Nebraska Newspapers

    The Omaha Daily Bee.
rcSTAHLISIIlCI) ,H'NH
IS UP TO EUROPE M
DOUBT STORY FRoRl 1
Ho-
OM AHA, WHIVXKSDAY MOKXIXCi, AT(U:ST i2, IOOO-TUN PACJNS.
S1XIJM5 COPY FIVB CUNTS.
United ftatos Plainly States Its Position na
to China.
FELLOW ALLIES MUST MAKE NEXT MOVE
Administration Willing to Accept Earl Li
as Accredited Delegate.
mii.-ini. in
llcvc
H ii'lilllKton Do Not
r.iui i,i i iifinu
Dl'lllllK'll.
RUSSIA AND ENGLAND FAVOR NEGOTIATION
No Oredcnco Given at Washington to Re
ported Declaration of War.
CONGER AND CHAFFEE FAIL TO GET ADVICES
OUKEX OF THE NAVY
Ilellef It lliitrrtitlnrit Tlml liilnoe
Ollli'lnl" In Chitrur of ' elernph
Service llmr MniilpiilHlcil
pulflie from This Cuunlrj.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 28. Aftrr tho cab
inet meeting today It announced that
tho government wan In a waiting uttltudo
regarding the Chinese sltuntlon The lark
of late mlvlccR from I'ekln anil the fall -urn
of the powers to show their hands
iih to future policy, make It necessary
for this country to nwalt developments.
The ndmlnlstrntlon considers It of the
grontost Importance that In tho negotia
tions for a Hettletnent of the Chinese dif
ficulty nil the powers should net In mil
lion nnd harmony nnd Its efforts are being
dlrertrd to that end. The powers, however,
seem slow to declare themselves. Several
replies havo been received to the Instruc
tion!! hent to our ambassadors and minis
ters asking them to sound the governments
to which they are accredited, on two prop
ositions tlrst. willlngncrs of these govern
ments to accept the sufficiency of I.I Hung
Chang's credentlnls to treat with the pow
ers for a settlement and. second, to ascer
tain. If possible, what the future policy of
ench power Is to be. Regarding the latter
Inquiry tho replies thus far have developed
nothing. Tho powers appear tn be watch
ing each other without detlnlto or fixed
purpose as yet of their own.
With regard tn tho first Inquiry. (Ircat
Britain and Russia ure said to be
agreed that Karl M's credentials
nro sufficient. Gnrmnny. however,
takes a firm stand against tho
sulllctcncy of his credentials and Is the only
power as yet which has returned a lut
footed dissension. Tho attitude of tho
X nlted Stntcs la thnt his credentials ap
pear authentic. They wore promulgated
by what appeared to be a genuine Imperial
edict, duly transmitted through the ue
rredlted Chinese minister, Mr. Wu, and the
United States is willing to accept them
nt their face value at least for the pres
ent. lllpliiimitK t'nll on Adee.
Morn Interest attached to a series of
diplomatic calls upon Acting Secretary
Adee this afternoon than any report of
purely military operations tn China. First
came tho Japanese mlnlstnr, Mr. Takahlra.
next the HusBlan charge. Mr. Wollant, and
finally Mr. Thlehaut, the French charge.
Theso trained diplomats nuturally nro
nverse to luttlng tho public know the de
velopments of Incomplete negotiations.
Nevertheless it was gathered that one of
tho principal topics of discussion was the
propriety of accepting I.I Hung Chang
ns a proper person with whom tho pow
ers might negotiate for n settlement In
China. It Is quite evident from the con
ferences held this afternoon that the state
ment made early In tho day to the effect
that this matter It, still an open Issue
wns correct. Otherwise It would not have
been necessary for the officials to enter
Into a laborious comparison of the text of
the credentials supplied by LI Hung Chang
to tho various powers of Kuropo, as well
as Japan and tho United Slates. Tho past
experience with some of tho Chinese de
crees has shown vury radical differences
in tho translations, and as so much turns
on tho form of Karl Li's credentials, It Is
regarded as highly Important that these
shall bo shown to agree In each case. The
statement Is made that tho Russian gov
ernment, for one, Is willing to dcnl with
LI, of courso upon properly framed con
ditions, nnd this appears to bo borno out
by tho earnestness with which Mr. Wol
lant, tho Russian charge, Is necking to Im
press upon tho State department the en
tire ngreoment between Russia nnd tho
United States ns to China. At least he In
sists that Russia wishes to prevent tho
dismemberment of China and also that her
nnlmntlng purpose now Is tho restoration
of order and tho safeguarding of the future.
Under theso limitations, It Is urged hero,
that Russlo's objects can be achloved. as
woll as those of tho United States, by
dealing with 1. 1 Hung Chang, who occu
pies tho advantageous position of being
tho only ChlticHe olficlal so far accredited
ns plenipotentiary.
Acting Secretory Adee found sufficient
matter of interest In t liese three calls to
repair to tho White house lato In the after
noon to confer with tho president.
Dora Nut Crt-illt Itunioi'M of Wnr.
Tho administration, from tho advices It
had received, does not credit the rumors thnt
Russia, Japan nnd Germany Intend to do-
clare wnr against China and It Is willing to
accept all disclaimers of ulterior purposes
on the part of tho powers. Just what would
bo dono tn enso some of the powers began
wnr for tho purpose of territorial aggrand
izement Is not known nml tho administra
tion Is not disposed to cross that bridge un
til It reaches It. Hut n member of the cab
inet stated today that If any of tho foreign
powers entered upon such n program It
probably would be reminded by the United
States that It had agreed to the "oponjloor"
policy, by which nil the powers arc to be
placed upon an equal footing nnd that If
territory wero acqutred under the agreement
wo would be entitled to tho same privileges
In tho matter of trade, etc., as tho conqueror.
