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The Omaha Daily Bee. r ESTABLISHED JTJXE 10, 1871. OMAHA, SATURDAY MOKNISG, dULY 21, lOOO-TWULYE PAUES. SIXGL.E COPY rnrE CEXTS. t WORD FROM CONGER Sent to American Minister. BERLIN SEES NO BRIGHT SIDE German Government llnliln to Theory of MnKncrc of I,cnn tlnim In Ohincse Minister Receives Reply to Messaffb-jKTlTJtefc " . PnpA!Vf7lHkteJ!D. T Oorman govern menTzrTfltMHBteunt the prenent nt lempta by !?tAnBHjc!als to deny tho Pc VI n mix.irrv n rT.M"inalneirn and dictated COMES IN STATE DEPARTMENT CIPHER solely by a desire to hamper and retard tho power of Joint action by the powers. At th f'Mnran 'esatlan here, where alto do- Authorities Express OonfidenCO in Genuine- nlnls of tho massacro havo arrived from f t. rr tho viceroys, the statement wan made, to- ncss 01 wio mo.fio. . pnrrMnondenl of thp Ataoclated Press that tho Chlneso minister himuoir, QUICK RELIEF CAN PREVENT MASSACRE tho recent prohibition of the foreign powers of bin use ot secret codes in transmuting messages, btit he has sent to Count von Hue- low several telcgrami for approval, whicn has been grnntcd, Tho Foreign ofllce considers that tho cravest nolnt In the wltuatlon Just now Is THOUGHT TO HAVE BEEN SENT WEDNESDAY "tot of tho nntl-forelgn hoatllltlM. The news Trnimln- MADE SENSATION IN LONDON Message from Oongor Revives Hope in the British Breast. Bays Legation is Under Constant Shell Fire from Ohineso Troops. nr..trr- Vrrr Mhort tincl Hon Given Out Contnlim Only KlKhtceti Words, hilt It Tenor Im fGipilflennt.' received hero Is very meager, hut It all nolnta to treachery and to cunning policy of procrastination by the viceroys until tho moment hall have arrived when they can afford to discard dltelmllattons. Yuan Shi Kt, governor of Shan Tung. Is regarded hirn unrun than Unreliable. The FOr- WASHINGTON, July 20. Like a flaBh of c!gn o(nco fccl)) glad tbnt al tncso Chinese th nrk kv camo tho Intelll- ruses havo not succeeded In blinding tno "h", " - powers or retarding their serious military Eonco at an early hour today that United Stufs Minister Conger had sent a cipher official circles dony a number of stories cablegram from Pokin to tho Btato depart- printed by the English press, stories which camegrara irora in KorcR) 0,nci characterizes as made of rnent at Washington, making known tnai hp gnmo uo(h ns )nnnv that wero RCt Rfloat two days ago ho was alive and that the for- during tho Spanish-American war and the elgncrs wero fighting for their safety. Tho Chinese minister, wu Ting ran. tho message. It was In the State department cipher and transmitted through tho tsung n It con- was earlier stages of tho hostilities In South Africa. Tho only story having nny foumla Hon, according to the Foreign office, Is tho nuestlon of who Is to bo tho commander- ln-chlof In China and that Is now engaging tho nttcntlon of tho powers. Regarding this a foreign official snld today: "Thu suggestion to makn Lord Wolseley or some othor English omccr tho com yamen and the Shanghai taotal talned about fifty words and was signea in man,icr.In.chlef Aorti not meot wlth tho np- Kngllsh with the namo "Conger." At 9:45 o'clock Minister Wu handed tho Conger dispatch to Secretary Hay. who immediately called In his assistants and Irlva,o secretary and work was begun In translating the cipher. Mr. Conger's telegram Is aiTfoUows: "In BrltlBh legation. UndeT continued shot and shell from Chlneso troops. Quick -tif nnlr ran tirovent general massacre." L . , ifflimi t,tit it is under- nre located In l.lao Tung peninsula and Tho mtago is not dated, but, It under 0ermangi wlth Blxteon flcla guns, stood, was sent from Pckln on tne ism. twelvo heavy guns and six machine guns, at The following statement has been glvon Klao Chou. Now on the way from Franco . , . and Kngland thero nro about lfi.000 men and cut at tno mate Btpwiuiuu. . . Tanese division Is also Htnte Department Stntcment. enroutc. Arrangements havo been mado for .n h nth of this month the State do- tho departure of rj.OOO men, with 144 guns ana ai.ogeiuer uiuru win ue iiuui ijjui proval anywhere. -This Is hardly Htrange, because tho llrltlsb land force In China is rather Insignificant, ns well authenticated Information shows. Tho proposal to make a German tho chief commander would not ho accepted by (iermany unless a unanimous wish to that effect were expressed by the powers Interested," Number of Allied Troop. The semi-official Mllltalr Wochcnblatt as serts from, alleged authentic figures that the number of allied troops now In China is 43,000. Of three, howover, 20.000 Russians jiartment communicated a brief message asking tidings of Minister Conger In tho State department, codo. Minister Wu undertook to get this Into Minister Conger's hands, if ho wero allvo. Ho has succeeded .ln doing this. This morning, toe sw o arrangements In China by September 1C, 000 Germans, 12,000 English, 65,000 French, 60,000 Rusrlans, 21,000 Japanese, 7,000 Amcr leans, 2,000 Italians nnd 170 Austrian, to gethef with nil guns and thirty-six machine guns, General Vln flosualawsky, a lgh mill ENGLAND WILL ALSO TRY TO GET ONE Chinese Amlmsnnilnr itt Court of St. tinmen Will lie Ureil (n Do iih Hid Wit Tltm I'll ii k fur liny. (Copyright, 1900. by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON, July 20. (New York World Cablegram Special Telegram.) Minister Conger's reply to tho Washington mesrago created a tremendous sensation hero, strengthening tho hopo of the rescue ot tho legations. It Is pointed out, however, that If tho Chinese had fnken the American legation they would have gut the cipher nnd key In their possession, so they could reply to Hay's cipher, but the opinion Is prevalent In tho House