Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 12, 1894, Page 3

ey The Ebony Warblers, who are getting THE OMAHA DAILY BER: FRIDAY, O 'OBER 12, 1804, * THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. . fl COUNCIL BLUFFS. OFFICE - .« NO. 12 PEARL STREET Delivered by carrier to any part of the elty. ' H. W. TILTON, Lessee, TELEPHONES—Business offics, No. editor, No. 2. i night MINOR MENTION. Mayre Real Estate Agency, 539 Broadway. The P. 0. D. of A. will meet In regular sesslon this evening at its hall, 101 Main street. Degree of Honor will meet in regular session this evening in the Knights of Pythias hall in the Merriman block. Sheriff Drexel and Deputy Sherift Miller took “Plunk” Henderson to Omaha yesterday for a trial on the charge of mayh » “A Oracker Jack,” a comedy with its scene laid fn Oklahoma, will be presented at Do- hany’s opera house tomorrow evening. Special meeting of Excelsior lodge No. 259, A. F. and A. M., Friday evening, for work in tho first degree. Visiting brothers cordi- ally invite Poter Bouldauff and Mary Boehning, both of this city, were married by Justice Field Wednesday night at the bride's residence, avenue C and Eighth stre ready to spring a brand new sct of hand- painted complexions on the public, held their first rehiearsal last evening at the Masonic | temple, John Fleld has taken charge of the Postal Telegraph company’s office in the Grand hotel, and is also manipulating a type- writer. There is some prospect of a Western Union wire being put in soon. Orlando Ewall and Miss Essie Cook, both of this city, were marricd last Tuesday at the residence of the bride's mother in As- toria, Ill. They arrived in Councl Blufts Wednesday evening and took up their resi- dence on Vine street. J. A. Montgomery and Alonzo Stewart, who were caught by Harlan Mayne stealing potatoes from Menary Bros.' patch near Cres- cent, were fined $5 and costs each and brought to the county jail in this city to serve out their time. Nora Murphy has secured an injunction from the district court, restraining John Coyle, Pat Gill and several others from t passing, cutting trees and the like, on land claimed both by her and by Coyle. The doc- trine of acoretions is involved in the dispute, Miss L. M. Conrad, supreme deputy com- mander of the Lady Maccabees of the World, will bold a meeting tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, at Maccabee hall, over the | World-Herald office, for the purpose of or- ganizing an order for the ladies. All ladies Invited to attend. Herman Darks, a Mills county farmer, went | into Vavra’s store on Upper Broadway terday morning and bought a pair of shoes. ‘While waiting for his change he saw a pair | of gloves lylng handy, and siyly slipped them | nto his pocket. Officer Covalt caught him in the Mint saloon, where he at once ac- | knowledged the corn and wanted to pay for the gloves. He was taken to the city jail and Vayra will prosecute him for the lar- ceny. We are sole city agents for several of the oldest and strongest fire Insurance companies in the world. -~ We also negotiate farm loans at the lowest possible rates. Lougee & Towle, 235 Pearl street. COPPS CHEER. The King of All Temperance Beverages, a Perfect Substitute for Lager Hoer. Can be s0ld without license, either govern- ment or state; dealers guaranteed by in- demnifying bonds. Endorsed by leading phy- s'cians, judges and ministers. Wheeler & Hereld, Council Bluffs, Ta., are the sole man- ufacturers in the Unifed States. Thousands of testimonials, ~Write for prices and in- formation. Crofton, Neb, Sept. 20.—Wheeler & Her- eld, Council Biuffs: Please send me by Lreight elght cases Copps Cheer to Yankton, 8. D. The goods give very good satisfaction I would like to have exclusive sale. J. J. Carmichuel, general store. I cheertully recommend Copps Cheer. It 18 a refreshing tonlc beverage. It supports | thoe neryous system and assists digestion. It is not a stimulant. P. J. Montgomery, M. D., Council Bluffs, Ia. Boston Store, Get our prices on underwear before buying. ‘We can save you money. Ladies' ribbed un- derwear goods, valued at 33c, we offer at 19c each. Ladies' vests and pants 25e, worth 40c. Ladies' all wool knit underwear worth $1.00, our price 7c. Gent's Merino underwear worth 60c, our price 39¢ each. Our leader is a regular $1.00 garment; we have them in all sizes at 62gc each, $1.25 a suit. Children’s stockinette caps, a new assort- ment at 45c each. FOWLER, DICK & WALKER, Council Blufts, Ta, J. €. Hoffmayr s Fancy Patent, Hungarian Process Flour, Made by the oldest milling firm fn the west, makes lightest, whitest, sweetest bread. Ask your grocer for it. Trade mark: “Blue Rooster." The Royal Hardman piano, over 45,000 in use. Sweetest tone, finest action, best work- manship, over 700 used in the best families in Council Bluffs and Omaha. Sold at Muel- ler's, 103 Main street, Good hard wood for sale for heating stoves, $3.65. J. R. Rice or C. S Lefferts, 206 Main street, Merriam block. Bourlelus' music house has few expenses; high grade plancs are sold reasonably. 