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wi win More Republican Rascal? ity Developing. NOT CONFINED TO CUBA. Corruption In the Washington Postoffice. t\t _ Sil 10UTE 8GAHDALS RIVALED. Poem* I tea of Csetslo Republican MitiaifB QnwIii Pel at the Pnb lae rrlk-Oie Moo Drtw Tbree Bsl arUa ? Blaseeres F*r Job Lot of CL O. P. tl*oebmeo-.Able Men From tae Loa? ft tor Btate?Two Rep ab lie aa M0?T?ra?rt"-Tlie Paper Trost. (tpaetaJ Washington Letter ] Scandal, larceny and peculation! Toot atory increases a a the days go by. ft tit j Democrats had had a working Ity In this houae, we wonld have enough Republican rascality and corruption to nave carried the pres Mtontial election by at leaat 100 major? ity la the electoral college. Such a would bare given ua the senate Aa for the houae, there would nave been enough He publican a In in* Flfty-oeventb congress to have called for the yeaa and nays. No ques? tion that Lyman J. Gage, secretary of the treasury, could have been impeach mm) and convicted for high crimes and misdemeanors In connection with the Hepburn bank ring. Many persons nave been hugging to taotr hearts the pleasant delusion that ail the corruption la confined to Repub Mean officials In Cuba and other out? lying provinces, but It appears that all each fond and patriotic hopes are to be Mooted. It seems that the postoffice aoBailment, especially the Waahlngton dty postoffice. has been and la the ?anting peace of the corrupt parasites ?et certain high and mighty Republican ?tat es men, a place to quarter their un aavory retainers upon the government .where they can feed at the public crib aatU they are as obese aa Dickens' tat boy, although not so sleepy aa waa that drowsy youth. N> Intention entertained of caa'ing an* reflection upon the chancier or honesty at Hon. Charles Emory Smith, post' Seester general. In my judgment he Is aa honorable tod brilliant man, but saaieaa the Waahlngton Poat la the Boost ahamelr ss liar since Ananlaa and flapphir* had that 111 starred land let Ion not only ahould a congrea il Investigation committee get In Its work on the Washington city post? al i but the grand Jn-y would find lota of materials on which to base In ejtctment* for felony. The postoffice acandala are i:\oly to rival the Star Houte scandal* Inodorlferouaness. Now, Republican swashbucklers and organ srrlndera, with Ma.k Ilanoa's boodle JingUog In their pockets, need not rash? ly cry out that all this Is a campaign He. cooked up by free silver anarchists for election purposes, Feeder? ot the Public Crib. Tbc Washington Tost makes the charges, nnd It la by long odds the moat ably edited paper In America friendly to the McKinley administra? tion. It says: Following art some of the allegation* that call lav fosjeiry. Fuoda ot toe Waahlngton city poatofBce have Bees Improperly disbursed for over two year*, the BsofUaerttie* for the quarter ending Sept. SO, MBL aaaosatiag to f!0.ooo to sao.OOO, according t* as t apart'a report te Comptroller Tracewell. Meaaeroua favoritea have been carried on two sod eves tare* par rolle at the tame time at the Washington city po*t office and at other postofflcia aa toe country. Oliver If. Smith of Indiana, no r sssonsteadent In the local aenrice, waa for about jeer simultaneously auditor ot local postal st? laborer and painter ot street letter boxei. srew tare* aalaries. Nathan n. (?) Baker cf aa eotceadaS to Ifr. Smith's emoluments. Bbl w?stes hare Ions hees carried on the rollt of the eltj post office aa cleaners at BflOO a yeat, patBjbsjBBJ ao work whatever and being paid an separata voucher*. Four men we.* be man/ swaths pawl at tb* local postofnee, apparently t > Bavastigate claime of latter carriers, all the post? ages* being sinecures. John 11. Jones, a newspaper reporter, was car ties far many asnntlts ss physician to th* Wash Bojteo city postoffice at |1.700 a year. Travtling expenses of department officials who owe sot on publi? business, trip* for private cltl BBSS only noruioally connect d with the govern assst service, havs been pi. Id to the eitvnt 01' tens of thou.tjm!a ot dollars out ' t funds strict!) belong-in? to the Washington poatoftka and out ot as* military postal fund If tee postmaster girierst wlslies to thoroughly tsvestigste the affair* her* referred to, Th* Post sate that he secure tb* testimony of th* fol wiog witnesses smonsr others: Joseph L. Irrtet ow. fourth assists postmastc? Cbief Inspector Covhrsn of