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    The Omaha Daily Bee.
ESTABLISHED JUXE 15), 1871.
OMAHA, "WEDNESDAY MORNING, AUGUST S, 1000- TEX VAO ES.
SlN(iLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
WILL STAY IN PERIS BELGIAN ENV?LHEARD FR0M china may have to fight
Minister Oonger Gables That It Would Eo
Instant Death to Leave.
Mmniiiir C'nhlril from Pekln on l-'rl-
ilnj Indicate 'I'll n t I.CKfitlnn
rrm Aro In Unci Shape.
URUSSEL8, Aug. 7 M. Do Favverau.
minister of foreign affairs, has received
the following message from the Helglan
minister In I'okln.
'August 2. We succeeded In defending
our legation from June 1 to June 16 with
the afef eight Austrian marines, but were
i nnniar!WfcL'e it. The Austrian, uutcn
and Tu9iiitt?77l!tes were also burned nud
"All forelgn?nBA Urltlsh lega
tion, where we tacMM eged by Chi-
neBo troops since Juno .lif
"Up to the present fifty-eight marines
t.w. 1sI1Ia,1 n ml iiivnntv wmlmlnil Thn
Their Proylsions and Ammunition Are Now attacK has ceased since July 17. Provisions
arc almost exhausted. We hope to bo do-
ORDER TO GO WILL BE DISREGARDED
Troops of Ohincse Army Tire Daily Upon
Besieged Legationers.
FOREIGNERS STILL FULL OF COURAGE
Li Hung Ohang Declares Advance of Allies
Will Oompel Opposition.
VICEROY ISSUES SEEMING ULTIMATUM
liitlmntton Thnt Tonus of Settlement
Might He Mode n Tien Twin After
Delivery of l.rKntloiif m by In
tiTiiiilloiialM In t'HNt Aside,
Running Short.
Ilvcred next week.
are well."
All tho Uelgtans here
PROGRESSIVE CHINESE OFFICIALS KILLED
Japanese Meerrlnr.v I llrnd.
SHANGHAI, Aug. 7. The Japauese con
sul hero received by wlro today a message
LONDON, Aug. 8.-3:15 a. m. "In case
the troops advance the Chlneso must fight.
Thn suggestion that the allies should bo
Allowed to enter I'okln In order to escort
tho ministers to Tien Tsln Is utterly Impossible."
This Is the dictum of 1.1 Hung Chang.
It was transmitted last evening to Mr.
William l'rltchnrd Morgan, member of
Parliament for Merthyr Tydvll, by his
AH Cnnncetril vllh Pulled Klnlr to tho effect that the foreign ministers at agent nt Shanghai. Tho agent had car-
Pekln were safe on AugUHt 1, but tnui rteu to nan 1.1 a mcssago irom air. .mot
they expected a renewal of tho attack by gan urging that tho allied troops bo al
the Chinese at any moment. It wan added lowed to enter the 'capital and stating that
that only twenty-live cartridges ouch and a settlement could bo made nt Tien Tsln,
six days' provisions were left. It was also whereby tho war against China would bo
said that tho Japaneso secretary had died averted, but even tho optimistic LI failed
of his wounds. to hold out tho slightest hopo of Its fea-
slblllty, although he reiterated to Mr. Mor-
CONDITION OF NATIONAL BANKS Ban's Knt his declaration that tho mln
uuiiumuHui '" lgtcrs hnJ ,oft ,,cklni nxng thc ,I(Uo of
It Is the first which (,! rnrr nf Ciirreney Issues He- their departure as August 2. Tho agent
purl SIioviIiik Improvement muxes una commcm:
All Around. 1 nc consuls lire wunoui coniirniauuii.
These messages have been sent to i.oni
J.rKnllon nl Pehln An- Well
nt 'lime C'nblr-Kriiiii Wns
nUpiilolinl.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 7. Another cable
sram came to the State department this aft
ernoon from Minister Conger at Pekln,
which Is tho second received direct from
him slnco June 12
has come direct from tho minister slnco
tho foregoing date, the other having been
Its conclusion the cablegram from Mr. Con-
eor was mado public, hm follows:
"TSI NAN YAM UN, Aug. 7.To Sec
retary of State: Still besieged. Situation
tnoro precarious, Chinese government In-
through tho Intermediary of tho Chlneso
minister here. Mr. Wu. WASHINGTON. Aug. 7. A summary of Salisbury, accompanied by n statement
Today's cablegram Bhows that the Rltua- ,i. condition of the National banks In the py jr. Morgan urging that tho allies should
tlon In tho Chlneso capital Is still of a very united States at tho closo of business June take no step to endanger the lives of tlio
fccrloua character, that the ministers arc on ima. has lust been completed by the ministers.
ntlll In danger from tho Chinese troops and comptroller of the currency. Tho nggre- The Chinese minister In London, Sir
that their supplies of ammunition und pro- gaie ni)acts of the banks is shown to bo chlh Chen Lo Kong Luh, says ho has re
visions havo been reduced to a very con- 4,!M l,9Sr,623, the highest ever reached in celved a telegram from China announcing
eldorable extent. So Important were the the history of tho national system. The that n long Imperial edict was Issued on
statements contained In the dispatch that largest amount previously reported wns on August 2 authorizing tho Immediate and
H conference was held by wlro between sev- jutio 30, 1S99, slnco which date more nas Bafo conveyance of all buropenns in re
cral of tho oniclnls here and tho president been nn Increase of $235,331.71!). kin to Tien Tsln.
nt Canton, lasting for several hours. At Tho number of banks reporting to thu Tho Dally Mail's correspondent nt Cho
comptroller June 10, 1699. was 3.5S3, as p0Oi telegraphing Monday, says
against 3,732 on June 29. last, showing nn "Only a smnll garrison, with fourteen
Incroaso of 119 banks since the former date, guns, remains nt Tien Tsln, where somo
Tho Increase In assets Is shown to bo In anxiety Is felt because of a report tuat
loans and discounts, tho Incrrass being nbout 1D.000 Chlneso nro said to be moving two
dstlnn: iidoii our leaving Pekln. which would one-half of tho total amount, tho remainder days' march to tho southeast.
