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PART I.
J2STA l.LISII HI) .1 rXJO Ml, 1871.
OMAHA SUNDAY lOHXlXC. ATGl'ST 5, !!))) -TWUXTY l'ACJES.
SIXCLK COPY KIVI3 CIOXTS.
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IS TOO IIOTTO HANDLE
War Department Refuses to Make Public
Chaffee's Last Dispatch.
IT IS INTERESTING, BUT NOT DIPLOMATIC
American Oommander Tells What He Saw
and Heard at Tien Tsin,
FOREIGN GENERALS ARE MIT HARD
Tree Oriticism of Thoso Eesponsiblo for Un
sanitary Conditions.
OFFENDERS ARE MENTIONED BY NAME
Secretory Hoot Add flint He Desire
(o l(ppi Chlltcc lit Dark ll In
Mntciiicnl of Troop mill Will
Keep McmiitKc Secret.
WASHINGTON', Aug. I. Some features
of tho dispatch received from General
Chaffee yesterday, and which tho War de
partment refused to make public, became
known today. Tho first dispatch received
by tho War department from General
Chaffee contained very little. Information,
but closed with tho statement that ho was
going forward to Tien Tsin and would give
Ills views. That Is what he has done. His
views os cabled yesterday would bo far
from palatable, to severnl governments and
that was ono reason why tho dispatch wan
not made public. This much Is asserted.
General Chaffee and tho United States
forces available under his command have
Bono forward toward Pekln with the
llrltlsh and Japanese forces. The troops
of tho other nations assembled at Tlou
'J'slu did not Join In the movement, but
tho reasons given by General Chnlfcn could
jiol bo learned.
It Is understood that tho criticism con
tained In tho Associated I'rcsa dispatch
locclvcd yestenlay of the sanitary condi
tion existing at Tlcn Tsin Is bomo out
In General Chaffee's dispatch, but In dlB
ruBHlug tho matter with tho War depart
ment he has been more specific and the
names of tho commands uro given which
failed to take proper precaution for the
health of tho International forces.
War department officials generally rc
fuso to discuss the contents of tho dis
patch and Secretnry Hoot announced em
phatically that It would not bo given to
tho public, and further that no mluitlonal
dispatches had been received from General
Chaffee. Tho International questions In
volved raako It Impossible on Recount of
diplomatic relations to give tho dispatch
to tho public, nnd It Is further desired that
tho proposed movement of troops should
not bo heralded to tho world for the ad
vantage of the Chinese forces, which aro
opposing tho advance for the rescuo of tho
besieged ministers.
I'rnlinlilc Action of Viceroy.
Tho steady prosecution of the military
movements undoubtedly has frightened tho
Chinese viceroys, who have been sparring
for tlmo and nnde.avorlng to use tho dlplo
inatlo corps at Pekln as protection. Tho
tsung It yamcn dispatch received this morn
tne throueh Yuan and Wu fairly Illustrated
this condition and made It pluln that the
i,rii irnvpt-nmenl ncaln Is trying to
force a suspension of tho ndvance on I'ckln
bv menacing tho foreign ministers.
Having formally refused to put them In
communication with their governments ami
havlnit tried Ineffectually to stop tlio uil
vnnen. it would not bo surprising If tho
Chlneso government should next do ono of
(,r iiiini?H. either como forward with a
threat to renew the nttack on tho legations
if the advance Is not stopped or resort to
tho plan of delivering tho ministers safely
at Tien Tsin or at least to tho commanders
of tho International column, trusting In
that way to abato tho forco of tho Invasion
and lnduco tho powers to consent to nqgolln
Hons for a settlement of tho trouhle. It
Is learned hero that Viceroy LI Hung Chang
actually undertook to do this, but sought
to mnko tho condition for the safe delivery
of tho ministers thai tho Imperial gov
crnmont should bo held blameless for what
had occurred at I'ckln. This condition hav
lug been rejected absolutely by tho terms
of President McKlnley's reply to tho Chi
ncse government, It may bo that LI Is try
Ing to arrange for tho delivery of tho mln
lstcrs without condition!, trusting to tho
gratltudo of tho powers to sccuro tho de
sired absolution.
RUSSIA WANTS AMERICAN AID
Perk nn llncli'rxtiiiHlliiK with
United State t'nnc ci-nlni; .lo
tion In Ciiliin.
the
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ST. PUTKUSIIL'HG, Aug. 4. (Now York
World Cablegram Special Telegram.) Hus
ula fears thut an International war is Inev
ltablo unless sho run arrive nt an under
standing with tho United Sites in regard to
a course to pursuo towurd China. Conse
quontly tho chief object of Russian dlplo
xnatlc efforts now Is to bring the two coun
tries Into closer relationship. With this
object In view, overtures have been made to
Washington recently, Russia taking the
ground that ns both countries earnestly de
Ire peace tho only way to bring It about
Is for them to agrco upon n Chinese policy
and get together.
CHINESE READY TO FIGHT
Latent DUiintcln-N liullciitc Tluit Mile
Will ll- Attttckcil Tiii'iil)
Mllen from Tien i'xlii,
LONDON, Aug. 5.-3:60 n. m. Last night
dispatches add nothing to the general In
formation concerning the progre.'u of events
In China. Although tho agents of the cable
company nt Tien Tsin on July 30 asserted
that the -eiusonihlp of press dispatches bad
been abolished, it Is evident that corre
epondents are not allowed to cable any ac
count of tho advance In the direction of
Pekln.
