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SATURDAY EVENING.
TOPEKA, KANSAS, AUGUST 25, 1900.
SATURDAY EVENING.
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war cloud.
It is Looming Up on the Euro
pean Horizon.
No Doubt That France Is Pre
paring to Fight.
ENGLAND IS ALARMED.
Newspapers Are Goading Both
Nations to Hostilities.
.British Dread France's Subma
rine Torpedo Boats. .
New Tork, Aug. 25. A dispatch to
the Journal and Advertiser from Lon
don says:
"That the French government Is pre
paring: for war there can not be any
doubt."
The Pall Mall Gazette makes this
statement editorially.
It does but put In concrete form what
newspapers in all parts of England
have been saying In a more veiled way
for three days.
A remrakable war scare has spread
through England. No particular inci
dent of importance started it, but doz
ens of little suspicious indications are
adding to the size of the scare daily.
There is absolutely no reason for war
between France and England save the
Imaplcable hatred of every class of
each nation for each other. The Pa
risian newspapers continuously ridicule
the English in articles and cartoons,
and the London papers reply ponder
ously with assaults on the instability
of the French government and the fail
ure of the exhibition.
Newspapers in all parts of England
have contained scare articles during the
last three days on the active French
military and naval preparations, such
as laying in supplies of coal, strengthen
ing the seaports, increasing the navy,
stationing more ships at Calais, Brest,
and the channel ports, arranging for
extensive manouvers close to coast
towns, and the nuusual activity on both
land and sea.
What specially have scared the Eng
lish are the French experiments with
submarine boats. The English navy has
no such boats, while France is believed
to have several effective ones. These
submarine boats are liable to become a
nightmare in England,, as their powers
are already being magnified tremen
dously. The first official recognition of this
state of things came today, when the
orders of the English admiralty for in
creasing the channel fleet became
known. It is the custom to keep the
large portion of the home squadron in
reserve and out of commission at the
naval stations. All the usual naval re
serve squadron will now be put into
commission. The newest and best bat
tleships and cruisers are to be kept in
a constant state of readiness. The home
fleet will be divided into two squad
rons, one never to leave the coast, the
other never to go further than Gibral
tar. Many ships are to be fitted out with
wireless telegrahpy and the channel is
to be patrolled by torpedo boats.
EMPEROR TAKEN.
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Chinese Kuler a Prisoner in
Hands of Japanese.
London, Aug. 23. A cable has reached
the war office that the Japanese force
reported to be in pursuit of the Chinese
royal party overtook them' eight miles
southwest of Pekin. The emperor, it
Is added, threw himself on the protec
tion of his captors. The prisoners have
not yet reached Pekin.
SAVAGERY BREAKS OUT.
Australian Aborigines Commit
a Series of JHnrders.
Pan Francisco, CaL, Aug. 25. News
comes from Sidney by the steamer Mari
posa of an outbreak of latent savagery
in two aboriginal blacks, who had lived
for years in close association withwhites
and it resulted in the slaughter of five
women and children in one place and
of five people in another.
At Breelong, in New South Wales, the
Mawbry family offended two natives
known as Governor and Underwood who
in revenge broke into the Mawbry house,
armed with tomahawks and war clubs.
In the house were Mrs. Mawbry, her two
daughters, Grace and Hilda; her niece
Elsie Clark; Miss Kerse, a school teach
er and three boys, Percy, aged 13.George
12, and Albert, 9. Of these, onlv the two
younger boys escaped bv hiding. All
the others were either killed or mortally
wounded.
The blacks seemed to have blood mad
ness upon them, for in their fight across
the country to the Queensland moun
tains they killed Alex McKay and his
wife at Guiong, old Mrs. O'Brien and
her young child at Meruwa and Kerin
Fitzpatrick. an old man of sixty at
Mudgee. Their horses were captured by
the police but they escaped.
ROBBED IN A SLEEPER.
Woman Passenger Loses Jewels
Worth $5,000.
Cleveland, O., Aug. 25. Report was
made to tne police last nieht of a big
robbery on a sleeping car of the Cleve
land, Terminal & Valley railway
Mrs. Lee McBride, wife of a" prom
inent manufacturer, is the loer he
had J5.000 worth of diamonds" "in a
chamois bag, which she left in the toilet
room of the sleeper while coming to the
city Friday. When she discovered that
the diamonds were missing the toilet
room was searched, but the gems could
not be found.
The train arrived in the city early in
the afternoon, but no report was made
to the police until midnight. The jewels
stolen consisted of seven diamond rings
an opal heart and a necklace, each stud
with diamonds.
