Evening Star Newspaper, September 9, 1895, Page 3

THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY; -SEPTEMBER-9--1895—TWELV EP RGES * OURS, EN'T SERVED IN THIS CITY, We take too much care to have any one beat us. All the cholcest substantlals and delicacies in season on our menu—cooked in a style every one fitals mest deliclous—and served to tempt an epicure. Regulur dinner, 50c.—from 4 to S. CF Miads cheon—from_.12 to 2-Aneludes Scup, Fish, Meat, Vegetables, Wine, Beer or i - . COR. PAL AVE, AND 4% ST. THE KIND OF BAKERS, CONFECTIONERS AND HOTEL thing that's needed at very lo We supply NO CONSUMERS. Deal with you direct. Drop us a postal or tele- 578-6. It'll pay you to make our ae- agents for BUTTER OIL. B. B. EARNSHAW & BRO., Wholesale Grocers, 1105-9 ITH ST. SE. 1000-2 M ST.S.E. It D.C., August 26, 1805. hat & mecting of the in- corpo olumbia Perfecting Press Company will be held at the Holtzman bull loth and F sts, n.w., MONDAY, Se 1805, at 7 p.m., to accept charter, laws, elect, officers and such other business may come before it. av 20,8e2&9 W. V. COX, Acting Secretary. NOTICE TO CREDITORS. AIL pervons having claims against James H. Williams or James H. Williams Furntture and : {Il ‘present the same fo the payment on or before NOVEM- BER IST, 1806. HENRY F. WOODARD. Bel rte at-Law, Aerts hatldtn Dc. GOOD ENOUGH UN A RAILROAD RY— That $10 Gold-filled Wateh we're seiling. War- ranted 15 years—your choice of fine Waltham or Elgin movement. L. E. COLE, 1201% F st. ault-3m,4 H, L. McQUEEN, PRINTER AND PUBLISHER. FINE BOOK AND JOB PRINTING. Sy1__ 1108-1116 EB ST. N.W.. TELEPHONE 820. FOR COUNTRY RESIDENCES—ALL ANDIRONS, fenders, spark guards and fire sets {n stock will be sold at cost until further notice. Jend-tt J. H. CORNING, 520-522 18th st. SPECIAL NOTICE -DENTISTRY DONE ON WEER- ¥y and monthly installments—10 per cent discount rf cash. Dr. a a Je7-tf ith and F sts, u.w.—Mertz bldg. We Intend Making It Pay Business men to buy all thefr STATIONERY SUPPLIES here. We'll cave thear the trouble of hunting for what they need by having EVERYTHING they conld desire always 00 hand. Our prices being the lowest, means something saved on everything. TFSee US about your OMice Supplies. It's money in your pocket if you do. Easton & Rupp, 421 1th St., Fepular-Priced Stationers. (Just_above ave.)ae0-14d All the Men Who Drink Soft drinks say PALMER'S BELFAST GINGER ALE is the niost delicious t tried—it beats even the English ales. ‘‘Palmer‘s’ comes in fruported size bottles, but COSTS ONLY HALF AS MUCH, It's 1, soda fountains. that you get It. your grocer doesn’t handle it Sam!.C.Palmer MINERAL WATERS. 15.621 D ST. SW. TEL, 480, se7-14d Ask for We'll snp) You'll Buy It If You Try It— THE LIBERTY BICYCLE. Men's and Women’s High-grade Wheels, including ali that's good in bicycle construction. Visit the Connecticat avenue wheel headquarters and have a look at them. W. D. HADGER, 1024 Cenn. Ave. €0 cents buys th§ famous “Demon” Lamp. av2-3m,28 PUT e8 £,),,coolest, cheapest and best. ‘Only $1 ‘for’ five bot- r Address, 812 F ut. Tharp’s Claret Tharp’s Claret Tharp’s Claret eeT-Td Colum bia’s Strength is Tested —Every frame—every spoke—every tire— every axle—every crank—every fork pos- sesses a known power of resistance, which is fur greater than that {n any other modern bicycle. With all thelr strength they're as light as the lightest, and hand- somer than the handsomest. Columbias— only $100; Hartfords—$s0. ‘Columb! District Cycle Co., “iyzmbiss 82 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE. aul0-3in,14 How are you to know that you are to get those briefe when you want them unless you let me print them? I NEVER Disappoint— —will never disappoint as long as this business goes on. 9c. page for the briefs—80" coples, nently printed and txpographically correct. "Phone us! BYRON S. ADAMS, 512 11th Street. seT-14d The Most Popular Riding Schoo! In Washington Is located at 1225 14TH ST. N.W., as the hundreds of satisfied patrons can tcatify. Hours for ladies—9 a.m. to 4 p.m., 6 to 10 p.m. 10 Uckets for $2.00. Hours for geatlemen—7 to 9 a.m. and 4 to 6 p.m. 5 tickets for $1.00. “Special palns taken with backward pupils," as the bonrding school circulars put it. Open every evening but Sunday, rain or shine, cnly We prefer not ‘to teach pupils in the rain. 8,500 square feet of space, with sandpapered surface, and the most lofty and star-spaugled canopy of any riding school In the U. S. Lighted by elec- trie Ights in the evening. GORMULLY & JEFFERY MFG. CO., 3y23-28a Washington, D. A laxative, refreshing fruit lozenger, very agreeable to take for CONSTIPATION, hemorrholds, bile loss of appetite, gastric and fntestinal troubles and headache arising from them. F. GRILLON. 