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The Omaha Daily Bee. 32STA1JLISIII2I3 ,JUXE J), 1871. LI WILL TALK PEACE Chinese Emperor Appointi Viceroy to Negotiate with Powers. CHINA DESIRES AMICABLE SETTLEMENT Stato Department Receives Official Notice to That Effect. CONGER SENDS NOTE THROUGH CHAFFEE Expresses Ability to "Hold On" Until Relief Force Arrives. NO CESSATION- OF HOSTILITIES .11 1 n i x H-r n .Must ll- IteleiiNcil from l't'UIn Ili-forc Any New Arrnnnc IllClltt Will lli Considered !) lulled .Stnt-, WASHINGTON. Aug. 12. Indications of tho ili-Hlro (if China for n peaceful settle incut of lier present tliltlciiltleu have been dlHpluyod for sovcrnl days. Olllclul no tlco of Unit desire was presented to tlu department of stuto todny. It was In tho form of un odtrt promulgated by tho urn-I-ror, Kwang Hhii, appuintlni; K.ul 1. 1 Hung Chang envoy plenipotentiary to negotiate wltli the power for "an limnc dinte cessation of hostilities" pending u so Jntton of the iiieHtlonH which have grown out of the anti-foreign uprising In tho empire. Ivurl I.I Is to net directly fur tho emperor und n fnlr Inference Is thnt what ever tho terniH of tho settlement they reach with the powers will bo approved by tho Imperial government. During the day only one dlHpateh that vos made public reached any of the gov ernment departnienlH from China. A be lated message from Minister Conger was traiiHinltted to tho Wur depart inent by (Jcncrnl Chaffee. It expressed simply his ability to "hold on" until General CluilTeo idioiild come lo his relief. All tho power of this government will be exerted to get that lellef to him ami the other Impris oned legntloitera nt tlio earliest possible moment. Minister Vu wns nn early caller at tho Department of State. Shortly nfler 9 o'clock he made an engagement with Act ing Secretary of Stato Adco to meet hint nt tho department nt 10:20. Promptly nt that hour tho minister's automobile titopped nt tho west entrunco to the de partment nnd Minister YVu alighted and hurried to Secretary Adee's olllco. He pre heated to Mr. Adee a copy of the Impe rial edict which he had received last night. It had been transmitted to htm In tho Chinese foreign olllco cipher and Its trans lation and preparation for submission to the Department of State had occupied much of tho night. Hunt lteeelve Ilillft. Minister Wu remained with Secretary Adee for three-quarters of nn hour dis cussing tltttnmvi. of. tho edict alnj tho probable roHlalt to' li of this government. Shortly bo ".ulster Wu loft tho de partment Secretary of War Hoot met' tho two diplomats, but remained only long enough to receive a copy of tho edict nnd discuss 11 brlclly with tho Chinese minister. Minister Wu thought the edict pro nented a means of peaceful adjustment of the present trouble and that the request of tho Chinese government for a cessa tion of hostilities pending pence negotia tions was entirely reasonable. Immediately upon tho conclusion of tho conference tho text of tho edict, together with tho dctnllB of the call of Minister iWu, was communicated to President Mc Klnley at Canton. Tho president's reply Iihh not yet been received. Later In the day Acting Secretary Adee made public tlio text of the edict lu tho following state ment: Tho Department of Stato makes public the following Imperial edict, appointing Viceroy I.I Hung Chang as envoy plenlp -tentlary to propose u cessation of hostile demonstrations and negotiate with the powers, a copy of which was delivered by Mr. Wu to tho acting secretary of stato this (Sunday) morning at 10:30 o'clock: "An Imperial edict forwarded by tlio privy council at Pekln, under date of the Jlth day of tlio seventh moun (August 8), to (lovernor Yunn at Tsl Nan, Shan Tung, who transmitted It on tho 17th day of tho same moon (August 11) to tho taotal lit Shanghai, by whom It was transmitted to Minister Wu, who received It on tho night of tho same day (August 11). Tet f Imperial Aet. "Tho Imperial net, nR transmitted by tho privy council, Is ns follows: " 'In the present eoutlict between the Chinese and foreigners thero has been somo misunderstanding on the part of buiuo for eign nations and also n wnnt of proper management on the part of some of the local authorities. A clash of arms Is fol lowed by calamitous results and caused a rupture of friendly relations which will ultimately do no good to tho world. Wo hereby appoint Ll Hung Chang as our en voy plenipotentiary, with Instructions to propose nt ouco by telegraph to tho gov ernments of the several powers concerned for tho tmmcdlato cessation of hostile dem onstrations pending negotiations, which ho Is 'hereby authorized to conduct for our part, for the settlement of whatever ques tions muy have to bo dealt with. The questions are to bo severally considered In a satisfactory manner nnd tho result of tho negotiations reported to us for our sanction. Kespect this." "Tho above Is respectfully copied for transmission to your excellency, to bo communicated to tho secretary of stato for Ills excellency's Information." While It Is conceded by tho Washington olllclals that the conference of plenary authority upon Karl I.i to negotiate with tho powers for n settlement of existing troubles is n step in the right direction. It ly no menus Is assured that tho United States government will consent offhand to open negotiations with tho distinguished viceroy. The demands of this government upon China have been made plainly nnd without equivocation. They ennnot bo misunderstood. Assuming that tho Chi nc8o government Is netlng In good