The Omaha Daily Bee.
liSTAHLISIl 131) JL'y.K I!), 1371. OMAHA, TUESDAY atonyiyci, JULY (H, liWO-Tliy PAG I3S, " S1XCLH COPY 1TVH CUNTS.
ALL WELL AT Mi
Reassuring News from Chinese Capita
Through Consul Fowler.
AMERICAN LEGATION SAFE TEN DAYS AGO
foreigners Successfully Resist Attack for
Nearly Whole Month,
BESIEGERS AT LAST GIVE UP THEIR TASK
Austrian, Dutch and Spanish Legations
Destroyed and French Partially 60,
NUMBERS OF ENEMY ARE DECREASING
EmprrM DiiHiurr nnil Hiupernr Art
Itrpnrtnl Still In !lr In I'ruhi,
Tnjirllier rrlth the Ini
lirrlnl Court.
WASHINGTON, July SO. The secretary-
of Btnln received Bt midnight last night n
dlnpateh from .Mr. Kowlcr. American consul
Bt Che Koo, dated July 29, noon. Mr.
Kowlor says: "A letter from the Herman
lcatlon. dated the 21st Inst., received nt
Tien Tsln. Ocrtnnn loan In ten dead and
twelve Injured. Chinese ceased their at-
tnek on tho 12th. Baron von Ketteler's
body said to be safe, Tho Austrian, Dutch
nnd Spanish legations destroyed and tho
Kiench partially. A letter from the Japanese
legation, dated tho 22d, arrived at Tien
Tsln on 25th. Ten battalions of Chinese
shelled tho legation consecutively from tho
20th of Juno nnd stopped on the 17th of
July, but may renew. Tho enemy are de
creasing. Tho Herman, Ilusslnn, American,
Ilrltlsh nnd half of the Japanese and French
legations still defended. Japaneso say they
Have food for six days, but Ilttlo ammuni
tion. The emperor nnd empress nro re
ported at Pekln."
(crinnnn !c Word.
BKRL1N, July 30. The (Jcrman consul at
Tien Tsln hns telegraphed under date of
Saturday, July 28, to tho foreign office as
follows:
"Tho Herman secretary of legation at
I'ekln, Horr Iluelow, writes July 21:
" 'Thanks for your news. July 19 tho
condition of Cordon satisfactory. Tho re
maining members of the legation nro nil
right. Tho detachment of tho guards lost
ten killed nnd fourteen wounded. Tliu
bouses of tho legation, much damaged by
cannon fire, nro hold by tho guard. Tho
nttnek of the Chinese troops on us ceased
July Id. Speediest possible advance of re
llof troops urgently necessnry.
" 'According to trustworthy report tho
body of llaron von Kettolcr hnn been
burled by tho Chinese government.' "
Tho Cordcs mentioned In tho above ills
patch Is tho second Interpreter of tho Her
man legation. Ho was ' with llaron von
Kettoler when the lntter was murdered
nnd nlmmlf was wnundoii, Jlc eiicnped to
the legation,
IlrusNeln ConflrniN Ncivn,
RRUSSKLS, July 30. A dispatch from the
Russian admiral, Alexleff, dated at Tien
Tsln, July 30, nnd communicated to the
foreign office, states that the latest news
confirms tho report that tho foreign min
isters at I'ekln nro out of danger.
MR. WU MADE HAPPY BY NEWS
J'owlrr Dispatch lihrN Chinese Min
ister 0iMirtuiilt ' to Vent lllx
l'ent-t p Fit1Iiih.
WASMINOTON. luTy 30.--The Chlneso
minister, Mr. Wu, received tho Fowler dis
patch with satisfaction, but refrained from
any decided demonstration, Ho said:
"I am glad at last the public here and in
Europ.i has somo hews from I'ekln that It
has no pouslbln reason to question. This
nows bears out what I have maintained ever
slnco tho receipt of the Conger dispatch.
Tho ministers aro allvo and they havo been
aided by my government, otherwise they
could not havo held out all this tlmp.
"When tho first horrible reports of mas
fiacres came front Shnnghal, naturally I
was alarmed and distressed. I did my duty
ns a loyal citizen of the empire nnd tried to
nld this government In getting news of
its minister. When the Conger dispatch
enmo I felt It was genuine. It was ac
cepted by this government and I was sat
isfied. But over slnco than there have been
no contradictory reports. Tho rest of the
world wss not willing to bellevo any truth
could come out of China, When Imperial
edicts wero Issued, pledging the faith of
my government that tho ministers were
afti, there always was bad nows man
ufactured, somo excused made to offset the
Chlneso reportfl. The Chinese were made
out to be a set of liars and murderers,
as though thero wero not liars und mur
derers In all countries. Now comes this
news from European sources nnd trans
mitted through American hands. There U
now no chanco for tho unbelievers to doubt
it. I am glad of It on my own account, but
tnoro so for Secretary Hay, who han thus
won a grent victory against tho skepticism
of all Kurope."
Regarding tho report that the ministers
were being hold ns hostages In rokln, Mr.
Wu said It was very unlikely. Thoy might
possibly be under restraint, but that was
all, he thought In tho present disturbed
conditions, tho minister bollevcd this might
bo a wise precaution.
PREPARED FOR THE WORST
Letter Itccelteil nt Sioux t'lt- TelU
of riium of Deft-n He Made
liy MlHNlnnnrli'x,
SIOUX CITY. In.. July 30.-A letter has
been received from Mrs. .Margaret Mel
rose, n missionary at Nodoa, Hainan, China,
dated Juno 15. She and hor co-workers
nro now bolleved to bo dead. The letter
reads:
"Wo aro preparing for n slpge. This
week wo have mndo arrangements so that
n company of fifty soldiers, with their
officers, enmo In here to live. They havo
Ilttlo defenses near each gate and have
filled up nil tho holes In tho hedgo nnd
patrol thu yard night and day. Tuesday
one Christian villugo mocd up hero an)
It has Increased our number to twenty-five.
