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- p. si' . 1. i v-rrefjv rcyv, I,ct(erj - it L4 1 PLATTSMOUTH, NEB.. JULY 27, IJ)00. VOL. IX, NO. 71. THE NEWi. EstabJshed Not. S. 1X91. consolidated Jan. 1.1895. TUKUEKALU.Establiahed April 10. lS64.fv-unouwuBlou " J-sA 'A . ,r-rrBRiJTV A r TEMHHW EE LI HUNG Wl WROTH ftf lat u W r 't tt StlwkWIft liy tlie Foreigners. SAYS LEGATIONEES ABE COMING Some of Them on the Way tc Tien Tsin from Peking. Indications Continue of Chinese Prep aration for Foreign War A New Story from Shan-Tung's Gov i ernor Celestial News, London, July 27. The Shanjjh.il eor reondent of The Daily Telegraph tel egraphing jesterday: "LI Hung Chang inv states that some members of the legations have already left Peking aud may le ex pee ted shortly. He is be coming angry at the scepticism of the consuls. The Impression is gaining ground here that the ministers of the iKjwers to whom China has applied for mediation may still be alive. The representatives of France, Japan. Rus sia and the United States have visited LI Hung Chang, but the others still keep aloof. Meanwhile active prepara tions In the Yang-Tse region for war, are in progress, not for war against the reliels. but against foreign pow er. Uoiert Disguised as Coolie. "Junk loads of Chinese soldier and Boxers disguised as coolies are arriv ing l.tre daily. The arsenal is full of arms and supplies are constantly com- i lug in. The Nankin and Wu Chang pairlsons are lieiug constantly rein forced and the viceroys admit that i tliey cannot much longer withstand . the pressure brought to bear by Sheiig I and I.i Hung Chang upon them to Join the forces with Prince Tuan. Two English missionary ladles, Miss Whit church and Miss Searell. have been murdered at Hsla Ol, in the province o Shan Si. Massacres are also re ported from Tal Yuan and Pao Ting Pu." Seyiuour Arrive At Shanghai. Shanghai, July 27. Admiral Sey mour has arrived here and has been in consultation with the British con sul regarding the situation. Should the southern viceroys yield to auti-for-elk.t influence, there will be a severe struggle. The Yang Tse Klang is be ing -strongly fortified with the newest guus, manned by German-drilled artil lerymen. 1 1 Is reported here from Tokio that 15,tNMJ Japanese troops lauded at Slum Hal Knan on July 22 and gained a victory, the Chinese retreating after a feeble lesistance. HtLATtll NEWS AT TOKIO. Latter Kec-eived by the Chinese Governor of Sham Tung la IJuotetl. Tokio, July 27. A message re ceived ben? from Shanghai Tuesday makes the following assertions: "Yuan Sh Kal, governor of S'.iam Tung, has tecived a letter from Peking, dated July IS, declaring that a legation cour ier was captured by the Chnese guards bu July 13, and that thereupon Gener al Yung Lu petitioned the throne to employ the courier as a messenger to communicate with the ministers. This was curried out ami a reply was re ceived that the ministers were well and were unanimous in favoring the restoration of peace. "An official of the tsung li-yamen afterwards visited the legation and in terviewed a minister, and t was sub sequently decided to ietItion the em peror to supply the legations with food end to send them to Tien-Tsln. Yung I u is aid to have great difficulty In in tervennig between the foreign solders guarding the South Gloka bridge and the Tongc troops on the north side. Pightlng has now ceased, however." WASHINGTON NOT FNCOI KACiKI. No Sign of Improvement In the Situation London and Berlin News. Washington, July 27. There were no developments yesterday to warrant the assumption that there will be tha slightest Improvement in the Chinese situation. Indeed, the general tenor of the news was to add to the steadily growing doubt as to the good faith of the Chinese government as manifested In Its acts. A letter from Admiral Kempff made the direct statement that th eimiH-iial authorities were in sympathy with the oBxers, though he added that the government was after ward paralyzed and incapable of con trolling the situation. This was th first official declaration to reach our government contradictory of the Chi nese representations that the Imperial government had steadfastly and from the first opposed the Boxer movement. Then the exchanges that are in con stant progress between the iowers are tending more aud more to cast sus picion upon the genuineness of the many communcations that have come from Peking through Chinese govern emntal sources. For Instance a Ixm don cable adds England to the pow ers claimed by the Chinese emperor to be th eonly friend he has. Last Satur day the Chinese minister at Ixmdon handed the foreign office a long tele gram purporting to come from Em peror Kwang Su. soliciting Great Brit ain's good offices to bring about peace, in terms similar to the appeals ad dressed to President McKlnley and President Loubet. A Berlin cable says: "The Herman foreign office, which has received no additional news from China, points out that the conditions for mediation de manded by President McKlnley places the United States lu substantially the same