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Z?f??&G&'x -L -.ecs.. "& ""ts,j----,r - ftJh.-vfi. - i '. it- , ifrt y - '.X ,. .. VOLUME XXXI. NUMBER 17. COLUMBUS. NEBRASKA. WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 1. lm TUTHOLE NUMBER 1,577. g???s(P5ap5. ' - ff??' SS&saiz&WT " -5r?-'- ""-s,?3SE3"3i. s-,i ".-" V, 5. loitrmu. . , :r -$. BEADY TO DROP lU riti mTaftr-' rnzakiad stIs. OHO MSTATCI ftttt MISTO ; WASHINGTON. July 2S. Unless '"some authentic assurance as to the ..condition of the Americans in Pekin reaches the sate department within a day or two the administration is like- . ly to abandon whatever faith it has " manifested thus far in the truthfulness . of Chinese information. Ine Chinese minister is confident that within that ..time there will be news from Pekin of a character to satisfy the ssaat skep tical as to its accuracy, and he is also confident that this wfll be good news from the American point of view. The state department is still recep tive, though looking with growing coldness on the numerous edicts and telegrams which are coming from 'China, all without bringing any news, The contributions of the day were from Consul General Goodnow at Shanghai and Consul Fowler at Che Foo. So much of their messages as was given .out for publication related to the wel fare of certain missionaries who have been- made the subject of inquiry by relatives in this country The cables mangled these messages and there is reason to doubt the value of the infor mation attempted to be conveyed through them. Mr. Gocdnow also had something to say about the political situation and it is believed that that part of his mes sage was not of an encouraging char acter. At any rate, it was withheld from the press, probably because the government did not deem it prudent to give it the stamp of apparent ap proval. Ever since the receipt at Tien Tsin of the autograph message from Minis ter Conger, dated Pekin. July 4. state department officials have had grave doubts as to the authenticity of the cipher message attributed to him, dated Pekin. July IS. There have been many little side lights on this message that afford ground for suspicion, and now the British authorities have added their quota to the growing distrust of things Chinese. It seems that Mr. "Warren, at present acting as British consul at Shanghai, has been told by Sheng. the famous Chinese director of posts and telegraphs, that Yuan, the governor of Shan Tung, told him . Sheng) that a message had passed through to the United States from Mr. Conger on the 13th of July telling of the condition at the British legation. This cipher dispatch was "faked" by Chinese officials. It is pointed out at the state de partment, however that there are plausable explanations of this curious fact which tend to show the authentici ty of the cipher dispatch. Secretary Hay cabled to Mr Conger that he might have implicit faith in the person who brought the dispatch to him. Mr. Conger, therefore, had a right to trust the man. and possibly he told him in a. general way the contents of the dis patch in case the messenger should be obliged to detroy it to insure his own safety. However that may be, the British government has thought Mr. "Warren's report worth the attention cf our government. The state department officials do not like the European criticism more or less attributing to our government a lack of whole-hearteuness in the effort to get to Pekin. They point to what the American troops and marines have already done, to the loss of life and limbs suffered by them and to the re peated urgings of the American offi cials at every paint looking to a for ward movement at Pekin. UKAIlf TOfiETAKflY. Aekaatrletires Inability to Communicate With I talis a Sinister. HONG KONG. July 2S. In order to test the Chinese assurances regarding the safety of the legations, the Italian consul here yesterday requested the acting viceroy of Canton to commu nicate with the Italian minister. Mar quis Calvago Raggi, and to obtain a reply from him concerning a matter known only to the minister and the consul. Today the acting viceroy reported that it wa? impossible for him to a--cede to the request. Xia Anthony ztr ynm MONTGOMERY A!a July 2S- At the negro race conference today a pa per from Susan B. Anthony was read by the secretary She appealed to the conference to petition congress for a sixteenth amendment which shall pro hibit the disfranchisement of citizens on account of sex and declares the condition of negro women was not improved by emancipation. The negro women will organize a national society to send out literature instructing ne gro women how to improve homes. Bbl Defeat Prince Colas;. BERLTN. July 2S. A dispatch re ceived here today, dated Tien Tsin. Tuesday. July 24. says: A messenger who left Pekin Sun day. July 15, brought today to the cus toms office here news that Prince ding's soIiers had been fighting Prince Tung's troops and had been de feated. The foreigners were defendinz themselves in the northern cathedral near the Forbidden City. Wice rains Bnrasht fp WASHINGTON. July 2S. The state department has another novel extra diticn case on hand growing out cf the peculiar international