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APPEALJOR AID
Chinese Imperial Government
Asks for Help.
PRESIDENT MtKINLEY RECEIVES A NOTE
Good Officer of the United Mate Aked
to Vrevent a Dliantroti War ltea-
obIdk of European 1'otrer Mot
Considered Uood.
BAD FOREST FIRE RAQING
A Washington, July S3 dispatch says:
President McKinlcy has received what
purports to he a direct appeal loom the
Chinese imperial government to use
his good offices in extricating the gov
ernment from the difficult and danger
ous position In which it hasbeeu
placed as the result of the boxer
uprising and the entitling hostile atti
tude of the great power.
Although the exact text of the ap
peal made by the emperor of China to
France, as outlined in the cable dis
patches of yesterday, has not been
made knwon here it in believed that
the address to the president i similar
in terms to that communication. In
our case the communication was made
through Minister Wu to the stat6 de-
Eartincnt. Thus far a final answer hat
ot been returned.
The French reply, as indicated in the
four conditions laid down by M. Dei
casse yesterday, sets an impossible
task for the imperial government in
its present straits, and tends to drive
it at once to make terms with the box
ers and Prince Titan's party.
On the other hand our government,
while not guaranteeing the truth of
the advices from the Chinese govern
ment as to the safety of the foreign
ministers, is willing to accept the
statements temporarily, in the mean
time remitting none of Its efforts to
get access to Mr. Conger through the
use of military force if need be.
' By following out this policy the state
department argues that it retains two
chances instead of one. It may reach
Mr. Conger with troops and it also niayj
Eccttro ills deliverance tnroagii me
friendly offices of some of the powerful
Chinese officials, which tho'powers are
oof likely to'obtaln f6r th.eirown peo
ple by "following out their present pol
icy. It may be stated also that the
United States government has not and
docs not intend to relinquish any part
of its claim for compensation and repa
ration in the ultimate settlement.
Cover Wide District In Masaarhuaett
Timber Land.
A fire which now extends over terri
tory of at least twenty-live square
miles, and which threatens with de
struction nearly a score of towns about
Sandwich, Mass., is the result of a
blaze started in the vicinity of Patch
vllle by berry pickers. Hundreds of
men are working night und dny to
check the progress of the flnmes, but
as the brush Is as dry us tinder, and as
the Haines jump first one way and then
the other, they nre almost helpless.
The flames are traveling through some
of the heaviest timber standing on the
cape. The fire Is spread out In the dis
trict between Sandwich and Hityard's
Hay, bounded by the main line of the
consolidated railroad and by the towns
of Calumet, Winimet nnd the 1-nl-
moubhu, and the brush and timber be
tween is a roaring mass of flames. The
whole country bounded by llallowcll,
the Falmouthti, Howard and Pocnssctt
roads was burned.
China and Chinese Terms,
A Paragraphic Encyclopedia of Facts. Figures. Nnmcs and Places to Keep
Handy for the Next Few Weeks. It Tells You Much About China.
A PLAN TO SETTLE STRIKE
JAPAN GIVES FULL CONSENT
Suited State Transport Allowed to
Land at Nagaiakl.
As was anticipated, the Japaioie
government has given its cheerful as
sent to the application of the United
States government for permission to
land armed troops and military sup
plies at Nagasaki in transit to Taku,
China. ThiB privilege was desired in
order thai the Pacific transports ply
ing between San Francisco and Ma
nila should'not be diverted from their
regular route but that the troops and
stock carried by them and intended
for service In China might be trans
ferred at Nagasaki to other vessels
of the transport service and taken
directly to Toku. The Japaneso au
thorities have not only agreed to the
proposed use of Nagasakl'but they al
so have assured the United States gov
ernment that they will facilitate the
movement of American troops and
supplies as much as possible. The
quartermaster's department of the
army has provided three large trans
ports of the Philippine service for'use
on the line between Nagasaki and
Taku and it Is expected in this way to
expedite the movement of troops to
China.