XZoneM State 3ournaU
INDEX OF TODAY'S PAPER.
SATTODAT, AUGUST 25th, 1900.
Weather predictions for the next 24 hours:
For Kansas Partly cloudy and contin
ued warm weather tonight and Sunday,
with occasional showers and thunder
storms; variable winds.
IMPORTANT NEWS AND FEATURES
Page.
1 War Cloud in Europe.
Today's London Cable Letter.
Transports Pour Into Pekin.
The Chines Emperor Taken Prisoner.
Barton Man Won Contest.
Futurity Kaces $50,000 for Winner.
Anarchist Threatens to Kill Bryan.
3 Sporting News.
3 Kansas Mews.
Railroad News.
Illinois Broom Corn Snined.
Sun's Beview of the Week.
4 Church Announcements.
Stories of The Town.
News Summary of the Week.
Late Telegraph and Local News.
5 Social and Personal.
Drouth is Broken in Kansas.
Balding of Joints Continued.
6 L P. Campbell is " Sore."
Populist state Committee Heeds Money
Markets.
7 Wants and Miscellaneous Ada,
North Topeka News.
8 Snap Shots at Home News.
Bryan Back in Nebraska.
Portion of Topeka Exempt From Taxes.
9 Description of the Siege of Tien Tsin.
Topeka Society.
10 How Our First Minister Got Into Pekin.
11 Theatrical News.
13 Editorial.
Book Notes.
13 For the Women.
Kitchen Observations.
14 Fashion Letter From Paris.
How to Care for Cut Flowers.
15 A Bunch of Smiles.
IS Humor of the Day.
Last Adirondack Moose.
BOERS SPRING A TRAP.
Two Companies of Butler's Men
Caught In It.
London, Aug. 25. Lord Roberts has
left Pretoria and has established head
quarters at Wonderfontein, the second
station west of Machadodorp, where the
bulk of the Boers in arms are supposed
to be. Wiring from there, August 24, he
says:
"Buller reports the Boers laid a trap
for his cavalry August 23, opening with
several guns at fairly short range. The
English guns silenced the Boers, but
when the firing ceased and the pickets
were being placed for the night by some
mistake two companies of the Liverpool
regiment advanced 1,500 yards Into a
hollow out of sight of the main body,
where they were surrounded by the
Boers and suffered severely."
The Liverpools lost ten men killed
and Captain Plomer and 45 men wound
ed. In addition they had 32 men miss
ing. General Bullers other casualties Au
gust 23 were 20 men killed, wounded or
missing.
Lord Roberts also wires that General
Pole-Carew occupied Belfast near
Machadodorp, August 24, without oppo
sition. General French, with four brigades of
cavalry, is moving east of Machado
dorp. The dispatch of the British comman
der in chief in South Africa aJso says:
"There is a welcome green over the
veldt, which, I hope, means that our
riding and transport animals will get
grazing shortly. They have fared badly
of late."
M'KIHLEY DECIDES.
Informs Chicago That He Can't
Attend Encampment.
Washington, Aug. 25. Owing to the
continued pressure of public business of
immediate importance the president has
been obliged to withdraw his accept
ance of the invitation to attend the na
tional encampment of the G. A. R. at
Chicago, and the several other Invita
tions incident to that occasion. Secre
tary Cortelyou today advised Eexecutive
Director Harper, Commander-in-Chief
Shaw and others of this decision and of
the keen disappointment felt by the
president that he will be unable to be
present during the encampment.
STRUCK BY 10 BULLETS.
Execution of Lieutenant Cordua
Takes Place at Pretoria.
London, Aug. 25. A special dispatch
from Pretoria, dated August 24, gives
details of the execution on Friday of
Lieutenant Cordua. of the Transvaal ar
tillery, convicted by a court martial of
breaking his parole in plotting to abduct
Lord Roberts and kill British officers.
Cordua walked fearlessly to the garden
behind the Jail. At his own request he
was not bound and sat in a phair with
folded arms. He told Captain Barchard,
commanding the firing party, that he
was ready and ten bullets struck him.
The body was buried near the spot
where the lieutenant fell.
Mac Arthur's List of Wounded.
Washington. Aug. 25. General Mac
Arthur has cabled the war department
the following list of wounded: July 1,
Legaspi. Luzon, companv 1, Forty
seventh infantry, Randall McCleallen, in
back, moderate: July 4. company H.
i; orty-seventh infantry, William Russell,
in arm, serious; July 6. Ezra L. Van
Orden, in buttock. Eiight; June 30, Leon
Fanay. company I. Twenty-sixth infan
try. Charles L. Fish, arm. serious; Ser
geant Herbert Spencer, hip, slight.
