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    The Omaha Daily Bee.
ESTABLISHED JLTNE 19, 3 871.
OMAHA, TUESDAY MOHXlG, .TUNE 2i, 1U00-TEN PAGES.
SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
AGAIN IN TIEN TSIN
Allied Forcis Mado Successful Rc-Entrj cn
Siturday.
INTERNATIONAL LOSS WAS SMALL
Admiral Kempff Oablei .that Rillef Fcrcj is
New on Its Way to Pekin.
RUMOR OF CAPTURE OF ADMIRAL SEYMOUR
Fcreiga Ministors Removed from Oit; Under
Oua'rd of Obinice Soldiers.
WHtR ABDUTS OF LEGATES UNKNOWN
German Guntiunl Report Hint Great
MnnftrK of Cluneal' Arc Akaeiolilluu;
lit Tuiiir Ku nml Conflict
In Imminent.
HEAVY LOSSES AT TIEN TSIN
Ilcllef force Kurnute, lt.it Must Fight
Hk Uny Tliriuli tlif (!
urir A nil)'.
NEW YORK, June 26. A dispatch to the
Journal and Advertiser from Chefoo says:
Tho Chinese bombardment of Tien Tsln net
flro the mlfsion buildings first. The fire
sprjTBu the native city und destroyed
cvAJBrhe attacking force, well stip
plleiltwSihjjn artillery, has been press
Ins the sflriRolllMorce very hard.
Already thiMBfgjnber 160. Hellef Is
bp I nt; rushed fnflWBbut the column
Mill have to fight lt3Bkr,ough the big
Chinese army. fJ
The Ilrltlsh Btore ship HRTnber arrived at
Chofoo. bringing thirty refugees from Tong
Shan, Including Mtssrs. Kinder and Parsons
und Mrs. Parsons.
I'd Tal Ho (the great watering place of
northern China, where 200 prominent for
eigners had their summer homos) has. been
abandoned.
WD TING FD ASKS FOR TRUCE
United States Requested to Rtfrain frtin
Sending Tuopslnto China.
PRESIDENT DECLINES THE PROPOSITION
Protection Will III- AfTordcil Wlur
ti it Aiiierlcnil l.le Arc In Dim
mer I'reapnep of I'ureluii
1'orce Deplored.
WASHINGTON, June 25. The chief de
velopment today In the Chinese situation
was the effort of. tho Chinese minister, Wu
Ting Fang, to secure an armistice In tho
operation of American troops until LI Hung
Chang could reach I'ckln and bring about
ii ccsKntlon of tho disorder. Tho proposl
DhATH LIST IS GROWING
So I'nr lloillcn of Tiilrtj-Miic Vlctlma
or Itiillroml Accident til Mc
DoiioiikIi Recovered.
ATLANTA, Oa., Juno 25. Thirty-seven
bodles'navc been recovered from the wreck
age of the Southern train which went Into
a washout ono mile and u half from Mc
Donough Saturday night. Three bodies were
found today. They were D. Y. Griffith,
supervisor; W. 1.. Morrlsctte, superinten
dent pumping station; J. H. Huunlcutt,
freight, conductor.
Tho charred pieces of two other bodies
ore also found.
The wounded who were sent to Mc
Donough or Macon and those brought here
have left for their homes. Many bodies of
tho dead have not been Identified and those
remain nt the undertaking establishments
waiting to be claimed by relatives or
friends. These bodies aio principally those
of negro section hands who wero killed.
Tho number In the gang, "which was mak
Hon Is Mthnr n novel nnrHiiil Is based lllion
The governor of Shan Tung province, in P,.runiniin,ia nr ihn vi,.rnvu nf ihn lm. i inn u n in iln renalr work on tho
which Chefoo Is situated, after eonf-rrlng : portnnl I)rovinces of the Yang Tbo Klang Georgia. Midland & Gulf foad. Is not known,
with his subordinate mandarins at h s cap- 'vnllcy thnt lhcy can raaintau oriicr with- All of them perished. It Is supposed to have
Itnl. Tslnanfu. decided not to Join he , 0(t th(J H,d of foro1 n troot)B Aml tnBl tho numbered about flf tern, ' -Which will make
rebels an. Issued a proclamation uct-rceing i pnco of ,he foro,Kner8 wol,m ttrt u,orcly
that all Europeans and 'Americans should , ,1H an .,. , ,,. nr,,rr. Mr. w
brought these representations to tho utten
tho total casualties about forty. It Is be
lieved that somo bodies still remain under
tho debris, which w ill he thoroughly cleared
READY TO niT BOERS HARD
S'x Columns of Lord Roberts' Army Con
Tirging fot-Fisrcj Attack.
AMERICAN CONSUL HAY TO SEE KRUGER
I.nrur utnhcr of Hollander l.nnilrtl
In Stnnitrrtnn Jnll for llcstrny
Iiir Property Prior to llrlt
I nli Occupancy,
bo protected.
Admiral Kempff held a conferenco Sunday
at the American consulate with Consul
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Hr.ir Ad. and the Yorktown. . The local governor of , ... ' , ' . ,.,.., j
Hon of Secretary Hay. who consulted the j nway by tomorrow. Trafile will likely bo
president. Tho hitter's decision, as con- , resumed In twelve hours. Trains from
' pre-en't d' promfed ik. 1 '1 1 7? ,fr "'r'T'! 1 th,. V'i ouWrrTov.r c-mn
i. ' ,i,.lqulct wero fully appreciated, the United, It Is said that tho culvert over Camp
Z "SI ,r L .hi States could not bind Itself not to snd Its creek, where the wreck occurred, was In-
CUB KOO. Tuesday. Juno 2fi.
mlral Kempff reports by a Japanese torpedo ! Chefoo
hnnl thnt thn rnmhlnpil fnri'r Kiitprpd Tlon . fihollld
on SaturU. Ju t0 polnts whcrc (1f!or(ler actually I spected and reported "O. K." thirty mln
i T L v"a."""n ,e,'"Vi k' Thn Vovprnor pinrrssert ronfldener In the existed and' where the safety of our officials
forco which left Tien Tsln June 10 and which . The governor expressed conmionec in nt ,,i,n nn.i.inprp.i Tn hnlr.illv
Is hPllt-vrd to IM. surrounded near I'ckln. good will of the American government to- .V.".1""8 "aB fndangcred. Technically
According to Jiipnncso rcpcrls Adnilral ward China and said tne reeling was rccipro
Seymour hflH been captured and the min
isters have left I'ckln guarded by Chinese
soldiers. Their whereabout Is unknown.