According to a dispatch from Shanghai
dated Auguct 3, the principal opixisltlo
will be met twenty mllm west of Tien
Tbtn, where It Is stated the Chinese hav
erected extensive barriers and obstruction
"have been placed In (ho river. Mines nre
aid to have been located under the rail
-way, the lino apparently being left Intact
Sheng, the administrator of telegraphs and
railways, objected to the measures being
taken for the defense of foreign ecttlements
the enrollment of volunteers and the prcs
ence of numerous war ships, and asked th
foreign consuU to suspend these mceiiure
Tho llrltlsh consul replied by pointing on
that the ntemiiirra were only Intended t
vtrengthen tho hands of tho lawful Chinese.
A dispatch from St. Petersburg, date
lAugust I, say General Mozlevskl report
i -
(Continued mi Second Page,)
REPORT THAT EARL LI IS DEAD
I iiconllrniril Itiimiir 'Hint Chinese
Diplomat linn
:-n k c n 1 1 Ik
Ovt ii
I.I If.
SHANGHAI. Aug. 6.-5:25 a. m. A report
having been circulated hero to the effect
that I.I Hung Chang had committed sui
cide, a foreign otflelal sent a messenger to
his residence, but an answer was refused.
CIPHER WIRES DO NOT GO
Mi'ftMiiKcn ' MlnUter nl Pekln .Mnt
He Written In 1'lnln
kallHIIIIUC.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 4. The Stnte de
partment this morning Issued the following:
".Minister Wu this morning handed to the
acting secretary of state a ropy of a tele
gram from tho tuotai of Shunghal. dated
August 2. nnd received by Mr. Wu on the
evening of tho 3d. It confirms tho mcs
sago of Yuan Shlh Knl, governor of Shan
Tung, to Mr. Fowler, consul at Che Poo,
purporting to communicate the same tele
gram of July 30 from the tsung II yamcn,
but It Is to bo noted that It contains a pas
sage omitted from Governor Yuun's mes
snge namely, tho announcement that as
fighting Is going on In Tien Tsin It la Inex
pedient to send cipher telegrams to the
foreign ministers In I'ckln. In this par
ticular the present telegram agrees with
Consul General Gnodnow's report received
yesterday that Karl LI Hung Chang had told
the French consul at Shanghai on tho 3d
that no messages would be delivered to tho
ministers bcenuso the foreigners were ad
vancing on I'ckln.
' Tho tsung II yamcn'a cablcgrnm of July
30 Is as follows-
" "Koielgn ministers In i'ckln lire all safo
and well. Itecently vegetables, fruit and
provisions have been repentcdly supplied to
hem. notations most friendly. At pres-
nt consultations nrc going on for tho pro
tection of various ministers going to Tien
Tsin for temporary shelter, which will soon
bo concluded satisfactorily, but as fighting
going on In Tien Tsin It Is Inexpedient
that cipher telegrams should be sent. Dif
ferent consuls have been notified so that
they may Inform their respective govern
ments. Please Inform the foreign office.
Ilesides wiring to other ministers, 1 trans
mit tho abovo to you.
'YU LI UN YUKNV "
RUSSIANS DEFEAT CHINESE
ro Into (iilmi from Town of t'n
liroiimincriihlc ninc anil At-
Iiil'L Hie .MniiKolliuift.
ST. PBTHKSni'ItO."" Aug. 4. General
Grodekoff haj sent the following dispatch
to tho War olllco:
KHABAROVSK, Aug. 3. Two columns
from Rlagovestchcnsk crossed over the
Amur river at 3 a. m. under Colonels
Hohworln and Schorlklnoff, attacked tho
Chlneso troops and took tho town of
Sakhalin."
One gun and a quantity of Mauser cart
ridges were captured. The Htcamor Sllenga
suffered severely from rlllo tire. The
Transsclsk detachment under Colonel
'fotenhauer bombarded Algun with twelve
mortars, and the Chlneso replied. Ono
officer nnd llvo men were killed and fifteen
men wero wounded. Kour armored steam
ers are patrolling the Amur.
A telegram received hero today from
Knglneer Offenberg. dated Kawg-Kumslg,
uslmur, In tho trans-llallMl province,
Wednesduy. August 1, says: "In tho re-
teat to tho frontier the agents, workmen
nnd guards were surprised nnd bombarded
by Chinese In tho Shltigan passes. Threo
guards nnd ono workman were killed nnd
twenty workmen fled to tho mountains,
none of whom have returned."
I0NTINUEW0RK ON DEFENSES
llittterlr on Ynn' Tup Hirer Ilclnu
Ilcpnlrcil In Spite of I'roialm'x
to (lie Contrary.
ST. PUTF.nSIlURG. Aug. I.- A dispatch
from Shanghai, dated Thursday, August 2,
tecclved here today, says that after LI Hung
Chang left Canton the Imperial troops
Joined tho Boxers. The dispatch adds tnat
tho provisional troops along the Yang Tso
river remain quiet, owing to tho promiso of
tho viceroy of Nankin to the foreign con
suls. Boxers, It is further stated in the dis
patch, aro murdering missionaries In South
Chlun, but nre not disturbing treaty ports
Troops aro being secretly brought to treaty
ports.
Batteries of the Yang Tso river, tho dls
patch says, are being repaired and now ones
aro being erected nt Wu Sang, despite the
declaration of the viceroy that tho work
would bo stopped, five guns hnve been
pointed. The dispatch nccuses tho Brills!
of a secret understanding with the viceroy
in accounting for tho Indifference of tho
British fleet to tho strengthening of tho
Chlneso fortlficatious at Wu Sung. At tho
fort near Nankin two six-Inch quick-lire
guns were disabled nt the first trial.
Chlueso officials nlllrm that tho guns wero
mounted ns a precaution against Boxers
advancing southward.
SEYMOURS' MEN NOT SHOT
New Denial of (Hit Story Cone c mini;'
Treatment of WoiiiiiIimI on lie.