fulth. the demands nro reasonable and can bo compiled with readily. Condition" Ollered to China. As transmitted to the Imperial gov eminent by the secretnry of stato, through Minister Wu, tho demands, In brief, wore: That tho Chinese government gtvo usbu ranco that tho foreign ministers nre alive nnd If no, In what condition; that tho min isters bo put In free communication with tholr covcrumonts, firing upon tho lega tions cense and all dangers to their lives und liberty bo removed; that tho Imperial (Continued ou Second l'aije.) CHINA MUST TOE THE MARK t lilted State Transmit.. Itepl) to I'dlet AiitlinrlrltiK I.I llmiK ( Iiiiiik lift Pence Cut it)-, WASHINGTON'. Aug. 12 -Tonight Secre tury Ado. by direction of Prusldftit McKIn ley, presented to Minister Wu for trans ml slon to his government tho reply of the United Staff to the Imperial edict appoint Ing M Hung Chnng envoy to negotiate with the powers for a cessation of hostilities. The text of the reply will not be made public before tomorrow. In effect, however, It Is n reiteration of tho demands previously made by the United States upon China coupled with a vlgorou Intimation that no negotiations will be entered Into until the Chinese government shall have compiled with those demnnrta. This government. Inspired by n determine tlon to effect the rescue of the legatloncrs Ixslrged In Pekln, takes ndvantnge of Its reply to the ullet to reiterate the demands previously made upon China. These de mands firm were made by the president on June 23, and ruibscqucntly were reiterated substantially by Acting Secretary Adee by direction of tho proaldent. The demands for the protection of the ministers, for free communication between them and their ro- npectlvo governments and for the rcstora Hon of order In China form tho keynote of the memorandum forwnrded to the Im perlnl government by the president today. The Iteration nnd reiteration of tho de mands must, It Is thought, make It perfectly clear to the Chinese government that no negotiation will be entered on until a squure-loed compliance to them bo made. Should the demands bo acceded to, there will be, It Is sold, no obstacle In the way of the settlement of questions adding. ll IIiin .Nothing (o Miy, Mr. Wu declined tonight to make any statement bearing on tho reply, not oven being willing to say whether cr not It had been received by him. Coplen have been sent to tho United Statej rcprewetilatlven In Europo nnd Jnpan to be submitted to the governments nt whlrh they nro stationed also to the European dlploniatluts resident hero for their Information. Mr. Wu Ih very much elated over the appointment of Ll Hung Chang ns a iden Ipotentlary to arrange pence with the pow ers. Ho tdnrercty hopes that It will be nc cepteil by them, ti the results attained In his opinion would bo tatlsfnctory to all con corned. "I think Karl I.l's designation a canltal one," he .id. "Aside from the emperor and ompress lie is tho highest olllrlal of the ( hlneso government and he has the Implicit confidence of all Chlnamcni. In many ways he In eminently qualified to net ns an In termediary between his own covernmeut and tho representatives of the powers who may no appointed to act with him. He has done excellent work for tho ChltifHo ami they have great confidence in hl discretion and wisdom. Karl Ll ban traveled over n large part of tho world, has met a large part of Its foremost people. I hone tho nn. polntment will bo ncceptablo to the powers and I know tho nmilts of the negotiations condurtod by him will bo satisfactory alike to Chinese and forclgnern. for ho will bo Just and honorable In all his dealings." MUST REMOVE ALL OBSTACLES Clilnn Mii( Prove Cooil l'nltli liy .1- luuliiir Allien to Furnish Kscort to Minister. PARIS. AllC. 12. 10:30 n. m Tlin (sunn- ll yamen forwnrded through tho Chinese minister In Paris, Yu Kent', a message to the French government complaining of the "tardiness of the foreign ministers In renin m replying to tlio offer of the Chi nese government to conduct thorn under escort." Tho message proceeded to say that the tsung 11 yamen declined to bo re sponsible for any casualties which might toiiow tlieso delays and Insisted that the European governments order their i-enrn. sontatives to leave Pekln. To this communication M. Dolrnssn. mln. Ister of foreign affairs, sent the following reply: "No order to depart from Pekln will bo given to our minister so long as tho route is unsafe. If a casualty occurs tli.i icsponslblllty will bo entirely with tho Chinese government. Its btrlct duty Is to protect foreign ministers even more than Its own. 'If it bo true that tlio Chi nnsn trnvnrn- ment has great dllllculty In defending them and In defending Itself niralnst rebels It should order Its troops to stand asldo be fore tho allied forces. This would ren der free tho road from Tien Tsln to tho capital nnd would accomplish the work oi protection which Is encumbered. "Tho Chinese government should under stand that the only means of proving thu sincerity of its designs nnd of limiting Its responsibilities Is n cessation In tho placing of obstacles In tho wny of such an nrrnncenient." TROOPS KEPT ON THE MOVE Soulier Helm; Truilsfrrrcil from VnrloiiN StulloiiH nt Home nnd Alirnuil. NKW YOItK, Aug. 12 Hattery C, Sev enth L'nltrd States nrttllery, whh h has been ordered to China, arrived In this city today from Fort Adams, It. I., and to morrow will start for San Francisco. Tho battery, which Is In commnud of Lleuton- ant Johnson, consists of 105 men and ninety- five horses and six field guns. Tho trans port Sedgwick, from Porto Itlco, landed uVnrly POO men today in Brooklyn. Aboard tho Sedgwick were four com panies of tho Eleventh United States In fantry, In command of .Major A. L. Meyers, and a squadron of tho Fifth United States cavalry, under Colonel W. a. Kalferty. Tho cavalrymen were shipped to Fort Meyer, va., In tho afternoon and Companies A, I) und C of tho Eleventh Infantry were con- eyed to (lovemor's Island. Thero they will perfenn garrison duty nt department headquarters, relieving two latteries of tho Fifth United States artillery, whuh will return to Forts Hamilton .