116 Stutsman street. Gas cooking stoves for rent and for sale at Gas Co.'s office. Premler egg cups at Lund Bros. Washerwomen use Domestic soap. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS, Mrs. Mary Dixon of Columbus, O., Is visit- ing her sister-in-law, Mrs. M. L. Irvin, on Washington avenue. Mrs. J. I Lutz and her daughter, Mrs Wallace Shepard, left yesterday for a visit with friends in Burlington. Attorney J. J. Stewart is enjoying a visit from his mother, his sister and his brother, T. 0. Stewart, of Oskaloosa. Mrs. E. R. Mathis has returned from In- diana, where she has been spending an en- Joyabie month with old friends. Mrs, James H, Wyman, who has been visit- ing her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Wal- lace, left yesterday for her home in Des Moines Among the Towans at the Grand hotel yes- terday were J. F. Smith of Sioux City, J. C MacMahon of LeMars, Abner Graves of Dow City, and D. S. Fairchild of Clinton. Judge J. 8. Woolson finished up the work of the term of federal court and rety his home in Mount Pleasant last evening United States District Attorney Charles D, Fullen left for his home in Fairfield last evening. A full Mne of the latest and handsomest designs in carpets, lineoleum, ollcloth, et just received. Prices always the lowest at ©. B. Carpet Co., 407 Broadway. Peaslea’s celebrated ale and porter now on draught at Grand hotel bar, Eagle laundry, 724 Broadway, for good work, Tel. 167, Havana Freckl wholesale agt. Domestio soap breaks bard water, Friedschol Died, 8. Priedschol, who tried to light a fire with kerosene a week ago last Sunday and was terribly burned by the explosion that followed, died from his injuries Wednesday night al fhe Woman's Christian assoclation hospltal, where he has been lying ever since the accident took place. He leaves a wite and six children in an almost destitute con- dition. The remains were taken In charge by the Jewlsh soclety of this city and buried yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock. Have you tried any of that nice, juicy, tender meat that we are selling so cheap. Brown's C. 0. D. ’ NEWS FRO)—I COUNCIL, BLUEFS | Opening Bession of Des Moines Branch Wo- man's Foreign Missionary Society, WELCOME ADDRESS BY MRS C. M. HARL Mr Huston and Others Respoutled—Miss Pearson Reads the President’s An- nual Report Which Was Full of Interesting Information. There were but few vacant scats In the big auditorium of the Broadway Methodist church last evening when the opening ex ercises of the annual meeting of the Des Moines branch of the Woman's Forelgn Mis- sionary society were begun. Ninety per cent of the seats were occupled by women, and nearly 300 of the women were delegates to the meeting. The few fortunate but insig- nificant men scattered around in the audi- ence recelved some valuable lessons in the art of conducting big conventions. Mrs. M. 8. Huston of Burlington presided and called the meeting to order, and after prayer Introduced Mrs. C. M. Harl, who delivered a very beautiful address of wel come, filled with charming thoughts dressed | in beautiful fmagery. It had the finish and | polish of one of the best efforts of her pol- ished husband, and was the source of a good many compliments from her friends Rev. H. P. Dudley, pastor of the church, also spoke pleasant words of welcome and encouragement, making the point that it was the missionary spirit that had been responsible for all the great movements and | reforms that have brought the world to its present stage of perfection, that the dis- covery of America was due to the same | Spirit that causes the women to penetrate the heathen lands in the darkest parts of | the world and enlighten them with the beams of Christianity. Responses were made by Mrs. Huston and others and then the president of the society, Mies E. Pearson of Des Moines, was intro: duced and read her annual address. The ad- | dress was long, but