The Omaha Daily Bee. EST A I h I SJ I E J UX 13 OMAJIA. Tm'TlSDAY JIORXIXC, At'CSl'ST ItlOO TEX P Alt lis. sixci.h cow vivu cuxts. H, 1871. A J f EAGEREARSAREBEXT OfEcials at Washington Realizo Critical Stato of Affaire in China. CRISIS CANNOT CONTINUE MUCH LONGER General Hopo That Early News May Quickly Ecloivo Present Awful Tension. SEVERAL MESSAGES COME FROM CONGER Strong Opposition, it is Prophesied, May Bo Encountered at Tung Chow, CHAFFEE WITHIN TWENTY MILES OF PEKIN llellrf Impressed Tim I When Alllc Jtcncli PcUIn TIipj Mny I'lml tin; Chinese llnvr II fprnl eel Trick nml Deserted the Place. WASHINGTON, Auk, 15,-Thn tension on tlw Chinese situation lm been Intense thtottghout tho day, for It Is appreciated by official that tho crisis has reached an ncuto slngo which cannot ho continued many hours without bringing word of mo mentous Import, determining, either for Kood or ovll, tho entire ccurno of events. It has been n day of oxtromo anxiety, of watching and wultlng. with only meager nnd fragmentary Information aa to tho mili tary and diplomatic phases. Ono of the now developments today waa tho statement that messages are being re received from Minister Congor which aro not transmitted through any or out officials In China or through tho Chlneso minister here, but directly to tho Slnto department. Theso messHges eomo by tho way of Tsl Nan. Some of them cannot bo fully de ciphered, nnd for this renson tho statement ennnot bo definitely made that tho dis patches sent by tho government to Minis ter Conger nre received by him. So far ns the messages havo boen deciphered thero Is no Indication that Minister Conger had received any of thoso sent by tho State d2 partmcnt. Nothing could bo learned of the contents of tho dispatches received, al though It waB stated thoro wcro qulto a number from Minister. Couger, somo coming from tho consular officers and General Chaffee, besldo thoBO which came direct. Tho mcssago transmitted through Minister ,Vu was entirely doclphored In tho depart ment. Opposition nt Tiiiik Ohovr 13xpectcil. During the course of a convcr patlon between Sccrotary Root and Ilaron Specie von Sternberg, tho Ger man charge d'affaires, Mr. Iloot gained considerable Information concern ing tho routo which has yet to bo travorsed by tho allied armies. Haron Sternberg told htm that Tung Chow was a very strong placo and If tho Chlneso army should mako a stand at this point tho International forces would llnd It auto difficult to over come tho forts nnd walls. Whllo It Is not Known what, -resjstanoo may havo been or will bo made to tho advanco at Tung Chow, Secretary Hoot and other officials would not bo surprised to lenrn of a very serious battlo at that placo. i, iu nvnnr.tn.1 that tho Gorman forco now ton Us wny to China will land In tho vicin ity of Lin Yu, which Is directly cast of Tekln. The advantages of this point aro .,,! in thn fnet thnt co will not lnicr- fcro with tho going nnd coming of ships vlth supplies. It alBO Is said that tho road from Lin Yu to Pokln Is better than that between Tlcn Tsln nnd Pokln. nB tho ground Is higher and tho country moro sultablo miiitnrv operations. Word camo early In tho day to the Navy department that General Chaffee had reached Matow. about twenty mMes from l'ekln. Tbls occurred Friday or Saturday, though tho dispatch irom ucnenu mu-, ,hrn..M. Ailmlrnl Hemcy. was not suf- iinnntiv definite to locate the exact tlmo of reaching that place. Hut In any event, three or four days havo elapsed since men urn. thcro has beon tlmo for a still further ad vance toward tho Imperial city. 1,'neliiu: nil Aentc Crisis. Thn foollnc among officials was shown In tho cxtremo circumspection thrown about nil messages relating to China, and It was nnnounced both at tho State and War do liartmcnts thnt any commutations from Minister Conner or tho United Stntes con- mils concerning affairs In China would not tio mado public, U was explained that this mi in no wuy duo to a dcslro to keep from tho public Information of an lmportnnt charactor, but was based solely on tho fact ih.it thn crisis Involved so many possiuin tics of pxtrcmo hazard to tho legatloncrs In Tekln that tho greatest caution must te on nerved Hiralnst disclosures which would fur tlicr lmnerll thoso In danger. Tho actual de velopments of tho day consisted of tho Jtemey dispatch hcrctororo ntiucieci io uuu ono from Consul General Goodnow at Shang hai. Tho Stato department declined to make public the contents of tho Goodnow dis patch. This orcned a wldo field for con jectures, tho most widely nccepted belief being that Mr. Gooiinow had ndvUcd ngalnst tho delivering of tho lcgatloners outsldo of l'ekln. Tho cipher exrerls wcro busy with a tllspatch from Consul General Fowler nt Che Foo, which wns so unintelligible that It had to bo returned to the telegraph eumpany to bo repented. So far as It could bo deci phered It appeared to repeat u message sent by Minister Conger to Fowler, telling the latter that tho situation was becoming more critical at l'ekln and thnt tho Chlneso au thorities wero seeking to compel the legn tloners to leave tho city under Chlneso es cort. It Is possible that tho message, which Is qulto long, will convey additional Infor mation when Its complications nro unrav elled, Mny Find I'cUIn lrcrlcil City. With tho army at Matow, It Is felt that any ono of several conditions might be pre sented In the near future. Tho Chinese of ficials hero concurred In tho "belief expressed by tho Chinese minister nt London that thero would bo n speedy nnd sudden change and a peaco within thn next few weeks. On the other hand Haron Speck Von Sternberg regards Tung Chow, midway between Matow nnd l'ekln, as tho real battleground, nnd Secretary Root Is Inclined to accept