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LI HUNG CHANG ENROUTE
Stops at Hong Kong on His Way
to Imperial Caiital.
SUSPICIONS OF SHANGHAI PEOPLE
They Think He Is at the Bottom of
the Whole Bad Business.
Horrors Told by a Merchant from Pe
kiiK of the Alleged Matucre
There President's lniiur
taut Appointment.
Hong Kong, July 20. Li nuns
Chang and his suite arrived here
Tuesday eveuiug and landed Wednes
day morning. The Chinese statesman
was received with a salute of seven
teen guns, and with a guard of honor
from the Welsh Fusiliers and a band
proceeded to the government house,
where he was received by Governor
Sir Henry A. iilake, Generals Gasclee
and I!adrow, and other officials. LI
Hung Chang was extremely reticent.
He stated that he had received definite
news that the ministers and foreigners
at Peking, with the exception of Baron
von Ketteler, the German minister,
were safe on July . The Imperial edict
recalling him to Peking, the viceroy
said, was due to the empress and em
peror and not to Prince Tuau.
Japan Has Some Ancient New.
Washington. July lio. The Japanese
legation here has made public the lat
ent communication received by it from
Harou Mssi, the Japauese minister at
Peking. It contains old news the Pe
king advices not being later than June
29. It Is Interesting, however, in view
of the recent dispatches claiming that
the legatloners at Peking were safe as
late as Ist Wednesday. It says: "Tho
situation at Peking Is extremely criti
cal. The foreign legations are sur
rounded on all sides by Chinese sol
diers and bombarded night and day.
The members of the legations, the
guards and residents are resisting to
the utmost, but the overwhelming
numbers of the enemy makeopiwsltlon
hopeless; our ammunition is being ex
hausted, our lives are In such danger
that we may be massacred at any mo
ment. We earnestly request the dis
patch of reinforcements for our res
cue." Very Good If It Only Is True.
The dispatch stating that the lega
tloners were all right up to Wednes
day last was an "official telegram from
Shanghai." dated July 18. stating that,
"according to the governor of Shan
Tung, the foreign ministers and their
families at Peking are safe and sound,
but that the danger Is still very great.
The viceroy, according to this dis
patch, Informed the consular corps that
he had telegraphed to Peking urging
the protection of the foreign legations."
Will 6end a Special Commissioner.
W. W. Roekhill. director of the bu
reau of Amurlcan republics, has been
appointed special commissioner from
this country, to go to China and in
vestigate and report upon the situa
tion. Within a week Uockhlll will have
a tinal conference with the president
and Secretary Hay and then will leave
for China. Not until he arrives at
Shanghai will Roekhill undertake to
outline his further course. Ills posi
tion Is a peculiar one; he will be act
ually an ambassador in powers, and
so in the scope of hN functions will
be akin to President Cleveland's "para
mount commissioner" to Hawaii,
Blount.
TELLS OF AN ALLEGED MASSACRE.
Shan ;hat Specials Believe LI Hans; 1 a
Sly Old Alinond-Eyed Ah Sin.
London, July ' 20. The Shanghai
correspondent of The Daily Express
says: "Intense indignation is felt here
at the honors which the British In
Hong Kong have accorded to Li Hung
Chang, who is looked upon in Shanghai
as the originator of the whole fiendish
anti-foreign plot.
"A Chinese merchant who has just
arrived from Peking gives horrible de
tails of the massacre. He says he saw
European women hauled into the street
by shrieking Boxers, who stripped
them and backed them to pieces. Their
dissevered limbs, were tossed to the
crowd and carried off with howls of
triumph. Some were already dead,
having been shot by foreign civilians.
"He says he saw Chinese soldiers
carrying the lodies of white children
aloft on their spears, while their com
panions shot at the bodies. He gives
other details too horrible to be particu
larized here. It seems that the Boxer
leaders bad organized a plan Including
the offering of rewards and rich loot
for the annihilation of Europeans
throughout China, and that Prince
Tuan's generals have been emphasiz
ing the opportunity the soldiers have of
seizing the bodies of white women."
HAS RUSSIA GOT THE FACTS?
Report That the Czar Know That the
Legatloners Are Dead.
London, July 20. "The Washington
Idea of sending Mr. Rock hill to China,"
says The Standard editorially this
morning, "is an excellent one, and
might advantageously be imitated by
the British and other governments."
The cabinet council convened by
Lord Salisbury yesterday came a day
earlier than usual, and it is expected
that it will be followed by a statement
in parliament throwing light upon the
situation. A'hc Chinese assertions that
the members of the foreign legations
are still safe have been so often re
peated that they are again beginning
to raise hopes in some quarters. Ac
cording, to The Dally Telegraph's St.
