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LAST EDITION.
5';;-gIDAY EVENING.
TOPEKA, KANSAS, -SEPTEMBER 14, 1900.
FRIDAY EVENING.
TWO CENTS.
ONG LISTS OF HIE DEAD.
Hundreds of Bodies Still Be-
isaii Mm.
Many Crssnated With Wrecks
of Homes.
THE WORKLTO PEOPLE
Were Chief Sufferers in the
Great Storm.
Relief Continues to Go For
ward in Great Amounts.
THE IDENTIFIED DEAD.
Publislied List of Lost Now
Numbers 2,701.
Relief Fund Approximates
$1,000,000 and Growing.
Houston, Tex., Sept. 14. The Post to
Bay prints a list of 2,701 names of the
Galveston dead, compiled from various
sources, but believed to be authentic.
There were hundreds of bodies burned,
buried at sea and in the sand, of which
no Identification was possible. There
were other hundreds who were buried
on the beach of the mainland, few of
whom have been identified. There are
many bodies still in the ruins of Galves
ton and scattered along the beach of
the mainland and In the marshes, where
they were thrown by the water. Some
of these bodies have been sent twenty
miles inland along small water courses
by the rush of high waters. Taking all
things into consideration, there seems no
longer any doubt that the number of
dead will reach beyond the estimates of
5,000 which have been made by Mayor
Jones, Major P. G. Lowe and other re
liable citizens of Galveston.
One thousand three hundred refugees
arrived here from Galveston last night
and are being cared for as well as possi
ble. Four buildings have been set apart
for the benefit of the refugees, but of the
1,500 who have reached here so far, not
more than 800 remain in the public
charge, the remainder of them having
gone to the homes of relatives and
friends. The owner of the steamer Law
rence has ordered the boat turned over
to Adjutant General Scurry who is in
charge at Galveston, and the transpor
tation of people from Galveston to the
interior will proceed faster. There have
been delays in transporting provisions
because of a lack of boats, but there
are more boats now, and the work today
will be faster and more complete.
The Western "Union has got a wire Into
Galveston but as there are no poles
standing the wire would not remain in
working. condition long. The company
has a 19-wire cable across the bay and
expects to have it working In a few
days.
The Postal company is putting forth
its best effotrs and will also have di
rect communication with Galveston in
a few days. The wires of both com
panies at Houston are overburdened
with messages.
Agents of several of the Insurance
companies are passing .through to Gal
veston. They say there is certain to be
much confusion but they do not know
what action will be taken by the com
panies concerning the payment of claims
without proof of death, which, in many
cases, will be impossible. Contributions
of money continue to come in, as do
supplies of all sorts.
Houtson, Tex., Sept. 14. The Post to-
Austin, Tex., Sept. 14. The fund for
the relief of the Galveston sufferers now
aggregates nearly $1,000,000 and probably
will reach $1,500,000 by tomorrow night.
Most of this amount is in the hands of
Governor Sayers, who will direct the
work of expending it.
DISPOSING OP THE DEAD.
Galveston, Sept. 14. The work of dis
posing of the dead continues. Several
hundred bodies are still buried beneath
the wreckage. Thirty-two sand mounds
marked with small boards attract at
tention on the beach near Twenty-sixth
street and tell the story of where about
75 bodies have been laid to rest. In the
extreme western part of the city about
60 bodies were cremated with wreckage
of the homes of the unfortunate victims.
A conflict of authority due to a mis
understanding precipitated a temporary
disorganization of the policing of the
city yesterday. It seems that when
General Scurry, adjutant general" of
Texas, arrived in the city with about
00 militia from Houston, he conferred
with the chief of police aa to the plans
tor preserving law and order.
An order was issued by the chief of
police to the effect that the soldiers
should arrest all persons found carrying
arms unless they showed a written or
der signed by the chief of police or
mayor giving them permission to go
armed. The result was that about fifty
citizens wearing deputy sheriff badges
Srexe arrested by the soldiers and taken
to police headquarters. The soldiers had
no way of knowing by what authority
the men were acting with these badges
and would listen to no excuses. After
a hurried conference between General
Scurry and Sheriff Thomas it was de
cided that all deputy sheriffs and all
persons appointed, as special officers
shall be permitted to carry arms and
pass In and out of the guard lines. The
deputy sheriffs and special and regular
police now police the city during the
day time and the militia take charge
of the city at night.
