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    The Omaha Daily Bee.
ESTABLISHED JLTE 10, 1871. OMAHA, PKIDAY MO ITS' IXC J V LY l!i, 1000-TEX PAGES. SINGLE COPY" FIVE CEXTS.
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OF BIG CL'XS
British and Russian Legations ia Pekin
Battered Down by Artillery.
EVERY FOREIGNER REPORTED TO BE DEAD
Boxen Under Print Tuan Make Furious
but Victorious Attack.
PRINCE CHING MEETS DEATH IN BATTLE
-
Europeans Charged with Directing Chinese
Military Movements.
LI HUNG CHANG WILL STAY AT CANTON
Report (if Chlnexe Orluln Arc to the
UlTert Thnt Tritnp Iiidrr !rn
ith! Mn llmr llefcntrd
Alllr. nt Tie it Tlu.
LONDON. July 13. 3:J0 a. m. The
Shanghai correspondent of the Dally Mall
says the following story regarding the
position In Pekin emanates from Chinese
official nurccs-
"The two remaining legation, the British
and Russian, v. etc attackel In force on the
evening of July 6. I'rlnco Tuan being la
command. The attacks were divided.
Prince Tuan commanded the center, the
right wing was led by Prince Tsal Yin and
the left by Prince Yin Un. The reserves
were under Prince Tsln Yu.
"Tha attack began with artillery light
ing, which wan severe and lasted until 7
o'clock In the morning, by which time both
legations were destroyed and all the for
eigners were dead, while the streets around
the legation were full of dead bodies of
both foreigners and Chinese.
"Upon hearing of the attack Prince Chlng
and General Wang Wen Shao went with
troops to the aswlstanre of the foreigners,
but they were outnumbered and defeated.
Doth Prince Chlng and General Wang Wen
Eboa were killed.
"Two foreigners are said to have escaped
through the gates, ono with a heavy sword
'wound in his head.
"Prince Tuan, in celebration of the vic
tory, distributed 100.0W taels and huge
quantities of rtce to the Boxers."
The Chinese representative in Berlin de
nies the statement that Li Hung Chang had
sent to him a hopeful telegram. He says,
on the contrary, no direct telegram has been
received by him from LI Hung Chang for
some time.
The remaining news is restricted to the
usual crop of untrustworthy rumors, the
most serious of which, reported by the cor
respondent of the Express, Is to the effect
that Europeans are directing the Chinese
military operations. The correspondent as
serts that Captain Bailey of H. M. S. Aurora
distinctly saw a man In European garb di
recting the Chinese artillery operations out
side of Tien Tsln.
Foreign refugees from Tien Tsln openly
accuso a European official, whoxe name the
.Ssprews eorrrsrpnndcnt suppresses, anil Colq- j
nel von Hanneken, who was formerly em
ployed to drill the Chinese troops, of being
parties to a plot to procure the escape of
General Chang and themselves from Tien
Tain before the bombardment, leaving the
other foreigners to their fate.
Statements are In circulation In Shanghai
accusing the Russians of Indiscriminate
slaughter of frlendty Chinese non-combatants
without regard to age or sex. The man
ager of a Chinese steamship company who
has arrived In Shanghai asserts that be only
escaped from Tien Tsln by cutting off his
queue and donning European clothes. It is
stated that the taotal of Shanghai protested
to the powers against these Russian slaught
ers. It Is assarted that the Buddhist priests
throughout the empire are propagating
Prince Tuan's anti-foreign gospel.
News Is circulating throughout the Yang
Tal valley that General Ma has Indicted a
crushing defeat upon the allies at Tien Tsln
and that the foreign army has been cut to
pieces east of Pekin. The actual Impotence
for the moment of the allied forces gives
color to these stories with the worst results.
The Shanghai correspondent of the Express
gives Tien Tsln advices to July 8. when the
superior range of the Japanese artillery en
abled them to relieve the Russians, who
were hard pressed at the railway station.
Tho Canton correspondent of the Dall
Telegraph, wiring July It, says' "Li Hung
Chang has decided to remain here and the
American gunboat which was waiting to
convey him enroutc to Pekin will sail tomor
row." JAPAN SENDING A BIG ARMY
fifty Thoti.tnd Troup to lip
Sent to Clilnn nt Onee for
lliiinuitlty' Sake.
YOKOHAMA, July 12. Though no de
cision has yet been announced It Is certain
that Japan will send nearly 50.000 troops to
China. The press agrees that the dispatch
of so large a force Is a duty in the Interest
of humanity, but asserts that a large
measure of responsibility for the troubles
rest upon Russia and Germany because of
their arbitrary action In China.
CHINESE GUNS ARE MASKED
Artlllertat of Allien llnvr nilllculty
In I.iioutliiK Them Duel In
I'riiR re.
(Copyright. 1500. by the Associated Press.)
CHE FOO. Sunday, July 8. An artillery
duel is proceeding at Tien Tsln. The
Chinese guns are so masked that the allies
find difficulty In locating them.
Price on Head of Knnc Yu Wei.
LONDON, July 13. The Singapore corre
spondent of the Express sayti
"Two Japanese recently made a deter
mined effort to murder Kang Yu Wei, the
exiled letder of the Chinese reform party,
who ! here under Rrttlih protection and
who Is always accompanied by four Sikh
guards. These foiled the attempt and ar
rested the assailant;, but Kang Yu Wei was
fcadly wounded. There have teen many at
tempts to murder Kang Yu Wei by poison
in order to gain the price set upon hi bead
fcy the Chinese.
