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The Omaha Sunday Bee. Eo! 3 PART I. PAGBSVVtO !2. ESTAULISIIED .JU;NE Ii, 1871. CKM-AIJLA, SUNDAY JUOKNIXG, JUXK 124, lDOO-TWENTY-FOUU PAGES. STNXi LI' COPY FXVFj CENTS. 5 3 E ride cf the Anminin Uwj Leaves Hong Kong for Takn llarbor. BOXERS CONTROL IN NORTH CHINA Entire Country is New in tho Hands of tbo Ant'.-Foraiga Society. SAID ADMIRAL SEYMOUR 13 S.URROUNDFD Chinese Reports Are to the Effect that the Relief Column is Oat Off. ROAD TO TIEN TSIN STILL BLCCKADED llurdrn of thee Too l.iiluee llelt t It f i: fTorln of till' American mill liiiKmlim Force (o lti-m!li tin- It. (Copyright. i!X), by Press Publishing Co.) MONO KONO, British China. June 23. (New York World Cuhr.-am Special Tele gram.) The United States battleship Ore gon hna gono north. Reports from Chinese sources Htnte that (Admiral Seymour has taken possession of the Tartar city In Pekln. There. Is not n Chinese port north of Amoy tonight which Ih not doubtful of Its urcttrlty. The Boxer movement Is spreading rapidly. Chlneso troops arc deserting every whet o to tho Boxers, who are becoming tho sole authority In tho empire. United States Consul noodnow Bhowed mo private dis patch and olllclal ndvioca of tho graven! Import. They strengthen the ronvlctlon that the situation In North China Is hourly grow ing worse. Fow of tho foreign legations are believed to have survived. Admiral Seymour, who commando the al lied foreign relief force, Is surrounded, If not annihilated, between Tien Tsln and Pekln. Tho allied forces now hold only Eomo flvo miles of tho Tien Tsln & Pekln railway (which Is about seventy miles long) ( and nro besieged at that. Not a word has '(been heard from tho relief expedition slnco tho 13th. In tlu opinion of experts here 20,000 troopfl, American. British, C.erman, French, Italian and Japanese, reinforcements are needed under u competent commander to lorco a way to Pekln and protect tho nur ivlvorH of tho massacres. Tho nearest large reinforcements are Itusslan peasants at Port (Arthur. Japaneso at Slrcahlma and Americans at Manila. Shanghai Itself fears nn attack. Thero ts "widespread terror and no one Is hopeful of early relief. lloml to 'I'll-ii Twin Blocked. LONDON, Juno 21.-3:20 a. m. The only iatspatches from China received last night nro these which give further details of tho repulso of Thursday'! attempt to ro.iove Tlon Tsln. According to a dispatch from Cho Foo hordes of Chinese with well posted nrtlllory block the way of tho American and tho Russian forced. The guns of the allies could make no Impression nnd It wni found Impossible to shift tho enemy's po sition. Nothing could bo done except to fall back and this was accomplished in pood order. It was ascertained that ths foreigners in Tlcu Tsln wcro making a gallant defense. The French concession foulldlngs had been vigorously nttacked with flro and In all probability havo been re duced to nshes. After tho force retired nn armored trnln nttempted to reconnolter, but was.lernlled. More troops are arriving ot Taku and another attempt at relief with a forco of much greater strength was to Jiavo boon mado last (Saturday) night. Tho Chlneso legation at Berlin received nn nther telegram Saturday night slating that nil tho legations in I'ekln were safe nml that tho foreign ministers at that place wcro till well. POWERS ARE ACTING AS UNIT JlrmiiKr llecelved from Admlrnl Kemp IT ImllcnlliiK Co , Operation, i WASHINGTON, Juno 23. The following cablegram from Admlrnl Kempff was re ceived lato this afternoon at tho Navy de partment: "CHH FOO, Juno 23. Secretary Navy, Washington: Proclamation Iraned 20th: 'Tho admirals and senior, naval olllceis of the allied iiowers In China desiro In tho nnme of their governments to let it ho known to all tho viceroys and the authorities of coast ond river provinces and cities In China that they Intend to tlfo armed foreo only against tho Boxers and those people who oppose them on the march to Pekln for the rcscuo of their fellow countrymen.' KBMPFF." lAdmlral Kompff's niei-ago Is of impor tance as showing tho present attitude of the powers represented in Chinese waters. It Indicated that for the present nt least they nro operating In harmony for the release of foreigners who nro eonllued In tbo Chl neso capital nnd that they are taking nctlvo titers by moans of proclamation to hnve this fact become' known to tho peaceably Inclined Chinese. Officers hero Interpret the procla mation ns n conciliatory measuro nnd be lieve It Is rulculutod to restore tho confi dence of tbo Chlneso pcoplo In tho pacific intentions of tho powers. AMMUNITION JSABOUT GONE RtnrtlliiK Itcpnrt Conic II ccnril I iik - Coiulltloii o( Troop ut 'I' I I'll 'I'm In. NKW YORK. June 23. The Journal and Advertiser today prints a copyright dispatch from Itev. Frederick Brown, presiding elder of tho Tien Tsln district of the Meth odist Episcopal church. Tho dispatch Is dated nt Chefoo June 22, and Is as fol lows' "I hao Just got away from Tien Tsln on a (icrmun gunboat. The city h.ia been bombarded for several days by the Chinese. All thn foreign part of Tien Tsln lias been destroyed. "Lieutenant Wright of our navy nud 150 others of tho white residents, marines .in J sailors sent up to our assistance are killed or wounded, "Tho American consulate building has been destroyed. "Ammunition Is nlmost gene. Tho gar rison are suffering terribly and need Instant help." PEKIN REPORTED IN PERIL UItoiiiirlc In Slum Ttinn Ordered to Proceed to Port (or I'roliM'tlon. NHW YOItK, Juno 23. In reapoiue to a cabled luqulry, ns to whether Its mis sionaries In i'ekln nnd Shan Tung wpro safe, the Preabyterlnn Board of Foreign Mis eions, In this city, today received the fol- (Continued on Second Page.) i BISHOPS MAKE A GREAT HIT Donor nml Dudley f'niitlt nti" Premier nml A rclihlnhoii h Their l'ornixl Vlilllllc, (Copyright. I W0, by Press Publishing Cn.) LONDON, Juno 23.