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Senators Depew and Burrows, Not
Invited, Said, to Be
Resentful.
Wedding of President's Daughter
Will Be Event of Surpassing
Elegance.
By W. W. Jermane.
TAWNEY THE ONLY
MINNESOTA MAN TO
ATTEND THE WEDDING
FEW WESTERNERS
WITNESS BRIDAL
"Washington, Feb. 15.Bepresentative
James A. Tawney, chairman of the
house committee on appropriations, is
the only member of either house from
Minnesota who is invited to the Long
worth Kooseveilt wedding, and he is fur
nishing up his wardrobe todav and get
ting special pointers as to what he
ousrht to wear.
Three members are invited from Wis
consin, Senator Spoouer, because he is
the president's personal friend and de
fender on the floor of the senate, and
Representative* Otien and Cooper, be
cause they were members of the Taft
Philippine partv. Mr. and Mrs. Spooner
will give the bride a bindsome lace fan
decorated with emeralds and turquoises,
made bv Tiffany^
Senator Alger and Representatives
Loud and Denbv are the onlv members
of the Michigan delegation invited.
Alger comes in tile list, which include
all senators K'ho were formerly cabinet
members. Loud was a member of the
Philippine party, and Denby is a mem
ber of the foreign' affairs committee.
Senator Burrows of Michigan is said to
be very indignant because he was over
looked.
Depew Feels Snubbed.
Senator Depew will go over to New
Tork tomorrow night to remain until
Monday, according to an announcement
made todav at his Washington home.
When asked if be would send a pres
ent, the reply was a negative, delivered
very curtly and somewhat angrilv,
which leads to the belief that the DP
pws were not invited to the wedding.
It is possible today to get a fairly
complete and accurate list of senators
and congressmen who are invited. These
will go from the senate:
Alger, Elkins, Knox,, Proctor and
Teller, because they were former cab
inet officers and are at present in Wash
ington Dubois, Long, WarreD, Patter
son, Stone, Scott, Newhwids and 'Fos
ter,-because they weTe members of the,
Philippine partr Aldrich. Allison, Bev
eridge, Crane, Cullom, Dryden, Frye,
Hale Hemenway. Kean, Ledge, Mar
tin, Spooner and Wetmore, because they
are personal friends of the president,
end in some cases because, further, they
are chairmen of prominent senate com
mittees Foraker and Dick, because they
are senators from the bridegroom's
borne state.
From the House.
These will go from the house: The
members of committees of foreign af
fairs and pensions, to both of which the
bridegroom belongs Grosvenor, Hep
burn, Payne, George W. Smith. De
Armond, William A. Jones, H. A.
Cooper, Gillette, Curtis, Edmund Foss,
Hill of Connecticut, Otjen, William
Howard, George A. Loud, C. K. Scott,
A. Wiley, Bourke Cockran, Shirley,
Gilbert and McKinlav, because thev
were members of the Philippine party
Richard Wayne Parker of New Jersey
and J. F. Rixey of Virginia, the for
mer because he is a personal friend of
the Roosevelt clan, and the latter be
cause the president is his constituent
when he visits his farm in Virginia
Hill. Ta,wney, Sibley, Overstreet, A. P.
Gardner of Massachusetts, Ames and
Adams, for personal reasons or because
thev are prominent men in the house.
Invitations have bpen sent to the
widows of former presidents, Mrs. Mc
Kinley and Mrs. Garfield, neither of
whom will attend, the former on ac
count of her poor health, and the lat
ter because she is spending the winter
in California.
Invitations have alo been sent to
Mrs. John Hav and Mi* Garrett P.
Hobart, a,nd the latter, at anv rate, will
attend, as she is spending the winter in
Washington.
Advice to Tawney.
