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(XM-AHA, SATrilDAY MOKXIXfi, AIMU'ST 1, 1 !)(( TAVlSli V K VA(i lis.
SIXCiMS COPY F I V 10 CHXTS.
LI SHOWS HIS TEETH
Chinese Viceroy Makes Diplomatic, but
Threatening Answer to Hay.
REPLY IS REGARDED AS NOT FINAL
Dispatch from Gootlnow Indicates Imperial
Sanction of Outrages.
ENVOYS TO BE SENT SAFELY TO TIEN TSIN
GRAVEST NEWS YET HEARD
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w York World
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Morgan. M. iCimiSMHo that ho received
today a a!)lc from Kdwkrd Hush, his agent
at Chung King, saying. "The consul and
Europeans lrft Chung Kins In obedience
to Instructions from the foreign office In
consequence of the advance on I'ekln."
Morgan said tills Indicates that England
anticipates general wnr, for Chung King
Is In the province of Szochuati, a province
hitherto perfectly qiilwt. This Is the grav
est news yet heard.
Eesistonco Encountered by Foreign Scouts
Presages Strong Opposition.
ARMY AND NAVY ARE TO CO-OPERATE
ANARCHY REIGNS IN PEKIN
ItepnrtN .Made by lllnllflMl Chinese
Show Terrible Slnte of
A fill I rn.
9llnln(rri nf Chlnn n I'nrrlmi Cotirf
Con vlnerd Tlmt Their Country Cnn
So I.oiiKPr AITnril to Dully
ltlth Sltunllim.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3. Tho State de
partment makes public tho following tele-
ARE HALF WAY TO PEIilX
Allies Said to Havo Advanced Thirty-Five
Miles from Tien Tsin.
REPORT IS LACKING OF CONFIRMATION
More Tlmn 10.000 Nntlvp Convert
Vnlil to limp lleen .Miisftitereil liy
Imprrlnl Troop Oulxlilc
Wall or Capital.
LONDON, Aug. 43:5.' n. m. According
to n special dispatch from Shanghai, dated
August 3, the advancing column of tho al
lies was reported there yesterday to havo
reached a point thlrty-flvo miles beyond
Tien Tsln. Nothing from nny other point
corroborates this statement. In fact, tho
Standard goes so far ns to say that It fears
tho real advance, apart from preliminary
measures, has not yet begun.
Tien Tsln dispatches, dated July 30, toll
of nn action which Is termed a "recconnnls
nncc, between tho Japanese and Chinese,"
two miles beyond tho Hslkl arsenal, In
which tho Japaneso withdrew after suffering
thirty casualties.
Tho Tien Tsln correspondent of the
Standard, under dato of July 27, declares
that the Americans and Germans havo been
ordered to mo forward without waiting
for tho Ilrltlsh.
The Shanghai correspondent of the Dally
News says tho consuls there regret tho In
dependent action taken by the American as
sociation and tho China association, on the
ground that It Is Injudicious, lie says:
"The settlement being International, petty
Jealousies must disappear. Tho China as
sociation Is of little local Influence."
Presumably ho refers to tjie Amor lean
Asiatic association.
Tho Hong Kong correspondent of the
Dally Express announces tho arrival thero
(Copyright. 1D00. by the Apsocluted Press.)
CHE KOO. July 20. (Via Shanghai, Aug.
2.) Tho latest reports from Pekln were
brought by disaffected officers of tho
Chinese army. They nro considered relia
ble. Tho officers left Pekln July IS. Thoy
say anarchy hail reigned In Pekln for months
und that the streets ran blood, the China
men lighting among themselves. Jung l.u,
had hepn hllctirpil for snmn ilnvs hefnrn Julv
crams received today, August 3, from the . nlll1 ,h... .pr llainr ,i,ir rules nnlv when
consul general nt Shanghai and tC consul commander-in-chief of tho Chinese forces,
at Cho Koo: and Prince Chine rsnoused the cause of tho
SHANGHAI, Aug. 3. Secretary of State, forcCnors and endeavored, with the nart of
Washington: Americans left Chun King the army loyal, to expel tho lloxcrs. Later,
yestorday. LI told French consul today no Wth tho majority of tho Imperial troops,
mossages will bo delivered ministers bo- nnilcr antl-forcign leaders, Prlnco Tuan and
cause foreigners advancing on Pekln. Two General Tung Kuh Slan wero victorious and
liro-forolgn members of tho tsung Ir yamcn Jung Lu nnd Prlnco Chins with their fol
behcaded 27th for urging preservation mln- lowers were prisoners In their yamens when
intern by LI Ping Han, now commanding tho bearers of these reports left Pekln.
troops Pekln. Ho ordered Pao Ting mas- Prlnco Tuan nnd General Tung Kuh Slan
pacro. OOODNOW " appear to control tho government, according
"CHE KOO. Afternoon. Aug. 2. Secretary to the officers, nnd Issued edicts, printed In
of State. Washington: Just received tele- tho Gazette, exhorting tho Chinese to kill from San Francisco or Homes Lea, ror some
gram from governor of Shan Tung, request- all foreigners and native Christians. One i Utno resident ngent In the United States of
log mo to transmit to you tho following: officer says that there nro 1G.000 troops In mo society lor mo lieiormation oi mo cm-
Have Just received telegram, dated July 30, Pekiu, including Tung's nrmy, ond 8,000 neso Kmplre, with JC60.000, which "will pre-
tsung 11 ynmen, stating various ministers, more at Yung Tsun. Tho soldiery hold nil sumably bo utilized In connection with the
tho Oerman legation, nnd others (foreign- tho streets within n mllo of tho legations, revolutionary movement against tho empress
crs) all well; not In distress. Provisions Tho foreign troops, when tho officers left dowager, a movement quiescent since 1S9S
woro repeatedly sent. Helntlons most l'ckln, had burned nnd abandoned tho until within tho last few weeks."
friendly. Now conferring ns to proper Cheniuen gntc. Their ammunition appeared nearly nil tne correspondents connrm tne
measures ij protect varlotiB ministers to to t falling and their qulck-llrlng guns reports of a wholesale massacre of Chris-
Tien Tsln for temporary shelter, which con- lmra pressed. Tne oinccrs said tnat every nans ouisiuc i-eimi, a correspondent oi mu
iorcigu duiici Kins a uuinamnn. me reports uuny cb kivhik iup mmiucr oi kiiii-u u
stato thnt tho American and Kngllsh troops between 10,000 nnd 15,000, all defenceless
defeated General Ma In a night battlo on converts. Imperial troops so It Is stated
July 10. did the ghastly work.