-fNow York World Cablegram Special Telegram.) Bishops Doanc and Dudley made u great lmpicfslin on Lord Salisbury and the archbishop of Canterbury by their addresses to the Society for tho Propagation of the Oospel. Tho Westminster Gazette aayB: "What impressed th! Dngllsh audience wan the wonderful How of language und delight ful wit cf the transatlantic visitors, tho lire, forco nnd case with which they passed from humor to pathos and back ngnln. There was nono of that faltering and hesitating for a word which v.e are accustomed to. No sentences were left In the ulr unfinished; no derelict nominatives wandering about In search of n verb. Our English speakem were simply 'not In it' with those men, and the rest of the, speeches fell flat. They had some thing to nay und knew how to suy It. They were In more perfect form, with splendid lungs and larynxes which had never known ! London fog, and withal, except In moments of excitement, there was scarcely a perceptl blo trace of what wo cull 'twang.' "Tho archbishop of Canterbury nnd the premier leaned back In their places anil laughed delightedly at this unexpected out burst of American forensic power." HIS WAITING WINS AT LAST ! (Jrornr of tireeee Snlil to lie IiikukciI to Murry Prince Victoria of Wnlr. (Copyright. IflOO, by Press Publishing Co.) PARIS, Juno 23. (Now York World i Cablegram Special Telegram.) Sovcral ; arlstrocrats and diplomats who usually reside , In London, but aro Just now here doing the 1 exposition, discussed Inst night tho presence In Paris of the agent of a secret engagement J between Princess Victoria of Wales and j Prince Ocorgo of Orccce, governor of Crcto. i All present seemed to regard nn early public announcement of tho engagement certain. Tho wholo heart history of the princess ' was rehearsed by a veteran London attache I for tho benefit of tho younger men. Ho told I how sho fell madly In love years ago with a brilliant young lieutenant In the Knglish army, who Queen Victoria one day summoned nnd reprimanded and harshly ordered him to India, with a substantial promotion, and how tho buoyant und nmlablo princess later wished to marry a wealthy and rullned London banker, many years her senior, begging to be allowed to abandon court and country. Tho same diplomat, who Is an intlmato friend of the prince of Wales, said thnt the princess has never loved George much, yet she finds htm congenial. He, on the con trary, has always desired tho marriage. For fifteen years they spent their vacations together In Copenhagen with their royal Danish relatives, and Oeorgo proposed to her every year, undaunted by repeated re fusals. Tho princess Is now over 30 nnd Georgo Is ono year younger. FATHER SEEKS VENGEANCE I'rliieo nt Monaco Attacked liy n Ainu Whom- Son Committed Sui cide nt .Monti- Curio. (Copyright, 1000, by Press Publishing Co.) PARIS, Juno 23. (New York World Cablegram Special Telegram.) Tho French authorities havo carofully concealed the fact of nn attempt upon tho life of Prince Albort of 'Monaco last Thursday morning Just as ho was leaving Paris. Tho would-bo murderer -was a wealthy German, whose only son committed suicide last March at j Monte Carlo, after losing all of his personal i property and a largo amount of borrowed ! money. Tho father had been crnzed with j grief ever since and has dogged the prlnco through Paris. Last month when tho Monaco i exposition palace was Inaugurated tho Ger man startled tho brilliant throng of guests by suddenly rapping for sllenco and solmnly Invoking God's malediction upon tho building nnd "the Infamous princely family -whose foul wealth Is bought by tho blood of count less men and the shame of countless women." Tho pollco evicted tho Intruder. Last Thursday while entering the rnllway depot tho prlnco was suddenly caught at tho throat, borno down and half strangled by tho German, who Is of powerful build. Tho detectives and the prince's attendants rushed In and knocked tho man senseless Just ns ho had drawn n pistol to shoot tho prlnco. Tho authorities, fearing a crank epidemic to scaro intending royal visitors, succeeded In preventing publication of tho story. FROM PARIS TO THE PACIFIC Trip Will Soon He .Muile In I'nlnee t.'nm nud Only Klcven lliiyn I'oiinii in I'll. (Copyright. 