NO PRICE TO GALVESTON.
Little Rock, Ark., Sept. 14. The fol
lowing telegraphic correspondence has
passed between the mayors of Houston
and Little Rock:
"Houston, Tex., Sept. 13. To W. R.
Duley, Mayor of Little Rock: Send here
all donations of hay and potatoes that
you can get for Galveston. Wire prices
of more potatoes to be brought by re
lief committee; important; hurry.
S. H. BRASHEAR, Mayor."
"S. H. Brashear, Mayor, Houston: We
ship you from here one ear hay today
and clear the market of potatoes; also
ship one car potatoes from St. Louis
tonight.- Can put price on nothing for
Galveston. W. R. DULEY."
CALIFORNIA'S CONTRIBUTION.
San Francisco, Sept. 14. The total
amount subscribed in this city to the
Galveston relief fund is now about $11,
500. Los Angeles has raised over $4,000,
and other cities and towns are con
tributing liberally. One car load of pro
visions and clothing has already been
dispatched and four others will be added
to the train before it leaves the state.
CONDOLENCE FROM PERU.
Lima, Peru, Sept. 14. The house of
representatives has adopted a. motion to
send a cablegram to the president of the
United States expressing the condolence
of the people of Peru over the catas
trophe at Galveston.
FORTY HOURS AT THE KEY ..
St. Louis, Mo., Sept. 14. Since Sunday
every telegraph wire entering or leaving
St. Louis and every operator has been
working from fourteen to twenty-four
hours a day sending and receiving tele
grams to and from the stricken district
in Texas.
At the Postal company's main office.
Chief Operator Hancock said that one
of his men worked for 33 hours at a
stretch. At the Western Union office the
longest record was more than forty
hours. None of the men has had more
than six hours away from the key since
Sunday. The women operators have no
been called upon to work so long. As a
rule they have been on duty only about
twelve hours a day.
Neither Manager C. Daugherty of the
Postal nor Assistant Superintendent
Frankel of the Western Union attempts
to make an estimate of the number of
messages that have been handled. Both,
however, say that all records in St,
Louis have ben broken. -
FUND STARTED IN BERLIN.
Berlin, Sept. 14. A meeting will be
held in the United States embassy for
the purpose of raising a fund for the
aid of the Texas sufferers.
BUT ONE HOUSE LEFT.
Seabrook, Tex., Sept. 14. There are
but few people left here, and they are
starving and need clothing. Thirty
three out of thirty-four houses have
floated away, and twenty-one persons
were drowned in this little place. The
distress is appalling. (Signed)
R. H. LARABER.
VELASCO PEOPLE HOMELESS.
Houston. Tex.. Sept. 14. E. D. Dor
chester, manager of the Velasco Ter
minal railroad, has reached this city.
He says three-fourths of the Velasco
people lost their homes and four per
sons were drowned. Eight bodies were
washed ashore at Surfside, supposed to
be from Galveston. At Quintana. 75 per
cent, of the buildings are destroyed. No
lives were lost there, though a number
of persons were Injured.
LITTLE DAMAGE TO ELEVATORS.
Galveston, Tex., Sept. 14. J. C. Stew
art, the grain elevator builder, has ar
rived here, responding to a telegram
from General Manager M. E. Bailey of
the Galveston Wharf company. After
inspecting the grain elevators and their
contents he said that not 2 per cent, of
the grain elevators had been damaged.
The wheat would be loaded into vessels
just as rapidly as they came to take It.
Ships are needed here at once. Mr.
Bailey has put a large force of men to
work clearing up each of the wharves,
nnd the company will be ready for new
business all along the line within the
next eight days. The wharves have
been damaged very little outside of the
wreckage of the sheds. With the wreck
age cleared away, Galveston will be in
as good shajje for business as she was
a few years before there were any wharf
sheds even in better shape, because
there are more piers and better ones.