LI Hung Chang's answer to Sec- Tno reports from Chinese sources are to According to tne biinngnni correspondent
rctnry Hoy's peremptory demand of tll effect that all of tho legations' forces of tho Times ono of tho members of tho
August 1, to be put In comraunl- wero Killed, uninnmcn cnllglit n messenger tsung u yamen mentioned iy unueii amies
rnllnn with th fnrnli?n miniate nt wno was trying to leave tno legations on uonsui uoounow ns naving ueen neneaucu
l'ckln, Is evnslvo nnd not final and leaves Jl"y lu wlui lno following message: ior pro-ioreign tendencies, was isu filing
tho matter open to diplomacy. Hut Li's "To A' Foreign Commander: Make nil Cheng, former minister to Russln. Tho
actions, n8 reported by Consul General naBIC y11 inicnn to save us. o can uoia cuirvsiiunuem. sujb iuu raiinns uuwhkui
Goodnow, nro undoubtedly slnlter and will 01,1 but n ew ,lny"'" ordered his execution on tho advice of LI
amount tt a rejection of tho proposition. Governor Yuan Shi Kal states that he Plug Heng.
Mr Goodnnw's dispatch contains some fur- naB received a noto from the tsung II yamen, LI Hung Chang has been Informed from
the'r information bearing on tho question of talvil Ju'y 30- reporting thnt tho ministers Pekln that Prlnco Chlng's only prominent
responsibility for Pekln conditions In tho ftt tno Herman legation nnd others wero supporters nro his penco police nnd General
otntement thnt the commander of the Chi- wc 011,1 that tuelr relations with the gov- Ling Yu and General Yung Wcng 'Chnu.
nnn trom.s. hv lnf..r.trn nn.vpnhln in th eminent wero friendly. They wero con- president of tho bonrd, whoso lniluenco Is
c.hn ffnvnrnm..nt. r,ir,i (i,o P Tine ferrlng, tho note said, with a view of nrrang- small.
niatsacm It Is Icarnwl hero that LI Ping J" nioasures to protect the mlnhtrs to
Hong, tno commander referred to, Is a civil """. . . .
mini n,i i,nu,n i n .I., m LJu Kun YI, vlccroj of Nnnkln, and Sheng,
officials abroad ns 9no of the most rabid administrator of telegraphs nnd r1nU.Ur,uFov;)
antl-forolgn leadrt, In China. Ho Is a Kd.t?.0,B! 8h.nhaf. hveJtU aMUrT
rln.. ,lnn,l nf T1,ln T ...,l .,l UlllClHlir IBUl lUB lOfUlBH UllllUlcir . I
ion oi uirDcr - mat u .TtWA'.lltJrief of tho foreign legatioua m
-"- . ......
sas that the
t iuiii '-' , .
advunce guord oi tno uw ""'".
1th
ferenco will soon bo ended.
" 'YUAN, Governor.'
"FOWLEIt."
LORDS HAVE BREEZY TIME
IIiicIiitj , l.iitiniliiit in- unit nlltnir)'
CliiHh (Hit tfTitlrx of lli'pai'l
in en I for Wnr.
LONDON. Aug. 3. Another brrr.e blew
up lu the House of Lords today ns the nut
come of the debate on Friday last regard
ing the allegation that Knglnnd w;m not in
vulnerable against an uttcmpted Invasion.
Lord llosebery today somewhat ttily re
sented the action of the secretary of state
for war, the Marquis of Lansdowne, In tak
ing hltn to task for suggesting that the
commnnder of the force's, Iord Wolesley.
ought to como to the hmso and give hi
authority to tho government's mllltnry
plans. Lord Hoscbery said he did not pro
pos to be snubbed In tho dlschnrge of wh.tt
ho considered a public duty. Thi MnrqilM
of tansdnwne. he said, must bo dlsnbuscd
of tho Idea that there existed In the coun
try a blind, venerating confidence In the
War olllre.
Tho mnrqulH of Lansdowno, replying, said
the w-nr secretary wan responsible to par
liament nnd tho commander-ln-chlcf was re
sponsible to the war secretary. Other peers
having spoken the premier. Lord Salisbury,
said ho understood Lord Ilosebcr.v's conten
tion was that tho nation would he much
moro mtlsflcd If lord Woltwley would come
to the house nnd express his approval of
the marquis of Ij.mdowne's plans. It was
obvious thnt If Lord Wolesley could be called
upon to do that ho was sltn entitled to ex
press disapproval. I)rd Sallnbttry said he
could not see how that was possible. There
wan much force In what Lord llosebery had
said, but It was of nn abstract kind.
The subject was then dropped.
IMPATIENT AT THE DELAYS
European Officers Slow to Avail Themselves
of Means at Hand,
FAIL TO GRASP URGENCY OF SITUATION
ADVANCE BEGAN ON SUNDAY
Btrom.
BELGIUM TRIES TO EXPLAIN
l'('llie of Slphlo, Wlin .Ui'lill('il
AViilm' I.lfi-, li Not L'linrKrnlil).
(o ftovormiii'lit.
imUSSKLS, Aug. 3. In reply to the note
of tho Ilrltlsh government expressing legrot
that tho proceedings against Slpido, tho as
sailant of tho prince of Wales, should have
such nn utterly inadequate ending, the llel
glnn government says that, a n strict ob
server of the laws, It was unable to violate
them, however strong Its desire to proceed
rigorously against tho culprit.
According to Belgian law, the reply points
out, Slpido, llko nny other young innn
placed ut the disposal of tho government
and having a legal domicile In Ilclglum. had
threo days to appeal to the court of cassa
tion. Living with his parents, he had legal
domicile, nnd, therefore, he could not be
arrested for three days. He profited by the
delay to tako flight.
