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    Loup City Northwestern.
VOL. XVII. LOUP CITY, SHERMAN COUNTY, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 3, 1900. NUMBER 38,
Another Day of Silence from tha Chinese
Capital Passed.
NEWS EXPECTED AT ANY MOMENT
Washington OHol»U Are Looking for
Answer to the Numerons Inquiries—
Minister Wu Is Httll Confident that the
Legatloners Are Alive.
WASHINGTON. July 30—There la
a growing expectation at the State de
partment that news of the utmost im
portance may be forthcoming at any
moment from Pekin. It was even
thought that something might be re
ceived today, hut this hope was
doomed to disappointment. The few
7 cablegrams that were received re
ferred to minor matters and did not
touch at all upon conditions In the
Chinese capital. It 19 believed that
the basis for this expectation is the
knowledge on the part of officials that
certain machinery heretofore set in
motion may result in the opening up
of communication through some se
cret ami reliable channel. It is kuown
that a second effort has been made by
our own government to get another
message from Mr. Conger and that
nearly all of the powers also have re
sorted to private agencies In their own
Interest with a like object.
The fact has just been developed
that one of the last acts of the late
k Colonel Llscum before his death at
Tien Tsin was to undertake the dis
patch of a spy to Pekin. General Dor
ward. the British commanding officer
at Tien Tsin, also sent out two mes
sengers and it is believed that the
Japanese did the same. Cp to date
not one of the messengers has returned
to Tien Tsin, nor has there been a
single word heard from any of them.
This fact, however, has not caused the
abandonment of hope, and this is true
in particular of the message expected
from Mr. Conger.
Minister Wu is perhaps the hasl3 for
this hope on our part and he main
tains unshaken confidence in his orig
inal assertion that the news, wrhen it
does come, will show that the lega
tloners are alive. The message re
ported to have come through Mission
ary Wilder at Che Koo is regarded
as most promising.
^ Minister Wu had no cablegrams him
7 self today, nor had the State depart
ment any directly from China. Noth
ing further has been heard as to the
date set for the beginning of the move
ment toward Pekin, and it Is remem
bered that the details must be fixed
by the military commanders upon the
spot
A message came to the War depart
ment from the quartermaster on the
Lennox, announcing the arrival of that
ship, together with the Conemaugh. at
Kobe, Japan. They have aboard the
mounts for the Sixth cavalry, and al
though they will start for Taku at
once, not less than five days will be
consumed in .this last stage of the
voyage. It Is doubtful whether Gen
eral Chaffee would care to leave Taku
without horses for the Sixth cavalry,
particularly as, according to all re
ports, mounted cavalry is needed for
successful operations in the flat coun
try lying between Tien Tsin and Taku.
This fact alone may delay operations
until late in the present week, though
at least a portion of the international
column may start on the day fixed,
namely, tomorrow. Assurances re
ceived here show that the Japanese
m government is doing all in its power
to facilitate the International move
ment and although the good will of
the Japanese was never suspected, as
far as the Jotted States Is concerned,
the knowledge is gratifying.
Secretary Long has a cable message
today from the commander of the Buf
falo, at Hong Kong, stating that he
has sailed for Taku. The Buffalo Is
taking out much needed relief men
for the naval crews and also a lot of
stores aboard for the approachiug
campaign.
THRtATfISING SHANGHAI.
Situation llrinaniU More Troup*—Chinese
lining to I'rkln.
LONDON. July 30—The Shanghai
correspondent of the Times, wiring
yesterday, says:
I learn that Li Hung Chang and
Lti Chuan l.ln, governor of Kiting Sti,
both rabidly antl-foreigu. are advanc
ing toward Pekin with large bodies
of troops. Their udvent must aerionly
affect the situation there.
' Today the consular body derided
that the situation demands the pres
ence of a military force ,u Shanghai
unit the consul* have notified their
governments necordlngly.''
