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Y ARIZONA REPUBLICAN. JL jGl.11 eleventh yeab; P1KEXIX, AlllZONA, WEDNESDAY MOHXIXG-, AUGUST 15, 1900. JVOJj. XI. NO. 88. DAY OF NO NEW! Filled In With Opinions By Surmisers MR, CONGER WRITES But Neglects to Late His Letter Which Is Unsatisfactory and Irrelevant. Something Exciting Is Confidently Expected to Happen Soon. No Word From ths Advance Column. Washington, Aug. 14. At the close of the official day at the Mate department the following announcement was bul letined: "The department of state announces that a message from Minister Censer has been received, but of uncertain date and not in reply to the telegram sent to him on August S. It will not be made public." It was stated authoritatively that while the message was of a confidential character, and for that reason could not be given out, yet as a means of al laying possible misapprehension, it could be said that the dispatch showed neither a better r.or worse condition on the part of the Iegationers at P -kin. It did not indicate whether Minister Con- ger nas or has not received anv sages from this government. Nothing was contained in the message which will cause any change in the instruc tions sent to General Chaffee. In fact it was stated in this same au thoritative quarter that the only addi tional instructions sent to General Chaffee since he left Washington were those of a more specific and explicit nature which the developments in China and the information received by the war department necessitated. Throughout the day word was anx iously awaited from General Chaffee as to the development of the military situation near Pekin. but not a word came, nor did Admiral Remey send anything on the situation, Ti-.c- list neard from General Chance he wad at Ho Si Wu and. according to caleula- ! lions, he must now be very n unless events have occurred his advance. ne 1 kin, to delay Officials are taking into account Ih it an advance even tip to Pekin leaves much to be accomplished in a military way. It was stated today by an oliieial who has live-d at Pekin that nothing short of the heaviest artillery could make any Impression upon the walls of i ine imperial city. He said light artil lery would be of no avail and for this reason the advance of the flying column j cin uj io ine wan?, oi ine ciiy eouioj eiLcci mile, it a stuDijorn oetense "ere1. determined upon. 1 he walls are some fifty feet high and wide tnough on top for two coaches to pass abreast. From a defensive standpoint the walls afford opportunity for the planting of guns, while from an offensive standpoint they could not be re-ached except by use of very heavy projectih s. Although the situation admits of the prospect of an assault upon Pekin. ye t the government officials were decidedly more hopeful today that a solution of the Chinese problem would be found without recourse to such heroie meas ures. The improved feeling is based largely on the belief that China, rea- ( lizing that the sacred capital Is about to be besieged by the aunies of the world, will yield everything and that the Iegationers will be delivered on the terms of the allies. While the state department has n.i specific information as to the future movements of General Chaffee, it is thought that he may have covered th twenty miles between Ho Si Wu and Tung Chow. The Pei river makes a great bend betwetn Ho Si Wu am! Matow, the next town of impTtsmc" ! Record on the road. It is a low, marshy coun try, where the river doubles back on itself in its effort to get forward. The road here ruts across the country, re ducing about twenty-five miles of boat travel to eleven miles of a deep ;-nd almost Impassable road journey through swamps anil quagmires. This country presents no defensive f-atur s but about eight miles below Matow comes the important city of Ching Chai Wan. This Is a strong, defensive point, where the Chinese will make a stand if they make it at all. this side of Pekin. From Ching Chai Wan it is practically all a continuous city for the next three miles until the walled town of Tung Chow is reached. Here are stored im mense supplies if grain, on which Pekin woulel depend in case of a siege. The city would be almost as hard, to carry as was Tien Tsin, probably more so, owing to the labyrinth of streets or houses outside its walls. ATTACK ON THE LEGATIONS. The Chinese Making a Laf A ttenipt. Drspcrati London. Aug. 14. A sp rial from Shanghai, dated August 1::, sas nu