Representative Tawnev of Minnesota
has beep offered some amusing advice
as to the proper dress to be worn to
the wedding. Last night he was calling
at the home of one of his colleagues,
and hal| a dozen other congressmen and
their wives were present One of the
women" of the party remarked that she
reallv didn't know what was the rule
in Washington, but she did know what
was done at a recent "swell" weddinp
at Youngstown, Ohio. to tell
about'it, she said
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that aAsked the Youngs
town wedding, which took place at
noon, all the men wore full evening
diess The prevailing opinion of last
night's party was that while this might
be the prevailing custom in Youngs
town, Mr Tawney would hardly be safe
in following it in this city.
The invitation list includes seven men
who were former cabinet ministers.
Wavne. McVeagh, W. E. Chandler and
John W. Foster were invited because
they now live in Washington. Lyman
J. Gage, Charles Emory Smith, Robert
W. Wynne and Paul Morton are invited
because they were former]v members
of the Roosevelt cabinet. The invita
tion list does not embrace former cab
inet" officers who were not in the Roose
velt cabinet, excepting where such offi
cera are now residents of Washington.
Distinguished Names.
Some distinguished names are the
list of personal friends. Among them
pre Mr. and Mrs. Ogden Mills, Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Cutting, Mr. and Mrs.
James E. Harriman, the Misses lselm,
Mr. and Mrs. E. Reeve Merritt and
some forty members of the Roosevelt
family.
One hundred guests will come from
Boston and vicinity, including Mr. and
Mrs. George C. Lee, grandparents of the
bude Mr. and Mrs. George C. Lee,
Jr.. Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Richardson, Mr.
and Mrs. Phhp Saltonstall, Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Parkman, Miss Cornelia
Wekott, Miss Hetty Sargent and Mrs.
Mumsford.
XJincinnati'& quota of guest* will be
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W. O. WHITEMAN
Of Ortonville, President State Editorial
Association.
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PRICE TWO CENTS. THURSDAY EVENING^PEBRUARY 15, 1906.
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STATE EDITORS
TALK FOR CHANGE
Their State Association Meets in
Minneapolis for the Annual
Convention.
"The power of the press" was much
in evidence this morning when nearly
two hundied editors ancf publishers of
newspapers met in the mayor's' reoep
tion-ioom at the city hall for tfceV for-'
tieth annual meeting of the Minnesota
Editorial association. The attendance
was the laigest at any meeting in the
history of the organization, and the pro
gram was decidedly interesting.
Tho scheduled to convene at 10 a.m.,
it was nearly 11 before President W. C.
Whiteman of the Ortonville Herald
Star, called for order. After an invo
cation by Rev. G. L. Morrill, President
Whiteman briefly introduced Mayor
David P. Jones oi: Minneapolis.
Mayor Jones, after a few preliminary
remaiks of greeting, spoke at consider
able length on city problems.
"You are invited to inspect this
great building in which you are meet-
ing," said the mayor, "nom basement*-k The-8losses
to the* upper-ffoor Itfckup', "where I as
sure you, you will be entertained with k*1111]*
more than the usual courtesy accorded B. Benson, $1,000
those accustomed to visit that place. 1 known.
"During the past year I have taken
notice of the press thruout the state,
and have found that it has stood for
those things which are decent, orderly
and upright, and in so doing you have
strengthened the arm of the executive
of this city to do his duty.
Special Privilege Problem.
"The problem which confronts good
government a city like Minneapolis,
to a large extent is the same as that
in the smaller communities of the state.
It is not a question of personal liberty
lo a gienter or less degree, of morality,
of honesty, but it contains all these
elements.
This is a new era, when the people
are awakening and are making an hon
est effort to find out where we are at
in the matter of permitting special
privileges. The problem in Minneapo
lis is that of the special privilege. In
regard to the liquor traffic, we are try
ing to divorce it from its old-time rela
tion to criminality. But not all the
special privileges are being taken from
the saloon 'man. We are asking that
all saloons be closed on Sundays. The
liquor traffic has been getting $1,000,-
000 a year from illegal Sunday traffic
in this city. And this money has been
paid to the saloons by a class which
could least afford the expenditure. We
therefore say, we are restricting the
liquor traffic simply within its right
and ligal limitations.
"In concluding, gentlemen, I would
like to tell of an incident I experienced
on a sleeping car coming from Chicago.
