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    Fhe Omaha Daily Bee.
ESTABLISHED JUXE 10, 1871.
OMAHA, SATURDAY IMOKXIXCJ, JfLY LI, 1 HOO-TAVELVE PACES.
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WU CABLES FOR HAY
Chinese Minister Undertakes to Get Message
Through to Oonger.
DISPATCH SENT TO PEKIN ON WEDNESC
Cipher Code Known Only to Secretary of
Stat is Used by Eoquert.
NO ANSWER HAS BEEN RECEIVED AS YET
Influential Imperial Officer at Shanghai
Asked to Forward Note.
EVERY POSSIBLE SAFEGUARD TO BE USED
Even If Amrrlcnii Anthinmndor In Mill
AUe It Mny Hp I)ny llcfnrr III"
Ileiily Cnn He Trnusiiilttrd
fj, lu W'nnlilllKlon,
WASHINGTON. July 13. The Chinese
minister, Mr. Wu, has undertaken to get
through a cipher cable message from Secre
tary May to United Status Minister Conger
at IVkln and to deliver back the reply of
the latter If he bo alive. Mr. Wu forwarded
tho cipher dispatch, together with an ex
tendod explanatory message of his own, on
Wednesday and tho results arc now being
eagerly awaited both by Secretary Hay and
the Chlneso minister, although It Is appre
ciated that some days must elapse before
runners can carry out this plan of opening
up communication between the American
government at Washington and the Amer
ican minister at Pekin.
it was soon after Minister Wu presented
the text of tho edict Issued by the Chinese
Imperial government that Mr. Hay re
quested him to get through a message to
Minister Conger. Since tho Chinese gov
crnment has succeeded In getting through
Us own communication from I'ekln, Mr. Hay
felt that It was quite reasonable to ask that
llko communication be opened between our
minister and the government here. Mr. Wu
readily assented to this proposition and evi
denced an earnest desire to use nil his per
sonal and official Influence in getting
through tho message. He suggested, how
ever, that Mr. Hay himself should write the
message In cipher, as this would be proof
positive to Mr. Conger of its genuineness,
wherens nny open message to the minister
might bo under the suspicion of having em
anated from tho Boxers.
Mr. Hay thereupon wrote the message
nnd had it translated Into the official cipher
of tho State department. The contents were
not made known to Minister Wu, but in Its
unlntelllglblo cipher form It was entrusted
to him to be placed in the hands of Min
ister Conger at tho earliest possible mo
ment. Mr. Wu determined to act through
tho medium of an influential imperial offi
cer at Shanghai, who, by reason of his po
sition, Is better able than any one else In
China to execute snich a mission. Besides
forwarding the mwsage to Minister Conger
Mr. Wu ?ent to the Chinese official . de
tailed and urgent explanatory message, lu
which wan sot forth tho Imperative im
portance of performing this service- for the
tAmerlcan government. Tho official was
urged to spare no effort or expense In for
warding tho message by couriers, runners
or any other means Into the hands of Mln
Irter Conger and to uso llko means In get
ting back the answer to the American gov
ernment. Two days havo now elapsed
since the message to Conger went forward
and It in confidently believed that It is
now on Its way from Shanghai to I'ekln,
surrounded by such safeguards and such
efforts for speed that a reasonably early
answer may bo expected. At the same time
it Is remembered that It took ten dayi for
China's official decree to gel from I'ekln
to Washington.
Minister Wu Is bending every energy to
accomplish this task at the earliest possible
moment, for ho looks upon It not only as a
duty, but an a means by which Chinese offi
cials can show their sincere desire to ren
der cvpry amlstanco to the American gov
ernment in tho present emergency.
OFFICIALS ARE LOSING HOPE
Con.nl (.moral Cionilnnvt'n Mriatrir
lln I)rirrrlnir llllrct nt
WanhliiKton.
WASHINGTON. July 13. A short cable
gram received nt the State department to
day from Consul General Goodnow at Shang
hai, announcing the beginning of the final
attack on tbo legations at I'ekln. terribly
depressed tho official here. All along they
havo suspected that the various communica
tions received from Chinese forces In Shang
hai havo been preparing the way for the
announcement of the extermination of the
foreign ministers and their wives, children,
attaches, dependents and guards. Tbo con
sul general's message. It Is understood. Is
but a repetition of tho latest press reports
from Shanghai, hut tho State department
lias como to place a high estimate on Mr.
Uoodnow's advices.
It appreciates the fact that he does not
send every piece of unreliable gossip afloat
In the sensational news center at which be
Is stationed, but uses good judgment In
sifting out tho probable from the other kind
of news. Moreover, bis advice this time Is
from the Chlneie governor of tho province
wherein Shanghai Is situated, and It is hard
to concelvo of an adequate, reason for the
falsification of the facta v that official In
the direction of this partl-ular reoort.
Therefore the State department, which has
ull along been hopeful of tho ultimate rescue
of the ministers at I'ekln. has now Joined
European chancellories in the belief that
they have all been killed.
The department officials find It hard to
tstlmato the value of the statement of the
cohbuI at Canton ihat LI Hung Ctang has
again engaged passage northward, owing to
tho lack of a date on the cable message,
nnd It is suspected that the prcra dispatch
stating that he has abandoned the trip to
l'ekin Is of later dato than Mr. McWades
notice. Should the great viceroy go north
ward bU coming to Taku and Tien Tln
would raise at once a question as to the
conditions under which ho undertakes to
go to I'ekln and Incidentally the decision
as to whether or not he should be permltttl
to pass the lines would Involve the decision
of the other question as to whether or not
a state of war exists.
