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l5Mjau5 in two
OCEAN LINER RUNS INTO THE
EMBLETON
loven M fmTirrift the Barks Com
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jpany Including tho Captain Are
Missing ScvettHf the Crew Were
Rescued Other Items
London A dense fog hung over the
Irish Channel Sunday morning and the
Cunard line steamer Campania enroute
if rom New York for Liverpool struck the
Liverpool bark Emblefon hound for New
IZealahd amidships cutting her in twain
The EmblctoEL sank immediately Seven
jof the crew were rescued but it is believed
Hhe other eleven members of the ships
company -including the captain were
drowned The Campania had her bows
stove in but arrived safely at Liverpool
The Campania was little injured but had
ia narrow escape from a serious disaster
When the Campaiya was about thirty
miles northeast of TusKar light a phantom
ship rose suddenly without warning di
rectly across her bows Thirty seconds
later the phantom had become a solid sail
ing vessel into vwhich the liner crashed
her steel forefront going through the Em
bleton like the keen cut of a sword and
dividing her just abaft the main mast The
forward haf sunk immediately The
Jstern swung viciously around and the
mast and yards for a moment tore at the
Campania A lump of wreckage came
down on her leeks Then the stern of the
Jbark also disappeared and the surface of
the sea was literally littered wilhsplin
itered timbers boxes barrels the whole
upper works and lighter cargo the deck
-house and such things Then there was
nothing fv
FAVOR TARSAND FEATHERS
Police of Mansfield Ohio Rescue a
Preacher from a Mob
Mansfield Ohio Cyrus B Fockler a
preacher of the Christian Catholic Church
of which Alexander B Dowie of Chicago
iis the head was roughly handled by a mob
here Sunday evening Fockler had pre
sided over a congregation here but he left
Itown some time since because of charges
in connection with his attempts of divine
ihealing Sunday he returned A mob
gathered about him at his hotel and the
police were called upon for assistance
The mob took Fockler from the police
carried him to the city gas house stripped
him of his clothing and was preparing to
apply a coat of tar and feathers A large
lorce of police appeared and finally after
a struggle Fockler was rescued nearly
dead from fright He was taken to the
police station and later was spirited out of
the city
CHINAMEN IN DANGER
Troops May Go to Rock Springs
Wyo to Protect Celestials
Cheyenne Wyo1 A number of outrages
have beeu committed by foreigners upon
the Chinese residents of Hock Springs a
jcoalmlniug -town 200 miles west of here
jOntheVUnipnfcPacinc Railroad during the
ipast few days The state authorities
f earing ajjeneraLmovement against China
town where more than 500 Chinamen re
side have ordered several companies of
itroops to be in readiness to move to the
scene Probably two companies of infantry
will go to Rock Springs when martial law
will be proclaimed The feeling among
the foreign laborers at Rock Springs
against the Chinese is at fever heat but
tfie state authorities will do everything
possible to protecttlie Chinese in the event
of bloodshed
MORE TROUBLE IN ST LOUIS
Two Street Cars Blown from Track
Woman Hit by a Bullet
St Louis Two explosions which dam
aged transit company cars and one dis
turbance in which a woman was wounded
by a stray bullet occurred Sunday
A car of the Southwestern division was
blown up on South Seventh Street One
foot of the rail was destroyed by the ex
plosion Another car of the Broadway
line was blown up in South Broadway
and the front trucks were demolished
Sirs Annie Kollmeter was struck by a
bullet in a bombardment of a Chouteau
Ayenue car sustaining a slight flesh
wound
WM VANDERBILT FINED
Runs Automobile Too Fast Through
V a3Iassachusetts Park
2 ililtou Mass Win K Vanderbilt the
-young millionaire who on Sunday made a
jflying trip from Newport to Boston in an
automobile was arrested by a park police
man for violating the Blue Hill Park
reservation laws concerning the speed of
vehicles Yanderbilt was taken to the sta
tion and after an hours delay was released
on 25 bail In court Monday morning
Lawyer McKnight appeared for Yander
bilt and pleaded nole contendre A fine
of15 was imposed which was paid by the
counsel
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tfothofSJIrs John Hay
leVelandJDnio Mrs Julia Stone
ropwer of MrJlJohn Hay wife of the sec
retary0 state is dead of heart failure
Fitzimmons Ruhlin Fight
New York Billy Madden representing
Gus Ruhlin and Percy Williams acting
for Bob Fitzsimmons affixed their signa
tures to the Twentieth Century Athletic