Messages from General Chaffee wero re
ceived today and while they cast no direct
light on tho mllltnry situation they wero
lnfernntlnlly Important. The general's state
ment that he needs no siege battery, taken
In connection with the diversion of the Sixth
cavalry which was Iiouiid from Taku to
Manila, seems to make clear that there Is
no Intention to enter Into n prolonged cam
paign In China, such as would Involve the
use of heavy artillery or of reinforcements
In the shape of men nnd horses. At the
same time It cannot bo said that the gov
ernment has shown any sign of a purpose
to abandon any Just claim It may have se
cured upon China through the brilliant oper
ations of the little American force In the
Flow ery Kingdom.
Otticlitl nUpnli'lim (in WroiiK.
The president nnd tho cabinet nrc as much
in the dark regaidlng the ditto when tho iIIb
patches of Minister Conger nnd (leneral
W SN(lTON. Aug. 28 -The State de
partment has heard nothing of any Inten
tion to lolerfere with the movements of LI
Hun Chang The report from the French
admiral al Taku to thai effect Is be
lieved to refer to an Incident ol the past
and not lo the situation ns it stands today
When LI Hung Chnng contemplated a visit
lo I'ekln by way of Taku and the l'el Ho.
the frrelgn admiral nt Taku at the time,
with the represcntnllves of their gov
ernments, held a consultntlnn of war to
determine the question as to tho amount
of freedom to be allowed LI In coming
within the authorities at I'ekln. It was
I hen Hnnoutn'Ml that the admirals had de
cided, In view of the fact that hostilities
were nitually in progress, that sound mil
itary practice required that LI Hung Chang
should be kept under a strict surveillance.
My Imputation this carried the Plea that
LI might he kept, not on board a foreign
ship, but nbnatd his own transport In the
h.irhor at Taku al the pleasure of the for
eign admirals Neither. Admiral Homey
nor Admiral Kempff gave their sanction lo
this project and It Is said here than when
LI abandoned the I'ekln trip by water the
project was dropped.
It Is a singular fact thai LI Hung Chang's
whereabouts are not known here. At last
accounts he was at Shanghai, not In the
foreign quarter, but away bark In the Chi
nese arsenal. Uvcn with tho aid of the
lorelgn naval force at Shanghai, It would
be difficult to prevent his escapo on land
If Karl LI should determine to leave Shang
hai Nothing hns been heard from him by
our government since the 1'ith Instant.
It Is said nl the Navy depatment that Ad
miral Remey, who Is watching matters
closely at Taku, has not communicated
with (he department today nnd It Is be
lieved thnt an event of the Importance of
the decision said tn hnve been reached
by the ndmlrnla would promptly havo been
reported to the department by him.
The Chinese embassy Is also Ignorant of
the whereabouts of Karl LI.
Battleship Alabama Takes the Proud Title
to Herself.
MAGNIFICENT SPEED TRIAL RUNS MADE
I'rellnilnnr.v i'et of the (irent 1'lnlit
lnu Vltielilnc lnm Tlml uotliei
Triumph of Vnierlcnii "-LIU
I Aclilt't c il.
HUSTON. Aug. 2S. There Is n new queen
of the American navy the United States
battleship Alabnmn, which today won Un
title In one of tho most magnificent speed
trials yet held In tho history of the navy.
Her average speed for four hours' con
tinuous steaming was seventeen knots, a
figure not quite as high as that made by
the Iowa, hut notable from the fact that
It gave an Idea of the yet undeveloped
power In this latest product of American
ship builders. The Alabama was built by
the Cramps at 1'hlladclphln and while of
the first class, she Is unllk any of the
earlier creations, both ntclillecturally nnd
as a fighting machine. Hulll under a con
tract that required nt least an average
speed of sixteen knots per hour, she has
been turned out to do seventeen 1 lots or
better under conditions that will not be
termed extra.
The Iowa, when she left her builders'
hands In ISH7, was oillclally recorded at
17.01. Her speed trial was made under
the very best possible conditions. After
a lapse of more than two years tho Ken
tucky, on September 24, and the Kenr
snrge, two months Inter, came to the Now
Kngland const nnd under favorable, but
not extraordinary conditions, made Hi. 81
nnd HlSft knts respectively. These figures
have now been beaten, by a narrow mar
gin to be sure, but the Alabama, appar
ently, wns not made to be but a little
beyond her mean speed.
GATHERING OF THE PYTH1ANS
TAKES TOO MUCH AUTHORITY
(icrtunu .Inn run Is ('nil Hie Knlrr
llnvvit, SiijIiik Tlml He Is MIkIiI
Iiik the llclflixtiiu.
HKRLIN. Aug. 28. Tho liberal papers
are sharply discussing wlnl Ihey descrlbo
as the 'illegality of the recent teorgantza
tlon of the army Incidental to the Chlnn
expedition." The National Zeltung points
out Hint next Thursday's ceremony of be
stowing Hags and standards upon twelvi.
Asiatic battalions gives tho appearanie of
Intended permanency to these organisa
tions. It also shows that, since the passnge
of the military law of 1871. all changes
In organization have been made by legis
lation, "which Is the fundamental princi
ple of tho Imperial constitution." The pa
per refers to tho period of eonlllct In I'rus.
sla In tho 'rtOs, In which the same question
was Involved.
Tho Ilerllner Tngeblatt nnd the Frols
slnntge Zeltiing also discuss the subject.
The former asserts that the consent of the
Iteli hstag Is unconditionally demnndcil by
the imperial constitution for new mllltnry
formations nnd It calls upon the Imperial
chancellor, l'rlm e von Hohenlohe. to see
that nothing Is done against the constitu
tion. The Kreu)! .ellung. dismissing the futuro
political status of China, comes tn the
conclusion that a co-domlnlon of the pow
ers will ho Installed, such as exists finan
cially In Turkey, (Ireece and Egypt, but
more far-reaching. It says;
China must pay war Indemnity to tho
powers. This will necessitate a loiin, guar
anteed by them, nnd this .tustltles the pow
ers In assuming control of the tliiiiiiiul
administration of China. The powers must
relieve China of the corrupt mandarin
regime, owing to the recognized olllclciic v
of 'l.Tinativ h administrative system nor
mally should have thu lending role III (ill-
tin s riitiiic aittninistratbiii.
