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PLATTSMOUTH, NEB.. AUGUST 24, 1900.
VOL. IX, NO. 82.
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ALLIES INJ1SSENSI0N
Russia Is Inclined to Act Independently.
PEKJU IN AN AK0HISTI0 CONDITION
Flame and Fury Dominate the Town,
While Blood Runs.
Uncle Sam Will Send No Store Troops
lirect to China at Present
Japanese Story of the
Peking Fighting.
London, Aug. 24. Fires, fighting and
dissensions are apparently following in
the wake of the relief of Peking. The
Daily Atail publishes dispatches from
the Chinese capital dated as late as
Aug. 17 declaring that a great fire was
then raging In the imperial city. The
Russian commander had declined to ac
cept the decision of the other gener
als not to violate the Imperial precincts,
and street lighting was going on. Gen
eral Chaffee so it Is asserted main
tained that the Chinese had Wen ade
quately punished already, and that it
would be unwise to take the imperial
palace. This explains the withdrawal
of the Americans after breaching three
gates, as cabled by the special corre
spondent of the Associated Press. The
Russian general, however, maintained
that his government had declared war
against China and that. therefore, there
was no reason to prevent him carrying
hostilities into the sacred precincts.
Heroic DatoaM or a Chart-h.
London. Aug. 24. The following hn3
been received, dated Peking. Aug. 10:
"The Pel Tang cathedral, north of the
city, which was garrisoned by thirty
French aud ten Italian blue jackets,
and which had no communication with
the other foreigners during the prog
ress of the seige. has been relieved by
the Japanese and British. The defense
of this church was most heroic. The
combined forces are now lasting sen
tries in the palace buildings to prevent
looting and destruction. The where
abouts of the empress dowager is not
known to the allies.
Russians Occupy Oar Positions.
London. Aug. 24. Copyright. 1900,
by the Associated Press. The follow
ing dated Peking, Aug. ir, has been
received: "The Americans breached
three gates before the imperial palace
and occupied the approaches to the last
walL During the arternoon the Amer
icans returned to camp, pending a con
ference between the generals. Thereup
on the Russians occupied the ap
proaches to the palace.
Kuulim Claim To Be First.
St. Petersburg. Aug. 24. General
Lluevltch (commander of the Russian
troops in the provIue of Pe-Chl-Li)
telegraphs to the ministry of war as
follows: "At 2 O'clock in the morning
of Aug. 14 our troops Wormed the east
ern gate of Peking and were the first
to enter the city. The Russian flag was
the first hoisted on the wall. The bom
bardment of the gate lasted fourteen
hours. The Russians then scaled and
occupied the wall. The Chinese, how
ever, still held the observatory and oth
er towers, whence they subjected our
troops to a heavy enfilading fire, until
our infantry forced them to leave their
positions.".
Important Development at Washington.
Washington, Aug. 24. The impor
tant development in the Chinese situa
tion yesterday was the decision of the
government not to send any more
troops to China. All the troops now
at sea. amounting to about 4,000, to
gether with those under orders for ser
vice In the far east which have not
sailed; amounting to about 3,000 more,
will be sent to Manila. These troops
will sail on the same route, and upon
touching at Nagasaki will go on to Ma
nila unless there are developments In
China, not now expected, which would
make their presence In that country
necessary. Secretary Root said yester
day that no more troops were being
sent to China, because they were not
needed.
JAPANESE REPORT FROM PEKING
lllkado'a Force Said to Occupy the Im
perial Palace.
Washington, Aug. 24. The Japanese
legation yesterday received the follow
ing advices from the foreign office at
Tokio, dated Aug. 23: "The com
mander of the Japanese fleet at Taku
transmitted by telegraph on the 21st
the following report from Peking: 'The
Japanese regiment which had been de
tailed early on the 15th for the purpose
of protecting the Imperial palace, had
hard fighting all day. but they could
not bring it to a decisive issue as they
refrained from firing on the palace.
On the following day, however, they
took Its principal gate, and now the
city Is almost entirely cleared of the
enemy.
The Imperial family and the minis
ters of state left for Slan five or six
days ago, escorted by 3,000 troops un
der Tung Fuh Shlang. With the ob
ject of restoring order the city has
been divided Into districts. Japan be
ing assigned the northern half; and
Japan, the United States, Great
Britain, Russia and b ranee have each
deputed an officer to carry on the ad
ministration.
' 'Prince Tuan's residence has been
burnt down by the Japanese. The
Japanese. The Japanese naval detach
meat which guarded the Japanese le
gation lost during the siege five killed
and eight wounded. The Japanese
forces which now occupy the Imperial
palace have rescued foreign and native
Christians from their confinement. "
Reunion of Portuguese.
Springfield, Ills., Aug. 24. Portu
guese who left Madeira in 184'J. and
their descendants from all over central
Illinois were here yesterday celebrat
ing the day they left that island. They
came to this section of Illinois Immedi
ately on arrival In the United States.