merous reports from Pekin dated Au gust 8 have arrived there describing the situation at the Chinese capital. It appears that the Chinese are again des perately attacking the legations, which have very few defenders left. II Is also alleged that Prince Tuan and loo high officials have left Pekin and that news of the capture of Yang Tsun has caused a heavy exodus of residents. Finally, it is said, that Chleg Yuan Huan, the Cantonese who was the special awibas sador of China to Queen Victoria's jubilee, has created wide spread terror and it is a fact that Yu Lu. the former viceroy of Chi Li. was killed in the bat tle at Yang Tsun. A special dispatch from Y'ang Tsun supplies there, sufficient to last twelve days. The dispatch adds that the Chi nese are demoralized and have lied' to ward Pekin. THE ADVANCE. French Report of Its Progre - Confirmed. Not London. Aug. 15. 4 a. m. The only news which takes the advance upon Pekin further than Ho Si Wu, comes from Paris. The London morning pa pers contain nothing to confirm the French report that the allies are with in sixteen miles of Pekin. although a Che Foo dispatch is printed saying that they were within twenty-seven miles of the goal on Saturday. Confirming the arrival of the inter national forces at Ho Si Wu, thq Daily Mail's correspondent adds: "The Chi nese offer little real opposition. The ar rival of the allies frustrated a deter mination to attempt to divert the course of the river. The heat is in tense, but the health of the troops is good.-' AN UNDATED MESSAGE. Unresponsive and Generally Unsatis factory From Minister Conger. Washington, Aug. 14. The state de partment ann unces that a message frrm Minister Conger has been re ceived, but of uncertain date. It is not a reply to the telegram sent to him on August S. It will not be made pub- ! lie. NEARING A CRISIS. Washington, Aug. 14. It 1s generally r. cognized that the campaign in China is rapidly approaching a critical stag?. Tn9 international advance guard'must by this time be close to a point on the road where China wiil elect to make her last stand in defense of her capital. A PREMATURE "HIGH OFFICIAL." Washlngt n, Aug. 14. A high gov ernment official said today that the in demnity which the United States would demand for every American cit izen killed or"maimed by Chinese dur ing the trouble would be sufficient to comfortably support their families fjr the remainder of their lives. This government does not want a province. ' a town, a village or a single square fo-.-t i f Chinese territory as ind mnity,", raid the oflicial. who is close to the j presi lent. "There is but one indemnity j which they can give our people and lili!t ,s a monetary indemnity to fami ot their victims." ENGLAND WONDERS WHY. -he Cannot. OiTuially Advance. II ,-ir of the i.on-.on. Aug. 14. General Chances, message announcing his arrival on Au- . st a at Ho Si Wu stands as the latest ( ITicial intelligence of the march of the allied fores on Pekin. English papers' i sa it is lather annoying that their nayaj and military oflicc-rs cannot ' ,.,,. with English officials here, while Admiral Reiney and Gen- : eral Chaffee can elo so by the Shang-l.ai-Canton wire. Chinese r parts are being distributed far and wide in the southern provinces of alleged Chinese successes in the north. Secret inquiries at Canton show titat ail the forts have ben newly arim-d with 12 centimeter di:appear- one, uiaiuit- bii i ".ous, uum- i oe. ,.3..,i.u men in an. armea ntn Mausers and Winchesters. The Chi- ! ne.-e havt apparently been, trying to I engage a foreign electrician to lay j mines in the bogue or entrance to the anton river. RESTLESSNESS AT SHANGHAI. Pari?, Aug. 14. Dispatches received here from the French consul-general at Shanghai show that apprehension ex ists there a.s t i the conditions prevail ing at Shanghai anl its vicinity. BASE BALL of Gaines Won Yesterday. snd Lost At Pittsburg Pittsburg. 5: New York. 0. Second game, Pittfburg 7 New Y. rk, 1. At Cincinnati Cincinnati-Hrooklyn game ostpor.cd : rain. A' Sr. Louis St. Louis. ; Philadel phia, 2. At land At Cleveland Buffalo. S; Cleve 0. Detroit Indianapolis, 4: De- tr-rit. 2. 'At Milwaukee kee 0. Chicap 4; Milwau- At Minneapolis Kansas Minneapolis, 5. City, 11: COLORADO K. OF P. The Rathbone Sisters and the Knights of Khori assan. Ouray. Col.. Au;. 