it was full of interesting | information and food for thought and encour- agement in the work the society has under- taken, The first organization was effected in Boston in 1869, but now the society girds the globe with its agencies and its influence. Twenty-five years ago there were no extended plans, 1o great resources; only a few women's hearts stirred by the suffering of their sis- s in other lands. Now it has 150,738 women enro.led and has put an amount of money into the treasury during those years that 39,000 The foreign interest is represented by 150 missionaries and 600 bible readers, 400 day schools with 13,000 pupils, forty-one boarding echools, ten or- plianages, eight training schools, three homes for homeless women and $420,000 worth of real estate. After reclting the stupendous character of the work accomplished by the society the president paused and then re marked earnestly: “Friends, we have Bleaned: behold the sheaves!” Continuing her address she recounted the history of the work in the western states. The soclety crossed the Mississippi in 1870, and all the territory west of there was or- | aniz 1 into the St. Louis branch. Two | years later the headquarters were changed to Des Moines. In 1883 a division of the territory was made. The one branoh be- me five, making eleven co-ordinate branches. The Des Moines branch is com- posed of Towa and Missouri. At the conclusion of Miss Pearson's ad- dress she introduced five young ladies who were on the stage and under contract to leave at once for fields of work in foreign lands. They were Miss Meyer, Miss Col- lins, Miss Gallaway, Miss Goodin and Miss Ellicker. The secretaries of the six co- ordinate branches in this territory were so present, and were introduced by the president. They were Mrs. Thompson of the Des Moines conference, Mrs. Byrkitt of the Tc Mrs. Carter of the northwestern Towa conference, Mrs. Fritz of upper lowa, Mrs. Proctor of Missouri and Mrs. Haggerty of St. Louis. The president spoke very earnestly in favor of interesting the ladles of Council Bluffs and Omaha in the k, and ex- tended a most hearty invitation to them to be present during the four days of the con- vention. Music and prayer concluded the services, The following is the program for today's exercises: 9§ a. m., consecration service, | Mrs, L. D. Carhart; enrollment of delegates; | appointment of con ; Teport of trea urer, Mrs. B. K report of secre tary, Mrs. M. S. Huston; Iowa conference, Mrs, L. W. Byrkit; Missouri conference, Mrs. A. H. Proctor; morthwestern Iowa, Mrs. A. C. Carter; 12 m., luncheon in church parlors; 2 p. m., devotions; St. Louls con- ference, T. H. Hagerty; “What Doth it Profit,” D. F. Sinclair; ‘short talks by out- going missionaries; 3:30 p. m., devotlonal; 7:30 p. m., address, Martha A. Day, re- turned missionar; BENNISON BROS, Letting Down Frices. Floor ol cloth at 2c, 29¢, 30c and 35c yard, about one-half what you will pay elsewhere -4 oil cloth rugs, 48c, worth 85c. 6-4 oil cloth rugs, 88, worth $1.25. Special carpet sale; it's a good time now to buy. 1,000 curtain shades, all made up on best spring fixture, 19¢ each, Dress goods and silks. Last Monday was the biggest day at, our goods counter since we've been in’ this good goods and low prices is what 24-inch black satin rhadame, $1.00 value, at 69%¢ yard. inch black satin du ches, regular §$1.25 quality, tomorrow 8¢ yard. Visit our cloak department. We believe up to date we have sold more fur capes than all other housese in this city combined. $25.00 astrakhan fur capes, best quality, 27-inch long, $16.00 each. $20.00 astrakhan fur capes, $12.00. Don't buy cloaks or furs until you see ours; | we_guarantee to save you money. Come in and see us. Open every evening. BENNISON BROS., Council Bluffs. Wanted—40 horses to board on the late T. P. Treynor farm, 5% miles east of Council Bluffs. J. W. Carothers, 112 Fourth strect THREE-CENT SUIT DISMISSED, City Council Recedes from One Stand on the Motor Fare Question. The city council held a special meeting last evening, with Mayor Cleaver in the chair, and Aldermen Brewick, Gleason Grahl, Keller, Nicholson, Rishton, Spetman and White present. A secret meeting of the committee of the whole had been held at which it was decided to postpone until the next regular meeting the matter of va- cating Twenty-fourth street, and that re- lating to the purchase of a deluge set for the fire department. Both these recom- mendations were concurred in. Petition of Harris for chang: of as- sessment was 1 Petitions of Paul Seebold and D. 0. Olm- stead, for cancellation of tax, were granted Petitions of J. P. Nicholson and P. Bonde for cancellation of liquor tax were refused. The ordinance providing for the closing | of barber shops on Sunday came up for con- sideration. Several barbers spoke in favor of the ordinance, and a representative of the Central Labor union stated that the union approved of it and would assist the | barbers in enforcing it. Alderman Spetman | moved that the ordinance lie over until next meeting, and the motion was car- ried. The resolution instructing the clerk to ad- rtise for bids for sewer on Avenue F, from | cond street to Oakland avenue, and for | v curbing on Broadway street and Washing- | ton avenue, was laid over until next meeting. | Several sidewalk ordinances were passed, | covering portions of Fourth and BIuft streets and Tenth, High school and Glen avenues. The city attorney was lnstructed to dis- | miss the suit brought aganst the motor | company for the enforcement of the 3-cent | fare ordinance. The clerk was instructed to advertise for bids for the paving of Oakland avenue. The blocks on Oakland avenus were or- | and geni dered turned over to the overseer of the Poor, unless the property owners objected. On motfon of AMerman Brewick the mar- shal was instructed to remove all fences and other obstructions on Tenth street, between | | Go and Come at Wifl Withont Chinese Twenty-fourth avenu nd the river. The matter of opening up Seventh street, from Fourteenth to Fifteenth avenue, was referred to the judiciary committee. An ordinance allowing the Chicago & Northwestern rallway to lay a spur track across Thirteenth street between First and Second avenues was read twice and re- ferred to the city attorney for revision. An agreeme was filed by the property owners interested, that the ordinance passed In 1861, establishing a grade on Ridge street, might be repealed and a new grade estab- lished without making the city ordinance proposed was referred to the city engineer. The city auditor was instructed to pay Sapp & Pusey $275 out of the judgment fund. A communication from Chiet George C Hale of the fire department of Kansas City asking the city to pay $156 as its share of the expenses of litigation over the right to use swinging harness without payment of Its own, was referred to the committee of tho whole. The meeting adjourned until Wednesday the 24th Not How Cheap, but How Good. a Nice for the Price. That Is what every one says when they are told the prico of tho new style shoes DUB largest and best factories in the east. The new style children’s shoes and slippers are designed from falry children's dreams, The ladies’ shoes are In lace and button with pointed and narrow square toes, and of the finest and best quality. The men's shoes are of the latest styles of narrow and square toes, the best makes, and range in price from $1 to $5. Also the latest razor toes for boys and misses, lace and button, heel and spring heel. Go to DUNCAN'S for the latest styles, 28 Main and 27 Pearl streets. The recent autumn display of millinery of | Miss Ragsdale attracted a great deal of attention. Ladies can now have an oppor- tunity to get bargains In the season’s nov- elties. A Vig Crowd Coming To testity to the merits of the Garland stoves and ranges. They will be along to Join the great throng aiready using them. P. C. DeVol sclls the Garland. Hog cholera preventive and cure by Dr. Jefferis, Council Bluffs, wiil stop the disease in one hour. Trial bottle, $1.00. Mr. J. Porry's. old friends and customers will now find him at Morris Bros.’ shoe store, 609 Broadway. Boots and shoes made to order; perfect fit guaranteed; repair work of all kinds neatly done. Selected hard wood for heating stoves. H, A. COX, 37 Main street. Tel. 48. 