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CHINESE WIN A FIGHT
Allies Repulsed in an Attack on
Old Tien Tsin.
OUR LOSS INCLUDES COL. LIS0UM
Seven Thousand Westerners Against
20,000 Orientals Behind
Breastworks.
President Returning to Washington,
Where an Exciting Day I Passed
Detail ul tbe Battle a
Par ad lieeeivetl.
Shanghai, July 17. An Associated
Press copyrighted dispatch from Tien
Tslu. dated Friday, says: "At 2 o'clock
this afternoon 7,m of the allied troops
were attempting to storm the wail of
the city. The attack began at daylight.
Its success is doubtful. The Chinese
on the walls are estimated conserva
tively at 20.UOO. They are pouring a
Terrific hail of artillery, ride and machine-gun
tire uikmi the attackers. The
Americans, Japanese. British and
French troops are attacking from the
west and the Russians from the east.
Our Forces Buffered Terribly.
"The Americans suffered terribly.
As the Associated Press representative
left the Held the chief surgeon of the
Ninth Infantry said a conservative es
timate was that 25 per cent, of the
Americans were hit. Colonel Emerson
II. LI scum is reHrted to have been
mortally wounded as he was walking
in front of the troops. Major Hegan
and Captains Bookmiller, Wilcox and
Noyes are among the wounded. The
mariues' losses Include Cant a in Davis, '
killed, and Butler. IyOonanl and sev
eral others wounded.
Chinese Know Mow to Fight.
"Officers declared that it was hotter
than Santiago. When the correspou-
dent left the Americans were Kin in .
the plain between the wall and the , and were swept away. Many were
river under an enfilading and a direct . saved by catching hold of pieces of tim
rire. It was eiuallv difficult for them her and navigating them into eddies
to advance or retire. The corresuon- I formed by the swift current, where
dent counted 3t0 wounded men of all!
nationalities."
Washington Gets a Confirmation.
Washington. July 17. Coutirmation
of the reported allied disaster at Tien
Tsin came to the navy department
yesterday in the following dispatch
from Admiral Kemey, dated Chef 00
July 10: "Reported that allied forces
attacked native city morning 13th;
Russians right, with Ninth infantry
and marines on left. losses allied
forces large; Russians 100, Including
artillery colonel; Americans over thir
ty; British over forty; Japan, fifty
eight, including colonel; French, twenty-five.
Colonel Llscum. Ninth infan
try, killed; also Captain Davis, marine
corps. Captain Lemly, Lieutenants
Butler and Leonard wounded. At 7
evening allied attack on native city
was repulsed with great loss. Returns
yet incomplete; details not yet con
firmed." MOT YET AT WAR WITH CHINA.
That Is the Derision at Washington Au
Eventful Dav.
Washington, July 17. The decision
of the administration at the end of a
most eventful day is that the United
States government Is still not at war
with the government of China. The
big happenings at Tien-Tsin, coming
on top of the stories of the last strug
gles at Peking, have nut affected the
attitude of the administration on this
point the United States and China
are technically at peace. But this
statement should not be accepted as
Indicating a purpose on the part of the
United States government to hold its
hand in the administration of swift
and adequate punishment upon the
Chinese, without regard to station,
who may be responsible for outrages
of the past few weeks.
The day was the inot exciting
Washington has known since the bat
tle of Santiago. At the very beginning
came Admiral Remey's cablegram an
nouncing the defeat of the allied forces
at Tleu-Tsln, and then came the Asso
ciated Press account of the tight. A
special cabinet meeting was held on
receipt of this news, with such mem
bers present as are in town. Great re
luctance was manifested on the part
of the participants to answer questions
as to the nature of the deliberations.
The best Indication of its nature was
the departure for the White House of
Secretary Hay immediately after the
meeting. He sat down and had a long
talk with President McKinley over the
long distance telephone, and it soon
became known that the president had
decided that It would be best for him
v,conie back from Canton to the na
tional capital.
statement prepared by Adjutant
General Corbin shows that there are
bow a grand total of 10.665 officers and
men in China, en route to China, en
route to Nagasaki or under orders for
Nagasaki. This table of course in
cludes tbe ill-fated Ninth infantry,
which may not be in condition for fur
ther service. General Wood's last re
ports Indicate that owing to the tran
quility prevailing In Cuba it will be
entirely safe to decrease the military
force there quite largely. General
Miles was called upon by Secretary
Root during the afternoon to counsel
with him as to the projected troop
movements. He favors the prompt
dispatch of a large force to China.
Chairman Cannon, of the bouse ap
propriation committee. Is authority
for tbe statement that money in plenty
Is at the disposal of the president to
meet the present emergency and that
there Is no necessity for a called ses
sion of congress on that score.
