The Omaha Daily Bee
ESTABLISHED JUNE 11). 1871.
OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MOTiXLX G, AUti lTST 15, 1J)()0-TEX PAGES.
SINGLE COPY VIVE CUNTS.
WILL mm LIGHT
Government Receives
Which it Keeps Secret
MESSAGE DOES NOT BEAR ANY DATE
Situation at Pekin is Describod as Neither
Better Nor Worse.
FLYING COLUMN POSSIBLY AT CAPITAL
Without Artillery of the Heaviest Kind no
Breach in Defenses is Possible.
WALLS VERY WIDE AND FIFTY FEET HIGH
Government In nloiily WnKlntt for
Sumr Word from General t'linnoc
111 4 it Present l'nltlon ot
American Troop.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 14. At the close of
tho olllclal day at the Slate department
the. following announcement was bulletined:
"Tho Department of Stale announces lint
a, message from Mr. Conger ha been re
ceived, but of uncertain dato anil not In
reply to tho telegram Kent to him on August
8. It will not bo made public."
This camo nt tho close of a period ol
extrnmo expectnnry and yet devoid of any
actual developments save In the foregoing
meager announcement.. Minister Court's
Bicssngo was receive il In Washington thortly
Before noon, coming first to the Chinese le
gation by tho usual routo thiough Chinese
ofllelnls. It was in tho American cipher
without date and sinned with tho minister's
name It was at once transmitted to tho
Btato department and conferences began
bowecn Acting Secretary Ado and Secretary
Hoot. Throughout tho nfternoon, however,
tho State department maintained an un
accountable rctirenco concerning the con
tents, declining to admit tho messago was In
hand. The suspense wan cleared up at I
o'clock by the foregoing announcement.
It was stated authoritatively that while tho
mefsage was of u conlliltntl.il character
nnd for that reason could not ho given out,
yet as a means of allaying possible misin
terpretation It could bo said that tho dis
patch showed no better condition nor n
worse condition on tly part of the lega
tloncrs at Pekln. It did not Indicate whether
Minister Conger has or has not received any
messages from this government. Nothing
was contained In tho message which will
cnuso uny change In the Instructions to
General Chaffee. In fact. It whs stated
In this connection from nn authoritative
quarter that the only additional Instructions
sent to Oonernl Chaffee since he left Wash
lneton were thoso of a moro speclllc and
explicit nature, which developments In China
nnd tho Information received by tho War
department necessitates.
Amino for Woril from ClinrTrr.
The, receipt of a messago was anxiously
awaited from General Chaffee regarding the
military situation, but not a word camo.
nor did Admlrni Homey send anything on
tho situation. Tho last heard from General
Chaffoo was from Ho-Sl-Wu and according
to calculations ho must bo very near Pckln
unless something has occurred to delay tho
advanco. Tho olllclnls aro taking Into nc
count that nn ndvanro oven up to Pekln
leaves much to bo accomplished In a mlll
tnry way. It was stated today by an olllclal
who haiv lived at l'okin that nothing short
of tho heaviest nrtlllcry could mako any
Impression upon tho walls of the Imperial
city. Ho said light urtlllery would be of
no avail nnd for this reason tho ndvance
of a flying column oven up to tho walls
of tho city could effect llttlo if a stubborn
defensn wero determined upon. Tho walls
nro somo fifty feet high and wldo enough on
top for two coaches to pass nbreast. From
nn offensive standpoint tho walls afford op
portunlty for planting guns, while from the
standpoint of an attack thoy could not bo
breached sxeept by tho use of very heavy
projectiles.
INtaMlilllty of llnmlinrilnirnt.
Although tho situation admits of tho pros
pecta of nn assault upon l'ekln, yet govern
ment olllclnls wero decidedly hopeful today
that n solution of tho Chlneso problem
would bo found without recourse to such
horolo measures. Tho Improved feeling Is
based Inrgoly on tho belief that China, real
izing that tho sacred capital Is about to be
besieged by tho armies of tho world, will
yield everything nnd that the legatloncrs
will bo delivered on tho terms of tho allies
Tho attitude of the United States con
cernlng ho lauding of British troops ut
Shanghai hns been made to foreign govern
juonts through their representatives here
This has had tho offect of practically elim
Inntlng the United States from the ques
tlon. Nelthor tho French nor tho German
governments aro disposed to accopt calmly
tho landing of IlrltUh troops nnd It Is
understood that strong representations, both
from Frnnco nnd Germany, aro now being
mado at London. As summed up by a well
informed diplomat, these representations
nro In effect, that for every British marine
landed at Shanghai Franco ami Germany
dIbo would land a marine. It Is felt, more
over, that tho Issuo Involved rotates not
ouly to Shanghai, but virtually to tho con
trol of the entlro Yang Tse Klniig valley
known as tho Paradise of China.
Foreign governments having manifested
a deslro also to lenrn the views of th
United States government concerning tho
Instructions of Russia to her minister nt
l'ekln, M. do Glers, In response to Inquiries
nere, it lias teen made known that thl
government looks upon tho course of Hub
Bla as substantially the same as that of th
United States and thnt the powers nro
therefore, acting In substantial unanimity.
i:lii-ct Iliii'LiliMvii from Cliliin,
On goneral principles this government
looks for a backdown on tho part
of Chlnn, a slow, grudging compliance
with our demands, hedged about
with about as much delay as tho lntrlcu
ties of Oriental diplomacy cun procure. At
tho same tlmu If the rubld antl-forclgu ele
mont Is In control In l'ekln, nil advices
seem to Indicate It would not bo very
Mirprlstng If China relied cm force to
tho last to check tho ndvnnco of tho Inter
nationalists. Tho Chlneso minister wns nt the State
department early this morning nnd had a
comparatively lengthy Intorvlew with Act
ing Secretnry Adco. lloth parties to tho
conference declared th ut thero wns noth
ing new to bo suld. This was before thj
Conger messago arrived. At this early
meeting tho minister said that he had no
news from Chlnu and had transmitted noth
ing now to tho department. At tin tamo
time It wns strongly suspected that China
had mnde some further tcntatho move as
n final effort to test tho determination of
the Culled States in the llrm stand It
Always has taken,
Secretary Hoot said that ho had received
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CHAFFEE NEAR TUNG CHOW
War Department Intlinntr Hint Allien
liny Have- Ail vnneeil I'nr !!