bo certain death, ltlflo firing upon us daily consisting of United States bonds and cash u png Hcng, nccordlng to the bnnngnni
by Imperial troops. Havo abundant cour- held by tho banks. correspondent of tho Standard, has been ap
ego, but little ammunition or provisions. Tho abstract shows nn Increase In the pointed generalissimo of the Chlneso forces
Two progressive yamen ministers beheaded, circulating medium of 163,944.033. Tho clr- and has left Pekln to command tho troops
'All connected with legation of tho United culatlon Is now shown to be $2S5,ri03,018, outsldo tho city
Etatcs well at tho present moment. ns against 199,338,382 ono year ago. A Shanghnl special says that official ad
(Signed) "CONGER." Tho rcscrvo held by the banks on Juno vices from Toklo say armed collisions havo
Tho cablegram came In tho official clphor 30. 1899, was 20.75 per cent. On June 30, occurred between parties of Uusslans nnd
ef the department. It Is checked by the tel. 1900, It was 29.18, showing a strong cash ro- Japaneso outside of Taku. This however,
egraph company ns having been put on tho source continuously held by the banns as It comes by way of Shanghai, must await
wires nt Tsl Nan, a large city about eighty against their deposits during tho last year, confirmation beforo being credited.
tnllcs southeast of Pekln, on August 7. Tho Tho geographical division of tho new The Shanghai correspondent of the Dally
dispatch reached tho department at 4:20 banks organized shows that In tho New Mall, confirming tho massacre of mlsslon-
1). m., but wns not mnde public until lato England states there was one, In tho cast- arles at Chu Chow Fu, says that two Amor
In the evening. ern states nineteen, in the southern states lean women were among tho victims
Those who were nt the White House In sixteen. In tho middle suites twenty-nine, Tho Sobastopol correspondent of the Dally
In thn western states thlrty-threo and tho Graphic asserts that tho Russian government
Pacific states threo. will send 125,000 additional troops from
Odessa to thc far east before thc end of
conference with the president Included Act
ing Secretary Adee of the Stato depart
ment. Secretary Hoot nnd Adjutant General
Corbln. Captain Michael, tho chief clerk of
tho Stnto dcpnrtincnt, through whose bands
CONTINUES TO DUN SULTAN the year.
Hornn uispatcnes say 11 is rumorea uiai
thn cablegrams pass, was also present part American Charge nt Constantinople an agreement has been reached between
of the time. Keen Ho ..Warnllatlon on Kmpcror Nicholas and Emperor VVilllani
What tho result of the conference was the United State Clnlin. whereby tho (Icnnan troops will be por-
omclals declined to say. That It will stlm- mlttod to proceed to China by way of SI
iilato tho energies of tho government to Its WASHINGTON, Aug. 1. It Is said at the bcrla.
Utmost endeavor to press forward tho nd- I state department that the reports from The roynl arsenal at Woolwich has been
vanco movement toward Pekln 1b certain, Constantinople that Mr. Grlscom, the Amerl- ordered to send 50,000,000 rounds of smnll
for Mr. Conger's message makes It clear that can charge, Is rcnowlng tho request for a arms ammunition to China.
for tho ministers to leave Pekln would result settlement of tho American claims, are due
In their death. Sccrotnry Hoot did not care to the original Instructions from Washing
1 o mako anv Htntcment when nsked about ton. and not to any recent word to him
tho conferenco tonight. These Instructions were-10 tne enect that tne
Tho officials had been led to believe from matter bo pressed continually, about every
tho moro recent dlsnatchcs which had nur- fortnight, In order that there might be no
tiortod to emanate from Chinese sources, as 'apse of the negotiations. .Mr. urmcom ap
well ns from Imperial edicts, thnt tho condl- Pr' bu keeping up tho semi-monthly
tlon of the leentlonors was much Improved, reminder wun great regularity, an worn
PORTO RIGANS ARE ALIENS
Illlnnl OMIelnl II11I1U Thnt Islnnder
AVhi Him Lived III Stnte n Yrnr
In Not 11 Citizen.
IN MEMORY OF HUMBERT
Mortice In Honor of llrml Iltilrr of
Italy Will lie Attended by
Prcnldf nl.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 7. Ilaron Fnvn.
the Italian nmbassador, announces thnt a
memorial funeral will held nt Washington
on August 19 at 11 o'clock In honor of
King Humbert. President McKlnley has
already signified his purpose of being
present at the ollkial ceremony nnd mem
bers of tho cabinet In the city also will
attend. Tho service will bo nt St. Mat
thew's Catholic church, with Cardinal
Gibbons ns tho principal dignitary of the
church, officiating. All of tho embassies
und legations in Washington havo re
ceived Invitations to be- present, the for
eign representntlves belngn requested to
attend In uniform.
In diplomatic quarters the announcement
of this service at n Catholic church occa
sioned somo little surprise, lu vlow of tho
conditions existing between tho church nnd
the temporal authorities nt Homo, and the
announcement was accepted as a most
pleasant nugury of tho growing good fool
ing between thc Vatican and tho Qulrlnnl.
In this connection It was recalled that
when tho nssnsslnatlon of King Humbert
was nnnounccd to thc popo ho decided that
n mass be said for the dead monarch, at
which the nged pontiff himself was the
colebrnnt.
A distinguished Itnllnn diplomatist, when
nsked today as to the significance of these
kindly expressions between tho Italian
government nnd the church, said:
"Tho question of the tcinpornl power of
tho popo Is purely political and govern
mental and it In no way affects tho spir
itual status of nny Individuals of the gov
ernment. King Humbert wns a Catholic
and Queen Marghorlta is a most earnest
member of the church. Thn house from
which tho king descended at ono tlmo pro
duced ono of tho foremost cardlnalB and
later a pope. Tho royal 'house at nil
times takes part In the celebrations of tho
church, ns this Is considered quite apart
from tho political question Involved In
tho temporal power of tho pope. On that
question tho Vatican nnd tho Qulrlnnl
differ, but It Is n difference not affecting
individuals."
ARREST OF EMMA QUAZZI
Letter from Olrl Inillcntcii Thnt She
Went to Htirope on Hume Steamer
nn Ilrescl.