GLOOMY OUTLOOK IN CHINA
FnrelKn Artnlr Cnn Whip Chinese
Troons, hut Only Strnvntlon
Will llrliiK Hulihlp tit Time.
KANSAS CITY. July 13. Ur. L. W.
I.uschcr, who spent several years In China
as a surgeon In the Chinese army and is
familiar with the country and people, Is
quoted as saying that the war In north
China, particularly in the fall and wlntor,
(Continued on Ninth Pag)
na r
NO TROUBLE IS ANTICIPATED
.stnte l)i'nrtnirtit Believes Tlint
TrooiiN (nn Hp Limited nt
nun until Without I'rnteiit.
WASHINGTON. July13 The State de-
artment anticipates no difficulty In effect-
transhipments of troops and animals
the army In China, at the
Nagasaki. The point raised
Inemihai the use of Nagasaki as
would bo a violation
of internal loiTimp, constituting a hostile
art against China, In the absence of a
declaration of war, Is declared here to be
bsolutely frivolous. As a matter of fact
the War department has been freely avail
ing Itself of Nagasaki as a point for tran
shipment and n port of rest ever since the
end of the war with Spain and tho Japanese
government, having made no objection so
far, Is scarcely likely either to make a
protest or to entertain nny from other na
tions under present conJltlons.
Japanese official; here expect that Marshal
Nodzu will accompany tho Japanese expc
dttlon about to sail for China. The rank
of marshal, probably, was superior to that
of any foreign commander, military or naval,
In China. Under the Japanese sjstein, the
rank of marshal corresponds with that of
field marshal In the French system. As a
result of the China-Japan war three mar
shals were created by Japan: Yamataga.
who made the remarkable march Into China
from the north: Emaya Oyama, who entered
China further south nnd selied I'art Ar
thur, and General Nodzu. who had the honor
of being the first Japanese officer to score
an Important triumph on Chinese soil.
Vamagatn Is now prime minister nnd Oyama
Is in charge of staff, leaving Marshal Nodzu
as the available one of the first distinguished
trio of soldiers. He Is beyond middle life,
n stern disciplinarian, and has the reputa
tion of being an Impetuous fighter. He Is
u strong believer In cavalry.
NEWS FROM OMAHA PEOPLE
I.nst Itrports from llntlnniler nnil
K vim .Show They Arc Xot
In Dnnncr.
OMAHA. July 13 To the Editor of The
Bee: In view of the present disturbances In
China, it may be of interest to tho friends of
Mr. T. J. Hollander, formerly assistant sec
retary of tho Young Men's Christian associa
tion of this city, and Mr. It. L. Evans, form
erly with the N. n. Falconer company, to
know that the China Inland mission, In a
letter to rae July 6 from their Toronto office,
expressed themselves as hopeful for the
safety of these men and their families, now
in China. Mr. Hollander, formerly stationed
at Lao Ho Keo, In the central portion of the
empire, has for some time past had charge
of the business office of the mission at Klu
Klang, In the province of Klang SI. where
he has the management of the affairs of the
mission for the entire province and from
which point the supplies of all kinds are
furnished the missionaries In that section.
Any map will show this point, and show
also that it lb n treaty port and as safe,
perhaps, as any city In the country Is at
present. Tbelr last report stated Mr. Hol
lander and his wife nnd son as well
Mr. Evans and wife are at Cheng Ku in
the province of She. Si, in the northwest
and very far from the present active troub
les. A late report from Mr. Evans shows
his work In a prosperous condition and Mrs.
Evans and himself '.veil, Tho representa
tives of the mission In China express the
belief that the present trouble may be con
fined to tho district at present affected.
which would render the portions above re
ferred to freo from any speelal fear. Yours
very truly, W. ERNEST JOHNSON.
THIRD CAVALRY SOON TO SAIL
Arrniittenir n Mnde for niputch of
Troops n Orient on Trnim
port Mende,
WASHINGTON, July 13. Arrangements
are making to send the squadron of the
Third cavalry at Fort Meyer. Va., to San
Francisco In a few weeks In order that 1;
may embark on the Meade, scheduled to
sail from that port on August 15. A bat
talion of the Fifth cavalry, ordered home
from I'orto fllco. will take tho place of the
Third cavalry at Fort Meyer. Owing to
the urgent need of troops In the Orient,
however, the Third cavalry will not await
tho arrival of tho Fifth cavalry. The troops
of the Fifth and Eleventh infantry will be
brought from I'orto Hico to New York on
the Sedgwick.
REBELS DEFEATED NEAR PEKIN
Ilrljtlnii Attnrhe ('utiles Itrport of
Renernl Meh's Vlrtory Over
Iloxcr Knrers.
BIU'SSELS. July 13. M. de Fabelreau.
minister of foreign affairs, has received a
telegram from M. de Cartler de Marchlenne,
secretary of the Belgian legation nt Pokln.
dated Shanghai, stating on the authority of
a Chinese source that troops faithful to
General Nleh SI Chang had defeated the
rebels near I'ekln and that they recognized
the authority of Prince Chlng nnd General
Yung Lu, who strlved to defend the Euio
peans. FIGHTING AMONG THEMSELVES
One Chinese Cenernl Attempts to Ite
llevr the Situation or Af
fulrs In I'eklii.
