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" mil lammmmimWamwWiiiiaMaMira ""gg'e' .tfgmfVgf -r- --v rfjryr-. .RgJF','3-,, --r- .-T 4g &fk fl- srtei & 2m - V' 'I te it. ' : VOLUME XXXI. NUMBER 20. CbLUMBUS. NEBRASKA. WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 22, 1900. WHOLE NUMBER 1,580. rw--,-?-2K---rsrsf-,,-v " -r --'fFv"."-aRr -ssv-7-- 33r:T-w' r- 'r-, w -.- -- - - -- '.-,. -. -. --r- . ommhM - a k tfttrnm. - ft?-' s t .' V -4 j-i. -. ALL1 OCCUPY nm ji Besieged Lecatfoners Believed tyAunj Eaadsd faj Japanese. CliKESf fifSlSTANCE OVFtCOME it-k Madt Wetlaesday and Victory Xloapht With Considerable Lom-Ib-aertal Troops Retreat 3f cwi Coalraca. . r Several Source. WASHINGTON, Aug. 13v The 'ri lled armies have captured an! "cntSPed Pekin, in the face cl hgtirj resist ance and the raombe.-- t the foreign legations are safe. Onk-ul confirma tcD of the fall 3f th.2 Cbiner; cnritil Qfflt to the United States sov-jrncient tcaight In the shape of two cabJe iius, one from Admirul Remey and the other from Consul Fowler at Che -Foo. The cablegram fron Admiral Remey citoe to hand nrt. catly hi the evening, followed vr7 5om by that Of Consul Fowler, and the oScials. realizing the great public int.ir--st in he events which it was lielxevei had happened in Pekin at ones raadi tnem juiblic Admiral Remeys dispatch is as fol lows: "TAK-r, Any. 17. 1 a. m. 3ureiu Navigation Washington: Just receive A telegram from Tien Tsin. datel iSth. 10 p, m.: " "Peiih was captured on August 1." Jjraign legations are safe. Details follow slowly. REMET." That from Consul Fowler, giving im portant details of the occurrences at th time of the capture of the city, was given out ia the subjoined official statement: -CHE FOO. Aug. 17. f Received Au ust 17. 7 55 p. m.l Secretary of State. "Washington: Sc-ventecnth. Jap anese admiral r-ports allies attacked Pekin. east. 15th; obstinate resistance: evening, Japnnae entered capital with other for-es; immediately snrnninW I?atlcuis; inmates safe; Japanese lcs.? ove? 100; Chinese C0 KU Signed.) FOWLER." Previous Information, which has Wen received here, showed that the allied ariaies took possession of Tung Chow on th 12th instant. From that Eity to Pekin the distance is not very arrt, not more than a dozen miles. It seems evident, therefore-, thai, the armies halted for a time at Tung Chow, probably for the purpose of giving thp men a "rest and by prepar ing far ti attack upon the capital city In force after waiting until the rear of the advancing host should ar rive at the front. Possibly also the rlelay was the result of negotiations inaugurated by the Chinese officials, looking to the delivery of the minis ters with a Chinese or other escort ff negotiations were attempted they must have failed, as the army con tinue? Tjn its march and attacked the capital three days after reaching Tunc The president was overjoyed on" "hearing tho news of the safety of Min ister Conger and hi1? associate?. He has been hopeful all along that their, rescue from the perilous position they have been in for so long a time would be r.edilv accomplished. Tonieht confirms that belief. C9MIW I13ME f ROM NOME. Two Ship Arrive With l.OOO rasnenjrcrs and 93.00,(nt) In C.oI.I. PORT tTOWNSEND. Wash.. Aug. IS. Two steamships arriving from Nome today brought nearly 600 passengers. The- Roanoke, with 200 passengers, was a treasure ship in every sense of the "word, it havins on board 33.000.000 In gold and a carzo of furs valued at $1, OiM.000. The gold was almost all from Dawson, having been shipped down the Yukon to St. Michael and uiere placed oboard the Roanoke. The steamer Robert Dollor brought nearly 400 pas Eensers. Rain n.-v- Helped Cora. " CHICAGO. Aug. IS. The condition of the corn crop In Nebraska as sum marized from reports received at the Chicago. Darlington Quincy railroad headquarters, has greatly improved "within the last week. Three havy rains, covering the central and east era parts of the state, have assured the maturing of the crop, which in the section named promises a large yield. Extending ever four of the cen tral connties Phelps, Kearney, "Har lan and Franklin is a dry stretch cf country, where corn win not be more than half a crop. Portable PiMtafflr for Troops. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. IS. H. TT. P-obinson. superintendent of the Amer i'Sin postal service to be established in China, who with his assistant, G. M. Hunt, sailed on the Warren, says he postoffices to be used for the United States troops will be portable. They can be pat together or taken apart as camp luggace. Military station No. 1. to be located at Taku. will keep a record of the movement of the troops, so that as good mail dispatch to and from China may be had as in any other part of the world. 