position as Germany and Prance. Nevertheless the German press continues to assert that the Washington government Is trying to part company witu tue powers. The Prelsslnlge Zeltung remarks: "All the powers, with one exception, refuse to be deceived longer by Chinese double dealing. That exception Is the United States, which has formally abandoned the concert of the powers." "On the other hand The Vorwaerts President McKlnlev's answer to the Chinese note with Count von BueloWs, prising President McKlnley'g as a mas terpiece and saying: The American president plays upon China's sympathy without in the slight est degree committing himself. While be states certain conditions clearly and energetically, he avoids every threat and ail rude rattling ol the sabre. Mr. McKlnley is really a man of fine parts.' " 3ATIVE MURDERS A SOLDIER. And Kiehtr-Miie Native Lives Are Ex alted fur the Outrage. I Manila. July 27. At Oroquieta. in northern Miudanano, two soldiers en tered a native store ror the purpose of buying food. While there one of them was killed by a boloman and his head severed from his body. The oth er escaped and gave the alarm. A company ofhe Fortieth infantry sta tioned at Cagayar. repaired to Oro quieta and killed eighty-nine natives, thirty of them being In a single house. Subsequently the gunboat Callao. com manded by Lieutenant George B.Iirad shaw, shelled Oroquieta. burning the warehouses. One of the crew was killed. A force of the enemy estimated to numlicr r0O, under the leadership of Alvarez, formerly the Insurgent presi dent of Yarbranga, is now persistently troubling northern Mindanao. A ma rine at the outpost of Isabels de Ia silan was holocd by natives and so badly wounded that he died. Isabela is tranquil. PERILOUS PREDICAMENT. Farmer Held Prison sr by a Snake While III Team Kuns Away. Chicago. July 27. Helpless in the coils of a black snake aud in danger of being dashed to death by a run away team, was the situation from which Andrew Van de Horn, a farm er from Liverpool, Ind., was rescued by two members of the Illinois Naval militia at Indianapolis avenue and One Hundred and Second street, near the camping ground of the soldiers, Wednesday afternoon. Van de Horn was driving a load of hay into South Chicago, when the snake crawled out of the hay and pin ioned his ankles. He dropied the lines during his efforts to Tree himself and the horses ran away. COLOMBIAN REBELS SURRENDER And Another l.atln American Revolution la Ended ror Awhile. Panama. July 27. The insurgents In the department of Panama have sur rendered. New Y'ork, July 27. Consul General Espinola, of the republic of Colombia, said yesterday of the revolution in Panama: "I think It Is over. Eight hundred government troops met 1,2ih Insurgents, and either killed or wound ed 4UO of them. Reinforcements from the government came just them. Gen eral Cannes bringing l.UOO additional troops. There was nothing else to do, and the Insurgents just laid down their arms and surrendered." Haa Not Called OAT the Boycott. St. Louis. July 27. President George Ilelfenspeller, of the Lithographers and Engravers association, stated yes terday that an erroneous impression had been created by the publicution of a story that the association had voted to call off its boycott on the Transit company. He said that in no sense had the association withdrawn the boycott. It was discovered that the constitution of the association pro hibits the passage of boycotting reso lutions, ami these resolutions were merely rescinded In order to abide by the laws of the order. Will Not .Again lie Operated. Marlon, Ind.. July 27. The old West ern rolling mill, in this city, bought in by the liepublie Iron and Steel com pany (the trust) several months ago. Is being relieved of its machinery, aud over ;M tons of scrap and pig iron have been shipped to one of the com pany's mills, in M uncle. This shows that the local plant will not be op ' m1 again. TRIAL0F CALEB POWERS Defense Will Be on the Line That the Monntalner Were Petitioners. Georgetown. Ky., July 20. Ycster flay was another comparatively unin teresting day in th Powers" trial, very little of a sensational nature being de veloiH'd. McKinzie Todd, who was Governor Taylor's private secretary, was the principal witness. While his testimony in some degree reflected on Henry Youtsey. one of the defendants, it was favorable to Powers, the de fendant on trial. Georgetown and Scott county are excited over a report that several hundred of Powers' moun tain friends will arrive here Monday or Tuesday, and they fear that trouble may occur in that event. The prosecutiou has many imortant witnesses who have not yet been heard. The defense will admit Pow ers" connection with the organization of the 1 ,2i m t mountaineers who came to Frankfort on Jan. 2.", and who after stacking their rifles in the state build ings held a mass meeting in front of the capitol. but will introduce proof to show that the body of men, though armed, came in good faith to petition the legislature aud with no intention of intimidation. Little Child Badly