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the day wan the discovery of two negroes
wounded nlmost to death In n box car on
the lovce front near the corner of Josephine
street. The poor fellowB wcro dcsperntoly
hurt ami only one wan conscious. He was
bo frightened that ho declined to kIvc nny
account of the shooting. Iloth were re
moved to the Charity hogpltnl, where It was
found that both had been stnbbcd closo to
the L'cart. One wan Nathan Brown and the
other Charlcn Washington.
At 2 o'clock an unknown white man camo
along Julln street near the corner of Uar
onne street. Ho taw :i negro and without
nny provocation began to flro nt him. The
negro escaped. It Is believed, without being
hit.
Sheriff Klock, In charge of tho parish
prison, saw both the mayor and tho chief
of police today. Thcro Is confined In tho
prison Leonard l'lcrson, who was tho mnn
with Charles when tho latter shot nnd dan
gerously wounded i'ntiolman Morra before
he killed Captain Day anil I'atrolman Lamb.
The mobs that have been going the rounds
of the city hnvo been anxious to get at
l'lcrson If possible and lynch him. Tho
sheriff assured both olllclals that ho had
tho Jail so well protected that It would re
quire the use of dynamite to reach the cul
prit Neither the sheriff nor the chief of
police, whoso headquarters are located In
the fame building, apprehend that any seri
ous attempt will be made to brenk Into the
Jail (o secure IMercnn.
Mayor Capdevllle nnd his assistants
made arrangements this afternoon for
transportation facilities which would as
sist In tho quick dispatch both of th"
mllltln and of tho special police from ono
section of the city to nnother. All tho
trolley lines sent representatives to tho
mayor to say that they would place spe
cial curs at hts disposal throughout tho
night, so that armed forces could bo moved
quickly. The express companies also ns
snred tho mayor that their wagons would
bo ready to respond to nny call which
might bo mado upon them,
Wnrneil tn Kri'ii wIT SI reels.
Lato this afternoon Mayor Capdevllle
Issued n proclamation which had an ex
cellent pffect. It called upon all citizens
not enrolled 'In tho special police to go to
their homes and places of business and
remain there. They wore warned also and
advised not to assemblo or Idle about tho
streets, Tho police general nnd special,
wcro ordered and directed to disperse, nil
crowds and to arrest all obstreperous and
disorderly persons. As n rosult of tho
proclamation tonight few people were
found on tho streets. In order to pre
vent tho miscellaneous distribution of arm
tho mayor this ovenlng ordered tho clos
ing of gun stores and early In tho day, for
the better preservation of tho public
peace, Issued orders to tho polico to close
up every saloon In tho city.
At tho various oxchanges today tho wish
was expressed that tho Associated Press
might make It public to tho world that
tho present outbreak was ono slncoroly
deprccateil and having tho support of
none of tho conservative elements of tho
community. Tho local business bodies nro
much opposed to tho Importation hero of
largo numbers of negroes from planta
tions to work on tho levees or tho public
works, but, while thoy nro of that opln
Inn, they nro very much opposed to vio
lent methods In dealing with tho negro
population. Only tho worst elements have
participated in tho disorder hero and tho
nssuranco Is given that those responsible
for thesn disorders will bo punished If they
can bo apprehended.
Mayor Capdovlllo today sent to Chief
of I'ollce flnster a request that ho seok
to ascertain the names of those who par
tlctpatcd In tho disorder yesterday, last
night and today, with a view to tholr
prompt and vigorous prosecution. Dlo
trlrt Attorney Ouerley notified tho mayor
today In n letter that ho would prosecute
to the oxtromo extent nil violations of tho
law In tho Inpt few days, regardless of
whom they might be.
Chief Oaster suld tonight thnt ho bo-
llcved the. worst of tho troublo was over
and that by tomorrow tho city would re
sume Its normal condition.
Mayor Capdovlllo said that he would
probably spend tho night at the city hall
In order that he might bo .within call In
tho event that thero should nrlso nny neod
for his services.
At 1 o'clock tho city wrb quloter than It
usually Is nt night. Thero Is a report of
tna capture of Charles, the slayer of Tollco
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Captain Day, near the city. If possible
ho will be protected and , given a trial In
court, tho authorities having determined not
tn permit a lynching no matttcr how much
torco It requires to prevent It.
DEATH RECORD.
Dr. Tlinmns Cooper.
The many frlonds whom Hew Dr. Cooper
of Kansas City attracted to himself when
hero last year will bo shocked to hear of his
sudden death of heart failure at Wellington,
Kan. Ho came here to tako charge of tho
pulpit of the First Methodist church during
the Ulnets of the lato Dr. McQuold and offi
ciated for several weeks after hie death as
acting pastor of the church. Dr. Cooper wai
n man of distinguished attainments, a pulpit
orator of much power, a deep thinker, a
thorough teacher and an authority on classic
literature. For some time previous to his
death ho had not been actively connected
with the ministry, but confined his pulpit
work to nsolstlng clerical friends from time
to time. At tho time of his death he was
connected with tho well known Applcton
publishing house.
