Nebraska Newspapers

    The Omaha Daily Bee.
OMAILA. THURSDAY :MOK'lG. JULY' 5. 1900-TEX TAGES.
SINGLE CO VX FIVE CEXTS.
ESTABLISHED Jl'XE 10, 1S71.
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MV TCTY PTTpC rp DOGS FED ON BOXERS' BODIES !IAXY LIVES CRUSHED OCT . NEW PARTITION OF CHINA
i lJliA UliLfJ ' Horror of the SlTontlon Around Tien I ! Jwlkfr. CWw Pwrl"W r fP-
SIX MEN BLOWN TO ATOMS
Kative City Falls Before Bombardment of ' (
Allied Force.
Tdln Arc Itrraniliiit Better
K iiovvn.
RELIEF OF PEKIN DECLARED IMPOSSIBLE
Chinese Practice Horrible Orneltj to Prison
ers, Employing Slicing .Process.
TUAN S TROOPS LEAVE TRAIL OF BLOOD
Viceroys Ordered to Axsamble Fleet for
Attackt on Bbipi at Shanghai
ALLIES HAVE BUT LITTLE AMMUNITION
Boxer. Have Complete Control of
Capital Cllr and Thrr I Lit
tle nmitin to H!c fr
iafrtr "t Foreigner.
Copyright, by pre Publishing Cr
CHE TOO. July 1 (Vl Shanghai. July
li l iVim Vnrl- Wnrld Pihlr Sf.wd.l Tele
pram.Bjjjlup tbe tlver from Tonga
to TidKRVB; 1 iUud thf liBtiV-
BtrcwD wl?frsHt Bctcri killed In
thf recent AgbtraSW f feeding on
the wwi-
I beard lart 'night from th Mpt of Cap
tain MeCalla the tale of the bard'hlp ot tbs
cxpcditlsn under ASn.ltal Seymour from
June 19. when the column abandoned Its
train, until the time It was reae-weS.
Tbe Americans forme! the advance guard
of the expedition. Their accuracy rf fire,
their stea4lncs. inltatlve tad adaatabtllty
in all Kltuatl-r-.s won the admiration of the
foreign officers. "Tmh' troops." a German
officer raid to Captain MeCalla, "cannot
wily fight, hut tby can work. Tb?r are
the flnert body ef wn I hare 'Tar teen"
The Americans sod British were con
stantly Bide by Hide and tbey and the Ger
mani here the brunt of the fighting.
"The cxpedlticn could have eone ro fur
Electric Oar with Orer Hundred People !
arate from Tlioup of tbe North
and form rw Umpire.
"WASHINGTON, Jlr 4. Mr. Wu. tbe
Chinese minister here. 1 In euiant corre
spondence by cable with the viceroys of the
great southern provinces f China. Tbe
substances of seme of tbase omninMnlcatlon
he has mode known to the atate department,
ethers have been withheld. It Is not known
positively whether or not the minister
has the mean of oomtuunleaUng with
Pekin. If so the channel must be tortuous,
involving the use of one ot the viceroys as
an Intermediary
TACOMA, Wash., July 4. The most ap- There it also a correspondence In progress
palllne accident ever known in the history t,etw een tbe various Chlnowe in Europe and
of Taooma occurred this morning, when the t tBe minister at Washington. These facts,
s.30 Edison car. loaded with excursionists taken In connection with the apparently
THIRTY-FIVE ARE KNOWN TO BE DEAD
Many More Are Injured Seem n Mir
nele Anr Escaped Car Land,
lluttom I p at foot of
the Dank.
o'clock. In which six men were blown to
ntfitni: TinA nni fitter 3nhn Ohalk. SO l.allt
coming to sec the parade, was dashed down renuine concern expressed by the Chinese lnlura tJaat hf ,,oon aa two more
Oil Tant OarErplodcs uritb Fearful Hrtoc
at Parkersbarg, W. Ta,
ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY COLLISION
After Ilunnlnjc four Honrs Without
Imperial Incident, Ga Generated
b Heat Let Uo and Man' H) -ktnnder
Killed and Injured.
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska
fair. Warmer,
?Mith Winds
Temperatute at Omalia VfilrrilnM
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SIXTEEN TO ONE WINS OUT
TTvvtJCt!t-T?ri IV v Jnlr 4. The
mon horrible calamity that this city ever I Eesolntions Committee Decides in Favor of
witnessed occurred this morning at .ro
CHEER BRYAS'S SAME
Sweltering Democrat! Vind Up tie Day by
Yelling for Their Leader.
CLIMAX VERY EFFECTIVELY WORKED UP
Thratrical Effect Oartfnlly Planned and as
Tediously Worked Ont.
NEBRASKANS WORK THE DOORKEEPERS
nlxty ftet over the bridge at the gulch ministers for the safety of the foreign min-
where the track runs from Dolln street, jsters at fefcin and thrtr strenuous urging
burying the passengers, among whom were I oi n jjnng Chang's request that neutrality
LONDON. July 4.-The commanders of
the allies in Tien Tstn Inform the corre
spondents that it would be sunudal to at
tempt to reach Fefcln with the troops now-
available In the lace oi me id.u
of imperial troops and Boxers occupy nc the
country between Tien Tsln and rckln. So
far from taking tbe offensive., the 1!,000 in
ternational troops at Tien Tsln and the
B.OM others at Taku and lutermedlate
points can barely keep up communications,
fighting incessantly with overwhelming
number using !r more numerous artillery
than the allies.
This telegram has been received.