1!KX, by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON, Juno 23. (New York World Cablegram Special Telegram.) In vlow of the rapid development of tho far eastern nuestlon It Is highly Important to know that tho transslbcrlan lino will bo completed to Port Arthur as well or Vladivostok by tho tlmo originally fixed tho fall of 1002. Hven now passengers can roach China by the overland route. Thoy may travel on a trnln do luxe, equipped with a library, gym nasium, piano, bath room nnd other con veniences to Strotensk, considerably west of Luko Baikal, and go thence by steamer on Amur river to Khabarovsk, from whoro tho railway la open to Vladivostok; hut by 1002 tho 4,000 miles of new railway will bo completed to Port Arthur. Then from Paris to the Pncltle coast It will tako eloven days; to Shanghai fifteen diys. Tho present minimum tlmo Is forty-fivo days by steamer. REV. SHELDON IS SHOCKED Di'iuiUcnncRi In KiiKlnnd I'm- Snr liini'N Au.vlliliiK lie snw In To fi rU ii. (Copyright, ipoo, by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON, Juno 23. (New York World Cn bloeram Sncclal Telecrnm.l "Durlnrr tho j three, weeks 1 havo been In Great Britain 1 1 hnvo seen more drunken men than I ever saw In twelvp year-i In Topeka, where pro I hibltlon Is enforced." I So spoko tho now Charles Sheldon In ! Edinburgh yesterday at the convention of , tho World's Women's Tomperanco union. TORY GETS INTO TROUBLE I'Jnrl of llrniii'limnii Talks Too Much and Will He llreiillril from AnNtrnlln, LONDON, June 23. By publicly sneering at the critics of Joseph Chamberlain's fed eration Ideas tho earl of Beattchamp, the governor of Now South Wales, has got him self Into hot water with tho Australian del egates nml may bo recalled. Delegate Kingston write to tbo Tlmei demanding that he be officially called down, whllo Sir Phillip Oakley Fys, thn ngent general for Tasmania, Id Iondon, publicly refsrB to the peer as a "foolish young man with a swollen head." ALL EYES ON CHINA Air Eurcbareod with Rvtmsrj About What the Powers Will Do. CABINETS THEMSELVES ARE UNDECIDED One Trouble is Diplomats Do Not Knew What ii Qaing On in Orient. JAPAN AND RUSSIA LIKELY TO CLASH First Daly if to Relieve Diolomats and Others at Fekin. FRESENT FORCES UNEQUAL Tfljf TASK m IteliiforeiMiientM l.onUrfpTir from Inillu und the I'MHnjlyr-I.Htle or liitcrent In JXiilel- plilu Cnuv (Convrlcht. khjO, by IBtVssielated Press.) LONDON, June 23. Ffom every capital In Kurope and from every now center the world over thero is pouring Into London nn cmazlngly Interesting 'itrcam of stories purporting to foretell the nctlon the powers Intend to take In regnrd to China. Accord ing to usually well Informed correspondents at Romo, Vienna. Yokohama. Paris und Perlln. tho powers are now deliberating as to tho advisability of Imprisoning tho dowager empress of China nnd nro busy arranging tho details of the long-looked for partition of the celestial empire. Thtse forecasts bear many evidences of authoritative In spiration. Yet the Associated Press is In n position to say they have not a fragment of basis. Upon the authority of the British government It can be declared that no com munications havo passed between the powers regarding any action In China excepting tho relief und release of tho diplomats shut up in Pekln. When that is accomplished, to use the words of a foreign olllclal, "It will bo tlmo enough for tho nations to deliberate on their nctlon." This official added: "No plan for the eventual settlement of tho Chlneso problem has so far been presented to Great Britain, nor oven suggested to her." Whllo Lord Salisbury Is too cautious to commit himself to prophesy regarding the outcome of ono of the most remarkable crises In tho world's history, the Associated Press learns that ho Is not Inclined to be llevo this Boxer outbreak will Im mediately bring up that most vital of all points, that Is, the paramount necessity for European suzerainty over tho entlro Chlneso empire. To further quote the foreign office olllclal : DIploniittH In the Dark. "In discussing tho utterances of states men and tho writing of correspondents, one must remember they are. to bo gauged by standards of comparative Ignorance rather than by comparative knowledge. No European really knows anything about China. Some know less than others, but that Is about all It amounts to. Wo aro not purleylng with 'the other powers nnd the other powers aro not parleying with us, for tho simple reason that wo aro all Ignorant of the conditions wo nro facing. Unanimously wo are trusting to tho naval officers on the spot. When thoy are In a position to report to us tho extent of the uprising thoy may bo nblo to tell us whether we aro facing n rebellion chiefly confined t tho north or whother wo aro opposed to tho wholo Chinese pcoplo nnd government. Then It will bo feasible, but not until then, for the powers to get together In an attempt to agree upon some method of settling the Chinese problem. "Tho first thing Is to release our respectlvo diplomats. That, it seems, has not yet been accomplished nnd while that remains tho chief objective and tho naval commandois of nil nations maintain tho present harmony Great Britain Is not anxious, nor do tho other powers eccm anxious, to bring up tho debatable questions of an eventual settle ment and you may bo aFsurcd that all tho reports of an international agreement on a lino of action subsequent to the restoration to safety ot tho diplomats at Pekln are prematuro nnd unfounded." Foreigners and commercial men at all of tho treaty ports nro of tho opinion that tho Chinese government hns been wrecked be yond repair nnd that the only solution for tho existing anarchy will be tho establish ment of a new government controlled by tho civilized nations. Attempts to restore tho emprcFn on tho basis of her .foreordained promlso ot good behavior