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The Omaha Daily Bee.
ESTAHLISIII';i) A V N E 15), 187 I.
OMAHA, FHIDAV MOKXIXG, AUGUST 10, M)00-TI3 VAG'RS,
SlXCiLK COPV VIVE CI5XTS.
HIT CHINA HARD BLOW
Internationals Occupy S'.rongly FcrtifloJ
City of Yang T3;m.
AMERICANS PROMINENT IN CAPTURE
General Chaffee Wires That l&Sfesualtici
Vill Number About
GENERAL ADVANCE EXPECTED NEXT
Allies Will in row Days Have 60,000 Men
on Their Way to Capital.
TEXT Of AMERICAN DEMAND ON PEKI
riecrelnry Itiuil Tnl.ru Optimistic
View (if llir Situation, Which H!
ImmlilerN im HiitliiK liuprntctl
JIu i ll In I.iihI !' Dii) n.
WASHINGTON. Aug. P. Tho capture of
Yang Thuh, tho first objeetlvo point of tho
International forces, wns tho supremo news
of Importance received today on tho Chi
nese Bltijntlon. Tho first word of this cap
ture, effected last Monday, enmo In n brief
dlsputcli to Iho signal ofllcc Ht the War
department from Colonel Scrlvcn, tho signal
olllcor nt Che Koo, saying:
"CHE FOO, Auk. 9. Signals, Washington:
August 0, Yang Tsun captured today. Wlro
up. Need own transportation. All well.
"BCIUVHN."
Half an hour after the receipt of this mes
page came a cablegram from General Chuf-
fco giving nddltlonnl details and showing
that It had hoen nt tho cost of about sixty
casualties anions tho American troops. Gen
eral Chaffee's dispatch Is ns follows:
"VANO TSUN. Aug. C Yang Tsun occu
pied today. Wounded: Second Lieutenant
Krnuk H. Long, Ninth Infantry, moderato.
Casualties about sixty men, Ninth United
Stntos Infantry, Fourteenth United States
Infantry and Unitary F. Fifth United States
nrtlllory. Nearly all from Fourteenth In
fantry. Names lalor. Many men prostrated
from bent and fatigue. CHAFFEE."
Soon 1o Hnve .",0,0(10 Men In l'lcld.
Hardly leas Important was u dispatch from
General Tornuckl, second in command of tho
Japanese stall, sent to tho Wnr ofllco of
Japan and transmitted to tho legation hero,
ntating that tho International army would
aggregate CO 000 men on August IK, at which
time tho real advance on Pekln would
begin. General Terauchl's dispatch staled
that on August I, when It was-forwarded,
tho advance had not yet begun. This was
nt first Incomprehensible, In view of tho
fact that fighting had actually occurred.
Hut later the statement that the Interna
tional form would aggregnto iiO.OOO men
on August IS appears to make clear General
Torauchl's meaning and to reconcile It with
General Chaffco's dispatches. The present
movement of some 10,000 men doubtless Is
viewed In tho light of a rcconnolssnnce In
the main movement of DC, 000 to follow on
August ID. This makes clear the meaning
of Uehernl Clmffro's dispatch that Yang
Tilun was the objective point. The War
department here has been considerably puz
zled over this statement of an objective
point far short of I'eklu,
It would nppenr, however, from General
Tcrauehl's d.spatch that tho first force of
16,000 men, having opened up communica
tion to Yang Tsun, brought forward sup
plies and established there a base, tho way
would then be clear for the advance of the
larger forco on August IS. Tho capture of
Yang Tsun Is, therefore, an Important
strategic point of the fast maturing mil
itary plans. Tho placa is about eighteen
miles beyond Tien Tsln and little less than
a quarter of tho way to I'ekln.
Wire I i to nnnr Tumi.
Colonel Scrlven's statement, "Wlro up."
contnlns much meaning, as it Is accepted
na showing that thero ta direct lelo
graphic communication with the urmy In
tho Held. ABido from tho assurance this
gives of a speedy transmission of nows from
the front. It gives the additional nssur-
nnco that the line is clear back to the
first base of operations. The capture of
Yang Tsun on the day following the bat
tle at I'ollsnng Is regarded as a highly
successful military achievement, espe
cially in vlow or tno fact mat It was
looked upon as a stronghold, whoso cup
turo might give tho forolgners consider.
bio trouble
Temt of Alice's Com in mill.
Aside' from the military developments ot
the day, the dlplomatte aspect of the
crisis was mnde moro clear by the pub
Ilcntlon of the demand by the United
States on the Imperial government of
China and transmitted to Minister Wu lal
evening. Tho document Is as follows
We are availing ourselves of tho oppor
tunity offered by tho Imperial edict ol the
Mil of August allowing- In the foreign
ministers free communication with their
respective governments In cipher and huvo
sent a eommimicaunn in .Minister Longer,
In which we await an answer
We are already mlvlsed by him In a brief
dispatch received August 7 that Imperial
troops are tiring dally upon the niliilsteiti
in I'oKln. vvo ilemaiiu tne immediate cessa
tion of hostile attacks by Imperial troons
upon the legations mid urge the exercise of
every power anil energy or tne unpena
government ror tne protection or tne legn
tlnns and nil forelKtiers therein.
We are nlso advised by the same dispatch
from Minister Conger that. In his opinion,
for the foreign ministers to leave I'ekln as
proposed In tho edict of August -' would
bo certain death. In view of Die fact that
tne imperial troops ate now tiring upon tin
legniionn, anil in view or tlie ilonlit ex
pressed by :1m imperial government in Its
edict of August as to Its power to re
morn order and secure absolute safety In
I'ekln. It Is evident that this apprehension
Is well founded, for If your government
cannot protect our minister In I'ekln It will
presumptively be unable to protect him
upon a Journey from I'ekln to the coast.
