CDSTERCODraREFDBLICAfl
D. M , AJHIIinunT , Vablleher.
BBOKEN DOW , NEBRASKA.
I THE NEWS IN BRIEP. I
.Too Cans knocked out Whltley y > s-
tcr , of Now York , In the fourth round
in a contest a Baltimore.
The Italian chamber of Ceputlos line
approved the commercial treaty be
tween the United States and Itaiy.
A. B. Darragh was nominated for
congress on the sixty-eighth ballot by
the Eighth district republicans of
Michigan.
P. B. Cossltt , founder of La Orange ,
111. , one of the best known men In
that section , committed milclde by
shooting. He was 80 years old , and
despondent from long Illness.
Three- more bodies were recovered
Monday from the wreck of the steamer
Saalc. This makes 118 corpses thus
far recovered of victims of the Nortk
German Lloyd pier flre at Hoboken.
James II. Hoffman , president of the
( Hebrew Technical Institute , trustee
of the Uaron Do Hlrsch fund , and for
more than thirty-five years prominent
In Hebrew charities In the United
States , Is dead , at New York , aged 67.
The Hamburg Bocrsenhalle an
nounces that the Hamburg-American
line leased four and the Non.ii German
Lloyd line six steamers to the German
marine minister for the transportation
of 12,000 troops and ammunition , to
China.
The Chicago Democrat , formerly the
Dispatch , an afternoon paper , found
ed in 1802 , has suspended the publi
cation of its dally edition , and will
be continued as a weekly. Lack of
patronage causes the discontinuance
of the dally.
At Jollot , 111. , the converter and bll-
let mills of the Illinois Steel company
resumed and nearly a thousand men
were put to work. The Amalgamated
scale has not been signed , hut the in
dications are that a speedy settle
ment will be effected.
The Minnesota supreme court 7ms
decided that the baking powder 7aw
( requiring manufac'.urers and deaiera
to affix a label naming the amounts ,
'etc. ' , of the Ingredients on each can : s
constitutional , the object being to pro
tect the public health.
The secretary of the IntcHor has
'appointed ' J. B. Mclntlre , of Kallspcll ,
Mont. ; James H. McNecley , of Evans-
vllle , Ind. , and G. H. Hoyt , of Beatrice -
rice , Neb. , commissioners to deal with
the Crow , Flathead and other Indians
under the act of June G , 1900.
In the English house of lords the
government was defeated , 02 to 59 , on
'a ' motion of Viscount Templeton ( con
servative ) to appoint a royal commis
sion to consider the claims of Irish
landlords for compensation for Injuries
Buffered by legislation since 1881.
Mike Conley , alias Doyle , confessed
'to ' Chief Mahoney at Cairo , 111. , that
'ho ' assisted In holding up the Illinois
Central train Wednesday morning. He
was taken to Wlckklffe , Ky. , and put
( Under $10,000 bonds. He refuses to
'divulge ' the names of his accomplices.
.Officials . of the company say tlie rob
bers only secured $300.
Andrew Harding , a wealthy land
, owner in Cass and Morgan counties ,
committed suicide by hanging himself
iin the barn nt the home of his son ,
'John ' Harding , four miles south of
Philadelphia , Cass county. He was a
pioneer of Cass county and 75 years
of age. Ho had separated from his
wife several years ago and this caus
ed melancholia.
News has been received of the death
of First Lieutenant Horace Webster ,
V of the Forty-second volunteer infan
try in the Philippines. The dead sol-
dler was related to Wilson S. Blssel ,
former postmaster general. His
brother was Lieutenant Webster , who
was a private In the Ninth regular
Infantry , killed In action In the Phil
ippines last year.
Charles R. WestorvcK , secretary and
treasurer of vlie Dime Sav.ngs UanX
of Newak , N. J. , Is under arrest
charged with stealing between $38,000
and $40,000 from the bank. T'te arres :
was made on the strength of the exam
ination of the affairs of the i > ank , now
being conducted by State Banlc iSvam-
iner Martin Lager. In default of ? 10.-
000 ball Westervelt was committed to
jail.
German exports to the United States
last year amounted to ? 9S,8 J,15 ! ) an
increase of $14,812.982.
The next meeting of the grand lodge
of Elks will ho held at Milwaukee.
