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    The Omaha Daily Bee.
EST A HL LSI I.ED JVXE 1!, 1871.
OMAHA, EHIDAY IMOHXINCi, JULY' 27, 1900--TEN PACKS.
SIX(JLI5 COPY FIVE CI3XTS.
GIVES LIE TO CIIILiSeATEsmws
Admiral Ecmoy Declares Throne Was in
Sympathy with Boxers.
INSURGENTS TOO STRONG FOR CONTROL
Eeprcsentation of American Officer Accepted
by Administration.
TIME FOR CELESTIALS TO MAkE GOOD
United States May Change Front Owing to
Growing Evitlento of Duplicity.
MILITARY PREPARATIONS GO STEADILY ON
id'riirrnl .11 Urn n ml (Iriirrnl llullnulun
Jlnlil Separate Conferences Willi
ftcerrlnr Itiinl, l'rriiiunlil
Uit China Cn in I u
WASHINGTON, July 26. Thoro wero no
developments loduy to wnrrant the nb
fcumptlon that thoro will bo tho Bllghicat
Improvement In tho Chinese situation. In
deed, tho general tenor of tho news as
brought to llKht was to add to tho steadily
growing donlil ns to tho good faith of
tho Chlneso government mi manifested In
Its acta. Admiral K'cmpll'fl letter, given
publicity by tho Navy department today,
mado tho direct Ntutuincnl that tho Im
poiial authorities wcro In sympathy with
tho Boxers, though ho added that tho
Kovrrnmrnt was afterward paralyzed and
Incapahlo of conti oIIIiik thn situation. This
ivus the first nfllcinl declaration to roach
our government contradictory of tho Chi
duro rrprcsonlatlons that tho Imperial
government had steadfnHtly and from the
llrst opposed tho Iloxer movement, and
our government Is bound to accept .the
word of Its own olllccr until that Is over
come by Irrefutable evidence. Then tho
exchanges that aro In constant process
between tho powers aro tending nioro and
jnoro to east suspicion upon tho genuine
ness of tho tnnny communications that havo
come from Pekln through Chinese gov
ernmental sources. If It should bo finally
fraud upon tho world, tho fact may call
for a change of attitude on tho pnrt of
the United States government toward
China. This would not affect tlio military
policy tindor way, but murely tho technical
relations hetweon tho two governments,
which would probably closely approxlmato
U step of formal war.
Tho Navy department today contributed
established that thcro has been an at
tempt on their part to practlco n gigantic
n brlof nowB Item In tho shapo of a vin
dication by Admiral Homey of tho United
Btates marines from tho gcnornl charge
of looting nt Tien Tsln. Tho admiral had
r great deal more than this to report to
tho Navy department, but the olTlclals did
int regard tho rost of his roport as proper
for publication Just now.
flo'iral Miles bjW General Btifungton
novo ngnln In consultntlon, though sop
nrntoly, with Secretary Hoot today and
thn supposition is thut. tho jChinoso cam
paign was under consideration.
GOVERNMENT WITH BOXERS
Additional Chapter In Admiral
Kcmiiir'n Hi'lHirl Made Public by
A'nvy Depart nieiil.
WASHINGTON, July 2li. -Tho Navy de
partment ha Just mndo public the follow
ing additional chapter in Admiral Kempft's
report:
I'NlTRn STATUS FLAGSHIP NKW
'AUK, TAKI. China. June 20. U-Slr:
Itoferrlng to my recent actions In declin
ing to tiiko part In the solzuio of the Taku
forts and In uferwurd making common
rauso with the foreign forces In tho pro
tection of foreign Ufa and property. I
would respectfully state that the Chinese
Fiivernment Is now paralyzed and the secret
relicts show that It Is In sympathy with the
Jloxors,
2 Tho fuct that under the existing cir
cumstances the troops at the forts were
i:lven much extra drills, tornedoes wi
provided nnd, It Is claimed, planted lu the
rntranco of tho Pcl-Ho, was considered
menacing and. by other senior luival at
llcers. sulllclent causo to lustlfy them In
demanding the temporary occupation of the
forts. This culminated In the bombard
ment of tho forts by other foreign gun
boats on tho morning: of tho 17th Inst.,
which has been described. In this bom
bardment the Monocnoy was fired upon and
fitruck without having' received previous
warning,
:i. It Is now neccs.mry to Join with tho
other foreign powers for common defense
nnd preservation of foreign people and tho
lionor of our country.
I. I refused to Join In taking1 possession
rf tho Imperial Chinese railway station
nnd also declined to Join In tho demand
for temporary occupation of tho Taku
forts, for I thought It against the policy
nnd wishes of our government to bo en
tangled with other foreign imwers In such
u step and also because It endangered the
lives of peoplo lu tho Interior In advance
tf absolute necessity; for up to early
morning of Juno 17, the Chinese govern
mont had not committed, so far as I am
nwuro, any act of open hostilities toward
fho foreign armed forces.
5. In opening lire without warning, nu
net of war was committed, when many
mots were llred at tho placo where the
Monocacy was nioored-iibnut 3,0o0 yards
from tho forts. Those llrlng must havo
known of Its presence there, as It had
been moored In that position for n number
of days.
Under tho circumstances, I regarded the
initiation as one for the protection of tho
national honor nnd the preservation of our
people and havo acted accordingly. Very
respectfully. LOUIS K13MPFF.
Jtear Admiral, U 8. N , Second In Com
mand V. 8. X. Force
To Secretary of the Navy, llureau of
fNuigutloii, Vt ashlnston.
STILL MATTER OF SURMISE
Jllspnteli nf tilmli-nl Itlil .Nat Ind
ia a If Date of I'riiliablc l
vaaee of Allies on lVMa.