th* BBsssoBI de? part meat. ?esese VT. kVsvera. chief ot th* ssLry snd al tewaac* ttivlaloa. A if. Brett, wow In this city, who was tb* termer chief of that division. Seymour W. Tultocti. formerly cs^hler of the Waaninsjtoa city postoffice, but suddenly dis? poses**) after many year* of faithful service. Mr. J. I'.dwln Wilson, formerly assistant post sweeter of Washington, but now an employ** in th* census bur * i Thomas W. Calmer, a resident of this city. There Is nothing mealy mouthed or equivocal about that excerpt from The Post Tho charges are direct ami Clfle. The witnesses are mimed. Shall we have an investigation that will lu vcstlgnto or one that will liciiip; forth ao etqulslte nod artistic piece of white? wash? Serious Chorsjes Made. Again The Tost makes this serious charge Political Influence ami th* craft of political sawders bar* fashioned matters ao that the system of audit.ng accounts Is far from cir< "m?i>c< t In tort, se adequate snd BJshssl sBBJ! SoBtBssg of th< sseeowta of tb* poet office hss lieen made for wv ?eel moot he What virtually amounts to an order to Isspectlsg officials to "let th* Washington city pmtoSVe sinus" has hern in f n ? Th:s d.??a n?>t eaeos that such sn order ia actually in writing, Bot th*r* Is so nrtderstsndlng ihst high offi.-lals Will in wi.en.-t ? r f i ? r i; i Ki.p.ctl ,f at ssderUkes. Whatever inspecth ns hs>e b*ea foe ownthe hav* only been el a formal char m-orc-fl of "tho Ikijj," probably as ninny at 60 In all, |*rhar<s more, have been made happy by theae easy going methods. Qood fellows from In* diana, from Ohio, from New York city, political henchmen In various quarters, nut a tew no railed Jou 'allst*, have fattened of? the money that resi? dent people paid for postal materials and that eongren appropriated for military postal service. An editor ot an Italian Journal in Chicago lived In high feather for several weeka in the West In? dies, and, through an official order, his expenses, amounting to between 82,000 and 13,000. were paid ??"er the counter ->f the Washington city poitol Act. After hr returned from hia trip his aalary was continued (or several months. So It appears, after nil, that this great civil servier* reform admluistrn tlon loads up the Washington elty post office with a job lot of Republican henchmen and female "cleaners" from the states. Yet, when William McKin? ley, placid and serene, took tho oatli of office March 4, 1807. he solemnly as? severated that no backward step must be taken In the cause of civil service reform! Did he mean that no Repub? lican freebooter and treasury looter should not draw more than three sal? aries at once? Was that the limit? Or have those drawing triple pay not yet reached the limit? Investigation Needed. If the following is true, some rather tall heads cculfl be brought to the dust by a proper and vigorous investigation and certain Illustrious officials be clap? ped Into the penitentiary. The Post says (and The Post Is responsible finan? cially and otherwise): Some months ago the condition of things came near being aired in the local courts and was only narrowly avoided. This was occasioned primarily by the appointment of two expert accountants from the treasury department. They were au? thorised by congress on one of the appropriation bills pa as ii it two years ago. They were designated to serve in connection with the comptroller's of? fice and had authority to examine into the ac? counts ot any of the auditors. One of these ex? perts, whose name la known, called up tbe ac? counts ot the Washington city post office for the quarter that ended Sept. 30, 1808. The two pre? vious quarters, which are said to have been still worse, were, as far as known, never inspected. He went over the papers in the custody of the postmaster and hia subordinates and discovered Items amounting to 120,000 to $30,000 which wars Irregular and which he did not think should have been allowed. In due season a lengthy letter came from the comptroller of tbe treasury stating the result ot I the Investigation and propounding a long list of questions to be answered. The comptroller, under the law, ts supreme in such matters and is em? powered virtually to assume charge of all the financial matters relating to any postofflce. Mean? while, however, word had reached one of tho high officials of the department, who thereupon issued directions that not a scrap of paper or any mat? ter of any kind relating to