The Belgian government says It regrets
tho Incident, but cannot be held responsi
ble for It.
TOO SHARP FOR GERMANY
Thn forward movement
power enough uommi iui " bo killed. , ,., ., s.mriuv. July 29. A message
Icnomlnloua death of two nigu . M ,8 Btnte(1 that oniy tne uu . ""' "'"":" "," ,,, s
resnrded hero as a bad lgn. .... Japanese, 3,000 strong, nre starting .or rrorn u . -
Simultaneously wttn air. " " ... Pekln. . ........ ahnun Z r eamn and tho Japaneso pushed
patch came a charactcrmucniiy ui,nU...av.w Anothor cnineso exouus uu. . .." ,w " uhi h-,nU nf tho Pel Ho river with-
mrasnge from mn anu, r..... u h w. Uns commenced it 1 "", tlnn. It was the expectation that
uays ago tii"i- .....vww r, i iuiuiku uut.!'"--
arrnngiDK to uu.i.m v.v --- - np rnoTC
at Tlcu Tsln. No'cfTort w made to ru ccc Utb I KUu I IUN UT runio
. ...,.t. T.-l t l r.,fi,Rnl I p-w
cllo tnat mnioineni wuu nun
Ilerlln NpvMimiirr IrK- Co veriuni'ii t
to I'lilillnlt Tcrnm of Trpiily
tvltli L'lllteil NtnteN.
BKHLIN, Aug. 3. The Dcutsch TngOB
eltuug urges tho government to publish
tho terms of tho recent tariff agreoment
between thn. United States and Germany,
claiming that Germany wan severely beaten
by tho United States and that the Geruian
E0ERS Lcf I raVrrr-rT:rrcno
Correi.ionileiiCP Ilftwcen Mcmliern of
Hound of Common mill Kruwer
In Clinmlierliiln'" Hnniln.
in nilnw communication with tho ministers.
nmin-ul Clinffeo'u mffige as to tho un-
TnPct.l reslKtance of Chinese reconnais
sance Is regarded by military men hero ns
forecasting a greater degree of reslstanc
to mllltnry movcmentH than had been ex-
about 20,000 men, would bo on tnu w. uv
by Tuceday. July 31. Sixteen hundred
Americans and 2.300 British aro co-operat-
I HE
It Is purposed to follow tho river, using
boats to carry food, ammunition nnd ar
tillery. Tho telegraph office at Cha Koo
iivw j ..niimnnr anil
CHATFIELD, Minn., Aug. ' " I ,1 arc sublcct to Indetlnltc
Aiiirrli-iiiiH VlnltliiK l '" ..--
lloiiilinrilment of Tnliii rroni
Nti'iinicr.
c ti.... i,, .a rnr-ivml a letter, dated June
pectod and they aro now satisfied tnat u - 29 from hcr fathor, Dr. Hun er " h-i corresnondents learn that tho
neso trnopn will turnisn iniyi-rim " missionary at Cho roo, in whilu ,r ,infPated north of New
least ono severe uuiuo uimi
clear to Pekln.
Army nnd Xnvy to Co-Opcrnte
Tho Navy department today lesued an
order for the- co-oporntlon of Its officers
ntfroad with the olllccrs of tho army in land
uaaiunni j ----- ..- i ,
At 6 o'clock a noto enmo from ue. i. r:., ,,,,.. n.0oo strong Is
Coltman. the father of Dr. Coltmnn, r ; "" 'vo the force besieged
0?, tZ w. -t Tosh. Chow by 000 Chine and numer-
umih.iit., - - illl.l OUS ClinS. l'OUr 11UEIUI1 uiouh.i. "
in tho harbor, returning to tho United ou. gun or
States. I started at onco to see them. On Amur vw a
n mi iinrv udiiiwhVM w . .
ing nnd transporting troops des.lncdVyr Saturday tno , w'V7r"Vent on tonl Th0. Chlnrb0-JlJZl
oniutments now
The ternno or , ,irnvIli ,arE0 forcC6 for
bombardment continued for live hours. The vv n of forelRners and havo cx-
Jaoancso led tho attuck and distinguished ' " ' . ,. hnno that tncy wlli not enter-
a I U VOHl.1 -
themselves by bravery ana sum. I ;nln Er0undlcs fears or suspicions, audio
lng nnd transporting troops ursuneu " - , . . , nn i,oard i no unmet." u""
Chln,o service. This revlvc-3 the Mtuatlon train to Taku Shanghai havo formally notliled
that existed in Cuba when Shatter's army U steamer, here they wi ne ssed conHUlB there that tho enllsti
was landed largely through tho effortB of
tho navy.
It Is thought In tho department that tho
navy can lend considerable assistance to
General Chaffeo's offorts, not only In land
ing tho army, but posnlbly In furnishing
them transportation If n move Is made along
tho Pel Ho.
It iinnears that some misunderstanding
exists as to a St. Petersburg dispatch tho shore.
structlon of tho Taku forts
"A foreigner who visited one of the forts increase of tho army Is entirely
f 11.. n nhl 1 LUit vmw --- -
after It had been captured sum mo dim... securo thplr entcty. As target prncucu
was appalling. Tho vast number of Chinese I chlnese (olt8 alarms foreignors nt
slain wns a sight Indescribable. Tho Hus- 'ghan,hali thc commanders announce It will
slans nrod into a vast uiu.i u. be auandonoj
No one can ion u uumj ...u
Tho smuggling of arms continue. A junk
printed hero this morning, saying that the killed. U-aa seized nt Canton Wednesday, AUK"i
Chinese minister there and his colleagues "At present there is no Immcdlato danger w,th r,w an(l ,Ol00O cartridges ou
board.
WU CALLS TO SECURE NEWS
in Kuropo had cabled tho governor oi to our lives m mu
hmiL. Tune demand nc that freo eonimu- at isianu cuu-n mo ... ...
nlcntlon bo opened between tho Pekln min
isters and their respective governments.