Today another family ot soven enmo and
In a couplo of days tho largest Chrlstlau
village will havo to qotno for protection.
Ecbool and other work goes on as usual.
"Wo decided, as the commandant has
roreatedly said he could protect us, thnt
we would not leavo for tho sake of the
Christian, who, f we leave, will have
thrco courses only open to them, to wor
ship tho devil anil becomo members of
these societies, or be killed, or run with
us. Wo aro ready for an attack at any
time. Last night n house six rods from
our gate wns looted and last week ono of
the Christians had his cows driven off lu
the daytlmo and one ot the shots Bred Just
foisted hit wife.
REST,NG
PEKIN
i"5nui- front British l.eunllnn State
J-Tivi I'orrlKiM-m Have linen
Killed liy Chinese.
LONDON. July 31. 1:05 a. m. The ad
miralty has madi public the following dis
patch from Hear Admiral I)iuce at Tlcu
Tsln: . 1
"Following menage from Pfkln:
"nillTISH LEGATION. Pit KIN. June 20
to July 16 repeatedly attacked ' by Chinese
troops on all sides, lloth rlflcand artillery
fire. Since July 16 an nrmlsijce, but a cor
don Is wtrlctly drawn on bpth sides of the
position, Chlniec barrlcndl clce to ours.
"'All the women and'' children In the
British legatlcn. Casualties to date sixty
two killed, "Including Captain Strouta. A
number of wounded In hospital. Including
Captain Halllday. Hest of legation nil well
except D.ivtd, Ollphant and Warren, killed
July 21. MDONALIV "
HOPE TO HEAR FROM CONGER
.tlessnnr from Mr Clnmle Mnellnnnlit
Looked t'ni-it mil l li) WiikIi
IiikIiiii Olllclnln.
WASHINGTON. July .10. Now that the
London foreign office has heard from Sir
Claude MnrDonald the ofllrlals here con
fidently expect that within a very short
time something will come from .Minister
Conger, If be be still alive. This belief Is
based upon the afwiimptlon that .Mr. Con
ger's facilities tor communicating with bis
government lire equal with those possessed
by his diplomatic rnlleagues nnd that be
will avail hlmsHf of the llrst opportunity
to let the people of the United States know
that he Is alive nnd as to the real conditions
In I'ekln. Some dlf.ippolntment Is exprrcned
because of the absence of any date to Sir
Claude's dispatch, the message In Its prr
ent shape leaving uncertain Just what it
brings events in I'ekln. It U thought that
the date. July 21, at I he end of the mes
sage Is the day on which It was wnt, as the
tiody of the communication says an armls
tlcc had been In existence since July l'l.
Officials nre horrified nt the great number
of persons who h.vo been killed nnd
wounded and say that when the day of reck
oning comes China will fiaye a big account
to settle with the different nations
URGED TO GOME TO CHINA
.Mlnnlnnnrlc n nt Sliunttlinl futile I'r-
Kentlj- for lllxliop .Moore to
Start for Orient.
NKW YORK, July 30. Uov. Dr. Homer
Knton, treasurer of tho Methodist Episcopal
Missionary society, today received two ca
bles .from Shanghnl. Ono read:
"Urge lllshop Moore's Immedl.Uo coming,
"WAUNK-UACY-JKM.ISON."
The signature shows that tho message wns
rent Jointly by lllshop F. W. Wnrno of In
dlannpolls, Rev. W. II. Lacy of Foo Chow
station and K. It. Jeltlt-on. M. I)., of Shang
hal. lllshop Warno Is now on bis way home
from India.
Dr. Eaton nt oneo telegraphed to lllshop
Monro, who Is In Cincinnati. Ho was re
cently assigned by the genernl conferenco
to Shanghai.
The other cablegram received by Dr.
Eaton from Kov. A. J. flow en of Nanking,
trensurer of tho Central China mission,
read:
"Notify relatives. Am In pressing need
nt funds. Mission Japan, Shanghai."
Tho fact thnt Mr. Lacy, whoso station Is
at Foo Chow, Is now In Shanghnl Is Ac
cepted ns proof that the missionaries from
southern China also have fled to Shanghai.
Dr. Eaton cabled $1,000 to Mr. Howen todny.
Mrs. H. U. Skldmore. trensurer of tho
Woman's Foreign Missionary society of tho
Methodist church, also received n cablegram
today from Shanghai from Miss Kate O.
Ilorno of tho Klu Klnng station asking for
Jl.flOO. Tho money was cabled.
The Presbyterian board received a dis
patch from Shnnghnl ns follows:
"American consul, from Chinese officials,
Shnnghnl nnd Poo Ting Fu, considered au
thoritative; lenrn Hodges, Mackcy, I'ekln."
Last Saturday the board cabled for In
formation as to the authority for tho dis
patch that the missionaries at Fao Ting Fu
had been massacred. The cnbln received
today Is supposed to mean that tho Infor
mation therein comes through tho Chlneso
officials at Pao Ting Fu to tboso at Shanghai,
who gave It to tho American consul. This
Information considered authoritative. Is
taken to mean that the Hodgo family, con
sisting of Courtland 11. Van Rennsehier
Hodge, his wife nnd MIsh Maud Mackey, M.
I)., were at I'ekln at last account and not
at Pan Ting Fu, as previously reported.
OFFICIAL REPORT FROM TAKU
Colonel Stnnifnril l-'ortwirilx Mat of
C'lmtlllltle unit ImlleittfH (lie
Xeed of tin Servlre.
WASIUNC1TON, July 30. General Oreely,
chief signal officer, lias received a cable
message from Lieutenant Colonel Stamford,
the volunteer signal officer serving nt Tnku.
China, with the Ninth Infnntry. It Is dated
Che Koo, July 27, and is ns follows- "Condi
tlons, prospects, health command good. O Ul
cers killed Ninth Infantry, Colonel Llscum.
