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    Telephones 18694.
July Specials....
Many other equally good bargains to be found in all depart
investigate and you will be convinced.
merits-
Sale of Cotton
DrcSS OoodS
Timely offer
ings for tbo
economically in
clined. The
early comer
gets the choic
est goods at
groat savings.
All of our 76c, 70c, 65c and 60c Imported
Novelty Madras and Zephyrs, reduced
to 3'tc.
All of our 45c Silk Striped Zephyrs re
duced to 29c yard.
Our 25c and 20c Zephyr Ginghams and
Madras reduced to 16c.
Our 18o Madras reduced to 12&c per
yard.
OUr 16c Madras and Zephyr Ginghams
reduced to 10c per yard.
All of our 12V&C Handspun Ginghams ro
duood to "lie
Parasols
Our entire
line of this
season's
parasols
fh has been
reduced.
1 T U VAJ 1IUI
wisli to
carry one
over until next season and are
making special prices to ac
complish this.
$3.50 Parasols reduced to J2.25.
14.50 Parasols reduced to $3.25.
15.00 Parasols reduced to J3.50.
$6.00 Parasols reduced to $1.25.
$12.50 Parasols reduced to $8.50.
$15.00 Parasols reduced to $10.00
Monday wo will sell Children's Parasols
at one-half price.
mm
We cloSe our store Saturdays at 6 p. m.
AGRNT8 FOn FOSTER KID GLOVES A.D McCAMS l'ATTRIltfS.
hOMPSDN, BELDEN & CO.
The Only Exclusive Dry Goods House in Omnha.
V. M. C. A. nUILDIXQ, COUNEIt 10TII AXI1 DOUGLAS STS.
T
will begin tomorrow nt Droiden. Amons
the valuable, prizes to bo contestad in . ro
some offered by the German cmpsior aul
tho king of Saxony. A number cf Am r
Ican contestants will be in utt n 'ac.ee.
Prince Joachim Ilbrecht will represent
the Gormen emperor at the nupi n's r f
Prlnco Huphrect 0f Bavaria and I'rincfss
Fedorh at Munich.
Tho Herman government, It Is announced,
does not refuso on principle to call a session
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20 Per Cent
Off on
Washable
Yoklngs
Commenc
ing Mon
day morn
int? we will
give 20 per cent off on all our
handsome all-over embroider
ies, tuckings and fancy wash
able yokings.
Tho line Is a largo ono and Includes
, most desirable goods In many styles
' and qualities.
Wo will also glvo the same discount on
a lot of Lace Trimmed Embroidery
Edgings and 27-Inch and 40-Inch
Flounclngs. Don't forget this Item.
Dressing Sacqucs Very
daintily
made, are those white lawn
sacquea for woman's wear.
At 75c Of Whlto Lawn finished with
Embroidery and Tucks.
At $1.00 Of White Lawn, Yoko of Tucks,
Collar trimmed with Embroidery.
Other Sacques, more elaborately
trimmed with Lnco and Embroidery,
rango In price from $1.25 to $3.50 each.
Ladles' Colored Sacqucs and Klmonns,
sizes 32, 38 and 40, at special reduced
prices.
Prlco range $2.00 and $1.60 Sacquea re
duced to $1.00 each.
$1.25 Sacquea reduced to 76c.
Belts Another lot of the
washable white belts
just received not higher
priced belts, but the pretty,
dainty, inexpensive summer
kind
At 60c nnd 60c each.
Whlto Satin Pulley Ilelts, Bodlco back
with trimmings of tiny buttons 50c
each.
Whlto Pearl Pulley nings, plain nnd
carved 25c a pair.
Black Pulley Kings 10c a pair.
of the Reichstag In connection with tho
Chinese troubles. Il Is expected that nn
extra cession will become necessary later,
hut It Is claimed thnt tho occai for one
docs not exist now.
Dr. O. V. Oreeno, surgeon In tho United
States marlno ho3pltal service hitherto at
tached to the Bremen consulate, has been
transferred to Berlin. His duties will con
sist of making reports upon epldomlc dis
eases. Subscription Coupon.
Nui.
State.
.Agent
S
NtMO.
8UU.
offico or mall t Vaeation
Omwhu, Nch.
THE OMAHA
Dec, July 8, 1000.
Ladles'
Suits
Our idea
of havmg
a suit sale
in July, is
first to
keep our
tailoress
busy during a usually quiet
month, when alterations can
bo made carefully and perfect
fitting guaranteed. Secondly
to prepare our room for fall
garments tho suits which wo cell are alto
gether different and better than those sold
by any other house our stock Is not large,
but VEItY CHOICE-n visit to our suit de
partment Monday will well repay you.
All our $15.00, $16.50 suits, sale price
will to $10.00 nil our $22.00, $23.00 aud
$25.00 suits, sala price $15.00.
