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•I .4, SIGNEDJY ALL Joint Note to China Is Read) for Presentation to the Chinese Envoys. Text of the Document to He Kept Secret Until After Its Delivery. Agreement as Signed Said to IV Not Wholly Satisfactory at. Washington. LONPON, Dec. 22. —A representative of the Associated Pre.-s was lnl'unner! at the l'oroi^u otlice liere that the joint note which had becu siyued ly nil the ministers lit Peking would be presented to Prince Clun^ mul Li Iiung Chany immediately. Die texc will bo pub lished as soon as it is delivered. SUNT WITH KKLl'CTANCK. Instruction* to ^linister C(»nj,rer to i'ign tli.€ 1'ekin^ Ag roeuicut. WASHINGTON, Dec. 22. —Instructions have beeu sent to Miuister Conger at Peking to siyu the agreement which, according to Peking advices, already has been signed by all of the other ministers at the Chinese capital. This instruction is sent with some reluctance because the agreement as it now stands does not completely represent the view of the United States government. But it is believed to be the most favorable compromise that could be reached un less the negotiations are to be drawn out to a dangerous length, for all re ports indicate a growing spirit of un rest in Chiaa, owing to the absence of any form of native government in Chi Li and the adjacent provinces. So ihe United States accepts the "irrevoca ble" condition imposed upon the Chi nese government, though after all this expression is rather a matter of form rather than substance, fo. diplomacy knows no such thing as "irrevocable'' agreement. As to the British condition, that tli occupation, of Peking and Chi-Li is tc continue uutil China lias given satis factory proofs of her intention to com ply with the conditions laid down in the agreement, it is sa.% that this WL not affect the status of tiie Unite States, ill'. Conger has, by direction of his government, notilied the othii ministers that the United stales l'oree will not again be called mtu Chi:: for the purpose of occupation, tliii nothing mere tlian a legation guard, to be maintained. It tuereforo is pecteil here tuat the agreement \vi be signed before the enu of the eurrea month. MANY DUCK.MEN UN* STRIKE. Thirty Thousand Laborers Qait Work at Antwerp. ANTWERP, Dec. 20.—The dock labor ers strike, growing out of the dispute between the shipowners and their em ployes regarding night and Sunday work, became general during the day, and it is estimated 30,000 men have quit work. The coal men have joined the dock laborers. Ship crews and fire men are loading their vessels, but they make little progress at the work. Few, if any, outsiders have yet arrived to take the place of strikers. Mounted police are patroling the streets and quays on the alert to suppress any dis order that may occur. SAY THEY WILL STRIKE. Santa I'o witchu»*n and Ilrakciiien Want TeleuntpluTH' DeiuaaU t»rantel, TOPF.KA, Kan., Dec. :i0.—Fanta Ft switchmen and brakeinen here say they will strike if the demands of the telegraphers are not granted by Thud Vice President Barr. The conductors announce they will stay iy the road, but it is asserted that thoy will lie in duced to join in the strike if one is or dered. The* engineers and liremeti have not yjt said whether or not. tiiey wU strike. The strikers here profess to in ore sanguine of success now than tiiey have been at any crnie since tht- begin ning of tlic strik'.-. Fight Your Liver If you want to. But look out, or it will get the start of you. If it does, you will have dys pepsia, indigestion, biliousness, sick headache, poor blood, con stipation. Perhaps you have these al ready. Then take one of Ayer's Pills at bedtime. These pills gently and surely master the liver they are an easy and safe laxative for the 'whole family they give prompt re lief and make a permanent cure. Always keep a box of them in the house. 25 cents a box. If your druggist cannot supply you, we will mail you a box direct from this office «pon receipt of the price, 25 cents. Ad dress, J. C. A. YER Co., Lowell, Mass. TO COST SO,000,000. Union 1 uoitic Award* the outract for a loriy-Miln Cutoff. SALT LARK, Utah, Deo. 20.—A spe cial trom theyenno, Wy., says: Tho Union Pacific Railway company has awarded a contract for a cutoft through Echo canyon from Echo, Wy., to isalt Lake, a distance of 40 milos. The contract price, $6,000,000, is one of the largest in the history of railway construction in the West. The con tructurs hava four years in which to complete '.he work. It is said the Union Pacilic has completed a deal with tlio recently incorporated Los Angeles and Salt Lake railway, which win give them a practical air line trom Chicago to 1 Udili. He Pacilic coust via Si'It I-'I»I Over S-tlii tn••*. All Old and Well-Tried liemody Mrs. Winslow's Snuthinii Syrup iias lieen used for over lil'ty years by mil lions ol' mothers for their children while teething, with perfect success. It soot lies lie child, softens