The Semi-Weekly Tribune
IRA U BARK, Proprietor.
TKRMBl U IN ADVAHOB.
WORTH PLATTE NEBBASKA.
BRIEF TELEGRAMS. $
Some now buildings arc to be erect
ed at Fort Crook.
The navy department hna rejected
all the bids for armor plate.
Ovcr eight millions In gold left Now
York on tho 16th for Europe.
Carl Iaufs, the well-known play
wright, died at Cassel, Germany.
Drouth all over Iowa has been ef
fectually broken by copious rains.
The burial of King Humbert of It
aly was attended with Imposing cere
monies. Governor Shaw of Iowa will make
appointment of a senator beforo Sep
tember 1st
The winter wheat crop of Illinois
amounts to 20,077,000 bushels, the larg
est slnco 1896.
At Buffalo, N. Y., Mo itakota eleva
tor was burned, entailing a losa ap
proximating IC00.000.
At Lima, Ohio, the dry goods store
of Carroll & Coonoy was robbed of
about 21,000 worth of silks.
Robert S. Hughes, president of the
Rogers Locomotive company, 1b dead
at his homo at Patorson, N. J.
A. O. Blnham klllod his wife and
son-in-law, James Bradley, and then
committed suicide at Jamestown, O,
Tho tragedy was the result of family
troubles.
Bob Fltzslmmons and Tom Sharkoy
met and agroed to fight on August 26,
beforo tho Conoy Island Sporting
club, for a purso of $25,000. Charley
White Is to be the referee.
A head-on collision on the Donvor &
Rio Grande railroad at Monument,
about twenty ralloB north of Donvor,
.resulted in tho death of two poraons
and tho injury of Bovcral others.
Orders from Washington Instruct tno
quartermaster of tho department of the
Missouri to advertiso for bids for sup
plying 3,000,000 pounds of oats for use
of tho army In tho Philippines.
Miss Blanche Fearing, tho only
blind woman lawyer In tho United
States, if not In tho world, and an
author of considerable merit, Is (load
at Eureka Springs, after an Illness of
sovoral months.
The grapo growers and the wine men
near Fresno, Cal,, are at war at pres
ent. Tho wlno men have called In
their buyers and say they' will buy no
more grapes, as tho growers are hold
ing them too hign.
Officers of the Union Pacific said
when asked about tho rumor that the
Chicago & Alton road was negotiating
to buy the Kansas Pacific from Kansas
City to Denver that they nover heard
of any such negotiations.
An East Las Vegas (N. M.) dis
patch says: Ex-Bonator Ingalls has de
tided to return to Atchison Boon after
tho arrival of his sons, now onrouto
here. Mo nays ho feels ablo to travel,
although he Is quite thin and very
weak.
According to tho will of Co, John
Mason Loomis, of Chicago, the greater
part of his estate, amounting to more
than $1,000,000, will be devoted to
founding the Loomis Educational In
stitute nt Windsor, Conn., as a mem
orial, for the family.
Flro at Atlanta, III., destroyed tho
livery barn dt John Longnocker, in
cluding twenty horsns, one valued at
92,500: W. W. Mix's hardwaro Btoro
nnd P. F. Angoll'B drug store. Loss
about 930,000; Insurance light. Tho
flro started in tho livery barn.
Tho July stntoraont of the ImportB
nnd oxportB of tho United States. IB
sued by tho bureau of statistics shows
tho imports of tncrchandlso to havo
been 903,530,253, of which 921,884,068
was freo of duty. The total amount Is
oyer 93,000,000 In excess of July, 18Q9.
The Central Trades and Labor
Union of St LouIb, with only
ono dissenting vote, decided not
to revoke the boycott which has
been operative in consequence of tho
street railway strike. President Com
por8, of the American Federation of
Labor, was Invoked to assess all labor
organizations in tho country for tho
purpose of continuing tho strike
A terrific wind and hall storm vis
ited Vormllllon, S. D., nnd Clay coun
ty. Hundreds of windows wore brok
en. At Mcckllng, nlno miles west, tho
Btorm was more severe. Storo fronts
were blown In and several barns de
molished. Young stock suffered
much-
The carpenters, the strongest organ
ization in the Chicago Building Trades
Council, has decided to withdraw from
that body, and most of the men prob
ably will bo at work within few
wooks. Tho movo of tho enrponters Is
the second big break in the central
organization of tho building trades
workmen.
