The Omaha Daily Bee.
ESTABLISHED JUNE 10, 1871
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PEKIN HOT FAR AWAY
Chaffee Oahles That A lit.. A'nrWfi.L
' -. H''iiFmi
Ho-Si-Wu on Thursday.
MAY NOW BE UNDER CAPITAL WALLS
Half tho Distance from Tion Tslti Has Bocn
Traversed.
INTERNATIONALS STRIKE OFF RAILROADS
Boon Boleaguerod Legationers Can See the
Approach of Relief Column.
REPLY TO CHINA'S APPEAL FOR PEACE
United Mint Will Not Consent In
AcRntliitc With M Hiiiir (.'linnn
Until All Foreigners llnte
llcen Delivered.
(Copyright, 1900, by Press Publishing Co.)
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ALLIED
TllOOrS IN THE FIELD, TAIT SUNO,
China, Aur. 8. (Via Tnku, Cho Foo and
Ehanghal, Aug. 13.) (Now York Worl;!
Cablegram Special TolCKram.) Tho gen
eral advanco of the allied forces began thin
(Wednesday) morning. The order Is to
rush to Pokln with no root. We probably
shall arrlvo at Iho gates of tho Chinese
capital In seven days, reaching there next
Wednesday.
Tho enemy Is demoralized. The Chinese
nro reported to have retreated straight
to l'okln after having been unexpectedly
driven out of Yung Taun on Monday.
Yang Taun was captured by tho Amer
icans under Oonoral Chaffee. They led tho
allies In the forced march from Pel Tsang
nnd attacked before the natives had re
covered from the effects of tholr signal
defeat of tho day before.
'The United States regulars made a
dash when they found the onemy and soon
worn musters of tho position. Hut just
here n most distressing thing happened.
Tho Americans had dono their work so
quickly nnd thoroughly that thoy wore
In the Chinese trenches before the rest of
tho allies knew It and n Russian battery
threw shells among tho Americans through
u frightful error. Tho American casualties
nro estimated at about seventy, most
among tho men of tho Fourteenth Infantry.
Part of tho Fourteenth's losses were caused
by Russian shollB. Forty per cent of the
mon of the. Ninth Infantry wero exhausted
by long. -hftid-ruhi-clilng- and the Intenss
heat. FREDERICK PALMER.
PEKIN IS DRAWING NEARER
Gnnrrnl Chnffee C'ulilcn tlint Allien
Have Itruuliril Point Forty Allien
From Capital.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13. Tho Amcrlcun
commander In China, In a dispatch of Just
thrco words rocelvcd at tho Wur depart
ment late this afternoon, sent a thrill of
exultation and expectancy throughout
ofllclal quarters by announcing his arrival
at Ho-SI-Wu, only thirty-three mllfH from
Pckln, last Thursday.
Tho last heard from him beforo this
was nt Yang Tsun, which had been cap
tured attor a hard light, and word of his
movements slnco then hnd been eagerly
nwaltcd. Thursday ho was eighteen miles
beyond Yang Tsun. Lang Fang, tho placo
whom 'tho ill-fated Seymour expedition
met lis fate attd turned back, had been
loft behind. Tho battlo of Yang Tsun was
fought on August C and tho advance to
Ho-SI-Wu was accomplished on AugtiHt
fi a march of eighteen miles In thrco days.
Thin was four days ago and at tho same
rate of progress Chaffeo Is even now fairly
within striking distance of tho walls of
Pekln. It was a consummation for which
tho War department hud awaited eulmly
nnd stirring ns tho nows was that tho
American forco was now nearlng tho gates
of tho Imperial city, Sccrotary Root and
'Adjutant Oeneral Corbln evinced no sur
prise, as It accorded with calculations, al
though tho ndvanco has been moro rapid
than wns expected.
Tho dispatch from Chaffeo, conveying so
much In so fow words, Is us follows:
"CHE FOO, Aug. .Adjutant General.
Washington: Tenth day arrived Ho-SI-Wu
yesterday. CHAFFEE."
Clin ffre Jlny He nt Pekln.
Word of tho advanco soon spread
throughout ofllclal quarters. Jn the enthu
siasm of tho moment word got about that
this was tho day of actual arrival at
Pekln. Although the War department had
no word of the advance beyond Ho-SI-Wu.
It was deemed hardly likely that tho march
to Pekln could have been made slnco last
Thursday. At tho rato of progress, six
miles a day, made from Yang Tsun to Ho-Bl-Wu
about twenty. tlvn miles would have
been covered In tho last four days and
up to today this would still leave tho In
ternational forces nlno miles out of Pekln.
Viewed from nny standpoint the advance
to Ho-Sl-Wit was of tho utmost Impor
tance, not only strategically, but bIho In
showing that communication was open back
to Che Foo, that tho expected oppeBlt-n
from Chlncso hordes had not been sulllclent
to provent tho steady forward oiovomont
nnd In the Influence It would exert uplin the
Chlneso government.
Iliuteli liupllen Much.
nrlof ns Is tho dispatch It contains much
Information not spccltlcully contained In
Its fow words Although It Is not stated
hat force hus arrived tho War depart
ment accepts It to mean that this Is tho
International forco which first took Pel
Tsang nnd then Yang Tsun, It has gone
pteaillly forward along the left bank of
the Pel river, keeping on tho main road
which skirts tho rlvor banks, At Yang
Tsun tho railway crosses tho river und
branches off to the west. Now tho forces
have left the railway far In the rear and
nro depending upon the highway and tho
river. Ho-SI-Wu Is a place of considerable
wire and the largest town between Tleu
Tsln and Chlng Chin Wan. The latter
place and Tung Chow nro tho two cities
of considerable size In the lino of advance
fter leaving Ho-SI-Wu. It Is surrounded
(Continued ou Second Page.)