W therefore urge upon the Imperial
government that It Hint 1 1 adopt the coarse
suggested In the third clause of the letter
of tho president to his majesty, the em
peror of China, of July Z. 1900. und enter
Into communication with the relief expedi
tion so that eornperatliin in.iy be secured
Vetween them for thu liberation of llin
legations, the protection ot foreigners and
tho restoration of order. Such action on
tho part of the Imperial government would
be a satisfactory demonstration of Its
friendliness and desire to attain these ends.
. , A1.VK A. A11HK.
Acting Secretary. Department of State.
Washington, August f, lliou
Wu Furwuril Driiiiinil,
Minister Wu worked assiduously on tho
message during tho day. translating It
first from the English to Chinese and then
from Chinese Into the cipher code of
China. Owing to tho gravity of the doc
ument this work required scrupulous care,
but Is Is probable It Is now well on Its
way to the Chinese government.
The varlotiB foreign representatives In
tho city showed keen Interest In this
latest movo of tho United States and called
nt tho State department to Inquire con
cerning It. They were furnished copies
of the demand and In an Informal manner
expressed their approval of what had been
done. This action by the United Statosi
(Continued on Second Puge.)
CHIEF COMMAND IN CHINA
l'orelun tinier ill llrrlln Ucelnre
t illicit Mate Itnx tsnciilril tu
V, n'ilrrrc' Appointment.
MERLIN. Aug. 0. -Field Marshil Count
von Waldersee. recently appointed to the
command of the German fonoi In China and
looked up..t In tome quarters ns likely to be
chozen ns commander-ln-rhlef of the Inter
national troops, was Interviewed thU even
ing by the correspondent of the Associated
Press shortly after his arrival In Ilcrlln.
My appointment." said General von Wal
ls due entirely to the Initiative of
r William. I shall slnrt directly for
i going probably via San Francisco. In
me. 1 nm fully aware of the great
UlfTl -Ultlpa I shall have to meet in China and
of the extreme delicacy of my position there,
but I can only say that I shall do my best
to prove myself worthy of the honor and of
the confidence placed In me by the kaiser.
Countess von Wnldrrsec will accompany me
to the United States."
This evening the field marshal had confer
ences at the offices of the general staff and
tho minister of war.
It Is understood that Emperor William
some weeks ago broached tho subject of the
chief (.ommand to Count Waldersee perron
ally, basing bis proposal upon the condition
that all tho other powers should acquiesce
In the appointment. As to this latter point,
diplomatic negotiations havn been going on
during the last few days. Kmperor Nicholas,
with whom the count Is nn especial favorite,
consented, France following somewhat re
luctantly. Austria-Hungary and Italy con
sented quickly, the acquiescence of the
United States and Great Htltaln was then
received nnil the assent of Japan came last.
The German Foreign ofllco told tho Associ
ated Press correspondent this evening that
tho consent of tho other powers had virtually
been secured to the selection of Count von
Waldersee as commandcr-In-chlef.
RUSSIANS FIGHT FOR CHINA
i; v-(IIIIctk mill I'd mi ten from Slherln
Snlil to lie of (he Iloxcr
Party.
VICTORIA, II. C Aug. 0. Arrivals from
Tien Tsltf by the steamer EmpresB of Jnpan
say that an American olllccr of Seymour's
column Is reported to have stated on his re
turn to Tien Tsln that there wero moro nrras
and munitions of war In Hcl Klti nncnal
captured by Seymour thnn In the whole of
the United States.
According to news received by tho im
press of Japan one Ruropenn who was serv
ing the Chinese was killed In the recent
fighting nt Tien Tsln, and two men, sup
posed to bo Frenchmen, have been taken
prisoners by the allied forces.
A remnrkablo story was brought by tho
same steamer to the effect that a number of
Husslan cx-ofllcers nnd privates from Si
beria had Joined the ranks of tho Boxers,
and that having reason to suspect tho fidel
ity of their Chinese transport coolies, the
HusslniiB had killed 200 of the Chinese and
then loaded their bodies Into n Junk, which
they set on fire nnd sent drifting down tho
Pel Ho, The story Is published with a num
ber of corroborative details in a number ot
oriental papers.
Many Chinese now nver that Prince Tuan,
tho rebel leader, Is not a member of the Im
perial clan at nil. He Is supposed to be the
son of tho fifth prince of tho line of Tuan,
b dt it Ih -gHtliat horls a ouppoxltltlous
son, his mother being a nurse in Prince
Tunn's family. Dy collusion with Prince
Tuan's wife, the child, who Is now Prince
Tuan, was Introduced as the princess' son.
GERMANS EAGER TO FIGHT
More Tlinii 120.000 of Heiicrves lime
Volunteered Tlielr Service
for Clilnii Corps.
BERLIN. Aug. 0. The number of vol
unteers from the army reserves who havo
signified their willingness to go to China Is
bald to be 120,000. From this number It Is
understood that a corps not exceeding 20.000
will ho formed. A portion of tho corps
will leave within n fortnight, or ns soon as
the cabinet meeting called for tomorrow
shnll havo given consent to the project.
Tho government received another telegram
from Ilcrr Uuelow. tlrst secretary of the
German legation In Pekln, which Is not
dated, but says:
"The French legation building, although
half destroyed by the Boxers, not only
affords she. tor to the members of the French
ligation, who tire all In good health, but
to tho members of tho Austrian legation,
who sought refugo thero after tho des,truu
tlon of their building. The French legation
building Is surrounded by Boxers."
Horr Buelow docs not mention the Bel
gians, but It Is suppnseil that ns they
took refuge In tho Austrian legation they
nre now In tho French.