would make tho position of the foreigners worse than over. A popular plan Is the restoration of tho emperor. If found alive. With liberal ad visors ho could bo hold subject to strict supervision by some council representing the foreign powers. Tho personal punishment of tho highest officials concerned In tho antl-forelgn movoment Is considered essen tial. Interest In Hnilo nml Aniei'lrn. lntere.it Is focused on RumIh and America. It Is the universal belief that Russia In stigated rioting, expecting to march an army to Pekln nnd proclaim Itself protector of China under tho guise of restoring order, but achieved a fiasco on account of the prompt action of tho other powers. America, which Is considered to hold the key to the situation because of being beyond suspicion of land-grabbing motives, is In tho best position to take the lead lu making pro posals for a permanent arrangement. Thero ts a practical Anglo-Americnn alliance In China. Tbo commercial organisations of both nationalities nro urging their respective governments to hurry more troops. Tho prrsoncii of enough soldiers to enforce the demands upon China, besides being a check to the ambitions of rival powcrB, is deemed vital. There Is an Insufficient num ber of English troops available to protect tho Interwtu nt stake In tho treaty ports. Tho English nnd Americans confidently ex pect that several regiments will be sent from the Philippines without delay. No confldenco Is expressed In LI Hung Chang, who lb expected to follow whatever policy Is likely to result In personal ag grandizement. Many missionaries from tho Yang Tse Klang valley aro coming to Shang hai for safety. Three Chlneso gunboats, re cently built by tho Armstrongs, havo nr rlved at Shanghai from Taku, fleeing from the foreign lleots and leaving n captain bo hind In their haste. Two Chines? crul.sore at Klnng-YIng are provided with modern artillery nnd nro liutructed to watch for tho approach of foreigners. Six Amorlcan Prcs bytorlan mibalonarlrs from Klang-Ylng have urrlved at Shanghai. A wealthy Chinaman, who fled frm Pekln on the 14th, says that all the legations except tho British, At:etrIan and Belgian have been burned, tho foreigners taking refuge wllh those throe. llnnRcr of n t'nnllii't, Tho general trctid of the beat Infonnod opinion In London eeems to bo tha ths opposing Interests of Japan and Russia may In themselves precipitate a crisis evn bo- (Continued on Fourth Pace.) PRINCESS AND THE PEARLS One of the Morli'M Which the London I'ollee llnif I p lliirlnu , the Week. (Copyright. 1000. by l'less Publl'hltig Co.) LONDON, Juno 23.-(New York.Worll Cnblegrnm Special Telegram.) Licflon w.n startled this week by what appeirol to le n scnsatlomil theft from the Carleton hotel ot Princess Radziwlllo $300,000 neck lace of pearls, hut tho sequel was t.tlll more sensational. Although the prince s Invoked tho aid of Scotland Yard and gave a most clrcumstuntlnt account of her toss, tho detectives discovered that while the pearls were really gono they had not been stolen, but had been pledged by the prlncois herself. Why, It will be asked,- should she havo ralfed n hue and cry? The explanation offered Is simple, though romantic. The missing ptarla had been given to her by n young nrlstcwratlc ad mirer, who hnd annexed- them from his mother's Jewel case, substituting n fac slmllo mock suite for them. Tho losa had been discovered by his mother and ho had Implored the return of the gems. T o princess consented, but when the tlmo came to deliver them sho declared that they hid been stolen. ' The princess has now left tho Carlo. on hotel, whoro tho affair caused much an noyance to tho management. Further de velopments nro expected , though great efforts are being mndo to huh tho affair up. Thero are many Princesses Rndzlwlll, This ono Is the daughter of a Vlnccnncs nobleman, young handsome and guy. FIND ABBAS MUCH OF A BORE KiirIImIi Politician nml t'onrt l'unc tlouurlen Timet by the ICheillve'n llncni nnd lliidenenN. (Copyright, 1000, by Prcsa Publishing Co.) LONDON, Juno 23. (New York Wotdd Cablegram Special Tolegram.) Tho khedlvo's Illness excites tho utmost concern on political grounds In tho British court and cabinet. Ho came to England only under pressure. Ho hates England intensely, nnd his French advisers, through Interested motives, wnrned him against trusting him self to tho hospitality ol "Perfide Albion." Being a weak-minded, suspicious creature, ho was Impressed by tho warning, and noth ing will convince him hereafter that his lllnees was not brought about by English agencies. Tho queen, as well ns her ministers, are furious. It has upset nil tho arrangements for the khedlvo's entertainment, and It I? doubtful If the queen will consent to remain to recclvo him nt Windsor castle, whero ho was to be stupefied by the grandeur and state so Impressive to. tho Oriental mind. Every thing is being dono to conciliate him, but ho Is perfectly arbitrary In dealing with tho British court. Ho cancelled hu engagements arranged for three njghts of Lis stay, Insist ing on having them free. How ho intends to pass '''om is shrewdly conjectured from tho fact hat his advance agent was hero ten days ."vunf Ing for his master's enjoyment of hU oiar time. This Is winked nt by his hos , ... Is usual In tbo case of Oriental potenti'" jotinh If tho truth wero told