this view. Somo of tho Japanese officials be Jlovo that when tho allies reach Tung Chow they would find l'ekln a deserted city ahead of them, rb It was recalled that theso tac tics of withdrawal had occurred In 1869 when tho Hrltlsh-French exposition reached Tung Chow, In the absence of nil Information as to what tho Hilled armies will do. these con lectures from tho best posted sources rervo to show tho various serious possibilities forming a part of tho present crisis Tho message of tho French minister nt Tekln, M. Plchon, to the French foreign of- Continued on Second Page.) LOOKS FOR RELIEF OF PEKIN I mler icerelnry of Mtntc llrndcrlolc TnLrM More Optimistic leu of (III nn Oiitliiiili, LONDON. Aug. LV William St. John Broderlek. under secretary of state for foreign affairs, speaking this evening at a Primrose league fete, said the government was not without hope thnt the legations In l'ekln would shortly be relieved. He added that the government considered the situa tion moro satisfactory than It wns a few days ago. Referring to the landing of llrltlsh troops nt Shnnghal Mr. Ilroderlek said tho gov ernment wns ready to land forces If neces sary for the protection of Drltlsh llfo nnd Interests nnd adding significantly: "We all know that we are determined to risk overythlng and to put forward all our strength nnd resolution before allowing Hrltlsh Interests to go down In any part of the world." Tho nppolntment of Field Marshal Count von indorsee, Mr. Ilroderlek said, was welcome, and he expressed the hopo that It would strengthen tho ties between England nnd Germnny. Discussing the genernl situation In China he declared that thero was every reason to hope that tho viceroys in the Yang Tso valley would sincerely throw their In fluence against the Insurrection. HAVE FOOD FOR FIFTEEN DAYS French Milliliter TclcKrnpli Condi tions In l'ekln I'll to AtlRIIHt II. PARIS. Aug. 15. The French foreign of- flco has received the following dispatch from the minister of France nt Pokln, M. Plchnn, dntcd August 0: 'Wo havo been advised that LI Hung Chang Is charged to ncgntlnto telegraph ically with tho powers. Wo nro Ignorant of the events occurring outside tho lega tion. It Is surrounded by hostile dofenscs, How could wo nogotlnte without tho diplo matic corps regaining Its rights and the legation grounds being evacuated? If tho negotiations prevent tho march of tho allied troops, which Is our only salvation, wo risk falling Into Chlneso hands. Tho section wherein lies tho French legation Is occupied by Imperial troops, who havo not entirely censed to tire. Wo are reduced to slego rations. Wo havo provisions, horses, rlco and bread for fifteen dnys." MURDER OF MISSIONARIES t'nlilPKrniti to Amrrli'iin Ilonrit of Coiuinlnnlonera for ForrlKii MIk uluiia Itcpurts Many Killed. IIOSTON, Aug. 15. Tho American board of commissioners for foreign missions to day received a cablegram, dated August 13, from Consul Fowler at Cho Foo, In which ho says that n messenger sent to Puo Ting Fu has returned and reports that tho Presbyterian missionaries wero killed Juno 30, and tho Congregational and China Inland missionaries July 1. Tho mission aries stntloc h at Pao Ting Fu wcro Hev. Horaco T. Pit tin, Miss Mary S. Morrill and Miss Annlo A. Gould, both of Portland, Me, Tho character of tho messenger sent to Pao Ting Fu Is wholly unknown to tho officers of the board, but tho message In dicates thnt Consul Fowler and Hev. Dr. Henry 1). Porter credit tho report. SITUATION MORE CRITICAL Chinese Government U lOiiilonvorlnit to Force Ministers to I, cave Imperial City. WASHINGTON, Aug. 15. A dispatch re ceived yesterday by the State department from Consul Fowler nt Cho Foo wns badly mnnglcd In transmission so as to bo almost undecipherable. Tho cipher experts of tho department worked on It last night and todny. So far as mado out tho dis patch appears to contain a message from Minister Conger transmitted to Cho loo by courier. Tho gist of tho Conger mes- sngo contnlncd In tho cnblegram Is that tho situation In Pekln Is more critical and that the Chlneso government Is endeavoring to force tho ministers to leavo tho Imperial city under Chlneso escort boforo tho relief column nrrivcB. Beyond this point tno ills patch Is unintelligible. MANY MISSIONS ARE PILLAGED French Consul Wire UeigarillnK Con dition,! In Province of S wit to iv. PATHS, Aug. 15. The following dispatch has beon received from tho French consul at Canton: "All Ib quiet here. In tho district of Swutow tho ngitntlon against tho Christians nnd missionaries Is alarming. Many mis Blons In that region havo been pillaged and burned. Tho viceroy nnd myself havo do elded each to send a delegate to mako an Investigation and re-establish order. With tho view of giving weight to tho mission and to show thnt accord exists between tho mnndnrln nnd tho consulate, tho commit slon sails on tho French war vessel Comet." ICnuliuiiI He ll -m to Miicllonnlil. LONDON. Aug. 15. Tho British foreign office, replying to the latest cipher dispatch from tho Hrltlsh minister nt Pekln, Sir Claude MacDonnld. tho wording of which was almost Identical with tho messago from Sir Claudo received by tho Canton corre spondent of the Dally Telegraph nnd pub lished August 14. nnd which was transmitted to tho foreign office by tho Chlneso minister here, bids tho British minister to bo of good cheer nnd gives tho progress mado by tho relief column. Tho message of Sir Claude MncDnnnld to tho Dally Telegraph waB dntcd Pekln August 6. nnd rend:' "Our situation hero Is desperate. In ten dnys our food supply ends. Unless wo nro relieved u general massacre Is probable, Thn Chinese ofter to escort us to Tlcn Tsln but, remembering Cawnpore, wo rofuso the offer. Thero aro over 