that Inspection should be retained by the local postofflce officials. It most be forwarded at once to his office, lie pre? pared a reply to the comptroller's letter, which was presented to Postmaster Willett for signa? ture. That gentleman wo* forced into signing the reply, after a long parley, by certain of his su? periors, whose acts bad been the cause of the comptroller's investigation. The letter was not saUafactory in its answers to the various questions propounded, and the comptroller so stated in a subsequent communication. In the meantime an adjustment was under way, which resulted in the entire matter being drrpped aod an understanding readied that tho Washing? ton postofflce was to be "let alone" to regulate the expense acc ount as other men wiahed. 1 n.^.e no apology for quoting so much of The Post article. The facts therein stated ought to wake the Amer? ican people up and cause them to un? alterably resolve to thoroughly cleanse the Augean stables. * The Texan Delegation. Texas lias a wondrously strong dele? gation In the house?most all of them young men. Members of congress and all others who know him are glad that Hon. Thomas II. Hall of the First dis? trict will be one of the Texas "Big Four" at the Kansas City convention. It U a high honor worthily bestowed. In that great conclave of the faithful there will be uo better Democrat than this stalwart young Texau. There Is no more magnificent or courageous Democrat In the house than Tom Ball, as he is universally called by his Inti? mates. He Is a splendid specimen of Intellectual ami physical manhood, with a haudsome presence, a bushel ot brains aud a heart true to duty as the needle to tbe pole. Industrious, capa? ble, painstaking and affable, he is fast rising among his fellow members, who watch his ascent of tbe ladder of fame with delight. Some New Illatory. I most respectfully doff my som? brero to that prince among statesmen, the Hon. Amos J. Cummings of New York, denn of the delegation. lie has dug up a brand new historical fact?a biographical curio?and that Is that Hon. Mathlas Lyon was elected to con? gress from three different states?Ver? mont. Keniucjcy nnd Arkansas?though he died before taking the seat voted aim by the last named state. General James Shields enjoys In his? tory the peculiar distinction of having l>cen a Vnlted States senator frovri three states-Illinois, Minnesota and Missouri?a feat never equaled and moat probably never to be duplicated by any other of the sons of Adam. Mathlii'- Lyon Is also distinguished as being the first man Imprisoned un? der the alien and sedition laws, which were hatched In the administration of old Johu Adams and which did so mi'ch to hurl the old Federalist party from i>ower. In the careers of many men the zenith and the nadir of their fortunes have been far apart. I doubt, how over, whether any man ever contem? plated two events in his own life bo wide npart and yet either possible of happening within six and oue-hnlf months as "Governor" William 8. Tay? lor, now a fugitive from Justice, con? templates. Within that period he may t?e elected chief magistrate of Ken? tucky, and he may be hanged by tho neck till he Is dead for being accessory to tho murder of William (ioebel, as foul an assassination as ever stained the pages of history.' As a rule, Keu tucklnus, llepulilieans as well as Dem? ocrats', are brave men. How can they make up their minds to rally under the banner of Taylor, who is skulking In Indiana from a Kentucky sheriff be? cause Governor Mount will not permit him to be extradited? Mount cuts a beautiful t'gure truly protecting a man charged with being accessory t;> n murder eommlttid for political pur? poses. Ills moral sense must be about as blunt as Taylor's. What the MSJSIWa fihow. How are the mighty fallen! Twenty flvc years ago the lending Republicans In Kentucky were Intellectual giants? i men who at least challenged admira? tion by reason of their courage and their shining talents Upon the roster of their worthies were the names of John II, Harlan. Hen ja min H. Bristow, Humsey Wing, General RH H. Murray, Congressman WadsworUi and the (ioodloes. NOW their leaders are such small bore politicians as W. S. Taylor, Senator Deboe, et Id omne genus. It is pitiful to think of stich decadence. The llrst leader?the real leader while he lived?of the Kentucky Republicans was Uev. Dr. Robert .1. Breckluiidge? "Old Hob," as everybody called him? an