status of Cuba. Louis Darell committed a murder in Cuba and made his escape from the island. He was traced to Portuguese East Africa- and the state department today was notified that the Portuguese authorities had him under arrest and detention at the town, cf Seira. await ing the arrival of officers frcm Cuba. ro take him into custody, Portugal has no extraditicn treaty with the "United States. BOSTON, July 2S. The American board cf commissxeners for the foreign, missions today received a cablegram from Sev. Henry B. Porter, a mission ary of the beard, dated Che Foo. Jul? 22. containing the words "Pekin. alive. Rev. Mr. Porter, who was statioaed at Pxag Chuaag. province of. Shaag Tung, north Cataa, escaped to Ca Foo after the Boxer cpriaiag- The ca- Megram ecaxaiaed. oaly the two "Feins, alivej no- isflisiiiis saves, as tohe evideace as. which, the esarroctioB vaich t Che Foo was rttmfc Gntmcit Calm ArTeafiaa to V Befaass to Sake Caspar's Safe -tuy Matter far Ptalnmartc Baxter. wt4i ne if uvnnr. aa Sarriea. WASHINGTON, July 27, Postmas ter Gemeral Emery Smith has issued an order carrying into effect recom mendatioas made by the rural free delivery superintendents, who have been is. session here several days. The order, which applies to all rural free delivery service in the country, follows: First It is ordered that, beginning August 1. the drop letter, or 1-cent rate of postage, will not apply within rural free delivery irmirg The 2-cent per ounce rate will be exacted within such delivery on all first-class matter except postal, cards. Second That the jntrodnctiou cf rural free delivery will not increase or otherwise modify the present rate of postage on second-class matter. Third That the rural free delivery carriers will act bring; to the post- amee si? mutter collected by them. which may be delivered on. their routes before completing their trips. Fourth That stamps on mail mat ter collected by rural free delivery carriers, including those on matter delivered en route as named in sec tion 3, wQl be cancelled by them nH reported to the postmaster, who will derive the oenefit of the cancellation if the office Is fourth-class. Fifth That until suitable rubber cancelling stamps can be supplied by the department, free delivery carriers will cancel the stamps with the indel ible pencils furnished them for use in registered letters. STH1 MATTE! Of SltftHSL As to Du ml Preaabie Adraace af Allies aa Pekia. WASHINGTON, July 27. It is said tonight that the cablegram received by the navy department today from Ad miral Remey contained no statement as to when the forward movement of the allied armies on Pekin was to be made. In a measure this was a dis appointment to the officials, who dread delay in a united advance for the relief of the legationers. Admiral Remey has just been on a visit to Tien Tsin, where he went to make an examina tion into the conditions existing there and. presumably, to gather what infor mation he could as to the future inten tions of the allies. For this reason it was expected that he would be able to give some indication of the probable time the forward movement on Pekin would begin. According to the naval authorities. Admiral Remey's dispatch gave no in formation of the present strength of the foreign troops now ready to begin the campaign, although it is not thought here that they are numerous enough to force their way to the Chi nese capital and successfully encounter the opposition which it is feared will be met on the wav there. Troable in ew Orleans. NEW ORLEANS. July 27. In the rioting last night one negro was beaten to death, six were so badly wounded that their lives are despaired of aad about a scorn af people, white and black, male and female, have been more or less seriously -wounded. Pis orderly acts following the disturbances at night were committed throughout the next day and resulted in the swear ing in by the mayor of 500 special jhj licemen and the ordering cut of 1300 of the state militia upon orders cf Governor Herd. who responded promptly to the appeal of Mavor Cap devfile. Fear far Their Children. DES MOINES, July 27. W. H. Bran of Rcsehfll, Ia and his family have given up the safety of their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Garrett, who are missionaries for the Christian church in China. Both of the young people graduated from Drake university, TJes Moines, a year age A letter from them. dated June IS. is the last word receiv ed. At that time they were starting from Ruling to Shanghai. The Box ers were inciting the people to kill all foreigners, and the missionaries, numbering about sixty Americans, were badly frightened. Agent Tails to SYRACUSE. Neb.. July 25. Dr. Tura 3111 put an agent on the read for the scale of his scalp invigorator. The agent hired a team from McFariand's livery stable. left ir in Johnson county appropriated all the sales, forgot ta pay his bills, and Taro says if he gets hold of him he will need several bot tles of his invigorator for his own use. McFarland got back from Johnson county with his team. Poaa Receives American PUrii ROME. July 27. The American pil grims under the direction of Father E. H. Porcil cf Brooklyn were received by Pope Leo