It rite f al >«c»»*kl
WASHINGTON, July 3d The war
department has r< drived the following
cablegram:
• Nagasaki. July 3/ — Hellrf airlved
at N iga*aht July JH Claude it
Company I. Fourteenth Infantry, died
of disease eonira< te<| in line of duly
dysentery. Ilia remain* will be
shlpp. l lo San Francisco Civilian
Fin ploy • Arthur Henn***y drowned
June SI, burled ni Nag***kt
M \HH\ O PRHLMY.
“Major Medical Ik parti),cut
I tohlMx A rate I Mac
RdttK Jut 1 ** The CM** ial Jour*
Ml poollshee a royal •!> fee prohibit
U| III# if ftffil. iltMAJiANi*
Hull ilf <HBiMtiin *n<4 uf *4f |a
4*fcU.4
KILLS KINO Of ITALY.
Aasnmla Shoot* Down Humbert la
Crowded Thoroughfare.
MONZA, Italy,. July 30.—King Hum
has been assassinated.
Here was shot here last evening by
a man named Angelo Bressl de Prato
and died in a few minutes.
King Humbert was shot at 10:45
o’clioqk last evening and died at 11:30
in the evening. The murderer cyni
cally avowed his guilt of the crime.
The king had been attending a dis
tribution of prizes in. connection with
a gymnastic competition. He had
just entered his carriage with his aide
de camp, amid the cheers of the crowd
when ho was struck by three revolver
shots fired in quick succession. One
pierced the heart of nis majesty, who
fell back and expired in a few min
utes. The assassin was immediately
arrested and was with some difficulty
saved from the fury of the populace.
He gave his name as Angelo Bressl,
describing himself as of Prato in Tus
cany.
ROME, July 30.—The news of the
terrible event did not arrive here until
after midnight. Senor Sarraco, the
premier, immediately summoned a
meeting of the cabinet and the minis
ters will start at the earliest possible
moment for Monza.
The prince and princess of Naples
are on board the Yelu, yachting in the
Levant.
LONDON, July 30.—Angelo Bressl,
the assassin of King Humbert, accord
ing to a special dispatch from Rome,
dated today, is an anarchist.
CODY’S SHOW I RAIN WRICKED.
One Killed uml Many Injured In Wreck
Near Detroit.
DETROIT, Mich., July 30.—Section
one of tne Buffalo Bill wild west show
train suffered a severe collision near
Milwaukee Junction shortly before
daylight yesterday, resulting in the
smashing of a show employes' sleeping
car containing some forty sleeping in
mates. One of the latter is dead and
nine others are in Detroit hospitals
suffering from more or less serious
injuries. The dead man is Edward
Sullivan, of Bridgeport, Conn.
Mystic MlnUter Arretted.
OTTUMWA, la., July 28.—Rev. Z.
T. Queen, a prominent Christian min
ister of Mystic, was placed under ar
rest, charged with bigamy. The Infor
mation was sworn to by James Queen
of Bancroft, Neb., who claims that he
is a son of Rev. Queen and that his
mother is still living and has not
been divorced. Rev Queen was mar
ried in May to a Mystic woman, who
listens to her husband's denial of the
charges with an equanimity that be
speaks her confidence in him. The
son sgtys that his father resided in
Oxford, Neb., until about seven years
ago with his mother, when he myste
riously disappeared.
Walt for Kathhone'* lionets.
HAVANA, July 30.—The court be
fore whom Estes G. Rathbone, for
merly director of posts, was
arraigned yesterday, after his arrest
cn charges of fraud, Issued an order
directing that the prisoner be remov
ed this afternoon to the carcel, but
Lieutenant Colonel Scott, acting gov
ernor general, advised that he be al
lowed to remain In the vivar until it
was known whether hail would be se
cured. His attorneys are confident of
getting a satisfactory bondsman to
morrow. Many persons called upon
Mr. Rathbone to express their sympa
thy with him in his predicament.
Among them was General Lee.
A Hunch mini Under Arrest.