of Commons tonight that If the reply Is a fraud It would havo been more noperui in order to lull tho powere Into a tenso of security. Tho example shown by America In get ting Information Is urged for Imitation by th Drltlsh government, which Intends to press tho Chlneso ambassador here to do llkowlse. Memorial services for the supposed vic tims of tho Pckln massacre aro fixed for St. Paul's Monday, but strong objection lt taken by relatives of the British In Pekln to the service In view of tho doubts of their death. I'nrtlier Corroboration. Tho first secretary of tho Chinese legation In London, Interviewed today, said ho bad reason to bollevo Conger's message Is gen ulno. Ills legation received nows which he Is unable to disclose, but which bore out tho statement that tho legations In Pckln were safo on the 18th. Tho Mull's Shanghai correspondent en tiles: "Tho Chinese unipcror has telegraphed tho mikado expressing regret at tho murder ot tho Japanese chancollor of legation, Sugl- yama, nnd pointing out tbnt China is not alone tho object of tho ambitions of the western powors, for In the event of her fall Japan's position will bo ttntennblo. Tho emperor hopes Japan will mako common causo with China. It Is Impossible for China now to take proper measures to avert dan gcr nnd she Is constrained to rely upon tho support of Japan. Tho mikado's reply says tho Chlneso government should suppress disorders nnd rescue the ministers nnd thus dlsnrm thu hostility of the powers which havo no ultorlor object hostile to China and If tho proper measures nre taken Jnpan Is prepared to use hor Influence to conserve tho Interests of the celestial empire." BRYAN'S VIEWS: ON CHINA llrniiierntlf I.enilrr Points Onl Duty of rnllril MlnU'n In Pres ent Crll. LINCOLN, Neb., July 20. Mr. Brynn today gavo out the following Interview In regard to tho situation in China: "Every one deplores tho destruction of llfo In China and Is horrified at tho bar barities practiced. Every one believes that It Is tho duty of our government to protect tho lives and property ot American citizens residing In China, nnd I havo no doubt that tho administration will do co. I also tako It for granted that all American citi zens will withdraw from China temporarily or tako refuge in eonio seaport, whero thoy can bo protected by Americnn ships until tho excitement Is over. If tho Chinese government has tried In good fnlth to pro tect our citizens, suitable" punishment for the guilty nnd reparation nnd 'ndeiunlty for those who havo suffered can doubtless bo secured. If, upon Investigation, It Is found that tho Chinese government has not acted In good faith, congress has power to deal with tho matter. For several ycam European nntlons h.ive becu threaten ing to dismember China, and It Is not strange thnt their ambitious designs should arouse a feeling of hostility toward for eigners. That feeling, however, ought not to bo directed against American citizens. and will not ho If our nation makes It known thnt it has no dealt a to grab land or to trespass upon the rights of China. A firm adherence to tho American policy of Justice ami fnlr dealing will not only set an example to other nntlons, but will glvo our citizens residing In China thu best pronilso of security. It will bo better for our mercl'onls to have It fnnwn that they seek trade only when trade Is mutually advantageous; It will be better for our missionaries to havo It known thnt thoy aro preaching tho gospel of love and aro not tho forerunners of llcuts nnd armlbs." SCENE AT ATLANTA REUNION Genoral John B. Gordon Excepts to Remarks by Ooinmandor Shaw. NO SHAME FOR SOUTH'S PART IN CIVIL WAR WUhcs Ills Children ntlct (lie Children or (he South to lie Tnimlit tlm lie PotiKlit for AVIint, lie 'I'ltoiiKlit AVns ItlKlit. ATLANTA, Ga., July 20. General John , Gordon, vommnnder-ln-chlet of the United Confederate Vcternns, disobeying his physician's orders, was present with the ther distinguished vcternns nt the blue nnd gray veterans' barbecue this afternoon and snt side by side with General Albert Shaw, commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of tho Republic. All tho Invited guests inaiin speeches, but tho second on tne program, thnt of General Shaw, did not pleaso General Gordon nnd for a time rec onrlllatlon was forgotten. General Shaw' peoch was for tho most part conciliatory In tone nnd wan well received, yet a refer ence to the manner In which nil memories ot tho great struggle should bo blotted out n the families of tho south was not received with tho favor hoped for. In his speech he uttered these words and they went deeply Into General Gordon's heart: What I inn mixlmi.n to nee Is tho dlsnp pcarnnco ot nil unworthy remlnderH of tho terrible eontllet; nnd th culture, of nrex- ent unity nnd righteousness over all the union. There can now bo but one Ideal ot American v t zensh In. one stnn and stripes u no bulwark of future imtlon.il glory fi'itl DILKE ON THE SITUATION KvMenee There is n eMioitnllile Government In Control it l'rkln. GLOOMY VIEW IN LONDON Not Mneli Crctlenec 1m filven to linrleil MemiiiKC from Mill inter Conner. llr- the foreign estimate, said It was quite pos sible that this force of 115,000 would provo Insufficient to bring China down, but that In such an event every power would In crease Its contingent. "If tho whole of China should rise," ho om, iiiid jhuiuih, . tary authority, whom tho correspondent of partment receive'! n uicgn.in hum '"" tho Associated I'reLS tpiestloned legardlng General Goodnow at Shanghai, saying: " 'The governor of Shan Tung informs me that he has received today a cipher mcs eago from Conger of tho 18th.' . . 