Petersburg's correspondent, however,
the Russian government is already in
possession of definite news that all the
foreigners In Peking were massacred
on Jnlv t
rne snangnai correspondent of The
Times expresses doubt that the south
ern viceroys will be able to withstand
the pressure of the provincial officials
to Join the anti-foreign movement. He
thinks that already there are signs of
wavering on the part of the viceroy of
Nankin. Liu Kun Yin, and says: "It
Is admitted at Nankin that Liu's u
thority Is now Insufficient to guarantee
the maintenance of law and order
north of the river. Hence the consuls
t the Yang-Tse ports are arranging
for the departure of the women and
children. It Is Inevitable that the
Mandarins as a body should sympa
thize with Prince Tuan's movements."
This correspondent confirms the
statement or the correspondent of The
Daily Express regarding the indigna- '
tlon caused by the British reception ,
of LI Hung Chang at Hong Korg. He
says It Is interpreted by the natives 1
as weakness on the part of the allies,
and he asks why Li HnnsChang could
not have been detained until informa
tion had been received from Peking.
Pro-Foreign Icerojr Gets a Call.
London. July 20. The Shanghai cor
respondent of The Daily .Mail says:
"The viceroy of Nankin has received
an edict suminong him to Peking.
As he is pro-foreign in his sentiments
his departure is undesirable and is an
element of danger."
HIS BODY TURNING TO BONE.
Remarkable Case of Gasification of Ed
ward W. Green. -
Walkerton. Ind., July 20. Edward
W. Green, of North Judson, Ind., is be
coming the subject of much interest
and study among physicians, who de
clare that his body is gradually turn
ing to bone. His body began to ossify
to a perceptible degree about twoyears
ago and the process of ossification was
so rapid that his entire system became
affected.
His heart has now become impeded
by what medical experts believe is the
formation of a crust of stone, which
will sooner or later stop Its action. His
body is rigid and there is now no evi
dence of any outward circulation. Med
ical experts who have examined him
say that his case will give to medical
science a perfect specimen of an ossi
fied body.
ENDEAVORERS SEE THE QUEEN
And Slug; to Her the British National
Anthem and One of Their Own.
London. July 20. Several thousand
of the Christian ' Endeavors visited
Windsor yesterday en route for Oxford
and Stratford. In the afternoon a.
large assembly gathered In the royal
grounds, hoping to see Queen Victoria,
and received word that her majesty
would appear in the quadrangle of tho
castle.
Here the Queen shortly arrived, at
tired In white, and accompanied by
Princess Henry of Battenburg. ready
for a drive. A thousand voices united
In "God Save the Queen," which was
followed by the Christian Endeavors'
anthem, as her majesty drove clown
the ranks acknowledging the plaudits,
bowing and smiling.
Color Llnj In Madison, Wis.
Madison, Wis., July 20. Manager
Palmer, who is-at the Lakeside as
sembly with four colored lads, known
as the South African quartette, is in
dignant over the action of some of the
Madison hotelkeepers in refusing to
admit his troupe to their hotels and
compelling them to go to a fourth
rate place. Some of the leading hotels,
he says, refused accommodation for
the colored singers, but admitted Man
ager Palmer and his assistant.
President Appoints a I'ostmaster.
Washington. July 20. The president
late yesterday afternoon appointed
General George Maginnis postmaster
at Indianapolis. General Maginnis is
one of the best known men in Indiana.
His appointment ends a long contest
that has attracted much interest, lie
was Indorsed by Senator Fairbanks
but Senator Beveridge had refused to
Indorse him on the ground that the ap
pointment had been agreed on before
he (Beveridge) was consulted.
Scores on the Diamond.
Chicago, July 20. League clubs yes
terday made the following base ball
scores: At Philadelphia Pittsburg 3,
Philadelphia 4; at St. Louis New
York 8, St. Louis 3; at Brooklyn
Cincinnati 8. Brooklyn 12; at Boston
Chicago 1. Boston 5.
American League: At Buffalo Mil
waugee 0, Buffalo 1: at Indianapolis
Kansas City 2, Indianapolis 3; at
Detroit Minneapolis 4, Detroit 9; at
Cleveland Rain.
Lumber Friers Not to Fall.
Minneapolis, July 20. Fifteen dele
gates from the Mississippi Valley and
Wisconsin Valley Lumbermen's asso
ciations conferred here on the state of
the trade. It was agreed to maintain
the present scale of prices Indefinitely,
since the conditions justified higher
prices. There is a shortage of impor
tant dimensions and a sustained de
mand in the territory supplied by the
associations.
In the Explosion That Followed.
Wabash. Ind.. July 20. Paul, the
little son of Ira Bare, of Andrew, is in
a pltable condition, the result of an
explosion of powder. He and a play
mate procured a can of gunpowder,
and in the explosion that followed
Bare's ears were burned to crisp, his
hair and eyebrows were singed off and
his eyes were badly injured.
New Illinois State Itank.
Springtield. Ills.. July 20. A permit
to organize the Home State bank at
Lexington. McLean county. Ills., has
been issued by the auditor of public
accounts to Arthur J. Scrogin, John
Feck, A. B. Scrogin, Charles I. Scro
gin. and O. T. Hanson. The capital
stock is $30.000.