200 ICuropcnn women und children in this legation." Itnttalloii I, on ex for China. ST. PAl'L, Aug. 15. Tho Third battal ion of tho Eighteenth Infantry, 325 officers and men, loft St. Paul today under com mnnd of Major Pitchers, bound for tho Orient ami probably for China. They will reach Snn Francisco by August 19. Thn bnttallon will sail from thnt port on the transport leaving tho following day. Dispatch llcccltcil from fiuoilnniv WASHINGTON. Aug. 15. A dispatch has been received nt tho State department from Consul General Goodnow at Shanghai Its contents will not be mnde public, as It relates largely to questions of policy anil International affairs, and It Is stated that nothing regarding such questions will be given out at present. Troops Leave Suclllnc for t'lilnu. FOHT SNKLLING. Minn., Aug. 15. Tho depot battalion of the Eighth Infantry United States army, started for China via Pan Francisco today under command of Major W. L. Pitcher. Thcro wcro 600 men In lino. iULPS DOWN BITTER PILL Germany at Last Admits That Real Advanco on Pokin Has Begun, OBJECTION TO KAISER'S POLICY DEVELOPS cipnper Oiijcei in i-romm. lilt en to r.mperor to IllMinnmc ni en I of Chancellor In Con duct of Chliiu Wnr. nERLIN. Aug. 15. Tho German govern ment now ndmlts thnt tho advance upon ckln Is well under way, having recciveu official confirmatory dispatches today. The oreicn office is greatly astonished nt tno rnpld advanso of the International troops, but surmises that tho Chlneso will make one moro desperate stand before tho allies reach the capital. This evening tho Berlin papers contain a statement that Prlnco von Hohenloho, the Imperial chancellor. Is about to resign. As a matter of fact, ho has taken hardly any share In Goi.nnny'B warlike China policy, al though under the terms of tho constitution of tho empire the chnncellor Is solely ro- nonslblo to tho nation In thnt connection. After diligent Inquiry tho correspondent of he Associated Press Is able to assort that Prlnco von Hohenloho docs not Intend to resign In the near future. Several leading papers, however, express dissatisfaction nt what they call Kmpcror William's personal regime regarding China nnd tho "figurehcadlsm" of Hohenloho. Tho ncrllner Tngeblatt Bays that this condition of things "gravely injures thn. Importance of tho chancellor's office." All the papers, Including tho Berliner Post, the Kreuz Zcl tung, tho Dcutschn Tnges Xcltung, tho ller- Iner Tageblntt, tho Frankfort Zoltung, tho Schlesslschc Zcltung nnd the Hanover Cour- cr demand the summoning of the Reichstag n extra session. Tho Cologne Gazette, In the courso of an Inspired nrtlcle, BayB: "American readiness after tho rescue of the members of tho le gations to Intervene for peace promises small Bitccess, since tho powers today inaKu tho highest demands, whllo tho Chinese nre only willing to grnnt trifles." Iteceptlon to AVnlilernee, Next Saturday Kmperor Wllllnra will rc- celvo at Wllhelmshoho Field Marshal Count von Wnldorsee, together with his entire staff nnd Countess von Waldersee. Tho field marshal will bo presented with a field mar shal's baton. All tho guests of tho kaiser will pnrtlclpato In tho parades and bo pres ent at tho banquet In honor of tho seven tieth birthday of Emperor Francis Joseph. Tho actual dates when the addltlonnl 7,500 men will leavo Urcmerhaven for China have now been fixed. Eight steamers will sail on August 31, September 4 and September 7. carrying also much artillery, Including howitzers nnd shells. Several letters havo been received here from tho captain of the German gunboat litis, describing tho experiences of that ves sel. One appears In this ovcnlng's papers, giving a graphic account of the Taku fight. Tho writer exclaims: "And what a shame! All tho enemy's guns and the shells that Jellied our bravo fellows camo from home. All tho guns aro the Intcst Krupp quick-firers." Tho Kreuz Zeltuug contains a weighty editorial contending that tho greatest diffi culty In finally settling with Chlna'3 finan cial difficulty: "It would rcqulro a reform of the entire tnx system," says tho paper, "and especially tho Introduction of an income tax. In order to ralso tho money necessary to strengthen tho ccntrnl government, to allow tho carry ing out of Imperative public work, to dimin ish tho, power of tho viceroys nnd to enable China to pay easily tho heavy Indemnity now steadily accruing. This solution Is tho only feasible ono If tho partition idea is to bo eliminated." Bishop Anzer of tho diocese of Shan Tung has set out on his return to China, after receiving secret Instructions from tho popo rclatlvo to tho nttltudo which Catholic mis sionaries aro to ohscrvo during and nftcr the hostilities. BOERS ANXIOUS FOR PEACE fieiiernl I'rlimlno Unoteil nn MnyliiK Thrj- Are DlnKimtril with Kroner. CAPETOWN, Aug. 15. Commandant Prlnsloo, who surrendered to General Hunter July 30, has arrived here. Ho says ho Is heartily tired of the war and welcomes the prospect of pence. Tho commandant added that a majority of tho Boers wero "dlsgustoJ with President Krugcr." James G. Stowo, tho United States consul general, has returned hero. Only ten Boers wcro In tho body which attacked his train Tho remainder of the command wns com' posed of forclgncis. Mr. Stowo says tho ma Jorlty of the Boers deslro a cessation of hostilities. lloare in Still IIoIiIIiik Out. CAPETOWN. Aug. ID. A messenger for Colonel Honre. commanding the British gar rlson at Elands river, who reached Mafeklng Tuesday, reported that tho garrison was still holding out when ho left, although Colonel lloare has sustained sixty-seven cn&ualtlcs General Inn Hamilton, with a forco of cav alry, has been sent to rcllove tho garrlBou, ITALIAN SLEUTHS COMING Fifteen Deteetlvex Will Hik