Nebraska Newspapers

    VOL. XVII
LOUP CITY, SIIEUMAX COUNTY, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, AUOUST 17. 11)00.
NUMBER 40,
Cil^cca Emperor Appoints Viceroy to Ko
gotiato With Power t.
AMICABLE SETTLEMENT DESIRLD
Btitc Department llerelvcn O. Icial Notice
to that Effect — Conger Kipretaes
Ability to “Hold On” Until Itellef
Force Arrives.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.—Indica
tions of the desire of China for a
peaceful Settlement of her present diffi
culties have been displayed for several
days. Official notice of that desire was
i presented to the department of state
vy today. It was In the form of an
* edict promulgated by the emperor.
Kwang Heu, appointing Earl LI Hun
Chang envoy plenipotentiary to nego
tiate with the powers for "an imme
diate cessation of hostilities’' pending
a solution of the questions which have
grown out of the atrti-foreign uprising
in the empire. Earl Li is to act di
rectly for the emperor and a fair in
ference is that whatever the terms of
the settlement they reach with the
, powers will be approved by the impe
rial government.
, During the day only one dispatch
1 • that was made public reached any of
• the government departments from
. Lchlna. A beiaLftl message from Min
Jster Conger was transmitted to the
I War department by General Chaffee. It
expressed simply his ability to "hold
^ on” until General Chaffee should
r come to his relief. All the power of
this government will be exerted to
get that relief to him and the other
Imprisoned legatiouers at the earliest
possible moment.
Minister Wu was an early caller at
the Department of State. Shortly
after 9 o'clock lie made an engage
ment witli Acting Secretary of State
Adee to meet him at the department
at 10:30. Promptly at that hour the
minister's automobile stopped at ths
* west entrance to the department and
Minister Wu alighted and hurried to
Secretary A dee's office. He presented
to Mr. Adee a copy of the Imperial
edict which he had received last night.
It had been transmitted to him In the
Chinese foreign office cipher and its
translation and preparation for sub
emission to the Department of State
had occupied much of the night.
Minister Wu remained with Secre
tary Adee for three-quarters of an
hour discussing the terms of the edict
and the probable response to it of
this government. Shortly before Min
ister Wu left the department Secretary
of War Root met the two diplomats,
but remained only long enough to re
ceive a copy of the edict and discuss
it brlelly with the Chinese minister.
Minister Wu thought the edict pre
sented a means of peaceful adjustment
of the present, trouble and that the re
quest of the Chinese government for
a cessation of hostilities pending peace
negotiations was entirely reasonable.
Immediately upon the conclusion of
the conference the text of the edict,
together with the details of the call of
Minister Wu, was communicated to
President McKinley at Canton. The
president's reply has not yet been re
ceived. I.ater in the day Acting Sec
letary Adee made public the text of
the edict In the following statement:
‘The Department of State makes
public the following tmperial edict, ap
pointing Viceroy LI Hung Chang us
envoy plenipotentiary to propose a ces
nation of hostile demonstrations and
negotiate with the powers, a copy of
which was delivered by Mr. Wu to the
b 'ting ,c Tctary of state this (Sunday)
morning at 10:oO o'clock:
“An Imperial edict forwarded by
the privy council at Pekin, under date
cf the 14th day of the seventh moon
(August s». to Governor Yuan at Tsi
Nan, Shan Tung, who transmitted It
on the 17th day of the same moon
(August 11) to the taotal at Shang
Lh.tl, by whom It was transmitted to
Minister Wu. who )<■ eived it on the
night of the same day t August 111.
1401 SIPPUID VMIII POISON.
Iv liter I'rothka Moliiltrt With Menu to
l.ONIioN, Aug. 13 — i New York
s World Cablegram.)— The story is
printed here that the kataer followed
1;U "no quarter ' npeet ti by presenting
I., tvery (lertiiiu aohtter bound for
< *siu«* a iIiik. hi whlrh »a*a tiny phial
f iitaiuiug poison, bl« soldiers i« ins
true furnished nlth tIts* meant of
t.*U-'HR l hitler toiluie
J.ONIlON, Aug 13 A ape rial IU
p»nh ftofu db.rngh.il dated I'tllt).