Ilnltlmnrr nt lil'jrnllnr.
GIBRALTAR. July 12 The United States
cruiser Baltimore is hero awaiting orders.
The Baltimore left Manila early In May
and waa list reported at Malta. July 2. It
has Rear Admiral Watson on board.
llo.iltnl Milp Hall for China.
LONDON. July 12. The Amtrlean hospital
ship Maine (which has been placed at the
disposal of the British government by the
women's executive committee) sailed todty
from Southampton for China.
DUEL
PREPARING FOR REAL WAR
Wnr Department litklnir step l.ooL
tiiK to I'riiliniiifil nmpnlun
In Llilneae Umpire.
WAS
July u It U Inferred
at ih
tnd
kttu taa: Colonel Llscum
1 ;he N nib In-
fantry, whi
Friday.
have reached Tie
dNH
jght byprUpt
L.scum
was given a free hand
r of in
advance an J It H thou
move-
ment he has already reached
the be-
leaguered city of T.en Isln, where, ac
cording to advkee today to the British ad
miralty, reinforcements were urgtntly
needed.
The bureau of military Information has re
ceived an Interesting communication from
Major Zallnsky, I'. S. A., retired, giving
some details of climate and topography of
the country between Taku and l'tkln. Ma
jor Zallnsky went over this road in lS'jj
and 1596 and taye that the trip from Taku
to Pekin occupied two days of forced march
ing, lie was traveling with a native pony
and light equipment, but the root practi
cally killed the horse. The country be
tween Taku and leKIn In hilly and the
climate probably will be more favorable
than the Philippines for white troops. The
meun temperature of Pekin Is about the
same as San Francisco, but It is much
hotter In rammer and Major Zallnsky says
Is It bitterly cold in winter In connection
with the. winter Major Zaltnsky says that
the Pei-Ho river and a large part of the
Gulf of Pchlle are closed to navigation by
ice early In December and stores for a
winter campaign should be gotten Into the
country by October, at least. Fuel Is scarce,
there being no wood to speak of. while a
small amount of coal Is Imported on camels
from the north, ground and mixed with
clay to make It burn slowly. All timber
for tent flooring and other construction will
have- to be Imported. He favor oil and
wheeled cooking outfits as the most prac
tical and economical.
The quartermaster's department has char
tered the steamer Aztre at San Francisco
and has directed that It be fitted for use
In the transportation of horses and mules
for the Philippines or China, a the case
may be.
In view of the prospective military opera
tions In China the quartermaster's depart
ment is favorably considering the advisa
bility of establishing a regular service be
tween Taku and Nagasaki and using the
transport Logan and the freight ships Flint
shire and Wyfleld for that purpose. The
Logan carried the Ninth Infantry from
Manila to Taku and It Is now at the latter
port. The Flintshire and Wyefleld are
scheduled to leave Manila tomorrow with
two battalions of the Fourteenth Infantry
and a battery of the Fifth artillery for
Taku. The selection of Nagasaki as one
of the terminals Is due to the fact that all
transports now leaving San Francisco for
Manila will touch at that port and In case
It Is desired to send the troops carried by
them to China the service could be done by
the line from Taku without the necessity
of diverting the regular Pacific transports
from their proper destination at Manila.
This arrangement would result In a saving
of time, as the transfer of troops could be
effected more quickly than the outgoing
transports could be coaled and provisioned
for tho extra trip to China.
The- State department Is now In negotia
tion with the Japanese government for per
mission, to land tbio &rinejl farces at
Nagasaki. It is expected that this per
mission will be speedily granted.
DELAYED DISPATCH AT HAND
Jnpnnce I.eKntInn Receive from
TnUlo Cnhleurnui Concerning
FlKhtlnic Ariinnd Tien Tln.
WASHINGTON. July 12. The Japanese
legation has rpcelved a dispatch from Toklo
giving briefly the details of the assassina
tion of Baron von Ketteler at Pekin and the
fighting around Tien Tain. The dispatch
was sent from Toklo July 4, but was In some
way subject to great delay around tho Si
berian route. It states that the German
minister was killed by a shot and that it is
not known whether the mob element or the
soldiery Ib responsible. The Japanese re
port of the fighting around Tien Tsln Is
similar to that conveyed In earlier dis
patches. Concerning today's reports from Yoko
hama that the government Is being urged to
send 60.000 troops to China Mr. Nabeshima,
the Japanese charge, says this Is little more
than conjecture and that there is no pres
ent evidence that the government has the
slightest purpose af sending more than one
army corps, or 22,000 men, to China. While
the popular sentiment In Japan might favor
the dispatch of a large army to China he
feels that tho government will act quite
conservatively, particularly In view of the
uncertainty of the terms upon which Japan
Is to undertake this mission.
It is the understanding of the Japanese
officials here that the fifth army corps Is
now being put aboard transports at one of
the great naval stations near Hiroshima. It
is predicted that transports will go for
ward In groups as fast as loaded, being ac
companied by u convoy of warships to af
ford protection. But as Japan and China
have not declare! war against each other
It Is not expected that a large convoy of
war vessels will be required. The Japanese
troops will go straight to Taku, the trip
taking about three and a half days.
HAS NO HIDDEN AMBITION
Itnly Contemplnteii plther Hxpnnslon
Xor lntrlvnr, Whatever nine She
3Iu Do In Chilli..