14. A week or un usual interest and activity in Pythian circles was inaugurated here today, it; is the encampment of the Colorado bri-j gaile-, uniform rank. Knights of Pythias' and the grand lodge of Colorado. The; Rathbone tjslers oe tne state also con- , cne unlink ine cov. 111 aueueion iu the delegates to these meetings there are also many other visitors attracted by the carnival programme arranged fer the week. -Many hundreds of visitors wiil wit ness the competitive drills, the parades oi tin- Knights of Khoriassan, the fire works and various other features ar ranged for the week. Denver, Cripple Cree k, Colorado Springs, Victor, Pueblo and numerous other cities are repre sented in the great throng that arrived today. The decorations of the city sur pass anything ever before attempted. WORLD'S GREAT SHOW sThe Plaisance of the French Exposition How Parisians Are Deceived the Same As Visitors to Chicago Were. Nothing Is Given Away In the French Capital. Paris, Aug. 4. (Special Correspo.,- delict; of The Republican). Like fairy! it seems to coax money from the coun fruits in Aladdin's gardens, the orange-' tryman who comes to view the marvels hued lanterns hang upon the sombre o the exposition and who probably has . . . . , , ... never before visited the great citv of background of the trees, and illuminate . ,, ., . ' ., Paris. On the other side of the bridge the grounds ot the irocauero. ine twang of guitars, the wheezy pipe of drums, echo in the distance. The sounds' come nearer, and refiling down the street marcnes a strange, oarnanc pro cession, lighted by green, and yellow the glare of red, painted lanterns First come the Spahis, the native troops of the Algerian colonics recruited into! the French army. They are mounted; upon camels, whose slow and dignifie I gait comports W i ll with the languid ! grace of the riders: splendidly built ! Arab chieftains in snowv Burnous and' with white muslin turbans about their heads. Yataghans and scim;-urs curi ously wrought, hang from the start's of purple and crimson which gird th.-ir waists. Then follow an indiscriniin.it." crowd, composed of representatives from the barbaric and semi-barbaric and African colonits. There are fierce visageel warriors from Dahomey and Madagascar, brandishing cruel-looking sp,-a;s and knives; negroes from the Congo as black as one's boot; the milder luoking natives of InJo-China, Toniuin ami Morocco nil mnat ,vo- ,.,ci .' .... i A duskv, flat-nosed female beaut- r - Scine embankment, and up and down i dispatch announcing' Mr. Huntingdon s dines in a palanouin borne b- 'fovr th - tno l iVt dan as swiftly as swal-1 u-ati was received, Superintendent stalwart negroes; an Arab bride" veiled ! iCA S lhe ra"eful- narrow pointed I Epes Randolph of the New Mexico and up to the eyes in her lletey white Yas'i- steamboats, packed with living freight. Arizona division of the Southern Pa mak sits demurelv on a gailv caraii-! WhLn warning bell rings at 11 !" nlreJ Superintendent B. F. Porter . ,fc,..,i, ;.k .... : . ' o'clock, there is rush an A sornmhie f the M. & P. informing him of the now and then insists upon stopping to crop the tempting herbage along- his pathway. There are people of ail col ors, ranging from an ebony to a hue like brown paper or newly cured to bacco leaves: children grinning and de lighted, make night hideous by beating upon brass cymbals and emitting shriil sounds from 1 :irunic-n:s. A dragon made of painted ca ! and vaios ana yartts in :-. nth i, UfetcJ. U , upon a skeleton bamboo upheld by pig-j tailed Chinamen in orange and blue! silk garmens. who. every f.w sp.-ps. 1 cause the mighty monster to wiggle, j greatly to the delight i.F the Parisk-il ! gamin. Wnvn the street, illuminat by smoking torches, passes the long 1 procession. It seems like a chapter' from the thousand and ore nights, the' enyiodimcnt of some eastern fairy le-1 gend. THE PARIS MIDWAY. The Trucadero is the Midway I'laij- ance of the exposition, for within its t precincts are grouped most of the Ori : eutal pavilions. There are nunvuv streets like those of Cairo and Da I muscus. lined with booths, the article, purporting to be Oriental manufac ture; most eif them, however, are made in Paris. The eastern's shop-keep -r's .methods are primitive and pi rsua- , sue. ne oecKons'to the passerby iu fa miliar fashion and a.osr.,Six. iim : .. .. . ' ladies in wheedling tones: "Madame, beautiful madame thincs "Sheen come see my j mucks at ih r s. i victim rol wh,.n qVi" rf,,. , chase his ti-ish in r,i ; , confere, "Old hag, daughter of an in lidel chief," etc. etc. They jingle Arabii necklaces made in Mommartre, temp one with heavy, horrib: sweetmeats. manufactured in some ohs, ,-e . Paris, and k i. , , at taouious prie-es. 