'Ar'zana Sheep In Iowa. DUBUQUE. Ijl. Aug. 20. A flock of .over 2,000 sheep were landed here and .'were driven oat tc the monastery, wher- they will be fattens for the" aa-ket. They belong to the Phoenix Wholesale Meat company of Arizona and were brought here because of lack of grass in Arizona. Department Stand by Goodnov. -WASHINGTON, Aug. J.S. The state department takes no stock in tne story put forth by the China Gazette at Shanghai, accusing Cotsn: Goodnow of complicity with the Chinese. On the contrary he is spoken of in the very highest terms and his course m the .trying situation is commended. The only part which Mr. Gcodno-w took In the landing of British troops "ws to In form the state department that lie doubted the wisdom cf landing troops cf one nation without others haxirg the same privilege. ? : Killed 1. VwaMa rc4J " MOORHEAD. Ky., Aug. 15. The Ad kins and Howards had a bloodV cat tle in Elliot county last night, in which one of the Howards was shot dead and 'another was saot through tne lung and is expected to die The difficulty -was cansea by one eC the Howards ana oce of the Lindsay AdMns boys quarreling over a young, woman in. their neigh borhood. After quarreling" both, went home and brought "back other memTers of their families for reinforcements. Adidas" fau.er, who is a preacher, in the fight with his boys. itm em oh rtm UaUaa Adnec, Xra to tk Eect fclak Slf Wm Becft aw Maadr- LONDON Aug.. 1".- cablegram to Yla&ha frem Hong Kong announces the capture of Pekth, but the Austrian government, like other European pow ers. Is still without confirmation of this report. An official telegram dated Taku. August 14. has been re ceived at Rom, .It asserts that the attatk oa Pekin began Monday, that Sir Claude McDoaaid, the British minr itr, had opened emmunication with, the relieving force and that the allies have Established their headquarters at Tung Chow. Chinese officials in Shanghai arc re ported as admitting that the allies inflicted a heavy defeat on the Chin.se imperial troops around Tung Chow Sunday and then marched direct to Pekin. This, if true, carries theJap7 anese official advices announcing the capture of Ttthg Cnow one step fur ther, . . Wj&stern powers, according to a dis patch to the Daily Express from Kobe, have accepted the proposals formu lated by Japan for arranging an armis tice, dependent upon the immediate delivery of the foreign legations to the allies or of the granting of per mission to the allied forces to enter Pekin and to guard the legations. Upon three bases the correspondent says Japan bn" already -begun to ne gotiate. Shanghai dispatches declare that the Chinese had intended to make a final attack upon the legations last Sunday, but whether the plan was car ried out is not known there. From the same place comes the statement that Vice Admiral Seymour and Brigadier General. Creah have joined in the protest against the with drawal of the British troops. All the morning papers- which comment on the subject, appeal to Lord Salisbury not to withdraw them and. dilate upon the serious results of such an action to British prestige. American negotiations looking to a Cessation of hostilities also receive fconsiderable attention, favorable and otherwise, but all the editorials agree that too precipitate a withdrawal from Pekin after the delivery of the legations would have a bad effect upon the Chinese minds. IOWA DEMOCRATS NOMINATE. Male Ticket Chosen Without Frictioa an 1j .IreL-tmatioo. CEDAR RAPIDS, Ia Aug. 17. The democratic state convention met here yesterday with an exceptionally large attendance. Prior to the calling to order of the convention district caucuses were held and electors chosen. All nomination were by acclamation, except for electors-at-large. The tick et nominated follows: Secretary of State S. G. Crane, Polk county. Auditor of State I. M. Gibsonv Del aware county. Treasurer Hi La "Williams, O'Brien county. Attorney General C. Harper, Des Moines county. Jndge Supreme Court J. W. Free land. "Wayne county. Railroad Commissioner J. E. An derson. "Winnebago county. Electors-at-Large Joseph Eibock. Polk county, and C. H. Mackey, Keok uk county. Chiaee Pat to Fllcbb. ST. PETERSBURG. Aug. 17-. Gen eral Rennenkampf, according to ad vices to the Russian war office, while pursuing the Chinese from Aigun found 4,000 infantry. 5,000 cavalry and twelve guns in a strong position at Sanjshan. Although the Russians were inferior in numbers and had only two guns they made combined frontal and flank attacks on the Chinese Angust 10. The Chinese succeeded in break ing up the flank movement and fought with great stubbornness. lowan Get College Chair. NORMAN. Okla.. Aug. 17. "William H. Matlock of Des Moines. Ia., was today given the chair of modern lan guages at the Oklahoma university and James W. Sturgis of the Univer sity of Michigan was selected to fill the chair of Greek and Latin, tem porarily made vacant by the absence in Rome of Joseph F. Faxton. Prof. Faxton was given a one-year leave of absence to take a special course in archaeology. Hamlett U rrjiitted to Keln. WASHINGTON. Aug. 17. It has been decided to permit Postoffice In spector George B. Hamlett, formerly chief inspector, to resign, instead of severing his connection with the de partment -by formal removal, as had been origiBally decked. " SiWwfar fhwt Te ei. LONDON. Aug. 171 The British steamer Clan MacArthur of the Clan line, which sailed from Calcutta July 12 va Port Said, has been quarantined in the Thames owing to a death from bubonic plague having occurred on board the -vesseL Tarn the Twe3Cill!e. Petal. x "WASHINGTON. Aug. 17. The cen sus, office this morning announced the population of Greater .New York (Man hattan and Bronx boroughs) as 2.050, fi00. The population of the borough of : Manhattan is 1.550,095 and that of. the Brox3).5u7.