Dr. Thomas Cooper was born In Kngland
and he held pastorates there "nt Tiverton,
Plymouth and oth-r places. Ho had charge
of a church at St. Joseph, Mo., for somo time
before he moved to Kansas City, where his
family now resides and whero last Sunday
he was laid to rest In Forest Hill cemetery.
Funeral of W. 1). Tlinnin.
FHEMONT, Neb., July 26. (Special.)
The funeral of tho late W. D. Thomas
wilt held this aftornoon from tho family
rcsldenco on Third street, Rev. W. H.
Buss of tho Congregational church offi
ciating. Tho services wcro under the di
rection of tho Masonic fraternity, Mount
Tnbor coramaudery, Knights Templar, In
full uniform, acting as escort. The pall
bearers were: Hon. Judge W. H. Munger,
Frank Fowler, F. McQlvern. Hon. E. V
Gray, Hon. L. D. Richards and C. 11.
Veazlc. Tho funeral wns very largely at
tended, all of the older settlers of tho city
and many from other places being present.
Tho remains wero burled In Rldgo ceme
tery.
Funrrnl of W. L. rMvrm.in.
TECl'MSKH, Neb., July 2(5. (Special.)
The funeral of William L. Edwards, who
was killed In tho machinery nt tno Tccumsen
water mill Monday, was hold at the family
home yesterday afternoon. Tho sermon
was preached by Rev. T. D. Davis, Rev. Mr.
Thompson spoko of tho llfo of tho deceased
and Rev. W. W. Theobald offered prayer,
Tho order of Royal Highlanders, of which
Mr. Edwards was a member, had charge of
the burial service. The column to the
cemetery was headed by tho Tecumsoh Mil
Itary band, onco an official band with the
order, and tho Highlanders marched In n
body to tho grave.
AV. (J. Illuley.
W. O. Hlgley of Walr died Thursday nt
St. Joseph's hospital. Mr. Hlgley ras auf
ferlng with appendicitis. Ho rallied from
an operation performed to rcllovo him, but
hnd an attack of pneumonln, which resulted
In his death. Mr. Hlalr was 41 years old and
had been In the news and music buslnoss
for sovoral years. Ho loavcB a wife, mother
and ono brother, all of whom live tn Blnlr.
His wlfo Is a daughter of S. S. Hlanchnrd
of Elk City.
Fill ii (iriive In l'otlrr's Field.
ST. LOUIS, July 26. Under nn assumed
name, his past promlnenco forgotten, pov
erty-strlcken Mortlmnr D.'Slmw, who con
ducted tho telegraphers' strike In 1S83,
passed nway In the city hospital hero July
13. Only today was his Identity brought to
light after he bad been buried In the pot
tcr's Held,
lix-t.ovrriior of NcvihIic.
OAKLAND, Cal.. July 26. Ex-Oovernor
Dlalsdell of Nevada died today nt his home
on Orango avenue, this city. The Cause of
death was an aggravated attack of grip, com
plicated with brajn fever.
Funrrnl nf IMiittmuontli Chilli.
PLATTSMOUTH. Neb., July 26. (Spo
clnl.) The funeral services over tho remains
of the 3-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs, John
Lano were held In tho Methodist church this
afternoon.
Object tn I'nyliiK Stornifc ChnrKCN
HAVANA, July 26. Local merchants here
sent another protest to President McKlnloy
against tho aotlon of Collector Dllss In re
fusing to ollow them to store goods free for
an Indefinite period In tho government build
ing on the customhouse wharf, Under tho
Spanish regime they had tho privilege of
leaving their goods In tho government ware
houses and of removing them at their con
venlenro wlthmit paying fnr storage.
Collector Hll, however, only permits
them to leave, their goods on tho wharf for
nix days nnd in tho storehouse for three
without charce.
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MUST SEE FOR THEMSELVES
resenco of Ministers Alono Will Convince
Europo They Aro Alive.
NTRY OF PEKIN WILL SOLVE MYSTERY
Reports it Dlminreeiiicnt, Aiiioiik the
oivrrs Ailil to tin- doom LI IIuiik
CliutiK StnM In Arsenitl Cun
toiirsr Arc Suspicion..
LONDON, July 26. Whllo the latest Im
pression dorlvtd from tho array of conflict
ing telegrams from the far east is that n
portion of tho foreign colony nt Pckin may
have escaped slaughter until a recent d.ttc,
tho general consensus of the best Informed
opinion of Europo seems to continue to
favor the ncceptntico of tho worst news
nd prompt action thereon, the contention
being that tho only possibility of definitely
ascertaining tho truth Is by the allied
commanders Inquiring tit Pekln. Judging
from the news from Tien Tsln. however,
recording division nmong the ndmlrals there,
tho prospects for a speedy advance seem to
bo endangered unless tho governments
pcedlly ngreo upon u Btipremc lender.