SMANCHAI, Jul' 4. UOO a. m., yla Che
o clock on the morning of June M.
it is understood that Shanghai undoubt
edly referred to the native city of Tien
Trtn. trom which the Chinese have been
bombarding tbe foreign Q""". "
dispatch it taken to mean that the allies
we now more man noimus
Advices rcte'ved by way ot Shanghai aver
that the Chinese losses around Tien Ti n
are between T.000 and K.OOn. according to
official estimates. '
Tbe correspondent ot the Express at Che
Foo. telegraphing on wanear f.,
Admiral Seymour was wounded while sitting
in a house at Tien Tsln by Chinese sharp
shooters. ,
Official news received at Cbe Foo shows
that the Chinese have been guilty ot horri
We cruelty toward wounded and captured,
subjecting them to what Js
che, or the slicing process. Under this hid
eous practice the bodies ot the fallen are
mutilated. . . ,
Revolting stories are told of the barbari
ties practiced upon Japanese and European
prisoners captured on tbe way to Pekln.
.tart, it is not known that Admiral Sey
mour lost any prisoners. The Chinese troop
marching toward Tien Tsin. ue v,uiu
left behind them trails ot rapine, fire and
blood. Native women were aasaulted and
..kiiMn vr rill in tWO.
Trtrret -tHtops trnm. -JVkin t with the
ffipaWbrsrr-Bobert-Hart on June
".crordlng lo roundabout reporta. U U
the Chinese that Prince Tuan
Is personally directing the assault upon the
legations. He conferred honors and gave
large sums of money and other presents to
the leaders of the Boxers and the com
manders of the troops who drove back Ad
cniir nnd also cave money to
.MiMrr taklnt nart in tbe operation.
An edict ot rrtnee Tuan's has reached
Shanghai ordering southern viceroy to as
semble the Chinese fleet and to attack the
war ships at Shanghai.
Japan Landing; Army.
Jsp&n is reported to be landing an army
at Feetaugbs, to the northward of Taku.
The Jananese generals are believed to be
about to move toward Pekln, following the
plan previously lormulated.
European and American residents In
Shanghai say that according to tbe best
military estimates 600,000 men will be
necessary to subjugate northern Chtna and
even then It will take two or three years
The force of the empire gathered Buch mo
tlon that even Japan's fullest strength,
launched now, will tie unequal to the task
of restoring order.
Tao Tal Sheng of Shanghai issued i
proclamation on Wednesday which prac
ticallv forbids foreign war ahlps approach
lng the Tang Te Klang. saying that If
they do bo the Chinese authorities w-ill not
hold themselves responsible tor the conse
ouences. It i considered that tbe Chi
xiese officials are preparing to evade re'
unonslbility if an outbreak occurs Even
3J Hung Chang it suspected. The for
eigners are simply aghast at tbe extent tf
the Chinese armaments, which have bten
tyslematlcally accumulated.
Tbe decision of the admirals not to at
tempt the jellef of the hesieged forces h
filled tbe entire European community, tn
Daily Mall's Shanghai correspondent says,
with hltternesa and despair. Few, bow
ever, affirm that any other course is pos
sibl. The weakness of the allied fo-res
lett no other course open. It is po'nto
out that the Chinese opposing Admire S-y
mour were only a traction of the hur
Jorce now cutting off the capital from Tien
many women and children, under the wreck
of the car.
The car turned completely over and man
gled the unfortunate victims Into unrecog
nizable shapes, as the debris crashed down
tber than It had and car-y Its w-urd a I me siccp siae ox tne guir.n. vsnere me car
v.hen necued." Captain MeCalla raid. It went on" there is a sharp curve, at the foot
was a stroke of providence that saved ua. of "ttrp grade. Just how the accident oc
as a eandftrrm kept off an a'tsek by t. e ' '-irred will never be known but as the car
enemy while a Chinese servant maraced I ttruck the curve Instead of following the
to get a mtsage through to Tien Trin. j "lis it whirled completely over and pitched
"1 etntot sev tco much for the ork of from the bridge, striking on its top. the
Admiral Seymour. As for roy". 1 bad hFi,T "-uck " dy of the car crashing
tuMA mrt, Krt-ruiiil r9n aid tfitvlthe frail upper works to Fpllnters and
behaved in the usual manner ot Ameri-an cashing down upon the mas of men, wo-
i men and children, with which the car tvas
naval men. a a
Captain MeCalla xat r o-nded th'-oug . he 1 'oaaeQ.
fleshy part of the back on June n, tut wm ; J J"?". Z?a
on the firing line. He was hit in the ankl m V V. 71- direct control ot Europe and America as
and in the thigh by part of a shell on th- "JaaJ'"1. or 6, 2t from th dependencies of the naUonrfthey are either
22d. Still he kept his feet and illUf
Into Tien Tsln wbea the column was res-, . ' . . ' ; "" . . .
ilians were sent In hast and every physician
in the city was notified.
As the bodies of the victims were brought
up out of the gulch, some of them mangled
out ot all recognizable shape, heartrending
scenes were everywhere seen as mothers
found their dead and mangled children,
cued. Captain MeCalla agrees wiih tfce
other commandefs that tbe advance on
Pfkln must be delayed until sufflrleut
troops are on hand. This will probtb'y be
40.000 men.
A message dated June :4 1-at- be'n bou ht
hy a ChtneK) courier from Pekln. It is
signed by Sir Robert Hart. It tay : "Fcr
eign community besieged at the British
legation. Posltlcr uesperate. Make hra-e."
Ten thoasani" Mahometan and lO.OfO Man-
chu troops are in Pekln. The German
The foreign losses
le observed by the power toward the
southern Chinese produce arc regarded in
diplomatic circlet here pointing to tbe
development of a comblnvtlon on a large
scale of the great viceroy- and the minis
ters against Prince Tuan and his Boxer
adherents In Pekln.