The town of Maxwell , I. T. , was al
most destroyed by flre. Six stores
are reported burned.
The branch factory of the Stand
ard Wheel company was nearly totally
destroyed by fire at Sandusky , O. Loss
$100,000.
At San Francisco , Henry D. Cogs
well died aged SO years. He wag the
founder of the Polytechnic College in
that city , and was an ardent prohi
bitionist and philanthropist.
Nathan Baker killed his daughter ,
Bessie by cutting her throat r.nd then
shot himself dead nt Richmond , Ind.
Harry C. McGowan of Loulsrllle ,
Ky. , a noted trainer of trotting horses ,
was run over and killed by a street
car while returning from the races at
Terre Haute.
At Annlston , Ala. , Hon. John L.
Pennlngton , ex-governor of Daltota ,
editor of the Alabama Homo , dlod at
the age of 75.
United States Commissioner General
Peck gave the last of his functions at
Paris , a dinner to the jurors. Over
100 people sat down to the banquet In
the United States national pavilion.
Puddlers to the number of 200 , em
ployed at Moorhead's plate mill ,
Sharpsburg , Pa. , struck against a re
duction of 20 per cent In wages.
At Calico , Ark. , an entire family of
.nine persons , named Fink , have died
from eating toadstools , under th 1m.
presslon that they wern mushrooms
Rev. Edwin Rutnven ftodgers died
nt his home in Taylorvllle , 111. , asod
74 , Death resulted from blood pol
sonlng , caused by scratching his
hand on a barbed wire fence a wce\
ago. For fifty-one years he had been
a minister in the Cumberland Presby
terian church , having pastorates in
central and southern Illinois.
A Message Received by the Minister Has
an Ugly Look ,
LEGATIONS HAVE PROBABLY f ALLEN
Important Cnhlegrniti to Chlncnu Mlnlntor
J'roni Ofllclnl nt Shanghai Ditto of
I'ckln Attack on Seventh Btnteo That
the Imperial ( lovcriiinent 1 * In 1'crll ,
WASHINGTON , July 1C. Such
news as came to Washington from
China was distinctly had. It con
sisted of a cablegram to Minister Wu
from Shcng , the imperial director of
posts and telegraphs at Shanghai ,
and , according to the minister , was
In reply to the urgent message ho
had sent yesterday to that official ,
asking him to try to secure news
from the Chinese capital. This cable
gram Minister Wu regarded as of suf
ficient Importance to carry In person
directly to Secretary Hay , who was
waiting at his home for news. The
message , as resolved from the cipher ,
was as follows :
"Pckln news of July 7 says that
General Tuan Full Slang , In disobedi
ence of Imperial orders , was about to
use guns. Legations and the govern
ment will be In peril. "
This news Is corroborative of that
contained In a recent cablegram fron
Consul Goodnow at Shanghai , al
though the consul general's dispatch
gives his Pekin news the date of the
Gth , saying that the final attack upon
the legations with guns was about to
begin on the 7th of July. It Is sur
mised here that Mr. Goodnow got his
news from Sheng , who Is certainly In
a position to secure the first news
from Pekin. ARldn from the trlnnmv
forecast given of the end of the ter-
rlblo struggle of the legatloners
against the Inevitable , the significant
feature of the message is the coupling
of the fate of the imperial govern
ment with that of "the foreign minis
ters. Ofllclals hero get some satisfac
tion from this portion of the dispatch ,
as it sustains them In the position
they have held from the first , that the
Chinese government Is not nt war with
Christendom , but Is confronting a for
midable insurrrcctlon.
There still remains a suspicion that
while Mr. Wu is undoubtedly acting
with perfect sincerity , that Sheng ,
who Is represented to be a clover and
adroit man , may know moro of the
actual happenings at Pekin that he Is
willing to reveal. It Is feared that
he Is trying to prepare the way for
the disclosure of terrible news , hoping
that by letting It como out gradually
the blow will not fall with such se
verity , and perhaps with such disas
trous results to. his own people ns
might be the case If the whole story
were Imparted to the world at once.
This news , It may bo noted , comes en
tirely from Chinese sources.