Pro, Irvln Lovlston of Omaha has
been elected superintendent of tho St.
Paul city Bchools, vice A. J. Smith, re
signed. The executive committee of the pro
hibition party of North Dakota has
placed a state ticket in the field headed
by D. Carleton.
Sylvia DUnham, of Southampton,
Conn., celebrated her 100th birthday
Just week.
The figures In the census bureau in
Washington relative to the population
of Chicago aro written thus: "1,675,
000." Thlr Is 335,000 under tho school
census, the directory censiiB nnd vne
census for the Two Million Club.
Charles M. Schwab, the nrealdent of
the Carneglo Steel company, 1b about
to found a trado school tor boys In the
nclghborohood of Pittsburg.
At LacroBse, Wis., Mrs. Phoebe
Moulton, who Is one of Wisconsin's
few centenarians, has Just celebrated
her hundredth birthday anniversary.
Jerry Sproul, of Mt. Pleasant, ' la.,
sold an excellent load of heavy draft-'
era in the Chicago auction last week
at 11400)235.
Since last October England bought
15,000 mules and 6,000 norses In Kan
sas City for the army In Africa, and she
Is still buying from 300 to m tnlmals
ft week.
ALLIES OCCUPY HON
Besieged Legationers Eclievod by Army
Headed by Japaneso.
CHINESE RESISTANCE OVERCOME
Attack Made Wcdnridajr and Victory
nought With Conldcrble Lout Im
perial Troop Itetreat New Confirmed
From Kovcrnl Source.
1 1 1
WASHINGTON, Aug. 18. Tho nt
Hod armies havo captured and entered
Pekin, in tho faco ef obstlimto resist
ance and tho membe.M of tlio foreign
legations aro nafo. Official conflrnia
fen of tho fall jf ths China?? cnr'ttl
came to tho United States government
tonight In the uhapo of two cable
gram b, one from Admlr.il Itemey nnd
the other from Consul Fowlor at Che
Foo. Tho cablegram from Admiral
Homey came to hand flr.it, early In
tho evening, followed very soon by
that of Consul Fowler, and tho ofllclala,
realizing the great public Intercut in
tho events which It wna believed hnd
happened In Pekin at onca mado them
public.
Admiral Romey's dispatch Is as fol
lows: "TAKU, Aug. 17. 1 a. m.Burcau
Navigation, Washington: Just receiv
ed telegram from Tien Tsln, date!
16th, 10 p. m.:
"'Pokln was captured on August IS.
Foreign legations aro safe. Details
follow slowly. REM BY."
That from Consul Fowler, giving im
portant details of tho occurrences at
the time of tho capture of the city,
was given out in tho subjoined official
statement:
"CHE FOO. Aug. 17. (Received Au
gust 17, 7:55 p. m.) Secretary of
Stato, Woshlngton: Seventeenth, Jap
anese admiral reports allies nttacked
Pokln, east, 15th; obstinate resistance;
evening, Japaneso entered capltul with
other forces; Immediately surrounded
legations! Inmates safe; Japanese loss
over 100; Chlneso 300.
"(Signed.) FOWLER'
Provlous Information, which has
been received horo, showed that tho
allied armies took possession of Tung
Chow on the 12th Instant. From that
city to Pekin tho distanco Is not very
groat, not moro than a dozen miles.
It Bccins evident, therefore, that the
armies halted for n tlmo at Tung
Chow, probnbly for tho purpose of
giving tho men a rest nnd by prepar
ing for tho attack upon tho capital
city In forco after waiting until tho
rear of tho advancing host should ar
rlvo at tho front. Possibly also tho
dolay was the result of negotiations
Inaugurated by the Chlneso ofllclnls,
looking to tho delivery of tho minis
ters with a Chlneso or other escort.