iinil llii-.NI-Uu.
telllNOTO.V, Aug. II. While the War
ment has no speclllc information as
future movements of General Chaf
fee, It Is thought that he may have covered
ho twenty miles between Ho-Sl-Wu and
Tung Chow. The I'el Ho river makes n
great bend between Ilo-SI-Wu anil
Mntow, tho nott town of Importance on
the road. It is u low, marshy country, where
tho river doubles luck on Itself In its clfort
to get forward. The road hero cuts across
country reducing about twenty-live miles
of boat travel to eleven miles of deep nnd
Imost Impassable road Journey through
wamps and qungmlrc. This country pre
sents no dcfonBcivo features, but about eight
miles be)ond Mntow romcs tho Important
city of Chlng-Chni-Wau. This is a strong
efenslvo point, whero the Chinese will
mako a stund If they make it nt all this
Me of l'ekln.
From Chlng-Chni-Wau It Is a contlnuour
Ity for tho next three miles until the
walled town of Tung Chow Is reached.
Hero are stored tho Immense supplies of
grnln on which l'ekln would depend In case
of siege. The eity would be almost ns hard
to carry ns was Tien Tsln. probably more
so. owing to the labyrinth of btrects and
houses outside of Its wall, whero In rase of
etcrmlned resistance mines and ambus-
cades of nil sorts would naturally be en-
ojntrreil nt every street corner.
In case n determined stand Is made by
he Chinese at this point, there Is no qucs
lon but the International column will bn
forced to wait for nil tho reserve forco It
can eommnnl. Hut the ofllclals here are
cry much In hope that China will come to
reasonable terms before our forces nro
committed to tho extremity of forcing this
ey to tno gates of l'ekln.
RINCE TUAN HAS LEFT PEKIN
.cutler f llnxcr in lie IVIul.f ni
AiMiroiii'li of Allied Puree t hiik
Thiiiik ltcTM- Ciiiinc Dlmiiiiy.
LONDON, Aug. II. A special dlsontch
from Shanghai dated August 13 says nu
merous reports from Pekln dated August 3
nnvo arrived there describing the situation
t tho Chinese capital. It appears tho Chi-
neso nro again desperately attacking the
egutlons, which havo very few defenders
eft. It is also alleged that Prince Tunn and
100 high olllclnls have left Pekln nnd that
he news of l ho capture of Yang Tsun cnus- 1
a heavy exodus of tho residents. Finally
It Is said that tho execution of Cheng Yin
iltlnn, tho Cantoneso who was special am
bassador of Chlnn to Queen Victoria's Ju
bilee, has caused widespread terror and it
Is believed to bo u fact that Yunc Lu. tho
former viceroy of Chi LI, was killed In
battle at Yang Tsun.
tinelec Heard From.
The nrltlsh government today received
from Cho Foo, under date of August 11,
icneral Gnseleo's brief dispatch deecrlblna
tho capture of Pel Tsang and Yang Tsun
lie says tho Japanese dislodged tho enemy
irom rei isang in brilliant style.
Describing the fight nt Yang Tsun he
says:
After ascertaining tht nnntm i,nt,i .t
rnllwnj- embankment we formed with thu
merlcilMH nil nur Hsrht mwl Dm
on the left After nn advance of iieniij" three
iiiiii'b, uuriiiK which iney were minor a hot
mm nun mini nro, our troops curried th'
llrst linn of defense In lln ivl. w nr..
encamped on the loft bank of the Pel Mo,
. i , """ itiukc over mo i'el itn.
v. linimiura Illioill Wl KlllCtl
Tho Chlneso reports aro being distributed
far and wldo In tho southern provinces of
alleged Chinese successes in tho north.
(II li to ii Ilcnvlly h'lirtlHpil.
Secret Inquiries at Canton show nil tho
forts have been newly nrmed with twelve
centimeter disappearing guns nnd that tho
gnrrlsons are nrmed with Mausers and
Winchesters. Tho Chlneso havo also been
trying to cngngo n foreign electrician to
lay mines In the Rogue, or entrance to tho
Canton river.
Dr. Marks, LI Hung Chang's physician
Informed tho correspondents at Shanshal
this morning that LI could not go north
on account of tho weather nnd tho unset
tled stnte of the country. Tho doctor Is
removing his family from Canton becauso
ho believes there may bo an outbreak there,
Tho St. Petersburg papers aro complain
Ing ngalnst tho polltlcnl activity of Great
Britain In tho Yang Tse valley. Tho St
Petersburg Gazotto has interviewed
member of tho United Stntes embassy as
to tho reasons why tho United States as
sumcd a hostllo nttitudo towurd China
In view of Li Hung Chang's declaration
that Minister Conger could bo sent aafo
to Tlon Tsln on condition that tho United
States abandon tho Idea of a, march on
Pekln. The member cf tho United States
embassy In question la quoted ns saying
tho Ltiited Stntes wns Indignant nt thu
being bargained with nnd expressed tho
belief that tho United States would send
many troops to China.
A spoclal dispatch from Ynng Tsun dated
August 7 reports tho nrrlval of. supplies
mere sumcicnt to last twolvo days. Tho dlB
patch adds that the reconnaissances show
tho Chlneso are demoralized nnd havo fled
townrd Pokln. Tho American signal men
nro keeping tho telegraph Intact along tho
lino oi march in faco of great dllllcultles.