One Ray ol Coiufort-
Washlngton. July 17. Th? one ray
of comfort in the dispatches received
yesterday bv the government was con
tained in a aisparcn trom consul Good
now at Shanghai. The dispatch was
dated yesterday and the ray of com
fort was tbe fact that be said nothing
about the story of the foreign consuls
havlBg been Informed Saturday by
Sheng that tbe legations at Pekinghad
fallen and the legatloners been an
nihilated. Not only did be say nothing
f this alleged-by-the-special-occur-rence,
but be stated that there was
nothing mere to report since his cable
of July 13. That cable said the report
was that the attack on the legations at
Peking was about to begin.
The nnraoeror tsryan s nouse at Lin
coln is 1025 and his next-door neigh
bor', is 1621.
LATEST REPORT PROM INDIA.
Cholera Continues Very Fatal Rains 1 Re
ported No End tuReIlef. ' . ,
London, July 17. The governor of
Bombay telegraphs to the secretary of
State for India that there were D.923
cases of cholera In the famine dls-
I trlcts during the week ended July 7,
of wh.h 474 were" fats!, and that
In the native states there were i).'Ji
cases, of which 5,892 were fataL The
total uumler of deaths on the relief
works was 5,870, which was 3.9 per
l.OOO. There has leen a good rain
fall in Surat, Khandersh and the west
ern part of the Deecau, and rain has
begun in parts of north Gujerat, where
the numbers demanding relief con
tinue to increase.
The viceroy telegraphs that there
were heavier general rains last week
In Berar and the central provinces-' of
Hyderabad. The rainfall was good
and sufficient for present need: in
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iajputana. in central jnnia mere
were moderate general rains. The sow
ing of crops has partly commenced.
The monsoon was heavy in Surat. and
tltere were good falls in Kattywar and
Thana. There lias been insufficient
rain In the Punjab for dry land sow
ing.
Notwithstanding the improved pros
pects no diminution of relief Is pos
sible. On the contrary, the figures last
week were the highest reiorted. vil
lage relief and advances replacing re
lief work.
LOSS OF LIFE IN A FLOOD.
Fifteen Known to Have Been Dronnoil by
a Sudden Inundation.
Colemau, Tex., July 17. Fifteen
lives are known to have been lost In
& flood here "yesterday. Ten lKxlies
have been recovered, but only two were
Identified. They are Joseph Spath, a
leading merchant of the village, and
John Fuleissitine. It is feared that
many more lives were lost in the val
ley below Coleman. The raiu a tor-
rent which followed three days 1111
preeeueiitea rainfall, caused Font s
creek to burst its banks and rush
through Coleman, a village of less than
l.ooo inhabitants.
I Bewildered citizens. roued from
tneir siutniters. rusiietl into tlie Streets
they were drawn ashore. Spath and
Fulelsstiue managed to mount their
horses. They dashed into the water
and swam their horses to a house
where little girls were screaming for
help. Each rescued two of the chil
dren, whom they took up on their
horses. The animals were swept away,
however, in a noble effort to stem the
swift current, ami all Were 'drowned.
Kerrvllle.-Tex., July 17. A torrent
of rain occurred north. of this place
last night. Many farms were inun
dated and loss of life is probable.
Split Their Boat In Two.
Eau Claire. Wis., July 17. Percy
Atkinson and wife, Mrs. Ida Kidder
and Mrs. W. K. Atkinson, of Eau
Claire; Mrs. Matt Johnson, of Su
perior, and a Superior gentleman were
wrecked Sunday on Lake Chetek.
Their boat struck a stump an split
in two. The water was over their
heads, and they clung to a log and
pieces of the boat until rescued. They
were nearly exhausted, being In the
water over two hours.
Cbrlstion Endeavor Meeting:.
London, July 17. About 20,000 peo
ple participated yesterday in the
World's Christian Endeavor conven
tion on the Alexandra Falaee grounds.
Meetings were held simultaneously In
the theatre, concert hall and large
marquees. The speakers included Rev.
Charles M. Sheldon, of Topeka. Kas..
and Rev. Dr. George C. Lorimer, of
Boston. "Father" F. E. Clark was
given an ovation when he appeared on
the platform.
Conductor Killed ia a Wreck.
Fort Dodge, la.. July 17. By .1 rear
end collision one mile west of Tara on
the Illinois Central Sunday morning
Conductor Melville, of Cherokee, was
Instantly killed. Conductor Melville
was In charge of a gravel train from
Cherokee and was making for a sill
ing, the frout of his train being on
the switch ami the rear end on the
main track. There were no light on the
caboose, and the passenger train fol
lowing close behind crashed into It.
Plenty of Log; on Hand.
Black River Falls. Wis., Jnly 17.
Lumbermen are sending driving crews
up the river as a good stage of .water
Is refuted on the upper end of the
stream. There are f.O.OOOOOO feet of
logs tied up between this point and
Hemlock and a fair stage of wrater will
land them in the loonis at Onalaska,
which will start business in tbe mills
at LaCrosse. which have been Idle for
some weeks.