Llttla Tot Was Found Alive.
Grand Rapids, Wis., July 20. The
3-year-old child of F. Turzushn, who
has been lost in the woods near es
per since July 12. was found Tuesday
evening still alive. The child was
found by a man who was out hunt
ine and he heard it crvlnff.
Suffered from Cause and Effect.
Dodgeville. Wis., July 20. Arthur,
the lN-year-old son of Thomas Hogan,
was quite badly burned. He. with
some other boys, had placed some pow
der on a stone and touched a match
to it. -
President Leaves for Canton. .
Washington. July 20. The president,
accompanied by Secretary Cortelyou
an! the president's nephew, William
Barbour, returned to Canton last night,
leaving here at 7:1.1.
Bright Girl Has Iteen Found.
Jackson. Mich.. July 20. Edna
Prlae, who ran away from home in
Springport, bas been found in Eaton
Rapids.
Wisconsin Roman Catholic Knights.
LaiCrosse. Wis.. July 19. The Ro
man Catholic Knights of Wisconsin
began a three days' annual meeting
In this cltv Tiipsilnv Kit lmni1n!i
! delegates from all parts of the state
are la attendance. "
CanflehTwill Make Restitution.
Lansing. Mich.. July 19. Volney R.
Canfield. the coal dealer who is under
indictment for defrauding the city in
thA matror nf weights, has Sold his
business and has notified the city offi
cials of his purpose to reimburse the
" municipality for all losses suffered
throurh him.
BECKHAM MEN WIN.
You 11 Governor's Friends Con
trol Convention.
GOEBEL LAW ONE OF THE ISSUES
Anti-Imperialists Organizing a Third'
Party Movement Politics Fired
from an Industrial Meeting.
Lexington, Ky., July 20. The Demo
cratic state convention was called to
order here at 2:23 yesterday afternoon
by State Chairman Allie M. Young.
The first and greatest demonstration
of the convention occurred when the
draiery veiling of the large portrait of
the late Governor William Goebel was
removed, and the audience went wild
with hurrahs for Goebel, as If he were
living and standing before them. The
only work of the convention was to
nominate a candidate for Goebel's un
expired terra and the adoption of a
platform. During the agitation of the
past two days here it became known
that the first test of strength between
Governor Beckham and the field, in
cluding Black, McCreary, Lewis, Tar
viii, Smith, Pryor and Garnett, would
come on the election of temporary of
ficers. First Test of Strength Takes Place.
Chairman Young started a stir on
announcing at once that nominations
for a temporary chairman were in or
der. The name of Judge J. E. Rob
bins was presented by Nat Halstead,
and that of R. Frank Peake by Judge
Robert J. Breckinridge, who is attor
ney genernl under the Beckham ad-,
ministration. After the usual rounds
of seconding speeches the balloting
proceeded with the lines closely drawn
by the Beckham men supporting Rob
bins and the combined opposition sup
porting Peake. After the last of the
1111 counties hud lteen efllled the nam A
of Peake was withdrawn and Bobbins '
was unanimously made the temporary
chairman by acclamation. The ballot
ns cast was: . Bobbins, 026; Peake,
4i. The Beckham men had during
thi? forenoon carried seven of the elev-j
en congressional districts for members
of committees with the result iu doubt
in a couple of the other districts.
Two Lenders Make Speeches.
Judge Bobbins paid a high tribute
to the late William Goebel and re
viewed the contests and conflicts of
the past year. lie insisted that assas
sination and civil liberty were the Is
sues in tin pending campaign, and
clnrged ex-Governor Taylor and his
associates in theirshort administration
with complicity in the murder of Goe
bel. Peake made a vigorous speech
on pending national issues and inci
dentally on "usurpation and assassina
tion in state affairs." He created quite
a stir by his argument in favor of the
immediate modification of the Goebel
election law. After Peake closed the
organization was completed and a
recess taken.
' MOVEMENT FOR A THIRD PARTY.
Third Tit ket Seems Frohable for the Votes
of Anti-Iinperlallsts.
New York. July 20. Thomas M. Os
borne, chosen chairman by the inde
pendents at the meeting at the Plaza
hotel Wednesday night and empowered
to choose a committee to go to Indian
apolis July 2.1. named a committee on
plan and scope yesterday. Among the'
members are Dr. William Everett,
Quincy. Mass.; Albert Warren Kelsey,
Philadelphia: George C. Ripley. Min
neapolis; William J. Palmer, Colorado
Springs, Colo.; Thomas M. Rogers, St.
Louis. Osborne expects to have a rei
resentative from every state, and de
sires them from as many congression
al districts as possible. The commit
tee will meet in Indianapolis on July
24. Then a plan for the selection of a
third ticket on which all Independents,
gold Democrats, auti-imperlalists and
others can join.