Supt. Warren of the Houston Direct
Navigation company stated that the
company was not ready for any busi
ness at present, as the remnant of its
fleet is wholly engaged in the relief
work. Twelve of the eighteen barges of
the company are lost or missing.
TO REBUILD ON BETTER LINES.
Dallas, Tex., Sept, 14. A special from
Galveston says:
Congressman R. B. Hawley, who was
In Washington at the time of the storm,
arrived in this city yesterday. When
seen at the Tremont hotel, he .said:
"Work of a vast importance is to be
undertaken here, on different lines from
those that have been our habit hereto
fore. There are storms elsewhere. Storms
of more frequency and of greater inten
sity. They -isit the coast of England.
They blow throughout the Great Lakes
and along the shores of the Atlantic on
the New England coast.
"If they build as we build, they would
be down and out nearly every year; but
thev build structures to stay, and we
must rebuild our: city on different lines
and in a different manner that will re
sist the gales as they do.
"As we have to continue business
through this port, we must in our con
struction do it on the same lines em
ployed by Boston, New York, Buffalo
and Chicago, the stability of which was
plainly illustrated in some structures re
cently erected in our community. The
port is all right. The fullest depth of
water remains. The jetties with slight
repair are intact, and because of these
conditions, which exist nowhere else for
the territory and people it serves, the
restoration will be more rapid than may
be thought, and the flow ef commerce
will be as great and for the courage and
fortitude to look beyond the unhappy
events of today, as prosperous and se
cure as any part of our prosperous coun
try." TO BUILD A UNION BRIDGE.
New Orleans, Sept. 14. A special from
Galveston, Tex., says:
J. W. Maywell, general superinten
dent, and J. -W. Allen, general freight
agent, of the Missouri, Kansas & Texas ,
AUTHENTIC PHOTOGRAPHS OF
Masonic Temple.
Taking Bodies to the Morgue. View of Galveston Harbor. t View of Bay Looking East
Texas University Medical Department. Rescuing the Drowned.
railway, have arrived here for the pur
pose of conferring with General Man
ager Polk of tiie Gulf, Colorado & Santa
Fe, and Manager Hill of the Galveston,
Houston & Henderson railway, with the
object of combining their efforts on the
reconstruction of one bridge for all rail
ways entering Galveston for the time
being and thus secure an early resump
tion of traffic and the partial restora
tion of business in Galveston. Such a
plan, it is believed, will be adopted.
Among the foreign steamers which
were grounded by the storm on Pelican
fiats, north of the city, the Norwegian
steamer Gyller and the Britsh steamer
Norma p.re off and berthed alongside the
wharf. The British steamer Benedict 13
expected to be floated without much
difficulty. The British steamers Hilari
ous and the Kendall Castle, which were
carried out further into the flats, will
have to be canalled out. The Norma,
which was carried through the railway
bridges into the west bay, and the
British steamer Taunton, which was
carried in a northwest direction twenty
seven miles up the bay and stranded
near Cedar Point, will, in all probability,
remain as evidence of the frightful
velocity of the wind which prevailed
last Saturday night. The steamer Alamo
is still grounded on the northren edge
of the channel, opposite Twenty-fourth
street, and It is expected it will be float
ed without much difficulty after she is
lightered of her cargo, which will be
done as soon as barges are obtained.
BRINGING ORDER OUT OF CHAOS.
Galveston, Tex., Sept. 14. At a meet
ing of the general committee yesterday
Joseph Lee Jameson.state revenue agent,
appeared as a special commissioner from
Governor Sayers. He stated the gover
nor desired a committee of representa
tive citizens of Galveston to come to
Austin in order to confer with him in
regard to the situation here. A commit
tee was appointed to meet the governor.