TSI AN READY TO PULL OUT
Hmprenn Dintnarr Will nt Stny III
PeUIll to llrcclvi- Apprmifh-
ItiK Allien.
IN. Aug. 13. Tho Catholic paper.
It learns that altogether
'vlouaiics In the vicariate
of snuthwWkUu drr-Ll have been murdered
and that 3,
same fato.
At the Chlncso legatlui In Berlin the cor
respondent of tho Associated Pros was In
formed today that the empress dowager had
declared her Intention to leave Pekln and
to transfer her court to another city before
the allied forces reached the capital. Lu
Hal Houn. the Chinese minister here, on
learning of this Intention telegraphed to
both the empress dowager and to tho em
peror not to leave Pekln, but quietly to
await tho arrival of the International forces.
Tho Herman foreign office still believes
that tho allies have not begun the advance
on Pekln, tho rainy season being unfavor
able. The Chlncso protest against the landing
of troops at Shanghai has been officially re
ceived here.
Great Britain, according to the German
foreign office, has not given Hny other
change of purpose In landing troops at
Shanghai than the declaration made by the
British consul general to tho other foreign
consuls there, namely, the protection of life
and property.
ADVANCE IS AGAIN UNDERWAY
Three Dnyn Which I lie Allien Pro
poned to l(ct lime .Vow
Expired.
LONDON. Aug. 13. As the allies were
to rest thrco days at Yang 'rutin, It Is sup
posed that n further advance was begun
August 10, but no word has come through
from Ynng Tsun slnco August 8, on which
date tho Jnpancso commander. In a mes
sage to Toklo, said 20.000 Chlneso were
confronting the allies. Tho Japanese losses
nt rel Tsang August 6 were 300 killed und
wounded. The Chinese left 200 dend on the
Held.
Tho object of Chinese diplomacy, as ap
pears from tho great efforts being made In
London nnd nt tho continental capitals, Is
to Induce tho powers to suspend tho march
of the relief expedition, but It has been
without success In tho caso of any govern
ment. An explanation ns to why somo of the
Pekln cipher messages aro dated Tsl Nan
Is made by tho Great Northern telegraph
company, which points out that It has a
rcgulur courier service between Pekln nnd
Tsl Nan and that tho wires are working
from the latter placo.
CHINESE HAD BOMB PROOFS
Puree t lint Defended VmiK Tnun
Left .tinny (iiin uml Good
HrlilKe of Ilontn.
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 13. The dispatch
of General Llncvltcb, commander of the
RuBslun troops In the province of Po-Chl-LI,
to the Russian minister of war, Gcnernl
Kouropatkln, describing tho capture of
Pel Tsang and Yang Tsun, has been pub
lished here, but adds nothing not already
known. The general adds that the Chinese
force at Pel Tsang was 25,000 strong. Ho
said Its left flank was good and provided
wun bomb proofs. Its hurried flight pre
vented It from destroying a brldgo of boats,
und this enabled the allies to cupture the
wnoio camp. Including thirteen guns.
At Ynng Tsun General Lluevltch estimates
the Chinese forco at ubout 20,000. Tho Rus
sian losses wero two officers and 110 mon.
Tho rcporf concludes: "Our troops are
blvouaclng at Yang Tsun and aro in splendid
health."
Russian officials think the papers mlsrep
resent the real scopo of tho appointment of
Field Murshal Count von Waldcrscc. It is
pointed out hero that he will net merely ns
tho president of the council of genornls to
direct tho different detachments, but without
lu nny wny weakening tho Independence of
tholr respectlvo commanders In executing
strategic urrangemonts decided upon in
common.
DEGIERS TO HIS GOVERNMENT
llnnnlnu Mtlilnter Wlren MenniiKe Miu
llar to Mint Iteeelted from
t'nnne r.
ST. PETERSBURG. Aug. 13. M. dc Glcrs.
Russian minister In Pekln, reports In ci
pher, under dato of Pckln, August 1, ns fol
lows: Tho Chinese government recently applied
to uh and to all tlio foreign representatives
In order to arrange tho date nnd condi
tions of our Journey to Tien Tsln. At tho
same tlmo the tunc It ynmen Informed us
that the foreign governments had not onto
demanded from tho Chine."!! ministers
abroad our departure from Pekln under es
cort. Wo replied that wo required Instructions
from our governments, without which wo
could not leave our posts.
1 consider It my duty to point out. uh In
dispensable to our Journey, that the allied
forces sent us nil escort should be of BUf
tlclent forco to protect 800 Europeans, In
cluding 200 women and children und flftv
wounded. It appears Hint the journey to
Tien Tsln at tho present season of tho ye.tr
Is dangcrnux, owing to the luk of means
of communication.
All of my collcuguett here nro sending
similar telegrams to their governments.
Please Inform.
The families of the Imperial mission and
tho Russian colony are well.
SUMNER ARRIVES IN JAPAN
Fifteenth Infnutry Will 'I'rnnnfer to
Indlnnn nnd Proceed
to Tali ii.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13. The War de
partment has received the following from
General Barry:
"NAGASAKI. Aug. 13. Adjutant General.
Washington: Transport Sumner arrived
this port on the 10th. No casualties
occurred. Health of command excellent.
Will proceed Taku on Indiana. BARRY."
Tho Sumner carried a battalion of the
Fifteenth Infuntry. Tho Indiana also will
take aboard slego guns and Mnxlm Held
gutiB, which General Chaffeo has requested
and which General MacArthur sent from
.Manila. It will take about three days for
the Indiana to reach Taku.