MORE OF CHINESE FAIRNESS
'I'iiiiiu' I.I 1 union Allow Mlulntcm to
Cable In t'lilnr. lint Keep
Them I'rlNoiier.i.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 0. Acting Seerctnry
Adce of the State department tonight mnde
public tho following cablegram fiom Consul
Fowler at Che Vto, which reached tho de
partment at It o'clock:
"FROM CHE FOO. Aug. 0. -Secretary of
State, Washington: Morning eighth. Tele
graphed governor yesterday protesting
ngninst limiting correspondence with Con
ger and requesting governor to forward
Pekln. - Governor telegraphs following:
" "Received note from tsttng 11 ynmen dnted
yesterday. Vamen Just issued edl.it permit
ting ministers to havo peaceful secret lele-
grapuic communications with tlielr coun
tries. ll milliters at I'ekln have tele
grams for transmission to their govern
ments. It Is .proposed after dispatching
same to send originals to consuls for veri
fication.' FOWLER."
MORE ARMENIAN MASSACRES
Iti'lioi'tn from xlntlc Turkey Tell of
SlaiiKliler li TroitiH I mler
VII I'nslin.
CONSTANTINOPLE. Aug. 0. Advices re
ceived from Bltlls. Asiatic Turkey, say that
20(1 men, women nnd children have been
massacred In tho Armenian village of Spng
hank, in tho district nf Sussuu, by troops
and Kurds under Alt Pasha, the command
nnt of Bltlls. He Is also said to have or
dered the vllluge to bo burned.
New It ck I ntc n Mnncheiiter.
MANCHESTER. England, Aug. O.-Chnlr-limn
llythell of the Manchester Ship Canal
companys, nt a meeting today, Informed the
shareholders that Manchester, after the ycur
1000 would ceuse to be n free port, that ship
dues would be levied on a moderate scale
nnd that ship owners would bo obliged to
pay far berths for their ships.
( nliiiicu'x Strike in Not IIht,
PARIS, Aug. 9. At n meeting held today
of tho representatives of the 4,000 cabmen
who have been on strike In Paris Blnce
Sunday It was decided to continue the
strike,
twt t ti
XO EXTRA SESSION NEEDED
President Has Ample Power to Deal with
Present Conditions.
UNITED STATES NOT AT WAR WJH CHINA
I.I IIiiiik ( liniiK I lioimlit In He llluft
ItiK nnil l IJspeotrit lo l,n
Don n Without Mnch
Fill.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 9. (Special Tele
gram.) AssUtant Secretary Mclklejohn,
when asked today whether ho thought -nn
extra session of congress probable In tho
light of events In China, said:
"I see no reason why nn extra session
should be called.. The president has ample
nttthorlty to send troops to China for the
purpose of suppreislng rebellion and In
surrection. Wnr has not been declared.
Diplomatic relations have not been broken
off between China and tho United States
and until there Is an open rupture we have
no other alternative than to procied as we
have been doing to bring about tho relief of
our beleaguered minister and tits ofllctnl
household through diplomatic channels, but
alv.ayr. pushing toward l'kin Should wnr
bo declared by China, theu the president
will act and act quickly too."
It was stated by an olllclnl of the State
department that Our demand made upon
China was for the purpose of bringing about
the liberation of Minister Conger and other
foreigners cooped within the English lega
tion in Pekln; that It is the belief of dip
lomats In Washington that Lt Hung Chang
Is "bluffing" nnd It remained for the United
States to call tho "bluff." The professed
expectation Is thereforo that the Chlneso
government will comply with our demand
and that before the allied forces get far
on their way to I'ekln arrangements will
bu mado to deliver the ministers to sev
eral commands now operating together In
ono common cuusc.
Departmental Notes.
Tho First National bank of Lincoln was
today approved as a reserve agent for tho
First National bank of I.oomls, Neb. Also
tho Continental National bank nnd Commer
cial National bank of Chicago for the Cedar
Falls (la.) National bank.
Tho contract for carrying tho mall from
Hoy to Harrold, S. I)., was awarded to H. P.
Hanson of Koy.
The postmaster general today notlllcd Con
gressman Thomas thut rural free delivery
scrvlco has been ordered established nt
Sheldon, O'llrlen county, In,, on August 1G,
with ono carrier.
Samuel S. Thomas of Corning, la., has
been nppolntcd a railway mall clerk.
Postmasters nppolntcd: Iowa Kanawha,
Hancock county, 1J. C, Kllsworth, vlco T. C.
Perisho, resigned; Toutervlllc, Mitchell
county, William Thykesou, vice H. K. Man
dovllle, resigned. Wyoming Verona, Sher
idan county, J. H. Field, vlco Richard Far
mer, resigned.
F. Richards nnd Albert Endcrs havo been
appointed carriers for tho rural free de
livery routo ordered nt Ponca, Dixon county,
Neb. Thoy aro to cover an area of seventy
one square miles, serving a population ot
1.S50. Rural free delivery servlco will
hIso bo established Augiut IS at liellevlllo,
Kan.; Hennessey, Okl.j Wnconda, S. D. ;
Aledo and Panola, III,; Concordia and Abi
lene, Kan.; Tarklo, Mo.; New Boston, Tex.,
and additional service at Edgewater, Colo.
AFRAID TRAIN WOULDN'T STOP
Mn tin inn
I, cup
KnrmiT, Wife nnil Clillil
from Car nnil First
Tho An- Killed.
MEMPHIS. Tcnn.. Aug. 0. A special to
tho Commercial-Appeal from Birmingham,
Ala., says:
Washington Turner, a young farmer re
elding near Anntston, boarded tho Southern
railway train at that place, bound for Me
ran, twelve miles away, where he was
reared. With him were his wife nnd baby
They had never ridden on a railroad train
before and as the cars sped along at u fast
rato of speed they watched anxiously for
their destination. Half a mile from Mc
Fall the whittle blew nnd recognizing their
whereabouts, Turner and his wife hurriedly
left their scats and proceeding to the plat
form of the coach, made a leap for tho
ground, the wife, clutching hor baby In her
arms. As tho train had not slackened ItH
spied Turnor was killed almost Instantly
and his wife so badly Injured that she died.
