"Predicts Long
The predictions of Mr. T. H. Starts ,
of Van BureTi , Ind. , have been fulfilled
to a remarkable degree so far. In
the year of 1S94 he prophesied that the
.United . States troops would be called
Unto the field of battle In 1898 , and
that our government would not cease
from war for seven years , and that In
the year 1900 .we would bo embroiled
In a war with all the leading nations
of the earth. Ho also predicted that
When this war ended there would be
no more use for the sword and bayonet.
! HO further says that when the powers
'have ' subdued China the swords will be
turned toward each other , and a great
destruction shall befall the nations. All
this he gathers from his reading of the
J. H. STORTS.
Revelations of the Apostle John , and
says that we are very close to the "last
days. "
"Blames the Allies.
"Why the allied forces now In Tien
tsin do not march on Pekln Imme
diately Is beyond my comprehension , "
said the Rev. A. M. Cunningham In
Chicago , the other day. Dr. Cunning
ham was stationed at Pekln for nearly
nine years , and with his wife returned
to this country a year ago. They were
about to board the train to start back
to China when the present troubles
broke out and the presbyterlan board
under which they
worked ordered
then > to wait. In
the meantime Dr.
and Mrs. Cunning
ham are stopping
at the Bible Insti
tute , SO Institute
place , Chicago ,
where the doctor
addressed a mis
slonary rally the
other afternoon.
He said :
"During the time we were In China
It was my fortune frequently to trav
erse the country between Peklu and
Tientsin and the other portions sur
rounding ! the capital. I think that
the 35,000 men which the allies are
said to have at Tientsin would be
amply sufficient to march Into Pokln
and rescue the foreigners besieged
there. It Is a sad commentary on hu
man nature that while these precious
lives are In danger the relief army
should be detained only a few miles
away by petty Jealousies and distrusts.
Fa-dors American Girl.
Princess Louise , Duchess of Argyll ,
has taken a great fancy for her new
American niece , that Miss Lawrence of
New York who , a
few months ago ,
married young
Douglas Campbell ,
only son of Lord
Walter Campbell ,
brother of the pres
ent Duke of Arg
yll. The duchess
has just given a
practical form of
expression to hei
Mrs. Campbell. affection for the
fair American by
placing at the disposal of the young
couple Hilkatrlne , an exceedingly
pretty place in Argyllshire.
Compromising Endowments.
Whatever one's position on the mer
its of the question , there is something
morally reassuring In the fact that
the acceptance of Mr. Rockefeller's
S100.000 gift to Wellesley college , at
Its recent commencement , was chal
lenged by a portion of the faculty , Of
course , no such
Issue would be ex
pected , for example , at Chicago uni
versity , since questions of that sort
wore settled In respect to that Insti
tution at the start. Wellesley , however -
over , especially In
view of Its pro
nounced moral tone , Is a college where
a question as to the origin of endow
ments would seem quite natural , and
the fact that It was raised though
apparently without hindering the final
acceptance of the gift Is a whole
some reminder that the relation be
tween endowments on the one hand
and moral standards and Intellectual
liberty on the other Is by no means
ignored at that center.
Ted S"loan Hart.
Ted Sloan , the American Jockey , had
a frightful fall while riding Lilly Lang-
try's horse Moluma In the race for tlid
Liverpool cup. The horse , a strong
favorite , was In front at the time of
the accident. He went down with a
crash , with Sloan
under him. He
rolled over the
Jockey.klcklng furi
ously. The crowds
in the stand , in
Tattersall's ring
and In the paddock
were on their feet
screaming In an ex
citement of horror.
Women fainted at
the spectacle. Those
nearest the point
of the accident
rushed to Sloan's
assistance as quick
ly as possible. The
horse was kicking
furiously.
Sloan lay pros
trate In a big pool
of blood. When res
cued from under Ted Sloan ,
the struggling animal he presented an
awful sight. Blood was streaming from
Ills head , nose and mouth. One cat-
was nearly severed from his head. One
side of his head was battered In. Every
one thought ho was dead. He still
lreathed , however , and was carried to
Lord Derby's carriage , which was
driven hurriedly to the Adelphl hotel
and half a dpzen doctors were imme
diately summoned to the jockey's side.
