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15), 1871.
ATTACK KM CITY
Report from Remey Says Allied Forces Still
Press Forward.
DOWAGER EMPRESS DETAINED IN PEKIN
Held Within Walls of Forbidden City by
Prince Yungedo,
NEWS AT LAST FROM GENERAL CHAFFEE
Officially OonGrms Fall of Pekin and Eescuo
of Logationen.
AMERICANS HAVE ONLY EIGHT WOUNDED
banc'n I, unit Nllrner I ow !'!
plained liy AH vice fruni Iteniey
Btntlnir TelPKriipli I.I ti o In
I'rUln In lnlrrriiilril.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19. From General
Chaffco today thn War department re
ceived official confirmation nf tho (all ot
I'ekln and tho rescue ot tho besieged legit
Honors.
Tho dispatch of tho American commander
wan not long and contained hut few do
talln, but thn unconcealed satisfaction with
which It was rocolvrd by ofllclals of tho
ndmlnlstrutlnn Indicated clearly tho anxlnty
that had born engendered by his prolonged
ntlenrc. Ills lKt communication to tho
Kovornmont, prior to tho receipt of today's
ndvlccs, was dated August 11, at Matow,
almost thirty miles from Pokln. The ex
planation of his sllenco Is suggested in
ndvlccs received by tho navy department
today from Admiral Remey, who, telcgrnph
Ins from Taku, on tho 18th, Hays tho tele
graph lino between that point nnd Pekin
Is Inlorruptrd.
Tho cnblrgrnm from Admiral Remey con
tains some Important Information not men
tlncd by General Chaffco. Ilo makes tho
Htnrtllng statement, on Japanese- authority,
that tho Inner city of I'ekln was being
bombarded by tho nlllod forces. Admiral
Remey says, also, that tho dowaper cm
press Is detained In tho Inner city by Prince
Yungedo.
Advices woro received last night from
the foreign oHlco at Toklo, Japan, by tho
Japanese legation In this city and amply
confirm previous accounts of tho capture
of I'ekln by tho allied troops.
Following Is tho text of tho dispatch
from Oeneral Chaffco, as mado public by
tho War department:
"CHE FOO, Aug. 1!1. To Adjutant Gen
oral, Washington: I'ekln, August 15 Wo
entered legation grounds nt f o'clock last
night with Fourteenth and Light battery
J5lght wounded during day's fighting; other
wise all well. CHAFFEE."
Xmvh "Weleiiino in WimliliiKtiiii.
Tho dlBpatch. which was received during
tho morning, was transmitted Immediately
to tho prosldent at tho WWto house. Ilo
expressed his gratification at tho news
rontalned, particularly at tho small loss
Bustalned by tho Amorlcan troops. A copy
of tho dispatch, likewise, was sent to
Adjutant Oenoral Corbln, who was In Now
york.
It will bo noted that thn dispatch Indl
ratos that tho American troops entered tho
legation grounds nt R o'clock on tho even
lint of tho 14th Instant. Ily tho Washington
ofllclals and by several legation olllclals to
whom it was shown tho dato of General
Chaffee's communication Is regarded as nn
error of transmission.
It Is thought tho word "fifteenth" should
bo "sixteenth." All previous advices, of
llclal nnd uuotllclal, havo Indicated that the
legations wero relieved on tho evening of
tho 15th, Wednesday, nfter a day of sharp
fighting. Minister Wu, tho Chinese rcprc
pentatlve, nnd Minister Takahlra of Japan
woro qulto poslttvo on this point, all their
official advices being that tho entrance to
tho city of Pekin was effected early In tho
evening of Wednesday, tho 15th Instnnt.
Tho fact that only tho Fourteenth in
fantry nnd alley's battery entered tho city,
as shown by General Chaffeo s dispatch, in
dtcatcB that tho Ninth Infantry nnd tho
marines, who wero so conspicuously gallant
throughout tho advance upon the capital,
did not participate In tho engagement which
led directly to tho rescue ot tho legationers.
It Is pointed otit as likely that General Chaf
fee, acting with tho other companies, divided
lUs forco, leaving tho Ninth Infantry and
marines without tho walls ot tho city to act
ns a rearguard to prevent tho escnpo of
Chlneso troops by other gates than thoso
through which tho allies entered, or for
Botno other excellent reason. Only two bat
talions of tho Fourteenth regiment nro with
General Chaffee. They comprise about 800
men. This would indicate that only about
nno-thlrd of General Chaffee's forco actually
bad entered tho city nt tho time he sent his
dispatch. The fact that only eight of tho
American forco wero wounded, none being
killed, will bo regarded ns very fortunate.
'!' of Heme)' Dlspntell.
Admiral Remcy's dispatch, which con
tains much interesting Information, In fow
Words Is as follows:
"CHE FOO (no dnte.) To Bureau of Nav
igation, Washington: Taku. Aug. 18. Tcl
rgraph line to I'ekln Interrupted. Informa
tion, Japanese sources, empress dowager
clotalned by Prlnco Yungedo, Innor city,
which Is being bombarded by allies. Chaf
feo reports entered legation grounds even
ing Uth, Klght wounded during day's light
ing, otherwlso all well. REMEY."
Tho startling fenturo of the dispatch Is
that fighting within tho city of I'ekln was
continuing, nccordlng to tho advices of Ad
miral Remey. Tho Inner, or, us It Is popu
larly kuown, tho Forbidden, city evidently
had not been taken. It Is surrounded hy a
lnnsilvo wall of solid masonary more than
twenty feet high und It is not regarded as
surprising that tho Chluese should make
their linal stand within its shadows. Prior
to tho receipt of tho dispatch It was accepted
generally mat tne iiowaner empress, In
.company with tho emperor and a largo
eulte, had left Pekin. Whllo nothing Is said
I In Admiral Remey s ndvlccs as to tho where-
j,nbouts of the emperor. It Is deemed scarcely
'probable that hn left the city without the
empress dowager. Some doubt of the ac
curacy of the Information received by Ad
mlral Remey Is expressed, particularly ns
tne cnincco minister. Mr. Wu, Is very posl
five that tho emperor, empress dowager and
the entire Chlneso court left I'ekln before
the arrival nt thn gates of the allies.
