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j CUSTER COUNTY REPUBLICAN D. M. AMBncnBT , TablUhor. BBOKEN BOW , NEBRASKA. THE NEWS IN BRIEF. Internal revenue collections In Kan- , $ as for July reached $1G3OOO.GG. ' Foreign Consuls have been notified What only plain language can go to 'ministers ' at Pckln. Cantnln Wilde objects to press as sertions that the battleship Oregon towul Inefficient officers. Ballard Smith , the well known Jour nalist , died on the 4st in the McLean asylum at Wavcrly , Mass. James Dent , an Omaha lineman , was instantly killed last week by coming In * contact with a live wire. At Panni , In. , Frank Janes shot and Jellied James Elam , because the latter refused to stand on his head. Returns of the census of Clncln- ntl showing a population of 32i > ,002 against" 200,908 for 1800 , have been anado public. At Stl Petersburg , Princess Cnhtacu- zone gave hlrtli to a1'daughter. ' The 'princess' ' Is the 'daughlcr ' of Brigadier 'General ' F D. . drant. Fifty salmon fishing nets , of a to tal approximate value of $5,000 , have been destroyed on the Frascr river. The nets wqvo mostly pwned ) iy Jap anese. The amount of gross gold In the treasury on , the 1st reached $431,170- 7G4 , which is the highest amount in the treasury In the history of the government. John D. Rockefeller's $100,000 gift to Wclleslcy was accepted after vigor ous objection from some members of the faculty , who didn't want "trust money" taken. ' The Boers have evacuated , Macl)0- ) dorp , and , It is reported , , are , prepar ing to retreat to Lydcnburg , to which place they have completed telegraphic communication. Bishop Moore of the Methodist church ) of Cincinnati loft last week for China with ) his wife and daughter to assume , his 'duties ' , as bishop of China , Japan ands Korea. Charles Kiibrtch ; on Ills farm southwest - west of Abilene , Kan. , has just 'com- ploted threshing the wheat from 3GO acres , getting 9,075 bushels , an average of over 2G bushels. Govornoi * Beckham of Kentucky has decided to call an extra session of the 'legislature 'at some dale b < Hwe6n Au gust IB and'Septc'mbdr ' 1 to'amend ' the Goobol Vjldctlo'n' Jaw"/ ' John Clark Rldpath , the historian , < licd in the Presbyterian hospital , Now York , from a cdm'pllcatlori of dis eases. Ho had been a patient in the hospital since April 2G. Consul Fee , at Bombay , has advised the State department at Washington that the government of India desires to contract nt 3 % per cent loan to the amount of $10,000,000. Jerry Simpson had a , rough-nnd- tumble fight with a negro who Inter rupted his speech at Fort Scott , Kan. The mayor of the city came to his rescue and whipped the negro. The Gazette orders the English court In mourning for King Humbert from August 2 to August 23 , and for the Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha from August 2 to September 13. First Sergeant Curtis Roerbuckj company 2 , Thirty-first volunteers , now nerving In the Philippines , has been appointed second lieutenant in the Thirty-first volunteer Infantry. Martha Hendrlcks , 17 years old , and Paul "Varnor , an eloping couple , lost their lives at Polar Bluff , Mo. , by drowning In the Current river , while attempting to escape from the angry father of the girl. James J. Corbctt and "Kid" McCoy have been matched to fight before the Twentieth Century club on the night of August 30. The men will go twen ty-five rounds under Marquis of Quoonsberry rules. I. W. Kurtz , master mechanic of the Michigan City division of thq Lake Erie & Western railroad , has adopted a rule excluding from employment on the road and the shops under his juris diction any man or boy who smokes cigarettes. Wholsalo raids on alleged bucket ! ! shops at Chicago resulted In the arrest of over 200 persons. 1 Soil whs brought up from a depth of 32G foot from a coal mine in Bel- glum , and from it sprouted weeds of n species entirely unknown to the bet anists. Two yellow fever cases have ap peared , at Tampa , Fin. The secrotaiy of state of Illinois hac certified to the change of name of the Rock Island & Western Illinois railroad to the Davenport , Rock Island & Northwestern , and nn increase of the capital stock from $100,000 to $4- 000,000. Count Mengden , secretary of the Russian section at the Paris fair , com mitted sulclclo. Colonel Henry C. Cochrane , com mandant of the marine barracks at Boston , has been ordered to CUna to take command of the marine forces to that country. A largo part of the business sec