They pronounced his injuries serious ,
but not necessarily fatal. All who
saw the accident and the furious strug
gles of the horse as It lay on Sloan'.s
body marveled at his escape from In
stant death.
Origin of "Lobster. "
Boston Is now engaged In the at
tempt to determine when the word
lobster was first applied to a man as
a term of opprobrium. New York had
been satisfied for two years with the
explanation that the phrase was first
heard on the Guttenburg track , where
It was used to describe the quality df
the horseflesh that took part In the
races there. If was the particularly
bad performance of one horse on
which a crowd of small bettors had
staked all their earnings that led to
the first use of the name by a dis
gusted 'sport. This explanation of the
word's use has generally beeh ac
cepted by everybody , although more
erudite theories , suited better to Bos
ton's particular case , have recently
been forthcoming. John Adams , In
his argument In defense of the British
soldiers on trial for murder because
of complicity In the "Boston Massa
cre , " mentions the word , "lobster" as
one of the epithets applied by the citi
zens to the soldiers. The use of the
word "lobster" as applied to a soldier
has also been shown by a Bostonlan
Interested In the subject to haVe been
found as far back as 1642. If not be
fore that time. In the face or such
learned investigation , the Guttenburg
race track hypothesis seems to have
small chance of acceptance. '
A "Success in Prospect.
Neither the penniless Duke of Man
chester nor the rich and beautiful Miss
Helena Zimmerman of Cincinnati will
discuss the reported engagement of
marriage between them. Their silence
Is generally taken to give assent to the
story.
Miss Zimmerman , who is the daugh
ter of Eugene Zimmerman of Cincin
nati , Is worth $1,000,000 , and It Is ex
pected that she will eventually Inherit
eight of ten millions more from the
estate of her father. Mr. Zlir.mer-
MISS HELENA ZIMMERMAN ,
man's money was made as a rallroac
contractor and In promoting and con
trolling street railway corporations.
Anil-Alcoholic S'eram.
The discovery of an anti-alcoholic
serum has been announced by three
Paris physicians , Drs. Rapeller , Theb
anet and Broca. In the statemen
which they have submitted to the
French Academy of Medicine thej
contend that there Is no doubt of Its
efficacy. The serum Is obtained from
horses that are fed alcohol and foot
mixed with alcohol until the polsoi
has been assimilated Into their sys
terns. The serum has been used wltl
success on men addicted to the use o
alcohol. The physicians report that o
fifty-seven cases treated thirty-two
have been cured and fifteen Improved
while only ten failed.
Italy's JVetof Queen.
The nn\y queen of Italy , formerly
Princess Hclcne of Montenegro , Is con
sidered ono of the most beautiful wom
en of Europe. She In In great con-
rast with her husband , being nearly
six feet tall. She Is healthy and ro
bust , and partly for that reason was
selected for the king. They were marled -
led Oct. 24. 1890.
No children have been born to them.
The prince married reluctantly , as ho
feared hu might become the father of
an Imbecile , which , by some fatality , Is
jorn every century to the house of
Savoy. The princess Is a lover of
outdoor sports , nnd excels In shootIng -
Ing hunting nnd riding.
For nn amateur she Is an excellent
musician , playing the mandolin and
QUEEN OF ITALY ,
piano exceptionally well. She speaks
English , French , German nnd Italian
and Is a clever artist. She Is nlso
a great lover of literature.
"Boers JWoar the End.
The hardest blow struck the Boer
cause In South Africa came last week
when Gen. Prlnsloo surrendered 5,000
men Into the hands of the British.
The following report of the nffalr ,
just made to the British war office by
Lord Roberts , tells the pathetic story
In detail :
"On July2GMac-
donald fought a
rear guard action
w 11 h the enemy
from early morn
ing until dark nine
miles outside of
Naauwpoort , In the
Bethlehem hills , re
sulting In his ef
fectually blocking
Naauwpoort nek to
Gen. Prinsloo. the Boor wagons.