-.nil Wadsworth. Company I) of the Eleventh will bo shipped tomorrow to Fort Ethan Allen, Vt, Tin United States army transport Crook arrived this evenlug' from Havana, having on board four companies of tho First nr- tllleiy. Among tho passengers on bonrd tho Crook nro Major lluker. chief quarter master of tho division of Cuba, and Major Qunly, Judgo advocate of tho Cuban depart ment. llnpllxt Properly Destroyed, IION'O KONO, Aug. 12. Tho United Stntcs consul general here, Mr. It. Wild man, hns received a telegram from tho American Ilaptlst mission at Watow, prov ince of Kwang Tung, saying that threo moro chapels have been demolished and thnt there has beeu much looting of mis sion property. The dispatch nlso says nn attempt wns mado on tho life of tho preacher there nnd that the officials nro taking no nrtlon In tho matter. The trouble was nttrlbuted.to Iho "Vegetarian society." probably nn off shoot of tho notorious "Triad," though some believe tho Vegetarians arc conuectud with the lloxcrs. I OMAHA, JIONDAY MOUSING, A 171 J SOLE HOPE HANGS ON ALLIES Pekin is Safest Placo for Ministers Until Relief Force Comes. COULD NOT TRUST TO CHINESE ESCORT Mr Itoliert llnrt'n lllipnteh Indicate iiilll CIiIiiii l Ueeplnw I'll Pre teime of Concern for hnfety of llimijn, LONDON, Aug. 13.-3:30 a. m. "Tho sooner we enn bo got out of this the bet ter, for It Is Inconvenient for tho Chi nese government and unsafe for our selves." This Is n message received last evening from Sir Itobcrt Hart, dated Peklu. August 5, nnd sent In cipher to the Chinese maritime customs in London, Commenting on It the Post says: "It would seem to Indicate that tho Chinese government Is nnxious for tho safety of tho foreigners, or at nny rato anxious to get" them safely out of Pekln, while Sir Robert Hart evidently expects that they will get out sooner or later." Sheng, director general of railroads nnd telegraphs, nccordlng to n Shanghai dis patch to the Standard, expresses grave fears for the safety of tho members of tho legations when tho defeated Chlncso troops return to tho cupltal. The Austrian naval commander reports to Vienna that tho allies decided to rest for three days nftcr the taking of Tang Tumi. A dispatch to a news agency from Tien Tsln says: Country timid for Mnrclilnn. Junks and stones block the river be yond the advanced post of the nlllcs for a considerable distance, but tho dryness con tinues and tlio country is lu good march ing order, subsidiary dykes having made the enemy's damning Ineffective. it Is believed that some GOO have been added to tho expedition by the Increase In the numbers of tho Urltlsh naval brigade." Korea, according to n Seoul dispatch. consents to Japan sending troops thero to provldo for emergencies. (lcner.il Orodekoff reports to tho Rus sian war olllco tho occupation of Santehu nnd the passes across tho Chingau moun tains. Orders have been Issued for the formation of two additional Siberian army corps. A seml-otUclal telegram published In St. Petersburg describes the sending of llrltlsh troops to Shanghai as "without the least necessity." Tho reception of tbo message from tho Italian minister In Pekln effectually dis poses of tho report that he had started for Tien Tsln. Tho Dally Mall publishes nn In terview with the Chlneso minister In Lon- doti. Sir Chili Chen Lo Feng Luh, and quotes him ns urging the ministers to lenve Peklu. "Somo people sny." remarked Sir Cliih Chen, that tho Kuropeans are still besieged. It Is not so. When you are besieged you are not allowed communication with the outside world, but hero you aro receiving messages, cipher messages, from Sir Cloudo MacDon- ald." Poorly Veiled 'liirenf. Commenting upon the various propositions mado by China to tbo powers, tho Dally News well expresses the predominating llrltlsh opinion, as follows: 'What tbo Chlncso authorities say In effect Is this: "Stop your advonco on Pekln nnd wo will give your ministers a safo conduct to Tien Tsln. If you do not nt once Instruct them to lenve Pekln wo cannot answer for the consequences.' 'To this abominable and not very thickly volhd threat thero can be only ouo answer, and M. Dclcassc has given It lu very cogent terms. The ministers cannot leave except under absolutely convincing guaranties of safety. In the speedy advance of tho allies lies the only hopo of saving tho ministers." In the same vein the Dally Telegraph says : 'American statesmen tnke up what seems tho only logical attltudo when they tell Mr. Conger thnt they have never for a moment entertained tho Idea of his placing himself at the mercy of a Chinese official pledge. Cheng Ying Huang, (ho Cantoneso who was the special ambassador of China at Queen Victoria's Jubilee and who Is now In ban ishment nt III, has been ordered, according to a Shnnghil dispatch, to commit suicide, an Imperial edict having been Issued to this effect. FRENCH LOST SIXTEEN MEN Delayed VICNMime from VI. I'lnelion nt PeLIn Heeltoft Detllllft of llCHlcKcnicn t. PARIS, Aug. 