CHAMBERLAIN, S. D„ July 30 —
Meyer Winter, who conducts a large
ranch and mercantile business at
Westover. eighty miles west of this
city, was brought before United States
Commissioner Tidrick, in this city,
upon the information of Brand In
spector Jack Foster, charged with
driving away issue cattle from the
Rosebud Indian reservation. He was
h'ld to answer to the next United
States grand Jury at Deadwood. in
September, and was released under
1500 ball, and rearrested by Sheriff
Jullfs of Lyman county charged with
receiving stolen property.
Cuban* Approve of llrrrr#.
HAVANA, July 30.— The decree
calling the constitutional convention
and providing for the election of dele
gates meets with almost universal ap
proval at the hands of the Unban
press. The element which has always
clamored for independence sees in the
convention the probable consumma
tion of the plans of a lifetime.
The Culmnn says that the United
States government has been “frank
and honest In de> Urattons that are of
vital importance to Cuba,"
I lire bit t.ltun lever,
t'lTY OF MEXICO, July 30 vd
vices front Vera Urns show that l»r
I Bellln/ughls experiments with yellow
I fever patient* tonilnite to show re*
! niatkabb* results All the new patients
treat's! with the serum are Improving
I and the b’ack vomit has been stop
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I ■•••« • *seeet*»» I Me#.
\\ vntilSUYttN July 3n News was
rv*l«*4 her* tonight of the i|.aih m
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I urv to is i r*i*ry l ong at Warm
I Spt m«» \ a today lie was a natty*
I u- Virginia lie bad b**n private sec ■
j rgtari to Assistant He.tetary ihtit)
land In Neefvtary Herbert,
READY TOJW CHINA
State Department Losing Faith in Infor
mation Furnished by Wu.
CIPHER DISPATCH NOW DOIBTED
Ilritlsii Government l'all» Attention to
Several Simple Ion* llri unintniiee* — tf,
b- Iti funrH to Muke longer** Mute lie
turn Mutter for Diplomatic llurter.
WASHINGTON. July 28.—Unless
some authentic assurance as to the
condition of the Americans In Pekin
reaches the state department within a
day or two the administration is like
ly to abandon whatever faith it has
manifested thus far in the truthfulness
of Chinese information, 'i ne Chinese
minister is confident that within that
time there will be news from Pekin of
a character to satisfy the most skep
tical as to its accuracy, and lie is also
confident that this will be good news
from the American point of view.
The state department is still recep
tive, though looking with growing
coldness on the numerous edicts and
telegrams which are coming from
China, all without bringing any news.
The contributions of the day were from
Consul General Goodnow at Shanghai
and Consul Fowler at Che Foo. So
much of their messages as was given
out for publication related to the wel
fare of certain missionaries who have
been made the subject of inquiry by
relatives in this country. The cables
mangled these messages and there is
reason to doubt the value of the infor
mation attempted to be conveyed
through them.
Mr. Goodnow* also had something to
say about the political situation and
It Is believed that tiiat part of his mes
sage was not of an encouraging char
acter. At any rate, it was withheld
from the press, probably because the
government did not deem it prudent
to give it the stamp of apparent ap
proval.
mute me irteiyi at i icu i ntu
of the uutogruph message from Minis
ter Conger, dated Pekin, July 4, state
department officials have had grave
doubts as to the authenticity of the
cipher message attributed to him,
dated Pekin, July 18. There have been
many little side lights on this message
that afTord ground for suspicion, and
now the British authorities have added
their quota to the growing distrust
of things Chinese. It seems that Mr.
Warren, at present acting as British
consul at Shanghai, has been told by
Sheng, the famous Chinese director of
posts and telegraphs, that Yuan, the
governor of Shan Tung, told him
(Sheng) that a message had passed
through to the United States from Mr.
Conger on the 18th of July telling of
the condition at the British legation.
This cipher dispatch was "faked” by
Chinese officials.
It is pointed out at the state de
partment, however, that there are
plausable explanations of this curious
fact which tend to show the authentici
ty of the cipher dispatch. Secretary
Hay cabled to Mr. Conger that he
might have implicit faith in the person
who brought the dispatch to him. Mr.
