Nebraska Newspapers

    The Omaha Daily Bee
ESTABLISHED JUNE 19. 1ST1.
OMAHA. TI'ESDAT MOEXIXG. .TT"LY 10. 1900 TEX PAGES.
SIXWLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
SO LKE FROM PERft
Cn.Trttfirsia&ted Sumsn All That Lmstte
fros Oinaese C&pit&L
i
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KAY SAVE FOREIGNERS
PRINCE CHING
Xsproa Dqtlzzt Saia to 3t Acus i
ir JLffain of Exsin.
OFFICIALS OPPOSED TO 30XERS KILLED .
Alliet tt Em Tee Art) Eavir.r Zrceedinclj
Unpleasant Tine.
YANK-TSE-KIANG MINED WITH TORPEDOES
a.or cnorle BrreMord commenimc
Present Var Deelare That
Mrnccle w 111 Be on Land
Ksther Than Water.
I
LONDON July Id S.2S a.m TChh the I Tien Tutu. j tbe Porelpn ofSce at follows
foratpnerr in Pekm probably aafe amid otrll I The emperor If orde-lnp more vesself to ' "There ere 10.S20 detithr from cholera
ar. with Prince Cblnp on their Rtde. vHh ' F ready for Ch.na Tbe latent ordered tc , and C.60S fatalltieF In the famine district
the tiawrr united and their force oen- prepare are tbe crvrifler Xiolie. Sperber. , during the lat week tn June. Tbe total
r.taotly lnrreartnp. the outloek In ralna Scbwaltn:. BuKard and Seeanler A dl- ! dtath amonp the Humbert, on tbe relief
if rather more bepefal than It ha bs latoe of ne thirty-ton torjiedo boutt 1 work In the Brttlat d let r let ere t.ZH The
tor a menth paat. 1: apjwun from the ''a l"lnc prepared,. They wiu make twen- number on tbe relief wurk u increusinp rap
rautiour atatement plven oat by Taotal ' ty-irtx knotr an hour and are expected to idly In oonnequenre of drouth.
Ehsnp in Shanpbai that tbe reaon that the arrtre by the middle of An cunt, before the "The number on pratnltouB relief It coa
lery puna bannp on the lecallon in Petit j front, and to t used lor rlrer emre and ' tlnulnp throuphout tbe affected dlatrk!tB.
ere not used i ihat Prlnre Cbmp who It tbf- communication between the larpe vei,-; NEW YORK. July ! In response to an
crved by lB.OOCi troops, sniiod lUl the art 11-
lory aamuBitunt Shenp likewise intrmater
LUKi UUU J I. CDaQKHQFT II. CU1CJ U. tur '
northern army lr associated with Prince
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Chlnp In opposinp Innce Tuaa s ferocious ,
tieslpns and dictatorial ambitions Shenp. 1
who appears to b ihe sole Shanphal con
ltrit of Pekln news ehers tbe foreipn con
sult by thfwe confjdcnual communications
bin takes excessive precaution to prevent
the Chinese from thlnkinp him friendly tt
the lorelpners Thr teellnp of unres: In tbe
southern and central provinces continues
Tbe membcrt of tbe ofLclal classes In these
rirorinee K?.riVi tu rem. In niifrftl lVi .
Jeanlnp toward th- lorelpners tintil they
rhali Vnnw whother th. mn.r.t n, .rt, !
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seenTto
the old order against Prince Tuan's Inordtn.
ate ambition
From a foreign Tlew polrt the captnre
of Pekln Is tbe key to the situation ar
there Is a fear according to the Daily
Wall's Shanphal corrp-pondent. that delay
row rnenns one hundred rer.ru. ts for the
Bcxers lor every soldier of the alllet in the
land
Two couriers arrived at Tien Tsln on July
I from Pekln. One brought a letter from
Kir Claude MaeDonald. tbe British minister,
to the same efiect as that previously re
ceived from Sir Robert Hart. The couriers
confirm tbe reports of the death of Baron
von Ketteler Tbev say that Prince Chlng
Is dotnp his utmost to protect tbe foreigners
but that the native fueling acainst the
whites it strong Two officials opposed to tbe
Boxers are reported by the couriers to have
-been cscassmated.
Sir Claude MacDonald's letter is dated
Tour dayt earlier than that of Sir Robert
Bart't.
Km pre.. Ilowscrr 1 Aetlve.
A disputrh to news agency here, dated
Tien Tsln July " sayr
"The emprebs dowager, so far from being
dead, is actively striving to prevent the
factions lighting. Prince Chlng has ln
lormed her that be would rather lose his
bead than be constantly obliged to warn
ber of the consequences of the prolongation
of the present anarchy Prince Tuan is
quite willing that Chlng should be decap
itated. . but tbe dowager empresr will not
allow this. Prince Tuan hat derided that
he will take fuD responsibility He pur
poses to retake Tien Tsln and Taku Out
side of Pekm except In the He Hai Ll and
the Shanp Tung country, the people are sim
ply tndifierrnt '
However this aP may be. the allies at
Tien Tsln are having an exceedingly un-
pleasant time The last engagement of
which news has come throuph occurred on make -will have to buy new watches of tbe
July f. The ("ninette artillery opened at I Inspector or his agents, and the kind tba
sundown. Tbelr fire was more accurate 1 he dirnrts. Tbe locomotive firemen between
and their ammunition better, the shells I North Platte and Cheyenne are reported to
xplodlnp w-Kh precision and setting fire
to several buildtnps H M E Terrible' i
puns again quieted the Chinese, who. shift-
inp their artillery, reopened the attack I
In the afternoon, but. a thunderstorm '
breaking the Chinese suddenly quit The ' P&oy wit) be compelled to rescind :it order
i-HJes immediately attacked and drove the I to avoid a general strike
Chinese trorc their works but lost thirty'..- nfcJ cqc pRCUf
killed or wounded in no domp. The non-I rll I D LA Wit UPl lULttt O Untn
comhatknts are lcavinp Tien Tsln and the I
nnlnlon of a minoritv favorr the mllltirv 1-aV.e Erie Tarht Disaster of -nturdnj
leaving also Stories of colossal Chinese
krmW gathering continue to worry not onlv
the rank and file, but the commanders who
admit the uncertainty ot reconnairsanoct
and tbe complete absence of an efiective
Intelligence department Chinese informa
tion It received with extreme distrurt It
1 obvious that though there are many
thousands of Chinese camped behind the
puns, nothinp can be done at present, ex
cept to wan the arrival of reinforcement
The rainy season has set In and thle makes
going Into the Interior difficult. The coun
try .between Petan ind Tien Tela In other
years bat been frequently flooded. River
tranrpartauon It almost Impossible and the
railway U practically non-existent and
taunt be entirely rebuilt.