Telegrams from Shanghai report that I.I
Hung Chang has taken up his abode nt the
nr.ienal, as a matter of precaution. It Is
not stated whether he feared nttnek by
Chinese or attempts of the powers to curtnll
his liberty. Apparently, the foreign con
suls nt Shanghai havo Informed the viceroy
that unless he obtained' definite dispatches
from Pekln within five days they would
conclude tho ministers had been murdered
and net accordingly.
Reports tire recurrent thnt a number of
missionaries, cither American or English,
hnvo been murdered In Shnn SI. One of
he dispatches from Shanghai published
hero today says:
"Tho Canadian missionaries who escaped
ftoni Ho-Nan had n terrible experience en
route here. Tho natives everywhere were
hostile. Tho rabhlo attacked the refugees,
beat them nnd tore the clothes from their
backs. Tho women suffered cruel Indigni
ties." The dispatch continues: "Canton re-
mnlns comparatively quiet. The natives,
however, aro beginning to fear thnt tho rc-
nforcemcnts nrrlving nt Hong Kong Intend
to attack tho Hague forts and occupy tho
city. The military mandarin has asked the
colonial secretary at Hong Kong for assur
ances that Great Hritaln does not Intend to
tnko Canton."
A dispatch received here today from Vo-
kohnmn states that the Japanese dlvltlan
will all bo landed nt Tnku by July 31 and
will reach Tien Tsln August 3.
Tho legislature of New South Wales has
resolved to dispatch a military contingent
to Join the Imperial troops !n China.
i dispatch from missionary sources, dated
Shanghai, July 26, says:
"Hlotlng hns broken out nt Al Yuen Fu,
the capital of tho province of Shan SI.
There are no details. Hlotlng has also oc
curred at Hual Loh. south of Chl-LI. All
the missions have been destroyed. Our
friends safely escaped to the country, but
nro still In danger."
It Is reported hero that Russia has bor
rowed nearly 10.000,000 from the Imperial
Bank of Russia since the commencement of
tho troubles In Chlnn.
COOUDGE LEFT IN COMMAND
HiiiiUIiim; O (lie or nf A mcrli'iiu Lnml
ForocH lTn 1 1 1 Arrlvnl of
firnrriil CliiifTro.
WASHINGTON. July 20. Tho fact that
Colonel Meade, who waB In command of the
murines nt Tuku, has been Invalided home
on account of rheumatism has created no
surprlso among his comrades of the navy
who know him best. While n man of In
dcmttablo will, Colonel Meade's vitality has
been bolow par, nnd It has heon an nlmosi
constant struggle for him to perform hts
duties. Colonel Meade has been tho ranking
mnrlno officer nt the Cnvlte naval station
since its establishment. Ills departure from
Taku will leave Lteutennnt Colonel Coolldge
of tho Ninth Infantry In command of tho
American land forces. Tho Inttcr's com
mand, however, will bo only temporary, us
tho arrival of General Chollco within the
noxl few days will place him In supremo
command. Major Waller, who Is now the
ranking marine officer, also will give way
upon the arrival of the Grant to Major Hid-
dlt, who Is his senior. Major Hlddlo has
with blm on tho Grant two companies of the
Fourth battalion of marines, tho first de
tachment of marines which has gone direct
from tho United States to the scene of the
troublo In China. -
Tho acquisition of these 225 marines will
bring the total force of marines close up
to 700. Owing to tho largely Increased force
of marines nnd tho reinforcements which
aro on tholr way from tho United States,
Colonel William S. Muse, who Is now sta
tioned at the Mare Island navy yard. San
Francisco, may bo assigned to command
them.
Tho Navy department is very much gratl
lied to hear from Hear Admiral Remey di
rect a denial of the Imputation that Ameri
can marines participated In any way In the
burning nnd looting of Tien Tsln utter Its
capture by tho allies. However, this has
been understood to bo the fuct from the
first.
CHANCE FOR YOUNG DOCTORS
SiirROon (inicriil StcniltrrK Wmitn
Cn in hie I'li.vnlrliiti for Service
In tlrlfiit.
WASHINGTON. July 26. General Stern
berg says 100 additional medical officers are
wanted by the surgeon general for duty In
the Philippines nnd Chlnn. He says that only
graduates of reputuhle modlcal colleges, with
somo experience nnd under 40 yearn of age,
will bo accepted.