Burned. iron Mountain. Mich.." July 27. The little child of Leopold Tradell was so badly burned that his life is despaired of. Two children were playing with matches and the clothing of -Uie young er was ignited. The older one extln- gushed the flames by tearing off the clothing of the little one, but was bad ly burned alout the bauds and arms. Oonble Crime at Chicago. Chicago. July 27. Mrs. Augusta Ber genthal. .T4 West Ohio Street, was shot and killed by Ludwig S. Itass inussen, who then killed himself. Itass mussen was a widower, with children, and Mrs. Bergen thai, a widow with two children. The woman's 10-year-old daughter found the lodies. Score on the Ilanond. Chicago. July 27. National base ball League clubs played no games yester day. American League: At Chicago Cleveland 0, Chicago S: at Minneap olis Detroit 3. Mlnneaiolis 1; at Mil waukee Buffalo ". Milwaukee 2: at Kansas City Indianapolis 7, Kansas Ciiy S. One Killed. Twenty-Five Hurt. Benton, Ills.. July 20. A solid vesti bule passenger train, south-bound, on the Chicago and Eastern Illinois rail way was wrecked near here at 11 a. m. yesterday. Otto Neinal was killed and twenty-five other passengers were injured. 1U Take Hot-Alr Treatment. New Y'ork. July 27. Robert Fitz slmmons, the pugilist, called at Belle vue yesterday to have his injured arm treated in an apparatus which sub mits the patient to a hot-air treatment of 400 degrees Fahrenheit. TCW Not Necessary to Go to China to See Savage Outrages. HERE ARE NEW ORLEANS STYLES Night and Day of Their Rale In tbe Crescent City and Some Char acteristic Incidents. New Orleans. July 27. In the riot ing of Wednesday night and yesterday one negro was beaten to death, six were so badly wounded that their lives are despaired of, and about a score of people, white and black, male and fe male, have been more or less seriously wounded but the white cases were ncidents. Disorderly acts following the disturbances of Wednesday night were committed throughout the city yesterday and resulted in the swearing in by the mayor of 50 special jolice uieii and the ordering out of lN) of tin state militia uihhi orders of Gov ernor Heard, who responded promptly to the aiepal of Mayor Capdeville for assistance in suppressing the existing lawlessness and in preventing a recur rence of violence. Throughout yester day attacks wen made by irresjMnisl ble mobs of whites uion the black ele ment, and the negroes before nightfall had been completely chased from the streets. Hit Thein Where They Lived. The elTt.'ct of the disorders was to put a practical stop to business in the wholesale districts and on the river front, aud as this meant a serious crippling of the trade of the port the ! business element rallied in fon-e and j hundreds of -the most prominent men of the city responded to the appeal of j the mayor for assistance in preserving j order. The police were practically j helpless throughout the disturbance. ' The force consists of ".00 men. Includ ing clerks and operators, and this is manifestly a force inadequate to the ' preservation of the peace in a city of olO.OOO people. Two t nu sen of Mob l aw. But aside from this was fierce In dignation among the members of the department over the killing of Captain Day and Patrolman Lamb by the ne gro Hubert Charles. Further, there Is a strong resentment on the part of the working people against steamship audits and contractors ieeatise of the employment of negro labor on public works on tin levee fronts. WAS Ni:T! KOR THfc HOOllU Mi Some of the Tricka They Played with the Sous of Ham. Hoodlums prowled the streets throughout the day. aud whenever they spied a negro assaulted them. One of the most flagrant instances of diabol ism shown was that of a man who slipped into the morgue and itointlng his pistol through a window made an! attempt to shoot one of the female ne- gro prisoners in the parish prison. Just ; after daylight the remnants of one of the mobs gathered at the Spanish fort railway station whence a large mini-1 ber of negro lalmrers daily leave for their work at Chalmette. They saw a crowd of darkies approaching and started to chase them. Louis Lapu yard got in their way and received a bullet in the leg. At 11 a. in. a mob marched through Lafayette square, which is opposite the city hall, and discovering some ne groi's in the park jumped on and beat them until they made their escape. An Itour afterward a white man saw a ne gro named Boss at the corner of La fayette and Dryades streets and tired his gun at him. The negro made his escape. One oTf the most sensational incidents of the day was the discovery of two neirroes wounded almost unto death in a box ear. The poor fellows were desperately hurt and only one was conscious. He was so frightened that he declined to give any account of the shooting. At 2 o'clock an un known white man came along Julia street. Near the corner of Baronne street he saw a negro and without any prM .