The Omaha Daily Bee.
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OMAHA, FHIDAV MORXl X AlHUTST III, IHOO-TEX PAfi KS.
SIXCJLK COPY FIVE CKXTS.
WAR IX SIGHT
Government Orders All Troops En Routo to
Ohina Diverted to Manila.
CHATFEE HAS ENOUGH MEN FOR PRESENT
Strength of American Army How In or
About Pekin is 5,000.
NEW INSTRUCTIONS SENT TO ROCKHILL
Changed Conditions Sinco Departure of Com
missioner Mean Now Policy.
GERMANY FOLLOWS UNITED STATES' LEAD
II In Believe. I ill WiixIiIiikI III! tllfll
Kriiiirc mill Grntt llrllnlti Will
1 1 -1 I Miiillnrl? In 1,1 Hunt;
Liui list's Pence A ppi'ii I.
WASHINGTON. Auk. 2S.-Tho Important
development In tlir Chinese Munition today
was the decision of the government not
to Bend nny more troops to China. All tho
troops now nt sen, amounting to nbout
4.000, together with those under orders
for soriico In tho far earn which have not
sailed, amounting to about .1.000 more, will
ho sent to .Manila. TIiohc troops will sail
on the same route and upon touching
nt Nngnsnkl will go on to Manila unless
there aro development In China not now
oxpccteil which Mould make tholr pres
ence In that country necessary. Secretary
Itoot said today that no more troops wero
being sent to China becnune they were not
needed. With tho arrivals nt Taku of the
Hancock and thn troops she carried Gen
eral Chaffee will have 5.000 available men.
which Is deemed sudlclent for all pres
ent purposes. Tho decision of tho de
partment was not based upon any recom
mendation mado by General Chaffee, but
on reports received by hint which mado
It apparent that no 'more troops wero
needed.
The announcement of tho diversion of
tho troops was mado In tho following
oniclal bulletin, which was posted nt the
War department:
"Tho Kovcrnmont has decided that until
required by- futnro developments no more
troops tiro to bo sent to China. Orders
have accordingly been cabled to Nagasaki
for the Meade, which Is duo thero today
with four troops Third cavalry, four com
panies Fifteenth Infantry nnd Company
B, battalion of engineers, to proceed di
rectly to Manila. Similar orders will bo
given to tho othor troops under orders
for China via Nagasaki."
Itennmin (liven fur Order.
H was stated nt tho department that
the encouraging conditions In China was
tho main reaBon why tho order of today
regarding tho troops wore Issued. Do
sldo tho troops on tho Mcado there Is now
nt sea tho Warren, with two squadrons
of tho Ninth cnvalry and recruits, and
tho Sherman, with ono battnlon each of
the Second, fifth and Eighth Infantries.
Tho Logan Is scheduled to sail on Sep
tember 1 with two battalions of tho first
nnd one battalion of tho Second Infantry.
It was said at tho department that six or
poven troops would bo affected by tho
order.
A dispatch wns received from General
Chaffee today, dated Pekln, August IS,
which wns not In response to tho re
quest sent him a fow days ago to report
the conditions nnd requirements.
General Chaffee did not report further
fighting in Pekln and for that reason tho
Washington ofllclnls feel nssured that hos
tllo demonstrations In thn Chinese capital
havo ceased. Tho dispatch related largely
to transportation conditions nnd stated
that the railroad between Taku and Pekln
could rot bo used nt tho present time, aa
portions of It hail bcon destroyed by tho
Chinese. General Chaffee will co-opcrato
with tho other commanders In China In re
constructing tho road for the use of tho
nllled forces. ' General Chalteo also re
ported that tho telegraph line constructed
by tho signal corps from Tien Tsln to Pekln
Is frequently Interrupted, bolng cut proba
bly by hostllo Chinese.
.Now liinlriK'lloiiH fur ItneMilll.
At a conference at tho White Houso to
day, In which tho president. Secretary
Itoot anil Acting Secretary Adee participa
ted, careful Instructions wero prepared
for Mr. Uockhlll, tho United States special
commissioner to China, to bu forwarded
at once to him for his guidance. Tho Stuto
department received n dispatch from .Mr.
Uockhlll today, dated Yokohama, brlolty
announcing his nt rival. This brought about
tho White House conference nnd tho prepa
ration of Instructions. Ileforo Mr. Uock
hlll left h was advised very fully on tho
purposes of this government, but since his
departuro tho situation has so changed nl
Pekln ns to make It desirable to supple
ment tho Instructions ho already had re
reived. Mr. Adee stated that as tho In
structions related to pending affairs, it
would he Inexpedient to muko public any
reference to them.
(ioniumy I'ltllmi liucrlrun Lend.