Clubs contract to fight on August 10 at
Madison Square Garden
Iiiscums Body Buried
Washington The war department re-
a cablegram from Gen MacActhur
J dated Manila July 18 saying that Col
Liscums body was buried at Tong Ku on
ihe Tth inst
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EASY FOR BECKHAM
Renominated for Governor by Ken
tucky Democrats
Lexington Ky Gov Beckham was
nominated by the Democratic state con
vention for governor of Kentucky by ac
clamation After the names of Judge Beck
and Judge Tarvin were placed in nomina
tion the roll call began When Harlan
County was reached Beckham had the 547
votes needed to nominate Then Becks
and Tarvins names were withdrawn and
the latter moved that the nomination of
Beckham be unanimous The motion car
ried and Beckham was escorted to the
platform where he made his speech of ac
ceptance
The platform adopted declares for fair
elections and recommends that the Goebel
election law be amended and until amend
ed satisfactorily to all the Republicans
shall have a representative on both the
state and -county election commissions
The Kansas City platform was reaffirmed
on national issues and a long declaration
made on- the events in Kentucky during
the past year The administration of Beck
ham was indorsed
ANDRE AGAIN HEARD FROM
Canadian Indians Tell of the Find
ing of Bodies and Wreckage
Fort William Ont Indians hunting
on the east coast of Hudson Bay have
brought word from Hudson Bay Compa
nys post on the west coast of James Bay
that they found a vast amount of wreck
age the bodies of two men and a man in
the last stages of death struggles The In
dians reported that they could not under
stand the language he spoke but that it
was rot English He died while they
were there and they returned to the trad
ing post without bringing any evidence of
the strange occurrence
It is believed by the officials of the Hud
son Bay Company that the Indians wit
nessed the ending of Andres attempt to
reach the north pole by balloon but from
their description of the wreckage the
officials are firmly convinced that it was
the remnants of Andres airship A party
guided by the same Indians has been sent
out to bring evidence to establish the
identity of the party
DID NOT LEAD BOER FORCES
Captain Carl Reichmann U S A
Denies Story
Leavenwortb Kas Capt Carl Reich
mann United States military attache with
the Boer army denies that he took part as
a Boer leader in any of the battles in South
Africa It was reported in the month of
May that Reichmann was in command of
a Boer force in a battle in which the Eng
lish were defeated The first word of di
rect denial was received in a letter to
Adolph Lange of this city written by
Capt Reichmann at Pretoria May 15 He
says
I have teen an observer in several
fights and they were very interesting
Was also at the battle at Sannas Post of
which you probably heard that I was the
leader on the side of the Boers That re
port was a silly canard 1 was only a plain
but much shot at observer
OVER 150 MASSACRED
A General Slaughter Is Reported
from Tai Yuan
London To add to the gloom occas
ioned by the extremely serious import of
the Chinese news showing the daily de
veloping strength of the anti foreign move
ment in South China comes from Shang
hai a report that sixty missionaries and
100 native converts have been massacred
at Tai Tuan Though the report has not
yet been corroborated it tends to confirm
the belief that the central and southern
vice royalties would hold aloof from the
Boxer rising never had any foundation
VOLCANIC DISASTER
Two Hundred Persons Are Killed
and Injured in Japan
Yokohama Mt Amseua near Band
aisan which was the scene of a volcanic
disaster in 1888 broke into an eruption
last week Two hundred persons were
killed and injured Several villages have
been engulfed by streams of lava Great
damages have been done in adjacent dis
tricts
Moral Degenerate Hanged
Hartford Conn Charles B Cross the
18-year-old boy murderer was executed
at the state prison Wethersfield Cross
killed Mrs Sarah King 60 years of age
his benefactor near Stamford He was
addicted to the cigarette habit his parents
and grandparents were epileptic or weak
minded but no effort was made to save
him from the gallows as a moral degener
ate and not responsible
Killed at Political Convention
Nashville Tenn A fatal shooting
affray at Cokeville terminated for the day
of the deliberations of the Democratic sen
atorial convention of the Tenth district
Lil Cleek and W C Crawford delegates
of the convention quarreled and Cleek it
is alleged was advancing on Crawfora
with a knife when the latter opened fire
with a revolver killing Cleek