Conger, therefore, had a right to trust
the man, and possibly he told him in
a general way the contents of the dis
patch in case the messenger should
he obliged to detroy it to insure his
own safety. However that may lie, the
British government Iihs thought Mr.
Warren's report worth the attention
of our government.
The state department officials do not
like the European criticism more or
less attributing to our government a
lack of whole-heartedne*8 in the effort
to get to Pekin. They point to what
the American troops and marines have
already done, to the loss of life and
limits suffered by them and to the re
peated ureings of the American offi
cials at every point looking to a for
ward movement at Pekin.
UNABLE TO (ifT A REPLY.
Acknowledge* limbillty to Communicate
With Italtnii Minister.
HONG KONG, July 28.—In order to
test the Chinese assurances regarding
the safety of the legations, the Italian
consul here yesterday requested the
Meting viceroy of Canton to commu
nicate with the Italian minister. Mar
quis Calvago Hnggl. and to obtain a
reply from him concerning a matter
known only to the minister and the
consul.
Today the acting viceroy reported
! that It was Impossible for him to a *
cede to the request.
Mis* Anthony |o Nrgror*
MONTGOMERY. Ala. July 28—At
the negro race conference today a pa
i per from Hasan It Anthony was read
i by the secretary. Hhe appealed to the
i conference to petition emigre** fur a
{ sixteenth amendment whbh shall pro
j hlbit the disfranchisement of cltliena
on account of sex and declare* the
( condition of n< pro women was not
1 Improved by emancipation The negro
I women will organise a national society
to send mil literature tnatnictlng ne
gro women how to Improve home*.
Mebet* IblMl ttlvr* I Xt*f
: PKiO.IN July 2s \ Jupatch re
I exited here today, dated Tien Tain
Tuemay July Si, any*
A messenger who left Pekin Hull
( day. July 18 m ought today to the tat
t'Mns oMti v ham news that Prin* *
* ‘ eg . - - ' • ' • Ha I U* ii Ag!)tin -
Prin = Tu«* * troop* and had been 4*
teat* 4 The foreigners were defen4ing
i themselves in the northern cathedral
j a rat the Ei*rM44»n t*Hy '
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RURAL TREE DELHI RY.
Some Kulr. Adopted that Are I.lkelj t«
Improve the Service.
WASHINGTON, July 27.—Postmas
ter General Emory Smith has issued
an order carrying into effect recom
mendations made by the rural free
delivery superintendents, who have
been in session here several days.
The order, which applies to all rural
free delivery service in the country,
follows:
First—It Is ordered that, beginning
August 1,. the drop letter, or 1-ccnt
rate of postage, will not apply within
rural free delivery limits. The 2-cent
per ounce rate will be exacted within
such delivery on all first-class matter
except postal cards.
Second—That the introduction of
rural free delivery will not Increase
or othervdse modify the present rate
of postage on second-class matter.
Third—That the rural free delivery
carriers will not bring to the post
ouice mail matter collected by them,
which may be delivered on their
routes before completing their trips.
Fourth—That stamps on mail mat
ter collected by rural free delivery
carriers, including those o(a matter
delivered en route as named in sec
tion 2, will be cancelled by them aud
reported to llie postmaster, who will
derive the benefit of the cancellation
if tiie office is fourth-class.
Fifth—That until suitable rubber
cancelling stamps can be supplied by
the department, free delivery carriers
will cancel the stamps with the indel
ible pencils furnished them for use iu
registered letters.
SIIIL MATTER Of SURMISE.
At to Date of Probable Advance o/ Ailiw*
on I'eklit.
WASHINGTON, July 27.—It is su.d
tonight that the cablegram received by
the navy department today from Ad
miral Keiuey contained no statement
>*s to when the forward movement of
the allied armies on Pekin was to bo
made. In a measure this was a dis
appointment to the officials, who dread
delay lu a united advance for the relief
of the legatloners. Admiral Remey
has just been on a visit to Tien Tsin,
where he went to make an examina
tion into the conditions existing there
and, presumably, to gather what Infor
mation he could as to the future inten
tions of the allies. For this reason It
was expected that he would be able to
give some indication of ^the probable
time the forward movement on Pekin
would begin.