TRIED TO KILL HERSELF
Mr. John nelly of Wavne Took Lauda
num and VtroL
"John, this is good-bye for good,"
yelled Mrs. John Itetley of Wayne,
Neb to her husband at Dakota City,
after taklnsr a quantity of laudanum
and blue vitriol mixed. "I'd better
getter a doctor, then" coolly replied
her husband. The doctor was secured
promptly by a neighbor and au emetic
administered in time to save mo wom
an's life. As soon as bhe regained con
sciousness she declared that she would
try suicide again. A watch is being
kept to prevent suuh an attempt. Kelly
left Wayne two weeks ago and his wife
followed Saturday At Wayne she hud
bought laudanum and acted In a man
ner to excite suspicious of intended
sulcldo. Troubles with her husband
appear to bo the eiuse of the woman's
act. J
Fariilonablo Hotel Hurried.
Word has been rtcelved at San Fran
cisco that the hotel at Castlo Crag,
Shasta county, hid burned to the
ground. All the guests escaped with
their baggage. Cistle Crag tavern was
a fashionable sunnier hotel, nigu up
in the mountains of .Shasta county,
and was owned by jhe Pacific Improve
ment company. It was crowded with
society people frou San Francisco and
other portions of tie state.
llrldRe loUlrort.
The brldgo ncros the Platte river at
South llend, Neb:, has been repaired
by a bridge carnter aim wu
crossed now by tejms and wngons with
load. It has been n very bad shape,
but with the matcdil and labor done
on it it Is in good ondltion again.
Shot Tlirouii the Heart.
Two hoys found he hotly of Francis
M. Colds of Colurolivjfllivak.vncant
lot on Woodward aDnrSTli)y,?"twlt,x
i bullet, fired by hlnsolf i.. .e heart.
No causo 1b known for the nt.j '
Federation of Labor Horaa to End
Chicago Trouble.
Edward D. Chadio and XV. K. Thresh
erof Chicago, have submitted to the
executive council of the American fed
eration of labor a plan which they are
confident will result in the speedy set
tlement of the great building trades
strike in Chicago. The council, after
listening to the propositions of tho
gentlemen and reatling the documents
they had brought to show that they
represented many of the wealthiest
men in Chicago, appointed Messrs.
Kldd and Lennou to Investigate the
proposal thoroughly.
Mr. Chaddick and Mr. Thresher rep
resent a new company known as tho
Labor and Guarantee association. Nei
ther they nor the members of the coun
oll will divulge the plan proposed.
The Cour d'Alene strike trouble was
taken up and President (Jumpers and
Vice Presidents Dttncun and Kidd were
instructed to visit the district and
make, a, thorough investigation ot the
oa&caad report to the federation.
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Both Quantity and Quality.
If tho quality of the program to be
presented' by the Adam Forepaugh and
Sells, Brothers' combined circuses, men
ageries aud hippo'tlromes, aunouncctl
to exhibit nt Lincoln, July 31st, is
equal to Its quantity it will prove Itself
worthy of that for which it is intend
ed, and that is to succeed as the recog
nized leading circus entertainment.
The very lengthy program includes an
unusually long list of performers. An
especial feature has been made of the
clown contingent. There will be twen-tv-fivc
of these merry men of tho arena.
There are eminent riders until one can
hardly rest. The roof of tho great
tent, from end to end, will be tilled
with the paraphenalia of the aerial
performers. There will be four thril
ling aerial acts In which entire fami
lies participate, to bay nothing of a
great number of individual acts well
up under the canvas roof. There will
bo two score of acrobats in thrilling
leaps over the elephants, There will
bo three gtoups of statue artists in re
productions of works in immoral mar
ble, enduring brone and historic page.
There will be bicyclists on the ground
and wheelmen and wheelwomen on a
slender cable In the air. There will
be numerous troupes of sensational
acrobats. There will bo a thousand
and one other things.
This stupendous covered collection
of myriad magnificence after leaving
Lincoln goes to York, then Kearney,
Hastings and Superior.