Religious persecution caused them to
leave Madeira. Only four of the orig
inal party survive.
Candidate Stevenson at Home.
Bloomlngton. Ills., Ang 24. Adlal E.
Stevenson arrived at his home yester
day arternoon from Sedalla.
Prohibitionist ot Wisconsin.
Madison. Wis., Aug. 24. The state
- Prohibition convention made W. II.
Clark, of Ripon, temporary and perma
nent chairman and L. II. Larson, of
Creen Bay, secretary. J. B. Smith, of
Iadlson was nominated for governor.
A complete state ticket was named
and presidential electors selected.
POPULISTS KUT11 Y BRYAN.
Also the Monetary Lrsu Crest Bryan
Meeting at Topckn.
Topeka, Kas., Aug. 21. Bryan yes
terday received the second otQcial noti
fication of his nomination for the presi
dency. This notification came from the
Populist party, and Thomas -M. Pat
terson.of Colorado, acted as the mouth
piece of the party in making it. He
was at the same time informed of the
Indorsement of his candid:scy by the
United States Monetary League, this
notification being given by A.. W.
Rucker. The ceremonies occurred in
the spacious and lieautiful grounds of
the state capital, and were witnessed
by a large number of ieople.
There was little delay after the ar
rival of Bryan and the other notables.
State Chairman Ridgely, of the Popu
list party, promptly assumed the chair,
and he Immediately Introduced James
A. Troutman, who, as the representa
tive of the mayor of Toicka, made a
brief speech welcoming Bryan to the
city. Troutman was followed by Frank
Doster, chief justice of the state, who
extended the welcome of the stat nt
large. Doster was followed by Jerry
Simpson, who was introduced as the
permanent chairman, in the absence of
National Chairman Butler. Simpson
made a brief speech and then intro
duced Patterson, who as chairman of
the national Populist convention be
came chairman of the notification com
mittee. Rucker followed Patterson
and then Bryan was Introduced. All
the shakers had been generously
cheered and Bryan was received with
a great shout of applause. When quiet
was restored Bryan began his address,
covering all the Issues of the cam
paign. At its conclusion there was an
enthusiastic demonstration. At 8 p.
m. yesterday Bryan left for Manhat
tan. Kas.
On his way to the station Bryan
called on the local lodge of Elks, and
also uon the Topeka Democratic
Flambeau club. He made brief ad
dresses to loth. saying to the club that
he would rather see the club at a presi
dential inauguration than a regiment
of soldiers.
FORT DODGE WILD WITH JOY.
All Recause Gov. Shaw, lias Appointed
Dolllier a Senator.
Fort Dodge. Ia., Ang. 24. Fort
Dodge went clean mad with joy at the
news of the npitointment of Represen
tative Jonathan Prentiss Dolliver as
United States senator to succeed the
late John II. Gear. When the news
DOLLIVER.
came, there -Was a wild demonstration.
The chuch bells were ringing, fireworks
being discharged and the city was
dense with powder smoke. Whistles
from all the factories added to the mad
discord of hundreds of tin horns and
thousands of hoarse but never-tiring
voices shouting approval of Governor
Shaw's action and indorsement of his
choice.
Dolliver Is not at home, being awny
on a lecturing tour with Champ Clark,
of Missouri, but.upon his return a mon
ster reception anil demonstration will
be given in his honor. Fort Dodge
claims Dolliver and for many days to
come Dolliver can claim Fort Dodge.
Big Deal In Lumber Property.
Duluth, Minn., Aug. 24. One of the
biggest deals In lumber and saw mill
property In northern Minnesota for
some time has just been effected. By
it the St. Croix Lumber company, of
Stillwater, acquires the interests of the
Knox Lumber company, at and in the
vicinity of Winton, Minn. The price
paid Is understood to be in the neigh
borhood of $500,000. It conveys the
saw mill and site, about 13.000,000 feet
of logs in the boom, logging outfits,
etc., and 90,000,000 feet of standing
pine.
Gen. Shaw at Chicago.
Chicago, Aug. 24. General Albert
D. Shaw, commander-in-chief or the
Grand Army of the Republic, has ar
rived in Chicago and is busy prepar
ing for the business session of the or
ganization that will be held next week.
He is also consulting with the execu
tive committee in regard to the final
details of the coming celebration,
which he declares will be the most
largely attended and the most enthu
siastic encampment in the history of
the organization.
- Cuban Bandit Killed.
Santiago, Cuba, Aug. 24. Silvestre
Rico, a much-feared bandit, was killed
by Lieutenant Marino Moncada. of the
rural guard, Wednesday night at Son
go. The bandit's real name was Sil
vestre Bueno. There were, several
charges of hose stealing and arson
against him. His death is considered
a fatal blow to brigandage In this dis
trict, as It is supposed that only a few
bandits remain at large.