WASHINGTON. July 10. It Is said to
night that tho cablegram received by tho
Navy department today from Admiral Remey
contained no statement as to when the for
ward movement of the allied armies on I'e
l;ln was to be made. In a measuro this was
n disappointment lo the oluclnls. who dread
delay In a united advance for the relief of
the logatloners. Admiral Hemey has Just
been on a visit to Tien TbIh, where he went
to make an examination Into Uio conditions
existing there nnd, presumably, to gather
what Information ho could as to the future
Intentions of tho allies. Tor this reason It
was expected thai So would bo nblo to give
tic mo Indication of tho probable tlmo the
Jul ward movement on Tekln would begin.
According to the naval nuthotltles, Ad
miral Hemey's dispatch gave no Information
of tho present sireugth of tho foreign troops
now ready to begin tho campaign, although
it Is not thought hero thut they ore numer
ous enough In force their way to the Chinese
rapltnl and successfully cucounler tho op
pcsltlon which It Is feared will bo met on
the way there. The estimates furnished two
weeks ago by Admiral Kempff for tho Chi
nese, campaign contemplated nn a; my of
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LONDON. July 26. i New York World Ca
blegramSpecial Telegnim.) Tho Express'
.Shanghai crrrtwpondeni cable: "LI Hung
Chang told tho consuls last night they might
expect noma of tho legation people to ar
rive at Tien Tain almost Immediately, as
they aro already on their way thither. He
had received explicit and positive Informa
tion that with one exception all the minis
ters aro unharmed. The Impression gains
ground here that the ministers may still
survive, but all others of tho foreigners
havo been murdered. Hepresentatlves of
Trance, Japan. Hernia and America, visited
I.I Hung Chang, but others Mill keep aloof.
Amorlrans In the foreign settlement bero are
indignant with tho United States consul for
entering into relations with LI. .Mr. (lood
nnw dcfrndH himself on the ground that
he Is acting on Instructions from Washing
ton. '
ARE AGAIN REPORTED ALIVE
Mckmibc dcceltcd In Tokln Via
SIiiiiiuIiiiI Indicate Snfrly of
.llliilntern al I'rkln.
TOKIO, July 21. A mcsiugo received hero
from Shanghai yesterday makes tho follow
ing assertions:
Yuan Shi Knl. governor of Shan Tung, has
received a letter from I'ekln, dated July IS,
declaring that a legation courier was cap
tured by the Chinese guards on July 13 and
that therupon (lonernl Yung Lti petitioned
the throne to employ the courier as a mes
senger to communicate with the ministers.
This was carried opt anil a reply was re
ceived that tho ministers woro well nnd
were unanimous In fuvorlng tho restoration
of pence.
n official of the tsung 11 ynmen after
ward visited the legation and interviewed
a minister, and It was subsequently deciueti
to petition tho emperor to supply thn lega
tions with food and to send then to Tien
Tsln.
Yuug Lu Is snld to have great difficulty In
Intervening between tho foreign soldiers
guarding tho South Olokii bridge nnd tho
Tongo troops on tho north side. However,
fighting has now ceased.
LI HUNG CHANG IS ANGRY
Skepticism of FnrelKiiern Who Doubt
Safety or Hnvn)n at lVUIn Arouses
Old Viceroy.
LONDON, July 26. The Shanghai corre
spondent of the Dally Telegraph, telegraph
ing yesterday, say:
LI Hung Chang now states that some of
tho members of the legations have already
left I'ekln and may bo expected shortly.
Ho Is becoming angry at tho skepticism of
tho consuls.
Tho Impression In gaining ground bero
that the ministers of thn powers to whom
China has nppllcd for mediation may still
bo nil vi. Tlio representatives of France,
Japan, Russia and tho United States havo
visited 1,1 Hung Chang, but tho othert) still
kii aloof.
The Americans hero aro Indignant over
tho fact that United States consul t.oou
now has entered Into relations with Karl
LI, but Mr. Ooodnnw defends his action on
the ground that he Is following tne instruc
llmm bis covernnient.
Trado In Shanghai Is so pnralyzed that
tho customs revenue will .not sutllco to
securn tho payment of the next installment
of tho foreign loan.
Meanwhile nctlvo preparations, In tho
Yang Tho region for war aro In progress
not for war acalnst tho rebels, but against
tlio foreign powers. Junkloads of Chinese
noldiers and Iloxers. disguised as coolies,
aro arriving here dally. The arsenal Is fall
of urms nnd supplies are constantly com
ing In. The Nankin and Wu fining garri
sons are being constantly reinforced nnd
tho viceroys admit Hint they cannot much
longer withstand tho pressure brought to
bear bv Sheng and LI Hung Chang upon
them to Join tlio rorces Willi l'rinen Tiinn.
It Is linneil that the arrival of Admiral
Sevniour hero may stiffen the backs of the
foreign viceroys and restoro tho security of
tlio port.
Two Knullsh missionary women. Miss
Whitchurch and Miss Searell, have been
murdered at Hsla Oi, in tho province of
Klmn SI. Massacres are nlso reported from
Tal Yuan and I'ao Ting Fu. Six other
priests lied to the hills, whero thoy were
probably killed. A priest who escaped had
a perilous journey to liong ivong. in nu
In n coflln on board u river boat for seven
teen days.
SEYMOUR GOES TO SHANGHAI
llrltlsli Admiral In (.'Humiliation vt Itli
Consul llcKitrilliiK Situa
tion. SHANGHAI. July 26. Admiral Seymour
has urrlved here and has been In co'nsulta
Hon with tho British cohbuI regarding tho
situation. It la reported that tho llrltlsli
battleship Centurion and tho cruisers Un
daunted it nil Dido aro nt V6o Sung.
Tho following war ships aro hero:
Drltlsh Daphno, Alacrity, l'artrldgo
Woodcock.
American Cast Ine.
Dutch Holland.
and
French Surprise,
Japanese Takao and Akagl.
It Is reported that LI Hung Chang In
tends to leave for Foo Chow, from which
point he could easily go to Nankin or I'ekln
overland.
Should the southern viceroys yield to
anti-foreign Inllucnco there will be a sever;
struggle. Tho Yang Tso Klnng Is befiiK
strongly fortified with tho newest guns,
manned by German-drilled artillerymen.