Military opinion Is unanimous that if the
legatlonr did not need relief it would be
looiish to attempt to advance before Septem
ber Bonnd Only by Mentlallty.
The Dally Mail t Shanghai correspondent,
sadrr date of July S, scys
"It la certain that If the powers make any
movement elsewhere north of Taku they
must be prrporei to meet opposition. A
Chinese official in high favor with Viceroy
Liu Kun Yul says the eoutbern vicereyr are
only bound to neutrality as long as they are
bat Interfered with. They hsve more mate
rials than ihey can use and the military
lorres all over the provinces are Increasing
The -rank-Tse-Kiaag i mined with torpe
does The garrison at the Shanghai ar
senal hoe Jubi been reinforced by two new
recruited regiments "
Baron Hsyasht. being usfced by a renre
lentative of the Dally Chronicle. "Do yet
understand that Japan has now been giver
a tree hand to settle the trouble" replied
'I do not understand o. but I knew that
Japan Is curie willing to do all In ber
power to bring tbe uprising to an end. alone
with the other powers. Japan is ready u
put .,00D men into the field.
"If any sort of government existed in
Pekin the settlement of the trouble would
not present sellout di faculty but if anarchy
prevailed tbe situation would be serious in
ieed. George Wyndbam. parliamentary under
secretary ol state tor war said tn the
House of Comment yesterday that since 1B91
English firms had sold the Chinese govern-
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N0TE FR0W iLHUNG CHANG
Ireroy fable Alrirr of Authentic 1
C ontlrraation f Monorrr of
Minuter.
BERLIN July Ltt Wal Loot i
the Chines minister te German- I
mid s representative of the Am-'
fated J-re that he had today received a !
en - paint troxn Li Hour Cbaag. dated Jaly T .
Baying "no autbcnttr ena&raatioE aw ar- ,
u4 V. - 1l-. . . ..1 ......... ... V.-J I
information that Prince Chlng bar ,
determined opposition tt tar !
'oaanibem with regaiar troops.
a majsrlQY retrials loyal. Several i
Sfverr c&rnStSM have been fought In
w - bich the loyal tr&ipr were rirtcrioiis Three
thousand rebels have been killed is tbe
rtrtrtu before the patpf of Pelac ' I
ine merman ppvemmcm lean tbe Bpreae
JWlBf!aaw
af trouble in Shun Tunc; and diRtrim tbe i The ratafmn bat Ih-pb Jtlrly ceneral thl Tb. CrtK)k caC McaeJlac alae at N at a mtttlSE nf the Street PUwa.wDeu
Shan Tutir pm-rmor Tunc 3hl Kio atid j we-k in Bwrnbaj-. Derran. Brn. Kharan- I York, will leave on Tuesday and -WedneRiEr ' ucl01 Bt tht Ww EnS eol""' Ti.do.
ttu feollnp it cenilrniee by Lb Hai Houax. I de:t-b. the central provia?e of tbe Grmp-tir ; -.,.h t--,rfat -- u.r.. .t,i 1 row tmirulur tt t o dock -u the time filed
bo obaractcruef, Yuan Shi Klu uf a derll
kBevn lor hit treacherotBtie 11 H b-
, llered here that the destruction of tbe mlf- '
1 Btonn in San Tunc; whicb were unAer tbe !
charpe of French and German Cutbellcii.
would DO? have occurred had Yuan Shi Kla
be: true to hit oath. ai be has .000 pro- Bombay. Tbe May mortality there wa ap
vluclal troopf under hit command He ' pn.Il.inp Tbe number of perHont reseivlnp
elalmE te 1 betdlnp rendr apainm a pwufble ,
accident by the German expedltton from 1
emperor wui also sene a crew
the Chinese torpedo boat destroyer
Kwinifn rfrmirT 111 . T. 1 11 .
' t
7br unti-German atutude of tbe Russian 1
nr" oonaidered unexpliunable here at
oficlul assurances have been pivsn by both
the Russian ambassudor to Germany Count
Osters&cken and the German ambassador at
St Petersburg Prince Radolln that ths
emperor did not meun by hlF recent
speeches a separate declaration of war
apainst China but did mean that sbe would
proceed iointly with tbe other powe-n
A note has apjieared m the St Fetersburp
Herald stating that there has existed a
RuGerman apreement since last autumn
repardlne questions relaunp to tar Asia ar-
eorfiinp to the terras of which each "nation
serious separate steps are Intended On
makihr inquiries at the foreipn office tc- .
cisiht the representative of the Associated !
Presr could obtain neither any affirmation
nor a denial of the above report.
The Tagelbatt and Lokal Anzelger today
publish the text of the speeches which Em- 1
jieror William made yesterday to the crewt
of the battleship division about to leave ,
for China. Both accounts agree that the 1
emperor used tbe phrase "would not rest
until he has forced hina upon her knees " I
The official version of tbe speech is not
obtainable
AMERICAN TROOPS IN CHINA
London Paper Announce. trrlTaJ of
Moth Lnlted State Infantry
at TiLc.