Stepn of AniirctiUtn In 1 illicit Staten. LONDON, Aug. 15. Today fifteen Itallai detectives, nrcordlnc to tho Homo spondent of tho Dally Mali, will sail for ew iotk to snaiiow tho movements nnnrchlbts In tho United Stntes. of Iliiltliuore i n Comlne Home, LONDON. Aug. 1.1. United Stntes Amlmn sndor Choato. attended hv tho full rminxv staff, yesterday visited tho United Slates cruiser Ilaltlmore at Greenwich. The party wns received by Rear Admiral Watson and Captain Forsyth, nnd tho guns that did so well nt Manila boomed out over tho Thames In tho ambassador's honor. Admiral Watson expects to go to Relfnst Friday, nnd from that point to New York, which will bo tho cruiser's first appearance In thofo wnters slnco the battle of Manila. Wnlcpt (iocs to lliMuliiirir. LONDON, Aug. K,. The prlnco nnd princess of Wales left London last evening for Hotnhurg. Immense throngs nwalted their arrival at tho Liverpool station and cheered them along tho thoroughfares through which thoy passed thither. They nro expected to return September 1. "Wlmlim' lilxNn lioen In, NIAGARA FALLS. N. Y. Aug. IS.-The window glass manufacturers nf tho I'nlted States and tho Pinto Class Jobbers' nsso. elation met hero today. Over ino of th lending llrms In the United States wero rep resented Th regulation of prices nml th nutmjt was determined upon. It wns de elded to Hdvnnro the prlco of plate glass and window glass ID per cent All orders made nfter today aro stbject to the advance. HAS RIGHT RING TO IT ItcpiilillcniiN of Orrmni Adopt Patri otic Platform nml Nominate Mate Ticket. TACOMA, WnKh.7Aug. 15.-The repub lican state convention met nt 10:30 today nnd ndopted n platform, nominated a full stntc ticket nnd adjourned nt .". o'clock. The managers of J. M. Frlnk, tho King county candidate for governor, controlled tho convention by a large mnjorlty nnd their slate, chosen last night, was nomin ated without n hitch ns follows: Congressmen W. L. Jones of Yakima and F. W. Cushman of Pierce. Governor J. M. Frlnk of King. Lieutenant Governor H. G. Mcllrlde of Skagit. Secretary of State S. II. Nichols of Snohomish. Treasurer C. W. Maynard of Lewis. Auditor J. D. Atkinson of Chelan. Attorney General W. B. Strntton of Pa cific. Land Commissioner Samuel A. Calvert of Whatcom. Superintendent of Public Instruction It. B. Bryan of Chehalls. Judges of the Supreme Court Wallace Mount of Spoknno nnd R. O. Dunbar of Thurston. I'resldcntlnl Electors Charles Sweeney of Spokane. .1. M. Boyd of Okonagon, F. W. Hastings of Jefferson and S. O. Cosgrovo of Gnrlleld. Tho platform ndopted warmly endorses tho administration of President McKlnley nnd declares Its loyalty to tho flag, for tho gold standard of value for all our money; for protection nnd reciprocity; for the Nicnrngunn canal, operated, owned and defended by the United Stntes; for the election of United Stntes senators by direct vote of tho people; for the enlargement of Ameri can trade nnd commerce; for such discrim ination nml natlnnnl aid as shall speedily result In tho upbuilding of tho Amcrlcnn merchant marine nnd tho rigid enforce ment of tho laws ugnlnst the trusts; for tho loynl nnd liberal support of tho na tion's defenders tho nrmy nnd navy; for tho uncompromising suppression of tho re bellion on tho Island of Luzon; for tho Im mediate rescuo of Americans Imperiled In China, and for ample restitution for loss of life nnd property therein; for a territorial form of government for Alaska, Including protection of navigation, and opposes ro- llnqulshlug Boll or sovereignty of any part of that district. It favors tho early con struction of a submnrine cable, owned nnd operated by tho federal government, con necting this stato with our Island posses sions In tho Pacific ocean. NO FRONT PORCH SPEECHES Chnnceil Cniulltlottn nml Itush of Work Ileelile President to Forrno Feature of 'till Campaign. CANTON, O., Aug. 16. No further pinna have been made for the president's trip to tho Grnnd Army of the Republic encamp ment tho latter part of next week and tho return to Canton mado about September 1. It Is expected to be a quiet trip over a di rect route and probably on regular trains. No provisions nro to bo mnde for stops en- routo nnd no speeches from the car plat form are to bo made. Orgtnl ,cd demonstra tions along tho routo will not, bo encouraged nnd above nil nothing of a political flavor will be allowed on tho trip. When the pres ident returns to Canton it will probably bo to resumo about tho same routine ns has been followed during tho last six weeks. Ho will not come hero for a front porch campaign, or to rccelvo political delegations. It Is known to bo the president's deslro to avoid such demonstrations as not In keep ing with tho dignity of tho office ho holds and, besides, the great amount of official work makes It Impossible for htm to engage In such a campaign. GAGE ON GOLD MOVEMENT ISxportntlon of Velloir Mctnl Is Only Ten ill to Ailjnnt it Natural equilibrium. WASHINGTON. Auc. 15. Secretary fincn was today asked by a representative of tho Associated Press If the outward gold move ment wns adversely affecting tho treasury interests or was likely to troublo or lmnalr tho gold reserve. Tho secretary replied that ho was suffering no nnxlcty nt all on that score "Tho movement," ho said, "Is cntlroly natural nnd unturo always tends to adjust equilibriums. Tho negotiation on this sldo of so largo a part of the English loan fully explains tho movement. Wo have gold to spare and It will go, and ought to go, whero It can bo most profitably employed. At tho moment that place of tho most need ap pears to be Great Britain und the continent. Wo have a largo supply of the yellow metal an Increasing supply when our do mestic production Is considered. BcBldes