It Is reported hero from Toklo that 15,000
Japanese troops landed nt Shan Hal Kean
on July 22 and gained a victory, the Chi
nese retreating after a feeblo resistance.
FEAR FOR THEIR CHILDREN
lottn Couple In China Ire Helloed
li Tliclr l'n nilly In Have Keen
.Murdered.
DKS MOINKS. July 26. W. II. Ilron of
Hosehlll, la., and his family have given up
the safety of their son-in-law and daughter.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Frank Garrett, who are mis
sionaries for tho Christian church In China.
Doth of the young peoplo graduated from
Drake university, Des Moines, a year ago.
A letter from them dated Juno IS Is the lust
word received. At that tlmo they wcro
starting fiom Killing to Shanghai. The
Iloxers were Inciting the peoplo to kill all
foreigners, nnd the missionaries, numbering
about sixty Americans, were badly fright
ened. All efforts to communicate with tho
Garrctts have been fruitless.
APPEALS TO GREAT BRITAIN
China llelerniineil lo Make Ms
1 In I Inn I'urty An thlnit lint
.Viii-llmi'liml ve.
LONDON. July 26. Last Saturday the
Chinese minister. Sir Chili Hen Lo Feng Lu,
handed to tho Foreign ofllco u long tele
gram purporting to come from Kmpernr
Hwang Su, soliciting Great Britain's good
offices to bring about peace In terms similar
to tho appeals addressed to President Mc
Klnley and President Loubet. Thus far tho
government has not replied, as It is not felt
that In tho present anomalous circumstances
the precise origin of the telegram is doubt
ful.
Not inclined to revenge
f Ministers Aro Alive Lord Salisbury
Favors McKlnley's Policy.
CHINESE GATHERING ABOUT TIEN TSIN
It Is No it llrllr-.nl Allies Will lie
Able to Hi-Kin Alliance on I'ekln
Within Tito Weeks and Worst
Will Soon lie Kno iia.
LONDON, July 27.-1:30 a. m. All tho
powers appear to have received an Identical
Chinese appeal for mediation, but in the
absence of definite news regarding the fate
of tho ministers nnd of any reliable Indi
cations of tho real origin of the appeal, It
scorns that I-ord Salisbury, tho premier,
considered It was not necessary to publish
tho fact that tho appeal had been received
or to do anything beyond formally acknowl
edging It, with perhaps nn intimation that
nothing rould be dono until news from Tekln
had arrived.
If It should bo ascertained beyond doubt
that the reports of a massacre at I'ekln wcro
unfounded and there is a disposition here
to bollcvo that tho ministers may after all
be held as hostages. Lord Salisbury's policy
would probably Incllno moto toward tho con
dilation attributed to Washington than In
tho rovengo attributed to Berlin. Hut
while thcro is no cessation of tho deluge
of rumors, It Is beginning to bo believed
at Shanghai, Canton nnd other points that
tho viceroys aro as completely in thn dark
as to affairs in i'ekln as the Kuropoans
themselves.
Meanwhile tho doings of LI Hung Chnng
nro regarded with over-lncrenslng suspic
ion, while the situation In tho southern
provinces dally grows worse.
With tho report that the allies will begin
to advance on I'ekln In a fortnight nnd In
vlw of Admiral Seymour's visit of inspec
tion to tho Ynng Tso Klang, tho feeling is
thnt no great time will elapse before things
assume u derlnito shape.
l'Va'r Hired of War Stilps.
Tho viceroy of Nanking still professes to
bo nblo with the aid of the Tang Tse vice
roys to keep ordor, but he declares that If
the powers send war ships It will assuredly
lead to an mi'i-forelgn outbreak. If It be
true that the Jnpauese have started n cam
paign from Shan Hal Kwnn, that also will
prccipllato matters, but the report to this
effect lacks confirmation.
It Is reported from Tien Tsln that the
Chinese forces nro concentrating nt tho vll
lage of Gctsuiig, ten miles north of Tien
Tsln, whero It Is said largo quantities of
rice nro stored. Tho Russian and Japanese
cavalry are keeping In close touch with the
enemy. Tho river Is still low nnd wntcr
transport would bo dllllcult.
With refcrenco to the control of tho rail
road, It Is understood that Mr. Kinder, tho
Drltlsh engineer, hus arranged with tho Chi
neso general for tho protection of the line
beyond Pel Tang. Thereforo tho Russian
control could only apply to the Tien Tsln
Taku and Pel Tnng sections. If this nr
rnngemont Is disturbed It Is understood that
tho destruction of the lino Is Inevitable.
Thcro Is an unconfirmed Chlnjiso rerort
that sixty Protestant and Catholic' mission
aries hnvo been massacred In Kl Yuan Fu
and tho vicinity. Tho Shanghai corro
spondent of tho Dally Mnll, describing tthe
massacre at Kukdcn, says:
"Tho bishop had anncd 2,000 natives to
defend tho cathedral and a number of Chi
neso troops had been sent to defend tho con
verts, but tho soldiers wcro leagued with
tho Iloxers. While tho Christians were hold
ing a service, believing themselves safo
under tho protection of tho troops, tho signal
was given nnd soldiers nnd iloxers stir
rounded and set flro to tho church, putting
tbo escaping worshipers to tho sword. The
bishop was captured and tnken to the vice
roy's ynmen, whero he wns diabolically tor
tured and decapitated. His head now hangs
in front of tho ynmen."
Xo MiiNNiicrn l' In .Inly S.