If negotiations woro attempted they
must have failed, as tho army con
tinued on Its march and attacked tho
capital threo days aftor reaching Tung
Chow.
The president was overjoyed on
hearing tho news of tho safety of Min
ister Congor and his associates. Ho
has been hopoful all along that their
rcBciio from tho perilous position they
havo been In for bo long a tlmo would
bo speedily accomplished. Tonight
confirms that bollof.
C0MIG HOME FROM NOME.
Tito Slitpa Arrive With 1,000 raiieiiKer
ami t.1, 000,000 In Hold.
PORT tTOWNSEND, Wash., Aug. 18.
Two steamships arriving from Nome
today brought nearly COO passengers.
Tho Roanoko, with 200 pasoongors, was
a trcasuro ship in every sense of tho
word, It having on board 93,000,000 in
gold and a cargo of furs valued at 91,
000,000. Tho gold was almost all from
Dawson, having been shipped down tho
Yukon to St. Michael and uicro placed
oboard tho Roanoko. Tho Bieamcr
Robert Dollor brought nearly 400 paB
Bongors. Knln Hitve Helped Corn.
CHICAGO, Aug. 18. Tho condition
of tho corn crop in Nebraska, as sum
marized from reports received at tho
Chicago, Burlington & Qulncy railroad
hoadquurtora, has greatly Improved
within tho lost weok. Three heavy
rains, covorlng the central and east
ern parts of tho stato, havo assured
tho maturing of tho crop, which In
tho section nnmod promises a largo
yield. Extending over four of tho cen
tral counties Phelps, Kearney, Hnr
lan and Franklin In a dry stretch of
country, whoro corn will not bo moro
than half a crop.
rnrtnlile 1'iintnIDrr for Troop.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 18. H. W.
Robinson, suporlntontlont of tho Amer
ican postal sorvlco to bo established
In Chiua, who' with hln assistant. G.
M. Hunt, aallod on tho Warron. says
ho po8tofllccs to bo UBod for tho United
States troops will bo portablo. Thoy
can bo put together or taken apart as
camp luggage.
Military station No. 1, to bo located
at Taku, Tlll keep a record of tho
movement of tho troops, so that as
good mall dispatch to and from China
may bo had us In any other part of
tho world.
Ar'ionn Sheep In Iowa.
DUBUQUE, la., Aug. 20. A flock of
over 2,000 sheep were londod here nnd
wcro driven out to tho monastery,
whoro they will be fattened for tho
market. They belong to tho Phoenix
Wholesale Meat company of Arizona
and woro brought hero bocauso of lack
of graBs In Avlzona.
Department Stand by Oooilnovr.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 18. Tho state
department takes no stock In tne Btory
put forth Uy tho China Gazotto nt
Shanghai, acctmlng Consul Goodnow of
complicity with tho Chlneso. On the
contrary ho is spoken of In tho very
highest terms and his courso in tho
trying Bltuation is commended. Tho
only part which Mr. Goodnow took In
tho landing of British troops was to In
form the stnto department that ho
doubted the wisdom of landing troops
of ono nation without others having
the same privilege.
TRAIN GINS ON PEKIN.
Italian Advice Are to the Kfleot that
Siege Wn Degun on Monday,
LONDON, Aug. 17. A cablegram to
Vienna from Hong Kong announces
tho capture of Pekin, but the Austrian
government, like other European pow
ors, is still without confirmation of
this report. An official telegram,
dated Taku, August 14, lias been re
ceived at Rome. It asserta that the
attack on Pekin began Monday, that
Sir Claudo McDonald, tho British min
ister, had opened cmmunlcatlon with
the relieving force and that tho allies
have established their headquarters at
Tung Chow.