Tho baby has a broken leg.
Tho only explanation advanced for the
conduct of tho couplo Is that they were
unacquainted with traveling on a train, and
fearing that It would not stop, Jumped
from It.
TO FIGHT FROM AMBUSH
If llfiiten In Open Warfare llni-rx Will
lienor! to TiicMcn of the
Guerrilla,
BERLIN. Aug. P. The Foreign office,
referring today to the preseneo of Boer
envoys nnd Dr. Leyds In Berlin, said that
tho delegation wua hero in an unolllcial
capacity nnd It was not likely thnt any
power would endeavor to aecuro favorable
peace terms for the Boers in the final set
tlement. Dr. Leyds and tho delegation, however,
had a conference with Horr Dondorthcral,
privy councillor, who Is representing Count
von Buelow during the absmce of the min
ister of foreign affairs on his vacation.
Later in the day, Abram Fischer of the
delegation said to the correspondent ot
tho Associated Press, In tho preseneo ot
Dr. Leyds:
"The Burghers of the South African re
public do not Intend to give up tho fight.
They will contlnuo guerrilla warfare, spilt
ting up Into small bands, and they will
ceaselessly disturb the British. Inflict
ing In the aggregate more damage In thla
way than thoy could In a big wnr."
IIovciiichIh of tlcenn Vreln An, ft.
At New York .rrlved Anchorla, from
Olasgow; Lnlin, Irom Bremen; Leo XIII,
from Genoa, Ilarcelnna and Genoa. Sailed
Columbia, for Hamburg, via Plymouth and
Cherbourg; La Toiiriilne, for Havre.
At Liverpool Arrlved-.MaJisllc, from
New York; Itliynland. from Philadelphia.
Sailed Dominion, for Montreal.
At Glasgow A rrl veil Nor vveulan,
Boston.
At London Arrived Menominee,
New York.
At Queens town Sailed Germanic,
Liverpool, for New York; 1'cnnlai...,
Liverpool, lor Philadelphia.
f i oni
from
from
from
At Hamburg Arrived Palatla, from New
York, via Cherbourg.
At Plymouth Arrived Kaiser Frlcdrlch.
rrom .M'- vnrK, ror Hamburg, via Cher
bourg.
Hem: Kong Arrived previously -Nltmon
Muni, from San Francisco, via Honolulu
nnu ynKomima.
At Cherbourg - Waiver Friedrlch. from
New York, via Plymouth, for Hamburg
At Genoa-Sailed Isls. for San Franclsou
not nrevlouslyi.
At Muroran Sailed Oak Brunch, for Ta-
coma.
At Boston Arrived Suxonla, from Liver
pool.
At Rotterdam Salleii Hpuarndam, for
uouioguo aim :ww iurK.
DULL DAY AT POWERS TRIAL
Vcnrl.v KM Ire .clon Ik llnnlnl to
lniii'iictinicn( of Tcllinnu
lij l)cfpur.
GEORGETOWN. Ky.. Aug. 0.- The de
fense did not ronrlude Its testimony In the
Powers trial today, but will probablv do so
t'omorrow. Colonel Pnmpbell of the prose
cution stated today that that side will con
sume only one day In ottering rebuttal proof.
There will be four speeches on each side
when the evidence Is finished.
It Is not settled whether tho Youtsey case
will bo taken up following the Powers trial
or will be laid over. Colonel Campbell
says the prosecution will ask that tho case
be taken up nt once, but the view which
tho court takes cannot be anticipated. Col
onel Campbell thinks it will not require
moro than two weeks to try Youtsey.
In the Powers trlnl today the Impeach
ment of witnesses was continued. The
prosecution asserted that it Is well satisfied
with tho testimony of Sureyor Cooltnan.
who was Introduced by the defense, ns It
claims to havo proved b) his demonstra
tion thnt the shot, if fired from the lower
sill of the second window In the ofilco of
tho secretary of state, would have passed
through the body at Identically the Hamo
point ns shown by Ooebcl's wounds. Dur
ing the afternoon session the proceedings
wero ngaln interrupted by a spat between
Mr. Owens nf the defense nnd tho court.
Mr. Owens Insisted on urging an objection
after it had been passed on and the court
imposed a 10 fine.
Surveyor Cooltnan, who testified yesterday,
wan allowed to make an explanation re
gal ding some of the statements mado by
him nnd also to malic some corrections ot
somo answers which he explained were
made on n misunderstanding of tho ques
tions put to him.
The proiceutlon cross-exnmlned Coolmnn
again, going nver tho greater part of the
ground covered by him on yesterday. The
defenso hud shown by (he witness that the
bullet, If fired from the secretary of state's
olllco nnd passed through Goebel's body nt
ono and thlrtecn-slxtccnths Inches depres
sion to the foot. It would have entered the
ground near the fountain nnd that the bullet
cut out of tho hackberry tree could not be
the ono fired by the assassin, Tho prose
cution sought to break down this contention
nnd tho cross-examination was strung out
at great length.
Prof. J. J. Rucker of Georgetown collcgo
gavo expert testimony regarding tho shoot
ing and In n gentrnl way supported Surveyor
Coolman's mathematical demonstrations.
I). H. Sinclair, former manager of the
Postal Telegraph office at Frankfort, re
called to the witness stand, denied that ho
had ever said to Dr. II. S. Kellar at Frank
fort "that ho nnd his wlfo had demanded of
JustUH Goebel that tho latter fulfill his
promise In regard to a pcNltlon, nnd that If
ho did not, hu Intended to go with tho de
fenso nnd help them to break down the
prosecution."