today. The bishops of Brooklyn and Burlington and students of the North American college were present. The pope appeared to be in excellent health. Tald-mir Brother t- aJnr PHOENIX. A. T., July 27. This af ternoon Acting-Governor Akers issued an answer to the request cf the Texas officials far clemency in the case of Valdemar brothers, refusing to grant a commutation of sentence to hng agast 10, at Tombstone. Caput uti of Arms rrohlbixnl. PARIS. July 27. The Journal Offi del publishes this morning a decree prohibiting the exportation cf arms znd ammunition from France and the colonies of France to frt-rr nrrrf adja cent countries. Commiasioaar Koekhlir Deaurtara. PHTLADET. rHT.A , July 27. Special Commissioner Rcckhill win leave Washington Saturday with Mrs. Rock hill for San Francisco, stopping a day or two at Chicago en. route. This win enable hiss to reach. San Francisco in time to take the Japanese User Amer ica Mara, which sails for Yokohama and Nagasaki on August 2. If Secre tayr Hay returns" to Washington to day, as is expected Mr. Rcckhill win have a fiaal conference with hrm oe Jore leaving for ffrre He - re ceived the fullest instructicBs from the president already. All TOEIO July 24. A. message receiv 3d here from Shanghai yesterday makes the following aeeertioas: Yuan. Shi KaL governor cf Shaa Tung, has receiiect a letter frsaa Pekin, eaten July IS, declaring thar a legation, cou rier was captured by the Chineae aards cat July IS asd that thereupon. General Yung Lu petilioaed the txxroxu. to emaioy the courier as a messen ger to 1 1 iai in awrf with fc minis ters. This was carried out aad a re- pSt ras received that the Train- well aad TraaaIirom a favortmre the restoratrca. af .peace. GIVES TBE HE TO CHINA Admial lamvey Declapsf TkneWas el Sympathy With m TM STMNi FM CtMTMi aj ar WASHINGTON, July 27. There were no developments today to war rant the assumption that there will be the slightest improvement in the Chi nese situation. Indeed, the general tenor of the news as brought to light was to add to the steadily growing doubt as to the good faith of the Chi nese government aa manifested ia its acts. Admiral KempCs letter, given, publicly by the navy department to day, made the direct statement that the imperial authorities were in sym pathy with the Boxers, though he added that the government was after ward paralyzed and incapable of can trolling the situation. This was the first official declaration to reach our government contradictory of the Chi nese representations that the imperial government had steadfastly and from the first opposed the Boxer movement, and our government is bound to accept the word of its own officer until that i3 overcome by irrefutable evidacce. Then the exchanges tht are in con stant progress between the powers are tending more and more to cast suspi cion upon the genuineness of the many communications that have come from Pekin througn Chinese governmental sources. If it should be finally fraud upon the world, the fact may call for a change cf attitude on the part of the United States government toward China. This would not affect the mili tary policy under way. but merely the technical relations between the two governments, which would probably closely approximate a step of formal war. The navy department today contrib uted a brief news item in the shape of a vindication by Admiral Remey of the United States marines from the general charge of looting at Tien Tsin. The admiral had a great deal more than this to report to the navy depart ment, but the officials did not regard the rest cf his report as proper for publication just now. General Miles and General Buffing ton were again in consultation, though separately, with Secretary Root tcday and the supposition is that the Chinese campaign was under consideration. AVIlVwfiiCATl f COMIAiL Dacacameat of Fortieth Ixtfaatry Killa Eiht7-Stae Zlliaiaaa. MANILA, July 27. At Oroquieta. in northern Mindanao, two soldiers entered a native store for the purpose of buying food. One of them was hilled by a solo aad hhr head severed from his body. The other escaped and gave the alarm. A company of the Fortieth infantry, stationed at Cagayan. repaired to Oroquieta and killed eighty-nine natives, thirty of them being in a single house. Subsequently the gunboat Callao, commanded by Lieutenant George B. Bradshaw, .shelled Oroquieta. burning the warehouses. One of the crew was killed. A force of the enemy, esti mated to number 300, under the lead ership of Alvarez, formerly the insur gent president of Yarbranga, is now persistently troubling northern Min danao. A marine at the outpost of Isabella de Balsin was boloed by natives and so badly wounded that he died. Isa bella is tranquiL 6ETS IACK AT M1ST0W. Pres&aaat Cowan Aajrrv at Statements of Foatamce OfttrtsL MUNCTE. InL, July 27. Ross H. Cowan, president of the Neely PrinT ing company, tonight issued a card denouncing the statement of Assistant Postmaster General Bristow and stat ing that the records show that there was a legitimate sale of the printing office from Neely to him. and further more that printing bills for the Cuban government ordered through Neely were not paid twice. Owing to cleri cal error