Wounded, Major Regan, Captains Noyes and
Ilookmlllcr, Lieutenant Lawton; all doing
well. Marine corps, officers killed, Captain
A. It. Davis; wounded. Lieutenant Leonard,
sorlous, arm amputated: Captains Long nnd
Lemly, Lieutenant Dtitlcr; lost three doing
well.
"Coolldge, commanding Ninth regiment
Infantry, eays that nil necessary material
has been requested. Colonel Meade of tho
marines is of the opinion that a battery ot
field artillery and some Maxims sufficient.
Late experience would Indicate need ot heav
ier guns. Further ndvance may not be mndo
boforo September. Command should have
plenty of good food nnd heavy clothing.
Fairly reliable reports state our minister
and people In I'ekln all well on the 20th.
Can you place funds with cable company so
I can keep you advised?"
Stops have been taken at the War depart,
ment to keep Lieutenant Stamford supplied
with s:oncy, ,and he has been Instructed to
forward news of Importance when the com
manding officer of tho Ninth infantry cannot
bo reached.
TROOPS ARRIVE AT 'FRISCO
Company M of Fifteenth liifnntr,
l.ntrl)- Stn tliineil nt Omit tin,
Itetielipn I'rrNlillii,
SAN FRANCISCO. July 30. Tho tent
field of the Presidio Is rapidly filling up with
troops which are going to China. Four com
panies of tho Fifteenth Infantry arrived to
day. They were companies I, K nnd L
from Oouvcrnor's Island nnd Company M
from Omnba. Lieutenant Colonel Williams
nnd Major Cornish aro In command of tho
battalion,
Troops H and I of the Third cavalry also
arrived today and Troops 11 and O of the
same command are on the way. They aro
from Fort Meyer and mutter 100 men, under
command of Major Klugsbury.
FIVE THOUSAND SL'ItllEMI
One of the Leading Boer Commanders Has
Enough of War.
ROBERTS MAKES TERMS UNC0NDITI0NA
I'rhmloo .Nrunflnten for Some Time to
Sfcurp Mure l-'nvornlile ('nnill-
tlllllH, llllt JllM'tH Tfltll
Iti-llll IT.
CAPETOWN. July 30. Ocncral Prlnsloo
with 5,000 men, has surrendered uncondl
tlonally to the Ilrltlsh.
LONDON. July 30. The following official
dispatch has been received from Lord
Roberts:
"PRETORIA, July 29. On July 26 Mac
Donald fought a rear guard action with th
enemy from early morning until dark, nine
miles outside of Naauwpoort, In th
Ilcthlchcm hills, resulting In his effectually
blocking Naauwpoort Nek to tho Boer
wngons.
"Hunter reports that the enemy twice
checked his advance by holding strong posl
lions on two neks, one of which was taken
before dark by the Scots, the Royal Irish
tho Wiltshire and the Lelnster regiments
Our casualties were only five or six. Tho
second nek was taken during tho tight by
tho tents anil Guards, without opposition
the enemy retiring closely to Naauwpoort.
'Prisoners taken stated that 1,200 burgh
crs would surrender If guaranteed that
they would be treated as prisoners of war
nnd not ns rebels, To this I had assented
As a result of these operations Prlnsloo
commanding the Doers, asked, under n flag
ot truce, this morning, n four-days
armistice for pence negotiations.
"Hunter replied tho only terms he coub
accept wero unconditional surrender nnd
until these wero compiled with, hostilities
could not cense I expressed my approval
nnd told Hunter on no nccount to enter Into
negotiations.
"As 1 iini writing n telcgrnm has come
from Hunter saying thnt Prlnsloo had
written a second letter expressing willing
noRS to band over himself, with bis men
rifles, ammunition nnd other firearms upon
condition that the horses, saddles, bridles
and other possessions of tho burghers be
guaranteed them und they be freo to return
to their homes.
"1 have replied that the surrender must
bo absolutely unconditional, that nil rifles
Ammunition, horses nnd other possessions
must bo given up nnd that tho burghers
will be considered prisoners of war. I added
that Prlnsloo'a overtures will not be allowed
in any way to Interfere with Hunter's
operations, which must be continued until
the enemy Is dc-fented or has surrendered."
A Inter dispatch from Lord Roberts, dated
July 2!, confirms tho surrender of Prlnsloo
with S.O0O liners.
LONDON. July 31. Tho Morning Lender
asserts thnt Lord Kitchener hns been dis
patched from Pretoria to Krugersdorp to or
ganize a column to relieve (leucral linden
Powell, now bcMegcd by General Do Laroy
at Rtistonburg, In western Trnnsvaal.
TO ADVANCE WITHIN TWO DAYS
Anierlenn mill British Troop Will
.Mote from Tien Tsln In 1)1
rrutlnn of I'ekln.
LONDON, July 31. l:fiS n. m.-SIr Claude
MncDonnld'u welcome dispatch, dated Peklu,
July 21, and received In cipher, was nc
cepted on all sides as dispelling any doubt
thnt might still havo existed regarding tho
genuineness of tho dispatch. Owing to an
error In transmission the message fHlls to
ehow tho number of wounded. David Oll
phant and Warren wero two student In
terpreters.
Tho mepsage falls to mention the other
legations and other mattern of pressing im
portation to know, but It should be borne in
mind thnt the Ilrltlsh minister may not bo
nwaro thnt nil his previous dispatches hnvc
been nupprcRscd Ho mny ho under the Im
pression that the government Is fully posted
regarding nil recent occurrences.
Apart from this dispatch thero Is practl-
cnlly no frpsh news. A dispatch from Tien
Tsln asserts that tho British nnd American
forreo nre getting ready to advance within
forty-eight hours.
LI Hung Chang remains nt Shnnghal. He
pays that tho great heat prevents him con
tinuing the Journey to I'ekln.