the nr or ormlst con science would havo o:i i ;blng worth squirming over. WHY HIS PICTURE IS POOR DellRhtn of nniTlnir n Queen nn Ex perienced liy William Qull Icr Orehurdson. (Copyright, 1900, by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON, Juno 23. (Now York World Cablegram Special Telegram.) William Qulller Orchardson's portrait of Queen Victoria in the Royal academy this year, which has been so severely etitlclzed, was painted under extraordinary conditions. Tho queen gave him only two half-hour sittings, so that ho had not time to get any thing except tho head and hands, and these nro Imperfectly sketched. Ho subsequently asked for tho loan of tho loose Jacket which tho queen wore, so that he might paint It accurately, und after much correspondence nnd many obstacles the queen consented to let him havo It for an hour. Next day a state carriage drove up to Orchardson's studio and tho queen's dresser emerged, followed by two flunkeys bearing a valise containing a Jackot. Orchardson secured a model something llko the queen In flguro on which to adjust tho Jackot whllo painting It, but this the dresser had In junctions not to permit. Instead, ho laid tho Jacket out on a chair and mounted guard over It, with tho two flunkeys ns reserves in tho background, while the artlBt, who was not allowed to upproach too near, endeavored to do Justice to tho garment. Under theso circumstances Orchardson's Ill-success Is Intelligible. OLD SAW RESET BY DR. LEYDS "KiiKlnnd'M Kxtremlt)- In the TrmiN iihI'h Opportunity" in Ills Ver sion of the Snyluu, (Copyright, 19W, by Preps Publishing Co ) LONDON, Juno 23. (Now York World Cablegrum Special Telegram.) Tho British government undoubtedly Is preparing for dangerous International complications In tbo far cast. Tho surest evldcnco of this Is afforded by the negotiations being carried on between Lord Roberts and President Krugor to end tho Boor war. An offer has already been mado to Krugor to allow him to remain In tho Transvaal If ho will surrender. But In Great Britain's difficulty tho president will oxtract far hot ter terms not for himself, but for his people. Tho Chlneso Imbroglio now completely overshadows the Transvaal war. hut as tho British censor ban rigidly suppressed nil cables respecting It sent to South Africa tho Boer leaders us yet cannot know Ita Im portant hearing upon tholr dofonso. Dr. Leyds hopes by Monday President Krugor will rocolvo Information on tho sub ject, which will bo rapidly circulated through tho two republics, giving renewed strength and hopo to tho burghors. ENGLISH BIG WIGS TREMBLE Wlnntnn rhurehlll Thi-eiiteim tn Write n Hook to V I allien I e Father .Memory. (Copyright. 1M0, by Presi Publishing Co.) LONDON, Juno 23. (New York World Cablegram Special Telegram.) Winston Churchill intends to wrltn his father's biography on his return from the war. It Will bo a vindication of Ixird Randolph's reputation by refuting tho cruol stories cir culated to account for his physical break down and early death. Winston will provo that tho collapse was caused by mental shock and worry resulting from his fathor's rdlgntitlon from office In the Salisbury ad-rulnl-Uratlon In 1ES0. Winston's intention to diMl with inr.i , Randolph's political papers mako his former cabinet colleagues shudder. His tearless handling of delicate cabinet nud personal questions Is awaited with apprehension. Tho queen's Intervention Is certain to be Invoked to prevent Winston from disclosing awkward ministerial secrcti. COMPLETE AT LAST Pirii Eipcsition is Now the Dream Its Designers Aimed At. FRIDAY MADE THE DAY FOR FASHION Full Illumination mil Trebled Cost of Tickets Mark the Occasion. FIRST MURDER ON THE GROUNDS IS DONE Joilous French Girl Stibs to the Ileart an Egyptian Dancsr. L0UBET IS MUCH MIFFED AT PECK French I'rcKldcnt I'ajs Ills Otlli'lnl VInII Ten Minutes Ahead ot Time nud l'lniln o One to lleeelve II I in. (Copyright. 1M0, by Press Publishing Co.) PARIS, Juno 23. (New York World Ca blegramSpecial Telegram.) It can at last be said that the exposition Is completely ready. Ever slncu tho opening laborcts havo been seen cverywhero working desul torily. Finally, however, all the exhibits arc exhibited, all tho walks nro leveled and graveled, tho flucr beds nro filled with blooms, tho piles of rubbish havo betn re moved, electricity has been Installed and now visitors can stroll pleasurably through every department, und over alt the sections ot tho fair grounds. -Much protest Is being mado against the recent decision to close the grounds at mid night Instead of at 1 a, m., as at previous fairs. Beginning at 11 p. m. troops, pre ceded by signalling bugles, drive tho crowds gradually toward tho gates. Since the now order went Into effect thero have been many scuffles and over f00 persons havo been ar rested for refusing to move before tho po lice. Krldny In the Swell liny. Friday has been made tho fashionable day, when tho admission Is doubled during tho day and tripled at night time. Bril liant Illuminations now take place thrice a week full on Fridays and on Sundays nnd partial on Saturdays. Tho luminous pjlace, a beautiful structure of many col ored glass, lighted within, Is a nightly fea ture and one ot tho most attractive on the grounds. After many delays, one of which was duo to tho destruction by fire a month ago of tho