(rent to 'lien Tain.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal . Aug 4 -Dr. G. I.
Smith, who was In tho alllos' hospital at
Tien Tsin until July 5. arrived hero today
on tho steamer City of Pekln from China
and absolutely denied the story of the shoot
ing of wounded soldiers by Admiral Seymour
on the retreat from Tien Tsin. The doctor
states that he was present when Admiral
Seymour's column arrived and that tho
wounded 'were with him. "I met tho column
when It nrrlved," said Dr. Smith, "and as
sisted lu attending tho wounded men on
their return. I talked with them and
nm positive there Is nothing In the story
that the men who wero wounded wero Bhot
during tho retreat. Tho admiral had barely
enough men to carry tho wounded and look
after them, but there was no shooting of
them. He was very hard pressed and tho
city of Tien Tsin was also in straits when
I was there."
CHINESE CUT BANKS OF CANAL
Country llcttveen Tien Tsin a nil
l'l'LIn Flooded to Delay Advance
of Allied I'uriTi,
TIKN TSIN. Aug. 1. (Via Che Foo, Aug.
3.) It Is reported that the Chinese have
broken tho canal bank, flooding the country
between Tien Tsin and Pekln.
Thirty thousand Boxers are eight miles
north of Tien Tsin aud a battle Is Imml
ncnL
HOT WORDS AT COURT
Kaiser Wilhclm and Count von Buelow
Disagree on China Policy.
EMPEROR SAID TO BE TOO IMPULSIVE
Minister of Foreign Affairs Declares Con
servatism Absolutely Necessary.
ROYAL MEDALS FOR WORKMEN ON DOCKS
Hamburg Strikers Condemned by Emperor
for Embarrassing Fatherland.
ANOTHER BIG EXPEDITION TO ORIENT
iencrnl l.mllntv lit I lilted State
A nil Ninv In llerlln for I'll r imini
of Stiulylnu (termini Mll
Itnry Method.
(Copyright. 1900. by the Associated Pre.)
BURL1N. Aug. I. Emperor William this
week has been unusually talkative, espe
cially during the embarkation of tho China
troops. Besides delivering a regular scr-
I tnnn In it lnris hnilv nf tlntiurt Ills- trnonS.
aboard n ship, promising from a passage lu
tho second book of Mojes, nbout tho strug
gle between tho Israelites nnd tho Amnl-
ekltcs that so long as tho troops and thoso
remaining at home prayed hard for success
against tho Chinese, victory would be theirs.
The emperor also yesterday afternoon ad
dressed a number of Lloyd workmen.
The Loknlanelgcr states that the em
peror decorated them personally, aided by
his officers, attaching medals to the work
men's breasts, thanking them and saying
that by faithfully remaining at their posts,
In splto of tho strike of their fellow
workers, the timely embarkation nf troops
had been made possible. Next the emperor
severely condemned strikers and those re
sponsible for lockouts In Hamburg and else
whoro for leaving the Fatherland In tho
lurch In such critical times.
Besides these talks a number of tho em
peror's utterances mado privately this week
at Bremerhavon have become current, all
showing that his Indignation against the
Chlneso Ib still as strong as ever.
Killner mill Von lltirlim ill Oiltn.
In official circles here It Is stated that
there Is n strong divergence on tho subject
of the policy regarding China betweon tho
empeior and the minister of foreign af
fairs, Count von Buelow, the latter being
aware that Germany's alms at obtaining
suitable satisfaction In China are seriously
hampered by the emperor's Impulslvo utter
ances. It Is further stated that hot words
have already passed between the emperor
and Count von Buelow on that subject.
The Associated Press correspondent here
understands that before nn advance on Pekln
was definitely decided upon tho powers con
cluded that horeafter they would not con
sider tho Chlneso third-hand ndvlos, hut It
bar now been nljotvn that tho Chinese gf.M
ernment Is not willing to nllo-.v the lega
tions to freely communicate with their home
governments. The resolution was unani
mously reached by the powers thnt LI Hung
Chnng was playing fnlsc, his main object
being to retard or frustrate the advance on
Pekln. by various ruses, of which Chinese
statecraft is always a master.
Indications Increase that Germany Is pre
paring another lnrgo body of troops for
China. The latest news on this point has
been given by tho Frankfurt Zeltung. saying
that despite the absence of official admis
sion of tho fact It Is certain that threo other
largo steamers of the North German Lloyd
lino hav been chartered for September and
that In tho cabinet an o.ler is Impending
for the formation of a curp.i of 10,000 men.
Opposition papers criticise this because the
Reichstag has not been nsked to sanction
the step, and point out that another heavy
army lncreaso will bo asked at the fall ses
sion of tho Reichstag for the organization
of n colonial reserve; army.
Fined for ('rlllelxliiK Olllei-rn.
A socialist member of the Reichstag
named Molkenbuhr has boen sentenced to
pay a flno of 600 marks and to a months
imprisonment In Jail for criticising army
officers. Herr Tcrratave, tho captain of u
steamer, has boen appointed In his placo.
Tho emperor's Baalbce exploration ex
pedition, under the leadership of Prof.
Puchstoln, has arrived at tho scene of
Its labors, Tho excavations will roqulre
three yenrs.
Tho Russian ambassador here, with tho
wholo of the embassy, will go to Dantzlc
August lf to witness tho launching of the
Russian cruiser Novick.
William Wnldorf Astor has arrived at
Hamburg, whero tho prince of Wales is also
oxpected within a fortnight.
Bandmaster Sousa, who, despite inclem
ent weather this week, played to enormous
crowus, xoany gave a concert, the pro
gram of which was given up to llerlln nnd
New York composers, tho latter being Mc
Dowell, H. K. Bradloy, Bartlott, Sousu.