TSINO TAU. Juno 21. 8 i. m. Klght
thousand allied troops have landed at Taku,
Inrludlng 1.200 (iermans, A French officer
who bHs Buccerded In getting through from
Tien Tsln to Taku nays that the Russians
nlonn havn Ion 1K0 killed and 300 wounded.
Tho Herman gunboat litis, up Tel Ho or
Tien Tsln river, reports that muhses of
Chlnrso .aro nrarlng Tong Ku and that an
Immediate a'ttack Is expected.
cated.
Captain Edward Hayly of the British
armored crulner at Taku signaled the Amerl-
ran captalnK yesterday: "Thank tJod tho
Kumlans were here: otherwlso o would all
have been murdered."
ABOUT TO ATTACK TIEN TSIN
Allied I'liriTK HrporlPil n llrmly to
'I'ry ConolimlotiN with
I'lilnmr.
LONDON, Junn 2S. 3:30 a. m. The
Ttrltish cruiser Tcrrlhlo haa arrived at Cho
Koo from Taku with tho latest news, which
Is aa follows: "Eight hundred Sikhs and
200 Welsh fusiliers have effected a Junction
with the American, Herman and Russian
forces, which had been cut off by tho
Chinese about ninety miles from Tien Tsln.
It was proposed to deliver an assault 'upon
the Chinese- forces nt Tien Tsln last night
(Sunday.)"
It Ib not clear what forces united. It
would seem that one rlcvlng force, cut
olf. had been relieved by another. At ato
mic. It Is npparontly certain that the allies
nrrlved In sufficient force at Tien Tsln
Sunday to attack the besieging Chinese
"Foreign official opinions here." says a
dispatch from Shanghai to tho Dally Ex
press, dated yesterday, "Incline to believe
that tho worst has happened to the lega
tions at I'ckln and to Admiral Seymour as
well. Even If tho legations wero safe on
Juno 19 thero Is no guarantee that they are
safo now. In fact tho situation growa more
und more gloomy. Tho entire absence of
rrllablo news from the capital seems to
Justify thn worst construction which can
bo put upon It.
"Bad ncwa comes from Nan King, where
tho unrest Is wild to bo growing hourly.
Vlceriy l.lu Kin Ylh has telegraphed tho
Itrltlsh authorities that ho has ordered tho
Chlncso cruisers which have been lying off
tho harbor hero to proceed to Nan King."
"General Ma's army," says a correspon
dent at Shanghai, "consisting of 4,000 men
left a week ago for Pekln and General Sing
Chlng's forces, numbering 2,500, left for
tho sumo place on Juno 15. A careful estl
jnato of tho number and armamont of the
Chinese troops around I'ekln puts tho total
nt 360,000 and It Is calculated that these
troops possess seven centimeter Crousot
Runs, eighteen Krupps and 1C10 Maxims.
"Their supply of ammunition Is practle
nlly Inexhaustible. It has been mainly sup
idled by a German nrra at Carlowltr. Fully
threo-fourths of tho Chinese forces are
badly drilled, wholly undisciplined and quite
unfamiliar wtjh modern weapons."
Ili-iiirorci'iiit-ntft from Inilln.
Auothor Shanghai dispatch says: "I.l
l'lng Hang, former governor of Shan Tung,
vbo Is Intensely anti-foreign, has gone to
Klang Yin forts on the Yang Tso. Ho has
declared his Intention of resisting tbo land
lng of British forces In that region."
According to a Hong Kong dispatch
dated yesterday, strong reinforcements of
Indian police, with three .Maxims, have been
sent to Kow Ion, on the mainland.
A Chcc Fco mesiage of Monday's date
;ay: Four cannon bavo been added to tho
wetit fort here, whero there are now 1,000
holdlcrs permanently encamped, a furthe
forco having arrived from Ning Hal Chou
There Is un uneiuy feeling prevailing here
and nn attack Is generally expected. Ohl
nefo merchants are closing their officer am.
nrcnarlng to leavo the port. All business
is at a standstill."
Extensive preparations by the Billed are
polng forward. The tlrst regiment or urn
Ish India's 10,000 men embarked at Cal
cuttu yesterday and S.13 more marines ro
cctved ordeie to go out from English ports
Tho Ilrltlsh war office, In anticipation of a
prolonged campaign, in contracting for win
tcr clothing and fur caps.
Tho Amur army corps, ordered out by
KubsI.i, numbers 52,100 men, with eighty
four guns, Japan purposes to land 15,000
men on Chinese 'territory within n fort
night. Among tho minor military prcpara
tlons tho Portuguese governor of Macao
island of Macao, at tho southwest entrance
of Canton river. Is sending arms to tho
Portuguese In Canton. Tbo Germans In
Hong Kong havo cabled to Emperor William
asking If they may serve In the losal forces
in dofenbe of Hong Kong, A million rounds
of ammunition left Hong Kong yesterday
for Taku by tho Hrltlnh steamer Halloong.
The Shanghai correspondent of the Times
rends tbo following under yesterday's date:
"A military correspondent at Taku fc.iys
that tho operation of the allies are suffer
ing from the want of a recognised head,
defective organUatlon and the lack of trqns
port." Mr Kinder, tho noted engineer, has ar
rived at Cbec Foo.