Klks Meet at Jollct.
Jollet, Ills., Aug. 24. Several hun
dred i;embers of the Ordes of Elks
were in Joliet yesterday fro8 various
points in Illinois and adjoining states.
In the afternoon a parade and band
contest were given, and the people gen
erally joined in the carnlv. l. The busi
ness part of the city was decorated in
honor of the visitors in purple and
white. ,
President May Not Be There.
Chicago, Aug. 24. President Mc
Klnlev was to have arrived in Chicago
next Saturday to attend the Grand
Army encampment, but It is likely that
he will be unable to come. Affairs in
China are in a deplorable confused
state, and the most careful. attention
of the government Is needed to unravel
the tangle.
Blew the rult Oft the Trees.
Mentone. Ind.. Aug. 21. A wind
and rain storm onm-d over this place
that urostrated the corn. Orchards
I were stripped of their fruit.
J. P.
MORE OHIO MOB RULE!
Infuriated Self-Governors Dis
grace the State.
MOB BURNS TWO CITY BUILDINTS
lioots a Gun Store, Steals Dynamite
and Is Responsible for Much
Bloodshed and Crime. B
Akron, O., Aug. 24. The rioting of
Wednesday night and early yesterday
morning, participated In by a mob of
about 1,500 resulted in one death, the
fatal wounding of a babe and two
adults, Injuries to sixteen citizens, the
insanity of Chief of Police Harrison
and the destruction of property worth
$700,000. The governor was appealed
to and promptly sent the entire Fourth
regiment and company C.of the Eighth
regiment, of the Ohio National Guard,
to this city, where they are now on
guard. Chief of Police Harrison was
driven insane, so it Is reported, by the
terrible experiences of Wednesday
night and a blow received on the head
by a brick thrown by a rioter. He be
came a raving maniac, it is said, and
lied from the city In a buggy about
daylight yesterday.
Looting of the Gun Store.
About forty rioters broke Into the
Standard company's store about 11
a'clock, smashing a big plate glass
window. Later fully 5o0 returned to
the store for more weapons. Police
men and employes of the store were
held at bay across the street while the
utore was looted. The Standard Hard
ware company Is short about ninety
shotguns and rifles, thirty revolvers.
twenty razors aud nearly 100 knives j
of all kinds and sizes, stolen from its
store by the mob. Alout 1,000 loaded
shotgun cartridges and 20.000 rounds
of rille and revolver ammunition were '
also taken. Two sth-ks of dynamite
were also found in Robinson's sewer
pipe yard. I
City in a State of Insurrection, I
Early yesterday morning Mayor W.
E. Young issued a proclamation declar
ing that the city was in a state of in
surrection. The men of the Eighth
regiment, from Canton, reached Akron
at i':25 o'clock this morning over the
Valley railroad and were marched di
rectly to the city building. No ut
tempt was made to prevent their prog
ress. As soon as they arrived a eordou
of troops was established around the
building. The streets in the vi
cinity were crowded with people, but
there was no attempt made to break
through the line of soldiers.
INCENDIARISM OF THE MOB.
Two Buildings Burned to the Ground
List of the Hob's Victims.
The ruins of Columbia hull and the
city building are still smoking. These
buildings were burned by the mob. At
1 a. m. yesterday the officer who had
been penned up in the city building
after defending it desperately escaped
through a rear window and ran lor
their lives. Previous to their departure
they released all the prisoners from the
prison. An hour later the mob placed
a charge of dynamite near thehuildlng,
which when exploded smashed all the
windows and did considerable damage
to adjoining structures. The building
then caught lire aud was burned to the
ground.
The killed up to the time the last re
port was made to the police authorities
are: Glen Wade, aged 11 years, sho;
through the heart. Fatally Injured:
Frederick Vorwick. buckshot wound
in abdomen; Policeman Alva G. Greeu
lcse, struck over the heart with a
brick; Rhoda Davidson, aged 4 years,
ishot through the brain.
Those wounded badly and otherwise:
W. II. Dussel. tlesh wound In leg; I'ark
Strair. flesh wound in the leg; John E.
Washer, scalp wound from brick; Ar
thur E. Kprague. teamster, scalp
wound; John Ahren, painter, flesh
wound; As E. Chemlosiky, Albert
Grant. Frank Sours. Fireman L. Man
chester, Fireman W. Roepeke.' Fireman
Minor Fritz. Fireman A. Eberly all
flesh wounds; -Policeman John King,
struck on the knee with a brick; Detec
tive Edward Dunn, struck in the back
with a brick; AMert Stevens, of Gra
ham Station, siiot In the foot.
At 10 a. in. yesterday it was reported
that a portion of the mob had marched
to East Akron, broken into a hardware
store and stolen a quantity of ammuni
tion and dynamite, together with all
the guns in the place, and that it was
their intention to charge on the troops
nt the first demonstration. Offlcerscom
ma tiding the troops say that any at
tempt to start a riot will be the signal
for a charge by militia.