1 wfcis with another gentleman, who
asked the porter if it was true that the
lid is on good and tight in Minneapolis,
and that a man can't get any kind of
a drink there Sundays. 'Well,' was
the response of the porter, 'they do say
the lid am on pretty tight, but then
I always notice a little steam manages
to escape from under de tightest lid.'
Gentlemen, that may be true. But if it
is, I offer the city to you just as you
find it, and hope that its inspection
will give you both profit and pleasure."
Compliments Mayor.
President W. C. Whiteman briefly re
sponded to Mayor Jones' welcome. 1
am sure we all feel it a personal privi-
lege," said Mr. Whiteman, "to be able
to see face to face the man who has
accomplished so much for Minneapolis,
and that we are glad to meet the one
mayor in the one city where the execu
tive has done as we should each like
to have done in our home towns."
President Whiteman then delivered
his annual address. He spoke of Min
nesota as being in advance of the other
states as a field for women journalists.
"This is doubtless due," said the
speaker, to the talent, and energy, not
to say the loveliness, of our average
Minnesota woman."
He believed the past year has been
the greatest in the history of the state
for the number of people who have read
newspapers and for the amount of ad
vertising newspapers have carried. He
told of the success of the last summer
outing of the association, last summer,
praising the executive committee for
its work. As prospective points for
next summer's trip, he mentioned Salt
Lake City, New Orleans or Cuba.
President Whiteman suggested legis
lation to create a county printer for
fair distribution of county printing to
newspapers. He condemned the sale
of printed envelopes by the govern
ment, as~ an un-just infringement on
the business of the printer, and named
Joel Heatwole as the only congressman
who had ever tried to remedy this for
the printers.
The hit of the morning waa a witty
paper by P. G. S.ioblom, editor of the
Minneapolis Telegram. His subject
FIREMEN RESCUE
HELPLESS WOMEN
Blaze Starting in Sioux City Mil
linery Store Destroys Six
Stores.
Special to The Journal.
Sioux City, Iowa, Feb. 15.Six busi
i ness concerns in the Cohen Magoun
3 block at Fourt and
Douglast
streets,
and theadjacenh buildings, los heavily
5 by a fire early today that started in
v, I the millinery store oi Mrs. Nellie Sau
jj ter. The latter, with her companion,
i Miss Shindele, was nearly sujf o
cated when rescued by firemen.
The total loss will reach $75,000, not
more than half of which is covered by
insurance. The Chicago Newspaper
Union, the Sioux City Journal, and half
a dozen other concerns were endangered
from the fact that fire engines refused
to work and the water pressure from
the hydrants was not strong. There
being no wind, the flames did not
spread.
The origin of the fire has not been as
ceitaincd. The princioal losses were,*
Cohen Magoun block, $30,000 Kloster
& Duncan, drugs, $15,000: Mrs. Luther,
millinery, $3,000 Mrs. Nellie Sauter,
millinery, $2,500 Nick Jefras, confec
tions, $2,000 Al Rygg, saloon, $3,000
George's bakery, $3,000 office property
on second floor and lodge paraphernalia
on third floor, $12,000.
--Big Fire at Fort Pierre.
Special'to The Journal.
Fort Pierre, S. D., Feb. 15.A fire
that started in R. J. Mathieson's saloon
on Deadwood street today swept half
theNstreet and destroyed thousands of
dollars worth of property. The Mathie
son building and contents, Dr. C. S. Vin
cent 's office building, the Gas Belt Land
company's office, Robert Barkley's har
ness shop, the Fort Pierre restaurant,
the Thayer & Coffing grocery, and New
man's barber shop were all wiped out.
The heroic efforts of the Pierre fire
department and local young men saved
the halls over the saloon and hotel, and
the livery adjoining. The loss is esti
mated at $20,000. Owners of t_e burned
stores have already expressed their de
termination to replace them with sub
stantial brick and concrete buildings.
****e&$e5,0OO Fire at Michigan, N. D.
Special to The Journal.