The Krelsslnnlgo Zoilttng nsks what has
beenmo of Kmperor Wllllatn'B rewnrd
offered for the rescue of tho legatloners,
pointing out that this bss been earned
by the International troops and nmountn
to nbout 3.000.000 marks.
Tho Liberal Corresponde. estimates the
cost of Oermnny's China expedition by Oc
tober I nt 100.000,000 marks.
GETTING READY FOR WINTER
tii'iiernl I till fTee Cipcct Mnlntiilii
Force of l.'.OIKI Men t ntll
Sprluic.
(Copyright. WOO, by the Associated Pre".)
TIKN TS1N, Aug. 28. (Via Taku. Aug.
27 ) Officers who have arrived hero from
I'ekln report that (leneral Chaffee, com
manding the American forces In China, Is
making nil (he necessary preparations to
maintain 15,000 men through tho winter.
Fifteen of tho American wounded. In
cluding the marines wounded during the
slego of the legations, urrlved hero by
boat from I'ekln.
K, Myers (possibly Captain Myers of tho
United Slates Marine corps) Is suffering
from typhoid fever nnd cannot bo moved.
A largo baTcn of refugees are duo hero
tomorrow.
The American Signal Service corps, co
operating with that of tho llrltlsh, has
completed tho telegraph lino from I'ekln
lo Taku.
Captain John T. Myers, or "Jack"
Myers, as ho U familiarly known, whe ac
cording to u dispatch received nt the Navy
dopartment In Washington from Admiral
Kemp It July fi, was assigned to command
the legation defenders at I'ekln, was born
In Germany and was appointed from Geor
gia, entering tho marine corps In Septem
ber, 1SS7. Ho wns the rumored nuthor of
tho famous satirical poum, "Hoch der
Kaiser," which Involved Captnln Coghlan
In so much difficulty. He wus attached to
the flagship Haltlmore and was afterward
nsslgned to duty with tho marines on board
the battleship Oregon.
Kiilutil mill llrnneli Orders Meet
the Miismtli' Trmple lit
Detroit.
Ill
FROM PEKIN TO TIEN TSIN
Several American Women Are Ha
corteil from Scene of l.onn
Imprisonment.
(Copyright, 1900, by tho Associated Press.)
TIKN TSIN, Aug. 2.V (Via Taku, Aug.
27.1 Fifty Americans, Including the Misses
Condlt-Smlth, Woodward and 1'nine, havo
urrlved here from I'ekln, which city they
left live days ago. Tho commlBBnry de
partment Is preparing to estnhllsh nn ex
tensive winter base at Tour Ku.
Lieutenant Waldron of tho Ninth United
States Infantry received a serious sulplng
wound while patrolling at Hoshlru (lloo
Se Wo).
Tho Russlnns, Hermans nnd Japanese are
constantly pushing troops on to I'ekln.
OKTROIT. Aug. 2S. Masonic Temple to
duy appeared transformed Into tv templo of
Pythianlsm. Several largely attended gath
erings of I'ythlans nnd branch orders wero
In progress simultaneously within the big
structure. Chief of these wns the open
meetings of the supremo lodge Knights of
I'ythlas and of tho supreme lodge of tho
I'ythtnn Sisterhood. Tho Initial meeting of
tho Order of Hathbone Sisters was postponed
until tomorrow.
Supremo Chancellor Thomas O. Sample of
Allegheny, I'a., head of tho I'ythlnn order,
presided over the supreme lodge meeting.
In the sixth biennial assembly of the
l'ythlan Sisterhood supreme lodge the gavel
was wielded by Mrs. H. I'. Llbby of l'ort
Innd, Mo., supromo chancellor. In her ad
dress sho said that Maine Is tho banner
state In membership, having 2,228 members
In eight assemblies. Olo Is second. Mrs.
Llbby repotted tho question of admission of
colored women to membership as having
been disposed of by the debarring of a col
ored woman from tnking the second degree
after she had passed the first.
Mrs. Oeorgo W. Adams of Haverhill,
Mass., supreme keeper of records nnd seals
of tho Sisterhood, reported that nine states
havo grand assemblies. Number of assem
blies 132, a gain of 32 and an Increase In
membership of 2,000. The present member
ship Is given at nearly 7,000.
Mrs. L. A. Small of Farmlngton, N. 11.,
mistress of exchequer, reported somo $1,500
on hand, all bills paid and receipts for two
years of nbout $3,300.
BRESCI GOES ON TRIAL TODAY
Ansnnnlu of KlilK Humbert 'Will He
Defenilril by n Fumim K
Aunrelilst. (Copyright. 1W0, by Press Publishing Co.)
MILAN. Aug. 28. (Now York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram.)--HrescI will ho
tried tomorrow nt ! o'clock before President
Oatti and Judges Honazzl nnd Curtlno. Ho
will bo taken to the court, during the night
with n strong escort of soldiers. Ho lias
selected to defend htm tho noted ex-anarchist
advocate, Merllno. This lawyer was
exiled from Italy and when nt I'aterson In
18f2 wns n strong ngltntor far tho Italian
colony. He contributed his Ideas tn tho
Forum. 'When Interviewed ho scouted tho
Idea of tho alleged plot and explained the
financial position of DrescI by saying ho Is
a skilled workman nnd earned high wages
while nt Now York. Ho refuses to dlvulgo
his lino of dofeose.
CHOKER WINS AT PRIMARIES
Tammany Leader Scores a Victory Over His
Rival for Power.