About 60 per cent of tho wounded aro pro
nounced to bo doing well.
Fort .Hhcrldiin Troop nt Trlnco.
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal., Aug. 14.-Four
companies of tho Fifth Infantry arrived
hero from Fort Sheridan, en routo to China.
Tho Ninth cavalry Is propared to sail for
tho China station on tho transport Warren.
ERRING COUPLE TIrFoF LIFE
Churlc llnnhiir mill 31m, Xnrn llruil
ley. Who Lived at Omaha, At
tempt Slllclllc nt KlIIIKtlN I'll),
KANSAS CITY, Aug. 14. Charles Duu
bar, a druggist 35 years old, and Mrs. Nora
Hradley, 30 years old, both well known In
New Albany, 1ml., wero today found In nn
unconscious condition In a lodging house
In this city as n result of each having
tnken thirty grains of morphine with sul
cldal Intent. Dunbar, who has n wife and
four children In Now Albany, is Bnld to
have eloped with Mrs, Hrndley, who is tho
mother of two children nnd wife of n prom
inent citizen of New Albany, on Juno 10.
They went from New Albany to Omaha,
whuro they remnlned until July when thoy
camo here. Dunbar secured a position In
a drug store, whero ho worked but a short
time. Later ho was employed ns a cigar
salesman, but he did not succed at that and
soon found himself out of employment or
monoy. In despair ho and Mrs. tlradloy
decided to end their lives, but they wero
discovered in time and will recover.
A lengthy letter wob found In their room.
It contained a detailed statement of how
and whero Dunbar wanted to bo burled
and a request that a message bo sent to
Rev. C. P. Cook at New Albany, Ind., ask
ing Mm to tell his (Dunbar's) wife of his
death. The letter nlso contained this sen
tence "Wo Iiavo taken poison becnuso ot
the wrong dono to our loved ones,"
ADVANCE IS VERY STEADY
Rescto Oolumn Goes Toward Pekin Ten and
Twelve Miles a Day.
APANESE ARE LEADING THE ALLIED FORCES
Word from the I.cKntloner on the
Itli Mi III They Were Safe
nnil llnil Itntloim for
Ten Day,
(Copyright, 1500, by Press Publishing Co.)
CUB FOO, Aug. 12. (New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) A courier
from l'ekln brings reliable nows that on
tho 4th of August the legations wero safe
and then had ten days' rations.
There was llttlo firing on them from the
Chlneso Inside tho city.
The rescue column of tho allies Is ready
to move forward again. General Fuku-
shlma says the allies will surely nrrlvo In
time to rescue tho legatloncrs. The column
advanced ten miles with no opposition.
General Fukushlma advanced twelve
miles to Mathuo (Matow), the enemy ex-
changing a fow scattering shots.
The Japanese arc In the lend now and
tho Hussians havo succeeded tho Amer
icans ns their support.
FREDERICK PALMER.
FIXING FORM OF GOVERNMENT
Jiirnpcnii Power Snlil to He r.ichiiiiK
Iiik ntc on Himv to Hole
China Hereafter.
(Copyright, If), by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON. Aiib. 11.-(New ork Worm
Cablegram Special Telegram.) Negotia
tions nro pending In China between tho
Imperial government nnd the commanders
of tho union forces tn arrange tho con
ditions for handing over the foreigners now
n l'okin to the nllled army. The point
where tho transfer shall be made is still
n dispute, the question being whether It
shall take place Insldo or outside the wall
of Pekln.
Immediately nftcr tho safety of the for
eigners in Pekln Is assured, LI Hung Chang
will offer terms of settlement of the whole
difficulty, giving full reparation to tho
powera, especially Germany, including In
demnity nnd exemplary punishment of nil
tho olllclnls, both military and civil, who
havo been responsible for tho outrages.
An It Is unlikely tho present government
of Chlnn can survlvo this crisis, a new form
of government will prohably be proposed,
under which China will bo governed by ten
native viceroys appointed for life. They
will act under a supremo head, a European
nominated by the powers. On a vacancy
nrlslng nmcng tho ten chosen rulers, tho
viceroys will havo tho right to nomlnato a
man to fill tho place, subject to tho veto
of tho supremo head. The responsibility
for the government of the country under
European surveillance will bo thrown upon
the shoulders of tho pntrlotlc Chinese vice
roys with their assistants and the adminis
tration will bo reformed broadly on lines
suggested by tho reformed imperial customs
under Sir Robert Hare.
China ran only bo governed by the Chi
nese. This fact is now recognized by all
European powers. Disarmament will be n
part of tho now schemo simultaneously with
the organization of nn effective police sys
tem, ine capltnl will ho moved to Shang-
uni. incso proposals nro now formlnc tho
subject of Interchanges of notes between
tho European chancellories nnd Washington
and they will be found to supply the princi
ples oi a new unineso administration.
W. PRITCHARD MORGAN.
BERLIN TAKEN BY SURPRISE
ForrlKn (Ifflrc Find It llnril tn Com
prehend riiiirrrn'n Dlspntulir
n to Ho-MI-Wu.
IlEnLIN, Aug. 14. Considerable surprise
Is expressed by the German foreign offlco
at tho Information, communicated to
Washington by General Chaffee, that tho
allied trcops wero at Ho-Sl-Wu on last
Thursday, Inasmuch as other recent dis
patches had asserted that the Chlneso were
strongly entrenched In front of tho allies
nbovo Yang Tsun.