According to the naval authorities,
Admiral Remey's dispatch gave no in
formation of the present strength of
the foreign troops now ready to begin
the campaign, although it is not
thought here that they are numerous
enough to force their way to the Chi
nese capital and successfully encounter
the opposition which It is feared will
be met on the way there.
V* «r for Their Children.
DES MOINES. July 27.—W. H.
Bron of Rosehill, la., and his family
have given up the safety of their son
in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Garrett, who are missionaries
for the Christian church In China.
Both of the young people graduated
from Drake university, Des Moines,
a year age. A letter from them,
dated June 18, is the last word receiv
ed. At that time they were starting
from Ruling to Shanghai. The Box
ers were inciting the people to kill
all foreigners, and the missionaries,
numbering about sixty Americans,
were badly frightened.
Are Amin Reported Alive.
TORIO, July 24.—A message receiv
ed here from Shanghai yesterday
makes the following assertions: Yuan
Shi Ral, governor of Shan Tung, has
received a letter from Pekin, daten
July 18, declaring that a legation cou
rier was captured by the Chinese
guards on July 13 and that thereupon
General Yung Lu petitioned the throui.
to employ the courier as a messen
ger to communicate with the minis
ters. This was carried out and a re
ply was received that the ministers
were well and unanimous lu favoring
the restoration of peace.
Cnutlsgratlon »t Nome
SEATTLE, Wash., July 27.—A spe
cial to the Times says:
"Cape N< me was treated to a great
< ontlagratlon early In this month.
Miles and tulles of tundra were burned
over and many tiutlve homes de
stroyed.
The (Ire began close to the eastern
suburb* cf Nome and swept the coun
try from the outer edge of the sand
beach to the foot of the hills and far
If low Cape Nome, so that the surface
looks like a vast prairie that has been
bur net! over."
Agent Salts In Hetum,
HYRACl HK. Neb., July 14.—Dr Tun
Hill put an agent on the road for the
in tie of hla m alp tuvigorator. The
agent hired a team from M< Kurland a
livery stable, left || In Johuson countv
appropriated nil the sale*, forgot »•»
pay his bills, and Ttiro says If he ge's
hoi t of him he will lit-* I several bot
tier of bit tuvigorator for hla own us*
VI' Far land got ba*k front Johnson
county with hla learn
t*l4*Sf •« giMtSvrv Is Hang
PHOENIX. A f . July -This af
teroixiu A* ting (hntrsur Aker* ImuvJ
ii answer to the restueat of iki i * ■
opt. tats for «l*m*u y tn the case *4
Yablemar brothers, refusing tn great
a con*Mutation of sentence tn ksug
I kugugt la, at Luusi ua
Latest Llessag.! From Conger Throws nt
Light on the Situat on.
WASHINGTON OFFICIALS MYSTIFIED
ICeiiAnn for II llrvliijr Two I'oniiitnuleu
t Ion a Are Aloiit of 8umo Dote—luk
UelteruteA Safety of Foreigner*—
Chiuu’M A|>|kuIa for Mediation.
WASHINGTON. July 26.—The re
ceipt at Tien Tain of an undoubtedly
genuine and autographic message from
Minister Conger has done nothing to
dissipate the doubt as to the situa
tion at Pekin. The message, which
was forwarded Uy the naval officers at
Tien sin, Taku and Chee Foo, lias in
deed served only to deepen the mys
tery. The message comes from Cap
tain Charles M. Thomas, commander
of the Brooklyn, and is as follows:
“CHEE FOO, July 24.—Navigation
Bureau, Washington: Written mes
sage, signed Conger, dated July 4, re
ceived Tien Tsln, 21st, says: ‘Been be
sieged two weeks British legation.
Grave danger general massacre by Chi
nese soldiers, who are shelling legation
daily. Belief soon if at all. City with
out government except by Chinese
army. Determined massacre all for
eigners Pekin. Entry relief forces into
city probably be hotly contested.’