Walking Skirts wo expect nn entire
now lino of these garments In by ex
press first thine Monday morning
since ladles havo ceased to wear
linen and white plquo skirts for otreet
they are now tho absolutely correct
thing our prices for new styles, $6.50
$7.50 nnd $10.00.
Corset Values
tide for regu
lar 50c sum
mer corsets.
Tho new styles
with short hip,
medium bust,
made of a
strong, cool
netting so
delightfully
comfortable for summer wear
complete range of sizes, ex
tra long or medium waist.
Regular price 60c reduced to 39c each.
DEATH OF CAPTAIN HUSTON
Army Ofllccr In l'lili'loplne Victim of
T)'iluilil Fever nt
Mnnl..i.
WASHINGTON, July 7.-Tho War de
partment has received the fohowli.g ,a 1j.
B.nm flora General MacA.thur nt Ma la:
"Ca;.tuln Hob rt n. Htsnn, Fort -s onti
Unltod Siates volunteer inlan ry. clel e.f
typhoid fever, Monllu, l:lo af.ome.on of
July 6."
Captain Huston was horn at Horcll'-n
O., January 25, 1SG4, nnd when a polated
to tho volunteer army was a rcd.-.t Lf
Guthrie, 01:1. He oato -cd the jo U:e dur
ing the Spanish-American war aj .i captuln
of the First United States vulunt.-.r cav
alry. May 1, IS!), and djivoJ 1 h t at
regiment In tho Santiago campaign unci w.it.
hor,o-ab!y mustered out of service Pep. em
ber 15. lS'.KS. Ho was appelated a mjo.
rnd additional paymiut.r vo'.uni-or Sep
tember 30. 1893. and served as such un 1.
discharged May 24, 1S99.
He was appointed a captain In the Forty
seventh United States val-jnt or I in i v
August U, 1899, and has served w th h s
regiment in t.io l'blllpplnrs up to tho dato
of his death.
ALABAMA IN GREAT PERIL
IIlK ItnttlcNlilp Hint nrnnv llncnpe In
tfiiOO.OOO Fire In Ciiinii'n
.Sill ii Vuril.
PIIIL-ADKLPHIA, July 8.-2 a. m. Flro
broke- out early this morning In tho exten
stvo plant of tho Cramp Shipbuilding com
pany at Kensington and at UiIh hour the
Anglo building, a structure ubout 200 feet
long, huj been destroyed. It Is believed the
flames will be confined to that portion of
tho plant. Tho loss will bo heavy.
Tho battle-ship Alabama was alongside tho
building nnd tho Ruralan cruiser Varlag was
lying at tho end of tho dock, but the fire
men succeeded In preventing tho flamrn from
reaching either of tho vessel. After a stub
born fight tho firemen on shore, mutated by
uio nro ooatj, succeeded In getting tho fire
under control and confining It to tho Angle
building, In which wag stored a large quan
tity or anglo Iron and moulds. It Is now
believed that tho lota will not reach $200,000.
CuiKlltlnn of (lie Trcnxiiry.
WASHINGTON. Julv 7,-Tmlnv'. .tat.
ment of the treasury balances' In tho general
fund, exclusive of the ttso.noo nnn r-niri P.
serve In the division of redemption, shows:
Avaiuiuio casn oaiances. ji3l.0SB.3C2; gold,
170,374. 10S; sliver, $18,003,800; United States
notes, 1:7,711.893; treasury notes of lSfiu.
$GSG,345; national notes, J0.203.9r.fi: total re-
colpts this day, $2,111,603; total receipts this
month, $9,770,944; total recelnts this venr.
$9,770,044; total expenditures this day.
$:,370,000: total expenditures this month,
$13,C30,000; total expenditures this year,
$13,sju,uoo; deposita in national btnks, $105,
609,960. .Murtlrr ut WlohKn.
WICHITA. Knn July 7.-Uouglas Walker
wn shut and killed by his brother-in-law,
Albert Uoylo, at Kingman, this morning, as
the result of a family Quarrel.
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The Prudent Man Sctteth
His House in Order."
Your hunun tenement should be given
even more careful attention than the
house you Uvf in. Set it in order by
thoroughly renovating your ivholc system
through blood nude pure by taking
Hood's Sirsap.irilU, Then every organ
tuUl ad promptly And regularly.
DAILY 111313: SUNDAY,
HOLD TO THE OUTDOOR SPORTS
Wars on Two Continents Cannot Stop
English Athletic Events,
RAINS DRIVE FASHION FROM HENLEY
Itiilu-rlN (llijri'tx to Si-imIIiik llli Vet
erans to Clilun to JIf Sliiii(ilitrrcl
I tuler liioiiiniirtriil Coiniiiiinil
ns MlRht Go lllmsrir.
(Copyright, 1900, by tho Associated Trees.)
