Nebraska Newspapers

    ROADERS.
THEY FIGURE ON BEATING THE
POPULIST TICKET.
REPUBLICAN PASSES.
The Meeting la Handled By Sharp
Shrewd Managers-vf tha Re-
, publican Machine,
' Grand Inland, Neb. July 23 Special.)
fne barefaced Imposition attempted In
(onnectlon with the getting togeth-T of
the delegates to the middle-of-the-road
convention held here Friday the 2oth,
Is without parallel In the list of rann
frauda that have found place In Ne
braska politic.
Nothing could hare more clear'y
shown the part taken by the republi
cans In the mid-road populist conven
tion than was shtiwn tonight when the
hungry patriots who have been" busy
working up the scheme In return for re
publican cash tried to cry down a
Webster county populist when he of
fered to point out republicans who
were sitting as delegates on the floor
of the convention, and gave the name
of the republican banker In Webster
county who distributed the passes pro
vided for the use of the delegates to
the convention that was to "protest
against corporation Interference and
domination In Nebraska politics."
It was at once a novel and instruct
ive spectacle. Men who had admitted
privately that they were running this
thing for boodle and had apparently
gloried in their ability in the line of
political grafting, now openly lifted up
their voices and demanded that the
republicans who had been smuggled
Into the convention In the guise of pop
ulist delegates be let alone, and sought
to force out instead the populists of
known standing, who jnadu the expo
aure on the floor of the convention and
who offered to present the names of Ihe
parties who had endeavored to have
. the names of republicans Inserted in
the list of populist delegates.
And all this and more occurred while
nuch eturdy advocates of political In
tegrity and noble pur pr.se a I). Clem
Deaver. Jerome Shamp, Alfred Fawk-
rier and Ed F. Moreaity were yelling
t ome on, lioys! Make way for lib
erty." They Insisted that they were
working for "principle."
It was a lucky thing for the owner
cf the Grand Island opera house that
they were satisfied with anything short
of the principal and interest. Other
wise not a brick of his property would
be returned to him in tha morning.
ALL THAT WAS LACKING.
The wretched exposure was all that
was lacking to make the so-called pop.
tillst convention a monumental farce.
It was not only the product of repub
lican money, but It wa actually nimle
up In part of republican delegates, who
declined to make their presence known
when the chair was partlclally forced
to request them to walk out, and who
were Induced to remain by the popu
lists In the employ of the republicans,
when their location whs pointed out
and their identity made known.
Among the republicans who wre
mixing with the delegates tod ty were
Frd J. Snckett of Omaha ind A. K.
t'ady of J-'t. I'huI. Hak"'tt was sport
ing a Barker and Donnelly bad-e. and
when he was linked how- It happon?d,
he replied without hesitation and with
refreshing c-uidor- "Why there isn't
liny difference between this and a re
publican gathering."
lioth Sackett and Cmly Insisted that
they were here on "business" and it Is
a fact that they conversed with lh
dc!i?ats in a thoroughly Industrious
nd businesslike manner.
ITS REPRESENTATION.
The convention representation Is not
now and may never be known. The
manipulators tried to have It accepted
that there were iM delegates, but
finally got down to 312. It is a serious
question whether there were really
over 150 persons who were entitled to
pose as populist delegates to the con
vention. That the persons managing
the deal was somewhat shaky as to
the situation was shown by the at
tempt to turn It from a delegate to a
mass convention, which scheme was
only abandoned because It made dam
aging disclosures and threatened to
expose the whole rotten fabric underly
ing the deal.
Among the spectators was Dewitt
Eager of Seward county, who was th
free pass distributor for the repub
lican machine in that neck of th
woods. Seward county was represented
by Just one delegate, and he came to
Grand Island to visit relatives. In
stead of participating in the conven
tion. HE HAD MANY PASSES.
From Information received from some
of the Seward county populists who
were besought by Eager to come to
the convention, It is learned that Eager
bad a bunch of passes and made
strenuous efforts to get rid of them.