LION DOES AS BEAR DID
Oceupiiney of SIiihikIiiiI by llrltlnh
Hue In Kvnmple or lliinnluni nt
!ew ('liwniiK.
TOKIO, Aug. U Tho opinion is ex
pressed In Japaneso official circles that
Rnsr !.'! occupation of New Chwnng Justi
fies tho dispatch of British troops to Shang
hai, It appears that other powers will bo
driven to tnko similar measures In other
partB of China.
llrltlnh I, on n to ('lilnn.
LONDQN, Aug. U. The British govern
ment, nccordlng to the Shanghai corre
spondent of the Times, has offered to lend
75,000,000 at 4 Vi per cent to the viceroy of
Hu Pee, on tho Yang Tse Klang, for the
payment of provincial troops.
FILIPINOS SENT TO PRISON
Natives Guilty of Insurrection Against the
United State3 Punished.
ACTION IN PETTIT CASE DISAPPROVED
Genernl MneArtliur llnldn Hint t'rln
nner .1 ilium. Allhoiiuh n Guer
rllln. Wnn Entitled to Pro.
teetloii I'litll Tried.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13. Copies of
orders received nt the War department
announce the sentence of Jacinto Ebron,
a native who was charged with "instir
lection ngalnst the government of tho
United States of America." Ebron was
sent to tho pcnltcntlnry for five years.
Tho order states that Ebron was a mem
ber of a band of outlaws operating In
Cagayan province, Luzon, which com
mitted various outrages upon tho wholo
population and kept the people In a con
stant state of terror.
Furmen Tamlt, convicted of manslaughter
In Hollo, was sentenced for ten years.
Tho orders also contntn tho ncquittal of
Colonel James S. Pottit, Thirty-first Vol
unteer Infantry, who was charged with
being responsible for tho death of n pris
oner nnmed Ramon Jnnos, by turning
him over to tho president of Znmboaugo.
Tho findings nnd tho acquittal aro disap
proved by General MacArthur, who says
that, notwithstanding tho alleged charac
ter of the prisoner, which tended to reveal
him U3 n guerilla or outlaw, ho was never
theless entitled to protection nnd to havo
his rights determined In tho regular way
by n war tribunal. Although tho acquittal
lu disapproved there Is nothing further for
General Mat rthur to do and ho restored
Colunol Pettlt to his regiment.
A boa id consisting of live nrmy officers
has been appointed to make n report upon
a classification of nil personb employed
In the public service In Manila. This Is
for tho purpose of establishing a proper
uniformity In tho compensation of such
em p' ny en
An order promulgates the tariff on stnte
timber nnd Issues Instructions for Its ap
plication. It Is Intended for the utiliza
tion of the forest products of the Islands
to tho best possible advnnage.
WHY AGUINALD0 HOLDS OUT
Filipino Iteliel Chief I 'enrn He Would
He Ineliided III Thone I'l&o.luded
from A tun en ty.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 13. Copies of Ma
nila papers received ut the Wur depart
ment contnln a letter purporting to be from
a personal friend of Agulnaldo, which states
that tho Filipino chief does not take advan
tage of the amnesty proclamation because
somo time ago he gave orders to his fol
lowers to brenk up Into guerrilla bands. The
amnesty order excepts thoso who 'violated
the laws of war nnd It states that Agulnaldo
team ho would be In the excepted class
should hp undertake to surrender under the
nmnettty proclamation.
Tho letter Is dated ut Blac-No-Rato,
which Is said to bo the present provisional
headquarters of Agulnaldo. It states, how
over, that Agulnaldo never stays more than
on'o night In a placo, and only a few lioiirf
In any one location. He allows no one to
como near him except bis most Intimate
personal friends.
FILIPINOS FOR CHINA WAR
Genernl Plo Hel Pllnr. Who Iteceuttt
Surrendered, Would Like to KlKlit
fur the I'nlted Milton.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13. A dispatch In a
Into Manila paper received here by the
Inst mull, dated at San Pedro, Macatl,
states that General Plo del Pilar, who re
cently surrendered, snys ho wishes to bo
como u good American citizen and intends
to accept tho American torms offered to
his people. Ho said he would like noth
ing better than to raise a regiment of
native Filipinos to servo in China.
UNION MEETS IN MILWAUKEE
I'renldent Donnelly In Ills Report Ill
fore Typiiitriiplilf nl Convention
Uffern Severnl .Sonne tlnnn.
MILWAUKEE, Aug. 13. The forty-sixth
annual convention of the Intcrnut'onal Typo
graphical union opened ut tho Masonic tem
ple today und will hold sessions' throughout
tho week.
At tho opening session, which was at
tended by ubout 500 delegates, tho annual
reports of the officers wero submitted In
printed form. PrcMdcnt S. B. Donnelly, In
his report, recommends that annual conven
tions bo abolished and olHccrs elected by
specially called conventions Instead of by
referendum vote as at present. Tho amount
of money spout In conventions, ho contends,
can hotter be spent "In resisting tho en
croachments of unfair men and in protect
ing tho union's scalo of wages." He also
recommends that amendments to the consti
tution bo mado by conventions Instead of
referendum vote. Secretary-Treasurer J.
W. Bramwood reports a total membership of
10,000, four-llfths being In good standing.
Seventy-six new locals wero organized dur
ing tho year and one reinstated. A local
union Is soon to be formed at Manila.
An offort will be made during tho conven
tion to Increase tho death benefit from $60 to
J7I".. The commlttco on laws reported thlr-ty-ilvo
propositions of a varied character
for action by tho convention. Buffalo, To
ronto, Birmingham and St. Louis are work
ing for the next convention.