88 Rue dea Archives, Paris. Sold by all Druggists T4MaR INDIEN MIMICRY AND REASON. Indications That This Monkey is En- pwed With a Share of Each. From the Utiea Observer. “That the monkey po s intelligence to a considerable degree is probabiy true,”” said a hotel proprietor who has a small menagerie on his premises. "I believe, how! much of the Intelligence with which that animal is credited is due to his love of mimicry or imitation. other day two young men, with two young girls, were at the monkey's cuge feeding him peanuts. One of the girls was chewing gum, ahd of the men sug- gested that she give the monkey some, ex- pecting that If he took ft In his mouth it vould stick to his teeth, and he would make sorry work of trying to chew it. The girl at once parte’ with the sweet morsel she was so industriously chewing, extend- ing it toward the cage. The monkey grab- bed It ins and put It into his mouth, chewing it, or attempting r ing it out in small ribbons, as ldren are frequently seen to do. When had it all out of his mouth he rolled tt t cempact ball between his hands, threw 4t into his mouth and began the ation again. He appeared to enjoy the mance as much as his visitors. That imitation. ‘s ell right,” rejoined another, “but “1 had an experience with that same mon- key wherein he displayed Intelligence. I was by the cage smoking one day, and I thought to annoy him by blowing smoke s surprised to find stead of being annoyed he enjoyed , as was evidenced by his edging up as near me as possible to receive the smoke in larger volumes. Soon he began scratch- ing himself at the point where most of the came against him. When I had one side for a few minutes, he turn squarely round to have the other side treated in the same w Thea tly in front of me and re- he smoke squarely in the and thro: s to h some ng will s the surfa stupef, ively as tobacco smoke.” rt nd of tt don't know whether he held his t he did not cough, sne or ticle. To complete the job he | vith his back toward me, and it have done you good to see him his hind over his back It made me think of the ki Ider in motion. Now IN LABOR CIRCLES Tho Frupoeai Tocal rsach,of the American Federation. | REASONS WHY If [8 DESIRABLE Why Mr. Blake. and. Others. Op- pose This Movement. UNION MEETINGS A leader in the movement for the estab” Ushmert of the proposed branch of the American Federation of Labor in the Dis- trict of Columbia is authority for the state- ment that a meeting having this end in view will be held at a suitable hall in the central part of*the city in the course of the next ten days, and that the proper or- ganizer of the A. F. of L. will be present that all steps taken may be in accordance with the rules of the American Federation and that there shall be no hitch in th proceedings. ; It is claimed that at this meeting not less |’ than fourteen, and perhaps more, organiza- tions will be represented. There will then be elected, according to present plans, a President, vice president and all the other necessary officers, who, together with five delegates and two alternates from each organization, will constitute the central body. The idea of having the alternates is that each society represented in the body shall, unless something quite out of the ordinary transpires, at all times have five votes to cast on ary question that may come up for discussion and settlement. ‘There is no cessation of interest in labor circles in reference to this new move, or rather revival of an attempt of a similar character made a few years ago, but which then failed for reasons which, it is asserted, do not now exist, and in speaking of the matter yesterday to a Star reporter one of the veterans in the ranks of organized la- bor, who has devoted more than a quarter of a century of his life to the upbuilding of the cause, said: One Leader's Opinion. “The organization of a branch of the American Federation in this District has been @ matter of rumor for some time. The Star should be commended for giving us the facts and thus calling the attention of organized labor to a very important mat- ter. I have not given the rumors much at- tention, though the matter is of great in- terest, and deserves the serious, intelligent consideration of every organized worker in the