It Is now twenty-one days since a
word has como directly from any of
the unfortunates besieged in the le
gations at Pekin. The last message
from there was from Sir Robert Hart ,
the Englishman In charge of the Chi
nese customs service , and was of un
doubted authenticity. It represented
the situation of tJie legations as des
perate and implored help. The last
word from Minister Conger came to
the Stttt'-p deparmctntl from , Pckln
under date of Juno 12. At that time
ho asked that Seymour's Internation
al relief column , which was even then
doomed to fall , should signal its approach
preach when near Pckln. That was
just one month and three days ago ,
and It would bo an unprecedented de
fense for such an Inadequate and Ill-
flitted and provisioned force as was
at the command of the foreign min
isters to hold out for that length of
time.
Minister Wu's cablegram from
Shcng , above given , should not be
taken as an answer to the cipher
mcosago ho forwarded at Secretary
Hay's request to China in the effort to
get it through to Minister Conger.
That message went to Yoaan Shlhkat ,
the governor of the province of Shan
Tung. That ofllclnl has replied In
formally that he will take prompt
steps to forward the cipher message.
His status at this critical juncture is
unfortunately not beyond suspicion ,
though Mr. Wu retains full confidence
In him.
Secretary Long had two cablegrams
from China , but ho was Inclined to
sot u negative value upon them be
cause thy made no mention of a mas-
eucro of the legatloners In Pekin. He
reasoned Uiat Admiral Rumey was in
a tiood position to get as early news
as anyone of such an event. The ad
miral's mcssag * was from Che Fee
of today's date , though as ho is sup
posed to bo himself at Taku It is as
sumed that It was sent from that
place yesterday. The admiral stated
that he had' ordered the Buffalo to
Taltu. It was coming out to the
Orient by way of Suez and was to re
port for orders at Singapore , where
It was to be directed to proceed to
Manila or bo dollcctcd to north China.
It is carrying out a cargo of coal
and a number of sailors to recruit the
American licet.
A ltM Special I'mver.
SHANGHAI , July 16. The American
missionaries ask the Associated Press
j to publish the following :
i "To the Christian people of the
United States : The missionaries in
China ask a special prayer from every
pulpit for the guidance of the govern
ment and the speedy succor of Ameri
cans and native converts In extreme
peril. "
Itoos-Ti-lt 1'n-oil11 > Went.
NEW YORK , July 1C. Governor
Roosevelt left this city today for St.
Paul , where he will address the Na
tional League of Republican Clubs at
its annual convention.
Governor Roosevelt said before startIng -
Ing that ho would positively not nviko
any speech between here and St. Paul ,
either going or coming , and tlmt he
would make but one speech In St
Paul , and tlmt before the convention ,
He denied that ho would stop off at
Cleveland to confer with Senator
lianna. Ho said ho expected to lo ;
home by Thursday.
KNOWN DEAD NUMBER 160.
TITO Dozen More Itodlftt Were Found In
Hold of Steamer Buula.
NEW YORK , July 12. Twenty-four
bodies wore recovered from the hold
of the Saale today , which makes the
total number of dead taken from this
ship alone sixty.
Most of the bodies were so badly
burned or mutilated that recognition
was Impossible , but several were
identified by initials or names on arti
cled taken from parts of clothing that
sometimes remained. All of them ap
peared to be workmen in the holds
of the steamship.
Great pumps were worked in the
Saale today and by 2:30 p. in. the ves
sel was floated. The ship was in nine
or ten feet of mud ami vhcn she final
ly freed herself iroai this body she
seemed to Jn.iip Stilly two feet out of
the vsicr.
"When the sixteenth body was
taught out It was then nearly 7
o'clock. Coroner Hoffman said that
he would not stop until all the bodies
had been brought up , but his workmen
said they coul.d not see. There were
eight more bodies , according to the
report of the coroner's men , In the
steward's room. How many more
there were In the ship no ane could
tell. It was believed by the workmen
that all had been found.
The faces of the dead were horribly
distorted and swollen. The odor of
the bodies pervaded the ship and was
detected on the Jersey shore when
the wind shifted that way.
The work of the wrecking company
may be finished tomorrow or Friday.
Up to tonight 159 bodies of victims
had been recovered and eight more
are known to bo on the Saale , having
been located but not taken out. This
makes 1G7 bodies recovered from tne
ship , river and bay. One other body
was found of Rockaway , making the
total thus fr.r 1C8.
THE LATE SENATOR GEAR.
