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AVERE SAFE 05 JULY 4
Poreign Consuls Issuo Statement Regard
ing Legations at Fekin.
WARREN'S ADVICES BY COURIER DOUBTED
Allied Forces Will Soon Ilave at Least
60,000 Troop3 in China.
BUDDHISTS PRAY FOR DEATH OF ALIENS
Princo Tuan Sends Largo Army to At
tack City of Nankin.
PRESIDENT CABLES TO LI HUNG CHANG
United States Trusts to It c m 11 s 1 1 I e
Provincial Authorities to Curry
Out OIiIIkiiIIoiis of Chinese
Government.
LONDON. July 9. 2:1b n. a. The for
eign cannula at Shanghai met on July 7 and
olllclally announced that tlio legations at
Pekln T.crc safe on July 4. The torogolug
statement, rem! with CotiBUl Warren's dis
patch to the Foreign otlleo on Saturday,
makes It possible to bcllove that the lega
tions will hold out for a number of days
yet. Having fought to n standstill tho first
mithurts of fanatical fury, It l believed
that something may Intervene to save them.
Tho news, after tho slnstcr rumors of .tin
Inst ten duyp, Is enough upon wbUh to build
up hopes. The Shanghai correspondent of
the Express, telegraphing on Sunday at
TrlO p. m., however, throws doubt upon
Consul Warren's Information. Ho rays:
"Too Tal Sheng now admits that there was
nn error In his communication to General
Wi.rron. The date of tho courier's arrival
nt Chlncn Fu was July 3, which docs not
apply to departure from Pekln, Tho
Journey from I'cklti to Chlncn Fu occupies
llvo days. The courier, therefore, could
not have left I'ckln later than June !S.
"Tho date of the massacre, according to
Chinese reports, was June 30 or July 1."
Tien Tsln Is still hard preiaed. A Chi
nese force numbering from SO.000 to 100,000
men, as estimated by conclusive rccon
n.ilFoanceH, Hoods the country. Communi
cation between Tien Tela nnd Taku Is ap
parently possible by river only.
A Cho Foo dUpatch to tho Express says
tho Hussions have landed 8,000 men nt
Ttku and the Japanese) have discharged
several transports. The Japanese pushed
on to Tien Tsln, leading In the subsequent
assault upon the native city. In which their
commander was kllleil. More trans;, orts
nro engnged nt Japanese ports. With tho
10.000 Urltlsh India troops afloat and fresh
Japanese contingents It Is quite probable
that the allies will have CO.OOO men ashore.
Disorders Increase In Violence.
The disorders In tho provinces nppcnr to
to Increasing In violence. A Chinese army
Is within forty miles of New Chwaug nnd
tho forejguers, ore preparing to abandon
their homes.' Tho southern part of "the
province Is swept by raiders, destroying
all works of the white man, except In spots
garrisoned by Russians.
reclamations have been posted In nil vil
lages near Che Foo, calling upon tho loyal
Chinese to rise and expel the foreigners
for Introducing nmong tho pious Chinese
nn Immoral rcllflon. Kvery good Ruddh'st
Is expected to kneel three times dally,
knock his head on the door thrice nnd pry
earnestly that sudden, cruel death may
overtake nil aliens.
The foreign settlement nt Che Foo In at
the mercy of two Chlncso fortifications
equipped with Krtipp guns, which command
two sides of tho city. Six warships, In
cluding tho United States gunboat Nash
ville, aro constantly cleared for nctlon.
Tho provisional government nt Pekln op
pears to havo do.'lgns upon tho southern
provinces. Restdo having ordered Kwan
Shlkal to advance upon Nnnkln. which ICwan
Sblknl says he will not do, I'rluco Tuan has
sent an army along the routo of the grand
canal. Nankin Is on tho south bank of n
river nearly a mile wide. Tho Rrltlsh
cruiser Hermlone nnd Pique I will nsslst In
repelling attempts to cross. Six Chinese
cruisers are there and 17,000 Chinese troops
are at the disposal of Viceroy 1,1 Kun Yl.
Tho forts mount thirty-four high-power
modern guns. The foreigners In Shanghai
nro becoming uneasy. Everything they feel
depends on Viceroy 1,1 Kun Yl.
Itefuges from Tien Tsln are arriving at
Shanghai and say that only five civilian
foreigners were killed during tho long Chl
ncso bombardment. Tho foreign women be
onrao bo Indifferent that they walked
through tho streets, not heeding the shells.
Most of tho civilians wero deported to Taku,
thenco to bo conveyed to Shanghai
I, lfo Jostles Dentil In Pekln.
Tho courier mentioned In Consul Wnr
ron's dispatch gives n strange picture, says
tho Dally Mall's Shanghai correspondent, of
how llfo jostles death In I'ekln. Husiucss
apparently goes on as usual. The shops and
theaters are epen and tho streets aro full of
people. No Imperial troops, except thoso of
General Tung Kuh Slang, took part In the
lighting. Tho courier even asserts posi
tively that provisions are being supplied to
tho legations, but by whom he does not say.
The Itoxers osfcert that they do all the fight
ing nnd the Chinese troops nil tho looting
?ni nothing else.
General Kwan Shal, governor of Shau
Tung, a correspondent tho Dally .Mall
avers, predicts that by July 11 tho Boxers
will disband and negotiations will begin for
peace. Nevertheless circumstantial rumors
of dark days to como are In circulation.
The cornspondents at Shanghai, who aro
still the clearing house of nil Chinese news,
say tho combined forces of Rutslans and
Japaneso havo left Tlcn Tsln, following the
railway as Long Fang and havo thence
swept swiftly to the weit, attacking the
Chlncso eighteen miles north of Tien Tsln
aud killing 1,000 of them.
Tho Shnnghal correspondent of tho Stand
ard says rerorts from Tien Tsln, from Chi
nese sources, say n great battle has taken
place, In which tho Chinese lost heavily.