NEW YOHK. July 13 A dispatch to the
Journal and Advertiser from Shanghai says
Tho viceroy of Fuh Klen has received a dis
patch from l'ekin. dated July 7, announcing
that General Nleh, with 9,000 men. had
reached there from Lutnl by making a long
detour to the north. He met and defeated
Prince Tuan's army and rescued Prince
Chlng. but lost 2.500 men In the operation.
He Is now trying to resi ue General
Yung-Lu and thus save what may bo left
of the legations in l'ekin. Nleh Is favorable
to the foreigners.
ITALY WILL DO HER PART
Two Contingent of Troup", Kuril In
eluitliiK Two llnttiillnim, to lie
.Sent to riilnn.
ROME. July 13. A contingent of troops
for China will leave Naples July IS. Ac
cording to the Trlbunn. a second contingent,
which, like the first, was composed of two
battalions, will be sent.
The expeditionary corps will thus be raised
to G.000 men.
nn llrpenteil to London,
LONDON, July 13 A telegram received
at the office of the Chinese Imperial Mari
time customs In London from the governor
of Shan Tung Is Identical with United States
Consul General Gooduow's bombardment of
the legations July 7. The officials here re
gard tho dispatch as leaving little room to
hope the legations have survived.
VIkIIiIp Supply of I'otlon,
NEW ORLEANS. Jul 13-Seeretary lies
ter's statement of the world's visible sup
ply of cotton shows a total of 1,575.561 bales,
ngalnst 1, ..! ,1M 3 last week and 3,t5S,S last
year. Of this the totul American cotton 1h
1,Ci6,K9 bales, against 1.12,9i3 last week
and :,SGS,i43 last year
a base fnHh
MORE RUMORS OF MASSACRE
Report Official Confirmation Has Been Re
ceived of Calamity at Pekin.
MINISTERS DENY HAVING SUCH NEWS
Uenernl Ilrllef All l'orelmiers lu
1'eUlu Are Demi llrlt lull Troops to
tio from J ml I n to Chlun na He
suit of Ciililuet Meeting,
LONDON, July 13. A news agency reports
that an official message received In London
states that nil tho foreigners In Pckln were
murdered July 6.
LONDON. July 13.-1:15 p. m. Though
there docs not appear to be, at this hour, any
Justification for the statement that official
confirmation has been received here of the
massacre of the international colony nt
I'ekln. It Is hardly doubted that such con
llrmatlon will be tho outcome of the priuent
suspense. The report sent out by a news
agency of this city today saying an official
message had been received In London that
all tho foreigners in l'ekin wr murdered
July 6 Is said to havo originated at the
Japanese legation, but Inquiry there elicited
tho statement that no telegram dealing with
the situation at I'ekln had reached the le
gation for some days and that nothing was
known there le-nding support to tho story
beyond the Shanghai tales published today.
The British Foreign office is equally without
ccnflrmitory information and the same reply
was received at the Chinese legation.
Official circles regard the statement as be
ing merely a reiteration of the morning's
rumors, especially us an Interchange of In
quiries Indicated that none of the embassies
and mlnlsterles had anything fresh cor
roborative of tho story.
lord Salisbury presided at a lengthy cabi
net meeting this nfternoon, at which, It Is
understood, important decisions In regard to
China wore reached and that already In
structions have been sent to Simla to pre
pare another division, consisting of four
British and four Indian regiments, with
their complements of artillery, for service
in China.
In the House of Commons today, replying
to questions on the subject, the parliamen
tary secretary of the foreign office, Mr.
Broderick, said that little news had been
received from China. Her majesty's gov
ernment, he explained, had been unable to
communicate with tho British naval officers
In China, as tho land lines between Che
Foo and Shanghai had been cut, A dis
patch, purporting to havo been sent from
the emperor of China to her majesty's gov
ernment, was received yesterday, but the
secretary said he was unable to promise
to make its contents known.
eioodnorr Fenrs the Worst.
WASHINGTON, July 13 The Department
of State has rccelvnj a dispatch from Consul
General Goninow at Shanghai, mylng that
the governor of Shan Tung wires that the
Beyers and soldiers were bombarding the
legations for a final attack upon the 7th of
July. Ho Is extremely anxious for the
safety of the ministers and friendly Chinese
In Pekin. Tbo consul adds that fears of the
worst are generally entertained. The State
department also has received a dispatch
from Consul. McWudo at Canton, saylng'that
Viceroy LI Hung Chang baa engaged quarters
upon tho Chlneso steamer Anplng, but that
the date of his departure for the north Is as
yet undecided.
Heport Hehels nrfenteil.
BRUSSELS, July 13. The Bclglnn foreign
office has received a cable dispatch from
Shanghai announcing on Chinese authority
that General NIeh-SI-Chang has defeated
tho rebels near Pekin and has relieved
Prince Chlng and General Yung-Lu, who
were trying to defend tho Europeans.
TO BLOW UP THE ART PALACE
Aiinrelilt in I'nrls Mnkr nn Attempt
on the Murhle llnllilliiif in the
Chnmpn III yi.ee.
(Copyright. 1900. by Press Publishing Co.)
PARIS, July 13. (New York World Ca
blegramSpecial Telegram.) The sensa
tion of the week has been the discovery
of dynamite bombs In the basement of the
great Art palaco In tho Champs Elysee sec
tion of the exposition. The Intended de
struction of this enormous and costly mar
blo structure was evidently part of an
anarchistic plot, the plans of which were
cabled several months ago.
Today all tho Paris papers admit that
tho threat uttered then "Wo don't want to
pay for tnarhle palaces, statues of naked
women and belly dances; we want bread"
Bhould havo been taken seriously.