Intellectual Titan. He presided over the national convention which nominated Abraham Lincoln and An? drew Johnson, and mentally he was fit to sit In the White House. The present low status of Kentucky Re? publicans, viewed from an intellectual standpoint, justifies the bitter saying that "the Republican party of the pres? ent day much resembles a hill of pota? toes because the best part of It Is un? der the ground." Straws show which way the wind blows. One curious manifestation of the tendency of the public political mind of America at the present junc? ture In human affairs is the fact that up to date only one Democratic con? gressman standing for re-elect "on has been defeated for nomination. Very few of them have had any trouble on that score, while the political mortal? ity among Republican congressmen has been great, especially in Ohio. Even such illustrious patriots as Mr. Tawney of Minnesota and Governor Steele of Indiana were fit subjects for congratulation when they pulled under the string winners. This can be inter? preted in but one way, and that Is that the people are satisfied with the con? duct of the Democrats in congress and dissatisfied with the Republicans. The defeat of Republican congressmen for renomlnntlon, taken In connection with the results of the spring elections, must make many of them who have secured renominations take a gloomy view of the future. Editors, Attention! u I wish to call the attention of Ameri? can editors, "without regard to age, sex or previous condition of servitude" to Mark Ilauua, to the fact that this Republican congress does not propose to do anything to relievo them from the heavy hand of tho wood pulp and white paper trusts; nothing?absolute? ly nothing. It could be broken up In 30 days by passing my bill introduced nt an early date Into this congress to plucs white print paper and all the ma? terials and Ingredients used in manu? facturing .the same upon the free list. So far as I was able to ascertain nearly every paper in America indorsed the proposition, though some of them un? dertook to steal from me the credit and to confer It upon another congress? man, who was himself trying to steal the credit. But Vicy Indorsed the prin? ciple. Now be It remembered that a favor? able report?at any rate a report of some kind?from a committee is a sine qua non to the passage of a bill. Speaker Henderson promptly referred my bill to the committee ou ways and means, where it has slept the sleep that knows no waking ever since. I received so much encouragement as to the bill from the public press, irre? spective of party affiliations, that I saw Mr. Screno E. Payne of New York, chairman of the committee, and Messrs. George W. Steele of Indiana and John Dalzell of Pennsylvania, leading members of the committee, and asked to be heard upon my bill. They said I could be heard, but Mr. Chair? man Payne, with a smile that was childlike and bland, said, "You may be beard, but it is only fair to tell you that there Is no prospect whatever that any action will be taken on that sub? ject," or words to that effect. So that editors, while cussing the paper trust and wood pulp trust, should also pay their compliments to the party?the Republican party?which makes trusts possible. If Republican editors are honestly opposed to the wood pulp and white paper trusts, their remedy It clear. Help us kill the Republican party. It is the mother of trusts. Buncombe Low. Of course this Republican congress will pass some buncombe law, resolu? tion or constitutional amendment pur? porting to be antitrust, and they will no doubt put an antitrust plank into the Philadelphia platform. No doubt; but nu editor who expects to purchase his white paper cheaper en that ac? count Is a bigger fool than Thompson's colt, which swam the Mississippi river to get a drink. No, messieurs, there Is but one remedy for you, and that is to come out from the Republican Sodom and Gomorrah and make common cause with us against the whole brood of trusts aud their mother, the Repub? lican party. The quicker you do it the better. Do this or forever hold your peace as to the extortions of the wood pulp and white paper trusts. Repub? lican papers please copy. If Republican statesmen do not quit deserting Mac ami Mark, there will soon be a clear majority of the G. O. P. In open revolt. With Carl Schurz and George S. Bout well bombarding the freebooters in New York and with Senator Eugene Hale and Senator George L. Wellington ripping them up the back In Washington Mark and his presidential protege are, llgurr.ilvely nt least, "sweating blood." Plenty ??r Them, Romantic Tourist I suppose jrou have no luterefltlug old ruins in this ntighlKirl nnd'i Villa:: ?! N ? i ' is? < :? i :-i Scott, mis ter! I < ? : ? .v ??