A iiual 10. soys th<* tltilUk ruMul gen
«• 11, replying to protests of Chint’*.
nter hunts against the bin ling of
troop*. eaplalna that lhl» Is merely a
n*r mtionary me inure. due to the
it i that the dlourb.m north are
■ eroding and routing dally uea e< to
Hiianghal.
lie also mit« Kung do u alfetdl
fa a at tie of reiolt and itial ai Tal
f ,n( there has be ■« rioting the tele*
g aph station being btrrrwd
I A I IN >iI<1S fa s I ! f
It B pet* ora aere i.oUhII) III led and
*,jt**a idhefe sarrral of *)>)W *IU
i. a. vm aMtoMaly injured i m«hi ta
a grade r roost a g n*s Ideal It o miles
i uf iMe fily by a |uo n**f traia
ihe l..»h.*n g V*e fciugiakd (all
eraahing t|i« aa oaaaibua >«»
t. aihg 1* > Ml to p- ■» < t >n
garni and iafui" I p*r*on» »*i* la is*
oftllst *a4 only ik.« e« sped
har,i|ie I hlnr»v Inritir**
1 ri'iiioe »|trrtiling *mtth
CHINA MIST TOE THE MARK,
Rc|>l j to Edict Authorising LI Hung
('hung hk 1'eace Envoy.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.—Tonight
Secretary Adee, by direction of Presi
dent McKinley, presented to Minister
Wu for transmission to his government
the reply of the United States to the
imperial edict appointing IA Hung
Chang envoy negotiate with the pow
ers for a cessation of hostilities. The
text of the reply will not be made pub
lic before tomorrow. In effect, how
ever, Jt is a reiteration of the demands
previously made by the United States
upon China coupled with a vigorous
intimation that no negotiations will be
entered Into until the C hinese govern
ment shall have complied with those
demands.
This government, inspired by a de
termination to effect the rescue of the
legatloners besieged ii Pekin, takes
advantage of its reply to the edict to
reiterate the demands previously made
upon China. These demands first
were made by the president on June
23, and subsequently were reiterated
substantial.y by Acting Secretary
Adee by direction of the president.
The demands for the protection of the
ministers, for free communication be
tween them and the restoration of or
der in China form the Keynote of the
memorandum forwarded to tin* impe
rial government by the president to
day. The iteration and reiteration of
the demands must, it is thought, make
it perfectly clear to the Chinese gov
ernment that no negotiations will .>e
entered on until a square-toed com
pliance to them be made. Should the
demands he acceded to, there will be,
it is said, no obstacle in tin* way of the
settlement of questions arising.
Mr. Wu declined tonight to maae
any statement, bearing on the reply,
not even being willing to say whether
or not it had been received by him.
Copies have been sent to the United
States representatives in Europe and
Japan to be submitted to the govern
ments at which they are stationed, also
to the European diplomats resident
here for their information.
PunUliing the Anhantli.
BAKWAI, Aug. 13.—A column of 700
moil under Colonel Burroughs has re
turned from Kumassie, having rein
forced and re-rationed the fort for two
months. The force attacked and de
stroyed three old stockades after a
desperate bayonet charge, In which
four officers and thirty-four native sol
diers were wounded and three killed.
On the night of August 7 Colonel Bur
roughs attacked an Ashanti war camp
near Kumassie, surprising the camp
and bayoneting the enemy. Great num
bers were slain.
The Shall Huy* Wheel*.
PARIS. Aug. 13,—The shah of Persia
has taken great interest in the bicy
cle secret police of Paris, an escort of
which always attends him when he
leaves his palace, decided to establish
a similar service in his own country.
; He has bought sixty wheels and en
t gaged three instructors and two repair
ers, and as soon as he returns a bicycle
| bodyguard fifty strong will be organ
ized. After competitive trials the shah
purchased all his wheels from an
American bicycle company.
Nashville Uun to New t'liivang.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.—The Navy
department has been informed that the
gunboat Nashville has sailed from
Taku for New Chwang. The district
around New Chwang is reported to be
in a disturbed condition and there
have been several reports of collisions
| between the Russians and Chinese in
the vicinity. While the department
here has no Information on the subject
it is presumed that Admiral Remey
ordered the Nashville to this point as
a precautionary measure.