POUR TO PEKIN.
Transports Arriving at Chinese
Port in Great Numbers.
Bearing Reinforcements For the
International Army.
GERMANS UNLOADING.
Three Eussian Yessels Are In
the Harbor.
Fifteenth U. S. Infantry Await
ing Orders at Tien Tsin.
Copyright, 1900, by Associated Press.l
Taku, Friday, Aug. 24. Transports are
pouring into Taku. Three large German
vessels have arrived and are unloading.
One regiment has disembarked on Its
way to Pekin and another is bound for
Tien Tsin. Three Russian vessels are al
so in the harbor. The Fifteenth infant
ry, the Third artillery and 500 marines
are camped at Tien Tsin awaiting orders-
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Rations for 40 days are being forward
ed to the Pekin contingent by boat. A
hundred civilians have left Pekin, in
cluding the customs force, and are on
their way down the river.
The foreigners here desire that a new
expedition shall be sent against Pao Ting
Fu to destroy the city and avenge the
massacres of foreigners which occurred
there.
CHAFFEE'S DEATH LIST.
Washington, Aug. 25. The war de
partment has received the following list
of deaths from General Chaffee via
Taku:
Adjutant General, Washington, Tien
Tsin, August 23. Deaths to date: Tien
Tsin hospital, August 4. company M,
Fourteenth infantry, Charlie Lorgan,
dysentery; company M, Ninth infantry,
Joseph L. Fritch, gunshot wounds;
August 7, company M. Fourteenth in
fantry, Paschal Y. Smith, gunshot; com
pany K, Fourteenth infantry, James
Rice; August 8, company H, Fourteenth
infantry, John H. Hurst; company G,
Fourteenth infantry, Archie J. Ranney;
August 9, company K, Fourteenth in
fantry, Lafer J. Alley; August 10, com
pany M, Fourteenth infantry, Joseph
Ouellette; August 13, company E, Four
teenth infantry, Robert Horan; August
16, company M, Ninth infantry; Charles
Frederick, August 20, company M, Ninth
infantry; Dennis Shea, dysentery; Aug.
21, company B, Ninth infantry, Ezekiel
Hale, dysentery. CHAFFEE.
The following list of casualties came
from Pekin via Taku:
Adjutant General, Washington: Pekin,
Aug. 18. The following casualties have
occurred since last report:
Tantsung, August 6, wounded. Four
teenth infantry, company E, Alfred
Evans. head, serious; company K,
Charles A. Rodgers, shoulder, serious:
Matow, August 16, killed by sharpshoot
ers while foraging, company G, Four
teenth infantry, Claud Smith.
Pekin, Aug. 16. Died from wounds re
ceived in action, company E, Fourteenth
infantry, George C. Kauffman.
Tien Tsin, Aug. 21 Deaths occurred on
August 19: Private William Brayton,
company C, Ninth infantry, dysentery;
August 20, Clinton W. Graham, com
pany I, Fourteenth infantry, shrapnel
wounds. CHAFFEE.
AMERICANS DEFEAT BOXERS.
London, Aug. 25. Five hundred
American troops participated in a sig
nal defeat of boxers outside Tien Tsin
August 19. The fact is briefly reported
from Vienna. Details of the engage
ment come from the Reuter agent at
Tien Tsin in a dispatch dated August 20.
In addition to the Americans the force
consisted of 375 British and 200 Japan
ese, all under the British General Dor
ward. The fight took place at a village
six miles southeast of Tien Tsin, where
the allied forces found a considerable
number of boxers, whom they engaged,
killing over 300 and taking 64 wounded
prisoners, who were sent to the hos
pitals of the allies. The village was
burned. The Americans had five wound
ed, the Japanese six and the English
none. Hundreds of boxer flags, spears
and swords were captured.
From Shanghai comes a report, quali
fied by the assertion that it is from
purely Chinese sources, that the em
press dowager, after proceeding one
day's Journey from Pekin, became ter
rified at the looting by General Tung
Fuh Slang's troops and went back to
Pekin.
A Chinese telegram from Tsinan Fu
says that Prince Tuan has been cap
tured by a detachment of the allies.
Other Chinese messages record the for
mation of a provisional government in
Pekin by the allies, but this appears to
be a purely military measure and mere
ly an elaboration of the scheme for di
viding the city into sections for police
purposes.
Li Hung Chang has received word of
the allies entry into Pekin, which was
accomplished easily, because the troops
of General Tung Fuh Siang utterly re
fused to face the allies. According to
the Shanghai correspondent of the
Daily Express, Earl Li, recognizing the
futility of an attempt to drive the for
eigners from China, now professes con
version to reform principles.