The Hanover Courlor, dlscuBslns tho plan
of campaign, says today that foreign
offlco circles regard the success of tho
present movomcnt as next to impossible
nnd expect that tho first task of Count
von uaidersco, after his arrival nt tho
front, will bo to lead tho advanco upon
renin.
uioutenant Colonel Itelnhold Wagner,
discussing tho mllitnry problem in tho Na
tional Seltung, argues that tho roads load
Ing from Pokln to tho interior ought to bo
soizca in oraor to provont the cscapo of
mo reoeis ana that then, with an army of
70.000 to 80,000 men, an advanco should bo
mado nlong both banks of tho Pol Ho,
Tho Gorman armored cruiser Fuorst Bis
marck, with tho Gorman transports Wltto
kind and Frankurt, arrived at Tslng Tau
yesterday and proceeded Immediately for
tak u.
Tho new cablo steamor Von Podblelskl
lias been ordered to Chinese waters and
will sail early next month.
Tho Marino offlco has awarded tho prlzo
ouereu lor a Kiiaisl color for Chlneso uni
forms thnt will not wash out to a chemist
named Milch nnd a Swedo named Oacowes.
TORRID HEAT IN KANSAS
enrlj- livery Town Hi-port Thrr.
monieti'rM n Iteulxtcri ni;
100 or .'More.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Aug. 14. The south-
west has fairly sizzled today, tho hottest
weather for years prevailing. Tho moat
Intense heat was experienced in southern
Kansas, whero tho temperature In nearly
every town excooded 100 dgrees. Tho maxl-
mum was reached nt Sallua, whero 112 do
grees was registered on tho strcots and 103
in tho shade. Mcl'hcrson, Kan., reported
10
In Kansas City tho government thermom
eter reached 91 at I o'clock, while street
thermometers went up to 100.
Hot Heat at St. .lom-pli.
ST. JOSEPH. Mn Aug. 14. Twolvo heat
prostrations, wun ono mat win prove
fatal, is tno record today at this point
which was tho hottest of tho season. The
thermometer registered 101. Tho heat vie
tlms wero all packing houao employes,
i:iKht llniirK HiiuukIi at Toledo.
TOLEDO. O., Aug. II. t'nder Instructions
from Mayor Jones and tno city council city
kiik neer w. f iirown tonay issued u nuui-
date that after August hi eight hours should
In every department constitute a day s
work, i'eliulty win uo liilllcteu lor viola
REBELS ACTIVE IN PANAY
s
Ctiuuuc In llnrninltiB Tactic. Avoid
ing i:tiKMK'iii-nt filth
Aiuerleiin Troon.
MANILA. Sunday. Aug. 12. Reports from
tho Vlsnyan Islands show that there has
been Inereaeed activity among tho Insur
gents there during tho last six weeks. The
American losses In the Island of Pan ay
last month wero Rrenter than In any month
since January last.
General MoJIcn, In Leyte, and General
Lucban, In Snmnr, nre harassing the gar
risons, shooting into the towns during the
night nnd nmbushlng small parties, firing
and then retreating upon the larger bodies.
The rebels possess an ample supply of
ammunition and arc organized to a con
siderable desrec.
Tho Americans have garrisoned three
towns on Samnr Island, two of which
shelter n tenth of the original Inhabitants.
who suffer from the continual "sniping"
of tho rebels from tho surrounding hills.
The third Is without any native Inhab
itants, tho rebel outposts, a mile away,
preventing their return' to their homeii.
General Lucban punished the Islanders
who have any relations with tho Ameri
cans. Cebtl Is likewise disturbed.
Rnrrlng thoso who have taken tho oath
of nlleglnnce to the United Stntes, tho
rebels are Imprisoned In Manila.
When nmncsty wns proclaimed It prac
tically was without effect and the expecta
tion thnt the proclamation would nr
eompllsh much In the unexpired time Is
dally diminishing.
Tho banks, under government pressure,
have restored tho exchange rate of two
Mexican silver dollars to one gold Amerl
enn dollar. General MscArthur has or
dered tho nceeptnnco of Amerlcnn money
for nil public dues nt tho ubovo rate.
Newspapers containing the national dem
ocratic platform havo arrived. Tho refer
ence therein to Philippine Independence
and to nt protectorate tonri to strengthen
Hie extreme null-American element In Its
Increasing nttitudo of delay and obstruc
tion. It M belloved that radlrul steps for
a settlement hero will be Impossible be
fore the election.
General Wright, Major Mans nnd others
havo returned from a trip to Dcnguet
province, where they recommend the Itn
mediate establishment of a convalescent
hospital. Ilenguet Is tranquil. Tho Phil
Ipplno commission, It Is now announced,
will make all futiiro military sorvlro np
polntments.
Several minor engagements occurred Inst
week in Luzon. The rebels used tmokc-
les powder, which they must necessarily
have obtained by filibustering.
STATE OF HEALTH IN MANILA
Iteernt Inspection Dlsclnnen I'rmrnre
of 1(10 Cnr of Leprony
In City.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 Surgeon Gen
eral Sternberg hns received a report from
Major Guy L. Edlo, president of the Roard
of Health In Manila. This board has tho
supervision of everything relating to tho
health ot the city of Manila, and also has
charge of tho charltahle Institutions, tho
registry of births, deaths and marriages.
The roport says that by a rigid system
of Inspection nnd vacehiautm snlsllpox has
been kept from spreading seriously. Tho
Hoard of Health Is considering a plan to
scgregato all tho lopors on ono island,
where hospitals and other suitable build
ings can bo erected for their caro. The re
port states that leprosy was Introduced in
tho Philippines In 1633, when the emperor
of Japan sent 150 lepers to the Island. Since
then tho number has Increased until the
estimate Is that thero nre 30,000 lepers In
the nrchlpelago, largely In tho Vlsnynns.
In n recent inspection of Manila 100 lepers
wro found concenled In various houses,
while many othors csenped to the country.