UCtSfOK. July :0 TheTJaHy MalTs cor
rpondent at Che Foo announces under date
of July T that the Ninth United States In
fantry has arrived at Taku.
ntVULI UN IHt WAIUH UKUttt Beww and other Fr.e State commanders
w-ith troops reported numbering S.onfi men
Union Paettlr Hmploye ro ot Like "Hanbury-Tracy commanding at Rusten
tbe fr Hrrsl'tlns a to burg, reports that a party of Boxers under
Tlmepleee. Ltmmer called on him yesterday to sur-
1 render the town and garrison Hanbury-
CHETENNE July fi Special Teleg-am.i Tracy replied that be held Rufenhurp for
A state of rebellion now exisu amour the her majesty r government and intended to
emplos'ef of tbe fnlon Pacifii . and If the continue to occupy It Tbe enemy then
company Insists upon the enforcement of a opened fire with trttllry and tried to take
new ruling whr-by emplnyet are compelled , tbe heights commanding the town, but did
to carry watches of certkln make, there will not sucreed owinp to the good arrangementr
be serious trouble and pomlbly a cenera.
strike
A wat::h inspector was recently ap-
pointed and the employer charge that he i
the representative of four or five larce
watch concerns, who are forcing the sale (
of their watches Employes have been in
structed that tl those whe do not carry a
seventeen-Jewel nickel mcvement of certain
have notified the company that thsy will
quit work before they will obey the new
order As conductors engineers and other
employer look st the matter In the same)
'icht as the firemen tt is believed tne com-
Snld to Haie Been
earn. able.
In.
CLEVELAND. July . No attempt has
yet been made to recover the bodies of
Mrs Jtme. Corrlgan. ber three daughters
niece aad prandrtaupbter who were drowned
by the cassizinp of the yacht Idler off thlt
port latt Saturday afternoon A terrifir gale
blew all day yesterday and continued until
late this afternoon making it impossible for
tugs to get netir the scene of the wTeck for
tbe purpose of making a search. A party dodorp ba created the utmost dlt
wlll go out to tlie -wreck with dlvera tomor- content among the mercenaries, officers
row and men. They expected substantial re-
Captatn Martin OToole of tbe steamer wardt for champlorinc the Boer Interests
Opemew, which was close to the yacht when but have received nothing It added that
it capsized, sayr the accident was entlrelj ' visiting foreigners who have subsequently
in excusable
DEC DES TO Si AY AT HOME
Cardinal Gibbon RellnqoUbe. Con
templated Trip 10 Pari El
poltion. WASHINGTON July S Cardinal Glbbsns
has decided not to ge abroad belore next
spring, contrary to the general impressi.in
that he would visit the Paris expoeiuot
aad the Passion Play at Oberammergau this
unamw He ocpectt, hewever, u, visl;
several pant ot Europe la MM and already
Vauchan. '
nas premisen vtrmiiw nrwi
archbishop of Westminister, to preuct . m
June 21 next at tbe opening of bit new
cathedral The cardinal will spend & part
of it it summer on Lang Island
It Is stated at tht Catholic legation tha:
Rev Henry Moeller. Bishop elect of Colum
bia., will be consecrated on August IS next
Movement ol Ocean Vni.rU June !.
Southampton Arrived Steamer Kaiser
WUhelro Der Growe from New York, New
1 ork from Cberbourc lor Bremen
Yokohoma Sailed Empress of India
from Hong Kong und Shanghai, for Van
couver. K C
Olhraltar Arrived Aller from New- Yors
Suited Ems tfrom Genoa and Naples, tor
New York.
New Tork Arrived Laarnstlan, from
Olascow- Xiennlm. from Lonic
Cherbourg Sailed Priodriaehs Der Orown
lor New York
Olasgow Arrived Steamer Ltvntuan
from Pbiludelnbia . Norwrptan, lrom Bos
ton Pomeranian, from MootrsaL
Liverpool Arrived Tusisian, tram Mon
treal NaplesSailed Ems ter New Tork,
Bremer Arrived Groseer Kurfurst. from
New York, via L"berbo-rg
FAME SUFFERERS IS INDIA '
' Lard Orrztm Sepont Krt Thar. 6.00j.00j
?eT382E aE EeosTiEc Eshef.
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AWFUL RAVAGtS Ot CHOLERA CONTINUt
i, , n. t,.
WWT-Mt( ... " .- f
HU District Alone There Wert !-U-U
lrmh from Mniad? In
Lat M'ffl of Junr.
LON'DOX. 3wiv fi Thf rrrtarr of state
tar I&dla, Lrd Oferfr Hamilton. ba rr-
etdved the tUicr ren; the Tlcerey &f
mam. i-oro curzeo i
plain Bad the Panjab bat bar ben much i
belaw tbe arerare for tbwe tracw ercupt
is eoatbem Ixicean Little or no rain bat
fallen in Kc)pootana. Gtzcrat and central
India
"The chMers mortality eontltiuee hlcb In
relief It L.D12 OUO "
The rovemor of Bombay tolerranht W
Urp-nt appeal from Rev. Freasee. who Is
tourer of u lnterdenomtnaUonal Mlt-I
u.ni- nn..... l r A r rv,. c.
j v . U".".. . i i ij aumiu mt "
tian Herald hut cabled a further remittance
of riOO.OM from tbe relief fund to be ex-
penaec in me xamme nistrtcui wnere. in ,
.t, 4. a
Afrldl Wnr Brrwinc.
LONDON July lfi A dispatch to the Ex
preBi from Peshawur In the Punjab, under 1
date of June IP scys Gdu Afridit mode a
sudden descent on 20fi AtphanF wbo were
ehced In butldlnp a fort near Ierca and
killed a number of them
It if feared in
oSirmJ Indian circles that
war Is brewing
another Afridi
.
-?lVf OF FIGHT IN BOERS
Lnrd Robert and HI Soldier Kept
Bn.j- Repnlsinc Attaek
on Line.
LONDON July f The following dlspetcb '
from Lord Roberts haF been received at the
War office
"PRETORIA. Sunday July R As the
enemy tor some days had ben threatening
our line of railway by trying to pet round
our right flank. I dispatched Hutton July
fi with mounted Infantry, to reinforce ,
Mahon and with orders to drive tbe Boers
to the east of BracnkempruiL These orders
were effctuallv carried out durlnp Friday
and Saturday by Mahon. wbo was attacked
by some S.WHl men. with six guns and two i
Maxims, j
"Our casualties were Wounded, two
offioerH. Including Captain Neller ol the!
Canadlaa Mounted Rifles, fcttphtly, and'
twenty-stx mn.