Shanghai advices announce the re
ceipt there of a Chinese official dispatch
asserting that Emperor Kwam; Su has
been found and rescued by the Jap
anese. .Messages from Tien Tsin report se
rious mortality among the American
horses, owing to the heat.
Delayed advices to Reuter. dated
Pekin, August 14, reiterate the state
ments regarding the treachery of the
Chinese on the night before the relief.
They had informed the members of the
legations that orders had been issued
to cease firing. This was followed by
a desperate attack, and it was only the
welcome sound of the cannon of the
relieving force in the mornin? that re
newed the courage of the foreigners.
The correspondent adds: "The Chinese
admit having lost 3,000 in the various
attacks upon the legations. Our ra
tions dwindled to one pound a day, con
sisting of hcrse flesh and rice. When
the American detachment attacked, the
whole Chinese force concentrated
against them, leaving the She Ho gate
unwatched, whereupon the British en
tered without the less of a man."
CHINESE LEAVE PEKIN.
Washington. Aug. 25. Acting Secre
tary Adee has made public the following
dispatch from Consul Fowler at Che
Foo. giving additional information bear
ing on events in Pekin:
"Che Foo (undated) Received August
23. midnight. Secretary of State, Wash
ington: Twenty-third. Japanese report
emperor and empress left Pekin 14th,
rested at Wau-Shou-Shan,supposed des
tination Tal Tuan Fu (Tai Tuen Fu),
Shen-Si. Prince Ching believed in
Pekin. LI Ping Heng died. Half pop
ulation left. (Signed),
"FOWLER."
PEKIN UNDER FOREIGN CONTROL
London, Aug. 25 The Pekin correspon
dent of the Times, wiring last Saturday,
says:
"Pekin is now entirely -under foreign
control. Looting is proceeding sys
tematically. The French and Russian
flags are flying over the best portion
of the imperial domain, where it Is said
the imperial treasure la buried.
"The foreign city is respected by in
ternational agreement, although any
punishment will be ineffective unless it
is occupied.
"The Japanese have seized 500,000
taels of silver.
"The empress dowager, the emperor.
Prince Tuan and all the high officers
escaped to Tai Yuen Fu, in the province
of Shan Si, from which point they pro
ceeded" to Sian Fu. There is no gover
nor." STREET FIGHTING IN PEKIN.
London, Aug. 25. Street fighting is
breaking out intermittently at Pekin ac
cording to dispatches from Shanghai,
the allies not having sufficient forces to
police the vast city. As small parties of
the allied troops penetrate into new dis
tricts they have to engage half armed
mobs.
A Shanghai dispatch repeats the re
port that the Japanese troops pursued
the dowager empress and the court and
overtook them eighty miles southwest of
Pekin.
The viceroy of Sze Chuen is reported
at Shanghai to be sending troops to
the Tonquin frontier and to be intend
ing to fight the French at Meng Tse.
The bulk of the German fleet recently
at Shanghai has gone to Taku as an
escort to the new German minister. Dr.
Mumm von Schwarzenstein, who ia
bound for Pekin.
Clan fights are of daily occurrence in
the Heung Shan district.
EARL LI EN ROUTE TO PEKIN.
Washington, Aug. 23. A Chinese offi
cial expressed a belief today that Li
Hung Chang,, the Chinese peace envoy,
had started for Pekin or Tien Tsin.
While there is said to be no official ad
vices to this effect, yet it is so in ac
cordance with the expectation of
China's course that the officials accept
it as a fact. If this proves to be cor
rect it may bring about an early op
portunity for personal exchanges be
tween Earl LI and the commanders of
the allies and the ministers of the re
spective powers, i
,The Chinese government : has re
mained silent since the capture of Pe
kin except In the two communications
from Li Hung Chang, and up to the
present time Minister Wu has received
no word responsive to the American an
swer sent to him by Mr. Adee last
Wednesday. Three days have elapsed
and there has been -ample time for Li
Hung Chang to formulate his next
move. In the circumstances it Is felt
that he accepts the American and Ger
man answers and such others as may
have reached him as negativing any
present prospect of negotiations along
the lines he proposed. The opinion Is
expressed that this will prolong the un
certainties of the diplomatic situation,
during which Earl T J will see k to meet
ihe requirements laiu down by the
United States and other powers, while
the latter will endeavor to reach some
common ground of understanding for
the future.
CONSULS TO RETURN.