The Impression Is hero, srowtng that no
matter what may happen' ut Pekln the di
vision of China Is already an ucoomi!!sned
fart, though not upon the ltacs contemplated
heretofore by Europeans It Is lolt that all
that part of China south til the Yang Tse
Klang has parted forever f te north China.
But, contrary to common expectations, it is
now maintained here in Splomatlc circles
that these vast and populous provinces ot
the south are not to pass Immediately under
under a new dynasty or art 1o continue their
existence as independent, nationalities, the
present viceroys perhaps brooming petty
kings and princes of absolute power within
their own district.
This system of native Mates Is viewed
with Home favor, for it is '.clieved that the
civilized powers can hold tXesn in line more
Specifiio Declaration on the Point
by a Narrow Majority.
KAS.l CITY, July ft. The resolu
tion committee decided for an ex
plicit declaration for oilier colnnuc
nt 1G to 1. The vote stood '-'7 to -ft
and nan taken at rti.10 o'clock,
SHORT SPEECH BY PRESIDENT
Canton Celebrate ronrlh lij- Indi
cation of Tablet to Memory
of Her 5o!dlrrfc.
CANTON. O.. July 4. Canton's Fourth
of July celebration wot purely nonpa-tlsaa
It was the occasion of the dedication or n
tablet to the county's repreeemtaiivei In
the Spanish-American war and the mount
ing tharoM of a Spanish on tin an captured
at Santiago. In all the detnoiut ration
President MeKln'ey was the central figure
At the exercises in connection with the
presentation by the Navy department to
the city of Canton. O.. of a cannon cap
tured at Santiago from Spain the p-e Ident
after repeated calls, responded as follows
Men Trith Tickets Do Their Best to (Jet in
Those Withont,
DAVID BENNETT HILL STAMPEDES THEM
Mention of Kew Yorker's Ifame Carries Con
vention Off Itt Feet.
NEITHER PLATFORM NOR NOMINATION
Day Mrnt la Orcnntr.InK and Llstr
Inn to tlir hpeechri of tbe Chair
men, Temporary and Perma
nent, and John I'. Altgeld.
Others were wildly rushing around looking ! easily than it they were combined into one
for friends that had been on the fatal car
ancT" everywhere, scattered atiout on the
ground at the edge of the gulch, were bodies
of men, women and children, some of them
troops bold one gate. ine xoreign iose KtlI, t, A rasnlnr their last
are heavy. There is a scarcity of water at . bre6tn otten Wjth x0riDijj. to give them the
the legation. The Chinese are attacklrg
the place with rifle and shell fire.
FREDERICK FAL.Mfc.n-
LONDON ABANDONS ALL HOPE
Iteration at fekln Belleied to lie Be
yond Salvation by tbe row-era.
(Copyright, 1000, by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON. July 6. 1 4S a. m. (.New lorn
World Cablegram Special Telegram.) The
latest dispatches from China hae caused
the utmost consternation. Hope o! reliev
ing the foreigners In Pekln has bren aban
doned and the gravest fear is cn'enainea
least attention, bo bury were the crowd In
the work of rescue or in hunting for friends
who might be in the wreck.
Mangled remains of the victims were
brought up out of tbe gulch in blankets and
gunnysacks and those not killed were borne
to the waiting cars to carry them to their
homes or to the hospitals, the sight making
the stontest heart sink.
The fire department, as well as the po
lice patrol, were early on the ground to as
sist in the work of rescue.
All went well until the car reached the
apex of the hill Just beyond Taooma ave
nue. From this pojnt the. story differs.
One is that the motorman after starting
down the hill turned on his current instead
ot shutting It off and when tbe car had
for the International force in Tlcn T.ln.
fee-ling of utter helplessness preva Is gained a momentum so as to threaten to
here. Due hundred thousand men will be ret away from him he turned off tbe cur
required, it Is believed In London, for such rent, but it was then too late, for the car
a campaign a will restrre order. ' wa going at lightning speed and there was
A report comes from Shanghai that "Tim , nothing to bring U to a standstill, for the
.TrtP CJtroU.bawcen J.andJ a.m,.June.
30,? but an clement ot. nope is luroumcu
by the receipt ot a telegram irom Aamirai
Sevmour ot the same aaie as ine repanca
fall. The Shanghai report thcrc!ore Is
taken to refer to the native city at Tim
Tsln. I questioned the secretary of the j
Japan" legation here last night as to the,
probable fate of the members ol the lega
tions In Pekln.
"if tho Chlntue government baa the
power to relieve the foreign -ministers." said
the secretary, "their lives would be In lit
tle danger, though they might be held as
hostages and subjected to ill treatment.
But" tbe latect news clearly shows mat mil
itary anarchy reigns In China, and tbe
worst is to be ajprehended if the foreign
representatives have fallen into the hands
of the infuriated, fanatical armed mob dom
inating the country.
The powers had lull warning o: wnat
was coming, but refused to believe it. The
whole situation now constitutes a complete
mystery and one can only hope for dissen
sion among the Chinese leaders, as the
quickest means to restoring peace. Japan
can act promptly ana me powers eviaenuj
are agreed to permit her to do so.
"United States Senator Depew said to me
last nlcht 'The newi from China is revolt
ing In Us horror, but I am convinced that it
will only ltusplre the power to more stren
uous efforts devoid of all selfish objects in
the work of rescuing foreign residents from
danger which 1 still hope, despite the cheer-
Ices aspect, may be avcrtea. o nation it at
war with China, hut all are determined to
hcln In restoring a settled government
there..' "
NO NEWS AT WASHINGTON
Official Dependent I'pon fre DU
patcbcB for Information Con
eerultiR China.
incline la cttep. Pwifcocgv-ri on -the plat
great nation.