This committee will leave for Austin
this afternoon. After adjournment of
the general committee, the committee on
correspondence sent the following tele
gram: "Galveston, Sept. 13 To the Associated
Press, Memphis, Tenn.: Our most
urgent present needs are disinfectants,
lime, cement, gasoline stoves, gasoline,
charcoal furnaces and charcoal. Nearby
towns also may send bread. For the
remainder of our wants money will be
most available because we can make
purchases from time to time with more
discretion than miscellaneous contribu
tors would exercise. We have to report
that we are beginning to bring order out
of chaos and offer our profound grati
tude for the assistance so far received.
(Signed),
"W. C. JONES, Mayor.
"M. LASKER.
"J. D. SKINNER.
"C. H. McMASTER.
"R. G. LOWE.
" "CLARENCE OUSLEY.
i ' '"Committee."
Mr. Lasker stated to the committee
that there was a great scarcity of ma
terial In the city to make buildings
habitable and that prices had been
greatly advanced on the small stocks
remaining. He said a barrel of cement
which ordinarily sells for $2 has been ad
vanced to $S.
The Mexican Cable company has got
ten both ends of its cable and expects
to establish communication via the City
of Mexico this evening. The Western
Union Telegraph company has succeed
ed in getting up a temporary wire, but
last night the wire was cut down in
several places by persons, who, it is sup
posed, thought it was a stray wire.
The Postal company hope to get a
wire working this afternoon. The first
message was sent out of Galveston yes
terday at 4:16 over a wire of the West
ern Union company. The company has
laid a cable across the channel and
through it they transmitted the mes
sage. Last night a special train of tent
age and supplies arrived from St, Louis,
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at Houston, and the contents will be for
warded by water today.
CAN'T KILL GALVESTON.
Dallas, Tex., Sept. 13. In a special to
the News from New York Henry Mai
lory of the Mallory line has this to say
as to the future of Galveston:
"Naturally Texas will seek an outlet
through a Texas harbor, and there is no
other harbor in that state equal to the
one in Galveston, and even if the city
were wiped out, men with money would
begin to build there. Locally Galveston
has suffered great less, but it does not
deprive the city of its value as a port."
He says regular and semi-weekly sail
ings to Galveston will continue uninter
ruptedly, the San Marcos leaving today,
one day behind her schedule, and the
Concho will follow Saturday. Both
steamers will carry large quantities of
stores contributed here for the relief of
the needy at Galveston and surrounding
territory.
FIRST .WEDDING SINCE THE
STORM.
New Orleans, Sept. 14. A special fr"om
Galveston says:
The British steamer Woodlelgh, for
Havre, and the Spanish steamer Bamon
De Larrinaga for Newcastle on Tyne,
have sailed. The latter went to sea
drawing 23.6, demonstrating that the
channel has not been shoaled. Subscrip
tions made to the relief fund and'pub
lished are as follows:
Southern Pacific Railway company
$5,000; White-Screw company $1,000; City
of Beaumont, $7,500; Houston Brewing
company $500; Thomas Taylor $500.
Last evening at the Tremont hotel oc
curred a wedding that was not attended
with music and flowers and a gathering
of merrymaking friends and relatives
it was peculiarly sad. Mrs. Brice Rob
erts expected some day to marry Ernest
Mayo; the storm which desolated so
many homes deprived her of almost ev
erything on earth; father, mother, sister
and brother. She was left destitute.
Her sweetheart, too, was a sufferer. He
lost much of his possessions in Dickin
son but he stepped bravely forward and
took his sweetheart to his home.
MOSTLY WORKING PEOPUE.
Few Names of Prominence in List of
Dead.
Houston, Tex., Sept. 14. There are
really few prominent names in the list
of dead from Galveston. Most of them
are people who were not well known out
side their own circle of acquaintances.
The class of people who are dead were
working people, small tradesmen and
small professional men and their fam
ilies. The reason for this is plain, in
asmuch as the greatest force of the
hurricane was exerted against the east
end, west end and the water front, while
in the center of the city, where the peo
ple of greater prominence lived there was
not so much loss of life.
Following is an additional list of Gal
veston's dead :
Andrew, Mrs. A. and family.
Bell, Alfred, wife and two sons and
daughter.
Boedecker, Chas.