LONDON, July 7. Truly Great Britain Is
the land of sport. The British soldiers ara
lighting a barbarous enemy In tho far east
in a dramatic endeavor to Eavo tho IIm-s of
soiuo of ttdr fellow countryman nnd main
tain their country's prestige; Drltlsh sol
diers aro engaged In a similar task In
Ashantl, where Drltlsh officers, women and
children nro In danger of being massacred
by revolted eavagco, and 250,000 llrltlshers
are Btlll grappling with tho Btupeiiious mil
itary and civil duties that must bo over
come before South Africa Is pacified. Yet
at homo racing, cricket, running, rowing,
polo, tennis and athletic contcatR of nil de
scriptions hold practically undiminished
sway over public Interest.
It la true that Henley week, no a social
occasion, has been more sllmly attended
than for years past and tho gorgeous bum
mer toilets did not blossom as usual on the
banks of tho Thames. Hut, while noclcty
dessrtsd Henley, there was no diminution
lu the quality of tho rowing or In tho inter
est of those who watch Henley for its
sporting rather than for Its social features.
Tho war aud the weather were chiefly re
sponsible for society's absence from the
great river carnival. Tho beginning of tho
week was so wretchedly wet and cold that
many persona cancelled their projected
trips. The Oxford-Combrldgo cricket match
did not suffer from theso causes. It at
tracted enthusiasts lu as large numbera as
ever and for several days tho undergradu
ate and his rlstor, mother and other at
tachments have been ubiquitous throughout
London.
Tho International alhlotlcA and polo arc
also looked forward to with keen Interest.
What with such large athletic contingents at
present from tho United States, an annual
convention of tho largest engineer organiza
tion In America holding Its meetings within
tho shadow of Westminster abbey, the hun
dreds of excursionists, vho, on their way to
l'arln, pay a Hying visit to England, to say
nothing of tbojo who regularly cross the
Atlantic for a European holiday, It Is almost
Impossible to go anywhero without meeting
Americans. They nro omnipresent. Over
fifty Americana who were anxious to attend
the Fourth of July banquot had to celebrate
the day by themselves, owing to lack of
tpace.
Tho fourth reception of the United States
ambassador, Mr. Joseph II. Choatc, for
Americans was more crowded than any ro
mcrabcrcd In the history of tho embassy.
ItnliertM II I or I; m u Sclu-iiic.
Lord Hoberts' declination to allow troops
lo be withdrawn from So 'th Afrl a for to v
lco In China Is said to hav:- cenvj out thl
way: Tho secretary of stato for war, Lo d
Lansdowne, cabled Lord Hoberts asking If
he could epnre a division and Robert) te
pllcd "Yes." Lord Lansdowno then nele tel
a numbor of favorite officers who havo teen
cooling, their heels In tho drawing room at
homo for bllletc with the force. In t e
meanwhile Hoberts cobl-d a su?g etlon ha.
several of his tried commanders stioul 1 a--company
the dlls on ho was p epn'ng. a fl
ing that )f an ormy corps was nccd?d h
would Hco to go hlmioir. Th 'ncntn
moodatlor.3 put l.ord LanMowne n an awk
ward fix. Before he answered Lird Rob
erts' suggestions the latter h-a d firm rr.l-
vato sources that none of his scaiond II un
tenants wero to go, but that "wa r!or3 win
had fattonod on tho flesh pots of the rlty"
wero c ilng out to tako a'l commands In
tho expedition, whereupon ths ll t'o r a-
promptly wired London that It ws Inn s-
Rlblo to send any trojpi nt all out f Sou h
Africa, his previous offer bolns basej rn
Imre-fect Information, whereupon Lord
Hoberts' army ro'olcrd. and the War offl -c
was reluctantly ob'lged to avanon a ? hem-
whereby It was hoped to mo'l fy many dis
tinguished peace soldiers and their r.'h
tlves. There Is no definite ro-flrTatl n of
this, but It Is told with considerable clr
cumatantlallty.
The resignation of Lord wo-nys, tho
honorary co'onel. and Co'oiel Km'a o Bal
f ur, tho commanding officer of the London
Scottish volunteers, ns a rnsult of their do
sire to protest against the govornmont'a
troatment of tho volunteers lu tho sorvice,
has created a great sensation. Co'-n 1 Fal-
four la a brother of tho cabinet mlnl'tor o
that namo and Iord Wemyfa hai pr va' ly
dono more for this branch of Groit B L
aln's defenses than any o'ber man The
troubln arose over tho War offl-e re-fun n
to glvo a capitation grant to tho Lon' n
Srottl'h becausf they wero unable, owln-j
to having 138 men at tho front to put 50
per cent of their strength In camp for Mi
maneuvers. Lord Wemyfa. wr't'ng 'o lo-J
Lansdowno. frankly tells him ho bas Ig
nored tho plgnal Intention of the vnlunte-r
feirco and has changod lis character and
constitution.