This Is the fifth attempt. The first was
an effort to blow up the little palace. In
the second a lira was started In the building
of Varied Industries. In the third a tiro
was so effectually kindled In the Castle
of Waters that all the underwork of the
great cascade was destroyed and the elec
tricity building was endangered. In the
fourth some statues were dynamited nnd
others were overturned In several places
In the fair grounds.
In the latent attempt only the merest
chance avoided n full destruction. Accord
ing to their usual policy the French police
retufo to make public the details of the
plot, but this time the Injunction of se
crecy came too lato and tho newspapers se
cured the facts. Two bombs were found
scientifically constructed, so as to act with
terrible effect.
CLEARING COUNTRY OF BOERS
Cenernl fiery I'ncnuril In Driving Out
Enemy llrliMTii Mnnilrrlon
noil HeililelherK.
WITPOORT. Transvaal. July 13.-General
Clery's column, which has moved easterly,
Is now camped here. During tbo' march the
mounted Infantry ungaged 200 Boers, shell
ing a ridge occupied by the burghers.
It Is expected that thin move will clear
the country from Standerton to Heidelberg,
an the troops found but one remaining
laager, from which the Boers retired hur
riedly. I'iiIIimts Kxnmple of Seeretnry liny,
PARIS, July 13. The Chinese minister
hero has communicated to M. Delcasse, the
minister of foreign affairs, an Imperial edict,
dated June 21. To this M. Delcasso has re
plied that since the Chinese government had
the means to communicate with Its repre
sentatives abroad It ought to guarantee com
munication between the foreign powers and
tbelr representatives at Pekin. and he has
therefore charged the Chinese minister to
transmit a telegram to M. Plchon, the
French minister to China.
For 1'nrlleulnrs See Dewey,
MADRID. July 13. Senor SUvela. the
Spanish premier, bays that no Spanish war
vessel will go to China, Spain having no
Interests to defend in the extreme Orient.
Destructive Flood In Chill,
SANTIAGO DE CHILI, July 13. (Via Oil
veston.) Very heavy rains have fallen
throughout the country, washing away six
teen bridges and flooding several cities.
BROUGHT FILIPINOS TO TIME
Cnvnlry lltpeilltloii of ("iiptnlii Doilil
In ort Im extern l.imm Mil
Thrilling lltperleiiee,
WASHINGTON, July" 13 -The War dc
rnrtment has received an interesting report
from Captain George A. Dodd. Third cav
alry, In regard to operations in north
western Luzon with Troop F of that regi
ment from April 8 to May 3 last. This
troop enjoys an enviable reputation tor
expert horeemanshlp and military drill In
this country, haviug participated In va
rious military tournaments nt Madison
Square garden at New York, coming out
with flying colors In each. Captain Dodd's
force, consisting of eighty-seven men and
ninety-seven horses, left Vigan, tho cap
ital of Iloeos Sur province, on April S and
headed northward. Early on the morning
of the lSth Inst, his command encountered
a large party of insurgents under Greaglrlo
Aglipay lu the mountains near Badoc.
In a fierce fight lasting an hcur forty-nine
Insurrectlos were killed, four were mor
tally wounded nnd forty-four were made
prisoners. The nffrny took place In a thick
Jungle, which made tho movements of the
soldiers very difficult. Tho command then
proceeded to hunt down a large body of
Insurgents believed to be somewhere in
tho vicinity of Baloc. At daylight of the
next day they met their men and a sharp
conflict took place. The bolomcn arc said
to have founht with great fierceness and
the troops were obliged to put aside their
carblnej and close In with their revolvers
In hand-to-hand fighting. In this fight
120 Insurgent were killed and five cap
tured, with rifles and horses. Captain
Dodd's only casualty was 'a spear wound
suffered by Sergeant E. R. iCoppeck In the
fighting at close quarters.) This engage
ment, says the report, practjlcally squelched
an attempted uprising In fllco Norte nnd
the next day the Filipinos were again at
work In the fieldp.
Captain Dodd's command arrived back nt
Vigan May 3, having covered a distance of
435 miles.
Captain Dodd highly commends tho con
duct during this expedition of Lieutenants
Chltty, McKlnley nnd McNally, also of Ser
gennt E. R. Coppeck, Corporal Robert J.
Walker. Private Felix McCue. Private D. S.
Murdock. Acting First Sergeant F. O. Gch
man, Private John T. Diamond. Blacksmith
Robert Tail, Sergeant Joh'netandt and Cor
poral James Johnson, and for conspicuous
gallantry In action on the l.rth and 20th,
Sergeant O. A. Freck, Quartermaster Ser
geant G. B. Osgood, Sergeant James Foster,
Sergeant Morris Wise, Corporal Robert Far
rell, Corporal Georgo N. Field, Corporal Al
bert C. Welgand, Sergeant Ballard, en
gineer corps; Private Harry Bones, Trum
peter T. M. Boettmer, Private Robert Por
ter, Private Edward Coaten, Trumpeter O.
L. Lcroy. Private Julius Buttner. Private
Herman Blnck. Cook Stanislaus, L. Sklcra
and Farrier Hainan Snylor.
TEACHERS LEAVE FOR HOME
Annunl Convention of Nntlnnnt Kil
nentlounl Convention nt
(iiurloMton KuiN.
CHARLESTON, S. C, July 13. The Na
tional Educational sssoclation closed Its
convention here tonight. J'uring the day
two se&ilons of the general V .tventlon were
held, at which the loitowl, p&pera were
read:
"The Influence of Poetry In Education
from the Basis of Aesthetics," William M.