't here are in a few booths some ex quisite embroideries, pearl inlaid fur niture, beautiful wrought arms, and antiquated silver jewelry engrave. quaintly with verses of the Koran. The Musselman cssociati hia reliirio-i ! with every act in life, and evgi his domestic utensils tire hallowed with prayer. These articles ere. however.'.,, r.,.. f . i. . . ... ... . . . . t ei xi nmii encap, anei oiuy tne- wealthy may pesst ss them. The French mak.- a the Colonial eonqu. si inconsequential places seined. The exhibit of givat parade of ;. and the most f. re here repre- lile I (lllRn, W 1 l.l : its Picturesque natives with ,,- sealing wax, rod. irnaniented queer cnaracters. c .. f , oeii is, piuieeei straw mats, baskets id I buttles, so clos.-ly wi serve as water ii en ssels straw, as to ! Fetiches, j charms, worshipped by the faithful, to preserve them from the Evil Eye; shields of leather rudely decorated, and sheaves of poisoned arows. The products ef the more enlightened dependencies, such as Algeria, are filled with samples of commercial pro duels, granite and marble from its quarries: sweet native win -s: woven ' silk and cotton stuffs, and embroider- ' ies which reveal the nmst painstaking' industry, and wJ.-h are wrought in brilliant colors, brightened with spang les, the work of native women and children. Then there are life-sized rnrores: un Ami, e:i,;.,L,v habiliments, mounted upon a spK-n lid irrnv r-ha i-irei-- ti f.ri..i in peasant garb and a soldier in semi-French ivgini. nl als. Before the door are two tawny vis aged Arabs, who might be reigning princes, judging from their rich ev-;-tumes, and dignified mi; n. but who do iiot by any mean.; disdain a "tip." for the Oriental never loses a chance to acquire "backsheesh." TEMPTATION OF JACQUES. From low, white tlome-siiaped dwell ings one hears the shriek cf wind in struments, the twans of the mandolin. and the shrill voices of women keeping time to the measured tread of a slow dance, posturing rather than dancing. Ever and anon fme pseudo beauty ap pears in the twilight of the portal, with voluminous silken trousers an! inswathed in gauzy draperies. Her eyes j flash an invitation, and some unwary I man pulls a franc or two from his j pocket and enters the enchanted do I main. Disappointment is usually the j result. There are restaurants in con ' neetion with all of the eastern pavil- ions, restaurants where, as you sip I some sweetened colored water, digni fied by some high-sounding name, you are entertained with the dizzy gyra tions of dancing cervishes, the evolu tions of Japanese acrobats or the dreaniv dances of Xautsch rirls Jt , ,, illusion and a snare, but the amusements are neither diversi - , . ..... , fied or numerous. A little way down thousands of lights, shines from afar, i line a neacon: me tail scaffolding of, I the Eiffel tower seems to touch the j stars, the tallest structure on earth. It always reminds me of the skeleton of some strange prehistoric animal with l!s Iour gigantic teet planted firmly on! ; ine ground, in tne day tune it is mon-I strosity: at night, when outlined in thousands of incandescent lights, it' l i.oks like an airy fairy structure erect-j od by beneficent genie. There are lights i everywhere, the architectural lines of i tne huildings are defined by necklaces ! of eh ctiic lamps, the pillars are circled by thtm .an-: the domes scintillate as if ! eral stock market. Even his.-w-j : millions of suns ha dropped down ; stocks, chief among which was Souta ! from heaven and rested there. ern Pacific, were hardly disturbed ; The Chateau d'Eau. with its marvel- ous fountains is aglow with myriads XHE pnOBABLE SUCCESSOR of blazing lights, and ever and anon the1 leaping waters nVsh forth the varie-1 San Francisco, Aug. 14. H. E. Hunt 1 gated colors of the rainbow. liquid vio-I inEton was iIr' Huntington's personal lets. blue, vellow and green. For a i representative in this city and it is moment all is darkness, then again the j thouSht here that I,e wil sucked to th brilliant corrusc ations burst forth from 1 management of his uncle's -ast pos- ; a rush of water. Tiny lamps like lire- I E:?lons Hies scintillate amidst the grass and i shrubs, a line of sulendor marks ih.. ' About the time the Ass -elated Press I shrubs, a line e-f suleiiilur marks ih ei i- tne gate-;; ine music 01 tne uant:e h lis is hushed, lovely oriental beautie's cover their gorgeous apparel with com monplace wiaps, and don cheap hat3 instead of scarlet sequin-embroidered c-n.