Dr. Kellar was thon Introduced for tho
purposo ot contradicting Sinclair, but his
testimony was ruled nut.
iuiken' Vernclty Inipenclioil,
Robert Noakes, recalled, denied tho Bub
stnnce of a number ot alleged conversations
with B. A. Rico nnd J. H. Wilder of Bell
county. On cross-examination witness said
he told O. T, Herndon he was going on the
witness stand to tell all ho knew and Hern
doi urged him not to do it. did not say
to' Hetnnon thai he only Intended to tell
what he was forced to tell.
Herndon nnd B. A, Rice were Introduced
to prove that Noakes had mado certain
statements to them in variance with his
testimony. It was Intended to prove by
Rico that Noakes said to Rice: "They have
moro evidence against mc than you think
but before I go on tho witness stand X In
tend to make them give me a contract not
to prosccuto mo."
The court excluded It.
Herndon stated that Noakes told him he
was only going to answer such questions as
hlii lawyers told him to answer.
Attorney Slnclnlr on Stnnil.
L. F. Sinclair, one of the attorneys for
the defense, testified ns to an allege! con
versation with Wharton Golden In April In
which he said Culton and Youtsey were fools
to have confessed, ns they would get nothing
for It. Witness said he was In the hallway
of the executive building when the nssassi
nation occurred. The shots sounded to him
ns It fired from the step of the building. He
saw no t:ie elso In tho hall or at the door
Witness then passed Into tho governor's re
ception room and mot Governor Taylor,
who was standing In the door of his olllce.
lie was very much excited. WltnesB pushed
him Inside the ofllco nnd pulled tho door
shut. Governor Tnylor had a pistol. Wit
ness nnd Tnylor walked to tho window and
saw tho body lying on tho pavement. Wit
ness recognized It as Goebel. On cross-cx-
nmlnatton witness admitted that he testified
before the April grand Jury at Frankfort,
but did not upon thnt occasion tell of things
ho hud related on tho stund this afternoon.
Ho denied that ho had told certain persons
In this city thnt he saw Goebel fall. He did
say, however, that ho was told by a witness
that Goebel appeared to be In great agony
and wriggled llko a hog thnt had been
stuck.
STRIKERS MEAN TO GET EVEN
Former Ilniiilojen of M. I, on In .Street
ItiilMvn' t'oiiipuny Propose to
.Slnrt Coinpr llllon.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 9. Resolutions wero
adopted at a meeting of the executive com
mittee of the Street Hallway Employed
union today appointing Messrs. T. B. Ed
wards, S. O. Colllrw and W. D. Benson a
committee to organize u company nnd enter
the streot railway business for the unl:n In
St. louls.
The resolutions provldo that the proposed
company bhnll pay a percentage of ll earn
ings to the city; that a percentage of tho
earnings during the year W1 shall be con
tributed to the world'H fair fund; that the
franchise shall contain an arbitration clause;
that tho c;ty shall have the right to pur
chase the roail and that the company shall
be prohibited from consolidating with any
other road.
T. B. Edwards, who Is chairman of tho
striking Ktreet car men's grievance commit
tor, stated that the tommltteo of three will
proceed to work under tho Instructlonu In
tho resolutions tit once.
CONDITION OF KANSAS CROPS
Corn Vol Very lllu, hut Wlicnl Harvest
Will Ileal Itccoril for
Any Mute.
TOPEKA, Kns.. Aug. 9 The condition
of tho Kansas crop Is given officially an
51 per rent. This estimate is based on
returns from ovcry school district In Kan
sas, dntod August 1. Sineo then tho corn
lus suffered some from the continued dry
and hot weather so that "half a crop" is
the best that can be reasonably expecteo.
By the samo olllclal report. Issued b
the Stnte Board of Agriculture tonight,
the totnl wheat yield In reported officially
as 78,081,000 bushels. This Is the largesi
crop of wheat over grown In any year by
any American state. The wheat harvest
Is over nnd tho figures may be accepteu
ca correct.
GETS HOTTER AND HOTTER
Chicago Equals Its Longest Torrid Spell in
Twcnty-Iivo Yours.
NO HOPE HELD OUT FOR EARLY RELIEF
'our Person Mieenmhril to tho
Am fill llrnt YcKtrrtlnj, While
lliinluens Ik IIcIiik Impelled
by Absence of Worker",
CHICAGO, III., Aug. 0. Hot weather rec
ords for this city were broken today nnd
will bu broken again on Friday and again
on Saturday and probably for several more
days after that. The local forecaster will
not hazard a gucm as to the next threo
das a, all of which he rays will be of tho
name torrid nature ns the Inst six days, and
ho hnd fears of the weather In the mora
distant future.
For twenty-five years, or since the
weather bureau was (Htabllsheil. there has
been but one term of hot wenther In which
the mercury reached l0 degrcH for four
consecutive days. The average maximum
temperature for those fho daB was 02.
Thire have now been elx days on which
the temperature has gone above 00, nnd the
nvr-rago maximum for the six dayB has
been P3.C. Today was the hottcnt of the
present Hpell, the mercury reaching 95 In
tho Auditorium tower nt 3 o'clock. On the
street level, where brick walla and side-
walka were given a chance to radiate. It
was two degrees lower than In the tower.
Thero wero four deaths duo to heat and
twenty-nine prostrations, three ot which nro
expected to prove fatal.
Tho dead:
MRS. P. W. PIKE of Fort Wayne, lnd.
M. O'BRIEN.
INFANT CHILD of Mrs. Roslo Crnbble.
INFANT CHILD of Mrn. John Hendricks.
Tho four doathH today make a total ot
Bovcntcen due directly to the hent. It Is
estimated that over 100 deaths of people
havo already been hastened by tho wenther
of this week.
The prolonged heat Is having a serious
effect on business. All who can leave the
city for points nlong the lake whoro and
In tho woods nro going, and many have
materially curtailed their hours of labor.
This Is ifipcclally truo In tho largo olllce
buildings. Gangs of laborers all over the
city laid off during tho afternoon.