< ? i:. re'tl two dozen build!: i e.?t;i:*y tlined to be en ? '. 1 i1 iy? Tore tho trusts. : . '. i :. ?,. THE BOERS TEAR UP VITAL RAILWAY LINE Connecting the British Army With Its Base of Supplies. MAY OH WOK LORD ROBERTS' OPERATIONS. London, June 11, 3 30 a m.?The Boers have torn up 21 milea of Lord Roberta' vital line of railway between America siding and Roodeval. It is a bold raid and vexatious, but it does not disquiet the military authorities as yet, for they expect Gen Kelly Kenny to drive off the marauders and to reopen the line The rapidity of the advance of Lord Roberts cannot have permitted him to accumulate large reserves of stores Therefore an interruption of the railway, even for a week, must embarrass the army and may bring the forward operations to a stand still Nothing has been heard from Lord Roberts for tbree days This raid on the railway, the strenuous opposition to Gen Rundle and the nimble escape of Commandant General Botha's di? vision have forced the war office ob servers to the reluctant conclusion that the war is not yet over, although even the occasional civilian Boer sympathizer cannot see how the Boers will be able to do anything to change the result. Gen Butler is in Boer territory. Dispatches of correspondents with him, filed yesterday at sunset, de* scribe the corps as camping at Gao snlei, close to the point where the frontiers of the Free State, the Trans* vaal and Natal meet "The British marched eight miles yesterday/' says a Reuter Corres* pondent, "before encountering any opposition The Boers, who had one gun, withdrew under heavy ord nance fire to a ridge just ahead of the camp " This long range, running skirmish will doubtless be renewed this morn iug Gen Butler is expected to make rapid progress now and to throw the weight of 20,000 men into Lord Rob erts' Transvaal combinations The fighting on June 6, in which there were fewer than 20 casualties, was kept up all day long by musket ry and artillery. The British attack* ing line, three miles in length, made its way amid the precipitous hills A Boer gun on Spitz kop fired shrapnel rapidly at a range of 400 yards at the British right flank, but every shell waa buried in the ground before burstiug. The defensive power of modorn weapons seems less effective in rough country than upon levels, where wide spaces can be covered with flat trajectories Gen. Bundle's and Geu. Brabant's divisions are still at Ilammonia, in the Ficksburg district. The latest intelligence from their heaciquartera is that the Boers are de termioed to fight to the bitter end. They are concentrating 4,000 men around Bethlehem. The country be tween them and Gen Rundle is mountainous and reaembles northern Natal in being exceedingly difficult ior military operations Gen. Rundle's present care if* to prevent the Boers getting past iiim southward Maj Wood, of Bundle's staff, rode to a Boer outpost on June 6 - and announced that Pretoria bad been occupied by the British How the Boers received the news is not recorded Altogether 600 Boers have surrendered to Gen Rundle Gen Hunter's advance has occu? pied Ventersdorp, 100 miles south? west of Pretoria. This took place ou June 7 Geu. Piumer's column is on the Elands river, northwest of Pretoria The British are tending detachments right and left to accept the surrender of commanders, horses, cattle and forage, aid to overawe the sparsely settled country Thos far only one small commando has b*en heard of, a commando at Tailbasch Gen Hunter's immediate objective is Potchefslroom This town and Kusienburg are the largest towns west of Jabannesburg. It is reported that Potchefstroom is ready to sub mit Gen Hunter bas warned all burghers that if the telegraph is cut behind him he vnll send back and burn the bouses near the line. The Dutch in Cape Colony appear to have split, a majority of the Afri kander bund being displeased by the unwillingness of Mr Schreiner, the Cape premier, to go the full length of the proposed opposition to the ?riis?. LARGE BODIES OF BOERS APPEAR WHERE NOT EXPECTED. London. June 12, 8 80 a. in?Fifty tlt?UHond Britif>b troops ato within half .? uuutired miles ot the marauding Buers i.orth ol Krooostud, and (hey arc egpteted, of oourM', to make short work ot them. Nevertheless, outside of the uleiider war cilico uitgditua no one knows what in gon.g ou South ol KruotiB'td thcro in a wide pap The railway 10 unly parti.illy de? fended, aud, as Qe-O. Kelly Kenny has humid all thu available troops north, tho atituajptiou in that there in a dao ger of a ttoond raid. 