“THOMAS.”
The official conclusion remains un
changed, of course, but it is admitted
that a careful scrutiny of the auto
graph message iu comparison with the
funtouH cipher message from Minister
Conger admits of the belief that the
two messages were written by Mr.
Conger at about the same time. The
situation at the British legation is rep
resented to be tlie same In each case,
and as Mr. Conger declares that relief
must come quickly, if at all. there ts
ground for the supposition that condi
tions could not long huve remained un
changed in such a crisis. The assump
tion that this reasoning is correct In
volves the further conclusion that Mr.
Conger's cipher message, if genuine,
was redated as of the 18th of July, two
weeks later than the date of actual
writing and, of course, if redated at
all, that was done by Chinese officials.
On the other hand, and In support
of the state department position, came
today u message from another of the
great Chinese viceroys, Tnk, at Canton,
he who took charge after LI Hung
Chang's departure. This also affirmed
solemnly the safety of the legationors
and coming from so many different
sources and from such Important Chi
Aese officials, these dispatches do claim
attention. A pessimistic view of them,
however, attributes to them all a com
mon origin, namely, some one high
Chinese personage at Pekin. It is noted
that Tak's assurance firings the minis
ters one day further towards ultimate
rescue than has any preceding mes
sage. the fact that it allows only three
days to cover the transmission over
the great distance between Pesin and
Canton has attracted attention here
and appears to demand explanation if
the message Is to he accepted as of
genuine origin.
“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 is
known that Great Britain and Ger
many and probably Russia have re
ceived such message. The language is
not the same, hut the animating idea
WARRING AGAINST WOIVUN.
Charge Made Against ItrhUli Methods In
Houtli Africa
BERLIN, Juy 26.—The German press
eompains of what one paper calls “the
growing brutalization of the South
African war.” Prof, von Kohlund, In
the Deutsche Juristenzeitung deplores
the "wounds which England’s proce
dure against the Boers has made in
the world’s sense of humanitarian war
us expressed at The Hague confer
ence
A number of papers assert that Eng
land is warring now even against the
wives of the Boers.
IMtpoav «»f Mr*t Kuiitor.
WASHINGTON. July 2«—The mes
sage from Minister Conger, whl« h
came over the wires from Captain
Thomas this morning was the first
communication of unquestionable au
thenticity wrhl h haa been received
from the American minister at IV
kin since his urgent appeal for help
of July 12. It establishes clearly the
fact that the American minister an I
probably the other legal loners w*i
alive on Jnl) I. the igh in sore strait.'.
Therefore, It completely and Anally
ill eposes of the Arst stories that weie
published from rihanghat of the urn
•acre of June 27.
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Rapid CII V It l> July 26 * let
| ter from t ape X one states that Hotter!
I Floor tuan died there of pneumonia
i and hie hotly lies been hurled at Meat
i t'liKirstss is probably
| the Ihsl known mining man In the
i »i H> »• m « to I* tdw«o4l In ts*a
! ptoiiH>ted half a tens tug mining
( rompoulee. the largest being Ike ante
! of the Florence mine In the Galena
| tlslrtrt. Its lit Paul parties lie span*
! iti'-<i**nd§ of duliara In building tip thin
!•"*
WILLING TO ACT LOR PEACE.
President ItuttUjr to Art for China If
Hinted Condition* Are Met.
WASHINGTON. July 25.—lue fol
lowing letter from the president of
the United States to the emperor of
China was made public by the State
department yesterday. It is in an
swer to a cablegram received by Min
ister Wu on July 20, 1900, from the
taotai of Shanghai, dated July 19, 1900.
It was at once communicated to the
president at Canton, O., and the fol
lowing is his reply:
"The president of the United States
to the emperor of China, Greeting: I
have received your majesty's message
of tho 19th of July, and am glad to
know that your majesty recognizes tho
fact that the government of the Unit
ed States desire of China nothing but
what is just and equitable. The pur
pose for which we landed troops in
China was the rescue of our legation
from grave danger and the protection'
of the lives and property of Amer
icans who were sojourning in China In
the enjoyment of rights allowed them
by treaty and international law. Tho
same purposes are publicly declared by
all the powers which have landed mili
tary forces In your majesty's empire.