District. “I do not know how long we can maintain our federation on a local basis, or what conditions may arise that will bring the question of national affiliation to the favor- able attention of the labor bodies of the District. I do not know if there would be any serlous effective objection to the char- tering of a branch of the American Federa- tion in this city. re ee “During the period of tho leadership of Powderly and Gompers, when the two great divisions of labor—the American Fed- eration and the Knights of Labor—main- tained an armed truce, when not engaged in active hostility, every effort to organize a federation in the District under the aus- Pices of the national body was unsuccess- ful, but since the belligerent leaders have been deposed and amicable ang hai relations exist betwéen the tw bodies, there could be no walid reason-given: why, the Federation of Labor of this Dis- trict should not become @ part of thé 350, fellow workers of the, national body. “No objection could be consistently ‘made by those belonging to assemblies, :forthey: bave District Assembly, No, 66, Knights of Labor, as a representative bedy, ‘and«havc behind them the whole force of national or- ganization. The trades unions should be in the same position. Excess of Trade Union Membership. “Numerically, the trade union member- ship in this District is far ip excess of that of all organizations, at least 73 per cent of organized workers belonging to trade unions. They largely compose the Federa- tion of Labor, yet they have no. support beyond the District. The union organiza- tions really have no federated body in this city, though they number twenty-eight -of the fifty-two organizations in the District, and twenty of the forty represented in the Federation of Labor. It is evident that the union organizations are the jargest and mcst potent labor factors in the District, and as a federated body they would be in a position to demand the support,.df ; ther, federated unions of the whole country. ‘This need not disturb. the very harmenious relations that have always, exigted in, this, District between unfons and assemblies. ‘There could be earnest and effective co-op- eration in all local effort and much more could be accomplished than Is possible un- der the present conditions. “Our local federation was necessary to ccmbine the union organizations in a rep- resentative body, and thus secure co-opera- tive effort with District Assembly, No. 66, which, being distinctively K. of L., pre- ciuded all other bodies from representa- ticn. This, however, should netther destroy the idezlity of the union organization or In the least be a bar from organizing at any time a federation of trade unions upon # lceal basis or upon the broader plane of national association. Unrepresented Union Organisations. “So far as I know, there are nine legiti- mate unfon organizations here not repre- serted in the federation, while every as- embly of the K. of L. fs either represented in that body or in D. A. 66. Approximate- ly, these nine organizations aggregate in mcmbership 2,000 or more. It 1s desirable that this large number of organized work- ers should be brought into affillation with anizations, but present condi- at entire federation fs the matter deser' consideration, and after it has been given earnest, intelligent attention it will be dis- posed of satifactorily to the majority of the organized wage earners of the Dis- trict.” Mr. Blake's Opposition. There are, however, some of the leaders who will oppose a union of the federation of the District with the American Federa- tion of Labor under the conditions as they exist at this time, and prominent among them is Mr. E. M. Blake, who says: “The jocal Federation of Labor elected delegates to the convention of the American Federa- tion of Labor, which met in Baltimore a few years ago. These delegates were re- fused admission, and until the American Federation adopts a more friendly feeling toward the local federation, or until the local federation votes to go into the Amer- ican Federation !n a body, I shall be op- posed to organizing a branch of that body here, and am unalterably opposed to affil- jating with Columbia Musical Union until it organizes on trade union principles. Its constitution now forbids the members play- ing with members of other unions, which 1s contradictory to every trade union principle. J can see no reason why every legitimate local organization should not be represented Nicotine Neutralized CHEW AND