20 pounds fine granulated sugar for $1.00 at Brown's C. 0. D. BUTTERWORTI ON THE STUMP. The Opera House Crowded to the Doors with Interested Listencrs. Ben Butterworth was given a royal re- ception at the opera house last night. It | | was not to the ‘‘honorable” so much as to the man of the people, whose close touch lity renders titles, though well merited, was packed with enthus standing room was jostled for. The address was an admirable one, be- canse It just fitted Whila the gravest national questions were earnestly and seriously discussed, there was no sleepy array of figures and dreary cltations from the official tomes. On the other hand, there was no mere flippancy, or the telling of funny stories just for the catching of a laugh. There were points, plenty of them, and sharp ones, and the crowd cheered and cheered again, but there was much more in the speech than a cunning bid for noise, There was nothing of the coarse sarcasm, or bitter personalty which o often character- izes the partisan speech. In fact, the op- ponents were addressed in the kindly Methodist terms of “My dear democratic brother,” and “My beloved, but erring one,” but the medicine was put down all the sume, without very much apparent anxiety as to whether it tasted nice or not. He admitted that the democrats and the populists loved the country as well as he did, and proceeded to discuss the question as to what was best, not for this or that party, but what was best for the whole country, The ‘speaker said he found it rather difi- cult to go stumping in lowa. In one district there was a populist at the head of the ticket, and confident of rallying the democratic vot- ers, on a platform of his own construction, while in the next district, on an entirely dif ferent platform was a staunch democrat, shouting for his populist up. In this district he found his old frienc Weaver, standing on a combination platform. | He didn't know exactly what Weaver was favoring. He certainly had had enough ex- pirience in favoring things to know by this time what he wanted to favor. The currency question was discussed with an attempt, and quite a successful one, to make some of its mysteries a little plainer by the use of homely illustrations. He hit the idea of & chip being as good as a dollar, if the necessary flat was back of it, by re- marking that he noticed that the fellow who said he thought the chip was just as good always took the dollar instead, and left the chip. He insisted that the measure of va'ue must of itself have value, and pertly asked what was the use of trying to measure the length of a piece of cloth by using a stick which had no length. Look in the show window at C. 0. D. Brown's and sce that steele range and gran- ite furniture he is offering this week for $45.00; it is a real bonanza. Don’t miss look- ing at it whether you want to buy or not. Dry pine kirdling for sale. Cheaper than cobs. H. A. Cox, 87 Main street. Telephone 18. New sterling silver novelti ful and stylish, at Wollma; , very beautl- 408 Broadway Duncan’s shoes are always the best and cheapest. The laundries use Domestic soap. Domestic soap outlasts cheap soap. 10WA FORGERS SENTENCED, Two Men Given Penitentiary Terms for Nigning Other People’s Names. CRESTON, Ia, Oct. 11.—(Special Tele- gram.)—D. O. Carter was sentenced yester- day by Judge Towner to & term of four years in the penitentiary for, forgery, having forged the names of several farmers to notes of various amounts In the district’ court at Bedford C. C. Werry was sentenced to a term of two years at hard labor In the Fort Madison peniten- tiary for forgery. Werry, while on a visit to his parents at Lenox, forged his father's name to a note for $200. He was subse- quently arrested at his home in Sage county, | Nebraska. He attempted to take his 1.fe when arrested, and, as Judge Towner con- siders the fellow of unsound mind, he exer- clsed clemency in pronouncing senfence. The maximum penalty is ten years. In the same court the grand jury re- turned a bill against Melville and Charley Philpott, charged with outraging a Miss Winslow at a Sunday school penic held at Lenox a few weeks ago. They will be tried, probably, at the present term of court. Two Women Probably Fatally Hurt TABOR, Ta., Oct. 11.—(Special Telegram.)— A serfous and probably fatal accident oc- curred in this city this afternoon. While Mrs. M. M. Myers and Mjss Emma Baggs were coming into town the team became | unmanageable, throwing both ladies out and Mrs. Myers suffered a broken arm and was injured internally. Being very old, her re- covery is doubtful wrist broken and her hip badly bruised and | was Injured internally, Smalipox Interfored. CRESTON, Ia, Oct. 11.—(Special)—The southwest district Christian Endeavor con- vention of fowa, which was to have con- vened at Tabor tomorrow, continuing three days, has been indefinitely po:tyonsd by order of Uie executive commitice. The prevalence of smallpox, and the development of several now cases within the past few days, was the cause. ble. The | | for arms. Many of the troops et rather chilly. The opera house | talk of intervening with a view astic hearers. Even | T, A el RS ollowers to come | Miss Baggs had one | JAPS CONTROL PEALLE BaY Interference, T 4 DISCIPLINE IN THE MIKADO'S FLEET Two Harbors of Wel-Hul;Wel and Port Arthur Inspected by Japanese Admiral ~Supposed Spy Tortured in Ching Into Confession. LONDON, Oct. 11.