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LI CRIES FOR PEACE
Ghineso Diplomatist Sues for Cessation of
Hostilities.
IDENTICAL APPEAL MADE TO POWERS
It is Forecasted that United States Will Give
Negative Reply.
CONDITIONS ALREADY NAMED NOT MET
No Assurance that Ohincso Would Respect
Any Agreement Reached.
PALACE THOUGHT TO BE UNDER SIEGE
Tncll Promise Given (lint .i IiiiIIkiiI
tlcn Will lie Offered In Their
lllclinrne, the Kmiieror mill
Ilic Kmproin DonnKrr,
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20. The reply or
tho United Stales to Clilna'8 latest appeal
for a cessation of hostilities, received to
day from LI Hung Chang, has not yet been
mado public, and It Is likely tho matter will
bo considered at tho cabinet meeting to
morrow. Hut there Is reason to believe Unit
tho overtures will In effect bo rejected, on
tho ground that tho conditions laid down In
tho American nolo of August 12 have not
bcon compllod with, and until compiled with
tho prearranged course- of tho United Stntcs
must proceed. Tho dispatch of August 12
uald specifically that the United States wus
ready to enter Into an agreement between
tho powers and tho Chlneso government for
the. cessation of hostilities, on condition
that tho relief force should bo permitted to
"enter l'ekln unmolested" and escort tho
lcgatloners therefrom under such circum
stances as tho commanding general might
lay down, but up to the present tlmo there
Is no cvldcnco that tho allied forces nro
unmolested at l'ekln, or havo rccolvcd the
(sanction of tho l'ekln govornmcnt to convey
tho lcgatloners to Tien Tsln. On the con
trary, all of tho dispatches Indlcato thut
the allies nro mooting with stubborn re
tdstanco and them Is an entiro lark of com
pliance with tho conditions of the dispatch
of August 12.
Xti Iti'iil)' tilt en n rt.
As stated, however, the government has
given no uuthorltatlvo statement of its pur
poses In reply to Chlnu's application of
today and them Is still u chunro that com
plete rompllanco with tho demand! of August
12 may bo announced In tho l'ekln dis
patches licfero tho llnal determination on
tho reply Is made. Hut tho disposition to
night Is clearly In tho line Indicated.
China's last application fot peace negotia
tions was received rarly today at tho Chi
iicjo legation and was transmitted by Mr.
Wu to th Stato department. Secretaries
Hay and Root wero nut of the city, but
Acting Secretary of Slato Aileo went over
tho subject with thn president. Karl Li's
request is that the United Slates shall name
Mr. Conger or somo other man to act as
mediator. Iln expressed his willingness to
go to such point an tho ministers desire, nnd
under tho Intimations mado It Is believed
l'ekln or Tien Tsln, conquered territory,
would be selected for tho negotiations. Tho
Chlneso envoy piopcsod no terms ns to tho
withdrawal of troops and made no other
suggestion ns to what was to come Icfore
tho commission, his polo anxiety being to
sccuro tho cessation of hostilities.
Tho application Is understood also to
hutvi been mado lo tho powers In tho hope
that If all would nomo a commissioner there
would bo a general council of pcaco between
l.l Hung Chang on tho ono hand nnd tho
everal icpresentatlves of tho nations on th
other. Asldo from tho fact that the condi
tions of August 12 havo not yot been com
piled with by China It is probablo that this
government would deslro to take sutllclcnt
tlmo to learn what tho other powers In
tend doing on tho samo line, as all nro act
ing In concert. Moreover, thero are some
uncxplntned fenturcs of M Hung Chang's
application, ono of them being that whllo
Im n-sks tho allies to cc.ieo hostilities ho
glvo3 no nssurnnco that ho has the power to
mako tho Chlneso army nnd tho reboIlloiiB
Iloxcrs ceaso their hostilities.
.flint)- AtimiNplirrr til IVLIn,
Tho situation nt l'ekln was mado more
clear today from ninny Fourcos. Tho latest
ndvlco nppcars to bo that from Consul
Fowler, at Cho Poo, repeating n dispatch
received from Consul Hagsdalo at Tlon Tsln.
Tho latter reports: "Chlneso troops sur
rounded in palaco grounds."
Tho Jnpancso legation rccolvcd n dis
patch of tho same general tenure, but
inoro In detail, slating that tho Chinese
troops retreated on the trth within the
Imperial palaco anil that they wero sur
rounded there with the Japaneso military
headquarters located In tho Japanese le
gation. Admiral Homey nlso transmitted
nn authentic report from l'ekln on the
lMh, saying: "Troops moving on the Im
perial city,"
These several dispatches from different
sources establish clearly that tho Imperial
palaco nnd grounds wero under ulcgo, but
none of tho dispatches are clear ns to how
late this existed. The Powlor dispatch Is
dated August 20. but that Is probably tho
dato on which It loft Tlon Tsln.
Tho Japaneso dispatch refers lo tho Chl
neso taking refugo In the Imperial palace
on August 15, but does not bring the situ
ation beyond that day. So that tho latest
Information, whllo showing tho Imperlnl
city surrounded, does not dlRclcsa tho Issuo
of tho situation nor how long It has con
tinued. o Indignity for .Mnunrrlm.
Todny's dispatches seem to make clear
that tho emperor nnd tho empress dow
ager have made their escapo from I'okln
nnd about tho only present service of the
Imperial palace ond grounds Is as an asylum
from which the demoralized Chinese sol
diers nro making last stand. Tho Jap
nncso legation's ndvlco today says that the
banners of tho Imperlnl cortego were seen
leaving l'ekln on August 12 nnd that prob
ably tho empress dowager, ns well ns the
emperor, had left tho city. Consul Gon
rral Ooodnow nilvised tho Stuto deptrt
ment that ho had Information from Chi
nrso sources that tho empreaa dowager
had left Pokln.
Tho nltltude which tho International
forces will nbsorvo toward tho omperor
end empress dowager Is understood to havo
received official consideration among tho
powers, resulting from a request by tho
pouthorn vlcoroys that no personal Indig
nities bo shown to Chinese rulers. In re
tponso to this It Is understood that thero
would bo no personal Indignity to tho em
poror and omprcss 'dowager, not because
it Is felt that there Is any special consid
eration duo thorn, but because China would
bo precipitated Into n chaotic condition If
tho rcsponlble heads of the empire lost
'Continued on Second Page.)