Minister Wu said to the Associated Press
today that ho had otllclal advices to the effect
that the emperor nnd empress dowager had
gone from I'ekln to tho province of Shcn SI,
n considerable dlatance west ot the capital
city, lie had not been advised to what city
they had gone, but It seemed probable that
their destination was the capital of the
province of Shrn SI. Tho minister believed
they wero entirely out of danger. The
statement that the dowager empress was de-
(Continued on Second Page,)
ROBERTS
Piilntu Out the
.Mmty
Unrulier Hnve
Thrlr Until.
pkktukia. Aug 19. Lord Roberts p
lamutinn, after rerltlng the fnet that many
have broken tho oath to maintain neutrality
and that the lenleney extended to the
burghers Is not appreciated, warns nil who
break their oaths In the future thai they
will be punished by death. Imprisonment or
line. Ilo declares that all burghers in
districts occupied by the tlritlsh, except
thoso who take tho oath, will bo regarded
as prisoners of war and transported, nnd
that, buildings on farms where the enemy
or his scouts arc harbored will be liable
to be razed.
Thn case for the ifcfensc in the trial of
Lieutenant Cordtm of tho Ktaats nrtlllery,
charged with being concerned In tho plot
lo kidnap Lord Roberts, was concluded to
day. Lieutenant Corduu's counsel admitted
that the accused was guilty of breaking
his parole and of attempting to plan n con
spirit! y. hut he assorted that the attempt
was a failure. Counsel also maintained
that Gano suggested the entire plot and
egged on the prisoner. On these grounds
he asked tho court to find that the charge.!
had not been proved nnd begged Its mercy
for his client.
Gano, who Is said to be of American
birth, denied having suggested the plot.
Counsel for the prosecution will sum up
August 2".
IRELAND SPEAKS ON AMERICA
Arolililnlmp TiiIWn In nioiiiIiI.v
Homo I poii In Million nf
I In- Pope.
ill
ROME. Aug. lit. Today, being tho Feast
of St. Joachim, tho pope's patron saint,
there was a large gathering at the Vatican
of cardinals, bishops nnd presidents of so
cieties. The pope, who was in excellent
health ami spirits, spoke at some length re
garding matters of Catholic Interest, und
then, with a complimentary Introduction. In
vited Archbishop Ireland to address tho as
sembly on matters In America and tho rela
tions nf the outer world to the holy sec.
Mgr. Ireland, who was frequently ap
plauded. In a speech of twenty minutes,
spoko glowingly of tho fidelity of American
Catholics to the Roman church and tho holy
see. Ho described liberty under the Ameri
can ling and set ,'orth the necessity of tho
pope, as tho hend of Christendom, being free
nnd independent of nny one civil power, "so
as to be In fact as well as in right the
sovereign teacher and ruler of nil nations
nnd peoples, without special dopendenco on
any special nation or people."
Tho address gave visible satisfaction.
Mgr. Ireland had a tlnnl audience with the
popo on Friday, He will leave ifomo this
evening.
REVOLUTION ENDS IN PANAMA
Dispatch A nil mi tier n (lie Absolute
.Surrender of Itehel t'orcri In
'I'll it t Deportment.
COLON, Colombln, Aug. 19. (Via Gal
veston.) General Alban, civil govprnor and
military commander of tho department at
Panama, telegraphs that he has received
a dispatch from Socorro announcing tho
absolute surrender of tho rohel forces under
Vargas Santos, Foclon Soto and lrlbo at
San Vicente. General Urlbo escaped to
Barranca.
A dlspntch from 1'anntna to tho Associ
ated Press Saturday said the Panama Star
and Herald had received ndvlccs that the
surrender of tho revolutionists was in
progress at San Vicente.
Illume I.ulil on llclnmiiiiiu.
PARIS, Aug. 19. Tho board of Inquiry
which Investigated the cnuee of the loss of
tho torpedo boat destroyer Frammce, which
was sunk In u collision with the battleship
Rrcnuus on tho night ot August 11 during
the maneuvers ot tho French squndron com
manded by Vice Admiral Fournler, off Capo
St. Vincent, ofHcially reportB that the dis
aster was due lo a mlsunderstundlng of an
order on tho part of tho Frnmmoe's holms
man, who turned tho destroyer In tho di
rection opposito to tho Instructions nf her
commander, Captain Mandult du Blcssla.
DiM'iiriitlnii fur Minister I'lelinn.
PARIS. Aug. 19. Tho Frorch government
has received from several tourcos confirm
ation of tho fall of Pekin und the safety
of tho foreign legations. Tho order of
commander of tho Legion of Honor has
French i
been bestowed upon M. Plchon,
minister to China. Today M. Delcnsse,
foreign minister, visited M. Plchon's mother
In Paris, announced to her tho safety of
her Bon and handed to her tho decoration
for him.
Aimir In HuhnIiiii 'IVrrltnry.
LONDON, Aug. 19. "General Ornde-
ltoff." says tho St. Petersburg corespondent
of tho Times, "telegraphs a remarkablo fact
which must bo taken ns a premonitory no
tice of what Is probably to follow. The
Russians hnve now conquered tho right
bank of the Amur which, therefore. Is no
longer tho frontier, but an Internal river
of tho Russian empire."
StntlNtlva of (iei'iiiiiiiy'N I'rniliiclx.
I1KRLIN, Aug. 19. Germany produced
1,580,000 tons of raw sugar during the
twelvo months ending July 31, as against
1,620.000 tons for tho provlous twolvo
raontliB. Germany's exports of war ma
terial to China last year aggregated 8,150,
000 marks, as against 3,130,000 marks for
1898.