—A dispatch received from Tien-Tsin says that the Chinese oficials no longer deny that the Japanese fleet com- mands the Gulf of Pe-Chi-Li. It Is added that the Japanese admiral pays a weekly visit to every important station on the gult and tribute to the monopoly which claimed it as | MaKes his inspection leisurely Eight Japanese cruis sounded the en- trance to the harbor of Wel-Hai-Wel for three hours on Saturday last and then went across to Port Arthur, where they could make ob- servations without getting within range of the guns of that place. The Japanese fleet | returned to Wei-Hai-Wel on Monday last in AN 'ls recelving every day from ‘ihe | 8ingle line, keeping thelr distances splendidly g I T (e re | and headed straight for the harbor. When | almost within range the fleet separated and hovered around the harbor entrance. The fort fired a few shots at the Japanese, but the latter did not reply and continued mak- | Ing observations until Count Itos’ flagship, the steel cruiser Hashidate, fired once, where- | upon the fleet reformed and steamed away in the direction of Taku. The Tien-Tsin dispatch adds that a China- man who was arrested there on suspicion of being a_ Japanese spy was tortured until he admitted the truth of the cnarge, He fs to be executed. 'The same dispatch says that four spies have been arrested at Port Arthur for cutting the submarine wires conneected with the torpedoes. It is also stated that the fire which oecurred at Tien-Tsin last Friday was of incendiary origin. A dispatch from Shanghal says that tens of thousands of Chinese troops are waiting sent to the front had no better arms than jingals and bows and arrows. Additional contracts have been entered into with German firms for sup- plies of firearms of any pattern YOKOHAHA, Oct, 11.—The Japanese have occupied the south bank of the Yalu river after driving out all the Chine ITALY TAKING THE LEAD. WASHINGTON, Oct. 1..—The cable report that the Italian minister in Peking in pur- suance of instructions from his government had offered his services as mediator in bringing the Chinese-Japanese war to a close is construed at the legations here as a possi- ble move on the part of the Triple alllance— Germany, Italy and Austria—to intervene. Thus far all representatives of European in- tervention in the war have spoken of Eng- i2nd, France or Russia as the moving powers, some reports stating that they would act to- gether and others that they would act sep- arately. But the action of Italy s taken to indicate that the three powers which have no territory in Asia, viz, Germany, Italy and Austria, are not wholly disinterested ob- servers, while the powers which have Asiatic possessions, viz., England, Russia and France, their possessions if China fs dismembered. A member of the diplomatic corps, well in- formed on the Japanese question, says: “If the Dreibund desires to be a factor in any international intervention it would naturally select Italy to take the initiative, Germany Is the moving spirit of the Dreibund, but owing to the relations between Germany and France any intervention by the former would naturally excite the opposition of the latter. Germany would be most Ifkely, therefore, to have Italy propose the intervention. Any ar- rangement made would, of course, have the support of the Triple aillance, as Italy, Ger- many and Austria sre bound by the, alliance to mutual action, oftensive and defensive, in international affairs. In view of this alliance for mutual action on all questions it seems that the proposal of Italy is in fact the re- sult of the Triple alliance.” JAPAN HAS SOMETHING TO SAY. A Japanese newspaper received at one of the legations here says: “No offer of medla- tion on the part of a third power should be accepted by-Japan until her object shall have been completely attalned, which it to place Corean independence on a secure footing and 0 to crush the power of China as to leave her totally unable for many years to come to attempt a retaliation,” Another Japanese paper, the Kokoal, Is afraid that its countrymen may sacrifice in. terest to empty honor. After the defeat of her forces and the invasion of Manchuria by the Japanese army the Chiness government may perhaps attempt to conclude a peace