EMPEROR CANNOT BE DEPOSED
hliicur Minister to (Irrnimiy NtiK-
Mt'itx Aliillciitliin nf Downier
1'2iiiirt'KN
flKRMN, June 2.V Tho Chinese minister
here, Lu Han Houan. in tho couro of an In-
erview today, says: "The emperor cannot
be deposed. Chlneuo piety would not per
mit dethronement. Hut perhaps It would
bo possible through friendly means to Inti
mate to the old cmprrprt that (die- should
hdlcato after having ruled ho long and ex
periment could be mado with tho emperor,
urrouudlng him with competent counsellors.
f whom there Is no lack today among tho
Chinese."
Germany will send to China nil available
vessels beside those alieady there.
The Kreupo Zcltung warns tho public
ngnlnet crediting dlHpatches from Chinese
officials, especially those from Sheng, di
rector general of railways and telegraphs.
The recent optimistic utterances of tho
French minister, M. Delcasse. wero founded
upon one of Sheng's cablegrams thnt has
Inco proved false. The paper further com
plains that all recent Russian communica
tions plsco tho facts'ln falso light and ln-
tances a statement by tho official messenger
of St. Petersburg, which represent tho
Boxers nti tho only disturbers and tho Chi
nese government as Innocent. , Tho vlows
rltlclsed do not prevail In German official
circles.
speaking. In tho absence of a state of war,
this was not a proposition of armistice,
but high government officials said It
nmounted practically to an offer of armistice
and n refusal on the part of tho United
States to make tho arrangement.
SecretaVy Ixing said us he was leaving
tho Navy department for the day that noth
ing had como from Admiral KempiT on
tho casualties of tho llrst engagement of
the American marines with tho Chinese or
on tho outcome of the second engagement,
which was to have occurred yesterday or
Saturday. Tho only dispatch received by
tho secretary was a belated one from Ad
miral Kempff asking for Instructions as
to whether he should co-operate with tho
other naval forces In taking tho Taku forts.
tThls must have been sent some days ago,
as tho Taku forts were taken the middle
of last week. In tho circumstances thoro
was no occasion for nnsworlng the admiral's
request, as 'ho already had been advised of
tho general purpose of this government to
net concurrently with tho other powers In
tho protection of American interests.
Tho State department remained through
out tho dny without Information from Min
ister Conger or any other source, tho only
dispatch received being from Consul John
Ooodnow nt Shanghai, saying ho had heard
nothing from I'ekln slnco Juno 11. On tho
whole tho day was one of anxiety and a
lack of definite Information on tho main
points.
MESSAGE FROM KEMPFF
utos befOro the train ran Into tho gulch.
The culvert gave way. 11 Is supposed, be
cause the water roae to the height sufficient
to get In between the abutment walls and
tho earthen embankments. It was con
structed of stone nnd brlek. Tho embank
ment Is about fifty fect'hlgh nt this point
and quite long.
A dispatch from McDonottgh tonight says
ono of tho unldentltled bodies Is believed
to bo thut of W. II. Jensen, sr., of Utah.
PREPARING TO LEAVE PEKIN
Mlnlatcra nnil Kiirflgnprn (ilvrn 1'rr
niixnloll to Quit Chlursti
Cn pi tn I.
LONDON. Juno 23.-11:23 a. tn. Tho
French conbiil general at Shanghai, tele
graphing yesterday, reported that the
Chinese minister of railroads and telegraphs
has informed him that all of the foreign
minister and foreigners at Pekln wero
safe last Tuesday and preparing to leave
with the authority of tho Chinese govern
ment.
Admlrnl Ntiitcn Tlmt III- linn ,Nit
llenril from MlnUlrrn nt 1'elitn
Mnce .In lie 1-.
Hlvrr Aliove Dnuscrr I'olnl.
MACON. Oa.. June 25.1-Owlng to recent
heavy .rains the Ocmulgce river at thin point
Is ngaln raging far above the dAnger line.
A new bridge was swept away. All streams
In this section arc flooded, but trains aro
running nn time.
Reporln from over the stale show great
damage to fruit and crops and tho damage
to bridges nnd farm buildings will be enor
mous. The cotton crop l considerably Injured.
Advices have been received of several per
sons being drowned.
LONDON, Juno 26.-1:22 a. m. Lord Rob
erts' six columns aro converging apparently
so ns to close In upon the Frco Staters, al
though decisive results cannot be expected
for several days, A number of Boers who
were supposed to be within tho wldc-flun
net have broken, or rather stolen, through
General Bundle's Flcknburg-Scnckal lines.
The Canadians were engaged In tho Hon
Ingsprult fight last Friday. General Do
Wet's men first cut off a Canadian outpost of
mounted rifles at dawn, two being killed.
Lieutenant Trlglls and four others were
wounded nnd throe wero capturtd. The
Freo Staters then attacked tho camp, where
were fifty Canadians and two companies of
Shropshire, though without much effect, as
tho men wero well entrenched.
The foreign military attaches who were
with Lord Roberta are now In Capetown,
enroute for Europe,
United States Consul Hay nt Pretoria Is
going to Mnchadodorp In tho Interest of the
British prisoners nnd to see President
Krugcr. Eighty Hollanders havo been
lodged In Jnll at Standcrton for destroying
property prior to the British occupation
Tho Boers derailed a construction train
near Standerton June 24. Two trainmen
were killed nnd four badly hurt.
A party of Brabant's Horse, near. Flcks
burg, saw a camp of khakl-clad men and
walked In to And themselves among thi
Boers. The visitors surrendered.
Tho Lourenzo Marquex correspondent of
the Times, telegraphing yesterday, says;
"Tho Boers aro losing a large number of
horses from tho cold and from lsck of food,
and the survivors aro lu miserable condi
tion. The Inadequacy of the Boer commis
sariat Is telling on the burghers."
