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    The Omaha Daily Bee.
EST ABL1 SITED J UXjTHKZ
OMAHA, FRIDAY MOHXlXd, ATGITST JM, l!)00-TEX VAO US.
StX(SlJ3 COPY FIVE CRXTS.
AGREED ON ONE POINT
Formal Expresaions Show That Powers Aro
Opposed to War in Ohlna.
UNITED STATES AND RUSSIA TOGETHER
Greatest Desiro is Early Re-Establishment of
Order at Capital.
LACK OF HARMONY AS TO STATUS OF LI
Disposition in Some Quarters Not to Eoply
to Recent American Note.
6ECRETARY ROOT DISCUSSES ARMY POLICY
Action of .Inpnn In llrinntliiK Troop
Arom Ainny Horn Aiiny tllh
Wlint MIkIiI llnvr l.nl lo
Partition of L'lilnn.
WASHINGTON. Auk. 30. Tho United
States government, having noted upon the
Russian proposition as to the withdrawal
of troopH from Pekln. In now quietly wait
Ing for responses to tho notes which have
been sent to our various representatives
PASTOR CALLS IT HOLY WAR
Dedication of Finns for licrnnn
1 1 r I in i- it I n (inlnu lo fiilim I'nito
"nlrinii tfTulr.
BERLIN. Aug. 30. Tho flag consecra
tion today was a much more elaborate
ceremony than usual, owing to the faci
that tho llags for the China regiments
were- Included. Pastor Woolflng delivered
the consecration address. Pointing to the
flaring cross In the folds of n ting he said:
"It Is a crusade. It Is a holy war. In
ternational law has been broken and the
laws of humanity have been trodden under
toot. Oriental barbarism has risen against
Occidental civilization."
Today's papers reprint a London dispatch
from Washington saying that the United
States government addressed a circular
to the powers on August 21 regarding their
future policy In China nnd also that nil
tho powers answered that they could see
no reason for changing their present pol
icy, but were unablo to discuss futuro
plans until full reports had been received
from their dlplomntlr represcnttatlves re
garding the political situation.
A high ofllrlal of the German foreign
office, whose attention was called to the
dispatch by tho correspondent of tho Asso
ciated Press, nnld the statement was not
correct in tho form in which It appeared.
MORE TROOPS REACH PEKIN
Mi'kkiiei' from Cuimer Inipcrlnl
Piilncc to Hi- IJntercd, Then
Closed mill (imirili'il.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 30. The Stnto de-
for presentation to tho powers. Judging parlmcnt makes public tho following cubic
by tho rato of progrcsii mado In tho pre
ceding negotiations uovernl days and per
haps a week may pass boforc all of these
replies aro received. According to then
formal expressions, all of tho powers aro
.ngrccd upon this one point they do nut
dcslro to enter upon a formal war in China.
Tho United States government Is trying
to bring about this result. For the mo
ment It finds Itself sldo by sldo with Rus
Hln. whoso earnestness cannot be ques-
iinnrrl nt thin time. Tho oblcct now In
gram from Minister Conger, received this
morning through tho United States consul
at Cho Foot
TUB FOO, received August 30, 6.11 a. m
Secretary of State. Washington: Thir
tieth, following dispatch dated yesterday.
'Moro Russian. French nnd Italian troops
arriving. lmpurlal palaco will bo entered
August i'S. Mltllnry promenade of nil na
tions mado through It afterward closed
nml guarded. I'rlnce Chlng Is expected In
a few days. Conger.' FOWLER."
Tho Slalo department officials say .Mr.
MEN SOT WALLS MAKE CITY neither money nor clothes
Medal Commemorating Heroic Stand of
Legationers to Bo Struck Off.
WITNESS TELLS STORY OF PEKIN'S RELIEF
llnrrlcndr nml llomlipronfs Arrnnnril
liy Chinese In l.f-Kntlnn Street
for Protection of Miarp-sliootrrs.
, . . I i .. r,.,ni in -bin i Fowler's prcfactory statement that Mr
Mow Is to bring about a sltuntlon In China ,,,,. .,,,, ..,,,,,,,...'
that will admit of the beginning of nego
tiations looking to tho re-cstabllshmont
of order and tho cessation of hostilities,
with the nssurnnco of protection to forelgti
life nnd property. After that tho nego
tiations nny touch upon other questions
that remain to bo settled.
Ilusslu nml United htnlcs In Accord.
It Is with this object that Russia has
suggested tho withdrawal from rckln. In
order that tho Chinese government may
rosumo tho reins of power, for the Chi
ncro people, being guided by externals,
nro not apt to yield fealty to n govern
ment not In possession of Its own capital.
Tho United States government haB been
earnestly championing tho cause of LI
Hung Chang from a precisely similar mo
tive, namely, a dcslro to speedily reha
bilitate tho Chinese government In order
thnt It may carry out Its expressed dcslro
to sottlo tho difficulties which havo arisen.
This has boon tho object of tho negotia
tions of tho last few days nnd tho lega
tion noto and tho United Rtntcs' advance
wcro but part of the general plan. In re
sponding' to tho Russian noto ns It did tho
United 8tntus gOYfir.mnnt tiYnltcd Itnclf of
the opportunity of askltg tho remaining
powors to express their desires In tho mat
ter of ft settlement, or to indicate now, in
tholr Judgment, peaco negotiations could
thus bo Instituted. This note U calculated
to secure n full dlsclosuro of tho tntou-
tlons of tho powers If tho Inquiry is met
by them In tho frank spirit In which It
wns conceived by the Untted States gov
ernment. Tho difficulty apprehended now
In reaching a settlement lies In tho Inten
tional delay and procrastination on the
part of nny power which Is concealing Its
true purpose and does not deslro to avoid
n. formal war.