-: the fi-z of champagne is no long er heard, parents lug off their weary chiklren, and the crowd rush Dell-mell i fur the boats and o tinibuses. It is a lire cla.r ouring i .ed. eager to get to ! .. : : :..' . ' t"oit ass-ils fli... vehicles, which are eiuite inadequate for purr ises of transportation. IIO THEY GO HOME. No overerov. d d trams or omnibuses s; every one must be for the l'arisieii 1'i'ovided with a s.-at, so each person to procure a number at the office', nnJ njt until that number is called is one permitted to mount Into the vehicle. Often one waits an hour be fore it is possible to get a seat. A French crowd, however, is good na- I turcd: they chaff each other and make light ef their misfortunes. The con ductor views the pushing, anxious mob v-'iih supr -me cynicism; he is an auto crat, for -anti! he calls out the mystic number no one dares to stir. A Broad way car at 0 o'clock would be bliss compared with this slow process; at least .one could hang on t the tail-end or trie platform and reach home some- ceii a. most reaucct to a jelly. 'he government is nigsr.irlv. A year oeloro the exposition, nothing was of but the Metropolitan, and solved the question of rapid t.,kt,j nmv 11 ' fa . ir IIOL . et "i".-nru, mm win not. oe until alter tne' exposition. A portion of it, it is said.) i is soon to be inaugurated, but we who j live in Paris have heard this said too : Often to be assored of l ho fnr-r Tlw, ..,-,;i ., . , ." . .ulU,i, nen oeratea by t.ie press for the paltry accommoda- Hons they offered, declared that the municipal council refused to permit them to open new lints, fearing that by so doing they would endanger the suc cess of the Metropolitan. Now we haven't the electric underground, and those who cannot afford cabs, and who I nut st patronise omnibuses and the t;.i:is. have a hard time inelted. Even these venu les may cease to run if th- 'is go on a strike, which they h ive b- e-i threatening to do ever since the exposition opened. The cabmen have already tried it. but without great suc- c ??; for a few days unwarv strangers!0' 't. ia excessive prices for Paris, but , i, , . . , , . . , . 1 , e- t i, e-.- en,- j a in. oei L . " " """tl ,li,ve ueeni" ' iai simony, anu irar.es are almost jarder as dollars. NOTHING CHEAP PARIS. To the newly arrived stranger, one franc, fifty centimine-s CM cents) seems ; like eae dollar fifty cents, which is the j i'iiee of a cab in New Y'ork. However, 1 the American who imagines that things are cheap in Taris hug a delusion. Car ! riuges are almost the only reasonable ' thing, and living, even when not judg ing iiom exposition .rices, is quite as clear as in America. Clothing is some what cheaper, but men's clothing is by no means up te our standard. Freneh ir.cn eiress very badly, and their boats are- never as well polished as those of Americans. The well-dressed French man til ways goes to an English or Anierican tailor, of which there are several here. If he is a man of wealth and leisure he runs over to London for his clothes. There is only one gar-I nier.t that a French tailor can make, and that is a dress coat. A Frenchman in evening, dress is usually stylish, but iu business suit he is quite the re verse. It is well enough for women to come to Paris for their gowns.. Men can do much better in England and America. One can nearly always dis tinguish the American by the well ironed crease In his trousers. Th French dude does not indulge in this fau. ADHL r OIlL-LT. DEAD PATH-FINDER Gollis P. Huntington Passed From Earth Yesterday The Greatest Contributor to the Founding of the Western Empire By Joining It With the Eastern Land. Utica, X. Y., Aug. 14. C. His P. Huntington, president of the Southern Pacific railroad, died at Pine Knot Lodgs, a camp in the Blue mountain region, early this morning. Mr. Hunt ingdon went into the woods last Thurs- 1 . -.,, ' .. . , . . . ,, health, lie retired last evening at 11 o'clock, apparently in the very best ot health, and so far as can be learned slept sound, as no disturbance was heard from his roonr until a short time before his death Groans proceeding from Mr. Hnnt ington's apartments aroused members of his liousehold and they immediately went to his assistance. In about ten minutes he was dead. It is supposed that death was caused by heart