DENIES RUSSIAN ATROCITIES
Mr. I)i-mv Ciirri-cK the Itcpnrtn Snld
(11 lime Hern Mlnrteil
by Her.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20. Tho diplomats
connected with tho Russian embassy havo
been annoyed by constant reports at
tributing atrocity to tho Russian troops In
China. Ono of the most notable Instances
was nn alleged Interview with Mrs. Anna
Drew, wlfo of Mr. B. 11. Drew, the chief
secretary of Sir Robert Hart. As a refuta
tion of the sentiments put In her mouth,
Mrs. Drew has addressed tho following lot
ter from Chicago, under dnte of August 14,
to tho Russian ambassador. After tho
usual opening phrases sho says:
"We havo been living nt Tien Tsln tho
paBt yoar and I returned from thero only
last week. Our steamer was besieged with
newspaper reporters upon our arrival at
San Francisco and although I was ex
tremely careful In what I snld to them, n
great many strange things havo been put
Into my mouth by some dlsngrccablo peo
ple. Tho worst of all was nn article which
attributed to mo tho most horrible story
of tho atrocities committed by tho Russian
soldiers. I wish to deny these statements
In full and as the account has been copied
Into many enstern papers It has, perhaps,
como to your notice. I feel that I at least
must tell you how false It all Is. In fact, 1
can, from my own experlenco during thoso
torrlblo dnys of tho slego of Tlon Tsln,
speak only In tho highest terms of praise
of tho Russian soldiers, who undoubtedly
saved our lives on moro than one occa
sion." In giving this letter nut for .publication
the Russian embassy wishes It understood
that little Importance Is attributed to tho
effect of tho stories reflecting upon the
Husslnn troops. Wero It not that tho
woman concerned Is desirous of correcting
tho false reports no notice would bo taken
of them, ns tho facts themselves are tho
best refutation of tho sensational cn"tiard
published, with tho obvious purpose of
prejudicing the Amerlcnn press and peo
ple against tho Russians.
MANY HEADS FALL IN PEKIN
Lender of Antl-PorflKii I'firty Suffer
Ucenpitntliiu Prince Chluur Ak
nerlN Authority.
SHANGHAI. Aug. 20. Official Chlneso ad
vices from Pekln say that Hsu Tung nnd
Yl Lien Yuan of tho nntl-forcign party, nnd
1,1 Shan, n pro-foreigner, havo been decap
itated nnd that Yung I.u has been Impris
oned by Prlnco Chlng. It Is added that tho
emperor nnd dowager empress uro sixty
miles west of Pekln, under tho constraint
of Prlnco Tuan.
LI Hung Chang goes north Immediately.
Hsu Tung was a member of tho Imperlnl
secretariate and president of the civil board.
LI Shan was ii member of tho ministry of
tho Imperial household. Tho Identity of Yl
Lien Yuan cannot bo traced.
Kung Yl, former assistant secretary gen
eral to tho emperor, nnd General Fu Chlng
nro heading nn nrmy that Is advancing to
Pekln from the south with tho object of
diverting tho allies from pursuit of the
emperor nnd the dowager empress. On
Saturday, August 11. the Imperial house
hold left Pokln. Prlnco Tuan led tho march
with his troops, taking the emperor, the
downger empress nnd nil tho Mnnchu nobles.
Their destination Is believed to be Slgnan
Hi, In ShcnsI province. With them left nil
tho elements hostile to the foreigners.
Prlnco Chlng was left in command nt Pekln
and he welcomed the allies In a friendly
manner. These reports nre from Chinese
sourcen.
Tho empress downger beheaded twelve
of the Imperial clansmen wno refused to
leave tho capital nnd wero suspected of
favoring tho foreigners. Tho personal
property which the empress dowager sent
away filled sixty cars. Her retinue went on
foot, owing to tho hurried ndvancc of the
allies.
Yu Tsen, governor of ShcnsI, has gono
to tho frontier of his province to meet the
um press.
The Chinese report hrnvy losses In the
fighting between Tien Tsln nnd Pekln. Gen
eral LI Peng Hang was wounded nt Plo Tsang
and died tho next day. General Mn was
dangerously wounded nt Tung Chow, where
Generals Client Zolln and Chang Cheng Fu,
commanding Wung Lu's vnnguard, were
killed. The Chinese nre nlso circulating n
story that tho legations guards, owing to
cartridges giving out, llred Bllver bullets
during tho Inst days.
VON WALDERSEE MAKES START
Leave n lib Stuff nnil CmiiiinlKii
limine to Amu nine Siiii'eiui'
4 't i in m ti nil In China,
IlERLIN. Aug. 20. Field Marshal Count
von Wnldersee, accompanied by his staff,
left Herlln this morning en route for Oh.na.
Responding to n. hurricane of cheers on
starting, Count von Wuldcrsco snld, humor
ously: "Wo shall try what can bo dono there."
Ho had great ovations when passing
through Lclpzlr. Ratisbon nnd Munich. At
tho Bavarian capital ho wns welcomed by
tho prlnco regent.
Count von Wnlderseo Inkcs with him n
"campaign house," built of nn nsbestos prep
atatlon, light, fireproof and weather proof,
with seven rooms nnd n bath room.
The papers criticise Emperor William's
address nt Cassel last Saturday, when pre
senting to Count von Walderboo n field mar
shal's baton. They lay special stress upon
tho nbsoncn of nny nlluslon to tho capture of
l'ekln nnd to Tho Hngue conference.
Tho Frelslnnlgo Zcitung declares that the
kaiser's explanation that Russia took tho
Initiative in accepting tho appointment of
Count von Wnldersee as head of the united
troops In China Is nt vnrlanco with the
Russian nlllclnl version.
The demand for an extra session of tho
Reichstag Is now almost universal. Foreign
olllco olllclals aro emphatic in the nssertlon
Hint Great Hrltatn's great Interests abund
antly Justify her landing troops nt Shanghai.