Bardshear, president of the Iowa State Ag
ricultural college.
"The Value of English Language in
Ethical Training," Reuben Post Halleck,
Ixnilsvllle, Ky.
"Educational Values In Literature." Dr.
M. O. Brumbaugh. University of Pennsyl
vania, recently chosen commissioner of edu
cation for Porto Rico.
"What Manner of Child Shall This Be?"
George R. Glenn, state superintendent of
public lntruction for Georgia.
"The Status of Public School Education
in the South." George B. Cook, superin
tendent of schools. Hot Springs. Ark.
President-elect Green was Introduced and
spoke briefly at the night session, after
which the committee on resolutions mado
Its report, which was adopted.
Before tho department of business educa
tion Dr. H. M. Rowe of Baltimore read a
paper on "Tho Advantage of Difficulties
Experienced In Introducing Commercial
Branches Into the Higher Grades of the
Public Schools."
The executive committee, which has un
der consideration the matter of the next
meeting place, will visit Detroit and Cin
cinnati early in October.
DEFALCATION WRECKS BANK
Dime MnvliiK" lnnHtutlon rinses unit
Its Trennnrrr L'nilrr
Arrent.
NEW YORK. July 13. The directors of
the Dime Savings bank of Newark. N. J.,
decided today to close the Institution's
doors until Its affairs ran be straightened
out. The announcement that Charles West
ervelt, the bank's secretary and treasurer,
hay been arrested on a charge of having
stolen a large tmm of money caused a
large crowd of depositors to nssemblo today
to withdraw their funds and there was much
excitement. The crowd becamo so large
that police reserves were called out to pro-
servo order. President Orton of tho bank
Is preparing a statement of the bank's af
fairs, which will be given out when com
pleted. Westervelt was arrested last night
nt Lyons' farms, a few miles from Newark,
and taken to East Orange, where ho was
arraigned and committed to Jail In default
of 110,000 bail. The specific charge against
him Is that be raised a withdrawal check
from K00 to $1,200.
NEW YORK, July 13 We-stervelt has ad
mitted that he has stolen between J35.000
and $40,000 and the officials do not think
It will go above the latter figure.
QUIET DAY WITH PRESIDENT
Severul Hrlvlnn I'nrtles Are Mmle I p
nuil in We In Clinton
Suhiirh.
CANTON. O.. July 13. After the crush of
people and the exciting Incidents of Thurs
day, comparative quiet prevailed nt the Mc
Klnley home today. During the forenoon a
drive was taken to Meyers' lake, the pretty
summer resort, Just outside the city. The
president held the reins and the other seats
wore occupied by Mrs. McKlnley, Mrs. Day
and Mrs. Dawes. Secretary to tho Presi
dent Cortelyou and Dr. Rlxey with several
friends made up another driving party nt the
same time. Postmaster General Smith, who
was the guest of the president from Wednes
day until after the notification committee,
returned to Washington Inst night. During
the day n number of callers were received at
the McKlnley borne to ray their respects.
Ciiptnlii ("nuliiu In Very III,
HLOOMINCTON. Ind , July 13 A tele
grnm has been received by relatives an
nouncing the critical Illness of Captuln Cog
Ian, who commanded the cruiser Raleigh in
tho battle of Manila He had an nttuck of
Kneumonla, an operation was necessary and
is recovery is doubtful. Ue la with his
wife at Colorado Spring.
BATTLE WILL SOON BE ON
Chairman Hanna Announces New National
Ezecntive Committee.
SECRETARY DICK RESIGNS HIS POSITION
(rent Pressure Is lleliiR Brought I'pou
First ANslntunt I'ostmiintpr rirn
rrnt Ilentli to Assume Active
Ciimpiilun Wtirli, ,
CLEVELAND, July 13. An Important
political conference, attended by a number
of prominent republican leaders, was held
at Senator Hnnnn's office hero today. The
meeting was called by Mr. Hanna to discuss
nnd decide upon the personnel of tho new
executive committee and to name a secre
tary of the national committee to succeed
Colonel Chnrles F. Dick. Before tho confer
ence closes It is nlso probable that a member
of the national committee to fill the vacancy
caused by tho resignation of George B. Cox
of Ohio will be chosen.
Among those present nt the conference
were Senator Hanna, Cornelius N. Bliss,
Perry S. Heath, Charles F. Dick, Henry C.
Payne, Charles Dawes, Mron T. Hcrrlck
and others.
At noon Senator Hanna announced that
tho following named had been chosen ns
members of tho national executive commit
tee: Graeme Stewart. Illinois; Henry C
Payne. VUconsln; Rlchnrd C. Kerens, Mis
souri; J. H. Mnnley. Maine; N. B. Scott, V.
Vn.; Frederick S. Glbbs, New York; Frank
lin Murphy. New Jersey; Myron T. Herrlck,
Ohio; Harry S. New, Indiana; chairman. M.
A. Hnnna; secretary. Perry S. Heath; treas
urer, Cornelius N. Bliss.
Mr. Chnrles F. Dick's resignation as sec
retary of the national republican committee
was received and accepted. Messrs. Hanna,
Heath and Payne were named as n commit
tee to draft resolutions concerning the re
signation of Colonel Dick. Mr. Hanna stnted
that the personnel of an advisory committee
was under consideration, but it would not be
announced for ten days or two weeks. It
was said that nil tho old members of the
national committee of 1696 requested the
president to consent to the resignation of
Mr. Heath ns first assistant postmaster gen
eral in order that he might become secre
tary of the national committee. The presi
dent, it is added, strongly demurred to this
proposition until yesterday, when he gave
his consent. Mr. Heath will tender his
resignation to the president In about a week
or ten days.