this, we nro buying nt our assay offices on tho Pacific coast almost the entire product of tho British Klondlko rtglon. With out great resources wo can, ns long as wo main tain tho gold slnndnrd and keep tho public credit good, retain for our own uso nil tho gold wo need." MAY BE CANKERS TO ENGLAND I.alinucliere ItcKnriln Sale of llrilxli llotiiU to Culled Mule iik liullcnt Iiik l.ntter'a tirent I'ronperlly. LONDON. Aug. 13. Truth. Henry Ln bourhero's paper, replying to somo of tho criticisms upon tho placing of a largo por tion of thn exchequer loan In tho United States, says: Wn ran see nothing derogatrrv in selling the bonds to iik iIi.i It Is mi iiiimum-c-ment ,of the enormous crowth of wciltn In tho Fulled States. Nor would we bo Mirprleod If, In view of tlnlr continued prosperity, our American coiinIus were m net as our hankers In tho future In .1 good many Instances. Wo cm see no harm Ii. such a relation. Nut Works ('Inni' Doirn, MFNCIK. lnil.. Aim. IS. The nut nml bolt department of the Indiana Iron work whs closed today, when nt u conference th" bolt makers i of lined to work on the 1.1 per rem reillieilllll lull! W11N in HllO onoCI tomorrow. Fifteen hundred men will be Idle. The reduction was to elfect no other department unit lliero are nut twenty bolt makers. The Republic Iron and Steel com. pnny. or trust, now Imldlnrt out ngalnst ine .Mini: iiinmeii wnrKcnt Heine, owns III pin nt. Mim eniiMilK of tteeaii VchicIh Ann. I At New York Arrived Noordland, from Antwerp; Kalserln ..mrla Theresa, from iircmcn: joenir.en l.ouise, from uremnn: La Hretagne, from Havre; llesperla, from Genoa, etc. Sailed-St. Paul, for tonh nmptnn: Teutonic, for Liverpool; Aragonla, for Antwerp. At Southampton-Arrived New York, trom New York. Sailed Frledrlchs dor (Irosse. from Hremen. for Cherbourg nnd New York. At Rotterdam Arrived Mnnsdam, from New York, via Houlogne. At HoMton Sailed New Unglund, for Liverpool. At Liverpool Arrived August II, I.lvonlun, from Montreal; August IB, Ciillc, from Now York; Oceanic from New York. At Plymouth - Arrived - Patrlei.i. from New York for Hamburg, via Cherbourg At Iloulogue Arrived -Mnnsdam. from New York, for Rotterdam At Hamburg Arrlv 'd Drutsch.aiid from New York, vU Plymouth und Cherbourg. WRITTEN BY TRAITOR HANI) Government Makes Public Anti-Imperialist Letter Seised by Funston. UNITED STATES IS ROUNDLY DENOUNCED .Vloiitanue It, I,everon of llrooUljn Aittlur Filipino to Scire Prom inent Amcrlcnn Oflleer nntl Hold lllm in IMrnte. WASHINGTON. Aug. 15. Tho War de partment tins mado public the Filipino cor respondence captured some months ngo by General Funston's comnund in Luzon. It was translated from tho Spanish under the direction of Captain John R. M. Taylor of tho Fourteenth Infantry, who Is In charge of Insurgent records. There Is a letter from Dr. Montague K. Lover-son, dntcd at Fort Hamilton. N. Y., July 17, 1S90. and addressed to Senor G. Apnclblc. It says: T uiH . . .1 ii 1 1 . . f -t -I ill...... i't,u inn, Diuillt'l. will iiiriiu ,ii,i-i S. Pnrson nf Lexington gave me ynur inline r. B r. .. n n I .l.nl.l .....!, n .. w,.... ,,n mil- I,, t.iiom , niiuill.i ,r n-,n-- Honliitlve FIIUMno. I nm a member of the Antl-lmncrlallst lengue nf Huston, of which flf-orge S. Bout well Is president nnd Irvln Wlnslow Is sec retary. 1 have published many articles ami letters ilenouncing the piratical wnr cur ried on by President McKlnley ugnlnst ynur people, lie nnd Genernl Otis and nil his troops are pirates upon the territory of the natives. Our presidents nre not In the po sition of kings. Our presidents ure nut in the least authorized to make wnr without i ue convcui oi enngress, ns .nciMiiicy is doing, und nil persons compromised in this wnr a ro nlruteu. I should like to suggest n plan to you. It in mm. lull PI1UUH1 PIMZC point' OII1C1III III rank In tho service of the I'ulted Stntes und then Inform the foreign consuls that he wns to bo brought before u council of wnr for i j ,iiu iu niuu riiiinuin l) lliim' representatives present nt tho council St wur to see that It Ik legal. AeeiiHeil of J'lrnev. Piracy would be shown by conducting a , ,,, , tWMltllJl, l mi. UPllfH III CIVIIIKCI1 vvnr and the proof would consist In tho fact Hint tho consent to killing defenseless pris oners nnd noncomlmtiints. men, women und children In cold blood, und In tho robbery . "' il,,ii Buiuifin ui iiuncuiuimiiiiitp. It I were not an old mnn of more than t ji.,iiCT i nuiiiii miiiiiKiy inn you in your Just defense. I also suggest that tho Fll- ujiihii'n.i UHUK.m III! lipiH'lll III IHC IlfU- plo of tho United Stntes. 1 shall nut give vnif II,.. linn.U r tl.lt, ........n1 t ,.. nvimo v., into iiimjwi. 1 mutely IlUIIll mil am.i, (liltio ..!.l.,l II ...,.,i.. 1 1 ,.. w .......u ttinihn i,,iii ,1,11 vrii.-vitviiy influ ence the people. For example, u reference to the Declaration of Independence must nu innei ii-ii, nm i uenevo inni it is also ,.v i..-,, jr juu w iiit'iiuun in yuur appeal tho points 1 havo mnde above to show that this war is piracy, using them to bring out thn want of Chrlstlnn feeling for tho soldiers. mi must show that McKlnley keeps tho people of the United States In Ignorance of tho truo fncts; that ho nnd tho ...v...uui.