Jap I'roud of their Flour.
J. C. Kobinson, a well known mill
man of Portland, Ore., has received a
sample of Hour from a mill In Yokoha
ma. The flour was manufactured fiom
a cargo of wheat sent from here sever
al months ago und to all appearances
is a first-class article. Along with the
sample, over which the Japanese arc
seemingly quite proud, comes the state
ment that the actual cost of the manu
factured article was on the basis of
$'J.50 per barrel at n Pacific coaet point.
As 82.80 per barrel Is the lowest figure
yet reported for flour sent to the Ori
ent it would seem from this that the
Japanese were in a fair way to become
active competitors for the flour tt ado
of the Orient.
The 1'oople.
CUInoM soldier rnnre from Irt to ft) yours old.
To heroine u soldier Is a hiimllliitlonln China.
The muKlstrMeit outrank the military, noctnlly.
The population of China I nrnrlv 400 two wm.
People In tho Interior seldom rood newspa
pers. They net their Ideas of foreigners and
outMdo doing by ko-iI.
The Chinese hoy's umblllnn Is to beccmo a
clll limirlstriito. Ken tenants mie their
money to edurate their sons with this nltn.
KnulUh bankers In China Kite nnthe com
mercial men a name for strict business honesty,
If a Chinese crlmlnnl In n funltUo the police
arrest his father, timnilfntlior, mother, tincli! or
aunt. Family affection sticcdilv brings the man
wantsl to tho relief of hit rchithrs.
A nathe priest sinsnf tho Chinese articles of
rellKlun; The men brllctc them. The women
don't. There Is no rellKlou In China."
Their lteaourrea.
China could raise an arinv of I.TonnMO men:
hut It would bu undisciplined aud only one third
equipped.
Kindt million cnrtrldcc were taken to Pekln
two jcars njjonnd constant additions hnc been
maoo.
Tho Chinese posses Mauser rifles nnd Nord
enfeldt. HotchklHs, nnd Maxim Runs.
There Is no properly organized medical corps,
transport sen Ice or commissariat.
A favorite weapon Is a nathe made rifle of
one-Inch caliber, requiring mo men to handle It
They hao thirty Held batteries, with 180
Krupu and Armstrong Kims.
'l neir navy consist or four cruisers nnd a few
useless llKhtlnit essels.
Tin- nation nns new couorcs
In cnKlncorlnK,
navigation, military tactics, electric science,
nnd medicine, with
Uood newspapers
port.
luroiwan professors
are printed at the treaty
Cltlcf , 1'ort and Hirer.
Peklne, the capital, has i population of more
than a million; Clinton, I.Oou.OOO.
Tien Twin In treaty port oiuho river Pclho,
eenty miles from Peking
Shanghai Is the largest and most Important
treaty port. Tele miles from the mouth of
the YanKKlo Klanir. Population, 1,WK urn).
Port Arthur, leased to Itussia In 18V3 for a
nnvul huso. In tho far east.
Che Foo. on the Shantunc peninsula
treaty port, and has the lies I cllmato for
rowans.
Taku forts, now destroyed, wrrn three
number nt the mouth of the Pi Iho ilver.
Newchanit In a treatv port of tho llrltlsh con
cession in Mauchurla, IW mile north of Port
Arthur.
Welhalwct (MukunUo). llrltlsh base, of oper
ations. A garrisoned port with u large, safe
anchorage.
Pelhn (north rler rises bevond tho (Ireal
wml. tlowspnst ivklntr nnd 1 leu Tsln to gulf
of Manning Na Igabln from mou'.'t to Peking.
HM miles.
Iloutig ho rlerof northern China, emptying
Into gulf of Peehlll
Yiiiigtso, rlwr In the ICInngsti prmlnie. on
which the ikui of Nankin is situated.
Princes, Itulrrn, Ornerals.