The Times editorially adopts the sugges
tion of a correspondent that Johannetburg
should be the capital of tho Transvaal
colony, "becaueo the traditions of Pretoria
arc corrupt."
REPORT FIGHT AT WYNBERG
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska:
Fair; Cooler: Variable Wttldu.
Temperature nt Onmlin Ycxterilii j t
Hour. Dfit, Hour. I-K.
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II n. n till - i. tn Ml
7 n. in ..... . IIU it p. tn i . Ml
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it n. ni ...... Til ft p. in ..... . lid
1(1 n. Ill .78 (I p. m Ml
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TAYLOR IN BROKEN HEALTH
Ci-Knvrrnnr of KunlurUj' I.rnves
I'lillndrliihln Murroiiudeil by
. l)e trot lien.
SAME OLD PLATFORM
BROOKLYN
TRANSIT
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CoiiHilrni-jr- Hi-kIiim
CASE
Trlnl of Dofrnrlnnls .on Cliiirno or
In
. York
PHILADELPHIA, Juno "S, In broken
health atid spirits former Governor" William
S. Taylor of Kentucky started for Niagara
Falls tonight. Ho was accompanied by
Mrs, Taylor and four dotectlvos followtd
close at their heels. Two of tho officers
represent the state of Kentucky and bear
warrants for the arrest of Mr. Taylor upon
charges growing out of the nssasslnntlon of
Governor Gebol. The other two were em
ployed by Mr. Taytor to guard his person.
His sUy In this city was devoid of per
ronsl pleasure. He ireepted but one Invi
tation and denied hlmBelf to everybody who
called upon him nt tho hotel where he made
his headquarters.
He came here to atttend tho republican
national convention na dclogatc-at-largc
only nfter having been assured that no
requisition calling for his enforced return
to Kentucky would bo honored.
The strain Is tolling upon both Governor
and Mrs. Taylor. All tho time they were
lu'the city Ihelr rooms were elosely guarded
and Mrs. Taylor personally answered every
rap upon the ijodr. Sho denied hcrwlf to
all callers and was on tho verge of collapse
several times. It Is understood that Mr.
Taylor will not be surrendered to the Ken
tucky authorities by Governor Roosevelt
and that he will be Immune from arrest un
til he shall return to Indlann or until such
time as he shall return to Kentucky of his
owu volltlorf.
POSSIBILITIES OF EXPANSION
Brjan Ssjs the Ohio-go Prcduotlon Will Do
for Harms City as Well,
TWO PLANKS ONLY WILL BE ADDED
Trusts and Imperialism Will Receive the
Anathema of Fopocrats.
VICE PRESIDENT MUST BE IN LINE
WhosTer Qtti the Nomination Will.HiTot
Confess All tha Faith.
PRESIDENTS CANDIDATE'S OPINIONS
Ilnily of norm Itrtrent L'mlrr Attack
of UiirIIkIi Soldiers toiler
Clements.
CHE FO0, June 23 (via Shanghai, Juno
2f). United States Consul John Fowler has
received from Admiral Kempff the follow
ing: "Only one communication from Pekln
has reached me since communications wero j Warner T, Allen, who were charged with
interrupted on Juno w. it was oaten June j felony,
NEW YORK, Juno 25.-i-Tho trial of the
defendants in the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
company conspiracy caso began today be
fore Justice Fursman In the criminal branch
of tho supreme court. The IndlctmentB were
found In February by a special grund Jury
named to Inquire Into the reports of a con
spiracy to spread rumors Intended to affect
the tirlce of Brooklyn TrHiiHt stock. Six
men were Indlcte!. tberloilo'.filB four-tx-itiR-J
placed on trial today: Alfred R. Goslln,
Charles Thomas Davis, Eugene L. Packer
and Henry Bogart. There wero thirteen In
dictments In all. These four men were in
dicted for conspiracy. Tho other two In
dicted men aro Henry J. Alexander and
ON TRIAL FOR HIGH TREASON
Killtnr Wlm ilvoented Ilenlnrn t Ion
of KliiKilom of Polnuil Ar
rulKiiril nt l.elunlf.
BERLIN. June
from Lclpslc says: Tho supreme court be
gan today the trial of the chargo of high
treason brought against Wlshold Keifgeber.
editor of the "Gaseta OstrowsKa," published
at Ostrowa, province of Poscn. Tho Indict
ment Includes a printer named Melerowlc
and a tailor named Kelcndn.
The accused are charged with supporting
the Polish national fund at Rapporsell,
Switzerland, the purpese of which is to
12. No direct or Indirect news from tho
ministers since.
"About 450 foreign troops, Including fifty
six American marines, went to Pekln to
guard the legations. A force of 100 Amer
icans, uniting with a total force of 2,500 men
of nil nationalities represented here, went
on dune 10 to open tho road and to relieve
Pekln. This movement was by perraleslon
of tho Chinese government.
"Tho last news from tho expedition wan
dated Juno 12, when the expedition was at
Lang Fang. The railroad has been de
stroyed behind It since. Any news that
can bo obtained or effort made for the re
lief of the legations and the lives and prop
erty of foreigners should be done at any
hazard.
"All energies and (orces here must bo
tMrnntaA In thn rAtlnf nf Tipn Twin nnr.
A special dispatch llcularly a8 lt u thc key t0 VMn."
EXPLANATION IS DESIRED
I'rmltleiit SurprlMeil nt Moiiooiioj'ii
I'll 1 1 ii re to ItrNponil to AdiieU
from Tnliii 1'ortx.
Thero was little delay In selecting a Jury.
Ono of thc Indictments against Alexander
was for conspiracy and Governor Biaok
asked Justice Fursman why Alexander was
.not on trial. Thc Justice said that was for
tho attorney general to say. The Inference
was at once taken by a number of persons
thnt Alexander has turned state's evidence.
At the conclusion of tho opening of tho
attorney for the people an adjournment was
taken till tomorrow'.