DAVID B HILL IS STILL HOPEFUL
Will 'nrr- the Flnlil Into rmnrn.
lion, lint CriiUrr !ni Cnler
fiuinot He the .Nominee.
NKW YORK, Aug. 2S. rnrtlal returns
from the primary elections held In the
various counties of tho state today Indi
cate that Richard Crokor will control th
democratic state convention to bo held at
Snraloga on September It.
The Crokor forces won the first round
In the battle against the friends of Comp
troller Color, led by ex-Senator Hill. Mr.
Hill nnd Mr. Color do not regard tho re
sult of tho primaries ns conclusive and
I he battle will be fought out In the con
vention. Mr. Crokor, however, said the
result Is final nnd that no rnndldnte lor
governor from Oreater New York ran bo
nominated.
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Force mt for Nebraska'
Ueneralh Fair; Snithctistrrl Winds.
Temperntiire nl
Hour. lieu.
i ii. m ,
II n. m . ,
7 n. in , ,
M n, in , ,
) ii. tn . .
III n. in.
I I n. m .
t'J m.. . .
ill
til
n:t
til
ii.-.
no
71
7
Olllllllll
Hour
I p.
1 P.
:i p.
i p.
tv p.
ii p.
7 p.
P.
n ii.
rtrrilny t
I). 'it.
It Ml
ii s:i
it v
HI
s:i
I v-
II si
7I
it 77
CHOLERA KILLS 3,000 WEEKLY
lliiviiKex of Dlseimn In Inrtln, Dne lo
Pollution of Wilciri"ir Mome
tliiiiK Awful.
LONDON, Aug. 28. "The present epi
demic of cholera," oays the Simla cor
respondent of the Dally Mnil, Is ono of
tho worst outbreaks on record. The bu
bonic plnguo Is child's play compared
with It. Tho notlvos are dying like flies
at tho rate of 3.000 a week. Tho epidemic
Is undoubtedly due to tho pollution of tho
scanty wator supply during tho famine."
PINGREE STORY IS DENIED
Report of Ills l.rnvlnu Itepulillenn
Pnrt.v In Cnuslilr red Only
n h'nWe.
CIHCAOO, Aug. 28. J. O. Dlekma.
chairman of the state republican com
mittee of Michigan, stated today at repub
lican headquarters that he did not believe
I ho published statements with regard to
ex-Oovernor Plngree's defection from tho
republican purty. He stnted that 1'lngree
would not support Hryan, and he believed
ho wns loynl stll to the republican ticket
In splto of published reports to the con
trary. Senator Ileverldge of Indlann will be
gin his speaking lour In Chlrngo on Sep
tember lt. He will then continue through
tho northwestern states. Senator Allison
will nlso speak In Colorado and Idaho
Senntor Dolllvor of Iowa will confine his
canvass principally to his own state nnd
will only fill those dntes outside which
wero made before his nppolntment to tho
senate.
Senator Cushman K. Davis of Minnesota
was a roller at the national republican
headqunrters today. Senator Davis has
been Invited to speak nt a ratification
meeting nt Huffalo, N. Y.. about the 10th
of September, which he says ho will accept.
Senator Cullom stated that ho would
confine his speech-making principally, It
not entirely, to Illinois. He hnd made
somo pledgns to Hon. J. II. Manly of Maine,
but sold lin should write to him Immedi
ately canceling his engagements.
TILLMAN GETS BLACK EYE
The Miss Woodwnrd referred to in tho
dispatch from Tien Tsln Is undoubtedly
the dnughter of Mrs. Woodwnrd, wife of
M. S. Woodward, assistant manager of tho
Western Adjustment company. They wero
guests of Minister Conger nt Pokln nnd
Miss Woodwurd left Kvanston, III., in Fob
runry to make a tour of Japan nnd China.
Thoy were nccompanled by Mrs. Conger,
wife of tho minister.
Miss Mary C Condlt-Smlth has also been
a guest of Minister Conger nt I'ekln.
Ono of Miss Smith's sisters Is tho wife
of Oeneral Leonard S. Wood, tho governor
general of Cuba.
BIG FIRE IN WELD0N MINE
FiimniiM Producer cnr l.endvllle
Huron, Knulnccr Ntnylnn nt Post
I nl II All hut He Are Suvril.
LKADVILLK, Colo., Aug. 2S. Tho Wel
ilon mine, located Just enst of tho city lira-
Its, was totally destroyed by llro tonight.
Tho fire started In the englno room, but the
engineer remnlned nt his post until nenrly
all tho men were hoisted from below. The
rest mndb their way out through other mines
in tho vicinity.
A Inrgo quantity of giant powder wns re
moved safely from tho building by tho min
ers. The Weldon mlno Is ono of tho rich
est producers of sliver In tho country nml
hns been In almost constant operation slnco
isur.
Tho firo burned for over an hour, burninit
Bovornl other houses in the vicinity. Tho
loss Is nbout (60,000, including a valuable,
plnnt of mnchlnory.
Tho mine Is In rlose proximity to other
shafts and for a time a general conflagra
tion wns feared.
Tho engineer wnH removed from the build
ing In n badly burned condition and Is not
expected to live.
ANARCHIST AFTER NEW KING
1 1 it I lit it I'nilrr Arrest Who Is Thought
lo lluve IIchIkii AkiiIiimI
Ills Life.
PARIS, Aug. 2S. A dispatch to tho Petit
llleu from Homo says nn anarchist has
been arrested nt Carrara on suspicion of
having conspired to nssasslnato King Vic
tor Kmnnuel III.
Son Hi fiirollnn'ft lllspriisnry Measure
Hefenleil In I'lrst (Srnernl lleni
oerntlo Prlmitry.
COLUMHIA. S. C. Aug. 28. The first
democratic primary In this stato for nil
ofilces wus attended by many surprises.
Tho general election Is a more ratification
of the primary and nil interest centered
in today's vote. Tho final struggle comes
two weeks henco In the second primary.