-, u, ,,(. iuimiu'i imve cieuueraieiy lied to secure tho ratification of tho treaty of pence with Spain without u clause which would havo ussured the liberty of tho Fil ipinos; that they deliberately lied when ttltll Utllll ,1,, n ..I1 1 ....! . i , , . .. tih"ili;mu llUYinuil iKUI- nnldo to tight nnd that u telegram stating 1 N , " " " "i".".epicu. j no war wns udvlsed from Washington to secure tho passage of the trenty. Do not fall to In sist upon tho ntrocltles beforo mentioned, especially the nssasslnutlon in cold blood of U'nmnn nml nlillH..,. .1 i. . .. i;,, ,iuu iJtu pui'it ui prop erty of noncombatants perpetrated by offi cers nnd soldiers, especially by a captain if iiciil-vcu io uo ii rciaiivo of tho general, who not only took no steps for tho punishment of tho nssasslns but who did not even reprimand them, i i v,a can l,.rovo,thnt women have been . ...... .v,u, inn, utou in your siniemeui. Aliened Atroelllen to II,. Proved. Yotl should nfTer in npnvn alt Miaua lrnnl ties before a commission composed of three AmerlcniiB nnmed by tho congress of the United Stutcx nnd thrnn l."M(li,,.u ,m by 'tho Filipino congress and presided over .j a jieiHou ui Home oincr nation ciiohcd by tho I'nlted Stntes-ho must not be an Kngllshmnn, for they nro all associated In i u crime, n mu punucation of nny por tion Of th 8 letter Will bo of servlre vnn can USO It. but I think It M-nntrl i... ,.,, prudent to keep It secret. Do not forget to iV . . American squadron wnlch uiui'Miui-u your coiiris. noiniinrdlng them Without Wnrnl.iB to thp nnnnimli i,nnl ,,n,l peaceful towns whero wur would never have ueen uiiiugiu or. mu or wiilcli now tho greater part of the Inhabitants who were formerly friends of tho I'nlted States linve taken arms to uvenge tho deaths of their wives nnd sons. Also speak of the refusal of the United States nnd Great Uritaln to renounce tho uso of explosive bullets, which wnH decided upon in the conference of tho commissioners nt Tho Hague, und which t io United States ure now using, ulthough their use was denounced us barbarous by tho other commissioners nt Tho llnguc. h'l?.kitiTi,,Ti0p.lo.rf th0 ''ntcl Status If they think that they nro Christians, and ask them how they can reconcile their re-iT.-" ,wl,h 1 lc,lr Present conduct toward McKlnley nnd his wnr. This hnrrlblo wnr Is n nightmare for me. It may bo folly for mo to permit myself to bo affected by It, but Its horror, tho eternal Infamy of It for my country whoso people ure preparing u stato of slavery for another, prevents mo from sleeping. 1 can say nuthlng more, but thai It would bo well to let tho people know that steps DCTVey I) dinned Into AtTnlr. Another letter, dated Singapore, Juno 26, 1S9D, from W. C. St. Clair, editor of tho Slngnporo Free Press, to Howard W. Ilray, discusses conversations which tho writer claims to havo had with Consul Pratt, who was succeeded about that time by Consul Moscly nt Singapore. There also was somo suggestion that Pratt favored tho Filipino causo and tho discussion related to conversa tions thnt Consul Pratt Is said to have had with tho Filipinos. St. Clair takes llttlo stock in that, but pins his faith to what Admiral Dewey might say, and writes: Admiral Dewey Koes home, It believed, to advise (ho president on nnvnl nnd colonial nffulrs. lie shows exactly what did take place and what did not, nnd I should know If he had any ground to think that the slightest promise was made by Pratt to Agulnalilo lie would declare It un authorized and decline to act on It. I ,im certain J'rntt reported what ho supposed to take place accurately. The vital thing, und nothliur else counts, Is what Dewey said nml did when ho nt last met Agnlnnldo. That Is the thing. All else Is empty wind. The sole thing to have Im-pri'-sed on ihe public in Amcm-n would be the cha nlnu of Dew-cv nn.l An-iilm.l.i.. gother ns participators in common ncllnn nil surely comprehend what this means. Think and think again. It menus hiii ccsh ns far as possible. The other work Is ' only lost, but 'Iocs not g.iln much symlanv, especially this criticism of the conduct of American troops. Things m.iy bo true tint are not expedient Io sn. Sink everything Into Dewey-Agulnalilo co-operation. Thnt was on both shies honest, even If It did not Imply any actual arrangement, which, of course, Dewey himself could not make. Mere you havo the facts, undented, Incon trovertible. Dewey will lu America Insist on this co operation. He will do all he can to undo th unfortunate effect of the advent of Amor lean militarism a wodgc between him and tho Filipinos. Dewey was helpless In the face of the action of find. He could lint really look with favor or with anything lnr regret on Ills suppression of General Mer rill, or the cultlnc off of comunleatlons with Aculnnldo. Itut Dewey's return to power in 'colonial affairs Is coming. I be lieve. I must not tell you what he told me, but I believe he hopes for n complete renin dilution mid an adjustment that will renllj satisfy the Filipinos. llepciuU on llrynu'H I'nit). A letter dnted Paris, Juno S3. 1893, from Fellpo Agoncllo to G. Apnciblo and I. Santos, nt Hong Kong, says that all Kuropeans feel a Miporlorlty to the yellow races and for that renson thero can bo no autonomy be tween tho United States and tho Filipinos Ho says that tho political tactics of tho Filipinos was to prolong tfco wnr, avoided armed Intervention and '"foment tho nc- (Continucd on Fifth Page.) v.- it..,, i : iuiiouiii.1' militarism into tho United Stntes. some examples of which enn lie shown from tho conduct of General Mcrrlam In Jdaho. Very sincerely MONTAOU13 It. LHVIORSON. CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecast for Nebraska Showers. Cooler Temperature nt (Imitlin Ycvtcriln? I Hour. lieu. Hour. lieu. ." a. til till I p. m Ml II u. in Ill a p. in l 7 ii. tn US it p. in SU S a. in till I p. m Ki ii ii. in 7t r p. in...... .