"Hunter reports
that the enemy twice checked
his advance by holding strong
positions on two neks , ono of
which was taken before dark by the
Scots , the Royal Irish , the Wiltshire
and the Lelnster regiments. Our casu
alties were only five or six. The second
end nek was taken during the fight
by the Scots and Guards , without op
position , the enemy retiring closely to
Naauwpoort.
"Tho prisoners taken stated that
1,200 burghers would surrender If
guaranteed that they would bo treated
as prisoners of war and not as rebels.
To this I had assented. As a result
of these operations Prlnsloo , com
manding the Boers , asked under a
flag of truce a four days' armistice for
peace negotiations.
"Hunter replied the only terms ho
would accept wore unconditional sur
render , and , until these were complied
with , hostilities could not cease. I
expressed my approval and told Hunt
er on no account to enter into nego
tiations. As I am writing a telegram
has come from Hunter saying that
Prlnsloo had written a second letter
expressing willingness to hand over
himself with his men , rifles , ammuni
tion and other firearms upon condition
that the horses , saddles , bridles and
other possessions of the burghers bo
guaranteed them and they be free to
return to their homes.
"I have replied that the surrender
must be absolutely unconditional ;
that all rifles , ammunition , horses and
other possessions must bo given up ,
and that the burghers will bo consid
ered prisoners of war. I added that
Prlnsloo's overtures will not bo al
lowed In any way to Interfere with
Hunter's operations , which must bo
continued until the enemy Is defeated
or has surrendered. "
A later dispatch from General Rob
erts announced the surrender of Prlno-
lee with 5.000 Boers.
From "Riches to JVay.
From the glare of the ballroom's
candelabra to the twinkling of stars
upon the deck of a man of war , from
the purring adulation of society to the
bellowing of bigmouthed -
mouthed cannon ,
from the luxuries
of a millionaire fa
ther's home to
hardtack and black
coffee , from a prac
tically unlimited
income to pay of
$1G per month-
such was the tran
sition begun last1
week in Chicago by S. F. Nave.
Samuel Fritz Nave ,
the seventeen-year-old son of S. M.
Nave , ono of the wealthiest bankers
and merchants In St. Joseph , Mo. ,
when he took the oath required of those
who enlist In the United States navy.
The rocrult , then a guest at the Great
Northern hotel , where ho had a suite ,
was attired In the most fashionable
raiment , wore a big diamond shirt stud
and diamond rings. His manners
were faultless , and to assure his suc
cess In being accepted ho told the re
cruiting officer that ho was 19 years
old. Ho gave his right name , but told
no ono that he had left a mansion In
Missouri.
Legality of State Board to Go Bo'foro the
Supreme Oourt ,
A DECISION EXPECTED IN OCTOBER
gii "Mlon AVhoUicr the Stiilc lloiird Wiw
Conitltutloiiiilljr Crontcd to Ilo lletur-
ii'lnrd As to JurlRdlutlon Over ItnU-
rend Ilitton ,
LINCOLN , Neb. , Aug. 1. Judges
Sulllyan and Holcomb and Chief Jus
tice Norval of the supreme court of
Nebraska , met and decided to advance
tlio damage suits of the state ngalnst
the Burlington and Elkhorn railroads
for violations of the order of the board
of transportation , slnco rescinded , es
tablishing carload rates for the ship
ment of livestock between points wlth-
I-i the stato. The briefs of the state
arc ordered to be submitted by Au
gust 20 , and the reply briefs by Septem
ber 10. The cases , which are Identi
cal , will bo argued nnd submitted at
the first sitting in September and a de
cision may be expected by October.
This action Is taken , It Is under
stood , because In the cases In question
Li Involved the point whether the law
creating the state board of transpor
tation was passed In n constitutional
manner. It was on this point that *
Judgq Muugor of the federal court held
the board to have no legal existence
and on it ho granted the railroads a
temporary Injunction restraining the
board from Issuing any order Interfer
ing with existing rates. The question
whether this order shall be made per
manent will come before Judge Muu-
ger some time during the October term
of court.