Rathbone paid one bill of S163, but this was rectified. Tried ta Kidaap Bow Ian. PENDLETON, Ore. July 27. Par ties broke into the house of J. D. Bow lin of Weston. Ore, last night and .tried to kidnap him and his wife. Bowlin is the man over whose extra dition on Governor Beckham's requi sition there were answers of Bowlin and two habeas corpus cases here. Boxers Hat ia. WASHINGTON, July 27. Mr. Ye. the Korean charge here, took to the state department a dispatch frcm his government denying positively the published stories that the Boxer move ment had extended to Korea, or that any Chinese Boxers had crossed the Korean, frontier. A CTamaec far 17 WASHINGTON. July 27. General Sternberg says 100 additional medi cal officers are wanted by the sur geon general for duty in the Philip pines and China. He says that enly graduates of reputable medical col leges, with some experience and un .der 40 years of age. will be accepted. Li nTasir Chase's Latest. LONDON. July 27. (New York World Cablegram. The Express Shanghai correspondent cables: "Li Hung Chang told the consuls last night, they might expect some cf the legation, people to arrive at Tien Tsin almost immediately, as they are al ready on their way thither. He had received explicit and positive informa tion that with oae exception, all the ministers are unharmed. The impres sion gains ground here that the min isters may still survive, but all others cf the foreigners nave been murdered. SEATTLE, Wash.. July 27. A spe cial to the. Times says; "Case Nome was treated to a great ccaaagraticn early ia this mooth. MQes aad mSes of tundra were horsed aver and atany aative. homes de stroyed. The are" began, dose to the eastern suburbs cCNnsae aad swept the coun try from the oater edge of the saad t the last af the hiUs aad far Cape Name, as that, the leosa nke a vaet prairie that 1 over MUSS TK STATE ASStSSWftT. Its Aaaaal Tax Levy. LINCOLN, Neb July 27. The stare board of qaalixatioa has completed its labors aad announced the valaatiaa. and levy for state taxes far the fscal year 1900. The total valuatioa. frTL747.592.7, as compared with fl9. lOfuMsUQ ia 1S99. The total levy SL2fliJL94, aa compared with 9L2S6 7928 in 1399. The decreased levy is made possible by the wiping out of the sinking fund, the levy for which last year amounted to I9S.94o.ll. The gen eral fund levy this year is 858.737j9S. and in 1S99 was 1845,529.54; school fund, 1900, 1178,4999. 1829. 74, 114.02; university fund. 1900, HTL 747.59, 1S99, HS9J05J1. The total valuation, it will be no ticed, ia approximately J2.S00.060 great er this year Than. last. Tha increase ccmes largely under the perscral prop erty class. The average valuatioa at both improved and unimprovel iand.ij sugauy aecreasea, tne ngures oeug as followaz Ave-age value improvd ianil per acre. 1S99. $"L55; 1930, I3.4S: aver age value unimproved land per acre, 1S99, SL32- 1900, JL2I. The following table gives the valua tion, levy percentage and total levy by counties t Assessed Total Counties- valuation. Levy, aasessm t. Adams 5 -.71fi.a33.iW 7, X 13JS3:tri Antelope UEL7TOJ 7H Il.iKC.49 Blaine I39.4K.73 Vi T.-ttSl Banner :U4a.0rt L9U1 Boone LT03LCJS) llCtt Box Butte 1.SL2! 3.S8U5 Boyd 4OJ34.U0 5 2J98.41 Brown. .. S50.C1.47 oSi 4M.a Buffalo J.TCSSJrr 74. 30.028.30 Burr i34J.a. S 1SjJ0 Butler 2.SL0CL1!) TH lS.fi01.3a Cass 4.4EU38.I5 7" CiSfT-iM Cedar 2.407J544. 7 M.S3LW Chase . CS.43SJM - -U39-S3 Cherry LSUSL2i 11.739.68 Cheyenne .... L23LS9SJ4 5 3.043.33 Clay 2.41iltCJ9 7 liSM.71 Colfax L2S 414.20 jri liSXS Cumins' L234JKL37 S?4 13.CS3.4 Custer i342SL90 P 13r.S4 Dakota. 1jS3.2E.1S fi 10.7Z7.11 Daws 1.033.447.31 U3 7J3L2S Dawson 1.75SJJi 7 U.74SJS Deuel 3UtE.ffl 7 4.33SJ3 Dixon l.Wj.S'KLOt 7 ll.s35.43 Dodge rU3S.S7tSl 7, "2.34S.S3 Douglas 21.743.37i!4 "5 lfi3.Q34.73 jjundy -W4J23JS S- 4.1300 Fillmore 2JS7.19S.S7 7 13TiL33 Franklin . US9.43C00 7 S.22fia Frontier U74.."S3J -; 7.G2.41 Furnas I40.050.i5 S C42L34 Gae S."a.7S3JJ7 Tht 37.63X58 Garfeld 2473ii0 5- 1.S09.33 Gosper . . S41.rSJ0 6 4JSUK Grant . C33J202S S i5S3J8 Greeley . .. 950.I7S.SO 7 n.fi3L5 Hall ,. 2.S77.342.77 7 1S.743.S3 Hamilton 1J3.341.00 T-i 13.434.47 Harlan XJXn.9o3.68 5t S.TSSJa. Hayes . 4S.3.Sfl S"-z "U7S.33 Hitchcock . 3U.757.23 6. 3.730J3 Holt 2.3S4.3SL95 5 lt.39S.31 Hooker 124.010 6 80rtJ3 Howard 1.30056.60 7 9.3IL31 Jefferson 3.3E.31S.S2 7 1T.334.S3 Johnson 3.Q69.S33.3S 7 14.S39.2a Kearney ljrT7J2 7 9.311.46 Keith 733.233.60 6 3070.06 Keya Paha .. 411J3H.) 6 2.S7L70 Kimball 623.4130 S- 4.032,21 Knox LS0UHL2O 7 12.610.31 Lancaster 9.270.KS.47 7 63.331.44 Lincoln 2.0"4.774.S4 6 13.031.03 Losan 223.5S2.00 6U L492JS Loup 160.359.00 SV- 1.046J4 Madison 2J5LS4U3 7t 1&3S.S3 McPherson 12L092.00 (Tz 7S7O0 Memck LS34J43jI 7 1239.05 Nance L2fi7J).00 7 S.S72.32 Nemaha . 2.767.270.26 7H 3.3.43 Nuckolls 2JE7.572.00 7 13.503.00 Otoe 4.674,030.20 7 33J733J Pawnee 2.33TJ73.01 7H 1720.59 Perkins 623.698.00 ?- 4.C34.04 Phelps L307OlS3 S2X05 Plena I.alS.SCm X ia.C2.63 Platte 2J37.S30.77 7i T7.3Si23 PoUc 152.53130 74 S.I34J2 Red "Willow . L213.2W.SS9 6 7323.12 Richardson .. 3.227.633.S7 7i 24J23.3 Reck . 375.427.30 n 3 747.44 Saline ..... 2.468jn4Jn 7 1794.S4 Sarpy ...... 2J50.223.77 S 1"JS3-10 Saunders .. 