1.1 llllHK (illlMU'l Status.
Tho State department Is nlready cmbar
raBsed by delays In securing responses to Its
note challenging the production of objec
tlons to LI Hung Chang. It nppcars that
much confusion exists at Taku as to what
nctually had been decided upon respecting
tho treatment of LI Hung Chang should he
nrrlvo ftt that place enrouto to I'ckln. The
reports of tho naval commanders to their
home governments rather Increased the con
fusion In an International sense. Aumirn
llcmoy found it difficult to sift out the facts
nt Taku. Now tho State department tlnds
the replies so far received from Europe
vaguo and unsatisfactory from the reason
that tho various governments appear to na
different understandings as to tho exnet con
dltlons at Taku
It could not bo learned from whom the ro
piles wero received and which wero missing
but it enn bo btatod that at present tht
question as to tho acceptability of Karl LI
us an envoy and Ills freedom irom interior
enco remain unsettled. After the return o
tho Chinese government to I'ckln the smaller
matter of tho pcrBonnllty of tho onvoys an
tho sufficiency of credentials could bo
speedily adjusted. Altogether, tho opinion
among tho mombers of tho administration
hero li that the Russian move has been mau
directly for an earlier settlement of th
Chinese difficulties than seemed possioio
fow days ago.
Srerctnry Hoot on Situation.
Secretary Root, In speaking of the state
tnont In the Conger dispatch saying that
I'rlnce Chlng was coming to I'ckln, said
was n fuvornblo indication. I'rlnce Chlng
has been known nB friendly to tho foreign
rrs nnd has been among tho more progrcs
lvo of the Chinese officials. It was also
stated thnt tho conditions seemed to bo im
proving. So far no orders havo been Issued
directing tho return of the United States
troops from China or their removal from
I'ckln to Tien Tsln. or to any other point on
tho sencoaBt. It is still the policy of the
United States, us expressed In tho noto of
July 3, to fecuro order In China If thero
should nppear in I'ckln a member of the
Chinese government duly authorized to or
ganlio a government and with tho prospect
of restoring order throughout the empire it
would bo considered as a movement on the
part of China toward carrying out tho de
mands of tho United States. This govern
ment might then consider the advisability
of withdrawing troops and probably this
would tend toward the pacification of China.
Tho nctlon of tho Japanese government In
withdrawing from Amoy the troops or ma
tines, w'jlch has aroused the suspicion of
the European powers, has done much to
clarify tho situation. By this disclaimer or
a purroso to scire Chinese territory Japan
has avoided entering a wedge which might
lesult in tho splitting up of the Chinese em
plro among tho powers. It now remains
for Russia to tnko slmilnr action na to the
Russian forces at New Chwang, and from
tho privato Intimations that have been con
veyed to the State department, Russia has
nssured us that this occupation has ben.
purely military and temporary. It un
necessary. It was represented, In low of
the. Interruption of tho Russian railroad lt.
tho upper peninsula to selzo upon New
Chwang to supply by sea the Russian force.
to the northward, but within their own tCf.
rltory.
onger's dispatch Is dated "yesterday"
August 29) probably refers to tho Taku
dato line (It being necessary to send It
through that placo) on the message as
received by him at Clio Foo. They do
ot think that It means It was dated I'ckln,
ugust 29.
KAISER'S WARLIKE REPLY
'ell (Jer limn Trading Cnmpnny Thnt
Mnc Vnr Ships Will Protect
VnnK Tsc Vnllcy.
RERUN'. Aug. 31. In response to nn np-
peal from tho Hermans In Han Row the em
peror wired tho German consul there ns fol-
ows- "Toll tho German Trading company
n answer to their telegram that protection
for tho Vnng Tso valley will be provided
on tho arrival of nlno war ships now on the
way to China."
ENGLANDTAKES HANDATAMOY
.Several Scores of British Bluejackets
Arc Landed from the
Cruiser Ixln,
HONO KONO. Aug. 30. Tho British
rulser Isis will land sixty marines nt tho
British concession nt Amoy today. Tho
ransport Formonn will proceed to Taku,
though Oenoral Gasoloo, commander of
the British forces at I'ckln, wires that ho
does not requlro any moro troops except
cavalry.
Russian Push on lo ThI llnr.
ST. PETERSBURG. Aug. 30. Dispatches
received hero under today's dato report
that General Rcnnenkampf's flying column
is pushing rapidly toward Tsl Hnr.
The telegraph Is working from Auglun
to Mergcn.
Tho Russian losses during tho ndvanco
were threo officers nnd twenty-two men
killed and live officers nnd seventy-nine
men wounded.
GOVERNOR'S WIFE PUT IN JAIL
Mcilcnn .lory Convict Woman of
.Murder of Hoy Found IIiiukIiik
to n Tree.
SAN DIEGO, Cal., Aug. 30. Word has
been received from Ensenada that Mrs.
Rverson, wife of tho late (leorgo Rycr-
son of Lower California, had been found
guilty of manslaughter nnd Is now serving
hor sontenco In the Ensonnda Jail.
About a year ago a Mexican boy, who had
been In the employ of Mrs. Ryerson, wa
found dend. hanging to a tree near her
lesldcnce. Mrs. Ryerson , was arrcBted,
chtrged with murder of tho boy. The
evidence ngalnst her nt the examination
wns circumstantial nnd tho Ensenada
Judge found her guilty of manslaughter.
The case was appealed to tho higher court
in tho city of Moxlco, but tho Judgment of
tho lower court was confirmed. Tho terra
ot sentenco Is not known.
(Copyright, 1CWO, by tho Associated Prosa.)
PKKIN, Aug. 14. f By Post via Tien Tsln.)
