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IS STILL AT LARGE
Nothing to Confirm Story that Tsi An Has
Been Captured,
FOREIGN ENVOYS ON THEIR WAY TO FEKIN
Flags of Internationals Now Float from
Parapet and Dome of Palace.
STREET FIGHTING CONTINUES IN CAPITAL
Native Christians Help Allies to Force En
trance Into City,
ENGLISH INTEREST IN LI'S LATEST PLEA
I.ondan Think (hnt Them I (Irniinil
for llcllevlim Hint Conner'
neprcnen tntlon Mny ChntiKC
American I'ollej.
LONDON, Aug. 22. G:05 a. ra. In the
news that reaches London thin morning di
rect from China, there Is nothing to confirm
the report that tho empress dowager has
been run to earth.
Tho foreign envoys, according to the
Shanghai correspondent of tho Dally Ex
press, are proceeding to Tlcn Tsln. The
came correspondent avers that thp sacred
city wan entered August If,, two days earlier
thn Rear Admiral Ilruce reported.
"The flags of the nlllcs," says tho Shang
hai correspondent of the Dally Mall, wir
ing yesterduy. "nrn now Moating over th
Imperial palace. Street fighting, however,
continues. Considerable- assistance In the
rapturo of Pekln was rendered by 4.000
nrmed Christians. The legations were en
nblod to hold out by purchasing ammunition
from tho Chinese,"
American action In refusing to deal with
LI Hung Chang In the pcaco proposal meets
with unanimous approval at tho hands of
tho morning papers. Tho Standard says:
"Wo Imagine that other powers will take
tho same course, at any rate, until Karl LI
produces satisfactory ovldence of his author
ity to negotiate."
Tho Dally Chronicle, says: "Mr. Conger
has at last opened tho eyes of tho State
department to tho real character of Orient
als." ALLIES GAIN INCH BY INCH
'After Three Ilnyn if llnrtl I'IkIiHiik
Tuer Tnke .Snered City
nt I'ekln.
LONDON, Aug. 21. The following dls
patch has been received from Hear Admiral
Druco:
"TAKU, Aug. 10. (Sunday) Tho allies
nro reported to havo entered tho sacred
city of I'okln August 17."
Divers paragraphs us to the movements
of tho Chlneso imperial family continue
to be received at tho treaty ports and Bra
thence faithfully tranumlttfd to the
European capitals. Those representing
the court as having left Pekln nro of ex
cluslva Chinese origin. According to them
their majesties nre well on their way to
Slan Ku, nbout fiOO miles Inland. Fight
ing was going on at l'ekin Saturday, ac
cording to one report, hut nccordlng to n
dispatch received by the admiralty from
Hear Admiral llruco tho allies entered the
sacred city of Pekln Friday.
If tho Chinese government is nt Sinn
Ku thcro Is no means of getting nt them,
according to tho military men. except with
prolonged campaign mid with an army
as largo as Lord Itoberts' to secure the
liases of communications.
Advices from tho provincial capitals
dhow that the attitude, of tho southern
mandarins has been harsh since) the on
trancn of the allies. Some of the magis
trates havo Issued orders commanding tho
Chinese to nttend to business, to nvold
sodltlon and acknowledging that the In
vuslon of the foreigners is Justified.
TROOPS IN THE ORIENT
Thin Government .Not In I'nnltliin to
Furnish More .Soldier fur
Clilnn.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21. The War de
partment has no Information concerning the
report from Washington that additional
troops for tho allied armies nro urgently
needed. If this was tho case nothing moro
could be done by this government at pres
ent. Tho troops now under orders for tho
far east will continue to go forward nod
when they reach Nagasaki It will bo de
termined whethor they will go to China or
to Manila, tho I'hllipplnos bolng tho origi
nal destination of soma of tho troops under
orders. There are now In China tho Ninth
Infantry, eight companies of tho Four
teenth Infantry. Ilattery F, Fifth artillery,
eight troops of tho Sixth cavalry and four
companies of the Fifteenth infantry, the
latter having recently arrived. There are
t sea, destined for China, four batteries
of the Third artillery. Company K of the
rnglncers, four troops of the Third cavalry,
eight troops of tho First cavalry and eight
troops of tho Ninth cavalry. Resides these
there sslled on the Sherman today four
companies each of tho Second, Fifth and
Eighth Infantry. Some of the troops ut
nea should reach Taliii within a week or
tin days. Tho latest arrivals were tho
four companies of the Fifteenth Infantry,
who arrived with General Harry. Whon
General Harry reported from Taku ho an
nounced that ho would at once go to tho
front and It n expected that tho detach
ment of tho Fourteenth Infantry would
accompany him toward I'ekln. It Is be
lieved that thts force will be nble to
restore the line, which seems to havo been
Interrupted.
CAVALRYSURROUNDSEMPRESS
llrpurt Sny Mint Jiiiutneiie llnve Fol
lowed Her tn Her He
treitt. PARIS. Aug. 21. Tho Temps publishes
n dispatch from Shanghai, ilated August
21. saying It Is reported there that the
dowager empress fled from Pekln with a
treasure amounting to 60,000.000 taels and
that sho is surrounded by Japanese cavalry.
Hiiiifitek lrnhnlil- nt TiiLn.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21. Tho transport
Huncock left Nagasaki on the 17th of this
month and It Is believed that sho hns ar
rived nt Taku. Sho had on board four bat
teries of artillery. These batteries did
not have artillery with them, but are ex
peeled to do service as Infantry until their
guns can be sent to Taku. If It la decided
to send them. Tho Hancock also took
ti00 marines, which are expected to tie
service In China. The transport Stepnom
has left Manila for Taku, carrying twenty
live wagons and teams for service In the
Quartermaster's department In China.