FLIGHT IS OF LITTLE VALUE
llnllnon HxnertM Give Little AVrluht
tn Count 7.eicllln' Alleged
Aeronautic Hxplnlt.
(Copyright. W by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON, Julv 7. (New York World
Cablegrom. Special Telegram.) Aeronautic
oxporto here aro all sceptical ns to the Im
portance of Count Zcpcllln'g alleged forty
mllo fllebt In his new air ship from Frled
rlchsaven to Momcnstadt on Lake Con
stance Hiram Maxim expresses tho general view
thus: "Tho French acronnut, with tho ex
penditure of in lmmonte sum and aided by
all tbo skill at the command of the French
government, succeeded onco In a dead calm
lu navigating his air ship two miles out aud
back, but apparently hn made his direct
flight with tho wind, which Is utterly value
less an a test."
MEXICAN ELECTION TODAY
Uleetnrn Will Ciixt Tlielr llnlliiU fur
1'renlilent nml Other l'rlii
o I ii ii I Ollleer.
CITY OF MEXICO. July 7. The electors
chosen by tho peoplo will meet tomorrow
In tbo chief cities and towns of the re
public to vote for president, magistrates of
tho supreme court, senator! and deputies.
Nearly 7,000 doctors will assemblo In the
manner stated.
Tho platform adopted by tho democrats
In Kansas City excites a general Interest
and approval In liberal party circles,
SerluiiN Strike ut Ilntteriliiiii.
ROTTERDAM, July 7. The dock labor
ers' strike Is assuming threatening propor
tions, The car men have Joined In tho
strll.'i and tho pollco and mnrlnen tiro guard
ing the street In order o check Uuiurb
ancea. Tbo atrlkors Vv picketed all tho
approaches to the town to as to prevent mm-
unionists from entorlng.
The laborer of Rotterdam v.-1 1 1 held a
mass meotlug tomorrow to dlscum iho beft
mcan3 of aiding tho strikers.
American Minims.
PARIS, July 7. Tho statement published
In the Aurore today that a young attache
of the United States embassy disappeared a
week eo and that It was feared he had been
(VTTLV 8, lflOu.
murdered Is absolutely unfounded. Nobody
Is missing from the cmbntsy. from the con
sulate or from tho United States exposition
commission, In fact, the Inquiries made
sho tho Paris police nro not searching for
any American whatever.
DINNER GIVEN THE JURORS
CiiiiiliilMMlnner I'rok Mnkrn Tliclr UT
fort the Orennlmi for n Ten
1 1 in ii it In I Iliiniiiiel.
(Copyrlpht. IMA by Press Publishing Co
1'AHIS. July 7. (Now York World Cable
gram. Special Telegram.) Commissioner
General Peck, desiring to show recognition
of' tho nblo work of the American Jurors In
tholr gallant nnd effective defense of tho
Interests of tho American exhibitors nt tho
exposition, gave a big dinner In their honor
lu tho United States national building Fri
day. Over 200 Jurors wero presetit, bolides
all tho officials.
HrKNli Trmtp Hrtwrl.
LONDON, July 7. Tho Board cf Tr.a'e ro
lurnii for tho month of Juno shows nn in
crenso In Imports of 3,067,400 and In ov
ports an Incrcaso of 2,015,300.
Mil Gulit to .Inn Kriinclaeii.
SIDNEY, N. S. W., July 7. Tho steamer
Mamcda sailed from hero today with $2,500.
000 In gold for San Francisco.
LITTLE TO HOPE FOR
(Continued from First Page.)
formation on which to bane his hopes, rest
lug them mainly on the belief that whoovcr
may now be at the hend of the govcrnmon
will be nblo to keep tho unruly elements In
hand and prevent any wholesale murder of
foreigners. It the ministers aro In the
British legation ho believes they can hold
out for some time, unless they havo ox
hnusted their supplies of provisions and
ammunition. A limited number, safely en
tronchod, under favorablo circumstances, for
a time, ho says, might hold out against n
force of Chinese ten times as large. Most
of the Chinese Imperial troops, ho says
ore loyal to tho government and ho takes
comfort in tho hope that they will uphold
Its efforts to put down tho revoltcrs.
As already stated, the minister docs no
bellcvo there will bo any demonstrations
against forelgi.ers In tho central and south
cm provinces of tho umpire. Any Indlcn
Hons of that character, ho feels, will
promptly bo put down by tho vigilance o
tho viceroys of tho various provinces.
MESSAGE REVIVES HOPE
llcller Kxprexneil thnt nt I.ennt .Some
of the I.eKntlonern Arc
Still Alive.