Tho lssuo has been dispensary or pro
hibition. Colonel James A. Hoyt of Greon
vlllo wns tho prohibition nominee for gov
ernor and the dispensary wns represented
by Oovernor M. H. Sweeney. The latter
has been a candldnto for olllco eighteen
years nnd wns never elected.
Senntor Tillman, who claims paternity
for tho dispensary law, camo Into tho
campaign and fought Colonel Hoyt. As
result of this Interference Senator Till
man was scratched by 20,000 voters, al
though ho has no opposition.
Colonel Hoyt, tho prohibitionist. Is ahead
tho first race. He will probably lead
McSweeney by 10,000 votes. In tho second
primary tho lssuo between Hoyt and Mc
Swcenoy will bo close.
BOTHA'S LINES ARE BROKEN
Reported lo lie 1'nllliiu llnelt I nil It'll"
lions llrltlkli l,iinr Are
f oiiNlileriilili'.
LONDON. Aug. 28 - special dispatch
from Pretoria, dn'ed ugust 27 says' "It
is stated that fighting with Rutin's com
mandoes wns resumed this morning. The
lloers' lines were broken nnd the enemy Is
fnlllng hack The llrltlsh carnitines aro
reported lo be considerable.
Lord Roberts reports, under dale of Hoi
fast. August 27. as follows:
"Our movements are slow on account of
extent and nntttre of Iho country. Today
we made n satisfactory advance ami met
with decided success. The work fell en
tirely lo Hollers troops nnd resulted In
the capture of Hergeudal. n very strong
position, two miles northwest of Dnl
mnnuthii. I met Duller nt Hcrgrndal
shortly after It was reached by our troops.
I nm glad lo find I he occupation cost less
than was feared, on account of npproaeh
being over an open glads for 2.000 or 3.000
yards and the determined stand of thf
enemy. The Innlskllllngs and Second
Rifle brigade formed the attacking parly.
The latter suffered most. 1 hope the
casualties do not exceed fifty or sixty.
One officer wns killed and two were
wounded. A good many Hocrs were killed
nnd n pompom wns captured.
"French advanced on tho left to Swarlz
kopjes on tho Leldcnhurg road nnd pro
pared the way for the movement of Pole
Carew s division tomorrow.
"linden-Powell reports thnt he occupied
Nylstroom without opposition. As the
country In which he nml Paget are operat
lug Is dense bush nnd veldt It Is not do
slrable ut the present time to proceed
further north, nnd tholr troops aro return
ing to Pretoria."
BOERS REPORTED DEFEATED
llrlllsli fnplnrp (nun nml niiuiiul
Hon In n llenv) I'lulit nl
.Miieliiiilmlorp.
LOURKN7.0 MAnOU'KZ, Aug. 2S. Heavy
fighting Is reported to havo occurred nt
Machudodorp. Tho Doers nro said to havo
been defealed with great loss, lenvlng their
guns nnd ammunition In thn hands of the
Hrltlsh.
Holier Snlil lo Hp Chief.
LONDON. Aug. 20 Tho Dally Mall this
morning claims to havo the highest au
thority for tho assertion that Lord Roberts
has already succeeded Lord Wolseloy as
conimnnder-ln-chlef of tho Hrltlsh army
OLD STEP AND SLOW'
Glorious Patriots of 'Gl, Brothors of the 0.
A. R.i in Lino at Chicago,
MORE THAN 35,000 TAKE PART IN PARADE
Proposed Routo Shortened to Lowon Weari
ness of Aping Vetorans.
GENERAL MILES REPRESENTS PRESIDENT
Oomniandor-in-Ohief Shaw Reviews Pageant
in Court of Honor.
EVERY STATE OF THE UNION REPRESENTED
I'lfl.v Torn nml Tnllcrril Hnllle Klna
Cnrrleil li.v ph Vorlt lleulmriil
III fit II Wnr Are lireelril vtllh
(iioer nml Trnrs.
in
PEKIN A BIGHEAP OF RUINS
French Minister Ileserllies HI t lilt t lull
nt ii Incur ('iipltiil I'eur
further Trouble,
PARIS. Aug. 28. A dispatch received
from the French minister nt Pekln, M
l'lrhon, elated Sunday, August 19, confirms
the dispatches of Oeneral Frey. torn-
mander of the French forces nt tho Chi
nese capital, and repeats other Informa
tion already known. Il adds thnt one of
the principal anxieties Is tho re-establish-ment
of communication by railroad and
teli graph with Tien Tsln. Continuing. M.
Plchnn says-
"Tho Insecurity of the routes renders
this difficult, but urgent. A resumption
of tho offensive by the Doxers and regulars
Is feared and serious precautions must he
taken. I nm lodging nt the Spanish lega
tion. All my staff nnd domestics aro In
miserable health. Tho greater part of
tho town Is n heap of ruins."
PLAY CITY FOR GOOD THING
Amerlenn Firemen In Loudon.
LONDON. Aug. 28. Chief Oeorgo Hale
of tho .Knnsas City fire department, with
tho crew thnt beat the world In Paris last
week, gavo an exhibition In London today.
Tho mothods of tho American firemen, the
dash of Hale's men, together with tho mar
velous work of tho trained horses, evoked
general admiration. Tho chief said:
If London had inflnmmnblo buildings like
those of Now York and Chicago, with their
present IclBiirely firo department they would
be In nshus within two weeks. However,
tho English nro wise in building agnlnst
lire, insteud of attempting to maintain a
brilliantly effective flro-flghtlng establishment."
Ambassador Choato received Halo's men
nt the United States embassy this morning
nnd told them ho wished they had been here
to put out the firo In his houso In Juno.
(Continued on Second rase.)
SIEGE BATTERY NOT NEEDED
liuillee's Reply In Mpmhiko of Wnr
Hrpinimi'iit Sent Some
Time Ak.