-uion began to tire at him. The le'gro escaiicd. At the various exchanges the wish was expressed that the Associated Press might make it public to the world that the present enieute was one sincerely deprecated and having the support of none of the conservative elements of the community. Only the worst elements have participated in the disorders here. DKV1LTRY BONK AT NIGHT. NeKroen Were Hunted. Shot and Beaten at the Mob' Will. All night mobs ran riot through this city on a hunt for negroes, and those unfortunates who fell into their grasp were either killed or so badly wounded that they were left for dead. A. Huff man, a Pullman porter, was seen by the mob riding on a street car. He was pulled oil', cut and shot and leat en over the head. There was another negro with him in the street car, who hid under the seat, aud after the car had started they discovered him, but they could not catch it. J. Cluuy, the conductor of a Peters avenue car, was shot in the foot on Franklin street and the car riddled with bullets. F. G. Davis, the motorman on the same car, was also shot in the foot. Frank Shep erd. a white man who was in the crowd, got a bullet through his right arm. The mob was shooting at a "nig ger" near by. , Coming down to Jackson avenue, the mob met T. p. Sanders, the colored porter of Post & Bowles' Insurance agency. It made short work of him. They stabbed him. shot him in the lack, and took hiiwatch away from him. They left him for dead. A dozen or more of the mob went out farther into the rear of town and met a ne gress named Esther Fields stauding In ler door and brutallv beat her. ssonie or tne rioters were going down L Villere street, toward some negro hov els, when they saw a negro In a crowd ed Villere street car. They halted the car, pulled the trolley off. ordered about twenty passengers out, and then murdered the black. He was dragged out of the car and shot several times, tteing instantly killed. He was evi dently a laborer. His name Is not known. Other typical achievements of the mob wer?: The murder of a negro 75 years old; chase of another negro who ran Into the custom house, where the watchman stood the mob off with a Winchester: unoffending negro shot In the thigh by the mob: Joseph .Lew ORLEANS BOXERS is, colored, age(T31. contused wounds of the head, caused by beating with base ball bat: negro watchman, George Mwris, pursued, the crowd shooting him as he ran twice In the back and when he fell he was stabbed. The foreeolng are specimens of mob rule here Wednesday night. INSURANCE IN MICHIGAN. Commissioner Not SatUBed with the Fra ternal Situation. Lansing, Mich., July 27. Commis sioner Stevens, in the second part of his annual report relating to the busi ness of life insurance, says that under the laws of this state the 73,000 per sons carrying ordinary old-line insur ance and the 111,000 having industrial policies are fully protected. As a rule the policy-holders are well protected. He thinks differently as to the frater nal societies. He says that the whole business of fraternal beneficiary Insur ance rests on & very unsubstantial basis. At present the laws are described a9 "only a cloak under which smooth tongued charlatans are allowed to Jug gle with the highest interests and wel fare of the people." Some associations are said to be conducted for tbe ben efit of their officers, with Incidental protection to their memliers. and mor tality funds are not sacred to their desecrating hands. Hates, it is said, are generally fixed at a figure which every one admits too low to carry all policies to maturity, and the commis sioner recommends that laws be en acted providing minimum rates for fra ternal societies, tbe mortality element of which might be based on actual ex perience. PERSECUTIONS CONTINUE. Doings at Mrs. Lancaster's Home Smack of Airy Spooks. Shelbyvllle. Ind., July 27. Depreda tions are coutlnued almost nightly at the home of Mrs. Celestla Lemaster, five miles south of this city. Wednes day night five men guarded the house, but In spite of their vigilance Mrs. Lemaster was again struck on the head with a stone, and Joe Wientrout had his hat knocked off by a like missile. A stone was thrown against the house with such force that a weatherboard was split from end to end. A screen door, that had been hooked but a few moments before, was opened and slammed shut with violence; two persons being In the room at the time. Men are coming for miles about, but so far no one has ventured to ascer tain the cause of these disturbances. Mrs. lemaster will pay a reward of $75 for the convictlou of the guilty parties. . TROUBLE WITH RAILWAYS. They Refuse to Make a Low Rate to the ;Bryaa Notification. Indianapolis, July 27. Inquiry yes terday of Chairman Martin, of the Democratic state committee, as to whether Bryan would epeak bere at night after his notification, brought a surprising reply. ..The chairman was "mad." He said: "It doesn't look right now as if Mr. Bryan would be here. It doesn't look as If tbe notifica tion would be held here at all." "Do you mean that Mr. Bryan can not come." "I mean that unless railroads give us terms that are just, this notifica tion meeting will be called off and not be held in the state of