Tho nitons at Tlcn Tsln nro short of pro
visions and suffer considerable from "snip
ing," The Dally Mall's Tlcn Tsln correspondent,
in a dispatch dated July 2, via Che Foo July
4, says:
"No forward movement Is posslblo with
less than 30,000 men. A document has
been fouud, signed by a Ilrltlsh resident, on
behalf of the Urltlsh manufacturers, offering
Viceroy Chang Chi Tung complete) arma
ments ond otllcer8 for an army corps for
453,000 sterling.
"Tho messages of Urltlsh correspondents
nt Tien Tsln are censored by tho Ilrltlsh
authorities, but thcro Is uo censorship ex
ercised over tho other correspondents."
Tho Dslly Telegraph's Canton corre-
.(Continued on Fifth rage.)
MORE VICTORIES FOR BRITISH
Ailtlccs from .South Afrlcn Indicate
Aetrral Defeats fur
liners.
LONDON, July 9. Late news from South
Africa reports that the Doers Ineffectually
attacked General Rullcr's escort between
Slnndcrton and llcldclburg on Saturday as
ho was returning from a visit to Ixrd
Hoberts.
The Doers attacked Flcksburg garrison nt
midnight on Tuesday, but wero driven off
after forty-five minutes fighting. General
llrabant, on July fl, occupied Dccrnborg, be
tween Scnaknl ond Winhurg, which served
as n base for bands assailing convoys.
Co!oncl .Million of General Huttoli'a
mounted troops on July 6 nnd 7 engaged
3.0C0 Doers cast of Droukcrsprult and drove
them off. Tho Ilrltlsh casualties numbered
thirty-three.
Commandant Llmmor tried to recapture
Rustcnburg on July 5, but was driven back.
Thirty-four of tho Strnthcona Horse, under
Lleutenn.it Anderson, wero attacked by 200
Doors east of Standcrton on July C. Tho
Urltlsh soon took possession of a kopje,
upon which they successfully withstood the
attacks of the enemy.
FIGHTING ON GOLD COAST
Report from Ktimsii Indicate Hint
KitKiiKcmciit Will Take
I'lnee Today.
CAPE COAST CASTLE, July 8. A letter
from Sir Frederick Mitchell Hodgson, gov
ernor of tho Gold Coast colony, dated nt
Akwabus, July 1, has been received here an
nouncing his safety.
FUMSU, July 8. Tho column under com
mand of Colonel Wllcocks, which is march
lng to tho relief of Sir Frederick Hodgson,
has arrived hero. Hard fighting Is expected
tomorrow.
BOXERS ATTACKED IN PEKIN
I.uyul Trunin I'mlrr I'rliieo CIiIiik Kn
K"KC llchcls III Streets
of Capital.
RRUS8ELS, July 8. A dispatch from
Shanghai received hero says that, occordlng
to a high Chlncso official, the two legations
which were still holding out on July 2 were
tho object of Inccs3nnt uttacks. There had
been soma losses among tho troop3 guarding
tho legations, but tho diplomatists were
safe.
Tho dispatch also says tho loyal troops
under I'rinco Ching, who Is heading a
counter revolution, had attacked the rebels
lu Poklu.
Tho governor of Shan Tung, according to
tho s utile authority, Is reported to have de
clined to obey I'rluce Tuau's orders to seize
Nunkln.
Further dispatches from Shanghai say
tho legations were holding out on July 3,
that tho rebels had been repulsed with a
loss of 2,000 and that tho Uoxcrs wero dis
couraged. They also report that a Chinese
journal confirms tho announcement of
i'rluco Clilng's counter revolution.
CHINESE BOMBARD TIEN TSIN
.Settlement)! Attached with VIor on
the MnrnliiK (
July :t.
LONDON, July 8. A dispatch" from Tlcn
Tsln, dated July 3, says:
"Slnco early morning tho Chlncso have
heavily bombarded tho settlements.
"Admiral Seymour has ordered the women
and children coLvcyed to Taku at tho earl
iest posslblo moment."
DERL1N. July 8. A dispatch from Tien
T3I11 says tho Russians unsuccessfully bom
barded tho native town on July 2. Tho
strength of the allied troops Is about 10,000.
TALK OF BIG CONSOLIDATION
Alton, t'nlon I'neltto unit K 11 11 hum city
Snutliuru .Mil)' Make t'p
One nIciii.
CHICAGO. July 8. The Chronicle tomor
row will say:
"It Is now reported that the Chicago &
Alton, tho Kansas City Southern nnd tho
Union I'aclflc systems nro to bo amalga
mated and placed under one management.
Stunrt Knott, who recently resigned tho
vlco presidency of the Plant system, It Is
said, has been elected a vlco president of
tho Alton consolidated systems Instead of
tho Altou alone. This position, It Is
further rumored, will bo only a temporary
one, and that before New Year3 ho will be
elected to tho olllcc of president of the three
Ilurrimun roads, President Felton of tho
Alton going to New York to assume tho
oinco of chairman of tho board of directors
of tho three companies. Mr. Felton has
been In New York for some tluio conferring
with Mr. Harrlman. This meeting, It Is
said, Is for tho purpose of arranging details
for tho cnrrylng out of tho nbovo plans.
"Tho coming together of the three roads
named will give tho syndicate through lines
from Portland, Ore, nnd to Port Arthur, on
tho gulf of Mexico.
STILL FIGHTING IN LUZON
Filipino II111I 1(10 Men Killed I. a it
Urrli, While American I. one
lllctcu SnlillerN,
MANILA. July 8. Tho last week's ecaut
Ing lu Luzon resulted In eleven Americans
being killed and sixteen wounded. One
hundred and sixty Filipinos wero kllhd
during the week and eight Americans, who
had been prisoners In tho hands of tho
rebels, were surrendered and 100 rifles were
turned over to the United States officials.