NEW YORK, Aug. 7. Emma Qunzzl, the
19-year-old girl arrested In Ilnly In connec
tion with tinsel's crime, lived with her
father In Pntcrson, N. J. Sho sailed for
Italy In Mny, ostensibly to visit hor mother,
who Is 111. It Is believed she took the same
steamer ns Hrcscl nnd tho suspicion that
she did accompany Ilrescl on the trip across
the ocean Is In a measure confirmed by n
letter written by tho girl to her father.
In this letter Emma QuazzI says she met a
young man on the steamer on tho wny to
Havre. This friend sho names bb Gactano
Ilrescl. Sho sailed on tho Gascognc, with
her uncle und other relatives. At Hnvro
theso relatives left her nnd Ilrescl vol
unteered to escort her to the -homo of a
friend from Pntcrsou, Lulgl Brlna, now
living in Paris. v
Tho girl, after a. stav Jn Vyg, wlth.-jnrescl
and fils friends', wrontoh" 'to Italy to' tho
house nenr Illcln. This lfl nil tho father
knows of his daughter's trip.
Emma QuazzI, it would appear, would have
known of tho mooting of Hrcscl with Quln
tnvelln or Lana und probably obtained more
or less Information.
Tho father denies that his daughter Is
an anarchist. She planned for months her
trip to Europe, but her father Insists her
only purposo In going wns to seo her mother
and brother In Italy.
TOWXE DECLINES TO ACCEPT
Populist Nominee for Vice Presidency Will
Not Tako Place.
COMES OUT FOR ADLAI E STEVENSON
(ilhrr Itepiihlleuii l.eiuler ne
r.loiliient Over Verlinl llcnutleii of
rimrorm Adopted by Kan
nun (ll Contention,
DULUTII, Minn., Aug. 7. Former Con
gressman Charles A. Towne, who was nomi
nated for the vlco presidency by thn popu
list national convention held at Sioux Falls
In May, has sent tho following letter to tho
committee of notification:
Hon. 1'. M. ltlngdul, chairman, nnd tho
memberH of tho coimnltlou on notification
of tho candidate for vice president of the
people's national convention held ut Sioux
I'iiIIh, 8. D.. May 9 nnd 10, Wu-Uentlemeli:
When, on the Mil of July at Knnsua City
1 had tho honor to receive from you tho
olllelal notlMctitlon of the notion of your na
tional convention lu nominating me for the
olllco of vice president of tho I'nlted States,
I requested, In view of the uuonialouH und
dellcntu circumstances In the presidential
situation, that yiu permit me to tnKo uu
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska
Fair. Southerly Winds
Teinperntnre nt Oitinhu Yenterilny
Hour, lieu. Hour. lieu.
11. 111 7 1 I p. in M
II 11. 111 7 1 U p. 111 HI
7 11. 111 7." !1 p. m 1,11
N n. 11 7S I P. in "
II 11. m Hit n p. m Ml
III n. m SI It p. 111 n
II n. m .- 7 p. in Sl
IU 111 .7 S p. m sl
II p. in Ml
NO ABATEMENT OF HEAT
I'orrlil Spell In t'lileiiRii ItesnllM
the Heath of Sim r rill .More
Pitaiiii.
In
CHICAGO. III.. Aug. 7. Excessive heat af
fected Chicago today and. nccordlng to the
prognostications of the weather otllce. It will
continue through Wednesday and Thursday,
and "probably longer." The highest point
reached today was 96 In tho weather ntllcc.
On the street It was 92 to 93. There weie
threo denths In the street and a scoro of
prostrations, several of which are serious.
Tho dead. Matthew Allies, Ida Fnlkhcn,
Frederick Daws nnd Infant child of n Ho
hpinlnn fnmlly on West Twelfth street.
Slnc thn establishment of the weather
bureau in Chicago there has been but one
SPH1NGFIELD. 111., Aug. 7. Judge H. D.
Mnnrne. first usHlHtant attorney ccneral. to-
lull tnilnv'n mlvlrrn show n vorv illrfnront COtlies about every two weeks that he has ,, is11(i n nnlnlon in answer to an in-
nspect of affairs. preseuiea nnomer oemujia. inry are an qlllry uy j. m. Chamberlain, Jr.. editor of
Secretary Hoot stated lato tonight that 10 lno amo r"ecl' lu,Hl iiriui-ui of the Lebanon Leader, who asks whether Mi-
no far as ho wns nwnro there would bo noani pn exacl ,lm9 flxed fffir carrying It K,lel panpiia,,, a nntlve Porto Hlcan, who
rhnniTA In IIia lirontilpnl a IntnnMnn tn rnlllrn I OUl
Kiiuject under advisement before niinounc- .,.... wi,rre the nwrrnrv renehed on nvo
Ing a decision 11ml inventing that nomltin-1 ,nstn,lco wurre the mercury rtacneu j me
tlon. Thin reqiieMt you were pleased to
grant, and now, after matin t- consideration
of the factors Involved that concern the
welfare of the cause of political reform
In this country and my own duty thereto, 1
am constrained lo Inform you In all re
spect that 1 miiHt iloclliiu the nomination
made by the Sioux Falls convention.
In atiiiounclni: this conclusion I cannot
forbear to express to you and through you
to the great convention whuse commission
you hold, us well as to that patriotic body
of advanced political thought th.it your con
vention represented, my deep sense or 1110
honor conferred upon me. To be the unani
mous choice of micli a convention for the
second highest olllco In the nervlce of tho
republic would lie a distinction tu any man.
Circumstances, however, that add emphasis
to this consideration ut present tire, first,
that the nomination was unsolicited by me,
and second, thul thu convention, as In tho
case also of Its nominee for the presidency,
went 0111 01 us own political organization to
select n candidate. To my mind, this ac
tion of the Sioux FiiIIh convention lu nomi
nating for president a repreHcntntlVP of the
democratic party and for vice president a
itpiuHciuuuvo 01 iiio silver repuiiiiciiii
any, in one or tho most encouraging und
nsnlrlllg Hliectncles In recent nolltlrx. Itx
liuselllHliuesH and muirnatiliiiltv. Itx Ihmii.
mony to tho precedence of the cause of the
peopie over any merely partisan ndvtintugc,
raised tho procedure of that convention Into
tlio Hero ne upper ulr of true civic heroism.
rrom Hiicn 11 Bpiril iih mis, what service,
what sacrltlce cuii be UHked In tho iiamo of
tho republic?
to Washington on tho ISth Instant, mnklng
this reply to a question ns to whether tho
latest developments In Pekln would neces
sitate his return to tho capital earlier.