111.. I A lew minutes imu. - -r- conttnued. "it might provo to be a ques nflnrri nt ihn Stnto department with a tele- tton of unparalleled military movement, Kram from Taotal Bhang, dated July a. - " n" which had been received by Mtnlstor Wu nml hnrbor ctfB, could dictate peace on cm vinrk this morning, reading ns their own terms." The Vosslsoho Zeltung prints a special follows: dlsnatch from l'arls this evening asserting " 'Your telegram waB forwarded, and, as ,nat p .'ronch language will be declared reauested I send reply from the tsung 11 the vehicle of general communication be requester ' tween tho allied contingents In China. yamen, as follows: ii, tSrent llrltnlii Herr Eugene Wolff, the well known trav eler and wrltor, declares In the Ilerllner Taggcblatt tbnt Drltlsh policy In China has been solely responsible for tho pretscpt troubles "a policy which first coddled up the reform party there and then left It with tho young emperor. In tho lurch." Outlining the terms of tho final settlement, Herr Wolff says "Germany, when peace Is re-established, LONDON, July 21, 1 a. m. T,hn Conger' dispatch fully to carry conviction to cither tho Ilrltlflh ifrens or public. Its gounluvtcrs this " 'Your telegram of tho 15th day of this moon (11th of July) received. The Stnto department telegram has been handed to Mlnlatm Pnntrer. Herewith Is Minister Conger's reply to the State department.' " The State department has Just Issued tho following bulletin: stato received . . , must I Blst on three points. Sho must havo morning a dispatch from Consul rowicr ni , pr)nco.s pnlace opp0ljlt(, iho urltsh ,eKa. Che Fto, dated midnight ID, saying a Shang- tlon In Pektn, China must bind herself to hal paper of tho ICth said all foreigners furnisn ucrnmny ror comma! purposes as murdered. Fowler wired the governor do- aprmany wants nnd the Chlneso government mandlne tho truth. The governor replied must erect on German territory in Twin .... IV,.. 1111, nnil l university, u tuuruicitmi buiiiiui, a tuAt his courier ion i-ciuu ,rhnlenl hlirh nhool nnd other similar' In.tl tuttons whoro Chinese pupils might bo taught what European civilization means, thereby killing forever Asiatic barbarism." As a further step, Herr Wolff recommends that tho viceroys be hold responsible for the lives and property of whites In their districts. Tho China expeditionary corps will In- cludo a corps of field postal service. nil then wero safe, but Pckln east city had been carried by rebels with Intent to kill." Within an hour tho welcome Intelligence thnt Mr. Conger had been heard from, after vel;s of sllonco and ovll report, was flaahod throughout tho country, and, Indeed, throughout tho world, dispelling tho gloom which had prevailed everywhero and bring ing to officials and to tho public generally a sense of profound relief. The dispatch was In reply to Secretary Hay's cable in quiry to Minister Conger on July 11, and ns both messages wero In tho American cipher CHINESE KILL THEIR WOMEN ThnnmiiilN Slnln liy Tlu-lr Mule llrlii. tlvrn In Order to Prevent Their HeUuro liy It imalniis. LONDON, July 21. Tho Dally Express has received the. following from Tien Tain codo they woro regarded by tho officials as jntcj juiy is; nbovo tho suiplclon of having been tampered "The casualties of tho allies In the three ' , , . . days' fighting before the native city of Tien with In tho courso of transmission through Tgn excce,e(j j 000, u jg now cortaln that Chinese channels. Mr. Wu promptly com. rnunlcatcd tho dispatch to tho Stato deport ment, whoro tho translation was made from the cipher figures, and soon all Washington yna astir with tho Intelligence. Cabinet lloldn Meeting. It was telegraphed by Secretary Hay to the president, who rosponded with a whole. thoro were several Uusslans and Frenchmen lighting on tho Chlneso tdde. The Chlneso killed their own women wholesulo to provent thorn falling Into the hands of tho Uusslans Yesterday tho whole native city wan In flames and tho stench ot the burning of thousands of corpses was unspeakably hor rlblo. 'Among the Incidents of tho fighting on luly 13 was the preclpltato flight of 500 French troops from Annnm. Tboy had been Borne expression of gratification nnd word ordered to hold nn Importnnt front, but, on being chnrged by tho Chinese with bayonets ho entire detachment bolted panic-stricken "Tho Huselans killed all the Chlneso wounded in rcvongo for tho Pekin mas ncre of It was sent to the various cabinet olll- cors. They gathered In Secretary Hay's oince and an Impromptu cabinet conterenco waslield In tho diplomatic chamber, mainly for tho purpose of exchanging cougratula- RQCKHILL WILL GO TO CHINA tinm nml nf laklne a-survcy of the sltua Mlkulon or .M'tt- Mieuim i. mum mm our .nt Aireelcd by .llrNMitHP from Conner tlon, to sea if It had been materially changed by this Important development. First of all, from tho standpoint of the WASHINGTON, July 20, Mr. Uockhlll administration oftlclalB. tho most welcome who has Just boon appointed a special com mlssloner to China, has gone out oi town (enture ot tho message was Its assurances that tho Americnn minister himself wbb ullve two duya ago. Hut with this cheering Mews camethe ominous statement of Minis ter Conger that the besieged foreigners Kern In tho Drltlsh legation under con tinued shell flro from tho Chlneso troops nd that only tmmedlato relief could pie- to n Pennsylvania resort, but wilt return to Washington Monday. Tho developments of today In tho Chinese situation will not af feet his mission. In fact, thoy havo rathe Increased Its Importance, for thoy aro tuken to p-essngc an earlier settlement In China than had been expected. Mr. Uockhlll ac cordiugly will sail from San FrancUco on an American steamer on August 'A, taking this route instead of going