with Japan on such terms as are apparently satis factory to Japan, but are really advantageous to China. The Japanese, says the Kokoai, are always prone to sacrifice interest for the sake of honor and there 1s just ground to fear that their natural propensity may betray them into a false step in the present instance. These expressions from the Japanese press coincide with the views of the Japanese au- thorities here that there can be no mediation which does not give Corea complete inde- pendence, crush China's power to further re- tard the progress of the east and reimburse Japan, either in money or territory, for her enormous expenditures contracted by the war. BERLIN, Oct. 1L—It is semi-officially stated here that nothing is known of the re- port eirculated by a news agency that China has requested the mediation of Germany in the war with Japan. The Tageblatt publishes a dispaich from St. Petersburg which says that its corre- spondent there learns that the object of the leaders of the rebellion in the Chinese prov- ince of Mongolia is to secure the annexation of that territory to the Russian empire, T HAVE BEEN WORSE, peror Compliments His Generals for Not Helug Entirely Annibilated. WASHINGTON, Oct. 11.—In the Chinese mail which reached the State department to- day was a communication of the date of August 29, from United States Minister Denby, enclosing a translated copy of a de- cree issued by the Chinese emperor In rela- tion to one of the batties of the war. The decree 18 as follows: “Some time since our forces under com- mand of General Yeh-Cheh-Choo gained a victory in battle against the Japanese and as a stimulus to valor, her majesty, the empress dowager graclously bestowed upon thm a gratuity of taels, 20,000. We have now reeived. a telegraphical memorial stating the forces of our army while moving to Kung-Chow. was suddenly sur- rounded by over 20,000 Japanese troops who made a surprise attack upen them. Our forces had to bear the brunk,of a bloody fight which lasted twelve hours, resulting in a loss on the Japanesg. . side of over 1,700 against 300 and gpore killed and wounded on our side. The said general and others, with a small foroe.as compared with the greater onc of the Japanese, were in an extremely embarrassing eondition, but they effected a retreat from ilie enemy. “The meritorious cpndugt displayed fully equalled the errors committed, and as an act of grace Yeh-Cheh-Ghoo should not be punished as requested, \The officers and men displayed warlike ¢aurage. Let the names of those whp particularly distin- gulshed themselves be Fgported to us, as well as those who were killed in battle, with the request that rewards may be b stowed as a mark of our favor. Let all the commanders of the forces act together and with warlike courage meet the enemy in battle, and without loss of time memoralize us, whereby achieving great merit, and thus gratify our longings.” CELESTIALS GROWING RESTLESS, No One Seems to Koow Where Japanese Aggression Will Ead. MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 1L —The Journal prints today a letter from Rolles Tucker, proprietor of the Hong Kong hotel, under date of September 15, in which he says that the restless spirit of war has affected all the motley population of that fela No one knows where Japanese aggression is to end, There is wide discussion over the les- sons to be learned from the recent Yalu sea battle, the most important of which is the necessity of fast cruisers. Second Assistant ficials are consides change at par for lumbian half dollars n or subtreasuries. Th and at the close of the fair about $1, remained undisposed of, and were redeemed by the government at their face value, Engineer Purdy of the lll-fated Chen-Yuen Is In Hong Kong, and from his account of the battle, it seems certain that if the Chinese admiral had had a fast cruiser or two with which to reconnoiter and ascertain the ap- proach and strength of the enemy his big ships would not have besn hemmed in closa to shore within twenty minutes after he first saw the smoke of the Matsushima. As it was he was quite helpless, being unable to maneuvre at all, and feafing to permit the Japancse vessels to get between him and the shore. Ii is also pointed out that if the Japanese had had reserve vessels, one or two men-of-war, that could have been brought up as the Chinese fleet was escap- g, the fleet could have been utterly ¢ stroyed. Naval officers who have studied the battle at close quarters declare that the next war between naval powers will hinge upon the ability of the navy yards to make repairs quickly and the sti_ngth of the re- serve, and add that the recent engagement was worth milllons of pounds to England CAUSKE or Chineso Minister to Washington Writes to n Friend in This Country. WASHINGTON, Oct. 11.