3.442.743J"3 7 24.1-K23 Scotts Bluff .. 43L294.00 S"- 2.327.33 Seward .. 2JS34.575J2 Sri 17.513.40 Sheridan L32S.3MU5 6 s.634.47 Sherman .. S).a7SJl $" 3.90.54 Sioux 41S.502.7S S 2.720.31 Stanton 1.4S4J43.1S Si 10 01S.5T Thayer 2JSS.C34.73 7 13.K0.43 Thomas 130JK6JJ7 6- 3"'1.04 Thurston 343JS.47 6 3-J.4.38 Valley . 373.4T3) 7 fi.S2S.2fi "Washington .. 2JW3J446JU . 13.396.47 Wayne L563.302.00 6 12JS2.14 "Webster LSPSJSS.SS 5. 10J42O2 "Wheeler . .... 23SJ37.t S- UJ3S.33 York ., 2J13JJUU 7 1G.236.73 Totals tI7I.747J592.73 HJ3s.3i.34 Xaasiac tB School Land. LINCOLN. Neb July 27. Land Commissioner Wolfe is preparing to begin another auction of schnol lands, of which there are now about 77,000 unleased acres. The available land is located La. thirty-three counties. It is expected that the revenue from the leases will amount to S per cent of the appraised value except where the lands were bid off at a bonus last year and not taken. Considerable latitude is allowetl re the commissioner of public lands and buildings, however, and if his best en deavor fails to dispose of the lands on a basis of S per cent it is within his power to offer it to the person who is willing to pay that percentage on the highest offered valuation. This gives persons who wish to use the school land an opportunity to get the lease at the rate it is really worh to the lessee. Bold Kabbrrs Arc Cas?. BROKEN BOW, Neb.. July 27. A bold robbery occurred in Ansley, The safe in B. J. Tierney's drug store was broken into by two men and they se cured S350 in gold, silver and bills- The robbers took a southeasterly direction and made their escape about 2 o'clock in the morning. Sheriff Armstrong was telephoned and was an the scene immediately. Ke fallowed them to Saratoga and cap tured both. Taey ZJk Karal Delivery. MTLFORD, Neb.. July 27. The two rural, delivery mail routes already established near here are so satisfac tory that a petition is cur for another route reaching these south and east cf town. If established, this route will obviate the necessity of the postofuce now at Camden. Soldier's Body PLATTSMOCTK, Neb July 27. The remains of George W Mcslyn ar rived in this city from Manila, via San Francisco, and were fVan directly to the residence cf his mother in the western portion af the city. 3fayar Tom E. Parmele requested that, all Sags be hung at half mast and that all county and city offices and all places of business be closed, during the laneraL Deceased was only 18 years of age and was a soldier in Company C, Thirty ninth regiment of Nebraska volun teers, L" S. A and died on. saipbeard. ru: NEBRASKA CITY. Neb.. Jury 27. It develops that C E. Cottca, late cashier at the First. National bank cf Syracoae, is charged with waig false entries to the amount of. STi6. begia aiaar am. Jane 9, 1398. aad at various dates since then. It is reported that his shortage will amewat to mare than that sail that th fall amount win be brnoght oat at. the trial aefare Jmfe- Jfaager. He wiH waive the acmriaar before Coanis- L. F. Jackacm aext moath. sis to m mm Is, Gacger Tiruwa so T.ffi: aa. the Sitaat'on. MMsmmm fffncMisMYSTafO Ataat ef Same Data Ta Safety af Forearaan far-aU am t la 1 1. WASHINGTON, July 26. The re mt at Tien Tsin of an undoubtedly muiae and. autographic message from Miaiater Conger has done nothing to feaipate the doubt as to the situa tmm at Pekin. The message, which forwarded by the naval officers at Tie sin,Taku and Chee Foo, has in "jfeaal served only to deepen the mys tcry. The message comes from Cap tain Charles M. Thomas, commander of the Brooklyn, and is as follows: "CHEE FOO. Juiy 24. Navigation Bureau, Washington: Written mes sage, signed Conger, dated July 4. re ceived Tien Tsin, 21st. says: 'Been be sieged two weeks British legation. Grave danger general massacre by Chi nese soldiers, who are shelling legation daily. Relief soon if at alL City with out government except by Chinese army. Determined massacre all for eigners Pekin. Entry relief forces into city probably be hotly contested.' -THOMAS." The official conclusion remains un changed, cf course, but it is admitted that a careful scrutiny of the auto graph message in comparison with the famous cipher message from Minister Conger admits of the belief that the two messages were written by Mr. Conger at about the same time. The situation at tne British legation is rep resented to be the same in each case, and as Mr. Conger declares that relief must come quickly, if at alL there is ground for the supposition that condi tions could not long have remained un changed in such a crisis. The assump tion that this reasoning Is correct in volves the further conclusion that Mr. Conger's cipher message, if genuine, was redated as of the ISth of July, two weeks later th-n the date of actual writing and. of course, if redated at all. that was done by Chinese officials. On the other hand, and in support of the state department position, came today a message from another of the great Chinese viceroys. Tak. at Canton, he who tock charge after Li Hung Chang's departure. This also affirmed solemnly the safety of the legationers and coming from so many different sources and from such important Chi nese officials, these