A medal will be struck commemorating the
slego of Pekln. It will bear the- legend,
"Men. not walls, mnkc n city."
In the grounds of the British legation,
where a handful of men withstood the mil
lions of the Chinese capital for fifty-six days,
a memorable celebration Is In progress to
night In vindication of that principle. Mis
sionaries, assembled nbout the bell tower,
nro singing the doxology. Rockets arc blaz
ing. Soldiers nnd civilians of nil national
ities aro fraternizing. The women are np
plaudlng the sound of the cannon that art.
smashing the yellow roofs of the forbidden
city. The tired slkhs are planting their
tents on the lawn and the American and
Russian contingents nre lighting campflrc
along tho stretrh of turf extending beyond
the Tartar wnll.
Through the ruins of the foreign settle
ment nn eager cosmopolitan crowd Is Jostling
-Indians, Cossacks, legation ladles, diplo
mats, Americans from the Philippines mid
French dlsrlpllnarlans from Saigon, who
kept discreetly to tho rear, while tho fight
ing was in progress, hut came conspicuously
to tho front when tooting began. Only tho
Jnpaneje. who havo earned the first place,
aro absent. Resident foreigners welcome the
luxury of walking nbout nnd Immunity from
Inillols. Tho newcomers nro anxious to In
spect tho evidences of nn historic defense.
Those barricades are, after all, the most
wonderful sight in I'ckln. The barriers
hedging tho British legation are n marvel of
stone nnd hrlck wnlls, nnd earthworks.
Sandbags shield every foot of space. The
tops of tho walls have niches for the rifle
men nnd tho buildings at tho porticos end
windows havo armor boxes, bags stuffed with
dirt und pillows, too.
Protection for l.rftntlnns.
Back of the United States legation Is a
work nnmcd "Fort Myers," which tho ma
rlncs held, completely screening both sides
of tho walls, with steps running to It. This
is a loopholcd barrier ncross tho wnll which
faces n similar Chlncso work n few yards
away. Another wnll bars Legation street In
front of tho German legation, ami, con
fronting the enemy's barricades within those
limits are yet moro walls, enabling tho for
eigners to contract tho area of defense It
pressed.
The tops of the American nnd British build
ings were badly torn by the Chlncso shells,
The most of tho foreign shells fell there
during the first three days of tho bombard
ment 400 In ono day. Large quantities of
bulletB wero ga'thered In the grounds. Four
hundred and fourteen persons lived In the
compound throughout tho greater part of
tho siege. Threo hundred and four marines,
assUtcd by elghty-flve volunteers, com
manded by the English Captain Poole, de
fended tho place. Eleven civilians were
killed and nineteen wounded, Fifty-four
marines nnd sailors woro killed nnd 112
wounded.
Mr. Gilbert Reld, who was woundod In
tho feet, was tho only American civilian
Injured. Two foreign women wero wounded.
Tho reception which tho survivors gavo
to tho army was worth tho hnrdshlps tho
troops had undergone. Tho eiftrnnce wns
not spectnculnr. Sir Alfred Oasolee, with
his staff nnd n eompnny of Slkhs, waded
under n bed of sowngo In the bed of the
cannl nenr the Tnrtar wall. They soon
removed the barricades nnd when tho gates
swung inward and when tho British colors
nppcared thero nro3c a continuous cheer
on both sides.
Generals, soldiers nnd correspondents
scrambled up tho banks through tho filth,
elbowing to bo first. Men nnd women
surrounded the rescuors nnd shook tho
hands of tho Slkhs, patting them on tho
back. Everybody was hustled excitedly
long Into the legation grounds, where tho
colors wero planted. Tho soldiers, but
rounded tho wall which had been tho Hal
ation of the besieged.
Tho ministers nnd officers demanded tho
latest news on both sides.
Christian lluelciivnrrrs IlncU from
Kurnpr Tell MnrrimliiK Tnlc
of Woe.
NEW YORK, Aug. 30. Many of the
Christian Endcavorcrs who reached this
port from Europe yesterday on the
steamer Aller are unablo to proceed to
their homes by reason of lack of funds.
Neither had any of the 420 nny baggage
when they arrived, thus lacking oven a
change of linen. They tell harrowing
stories of their experiences nbroad. They
report the continent of Europe to be dot
ted with used-up Christian Endeavor
tourists.
Two thousand Endcavorcrs sailed from
this port on July 4 by the steamer Trave.
The contingent Just arrived in the Aller
Is tho advance guard of tho army ot hard
luck that Is returning from the continent
as fast as "money from home" will bring
them from Interior points to Cherbourg or
Southampton, whero they meet this
steamers.
Their passage homo had been paid. Tho
pilgrims on the Aller wero from Phila
delphia, Maryland, St. Louis, Memphis and
other points In tho south nnd west. Tim
majority of them are stranded In New
York, nwnlllng remittances to take them
home. They nre woll-to-do persons at
that. Last June they paid from J300 to
$.00 to a tourist agency to tnko them to
London for the International convention of
Endcavorcrs and from there ncross the
continent on various personally conducted
tours.
Mrs. S. J. Edwards of St. Louts, one of
the party, says that the first troubles came
from the fact that tho agency assigned
one guldo nnd two baggagemen to n party
of ISO tourists. Tho baggagemen Insisted
on trying to drink up all the llqnor they
saw between London nml jtnly and nB n
result tnc naggago wns nopciessiy mixed.