Sir Michael Illcks-IIcnch, chnnccllor of
tho exchoquer, explained to Parliament yes
terday that tho Ilrltlsh government bad In
curred no financial liability to Japan for
military assistance In China. The proposed
gunranleo depended upon Japan's sending
n larger number of troops than she ent at
nn earlier date nnd tho offer was not nc
ceptud by the Jnpancao government.
MUCH DEPENDS ON MONSOON
Horn Cropn Are In Imminent DmiKer
so I.oiiu an I'rnyeil For It it In
Hold Oft.
LONDON. July 30,-Tbe following dls-
pntch from the viceroy of India, Lord Cur
zon of Krll ston, to tho secretary of state
for India, . -,rd George Hamilton, waa re-
colved today:
"Considerable anxiety Is felt owing to
tho weakness of tho monsoon. The situa
tion Is serious and critical In OuJnrat, Ha
roda and Rajputana West, which aro now
sown,
"No fodder whatever Is available In the
southwestern part of the Punjab. Sown
crops are In Imminent danger, as rain con
tinues to hold off. Fodder Is scarce nnd
cattle aro dying In the central provinces
of Thernr and Hyderabad. Good crops are
possible only In caso the monsoon Improves.
one quarter of tho Inhabitants of the
central provinces Is on relief. The total
number receiving relief Is 6.266,000, with
Incomplete Itombay figures. "
Tho governor of Bombay telegraphs that
there wero 8. C07 cholera cases In the famine
district during the week ending July 21,
of which 5.703 resulted family. In tho
natlvo states thero were S.2I0 cases, 5,710
proving fatal. The total deaths In the re-
lief works of tho Ilrltlsh district were
6,753, or 1 2-5 per 1.000.
There has been a good rainfall In North
Gujarat and Kwathar and agricultural
prospects nro faornble In the remainder
of the affected tracts.
The numbers on relief works was de
creasing and gratuitous relief is Increasing.
NEW CABINET FOR VENEZUELA
IMiiiinln lllnneo In (imetteil na .Minu
ter of l-'orelKii ACTnlrx it nil (Sell
er nl Piitiiln of War.
CARACAS (Via Ilaytlen Cablo). July .10.
Tho following Is the composition of tho new
cabinet officially gazetted today:
Minister of the Interior Cabrera Mala.
Minister of Wnr General J. Pulldo.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Eduardo
Blanco.
Minister of Flnnnce Tello Mendoza.
Minister of Public Works Senhor Otnnez.
Minister of Commerce Senor Ayala.
Minister of Puerto Instruction Felix
Qulntero.
HAS SOME
HOPES
'Jeiir-nll" Aeri-ntn the llellef that
Mlnlnteria Arc Held n
llimtnKPR,
LONDON. July 30. At last the Ilrltlsh
goernment Is convinced that tho ministers
nt Pekln are safe. rj.usBols, Rcrlln and
Washington advices wero regarded with h
certain amount of doubt, but ouce the
Ilrltlsh consul nt Tien Tsln confirmed
them, nil doubts vanished. At this hour
(5:30 p. tn.) the good news hns not become
sufficiently known to the public lo cause
rejoicing, but the feeling or relief nnd
gladness shown by ulflclals who have read
the dispatches can seitrcely bo described
In tho samo brenth thivt they express their
delight thoy say thin Afternoon's dispatcher
may ue rcgunieq an a siriKing vindication
of the United' States secretary of stnte.
Colonel John Hny. and almost a triumph
for him, ns rrllef from International
anxiety.
i no latest news from the far east
seems consistent wljh the theory that
mo unmese government has the for
etgn ministers niivo, hut means to
treat them lis hostages, hlp the stories of
massacre relnto to otier members nf the
foreign colony In I'ekln . Chlneso official
dom. It is" ntlegcd, cpfnly speaks of the
ministers ns hostngen.f'hnne fate depends
upon tho decision of the ixiwers In relation
to the threatened ndffturc on Pekln. Re
pprls nro niultlplylngSfthnt r number ot
lorctgncrs wero anyo to a later
date. Thus Rome jfjeporls that the
propagandn fide has Wen assured of the
safety of nlhhnn Favfc whlln
from Nankin Informs hW family that Prince
instnni or tnr- iiaiMt) legation Is nllve.
There Is no conflrmntlon of the various
statements, however, forthcoming from
really Independent fcourcos,
A telegram from Snanghal reports, on
the authority of a Briton who hnd been for
many yenrs In the service of the viceroy of
Nankin, that prior to the framing of the
Yang Tkc agreement with the consuls the
viceroy suggested Anglo-Chinese occupation
of the Yang Tso defenses, but Great Britain
declined.
It f reported at Shanghnl thnt thn powers
hnvp ngnln proposed, through LI Hung
Chang, the peaceful surrender n'f the Woo
Sung forts und Klnngunn nrsenal, but the
Chlneso regnrd the propof.nl ns a breach of
tho existing: agreement.
LI Hung Chang In understood to be pre
paring n proclnmntlon for distribution ns he
travels tuwnrd Chi LI, assuring the Boxers
of pardon if they disband nnd return to their
homes.
In the llouso of Commons todny tho
pnrllnmentnry secretnry for the forclcn
nfllce, Mr. Wllllnm St. John Brodcrick, rend
the dispatch from tho British consul at
Tien Thin, saying that the foreign minis
ters nt Pekln worn safe July 22. Mr.
Brodcrick nlso rend a dispatch In which the
Btutcmcnt wns madn thnt a strong body of
troops, composed almost entirely of Hwang
Sus, wns nround tho legations and that tho
Chlneso wero forced Jo hlock tho river
with sunken crnft, wit? a breach on the
loft bank, In ordor to iluod tho country to
thn eastward, '
Mr. Brodcrick added that tho council of
admirals decided, J"ly. 10, thnt tho rail
road between Ttrlw p.-'l Tnln should
bo guarded and manunid by the Russians.