For tho week tho mortality list has been
mounting with great rapidity, tho Increase
being attributed entirely to the heat. Thero
wero 46j deaths last week, nnd at the pres
ent ratio of lncreaso there will be 630 this
week. Tho ratio of deaths, according to
tho coroner, will Increase- steadily as long
ns tho hot weather continues.
NEW YORK, Aug. 9. The hot wave
that arrived hero several days ago con
tinued today nnd tho locnl forecaster gives
no promise of early relief. At 5 o'clock
tonight tho temperaturo had reached 95
degrees,' two degrees higher than ever
beforo recorded hero on this date. At 6
o clock this morning 76 degrees was
reached. At 10 o'clock tho thermometer
registered ten degrees higher, but the
humidity, which had been fearful early in
the morning, had dropped to 07 per cent.
From 1 o'clock until 5 o'clock the tem
pernture steadily rose to 95 degrees. That
was high up In the weather bureau oltlce,
but on the street It was flvo to ten de.
grces hotter.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 9. Three deaths
and twenty prostrations occurred In this
city today from heat.
The maximum temperaturo was reached
at 4 p. m., when 94 2-10 was registered on
tho government thermometer on tho post
olllco building, On the streets It was much
hotter and thermometers In tho sun rcg
Istered as high as 120 degrees. At noon
the temperaturo was 90 degrees nnd nt 8
o clock tonight $9. Reports from ninny
parts of the state tell ot numbers of pros
nations.
PITTSBURG, Aug. 9. Two more deaths
are reported tonight. They nre Mrs. Annie
Scholls, tho wife of a prominent business
man, and Bryan Lynch, who has served
lunch to the newspaper workers nightly for
years.
The maximum reached today was 96 de
grees, making tho third successive day
thlH point has been reached.
PEORIA. III., Aug. 9. Today was the
hottest day of tho year. The thermometer
on tho lower bridge, tho coolest point In
tho city, stood nt 9C, but on tho streoth
tho mercury registered aB high ns 10
There wero two cases of prostration nnd a
little girl was found In a vacant lot In
sensible from tho heat.
CLEVELAND, Aug. 9. Though tho tern
poraturo did not exceed 86 today, tho heat
was depressing. There were four cases of
prostration. W. H. Flynn, n painter, suf
fered a sunstroko while at work and will
probably die.
MILWAUKEE, Aug. 9. Two moro deaths
resulted today from the Intense heat
Albert Kocvckl, nged 22, and a boy named
CIcBllk. The thermometer continues ti
register in tho 90's.
LOUIKVILLIS, ly., Aug. 9. There were
four prostrations from heat today In Louis
vllle nnd JeflerHonvIllo, lnd.
DUBUQUE, In., Aug. 9. Edward Qulnn
was ovcrcomo by heat tonight und will die,
Several prostrations wero reported during
today.
MILWAUKEE, Aug. 9. Another death
from heat resulted tonight, tho victim be
ing Albort Kadockl, .12 years old. Three
prostrations were also reported.
TOLEDO. O., Aug. 9. Hannah C. Ooss
school teacher, aged 30, stepped from her
wheel Into a storo here toilay to take
tefuge from the heat. Sho suddenly beenmo
Insane and wns so violent thnt It required
the combined efforts of four men to hold
her.
MALATESTA GETS SARCASTIC
I. eniler of A nn reh InIm I'mjh Ills He-
NpectH to l)eteellen of Kurnpe
nnil America.
uu.-NiJu.-N-, Aug. tu. .viaiatcsta, tho nn
nrchlst, who Is considered by tho Ttihuna
of Rome to be tho leader of tho regicide
conspiracy, was Interviewed In London
Ho Is represented as having said:
"Slgnor Slrrnco (the Italian premier) is
our best friend. Ho pays tho detectives
such small snlarles that wo can buy them
cheaply. A few francs and a bandful ol
cigarettes and you can buy an Italian do
tcctlvo.
"Tho Spanish pollco nro tho cheucr,
tho Italian come next and then tho Rut
slan, Amorlean. French and English In
that order. Tho German detectives are
tho deurest, because they are the' mos
stupid. With nil their nrrests they havt
not arrested any real revolutionist. Wo
shall shortly establish In Italy economl
equality nnd social brotherhood. Then
the whole world will follow tho cxampl
of Italy."
etv Pnntolllce liiNpcctori,
WASHINGTON, Aug. (I. The postmasle
general has appointed C R. Clarke of New
York nnd Samuel C. Early of Kentucky
United States poutofllcu Inspectors.
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
"recast for Nebraska.
Fair. Warmer. Sm.thcrly Winds
Temperature nt Omnlin eri-tln I
lour. I)eu.
Hour,
I p. in
Den.
. .
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. . Ml
. . no
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n. in ..... . 71
II n. in Tit
n. in 7.1
S a. in 7(1
tl n, in 7t
II n. in ..... . s:t
I a. in s,-,
-' in Ml
00 COWARDLY TO BE BRAVE
2-Giivernor ItouK ItonMi llln Uti
lities In Texitn lleinoerntle
Contention nt Wncu.
WACO. Tex., Aug. 9. The democratic
late convention wns cilled to order this
morning by Temporary Chairman Hicks.
Robert E. Prince of Navarro wus elected
ermancnt chairman and Mark Logan of
Inmllton county, secretary.
Immediately after the convention met for
the night session tho commltteo on platform
nd resolutions presented Its report, which
wns adopted. The platfotin realllrms the
Kansas City platform In toto; favors the
election of United Stntes senators by direct
ote of the people; favors tho construction
nd maintenance of tho Nicaragua canal by
he United States government; Indorses tho
present state administration; favors tho law
prohibiting double-headers on railroads; fa-
ors pjsslng n law prohibiting tho Issuance
of free passes; recommends tho establish
ment of stnto industrial schools for girls, fa-
ors a law creating a stnto board ot arbltra-
lon to settle difficulties between corpora
tions and employes, nnd recommends the en
actment of n liberal libel law.