Camps for Six Thousand
San Francisco Instructions have been i
forwarded from Washington requiring the
immediate preparation of camps requisite
for the comfort of 6000 men Recruits are
arriving every day from all parts of the
country and being furnished -with cloth
ing and outfits as rapidlyas possible
Japs Send Reinforcements -
London A special dispatchfromShang
hai dated the 19th inst says The dis
embarkation of 15000 Japanese troops is
proceeding at Taku
90000 Blaze at Pomeroy Wash
Pomeroy Wash Tue most disastrous
fire in the history of this town caused losses
which aggregate more than 90000 The
fire originated from a gasoline cigar lamp
in a saloon Among the buildings burned
was the court house
Murderer Shot to Death
Bentonville Ark George Fisher who
shot and killed Sheriff Garrett of South
west City Mo on July 16 was located in
a corn field by a sheriffs posse on the 20th
and resisting arrest was shot io death
CHAFFEE TO LEAD
Given SupremeTCommand of
f v jean Trodps in China
-Washington The commission of Brig
Gen A BChaffee as major general in com
mand of the Chinese expeditionary force
was made outsat the war department last
week and sent to the white house for the
presidents signature A cable to Chaffee
telling him of his appointment was sent to
Nagasaki Japan where it will meet Chaf
fee on his arrival there
W W Rockhill director of the bureau
of American republics has been appointed
a special commissioner to go to China to
investigate and report upon the situation
Rockhill will ascertain the extent of the
responsibility of the Chinese government
if any for the existing disturbances and
otherwise furnish the administration with
information upon which the case of the
United States against China for indemnity
and reparation will be based
TO AID CIGARMAKERS
American Federation Levies As
sessment on 750000 Members
Denver Colo The amalgamation of
the American Federation of Labor and
the Western Federation of Labor was the
subject of discussion at a recent meeting
of tho executive committee of the Ameri
can Federation The agreement will be
put to a vote by the Western Federation
and passed upon by the American Federa
tion convention at Louisville in December
The executive council of the American
Federation appropriated 1000 and levied
an assessment of 2 cents a member on all
unions for the benefit of the locked out ci
garmakers of New York city The as
sessment affects 750000 members
OREGON SAFE IN PORT
Warship Will Return to Taku as
Soon as Repairs Are Made
Washington Secretary Long received
a dispatch from Capt Wilde stating the
urcgUU UUU Xfaauvmc uauanivououjcijr
at Kure Japan and suggesting the patch
ing of the Oregon which would take but a
short time and her return for duty at
Taku To make permanent repairs would
require sixty days or more
The secretary replied as follows There
is universal rejoicing over the safety of
the Oregon She is the Constitution of
this generation If the safety of the Ore
gon permits patch her and go to Taku I
commend your preference for service
there
CURTIS TO GET PLACE
Former Iowa Congressman Ten
dered Heaths Position
Chicago It is understood here that
former Congressman Curtis of Iowa has
been offered the position of first assistant
postmaster general made vacant by the
resignation of Perry S Heath It is not
known what reply if any has been made
by Mr Curtis to the proffer of President
McKinley Fourth Assistant Postmaster
General Bristow of Kansas is also spoken
of as Mr Heaths successor but until Mr
Heath severs his official connection with
the department his successor win not bo
indicated
RULES FOR NEELY
New York Judge Holds He Cannot
Be Extradited
New York Judge Lacombe in the
United States Court rendered a decision in
the case of Charles F W Neely charged
with having defrauded the postoflice de
partment in Cuba in which he declared
the mere presentation of an indictment
cannot be held sufficient for Neelys ex
tradition and that further testimony will
be heard when the case comes up this
week
Safe Cracker Blown Up
Nay lor Ga A terrific explosion
wrecked Depews store Fragments of a
mans body were found in the ruius and
it is believed a safe blower was killed
while attempting to blow the safe
Heavy Loss at Navy Yard
Boston The long wooden building
known as the hosthouse in the Charleston
navy yard was completely burned to
gether with its contents entailiug a loss
of fully 150000
MARKET QUOTATIONS
Sioux City Cattle common to prime
375650 hogs 512o20 sheep
225525 wheat 69c corn 8335c oats
2223c butter dairy 15gjlS creamery
1922
Chicago Cattle common to prime
300 to 570 hogs shipping grades
300 to 540 sheep fair to choice 300