Chang ChlTnng. leroy at Hankow, a man
of much Influence with tho ln'ople, and n bo
lleer In China for tho Chinese
Chang VI director of mines and asslstnnt dl
rector of northern nillwiijs Pavorllo of tho
dowager empress A rising man, much In touch
with foreigners
KsuChlngClilen, lco president of Imanl of
works ex minister to tlormntiv nnd HussU
president of the Chinese eastern rallwav.
Kang VI. a Maiichii. mill foreign, president of
the board of war
Kang Yu Wei exiled leader of Iho reform
party.
Kwangsu the present emperor son of Prime
Chun,
Mil ICtm Yl, lceroy at Nankin, trusted ally
iii in,- itimitKt'r ,-niir, sn
Milling Chang, acting lioroy of Canton,
trusted friend of the dowager empress,
Prince Chlng. reiKirlod dead, was lord rhnm
herltiln of the court, and comiuiinder of tho
Peking Held force.
Prince I.I. senior member of the cabinet,
much trusted In liniHTtal famliv.
Prince .sheng.admlnlstrntorof telegraphs nnd
rnllwais head of tho luiH'rlal bank and of the
China Men hunts' Steamship company. Man of
great power, always to be n'ckomsl with.
'1 huih" II amen councilor ten members act
ing on foreign affairs.
PrlncoTunn.fathcrorPiiChun heir apparent,
nnd now It ndlng tho nnlt foreign roolU
Tre INI the dowager empress
Yung I.u, tho empress" factotum, gcnrrnlls
slmoof the nrniv
tlcnerals Tung I'll, Nlch nnd Kang Su, antl
foreign leaders In reiolt.
A fEARfUL ACCIDENT
Tccumsch Man is Caught
Mill Shafting.
in
IDS LEGS ARE BEATEN INTO A JELLY
Shafting Was Making 144 ltevolntlnn
Per Minnie nnd the Ciifortiiimtn
Man Ma Held Thereon for
Fully Two Minn tat,
la n
Ku-
In
Til,
Kveryday Nanir.
a prefecture,
MANY REBELS WERE KILLED
Futal, the governor of a nroxliue.
(lodnwn a id ice for storing goods
llalkwau Chinese maritime customs.
I.l a Chlntsc mile, one third of a llrltlsh
mile
Ynmen tin nfili Inl resilience
Tael, n coin of silver, worth from (VI 4 cents to
71 S cents, according to pro lure
Soureje. general term of extortion.
Kuug, or ho, a river, hu. a lake.
Pel, north man, south; tung, i ast; si, west.
Shan, a mountain; sheng a province; elieng,
a town, hslang. a lllagcj hsleu, a district;
ling, a hill peak or puss.
TERMS ARE NAMED
President Sends Conditions to
Chinese Emperor,
INDIAN KILLS HIS WIFE
lie
WILL MEDIATE If SUCH ARE ACCEPTED
Keplle to China' Appeal to Hnttlo the
rending; Difficulty and Lay Down
Specific Term Three Very
Important It. in.
Crated With Umior lie Nliont
While flhe Trie to Ksrnpe.
A sensational Indian murder oc
curred at Kamloops, H. C. Two Ind
ian women were seen rltlinp tip Fourth
avenue nt a full gallon. Thev were
closely pursued by a mounted Indian,
who was armed with a rille. On near
iiif,' tliem he raised his ritle nnd shot
one dead. .She dropped from her horse
and the murderer made off toward tho
reserve. He was arrested and proved
to be (ieorjje St. Paul. The victim was
his young wife. WhlsUy antl jealousy
was the cause.
.N
BOERS HARASS THE BRITISH
Make a Determined Attack on Forre at
Itull Head.
The London war otllce has received
tho following dispatch from Lord
Roberts:
"The Iloers made a determined at
tack to dewtroy a post at the Kail llend,
thirteen miles east of Heidelberg;
which they attached with three guns
nnd a 'pompon,' and surrounded.
"They were, however, beaten off af
ter a sharp engagement, before rein
forcements summoned from Heidelberg
had arrlvedji
Calls For a Council.