Surgeon General Sternberg has made
every nrraugement for tho cam nf the nick
and wounded soldiers on-Chtnwe poll. Pro
Vision has been made by tho quartermaster's
department for the Immediate transportation
of an abundance) of medical stores and sup
plied, Including n full uupply of hospital
tontH, with flooring, stoves, etc. As tho na
turn of the situation precludes tho establish
ment of n general hospital, It has been de
cided to confine present efforts to the eatnb-
llshment of a sultnblo field hospital In tho
vicinity of military operatlouB, under the
charge of Major Van H- Hoff. .Mujur I loll
in now on duty nt San Juan, P. H. Ho will
tnko tho ft ret available steamer across the
Pacific.
BELIEVES TASK IS DIFFICULT
Spec I ill Cniniiilnnloiir r HooUlilll KoH
that Clilni'Nt I'iii.Ii- In .More Cinii
lilli'tttnl Tliiui Hvrr,
PHILADELPHIA. July 26. Special Com
missioner Hockhlll will leavo Washington
Saturday with Mrs. Hockhlll for San Fran
cisco, stopping u day or two at Chicago en
route. Thlf will ennbln him to reach San
Francisco In tlmo to tnko tho Jnpaneso liner
America Mart), which sails for Yokohama
and Nugasakl on Augtft 3. If Sec
rotary Hay returns to Washington tomorrow
morning, as is expected, Mr. Hockhlll will
have a final conference with him before
leaving for China. It will not be necessary
for him to again seo President McKlnley, rrt
he has received the fullest Instructions from
the president already.
Mr. Hockhlll appeared today to believe
that his tat-L has been made much morn dim
cult by tho developments of tho last day or
two, particularly thoe Indlcatltig the grad
ual drifting of China Into a regularly esUb
llnhed state of war with the powers. Ho Is
chary about accepting, without full confirma
tion, any advices ns to tho situation nt
Pekln that pass through the hands of the
notorious viceroy at Shan Tung, Yuan Shlh
Kal, who Is well known to him. Yuan was
the Chinese government's representative In
Corea, In the period Just preceding the
Chlnese-Jnpantw war. anil It is said here
he was tho one official dlroctly responsible
for that war.
Tho Chinese minister at London, Lo
Fung-Lo, Is understood to be one of the
most Intimate of LI Hung Chang's peculiar
Chinese circle. Ho was personally attached
to the great vlceroy'e household, as was
also Mr. Wu, yie present minister to Wash
ington, nnd It Is assumed that the ascend
ancy of LI Hung Chang In the Chinese coun
cils nt this time will mean tho free employ
ment of these two agents In tho effort to re
establish nmlcablo relations between the
Chlncie government and the powers.
GIVES LIE TO CHKA
(Continued from First Page.)
CO.000 men for the march to Pekln and 20,
000 to guard the bases of supplies nt Tnku
and T'cn Tsln and keep open the lines of
communication. Nothing like this number
of men are yet In the Held.
The failure of the relief column under
Admiral Seymour, which started for Pekln
during the enrly period of the existing dif
ficulties, Is n wnrnlng to the nuthorltles of
tho danger of making n second nttcmpt
without ample provision In men nnd supplies
both of forcing a way through the country
nnd keeping an adequate force for relief
should the Invndlpg army bo cut off from the
bnso of supplies.
"Not n cablegram from Chlnn today," wns
tho response of Mr. Wu, tho Chinese min
ister, to Inquiries made to hlrq tonight for
news. He Is anxiously looking for n reply
to tho latest dispatch sent through him to
Mr. Conger from Secretary Hay, hut hardly
expects ono for several days.
FIGHTING IN NORTH CHINA
HiinnIiiii Troop Hnvo Snnmiliinr j I'.n-
II n I '!' vilttt .Vutlvi-s In
thr al n Vnllr .
ST. PETERSBURG, July 26. The Rus
sian minister nt Hankow telegraphs under
date of July 22, as follows:
"Foreigners are In a constnnt stnto of
panic, owing to hostility of the natives
who aro affected by tho events In tho
northern provinces. The American and
Ilrlllsh consuls have recommended their
rcspectlvo people to send their families to
Shanghai. Nevertheless there aro no
symptoms that serious disturbances aro
Impending. The viceroy has taken nil
necessary measures to protect foielgncrs
and reassure Chinese."
Tho Russian minister at Seoul, M. Pav
loff, reports that the Russian detachment
which left Port Arthur enroute to Pyong
yang, reaching Jiju Sunday. July 22, his
at lived nt Pyong-Ynng, with tho loss of
fifteen killed nnd man wounded. They
foucht their way through opposing natives
at tho point of tho bayonet.
General Grodekoff, In u dispatch dated
at Chabarnvosk. Tuesday, July 24. stntes
that a detachment of railway guards safely
brought a caravan of 220 persons and
officials from tho railway to Zurughaltu
nhlnauA (rnfini rlntinrnl I lr nrl rt nt t nilflfl.
aro raiding and llotlng In tho Ynlu valley.