by Vancouver, as he can thereby savo nearly two week time- not dlrputed, for, as Is pointed out here, tho Chlneso must poetess qulto a sheaf ot such messages, which tho ministers fruit lessly endeavored to get transmitted, from hlcli they could easily select a noncommit tal dispatch to oorve the required purpose. It Is supposed that Minister Conger omitted to destroy tho cipher codo and that this Is now In tho possession ot tho Chinese, In which event tho selection or concoction ot tho dispatch would not be dldlcult. It 1 argued that tho dispatch, If It wore a genuine reply to the Inquiry ot the Amer ican government, would go moro Into de tails. A slight ray of hope Is ndmltted In the fact that both Mr. and Mrs. Conger nro known to havo been on very friendly terms with the empress dowager, but tho universal opinion here Is that If the dispatch Is genuine tho date Is falsified. Tho bare possibility that the news of the massacro was premnture, however, has had Its effect, and tho government has Issued Boml-ofllclal disclaimer of responsibility for tho proposed memorial sorvlco In St. Paul's cathedral, while tho newspapers aro calling for the postponement of tho serv ice until nil doubts aro sot at rest. The Spectator says: "It matters nothing If tho empress dowager or Prlnco Tuau Is tho reigning monarch. Doth are devoted to tho extirpation ot foreigners and not one of tho viceroys will daro opposo tho antl- forclgn policy. Tho plot has covered tho wholo empire. Men who havo dared to al low a Kus8ian city on Russian ground to bo stormed will dare anything. Within a month tho viceroys ot the const towns will hnvo thrown off tho mask and tho only safo placo for Europeans will bo on Hhlpbonrd. "Europe has a terrible tnsk In which hurry Is out of place Who would havo dreamed six months ngo that for 10,000 regulars to tako Tien Tsln would bo a dif ficult and glorious task?" Tho Dally Telegraph, lu an editorial con gratulating the Washington government upon its energy, says: "Unless the powers are capablo of respond- Ing Immediately to Mr, Hay's appeal by ordering their united forces to face nnd risk nil for an Iramedlato advance, tho days not only of old chivalry, but of modern hu manity, are dead togotber." Miieiirtm-y In Hopeful. Sir Halllday Macartney, counsellor nnd English secretary to the Chinese legation In London, who was Interviewed yesterday admitted that tho legation was In receipt of liens which It was not able to disclose. He added: "You may take It that on July 18, tho date of the Conger message, all tho legations nnd Europeans In Pekln wero safe. I cannot say why the other ministers are not able to communicate with their governments but there Is no reason why they should not usotbe samo channel as Mr. Conger em ployed. "Perhaps a supremo effort was made for Mr. Conger's messugc and possibly tho Chi ncse do not realize tho anxiety existing In Europe," Dispatches from Yokohama announce that another division of Japanese troops Is om barking for China, accompanied by a slcg train, for tho reduction of Pekln. The Shanghai correspondent of tho Dally Mall assorts that Emperor Kwnng Su tele graphed to the mikado an oxproston of re gret for the murder of the Japanese cban cellor ot legation, Sugtynmn Aklra, and pointed out thnt the community of Interests between China and Japan In tho east against tho nmbltlonn of the western powers should lead tho Japanese emperor to mako common cause with China and to assist In the resto ration of pence. Tho mikado, according to thli correspondent, replied that tho action of the Insurgent was In complete violation of International law and that tho murder of Karon von Kettoler was a grievous offense The mikado added that the Chlneso govern ment should suppress the disorders and rescuo the ministers, thus disarming the NEW YORK, July 20. A dispatch to tho Journal and Advertiser from London snyu During the courso ot an Interview Sir Charles Dllke, tho fornjer liberal cabinet minister and tho statesman who Is uni versally regarded as "licit)? the prlnelpnl authority In England on. foreign n flu Irs, said that ho regards the laUst news from China as extromoly grave. "Up to the Invasion of Russian territory by the Chinese troopj thore was nothing to lead us to suppose that thero was n direct' Ing and controlling government nt Pckln Tho Invasion of tho Russian Amur province Is a visible, sign thnt thero Is a responsible government still In power. "If China were, as wo havo bollcved until now,, In the throes of civil wnr, neither of th6 contending parties would havo tlmo or opportunity to carry their hostllo operations Intp a foreign country. "Tho Chlnctw attack upon Russia has all the appearance of being nn aot of the Im perial government at Pekln, und the only interpretation to bo placed upon this move Is that the responsible Chlneso governmon at renin nns prociatmeTiA.ir upon uussia id upon tho powers. ' "In this connection' I niUtf. confess that am much Impressed by the fact that LI Hung Chang should have felt It Incumbent pon him to comply with tho summons to proceed to Pekln which hai reached hlra from the Imperial government there. It I extremely plgnlncant and constitutes an other proof that thero is a responsible lm perlal government In control at Pokin." (Continued on Fifth Page.) NO MORE TROOPS FOR CHINA eerelnry of Wnr Itoot Ileelnrcn Kf. fortn Mtmt He Directed in .Secure FrlenillliieHi of China. WASHINGTON. July 20. Secretary Root this ovenlng made tho pcsltlvo statement that no moro troops had been ordered for Chinese service. Ha added: "The chief effort of our government Jus now muct bo directed to old In securing the frlcndltncFs ot the Chlneso ofllclnls. lis taken that the Chinese government has been noting In good fnlth and on July IS was stljl using Its brat efforts to protect tho legations. Wo must do everything we can to second their efforts. It Is hard to say Just new whether Increased military activity on the part of tho powers would havo good or evil effect. That must be udged by the officers on the other side. We have not the Information here thnt would ennblo us to fairly Judge." Secretary Root said that the military movement already outlined, that Is to say tho dispatch of tho expeditionary forco un dcr General Chaffee, was being pushed with tho utmost expedition. 