The Funeral J'lirty Leave Washington
With ItrmaliKi.
WASHINGTON , July 1C The re
mains of the late Senator Gear of
Iowa left here yesterday via tlic Penn
sylvania railroad for the Gear home at
Burlington , la. , where funeral services
will be held Wednesday at 3 o'cloclc.
The casket containing the remains
was enclosed in a heavy oaken box
with plain sliver handles. Eight mem-
hero of the capltol police force , In full
uniform , acteu as uouy uearesr ana
carried the casket from the hearse to
the express car. There was an absence
of flowers or display of any kind. Tiio
people at the station stood In respect
ful silence as Mrs. Gear , on the arm of
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson
passed down the platform to. the Pull
man car "Grassmere , " which Is to
carry the party to Burlington. Those
accompanying Mrs. Gear arc Colonel
Ransdell , Bcrgeant-at-arms of the sen
ate ; Secretary Wilson , Colonel Root ,
the senator's private secretary and
MGear's maid.
BRYAN HAS NO VISITORS.
Democratic Presidential Candidate
Spend * Day of Heat.
LINCOLN , Neb. , July 1C. For the
first time since he was nominated for
president at Kansas City , W. J. Bryan
had no political visitors yesterday.
With his family he attended cliurch
In the morning and from there went
to the funeral of Deputy Auditor of
State C. C. Pool. In the afternoon
Mr. Bryan and a few local friends
drove to the thirty-acre suburban
tract owned by the presidential candi
date and where he will build event
ually a home to live In permanently.
The party was obliged to hurry to the
city to escape a drenching' rainstorm ,
which served to keep all Indoors the
rest of the evening.
CALLERS ON THE PRESIDENT.
Governor Allan nnd ( innvrnl
Arc Vhillim.
CANTON , 0. , July 1C. Governor Al
len of Porto ivico and General Russell
Hastings 01 ! Bermuda were guests at
the McKInley home all day. Gover
nor Allen came to talk over a number
of matters connected with the admin
istration of the Island and left tonigtrt
for Washington ,
Later he will go to his old home In
Lowell , Mass. , for a rest before re
turning to Porto Hlco. General Hast
ings was on his way west and stopped
for a social visit , being an Intimate
friend of the family. The president
attended morning services at the First
Methodist Episcopal church and Gov
ernor Allen accompanied him.
ACTION IN THE PHILIITINES.
Number of IteUeli and Ammunition Are
Captured ,
MANILA , July 1C. During last
week's scouting three Americans were
killed anil two wounded and thirty-five
rebels were killed. Fifty rebels were
captured and twenty-five rllles and five
tons of powder and ammunition taken.
It will become necessary , under the
new code of procedure which the com
mission expects to adopt , to secure
the services for the higher courts In
Manila and the provinces of American
judges knowing Spanish.
Hurry Order * for SI | HM.
PHILADELPHIA. July 1C. Hurry
orders are being filled at the Midvale
steel works for shells for warships.
The Frankford arsenal will begin full
time tomorrow and there will bo no
ccsfeatlou of work until 27,000,000 car
tridges are turned out. The order rrom
the war department includes car
tridges for the Krag-Jorgesen and the
latest Improved Springfield rifle.
1'lch tins
NEW YORK , July M. A dispatch
to the Journal and Advertiser from
Shanghai says : The viceroy of Fun
Klen has received a dispatch from
1'okln , dated July 7 , announcing that
General Nlch , with 9,000 men , .had
readied there from Lutai by making
a long detour of the Aortli. Ho met
and defeated Prince Titan's army and
rescued Prince Chlng , but lost 2,500
men in the .operation.
He is now trying to rescue General
Yu'ng-Lu and thus save what may be
left 'Of the legations in Pekin. Nleh
is favorable to the foreigners.
Blanket Indians hi Minnesota Are Ex
cited and an Outbreak is Feared ,
WORKED THEMSELVES INTO FRENZY
Nothing linn llocn Heard of Cnptuln
Mercer Since IIlH Departure for the
Agency mill 1I Mnr Havu llcen fcluln
Orent Kic ! e 'Jiit nt Koil I.nko.
SOLWAY , Minn. , July 14. Danger
of an outbreak by the blanket Indians
on Red Lake Is Increasing. The In
dian police from the agency have
gone over to the point where the blan-
ketcrs are still holding their war dance
and It Is expected that trouble will
ensue.