to 475 wheat No 2 red 76c to 77c
corntNo 2 40c to 42c oats No 2 23c
to 24c rye No 2 52c to 54c butter
choice creamery 17c to 19c eggs fresh
9c to lie new potatoes 30c to 35e per
bushel
Indianapolis Cattle shipping 300 to
550 hogs choree light 500 to 538
sheep common to prime 300 to 450
wheat No 2 77c to 7Sc corn No 2
white 44e to 45c oats No 2 white
27c to 2Sc
St Louis Cattle 325 to 505 hogs
300 to 535 sheep 300 to 450
wheat No 2 73c to 74c corn No 2
yellow 40c to 41c oats No 2 24c to
25c rye No 2 54c to 55c
Cincinnati Cattle 300 to 525 hogs
300 to 545 sheep 250 to 425
-wheat No -2 SOc to Sic corn No 2
fmixjod 45c to 47c oats No 2 mixed 2Cc
to 27c rye No 2 Glc to G2c
Detroit Cattle 250 to 575 hogs
300 to o50 sheep 300 to 475
wheat No 2 SOc to 81c corn No 2
yellow 4Gc to 47c oats No 2 wite 27c
to 29c rye f
Toledo Wheat No 5f mixed SOc to
81c corn No 2 mixed 41c to 42c oats
No 2 mixed 24cto 25c rye No 2 56c
to 57c clover seed prime 505 to 540
Milwaukee Wheat No 2 northern
75c to 76c corn No 3 42c to 43c oats
No 2 white 27c to 2Sc rye No 1 59c
to GOc barley No 2 44c to 45c pork
mess 1200 to 1215
Buffalo Cattle choice shipping steers
300 to 570 hogs fair to prime 300
to 550 sheep fair to choice 325 to
425 lambs common to extra 350 to
700
New York Cattle 325 to 570 hogs
300 to o85j sheep 300 to 515
wheat No 2 red SOc to 82c corn No 2
47c to 48c oats No 2 white 30c to 31c
butter creamery lGc to 19c eggs west
ern 14c to lGc
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Judge Slabaugh of Papillion Ren
ders a Decision Finding Mrs Figg
Is Not Insane in the Eyes of the
Law Other Items
Louis
Mrs Fics is not insane Such
Was the decision rendered by Judge Sla
baugh in a habeas corpus case at Papillion
after hearing the evidence and argument
Considerable time was consumed in hear
ing expert testimony which was evenly
divided as to the womans sanity When
Mrs Figg was placed on the stand she re
fused to be sworn Saying the bible said
swear not- After some persuasive talk
the court induced her to hold up her right
hand and take the oath and the case pro
ceeded much the same as in the trial be
fore the insane board particulars of which
appeared in tue daily press
Judge Slabaugh made a long talk when
-he rendered his decision He said he
thought there was no question but what
this woman had gone too far on the sub
ject of religion and that in the eyes of man
she was insane but in the eyes of the law
she was not He gave some verygood
advice for her to follow inthe future and
when he stated that she was not insane
the accused broke into tears There was a
decided revulsion of feeling regarding the
accused after the arguments had been
made There was a large crowd in the
courtroom some of the spectators being
women
Nominations for a Full State Ticket
Made at Grand Island
The middle-of-the-road Populist state
convention was held at Grand Island on
the 20th inst with 832 delegates in attend
ance J A Boyce of Otoo County acted
as temporary chairman and made a force
ful speech E L Moriarity of Omaha
was chosen as secretary On recommend
ation of- the committee on organization
Jerome Shamp of Lancaster County was
chosen permanent chairman and A C
Leavenworth of Omaha was elected sec
retary
Following the introduction of the per
manent organization speeches were made
by Mr Shamp Lucinen Stebben3 of San
ders and Congressman Howard of Ala
bama Mayor Flick of Custer County was
nominated for governor by acclamation
The other nominations were as follows
Lieutenant governor H G Better Buf
falo County secretary of state W C
Star key Pawnee County auditor Samuel
Lichty Richardson County attorney gen
eral F Stevens Clay County land com
missioner James Salmon Douglas County
treasurer A Tipton Otoe County state
superintendent of education Mrs T J
Kelly Buffalo County presidential elec
tors Jerome Hamp Lancaster County A
Pery Douglas County James Brooks
Stanton County Dewitt Eager Seward
County James Stockman Custer County
G W Eaworth Douglas County W O
Wolman Clay County -D F Pearson
Nemaha County
The platform indorses the Cincinnati
and Omaha platforms demands the dis
continuance of fusion an unredeemable
dollar good for all debts issued direct to
the people free coinage of silver at the
ratio of 16 to 1 initiative and referendum
election of president vice president United
States senators and federal judges by di
rect vole of the people government own
ership etc
Burglary at Lyons
Some time during the night some person
or persons broke into the Lyons creamery
building and stole ten tubs of high grade
butter weighing 600 pounds valued at
5100 It is thought by those in charge of