A »m*rlo%n» Capture n Coni mu ikI.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 13.—The war
! department received the following die*
I patch containing the cheering news
from General MacArthur, nt Manila:
• Adjutant General, Washington: Col
onel Hrassa, August 12, in the vicinity
of Tayug, surrendered command to
Colonel Freuian, Twenty-fourth United
States infantry, consisting of on*1 ina
I .ior. six captains, six lieutenants, lt.u
1 men, 1»H) rifles an l fifty bolos."
It ill tut: *«» HMpper’e Uifir.
WASHINGTON, l». C„ Aug. 13 —The
! comptroller of the tieosury today
holds that a common carrier holding
goods for shipment, although not ue
- i i-mpanle I hy u l>ill of lading or ship
j ping directions. Is liable for their loss
I as such common carrier, provided
there was iio uurea*onat>le delay l>y
he shipper In furnishing the neces
sary shipping directi.ms.
HimI) I-.i.d.I
OMAHA. Aug IS—The body of
lanii-s OlWtgan. the 9 year old boy, who
was drowued white Pallium In the
Missouri river last Tuesday, was found
• lute Wedar.ilay afternoon negr It. I
| lev ue, nearly ten tnties l.ei-iw the point
i whete he was last seen alive The
lei.|V has lets identified by the 0 ») S
| father.
tttMehSM.M mil..I Nt a-.l-i-.tt
*T lt»«K»*ll Mo Aug 13 d-«#;>h
rhttja.t an | | lank t raig w- lino
■ stiie h men were fatally tint threw
tulles flow N -Isssr M s . hy two tutu
.
I sti-hiN.it M-l Just returned fi -w HI
1 (tit rati hr at ft iu-tyh They had
deposited the ptuaeeda in the Wat*It
t*> of f 1*1 eh in M Man It nt !t» -i
has been Appointed |y she a census
[ of the Philippa at %
Minister Conger Cables That Allies Must
flurry On to Pekin,
THE MINISTERS REFUSE TO LEAVE
Escort of Natives Proposed by Taung LI
Vumcn Means Certain Heath — Receipt
of I,ite*t Message lleteroiiucs Oovern
■uent to Kush Itellef to the Cu| Ital.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 11.—In the
light of the latest dispatches from
Minister Conger, received by the
State department through Minister
Wu today, the attitude of the admin
istration is that there is but one
tiling to he done in the present cir
cumstances, namely, to press on to the
relief of the besieged garrison at Pe
kin. This was made known after ex
tended communications between Wash
ington and the president at Canton.
The Conger message wa3 accepted as
showing conclusive justification for
the Imperative demand of the United
States sent to the Chinese govern
ment on Wednesday night, insisting
that the imperial troops co-operate
with the international forces in the
rescue of the ministers, and until
this condition, as well as the cessation
of the bombardment, is fully conceded
by China, there is no other course open
but to press steadily onward in the
mission or relief.
The Conger dispatch was received
before daylight at the Chinese lega
tion, and as soon as the official day
opened Minister Wu presented it to
Acting Secretary Adee at the State de
partment. It was in the American ci
pher and was found to be an identical
note witli that of tHe other minis,era
at Pekin (that of the French minls'er,
M. Pinchon, already having appeared),
with the additional fact that seven
members of the American guard had
been killed and fifteen wounded.
The text of the message, as given
out by the State department, is as
follows:
‘‘Secretary of State, Washington:
The tsung li yamon states to the dip
lomatic body that the various foreign
governments have repeatedly asked
through the respective Chinese minis
ters that we immediately depart from
Pekin under suitable escort. The ya
men asks us to fix a date for our de
parture and to make the necessary
arrangements to do so. Our reply is
that we seek Instructions, from our
governments and that in the absence
of such instructions we cannot quit
our post. I must inform you that in
order to insure our safe departure
foreign troops only can safely escort
us and they must !>e in sufficient force
to safely guard 800 foreigners, includ
ing 200 women and children, as well
as 3,000 native Christians, who cannot
be abandoned to certain massacre. We
cannot accept a Chinese escort under
any circumstances. Ail my colleagues
are dispatching the foregoing to their
respective governments. Of the Amer
ican marines seven have been killed
and sixteen wounded, among the lat
ter Captain Myers and Dr. Lippltt,
who are getting along well.
"CONGER.”
The discussion with the president
led to the determination of the secre
tary to reply to the Conger message
at once and accordingly Secretary
Root and Acting Secretary Adee con
ferred on the terms of this reply. The
text was ready by 3 o’clock and It
was forwarded late in the day. It
was announced officially and positively
that this message would not be made
public, either in whole or in substance.