Parties who were solicited state that
he had about twenty-five passes In the
bunch.
In view of Fawkner statement re
garding assistance received for persons
. wh- were anxious to alt'-nd, but could
not afford It, this statement of persist
ent dragooning to decidedly interest
ing. What kind of a certificate will be
made by the convention officers Is
problematical. Chairman Hhamp
slated that there were over 4'H) dele
gates In the convention, but the cre
dentials committee dlil not pretend t
llnd but 3.".2. This number Included
credentials from certain counties that
were made to order on the spot.
Among the early spe-eehmaking. A. .
Gal's 'if Twutrlas, w ho Is one of Ilea
ver s lieutenants, and who officiated as
ttergeant-at-arms of the convention,
stenned up to the secretary table r nil
demanded to know If Cass county whs
represented. He was Informed that It
was not and thereupon Imparted the
whispered information lhat he could
fix that and handed In a set of ere
dcntlals, which stood as the Cass coun
ty list and which was voted In a lump
tiy someone during the convention.
THEY ARE- DISGUSTED.
After the Webster county episode it
.as freely predicted that the middle,
of-thc-road play would re-act on Its
originators. The twipullst who were
tln-ere in their position, and these rep.
resented a large maorliy of those pres
ent, wep plainly disgusted and It waa
apparent that It would require but
little more to ctuso them to bteak out
In open revolt.
Before the convention adoiirned the
situation took on many of the symp
toms of a howling farce. Th move
had been an thoroughly worked up as
a republican play that It showed Itself
at every turn. Hpeaker after speaker
put In hi time roasting the democrats
and an palpably favoring the republi
cans that delegates Anally Interrupted
the speaker and consuled them to
"touch up the republican just for a
"A Ticket" Put Up and tha ftepub.
Means Ara Rejoicing.
Ctrand Island, July 2J. (Special. -
The real purpose of the move result
ing In the mid-road convention wai
disclosed by Temporary Chairman
Boyce. who urged the necessity ol
"seeing that a full ticket la placed in
the stale." That the object of the re
publicans in starting the move, was to
assist in securing control of the leg
islature. Is not to be doubted. .
The talk about taking the state away
from Bryan gave way to talk about
defeating Poynter and the state ticket,
but the real milk In the political gourd
was the legislative.
AFTER THE LEGISLATURE.
Republicans but little more of defeat
ing Poynter in Nebraska, than they
have In defeating Bryan in this state,
but hey have serious designs on the
legislature and are already concetra
ing their fight there.
The mid-road state convention wat
worked up as a preliminary to getting
a third ticket In the field in the legis
lative district and that is the scheme
that is to be pushed from this tlin
forward. A bluff is also to be made
at placing candidates in the Held for
congress and all other offices, but the
real chase-will be after a majority ol
the body that will fill two senatorial
vacancies.
CALLED TO ORDER.
It was nearly 3 o'clock when Chair
man Fawkner of the state central c om
mittee called the convention to order
At that hour the opera hnuse. which
seats 7uO people, was a little more thar
half filled. It was Impossible to tell
from appearances who were delegatei
and who were not, as badges bearlni
the names of Barker and Donnelly had
been piled up on hotel counters ever
since the preceding evening.
There were a number 'of republican!
in the audience, and they were seated
not only in the gallery, but among th
supposed delegates on the tower floor.
These republicans Included not only
some frcm Grand Island, but a number
of the alleged delegates from outside
counties were men who were never
anything but republicans, and who had
been drafted for this very service
assist in making a bhowlnj and carry
ing out the Imposition that was De
Ing systematically worked under the
direction of De-aver and the republican
committee.
Secretary Morearty was Introduced to
read the call, and he did so after mak
lng a short speech In which lie eulo
gized his own courage and patriotism
In signing the call, which act lie said
he knew at the time would meet with
the approval of every "true and honest
populist In the state."