A semt-olllclal account of China's mili
tary resources. Just published, says that
Herr Krupp has furnished to tho Chines
government since 1S!." 1,694 guns, of which
77i5 nro nine centlmctro guns, nnd that
English concerns hnve furnished 211 medium
guns and SO.", small ones.
RUSSIANS TAKE YUK SHI PASS
Fiirco of 7,000 ( lilm-.r .ro Put tu
I'HkIic After Mill lie l.imtlutc
Set cm I Hour.
ST. Pi:TKRSHl'RO. Aug. 20.-Oenornl
Orlcff, chief of staff to the Russian forces
In China, reports to tho Russian war olllco
tho defeat of 7.000 Chlneso ufter a hard
fight, tho capture of Yuk Shi pass nnd tho
occupation of Meduchcl.
An Imperial ukase has been Issued pro
hibiting tho exportation of arms or am
munition to China.
ittlmuil Tube Compiiny.
NEW YORK. Aug. 20. -At the nnnual
meeting In Jersey City today of the offi
cers of the Nntlonnl Tubo company tho r
turning board of directors wus re-elected
with tho cM'eptlon that J R. Delano nnd J
R Culbert were chosen In place of Jona
than Rowland and O. C. Burner.
BATTLE IN IMPERIAL CITY
Japanese Report Bloody Conflict Between
Chinese and Allies,
FIGHTING SAID TO BE STILL IN PROGRESS
Credit Id (ilvrn the Report flint Em
pre Dcnviirr mill Utuneror Have
Left Pekln for u I'Iiicm:
of Safety.
WASHINGTON, Aug, 20. The Jnpaneso
legation today received several important
dispatches giving the fullest and latest In
formation of events In Pekln. a telegram
dated at Toklo August 19, says:
"After entry Into Pekln was effected
by tho allied troops tho Chinese troops on
August 1G betook themselves to nnd re
mained In tho Imperial palaco. A body of
Japanese troops was told off to guard tho
palaco and thero met with obstinate re
sistance b Chlneso troops. Fighting Is
still going on. Tho headquarters of tho
Japanese nrmy Is In tho legation and tho
division Is mainly quartered In tho vil
lages outside of An Ting Men."
Think i:niirc Diiiiiiui-r Han Left.
A telegram dated tho 19th Instant re
ceived from the Jnpancso foreign office
gles tho following dispatch from the act
ing general consul nt Shanghai:
"From Shcng's statements to me I am
inclined to think thero Is truth in tho rumor
that tho empress dowager, at least, If not
tho emperor, too, has left Pekln for Wutnl
Hslen, in ShcnsI province, via Too Ting Fu,
for ho told mo that somo of tho privy
council crossed tho Lukon bridge on the
12th with banners bearing Inscriptions de
noting that they formed u part of the Im
perial escort and that Lu Oman L!u. gov
ernor of Kiang Su, sent n telegram on tho
11th to tho southern viceroys nnd govern
ors directing them to forward nil war
funds to ShcnsI, but ns an Imperial decrco
wus Issued on tho lltli tho departure. If
It took placo at all, must havo been subse
quent to that date.
"1 havo also learned from another re
Uablo source that Princes Chlng. Yung Lu
nnd Kang Yl nro still in Pekln, though
Prince Tuan has followed the empress
dowager."
A telegram dated tho 20th from the Jap
cneso foreign office, says:
"Tho Japaneso consul at Anioy telegraphs
ns follows, August 18:
" 'It Is reported from the interior that
In Ting Chou Fu and Lung Yuen Chou sev
eral Christian chapels wero destroyed by
mobs. Tho nntl-Chrlstlan movement ap
pears to bo spreading townrd the district ot
Chang Sou Fu. Thero do not, however,
seem to be any foreign mlsBlonnrlcy In tho
Interior.' "
Prlnco Chlng, referred to nB still at Pekln,
Is the Chlneso ofllclnl most friendly to the
foreigners, whllo Prince Tuan, who Is said
to havo followed tho empress dowager, Is
tho head of tho antl-forcign clement. Yung
Lu Is probably in command of the Imporlal
forces. Ho Is reported by Shanghai dis
patches to havo been Imprisoned by Yum?
Lu.
llnunilnlr- Confirm Tolilo Itrport.
WASHINGTON, Aug; 20. Tho State de
partment tonight mado public tho following:
"CHK FOO, Aug. 20, 1900. To Sccrotarj
of Slate, Washington: Twontleth Rngsdale
reports Chlneso troaps surrounded In palace
grounds. FOWLER."
Ragsdalo Is consul of tho United States
at Tlen Tsln.
Slmllnr it from Giinilnntr.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 20. Tho Stnto de
partment today Issued tho following state
ment: "The nctlng secrctnry of stnto makes pub
lie tho receipt of a telegram from ConMi:
General Goodnow, dated tho 20th lnstunt,
teportlng n stntemcnt of the governor of
Shan Tung, thut tho empress left Peklu on
tho 13th for Slnnn Fu, In the provlnco of
Sen SI, nnd that Princes Chlng nnd Tuan
and Viceroy Knng Yl nre still In Pekln.
"Slnnn Fu appears to bo another phonetic
version of tho name of tho capital of Sct
SI, where thero Is an imperlnl palaco. It Is
otherw-lso hpolled Ilsl An, SI An and SI
Ngan ,tho Hiilllx 'Fu' denoting city which Is
a seat of ndmlnlstrntlon."
GOMEZ AFRAID OF SPANIARDS
Venerable Ciilinn I'ntrlnC Wnntn .niic
lull Original Him ill n 1 Inn InIn
In Convention.
HAVANA. Aug. 20. General Maximo
Gomez publishes n letter In La Lucha ro?ard
lng tho election of delegates to tho forth
coming constitutional convention, which ho
nsks nil tho papers of the Island to print.
It Is addressed lo the old soldiers of tho
revolutions of JSCS nnd 1S95. General Gome,
says, lu part:
Ideas must not bo confounded with prin
ciples. Honor demands ih.it principled
should ho saved even at the cost of life.