FRONT
I.iihiiuehere nml tnRHHpn Likely
to He i:iiunurl PKnril)'
Wiir liter Doer.
LONDON, Aug. 21. -The Truth tomorrow
will publish correspondence advising that
paper of the seizure nt Pretoria of a com
promising letter from Montagu White,
former consul general of tho South Afri
can republic In London, to Secretary of
State tteltz. dated August I. 1JDD, and two
letters from Henry Laboucheri) to Mr
White, dated respectively August 2, Ifi.i,
nnd August I, lSfiH, which Mr. White ap
pears to havo enclosed to Secretory Reltz
and a letter of Joseph Chamberlain, tho
secretary of state for tho colonies, Invit
ing Mr. Labouchcre to offer explanations
or observations thereon und Mr. L.ibou
chcro's reply.
Mr. Lahouehcre's letters are brief and
amount to advice to the Transvaal to gain
time by the nceeptanco of tho proposed
commission to settle tho franchls ques
tions, etc., together with an expression
of opinion from Sir Henry Campbell-Hin-nermann.
the llhiral leader In tho House
of Commons, nnd tho liberals generally
that tho British cabinet proposed tho ap
pointment of the commission with the view
of giving Mr. Chamberlain a chanco to
Vllmh down" nnd that the cabinet was
determined to have no war. Ho also said'
"Tho president has a great opportunity
to give Joe another fall. The
great thing Is to gain time. In a few
months wi shall h howling about some
thing In another part of the world."
Mr. Lnbouchero's reply to Mr. Chamber
Iain admits that the letters are genuine,
hut declines to recognize Mr. Chamber
lain's "pretension" tn ask for an explana
tion on a matter concerning which he Is
"only responsible to Parliament and my
constituents" and Invites Mr. Chnmherlaln.
In the pursuance of his "now diplomacy."
to publish all tho correspondence between
the colonial ofllce and tho govornnrs of
Natal and Capo Colony nml between the
governors and military commanders In
South Africa, "so that the public may be
able to form h sound opinion on the whole
business. Including tho Inadequate prep
arations nnd inltlnl reverses and also nnd
especially the Hawksley correspondence.
H. A. Hawksley was counsel for the British
South Africa company ut the time of tho
Jameson raid nnd was generally supposed
to have been well posted on oil matters
connected with It. The Independent Helge.
In January. 1R!9. published a number of
letters to and from Mr. Hawksley pnrpirt
Ug to show that Mr. Chamberlain wns an
accomplice to tho Jameson raid, but other
and moro Important letters aro said to be
In existence. It was claimed at tho tlmo
that tho disclosure did not prove Mr.
Chamberlain's complicity In the raid, but
demonstrated his complicity In the efforts
mado afterwards to settle the nffulr.
MRS. MAYBRICK HAS HOPES
llelleven She Will Moon He Hclcneil
from I, one Yenr of
(iiptlt ly.
LONDON, Aug. 21. For the first time
slnco her life sentence was imposed cloven
years ago Mrs. Florence Maybrlck had
prlratn interview with her counsel. Di
Claik Hell of New York, ut Lylcsbury prison
today. A portion of the tlmo tho counso:
gave up to ii representative of tho Associates
Press, who through tho courtesy of tho
homo ofllcu was granted nn opportunity to
talk to the prisoner.
Mrs. Maybrlck Is Indignant at the nttacks
made by tho Liverpool Post against the chlet
Justico of Euglund. Lord Hussell of Kltlo
wen, former counsel for the prisoner.
"The only person up to tho present who
ever saw mo alone." said she to the Asso
ciated Press represcntatlvo, "was tho chief
Justice. When tho assizes wcro horo last
February Lord Russell cumo to tho prison
and asked to ceo me, ns wns his olHclal right,
Irespectlvo of tho homo ofllce or anyone.
When ho was starting to go ho said: "Mrs.
Maybrlck, I nm doing all In my power for
your release. Whatever happens, remember
this that If there Is ono man In England
who holloves In your innocence I nm that
man.'
"It was only by nccldcnt that I heard of
Lord Russell's death, for I havo not seen a
newspaper for a decade. Tlut I could not
help hut feel that in his .irnth I had lost
my best friend. It Is an outrage, In view
of his constant and untiring efforts and
friendship for me, that ho should be atta.kod
now that ho Is dead. I fully appreclato and
am glad of tho chanco to express my gratl
tilde to tho ottlclnls in Washington nnd to
my friends throughout tho United States,
and especially tho women, for what thoy nro
doing. It Is that alone which has upheld mo
all these years. I havo many frlcndB In
England, too, nnd cannot hut bellevo the
tlmo will soon come when these long years
of captivity will cease nnd I shall bo re
stored to my mother and my country."
For tho lUBt fow days Mrs. Maybrlck has
teen In n hospital ward, owing to a slight
illness, but she says her health Is generally
good.
The recent United States memorial Is still
In tho hands of tho homo secrotary, Sir
Matthow Whlto Ridley, nnd Mrs. Maybrlck
friends nro hopeful that when the answor
comes It will be a pardon.
RUSSIA SEEKS BIG LOAN
Insurance Co-.npnny of United ttnten
Will tie Aled tn Snpply
Some $tr0,O)MII0.
LONDON. Aug. 22. It Is reported In
Odessa, according to a dispatch to the. Dally
Kxpress, that owing to the strain on litis
tla's llnnncinl resources owing to the Chi
nese campaign, a specially accredited rep
resentative of tho Russian minister of
flnnnce, M. Do Wltte, has concluded, or Is
nbout to conclude, "an arrangement with a
syndicate of all the great Insurance com
panies in the United States" for a loan of
300.000,000 roubles.