trou ble NO EFFECT ON S. P. New York, Aug. 14. Mr. Huniing- ! ton'i death had little effect on (he tren i president"? d;ath. Tha news that Cal- ! !fs T TTim-in-'iitl erir r'rflrl re ceived with sadness. In the nature of things it could not have been expected that he would live much longer, yet ha was lately so virile that many of his mcrt intimate friends had forgotten that, he was nearing four score. It was not supposed by men here who are ac- ! quainti d with the affairs of the Scuth j "in Pacific that hi?' death will af j fct the policy of '.he company in any way. Mr. Huntington had, :: deubt, naml th? management of his inter erts and outlined plans -which he would have pursued himself. It is generally bi lieved that he will be succeeded In the presie'.eney of tli railroad company by his nephew. H. E. Huntlngto.i. There Avere two great quartets of men who built up Calif ornia and the states and territories west of the Rocky mountains. One consisted of Fair, Flood. Maekay and O'Brien, of whom Mackay alone survives. The other was composed of C. P. Huntington, Leland Stanford Mark Hopkins and "harles Crocker, the last of whm died yester day. No cth r man has done so mu'-h for the coast and particularly for Cal ifornia as Mr. Huntington, and no man on the Pacific coast has been so exten sively maligfned ami traduced. His tradtioers. however, have gene-rally been demagogues and political enemies (and whatever part he played in pol ity s was in self defenre.) Mr. Huntington set up no claim as a philanthropist. If he tiad been he could not have done so much for the ,r.-eri,i i-dJiPii-e.-. uc "wncu, u lift i ji nimsrrr, tor tne success or tne gigantic projects he had assisted In setting on foot, and be could the better do that by the fostering and development of the country traversed by the Southern Pa cific. Thus he became cne who made not only two blaeles of grass grow where one grew before, but one who made grass grow where none had ever grown. It is significant that among the complaints against Mr. Hunlingto i there were none or few shippers or persons who had real business with his railroad. The ni 'st bitter enemies of the Southern Pacific are men who could not get deadhead passes or other un reasonable concessions. The railroad employe?, that is, the worthy ones, from the eMvision superintendent to the sec tion hand. lo ed fhe "o!d man" and were all loyal to his system and proud In nls Private life he was. char- M a?li, m-. i ii 1 A n i n ct2 nr-A -if h i! rli:l fi 1 V - " ' . ' " publican last night by a man w ho is fa miliar with the incident. A f. w years ago a plumber was engaged in making repair? In Mr. Huntington's New York residene-e. He was a consumptive and his cough attracted the attention of Mrs. Huntington, who questioned him as to his ailment and Fugg.sted a change c,f residence to southern Cali f rnia. He said he had no money to either make th - journey cr live upon in California. Mrs. Huntington told her husband abnstt the crwe cf the plumber ami he sent him to Crriifnrnia and gave him employment. Those whr know something of the life of the late presi dent of the Southern Pacific say that the act is charactt ristio of him. The biography cf Collis Potter Hunt ington may be condensed into the fol fowlng bare statements of fact: He was horn in Harwinton, Conn., October 22. 1S21. When he was fourteen years rt o .ti eiw-nrpil lila fT"ooHnm from bis !; c,.t v,;macic Lueii-ri iu e,iiii,ii(, i" ,e,.'"- Liunei,. He engaged in mercantile business, traveled through the south and west for ten years, subsequently settling with a brother in Oneonta. N. Y". In 1S4S the brothers shippet! a lot of goods to Cal ifornia. Mr. Huntington following the next spring. He spent three months trading on the Isthmus and then began business in a tent in Sacramento. He afterward opened a large hardware store in Sacramento and became asso- n.r,. In loie-ioti ivilh Hnrli TTntil-lna In ISiJO in connections with Messrs. Hopkins, Stanford and Crocker, he ma tured the scheme of a transcontinental railroad. The Central Pacific company was organized. After congress had agreed to aid the enterprise by an Issue of bonds, Mr. Huntington and his asso ciates carried on the construction out of their private means until the bonds became available by the completion of a stipulated mileage. In addition to this undertaking, Mr. Huntington planned and perfected the whole Cali fornia, railroad system which extends over 10.000 miles of steel