'The loss of the Derb)sbircs u estimated at. from GOO to 700 men. Mandates of China Being Disregarded. Foreign Admirals Forcibly Reopening Railroad to Pekln London, June 11, 2:40 a m.?The admirals at Taku, acting in concert, are forcibly reopening the lailway from Tfen Tain to Pekiu Gangs of laborers are repairing the damaged line, which is guarded by 1,500 men composed of detachments from the foreign fleet One hundred Ameri? cans, under Captain McCalla, are among them They have guns and armored trains for use when the line is repaired, which can hardly be effected before Monday night Ten thousand troops of all nation alities, according to a dispatch to tbe Daily Express from Shanghai, will be j sent to Pekin to back up the de | raands of the ministers upon tbe gov? ernment, or, if necessary, to suppress the Boxers themselves. Tien Tsin, June 10 ?The special train that went to examine the line and reconnoitre returned last night. Tho railway was found clear two miles beyond Yang Teuh Tbe engi? neers, with the guards, walked a mile and a half further. They found the ties and two bridges burned and the railway torn up. They eaw a few hundred persons, apparently villa? gers, gathered ahead of them The first repair train, with Adrai ral Seymour and his 6taff, 650 Brit isb, Capt McCalla's 100 Americans and 25 Austriane, left this morning at half past 9 f A Ilotcbkiss and other guns were mounted in tbe center of the train. A second traiu left at 11, with 600 British, Japanese, Russian and French troops. Repair'ng mate? rial and new rails were taken along There are 31 foreign war vessels at Taku A message from Pekin to the admirals assert that the situation is hourly growing more dangerous for foreigners All those at Pekin have taken refuge in Legation street. Tbe civilian males are under arme to fight with tbe regular? if necessary. The approaches to Legation street are surrounded by bowling mobs of un? disciplined soldiery, with cannon and bayonets The international guard were holding off tbe mob, which screamed insults and threats. This wan tho situation yesterday (Saturday) when tbe couriers got through with tbe latest dispatches. The empress dowager was amusing herself at the palace with theatricals. It is reported that government arms are being dealt out to the Box? ers. Tbe troops of Tung Foh Seang are said to be assisting to kill native Christians after malignant tortures. ON MANCHURIA BORDER London, June 11 ?A special d?s patch from St Petersburg dated Sat urday, June 9, 6ays : "I have learned from an absolutely reliable source that minute dispatches have been sent to tbe commanders of tbe Russian troops in Manchuria, direct ing them to prepare three regiments of Cossacks on the Chinese frontier, to be in readiness to enter on the day orderB are received M On Friday, according to a dispatch to the Daily Express from Shanghai, a force of Cossacks, reconnoitering outside of Tien Tsin, was attacked by a rabble of thousands armed with spears and swords and some rifles. Tbe Cossacks fired upon their assail ants, killing several. A Russian lieutenant was wouuded by a bullet I in the stomach 18 PEKIN BURNING ? London, June 11.?The Daily Mail has thn following from Tien Tsin dated Friday, June 8 : "The wildest rumors are current here to the effect that Pekin is burning, but they lack confirmation " Hostile Demonstrations Be? log Made Against Foreigners. London, June 12, 3 a. m ?The last message out of Pekin to reach London left there yesterday morning at 11 o'clock, going by way of the Russian telegraph through Manchu? ria, the Tieu Tsin line being cut It is as follows : "Gen Tung, a Mohammedan, ex tremely hostile to foreigners, arrived here this morning and had a long audience with Prince Tuan, father of I the heir apparent, who is seemingly friendly to the Boxers. Prince Tuau has been appointed chief of the foreign office over Prince Cbing, who is more friendly toward the foreigners. "The dispatch of moro amines was in respouse to a telegram from tho ministers