The enemy ambushed a wagon train be
tween Indang and Nale. Tho Third In
fantry lest nlno men, whllo on an expedi
tion to puulsh tho Ladrones In the Delta
of tho Hlo Grande.
In the Antigua province of Panay a run
ning fight of thrco hours' duration reeultol
lu the killing or wounding of seventy of
the enemy. There were no casualties among
the Americans.
The Insurgents aro slowly accepting the
amnesty provisions. In eomo instances the
Americans are sippendlng operations In
order tu glvo the rebels an opportunity to
take advantngo of the decree.
Fireman Dim of Injuries,
PITTSIU'RO. July S.-Stunrt Hums of en
glne company No. 4, who was taken out of
tho wrecked Evans building Inst night, died
at an early hour this morning, making the
list ot dead number live. Captain Dan
Campbell, also of No. 4, who was thought
Ust night to havo suffered the least Injury
of nny of those burled. Is tonight In n very
critical condition, suffcrlnsr Internal In
juries. Tho physicians consider his chances
of recovery very sllrht. The other Injured
men arc getting along nicely.
Wants to 11 11 11 Whirlpool Ituplils,
NIAGARA FALLS. N. Y , July S.-Row-ser,
tho Chicago man who purposes to run
the Whirlpool rapids In his llfo boat, did
not succeed In launching his craft today
PropnratlonH were made to put the boat In
the water, but araln the Canadian police
Interfered under tho Sunday law. Tho boat
will be towed to the American side tomor
row, where Dowser will board It aud start
on his trip.
MASSACRE STORY DOUBTED
Washington Officials Inclined to Credit
Optimistic Reports from China.
PRINCE CHING S COUNTER REVOLUTION
It In Hxprctcil Mint Japanese Troops
Are .Voir on the Wny to China and
that Within n Short Tlinu
They Will lie nt Pekln,
WASHINGTON, July 8. A slightly more
hopeful feeling for the safety of tho lega
tloncrs In I'ekln Is apparent In official cir
cles tonight.
Tho hope Is not founded on any official
dispatcher which have reached tho State
department, oh nothing has been received
during the day from tho consular repre
sentatives of the United States In Chlnn.
Tho cumulative statements, however, whlsh
nro dally printed from various portions of
tho empire, reporting the diplomatic corps,
with tho exception of the German minister,
ns safe up to within certain specified time,
together with the absence of any corrob
oratlvo proof of their murder, is partially
responsible for tho slight hopo which pre
vails that the ministers are yet alive. Tho
statements purporting to come from Sir
Robert Hnrt, tho English Chinese Inspector
of customs, uro regarded ob tho beat In
formation which has been received. While
showing that conditions were desperate, the
dlsnatches have not been entirely without
hope.
Mr. Wu, the Chinese minister, continues
optimistic In spite of tho alarming (state
ments which have nppearcd. Such recent
communications as ho has had with the
officials of tho southern provinces lead
him to believe that up to a very recent
dale the legatloncrs were still cafe.
Considerable Importance Is attached hero
to tho telegraphic announcement that Prince
Chtng Is leading a counter revolution
ngalnst tho rebels In I'ekln. The prince
Is the head of the Tsung 11 Yamcn, tho
Chinese foreign oillce, and tho commander
of u gnrrlconed force lu the capital. His
Influence Is said to bo considerable and
tho fact, If the report be confirmed, that
ho has espoused the cause of tho govern
ment ot tho empress and that the loyal
troops are with him, It Is said, may prevent
further murder and plllago by tho rebels
and lu this ludlrect manuer bo tho means
of aiding the foreigners. The princo Is a
member of the reform party.
Heady for the Movement.
Now that the powers aro satisfied for
Japan to supply the major portion ot the
troops which nro to be Fent to Pokln for
the relief of tho foreigners tho expecta
tion Is that tho onward movement of
Japanese soldiers to China will soon beglu,
If, Indeed, It already has not done so. Mr
Nabcuhlmn, the Japanese charge d'affaires
here, thinks that this is probably tho case,
as hla dispatch from the imperial govern
ment, received hero several days ago, an
nounced that tho movement would begin
Immediately. A full corrs Is to bo dis
patched, which will bring Japan's army
footing In China up to nbout 22,000 men.
The part of the army to be sent Is known
as tho Fifth army corps and thlrty-flvo
ships, each of more than 3,000 tons, arc
to 'bo usd In tho transportation.
Mr. Nabt'shtma bellove3 that within ten
days the relief corps will be In Pekln. Tho
march to Pcliln, ho thinks, can be made
la thrco days without great dlfllculty. Ills
opinion Is that tho allied forces will remain
nt Tnku nnd at Tien Tsln to guard th
forts and to keep open tho line of communl
'catlcn and that to tho Japanese army will
be delegated the duty of forcing the relief
of tho foielgners In Pekln. Of this, how
ever, ho has no olliclul Information. It
tho allied forces were to make tha at
tempt they would want to carry with them
rations In large quautltes, peculiarly
adapted to their mode of living, which
might embarrass thera In their progress,
whllo tho Japanese, whose diet consists
In part, at least, of rice, would not be
hnmpercd and could subsist largely on the
country through which they pass. For these
reasons ho inclines to the opinion that tho
Japanese will undertake tho relief work.
Nothing came to the Navy department
today from China that was mado public.
Late tonight ft dispatch w-as received from
one of the naval ofllccrs, but as It was in
cipher and did not concern tho legations
In Pekln, the decision was reached not to
make It public until tomorrow.
NEW SHEET SCALE IS SIGNED
Amalgamated AMNiielntlnn Satisfied
with the Terms, the Price
HeliiK Lust Yeur'M,
PITTSDUUC. Pa., July R. President
Shaffer of the Amalgamated association con
firms tho report ot the slgniug ot the sheet
scale. He said:
"The sneet scale of the Amalgamated As
sociation of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
was signed yesterday by representatives of
the American Steel Sheet company nnd the
committee ot tho labor organization. Tho
ogrcsment is n compromise on what was
asked by both sides. The card rate or
baste scale remains the same ns last year,
but new foot notes, considerably to the ad
vantage ot tho Amalgamated association,
havo been agreed to by tho combine."