Kerry Mills, Oustav Korkor and Ooorgo
Rotey, Mr. Sousa was today cntortnlned
at a luncheon nt tho Bristol by a num
ber of his Berlin admirers,
Ci-ni-rii! I.iiiIIimv In llerlln.
General Wllllnm Ludlow, who was Inter
viewed here today, said his work of study
ing tho general staff has been somewhat
delayed through tho emperor's absence.
General Ludlow said ho had aeon the min
ister of war. the chief of the general staff,
and other officers, nil of whom ho found
extremely kind nnd communicative. Ho
spoke In tho highest praise of the German
Krlcgsakadcmlo (war college), which gives
technical military courses to plckod ntll-.
cers, to train them for general, staff work.
The general said ho thought the United
States' plan for a general staff will em
brace snmo post-graduate study like the
War college. ,
"All the world," 'ho added, "goes to
Bchoul to Germuny In military mattors. '
Discussing tho China situation General
Ludlow said he doubted the success
of tho movement on Pekln with the
present forces. Owing to the rainy season
tho general remarked tho troops must fol
low tho railroad, which must be rebuilt
and then guarded to secure communication
with Tien Tsin.
General Ludlow said he doubted If tho
members of the legations wore still allvo,
since tho dispatches purporting to be from
them nre of a very doubtful character and
contain nothing that Chinamen could not
have written. It was Incomprehensible to
him, General Ludlow said, that ministers
could send messages giving such meager
Information and tho only possible theory
Is that China had either emasculated the
dispatches or Invented them outright. On
the other hand tho general foreign office
maintains tho authenticity of Secretary
von nueiows messago from rckin, since
n German consul who knows tho secre
tary's handwriting cabled tho letter from
Von Buelow,
UNDERGROUNDjrROLLEY CARS j
New 1,1 lie III I.umloii mi Ininiciinc
Miecc from tin Vcrj
I'lrnt Trli.
(Copyright. 1900, by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON, Aug. I (Now Ycrk World Ca
blegramSpecial Telegram.) The new Lon
don underground electric rallnad from
Shepherd's Hush to tho bank, opened on
Tuesday, Is proving nn enormous success.
During the first four days 36,000 passengers
were carried, 2." per cent more than the
highest advance estimate of tho company.
The competition Is proving quite ruinous
to tho lumbering, ill-ventilated, unreliable
street cars which, at the busiest times
morning and evening, are running with a
third usual complement of passengers.
Tho new underground electric cars cover
six miles in si
minutes. Their
brightness, luxury
egulnrlty nre ap
predated ns an
se boon by Lon-
doners accustom
tl.., aftr.nn,lr. I ..
mosphere and
underground.
lrtcd ears of the old
ny inrec companies
nrc being forn
construct othor elec-
trie undergroi
long the main arteries
of London tr;
solution of the rapid
transit quest.
lias been found.
COLONEflWNCH HAS HIS SAY
(ommiini
(loin
if tin' Irlnli llrlniuli'
In
Paul' Irnij' AlIronlN n
IViH'r t ula ration.
(Copyright, WW, by Press Publishing Co.)
PARIS, Aug. I. (New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram.) Kdltor Steail
of London nnd Colonel Arthur Lynch, the
Irish-American Journalist, who Is Just back
from commanding the Irish brigade with
tho Trunsvnal army, were tho star actors
yesterday of the Women's Peace Federa
tion meeting at tho United States pavilion.
Stcnd, In his discourse, exprcssod the con
viction that It Is within woman's power to
secure tho Immediate abolition of war.
This mot with general satisfaction, but
Lyneh's fiery antl-I3ngllsh speech was not
at nil to the taste of the large audience
nf women, banded for the amity of nations.
Several women left the hall In great Indig
nation. Others loudly vented their dis
approval, but Lynch obstlnatoly kept on.
The chnlrwoman, Mrs. Sewell of New York,
listened with n forced smile, nnd In a
speech of thanks Introduced some biting
Irony.
Stead contemplates establishing an Kng
llsh weekly In Paris filled with critical
paragraphs similar to tho London Truth.
DEATH OF DUKE A MYSTERY
Minirtliluu Not 1'nilorntooil In Con
nection tvllli tlio TiiUIiik n
of Siic-Colmrn'H llnlcr.
(Copyright, 1900, by Press Publishing Co.i
LONDON, Aug. 4. (New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) The duke
of Saxo-Coburg's death Is surrounded by
mystery. Suicide waH freely hinted at. nnd
consequently nn official account of his last
huurs was Issued. This, howover. Is not
deemed satisfactory. Even apart from
cancer, the duko could not have lived long.
Ho nto nnd drank to excess, and had bo
como quite lmpoBslblo ior social purposes,
us, even nt nis nesi, ,neAw-s very oin-
Krccablo Hnd .-iverbeary' jtt.ons.death
undoubtedly ficoolotated hi.' Viwn, Slnco
that tragedy the duchess has also almost
entirely withdrawn from society. The
cable laBt week gave the firs, indlcatlrn
of the duko'a serious Illness. His death
hns been a great shock to Kinpress Fred
erick, who, ns already cabled, Is In a most
precarious stato of health,
Tho royal family Is greatly concerned,
too, about tho health of the duchess of
Fife, the prlnco of Wales' eldest daughter,
who has becomo a chronic Invalid.
CLARK ON HIS SUBSCRIPTION
Il.-cllnri. to Sny Whether He Gave
AnythliiR to llrynn ('hiiiihiIkii
Knntl.
(Copyright, 1900, by Press Publishing Co.)