Discussing the bubonic plague esses tho
report Htntes that soveral cases wero
llagnosed ns typhoid fever, but whon it
was found that they wero actually cases of
plague measures were taken to srndlcate
the disease by n houso to houso canvass.
Thero were employed 100 Inspectors,
mostly Filipino medical students, wh06o
good work In this direction Is commended.
Tho board wns also assisted by the Chinese
consul nnd Chinese merchants. Thero Is a
disposition among mnny of tho ignorant
classes to conceal nil esses of serious
disease.
AIR BRAKES DID NOT WORK
Two i'rnlnn on Denver fc Itlo Grande
Crash TiiKi'tlirr, Two Dentil
III NIlltlllK.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Aug. 14.
A head-end collision on tho Denver & Rio
Grande railroad today at Monument, nbout
twenty miles north of this city, resulted In
the death of two persons and tho Injury of
several others.
The dead:
R. F. wniWKR, Manltou, Colo,
II. F. GILUKRT, Fowler, Colo.
Tho injured:
Frnnk Frado, Italian, of Sallda, Colo,, his
wlfo nnd two children.
S. C. Ilarnes, Denver.
Missouri Pacific train No. 12, northbound
running on the Hlo Grando tracks between
Puoblo nnd Denver, left this city forty mln
utes late. Rio Grando train No. 1, tho Pa
cific coast limited, had orders to pass the
northbound nt Monument switch. Tho
northbound train hnd tho main lino nnd tho
train coming from Denver fnlled to stop
In tlmo and crashed Into tho northbound
train
In the forward car of tho southbound train
coming to Colorado Springs were seated nil
of thoso who wero killed and Injured. Gil
bert nnd Webbor wero pinned under tho pltal. Others aro reported at home. Doc
dcbrls nnd could not be reached for half an 'or wants trained nurses. Must Issue full
hour.
Engineer Desmond of No. 1 states thnt
when ho attempted to stop nt Monument
his nlr brake would not work.
TRAGIC MISTAKE OF ACTRESS
Madame Vemethy Drink of Virulent
I'oInoii on StiiKe of llililn I'cutli
lto ni Theater and llle,
LONDON, Aug. ID. While ptrformlng on
Monday oventng nt tho Royal opera hoii3e,
nuda Posth, tho well known opera singer,
Mme. Noinothy, according to a dispatch from
Vienna to tho Dally Express, drank a viru
lent poison Instoad of tho colored wntar sup
posed to bo used on tho stage, Mme. No
methy fell before tho horrified nudienco nnd
died an hour later. How poison enme to he
substituted for tho colored water has not yet
been ascertained, but it Is believed, tho cor
respondent asserts, that Mmo. Nemethy wai
quite Ignorant of tho deadly nature of the
drink.
I'rle at I'url llxpii'llliin.
PARIS. Aug. 14. The final meeting of the
superior Jury of awards this morning shows
42.700 to be tho totnl number of awards
mnde to exhibitors from all countries at the
Paris exposition. Thoy nro divided Into 2.
S27 grand prizes. 8,166 gold medals. 12.214
sliver medals, ll.i'.ir, brouzo medals and
7,'JSS ,bouorablo mentions.
WAPPIC1I TURNS FROM BRYAN
Altogether Too Much Populism in tho New
Democracy for liira.
WILL RESIGN FROM COUNTY DEMOCRACY
I'nr Venr Artlic In l.nenl Democratic
ItaiiLn and One ot the Olltcer
of the Kannn (it)
Convention.
William F. Wapplch, n well known demo
cratic lawyer of Omaha who otllclated as
ono of tho assistant sergeants-nt-arms at
Kansas City, Is about to resign his member
ship In tho Douglas county democracy, oi
which ho wns un of tho organizers, becauso
im ennnnt mlhere to a narty that stands for
the ilnntrlnn expressed by the Kansas City
plntform. Mr. Wapplch says he leaves the ,
democrntlc party reluctantly, but will re
turn to Its rnnks wily when It ceases to be
domlnntcd by populists and oopullstlc Ideas,
If such a tlmo ever comes. He began to
wnver in his party allegiance at the time
tho Chicago plutform wns promulgated, but
his domocnu-y wns so firmly rooted that
ho managed to overlook tho free silver
heiesy and voto tho party ticket In 1S96.
Tho Kansas City platform," says air.
Wapplch. "is too much for any dem
ocrat who has thinking facilities of
his own. Tho reiteration ot the
absurd Idea thnt value can bo leglBlated
Into a commodity is not by any means tho
only weakness In (ho Knnsns City resolu
tions. After knuckling to the demnnds or
tho silver rcpubllans nnd populists for the
10 to I plunk and thus enfeebling their po
sition tho democrats In the convention
sought to rcpnlr tho dnmngo by erentlug a
paramount Issuo out of tho conditions In
tho Phlllpplno islands. Mr. Ilrynn Is now
putting on tho finishing touches by glvln
volco to somo very catchy phrnses about Im
perialism nnd lomo very reverential allu
sions to tho constitution.
liiipe rliillnin a l'ale Iiip.
"Tho Kansas City platform llrst declare
that tho Filipinos cannot be.-ome citizens
without endnngerlng our clvlllzntlon, whlcu
must mean that they nro of a race fo In
ferior that they cannot bo Biifely Riven the
rights of citizenship under this or any other
government. If making the Filipinos citi
zens of tho United States would endanger
our clvlllzntlon they must be un uncivilized
people nnd unfit to govern themselves. Then
tho llryan platform goes on to declare for
tho establishment of a stable government
In tho Philippines to bo followed by Inde
pendence. Just when tho Islands are to
lie given their Independence Mr. llryan and
his followers cannot say; It Is a matter for
consideration In the dim nnd dlstnnt future.