Scores on the Ball Field,
Chicago, Aug. 24. Following are the
scores at base ball recorded yesterday
by League clubs: At New York Phil
adelphia 4. New Y'ork 5; at Boston
Brooklyn 3. P.-tston 0; at Pittsburg
Cincinnati 3, Pittsburg 2; at St. Louis
Postponed on account of wind
storm.
American League: At Cleveland
Buffalo 0, Cleveland 4; at Milwau
kee Minneapolis 1, Milwaukee 2; at
Indianapolis Detroit 3. Indianapolis
8; at Chicago Kansas City 2, Chica
go 1. '
Caught His Foot in Cog- Wheels.
Coloma. Mich.. Aug. 22. While at
work in the Lake Shore basket factory
Roy McKcan accidentallly slipped
from a pile of material on which he
was sitting. His foot was caught be
tween two rapidly revolving cogwheels
on the large peeler and crushed nearly
to the instep tn fore the machine could
be stofiped. It was necessary to re
move a bolt and drive the wheel along
Its shaft to release him. Amputation
of a portion of the foot was found nec
essary. Police Want Tliem for Forgery.
Chicago. Aug. 22. M. F. Ryan and
his alleged sister, Mrs. E. Ross, if they
are caught ; by the police will be
charged with forgery, swindling and
perjury. They obtanied $1.S00 from
Walter M. Howland In the. Portland
Hock by mortgaging to him property
at 4412 St. Lawrence avenue which
did nt belong to them.
Too Many Crickets for Comfort.
Anderson. Ind.", Aug. 24. The crick
et plague Is excessively annoying.
The insects made their appearance aft
er the storm last Friday night," and
they have continued to swarm until
their presence has become an Insuf
ferable nuisance. They are here by
the millions.
VALUE OF RAILWAY PEOPEETY
That In Michigan To Be Appraised by
Experts for Taxation.
Detroit, Aug. 24. The state tax com
mission, acting on a suggestion of Gov
ernor Filigree, has decided to put ex
perts at work immediately appraising
the property of the steam railroads of
Michigan, so as to have a report ready
for the governor to submit to the next
legislature, when it meets next Jan
uary. Professor Mortimer E. Cooley,
of the University of Michigan, has
been engaged to take charge of the
work under the direction of the tax
commissioner.
Professor Henry C. Adams, of the
chair of political economy in the State
University, and who Is secretary of the
Interstate commerce commission, will
probably be engaged also. The value
of the railroad franchises will be taken
Into consideration by the appraisers.
who will first examine the property of
the Michigan Central.
CANNOT HAVE THOSE FLAGS.
Belles of the Rebellion Not Allowed To Be
Taken from Memorial Hall.
Springfield. Ills., Aug. 24. Acting
Governor Warder has refused permis
sion to the Grand Army officials to re
move the old battle flags of Illinois
regiments in the civil war from Me
morial ball at the state capitol build
ing. Colonel Joseph H. Wood, marshal
of the Grand Army parade to be given
In Chicago, wired Governor Warder
that the flags be taken from their
casements and sent to Chicago to be
carried in the parade.
Governor Warder found that the mil
itary code expressly forbids the remov
al of the flags from Memorial hall, and
for that reason found It necessary to
refuse the request.
Outrageous Fraud on the Gallows.
St. Paul. Aug. 24. Rather than be
arrested. William Steffen, of Cale
donia, Houston county, Minn., commit
ted suicide after a fight with the offi
cers. After beating bis wife he drove
her out of the bouse and she sought
refuge at her father's house with three
children. Late In the night he tried
unsuccessfully to entice her back, pre
sumably to kill her as he was in a
great rage and had a revolver, threat
ening what be would do when she and
children came back. A warrant was
procured, but after a battle, rather
than surrender he killed himself.
Farmers' Congress.
Colorado Springs. Col., Aug. 21. The
sessions of the National Farmers' Con
gress yesterday were marked with
more rhan ordinary interest. The morn
ing session was opened with the read
ing of a paper prepared by Baron Her
man, agricultural attache of the Ger
man legation at Washington, on "The
Common Interest of Farmers Over the
World." D. F. Coburn, secretary of
agriculture of Kansas, followed Baron
Herman with an iteresting paper on
"Agricultural Acquirements in the
West."
He Arrived at Home a Corpse.
Oelwein. Ia., Aug. 24. When the
morning passenger train on the Great
Western road reached Oelwein from
Chicago it bore the remains of a man
who drank two ounces of carbolic acid.
A porter discovered him in terrible
pain In the sleeper when a few miles
from the city. He was given milk to
drink, but died on the train. The dead
man proved to be Clarence Rich, whose
home was in Red Wing, Minn., and to
which he was hastening, having been
to the Paris exposition.
Records on the Diamond.