QUEKNSTOWN, Aug. I. (New York
World Cablegram Special Telegram.) I
saw Senator Clark of Montana on board
tho Lucanla and asked him about tho truth
of tho report that ho hnd given $100,000
toward tho democratic campaign fund. Ho
replied:
"Is that nil you want to know? Well, I
can't answer you. Whatever a politician
does In thnt way you should understand ho
docs privately. I don't say I gavo that or
any sum to either side, but I am not going
to deny it. You can take It either way.
Now tell mo what tltno could I get to
London If I landed here Instead of going to
Liverpool?"
Senator Clark decided to remain aboard
and went on at tho advice of the corre
spondent. DISCORD AT THE C0MEDIE
l.cnilliiK Mini I.clinrK.v I-'otcch Director
Clarctic to HcnIkii lilt I'oxl
tlou with the Comiiiiny.
(Copyright, 19(10, by Press Publishing Co.)
PARIS, Aug. 4. (New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram.) Long
umouldcrlng disaffection at tho Comcdle
Francals has again burst aflame. A. Le
bargy, tho famous loading man, and tho
Beau Brummel of France, backed by all
tho actresses, among whom, though mar
ried, ho reigns supreme han finally suc
ceeded In forcing Director Julee Claretle
out. The resignation of the latter will take
effect October 1. Both Lebargy and Claretle
aro preparing for n mereMwa war which,
when It breaks out. will reveal ugly scan
dals In tho ranks of the famous ComesJIo
Francals. The rebuilding of the burned
heater Is progreftdng wlowly.
WEINER BLUT IS COMING OVER
Posthiiinoiin Oiicrntn hy .Tohnnn
StrnuxN to lie I'reientril in
Ximv Vork t Si'imon,
(Copyright, 1900, by Press Publishing C3.)
DRESDEN, Mig. 4. (New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) Rudolf
Aronson attended a spoclal performance
of Johann Strauss' posthumous operata
"Welncr Blut," by the Carl Theater com
pany from Vienna. Ho will present It
during the coming season In New York.
Nearly very numbor was encored. Tho
costumes nnd plates for America are being
deslnned hero and In Vienna nnd Paris,
Kduard Strauss and his orchestra will
sail from Bremen for New York October 1.
ROWLAND STRONG'S BRAVERY
(itllnut Nowiiiiiier CorrcHiiinilea I
.Sbvoh Two Children from Drown
ing Near I'niix,
(Copyright. 1900, by Press Publishing Co.)
PARIS. Aug I (New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram.) Rowland
Strong, correspondent of the New York
Times, today saved two drowning children
at Nogt-nt, on the river Marne, one hour
from Paris. He himself waa seriously hurt
by a bungling naptha launch hurrying to
the rescue.
mm
lerl
pQJ? '0 ALL RULERS
International Anarchists Flay No Favorites
in Picking Out Victims.
ASSASSINS ACT WITHOUT ORDERS
King-Slayers Aro Not Specifically Directed
to Commit Any Murder.
ENRICO MALATESTA ON THE SUBJECT
Acknowledged Head of tho Guild Talks in
General Terms of Its Work.
DISCLAIMS ANY KNOWLEDGE OF BRESCI
Miin I il I I it ii ii I Itrlirllliin Ik the Out
come of I ml I III mi I Initiative anil
In .Not ClinrKi'iilili to the
.socle I lie I leads.
(Copyright, 1900, by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON, Aug. I. (New Yurk World Ca
bles! tun Special Telegram. Count Eu
ilea Malutettu, the reputed friend of Bread
mid himself the urch-anarchlsl and chief
of tho king killers, mado his first detailed
ttatcuicnt since King Humbert was assas
sinated to me tonight. He said:
"What Is It you wish to know? I can
tell you but little. It Is true Hint our
Htltnco may cause your American police
to plan repressive measures, but that Is
an allair for tho police nnd does not con
cern us. Those who want to know our
principles can easljy learn them In your
country. There nre plenty of ways of
getting nt the truth. I know nothing nbout
Hresel. I do not know of any organiza
tion that planned the assassination of
King Humbert. That, If you will excuse
me saying bo, la u ridiculous suggestion.
Rebellions against royal heads are not in
stituted In that manner Our society
cannot essay to send a man to accomplish
such a deed. It Is not done In that way.
Wo arc not tho Instigators of Individual
rebellion. It Is tho emperor of Germany
who foments tho rancor when he talks,
'no quarter,' 'no prisoners.' It Is Chamber
lain of England who la responsible when
ho knowingly plans tho robbing of little
nations of their freedom. They nre tho
Instigators. It Is they who help tho arm
i, mi noes the deed. It Is they who place
the weapon In tho nssnssln's hand. Thoso
are tho men who mako Individual rebelu
and who have mado them In all ages. It
hns always been tho same whore tyranny
has ruled. Men of old fought against
lyrnnny nnd strlvcd to overthrow the
tyrants. These men have sometimes been
called republicans, sometimes anarchists.
WroiiK" of the 1 1 ii 1 1 n ii .
"Have wo not had some cause In Italy
for rising? Look at our suffering. Con
sider tho hunger lhat has been ours. Our
women have gone to the hills to gnthcr
gi hub Thi uecor-iUliKt of life arc taxed
until they have be'uomo to u.i luxuries.
Even salt Is made too dear tor the poor.
That has now becomo a luxury, to eat
salt, think of It. What wonder that ono
mnn strikes. You ask us what we want.
Wo want to expel government by revolu
tionary means. We want to expropriate
the holders of social wealth. Wo would
have nil this world, all that It contains
of good or evil, shared in equal measure,
by the great and the small. tell you
that a rovdlutlonary attempt will come and
come surely. It may not succeed from tho
beginning, but we cannot help that, if
today wo fall without lowering our colors
victory will come tomorrow. Triumph will
be ours In tho end. Of Brcscl 1 know
nothing.