Tho word "Yamen," following tho name
of tho city Tsl Nan, at which the cablegram
irom air. longer was put on tho wire, as Pottawattamie county, In., with
tinaerstoou nere. pronnmy refers to tho Rodman ns postmaster,
oiiiciai miuamg or resiacnro irom wnicn It
was transmitted, or ut which it was received
by courier from Pekln,
Departmental Note.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7. (Special Tele
gram.) Daniel O'Connell was today ap
pointed postmaster at Homana, Lake county,
S. I).
A postofllco has been established at Ascot,
William
DIVIDED AS TO YANG TSE I
United Stnli'N nn Well na lirrmiiny
InlercRtetl In Keeplnir Valley
Open for Commerce.
HEHLIN, Aug. 7. Thc Foreign office nd
hilts that serious differences have broken out
between tho powers with reference to the
ndvnnco on Pekln and ns to the measures
thnt aro being taken In thc Yung Tso vnl
Icy
Tho postolllco at Eudcl, Custer county,
Neb., Is ordered discontinued. Mall to
Pilot.
Tho advertisement for bids for tho con
struction of thc public building nt Illalr,
Neb., was sent out to lay. Hlds will be
opened September 4 nt the ofllce of tho su
pervising architect of the treasury.
William P. McKlttrlck hint l?en appointed
a watchman In the custom hntiso at Otnnha.
A postofllco hns been established nt Hock
Hlvcr, Albany county, Wyo., with G113 M.
Kipka us postmaster.
has resided In Ixbanon one year, has thc
right to vote.
Judge Mtinroe- holds that Panellas Is not
entitled to vote, inasmuch as tho treaty of
peaco with Spain provided that tho question
of the civil and political rights of Porto
Hlcans, who did not become citizens of
Spain within the yenr, nhould bo left to con
gress to determine, nnd congress not having
taken action upon tho mattor, Porto Hlcans
ore still aliens in thc true sense of the word
nnd are Btill regarded an foreigners within
thn meaning of our naturalization laws.
Protection ABiilimt Urdu.
HEHLIN, Aug. 7. Although no plan hns
yet been adopted for International protec
tion against anarchists, tho Gcrmnn for
eign ofllco Is authority for tho statement
that It ie quite likely a schemo will be
evlsod nnd a preliminary step has already
been taken.
Deitlliim In Mr vciinoii'h I'm or.
It was. of course, the exnec tutlnn of vnnr
convention that Its nomination for the vice
presidency would prove acceptable to the
conventions of the democratic und sliver re
publlcun parties called to meet in KiinsiiH
City on tho Fourth of July. Tlio silver re-
imuuciiiiH, j.wu delegates, representing
twenty-eight states und territories, were
Indeed eager to namo tho ticket
chosen nt Sioux Falls, but to the
Brent democratic convention another
course commended Itself. The name of
your nominee was presented to that conven
tion und was received with remarkable
demonstrations of approval by the enor
mous number of citizen spectators and with
tlio Utmost resnect nf llm .L.tni-n i..a lint
geographical considerations und tho fnct
that In certain parts of the country It was
deemed wise to defer to a sentiment de
manding that the cundldato should be n
niun already ldentllled with the democmUc
uiuiuiuuon, not oniy oy Holding Its prill
j..ih.-i turn uuYucuuug 11s cause, nut also
by name nnd profession, determined thu se
lection of Hon. Adlnl K. Stovenson of 1111
nols, n mnti of unimpeachable character
nnd of ripe political experience, who as ft
member of congress moro than twenty
years ago was 11 closo student nnd cola
boAr of General J. II. Weaver and other
Brent leuuers in tho reform movements of
1V..1 . Av- i.1".1, w"? , vieo president from
IN1.1 to ltOi d stllleiilshed himself l.v l,nMii.,-
Hgalnst the betrayal of democratic prin
ciples by President Cleveland.
hen Mr. Stevenson had been nominated,
what was It my duty to do7 My name hail
gone beforo the convention along with hi.)
and I had been beaten. The nomination
had been made decisive nnd with absolute
fulrness. The ramllilnte eh .moil wu ti tin
sonully linobjectlonublo: his loyalty lo nur
principles was beyond ouestlnn nmi niu r..
reer had been a long exemplification lo
them. Alnnlfestly It wns my duty to sup-
1
CAUSES DISSOLUTION OF POOL
Itepiirtetl Mindlnn; of Trice by meri-
enn Steel nnd Wire Compniiy
Ureal. n ( oinliliiul Ion.
PITTSBURG. Aug. 7 The Chronicle
Telegraph Fays today: It Is reported that
tho American Steel nnd Wire company has
Ordered llefore Itetlrlnu Hoard. entered the structural steel market as n
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7. -Colonel P. C. competitor with thu concerns which com
Pope and Colonel James Forney. V. S. M. C. nrlso tho utructural steel or "beam pool."
Germany's opinion regarding tho steps days In succession. Tho record for continued The wlro company Is accused of having
Great Hrltaln has taken In tho Yang Tso August 10, ns members of the retiring and shaded tho prices nf the pool compunlcs und
region is expressed through tho Cologne examining board. Colonel L. C. Harrington, taking contracts which the associated mills
tiazette. I no opinion is ono of disapproval Major O. C. Ilerryman and Cnptaln E. C. would have secured at an even price. The
Hlncs havo been ordered beforo tho board
of steps tnken already or contemplated, In
asmuch ns Germany, with 11 number of the
other powers, Is as much Interested ns En
IKlnnd In keeping the Yung Tse vnlley open
tor commerce Tho Foreign olllco believes
that In this particular all the powers except
England nro ngreed. 11 does not bellovo
result Is that there Is u rumor the pool will
be dissolved
iruoiv 1 put in tneiitnii, Tilft structural uool Is coninosed of tho
WAMii.MiiuN, Aug. 7.-united Ktates r.,rn.cl0 coniuanv. Jones & Lallchlln. llm-
Consul Thompson nt Progreso. Moxlco. In- lnl ,f Pltlnhiiri-' PnntmvK'imlii Strpl pnm.