Ohio's Cominltteemnn.
The executive committee chose Colonel
M. T. Herrlck of this city to fill the va
cancy on the national committee caused
by the resignation of J. G. Cox of Cincin
nati. The committee late this afternoon re
newed the lease for the rooms occupied as
headquarters In the Metropolitan Life- In
surance company building. New York.
Messrs. Payne and Stewart were In
structed to look over the ground In Chicago
with the view to securing the location of
new committee rooms in that city.
It Is expected that the Chicago head
quarters will bo opened during the coming
month. '
,,-The committee, sfter considerable dls
cusslon, decided to maintain no special bu
reaus during tho coming campaign. In 189ft
a number of bureaus. Including negro,
German and women's bureaus, were op
erated as auxiliaries to the nat.onal head
quartern. This work will be assumed now
by the members of the several committees.
In an Interview this afternoon First As
sistant Postmaster General Heath said to the
Associated Press correspondent: "Tho sub
ject which culminated today In my selection
as secretary of the republican national com
mittee was first broached to me by Chair
man Hanna and members of the committee
some weeks ago and was renewed with much
earnestness and Insistency at the Philadel
phia convention.
"At firbt I was much averse to taking up
this work, knowing what it meant in vol
ume and character. President McKlnley did
not wish me to quit my position In the Post
office department.
"I was summoned from Maine on Saturday
last to go to Cleveland by Chairman Hanna
and requested to attend n meeting of the ex
ecutive committee here today.
"Here the subject was renewed by all the
members of executive committee In such n
personal and earnest manner that I con
sented to undertake the work."
Mr. Heath' I'liKltlnn.
When asked as to his Intentions respect
ing his resignation as first assistant post
master general, Mr. Heath said:
"At Cnnton yesterday I talked with the
president and Postmaster General Smith and
will renew the subject with the postmaster
general on Monday. My services with the
commltteo will, I presume, be needed as soon
ns the Chicago headquarters aro opened the
latter part of this month."
Concerning Mr. Heath' resignation as first
assistant postmaster general. Senator Hnnna
said this afternoon that In his conversation
with the president yesterday at Canton that
the latter expressed deep regret that the
committee deemed It necessary for Mr. Heath
to leave his position in tbo Postofflce depart
ment, where he had rendered such satisfac
tory service, and expressed the greatest confi
dence In and admiration for Mr. Heath, both
officially and personally. Ho also stated that
the most cordial expressions In tho same di
rection were mndc by Postmaster General
Smith and that Mr. Heath did not consent to
accept the secretaryship of the national com
mltteo until after ho nnd members of the
committee had personally nnd frequently In
sisted. UNCERTAIN OF HIS PROGRAM
llryiui Will rrohnhly Iteniiiln Quiet
nt Lincoln I'ntll Dnte of
.Nollllcntliin.
LINCOLN. July 13. Tbo date, August 8,
on which Mr. Bryan Is to receive official
notification of his nomination by the demo
crats, Is satisfactory to him. It Is doubtful
If ho will leave Lincoln much before that
time, though lie does not himself know just
what his program will be. He does not,
however, expect to make any speeches In
advance of his notification. Mr. Bryan Is
spending much of the time In his library
with bis stenographer working on material
for the campaign. Charles A. Towne has
been with him part of the time. A number
of state politicians called on Mr. Bryan this
forenoon.
CROKER TO WORK FOR BRYAN
Tiiniinnny linn Aeeeptn I'lnee nn
rcutlie Committee, an Do Hill
null .Murphy,
NEW YORK. July 13 Mayor James K
McGuIre of Syracuse, who Is managing the
Bryan campaign In this state, was In con
ference today with Richard Crokcr and
Senator Murphy. Mr. Croker was invltted
to serve as a member of tbo executive state
committee and ho accepted. David B. Hill,
Hugh McLaughlin and ex-Senator Murphy
have also accepted.
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NO GOLD DEMOCRAT TICKET
Cnnnot Get on the tllllelnl llnllnt In
Xew York nnil Mnny
Other Stutps.
NEW YORK. July 13. A special to the
Times from Washington says "The gold
democrats will not put a ticket In the Held
this year," said V. D. Bynum of Indiana.
"We cannot get our clectors on the official
ballot In New York because no votes were
caw. for the party candidate for governor
In 1S3S, and the state low requires that a
certain number of votes shall have boon cast
for state officers In tho preceding election
before the nominees of any party can go on
the official ballot in the pending contest.
Our parO organization in New York was
abandoned two years ago, members of our
party voting otbtT tickets.
"The only way we can have our candi
dates for electors put on the official ballot
Is by petition of u certain number of voters
In each country, an exceedingly difficult
thing to do in the present case, as the
members of the gold democratic party have
affiliated themselves with one or the other
of tho old parties on the Issue. New York
Is the one state where our ticket might do
tho republicans some good, and If we cannot
get In on the official ballot there Is llttl
use of nominating a national ticket. The
now Australian ballot laws In other states
also operate against independent move
ments." EDMISTEN TURNS DOWN MARY
Governor's I'rlvnte Seeretnry Will Xot
Help Miiiinue the I'opulUt
CiimpulKii Tills Yenr.
LINCOLN, July 13. (Special Telegram.)
Chairman J. H. Edmlsten has appointed O.