The convention should consist of genuine
revolutionists; and It will so consist, un
less the people, Haltered by line words, al
low what they have conquered to bo taken
away from them.
Nobody should be allowed to enter the
convention who formerly defamed tin- rev
olution, unless Cubans wish to outrage
honor nnd sacred duty.
Tho enemy Is working hard: but let
Cubans remember that those who opposed
tho revolution ennnot be accepted at tho
last moment. Many rich nnd Intellectual
persons havo shown opposition to tho rev
olution. All these should bo left out. Pa
triotism has Hie right to choose tho most
wortby-not the most wise until tho re
public Is established.
Although all parties may bo out wit nil v
harmonious, still old scores will not be
forgotten Therefore let the Spaniard:!
stand aside until nil can enter equal
through the gates of the republic.
Colonel Scott has been appointed to suc
ceed Adjutant General Richards, who Is
compelled to abandon his post, owing to
Ill-health.
PLANS MADE FOR PRESIDENT
I'riiKriini lo lie I'ollotveil by Mclv 1 n leji
IlurliiK II Im Stay In
ClilenKo,
CHICAGO, Aug. 20. It wns stated hero
today that Prosldont' McKlnloy intends to
dollver no sot or lengthy speeches whllo In
Chicago attending tho Orand Army of the
Republic encampment. Tho presidential
party Is expected to leave Washington Fri
day afternoon. In the party besides tho
presldont will bo Mrs. McKinley, Secretary
Cortelyou, Dr. Rtxcy nnd the regular stuff
of clerks and attendants.
While tho nominal headquarters of the
presidential party will bo at the Palmer
house the president nnd Mrs. McKinley
will spend much of their tlmo at tho resi
dence of Lafayette McWllllnms. During
his stay hero the president nnd Mrs. Mc
Kinley will probably mako n visit at tho
homo of Comptroller Dawes In Evunston.
Toril to Heath lu IllitnUet,
TOLEDO. O,, Aug 20,-Joscph, tho 10-year-old
son of Mlchaul Sch.illl of Llm.i,
died today from Injuries received by being
tossed In a blanket by soldiers during tho
encampment of tho Second regiment Ohio
National Guard, In tho city. Arrcsu aro to
follow.
ANOTHER POINT FOR NEELY
IiiiIrc Wallace Refuse to 1)lmt
Alleged Hmhc r.r.lrr from Charge
of 1'nltcd Mate Marshal,
NEW YORK. Aug. 20. Judgo Wallace ot
tho United States circuit court this aftor
noon denied tho request of United Stntea
Attorney Durnctt for a revocation of his re
cent order In tho Ncely case, by which Necly
was remanded to tho custody of tho United
States marshal pending an appeal to tho
United Stntea supreme court from a denial
for a writ of habeas corpus. Judge Wallace
snld ho would uwalt further developments In
the extradition proceedings.
Judgo Wallaco Bald that If it seemed
necessary or expedient ho would permit
Neoly's counsel to make a further applica
tion for n writ of habeas corpus and tnke
such action thereon ns wns deemed proper.
Judgo Wnllnco ndded:
"If Neely's counsel will prepnro nnothcr
petition In habeas corpus which, besides
reciting tho nvcrmcnts of tho former peti
tion, should set up tho marshal's return
and tho observations of Judgo Lacombe, the
whole controversy In all Its aspects oh It
rcnlly exists would then be In tho record
before tho supremo court upon appeal from
nn order denying application for tho writ
based upon such petition."
Mr. Lindsay then submitted a new peti
tion for a writ of habeas corpus ns sug
gested by Judgo Wallace.
Judge Wallace, United States District At
torney Hurnett and Mr. Lindsay began a dis
cussion over tho question as to who was
at present tho custodian of Ncely. It was
finally agreed that Ncely was in the mar
shal's custody.
Immediately upon adjournment tho now
petition wns filed In tho dork's olllco of
tho circuit court.
CONFIRMS LOSS OF MONEY
1'reslileut Weir of Ailnm Kii'rr
Company Admit SuhMltutlon for
VUfi.OOO I'nekiiKe.
NEW YORK. Aug. 20. President L. C.
Weir of tho Adams ExprcsB company todny
confirmed tho statement that n packago con
talnlng $2;,,000. which the Adams Express
company wns carrying from Chlcngo to Hur
llngton for tho Chicago, nurllngton & Qulncy
agent, had been lost. President Weir said
that he did not know any of tho partlculnrs.
CHICAGO, Aug. 20. With nil the police
machinery of tho Adams Express company
and tho Plnkerton ngoncy In motion since
Saturday tho Identity of the man or men
who substituted a bogus packago for ono
contnlnlng nearly $2.',000 consigned by tho
Commercial National bank of nurllngton,
In., remains unknown and the currency has
not been found.
Tho package was delivered to the agent In
chargo of the Durllngton office. It wns de
livered to tho nurllngton bank nnd when
Oncned wns found to rnnl.nl n C n 111 .1 hpntcn
paper. Agent Phlnncy camo to Chlcngo,
uringing witn mm tno wrapper of tho bogus
packago. The paper was of different color,
woleht nnd trvlitrn frnm Ihn nrlr-lnnt ti.a
forgery of tho address wns clumsy. The Im
itation ni mo natiK s sent wob crude In tho
extreme nnd tho scaling wax used on the
Imitation wns nf dirferonf cnlnr Hnlv In
the most general way was the package an Im
itation nt tne original. GflciT J. l), Tnl
bert of the Commercial National bank said
tonight: "Comparison of tho wrapper of
the bogus package with that of the original
satisfied everyone that tho chango must
have been mado after delivery to the express
company and 'It Is up to It.'"
STORM RAGED IN MICHIGAN
l.lKlit nine Horned Seoren of Iln run
nnil Killed line Man. Wind Add
Iiik to "Work of lluvoe.
DETROIT, Mich., Aug. 20.-Tho entiro
lower peninsula of Michigan was swept by
n severo elctrlcal storm this afternoon. Tho
damage to crops Is immense. From nil parts
of tho peninsula como reports of standing
grain beaten to tho ground and practically
ruined.