Michigan, N. D., Feb. 15.Late last
night fire broke out in the large depart
ment store of J. P. Lamb & Co. The
flames spread to the postoffiee, Lamb's
bank and a restaurant. N. B. Benson's
drug store was damaged considerably.
J. P. Lamb & Co. 's store, the bank,
the postoffiee building and Lamb's old
store are a total loss. The Lamb de
partment store was one of the finest
of its kind in the state. Within the
last year a new addition was built, and
the whole store thruout was equipped
with modern conveniences.
At midnight the fire was under con
trol.
thtuj far-are estimated as
i_ J. P. Lamb & Co., $50,000
Lamb's bank, $10,000j postoffiee, $2,O0P
i J.. Insurance not
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Faculty Fights Fire.
Special to The Journal.
Madison, Wis., Feb. 15.Fire today
destroyed the home of Professor J. B.
Parkinson. The loss is $10,000 insur
ance $5,800. President Van Hise, Dean
Birge and an army of students assisted
the firemen. Wayne Bissell, son of for
mer Senator Bissell of Lodi, was badly
cut. An overheated furnace caused the
blaze.
New York, Feb. 15.The Standard
Oil company of New Jersey has de
clared a dividend of $15 a share. The
dividend declared at this time last year
was at the same rate.
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BIG COIL MEN IN:
STBIffi COUNCIL
United Mine Workers and Oper
ators Meet to Debate Over
Demands.
Big Coal Carrying Roads Ar
raigned Against Mitchell's
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JPorces.'
New York, Feb, 15'.The conference
between the coal operators and the
United Mine Workers of the hard coal
fields of Pennsylvania, at which efforts
will be made to formulate an agree
ment between the employers and the
men, to go into effect April 1, when
the award of the anthracite strike com
mission expires, will be Meld this after
noon.
All the coal companies will be repre
sented and the interests of the em
ployees will be looked after by the spe
cial scale committee of thirty-six which
is made up of the mine workers' ex
ecutive board of three anthracite dis
tricts. President Mitchell is chairman
of this committee
Among those who will attend the
meeting are President George F. Baer
of the Philadelphia & Reading W. H.
Truesdale, president^ of the Delaware,
Lackawanna & Western T. P. Fowler,
president of the New York, Ontario &
Western F. D. Underwood, president of
the Erie E. B. Thomas, president of
the Lehigh Valley David Willcox, pres
ident of the Delaware & Hudson com
pany.
The independent operators will be
represented by Frank TPardee of Hazle
ton, Pa., and J. L. Cake of Pittston, Pa.
W. L. Connell of Scranton, Pa., an in
dependent operator who is president of
the anthracite board conciliation,
will also be attendance.
The Pennsylvania railroad will not be
directly represented, not having been
invited to the conference, but wjll
abide by any action taken by the presi
dents of the other coal-carrying rail
roads.
In case a technical discussion shall
ensue after the miners have formally
made known their grievances, the oper
ators will call in officials of the various
coal companies who have a practical
'knowledge of the mining conditions.
BOSTON'S FIRE CHIEF
FALLS DEAD AT POST
Boston, Feb. 15.While responding to
an alarm of fire today Chief William T.
Cheswell of the Boston fire department
was stricken with heart trouble and
died while being taken to the hospital.
Chief Cheswell hajl been connected with
the department sipce 1&62 and was one
of the best-Jtnown, fire- g|i|&er& in, the
country. 'He waa 62 ^ears old.
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FROWN ON HIT KIT JOHN D.
New York, JFeb. 14.Barnard college
students, who planned to buy -several
hundred seats at the Broadway thea
ter, where Elsie Janis is appearing in
"The Vanderbilt Cup," have decided
not to do so because Joha D. Rocke
feller and his son are burlesqued in thr
play. This is due to the fact that the
elder Rockefeller has been very gener
ous with the institution in the past.
MURDERER REFUSES TO FLEE.
Raleigh, N. C, Feb. 15.Burton (Jar
rell, convicted or murder, escaped today
from jail, while Garfield Hicks, who was
sentenced to death for being implicated
in the same crime, and is almost certain
to be hanged, refused to flee.