The reason the supreme court Is
nsked to pass on this same point be
fore Judge Munger takes the matter
up for final disposition is that the
United States supreme court has es
tablished n rule that state courts shall
bo the final judge of all state laws In
which the United States constitution
Is not Involved.
Accordingly should the supreme
court of Nebraska decide that the man
ner of the passage of the board of
transportation law was constitutional ,
Attorney General Smyth would go be
fore Judge Mungor and call up the In
junction , asking that it be dissolved.
This , of course , hinges on the decis
ion of the supreme court , and what Its
judgment will bo Is purely a matter of
conjecture.
How ThlUK * flrow In Nolirnnka.
LINCOLN , Neb. , Aug. 1. Relative
to tlio productiveness and fertility of
Nebraska , George Bonncll has a story.
Ho says that Levl Munson , the Lin-
dell hotel clerk , spent a few days fish
ing near Spoarflsh. When ho left
Spearfish ho told his friends that ho
had caught six trout , weighing ono
pound each. That was true. When
ho got to Alliance , Nob. , the story
was that he had caught sixteen rish
weighing ono and one-half pounds
each. At uavenna ho had caught
thirty fish weighing two pounds each.
At Grand Island the story was that
ho hrtd caught sixty fish weighing five
pounds each , and at Lincoln It had
grown to bo ono hundred trout weigh
ing seven pounds each ; Mr. Bonnoll
says It Is Interesting to watch things
grow In Nebraska.
Dion In Oermnnjr.
HEBRON , Neb. , Aug. 1. J. E.
Thomas , a prominent citizen of Heb
ron , died at Malnze , Germany , July 12
of typhoid fever. Mr. Thomas , In
company with Hon. C. Belrnes , left
here for a tour of Europe , Including
the Paris exposition , last May. En-
route across the ocean Mr. Thomas
caught a severe cold. After visiting
the exposition Mr. Thomas left for his
old home In Germany , reaching Malnze ,
Germany , where ho was taken sick
with the f-iver. July 23 Mrs. Thomas
rccmved a letter from a brother of her
husband stating that Mr. Thomas was
Quite ill. Ho died later and hlu body
was Incinerated.
Tlrttor Woitlinr Itoporln.
LINCOLN , Nob. , Aug. 1. Beginning
thjs morning telegraphic reports will
be received from seventeen additional
weather bureau stations each day by
the local bureau at the university.
Heretofore reports have been sent In
from about fifty stations , most of
thorn situated in the weat and mlddlo
west. The new list will make the
range of stations much more exten
sive , as It Includes places as far dis
tant as Boston In the east and San
Francisco In the west.
I'nrtor 1'lnnod on 1'iirolc.
LINCOLN , Neb. , Aug. 1. Governor
Poynter has paroled G. A. Porter from
the penitentiary to F. N. Dopklns , a
Llncolh insurance man. Porter is the
old soldier who was sentenced from
Keya Palm county for ten years for
n-anslaughter , senienco being pro
nounced In 189C. Slnco his Imprison
ment Porter's wife and child have both
died , the former of a broken heart. G
A. R. men interested themselves In
Porter's behalf.
Cronaes Union 1'nrllln Trnc'x * .
SIDNEY , Nob. , Aug. 1. The north
and south branch of the Burlington
has reached hero and the big viaduct
across the Union Pacific track has
been completed , so that track laying
will continue southward. The road to
Denver will bo completed by Septem
ber 1.
IMonerr Settler Uriid.
DAYKIN , Neb. , Aug. 1. Daykln has
lost one of Its best and Nebraska ono
of Its oldest citizens In the person of
Mr. A. J. Wagoner , v/ho was stricken
with paralysis July 13 while at the
ball grounds watching a game of ball
and was carried home speechless. Ho
died Friday night. July 27 , and was
buried' Sunday. Although conscious
almost to the end ho never recovered
his speech. He was 03 years of ago
and strange as it may seem , Mr. Wag
oner was the fourth member of his fa
ther's family to die on Friday night
and be burled Sunday.