the creamery the theft was done by parties
who have been camping near town with a
covered rig for several days The descrip
tion of this outfit has been sent to neigh
boring towns with the expectation that
they will be overhauled before getting
away
Public Ownership Favored
A meeting of the Tekamah citizens was
held to consider the question of an electric
light plant whether the city should put in
and operate its own plant or grant a fran
chise to a private corporation It was the
sentiment of all citizens that the city put
in its own plant and operate the same in
connection with the city water plant A
committee was appointed to look into the
financial part of the proposition
Wife Demands Accounting
Guy C Barnum awwealthy land owner
of Columbus leased his land to his son
George and later adjudged insane He
went to California and married a young
woman who now demands an accounting
by the leasee George is alleging insanity
and refusing to account to either Georges
wife sides with the old man saying he is
eccentric but not insane
Nebraskas Big Corn Cropr
The Elkhorn railway gives out an esti
mate of 300000000 bushels of corn for the
Nebraska crop this year as the result of
the rains The same roaL also furnishes
these figures for the last four years Yield
in 1S99 224373000 bushels in 1898 it was
158754000 in 1897 241268000 and in 1S96
the banner year 298000000
Tramp Jeweler Makes a Raid
A tramp working jeweler applied to
Jeweler Kerkow of West Point for work
and was given temporary employment
The following day he abstracted tools old
gold and jewelry to the value of 200 and
made off with them He has not been
captured though officers are on his trail
Lightning Kills Farm Hand
- Information has been received at St
Paul that a young man working for Hans
Hansen in the western part of the county
was instantly killed by lightning during a
recent storm
Boy Drowned in Lake
John Huffman aged 13 years was
drowned in the lake at Gothenburg He
is an epileptic and while baiting a line
was taken with a paroxysm and fell into
the lake
Two Freight Cars Wrecked
The wrecking crew was called into
requisition at Greenwood to clean up the
sidetrack which was strewn with the rem
nants of two freight cars the result of a
tail end collision between a freight and
passenger train No one was injured
Saloon Brwl May End Fatally
William li Tripp - an old soldier and
well known citizen of Beatrice was dan
gerously if not fatally injured in a saloon
in an altercation with Dick Despain a
teamster for the Field Implement and
Coal Company
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LANG FINDS MORE TROUBLE
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feaco Isi Again Broken
Affairs atithe institute for feebleminded
youth which have lain dormant since the
raid of the governors forces last month
livened up a little on the 20th inst It ap
pears according to the statement of Dr
Lang that when Donahue the former en
gineer was given his walking papers that
he left the machinery in pretty bad shape
generally and since his departure Dr
Lang states that the tobl3 wrenches etc
of which the state formerly had a full sup
ply have been missing Dr Lang was
informed so he states by one of the em
ployes that a workman by the name of
Richards who was employed on one ohe
new buildings nowjbeing erected hadafiox
ot tools wrenches etc belqngingto ttiq
state concealed in his tool chest Shortly
after Dr Lang discovered this the
workman started for town with his be
longings andhad proceeded quite a dis
tance tiefarg Lang learned of his departure
Ordenngfhis fasc dnving horse Dr Liangt
accomyatfjed by an employe named Peter-
ison at once started in pursuit and over-
tnnlr Tinhnrfl nn Rnst ilnnrfc Street ill
JBeatrice kig stoi5ped Richafds and de-
niauueu iiiucuuiuru ov wiiuiovei aiuie
property lie had in his possession to him
instauter llichards was a little inclined
to show fight but finally yielded to the
persuasions of the doctor and agreed to
turn over the tools jto Lang and said they
had been given him by Engineer Donahue
when he severed his connection with the
institute to bring with hinvto Lincoln for
Donahue
NEBRASKA G A R REUNION
Preparations Being Made for Meet
ing at Lincoln In August
The reunion committee of the Grand
Array has begun active preparations for
the next annual reunion of the Nebraska
department which will be held on the old
state fair grounds near Lincoln for one
week beginning Monday Aug 81 Ac
commodations and entertainment will be
provided not onlv for members of the G
A R but for soldiers who fought in the
Spanish American war who will be given
a good representation on the programme