electric switchboard, tho great cascade, flowing from tho pnlaco of elec tricity, Is now working. It is ono of tho most marvelous sights imaginable, stand ing soraewhero tn the broad avenue ot pal aces, which passes under the Elffol tower and across tho Jena brldgo to the colonial gardens, to watch tho two cascades on the Champ rle Mars and the Trocadoro, a mile apart, each accompanied by a dozen minor fountains, tho water rapidly taking on all 'io coins from brilliant green to scarlot, vunse und pale gold. 1 TriiKt-illea on the Grounds. Tho first murder within tho grounds has been committed In the Egyptian section. A girl dancer, 18 years old, from Cairo, was ntabbed through tho heart by a young French woman employed as cashier In the great bazaar. The tragedy was due to jealousy. Another drama, less tragic, was enacted In tho Swiss village, where a beer gard:n waiter aged 17, moved by love for one of tho picturesquely dressed milkmaids, broko into the cash drawer of his employer and tried to kill himself with a kitchen knife when a dotcctlve came to arrest him. The girl also was arrested, but was released tho next day. It being proved that she was not implicated In the robbery. She Is now besldo her dying lover, refusing to leavo tho hospital. I. ouliet Kelt Slighted. President Louhet visited tbo United States national building on Thursday nnd the American colonial and French official world has been dlscurslng excitedly ever slnco tho falluro ot General Peck to arrive In tlmo to receive him. There Is no doubt that tho nbsonco of tho American representative chilled tho occasion In tolerably. It Is only Just to say that President Loubet arrived ten minutes ahead of tbo appointed hour, which was 9:30 a, m. Major Brackett was tho only member ot tho American commission present. Fortunately Ambassador Porter arrived at tho same tlmo nnd he, sizing up tho situa tion at a glance, Immediately took chargo ot the French president nnd ministers nnd tho largo escort of dignitaries. Nevertheless M. Loubet was evidently displeased, for ho gnve tho briefest survey around nml soon departed for tbo Austrian building, whero everything had been In readiness for nn hour. His stay In tho United States build ing lasted exactly seven minutes, long onouch for a few words of welcome from Ambassador Porter and n brief acknowledg ment from Loubet. Kxactly at tho hour ap pointed General Peck arrived, putting on his white gloves, accompanied by his statf. No words can express tho consternation on the faces of tho Amcrlcnn commissioners when told thnt the ceremonies wore over. Dlmippolnt ineiit for I3ililhltnr, It Is now certain that tho Vlncennes an nex, whero there Is nn Important American section, including transportntlon material, well drilling machinery, locomotives, bi cycles nnd ngrlculturnl implements nnd nutomntle tools, Is doomed to a ghastly frost. Tho American exhibitors thero com plain bitterly that our commission should have foreseen that nobody except neighbor ing suburbanites would over dream of vls Itir? Vlncennes. Thoy say tho commission should havo resisted desperately tho efforts of tha French government to exile such valuable American Industries to an annex which ennont possibly be reached from tho center of Paris tinder ono hour nnd n half by omnibus, boat or electric tram and a long tramp through tho woods. Thero are 6.000 employes In dally attendance at Vlncennes, which Is usually three times the number of paying visitors. I'rlKliti'iied the Crooks Ahiij', Tho understanding among tho criminal Judges hero to Imposo no sentence under five years Imprisonment for pickpockets dur ing the exposition has accomplished won derful results. During tho first month of the fair the dally condemnations averaged sixty soven. In the last twelve dnys not n slnglo plckpockot has been arrested, Tho pollco are confident that the army of crooks which invaded tho French capital has boon fright ened away. The dally attendnnco at the exposition for the past week has been HV.717, exclusive of several thousand deadheads. Many f'nuiiltle In llulRiirln, SOFIA, Bulgaria, June 23. It transpires that nlnoty persons were killed and 372 wounded In the recent conflict betweon the troops and peasants In tbo Varna district. . THE BEE BULLETIN. Forecast for Nebraska: Fair, Cooler; Variable Winds. Page. I Chinese .Surround Sejuiour. Ktiutlili Wnteh ChliifMe situation. I'nrl i:Miltliiu ut l.ii.x I Coiuiilele, Wextern Fiiriuern lime the t nnh, - Admlrnl KeiuifT AkUn for llelp. Sceretnry MelMeJohn n lluny Man. .'1 Kimler Prefer the Feiieepo.it. .Vchi'itnkii I'lixlun Com eiillou. KIiik Oni'iir to Ante rlcnti Smi'iIcn. 'I (ierinnn? ' Interent In the War. Frnnee Mourn for Muriilfir, . Delemilen Talk of the Coat eiitlou, Cruhe'M Mlii) em Likely to Cki'iipe. Seiiteueen Punned on Criminal. Hunker IWpliiln ,eiiii'iil. II I, ant Week III Oniulia Soeletj. 7 UoiikIiin t'ouuty Demoeriil Meet. I'roKre of the Ilee VoIIiik Content Iti'litihlli-nu l.enuue ('lull Deleuule. S Council llliin Local Mutter. O Oilfnlder Win Amei-leiiu llerhy. Iomiiiin I'leiiMed tilth the Ticket. 10 Oniiihn Win kiiIii lit St. .lofih, County Heat the City Plenty. ArTnlr ut South Onttiliii. 11 Sporl nt I.iinI Week Hevlewed. 