Bulletins have been posted In the
Chlppewa language warning all friend
ly Indians and whites to remain away
from the point or suffer tliu cense
quences.
Twenty mounted men left Solway
late last night and will proceed to
the agency and take Instructions from
Indian Agent Mercer. The men arc
well armed and carry each 1,000 rounds
of extra ammunition which will be
distributed among the settlers.
A petition will be sent to Governor
Lind tomorrow , asking that a detach
ment of state troops be sent to Red
Lake at once ,
The Indians keep up their war
dances and their shouts can be heard
for three miles at frequent Intervals.
They discharge their rifles In the air.
It Is said that a large body of reds
from the northern part of the state
has Joined forces with the blankoters
and small bands of Indians are join
ing the main body hourly. It Is es
timated that the entire force numbers
over 300 at the present. The squaws
and papooses have been sent north
and only the young bucks remain at
the point.
The white settlers at the point are
preparing for an attack. The Indians
at the agency have assured the whites
of their support , but It Is thought that
many of them are going over to the
blanketers.
Nothing has been heard of Captain
Mercer since his departure for the
lake and fears are entertained for his
safety.
BROUGHT FILIPINOS TO TIME.
Captnln Dodd In N'ortlnvcHtern I.u/on
HUH u Thrilling Kxpcrlence.
WASHINGTON , July 14. The War
department has received an interest
ing report from Captain George A.
Dodd , Third cavalry , in regard to op
erations in northwestern Luzon with
Troop F of that regiment from. April
8 to May 3 last. This troop enjoys
an enviable reputation for expert
horsemanship and military drill In
this country , having participated in
various military tournaments at Mad
ison Square garden at New York , com
ing out with flying colors In each. Cap
tain Dodd's force , consisting of eighty-
seven men and ninety-seven horses ,
left Vlgan , the capital of Ilocos Sur
province , on April 8 and headed north
ward. Early on the morning of the
15th inst. his command encountered a.
large party of Insurgents under Gre-
aglro Agllpay In the mountains near
Badoc.
In a fierce fight lasting an hour
forty-nine Insurrectlos were killed ,
four were mortally wounded and forty-
four were made prisoners. The affray
took place in a thick jungle , which
made the movements of the soldiers
very dlfllcult. The command then pro
ceeded to hunt down a largo body of
Insurgents believed to be somewhere
In the vicinity of Baloc.
WU CABLES fOR IIAY.
Chinese Minister Undertakes to Got Ates-
niige. Through to Cungcr.
WASHINGTON , July 14. The Chi
nese minister , Mr. Wu , has undertaken
to get through a cipher cable mes
sage from Secretary Hay to United
Stites Minister Conger at Peldn and
to deliver bac.t the reply of the latter
if he be alive. Mr. Wu forwarded the
cipher dispatch , together with an ex
tended explanatory message of his
own , on Wednesday , and the results
are now being eagerly awaited both by
Secretary Hay and the Chinese min
ister , although it Is appreciated that
some days must elapse before runners
can carry out this plan or opening
up communication between the Amer
ican government at Washington and
the American minister at Pekin.
It was soon after Minister Wu pre
sented the text of the edict Issued by
the Chinese imperial government thai
Mr. Hay requested him to get through
a message to Minister Conger. Since
the Chinese government has succeeded
In getting through Us own communica
tion from i ekln , Mr. Hay felt that It
was quite reasonable to ask that like
communication be opened between our
minister and the government here. Mr.
Wu readily assented to this proposition
and evidenced an earnest desire to
use all his personal and official Influ
ence In getting through the message ,
lie suggested , however , that Mr. Hay
himself should write the message In
cipher , as tnls would be proof positive
to Mr. Conger of Its genur cness ,
whereas any open message to the
minister might be under the suspicion
of having emanated from the Boxers.
FIre DeHtrojH Chain Works.
PITTSBURG , Pa. , July 14. The
Garland chain works at Ranktn , 1-a. ,
were destroyed by flre nt 4:30 : this
afternoon. Loss , $100,000. The flre
was caused by the explosion of a tank
of chemicals , but no one was Injured.