Dell) tlfliipti'il AHMiixxliillt Ion,
PARIS. Aug. 19. The authorities at
Ostcnd nssert that thcro Is no authority
for stories published by th Kcho do Paris
.1 t tin Cnlnln ImIiV Ml fl t t tl fl t t lininf ll.lfl
been made thero on tho life of tho shah of
Persia.
ITALIANS ARE UNDER GUARD
NutliliiK Xev Develops III
Vnne nf tile Detiilncil
InimlicruiitN.
the
NKW YORK. Aug. 19. Mlchaol Gulda
and Matelo Moresca. tho two Italian's ar
rested by secret service men on the steam
ship Kaiser Wllhelm 11. wero brought ovor
from Hills Island to the bargo ofllee today
with the rest of tho detained immigrants.
Ihoy spent tho morning In tho detention
pen nnd wctJh taken back In tho afternoon.
Tho men as far as appearances went were
no morn guarded than are tho other per
sons In detention. They walked about tho
prn, hut had very little to cny to their
companions.
Captain Howard, head of tho contract
labor department, was In chnrgo nt the
bargo olllco and said thcro wns nothing
new In tho enso.
Whether tho government authorities will
have a special court of Inquiry for lite nn
archlsts rema'ns to bo seen. It was sug
gested lo nn ofllclal today that thcro may
be a special board of Investigation,
It Is understood that the government offi
cials at Washington are waiting for evidence
from the consul at Naples, which Is to be
gathered by the Italian police.
PROCLAfo
roc
DRUMMERS ARE FOR M'KIXLEY
Contention that Traveling Men Want Bryan
Has No Foundation,
BUSINESS CONDITIONS ARE TOO GOOD
Ml ( lnp MinrltiK In the I'rnMie'rlt
Which lln. Come iih n llonult
nf Itepiihllcnn A il m I li
lt in 1 1 i ii .
Unless commercial travelers who Sunday
In Omaha nro awfully mistaken the fusion
organs are nwny ofl in their predictions that
tho men of tho grip will bo found this fall
arrayed among tho supporters of Mr. Bryan.
A roundup nf the different lioitclrlcs ot
tho city yesterday revealed tho fact that
so far from being adherents of tho demo
pop nominees the commercial men are
standing almost as a unit by the republican
candidates. Ail tell tho samo stnrv of im
proved trade conditions, Infringed business,
good calcs, handsome commissions on extra
sales and of a ptnsperlty that pervades all
classes of citizens alike.
A few Interviews with men representing
different lines of trndo 'nrc submitted as ex
amples of the sentiment felt by men who.
It will be admitted, nre closely In touch
with the commercial conditions throughout
tho country.
"Since. June 15 I havo traveled over a
vast amount of territory nnd everywhere
tho actual conditions hear out the assertion
that prosperity is abroad In tho land," said
W. F. Gorrell of Chicago, an Insurance ad
juster who spends tho greater rortlou of his
time nn tho road. "During tho summer I
have traveled through Pennsylvania, New
York. Massachusetts, Ohio, Indiana, Ten
nessee. Louisiana, Maryland and Maine and
August 7 I left homo for tho Colorado
mountains, where 1 havo been over slnco.
"In connection with my business I havo
given somo attention to tho political situ
ation. My opinion from tnlklng with well
Informed business men of tho country is
that McKlnley will curry Mnryland. I
firmly bellevo ho will carry Colorado and
from what I ran learn mttl havo observed
I do not think there Is a partlclo of doubt
about Nebraska falling Into line. There
Is no question about Now York, Pennsyl
vania, Ohio and Indlann. Illinois will give
McKlnley a hnndsomo majority and Wiscon
sin will go nbout as In 1896. I have voted
train after train whllo traveling In Indiana
and other states and every tlmn tho repub
lican votes are away in tho lead. One train
I recollect showed seventeen for McKlnley
nnd ono for Hryan nnd nearly all havo been
two to ono for McKlnley.
"Business was never so good ns It Is now.
North, south, east or west, anywhere you
go you will find business extraordinarily
brisk nnd ono would never know from tho
volume of trade being carried on that a
national campaign was in progress. Pros
pects for tho future wero never better than
they are nuw. Kansas Is overflowing with
money and In somo localities in that stato
where populism was at ono time all thfa
rago you couldn't now find anyone but a
republican If you scraped tho precinct
.with u fine. toothed comb.
"Thcro aro 20,000 people In tho moun
tains of Colorado at this time. That in
Itself Is nn indication of prosperity. Tho
people havo money or they wouldn't ho ablo
to travel nnd a fiord themselves tho luxury
of a vacation trip. Whllo out In Colorado
I talked with hundreds of people, many of
them westerners, nnd tho unanimity of
political sentiment Is marvelous. Lots of
them who voted for Ilryan In 1S9C nro going
tc vote tho republican ticket this year,
proceeding on tho theory thnt It's a bad
plan to change horses In tho middle of tho
strenm. I talked with an attorney from
Arknnsns. Ho said ho was a democrat but
that ho Intended to vote for McKlnley,
fearing that wero llrynn elected the worst
flnnncli'l disaster In the history of tho
country would bo ushered in."
D. II. MacDonald. a Detroit travollng man
who sells paints and varnishes to the Job
blng trade only, says that business In his
lino has never been so good as this year,
"I havo been on the road fourteeu years,"
he said, "and usually expect sales to run
pretty low during tho season preceding a
presidential election. This year, however,
nn exact reverso condition of affairs exists.
Instead ot being lighter than usual bust
ncss Is much better. Last week I sold moro
K"0,,s thnu 1 ovor 111,1 ucforo ln 0,10 BlnK,
wcck.
"If nnyone entertains nny doubt nbout
tho existence of prosperity I should llko
him to travel around with mo for u whllo.