Four Prisoners Krruk J nil.
Sycamore. Ills.. July 17. Four pris
oners in the Da Kalb county jail Sun
day evening removed the bars from a
small window and crawled out. One
was captured by Alderman W. F. Sell
at the point of a revolver. Two were
In custody on the charge of burglary
and larceny, the other on a minor
charge.
Smothered with Paper.
Chicago. July 10. Miss Kate Kem
panowska arrived in Chicago from
Austria ten days ago. and entered the
employ of the Pioneer Paper Stock
company. She was set to work in the
paper-baling bin on the second floor
of the concern. The paper falls Into
the bin from the third and fourth
floors, and at the baling box the at
mosphere is exceedingly close and
warm. The young woman suffered
from the heat, and was overcome and
fainted. The bin soon choked up and
the absence ot the girl was noticed.
The employes searched for her and
discovered hrr body buried two feet
beneath the loose paper in the bin. She
had died of suffocation.
Indians Suffering from Drought.
Phoenix, A. T.. Jnly 10. The pro
longed drouth, probably unprecedented
in the history of this portion of Ari
zona, has greatly augmented the suf
ferings of the famine-stricken Pima
Indians on the Sacatou reservation.
Members of the tribe have told Super
intendent Cowan of the Indian school
that their cattle are dying rapidly from
starvation and thirst. Most of the
Indians now deiend for food on the
few who still have provisions aud the
supply cannot last long.
Child Scalded to Death.
Marshfield, Wis.. July 17. Victor,
the 4-year-old sou of Albert Soohafer,
a farmer living near here, fell into a
tub of scalding water Snuil.iv ami
I died shortly afterwards.
KENTUCKY'S BIG CASE.
Taking Testimony in the Goebel
Ulurder Trial.
TELEGEAM8 WEBE TAMPERED WITH
So a Telegraph Operator Swears
Some Messages Sent by tbe De-
lendant Gory Exhibit.
Georgetown, Ky., July 17. The trial
.4.
of Former Secretary of State Caleb
Powers, charged with being accessory
to the Goebel murder, was resumed
yesterday morning. This ia county
court day in Scott county, and bun
did Is of farmers from this and adjoin
ing counties are here, but there was no
excitement. A squad of burly deputy
sheriffs still remain on. duty at the
court room door, and search all per
sons entering the room to prevent any
one entering with pistols. A letter
signed by Caleb Powers, in which the
expression was used: "l have had a
hard time getting Taylor and others
to start, but they are all right now,
and this thing will soon end," was
tiled and made a part of the record.
Telegrams from Powers Read.
Mrs. W. B. Anderson, manager of
the Western Union Telegraph office
at Barboursville, the home of Powers,
resumed the stand to identify tele
grams sent through that office which
are supposed to have a bearing on the
case. Mrs. Anderson reiterated her
statement, made on Saturday, that
I tuny of the telegrams on file In her of
fice for the months of January aud
February had been tauiiered with.
The defense objected to introduction
of several telegrams as evidence be
cause they were only copies. The ob
jection was over-ruled. The first tel
granis read were from Powers to the
various captains charged with the bus
iness of getting up the excursion of
mountain men to go to Frankfort, and
most of them read: "How many can
you insure from your county? Wire
Immediately. C. Powers." The defense
tiled a formal objection to their com
petency as evidence.
Chinn Tells of the Mnrder.
Dr. John South. one of the physicians j
who attended Goebel. testified as to
the wounds. He was followed by Col-!
onel Jack Chiuu. who was with Goebel I
when the sjiootiug occurred. Chinn 1
said there had been crowds- in the state
house yard every day during January,
and members of the legislature had to
elbow their way through daily to get
to the state house. At the time 01 tue
nssassiuation there was not a human
lieing in the yard except possibly one (
or two niMtut the gates, tie tiescrioeu
the scene. The tirst shot seemed to
come from a window in the secretary
of state's office. The other shots were
mutlled. and the witness could not tell
where they came from. Witness said
he saw a window in Power's office
slightly raised.
IdentilieK a Grewsome Exhibit.
Colonel Chinn was asked if be could
identify the clothing worn by Senator
Goebel when lie was shot. The blood
stained garments were removed from
the trunk and lie identified them. Dur
ing this ordeal the two Goebel broth
ers, Justus and Arthur, sitting behind
the attorneys for the prosecution sor
rowfullv looked in another direction.
The defendant. Powers, engaged In ;
reading and did not look up. Contin
uing, the witness w''d that in eight or
ten minutes aitci .e assassination the
troops took charge of the state house.
The cross-examination did not reveal
anything new.
One Witness Withdrawn.