Washington, Aug. 25. The state de
partment is taking steps to have all of
the American consuls in China re
turn to their several posts as soon as
Immediate danger from anti-foreign
outbreaks is passed. The attention of
the department has been, called to the
statements emanating from various
consuls to the effect that they left their
posts at the direction of the depart
ment. The officials say this is not cor
rect: that the consuls merely were per
mitted by the department to leave the
posts on their own responsibility, 'f
they considered their lives were in
danger. Now that the danger is pass
ing the department is getting ready to
have them go back to their stations and
take up their routine work.
CHAFFEE ADVISES WITHDRAWAL
New York, Aug. 25. A special to the
Herald from Washington says:
Major General Chaffee has recom
mended that the United States troops
now in China be withdrawn so soon as
all the Americans in Pekin have
reached places of safety.
His ca.ble dispatch advising this and
accumulating evidences of lack of har
mony among the powers were the main
subjects of discussion at Friday's cabi
net meeting. The president and all the
members of the administration are
anxious to get the troops out of China
at the earlist possible date, but it can
be said on authority that there will be
no immediate withdrawal of American
forces unless there is an immediate
change in conditions.
There is a disposition In administra
tion circles to believe that General
Chaffee's recommendation was based
on military considerations alone, and
that he did not take political conditions
into account when making it, though
there is reason to think . that his dis
patch was sent after consultation with
Minister Conger.
Withdrawal of American troops will
be considered permissible when the res
toration of order and obtaining those
guarantees for the protection of Ameri
can life and property contemplated by
Secretary Hay's note of July 3 can pro
ceed without their presence.
The withdrawal of the troops will be
required if, through the declaration of
war against China by one or more of
the powers, a condition should arise
which would, temporarily at least, inter
fere with the accomplishment of the
objects which the United States had in
view in co-operating with other na
tions. CANT HEAR FROM CHAFFEE.
Washington, Aug. 25 The war depart
ment has not yet received from General
Chaffee the report requested of him a
few days ago upon conditions in Pekin.
In fact several recent cablegrams of
inquiry addressed to General Chaffee
have not been answered. In this situa
tion it was found necessary to call upon
General Chaffee again for a full report
for the guidance of the officials of this
government. It is supposed that the un
certainty of communication between
Pekin and Tien Tsin is responsible for
General Chaffee's silence. The wires
have ben cut between the capital and
Tien Tsin and it is probable that the
messages were sent by courier from
Tien Tsin. It is regarded as very un
fortunate that there should be such diffi
culty of communication at thi3 time.
The department is depending in a large
measure upon General Chaffee for in
formation to guide the administration
in the movements of the immediate fu
ture. It 13 not believed at the war depart
ment that the two casualty lists, one
dated at Tien Tsin the 21sU and the
other the 23rd were sent by General
Chaffee in person. ' It is thought that
his name was signed as a matter of
(Continued on Sixth Page.)
COAUpfE
Great Britain Is Confronted
With a New Trouble.
A Little Bailway Strike Cuts Off
the Supply.
SUITS CAN'T MOYE.
May
Be Forced to Bely
American Mines.
Upon
Card Sharpers Work Passengers
on the Campania.
Copyright, 1900, by Associated Press.l
London, Aug. 25. Forgetting the Chi
nese cryptogram and the unending war
in South Africa and the reconstruction of
that country, a strike on a little 100 mile
Welsh railway stirs up more serious interest-
than anything else in England
this week, because It Is closely related to
the coal supply and the manufacturing
vitality of the kingdom. The Taff Vale
railroad carries the product of 50,000 coal
miners into . Cardiff . The fifth day of
this "strike sees small quantities of the
best coal commanding 35 shillings. AH
the Cardiff factories are shut down; and
the merchant fleet is unable to leave the
harbor because it has not been supplied
with coal. Most of the miners are still
piling up coal at the pit mouths. All
will probably be idle in another week.
The cause of the dispute is that 2,000
railway servants want a half penny an
hour more and are upheld in that de
mand by the Union of Railway men of
the United Kingdom, with 250,000 in
the treasury and a strike income of 3,
000 a week. Interwoven with the discus
sion anent the coal scarcity trouble is
brewing elsewhere in the railway world.
The Great Eastern men have handed in
an ultimatum demanding increased
wages and threatening to strike if. this
is refused. The probabilities are that
American coal will be imported.
The arrival in the Thames on Thurs
day evening of the British steamer
Queenswood with 4,000 tons of coal and
the sailing of the British steamer Arms
tor from Norfolk, Va., on Wednesday
with 4,000 tons destined for Bantry Bay
for the British navy, afforded a text on
which to hang abundant speculation.