Another stenmor with Russian troops
aboard was bombarded by Chinese from the
river bank July 21. Securing reinforce
monts. tho Russian commander returned
to the scene and landed on tho Chlneso
bide of tho Yalu river. Ho attacked tho
Chinese posts In tho faco of a heavy fire
Somo Chinese pickets were taken-prisoners.
Three magazines were set on flro nnd ex
ploded. Tho Chinese lost 300 killed, whllo
tho Russians less was only seven.
A desultory bombardment of niagnvest
ehensk continues. Tho town of Algun has
been s"t on lire by the Russians. The
Chlneso at Sahgallcn havo been compelled
tn retreat nnd take n fresh entrenphed
nosltlon. Cossacks havo destroyed tho
Chinese pickets at Nlkolsk. KuprlanovBk
and Sturclhcvak.
GIBBONS IS FOR EXPANSION
i.-,,,,i Cntliollo I'rrlntc Uerlnrrx
Thnt I'nlteil Stiitfn Cuiiiint Aluin
iliin Inland .lut AfQiilriMl.
ST. PAUL. Minn.. July 26. Cardinal Gib
bons, who has been visiting tho northwest
snent the day In this city and wns enter
tained at a luncheon at tho residence of
J. J. Hill. Resides Cardinal Gibbons, Mr.
nnd Mrs. Hill's guests Included Senator
Davis, Governor Llnd, Illshop John l oley
of Detroit, Illshop Shanley of North ua
kotu, Rev. Patrick Iloltron, rector of St.
Paul's semlnnry; J. Schaub of Pittsburg,
who Is traveling with Cardinal Gibbons,
and others.
AHked for his views on expansion, the
cardinal said:
"Of course wo cannot abandon tho Islands
we havo acquired, at least not until a sum
clontly powerful homo government ins been
established In each of tho now possessions."
Ho thought tho duty of America was most
omphntlcnlly thnt of teaching tho newly
acquired possessions to govern themselves.
A question In regard to allegutlotm that
tho Catholic missionaries wero lnrgoly to
blame for the persecution of foreigners In
China brought from the rardlnnl nn em
phatle denial. There were, ho said, nbout
f.OO.OOO natlvo Catholics In China. Whllo tho
Catholic prelates had been granted some
Judicial authority by tho emperor nnd
mnnd&rln, this won becnuso by far tho
greater number of the Christians In China
woro Catholics, and It had been found help
ful to both the church nnd government to
givo to bishops and others somo Judicial
authority. The present troubles could not
fall. nnld Cardinal Gibbons, to hnvo a d
tcriorntlng effect upon tho work of Chris
tianizing China.
FOREIGNERS ARE IN DANGER
(Jo VPi-nor of n ('Illume Ulitnil Ail
IIOUIII'PN HI lllltllllll)' to
Prutrct TImiii,
NF.W YORK, July 26. A special to the
Journal and Advertiser from Hong Kong
sayn: Consul General Wlldman has been
tnformed that tho Chinese governor of the
Islnnd of Hal Nan has served notice on the
consuls tint he Is unablo to protect tho for
eigners any longor. Tbp Amorican mis-
eloim havo appealed to Consul Wlldman to
tend a war ship to Hoi Hqw to bring- away
tho foreigners.
It Is believed that three men, threo women
and threo children belonging to tho Amcr
lean Presbyterian board's mission at Nodon
Nal Nan, hnvo been murdered by Chinese
Imperial troops. The lant news from the-i;
wn dated July 12, at which time they re
pellod tho attack of the Boxers.
Hong Kong Is full of refugee. An out
break Is expected on the Wct river.
IIIiik Hun HciMirtnl (Inlet.
NUW YORK. July 26. Rev. Dr. J. P. Dodd
of the Methodist Kplscopal Missionary so
clety today received the following cable
gram from Sharp Peak: ,
"Hlng Hua quiet. Ladles, children, Sharp
Peak."
This messago w"us sent by Rev. W. N. II
Drookster. superintendent of the mission nt
Hlng Una. Hlng Hua Is somo distance
southwest of Cho Foo and Shurp Peak Is
summer resort still further bouth, There
aro only half a dozen missionaries located
at Hlng Hua.
.Murine Xnt (Ititlty of Lontlnu.
WASHINGTON. Julv 26. The N'avv rlo-
partment this morning received tho follow
: cablegram from Admiral ncmey:
TAKU. Julv 24 fvla Chi Vno. Julv 2S.1
Colonel Meade, condemned, Mare Island hos
pital, rheumatism; Major Waller succeeds
command of First regiment. My obtain
able Information clears marines of any Im
putation of burning houses or looting at Tien
Ttn. (Signed) re.mky.
REFORMER GOES TO CHINA
.euiiK till Tmi !iilil to lie In Lrimur
nltli I.I Ilium Chuim to Over
tlini'v lloem.