1 1 'r l. i . .
iiiu Herman legation on June 13 nr
resteu nn antl-Chrlstlan brigand. This
was the signal for an antl-Chrlstlan up
rising nnd at 6 o'clock In tho evening tho
anti-Christians set flro to tho American
church and burned it to tho ground. Tho
Europeans thon barricaded tho legations
nnd tho rioters sacked and burned the
houses In tho Kuropean quarter. It further
uppcars from theso advices that by June
IS tho legations were besieged nnd tho
Chlneso government had attempted to In
voko the aid of M. Dealers (tho Russian
minister) nnd Mr. Copgor to prevent tho
ndvnnco of Russian troops to I'ekln,
Tho Dally Mall explains that the Chlneso
employes of tho nrltlsh legntlon, who ac
corning to its iiiivices yesterday escapci
from Pekln to NIu Chwang nnd reported
there that when ho left Pekln most o
thn members of tho legations wero dead
and the condition of tho others was hope
less, did not actually leavo Pokln until
July 8 nnd this goes to show, if his state
ment is to bo rolled upon, thnt a general
massacre nan not occurred on July 6, as
has been reported.
Thcro Is little fresh news regarding th
situation in Mnnchurln. The Russians in
flicted nnother serious defeat on tho Chi
nese nt Fort Echo on July 23. From Kobe
comes n roport that eight battnllonu of
Russians havo been compelled to leave
Vladlvostock and Tien Tsln on account
of Manchuria trouble
Telegrams havo arrived at St. Peters
burg by n circuitous routo, dated Pekln,
June 15 nnd Juno IS, describing tho origin
of the trouble They come from the di
rector of the Husso-Chlneso bank In Pekln.
Ho says In part:
Women Horribly .lllstrentril,
LONDON, July 27. The Hong Kong cor
respondent ef tho Dally Express wlroo as
follows, under yesterday's date: "An Kal
ian priest has Just arrived here from Hen
Slen Fu, in southern Hu An, where the Ital
ian bishop nnd three priests have been mas
sacred after revolting torture. This took
place on July 1. Six hundred converts were
massacred after the women had been sub
jected to hideous brutalities.
Ti'ooim on (lie Way to Cliliui,
ST. LOUIS. July 26. Troops II, O, II and
I of tho Third regiment, United StatoB cav
alry, passed through St. Louis today on
their way to San Frnnclsco, whore thoy
will tnko steamer for China. Thov were
stationed at Fort Meyer, near Washington.
The squadron consists of twelve officers,
435 men nnd 420 animals.
Korea Makes I'mlcM.
YOKOHAMA, July 26. According to Seoul
reports tho Korean government has protested
against tho presence of Russian refugees
at Wlju. but after an audience the Rus
sian representntlvo agreed to romove them
to Port Arthur without delay.
Second Infantry fur China,
CINCINNATI. July 26. Tbo Second In
fantry arrived nt Fort Thomas today from
Cuba on three kpeclal trains, Kncb com
pany will bo recruited ts 12S men and bent
to China.
CANTON IS IN FERMENT
Iloxers nuil SmiiKKlersi CniiKlit tvltli
Arum mill Ainniiinmiin Arr
i:eiMitril Dully.
LONDON. July 27. Tho Cunton corre-
pondent of the Dally Telegram, In a dis
patch dated Wednesday, nays:
Thero are dally arrests of Iloxers nnd
smugglers caught loaded with nrms and am
munition. Executions quickly follow. Hut
the rowdy element remains practically un
dismayed. In the country districts tlio peoplo aro
more threatening than In the city. Tlicie
Inflammatory placards are freely poted,
such ns the following:
We, tho Chinese children of tho sages,
are faithful and tlllul, as wen us modest.
How does It conip to pass tiien tnat any or
us can so far Target lilmseit as to become
tho proselyte of a barbarian's religion?
Tens of thousands of native converts have
been killed In north China, and their houses
and possesions destroyed. Heenuse of thli
nil the countries of tho world have sent
soldiers to Tien Tsln to ptotect tho con
verts. This they have rnlicri to do. I n
mission churches, tho forelgri consuls nnd
all the barbarian troop hnvo been
slaughtered, Just us you kill chickens and
dogs.
you converts nave invoiven inn ni
liHrlnns In this calamity. We look upon you
nu rebels ri ml moivii vour doom will over
take you 1 nhappy is your condition, tor
all men hate and despise you. ureal is
vnur distress. Your nanus nung neipiess
bv vour Hides. Despair has seized your
rrilnds. Death nlone will deliver you. Hy
following the doctrines of these renegades
and foreigners you have forfeited your
r Khts us men. We want you m nt onco ny
to safe hiding places, while yet there is op.
portunlty.
STILL IN LINE WITH POWERS
Mi-U'liilrv's Conditions for Mediation
Appeal lo Ciiiinl von llnclou
iim Dliiliiiniitli'.
HKHLIN, July 26. The German foreign
ofllco, which ha received no additional news
from Cliina today, points out that tho cotull
linns for mediation demanded hy President
McKlnley. published In Derlln this morning
places tho United States in substantially the
samo position an Germany and France. Nev-ortheltt-fl.
tho German press continues to ns-
scrt that tho Washington government Is try
Ing to part company with the powers.
Tho Frclttdnnlge Zeltung remarks, all tho
powers, with ono exception, muso to do ue
celved longer by Chinese double dcallugs.
That exception Is tho United Btates, which
ha forroully abandoned tho concert of tho
powers.
Another circumstance which has made a
bad impression here In tho refusal of the
American nnd Hrltlnh ndmlrals " to vote to
glvo to Russia control over the t railroad to
Tien Tsln. Tho Berliner Tafcgeblatt says
that this refusal Is a proof of dimension
among tho powers and enn only encourage
tho Chinese. Ih
The Kreuze Zeltung, which repeals Its
peMdmlstlc vlewn concerning tho hurmonl
ous action of the powers, asserts that the
present difficulties In tho way of a united
ndvanco upon Pekln arc even greater than
tho military difficulties.
I'ralMe for MeKjIiry.
Tho Vorwuerts contrasts ' President Mc
Klnloy'B answer to tho Chlncuo nolo with
Count von Buelow's, praising President Mc
Klnley's as a masterpiece and haying: "Tho
American president plays nniChlna'e fiyui'
nnlhy without ln.thr slUr..toftirrr' com
mitting Itneir. wniie no siaibs certain con
dltlons clearly and energetically, he avoldJ
every threat nnd all rude rattling of the
saber. Mr. McKlnley Ib really u man of fine
parts."