MF -tw Ind.. July 8. Tho Midland
Steel .,01 Kb will resume operations In this
city ono week from tomorrow with a full
complement ot 800 men as a result of the
settlement of tho wage question yesterday.
It Is expected that within ten days the Iron
workers' scale will bo signed nnd tho three
Iron mills here will resume, employing 2,000
men.
FEDERAL MARSHAL IS SHOT
Ollleer Killed and Two Other Men
l'ntully Wounded In All ray
In Kentucky,
MOUNT STnilLINoTTcy., July 8. Today
word camo over tho telephono from Marlbo,
Menefee county, that Deputy United States
Marshal Howard Wilson had been killed
and Tip Day and Joseph Rush of this county
mortally wounded and could not llvo only a
few hoursv Wlleon, accompanied by Wil
liam Stamper ot this place, had gono In
search of Day, who was wanted In Virginia
on special charges, Including alleged viola
tion ot the internal revenuo laws. Not
far from Marlbo, In Menefeo county, about
thirty-five miles from here, they came up
with Day, James Rush and two women. As
soon as the officers made known their bus
iness shooting began. Wilson shot Dush
through tho body and Day shot Wlleon
through tho heart, killing him instantly.
Stamper shot Day through the head.
Xew Mexican Gold Field.
HRRMOSILLO. Mex., July S.-Martln Hu
len of Aspen, Colo.. T. 11. (jLaedlne of San
Francisco and James Crawford of Reason,
Arlr., prospectors, have arrived from the
new placer gold fields In Ixiwor CallfornU,
about fifty miles south of Camp Companis,
bringing with them over 1200,ono n told
dust. Tho prospectors state that the plarer
Held embraces a tract of travel about 2,000
acres In extent.
DEATH LIST STILL GROWS
Indies Heeoverril from Hnnle Swell
Xiimlicr of llotinkcti l'lro
Victim to 1 10.
NKW YORK, July 8. Threo more bodies
were found today on tho Saale. This mikai
twenty-nine bodies that have thus tar been
taken from tho wreck ot tho Saale since
tho fire and 146 bdlfs In all recovotel.
The bodies recovered today were found tn
tho second cabin in tho after part of the
ship nnd they were horrible sights to look
upon. They had very little clothing on
and were nil victims of tho Are. They
could not be Identified,
Chief Officer Henry Schaeffcr, who w.13
In charge today, said he had no Idea who
tho men had been, but Judging from the
place where they were found ho thinks
they wero stewards.
Tho body of a man badly scarred and
burned was found nt Rockawoy Reach this
afternoon and taken to. tho morgue there.
Tho body Is supposed to be that of a victim
of tho Ilobokcn disaster.
No bodies wero recovered from the Rremen
or Main today, although tho work ot search
ing was kept up.
Dynamite was exploded on the river bed
about the wrecks of the piers of tho North
German Lloyd today without bringing to
the surface nny more bodies.
Ono chargo waa sent down between the
ruins of the Thlngvnlla lino pier and the
pier of tho Hamburg line. A column of
water wos hurled Inlo the air and tho water
agitated for a long distance by tho charge,
but no bodies wero floated, Another charge
was fired, but to no purpose.
KILLED IN PECULIAR WAY
Tvo I'erMonn Meet Dentil nt Pit txhnrc:
liy Ciibooiri Cruslilnsr Through
SliltcU Under.
PITTSRUIia, Pa., July 8. Two persons
wero killed outright and ono seriously hurt
tonight In a peculiar railroad accident. Tho
dead arc:
MRS. KLIZADETH KD WARDS, aged 40.
THOMAS MORRIS, aged 48.
Thomas Kdwards, husband ot tho dead
woman, had his leg so badly lacerated that
It will have to be amputated. The victims
were on their way homo from church and
wero standing on South Twonty-Beventh
street, south side, at the end of a blind
switch on tho Pittsburg, Virginia & Charles
ton railroad, waltlng.fof; a long Pan Handle
train to pass. Tho switch, which Is cn
grade, was tilled with cabooses. The freight
broke In two at tho switch, supposedly
caused by a broken frog, The portion
which turned Into the switch Jammed the
lino of cabooses through tho buffer Into
the party of church people. Mrs. Edwards
was literally cut to pieces. Doth legs wero
cut off, her head was crushed and her cn
tlro body was covered with cuts and bruise.
Mr. Morris was not quite so badly man
gled, but was dead when plcko up.
Ir. Edwards, who Is a prominent con
tractor, was throwu.and ono of his legs
caught by a car wheel and crushed so badly
that It will havo to be amputated.
ARE LOOKING. FOR TROUBLE
Street Car .Strll.crH Complnlit that
Vnnslt Compiliiy 11ns Violated
Agreement.
ST. LOUIS, Ju'y ,-jTbo cxecutivo com
mltteb of tbo local branch of tho Amalga
mated Association of Street Railway Em
ployes of America tonight decided to call
a mass meeting for tomorrow morning at
10 o'clock to consider the relations existing
between tho St. Louis Transit company
and Its employes. It la asserted by the
executive committee that tho agreement
signed by President Whlttaker of tho
Transit company and Chairman Edwards
of the strikers' grlovanco committee,
whereby the strike was declared off, has
been violated by the former.
President Whlttaker, it is charged, In
stead of hiring the men on tho list fur
nished, according to tho agreement by tho
grievance committee, Is taking on now men.