(Correspondence of tho Associated Press.)
H0N0LULC. July 20. Leung Chi Tso, the
Chlncsn reformer, under his Japanese name
of Knshlmnbaln, left July 17 on tho stcam-
fdilp Nippon Marti for Yokohama, accom
panied by Sun Cheong of this city.
The former received three cable messages
which had h,een sent from the Orient lo Snn
Francisco and forwarded here by tho Nip
pon Maru. They urged him to come at once.
It Is now asserted by reliable Chinese au
thority thnt ns soon ns Leung Chi Tpo ar
rives If tho Orient nnd the lenders of the re
form movement havo conferred with the
allied forces, ono of the biggest revolutions
In the history of mankind will brenk forth.
Thcro will ho 1.000,000 oung Chinese who
have had a taste of western civilization, al
lied with tho powers of Kurope, America nnd
Japan agnlnnt the untutored hosts of the
empress dowager, it Is now nssertcd that
LI Hung Chang is heart nnd soul with the
reformers, and Is exerting every effort to
cntnbllsh tho new era. Moreover, It is added
thnt one of the cablegrams recalved by
Leung Chi Tto on Tuesday was from the
.Id diplomat. Another came from Kwang
Yu Wal nt Singapore. They told Leung that
tho tlmo had come and that he should return
to tho Orient at once.
Tho scheme seems to be to get nn under
standing with tho allied powers that tho
emperor. Kwang Ksu, will bo restored to
power upon the suppression of the Uoxcr
movement. With this action tho signal will
bo given and the reformers throughout the
empire will arise as ono mnn and march
with the nllles against the Uoxcrs nnd the
forces of tho downger empress. Tho re
formers are confident of the outcome. They
believe thnt In a very short time peace will
reign ngnln. Hverythlng depends upon tho
acceptance of their proposition by tho
powers.
C0MMENT0N "BARON" YERKES
.oiiiloii l'iiicr Devoir CoiikIiIc rnhl
.Siiiec to Former Chlcauo
Street It til I n ii - Ovritrr.
LONDON, July 26. The arrival of Mr.
Charles T. Yorkes of Chicago in London on
un alleged mission to sectire control of the
electric tramway system of the metropolis,
has led to considerable newspaper critlclntn.
Tho Star calls Mr. Yerkcs the "man who
owns a $25,000,000 monopoly In Chicago and
wanto to run electric cars here," and then
proceeds:
"Chapters of Mr. Stead's book on Chicago
are devoted to scorching crltlcUm of Mr.
erkrs 'Htrect railways and Mr. Yorkes as
a tux dodger." "
Tho Express comments: "It is said that
Baron YerkoH,' ns Chlcagcans call him, has
sold the greater part of his Interests In the
United StatCH and (s bringing $30,000,000 to
this country in hard cash. What will ho do
with It? Gossips say ho Is going to make a
great bid for tramway and railway conces
sions In London, thnt ho Intends to link up
all means of passenger transport In the
metropolis as ho has done' In Chicago and
realize another mighty fortune. Humor says
ho dangled 10,000 before the. astonished
and Indignant gaze of certain of our honest
county nnd common councillorn."
Mr. Yerkcs, In the courso of nn Inter
view this nfternoon, declined to discuss
tho report that ho wns anxious to secure
control of tho Metropolitan and District
railways. He repudiated the Idea that
he had a plan tn revolutionize tho trans
portntlon system of London nnd ho de
clarcd that he had not como as tho head
of any association or with nny project, ex
cept to dlsctiDs with persons who hud n
charter for nn underground railway In
London.
Mr. YcrkeB expressed the opinion that
tho London systems wcro open to coiisld
ernblo improvement.
AVreeUeil In (inlf of Mexico.
LONDON. July 26. Kdward Shea, mate of
the schooner Kttn A. Stlmpson. which pulled
from Hangor, Me., June 2S, arrived at South
ampton today and reports that tho Stlmpson
was wrecked In the Gulf of Mexico July 12.
All the crew of the schooner wero picked up
by tho French vrwscl Mllo nnd landed nt
Cherbourg;
The Etta A. Stlmpson was a thrco-mnsted
schooner of 26S tons and hailed from Thorn-
.Triton, Me. It wns owned by John G. Hall
fz Co. and was commanded by Captain
Ilognu.
AiiierlrniiM (ilven I'elliMViihlp.
T.nVIinS! lnlv ?fl. Thn rnntrnnrv mr.pl.
inn nf tlin Rnval Colleen nf Surccons this
afternoon wan tho occasion for the preaenta
Hon of diplomas of honorary fellowship to
a largo number of distinguished personages
rrom an pans Dt me worm, inciuuing ixini
Salisbury, Iird Hosebery, Dr. W. S. Hal
sled of Haltlmorn; Dr. W. W. Keen, Phila
delphia; Dr. H. L Weir. Now York; Dr. J.
n. Vrrn. Ilarvurd: Dr. I. II. Cameron.