tion of Convoy , O , , was destryed by lire. Incomplete returns from the general election hold In the Choctaw nation Indicate the election of G. W. Dukes ns governor. E. N. Wright of Atoka and G. W. Dukes of Tallhlna wore the rival candidates. George Daniels , who was United States consul at Hull under President Harrison , died in London. Former Supervisor Thomas D. Shan non , of South Chicago , has been sued to recover $25,000 which , it is alleged , ho should have paid into the town treasury. The whole of the Tlntlc mining dis trict in Utah was shaken by earth quake. General John B. Gordon , common- dor-ln-chief of the ljil Confederate Veterans , will be a guest at the thirty- fourth \ . annual encampment of the Grand Army"of the Republic at Chicago cage , August 27 , COMES TO TAV Said to Have Given In Before Ultimatum of Mr , Hay , MINISTERS MAY COMMUNICATE Cheng Hopnrtn nn Imperial Kdlct Order * Unit All Restrictions Ho Kemovod unit Sending Irgutloners to , Tloii T ln The Ocnornl Situation. SHANGHAI , Aug. G. ( Now York World Cablegram. ) An Imperial edict tins been issued , providing for the escort cert of the dlplbmptlc corps to Tien Tsin by a high official , rendering fur ther action for thplr " "relief by the al lied forces unnecessary This is iho first step towards the solution of the Munition. LI HUNG CHANG. PARIS , Aug. G. ( Nqw York World Cablegram. ) China has backed down squarely before the United States. The American secretary bf state ca bled an ultimatum August ! demandIng - Ing free communication with Minister Conger. ' The very next day , n'Chinese impe rial edict was Issued , ordering that the envoys have free communication with their governments ! ' The news of China's instant knuck ling to the United States when matters - tors icamo to a climax was received here in a special dispatch dated/yes terday to Temps , a newspaper of the highest reputation for consdrvatlsm and accuracy of information. That dispatch , dated from Shanghai , announced that Sheng , the director general of Chinese railways and tele graphs , had Just communicated to the foreign consuls there "nn Imperial de cree , dated August 2 , authorizing the foreign ministers In Pekin to commu nicate without restriction with their governments and ordering their de parture for Tien Tsin under a govern ment escort. " No message has been sent out since that date by Mr. Conger or any of the other envoys , but one may be expected nt any hqur , , " , , o The Slianghal 'corrcsp&mlent of the Temps , telegraphing ( bday. also says : "Tho number1 of allies leaving Tien Tsin is no better known hero thamaro the facts' arf'tb the march itffolfj but It Is rumored that' the advance gnard had been repulsed. . "LI Ping Ileng ( former governor of Shan TungH who Is Intensely hostile to Europeans , has been named com- mander-of the Chinese forces. " The French foreign ministry has re ceived the following dispatch from the French consul at Cho Fee , dated An- feiiHt"The : - governor of Moukdon in a proclamation ) ias urged .th.e pco- plo of Manchuria to massacre Chris tians. Nearly all the missions have been destroyed. The missionaries have organized for defense , and are assisted by other Christians. " The French consul nt Shanghai , tel egraphing Saturday , says : "Li Hung Chang Informs mo that LI Ping Hong was appointed general of the troops in the north of the empire on his ar rival at Pokin. " SALSON'S GUN ACTS QUEERLY. So Arrnnged thwt Not On * of Five Curt- rldces Will ttxolode. PARIS , Aug. G. The French police have arrested at Abbeville Augcsto Vallete , a dangerous anarchist , who is supposed to have been the instigator of Suluon'B attempt upon the shah of Persia's life. Vallete loft Paris imme diately after the crime. He and Sal- son will bo confronted. Today itho po lice tried to discharge Salson's revolver ver , but not one of the five cartridges exploded , because of the way In which ho had filed the hammer. LI HUNG CHANG STILL LIVES. Is Very Despondent , hut Hits Miujo no Attempt lit Sulrldti. SHANGHAI , Aug. 6. The report that Li Hung Chang had committed suicide is without foundation. Ho Is only In a very despondent state. The Japanese consul hero has re ceived a message from Pckln saying that General Tung Full Slang has stop ped all provisions going to the lega tions. Admiral Seymour arrived at Shang hai today. Vuy Vi'ell Knoun In Dcnxor. DENVER , Aug. G. W. J. Fay , who was killed on a Union Pacific train near Hugo , Colo. , while resisting train robbers , was formerly a