SMOKE MCAD POUCH TOBACCO. NO NERVES QUAKING. NO HEART PALPITATING. NO DYSPEPTIO ACHING. -NERVOUS. =DYSPEPTIC. meaty THE OFFICIAL WEATHER: MAP. gtt EXPLANATORY NOTE: Observations taken at 8 a.m., 75th meridian time. Solid lines or Ines of equal air pressure, drawn for each tenth of ‘ a of equal temperatnre, drawn for each ten degrees. Shaded areas are regions wheré rain or snow has fallen during preceding twelve hours. The words “High" and “Low” show locstion of areas of Small arrows fly with the winds =s=-:0.4 + oA he high and low barometer. are fsobars feb! Dotted’ Hines are twofherms or Vines SLIGHTLY WARMER. The Prediction of the Weather Bu- reau for Tomorrow. Forecast till 8 p.m. Tuesday.—For eastern Pennsylvania, fair; southerly winds; warmer Tuesday morning. For eastern New York, New Jersey and Delaware, generally fair; east to south winds. For the District of Columbia and Mary- land, fair; winds shifting to southerly; slightly warmer Tuesday morning. For Virginia, generally fair; southeast- erly winds; warmer in northern portion Tuesday morning. Weather conditions and general forecast. —The barometer has risen on the Atlantic coast and north of the lake,regions; it has fallen in the central valleys and at Rocky mountain stations, with warmer southerly winds. An extended area of low pressure is central over eastern Montana, where the barometer has fallen decidedly, and an area of high pressure covers the Atlantic. coast districts. Light local showers are reported from the northwest and the lake regions, and heavy local rains are reported from the South At- lantic coast. The following heavy rainfalls (in inches) were reported: During the past twenty-four hours.—Wil- mington, 1.76; Charleston, 2.90. « Temperatures below freezing were re- ported from northern Minnesota and North Dakota on Sunday morning, a minimum of 28 degrees occurring at Pismarck, which was 4 degrees below the lowest previously recorded for the first ten days of Septem- = 7 = Generally fair weather is indicated for New England, the middle Atlantic states and the interior of the southern states. ‘The chances are for light east to south winds on the Jersey coast tomorrow. Cenudition of the Water. Temperature and condition of water at 8 a.m.: Great Falls, temperature, 71; condi- tion, 2; receiving reservoir, temperature, 78; condition at north connection, 2; condition at south connection, 36; distributing -reser- Voir, temperature, 79; condition at influent Bate house, 36; effluent gate house, 36. Tide Table. Today—Low tide, 5:10 a.m. and 5:03 p.m. high tide, 10:55 a.m. and 11:25 p.m. Tomorrow—Low tide, a.m. and 5:44 p.m.; highetide;:41:40-a.m, os si The Sun and Moon... _ ....., Sun rises, 5:35; sun sets, 6:20. Moon rises, beedemnish meon sets, 10:53. tomorrow morn- ing. The Bicycle Lumps. ~ = All bicycle lamps must be lighted at, 6:2). The police regulations require that “A cycles, bicycles and tricycles in motion after sundown shall carry a suitable light.” The City Light: i. Gas lamps all lighted by 7:27 p.m.; extin- guishing begun at 4:27 a.m. The lighting is begun one hour before the time named. Naphtha lamps all lighted by 7:27 p.m: extinguishing begun at 4: The naphtha lamps burn fifteen minutes later in the morning than-.the gas lamps, as-the-moon schedule does not apply to them. Range '6t the ‘Thermometer, The, following were the readings of..the. thermometer at the weather. bureau today: § am. 68; 2 Rm, $3; maximum, in- imum, 63. in the local federation, and therefore feel that the Washington unions can do as well without representation in the national body.” A former Baltimorean, who was a dele- gate to the convention of the American Federation of Labor, which met in that city, and to which Mr. Blake referred, was asked by a Star reporter for the cause of rejecting the delegates cent to the conven- tion by the Federation of the District. His reply was that it was for the reason “that ithe Federation of the District does not and did not hold a charter from the American Federation, and the latter held that under these» circumstances thir delegates were not entitled to admission. Had," said he, “the Federation of the District been or- ganized under the rules of the American Federation there would have been no trouble about the delegates sent by them getting seats in the convention.” A School Board Representative. A meeting of thcse leaders of organized labor who think that the Federation and D. A. 66 ought to have a representative in the board of schcol