THE LIVE STOCK MARKET.
Latent gtioliitlons I'rum Boatli Omahn
nuil Kniuun Clly.
SOUTH OMAHA.
Union Stock YnrdH-Cnltio-Thero WAS n
Ifjlit supply of cnttlo And ns imcltcra all
wanted slock the imivHot was nctlyo ami
everythlnir dimmed linndu cnrly In the
nornlnir. The better prudes of cattle Bold
better than they did yesterday or nny
other duy this week nnd might bo quoted
mronK to possibly lOc hiRher than ycstcr-
lay In extreme cnnea , The advance wan
rather uneven , itn la apt to bo the cnsa
\ > lien puckers are anxious for cattlu itiul
the receipt * llRht. The liulf fnt stuff did
ot Hell much different trom what It did
yesterday , though the light nupply nwdo
t move a little morn fieely. As a gen
eral thing , though , Hint clnas of Block
s slow naie and the tendency of the mar-
kel Is downward. The cow market was
lot very liberally supplied and good Bturr
sold about rttendy. Stock of medium
lintllty , however , was slow and lower ,
dinners mot with ready sale at garni ,
strong prices , but there wcr only a few
> n sale. There were hardly oiuniRh
feeders In to make a market and IIH a re
sult thofn was no particular change In
> rlces. The demand In still good for the
leavy cattle and the tendency of prices
s upward. There wore very few west
ern eiittlo on sale and nothing with which
to make a test of the market.
HOKS Hi-celpts weft- light again , but as
early reports from other points wore
igalnst the sellers the market hero opc-n-
ed up SViTifie lower than yesterday's gen
eral market , or about ilko yesterday's
close. The long string at $3.15 , with the
onunoner hogs goings mostly at ? 3.12',4
and the better grades selling from $3.15
up. Later In the morning prices llrmod
up hero a trllle In and the close of the
nnt kel was only about 2V4c lower than
the general market the day previous. The
lemaad on the purt of puckers was good ,
HO that the pens were cleared earlv In
; ho morning , everything being sold be
fore the break In provisions owing to
the yellow fever scare In the south.
Sheep There wa the heaviest run of
sheep at the yards of ixny time slnco
Monday. Chicago leportcd a weak mar
ket , but as the demand was good hero
prices on gooil Sheep held just about
steady. Sheep on the common order In
some cases sold a little easier , but the
market as a whole was In good slmpo.
Lambs , however , did not brln * as good
> rlces as they did the day before. The
mile of the sales , taking quality Into con-
deration , were about lOJfiSo lower , l-eed-
ers are still In good demand , but the re
ceipts are not near heavy enough to moot
the requirements ,
KANSAS CITY.
Cattle Ilecelpts. H.OIJO ; market tnotlvo ,
lOlfluo , higher ; native strors , Jl.OOVB.i5 :
Texas steers , fct.Of.Sffi.r. ; Texas cows , $1.M
fflUO ; native cows and heifers , $ l.75fi5.IO :
mockers and feeders , SS.Wo.OO ; bulls ,
:2.iVf4.00. : ! !
ur > . : : o ; pigs. v > .oofiu.2o.
Shcep-IlecHptri , 2.000 ; mni < ket 'Btundy ;
uinbH , $3.7 W .50 ; muttons. y..25P. !
TO WIPE PIT PEKIN !
Foreigner * In Clilim IH'iimnd tlio Totul
Dmtriiellon of Cnpltiil.
CHE FOQ/Juiy / 2p.-rrV ( i Shanghai ,
Aug. 20 Public ( opinion and , the1 fpr-
elgn preaa. nt the trcnty ports uro
alarmed at the pogalhljlty tluit the
Chinese would prevail upon the pow
ers to consent to the establishment
of peace without Inflicting punishment
befitting the Chinese government'
crime , oniclals , persona , * engaged in
commercial pursuits ami missionaries
of all nationalities nreremarkably unit
ed. They bellovo Pokln should bo de
stroyed as an object lessson and that
If the dynasty Is1 co-mintie < T'It uhbuld
bo ; orcod to catabllah the capital at
some accessible city , the Americans
suggesting Nankin. This is consid
ered Important , as the Chinese always
believed that China defeated the pow
ers In 18GO , because the capital re
mained Intact. It is also thov-sht that
guaranties to prevent excessive arma
ment should bo demanded and that
China should be compelled , publicly
and definitely , to renounce the fiction
that the foreign ministers are repre
sentatives of tributary powers. There
Is a strong demand for unusual pun
ishment , like the destruction of the
kings' tombs.