TTHB SENATE TO THE HOUSE.
"The poor old ship subsidy bill once more serves two ends without damage to any one but himself.$
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NO TARIFF WAR,
KAISER'S DECISION
German Government Takes Steps
to Avoid Customs Crisis
with United States.
Journal Special Service.
Berlin, Feb. 15.The German govern
ment has decided to face the opposi
tion of the reichstag, and apply forth
with for consent to submit a demand
to the federal council for power to
grant to the United States provision
ally the favorable tariff terms of the
convention that expires March 1. It
appears that this decision has been
taken on the government's own initia
tive, without even negotiations with the
United States, with the object of avoid
ing the possibility of a tariff war, and
of gaining time for the formulation of
a fresh treaty^ hoping that in the
meantime American statesmen may rec
ognize the spontaneous action of the
German government, and see their way
to meet Germany on a basis of reci
procity. FRENCHMEN ABET
ATTACK ON FEZ
In Return for Concessions They-|"
Offer Money to Aid Moor
ish Pretender.
Journal Special Service.
London, Feb. 15.The Tangier cor
respondent of the Times reports that
certain Frenchmen, including M. Say,
founder and owner of Port Say, Al
geria, have offered the Moorish pre
tender $200,000 and 70,000 rifles and
ammunition in exchange for the con
cession of the whole coast between
Melilla and the Algeria frontier, in
cluding the minterland. The company
urges the pretender as soon as he re--
ceives the money and arms to march
on Fea If he is successful, the com
pany will take possession of the afore
said territory. The pretender's posi
tion now is undoubtedly strong.
Situation Improves.
Berlin, Feb. 15.lt is semi-officially
declared that the reply of M. Revoil,
the head of the French mission at Al
geciras, to the explanation by Herr
von Radowitz, the first German dele
gate, of Germany's views on the Mo
roccan police question, produced an
excellent impression on the German
delegate and that in consequence the
present French attitude towards the
situation at Algeeiras is- much im
proved* t^v-f-~.
-fcTJBNAND QUITS "PUMrOH."
London, Feb. 15.Sir Francis C.
Burnand, the author, for twenty-five
years editor of Punch, has resigned and
will withdraw from that periodical.
Owen Seaman, who has been the as
sistant editor, will succeed Sir Francis
as editorial nBad of the publication.
The reason for the resignation of Bur
nand has not been made public.
FIEE IN INDEPENDENCE, MO.
Independence, Mo., Feb. 15.Fire to
day destroyed the Clinton block on the
public square here, occupied by seven
firms. Loss, $65,000. George W. Clin
ton, owner of the building, may die
from excitement and overtaxation in
trying to save some of his property.
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COLE OF DUMTTK,
S Peacemaker and New Head of the Cop
S per Combine.
LABMAniCKS
COMBINE
Boston Man Will Try to Let Light
Into the Heinze-Amalga-
mated Deal.
By Thomas W. Lawson.
Boston, Feb. 15.For many years
Angustus. Heinze has fought the Amal-
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courts
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ro"und.QQjjjpaay
at $190,000,000. They settled by-li^
formation of a new company for $40,-
000,000, which by the payment of $25,-
000,000 is to aequire Heraze-'s right to
sue Amalgamated and Amalgamated's
right to sue Heinze.
What Each Gets.
Heinze has taken in payment for his
$25,000,000 the stpek of the new com
pany and the Amalgamated owners
have taken the balance.
As the capitalization of the new
company is millions more than Heinze's
capitalization, and as the earning
power is the same as formerly that is:
What Amalgamated is compelled by
law to pay to Heinze and what Heinze
is compelled to pay Amalgamated
and as theSe^diaphanous amounts will
become the asset of the new company
now owned by Amalgamated and
Heinze, the problem works out about
as did the case of the man and woman,
each of whom got a divorce decree com1
pelling each to pay the other $10,000
id PAGESFIVE O'CLOCK.