1U Unrly Day lintel In Onilthii. TnkliiK Dinner lu the Dlulnit Cur. M Woiiiniit Her Wn nnd Her Whim IB AiiiiiNeinent und Mimical Note. Heinle from I lie Local Anteroom. Ill After n Mltierul Wonder. Fnte of the tlreut Chinese Kiuplrc, Forty-One Venr Ami In Omaha. IS Kdltorlnl nml Comment. BO Went l'oluti ( I'roduetlon. lil Comuiereliil und Klnnnelul .Venn, Bl draft of the Tontine Fnklr. LONDON MONEY MARKET DULL SeinllHK American tiold to Berlin llnrdcu the KnulUli l)leoiiut Itnte .Materially. (Copyright, 1900, by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON, Juno 23. Now York World Cablegram Special Telegram.) Owing to tho shipment of Amer ican gold to Berlin, discount rates ro hardened to 2 per cent; although supply money continues abun dant, It Is nlways difficult to form a trust- worthy opinion us to the future course of the money market nnd tho dlfilculty Is now enhanced by the uncertainty of tho Chlneso situation. Tho Bnnk of England's returns glv tho stock of bullion ut 33,745,100, an increase of 1,000,000, none too much In view of tho financial demands Impending at tho turn of the half year. Stock markets havo been stagnant on un satisfactory foreign outlook, which has moro than counterbalanced tho favorablo effect of Roberts' progress. Tho South African consols havo receded -74 nnd famlno reports caused Indian stocks to give way. No business hns been done in min ing shares, of which, despite every arti ficial Inducement, tho public Is Btlll light ing shy. Dealings in American rails show a modcrato activity. Quotations nro marked down, Northern Pacific bonds being es pecially weak on disappointing dividend and pessimistic reports of the wheat crop also had a. depressing Influence, but tho Chlneso mystery Is tho main cause of tho trouble. JAMESON TALKS OF RAID Fnniou Smith African Attempt to Shift ItCNpniiNlliimy from lllninelf. LONDON, Juno 21. Thero was almo9t a total nbsenco of war news from South Africa last night and tho telcgrnmij received lack Interest and fall to add to the facts already known. According to a special dispatch from Capetown It seems that In tho recent fight nt Zand river tho Boers captured 2,000 mall bngs containing a three-weeks' accumulation of letters for Lord Roberts' army and 4,000 worth of stamps Intended for tho uso of the troops. At Klmberley Frldny evening Dr. Jameson addressed tho electors. Ho sketched tho po sition of the rand at tho tlmo of tho raid, emphasizing tho discontent of the working class, who wero ripe for revolt. He denied that the raid caused racial troubles, In duced tho Boers to nrm or hampered tho government. Raco feeling always existed and arming had commenced long before. This is the first time that Dr. Jameson Jias broken tho Bllenco on the subject of the raid. NEWS FROM THE BOER WAR According to Pretoria Illiiilcli (Jen cm! Ilotliu I Willing tn N ii r render. LONDON, Juno 23. All tho news from South Africa continues satisfactory from tho British point of vlow. Trains ought soon to bo running between Durban and Jo hannesburg. According to a Pretorln dis patch General Botha possesses full pow ers to concludo peace Hnd it Is reiterated that ho Ik willing to surrender, but It seema President Krugor remains obdurate. Tho fact that a deputation at PiotcrBbiirg, In northern Transvaal, has approached Lord Roberts with an Invitation to send a forco to recclvo tho submission of tho town Is regarded as Important, for Plotershurg Ih far removed from tho scene of warfaro. QUINCY LECTURES IN LONDON Kx-Mnynr of Himtnn Tell Hrlllnhcr of American Municipal Method, LONDON. Juno 23. The course of lec tin cs being delivered by ex-Mayor Jo lah Qulncy of Boston before the London Schoal of Kconomlrs and Political Scionco Is well attended. Ho said to a reprc&entatlvo of tho Associated Press: "I find a broad, keen Interest among Kng llflh students In American municipal affairs. I am not trying to draw comparisons or endeavoring to apply our systems to Kng land, but 1 am simply bringing out tho bobt ' points In tho administration at Beaton. dealing especially with charitable organisa tions, rapid transit and taxation. In the main they aro very progressive ovor here, especially In the county council." Mr. Qulney, with his brldo, will return to Boston In October. SWINDLERS IN LONDON Police Comnilsaloner Murlln Denies Churue thnt American Predominate. LONDON, June 23. Several papers thU week printed long articles alleging that London Is overrun with gangs ot American swindlers. Sir 1-Mward Bradley, tho commUeloner of pollco of tho metropolis, said In an Inter view with a representative of tho A so elated Press: "It In absolutely untitle. I suppose thero aro American swindlers, Just as thero aro English, Oreman and every other kind of swindlers. But to say that American swindlers predominate Is' a libel on Ivondon'o best class of vltltnrs." FARMER HAS MONEY And II ii Spending it for Neir and Im prered Machinery. IMPLEMENT DEALERS HAVE THE CALL Omaha Houses Show Unprecedented Iccrcaie in Four Years. MORE SALESMEN, BUT FEWER COLLECTORS Bills Discounted for Cash Long Bjfora Tbej Aro Das. GUSINESS IN CLOSEST TOUCH WITH FARM Mot lleiiinihiihle llxhlhlt of Pros perity Hiiloyed I nder the Ad uiliiNli'iillon of McKlitlcj nud Itcpiilillcnn Politic. omaiiws iMPi.iMinvr iumm:s. Increase In iiumher employe Jill ier cent. InereiiNe lu mtuc inrr .".(I per ccnl, lliereuoe lu IiiinIucn iner ! 