The gold Democrats will meet in In
dianapolis July 2.1, and the plan will
be to have the committee call a con
vention at which all parties now op
posing the candidates of the two old
parties can meet and unite on a third
ticket and adopt a platform approved
of by lnth gold Democrats and antl
iiuperialists, and also by Republicans
dissatislied with McKinley and Demo
crats dissatisfied with Bryan, for any
reason whatever. Klein said that the
committee would prepare a plan for a
third ticket irrespective of what the
gold Democrats did.
AT AN OPEN AIR MEETING.
Bryan and Stevenson Will Receive Their
Formal Notifications.
Indianapolis, July 20. The Bryan
and Stevenson notification meetingwill
be held in the open air. This was def
initely announced yesterday by the
Democratic leaders that have the ar
rangements iu charge. Chairman Mar
tin received a letter from National
Chairman Jones, saying he anticipated
a very large crowd at the notification
cereiuouies. He made no suggestion
as to te place of holding it. The de
tails of Bryan's trip to Indianapolis
are in course of preparation. It prob
ably will be arranged that he will
reach Indianapolis early in the morn
ing of Aug. 8. The time of the noti
fication by the Populist committee has
not been fixed, but it will follow that
of the Democrats.
Newby Oval, where the notification
will bo held unless present plans are
changed, is in the edge of the resi
dence portion of the city and is an
elliptical amphitheatre surrounding a
quarter-mile bicycle track, -the center
being a level field in which foot ball
games are played. It will seat under
cover 17.0(10 people. With a grand
stand in the central field 20.0H more
people could be witnesses of the cere
monies, so that every one up to 40.000
would be assured of an unobstructed
view or everything mat nappens. Hair
of these could hear every word spoken.
Street car facilities to reach the place
will be ample and this transportation
will be augmented by hundreds of car
riages and hacks, placing all within
fifteen minutes of the hotel district.
FO LI1ICS AT A BUSINESS MEET.
Address Turned Down Beoause Called an
Indorsement of Republicans.
Atlanta, Ga., July 20. At the sec
ond day's session of the Southern In
dustrial convention here the public ad
dress on the commercial conditions of
the south, prepared by a special com
inittee, wasrejected after a Jieated dis
cussion. The delegates held that the
address was an indorsement of the Re
publican platform in many particulars,
and did not think politics should enter
into their organization. D. A. Tomp
kins, of North Carolina, spoke In op
position to the clauses indorsing the
present currency system and relating
to the protection of American labor. B.
M. Blackburn, of Atlanta, said the ad
dress was a direct Indorsement of the
Republican platform.
"If this address is stamped with ap
proval from this convention," he said,
"you place a bludgeon In the hands of
Hanna and his campaign committee to
wield over the heads of this section."
C. E. Sanders and R. L. Bennett, both
of Mississippi, opposed the address.
L. L. Gilbert, of Alabama, moved that
to draw up a new address on Industrial
lines instead of political issues. The
motion was adopted.
Patrick Egan fer Bryan. "T
New York, July 20. Patrick Egan,
formerly United States minister to
Chile, publishes a letter received by
him in answer to a telegram of con
gratulation sent by him to Bryan on
the hitter's nomination for the presi
dency. In the letter Bryan says: "Am
glad you like our platform. I think it
is superb. It ought . to appeal to the
conscience and patriotism of the peo
ple." No Third Party for Lindsay.
New oYrk. July 20. "I am taking no
part in a third-ticket movement this
year," said Senator Llnsay, of Ken
tucky, in answer to a question put to
him. The senator is reported to have
supoprted Palmer andBuckner In 18QG.
Roosevelt Is at Home Again.
New York. July 20. Governor Roose
velt arrived in town from the west
last night, dined at the Union League
club, and went to his home at Oyster
ay.
HECLA SHAFT NO. 2.
Fire Therein Old a Lot of Damage Re
pairs Going On.
Calumet, Mich. .July 20. How long
it will take to repair the damage done
to the timber In No. 2 shaft, Hecla
branch of the Calumet and Hecla mine,
is still a question, as nobody knows
just how much damage has been done
In the shaft where the fire originated
and to which it was confined. Ever
since the shaft was oiened up after
the fire and men could work there
with safety the Calumet and Hecla
company has had a big force of tiin
bermen and laborers at work pulling
out the debris and taking down the
burned timber and replacing it with
new.
This force has not yet got below the
seventh level, and the coudition of the
shaft from the seventh level down is
also unknown, but it is presumed that
much of the timber has been burned
and more or less ground broken down
all the way from the twenty-first level.
It may be a month, and it may be two
before the shaft is in working order
again.
WIFE NO. 3 WINS THE CASE.
End of a Trial la Which Three Women
Claimed One Man.
Chicago. July 20. Mrs. Elizabeth
Maher was given leg.il recognition as
the widow of Mark Maher ant has,
been adjudged by Judge Chetlain as
the heiress to the estate of $100,000.