WHEELER SUCCEEDS WADE
UrlKttilter Gencnil Assumes Commiiml
of tin- l)epn.rtmeiit of
the I.nkea.
CHICAGO. Juno 25. Brigadier General
Joseph Wheeler assumed command of tho
Department of tho Lukes today, relieving
General James V. Wade, who will return
to his former post at St. Paul to direct
the affairs of the Department of tho Da
kotas. General Wheeler expects to remain
in Chicago until September 10, his filth
LONDON. Juno 23. The following dls
patch has been received at the War office
from lxrd Roberts:
"PRETORIA PRESIDENCY, Juno 25.
Clements successfully engaged a body of
Boers yesterday near Wynbcrg, whero ho
had gone to pick up supplies and some
heavy- gunn preparatory to acting In com
bination with columns from Ltndloy. Hell
bron nnd Heidelberg, He drnvo thc enemy
north of Sandsprult, with loss. No casual
ties arc reported.
n&'fi "Hnmlfton rcp'orls thaT Heidelberg
Is tho most English town he has yet seen.
Thc inhabitants gave him n great reception.
The streets wero crowded and decorated
with butlng. Captain Valentine holBted tho
union Jack in tbo market square amidst the
cheers of the populace and of the British,
Australian nnd colonial troops. 'God Save
the queen' was sung, the crowds heartily
Joining In. The poor royallats havo had a
rough tlmo lately.
"Mutton's mounted Infantry skirmished
with tho Boers yesterday a few mlJes south
east of Pretoria. Captain Anlcy Is re
ported to havo managed tho little business
very well. Lieutenant Crispin and one of
the Northumberland FuBlllers wero
wounded."
W. llourWe Coekrnn Spins tint nn lilrn
fur the llenellt of the
" nlr C'Iiihk.
CHOLERA RAGING IN INDIA
Governor of llomliny llennrtn 10,77
Dentin, from Complulnt
Last Week.
LONDON, June 23. Tho governor cf Bom
bay wires that there wore 10,277 deatbsfrom
cholera out of 15,479 cases during tho week
ending Juno 1C.
LONDON, June 25. The viceroy of India,
Lord Ourzon of Kcdleston, cables that fre
quent showers havo fallen In the Deccan
nnd elsewhere, but that copious rains are
wanted In order to enable thc natives to
NEW HAVEN, Conn.. Juno 23. W.
Bourke Cockran addressed tho graduating
clats of the Yalo law school this afternoon
at the anniversary exercises. Ho said thc
young men of thc graduating class wero en
tering their procession on tho ovo of tho
most momentous decision ever given by a
court, .referring to tho pending question
before the supreme court of tho United
States on the constitutional aspect nf nowly-
acqulred Islands and that their products and
people have tree accs to our ports and to
our marts of trade.
"Both political partlcB will be as earnest In
their desire to bo rid of them as one party
already seems to be," said Mr. Cockran.
"The United States' right to take territory
Is not 'disputed. The annexation of Canada
Is a wish of many Americans. The annox
atlon of Mexico Is not an Improbability, nor
the taking .tn of South Amrrlrn an Impossi
bility. Nor is thc annexation of a part of
China tdday quite so fanciful as three years
ago tbo annexation of tho Philippines would
have been considered. It Is not Impossible
that In tho twolvo months hence the annex
ation ofa part of tho wall of China may be a
ourning question.
"If. on the other hand, the supremo court
should hold the constitution should not bold
then the questions arc momentous. A gov.
crnment's policy can be changed, but the
decrees of courts Hand Irrevocable. What
might be thc status of tho president In
any of 'the countries In which congress would
set up tho 'government? The president
mtght, lt Is quite conceivable, remain a re'
publican magistrate only In tho original re
public and his status range from that In the
dependencies to a despotic military ruler.
Indeed, congress might remove the capital
from Washington and set It up outside of the
bounds of tho power of tho constitution
which created, it. It could levy taxes, not
for the benefit of the governed, but for tho
benefit of the governors. Three are conse
quences which might flow from n decision of
the court. You can now measure for your
selves tho magnitude of the question which
the court can decide by Its declaration."
WOULD STOP SALE OF LAW
Mr. II r ii n (;lc (Mil nn lutervliMr nt
Lincoln on 111m Itctiirii from Ills
Trip of ll.'cri'iillon n ml
L'ounultiitloii.
LINCOLN. June 25. (Special Telegram 1
W. .1. Bryan tonight gave out tho following
Interview relative to the platform to bo
adopted at Kansas City und the vice presi
dential situation'
"No one. of course, can say what lan
guage will bo utcd In sotting forth tho
party principles. But some idea can be ob
tained ns to the general tenor of the plat
form from the platforms adopted In thn
tale conventions. As Inrgo majority of
the delegates havo been elected by con-
entlons which reaffirmed the Chicago plat
form It is safe to nrstime that tho Kansas
City platform vtlll reaffirm the Chicago
platform nnd will contain nothing which
can lm construed as a mrrendcr or modi
fication of the platform on tho old Issurs.
"It Is equally certain that there will bo a
strong nnd definite plunk against the trusts.
There Is also no doubt that the plank
gainst Imperialism will he clear nnd ex
plicit. Militarism will be denounced and
sympathy expressed for tho Boers. This
much Is evident, from what has already
taKen place.
"You have refused to iIIsciifs the vlro
residency heretofore, Mr. Bryan. Is thero
ny truth In thc rumors that n vice presi
dent will bo chosen whoso views on tho
money question will ho attractlvo to thoso
who oppofced tho ticket In 1S96?"
A limit the Vlep PrrMitcii t.
It Is truo that I have refused to dls-
cut, thc vice presidency." replied Mr.