1 ,000,0011 per enr, InereiiNe In lolul number ot houne. Ihf, Briefly, this Is tho history of Omnha s trade lu agricultural Implements In tho lust four years, comparing 1H0O with lSSHi. Figures In porccntngo may mean much or little, but In this case iictunl totals back tp the percentiige. showing tho four yoara Just closing to be tho most prosperous, In tho ngrlculturut Implement trade In tho history of tho city. A report, taken from the books of ouc of Omnha's largest establishments, shows that for tho last four years the Increase In tho firm's business has been $1,1 II, 10I.G3. This flguro la based on tho assumption thnt tho business of 1900 will ennui thnt ot ISM. whllo lu fact tho figures to (Into show that It will bo slightly Increased. A report, taken from the books of one ol mancnt employes has been Increased from thirty to forty-five. A peculiar thing about this Increase Is that It hns not been the samo In every department. In 1S!)0 it had flvo traveling salesmen on tbo rond. This yenr it hns twelve. In 1SU0 It employed live collectors In other words It took onu col lector to each salesman whllo this yenr one collector attends to tho work incident to tho sales of the entlro dozen traveling men. In lSOii four" permnnent warehousemen attended to tho stock on hand and tho ship ping. Today, with practically no larger stock on hand, twelvo men aro employed permanently and many others temporarily employed. In lSflfi an olllco force of sov cnteen was employed, whllo now tho num ber Is twenty. What is true of this houso Is true In a measure of all tho implement dealcrn, tho llgures given hero being an approxima tion by r. man Intimately familiar with tho trade, from returns at hand from a ma jority of tho houses of tho city, Tho denier In ncrlcultiirul implements comes closer to tho farmer than any other Jobber nnd his trado dopends entirely upon tho man who tills tho soil. Among fnrm orH at tho HrBt suggest! Ion of hurd timet economy begins In the matter of machinery and tools. Where, In prosperous times, tho old machine would bo replaced by a now one, in hard times tho blacksmith and tho wngonmaker aro called upon tn mnko It last another year. For this reuton tho pros perity of tho implement dealer Is a certain index of tho prosperity of tho farmer ami tbo Nebraska fnrmer is the mun who makes the prosperity of tho Omaha dealer possi ble. Farmer Have Money. Speaking of the present conditions, F. L. Loomls of tho Aultman-Tnylor com pany says: "Trado was never better. I don't know whether It will bo nny better In the way of sales than last year or not, but It Is going to bo better In Nebrnskn. Ftom our re ports it appears thnt Nebraska Is to have h rocord-brenklng crop for thn acreage. Tho acreago of wheat Is one-third Iobs than last year, but the total output will bo as lnrgo, if not larger. Sales lu Iowa will not bo so large, possibly, for wo filled tho stato full ot machines last yenr, but it looks as If nearly all of the old mnchlnes in Nebrnska will bo dlscnrded, Prospects nro not so bright In Minnesota and tho Dnknlns. South ot Sioux Fulls tbo cropB nro all right, but north of Mlnnehnha county there Ih much damage. "Ono thing I notice nbout our trmlo nnd wo Bell direct to tho fnrmers who run threshing machines, four or llvo years ago It was nlmost Impossible tn get a cash pay ment on a machine. Wo had to take notes and long tlmo notes, loo. Last year our sales were nil for part, cash In hnnd nnd lu nearly one-third of tho sales we were paid In full. 1 (cannot glvo exact llgures on tho salcB of 181)0, but they wero not to bo com pared with Inst yenr's sales, cither In point of number or termB." F. 0. Kingsbury of tho John Deere Plow company: "Collections nro ubout the same as last year. Wo wero over thn river then, hut working In tho snmo territory. Our sales thlB year have been nbout tho samo as last. Both sales and collections aro bet ter during tho four years between lSflt! and 1000 than thoy wero from 1S12 to 18! an I tho number of persons taking advnntrgn of tho cush discount Is larger." R. L. Darrow of tho Nebraska-Mollno Pltw company: "Wo have hnd a moat pins porous year. Our greatest trouble has been to get goods for delivery. Thoro never was in tho history of tho houso bucIi a demand for vehicles nnd tho run on our goods has been remarkable. In common with others wo havo shortened our discount date, but !I0 per cent of our' customers havo taken .id vantugo of tho discounts. The most re markablo foaturo ot tho business of 1600 was tho easo with -which contracts worn mado. Tho orders wero larger and came In carllor." W. W. Troxel nf tho Sattley Manufac turing company: "Trade Is hotter now than a year ago and our sales In old territory havo Increnscd onc-thlrd. Wo aro reaching Into now territory with encouraging results. Collections aro bettor than ever beforo and wo havo wivcr dono so much discounting." M. F. Rodinon of tho Avery Manufactur ing company: "Tho Increase in our sales ot small goods In tho last year has been f0 per cent and on threshers 100 per cent. Not over 25 per cont ot our business Is now dono on a credit basis. Wo nro making at least 7fi por cent of our sales for cash on delivery. We do not know what t Is to look after collections any more and have ! had no bad claims for many months, This I Ih quite different from what It was thivo or four years aso," r.urim .Miiruii oi ranin, urenuoru id Mar (Continued on Second Page.)