0NDITI0N OF THE WEATHER orcenst for Nobraskn- Fnlrj Warmer! Vnrlnblo Winds. CIIOOSETAYLOR FLICK Temperature ni lour. Dru, ft n . in .17 II n. in .".I I 7 ii. in till S n. in IIU I) n. in ..... . nn It) ii. ii tilt II ii. m ..... . (IS i v: in 70 (Itnnhn j extei ilnyl Hour. Depr. 1 i. HI 7I J l. Ill 7'.' :i p. in. ... . ,Ht t i. in 7. . p. in ..... ?r II i. n 7 1 7 l. in 7 1 N 1. in 7!l II i. Ill i . . COUNTERFEITER IS RUN DOWN Chief lllisen t'liiituren Lot of ltnutl .Money nml Olitllt 1'neil In It MnUltiir. TROOPS MOVING AT CANTON Turtiirs Take Pumcmiiin of Outr 1'ortN, While lllneU l'lim Oc eupy Intreiielicil Cniup. HONG KONG. July 20. A message from Canton received here today reports that all tho Tartar troops havo moved Into the Doguo and other outer forts and that some ot tho Illack Flags have moved Into the Tartar general compound. Three thousand other Black Flags, with their chiefs, are In nn Intrenched camp with artillery, while 10,000 others havo moved elsewhere. Can ton Itself Is quiet. I)lNintvli from Conxnl Ko Trier. WASHINGTON. July 20. Tho evcretnry of stato today received a telegram from Consul Fowler at Che Foo, dated aftornoon of tho 20Lh, saying be had recolvid tho following telegram from tho governor of Shan Tung dated 10 o'clock: "RecelNed flying express from the tsung It ynnien forwarding cipher telegram dated July 19 from American minister nt Poklu, which I havo transmitted nnd by which you will eo that tho newspaper ac counts aro entirely rumors," The Stato department alto has received a dispatch from Consul Fowler, duted night July 20, In which he communicates tho fol lowing messago telegraphed to htm that day by tho govemor of Shan Tung: "I have Just received dcnnito information that tho various ministers In Pekln aro well and the proper Chlneso nnthorltlcs aro de vising measures for their retcuo nnd pro toctlon," This message Is signed by Yuan, tho gov ernor of Shan Tung. Cnwlmy Itririiiieiit for China. SIOUX FALLS, 8. D., July 20. Colonel Mellon Grlgsby of this city, who was colonel of tho Third United States volunteer cav alry, better known as tho "cowboy regl ment," which was In tho federal service during tho war with Spain, has telegraphed an offer to President McKlnloy to reor ganize the regiment for service In China, Colonel Grlgsby exprrsfes conlldence In his ability tn have tho regiment organized and ready for departure tn China within tenty days. Nearly all nf the old o die ere and men aro anxious to go to ths front. ono line nf patriotic teaching for all nnd by all. In tnla view the keeping nllvc ot fcctlnnnl teiiehlnca iih to the lustlen linn rights or t lio etiuse or tno souui in mo hearts of the children Is nil out of order, unwise, unjust und utterly opposed to the unnn ty wturu I no great cuieiiuin, u u, solemnly hound tho cause of the south In IiIh flnul Kill-render I ileciilv denlore all agencies of this sort becuusn In honor and In ehtvalrlc manhood nml womanhood nothing of this nature hIiouUI bo taught or toiernteii for an mutant. General (.onion Miienkn At the close of General Shaw's speech General Gordou camo forward. Ho had spoken briefly before and his appearance again caused considerable, surprise. The enthusiasm quieted Instantly. General Gnr don said ho could not tench his children that ho fought for what was wrong. He entered battlo for what ho believed was right and "only tho Judgment day nnd God Himself will over decldo who was right." "Let us cherish tho memories," continued Qenernl Gordon, "and tho history of the record, nnd henven Judge that both sides wero right In fighting for what they be lieved was right. Lot us settle onco nnd for all this question on n basis commensu rato with tho manhood ot the sides en gaged In the great struggle; let us sottle It on a baslB of that Immaculate truth that both sides were lighting for the constitution of their forefathers. General Sbnw responded gracefully to General Gordon's exceptions. Ho stated thnt ho had prepared his speech with care and much of tho mnterlal therein was gained from speeches mado by General Gordon In the north. "Our children should be taught," said General Shw. "the truo glory ard v.bl ui- Ity of our ouo country; their fathers will teach them this. Lot them bo so alike, tho children of tho north nnd ot the south, thnt no dlfferenco will bo perceptible," Tho Incident closed with three cheers for tho bluo nnd the gray. The speakers ot the day wero General Al bert D, Shaw, GonoraMohn D. Gordon, Gov ernor James A. Mount of Indiana, Hon. W. C. P. Rrecklnrldgo, General J. C. Breckin ridge, Inspector general U. S. A.; General A. P. Stewart of Chattanooga and General O. O. Howard. General Gordon spoke briefly, Introducing General Shaw. Speeeh of Commnmlcr Hlinvr. Commander Shaw said In part: I am proud to say on this glad day that ub a whole nnd under all the conditions In n broad view, tho south has nobly kept the bond mado nt Leo's surrender. Tho recon ciliation has been as complete as It has been glorious In tho hnppy circle of our redeemed union. Tho bravest nro the ton derest. nnd tho heroic nro the daring In all battles of wnr or pence, und