"I will not say how much I know of nil
the plans nnd conspiracies concerning
which the papers have said so much. You
enn dismiss them nil. Tho world will see
what Is coming nnd must wnlt until then.
Relievo mo when I say that tho blows
struck against kings aro not planned by
societies. They aro not designed by con
splritors. Planning and conspiring do
not enter Into It. Thoy aro tho protest of
Individuals. They aro tho individual ex
pressions of men striving to right n wroug.
Adieu, sir. I regret that I cannot tell you
more."
The polite nnd smiling Count Mnlatestn
bowed himself Into a llttlo room behind the
shop In which ho had received the visitor.
Somi'thliiK Ah out thr Mnn.
Count Mnlatestn Is nbout 50 years old.
While he talked an opportunity was given
to study the man. Tho last few years havo
wrought ii great change In this Btrango
character. Ho is of mtddlo height, his fore
head seamed with creases; eyes deop-sct
and skin a swarthy olive. He docs not
bear out tho characteristics of tho typical
anarchist. He Is fat and bears evidence of
prosperity, despite tho plainness of his at
tire, When tho secret police first know him
ns an anarchist leader several years ngo he
was thin and cadaverous looking, III dressed
and sullen. Todny ho was dressed ns a
workman In blue serge clothes, far from
now, nnd wore u shiny hat. Ho hns taken
up quarters In u little shop In North Lon
don, whero oil, wines and fancy goods are
sold. It Is In a district whero tho anarchist
propaganda of fivo nntlons is Issued. It Is
for tho purpose of renewing activity among
the union workers of London that ho has
taken up hendquarterB here. Ho has been
there hut little more than nine months.
Count Mnlatcsta is a member of ono of tho
oldest families of Italy. His ancestors
havo served that country ns soldiers and
statesmen. Tho count hns long hcen known
as a revolutionist nnd has been concerned
In every uprising of consequence In Italy
and Spain during tho last thirty years. Ho
was one of tho lenders In tho Barcelona
bread riots, tho Milan riots and the
peasonts' revolution In Sicily. Slnco tho
founding of tho physical force school of
anarchy ho has been n pupil of Mlchaol
Bakounlne. Ho was not displeasod, appar
ently, when he saw that his whereabouts
were discovered. Ho greeted tho visitor
cordially.
What the Slunora Did Not I, Ike,
A beautiful slgnora waited on customers
In the llttlo shop while not engaged In
hUBhlng tho cries of a baby at her breast
or chatting with Count Mnlatesta, Sho re
garded tho visitor suspiciously and showed
her sympathy with tho anarchist leader by
declaiming: "Why does he need to be In
tervlowed? Ho can write beautifully."
"And I shall not bo Interviewed, as I oh
Ject to Interviews on principle," Count Ma
latesta broke In pleasantly, although tho
next moment ho belled his words as he
warmed to his subject. He expressed sor
row that a Journalist should Journey so far
to see him und then porhaps get nothing
to reward his trouble.
Ills manner of speaking Is forcible and
his gestures animated. Never In the ex
cltemeut of his conversation did he lose the
polish of a patrician born.
THE BEE BULLETIN.
Forecast for Nebraska
Showers, Cooler. Variable Winds
Page.
I ChnlTi'i- Semi n MrrlliiK Mi'ftxitKC.
It ii in iii n In the Court of (Icrmniiy .
Until liuirchlot Mil lutein' VIcvik.
I'lKiirfi on OiiiiiIiii'm l'ri per It J .
- lire lliiriin ImIiIiiiiiI I. timber, '
Mitiirdii V Itcftiiltn on Hncc Truck
it Million Held In Nclmikii lliuikx.
(iiiiac l.at In llaJf Comit.
I'rnurc of the Potter i'linl.
I M. .loeih Dcfcntr. 1 1 in n 1 ii IkiiIii.
I'iiIoii Piiclllc Unit ii the II, l M.
!i r.iiutiiml Wntchliik the ( aniiialmi.
I'lirln I ict h) the ,litlii,
II I, lint Week III Omnliii oclct).
7 .Sonic II lu l.ocill It en I 1 1 ( ll I Deiil.
PiinkIiik of (he Miuiklller CoiiilcrK.
8 Council lllutT l.ocill Mutter,
lint n Tiicn to lie llcilnecil,
(I (HlmpncN or the sporting 1'lclil.
10 I'ool Hall Tnlk I Aualn on Tap.
Prepiirlim I In' t It; Tn Hull.
1U Woman! Her Wn mill Whim',
l.'l AmiiMcmenlM anil Miilenl Note.
Celiac from Local Internum.
Floriculture, Ancient nail Modern,
1 I Killturlal mill Coiiiiucnl.
in lnii rlalUia iin it I'olltlenl lnc.
When the llocr llcunn Klltlnn.
Ill "The t iiNiiciiknhlc Turk."
17 Commcreliil nail I'lnaaclat nn.
Ill Miiecr I'll ii I Ii tae a ( In China,
i!U Willi Utile of Ml TllilKlicy.
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limit hit
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MANY BOERS SURRENDERING
Allan! Four Thnuniiiiil III Ttto Cinnp
noil Other Are Sock
ing Term.