Fatally lliirned.
CASEY , la. , Aug. ! . Robert Ingra-
1mm , who had been employed In the
W. T. Fagan restaurant for some tlmo ,
while filling a lamp used for heating
purposes , Thursday afternoon , had Tils
clothing saturated with the oil , and
as he lit a match to light the lamp ho
was at once enveloped In fiames. IJo
was ulone at the tlmo and run out
of the front door directly across the
street , where ho was caught by several
persons , who did an in their power to
extinguish the fire , whlcn wau none In
i few seconds. Dr. Wat rim was at
once summoned , who did all that med
ical skill could do to alleviate the pain ,
but the burns wore of such nature
that he died a little after noon on the
following day.
t
Too Sharp for ( liirumny.
BERLIN , Aug. 4 The Deutsch
Tagc.s Zeitung urges the government
to publish the terms of the recent tar
iff agrcment between the United
States and Germany , claiming that
Germany was severely beaten by the
United States and that the German
foreign office Is afraid to let the Ger
man public know the facts of , the sit
uation.
Jiilinn DrolIniiH tlio Offer.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 4. In connec
tion with the statement from London
published this morning that England
had tendered Japan financial assist
ance In Its Chinese campaign , it can
be stated with authority ( hat this of
fer was made many weeks ago nnd de
clined at that time by Japan In the
same friendly spirit that It was made ,
Doutli of Curl ScliurJr. .
LONDON , Aug. 3. A coroner'o in
quest hold on the body of Carl Sehurz ,
jr. , the second son of ex-Secretary of
UIQ interior Carl Sehurz of New York ,
who died alone In his boarding house
In Montague street July 20 , resulted in
a verdict that death was caused by
heart disease.
Cnrculll DUomiH Amussln.
BRUSSELS , Aug. 4. La Reformo
says today tliat the woman , Carcllll ,
who yesterday declared that a photo
graph of Brcscl was the photograph
of her husband , no longer holds this
opinion.
Offer * Ainlio ty to lioxer * .
SHANGHAI , Aug. 4. LI Hung
Chang is preparing u proclamation
granting virtual amnesty to Boxers , on
condition that they cease creating dis
turbance.
Hostilities Have Ocasod , but the Foroign-
CH Ramain Vigilant ,
TREACHERY Of CHINESE IS FEARED
Dr. George K. Morrlion Cnlilcn to London
Times Situation In Oiipltul Itarrlciidci
About lIcilttKcd I.ogntlons Aru llelng
Made Stronger ,
LONDON , Aug. 2. Dr. George Ern
est Morrison , the 1'okln correspondent
of tlio Times , has been heard from di
rect. The Times prints the following
dispatch from him , dated July 21 }
"Thcro has been a cessation of hos
tilities ! hero ( PeHtn ) slnco July 18 , but
tor fear of treachery there has been no
relaxation of vigilance. The Chinese
soldiers continue to strengthen the
barricades around the besieged area
and also the batteries , on tbp of the Im
perial city wall , but In the meantime
they have discontinued firing , probably
because they are short of ammunition.
"Tho main bodies of the imperial
soldiers have iloft Pokln In order to
moot the relief forces. Supplies nro be
ginning to coino In and the condition
pf the besieged Is Improving. The
wounded are doing well. Our hospital
arrangments are admirable and 150
cases have passed through tlio hospi
tal.
"Tho tsung 11 yamcn forwarded to
Sir Claude MacDonald a copy of a dis
patch telegraphed by the emperor to
Queen Victoria , attributing deeds of
violence to bandits nnd requesting her
majesty's assistance to extflcato the
Chinese government from Its dlfllqul-
tles. The queen's reply Is not stated ,
bht the Chfnoso minister at Washing
ton telegraphs that the Unltod States
government would gladly * assist the
Chinese authorities.