lorniB me Binip uepnrinieni mni yeuow
fever seems to be on the Increase there and
that England would Insist on carrying things Is virulent at Mlrlda, capital of Yucatan.
with n high hand now that she knows she
Is opposed by ull tho other nowers. The Himv l ever Cnnon,
Foreign olllco Is contldent that the United w Abltl.Nti l u.. Aug. 7. The marine hos-
Statcs and Japan will side with Germany Pa' acrvleo today received advices report-
and the other powora against England In '"R ,nnt 'h01"" "re no 11w c"e of yollow
her actlou along the Yang Tso. rover nor uny new suspects at Tampa,
TIia Assnrlnted I'rpHii Ik Infnrmcd thnt
the United States embassy In Derlln has TnUUFb LtAVb rUKTU RICO
informed tno Foreign oiuce that tue United
States government desires thnt the Yang Cavalry ami Infantry Mill for New
Tso bo loft open for American trude and York on Army Transport
that Washington will also oppose nil schemes SciIk vt lek.
for tho division of China, no matter from
what power they may proceed. It Is tin- SAN JUAN. Aug. 7. The United States
dorstood thnt this attitude Is fully approved I transport Sedgwick, with four troops of
by tho German government, since It coin- canlry nnd four companies of Infantry
tides with tho wishes of Germany. The sailed for Now York today. The steamer
correspondent further learns that Japan, on San Juan enlled last evening with COO
this samo question, has abandoned England mules and the Catanlu will carry a troop
nnd hns already sought and found the of horses.
friendship of Herlln.
Several papers print a statement that a Itnlhboue to lie Tried In September,
censorship has been established at Tien HAVANA. Aug. 7 Martin C. Fosnes
Tsln which suppresses news because It Is acting director general of posts, appeared
unfavorable. Others assert that the Ilrltlfsh for the tlrst time personally today ugalnst
havo established a censorship nt Shanghai Estes G. Hnthbone, the deposed director,
and will not allow antl-Drltlih news to pass, and offered additional evidence In tho court
However this may be, Germany has taken of first instance. Deputy Auditor Lawshc,
steps to muzzle German correspondents who who has been Investigating Mr. Hathbone's
aro proceeding to China. Thirteen now ac- accounts, disallowed Items aggregating more
companylng the German expeditionary force than t25,00O, These Include unauthorized
promised to submit every lino to the Ger- personal expenditure; and stuffed pay rolls.
man commander before putting It on the togeuier witn a number or questionable con
puny. Steeltnn, Pa.. Passaic Holllng Mill
company, Passaic, N. J., and tho Pencoyd
Iron works of Philadelphia.
STREET CAR IS DYNAMITED
Cur of St. I, out ('oiiipuny In llloui
t'p In llityllltlit, Mi One IIcIiik
Injured.
ST LOUIS. Aug. 7. After a lapso of
five da) s, dynamiters havo begun again to
place exploflves on tho tracks of the St
Louis Transit company. A Hellefontalne
car waB blown up In North St. Louis nt 9
o'clock this morning. It Is the first race of
daylight dynamiting since the strike begun
Tho cxplcslnn was terrific. All tho win
dows In tl"' v.ir were shattered and the for
ward trucks were broken nnd a plrce thr
idzo of a bushel basket was blown through
tho Hoar. There were no passengers 011 the
car and neither the conductor nor the mo
torman waa tnjured. The women along the
line wre warned last night that tho car
would be blown up
wires.
France llim n Ailvlera,
PAHIS, Aug, 7. At a cabinet council to
day it was announced th.U the French
government had received no advices tending
to show that the advance of the allied forcci
on Pekln had been decided upon.
tracts. It la probable that tho trial of Rath-
bone will come on during tho first week of
September.
Uiitehera tiuthrr nt SnrntoKii,
SAUATOOA. N. Y.. Aug, 7. The National
Retail liutchrru' Mutual Protective as
sociation of the I'nlted States opened Us
annual ccsslun hero tuduy,
Cherokee Kiw oilmen! lotioneil
KANSAS CITY, Aug. 7.-A Star spec
from Salllsaw. I. T.. says: The I'nli
Slates commission to the five clvlllzei
trlln-s. In conference here today wltli
Cherokee authorities, decided to pnstponi
llm enrollment of Cherokee freedmen untl
next sprlnc- No freedmen will be enrolled
by tho commission, therefore, until ull
other citizens of the Cherokee nation are
enrolled.
Wiirelmiinen Out of Court,
NEW POUT, Kv , Aug. 7.-The Cincinnati
Leuf Tobacco warehouse company s prop
erty was soiu tonuy 111 auction unuer orue
of court by Jamra P Ernst to W. E. Hut
ton for ll.SOO.OOO. Tim property is located
In Ohio, Tennessee and wentucKy. The new
organization will lie Known as the Clnclu
nail tuducco vt arenouso company.
BETTER OUTLOOK IN INDIA
Itpiirwcrt Advent of 3lononii I.Ives
Hope for Good Crops Com
Iiik Antiimn.
LONDON, Aug. 7. The viceroy of India,
.ord Curzon of Kedleston, cables, under to-
lay's dale, that a very decided Improvement
n thc crop prospects has tnken place during
tho Inst ten days through thn sudden nnd
opportune renewed ndvnnco of thn monsoon.
Amplo rain has fallen for tho present ngrl
culturul requirements In Oujerat nnd the
greater part of Hajputana aud central In-
lla, nnd sowings are being actively prose
cuted so far as the scarcity of plow bullocks
permits. If the present favorablo conditions
continue considerable autumn crops will be
secured and the tension will relax. There nro
now nbout C,13.",000 persons receiving relief.
t'liniiRPH in Diplomatic Corps.
LONDON, Aug. 7.--In consequence of tho
rctlicniont of tho Rt. Hon. Sir llnnico Hum
bold from his posl us Urltlsh nmbassador
at Vienna und the retirement of tho Rt.