Bryan, "nnd 1 do not care to do so now,
further than to say that I atsumo that tho
candidate nominated for vice president will
be In harmony with the platform, Thc vlco
president not only presides over the senalo
while the president Is alive, but assumes
the oflk'o of president In case of tho presi
dent's death, and It Is hardly prohable that
delegate to a national convention would
write a platform and then select for either
place on a ticket u man who would repudl
ntn tho platform. No man -worthy to be
coiirtldcfL-d (or siii-'i an office "would accept a
nomination upon a platform repugnant .to
his 'views on any Important Issue. In every
campaign men support a ticket without ap
proving nil of tho platform, but no ono can
defend n platform unless ho believes In lt.
Many tariff reform gold democrats supported
tho republican ticket four years ago, al
though they dissented from tho protection
plank. But the republican convention
would not hnvo nominated n tariff reformer
upon a protection platform. There Is some
times a Joint debate between candidates on
opposing tlckots, hut not between candidates
on tho same ticket."
birthday, when ho will reach the age limit engage lu plowing and cowing thc autumn
WASHINGTON, June 23. Tho reported
action of the gunboat Monocacy In falling to
.v, ' .,j ' ' , ,-ij i,i ' respond after It had bten fired upon from
restore the kingdom of Poland by maklug , ,, ,, , , J,. K
collections through Posen.
A document was read to the court In which
Kelfberger glorified the action of Poland.
Tho day's session wns secret and devoted
to hearing tho testimony of tho police. The
trial will last several days.
and retire from active service.
There were no ceremonies attendant on
the transfor of tho department to General
Wheeler. General J. F. Weston, commis
sary general of the army, Inspected tho
commissary department at this point today
received with surprise by tho president,
who requested an explanation of the matter, , nniI ioft iater In tho day for Kansas City,
wnicn nafc not yet neen lurntsned. Tnis was
mado known' today tn official quarters, to
offset tho published Intimations that the
Monocacy would not have failed to respond
unless It had been ordered to bold Its fire,
RUSSIAN LEGATES AT PARIS
POLICE DENY WILD RUMOR
No Truth In Itrport of Attempted A-
itaalnntloii of IJmperor Wil
li inn of t.ermuiiy.
BERLIN, June 25. A rumor was circu
lar in ocrmi urn. oiuer ciues touuy imu ; LONDON, June 25.-rrho Paris cone
.. ,.iiCu.,.i .. ... uov.i H.auu .u a..a. . .r Bp0nwCnt 0f the Dally Express says: "Four
Auibniniiiilora to United Stntea, l'ranec,
Italy null Austria
Axxfiiiule,
BAD MEN WITH THEIR GUNS
I'll I r of TrnKeilles Wliloh Result In
the Instant Death of l'le
Permnm.
ci ops.
Tho famine situation Is unaltered,
NEW YORK. June 25. Tho committee
of 100 on India famine relief today re
ceived a cablo from Bombay saying the
Quito bad reached thero with 200,000 bush
els of corn for the famlno victims. Tho
Quito's cargo represents contributions from
thousands of Americans and will bo dis
tributed through tho Interdenomlnal mis
sionary committee, the Indian government
supplying free transportation for that purpose.
WICHITA, Juno 25. Sheriff Neal Morrison
was wounded nnd two of his deputies killed
near Cloud Chief, Okl., whllo pursuing
George Casey and a man named McKee, who
had broken Jail at Arapahoe.
At Granite, a new town In Greer county,
rtiMla lnflnntnr .TpfT flllmore. Tt 1 1 1 Anripr
t tn be nura Teton "Russian ambassadors are here, by accident anoth"or man an(, a woman engaKed ,n
Ills maiMts telegrnnhed condolence, 'o r Casatnl. ambassador to the ! a Kamu of carda. They quarreled and drew
Mis majesty tetegrnpnen conooiences .o i;ni.cii states: Count De Nel doff, urn haima. .... ..... ........
1 i I J..IL n . ------ - - i 17 1 1 1 1 H . I I I III C I rM H II II L UMU n 1 1 11! 11 II IM I II I
fcmperor .Mcnoias on ae-ia o. uoutu dQr ,0 , Col)nt KBpnlBti amba,sador to assailants
Murnvlnff TlnsHlnn minister nf fnrolen nf- .. ..... Bbsmjuais.
" V, " , . "V . Austria-Hungary, ana rnnco uurouson. am-
falrs, adding an expression of his sat sfnc- b38Sador to France. It is said that Count
tlon that Russians and Germans had re Murnvlefra BUCCPBsor at the Russian for-
celved n baptism of fire white standing offlce w, e onc of theee and , nm
formed that Count Cassia! stands tbo best
chance."
shoulder to shoulder at Taku.
RESIGNS RIGHT TO THRONE
Archduke Kriincls Kenllimnil, Aiiii
trluii Heir Apparent, Itt-nnuni-ea
Itllilit of SuccpimIoii,
Sixth tti-erultril to IIir Limit.
SAN FRANCISCO. June 23. An order
from Adjutant Gunoral Corbln has bctn re
ceived at tho Presidio directing that tha
trnon of thc Sixth cavalry shall be re
cruited to their full war strength. In view
of the fact that this organization was or
dered to prooesd to Manila and the order
to recruit to the limit It sent somo time
later, tho opinion Is exprotsed that lbs r gl
rrent Is to be sent to China Instead of the
Philippines. Tho recruits will bo selected
t'Oxa thoee now at tho Presidio.
Murium on Their Way to Orient.
CHICAGO. June 25. Tho Fourth battalion
of United States marines. Major W. P. Biddle
In command, passed through Chicago to
night on a rush assignment to duty in tho
VIENNA. June 25. It la officially an-' Orient and tho Chinese battleground Is De
nounced that Archduke Francis Ferdinand, Ueved to be their objective. Tho battalion,
the Austrian heir apparent, will formally
rcnounco the right of succession to tho Im
perial tfcrono on Thursday next. On the
following day ho will wed the Countess
Sophie Chojek. his morganatic marriage be
ing the renion for which be will withdraw
from tho succession.
Amerlcnn I'olleemnn In Hrrlln.