The attorneys of Mrs. Alzuma L. Ma
her, the second wife of Maher, have
given notice of appeal. Judge Chet
lain ruled that the court would not
be justified In setting astde the di
vorce granted in February, 1895, sepa
rating Mark II. Maher from his wife,
Alzuma L. Maher, and the bill filed
by her was dismissed.
The decision followed a long hearing
in connection with the contest for the
right to the title of legal widow of
Mark H. Maher. The women in the
case are Mrs. Jessie Kean Maher, No.
1; Mr 8. Alzuma L. Maher, No. 2. and
Mrs. Elizabeth Maher. No. 3. Eliza
beth Maher married Mark in January,
1890, six weeks prior to his death.
Lightning Strikes a Church.
Cleveland, July 20. At Chatfield, O..
yesterday afternoon lightning struck a
church in which a funeral was in prog
ress. The edifice was packed to the
doors and a panic ensued. The light
ning ran'flowi a pillar. Mrs. Shade,
who was leaning agalnt It, was pros
trated and may die. Twenty-five oth
ers were injured, two of them Dora
Bowers and George Booker it is be
lieved are fatally hurt. In the excite
ment the coffin fell from its supports
to the floor.
Would Prohibit 'Nepotism."
Jollet. Ills., July 19. Several hun
dred employes of the Fox Solid Pressed
Steel works are discussing a unique
rule, which, it is alleged, the manage
ment has announced will take effect
Aug. 1. The rule prohibits any of the
bosses giving employment to their rela
tives. The restriction will affect a
number of the employes.
Confessed a War Time Murder.
Muscatine. Ia., July 19. Ren Phelps,
a former artist of this city, but now
of Carbondale, Ills., has confessed to
the murder here of G. Stevenson in
war time. The victim was always sup
posed to have perished in a cornfield
from exposure to cold. Phelps says he
killed Stevenson and concealed the
body in the cornfield.
Took Two Spoonful of Poison,
El wood, Ind., July 19. Rebecca Hat
ton, a pretty miss of 10, committed
suicide Monday night by swallowing
two spoonfuls of poison. She was
making her home with Anthony High
and family and left no explanation of
her act. She kept the family in Igner
ance of her act until too late for the
physician to save her.
More Than a Foot of Rain.
Des Moines, la., July 18. A tele
gram from Primghar, O'Brien county,
says that 12.65 inches of rain fell at
that place Sunday night within twelve
hours. R. B. Bailey, editor of the lo
cal paper there, is authority for the
statement. The weather officials here
say such a rainfall is unprecedented
in the history of Iowa.
He Kerusee To lie Fired.
Racine, lWs., July 18. The Are and
police commission held a meeting, and
sustained the action of Chief of Po
lice Schumacher in suspending John
GoetB, a member of the police force.
Goetz now refuses to hand over his
club and star.
Fire la a School Building.
Ean Claire. Wis.. July 18. The high
school caught fire yesterday afternoon.
The fire started In the laboratory,
where Professor Swearlngen was
working. Flames are now under con
trol. The amount of damage is enctr
tain.
ONE MILLION OF MEN
Army the Chinese Government
Is Said to Have Raised.
MAXES WAR ON THE RUSSIANS
And Shows No Sign That Peace Has
Any Part in Its Plans.
Another Chinese Report That the Lie
gatlonerk Are Safe, but It Is Re
ceived with Salt, as All
the Others Are.
Brussels. Julv 19. The Belgian con
sul at Hong Koug telegraphs that Li
Hung Chang passed through that city
yesterday on his way to the north. The
secretary of the legation at Shanghai
telegraphs that, according to Chinese
information the foreigners in Peking
have taken refuge iu the palace of
Prince Ching.
Washington, July 19. The sunimary
of the news of yeterday from the
scene of hostilities in China shows the
following to be about the substance
thereof: That the foreign legations in
Peking were safe July 9 is almost uni
versally discredited in this country
and In Europe. Prince Tuan is said to
have proclaimed a general rising
against the foreigners, and raised an
army of 9.10.(HK1 men with which to
stem the advance of the woyteru bar
barians. China has declared war upon
Russia and has invaded Siberian ter
ritory. More massacres are reported
to have occurred on July 9 at Tui Yuen
Fu, the capital of Shansi province,
where forty foreigners and 1(K native
converts are said to have been mur
dered. More Alleged News from Peking.
The state department has received
a dispatch from Consul General Fow
ler, at Chefu. saying that the governor
of Shantung wires that his courier left
Peking on July 9. The legations are
still holding out.
The total losses of the United States
troops at Tien-Tsln in the fight of July
13 were: Killed, 18; wounded, 77; miss
ing. 2.
Suspicions of the Brussel'a News.
Administration officials and others
In Washington are suspicious of the
statements contained iu the Brussels
dispatch saying that the members of
the legations at Peking were iu Prince
Chlng's palace. They hope it is accu
rate, but they are disposed to accept
it. like much other information coming
through Chinese sources, with a
marked degree of reservation. If it is
correct It is a cause for congratula
tion, for the prince is well known to be
pro-foreign in his ideas, and his Influ
ence in Chinese affairs up to a recent
period bas been paramount.