dispatches do claim attention. A pessimistic view of them, however,, attributes to them all a com mon origin, namely, some one high Chinese personage at Pekin. it is noted that Talc's assurance brings the minis ters one day farther towards ultimate rescue than has any preceding mes sage, the fact that it allows only three days to cover tne transmission over the great distance between Peitm and Canton has attracted attention here and appears to demand explanation if the message is to be accepted as of genuine origin. "It was not known to the state de partment until the publication of the fact in the news dispatches that the French government also had been ad dressed by the Chinese government in the effort to secure mediation. It now appears that still other powers were addressed in a similar strain. It i3 known that Great Britain and Ger many and probably Russia have re ceived such message. The language is not the same, but the animating idea WAl!!v6 AGAINST WOMEN. Charge Xade Against British Xethods ia Soath Africa BERLIN, Juy 26. The German press compains of what one paper calls "the growing brutalization cf the South African war." rraf. von Rohland. in the Deutsche Juristeazeitung deplores the "wounds which England's proce dure against the Boers has made in the world's sense of humanitarian war cs expressed at The Hague confer ence. A number cf papers assert that Eng land is warring now even against the wives of the Boers. Dispose of First Bnioor. WASHINGTON. July 26. The mes sage from Minister Conger, which came over the wires tram Captain Thomas this morning, was the first communication of unquestionable au thenticity which has been received from the American minister at Pe kin since his urgent appeal for help of July 12. It establishes clearly tb fact that the American minister ani probably the other legationers wet alive on July 4, though in sore straitr. Therefore, it completely and finally disposes of the first stories that were published from Shanghai of the mas sacre of June 27. nonrnan Diet at Soma. RAPDD Crrr, S. D.. July 26. A let ter from Cape Name states that Robert Flcorman died there of pneumonia and his body has been buried at Seat tle, temporarily. Flcorman is probably the best known minn:? man. in the west. He came to Deadwccd in 1S76. promoted half a dozen big mining companies, the largest being the sale of the Florence mine in the Galena district, to Sr Paul parties. He spent thousands of dollars in building up this city. Cattle Ptsaae in Soata Dakota. YANKTON, S. D July 26. A pecu liar t1 deadly disease has recently broken out in the cattle herds near Bukwana. During the last two weeks J. R. Sanborn cf the Carpenter ranch has lost twenty-eight head aad other herds have suffered to- a less extent. The normal will be suddenly attacked and usually does not live to exceed ten Tnfnrrtag. Drs. Henry Shipley of Sheldon. Ia one -of the state veteri narians. nTui S. M. Smith, a veterinar ian of Mitchell, have visited the af fected district, and made examination'; to determine the nature of the dis ease. Bteody Battles ia Piugrtm. COLON, Colombia. July 26. A ter riSc engagement still continues be tween the government troops and the insurgents around Panama, buz tlM former are 3tHl holding their grounxL Many have been killed and wounded, and a four- hour armistice was agreed upon, to attend to the wounded, aad bury the dead. The-steamer Bernard Hall arrived, it CalfiB. from- SavaaHIa at 2 o'clock txfr afternoon with reinforcements for th- government, numbering LWW They were hroaght by -General Campos Ser zaaev governor of the department. lv-mTtACTfwtrtAC, a Act far WASHINGTON. July 25. Te fat Iowing letter from, the president at the United States to tha emperor of China, was made public by tha Stat department yesterday. It is in aa swer to a cablegram received. b Min ister Wa oa July 20. 1900. from the tactai of Shanghai, dated July 19, 1900. It was at oace communicated to the president at Canton, O. and ta fol lowing is his reniyt The president cf the Uaited States to the emperor cf China. Greeting: I have received your majesty's message of the 19th of July, and am glad to know that yonr majesty recogniaes the fact tar the government cf the Tdt ed States desire of China aothing out what is just and equitable. The pur pose for which we landed trccse in. nirna was the rescue of our iegatioa. frost grave danger and the protectioa of the lives " property cf Amer icans who were sojourning in China ia the enjoyment cf rights, allowed, them by treaty and international law. The same purposes are publicly declared by all the powers which have landed mili tary forces in your majesty's empire. "1. I am to infer from your majes ty's letter that the malefactors who have disturbed the peace of China, who have murdered the minister of Ger mady and a member of the Japanese legation, and who new hold besieged in Pekin these foreign diplomatists who still survive, have net only not received any favor or encouragement from your majesty, but are actually in rebellion against the imperial author ity. If this be the case, 1 most sol emnly urge upon your majesty's gov ernment to give public assurance whether the foreign ministers