-:t HI n. in 7U II p. ill II n. in 711 7 p. m ta III 7S S p. II 711 II p. in 7S DEATH DUE TO APOPLEXY lltititliiutunS Secretnry Dimrrllip .iceiien Attenillnu Millionaire' I'iikIiiu Ann;. NKW YORK. Aug. 15. Tho body of Collls P. Huntington, who died Monday at his lodge In the Adirondack mountains, wur brought to this city today. The funeral services will be strictly private nnd will be held Friday morning. In tho party which accompanied tho body to this city from Rnquclto Lake, the late millionaire's summer home, were Mrs, Huntington, tho widow. Archer M. Hunting ton, the adopted son. nnd his wife. Miss C. M. Cnmpbell. a life long friend of Mts. Huntington. Mr. Mnnsucld lllllhouse and Mrs. lllllhouse. sister of Mrs. Huntington, Isaac H. Gates, brothcr-ln-lnw of the de ceased and a very close confidential adviser: George K. Miles, private secretary, and Dr. William K. Cole, a guest nt the camp. The party at onco drove to the family residence. The casket was taketl from tho car nnd removed to tho house. In speaking of tho death of Mr. Hunt ington. Privnto Secretary Miles, who was prefent nt the time, snld today; "Ills death was very sudden. It wns due to cerebral apoplexy. Mr. Huntington wns attacked with a severe coughing Just after retiring. Mrs. Huntington gave him a stim ulant, ns iho had done before. This seemed to relieve him for a moment. Then ho said to Mrs. Huntington: '1 nm very, very 111.' Thoso wcro his last words nnd he sank Into unconsciousness a moment later. The alarm was quietly given. When I reached tho bcdsldo of Mr. Huntington ho npparcntly knew no ono. "A servant was sent for Dr. K. H. Tay lor, who was nt a camp across tho lake. Dr. Taylor returned with all speed, but when ho renched the sick man's bedside llfo wns extinct. "It was not more than twenty minutes nt tho very most after the attack of coughing started before death had come. "Theso coughing nttacks wcro usually ac companied by a slight paralytic nctlon of tho throat and respiratory organs." Prluccss Hntzfcld, the late Mr. Hunting ton's adopted daughter, now In London, wns notified by cablo of the death of Mr. Hunt Ing'ton, but being unnblo to be present at tho funernl sho will delay her home-coming for n short time. No decision has been reached as to tho choice of un officiating clergyman. Ho prob ably will bo of tho Presbyterian faith, or possibly n Congrcgntlonallst. It was later announced that tho pall-bearers chosen wore D. O. Mills, Iidward King of tho Union Trust company, F. P. Albert of tho Central Trust company, Kdwln Hawicy, traffic manager of tho Southern Pacific. Charlos 11. Tweod, second vlco president of the Southern Pacific; Martin Krdmnnn, K. P. "Schworln of tho Pnclflc Mnll Steamship company nnd C. Adolpho Lowe, an old friend of tho deceased. NEGROES ATTACKED BY MOB I'rleuilfi of Policeman AVIio AVns .Stubbed Io Dentil Attempt Vniiti' .iiiicp on Murderer' Itaec. NKW YORK, Aug. IS. A mob of several hundred persons formed at 11 o'clock to night In front of tho home of Policeman Robert J. Thormp, Thirty-seventh street and Ninth nvenuc, to wreak vengeance upon tho negroes of that neighborhood be causo ono of their number hus caused the policeman's denth. Thormp wns bruised nnd stabbed last Sundny night when ho was trying to arrest a negro woman and died the following day. Tho mnn who inflicted most of tho Injuries Is snld to be Arthur Harris, a negro who enmo here sovurnl weeks ngo from Washington. In n few mo ments tho mob tonight swelled to 1,500 per sons or more, and as It became violent the negroes fled In terror Into nny hiding place they could find. Tho police reserves from four stations, numbering 400, wcro called out. Tho mob of white men, which grow with great rapid ity, raged through tho district and all no grocB wore attacked. Scores wero Injured. Clubs woro used until tho policemen wore nlmnst exhnustcd. Rcvolvcrir'wcro emptied Into tho air and in ono or two Instances fired at tho upper stories of tho negro ten ements, from which tho negroes throw bricks, paving stones and other missiles. Tho troublo extended over nlmost the whole district Included from Twenty-ninth to Forty-second Htrcct and from Ninth to Sixth avenue. The policeman's body was brought tn his homo tonight on Ninth nvenuo botween Thirty-sixth and Thirty-seventh street. At onco tho house bcrnmo a sort of shrine. HUNG JURY IS LOOKED FOR People of lirnrHiionn IWpeet Neither Cont letluu tir Aequllllll III I'mierii' Case. OKOROKTOWN, Ky.. Aug. lri.Thrco speeches havo been made and n fourth Is un der way In the Powers trial. All have been good speeches. The Jurymen have been so Impassive i hat the cloheat observers havo not boon nblo to discover tho drift of their sympal bios. Victor llradley will conclude his speech tomorrow, followed by W. W. Owens for Iho defense nnd II. II. Golden for the prosecu tion and J. M. Tlnsley for tho defense. Colonel T. (!. Campbell will speak nn Fri day morning, fojlnwod by ex-Gnvornor Ilrnwn and Commonwealth Attorney Frnnk ln will close nn Friday night or Saturday morning. That Is the plan tonight and tho Youtsey case will he called and the selec tion of a Jury will begin on Saturday. Tho largo majority of people In George town still believe It will bo a hung Jury. OMAHA MAN UNDER ARREST Robert II, Hall Is Till, en from the Train nt' Saeraiiieiito, Cnl I lorn la. SAC II AM UNTO. Cal.. Aug. 1.', -Robert I! Hall of South Omhaa. Neb., was arrested in this city todny upon arrival of tho train from tho cast. Hull is accused of having stolen largo liums from firms for which ho had acted as collector. Ho admits having taken thn money nnd says ho (led from Omaha tn Cheyenne, whore he started tn enlist In the Null IIiiIiin Mu cli Gi-iilu. ST. THOMAS. N D. Any l'i A sever,, hull storm last night destrmed 40.000 ai res of tho title Mt gram grown in North Dakota this year. oen ih.it ut unci In shock bolus destroved Ma' v of Iho Irillstonos were from threo to four inchfa in diameter. MAY BE AT PE London Hears That Allies Reached Ohineso Capital on Monday. TIDINGS COME BY WAY OF SHANGHAI CABLE Paris Has Recoived Report Which is of Almost thoSamo