New Treaty 1'lenseH Ilerlln ,
BERLIN , July 13. The signing at
Washington by Secretary of State Hay
and Dr. Von Holloben , the German am
bassador , of the reciprocity agreement
between the two countries has had an
excellent effect hero , especially as the
Berlin foreign office states that It was
done without exacting special conces
sions from Germany.
The Seml-Offlcia ! Post says : "Tho
importance of the concession does not
He in the market advantage , but In the
recolnlng of the reciprocity principle
and In the fastening of friendly ties. "
THE LIVE STOCK MARKET.
Latent Quotation * From South Oirinlia
and Kansas City.
SOUTH OMAHA.
Union Stock Yards-Cattle Receipts
were light , 07 lands. 1,631 lionU , nnd the
oltcHngs of dcsirablo cornfcd wore de
cidedly limited. The demand from pack-
era was active nnd prices ruled fully n
nickel higher tlmn ycsterdfiy for good
stock. Common stuft showed a little erne
no Improvement. Cows und heifers were
islow PHI * and n shade oii-lnr for ull but
the UeHt. Veal calves , bulls , sta < ? , etc. ,
were generally unchanged. Business in
BtockcTB and iccdom wns very dull , with
vaiuea weult. 1-alr to good 1,000 to 1,400-
11) . btovcB , jl.MiM.U5 ; poor to fair steers ,
} 4.00i4.fcO ; Bood to choice cows nnd nelf-
era , t4.iug4.75 ; fair to good COWB and
heifers , SU.COiM.OJ ; common and canning !
grades , JU.UKt/a.50 ; bulls , stags , etc. , J3.2o ,
( 14.35 ; cnlvcB , common to choice , J3.00&
O.W ; good to choice stockers and feeders ,
; 4.ou'tf4.40 ; fair to good snookers and feed
ers , .T3.6'LJ4.0o ! ; common to fair stackers
and icedcrv , J3.i ! < u3.iO.
lloga Kccelptu were Just moderate , 102
cars , 7,300 head , about Sou smaller tlmn on
last Friday , hut the week a supply Miows
a 17,700 increase over preceding week ,
although lO.'iCKj smaller than a year ago.
'Ihe duality WP-J : irelty fair , but hardly
up to yesterday , and no tops like vestei-
duy's heat loads were Included. Prices
we're 51ilOc hlchor elsewhere and a big
dlmu higher here. All the packers were
in the competition. The market strength
ened ilurlnt ; the cession and closed nrm ,
with a complete clearance early. From
J5.1U1J5.1B for curly sales the market ad
vanced slightly to $5.12Kfff-.15 , and a top
of J5.M was paid for good heavies. The
bull ; of all tnu sales was at $5.12',4ii5.1S ,
practically up to Monday's average ,
uutcher and heavy hogs , J5.)2/5.2Uj mlxtd
and medium welgnts , 5.10ti6.15 ; light and
llcht mixed , ' 5.1W&6 15.
aheep Only two tresli loads , 275 head ,
were received , and they cnnnecil hands
quickly at substantially steady prices.
The market for the week Is fully iio'riSOc
lower. \ \ estcrn grass wethers , ta.CJJU.O'J ;
western grass ewes , ? 3.2ot(3.75 ( ; western
grass lambs. M.E01I0.25 ; western stock
sheep , J3.00(3.W. ( (
KANSAS CITY.
Cattle Receipts , 3,400 head ; ICc lower ;
natives , 4.75 i5.3J ; Texans , ja.oOi/1.15 ;
slackers , S3.251i4.C5.
Hogs Receipts , 15,000 head ; steady ;
top , j : > . J ; bull ; , { 5.151(5.25.
Sheep Receipts , GUO head ; steady ; mut
tons , * J.50iT4.25 ; lambs , J3.CMfl6.00.
A DUEL OP BIO GUNS.
Hrltlsh and KiiKSliui Legation * lit I'eUlu
Itattered Down by Artillery.
LONDON , July 13. The Shanghai
correspondent of the Dally Mall says
the following story regarding the po
sltion in Pekin emanates from Chinese
official sources :
"The two remaining legations , the
British and Russian , were attacked in
force on the evening of July G , Prince
Tuan being in command. The attacks
were divided. Prince Tuan command
ed the center , the right wing was led
by Prince Tsai Yin and the left by
Prince Yin Lin. The reserves were
under Prince Tsln Yu.