Scores of barnB were struck by lightning
and burned with tholr contents, bo that tho
loss to tho farmers is very heavy.
nut ono fatality Is reported. Ferdinand
Hnltz. a young farmer, was struck by light
ning near Mount Clemens nnd lnslnntly
killed. In Detroit the wind attained n ve
locity of thirty-six miles an hour nnd hun
dreds of trees wero blown down. Tho storm
swept with cyclonic fury on tho camp pitched
nn tho Houluvard for tho biennial encamp
ment of the Knights of Pythias and razed
1,000 of tho 1,300 tents to tho ground. Win
dows weio broken In all parts of tho city by
tho wind ami rain.
Tho committee In chargo of tho Knights
of PythhiB encampment stntea that today's
storm will not Interfere with tho camp, ns
tents have been ordered by tolegrnph to ro
plnco thoso destroyed.
CYCLONE STIRS THINGS UP
MielmyKM n, AVIhimiiinIh, Inlfed liy
WliidNfni-m Whlrlt Horn IJIIOO,
IMHI llaniaue.
SHEBOYGAN. Wis., Aug. 20. A torrlfic
windstorm struck this city this afternoon.
Tho storm enmn up vory suddenly. The
roof of n chair factory was blown off nnd
sovcral houses In tho city wonf blown down.
The storm wrecked seven largo buildings
besides tho chair factory, as well ns about
200 houses. Tho pecuniary dnmago Is esti
mated at $300,000. No loss of life Is re
ported, but many persons nro believed to
havo been Injured moro or Ics3 seriously.
Tun Deaths nt Cincinnati,
SPRINGFIELD, III.. Aug. 20. Today ended
tho third week of the present heated spell.
The maximum tempernluro registered by the
government thermometer todny was 96, but
on tho street thenunmoters ranged from 100
to 106, nccordlng lo location.
AMLENE, Kan., Aug. 20. -This was tho
eleventh dny of 100-degrco weather and tho
tcmpernturo rose to 113, with hot winds.
Pastures nnd coin arc badly burned.
CINCINNATI. O.. Aug. 20. The mercury
touched 98 In tho shado here today. J. S.
Folly ami August Magnus died of sunstroke
at tho Cincinnati hospital tonight. During
tho day there wero ten othor heat prostra
tions. Tmi Death'" lu Cbleauo,
CHICAGO, Aug. 20. The Intense hent to
day resulted In a numbor of prostrations
and In two Instances the heat proved fatnl.
Tho dead:
J. W. WILLIAMS, heort disease, superin
duced hy heat.
C HAMMER LA IN an Infant, died from ef
fects of heat.
KvIII'pmn Driver Die from llcnt.
LEAVENWORTH. Kun.. Aug. 20. J. C.
Luhner, nn express wagon driver, died at
the hospital today from a sunstroke buf
fered Saturday. Ills parents rosldo ut
Askorvllle, Wis. Tho heat today Is In
tense. Hot Wentlier lu Wlseonxlu.
L CROSSE, Wis. Aug, 20. Several pros,
tratlons wore reported todny ns the result of
tho heat Tho government thermometer
registered 96 degrees,
OMAHA'S POPULATION CROWS
Official Census Figures Will Show nn
Increase of Fifteen Per Oent.
COUNT IS NEARLY READY TO GIVE OUT
FnntltiKH Hnve All llcen Made nnd (lie
Itt'MiK Will lie Announced from
the CeiisiiN Ofllee TIiIn
Wrrlt.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20. (Special Tele
gram.) Every enumeration district In tho
city of Omaha has been hand-counted by
the population division of tho census, Fig
ures as n result ot this count arc now In
tho adjusting bureau and nro being care
fully gono over with a vlow of being offi
cially given to tho public lato this week,
Philadelphia halng tho right of way. Citi
zens of Omaha may prepnro themselves for
a big surprise, for It Is learned from
sources regarded ns reliable that tho me
tropolis of Nebraska will show a small sain
over the population of 1S90, which was HO,
In'.'. It Is assorted that Omaha, Instead ot
falling off, as has been very freely pre
dicted, will show a gain of between 15 and
17 per cent. Taking tho former as tho moro
cotiservntlvo figure, this would give Omaha
a population of 161,519, or n gain of 21.067
In tho ten years.
From Bomo sources It Is learned that St.
Paul will show 1C0.O0O nnd Minneapolis 1S7,
000. The former city lu 1890 returned 133,
156, whllo Minneapolis was officially given
ns 161,738. Whllo tho percentage of gain
In tho case of Omahn will probably be tho
lowest of nny of tho lending cities of tho
country, It will bo n source of great satis
faction to Us citizens that the metropolis
of tho Antelope stato has kept pace with
Its rural growth.
I'uyliiK thr Counter.
Of 138 enumerators In tho Second dis
trict 130 havo been paid or their work,
eight having mado errors In certification
which will havo to bo corrected before
they receive their money. In 1S90 tho
enumerators had to wait for months, nnd
In many enscs for a year or moro before
they received pay for tho work.
Governor Mcrrlam declared when ho took
tho olllco of director of tho census to havo
enumerators paid by tho tlmo population
was completed and ho Is paying enumerators
by hundreds every day.
Mr. Korapor of tho supervising architect's
ofllee, when asked today as to tho causo
for the delay In approving tho plans for
alteration of tho workroom of tho post
ofllco ut Omaha, said It was duo to tho ab
sence from tho department of tho man best
Informed as to tho alteration. Ho said that
tho plans had been received on tho 10th In
stnnt, and while they appeared entirely sat
isfactory, they could not bo approved until
examined by tho draughtsman who had them
In chargo. Ho Is expected back to tho de
partment within a few days, when a prompt
action will bo taken.
DriHirtiueulal Nairn,
The Iowa Natlonnl bank of Dcs Molncs
wns today annroved ns resnrvn nireiii for
the First National bank of Brooklyn, la.
The comptroller of tho currency Is Ad
vised of tho appointment of Fritz Ntcklns
as cashier of tho First Nntlonnl hnnk nf
SyracUBo, Neb., lu placo of C. E. Collon.
Hello Ayer was today nppolnted postmas
ter nt Emery, Cerro Gordo county, la.
