FIGHTING IN CHINA
Amoy, June 3—Another battle
has been reported between the in
surgents and the troops of the gov
ernment, in which tlie latter had
100.000 men and the insurgents
30,000. It is reported that thous
ands were killed, blit the result
was indecisive. The government
is very active in raising troops and
moving them to the scene of the
trouble, which has now reached
serious proportions.
St. Petersburg, June 3—Anarch
ists yesterday stole an engine and
started it running wild down the
track, where it ran into the train
of the Grand Duke Constantine,'
wrecking the train and killing sev
eral. The grand duke accidently
missed the train and escaped the
trap set for him.
Washington, June 3—Recent ad
ditions to the navy put the Tinted
States ahead of Germany as a
naval power, making the States
second of the powers in poin* of
naval strength.
Franklin, June 3—A negro
Morris while on a drunken spree
yesterday attacked the wife of L.
Miner, and when the womans hus
band and son interfered, he shot
both of them. The man is dead
and the son is not expected to live.
A posse is now out after the negro.
Lozier, Texas, June 3—A broken
rail on the Southern Pacific was
responsible for a wreck to-day
near this place. Several passengers
were killed and the wounded num
bers twenty, some of whom art* not
expected to live.
Seattle, June 3—Gov. Hoggatt,
during his address at the opening
ceremonies of the fair, urged that
all Alaskan cities start immedi
ately on the work of collecting ex
hibits for the exposition. He said
that the fair wbuld mean the ex
penditure of millions of dollars in
Alaska and the people of the north
should not miss this opportunity
to inform the world of the extent
of its productions.
Cincinnati, June 3—A mob of
foreigners, numbering fully a
thausand, attacked tlm church oi
St. Vitas in this city. The
police reserves were called out *o
protect Father Berber, of tin
church, toward whom the enmit\
of the mob was directed, and only
succeeded in dispersing the rioters
after a battle lasting nearly two
hours.
Washington, June 3—President
Roosevelt has asked Bonaparte to
use every possible means to con
vict Harriman, if possible, of ille
gal rate manipulation. He is anx
ious to make this a test case and
the whole attention of I tie depart
ment will be devoted to scouring a
conviction.
Chicago, June 3—Twenty thous
and Western Union telegraphers
received a rate in pay amounting
to ten per cent., beginning the first
of the month, and the threatened
strike lias been averted.
Rome, June '>—While making
an ascension in a military baloon,
a captain of the royal troops was
killed yesterday afternoon. Cap
tain Uiliveli was demonstrating
the bundling of the baloons used
by the military to the queen, and
when at a great height fell trom
the baloon, bis body striking the
pavement directly in ‘‘rout of the
queen. He was killed instantly.
W ashington, June Secretary
Root lias tiled an tdlieial protest
with the Japanese government
against the practice being followed
by Japs of sneaking across the bor
der into this country. He states
that fully 10,000 are now along
the border ready to sneak in at the
first opportunity.
Fresno. June .> A t inner named
Jackson has been arre.-ted here for
extreme cruelty to bis family. 11**
has has been bitching bis wife and
daughter to a plow and working
them in the fields, and on several
occasions made them pull a wagon
m which he rodt* to town, lie will
he prosecuted by the municipal
authorities.
Seattle, June 3—Longshoremen
who were unloading a Japan*se
vessel, went on a strike Saturday
evening and the Japanese of the
city have united and taken up tin
work of unloading. Much ill feel
i11<_r juis been caused by the inter
ference of the Japs with tin* long
shoremen's union, and trouble is
expected as a consequence.
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lioise, .Time 4—The Haywood
trial is slowly dragging along.
Haywood is sick thi- morning and
prohahlv will not be able to ap
pear in court. So many packages
and letters have been received for
the jurors in this ease that the
court ha£ decided to allow them to
receive the parcels alter l eing ex
amined by a censor, whom lie will
appoint today.
Shanghai, June 4—It develops
that the rebels have for some time
been purchasing large orders of
arms and ammunition in the
United States, which were smug*
I gled into China. Immediately
j upon the receipt of the last large
shipment the insurrection started.
London, June 4—Tim proposal
made bv the British government
to reduce the armament of ail the
nations does not meet with an
proval on the continent. Russia,
(iermmv and Austria refuse to
consider any such proposition, ad
vancing the plea that a large arm
ament is necessary to preserve
peace, rtnd to reduce the same
would he to invite war with conn
tiies who were not party to the
agreement.
New York, June d— A big
tight i- now on between Hill
land Mellen for the control of
the Northern Pacific. Appearances
would now indicate that Hill will
lose out and that Mellen will soon
have the say regarding the affairs
of the \\es?• rn road.
Shanghai, .I line !—There w is a
disastrous earthu i ike in the prov
ince of iIsmgking vesterdav which
caused the death of o.lXX) people.
When the quake started tiio earth
opellt d io great < racks, which
closed several hums later when
the shaking ceas •«!. All of the
houses for miles around were
shattered. Many of the inhabi
tants committed suic.di thinking
the end of the world had come.
New York, June 1—An attempt
j made by the united Pacific roads
to secure a .fnOJMXUKX) loan in Ku
lope has fade I. i la itJinan says
that the recent attack.- on him and
on the railroad companies is re
sponsible for hi.- inability to raise
tin* money.
Tokio, Juno 1—Okuma, a leader
of the progressive party, has re
quested the government to demand
Ian apology of the 1'nited States for
the treatment of Japanese citizens
in San Francisco. The newspa
pers t>f the empire all agree with
Okuma, and it is prohahle that
such a demand will he made hy
the government at an early date.
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Uuiontown, June 4—Masked
bandits held up the pogtoffiec at
this place yesterday evening and
took the contents of the safe, $l-r>0.
They made their escape, leaving
no trace of their identity.
San Francisco, June 4—Gover
nor Gillette has appointed a com
mittee composed of the leading
citizt ns of the state* to investigate
the labor situation and secure in
dustrial peace* it possible.
Hammond, Ind., June 4—While
a number «•children were playing
with mat* h > near an open gaso
line tank last night, the flames
reached the contents of the tank,
causing an explosion and a disas
astrous tire, in which live sisters,
I all **f whom were* under seven
Vcai> of age. were burned to dea h,
laud several others were danger*
I oil sly injti red.
."cattle, .1 ulie I l has. Mc
Laughlin, a well known Fairbanks
miner died here yesterday * veiling.
He was talking to his iandlady
and appeared in perfect health,
when he sudden 1 v collapsed and
died in a few moments. Heart dis
ease was responsible for the death.
Sau Francisco. June I An at
tempt was made last night to blow
up one of the hea\il\ loaded street
ears on the Haight street line with
nitro glycerine. I he explosive
was palct - on the track in front of
an approaching car, and hut for
the fact that the motormaii discov
ered it in time to stop the ear it
would have h en blown to pieces.
The guilty parties have not been
apprela ruled.
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