.... ,....... In fu..t Inlnt
jnis eillllllinuivi.i..... V.. lfr,llllll
tn h. ihrnnn rnnpurred In DV 1 I liuicsp .iiiiiiii.
.i. PM..n mlnUlem nbroad. Including from tlir Senp of tltc
I., U'f.uhlni.nn It W11H for- I iruimir.
1..11.101C;. ... o
... ... . . ., ... - . C, Tl.tu
warded by Minister inng uu nt ou '"- ,1,Aall,MP.rriN. All :, Thn absence of
i l, Ullr lu llio ilnnn nr ttio n iu,.,u.... -- -
wuib i,m...n. ..... - -- Mn... ,inli,tir from tho State do-
Chlneso dtpiomntie service, it was tr- VMlnn,. dosni,e the fact that
mlttcd through tho B"vernor or snang ",.D.'omatlc ' . ln'k(jn , conjunction
Tung to bo rorwarucd .o rcsis. . .... - th- ,...,,.,., 8hllrn oto of Secre-
. . i nnn.t.ln,a. vrv lti.nnrtf.nt. as in- 1 ", ' - . .
tiuii io ..mio,..v:.v j -. - -- , ,... ...i,.,.!, .hp state ilenartment
inisieru iiui.,i... -- . ..iiinn
made punnc, nun ";'. r-
LONDON. Aug. 3. In rcsponso xo qu- j
Hons tho secretary for the colonies, Joseph
Chamberlain, said today in tne uouso m
Commons thnt the Boer governments. In
fleeing from Bloemfontein nnd Pretoria, left
masses of private correspondence among
tho archives, which tho authorities on tho
spot wero examining. He had received In
stallments of this correspondence by the
last two malls and ho had been Informed
thnt moro was to come. Th portions ho
had seen wero wrlttci. previous to tho wnr
nn.i wore chlellv letters of British subjects
nr thn rinnn und nf the two republics. Thero
were, however, copies or two letters mm.
purported to havo been written u
English member of tho House of Commons
nnd nlfo letters and nn extract from u letter
written by two other members ot tne uuusu
of Commons two days before tho outbreak
of the war, couched In tho form of open
criticism, usklng for Information regarums
martini law and suggesting thnt President
Kruger make temporary concessions un
await a reaction In England.
In his opinion tho latters wero not trea
sonable, though ccrtulnly Improper whllo
her majesty was engaged In difficult nego
tiations. Ho proposed to send the lett"rs
to tho writers nnd ask If they desired to
explain, and ho would await a roply before
deriding whether to puunsn mom . i.
The under secretary for tno colonies, mu
earl of Solbornc, was questioned In thn
House of Lords today concerning nllcged
treasonable correspondence and in reply
read tho explanation which Mr. Chambor
luln had mado In tho Houso of Commons.
.In tin item- mill Americans Only One
Wlio Itlsiilny IJneruy .liiiiimese
l'ro I 1 I'll tilth r.er
tliliiK .Vecilfiil.
(Copyright, 1000, by tho Associated Press.)
TIEN TSIN, Wcdticsday, July 25. (Via
Shanghai, Thursday, Aug. 2.) A majority
of the commanding officers hero say the re
lict expedition will start for Pekln about
August 15. Foreign resident!, and friends
of the besieged In I'ekln who enmo to Tien
Tsln to nwnlt news or to accompany the
expedition nre Intensely dts-ntlstlcd with
the progiess of preparations. They nccuse
thc nrmy of Indifference nnd of magnifying
tho difficulties to be cncountcivd In reach
ing Pekln.
President Tcnncy of thc Tlcu Tsln univer
sity, who has volunteered to guldo tho urmy
to Pekln, snld today;
"This business Is not progressing In ac
cordance with Anglo-Suxon traditions.
Twenty thousand soldiers nre staying hero
while women nnd children of their own
race nro starving and nwaltlng massacre
eighty miles away. Military and naval
officers meanwhile wnstlng tlmo In bicker
ing over petty politics, Is n sorry spectacle.
It will be n dark blot on tho reputation of
every commanding officer here If tho white
people In Pekln are allowed to perish with
out n desperato effort to save them."
President Tenney and ninny others who
nre acquainted with the conditions think
thero were sufficient troops hero to push
fnrwnrd nnd pursue tho Chinese after tho
fall of tho native city of Tien Tsln. That
the position of the legations demanded that
tho army take cxtrnordlnnry risks by scour
Ing the surrounding country and com
mnndeerlng animals nnd wagons-nnd that
boats sufficient for purposes of transpnrtn
Hon might bo Improvised, Is the prevailing
opinion of civilians, nnd many officers, notn
bly Japanese and Americans, confirm this
view. The comment Is made that European
officers urc too much attached to book
theories to utlllzo the resources of tho
country nnd that they would rather stay In
Tien Tsln nccordlng to rules than to start
for Pekln without n perfect equipment.
Ollli--r Arc Optimistic
General Dorward of tho British forces
and other high officers tako nn optimistic
view of conditions at Pekln, saying thoy
think that tho legations will manage to
hold nut.
On the surface tho best of feeling pro
vails among officers and .soldiers of the
sevcrnl nntlons represented here. All aro
fraternizing, but tho lack of organization
and a supremo commander handicap prog
ress. Whllo people nt Tien Tsln nro en
tlrely Ign rant of diplomatic negotiations
abroad concerning Chinese affairs, the lack
of harmony hero among th. representatives
of tho powers hinders vigorous notion.
Tho Japanese nro giving a splendid ex
hibition of organization. Their wholo ma
chine moves llko clockwork. Thoro havo
.hCQ f.QCWAXdfidfniin .Japan small boats, or
rvJthln. a few hrrnrs nfier' Uie "lrnnspi
hSa ..nVhored In tho hart'or. Tho im.tmgn-
ment of tho Japanese army nnd tno brnv
ery, spirit and Intelligence of tho Japaneso
trcops nro a revelation that commnnds tho
respect nnd admiration of all foreign offi-
cers. rne neat i imuunv. -"
turo nvernged 100 degrees miring mu t-
nnd yesterday It was 101 degrees. .