Count von nuelow, before going to nro-
merhaven, had an Interview with the Hus
slan ambassador and subsequently with tho
American. On tho following dny, Tuesday,
he conferred with the ambassadors of Aus.
trla-Hungary, France. Italy and Great
Britain. It is understood that tho Chinese
situation wns discussed.
Tho National Zeitung argues strongly
agnliiBt the nstuimptlon that the prohibition
of tho exportation of arms to China would
leavo China without nrms.
HAND IN GLOVE WITH BOXERS
I'rlailn Arr Canslnir Much Alarm
Clinton mill llonix Kong: by
iiielr (IperalloiiM.
In
HONG KONG, July 26. Tho signs of
menacing activity on tho part of the secret
society known as tho Triads are causing
alarms. The Boxers nro believed to bo an
offshoot of the Triads, whoso ramifications
aro widespread throughout the southern
province of China.
The organization Is distinctly nntl-forclgn
and nntl-Manchu, and numbers of Canton
troops are enrolled In Its ranks.
A report Is current In Canton that tho
Triads aro preparing for a night attack on
tho Shnmeen and that tho first sign will bo
the absconding of native sorvunts. The
greatest apprehension prevail, although at
present Cnuton Is quiet.
Many Triads havo been arrested In Hong
Kong during tho lust few months. A China
man was arrested on July S on a charge
of being n member of the Triads. Tho evi
dence showed that ho has held tho rank of
second lu command In tho organization in
the two Kwnngs, with headquarters nt Sal
Kung, a new territory, whero ho hod been
nctlvo lu enrolling members. His arrest
thorefore, IB of tho greatest Importance. The
Insignia found on his person Include tho
highest degrees.
An opium farmer line rocclved a telegram
asserting that LI Hung Chang In unable to
proceed to Pekln nnd will return to Canton,
probably calling at Hong Kong on the way,
LAYS BLAME ON THE JEWS
.Mux Hi-uIn, Noted I'rcncli Anti-
Semite, In Acquitted on Trea
sonable Cluirne.
DRAGUIGNAN. France. July 26. The
trial of Max Regis and eleven of his friends
.ended today with tho acquittal of the ac
cubed.
On leaving tho court M, Regis harangued
tho crowd and thaiikod tho Jury for their
net of Justlrc.
Max Regis Is tho notorious Jew halter and
ex-mayir of Algiers. During his term of
olllco nntl-Setnltlc outbreaka were con
stantly occurring. Shortly after the affair
In Mm Rue Chahrol, during tho Dreyfus
trial, when the nntl-Semlto agitator, Guerln
barricaded his house and held it against
the police of Paris for several weeks, M
Regis was threatened with arrest. Ho
fortified himself In his house In n suburb of
Algiers, In imitation of "Fort Chabrol,'
and defied the police. The garrison fired
fcevcral shotd on the police surrounding his
house, which he had named "the antl-JowUb
villa," but, after it day's Blcgo, ho fled during
tbo night to Spain, where ho remained sev
oral months, but an slipping hack to France
recently ho was arrested and nrralgned on
tho charge of taking up arms against the
government. Ho dropped his horolc char
actor In the dock and pleaded that tho affair
had been exaggerated and that no shots
were llred at tho police. He threw the
whole blame on the Jews, His mother
who was In court, showed much distress
during tho proceedings, which, however.
ended today In the acquittal of M, HcrU
and his companion.
REBELS ARE
Revolutionists Hont Government Forces in
' Fight Near Panama.
THAT CITY IS REPORTED ATTACKED
Snob Disorder l?lnti Hint Mnrt
Marino Hnvo Horn I. nutted from
llrltlsli Cruiser I.eiiiulcr for
I'riilci'tliin of Consulntes.
KINGSTON. Jamnlca, July 26. Advices
from Colon announce that after a desperate
battlo Tuesday, July 21, the government
troops turned nnd fled lo Panama, throwing
away their rlllcs. -'The government general,
Loznda, has sought refuge on tho llrltlsli
cruiser Lcander.
So much disorder prevails at Panama that
ninety marines havo been landed from the
Lcandor for the protection of the consulates
American residents complain that thcrp Is
no united stales war snip timer at uoiou
or Panama.
Tho statement Is agnln repealed that
1,500 well-armed rebuls are at Corozal, two
mtlctt from Panama, and 1.5(10 more are rc-
nortcd ncarhv. Harranmillla, the key to
tho republic, Is now besieged hy lebcls.
Tho rebels hnvo tnken Tumaco Island, nt
tho mouUt of the Barbacoas river, with the
customs house. The town of narn.ico.ih
is also held by rebelc. This Is an lm
pnrtant position, us llnrhncoas borders on
Kcuailor, from whence tho rebels get their
supplies.
A private telegram from Panama today
says that city was this morning atiacacu
by rebels.
Ili'lnfori'i'inriils Srnl from Colon.
COLON. July 26. A special train left here
nt 7 o'clock yrsterday evening with Snvlnllln
reinforcements under General Serrano. This
addition to the government forces promlfcs
hopeful results of the civil war.
An ambulanco corps from tho nrltlsh
cruiser Lcander Is assisting lo the utmost
In the care of the wounded In Tuesday's
battle. Tho killed nnd wounded number
over 500. Tho rebels' loss wns terrific. The
hosplt.xls nro full and some of the wounded
aro being brought to Colon.
RE3ELS GIVE UP ARMS
I'll ninna ftorrrniurnt Siieerrdu In Siib-
(IiiIiik liiHiirui'iil Forces on
iMtlllllUS.
WASHINGTON. July 26. Tho State de
partment has Just received a dispatch from
Consul General Cudgcr nt Panama, an
nounclng tho collapse of tho revolutionary
movement there. He stntcd that the lib
erals unexpectedly surrendered and that
quiet now prevails nt Panama.
PANAMA. July 26. Tho Insurgents In
tho Department of Pannma havo siirrcn
dered.