tho stately nnd heroin Leo and bis able generals, as a whole, fully accepted tho bond of blood and nt once entered upon the era of peace, worthy of a citizenship, surcharged with tho sentiments of lasting peace and con cord. Hut It remained under God for the Span ish-American war to come to bring Into lino side by side with the sons of the vet erans of tho north and tho sons) of the veterans of the south, marching to the music of tho union, under tho Htnrs nnil stripes, nnd commanded by former wearers or the gray ana tno uiue, to tiring lonn concord between old foes, and thus se- curo n common sentiment of American pa triotism. This mcctlnc on tho grounu. whero the brave men fought nnd fell ilur Ing tho llerce contests of tho blue and gray in tne w s, out illustrates tno lessons or nonce, and concord of tho 90s I hnve Just mentioned. I trust this great gathering of former veterans of the iirmled of the south nnd of the north will bear lnstlnc fruit as nn object lesson of fellowship ns Amer ican citizens, ono that stands for n strong and high civilization, It seems to me tbnt n National Memorial day falling on the last tiunduy In May would be a prudent nnd wise selection, It would bring to tho associations of Memorial dav a sacred memory day. the cuardlnn- ship of the church and the tondcr memories of families, Hoclctlcs and veterans nf alt wnrs. encn in tneir own wny, to pay me tribute of llowers and tears to the memory of tho dead, I would make It national in order thnt n common day ot devotion might strengthen tho sentiment of nffectlon among the living, nnd It Khould fnll on a Sunday to insure thnt peace and rest wiron tho holy Sabbath shoild always command. If this nntlopnl day find date nre fixed unon. tho dlstractlne nrosont ncuomnanl- tnentR or iMemoriai (lav. in t ie lorm oi boat races, base ball and many forms of sports would not come In to mar the solemnity and chance the nrlulnnl sacred noss of this holy function of patriotism and nffectlon. Tho lust Sunday In slay would meet tne brand realignments of Mowers and season as well as nny iioshIWo date, and but Ilttlu iiitncuity would attend tno change, ino unnortnnt ouiect or ho Hurrouncnnc .Memo rial day iih to fix Its beautiful sentiment In tho affectionate remembrance and ob servation of coming generations l one of tno ureniosi moment, auii it is uoneveu that to have It Invar m y fixed on n Sun day would secure tho desired result. Tho now custom or scuttcrniK nowors cm tno waters In memory nf those who died on tho sea, or on ships, Ih n touching memorial worthy of tho widest extension and oh Nervation, Let us embrace all our dead In the lovlmr circle of n National Memo rial day, nnd thus tho soldier, tho Hiiilnr und the citizen would receive the trlhuto of flowers iih the tender custom of deco rating tho graves of our dend more and moro finds favor nmonir'our people. Much that was wise tvlth much that was Irrelevant has been said In tho past, as well as In tho present, about tho return of cap tured battlo tings, I do not co what real xnrvlrn nirltutlon over this ciueHtlou will render tho living veterans either of the south or the north. They nrn a part c the dead puKt, und of nn Iscue foreve elnued. Many of tho heroeH who won t. Inst tho colors of troons. battery or regl ment nro hevond the reach of any action proposed with these relics of brutal wnr nnd I do not know that there has been nny demand made by those from whom Hags woro enptured or by those who cup. tured them for nny action whatever to bn taken rnirurding their present condition After nil. the veterans of tho GOx aro ut rtst. the Sons of Veter.ins of tho south nnd of the north can muko any disposition they pleasu of these emblems of departed significance, and without tho slightest shock to the, most scnBltlvo or prejudiced mind. I am sure I voice tne command NEW YORK. July 20. Chief Hnren of tho secret service, with n number of Hoboken policemen,, went to Rutherford, N. J., today nnd mado nn Importnnt tctzuro of counter feits nnd counterfeiting apparatus. Tho seizure followed tho arrest of Rich ard P. Genzer In Hoboken on Thursday night. He had been frequenting a resort In that city nnd getting the barmaids to ob tain chnngo for flO nnd (i bills for him. When searched nt tho station house nine teen $2 counterfeits, three $10 and one $20 were found on him. All wero bogus nnd nil so well executed that only experts could tell they were not genuine. Genzer refused to tell whero ho lived. flank books on n bunk in Passaic, which Is closo to Rutherford, wero found In his pos session, ns well as tax "ecclpts and a rec ord of a mortgage on property In Ruther ford. Chief Huzcn, with assistants, went to Rutherford. They located tho houso to which tho tax receipts and the mortgage record referred. It was nt onco surrounded. In tho house waB n young gill nnd n man. rhoy objected to tho entrance of tho olll cers, but did not resist when tho officers showed their authority. The house was searched from top to bottom. It was hand comely furnished nnd tho pittioner had evi dently been living In luxury. Chief Hnzen found two inrge presses of tlno make. They bore the Impress nnd lines for the printing Mitldlo-of-tho-Roatl Populists Take a Ouster County Man. CONVENTION RUNS WITH LITTLE FRICTION Dolognto? Dotormlnod on Thoir Indopontl- onco nnu Douounco All fusion, PLATFORM IS ALONG P0PULISTIC LINES OonUrlngllho Woll Known Dogmas anil Has Woman Suffrage Added. FUSI0NISTS TRY TO CAPTURE THE CROWD Mnte Home lllnnr MnUos Desperate llirort to .Secure Indorsement for Poyiilcr, Hut Knll to Win Over the llelentes. For Governor TAYLOR KI.1CIC. Hunter. For Lieutenant Governor II. (I. RICIllTHR. nurr o. For Secretary of Hlnto