Tho disregard ot nil sanitary iuk"'.'""
by certain troops Is a serious menace.
The streets nro full of refuse nnd Insuf
fnrhln stench pervades tho town. The
police nnd sanltnry work compares un
favorably with tho American regime In
thu Philippines.
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TO BEG"iF WORK ON CANAL
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
l''orernt for Nelini-kn:
Ka I r:
Southerly Winds
To in pern turn m Uniiihn i"lerilii i
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NEW YORK. Aug. 3. John 1). Crlmmlns
of the syndicate formed to construct nn
lnteroccnnlc onnnl through Nlruragiu
under tho concession given by tho govern
ment of Nicaragua to Edward Eyro nnd
Edward V. Crngln, tho existence of which
was proclaimed yesterday by President
Zelaya, said today that the company to
construct tho ennnl, organized under tho
laws of New Jersey, would proceed to carry
out tho terms of Its contract without delay,
Tho capital needed has been secured nnd
an estimate of tho cost made. This estl
mato Is about $130,000,000.
Mr. Crlmmlns snld that tho company
would prefer to havo tho government
leave tho matter In tho company's hands
so ns to permit prlvato construction nnd
operation of tho canal for tho benefit of tho
wholo world. However, ho added, tho syn
dlcnto had no dcslro to embarrass tho gov
ernment ami would defer to Its conception
of policy. Tho routo has not been selected
nnd tho company has liberty to chooso nny
within tho domnln of Nicaragua. That
preferred by this government would cer
tainly havo preference. The probability Is
that tho routo would he that hitherto called
tho Nicaragua. Mr. Criintnins Baid: "Our
concession Is perpetual. It gives us the
right to pollco tho country for ten miles
on either sldo of tho canal, whorrns tho
Maritime company's concession policing
was to ho done by tho Nlcaraguan gov
ernment."
MONEY IN NEBRASKA BANKS
Incrfimp of Over n Million I" Inill-
vlilunl IlriiiiNlIn in I In- Smaller
Cllli'H of the Mill r.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 3. (Special Tele
gram.) The report of tho condition ol na
tional bonks of Nebraska, exclusive of
Omaha nnd Lincoln, nt tlto close of business
Juno 2!), wns today made public. The most
noteworthy fenturo of tho report Is tho gain
ot moro than $1,000,000 In Individual deposits
compared with tho previous statement In
April, Increasing from $18.29S.1P2 to $10,348,
301. Tho volume of lonns and discounts has
Increased fiom $10,3C3,C93 to $10.6"!,3."
Present holdings of gold coin nggregatn
$728.08,1, n gain of nbout $100,000 since April.
Tho averngo resorvo held has Increased
about fl per cent, now being 12.22 per cent.
Tho report of tho condition of Wyoming
national banks was nlso mndo public. In
dividual deposits have Increased ftom $3,-
431, 3$1 to $3 864,941, and lonns and discounts
IniMnn soht.o), has bc.'n truniffliro. prVti-
clpal teacher to the'Lenini uunuoj scimoi.
Tho Iowa Nntlonnlfhank of Dos Moines
was today approved ns reservo ngent for
Dedford (In.) Natlonnl bank.
TRYING TO SAVE THE BOY
MUm .IoIiiimiiii of He-. SIoIiiph Hull"!
Vliih I'poplP In Ilplinlf of
Alip Majors.
BUGS ARE NOT HEALTHY
,.UIirr Mushroom Mr 'I'onilstoolH,
lint Inserts HpshoiihIIiIp for e
of Norrlit I'n ml I y.
TO WIPE OUT PEKIN
roroignors in China Demand tho Total
Destruction of Capital.
UNFORGETTABLF LCSoON IS NECESSARY
Ohiucso Must Bo Mado to Pay Dearly for
Their Hoathcn Savagery.
NO REPETITION OF EXPERIENCE OF I860
Timo Ilaa Oorao for Abandonment of Fiotion
as to Tributary Powors.
RAZING OF ROYAL TOMBS SUGGESTED
IliirnpeiiiiK In Clip I'oo llnip Xo l'nllli
lu LI 1 1 it UK Clinim unit llPKiirit
111 tit n I lip Mint Corrupt
Ant l-Kurt-lun Otllelnl.
rilcatlng that the Chinese ml
i.-nrnlpnors at Macao fear nn attack.
An imperlnl lrado authorizes the passage
of the nosphorus by Russian transports with
war material hound for cnina.
News ngeney dispatches dnted at Shanghai
Thursday, August 2, say tho ferocious LI
Ping Hong, formerly governor of Shan
Tung, has arrived at Pokln with a large
fniinwlnc of troops. On the way north ho
killed two French priests and many hundred
converts. LI Hung Chang Is alleged to
havo sent a message to Pekln to Keep w (,ommnm,ant 0enenil llotha havo issued
Ping quiet.
fcnvo nt last lenrne.l a unanimous . u. . PXplatued his absence on tho
ihnt thn situation Is no longer lo ho trilled .Miiuni.r i Mmi..,i
Hepiilsp llopr AIIhpK.
CAPETOWN, Aug. 3. Llebberg s com
mando nttacked General Smlth-Oorrlcn,
near Potchefstroora. but was easily ro
pulscd. General Inn Hamilton has gono
to Itustenburg to bring away Dadon-Pow-ell's
garrison. ,
Seven hundred and fifty additional Hoors
havo surrendered to General Huntor.
i.-,. Anneal to nnrliprs.
PRRTOHIA. Aug. 3. rresioent im.ik.-.
tn nr. v, ..it ,1ninni;n
u proclamation proiiim'.'h
done to the farms ny tne
with. Their action may bo regarucu as .i
flnnl effort ou their part to lniluenco tho
hnnm vnvnrntuent and Its outenmo Is
nwultcd with great Interest.