prominent resident of this city. Ho established the first gas and water plants hero and was superintendent of the old Den ver Gas company for a number of years. Ho was a prominent member of the Odd Fellows and had organized a number of lodges In Colorado. He moved to Anaheim , Gal. , seven years ago and had since lived In that state. In the Philippines. WASHINGTON , Aug. G. General MacArthur has convened a board con sisting of Major Louis M. Mans , sur geon ; Captain George P. Ahren , Ninth Infantry , and Captain W. E. Horton. assistant quartermaster , to select an island In the Philippine archipelago for the segregation of lepers , to prepare - pare plans and estimates for suitable buildings thereon and estimates of sal aries for the necessary ofilclals and em- ployes. firings Klnnillku ( lulil. 'SEATTLE , Wash. , Aug. G. The steamship Humboldt arrived from the north yesterday with forty-one passen gers and $200,000 in treasure. Hum boldt dates and C. W. Hall brought out $150,000 , a portion of it being the proceeds of the sale of Gates' Interest in No. 28 Eldorado. Gates is one of the pioneers of the Klondike. Juneau passengers - songers report a rich quartz strike on WIndham bay. It was made in Al May's mine , a vein twenty feet wide being found which carries high val- lieu , The vein .was traced for 6,000 feet. The poorest average gave assay returns of $19.60 put Ion. DOUBT AS TO ADVANCE. Dispatches tu London Vapors from Tlou Tsin Seem Not to Agree. LONDON , Aug. fl. Tins American and British forces b-'gan the udvanca on Pokln last Thursday , according tea a dispatch dated August 2 from Tien Tain to the Dally Expresss. "The main body of the allies , " con tinues the correspondent , "marched on July 30. General Chaffco was delayed by difficulties of disembarkation. Gen eral Dorward , the British commander , had no such obstacles and his de lay Is Inexplicable. "The other foreign' troops arc now half Way to Loofa. The force Includes 20',000 Japanese under General Yiunn * chucliJ'hnd 10,000 Russians. The Brit ish forc& totalu 9,000 and the other for eign trdopS" hunioer.7,0(30. Wo arc weak In artillery. "On'August ' 1 a strong force of Chi nes from ' { he Native * city attacked. Tien Tsin. By a series of brilliant changes our trobps drove the cnomy from their positions. The native city Js still defiant and the allies are un willing * to march troops through Its streets , as this would mean an Im mense slaughter. When the Chlncsd Saw so large a body of troops march ing Westward they1 ttppnr ntly believed they Would havu 'an easy victory over those who were left. " PART Of ALASKA LOPPED'OPF. Cirtiiln Strrump Ciinci ded to Ho Cuimdlun Territory. SEATTLE , Wash. , Atig. 0. O. II. Tltman , United States commissioner in the matter of international boun dary between Alaska and Canada , has arrived from the north. He and V. W. King , the British commissioner , have been setting monuments in ac cordance with the agreement reached In the modus vivendi. Titman states that Glacier , Bouolder Rock and other creeks which the miners claim con stituted a portion of the Porcupine district , are now in British territory. Kill Ik MUM In it Holdup KANSAS CITY , Aug. C. A Journal special from Sallna , Kan. , says : Union Pacific castbound train No. 4 , which loft Denver last night , was held up by two men several miles west of Hugo. , Colo. , ninety miles this side of Denver. The passengers in the Pull man sleepers were robbed of their money and valuables. An old man named Fay refused to surrender his valuables and fired a shot at one of the robbers , but missed. Thereupon the robbers fired In return , one shot entering Fay's mouth and coming out at the back of his head , killing him almost Instantly. The robbers es caped. Conger Aguln Hrurd rrom. WASHINGTON , Aug. C A belated message from Minister Conger was received yesterday at tue state depart ment. It came through Consul General Goodnow at Shanghai , who transmit ted messages received by Mr. Uagsdale , United States consul at Tien Tsin , from Mr. Conger and Mr. Squires , sec retary of the United States legation at Pokln. The advices are the ssame- as those received a day or two ago by the state department from Consul Fowler at Choc Foo. Mr. Goodnow's message was transmitted to President McKlnley at Canton. Now Itulo for Philippines. MANILA , Aug. 6. On September 1 the commlsssion headed by Judge Taft will become the executive body of the Philllpplnea , with power to takoiand appropriate Insular moneys , to establish