FOITRIKRSBERO. Aug. 4. There nre
2,100 Boer prisoners at Oeneral Hunter's
camp nnd 1,500 prisoners and nine guns
at Oeneral Ian Hiitnllton'H camp. There
were about 5.000 lu the Caleden vnlloy,
originally, but some refused to acquiesce
In llcnerul Prlnsloo's sunender and slipped
away In tho night. These hnve now sent
In, asking for terms of surrender. It will
take somo days to ascertain tho exact num
ber. Tho Boers who excuse themselves
for not lighting say they are In a hopeless
position. The ravines wero choked with
wagons, which were placed In the most dan
germiB spots of the roads, which wero
blocked for twenty miles.
Oeneral Hunter also secured .1,016 horses
and threo guns.
Lord Roberts adds that Oeneral Ian Ham
llton. continuing hlB movement towards
Rustenberg, engaged the Boers lu the
MagHllesberg runge Thursday. Lieutenant
Colonel Rhodes nnd Major (!. A. Williams
wero among the forty-ono British wounded
The Boors left two dead end several badly
wounded. Thursday night n train was de
railed and attacked twenty miles south of
Kronnstad, four men being killed and three
wounded. Lord Algernon Lennox and forty
men wero made prisoners, but wero rc
leased at the request of tho American con
sul Keicral, who was in the trnln.
A Boir forco was attacked by Oeneral
Knox near tho railway north of Kroon
stnd, Wednesday, August 1, nnd left llvo
wagons and a lot of'cnttlo.
A dispatch from Pretoria, dated August
I, to n news agency here, says: "It Is
reported that Oeneral Christian DeAVet Is
dead from a shell wound. Tho report has
not been confirmed."
BLOEMFONTEIN. Aug. I.--A train, on
board of which was United Stnfs Consul
Stowe, nnd over which was Hying tho
stars and stripes, has been derailed and
burned nt Honlngsprult, south of Kronns nd,
by a Hying patrol of Boers. No prlsone-s
were taken.
LIVELY TIME AT PEACE TALK
KiikIInIi DrlcKiitc tiuiekeil lloillly tint
of the International Pence
Coimrc Scloii,
(Copyright, llxiO, by ITchs Publishing Co.)
PAItIS, Aug. I. (New York World Ca
blegramSpecial Telegram.) Violent scenn:.
marred yesterduy's session of the Inter
national pence congress. During n discus
sion of the journalistic mission to promote
universal peace und fraternity nmong na
tions a majority of tho speakers had de
nounced the Knglish newspapermen's atti
tude In the Transvaal war. Others had de
manded resolutions calling Kagland a
"pence disturbing factor." IOrd Stanhope,
long Identified with newspaper und magnzlno
enterprises, protested loudly, calling his
adversaries In the debnto "Ignoramuses."
An Indesciibnldo row followed nnd Lord
Stonhopo wns bodily ejected.
TAKE TEA ON THE TERRACE
Thirty Thnimiini! the Itecoril for the
SritNon nt Parliament Hiiiinc
In l.omloii,
(Copyright. 1"0, by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON, Aug. 4. (New Vork World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) Thirty
thousand "afternoon teas" have been sorved
on the terrace of tho House of Commons to
members nnd their friends during May,
Juno and July.
Tho' terrace, which overlooks the river,
during this session of Parliament has be
come one of the ill out fashionable ( hurts
In London nnd presentH the appearance of
a garden party, owing to tho hordes of
beautifully gowned women entertained
there any fine summer afternoon.
KAISER ON AN AUTOMOBILE
(ierniiuiy'M Wnr l.oril Will lllcitril
III (iinrucr for 11 Motor D111
I UK the M 11 11 c 11 1 e r.
(Copyright, 1900. by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON, Aug. 4. (New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) Tho kalsor
will attend the Herman army maneuvers on
a motor, of which, amid many preoccupa
tions, ho has mado hlimielf a complete
master.
Tho count of Turin wns on his way on
hla motor from Home to Potudum when
tho murder of King Humbert Interrupted
bUi Journey.
LIPT0N APPLIES ONCE MORE
KnockliiK for Ailiulklnii lo the Itojnl
Vac lit i 11 nil roil with
Wnlc' I'll tor.
(Copyright, lWO. by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON, Aug. 4 -(.New yurk World
Cablegram Special Telegram. 1 Sir Thomas
Upton Is a candidate for election to the
Itoyal Yacht squadiount Its annual meeting
on Monday. Tho prince of Wales hn been
working bard fur him, but, sh ho Is absent
owing to tho death of the duke of Sae
Coburg, Llpton'ti changes of election are
considered seriously Jeopardized.
EVEN IN DEAD JULY
Omaha's Business Record Shows a Most
Gratifying Increase
BANK CLEARINGS FAR AHEAD OF LAST YEAR
Threo-Quartors of a Million Mora Than
During July of 1899.
P0ST0FFICE FIGURES PLEASINGLY LARGE
Ovor Thirtoen Thousand Dollars Greater
Than for Sanm Month Lost Year.
TAX COLLECTIONS UP WITH PROCESSION
ity Trrnurcr lleiiatuu Make n
MiiMtliiK of HeccliilK nt III lllllcc
That lilvr I2t Idcncc of
Urent Prosperity.
isnn. i9(i.
duly bank clenrliiRM..$S,toU,S15.0fl $It!,3.Hi,:M.23
Jtiiy ii ii s i i tn c c re
ceipts s;a,:o3.27
duly county tax col
lections ll.iftViy
City tux collections
to August 517,703.21!
2S6.K8.39
1S.IW.3I
SH7.MS.00
These figures tell the story of prosperity
tn Omaha bunlnum circles, by comparison
of the month of July for two year, with
the exception of the city tax collections,
which nre given for a term of four months,
ending AugUHt 1.