"The attack began with artillery
fighting , which was severe and lasted
until 7 o'clock in the morning , by
which time both legations were de
stroyed and all the foreigners were
dead , while the streets around the'le
gation were full of dead bodies of both
foreigners and Chinese.
"Upon hearing of the attack Prince
Chlng and General Wang Wen Shao
went with troops to the assistance of
the foreigners , but they were outnum
bered and defeated. Both Prince
Ching and General Wang Wen Shoa
were killed.
"Two foreigners are said to have es
caped through the gates , one with a
heavy sword wound on his head.
The Chinese representative at Berlin
denies the statement that Li Hung
Chang had sent to him a hopeful tele
gram. He Lays , on the contrary , no dl
rect telegram has been received by
him from Li Hung Chang for some
time.
The remaining news is restricted to
the usual crop of untrustworthy ru
mors , the most serious or which , re
ported by the correspondent of the Ex
press , is to the effect that Europeans
are directing the Chinese military ope
rations. The correspondent asserts
that Captain Bailey of H. M. S. Auro
ra distinctly saw a man in European
garb directing the Chinese artillery
operations outside of Tien Tsln.
ALL CARS RUNMNG AS USUAL.
Strikers and Transit Company Tell Dif
ferent StorliH.
SIX LOUIS , July 13. Cars are run
ning as usual and trafllc on the va
rious lines of the St. Louis Transit
company Is growing heavier. Ofllclals
of the Transit company declare that
a number of the strikers have desert
ed the union and are applying foi
work. This Is denied by strikers' ex
ecutive committee , which makes a
counter assertion that men are leav
ing the employ cf the company.
Efforts arc being made by the citi
zens' committee , of which John T
Wilson Is chairman , to settle the strike
by arbitration. The committee has Is
sued a statement reviewing the situa
tion and requesting both parties to
the controversy to submit the matters
In dispute for settlement by a boart
of arbitration. Neither side has an
swered the request. The Transit com
pany offlclals say that as far as they
are concerned there is no strike.
Knvnl Captain IiiHiino.
PORT TOWNSEN , Wash. , July 1C.
Upon complaint of Dr. Gardner , in
charge of the United States marine
hospital , G ptaln M. A. Healy of the
United States revenue cutter McCul
loch was examined by the county
board of physicians , who pronounced
him insane , and a commitment to an
asylum will be Issued.
llubonlr riKfjuu reared In N'lraracua.
MANAGUA , Nlcar. , via Galveston ,
July 13. The government is renewing
its sanitary measures for its preven
tion of the Introduction Into the coun
try of the bubonic plague.
I'roparlnc for Heal \Var.
WASHINGTON , July 13. It is in
ferred at the War department that
Colonel Llscum nnd the two battalions
of the Ninth Infantry , which arrived
at Taku on Friday , have reached
Tien Tsln. Colonel .Llscum was given
a free hand In the matter of an ad
vance and It Is thought by prompt
movement he has already reached the
beleagured city of Tien Tsln , where
according to advices today to the Brit
ish admiralty , reinforcements were
urgently needed.
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RUSSIANS SUPPER HEAVY LOSSES
Henry Itnlnfnll nt Opnortuno Time Saves.
Forclcncra I'roiu Ul HHter Much
Doubt Ig Thrown on Optimistic Ke-
jiortu Concerning locutions.
LONDON , July 12. The Express
this morning publishes a dispatch ,
from Tien Tsln , dated Friday last , via.
Che Fee , saying :
' "General Ma has defeated the allied
troops and reoccupled the Chinese
eastern arsenal , after inflicting great
loss upon its defenders. The engage
ment lasted six hours and was fought
with great determination by both . "
sides. The Chinese were eventually
able to utilize the effective guns of the
fort abutting on the city walls near
the tao tal's yamen , the allied troops-
suffering severely from the lack oC
heavy guns and cavalry.
"The Japanese commander sent an.
appeal to hurry reinforcements , as
the allies were in imminent duuger of.
a general defeat. "
have endeavored to send up reinforce
ments from Tien Tsln , but instead oC
that they arc still in force in the neigh
borhood of that place , and are assisted
by the imperial Chinese troops.