Tho government has Informed Russia It
acquiesced, ns thn nrrnngement might bu
the most convenient, but that It must bo
clenrly understood thnt tho line would re
vert to Its former management, that Is, the
British, on termination of hostilities. Mr.
Brodcrick added thnt he did not yet know
who was to hnvo supreme command.
British troops would bo available to co
operate with tho allies, but no nrrnngement
bad been mndo to put them undor control
of foreign officers.
AMERICAN VIEW CONFIRMED
AntoKrnpli Letter nnil .Inpnnenr He-
port Clinniit lie Coiuieeteil with
lltlilenee or I'riliiil.
WASHINGTON, July 30.-Tho view whlth
tho Washington cabinet has taken from
tho beginning, that, with the exccptln of
Baron Von ICctteler, tho legntlnucrn at
Pekln wore allvo long nftor tho dnte which
wns said to hnvo marked their mnssncro.
Is being slowly but surely confirmed. Tho
most lmportnnt contribution In support of
uur government's position slnco tho receipt
of tho Conger nutogrnph letter, represent
ing tho foreign ministers to have been
allvo on July II, came today from Consul
Fowler at Chu Foo. Tho letter referred to
by the consul as coming from tho Gorman
legation at Pekln Is supposed here to have
been nn nutngrnphlc letter and as such
absolutely removed from the possibility of
fraud.
Tho Japanese report Is also reported to
havo como down to the sea without having
pasced through Chinese hands. It was
ono of the first results of the prlvato
messenger system Inaugurated by the com
mauders of tho allied forces. Taken In
conjunction with tho two reports submitted
by Mr. Fowler they added overwhelmingly
o the weight of testimony In favor of the
extstenco of the legatloncrs.
General Chaffee, whose arrival Is re
ported by cablo this morning from Cho Foo,
ccrtnlnly has mndo remarkable time In
going from Nagasaki to Tnku In two days,
howlng that tho transport Grant must
have been pressed to Its utmost. The
genernl's horses nro to arrive thoro In
bout a week, when the forward movement
on Pekln will probably begin.
YANKEE IN CHINESE SERVICE
John reruiien, NntiirnlUeil Amerl-
eun, .May He Sneeeor of Sir
Hubert Mart.
NEW YORK. July 30. The Mr. Fergu-
sen who Iiub boon spoken of an tho possllile
ucccssor to Sir Robert Hart us the head
of tho Chlneso custom service, Is John Fer
gusen, brother of Rev. Dr. Wllbcrt P. Fer
guson, pastor of St. Luko'B Methodist Epis
copal church nt Newark, N. J. Dr. Fcrgu
sen does not think It unlikely his brother
would be placed In charge of tho maritime
customs If Sir Robert Hart has been killed
in Pokln.
John C. Fergusen Ih presldont of the
mpcrlal university. Nanyang, at Shanchal.
Ho Is also private adviser of Stung and
foreign advisor of tho viceroy at Nankin. He
was born In Canada and attended Boston
university, from which ho was sent as a
mlFslonary to China.
When at Boston ho took out United Stntes
naturalization papcrn.
CABLEGRAM FROM CHAFFEE
Anierlenn Commit nilcr Report His
Arrhul at Tnku tn the War
Department,
WASHINGTON. July 30. The War de
partment tun received the following cable
gram from Major General Chaffeo:
"CHE' FOO. July 29. Adjutant Goncral,
Washington: Left Nagasaki daybreak on
July 26.. Arrived Taku nt 10 night of
July 28. CHAFFEE, Major v-i-al."
ENGLAND
DINED AT H'lilNLEY 110)11
Senator Fairbanks of Indiana Pays Visit to
President at Oanton.
ISSUES OF CAMPAIGN ARE DISCUSSED
rroxpertt- 'Will Apprnt to People
Who Will Xot lie I.etl Aivn
by So-Cnl1et Antl-
IniperlnlUts.
CANTON. O., July 30. Senator and Mrs
Fairbanks, with Judge nnd Mrs. Day, whose
guests they are for n day or two, took din
ncr with President nnd Mrs. McKlnlcy to
night. Senntor Fairbanks will tnke an ac
tlvo part In campaign speaking and will
open in Maine on August 25. He said to
night that the McKluley administration
would be the most conspicuous feature o
tho campaign. The people would be asked
to uphold and approve tho accomplishment
of tho administration nnd the manner I
which the Important qurntlonn of the past
thrco years hnd been mot. He said tho
prosperity of the country Is mcst ngrcrabl
to tho people and ho did not lielleve they
would Jeopardize It by voting for a change,
He snld thnt Imperialism wns n vory pre
tended Issue nnd that the people will no
seriously consider it nnd thnt there Is no
Ifwuo on trusts, for no party upholds trusts,
He spoko In the highest termn of th
president's treatment of the Chinese nues
Hon mill snld its solution would bo a long
nnd tedious proceeding because of the vnrled
Interests. He would not venture nn opinion
ns to the fmfety ot tho minister or of the
possibility of nn extra session of congress
After the official huslncsn of the morning
was disposed of tho president hnd n rathe
quiet dny. He gavo pnrt of It to n photog
rapner In his gallery Hitting for n new
picture. Ho walked out Into the tUrcot dur
In? the nfternonn nnd had a Ilttlo chat with
n force of laborers who wero grading nnd
paving the street near his house.
Pletro Cuneo of Sandusky was one of the
callers nf tho ilny. He urged the president
to accept an Invltntlon to :i cornerstone lay
lug In Upper Snndusky tendered some time
ngo. .Tho committee. If tho president will
ngrec, will no nrrnnge tho nroEram that
tho engagement can be filled by nn hour's
stop on tho way to tho Grand Army of the
uepuDiic encampment at Chicago nex
month.
Minister to Russia Tower, It Is expected
will bo hero tomorrow.
