movement thus far up to $13, 775, -
000.
Camnauia Near Queen-town.
Queenstown, Sept. 24.—The steamship
Campania, with the American peace
commissioners on board, ‘ passed Old
Head at one o'clock yesterday after-
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