Tho advisability of resuming tho strike
will bo passed upon tomorrow. Not only
woro the street car men actively engaged
today in shaping up matters for a renewal
of the fight, but nil other branches of or
ganized labor In tho city met and by a
practically unanimous vote decided to ten
der their moral and financial support to tho
railway men If they decided to renew tho
fight.
SHAKEN UP BUT NOT HURT
PimfieiiKerit on Derailed Grand Trunk
Truln llnve .Varruw Hucune
lit LniiHliitf,
LANSING. Mich.. July 8. Tho Grand
Trunk nnd Lehigh express, composed ot
threo coaches, four sleepers and tho bag
gage and express cars, which was duo here
at 9:35 o'clock tonight, was wrecked one
mllo west of the station. A number of tho
passengers were badly shaken up, but no
one received serious Injuries.
Tbo train, which was heavily loaded with
eastern delegates returning from tho Kan
sas City convention and western delegates
enroute to tho convention of tho grand
lodge, Denevolent and Protective Order of
Elks, at Atlantic City, was behind time
and running through tho yards at high
speed when a switch suddenly opened. Two
of ths day coaches aud the four sleepers
wero derailed, tho day coaches tipping over.
That all tho passengers escaped scilous In
jury or death Is almost miraculous, as the
wrecked cars are within thrco fect of tho
Grand river, which runs besldo tbo track.
CRAWL FROM BOAT TO SHORE
.Vine Hundred UxeiirnlonUtH on I.nke
12rle Stcnmcr llnve Clone
Call fur Life.
DUFFALO, N. Y July 8. Today's de
velopments show ttbat the storm which
swept Lake Erie last night was ono of tho
most scvero of the season. Tho large
steamer Pearl wau caught by the swell as
It was backing from its dock nt Crystal
Reach, Out., with 900 Ruffalo excursionists
on board, and driven, stem foremost, on a
sandbar.
The damage to the boat proved trifling,
but the rescue of the passengers was peril
ous. Oang planks wero spliced with rope
and pushed from tho Crystal Reach dock
to the deck of tho Pearl, which had listed
so badly that it was feared It would bo
turned completely over. Across this bridge
each ot tho 900 men, women and children
on board wero forced to walk or crawl
whllo tho driving sea foamed about them.
Movement of Hern 11 Vrmrla .July M.
New York Arrived Ln, Gascogne, from
Havre; Cymric, from LUcrpoot and Queens
town. Stnatemlam, from Rotterdum: As
toria, from Gluseow and Movllle. Bulled
Kaiser Wllhelm 1 1, for Naples and Genoa.
Southampton Hailed Frledrteh dcr
Grouse, from Drernon for Now York.
QueeiiAtown-BalUd-ServIa, for Liverpool,
Arrived Ivernlu. from Boston for Liver
pool, nnd proceeded.
Movllle Arrived Tunisian, from Mon
tr'nl for Liverpool.
Hon Kf'ng Arrived previously Steamer
Garlic, from San Francisco, via Honolulu
and Sail Francisco.
TOWNE HAS NOT YET DECIDED
Cannot Make Up His Mind to Relinquish
His Polygamous Nomination.
MAY TELL AFTER HE REACHES DULUTH
Snys the Situation Iteiiulren Careful
Dclllicrnlloit mill He Wants
tu Take Ills Time III
Consideration.
LINCOLN, July 8. (Special Telegram.)
Chairman Jones of Arkansas, National Com
mitteeman Daniel J. Campbell nnd G. W,
Mooro of Michigan arrived nt C o'clock to
night nnd were met nt tho depot by Col
onel Hrynn. They will remain hero sev
eral days. Chairman Jones will confer with
Mr. Rrynn tomorrow concerning campaign
plans. Charles A. Towne tonight declared
that ho had nothing to say concerning his
candidacy for vice president.
"That Is a deiicnto matter," he said, "and
requires deliberate nnd careful considera
tion. I will announce my decision after I
return to Duluth."
Mr. Rryan and Mr. Towne spent tho aft
ernoon ln consultation.
The democratic national campaign ot 1900
will bo formally launched In this city next
Tuesday afternoon under the personal su
pervision nnd direction ot W. J. Rryan
and Adlal Stevenson, with Charles A.
Towne of Minnesota as an Interested spec
tator nnd possibly ns n participant. Many
of tho big guns of democracy will be here,
Including the chairman, secretary nnd sev
eral members of tho national committee.
The speaking will begin nt 2 o'clock In the
afternoon and will bo continued throughout
tho evening.
I'roKrniu for the McctliiK.
The program for tho ratification Is being
prepared by Chairman P. L. Hall of tho
state central committee and the reception
features 6 re being arranged by n local
committee. Tho plans contemplate speeches
by Rryan, Stevenson, Congressman Shnffroth
of Colorado, George Fred Williams of Mass
achusetts, General Weaver of Iown, Web
ster Davis ot Kansas City, Governor Stone
of Missouri, Charles A, Towne of Minnesota
aud Chairman Jones, and If theso men
cannot satUfy the crowd others will be
called upon for Impromptu remnrks.
Tho meetings will be held cither In tho
Auditorium or on the state house lawn.
Tuesday was selected as the best day for
tho affair because many of the delegates to
tho stnto nominating conventions will bo
ln tho city by that time.
Stevenson on Ills Way,
MINNEAPOLIS, July 8. In obedience to
ft telegraphic request from Mr. Rryan Hon.
Adlal E. Stevenson left hero tonight over
tho Omaha road for Lincoln, Neb. Whcu
seen at the depot just before his departure
Mr. Stevenson would say little, except that
ho was to attend a conference at Lincoln
regarding the plan ot campaign, In which
Senator Jones, chairman of tho democratic
national committee, and Mr. Towne, popu
list candidate for vlco president, was to
take part. Mr. Stevenson further said that
at tho conclusion ot tbo conference ho
would return to Mlnnetonka Reach and re
main thero until September 1, when he Is
expected to take an active part Id the cam
paign. From another Eotirce It Is learned that
Mr. Towne Is awaiting tho verdict of tho
coming conference, ns to whether it is bet
ter for him to withdraw as the populist
candldato for vlco president. It Is said he
la ready to do Just what Rryan thinks best
under the circumstances.