Chicago, Aug. 22. Following are
the scores made yesterday by League
clubs at base ball: At St. Louis Cin
cinnati 8. St. Louis 9; at Philadelphia
New York 4, Philadelphia 5 ten in
nings. American League: At Chicago Min
neapolis 1, Chicago 3; at Buffalo De
troit 2. Buffalo 3; at Cleveland In
dianapolis 4, Cleveland 2; at Kansas
City Milwaukee 11. Kansas City 4.
Weil-Known Methodist Stricken.
Richmond. Ind., Aug. 24. Rev.
Arthur A. Curme, Sr., a retired Metho
dist minister, and a member of the
city council, was stricken with pa
ralysis, and his entire right side is
affected. Curme Is one of the best
known men of Richmond, and has
been active in city affairs for years.
He Is OS years old.
Hugh L Coplants Missing.
Joliet. Ills., Aug. 24. Hugh L.
Coplantz has been missing from Joliet
since last Saturday and bis present
whereabouts are unknown to his
friends. He has also left the employ
of the Kennedy Biscuit company, of
Chicago, for whom he held the agency
here. His accounts are all right. .
NEWS FACTS IN OUTLINE.
W. G. and W. E. Walling, of Chica
go, have made a record by climbing 11,
350 feet up Mount Assinaboine.
John J. Ingalls' will leaves his entire
estate to his widow.
All the persons accused of complic
ity In the Havana custom house frauds
have been acquitted.
The shah of Persia will be the guest
of the Emperor of Austria in Septem
ber. N. J. Spruce, wife and two children.
Austin (Chicago suburb), were poisoned
by eating toadstools.
Postoffice messengers at Chicago
must quit the cigarette or Uncle Sam's
employ.
The British government in India has
decided to depose the Maharajah of
Bharatpur, owing to his dissipated
habits.
Chicago wholesale grocers have cut
price of sugar 12 cents per hundred
weight. Omaha's imputation has fallen off
26.08 per cent, in the past ten years. It
is charged that the census of 1890 was
padded.
The engagement of Miss label Still
man and Perry A. Rockefeller has been
announced.
The nucleus of a new town in Texas
is called Triangle. It Is laid out in the
form of triangle. lt8 lots are tranKU.
lar and the twenty-three houses al
ready built are all three-cornered.
Salt water is to be used for sprink
ling the streets of Tacoma.
The Newfoundland sealing season
has been the best for the past twenty
five years. 375.000 seals having been
captured.
In South Australia a mine of natural
India rubber has been lately discov
ered. Nominated for Congress?
Wyandotte. Mich., Aug. 22. M. O.
Loennecker, of Jackson, has been
nominated for congress by the Third
congressional Democratic convention.
IS
Will Head Democratic Ticket
For Wisconsin.
EOOSEVELT ASKING FOB MEEOY
Prom the Host of Republicans Want
lug to Hear Him Bryan Has
Very Busy Day.
Milwaukee, Aug. 23. The Demo
cratic state convention met here yes
terday and after preliminary organiza
tlon with Clark L. Hood as temporary
chairman, took recess to 2:30 p. in..
but It was nearly 4 p. m. before it re-
,. assembled. P. H. Martin, of Green
Bay, was made permanent chairman
and made a speech eulogizing Bryan.
Other speeches occupied the time until
5 p. m., when the committtee on reso
lutions reported. The resolutions af
firm the principles as set forth In the
platform adopted by the Democratic
pamty In convention assembled at Kan
sas City, "and hereby pledge ourselves
to give our utmost support by voice
and vote to the furtherance of the can
didacies of our matchless leaders, Will-
lam Jennings Bryan and Adlal Steven
son. We expressly declare
our opposition to the Mclvlnley policy
of establishing colonial dependencies
as adjutants to our republic.
Flanks on the State Poller.
Other resolutions favor legislation
equalizing the tax laws of the state
Uon the basis of constitutional uni
formity and a revision of the laws
relating to transportation rates and li
cense fees of quasi-public corporations,
Opposition Is expressed to a joint reso
lution amending the constitution and
vesting the control of public schools
in the hands of the stat.' superinten
dent; also to a joint resolution for a
"general" banking law. The present
caucus law Is condemned and a re
vision Is favored resulting In direct
method of nominations. Louis G. Bom
rich, of Kenosha, was theu nominated
for governor by acclamation and the
convention took a recess.
Full Ticket Thnt Was Named.
. Following is the full ticket com
pleted at the sesion opened at 8 p. m.:
For governor, Louis G. Bohtnrich, Ke
For governor, Louis G. Bomrich, Ke
nosha; lieutenant governor, Thomas
Patterson,. Waushara: secretary of
state, Joseph H. Woodnorth, Milwau
kee; state treasurer, August Bartz,
Fall Creek; attorney general, George C.
Cooper, Superior; stiite superintendent,
Homer B. Huhltell, Beaver Dam; In
surance commissioner, Robert A.