judicial and educational systems and to make and pass all laws. No moneys will bo permitted to bo drawn from the Insular fund except by authority of the commission. Judge Taft and his colleagues will also ex- orclBo certain legislative functions. They will appoint judges , officials in the educational department and officers of municipalities. Photograph * of tliu New Comet. CAMBRIDGE , Mass. , Aug. C. Seven photographs of the newly dlscoverod comet were taken at Harvard observa tory hist night , and at the same time Prof. Wendell measured the light of the 1Q.5 magnitude star in the com et's path. The passage of the comet only diminished the star's brightness .03 of the magnitude. ( iuiicvii Has u Scare. GENEVA , Nob. , Aug. 0 Geneva has a genuine nmd dog scare * Mayor H. P. Wilson 1ms issued a decree that all canines at largo not muzzled must suffer the death penalty. Ono boy , a calf and some shoats are said to have been bitten. The shoats and calf act strangely. To North I'olo August llth. BERLIN , Aug. C. Captain Banen- dahl of the imperial navy , who has been arranging for an expedition In search of the north pole , will set sail from Hamburg August 11 on the Mat ador , a fishing schooner of forty-four tons burden. lie now Intends to enter the pack ice east of Spitzbcrgeu. ' Secretary liny 111. BOSTON , Mass. , Aug. G. A special to the Journal from Sunapee , N. II , , says that Secretary of. State Hay Is ill , suffering from nervous exhaustion duo to his arduous labors at Washington. Kiilcldo of u llnikciimn. CLINTON , la. , Aug. 6. Despondency over losing hio position as n brakeman on the Northwestern railway caused James Morton to commit suicide. llrrsl'g ItulatUo Hoiseu hipped. BUENOS AYRES , Aug. C. Buisoppq CaiUagni , brother-in-law of Bressi , has secured passage for Montevideo , after falling to secure the return passage money to New York , which ho paid three weeks ago. Ho boasts that Brea- ci committed a highly commendable deed and asssorts that Queen Victoria will bb the next victim. Some clerks in n British shipping olilco hcie gave him a horsowhlpplng for his remarks icgardlng the queen. It is not known whether ho will sail for Montevideo or Now York. Chinese Viceroy Makes Diplomatic , but Threatening Answer to Hay. REPLY NOT REGARDED AS PINAL IHspntch from Ooodnow Indicates Impe rial Sanction of OntniBCii Itcslstanco Uclng Encountered hy Foreign Scout * Indicates Strong Opposition. WASHINGTON , Aug. 4. The State department makes public the followIng - Ing telegrams received yesterday , Au gust 3 , from the consul general at Shanghai and the consul at Che Fee : "SHANGHAI , Aug. 3. Secretary of State , Washington : Americans left Chun King yesterday. Li told French consul today no messages will bo de livered ministers because foreigners advancing on Pekln. Two pro-foreign members of the tsung 11 yamen be headed 27th for urging preservation ministers by Li Ping llan , now com manding troops Pekln. He ordered Pao Ting massacre. GOODNOW. " "CHE FOO , Afternoon , Aug. 2. Sec retary of State , Washington : Just re ceived telegram from governor of Shan Tung , requesting me to transmit to you the following : 'Have just received tele gram , dated July 30 , tsung 11 yamen. stating various ministers , the German legation , and others ( foreigners ) all well ; not in distress. Provisions were repeatedly sent. Relations most friend ly. Now conferring as to proper measures to protect various ministers to Tien Tsin for temporary shelter , which conference will soon be ended. " 'YUAN , Governor. ' "FOWLER. " Li Hung Chang's answer to Secre tary Hay's peremptory demand of Au gust 1 , to be put In communication with the foreign ministers at Pekin , is evasive and not final and leaves the matter open to diplomacy. But Li's action , as reported by Consul General Goodnow , are undoubtedly sinister and will amount to a rejec tion of the proposition. Mr. Good now's dispatch contains some further Information bearing on the question of responsibility for Pekln conditions , In the statement that the commander of the Chinese troops , by Inference an swerable to the Chinese government , ordered the Pao Ting massacre. It Is learned here that Li PJng Hong , the commander referred to , is a civil official and well known to all the Chi nese officials abroad as one of the most rabid anti-foreign leaders in China. He is a close friend of Prince Tuan , and the association of these two In Pekin affairs , with power enough behind them to cause the igno minious