NKW YORK, July 26. Consul General
Kspannl of tho republic of Colombia said
today of the rovolutlon In Panamn:
think It Is ovor. Eight hundred govern
ment troops met 1,260 Insurgents nnd
olther killed or wounded 400 of them. Re
inforcements from the government came
Just thon. General Campos bringing 1,000
additional troops. Thero was nothing elio
to do nnd the Insurgents Just laid down
their arms and surrendered."
FORCE BOERS TO RETREAT
KlnnkliiK Movement lis" l''rrnch
Tlircnlrns Tliclr 1,1m of Ilrtlrr
inrnt llrlllili In I'nrmiH.
LONDON. July 26. Lord Roberts reports
to tho War olllco under date of Balmoral
July 25, as follows: "Wo marched here
yesterday without seeing the enemy. The
Boors, on July 24, engaged French nnd Hut
ton, six miles south of nalmoral. Whllo
Anderson's mounted Infnntry attacked tbo
Boers' right French made a turning move
ment around their left. Seeing their retreat
threatened the Boers broke nnd fled. French
and Mutton followed nnd proposed to cros
Olinhnnts river today at Naauwpoort. Ou
casualties wero ono wounded."
Lord Roberts reports to tho War olTlco to
day that General Archibald Hunter's com
mand was heavily engnged July 24 and
in tho hills south of Bethlehem. The Boers
woro strongly entrenched nnd fought stub
bornly throughout tho 24th nnd compellei!
the British to retire from somo of thel
positions with about fifty disunities. At
last accounts General Hunter had worked
around Into nrnndwuter basin In the rear
of tho Boers, while General Hector Mac
Donnld and General Hruce Hamilton were
blocking outlets on tho front of tho federals
who had evacunted their position at Wltnck
1'MkIiIIiik I" AbIiiiiiII.
I1EKWAL, Ashantl, July 26. Colonel
Morland, under Instructions from Colonc
Wlllcocks, with a force of Infantry nnd live
guns atttacked a largo war camp at Kokofu
With n brilliant chnrge tho stockades were
rushed beforo the enemy hod time to oc
cupy them, nnd therefore they wero forced
to evacuate tbo town. A largo amount o
ammunition and arms wero captured. Th
town was then razed, thus removing nn
Important obstacle In Colonel Wllcocks
Hank.
WANT R0SEBERY FOR LEADER
KiikIInIi Liberals Credited vtllh III
nlrr lo lleimsi Sir Henry
Ciimpbrl l-lln ii in rmii ii.
LONDON, July 26. Sir Henry Campbell
nannormnn, liberal lender In tho House
of Commons, was so Incensed at thg ac
tlon of the radicals In forcing n vnt
yesterday on tho motion to reduce th
salary of tho secretary of state for tho
colonies, Joseph Chamberlain, that 1m
threatened lo resign tho leadership of
tho party.
Friends succeeded, however. In persuad
ing him to reconsider his decision and ho
culled a meeting of tho party leaders.
which was hold prlvatoly this owning,
to discuss tho situation. Tho result wns
thr.t he ngreed to retain tho position, pro
vided ho was not again subjected to such
a renuii.
Probably, however, thero will bo an
other meeting of tho wholo parly on the
subject und tho rumor credits tho liberal
imperialists with intriguing for the over
throw of Sir Henry's authoilty with n view
of giving tho leadership to Lord Rose
bery. WANTED FISH AND GOT IT
.Steamer vtllli I, mm I mini cm urn on
Hoard for Mnnlrrnl Coinprlletl
lo ('Intuitu It" Course.
ST. JOHNS. N ' F., July 26. -The Klder
llomnstor lino stenmer Montofnrt, Captain
Jotles, eight days out from Liverpool, for
Montreal, arrived hero today with 1.106 Im
migrants on board Icelanders, Danes, Poles
nnd Slavs. On tho passage a riot was
started by f.00 Icelanders because thoy were
not supplied with llsh for food Captain
Jones, fearing u serious oulbre.'k, brought
tho steamer hern In order to secure u
supply of fresh hcrrlnf
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
'orccast for
Nebraska:
Fair, Southerly
Winds.
Temperature at (Imiilin mlordnj l
lour. Urn. Hour. Den,
n n. in ...... lis I p, nt...... SI
II a. in (IT '.I p. in HI
7 II. in 71 ,'t p. m S.I
S n. in...... 7." -I i, in ST
I) it. ii 77 . i. n SS
0 n. m 7S l i. in Sll
1 II. m Ml 7 i. in SI
U ill HU H p. in H-
II i. in SO
AVENGE DEATH OF COMRADE
Drtiii'liiui-iil of I'lirllelli liifniilrj
Kills i:iulit-Mne Filipino, lu
HiiKiiU.Miient nt Oriniiletii.
MANILA, July 26 At Oroqulctn. In north
ern Mlndnuno, two soldiers entered a native
store for the purpose of buying food. One
of them was killed by u bolo and his head
severed from his lody. The other escaped
tnd gave the alarm. A company of the
Fortieth Infantry, stationed at Cagaynn. re
paired to Oroqitleta and killed eighty-nine
natives, thirty of them being In a single
house.
Subsequently the gunboat Callao, com
manded by Lieutenant George 11. Brad-
shaw, shelled Oroqulela, burning the ware
house. One of tho crew wns killed. A
forco of the enemy, estimated to number
600, under the leadership of Alvarez, form
erly tho Insurgent president of Yarbrangn.
Is now persistently troubling northern Min-
lanao.
A mnrino at the outpost of Isabella do
Ilalsln was boloed by natives and so bully
wounded that ho died. Isabella Is tran
quil.
AS TO RATHBONE'S ARREST
Seerelnry of War Hciile. InkuIiiu; Any
Orders Arfeellnur l.uli I'oslnl
Ollli laU In Culm.
Washington. July 26. "Tho scerotnry
of war does not Issue orders to courts. '
replied Secretary Root to the dlrert qucs'
Hon ns to whether or not ho hail given
orders for the arrest of E. G. Hathbnne.