ara alive, and, if so. in what condition. "2. To put the diplomatic repre sentatives of the powers ia immediate and free communication with their re spective governments and to remove all danger to their lives and liberty. "3. To place the imperial authori ties of China in communication with the relief expedition, thai co-operation may be secured between them for the liberation of the legationers. the protection of foreigners and the restor ation of order. If these objects are accomplished It is the belief of this government that no obstacles win be found to exist on the part of tne powers to an amicable settlement of all the questions arising out of the recent troubles and the friendly good offices af this govern ment will, with the assent of the other powers, be cheerfully placed at vour majestv's disposition for thai purpose. " WILLIAM MTONLET. July 22. 1900. By the President. JOHa-. HAT, Secretary of State. ESC0IT F0I TIE MINSTERS. Cans Goicnacst ia to Send Taem All to Tlea Tsia. WASHINGTON, July 23. The Chi nese minister received a dispatca this morning from Sheng, the director of railroads and telegraphs at Shanghai, stating that the foreign ministers are to be sent from Pekin to Tlea SLen un der escort: also that the imperial rsv emment has not only been protecting them, but has supplied them with food. MINISTER imiON AUVL U Hob; Chaar Hears TaJa stu. Xakrs It Public. PARIS. July 2a. M. Delcasse, min ister at foreign affairs, has received. a telegram from the French consul at ghnghrii, dated July 23, which says: "LI Hung Chang just assured me that M. Pichan CFrench minister to China) is living and he has agreed to transmit to him a message from me requesting a reply within, live days. ' Calaa Soldiers Get Domestic Kates. WASHINGTON, July 23. The post office department will issue an order extending the privuege o- domestic rates of postage to all United States soldiers serving in China. This privi lege is accorded to our soidiers ia the Philippines and Cuba and imposes en the mails sent by the soldiers to the United States or sent to them from point3 within the United States, only the oruinary domestic rates charged an mails circulating within this coun try. Mare 3toaey for the War. LONDON, July -25. The supplemen tary estimates, necessitated bj the prolongation of the war in South Af rica, amount to J1L50Q,000, making a total of 3-t300,G0O voted for this pur pose, aad bringing the total army es timates up to 76094.63. Curtis DeeUaes the Flaee. WASHINGTON, July 25. Ex-Kep-resentative George M. Curtis cf Iowa ftrg declined the office of first assis tant postmaster generaL Postmaster General Smith said after the close of office hours today that the office had net been offered to anyone else. Watsuauut ia Sv ws SOLOMON, Kan., July 23. A water spout flooded, the town, at aa early hour this morning, ever six inches of water falling. .Cellars and lowar fiocrs were flooded and railroad cul verts were washed out. Peace Keins ia Venezarla. CARACAS. July 23. President Cas tro im officially proclaimed the re-es-i tablishment of peace throughout the republic of "Venezuela. Ail political prisoners have been set free. Ttrras a Deaf Ear to Aaaeal. BERLIN. July 25. Count Von Bue low, minister of foreign affairs, made repiy to the appeal of the emperor cf China for German mediation between the powers and. the Chinese govern ment. In substance Count Von Bue knr saxd- he would not submit the tele gram of the Pekin government to the emperor so long as the fate of the Ie gatinrs aad ether foreigners in Pekin were not ascertained and as long as the Chinese- government hff not atoned for the murder of the German TinrisTpr at Pekin. Baron von Kstteler. PARIS. July 2SL Four dispatches the French consul at Tien Tien, dated severally July 12r 14. 17 and IS. ami isrwarded from Che Foo July IS to 23, have beem received by the min ister of foreign affairs. M. Delcasse. The dfTraarrh dated July 12 says a cour ier from Pekin relates that since June 28 the foreign, ministers have bees be sieged, in the British legations ad that the mariitea were makiag a vtg oross defease- The supply cf amarani tion was low- azi the peril cf thosa ia the Iegatioa. was sreai- WEATKR HfT MB CM. TTNIVElSrrT OF NXHRaSKA. Ua eola, Jaly as. Tae aasc wek has been cool ami wet, with Jess than the norma! amount of ausamiae. The dally mean temperature las averaged about fi degrees aelow the normal. The raiafaU etttillaa or exceeds the normal in aearsy all parts of the state, and ranged from oae to three inches in a goodBcrticn of the state. The wet weather of the at week has retarded, haying, thraseing aad stacking, but t been very favorable for the growth of corn. In the eastern and northern: counties the rain ot the 13th came in seascs to prevent serioas damage to the corn, crop However, the crop on the early-planted corn was shortened somewhat in most southern counties by the dry weather, although the late-slanted was unin jured. Ia mast central and south westera counties the early-planted corn was seriously damaged and in some counties practically raiaed, waile the lateptaAted swjrered some damage. The rain placed the ground in fine condition for working, and f plowing has