J. II. Kdmlsten, chairman of the
populist state central committee, has
called that body to meet July 31 nt
Lincoln. All tho candidates on tho
fusion ticket have been called to meet
with the committee.
Knd of a Family quarrel.
At Newton an eastern suburb of Cin
cinnati, O., David Urown, a hostler,
killed Mark Kobinson nnd fatally
wounded Frank Murphy, The shoot
ing was tho outcome of nn old family
quarrel nnd nil nre said to have been
drinking. Murphy went to town with
Kobinson nnd wns shot while llrown
was bhootlng at Kobinson. Murphy
is not expected to live.
Seers are those only who have seen
(lod.
Tho good laundress washes the shirt
flrbt.
In response to the nppeal of the Chi
nese emperor to the United States gov
ernment to mediate with the powers
to effect a settlement of the pending
troubles In the orient, the president
has replied as follows;
"The president of the United States
to the Kmpcrof of China, greeting: 1
have received your mnjesty's message
of the Kith of July, and am glad to
know that your majesty recogni.cs the
fact that the government of the United
States desires 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 nnd the protection
of the lives and property of Amercans
who were sojourning in China In the
enjoying of rights allowed them by
treaty and International law. The
same purposes are publicly declared by
all the powers which have landed mili
tary forces In your mnjesty's empire.
"1. I am to Infer from your majesty's
letter that tho malefactors who have
disturbed tho peace of China, who
have murdered tho minister of Ger
many nnd a member of the Japanese
legation, and who now hold besciged
in Pekln those foreign diplomatists who
still surulve, have not only not re
ceived any favor or encouragement
from your majesty, but are actually in
rebellion against the imperial autnon
ty. If this be the case, 1 most .solemn
ly urge upon your majesty's govern
ment to give public assurance whether
the foreign ministers are alive, and If
so, in what condition.
"a To put the diplomatic represen
tatives of the powers in immediate
and free communication with their re
bpectlvo governments, nnd to remove
all danger to their lives and liberty.
"3. To plnce the imperial authorities
of China in communication with the
relief expedition that co-operation may
bo secured between them for the liber
ation of tho lcgationers, the protection
of foreigners antl tho restoration of
order.
"If these objects nre accomplished
it is the belief of this government thnt
no obstacle" will be found to exist on
tho part of tho powers to an amicable
settlement of all tho questions arising
out of the recent troubles nnd the
friendly ofllccsof this government will,
with the assent of the other powers,
bo cheerfully placed at your majesty's
disposition for that purpose.
Can lie Compiled Willi.
Minister Wu says that his govern
ment will meet tho obligations im
nosed In the president's response. The
reply may not come for some days, iib
the tsung-li-yamen will want time to
consider the conditions laid down.
Negro Ilnplat Lynched.
Elijah Clark, a negro, who assaulted
Susan Priest, a thirteen-year-old girl,
was taken from tho Jail In Huntsville,
Ala., and lynched near the spot where
tho crime wns committed. Ills body
wns riddled with bullets. William
Vlning, who attempted to rush through
tho crowd and up the jail steps, was
shot and dangerously wounded.
Freight llouao lliirned.
Tho largo Lehigh Valley
house nt Kast liullalo,
llfty cars loaded with merchandise, was
destroyed uy lire, t.oss, i&u,tmu.
CAUGHT UNDER CAR WHEELS
An awful neefdent cost William IM
wards ul Teeumseh his life, Mr. F.d
winds was In the employ of tho To
cuiuseh Milling Co. as a teamster anil
did odd Jobs about the mill. He went in
to tho basement to grind a scythe. The
main driving shaft goes through the
basement and It was there the accident
occuned.