death of two high officials , is regarded here as a bad sign. Simultaneously with Mr. Goodnow's dispatch came a characteristically dip lomatic message from Yuan Shih Hal , the governor of Shan Tung , repeatIng - Ing the story of two days ago that the Chinese government was arranging to deliver the ministers In safety at Tien Tsin. No effort is made to reconcile that statement with Earl Li's refusal to allow communication with the min isters. General Chaffeo's message as to the unexpected resistance of Chinese re connaissance is regarded by military men here as forecasting a greater de gree of resistance to military move ments than had been expected and they are now satisfied that Chinese troops will furnish material forat least one severe battle before the way is clear to Pekln. The Navy department today issued on order for the co-operation of Its officers abroad with the officers of the army In landing and transporting troops destined for Chinese service. This revives the situation that ex isted in Cuba when Shafter's army was landed largely through the efforts of the navy. CONGER MESSAGE WAS DATED. July 17 AVas tlio Tlmo of Sending the 1'lrnt MrsKiixc. WASHINGTON , Aug. 4. The state department has received a cablegram from Consul Fowler at Che Fee , which says that ho has obtained the copy of the cipher dispatch from Minister Con nor which was sent through Minister Wu to the department hero. The dis patch is dated July 17 and signed by Conger. Consul Fowler has no doubt as to its genuineness. IVu Culls to Srcnru Nous. WASHINGTON. Aug. 4. The ab- cencc of the Chinese minister from the state department yesterday , des pite the fact that it was diplomatic day , taken in conjunction with the exceeding sharp note of Secretary Hay , was the subject of speculation. Minister Wu explained his absence on the ground that ho had no news to communicate and his appearance at the department this morning was awaited with considerable Interest. The minis ter came in the course of the mornIng - Ing , Imperturbable as usual. He an nounced that he had absolutely no news from China. Qtictm Also to lu Killed. NEW YORK , Aug. 4. Information from Rome is printed here to the ef fect that Antonio Lana , arrested as an accomplice of Bresci , has confess ed , affirming that a plot existed in volving the simultaneous assassination of King Humbert and Queen Mar- Bherlta. ! Transport Iiulliinii for Chlnn. WASHINGTON , Aug. 4. The adju tant general received a cable message from General MacArthur at Manila to day baying ho had arranged for the transport Indiana to meet the trans port Simmer at Nagasaki and take its men and supplies at once to Taku. The Sumner left San Francisco on July 17 with General Barry and part of the Flftcnth infantry. General Barry Is ordered to report to General Chaffeo for temporary service with the troops in China. The Sumner Is duo at Na gasaki in about two weeks. C. OUTLOOK FOR STATE FAIR. Capectcd to Exceed In All ICcspccti Any Kver Hold. LINCOLN , Neb. , Aug. C. "If our ex pectations are half realized , the next Nebraska utato fair will exceed in all respects any state fair ever held In Nebraska , " said R. W. Furnas of the State Board of Agriculture. "M'ore counties will be represented than ever before and wo have good reason to believe that all kinda of IndlvUual exhibits , including machinery , will bo correspondingly large. The fair of fers $30,000 in cash premiums this year , with $5,000 for the speed events. The prizes for the county collective exhibits now amount to $2,000 and the board is thinking seriously of raising the sum. One of the features of the fair this year will be an exhibition of sheep shearing by power. "Unusual interest is being mani fested in the county collective exhibit. The county showing the highest score will bo given a $300 cash prize. Sev enteen hundred dollars will be pro rated among the other counties scor ing over 800 points , but no $ wnty shall bo paid n sum exceeding'$200. Persons contributing to county exhib its may compete for any minor premi um offered by the board. In counties where' there is no agricultural society one or more individuals mny compete In the name of the county.1 Crand Army ICuniilon I'rogrnm. LINCOLN , Neb. , Aug. G. The fol lowing program has been arranged for the Grand Army reunion , which will begin at the old state fair grounds August 12 and continue for seven days : August 12 Opening services in the pavilion , conducted by Dr. H. Bross , department chaplain , and Rev. Flet cher L. Wharton