According to a Che Fee dispatch the
fighting around Tien Tsln on July 3
and 4 was the most severe yet experi
enced. The British loss alone was
thirty killed or wounded. The Chinese
had 75,000 men attacking simultaneous
ly from the west , north and east and
made excellent practice with over 100-j
LONDON , July 11. "No authentic
news from Pekin" Is still the burden
of the dispatches from the far east ,
and although the disposition is to be
lieve the optimistic reports from Chi
nese sources , no real confidence Is pos
sible , until the legations , If they are
still In existence , are permitted to com
municate with their governments. If.
as Is alleged , the Boxer movement Is.
losing ground in Pekin , it might have
been supposed that the Boxers would
guns. The defenders numbered 14,000 ,
with scant supplies , and it was only
the presence of the newlj arrived
Japanese and Russian guns that pre
vented a disaster. One Russian com
pany of Infantry numbering 120 men
had 115 killed or wounded. The Ger
man contingent also suffered heavily.
By the evening of July 4 the situa
tion was very critical. The allies nar
rowly escaped total defeat. Providen
tially when things were at the worst
a heavy rainfall compelled the Chinese
to retire.
On July 6 , the rain having abated ,
the Chinese renewed the attack , .open
ing lire on Tien Tsin with two bat
teries of four-Inch guns , but the allies ,
aided by two H. M. S. Terrlble's four-
Inch guns , succeeded In silencing the
Chinese artillery after eight hours of
fighting. At Shanghai It seems now
to be the general belief that the date
of the dispatch of July 3 asserting
that two legations were still standing
was an error , accidental or Inten
tional. The couriers must have left-w.
Pekin at least five days earlier , makIng - <
Ing the real date of the message June
28 , while the alleged massacre ? are
said to have occurred on June SO. Un
til this point can be cleared up the
greatest anxiety will be felt as to the
fate of the Europeans.
According to the Shanghai correspondent
pendent of the Express It Is war to
the knife between the dowager em
press and Prince Tuan. In an edict
the latter boldly discards his mask
and signs nimself as emperor. He
warmly commends the prowess of "his
faithful Boxers , " and In flowery lan
guage appeals to their cupidity and
fanaticism. In the same decree Prince
Tuan appoints Prince Tzuan , the "Iron
Capped" Prince Tsalshan , his imperial
clansman , and Kang Yl to command
the three chief wings of the Boxer
army.
The Chinese version of the origin
of the outbreak as published In Shang
hai Is that Baron von Ketteler was
halted by the Pekinese , who , taking-
advantage of the condition of affairs ,
shot him out of revenge , thereby caus
ing a conflict between the Chinese
troops and the Germans , the latter de
stroying the tsung 11 yamen. The infuriated -
furiated soldiers under Prince Tuan
then gained complete control over the
dowager emprcsss.
RUN DOWN ROBDERS.
St. LouU Authorities TH
C Members of a
Uespnnite Cuns After u FK'ht.
ST. LOUIS , July 14. Ten detectives
engaged this morning iri n thrilling
street fight with John Nelson , alleged
to be one of the gang who robbed the
Illinois Central express car of $10 000
near Wickliffe , Ky. , early Wednesday
morning. In the battle , which began
In the house on Flnney avenue and ex
tended to the Vandeventer street sta
tion , forty shots were exchanged. Nel
son was badly wounded , but escaped.
General Special Agent George Murray ,
chief of the Illinois Central railway
detective bureau , was shot by the fii"l-
tive and Is in a hospital with his left
thumb shattered and a ragged pistol
wound ranging through hia left arm
from the elbow tc the shoulder.
Charles W. Barnes , said to be a mem
ber of the gang , was quickly overpow
ered at 4300 West Belle place at 3
o'clock Uils morning and is now In
jail.
Jester Cnuld Hut Sprnlc.
NEW LONDON , Mo. . July 13
Charles Hazelhurst , who m 1871 ac
companied Gilbert Gates from St.
Charles , 111. , to Kansas , was a witness
today in the trial of Alex Jester. He
described the appearance of the pris
oner at the trial at Wichita. At the
time when Jester was asked how UIR
powder came to be in the vest which
ho wore , which the state claims was
the property of Gilbert Gates , he was
dumbfounded and unable to answer
The Judge , owing to the prisoner's in
ability to speak , adjourned court. At
Its opening an hour afterward , Jester
was able to testify.