'Chinese ofllclnls in Shanghai aro re
ported ns admitting that tho allies
Inflicted a heavy defeat on tho Chinese
Imperial troops around Tung Chow
Sunday nnd then marched direct to
Pekin. This, If true, carries the Jap
anese official advices announcing tho
capture of Tung Chow ono step fur
ther. Western powers, according to n dis
patch to tho Dally Express from Kobe,
havo accepted tho proposals formu
lated by Japan for arranging an armis
tice, dependent upon the Immediate
delivery of tho foreign legations to
tho allies or of the granting of per
mission to tho allied forces to ontor
Pokln and to guard the legations.
Upon three bases tho correspondent
says Japan has already begun to ne
gotiate Shanghai dispatches declare that
the Chlneso had Intended to make a
final attack upon tho legations last
Sunday, but whothor the plan was car
ried out is not known there.
From tho same place comes the
statement that Vico Admiral Seymour
and Brigadier General Crcah havo
Joined in the protest against tho with
drawal of the British troops. All tho
morning papers, which comment on
the subject, appeal to Lord Salisbury
not to withdraw thorn and dilate upon
the serious results of such an action
to British prestige.
American negotiations looking to a
cessation of hostilities also receive
considerable attention, favorablo and
otherwise, but all tho editorials agree
that too precipitate a withdrawal
from Pekin aftor the delivery of the
legations would havo a bad effect upon
the Chinese minds.
IOWA DEMOCRATS NOMINATE.
State Ticket Choen Without Friction and
by Acclamation.
CEDAR RAPIDS, la., Aug. 17.
Tho democratic state convention met
hero yesterday with an exceptionally
large attendance. Prior to the calling
to order of tho convention district
caucuses woro held and electors
chosen.
All nomination were by acclamation,
except for electora-at-large. Tho tick
et nominated, follows:
Secretary of State S. G. Crane,
Polk county.
Auditor of' State I. M. Gibson, Del
aware county.
Treasurer H. L. Williams, O'Brien
county.
Attorney General C. Harper,- Des
Moines county.
Judgo Supremo Court J. W. Free
land, Wayno county.
Railroad Commissioner, J. E. An
derson, Winnebago county.
Elcctors-at-Large Joseph Elbock,
Polk county, and C. II. Mackoy, Keok
uk county.
Chlnean I'ut to Flight.
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 17. Gen
cral Rennenkampf, according to ad
vices to the Russian war office, while
pursuing .the Chinese from Algun
found 4,000 Infantry, 5,000 cavalry and
twelvo guns in a strong position nt
Sanjehan. Although tho RtiBslans wero
inferior In numbers and had only two
guns they mado combined frontal and
flnnk nttacks on tho Chlneso August
10. Tho Chlneso succeeded In break
ing up the flank movement and fought
with great stubbornness.
In Willi Qrt College Chair. i
NORMAN, Okla., Aug. 17. William
H, Matlock of Des Molnos, la., was
today given tho chair of modern lan
guages at tho Oklahoma university
and James W. Sturgls of tho Univer
sity of Michigan was selected to fill
tho chair of Greok and Latin, tem
porarily made vacant by the absence
In Romo of Joseph F. Faxton. Prof.
Fax ton was gtvon n one-year leavo of
nbsonce to tako a special courso In
archaeology.
llnmlrtt I l'l rmlttcd to Reilgn.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17. It has
been decided to permit PoBtofflco In
spector George B. Hnmlett, formerly
chief Inspector, to resign, Instead of
severing his connection with the de
partment by formal removal, as had
been originally deeded.
Ilnhoulc I'Ucue on Vrael.
LONDON, Aug. 17. Tho BrltlBh
steamer Clan MncArthur of tho Clan
line, which Balled from Calcutta July
12 va Port Said, has been quarantined
In the Thames, owing to a death from
bubonic plaguo having occurred on
board the vessel.
Fn the Two Million Point.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17. The cen
bub ofllco this morning announced the
population of Greater New York (Man
hattan and Bronx boroughs) ns 2,060,
600. The population of the borough of
Manhattan 1b 1,850,003 and that of the
Bronx 200,507.
Can Now Shoot Fourteen Mlleet
BERLIN, Aug. 17. Horr Krupp will
begin pructlce August 22 wltli can
non shooting fourteen miles,
8urroundrd by Fire.
GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo., Aug
It, Glonwood Springs Is enveloped
In a cloud of setoke today, caused by
tho forost fires which surround the
town on threo shies. The fires are
raging at Grizzly creek at the back
of Mount Lookout, and at Sunset
peak, and aro supposed to have orig
inated through the neglect of campers.
Last night n gale blow tho flros over
the summit of Sunset peak In full
view of tho town. Tho magnificent
spectaclo was watched for hours by
tho entire community.
CHINA IS WEAKENING
Oclcstfals Make Abject Appeals for Cessa
tion of Hostilities.
LI HING CHANG AS A MEDIATOR
United State UegBed to Stop AdTance of
Allied Troop at Tung Chow Kntrance
of Armed Foreigner Into l'ekln Ma
Shake Tottering Throne.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17. At tho
close of a day of lntenso anxiety the
Department of Stato today made pub
lic the latest correspondenco between
tho United States government nnd
China, constituting not only a remark
able scries of state papers, but at the
samo time dispelling all doubt and
uncertainty as to tho American policy
In tho present critical Juncture. The
urgent, almost pathetic appeal, of LI
Hung Chang, submitted early In the
day, that the victorious march of the
allies stop at Tsung Chow, and that
the military commanders on the field
bo Instructed to arrange an armis
tice at that point', wa? mot with a
response that General Chaffee already
had been given complcto Instructions,
ompoworlng him to carry out an ar
rangement In concert with other com
manders for the dolivery of tho min
isters and persons under tholr protec
tion to the relief column, not at Tung
Chow, as had been suggested, but nt
tho Imperial city of Pekin.
Furthermore, It was mado known to
China that Gonornl Chaffee's instruc
tions left him free rein as to whether
ho should Insist on entering Pekin
and going to tho legations or should
recelvo tho delivery of tho legatlonorB
at tho gate of tho Inner Tartar city
or at tho great outer wall. In short,
China, through her peace envoy,
sought a halt and an armistice at
Tung Chow, twelvo miles from Pekin,
whoreas tho responso of the American
government Is thnt it there is to be
a halt an nrmlstlcc It must bo at
the walls of tho Imperial city.
The following memorandum was
handed to Mr. Adee by Mr. Wu at 9
o'clock this morning:
"A cable from Earl Ll Hung Chang,
envoy plenipotentiary of China, dated
August 15, and received by Minister
Wu at 7 p. m. on tho samo day:
"Tho nllled forces are approaching
Tung Chow. I havo memorialized tho
Imperial government to depute onvoys
to negotlato an armistice with tho sev
eral commanders on the spot. I will
also shortly proceed to Pokln. Tho
powers, being fully aware of tho em
barrassing position in which their ma
jesties, the' empress dowager and tho
emperor, are placed, are earnestly re
quested to tolegraph Instructions to
their respective commanders, after ar
riving at Tung Chow with their forces,
to stop tholr further advanco to the
capital, so as not to cause alarm and
fear to their majesties and calamities
to tho people. For such advance
would shake the foundations of the
Ta Chlng empire and wound tho feel
ings of all her people, high and low
For a compliance with this appeal tho
millions of pcoplo of the empire will,
bo profoundly grateful to the powers.
Pleaso communicate this cablegram at
once to tho secretary of state."
Tho following memorandum In re
ply was handed to Mr. Wu this after
noon: "Forseelng that there would bo In
sufficient tlmo after receiving a reply
to our memorandum of August 5 to
get Instructions to tho relief column
beforo It had reached Pekin, wo sent
on tho samo day to the general com
manding tho American forces In China
tho following dispatch:
"ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE,
WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. 12, 1900.