Indiana. The railroads have held the Demo cratic committees up for years, and they are at the same old game. But I promise that unless better terms are made than those offered notification will be declared off.". FATHEBTSAVE3 his child Which an Kagie Had In Its Talons About to Carry About. Sheboygan, Wis., July 27. An eagle measuring six feet, one and a half Inches, from tip to tip of wings was killed by T. Smith, a farmer living in the town of Sheboygan Falls. While at work he saw the great bird fly close to his children and clasp his daughter Mary, aged 3 years. The man secured a rifle and shot the eagle. The child and bird fell to the ground, the child not being injured: Another Fight In West Africa. Bekwai, Ashantl, July 27. Colonel Morland, under instructions from Col onel Wlllcocks, with a force of infan try and five guns attacked a large war camp at Kokofu. With a brilliant charge the stockades were rushed be fore the enemy had time to occupy them and therefore they were forced to evacuate the town. A large amount of ammunition and arms were captured. The town was then razed, thus removing an important obstacle In Colonel Willcocks flank. Lived a far Over a Century. Lewistown, Ills.. July 27. Nathaniel C. Bordwine, a soldier of the Black Hawk war, died here at the age of 101 years. Deceased was born In Al bemarle county. Virginia. In 1779; came to Lewistown in 1827 and had resided in this vicinity ever since, being in the community for more than seventy-eight years. Bordwine was twice married, the second time to Elizabeth Simms In 1849. The venerable couple cele brated their golden wedding on the 5th of last October. Proved a Case of Drowning;. Princeton. Ind., July 27. Coroner Hollingsworth has decided that Car rie Holdscaper, whose body was found Wednesday in a pond near Somerville, came to her death by accidental drown ing. The investigation failed to dis close any clew which indicates foul play. The suicide theory is not ac cepted by any one. Tie absence of one shoe, which has niV been found, causes many to doubt the coroner's belief that death was by accidental drowning. Killed by a Blow on the Jaw. Minneapolis, July 27. In a dispute Tuesday evening over the policy of the administration in the Philippines, Jo seph Laporte was killed by Morris Hayes an ex-soldier, by a blow on the Jaw. Loss Was About Half a Million. Buffalo. X. Y July 27. The Great Eastern elevator, which was burned Tuesday night, was valued at $275, OoO. It contained 50O,0oo bushels of grain valued at $225,oo. Lightning lakes a Human Life. Hudson, Mich.. July 27. Durimr a severe thunder storm here Charles Loom is. aged 30. was struck by light nine and instantly killed. The chief export of Germany to Great Britain is sugar, which amounted In value last rear to 12S.300.uuo marks. WILL NAMENO TICKET Gold Democrats Conclude Such Action Is Superfluous. DEAF TO THE ANTI-IMPEEIAL PLEA ! Michigan Democracy Nominates May bury by Acclamation and Makes Taxation Its State Issue. Indianapolis, July 20. By unani mous vote of the national committee of the national Gold Democracy yes terday afternoon the scheme of fusion with the anti-imperialistic movement. originating with the recent mass meet ing at the Plaza hotel in New York city, was defeated, as was also the plan to place a Gold Democratic ticket in the field this year. Of the thirty nine memlH-rs of the national commit tee there were present nineteen mem bers, two of the comiiiittfcme'i hold ing several proxies. The hour of 4 p. m. had been appointed for the confer ence with the Plaza hoi l coniniiitee, and at that hour the latter commiitee made its appearauce and a sub com mittee presented an address settingout the proposition for fusion and a third party ticket with the reasons therefor. New Ticket fnaniuioualy Oppnael. Upon the hearing of argument from John Jay Chapman and Thomas M. Osborne, of the New York committee, and others, the gold men decided upon an immediate consideration of the question. In accordance with a sug gestion by Charles Traeey. of New York, each member of the Gold Dem ocratic national committee in succes sion expressed his views upon the mat ter at hand. Eastern and western men severally opposed the proposition, taking the ground generally that such a ticket would not further the purposes of the Gold Democrats. Rahlrman Creatr a Sennatlon. When it came to W. B. Haldeman, proprietor of the Louisville Courier Journal and a member of the national executive committee, to make expres sion he created a sensation by declar ing for Bryan. He stood not three feet from John P. Frenzel as he talked, and apparently directed his attention ex clusively to that gentleman. While he was talking a hush fell upon the gath ering and when he hail concluded raised his hat from the floor aud left the room. The withdrawal from the meeting was understood as a with drawal from theeominittee and all fur ther connection with the Gold Demo cratic organization. When the ballot was taken it stood twenty-six to one against the proposition and Gordon Woodhury.of New Hampshire, at once moved that