Everywhere my customers nre beaming
with pleasuro at tho present trndo sltua
tlon and tho prospects of tho future. These
men aro sensible nnd lovel-hcadcd. They
nro buying goods and extending credit right
In tho facu of tho coming election. Why?
DeraiiRo they aro absolutely confident that
McKlnley will be re-olccted. Down in
Atchison, Kan., Inst week a prominent
Johber said to me, 'Why tho elections aro
over, llrynn wns defeated long before ho
was renominated and his political death
warrant was drawn up when tho Kansas
mtv nlatform was adopted.
"In my travels from llnngor, Me., to San
l.'ranclsco 1 hear but llttlo said about the
silver question. That was fought out four
years ago and tho most horrlblo cnlamlty
that could havo befallen the country was
averted. Thero has been no occasion for
a reversal of that verdict. This year tho
Issuo is one of prosporRy, and continued
good times, as opposed to calamity and
distressed business conditions. Tho Amer
ican voter will settle tho question rlght
nnd to his own best Interests. My candid
opinion Is that Bryan Is not one, two, threo
' hear but llttlo mention of him. There Is
no enthusiasm on tho part of his support
ers. They seem to realize thnt they aro
following a hopelesB cnuso nnd there are
mighty few travollng mon trailing along In
that procession. They nro in tno uanu
wpgon of prosperity, stopping now and then
to 1111 up their order books and run up
their year's business to tho mark where
they got a nlco fat draw-down In tho way
of a percentage
Volume of llimlneaa In 'Wniulerf ill
W. II. Hogan. ono of the best known
snlesmcn In town, who travels through No-
braska and other adjoining states for a
Mllwuukeo Bhoo house. Is not a politician
but always makes It u point to drop In town
on election day and ho drops around occa
sionally tn hear tho big gnus speak nn tho
different sides nf tho questions, hut when
it comes tn politics as a study or us a
profession he isn't thero. Hogan does
know this much, however. Ho has Just ro
turned from a tour of tho state and inci
dentally he has looked Into the degree of
prosperity that his customers arn enjoy
Ing. In every Instance ho has found It to
be most satisfactory nnd because of these
conditions he doesn't see how Nebraska can
fall to fall In lino with u republican ma
Jorlty this year
"Why, It's wonderful," said Mr. Hogan
"tho business penplo nro doing now Never
(Continued on Third l'ac.)
ROOSEVELT SHOWS UP ERRORS
Polnl Out In Letter to Goiiernl I'll I -liter
Where He Vn limited
I'll lie I '.
NEW YORK. Aug. 19. Governor Roose
velt Hi Oyster Hay today guvn out lor ub
Mention a letli r which be had written to
General John M. Palmer of Hiirlnr.fleld. 111.,
relative to the St. Paul spench n.tde by tne
governor. In which he had been quoted as
making derogatory remarks concerning
democrats. Thn letter says In part:
1 notice thnt In ynttr recent very manly
Inters lew stating wltv you could not sup
port Hie poptillstle ilemiierucy nnd the Kan
sas City platform itnd nominees ou nl
Itldo to it statement I was supposed to have
made nttaikiug democrats pencritlly In my
St. Paul speech.
Ynu have evidently Keen it report which
wits not merelv garbled, but litlsltled. I
stand by this speech absolutely and have
nothing In explain In connection with it;
but I do wish to point out where lis mean
ing was deliberately Inverted.
In my speech 1 beaati by saying: "We
appeal tint onlv to rep tbllcaits. hut to till
good citizens who nre Americans In fact
its well its In tin mo. tn help us in re-electing
President McKlnley."
I ended by Having: "Study (be Kansas
City idntform and you c.tnnot help realiz
ing that tlmlr policy, the policy of Its ttnk
or und mionsnrM. Is a nollcy of Infamy, nnd
that their triumph would nwnn mlsi-r so
widespread that ll Is almost unthinkable
and it dlsgreee so lasting that mote than a
generation would have to puss lietore It
could be wiped out They stand tnr law
lessness nnd dishonor, for license and dis
aster nt lionu- mid cowardly shrinking from
duty abroad We nsk the Support of all
Americans who hnve the welfare of th"
country nt Henri, no mutter want tneir
nolttleiil tttllllatloiiM may have been in tho
past."
votl will seo mat Here t mnsi exiuieiuy
lrnw the line between the men who sup
port nnd nsk support rnr mo Kansas city
platform and nil other citizens, whether,
democrats or republicans. I feel that as a
matter of fact lite greatest possible credit
is due to men llKe ynu, my near sir, aim
Mirr trntil ilpmncriltH. who flit' four
years Mtood'for and now stnnd for national
'"'"or . ....
1 bold Ui tne policy iinvocateu in me
Kansas city platform as n base nnd
wiwnnllv ttollev In ptnnliHSlr.e our Hunt to
appeal to the countless thottsnnds of high-
mimleil ilemneritis WHO aiiiiur nuneiirxB huh
cowardice and arc quick to sec and dis
own them.
WEAVER C0NFERSWITH BRYAN
nviii Mil ii Stop to Consult the Lender
nil II Im AVny to
KniiNiin.
LINCOLN, Aug 19. General James n.
Weaver of Iowa arrived hero today on his
way to Kansas, where ho will make several
speeches. Ho visited Mr. Ilryan at tho
lattor's resldenco this evening and they
discussed tlio campaign nt length. Gen
eral Weaver expressed himself as much
encouraged regarding tho outlook.
Mr. Ilryan nttended church In tho morn
ing and went driving in tho afternoon.
Iteiitilillc nil Text ItooU. Issued.
NKW YORK. Aug. 19. Tho republican
campaign text book, Issued at the beginning
of each presidential campaign by tho re
publican national committee, has been com
pitted and sample copies have arrived at
national headquarters. Tho topics discussed
In tho book nro national prosperity und Its
effect on tho business elements, the mnnu
fneturers, tho farmers and the worklngmen;
tho currency question, tho subject of trusts,
conditions In Cuba, Porto Rico and the Phil
Ipplnes. Tho Inttcr part of tho book Is de
voted to a defense of tho siilqvt'.4 of no-cjil!ed
imperialism.