commenced in eastern counties. Via Sait Aaiast HaH Assoetatiaa. LYONS. Neb July 26. A suit brought by the Grain Growers' Mutual Hail association against W. J. Kelley. one of the policy holders of this place, was on trial before Judge Clements, aad the case was decided in favor of the defendant. Kelley. This is the first of a dozen or more suit3 on file b the Grain Growers Mutual Hail as sociation against policy holders resid ing In this county to force payment of assessment levied by the original Grain Growers'" Mutual Hail association of Omaha, which has been withhel-l by the policy holders here on the ground that the assessment was ex cessive and illegal and the signature of the policy holder thereto was ob tained by fraud. Bids Opened ia Washiastoa. WASHINGTON, July 26. Bids were opened at the- Indian office for the: brick dormitory, laundry, water and sewer system, heating and addition to the school building at the Omaha and Winnebago Indian school agency. Ne braska, The bidders were as fellows: John B. Herman. Norfolk. Neb., $36, 732: Charles C Maryot. Pender, Neb , for brick dormitory alone. $23,733; John S. Kitterman, Ida Grove. Ia. 138.000; Patrick Handley, Aaadarkc. O. T.. 130,750: Charles P. TStts. Sioux City, for sewer and water system, S200. for heating. ILS25; J. B. Rahm. Omaha, water and sewer system only, S2.396. Cattlemoa ia Xistta?. HOLDREGE. Neb July 26. NeLs Anderson, a wealthy stockman, living aear Hoidrege. started for Chicago with several carloads of stock two weeks ago and nothing has been heard from him since he left Galesburg an his way home. His folks have telegraphe I to various points, but no trace of him can be found, and. tney fear foul play. Ke still has LOOO head at cattle feed ing in his yards and has the finest ranch in the county. Host to Kill Off inslooes. LONG PINE. Neb.. July 26. Lonr Pine was a "dry" town for two yearr. Now it promises to be "wet with a vengeance. A short time ago a license was granted to T. S. Cook, after a hard fight. The town cannot support two salccna. but another man is ask ing for a license and a number of thij anti-saloon license people have signed his petition. It is supposed to be a shrewd scheme to kill off the tire; man. Soldier Dies oa the Way. PLATTSMOUTH. Neb.. July 23. George Mostin. who enlisted in Com pany C. Thiryr-ninth regiment, and went to the Snaaish-Americaa war. was taken sick while on his way home from Manila and died on shipboard. Word was received in this city that the body had been forwarded from San Francisco. Arrasxe for Kara' Deliverr. FREMONT. Neb., July 26. The ru ral free mail delivery from Fremanr will be established August I. instruc tions from the department to that ef fect having been received. Two routes Kill be operated, on to a point ttv utiles north and three west of the city, thence east, then south to the MUitarr road, thence east to the city. Carload of Cattle .totea. FULLERTON, Neb. July 23. F. B. Wages and W. W. Fitzgerald of this county have been arrested on the charge of stealing a carload of cattle from a pasture belonging to Walter Sovereign and attempting to ship them by rail from St. PauL The men will be placed in jaH at St. Paul to await triaL Cssa of Small-Pox Beported. DES MOINES. Ia July 23. The state beard cf health was notified of one case cf smaHpox in GUdden town ship. Carron county. It is reported to be of a mild nature and carefuUy guarded. This is the first case of the kind reported to the Iowa beard for several weeks. Srv Andrews Keaebes Lincoln. LINCOLN, July 26. Mrs. E. Benja min Andrews, wife of Chanc-Hor An drews, has arrived here. Chancencr Andrews is now in Chicago, but is ex pected here next week. He win be for mally inaugurated September 22. Caatala Biaem Besisas. LINCOLN, Neb July 26. Adjtr:r General Barry has accepted the resig nation of AHen F. Brown, captain aC company F, Second Nebraska, com monlv called the Lincoln Light infan try. An order was issued calling nnn I the company to hold an election oa r July 30. to fill the vacancy. It is said that Firsr Lieutenant Bolshaw is the most likely candfdats for the positiou. Captain Brown Is out of the state an leave ot absence, and i3 noc expected to return. FREMONT, Neb Jaly L A cowcl- f 3f traveling photographers, grrirtg their names as Duffy and. Bursi, swindled the people of this Tfciaity cat of about. 5200. The pair reaavd a. email build ing. They had a camera, and a few curtains and shades and. advertised ex tensively aa the Chicago Photograph company. Tnatrmr prices for pictures ar ridiculemtiy low figures, but conec- Iing ame-half of the price in advance. The coustry ftf been previously work ad by them. WntasSlaleBai lmPllm.flAhl.sKb m-tBlaiMtt-t BUTSG00I) NOTES The GoiumDus Journal. 4 Weakly Nawspapar devoaad to tha interests of weSBmBaSsJj Tb Coacty of Pfaltt, Tin State at Hiiraska, TDe Uiitd Statu. -ASS x REST OF MANKIND. XMB UJUT 01 afZASUmm WITH TJ9 $1.50 a Year, If Paid In Advance. limit of ia noz dr- rl bed by aollars senta. HENRY OASS, F-r-m Combos Journal PRINTING OFFICE. fa i (!' i nil run aV . Imr, Vks rrsafe. II BSXMBft. CaakiaA immt ateAAFTXA. WatRMa .-aBta-aBatanWm UNDERTArTER ! 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