MUST RECKON WITH GERMANY
Emperor Vi'anti a Great Xavy
Maintain ronltlon its a World
Tower.,
to
BERLIN, July 4. At a banquet at Wil
helmshaven of the officer of a club yes
terday subsequent to the launching of the
war ship Wittelsbach, Emperor William, in
response to a toast proposed by Prince
Ruprecht of Bavaria, "To the Head of the
German Navy," made same emphatic dec
larations upon the subject ot Germany as
aru expeeted to die any minute.
Tbe dead are:
J. H. HAMILTON, general superintend
ent of the Ohio River railroad.
E. LA LI ME. master mechanic
CHARLES MOHLER, yardmaster.
G. O. SHANNON, known t "Dick," extra
tram dispatcher.
BRADLET REEVES, freight brakemsn.
JOHN CHALK, a fireman, died at out won
at St. Luke's htepltsl.
Will die:
Jim Ruth, the fireman.
The injured
Will Carr. Jr.. engineer.
P. S. Dltkir.ean, fireman.
John Ruth, fireman.
Charles Smith, fireman.
J. C Chcuvront, yard engineer.
T. J. Stafford, night rardmastnr.
Jim Bayland, day yard conductar.
E. V. Kelly, yard brakemtn.
George Huff, fireman.
George Coleman, roundhouse foreman.
E. T. Hull, wrecking foreman.
George Bradford, fireman, hands and face
burned, but not dangerously.
About forty others, spectators and ehll-
aren, were sngnuy injures, somr hub a, rxr,Tr..t- tt. ,he -.u-aoure which 1 I blare and when It nm. m rtlnlnrt .mm.
henic l" "J,,0iln ""1 b,U ' 1 ahndd tVwtlr, Voer? ! - ' '
in tne panic ) - ... ti...,-..ir. .. ... ,,. m-mi Kirnlfl. some speech of Permanent Chairman R.cj-
The yards of the Ohio River railroad are i Clint ,r -.nt the niost slcnltlc-ant in Amerl- I urdson the fuse muttm-fl un una ith
spotted with pieces of torn Seen and can annals. The sacred print lples pro- i lh hlt D. th , a ,,. h artifl.ui
' a ith hlooa thst wie,i u br 1 claimed In 1T7C In the city of Philadelphia I ' OI lof ana ot' artificial
rprayefl with wooa mat was wipea up D Bflvanc.a triumphantly at Yvrktown. made l Inducements, set off a whole canopy ot iky-
effective in the formntlen ot tbe federal rockets. Roman candles and Greek fir?.
union in isn. sunainea iy a unneo peopie
In every war with a foreign power, upheld
quate Impression of Its horrors. ln HrftiPd In solemn covenant at At-
A car tank containing C.t'00 galltnj ot pomattor court house, sanctltled within
var trark for ihinmrct. the lust two years with the tx'St blood of
oil was on me jaro t,aca lor in.pmcnt . .!, a ,,. .1,1,1, u,,,ih n vn.
nlla and SantiHgo and ln Porto Rico, still
animate tiie American heart and have their
tone and virtue (Loud and continued bp-
plause Adhering to them as we liave ai
KANSAS CITY. July 4. (Special Tele
gram.) The climax of the opening day of
tbe democratic national convention came at
1 itt close tonight when a carefully worktd
I up explosion of a Bryan firecracker caused.
u tumped tor nearly a halt hour amine
acknowledgment for your generous call und not been briore mentioned ln the assim
the burning oil.
The scene is a veritable charred 6tot and
descriptive power falls to give any ade-
Englne No. SC. with Will Csrr as erglneer
and George Hupp as fireman, was puUinc
a tact freight, southbound, at 2 o'clock a.
m. engineer oarr jooaea ana vai , WHys adhered to them, at ary cost or any
the main track was open and came slowly sacrifice, we find ourselves after 1U years
....-a iv,. v.rrit Th i-ltp- whs rmen I formed Into a more ierfect union, stronger
toward the yards. The switc- was P pnfl frrtr than . bt.Iore strengthened ln
ana me Train ru omo mr biuvljuu, ui-
Dtlc gates repeated the effective exhibition
ot carrying tbe state guidons to the plat
form and then marching with them trouni
the hall. It was a repetition on a mcr
elaborate stale of a similar performaacf
at the popnlist Fourth of July convectlor
in Omaha ln IMC. When order was re
stored the meeting was adjourned, not only
ln conformity with the conspiracy to give
Katu.u City a good thing, but also with
lldtng with the tank car. The collision
caused a hole to be bored In the top part
more of a design to stave off the report ol
everyone of its great fundamental safe- tbe platform committee until more prcuri
guards and mightier ln its power to ?-- I ,7 . , .... , . ,
.. . ' r.t v, tnnV Tifl lh oil Irnlted. It mafe
a sea power, asserting mat tne ocean tubs - -- - - . , i
fJ,v.iJ r.-v ertt,e and U fearful fire.. Master Mechanic La ime
that it had been demonstrated that no great and General Superintendent J,
cut its holv mission of liberty eonalitv couia vf Drougnt tor uryan-p is to 1
ana justice iTrrai applause 1 suiuZiioiiing
tne precepts 01 tne Tamers we win main
tain Inviolate the hlefsmcs of free cov-
errment at home and carnlnc its benefits
I and benediction to our distant possession
H. Ham
decision could ever again be reached In ilton attempted I U tr. the , which llju
respect to the sea withou: consulUng with tanK anu iu uu-.