ROME. July 12 The Marquis Vlscontl
Venosta. minister of foreign affairs, respond
ing today In the Chamber of Deputies to an
interpolation regarding the intentions of the
government as to China, said
The cabinet has no political Intentions
toward expansion or lntrUue In China. Its
progrum Is to maintain perfect accord be
tween Italy and the other powers. A fleet
and somf troops reprwent the participation
of Italy In the common task.
W cinnot leave entirely to others the
rotoctlon of our national rights, nor are
we disinterested in the work of mutual In
terests and civilization which the Dowers
aro seeking to carry on In China.
The minister's remarks were warmly ac
claimed. Wire to Che Too Intrrrnpteit.
NEW YORK. July 12 Tho Commercial
Cable company sends out the following no
tice. "We are notified that the Great Northern
Telegraph company has received notifica
tion from Shanghai that communication
with Che Foo has been interrupted since
yesterday evening."
Trunxporta for Herman Troop.
HAMBURG. July 12. The Boursenhalle
announces that tho Hamburg-American line
has leased four and the North German
Lloyd lino six steamers to the marine mln
liter for the transportation of 12.000 troops
and ammunition to China.
. I.I 11 unit ChnitK Offer t'ondoleiu'e.
BERLIN. July 1. The Cologne Volks
Zeltung says the family of the late Baron
von Ketteler has received a telegram ot
sympathy from LI Hun: Chans.
BOER AR3IS SCORE VICTORY
Important British Post at Nitral's Nek Com
pelled to Surrender.
ROBERTS FEARS CASUALTY LIST IS LARGE
Unrulier llnnnur Knemy nt Dnrtie
lioort nml Get nt t.rnl n (iunil
na n llrmin llntttr Accord
Iiik to Advice.
LONDON, July 12. Lord Roberts reports
to the War office, under date of Pretoria,
July 12, as follows:
"The enemj, having failed In Its attack
upon our right rear, as mentioned in my tel
egram of July 9, made a determined at
tack upon our right Hank yesterday and I
regret to say. succeeded In capturing NI
tral's nek. which was garrisoned by a
squadron of the Scots Greys, with two guns
of a battery of the Royil Artillery and five
companies of the Lincolnshire regiment.
"The enemy attacked In superior num
bers at dawn and, selling the hills com
manding the nek, brought a heavy gun
tire to Lear upon the small garrison.
"Nltral'a nek is about eighteen miles
from here, near where the road crosses the
Crocodile river. It was held by us In or
der to maintain road and telegraphic com
munication with Rustenburg.
"The fighting lasted more or less through
out the day and Immediately on receiving
Information, early this morning, of the
enemy's strength I dispatched reinforce
ment from here under Colonel Godfrey of
the King's Own Scottish Borderers. Before,
however, they reached the spot the garrison
had been overpowered and the suns and a
greater portion of the squadron of the Grays
had been captured, owing to the horses be
ing shot, also about ninety men of the Lin
coln regiment.
"A list of the casualties has not been re
ceived, but I fear they are 'heavy.
"Simultaneously an attack was made on
our outposts near Durdeport, north of the
town, In which the Seventh Dragoons wore
engaged. The regiment was handled with
considerable skill by Lieutenant Colonel
Low and kept the enemy In check until they
retired on their supports and would prob
ably have suffered but slight loss had not
our troops mistaken some Boers In the
bushes for our own men.
"Smlth-Dorrlen had a small engagement
with the enemy yesterday near Krugers
dorp and Inflicted heavy loss upon them.
"Buller reports that the Boers who were
destroying his line of railway near Pardee
kraal were driven off yesterday, after a short
action.
"Hart reports from Heldelburg that the
surrendering of Boer arms and ammunition
continues In that district."
LONDON BLUE OVER DEFEAT
It Is Feared Thnt Surrender of Botra
Is Anjthlnir tint rnr
nt llnnd.
LONDON. July 13. Lord Roberts' dis
patch reportlng'stlll another unfortunate af
fair throws a search-light on the state of
affairs. There has bten comment regard
ing the lack of progress by the immenso
amy under commond of Lord Roberts, tut
tew could be found who would believe that
the scattered Boers would be able to inflict
such a defeat so near Pretoria. Instead of
the surrender of the Boers being Imminent,
as recent telegrams have Intimated. It seems
they have been making a concerted attempt
to surround or recapture Pretoria with so
much success that in the region which was
supposed to be pacified, and no attack was
expected, they Inflicted a serious defeat and
captured two guns and some 200 men. It
Is evident that General Botha has a consid
erable force, seeing that he Is about to
press Lord Roberts' lines at a half dozen
points around Pretoria, from the Springs
to the southeast of the city northward to
Mlddleburg and Durdepoort, and thence
south to Nltrel'a nek and Krugersdorp.
Lord Roberts omits to give the name of
the commander concerned, giving rise to the
belief that worse remains to be told. Even
If the mishap be not more grave than his
Information at present Implies It proves that
the situation is still serious and that there
Is no possibility of any troops being spared
from South Africa for China, but on the
contrary it will still take a long time to clear
the country of the Boers.
News has reached London that Lord Rob
erts has been suffering from a serious bowel
complaint and that Lady Roberts was hur
riedly summoned from Bloomfontetn. Lord
Roberts though now better is still weak.
Coimnl Hnr l to Hetnrn Hmiip.
CAPETOWN. July 12. United States Con
sul Adelbert S. Hay at Pretoria Is about to
return to the United States.
Batches of prisoners are arriving here
dally from the front. One lot contained
thirty-elght English and Irish names.