Delprniliii'il lo llvncli Cotmer,
Mennwhllo tho government of tho United
Ktntes. llko tho government of Europe.
ground that he had no news to communlcato
and hU appearance nt tne (leparwueiu mm
morning was awaited wuu consiueniuin in
tercBt. The minister eamo In tho course of
tho morning. Imperturname as usiuu. i
announced that ho had absolutely no news
frntn f'hlna and hail come to tne depart
ment to nei If Secretary Hny was any better
July 17 Wnn Hip Tlmr of SeiulliiK the
I'lrl .Mi'smiKP from United
Sluti-H Jlliilnl'T.
lias not abandoned Its efforts to establish off. His Interview with the sccrotray was
I .... i I ...11. 1 1 l m ii u nPl Ot I'tlUlll I .wfiniul nn V I I'L, LUC Bliuiuoi.
fcM.d.pSi-t n:: and tho 'stato I whrt court ot the 1-re.cnt excitement
wBr AND WILSON SAIL
Cho Koo and Consul Itagsdale at Tlon ...
.I . ..ffnrt or exnenso to onen Itnlle.l Slulen Speolnl Comiiil-loniT
.Hrnnt rommunlcatlon with Mr. Conger. nnd Army oill.-cr llnri.i.le l
in Brt.lltlon to his Bhort mossago rela-
a . nuinnnA I rn nam 1 1 f1
live to ti - v io.ianoiscO. Auk. 3.-Tho steamer
through Aum nu ' " " " c laru nlle,i this afternoon for
morning, . . ;V vla Honolulu. Thero wero n
nnd direct cnuio report mis h '. . u" . '7". a.r on 1
CONGER MESSAGE WAS DATED th0 i,rghcrs remain with the commandoes.
iirl(lili Wnr l.onn
i.nMnriN'. Auc. 3. The wnr loan has been
Issued In tho .orm of 10.000.000 3 per cent
exchequer bonds nt 9S. repayumc at pir in
WASHINGTON. Aug. 3. Tho Stato de-
partmcnt has received a cablegram from -p iippLE CROP ASSURED
r.,a..i i.'nuipr at Cho Koo. which says thai LHnUC rtriuu uni
uuiipui . ---
hi has obtained tho copy ot tno cipner
dispatch from Minister Conger which was
unt tbrouch Minister Wu to tho depart
ment hero. Tho dlspatcn is ciatcu juiy ti
,.,i iL.nod bv Conger. Consul Fowler has
CHICAGO, Aug. 3 It was developed at
tho lunucst upon the members of tho Nor
rls family, three of whom died yesterday
at Harvey, 111., supprflcdly from eating
toadstools, that they were in fact poisoned
u m,,0hrnnms and not by toadstools. It
i,n.vn ,ht tho family ate mushrooms
of tho finest duality nnd not toadstools at
a"i'mwt Martin, a mushroom expert, tes
lined that In hl opinion the polHonlng was
.i h a small black bug which ho salil
ho had found recently making Its home lu
tho top of mushrooms.
"I do not know, of course." he said, that
.i... vrriu famiiv was nolsoncd In this way.
but they certainly ato mushrooniH and not
..i. mu Awhile aeo 1 found some nf
th-so bugs lu mushrooms and noticed that
they exuded n vlndous fluid, which sur
rounded them as they lay In tho mushroom,
i nin,i thn hues and tho portion of the
mushroom Immediately surrounding them In
a saucor of milk, fed the milk to n cat and
i ivn hnnrs the cnt wan dead,"
ir Mnrtln showed savcrnl of tho bugs
which he had taken from mushrooms. Sov
,ri nrnfr.Rlnnnl men. well versed In ento
mology, said they bad heard of such n hug
In South America, which makes Itu homo In
certnln plantB nnd catihcs tho death of any
animal which cats tho foliage. Nonn. of
thorn had heard of the Insect In this coun-
. . ..- ..i.
The physician in cnargo oi imp i.i .-.
fled that tho family wan poisoned "by eat
ing mushrooms-" and tho verdict of the cor
oner's Jury was that "poison taken In with
mushrooms caused dcatn.
cat.t i.MfH. Auc. 3. (Special Telegram.)
xua i .niit .tohneon of Des Mollies, la.,
...mo . ,, ...
a paralytic invalid, has como nerc mi i"
way from hcr Home in tno nupu .
the llfo of Abo .Majors, a mu ui .o.
tenced to be shot two wcckh irum tuimj
mu- TnhnHnn's motive Ib purely humanl
'tri,.n Shn believes tho boy Is Innocent
and many others share her belief. Majois
Is accused of shooting Captain William A
Urown, a pollco oflleer. near Ilrlgham City,
Utah, about a year ago. He was with his
bl other, who wa.i killed at tho samo time,
nnd tho claim is that the brother llrcd tho
fatal shot. Majom was convicted when
feeling was running high. Since thon tho
state supremo court has upheld tho verdict
and the Doard of Pardons lias reiutm to in
tervene. Now MIfb Johnson has come here
. ..., in n:irrv tho cpsc to tho United
States supremo court. Sho Issued an ap
peal to tho people of Utah for funds today,
heading the subscription list herself. A
prominent local attorney has become Inter
ested and will conduct tho case without
charge.
(Copyright, 1Di, by tho Associated Prosy.)
CHI2 KOO, July 29. (Via Shanghai, Aug.
2. Public opinion and the foreign prrss
at tln trenty ports nro nlnrmed nt the possi
bility that tho Chinese would prcvnll upon
tho powers to eminent lo the establishment
of pence without Indicting punishment be
fitting tho Chinese government'! crime.
Officials, persoim engaged In commercial pur
suits and missionaries of all nationalities
nro rcmnrkably united. Thoy believe Pekln
should bo destroyed ns an object lesson
and that If tho dynasty Is continued it
should bo forced to tutabllsh the capital nt
some nccetislblo city, tho Americans mig
gostlng Nan kin. This Is considered Im
portant, ns tho Chinese nlwayn believed
that China defeated tho powers In 1SC0, be
caliso the capital remained Intact. It Is also
thought that guaranties to prevent excessive
armament should bo demanded nnd thnt
China sho'ild bo compelled, publicly and
definitely, to renounce the fiction that tho
foreign mlnlstcrH nro representatlvos o
tributary powers. Thero Is n strong de
mand for unusual punishment, like tho de
Htrurtlon of tho kings' tombs.