An effort was mado Just prior to ad
Journment of the Hint session to have the
convention consider certain matters of a
political nature. The movement was quickly
squelched nnd nothing bearing on politics
will bo entertnlned during the convention.
SHIPS ARE CAUGHT IN STORM
PnnseiiKern Are Given it Hone of
ItniiKh Wenther on Luke
MlelilKnn,
CHICAGO. Aug. 13. Exciting experiences
during a storm on Lake Michigan last night
were reported by passengers, who having
started to cress from South Haven, Mich.,
wero either compelled to return to tho
Michigan sldo or to flght tho waves and wind
throughout tho night.
Tho uteamer Darius Cole, carrying 2.000
seasick people, due here last night, reached
port ut daybreak today. It had been driven
twenty-five miles out of its course by the
storm nnd tho captain had much troublo In
quieting tho panic-stricken passengers, who
clamored to ho landed on the shore any
where so sa to escape the watery grave
which many believed awaited them and
their boat. The steamer A. B. Taylor, with
twenty passengers, battled with the waves
for hours and was In the end compelled to
put back to Holland, Mich., after having
lost a lifeboat In the storm. It Is declared
that tho passengers all but mutinied before
the captain would return.
ROYALTY IN A TRAIN WRECK
Severnl Killed nod Jinny Wounded
In Accident, but llllie
lllood In Spilled.
ROME. Aug. 13. -The railroad accident not
far from this city last night turns out to
have been more serious than anticipated.
It now appears that twelve persons were
killed and forty wounded, of whom fifteen
are seriously Injured.
The disaster was caused by the telescoping
of two sections of a train on the railroad
from Romo to Florence, bearing notable
persons who had been attending tho recent
ceremonies here. Tho engine of the first
section became disabled and stopped and wns
almost Immediately after struck by the
second section. Grand Duke and Grand
Duchess Peter of Russia nnd the members
of tho Turkish mission, who hnd attended
the funeral of King Humbert, were among
tho passengers, but they were uninjured.
Tho accident occurred about midnight and nt
n point nbout twelve miles from this city.
The grand duchess Is a sister of the new
queen of Italy.
When Informed of tho accident King
Victor Emanuel nnd Queen Helena
hastened to the scene. The queen und her
sister returned to the Qulrinnl, while the
klne mill the ernnd duke remained on the
spot giving orders to assist In clearing tho
wreck und saving the Injured. They re
entered tho Qulrlnul at 6 o'clock In the
morning.
Later In the day It was announced that
fifteen persons had been killed In the rail
way accident. Among the Injured whs Gen
oral Uuflln. head of the Belgian mission to
tho Into king's funeral. Ho had his log
broken.
SENDS POISON IN FLOWERS
Attempt In Unite to I'.inl the l.lfe
of Chluene Minister In
PurU.
NEW YORK, Aug. 13. A special cable
dispatch from PnrlB to the Evening Tele
gram today says: An artful attempt at
poUonlng by tho uso of perfume, which re
calls memories from Lucretlu Iicrglu, Is ex
citing all the gossips of Paris.
Thursday tho Chinese minister. Yu Kong,
received n letter. It wu signed "Julie Czer
wlnska" nnd contnlncd somo dried flowers
which tho writer asked tho minister to ac
cept. The secretary to the legation. Armani
dl Parma, opened tho letter and was Imme
diately overcome by tho deadly odor ema
nating from the dowers. He fell In u fulnt.
HIb recovery wns accompanied by violent
sickness nnd vomiting. In fact his condi
tion presented many characteristics of poi
soning and only by prompt treatment wns
ho relieved.
Mile. Czcrwlnska has been arrested. She
appears to be, mentally deranged. Before
tho examlnlng'maglstratc she claimed to be
tho victim of u Polish princess, who vowed
to tnko hideous vengenuco for some mys
terious wrong dono her, prcsirtnubly by tho
flower-sending Julie, who Is now being care
fully watched by alienists. The flowers ure
being chemically unnlyzcd. The secretary
Is slowly recovering.
REVIEWS AMERICAN FINANCE
London Tlmen Cniiiinentn on
the
(iroivhiK Strength of the
United Slnten.
LONDON. Aug. 13. The TImiis todny
prints a long editorial dealing with the
economic position of tho United States as
evidenced by tho allotment of tho war loan,
traces tho progress during the last four
years of tho reduction of tho American
debt, but maintains that the United States
has not yet ceased to bo a debtor nation.
It refers to tho abundance of capital ac
cumulating In America and ndds:
"Nothing could suit iho Americans bet
ter among tho non-Anui. an securities tlinn
tho obligations of tho British government.
"Not only hnvo tho Americans consider
ably reduced the permanent Indebtedness
of Europo by buying American railway
nnd other bonds and securities, but when,
In tho autumn of lS'JS London, for causes,
refused to renew masses of German bills
previously held here, tho bulk, after huvlng
been domiciled for a short time In Paris,
wero transferred to Now York, whoro they
havo remained over since, nnd have doubt
less been ndded to.
"Tho United Slutcs also loaned money to
Russia.
"It has boon evident for eighteen months
or two years that American money houses
possessed lurgo funds which they havo been
unnble to employ at homo satisfactorily
nnd tho higher Interest rates nt present
In Europo nttruct somo of this money."
BOERS MAKE CHANGE OF BASE
lllnpHteh Iteeelved In London Indl
euteN llnrherloii nn ir Sent of
Gnvoruiiient.
LONDON. Aug. 13 The Boers have left
Mnchadodorp, according to the correspon
dent of tho Dally Mall and occupied Water
vulendor In cnimlderablo force.