W. P.. Anderson, who kept a hotel
at Barbourville In January when
Caleb and John Powers, Wharton
Golden. Charles Fiuley and others
held conferences there, was Introduced,
but was withdrawn and will le re
called later, lie was withdrawn from
the stand by the prosecution upon fail
ing to answer several questions which
the prosecution expected him to an
swer, and which, it is supposed, would
have an important bearing on the case.
His son. Finley Anderson, was then
put on the stand, but did not conclude
bis testimony.
M GOVERN THE INVINCIBLE.
He Licks Frne. the Lightweight, In the
Third Konnd.
New York. July .17. Once more a
fighter pitted against a loxer has
clearly demonstrated the suieriority of
the lighter. Last night, in the presence
of 1 1 . ; m persons in Madison Square
garden. Terry McGovern, of Brook
lyn, defeated Frank Erne, of Buffalo,
the lightweight champion of the world.
It was a hurricane tight from bell to
bell, without a second' let-up.
McGovern rushed Erne at the very
beginning, and sent left and right in
sueli quiik succession that Erne, fast
as he is. was nonplussed. Erne un
doubtedly Is the cleverer of the two.
but his cleverness availed him noth
ing against the bulldog rushes and
tierce attacks of the little feather
weight champion, and In the third
round he was so near out that his
seconds threw up the sponge.
Senator Gear's Remains at Burlington.
Burlington, la., July 17. The re
nmius of Senator Gear arrived at 9 p.
m. last evening and were escorted to the
Gear homestead by a large body of
citizens. The body wil lie in state all
day tomorrow until the hour of the fu
neral at ..:"(i p. m. Congressman Hedge
will deliver the oration. Burial will be
ot Aspen Grnve cemetery. The funer
al will be private by request of the
family.
W as To He Merried'Today.
Burlington. Wis.. July 17. William
Olp. of Springfield. Walworth county,
was struck by lightning Saturday aft
ernoon and Instantly killed. He was
22 years of age and was to have been
married today. His bride-to-be is pros
trated withj:rief. ...
Expert Swlmmpr Also Drowns.
Springfield, Ills., July 14. Loal
Merker, a well-known resident of
pringtield, and William Dallman, of
Petersburg, were out rowing on Sanga
mon river near Petersburg, when the
boat struck a stump and capsized.
Merker went down at once, and Dall
man, an expert swimmer, went to his
aid and was pulled to the bottom by
Merker, both being drowned.
New York, July 16. The Republican
national committee will open its bead
quarters In the Metropolitan Life In
surance building No. 1, Madison
Square. July 23.
FIGHT AT A DIZZY HEIGHT.
Two laborers at Fisticuffs oa Top of Chi
cago's Coll seam.
Chlcaj", July 17. At the height of
175 feet Richard Collins and J. R.
Howland. laborers, indulged in a pugi
listic combat yesterday morning which
nearly ended In the death of both. They
fonght on the roof of the Coliseum, at
Wabash avenue and Fourteenth street.
Collins was employed shoveling cinders
on tbe roof, while Howland was work
ing about the foot of the building, a
brick fell from the roof and nearly
bit him in the bead. He then climbed
to the top to see who did the throw
ing. (Suspecting Collins, be went to the
side where he was working and ac
cused him. Collins denied any knowl
edge of the matter. Then, it is said,
Howland began to call Collins names.
This led to the fight. Howland re
ceived a heavy blow over the eye,
while his opponent was uninjured.
Spectators feared the combatants
would slide down the slanting roof.
GIRL ENDS A LONG TRAMP
And Will Soon Start on Another San
Franelsto to New York.
Saginaw. Mich., July 17. Miss Ma
rie Schmidt, a pretty German girl,
aged 18 years, reached this city Satur
day night from San Francisco, having
covered the distance on foot, about
4.700 miles. Miss Schmidt left San
Francisco March 25 last on a $500
v.ager, made by a social club of San
Francisco, that she could not reach
Saginaw by Aug. 1 aud beg her Iiviug
en route.
The young lady states she had a
pleasant trip, making her overland
Journey along the route of the South
ern Pacific and avoiding the track as
much as rofsible because she was
afraid of meeting tramps. The pretty
hobo" will visit relatives in this coun
ty for several weeks and then she will
make a journey ou foot to New York
city.
House Committee for Gear's FnaeraL
Washington, Juh' 17. The speaker
of til? Louse has appointed the follow
ing committee to represent the houseof
representatives at Senator Gears fu
neral tomorrow: The entire Iowa dele
gation and Cannon of Illinois, Bingham
of Peusylvanla, Babcock of Wisconsin,
Tawney of Minnesota. Grosvenor of
Ohio, Steele, of Indiana, Mercer, of
Nebraska, Long of Kansas, Corliss of
Michigan. Grout of Vermont, Bank
head of Mississippi. Myer of Louisiana,
Williams of Mississippi, Moody, of
Massachusetts, Payne of New York,
Richardson, of Tennessee, Clark of
Missouri, La n ha in of Texas, and Liv
ingston of Georgia.