Thompson, IaC'rosse; railroadcommis
sloner, George W. Hill, Antigo; chair
man of the state central committee, A.
F. Warden, Waukesha. Presidential
electc.-s were also nominated.
Populists Also in Convention.
The Populist state convention, com
prising about fifty delegates, opened
late in the afternoon. Cyrus M. Butt,
of Vlroqua, was chosen for temporary
chairman, and made a short speech.
After a short recess A. A. Worsley,
of Racine, was made permanent chair
man, and took occasion to say that if
the Democrats wanted to fuse with
the Populists the first advances must
be made by the other fellows. The
platform was then presented and
adopted and is a standard Populist
pronouncement. A committee was ap
pointed to convey word to the Demo
crats state convention that the Popu
lists would vote for the Democratic
presidential electors.
BUST DAT FOR COI.. BR VAN.
BOMtilCH
NOMINATED
Us Makes a Number of Speeches En
Route to Topeka.
Falls City, Neb., Aug. 23. Tester
day was a busy day for Bryan. He
may be said to have begun the day
before Tuesday closed, for it was aft
er 1 o'clock yesterday morning when
he reached Auburn, his first stopping
place after leaving Lincoln. Getting
a few hours sleep there he was pre
pared to commence the day early. He
began his qeech at Auburn shortly
after 8 o'clock aud made an hour's ad
dress, and after being driven rapidly
to the station he was compelled to wait
fifty minutes for a delayed train to
take him to Tecumseh, the next stop
ping place. At Tecumseh he spoke
comparatively briefly, and after tak
ing a hasty dinner started upon a
twenty-two-mile drive across country
to Pawnee.
This drive was made by means of
three relays in two hours' time, and it
was apparently a pleasant diversion.
At Pawnee as nt Auburn and Tecum
seh there was a good attendance, as
there was also at the night meeting
held at this point. The day meetings
were all held In the groves of the court
houses of the counties. The trip from
Pawneee to Falls City was made In a
freight caboose behind a special en
gine secured by the Pawnee county
committee.
Bryan had the largest audience of
the day at the evening meeting at Falls
City. Bryan left at 2:30 this morning
for Topeka, reaching that city at 1030.
Butler Will Not Preside.
Topeka, Kas.. Aug. 23. Chairman
Butler, of the Populist national com
mittee, will not attend the Bryan noti
fication meeting today. Vice Chair
man Edmisten. it is announced, will
preside in his stead.
THAT DEMAND FOR ROOSEVELT.
He Has to Appeal for Protection Against
Those Who Want Him.
Chicago, Aug. 23. "Work me up to
the limit, but do not put me over the
limit until after election day," Theo
dora Roosevelt writes In relation to his
Itinerary for his coming western tour.
In other words, he wants to be per
mitted to live until he has voted and
has been voted for. Governor Rsse
velt's letter was in response to a notice
fron' here of the demand for him
tnrongti the west, tie has to ue pro
tected by the national campaign man
agers against this demand and against
himself.
Every place that want him simply
cannot have him. To find the happy
medium la really becoming a serious
problem foi the managers.- His dis
position is to go everywhere and speak
to everybody. a he did in New Yark
two years ago when elected governor.
His voice, untrained for a campaign of
open-air speaking day after day, never
has recovered from the strain be put
on It then. He has had trouble with
his throat ever since, and still baa it.
Croksr and Murphy Meet.
New York. Aug. 23. Ex-Senator Ed
ward Murphy" came to this city yes
terday and met Richard Croker, lead
er of Tammany ball, at the Hoffman
Huse. At the close of the confer
ence it was announced tUat Murphy
will rem a it: here until after the elec
tion. Murphy said he expects to co
operate with the state committee for
the election of W. J. bryan. Croker
gave out a statement to the effect -that
he recognired Murphy as the actual
Democratic leader of the state.
Dolliver Appointed Senator.
Des Moines, la., Aug. 23. Governor
Shaw last evening announced the ap
pointment of Representative J. P. Dol
liver to be United States senator to
fill the vacancy caused by the death
of Senator John B. Gear. The ap
pointment runs to March 4. 1901. The
legislature does not meet In regular
session till 11K2. and Dolliver's ap
pointment Is likely to be renewed to
run until his successor is elected.
Politics at Old Orchard.
Old Ochard. Me.. Aug. 23. Four ad
dresses were made at the Republican
mass meeting yesterday afternoon.
The speakers were Senator Lodge, of
Massachusetts; Lee Falrchlld, of Cali
fornia; General Adam E. King, of
Maryland, and Representative McCall,
of Massachusetts. The Massachusetts
senator devoted his attention to the
discussion of iiuperlallsin, declaring it
a bogus issue.
DRESSED WELL: DIDN'T WORK
Result: First Borrows Money and Neit
Gets a Check Cashed.