“1. I am to Infer from your majes
ty's letter that the malefactors who
have disturbed the peace of China, who
have murdered tho minister of Ger
many and a member of the Japanese
legation, and who now hold beBiegedi
in Pekin thr.3e foreign diplomatists
who still survive, have not only not
received any favor or encouragement
from your majesty, but are actually in
rebellion against the imperial author
ity. If this be the case, I most sol
emnly urge upon your majesty's gov
ernment to give public assurance
whether the foreign ministers are
alive, and, if so, in what condition.
“2. To put the diplomatic repre
sentatives of the powers in immediate
tnd free communication with their re
spective governments and to remove
all danger to their lives and liberty.
"3. To place the imperial authori
ties of China in communication with
the relief expedition, that co-opera
tion may be secured between them for
:he liberation of the logatloners, the
protection of foreigners and the restor
ation of order.
If these objects are accomplished It
Is the belief of this government that
no obstacles will be found to exist on
the part of tne powers to an amicable
settlement of all the questions arising
out of the recent troubles and the
friendly good offices of this govern
ment will, with the assent of tho
ither powers, be cheerfully placed at
your majesty's disposition for that
purpose. WILLIAM M'KINLEY.
July 23, 1900. By the President.
JOhe HAY, Secretary of State.
lSLOhi roil i nr minim mb.
Chinese ..I Is to Send Them All
to Tien Tsln.
WASHINGTON, July 23—The Chi
nese minister received a dispatch this
morning from Sheng, the director of
railroads and telegraphs at Shanghai,
stating that the foreign ministers are
to be sent from Pekin to Tien Sien un
der escort: also that the imperial gov
ernment has not only been protecting
them, but has supplied them with
food.
MINISTER PINCHON ALIVE.
Li Hung t'liang Hoar* Tills and Makes It
I’ubllc.
PARIS, July 25.—M. Delcasse, min
ister of foreign affairs, has received
a telegram from the French consul at
Shanghai, dated July 23, which says:
*Li Hung Chang just assured me
that M. Plchon (French minister to
China) is living and he has agreed to
transmit to him a m»*«sage from me
requesting a reply within live days.'
lliliin Soltllrr* («»■! l><jiuenllc Halt'll*
WASHINGTON, July 25.—The post
office department will issue an order
extending the privilege o domestic
rales of postage to all United States
soldiers serving in China. This privi
lege is accorded to our Boidiers in the
Philippines und Cuba and imposes ou
the mails sent by the soldiers to the
I nited States or sent to them from
points within the United States, only
the orutnary domestic rates charged
on mails circulating within this coun
try.
!Huri Mnfifjr for tli« War,
1 A)NDON, July 53 —The supplemen
tary estimates, necessitated by the
prolongation of the war in South Af
rica. amount to £ 1I.5uo.immi. making a
total of £34.500.000 voted for this pur
pose. and bringing the total sruiy es
timate!, up to £7*,3i)1M)i3.
I urtU llrrllnN the 1‘lsre.
WASHINGTON. July 25 fciMep
! resentatlvs George 31. Curtis of lows
i has declined the office of IRst assis
tant postmaster general Poutmaster
! General Smith said after the close of
i difttr hours today that the uffi:« had
• hut l**«a offered to anyone else,
W«l*n|M«l la htaas*.
suUiM'iv Kan . July 35 —A water*
[ spout flooded the town at an surly
hour this morning, over *t» Inches
| of water falling Cellars and lower
I floors were A,Mated and railroad ct£*
1 (aria were washed out.
I'.src lit 1 a a* IS I*«*4S(|4.
4 AftACAfl July 33 President I'as
j ttu ),*• offUtcilr pro*Uiwitd the re e*
: tahltshment of yeses thruUffhuui Ihs
IrgfUlMl. of S -arJ o l* All politi. si
frituktrt hat* been set fits.