Ilelpiiseil rrlmiiii'm Hencli I.nilynnil th.
LONDON, July 12. The War office an
nounces that General Buller reports that
659 prisoners released by the Boers have
arrived at Ladysralth.
WEST POINT APPOINTMENTS
llurkr S, Hnll of Lincoln, .Nebraska, Is
,nuied na an Alter
nate. WASHINGTON. July 12. Among the ca
dets for West Point appointed during the
last week under the increase provided by
recent legislation from states-at-lbrge are
the following-
Torrey B. Maghee. Rawlins, Wyo.: Henry
Ponting, Laramie. Wyo., alternate; Orno E.
Tyler. Kansas City, Kan.; Walter S. Dyrs
dale, alternate. Lawrence. Kan.; Clarence
J. Novohey, Yankton. S. D. ; Albert T. Ly
man, alternate. Mitchell, S .D. ; Kendall Fel
lows, Spokane, Wash.; Leo P. Qulnn, alter
nate, Spokane, Wash.; Edward Le Compte,
Park City. Utah: R. L, Irvine, alternate, Lo
gan, Utah; Rupert Danford, Salt Lake City,
Utah; Gerald Chllds, alternate, Ogden, Utah;
Arthur 7. Lane, Portland, Ore.; Henry H.
Adair, alternate, Astorta, Ore.; Burke S.
Hall, alternate, Lincoln, Neb.; Hugh L.
Walthall, Modesto. Cal.; Carl D. Adams, al
ternate. New Ontario, Cal.; Lowe A. Mc
Clure. Carton City. Ner. : Fred A. Garges.
alternate. Reno, Nev.; Robert M. Danford,
Joy. III.; Harry S. Monroe, alternate, Jollet.
III.; Halsey Dunwoody, Fairfield. Ia.; George
R. Allen. Iowa City, Ia.; Harry M. Hepburn,
alternate. Clarlnda, Ia.
Memorial to Confederate Demi.
ST. LOUIS. July 12. -Chevalier Trenta
nove. a sculptor of Washington. D. C. wan
today awarded the contract for erecting
'he monument to the confederate dead that
will be placed In Sprlnsdeld. Mo., by
tho United Confederate Veterans and
Daughters of the Confederacy The monu
ment Is to be ready for unveiling by June
of next year It will cost J12.000 and will
be the only memorial to confederate sol
diers In Missouri
Nrurn I, netted In Mnhnmn.
BIRMINGHAM. Ala.. July 12.-At Cress,
well, Shelby county, thirty-nine mlls east
of here, John Jennings, colored, wit
lynched today. Thursday luxt Jennings
shot and killed U Martin, a laborer. Jen
nings was arrested and was takea from
tha officers by a mob.
CAPITAL NEEDED
Kncll'h Co ii in I lienor! to III (int
ernment on Condition Pre-
tnlltiiK In Hip I I ii ml .
LONDON. July 12 The report of th
British consul In Cuba for ISIS says "While
the first year of American ri!le dlMppointid
Americans a well as Cubans and failed t
real lie the expectations In the way of a
great revival of trade and needed publi;
works. It is only common Justice to the
Unfed States official in Cuba to say that so
responsibility for the nonfulfillment of these
expectations attaches to them. So far as
their authority allowed they have worked
honestly and In good faith in what they
conceited to be- the best Interests of the
Island. 1 cannot see whit more could be
done. The one thing that was not in their
power to give was the thjng Cuba needed
the most the establishment of a perma
nent form of government."
The consul endorses the reports of Gen
eraln Brooke, Ludlow and Fltzhugh Leo, In
which they point out that until a settled
government is established, capital, so neces
ary to the economic rec3t ruction of Cuba,
will continue to hold alcof. and says:
"In the Interest of .all the countries com
mercially related to Cuba, as well as of Cuba
Itself. It Is to be hoped that the present un
certainty will be ended befoie the result
ing evils assume an aeute phane.''
Referring to the "complication and hope
less confusion" arising from the use of two
kinds of money, "the relative value of
which dally fluctuates," the consul says:
"It !s Incredible tht such a system should
actually be In use. today In a civilized coun
try controlled oy tne government ot so
eminently practical a people as the Amerl
cans."
Continuing, the consijl otys tribute to the
sanitary work or tne unlA, states authori
ties, resulting In a rrnfajjle diminution
of mortality from yelIo.v Vvr. and advises
the establishment of direei steamship com
munication between Great Britain and Cuba,
in spite of previous failures In thta direction.
In conclusion the consul remnrks: "The
lepfes In Cuba during the insurrection and
war were more serious than generally
thought and without the aid of foreign capi
tal the rehabilitation of the industries will
be a very lengthy, if not Impossible, task."
PECK EXPLAINS SALARY CUT
Horizontal Hrilnrtlon nf l'lfly l'rr
Cent In Vuce f Aniprlrnii Hm
liloyvn nt I'nrl Ilxiioslt Ion.
PARIS. July 12. The reduction In salaries
announced by Commissioner General Ferd
W. Peck does not effect all the employes of
the commltslon. but only those who received
an Increase of salary on their arrival In
Paris. This Increase has a horizontal re
duction of 50 per cent and comes Into effect
August 1. This action, Mr. Peck explains.
Is in accordance with the circular of Feb
ruary 15, announcing the Increase In the fol
lowing language:
"In consideration of ihe extra expense en
tailed by living In Paris, your salary from
March 1 and until not later than November
will be at the rate of dollars per annum.