HOT FIGHTING AT TIEN-TSIN.
Heavy Losses of Two Battalions of the
Ninth Infantry, V. S. A.
Tien-Tsln, July 13, 7 p. m., via
Shanghai, July 19. Copyright, 1900.
by the Associated Tress. The battle
which was begun with the attack by
7,000 of the allied forces upon the walls
of the native city at 2 o'clock this aft
ernoon continued all day, two battal
ions of the Ninth infantry participat
ing. It Is reported that 215 of this
command were killed or wounded, in
cluding ten or fifteen officers. Colonel
E. II. Liscum was killed, and Majors
Jesse M. Lee and James Reagan, Cap
tains Chas. R. Noyes, Andrew Brewster
and Edwin V. Bookmiller, and First
Lieutenants William K. Js'aylor, Louis
B. Lawton, Harold Hammond and Ira
C. Waldron were wounded.
Among the United States marines
the casualties numbered forty. Cap
tain Austin R. Davis was killed and
Captain William D. Lemley and First
Lieuts. Henry Leonard andSmedley D.
Butler were wounded. The American
contingent, after lying in shallow,
hastily dug trenches, full of water,
facing the south wall of the city, and
suffering for want of water and food
beside being short of ammunition, were
ordered by General Dorward to retire
under cover until darkness. The Rus
sians were outside the east wall, while
the Japanese. British and French were
close to the west wall, with the Chi
nese trying to flank them. The walls
were sadly battered by shells. The at
tack will be renewed in the morning.
The total losses of the allied forces are
estimated at 800.
A messenger has arrived here who
left Peking July 1. The foreigners at
that time were all In the British lega
tion. Chinese troops were beginning
to bombard the legations from the
streets. The legations had been under
rifle fire for a week previously, and in
that time four foreigners bad been
killed and thirteen wounded. The
marines had unsuccessfully attempted
to capture a gun on a wall command
ing the legations. The foreigners were
supplied with an abundance of pro
visions. EUROPEAN CONCERT OUT OF TUNE.
While There Is Evidence That China Ha
Been Preparing for This Trouble.
London, July 19. While evidence
accumulates daily that China has long
been preparing a formidable military
organization in anticipation of the
present conflict, and that the area
of rebellion is continually extending,
harmony among the allies, which is
necessary to meet such a grave situa
tion, Is still deplorably lacking. The
Russians have refused Admiral Sey
mour's request to hand over the re
stored Taku-Tein-Tsln railway to the
English company, ana it is rumored
that Germany purposes taking a seri
ous Independent- step namely, to pa
trol the Yang-tse-Klang with German
men-of-war. Such a step would be
greatly resented by England.
Still more alarming news has been
eonveved to The Daily Express from
Tokio. to the effect that the apparent
'reluctance of liermany and Russia to
consent to a Japanese commander for
the army corps has led the Japanese
government to delay the forwarding of
the division already mobilized.
The Standard, in an alarmist edi
torial, says: "It Is useless any longer
to hide from ourselves the fact that
China bas declared war on civilization,
and has plunged into the conflict with
rabid frenzy. It Is equally futile "to
discuss whether hostilities are being
waged by the Chinese government, in
asmuch as it is evident that an admin
istration of some kind exists and is di
recting the anti-foreign movement. Un
less unmistakable evidence exculpat
ing the Peklnr government is cromDt-
ly forthcoming the powers should treat
China as a belligerent state and act
accordingly." A similar line of com
ment is taken by the other morning
paivjrs.
A special dispatch from Tien-Tsln
distributes the number of those killed
at the canture of the native city as
follows: Russians, 100: Japanese, 57;
British. 40: Americans. 37. The corre
spondent who sends this asserts that
thousands of Chinese were killed, and
tnat fighting was still goin.; on. when
his dispatch was sent, in various parts
of Tieu-Tsin. With reference to the
rumors that Europeans were seen
working the Chinese guns at Tien-Tsln
The Standardflearnsjt hat eight Russians
military instructors, forcibly detained
by the Chinese, were cpmpelled to
work the guns.
CULTONASTAR WITNESS.
Swears to Enough to Hang Yontsey la ths
Goebel Case.
Georgetown, Ky., July 19. W. H.
Culton. who is himself under lnaict
meut as an accessory was the star wit
ness of the prosecution in the Goebel
assassination case yesterday. Ills tes
timony was objected to by the defense
on the ground that, this being a con
spiracy case, in law the acts and dec
larations of one conspirator are the
acts and declarations of all, and to
place Culton on the stand Is substan
tially the same as requiring the de
fendant to testify against himself. The
witness way allowed to testify, how
ever. He swore that Henry Youtsey came
to him and told him he had found a
way Goebel could be killed and no one
Unci out who did it. Youtsey said it
could Ite done from the secretary of
state's office, and showed some steel
bullets. Witness told Youtsey such a
thing should not be done. Ex-Governor
Bradley told witness he had heard
Goebel was to be killed, and said it
must not be dne. Witness saw Youtsey
again and the latter said the idea had
been abandoned. Witness heard W. R.