- Can Jiavr Shoot Foarteea Xiles. BERLIN. Aug. 17. Herr Krupp will begin practice August 22 with can non shooting fourteen miles. SmMBdtdkjFtrn. GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo.. Aug. 17. Glenwocd Springs is enveloped in a cloud of smoke today, caused by the forest fires which surround the town on three sides. The fires "are raging at Grizzly creek at the back of Mount Lookout, and at Sunset peak, and are supposed, to have orig inated through the neglect of campers. Last night a gale blew the fires over :the summit, of Sunset peak in firll riew of. the town. The magnificent spectacle was watched for hours by the entire community. TORONTO, Oat. Aug. 17.-. cable gram. receiTed. this morning at the China inland, mission from Shanghai reads: Miss H. J. Rice, from Lu Cheng, murdered; Miss Ml EL Hmxon, from. La Cheng; Mrs. E. J. Cooper, from Lu Cheng, and the three Saun ders children, are all dead, having re ceived injuries while traveling." Miss Rice was from HaydenviHe, Mass.. Miss Huston came from MobOe. at. , and Mrs. E. J. Cooper went oat from Scotland to China, ia 1887. ii IS LTfl Celestial! Make Abject Appeals for Cem tionof Hostilities. U IMG MA AS A MHUtOl trtte State Bkkiq Stop Advance .1 llUd Traepa .t Tone Chow-Katra.ee of Armed rorcigaer. lata Paaia May Shake Tetterlag- Taruaa. WASHINGTON, Aug. 17. At the close of a day of intense anxiety the Department of State today made pub lic the latest cbrrespondence between the United States government and t!hina, constituting not only a remark able series of state papers; but at the same time dispelling all -doubt and uncertainty as to the American policy in the present critical juncture. The urgent, almost pathetic appeal, of Li Hung Chang, submitted early in the day, that the victorious march of the allies stop at Tsung Chow, and that the military commanders on the field be instructed to arrange an armis tice at that point, was met with a response that General Chaffee already had been given complete instructions, empowering him to carry cut an ar rangement in concert with other com manders for the delivery of the min isters and persons under their protec tion to the relief column, not at Tung Chow, .as had been suggested, but at the imperial city of Pekin. Furthermore, it was made known to China that General Chaffee's instruc tions left him free rein as to whether he should insist on entering Pekin and going to the legations or should receive the delivery of the Iegationers at the gate of the inner Tartar city or at the great outer walL In short, China, through her peace envoy, sought a halt and an armistice at Tung Chow, twelve miles from Pekin, whereas the response of the American government is that if there is to be a halt an armistice it must be at the walls of the imperial city. The following memorandum was handed to Mr. Adee by Mr. Wu at 9 o'clock this morning: "A cable from Earl Li Hung Chang, envoy plenipotentiary cf China, dated August 15, and received by Minister Wu at 7 p. m. on the same day: "The allied forces are approaching Tung Chow. I have memorialized the imperial government to depute envoys to negotiate an armistice with the sev eral commanders on the spot. I will also shortly proceed to Pekin. The powers, being fully aware of the em barrassing position in which their ma jesties, the empress dowager and the emperor, are placed, are earnestly re quested to telegraph instructions to their respective commanders, after ar riving at Tung Chow with their forces, to stop their further advance to the capital, so as not to cause alarm and fear to their majesties aad calassities to the people. For such advance would shake the foundations of the Ta Ching empire and wound the feel ings of all her people, high and low. For a compliance with this appeal the millions of people of the empire will be profoundly grateful to the powers. Please communicate this .cablegram at once to the secretary of state." The following memorandum in re ply was handed to Mr. Wu this after noon: "Forseeing that there would be in sufficient time after receiving a reply to our memorandum of August 5 to get instructions to the relief column before it had reached Pekin. we sent on the same day to the general com manding the American forces in China the following dispatch: "ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE. WASHINGTON. D. C. Aug. i2, 1900. Fowler. Che Foo: For Chaffee. August 12. The secretary of war directs me to inform you that Li Hung Chang, appointed by the Chinese government to negotiate with powers, requests ces sation of hostilities. We have, replied that we are ready to enter into an agreement of the powers and Chinese government for cessation of hostilities on condition that a sufficient body of the forces composing the relief col umn shall be permitted to enter Pekin unmolested and to escort for eign ministers and residents back to Tien Tsin, the movement being pro vided for and secured by such ar rangements' and dispositions of troops as shall be considered satisfactory by generals commanding the forces com posing the relief expedition. "We have communicated this to all the powers. Japanese government takes same position. We have not heard from the other powers. CORBIN." Saviag Relies From TaadaU. SANTA FE, N. M Aug;. 