Berier, Mrs. Lucy. !
Brooks, J. T.
Bland, Mrs. and seven children. fCxil
ored.) Bell, Henry.
Bankers, Mrs. Charles.
Beach, Miss Nina of Victoria.
Boedecker, H., father, brother and sis.
ter-in-law.
Barnard, Mrs. ,
Brown, Winnie M.
Becker, John, wife and daughters.
May and Vida.
Bellew, Mr. and Mrs. J. and daughter.
Crawford, Reyburn.
Carson, Frank C.
Chaffee, Mrs. and child.
Christian, John.
Campbell, Will.
Curry, Mrs. Martha J. and Miss Louisa
Carven, M., wife and daughter.
Carnett. Mr. and wife.
Clinton. Mrs. Mary and children, Geo.
HURRICANE - SWEPT GALVESTON.
and Custom House.
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A., Horace, Lee W., Joseph B., Willie B.
and Freddie.
Demsie, Mr. and Mrs.
Day, Willie.
Dunnin, Mrs. and three children.
Dierke, Henry and family.
Day, Alfred, found in a tree.
Darfee, Mr. and Mrs. and two daugh
ters. Dammill, W. D. and wife. (Colored.)
Dunham, George R. and wife.
Dunham, George R., jr., and two chil
dren. Donnelly, Nicholas.
Ducer, Madeline and Octavla.
Davis, Miss Emma,
Drewa, H. A.
Demesie, Mrs., and two sons.
Dowles, Samuel, wife and one child.
Davis, Mrs. Mary, and children,
Carrie, Alice, Lizzie and Eddie.
Evans; Mrs. Kate, and two children.
Falkenhaxger, George, and wife.
Forget, Julius.
Freither. Mrs. Fritz.
Frau, Mrs. August, and daughter.
Faby, C. S., wife and two children.
Foster, Mrs. Augusta.
Freise, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. M.
Forbush, John and Freddie.
Kretwell, Mrs. S. F.
Fairer, Miss Nannie, of Sullivan.
Frank, Antonio, wife and daughters. '
Gaite, A. E., and family.
Gentry, Charlotte (colored).
Gonzales, Andrew, wife and daughter
Pauline.
Graham, Mrs. H., and baby.
Garnett, Robert F.
Gibson, Prof., and family.
Gibson, Mary C.
Gullet, Colonel, of Victoria.
George, H. K., and family.
Grey. H. K.. and family.
Grey, Randolph, four children
and
sister-in-law.
Garialdi, August.
Holland, Mrs. James.
Higgin3, Mrs.
Hildebrand, Fred.
Harris, Miss Rebecca.
Hubbell, Misses Maggie and Emma.
Heubner, Mrs. A., and boy.
Haughton, Willie O.
(Continued on Third Page.)
rVTKINLEY AT HOME.
President Begins' Where He
Left Off Five Weeks Ago.
Canton, O., Sept. 14. Canton is again
the nation's capital from which affairs
of state are largely conducted. Prac
tically the routine that was interrupted
five weeks ago by the return to Wash
ington was resumed at the McKinley
home today. Secretary to the President
Cortelyou and clerks from the executive
office at Washington took possession of
the office quarters of the home and
found themselves almost overwhelmed
with matters which had accumulated
during the several days of travel. Thi3
matter was largely official rountine.
The president also found himself del
uged with telgrams and letters con
gratulating him on his letter of accept
ance and commending the sentiments
therein expressed. Among the callers
during " the day was former Senator
Mitchell, of Oregon. He had a short
conference with the president, and ex
pressed confidence of a good Republi
can situation in the northwest,
"Weather Indications.
Chicago, Sept. 14. Forecast for Kan
sas: Fair tonight, preceded by showers
and thunder storm3, in east portion this
afternoon or tonight; cooler, high south
erly shifting to northwest winds.
United States Marshal Sterne has re
turned from Wichita, where he has
been attending United States court. The
court will probably remain in session all
week.
City Hall.
WILL SHUT DOWr
Pennsylvania Coal Barons Out
line Their Policy
With Reference to the Strike at
Anthracite Mines.