Serious Driving Accident.
Waukesha, Wis., July 17. Sunday
evening while Mr. Van Dyke was out
driving with his wife and Mrs. C. D.
King and daughter a serious accident
happened. At the corner of Wisconsin
and East avenues there was a pile of
crushed stone, which had been care
lessly left in the road, and was un
protected by any light. As they drove
along in the dusk, Mr. Van Dyke did
not see the obstacle, and the sudden
jolt was so severe that the cushion ou
the back seat slid but and two of the
womeu were thrown into the road.
Mrs. King was seriously injured, being
thrown out upon the stone and pave
ment Their Cattle Going Blind.
Clinton. Ia., July 17. gny of the
farmers in the vicinity o""!daquoketa
and across the river in Illinois say
their cattle are going blind and some
report that large herds are becoming
sightless. General alarm is felt over
the situation. So far no remedy has
been found that will prevent the spread
of the disease. The first symptoms Is
a watering at the eyes, which lasts
about three days
Very Bright Yonng Man.
Baraboo, Wis., July 17. The adopted
son of Mrs. It. S. Brain left home and,
it is alleged, carried away with him
a gold watch, $5 in money, a revolver
and a box containing jewelry. Be
fore adoption his name was Fred
Bucknell and he came from the state
school at Sparta six years ago. He is
13 years old. and his father, Harry
Bucknell. resides at Edgerton, Wis.
SEWS"FACT3 IN OUTLINE.
Colonel John Hamilton, United
States army, retired, is dead in Brook
lyn, lie was appointed to West Point
from Indiana in 1S47.
A dispute over the possession of a
chair led to the killing at Chicago of
John Barnum in front of John Bloom's
saloon.
Ex-Speaker Reed's daughter Katber
ine is one of forty-eight young women
who received certificates of the wo
man's law class at the University of
New York.
Finley county, Kas., which has only
one pauper, maintains a poor farm
which cost $30,000.
Twenty-four consecutive years Jo
seph Pabian has been assessor of
Bohemia precinct in Saunders county.
Neb.
Count Carl Axel Wachtmeister, for
merly secretary of the Swedish consul
ate at Chicago, has received the decora
tion of the Legion of Honor.
Mrs. Mary Yeardley, of Chicago, was
told by the doctors she would die
young. She Is now 105 years old.
Mrs. C. W. Buttre, of Chicago, was
badly burned about tbe feet and legs
and lost most of her hair as a result
of the explosion of a can of gasoline.
Part of the roof of the Church of
the Mystic Three at Chicago blew off
Sunday a the preacher was criticis
ing other churches.
. Mrs. Ann Slote, whose son was the
"Dan" of Mark Twain's "Innocents
Abroad." celebrated her 100th birth
day in New York last week.
More than 9,000.000.000 gallons of
water was pumped from the lake for
the use of Chicago last month.
Will Support Bryaa and Stevenson.
Richmond, Va., July 16. J. Hasklns
nobson. state chairman of the Popu
list party in Virginia, announces his
purpose to support Bryan and Steven
son. Pure Food Law Is Valid.
St. Paul. July 16. The supreme
court has declared that the baking pow
der law requiring manufacturers and
dealers to affix a label bearing the
names and amount of Ingredients on
each can is constitutional.
ProDably Murdered by Bexers.
Beloit. Wis., July 16. Henry Smith
f this city, son of Rev. and Mrs. Ar
thur H. Smith, missionaries in China,
has not heard from his parents for twe
months. Mr. and Mrs. Smith are sup
posed to be In Pekln If alive.
FOES OF IMPEKIALISI1
Movements the Ieniocrats Hope
Will Benefit Itryan.
LEADERS TO HOLD A CONVENTION
Perhaps Lew Wallace Will Preside
Democratic Demonstration at
Indianapolis Political Notes.
Indianapolis, July 10. General Lew
Wallace may preside over the meeting
of the National Anti-imperialistic
League here Aug. 15 to 17. He is be
ing urged by correspondence to accept
the position, and it Is believed that he
will accept. It Is especially desired
that he preside because of his national
reputation and his avowed hostility to
the expansion policy of the present
administration. It is expected that if
be presides he will make an address
on accepting the chair that will be
good campaign material for the anti
imperialists. The national leaders of
the Democracy are looking forward to
the coming meeting with a great deal
of interest. If they have their way the
league will adopt resolutions commit
ting anti-imperialists to the support of
the ticket nominated ou the Demo
cratic national platform, which em
bodies the ideas for which the league
U contending. Such an indorsement,
it is felt, would mean a great deal to
the Democratic cause.
Edward Atkinson to Speak.