1'iiiiiiIImIh Will Meet III Deliver.
DENVER, Colo., Aug. 19. A cnll has been
Issued tor the populist stnte convention, to
bo held ln Denver September 10, which Is tho
dato also set for tho democratic nnd silver
republican stato conventions. A strong ef
fort will be mnde to bring about a fusion of
the three parties on nominations for state
olllces ns well as for electors.
SEVERE DROUTH 'N KANSAS
dim ("roil In IXImntril tn lie
tin-
NiniillcNt In iiinlier u(
YenrH.
KANSAS CITY, Aug. 19. Tjvo-thlrds of
Kansas west of tho three easternmost of
counties Is experiencing ono of the most
sovcro drouths in tho history of tho stato
and tho general opinion Is that tho Kansas
corn ctop will be tho smallest In proportion
to Its requirements for feeding that has
been raised In many years. In 1899 It was
225,000,000 bushels. Secretary Coburn's re
port of conditions on August 4 Indicated n
yield this year ot nbout 115,000.000 bushels.
Slnco then there hnvi' been two weeks of
hot, dry weather, whMi has further
materially reduced condltlonr nnd tho most
liberal estimates of well informed men on
'change as to tho crop do not exceed
100,000,000 bushels, whllo many place it
at not ovor 7G,000,000 bushels. Tho
plowing for winter wheat Is dolayed by tho
dry condition of tho soil. Pastures aro dry
nnd stock water in many sections Is scarce.
ST. PAUL SUFFERS FROM HEAT
I'eroriituue nf Humidity 1h (.rent nil
Dentil lllite Im on
I iicrenKC,
ST. PAUL, Minn., Aug. 19. St. Paul Is
experiencing nnothor Installment of ex
tremely hot weather, which gives promise
of oxceedlng In vlolenco that of tho earlier
part of August. Yesterday tho ofllclal
thermometer registered 95 nnd today tho
maximum was one degrco higher. Tho
percentage of humidity was very great
und although there was a strong breeze
blowing from the south, the heat was
almost unbearable. So far no prostrations
havo been reported, but tho heat has
greatly Increased tho death rato. the mor
tality being chiefly nmong Infants. During
the llfteen days of unusual heat twenty
one children are said to havo died from its
effects.
lint Day nt Sprlimlle III.
SPRINGFIELD. 111.. Aug. 19. The heat
wns terrific hero today. Tho maximum
temperature was 90 degrees. Herman
Satthopcff, u laborer, dropped dead, sup
posedly from heat prostration.
BOHEMIAN TURNERS MEET
Oiiiitlin Athletex "will He In the Con
textN for Prizes nt
Clevelnnd.
CLEVELAND, O.. Aug. 19 Tho twenty
first annual mooting of the Bohemian
Gymnastic Turners' association begau hero
today. Ono hundred and fifty delegates aro
aliendy here. Athletes from Chlcogo, Mil
waukee, Omaho, St. Louis und many smaller
cities will compote for prizes In the tourn
utntnt to bo hold tomorrow and Tuesday
nt the central nrmory. Thcro Is to be a
parade tomorrow.
Indlex IIi-hi'ik'iI from .tllne,
MAHONING CITY. Pa., Aug. 19 -After
many hours of desperate buttling with
deadly white damp, one of the successive
rescuing parties sucrei-dci today n lneailig'
the bodies of George and Willi, im Thntnp
kiss and Chnrles Iritis, who were enti m..e 1
yesterday In the burning Primrose cUerv.
Tlio bodies were found near tin middle of
the tunnel They wero lying In a heap
The sixty mules which were In tho initio
when It was discovered on tire nro also
dead and were raised to the surface today
Tho tire Is still burning llrreely rnd the
mlno otHtlals are bending every effort 10
extinguish the Humes,
FORCED TO KILL HIS FATHER
James M, Burnhani of Wymoro Shoots to
Save His Own Life,
FATHER WAS TRYING TO MURDER SON
I'enrfnl I'lulit nt Itninr llesnlts tn the
Dentil lit a Drink t'rnr.cd
Mm n nt the Itnnds of
Ills Mm.
WYMORE, Neb., Aug. 19. (Special Tele
gram.) James M. Ilurnhnm. publisher of the
Wymorean, shot and killed his father, Cap
tain Collins A. Uurnham, at their homo In
the west part of town today. Uurnham was
exonerated by tho coroner's Jury this even
ing. Tho father has for years been In the. habit
of getting on sprees and whllo under the In
fluence of liquor ho was considered a most
dangerous man, having many times threat
ened to kill his family. This morning tho
father came home In a delirious stute and
attempted to kill his son with a butcher
knife. When tho son wns backed up 'In a
corner and thcro was no other nlternntlve
ho Hrcd n shot from a .IS-callbcr revolver
which went through the father's heart, kill
ing htm almost Instantly.
Tho son then came down town and told
his friends what bo had done. Ho Is In an
almost crazcil condition with grief. Public
sentiment Is with him. Captain Rurnhnm
was a captain In the civil wnr and while a
fiend when drinking was most congenial
when sober.
DETECTIVES AFTER LOOTERS
Senrcli Ileitis; Miule fur tiimils .stolen
(rum a Wreck ISmr
llumlinldt.
HUMBOLDT, Neb.. Aug. 19. tSpeclal.)
Somo of tho secret service men
In tho employ of tho railroad com
pany nro In tho city Investigating
tlio dlsappcarnnco of a considerable
quantity of merchandlso and n number of
cases and kegs of beer from tho wrecked
curs hern Tuesday morning. Tho suiHshup
occurred nt about 3 o'clock and beforo tho
section men arrived somo local visitors had
appropriated these goods and when the of
flclals checked up they discovered tho short
age and ordered tho Investigation. It Is un
derstood that some local parties aro not en
tlrely at ease while tho Inquiry Is In
progress.