Postofflces established: Rochon. I'nlU
county. Neb., Hello Rochon, postmaster;
uiKo, urunily county, la., Chris P. Falk,
postmaster.
Carl F. Fay Is appointed letter carrier at
Dead wood. S. D.; C. F. Mundrath is ap
pointed substltuto clerk at Davenport, la.;
Marcus E. Hardy. Robert II. Stone. WMlllnm
J. Doyle aro nppolnted Btibstituto carriers
at Dos Moines.
Tho Civil Scrvlro Commission announces
tho fall schedule of exnmlnntlons for tho
department Bcrvlco ns follows: Vnhrnniin
Omaha, October 10 and 23; Heatrlce. Oc
tober 10. and Grand Island Ortoher 21.
Iowa: nurllngton. October 22: Des Molne.i,
October 12 nnd 23: Diihunm.
Mason City, October 10; Sioux City, October
ii. houin Dakota Aberdeen. October 10;
Deadwnod, October 23 and 26; Huron, Oc
tober 5; Sioux Falls, October 10 and 2.1.
Wyoming Cheyenne, October 22 nnd 2,1;
Green River, October 19; Laramie, Oe
tober 10.
GETTING TO BE BIG CITY
(llllelal Ceiiftim Report Given Chlenuo
Population lu Hound Vumlierit
of l,7O0,0llll,
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20.-The population
of tho city of Chicago, nccordlng to tho
official count of tho return of tho twelfth
census, Is ns follows:
In 1900, Chicago city. 1,698,57.1; In 1890,
1.09'), 810.
These ftguroB show for the city ns u whole
an Increase In population of 698,725, or 61.11
per cent, from 1S90 to 1900.
Tho population in 1880 was 603,18.1, show
ing an Increase of 696,055, or 11S.58 per
cent, from 1880 to 1890.
Population by wards In 1900 In as fol
lows:
First, 21.271. Second. 28.517; Third. 32.-
9S0; , Fourth, 37,029; Fifth, 13,315; Sixth,
60,216; Seventh. 36,811; Eighth, 3S.7I2;
Ninth. 61..139; Tenth. 91,097; Eleventh. .'17.-
533; Twelfth. 75.507; Thirteenth, 71.211;
Fourteenth, 71,528; Fifteenth. 79,911; Six
teenth, 61,859; Seventeenth, 20,713; Eigh
teenth, 20'.n03: Nlnoteonth. 16.929; Twen
tieth, 29,677; Twcnty-flrst, 31,105; Twenty-
second, 32,757; Twenty-third. 33,121, Twen
ty-fourth, 3.1.830; Twenty-Ilfth, 5I.6SS;
Twenty-sixth, 70.757; Twenty-uevenih, 39.-
131: Twenty-eighth, 31,013; Twenty-ninth.
41.211; Thirtieth. 106,121; Thirty-first, 60.-
76; Thirty-second, 69.202: Thirty-third,
5t,892; Thirty-fourth, 91,115; Thirty-fifth.
11,790.
JOHNSON GETS HEATH'S JOB
Member of mv Jersey Semite .
eepli Ofllee of I-'Irnt AU(iint
I'oNtiiuiNter General.
WASHINGTON. "Aug. 20.-WIUIum M.
Johnson of Hackcnsack, N. J., tho president
of tho Now Jersey stato senate, haj been
tendered nnd has accepted tho office of
first assistant postmaster general, m'tde
vacant by thp resignation of Perry Hcnth.
lie will tako charge In n few days.
Moulin PlfiKite lteeord.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 20. Tho record of
the plaguo In Mnnlln for tho wook ending
July 7 ns Just reported to tho marine hos
pital service Is soven new cases nnd fivo
deaths. Of tho now cases four wero Fill-
plnoH und throo Chlneso.
I'laolnp; .Mill lu Tnmt.
CHICAGO, Aug. 20.-Thlrty planing mills,
Including nrartlcullv nil the sash, door and
blind concerns In Chicago, will puss Into
ii combination this week with a i-apltnl
of fl.Ouo.miuQ. The new concern will bo known
n H tho American Sash and Door conipan
William McLaren, the banker win bo prist
dent The purpose of the amalgamation Is
to effect economics by cniu.'illdatlon and
rcdurtlnn of expenses mudt ncessury b
bepurute plantv.
t
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska
Fair; Cooler In Eastern Portion.
Teiiiiiet-iif nre ut Omaha jeterdnt
Hour. !). Hour. Den.
n. in 7.H p, m sit
II ii. m 7.S a p. in till
7 u. m 77 it p. m in
N n. n 71) I p. m 11
0 n, in so ,-, p. i n:t
n. ii Kit il p. m tu
tt n. Ill SU 7 p. in,,,,,, J
1- "S S ( Ml
tl l. Ill Ml
REPUBLICANS MEET THURSDAY
Fourth Wnrd Club to t. Addressed nt
WimliliiKtiiu Han , j jr, n,,r.
Milter nnil Mr. Webster.
John W. Parish, as presld-jnt of the Fourth
Ward Republican club, has announced
a meeting of tho club for Thursday even
ing. August 23, nt Wnshlugton hall. Tho
meeting will be cnllcd to order nt S o'clock
nnd will be addressed by Hon. Edward
Rosewater and Hon. John L. Webster.
Tho club extends nn Invltntlon to nttend
to republicans generally from othor wards,
as the meeting Is sure to bo ono of the
most Important nnd notable of the prelim
inary campaign.
Y0UTSEY ASKS FOR TIME
Vounu .Mini Churned nllh GoebePn
Murder I'IcimIn nc mid Ah
neiiee of WHih-km'.
GEORGETOWN. k7.7 Aug. 20. -The dc
fense this afternoon llled a motion for u
continuance until tho October term lu the
case of Henry E. Youtsey. the young audi
tor's stenographer, who Is Indicted ns one
of tho principals In the Oocbel murder. The
motion Is based on tho Illness of tho de
fondant, supported hy the nllldavlt of two
physicians; on tho Illness of his uttomeys
and also on the nbsenco of a largo numbor
of Important witnesses.