12. The French Foreign olllco received this from M. I'lnchon, French minister at t Pekln, which la evidently the delayed dispatch which he referred to In the first message received from him, published hero last Thursday, as "My cipher No, 1, dated August 3." It Is as follows: From Juno 20 to July 1" Chinese troops hcxlegcd and fired upon and bombarded us. Four legations have been burned and that of France three-quarters destroyed. We still hold out, thanks to tho heroic defense of tho Franco-Austrian contingent. Our loss Is sixteen. Tho general loss Is sixty more nnd 110 wounded. "All tho missions In Pekln have been burned, savo tho Pel Tang mission, which is standing, but the condition Is uncertain. Desplto anguish nnd privations the person nel of tho legations Is In good health. Tho bombardment ceased July 17. Offensive works, Chinese barricades and Intermittent thots continue without victims. "Tho government Is attempting Indirectly to negotiate with us for departure, but wo cannot leave without some protection other thnn that of the government." According to dispatches received todny from Vice Admiral Courrejels of tho French naval command, native Christians nnd mis sionaries on tho line to Itan Koiv, S00 kilo metres from Pekln. nre In grent danger, tho point being entirely outside the sphere of tho allied operations. Ho has alio received bail news regarding New Chwaug being captured August I, which, ns he Is advised, has since been evacuated. Accordlug to his advices from tho French colony In Pekln eight marines, one endet nnd ono customs employe have been kilted. Ho says a Danish company has laid a cubic from Che Foo to Taku. Tho Patrlo publishes the following: Tho procureur general of the congrega tion of tho Laznrlst mission, Mgr. Ilettem bourg. Informs us that he had Just been ad vised by M. Delraee that according to a dispatch from the French consul general nt Shanghai, received yesterday, 7.000 Chinese have been massacred at I'ao Ting, east of l'ekln. No othor details arc at hand. If such startling news has been received by tho Foreign olllco It has been kept se cret, as the usual news channtls havo not been made acquainted with anything of tho kind. AVnlilerer Will On lo It nine. I1KRLIN. Aug. 12. Field Marshal Count von Wnldersee, according to tho Umilner Tageblntt, will go on n special mission to Romo hefore sailing for China to assume tli command of the International fortes, BOERSPAY BRYAN'SEXPENSES (orrrNponilen t nt Pretoria Siijm lvniKcr In Puttluit. t'p lliuiilxonif I y for tlir InmimlKH, (Copyright. ISM, by Press Publishing Co.i LONDON. Aug. 12, (New York World Ca blegramSpecial Telegram.) John Stuart, correspondent of the Morning Post, tele graphs from Pretoria: "Tho Iloers state that Krugcr Is contributing to Ilryan's elec tion expenses between JEfiOO.OOO nnd 730, 000. It Is also stated that Webster Davis received 2..,000 townrd tho expenses of the American campaign." PARTING CHARGE TO TROOPS PreNlilent l.otiliet PrenoiitK Upeill tlomiry CorM ultli Finn mill l)iler AililrrxH. MAIiSKILLKS, Aug 12. President Lou bet, nceutupanled by M. Delcasse, minister of foreign nffalrs, General Andre, minister of wnr, nnd M. Dclencssan, minister of ma line, atrlved here this morning at 9 o'clock and proceeded to the reviewing ground, where they Inspected thu Chlneso expe ditionary corps. There wbb much enthu siasm, with cries of "Vive Loubet!" "Vivo la republlque!" nnd "Vive l'armua!" The cheering wns continuous. After tho review Loubet. taking his position on the reviewing stand to present tho Hag to the corps, said: "in the name of Iho republic I deliver to you the Hags of tho expeditionary corps. They nro confided to your loyalty and patriotism, which 1 guarantee. "Honor nnd Fatherland' Is your motto. Soon you will Inscribe on their folds the name of n cam paign rendered nerebsary by the violation of our rights, the disregard of our legit imate interests nnd tho brutal assault mado upon those who represent In China civilization and progress. "Officers, noncommissioned officers nnd coldlcrs, let these flags bo to you a sacred gift. They recall the lofty mission of Franco, n mission confided to your cour age to exnet from a cottutry, whoro the csscntlnl laws of civilized countries have been odiously violated, the chastisement of the guilty and to Impose somo vivid In demnities for tho past with necessary guaranties for tho future. They tell you that tho heritage of honor, tho care of which your elders confided to you cannot grow less at your hand and In this inter national army, which Is formed for tho defense of civilization, those bearing the (Tench uniform nnwt not yield In disci pline, endurance or courage to nny. 'They will nlso recall to you your fnm- llles, your children and firesides, nnd nil tho affections which a soldier leaves with out hesitation when tho scrvico of his country claims him. They will bo tho symbol of your country In your very midst, of your country attentive to your sufferings nnd watchful of the dingers from which I wish you may soon be relieved. "Wo will await with Impatience, but not with alarm, tho return which will permit us to Bharo with yo.i and your comrades of the fleet under Ad.'ral Pottlcr our sat isfaction and gratitude," ARE, STILL CASING-- DEWET Lord Itnliertn Iteiiortn That ICtleliriirr unit Methuen Ave Keeping Uneniy ou f It w Mnve. LONDON, Aug. 12. Tho War office tody received tho following message from Lord Roberts: iUKTORH, Aug. '11. The enemy Is fleeing in front of Kitchener's nnd Metltuen's forces. Karly thla morning he wns trying to cross tho railway nt Wovelecn station, where ho was engaged by Smlth-Dorrlen. 