"This dispatch to the queen was sent
to the tsung 11 yamcn by the grand
council on July 3 , yet the day before
an Imperial edict had been Issued cnll-
Irlg oh th'o'ooxcrs to'contlnuo to render -
der loyal and patriotic , services In ex-
tcrmlnrUlrig { lib Christians. The edict
nlso commanded viceroys ami govern
ors to cxpol all missionaries from
China and to arrest all Christians and
compel them to renounce all1' their
faith. Other decrees applttutllng the
BoxSrs 'speak'1 approvingly of their
burning out and 8lAylngi"converts.
Their leaders nru stated In a decree
to ho princes and ministers.
"On July 18 another decree made a
completevolte face due to the victories
of the foreign troops nt Tien isln. In
this deqrqe , for th.e flrst , 1-lmo and , one
monthafter the occurrence , an allu
sion was made to the , death-of Baron
von Kottolor , the German nilnlster ,
which was attributed to the action of
local brigands , although there Is no
doubt that It was premeditated and
that the assas lna on was committed
by nn Imperial officer , as the survivor ,
Herr Cordcs , can testify.
"Tho force besieging the legation
consists of the Imperial troops under
General Tung Lu and General Tung
Fuh Slang , whoso gallantry Is applaud
ed In imperial decrees , although it lias
consisted In bombarding for one month
defenseless women and children cooped
up in the legation snot and expanding
bullets. The Chinese throughout , with
characteristic treachery , posted procla
mations assuring us of protection and
the same night they made a general
attack In the hope of surprising us.
"The wounded number 138 , Including
the American surgeon , Ltppltt , severe
ly wounded , and Captain Myers , who Is
doing well. Seven Americans have
been killed.
"Tho ministers and members of the
legations and their families nro In
good health. The general health of the
community Is excellent and wo are
contentedly awaiting relief. "
HEAD SET FOR PEK1N.
Alllca Ilngln Adtuncn In Direction of
Capital City.
BRUSSELS , Aug. 2. M. Favrcau.
minister of foreign affairs has receiv
ed the following dispatch , dated Shang-
hhal , August 1 , from M. do Cartler do
Marchlenne , sec-rotary of thn Belgian
legation , now acting as charge d'af
faires of Belgium at Shnushnl *
"Tho allies are marching on Pekln.
They are eighteen miles from Tien
Tsln and should reach Pekln In eight
days.
"All the Europeans have taken ref
uge In the Inner roctornle o the Im
perial city. "
LONDON , Aug. 2. "Tho allies be
gan the advance from Tien Tsln thn
morning , " announces an agency bul
letin , dated at Shanghai nt 11:10 : a. E.
today.
The Belgian government has re
ceived news that the allies have al
ready marched eight miles In the di
rection of Pokln.
It Is assumed that the Americans ,
British and Japanese arc taking part
In this forward movement , whether
other nationalities are or not. An ad
vance base will probably bo estab
lished twenty or thirty miles nearer
Pekln and supplies will bo assem
bled preparatory to a direct stroke at
the capital.
Statement of Colnngo.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 2. The
monthly statement of the director of
the mint shows the total coinage at
the mints during July , 1900 , to have
been ? 8,404,427 , as follows : Gold , ? G-
510,000 ; silver , $1,827,827 ; mnor |
coins , ? 3GGOO.
Amorlrnn 1'orccH Arc llrudy.
TIEN TSIN , Thursday , July 20 , via
Che Fee , July 30 , and Shanghai , Aug.
2. The American commander received
orders from Washington not to delay
the advance on Poicin. He was also
informed that heavy reinforcements
are onrouto.
Great activity Is noticeable at Jap
anese headquarters. Transport prep
arations are being hurried. It Is ex
tremely unlikely that either the Jap
anese or the British Intend to bo left
behind the Americans , though the
British preparations are a long way
from completeness