A conRlderablo forco of Commandant
Iuls Botha' camp and stores at Dalmntnua
was destroyed by fire on Sunday. Accord
ing to another special dispatch Burherlon
has been proclaimed tho new seat of the
Transvaal government.
SALISBURY IS NOT WELL
KiiKllnli Premier Coen to Tlennrt In
Vnlnen on Advlee of Ilia
I'liynlnliiu,
LONDON, Aug. 13. Acting under his doc
lor's advlco Lord Salisbury, tho premier,
tonight started for Schucht. n health ro
Bort In tho Volges, whero he will stay a
month, lie will, however, retain the con
duct of foreign affairs by means of the
telegraph and messenger.
Fourth Zionist ConRrenn,
LONDON. Aug. 13. Tho fourth Zionist
congress was opened today with fiOO dele
gates present. After organizing Prof. Max
Nordau. rcvlowlncr the situation, i-nvn nn
appalling account of persecution In Roumanln
aim pain irinuio 10 emperor William of
Germany for his attitude toward tho Jews
of Pomernnla nnd East Prussln.
Among the Americans present were Prof,
and Mrs. Ootthell D. Blnnstein and A. Aancr
baum of Now York. Jaroh Manltoff of
Brooklyn, Israel Stein of Baltimore and Wil
liam Schur of Chicago. The American dele
gates aro well represented on tho com
mittees. Dr. Doltz, formerly of Syracuse, but now
of Johannesburg, Is a conspicuous member
of the congress.
Cnnul Cniieennlou Forfeited.
MANAGUA. Nicaragua, Aug. 13. (Via
OalvcBton.l Kl Commorclo of this city, con
firming today tho report of the forfeiture of
tho Intcroceanlc Canal company's conces
sion, says:
"Wo understand that the government of
Nicaragua has officially Informed the In
tcroceanlc Canal company tho Eyro-Crngln
syndlrate that Its concfHSlon was annulled
on the 3rd Instant In consequence of the
company's fatluro to deposit 1100,000 In
gold."
IN CHARGE OF CAMP LAWTON
Nebraska Grand Army Formally
Charge of Reunion Grounds,
Takes
SNUBBED BY POPOCRATIC STATE OFFICERS
llotlt nnternur Poynter und Lleuteli
ii nt Governor Gilbert Absent
ThenineUen After AeeeptlnK
ttivltntlntm to SpenU.
LINCOLN, Aug 13.-(Speclal Telegram.)
Wlth duo formality tho camp of tho Grand
Army of the Republic was this afternoon
christened Camp Lawton, in honor of the
gallant officer who gave up his life In tho
Philippine Islands. An assemblage us largo
as nny that ever attended tho opening ex
ercises of a Nebraska reunion witnessed the
ceremony, which was tho single Important
event of the day.
In connection with the christening the offi
cers of the state department assumed pos
session and control of the camp and were
presented with a large silk flag by the local
reunion committee. Tho absence of Gov
ernor Poynter nnd Lieutenant Governor Gil
bert caused ii sensation and much Indigna
tion wns manifested at what the veterans
consider a brazen Insult. Severnl weeks
ago, In keeping with a time-honored nnd
never broken custom, it was announced on
the official programs of the reunion that the
governor would welcome the visiting vet
erans. No ono supposed at that time that
Governor Poynter would refuse to welcome
the Grnnd Army men on behalf of the state,
but ufter the programs were, printed and the
announcement heralded over the state that
ho would participate In the opening exer
cises ho planned a llshlug expedition and
hurriedly left tho city lust Saturday even
ing, notifying the local reunion committee
that It would have to bo satisfied with Lieu
tenant Governor Gilbert.
Offered No Kxplnnntlon,
No explanation was offcied and tho ab
rupt action of the governor naturally cre
ated a little surprise In Grand Army ranks.
After Governor Poynter's departure the
name of tho lieutenant governor wns sub
stituted for that of tho former nnd nrrnnge
tncnts wrro mnde nccordlngly.
This nftcmoon the veterans assembled In
the lnrge tabernacle tent for the opening
meeting, which was scheduled for 2 o'clock.
At the appointed tlmo the local committee,
Commander Reese Hnd other officers of the
department ascended to the platform, but
us the lieutenant governor had not up to
that time put In an appearance the meeting
was not called to order. A band was
pressed Into Bcrvlce and until 3 o'clock the
audience was entertained with music. Then
u messenger was sent out to look for the
lieutenant governor, but he returned a few
minutes later and reported an unsuccessful
trip.
Colonel Pnce, on bchnlf of the locnl com
mittee. Anally culled tho meeting to order
and announced that the lieutenant governor
had failed to put In nn appearance.
"They care a lot for the old soldlcro of
the state." shouted an old soldier In tho rear
of tho tunt, but before anybody else could
speak a minister was Introduced and tho
meeting proceeded without further Interrup
tion. Oouiiiinuder Itcene'H Speeeli.
Colonel J. H. McClay welcofcd tho veter
ans In the absence of the governor nnd lieu
tenant governor, and Commander Reese re
sponded. He Bald In oponlng:
Responding to the romnrks of Colonel
McClny Mr. Reese snld that during tho five
years that tho state reunion had been held
In thin' city no time, trouble or expense had
been spared by the citizens of Lincoln that
would contribute to tho comfort and enjoy
ment of the veterans nnd their families who
might attend the reunions.