Hon. Sir Henry Drummond Wolff, tho
Urltlsh ambassador nt Madrid, thn Hon
Sir Francis Richard Plunkett, who has
been Ilrltlih minister at Hrussels slnco 1893,
has been appointed Urltlsh umbaador at
Vienna nnd Sir Henry Mortimer Durand,
nritlsh minister and consul general at
Teheran, Persia, has been appointed Ilrlt
Ish ambassador at Madrid. Mr. Edmund
Conntantlne Phlpps, the Urltlsh minister nt
Rio do Janeiro, Is transferred to Hrin.selr.
nnd Sir Henry Nevlll Desrlng, Urltlsh
minister to Mexico, has been transfened to
Rio de Janeiro,
Sirs, tieorue Com v ill lis Wesl,
LONDON. Aug. 7. Lieutenant Gcorgo
Cornwnllls West, who married Lady Han
lolph Churchill, has been placed temporarily
on half pay on nccount of III health. Tho
question as to whether sho would retain her
title was settled by her decision to be des
Ignated hereafter as Mrs. George Cornwal
lis West.
Perm Inn Cnlilnet llemlmn.
LIMA, Peru. Aug. 7 (Via Galveston, Aug
7). Tho cabinet of Dr. Rlvaguero tendered
Its resignation this afternoon at 5 o'clock
Dividend 011 Sliuidnrd Oil,
NEW YORK. Aug. 7. -Tho directors of
the Standard Oil cdmpany or New Jersey
have declared a dividend of IS per share.
payable September 15 In June 10 per cent
wns iiistritmied and in iiarcn .ij per cent
Movement of Ocean Verl, Ann,
At New York Arrived Amsterdam, from
Rotterdam Sailed Bovc. for Liverpool
Knl.ser Wllhelm der Grosse, for liamburg
At Klnsalo Passed-Onlcdonlan, from
New York for Liverpool.
..t Houlogne-Arrlved Rotterdam, from
New York, for Rotterdam, and departed.
At Cherbourg Arrived I'uln'in, from
New York, for Hamburg, nnd proceeded
At Movllle Arrived Furnesslu, from Now
YnrK. for u asgow.
At OhiHgow Arrived Furnesnln, from
New York: L'uslnl a. from Montreal.
At SydnVy. N S. W Arrived previously
Moana. from San Francisco, via Honolulu
und Auckland.
At Havre Sailed La Rretugne, fur New
York. At Glbraltur-Salled-Kulser Wllhelm II.
from Genoa und Naples, for New York,
IN THE FORE FRONT
Americans Bear tho Brunt of the Fighting
at f iotsang on Sunday .0
SUPPORTED BY THE JAPANESE TROOPS
General Ohaffoo's Forco Assigned to the Task
of Turning Chinese Flnnk.
MARKS LINE OF CLEAVAGE AMONG ALLIES
British, Yankees and Japs on One Side,
French and Russians tho Other.
GERMANS NOT MENTIONED IN THE REPORT
Meaner Nevis of the l'ldlitlnx Kv
peeted Soon to He Supplemented
by Reports to the War and
Anvy Department,
days In succsslon. The record for continued
lent. If not broken on Thursday, will mnko
olx days. The weather bureau says there Is
not In tho entire country n sign of letup In
tho Intense heat
NEW YORK, Aug. 7 A hoi wave which
struck the city on Monday continued today
with little prospect of early relief. At noon
tho mercury had climbed to 91 degrees und
nt 1 o'clock it went up to 92 degrees. A
breeze, which had been lacking nil day,
sprang up und ut 3 o'clock tho temperature
had dropped two degrees, but climbed up
again at I und C o'clock to Its highest point
of tho dny, 93 degrees. From that time II
slowly dropped. Thero were nearly 100 pros
trations reported during the day. but tho
fatalities were few, only three being re
ported.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 7. After a day of
Bwellcrlng heat nnd excessive humidity u
secro electrical storm tonight caused a
fall of twenty-live degrees In the temper
ature. Tho relief was not of long duration,
however, for with the passage of the storm
tho mercury Immediately began to climb.
There were thirty prostrations from heat
today and one futallty. At S u. m. the tem
perature wns 80 degrees and tho olllclal
thermometer on top of the postolllco build
ing reached lis highest point nt 4 p. m.,
when It registered 97. This morning tho
humidity wns Gl and tonight 7S per cent.
PITTSnURO. Pa., Aug. 7. Patrick Kel
ley, iron worker, died this morning from
tho effects of the heat and nf tho nine per
sons prostrated John M. Hnmincl of tho
South Side will probnbly die beforo morn
ing. LA CROSSE, Wis., Aug. 7. Today was
the hottest of tho season. Thermometers
registered 96 In tho shado nnd nil out
door work and business wns suspended.
DUI1UQUE, Iu Aug. 7. Iluslness was
practically suspended hero todny owing to
tho oxtrcmo heat. The government bureau
reported 93 degrcces.
I'lTTSHl'RG. Pa.. Aug. 7.-Tho ther
mometer ut noon today registered 90
degrees, with every Indication of going
Higher beforo sundown. One death 'and
seven prostrations wero reported todny.
The futul cure was Jacob Honeker, aged
bi yours.
KANSAS CITY. Auir. 7. Two prostrations
from heat and one death, thnt of uu Italian
laborer, occurred Here today. Tlio govern
ment thermometer ut - o'clock registered
87 degrees.
MII.WAl'K EE, Wis., Aug. 7.-Threo
deaths and four prostrations resulted from
the Intense heat today. The weather bu
reau reports n.' degrees recorded ut 2 p. m
lort that nomination. Artlm- !,.,,, ii,i
in . 'nun ii, rui ui-uirc nil- silver repun
lean convention nnd succeeded In persuad
iik ii not to nominate me mul llm ..!.
residential matter was dually referred to
lie silver renulillrnn niitliui.il ,.n.,nin...,
with full powers. Later In the night this
cotnmlttep placed the mime nf Mr Mim-en.
son on Its ticket as candidate, for vice president.
Declare for Dcinocrntft,
Tills rrcltal fit-ark' develmw tlio uliuntlnti
IS It HOW Im. Hvnrvtinilv klmtvu II, n ..llli
Mr. Stevenson or sir. Roosevelt Is to be the
next vice president of the Pnllril States. I
am expected to take a laborious part In thn
i-aiiiiiHigii. i snail, oi course, advocate the
lection of llrvan anil Stevenson. Thn item.
ocratle convention, beforo which I was a
canuKiaie, named liryun and Stevenson
The silver reuubllcnn nnrtv. of which nr.
gaiilzutiou 1 was tho official head for nearly
ionr years, nn nainrn nrynn and Steven
son. In what light should I appear before
tho American people If, while advocating
i tie election oi one ticiiec, I sliniilil Dp going
through the form of -mining on nimHier?