Rerninny Kenr lltilmnle IMnKtie.
HERI.1N. Aug. 21. Owing to tho case of
bubonic plaguo at Hamburg tho government
authorities are taking unusual precautions
to avoid tho Introduction of the pest In
any part of derman territory. Quarantine
Is particularly rigid against Cardiff.
Mnrle Tempest In Comedy.
LONDON. Aug. 21. Miss Marie Tempest
made her debut In comedy tonight at tho
Prince of Wales theater In Anthony Hope's
nnd Kdward Rose's dramatization of "Simon
Dale," produced under the tltlo of "Eng
llsh Nell."
Strike of Oeenn Stokers Idntl,
MARSEILLES, Aug. 11. The strike of
firemen, stokers and sailors, which began
hero about ten ilnys, ago. came to an end
this evening, when an agreement was
reached,
t'omliiK Hninr from IJnropr.
LONDON. Aug, 21 -The Oceanic, which Is
scheduled to Ball from Liverpool this after
noon for New York, will tako among Its pas
nengers Mrs. Duncan Elliott, W, C, Whitney,
James spcycr and Tom J. Jonmon.
TROT
OLD GLORY OX PEKIX'S WALLS
Mvtfsician Titus Unfurls Stars and Stripes
Over Captured Capital.
LEGATI0NERS HAIL SIGHT WITH WILD JOY
Itellly's llntlerv Helps tn .Mnke
llreueh In t'lty Walls Thrniiuh
Which Allien I'uitr tn Iteieue
l.ollK-lli-xli-Mi'it Kori-ltliii'i-x.
(Copyright. 1M0. by the Associated Press.)
PEKIN. Aug. 11. via Che Foo. Aug. 21.
The American and Russian Hags were
plonted on the east wall of Pekln at 11
o clock this morning. Ths Indian troops
entered the llrttlsh legation at 1 o'clock
and the Amcrlcuus at 3 o'clock. There
was a Joyful reception from tho wall.
The emaciated tenants cuild havo lasted
but llttlu longer. They had only three
dnye' rations. The Chinese had been at
tacking furiously for two days. Fiur thou
sand shells fell in tho legation duilng tho
siege. Sixty-five persons were killed nnd
l'in wero wounded.
The Japanese began the battle before
daylight and they aro still fighting nbrut
the nofth wall, where a part of tho Chi
nese are defending the Imperial city. Tho
Jnpancse casualties have n:,t yet leen as
certained. Tho Russians have the killed
nnd twelve wounded. The Americans and
Drltlsh had n few wounded. The plan was
to make a general attack tomorrow and
tho troops were arriving nt camp five miles
east all night. They were completely ex
hausted and slept In the cornfields In the
rain. The generals, however, alarmed at
the sounds of a heavy attack on tho lega
tions, pushed forward Independently, the
Urltlsh. Americans nnd French on the left
of the river and the Russians nnd Japan
ese on tho right. Heglnnlng at 2 o'clock
this morning the Japanese diverted tho
brunt of the resistance to tho northern
city, their artillery engaging tho Chinese
heavily there.
The Americans and Hrltlsh met with hut
llttlo resistance when they entered the
city, where there was street fighting.
Rellly's battery attempting to breach the
inner wall. Tho troops finally entered the
foreign settlement through the eunal. Com
pany B. Fourteenth United States Infantry,
plnnted Its flag on tho outer wall, Musician
Titus scaling the wall with a rope, by
means of which tho others climbed to tho
top.
The Chinese havo continually violated tho
armistice.
SWEAR TO KILL FOREIGNERS
Letters of Chinese tienernl Point Out
Wenkne of the Allied
Powers.
HONG KONG. Aug. 21. A prominent re
former has obtained from the Yamen gun
ners a letter from Oeneral Hung Lu. commander-in-chief
of the northern army, to
(leneral Tung Fit Sian, commanding the
Kun Sti troops, snylng:
"It Is not convenient to accomplish my
serret orders," nnd proceeding. "The
foreign devils, counting their superior
strength in whlpb nnd kuus. nave dared to
exclto all their power to rob and Insult
un, but their populations aro small nnd
entirely dependent on the Chlneso pro
ductions. China now possesses cannon
nnd rifles and plenty of well trained
troops.
"I don't fear the foreigners. In tho
case of Pat Mun I refused Italy with tho
result that nothing wns taken. It Is evi
dent the foreign devils are cowards. I
and Prince Tuan recently obtained 3,000,
000 Dqxers possessing magic boldness. I
swear to murder all the foreigners with
the assistance of the Boxers, who nro sup
plied with arms."
Oeneral Tung Fu Sinn In his reply, which
wns also obtained, says he Is of the samo
opinion and places the Kan Stt troops at
General Yung Lu's disposal.
CONGER MAY COME HOME
It In Not I'nllkely tbnt Minister to
Oil 1 mi Mil)' He (arnnteil I.enve
of Absence.
WASHINGTON. Aug, 21. There has been
some public discussion on tho subject of n
leave of absenco for Mr. Conger, so that
he may havo nn opportunity to recuperato
from tho trying experiences of tho last two
months. It Is said, however, that no sug
gestion of a leave of nbsenco for the min
ister has yet been mado to the Stato de
partment, although tho officials express tho
opinion that he Is entitled to one.
It was stated tonight that tho reply of
this government to the nppeal of LI Hung
Chang for a cossntlon of hostilities nnd
tho appointment of a peace commissioner
has not yet been transmitted to the vice
roy. It Is suggested In diplomatic circles
that tho tlolay Is probably for tho purpose
of ascertaining tho trend of opinion of tho
foreign powers, inasmuch as tho presump
tion is that nn identical appeal was mado
to all of them.