A LITTLE ASSISTANCE.
Fawkner of Omaha seemed to feel
that some explanation of the free dis.
tribution fit railroad passes was In or
der, and l.e declared modest lv tl.iit "we
had a little assistance from the na
tional committee."
Purely through oversight he neg
lected to state what national commit
tee had furnished the assistance.
Prof. J. C. Boyce of Otoe was intro
duced as temporary chairman, and as
he felt like talking- he held the floor
for some time. His speech was very
largely devoted to roasting the demo
crats, v.-1 i m he characterized as the
tniray of every reform, "old hypo
crites" and much r'f a slmiljr argumen
tative nature. He took a little twist
at the republicans for the sake of ai
peamnct'8. but this was not relished by
the republican delegates, one of whom
protested to his neighbor that, he had
not consented to come : the guise
of a populist delegate to hear his own
partv r-'fsted.
However, Mr. Boyce was comleVrate
of the fact that republicans were In on
the deal, and l.e passed ov.-f ' pain
"ul duty very quickly. He declared
that the only thing jf in imperialistic
nature he had ever se-n in t hi euuntry
was democratic; that tN- only ones
who could be accuted of government
without the consent of the governed
were democrats, and arraUnvd he
populist convention that met ir Lin
coln as a lot of officeholders, and said
they i ."t-nt lh;-re riding on paases.
A lot of the delegates before the
speaker felt In thir pockets V ee if
their free tickets were o. i) there, and
when they found then", so't they ap
.-.lauded freely.
FOOTS CP TO 170.
Bill Dech moved that the delegates
from the various congressional dis
tricts be rounded up in different cor
ners and authorized to name a con
gressional committee of each district,
which committee should name a can
didate for congress after reaching
home. This was done and the delegates
after being thus parceled out showed
up In the following numbers: First dis
trict, 2; Third district. 22; Fourth dis
trict, 7; Fifth district. 42; Sixth dis
trict. 14. The second district did not
participate, stating that It desired to
make dlfT'-rent arrangements.
FUCK FOR GOVERNOR.
Nominations were called for and Ma
jor Flick of Custer county was named
for governor. No other name was pre
sented and the nomination was made
by acclamation.
Nobody seemed to know or care who
he was and the various counties sc
ond the nomination of Flick and Gllck
and Dick and Stick. Some of the del
egates Insisted on seeing him and de
manded to know if he was a lawyer.
Some of the Custer men denied It,
but Flick arose and pleaded guilty.
F -r lieutenant governor the only
name heard was that of William O.
Woolman of Clay. The chair was about
to declare the nomination, when an
Otoe delegate discovered that Woolman
was a lawyer and protested against
"loading down the ticket."
J. A. Boyce, J. K. Stevens, J. W.
Whitney, Luclan Stebblns, J. C. Star
key and H. O. Relter were suggested,
but they all declined. The roll was
finally called and Belter of Buffalo was
nominated by an overwhelming vote.
W. C. Starkey of Pawnee warfnam-l
for secretary f state In the same man
ner and Samuel Ll'hty of Richardson
was nominated for auditor.
John Stevens, Jr., of Furnas was nom
inated for attorney general, n ball t
being necessary to determine the re
spective claims of Stevens, Berryman
and Woolman. John Salmon of Houth
Omaha was named for bind commis
sioner, Absolom Tipton of Otoe for
treasurer, and Mrs. J. T. Kelly of Kear
ney for superintendent of instruction.
For presidential electors, Jerome
Shamp of Lancaster and A. A. Perry
of Ixiuglas were named at large anil
the following for each of the sixth con
gressional districts In their order:
D. W. Pb-rson of Nemaha. O, W,
Raworth of Douglas, James Brooks of
Stanton, Dewitt Eager of Seward, W.
O. Woolman of Clay and James Stock
man of Custer.