hi" gums allays till pain, cures wiml colic, and is the Iicst remedy for Diarrlxea. Is pleasant, to the taste. Sold by drug gists in every part of the world, wcniy-live cents a but tie. Its value is incalculable. He sure and ask for Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup and take no other kind. Csea of Itnrlap. An enormous and increasing amount Of burlap is used in this country, 500, 000,000 yards a year, it is said. Bur lap is used for making bag's, it figures in coat linings, and is even entering, in a dressed-up state, into wall cover ings. But it is chiefly used for pack ing and wrapping, and with our in creasing export trade great quanti ties of it are demanded. First, and foremost in the field of medicine is Hood's Sarsnparilla. It possesses unequaled merits and cures till diseases caused or promoted by im pure or impoverished blood, including rheumatism., dyspepsia, catarrh. All liver ills are Pills. cured bv Hood's GOLD MINE SOLD. English Syndicate Bny« the Portland at Victor, Col., Pacing $18,OOO,000. The Portland mine has been sold to on English syndicate for $15,000,000. The deal has been practically com pitted, the purchasers being a combi nation of British financiers, including the Exploration company, limited, of London the Venture corporation, Werner Belt & Co.. the Great. South African firm, and a number of the leading indivilual capitalists of Lon don. The Portland covers 1 S3 acres it: the richest section oI Battle raoun tain, and lias paid more in dividends than any other nrning company now in existence in Colorado. The under ground workings measure not far from 15 miles. The mine was opened originally by Tames Burns, James Doyle and John flarman, all of whom it has made millionaires. Subsequently a consoli dation of adjacent property was ef fected, whereby XV, S. Stratton came into posession of about one-third of the stock. Shipments were commenced ip April, 1894, and since that time the input of the property has been $10, 000.000. The amount paid in dividends since that timr has been $3,307,080. The lowest price on record for the stock is 26i/2 cents, the highest price $3.33 a share. IJRIKK HITS OF .NEWS. Former Governor Wolcott of Massa chusetts is dead. L)r. chard A. Wine, member of the house Iruui Virginia, is dead The Xort .1'r.i Pacific and Son roads have a .'feed to i,- tjreat .'.or:h"ru pro ositioa to bo.i«,u nmn,i trp colo nist tlciZels W'J.M t,f fariiry, ir....i_.. .' i. Paul. pi"t Ma. til" a .-i :-eri.i.iiy SL ... 1 I'- 1.. 1-1........ ::i OUl. ... :rtj moulding I \V i.iiri:"-! .. »r.u:« JOKE WITH BARS OF GOLD. National City Dank of Xew York City 1111* Kan at the Expenae Wall Street. The National City bank has perpe trated a huge joke or, Wall street, or somebody has been having fun with the great Standard Oil institution. On October 14 Paul Jansseri. foreign ex change expert of the bank, announced that the bank had engaged $L',"J00,o00 of gold in the Transvaal and was im porting it direct. England was start led by its announcement. Many finan cial authorities questioned if .*2.500, 000 in gold coukl have been shipped from the Witwatersrand without the news of the shipment having first reached London through the military authorities. Wall street met this claim by the positive declaration that the gold was the personal wealth of President "Peter Paul Kruger," who had smuggled it out of the country. When the manifest of the steamship Kaiserin Maria Theresa reached tho custom house the other day it con tained thi3 entry: "Fifty cases of gold bars, marked P. P. K. Consigned to .National City bank by agent of Deut Bche bank, of Berlin, value £508,000." When the 50 boxes arrived at the as say office they were taken to the vaults, broken open, and an assayer picked up one of the bars. It lore this familiar mark: "U. S. Assay office, New York, 1900." Evidently the "Kruger" gold was a reshipment of United States gold thai went from New York in June la«t. VERY UNSKTTLKD. All VI cm From till' Ishuiil of Loyte Imll cate Contthlt'riibUi Turmoil. MANILA, DOC. 2(.—Advicos to tho Associated Press from tho island of Loyto show that thero is still consider ablo turmoil on tho wost coast, but that tho east is quiot, tho leaders hav ing retired to tho inouutaius. Lieu tenant Frank E. Lynch and threo men of tho Forty-fourth volunteer infantry were wounded near Ilongas, on tho west coast. Two men of Company L, Forty-third volunteer infantry, were killed, and threo of Companies and F, together with Lieutenant Lewis H. Loaf, wore wounded Dec. 13 near isan Miguel, Northwestern Leyte. No decided results havo yet been se cured by tho 2,000 United States troops distributed among the coast towns of Sam nr. Tho Federal party in Manila has do cided upon a new organization and published in tho Spanish and Filipino newspapers an address to the Fili pinos. Appeal for IVACO. "Tho numhor of Filipinos who nro convinced that tho time for peace has come