WASHINGTON. Aug" 28. The War de
partment this afternoon made public tho
following dispatch received yesterday from
General Chaffee
"TAKU, China (no (Into). Adjutant Oen
eral, Washington' Siege battery not needed.
"CHAFFKK."
This dispatch Is In leply lo an Inquiry
sent some time ngo lo (leneral Chaffee
relative to the blogo battery which was
taken from Manila to NueataUl to be tent to
China it needed.
lliinilvvrlllngr experts In Molliieu
Murder Trlnl Mukr- Pre
posterous Clnlm.
NKW YORK. Aug. 28. The hnndwrltlng
experts who testified In tho Mollncux caso
have entered suit against tho city to collect
their fees for services In this enso. Accord
ing to tho agreement made with Assistant
District Attornoy Osborne, they wero to re
ceive K0 per day each, their railroad faro
ami hotel bills.
The parties to the suit ami tho amount of
their claims aro as follows- Kdward H.
Hay, Washington City, $650; John F. Tur
roll. Milwaukee, $1,600; R. Dewett, Syracuse
$1,000, William K. Hngan. Troy, $1,2S'J.15
Albert S Osborne. Rochester. $1,208.87,
Thomas W. Cnntwell, Albany, $150; Henry
L. Tolman, Chlcngo. $1,150, and D. T. Ames
of Mountain View, Cal.. $1,700.
140,000 MEN MAY GO OUT
(iencriil StrIKe of Anthracite foul
Miners Possllile If Operntor
Refuse Demnuils,
HAZRLTON. Pa.. Aug. 28. If the anthra-
cite coal operators refuse to grant the de
mands of the United Mine workers, ns em
bodied In tho reports of the scnlo nnd res
olutlons committee as presented and adopted
at today's convention, within ten dnys of
the dato or by September S, a strike involv
ing 110,000 miners, of which 10,000 are mem
hers of tho mlno workors organisation, will
be declared. Tho committee today applied
to tho national board, with headquarters at
Indianapolis, to order a strike If no arnica
bio ngreemont wns reached on tho powder
and other questions.
liiilnu After Hot Air fortune.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 2. Kmmett
Humleck or Honolulu, with his inther. .1 i
Hundcek of Snerunietito. t'nl , arrived today
on the steamship liilmi. u route to K u
hind to claim an liiherl'nuce f $1.7tM'0
which they have In en advised Is waiting
them there The fortune cons sis or
landed estuto near I. on I m ami personal
property tieing me tii"icr family eianie
orlglnnlly cnnMstinc of tnreo farms.
New llrltlxli Minister lo Mexico.
LONDON. Aug. 28. Oeorgo Oreville, Hrlt
Ish minister resident nt Bangkok Blnce 189G,
has been nppolnted Hrltlsh minister to Mux
Ico, In succession to Sir Honry Deerlng, re
contly nppolnted Hrltlsh minister at Rio
Janeiro.
Itnlii nml Cliolern Incensln,
LONDON, Aug. 28. Tho viceroy of India,
Lord Curzon, telegraphs that good rain
continues to fall, but that cholera still
prevails In ninny districts of that country.
French to Attend (Senium Mnnrnvors
HKRLIN, Aug. 28. The autumn manoiiv.
ers of thn German army will bo attended this
year for tho first tlmo by n representative
of tho French nrmy.
HIS HIDING PLACE KNOWN
(iiurles II, llnriiex. AVnnleil for Trnln
Itohliery. Located In llrltlsli
f olumlillt.
ST. LOUIS. Aug. 28. Charles II. Barnes
alias John H. Nelson, tho alleged Kentucky
train robber who escaped from ten detect
ives In this city rerently. Is reported through
polleo channels to have been located at Deer
Trail. HiitiBh Columbia.
The clue as to tho fugltlvo's place of ref
uge Is said lo have been furnished to Chler
Desmond by Mrs. Chaarles II. Barnes, the
wifo of tho uiau who has been a constant
visitor at police headquarters ever slnco the
capturo of Channlng D. Dames and tho cs
enpo of his brother. On this Information
officers were sent oui, and It Is asserted
that the capturo of Harncs, dead or alive
may only bo a matter of a short tint
Channlng H. names, tho brother, who was
captured In St. Louis, was convicted of com
pllclty In tho Wlckllffe, Ky., robhery a weok
ago and sentenced to twenty years In th
renltentlnry.
It-ill IXule Men Will Meel.
t'llli'ACiU. Aug. 21 -A convention of th
mortuace. loan and real estate iici nts an
Investors of the United States will fie het
Here August ;io to scp'otnncr i. with a
view lo the permanent organization .,r
national ai-soclatlon for mutual benefit
SAYS SOME WARM THINGS
'opiillst Wunliliurii Hoiistn Torrno
Directly nml Stevenson
by Implication.
CHICAGO, Aug. 2S. In commenting on
tho action of the national committee of the
people's party In nominating Mr. Stevenson
yesterday ns Its vice presidential candidate
lo fill tho vacancy caused by the declina
tion of Mr. Towne, Oeorgo F. Washburn,
treasurer of tho national committee, sold:
I ooooseil the nomination of Stevenson
becauso t believed the rnnk and lllu of the
nartv was opposed lo It. I favored the
nomination of u populist who would Btny
with us until tho polls closed or else tnke
no notion on tno iteciiuaiion or rowne.
When Towno allowed bis name to be pre
sented to our convention ns n candidate
for tho nomination it was equivalent to
nn ncocptnnce. I- urwiermore. ins menus
pledged us In the convention that he would
remain In the field. Had there been the
least misplclon that bo would not liavo re
mnlned In the field, bo would not have been
nomlnnted. Therefore, I deny his mornl
right to withdraw without our consent,
utter using our nomination In trying to
secure another. I bellevo the best way to
hold the populist vote ror lirynn is to keep
faith with our constituents. Hud our na
tional convention been In session. Instead
of our committee, It would cortntnly huvo
nominntett u populist, mr. niovenson wus
not nominated by ncclnmatlon, as reported,
but by n majority vote.'