The state committee was authorized
to fill the vacancies. Prof, J. A. Iloyce
was made chairman of the state com
mittee and L. V. Guye of Douglas, sec
retary. The chairman promised to effect an
organization In every county In the
state and see that a candidate was put
up for every office Including the legis
lature. The cormnlttee was Instructed
to meet immediately and at 1 o'clock
the convention adjourned, having been
In session seven hours.
The convention adopted the name of
"populist." One delegare moved to
make It "straight populist," but he was
Immediately howled down and tna
motion was not put
CHINESE STRIVING TO PROTECT
THE LEGATIONS.
ALL MINISTERS ALIVE.
Soyal Dacraa la laauad Providing
Maaauraa for Suppresalon of
tha Rebellion.
Washington. D. C, July 22. The Chi
nese minister, Wu Ting Fang, commu
nicated to the secretary of state this
morning two important telegrams. The
first TH from Shang, the director cf
posts and telegraphs in Shanghai, and
says:
"Fortunate that Minister dinger's
telegraphic reply has come. Imperial
I decree of the 22d, this moon (corres
ponding to July 18), stated that all
( ministers were eaf. Insurgents are
, fighting and killing each other. Li
I Hung Chang is proceeding northward
to suppress riot, will find It difficult
to go."
The second telegram Is from LI Kul
YI. viceroy of Nanking, dated the 21st
of July, and received by Minister Wu
at 10 o'clock the same day. It Is as fol
lows: "According to edict of 22d of this
moon (July IS), with the exception of
the German minister, who was killed
by anarchists, with regard to which
rigorous measures are being taken to
Investigate and punish the guilty par
ties, all the other ministers, for whom
strenuous efforts are being made for
their protection, are fortunately un
harmed." LI Kul YI, the viceroy of Nanking,
;s one of the great officers of China,
and stands next to rank among the
diplomats to Li Hung Chang.
CRT FROM MINISTER C0N6ER.
Quick Rallef Only Can Prevent a
Oenaral Massacre.
Washington, D. C, July 23. The fol
lowing n.t-ssage from Minister Conger,
presumably dated Pekln, July IS, was
received through Minister Wu by the
state department:
"In British legation. Under contin
ued shot and shell from Chinese troops.
Quick relief only can previ-nt general
massacre. CONGER."
Secretary Hay has repented Mr.
Conger's telegram to all our ambassa
dors, Instructing them to urge the re
spective governments to which they
are accredited to co-ope-rat in the im
mediate re-lief of Pekln.
Secretary Long has sent the follow
Ina cablegram to Admiral Remey:
"Conger telegraphs that he is under
flra in British legation, Pekln. Csf and
urge- every means possible, for Imme
diate relief. LONG." .
Special to Chicago Record:
Washington, D. C, July 22. Mlnlsw
longer and his associate In the diplo
matic) corps In Pr-kln were alive on July
IS. Of this SeeTetary Hay and tli
ather members of the cabinet feel cer
tain. That they are still ailve Is be
lievod probable, and they will be able
. to hold out until rescued by the for
eign troops from Taku Is sincerely
hoped.
The evidence t,het the ministers were
still safe on July 18, though hard
pressed, in the British legation, is so
ttrong as to leave very little room for
doubt. It Is contained in a cipher dls
' patch from Minister Conger himself,
. and Is confirmed by two dispatches
from Consul Fowlsr at Che Foo.
MINISTER CONGER'S DISPATCH.
Minister Conger's dispatch, as trans
lated from the cipher code and made
public by the state department, says:
"In British legation, under continu
ous shot and shell fire from Chinese
troops. Quick relief only can prevent
jeneral massacre. CONGER."
From Consul Fowler at Che Fop came
two dispatches. The last received, but
the first seut, transmitted this dispatch
s-hlch he had received from the gov
srnor of, Hhantunfr:
"Received flying express from tsuns-
jll-yamen forwarding cipher tolugram,
iated July 18, from American minister
! at Pekln, which I have transmitted and
by which you will nee the newspaper
accounts are entirely rumors."