track, built an Atlantia system, which by the Southern Pacific and the Chesapeake & Ohio railway extended from the ex treme northwest coast to Newpovt News and developed 16,900 miles of steamship line?, including the route to China and Japan. Upon the death of i President Stanford, Mr. Hw.tlngton succeeded to the presidency of the ' Southern Pacific and Central Pacific, and at his death held a controlling in terest in 'both. Mr. Huntington leaves no immediate family. An adopted daughter. Miss Clara Huntington, mar ried Prince Hatzfeldt. The prince and princess, in company with Mr. Hunt- , ington, visited Phoenix about six years ago. Early in the summer Mr. Hunt- I ing passed through the territory and replying t a telegram from the board C trade, expressed his regret that ur gent business in the east prevented him from again visiting th? city. THE ATJNTIES ASSEMBLED There Is No Talking of Nominating a National Ticket. Indianapolis, Ind., Aug. 14. The ad vance workers of the national conven tion of the American anti-imperialist league, which meets here tomorrow, have arrived in the city. The officers of the league have had headquarters here for several days and today they i were joined by a number of delegates. j They claim that they represent a large I majority of those opposed to the ex pansion policy of the national adminis tration. Talks with those already on the fielel indicate that there is no prob ability of the convention nominating a national ticket. j "It is well recognized by all people,", said one of the league officers today, . "whether, they be republicans or demo crats, that this convention will repre sent the real anti-imperialistic move ment. It is equally well known that the so-called national party, recently launched in New Y'ork city, is but a wily scheme to divide the anti-imperialist vote." This accounts for the unan imity with which the anti-imperialists everywhere have paid little or no at tention to the :j.-ewYork movement and indoised tiie .'nuianapolis convention. We are confident of an attendance fully as great as the capacity of Tomllnson hall, in which the sessions of the con- vention are to be held." Many speakers of prominence are , scheduled to address the convention, but so far the number of arrivals is not up to the expectations of those In terested In the movement. The officers of the league, however, de-clare that there will be a good attendance of dele gates when the convention Is called to order tomorrow. The leading features- of the platform which will probably be adopted are as follows: ; "The republican party is conducting an indirect attack upon the institutions of our country. At home, it corrupts the public morals by selling public of fices and special privileges to the high est contributors to party assets; abroad it wages a wicked war of conquest in I violation of the principles of the decla- ration of independence. "The democratic party is conducting a direct attack upon the institutions of our country. It advocates dishonest money and threatens the integrity of . the judiciary. j "No man serves well his country who joins in either of these attacks. Party : to neither, therefore, but opponents of i both, Ave pledge our honest efforts to I the following ends: "First Independence and protection to the inhabitants of Cuba, the Philip pine Islands. Porto Rico and Hawaii. a sounei DanKing system. "Third The abolition of all special privileges. j "Fourth A public service based on merit only. j This platform was practically decided upon when the call for the convention was issued. The republicans and demo crats both claim that the nomination of a third ticket will aiel materially in the election of their respective candidates., The convention is a sort of mass meet- I ing of all persons dissatisfied with the two old parties. PRESC0TT REPUBLICANS A KcKinley-Roc8evelt Clnb Organ ized Last Night. Prtscott, Aug. 14. (Special). The McKinley-Roosevelt Republican club was organized here tonight. A. J. Doran is president: J. H. Coilins. D. M. F. Week. W. C. Bashford. and E. W. Wells vice-presidents; Colonel A. O. Brodie, honorary president; T. C. Job. secre tary, and A. W. Edwards, treasurer. A committee of five on bylaws was appointed. The membership enrolled tonight is 100. The club adjourned to convene at the court house next Tues day evening. The meeting was very enthusiastic throughout. GAYNOR-S CASE POSTPONED. New- York, Aug. 14. The hearing in the matter of the