RETURNS ANARCHIST TO ITALY
IninilKriitlon llureiin I'moteK on fnii
r . . '!n---nr-fi.n h'H
Held.
NRW YORK, Aug. 28. The Italian, C.uldn,
who arrived in this country two weeks ago
on the Kaiser Wllhelm II in company with
tho alleged anarchist Marccsa, another Ital
ian, wns ordered excluded today on Instruc
tions from tho Treasury department. He
will bo deported to Kuropo. Mnrcesn's case
has not been decided. Gulda anil Mnrcesa
wero suspected of being anarchists when
they arrived In this country nnd there were
reports that Marcesa had come to kill Presi
dent McKlnley In accordance with a plot
hatched In Italy. Tho men have been de
tained on Kills Island.
Tho board of special Inquiry of the Immi
gration bureau decided to hold Oulda no
longer, as It wns shown that ho had no con
nection with Marcesa, either In a political
or other manner. Hecause ho was nn unde
slrnblo Immigrant and because ho had come
over ns a stownway nnd no one had paid his
$10 lino It wnn decided to exclude and deport
him from thu country.
Marcesn's caso Is still. In abeyance.
AT RUDDY KING APPLE'S COURT
llonsevrlt nml I'ommIIiIj- lirynn or
Towne Will Speuk nt I.euvrn
ttorlli Carnival.
LKAVKNWORTII, Kns., Aug. 2S.-Gov-
ernnr Roosevelt will speak at tho annual
apple carnival In Leavenworth during his
trip through Kansas this fall and nn ef
fort Is being mndo to have Mr. Hryan and
If not ho, Mr. Towno, deliver an address
hero tho same week. It has been planned
to havo a "republican day" and a "demo
cratic day," Into which all tho regular
carnival features will he crowded. United
StBtes Sonator H&kcr arranged for Gov
ernor Roosovelt's coming nnd democratic
leaders have started n movement to secure
Mr. Hryan.
CLAY CENTER'S COURT HOUSE
Metropolitan lrn re Ituplilly Del 114:
Ahmiiiiii'iI liy the HiinIIIiik
ICiiiiniim Town,
CLAY CKNTKR, Knn., Aug. 28. (Special
Telegram.) Work on tho new $40,000 court
house wns begun today with appropriate
exercises. U. K. Need was master of cere
monies nnd Introduced C. C. Coleman, who
mndo a reminiscent speech, giving a his
tory of tho county since tho first settle
ment. A. F. Dexter, the founder of tho
town nnd who gratuitously deeded tho block
where tho courthouse Is to bo built, dug
tho first shovelful of dirt, Sam Lang
worthy then presented Mr. Dexter with a
purso of money contributed by thn citizens
In npproclntlon of tho many generous nets
shown tho old settlers In early days. Dex
ter came here rich, but through his open
handed generosity is now comparatively
poor.
A MrKlnloy and Roosevelt 'club wns or
ganized tonight, with 200 members.
Speeches wero made by loading republicans
and If tho enthusiasm evinced nt tho open
ing meeting Is n criterion of tho campaign
there will bo a hot time in Ciny county this
fall.
RULING ON BANKRUPT LAW
.Indue l.oeliren llnuiln llnvtn l)colxinu
Atleetlnir (inlnii of
Creditor.
.Name Tllliiinn for Senntor,
COLUMHIA, S. O.. Aug. 28. Democratic
primaries for tho nomination of a state
ticket Hnd United States senntor were held
throughout South Carolina today. Tho muln
lssuo was dispensary against prohibition.
Antl-dlsponsnry forces followed Colonel
James A. Hoyt of Greenville for governor,
while tho other sldo wus represented by
Oovernor McSwccnlo, Frank H. Gary, A.
.Howard Patterson and O. Walt Whitman.
Tillman had no opposition for tho sonntor-ship.
Fusion Not Yet Consiiiuiiinteil,
HOISK. Idaho. Aug. 2fc. Tho leaders of
threo silver pnrtles havo been at work
on the proposed fusion. So far no result
is announced, but It Is the Impression tha'
an arrangement will ho elicited It Is un
(Continued on Second Page )
CHICAGO, Aug. 28. For four hours and
a half today the thinning ranks of the
Grand Army of the Republic passed In re
view before tholr lenders nnd before prob
ably 1.000,000 spectators pBrked In nlmost
solid masses along the four miles of thn
line of parade. II ninrked Iho climax of
the thirty-fourth annual encampment of
the association of veterans who filled the
pages of hlMnry with deeds of heroism
during the weary years of tho civil war and
was. according lo Commander-in-Chief
Shaw, the greatest parade since thnt day
In Washington when the hundreds of thou
snnds of veteran, the most powerful army
on earth, marched In review tn their final
dlsbandment. Probably 30,000 members of
the army of veterans look part lu the pa
rade For exactly four hours nnd twenty
minutes, most of Hie tlmo with rnnks
almost perfectly aligned, but occasionally
faltering under the buideii of the years,
they filed past the reviewing stand on
Michigan avenue, saluting as they marched
by General Nelson A. Miles, Commander-in-Chief
Shaw. General Daniel H. Slrklcs
nnd the Spanish minister, Duko D'Arcos
Weather conditions wero almost Ideal for
Iho parade, wearisome enough at best for
tho silver-haired veterans. Tho rays of
the sjin wero veiled bv light, lleecy clouds
nearly all day and even when unobscured
their effect was greatly tempered by n cool
breeze, which blew stcitdtly off Lako Mich
Ignn. The line of march, too, won nun h
shorter than ever before mapped out for
tho annual parade, Its entire length not
being over four miles, but not withstand
lng this, hero und there a veteran, dazed
nnd exhausted, dropped out of the rankB
Especially was this true nfter the review
ing stand was passed nnd many pathotlo
scenes wero witnessed down tho long
stretch of Michigan avenue as the veter
ans fell by the vvnysldo.