of this city. August 13 The Nebraska depart ment will formally assume charge of the camp and will issue orders ; wel come by Governor Poyntor ; presenta tion by Colonel L. C. Pace on behalf of the local committee and response by Department Commander Reese ; campfire - fire at night , led by Captain W. C. henry. August 14 Special exercises by wo men of the Grand Army , followed by address by G. M. Lambertson of Lin- soln ; campfire in evening , under di- lection of H. C. Russell. August 15 Program by the Woman's Relief corps ; address by Charles F. Manderson ; campfire , under direction of C. E. Adams. August 16 Addresses by Hon. Rob ert G. Cousins of Iowa , General John M. Thayer and Pj James Cosgrave at Lincoln. The evening meeting will be conducted by Nebraska volunteers in ' the Spanish war. August 17 Addresses by Senator W. V , Allen and J. Warren Keifer of Ohio. August IS Closing exercises. Creamery nt Long IMno. LONG PINE , Neb. , Aug. G. The Long Pine creamery separator has been successfully started and the event was celebrated by an appropriate pro gram at the opera house. Addresses were delivereu by Rev. P. H. Elghray , Prof. Haecker of the dairy division of the State university and W. W. Mar- pie or Lincoln. Music was furnished by the local mandolin club and made quartet. The separator starts under very favorable conditions and promises to be a valuable enterprise for the farmers and town. The milk received the first day was 1,650 pounds. The plant will bo operated as one of the Fremont Creamery company's system. Agitate County Division. NIOBRARA , Nob. , Aug. 6. The fight In this county for the relocation of the county seat came up before the Board of Supervisors. The original petition was filed a week ago , and Nlobrara was given a week In which to file a remonstrance. Today the same was filed and contained about 600 names. The board gave the peti tioners until Saturday to flld a counter remonstrance. At that time it is ex pected that a decision will be rendered upon the merits of the petition and re monstrance. Too't Itnro Coins and Clothes , FREMONT , Nob. , Aug. G. During the absence of the family from the city Rome one entered the residence of H. G. Paul on West Fifth street and thoroughly overhauled the contents. As everything is stirred up Mr. Paul is unable to tell what is missing. His collection of old and rare coins , some of which are very valuable , and his best suit of clothes were taken. Some jewelry and silverware wre no' ; dis turbed. Niirrowly Su\od from Death. FAIRBURY. Neb. , Aug. G. A tramp named Richard Smith made an attempt to outrage Mrs. F. C. Griffin at Endicott , six miles southeast of this city. He did not succeed In his attempt. Mrb. Griffin as soon as released from his grasp ran from the house and gave the alarm. The citizens joined In the search and captured Smith , who > vas turned over to Ui esherht , who brought the prisoner to this city and lodged him In jail In default of $2,000 bail. Capture ItunmvujGirls. . EXETER , Neb. , Aug. G. Four girls who made their escape from the Ge neva Industrial school were captured here. They were making their way to Lincoln. One of them was a colors 1 girl. The superintendent of the school arrived and took them back In a car riage. SniunuT School ( Jlusrg. NORTH PLATTE , Neb. , Aug. G. The six weeks' summer school closed hero Saturday , the total enrollment reaching sixty-six. Another summer school was held at Wallace , this conn- \y , and twenty.four teachers attended there. Sniutrolie utHhlnnd. . ASHLAND , Neb. , Aug. G. George H. Atwood , a pump dealer of this city , suffered a severe attack of sunstroke , rendering him unconscious for a few hours. He regained consciousness , but is in a critical condition. ? PUDS TO Tbo United States Will Not Stand Temporizing - ( porizing on Her Part. HAY REPLIES VIGOROUSLY TO , Lf 1 1'cUlu Characterized Attitude of Government at ' Erco- acterized us Unfriendly Conger's ilom U 1'lrit Condition Washington. Not Asking for Tators , J" WASHINGTON , Aug. 3. The state department has made public the fol lowing correspondence between LI Hung Chang and the department re garding the abandonment of the cam paign in Pekin : "In reply to a suggestion of LI Hung Chang that the ministers might be sent under safe escort to Tien Tsin. provided the powers would engage not to march on Pekln , the secretary estate state replied on the 30th of July : "This government will not enter Into any arrangement regarding dis position or treatment of legations , without first having free communica tion with Minister Conger. Responsi bility for their protection rests upon. Chinese government. Power to de liver at Tien Tsin presupposes power to protect and to open communica tion. This is Insisted on. " This message wag delivered by Mr. Goodnow on the 31st to Viceroy Li , , who then Inquired whether , "if free communication were established be tween ministers and 'their govern ments , it could be arranged that the powers should not advancd on Pekln. pending negotiations. " To this inquiry the following reply- was sent on the 1st of August : "Goodnow , Consul General , Shang hai : I do not think it expedient to- submit the proposition of Earl Li to the other powers. Free communica tion with our representatives in Pekln. Is demanded as a matter ofr absolute- right and not as n favor. Since the Chinese government admits that it pos sesses the power to give communica tion it puts itself in nn unfriendly at- Mtude by denying it. No negotiations , seem advisable until the Chinese gov ernment shall have put the diplomatic- representatives of the powers in full and free communication with their re spective governments and removed all danger to their lives and liberty. We- would urge Earl Li earnestly to'advise- the imperial authorities of China to- place themselves in friendly communi cation and co-opcratlon with the relief expedition. 'ihoy arc assuming- a heavy responsibility In acting othqr- wlse. HAY. " 'You will communicate this information mation to the minister of foreign af fairs. " This dispatch was sent to all Amer ican ambassadors and minlsters- abroad. The special cabinet meeting lasted about two and a half hours. There were present besides the president , . Secretary Hay , Secretary Root , Sec retary Gage and Postmaster General Smith. The 'discussion was confined almost exclusively to the Chinese sit uation. All the details of the situa tion since the president went to Can ton two weeks ago were carefully gone over and a general exchange of' views was had. The definite information of the safety of the legationers at Pekirt and the hopafor their final rescue were > considered the best features of the- situation. The administration desires an im mediate movement on Pekln , If It cam bo inaugurated without too mUch dan ger , and while no news has come from- General Chaffee that the forward movement has begun such news is hourly expected. JAPAN DOES NOT FAVOR WAR. IIopcs to Have China for an Ally In Con- tentMVith Kussla. VICTORAI , B. C. , Aug. 3. The To- kio correspondent of the Japan Her ald in a lengthy article says : "In- spite of exultant articles in the foreign press exhorting Japan to heroic endea vors , it does not enter the China cam paign with pride. The nation at large condemns It. Japan , it is alleged , has been dragged into it. " The correspondent prophesies war with Russia over settling up accounts In China and says China would throw in its lot with Japan against Russia. It.nl Kilt Dips ill Jail * ' ' SIOUX FALLS. S. D. , Aug. ,3. John Bad Elk , a Sioux Indian'miirder- er , who has been In jail here since April of last year , died intho county tlay of cons"mptlon. In March , icon , on the Pine Ridge , reservation. Bad Elk shot and killed John Kills Back , one of a party of three Indian policemen who were striving to ef fect his arrest. He wac tried a month later In the -United States court here and convicted of murder and was sen- V tenccd to be hanged Juno 1C of last year. Ho was granted a new trial soon to take place. ' QtilntnUlla Ilns a AVlfc In NPV York ' NEW YORK Aug. 3.-Nocola Qul'n- tavelli , companion of Bresci when he sailed to kill the king of Italv and now under arrest charged with com plicity in the assassination , left be hind n wife 26 years of age 1Smtrs ; JenVio Qulntnvelll , who lives with her sister , Mrs. Robert / I OIL0ne Hundred and Ninth street. She works In a cigar factory ? { " Qulntavelll had no knowledge that her husband was an anarchist " "sted ° rClUl thnt h ° lmd b" > - The Letter Found on the Aignnsln. MILAN , Aug. 3. ( Now York World Cablegram. ) The chief of police Informs - forms mo mat the lady's letter found on Bresci is signed Sofia and is not from Now York , hut from Buenos Ay res , where a considerable Italian anarchist colony 1ms settled. The police hero are busily arresting all anarchists and vague rumors are heard that a conspiracy 1ms been dis covered , but the procedure looks more A ' like activity Inspired by a desire to satisfy public sentiment.