commissioners has been called for tomorrew night. The move- ment was suggested by the fact that a number of German-American citizens have taken steps to see if one cf their number cannot be given a place on the board. Journeymen Tailors. At the meeting of the Journeymen Tal- lors’ Union held Saturday night it was de- clded to have taken a large number of photographs of their mascot In the Labor ‘day parade, requests for a copy having been received from many persons. The mascot was tendered a vote of thanks. “Four applications for membership were re- ceived. The action of the Federation and D. A. 66 in placing the Eckington and Sol- diers’ Home railway and branches on the unfair st was indorsed, and a fine of $2 was placed on each member of the union who shall patronize the road. Association of Engineers. | The proposition to establish a labor bu- reau was strongly indorsed at the last meeting of the Association of Eccentric Engineers. The committee on the excur- sion for the benefit of the widows of the two cornice workers killed some weeks ago by the falling of a scaffold reported that the affair was a success, but that all the returns were not yet in. The action of the Federation and D, A. 66 in placing the Eckington and Soldiers" the unfair Ist was trict Commissioners were thanked for their action in reference to the janitor who was working for the District and for a rallway company, whose case was laid before the Commissioners a few days ago. Cigur Makers’ Union. Within the last few weeks the members ef the Cigar Makers’ Union have been es- pecially energetic in endeavoring to have those persons throughout the District who deal in cigars handle those made by union men, consequently their meeting Saturday night, when it was expected Mr. John Willis, who was charged with the agitation of the subject, would make his report, was more than usually well attended, and the proceedings were very interesting. Mr. Willis stated that in several sections he had visited he had found many dealers handling union-made cigars, while others who were not as yet doing so expressed their willingness to sell them. One application for membership was re- ceived. It was announced that at the mcet- ing to be held September 21, fifteen mem- bers will be tried for neglecting to take part in the Labor day parade. A finance committee was elected as follows: Messrs. John B. Buehling, chairman; John Wingate, auditor, and F. R. Hall. Steam and Hot Water Fitters. ‘The Washington Branch of the National Association of Steam and Hot Water Fit- ters and Helpers held a meeting yesterday at the home of the secretary, Mr. Martin McGarvey, 2506 I street northwest. After the transaction of much routine business the union decided to admit all helpers who are employed in union shops for an initia- tion fee of $1 until and including the night of September 12, but that after that the fee will be considerably increased. After the adjournment of the meeting refresh- ments were served by the sisters of Mr. McGarvey. The Butchers’ Assembly. The meeting yesterday of Butchers’ As- sembly was quite enthusiastic, a large number being present. An appropriation was made to pay all men who are locked out on account of existing troubles. At the request of a committee from the Cigar- makers’ Union, the assembly Indorsed the union-made cigars, and voted to impose a fine of $2 on any member who shall buy any other kind. They also voted to place @ penalty of $5 on each memb2r who shall attend Kernan’s Theater. The Bakers’ Assembly. At the Bakers’ Assembly meeting Satur- day night a delegation from the Painters’ Union submitted a request, which was granted, that the executive committee of the latter be immediately informed of any ase where a non-union painter shall be c employed, either at the places where they work or at their homes. The assembly in- dorsed the action of the Federation and other bodtes in placing the Eckington road ‘and branches on the unfair list, THE PRINTING OFFICE Good Progress in the Operations for Tts Be- pair and Enlargemente- tar . wus Col. Wilsqn'a Renort of. the Work Done Daring tiie Moyth of Bel auwe & ott ro Good ‘progréss'is reported ‘hy"Col. J: Mf. Wilson, corps of engineers, he officer in charge, in the operations tor fhe repair and enlargement of the government’ printing office. During the month of August a new iron gate was erected at the Jdckson alley entrance between the southwest and south’ center, buildings, thus completing. the, work provided under the act of