'Methuen on August 0 fought n rear guard action nenr Duffalshook. Ho captured nix wagoDs and two guns." In spite of tho fact that Oeneral DeWet Is in full flight South Vfrlcan dispatches an nounce nn elllux of chlllann from Matching nnd that L-rd Kdwnrd Cecil la preparing to stand another siege. Mr. James O. Stowe, Unit ml States consul general nt Capetown, has left Johannesburg for that city. Ho re ceived nn enthusiastic send-off. VETERANS WILL ORGANIZE Society of (lie Army of (lie Philip- pi u cm Will He I'otindt-il nt lleiiiilon 1o He Held ut Denver. DRNVER, Colo., Aug. 12. Vetcrnns of tho Philippine wnr nt.d their friends began arriving today to attend tho reunion which begins tomorrow. The first meeting will occur nt 2 p. in., when tho organization of the Society of the Army of tho Philip pines will ho effected. lu tho evening a public meeting will bo hold nt which speeches will bo mnde by Governor Thomas, Senntors Teller nnd Wolcott, General Mor rlam, Oeneral Francis W. Greene, Gen eral Owen Sumuer, General W. S. Mctcnlf and other prominent men. Letters of ro grot were received today from W. J, Ilryan, Govirnor Roosevolt und Secretary of Wnr Root, who had bceu Invited to attend, Dentil Ittitr in Hnivilll. HONOLULU, Aug. 4. The health reports for tho months of June and July show nn alarming increase In the death rate, especially among native HawatlHCH und Japanese on tho Island of Oahu, which has tho only com pleto records. In Juno the number of deaths per thousand wns forty-five; In July I9.C8. Tho Increase for the past few years, as shown by tables Just compiled, has aroused a good deal of discussion. In 1S90 tho July deaths numbered fnrly-olght. Since then the figures have Jumped to fifl.Tfi, and thh ear 114. Consumption heads tho list of dis eases, causing dtnth In almost every month and there U agitation for strict messurfs to quarantine patients. The Hoard of Health Is discussing a quarantine against consump tion, as many people come hero from other places to enjoy tho mild climate, and it Is believed they ore a source of danger lo the population. Tho United States court In Hawaii wns formally Inaugurated today by Judge N. M. Riteo. Victor lee Senate nnd neinitlcN. ROMR, Aug. 12. today King Victor I2m nnui I III received con members of tho Senato and Chnmber of Deputies, who de sired to ncknowledgo their dovotlon to the throno and the present monarch. Ills majesty thauked them In his own namo nnd thnt of Queon Helena for tho part they had taken In the funeral of King Humbert and lnhls own elevation to tho throne. Movement of (lernii Vi-kni-Ih Auk. 1-. At New York Arrived Steamers Staten dam, from Ituttcrdnm 4tid ."'oulogrie; llul ftarla, from fjnmburg; Cynv 5. from Liver pool and Oufenstowti; Asto .n, from Glas gow and Moville. At Queenstown Arrived Ivcrnln, from Postnn, for Liverpool, and proceeded. Failed Luc inln, ftotn Liverpool, for New York At Movllle Arrtved-.Tunlsliin, from Mon treal, for Liverpool. At London-Salied-Mlnnehalia, for Now York. lTST 155, WOO. DEADLY CROSSING ACCIDENT Passenger Train Crashes Into Crowded Omnibus in Pennsylvania, ELEVEN PERSONS INSTANTLY KILLED Of DIimpii Otliem .Srrlmi.ly Injured SiMenil Are llpeeleil lo Die ledum 1 1 it at .No Wniolnn of liiilie niHui; llnnuer. SLATIN'OTON, IM., Aug. 12. Fifteen per sons were Instantly killed and eleicn oth ers, several of whom will die, were seriously injured tonight In a grade crossing accident three miles east of this city by a passen ger train ou the Lehigh & Now Knglnnd railroad crashing Into nn omnibus contain ing twenty-live persons. All the dead and Injured persons were In the omnibus and only three es"nped. The dead: RLI RRMALKY, aged 70. of Slnllnglon. MRS. RLI RRMALKY, his wife, aged C3. MRS. JAMES K RUN, their daughter, aged 32. SAMUEL MUMMY, aged CO. of Walnut- port. MRS. PAMURL MUMMY, his wife, nged 68. MRS. SOURWINR. u widow, aged f.3. of Slatlngton. MRS. WILLIAM KANE, aged CI, of Wal- uutport. MISS CARRIE SMITH, nged 22, of Wnl- uutport. MRS. TILOHMAM KUNT55. aged 3.-.. of W.ilnntport. MRS. JAMES MINNICII, nged 33, of Wnl- nut port. MRS. STEPHEN REINHARD, nged CO. of Slatlngton. MRS. SUSAN CHOEN, C7 years old. MRS. ALFRED RHORIO. Wnlnutport. MRS. ROI1ERT SE1I1ERT, Wnlnutport. DAVID KERN, G years old. son of Mrs. Kern. Tho Injured are: Miss Dlzler of Walnutport; will die. Three-year-old sou of Mrs. Kern; will die. Harry MInnlch, aged 10, of Slatlngton: will die. Mrs. William Reach, hurt Internally; mar die. Louis Kuntz. seriously; may die. Miss Carrie Naglo of Walnutport, Internal Injuries; may die. George MInnlch, probably die. Ilryan Wnlp, Walnutport; may die. Miss Lizzie Jones, Walnutport; will die. Miss Alice Nagle; will recover. Ono unidentified; may die. The accident occurred nbout f. o'clock. Tho omnibus, driven by n man named Pet ers, was returning to Slatlngton from n funernl tho occupants had attended at Cher rysvllle. The roach belonged to Henry Din ner of Slatlngton ami tho dead and Injured were nearly nil relatives of Sophia Schocffer, nt whoso obsequies they had been present. The train was a special and consisted of nn engine nnd one car. At the point at which tho collision occurred Is a Bhnrp curve In the road and the omnibus came along nt a good rate of speed, the occupants uncon scious of any impending danger. Ab the bus swung around the curve the engine nnd care enmo In sight. It was too lato to stop before tho omnibus nnd the train came together. As the driver of the former