Indianapolis, Aug. 23. Horace V.
Baruum, claiming to be the son of a
Chicago millionaire. Is a prisoner in
the Marion county jail, charged with
fraud. Baruum was arrested at Green
field Monday night while he sat on the
veranda of one of the fashionable
homes there. Barnum came here a
year ago and took apartments. He
dressed nattily, talked fluently, smoked
cigarettes, and never worked. He some
times told acquaintances, and be ac
quired lots of them, that he had been
an actor, but had been advised by his
father to quit the stage and live a
retired life.
He did not like Chicago and thought
Indianapolis better adapted to win
ning social plaudits. He borrowed
money from his newly -acquired
friends. Monday he persuaded a
friend named .wkk to cash a
check. It was bogus and the friend
had him arrested. Baruum sent for
Zwlck and said his father will right
matters.
MUCH TROUBLE FOB NOTHING
Burglars Wreck Two Railway Stations for
the Sunt of $12.
Platteville, Wis.. Aug. 23. The city
was thrown into much excitement yes
terday bj the discovery that both the
Chicago, Milwaukee aud St. Paul and
Chicago and Northwestern railroad
stations here had been broken Into and
robbed some time during the night.
The interiors of both stations were
complete wrecks, the thieves having
destroyed all the furniture, broken the
lamps and desks and smashed every
thing in lght.
About $12 in cash was secured at
each place. Neither safe was touched,
so the roblters secured but little booty.
The ticket cases were opened and the
tickets scattered all over the floor. The
stations were about sixty feet apart.
About half way between them a crew
of men were working all night loading
freight cars. They heard nothing
from the stations and saw no lights.
Got, SooftVld Is in Camp.
Camp Douglass Range. Wis., Aug.
23. The camp of the Third regiment
and the Tenth battalion was overrun
by visitors Tuesday. In the rifle prac
tice Private Forrest, of Eau Claire,
beat all records in a skirmish run In
Wisconsin, scoring 50 points out of a
possible 05. Private Burnett, of West
Suertor, led the scoring, making 244
points. Governor Scofield arrived here
at midnight.
Refused to Patronize the Trust.
West Superior, Wis., Aug. 23. The
text book committee of the board of
education here took a rap at the so-
called book trust by refusing to deal
with it when it could do as well else
where. The committee has just made
Its contract for school supplies for the
ensuing year and in the list were books
which the American Book company
and one independent firm both fur
nished. Ohio "Infuriated Citizens Again.
Akron. Ck, Aug. 23. In an attempt
of a mob to obtain possession of a ne
gro to lynch him here last evening the
officers fired over the heads of the
rioters. This resulted In a fusillade,
during which two persons were killed,
one a 10-year-old boy and the other a
4-year-old girl. Many were wounded.
Free Rural Mail DellTery.
Washington, Aug. 23. The postof
fice department has ordered the estab
lishment on Sept. 1 of rural free de
livery service at Milton, Wis., Milling
ton, Mich.. Virden, Dallas City and
Nauroo, Ills., and additional service
at Springfield, Ills.
United Christian Party.
Washington, Ia..Aug. 23. The Unit
ed Christian, published at Rock Isl
and, the official organ of the "United
Christian party," makes the statement
that J. F. R. Leonard, of A Ins worth.
Ia., has been nominated by the na
tional committee of that party as a
candidate for president of the United
States. Leonard is a prosperous farm
er, aged 00. He accepted the nomlna
tlon.
Joliet Wire Company Fight.
Jollet, Ills., Aug. 23. Judge DIbell
yesterday. In passing on the motion to
take control or the Joliet ire com
pany and Trust Woven Wire Fence
plant from the Robinson faction and
give it to the Alabama Steel and Wire
company, decided against the Alabama
company. Both sides are fighting for
supremacy aud this decision Is but
temporary vlctorv. The principal trial
to Jin. '
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Prominent Mlnneeotan Ussd.
Winona, Minn., Ang. 23. Charles
II. Barry, at one time one of the most
prominent Democrats in the state, died
Tuesday at the age of 77. He was born
In Westerly, R. I., in 1825. In 1857
he was elected attorney general of the
state of Minnesota, and during Presi
dent Cleveland's first term was ap
pointed an associate justice of the su
preme court of Idaho, which position
he filled until Idaho was admitted as
a state.
London. Aug. 23. . J. Joss, a former
clerk of Parr's bank, accused of steal
ing about $300,000 from the bank in
January, has been committed for trial.
He was caught passing a 5 note. -
OLD GLORY IN FRONT
American Troops Plant Flag on
Imperial Granary.
EEPLY 13 GIVEN TO' LI HUN3 OHANQ
This Government Cannot Negotiate
for Peace with a Paretic.
Another Dispatch from Conger Chi
nese Capital Occupied by the Al
lies Imperial Court Goes
West Other Tar News. .