r ' ,r .v. Rertnan emneror. successful effort wa made to tip the car
Germany and the German raperor. ,v. ..v .h. nnviuie niiir-T nav a-r iinur
"German people," said iie. "did not con- ' - 1 on I Hit O UUICI II n I n I nUITIC
nner nn sbpfl niooa mir.x rears uso u 1 ru.u.v..- .
order to be thrust aside -wren great foreign About
o'clock, aftec the fire had been
problem are being settled. U that happens, burning four hours, an exploBlon occurred.! TJ
then tbe position of the Herman empire as
A ..r,.,-nr- vmlri W1 TT1 end. T3mm
!.Jaeticcllnd -to jJIow- ujatV-to rcat!h?roi4 tame r .. fish nt ItTu anff a doafeclax
near were not affectefl by It at all. These
form -w ho saw- the .harp curve on tbe bridge P- " 1B XDO , LZ.n
as it leave Delia street endeavored to Jump. privilege to employ suitable and even
WASHINGTON. July 4. The administra
tion was without news dispatches from Its
representative in China today. Some sur
prise is manifested that nothing came. Sec
retary Hay said at 9 o'clock tonight that
there had been no word at all received dur
ing the day and Secretary Long was also
without advices from Admiral Kcmpff or
Several of them succeeded r.nd reached the
ground in safety, but others were as badly
Injured as they might have been had they
remained in tbe car to tbe bottom ot the
chasm.
The dead
MISS LOIS DRAKE, employe of telephone
company. Lives at South Tacoma.
ANNIE GLASS.
LETTIE SUITER, South Tacoma.
DORLEY DINGER.
LOIS DINGER, Lake View.
EDWARD BRAY.
CAJtL MOSER
ALBERT MOSER.
RICHARD LEE. all of South Taroma,
MRS. GROSSMAN. McNeil's Island.
G BERTOLI Hill Hurst.
OTIS LARSON. Parkland.
OLE RANSEEN, Lake Park.
JAMES BENSTON. Hill Hurst.
CHARLES DAVIS.
WILLIAM WILLIAMS, South Tacoma,
JOHN PAl'LUS, South Tacoma,
WILLIAM NIESEN. Lake Fark.
ROBERT STEELE, South Tacoma,
SEIDENBERG, South Tacoma.
REV. HERBERT GRECORY, Lake Park.
GRIFFITH VANDERSHELDEN, Reserva
tion,
A, L. HEALY. Lake Park,
G. M'MULLEN. Tacoma.
JOHN J SHAUGER. Parkland.
UNKNOWN MAN.
W. H. DAVIS, Lakcvlew.
JOSEPH M'CANN. Ballard.
ROY" LINGERMAN, South Tacoma.
GORDON NEWTON, South Tacoma.
RICHARD SANBURN, South Tacoma.
WILLIE HASTINGS, 1002 Tacoma avenue.
MRS. GEORGE ELLIOTT, 1217 South
street.
MRS. J. J SHAUGHER, Parkland.
J. D. CALHOUN (conductor), Tacoma.
UNKNOWN WOMAN.
Besides these there are about sixty-five
more or less aerlously injured.
the sharpest methods to prevent it'
The German emperor expresses tt as nit
conviction that in this matter the princes , concussion as the tank went through tbe
the battlethin Oregon. They ocewpt as cor.
Tsln and whieh numbers SOO.000, nrar'y all , r,.ct the press dispatches reporting that the
well armed Tbe allies have ro re 1 merns Oregon bad been floated
of transport and there Is no fcod ln the j $0 word had lxen received up to a late
country, a It is being laid waste. The hour regarding th Ninth infantry, which
question of ammunition it ulso a serious j was hurriedly dispatched from Manila for
one uniy japan, ana to a ieser extent China, Toe transport naving me regirarm
of Germany and me enure peooie were
closely arrayed Itehlnd him.
SETS FIRE TO HER CLOTHING
Cblraico Woman. Crascd by Awful
Heat, Attempts Sulfide In Hor
rible Manner.
CHICAGO. July 4. Christina Johnson. 1
domestic ttmnloved at a Sheffield avenue res
Idence. became crazed at the excessive heat persons and a large number of cattle.
caused br the fire Igniting with the gas
that had termed from the burning oil.' It
DltInKolhed ehraskan Spend HI
ime CntertalnlnR Acmapaper
Correspondent on tbe I'orcb.
eaw tbe bodies of men flying ln the air an5
aw others knocked to tbe ground by the I
SAYS POWERS BEGAN FIGHT
Attack on Tnkn forts Given a Bea
ton for tVar on All for-elcners.
BERLIN. July 4. A dispatch from Can
ton, dates Tuesday. July S. gives the gist
of two edicts of the dowager emprets deal
ing with tbe Boxers, the attack of tbe for
eign powers on China and the letter's posi
tion. The edict declares that reconcllla
air. It had parted and went ln two di
rections. Those who were killed Wife
struck by the flying end of the tank, which
went in a southerly direction.
CHILDREN BLOWN TO DEATH
Blank Cartridges DlncharKed Into
firework at Philadelphia Kudu
four Little Uin,
PHILADELPHIA, July 4 A blank car
tridge fired at cloFe range by a negro boy
Into a large collection of fireworks of a
highly explosive character today cost the
lives of lour children, tbe probable death of
tlon' with the Christians against whom the three others and severe burns and lacera
whole nation, Including tbe princes, military
officials, literati and nobler were united and
are now stamping out. Is quite impossible,
it is asserted that the power began tbe
fight by the attack on Taku, thereby enhanc
ing the bitter feeling against all foreigners.
saying that any attempt to suppress the peo
ple would be dargerous and adding
Therefore. It seems expedient at pres
ent to utilize the anti-foreign movement."