increases daily," says tho ad dress. "The object of tho Federal party is the union of all Filipinos who really wisli for peace and who are disposed to work for it. It appeals to those who will attempt to attain for the Philip pines the greatest number of liberties tinder tho application of the American constitution. \V7o call ourselves tho Federal party because under American sovereignty the righteous aspirations of tho Philippines will be to form a part of the American federation of the Union." The executive committee has cabled President McKinley announcing that the organization has been perfected and tendering an expression of good will. HELD BY THE RAILROAD. United Slates Exhibit* Hang Up in France for Freight Charges. PAK:S, Dec. YT).—Thirty cars, form ing part of tho United States govern ment exhibit nt tho recent Paris exposi tion, were suddenly laid under embargo at Havre, tho railroad company declin ing to surrender them, pending pay ment of a claim of 5,710 francs. This extraordinary action, seriously delay ing the departure of the United States cruiser Prairie from Havre for New York with tho government exhibits, was made the subject of a formal pro test to the French government by United States Ambassador Porter. The company bases its claim on de murrage charges on freight iu tho cars when the goods were brought to the exposition for installation. GREETINGS TO KKUGEIt. Grand Itnphls (Mich.) Commercial Club Kxteinl* Fnu'duiu of the Clly, GKAXD RAPIDS, Mich., Dec. ^(5.—Tho Conimurcial club of this city has unani mously adopted a resolution extending to President Kruger an official welcome and the freedom of the city. I11 accord ance with this action the city clerk sent the following cablegram to Presi dent Kruger at The Hague: "We extend greetings and most urgently request you to visit our city and meet moro than 30,000 of our coun trymen. Misalonarlea Are Returning. TACOMA, Wash., Dec. 20. —The steam ship Olympia has sailed for the Orient. Among the passengers are John Wood berry, Dr. Y. Young and Miss E. Jones, missionaries from New York, who re turned to this couutryat the begianing of the troublo in China last spri-.g. They are now returning to continue the work which was interrupted by tho Boxer uprising. Said to 11A 'nted Criiuiualtt. MILWAUKEE, Dec. 20.—The names given by the four men captured at Iiidgoway Sunday afternoon charged with an unsuccessful attempt to rob the batik of P. T. Stevens at Moutfort are Harry Davert, J. Montague, H. Berry and James Hopkins. It is al leged the men are noted criminals. A detective is expected here who will identify them. plicWl tho Faction. P1111.ADKI.RNIA, Dec. 20.—The national judiciary of the Junior Order United American Mechanics, which heard evi dence to determine which of the two factions in this state is entitled to rec ognition by the national body, has made public its decision, in which what is termed the "Loayalist" faction is upheld. __ Another Kurtlirjualie At Sautiago. SANTIACO, Cuba, Dec. 20.—Tho sec ond earthquake experienced by this district within a month, occurred at noon. The shocks were first scarcely perceptible, but they increased steadily and tho last one was the most severe known for many years in this region. Will Control the Clov«»r Leaf. CLEVKI.AND, Dec. ~0. A prominent railway official in this city is authority for the .statement that the stock of the Clover Leaf is being purchased iu heavy blocks by Canadian Pacilic in terests and that that road will eoon have a controlling-interest. liKIEF HITS OF NEWS. General Keotna, governor of For mosa, has been appointed minister of war iu the Japanese cabinet, replacing Minister Kathura, who has resigned. Dr. D. K. Pearsons of Chicago ha given #},000,000 to small leges, and says he will entire wealth before his same way. Western col. distribute hi death in tin Gillis Johnson was shot and killed by Charles Wilcox in a drunken row at Middlesboro, Ky. Wilcox was slightly wounded. Johnson is reputed to have killed three men. Roland Reed, the actor, has been re moved from the St. Luke's hospital to his home on We9t One Hundred and Twenty-second street, New York city, lie has improved very maoh. MONETF PAK1C IN MEXICO. Government About to Let Out the Silver It«s«rv«* in Consequence. EL PASO, Tex., Dec. 22.—It is stated that a money panic is now on in Mex ico. John Hilsiuger, manager for tho EL Paso and Juarez branch of the Bunno Minor, tho strougest bank iu Mexico City and Chihuahua, states that tho panic was becomiug serious and that the government was about to lot out the silvor reserve, amounting to nearly $40,000,000, to reliove the situa tion. "There is plenty of money iu Mex ico," said Mr. Hilsiuger, "but 110 silver dollars, which is the ouly circulating money. The exportation of silver to the Orient has very nearly cleared tho country of silver and a pauic has re sulted. Tho banks havo asked tho gov ernment to release the silver, which they propose to replace with American and British money." InVttntiffiito After the KCJMH, WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.