WASHINGTON, July 7. An Important
dhpatch to tho Stato department from Con
sul General Goodnow this morning has re
vlvod hopo In a measure that tho legation
crs, or nt least some of them, arc still alive
In Pekln. Having survived at least two
weeks longer than was supposed to be possl
bio and certainly being allvo five days ago
the unfortunate ministers and their staffs
and guards may be still holding out. Iu
fact, If the only active enemy they havo now
to face Is starvation, ns Consul General
Goodnow Indicates, the officials believe thcro
Is substantial ground for tho hope that they
may hold out and that tho horrible stories
.f tho last few days from Shanghai of name
lws crlmej and massacres committed upon
tho legatloncrs are at least premature.
Ono certain effect of Consul General
Goodnow'B dispatch will bo to cauto the oftl
dale here, niJ without doubt the European
governments, to redouble their exertions to
push forward a force to Pekln. Tho main
hope for speedy nctlon Is still In Japan. Ac
cording to tho Japanese legation here, which
haa late advices from Toklo, 22,000 Japanese
soldiers aro now on Chlneco soli. It this
report Is truo, then the Japanese govern
ment has accomplished moro than has boon
expected and the officials see no reason why
tho advance on Pekln should not begin 1m
medlatoly. It Is said that Japan ii not ex
pested to mako this campaign single-handed.
The International forces at Taku and Tien
Tslu will co-opcrato to tho utmcst with tho
Japanese army corps In tho movement on
Pekln. What form that co-operation shall
take Ib not known now, such details being
left to tho commanders In the field.
It Is said that Japan is to be compensated
for the work It Is about to undertako In tho
common cause. Its military preparations
aro very extensive and tho campaign 13 cer
tain to lnvolvo heavy cost. It would be un
just to expect Japan to meet this Itself. It
has no missionaries In China and consc
quently Is perhaps less Interested Eclflsh'.
than any of tho powers lu the. terrlblo hap.
prnlngs In Shan Tung and Pekln.
It Is conjectured that this question of com
penratlcn Is after all what has caused tho
nppareut delay In the resumption of the cam
palgn against Pekln, but It is bo'lcved that.
this having now been adjusted, military op
cratloim wilt progress rapidly.
If the powers havo agreed upon tho form
Japan's Indemnity h to nssumo the facts
cannot be elicited htre. Tho Impression,
however, Is that there will ho a money In
demnlty, the bsllcf bcln bared on the fact
that such is the only form of Indemnity so
far suggested that would bo the least likely
to arouso International Jealousies,
Either China Itself or tho powers collec
tlvoly would havo to provide for tho pay
ment of this Indomnlty, though even In the
first case It Is probable that the powers' con
trlbutlcn would bo lu tho nature' of a loan
and In tho one China would ho obliged to
make good tho advance through oomo form
of taxation. The Stoto department has not
yet heard directly from the Russian govern
ment as to Japan's position to supply the
major portion of forco required for the
Pekln legation, but it has not tho loaat
doubt that Russia makes no objection. In
fact, tho government has gathered thut all
inn i.uropean governments nave taken a
similar view of the Japanese propostl"n
and It Is disposed to feol some pride In thij
fact that It was through tho advances made
lu tho first placo by tho United Statea gov
ernment that this happy accord has been
brought about.
APPLY TORCH TO MISSION
5lnn' I'eiiinle Convert Are Carried
Into Horrible Cniitlvltv by
llnxern.
NEW YORK, July 7. A dispatch to tha
Journal and Advertiser from Cho Foo says
bad nows has been received from the Mctln
dlst mission at Tsung Ilunb. The pla o
was attacked by a band of Chlnoso and tbo
settlement broken up. The Mo hodlst ra Ive
girl converts wero carried away In o ac
tivity by the Boxers after their prewhor
had been slain. Other converts, who had
Incurred tho hatred of tho IUxar3, Ted
without offering any reslctaace. This pre
vented a wholesalo butclury, as fie sitt ft
mont of converts was greatly outnumbered.
Pol Tn Ho, It la reoortod, Is burn d The
property of forelgnem and nitlvo conv ri
lo Christianity Is doBtroyed. Pao Ting Foo
Is safe. A report comes from sppnicn .y
rcllablo eourcra that Chu Wang Is bur o ,
Tho American commander of tbo Ch no o
merchant versel, Haochl, had an excl.l g
experience wht.e protecting a party of mis
sionaries near Tcng Chow Fu. Tho llac h
had been biding under tho sboro ready to
bring tho mlrslonari s to ra'e.y. A Hu ala i
gunboat loomed up on tho horlion ami,
seeing the Chlneso ship, preparod to att ck
and capture It. The raptaln In t d Uo
Amcrlran llsg and the Ruislans selbd a ay,
Indian troops, lancers and Infantry, s n
from Singapore, most of them florco Pat enn
from the hill districts ot tbo Af&lunlttauJ
border, arc pressing to the relief of the
beslrgcd,
Tho most dreadful rumors cont nuo io
como from within the city cf l'ekln Ib-rc
aro so many storlts afloat that It In hopcltBs
to trv to trace nny of them to their source.