Mr. Stevenson Is expected to return here
on Thursdny and trustworthy udvlces are
that Chairman Jones will accompany him.
Roth will remain at Mlnnetonka Reach for
several weeks.
CONSIDER IT AS AN INSULT
Custer County Populist Xot nt All
PleiiNCil liy the Nomination
of Stevenson.
BROKEN HOW, Neb., July 8. (Sp-c al.)
There Is much dlssatlsfuctlon ln Custer
county popullstlc ranks over tho failure
of tho democratic convention to endorse
Charles A. Towne for vice president. Fol
lowing Is n copy ot a set of resolutions
adopted nt a township caucus at Calloway
on Saturday, which fairly expresses the
feelings:
Do it Resolved, by tho populists of De
light township. In caucus assembled, that
It la the sense of this caucus that the
action of the democratic national conven
tion at Kansas City. In tho nnmliintl'in
of Adlal Stovunson for vice president, was
an Insult to ths populist party, in view
of the unselfish nets of said populist party
nt their national convention, and that we
earnestly request the populist national
committee to withdraw tho mimo of W.
J. Bryan from our presidential ticket. Ho
it further
Iterolved, That the delegates to tho
county convention be Instructed to have
these resolutions embodied ln the resolu
tions of the county convention.
TRENTON, Neb., July 8. (Special.)
Thero Is somewhat of dissatisfaction among
tho populists aud democrats over the nom
ination of Stovcnson for vice president. A
number of populists nnd democrats havo ad
mitted that tho republicans have ft good,
strong ticket and n bard ono to fight. Re
publicanism la growing. A McKlnlcy and
Roosevelt club will possibly be formed hero
soon.
Frontier County I'npnllsts,
STOCKVILLE, Neb., July 8. (Special.)
The Frontier couhty populist convention met
at Stockvlllo yesterday and tbo following
wore elected delegates to the state conven
tion: A. J. Mccham, J. C. Chambers, n. K.
Schaeffcr, W. A. Rradbury, Georgo W. War
ner. C. S. Tunis, Kd L. Rradbury, O. D.
Miller, Chsrles Frymlre, F. E. Tcel,
Delegates to the congressional conven
tion: Charles DeChant, W. C. Collins, C.
S. Tunis, L. Lallounty, C. Mitchell, J. L.
Jones, W. H. Wlleon, Ed Rradbury, John
Methvan. Instructed by resolution for Hon.
It. D. Sutherland.
Delegates to Twenty-ninth senatorial con
vention: O. A. Warner, C. T. Wallace L.
M. Graham, L. M. Hlgglns, A. J, Raker,
S. W. Stow art, J. T. Ramsey, C. P. Wetzel,
E. P. Pyle, Georgo Randall.
Delegates to Sixty-sixth representative
convention, instructed for II. M. Alt of
Earl, Frontier county: D. J. Stubblefleld,
John J. Kyner, Georgo R. Randall, J, T.
Ralley, S. E. Falmlug, J. IL Lincoln, W. E.
Armstrong, John Elley, Charles F. Sol
becker. For county attorney, Hon. L. M. Graham;
for county commissioner. First district, tho
present county commissioner, A. J. Miller.
liners Plucklnir to finitnlnnil.
LONDON, July 9. Tho Times' Lourcnzo
Marqucz correspondent says, under date of
July 7:
"A general movement of Roer settlers
Into Gazaland, Portuguese territory, seems
to bo In contemplation. Already largo
herds have been driven across the border,
Tho Portuguese welcome tho movemont."
Hecelver fur Stove Works,
MUNCIE, Ind.. July S.-Charles 71.
Church, cashier of tho Delaware County
National bank, has been appointed receiver
for tho Muncle property 0 tho Enterprise
Stovo company of Detroit.
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska
Fnlr; Warmer; Southerly Winds,
Temperature nt tlnmlin jesterilayt
Hour. Heir, Hour. Ilctf.
n a. m 112 t p, 111 Ml
I a. in (V2 ti p, m Mil
7 11, m Ill II i, 111 Ml
N n Iir, . p, m Ml
II u, m 117 ft p, 111 Ml
10 n 70 II p, 111 711
11 a. 111 T.'l 7 p. 111 71)
1- tit 77 H p. 111 7 7
t p. in 7.1
ROUSING RACE FOR SENATOR
McGritiv and IRUIns
for Control of I,
Rattle Hard
1 lure In
West VI
CHARLESTON, W.
uly S. The to-
publican state conve
will nuet he. a
this week to uomllia
state ticket,
relcct a new statu e
co nnd trans ut
to thu pruilden
While this Is a
other business prepa
tlal aud state camp.
doubtful or close stigfgtir the president. al
electors and state officers, It is epiclally
so for United States senator. The mem
bers of tho legislature who aro elected ntxt
November will select the successor of Hon,
Stephen D. Elklns In the senate.
Senator Elklns Is a candldato for re
election nnd will preside here ns tho tem
porary chairman of tho cotivcntl.n, making
his keynote speech on Wednesday. It his
been conceded slnco tho democratic state
convention was held at Parkcrsburg last
month that tho democratic nomine,- fjr
senntor Is likely to be Hon. John T. McGraw
of Grafton, who was the opponent of Sen
ator N. II. Scott at the last election. Mc
Graw and Elklns are both great organizers
and every close county will bo hotly con
tested for state senators and membcr.4 of
tho bouse of delegates, so that tho result
on the stnto ticket and also the presiden
tial electoral vote of the Mate will depend
largely on this senator! it contest. Tti
democrats havo an advantngo In the ho dove."
senators, so that there Is a possibility ot
a mixed result. It is claimed that If the
republicans should elect their state tlck-t
by n larger plurarllty than ever tcfote they
might still havo n majority on Joint ballot
In the legislature.