W. C. STAUKF.V, Pawnee. For Auditor of State MAM 'HI, LHMHW. It elinrdsnn. Kor Treasurer A. TIPTON. Oloe. Kor Attorney General r. NTHVHNH. LT nv. Kor Laud Commissioner JAM 'S HALMON. Dollttlas. Kor Superintendent MRS. .1. T. ICi:t,L13V, lllffnlo, Vor Presidential Electors JEIlOMi: HI I AM P. Lancaster. A. A. PUUllV. UnURlnx. .1 AMES imOOKH. Stnntoill 1JHWITT EAGER, Seward. JAMES STOCKMAN. CuHter. (. W. RA WORTH, Douglas. W. t). WOOLMAN. Clay. 1). K PEARSON, Nomahn. GRAND ISLAND, Neb., July 20. (Special of $20 gold certificates, $10 gold corttllcutcs Telegram.) Loyal to the principles cuuncl nnd $2 silver certlllcates. Thero wag a lib- atoil In the platform ndoptrd nt tho national oral supply of tho paper needed for tho bills convention In Omaha In 1S02, and unswerv- nnd also a very lino Imitation of the gov- mg in tneir opposition to fusion with nny eminent paper used in genuine bills, Tho olllcers found counterfeits aggregat ing $7,000 In tens, twenties nnd twos, All aro very well executed, Sovcnty-nlno dol' lnrs In good money was also found. Tho man on tho place said his name was political party, the tnlddlc-of-tho-rond pop ulists ot Nebraska tonight nomlnntcd a stnto ticket, appointed a central committee, adopted a platform and formed a now po litical party, christening It the "populist party of Nebraska." Tho candidates chosen Paul Jnnscn, 3D yearn old, and refused to uro men who not only subscribe to tho talk, Tho Klrl Is darn Genzer. dnughtcr platform, but aro and havo been ns out- of tho man arrested In Hoboken. She gave spoken nnd emphatic ngnlnst fusion as nro her ngo as IS. VISIT TO EMPRESS DOWAGER Wife nf t'nlted Stiitcx MlnlMcr to I'll Inn. AVrlten of Audience Given to I'orelKii Women nt I'lilueu. DES MOINES, In., July 20. Until Decem ber 30, 189S, no foreigner had ever been per mitted to enter the "forbidden city" of Poklu, tho nbode of tho emperor. At that time a vHt was paid to the empress downger by tho seven ministers' wives, of whom Mrs. K. H. Conger, wife of Minister Conger, was one After the visit Mrs. Cony.er wrote to a fllend In tals city descnpt.on ot her vUlt. his latter' ban never been published. It wao mndo public today for tho first time. Mrs. Conger says: owacer. It Is Htnted. and bat she had never seen a foreign wnmm nnd that a foreign woman had never n-en her. They wished to nay their compll mrntH to her on her citth birthday, -rno udlmice wan uranted niter soino delay and December 13 was decided upon. Our llrnt interpreter presented each lady to Prince CJiIng and he lu turn presontcd us to tho empresH dowager. Then i.auy .Mncuonnm cud a llttlo speecn III nenair oi ino women. Tho cmprcs.s dowager responded through o'clock by Alfred Knwkner of Omaha and a rechedm, hand Vo blessing was Invoked by Rev Mr. Arthur. The empress oovngor iook nam our iinuun, jiuyur i iaii weituiuen iiiu iieir(,u'on on no then placed upon tho linger of each woman half of the city and tho response was dolly n beautiful, beavy-chuscd gold Clilnccc . , , nio,ir.n f nin it .nnir ring, set with a very tine, large pearl. Alter erod by A. facott Dlcdsoe of Otoe. Ho spol a thUUKlng her WO nncaeu irom llio mrnnu uimny ui wit' jjiiijiwsu ut uiu iJiiiiy .urn Hu mid took our places below us before. My vocntcd tho nomlnntlon of a strolght ticket. Ilrst (China) boy tried to imprcdH upon me .. . . . ml,i(1i.nf..i.n.rn,irB nn,, v.nt what a great thing had como Into my lite 10 a'a tl mldd e-nr-tho-ronders bail kept In tblH visit to royalty. He said: "Madam, in their archives tho righteous principles of much crnnd thine como to you. Emperor iln nrli?lnnl Tinnnllut nnrtv. Serretnrv Mnr. came down from heaven. No foreign woman , , th th conventori and seo hlm-few Chlnnmcn. Ho camo down ,y reaii tno can ior mo convention ana Its declarations. No effort waa mado by nny delegato to endorse any cundldato named by another party. The convention In most respects wnH a great surprise Tho men who gnthered hero camo to plend for political fusion nnd to organize for tho fulfillment of tho pur pouo for which the people's Independent party was organized. Tho attempt, of sov orul 6tuto olhclnlH and popocratlc office holders to throw cold water on tho conven tion met with no success. The mlddlo-of-the-rond leaders claim that only recognized populists wero admitted ns delegates, nnd to suhstautiatn their claim they propose to publish n list of all persons who wero per- .itt'.od tn -inrtiulpu'e In the proceeding. Secretary Porter worked .valiantly among tho delegates this morning to obtnlu tho en dorsement of Poynter, nnd tonight ho was reinforced by Land Commissioner Wolfe, T mnal ...11 t.nti nf n vtult flint lu. fnr- Ign ministers' wive mado to tho empress Insurance Clerk Price nnd Secretary Edger aid to no true, ton. The presence of Wharton Parker, tho party nominee for tho presidency, ex-Con-grcssmnn Howard of Alabama nnd National Committeeman Fcltor of Illinois made tho convention un affair ot some national Importance. Convention Cnlleil tn Order. Tho convention was called to order nt 3 from heaven. You very blest.1 declared that tho party would soon ho tho populist party In reality ns woll as In name. KATZER FRIENDLY TO KEANE Alfred Kawkner next mndo a few remarks eougraiuiuiing tue iicicguius upun inc met Humored llreneli Iletvrcen DUtln- KiilNlieil I'lelnten of Roman Cath olic Church U Denied. MILWAUKEE, Wis., July 20. When the that there were no olllceholdcrs p'rescnt and because the appointment ot n conference committee, to decldo tho nominations was unnecessary. J. A. Iloyco of Otou county was Introduced ns tho cholco ot the state cablo dispatch from Rome, stating that central committee for temporary ciiulrmnn. Archbishop Kntzer had sent a strong letter RemnrlcM of