Indications point to a large at
tendance at the meeting. Speeches
will be limited to half au hour. The
announcement that Edward Atkinson
will attend and deliver an address is
causing wide interest. A letter just re
ceived states that John Dewitt Warner,
the prominent New York gold Demo
crat, who has recently declared for
Bryan will be here and will speak.
Bryan-Stevenson Reception.
The Democratic managers are ar
ranging to make the reception of Bry
an and Stevenson, when they come
here Aug. 8 to receive the formal
notification of their nomination, one of
the most memorable events that ever
took place in this city. A number of
large committees on reception, enter
tainment of visitors, decoration of hall
and speakers will be appointed, and on
the night following tbe notification
ceremonies there will be a parade and
torchlight procession that -will be par
ticipated in by thousands. It is pro
posed to have Bryan. Stevenson, Chair
man Jones and members of the noti
fication committee ride In front of the
parade, and these will be followed 1 y
members of the national committee
and other distinguished persons who
may be present.
Cheap Fares on the Railways.
'Mayor Taggart, Chairman Martin
and other Democrats were in confer
ence Saturday afternoon and discussed
the details. The passenger agents of
the several railroad lines that center
here have practically agreed to make
a round trip rate of one and one third
fares for the two days that Bryan will
be here, and it is expected that not less
than 1 00.000 persons will tak,e advan
tage of the low rate and come to the
city. If the weather Is auspicious the
notification will take place in the open
air, but if not in Tomlinson's hall.
POLITICS IN OLD KEXTI CKY.
Both Great Parties to Nominate State
Tieketa This Week.
Lexington, Ky., July 16. Both par
ties hold their state conventions In
Kentucky this week. The Republican
state convention convenes at Louis
ville tomorrow and the Democratic
state convention meets here on Thurs
day. At the former John W. Y'erkes
will be nominated for governor with
out opposition, but the preseut indica
tions are that there will be a lively
contest among the Democrats here for
a successor to the late William Goebel.
Governor Beckliam Is strongly in the
lead according to the returns from the
county conventions of Saturday, but it
is denied that he has a majority, and
it is stated that the field will com
bine against him.
The field includes ex-Governor and
Representative McCreary, Judge Jas.
I. Tarvin, James D. Black, Judge Jo
seph H. Lewis, W. B. Smith and Jas.
B. Harnett. If tbe field should be
able to concentrate on McCreary the
Beckham men would regard him as
their most formidable opponent.
Talk of Debs Withdrawing.
Chicago, July 16. It is asserted in
local Democratic headquarters that
Eugene V. Debs, presidential candidate
of the Social Democracy of America,
will withdraw Oct. 1 in favor of Will
iam J. Bryan. The reason assigned
therefor is that there are strong In
dications that tbe Republican man
agers will seek to use the Debs' move
ment as a means of alienating the la
bor and railroad vote from the Demo
cratic nominee.
Unlet Sunday for the President.
Canton, O., July 16. Governor Al
len, of Porto Rico, and General Rus
sell Hastings, of Bermuda, were
guests at the McKinley home yester
day. Governor Allen came to talk over
a number of matters connected with
the administration of the island and
left last night for Washington. Gen
eral Hastings was on bis way west
and stopped for a social visit, being
an intimate friend of the family.
Cannot Retract His Consent.
Ottumwa, Ia., July 14. Judge Rob
erts, of the district court, has decided
that once a property-owner consents
that a saloon may be conducted within
fifty feet from his property he may
not withdraw his consent. This Is the
first time this question has been de
cided in any court hitheBtate.
Successor to Senator Gear.
Des Moines. Ia.. July 16. Governor
Shaw will probably call a special ses
sion of the legislature to elect a suc
cessor to Senator Gear. Whether the
extra session will come shortly after
the Republican state convention in
August, or whether it will not be held
until after election. Is unsettled.
Agent Got His Gua Into Action.
Wichita, Kan., July 14. At Loraine.
Kan., two masked burglars attempted
to enter the 'Frisco station. They
fired through the window at the night
agent, who bid. Then they attacked
the door, but the agent got his gun
and fired at the deseradoes. He
wounded one and they retreated.
FIRE STARTS THE TOWN.
Karly All the linslnesa Part or Prescott,
Art.. Is Wiped Oat.
Prescott, Ari., July 16. All that re
mains of the principal business por
tion of this town is tottering wall3 and
piles of charred and burning debris.
The fire, which started at 10:45 p. m.
Saturday, was not under control until
3 a. m. yesterday, when the fire-fight
ers went a considerable distance in ad
vance of the flames and blew up the
buildings on the south side of Good
win street, preventing them from
crossing that street. Tue most con
servative estimate of the total losses
are from $1,000,000 to $1,500,000. The
burned district embraces five blocks
in which are located the principal mer
cantile bouses, both banks, both tele
graph ohlc-es, the three newspapers,
four hotels, every saloon and every
restaurant except one in the town, be
sides scores of private residences. In
surance, about $350,000.