whipped up tho four horses to cross tho track ahead .of the train the latter crashed Into Its middle. The occupants were tli low n in nil directions, bruised and bleed ing. The fifteen dead were killed outright. Physicians and a special train wero sent from here nnd tho Injured were tukeu to South Hethlehcm. No wntehman Is employed to warn teams or pedestrians of any approaching train and those living In the vicinity buy It Is Im possible to hear an approaching train. A peculiar feature of the accident wns that the hordes drawing the coach escaped uu hurt. TRAIN GOES THROUGH TRESTLE Vllrilf nlotlM lNenpe of Piinsenuei-N In Wreck on Southern Pnellle In LiiiiImIiiiiu, LAKE CHARLES, La., Aug. 12. The Southern Pacific company suffered a com plete wreck of passenger train No. 9 thlB afternoon at 6 o'clock. The train was going nt full speed over the trestle over the La Casino bayou, when the tender Jumped tho track and broko loose from the engine. The Tgine went on ruid tho niuo coaches were thrown in every direction. Only ono Pull man car stayed on tho track. Tho cars wero nearly all thrown Into tho mud and water of the La Caslne bayou. Tho treatlo was completely demollshod. The railroad men on the train declare It wns the most complete Miiashup they ever saw. On board the train wero about l.'.O people and the fact that only ono boy was killed Is beyond explanation. Fred Chnttln wns tho boy's name. Ho was the son of Mr. nnd Mrs, I). L. Chnttln. who wero also on tho train. Mrs. Chnttln, who held a baby In her arm was seriously hurt on the head. Tho boy that was killed was asleep by an open window when the smashup occurred, and ho wns thrown partly out of tho window, the car falling on him und breaking his neck. The baby had his hand slightly hurt and Lucius Ilryan, a mall clerk, was badly bruised. A relief train consisting of two coaches and u cobooso went out at 0:20 p. m. with doctors nnd Interested citizens. This train returned at 11 o'clock with the body of Fred Chatttn and his mother, together with other passengers. Tho small Iojb of llfo and bodily Injury Is the greatest marvel of the dltaster. Pas senger trains will likely be operated over tho Watklns road, via AlexatidiU, until the wreck Is clean! up. Cnlllslon .ear Home. ROME. Aug. 13. A train bearing many no tnble persons who had been attending tho recent ceremonies hero collided with nn other a few miles outsldo tho city. Six persons were killed outright nud several others fatally Injured. Tho king and queen went Immediately to the scene of the accident. Tho names of tho victims havo not yet been ascertained, but It Is understood that Grand Duko and Grand Duchess Pierre of Russia uro safo. I'liinee l,oe (iunliniit, PARIS, Aug. 12. During maneuvers of the French fleet off Cape St. Vincent Inst night n collision occurred between tho first class battleship Ilrennus, Hying the Hag of Vlco Admiral Fournler, commnnder of the flcrt. nnd the torpedo boat destroyer Frame. The Frameo sank Immediately. The accident was due to thu fact that tho Frnmee turned to the right, when ordered to tho left. Details thus far rfcelved aro very mea ger, but only a Bmall portion of the crew, consisting of four officers and fifty-eight men. were saved. It Is believed thnt no fewer than fifty were lost and great anxiety Is felt here. The Frnmee, which Is of 613 tons displacement, was u recent addition to the Franch navy. Muster .Mceliuiilc M u rilered, PITTSHl'RO. p.i., Aug 12 -Jasper Hous ton, master mechanic- for Elgmann & llnllerli.irk. contnntnrs on the new gov ernment dam nenr HewbkU-y. w.ih mur dered In cold till.. ..I tuduy by William Fob Us und another nero. SIXCiLIi COPY FIVK CHXTS. UUNU ON OF THF WFATHFR Forecast for Nebraska i-air. Warmer; Southerly Winds iViuperntiire nt Omiiriii -trriln I limn-. lieu. limn.. Il..,r J "; U; JJ Jp t i- in i. n llll :i ii. i sin 8 it, in , . , , , , 7;t ) M, ill 77 t ll. Ill . . , , , , 7.S II n. in ..... , 7 I- "I Nt p. m Tffl r. p. n 7:(J ii t. in ... . 7 p. in N II. Ill ... . II l. Ill ... VIOLENT STORM IN NEW Y0RI I'lte I'ntnlltle nnil Much llnninue (I Properly Ite.nlt trout l.lulil tiltiu'x Piny. NEW YORK, Aug. 12 -In the storm which pnssed over this section this after noon four persons wero killed In .Queen- boro and two others stand very little chance of recovering from the Injutles they rototveu. i nomas Dunn of Flushing. L I., 10 years old, took refuge front Hie rnln under a big tree. Lightning struck the tree and Dunn was instantly killed. The barn belonging to Frank Valentine In Flushing was hit by lightning nnd sot on fire. Valentine rushed into the barn to sao his cattle. Ho was struck by a falling rafter and burned nnd crushed to death. Clarence Weeks, n furm hand em ployed by Valentine, was In the barn beforo the llghtnlug struck It nnd has not been seen since. Cluiuticey Lay, 10 years of nge, wus out walking with his father In Corona when the storm came up. Tho two started to run for shelter. A broken electric wire fell across their path and the boy became entangled In It and was burned to death beforo ho could be extricated. Fannie llyrniu. ts yearn old, was badly burned nnd shirked in ullghting from n llrooklyn HclghtH trolley cur during the storm. The orm of the trolley ear broke nnd fell upon Miss Hymen' shoulder. She tried to push It from her and was badly tiliocked and burned. Her condition Is despaired of. In running from tho storm In llrooklyn Angellne Rif.i. 30 yearn of uge stepped on a llvo electric light wlro and wn badly shocked. Her condition, from the burns nnd tthork, Is said to be critical. At Tonally, N. J., cno younc woman was killed and three others were so severely In jured by n single bolt of lightning that they will probably die. When the storm came up Mru. Nouth and her two daughters, Lizzie and Nellie, nnd a woman friend were sit ting under a grape arbor. A bolt of light nlng struck among them nnd killed MIks Ll?zie Nouth, Nellie- Nouth was frightfully burned nbout the body and face and her mother was nlso burned. The visitor, whoso namo has not been learned, wns also burned and had her nose cut off by the flash of Hie. The three In Jured women nro ts.ild to be In immediate dnnger of death. ltnln ItfllrvcN .N.v Vc (.