BERLIN. June 25. Police Captain Schuct
tler of Chicago was received today by
Police .President Von Windham, who showed
him many courtesies and explained the Ber
lin police system. Captain Schuettler ex-
plained the Chicago system, suggesting cer
tain Improvements In tbo Berlin system,
particularly tho use of the patrol box,
lu Honor of (iiiti'iituirK.
MAYDNCE, June 25. The feature of the
Gutenburg celebrations today was a bril
liant historical procession, In which 3,000
people and 1. 000 horses participated. Tho
former were In costumes representative of
literature, commerce, science and uru Thrro
ere large cars In the procrulra, embla
matte of the different epochs,
re-enforced -by two squadrons of tho Sixth
cavalry, will sail from San Francisco July 1
for Cavllc, Phtllpplno Islands, via Japan.
Captnln Blddlo said ho expected orders In
Japan that would throw him and his men
into the fighting in China. There aro 23S
men In tho battalion, which was recruited
at Norfolk, New York and Washington.
Una II re ii Ordered to t'hlnn,
CHICAGO, Juno 25. Lieutenant Roy
Savage Harper, who has been, ' visiting In
Chicago, has had his leave of absence cut
short by an order to report In Washington
Immediately prepared to leave, for China at
the end of this week. Lieutenant Harper
Is attached to the Seventh United States
cavalry, but has been srvlng as aide-do-camp
to General Adna R. Chaffee for sev
eral months and from this order It Is pre
sumed General Chaffee Is to be assigned to
duty In Asia.
Sterl Plant llraumes Wnrk.j
C'OLI'MHl'H, O., Juno 23.-Tho big steel
plant here which wu shut down u week
ago huu returned operations with a full
(ores. )
CARTER IS TIRED OF PRISON
Hniheic.lliiK Army Ottlct-r Trying llnril
to Get Out nf Leavenworth
1'rlaou.
LEAVENWORTH, Kan., Juno 25. An
other effort will bo made to obtain a re
hearing of the famous Carter case. The
plan Is to bring Carter before a civil court
on a writ of habeas corpus and havo tho
case tried upon Its merits. Carter was
recently visited by a wealthy undo from
New York and tho two held a long con
ference. Before leaving the undo stated
to tho warden that he would soon return
nccompauled by two of the best attorneys
of Now York.
Ilent nn it Drouth lu Dakota,
GRAND FORKS, N. D., Juno 25.-Tho
incrmomter regimerpu ioi in tno shade
toilaj'. Tho water In the Red river has
fallen two feet since Saturday and tho
municipal authorities huve IsKtted notices
requestlns householders to desist from
using water extravagantly. Navigation has
been discontinued. Crons am In a nnrrhnil
condition. Indications pointing to n decrenso
of 15 to 20 per cent since Saturday, Hay
selllnz for 11.50 lust Saturday sold on tho
street touay lor .
Cyelone lu Alnhnmn.
BIRMINGHAM. Ala.. June 'J5.-A cvelmie
which originated near Hlossburg, Jefferson
county today swept the country for fifteen
miles westwnrd Into Walker countv. Km
path wis (i quarter of a mllo wide and tho
greatest eairiige resulted Hround uemocrat,
where i scoro of homes were wrecked and
h number of nCrtonH InJtiled. hut none hp.
rlousiy Crops wero ruined und hundreds
or uvea uprooiea.
KUMASSI MAY BE RELIEVED
Over 800 Natives of Centrnl African
'force Have Gone to Anlinntl
to Uticll UprialiiK,
LONDON, June 25. Tbo government has
tecnlved dispatches from Ashantl Indicating
that the relief of Kurr.assl should be ac
complished this week. About 850 men of the
Central African native forces sailed on Juno
22 for Aebantl, where they will he em
ployed to quell the rising This Is the flrat
tlmo that British Central Africa has been
called upon to partake In tbo responsibili
ties of tho empire.
Cdltor St. Clnlr McKelwny Touches
Upon One of Aiucrlrii'a Great
rat Present DaiiKem'.
(ALBANY, N, Y June 23. Speaking to
night at tho thirty-eighth convocation of
tho state of New York, Regent St. Clair
McKelway, editor of tho Brooklyn Eagle
said; "Sometimes the republic seems to bu
going on the road of suffrage to tho social
Ism and to the leveling reached through
blood In France. At other times It seems
to be going to the control of the maKses
by the classed. If our republlo Is to eur
viva we must return to Its Intendment. To
that teachers can contributo much by toach
lng and morn by example. They shoul
show that a country can bo honorably lo
or saved by what calls on manhood, but that
a bad causo lifted tip or a good one beaten
down by money shames tlo state annals
saps youth's honor aud weakens respect of
age.
"Let us educate tbo Ignorant poor nnd
humanize tbo Ignorant rich. A nation whtc
abolished slavery can abolish the salo of
law. In America all reforms nre possible
all wrongs reparable and all difficulties stir
mountablc."
MIMvnukec's Carnival Week.
MILWAUKEE. Wis.. June 23.-Rear Ad
mlral Charles 8, Cotton. United States
navy, arrived In. Mllwaukeo this evening
und will bo thn guest of honor or tho Mil
waukee Curntval association throushout
tho week. The city presents a gay appear
ance, every bulldlmr In the business suction
of the city and on the streets and avenues
uuuuKii niut;ii i lie uiuejeill pageants Will
pass being profusely decorate! with bunt
ing and electrical effects. The big show
opens officially tomorrow morning.
KlociitlonlstN In Convention,
ST. LOUIS. June 25.-Tho ninth annual
convention of tho National Association of
Elocutionists met this afternoon at tho
Llndell hotel. Judge John A. Hurrisoii
mado an address of welcome, as did Mayor
Cyrus P. Walbrldge. Prof. Jlcnry M. Sopor
of Chicago, president of the association,
responded. After a short business session
the body adjourned for the day. The con
vention will be In session until Friday
evening, when officers for tho ensuing year
will bo elected.