From Klmbull to Omaha, from Clmdrnn
to Falls City, members und representntlves
of the greatest volunteer nrmy the world
bus ever seen have gathered here, they
have come to meet the friends and clasp
once moro tho hand of comrndes that stood
beside them amid times of fiercest conflict,
who Joined In the name march, eat beans
irom ine same uisn ami tlruiik rrom the
' same canteen." Among the glad reinem-
ornnoen iiiey win curry nence to be re
hearsed In post room und by their firesides
In the years to come will he the clrcum
Htnnces and events transpiring here today
nnd thosn which nro destined to mark the
periods of this reunion to which, In behalf
of the slute. you bid us welcome.
In th Ir behalf, therefore, ns department
commander, I convey to you our apprecia
tion and thanks. We renllze that our ranks
nro rapidly thinning and that tho camp
fires will soon burn low.
Tribute In the Fine.
In accepting the (lag Commander Reese
said:
1 come now to another event und would
recognize In llttlng words your presenta
tion of this beautiful and costly Hag. In
this I feel my own Incompetency. I recog
nize, however, that It Is not In personal
recornltlnn of any net that I have dono or
servlco rendered, but ns the representative
rather of tho brave nnd loyal men of Ne
braska who, when uiinger threatened nnd
their country called, responded to tho sum
mons und placed their lives lu peril that
"Tho star spangled banner In triumph
might wave
O'er tho land of the free nnd tho home of
tho brave."
History's faithful record will tell you tho
bravury with which that flag, the emblem
of truo liberty, was defended. That ban
ner that waves over the cnpltnl nt Wash
ington, on tho great warships us they plow
tho distant waters, Is un emblem of
America's greatness. It, my comrades, Is
tho noblest Hag that ever kissed tho sun
light of God In tho breezed of heaven. It
possesses the greatest history In the cause
of Humanity umoiiH the banners of the
world.
When ufter many years of peaceful pros
perity tho Bound of battle Is again heard,
that banner of tho freo comes forth nnd
Its glory lightens the wny for Admiral
Dewey over the waters and Into the harbor
of Manila. It leads Admiral Sampson Into
Santiago. Held aloft by stalwart arms and
followed by defenders rocked In the cradles
of freedom, It swept through El Cnney nnd
up the blazing slopes of San Juuu hill,
borne with Irresistible force, till In triumph
It was planted upon Its summit.
There Is power nnd mnglc enough In that
banner when carried by Atnerlcnn sailors
and soldiers, enlisted In the cause of hu
munlly, to overcome the armies of tho world
and strew tho high seas with tho wreckago
of every navy that may seek to destroy
nnd cruelly oppress mankind. In the events
of tho past three years nil nations were
taught tho great lesson that the cnuse of
humanity has some rights that must bo
respected when backed by American sol
dlers und American sailors.
Where that Hag goes It carries deliver
ance to the oppressed; surli Is the record
of history nnd tho verdict of mankind
Where that flag shall remain tho pcoplo
over whom It IloaLs nro Insured "life, lib
erty nnd tho pursuit of hnpplness" to an
extent not guaranteed by any other nation
power or government nu the face of God's
green eurtlr. a fact nnd truth to which the
world's great powers themselves confess.
MiMeiuentH of fleenii Venneln Auk, Kl,
At Now York--Arrlved Mesab.i. from
London: Lnurentlan, from Glasgow: Cym
ric, from Liverpool.
At Liverpool Arrlved-Georglcfrom New
York; Ivernlu, from Boston; Tunlsun, from
Montreal.
At Southampton Arrived Kaiser Wll
helm der Grnsse, from New York via Cher
bourg, for Bremen
At Sydney, .V. 8. W.-8alled-Warrlmoo,
for Vancouver.
At Yokohama Arrived City of Rio de
Janeiro, from San Francisco via Honolulu,
for Hong Kong; Olymplu. from Tacoma;
Rio Jun Maru, from Seattle.
At llnmburg-Arrlved-August Korff.from
New York.
At Bremen Arrived Grosser Kurfurst.
from New York
At Melbourne Arrived Bloemfonteln,
from Port iUdlock via Honolulu.
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nehruskn:
Fair; Warmer; Southerly Winds.
Teniperntiire nt (I inn tin jelerclnji
Hour. Ilr, Hour. Den.
' n. til IIS t p. in SI
l n. in 117 '-' p. in S(l
7 n. in 117 it p. in .S7
S ii. tu nil I p, ni 7
I n. in 70 r, p, hi Nil
i ii. in 7r. ii p. in sr.
H ii. ill 7.H 7 P. in S I
I- in S! S p. m VJ
II p. II Ml
SAVES YOUNG BRYAN'S LIFE
(.'enernl .loe Wheeler I'ntehen Hoy nn
He In About In lie Dunlied to
Ground 7.". Feet lleltm.
CHICAGO, Aug. 13-Goneral Joseph
Wheeler, commander of tho Depart
ment of the Lakes, today saved tho
llfo of William Jcnntng Bryan, Jr.,
the 12-year-tild son of the democratic can
didate for the presidency. Tho lad visited
General Wheeler, and the latter, after tils
first greeting, turned to his work nnd al
lowed tho youngster to nmuso himself us
beat he might. Young Brynn found a looso
cbtlr castor and a big bundle of rubber
bands. Thcso ho tied Into a long string and
then, securing the castor to the bottom,
went to a window nnd began bouncing the
plcco of Iron up and down on tho sidewalk
soventy-flve feet below. The general, cn
giossed with his labors, paid no attention
to the boy. who gradually becftmo so In
terested In his play that 1 leaned farther
and farther out of tho basement of the
window. "Fighting Joo" happened to glanco
up a few moments later und w.m horrified to
soo the lad hunglng with his whole body
over tho sidewalk und only tho toes of his
shoes visible, touching the angle of tho
window. Ho sal aghast for a moment.
Then rushing to tho window he pulled tho
lad In by his legs and landed him safely
on tho floor.