K.Mtctly how the accident happened
is not known, but in some manner,
either by falling onto the moving belt
of the stone or by attempting to put
the belt oti the driving wheel of the
shrift, Mr. IMwards was caught in n
knuckle or joint of the rod. The shaft
makes 144 revolutions a minute, aud
as the left arm of tho unfortunate man
becoming caught In this shaft his
Mtouhlern were wound tight to tho
Knmc while his body was swung nrouud
aud nrouud in the air at this terrible
rate for fully two minutes. With each
revolution of his body his legs from
part way between the knees mid feet
struck three projectures, one an Iron
brace arm, another another a beaut in
the mill floor, antl the third it shoot
trough or box. He wns wound back
ward onto the shaft and therefore his
toes struck first. Ills rubber boots
were thrown off und his feet aud lower
portions of his legs threshed Into
threads.
A twelve-year-old son was with him
and hi shrieks g.tvu tho alarm to the
men up stnlrs and the machinery wns
stopped with all possible speed. Mr.
Edwards, still alive, but unconscious,
was released from the death grip of
the shaft antl carried to his home ac
cross tho street. The bones of his arm
were broken In a dozen places and over
thirty pieces of his feet nnd limbs
picked up from the Moor. A short
time after reaching home ho partially
regalnetl consciousness for a moment
nnd when asked how In tho world the
accident happened, he replied by say
ing, "Oh, don't talk about It."
Mr. Edwards was aged about forty
years, and leaves a widow antl two
children, a son and a daughter. He
was a poor man, but was carrying! a
little life insurance in the order of
Royal Highlanders.
Week In the Philippine Wa One of
Hard FIrMIhc '
A Manilla, July 23 dispatch says. 11
In ofllctally stated that last week 200
Insurgents were killed antl 130 surren
dered or were captured. One hundred
rltles were tnken.
Twelve Ainerlcnns were killed nnd
eleven wounded.
This includes the cnsunltlcs of Oil.
William E. Itirhhitner's engagement,
with a force of the Twenty-eighth vol
unteer Infantry, who attacked H00 In
surgent rliles, entrenched two miles
enstof Taal, killing thirty-eight.
A detachment of the signal corps,
while repairing wires, was twice at
tached. Captain Charles I). Kobcrts of the
Thirty-fifth volunteers, who wan cap
tured by the Filipinos last May, has
arrived here on parole. He will not
return to captivity.
TO STOP THE CHINESE WAR
1,1 fe Cruched Out or Kallrond Man at
Long Pine.
A distressing and fatal accident oc
curred In the railroad yards at Long
Pine, Neb., which resulted in S. E.
Hessinger, who has tecently been
working on the section at Dcadwood,
losing his" life. lie was probably bo
tween the cars nsleep when the switch
engine coupled on to the train to mnko
it up. Ho was in some wny thrown
under the wheels.
TO BRING HOME THE BONES
frelirht
toiruthur with
Hoy Killed by a Train.
Frank, tho ten-year-old son of Lud
wig Ignnsask, while herding cattle one
mile north of Tarnoy, near Columbus,
Neb., wns struck by the side of tho
rear coach on the Columbus-Norfolk
passenger and instantly killed, both
legs and one arm being broken nnd hi
head badly injured. The coroner's
jury attached no blame to the train
men, as thu boy wns not on the track,
but censured tho Union Pacific for not
having the road fenced.
I'olioned liy Toaditool.
A case of wholesale poisoning oc
curred at St. l'recoplus orphanage
near Lisle, 111., by persons mistaking
toadstools for mushrooms. Six of the
sisters and sevc .teen of the children
inmates of the institution partook of
them, ns did the young man who had
gathered them and all were taken vio
lently ill. A physician was called at
once nnd succeeded in saving the lives
of nil thus far, although a number nra
very-sick aud confined to their beds.
Drouth Damage Kiaggerated.
Ileports resulting from nn Investiga
tion of the damage by tho recent
drouth in Arizona stnte that the orango
crop has not been dnmnged so serious
ly as at first reported, aud there will
be three-fourths of a crop. Tho first
picking will be marketed early in No
vember. I.Izard Cauie Death,
Some time ago Miss Anna Jones of
Marcus Hook, Pa., accidentally swal
lowed a liznril while drinking water.