If the Filipinos nro half as uncivilized as
tho Ilrynn platform declares them to be,
nnd from developments over there thus far
wo must presume that thoy nre, the work
of establishing n stable government for
them will not be so easy us Mr. Uryan
seems to nntlclpnte.
"I am a thorough believer In the coursn
being pursued hy tho present administra
tion as regards tho Phlllpplno Islands. I
ran think of no other course of procedure
for the erection of stable government there.
First of all order must he wrought out oS
chaos and the Filipinos forced to respect the
lnw. Until this Is dono a stable govern
ment for them Is Impossible nnd Independ
ence for them Is not to be considered. After
tho establishment of law nnd order In the
Philippines will ho tho best time to con
sider what kind of a government they nre
fit for. I think tho prenching of Filipino In
dependence is premature. Mr. Ilrynn prob
ably knows that ho is putting the cart ahead
of tho horse, but by doing so he Is enabled
to uso tho Filipinos for campaign purposes
and that is all ho wants to do.
Curt llefore the Horse.
"And tho Kansas City platform In dealing
with this Phlllpplno matter reaches still
another queer notion. After presuming that
tho sottllng up of a Phlllpplno republic will
bo tho easiest 'hlng In tho world tho prom
lsn Is mado that such a republic Is to bo
protected by this government forever. I un
derstand this to mean that tho Monroe doc
trine Is to be stretched ncross l'.'.OOO miles
of land nnd sea to maintain tho independ
ont government of a pcoplo whose fi cit
izenship is reRarded as a menace to tho
civilization of a republic. I dont believe
tho Monroo doctrino was ever intended for
such a purpose.
"Tho cant of tho Bryan campaign Is added
to by this man Webster Davis. Tho Idea
of such a man going nbout the country
shouting for freedom and liberty. The
hypocrisy of Davis Is well understood by
tho people In Kansas City who know him
Ho was elected mayor of Kansnn City a
tho candldnto of a well known order whose
only excuse for cxistenco was a deslro to
establish proscription In this country. As
mayor of Kansas City ho denied the rights
or freedom nnd liberty to American citi
zens whoso religious faith hnppcned to
bring them under the ban of proscription.
Ho Is, Indeed, a flno specimen to advocate
tho causo of tho Doers, to plead for tho
freedom nnd liberty of a pcoplo In South
Africa after denying the same blessings
to Americans nt home."
SMALLPOX AMONG INDIANS
Morr Tlinn Twenty-Four Case Are
Reported a MiikIhK' on Turtle
.Mono tnl il ItcBcrvut Ion.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14. Indian Agent
Gelschel wires as follows from the Devil's
lake reservation, North Dakota:
"OLUERTON, N. D., Aug. 14. Ilrcnncr
wires twenty-four cases of smallpox In hos-
rations. Wlro Instructions. Letter to fol
low. O ETC II 13 L, Agent."
The sceno of tho outbreak Ii about 100
miles from tho agency and tho smallpox
U among the Turtle Mountain Indians,
who nre on a separate reservation, but
under tho Jurisdiction of tho Dovll's Inko
agency. Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Jones has wired to the agency autnoritics
to take all steps necessary, including tho
employment of a trained nurse. Tho au
thorities haro bellevo tho smallpox cases
reported aro not likely to bo of a virulent
ehuracter and aro similar to cases that
havo occurred among tho Indians In other
sections. There aro about 1.000 or 1,200
Indluns on tho Turtle Mountain reserva
tion.
Movement., of (leeiin Veel Auk. I I
At Plymouth Arrived Deutschliind, from
i.'nv Ynrlv for Ilumburir. Sailed Pretoria,
from Hamburg and Houlogno, for New
York. .
At Oueenstown Arrived Oceanic, from
v.w Vnrk. for Liverpool and proceeded.
At Tarlfu. August 8 Passed lulu, from
ricnn.i fur Run Francisco.
a t VriUiilmmii Arrived Hrnemnr. from
Portland. Ore., for Hong Kong. Hailed
r'.nniHvin. from Hone Kotur. for iucomu.
At llonrf Kong-Arrlved-Olyinpin. from
Tnpmnii
At N w York Sailed Tatirle, tor Liver
pool; Anchorla. for Glasgow; Lahn. for
liremon, via Cherbourg and Southampton
At Gibraltar Arrived nth Werru. from
New York, for Naples and Genoa
At Antwerp Arrived l.ltli Westernlund
from New York, via Southampton.
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska
Probably Fair. Variable Winds
Temperature at llmiiha Ycatcrdayi
Hour. licit. Hour. Den.
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VETERANSOFTWOWARSMARCH
Former Soldier Cheered liy I'opulni'i
11 The I'nr il lie Thrnllull
llnnrr Street.
DF.NVNR, Aug. II. Today's celebration
by the Society of the Army of tho Philip-
pines, tho organization oi wmcn win no
perfected nt the veterans' reunion, which
Is being held here, began with a parado
In which the Grand Army of tho Republic.
Confederate Veter.ins. Spanlsh-Amorlcnn
war veterans, Army of the Philippines nnd
the National Guard of Colorado took part.
Tho members of tho Army of the Philip
pines, of whom there were about l.noo In
line, wore knakl uniforms, campaign hats
and legglns. Thousands of spectators
crowded the sidewalks nlonpr tho line of
march nnd cheered the veterans, Generals
Francis V. Greene, Owen Summers nnd
Irving Hale receiving especially hearty
greetings.
At 11 o'clock a reception In honor of
the veterans wns given by Governor nnd
Mrs. Thomas at their residence.
Tho business meeting was resumed nt
noon. Upon motion of th.c chairman. Gen
eral Greene, It wns voted to send to Gen
eral Arthur MacArthur In the Philippines
the following messuxe: "Your fcrnior
comrades In the nrmy of the Philippines
assembled In Denver on Hie anniversary of
the enpture of Manila send you their loving
greetings and best wishes for your con
tinued success, health nnd safo return."