Fowlor, Clio Foo: For Chaffee, August
12. Tho secretary of war directs mo
to inform you that Li Hung Chang,
nppointod by tho Chlneso government
to negotlato with powers, requests ces
sation of hostilities. Wo havo replied
that wo aro roady to enter Into an
ngreomont of tho powers and Chlneso
government for cessation of hostilities
on condition that a sufllclont body of
tho forces composing tho relief col
umn shall bo 'permitted to enter
Pekin unmolested and to escort for
olgn ministers and residents back to
Tien Tsln, tho movement being pro
vided for and secured by such ar
rangements and dispositions of troops
as shall bo considered satisfactory by
goncrals commanding tho forces com
posing the rellof expedition. Wo
have communicated tills to all the
powors. Japaneso government takos
samo position. We have not heard
from tho other powors. CORBIN."
Savins' Italic From Vandal.
SANTA FE, N. M Aug. 17. An or
der has been received from Hon. Bln
gor Hermann, general land commis
sioner, to withdraw from further en
try and sale tho public land In about
nlno townships west of tho Rio Grande
rlvor around Espnnola for tho pur
poso of establishing the proposed park
In which aro situated hundreds of
cliff dwellings and thousands of com
mercial buildings which are being
looted by vandals and relic hunters.
Kx-Senator IiirhIU Dead
ATCHISON, Kan., Aug. 17. Ex
United States Sonator Ingalls died at
East Las Vegas, N. M., at 2:25 o'clock
this morning, surrounded by his wife
and two sons, Ellsworth and Sheffield.
The nows came to the Ingalls home
here In n telegram at 10 o'clock. The
funeral will be inAtchlson,
Troop Needed at Shanchal.
BERLIN, Aug. 17. A semi-official
dispatch from. Shanghai, dated Au
gust 16, says: The foreign consuls
acting on a Joint resolution, havt
Bent to their respective government!
tho following telegram: "If the Indian
troopa (British) are withdrawn from
Wu Sung It will constitute a menac
to the safoty of Shanghai. The troopi
are to bo landed on the basis of Inter
national understanding. To lnsun
the adoquato safety of Shanghai, mor
troops ought to be landed Immediately."
CAMPER DROWNS NEAR SCHUYLER
A Young Man Uoe Hejond HI Depth In
McAllliter Lake.
SCHUYLER, Neb., Aug. 17. Her
bert DoBray of LaGrange, 111., aged
32, guest of Chauncey W. Nieman
and ono of a party of campers at Mc
Allister's lake, a nearby resort for
small camping parties, was drowned
In tho lake. He was unable to swim
and got beyond his depth. E. F. Folda
started to his rescue, but was unable
to assist him and no ono else was able
to reach him beforo he Bank the last
time. Ho went down at tho edge of a
funnel-shaped depression, whero water
was twenty feet deep, and his body
moved to the lowest part, which made
diving difficult on account of deep
water and proventod a speedy location
of the body.
Fell Into the Hirer.
LOUISVILLE, Neb., Aug. ' 18.
While crossing the Platte river brldgo
George Metz, a Cass county farmer,
together with his wifo and child, were
thrown from the bridge into the river,
a distance of ten feet. The bridge Is
undergoing repairs and is only open
for travel at given times. Where tho
accident occurred the banisters of the
bridge had been romovod. A loose
board frightened tho team and It be
gan to back. Mr. Metz Jumped, and
catching the horses by the bits, tried
to prevont them from backing off the
bridge, but was unable to stop thota,
and tho carriage containing Mrs. Metz
and tho child wont down, followed
by tho team. Mrs. Metz was injured
about tho Bhoulders and hips, but the
child was unhurt.
A Hall Fusillade.
CHADRON, Neb., Aug. 18. A hall
storm several miles wide visited Chad-.
ron, beating vegetation Into tho
earth and stripping trees and berry
bushes of their foliage, destroying
flower gardens and breaking nearly
all the windows on the north side
of the buildings. Hall as largo as hen
eggs foil, and the ground was coverd
with Ice. Rain followed and torrents
of water washed hall Into drifts In
canyons and creeks, whero they nre
still stacked. A funeral procession
waB caught In tho storm, but shelter
was sought before damage was done.
Stock was stampeded and run Into
fonccs.
The Show Moved On.