All thu other candidates for governor bnve
been withdrawn, so thot thcro Is no oppo
sition to Hon. A. H. Whlto of Parkcrsburg.
Ho is the close friend ot Senators Elklns
nnd Scott nnd the favorite ot the leaders.
He was for years the editor of the Parkers
burg Journal and Is now the Internal ic ve
nue collector for this district. With the
exception ot the contest for state nudltot
thero is not likely to bo much contention
over tho nominations for other placej 011
tho state ticket. The preliminary work
will bo done on Tuesday and tho conven
tion will convene on Wednesday.
PRESIDENT HAS QUIET DAY
Democratic McKlnlcy Utiles to Church
Seated IIcnIiIc Ills Coach
man. CANTON, O., July 8. President McKlnlcy
began the day with n short drive. Ho put
Mrs. McKlnley ond Mrs. Julius Whiting, sr..
an old friend of the family, on the rear sent
ot thu surrey and took his own place besldo
tho coachman for a turn about tho city.
Just as the bells were summoning worship
ers to church tho president's carriage
stopped at tho First Methodist church. Tho
president entered tho church nnd tho women
continued their drive. At tho conclusion of
the servlccB tho president walked to his
home, halted several times by thoso who
wanted to shake hands.
Another drive was taken toward evening
and then tho president, Mrs. McKlnley, Sec
rotary Cortclyou and Dr. Rlxey went to the
homo of Judge Day for dinner nnd to kpend
the evening. It was n quiet nnd restful day,
such as the president likes his Sundays to
be, and was marked by comparatively few
colls, although some strangers In tho city
craved tho honor of shaking tho president's
hand.
ENGLISH VIEW OF CAMPAIGN
llryiiu Xnt Attacked and McKlnlcy
Not Defended liy the I. on.
don l'apers.
RT. LOUIS, July S A special cablegram
from London to tho Globo-Dcmocrnt says:
The nomination of Rrynn on n platform
conspicuous for unfriendliness to Kni-lund
passes unnoticed here. Political demonstra
tions In favor of tho Dutch republics have
never been regarded seriously here, since
it has been ussumed that foreign sympathy
would not be carried to the length of (lend
ing un army of loo.oft) men across the At
lantic under convoy of 11 navy ;owcrful
enough to destroy 11 Ilrltlsh licet.
Hryan 1h not attacked hy the English
press, nor Is McKlnley defended. The Amer
ican elections do not Interest English read
ers thli vcar nnd there Is little talk nbout
them. Whatever politicians may choose to
say In platforms, all Intelligent English
men know that thero Is 110 alliance be
tween the two governments and t tint Amer
icans aro In the linblt of electing their
presidents on domestic rather than furtign
isauca.
Docll Wnnts IlooNcvelt's Place.
WASHINGTON, July 8. Tho Post tomor
row will say that tho friends of Hon.
Charles II. Duel!, commissioner of patents.
Intend to press him vigorously as tho next
republican candldato for governor of Now
York. His political lndorsers, when ap
polted commifsloner of patents, Incltidod
Senator Piatt nnd the republican state com
mittee, tho republican congressional dele
gation, ex-Sicrelary Cornelius Rllss, Sec
retary Root. ex-Senntor IIlscoclc. cx-S natnr
Warner Miller, ex-Sccrctary Tracy, J. J.
Reldon and others. Ho lives In Syracuse.
Hill's I'rlenil Is ltcwardcd.
NEW YORK, July 8. Chairman Trank
Campbell of tho democratic btato committee
has appointed Mayor James K. MrGuIro of
Syracuse chairman ot thu executive com
mltteo of that state. As tho head of this
committee Mayor McGuIro will handlo and
direct tho campaign for governor In the
stato this fall. Moyor McOulre was a con
spicuous figure nt tho national democratic
convention at Kansas City by reason of his
staunch support of former Senator David 71.
Hill.
Tenehers .Meet at Charleston.
CHARLESTON, S. C, July S.-Delegates
and members of the National Educational
association pour Into tho city bv every
train. Tho only meetlnu- scheduled for to
day wns the first confer ice of religious ed
ucation held at the Flmt Ilnritlut rhnrrli
Dr. J. E. Gilbert of Washington, D. C, de
livered an address on 'The Problem of Ito-
lisious ivaucauon.
Professor Takes Header.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., July 8 -A
special to tho Gazette from Glen Park.
Colo., saya that Prof. Dickson of Washing
ton university. 8t. Louis, wos thrown from
niH uieyrii tins morning wiille desrendlng
a steep hill. His hend struck a bridge, caus
ing a serious concussion of the brain.
Ituu Dimvii hy Train.
ST. LOUIS. July 8. George Schocnlng and
William Grub were killed and Fred Frlso
was probably fatally injured nt Columbia.
III., near here this afternoon. The three
men were in a buggy that wns demolished
i- a iruui at a uaitlmoru & Ohio South
western railway crossing,
Talmaur Preaches In Stockholm.
STOCKHOLM. July 8. Ilev. T HeWItt
Talmawi preached In tho Immanurl chunh
ncr today to an immense congrogntlon Dr
Talmage's sermon was rendered Into Hwe
dish by an Intoiiircter.
mm
ROW WAS LOOKED FOR
Minister Oongor's Mail Eoport Just at Hand
Forecasted Trouble.
MASSACRE OF FOREIGNERS ANTICIPATED
Failure of Ohincso Government to Suppress
Boxers Made Manifest.
AMERICAN PROTEST TO TSUNG LI YAMEN
Diplomats Present Bill of Dontantls to tha
Government at Pckiu.
CHRISTIANS MURDERED IN NORTH CHINA
French Catholic IINhop 1'axlcr Telia
Fearful Talc of OutriiKC liy llox-
ers 11111I Compares Tlieni llli
Those Thirty Vears A Kit.