Nolindy in the fulled Slates would think
1 had the slluhtest eliniiee of lielinr . leeted
and nobody would believe that I considered
myseir seriously as a caiuiltlalp, unless .it
the same time he believed me to be abso
lutely lacking lu common sense. Whom
could such a phantom candidacy iIpccIvp'.'
What respect should 1 deserve, Indeed, If In
such n mutter I should attempt to decelvo
anybody whatsoever?
1 know the people's party to be composed
nf niPti most exceptionally keen and expert
in political jutigmeni. Ho olivlnus a sham
could not blind their vision. Either they
would resent my Implied uncomplimentary
PHtlmntn of them or they would he Justllled
In forming one of me, which could result
only In Injuring the cause which It lunl
been the professed object of mv mistaken
lony 10 am. i-onsisiency und candor In
politics, tlnreforp, mv own splf-rpspect, a
proper ilef'irpncp to tho oroide's nartv and
u sincere regaru inr mo welfare of t lie
cnuse or political reform In the ('tilled
States, ull counsel that I now respectfully
replace in your nanus imp nnnnriiliie irip-l
which your great party committed to me In
contemplation nf n different complexion of
ail.iirs t nan nns resuileti.
Thiol. n the Platform Very Trelty.
Ill conclusion. I may be permitted to ex
prpss Hip lire found satisfaction which I
feel In contemplating the present attitude
of the party. In IsM I was one of those
who, keenly fcellnis the recreancy of the
republican party, were much In doubt
whether the memorable denioi-ral'c conven
lion at Chicago, In adopting Its splendid
pint form und nominating William J Ilryan
for tlio presidency, was actuated by an Im
pulse nr liv a nurpose. Tho magnificent
achievements ut Kansas I'lty Imvo sett'eil
all poslble doubts on that sublect. The
nhitforin minuted not nnlv re-enacts tin
principles "f 1SMC. but. In language whose
foif-e. dignity und beauty have never been
equaled ill a similar document, responds ti
the new tsuies presented in the growth of
the trust monopoly ami tho Imperialistic
policy of the admlnNtrutlnii by an appro
priate enunciation or innse suounie nop.
trlnps of human rights and liberties who
profession and nhservancp hnvp been tin
ppeiillar glory nf our country und are the
sure basis of the ultimate happiness of
mankind And. ngaln. the duty of carrying
the banner of tho cnu-e nai lieen eotnmiile'l
to that tried and trusted hum! whose grasp
has neypr weakened, whh h no fenr can
make to falter, und no burden can dismay
Tho leadership of Hryun, wIiIpIi pould have
redeemed a bad platform, snnctlfles a good.
It made memorable an uniuccesKful pon
tpst. It will crown a victory with Imperish
able splendor.
With every sentiment of ipprpt und grat
itude, I remain, mod sincerely yours.
CHARLES A. TOWNIJ.
It Is believed the populist committee cm
powered to till tho vacancy caused by Mr.
Towno's withdrawal will Immediately en
dorse Adlnl E. Stevenson for vice president
on tho ticket with William J. Ilryan.
AiuiiCKty for Political Prisoners,
LIMA. Peril. Aug. 7 iVIa Galveston
Tex )--Congress has declurvd full ainnei)
for nil political offeiidera.
GRAIN TO TAKE NEW ROUTE
Crops nf KnnsiiH, OUIiilioiiin nnd lu
ll inn Territory to Go Abroad
from Gulf Purls,
KANSAS CITY, Aug. 7. -Representatives
of gulf grain shippers arrived hero
today und mado preliminary arrangements
for1 tho shipment to Europe through the
southern parts of Kansas, Oklahoma nnd
Indian Territory wheat. Tho boards of
trade of Now Orleans nnd Galveston, ac
companied by tho stato grain Inspectors
of Loulslnna und Texas, made up the party,
which later conferred with grain in
spectors of Missouri and Kansas. The
conference will adopt a standard nf grad
Ing for new wheal and the movement will
begin ns soon us thc classification has been
decided upon.
Gcorgo S. Strntton of New OrleanH nnd
Hamburg, n member of the party, said:
"The crop of Kansas, Oklahoma nnd the
Indian Territory Is particularly henvy this
year and I ho quality of tho wheat Is par
ticularly line. Thn crop In other sections
of Iho country 1h poor and exporters urn
anxious to get hold nf thn Kansas crop
This demand will inuko a good prlcp. It
will create un Immcnsp nmount of busl
npss In Kansas City, as well ns In the
southern ports, nnd tho result will bo of
grpat benefit to both."
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7. Tho Information
which came today that American troops
were engaged In the battle nt Picturing
established positively for the tlrst time
thnt notwithstanding the dltllciiltlcs which
General Chaffee had encountered In de
barking troops und supplies', at least a part
and n considerable- pnr! of our force whs
In the vanguard of tho forward movement.
General Chaffee's dispatch to the War
epnrtnient conveyed the most satisfactory
vldencp that the commanders had
thoroughly ngreed In advance upon a plan
f net inn nnd that thero Is every Indica
tion that this plan had been followed,
General Chalice on Friday sent thu
cable saying thnt the nttack upon the
Chlneso nt Pletsnng would be mado on
Sunday, the day when Admiral Hemey nnd
tho press correspondents sny tlio ilghtlug
occurred.
Gpnoral Chaffee's announcement that tho
present objectlvo International column Is
Yang Tsun Is Interpreted by tho oillclals
nt tho Wnr department to mean that this
nlnt, whero river, rullroad and wagou
road moot, la to be mndo the advance
base for tho operations on Tckln.
American Hear the Itriuit,
The most positive addition to thc nows
' the day was tho brief lino from tho
BBoclnted Press correspondent at Tlon
sin, saying that tho Ninth and Four
teenth Infantry. Rollly's bnttery and tho
murines wero In tho battle of Pletsang.
t was this forco which, with tho Urltlsh nnd
Japanese, boro tlio brunt of the uttuck on tho
loft llnnk, which wns to turn tho enemy s
position. This plun had already been mndo
lear by General Chaffee's dlupatch, ul-
hoiigh ho did not mention what Amerlcau
troops would bo engaged.