AVIuil tin CIiIiii'np Are Up To.
The American nnd English missionaries
advocate n program similar to tho foro
going. All foreigners bellovo that the Chlnrne
government engineered the oiltbrcnkfl and
Is trying to call off Its troops nftcr the
downfall of Tien Tsln nnd the receipt of
reports that the powers arc sending arml.'o
to China. A German legation telegram
saying that tho bombardment of the lega
tions ceased July 17 supports this theory.
Tho foreigners think that tho ministers who
suffered should, If rescued, conduct the
settlement of tho governments for tho effect
It would have upon the populace.
An Intensely hitler feeling prevails
against Lt Hung O.llntig. Tho papors de
nounced the honor ,pald him nt Hong Kong
nnd Shanghai and fall him the most corrupt
nntl-forelgn ofllcril In China nnd express
the belief that iio proposes to savo Chlua
from tho penalty of Its acts by embrollliiH
amount to ?t7)K,900. -Tfcu trauc
through the a( ocnslon ot trado ,ore enormous.
nhlnto bring muny Btorles of norriuio
outrages upon native Christians, who have
been murdered, tortured or compoiic.i m
rcnouneo their religion. Several hundred
have been skinned nllve. Two French nuns
nt New Chwang wore deliberately mirnen
nllve. Dr. Ting, d graduate of tho Ameri
can college, refused to renouueo Christianity
after receiving 2.000 laslus.
A cable lo belntf lnld from Cho Koo nnd
Taku. The land line between Cho Koo
and Shanghai Is managed nnd operated by
Chinamen nnd Is Inefficient Tho lino is
overcrowded with work and bufilmus Is In
hopeless confusion. Messages over the Uno
nre public property. There should bo a
cable between Cho I'oo nnd Shanghai man
aged by foreignors so as lo give sausmciory
service.
NEW CABLE LINE OPENED
IM'fnlilenf SlpKliilPy Kin
Ciirlimnl lltelmiiKP I'pIIpI-IiiIIoiih.
or
NEW YOUK. Aug. 3. Tho following con
gratulatory mintages, from President Me
Klnley and tho king of Portugal, wero
Hashed direct today, between tho Unitc;l
States and Portugal, over tho new lino of
n, cmnmnreial Pablo rompnuy. which has
Just been put In operation between tho
Azores and this country:
i....tlonn Arc Tlinl More 'mini .-
00(1,000 ltnrreln Will hp
CiiIIiitimI.
nnd direct cnuio renin t vuia n..t-. .....into w..... i,,.,i
nnu direct tui ,,. , ui..iim nf nrominent passengers on board
message was wiwi...-' "" " ' " ;, ,. .., .amc, u. Wll-
inciuuiiiK tinh."... -
son, who nrriveii uum . . --
by Secretary Hoot, who declined to make
its purport public, lt was presumably do
voted to Oenornl Chaffee's needs In n
military way. Itelatlvo to tho London
Btntemont that nn advance on Pekln
hod actually begun, thoro Is also a pos
uii.iuiv thnt General Chaffeo's message had
n bearing on that subject. It Is evident
i.u mossano this morning the ad-
...nnu .i.n h.!llll. though It coutd not havo
nrn,.ri far beyond Tien Tsln, ns tho
outpost nffalr described by him took placo
thirty miles out oi town.
Second Assistant Adeo Is to act as secro
nmi sinned by Conger
no doubt ns to Its genuinoncss
Ciililnel llUenssi'H Sltiinllnn.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 3. A cabinet meet
imr wns hold today, which lasted about an
hour. Tho Hcmry dispatch telling of tho
,.ww to thn Junaneso scouting column
was rend, but was not considered ns ot
serious Importanco ns affecting tho general
It was stated tnat mo govern
ni.nVRLAND. O., Aug. 3. The sixth nn
mini mooting of the Natlonnl Apple Ship
pers' assoi'lotlon camo to an end this even
ing nnd most oi tno ueiem .......
departed for their homes. The next meet-
lng will be held in Toronto, win., m nmv
Wednesday of August, lliOl.
Tho following oinccrs were niuBuu.
President, George T. itienanison, i.euven
worth. Kus.; vlco president. C. P. Hothwell,
iia.i Puinstlno. O.: secretary, a. warren
w ' W ltockhlll, cominlsslonor from the
United States to cnina. u.-nuiu. .....
is under orders to report to Major General
Chaffee, and Is accompanied oy ni .uu.
Lieutenants James 11. ueeves mm w. ...
Turner.
Kill MUnloiiiirlen In Shnn M.
PAUIS. Aug. 3. The French coniul gon
i . oi.n.whui. M. do llezaure, In a dis
patch dated Thursday. Augun 2, states that
many missionaries of different nationalities
have, heeu mastered la tho provlnco of
mlvnnce.
ment has no omciai assuranco v .at h,u - treasurer. W. L. Wagner.
o against i-eKin lias oeei. uCBm. - .. mr
eral advanc
by the American or any other contingent h"'nillUmoro, M(l chairman; L. K.
of the international force. PW'lor. ii
Tho Fowler dispatch nlso Sutton. Columb s. . . y
and one of the members said It was no- Mich, - '- nilrlng the threo days
copted as putting an end to any posslb o ''n l n VM In session letters and
controversy s to the nuthent city of tho """"""" cce.vea from every, fruit
original Conger cipner uispatcn. q counlry, aml from
Tim tires dont's plans naio um. n. .., tu, lhn -n,,in nrnn
changed' by any developments B.nco his these u n,8to';f,ho
...... in vvimhinctou anil no win wn ... - ---- ., . .,. .... ,.n .
to cU. tou.8ht, previously -r "
..nn I --'
TO RESUME HIS VACATION
I'ipmIiIoiiI Mi'Klnlpy ItPdirns to HI"
Home nl Clinton. Aeeonipiiiilril
by Sir. IIiimph.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 3. President Mc
ifininv li.ft tho city this evening on his ro-
turn to Canton, O., to resumo his vacntlnn
Accompanying him wero Hon. Charles O
Dawes, tho comptroller of tho currency
Cortelyou. Tho party occu
pled tho prlvato ear. Or.ibBinerc, which wns
n.ii,,l tn tho regular ovenlng express on
tho Pennsylvania railroad, iravinu
7-40 o'clock. Secretaries Hoot and Wil
son, Postmnster Genurnl Smith nnd Gon-
eral Corbln wero at tho stntion to tuy
goodbye. They went nuonni tno uum
tho'prcsldont and remained until tho train
stnrted, each Jumping oft whllo tho trnln
was moving.