-. NEW YORK. Alll?. 1" Tll li:i.Mmni ,.f i hp nni spell, which for the past week has prevailed In thu city, causlni? mnnv iti-Mim and prostrations, was broken today by a vlo lent thunderstorm. A Inr CP number nf nrna. tratlons occurred In the curly part of tho uay ueroro tlte storm. Thirteen fatal ca3es were reported up to tonight. The highest temperature today was 1)5. Thla brenka tin. record for August 12. LAST RESPECTS TO HUMBERT t'nlleil Itiillnn Societies nt New Voi-U Hold .Mi'iimrlnl SerlcfN for I. lilt; lvlnn. NEW YORK. Aug. 12. -Memorial services for King Humbert of Italy wero held In Carnegie hall by Iho united Italian tocle ties of New York. The hall was crowded to Its utmost. Chevalier Clovanul Ilranchl, tho Italian consul general, presided. With him on the speaker's platform were the Uuea (Jarlgnanl, (list secretary of the em bassy at Washington; Union Frnnchettl of the Italian Parliament; (5. Ilossat of the Ital ian Department of Aurlcnlt it I n n ml ('im . merce; Dr. Eglsto Rossi of the Department oi emigration; i:iicvaller Fugassl, president of tho United Italian Foclctles, and some twenty other locally distinguished Italians. The mention of the king's name wns cheered, the Italian national niithi.m saluted nnd cheered nnd before tho close of tho meeting tl lUPSStlCO OXDrPSfil III? flu uvm. pathy of the Italians In America with the queen nun royai lamiiy ami expressing their fealty to the new king was scut. (illllllM ll iNlllll III Clllllll. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 12. Prof. John P. Frier, head of tho Department o: Oriental Languages In the llnivm-Hiiv f California, who arrived here yesterday from e u i na , in nn interview, nald: "China will not bo partitioned. This Ih something that I have always maintained. Not long ago nearly every writer on China foretold Its division nmong the powers, but they will soon fue that recent events havo nullified their predictions, "This war has aroused n bad uplrlt In China. It Ih not that there haB been nny fundamental change in tho organization In the empire sinco tho Japanese war. That was really not a war nt all. A few raw re cruits were stood up beforo tho Japanese guna and shot down." PeKIn DUpiili'li lit Home. ROME, Auir. 12. The Tlnlhn, i,v,ri,- olllce has received the following dispatch fiom tho Italian minister In Pekln, Marquis Snlvngo Raggl, dated August G: .Shots exehaneed between the ilornmii.ru of the legation nnd tho Chlneso. One killed and two wounded. Wo Imvo no news fiom the allies sliue July 30. We hopo they will not delay advance to Pekln." Another Conipiiii) for CIiIiiii. LITTLE ROCK. Ark.. Aue. 12.- I ntnnnnv A. First Infantry, which has been stationed at Fort Logan H. Root slnco Its return from the Cuban wnr. hnn received nntera to proceed nt once to San Frauclsco. It win leave tomorrow on n special train nnd Is expected to Hall for Nniraa-ikt nn August 20. Company K of the Twelfth In- inniry will bo sent to this post. He.-iy l-'lulillnu In Colonililn. KINfiSToN, Jamaica, An,:. 32 -There w.ih heavy lighting last week sou'li nf C.trtlm genu Columbia, according to mall udvlres fiom Colon today. The rebeN Iom li .ivlly ami letreated Letters from Colon miv In. rebels are tallying nnd that un ntt.n-'lc by lb'-m was f on red tliin- at nn curly date The w t Iters deee-rlbo the suffering of thu people as very great. Ono sny.-i that a dis order resembling bubonic plague Ii.ih di velui ed at Panama. So iiviny were killed In the Ust battle at Panama that some of the bodies) had to be burned. A lire nt llltie fields July 30 destroyed t went) -one huuses, Including tho llrltlsh eoimulat.j. WlinllliK Schooner Lost, SEATTLE, Wash.. Aug. 12 The slnm" Allbinco lias arrived from Nome with news of the wreck In Ilerlng sen of the Victoria whaling Hchooner Mlnnlo on Julv 2ii In a dense fog. The Minnie was drive n on th" rocks on Kugamok Island ut the entrance- to I'nlniok pass. No lives were piht. Th Mlnnlo Is reported to be a total K.ss. Stoeltmeii I'ntnlly Shot. ST. JOSr.PU. Mo, Aug. 12 -Jos', ph Phlt pot and Frank t'rnlg, we-ilthv st.i-kini-n, wero fatally shot three mllei from Noda way, Mo, (arly this morning by two men who tittenipti-d to rob them The stnckm. n had lust i-i-iurni-d from hi-IIIiii; cuttl.- t Si Joseph They hud deposited tho nucetds I IHU NUIIIU T i vivn . u JUflll ISudcrer of Express Messenger is Quickly Kun to Earth. AS EX-EMPLOYE OF EXPRESS COMPANY lakes Tiill Confession of Cowardly and Treacherous Deed. PRIME WELL PLANNED BEFOREHAND Had to Hnvo Money to Provido for DUa Approaching Marriage. SACKS AND ENVELOPES FURNISH CLUE Full (o (Jet It ll or InerlinliindtiK Kvldeuee In Time to finer Trnoki A nested nt Home of lll J Ml eel lieu r(. COLI'MIlt'S, ()., Aug. 12.