It was made plain, however, that the
message was sufficiently guarded as
not to further increase the jeopardy
of our. minister In case the Chinese
have access to our cipher. As to the
terms of the message, they are believed
to make plain that tills government
will not advise, much less direct, that
Mr. Conger leave Pekin under Chinese
eseort. when the minister lias advised
Washington that tills would mean cer
tain death.
COAL HUM) l\ At ASM.
f>!»co%rry «f KitouMv* Urdu Nrar
Horse.
VANCOI VEK, B. C.. Auk il —The
steamer Ptttch from Skugwuy brought
seventy pot'.ieugera ami also news of
dl'icoverle* of extensive ton! beds
near the Patton trait an t not far from
White Horse. The discovery was
made by Gustav GervaU, who has lieen
Interested iu coal mining at Leth
bridge News of hla hnd had been re
reived Just s» the Patch was sailing,
tint to substinflate his statements
Gervuta had brought In with him a
amaU sack of his sumtdes.
H « I h»*f of *(•(?.
BKHI.IN. Aug II -The evening
pats.* her. tPRiiunm that Major Urn
eral von gt hwartakop. command, r of
the Ptrst Pad Astatic brigade, has
been apt** t.ted held dal slut tun
\Va.d»r**es thief of staff
The Pttcisi lien It.iUl. !ger this
evening |uMlrkrs a ptucdamatioti f.*r*
bidding the espott of arma or war
material to Phina or ports adj-sut to
t nine*.’ territory
ln<Mi|l lids.tti fur t sUe
UNPINS k 11 A> « II Vbe 1»e..H»d
Infant* r* ••n. i aid n today to leave
Piltl I k"IS*« hi Sell S llu tdll
for gait I .t ic<i for sets Pea In
t him
i t oinael Ctrrlta* In < umtuai 4 and
i among hi. captains U Pram t» ti Pr»
in ml sou id General J -tin t lie
| •MIL the I ctnand*/
THE DIM AND Or UNCLE SAM.
Atlor'ii MrpgSffe to T«uii|; Id Ymiupii for- j
warded in Cl|>lit*r to I*rkln.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10.— Following
is tin* demand by the Cnited States on
the imperial government of China
transmitted to Minister Wu:
•'We are availing ourselves of the op
portunity offered by the imperial edict
of the uth of August allowing to the
foreign ministers free communication
with their respective governments lu
cipher and have sent a communication
to Minister Conger, to which we await
an answer.
“We fire already advised by him in a
brief dispatch received August 7 that
imperial troops are firing dally upon
the ministers in Pekin. We demand
the immediate cessation of hostile at
tacks by imperial troops upon the lega
tions and urge the exercise of every
power and energy of the imperial gov
ernment for the protection of the le
gations and all foreigners therein.
“We are also advised by the same
dispatch from Minister Conger that, in
his opinion, for the foreign ministers
to leave Pekin as proposed in the edict
of August 2 would he certain death. In
view of the fact that the imperial
troops are now filing upon the lega
tions, and in view of the doubt ex
pressed by the imperial government in
its edict of August 2, as to its power
to restore order and secure absolute
safety in Pekin, it is evident that this
apprehension is well founded, for if
your got eminent cannot protect our
minister jn Pekin, it will presumptive
ly be unable to protect upon a Journey
from Pekin to the coast.
Wo therefore urge upon the imperial
government that it shall adopt the
course suggested in the third clause of
the letter of the president to bis maj
esty, the emperor of China, of July 23,
1900, and enter into communication
with the relief expedition so that co
operation may be secured between
them for I he liberation of the legations,
the protection of foreigners and the re
storation of order. Such action on the
part of the imperial government would
be a satisfactory demonstration of its
friendliness and desire to attain these
ends. AL.VEY A. ADEE,
"Acting Secretary, Department State.
“Washington, August 9, 1899.”
THEY ARE ALL RIGHT.
American DcniamU ('pun China Approved
by Minister Wu.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10.—Mr. Wu,
tho Chinese minister, said tonight that
he had received information from Chi
na that eight foreign legations in Pekin
had sent cipher messages to their re
spective governments. This was per
mitted in accordance with the imperial
edict of the Imperial government, al
lowing all the foreign ministers free
communication with their respective
governments in cipher.