17. An or der has been received from Hon. Bin ger Hermann, general land commis sioner, to withdraw from further en try and sale the public land in about nine townships west of the Rio Grande river around Espanola for the pur pose of establishing the proposed park In which are situated hundreds of cliff dwellings and thousands of com mercial buildings which are being looted by vandals and relic hunters. Fx-Seaator Tnsalla Dead ATCHISON, Kan., Aug. 17. Ex United States Senator Ingalls died at East Las Vegas. N. "XL, at 2:25 o'clock this morning, surrounded by his wife and two sons, Ellsworth and Sheffield. The news came to the Ingalls home here in a telegram at 10 o'clock. The funeral will be in Atchison. Troop. 3f -eded at Shanghai. BERLIN, Aug. 17. A semi-official dispatch, from Shanghai, dated Au gust 15, says: The foreign consuls, acting on a joint resolution, have sent to their respective governments the following telegram: "If the Indian troops (British) are withdrawn from Wu Sung It will constitute a menace to the safety of Shanghai. The troops are to be landed on the basis of inter national understanding. To insure the adequate safety of Shanghai, more troops ought to be landed immedi ately." Wi i. STore Taaa Aexiom. WASHINGTON. Aug. 17. Mr. Wu, the Chinese minister, promptly tele graphed to Li Hung Chang tonight the contents of the memorandum handed to him. by Acting Secretary Adee, giving the instructions which have been sent to General Chaffee re garding his coarse- in dealing with the Chinese situation. The minister, while regarding the situation as crit ical, hopes that the instructions to the allied commanders may have reached them in time to provide for negotiations. CI W MMiimiU - t CAMTcl K0WS NEAI SCWYlfl A. loaf Staa Gar. Beyeae! Hia Deaca ta MeAlLeter Lake. SCHUYLER, Neb., Aug. 17. Her bert DeBrar cf LaGrange, I1L, agad 32, guest of Chauncy W. Nlma and &no( a j?art? t .campers t Md- Alltaters lake, a nearby resort !f small camping parties, was drowned in the lake. He was unable to- swini and got beyond his depth.. E. FXFoIda started to his rescue; but was unable to assist him and no one else was able to reach him before he sank the last time. He went down at the edge of a funnel-shaped depression, where water was twenty feet deep, and his "-body moved to the lowest part, which made diving difficult on account of deep water and prevented a speedy location of the body; Fell I.to the Baver. LOUISVILLE; Neb.. Aug. 18. While crossing the Platte river bridge George Metz, a Cass county farmer together with his wife and child, were thrown from the bridge into the river, a distance of ten feet. The bridge is undergoing repairs and is only open for travel at given times. Where the accident occurred the banisters of the bridge had been removed- A loose board frightened the team and it be gan to back. Mr. Metz jumped, and catching the horses by the bits, tried to prevent them from hacking off the bridge, but was unable to stop them, and the carriage containing Mrs. Metz and the child went down, followed by the team. Mrs. Metz was injured about the shoulders and hips, but the child was unhurt. A WUll raalUede. CHADRON, Neb Aug. 18. A hail storm several miles wide visited Chad ron. beating vegetation into the earth and stripping trees and berry bushes of their foliage, destroying flower gardens and breaking nearly all the windows on .the north side of the buildings. Hail as large as hen eggs fell, and the ground was coverd with ice. Rain followed and torrents of water washed hail into drifts in canyons and creeks, where they are still stacked. A funeral procession was caught in the storm, but shelter was sought before damage was done. Stock was stampeded and run into fences. Tb. Show Moved Ob. BLOOMFIELD, Neb Aug. 18. The Great Syndicate English-American show showed here and proved to be a fake. It is alleged they endeavored to get every dollar in sight by short changing, picking pockets and other dishonorable methods. A crowd of several hundred people assembled just before the time for the evening per formance and demanded that the show leave the town immediately and that all money wrongfully obtained be re turned. Upon being refused the mob seized the manager and was about to string him up when he accepted their proposition, settled in full and left town as quickly as possible: Breaks All Kecorda. NEMAHA, Neb.. Aug. 18. Nemaha calims the state championship for the greatest precipitation during any given period of time for the season. Sunday night's rain broke all previous records. The Burlington six-inch gauge was running over at midnight. Several per sons who had jars out ranging in height from twelve to fourteen inches were full to overflowing. E. J. Max well had a half bushel measure, four teen inches in depth, which was filled with water within one and a half inches. Foaad Dead la Bed. BEATRICE. Neb., Aug. IS. Fred Schlake, a well-to-do farmer living near Pickrell, was found dead on the road about four miles northeast of PiokrelL Schlake's body was found in the wagon road and two small holes about the size of a wire nail were discovered behind the left ear. How they came there the coroner or the examining physician were unable to determine. The jury returned a ver dict of death from unknown causes. Places the Gob at His Breast. BLUE HILL, Neb., Aug. 18. Wait McNeer of this place committed sui side by shooting himself. He attached a string to the trigger of the gun and placed the muzzle close to hi3 breast. The charge tore his heart entirely out, killing him instantly. He left letters explaining all. but they are yet kept a secret. He was about 30 years old and highly respected by all who knew him. Tornado at Kenaard. KENNARD. Neb.. Aug. 18. A tor nad visited this section about mid night. Several houses near town were blown from thirty to sixty feet from their foundations, trees were uprooted and chimneys blown down about town. The residence of John Lum was blown several rods. Mrs. Lum was severely injured. It was the worst storm that ever visited here. Rain fell in tor rents. A Beatrice Xaa Drowsed. BEATRICE. Neb.. Aug. IS. Arthur Freeman, a well known young jeweler of this city, was drowned while swim ming in the Blue river, about a mile above the city. The young man was accompanied by several companions, and one of them. Fred Lasch by name, nearly suffered a like fate in trying to rescue Freeman and was only rescued after strenuous efforts by his com panions. Struck by a Train. O'NEILL, Neb Aug. 18. John and James Rodenham, brothers, were struck by the first section of the Elk horn passenger train on a crossing four miles west of O'Neill and badl injured. They are farmers and were retnrning to their home west of Em met from 0"NeiIL Definite, informa tion is difficult, hut report is that the team was killed, the wagon demol ished and the men serioosly hurt. They were picked up by the train crew and taken to Atkinson for med ical treatment. Fatal AeeJdeat ot SMatoa. STANTON. Neb., Aug. 18. Herman Rocker, a well-to-do-farmer of this lo cality, was killed at his farm. He was engaged in raising a pipe from a driv en welL He had a lever with which he was prying or raising the same. For some reason the pipe slipped.and the full weight was thrown on the lever he was holdings It was jerked out of his hands -and the end ef it strack him under the lower jaw breaking his neck and causing his in stant death. He is a son-in-law of A. Freiberg, one of sens of the rnnrifi leading citl- MIRS 11 CRITICAL OUciala lalae Semasaea f tie Sit uation in China. SHOAL MESSASESftOM CONtft that Carl; 5ew Xa Oaaeklj Kellere PreKBt Awf al Teelee ffe Xean reaia Belief that Oaaaaltlea Win Be Set With. WASHINGTON, Aug. 15. The ten sion on the Chinese situation through out the day has been intense, for it is appreciated by officials that the cri sis has reached an acute stage which. cannot be continued many hours with out bringing word ot momentous im portj determining; either for good or I. evil, the entire course of events. . It has been a day of extreme anxiety. of watching and waiting, with only meager and fragmentary information as to the military and diplomatic phases. One of the new developments today was the statement that messages are being received from Minister Conger which are not transmitted through any of our officials in China or through the Chinese minister here; but direct ly to the State department. These messages come by the way of Tsi Nan. Some of them cannot be fully deciph ered, and for this reason the scate ment cannot be definitely made that the dispatches sent by the government to Minister Conger are received by him. So far as the messages have been de ciphered there is no indication that Minister Conger had received any of those sent by the State department. Nothing could be learned of the con tents of the dispatches received, al though it was stated there were quite a number from Minister Conger, some coming from the consular officers and General Chaffee, besides those which came direct. The message transmitted thro.igh Minister Wu was entirely de ciphered in the department. During the course of a conversation between Secretary Root and Baron Speck von Sternberg, the German d' affaires, Mr. Root gained consider able information concerning the route which had to be traversed by the al lied armies. Baron Sternberg told him that Tung Chow was a very strong place and if the Chinese army should make a stand at this point the inter national forcer would find it quite diffi cult to overcome the forts and walls. While it is not known what resistance may have been or will be made to the advance at Tung Chow, Secretary Root and other officials would not be sur prised tj learn of a very serious bat tle at that place. Word came early In the day to the Navy department that General Chaffee had reached Xfatow, about twenty miles from Pekin. This occurred Fri day or Saturday, though the dispatch from General Chaffee, sent through Admiral Remey, was not sufficiently definite to locate the exact time of aaackiag-tkat place.