The platform nlso Indorses the stnto nd-
ministration for the Issuance of n chnrter to
he Waters-Pierce Oil company, nnd Is an
acknowledged victory for Hon. Joseph W.
Unlley and his following,
Considerable zest was ndded to the pro-
eedlngs tonight when ex-Governor Hogg
aroso to address the convention on nn
amendment he wished embodied In the plat
form. Several of tho delegates attempted to
howl him down nnd for more than half an
hour ho could not proceed with his remarks.
The cx-govcrnor was perceptibly angry nt
this treatment nnd became pcrsonnl In his
remarks. Ho said that the men who were
trying to howl him down were "too cow-
nrdly to be brave." and nssured the dele
gates that he would nnt vote on the platform
until ho could be heard.
ADMIRAL DEWEY ON SITUATION
War In Philippines In Iteuarileil nn
Over. While Thnt In China
Him .lust Hckuii.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9. Admiral Dewey
In nn Intorvlew today regarding tho for
eign complications In which the United
States Is engaged said:
I regard tho news from the I'hlllimlnes ns
particularly encouraging. Agulnaldo's lieu
tenants nre surrendering one after another.
Whatever show of leslstunee to our author
ity thero is at the present time will be kept
up until nfter our election In November.
Tho Insurrection is kept nllve by tho lend
ers, who hold out to tho soldiers the hure
of Hryaii's election.
I regard the situation In China ns ex
ceedingly crave. Tho dllllcultles thnt our
soldiers will hnve to contend against nre
many nnd various. The conditions that exist
ttieru urn mucn tno same ns those in the
rnirlppluc islands.
When nslted whothor In his opinion there
wns really a condition of wnr now oxlst-
Ing between this country ami China, ho
said:
I should say most assuredly yes. They
ore klllltiK- our neonle nnd our soldiers nre
ngimng nam. 'rue navy wilt lie ot lime
une. The ships cnn keep together at Hong
Kong and Shanghai. Our naval commanders
can no just as 1 illil nt .Manila when Agui
imldo wild ho was koIiik to take the city.
I sent nlm word that If he illil he wot.Iil
not und one brick on another und tout I
would raze the city to the ground. 1 his 1
certainly should have done If ho had per
sisted in his purpose. The war ships of the
allies ought to be able to keep things
straight In those cities within the reach of
tneir guns on tne coast.
It Is very k Kill leant, the xenulnir for i.l
Hung Chang by the dowager empress. In
this liny of dire distress It is not surprising
that sue.h government ns there Is at i'ekln
should turn to the only great man of the
country.
1 thliiK tlie allies are lining wen to Keep
I nunc- Chnmr where ho Is. It Is better
for our people to have htm under tluir eyes
than nt i'ekln.
WILL CARRY NEW YORK SURE
I'erry S. Heath Snj There In o llouht
of Itepiilillenii Micccnii In
I'mplre State.
LOUISVILLE. Ky.. Aug. 0. I'erry S
Heath, secrotnry of tho republican na
tional committee, accompanied by Mrs.
Heath, arrived In Loulsvlllo nt 8 o'clock
Mr. Heath comes to Louisville to visit the
mother of Mrs. Henth.
Mr. Heath Bays Governor Roosevelt will
start In September on n swing for the Pa
cific const, going through West Virginia
Ohio, Indiana nnd Kentucky In tho order
named. Mr. Heath declares that tho re
publicans feel certain thoy will carry New
l ork. He sold that within threo weeks
the preliminary poll of tho whole United
States would bo completed nnd the repub
llrnn manngnrs would thon bo ready to
say what states they expect to carry.
PROCEEDINGS IN GAYN0RCASE
Counsel for Defense Attempts to I'rove
thnt All Contract Were l'rop
erly lOnilorneil,
NEW YORK, Aug. 9 The hearing In tho
proceedings against John F.. William T
and E. H. Gnynor and llenjamln I). Green
Indicted for nlleged conspiracy with Captain
O. M. Carter to defraud the government
looking toward their removal to the Juris
diction ot the Georgia federal courU for
trlil. waB resumed beforo CommlKslnner
Shields today. John O. Sterloy, chief clerk
of the United Stated engineers olllco at
Savannah, a witness In the ptoceedlngs sev
eral times before today, Identified a number
nf di cuments In connection with harbor
work dono by the Gaynors. Gaynor' roun
sel attempted to prove that the various eon
tracts In riuestlnn upon which conspiracy Ih
charged all received tho endorsement either
of the chief nf tho United Statcu engineers
or of the secretary of war. He also brought
out tho fact that under Captain Carter'H di
rection trl-monthly ropnrtn of the quality
of materlnh used and tho progress nf tho
work wero required of all assistant cngl
necrs and Inspectors.
Money tJrilerx for China Soldier,
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9. Tho I'nstofflco
department announced tho completion o
an arrangomcnt whereby remittances may
bo mado to tho troops operating tu Chin
or those who will hereafter bo sent to
that locality. A money ordor olllco has
been established at Military Costal Stu
tlnn No. 1, China. Its location ih nt pres
ent undecided, but Intending remit ten,
may safely purchase money rdcrs drawn
as above and their payment will bo pro
vlded for. notwithstanding the troops may
bo located at various points in China
For this servlco tho domestic rate
charged, namely, 30 rents for 1100, being
the same rate an for the Issue of orders
on tho local points In tho United States.
THEY ARE ALL RIGHT
American Demands Upon Ohina Approved
by Ambassador Wn.
EMPEROR IS ADVISED TO ACCEPT TERMS
Adco's Mcssago to Tsung Li Yamon For
warded in Cipher to Pekin.