ROOSEVELT CALLS ON HANNA
i.overiinr lleelnrex Hint He linn .ot
lleiiril or r.ot-ptltniM llelitH
'In ken to St. I'll til Speeeh,
NEW YORK, Jtdy 30. Governor Roose
velt wns one of the first cnllers at repub
llcnn headquarters today.
After Governor Roosevelt enmo from i
conferenco with Senntor Hnnna nnd others,
lie snld:
i nnvo seen Senntor Ilanna. Scnntnr
Scott, Mr. Mnnley nnd Mr. Glbbs anil hnvn
nad a pleasant talk with them. I don't ox
jioui to jfi n.ijtntBrf but n pii.ute million
during the month of August. Lnter than
thnt I hnvo not mndo any definite arrange
ments.
When asked later If tho talk at the con
ferenco Included tho speeches thnt he had
mndo In tho west, notably tbo ono nt St.
I'niil, ho replied: "Yes, wo did talk that
over, as well as tho other speeches I made.
Tho speech at St. Paul was brought up,
nm was not criticised."
He said that he understood certain nart
of bis St. Paul speech would be made Into
n campaign document.
I'littt nnil lliinnn Confer.
After Governor Roosevelt left tho build
ing, Senator Piatt arrived nnd went into
Sonator Hnnnn's room.
Tho meeting between Chnlrmnn Hnnna
nnd Senntor Piatt was the first they havo
nail since tho Philadelphia convention
Speaking of their conferenco today, Senator
riatt said the subjects discussed were re
publican matters only. To a question ns
to what the significance, of tho conference
wns, he said: "It means wo aro going to
carry everything republican in this state."
When asked If tho matter was not very
Important and of public Interest, he re
plied: "es, It wns important nnd bf pub
lic Interest, but unfortunntcly I can sm
oothing nbout it."
When Senntor Hnnna went to lunch with
Cornelius Bliss ho was asked If he nnd
Senator Platt had not discussed the matter
of tho advUory board of the national com
mittee.
"Oh, yes, we discussed that nnd vnrlous
other things. Wo always do discuss Im
portant subjects when wo get together."
When naked ns to the personnel ot the ad
vlsory board, Senator Hnnna said: "I havo
an Idea who the persons will be. but i am
not going to tell you Just et. I am going
to wait until tho proper time comes nnil
then I will let you know."
Senntor Hnnna denied that tho talk with
Governor Roosevelt nbout tho latter's St.
Pnul speech wns nnythlng like tho report
printed todny.
Senntor Hnnna wns asked about the re
port of Senator Piatt's retiring and Mr.
Odell succeeding. Ho said:
"Sonator Platt has a broken rib, but 4ho
is In politics to stny. Ho Is In politics, head
nnd shoulders and with both feet."
Elmer Dover, prlvato secretary of Sena
tor Hnnna, camo to tho city today from
Zanesvllle, O. Among tho other callers on
Senator Ilanna, Cornelius N. Bliss, Senntor
Scott nnd Mr. Mnnloy, wero Thomns. Dolnn
of Philadelphia nnd John A. Wise.
GRAND RECeFtION FOR BRYAN
InilliiniipnlU I'repnrlnir to .Mnke III u
TIiIiikt Out of Vntlllentlon
Cei'iUllilllleN,
INDIANAPOLIS, lnd., July 30. The com
mltteo of reception for notification day ex
pects Messrs. Bryan nnd Stevenson during
tho evonlng of August 7, hut thoy mny bo
detnlned In Chlcngo so as not to rench hero
until early August S. They will be es
corted hero by Mayor Harrison nnd 300
members of tho Cook County Democratic
club, with other prominent democrats from
northern Indiana nnd Illinois. Mr. Bryan
will stop nt tho Grand hotel. Three rooms
have been engaged for him. Ho will bo
given tho parlors ond one adjoining room
and two rooms havo been engaged for Mr.
Stovennon on tho south sldo of tho house.
Representative Rlchardenn of TennejBee,
who will mako tho notification speech, and
other leaders of the party will bo nt tho
Grand.
Mr. Bryan's party will bo met at tho union
station by tho reception committee, tho
Cleveland club, tho Marlon County Democ
racy und tho Marlon County Tammany club
and escorted to tho Grand hotel, where a
reception will bo tendered to him.
Tho ntrangements for the stnnd hnvo been
completed. It will bo located nt the south
west corner of Military park nnd will seat
nbout 250. This number Is expected to in
clude the two committees of notlflcntlon and
(Continued on Third Page.)
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forcenst for Nebruskn
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FOUND WITH THROATS CUT
Tcxai ItrntlierR-lii-I.nir .Meet Mtei-I-
oun Denth In Tltelr Home
nt Wneo.
WACO. Tex.. July 30. A mysterious
double tragedy occurred nt nn early hour
today at tho residence of M. C. Klngshury.
one of Waco's most prominent citizens. The
iican bodies nf Duncan G. McLennan. Jr.
and Mjron C. Klneshurv. hrntlmm It! all! VI
were found In a room, their th mutt, hplnr-
eut from enr to ear. The fnet that nplihrr
body was Injured or brulned exrept nbout tho
mroni, indicates that no struggle took place
and It Is tho general opinion that the two
men were murdered.
Mm. Klnssburv. wife of one nf Ihi. .loarf
men. made tne follow lug statement:
Altoilt 9 ,,'nl.w.l I lil..l I ....... v .
......... - ....... n, . ...nm ,, mix, I viin
suddenly uwnkmied liy .mime kind nf nolso
nil I ii ii n mi im m renin iicriHH
in- ...in. nimiiiK nun run linn uie room.
Before me lay my IiuhIiiouI. who had Just
llrilU'M Ilia Inal !,.., .1. .....1 Vi
...... ......in, .nm . ,11111-hii, my
lifnther. only drew one or two breaths
nrtiT I entered the room. 1 snw nn one
run from the room und cannot hoIvu tbo
jii mi-i i .
The pollen nre nt work on the case.