AMERICANS FULL OF GINGER
Ailmlrnl Seymour Compliment Yan
kees thnt Formed I'nrt of Ills
Pekln lSxpedltlon.
LONDON, Aug. 22. The Dally Express
prints this morning a long letter, said to
havo been written by Vice Admiral Seymour,
In which ho st'outly defends his action in ad
vancing to tho relief of tho legatlonors
when he did, snylng:
"Two or three times our prospects w ?r-j
vi ry dark and disinter seemed prol able. Yet
I never regretted that I had started, as
I could not have respected mysolf If I had
not done so."
Referring to tho difficulties of controlling
mixed troops and to their characteristics, ho
says:
"Tho Germans we admired most, but for
dash and go, none surpassed or perhaps
equaled tho Americans. Tho French had no
particular npprochoment with any other nn
tionnllty. "The Germans and Russians wero Inclined
to hold together, hut the Americans were
with us always."
Troops Siill for Clilnn.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 21.-The trans
port Shorman salted at noon for Nagasaki
with troops nnd supplies destined for
China. On board tho vessol are battalions
of tho Second. Fifth and Eighth regiments,
togethir with general ofllcora. surgeons,
hospital corps and signal corps men. Thero
are over 1.600 ofllcers and men on the
transport.
M ii re Mil ml floes to Clilnn,
PARIS, Aug. 21. Colonel Marchand of
Fashoda famo has been appointed to the
general staff of the China expeditionary
corps,
Well I'nvi'i In, Klllluu; Sl Men,
GI'TIIKIK. O T Aug 21 -Six men los
their lives this morning by the caving
In of m well They were Howard E'lle
i:, T Slinfroth R. It. Wules, Jerome Hill.
S. R. Studo und John Meade. '
SPAIN SIGNS THE TREATY
Complete l,nt Step for Itestorntlon of
Iteliitlons Hetiieen the Tim
Countries,
T
WASHINGTON. Aug. SI. Minister Storcr
at Madrid Informs tho Stnts department that
a treaty of amity, commerce end navigation
und general Intercourse has been signed pro
visionally by the minister of state nud him
self. This practically marks the hut step
In the complete restoration of relations be
tween Spain nnd tho United States.
Tho new trenty modernizes the treaty re
lations bctwesn tho two nations. Prior
to the severance of all communication upon
the declaration of war with Spain the two
governments wcro proceeding by tho terms
of a. treaty negotiated In the last century.
It wns very cumbersome and In some re
spects wholly inapplicable to existing con
ditions, ono provision, for Instance, relating
to trade between tho United Stntes nnd
Florida ns a colony of Spain.
Several efforts were mado to remedy the
defects, but only one wna partially suc"e
ful. the adoption of the Cushlng protocol.
The last attempt was mado when Mr. Olncy
was secretary of state, but the strained re
lations growing out of Cuban affairs caused
tlm effort to fall, it Is underslool thnt
Minister Slorer negotiated with Duptiy de
Lome, former Spanlrh minister to the t'nltcd
States and now tho under sen-etHfy ot
stnte who. of course, is thoroughly con
versant Willi all the conditions of trade
likely to arise. Although the general pro
visions nre not known In detail nt this
sIhko. It Is understood that the instrument
provides the usual facilities for Intercom
munication and probably mntnlns provisions
which carry out thojp rotations growing out
of the territorial chnnges resulting from tho
war.
LOSS RUNS INTO MILLIONS
l iilon I'nellle I, nnd Anrnt Hlsensses
Results of Colorado For
est I'Mren.
DENVER. Aug. 21.-(T E. Wantland. gen
eral land agent of the Union Pncllle rail
road, estlmntes tho damage, present and
prospective, caused by the forest fires now
burning In Colorado and Wyoming nt $10.
000.000. The loss of timber which Is
burned, according to Mr. Wantland, Is only
a comparatively small Item In tho total
amount of damage.
"In many places," he said, "the Arcs are
spreading ovpr nlmost hare country, land
whero there is nothing but young growth,
which might have mado the forests of ten
and twenty years henco If It had not been
for these fires," said he.
"Lands which could have been sold for
homes because of the pleasant surround
ings will now for years not be worth much.
The vicinity of Glcnwood Springs and such
plnces, whero tho tourists resort, will bo
much affected in n commercial wny. be
cause the scenery will be Impaired."
In Middle park tho fires are burning so
fiercely that ranchmen aro beginning to
fenr that their homes will be swept away
nnd their property ruined.
A dispatch from Saratoga, Wyo.. says the
fires in the Sierra Madre rnngo have been
checked by rain,
CIVIL SERVICE - IN MANILA
Cnmnilnnionern to Put a Hnrilfluntlon
of Otl IMnnn Into
Ksrentlnn.
MANILA. Aug. 21. The Phllinnlne com-
mlssioners, when installed on September
1. will consider n bill for municipal or
ganizations. General Otis' munlelnnl
scheme, ns modified, lncbMos provisions
regnrdlng land taxation nnd a civil service
bill empowering the commission to mnke
appointments by a system of civil service
advancement, by which it will bo possible
ror tho Incumbents of tho lowest offices,
through elllclent service and comnetltlvn
examinations, to attain positions at the
heads of departments and undersecretary
ships. The heads of tho civil service dennrt.
ments aro empowered to dlschargo em
ployes for cause, but aro powerloss to fill
vacancies, except through the regular
path of promotion.
Tho commission's executive sessions will
bo opon to the public.