I). Wilson of Geneva secretary of the pop
ulist state central committees It was an
nounced at the meeting last night that
Frank Mary of the governor's office would
be reappointed to please Poynter's friends,
rho were opposed to the selection of Ed
mlsten for tho chairmanship. There was a
disagreement between the two men. how
ever, on account of the fight made against
Poyntcr by Edmlsten and Mary wbb con
sequently turned down.
URGE COLUMBUS ON BRYAN
Congressman Leutr. Asks Hint Ilrmo
emtio llrnilciiinrfrrs lie I.nuated
In Ohio City.
LINCOLN, July 13. (Special Telegram.)
W. J. Bryan has been asked to favor lo
cating the national democratic headquarters
at Columbus, O. Congressman Lcntz of
Ohio called on Mr. Bryan this afternoon with
this object In view. He assorted It was
uuoless to attempt to -ncy New York and
Illinois for democracy and insisted that It
would bo better policy to concentrate all
efforts In Ohio and Indiana.
National Committeeman Tarpcy of Cali
fornia called on Bryan today.
WILL PUT UP STATE TICKET
Xnrth llnknln Mlddlr-of-tho-ltondern
Decide to Mnkr Ac-tUe
rnmpnlKn.
FARGO, N. D.. July 13. The middle-of-the-road
populist convention tonight decided
to put a full ticket In the field, headed by
B. J. Major for governor and J. F. Wil
liams for congress.
Wnnt llrjnn Counted In.
CHICAGO. July 13. The Post says: The
fact that William J. Bryan had not been In
vited to attend the Grand Army encamp
ment to be held here next month was
brought to the attention of Mayor Harrison
today and the mayor at once addressed a
letter to tho encampment committee pointing
out the omlfsfon. I'nless at the meeting of
the Grand Army of tho Republic, which
President McKlnley is certain to attend, the
same attention is paid to the presidential
cnndldotes of both parties. Mayor Harrison
said the encampment would pass without
the official recognition of the city.
Tonne Will Tnllf In Time.
MINNEAPOLIS. Minn., July 13. Senator
James K. Jones, chairman of tho nntional
democratic committee, arrived here today
enroute to Lake Mlnnetonkn, where he will
spend two weeks with his daughter. He said
that when tho time came for a statement as
to Charles A. Towne's course of action with
reference to the populist nomination for vice
president. Mr. Towne would himself make It
public. He declined to discuss the matter.
From here Senator Jones will go to Chicago
to take up the work of the campaign.
Clnrk W'nntH to lie Sriuitnr,
WHITE CLOUD, Kan.. July 13. Congress
man Champ Clark of Missouri Btated here
today that he would be a candidate for the
senate to succeed Mr. Vest.
St. I'nnl SutTers V-00,00 Fire.
ST. PAUL, Minn., July 13. Flro this nfter
noon destroyed five largo and three Bmall
buildings formerly used by the Chicago
Great Western railway as repair shops at
South Park, Just outside the city. About
300 carloads of rhlngles were burned. The
loss Is estimated at $200,000: Insurance not
stated. There was a high wind blowing and
the llames spread from the oil house to tho
adjoining buildings nnd freight carB, of
which there was a great number In the yard.
Tho blaze lasted four hours.
Try to Tenr Dcmvii OriiiiKeiniiu' Arch,
BELFAST, July 14 A riot occurred here
last evening when a party of nationalists
tried to demolish the orange triumphal arch
The attempt wa followed by a fight. In
the coune of which tho women tore up pav
ing stones and handed them to the com
batants. The piUco charged tho rioters
and dispersed them. A sergeant and sev
eral constables were severely injured.
CoufeMNek tn llohhery III Invtn,
CHICAGO. July IS -O. P. Dillon, arrested
hen- to ! iy, has confessed to the robbery of
the American Express company's safe In
Storm Lnko. la. The prisoner will lie taken
back to Iowa tomorrow.
Movement" of (Icciin VeNNels .Inly
At Copenhagen Arrived Thlngvallu.
from New York.
At Boston Arrived New England, from
Liverpool.
At Havre. Arrived La Touralne, from
New Yo.U.
At Torr Islnnd Passed Grecian, from
Montreal, for Glusgow; Siberian, from Phil
nirlhia, via St Johns, N. F.. for Glasgow
and Liverpool.
At Lizard Passed Kensington, from
New York, for Antwerp.
At Hnmburg--Arrlvcd Knlcer Frledrleh
frjm New York, via Plymouth and Cher
bo ur-
At Genoa Arrived Aller. from New York,
via Gibraltar and Naples.
At New York - Arrived Pretoria, from
onuiuuiif una j jyjiioum.
RUN DOWN ROBBERS
St. Louis Authorities Take Members of a
Desperate Gang After a Tight.
ILLINOIS CENTRAL HOLDUPS ARE TAKEN
Robbery of Express Train Followed by
Early Capture of Thievos.
LIVELY BATTLE BEFORE THE SURRENDER
Ono Officer and One Bandit Shot in the Ex
change of Bullets.
BLOODY TRAIL LEFT BY A FUGITIVE
tine of the Itohtiern llsenpes t'nptnre
hut TnUr Any Wounds That
Mny I, mil to III lleluu
Moon tl r rlinulril.
ST. LOUIS. July 13. Ten detectives en
gaged this morning In a thrilling street fight
with John Nelson, alleged to be ono of the
gang who robbed tho Illinois Central express
car of $10,000 near Wlckllffc. Ky., early
Wednesday morning. In the bnttlc. which
began in tho house or Finney avenue and
extended to the Vandeventcr street station,
forty shots were exchanged. Nelson was
badly wounded, but escaped. General Spe
cial Agent George Murray, chief of the Illi
nois Central railway detective bureau, was
shot by the fugitive and Is In a hospltnl
with his left thumb shattered nnd n ragged
pistol wound ranging through his left arm
from the elbow to tho shoulder.