Frequently the reptile climbed up in
her thront, but had successfully re
sisted nil attempts nt ejectment. Tues
day, after complaining of a choking
sensation, she suddenly expired,
Itun Over liy a Train.
Nicholas Keren of Pekln, 111., the
contractor engaged in the construction
of tho mammoth Acme harvester
works in South Ilartonvllle, was killed
In Pekln by being run over by a Chi
cago, l'coria ,t St. Louis passenger
train.
Painter llreuk III Leg.
Alex Murray, a painter who was In
Nelson. Neb., working on tho court
house, broke his leg just above tho
ankle. Ho with a party was over on
the ltluo fishing aud bathing and ho
jumped off a high bank Into tho river,
Itiiili Order.
A rush order was received by tho
I'ulted State's quartermaster's depot at
JciTorsouvlltc, Intl., from Washington.
Fifteen carloads of escort wagons and
duplicate, parts, ulso f(J(l fluid ranges
antl twenty-live cars of other supplies
arc to bo loaded and started for Scattlo
Hemaln of American Soldier to II
Itamoved From Meileo,
John W. Scully of tho quartermast
er's department, U. S. A., has gone to
Mexico to disinter and bring back for
burial in the San Antonio, Texas, gov
ernment cemetery the bones of Ameri
can soldiers who fell in tho battle of
liuena Vista, fought nenr Saltlllo,
Mcx., in 1640, between the Americans
under Gen. Znck Taylor aud tho Mexi
cans under Snnta Anna. Tho remains
of nbout 700 Americans He where they
were burled on tho battlefield, but a
new railroad will go squarely across
this spot and this has caused tho
American government to act.
Chlneia DUhearlened.
According to the Che Foo correspond
ent of the London Dally Mail tho fall
of Tien Tsin has so disheartened tho
Chinese that they nre seeking terms of
peace. He says thnt several attempts
have been made to send messages to
Pekln, but so far without any known
results, nnd adds that rumors arc again
current thnt tho Kussiaus aro reach
ing Pekln from the north. It is im
possible to confirm or deny these state
ments, but either one might explain
China's efforts to gain time.
Klaren Live t.oit.
A dense fog hanging over tho Irish
channel wns resposlble for tho Ctlnard
line steamer Campania, en route from
New York for Liverpool, striking the
Liverpool bark Embleton, bound for
New Zealand, amidships, cutting her in
twnln.
The Embleton sank immediately.
Seven of tho crew were rescued, but It
Is believed the other eleven members
of the ship's company, including tho
captain, wero drowned.
(llrU Homed to Death.
Two girls are dead and two men
were badly burned as tho result of a
gasoline explosion nt 331 North Frank
lin street, Chicago. The dead ar Mar
gnrct I'och, aged eleven; Anna l'och,
aged seventeen. Tho injured are Gus
tavo KVcpler, scorched on face and
hands in trying to rescue Anna I'och;
John Moore, fnco and hands burned.
Nineteen Caiea of Hmallpoz.
Advices from Nome, received by tho
Alaska company, nt San Francisco,
state that up to July 10 there had been
nineteen cases of smallpox in tho
camp, only one being reported since
July .1. St. Michaels has established a
strict quarantine against Nome.
Illonra Top of ill Head Off.
Ilecnuso a young woman refused to
go riding with him Sunday morning,
Archie I'owell of Goodwin, Nob., killed
himself in Sioux City, la., by placing
the muzilo of a dnuhle.-barruled shot
gun In his mouth, and pushing tho
trigger with his too, blowing tho top
of his head off.
Vnrle Ham Will Act a Mediator With
I'owera of Krope.
The president will listen to tin np
peat of the Chinese government as
transmitted through Minister W(u, and
has signified his willingness to medi
ate between the imperial govcrnmenl
and the powers, but only upon con
ditions which first must bo met by the
Chinese government. The exact na
ture of tho terms proposed by the state
department will be given later.