Small I'ullur- on lixcliuimc,
NEW YORK. June 25.-Tho failure of
Dennis Perkins & Co. of 125 South atrert
wns announced on tho Cotton exchange
oc n after noon today, Tho failure Is u
Hmall ono nnd had little effect on thc market.
Verdict lu Ice Company Case,
NEW YORK. June 25,-The grand Jury
handed In a report to Judge McMahnu of
general sessions thin afternoon, In which
it dlsnilKsed the cases of conssilrury
ugnlnxi thu .ulTU'ers of the Amertvun Ice
vuruuunv,
ON TRIAL FOR C0NTEMP
II r.
Klnynun Qiinrmit Inc O III it
ut Sun Francisco, Arraigned,
BAN FRANCISCO, Juno 25. Tho contompt
proceedings Instituted against Dr. Klnyoun
federal health officer of this port, for al
leged violation of an Injunction issued by
United States Circuit Judge Morrow, re
straining Klnyoun from intorftrlng with
tho personal liberties of tbo Chinese cf this
city In connection with the quarantine of
Chinatown camo up beforo Judges Morro
and Do Haven today. The alleged contempt
consisted of an order forbidding tho salo o
transportation out. of tho state to pmons
ILLINOIS DEMOCRATS MEET
OclPKiitcs ''.alliiT ut Sprlnutlrlil
An me Their Choice for
j , tlowruor.
to
SPRINGFIELD, 111.. June 25. The demo
cratic convention for selection of a st.ve
ticket nnd tha election of delegates to tbo
Kansas City convention will ho called to
order' at noon tomorrow In the state capl-
toi. Elmoro W. Hurst of Rock Island will
bo temporary chairman.
Thero are three active candidates for tho
gubernatorial nomination, as follows: Samuel
Alschuler of Aurora, Alfred Oremlorff of
Springfield and Adam Ortslfen of Chlcsgo.
.Mayor carter II. Harrison of Chicago baa
absolutely re-fused tho nomination, but Will
doubtlofs receive somo votes.
It seems to be generally conceded that
Ortslfen will get no suppoit outsldo of Cook
county nnd tbqt his nomination Is out of tho
question. Slnco noon today, tho tide has set
In strongly In favor Cf Afschulcr and his
friends speak with confidence of his nomi
nation. Orendorff has great strength in tho
central nnd so.tthern parts of tho a'atr
Thero !s still coneldo.ablo talk of a starapo.u
to Mayor Harrison.
Ex-Governor Altgcld said tonight: "I wish
to deny emphatically tho statement that I
am seeking tn bo u delegate at large to Ihs
national convention. Prsltlvely I do not
want to ho n delegate to Kansas City."
"Do you expect slxtcen to ono to be mads
the dominant Issue In the platform?"
"I shall expo t tho party's pokltlon on that
Issue to be fully and clearly set forth.
There must bp no equivocation. The party
muat not recede to'any extent (torn the Ch'
cago platform. Of course somo new issues
have arisen slnco 1890 and these must bs
treated fcarlc-sly. Theio will be strong ro -olutlons
on tho Boer war and against Im
perialism." Among the men mentioned (or delegate
at Inrgo to Kanfns City are Mafror Hatrlvn
and Alfred S. Trttdo of Chicago, Millard F.
Uunlnp of 'Jacksonville, Ex-Cungreismatt
George W. yjthlan of East St. Ijuls and
Ex-VIco President Adlal E. Steventon of
Blocmington.
COMING AS PRIVATE CITIZEN
Governor ItooNevclt'n fouiliiu' West
ern Trip 1 1 n .No Political Plume
WhulNocvor,
. . t
CHICAGO, Juno 23. Tho Times-Herald
tomorrow will say:
. Governor Theodore Rootdvclt will leave
New York City next Friday for Chicago,
i.rrlcfnf In Ihtu .,tv ,,n Hi.tt.rrii.t. .tn1 Imi.v-
not provided with b certificate of heillhtlng the soma nlt'ht for Oklahoma City,
old
slgnel by the marino bcspltal service nf the
city.
After hearing tho evidence of transporta
tion companies aa to the orders received by
them the case was, continued until tomorrow.
Ilsjllrunil ICmployea .llert.
PUKIU-O, Colo., June 23,-The tlrst an
nual convention of the railroad employes
of Colorado met here today, Tho sessions
were held behind closed doors. Orders wero
represented a follows: Telegraphers, en
gineers, conductors, switchmen, tlremen
and trainmen.
llnvrments nf Ocean Vemclx June
Sydney, N. 8. W. Arrived Aorangl, from
Vancouvor.
New York Arrived- City of Rome, from
OIhhkow. H trainer Maasdaiu, from Hotter-
dam. Main, from Bremen.
Bremen Arrived.- nicumcr Kucnlgcu
Irfilaa. from; Nv York.
where he will nttrnd the reunion of his
regiment, tne ibtugh itinera, no will not
come- west ns tho republican vice presiden
tial cundlditte, hut as it private citizen. Rind
id meet nts sninier comrade again nnd hn
welromed by them On arriving In Chicago
ho will become the guest of ' Paul Morton,
second vlco president of tho Snnts Fo rond,
In whosu car )tq will ninkn the Journey to
Oklahoma.
A year ago when Governor Hoosovelt at
tended tho Rough Riders' reunion nt Lits
Vegas Mr. Morion placed his private car
at his Horvlro and tho same was accented.
On the homeward Journey from Laa Vegas
Mr. Morton proffered the car for use uguliii
,IiIh yrar and tho governor accepted the,
lender Ills presence In Chlciigo is there
fore In keening with his promise given In
June, I SKI. Mr Morton snld yesterdavi
"I huve a telegram from Governor Roose
velt In whl h he says thut hn I certainly
going to Oklahoma City, hut desires It thor
ntichly understood that ho Is not mnkliu
iiolltlciU trip vr.d ttyu uny anevcluuaklaa