A constitution wns adopted. The name of
the i-nrlety Is to bo the National Association
of the Army of the Philippines. The an
nual meeting Is to be held on August 13.
The discussion of polltlcnl topics nt any
meeting Is forbidden.
NehniNha Mini In TreiiMii cr.
The membership piovides that any honor
ably dlschnrged oflleer or man who hcrved
In thn Philippine campaign, whether In tho
nrmy or navy, or Is now so serving, or the
son of nny such man, shall be cllglhle to
membership, thus pcrpetuntlng the associa
tion from generation to generation.
The following officers were elected: Pres
ident, Francis V. Green. New York; first
vice president, General Irving Unto. Colo
rado; second vice president, Colonel Owen
Summers, Oregon; third vlco president.
Lieutenant Colonel H. II. Llpplncott, United
States nrmy; fourth vice president. Colonel
Nllllnm II. Ilnyle. United Stales nrmy; llflh
vice president, Major Grnnt. Ulnh; sixth
vice president. Captain Donald MacRae.
Iowa; corresponding Bccrotnry, Major David
Falrchlld; recording secrotnry, II. F. Sta-
pleton, Colorado; treasurer. Captain P.
James Cosgrove, Nebraska: chaplain. Cap
tain Hunter of the Tenth Pennsylvania.
It wns deolfjed to hold (ho next annuil
meeting at halt Lake City.
INSTRUCTS IN POWERS CASE
.Indite Cnntrlll I AeiMipd Uy Law
yer fur llcfi'iim- nl' lleiiiH
Too fii'ii'rr,
GKOKOETOWN, Ky., Aug. 14.-Tho final
Instructions wero read to tho Jury by Judgo
Cantrlll at 4 o'clock this afternoon In the
Powers trial and Judge James Sims mado
tho opening nrgunient to tho Jury for th
ilerense. Defendant Powers Is in such n
norvous nnd critical condition that his at
torneys hied a physician's allldavlt that
he wns tinablo to nttend a night session of
tho court, but Judgo Cantrlll said a cot
could bo provided for him nnd he could I In
down In tho courtroom during tho
speeches. Powers wns able to sit up to
night, however. Tho instructions to tho
Jury aro considered by tho defendant's at
torneys ns being entirely loo sovero nnd
tend to lessen I'pwcrs' chanco of acquittal,
although they aro still confident of a ver
diet In his favor.
The court InstructH tho Jury that an ac'
cessory before tho fact may bo convicted,
although tho person who committed tho
act is never identified, npprchended or
tried nnd that If tho Jury believes from
the evidence beyond u rcasonablo doubt
that the defendant conspired with the
othor persons indicted or nny other per
sons to procuro or bring nbout tho murder
ot Gocbcl it ought to find tho defendant
guilty of murder nnd (lx his punishment
nt death or confinement In tho stnto pen
Iteutlury for llfo In their discretion.
Tho court further instructs tho Jury thnt
If Powers was n party to n conspiracy
ought to find him guilty whether he wns
present nt tho tlmo of tho shooting or
wounding or not, or whether tho Identity
of tho person shooting or wounding said
William Gocbcl bo established or not, and
if tho Jury shall find tho defendant guilty
It ought to fix by other ovldonco tending
to connect tho defendant with tho commis
sion of tho offense.
Evory fact nnd circumstance necessary
to constitute tho guilt ot tho dofondnnt,
tho court Instructs, ought to bo proved to
the satisfaction of tho Jury boyond a rea
sonable doubt nnd unless tho defendant
has been so proven guilty beyond a rcason
ablo doubt tho Jury ought to find him not
guilty.
Judgo Sims In his speech tonight said
the proof In tho caso had not borno out tho
statements of tho case made for tho com
monwealth by Colonol T. C. Campbell.
Ho took a shot at Campbell by saying If
tho commonwealth attorney had stated tho
cose ho would havo stuck to tho facts that
could bo proven. He dilated nt length on
Coolman's testimony that if tho fall of tho
bullet wns 11 13-16 ot an inch In passing
through Ooebol's body It could only havo
been fired from a point soven feet nbovo
Powers' offlco window.
PROBABLY FROZEN TO DEATH
Outfit Ilelonulim lo MInnIiik Party
Found Mile from Indian Trail
In thn Klondike,
VANCOUVER. U. C.. Aug. 11. Tho man
ngers of the Chnrlcalon purty, engaged In
stringing tho nll-Canadlan telegraph wireu
to Dawson, returned today from sections
of tho Klondike country, whero It wns
thought that the fool of the white man had
never trod before.
Near Plko river in u deep forest thoy
found tho skeletons ot twelve horses In u
clearing. Further on there was a complete
sawmill nnd several houses. In the cabins
thoro was no human belnt, but all wore
clocked with provisions nnd besides there
wen lying nrnund overalls, grindstones and
nxcii. It lb suppotod tho parly owning thrso
things wero frozen to death. Tho outfit
was found forty milca oft un old Indian
trail.
RESCUE IS AT HAM)
Dolivoraneo of Logutioners May Bd Accom
plished Tomorrow,
ALLIED FORCES DRAWING NEAR TO PEKIN
French Eoporta Flnco Intornationnls Within
Sixtcon Miles of Goal.
BATTLE WITH CHINESE AT NAN-SAI-TUNG
Amorican Mounted Battery Takes Part in
Skirmish with Euemy.