tin; Olipjr. to tho popo In opposition to tho appoint- Mr noyc0i on assuming the chairmanship ment of Archbishop Koano was shown to nf tlle convention, tnld In part Father Schlnner, the acting vicar general; M, rMm.rm,. ,.ml i.ilnw PomiHsts: Wn today, ho said that thp report was abco lutcly fnlso and that It was tho culmlua tlon of a long serlca of persecutions Insti tuted by enemies ot Archbishop Kntzer, Father Schlnner said that Archbishop Kat zer and Archbishop Kcano woro on friendly terms. city. havo been thrown over tho transom, but It appeara that we have ullghted on our feet. Wo uro hero to nominate n mate ticket. Wu represent tho only populist party In tho union, There enn bo but one repub lican party, ono democratic party, ono pop ulist party. Wo who represent tho Clncln- nntl ennventfoti retirement a nnrtv natlmuil Archbishop Katzer is out of tho in its ncope, with un organization lu every mate. LtiHt week lu Lincoln It was stated In ....r r , n mu- , , I l.um v reft 111 uuii-miii h tin puiil'tl ill PARIS, July 20. The fart of the appoint- th fllBlon convention that nil thov claimed ment of Rev. John Joseph Kcaue, formerly was an organization In three states Kan- rector of the Catholic University of America s? . ", D,u!10Hl ,a"r 1,Nubra,Hkn- uh . ... 1.1 . r, n .i,i,i.v, c n also admitted that hud t not been for the at Washington. D. C. as arahblshop of Du- .,. ,i,. ,r nr.,,A.. .. .,...i,i.. .. , , . imii uU,Mi ... Aunt i.u.nw,,, ,,,rii,((,u . mi, buque, la., Is confirmed on the authority of which thin stnto fought against, thnt their Archbishops Ireland nnd Kaln, who aro now organization would h "live today. It I (i,io Miir Wu" really pltlablo to listen to men whoso 111 mis City. irnnd Ren ha told thnni. and whn voiced It NEW YORK, July 20. A dispatch to tho unon the floor, that thoy had held their Journal and Advertiser from Rome says: last national convention. "Tho appointment to the archbishopric of ." i m.t v " inV nVi' Dubuque of Archblrhop Keane, former rector if cither of the dominant parties aro dolus; or the Catho c un vera ty at WeHblnuton. la I nis won? mere, is no reason tor our ox confirmed, by tho pope." FORBIDDEN TO HOLD OFFICE Unit liuni'c A Ohio Riillronil Com pn nj- l'uta Rcxlrlet Ioiik on Liberty of Kinployi-N, CHICAGO, July 20. Employes of tha Baltimore & Ohio Railroad company havo been forbidden to hold political olllcc. Gen eral Superintendent Stuart, whoso heud ciuarUra aro lu Chicago, has Issued an Im perative order staling inai unuur no cir cumstances will employes of tho eyHtcm bo allowed to stand ns candidates for or occupy any polltlaal olllco. Tho prohibitive hullo tins wero posted tonight In nil tho shops and offices of tho company at Its dlvlalonal head quarters. Torpedo Experiment. NEWPORT, R. 1.. July ). An explosion of n Whitehead torpedo with a tcervlco war head of guucotlou waa niado In the bay to day to ih moUHtratu tn tho clans ut tho naval war coIIcku and tho olllccru of the North Atlantic. Miiuadron what would bu tho re sult. Tho torpedo wnn tired at a rock partly submerged ut ji distance of 6'W yanln. Tho exporlf tent wan a complete success, tho ex ploslop taking plnco undtr water. Tho rock was shattered beyond expectation, Tho torpedo cot $2,300. Tho exhibition was tho llrst of Its kind over neon In thin country, I ml In I'lliKiie Meimiiren I'll II. SIMLA. July '.U-Cholera Im declining among the trooua, Tho Kovernmont bus Issued a resolution admitting that tho plague measure! nre u failure und order Iritr the enforcement only of tliOHo measured that do not hurt native HiiHccptlhllitv Com pulsory corpxe examination, tne employ, ment of oplns and other objectionable mean ure.t nro forbidden, IstMice. 1 nrralcn tho ropuhllcuu purty at the bar nf public opinion and ask you to analyze Its clalmH for your Biiffrago, I arraign tho democratic party nH the greatest enemy to any reform movement that over lived In, tho history of tho world. It has killed every reform party, and his- tory pIiowh thnt it Huh waged the only un I JiiHt war that thl.t country over begun, and that It utJlioid ami perpotuaieu nitnau Hluvery. That today It Is perpetuating- In dtiHtrlal slavery In (ta worst typo, and that It is tho onty party mat deprive tno American citizen of tho right of tiuffrago. Wlilln tho republican platform Is tho most Iniquitous document over originated in American pontics tno democratic plat form Ih tho most (Incentive, contradictory anil negative of any paper over Issued to the American people. Tho bogey man will not frighten tho nop ullsts. They nro thinking mcr and (hey bellevi) that the monoy question, tho trans portation question, tho monopoly question und tho land iuentlon aro tho live Ihhuou, nnd they will not swerve to the right nor left until thesn qucstlouM nro satisfactorily settled. Tho democratic platform Is a mass of contradictious, nnd Is deceptive when It declnren for tho freo colnago of silver, tin shown by Senator Mnnuy'H tabulated statu ment, wherein ho Hhowed that tho votes of tho twenty-nix members of the commit tee which adopted It represented hut 171 delegates out of 930 In the convention, tho rest being oppotted to It. Thoy omitted tho Income tux' becnuse It would hurt the feol IngH of David 11, I Mil, wtm was the Idol of tho convention, nnd which would provent contributions to their campaign fund ty rich men, The platform doclures for di rect legislation and then hItH It nn tin heud iy the club which Huyii "wherover prac ticable," CoiiiiiilHce on Orminlinllnn. On motion of Jerome Hhnmp, E. K. More arty of Omaha wan eboson secretary. Tho (halrmun appointed tho following commit tees: Platform Jerome Shamp, Lancaster; At- (Continued on Fifth re.) i (Continued on Third Page.)