Tho United Slates has taken tho lend In
replying to China that there will bo no
temporizing negotiations and thero Is
every reason to bellevo tne powers will
unlto In this same policy. The answer of
the I nlted Stutos was quickly followed to
day by similar urtlnn u the part of Ger
many, tho Herlln foreign olllee delivering
to the Chinese minister an answer refus
ing to enter Into negotiations on the
ground that thero was no evidence thnt LI
Hung Chang's credentials gao him suin
elent power to act and thnt noth'tig short
of complete authority from the responsible,
rulers of China, the emperor and empress
dowager, could be received ns sutllclent.
As soon as this action nt Merlin was taken
tho German rhnrgo d'affaires, .Ilaron Speck
von Sternberg, was hdvlsed by rable and
ho cabled nt the State department to In
form tho authorities of Germany's course.
There wns nn exchange of felicitations, as
It was looked upon ns another evidence
of tho uniformity of action between the
L nlted States nnd Germany.
The Japanese ntllelnU cxpreiFed their full
conviction that Japan would take similar
nction. if. Indeed, Mich iietlon already hn-i
not been taken. It develops that Japan Is
acting with her eyes open In this penco
overture, as It Is flmllur to the overtures
at tho close of the Jnpancsg-Chlncse war,
when tho sessions of tho Shlmonosekl peace
congress enmo to n halt because tho cteJen
tlnis of tho Chlnrso commissioners gave
them no powers to act conclusively.
I'ruliiitili' Ciiiirno of Oilier Ponern,
Thn course of franco nnd Great Ilrltaln
lias not been Hindu known here, but thero
Is thought to be no doubt that these gov
ernments will decline to treat with China
t this time. Each government, however,
(Continued ou fifth Page.)
HIS W0RDST3RIP WITH BLOOD
Kiil.rr Will, elm Imilu Kilmrt 111
Trniiii to liltr No (tunrlrr
In Clilni'M. I'm,
BERLIN, Aug. 23.-The Cologne Volks
Helping publishes the text of the address
made by Emperor William to the ofllcers
of the china trocps going from the Hindu
districts. His majesty Is represented ns
saying that he frnred the trouble In Chltu
might dovelop a war between the Orient
nrd the Or-ldctU. He praised th? brcvory
already shown In China by all tho nations
concerned nnd advliod those who heard
him to cultivate good fellowship with nil.
regardless of color. He said that Chill
hail offered to supply nil the horses Ger
many needed nnd also to send 30,(100 men-
deferring to the Chinese, ho character
ized them as n "cowardly but running nnd
trenrhrrous foe." After counseling the
strictest dtseiptlne. he said: "Spare the
population but do not snare those who
oppose you there In arms. Show the Chi
nese that there Is ono power which means
to punish the crimes they havo committed
Irrespective of more distant nnd more prat
tlcnl alms."
A section of the German press Is talk
ing -nbout fount von Wnldersee's "po
lltlc-il program In China." The correspond
ent of the Associated Press learns that
such n phrase Is entirely Inapplicable o
the ease. Count von Wnldersco Is going
without any political program.
The German government Is really carry
Ing on ceaselessly diplomatic negotiations
here und In the capitals of the powers to
agree o a Joint program for the Immedlato
present, nnd the policy for motitha ahead
Is not oven dreamed of now.
I lie correspondent of tho Associated
Press hears that perfect harmony regard
lng Chlnn continues to prevail between
Germany nnd tho United States.
Tho Cologne Gazette. In the course of
nn Inspired article, replying to demands
made by a number of German Jingo papers
inai t.ermany should solzo a goodly por
lion of tho Yang Tsl valley, says:
"Germany most emphatically does not
narhor nny such Intention."
Herr Eugcn Hlchter. tho radical leader.
publishes In tho frelslnnlgc Zcltung a so
veroly surcnstlc editorial reviewing Km
peror William's whole China policy since
its inception nnd attempting to show, nnra
graph after paragraph, that this policy ha
been an unbroken series of contradictions
Tho first batch of German correspondence
nas arrived from tho seat of wnr and .his
evening .a number of special dispatches nro
printed. None of them, however, throws
now light on tho situation. Tho Idea of not
celebrntlng "Sedan" day this year Is gain
ing steadily In favor with tho press nnd
especially the liberal portion, which nd
vocates tho omission of tho commemoration
at a time when the french nro fighting
shoulder to shoulder with tho Germans In
Chlnn. A number of local military com
manders, nt Hamburg, Glcwitz and Han
over, aro sending out circulars announcing
that thero will be no celebrntlon.
Abdul Hnmld has convoyed to Emperor
William an expression of tho Joy felt at
the Ylldlz Kiosk over tho relief of the for
eign envoys In Pekln and tho success of the
kaiser's policy.
A special Btnff has gone out with Count
von Walderseo to establish wireless teleg
raphy In China.
CORRESPONDENCE WITH CHINA
Reply of (Hp United Stiitc Cioi,. ru
men I in .Miiile In VlKoruu
Terms.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23. Tho latest ox
chango of notes between China and tho
United States for tho cessation of hostili
ties was given out by tho State department
this morning. Tho notes ure:
Chinese Correspondence, August 10-22.