CiiIiiiiih 1'pnr C.prryiniunlpr.
HAVANA. Aug. 3. A Joint committee of
the republican nationalist nnd union demo
cratlc pnrtl.s was In consultation with Gov
,nr riPiuir.il Wood today regardlug mi-
,nv rnrcsentntlon at tho forthcoming
constitutional convention. Tho Idea was to
tako steps to avoid gerrymandering, and
General Wood approved the principle of
minority representation.
SHE TWEAKED BEAVER'S NOSE
MIn Kiln IMiill WnntM llenvy Ilnm-
IIK from .Major Vrmi'M for Al
iened llrpiiPli of 1'romUp.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3. Miss Ella M.
Piatt of this city today instituted suit nt
law In tho dlBtrlet supremo court ior
000 damages for breach of promise itgatns.
Major Georgo A. Amies, n retired i-iim-n
States nrmy officer. Tho defendant has
gained national notoriety In ninny ways,
onco by tweaking tho nose of General
......- ihi.ii novernor of Pennsylvania.
ami anothor tlmo by a controversy with
Wnr department ofllclnls.
-rhn Kult alleges breach of promise to
marry, practice of deception and thn com
mission of personal nssauit iimm
i..i.,iirr Amnne other tilings sue un.-svn
ho deceived her In making her believe that
tho signing of nn agreoment reciting that
"they hereby becomo innn nnd wlfo con-
Executive Mansion, V.iHlilngtnii--l s .mh
leHtv the King 'T Portugal. Mslmi I
take' l.U isure ill ongiiitulatlng your inn
1 stv n lo 'nmt.letlon of telegraplil.'
.om'inunlVntlo.l between the t'n ted S n r
nnd Portugal, nnd tender my best vmhii'S
for tlm perpet.iutlon und tn.-rcas,, of t in
friendly .aX"
Iii lSxeellPlicv. tho Pieslilent of tho
IT lied States of America, Washington : At
...... .. n nnw nlnmont of nro
.i.t,i vnlid marriage. She avers that
after she discovered tho alleged deception
ho rcfiiHi'd to marry ner.
EVANS' HEIRS FIVE UP FIGHT
CUy of Plillndell'M" Will fSl 5:.Mt,
0110 for I'.fcliilillHhiui'iH of
Meilli'iil olli ue.
PHILADELPHIA,-AilK. 3.-Announcemnnt
wns mado today that an agreement had been
rc".ch"d between the city of Philadelphia
.i, iw.ir nf thn late Dr. Thomas v
nin. ...v . . .
Evans, tho American cionusi, wuu
Paris, Franco, bovcral years ago, by which
..... ir,,ni nver ttio uocior h unuuu v....
.... hn,in..nii. Dr. Evans left a fortune of
nearly $1,000,000. llo bequeathed ROOO.OOO
. .v. kIIv nf I'M a I! Illllia ior Ul' UBmu.inn-
...n. nf n ilnital college and museum, and
tho roslduo ot tho ebtnto was left to various
relatives. Tho heirs contested tho will. Ily
tho agreement JiiHt reached tho heirs will
. .. um,. inns than $1,000,000. und tho rn-
r.,..wir nf tin. estate, about $3,000,000, will
rnvert to tho oxecutors, to whom havo been
...i.i ihn duties of currying out the
fu.eiB.v. -- -
wlbhea of Dr. Evans.
llllli muni.;.... "."".".,-',-,,.. , (tn
cress mid oi peoimmn! .iin.-..,. - v
the PortugUPHo nation with thn Unll.-.l
S ales of Anicrlen. I hnsten to ihnnk you
for ' tho lt!nd roiigrntiilutlons wlilrh your
excellency Ims kindly fidilieHscd to me, nnd
les re o expicHH my sllircrest wIhIii'H lr
..." ..,,u.,f,r iv of tho I!n ted Htnteii of
Aiueri.a KINO OK I'OHTl'C. l.
Felicitations were exchanged between mo
president nnd American rnddints In tho
Azores as well ns messages ironi uu- ,un-.-
lean officials of the ccmpnny and inn innn
nuthnrlties at the Azores. Thc new rnhln
connects nt tho island nf I'nyni, won tno
Europe and Azores company's line, irnm mo
Azores to Portugal, nnd It Is tho first In
connect tho Azores with the United States.
It also opcus direct connection for the first
tlmo between this country and Portugal.
Tho Europe und Azores company's cable
makes connection at Lisbon with tho Portu
guese land lines, tho Eastern Telegraph
company's cables to Spain, tho Mediter
ranean ports, all Africa, India, China, Japan,
Australia nnd tho Philippines and with the
Western Unl n company s cables to iirazii,
Argentina and other parts nf South Africa.
OFFICER SHOOTS INSANE MAN
Crny SI. I.oiiIn Iliiteher MiiUps Siiviiup
AnhiiiiII on HrpoO Miirsiini" ......
MpeelnlorH In Court.
n t fw.ia Am? 3. -Gub Eddlngcr, a
butcher, suddenly became Insane at tho
Four Courts today nnu mane mi
a table leg on the lepuly marshnls who had
htm In custody. After knocking down sov
"nil person, Eddlnger broke away, followed
by a crowd, llo refused to halt and dolled
tho oilicors. when IJeputy Charles 1 ay fn
tally shot him In the back. Ever s nco ho
ach oved notoriety threo years ago by par
ticipating in u bloody prize light with (.us
Krederlcka lMdlnaor'n ualud hag been at
(Conttued on Second Pase.)
Shan SU