.Soldier' I. list 'I'ltlloo.
One espcclnlly sad nccldent occurred to
mar In a degreo tho glory of the parade.
CPirles Heckwilh of Vlgenses, Mich
dropppd icao an the Him v filing past
tho corner of Michigan nvenite nnd Madison
street. Tho parado wnn halted for a mo
ment, tho body of the veteran who had re
sponded to his last cnll was tenderly re
moved nnd his comrades passed on.
It was shortly before 10:30 a. m. when
the head of the column Mnrted from tho
corner of Michigan avenun and Randolph
street and nn hour later It was filing past
tho reviewing stnnd. For hours before
that tlmo tho sidewalks along tho lino
of march were packed from curb to wall,
while tho windows of the big olllco build
ings, gny with Hutterlng flags nnd hunting,
were filled with sightseers. Along Mich
igan avenue, where were erected the beau
tiful columns nn arches forming tho court
of honor, tho crowd wns so great that tho
hundreds of police had great dllficulty In
keeping clear tho lines of march. And dur
ing all tho hours that tho veterans tramped
by this sea of humanity roared Its wel
come. lu die Rev IcwIiik; Stand.
In the grandslnnd erected down the slope
of the Lnko Front park near the IOgun
monument were gathered scores of officers
who won their fame lu tho civil wur,
statesmen and diplomats. In tho center
box of the reviewing stand woro Llnuton
nnt General Nelson A. Miles, representing
President McKlnley. Commnnder-ln-Chlef
Shaw, General Joseph K. Wheeler, General
Daniel I). Sickles. Mayor Harrison of Chi
cago and W. H. Harper.
To tholr left wero Acting Governor Wnr
der. Speaker David Henderson of tho house
of representatives, Ilishop Fallows nnd
Senntor Cullom. To their right tho Span
ish minister, Duke D'Arcos, with a party
of friends, stood un interested spectator.
Warm greetings wero nccordod Oenorul
Miles nnd tho Duko D'Arcos as thoy en
tered tho reviewing stand.
Tho marching column wns headed by a
detachment of the city polleo under the com
mand of Lieutenant Flynn, which In bat
talion formation swept tho Btroet from curb
to curb. Hchlnd them enmo a band of sev
enty pieces, nnd then Chief Marshal J. If.
Wood with his Immedlnto staff, consisting
of Colonel 11. S. Dlotrlch, Colonel J. R.
Stuart nnd Colonel C. K. Young. A regi
ment of usslstant marshals nnd aides camo
clattering on, und then behind tho great
banil of tho Second Infantry of the Illinois
National guard camo Commander-ln-Chler
Shaw and the members of his stuff, comprls
Ing Adjutnnt General Stewart, Quartermas
ter General K. J. Atkinson, Inspector Gen
eral M. J. Cummlngs, Judgo Advocate Gen
eral Rll Torrcnco nnd Chlef-of-8tuff J. Cory
WlnnnH.
Clierrn for lienernl hleklra.
WINONA, Minn., Aug. 28. An Important
bankruptcy decision was filed hern this
morning by Judgo Lochren In tho enso of
W. S. Towbrldgc, Insolvent. Tho decision.
In offoit, Is that under tho bankruptcy act
no creditor enn have his claim allowed
until ho surrenders to tho trustees uny
money or proporly ho may hnvo recolvcd
from the bankrupt within four months
prior to bankruptcy without regard to tho
creditor's knowledge or Ignoranco of tho
fact that his debtor Is In danger of bank
ruptry.
STRAIN PROVES TOO GREAT
.Mrs, (iiiirlolle VVrlulit, Keeper of ,11
Irued I Ikh il Id I IIi'nIi'KI'iI Ii VI0I1,
I ) I e n of Her Wound",
KANKAKKK, III., Aug. 28-Mrs. Char-
lotto Wright, whoso alleged misdeeds were
tho causo of tho tragedy nt Oilman, died
at the Iroquois county Jail ut Watsoka
today. Tho loss of blood nnd exposure,
with the tedious roundabout ride to Wat
sekn, caused her death. This mukes four
deaths resulting from the Wright hospital
riot, the victims being John Myers, Muhael
Rynn Desslo Salter nnd Mrs Wright
George Wllloughhy. ijne of the Injured at
Oilman, Is expected tn din at any tlmo.
Abend of tho carriages containing Acting
Governor Warder, who supplied tho place or
Governor Tanner, Mayor Harrison und I2x-
octltlvo Director Harper, who with Com-mnnder-ln-Chlcf
Shaw occupied tho review
ing stand during thn parado, marched Lafuy
ette post No. 141 of Now York, comranndnd
by Allan O. Hakowcll. Cheer after chec
wont up as General Daniel K. Sickles, ac
companied by his aides, rodo past thn rr
viewing stand. All along tho line of march
tho general hud been given a most flat
tering greeting, but tho warmth of tho re
ception that mot him us ho approached thn
stand whero Commander .Shuw wus awaltln
tn receive his salute caused him to flush
with pleusuro and tn bow his acknowledge
ments again anil again.
Twelve heralds In costume, each bearing
a long trumpet, camo down thn avenue an.
nounclng In mellow tones tho approach or
the pageant of patriotism, which followed
hchlnd them. Fifty members of Columbia
pout of Chltago, wearing handitnmn uniforms
of dark green, formed u hollow square, In
tho center of which were borne fifty battlo
flags cnrrled by New York regltnentn durln
tho wur Tho spectaiio of Iho worn and
tattered llagi was greeted nt times wllh
cheers and at times with a deep slleiic moro
oxpresmn than beers ever lould be Tho
crowd showed derp Interest and from nod In