Tills dispatch was dated the after
noon of July 20. The other dispatch
' from Consul Fowler, dated July 20, at
, night, fen-warded this mosuge, sltn id
by Yuan, governor of fhantung:
"I huve Just received definite Infor
mation that the various ministers in
Pekln are well and the proper Chlnev
authorities are devising measures (or
their rescue and protection."
ACCEPTED BY COLONEL HAY AS
GENUINE.
Secretary Hav accepted Minister
Conger's dispatch as genuine at one,
It was In the state department cipher,
and was on its face a reply to the ci
pher dispatch which he had sent to
the minister through Minister Wu. The
secretary believed the possibility of
forging to be so remote as to be un
worthy of consideration. The dispatch
was undated, but the secretary did not
believe any suspicion was thrown on
Its genuineness "by this fact. He ac
cepted the date of Its dispatch from
Pekln, July 18, given by the governor
cf Shantung in his communications to
Consul General Qoodnow at Shanghai,
and Consul Fowler at Che Foo.
Marshall, Mich., July 23,-Snow fell
here last evening for a few minutes
during the course of a hard wind storm.
The wind did much damage, blowing
down orchards and barns, unroofing
bouses and breaking glaaa.
rUTcrranurcsi.
Plan Contemplated An Uprising In
tha City of Manila.
Washington, D. C, July 23. Secre
tary of war has been furnished with
copies of some interesting documents
relating to an alleged plot against the
authorities in Manila, which were dis
covered in the district of San Miguel.
The secret service department, under
Lieutenant Charles R. Trowbridge,
Eleventh cavalry, early in June, stum
bled upon an insurgent recruiting office,
situated in an isolated locality, where
the work might be carried on without
attracting notice. One room of the
house was fitted up as an office, and a
large quantity of blank forma bearin3
the heudllne, "Republiqua Filiplna,"
were found. In a cupboard, which had
been securely fastesed, Trowbridge and
his men discovered a large quantity
of papers, all of recent date, the latest
being dated June 7. They consisted ol
orders from Aguinaldo and letters of
encouragement and Instructions from
that leader and other Insurgent chiefs.
A document which excited a great
deal of Interest was one which con
tained the details of a plot, arranged
evidently early in June, to excite an
uprising In Manila. The plan contem
plated an attack upon the force in the
city and the seizure of arms and am
muniticn, Another paper which is of
interest, Is translated as follows:
"We will not be slaves. Let the Fil
ipinos stand together and battle for
their liberties. Already they have laid
the cornerstone of their liberties, and
it will not be long before the nations of
the world will recognize their strength.
The blood of innumerable martyrs
bears ample testimony to the Filipinos'
love of freedom, and their determined
purpose not to cease struggling for it.
Shall they allow the Americans to ex
ercise uncontested sway over the fair
Philippines. If they do, then the fate
of the American red men Is theirs, and
eventually a reservation will be assign
ed to them. Brothers, our cause is
Just; therefore, let us continue as a
thorn in the side of our oppressors and
strike where we dare, sparing neither
men, women, children nor old people.
Those who stay by each other in hours
of adversity are sure to conquer In the
end."
B16 BATTLE IS IN PROGRESS.
Lord Roberts Attacks Position of
Boers at Middleburg.
London, July 22. A special dispatch
from Capetown dated today, says:
"Lord Roberts has attacked Middle
burg In force and a big battle is In
progress. President Kruger Is with
the burghers, directing the defense."
The war office has received the fol
lowing from Lord Roberts:
"Prt-t ria, July 21. Little, tempora
rily commanding the Third brogade,
reports that on July 19 he came in con
tact near Llndley with Dewet'a force.
which broke through Hunter's cordon.
The fighting lasted until dusk, when
Dewet's force, being repulsed, broke
into two parties. Little's casualties
were slight. He' buried five Boers.