CELESTIALS PRETEND TO FAIR PLAY
Great Stress Laid Upon Romoval of Restrio
tious on Oiphor Messages,
AN0THER"DISPATCH IS SENT TO CONGER
On
Aceonnt of I'nn voidable trlj- l
i ol l.llirlj- That Aineiiean Min
ister Cnn lleply to Mntr Ie
partiiicnl for .'eterut 1)n.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9. Mr. Wu, the
Chinese minister, snld tonight that he had
received Information from China that
eight foreign legations In I'ekln hnd sent
cipher messnges to their rcBpecttvo gov.
ernnients. This was permitted In nc
cordauco with the Imperial edict ot the
Imperial government, allowing all the
foreign ministers free communication with
their respective governments In cipher.
, cipher tclegrnm Intended for the
Spanish government was Inndvertently sent
to Minister Wu here, who, discovering the
mistake. Immediately had It transmitted
to Madrid. Tho fart that the legations
aro being allowed to senu ctpner dis
patches to their homo offices shows, In
Mr. Wu's opinion, that his government l
living up to the Imperial edict permitting
he ministers to hnve free communication
with their governments. Mr. Wu says tlm
onsuls' cipher dispatches, which also wero
reported ns having been hold up, hne
been forwarded.
Mr. Wu tonight sent to his government
the memorandum ndilronscil to mm Dy Act
ing Secretary Aden and demanding the Im
mediate cessation of hostile attacks by im
perial troops upon the legations nnd urging
tho Imperial government to enter into com
munication with the relief expedition for
tho liberation of the legation. The minis
ter accompanied it with an cxplnnatoiy
statement. In which he gnve the reasons
why. In hin opinion, a compliance with the
representations of tho United States would
be for the best Interests ot nil. Ho ex
pects It will take several days for the mem
orandum to reach tho Imperial authorities.
Tho latest niefsago sent to Mr. Conger In
response to that received from him on Tues
day afternoon was filed for transmission last
night. State department ofllclals cstlmato
that, allowing for the Interruption of tele
graphic communication, tho time required In
deciphering the mi-sengo and in forming n
reply, at least five days will elawo beforo
an answer Is received.
ANTI-FOREIGN FEELING GROWS
Hiiiik- CIiiiiik KutertiiliiN Vrnr
Ills Oivn llcnil In View ot
ChniiKliiK Sentiment.
for
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9. An important
dispatch has been received In diplomatic
quarters In Washington, forwarded from the
foreign olllce of ono of tho powers taking
part In the International movement and
giving with much detail n conversation by
Lt Hung Chang, In which ho expresses his
despair over tho condition of the Chinese
government und Ills feafB that the nntl-for-
elgn element has gained complete ascoiid
nney at I'ekln. Tho conversation was with
the consul of tho power receiving tho dis
patch, nud ns ho Is an Intimate, friend of
long standing with Earl LI. tho latter spoke
unreservedly of tho deplornble condition of
nfl'alid among his own people. Tho dispatch
us received In Washington is quite lengthy
nnd quotes Li Hung Chang ns saying that
ho is sat lulled thnt the conservative or pro
gressive clement to which ho belongs no
longer has any Influence nt I'ekln. Tho as
eondnncy of LI 1'lng Heng, tho Intense anil
foreign lender, Is referred to, and It Ib stated
that It was due to his proposition thnt the
two conservative members of the tsung II
yamon wero beheaded, Tho names of the
beheaded ministers nro given In the dis
patch as Yuen Chang und lisle Chin Chang.
This Inst event appeared particularly to de
press LI Hung Cheng, who regarded It as
establishing that tho progressive element
favorable to tho foreigners could expect no
mercy. Ho even expressed tho belief that
he would bo among those to suffer. Ilo
stated that", although summoned to 1'cklii,
ho had asked for twenty days' delay nn tho
ground that ho was not able to travel.
Tho substnnco of tho foregoing dispatch
has been communlrntcd to tho State depart
ment. It Is not strictly nltUial, as tho con
versation was to n certain extent confided
tlnl, but none the less is considered an
tlirowlng light on tho situation from the
standpoint of tho noted Chinese statesman.
EXPECT A BREAK WITH RUSSIA
Inillc ntlonn llint the llenr Will Drop
France for lierniniiy nnd
Austria.
NEW YORK. Aug. 9. A dlspatrh to the
Journal and Advertiser from l'.irls says.
Count Lamsdorffs appointment by tho czar
as minlxtct nf foreign affairs has created
homethlng akin to a panic here in political
and flnunclal circles.
The count has always leaned more strongly
In favor of nn understanding with Germany
anil Austria than with Kranre. and Is known
hero as a pronounced adversary of tho
Franco-Russian nlllance.
Tho latter has become very strained since
tho Parisian financiers declined to have
anything to do with floating the Inst Russian
loan. Htid the sudden recall to St. Peters
burg of the Russian generalissimo.
Dragomlroff, and tho chief of the gencial
stuff, who wero hern In consultation with
tho French Wnr department, followed by
Count Lamsdorffs nppotntment, seems to
Indicate that the alliance, for the snkn of
which France has mado such big sacrifices.
Is on Iho eve of rupture.
INDIA TROOPS FOR CHINA
Great llrllnlii In SemlliiK from SI in In.
Kicliinlvc of lo ii rlli llrlunile,
US, ISO Men,
SIMLA. Aug. 9. --Excluding tho Fourth
brigade tho strength of the foTres proceed
ing to China Is llfi Hrlilsh cfllrers, l.ofll non
commissioned and native oflP'orn, 1?,!i7o men.
11,850 followers, 1,160 drivers, i.'i'M horses,
1,300 ponies and mules, twelve guns, four
teen Maxims und l.fcf'O Imperial nervier
troops.
It Is expected that the entire tow will
have halted before tho middle ol nuxt
mouth,