One edict avers that tbe dowager empress
Is ready to protect the threatened legations
at Pekin. "But it remains to be seen," says
tbe empress dowager, "whether tbe foreign
ers or the Chinese are the Aronger ln any
case, all the governors shonld immediately
enroll troops for the defense of their dis
tricts, as they will be held responsible lor
loss of territory."
DEATH BY WIND AND FLOOD
Many Live lie ported Lot ln Varl
ou fart of Ger
man. BERLIN, July 4. Hurricanes, cloudbursts
and thunderstorms are reported from a num
ber of places. Warzeburg, Bavaria, was
visited today by a hurricane which de
stroyed a large building and killed six
persons.
A hurricane did great damage ln the vi
cinity of Elberfield. especially at Cronen
berg and Ohligs. Several lives were lost.
In tbe vicinity of Cassel cloudbursts de
stroyed tbe harvests and drowned several
tlon to twenty other pertons, only two of
whom were adults.
The dead.
CARMEL DIANNO. aged 11 years.
CHARLES FERUZZI, aged 11 years.
TWO UNIDENTIFIED CHILDREN.
Those who will probably die ate: Isa
bclle Derites. aged S; Jennie Dianno, agtd
5; Frank Naccltro, aged f".
Tbe explosion occurred ln front ot the
small fchop of Antonarlo Mammerello, on
Eighth street, in the most thickly popu
lated section. Tbe firework were on a
rtand on the pavement and consisted
largely of giant firecrackers, torpedoes,
rockets and chasers. A crowd of children
' LINCOLV. 3 uly" " 4. (Special.) W.. ' 3,
Bryan remained quietly at home today and
devoted his attention to reading the pri
vate dispatches from the national convention
at Kansas City. A majority of the messages
received were confidential and required Im
mediate answers. Tbe telegrams treating
of the routine of the convention Mr. Bryan
read aloud to a group of newspaper men
who had gathered on his new "platform"
porch.
The second or third dUpatch received from
the convention hall announced that the
Declaration of Independence was being
read .to the democratic multitude. This
furnished Mr. Bryan a cue and he at once
produced i. copy of the document and read it
aloud on his porch with all the emphasis and
eloquence at his command.
Mr Bryan next .brought out a copy of
Dickens "Old Curiosity Shop" and read from
the correspondence dealing with the con
vention of the "Mudfog Association for the
Advancement of Everything,' making com
ments nnd comparisons with the present
style of reporting. He did not approve of
tbe enterprise and energy of the Mudfog cor
respondent, although he was forced to admit
that under some circumstances a reporter
would be Justified in preparing his "copy"
I a day or so In advance of the affair it
I treated of.
' During an Intermission Mr. Bryan brought
j out a box of cigars and explained that he
j had ordered them from a local tobacco cm
' porlum without specifying the brand
! wanted. "Tbey are Gold Crown cigars," he
! said "The first name is distasteful, tbe
second stands tor Imperialism and 1 am sure
,.-u r fliiEfprpri Bhnut the- stand. A neria
boy Isaiah Harris, was keen to point tbe ! the cigars are the product of a gigantic
pistol ln tbe direction of the fireworks and "U"- w "v
e I quick about it."
The force of tbe explosion which fol- At fc o'clock tonight Mr. Bryan an
lowed shattered tbe windows of many stcr oounced that he had as yet made no plans
and residence ln the vicinity and the scene 1 for R t0 KanBa cit J0'" mcan,i that
was covered by a dense smoke. When this i C " lnTltpd tfT tb' nomination Is
lifted the forms of more than a icore of 1 made.
children were found lying on tbe street,
burned and bleeding.
Russia, are able to push up war material
ln the vast quantities made neors-ary b
tbe continuous fighting. Though transport
will soon arrive at Taku, the pre nt pre -sure
Is not removed.
:crd fifty Tbnuand Men.
on board is ahout due there-
General C'lrbln said no additional troops
had been ordered to prepare for China.
Minister Wu was without advice today
that he cared to give to the press. He read
carefully the edicts dealing with the antl
forelcn movement, which purported to have
The consensu of opinion among m'l'tary I been Issued by order of tbe cmpres dowager
and expressed himself as incredulous ot their
and naval authorities Is that It will tequlre
at least t.0,000 men to reftcue the Euro
peans in Pekin, The allies have to bo'd
Taku ln strength and tbe occupation of
strategic point on the railroad to Tl'n
Ttln will he most difficult Tien Tsin it
self is none too strongly held.
Among the edicts reetived at Shanghai
cn June ii were order lor tbe foreign
nilnlstws to leave Pekln within twenty
four hours. The legation were to be ea'ed
up and the fiagstafi cut down, Anotbe-
genulneneES.
NO HOPE FOR EUROPEANS
Advance on Pekln Cannot Be Made
Wltbont Reinforcement and
Pontoon Brldce.
LONDON, July 4. A special dispatch
from St Petersburg says- "Vice Admiral
' Alexieff's official announcement of the lm-
edlct ltrued on June ZZ announced that possibility ot advancing on Pekin without
prince Tuan and Kang-Y'l are the supreme , reinforcement and the necessary pontoons
chltt. ot the Ihochun, the Chinese name . and stcrts has caused despair and it is
of tbe Boxers. I regarded as tantamount to abandoning the
A dispatch to tbe Dally Mall frrtn Che Europeans.