WILL EOT ARBITRATE
Neither Will Tliey Attempt to
Hire New Men.
Union - Officials Issne a State
ment of Their Case.
"New" York, Sept. 14. R. M. Oliphant,
president of the Delaware & Hudson
railroad, says he has not replied, and
will not reply to the telegram from
John Mitchell of the United Mine
Workers of America, demanding arbi
tration of the difficulties existing be
tween the company and its men. He
called attention to the fact that it was
sent from Indianapolis Wednesday af
ternoon at 4:20, and that it was re
ceived by him at 4:42, and that the
strike order was issued at 5:50. "It
seems to me," said Mr. Oliphant, "that
that tells the wfiole tale. I received Mr.
Mitchell's telegram at eighteen minutes
to 5, read it, and then went upstairs,
and found the Erie people reading
theirs. Mr. Mitchell, therefore, gave us
less than an hour to decide whether we
would submit to arbitration certain
grievances that he did not name. Mr.
Mitchell has said that this telegram
was one last effort to settle the troubles.
So far as I am aware this is the first
attempt he ever made to settle the mat
ter. Surely, I had never heard from him
before; and then I was given about
three-quarters of an hour to make up
my mind.
"This, with the exception of a commu
nication from certain walking delegates,
is the only intimation I have received
that our men were dissatisfied or that
they proposed to strike. The communi
cation came some days ago. It con
sisted of a number of proposals which
I was directed to sign and return at
once.. I might as well have declared
the company bankrupt as to have signed
that paper, and of course I did not. I
have always been ready to treat with
our men, and am ready to do so now.
But no delegation from them has ever
appeared, and we have yet to learn
from our men themselves that they are
dissatisfied with their treatment. We
do decline to treat with Mr. Mitchell
and the. organization he represents. The
trouble has all been fomented by the
bituminous mine owners. I am confident
that the anthracite unions have no real
grievances.
"We shall not attempt to fill the
men's places. We shall shut down the
collieries and wait for the men to re
turn. We have no desire to foment dis
order and shall not encourage It by
bringing In new men."
William V. S. Thome, of the Pennsyl
vania Coal company, which employs
8.000 men, declared that he took a sim
ilar position. This company, he added,
would make no effort to put new men
at work unless the strike was indefi
nitely prolonged.
STILL WORKING AT HAZELTON.
Hazelton, Pa., Sept. 14. Everything is
quiet in the Hazelton region today. Not
a colliery is idle or short handed and op
erations are in full blast, every miner
(Continued on Sixth Page.)
EARL LJJTARTS.
The Great Chinaman LeaTes
Shanghai For Pekin.
Prince Ching Is on the Ground
Already.
PEACE AT ANY PRICE.
That Is the Substance of His
Instructions;
Nothing Will Be Done Until li
Hung Chang Arrives.
Shanghai, Sept. 14. LI Hung Chang
starts for Pekin today.
Pekin, Sept. 5, via Shanghai, Sept. 14.'
Prince Ching arrived here yesterday, ac
companied by an escort of British and
Japanese cavalry. He spent the night
in his own palace.- Sharp diplomatic
play is expected for an advantage, but
any definite negotiations will not taka
place until LI Hung Chang has arrived,
and the question of his authority shall
have been disposed of. The Japanese
minister to China, Baron Noshii state !
to a representative of the Associated
Press that he wished an investigation to
be made of Li's credentials, as he be
lieved that Prince Ching was the only
man with authority in the premises.
The Associated Press representative
saw Prince Ching today, thanks to the
courtesy of the Japanese guards. The.
prince said toe trusted that in the lmme
ate future everything would be settled '
satisfactorily. He thought the treatment
of Pekin unnecessarily cruel and that .
was especially true as regarded private
property. He had come to Pekin, he
said with full authority from the em
peror to obtain peace by any necessary
sacrifice but he felt sure the generosity
of the powers would not exact anything
degrading to the dignity of China or en
clochment upon Chinese territory, anil
he hoped within a month to see the har- .
vest gathered and homes being rebuilt.