Johnson, of Jackson county, talking
about killing Goebel with nitro-glycer-ine.
Witness said Governor Taylor did
home; that said Powers said they
ought to be sent away as they had not
done what they were brought there
for. Witness told Taylor what Pow
ers said. Taylor replied that Powers
was a hot-headed , but he
would wait and everything would be
all right. Witness said Taylor sent
word to Powers that he would pay the
expenses of the men.
BURIAL OF SENATOR GEAR.
Iowa Statesman's Remains Laid to Rest In
Aspen Grove Cemetery.
Burlington, la., July 19. Shortly
after 3 p.m. yesterday the soft strains
of the big organ In the First Methodist
Episcopal church began to prelude to
the last rites over the remains of the
late Senator Gear. All day the re
mains lay in state in the church,
guarded by a body of gray-headed
Grand Army veterans. A constant
stream of people passed Into the church
and by the casket, taking a last look
at the features of the dead statesman.
Rev. Dr. Hulbert read a chapter from
the Scriptures and then Rev. Dr. Salter
spoke of the life and character of the
senator.
He was followed by Representative
Hedge, who delivered a short. eloquent,
funeral address. Rev. William Salter
then said a short prayer and Rev. Dr.
Hulbert pronounced the benediction,
after which the concourse slowly dis
persed. The remains were conveyed to
Aspen Grove cemetery, where they
were laid to rest with private cere
monies, only the family and relatives
being present. A large number of dis
tinguished men was present at the fu
neral, among them Governor Sbaw.ex
Governor Drake and all the state offi
cers, and congressmen of. Iowa. Tele
grams were received from McKinley,
Speaker Henderson and others.
Week Was Good for Harvesting.
Springfield, Ills., July 19. The
weekly crop bulletin Issued by the
Illinois section of the climate and crop
service of the United States depart
ment of agriculture says: The past
week bas been excellent for harvesting
purposes and advantage bas been
taken of it to push this work rapidly.
Good rains have fallen in the northern
district, but they have not materially
Interfered with farm work. The week
has generally been dry in the south,
while rain is badly needed in the
northwestern part of the central and
In the southwestern part of the north
ern district.
Many Damped Into the Water.
Lake Geneva, Wis., July 19. One
hundred excursionists were precipitated
into the lake Tuesday evening while
standing on the steamer landing.whlch
collapsed from overweight. All were
rescued and very few injured. No
names are given. The excursionists
were from Harvard, Ills.
DELIVERED FROM CAPTIVITY.
Boy Who Had Been Prisoner of tho Gyp
sies for Two Tears.
Belleville. Ills., July 18. After two
years In the captivity of a band of
gypsies, a life which was a living
death, Elmer Morgan, aged 12 years,
was rescued Monday ten miles north
of Belleville. Young Morgan was kid
naped from an orphanage at Belle
Vernon, Pa., In April, 1S9S, and from
that time bis life has been one round
of drudgery and pain.
The gypsies treated him with the
utmost cruelty, whipping him until he
could not stand, and stoning him be
sides. His screams Monday morning
while he was being whipped brought
about his rescue by farmers. The au
thorities have notified his relatives.
May Imprison Li Hung Chang.
London, July 18. It is stated in the
lobby of the house of commons that
the government has Issued orders for
the seizure of Li Hung Chang and for
his imprisonment at Hong Kong pend
ing his deportation to some place In
India in the event of his proceeding
northward by sea to Peking. English
gunboats are hovering off the coast
of the province of Kwan-Tung with
orders to intercept any vessel having
the viceroy on board and to secure his
person. It is resolved to hold Li Hung
Chang as a hostage.
Labor Trouble at Milwaukee.
Milwaukee. July 18. At a meeting
of the Milwaukee Building Trades
Council and the Milwauke Brewers'
Association, the wage scale for on
other year was agreed upon with the
exception of that relating to the brew
ery carpenters. The scale is prac
tically the same as last year. The
carpenters ask 30 cents per hour in
stead of 25 cents, as in the past. The
brewers' association was willing to
compromise on 27V4 cents, but this
was not accepted.
NNA V
Goes There to Locate Western
ltepublican Headquarter.
DEMOCRATIC N0TIFIER3 NOTIFIED
Roosevelt, en Route East. Has to Do
Some Talking Republican Club
Convention Adjourns.
Chicago, July 19. Senator Hanna.
chairman of the Republican national
committee, arrived here yesterday to
as he expressed it attend to a "few
of the preliminaries of the re-election
of William McKinley to the presi
dency." "I am not talking about the
campaign or anything else," he de
clared when questioned as to when op
erations would begin. "I am here mere
ly to help Mr. Stewart, Mr. Payne, and
Mr. Kerens pick out suitable head
quarters." Just Would Not Talk Politics.
