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ESTABLISHED JTJXE 10, 1871.
OMAHA, SATURDAY MOKNISG, dULY 21, lOOO-TWULYE PAUES.
SIXGL.E COPY rnrE CEXTS.
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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.
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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-
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