Toronto; Sir W. 'II. Hlngston. Montreal, and
T. G. Roddick of Montreal.
HrltlMli Conl (iorn to l-'rnnrr.
LONDON, July 26. In connection with
tho ncarn created hv the Immense nunntltles
nf steam conl leaving Great Ilrlialn for
France, ndmlttedly for tho use of tho French
navv. Mr. A. J. Hnlfour. first lord of the
trenanrv nnd Government lender In the
House of Commons, replying to a question
In tho house today, significantly pointed out
that the bill before Parliament to prohibit
thn pxnnrt nf war munitions nnnllcd to conl
ns well as to otber military stores.
Ttic I it p t ii I ii m lUnncriitril.
DKHLIN. July 26. Dr. Welgaud of tho
North German Lloyd Steamship company, In
tho courso of an Intervluw today, sold:
"Tho ofllclnl rm of our New York In
spector. Captain Mnoller, who Is absolutely
trustworthy, denies emphatically that thero
was any Incorrect behavior on tho part of
the New York hnrbor tugs nt the time of
tho Hnbokon lire. On the contrary, the
captains of the tugs did precisely what
Captain Moeller asked them to do.
IM..I tf.t Kill tlitx i.i-mir.
bav tiriMivnn Inlv ?fi A nlnt In as.
tasslnnto tho governor of Santiago, Ramon
caceres, nas ncen niscovereo ann iweiuy
five of tho conspirators havo been impris
oned. Several military otllcers wero in
volved. Tho accused will bo tried by court
President Jlmlncz Is visiting tho Interior.
The country generally Is quiet.
Pope llrrrlvrN Amerlciiii I'llKrlnm
HOME, July 26. Tho American pilgrims
under the direction of Father E. H. Porcll
of Ilrooklyn woro received by Pope Leo to
day. Tho bishops of Ilrooklyn and Hurling
ton and students of tho North American
college wero present. Tho popo nppcarod
to bo In excellent health.
i:jiiirt of Arum I'ritlilhlteil,
PARIS, July 27.-4: 10 a. m Tho Journal
Olllclol publishes this morning a ile-reo
nrnhlbltlng tho exportation of arms ind
ammunition from Franco and tho eolo
nles of Franco to China nnd adjacent
countries, .
DIG TUNNEL TO PRISON WALL
Friends of Oouvicts In Riverside Peniten
tiary Try to Liborato Thorn,
AIR PUMfS AND ELECTRIC BELLS USED
Oltlcer. Ilellrr Thnt When the l'n
Riiue In iiiiuoilRhl) Kplnreil the
Until lliiil)- of nt l.enut line
DUwrr Will lie l'liuiiil.
PITTSHURO, Jtlly 26 -One of tho boldest
nnd most systematic plans for the release of
ono or n ore prisoners from Riverside peni
tentiary was thwnrted today by accident.
The first theory ndvnuccd when tho matter
was discovered scemod to point to the re
lcuus of Alexander Uerkmnn, tho anarchist,
who Is serving n twenty-two-yenr sentence
for the shooting of H. C. Frlck during the
big Uomestend strike In 1802, but the con
clusion reached tonight by Director Muth of
the Allegheny police department wna that
the real reason was to sechro the release of
the notorious ewlndler, J. C. Iloyd, who Is
serving n secu-yer sentence for his mis
dee'ds. This opinion Is shared by the Pittsburg
police officials, too. nnd many reasons arc
brought forward to confirm the theory.
meng thee nro the facts that Hoyd Is
wanted In nearly every state In tho union on
charges of real estate swindles, has con
federates nil over tho country nnd Is ac
counted one of the woalthlept prisoners In
Riverside. It Is argued that Herkman's
friends could not afford the expensive outfit
used In this Instance and their resources
could not po-slbly equal those of lloyd'H
confederates.
Operate from Vneniit House..
Tho plan by whhh the rescuers hoped to
reach tho Inside of the penitentiary wall
was by tunnel from the cellar of a house on
Sterling utreet, nearly opposite one of tho
gates. Their work Is remnrkahle, consider
ing the obstacles to bo overcome. Invest!-
ngtlon today showed that it was over 200
feet long, but because of Its zigzag character
had not reached tho prison wall. One of tho
officers, who crawled a distance of 201 feet
In the dark pnmageway today, was com
pelled, to return before reaching It end by
reason of the foul gases arising. From this
It Is Inferred thnt the tunnel hnd taped a
sewer. Director Mum, no ever, oenev-s
that the dead body of one of the tunnclcrs
will he discovered tomorrow when the tun
nel Is opened from tho surface. He thlnko
the man wns overcome by gases aud that his
companions fled.
Klrctrle HrlU nml Air Pump.