"Do you expect an extra session or
congress to consider the Chinese trou
ble'" "I am not discussing public matter;
in any way," he replied.
Some unu ventured a question as to
who would have charge of the Chicago
headquarters. "No! no! no!" exelainie.i
Hanan, emphasizing his remarks wit i
the cane which he carries. "1 hav.'
nothing to say." And thereupon 1. -turned
about and gave an order to tLj
hotel clerk for a laudau.
Democratic Notification.
Secretary Walsh, of the nationr!
Democratic committee, at the reque t
of Hon. James T. Richardson, gai ?
the following official notice yesterdo .
to the press: "The notification meetln ;
to notify the presidential and vice pres
idential candidates named by the Kan
sas City convention will be held at li
dlanapolls. Ind., on Aug. 8, 1900. A..1
members of the two uotificatin col.
mlttees are requested to meet at tl .?
Grand hotel, Indianapolis, on tLj
morning of that day."
Gov. Roosevelt Passes Through.
Governor Roosevelt and his party
arrived in Chicago from St. Paul at 1
p. m. yesterday with no more demon
stration than usually ateuds the ar
rival in a station of others who trav I
in private cars. The governor declint d
to answer the rumor that nothii ;
would please him better than to dr.
the vice presidential nomination as 1 e
dropped his position in the navy de
partment and lead a regiment of Rout -
Riders over the walls that surrouu.l
the Chinese cities. He said he did n ,;
care to discuss the Chinese sltuatici.
Before he left St. Paul Tuesday nlg!K
it was given out-that he would ma Vi
no speeches en route east, but at Mil
waukee 3,000 people were at the si
tlon and he had to speak briefly.
REPUBLICAN CLl'B LEAGUE.
In National Convention Names an Illlnj'j
Man for Leader.
St. Pau July 19. The national cc
vention of Republican clubs elect. :
the following officers yesterd...:.
adopted resolutions and adjourn, i.
President, Senator Isaac Miller Ha .
llton, of Illinois; vice president ...
large. Luther Mott, of Oswego, N. V ;
secretary, D. II. Stiue, of Kentuc!:.
treasurer, J. R. Wiggins, of Peun?
vania. Judge C. W. Raymond, of 1 ..
nois, moved the appolutment by i
league president of a committee c . .
sistlng of one from each state and I -ritory
to wait upon President McKn -ley
and to pledge him the support
the league. The motion was earn. j.
Resolutions of thanks were adopi .i
to Governor Roosevelt and the Jtl .
speakers, the retiring officers, anik t . -city
of St. Paul and state of A. ...
nesota, the hosts of the league.
The resolutions adopted are of t'
standard Republican order and in do:
the Philadelphia platform. Of the C. -nese
difficulty they say: "We depl .:
the conditions now existing in Cu..;
and we assure the American pet.j '
that a Republican administration v. -I
protect all of our interests, demand...
full indemnity for the past and sec. .
ty for the future." It was agreeo .
hold the next national convention
St. Louis, recommending that the f
be fixed by the executive commit
The secretary read a message 1
President McKinley expressing re
at his inability to be present and s '
ing congratulations on the success n
the league. Messages wers reces . .
from a long list of others, and as . .
list was read the various states
plauded the names of favorite .
Resolutions of regret and symp..
for the death of Senator Gear, of lo .
were presented by Senator Portei
Montana, and unanimously adopted
a rising vote. The convention -Journed
sine die at 1 p. m.
CALL ON ANTI-IMPERIALISTS
Made by a Judge of the United S; .'
Court In Colorado.
Denver. July 19. Moses Hr " .
Judge of the United States dip .
court for Colorado, as local represt
tive of the American Anti-Imp
League, has Issued a call for comn ...
cations to him from those who
willing to make the sole issue ol
coming presidential campaign anti .
perlalism.
The call is preliminary to a cor .
e-nce of anti-imperialistic delegates : .
the whole United States, to be hei
Indianapolis Aug. 15. The confer,
says Judge Hallett, will be practi
a political convention. The dele
will frame a platform. The plat ...
will touch one question, and onlv
the Incorporation of new ten
beyond the seas into the United S;.
He Filled Up On Liquor.
FInekHey, Mich.. July 18. F.'
last, Martin Armstrong, of Una..
came to Plnckney, and after flllli
on liquor started for home. H
found the next morning frozei
death about one mile from horns. x
his widow, Mary L. Armstrong
begun suit for $10,000 dai
against Albert Reason, of Pine
and his bondsmen. Floyd and 1
Reason, claiming he sold the llqi.
Armstrong;
la Stuck" on Polities.
Oshkosh, Wis.. July 18. A ver
terestlng young Japanese nam
Sakagaml is spending his vacati
this city. This young gentlen.
taking a course in the Unlvers.i
Wisconsin, and is making hie
through college by selling Jai -furniture
in bamboo. Sakagaml
bltlon is to become a politician
he returns to his native country .
years hence.
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