- But in any event,-, three or four days have elapsed since then and there has been time, for J still further advance toward the im perial city. The feeling among officials was shown in the extreme circumspection thrown about the messages relating to China, and it was announced both at the State and War departments that any communications from Xlinister Conger or the United States consuls concerning affairs In China would not be made public. It was explained that this was in no way due to a de sire to keep from the public informa tion of an Important character, but was based solely on the fact that the crisis involved so many possibilities of extreme hazard to the Iegationers in Pekin that the greatest caution must be observed against disclosures which would further imperil those in danger. The actual developments of the day consisted of the Remey dis patch heretofore alluded to and one from Consul General Goodnow at Shanghai. Rcoxain at the Family Home. NEW YORK. Aug. 16. The body of Collis P. Huntington, who died Mon day at his lodge in the Adirondack mountains, was brought to this city today on a special train over the New York Central railroad, reaching the Grand Central station at 4:35 p. m. The body now rests in its casket in the library of the Huntington town house at No. 2 East Fifth street, where it wa3 taken directly fr;m the station. The funeral services, it has been announced, will be strictly private and will be held at 11 o'clock Friday morn ing. Hall Cinch t in California. SACRAXIENTO, Cal.. Aug. 15. Robert B. Hall of South Omaha, Neb., was arrested in this city today upon arrival of the train from the east. Hall is accused of having stolen large sums from firms for which he had acted as collector. He admits having taken the money and says he fled from Omaha to Cheyenne, where he started to en list in the army. J. XL Head, mayor cf EushvilTe, lenn., has resigned as a member cf the national democratic executive commit tee, and Norman E. Mack, of Buffalo, was selected by National Chairman Jones to fill the vacancy. Editor Hitchcock of the Omaha World-Herald announces himself as a candidate for the United States sen ate. Boera Are Anxtons. CAPETOWN, Aug. 16. Command ant Prinsloo, who surrendered to Gen eral Hunt July 20, has arrived here. He says he is heartily tired of the war and welcomes the prospect of peace. The commandant added that a major ity of the Boers were "disgusted with President Kruger." James G. Stowe, the United States consul general, has returned here. Only ten Boers were in the body which attacked his train. The remainder of the command was composed of foreigners. Situation I. Store Critical. WASHINGTON, Aug. 15. A dis patch received yesterday by the State department from Consul Fowler at Che Foo was badly mangled in trans mission so as to be almost undeciph erable. The cipher experts of the de partment worked en it last night and today. So far as made out the dis patch apears to contain a message from ICnister Conger transmitted to Che Foo by courier. The gist of the Conger message contained in the ca blegram Is that the situation in Pekin is man critical. mathi tr m wmmm. WASHINGTON, Aag. 15. A high government oflchU amid today that the indemnity which the Uaited States would demand tor arery Ameri can citizen hilled or asaiaew by Jh Chinese during the pi sac at lnJiffW would be safffciemt to aappert thair families for the remainder of their ilVes. ."This government M Mi wamt a province, -a town, a Tillage c " gle square foot ot , Chinese terrMtry as indemnity," said the official; fW Is close to the presidewi- "Te Jrf but one lademalty which they can give our people, d that ia a. mone tary indemnity to the famTTiea ot their American victima. For every one ef these China must pay a snfil-" cient sum to keep their familfsi from want during thefr Uvea. This gTera ment will exact assuraacea of a. awtia factory character that amen a. state; C affairs ar"ntH exists-mr-aama--almll-not occur again. The aatnre of these1 assurances, wfll be determined later: The callection.of indemnity mayprora difficul and it may be decided, al though so far the proposition has .not been considered, to station wa? ships' in the harbors of the principal cities and officials within these cities to watch the revenues and protect the Interests of the United States, if need be, by taking charge of such revenues and reserving some portion