Monday morning the camp will be
formally opened to the public under the
direction of the G A R and local reunion
committees and speeches of welcome
will be delivered by Mayor Winhett Gov
Poynter and members of the local com
mittee On this day Department Com
mander Reese will assume charge of the
camp and will preside at all meetings on
the following day The afternoon meeting
on Monday will be held under the auspices
of the women of the G A R On Tuesday
there will be two general meetings and
numerous campfires On Wednesday the
W R C will have charge of the camp and
will conduct all meetings Thursday will
be known as Grand Army and Spanish
American war day and Friday as Emanci
pation day The reunion will close Satur
day evening
OMAHA MAN ELECTROCUTED
Tempts Certain Death by Taking
Hold of a Live Wire
Impelled by a spirit of bravado and idle
curiosity Charles L Johnson a laboring
man residing in Omaha tempted certain
death by grasping hold of a live electric
wire and was killed instantly jEis death
came a few moments after an imperious
warning had been uttered By a man who
knew the dangerous condition of the
treacherous harmless looking wire and
was attributable in no small degree to his
own foolhardiness
Depot Burned by Lightning
The Thayer depot was struck by light
ning and burned to the ground during the
heavy storm W W McCants the agent
who lives in the depot lost all his house
hold goods His family was in the depot at
the time it was struck but were not hurt
JBlair in the Dark
As -a result of disagreement as to price
between the city council and the Blair
electric light plant the city of Blair is in
darkness so far as street lights are con
cerned
Fear He Has Been Killed
Charles Lehmanu left his home in Omaha
July 14 and has not returned since Mrs
Lehmann has reported the matter to the
police She doubts if she will ever see him
alive
Nebraslaa ShyjfNotes
Threshing is in progress in- some parts
of the state
State Senator Giffert of Cuming County
is at Cape Nome Alaska
Work has commenced on the new Meth
odist Church at Leigh
An oldsetilers reunion and picnic will
Be held inJFairmoujit Wednesday August
15
-Twenty-six head of fat cattle disap
peared from the railroad stock yards at
Bradshaw and no trace of them has been
discovered
The tennis players of North Platte are
arranging for a tournament to be held
incr the street fair in September Attract-
ive prizes will be hung up and the entries
will be open to all
Robert Hill employed at theHome Res
taurant at Columbus met with a painful
accident He was filling the chamber of a
gasoline lamp when a sudden gust of wind
blew the flame from the generator and ig
nited the gasoline The can which he held
explodel and the blazing fluid was thrown
over his face and arms He was severely
burned
During a thunderstorm lightning killed
two cows for Joseph Forsythe living north
of Pierce and knocked his herder a young
boy named Albright off Ihe horse and
splintered the saddle The boy and pony
escaped without injury William Fuesz
also lost two horses by lightning and C
W Mingus one
The Kimball County Stock Association
is a thing of the past The secretary says
that the members seemed to have lost in
terest in the association and did not at
tend its meetings and it was therefore
deemed best to wind up the business of the
organization The association has been
paying a bounty of 5 for every gray wolf
killed in the county or upon the range of
any member of the association and this
practice will of course be discontinued
One field of winter wheat near Bell wood
threshed out a trifle over forty bushels to
the acre
William Lyons son of J M Lyons the
Trenton stockman met with a painful ac
cident He was bringing some cattle from
the pasture about one half mile west of
town Wfien crossing the bridge his horse
became tuncontroiable and jumped over
falling about thirty feet
Prof J A Beattie who will quit the
State Normal school about August 1 will
goro resion ure wnere ne nas Deen
elected principal of the eastern Oregon
Normal school
CONGER HEARD EftOaf
CHINESE MINISTER RECEIVES
CIPHER MESSAGE
Dispatch Beporta the Lecatlona Under
Continued Fire from Chinese Troops
and Says Only Qnick Relief
vent a General Massacre
MISSION BTJBNED AT PEKIN
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In British legation -under -continued
Bhot and shell from Quick
relief only can prevent general
ere v
This dispatch in cipherwas received by
the State Department jn Wason
through Chinese Minister Vni Friday
morning It was dated July 11 Chinese
calendar and showed that Minister Con
ger was alive in Pekin on July IS
The following is the statement issued