Without nny degrco ot dcllnltencf tro ro
port often reiterated Is thnt "posrlf hav
becu killed," "foreigners hVo h cn kill d.
Your correspondent cotui c i he tepart
to bo doubtful that Is, If what Hip Chlnia
mean to convey Is that all the foreigner
In Pokln havo been sla n. The'o re. ot
may refer solely to tho killing of Vc
Kottelcr.
Tho refugees from Teng Chow Kit hav
arrived here. All the refugees got In safely
but ono man named Wells rrfuacd to 'cavJ
the stitlon, and his fate lo unknown. Com
munlcatlon with Tien Tain Is In.orrupteJ
BELIEVES MINISTERS SAFE
Ivilltor of NhniiKhni Meretir- Doulil
the fitnrle Which Come
from I'eUln.
SEATTLE, Wash., July 7. J. I). Clorl
editor of tho Shanghai Mercury nnd war
correspondent of tho London Nons, arrived
hero today on the Rio Jun Maru, from
Shanghai. He has been a resident of China
for forly years. Speaking of the condition
thero he ald:
"I tee by the dispatches that hope ha
been given up for the safety of the foreign
crs In Pekln. I cannot think the condl
tlons warrant this belief and am of the
rplnlon that they aro yet safe nnd, will be
for a great length of tlmo. The British
legation building Is a largo and strongly
built place, and, while there may havo been
discomfort on account of tho lack ot
sufficient food supplies, I am convinced It
could withstand attack. Probably 125 per
srns aro within tho legation.
"Whllo tho Boxers are In control of Pekln
and the huo and cry Is 'Kill foreigner
they aro wlso enough to know tho death knell
ot tho causo they espouse would bo sounded
In a wholesalo slaughter of foreign dip
lomnts.
"I havo tho bent hopes for tho safety of
Shanghai and tho cities In the adjacent
provinces. The viceroys aro not really In
sympathy with tho Boxer movement, and
aro nt least scml-frlondly toward foreigners
"It will bo uecctsary for tho powers to
gather a sufficient forco, not only to take
Pekln, but to capture tho emperor, empress
dowager nnd other Boxer heads. Just a
long as they nro allowed freedom thero will
bo trouble and atrocities."
HAS PLENTY OF TRANSPORTS
United Stntes Will .Not Suiter nny De
ftly In GettliiHT Troopx to
Philippine.
SAN FRANCISCO. July 7. Tho tran port
In port avallablo for tho transfer of t.oops
to tho Philippines are tho Meade, Shorldnn
and Sumner.
The Sumner la practically ready for sea
and Is scheduled to call on tho 16th. It he
accommodations for fifty-seven officers and
7S0 men. Tho Meade Is scheduled to tall
on August 1. It can accommodate slxty-on
officers and 1,171 men. The Sheridan 1.
undergoing repairs and tho department had
planned to havo It ready to sail on O:
totcr 16.
On tho way from Manila aro tho Han
cock, elshteen days out, and tho Warren
seven days. Tho Hancock will nrrlve here
the mlddlo of next week and Is scheduled
to sail on August 16. It has nccommoda
tlono fir fifty-four officers and 1,062 men
The Warren Is scheduled to sail on Scplcm
ber 1. It has quarters for forty-Uo offl
ccrs and 1,212 men.
Tho Thomao, with accommodations for
1,670 officers nnd men, and tho Grant, for
1.S54. are nt present on tho way from this
port to Manila.
In addition to theso thcro arc nine trans
ports at Manila and vicinity.
CANTON IS REPORTED QUIET
i.i
Iluntr dinner Aliniiiitinn VUlt
North, Saylntc He Hn No In
fluence There.
to
HONG KONG, July 8. Canton Is perfectly
quiet. Business continues as usual. Tho
Chlneso nro unanimous in saying that there
will be uo trouble as long as LI Hung Chang
romalus In control. Arrivals from the north
stato tho Boxers nro hostile to the Cantonese,
who, tho boxers say, first Ii. ducod foreign
era Into China.
A dispatch from Canton H authority for
tho statement that LI Hung Chang's Journey
north has been practically abandoned, al
though the United States gunboat Princeton
Is still awaiting him at that point.
LI Hung Chang himself declares that ho
has no Influence In tho north.
FOREIGNERS MAY BE ALIVE
TeleRrum Ileeclved hy Conaiil nt Cn;i-
ton Uenle Stories ot l'ekln
Anliiutlon.
PARIS, July 7. 10:40 p. m. The French
consul at Canton telegraphs that according
to the Information that ho has received,
through LI Hung Chang, the situation at
l'ekln has not materially changed up to
July 1. Reports of tho massacro of tho
Europeans was freely circulated In Canton
on July 6, but It was denied by a telegram
received by ono of tho consuls. The Fronch
consul at Canton added In his dispatch that
It has been stated at that placo that Gen
eral Yung Lu has telegraphed tho viceroy at
Canton to consider as null and void all so
called Imperial decrees promulgated slnco
Juno 21.