A cipher telegram intended for the
Spanish government was inadvertently
sent to Minister Wu here, who, discov
ering the mistake, immediately had it
transmitted to Madrid. The fact that
the legations are being allowed to send
cipher dispatches to their home offices
shows, in Mr. Wu's opinion, that his
government Is living up to the imperial
edict permitting the ministers to have
free communication with their govern
ments. Mr. Wu says me consuls’ ’ci
pher dispatches, which also were re
ported as having been held up, have
been forwarded.
Mr. Wu tonight sent to his govern
ment the memorandum addressed to
bin by Acting Secretary Adee and de
manding the immediate cessation of
hostile attacks by imperial troops upon
the legations and urging the Imperial
government to enter Into communica
tion with the relief expedition for the
liberation of the legation. The minis
ter accompanied it with an explanatory
statement, in which he gave the rea
sons why, in his opinion, a compliance
with Hip representations of the I’nited
States would be for the best interests
of all. He expects it will take several
days for the memorandum to reach the
imperial authorities.
T1 e latest message sent to Mr. Cou
nt r In response to that received from
him on Tuesday afternoon was filed
for transmission last night. State de
partment officials estimate that, allow
ing for the interruption of telegraphic
communication, the time required iu
deciphering the message and In form
(tig a reply, at |e»?it five days will
elup.-e before an answer la received.
Matmon* I mirr la t lylit.
nrilUN. An*. 10.-Tito nurnlior of
voltihtoora from the nrmy roaorvoa
who htvr sUiiltfii thrlr wIHIiiiumh
to jto to Fltlna In nail to lw> I.’o.ihhi.
From thla it u tabor It U un'loralnmi
that a lorp* of not rn-oml In* SO.iWt)
will l»o fnrnmil A portion of tho
rorp* will loavn within a fortnltht.
or a* "<w»n a* tho rah I not mooting
i alio.I for tomorrow ohall Itatr given
ittlM-jt to the project,
M 11 (MOW** H
rONATANTISOI'I.F An* jo A«l
*|rr« ff *hH from Hltll# Atlttlr Tttr
W»» *4jr that 2#>t nioa. women an.I
rklMron hi»Vo Wo# to. <s- ro.| In Ik#
A*m#nlan village of riptgliaeh la th>
*|!**ri * of tlittim li) troop* at |
Kuril* limhr Ail t'«*l»» tko tomaiaail
ant of Mltlta, ha u al«o »*l(t to ho*«
•rihri"! Ik* trill***’ to ho l>utn««i
*»w I’rulitt. • to# | a<
I irollii: In I An* »o -l*rof
li'ti. K Kotaenga of llt'llMil Vtrl,
a itatl .ait of li t* Foil*** ho* at.
t»t>4*.l tin * hair of k'uliti at th«
U *t#rn Flo* *1 hu4raif at ttraao*
Fit), !>*•* l* *.f Kular*|a ta
tu"*» ta in* **tF.al' Maal > ir*l*a of tho
la ith Hifwaail tktmk
No Mere Dilly-Dallying on tha Part of
the United States.
._
DEMANDS D1SPATCMID TO PI KIN
dll of the Conditions Sat Forth Must Ho
Met—Our HovcTiiinriit IIred of I*»l»
TerliiK—(hunt Must Now Show Hrr
Ilaml.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.—The Chin
ese situation is considered very grave
by the authorities in Washington. The
receipt of a message from Minister
Conger last night, which indicated a
continuation of the lighting upon the
legations and the Chinese govern
ment's insistence that the ministers
should leave Fekin, which Mr. Conger
considered would mean certain death,
brought matters to an acute stage.
All day the cabinet officers who are
in town have been consulting with
each other and the president has been
communicated with by telegraph and
over the long distance telephone. Sec
retary Root held two conferences with
Attorney General Griggs and several
with Acting Secretary of State Adee
and thetr views were communicated to
the president. ,.s a result of tills com
munication, it was announced officially
at the close of the day that a message
to tiie imperial government at l’ektn
had been delivered to Minister Wu tor
transmission to his government.