Steyc left Bethlehem on the nlpht of
July 4 for Founesburc, between Bethlehem
and Ficksburp. accompanied by Christian
made bv Kunburv-T-acy and his officers
Eventually they were drives off with the
assistance of Holds worth and his Huenars
w-bo made a rapid march of lorty-elpht mller
from the neighborhood of Zeerust. with the
buahmen under Colonel Aire ot hetrinp
Rustenburg was likely to be threatened
The enemy suffered heavily and five men
were captumd Our casualties were two owners, who are mostly Spaniards, but in
men killed and one officer and three men elude a few Americans will now be com
wounded ' ; polled either to pay for keeping tbej- es
AbMAIVitU OF HcR DESCENT
Olli er Scarriner Cron-n-rlcht Dr.
aietinee nritleh Policy in
. South Africa.
CAPETOWN Julv fi At a meetinr nf
Alrlkander women here today, called to pr&-
test ak!nst the annexation of the republics
to the British empire and the punishment
of the rebeie.. Mrs Oliver Schrelner Cron-
wrirht denounced the British policy Sae
said she woe ashamed of her English des-
cent and addec
"If the republics ere annexed, if the Af
rikanderr are oppressed, peace it impossible
Every trench of Boer dead It a grave of
England s honor Every bullet maktnp a
wound also finds a bullet la tbe heart of
the empire. "
It it reported
that President
in British headquarters
Kruger t retention of
large amounts of gold at Macha-
, wir. injuuu . r iuut:c?u hu iii r
received eubstanua! sums.
further arsened have been
received nubstantiai sums. Proofs
it it
discovered in
Pretoria which promts startling deveiop-
ments
LEADING BOERS GIVE UP
Lord
Robert Report Surrender
of
Seternl Official lit
Hellbrun.
LONDON, July . Ltird Roberts tele
graphs the War office as follows
"Th nfi ra- an-ereirfiil ut hla.lt Wantt .i
, Secrptl B,lcnauli 3lt
.,,. THl,i.. ... , ,h
j VantflBder aDd Kua?t.rvercec ctDt la
i yoaterduy and surrendered.
"Hutton was attacked yeaterday in a po-
sition he was holding by a large number
ot Btierr.. He rut them off without much
lag found most useful Our only casualty
was Lieutenant Young of the First Canadian
Mounted troop slight acalp wound. Tbe
enemy left several wounded on the ground
and sent a Sag ot truce with a request that
they might be received in our hospital
"1 regret to say that Captais Currle and
Lieutenant Krk of tbe Imperial Light
Horse wbo were reported wounded in my
telegram of yesterday wtre both killed
Oar squadron of this extinguished corps
.'reafced a very auperior torce of the enemy
1a a gallant attempt te carry oft a wounded
oamradr to which they attributed tbe heavy
loan sustained. In addition to the ofheert a
terrier sergeant and three troopers wer
killed aad the sergeant major three ser
geants and seven troopers wounded."
bringing troops from cuba
Seirrnl Transport Encncrd tn Trans
fer merlca Soldier t
Thl Cuintn
WASHINGTON. Jlr t Q-jertermarer
LodinrtoD hat i-ninpieted arranresaentt '
briap bof the troopt tn Cube d-sUBPd tor (
service la this tnt'rf Tbe transport
Rawiinr bjet left New Tork trtoey. will
a&laud "reicbt at Havana and then go i I
Mataaxas whence she wfM late a Battalisb
of the Testa infantry tc Saatiapo. untoadinc I
taot battalion tbnre aad loading betted ton J
of tb- rifts infantry, which te 111 fcrib;
to Sew Tork I
Tke traftir: 5edj;1ek irtl lpaf New ,
Trk totDorran for MttanzaK wbrticr tbr i
will tratif
tbf bitttalton dI thp Tuntb In-
Jaotrr ta nfU!ttfcot atifl lok r battullsni
t ... cead mfantrr Inr .Nt Ynrt. !
brlDr bock tvo etallow of tbe ElCb b
lnlantry. vhicfa battaHana wfi: be lorwarded
to Fort dU:br. Kmc
When the transport MePherson cnncludes
her excursion with Cuban leacbert for But
ton she will proceed to Santtas-e lor the re
manlBP battalion of the Fifth infantry
which wU be landed at New Tork.
CAVALRY HORSES FOR ORIENT
War Drptrtmrai Prefiarintr to Srnd
Mony Animal, to the
Philippine.
WAFHINOTT'S July h Herent orders of
the "War department tnvoh-r the sendinp
of about 1 (Kid horses and tauler from this
country to the Phtttprrtnei. Most of then- !
are cavalry horses lorminp an taipo-ttnt part ,
Third and Ninth redraenu of caval-i
.7?' 1! ii .fj!
r-'
The transportation ot the nnlmiiU across
I the Pacific H a difficult problem Tbe
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fT the extensive movement In prospect and
i tt will le necessary to procare a: least six
additional animal transports Even with ' rr a"0 tnoorses tne actios ox the et
the increased sunnlr of vessels It will take erutive committee
long time to pet tbe animals to Manila
Quartermaster General Lufldinpion It in ne- '
potlation with ship owners tor tbe charter '
of the necessary steamers.
VAST ARMY IN PHILIPPINES
American F"orce IiM-laitlisc All Arm.
Rumber More Than fi.H
Men.
, .. , . . . , . ,
WASHINGTON July fi A statement pre- ,
ia( v li AIT u t I - v rui' m w fc
tbe total strength of the TnJted States army
tn the Philippines June flP last was C 42C
officers and men Of that number 51. Kl
were regulars and Sl.COT volunteers distrib
uted amonp the different arms as follows
Infantry M Mfis officers and men cavalry
2.4W artillery and staff corps S.STC.
Tbe total strenpth given includes 1 Sftti offl-
cers and men uf the Ninth infantry, slDce
transferred to rhina
Telecrapb Operator t noted.
WASHINGTON. July S. With a view-
to
P'nclM the slcnal corps is an efficient con-
Cttion In tbe Philippines and dana. General
Greely. -tbe chiet slcnal officer. Is making
Bperlal efiorts tn enlist competent tele-
praph oimrators tor aervioo th east.
ID! F PSTATFf? TO RF TiYFFl
f !, o -n-, .. ,
icaJ ReaHon tn Work Property
Must Pay I p.