DID BUSINESS ON BIG SCALE
"'""T" rnltle OperiHInn o
TIioiikIiI tn liMot'e Paper to
I.Htent of Ifl.lKMI.imil,
KANSAS CITY. July 30. It Is ImpoMdhlc
nt tins time to determine the extent of tho
cnttlo operntlons of E. L. Swnzey, who It
is ennrgect is en route to South America
to avoid his creditors. Of n total of Jl.fiOO.-
iiixi worm of his paper said to be nllont
$1. 300.000 has been located. Already two
nanm nro cinltnlng the ame herd of cattlo
In Hemphill. Tex., and it is nlleced that
nanks In Minnas City, Springfield. Mass.
Philadelphia nnd I.mcnstor. I'.i.. and St
Joseph, Mo., are losers because tbey were
wining to adopt Mr. Swazcy's representn
Hons without question.
it is believed thnt Mr. Swnzev wns
financially embarrafscd when ho left Kan
sas City. A member of the firm stntw that
no had overdrawn his account with Ladd
Penny & Swnzey to th" extent nf 12.000.
Nothing further hns been lenrned ns to
nis present whereabouts.
CONDUCTOR BALKS A HOLDUP
(tulek I'xe of a Hevoler I'nln n llluli.
lMtJIIlllll to 1'llKllt l.nnt
MKlit.
An unknown mnn nttemnted In hold nn
Conductor George A. Ennes of thn Walnut
Hill line nt thn southern terminus, Thlr-
n-ium uun niuon sirteiH, anout II. In tu
m. sionaay. Just nfter the enr hnd been
switched the fellow stopped from behind
u polo nnd ordered Ennes to deliver his
money nnd valuables. Instend of dolnir so
tho conductor drew his revolver nnd fired
a shot, which evidently took effect, ns the
mnn dropped to thn ground. Tho lntter
then tired three shots nt Ennes, which
went wide, of tho mark nnd were burled
In tho enr. Tho -mnn made his escape lu
tho dnrkness. Tho conductor wns ublo to
glvo tho pollco a pood description of him
BIG TRACT OF OIL LAND SOLD
Syndicate Pn fjH,."i(H,()(ll to llnvhl C.
Cook of I'lilenKo for Cali
fornia 1'ropert).
LOS ANGELES. July 30. The Tomescal
rnnch of 1 1,000 ncres, ltuntcd partly In
entura and Ixis Angeles counties, the prop
erty of David C. Cook, was bought by a yn
dlcalo of Los Angeles oil men. Tho prlco
wns In the neighborhood of 11. 500,000.
A company with a capitalization of 13.000.-
000 was Incorporated at once nnd drilling
for nil will bi begun. Prominent men In
nm nun enterprise aro a. u. aprngue. a
Chicago grocer und capitalist; W. W. Lewcr,
president of tho Columbia Oil company;
Senator S. N. Bulla, W. D. Kcrchoff, J. F.
Sartorls and Thomas II. HughcH.
BLIND LOVERS AT LAST WED
1'rl-Wrekly I.etterx KitenilliiK Oveiv
Twelve Yearn Hranlt In Slur
rhiKe of ('iirrexpniHlentH,
FORT ATKINSON. Wis., July 30. After
n courtship extending over twenty years,
during tho last twelve of which thoy have
xchanged letters regulnrly, three times a
week, Carrlo M. Anderson of this city und
John H. Cummlngs of Jancsvilln havo been
married, but without having seen each other.
for they nro both blind. The nuptial knot
wng tied by n blind mlnloter nnd the maids
of honor nro also Blgbtloss. Tho brldo Is
n natlvo of Fort Dodge, In., nnd tho groom
earns hie livelihood us a carpet weaver.
SANTA FE ACQUIRES ROAD
cw Line to lie Unlit C'onneetlnn
(iiilf, lleniininnt .t KaiimiN
City Itiillroiiil,
NEW YORK. July 30. Local officials of
the Atchison, Topeka & Santn Fe Rail
road company confirm the report thnt tho
company bus acquired control of the Gulf.
Beaumont & Kunsas City railroad. For n
time, at least, tho new property will be
operated as nn Independent rond. Tin
Santa lo company will connect the new
rond with Its main system by extending
the Conroo branch of the Gulf. Colorndo
& Santa Fu lino easterly somo sixty miles
to a point not yet determined
ARM HANDS IN BIG DEMAND
mnifnue Wlirnt Crop CnnipeU Parm
er to Appeal to Itallruail 1'iim-piinli-H
for Help,
CHICAGO, July 30. Scarcity of farm Inb-
rcrs In the northwest has caused the own
ers of tho big wheat fields to nppe.il to the
railroad companies for help In obtaining
men to harvest Offlcera of the Great North-
rn and the Northern Pacific have Instructed
their Chlcngo ngentH to send 2.000 laborers
If possible.
RATHB0NE OUT ON BOND
t
(inner Dlreetiir of I'oMk In Culm
Seem-ex Hull, SpanUli Mer
eliiinl oliiiifeerlllK.
HAVANA. July 30. Estes G. Rnthbone.
former director of posts, now under ar
rest on n chargo of fraud. . furnished ball
this afternoon. Senor Bopaz going on his
bond Sovttal SpanUh mercbants came
forward uud offered to provide tho security
AIMED AT AUTHORITY
Impression Prevails that Bro3si Struck Not
a King, But at Kings.
ITALY PREPARES TO REPRESS DISORDER
Ofiioials Take Stops to Put Down Anj
Threatened Revolution.
END OF HOUSE OF SAVOY SEEMS NEAR
Princo of Naples Not Looked Upon as Likely
to Bnlo Long.
LACKING IN ABILITY AND STRENGTH
I'hj lell, Weak nnil Incnpnlilr of
the Mrnln of (imertilnu the
.Nation In the Present
t.'rnt e l.'rlsl.