-Charles IL II. l-'errell, n former employe of the Adams Express company, was arrested this after noon In this city and has confoed to tho killing of Messenger Lane and rob bing the safe of the Adams Express com pany on the Pennsylvania rusttxmtid train, which arrived In this city nt midnight Fri day night. One thousand dollars of (lis money which he had stolen was recovered. Ferrcll was lo have been married Thurs day next to Miss Lillian Cosllow, daughter of Patrick Cost low, an engineer on tho PcntiHyhanla lines, lie had been dis charged from the employ of the Adams Express company nbout three mouths ago and had not since been able to secure em ployment. Ho confessed that tho mnllvo of the robbery was to secure money, of which he felt In need on ii'.couut of his approaching marriage. The money rc eoNered ho had taken to Miss Cosllow to keep for him, saying that It was money ha had saved from his earnings. Ho was at tho home of his nfUnncc4 when placed under arrest. Ferrell is but 22 )ears old and has a splendid physique, being six feet lu height, with dark hair and an attractive face. When Hie olllcers took him into cus tody he assumed a nonchalant demeanor, but when ho found he could no lougur de ceive the oIlk-lnlH ho made a full con fession. After his statement hud born taken by Chief of Police Taylor and ho was led to a cell In tho police station ho wan In u Htate nf nervous colluno unci orders were given that ho be watched closely to pi event hltu doing himself bod ily Injury. Itoliliery loellliled Murder. The confession of l-'errell disclosed prcmeslltnted and bloodcurdling crlm tliHt seemed almost impossible of belief. He said thut he had become desperado be cause of his Inability to secure employ ment nnd a realization of tho fact that ha must have money to defray tho expanses of bis approaching marring. "" bcry had been well planned 'r-iillMw lif. eluded the murder of Express Messenger Lntie. He had no nceompllces nud no coif fldnnls. He knew Lane well. In fuct they wero friends and ho relied upon Initio's confidence to help him oxemte the erlmo. He knew that considerable money was al ways carried by Iho messenger on Pennsyl vania train No. 8 between St. Louis ntul Columbus and that he wai certain to uo rure a large hum If he robbed the way safe on that train. Having pnnldcd him self with a Smith & Wesson .'Id calibre he went to Urbaua Friday morning and. walled for It. When tho train arrived there Ferrell went nt once to the expreBB car ami told Lane that he was out of money nnd naked permission to ride to Columbus with hlia. Lano consented, never for n moment suspecting tho treach ery of his pretended friend. For a short time after the train left Urbnna they chatted pleasantly. Lano snt In a chair In the rear of the car with his back slightly turned. When Ferroll had finally nerved himself for the erlmo ho drew his revolver and stopped up behind Lane unobserved and fired three shots in rnpld succession Into, tho inessenger'B back. Lnnc rolled off the chair on the lloor on his face nnd Ferrell quickly fired tho ro- mnlnlng shots nt the prostralo body. Lano was uticousi Ions, but Ferrell fearing that tho wounds already Inlllcted would not cause death, took Lane's revolver and flre4 two more bullets from It Into the body. Mltl.es 'iipe fi-oni i'l-iilii. Ferrell then took the key to tho safo from the pocket of the dead messenger nnd opened tho safe nud laid Lane's revolver Inside, where he could reach It easily lu ense ho was delected and iihu It lo defend himself. After he had taken out nil the snckH containing the money packages, money orders and wnybllls he placed them In n satchej nnd waited until the ear ar rived nl Plain City, where he slipped off the train, lie walked about for a few minutes to regain his composure and then Inquired for the hotel, which ho found nftcr n hiiort time, n belated citizen directing him to the place. Hn secured a room and retired for the night without registering, a fact of which the landlord took no uotlc nt the time, as he wns half asleep. Onto In his room Ferrell proceeded td go through the pnfknges nnd tnke out all tho cash. The remainder lie tied up In a bundle. The question of how to get rid of the debris of his jilundet nnd hln ro volver then confronted him. It uik nn easy matter to dispose of tho latter. Lift ing up tho mattress of tho bed he placed the revolver In n Heruro place In tho springs. It was not so easy to disposo of tho bundle of express sacks anil envelopes. After thinking the mailer over he conclu ded lie could get rid of the bundle best by expressing It to a fictitious address la somo distant city, knowing that It would remain there a year tit leost beforo It would bo opened, If It was not Intercepted. Ferrell arose early tho noxt morning anil sauntered down to the railroad station and snt thero for n timo reading n bonk. Then ho expressed the package which h had addressed to C. W. Cuylor. Lockport, N. Y., bought a ticket and took the train for Columbus at fi;30. When he arrived In tho city he wont at once to his hoarding house on tho north side of the city and changed his clothes. Ferrell sold ho wan very much disturbed by the talk about th murder nnd robbery, whlrh he heard upou evory hand, but hfi kept up his nervo. Dur ing tho day he paid a number of bills ttutt ho owed nut of thu money wlibh ho bail stolen and bought some clothes and athoj things which he needed. Saturday nlujt ho went to see Miss Cosllow uud artauul to call again Sunday afternoon. IIi'Ii'i'IIh lift on i'rnll. It wns ut Plain City last Saturday nlgh that City Detectives O'Neill ntul Dundnn oh tallied the due that lid In Ferrell' Huprn hiuMnii Thev had In n at the hotel at dayhi ht, while Ferrell wan aluaploK In tg i