Afgust, 1804, except the strengthening» of‘ the H- ‘street wing: This“ latter work Will be. under-. taken so soon as the heavy presses, &c., are moved to the new sections, The ‘act referred to provided for the erection of three fire escapes, the construction of an additional story upon the southwest fire- proof section, the erection of @ new five- story building between the southwest and south-center sections and the strengthening of the H street section. Foundation Walls Completed. - The construction of the foundation wells and pierg,,for. the. new, six-story fire-proof structure on the site of the old stables has been completed, including the underpinning of the west wall of the H street building. The last iron bases for the steel columns have been placed in position and properly leveled. Col. Wilson says the foundation of the west wall of the H street section was of very poor material and workman- ship, and the utmost, care was necessary in underpinning it while the building was filled with people. The work was accom- plished, however, without accident of any kind or the slightest cracking of the walls. ‘The ground belaw, the.surface at the south ae ore ne structure was of such soft material as to necessitate excayatjon to. a depth of from fifteen to Loe sree below the surface before striking gravel., The work was somewhat expensive, he says, but it is permanent in its. character. Iron Delivered. -~August. The delivery of iron for the steel frame | of the six-story Stricture was commenced during the last week of August, and actual operations for its erection began on the 29th ultimo. All the fron for the basement story has arrived, and the work will. be rapidly pushed forward. The action of the public printer in removing certain tie-rods from the new building between the south- west and south-center sections is made the Subject of a special report to the chief of engineers. —_—_—_-o+_____ MURDER OF CYCLIST LENZ, Sachtleben Demands Reparation From the Porte. From the St. Louls Globe-Democrat. A letter received from Alton, Ill, W. L. Sachtleben, who went to ascertain the fate of Lenz, the Pittsburg cyclist, is interesting in several particulars. Extracts from it are as follows: = “I telegraphed to the United States min- ister at some length yesterday and sent a small cable to America. My’ only dim- culty in this case thus far hds been the Jack of support from our mipister at Con- stantinople. I received a log fetter trom him today, in which he say she. has, no army or navy to back up theithree demands I have made, viz: Immediate 4Mrrest, trial and punishment of the mufiéters, whose vames I long ago sent; the dismissal of the officials guilty for the death pf Lenz, either from negligence or willful inagtjon, and the payment of an indemnity of $50,000. present Secretary of State, Richard Olney, seems to be a man hetter fitted than was Gresham to see that Americgn. prestige is upheld in Turkey, and I have s¢tong hopes.|. of yet seeing ail’ three damage obtained, as they should be, fcr all afe within the usual mode of conducting foretgn relations with Turkey. Por some weeks’aow I have been waiting to see the Turkigh government take proper steps and act onthe informa- oes I have secured in spite of their objec- ticn. “You have no idea how different one must prcceed here to obtain justice to the Amer- ican method. The Turkish government will actually not give any justice unless force Is veed or vigorously threatened. And just now the all-absorbing topic of Armenia re- ferm measures being forced upon the Sul- tan by England, France and Russia con- sumes all the Porte’s time, and minor ques- tions suffer in consequence, In a country where everything moves slowly it is impos- sible for me to tell definitely when I shall return. But, if necessary, my return jour- ney can be quickly made. I shall push the thing along as fast as I can ‘to corfipletion,; you. may rest. assured. But at the same time I do not want to leave a stone unturn- ed to make a thorough success of this be- fcre I retrace my steps westward.” KU" CHENG’S HORROR Testimony Taken ‘Before the Anglo- : American Commissioa. STATEMENTS BY THE SURVIVORS The- Outrage the Work of a Se- ; cret Society. DUTY OFAMERICA ‘VICTORIA, B. C,, September 9.