An atlldavlt was olso llled by his counsel
stating that subpoenas had been Issued and
returned unserved In tho coses of a number
who wero desired ns witnesses, and tho do
fandnnt makes nllldavlt us to what ho ex
pects lo prove by them. liy ex-Governor
Taylor. Charles Flnley. ex-secretary of state;
W. J. Davidson and R. N. Miller, all of whom
aro out of tho state, ho says ho will prove
that he was In the executive office on Jan
uary 27 with a gun solely for the purpose of
protecting the building and occupants from
tho expected riot. He says that Taylor
nnd Miller will testify that upon entering
tho executive office Immediately nftcr tho
shooting Youtsey did not say thnt Goebel
had been killed, but that ho did not know
what had happened. That Charles Flnley
will testify that thero wns but one key to
tho secretary of state's otllce. and Mrs. C. E.
Mnnson will testify thnt she saw tho de
fendant walk up the steps to the east door
of the executive building so soon after the
shooting that ho cduld not have engaged In
It; that ex-Governor Ilrndley will say he
never talked with W. II. Culton or anybody
clso regarding n rumor that Youtsey con
templated killing Goebel.
Tho court did not pass upon tho motion
for u contlnunnrc, but said that only ono of
tho grounds Bet up In tho nllldavlt was to bo
considered, thnt of tho lllnffn nt the de
fendant. Ho therefore postponed the I rial
until next Thursday morning, by which time
It would be determined whether Youtsey will
bo able lo stand trlnl.
During the sparring between the counsel
over the matter. Colonel L. J. Crawford,
Youlsey's half brother and leading counsel,
mado the statement that ho believed It pos
sible to get all of the nbsent witnesses here
In October, Including ox-Governor Taylor,
Charlen Flnley nnd R. N. Miller.
The venlro of Jurymen was then called and
the defense, through Colonel Nelson, moved
to discharge this venire nnd substitute one
drawn from the Jury wheel. Tho argu
ment over this was not finished nnd Judge
Cantrlll will sit to hear further argument
tomorrow.
Youtsey wns In court looking palo and
weak. With him was his wife.
SHIRT WAIST GETS IN COURT
Wenrrr of Neu -Fannied Onrnienl
Siicn lleenuxe Hotel ltefuen
to Serve llliu.
CHICAGO, Aug. 20.-Sol nioom, ft musle
publisher, today brought milt for $.10,000
damages against the Union restaurant and
hotel In Randolph street for refusing to
servo him whllo ho was clad In a nhlrt
waist and minus a coal.
This Is said to bo tho first time the shirt
waist question has been brought beforo n
court. Attorneys for plaintiff contend that
tho defendant had no right to refuse to
servo nioom merely becnuse ho wnro tho
lntcst style of men's garment!). The man
ager of tho restaurant when questioned re
garding the refusal said thnt patrons
wearing shirt waists would only bo nerved
nt tnbles adjoining the main dining room.
No person would bo permitted to enter
tho dining room unless wearing a coat.
WIFE KILLED; HUSBAND HURT
I'arl lliirnlinm of Iviiiiiiik Cltj Mur
der Woiiinn anil Wo 11 mix Her
lliinliiind Over Ileal iinrrel,
KANSAS CITY. Aug. 20. -Earl Iturnhnm.
2S years of age, 11 postolllrn employe, shot
nnd killed Mrs. Anna Tyson and wntindod
her husband nt their roHldence, 1M1 Vine
street, tonight. Ilurnham nnd tho Tyson
family lived In the an mo houso and havo
had somo trouble in regard to tho pay
ment nf rent, but there wus no Immcdhiln
cause for the trouble tonight, Mrs. Tyson
was in Ihn back yard when Tyson Mint her
twlco from an upstairs window, ihn Ural
shot striking her In the breast, passing
through her lung and the other striking
hor In tho stomach. Mr. Tyson rushed to
bin wife's aid nnd wns shot In the shoulder,
but not seriously wounded.
LIFE SENTENCE FOR LYNCHER
Tewm .lur Slimtx n Merry to Waller
WilKerNon, Who Helped In
IIuiik Humiilirlm,
PALESTINE, Tex.. Aug. 20. -Waller
Wllkerson was today convlrted nf participa
tion In tho Humphries lynching, which oc
curred In Henderson county In May, ISSfl,
nnd was sentenced to tho penitentiary for
life. Threo other men huso rucelvcd Hen
tences for the offense
llloody Hint ut I'lenle.
ENGLISH. I ml , A up. JO.-Doollttle Mills,
elghtei 11 mill's riom here, wan the ncnnn
of 11 riot ut 11 picnic toduv, in which llfty
or more took part with clubs, knlx-ex nnil
stones. The probably fatally woundul are;
Tetnplo Graham. Thorna Kennedy,
Francis Webster nnd Alex Turner, badly
cut, und James Kemper and James Lofton,
vkilllrt fractured The trouble was chih.mI
by n mob from St I'rnls, which haibirei
an old grodgo nnd went to the Mi .i'c t 1
tlr up a light.
liiNolieul Haul. Piin lll lilend.
WASHINGTON Aug The . omi.trotler
of the iiirreiicy has declared a divide n I of
1 per cent in favor of tV ir- 1" -rs 1 f t' r
li-ol-int Tiieumu Natloiml lank of Tu
1 oina, V atih.
MAD TO SHED BLOOD
Dr. Sturley Harrington Kills Thrco Persons
and is Himself Slain,
QUADRUPLE TRAGEDY AT FARLEY, M0.
Physician, Oraiod by Drink, Starts Out to
Settle Old Scores.
JAMES WALLACE SHOT IN HEAD AND HEART
Fiend Murders Wife's Mothor for Not Toll
ing of Her Whoreabouts.
BUYS RIFLE AND RUNS AMUCK IN STORE
After i:ehiinue of Mint ulth Cirri.,
.Murderer KIM Sheriff Dlllliiuhain
mill U llluinrtf I. aid Out hy ,e
Latter'). Sou und l)eiiity.