ITALIAN TROOPS FOR CHINA
Sennr Sornoco Announce to Home
Thnt Itnly Will .Not Shrink
from Her Duty.
ROME, July 7. Replying to several depu
ties In the houso today Scnor Soracco, pres
ident of tbo council and minister of the In
terior, gave tho views of tho government' re
garding tho Chlnoso Imbroglio. He said that
tho government had taken steps to send suf
ficient troops to China In order to show to
tho world that Holy had determined not to
abandon her placo as a defender ot civiliza
tion. Ho added that the government did not
want any division of China and had no de
sire to seek adventure In the Orlont. Slguor
iforacco said that Italy could not neglect her
duties and that no ono should ask Italy to
refrain from fulfilling her duty,
BROOKLYN REACHES CHE FOO
Ailmlrnl Homey Cnlilra Thnt Ilnttle.
lil V III I'rooeed nt Once
to Tnkn.
WASHINGTON, July 7. The Navy do-
partmont tonight at 9:45 o'clock rccolvod the
following cablegram from Admiral Remoy
at Cho Foo:
"Tho Brooklyn arrived, proceed at onco
for Taku. RI3MI3Y."
Pnclc Trulns Shipped to Clitnn.
WASHINGTON. July 7.-Ouartrruaiiter
General Ludlngton has Just shipped to
Janan for sorvlco lu China or the I'hll-
pplnes two complete American pack trains
f fifty packs each. Tho animals nnd at
tendants sailed today on the steamship
Lenox from Portland, ore., direct to Keiba.
pan, whero further ordors will bo sent as
to tho ultimate destination of the outfit.
ho trains aro similar to those that proved
so useful In tho Luzou campaigns, repre
senting the type of transportation devel
oped' on tho prairies of tho west and are
expected to prove of the greatest uervlco
In caso United States troops nro required to
operate in northern China during tho rnlny
season, when tho poor native roads are Im
pasaablo for wheel transportation,
Iteerultlnu the Second.
CLEVELAND, ()., July 7. Telegraphic In
structions have been received from the War
department at tho lo;al recruiting station
to expedite enlistments for tho Second in
fantry, now stationed nt Fort Thomas, nnd
tho Fifth regiment, stationed at Fort Sheri
dan. These troops, It Is undcratood, nro to
bo rushed to the Philippines and thenco to
China as so n as pos.ilble. Tho Inptriirtlotm
from the War department stato that tho
men enlisted must 'bo fitted for tropical
rvlce.
VeiiKentico on the Chinese.
CHICAGO, July 7. A crowd of angry Ger
man farmers, living in and about NIU&.
seven mllcn west of Evanston, In order to
avenge tho'dexith of thp Gorman ambassador
to China attempted violence tonight on a
Chlneso peddler. They chased tho man with
pitchforks and other agricultural Imple
ments, but ho escaped Into the woods at
Norwood Park, Tho place was surrounded
by tho pursuers, hut after an hour's search
tho pursuit was given up,
Marino Snll tor Clilun.
BREST, July 7. A detachment of 600
marines and 100 artlllorylsts started today
for Toulon to embark for China. Crowds
of people cheered them off,
PUT PRISONERS OVER BORDER
liner Reported to Hnvc Kill Theni
Helven of NUO Kncnmhcrliiir
llrlllnh Cniitlre.
LONDON, July 7. Tho War odlco today
Irsued the following dispatch from L rd
Hobor ts:
"PRETORIA, July 7. Tho genotnl com
manding Ladysmlth telegraphs that 80u
British prisoners belonging to tho Yeo
manry and tho Derbyshire have be-n put
over tho Natal border fnm S ere1, ry
Rclt2's advance party and havo reached
Acton Homes, eniouto for LaJysml.h. No
officers accompany tho men."
Lord Roberts also transmits th? follow
ing: "VLAKFONTEIN, July 7.-A cenvo
prscd Groyllngstad t-elay. II fore teach
ing a dcfllo In tho hills the Bo rs fh II d
tho advancing columns. Th. r eye oft a
men occupied the hills to tho right of Uio
nnrrow .pass, keeping tho Boers back to a
rldgo on the left, whllo the lnf..ntry d.
ployed In plain sight and tho nrtlllcry oc
cupied a position uudor tho ridge. Ths
Beers worked tholr guns rnplJly, but th?
howitzers replied with effect and drvi
back the Boers over the ridge. Tho convoy
passed safely and when the InLmtry began
to retire the Boers nsaln alvinced with a
gun on the rldgo. Tho BiltlJh left fioil
battery replied. Tho first th It forced tho
gun to rotlre."