HAVANA. July S General Wood will is
sue tomorrow an important order on the
recommendation of the secretary of finance
with recurd to the power of muntr.pal;ties
concerninc tbe taxation of rural estates
The most important feature of the order
confers the right of taxation on entates
which were not deet-rved during the war
and ye, have no: been worked The.e will
! taxed according to their preseni abilitj
to produce. There art ninny estates such subject they show the original draft nf tbe
at those in Cuba, tbe owners of which have ' trrmh . pettlement signed and presented
1 een retarding the prosperity of the islanl hr T B Edwards chairman of the griev
by refusmr to work tbrtr plantations until ance committee in which a clause pro
some definite form of government for Ci.ha viding lor arbitration and another provldinc
has been derided upon Many of these for the re-emplovment of th men arcordtnr
tates in ldlehfes or to work or sell them.
General Wood i. Appreciated.
HAVANA. July ft Civil Governor Betan
coun of Matanras called upon General Wood
today to express bit appreciation of the etepr
the governor hat taken towards clvlng ln-
I deprndejK-e to the Cubant and also of Gen-
I t,raj ,OMf atutnae in enoeuvoncp 10 ui.
I UD c ubB-D puhlic life In this connection
bP tnexUoned the reorpanittlon of the
! Havana university and said he hoped thai
lE ttie iuture it would be a university in
1 -B" wf" UB -E Dlla,t acD v'"'
fart as well as in name
iBhenrs wouru ne enm-ec .aiocr lor uimr n thr PIiemj. B0 0fred no resistance
Ctnert thn because of their relations to Burrouchs attacked Kokofu July S. but tailed
politicians 1 1 tak;e the town Lieutenant Brownlee of
El Comm-rcio suggests the forminF tn j tCf. indiaD regiment and five soldiers
each municipality of a ryndlrate of propne- ert. knied and eighty-two wounded, tnclud
tort and larmert to pledpe tbeir credit to lni. BPVerll, officers sUghtly wounded Pro
the value of their landr In order to ob- rvf.a tD pUwai tomorrow About 30 nno
iiln nririilt.i-i)! I nUmpT!tt nrr tr ... ... .
j '-ln apriruitural implement oxen, etc
I JESTER PLACED ON TRIAL '
Man Chart-ed with Murder of Brother
f Steel and Wire Masrnatr
Gate 1 Arralsrnrd.
NEW LONDON Mo July fl The trial of 1
Ajeiauucr jesxer, cnargeo who iuc muruer
i of Gilbert W Gates twenty-nine years ago.
1 began here today A iury had not been se-
cured when court adjourned this evening "Yours It the first dineion of armored
Teuap Gates mysteriously disappeared i-h!pt whith I send abroad. Reaaemtter. you
while traveling from southern Kansas to bis . will have to fight a cunning loe, provided
home in Illinois. A few weeks afterward Jet- with modern weapons, to avenge the Ger
ter was arrested for his murder, the yeuar , man blood which has Sowed. But. spare
man's wagon and other eCects being found , the women and children. I t.han net rest
Is Jester's possession Jester brake Jail. ' rill Ohlna is subdued and all the blood
however, and nothing more wat heard of him I deeds are avenged. You will fight together
until about a year apr. when a sister with I w ith the trocpt of various aatlonaltnt. See
whom he had quarreled gave htm up to the
authorities He was then living la Okla
homa City. O T.. under the .name of W A
Hill
John W Gates the millionaire steel mag
nate brother of the murdered man is not
attending the trial though he hat been an
active parrirtpaat m bunt.tg out evidence
against the aged prisoner
1 VICTORY FOR DIAZ IN MEXICO
Mcetlnc of electoral Collece tester,
day Indicate Re-election of
Prc.ldcnt.
CITY OF MEXICO. July The electoral
colleges met 1a the chief towns aad 'citlet
ail over the republic today aad oust thwr
votet lor president The return t will eeme
ta slowly from the eutlvisg otatec bat a
great majority of the votes ware cast fo
Geseral Diaz, insuring hit re-elect let for
the term of four ywart. dating from Janu
ary 1 The eeaservatlve party made na
nomination thir year, the only formal nomi
nation being that of President Diaz by the
national Uberal cosveatioL.
STRIKE IS ON ONCE SORE
FonBsr Smpkyes af St. Locit Trtnat Coa
paaj Senew Old Btmgrie.
MEN MAKE CHARGE OF BROKEN FAITH '
Cori.ora tlon i Arrnkrd of Hailna
Hired Mm ts Dlrrct Cou-
trM-rlon with Trrm ut
Aerrrrmr nU
FT. LOnS. Mo.. Julr fi Tbf ftribc
upalnut the St Loul TrtMh rompanj- r
lormt-r emiilyet, tuct at declared
ot os Jnls r. u nrdered rpnewed twliu
'or the renewal of tU boycott on all the
compaay c l.ne.
K'bon tbe strike war settled on Jvly I
.brrc was some mutterlnps of difcoatcnn
amonp the men ever the terms of settle
ment and nlnce that time the diutlstac
imm: has prown dally. Charter tce made
I that the company had iailed to keep the
I apreement of July and a dozen ar more
lTl TiStpiw thw
Mvrunpa were held several pUiees in
the coarse of the week and ommrteer were
sjipoltied to procure proof of infidelity on
the part of the company. At a meetlnt o:
the eaerutlve committee of tbe ntreet rial- j
r a' "b Fundty a batch f
2!tvt' w to the efiect that men had
Wvi fy the company alnce July
-p 111 toiation of tbe termt of the apree-
mesi o: inai aate.
! After a seion lartiap sei-enU hours th
'rtenrJw .amlttee dmermlned to call
InRE atnp of the street rallwty men for
this
raornlnp and
te recommend to tba:
strike be declared on
meetinc
that tbe
-r-aic
-C'E
The Central Trades and Labor union met
ine representative or tne company met
und through President htuuker addreefl
letter to the men denying that tbe com
pany nac mtentionany violated the agree
ment and derlartnr ltr intention to live up
rr tbe terms of the apreement both In let
ter and spirit
Fred W Lehmann attorney of tbe com- I
paxy. appeared at the meetinp and ofiered 1
to submit the question at to w betber the '
company had broken faith to Joeepb W '
Folk counsel lor the men and bound the
,,, . .. H. . ... ...
in the premises The proposition war ig-
1 nored and by k unanimous vote the strike
j wns. renewed
I A member of tbe executive committer said
today that this was the second time the
company had broker faith with its employer
' and no agreement would be accepted :n the
I future that did not provide lor the reln
I statement of al. employes in twenty-four
hours after tbe execution of the agreement
Striker Will Depend on Boynitt.