In view of the participation of tho Amer
ican troops, tin War and Navy departments
nro anxiously expectant of a report of the
part taken by our troops and of any lostcs
which' Uie Americans mny have sustained.
No light haR yet been thrown on the sub-
ect of whether tho commanders of the In
ternational forces have decided on A om
mandcr. Tho Chaffee dlBpatch would seem
to tndlcatn that none had been agrerd upon.
The movement wim planned evidently by the
commnndern In conference nnd tho part
which each command wna to play agreed
upon In ndvnnco.
Himv They I.lne Pp.
It In perhaps noteworthy and nlgnlllrunt
that In this plan of attack upon the enemy
at Plctbiing the American, British anil
Japaneso wero Joined In the movement lo
turn tho enemy'H Hank, while tho Russians
and French operated together on the oppo
site utile of the river ugalnst thn enomy'H
left. This mny Indicate tho line of tilcavnge
among the allies, whnsu general dissensions
wero reported nt Tien Tsln. It Is also ex
ceedingly Hlgnlllcant that General Chaffeo
does not mention tho German forco at ull.
Tho War department oillclals do not bellevo
that this could hnve been duo to nn over
sight on his part, If It wns arranged that
they wero to participate in tho movement,
it therefore semis Itkely thnt the Gcrranns
were not engaged at Plotrang. It Is thought
possiblo they may ho acting Independently.
FALLS HALF MILE TO DEATH
Aeronaut lien Merlin Awful llenlh, h)
'allure of III Piiriiehiite
lo Work.
OTTAWA REACH, Mich., Aug. ,7. John
nlo Dew, an aeronaut of Grand Itaplds, me
a tcrrlblo fato while giving uu exhibition
hero. HIr balloon had reached a height ot
nearly half a mile when the performer begn
his drscpnt. Ills paruchuln did not ope
for n few seconds and when It did spread
ho had galnpd c-urh momentum that the slid
den resistance gave him a violent Jerk. II
slipped from the trapeze nnd, Inning no lit
line, was dashed to death lu tho lake below
There was hut ono foot of wuler where Dow
landed nnd every bono In his body was
broken In the fall. Dew was but 19 years
old.
THOUGHT TO BE TRAIN ROBBER
Suspect rreled nt lluum for Snlur
dny Muhl Holdup In Which
I'ny Wn Killed.
DENVER, Aug. 7. A upcclal to thn No,
from Hugo, (Jolo., sayn:
"Frederick Merrick was nrrrtod
Elbert county today anil brought to Hugo
at I o'clock on suspicion of being one o
tho Union Paciiic train robbers. A posso
Is after another man thought tn be Mcr
rlck'n partner and is expected lo rctimn
3-rati tlmo tonight.
CHINESE PUT TO FLIGHT
Allien l-'urrn llueniy lo llelrent. His
Itearuiiiiril llelnK Decimated, but
(iiiiiH Sined.
LONDON, Aug. 7. A special dispatch
from Shanghai, dated today, says:
It Is reported thnt heavy lighting took
place lust Sunday east of Plntsang, tho
allies losing 400, of whom slxty-llvo worn
Urltlsh.
'The Japanese nrtlllcry did splendid serv
ice in the face of a Chinese crosHllre, under
which they lost heavily.
Thn Chinese werp forced to retreat, lull
saved their guns. Their rpnrguard was at-
tacked and practically decimated."
I.lttle evN of the Ilnttle.
(Copyright, 190n, by the Associated Press.)
TIEN TSIN, Sunday. Aug. C 8 a. m, (Via
Shanghai, Aug. 7.) This morning at day
light 10,000 allies attacked tho Chinese at
Pelt Sang anil forced tho enemy from the
trenches. The Americans who participated
were the Ninth and Fourteenth regiments,
Rellly's battery und the marines. A heavy
battle 1 still tn progrctii.
LONDON, Aug. 7. Thn special dlfpal-h
to the Aisoclnted Press from Tlon Tsln,
dated Sunday, August ,1, S a. m., via Shang
hai, August 7. Is tho only press message
which has got through from Tlon Thin slnco
tho buttle at Pell Sang.
Various Tien Tnin dispatches ot earlier
dates allude to icconnolteriug niicountcia
with tlic Chlneso preparatory to u general
attack on thc Chlnoso positions, which are
live miles long. Tho reconnaissance has
developed that the Chlneso aro In greatpr
strength than oxpected and tho allies, ac
cording to a news agency dispatch from
Tlcn Tsln, dated August 2, aru each day
pushing nenrer to the Chinese positions.
The Russians who have been fighting
around Tul-Chow urn reported, according
to a dispatch from Shanghai, dated August
H, to hnve klllpd 3.000 CIiIiipsu.
The laotal of New Chwang haa refused
tho Rurnlan demand to glvo up tho forts
there.
A dispatch from Hong Kong, under today's
date, says trade with the West river Is ut
a standstill.
Council lllnir Sinn Hi red. 1 It Is now fully conllrmea tnat a lourta
DETROIT. Aug. 7. Tho members of tho brigade of Indian troops has been ordered to
International Association of Distributors, ' China.
who are attending tho llfth annual conven
Ion of tho association, today elected tho fol
lowing officers President, Charles Frll-
Ircck, Huffnlo, vice presidents, Sam R. Hlx
:on of i'lquu, la., c. W, Nichols of Council
Huffs, la., und J. L. Hill nf Nashville,
Tenn.. secretary, W. H. Sudnbrenuer, Cin
cinnati, treasurer, II. W. Walker. Detroit.
Tho convention will conclude Its business
i adjourn tomorrow.
The parliamentary secretary of the foreign
I ofllce, Mr. Hioderlck, In tho Houso of Com
1 tnons today, answering n quostlon, said hnr
' niiiJCEty'.i gnvurument hud Informed the Chi
nese government that Its members will t
held pcreonnlly responsible If the members
of iho foreign legations or other foreigners
at Pekln suffer Injury.
Mr Rroderlck added that her majesty's
"overiirotint, did not think any useful pur