—Private letters, from Shanghai just received here announce that the commission appointed by the British and American governments to investigate the Ku Cheng massacre of August'1 reached Foo Chow on August 13, Suiko two days later, and Ku Cheng on August 17, without a shadow of molesta- "tion ‘from the barbarous hordes alleged by Chinese officials to have established a reign of terror throughout the province. ‘The commission consisted of the British consul, Mr. R. W. Mansfield; the American consul, Col. J. Courtenay Hixson; the Brit- ish vice consul, E.L, B. Allen, frony Padoga anchorage; Lieut. Evans of the U. 8. 8. Detroit; the Rev. V. W. Bannister, repre- senting the English Church Missionary So- elety, and Dr. Gregory of the American M. £. Mission, and an escort of but one hun- dred of the viceroy’s ill-armed and poorly disciplined soldiers, a circumstance which supports but feebly the Chinese contention that the massacre was entirely beyond offi- cial prevention, owing to the country being in revolt. ‘Fhie,-defense is regarded by all British end American residents in Chinese terri- -tory as quite as farcical as the commis- sion, unsupported, as it is, by any display of British or American force, and indigna- tion runs high at the apathy displayed by these Zovernments in regard ‘to the mas- Sacre. It is argued that the official defense ig untenable, as by Chinese law a system of mutual responsibility prevails, all pub- Ne offictais being held personally respon- sible for the commission of crimes within their jurisdiction, whether they are legiti- mately blamable or not, and are visited with the penalties attached in the event of thele--failing to apprehend and punish the crimtnal in person. - \The.-commission had, at last advices, re- celved the statements of three witnesses, | Dr. Gregory of the American mission at Foc Chow; the Rev. H. E. Pnillips and Miss “Harman df Ku Cheng, the latter two having been eye witnesses of the fearful scene of August 1. . - Rev. Mr. Phillips’ Story. The Rev. Mr. Phillips telis how he was awakéned at 6 in the morning by shouting .{n the-direction of the steward’s house. He at first thought it was children playing; but sbon recognizing the voices of excited men, he dressed hastily and went over. “I was met a few yards from my dwell- ing," he'said, “by a native friend,who,while throwing his arms around me to detain me, told “mie that the vegetarians had come. I snook him off and went on and soon came in sight of the house, from which forty or |. fifty bandits were carrying loads of plun- der, their leader holding aloft a small red flag. I could see nothing of our Europeans, and, as I was in full view of the rioters, I crept up @ hill in the brushwood and con- cealed myself behind two trees, from twen- ty to thirty yards from the house. There I |, could #ee everything that could be seen. As I could see no foreigners, I concluded they tad escaped, and as to go down was certain death, I thought It best to wait where I was. “after a minute or two the retreat hora sounded and the vegetarians began to leave —first, however, setting fire to the houses. Ten minutes after this every vegetarian had gone. I came down and looked about the front of the house; but could see nothing of any one. I feared something dreadful had |. happened;: as I heard the vegetarians as they left say: ‘Now all the foreigners are ) killed.~' Just then met one of the servants, who told me the Chinese were In the house in which Miss Hartford of the American missiori was staylng. I found Mr. Hart- .ford’s daughter, Mildred, with a serious wound on“one knee and another severe cut. When I had washed these, I turned to Mr. Steward’s son, who was fearfully hacked and;cut-everywhere. Then Miss Codrington sent me a message that she, too, was In the house. I found her in a fearful condition; ) but with cold water and rags we managed to starch the bleeding. “She begged me not to wait, as she thought Topsy Saunders was still alive. I ..j.then rushed to the back of the house, and found thé bodies of Miss Saunders, Miss }Steward,. Miss Gordon and Miss Marshall. The latter was awfully cut, her head being almdst severed, but beyond the wounds given in the struggle the bodies were not mutilated. Later I found Miss Coomb’s /bcdy at the foot of the hill in front of the house, where it had evidently been thrown. As then I could see no signs of Mr. and Mrs. Steward, Miss Saunders and Lena, the nurse, we hoped they had escaped, and would return to the house where the Stew- ard children and Miss Codrington were. Presently Miss Hartford arrived. She had recelyed a cut under one ear, but had been saved from death by a native Christian. “T learned later that the five ladies of the Zeena Mission Society, who lived in two houses which form the Ku Cheng Sanitarium, after a futile attempt to es- cepe, got out of the back end, but were immediately surorunded. Some of the yes: etarlans were inclined to spare them, but were ordered by their leader to carry out their orders: ‘Kill and spare not.’ Had they been able to escape into the house there seems little doubt they would have -been saved. A great misfortune was that only two were dressed. “Mr. and Mrs. Steward were killed as they sprang from bed. Lena, a nurse, died while protecting the baby, whom Kathleen maragad to carry out of the house, though not before the baby’s eyes had been cut out. Miss Nellie Saunders was also knocked dcwn at the nursery door when going to kelp the children, and as we afterward found the remains of a burned body there we had little doubt that it was hers. For a Iong time we thought Mr. and Mrs. Stew- d_had escaped, but later I found their Ledies, or rather ashes, in what had been their bed room. The Ku Cheng. people seemed to have had, as a whole, no hand in the affair, though doubtless four or five vegetarian familles were concerned. The atives say the vegetarian band came from the east road of Ku Cheng city; many from Ang-Long and Adeng-Bang, within thirty or forty miles of Ku Cheng.” Miss Hartford's Narrative. Miss Hartford says the whole terrible af- fair was over in thirty minutes, and that the attacking party numbered about 100, well organized under one leader. Her own terrible experience she relates thus: -“I heard shouts and yells on the streets, and, putting.on my clothes, I rushed to the door, to be met by a man with a trident and spear, who yelled: ‘Here’s a foreign wo- man.’ The man pointed his spear at my Lreast, but I twisted the weapon to one side,-and it just grazed my ear and head. He then threw me to the ground and beat me with the wooden end of the spear, but a servant came, who wrenched the weapon awéy and told me to fly. I jumped down the embankment and ran along the road. The servant followed and puiien me along until I got up to the side of the hill, where aid down to get breath. After resting twice, I reached a secluded spot and lay there. “All this time the yells went on, and the houses were burning. After a while the yells stopped and we supposed the vege- tarlans had gone. Then the servant went to see how matters were. He returned in half an hour, telling me to come home, and that five ladies of the English mission had been killed, and some of the wounded were fat my house. This was a native house, and was not troubled at all.” : Dr. Gregory’s Statement. Dr. Gregory tells how the news was first brought to Kim by messenger from the Rev. 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WANTED (Hopses). possible, and found my task was indeed difficult one.” After describing the extent and nature of th2 injuries inflicted, Dr. Gregory says: “The massacre was undoubtedly committed by some members of the secret society known as the Vegetarians, and the murder was done to order, deliberately planned and executed by a party of elghty men, armed with spears and swords, and showing em- phatic evidences of military discipline, The members of the mission band had no suspicion of the attack, which was swift and terrible, the whole affair being over a pert less time than it takes me to write. Though Dr. Gregory does not hold the native officials responsible of having been directly concerned in the massacre, he be- leves they had knowledge that It was contemplated, but remained inactive, owing to their dread of the Vegetarians’ power. For the same reason, he says that unless Great Britain and the United States assert themselves with emphasis the matter will go no further than a formal inquiry that will ascertain nothing more than the horri- ble facts already too well known and per- haps an expression of official regret—small reparation for the Christian lives lost. —_—__ New Mormon Settlement in Mexico. Correspondence of the’ New York Post. Four miles fromthe little village of San Borgia, 100 miles west of the city of Chi- huahua, is a new Mormon settlement, as yet without a name. So far the settlers only tumber thirty young men from Salt Lake, who are acting as pioneers to the colony that is to follow. The Utah saints have purchased the hacienda, of Mr. Marshall and can bo: of owning iand ten miles Square; land -as'-mountainous, rocky and steep as anything --in- their -ewn> loved Wasatch range. 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