Prince Ching thinks a great blow has
been given to Chinese commerce but'
does not believe the loss to the city
is irreparable for a more magnificent one
may arise from the ashes.
The Russians expect LI Hung Chan.ir
to arrive here within a few days. They
do not want to commit themselves in
any way until he comes, though they say
they are willing to hear what Priuca
Ching has to say.
TAKES 125 PEOPLE.
Shanghai, Sept. 13. The municipal
council has granted LI Hung Chang per
mission to sail. He will travel with a
retinue of 125 persons and will leave
the foreign settlements tomorrow, Fri
day, to joint the steamer Anping for the
north.
Reports from Cha Ting and Sen Fu,
western Szchuen, say the most of the
property of foreigners has been looted or
burned.
The foreigners have been Invited to
place themselves under official protac
tion, ASSASSIN IDENTIFIED.
Pekin, Saturday, Sept. 8. There was a
grand thanksgiving service today in
the Cathedral for the preservation of the
lives of those who were besieged by the
Chinese here. Ail the Roman Catholics
and many officials and soldiers were
present.
Baron von Ketterler's murderer tia3
been identified by Interpreter Corder.
The murderer declares he was ignorant
of the identity of his victim.
YUNG LU IN IT.
Washington, Sept. 14. Minister Wu
notified the state department this morn
ing that he had received a cablegram'
from Li Hung Chang stating that he
would leave Shanghai today for Pekin;
also that Yung Lu is to be associated
with Earl Li and Prince Ching as peace
negotiators.
SITUATION SUMMARIZED.
Washington, Sept. 14. The Chinese
.minister called at the state department
this morning to say that he had re
ceived a dispatch from Li Hung Chang,
stating that the latter would leave
Shanghai today, going first to Tien Tslnv
and thence to Pekin. Mr. Wu felt sat
isfied that LI departed from Shanghai
probably on one of the many merchant
ships centering there, unless the re
ported action of Russia has caused 4ilm
to reconsider his proposed departure.
According to these reports Russia has
insisted that the emperor shall return
and assume full direction of the gov
ernment, entirely displacing the empress
dowager, and that-Prince Tuan shall be
punished for his part in the recent
trouble. It Is said these demands have
been made to Li Hung Chang. Mr. Wu
is entirely without information on these
points, but expressed some doubt as to
whether such steps had been taken.
Even more Important than the de
parture of Li was the information con
veyed by Minister Wu that an imperial
decree named Yung Lu to join with
Prince Ching and LI Hung Chang as a
commission to negotiate peace. Yung
Lu is the commander of the northern,
army in China, and during the recent
troubles he was Identified with the anti
foreign sentiment. His appointment is
not likely to be well received by the
powers, for besides his recent per
formances he is Identified with the ob
structive element in China. The Chi
nese commission now appears to be
complete, comprising Li Hung Chang,
Prince Ching and Yung Lu. No men
tion is made of the appointment of the
vice roys of Nankin and Wu Chang, who
have been recommended by Earl Li, and
It Is the opinion of Minister Wu that
their -service is inexpedient because of
the difficulty in leaving the southern
provinces and making the long trip to
Pekin.
TALKS WITH IX
Press Correspondent Interviews the
Chinese Viceroy.
Shanghai, Wednesday, Sept. 12. Li
Hung Chang informed a representative
of the Associated Press today that he
will start for Tien Tsin Friday, Sept. 14,
that he will go to Pekin, if circumstances
demand it, and that Prince Ching and
he had full authority from the dowager
empress and emperor to negotiate a set
tlement with the powers, explaining that
there were no other commissioners for
China. The audience lasted an hour,
the correspondent being the Interviewed
rather than the interviewer. Li asked
many questions about the fighting at
Tien Tsin, the relief of Pekin, the num
ber of troops cf each power In China,
their disposition and fighting qualities
of the Chinese, how Pekin was defended
and what bodies of Chinese fought best.
He expressed regret at the privations of
the women and children in Pekin.
During the interview Li asked the cor-
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