"There will b no lawlessness or demon
strations of violence this time " he conun
ued. "By meant of a vigorous enforcement
of tbe boycott we hope to absolutely destroy
the earning capacity of the company '
Tbe whole rpubl seems to hang jinon a
question of larts, the men Insisting that the
company had violated the acreement. while
tbe company on the other hand denies that
such it the case
The men claimed yesterday that a verbal
agreement was entered into concurrently
with the written agreement end tinder tb"
verbal acreement the company had agreed
to re-employ all the old men In sixty days
seniority in the sen-ire determining the pri
ority of re-emplcyment
It war claimed that Rev Dr W W Boyd
had assured the men that such an acree
ment existed In a speech at the West End
collseuni. Tbe officers of tbe company de
clare that np such verbal acreement existt
and that the only agreement thst exists It
the written agreement published at the
, tlmp
lr proof of their contention on this
to tbe seniority of service were stricken
out and the clauses dr not appear in tbe
termt of settlement signed by both part let
to the controvert)
ENGLISH WAR IN ASHANTI
Operation of the British Soldier
I pet Plan of the
Kneroy .
LONDON. July Tbe Colonial office has
I r(,C(iiVf,0 following dispatch from Colonel
I xVjiiPtlctgi ea:ed frrm Fumsu ABhanti
..TtrM, rDmpanies of troops joined Colonel
, Burrnuchs regiment at Dompoossi at tbe ex-
uri hour appointed, thui upsettinp tbe plans
. Abcauur itrr wiuuuc oiir epproace ai r.u-
maBEt'
KAISER TALKSTO HIS TROOPS
German Soldier Stnrtlnc for China
to Airier German Blood
Given Good Advice.
KIEL. July Addressing the first naval
1 d!vjnlcn. prior to iu departure tor China to-
. day. Emperor William said
that you maintain pood oomratiship with ,
tbern.'
I Loot American MI.kIoii..
j BERLIN. July 8 The German consul at
Che Foo cables under today's date that the
American muuuon at Tung Lu and the
Catholic mlsoion at Chmg Chu Fu have
been looted He adde that the Boxer
j continue their ende&vorr te incite tbe popu
I lation of Cbe Too to revolt Li Ping
I Hong, tbe lormer governor of Shar.g Tung,
with f.00l men. bat gone northward from
Nankin, tbe governor of which place re
quested him to withdraw
Initluui Cull fin Pre.ldent.
CANTON O July i A delegation of full
blooded Indian waited on tbe iire.ldent
this evening and were rewarded with very
cordial hand hake They wore conaerted
with a win wet show
There were the usual number of callers
to ii their rerriectp or te see the ."eei
deut on 'ronfci butanes and a nutnter
tu talk i' er matters tn cnnxiecUon with
the coming of tht aotincatinri cnramittee
oc Thursday The survivors of tb pronl
dem a old regHrnent. the Tw eaty-tfrtr. are
coming aj wit! be entertained by the ItieaJ
posts of the Grand Army of the Republic
Senator Fairbanks f Indiana will he otif
1 of the vj'.t.irt jc Thursday
condition ofj;he weather I
Pair. Wartnrr. Snu1,,-lj 'WlBda
Temperature at Oiual.a A -t erl f i
Hour. Ilrt. Hour. Iet.
R . n liS 1 i. tn !
a. in ti4 2 ji. tn Ml
T a. m ..... . (W E ft ni
v . in ...... T4 4 i. tu M
f .. m T; .'. . in
1 a. tn ?t i p. in 7
J 1 a. tu S 7 p. in
IS in sX p. m
1 t. tn
TELLS HOW IT HAPPENED
He.reeTitatlt hh ImrilMiti .olo
tlres for 'liter I'lnnU In Item
orratle I'lmform.
"W ashington July The Pw toor-
rtw win prtat as atrrtirw with Raprnseata-
tive Rlchard;n. v.h.. wa jmraiaat-at cbar- i
SMS af the cnnvetiiioB a: Kansas C:) . ts ,
which b- eaya. repardlup tbe demorratlc
piktlerm . :
Tbe rantrolUac reueoa for uHttic tbt I
phrase of 1C tu : In to pluttonti was be
cauoe some thoucht that whil tre mrve
war not the toftH af Thte year yet were 11
adrnrrted. tb very I ait o! the uratHaioa
w ould prtre it more jiromineme and r -eiblj
raae 11 la W Mhu: ore tnn
if tt was r4mtli r mil in the alatfortn
Tbe arrutnont tut Uiat IT tt wwe left out
of the ttatXartn It would t an Hwut smt
If tt were put i: to ;bt p'atftrrta it womo
be nun-rcled toy tb preat lotiue or im-
iwraiiMKr.
Vili the nlaUc.rro ramtoand tbe suiip irt
was anlud Oal caaipalpn uf 1WH There were pre-
1 hurt o.en pratltied he anaw ered to see ' eent besides th twe HtaBdrd bearer tf
rs r'wn w j K t f"r
preos A few bv- rriiicled. but It Is utoij National CoBJaitte-iaen George Pr-d !
a few and the great hulk of th democratic , liams nf Maftiiichusettt. tlaalel J. Camps ii
pres is once asor. Is n- with the part? rf MoWraB. Willis J Abb of HMnois
:th this unaiam. j feel qul'e sure that 7 " . .
w . enn arri enuupb tntodle and eaKteru Jamta C DaWnTaB and W H Tbompson
stater to wtti ih elertlun I of Nebraska. Cbatroias Johnson of tbe n
Mr Ric:hardoi) ila.nr tt. remair, Ir Wahli- ;,,lB4 execuUte committee and sevpra
lhpinii for some ur urn. t" unoertake ac
tlelv th ii'k .f the crnicens.ioTik' can.- Otners
palpn which wtli be manured for the demo- i
erats from Washinrtot.