Chnrles W. Barnes, said to be a member
of tho gang, was quickly overpowered nt
4300 West Belle place at 3 o'clock this morn
ing and is now m Jail.
A decoy nolo was sont by the detectives
and opened the fight with Nelson. At 3:30
o'clock n messenger boy nwoko Nelson and
wife nt 3509 Finney street. The note told
Nelson thnt Mrs. Barnes, wife of his al-
'eged partner In crime, had been taken sud
denly ill and requested him to come over
to the Barnes residence. Nelson fell Into
tho trap. The detectives were lying In wait
ing in the front and rear. Nelson nppearcd
at tho front door. Ho discovered the offi
cers nnd darted back Into tho house. A mo
ment later the chief of detectives Smith be
held Nelson at the second-story window with
a revolver. Smith fired. Nelson returned
the shot nnd Jumped Into the yard. Re
gaining his feet Nelson ran through the gato
to Finney avenue, where Detective Murray
and several men opened on him with revol
vers. Nelson singled out Murray nnd dropped
mm nt tno first shot. Nelson was wounded,
but continued to tho Vnndevetitcr street sta
tion, whero ho disappeared. Drops of blood
showed that he was badly hurt.
V It cnil' In I'ly.
Barnes, who was arrested at 3 a. m., was
taken by surprise and made no reslslsnpe.
Ho was decoyed from his house by a fake
telegram. VU pollen headquarters he was
searched. It Tins found that he carried a
revolver of heavy caliber, a large .pair of
field glasses in a cuse carried over tho
shoulders by n strap, a small hand reticule
much worn and containing a photograph of
himself, his wife and child. Eighty-five dol
lars In currency, which was damp, as though
It had been exposed to water, and $3 In
silver were taken from a small black wallet.
After n searching examination by Chief
Desmond, Barnes nsked what terras would
be mado with him If he told all he knew.
The chief placed the suspected robber In
the hold-over after illng him that ho would
think It over.
During the afternoon the police say
Barnes confessed that he, together with
John Nelson and a mnn named Dyer, alias
Conly, committed the train robbery. Accord
ing to the police he said the plot was con
cocted In St. Louis. Dyer eamo from San
Francisco four months ago. Barnes did not
account for the three additional men. Ac
cording to railway men there were six In
the gang. According to tho detectives Barnes
nnd Nelson escaped from Kentucky, took a
catbnat on the river near Cairo nnd were
making their way up tho stream. It wjs
learned that tho men deserted the boat at
St. Genevieve and boarded the iron Moun
tain train for Ht. Louis, arriving In the city
somo lime Thursday night. The catboat wus
found on tho river bank. Chief Desmond
held this discovery an Important one, since
the money In the possession of Barnes had
boon saturated with water.
Tho telegram nnd note which led to tho
copture of Barnes nnd the wounding of Nel
son were sent nt haphazard. The dolectlves
had learned thnt the two men lived in tho
vicinity, but were not suro of tho numbers.
Fortunately, the right houses were selected
In each instancp. The officers arc confident
of running Nelson down.
BOERS IN KHAKI UNIFORMS
Ilrltlxh .MlstnUe I)lKiiised IlnrKhers
for Friends nnd Are in Urn
hy Surprise.
LONDON, July 14 In tho Dcrdepoort af
fair mentioned In Lord Roberts' dispatch tho
men In tho front rank of tbo Boers worn
khaki uniforms and helmets nnd the dra
goons passed them unsuspectingly under the
Impression thnt they wcro Hussars. Tho
mistake was not discovered until tho Boers
opened n heavy fire when the dragoons were
within too yards.
British prisoners who hnve escaped to
Kroonstndt report thnt General DoWet's
force of 10,000 men. with ten guns, expelled
from Bethlehem by Generuls Clements nnd
Paget, havo taken n strong position fifteen
miles to tho southward on the hills around
Retelf nek. I'resident Stt-yn Is reported to
be with them.
Another case of the Boers wearlng khaki
Is reported to have happened at Llndley on
June 20. when they surprised n picket of
twenty-five roe-n of the Yorkshire light In
fantry, elghtcon of whom were killed or
wounded.
Lord Roberts has sent nothing further con
cerning the Nit mis nek affair. Pretoria dis
patches, however, show that tho Lincoln
till ret lost half of their officers. Including
Colonel Roberts, who was wounded nnd
tnken prisoner. Stragglers continue to nr
rivo nt the camp, but few further details
can be gathered. The British fought sub
bornly until nightfall, when the cavalry
turned their horses loose. The Boer report
of the engagement places the British casual
ties at over 200.
Snnh, Door nnd Blind Trust,
CHICAGO, July 13 The sash, door nnd
blind m.inufa -Hirers, after several futile at
tempts, hive consolidated. The new corpo
ration, -whlr-li v.-'ll bo known ns tho AmerN
cnn Sush und iJoor ,m:.iny, Iiiih been In
corporated under the laws of Illinois with
tin authorise 1 mpital of f5.00O.OO0. Thirty
of the prlneiiml mumifiectutcrg of doors,
sash and blinds and interior finishing ma
terial have signed contracts to deed their
nlnnts to tho new company William Mc
Iiren of the H It lic k Lumber company
will be president of the corporation.