Into director of posts in Cuba. Ho also
added that General Wood did not Inane
oi dors to tho courts of Cuba.
Ho then explnlned that tho Brlstow re
ports had been forwarded to Genernl Wood
by mall, but as this could not reach him'
soon enough the main features of tho re
port had boon ulrendy placed In his po.i
tiesslon nnd was also In possession of the
proper authorities In Cuba. Ho said the
proceedings on tho pnrt of General Wood
would bo the same as directions by tho
nttorney genernl to n district attorney
to proceed with tho prosecution of persons
charged with offenses ngninst tho govern
ment. Tho Brlstow report would bo made
tho basis of tho prosecution against the
persons who wero chnrged with offenses
ngninst the postal laws,
It was lrarned later that General Wood
and Acting Director General Fosnes of
tho Cuban postal service had taken the
Initial steps toward bringing the enso of
ox-Director Genernl Rnthbone to tho nt
tcntlon of tho Judicial authorities of
Cuba. Secretary Root's attention was
called to alleged chsrges ngaltist MnJor
Black of thi .'n-ilibier department it IH
vana. It had been published that theso
charges wero made by General Wood. Sec
rotary Root said thero was no fnutula
tlon for tho statement, but on tho con
trary General Wood had spoken highly
of tho engineer department In Havana,
Tho expenditures by the engineer depart
ment, ns well ns all others In Cuba, were
being Investigated, but nothing that would
call for any criticism hnd been found.
GETS BACK AT BRIST0W
I'ri-slilrnl Cownn of Xrrly I'rlutliiK
Coiuiiuny AnnVy nt Stiilrnieiitu nf
I'oHtnltlce (llllelal.
MUNCIE, Intl.. July 26. -Ross H. Cownn,
president of the Neoly Printing company.
tonight Issued n card denouncing tho state
ment of Assistant Postmaster General Brls
tow nnd stating that tho records show
that ther? was mado a legitimate snlo of
tho printing office from Neoly lo him. and
furthermore thnt printing bills for tho Cuban
government ordered through Neely wero
not nam twice. Ho states that owing to a
clerical error Hathbono paid ono bill of 1163
but this was long since rectified when Hath
bono discovered tho mistake.
RURAL FREE DELIVERY RULES
Several ("Iuiiiki-n Announced Willed It
Ih llcllev.-d Will (.really Im
prove Servli'O,
WASHINGTON. July 26. Postmaster Gen
oral Emory Smith hus Issued an order carry
ing Into effect recommendatli ns made by
the rural free delivery .superintendents, who
have been In ntushn hero sevt.al days. The
order, which applies to all rural free deliv
ery service In the country, follows:
First It Is ordered that beginning
August 1 tho drop letter, or 1 cent into of
postage, will not npnly within rural free
delivery limits. The 2-cont por ounce rate
will bo exacted within such delivery on nil
llrst-elass matter except postal cards.
Second That tho Introduction of rural
free delivery will not Inereasn or other
wise modify tho present rntn of postage on
second-class matter.
Thlrd-t-That the rural free delivery car
riers will not bring to the poslolllco mall
matter collected by them, which may be
delivered on tliclr routes before complet
ing their trips.
Finn th-Thut Htnmps on nuill matter
collected by rural free delivery carriers,
including those on matter delivered en
route as named In feetlnn .1, will br e.in
celed by them and reported lo th post
master, who will derive the benefit nf the
cancelation If the otllce Is fnurtli-iinss.
Fifth--Thnt until suitable rubber can
celing stumps can lie supplied by tin de
partment. Mee deliver)' carriers will run
col the stamps with tho Indelible pencil ,
furnished them for uso In registered let-
' WASHINGTON, July 26. (Special Tele
gram.) On August 1 tho poslolllco nt Ihno
will bo discontinued, duo to tho establish
ment of rural frco dollvery from Fremont.
Owing to the establishment nf rural frco
delivery from Decatur, Neb., the poilntrice
nt Golden will' be discontinued nfter Au
gust 1.
W. II. Hvntis was today appointed post
master at Orion, Crawford county, In.
Mil I'liieulM nf OiM'iin VinmI4 ,llll I'll,
At New York Sailed - Fuerst Bismarck,
for Hamburg: La Cbampagne. for Havre;
Frledrlrh mr Grilse, for Bremen.
At Cherbourg Sulled -Steamei Kaiser
Wlllielm Der Grouse, for New York
At Queenstown-Arrlved- New KllKlilllil,
from Boston. Sailed Oceanic, for New
York.
At Hong Kong Arrived Previous: queen
Adelaide, from Seattle, via Yokohama.
At Liverpool Arrived Holgc nlund. from
Philadelphia; steamer New Knglund, from
Boston.
At queeiistown Hulled Vancouver, for
Montreal. ,
At London Hailed Marquette, for Now
York; Arcadian, for Montreal.
At Hamburg -- Arrived Pennsylvania,
from New York
At. Lizard -PasHed-LiiHretngne, from
New York, for Havre.
Al Rotterdam Hailed Htoumer Amster
dam, for New York, via Boulogne.
At Copenhagen Arrived Norge, from
New York, via Chrlstiansuuil, for Stettin
At Bremen- Arrived Knlserln Marin
Theresa, from New Yolk
At (Ireepock Arrived -Assyrian, fiom
Philadelphia.
CITY l MOB'S HANDS
Lawless Orowtls Roam Through Streets of
Now Orleans.
INNOCENT NEGROES ARE STRUCK DOWN
Ono Man is Shot nntl Clubbed to Death by
Bloodthirsty Rioters.
SEVERAL PERSONS MAY DIE OF WOUNDS
Killing of Captain Day and Ofiicor Lamb
Responsible for Wholo Trouble.
POLICE SEEM TO BE UTTERLY POWERLESS
Mnynr Cnlls for Vnluntreri lo Assist
In Ki'i'iiliiK lloviii I.iim Iris I'.lc
inenl, Si'trrnl Hundred Sie
i'IiiIn Hi'Iiik Stwirn In.