by the State Department with regard to
Congers cablegram On the 11th of this
month the Secretary of State communi
cated a brief message asking tidings of
Minister Conger in the name of the State
Department Mr Wu undertook to get
this into Minister Congers hands if ile
was alive He has succeeded in doing
this Friday morning the Secretary of
State 1 eceived this telegram from the
consul general at Shanghai Your tele
gram was forwarded as requested I
send you the reply of the
as follows Your telegram of the 15th
day of this moon 11th of July received
and the Secretary of States telegram
has been handed to Minister Conger
Herewith Minister Congers reply ro the
Secretary of State which please for
ward
The following is Mr Congers reply
In British legation under continued shot
and sfiell from Chinese troops Quick re
lief only can prevent general massacres
This reply was in the State Depart
ments hands and its contents were of
course unknown to Minister Wu who
took it there It was regarded by the
State Department as genuine as forgery
seemed under the circumstances impos
sible
TIEN TSIN IS TAKEN
Chinese Routed After Three Days oi
t Desperate Fighting v
The powers are preparing to rpour
troops into China From every capital
comes the news that hosts are forming
for a war of revenge Now
of the nations is diverted -X rom Pe
kin to Tientsin which according to re
ports the allied forces had succeeded in
taking Actual war upon China is on
and it is feared that it will be a long
and wasting war for the Chinese since
their contest with Japan are well pre
pared for hostilities
The London Daily Mail gives the fol
lowing dispatch from its Shanghai corre
spondent The allied troops resumed
the attack upon the Chinese walled city
of Tientsin on the morning of July 14
and succeeded in breaching the walls and
capturing all the forts The Chinese
were completely routed and the allies
look possession of the native city and its
defenses The total losses of the allies
in the engagements of Thursday Friday
and Saturday were about 800 killed or
wounded The casualties were greatest
among the Russians and Japanese
The cuns of the allies did immense
damage to the native city causing many
large conflagrations and finally silenced
the majority of the enemys
Then 4the 1500 Russians as
sisted by small parties of Germans and
French assaulted and captured ght
guns that were in position on the rail
way embankment and the fort the maga 1
zine of which the French subsequently
blewJup A body of American British
Japanese and Austrian troops then made
a sortie and attacked the west arsenal
which the Chinese had reoccupied After1
threeh6ursof the hardest fighting yet
experienced the Chinese fled
Admiral Remey cabled the navy de
partment at Washington that the city
and forts of Tientsin are in the hands of
the allies His list of killed and wound
ed is somewhat fuller than the first re
port Total killed and wounded report
ed 775 Russians and Japanese lost
heavily Our total loss be says is 215
about 40 were marines but number be
lieved to be exaggerated -
According to a Shanghai dispatch 100
000 Chinese troops armed with Mauser
rifles and mtkiern artillery are encamped
at three points within forty miles of
Shanghai ready to besiege the town ia
the event of an attack by the Europeans
Never since Xerxes time have the
nations of the world gathered their varied
armies together as is now the case at
Tien Tsin TJnder the walls of that grim
old Chinese town English and Ameri
can French and German Japanese andJ
Russian Austrian and Italian fought
side by side hereditary enmities forgot
ten vengeance in their hearts and the
great worlds approval at their backs At
Leipsid in 1813 Napoleon with his
French and Polish troops faced Ger
mans Austrians Russians and Swedes
while at Waterloo the Corsican had to
meet English Germans Belgians and
Hollanders In the Crimean war Russia
stood against English French Turkish
and Italian armies but in none of these
conflicts were so many or such heteroge
neous forces brought together as in China
yesterday The- battle of Tien Tsin might
well be called the battle of the nations
KILLED 50O CHINESE
Report of a Deadly Repulse by the
Allies on July 11
An official dispatch from Tieo Tsin
dated July 11 said that the enemy that
morning determinoaiy attacked the garri
son at the railway station which was
composed of 100 each of British Prench
and Japanese sTbe Chinese were repuls
ed after four hours hard fighting with a
loss of 500 killed- The British casual
ties were three killed and eight rounded
The losseBof the French and Jnpanes
were considerably heavier
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