The hotels to which the tntjrlsts were ns
signed wero for the most pnrl of Biich n
character and of so limited lu accommo
dations that the slghtaccru suffered nil
sorts of Inconveniences. IJnrts of their
tours, which wero to bo mado in carriages,
had to bo taken on foot und finally at Mar-
Ingen the guide Informed them that the
managers would havo to abandon the tour
through Inck of funds nnd the excursion
Ists would hnvo to pay their own fares to
Cherbourg. Then thoso not well supplied
with motley had to borrow from thoso bet
tor fixed nnd tho French senport was
reached. Hero they wero informed thnt
their trunks hnd been shipped on tho
Kaiser Wllhelm dor Grosso nnd so the re
turn trip across tho ocean wns mado with
simply tho clothes they had on their backs
when they landed nt Cherbourg.
DYNAMITE USED TO GET THE PLUNDER
llolilicr Climbs lUcr Tender nnd
t'orr KiiKlncrr with Revolt cr
.No One U Injured, lint Mncu
Property Is DnntnEeil.
DEBATE ON CURRENT ISSUES
Prominent Men "Will IHncusm I.rnilliiK
lnctlmi of Policy nt Xntlonnl
Civic I'Vdcrnt Ion.
LEARNS AT HARD SCHOOL
Vnrgo .VI nn I. ours ot Only HI Sup
posed Wife, lint Property He Hud
Deeded to Her.
FARGO, N. D., Aug. 30. Tho nlleged
common lnw maniago between William 1L
Morgnn and Emma Dean Morgan of Hope
wns no bar to her marriage to another
man, according to a decision tiled by Judge
Pollock. Morgan and his common law wife
lived together for several years, but last
fall the woman met and reguarly mar
ried James Oaley of Minneapolis. Morgan
had deeded nil his property to her and
Instituted nn action for n divorce, nlleg
lug that the common law marriage was
Icgnl and binding nnd that her marriage
with Daley was bigamy. Judge Pollock
rendered a decision In favor of tho ex-Mrs
Morgan, on tho ground that no actual map
rlage contract existed, common law or
otherwise.
STORM VICTIMS AT NOME
lp to AiiKllNt - llodle of Thlrtj-
I'.lulit Droii ncd Men Have llrcn
llcciivcrcil from Ocean,
SEATTLE, Wnsh., Aug. 30. Tho steam
ship Senator nrrlvcd In port from Nomo
today, bringing advices up to August 21
It made the trip direct to this city. Thero
wero 250 returning passengers
Tho Senator brought about $320,000 In
treasure, $300,000 of it consigned to va
rious companies nnd banks In this city.
Tho recent storms nt Nomo caused largo
loss of llfo. Thirty-eight bodies havo so
far been recovered on tho beach nnd
burled by the offlclnls.
fusion In Idulio Far OIV,
BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 30 The executive
commltteo of tho threo silver parties Is
still at work without having achieved
tangible results. It Is said, however, tha
the prospects for effecting fusion hav
not Improved since last night.
riuilTcc Tivo Mourn I, ate.
An hour nftcrward General Chaffee, rid
ing nt tho hend of the Fourteenth United
States Infnntry, marched to tho Tnrtar
wall. An Amerlcnn marine, who was on top
of tho wall, shouted: "You aro Just In
llmo. Wo need you In our business."
"Whero can we got In?" said General
Chaffee. "Through tho canal. Tho British
entered there two hours ago," was tho re
sponse. Tho American general looked disappointed.
iMthough tho Americans entored behind
tho last of tho British forces tholr recep
tion was Just ns cnthuslnstic as if they
had been first. When ho Stars and Stripes
como Into vlow Mr. Towksbury, tho mis
sionary cried: "Amerlcnns, cheer your
flag!" Women wnved tholr handkorchlots
and tho soldiers cheered tho ladles.
On entering tho grounds of the British le
gation tho American troops stared In amaze
ment and Inquired If there was a lawn party
In progress. They had expected to find the
relieved iu a worso condition than them'
solves, whereas tho contrast between tho np
pcaranco of the rescued nnd tho rescuers
was surprisingly In fnvor of tho former.
Tho British minister. Sir Claude MacDon-
iild, was shaven and dressed in Immaculate
tennis flannels. Mr. Conger, the United
States minister, was equally presentable.
The assemblage of women was fresh and
bright In summer clothing. Only a fow
civilians wero cnrrylng arms.
ItcNcucrx l.ooU tin Worse,
On the other hand tho rescuers wero hag
gard and rough-bearded. They dragged
thomsclves nlong ns If ready to drop, their
khaki uniforms dripping with pcrsplrntlou
and black with mud.
But n second glnnco showed that tho res
cued were pathetically pale and thin. They
looked like a company of invalids. Every
part of tho cnclosuro testified to their tragic
experiences. Thero was a plot of new graves
headed with wooden crosses, including tho
graves of tivo children.
Tho second secretary's house was the hos
pital ami it Yvns filled with wounded. F-cncii
nuns ministered there. At one tlmo nil
but four men of tho Japanese contingent hau
been In tho hospital, wounded.
Cnves .Siti e nn llonmproorN,
Thero were several caves, roofed with tim
bers heaped over' with earth, which served
as bombpioofs. Tho bulletin board wns cov
ered with significant nottces. For Instanc,
"As thero Is likely to bo n sovero dropping
fire today, women nnd children aro forbid
den to walk about tho grounds."
Here is another:
"Owing to tho small supply of vegetable?
and eggs the market will bo open only from
9 to 10 hereafter All horsemeat Is inspected
by a physician." '
CHICAGO. Aug. 30. The meeting being
arranged by tho National Civic, Federation
for tho week beginning September 24, at
which will bo discussed "Imperialism, So
called Money nnd Trusts," promises to be
n. prominent contribution to the' coming
campaign. Instead of a conference, it will
practically bo a Joint discussion, In which
some of the ablest exponent- ' tho..dlffor
ert views of the subjects announced will
participate.