the vote be made unani mous, and this was done. FUSION CAKltlKS AT FORT SCOTT. Three- Silver Parties Agree on a State Xlt'kei for Kansas. , Fort Scott, Kan., July 2ti. At their convention here yesterday the Kansas Democracy agreed to the demands of the 1'opuli.sts and thereby made possi ble the tightest and most harmonious fusion that has ever existed in this state. The Populists had demanded from the Democrats the office of asso ciate justice in exchange for that of at torney general, although the former office had previously been granted the Democrats in what was supposed to be an air-tight agreement, and the Demo crats finally acceded to the demands and embraced the opportunity for a love feast. The Populists, when tbe action of the Democrats was made konwu to them went wild with delight, and gave vent te their feelings in a demonstration that lasted for twenty minutes, anil reached the height of enthusiasm. The state ticket, completed by the different conventions, was finally in dorsed by all three Democratic, Pop ulist and Silver Heuuhlicau. It is as follows: Associate justice. David Mar tin, Pop.; governor. John W. Brelden thal, Pop.; lieutenant governor. A. M. Harvey, Pop.; secretary of state, Abe Frakes. Dem.; treasurer. Conway Marshall, Dem.; attorney general, Hugh I. Farrelly, Dem.; superintend ent of insurance, Webb McNall,, Sil ver Hep.; electors-at large H. W. Tur ner, Silver Hep., and J. B. Fugate, Dem. Mrs. Annie L. Dlggs, throughout the convention, made a strong fight for the Populists to secure the associate Jus ticeship and for Martin's nomination and to her efforts is due much of the success of that party's claims. Among the demands in the Populist platform is one for the establishment of a state oil refinery and the distribution of na tive oil to the people of Kansas at cost, and for the creation of a fund raised by a tax on banks to be used in reim bursing depositors In banks that bava become insolvent. NOMINATED II V ACCLAMATION. Bfaybory the Han .Selected by the Dem ocracy of Michigan. Detroit, July 2t. Hon. William C. Maybury, mayor of Detroit, was last evening tendered the Democratic nom ination for governor of Michigan with a unanimity which rendered useless the taking of any ballot. Not a dis senting voice was heard when the proposition to nominate Maybury was acted upon, and the withdrawal of the half dozen other gubernatorial candi dates before any vote was taken was received by the delegates with loud cheers of approval. The platform as unanimously adopted regrets the "pres ent condition of the political and ad ministrative agencies which, under Re publican control, have so debauched our governmental system as to dis grace the state and debase the func tion of a free government," and de nounces "the mal-adininistratlon" in state affairs, referring to the military board affair. The resolutions pIeVre the stare Democracy to secure: "First, prompt repeal of every charter exempting cor porations from the equal burden of taxation. Second, a specific tax upon the great mining Interests of the state, levied in accordance with the value of their unearned stores of wealth. Third, a tax upon existing franchises of a seml-publlc character, commen snrate wltn their earning power. Fourth, regulation of property taxes so as to prevent the shifting of the burden onto the shoulders of produc tive labor. "Fifth, prohibition of the granting of further franchises by municipali ties, except by direct vote of the peo le of .the territory affected. Sixth, sub mission of a constitutional amendment to put all corporate taxes upon the same basis as to appropriation as those raised by direct levy. Except that the corporate taxes now paid Into the primary school fund shall be so paid. Seventh, faithful, impartial use of present means to secure uniformity of local taxation." Untiring support Is pledged to Bryan aud Stevenson, and the Kansas City platform is "heartily indorsed in letter and spirit, lu all its parts." and Includes an expression of sympathy with the South African re publics. The adoption of the resolu tions and the nominating and second ing speeches for governor occupied the entire afternoon session from 4 o'clock to 7:30. The convention adjourned at mid night after completing the ticket as follows, all the nominees being unan imously elected without balolts: Lieu tenant governor. Judge James G. ltamsdell. of Traverse City; secretary of state. John W. Kwing, of Grand Ledge; treasurer. Charles F. Sund trum, of Marquette; auditor general, Hiram B. Hudson, of Mancelona; at torney general, James O'Hara. of Ben ton Harbor; commissioner of land of fice. Major George Winans, of Ham burg; superintendent of public Instruc tion, Stephen II. Langdon. of Mon roe; member of state board of educa tion. Dr. James McEntee, of Mount Pleasant. Presidential electors-at-large Lawrence Hubinger, of Sagi naw ,iinil Philip It. Wachtel. of Tetos key. Daniel J. Cam pa u, of Detroit, was re-elected chairman of the state central committee amid much en thusiasm. BOYCOTTING A NEWSPAPER. Ministers Object to the Sheet