A i ..A 1..1. 1 - . V. . . Tl'l T I -1 II" , '
Too, dated July L say that Wei Hal Wei
has been placed under martial law and that
no passenger are allowed to land there.
A dispatch from Shanghai to th" Dally
Telegraph, dated July 4, rays:
"The Tao-Tal has received new from
Ttkln to Wednesday lat. Pekln wa then
entirely in the bands of the Boxen and
the situation ot the toreienecc wa hope-
(Continued on Fifth Page.)
Xo Aew from frrucb Iteration.
PARIS, July 4. No new I reported tt
the foreign office this morning of the re
ported assassination of the French minis
ter or tbe members ot the legation at Pekin.
1'rmcli Cralarr for China.
PARIS, July 4. The minister of martce,
U. de Lanssan, ha ordered two more cruis
er to be fitted out for survic ln Chinese
water.
today and attempted to burn herself to j
death. She saturated her clothing with
kerosene and applied a match. As the
fiamet enveloped her she ran shrieking
through the house, crying out that she was
too hot and wanted to die. She wa re
strained with difficulty and the fire extin
guished, but she had suffered severe burns
which necessitated her removal to a hospi
tal, where ahe continued to rave in her de
lirium. ,
George Smith, a painter, suddenly ren
dered crazy by tbe heat while walking
along the lake front with hi wife and child,
attempted to throw them into the water. A
spectator felled Smith with a club and res
cued Mrs. Smith and child.
The thermometer registered P0 degrees
steaSTly throughout the day, with scarcely
a breeze to afford the slightest relief. Up
to 10 o'clock tonight eight deaths and four
prostrations had been reported.
The dead.
FRANK BARNES, found dead ln cell at
police station.
ANTON MROZEK, laborer, died ln hi
home.
TONY" RATKET, overcome while fishing;
frll Into Lake Calumet and drowned.
JULIA ABEL, six month old.
UNKNOWN MAN. crazed by beat, com
mitted suicide by Jumping ln frost of a
train.
WILLIAM RUEHL, a prominent brewer.
MRS, SCHUCHNECHT.
ROBERT WYNNES.
Lightning struck eighteen laborers ln
Krojanten, near Konltz, and also struck and
killed a whole family named Mlkowski at
Groobt LfclarnlU, near Dantzlc
BRITISH GET OUT OF KUMASSI
Governor Mr Frederick Mitchell
I!odon and Party Leave
Ueleasrnered City.
LONDON. July 4. A telegram ha been
received at the Colonial office from Colonel
WillopckB, dated Fumsu, July S, asylng na
tive meefccngers from Tektn, who have ar
rived at Bekwal announce that tbe governor
of Athanti, Sir Frederick MIt-hell Hodgson.
with several officers and their wive and
families, have left Kumassi and arrived at
Ekwanta, twenty miles southeast of Kum
assi; and was proceeding through Dehkera
on his way to Cape coast. The messengers
add that many were killed ln the breaking
out of Kumassi.
The rumor appears to be well founded.
altbourb Colonel Willeocks failed to say
why he has not received new from tbe gov
rmor. The colonel Intend to proceed to
KumaEsl and retake tbe place if it Is evac
ua'.ud.
Krnsrer Move Headquarter.
LONDON, July 4. According to a dispatch
from Cape Town, President Kruger is re-
, ported to hav e moved to Netsprult, the
4 transport station for Lydenburg.
FALL BEFORE YELLOW FEVER
American Soldier In Cnba Victim
of Prevailing- Dleae of
Cuban Cltle.
WASHINGTON. July 4. Five deaths in
ten days from yellow fever la General
Wood's report in his latest casualty list, as
follows:
HAVANA. July 4 To Adjutant General,
Washington. Death report June 20 to 30:
Bayamo Private William Brown, M Tenth
cavalry, typhoid fever.
Santa Clara June 22, Private John J
Dougherty, troop B, June 2, Private Ivor
D. Bradler. hospital corps; June 30, Private.
Edward JlcGulre, troop H. All Second cav
alry and all ol yellow fever. June 28, Lewis
WcBtennan, civilian ln charge of well bor
ing, yellow fever,
I'inar aei mo June -J. private George
D. Rolnegar. E Seventh cavalry; Private
George Hayne, E First infantry; June 2f,
Private Mack Sneed, G First Infantry. All
of pernicious malarial fever.
Columbia barracks June 29. John D. Sut
ton, civilian clerk, yellow lever.
NAVAL BATTLE OF SANTIAGO
Second Annlverary I Celebrated In
Different Way by American
and Spaniard in Cuba.
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, July 4. The cele
bration bea-e during fhe last two days of
I the anniversary of the great naval battle
of July S, IMS, was similar to that of last
year. An American party went to tba
Spanish wreck in an excursion tug, fired
salutes and burned fireworks. . At night
the Spaniards celebrated the event with a
special mass tor tbe repose of the saul ot
Admiral Cervera's sailors and marines. It
was again attended hy the foreign consul
and American officer. Tbe oocaslon wa
very solemn.
Thrre was a general celebration of the
Fourth today with a base ball game horse
races and athltl and boxing contests At
Morro castle tcnlgbt there will be a special
patriotic theatrical performance given by
tbo officers of the post.
The best of feeling prevails between the
Cuban and tbe Americans, the former
freely displaying American flag and bunt
ing and burning Immense quantities ot fireworks.
declaration.
No noisy demonstrations greeted tbe lead
ers, as is customary, when they entered the
convention hall. One reason tor this, per
haps, is that the convention as a whole it
weak on strong personages. Bryan, Vilas.