Tenor. SOME DISPOSITION TO DISCREDIT NEWS Enemy Reported to Bo Entrenched 40,000 Strong Near Tung Ohow. CHINA READY TO DELIVER FOREIGNERS IttiNNln Credited n Wllllim to Ite eclte lie tiler Outside I'll- Wnllx, Vi as to olil Necesillj of 't roops llntrrliiK lintcs. LONDON, Aug. lfi 3:R0 n. m. "Tho al lies are reported to have reached Tekln on Monday," says the Shnnghal correspondent of the Dally llxprcss, wiring yesterday. H adds: "Chlneso official news confirms this statement, but without details." A Paris message repeats this, but the statement, especially ns it cmanntcd from Shanghai, must be accepted with consider able reserve. Other linlon morning pa pers, basing their remarks on Washington dispatches which, with tho exception of tho foregoing from Shanghnl, form tho latest news rcgnrdlng the advance, nro devlded in opinion, some believing thnt tho allies must have already reached l'ekln nnd others pre ferring to believe that tho relief will not bo accomplished until tho end of the week. Telegraphing from Ynng Tsun August t), n Dally News, correspondent says: "Sir Al fred Gaseleo hopes to keep tho enemy run ning nnd to follow him right Into Pekln." Ngnn Ping wns occupied without firing a shot, according to a dlspntch to tho Dally Dxprrss from that place, dated August 11. "It Is believed," tho message adds, "that Generals Fung Tn Slang, Ma und Chung nro entrenching -10,000 strong nt Tung Chow. Tho nllles may avoid Tung Chow, pursuing tho route northwest from ('hang Knl Wan." Tung Chow appears to ho about twclvo miles from Pekln. A dispatch to tho samo paper from Shanghnl, dntcd yesterday, says thnt tho officials profess to be willing to hnnd over tho foreign ministers, their families nnd servants, but will not pormlt tho departure of nntlvo Christians. IIiinnIii Dicker it lib 1,1, "The Russian government," continues this telegram, "bus notified LI Hung Chnng ol Its willingness to receive M. do Glurs outsldo tho walls of Pekln, thus avoiding tho entrance of tho Russian force. This independent action Is calculated to em barrass tho allies seriously. Japan de mands that General Yung Lu shall meet tho nllles outside tho city gates and deliver tho ministers and all the native Chris tians." i-. 1i'VCniHi minister In London, Sir Chlh Chen Lo Feng Lu, Is quoted ns saying: "Tho powers must not press too hard on Pekln. If you dofent tho Chlneso soldiers It will not bo posslblo to control tho sol diery. Thoy mny turn and rond tho lega tions. I do not believe tho legation food supply will bo stopped ns long as the powers rofraln from nttncklng Pokln and negotiate for the surrender of tho minis ters." Tho Times has tho following dispatch from Shanghai, dated Tuesday: "Tho viceroy has withdrawn his opposi tion to the landing of Hrltlsh troops on condition thnt this does not entail tho presence of other forces, tint Instructions hnvo been recoived from the Hrltlsh gov ernment thnt disembarkation Is to nwnlt further orders. The (act Is generally known that Great Hrltatn Is hesitating. Tho public, official and unofficial, Is unan imously of tho opinion that withdrawal at this stage would bo deplorable and would produco tho worst results." GENERAL MA NEEDS NEW FLAG Chinese Cnniinunder In Ills HfiKcrncua to ICscnpi- I, rave Stmiilnril lie Mini. LONDON, Aug. 15. Rear Admiral Hruce, telegraphing from Tnku to tho nrltlsh admiralty, says- "Havo recoived tho following from the general at Ho SI Wu, August: " 'Tho troopn aro distant about twenty soven miles from Pekln. They oxpnrlenced llttlo opposition. A position hud been pre pared by thu enemy, but iih tho allies ad vanced they fled. Tho Tartar cavalry wa charged by two squadrona nf Ilengal lancers. Many of tho former woro killed.' " "Flvn of tho former wcro killed. Tho standards of GcncrnlB Ma and Sung wero captured. The troops aro much exhausted by tho heat, but their health and spirits aro olhcrwlso excellent.' A second dispatch dnted Ho 81 Wu, Au gust 11, says: "Tho advanco may bo some what delayed, as rain Ib fulling." LONDON, Aug. 15. Tho Chlneso minister In London has Informed Iho llrltlsh foreign offiro that tho foreign legntlons nt Pekln wcro sufo on Monday, August IS. WASHINGTON, Aug. in.--Thn Rtircau of Navigation luu mado public I lie following dispatch: "TAKU. Aug. 12. Just received nn un dated dlbpateh from Chaffee, Matow; op position of no cotHoriuoncc, yet tctrlble heat, many men prosttatcd. l'lonfcc Inform sec retary of war. RUMKY." Matow Ik about eleven or twelve miles be yond Ho SI Wu. The toad between Ho SI Wu anil Mnlnw Is Indicated on the War de partment mnn as tho worst section of tho mad between Tlcn Tsln and Pokln. Minister Wu, who besldo being tho Chi nese minister hero nlso Is tho ncnrcdlted representative of China to Spain, received along with tho Conger messago of yesterday a cipher message from tho Spanish minis ter In l'ekln, which Mr. Wu forwarded to Madrid. It was not made public there Sir Claude MncDonald's dispatch to the Hrltlsh foreign office, evidently of tho samo vintage as tho Two other dispatches re ferrcd to, also was withheld from puhllia linn. This Ik taken as a fair Indication that negotiations nf Importance aro on foot, but their naturo Is cntlroly specula tive. It Is considered significant that no preparations arc being pushed for tho win tering of tho American forces In China. Hoth tho rnmmlasary und qtiartormnKtor departmentH nro ready to purchaso and ship Htippllcs for thn Chlnonn expeditionary forco such as would bo needful lu a wlntor campulgn. Thoro nro certain supplies which would hae to be taken and that quite speedily, unless thorn was strong hope that thn American army would bo nut of t'hina bnforn tho gulf of Po Chi LI freezes i over, which usually happens about tho first A