... rriKIMITTrr
run UUIYllVlli I tt
PREPARE
Senator l.ortce nnd Other. Will Re-
eele Heart? 'Welcome at
Canlon.
"AXT0N 0 Julv H P-Bparatmut fir
rereiring Senator Lodge and other mem-
b-rt of the notification committee Tfltirs-
dav are receiving attention, Hi the Mr- .jan, notified of bis nomlnatliin. whi.b
Klnley home today Tbe sp-clal train If w.ul , uhout 1rn dliv,, Hf. bal, or.
expected to leave Oetrland abiwt . i.'elo'k.lar(,fi lhaJ hf. wiu nihkf , ,)Uhllc B.
and reach Cantr-j s.sout 11 f-clorr. ", , .-rtinr lorth th. rea-
old committees of ISttG tbe Httsens' recep
tion committee and the Canton troop will
take charce of the committee at the ata
tlon and Primidem MrKinley Senator
Lodge and probably other distinguished
party men will occupy the porch, t ilt the , Mr. Towne t candidal? and it lr believes
members of the committee on tbe hiwn tin- that Bryan and Tawne will settle tbe mi:
lafdlatety In front Senatrr 'uodce w-ill ' ter tomorrow Tbe populist nominee has
speak from tbe porch and President Mr-1 informed his friend in this city that he
Kinley will respond, and it it prohable othert t '"i o htt it best lor democriktlc sur
will speak durtnr the dav A tent will be.cee. meaning tne uean at tne iicnet, ana
erected on the lawn, and In it lunch served
l to the oommtttet
The week pp-ned with flood of callers
The ma3t eve" Sunday broucht much btis
inesr Irom asbinrton. and the president
snd Secretary Certelynu were bUFy In the
library all day
GUFF BY COLONEL GUFFEY
Penn.y 1-rnnla Pnpoernt Sneenmli to
Rad f n.e of Brynnmaula at
Pltt.liurp:.
PITTSBT'RG Pa July 9 ."lonel J M
GuCev national commit! emnn and leader
rr Pennsylvania s democrat? who rcurncd
from the Kansas City convention today
sflvs
"it was the greatest convention that ever
assembled and hu given us k magnificent
tirkei and platform that all the democrats
in "he country can FUpport
In this canpalcn it is not a question
l of finance but of the prit-ervatlen of the
republic itself rnlew we maintain the re- 11 was not definitely decided whether Mr
public as it statidr today under the ronsutu- Bryan should devote tbr major portion of
tlot the people would hfcve no voice in his time during the campaign to crost-ccun-mnnetary
aCairs or in :d anything else . trJ" upeaklng or to remain In this city. This
"Tbe duty of demor-att it clearly defined a matter tha: will be deterrr -"d by Mr
If we cannot succeed with this -platform 1 Bryan himself dlal Stevensoa. it lr as
and with Bryan and Stevenson as candi- srrted will -not do very much native cam
dates it will plainly show that the Ame.-i-' I'l-cn w'ork Webster Davis of Kansat C tv
can people no longe- want a demwrnry but j ' relied upon to devote almost hit entire
are in favor of an empire tizie 'from now until election to speaking
' for the domocra-ir ticket
HILL ON THE CONVENTION 1 ?,'li'cnBi1 of xit- d""- ;or lh? notification
, was left with Mr Bryan Chairman Jones
Would I.Ike DiCerrnt Platform, but
Arqnleeee tn the
Re.nlt.
ALBANY. N Y.. July 8 David B Hill,
on his arrival here from Kauai City,
nt. l-tTl l nf tflU U'rfl- l tha riumtftn.ntt. - ,
speaking of the work of the democratic as
ttonal convention, said. 'I labored to
hove the convention adopt a more conserva
tive platform on the financial question, but
not being on the platform committee my
efXorts w ere unsuccessful I am. however,
reasonably satUified with tbe acuon of tbe
: (invention and acquiesce in tbe result. The
ticket is a strong one and If tbe enthusiasm
with which it it rerelved la the went Is
any indication of m popularity it ought to
be successful '
1 Roo.eiclt at Oyster Bbj.
NEW YORK. July 9. Governor Roosevelt,
who it at OyHter Buy. L I., refused to see
callers today except such ut had appoint
I ments to meet him. He devoted a portion of
' the day to maUlcp arrangements for tbe
visit on Thursday of the notification -committee
of tbe national repubiicaa conven
tlon- The governor will start for St Paul j ani t(lt) n, a roan te. make a speech
next Wednesday to attend tbe League of when 1 ntand tn the presence of the nex
Republican Clubs July 17 and U prenldem of the fritted States At some
net-khiiin Cull Special Clectlnu
tL .,rnr n. V , t"lrr"nu'"
! FRA.MCrORT. Ky.. July b Governor
1 Befkhais tofiay called special olecuons in
i senatorial districts ir ftnone Pair.nh:l Wen.
deriion and I'uloc tad Woodford igit,OLt,vc
districts to til vacanclet m the legislature
; Tbr elertiont are to be bold on Monday
' Aupu C next and tbe calling of tbeis is
I telieved here to meat that an extra settsioc
will bt held tt Sept ember to consider the re
peal of the Goebe. elec'ion law
OMAHAN HELD FOR TRIAL
Prank cerreen. Coerced with Hai.
lust I .ed Cancelled Stamp,
1 Arrnicued.
I NEW YORK. Julv i J Frank Negrees
i is years old a stamp dealer ts Omaha, wat
1 arraigned before a Vsited States c-mmie-
sioner today, ebarged with having used can
j celled S-cetu stamps lor mailing letterr aad
with being a fugitive from Justice. Negreet
was arrested ta Omaha about a month a no
and arraigned before a United States 00 a
; mif.iiunor for uei&g cancelled stamps Hit
I examination was set tor a day or two later
I a&d he was allowed to go on bit ews recog
atzunce Instead of appeiuiag at the ap
pointed time be left ler this city Poat
oSioe lnsactor Swift of Omaha telegraphed
thr pol.ee bare aiid tw-c detectivas arreoted
Neprees os Saturday sight He was ar
raipred in tbe r enter street court and belt
, for tbe L'Btood Statet aiMberitles
j Today Neitrees waived acamisatiMi and
I was held for removal back to Omaha It is
unriernmi ihm nf,,.ri. rr. h,. ... .,
u , . , "
1 .kke cim back-
y Ifflftl
Brjci tie Kez. Ootssiel u tc
T-istst't Iztra Tul.