Speaking of the occurrence nftorward,
Genet nl Wheeler acknowledged that young
Brynn was within un Inch of being dnshed
to death on tho pavement below- when he
caught tight of him.
VETERANS OF SPANISH WAR
Iteiiiiloii nf Men Who Nerved In the
CnnipnlKii lu the Philip
pine Inliiudn,
DENVER. Colo.. Aug. 13. Nebraska,
Kansas, Iowa, the Dakotas, Colorado. Wyo
ming, Utuh, Oregon and other western
stntes will be represented at the reunion of
veterans of tho Philippine campaign, which I
opens In thin city today nnd will continue
for three days. Two years ago today these l
uoldlern were wading tho Rio Clngalon I
river In the Orient, waist-deep, carrying
tho old flag and facing a storm of lead from
ten miles of Spanish lntrenchments before
Manila. They will never forget tho occa
Mon nnd the reunion has been culled for
tho purpose of keeping comrudce shoulder to
shoulder and effecting un organization
whereby their deeds may be preserved In
history. The idea originated with General
Irving Hale and to his efforts Is duo the
success of the first annual reunion.
Tonight tho veterans with their friends
tilled Central Presbyterian church to over
flowing at tho reunion. Addresses of wel
come, were mado by Governor Thomuti nnd
Muyor Johnson and speeches wero mado
by General Francis V. Greene, General
Irving Halo and other officers of tho Philip
pine nrmy. One of the most notable ad
dtosscs was by Senator Wolcott, who took
advanced grounds In favor of expansion.
General Greone presided nt the business
meeting In tho afternoon nnd n commlttco
was appointed to draft a constitution and
elect permanent officers of the society or
the Army of tho Philippines. Thoy will re
port nt noon tomorrow.
The fenture of tomorrow's exercises will
be u parade, In which tho local members
of tho Grand Army of tho Republic will
havo tho position of honor. Various enter
tainments will bo given by citizens In honor
of tho visiting veterans nnd on Wednesday
they will bo takon on excursions to mountain
tcsorts and noted mining camps.
MURDERER TALKS OF HEAVEN
Gnry-llnnded llnntnrd Who Annnnnl
lulled .Meneiiter I. line tiroun
lljnterlenl.
COLUMBl'S, O., Aug. 13 Rnsslyn For
rell, tho confessed murderer of Express
Messongor Lano, will bo takon tomorrow
to Murysvlllo, Union county, In which his
crlmo wns committed, for trial. An afllduvlt
was -filed against him thcro this afternoon.
Fcrroll la losing his nerve nnd beginning
to bIiow deep lines nf enro on his fnce. Ho
still maintains ho was alone In the crime.
Tobias Forroll of Stoubenvlllo came to
Columbus tonight nnd visited his son at
the city prison. Thcro wns an affecting
scene.
"Why did you do It? Did you nover
think of mo or mothor?" asked tho father,
with tears In his eyes.
"Yes, that Is It," cried tho boy. "If I
had thought of mother I would nover havo
dono It." Both fnthur nnd son wept.
When nsked If ho had no messngo to
send to his mother, tho young man cried
hysterically. "They will kill mo for this.
Toll her I will meet her In heaven."
Mr. Ferrell, sr., stated that ho was the
only ono of tho family ablo to lcuvo homo,
all of tho others being prostrated. Mrs.
Forrell Is very III nnd undor tho caro of
a physician.
MAD DASH OF CHARGERS
Cnvnlr.v Homes Klek Their Wny to
l.lliertj- nnd Thunder Through
Street nf .lerney City,
NEW YORK. Aug. 13. Speeding nt break
neck puce nnd In the closed order of
manouvers, a band of cavalry horses charged
through tho MtreetB of Jersey City tonight,
rent citizens and carriages ocurrylng from
their path, spurnril a crowd of hundreds of
pursuing mon and boys and galloped over
Hackcnsack bridge Into tho Harrison and
Kearney meadows. In tho mad charge eight
of the bund wero killed by a Uicknwanna
train and three fell Into a sewer excavation
nnd wero captured. The horn belonged to
tho Fifth cavulry and bad Just arrived from
Porto Rico.
Twenty-five of tho number were confined
In one pen at the Central Htockyards, kicked
down ono sldo nf the cncloBtiro and mado a
break for liberty. The escape was executed
so quickly that the troopers were powerless
to Btop them.
Chrlnlliiu Church Convent Inn.
CHICAGO, Aug. 13. A proposition f.jr re
duced rates, dates of sales and return limit
for the national convention of the I'hilstlan
Church nf America or Disciples, which Is
to bo held n Kansas City October 11 to IN,
wns submitted to the western lines today
A rate of ono fare plus t'i for the round trip
was specllled. The suggested dutes for sale
wero October 11, 13, 15 and 1, with October
Ti as u return limit.
Fire Fluhlern tin on Strike,
ROME, N Y. Aug. 13.-Twenty-llve fire
men went on strike today nnd ure en
deuvorlng, though ho tar without success,
to persuade their comradca to Join them.
EVEN HOPE HAS FLED
Sir Olaude MacDouald Fears General Mas
sacre of Legationers,
SITUATION HAS BECOME DESPERATE
Remembering Oaw-jporo, Offor of Chinese
.Escort is Rejected.
FOOD SUPPLIES ALMOST EXHAUSTED
Shanghai Reports Allies Within Twenty
Miles of Pekin on Saturday.
AMERICAN LOSS AT YANG TSUN HEAVIEST
I, on it mi 1'rean Drown Attention tu
(enernl (iinffee's Iteport of Ad
viiuee of Allien irlth IHxnil
inntnttr to llrltlth.