I may find It necessary to decrease this com
pensation at any time during the above
period If In my judgment It is desirable
owing to developments of'the situation."
Mr. Feck today said that as the work of
tho installation of exhibits was completed
and the arduous charter. the labor and
demands on the .time, v'jJUi eaproj wi was
lessened, It was only fair that there be a
corresponding reduction In compensation.
New Treaty I'lcnupn Merlin.
BERLIN. July 12. The signing at Wash
ington by Secretary of State Hay and Dr
von Holleben, the German ambassador, of
the reciprocity agreement between the two
countries has had an excellent effect . here,
especially as the Berlin foreign office states
that It was done without exacting special
concessions from Germany.
The Semiofficial Post says: "The Im
portance of 'the concession does not lie In
the market advantage, but In the recolnlng
of the reciprocity principle and In the fast
ening of friendly tits."
Hnln Glnilrtenn Drouth-Stricken India.
LONDON. July 12. Lord Curzon ot Ked
dleston, viceroy of India, has cabled to the
secretary of state for India. Lord George
Hamilton, that an excellent rain has fallen
In the northwestern provinces and In parts
of Central India and that useful showers
have occurred in Rajppotana and Deccan.
Eicmlvc Heiit in London.
LONDON. July 12. An exceptional heat
wave Is causing numerous sunstrokes and
prostrations. In London the thermometer
registered 129 degrees in the sun and SS In
the shade at noon.
Ilnboulr Piddle Fenreil In Monrnitim.
MAtX.VGtAA. Nicaragua, via Galveston,
July 12 The government is renewing its
sanitary measures for the prevention of
the Introduction into the country of the
bubonic plague.
Netr Comnierolnl Treaty Approved.
ROME. July 12. The Chamber of Deputies
today approved the commercial treaty be
tween tha United States and Italy.
Premier Confined hy Slrkue.
PARIS. July 12. The premier. M. Wal-deck-Rousseau,
Ib confined to his bed by
sickness.
JESTER C0ULD NOT SPEAK
WllnfiMi nt Trial of Alleged Mnr
drrer nf Gilbert finte Ileeall In
cident of Wichita Trial.
NEW LONDON. Mo . July 12. Charles
Hazelhurst. who in 1S71 accompanied Gil
bert Gates from St. Charles. 111., to Kansas,
was a witness today in the trial of Alex
Jester. He described the appearance of
the prisoner at the trial at Wichita. At
the time when Jester was asked how tha
powder came to be In tho vest which he
wore, which the state claims was the prop
erty of Gilbert Gates, he was dumbfoundeJ
and unable to answer. The Judge, owing
to tho prisoner's Inability to speak, ad
journed court. At Its opening an hour
afterward, Jester was able to testify.
Azel Gates, father of Gilbert, corrobo
rated this testimony. The witness was
asked by the defense If he was furnishing
the means fo.- the prosecution. Mr. Gates
answered, "No." emphatically, whereupon
Attorney Forrwst of Chicago said that John
W. Gates was furnishing tho means. Azel
Gates testified that upon receipt of the let
ter from Cornelia Street, a sister of Jester,
saying that Jeiter had killed Gilbert W.
Gates, he concluded to prcsecute the al
leged murderer.
Powell S. Owensby, who was the deputy
shsriff of Monroe county, Missouri, at the
time of the arrest of Jwter at Towanda,
Kas.. said that Jester told him he had
bought out Gilbert Gates and that the boy
had gone farther west. Ho also told him
that he was a preacher and farmer. W. H.
White, tho sheriff of Monroe county at the
time Jester was locked up. described the Jail i
delivery at the time Jmter escaped, Febru
ary 1. 1S72.
James S. Allen, formerly Judge of the
county where the orlme was committed, also
testified.
HEARS HIS COUNTRY'S CALL
President MoKinley Receives Formal Notice
of His Nomination.
ACCEPTS IN WISE AND PATRIOTIC WORDS
Jcnnlor l.odirc. llnnnn nml KnlrhatiK
yprnk llrlrlly tint I'o I nt l- of
the lne on Which the Cam
piilni; Will lie Fought.
CANTON. O.. July 12. William McKlnlcy
was today officially notified of his second
nomination by the republican party for the
highest tfflce in the gift of the republic.
There was enthusiasm enough and to
spare and to many of the pointed utterances
of both Senator Lodge and the president
there was heurty and cordial approval
shown.
Important features of the speech of noti
fication by Senator Lodge and the response
by President McKlnley were the references
to the Chinese situation. This caused a
grwt deal of discussion during the con
ference following the formal speech making
and the Impression created was that thee
utterances were a notification to the world
that tho United States Intended to preserve
all Its rights in China.
The most Impressive parts of the presi
dent's speech were his references to the
maintenance nf the sold standard and the
financial public faith, the preservation of
a protective tariff, the enlargement of our
market, especially the phrase, "Prosperity
at home and prestige abroad."
When asked. "Shall we go back to the
tariff of four years ago?" there were shouts
of "No! no!" from every part of the audi
ence. Another prolonged cheer greeted his
words relative to the maintenance of our
authority In the Philippines. With tho
keenest Interest everybody followed that
part referring to our foreign relations and
there was most earnest attention when he
declared we 3hould have executive control
over the territory possessed by the United
States and another outburst when be said
such authority would be coupled with "lib
erty and humanity." His declaration that
thf United States had reclaimed "10,000.