At daylight yesterday morning
teams were at work hauling lumber
to the public plaza and covered in with
tents and temporary frame buildings.
The occupants were ready for business
this morning, including the banks. All
the sufferers from the fire are provided
with food, shelter and clothing, and it
is not thought any outside assistance
will be required. The. only business
houses remaining in the town are three
dry goods stores, three grocery stores
and two drug stores.
DEATH0FSENAT0R GEAR.
Iowa Statesman the Victim of the Deadly
Heart Failure.
Washington, Jnly 16. Senator John
Henry Gear, of Iowa, died suddenly
in his apartments at the Portland at
an early hour Saturday morning. Death
was due to heart failure. Without dis
playing any signs of illness the senator
retired Friday evening, and no premon
ition of bis dangerous illness was re-
SENATOR GEAR.
ceived until 3 o'clock Saturday morn
ing, when a physician was called. But
his efforts were unavailing. Although
it was generally known that the junior
senator of Iowa was in poor health,
his death came entirely unexpected
and caused profound regret in official
circles here.
John Henrv Gear was born in Ithaca,
N. Y.. April 7. 1N.5 After having rfr
ceived a common school education he
moved to Galena. Ills., in 1836;
to Fort Snelliug, Iowa territory. In
1838, and to Burlington in 1843. Here
he became engaged in business. After
a residence of twenty years he was
elected mayor of the city. He was a
member of the Iowa house of repre
sentatives of the Fourteenth, Fif
teenth and Sixteenth general assem
blies of the state, serving as speaker
for the last two terms. He was elected
governor of Iowa in 1878-79, aud re
elected in 1880-81.
He held the office of assistant secre
tary of the treasury under President
Harrison, and was also a member of
the Fiftieth, Fifty-first and Fifty-third
congresses. On Jan. 23, 1894, he was
elected a senator from the state of
Iowa for six years, beginning March
4, 1895. He was re-elected for six years
last winter.
Burlington, Ia., July 16. It has been
decided to hold the funeral of Sena
tor Gear in this city at 3 o'clock
Wednesday afternoon.
Washington. July 16. The remains
f Senator Gear left here Saturday at
3:30 p. m. for the Gear home at Bur
lington, Ia.
Wealthy Iroim Man Dies.
Ilarrlsburg, Pa., July 16. Colonel
Henry McCormlck, one of the wealth
iest and most prominent mea in the
iron business of this state, died at his
country home in Cumberland county,
after a long illness following a stroke
of paralysis three years ago. He was
C9 years old. He loaves a widow and
three children, one of the latter being
Vance McCormlck, the Y'ale athlete.
Money for a Brave Fireman's Widow.
San Francisco, July 16. The fund
raised for the benefit of the family of
Fireman Sweeney, who was burned to
death while saving an old man's life a
few weeks ago, has been closed. It
amounts to $18,405 and will be invest
ed in government bonds to be held ia
trust for the widow and children.
Refuses to Support Boer Independence.
Capetown, July 18. Replying to a
deputation of his constituents, W. P.
Schrelner, former premier of Cape
Colony, refused to support tbe demand
for unimpaired independence of the
Boer republics, but said be thought
they should retain a certain amount
of independence
Denby's Son Safe.
Evansvllle, Ind., July 16. Ex-Mln-lster
Denby received definite news of
the escape of his son. Charles Denby,
Jr., and family from Tientsin to Shang
hai, China. Previous efforts to locate
them have been fruitless. Tbe Denbys
have a wide acquaintance in the
United States.
The Rotterdam Strike.
Rotterdam, July 16. Owing to the
threatenings of tbe dock strikers, the
garrison of the riverside towns have
been instructed to furnish detachments
of troops to protect vessels in transit
to and from Germany, and torpedo
hoats have been ordered to patrol tbe
river.
Goes Back on His Confession.
St. Louis. July 16. Charles W.
Barues, the Illinois Central train rob
ber, was sweated by Chief of Detec
tives Desmond and made a confession
of his share In the hold-up at Wick
liffe, Ky. The confession was made
voluntarily, but later, when he had
seen a lawyer, he declared that tbe
statements he had made were made
solely to secure the release of his wife,
and that his replies were dictated and
suggested to bin.
ME OF A CENTURY.
Seems Certain to Have Been
Committed By Chinese.
LATEST NEWS FROM SHANGHAI BAD
Briefly Says That After a Gallant De
fense the Foreigners Were
All Killed.
If lnister Wo Gets News lie Believes
Correct aud There Is No Hope
in It Chinese Beaten
at Tien-Tsin.
Shanghai, July 16. An ofllclal tele
gram was received last night front
the governor of Shan Tung stating
that a breach was made in the wall
of the British legation at Peking, aft
er gallant defense and when all the
ammunition had given out. AU for
eigners were killed.