NKW ORLDANS. July 26. In tho rioting
of Inst night and today one negro wns beaten
lo death, six were so badly wounded th.it
their lives nro despaired of and nboul n
score of people, white and blnck, male and
female, Imvo been more nr loss, seriously
wounded. Dtsordeily ntis following the dis
turbances of lust night wero committed
throughout the city today and resulted In
the swearing In by the mayor of fillo spe
cial policemen nnd the ordering out of l.fifli)
of the stnto mllltla upon onlers of Governor
Herd, who responded piotuplly to tho appeal
of Mayor Ciipdevllle for assistance In sup
pressing the existing lawlessness and In
preventing tonight a recurrence of tho vio
lence of Inst night.
The dead:
UNKNOWN NKGHO, clubbed nnd shot to
lralh.
Fatally injured:
Louis Hiighew. colored, shot four times.
Bnptlsto Flleati, colored, aged 75, shot.
Joseph Nelson, colored, skull fractured.
Tho Injured:
T. P. Saunders, colored, aged 3.1, Blabbed
and shot.
Father Fields, colored, nged 15, ntnhhcd.
Oswald Me.Mahon, white, aged 16, shot.
Frenk Shepherd, white, aged 12, shot.
Alexander Huffman, Pullman palace car
porter, shot. s
Joseph Deeds, white, stabbed.
F. G. Davis, motorman, shot.
J C. Luuy, conductor, clubbed,
Jcucph Lewis, colored, aged 11, clubbed.
George Morris, colored, cut and shot.,
Daniel White, colored, shot.
Henry Daitrln, white, shot.
William Armstrong, colored, nhot.
Unknown baker, while, shot.
SI reeli Cleared of .enrnes.
Throughout tho day nltacks havo been
made by Irresponsible mobs of whites upon
tho blnck element nnd tho negroes beforo
nightfall had been completely chased from
tho streets. Tho effect of tho disorder has
put a practical stop to business in tlio
wholcMilo dlslrlelB nnu on tho rlvei' from
nnd this means n serious crippling of tho
trado of the port. Tho business elements
rallied In forco nnd hundreds of business
men responded to tho nppenl of tho mayor
for assistance In preserving order.
Colonel Wood, who commanded tho First
Louisiana regiment In tho Spanish war, was
placed In command of tho spcclnl police.
The police havo been practically helpless
throughout tho disturbance. The forco con
sists of 300 men, including clerks nnd oper
ators, nnd this Is manifestly a force Innd
cqilatn to the preservation of tho peaco In
a city of 310,000 population. Hut asldo from
this thero wns tierce Indlgnntlon among the
members of tho department over tho killing
of Captain Day and Patrolman Lnrab by
tho negro, Robert Charles.
Willie Laborer AkiiIiinI lllnrks.
Further, thero Is a strong resentment on
tho pnrt of the working peoplo ngninst
steamship agents and contractors because
of tho employment of negro labor to tho
exclusion of whiles on public works and on
the levco fronts.
Mayor Cnpdovlllo was nt Ocean Springs
last night when the mobs swept over tho
city, but when ho arrived nt his office today
ho camo with full determination to tnko
hold of tlio situation with u firm linnil. Ho
found awaiting htm n delegation of tho
lending merchants of tho city, who said
tho Interests of tho community und its
commercial wclforo demanded prompt nnd
vigorous action. About tho snmo tlmo
Lieutenant Governor Ustoplnel, who hnd
witnessed a sceno of outrage upon negroes
on Canal street, Joined tho conference nt
tho hotel. Hn nt onco advised a conference
with Governor Herd at Baton Rouge. Tho
long-distance telephone wns used and tho
governor said ho would order out nil avail
able troops. Without delay ho sent mes
sages to Colonel Hogdnn, commanding tho
First brlgndo. nnd hail him Immediately
order out tho Wnshlngton artillery, tho
Louisiana field nrllllery nnd tho First reg
iment. Hy night there wero 1,500 men In
tho nrmorlcs. The mayor, In a proclama
tion, appcnled for GOO spcclnl pollco. Beforo
i p. in. 100 representntlvo citizens had been
sworn In. Tho mnyor mndo requisition on
tho leading hardware nnd ammunition es
tablishments of the city' nnd thn specials
wero heavily armed and distributed over thn
city.
llnnilluiuH Itnniuril the Slreels.
- Hoodlums patrolled tho streets through
out tho day and whenever they saw a negro
nssaulied lilm. In snmo cases tbo citizens
rallied to the nld of the police and bent off
the nttnekcrs. One of the most flagrant In
stances of cowardlco shown wns that of a
man who slipped Into the morguo nnd point
ing his pistol through a window made nn
nltempt to shoot one of tho femnlo nogio
prisoners lu the palish prison. .Just after
daylight thn remnants of one of the mobs
gathered at tho Spanish Fort rnllwny sta
tion whence a largo number nf negro la
borers leave for tho work at Chalmotto
They saw n ciowd of darkles approaching
and started to chase them. Louis La Puy
ard got In their way nnd received a bullet
In tho leg. Later In the forenoon a npgro
emptied his pistol Into u down town hn ise
and wounded a child.
At 11 o'clock a mob inarched through
Lafayotte square, which Is opposite tho city
hull, nnd discovering some negines In tho
purl!. Jumped on and beat them until they
mado their escape.-
An hour aftciwurd n white man saw a
negro named Ross at tho corner of Lafay
ette and Dryades stroets nnd llred his gun
at him. Thnso on tho street lied In every
direction and tho negro mado Ills escape.
Shortly after 1 o'clock Josephine Wild, a
child, whllo seated in front of her home
caught a stray bullet in tho kuoe.
Two hours later Nnrdo Frutnllo nnd Tony
.Michel, Italians, got Into a dispute us to
whether tho mob was right or wrong lu run
ning down und whipping out tho negroes,
Ono hud a knife and tho other a pistol.
Frntallo was badly wounded.
Ono of tho nioFt sciiMitlonul Incidents ef
I