Starting- a Sunday Edition. Houghton. Mich., July 20. The Houghton County Ministerial associa tion has started a boycott on tbe Houghton Daily Mining Gazette. At numerous churches in tbe copper dis trict Sunday's sermon was devoted to a plea for boycotting this newspaper, which started a Sunday edition four weeks ago and has refused to sus pend the same at the behest of the al lied preachers. At the churches whose pastors preached against Sunday news papers printed postal cards were dis tributed for signatures of subscribers ordering the newspapers stopped im mediately. The pastors are now bending their energies toward destroying the circu lation of the paper and are personally circulating papers ordering subscrip tions discontinued for signatures of all subscribers amenable to pastoral ad monition. The newspaper is owned by a stock company, comprised of lead ing bankers, mining and professional men of the district. His Confession Not Believed. Burlington, la.. July 20. S. P. Dahl mau, an employe In the Morebardt shoe factory in this city, called on Morebardt a few nights ago aud star tled him by the confession that he had killed his wife three years before in St. Louis by smothering her with a pillow. At the request of the Burlington au thorities the St. Louis police made an investigation and reported that the woman had died of consumption aud that no evidence existed on which Dahlman could be held. Therefore the chief of police released Dahlman from custody. Breaks the Berord for Rain. Sioux City, la., July 20. All rainfall records for Sioux City aud vicinity for one mouth were surpassed Tuesday. When the Floyd river flooded hun dreds of homes here in May, 1892, the precipitation for the month amounted to 8.5G inches. Up to 7 o'clock Monday evening 8.07 inches of rain bad al ready fallen thus far in July, and It Is still raining. The Floyd river Is very high, but fears of a flood have lessened. Scores on the Diamond. Chicago, July 20. Following are base ball records made by League clubs yesterday: At Philadelphia Cin cinnati 2, Philadelphia 13; at Brooklyn Chicago 2, Brooklyn 6; at New York Pittsburg 11, New York 3; at Boston St. Louis 5. Boston 18. American League: At Kansas City Indianapolis 5, Kansas City 4; at Chicago Cleveland 2, Chicago 3: at Minneapolis Detroit 0, Minneapolis 2; at Milwaukee Buffalo t, Milwau kee 2. Billla Speaks at a Chautauqua. Des Moines. Ia.. July 20. Rev. New ell Dwlght Hlllis delivered the closing lecture of the Midland Chautauqua as sembly Tuesday. He spoke on Busk in's message to the twentieth century. His address was a study of social reforms effected and promised. He argued the promulgation of the doc trine that wealth should be the servant of education. Storm Interrupts a Swimming; Feat. -St Louis. July 26. John C. Mey ers, a St. Louis Turner and an athlete of national fame as a Turnfest cham pion, Tuesday undertook to swim from Alton to St. Louis under a wager to accomplish the twenty-seven miles In five hours. Hewas swimming in strong winning form at the seventeenth mile when a violent storm passed over and swamped the boat carrying the timer and life-saver. The accident forced Meyers toabandon his attempt to reach St. Louis. He made the seventeen miles In three hours aud twenty minutes and was going briskly wnen the storm 6truck them. Switched the Sachela on Him. Portland. Ind., July 20. John Frauks. a Noble township farmer, was swindled out of $2 5oo. Two men, who registered as W. H. Harris, of In diana, aud W. C. Brown, of Hamil ton. O., visited Franks for tbe ostensi ble purpose of buying his farm, telling him he must produce $2,500 to prove bis responsibility. Franks put his money into a sachel. The men were to put $.i.0O0 in another. They switched sachels ami Frauks got a bundle of paper. Where Is Mrs. Martha Sharp? Metropolis, Ills.. July 20. Attorney C. M. Fouts, of this place, has received a letter from a lawyer in Litbonia. Ga., wanting information as to tbe where abouts of Mrs. Martha Sharp, who, be states, formerly resided in this county. Her brother, Hiram Sharp, has been convicted of murder in the county In which Llthonia is situated, and unless his case can be taken before the Georgia state board of pardons he will be banged. The sister is wanted as a witness and to render other assistance. Edward Lucas, chief operator of the Western Union Telegraph company in Madison, Wis., has been appointed manager for the same company at Greea Bay. Wis. WIS CONGER'S WRITING The Message Dated .Inly 4 Was Written by Him. ALIVE, BUT VEEY HARD PRESSED Anarchy Ruling at Peking and the Government Helpless. Emperor Ah Sin Has More Than On Particular Friend He Wants to Mediate for Him His Letter to Loubet. Brussels, July 20. The foreign of fice yesterday received the following dispatch: "Shanghai, July 2.". LI Hung Chang told me the Chinese govern ment was arranging to guarantee re tirement of foreigners In Peking to wards Tien-Tsln. DE CARTIER." De Cartler is secretary of Belgian legation at I'eking. Washington, July 20. The receipt at Tlen-Tsin of an undoubtedly gen uine