WALLERT FOUND IN HIDING
Jinn Who Murdered Ills, l-'nmlly 1)1
eovered In llurn on sin
ter's I'lnee.
ST. PAUL, Minn., Aug. 21. An Arlington,
Minn., special to tho Dispatch says:
Theodoro Wnllert, who yesterday butch
ered his wife nnd four step-children nnd
seriously wounded another one, a 6-year-old
stop-son, was discovered this morning at
10:30 In u barn on the placo of his sister,
Mrs. Stolnborn, about two miles from tho
scene of the crime. He was hidden under
a manger nnd had tramped about In tho
woods alt tho day beforo. Wnllert mado a
somewhat Incoherent confession, but bo
camo much confused under questioning. Ho
will be taken to Henderson at once. When
Wallcrt. In custody of ofllcers, passed tho
house where the flvo bodies of tho murdered
family were living this morning a hastily
organized crowd started In pursuit. Intend
ing to capture and lynch him, hut tho pris
oner was tuken away to safety by the ofll
cers. GO TO PRISON FOR LIFE
four Texna Lynehem I'lend fJnlllj- to
Mil ril cr mill Are lilven
llrm ) Sentence.
PALESTINE. Tex.. Aug. 21. -Former
Justice of the Pence Joseph Wllkerson, the
alleged leader of tho mob that lynched tho
three Humphries In Henderson county In
May, 1889, and J. H. John and Samuel and
John F. Paddls. the remaining dofondants,
today pleaded guilty to murder In tho first
degreo and each received a llfo sentence
In the penitentiary. The action disposes
of all the Humphries lynching caseB, eight
in number. Each dofendant received n llfo
sentence.
SNAP FOR SHIP OWNERS
Government Will Pny for Pnxsnue of
TIiihimiiiiiI of IndlKeiit l'eronii
Ximv nt .Nome,
SEATTLE, Wash., Aug. 21. -General Ran
dall has received authority to send back
from Cape Nome tho Indigent sick and
destitute at the expense of tho govern
ment. He haB received ovor 3,000 applica
tions for passage and there aro stilt sov
eral thousand who aro broko and who
will eventually bo compelled to ask the
government to assist them homo.
Took l.lherlle ivlth Safety Valve,
OLENFOUD, O. Aug 21 -Engineer
I.nvlgu Dupler, employed ut a xuwmlll two
miles eust of here, screwed down u safety
valve to raise steam Twent minutes
later the bull -r exploded with terrific force
comp'etely wrecking the mill anil Instantly
killing Punter, Elza Inegartner and
James MrLaughllii Dupler s body was
hurled u distance of loo yards and terribly
mangled Jiseph Foster and Manna llclzer
vu seriously Injured.
WIND HOLDS HIGH CARNIVAL
Hurricane Does Much Minor Damage Over
Wide Section of State.
SEVENTY-SIX MILES AN HOUR AT LINCOLN
Worst Storm nt It Sort In Three
enr HIoit Down Tree nml
Wire, t n roof Hnllitlus nnd
I'lny Hoh tteuernll).
, LINCOLN. Aug. 21. (Special.) Accord
ing to reports received from various
sources Lincoln was tho center this morn
ing of onu of the most terrlilc wind storms
that has visited thts section of the state
for several years. For mere than ten min
utes the velocity of tho wind measured
seventy-six miles per hour nnd caused ex
citement and nlnrm all over tho city. Sev
eral houses were struck by lightning, many
windows were blown In nnd trees hroken
down. The damage, however, was not as
great as expected and no casualties wero
reported. A number of dwelling houses
wero unroofed nnd considerable damage
was done on tho roof of the court houso
building. Telegraph, telephone and rail
road companies suffered mcst from tho
storm and for awhile communication with
outside points was completely cut off.
From Crete, on the main line of the
Rutllngtnn. to Ashland the storm wns
moro severo than In any othct portion of
the state. A few miles west of Ashland
many telegraph poles were blown over nnd
telegrnphle communication along that line
was consequently suspended. At Malcom
n largo railroad windmill was blown to the
ground. In the railroad yards In this city
comparatively but very little damage wus
done. Two or three empty freight cars
were unroofed nnd a small switch station
was overturned.
Tho court house wns more seriously
damaged than any other building in the
city. The tin roof was blown completely
off and colled up In a neat roll 100 yards
uwny. Tho mansard portion is of slate
and was unharmed.
At the stato fair grounds the storm did
considerable damage. Tho north wing of
the mechanical arts building wns totally de
stroyed nnd many of the sheds wcro over
turned. Tho damage, however, will not In
terfere with the stnto fair. At University
Place a barn owned by Charles Addison wns
strurk by lightning and two horses wcro
killed.
The records of tho weather station show
that tho storm wns the worst that hns
visited this section slnco 1SD6. On May
12 of thnt year n velocity of eighty miles
per hour was maintained during a short
wind storm, but since then tho highest
velocity recorded was fifty-five miles per
hour In 1897. The rainfall this morning
measured 1.05 Inches. So far ns can be
learned there was no damage to crops In
Lancaster county.
WIND WRECKS IOWA BUILDING
hi'vernl Tersnn Injnreil by Detrne
tlon of Cliniitnuiiiui Aemlily
Auditorium nt Clnrlniln.
CLARIND . la.. A uk. 21. (Special Tele
gram.)-A .vlfidstorm about 1 o'cick ibla
afternoon partially wrecked the building
used by tho Clarlnda Chautauqua assembly.
In which wcro several hundred people, nnd
brought tho assembly to an ubrupt clobo
on its last day. A few women In tho build
ing were Injured by falling timbers. Mrs.