000 human beings from Imperialism" made
a decided Impression.
The president seemed at his best. He
was of good voice and spirits. His ap
pearance indicated the best of health and
his voice rang out loud and clear, reaching
the outskirts ot the vast throng which sur
rounded the bouse and extended over the
lawn and across the street, speaking from
the same place where he received the
formal notification four yars ago.
Other Wllllnir to Talk.
While the speech of the president closed
the formal notification, other speakers were
called for. Senator Fairbanks of Indiana,
Senator Hanna. chairman ot the national
committee: Charles Emory Smith, post
master general. Colonel Sam L. Parker of
Hawaii and Senator Lodge were heard.
These speakers, with the exception of
Colonel Parker, who was called out of com
pliment to the Pacific Islands, took occasion
to refer to the recent action of the demo
cratic national convention In Kansas City.
It was evident that Senator Fairbanks In
tended to make the money question the dom
inant issue of 'be campaign, denying, that
with IS to l.in their platform the democrats
could make .Imperialism the leading Issue.
Senator Hanna adjured republican voters
to remember the importance of the cam
paign. Postmaster General Smith warned his
hearers that democratic success would dis
arrange the business Interests of the coun
try. The feature of the second speech of Sen
ator Lodge was the resentment of the ar
raignment of President McKlnley's by his
opponents and his pointing out the difficul
ties Mr. Bryan would have In selecting a
cabinet from the men prominent in the con
ventions at Kansas City and Sioux Falls.
The weather was perfect. Not a trace of
the storm of last evening was seen.
Some time before the arrival ot the notifi
cation party, President McKlnley went out
Into the yard and lnpDccted and approved
the arrangatnents. The president wore a
white fedora hat, a broad expanse of white
vest and a sack ccat of very democratic ap
pearance. He greeted the different ar
rivals In a most cordial and friendly man
ner. A large space In the front yard was
roped off and filled with chairs for the noti
fication party and distinguished guests.
Tables were also provided tor the press.
Outside tho roped fcpace numerous photo
graphic outfits were eet up and trained on
the point whero the speaking was to take
place.
The notification committee and party came
from Cleveland on a special train. They
were met at the station and escorted In
carriages to the home of President McKln
ley. The Tippecanoe club of Cleveland was
given the place of honor next to the band
with which the Canton citizens welcomed
the delegation with cheers as It passed
through the streets. Decorations were not
plentiful, but the American flag floated from
many business houses and residences along
the route of the procession.
A number of distinguished men occupied
teats on the porch, among them being Sen
ator Hanna, Postmaster General Smith, Cor
nelius N. Bllf. Henry C. Payne. Judge Day,
R. C. Kerens and Representative Taylor.
With Mrs. McKlnley were Mrs. Barber, Mrs.
Mary Saxtoa, Mrs Judge Day and Mrs.
Charles Dawes. Senator Lodge Immediately
mounted a small standing block and deliv
ered his speech.
turned by United Party.
Mr President: This committee, repre
senting every state in the union and the
organized territories of the United States,
was duly appointed to announce to you,
formally, your nomination Dy tne rcpun
llcan national convention, which met In
Philadelphia un June 19 last, as th" candi
date of the republican party for president
of the United States for the term beginning
March 1. lSul.
To be seU-cted by tho republican party
as Its candidate for this great office Is al
ways one of the highest honors which can
be given to any man. This nomination,
however, comes to you, sir, under circum
stances which give it a higher significance
and make it an even deeper expression ot
honor and trust than usual. You were
nominated unanimously at Philadelphia.
You received the unforced vote of every
delegate, from every state and every terri
tory. Tn harmonv of sentiment which appears
on the face of the record was but the re
flection of the deeper harmony which ex
isted in the hearts and mind of the dele
gates. Without faction, wi'hout dissent,
with profound satisfaction and eager en
thusiasm, you were nominated tor the
presidency by the united voice of the repre
sentatives of our great party, In which
there is neither sign of division nor shadow
of turning- Such unanimity, alwiys re
markable. Is here the more Impressive be
cause it nccom:anl(M a second numinatlon
to the great office which vou hav held for
four years. It Is not the facile triumph of
hope over experience, but the sober ap-
firoval of conduct and character tested
n many trluU and tried by heavy and ex
traordinary responsibility With the ex
ception of the period In which Washington
organized the nation and built the state,
and of those other uwful years when Lin
coln led his people through the agony of
civil war and saved from deitructlon the
work of Washington, there never has been
a presidential term In our history so
crowded wtth great events, so tilled with
new and momentous questions, as that
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STORMY TIME AT CHARLESTON
Milrlted Cmitr-t In Itepnbllonn State
Cunt entlnn llirr Nninlnu;
of Cniidldnte.
CHARLESTON. W. Va . July 12 The re
publican state convention reconvened here
today for Its second day's session under
peculiar circumstances. Usually the Inter
est lags after the head of the ticket has
been named. At this convention spirited
contests began after the nomination of A.
B. White, last night, for governor. White
was the only candidate for governor, but
there were many contestants for the other
places.
Tho day opened with long speeches In
presenting names and balloting and con
tending for minor places on the state ticket
The contest- had been waged all week with
no little bitterness, and today the fighting
was carried Into the convention. All the
delegates were present and the ntjendan-e
was large In expectation of lively scenes.
The names of James K. Hall, Arnold C.