A bi-partisan commltteo will hav
chnrgo of tho sessions and tlmo will bo
equally divided. Tho commltteo on pro
gram, which includes In Its membership
Edward Rosewater of Omaha, of tho ad
vtsory commltteo ot tho republican na
tlonal committee, and Willis J. Abbott
chairman of tho national democratic press
bureau, has not completed its work, but
the following aro among those who are
Invited to participate, n majority of whom
havo nccoptcd-
On the ndmlnistratlon side of the first
subject, "Our Now Possessions and Thel
Problems," Jacob G. Schurmon, president
of Cornell university and late presldcn
uf the Philippine commission: John Hnr
rott, ox-nilulstor to Slam; William Dudlo
Fulko, Richmond, Ind.; Samuel B. Don
nelly, president of tho International Typo
graphical union, nnd Senator John
Spooncr. Thoso opposed to the adminis
tration's policy Include Carl Schurz,
Hourke Cookrnn, Charles A. Towne, Sam
uel Gompers. president of tho American
Federation of Labor, nnd Edwin Burrltt
Smith, chnlrman of the executive commit
tee of tho Nntlonnl Antl-Imporlal league.
Two days will ho devoted to tho monoy
question. Tho Invited speakers for tho
one sldo nre: Ex-Senator John G. Carlisle,
ex-Comptroller James H. Eckels, Marrlotto
DrosluB, chairman of tho commltteo on
bnnkltig and curroncy, house of repre
sentatives; Hugh II Ilanna, chairman of
tho Indianapolis sound monoy conference!
William C. Cornwall, ex-presldcnt of tho
National Bankers' association, and Edward
Rosewater of Nebinska. For tho other
sldo thoso Invited are: A. J. Warner,
president of the American Bimetallic
league: Governor Charles S. Thomas of
Colorado, Honry F. Bartlno of Montnnn,
Georgo Fred Williams of Boston, Thomas
M. Patterson of Denver, Charles S. Hart-
man of Montana.
Tho program for the trust discussion will
bo announced Inter.
1AXD1TS TACKLE OVERLAND
ive Masked Men Hold Up Union Pacific
Flyer in Wyoming,
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska:
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INSURANCE AGENTS MEET
MEETING OF ARCHBISHOPS
Return of TIiokc Ximv In Kuropc to Uc
Kolloivcit by a fiencriil
Coiielin c.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 30. Advices
received hero today from Europe Indicate
Archbishop Ireland of St. Paul, Archbishop
Knln of S. Loula and Archbishop Keano
of Dubuque la., will return horo In ample
time to attend the annual meeting of tho
Catholic university trustees early In the
autumn. All the mombers nt tho board of
managers except Dr. Chapello aro expected
to taku part In tho coming meeting. The
latter is now nt Manila as apostolic dele
gate to tho Philippines, but designs visit
ing Rome in October to mako his roport
concerning religious affairs there to tho
pope.
Coincident with this meeting of tho uni
versity trustees it Is understood that
thero wijl be a general meeting also of the
heads of tho American hierarchy under
Cardinal Gibbons' direction. All of tho
archbishops In the United States, save
those of New Orleans nnd San Francisco,
probably will attend the general mooting,
as questions of Importance are to be con
sidered. It is learned from a pastor hero
that ono of these questions may bo the
advisability ot convoking a plenary council
at Haltlmoro In tho near future. Bishop
Glcnnon of Kansas City, Mo., who recently
snw tho Roman authorities, wroto to a
friend hero that they anticipate a council
soon.
CHEYENNE, Wyo Aug. 30. (Special
Telegram.) Tho Union Pacific overland
llycr was held up, dynamited and robbed
near Table Rock, 200 miles west of Chey-
nne, between 8 and 9 o'clock last night by
flvo masked bandits. Tho express car was
blown to pieces, ns was tho treasurer's safe
of the Pacific Express company, and n large
sum of money, tho exact amount of which
Is unknown, carried nway by the robbers,
who mado their escape on horses toward
tho notorious Brown's park ccuntry in
northern Colorado.
Tho holdup wns well executed nnd within
twenty minutes after tho train wns stopped
the bandits wero riding away to the south.
No one was Injured, but tho damage to prop-
rty is very heavy, as the epiess car was
otalty wrecked nnd Its contents ruined.
One end of a mnll car wns blown in nml
ome mall matter slightly damaged.
Wauled Sit Time.
Just after tho train left Tipton, n few
miles oast of Table Rock, n masked man
limbed over tho tender nnd covered tho
engineer with n gun. Keeping him cov
eted until a small bonfire alongside tho
rack was nppronched tho bandit ordered
tho train stopped. Hero tho robber was
Joined by four others. The express, bag-
gago and mall cars were run oft ami tho
engineer ordered to run nhead. After run
ning about two miles tho train was stopped,
tho express messenger was ordered out
of tho car and sticks of dynnmlte were
placed under the doors. The messenger
barely had timo to escape when the car was
wrecked. Tho bate was then blown open
and Its contents hurriedly thrown Into
gunny sacks. I
The robbers lost no time nnd hurriedly
mounted their horses, which wero tied to
telegraph poles.
Tho wrecked enrs wero hauled to Green
River nnd tho robbery reported. A posse
was nt once organized nt Rnwilns by United
Stales Marshal Hadsell and left for tho
scene on n special train, arriving thero
about four hours after the departure of
tho bandits. Another posso was started
out from Rock Springs In charge of Sheriff
Swanson.
Tho Union Pacific haB offered n
reward of $1,000 each for tho
robbers, dead or alive, nnd a number of de
tectives of tho express nnd railroad compan
lea nre being hurried to the scene. Officials
hero will say very little about tho robbery
or tho amount of monoy stolen. It Is be
lieved, however, that the robbers secured ,
big haul, ns almost every train carries Inrgo
sums of money to tho Pacific coast points
nnd onrouto to Manila. The holdup was un
doubtedly committed by Butch Cassidav's
gang.