English wirters seem to take a melan
choly satisfaction in pointing out Amer
ica's exhaustless coal supplies and the
ultimate certainty that large exports
have been made from that country.
WORKED BY SHARPERS.
"Passengers are requested to beware
of gambling." This penciled notice was
posted in the Campania's smoking room
when she arrived a week ago. Several
Americans who had lost rather heavily
at poker after the game compared notes
and decided to repudiate tneir debts, be
ing convinced that they had been play
ing against card sharps. The principal
was a South American ranchman whose
paper debts amounted to over 1,000.
The winners were two New Yorkers who
were apparently unacquainted with each
other when the Campania left New
York. The South American alleged that
he had been cheated. He paid 10 and
notified the winners that he would pay
the balance of his losses when they pro
duced satisfactory references. He also
telegraphed from Queenstown for a de
tective to meet the steamer at Liver
pool. One did so, but beyond telling the
victim that the winners were well known
sharpers he could do nothing.
The taking by American bankers of
the exchequer bonds seems to impress
the Shah of Persia immensely. The St.
James Gazette has some curious infor
mation from Paris on the subject. It
says:
"The shah is convinced that financial
reasons render the alliance between
France and Russia less important every
day, because France is tired of giving
money to Russia. The only nation that
can give money to Russia is the United
States. The shah ha3 a brilliant idea
that by cultivating friendship with
America he may secure himself against
Russia, whose relations with America
are likely to become very close before
long."
MIGHT HAVE SAID SISTER,
Mary Anderson (Mrs. Antonio Na
varro) admits that she is not as young
as when play goers knew her, but she
has confessed to having received a shock
at a bazaar held in Broadway, Worces
tershire, the other day when the rector
of a religious community told her she
was a mother to them. She made a lit
tle speech in which she remarked: "I
am somewhat overwhelmed by the cleri
cal compliment, but he might have said
"sister. "
Mr. Charles Stewart Smith, a member
of the New York rapid transit commis
sion, who has gone to Scotland to visit
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Carnegie, has de
voted considerable time to studying both
the Paris and London underground elec
tric railways.
"I have been afforded every opportun
ity to study the workings of both sys
tems," said Mr. Sm,ith to a representa
tive of the Associated Press, "especially
in London, where I have ridden during
almost every hour of the day and I am
prepared to make a complete report to
the commission on my return to New
York. The London electric railway is
certainly a great improvement over
anything London has ever had. But,
after all, it is not rapid transit in the
sense we understand it in the United
States. The distance from the Bank of
England to Shepard Bush is 400 yards
short of six miles. This is covered in
25 minutes including thirteen stops. This
is done by means of two single track
tubes which, of course, prevents the
running of express trains. The New
York line will contain four tracks and
express trains will run from the City
hall to the northernmost end of the is
land in from IS to 19 minutes.
"The engineering work in London is
admirable and the rolling stock is an im
provement even on that of the New
York elevated railway as the cars are
better lighted and better furnished."
EXODUS OF TOURISTS. .
The middle of August finds London in
Lthe apogee of the season, while the ex-
to the carrying capacity of the outgoing
steamers. Mr. C. A. Gillig, who i3 an
expert at calculating American travel
in Europe, said to a representative of
the Associated Press:
"It is nonsense to talk about -150.000
Americans crossing the Atlantic this
season. Their numbers are always ex
aggerated. There Is only a certain num
ber of Transatlantic lines, each limiteci
to a number of ships of well known ca
pacity. "Going over the question with a care
ful estimate there will be about 85,000
Americans in Europe during the season.
The tide of travel is western now and
until October 1 win be tremendous. The
Oceanic took 390 cabin passengers Wed
nesday and the Kaiser Wilhelm der
Grosse 2S0 to 300. The fact that .86
Americans left the Carlton hotel that
day shows how strong the homeward
procession is."
It is not often that any American resi
dent In England secures a place in Van
ity Fair's portrait gallery and far leas
frequently does the subject of these
pleasant caricatures resent them. Not
so with little "Johnnie" Reiff, however,
who is the subject of this week's car
toon. Reiff, who cares more about kit
tens and candies than fame, says: "I
could forgive them for the unnatural
position of my hands, but why did they
want to turn my black hair into a shock
of dirty yellow V
THE FUTURITY TODAY.
A Pnrse of $40,000 For the
Winner Big Field of
Starters
New York, Aug. 25. The classic Fu
turity will be run today at Sheepshead
Bay probably before a record breaking
crowd, but over a track about as bad
as it could be deep in mud. The horses
engaged for the Futurity are as fit as
hands can make them to contend for
the stake, which will net nearly J40.000
to the fortunate winner. A full list of
the probable starters is aa follows:
Tommy Atkins J. R. and F. P.