Washington. Aug. 23. The reply of
the United States government to LI
Hung Chang says, in brief, that this
government cannot enter upon negotia
tions until there is a government In
Ch!na which can prevent the hostili
ties of Chinese troops and Chinese
citizens against the forces of the pow
ers. The text of the reply has been
tommuuicated to the other govern
ments. Ixmdon, Aug. 23. "Today l.rWO
Americans attacked the imperial pal
ace," says a dispatch to The Morning
Post from Peking, dated Aug. 15, "and
captured four of the courts. The Amer
ican flag is flying over the Imperial
granary, and the imperial bank has
been looted."
Some Tsung-LI-Tamen Doings.
Describing events prior to the re
lief. The Morning Post's correspondent
cables: "On Aug. 12 the tsung-ll-ya-men
requested a conference with a
view to peace. No armistice was grant
ed. however, and that night we en
dured the longest fusillade of the
whole seige. It lasted twelve hours.
Aug. 13 the tsung-ll-yamen begged to
be excused from any conference, say
ing that the members were too busy.
Later they wrote that they had forbid
den firing on us and would court
martial any who disobeyed. During
the evening many shells fell In the
legation compound."
Must Dicker with the Dowager.
The Chronicle publishes an inter
view with the Japanese minister in
London, Kato Takakl, which repre
sents him as having said: "The em
press Is the heart and soul of China,
no long as she lives, so long as she re
mains In China, whether the supreme
power Is taken from her or not, Bb
will always be the greatest froee the
one above all others to be reckoned
with. The difficulty will be to get any
one who can speak for her. I fear
that the Influence of Li Hung Chang
is now of extremely little weight. The
powers must come to a final under
standing quickly. Riots, anarchy,
bloodshed and misery throughout Chi
na will be the inevitable result of a
policy that does not immediately dis
closed Itself. The government must
be re-estaullshed."
Russia Will Not Be Left.
The Mall's correspondent expresses
the opinion that his labors in China
will be of long duration, "as pacifica
tion will be a difficult undertaking."
and seventy-five thousand Russian
troops are already In the Far East, or
on the way there by land and sea, or
under orders to embark. This state
ment Is made by the Moscow corre
spondent of The Dally Graphic, who
adds that mobilization is in progress
all over European Russia, and that
there are now at Odessa fourteen
steamers chartered to take troops.
CONGER BEND8 WELCOME NEWS.
Tells Briefly the Situation in ths City on
Sunday Captain Dellly Is Dead.
Washington. Aug. 23. The state de
partment authorizes the announce
ment of the receipt at an early hour
yesterday morning, through the consul
at Chefoo, of a telegram from Conger
In the department cipher to the follow
ing effect, dated Peking, Aug. 19:
"The entire city, with the exception
of the imperial palace, is occupied by
Japanese, Russian, British, Americans
and French. It Is being appropriated
into districts for police supervision.
The Chinese army fled. The imperial
family and the court have gone west
ward, probably toSi-An-Fu. in the
province of Shen-Sl. No representa
tives of the Chinese government are in
sight in Peking, and the conditions are
chaotic. The palace is expected to be
taken immediately. aMny misionaries
hav estarted for home, while others re
main in charge of the Christian refu
gees, numbering about 1.000."
Conger's message was particularly
welcome to officials In showing how
completely the entire city Is dominated
by the allies. The military situation
was of quite as much Interest In the
developments as was the diplomatic.
Adriiral Remey reported early in the
morning confirming the press report of
the dearb of the gallant Captiin Red
ly In the final assault on th outer
walls of Peking. Almost as important
as the Peking news was the state
ment that the Boxers are again con
cennating around Tlen-Tsin. and last
Sunday morning the Sixth cavalry
With about 400 English and Japanese
troops had a lively brush with the
Boxers eight miles outside of Tlen
Tsin, where about 100 of the Chinese
were killed, and five Americans wound
ed. The casualties reported by General
Chaffee as occurring to action Aug. 14
Include six killed, as follows: Battery
F, Fifth artillery. Captain Henry J.
Reilly; Robert E. Walsh. James O
Hall and Daniel W. Simpklns, Ninth
Infantry; Russell T. Elliott and James
C. Wiber, Fourteenth infantry. The
wounded number twenty-eight, most
of the cases being slight.
A dispatch from Remey stated that
"Dickens', command Is landing today.
Peking. Aug. 1J. all except Imperial
city cleared .of Chinese troops. Amer
ican troops nrst to enter Imperial
city, have penetrated to the gates of
the palace."
i The most Important dispatch of the
day was not made public by the war
department, but was the subject of an
extended conference at the White
House. It was from General Chaffee,
dated the 18th. and dealt entirely
with military operations and condi
tions. While It cannot be said to have
contained any bad news it contained
enough as to the unsettled condition
in China, and the prospect of long and
ardous work In restoring peace, to
form the subject for a consultation ot
tome hours between the president and
his advisors.