—Tho special committoo appointed by Speaker Hen derson to investigate tho circumstances connected with the death of Oscar L. liooz, who is alleged to havo died as a result of injuries received from ha/.iuy while a cadet at West Point, decided to enter upon the investigation imme diately after the holiday recess. How Is Your Wife. Has she lost her beauty? If so. con stipation, indigestion, sick head ache arc the principal causes. Karl's Clo ver Root Tea has cured those ills for half a century. Price 2oc and 50c. Money refunded if not satisfactory. Sold by Churchill, Webster & Bolin ger. RESIDENTS FRANTIC. Fart of the Town of IMtfaton, a., Sinking Iiit a !U iiic* PITTSTON, Pa., Dec. 22.—The cavein at the Ravine mine of the Pennsyl vania Coal company continues. Be fore noon the principal street of the city, for a distance of 30 feet, fell into the mine. The cavein is the most se rious in the history of the anthracite region. Police are guarding other-sec tions which it is feared will also sink into tho mines. Water and gas mains were broken by the cavein and water is continuing to rush into the mines. Seven houses were badly damaged and the residents of the neighborhood of the cavein are frantic with fear that their homes will bo precipitated into the mines. Tho collapse was caused bv the robbing of tho miue pillars. Does This btrike You? Muddy complexions. nauseating breath come from chronic constipa tion. Karl's Clover Root 'Tea is an absolute cure ind has been sold for tifly years 011 an absolute guarantee Price 2.~c ,-jd oOc. Sold by Churchill. Webster Rolinger. WHY MANY HEELS ARE LOST. Uladern Machine regKinE on Slioea la Kot at All Contlaclve to Long Wtnr, "Have you noticed," asked tie ob servant man, according to the New York Times, "how often one sees the portions of shoe heels scattered about at the elevated road stations and other places where a lift might easily be torn oif? I wonder what tie reason is. In the old days the heels of one's shees were the part that clung to the uppers most closely. You newspaper fellows are supposed to know everything. Just answer that conundrum." The writer could not, but a shoe dealer could, and did. "The reason," said he, "is because in these days of machine made shoes the heels are fastened on by machinery, as is eveTy other part of the shoe. Soft iron is used for the nails instead of steel, as this is handled more easily. When the lifts of the heels have been fastened in place the nails protrude. The shoes ar« then sunt to another machine, where they are shaved off instead of being driven home, as in the days when the work was done by hand. The result is that they are insecurely fastened, and if one catches the heel of his shoe against a stair so tbat there is the least strain on it it gives way and pulls off. The moral is to have a set of steel nail« driven into the heels when you buy a new pair of shoes." Jamestown* NEW FIRH 1 vi 1 I'i TftAGEDY OF A LIFE. Sailor Deserted by Friends Dies Alone on a Barren Island. 0I« Skeleton Fonnd In Ilia Bunk with Diary l»y III" Side In Which lie Hutl Itccorded HI" Terrible 12xiericncea. On Unimak island, which guards one of the entrances to the Uehring sea, a rude mound of rocks marks the last resting place of Charles William An derson, sailor, fisherman and hunter. Anderson starved to death on thi bleak and barren island waiting for friends who deserted him. He died on June 19, 1S99. and his skeleton in his bunk and his diary beside it were found by two hunters who were driven on the island during a storm. The diary was addressed to Andrew Groswold. of Unga, who arrived at San Francisco a few days ago with hia friend's last writings. Several vessels passed by his island prison, the pathetic record reads, but none saw Anderson's flag of distress. Once a vessel was becalmed close to the shore and he tried to reach it, but he had not the strength left to launclKhit little boat. His legs had failed him and he could only pull himself along by lii» elbows. He deliberated on shooting his dojf, Dempsey, but he could not screw up courage to slay his faithful friend. "He brought seals to me through the break ers," he wrote, "and I fed him as longaa I could." Finally the dog disappeared. The diary records the terrible suffer ings of Anderson from thirst and hia expeditions after fresh water. The last entry says: "Mcr.day, June 19.—Isow I must go for water afiin. I am more afraid this time than before. But with God's help I may come back again. I would not like to die outside. But God's will be done." He had his wish, for he returned and died in his bunk. Kilit'd uy a iturglitr. Housro.v, Tex., Dec. 21.—Charles E. Stone, an insurance mau, was shot and killed by a burglar iu his room. Stouo lired at the mau and missed. 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