J. D. Martin had her leg broken.
The political debato to have taken place
this afternoon at tho assembly between Con
gressman Charles H. Landls and Champ
Clark was held In tho opera house, which
was pocked by people to listen to tho dis
cussion on Imperialism. Hoth wero liber
ally applauded, each by his own party, but
tho republicans aro delighted In their be
lief that Landls got the better of Clark.
Tho Chautauqua attendanco surpassed that
of any previous ono held here.
nnmriKC WrotiKlit ut NehrnsUn Cltj.
NEHRASK A CITY, Aug. 21. (Special.)
Telegram.) A heavy storm of wind nnd
rain broko over this section nt noon today
and for nenrly an hour raged with great
fury. Hundreds of shade trees through
out tho city wero broken off nnd uprooted.
Hams and outhouses wero blown to pieces
and other buildings wero unroofed, Nenrly
a dozon largo smokestacks at tho packing
houses and other factories were blown
down. Two stores and many residences
were flooded by reason of tho windows
being blown In. Tho telegraph and tele
phono companies are heavy sufferers. Many
of tholr lines nro lying Hat on the ground.
Tho damago In tho aggregate cannot bo
accurately estimated, but It will amount
to many thousands of dollars. The rain
fall was two Inches, which falling so
quickly overflowed the streams, 'doing great
damages to bridges and roads. The storm
was tho worst this city has witnessed in
recent years.
Ilenvy Ruin In South Dnkntn.
PIERRE, S. D., Aug. 21. (Spoclal Tele
gram.) A heavy rain, hull and windstorm
swept over tho country north of thts city
last night along tho county line twelve
miles north of here. Hams, small build
ings nnd windmills were wrecked on the
ranches of William Schoeraaker, W. L.
Shunk, W. D. Wndlelgh. Sam Straycr and
E. J. Perry. A heavy fall of hall badly
battered things north of that In Sully
county and tho rain extended north ns far
as the Potter county line. Okobojl creek
was running too full to cross, tho first time
thero hns beon enough moisture In that
section to start tho stream running since
Juno of last yoar. While tho rain Is too
late to be of uny crop benefit, It lilts nil
tho crooks, ponds and dams In western
Sully county nnd relieves n water famine
which wns becoming serious.
Wnverly In I'ntli of Storm.
WAVBRLY, Neb., Aug. 21. (Special Tele
gram.) A terrific wind and rainstorm
struck Waverly at 11 30 this morning. The
rain was-preccded by n duststorm which
gavo every appearance of a cyclone. No ma
terial damago was dono In tho town, but tho
country ndjacent sends In reports of many
windmills blown down, corncrlbs moved
from foundations, roofs damaged, trees
blown down and the npplo crop being almost
entirely blown from tho trees, which Is a
total loss. About three Inches of rain fell
In one hour, swelling tho streams and dam
aging the crops on low lands.
til I ii Relieves Hot Wenther.
BEATRICE. Neb.. Aug. 21. (Special. )--Yesterday
wns tho hottest day experienced
In llcatrlco this summer, tho thermometer
standing at 102 degrees In tho shade the
greator part of tho tlmo. Last night was
so sultry thnt sleep was almost Impossible.
A fine rain has beon falling horo the
greator part of today.
Until Fnll ut AkIiIiiiiiI.
ASHLAND. Neb . Aug 21 iSpeclal i
A flno rain fell hero this afternoon, re
lieving the Intense heat of the last two
days, This will Insure the corn crop with
out doubt Corn will bo from ten to flf
(Continued on Second Page.)
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska:
Fjlr: Variable Winds
Temperntiire nt Omiilin j csteriliiyi
Hour. Dec. Hour. Ic.
' n. m 7-1 I p, in 71
11 n. m 7!l 'J p. m 71
7 n. m 7!l It p. in 7-
S ii. m 7(1 I p, in......?-
II n. m S.'t r, p, in 7it
It) n. in N.-. It p. i 7."
II u. m Hit 7 i. in 711
1- in . p. in 7.1
f p. in Tit
REPUBLICANS MEET THURSDAY
Fourth Wnrd Club to lie Adilreseit nt
WashlnHton Hull In Mr. Ilose
rrnter nml Mr. Webster.
John W. Parish, as president of the Fourth
Ward Republican club, has announced
a meeting of the club for Thursday even
ing, August 2.1, nt Washington hall. Tho
meeting will be called to order at S o'clock
nnd will be addressed by Hon. Edward
Rosewnter nnd Hon. John L. Webster.
Tho club extends sn invitation to attend
to republicans generally from other watds,
as the meeting Is sure to bo ono of the
most important and notable ot the prelim
inary campaign.
PRESENT OMAHA POPULATION
Wnhlnnton Advice Predict More
Tlmn Kin, (MO n the Tntnl for
the Onte ritr.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 21. (Special Tele
gram )- It Is now believed slnco St Paul
nnd Minneapolis have exceeded from f to S
per cent the figures on population given In
these dispatches yesterday that Omaha, in
stead of showing lf per cent gain, ns pre
dicted, will come nearer reporting 17 per
cent, which will give It a gain In population
over 1SVI0 of 23,876. or a total population of
1U4.32S. This Information, whllo senil
ofllctnl, Is based upon totals us given by
tho hand-counting machines and which must
bo verified by the adjusting division be
fore being given publicity. Omaha's popu
lation will probably bo glcn to the public
this week, ns It Is Director Men lam's do
slro to complete the population of thirty
cities by Saturday.
Another advance In salaries of census
bureau employes Is announced as having
taken effect August 13, the following No
braskans being favorod: Clara A. Smith,
York, and Allen C. CotifTer. Pierce, from
$720 to $900; Sadie T. Kemp, from JC00 to
720.