LEAVENWORTH, Kns.. Aug. 20.-A pa.
cullarly distressing quadruple tragedy
took plnco today nt Parly, 11 small lowu
ncross 1 ho river lu Missouri. Dr. Sturley
Harrington, a physician of Farly, drunk
and Imagining fancied wrongs, killed James
Wnllure, hlu uncle, n wealthy farmer; Mr..
William Wallace. Harrington's mother-In-law,
mid J. P. Dillingham, sheriff of Platto
county, who tried to nrrest him. and wns
In turn shot dead by Harry Dillingham, tho
shrrlll'8 hou. llcforo ho wus cornered liy
tno sheriff's posse Harrington held up tho
clerk In .1 gencial store at tho point of
hla revolver and exchnnged shotH with tho
clerk, tiring Into n crowd of spectator.
Harrington's 12-year-old daughter was a
forced witness of tho different stages of
the tragedy, tho physician taking her with
him In his buggy ns ho went from pluco
to pluco on his bloody en and.
Ilrme II Im Wife Iriim Home.
Saturday night Harrington quarreled
with his wlfo nnd drovo her from homo,
threatening her life. Ho had hod words
with Jumeu Wallaco over a lino fence and
had been on a protracted spree. Mrs. Har
rington had not returned home this morn
ing nnil Harrington, repairing to Wallace's
home, demandril to know where sho could
ho found. Wnllnco professed to havo 110
knowledge of here whereabouts, whereat
Harrington whipped out a revolver ami
shot him twice, onco in tho head nnd onco
through tho heart. Leaving his victim n
ho lay Harrington drovo half n mllo to
the hmno of Mrs. William Wallaco and
again demanded to know of his wife. To
Mrs. Wallace's answer that she knew noth
ing nf Mrs. Harrington tho physician shot
her dead beforo sho could make un outcry.
Harrington drove Immediately to Leav
enworth, taking his llttlo girl with hint.
Tho Wnllnccs wero nlono und nn ono gavo
chase. At Leavenworth Harrington ap
peared culm und collected. Ho purchased
nomo cartridges fcr his revolver and a 11
callbro rlflo and ammunition for It, re
marking to Ihu proprietor as he left; ' I
havo nn order for tho tartrldgcn nt tho
store In Farley and ns I am Gltig home
1 mlpht ns well tuko thorn."
Hun AmiieU In Store.
Ah Harrington rclrnced his steps tho
liquor and tho thoughtii of hla crime ap
parently maddened him. Reaching Fnrley
ho entered William Weho's general storo
nnd demanded some money of Daniel Can
non, tho clerk.
"I havo only $.1 nnd cannot let you biivo
that." said Cannon.
"Yes. ou can, for I will pay It back,"
said Harrington.
Cannon still refused nnd Harrington drew
a revolver and demanded tho money. Thero
wero a dozen men In the store, but none
made a movo lo Interfere. Tho clerk
turned over the money and Harrington
started to lenvo tho store. As ho did so
Cannon seized n revolver and fired ono
shot at him. II went amiss and Harring
ton turned quickly und emptied his re
volver In the direction of tho crowd. Nonn
of the shots took effect, but they sufficed
lo keep tho people nl hay nnd Harrington
haiinterrd toward the door.
Sheriff Dillingham nnd his posso had been
following Harrington closely und as tho
murderer emerged frnm tho atore ho stood
face to face with his pursuer. Harrington
lnstnnlly rnlr.cd hlb weupon nnd fired nt
tho sheriff, tho ball entering Dllllnghum's
forehead. Harrington n moment later
stepped over the body of tho dying Rherlff
nnd Rtnrlcil to run. Ho nnd gono but 11
few rods when a shot from tho revolver
of Hnrry Dllllnghnm, son of tho sheriff,
brought him lo the ground, noth Shcrlll
Dillingham nnd Harrington died within x
fow minutes.
Orlitln of Trouble,
Tho cnuso of iho shooting Is said In bo
caused by Harrington's having been ex
pelled frnm tho Masonic lodgo of Farley.
Ho was expelled some tlmo ngo nnd charged
his undo, James Wallaco, anil Daniel Can
non with lining Instrumental In Iho proceed
ings. It r snld ho made tho threat ho
would clean out every Mason In Pin I In
county for Hits netlon. No reason has
been nscrlbed for Harrington having shot
his mother-in-law except that ho was
crazed with liquor.
Tho Wallaces were nmong tho most ro
spected citizens of Platto county.
KILLS WIFE AND CHILDREN
MlnneNiilu I'nrmer 'I'likrn llloody llr
xwiki for Cniiimcnec incut uf
lllxirer Ciinu.
ST. PAUL, Minn.. Aug. 20. An Arlington,
Minn., special In the Dispatch says: Last
night between 10 nnd 11 o'clock Theodore
Wallart. n farmer living three mlloB from
town, killed his wlfo nnd two of his step,
children, n girl of 1; nnd 11 baby, und
seriously wounded his 10-yenr-old stepson.
Ho then set lire to his barns, destroying
the stablo with nine horses, a corncrlb nnd
a full hay barn. Three years ago Wallart
married tho Widow Stnrnbors and for some
llttlo tlmo they hail been hnvlng trouble.
The wlfo had recently been trying lo sccuro
11 divorce and had taken means In prevent
Wallart from coming to tho farm. Yester
day morning, after practicing In the woods
with 11 revolver, ho returned to tho hous
und entered by one of tho windows. His
wlfo evidently wns nlarmid by tho noise and
was shot und killed as she was leaving tho
bed. Tho baby was found dead on tho
lounge, the girl on the lloor of her bedroom.
A second boy wuh seriously wounded and
has been brought to town, where It Ib feared
ho may dlo.
Wnllnrt took to thn woods nftcr the crlmo
nnd has not yet been located.
Storm Mainline In INnrlli Dakota,
ST. l'M'L, Minn, Aug 20. .Specials to
th" Id im'. h tell '.f the heavy damage to
pripenj 1 .l crops in Nrtlh I'aketa hy
-vi ti 1 i' trie ill t'lrnr At NlhoUnn
Cogswell mid Town ml it many buildings
w-re wrecked nud frtlght cars llf'ed frrun
the trnrk- b the frr e rf thn wind. Th
r.iirfull w ovor twq. Indies,