SHAW BITES GIBSON'S EAR OFF
KlKllt
it M l tch in en'n l'lonle Iereloia
Into n Mun-KntlnK
Contest.
WATERLOO. Neb., Aug. 19. (Specla.
Telegram.) Whllo Ilert Shaw of Fre
mont was enjoying himself nt the
switchmen's picnic held at tho Union
Pnclflc park today ho was sot upon
by several toughs from Omaha and In
tho mcleo thnt followed Charles Gib
son, living in tho neighborhood ot Twenty'
eighth and 1'arnum streets, merged minus
ono ear, Shaw having bltton It completely
off. He escttped tho enruged crowd by
crossing tho Elkhorn river bridge. Evory
effort to locate him bus fulled so fur.
KriimliiK'li No in Inn led.
CLARKS, Neb., Aug. 12. (Special.) The
threo-rlng senatorial circus of the
Eighteenth district met nt this place yes
terduy and placed In nomination Chnrles
Krumbach of Shelby as tho fusion cnndl
dato for stato senator. Mr. Krumbach Is a
democrat. The democrats declared for Mr,
Krumbach or no fusion.
The democrats mot In the Stutltt hall and
the pops In tho opera house. Tho democrats
nominated their man nnd tho pops took
their medicine. Somo Dietrich buttons
wero noticeable nmong tho delegates. Tho
placo of meeting of the free silver repub
llcans has not been located.
C'luireli In AH Paid For.
HUM I10LDT, Neb., Aug. 19. (Special.)
At a business meeting of tho Dawson
Catholic congregation nt tho opera house
Sunday afternoon tho building commlttoo,
consisting of Messrs. Dan Riley, Alex
Flshor, Hugh O'Grady, M. Riley and M. J
Byrne, submitted a final report and asked to
bo discharged, which action was taken by
the members. A gratifying feature of the
treasurer's report wns that after an oxpen
dlturo of over $10,000 on the building the
trifling sum of $9 of Indebtedness was In
curred and to offset this thcro arc unpaid
subscriptions amounting to $120.
Mnrlllll Speiikn lit Ciirtln.
CURTIS, Neb.. Aug. 19. (Spoclul Tclo
gram.) Hon, W. S. Morlan of McCook, ro
publican nominee for congressman from tho
Fifth district, addressed a largo and uppre
clatlvo audience hero last evening, dwelling
on all tho principal toplcB of tho day. Mr.
Morlan said tho threo parties leagued to
crush tho republican party Is tho greatest
trust of the present day and sufllclent laws
should bo mado and onforced to prevent
political combines.
Itnlly nt Table Hock.
TABLE ROCK, Neb., Aug. 19. (Special.)
Tho cnmpalgn wns formnlly opened hero
Inst night by a ringing republican speech
dollvered at tho opera house by Judgo E,
A. Tucker of Humboldt. Ho brought down
tho house by his reference to the "killing
of tho fatted calf" for tho returning prodi
gals and worn apt to run out of calves
and veal would bo high If tho members con
tlnued to return. A ladles' McKlnley nnd
Roosevelt club Is nlso being organized here
I'MKlit Itnrnl I'ree Delivery.
PLATTS.MOUTH, Neb., Aug. 19. (Spe-
clal.) Tho petition asking thn first as
slstant postmaster general to establish two
freu rural mall delivery routes from Fro
mont Is meeting with some opposition from
tho people residing In Rock Bluffs nnd vicin
ity, as they fear It will cause tho closing
of tho postotllco at that placo. A remon
strance is being signed nnd will be for
warded to Washington. It Is stated.
Illvon County I'iinIiiiiIhIr,
PONCA, Net).. Aug. 19. (Special.) Tho
fusion county convention held on tho 11th
Inst, nominated Thomus Brennan, Now
castlo, Neb., for representative. The repub.
llcan county convention wll bo held Septem
ber 1'.'. Hon. J. J. Mccarty of Pnnca will
be nominated by acclamation on thnt date.
Mil. e ' Viillnnil llmlly Hurl.
HASTINGS. Neb.. Aug. 19 (Special Tclo
gram.) Allko Vollund, whllo driving a
fractious colt today, was thrown from his
buggy and ono of his legs was broken above
the ankle. Six or soven pieces of the frac
lurid bono protruded through the flesh.
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LAST RITES OVER INGALLS
Ki-Sctinlnr In llnrleil nt lll
Old
Home In A I rti Imiii,
Km imn n.
ATCHISON. Kan.. Aug. 19 -Funeral
services over the body of ex-Senator In
tuitu were hold this afternoon nt Trinity
Eplscopnl church, nnd subsequently inter
ment wns made In tho family vault In
Mount Vernon cemetery. Owing lo the
request nf tho family for privacy, a re
quest made In nceordance wit It tho ex
pressed wish of Mr. lngalls. there wns no
great throng at the services. The little
church was Illled with friends of the family
and a few persons wero obliged to stand.
The exercises were very simple. Chopin's
funeral march was played as the rolllh wns
borne Into the church, the Episcopal serv
leo wns rend, and a vested choir of thirty
men and boys. sang "From Hory Stormy
Wind that Blows" nnd "Nearer, My God,
to Thee." The oillclntlng clergyman an
nounced that tho Interment would bo
strictly private and only members of the
family and tho pallbearers, young men.
ons of old friends of tho dead px-senntor,
went to the cemetery. A special train came
In from Topckn nt noon bringing ex-Senator
W, A. Peffer, who succeeded lngalls; Judgo
W. A. Johnson of the supreme court: A.
A. Dnddnrd, nttomey general, and otners,
who nttended the services In the church.
Tho oillclntlng clergyman was Rev. John
E. Sulger of Turro Haute, Intl.. who also
preached tho funeral sermon over Senator
Voorhces of Indlann, lngalls' famous po
litical antagonist. Judge A. G. Otis, a
close business nnd personal associate of
Mr. lngalls, estlmntes tho ox-senator's for
tune at $250,000.