An order has been Issued by the Postofllco
department, calling upon the postmaster at
Hnrtlngton to report upon mall mutter re
ceived nt a certuln time, that the readjust
ment of clerk hlro may bo brought ohout.
E. C. Scoveli und wife, principal teacher
nnd matron nt Pino Ridge. S. D., have been
transferred to like positions at Cass Lake,
Minn.
O. E. Avery was today appointed poatraas
tcr at Orlando, Deuel county, Neb., vlco W.
E. RoUdebush, resigned.
Albert L. Dcmorest Is appointed sub
stitute clerk In tho postofllco at Musca
tine, la.
Thomas C. Dawfon Is appointed substi
tute carrier nt Lincoln, Neb.
I'opnlntlon or Tuln Cities.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21. --The census
ofllce today made public the census ro
turns for St. Paul and Mlnncapulla, Minn.
Tho population of St. Paul Is 1 63.032, nn
Increase over 1890 of ,10,17b', or 22.89 per
cent.
The population of Minneapolis Is 202,718.
an Increase over 1890 of 37.980, or 23.0S per
cent.
The populntlon in 1880 was IS.S87, showing
an Increase of 117,831, more than 21.3,r per
cent from 1880 to 1890.
Tho next city whose census will bo an
nounced wilt probably bo Philadelphia,
which will probably occur tomorrow. The
cent-us of tho thirty other large cities, in
cluding St. Louis. Raltimoro, etc., Is ex
pected to be mado public at tho end of this
week.
WILLING TO SAVE FERRELL
Mi. M. I), r.nuf or Council HIiifT Will
Hypnotlre .Imlce uml Jury
for If I, ,-,1(0.
STEURENVILLI f)7 Aug. 21.-(SpeclaI
Telegram.) Today tho parents of Ross For
rell, who murdered Express Messenger
Lano and robbed tho safo on his car, ro
coived a letter from a crank, styling hor
self Mrs. M. D. Gage. Council HlufT.i. Io.,
In which sho offers to free Fcrrell for Jl.SOO,
which sho asks to bo sent her at oneo. The
writer wnnted tho money sent in cash by
mall, hut wanted no drafts. She said by
concentrating her mind on this sho would
hypnotize Judge and Jury and prevent them
from convicting Fcrrell. She says sho has
holped quite a number out of scrapes nnd
sho wss helping Durrnnt whon his parents
wroto dismissing her from their service.
MOTION IN YOWSEY'S BEHALF
Colonel n. W. Vrlnon f nneliiileN HI
I'len nml the Court
Adjourn.
GEORGETOWN, Ky. Aug, Sl.-Colonel
R. W. Nelson, on behalf of Henry Youtsey,
charged with complicity In the Goebel
murdor, concluded his plea when court con
vened this morning, supporting his motion
that the special venire ho dismissed and
a Jury drawn in tho regular way. Judge
Cantrlll stated that tho motion for the con
tinuance had been laid over till Thursday
morning and It would be time to consider
tho question after that had been settled.
Court then adjourned.
Poller to VU for eiv Trlnl,
GEORGETOWN, Ky Aug. 21.-The mo
tion for a new trial In tho case of Caleb
Powers, cx-nsslstant secrotary of state, con
victed of complicity In the assassination of
tho late Governor Goebel, will bo nlod with
Judgo Cantrlll tomorrow.
.Movement or Occiill Voxel., Au. III.
At LIzardI'nsHed Steamer St. Paul
from New York, for Southampton.
nA,i?nw "rk-;1A''rV"d-Rl'n'iniilarn. from
Rotterdam; Sardinian, from Glasgow- Min
nehaha, from London Sulled-Servln, for
Liverpool; Kulserln Mnrl.i TherPH.i, for
Itreinen. via i'li,-rlmurtr and Southampton.
At KiiiH.ile-PaHsed-Georglan, from New
I ork, for Liverpool.
At Sagres-PasHed-Steamer rvifnrnlu,
for Marseilles; Oenou. for Leghorn.
At Hong Kong Arrlve.i-Steainer Em
in ess of India, from Vancouver, via Yoko
hnma. At Queenstown Airlved Slenm'U- 01
tonlo. from Hoston for Liverpool, and pro
ceeded. At Plymo.Mh-Arrlved-8tenmei Uraf
Wnlrierxee, trom New York for Hamburg,
via Cherbourg, und proceeded.
At cherhourR-Shlled-stemncr Aller, for
hoiithainpton, N. Y.
At Sydney. N 8. W.-Arrlved previously
Mlowera, from Vancouver, vln Honolulu
At Antwerit-Arrlvud 18th-Kenslngton.
from New York
At Liverpool -Arrived Numedla. from
Montreal.
At Australian ports Arrived previous y -
II rdn. from San Franc 'O
t Ho,r,e Hailed u Fr, from
llninburi'- r New Yorn
At Southampton Halted Mler for Now
Turk.
At Yokohama Hulled 1'Jth Monlmn itti
hire, from Horn; Kong, fir Portland, Ore
NO TRUCE WITH CHINA
Cabinet Considers AdvoHoly Appeal of LI
Hung Ohang.
UNITED STATES WILL ACT CAUTIOUSLY
Ohnotio State of Affairs at Pekin Forbids
Negotiations.
RECOGNIZED RULERS TAKE TO FLIGHT
Allies Will Keep Their Annies at Capital
for Sorao Time Yet.