BLOOMFIELD, Neb., Aug. 18. The
Great Syndicate English-American
show showed hero and proved to bo a
fake. It is alleged they endeavored
to get every dollar In sight by short
changing, picking pockets and other
dishonorable methods. A crowd of
several hundred people nssombled Just
before the time for the evening per
formance and demanded that the show
leave the town Immediately and that
all money wrongfully obtalnod be re
turned. Upon being refused the mob.
seized the manager and was about to
string him up when he accepted their
proposition, settled in full and left
town as quickly as possible.
Drenk All Record.
NEMAHA, Nob., Aug. 18. Nemaha
calims the state championship for the
greatest precipitation during any given
period of tlmo for tho season. Sunday
night's rain broke all previous records.
Tho Burlington six-inch gauge was
running over at midnight. Several per
sons who had Jars out ranging In
height from twelve to fourteen Inches
wero full to overflowing. E. J. Max
woll had a half bushel measure, four
teen Inches In depth, which was filled
with water within one and a half
Inches.
Found Dead In lied.
BEATRICE, Neb., Aug. 18. Fred
Schlako, a well-to-do farmer living
near Plckroll, was found dead on tho
road about four miles northeast of
Plckroll. Schlake's body was found In
tho wagon road and two small holes
about tho size of a wire nail were
discovered behind the left ear. How
thoy camo there the coroner or tho
examining physician were unable to
determine. Xho Jury returned a ver
dict of death from unknown causes.
I'lnce the Gun at III lireait.
BLUE HILL, Neb., Aug. 18. Walt
McNcor of this place committed sul
sldo by shooting himself. Ho attached
n string to tho trigger of tho gun and
placed tho muzzle close to his breast.
Tho charge tore his heart entirely out,
killing him Instantly. Ho left letters
oxplalning all, but they are yet kept
a secret. Ho was about 30 years old
and highly respected by all who knew
him.
Tornado at Kennard.
KENNARD, Neb., Aug; 18. A tor
nad visited this section about mid
night. Several houses near town were
blown from thirty to sixty feet from
their foundations, trees were uprooted
and chlmneyB blown down about town.
The residence of John Lum was blown
several rods. Mrs. Lum was severely
Injured. It was the worst storm that
ever visited here. Rain foil In tor
rents. A Beatrice Man Drowned.
BEATRICE, Nob., Aug. 18. Arthur
Freeman, a well known young Joweler
of this city, was drowned while swim
ming in tho Blue river, about a mile
above the city. The young man was
accompanied by several companions,
and one of them, Fred Losch by name,
nearly suffered a like fate In trying to
rescuo Freeman and was only rescued
after strenuous efforts by his com
panions. Btrnck by a Train.
O'NEILL, Nob.. Aug. 18. John and
Jamos Rodenham, brothers, were
struck by the first Bcctlon of the Elk
horn passenger train on a crossing
four miles west of O'Neill nnd badly
injured. They are farmers and were
returning to their homo west of Era
mot from O'Neill. Definite Informa
tion Is difficult, but report is that the
team was killed, tho wagon demol
ished and the men seriously hurt.
Thoy were picked up by the train
crow and taken to Atkinson for med
ical treatment
AFFAIRS ARE CRITICAL
Officials Bcalize Seriousness of the Sit
uation in China.
SEVERAL MESSAGES FROM CONGER,
Oeneral Hope that Karly New Mar
Quickly Ilellove Pretent Awful Temlon.
CfaalTe Near reUIn Belief ifrrt
Mtronc Oppotltlou Will lm Met Wltu
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1G. The ten
sion on the Chlneso situation through
out the day has been iulouse, for it
is appreciated by officials that tho cri
sis has reached an acuto dtugo which,
cannot bo continued many houn; with
out bringing word of momentous im
port, determining, either for good or
evil, the cntiro course of events. It
has been a day of extremo anxiety,
of watching and waiting, with only
monger aim fragmentary Information,
as to the military and diplomatic,
phases.
Ono of tho new developments today
was tho statement that messages arc
being received from Minister Congor
which arc not transmitted through any
of our olllclals in China or through
the Chlneso minister here, but direct
ly to the State department. These
messages come by tho way of Tsl Nan.