Keene.
Bluest C. Fleischmann's Sons,
Elkhorn W. C. Whitney.
All Green C. T. Patterson.
Golden Age G. B. Morris.
Kenilworth G. B. Morris.
Cap and Bells J. R. and F. P. Keene.
Sweet Lavender C. Littiefield.
Lady of the Valley R. T. Wilson, jr.
Baliyhoo Bey W. C. Whitney.
Belvino J. G. Galway.
Longshoreman J. E. Madden.
Olympian J. R. and F. P. Keene.
Six-Shooter C. Fleischmann's Sons.
Smile R. H. and D. H. Morris.
Early this morning all the candidates
were sent for their final exercise
through the stretch, and after a canter
around the track a couple of times were
sent the regulation quarter at top
speed, although the track did not per
mit of fast time.
In the discussion over the chances of
the various candidates there seemed to
be a general Idea that the Keene string,
headed by Olympian and Ballyhoo Bey,
the candidate of the Whitney stable,
should be well in front
Others also had supporters, among
them that uncertain youngester Blues,
being fancied by not a few. His races,
however, have been most uneven, and
few would hazard the opinion that Le
had a good chance to win except in
heavy going, and even then the favor
ites were by no means to be thrown out
of consideration, as they have shown
their liking for mud as well as dry go
ing. The two fillies. Sweet Lavender and
Lady of the Valley , had some support
ers, the latter on the ground that she
was said, to be up to beating.
TO KILL BRYAN.
Anarchist Threatens the Life
of Democratic Candidate.
Omaha, 'Neb., Aug. 25. An anarchist
who is employed in the smelter in this
city announced to one of his fellow
workmen this morning that he was go
ing to kill William J. Bryan, when he
came to attend the Jackson Ian picnic
this afternoon. The police were notified
and scoured the city for the man and
arrested him an hour later. ' The man's
name is William M. Williams, a Welsh
man. Every precaution is being taken
to prevent anything happening the can
didate while in the city.
FAIRBANKS COMING.
Indiana Senator's Speaking
Tour Will Include Kansas.
Chicago, Aug. 25. United States Sen
ator Fairbanks, will shortly begin a
campaigning tour under the auspices
of the Republican national committee,
which will embrace the states of Kan
sas, Colorado, Utah. California, Oregon,
Washington, Montana, North and
South Dakota, Nebraska and Illinois.
The time after the senator's return will
be spent in speaking in Indiana. The
dates of the speeches will be fixed by
the central committees of the various
states. The first speech will probably
be in Kansas on October 7. Cities to
be included in Senator Fairbank's itin
erary will be Denver, Salt Ukc, San
Francisco, Sacramento, Portland, Ta
coma, Seattle, Spokane, and probably
Missoula, Miles City and Jamestown,
N. D.
CROSSES THE RIVER.
Gen. Dewet is Headed For the
Orange River Colony.
Krugersdorp, Aug. 25. Commandant
DeLarey appeared yesterday zef ore Bank
station with a large force and sum
moned the garrison, commanded by
Lord Albemarle, to surrender, which the
garrison refused to do. In the meantime
Dewet took advantage of this ruse and
crossed the river towards the Orange
River colony.
Consecration of a Bishop.
Cincinnati, O., Aug. 25. The conse
creatlon of Right Rev. Henry Moelller
as bishop of Columbus, took place at
teie cathedral this morning. Archbishop
Elder and the bishops of Indianapolis,
Atlanta, Grand Rapids, Nashville, Cov
ington, and other dioceses, together with
about 200 priests participated in the im
posing ceremony. An immense congre
gation was present. .
Shot in Hotel Hallway.
Chicago, Aug. 25. A well dressed man
of 25, not yet identified, was shot through
the head in the hallway of the Stafford
hotel at Pacific avenue and Van Buren
street today by an unidentified assailant
who escaped. The injured man was re
moved to the Samaritanan hospital and
died soon afterwards without speaking.
BURTONjP WOII
Johnson-Miami Contest Settled
by Election Board.
Decide That F. W. Sponable Is
Senatorial Nominee.
ENDS A BITTER FIGHT.
Baker People Were Evidently
Outgeneralled.
Another Squabble to Be Heard
. on Monday.
Frank W. Sponable wins the contest
for the nomination' for state senator in
the district composed of Miami and
Johnson counties. This is the decision
of the state election board composed of
Attorney General A. A. Godard. Stata
Auditor Geo. E. Cole and Geo. A. Clark,
secretary of state.