to the consuls at Tieu Tslti lor additional troops, convey? ances have left Pe.kin to meet the troops coming by the first traiu "Tho urrival of the empress dow ager hes tendered the city somewhat more quiet than it hud btdO recently The Pi ctestants have erected a bar ricade before the buildii g in which they have taken return and they have a small guurd Tbo Catholics are concentrated north oi the eat'je dral, under the protection ei a French guard ot 25 men, who will hold out to the end 1 am convinced that Pekio, especially the Tartar City, is safe. "At Tieo Tsm the viceroy finaliy cooseoted to furnish transport for a relief force of 400 uoAr an American commander. The partial restoration of the railway is expeoted to be effected by tomorrow. More massacres of| Christians are reported." , Shanghai, under yesterday's date,! oables that there has been street fight-] ing io Pektn siooe cariy Sunday after-; noon. The Russians ore making large' purchases of canned provisions at' Shanghai and everything points to ao outbreak of hostilities. The Shanghai correspondent of the Daily Telegraph io a dispatoh dated yesterday at 1 40 p. m., says : "Re? ports from the Yun Fu district say that the French minister has telegraphed that a crisis is imminent and that bo is advising all foreigners to evacoate Yuo Nan m New York, Juoe 11.?Methodist missionaries io Chios seat ao appeal for aid to President MoKioley. The appeal waa dated Pekio, and was prob? ably the last message sect out before the wires were cat. The message scot to headquarters io this city was as follows : "Massacre of native Christians. Situation critical. Press, Washington. Francis D. Gamewell " Rev Dr Leocard, missionary secre? tary of the Methodist Church, at once telegraphed the president, transmitting the cablegram, and adding : "This means oar people are io great peril and greatly need such protection as our government can afford London, Jaoe 11.?It is rumored from Shanghai that 4,000 Russian troops, with 20 guns have landed at. Pei Taho and are marching to Pekin. Washington. Jone 11 ?The follow iog undated dispatoh was received at the war department today : "Forocs landed by diffarent nations opening communication with Pekin.'*' Admiral Kempff also reports the arrival of the Mooocaoy at Taku. " " " JEWELRY. Pretty Accenaories For the Coitnne of the Period. A pretty idea for securing the long cra? vat often worn with shirt waists is to encircle it with a chain bracelet. These bracelets cousist of a gold link chain with an enameled or fctfsled ball at each end, ana Refold slide through which.the clip in may be drawn and readjusted to any sire. When it is put around the cra? vat, the slide is pushed up closely and the ends of the chain hang down their full length. Long chains continue in unabated fa? vor. They are at least a yard and a half in length and are seen in every CLOTH TOILET. style from simple beads of various kinds to gold, jeweled and enameled affairs of great expense. Steel beads and gold embroidery upon black cloth gowns are a spring novelty and are calculated to attract attention, although they are not tised to excess. Revert and a small border for the tunic are sufficient. Black cloth is to be much worn. A picture is given of gown ot satin cloth. The skirt is laid in plaits which are stitched down to within about 15 inches of the foot. The tight bodice la fitted by means of stitched plaits instead of darts. It has a yoke of plaited nile green silk,' franst J by a wide band of heavy white guipnio. There are small gold buttons, down the middle of the yoke, and the col-i lar is of nile green silk. The narrow l>olt of brown velvet is fastened by a gold buckle. The tight sleeves are plain.: The turban of beige silk is trimmed with'; feathers. JUDtG ClIOLLET. The Most I'nRrnramntlcal. A literary tuan who has just returned from Uie anthracite coal region of Pennsylvania says that bt found a great quantity of "local color" there. He also says he beard the most DD* grammatical sentence while there that ever came under his notice. II" was Strolling through a mining village in Bchnylklll cooDty when be heard wo man calling, ami at some distance off saw several children who wore playing In the road. When he readied lli?m. he said kindly: "Your mother Is calling you. chil? dren." i The largest child. B girl of about 10 years, turned to him and said: "Her ain't a-cnlliu wo; us don't be i long to she."?New York Times.