Pursuit Is VleorniiN.
Telegrams received from tho west thlB
evening stnto that tho posses aro still In
pursuit of tho Table Rock bandits. Genera:
Manager Dlcklnron nnd Superintendent
YWillnoy nnd Park aro at RawilnB and
aro personally superintending tho details or
the chase. The four outlaws nro known
to tho officers as bad men, who havo been
In tho country near tho sceno of tho holdup
for some tlmo. Only last Tuesday they were
seen at Tipton, whero they attracted con'
sldcrnblo notice by their suspicious actions
Tho heavy reward offered for tho batidlt
dead or nllve, has stimulated tho hunt am:
everything possible will bo done to run the
robbers down.
Officers of the express company still refuse
to give out nny Information nB to tho amount
of money stolen, other than to sny thnt thi
desperadoes secured very little booty. Pco-
plo at Rawlins and Rock Springs nre nnx.
lously ftwaitlng somo word from the posse,
but those familiar with tho country sny,
owing to tho big Btart tho robbers got, therr
Is llttlo likelihood of their being captured.
Paul Ilalloy of tho United States mnr-
shnl's force has telegraphed to the Wash
Ington authorities asking thnt n federal
reward bo placed upon the bandits. No ac
tlon has yet been taken by tho stato look
ing to tho capturo of tho robbers.
Mory Told liy the Conductor
Conductor Ed J. Kerrigan, who was In
charge of tho train when It was held up
gives tho following nccount of tho holdup;
"Wo hnd Just pabscd Tipton when I felt
tho train stopping. I knew something was
wrong and wont up nhead to boo what It
was. There was a small llro by tho track
and I saw somo men going down toward
tho baggage car. As Boon ns I reached tho
euglno a man covered mo with u Win
chester und mado mo hold up my hands.
When ho saw I was tho conductor ho took
mo back to tho passongcr cars and told mo
to uncouple tho mall, express and baggago
cars so they could run thorn down tho
track. I started to do thlH, hut thu train
wns on ft steep grado and tho passenger
cars ntnrted to movo down by thomsclves.
They let mo set tho brakes on tho coaches
tu hold them and then ran tho front part
of tho train down tho track nbout half n
mile. After they stopped they ordered
Woodcock, tho baggago and express man,
to unlock his doors mid como out. This ho
retused to do for a minute. Then when I
saw they wero going to blow up tho car I
told him to como out, and he did bo.
"They took the engineer, Henry Wnl
lersten, tho fireman. Woodcock, the brake
mnn nnd myself down tho track a llttlo
distance and left us guarded by ono man
while they blew the cars and safes. They
blow the roof, sides and ond out of tho
bnggago car nnd demolished tho next enr
to it. They put threo charges on tho safe
before they could break it open. After
thoy got what they wanted they went to
their horses, which wero tied near by, and
lied. It took about an hour to complete
tholr work.
Didn't Mother the I'nNscnucr.
"Thoy did not rob tho passengcra, but
I had u hard tlmo to keep tho passengers
In tho cars out of sight before we cut off
I'hlrtlelh Annual I'mi vcntlon of the
.Nntlonnl Association Vsscmlilcs
In MllnniiUcc.
MUST SOT DETAIN LI
Russia Sonds Oircular Noto to Powers
Ooncorning Ohinn.
DETENTION OF DIPLOMAT INEXPLICABLE
United States Eudorsos Viows as Presented
in Ozar's Address,
MILWAUKEE, Wis, Aug. 30. The thir
tieth niimi.il convention of the National
Acsoclatlon of Local Fire Insurance Agents
convened here today. In the ubsenco of
Mayor Rose, Corporation Counsel General
J B. Doe delivered the address of wel
come. Thomas II. (leer of Clecl.md rc
t ponded.
A committee on nominations was th'n
appointed to consist of nne man from each I
state. A committee on resolutions was
similarly nrranged.
W. Wilson of Idnhn Introduced a reso
lution that the natlonnl association re
quest of the presidents of each stato n
complrto list of nil llro companies offering
or writing business at rut rates, the list
to bo furnished on tho first dns of Oc
tober, January. April nnd July of each ear
nnd that the s.uno be published nnd sent
to nil members.
Tho resolution was grrrled with applause
nnd referred to the committee on resolu
tions without debate.
President Woodworth thcu delivered his
nnnunl nddress.
Serrotnry-TrcnBurer Frank E. Holmes of
Chicago then made his annual report. A.
II. Robinson of Louisville, Ky., chairman
of tho cxccutlvo committee, submitted his
report.
On nccount of the nbsence of Chnlrman
Jackson of the grievance commltteo the
report of that committee wns read by
Thomas II. Grer of Cleveland. Tho report
snowed a inrge increase in tno numucr
of complaints Hied nnd Indicated the de
sire on the part of company malingers
o assist In redressing wrongs done agents.
The roport called attention to the vnlue
of stato associations In adjusting local
inferences. A recess was then taken until
tho afternoon.
This afternoon W. L. St lies, president of
tho Texas Association of Agents, urged that
the national secret society for local ngents
bo organized. The suggestion was favor
ably received. Tho purposes of the proposed
organization aro slmilnr to thoso of other
secret societies. Mr. Stiles said that a
lodgo or club organized on tho lines Indi
cated existed at San Antonio, Tex., and
thnt It had been of much benefit to the
members. A national organization nlong
the hnme lines would, ho bolloved, bo n
grent aid to Its members.
President Woodworth declared ho will
under no circumstances nccopt a rc-clec-tlon.
In this event First VIro President
Georgo I). Mnrkhatn of St. Louis will doubt
less bo advanced to tho presidency. Secre
tary Homes will likely bo ro-elected.