HOPE THAT ORDER MAY BE RESTORED SOON
Appenl of Southern Vteerny thnt o
Iinlluullle He Offered to Prr-
on of Kmtiernr it ml Ivuiprr
ItimiiRrr I tlrniitril.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 21-The cabinet aes
sion today practically opened tho considera
tion of tho inomontous questions growing
out of tho tnpturo of Pekln and the war In
China. I'ntll toduy's session the absorbing
question has been Inn safety of Minister
Conger nnd the legatloners at Pekln. Now.
however, that has given place to prob
lems of a moro Intricate nnd fnr-reachlng
character, touching the every existence of
tho Chtnren cmpiro nnd the part which the
American government l.i to take In the re
construction of that country.
Tho meeting today was devoted entirely to
tho Chlneso sltuutlon. Secretaries Hay and
Root, who have been most active In direct
ing affairs, were absent fiom the city, so
that tho attendanco comparatively was
small, tho president having with him Sec
retaries Gage, Hitchcock and Wilson and
Postmaster Charles Emory Smith.
Sovcral nucJtlons worn awaiting atten
tion. First of these was tho application of
LI Hung Chang for the nppolntment of
Minister Conger or some other commissioner
to negotlato for tho cessation of hostilities.
Tho decision arrived it wns to reject the
nppcul nnd a reply of this character will he
sent to Minister Wu to bo lorwarded lo Ll
Hung Chang. Tho moving cause for this
action Is that this government Is nt prei
cnt vcty much In tho dark as to whether
thorn Is any existing government In China.
With tho capital in the hands of tho allies,
the emperor and empress dnwnger fugitives
In hiding and the entire governmental fabric
I .iralyzed, there Is no evidence of nn author
ity adequate to conduct negotiations and
secure results final and binding.
It was stated by members of the cabinet
that tho Chlneso establishment, Instead ot
being a government, appears to bo nn
enormous, headless sfTnlr without know-In
what Is for its best good nnd without
powers to enforce its wishes. With tho rec
ognized ruler In flight no one seems lo
know who, If anybody, Is directing Its af
fairs. As China Is nn absolute monarchy
without nny laudative branch the emperor
nnd .tnpres. dowager are all powerful and
practically they nro tho omplro of Chlm.
Under tho present remarkable conditions
tho United States will net with extreme
cnution In whatever steps It may tako
townrd a solution of the pending proh
lems. In the meantime thorn Is reason to
bfllovo that the United Stntes and all tho
other powers Interested will keep their
armed forces on the ground, so that order
mnj ho maintained and In order thnt at
least n semblance of government may bo
brought out of the existing chaos.
The reply of this, government to the
viceroys of Nan King and Hunan that no
Indignities ho offered the emperor and em
press dowager Is n formal acknowledgment
with assurances thnt no Indignities will bo
oftered the persons of tholr majesties
This reply is couched In tho pollto language
of diplomacy, but it Is understood thnt II
does not In nny way commit tho govern
ment to refrain from Imposing on the
emperor and empress downger nny pen
alty thnt subsequently might bo decided
upon In enso It Is proved that they were
directly rcspnnslblo for tho recent atroci
ties. Thin question of fixing tho responsi
bility whore It belongs and imposing any
punishment that may bu deemed fitting
has not been reached yet.
Tho answer with which tho two viceroys'
appenl Is met, accordingly, Is a diplomatic
aseuranco that tho rights of tho emperor
nnd empress dowager will be nrotocted,
but docs not Impose nny harrier to u
propur punishment such us may bo sanc
tioned by civilized usago for any offense
which may herenfter bo held to call for
an accounting. This Is tho Interpretation
riven tho reply by a cnbinot oillcial to
night. Tho question of responsibility will
have to be worked out slowly.
MeNNiiue fio in Couuei',
The cabinet had before It n mossage from
Minister Conger, received last night. After
tho meeting tho State department made
public portions of the dispatch, ns follows:
"UNITED STATES LEGATION. Pekln
(undated), via Cho Foo, Aug. 20. Secre
tary of State, Washington: Saved. Relief
nrrlved today. Entered city with little
trouble. Do not yet know whero imporlal
family Is. Except deaths already roportcd,
all Americans alive nnd well. Despcrato
etforts mado Inst night to exterminate us.
Mitchell, American soldier, and a Russian
nnd Japauese wounded, German killed. Ad
vUe Woodward, Chicago; Conger, lies
Moines; Sims, Council llluffs; Conger, Pas
adena; Porter, Paris. CONGER.
"My FOWLER Cho Foo."
It had been hoped thnt MJnlstcr Conger's
advices, as well as those from Oeneral
Chnffee, would be ample by this time In
order to afford the Washington nfllclals full
opportunity to deal with the perplexing
questions raised by the Chinese disturbance.
General ChafTeo has not been board from
and tho Conger mesjago was not ns complete
as the authorities hero had desired. It was
stated today that moEPajes may be re nt from
hero to our representatives In China spe
cifically calling for more detailed Informa
tion. Asldo from the consideration given to
particular questions rahed bv tho Conger
dUpatch, the appeal of LI Hung Chung nnd
thnt of the southern viceroys, tho cabinet
also had time to look ovor the broad Held
of Chlneso affairs. Thero was no effort,
howover, ot this eorly stoge, to outline a
gen ci ill policy. That will come later nnd
will be, to u consldornblo extent, the out
growth of the government's action upon the
vurlous Issues as they may bo prujcntcd.
TELEGRAPH LInF IS CUT
Position of Allle I'lieertnln nml
l.ii rue Hoily of t'lilnese In
the I'lelil.
fc2ll ,r,ff I ,,l nn n ... Tl. n
OIK1.KII1 kl Uh " lf " , , I
l foreign oftlclals hero learn thut the tele
I graph firm Tien T i" h- men ui 1U
poiuion of the allKs i ,n 'r'uin and it
large body uf Chin' troops ha i taken tho
Held