WASHINGTON, July 8. Tho last Chin!,
mall to reach the Slate department brought
the report of Minister Conger, perhaps tho
Inst that will ever come to hand. This bears)
dale ot I'ekln, May 21. It Is of the utuusS
Importance, disclosing as It docs a full enm
prehenslon on the part of the foreign mini
Isters In Pekln of the character and extent
of tho Roxer uprising even though Mr. C01U
ger himself, by disposition optimistic, found
some reason to hope that tho worst was)
over at that date. What Mr. Conger has to
say ns to the attitude of the Chinese gov
ernment toward the Roxer movement, nn re
vealed lu tho formal interchange that took:
place between himself nnd tho tsuug 11
nmen, Is not only of peculiar Interest nor,
but probably will have a strung bearing ort
tho final reckoning that must bo hnd bc
tween tho civilized nations and tho Chinese,
Mr. Conger makes It very clear, through)
tho publication of the French priest's letter.
that nt least one mid probably all ot tho
European nations having Interests la
northern China wero acquainted with tho
lungers of the situation nt least two or thrill
weeks beforo the actual outbreak In Pekltu
Tho correspondence referred to follows:
Letter from Conner.
Legation of tho United States of Ameri
ten, Pekln, China, May 21, P.tOO. To thel
Honorable John Hay, Secretnry of State
Washington, D. C Sir: I have the honor!
to confirm, on tho overleaf, my cipher tclo
gram of today.
In response to the request of the FrenchS
minister the. dean called n meeting of thej
diplomatic corps yesterday and upon inform
matton furnished In a letter from thu Catho
lie bishop ln Pekln and verbal reports by,
the other ministers, tho situation was con
sidered so gravo that the corps unanimously
Instructed the dean to present It to tha
tsung 11 yamcn and demand Immediate and
effective, measures, which he did today by tlio
note, copy of which is enclosed.
I also encloso copies of tho bishop s Ictton
nnd one from Rev. Mr. Klllle, an American
missionary who lives In Pekln, but travels
a circuit to the north and cast.
On thu ISth Instant, during an extended!
personal Interview with tho Taiing II ynmen
called their attention to tho fact that
notwithstanding' constant warnings from this
and other legations tho Roxers had con
tinually Increased and spread until now they,
nro boldly organized Inside tho wall of Pekln,
the exiatenco of thousands is known in tho
villages around Pekln. Christian converts
aro being persecuted nnd threatened overyr
where, many forced to recant thulr religious
professions nnd some havo been compelled,
to abandon their chapels and come to Pekla
for safety.
I said: At ft London mission near Chon
Chow, forty miles weat of Pekln, two natlvcj
Christians had been killed nnd their chapel
destroyed. Near Paotlng Fu, n Catholic vil
lage) has been destioyed nnd slxty-ono
Christians murdered, some ot them being;
burned nllve. Tho foreign governments can
not sit Idly by and witness this pcrbocutloa
and murder. I can only speak for my own
government, but It Is beeoming very Im
patient over China's continued treaty viola
tions. It always has been nnd still Is tho
good friend ot China and only wishes Id
prosperity, but Is now 11.010 than ever de
termined to sustain the treaty rights ot all
American citizens and of tho Christian con
verts, and It will hold the Chinese govern
ment to tho strictest responsibility for overy
treaty Infraction In this regard. It will da
this, not only for tho benefit of Its citi
zens, but In the Interest of China herself,
whoso government Is now sadly threatened
by theso lawless organizations. At present,
it Is true, they ;eo into have no capable)
leader, but should one arlso mid thu popu
lace become re-ally Inllamed, the overthrow1,
of tho pnstnt dynasty Is most likely to fnU
low and possibly tho destruction of tho cnii
plre, etc.
Ilcply of the Chinese,
They replied that I did not understand
tho many difficulties under which tbcyj
labored, but they had succeeded in sup
pressing tho Roxers lu tho province of Shun
Tung and would do so here.
I told them I snw no effective measures
whatever being put forth. They replied that
tho movement hnd not heretofore been'
looked upon ns Forlous, but now thu govern
ment was fully awaro of tho gravity ot tho
situation nnd that n recent rnnllJenlial dm
croo had been Bent to tho viceroy of Pekln
and neighboring officials, whbh would surclyy
provo effective, suppress tho Roxers and
restoro order.
I told them that the most alarming tclo
grams wero being sent to tho newspapers or
Europo and America of the existing stato ofj
anarchy here and that the people of the)
world would be forced to bellcvo that tha
government of China was either abetting
these murderous brigands or that It was too
weak to suppress) or control them, und It3,
good namo and credit must suffer lrrotrlova
lily in consequence. After reading tho de
cree, which was much llko those heretofore
published, they asked mo If I would not wlre
my government that they could nnd wero,
suppressing thu Roxers,
I replied thot at present I would not?,
that I had been for six months telegraphlnj'
tho lfsuanco of Ineffective decrees, but It'
they would show mo the fact by actual ami,
immediate repression, which they could 1
they would In three days, I would gladly and
quickly wlro It to my government.
Thoy assured mo that sufficient troops
bad been sent to the disturbed districts ta
restoro order nnd afford protection,
I again told them that restored orderf
would be the only possible proof. I nlsa
said that unless the situation was relieved
and the threnten'ng danger from mots
averted I should bo compelled to ask atj
once a sufficient guard of American moM
rlnes to Insuro the safety ot tho legation.
They said: "Don't do that. It Is uo
necessary." And again promising encrgetli
action the Interview clwcd,
Unless soma energetic nctlon Is taked
tho situation will beromo fraught with greal
danger to foreigners, not from any Intelltf
g?nt or organized nets, but ftom Ignorant
Ir.l'iratd mob violence. I, hoKvufc lutt