of then? to apply to the indemnity. "In addition to requiring assurances of a restoration of order aad the strictest precautions to prevent a sim ilar state of affairs in the future, a small body of troops may be necessary" to protect the officials stationed In these ports. If this plan should be adopted the different allies doubtless will co-operate. "Effort will be made, of course. W trace the responsibility for the recent outrages, but it will be a difficult task. as there will be little disposition among the Chinese to. tell the truth, especially when it would impjicate one" of their number. The Chinese cannot be punished indiscriminately for th? atrocities, but wherever such oense is fixed on an individual, high or low. his punishment will be required. If it can be shown that orders for hostili ties were issued by the empress dow ager or the emperor, their deposition is certain and another .government! will be set up. If Tuan Is proved to have ordered the outrages, the sever est punishment may be accorded him." FIEHCi AT StAlrSIAI AlAlWfl. Take Preeaat'eas ta Frateet Their tareata at that Flace. PARIS, Aug. 15. Dispatches re ceived here from the French consul general at Shanghai show apprehen sion exists there as to the condition prevailing at Shanghai and in Its vi cinity. The French ministry have; therefore, decided to take precautions to defend the French concession, at ShanghaL Information obtained from British sources says the allied troops were within twraty-ffre kilometers ot Pekin, but the' date of this news' was not stated. Fiancee Call, .a Ferrell. COLUMBUS, O., Aug. 15. Rosslyn H. Ferrell. the confessed murderer of Express Messenger Lane, was removed to Marysvllle today. He will be given a preliminary hearing there today and a special grand jury wiH at once be summoned to indict him. After a long struggle with her pride XIi3s Costlow, Ferrell's fiancee, early this morning begged to be taken to his side. Her father at last yielded to her agonized entreaties and accom panied her to the prison for a last Interview. The meeting was con ducted with the utmost secrecy and was very pathetic. Boambardtas; tha Lecatiea. BERLIN, Aug. lo. A semi-official dispatch from Tien Tsin, dated Au gust 8, says the Russian colonel, Woy cxak, has received advices from Pe kin announcing that during the night of Juiy 3i the bombardment of the foreign legations was resumed and that the European churchyard was des ecrated. Will Slot Attead Peace Coafereace. WASHINGTON, Aug. 15. XIr. Wu, the Chinese minister, said tonight that he would be unable to attend the meeting of the Universal Peace nnion now In progress at Mystic. Conn- He had written a letter declining an in vitation to take part in the sessions. Extending Baral DeUeery. WASHINGTON, D. C Aug. 13. The postoffice department ha3 ordered that rural free delivery service be estab lished on, August 15 at Dardenelie, Ark., Nichols, Marcus, Connisvtlle, Clear Lake and Lyons, la., and Chaute, Has. ar Weald Lead. LONDON, Aug.15 The British gov ernment, according to the Shangnai correspondent of the Times, haa aCer ed to lend 7000,00 at; -Ifc per aent to the viceroy of Hu Psaggi thevTang Tse Kiang, for the payment of provin cial troops. Tro.p. far Chlaa. LEAVENWORTH, Kan., Aug. 15. Orders have been received at Fort Leavenworth for the two companies of the First infantry now here to- hold themselves ready to leave at a mo ment's notice for San Francisco for service in China. last ST. LOUIS, Aug. 15. Four addi tional arrests were made during last night of men suspected of complicity in the dynamite case. The police made the information public today. Emil Zakrewski, a shot cutter, is locked up at the central station. He is suspected of having blown up a car one the Bellefontaine line on the night of July 30. With Joseph Gree ley, William Blake, Howell Farmer. Zakrewski is being held pending a thorough investigation by the police. All except the first named are stated to have been at one time employes of the St. Louis Transit company." rather Caaaaeted the FaaeraL. LONDON, Aug. 15. The funeral servicea of Baron Russell of Killowen. lord chief justice of England, took place at Brampton Oratory in the presence of a large congregation. Fath er Matthew Russen. a brother of the deceased chief justice, celebrated low mass. At the conclusion of the ser vices a hearse, bearing the plain ak coffin, and six coaches, containing the principal mourners, proceeded by road for Epsom, where the interment took place. Sevaral American rma . tended the funeral. IS af Lsjatieaen Ammiestlr AJmmt toTaxsPIaca. AUKS KAWfvi NEAI TO IT UN laMraaMeaale Slat ea Battery Take. Fart With LGN'eeK, Aag. 13. Th" StaadanL after expresslag the opialcu .hat there ia raereaalHg growad to hope that the ministers wiH be rescaad by the W tomorrow (Thursday) ii tha iaftial rate of progress is maiataiaedX spaa ok to deal with what will follow the rea eme and says it may be taken fo gramt ,, Tha t aofinrttrHmt L ! Washing cabinet represents the ab solute misima demands of the com bined powers.