POWERS STRENGTHENmu
FORCES IN CHINA ON
EVE OF BIG REVOLT
Durin the fight
HeinzeTas stolen millions of dollars'
worth of ore from Amalgamated, and
Amalgamated has stolen millions of dol
lars worth of ore from Heinze. I say
"stolen," because both have been con
victed by the couits of stealing ore.
Sogers and Eockefeller have stated re
peatedly, privately, publicly and under
oath in court, that Heinze's entire out
fit was not worth $5,000,000, and Heinze
has duplicated their assertions to the
effectrthat under no circumstances could
Amalgamated be worth $50,000,000.
Then they both started to settle,
whereupon Heinze's stock, because of
the coming settlement, shot up until it
'is selling today at $30,0/30,000. and
Amalgamated until it is tsSaayseHmje1
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a year alimony. After awhile they con-1 ^"j*?..
eluded to patch up and live together,
capitalizing their alimony upon a 5
per cent basis, or $400,000 in all.
It being a dead sure investment, they
did not let any of the stock get out of
the family. It worked to perfection
until upon the death of both they left
the $400,000 worth of stock to charity.
The story goes that the executor went
"bug house" trying to unwind the af
fair and the Lord only knows what hap-
PJtneJJoJhe beneficiary.
-"hrtnyfnto the Courts. ***'r
A number of stockholders in the
United Copper, North Butte, Anaconda
and Amalgamated, with some minoritv
stockholders of the Butte & Boston and
Boston & Montana, have joined me to
go before the courts of New York,
Montana and New Jersey to have the
deal elucidated.
I can promise the victims of the deal
that our tale to the court will be a
scientific dissertation on formalizing
the art of extracting atoms from
vacuums and gold dollars from copper
pennies.
It should be interesting instruction
even tho painful to some. Our court
tale will be entitled "Vacuumized
Bricquettes Financialized."
COLE AT THE HELM
Heinze Says He Himself Is Not Bound
by Compact.
Journal Special Service.
New York, Feb. 15.F. Augustus
STeinze gave an interview today con
firming the reported settlement of the
great copper war. There is no telling
when Heinze will be on the outside
again, fighting the Standard Oil mil
lionaires with the same vigor and ef
fectiveness that has just made them
confess defeat. Heinze is authority
rfor the statement that he is in no way
bound by any private agreement to ab
stain from fighting or from competing
with the new company that is now
formed to make peace possible.
No More Fighting.
"The re can be no more fighting
over properties that have been the sub
ject of dispute," said Mr. Heinze.
There is no further possibility of con
flict over the properties taken over by
the holding company.
I will continue as an independent
frol
*oducer, but the properties I still con
outside of the new holding com
pany are so far to one side of the hith
erto disputed claims that there is not
the slightest possibility* of any dis
pute.
Mr. Heinze was asked if he was in
any wav bound not to start a new fight
on the Amalgamated pe'ople and therebv
bring on a new war.
Continued on 2d Page, 4th Column
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SLAUGHTER BEGUN
IN ONE PBOYINGE
Many Persons Killed Near Cait
ton, Where the Rebels Are
Drilling.
American "Army-' Officers
Other# Declare Uprising
Tn Imminent.
Journal Special SwtUa.
Peking, Feb. 15.All the leg*tok
guards have been warned of the im
pending danger. The secretary of tilt
German legation has obtained an addi
tional field battery.
The situation vx Ghana in becoming
increasingly ugly. The trouble prob
ably will spread from the south to tho
north. The government, eager to
the dynasty, is seeking to placate ths
foreigners.
"Viceroy Yuan Shin Kai, on the pre
tense of suppressing tho Chnnohasof
(bandits), who are absolutely quiescent,
is sending six regiments with artillery
to Chinchow.
It is presumed the real reason for tho
dispatch of these troops is that the
army is honeycombed with secret socie
ties and the government wishes to e
move a dangerous weapon from' tna
neighborhood of the capital.
Slaughter Begins.