(Copyright, ifmo, by press Publshllng Co
LONDON. July 30. (New York World Ca
blegram Spcelnl Telegram.) The ussassl
nation of King Humbert creates u feeling
of stupefaction here. The news wns kept
buck to gte tho enbinet time to convert
measures for tho protection of Us mon
archy, which It wns fenred wnn in gruvn
danger of subversion. Tho princo nf Na
pies, now king. Is yachting lu the Levant
nnd thn Interregnum befotn his return. It
wns apprehended, would pave tho wny for
thn success of tho rcvolullonnry nlnns of
which Humbert's murder Is believed to be
pnrt. Arrangements nro completed by
which tii plncn thn whole country under
martini law If tho revolutionary elements
nttempt to nsscrt themselves. It Is unl
vnrsnlly felt thnt the crisis Is the gravest
which ever confronted this monarchy. Thn
prince of Naples Is neither physlcnlly nor
mentnlly nf much nccount. Vntlcnn nil
thurltles hnvo Indicated thnt their govern
ment will use nil Influence to protect tbo
established order.
I'Olltlriit f nnipllf ntlnnii l-'enreil,
Tho preoccupations In China nnd South
Africa deprive the tragedy of tho Importance!
It would ntherwlso possess. Fenrs are en
tertained for tho political developments In
Italy nnd the unaccountable delay nnd w
vcrn ccnvorshlp of tclegrnphlc dispatches
lend color to tho suspicion thnt the min
istry Is nervous concerning the outlook.
It U rumored thnt Humbert was selected
ns tho latest lctlm of the nnnrchlst ven
gnanco because he was responsible for tho
summoning of the autl-nnnrchlst conferenco
In Romo following tho murder of the cm-
press of Austrln. It Is npparently believed
hero that the escape of Slpldo made the
nnarchlsts holder and there Is tho same
helpless cry for repressive measured that
followed the aniasslnntion of Cnrnot, Cnno
vns nnd the empress.
The new king Is thought to bo nulte In
capable of malntnlnlnc long thn threatened
dynasty In tho security obtained by ih
rorce or ehnracter. nnd popularity ot Hum
bert. Ills hnvlng no heir eugendfrn tho
menncst opinion of him among Italians nnd
his physical disability also places him at
great disadvantage beforo the sentimental
nnd excltablo people. In Germany tho Idea
prevails thnt Bressl's crlmn li a species of
snrdonlo nnnrchlst commentary on thn
knlser'n no quarter speech.
Itnmiinn I' run tie with Unite.
ROME. July 30. (Now York World Cable.
gram Spcclnl Telegram.) When the nows
nf thn king's assassination reached Home.
people were utterly horror stricken. Their
Brief slnco then Is Indescribable. After tho
llrtt shock of tho news tho pooplo became
frenzied with indignation nt the foul crlmo
und nre loud In their demnnds for vonsennro
on unnrrhlsts, nnd regret Is freely expressed
thnt tho .Monza crowd was not nllowed tn
tneto out to tho murderer the punishment
It nhowed Itself so willing to Inlllct.
t apltal punishment being abolished In
Italy, Bressl will now eventually make up
tho trio of living assassins. The pope wan
informed of tho tragedy while preparing to
suy mass. He wns much ohocked nnd ex
clnlmed, "poor family," und then snld mabs
for tho roposo of tho soul of tho king and
nfterw.irds sent a message of sympathy to
Queen .Marghorlta.
Secret ncgotlntlonn with tho Vatlcnn nro
already commenced to avert n dangerous
coalition between tho extremo papal party
and the ropubllcans for tho overthrow of
tho monarchy. Immediate assurance was
given that tho pontifical government would
discourage any nttempt likely to embarrnss
the Suracco ministry. In clerical circles
there is a decided opinion that Romo Is
upon tho evo ot another sharp cplsodo in
her history.
LONDON. July 30. (Now York World Cn-
blcgram Spcclnl Telegram.) Tho Dally
Telcgrnm Rome correspondent writes
"King Humbert expired while tho
carriage was entering tho pnrk gates,
to which tbo queen, who had
been told that nn accident hud occurred,
had rushed to meet her husband. Thn
queen believed tho king bud only fainted
nnd frantically Implored tho doctors to' re
call him to life, but a lusty examination
showed all nld usolcss. The scono which
followed was heartrending, tho queen with
difficulty being separated from tho llfolcrn
body of her husbnnd."
NEW DETAILS OF TRAGEDY
.Murderer la I.neeriiteil anil lllooily
llefore lie Is Landed Behind
I'I'Ikoii lliirs,
MONZA. July 31. -Now detnlls of tho ter-
rlbln trngedy urn available. It hnpponnd so
ulckly and unexpectedly that tho king
wns ileud nlmoat boforo tho spectntnrs rrul
zed what had occurred. No special precau
tions were taken. Very fow pollco wero In
nttendanco nnd only n small guard of Rol
lers were keeping tho way clear. The
ing, nmld cheers of tho crowd, sme out,
amlllng. acnmpunled by his aide do camp,
Oenoral Ponklo Ilnglla. Ho hnd entered
tho cnrrlago and was Just driving off when
the revolver shots were fired In quick suc
cession.
Rome witnesses nsscrt that Bressl wns
seen Just previously waving his hands nnd
hearing- Tho first shot wounded tho king
tho neck, tho second, tho fatal one
pierced his beurt nnd tho third broke tho
nn of tho dying sovereign.
Tho crowd wns stunned by the unex
pected scene, but speedily n rush wns made
oward thn assassin. Ho did not attempt
to escape. Ho was roughly trented until
tho carbineers secured him.
Thn king, nfter thn shots, fell bnck, press-
ng his hnnd to his heart. He was In
tantly supported by General Poniio
aglla, who told thn coachman to drive with
11 speed in tho cnstln After his exclama
tion, "It Is nothing!" hn did not utter a
ound. Blond gushed from his mouth.
.Humilii (nine from Anierlen,
The assassin on renchtng thn guard
room nf the Carbineers, was lu u pltlabl
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