DEATH RECORD AT PITTSBURG
Wntcr mid Fire In I'ciiiinj i viiiihi n
I'll Ik nn Hud tn I'lw
l.ly cm.
PITTSBURG. Pa., Aug. 19. Four drown
ings and one death by burning Is Pitts
burg's fatal accident record lor tno nay.
The dead:
Chris I'Rffcnbach. aged GO, fell from a
raft ln Alleuhcny river und wns drowned.
Edward G. Ilrlllinger. S years old. fell
from a raft while Ashing in tho Allegheny
river nnd wns drawn under and drowned
before bis father, who was a short dlstauco
away, could rescue him.
James Gallagher and Hugh McGrady
boys, wero drowned together whllo swim-
mine ln tho Mononguheln. McGrady got
hevond his depth and Gallagher. In attempt
Ing to rescue him, was pulled under and
neither camo to tho surface again.
Mrs. Mary C. Boyd, wlfo of the asslstunt
stiDorlntondent of the New ork and Clove
land Coal company at Oak inn us nurneo;
to death ln a peculiar manner. . Sho was
cleaning a rusty saw and wan using what
sho thought wns oil as a' cleanser. Sho
placed tho five-gallon can on the floor
about six fret from the stovo and turned
around to get a rag. Immediately thero
was an explosion. She ran from tho house
a masB of Humes, nnd though her husband
quickly wrupped her In a blanket and
smothered tho flames sho wuh so badly
burned thnt sho died threo hours luter,
Mr. Boyd thinks his wife hnd tho gaso
line can Instead of tho oil can. which
would account for tho explosion. Whllo
tho neighbors wero working over Mrs. Boyd
her house 'burned to tho ground.
POWERS FEELSHEIS WRONGED
Condemned Sinn Inniicn I'iiIiIIc htntc-nu-iit
of III" Opinion or
the Vrrillct.
GEORGETOWN, Ky., Aug. 19. Cnlob
Powers Issued u statement this evening ns
follows:
To the Public I am asked my opinion
concerning the trial and verdlt t of tlio
Jury. Could 1 havo but one opinion? Can
any fair minded man or wnman of tills
state have but one? That one of the great
est Judicial fit rciH known to history has
been enacted bore In my trial, under tho
forms of law, no well Informed mutt can
doubt. Innocence is no shield with $100,000
and the methods of Campbelllsm against
you. Tho rectltttdo of oiio'h past life counts
for naught. They say Taylor la guilty be
cause ho was at IiIh oilier, and that I am
guilty becnuso 1 was away from mine. This
has been a political trial thiougliout for
political purposes, and no greater mistake
has been mado by the democratic party
since they robbed us of the otllres to which
wo were fairly elected by the people. There
aro good men und noblo women In tho
democratic pnrty, and many of thum. They
aro not all bad, far from it. A great many
of them do .not endorse the theft of tho
stute olllces. A great many more will not
endorso this mockery of a trial, tills prosti
tution of tho courts of Justice for certain
ontls. From the beginning of the campuign
until now 1 havo stood with what little of
merit I have bail for the rights and liberties
of the people. Thnt is my crime. That Is
tho only offense I have committed. That
Is the nnly thing proven against me. I
swore to that myself In my testimony. I
never hnve had nnd I now have no apology
to maku for being true to tho trust imposed
upon mo by n majority of tho voters of
this state. History will draw its dark lines
nround those who have outraged mo and
disgraced the Judiciary and blackened the
history of the state. I am, very respect
fully, CALEB POWERS.
WILL CALL Y0UTSEY CASE
i'rlnl Mny lie Conllniieil, nn
llefiMiiliuit 1 1 ii h No I
lleeii vcreil.
the
GEORGETOWN, Ky.. Aug. 19 Tho caso
of Henry Youtsey will bo called tomorrow,
but as tho defendant has not recovered
It Is not certain thnt tho trial will pro
ceed. Dlfllctilty la also expected In secur
ing a Jury, as everybody In tho county bo
camo disqualified by hearing evidence In
tho Powers trial. Il Is probablo that Judgo
Cantrill will summon a vonlro from the
adjoining counties.
I'nvtei'K' .Mother I'ront I'll led.
BARDOURBVILLE, Ky., Aug 19. Caleb
Powers' mothor has been prostrated ovor
slnco sho heard of hor sou's ronvltjtlnn. Mrs
Powers said her son hud at all times pro
claimed his Innocence to hor and she relies
upon his words Powers' father Is an old
man, a farmer of moderate means. It Is
said ho has almost exhuusted his financial
resources in his son's behalf.
Wo in n n Killed vtltli Hummer,
NEW YORK, Aug. 19. -Catherine Sclmrf.
aged T2. was beaten to death with a hum
mer In her rooms on the second floor of i;7
Second avenue Home tlmn between 7 ii. in
and mldnlubl Stim'u. the body not being
found until .'urlv this morning. Ilr
brother made he dlt-covery whott he came
home after midnight. Tho woman's body
lay In a pool of blood, fucc downw ' I
N.arbv on tbe lloor was a bloodv ham
mer and the rooms had been ransacked of
everything of value
It Is tile opinion of the police that a thief
entered the hnuso and was Nurprised In his
work by the girl und Im killed her to iuo
vent Idrntltlt utlon.
EMPRESS IN PEKIN
Ohinoso Officials Scok to Protect Hor bj
Using Threats.
ASK THAT THEIR RULER BE RESPECTED
If Not Thoy Will Withdraw from Thoir
rriomlly Attitude
BIG STRUGGLE EXPECTED AT INNER CITY
Reports from Admiral Bruco Show a Con
tinuation 6f Fighting.