Tho clnborato arrangements that had been
made for completing the tunnel und for pro
viding for the safety of the diggers Is a
source of amazement to the authorities. An
electric bell, connected with the entrance
of the tunnel In the collar wsh used In giv
ing tho workers nnd watchers an instant
Ignal In case of alarm and nn air pump had
been used to keep tho tunuel free from
gas. It Is estimated that the electric plant
and other nppnratus used cent the would
bo liberators at least J2.000.
On March 13 taut Thomas Hrown, who rep-
resented himself as n Chicago solicitor, pur
chased from John C. Langfltt. who is an
engineer In the penitentiary, the house at
No. 2S. Sterling utreet. for $1,000, paying
$250 down and ngroelng lo pny the bulanic
In Installments. Soon afterward Hrnwu, a
woman Whom he claimed was h'n wife, and
his brothcr-ln-law, moved Into the house
and operations worn probably begun at once.
SiiNplelnli l Ariiiinril.
The Misses Itetla and Jennie McCarthy,
who lived Just opposite the house, had their
nusplclons nrouncd bfoause of the nmall
quantity of furniture going Into the sup
posed home of the now family, and by tho
fact that the principal article taken In was
a piano. During the occupancy of the house
the shades wero always down, but tho piano
was rarely Hllcnt. Mm. Ilrown played and
Hang nlmost constantly. During the Inter
vals when there wns no tninlc the Misses
McCarthy heard a grinding, whirring noise,
which gave them the Imprertdon that the
Browns wero always grinding coffee. Their
suspicions of crookedness were conflrmfd
when they saw a load of galvunlzcd pipe nnd
a load of lumber taken Into tho house. They
called tho nttentlon of the police to tho
Plnce, but no charge could be made against
the occupants.
Tho Hrowns left the hou-e on the night
of July IS, leaving word for Mr. Iangfltt
that they wero going to New York, but
would return on July 21, to pay the first
Installment on tho house. Their failure to
return led to nn Investigation by Mr. Lang
fltt with tho result given above. The theory
is that tho Hrowns wero frightened away
becauso all of the apparatus was found In
the houso with tho exception of the dig
ging tools, which Director Muth thinks nre
tn tho tunnel with tho body of tho digger.
BELIEVED TO CONTAIN OIL
Fifty Wholr Townuli lp I" Soutlirrn
Ciillfornln MiiNpemleil from
lloiiimtrnillnir.
WASHINGTON. July 26-Commlssloner
Herman of tho general land office has de
rided to continue for a reasonable time tho
suspension of ubotit fifty whole townships In
Los Angeles, San Framisco and Vlsalln lond
districts In California from disposition
under tho agricultural lawn on representa
tions that they contain valuablo oil deposits.
A thorough Inquiry Into the true character
of tho lands Is In progress. Petitions and
Bworn protests hnvo been filed wtth tho gen
oral land otllco setting out that vast areas
of nonagrli-ultiirnl land In California have
every Indication of containing valuable de
posits of oil. Tho land ofllco last February
ordered tho suspension of these townships
In vlow of tho controversy over their value
as nil lands. Thn action Is In line with n
recent decision of Judge Rosa of tho United
States court for the southern district of
Cnllfnrnln, affirming tho right of torest lieu
selection, hcrlpholdcrs to fllo on land not
legally known to bo mineral, regardless of
placer mining location'! This was n test
ense, one of the many similar cases pend
ing, wbern forest lieu selection whs mada
on bind nlleged to bo oil land und thcreforo
reserved for disposal under tho mining laws
exclusively.
(iooil Woriln for Colonel Klmlinll,
WASHINGTON, July 26. Regarding the
suit brought against Colonel Kimball, quar
termaster at New York, It o stated by
Secretary Root and other officials at the War
department toduy that Cojonel Kimball dur.
Ing his cntlro service had been a most
capable nnd trustworthy olllccr and that In
making his shipping contracts ho had acted
for tho best possible good of tho service.
.Sill tun III Splendid llenllh.
WASHINGTON. July 26. In reference to
a dispatch purporting to come from Con
stantinople, stating that tho Biiltan of Tur
koy Is In bad health, the Imperial Ottoman
legation nt Washington states that thoro Is
no truth whatever In the dispatch; that,
on the contrary, his majesty never was In
a bettor state of health than at present.
Co in in Inn I on Men Mnapeiiileil.
CIUCAOO, July 26. H. L. Hohlnsnn, John
Dwyer and Lyman L. Kollogg. all lining
bunlncsH In their own names, and .1 M
Fluke of the llrm of J. M. Flsko & Co , a
former vice president of the Hoard of
Trade, were suspended tnilnv for one year
by the directors of tho bourd The change
was bucket-shopping This makes te l
prominent members who ha been sus
pended in the last mouth for imi at tlou of
the rules.
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