C. S, I'ellott of Chicago was appointed
chnlrman of tho resolution committee.
which will virtually frame all tho Impor
tant lstslatlon enacted by the convention.
READY TO WITHDRAW TROOPS FROM PEKIN
Washington Only Awaits Assurance That
Its Demands Will Bo Met.
IMPORTANT MESSAGE COMES FROM CONGER
tmerli'nii Consuls Who Were Al
I imcd to Till, i' UefiiRc In Mianelinl
na I'lrst Flurr) of Kxeltciupnt
Ordered Hack to Posts.
MARCH OF THE CONSTITUTION
Subject 'l'a Urn for Annual .Address
llefore American llnr
Asaoclatloii.
Waxes May lie lit lit Fall lllier.
FALL RIVER. Mass., Aug. 30. An agree
ment is being circulated among manufac
turers lu tills city calling for a reduction In
wages of 11 l-fl per cent, to take effect Sep
tember 17. HlTcctlnc all Fall River opi-ra
tlvcn Tho signal ires of mill agents reiire
Hctitlng about LO) spindles, or ono-lhlrd
of tho corporations of tho City, have
already been obtained.
SARATOGA, N. Y., Aug. 30. At today's
session of tho twenty-third annual meeting
of tho Amerlcnn Bar association tho annual
address was delivered by Georgo R. Peck
of Chicago, who spoko on "The March of
tho Constitution."
The reports of standing committees were
presented at the afternoon session of the
American Bar association. Tho one on Juris
prudence nnd law reform was read and
ndoptcd.
The snmo disposition wns made of tho
report of Judicial administration nnd re
medial procedure.
Reports on legal education nnd ndmls
slon to tho bnr and on law reporting and
digesting were passed. Tho report on
commcrcinl law was ndoptcd nfter ex
tended discussion.
Tho reports on international law nnd on
obituaries were submitted nnd ndoptcd.
Tho roport on pntont trademark and copy
right was adopted after ft protracted du
bate. Tho special committee on Industrial
property nnd International negotiation re
ported In part and nsked to continue for
nnother yenr and this was granted. The
special reports on tltlo to real estate and
on "John Marshall Day" wero presented,
read and adopted.
A conference of members of tho State
Board of Law Examiners was hold this
nfternoon nnd tho section of which Charles
Noblo Gregory of Mndlson, Wis., Is chair
man was hold this afternoon. Tho na
tional referees In bankruptcy, a sub-sec
tion of tho association, held an oxecutivo
session this nfternoon. In tho general ses
sion this evening, whon there was a greatly
Incrensed attendance, an oxhaustlvo paper
was read by John Bessett Mooro of New
York on "A Hundred Yoars of Amerlcau
Diplomacy."
IS OPPOSED TO POLYGAMY
I, utter liny Siiluts, iiirouuli Son of
Prophet Joseph Multli, lleiiouiici1
Mormon I'rnctlce.
KANSAS CITY, Aug. 30. In an nddresa
today to members of tho Reorganized
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day
Saints Joseph Smith, president of the
church and son of Josoph Smith, Its
founder, defined tho church's uttltudn
toward polygamy. Tho occasion was tho
annual meeting of the Saints nt Washing
ton park.
Smith stated In tho most emphatic, words
that tho Latter Day Saints did not bellovo
In polygamy; thnt they novcr had been be
Hovers; that their founder. Joseph Smith
hnd so stnted ngnln und tignln. In unmls
tnkahlo words. Ho snld in part:
In the doctrine mid covenants nf Joseph
itin front nra Tl.cv nhnt nt nnn mH-omirnr I Sill t 1. pilllllSllrU llrst 111 lMi. nlUI pilUIttlle.
tho front cars. 1 lie snot at ono passenger , ' . fl ..... urn marT ,1K
to scare him, nnother one got to walking i s lorbldd.-n. The covenants arc uiimlstiik
nrniind nml ti rnhher knnrUeil him ilouri able. No one of lis at Unit tlnv ever
ilioumii 01 piurui nun i iins uuni uttji
Smith, founder of thu church, died Then
a tew juirs later, that hranc.i of Hi" clr.ircn
which Had gone to iitan proclaimed ns im
with tho butt of his Winchester nnd told
him to lie thero or ho would get killed.
Another old ronn, who wns deaf, put his
head out of the car window and I Just
got him In In tlmo to save his life, He
did not hear tho robber's orders.
"Ihero may havo been flvo of them; two
wero at tho bnggago using dynamite, one
was at tho engine, ono guarding us and I
think they left nnother with the horsdB. They
wcro ull bad men and wero well armed. I
think I could Identify them If 1 saw them
again."
Fraternal ( iingri" no." o Detroit.
BOSTON. Aug i At today's sessions of
thu National Frntern.il congress ln-.ni,
-cltucil an tho pUib of nv-ctiiib' next
year. v
11. .r. throii'di revelation. In a nhiriil mar
riage. The doctrine and covenants wnro
published In I'tuli with that section elimi
nated which forbade plural marriage. Th"
section forbidding plural imirrlagn was c.n
tHtned in every edition until the t'tah
chinch published Its own edition.
Iron Mill Hlnrt I p.
I'OTTSTOWN. Pa, Aij, ,10.-The Hop
vllle. the (ib.xgnw mill a id eight new
tiirtmccM In the null works puddle
mill, conducted by tho Olnsxow Iron i om
puny, will resume operations next Mi.ndtv
nftci n long IdleiicHN. The reruniii'lon w II
give employment lo Urn piclilii-rs ami h.-i'i-ri
I'ott", Hrothei- rolling mill w I t -i
hriH I. ecu idle for l.rr-. ir ml s wi'i ..i
remiine next willv, cinpiu tnc M If""
workers.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 30. The course of
the United States In the pending Chlncso
negotiations was made more clear today
by an Important note embodying a com
munication from Russia nnd advising tho
powers of the nctlon taken by, this govern
ment. The Rusniati note declared the In
terdiction of 1,1 Hr.ng Chang's communica
tion with the Chinese government wan
"Inexplicable" and asked that the powers
direct thicr commanders to vacate tho
order.