Scherr and C. W. Swiher were presented
for auditor of state. LaFollete, Getzendanner
and others having withdrawn. There were
1.064 delegates. S2S being necessary to a
choice. Before the result of the ballot could
be announced a severe thunder storm came
over the wigwam, but It was not equal to
the storm among the delegates when at
tempts were made for changes from Hall
and Swisher to Scherr. Under the rules no
chances were allowed by the chair. Scherr
had a majority when the call of tho coun
ties was completed. Confusion reigned for
a long time In a dispute over the rules. The
nomination of Scherr was made unanimous
on motion of Hubbard of Wheeling, the
Jcader of the Hall forces, before the ballot
was announced. The vote on auditor was
not announced.
At 12 10 tho convention adjourned until
2.30 p. m.
Peter Sllman was nominated for state
treasurer and Thomas C. Miller was named
for superintendent of schools. Thero was
then a wild scene In the convention, which
resulted In the nomination of Congressman
Romeo Freer for attorney general. For
supreme Judges (term of twelve years each)
Judge Henry Brannon and George Poffen
barger were named.
Judge Branner was elected to the su
preme court twelve years ago as a demo
crat, but became a republican In 1896.
The convention adjourned tonight.
I'roKress of Gold llrmnrrati,
INDIANAPOLIS. July 12. Leading mem
bers of the gold democratic party here are
not in favor of a separate ticket for this
campaign and will so express themselves
when tho executive committee of the na
tional committee hold: Us meeting here
July 25. It la likely that tbe convention,
wheu. li convenes he e will ro over the
books of the organization, adjust all busi
ness matters, issue a proclamation against
free silver and the candidates of the Kan
sas City convention, reaffirm the princi
ples of tho platform adopted at the sound
money convention held here four years ago
and the adjourn.
Pre Otllre on Cnmpnn.
DETROIT. Mich.. July 12. Daniel J.
Campau. who returned from Chicago today,
said that the democratic national commit
tee had asked him to accept tbe chairman
ship of the national democratic campaign
committee and upon his declining the offer
had refused to accept the declination and
had asked him to take the matter under
advisement. Mr. Campau says he will soon
give tbe committee a final answer.
ALL CARS RUNNING AS USUAL
Striker and Truimlt Company Tell
DlflTerent Morle uf
Sltuntlnu.
ST. LOUIS. July 12. Cars are running as
usual and traffic on tbe various lines of the
St. Louis Transit company is growing
heavier. Officials of the Transit company
declare that a number of the strikers have
deserted the union and are applying for
work. This Is denied by the strikers' ex
ecutive committee, which makes a counter
assertion that men are leaving the employ
of the company.
Efforts are being made by the citizens'
committee, of which John T. Wilson is chair
man, to settle the strike by arbitration. The
committee has Issued a statement reviewing
the situation and requesting both parties to
the controversy to submit the matters in
dispute for settlement by a board ot arbitra
tion. Neither side has answered the re
quest. The Transit company officials say
that as tar as they are concerned there Is no
strike.
Ford Smith, attorney for Sheriff Poblman,
says that while he thought the posse
comltatus would not be needed, yet it is so
disposed that it can be gotten together,
armed and equipped and massed In barracks
within an hour after being ordered out.
Attorney General Crow, on betalf of the
minority stockholders of the Southtrn Elec
tric railroad, filed suit In tho St Louis cir
cuit c-urt late this afternoon to annul ;h"
purchase of tho Southern Electric railway
by the St. Louis Transit company.
The case will be a ten one and if It win
will break up the entire deal by which -
St. Loula Transit company was organized
The case Is entitled, "The State ex rel Ed
Crow against the Southern Electric Rail
way company, the United Railways com
pany and tho St. LouU Transit company."
The suit Is brought to annul the deeds of
transfer of the Southern Electric road to
the United Railways and to enjoin and re
strain the United Railways company and tbo
St. Louis Transit company from carrying
out the agreement entered In the deed.
The suit is brought In the interest of cer
tain minority stockholders. It Is charge 1
In the petition that the rights of tbe
minority stockholders have not been con
sidered and the suit Is brought to restore
them to their rights.
.tlovement nf Ocean Veel .Inly 12.
At Cherbourg Arrived Kaiser Freldrlch.
from New York, via Plymouth, for Ham
burg, and proceeded.
At Naples Arrived Allsr, from New
Vi rk. via Glbralter. for Genoa.
At It'itterdam Sailed Rotterdam, from
New York, via Iiouloirne.
At Liverpool Sailed Cambroman. for
Montreal
At ueeiiHtown Hnilofl Rhynland, from
Liverpool, for Philadelphia.
At New York Arrived Dutchl.ind.
from Hamburg. Sailed Columbia, for Ham
burtr: La Gascoene. for Havre; Harburinwa,
for Bremen. Bolivia, for Marseilles,
d. 'v'rpool-Arrlved-WaiwIand, from
Philadelphia.
At Glasgow Arrlved-Htat of Nebraska,
from New ork.
At Plymouth Arrived KaUer Frledrlch,
from New York, for Hamburg.
BACK TO OLD BASIS
Populists Force Democrats to Take One
Place and Look Pleasant.
LIVELY SHAKING UP IN FUSION MILL
Machine Badlj Racked as the Result of the
Independent Determination.
MAGNIFICENT BLUFF GOES THROUGH
Democrats Lay Down Before the Demand of
Their Populist Allies.
ALL FOR BRYAN'S SAKE IS THE EXCUSE
Wlndnp nf the Tlirer-ltlned Clren
die I'npiilUt Machine Well
In Control nf the
Slttintlnn.