"Hamilton and Mahon continued their
eastward march yesterday and should
Join hands with Pole-Carew today near
Ersten Fubriken station.
'A body of the enemy wrecked a
train carrying sick between Krugers-
dorp and Potchefstroom, July 19."
Lourenzo Marquez, July 21. A dis
patch from Machadodorp says lhat
heavy artillery firing has been reported
from the relghborhood of Mlddleburp,
w.here it was reported the 'Boers ha ve
prepared to retire on the aproach of the
British. Among the prisoners passing
through Noolt Gachcht this week were
a number of Canadlas captured at
Greyllngstad.
Four German officers, who have been
acting as President Kruger's military
advisers, have Just arrived, having re
ceived orders from Berlin to proceed
to active service in China.
Kingston, Jamaica, July 21. The roy
al mall steamer Derwent, which has
Just arrived, has been ordered to pro
ceed Immediately to Bermuda to con
vey the West Indian regiment to the
west coast of Africa to reinforce tha
Ashanti expedition.
WILL OPEN UP IN A FEW DAYS.
Democrata will Start Campaign in
a Few Days.
Minneapolis, Minn., July 23. Chair
man Jones of the democratic national
committee will leave Mlnnetonka Beach
tomorrow night for Chicago and early
next week will open the democratic
national headquarters in that city.
During the last two days Senator
Jones has had several long conferences
with Adlui E. Stevenson, the demo
cratic nominee for vice president, arid
also with several of the leaders In tills
state. Senator Jones said the cam
paign would be fairly Inaugurated by
the- middle of next week.
Senator Jones said today:
"1 am perfectly satisfied with the
conditions with which we are to enter
upon the campaign. Differences have
been arid are being settled and ibi
different factions of the party have
pntihed up their differences and are
now wot king in harmony.
"Regarding China there Is a gpner 1
feeling that the president should use
all means In his power to protect thi
United States citizens and property
there, but I do not believe fhat the
H-ople will accept the situation, as an
excuse to acquire territory there, Hi
has been done In the Philippines."
London, July 23. (New York WorH
Cablegram Special Telegram.) A lock
of Grace Darling's hair sold here at
auction this week for $9. Cromwell!
baby clothes, Including a cop embroid
ered with the words, "Sweet Babe,
Don't Cry," dated the year of hi
birth, brought 16.,
Tl TSIN.
DETAILS OF THE ATTACK ON
THE CHINESE CITY.
COL LISCUM'S DEATH.
rhe Alllee Meat With Terrible Loss
and the Americans Bear the
Brunt of Fighting.
Chee Foo, July 19, via Shanghai, July
23. The attack on the native city of
Tien Tsin on July 13 was the narrow
est escape from what seemed up to
midnight would be a terrible disaster
to the allies.
The plan was for the Russians to
swing Into line on north wing and the
other allies at south at daybreak, ttw
Russians to take the forts near the na
tive city wall and trfe allies the city
Itself. The Japanese general Fukus:ii
na agreed that the Japanese engineers
would take all the guns and cross the
bridge over the mote before the wall
and blowing up the great south gate
make breach for the infantry to enter.
L'pon this depended everything.
General Fukushina had not scouted
thu bridge in twenty-feur hours and
had rot anticipated a serious resist
ance by the Chinese.
The Chinese destroyed the bridge and
flooded the land around It. The ailiea
shelifliv in no wise subdued the Chi
nese rifle fire from the loopholed wall,
which was thirty feet high with a
moat twenty feet in depth around It.
An outer wall of mud made it impos
sible for the infantry and marines
soming up the field to reply to the
Chinese fire. They lost fifty men in
ten minutes, then rushed back from the
mud v.-all which they had reached.
Cent ral Dorward, the British com
mander, hastened forward with a frag
mentary instead of an Integral skirm
ish line.