SPUR SPUDS BY LIGHTNING
Novel Kxitcrlinciit Tried In Ireland
Produce Mot Sntlfiic
tory llcNiilt.
(Copyright, 1900, by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON, July 7. (New York Wor d
Cablegram Special Telegram.)- Experi
ments In growing potatoes by chctrlclty
havo been undertaken by the Irish Agrlcul
tuial board. Father Glynn cf Athca, Lim
erick, In cbargo of tho exporlnnnts, s, udded
n potato patch with lightning conductjrs,
connected by wires running thio. gh thu
patch. Tho result was an Increase cf 0 rer
cent In tho yield In tho section so treat d.
Should tho oftlclul treatments bear cut th a
exporlence a eolvent for tho chtonlc el s
tress In tho west of Ireland will ha.-o teci
found. Horace I'lunkett, M. P., vlco pres"
dent of the agricultural board, nays:
Tho most remarkable pheipm non may
be tho forerunner of a rcvolutlrn In agri
culture. Tho evidence furnlshc.l and thi
genuine nature of Father GljnVs ep rl
ment aro Incontrovertible."
LABOR TROUBLES IN EUROPE
Strike nt notterdnni nnd llnvri;
In-
terfere with Movement
nnd Mnrkctn.
ROTTERDAM, July 7. Owing to tbo
strike of dock employes tho service of nil
the regular stoamshlp lines has been crip
pled and tho markets havo been suspended.
iiAVHis, July 7. Tho strike of tho la
borers employed In making excavations la
becoming dangerous, owing to their fero
cious behavior. Disturbances occurred yes-
tertiay, when they gathered tn a thre on-
Ing manner around tho labor exchange. Tho
pollco started to dlsperso them nnd a pltchod
battle took place, tho strikers using pickaxes
crowbars and knockers. A numbor of tho
gendarmes wero injured. Tho gendarmes
finally succeeded In getting tho upper hand
and succeeding In capturing about twenty
of tho leaders. Several of tho strikers wero
also wounded.
Scnnilliinvlnii Sinner.
ST. PAUL. Minn.. Julv 7.-81nux Falls
was today sclented by tho Northwestern
Scandinavian Slngcrsr association for Its
next musical festival, to be hold two years
irnm now.
The following ofneerH worn nleeted; Presl.
dent, Wollert Dahl, Sioux Falls; general
musical director. Jens II. Filiate, Duluth:
iiuiisurcr, u. ai, uison, i' on Dodge, in.
Amonif tils vice nrestdent u'n (V A.
Adrian of Detroit, la.
-.tomorrow closes tlio siingerfest.
'Nevr Sheet Steel .Ncnlc.
nTTfl.a ntiim ...... n i . ...
. iniiuim. jiny I. in. mien Hii-e'i
combine officials and the Amiiliramnted As
sociation ciinin together today and signed a
compromise suect penie. Tile uasis win no
the hamo as last year on n .1-cmit curd rate.
About 15,000 men aro nlYorleil by th.! nettle
ment. Tho tmr Iron nnd tho tlnplato yeales
will be adjusted probably within ton days.
More Iloille Iteeovcrcd nt llnholccn.
NEW YORK. July 7-Soven bridles of
victims of tho Hoboken flro of Inst Sat
urday wero recovered today from tho
steamship flaale. This makes tho total
numbor of bodies recovered 143 nnd over
100 persona aro still mlBsInz.
Klre nt Wlnilom. Mlnnentn.
WINDOM. Minn.. Julv 7. Flrn ilenlrnvp.!
nil tho business on tlin north side of Main
niroei luuay. i.ogs, w,uiu; lllHlirnnce.
Movement of Oeenii Veeln .Inly 7.
At IlamliurK-Arrlvcd-Furst Bismarck,
from Now York.
At Genoa Arrived Wer rmm v
oYrk.
At New York - Hulled - Mnriiiftto, for
IOndon: Potselam. for Ttntlnnliim vlu nnn.
Imrne: htrurln, for .Liverpool- Anohnrla, for
fllascow; Phoenicia, for Hamburg, via
r.nerbourct; Trnve. for Bremen, via Chor-
jiiuik unu nuuimimpion; .Norgo, for Copen
lingen. At Llvernopl-Arrlved-Oeorcln, from New
York. Hallrd-Julv , Cevlc, for Now York;
Servm, for New York.
At Sydney. N. fl. W.-Rallcd. July C-Ala-meda.
for San Frnnt-lum
A Antwerp Solled-8outhwark, for Now
i orl:
At Havre Snlled La Urotacno, for New
At Cherbourg Rnlleit Hi rm,i ....
Southampton, for New York.
H?) e?;f?) S)ffl V
No Cooking
lit hot weather.
fint...
Grape-Nuts i
rendy cookctl, crlHp,
delicious and wonderfully
lleultny
.-; (t (
f
m4k.