SERIOUS ASPECT IS PUT ON SITUATION
Mandarin,, or Vnithcrn Province .
mil 1'roc Ininiilliin Itcpiirllna
t'niiture nf I'ekln I'olni to
Diillcn uf Pinter.
LONDON, Aug. 20. I a. m.-Renr Admiral
Unices report of tho continuation of fight
Ing In Pekin puts a moro serious aspect ou
the Chlneso situutlon than was generally ex
P.ected here. It appears effectually to dis
pose of all statements that the empress dow
tiger hud lied, although circumstantial ac
counts of her departure continue to coma
from Shanghai. Despite defent. the Chlneso
nro apparently retolved to mako a dospcrato
strtigglo not only In their ancient capital,
hut nlso In other parts of the empire. Suntig
Chi Tung, viceroy at Hankow, and Liu Kun
Yl. viceroy at Nankin, according to advices
from Shanghai, hnve threatened tho consuls
that If tho person of tho empress dowager
Is not respected they will withdraw from
their present friendly nttltudo. Another
Shanghai dlspntch announces tho death of
Ll Ping, Hong Cbeng and Chang Lul Lin In
tho lighting beforo Pekin.
Tho mandarins in southern provinces, ac
cording to a dispatch to tho Dally Express
from Hong Kong, have Issued an Important
proclamation reporting tho enpttire of I'ekln
as a Just punishment of reactionary ofllclals
and warning tho people- not to Interfere
with foreigners, hut nlso pointing out thHt
the solo object of the powers should bo tho
punishment of tho Boxers nm' then the res
toration of peace, cnnllnlng, .louivcr, their
operations to tho north.
(oiiKrntiil(,. itiiMxInn Troop.
Emperor Nlcholns has wired lo General
Llncvltch, commnnder of tho Russian troops
In tho province of Po Chi Ll. congratulat
ing him heartily upon tho rapid capture of
Pekin nnd bestowing upon him tho order
of St. George. The Russian emperor nlso
tbankB Vlco Admiral Alexloff and "tho he
roic Siberian troops."
General Grodokoff, Russian commander of
tho Amur goycrnmcnt. reports to the litis,
slnn Wur offlco thnt Chlngan pass was cap
tured August 16 after a bloody battle In
which tho Chinese suffered heavily, losing
four or five guns. Tho Russian cavalry
wero In pursuit of the enemy.
The principal Russian
Xovoo Vremya. lotumontim? imnn ihn vic
tory at Pekin doclnre that Russia should
go no further in participating ln common
nrmed Intervention, but should limit her
military uctlon to tho frontier and tho Man
churlan railroad.
PROBLEMS RAISED IN CHINA
Allied 1'iinPM Hnve Yc I.nlil o Defl
ille Pin iin fut' .Vest
.Step.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 19.-Now that tho
primary object for which the allied armies
marched upon Pekin, viz: Tho rcsctto of tho
besieged legationers. hns boon nchloved, the
drift of discussion in ofllclal and diplomatic
circles reverts to tho next step to bo taken.
Necessarily many of tho predictions as to
what this will bo aro purely conjectural, ns
It is realized that complete nnd definite In
formation regarding tho condition of uffulrs
In Pekin must be nwnlted beforo any posi
tive action can be taken by tho governments
whose Interests havo Buffered as a result ot
tho Chlneso troubles.
"Wo nro on tho threshold of an entirely
new condition of affairs," said it well posted
ofllclal of this government tonight. "Tho
efforts of the several governments during
tho last few weeks havo been devoted to the
rescue of the legationers In Pekin. Now
that that has been accomplished tho course
of tho governments whoso Interests have
been affected lu for the present ono largely
of conjecture."
Tho presumption hero Is that tho next
move will bo an agreement for nn armistice.
This mny bo undertaken by the commanders
of the Chinese army and those of tho allies
on tho spot where tho lighting, nreordlng
to tho Inst reports from I'ekln. appears still
to be In progress. This accomplished, thn
question of tho withdrawal of tho foreign
nriiilcs, tho payment of Indemnities nnd
many other prohlemB may bo loft to commis
sions duly appointed to adjudicate them. Ll
Hung Chang has nlrendy been appointed a
plenipotentiary by his government to negoti
ate terms of peace, nnd In this capacity he
mado an lnclfcctu.il attempt to stop the nl
lies In their march on Pokln. Whether Eurl
Ll will bo continued In that capacity by the
imperial gnvornment Is not known here, but
such seems altogethor probable, ns with his
well known ability nnd his acquaintance
with tho world he would be able to mako
possibly better tonus than any other China
man. "Thero are eleven nations," pointed nut
tho samo official, "which have suffered ns a
result of tho Chlneso disturbances. All will
expect u settlement nf dnmnges which have
resulted from the Boxer outbreaks, the mur
der of missionaries nnd th destruction of
locution property. Spain Is one of theso and,
nlthough sho huB not participated In the re
lief expedition, sho hns suffered alike with
tho others nnd will expect to be Indemnified
for her losses. It can bo stated authorita
tively that up lo this tlmo thero havn been
no exchanges botween the United Stntcs anil
tho other powers regarding tho steps to bo
taken In tho future to bring China tn torms
for tho losses that havo been Incurred. The
sole Interest nf thn United States up to this
time has been tho rescue of tho lcgutloners,
which Is now nn accomplished fact. In
formal discussion has taken place botween
tho president and his cabinet as to what
this government will ilo to Hncuro reparation
for losses, but tho conclusions reached aro
purely tentative and In no senso detlnlto."
REPORT EMPRESS DETAINED
i'ii Iteeelved nl Itoine C null rum Dlx
piilelii'N Sent li A ineiieiiii
Ollleei-H.
ROME. Aug. 19 A dispatch from Taku
via Chn Foo. August 18. saya
'Fighting untluiiet. In the streets nt
Pekin und Mm alius havo hombrded the
point that i" bill) rc isilng. Prlnco Yuna
I revenletl tne dvpiiuru of thv euiprc.
dowager."
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