The text of the message was pre
pared by Acting Secretary of State
Adee and Secretary Root and in its fi
nal form was made known to the pres
ident in a talk conducted by Mr. Root
over the White House long distance
telephone. It was then stated definite
ly that the authorities of this govern
ment would not make public the text
of this latest, communication to China
until Minister Wu had had au oppor
lunily to iorwara n co ins guvenuueui..
The chief officials of the government
were unwilling to outline in any defi
nite manner the contents of the mes
sage, although It was generally accept
ed that, the lauguage of the communi
cation was emphatic and to the point.
The state department sent a cipher
cable message to Minister Conger, res
ponsive to his message made public
last night, and intended to test the as
sertions of the Chinese edict that free
communication would be allowed.
The message sent to the Chinese
government through Mr. Wu, accord
ing to the best Information obtainable,
informs that government that the re
moval of restrictions upon communica
tions with our minister, evidenced
both by the receipt of Mr. Conger's
message and the transmission of the
edict, is very gratifying, but is net in
entire accordance with the original de
mands of the president in his reply to
the appeal for mediation. The presi
dent in his original communication to
the emperor of China laid down three
conditions precedent to any action
looking to negotiations for the settle
ment of the difficulties between China
and the powers. These conditions, In
the president's own words, were as fol
lows:
“I most solemnly urge upon your
majesty's government to give public
assurance whether the foreign min
isters are alive, and if so, in what con
dition.
"To put the representatives of the
powers in immediate and free com
munication with their respective gov
ernments and to remove all danger to
their lives and property.
"To place the imperial authorities of
China with tne relief expedition so
that cooperation may he secured be
tween them for tlie liberation of the
legations and me protection of foreign
ers by the restoration of order."
These three demands were practical
ly reiterated in the dispatch which
Secretary Hay sent to Consul General
Goodnew at Shanghai on August 1 for
submission to Karl l.i Hung Chang.
The authorities consider that the open
ing of communication with Minister
Conger, therefore, only partially com
plies with the presidt nt s demands.
With the legations still under lire, the
Chinese government cannot he said to
have removed "all dungers to thilr
liven and lllierty." and, i«»reover, so
far as known here, tne Imperial au
thorities of Chlua have made no ef
forts to communicate it it I cooperate
with the relief expedition.
VMIH I 111 a | IMIS (SUM I II
It. (raw t'«ul»H loaireu li< turl«r«
of i N .*»•<» T
HOST, KOMI. Auk 9 Two d*t«< h
Rirnt* of Iii II4U troop* bMf h*t« b»<’n
tuillt' l lo proporo to pro» <••4 to slung
hoi
About 3’wo IlUt k KU«« J»ft t’mUm
o*i*n»lbljr bound fur tVkln It
t* reported tl (Union ibai Ik* I'tr#. b
Intend to <l«,ir tk* t'hl»*'»# rrnft from
Ike ofoob Hirrawdlll the iitllrti
Und of Kb* III** me I (Union 'fb"
fblKri* pn>l«*i M llMl »U* h I Mon
li tnlrulnUMt to •*<»*»• 4in«fb*»i»i,
M oil lo t**nio Mo* llpta
OIK KiM Aug 9 liuring Ike en
g U< >o*iti M I'i Mm Mbbb pi* njr l
lb* m> ui>ul»n of I**it mug bp Ik# *1
live Ik* !(>»•<• uni bni V»t HIM «n I
III lit III. b Bftp I bo IWrnuttt Ihl
w» *Ui l>»“t biitllt
Tb* ro. l to Kvktn I* i«ppou4 I* bo
• P«w
niSSINS IFAD l\ LOOTING.
M«o front Tim Tula Tell of Hue
covltc Iliirliarltjr,
RAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 8— Among
the refugees from China who returned
on the Logan were the wife of Prof. C,
D. Tenney of the Imperial university
at Tien Tsin and her children. They
were among those who took refuge In
Gordon hall during the bombardment
and escaped uninjured. She and her
husband had been together in China
for eighteen years. Prof. Tenney is
now accompanying the allied forces on
the march to Pekin as an interpreter.
Prof. O. I). Clifford and his wife also
came home. They bring with them a
baby girl who was born in Tien Tsin
on May 13. Mrs. Clifford Is the daugh
ter of Dr. Robert Coltman, who came
home on the Coptic last week. Prof.
Clifford was connected with the Im
perial university.