HOW TO LOP -IT OFF IS THE QUESTION
l Defoe&u Test of Dsapiar & E&ndkcp Bel
" er&V.-d tc 3ryaa.
HE WtLL BREAK THE NLV5 70 CHARLIE
OuSid&te far Preaiect CcnnmisnioncS to
Got 2id of Eumisc Mutt
LOVE FEAST FOR STEVENSON S BENEFIT
Many erl.nl Hnqnrtt Tunrl at the
Knu.a. City Ticket and Plat
form, lint None for the Pop
alist dement of l'tilitn.
LIXOOLN, Jul V . Speeial) Leadrrt of
the BktloaHl democratic trrcer met tn this
t tadar with V J Brvitn and A dial etrt-
The meetlac was behtBd ehmed doors and
, only true and tried democratt wbo were
cl0M'!5' oonnected with the candldatut zi the
commlf.ee were admitted. Charts A Towne
ritj-ed before tbe eoaer'ter oetHS ltr de-
Hberattobi and It is lewsed that one of the
(turf iopi:r of discuestan was ins ccndtdai-r
for tbe '-lce pr-t,idenry and woat efiect It
would laev- rr the drsKmrkttc vo e
ui this and other etalek. Ne official an
nouBcemrc: vrlll be madr by Mr Towre
..,,.. hu (-utidliar- until klier he ts
son t"' the action he will tak.
llrjnn to m.i-o;c of Toirne.
At tbe coDclumon ot tbe conferunce all
the pollticlant present refused te discuss
that if he It requested by tbe pos'ers -o
resign he will do ao. If Nebrakka populisms
have- any influence Mr Tc wne will remain
on the ticket but those who stand par
ticularly high in democratic circlet and
claim to know the inner workings of the
party assert that he -will abide by the wishes
of the party leaden and withdraw, leaving
the denioTttiic kuie with but a alnple tail.
The location ot the .national headquarters
of tbe democratic puny wa discBHsed at
the ootrferroce this afternoon and all pre
sent agreed upon Chicago as the -most con
venient and centrally located place avall-
, able Tbe f: -mai srlertion or a national
J headquarters v-ai !e made by the executive
. committer wtthia the next frw dayr stit)
j the wishes cf the candidates ond officers of
.the committee will undoubtedly lie carried
out The appointment of .members of f e
, executive and campaign commit:-es was
left with CbElrman Jnn, who will ed
nounce hit appointments tomorrow morning
The personal plans of Mr Bryan also re
ceived the atten'inc rrf the conference, bu:
and the notiflcatmn commute
Welcome for Mccnon.
Adlai Slrven.icn arrived In Llnooln tfclr
morning at 30. HI' and war escorted to the
Lincoln hotel by W. J Bryan, Governor
j PojxtBr and Charlet A. Towne. About 150
.... .
personr were a: the depot to meet the vice
presidential candidate, most of them being
momiien of the Bryan Home Guards and
Continental Guards, wbo wnre giver a hur
ried CBtnmand to fall in after it was learned
when Mr Stevenson would arrive. These
who followed in other rarrinrer were Chair
jonPf , George Fred wniiams. Dade! .'
1 Campau. Charles A Towne. John 1 Martin
W H. Thompson and Judge Tibbetts.
Wuea the par-y reached the Llaroln
hotel there wa an informal rerentlnn in
the rotunda and Mr Stevenson was in
troduced by Mr Bryan. Ae the party as
cended tbe stairt Col John I Martin prr
pced three eheen for "the next prostdes:
and vice president " Speecbet were calle-1
tor and Mr Martin introduced Mr. Steves
son who said-
I ce.n only say te you. my fellow clttrens
1 "ddresr tbe Bryan mm of the etate of N
brahka whieb means the derniicrats. popu
, ,wti Hilvor mer. and all the elements 1
, opposition to the republican party I thank
ou ,nr our Kna welcome ana 1 win nnv,
1 the pleasun of meeting you again
There ware calls lor Mr Bryan, who stood
' Just buck of hif running mate He came
; lorward and was plven an enthusiastic re
ception. He said
' My fellow citizens. 1 did not know unti
late law night of the hour that Mr Steven
son would arrive and tbe only way 1 had of
, prvtng notice tt. the public was through the
! morning papers and 1 am very glad fik
ae many f you found tbe notice and hu'i
1 the time to turr. out I want Mr Steven.
I son to know that when he entries to Ne
braska he comer among friends and when
be goes back tc Illlnolt to help carry thai
I stan I want him tr. tell them that there
' ts no doubt about Nebraska
I Stone I'ledce Mlfc.ourt.
Ex-Govnraor Wlliium J. Stone of Missour
I -was then called on He wat Introduced by
Colonel Mart in who said that Missour
w'ould give Bryan and Stevenson lOO.ddO ma
jority Hi said
I cannot promise Wi.m tor Missouri, but
I can aalely prnrrum- at least 8' urns, and i
hope that will answer the purpos 1 huvi
no duutit about what Nebraska will do
I e&sAot doubt that this great and eplroaid
atate will give Its elect ur vote te tbe
Stoat rBreentar!ve and tht mitt superb
Amerloao of thl reneratton. I hsve abo.
lute eontlacnfe -bui the Am'tifia peopit
will elet tbe -like! we nominated at
Kanaas 'iry lieeuuee in the elect on of tha'
tkltet we look t. -be safety and tbe j" r
lietulty of our inr-tn utious and our reverr
aseni I ha'e fa! Ii in th patriotism
tbe Aj&Micac paonl- Thle na'ior. was r, t
bom to dl It wat not created IS reHri
apo to bt converted into an enaiilre at 'he
beginning "f this cenrury Nebraska ;..
oo her rtutj k,t MlHkouri wil. d her dU'V
ar tne Am-rlci! peopn thrnii(-h'ut a. tb
t f,lb.e uC tUr republic wiL do thalr