remoyal of the Gay nors to the jurisdiction of the Georgia, federal courts, scheduled for today before Commissioner Shields, will be continued tomorrow-. A NEGRO LYNCHED. h, Mass., Aug. 14. Jack Betts, was lynched this morning. He ulted a 10-year-old whit girl. Coru A REVIVED V Much To Be Done Yet In South Africa A MAGNIFIED VICTORY Surrendered Boers Reduced From 5,000 to 1,000 Baden-Powell In a Tight Corner. Methuen Con ducting an Uneventful Fight. General Buller at the Head of Three Inactive Divisions. London, Aug 14. Lord Roberts' later official report with regard to the sur render cf Prlnsloo takes much of tha frllt off the gingerbread. Instead of B.00O men only 986 have laid down their arms up to the present. Some of the other commandos decline to come In and sur render, while one or two have madu good their escape for the time being. Thus the success, though an important one, is far less than the first message gave us to understand. Certain passages in a Renter mes sage suggest that the surrendered Boers are to be allowed to go to their homes with one horse each. In view of the great need of seasoned horses In cur army, we can only hope that thi impression i Incorrect. It Is distinctly at variance with the message of ou Pretoria correspondent. The situation in the western -Transvaal is still very doubtful. Lord Me thuen has had fighting without gaining any definite success. General Baden Powell appears to b? in a tight cornet near Rustenburg, If he is not actually besieged In that place. In the east Gen eral Buller has three whole divisions inactive along the Natal railway. NO REQUEST FROM KRUGEB Washington, Aug. 14. It is said at the state department that no form! application ever has come from Consul1 Hollls for a sanctuary in the American consulate for President K m ger, re ports to the contrary notwithstanding SMITH HAVING A HEARING. Chicago, 111., Aug. 14. The case of Lloyd J. Smith, Lincoln park commis sioner antl republican candidate for member of the board of sanitary trus tees, who was formally charged with dishonorable and dishonest commercial conduct, is being heard in criminal court here today. Both city and state politicians of note are much interested in the outcome, and many of them are in attendance at the hearing. The of- fense consists of permitting grain to be shipped out of elevators under his con , trol a.s manager of the Chicago Eleva- tor company, without canceling the warehouse receipts involved. This Is the technical term for charging the theft of hundreds of thousands of bush els of grain. WOODMEN OF THE WORLD. Salt Lake City, Utah, Aug. 14. The annual Head Camp session of the Woodmen of the World opened here to day. Representatives of different camps of the order are In attendance to the number of nearly 3,000. The larg est delegation from any single state Is from Colorado. The matter of pro viding for a different plan of graded assessment will be discussed at length, but the probabilities are that the pres ent plan will be decided upon as beng goeid enough until the financial condi tion of the order shall demand a change. TAMMANY AFTER TREASURY. ' New Y'ork, Aug. 14. The hearing of the injunction case of the Manhattan Elevated railway against the park commission, which was postponed un til today, is causing a fierce fight. It is argued that the park commission, at the instance of the politicians who want to be "seen," has ordered the ele vated structure from Battery park, where all the ferries land. The railway has occupied this park for about twenty years without interference.- It will greatly Influence the public if it is removed. Great interest centers in the outcome. THE PRESIDENT EXPECTED. Chie-ago, Aug. 14. President McKin ley will arrive here on August 25 and remain until the following Thursday. He is expected to confer with the na tional republican committee relative to the campaign. BLIND WOMAN LAWYER DEAD. Chicago, Aug. 14 Miss Blanche Fear ing, the only blind woman lawyer In the United States, if not in the world, and' an author of considerable merit, is dead. 3 jgj RIVERS AND HARBORS. Duluth, Minn., Aug. 14. The rivers and harbors committee of the house of representatives arrived here this fore noon. The committee will make notes of needed work in the harbor at this port and will then go to Chicago on a tour of inspection which will not be completed until August 20. FITZ AND SHARKEY. New York, Aug. 14. Fitzslmmems and Sharkey have agreed to fight o August 25. . I