Some of them cannot bo fully deciph
ered, and for this reason tho state
ment cannot be definitely mado that
tho dispatches sent by the government
to Minister Congor are received by him.
So far as tho messages have been de
ciphered there is no indication that
Minister Conger had received any of
those ecnt by tho Stato department.
Nothing could bo learned of tho con
tents of tho dispatches received, al
though it was stated there wero quite
a number from Minister Conger, soma
coming from tho consular ofllcors and
General Chaffee, besides those which
camo direct. The message transmitted
through Minister Wu was entirely de
ciphered in tho department.
During the course of a conversation
between Secretary Root and Baron
Speck von Sternberg, the German
d' affaires, Mr. Root gained consider
able Information concerning the touto
which had to bo traversed by the nl
lled armio3. Baron Sternberg told
him that Tung Chow was a very Btrong
place and If tho Chinese army should
make a stand at this point tho Inter
national forcer would And It quite dim
cult to overcome the forts and walls.
While It Is not known what resistance
may havo been or will bo made to tho
advance at Tung Chow, Secretary Root
and other officials would not be sur
prised to learn of a very serious bat
tle at that place.
Word camo early In the day to tho
Navy department that General Chaffee
had reached Matow, about twenty
inlljo3 from Pekin. This occurred Fri
day of Saturday, though the dispatch
from General Chaffee, sent through
Admiral Romey, was not sufficiently
definite to locate tho exact time of
reaching that place. But in any event,
threo or four days have elapsed since
then and there has been time for :
still further advanco .toward the Im
perial city.
Tho feeling among officials was
shown In tho extremo circumspection
thrown about tho messages relating to
China, and It was announced both
at tho Stato and War departments that
any communications from Minister
Conger or the United States consuls
concerning nffnlrs In China would not
bo mado public. It was explained
that this was in no way duo to a de
sire to keep from the public Informa
tion of an Important character, but
was based solely on the fact that tho
crisis involved so many possibilities
of extremo hazard to the legationers
In Pokln that tho greatest caution
must be observed against disclosures
which would further Imperil those in
danger. Tho actual developments of
the day consisted of tho Remey dis
patch heretofore alluded to and ono
from Consul General Goodnow at
Shanghai,
Remain nt the Family Home.
NEW YORK, Aug. 1C Tho body of
Collls P. Huntington, who died Mon
day at his lodge In tho Adirondack
mountains, was brought to this city
today on n special train over the New
York Central railroad, roachlng the
Grand Central station at 4:35 n. m.
The body now rests In its casket in
the library of tho Huntington town
house at No. 2 East Fifth street,
whero It was taken directly fr;m tho
station,
Tho funeral services, it has boon
announced, will bo strictly private and
will bo hold nt 11 o'clock Friday morn
ing. Hull Caught lu California.
SACRAMENTO. Cal., Aug. 16.
Robert B. Hall of South Omaha, Nob.,
was arreBted In this city today upon
arrival of the train from the east. Hall
Is accused of having stolen large sums
from Arms for which ho had acted as
collector. Ho admits having taken tho
money and says ho fled from Omaha
b Choyenne, where he started to en
list In the army.
J. M. Head, mayor of BushvlUc,
'ienn., has resigned as a member of the
national democratic executive commit
tee, and Norman E. Mack, of Buffalo,
was selected by National Chairman
Jones to fill the vacancy.
Editor Hitchcock of the Omaha
World-Herald announces hlmwlf as a
candidate for the United States sen
ate. Ilocra Are Anxlou.
CAPETOWN, Aug. 16. Command
ant Prlnsloo, who surrendered to Gen
eral Hunt July 30, has arrived here.
Ho says ho is heartily tired of the war
and welcomes tho prospect of peace.
The commandant added that n major
ity of the Boers were "disgusted with
President Kruger." James G. Stowo,
tho United States consul general, has
returned here. Only ten Boers were
In the body which attacked his train.
The remainder of the command waa
imposed of foreigners,