LONDON, Aug. . 3:ii0 u. m. The Brit
ish consul ut Canton, snys the Dally
Mall's correspondent there, has received
tho following message, dated August tS,
from Sir Claudo MacDonald, British mln
Istor In Pekln:
"Our situation hero Is desperate. In ten
days our food supply will be at an end
I'nless wo aro relieved a gonoral massacre
Is probable.
"The Chlneso offer to escort us to Tien
Tsln. but remembering Cawnpore, we re
fuso tho offor. Thcro aro over 200 Euro
pean women and children lu this legation."
Tho Shanghai correspondent of tho Dally
Express, wiring yesterday, says: "Tho nl
lies at noon Saturday wero within twenty
miles of Pekln."
As General Chaffea's report, which Is tho
only authentic news received hero regard
ing tho advance, located tho International
forces about forty miles from Pckln on
Friday. It seems probublo that the Shang
hai report Is optimistic. It Is senrcrly
likely that tho allies could advanco twenty
miles In us many hours. A Ynng Tsun dis
patch, dated August 7. giving dctnlls re
garding tho enpturo of that place, says:
"Tho Russians nnd French held tho left,
the British tho left center, tho Americans
the right center and the Japanese the ex
treme right. Tho British and Americans
advanced on tho village at a rapid rato
for C.000 yards under a sovcro shell and
rifle fire. Tho Russians opened and the
Brltlsh-Amcrlcnn ndvancc became n race
for positions, culminating In a brilliant
charge.
llenvy l.onn liy Aiiierlenun.
"Tho hcnvlest loss of the day was sus
tained by tho Americans, tho Fourteenth
Infnntry having nlno killed, sixty-two
wounded nnd several missing. Tho Bengal
lnncera unsuccessfully attempted to cut
off the ChlncBO retreat."
Another Yang Tsun special snys: "Owing
to n mlBtnko the Russlnn guns shelled tho
Fourteenth United Stntes infuntry during
tho night, wounding ten."
Commenting on this occurrence thn
Standard Bays:
"It Is melancholy lo learn' tLdl (lib loesim
of the Americans, who seem to have borne
thcmelve with conspicuous gallantry, were
Increased by ii deplorublo error, owing to
which one of their regiments was pounded
by Russian nnd British cannon. The Inci
dent emphasize the necessity of that close
co-operation which Is not easily attained
without a ntngle commander and a general
staff."
Ofllclal advices from Yokohama dated
Monday say that tho allies proposed to ad
vance on August 7 to Nan Tsl Tsung. be
tween Yung Tsun nnd Wu Sing. Tho Jap
nneso Buffered no casualties nt Yang Tsun,
but tho ofllclal rcportn ay they had 300 at
Pol Tsang.
u (lunrter liy Itiinnlunn.
The Dally Mall's St. Petersburg corre
spondent declares that tho taking of Alglln
has sealed tho fato of tho rising In north
eastern Manchuria. Ho adds:
"No prisoners wero taken by the Russians.
Wholesale massacre was tho order of tho
day, and when tho battle wns over tho Cos
sacks rodo over the Held, killing all the
wounded with tho butt ends of their
muskelfi."
Once moro the prens of England remark"
upon tho ability of thn American govern
ment to secure news ahead of tho rest of
tho world. "It la to Gcnernl Chaffee," says
tho Dally News, "that wo nro again In
debted for nowB from tho front. Not a
single dispatch from Sir Alfred Gaselco has
thus far been Issued by tho War ofllco."
Commenting on tho American reply to thn
Chlneso overtures tho Dally News sayS:
"Ths reply is more conciliatory than that
of M. Dclcanso nnd In somo reupccts It Is a
little nmbtguous, still Us uitbstanco Is ths
same. It may bo observed that tho United
Statca govornment does not seem to nop
arato Itself from tho allies,"
All the small arum ammunition used by
tho allies will bo In accordance with thft
recommendation of tho peaco conference,
nono being exploslvo or expanding. Th
drain of China and South Africa upon Eng
land's Htores Is ho great that ovcry private
firm has boon enlisted to help the govern
ment supply tho demand and to restore the
reserve, which is much bolow par. AH the
great ammunition firms aro working night
nnd day In their efforts to moot the govern
ment's wishtH."
FIRE ON AMERICAN TROOPS
Itunnlnu llnltery .'Mill, en n Terrible
MlntnUo UurliiK the I'IkIiI
nt Yiiiik Tfiuii,
NEW YORK, Aug. 13. A special cable
dispatch to tho Evening WeWd today, dated
Cheo Foo. August 0, via Shanghai, says: A
terrlblo mistake occurred ut tho taking of
Yang Tsun.
Russian artillery opened lire on tho Ameri
can troops. Beforo tho mlstnke was dis
covered many American soldiers had been
killed or wounded by tho Russian shells.
The Fourteenth took part In tho attack
on tho Chinese trenches. As thn Chlneso
lied the reglmont entered and occupied ono
of tho Chinese positions.
A Russian battery, somo distance off, did
not notlco tho movement. It opened lire on
tho position nnd plunted sholls among tho
American troops.
The Russians were quickly notlllcd and
ceased their fire.
TROUBLE ON THE YANG TSE
Itlutlliur Cuiiinieneen nnd the Chinese
Denlruy the i'cli-Krnph
Million.
NEW YORK, AugT 13 A dispatch lo the
Tribune from London says: A Shanghai
message to tho Nows says that troubles
havo commenced In tho Ynng Tso valley at
Tatung. Serious riots hnvo taken place and
tho telegraph station Is reported to have
been destroyed by members of the Kolavus
society.
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