- The only news which takes the ad vance upon Pekin further than Ho-Si-Wu comes from Paris. The London morning papers contain nothing to confirm the French report that the al lies are" within sixteen mile ot Pekin, although a Cae Fo dispatch is printed saying that they were within twenty seven miles of the goal on Saturday. Confirming the report of the arrival of the international force at Ho-Si-Wu (also written Hohsi Wu) the Daily Mail's correspondent adds: "The Chinese offered little real op position. The arrival ot the allies frustrated si determined attempt to ad vert the course of th river. The heat Is intense, but the health ot thw troops mgood." A Petersburg special says; Jw latest news from General Lineritch. commandmg" the Russian troops ia the province of Pe-Chi-Ll is that the allies, after the capture of Tang Tsunvtook. ne day's rest and thea. oa Augnst 7. a vanguard was formed, constetlag ot one Siberian regiment, one regiment of Bothnia Cossacks, three battalions et Japanese infantry, one Japanese sap. per company and an American mount ed battery. "In spite of the condition" e the road this column proceeded by forced march about eleven and a half versts town Pekin. encountering' at Nun-Sal-Tang, forty-nine miles from Pekin, a Cfemese detachment which fought for an hoar and a half. Finally the Chinese threw down their arms and fled in a panic '''When this new. was sent baek all the allies started forward in three col nmns. with Cossacks lo front and on the flanks." A Port Arthnr special announces that women and children have Been of ficially notified to leave that place. The Chinese minister in London, Sir Chih Chen Lo Feng Luh. Is quoted as saying that he hoped and believed that peace would be established between China and the powm within the next six weeks. Yesterday he transmitte to the Brit ish foreign office another message from the British minister in Pekin. Sir Claude MacDonald, the contents of which: h officials have thus far re fused to make public. ADVANCE IS VEIY STEAIY. Bhcm Colaaaa Goes Toward Feafc. Tew aad Twelve Miles a Day- CHE FOO, Aug. 12- (New York World Cablegram.) A courier from Pekin brings reliable news that on the 4th of August til legations were safe and then had ten day rations. There was little firing on them from the Chinese Inside the city. The rescne column of the allies is ready to move forward again. Gen eral Fukusfcima says the allies will surely arrive in time to rescue the Ie gationers. The column advanced ten miles with no opposition. General Fukushlma advanced twelve miles to XIathao (XIatow), the enemy exchanging a few scattering shots. The Japanese are In the lead now and the Russians have saeceeded the Americans as their support. Death of C. F. Baaf lftfto. RAQUETTE LAKE. N. Y., Aug. 13. C. P- Huntington, president of the Southern Pacific Railroad company, died at his Camp Pine Knot in the Ad irondacks last night- Apparently well on rtiring at 11 o'clock he was taken suddenly with a sinking spell, which was quite common with him. and was not thought to be serious, but he be came worse. As soon as the serious ness of the attack was realiezd a mes senger was dispatched to the neigh boring camp of Governor Lounsberry for a doctor and he was on hand ia half an hour. Mr. Huntington died without regaining consciousness. Frizes at Fart. Exrositloa. PARIS, Aug- 15. The final meeting of the superior jury of awards this morning shows 42.700 to be the total number of awards made to exhibitors from all countries at the Paris expo sition. They are divided into 2J27 grand prizes. SA65 gold medals. 12,244 silver medals. 11,613 bronze medals and 7,938 honorable mentions. Fort Sneridan Troop, at 'Frisco. SAN FRANCISCO. CaL. Aug. 13. Four companies of the Fifth infantry arrived here from Fort Sheridan, en route to China. The Ninth cavalry is prepared to sail for the China station on the transport Warren. Zx-Seaator Ingalls Dyia. ATCHISON, Kaiu Aug. 13 Ex Senator John J. Ingalls. who i3 in Las Vegas. N. XL. for his health, is sinking rapidly, and his son. Sheffield Ingalls. today'started for the bedside of his father. A telegram from Mrs. Ingalls received here today announced the serious condition of Mr. Ingall3. who has been in the southwest for over a year for a throat difliculty It has been believed here for three months that he was fatally ilL Ells worth Ingalls. the eldest son. who la at Sioux Falls. S. D-has been noti fied and win start immediately for New Xlexico. Traffic Mistake af aa LONDON, Aug. 15. While perfo: Ing on Monday evening at the Royal opera house, Buda Pesth, the well known opera singer, Mme. Nemethy. according to a dispatch from Vienna to the Daily Express, drank a viru lent poison instead of the colored water supposed to be. used on the stage. Mme. Nemethy fell before the audience and died an hour later. How poison same to be substituted for the colored water has not yet been ascer tained, but it is believed that Mme. Nemethy was quite ignorant of tha deadly aature of the drink. 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