Miss Lillie M. Tahr of Lincoln City,
Ind„ who spent two years In Tien Tsin,
had three narrow escapes from the sav
age Boxers. She found safety with
many others In Gordon hall. During
the siege and when out one day she
was struck by a fragment of a three
inch shell. On two other occasions she
was shot at by riflemen, but was not
hit.
The two children of United States
Consul Ragsdale, who have returned to
their home In this state, tell stories of
similar experiences of others who lived
through the perilous times in Tien
Tsin.
The tales of Russian brutality are
confirmed by Rev. Frank Hayes, a
Methodist missionary. He thinks the
present troubles will be ended within
a year.
Many of the refugees from Tien Tsin
escaped with only me clothing on their
backs. Among those who had lost ev
erything are Henry Bmith and wife,
an English couple. Smith was a
broker at Tien Tsin and had a fine
house In the British concession.
Prof. O. D. Clifford of the Imperial
university of Tien Tsin, who was one
of the last to leave the besieged city,
says: "Looting by the allied forces
began as soon as they got, the upper
hand. The Russians led in this and
weut to extremes. They are naturally
cruel and, expecting no mercy, they
showed none. I was an eyewitness
to eight cold-blooded murders by them.
The victims were old and infirm Chi
nese. The hussiana stole everything
In sight, looting the houses In the set
tlement as the Chinese would have
done."
nev. Horace w. Houidlng, a mis
sionary whose labors were in South
Phi id province, between Tfo Nan and
Shan Tung, escaped with seventy-five
others from Pei Tai Ho, the seaside re
sort north of Taku, on the British war
ship Humber.
Mrs. H. H. Monteile, whose husband
is a turfman at Tien Tsin, with Mrs.
Frank F. Davis of Philadelphia passed
through a trying experience during tho
bombardment and fighting at Tien
Tsin and took advantage of the first
opportunity to leave the place.
Ilrud Money for the Chliime.
NEW YORK, Aug. 8.—A dispatch to
the Journal and Advertiser from
Shanghai says: Colonel Meade of the
marine corps has received by native
courier a message wrapped in pigskin,
signed by Minister Conger, as follows:
"Help at once if at all. Besieged in
British legation. No government Pe
kin except military chiefs, who are de
termined on destruction of foregners."
The Shanghai correspondent also
says that in the papers of the vice
roy at Tien Tsin was found a receipt
for 100 taels paid to the Boxers for
the supposed head of Major Waller of
the United States marines, who was
tin light to have been killed at the first
battle of Tien Tsin."
They Worked .Many Iowan*.
CEPAll RAPIDS, la., Aug. 8.-At
the instance of the local police, \\\ <).
Cochrane anil Mrs. M. Keller, claim
ing to hall from Chicago, were ar
rested today at Davenport on the
charge of swindling nearly fifty Ce
dar Itapids people in the amount or
?;!. The couple claimed to he repre
senting a Chicago book concern, an
advertising agency. 'I hey gave their
victims contracts to distribute adver
tising at fl.oO per day, but demanded
III cash deposit The suckers were
plenty. The offerers are c mflilent the
pair will go to the penitentiary.
VlAllllali* Win,it,
ST PACIi, Aug. 7 A Winnipeg.
M Hi-, special to the Dispatch says:
The government crop bulletin issued
thin afternoon plans the total wheat
>leld lu Man tuba at ll.MW.IMO bushels.
Winds and drought destroyed 3iss|9
a>te* of wheat. The yield of wheat ta
estimated at seven and one-half bush
«U pel Site
««)(• lltlt.ry tar I htiis.
TOUT RI1JCY, Kan. Aug 8 —Hal
ts y O, with Its seven Inch siege guns,
the largest In the army, end 172 men.
werv »tar*ed .or Man Kriadsa during
the night on hurry orders from Wash
ington to proceed to China The guns,
with the pea carriages Just received,
I itlrtne filled four cars. Two trains
•••' « »»• ■ **-try t » . u r • Use satire bat
|
|k**|kl le M* till* Haklwf,
IdAVhH, Aug I —A special to the
from ttago, Coio. »a)». y<r i*.
I ruk llerru » a as arrested la Icbsit
I county today aad brought to Hugo at
I t orwh ua suspti tua of helag uas of
i -• I ntoti l*.c i g- train robber a A
P Miae is after another man thought to
t* Merrick a partner aad ts eipsaiad bs
return sosaa tins tonight.