and autographic message from Minister Conger has done nothing to dissipate the doubt as to the situa tion at Peklug. The message, which was forwarded by the naval officers at Tien-Tsln, Taku aud Chefoo, has served only to deepen the darkest and saddest mystery of the century. The message is as follows: "Been besieged two weeks in Brit ish legation. Grave danger of general massacre by Chinese soldiers, who are shelling legation daily. Belief soon. If at all. City without government, ex cept by Chinese army. Determined to massacre all foreigners in Peking. En try of relief forces Into city will prob ably be hotly contested." Disposes of Special Stories. This message was accompanied by a telegram from Captain Thomas, com manding the cruiser Brooklyn, as fol lows: "Written message, signed Cou ger, dated July 4, received Tien-Tsln, 21st, says:" etc., there can be no doubt of its authenticity if any Ameri can at Tien-Tsln knows Conger's hand writing, which is quite possible, in which case it disposes of a whole lot of specials purporting to give details of a massacre in Peklug several days prior to July 4. But it does not tell us what we want most to know that the legatloners are aliveuow and safe. The state department, however, received a cablegram yesterday from Consul Mc Wade, at Canton, saying that Viceroy Tak gives assurances that all the for eign envoys at I'eking were alive and well on July 22. Keinpff Explains Ills Inaction. Admiral Kempff has notified the nary department by mail of his rea sons for not joining with the other powers in the storming and capture of the Taku forts. He also describes the attack in many of its details. Admiral Kempff did not co-operate with the other foreign naval forces because, as be explains, he was not authorized to Initiate any act of war against a coun try with which America was at peace, because his limit was to protect Amer ican interests, and because he did not care, without special permission, to Join in taking possession of Chinese government property. Our Boys Arrive at Taku. The news has been received that 3, 000 American troops have arrived at Taku. It is also reported that the Chi nese soldiers throughout the country districts are killing the Boxers for hav ing deceived them into embarklug in a hopeless struggle. It Is thought to be only the matter of a short time before the same state of affairs will exist in Peking. A cable from General Chaffee announces his arrival at Nagasaki, Jap an, and thanks the president for hh appointment as major general. AH SIN TO PRKSIOENT LOUBET. In This Case He Says It Is to tha French He Says Ue Must Look. The Chinese government seems to be having several "strings to its bow." In its appeal to tbe United States it inti mated that Uncle Sam was about the only friend it had. Now comes a cable from Paris announcing that the em peror of China has sent to I'resideot Loubet a similar letter referring to tbe friendship of the two nations aud then saying: "As we think fhat in the in ternational relations of China with oth er governments your honorable nation has most cordial relations with China, and as China is today pressed by cir cumstances up to the point of drawing upon herself universal wrath, in order to arrange these difficulties and to re solve these complications we think it possible that it is solely upon your hon orable country that we may count. Therefore, opening our heart to you in all sincerity we demonstrate to you our intimate sentiments, aud we ad dress you this letter in the sole hope that you will find, Mr. President of the republic, means of arranging mat ters, and will take the initiative tat transform the present situation." It was not known to the state de partment until the publication of the fact in the news dispatches that the French government also had been ad dressed by the Chinese government in the effort to secure mediation. It now appears that still other powers were addressed in a similar strain. It i.i known that Great Britain and Ger many, and probably liussia. have re ceived such messages. The language Is not the same, but the animating idea is. The state department officials feel that generally speaking this idea is not so much to secure mediation pure and simple as to induce the powers to re sort to the settlement of the difficulties between them and China by the substl titlon of negotiations for armed forces. It mav be said that none of the pow ers nave evinced any tendency to abate their preparations, or accept an escort of imperial troops (as suggested by Chinese officials) for the ministers from Peking to Tien-Tsln. This govern ment has acted all the while on the theory that the ministers were alive and has accepted In good faith the as anrances of the Chinese government to this effect: but it was said at the state department yesterday that the Amer ican minister Is not to be delivered up by a force of Chinese troops to the al lied forces, or to any one else. Tbla government deems It much more ap propriate, if he needs an escort out of Peking, that It should be composed of American soldiers.