Governor i Populist)
W. A. POYNTER of liootie.
Lieutenant Governor (Silver Republican!
K. A. GILBERT of York.
Treasurer iPnpuititii
rt It. HOWARD of Holt.
SecritHry of State (Populist)
t". V. SVOBoOA of Howard.
Auditor t.f StHte ( Populist)
THKOimRK c.RIRSS of Clay.
Imd t'limmlMl'iii'T (Populist)
P J t'ARKY of launders.
Attorney l5ener.il i Democrat)
W. 1) OLDHAM of Buffalo.
Superintendent (1'npullet)
'. y. HECK of Lancaster.
Presidential Kleetors
W. O. SWAN of Johnson.
HOHKKT OUKRFELDER of Chcycnnt.
J HUGHES of Colfax.
I N WKNDT of Uncoln.
W C,. KLUERSON of Howard.
W. H. C.ARIIKTT of Phelps.
J H FKLHKU of Cedar.
FRANK RANSOM of Douglas.
LINCOLN. July 12. (Special.) Atter
more than twenty-four hours almost con
tinuous travail, the three fusion conventions
finally agreed on thin list of candidates an
their common ticket for the impending cam
paign. The result, however, was brought
about only by severe squelching of several
attendants on the harmony feast which tor
a tltno looked decidedly turbulent. As a
consequence the democrats have been com
pelled once more to sacrifice everything for
Bryan's sake to keep their allies In line for
a set of Dryan presidential electors.
"Tbe populists simply bluffed us clean out
of tho game," eaid Edgar Howard, "and
tho worst part of it is that they didn't have
anything but a bobtalled flush at that."
In the same strain Judge Sullivan re
marked: "I don't blame the populists for
taking all they can get this year. They
know they will never have another such
chance."
A well known Douglas county democrat
added this testimonial: "The renomlnatlon
of Poynter Is the worst thing that could
have happened. He cannot get the united
democratic support In our county and Is
sure to run way behind his ticket "
31 1 We HurrlnKton' Threat.
Such 3. wrenching as the fusion machine re
ceived, today has not. been experienced in alt
Its history. Threats, alarms, criminations
and recriminations passed back and forth
and the wheels were put on tbe track finally
only by main force.
"If ni don't take what we offer you,"
threatened Mike Harrington to the demo
crats, after he had been delegated pleni
potentiary for tho populists, "I will carry
It up to Bryan, and you may be sure he will
settle It for you."
The Harrington proposition was for an
equal division of the electoral ticket, giving
the eilver republicans the lieutenant gov
ernorship, the democrats one place on the
state ticket, to be selected by themselves,
and reserving the reel to populists.
The report of tho conference committee
awarding the democrats two places, treas
urer and land commissioner, though eagerly
snapped up by tho democrats and illverites,
had been unceremoniously rejected by the
populists amidst a stormy discussion, which
uncovered a number of the men who had
old out to the corporations or betrayed
their party to the democrats. When the
Harrington proposition was made to the
democrats It elicited an Impassioned speech
from Matt Gerlng. pleading for the demo
crats to claim tho governorship and namo
either Smyth or Sullivan for tbe place.
Dfiiiucrnli .Vniiie Oldham.
Congressman Robinson. W. H. ThomtMon.
Chairman Doyle and others rushed forth to
pour oil on the troubled waters and the
democratic convention capitulated and
agreed to take the attorney generalship and
nominated Oldham.
The great fight from the start has been
for control of the state boards vested with
supervision of tbe corporations. That is
why democrats insisted on two officers who
would be members of the Stato Board of
Transportation. But even when this was
thrown into the populist convention the
rustling of corporations to get their favor
ites planted In these important strongholds
contlnuued with more or less success.
When It came to choosing the head of tbo
ticket the machine was well greased, tbe In
formal ballot showed overwhelmingly for
Poynter and when completed his selection
was made unanimous on motion ot bis com
petitors, Yelser. Westover and Abbott. Yelser
only got two-thirds of the Douglas delega
tion. Governor Poynter's carefully memorized
speech of acknowledgment was chiefly an
apology for the mistakes of his administra
tion. The illverites agreed on Lieutenant
Governor Gilbert for renomlnatlon. The
populists, who have the remainder of the
nominations to make, took a recess to 1 30,
when they resumed business and dispatched
it with fairly good speed. Tho contests In
most caee3 simmered down to the bestowal
ot compliments on an Informal ballot, which
pave way before official announcement to
a motion to su;jend the rules and make
the nomination by acclamation.
Weary and Heady to Leave,
All tho conventions thinned out percepti
bly as tho tesslons progressed and the long
hours of sleeplt-snctts told on the dele
gates. The conventlona were literally
pounded Into fusion and tho rivet clinched
at tbe opportune moment by the Harrington
episode.
As to tbe electoral ticket, It was openly
admitted on the floor and repeatedly that
the division between the parties is but a
pretense and a sham. While th populist
platform endorses Bryan and Towne and
the convention refused to lend Its counte
nance In any way to tbe candidacy ot Ste
vemon, the entlro eight electors, including
tbe populists, are under a tacit stipulation
to allow tbernNlv88 to be voted tor Bryan
and Stevenson, Instead of Bryan and Towne,
in case they should secure places in tbe
electoral college. In this respect, there
tore, the fusion agreement simply ratifies
the action of the Kansas City coavontloa
in spewing the populists out of tbe na
tional arena.
At a spofltai meeting tonight, J. H.