Sheng Has Another Dispatch.
Brussels, July 16. Tbe minister of
foreign affairs. M. de Favereau, has
received an official dispatch from
Shanghai, dated July 14, saying:
"Sheng (taotal of Shanghai) communi
cates the following from the governor
of Shan Tung, dated July 7. The Eu
ropean troops defending the legations
made a sortie, killing 200 soldiers of
General Tung Fuh Slang. The Box
ers have been unable to take the lega
tions, but the situation Is very critical.'
Sheng considers the situation danger
ous."
Minister Wu Gets a Dispatch.
Washington. July 16. Such news
as came to Washington yesterday from
China was distinctly bad. It consisted
of a cablegram to Minister Wu from
Sheng. the Imperial director of posts
and telegraphs at Shanghai, and ac
cording to the minister was In reply
to the urgent message he himself had
sent Saturday to that official asking
him to try to secure some news from
the Chinese capital. This cablegram
Minister Wu regarded as of sufficient
importance to carry In person directly
to Secretary Hay. who was waiting at
his home for news. The message, 89
resolved from the cipher was as fol
lows: "Peking news of July 7 says
that General Tuan Fuh Siang, in dis
obedience of imperial orders, was
about to use guns. Legations and the
government will be in peril."
London Almost Abandons Hope.
London, July 16. It seems impos
sible to entertain any longer the least
doubt as to the fate of the Europeans
in Peking. The Associated Press
learns that Lady Hart, wife of Sir
Robert Hart, director of Chinese im
perial maritime customs, on July 5 re
ceived the following telegram from
her husband: "Our people. Including
the women, are in the legations. Pre
pare to hear the worst.".
CUI.NE8K ARE BADLY DEFEATED.
Japs Flank and Cavalry Root Them
Later Ther Are Repnlsed.
London, July 16. The following dis
patch from Admiral Seymour was pub
lished last night:
"Tien-Tsin, July 9. The enemy's
position southwest of the settlement
was attacked at 4 this morning. Tbe
Japanese, by a flank movement, drove
the enemy out and captured four guns.
Cavalry pursued and completed the
rout of the enemy, killing large num
ber of soldiers and Boxers. The al
lied forces shelled and occupied tbe
western arsenal, capturing two gun.
The arsenal was burned, as the allies
were unable to hold it. The enemy's
loss was 350 killed. The loss of the al
lied force was small.
"Tien-Tsin, July 12. The Chinese at
3 a. m. yesterday made a determined
atack upon tbe railway station In great
force. Finally they were driven off
at 6 a. m., but the allies lost 150 killed
and wounded. The Chinese loss is un-
konwn, but is believed to have been
heavy. The forts were bombarded at
noon by British and French guns. A
fort and a pagoda used as a signal tow
er were demolished. The allied forces
have been Increased by the arrival f
1,500 Americans."
Under date of July 12 the governor
of Shan-Tung wires as follows as to
the Peking situation: "Native soldiers
and Boxers have been attacking the le
gations for some hours, but have not
yet effected au entrance. They are
now bombarding with large cannon to
make a breach for a heavy onslaught.
I fear that all the ministers, and the
government as well, are In great dan
ger, lhe government Is Intensely anx
ious." General Gazelee and staff, with a
force of Punjabs infantry, arrived at
Hong Kong yesterday and proceeded
for Taku. The French consul at
Shanghai, at a reception Saturday,
made an impassioned speech. He said:
The history of the world can show no
parallel to such a situation, and if the
abominable crime the mere thought
of which makes us shudder has been
perpetrated, then it is our desire that
swift and summary punishment shall
fall upon the perfidious nation which
committed it.
Appeal of American Missionaries.
iShnn?hai. Julv 16. The American
missionaries ask the Associated Pres.
to mihlish the following: "To the
Christian People of the United States:
The missionaries in China ask a spe
cial prayer from every puipit ror tne
guidance of the government and the
speedy succor of Americans and native
converts In extreme peril.
Looks Like a Case of Fool Play.
Marshalltown. Ia.. July 14. The
body of an unidentified woman was
found in the Iowa river near here
Thursdav bv fishermen. The body evi
dently had been In tbe water for two
weeks, as it was badly decomposed
Bruises give strength to the theory of
foul play. The woman was apparent
ly 45 or 50 years of age. with lone
gray hair.
xvew lork, July 16. A committee
of Gold Democrats Issued a call fr u
meeting in this city July 18. to devlse
the best method of placing in nomina
tion a third ticket for president and
vice president upon a platform "de
nouncing and combatting the fallac
ious and unconstitutional creeds of
both of the old parties." The call is
signed by Gold Democrats of New
York, Massachusetts, New Hampb
shlre and Colorado
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