Tho I'nlted States concurs with the posi
tion of Russln nml informs the powers that
Instructions have been sent to our repre
sentatives In Chlnn In the spirit of tho
Russian note.
Tho Stnto department has dispatched Its
Instruitton tu the I'nlted Stnles diplomatic
representatives abroad In conformity with
he derision reached yesterday by the cabi
net on the Russian proposal to withdraw
tho troops In Pekln In order to allow tho
empress dowager nnd Emperor Kwnnk Sti
to return to the cnpltal to Institute negoti
ations for a settlement with tho powers.
All of these stens nre matter of common
agreement, so It wns not possible for two
of the nations concerned. Russia nnd tho
United Stntea. to make agreements between
themselves at this stage, nt least, ns It Is
necessary to advise each of the govern
ments represented In china of tho various
propositions iib they nre broached.
Ilemaiiils of I lilted Mutes.
The Instructions sent to our representa
tives recalls to their minds tho conditions
which the United States government al
ready has laid down as tho proper basis
for the Institution of negotiations for nn
amlcnblo settlement. Some of these con
ditions have been met. tho international
column Is in I'ckln and the foreigners In
tho capital nre safo for tho tlmo being.
The remainder of tho conditions namely,
those looking to tho future protection of
American Interests sro yet to ho complied
with. If nrrangemonts enn bo mado for
their acceptance under propor guarnntcn
our government will withdraw ltn troop
from Pekln In order to fncilltnto tho nego
tiations for peace, nnd this assurance has
been given to the Russlnn government
nlcng with the others. The Chlncso gov
ernment must gimranteo Its ability to
prevent tho spread of disorder to tho other
provinces and n recurrence of such dis
orders nB havo occurred.
H Is not quite clear how tho Russlnn
government rnn guarantee) theso conditions,
hut It Is possible that It has somo prlvntu
men nn nf knowing that the empress dow
aRor Btands ready to return to Pekln upon
tho withdrawal of tho foreign troops from
that capital. If so tho Russlnn govern
ment must he nblo to extort from tho em
press dowager, or whatever remnlns of tho
hlnese government, snmo sort of under-
nklng which can bo accepted by tho United
States ns Btifilclcnt to show that tho Chi
nese government will enter upon negotla-
lons upon the described basis ns soon
as It returns to Pekln. Uy the dispatch
of today's noto our government has for
he time being placed tho responsibility
for the next ntcp upon tho Russian government.
Consuls Sent to Their Posts.
Tho Stnto department yesterday sent
specific instructions to Consul Wilcox to
eturn to Hankow to rosumo his duties
there, and to Consul Martin to return to
Chin Kow. These olllcers woro allowed
to lenvo their posts during tho llrst Hurry
of excitement, but It Is now believed thnt
they may resume their duties without
personnl danger.
Mr. Conger's cablegram, nitule public this
morning, is of hpeclal interest because of
his rcfcretico lo the coming to Pekln of
Prlnco Chlng. In a recent dispatch Mr
Cntigdr stated that several members of the
tsung 11 yamcn wrre In Pekln and would
soon appear publicly. These facts Indicate
that thero Is gathering nt. Pekln a respect
able fragment of thu Chlncso government
which may afford tho basis sought by our
government and that of Russln for pcacn
negotiations. Prlnco Chlng Is well known
lo bo friendly to the foreigners nnd his
coming to Pokln, probably by dlroctlon of
thu empress downgcr, Indlcntcs that tho
Imperial government In willing to suo for
tonus, with tho rcnl purposo of submission.
It Is Impossible to tell from Mr. Conger's
dispatch when It ivaa sent from I'ckln, but
his statement that tho imperial palace was
to ho entered last Tuesday, places Its
dato very early In tho week nt least.
Minister Wu TiiUcn Vneiltluii.
The Chinese minister left nt 10 o'clock
this morning for Capo May, where ho will
Join his wife. Ilefcro leaving ho mado u
trip to the Siato department and was with
Acting Secretnry Aden for n few moments.
Ho said lie had ret. Ivcd nothing from China
and had como In cpiest of Information. Thi
minister displayed greut Interest in tho
diplomatic negotiations between the pow
ers. Ho went directly from tho Stato de
partment to tho train. Ills absenro from
tho city at this tlmo wns taken as furtlur
evidence that thoro Is u hnlt In negotia
tions so fnr ns ChlnoHo officials aro con
cerned. Tho minister was qulto nnxlotia
that his departure for Capo May should not
bo mado known and for that reason ho left
no word as to how long ho would stay at
the neashore.
Tho Russian charge d'affaires, M. Dowol-
lant, also Is at Capo May and In view of
tho part Russia la Inking in tho present
negotiations there Is a possibility that tho
minister und the Russian chnrgo may rotifer.
i Republicans form l.arKe Cluli.
MARYVILLE, Mo.. Aug. HO. (Special Tel
cgram.) At Iliirllnglnn Junction last night
a republican club of 00 members was oi -ganlzed
with tho following officers: Presi
dent, Joseph Malttiy; vice president. C. I).
Culdwell; secretary, J. 11. Sowull, treasurer,
C. B. Znrn. An nblo address us delivered
h) .1. K Sttiirger of Milan The most Inter
esting Tint about the meeting was that sevcu
tnembrrs of the Nir holns family all popu
lists until this year, enrolled as nttiobin,
i