July Is one of the "dead" mouth of the
year In business circles, but the month of
July, t!t00, seems to bo an exception to the
rule, us the bank elcnrlngs xhow but u
slight reduction, compured with othet
months nf the year, nnd will be quite ur
to the average of the monthly reports '
the preceding twelve months. There In
really no way of reducing tn llguree the
buelness of a community, but the bank
(iearlngn are generally accepted ns the best
criterion obtainable. Thewi show that
ehockn to tho amount of over liKO.OOO In
excess of the corresponding month last year
pawed between the banks of the city.
A comparative Htatcment of the month't
clearings in as follows:
July.
I....
PiW.
on.ciT.tVi
Sunday
l.i!fs.!n;t.!i;i
Holiday
1,201.1711.
i,nir..:iT2.:!n
SI I. Ml 1. 1.1
SMi.iri.ai
.Sunday
1,(is0,r,ns.12
1,2I2,.12!'.11
l.tV,i;,Sii:l.l7
Ml, Mil. 77
1,(HI7,IMI.0I
MOT.77li.ni
1900.
Sutidnv
l.iM.orii nt
1,101.974 Ot
I ti.llda v
l,aii,s:tosi
1.12S,lil..1i
l.(nm,9xt.is
.Htmdiiv
1. 1:10,1 29. fit
l.OOt, 77r.7
i.nn.wti ni
nui.ois.iKi
M7.Sll.iiO
9.".9.f,nr, 22
S II lid 11 v
1,07:1.7411. 7S
ti!;,rns.iis
900,900.71
OW.IiMI 12
1,09."i.7li2.70
l.tli.1.141 lil
Sunday
1,01(1.843.21
9.".ii,GM.n
!l4l,im.fiS
l.IO,!i'l,71
1,2014.770.12
R52.fiSll.23
fTinrtay
1,04,698.03
9S2.100. It
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20..
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HS7.122 r,
oir.,no.4r.
Hundiiy
. i.sr.i.nai.w
. 1,222,019.20
. l.l'.W.til.OI
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. 1,0tl,7iVl.tiii
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21
25
20
27
Z
20
.HI
ill
Totals
Uxcess over ISii'.t
2ll.:ii,38l 21
IIiinIiicmn lit the I'oHtotllce.
The July report of the receipts of the
Omiihn postofllro Ik particularly gratifying
In ehowlng that the stale nf Nebraska Is
prosperous In a degree hardly tn be hoped
for, much ltn expected. In 1S99 the July
receipts were larger than for tho enmo
month any year preceding, but the re
ceipts for July of tho present year exceed
those of a year ago by over $13,000.
The business of the smaller towns of thn
stale Is largely done through money ordorn.
Omaha Ik the deprdltory of the money
order olllces of tho utiito and In tho month
of July over $197,00(1 was deposited In
money order funds by the country post
mastere. The olllco also receives deposits
of postal funds from the offices of the mate.
Thio depofllts are made quarterly and the
postmasters are not getting thoin In as
early as last year, which reduces tho
collections of the office iitlghtly on Its
totnln, but tho rocelpt of money order
funds Indicates with certainty that tbo
nmouii'.H on hand In tho country others aro
larger than they ever havo been at this
neason.
Ono feature which Is particularly grati
fying to Omaha In particular Is that the
money order business brings Into tho city
x larger amount of money than it sendn out.
Omaha houses aro supplying trade In tho
territory covered by Its merchants In greater
volume than for tho name period In any
year. The larger number of money ordern
coming to this olllco Ih In payment of goods
purchased nnd It would bo Interesting lo
trace tho growth of Omaha's retail mall or
der ImsliictH, which probably exceeds In
ratio of giowth any other feature, of tho re
tall trade.
lu the ttiblo showing tho hUKlncss of tho
office the receipts from nowtipapcr and
perlodlcnl postage show that 61,981 moro
pounds of this class of matter has origi
nated In Oninha In July, 1900, than for the
corrcepondlng month last year. This rep
resents, largely, an lncreaso In the circula
tion of Omaha newspaper nnd periodicals
and tho nineteen now publications not
printed a year ago. Kor tho fiscal year
ending June 30, 1900, twenty-thren publlca
tlonn wero entered at the olllco. Four of
theso died, but no paper established since
June 30, 1899, hns gone to tho wall.
Tho flgurei for tho month of July at tho
postofilce nro a follows:
1899. 1900.
Vuluo of money orders
issued $ 24,231.09 $ 21,010.16
iieiniiiunces rrom monoy
order olllces 182,891.80
Salo of Htumps, etc 29,275.10
Deposits from country
olllces 31,421.02
Newspapers nnd period
icals 2,509.05
197.liM.22
:!0,OI7.73
33,101.79
3,089.50
TotnlH 273,39;s,27 $2M1,KI8 ,T1
Money orderH paid $120,181. OS $133,901 10
Number of orders IhhupiI. 2,781 2,82.1
Number of orders paid... 11,211 ll.tiLi
l.nrKe Tn Co 1 1 i' 1 1 11 11 h.
Tho report of City Treasurer Hennlngr,
Ih made out for tho first four months of
his term, compared with tho same period
of 1S99. Tho largest month's collections
during tho term covnred was tho month
of June, when tho amount paid was nearly
$500,000 In enccsH of tho corresponding
month last year. Tho accompanying tablo
not only hIiowh that tho people uro meet
ing tholr obligations hotter this year than
last, but It Is Interesting In showing how
far back delinquent taxes run. The figure:
given In tho first column nre the years
for which tho taxes wore assessed. Tho
ceinparatlvo statement follows;
Tax Years.
lsoo
1SU8
1870
1871
1874
l"
17
IS8S
Iis83
1S99.
.73
112.20
280. 112
137.70
5.60
1900.
III
57 If,
114 43
OS l
62.45
1
3.0,