Altgeld, Hogg, Gray, Hanity and a score oi
others most prominent ln Chicago are not
on the list of delegatea this year. On tbe
contrary, the delegates to Kansas City con
tain fewer than usual of the names ot men
who have made their mark at figures in the.
national political arena,
Speeche.'f all FlatlrV4' "
DiBCOuraging Indifference marked th
speeches of weloome by Mayor Reed and
Temporary Chairman Thomas. Governoi
Thomas Interested his auditors most by hi
Jumplngjack movements and elicited hi
roost vigorous applause as a sign of relief
when finished. Even the cheap rpectacular
performance of bringing in tbe bust of
Bryan, wound in the Stars nnd Stripes and
unveiled in tulj view of the tremendous au
dience, was merely pyrotechnic in effect
and the highly dramatic rendition of the
Declaration of Independence, with all the
oratorical flourishes, passed for -what It was.
an attempt to make forced political capital
out of the anniversary of Independence day.
In reading the list of selections for com
mittees by states, , Nebraska got a short
round of applause. All the Bryan pressure
Is being brought to force 16 to 1 Into the
platform, in spite of the unconcealed aver
sion of tbe delegates as a whole. Significant
in this connection is the absence ot response
to tbe references to free silver ln the vari
ous addresses and the utter disappearance
ot the badges, buttons and banners bearing
the 16 to 1 legend so common four years
ago.
Program fall to Work.
The perslftent talk about nomlnatinr
Bryan on Independence day has failed la
materialize, likewise tbe hints that Bryan
would put ln an appearance at the conven
tion as soon as nominated.
"No. I do not expect to make my nouff
natlng speech today." said Delegate Old
ham. "I believe In everything coming in its
regular order. I do not tnink the candi
date should be named until be bus a plat
form to stand rn As to Bryan coming here,
that may be brought about in only one way.
A unanimous Invitation by the convention
would. I believe, be favorably considered,
but not until after the vice presidential
nominee Is named. Bryan will not come
here to Interfere ln any way wilh the make
up ot tbe ticket. That much I can say
from conversation with him."
A notable Incident that came under my
observation war the attendance of Arthur
Sewall. carriod as the tall of the Bryan
ticket in 'DC. Sewall sat ln a conspicuous
position on the stage, but no one greeted
htm on hit. entrance and scarcely any even
rccognlzea him. Sewall is ln total eclipse.
Negotiation are In progress that have In
view the seconding of the Bryan nomina
tion by Hill and Alternate McLean from
New York was In consultation with W. H
Thompson, W. D Oldham, Charley Bryan.
T. S. Allen, J. C Dahlman anl Dr. Hall
during the c7cnlng with that end ln view.
Hill was willing, but the Nebrackans &r
afraid of Crokeir. The latter objects to
Hill' recognition ln this manner unices
Senator Grady is allowed to spoak. To
this proposition Hill urges the objection
that too many cook spoil the broth and 1
sulky. The negotiation are still ln the
air.
Hun Xebraskan Get In.
CHINESE ARE CONCENTRATING
Kana Man 1 Honored.
NEW YORK July 4. The final sesFlnn ot
tbe eighth atinual meeting of the Society
for the Promotion of Engineering and Mln
was helrt todtt These officers were
Mt-'ted. President, Prof C O. Marvin of
the Kansas State university, vice president.
Prof. Albert Kingsbury of the Worcester
Polytechnic institute, secretary. Prof H. S.
,'aeoby ox Lome.11 university, treasurer, . nFRL.IV Julv 4 The German consul at
Prof C A- Waldo of Purdue unlvrrfcltr I " . , ' t. 2, irman consul at
The time and place of the next meeting of 1 Che F.o, telegraphing Tueslay, July 8, after
he s'i ity wa not fixed, but the place , reiterating that General Tung Fu U Slan
Governor of Mian Tour Ha Twenty
One 7'bouiand Men I Uder
HI Command.
will in all probability be Buffalo.
Win KaUer Wllbrliu Prise.
NEW YORK. July 4. In th Brooklyn
Saengnrfest the Kaiser Wllbtlm prize, a
rnld and ullver statue, was won by the
Arions of Brooklyn and the Youni Maen
nerrholr of Philadelphia Jointly. Tne Arioo
is to keep the prls lor lighteen mortiis and
then turn tt over to the Phlladelphlaus for
the rlrhteen month followinc.
and Prince Tuan have seized the entire
power at Tekln, under tbe motto "Extermin
ation of the foreigner," addt:
"The governor of Shan Tung Is at Telnan
with S.lKtG troop, ostensibly for the pur
pose ot reoistlng a German attack. About
18,000 ot hi troop are on the frontier of
Chi LI."
Tbe leading Kebraskant here have made
heroic efiort to get all of the Nobraskan
here into the convention and have succeeded
to an astonishing degree, considering that
Nebraska has i-ecured only about 200 tick
et by allotment, .while nearly ten time as
many Kebraskans are clamoring for ad
mission, rrcd Cosgrove ot Omaha and Tom
Worrall of Lincoln are among th door
keepers, but those who reach them must
first present tickets to a cordon of police.
The same tickets are used several tlaaas in
bunches Knd one of those admitted carne
tbe whole batch back to a new crowd on the
outside. In this way the police gaustlat 1
rue and Nebraskans vastly jet past Door
keepers Coigrove and WorralL Today Ed
p. Smith, after he had taken ln iiaarly a
hundred on two employed ticket, wras
grabbed by the police and thrown out
bodily, but he went to anothir door and par
sererlgly continued. Dr. Hippie we alao
nabbed by the police In similar worej, but
the heart ot the police wa moved try tba
Nebraakun' dllamma and Hippie was