CELESTIALS SEEK SAFETY IN FLIGHT
(JrrniTiii Government, 5nplrlou
lirrnl llrllnln' Intention at
MihiikIiiiI, Will Srnil licet
to that Point,
of
LONDON. Aug. 15. 4 n. m. The Stand
nrd, u(ter expressing the opinion that there
Is increasing ground to hope thnt thn min
luters will be rescued by tho allies tomor
row (Thursday) If tho Initial rnto of prog-
li'H In maintained, goes on to deal with
what will follow tho rescue nnd says It may
be Inki'ii for granted that the policy l
tiibuted to the Washington cabinet repte
sents the absolute minimum demands of
the combined powers.
Tho only news which lakes the ndvance
upon Pekln further than Ho-Sl-Wu rnmes
from Paris. Tho London morning papers
onlnln nothing to confirm tho French ie-
pnrt that tho nlllcs nro within sixteen miles
of Pekln, although n Cho Foo dispatch I
printed iiiyln; that they wero within twen
ty-seven mllot. of tho coal on Saturday.
Confirming the report of tho nrrlval of
tho International forces nt Ho-Sl-Wu (aluo
written Hohsl Wu) tho Dally Mall's corre,
Hpondenl adds:
"The Chinese offered little real opposi
tion. The nrrlval of the allies frustrated a
determined attempt to ndvert the courun
of the river. Thn heat Is Intense, but the
health of the tioops is cood."
Kept lllKht On.
A Petersburg special says: "Thn latest
news from General Llnevllch, enmmnndlni:
tho Russian troops In Iho provlnro of Pe-Chl-Ll
Is that tho nllles, nftcr tho capturo
or lang I sun, took ono day's rest nnd
then, on August 7, a vanguard wns formed,
consisting of ono Siberian regiment, ono
regiment of Bothnia Cossacks, three bnt
tallons of Japanese Infantry, ono Japanese
snpper company and nn American mounted
battery.
"In splto of tho condition of the road this
column proceeded by forced march about
eleven and a half vursts townrd Pekln, en
countering nt Nnn-Snl-Tung, forty-nlne
miles irnm Pekln, n Chinese detnehment
which fought for nn hour und a half. Fi
nally tho Chlneso throw down their arms
nnd lied In a panic. . ,,
"WKcn this nows wns sent back nit th
nllles started forward In thrco columns,
with Cossacks In front and on tho flanks."
A Port Arthur special announces that
women nnd children havo been ofTlcliilly no
tilled to leave that place.
Tho Chlnso minister In London. Sir Chlh
Chen Lo Feng Luh, Is quoted ns snylng
that ho hoped nnd believed that peace would
ho established between China and the pow
ors within the next six weeks.
Yesterday ho transmitted to tho RrltlBh
foreign oirieo another message from tho
lirltish minister in Pekln. Sir Clnude Mac
Donald, the contents of which tho oftlclnls
have thus far refused to mako public.
The Herlln correspondent of tho Dally
Chronicle suys the German government has
ordered two cruisers to Shanghnl and (hat
nnoGier Is on tho way, while a fourth Is al
ready thero.
"Tho German government," he remarks,
"Is ovldently determined that England shall
not havo n free hand In that section,"
"Tho nllled troops," says tho St. Peters
burg correspondent of tho Times, "having
on August 0 occupied Ho-Sl-Wu. havo now
moved on toward Mu ChatiR without moat
ing any groat opposition. Tho artlllory Is
being moved satisfactorily, in splto of tho
bad roads, which tho Japanoso aro engagod
In repairing. Tho Chlneso nro now concen
trated nt Using Hlo Sing, whero fighting
may bo expected."
MATTER OF AN INDEMNITY
Chinese Will He l(eiiilred tn .Support
the Famine of Their Amer
ican Victim.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 11. A high gov
ernment official said today that tho in
demnity which tho United States would
demand for every Amerlcnn cltlzon killed
or maimed Jiy (ho Chlneso during (ho
present troubio would bo sufficient to sup
port their families for tho remnlnder of
their lives.
"This government docs not want a prov
ince, a town, n vlllago or a slnglo squaro
foot of Chlneso territory ns Indemnity,"
said tho ofllclnl, who Is close to (ho presi
dent. "Thoro Is but ono Indemnity which
thoy can glvo our peoplo and that is a
monotary indemnity to tho families of
their American victims. For ovory ono of
theso China must pny a sulfinlnnt sum to
keep their families from want during tholr
lives. This governmont will exact nssur
unces of a satlsfnc(ory charncfer that such
n state of nffnlrs now oxlsts In China shall
not again occur. Tho nature of these as
surances will bo determined later, Tho
collection of Indemnity may prove difficult
nnd It may bo decided, nlthough so fnr tho
proposition has not been considered, to
station war shlpB in tho harbors of tho
principal cHIch nnd officials within theso
(itlcs to watch tho revenues and piotoot
tho In .crests of tho United States, If need
bo, by taking chnrgo of such revenues nnd
reserving Bomo portion of them to apply
to tho indemnity.
"In nddltlon lo requiring assurances of
a reaioradon of order and (ho s(rlr(03t
precuudons (o prevent a similar state ot
affairs lu the future, a small body of
troops may bo necessary to protect tho
olllcluls stationed ut theso ports. If this
plnn should bo adopted tho different allies
doubtless will eo-nperato.
"Effort will bo mado. of course, to traco
(ho responsibility for tho recent outrages,
but it will bo a dilllcult task, ns thorn will
bo llttlo dlHposKlou among Iho Chlnosn to
tell tho truth, especially when It would
implicnto one ot their number. Tho
Chlneso cannot bo punished Indiscrimi
nately for tho atrocities, but whorover
such nffensn is fixed on an Individual, high
or low, his punishment will bo required
If it can bo shown that orders for hostllt
ties wero Issued by tho empress dowager
or tho emperor, their deposition Is certain
and another government will bo set up
If Tuan Is proved to havo ordered tho nut
rages the severest punishment way bo un
corded him."