San Francisco, Feb. 15.The offuysf*
of the Doric bring the news of the dis
patch of two British gunboats to Can
ton just before their departure from
the orient. The vessels were the eon
boats Moorhen and Sandpiper, which
were lying at Shanghai and steamed up
to Canton under secret orders.
Just before the Doric left Shanghai
it was reported that there had bean a
uprising In the Sunning district near
Canton, and that tho magistrate and
many people had been killed. I waa
stated that rebels had gathered in fores
and were marching on Sunning city.
The inhabitants of the district wera
fleeing-to Maco.
I Canton the boycott i& most rigid.
Three messages from San Francisco Chi
nese merchants urging a- continuance of
the boycott ate pasted on the walls.
In addition to the antiforeign agita
tion in Canton there is also'an antidy
nastic movement. Tl-ofFier* t^*^A
D|iric,Bsfl*e#Haiat jOanton, Himan-
0|^^^5^a-to^djeU^.with,a viw^v
or taking part in an uprising against
the present dJWhjfe^. ?J^^*TlJ^
Uprising bsrai&enfc v%.
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C. E. Young, an eyewitness" of *ha
recent riot in Shanghai, arrived on the
Doric. He tells oi the intense antifor
eign sentiment that exists among" tha
Chinese and predicts that an uprising
will take place within the next few
months.
Young says that 200 Chinese wer*
killed in the riot in Shanghai and tha*
only the presence of the foreign gun
boats at Shanghai prevented the whole
sale slaughter of Americans and Eng-
lishmen. Young represents a local firm*
but because of the boycott he was un
able to transact any business with tha
Chinese merchants. Young said:
Trouble a Certainty.
"That there will be trouble in
is almost a certainty. All the Chinese"5a11Chfc
want now is a leader.a The hatred of
6
ther
\IAA 4. 4.-1. __" YtA^\ r. I want is someone to stir them to repeat
the atrocities of the Boxer uprising.
The foreigner who visits Canton, at pres
ent does so at the risk of his life, Tht
crowds gather about foreigners in tna
streets of the city and on several oc
casions I have seen women insulted by
the Chinese.
"The trade conditions in China al
present are frightful. The boycott is as
rigid as ever. Not one Chinese mar
chant would look at my.goods. It ii
absolutely useless to endeavor to sell
American-manufactured goods to tha
Chinese. In the interior it is worse thaa
in the larger cities."
Grave News Concealed.
au 5
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tb ^P*
Major C. A. Devol, general etrporia
tendent of the transport service in San
Francisco, shares with other army of
ficers the apprehension of those in tha
far east. In an interview today he said:
"The awakening of China is here.
There were the same rumblings heard'
previous to the late Boxer outbreak*,
Every army officer expects trouble ia^
China. An officer who arrived here to
day from Washington on his way
China said he knew the war depart
ment had grave news from China, but
was not-making it publjc."
The transport Meade is now on haf
wav to Manila loaded with troops. The
Warren and Crook lie here ready to go*
into commission whenever orders comst
fiom Washington to get them ready.
PLOTS AND OOTJNTEBPLOTS-
as
to
American-Japanese Agreement
China Is Beported.
Washington, Feb. 15.For the'pttx4
pose of maintaining peace in China, as.
understanding has been reached be
tween the United States and Japan, ac
cording to a diplomat at Peking whet
wrote a rather startling letter to aj
member of the diplomatic, corps
Washington. Neither the recipient or
the writer of this remarkable letter
will consent to the use of his name, but
its publication int a local newspaper has
caused much gossip in official and diplo
matic circles. When Secretary Bool
was questioned about the matter he
said he knew nothing of such an agree
ment and pointed out that it was not
the policy of the United States to make
offensive or defensive alliances W-itJt
any power. Following are some extract*
from the letter:
China, today, is surrounded by mye*
tery. There is an ominous atmosphere
surrounding all the actions and words
of those who represent China and to
the representatives of the nations in
Peking this silence is eloquent. At
recent informal 'meeting of the diplo
mats we came to the conclusion that
China has turned the tables on us and
that instead of the powers directing her
Con^inued.on 2dpP6ge,jithjCoJttnUu:.