—A prominent diplomat, {>r many years connected with the State department, has received from Chang- Yen-Hoon, ex-Chinese minister to the United States, who is now the senior member of the board at Peking (Sung-Lamen), which cor- responds to the foreign office in other coun- tries, the following letter which gives the explicit statement of the Chinese version of the causes which brought about the present war between China and Japan “PEKING, China, Aug. 21, 1894.—My Dear Friend: In the month of June last, rlots of a rebellious character broke out in the south- ern part of Corea, and as that country is tributary to this government, it sought from us military assistance. Accordingly, 1,600 troops were dispatched by the viceroy to the vicinity of the trouble, with no other aim but to restore peace to those unfortunate peo- ple. The panese government immediately sent a large force, took possession of the Corean capital and fortified themselves in il the important positions, ‘“When the Chinese troops arrived at Yashan the rebels dispersed and peace was restored. In accordance with a treaty be- tween the two governments the forces of both countries should immediately have been withdrawn after a riot or a rebellion had been suppressed, and the imperial government was about to withdraw its troops, but Japan insisted on permanently stationing her mili- tary forces in that country. On an intimation of her Britannic majesty’s minister that the withdrawal of the troops of both would a: sist in a speedy arrangement, wé expressed our perfect readiness to recall our troops, The Japanese minister at Seoul ipformed our reprosentative there that he would advige his government to withdraw its troops, but Japan would not listen to reason, and arbi- tration and entered upon war, “In the fear that the exact causes of this trouble would not be properly presented in the Américan newspapers, 1 write in the hope that you will be convinced that my ! government has done the utmost to maintain friendly relations and that it was not China that commenced the hostilities. If it is not improper and not against the usual prac- tice, I would like to have this letter pub- lished in your leading papers, hoping that its publication may gain for my country the sympathy of the great American people. I romain yours very truly, “'CHANG-YEN-HOON." JAPANESE CAPT RE WI-JU. rih Bank of the Yalu River also Occ pled Ly the Invaders. Oct. 11.—A dispatch from LONDON Tokio says that a detachment of Japanese cavalry and infantry has made an attack upon and routed a force of 2,000 Chinese at Wi-Ju and that the place remains in the hands of the Japanese. It is reported to the Japanese officers that 10,000 Chinese troops occupy the north bank of the Yalu river, where they have completed eight batteries and are buflding more. It is erally believed that the will be in possession of Moukden by the early part of Noyember. A state of siege has been declared in the district of Hiroshima, under article xiv. of the Japanese constitution. The Chinese in Peking and Tien-Tsin believe that Russia is actively assisting Japan by every means in her power except a formal alliance. As a result of Admiral Ting's port, dwelling upon the superiority of Jaj quick-firing guns, China has concluded large contracts with Krupp and German agents for similar weapons. gen- Japanese e n's —_— preme Court Declsi: 28, Oct. 11.—(Sp Su; DES MOIL. 1 Telegram.) —The supreme court decisions handed down today were as follows: Elizabeth Gilliland against D, trict, afiirmed. Emerine Coulthard nasnet James Coulthard, appellant, Harrison dis- trict, reversed. Decree ordered entered in lower court granting and awarding him th dren. State of Iowa H. Houseworth and others, Johnson district, ruling erroneous, but judgment cannot ba reversed on the state's appeal. A. L. Me- Pherson and others against Martha B. Berry and others, appellants, Black Hawk di: reversed. Albert Parker agains appellant, Story district, affirmed. P. Inabnit, appellant, Lucas dis- lvorce to defendant custody of minor chil- appellant, against W. rict, John Scott, o i D Columbian Ma!f Dollars for Gold. 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