Karly Deneent Too Itliky.
The request of Secretary of Stalo
Hay to the powers to make an Immedi
ate forward movement upon Pekln is
not likely to meet with any success in
England. Lord Salisbury Is just nn
cngcr as the American secretary of
state to adopt such a step, but lie. is
practically convinced that It will be
Impossible until September, owing to
the local conditions and the allies' lack
of equipment. The Itiltlsh govern
ment looks upon amove immediately an
suicidal. The government's attltndo
may be described as a philosophic de
termination to grin and bear It, hoH
Ing for the best, yet fearing the worst,
until troops nnd climate condition en
able the powers to enter Pekln and
nsccrtaln without a shndow of doubt
the extent and cause of China' present
disintegration,
Hope to Hett'e Htrlke.
President Oompers nnd Vice Presi
dent O'Conncll of the American federa
tion of labor arc In St. Louis "Mr.
O'Connell nnd myself came here with
instructions from the council to adjust
tho street railway troubles If possible,"
said Mr. Gompcrs. "Wc have no plan
of settlement mnpped out. When fully
advised wo shall determine what in
just in the premises and advise accord
ingly." Find Oa on Farm.
Natural gas has been dlscovert'd on
the farm of II. C. Courtrlght, near
Pana, 8helby township, Illinois. Farm
ers in that section arc piping nnd using
the gas at-tueir homes. II. S. Kins
ley of Columbus, Ohio, representing
the Great Eastern oil company, has
leased .1,000 acres of land In the vicin
ity and will at once begin developing.
It is proposed to pipe gas to St. Lcuim
and Intermediate points.
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Did Not Kill the Wounded,
There is nothing In the extensive ie-
port of Admiral Seymour, which hun
been received at San Francisco by the
"American Mnru" to prove the sensa
tional story that wan circulated tho
earlier part of this month to the effect
that Admiral Seymour, who com
manded the Pekln relief expedition,
killed Ills wounded to save them from
the Chinese.
Found Dead Hy tha Track. ,
Two unknown young men were
found beside tho Chicago Great West
ern .-allway tracks nt Savanah, Mo.,
twelve miles north of St. Joseph, dead,
with bullet holes in the back of their
heads, lloth well dressed. The theo
ry Is that they were murdered on a
train and thrown off. Tho coroner'i
jury Is investigating.
Amirlra Would Hurry
Tho United States government de
plores tho tnrdine'ss of tho other pow
ers In the march on Pekln. It is felt
that there shonld not bo any delay in
tho forward movement, and it is be
lieved the wny is practically open from
Tien Tsln to Pekln since the former
city has fallen.
Cavalry In the Orient.
One hundred men nnd 300 horbts of
troop K, First U. S. cavalry, under
command of Lieut. Hnrtman, have ur
rlvod at Seattle from Ft. Niobrara, r.u
route to the orient.
Kill Ilrother-ln-Law.
At Ninutlc, III., John Eden, n con!
miner, while Intoxicated, shot and
killed his brother-in-law, Edwin Mar
tin, a barber.
Warehouse Darned.
Ono of tho warehouses of the Iluttig
Sash and Door company In Muscatine,
In., burned. Loss, 880,000.
Killed by Mshtnlnc
Joseph Kennedy, Archie Itnlston aua
Henry Howes, threshers, were killed
by lightning near Ft. Scott, Kan.
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Hit run a Clilurae.
At Kock Springs, Wyo,, tho colony
of .100 Chinese aro being harassed by
foreigners. .Militia aio under orders
to move to prevent bloodshed,
Colonel Ltscumof tho Ninth infantry
was burled nt Tong Ku.
Tho forest fires around Sandwich
and Capo Cod district, Massachusetts,
aro under control.
At Verdigree, Neb., Charles Johnson
was arrested and taken to Niobrara for
trial on the charge of burglary.
Pressure Is being brought to bear on
Kussla to got that power to withdraw
its objection to giving Japan manda
tory power to settle the China dlflleulty.
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