The American marines and Welsh
fusiliers together, under command of
Waller, were on the extreme left. Then
the British marines and the French
advanced with the Japanese along the
road toward the gate in the mud wall.
Dorward's plan for the Americans to
surport the Japanese -was not made
clear to Colonel Llscum. Dorward lays
the blame of the blunder and the sac
rifice to Colonel Llscum, but I heard
Dorward's chief of staff say when Lis
cum asked, "Get In down the road
anywhere, quick!"
The co!onel led his men through the
gate In open order as quickly a.s pos
sible, immediately under fire. The
chief of staff saw them pass over the
bridge leading to the field, which
proved a cul de sac.
Before they could be extended, these
'.wo battalions, numbering 426 men,
were subjected to fire not only from
Iho loopholes of the fort, but from the
embrasures In the line of fortified mud
nouses at their flank.
Probably 3,000 rifles were turned on
them with an accuracy which has
imazed every officer of the allies.
The Americans' blue shirts made them
distinct marks where the khaki was
not seen.
Instinctively Colonel Llscum, extend
ing, guiding and walking, not even
ducking, with his men charged the
flank fire over ground marshy and
ditches.
Evidently It was Colonel Llscum's
Intention to rush the houses with flank
fire and thus get in position behind
the flanking wall. At 12:30 his line
had Just reached the shore of the ca
nal, thirty yards wide, separating them
from the houses, when the color bearer
fell.
Colonel Llscum, with grand daring
and composure, picked up the colors
and standing looking around appar
ently for a ford, when Major Regan re
marked: "You had better get down. They
will hit you."
"I guess not," was his happy re
ply. The next Instant a sharpshooter's
bullet went through . the colonel's ab
domen. "We got ft," Colonel Llscum said,
and added his last words: "Give it to
them if you can. but don't retreat."
All day long the allies' line lay with
out tny cover, realizing that they were
running out of ammunition and being
forced to drink salty marsh water.
The Japanse began their advance,
hugging the cover of houses on the
road while the wounded came strug
gling and crawling through the gate of
the mud wall.
No order was sent anyv(here without
two men to carry II. Litter men and
rtoctors were hit by the sharpshooters
while trying to get In the wounded of
Hie Nlnlh. No attempt was made to
carry off the wounded from their po
sition. Noyrs, who was acting as an aid,
was hit In the arm before going In
and then was hit in the leg as he
crawled back over the ditch through
water up to his neck to report the po
sitions to General Dorward.
At 1 o'clock General Fukushina re
ported In writing to General Dorward
that the Japanese were In the city,
while I could see through the loop
holes the blazing of bullets, fire raging
and could hear the lyddite bombs ex
ploding. From 2 to B o'clock, though acting
conjointly, neither General Dorwird
nor General Fukushina knew each oth
er's whereabouts. Under cover of dark
ness the Ninth United States crept In
bearing the wounded with loss of ,jne
killed and with casualties of nlnety
om men and flvt officers out of Hi.
k sain rarrri
Chinee In ManohurU Mv
tare Well In Han.
Berlin. July S. The Chtneae aitsaw
tlon takes on a radically different snap
from news which has reached here
from Russia. What Europe hitherto
new about the troubles in Manchuria
was what the Russian government
chose to let pass. Now a number of re
ports, some of them official, but a ma
jority private, have reached here from
St. Petersburg, which tally In the main
and paint the situation In Chinese Man
churia and along the 1,500 kilometers
of borderland, on the Siberian side of
which the Amur river forms a fron
tier, as much more dangerous for Rus
sia than has hitherto been supposed.
The Associated Press' correspondent
has obtained at the Russian embassy
here a partial, though cautious, con
firmation of the above statement.
A military contributor to the Tag?
Wat says official Russian news showed
that Chinese regular troops, aided by
irregulars, in all numbering about 120.
000, are in open war against Russia.