The decision was agreed upon Friday.
It is unanimous and the three members
of the board will today sign their offi
cial names to the document which gives
Sponable the nomination.
The decision had not been completer
by the stenographers at a late hour this
afternoon, but the members of the board)
have agreed that Sponable shall be given
the certificate of election and the writ-
ten opinion is a perfunctory matter".
This Is the first contest heard this
year by the election board. Incidentally
it was a Baker-Burton controversy but
questions of parliamentary procedure
and other technical subjects crept into
the matter but not at any time havs
these points concealed the actual iasua
between the partisans of the candidates1
for the senatorial toga.
Another Burton-Baker contest cornea
before this election board Monday from
the senatorial district composed of Riley,
Wabaunsee and Geary counties. This
hearing is set for 2 o'clock in the after
noon. The Miami-Johnson county contest
was one of the most bitter ever present
ed to the election board. Contests in
volving minor issues have appeared at
this tribunal of last resort in the past
but there was not one of them which
presented the personal hatreds and an
tagonisms which were manifested in tha
hearing of this case.
The supporters of the two candidates
claiming the legal nomination, F. W.
Sponable,, representing Burton, M. G.
Miller, representing Baker, although po
litical associates for years, had as little
intercourse during the hearing as was
possible.
The two factions occupied seats in .li
ferent parts of the senate chamber, dur
ing the hearing, and each side regarded
the other with great condescension and
evident commisseration while the case
was being presented.
Mr. Sponable regarded his opponent
with much haughtiness while Mr. Miiier
evinced much sympathy for the misfor
tune which he believed stood in the way
of Sponable's political ambition.
Sponable and Miller live in Johnson
county.
When the Miami county forces left tha
senatorial convention, H. S. Coburn, one
of the delegates stayed with the Johnson
county delegates. The convention was
evenly divided, each county being enti
tled to 12 delegates, but Johnson county;
stayed and nominated Sponable.
There was a controversy over the rep
resentation, at the outset, Miami countyi
claiming 13 delegates, because the coun- ;
ty had cast a sufficient number of Re- ;
publican votes to entitle it to 13 dele
gates, and that Johnson, by the sama
law, should have but 12.
The basis of representation adopted for
the county conventions was the vote
cast for George A. Clark in 1S98. Hail
this rule been adopted by the senatorial
district committee Miami county would
have been entitled to 13 delegates, but
the committee adopted no basis of repre
sentation, simply fixing the number oS
delegates from each county at 12.
In the Miami county convention thir
teen delegates were elected, but aften
a prolonged discussion the name of tha
thirteenth man was striken from the
list.
When the convention to nominate tha
candidate for senator assembled Miami
claimed thirteen delegates. The ques
tion was referred to the committee on
credentials, which was divided. A ma
jority report recommended that Miami
county have twelve votes, and waa sup
plemented by a minority report recom
mending thirteen.
These reports were under discussion
by the convention and in the midst of
considerable confusion. At the helghthi
of the disturbance a motion to adjourn
was made. The chairman of the con
vention said, according to evidence flleJ
with the election board:
"For the purposes of this motion I
will hold that Miami county has thir
teen votes."
The motion to adjourn was carried by
the one vote which the chairman gave
Miami county, when the convention was
discussing what should be done with the
report of the committee on credentials.
Upon this unprecedented action on tha
part of the chairman the Miami county
forces adjourned the convention and
left the hall.
Mr. Coburn returned to the Johnson
county delegation. At this juncture the
Johnson county delegates reorganized
the convention, elected a new chairman
with the twelve votes from Johnson and
one from Miami, that of Mr. Coburn.
There was no question concerning Mr.
Coburn's seat In the convention. He
was one of the delegates regular'y
elected by Miami county. His vote gave
the Johnson county forces a majority of
the twenty-iour delegates which the
senatorial committee decided should
comprise the convention.
The ruling by the chairman is held
to be illegal, and that there was no ad
journment of the convention, because a
majority of the regularly constituted
delegates of the convention did not vote
in favor of the adjournment
The Johnson county delegates after
Mr. Coburn's vote organized the con
vention, nominated Mr. Sponable. giv
ing him twelve votes. Coburn did not
vote on the nomination, but a majority
of the convention which Coburn's vote
organized voted for Sponable, and he
was the nominee of that convention.
The Miami county delegates assembled)
at the date to which the alleged ad
journment had been taken and nomi
nated Mr. Miller. This is held to have
been an Illegal convention.
The statute provides explicitly that
from the decision of this board there Im
no appeal, so the incident is closed.