Then not only demanded the with
drawal of the Russians from Chinese
territory, but after the Russian refusal
to withdraw, the Chinese assumed tho
offensive and drove off the Russians
from the railroad construction and are
undertaking hostile .operations. Against
Harbin, Blagovestchensk and other'
towns, shelling the last named place.
What makes the Chinese hostilities
extremely dangerous, however, is the
fact that the Chinese, by a series cf
recently constructed forts and redoubts,
absolutely command the navigation of
the Amur river for a distance of twenty
versts, thus preventing Russian troop
transports on the only route open at
least until those fortifications shall
have been taken by the Rusians.
Though the Russian censorship la
again most severe regarding telegrams,
news reached here today from St. Pet
ersburg that Blagovestchensk had been
taken by the Chinese, who seized the
large sums of money in the Russo-Chl-nese
bank there. All reports agree that
the Russian government now consider
that Russia is actually at war with,
China; that the shllly shally policy
hitherto maintained will be dropped for
a serious campaign in north China,
separate from the other powers, anI
that Russia will not be able or willing
under these altered circumstances to
bear an adequate share in the Tien
Tsln-Pekin campaign.
APPEAL TO ALL WA6E WORKERS.
The American Federatlou of Labor
Calls Upon the Tollers
Denver, Colo., July 23. The executfva
council of the American Federation of
Labor today issued an appeal to all
wage workers to organize and federate.
It says: v
"Throughout the country a struggle
is going on between the oppressor and
the oppressed, the possessors of wealth
and the laborers; the concentration of
industry and wealth is the order of
the day. Everywhere the workers must
suffer disastrious results unless they
organize and federate to protect and
promote their mutual Interests.
"In this combination and concentra
tion of wealth the possessors permit no
sectional or state lines to interfere with
their power and it, therefore, behoove
the tollers, the wealth producers, t
unite and federate, regardless of wheth
er they are located east, west, north or
south; Irrespective of sex, politics, color
or religion. The hope of the workers,
the prayer of all our people, for Jus
tice and right, and the perpetuation of
republican institutions lies in organised
laoor.
"Recognizing these essential truths;
the executive council of the Ameri
can Federation of Labor appeals to all
wage workers of whatever trade or call
ing to organize unions where such do
not now exist to Join those already or
ganized to form unions and interna
tional unions of their respective trades)
and callings, and to affiliate in one
common bond of labor upon the broad
platform and under the proud banner
of the Federation of Labor.
"In calling upon the workers to unite
and federate, we aim to do no on
wrong, but to establish Justice for alL
SOME BI6 FINDS IN ALASKA.
More Gold and Some Fleldsof Val
uable Fossil.
Victoria, B. C, July 23. The steamer
Bristol arrived from St. Michael today
after a passage of nine and a half days.
The passengers report new discoveries
in Tanana. On Urak creek claims are
giving from 25 to 40 cents to the pan.
A stampede to the diggings is ex
pected. On Little Mlnook what is thought to
be a good yard of mammalian has been
found. Tusks weighing twenty pounds
and over ten feet long and teeth weigh
ing ten pounds have been found. Alan
what are thought to be the skulls of
aurlochs, big skulls with horns twenty
feet long and measuring two feet
across. On nearly every claim on tha
creek some parts of the skeletons have
been found. ' "f '
On June 15 a cavoln of the bank of
the Yukon buried a boat crewi which
Is believed to number from three to
five. Three were discovered but nons
have been'ldentlfled. - '
On June 20 a boat containing fire per
sons drifted out to sea from the mouth
of the Yukon and all ara believed ta
have lost Four bodies of ; miners '
drowning from the capsizing of boats
have been picked up on tbe Yukon
flats. i
A son of C. D. Lane Is reported ta
have been shot at Nome In a clalns
Jumplng quarrel. Passengers re pert
over 100, If not more, cases f ssnalsoz
at Nome. The steamers Discovery
Utopia and Morning Stat wt
tlned at St Michaels, v..