1M0; Handed in Mr a,i.... i... i.. it-.
August 20, 1900-10:15 n. in.: Cablegram
dated Auuust IB. frnm Vlnnrnf 1.1 Mm,..
Charm, wiih trntiKmltteil i,v tim fhiimun
minister In London and received by .Minister
" u" me iiigiii or tne same day.
"It 1VI1H thn i1,rtnrnt1nn nf nil tlm i,iln.
Isters for foreign power that thn expedi
tion of the allied troops whs sotelv for the
resete nf the ministers In I'ekln N'nu-. thn
ullled troops, having entered IVkln und
niuim win ministers sure, it seems proper
that hostilities Hhoiild nt once cease and
that llCKOt In lions should commence I mmIi
tho United States Government to nnnnlnt
an envoy with full power, or appoint the
iiiuimier now m renin lor uio purpose, us
he Is necessarily ncoiiulntcd with tho
e.tfnlrs between China and foreigners, and
tn Inform me If the conference will take
place in IVkln. After receipt of n dellnlte
upl, 1 will at once proceed to the north.
Please request the secretary of statu tn
lay the matter beforn his excellency, tho
president. I uwnlt reply. "
(Hecelved at the Department of State
August 21, l'.WO, nt 3:17 p. m.j
Cablegram from Viceroy 1,1 Hung Cluing,
u.iieii iigiiHi si, rjw, anil received ny .tun
Ister Wu on the sumo dav.
"Thn Hoxer rebels In Pekln having been
dispersed, there will ho positively tin more
lighting, further military operations on
thn part of the powers ure greatly to b
deplored. Ilesldes urging cessation of hos
tilities, please Inform secretary of slate
upon subject nf withdrawal or troops anil
appointment nl plenipotentiary to negotiate
a M iiii'iiii-ni in nn inner questions so us
to preserve amicable relations. I uwnlt early
teplv. "
(Sent to Chinese minister August 22, 1000
l.:m p. m. i
Memorandum In response In the Chinese
minister's communication of cablegrams
fiom Viceroy Hurl 1.1 Hung Chang, dated
August 10 and 21. proposing the Immediate
cessation of hostilities and the appoint
ment of an envoy tn conduct negotiations,
received at the Department of stuto August
20 nnd 21, 1!W0;
"While the condition set forth In the
memorandum delivered to the Chinese
minister August 12 has not heen fulllllled,
mid the powers have been compelled to
rescue their ministers by force of arms
unaided by the Chinese government, still
this government Is ready tn welcome any
overtures for a truce, mid Invite tho other
powers to Join, when security Is established
in the Chinese capital and the t illume gov
eminent shows Its alllll and willingness
to make on lis part an ellVi live suspension
of hostilities there mid elsewhere In
China. When this Is done, and we hone It
will he done imnill.t - the United States
will he prepared In appoint u representa
tive to Join with the representatives of the
other similarly Interested powers und or the
authoritative mid responsible government
or the Chinese empire to attain the euls
declared in our circular tn the powers nf
J'lly il. m- ALVHY A. ADEE..
.Art I hp Strut-,,, nn
Itppartmrnt of Stnto, WaHhliiKton, u. C
V lllIIMl lfVi " ...
WORRY OVER LACK OF NEWS
r.
I'Vnr the I lilnene rv OperntliiK III--liit'i'it
Pel. Ill mill 'lien
TpiIii.
LONDON. Aug. 21'. The foreign consuls
at Shanghai, no' having received anything
from Pekln later than August 17. fear tho
Chlneso troops aro operating nlong tho
rear of the allies, cuttink. off their com
munications. Tho blockade of press messages at the
Che foo telegraph office continues. Rut
theso in no way interfero with official dis
patches, which aro put ahead.
Tho attempted uprlsiug at Honk9iv Is
causing unenslneBS In all ( wenty-tseven
wnr ships haio nssomblcd at Shanghai nnd
Wu Sung, tho crews numbering 7,000 men
The German government's reply to hi
Hung Chang's peace negotiations and peace
proposition Is "that owing to tho hick of
any properly accredited authority on the
Chlneso side," tho government of Germany
cannot enter lato negotiations.
GREAT FIRE RACES IX PEKIX
Fighting and Dissension Follow in Wako of
Relief Column.
RUSSIANS ATTACK IMPERIAL CITY
(iiilm Hit ill iiinl tint eminent nl Mm
entt Hum UcM'Inrrtl Wnr on Chlnn
mill llixllllllcn Will He Cur
ried on II erj ti here.
LONDON. Aug. 21.-5:50 n. in.-flres,
fighting and dissension arc apparently fol
lowing In the wake of the relief of Pekln.
The Dally Mall publishes dispatches from
tho Chinese capital dated as lato as Au
gust 17 declaring that a great lire wns then
raging In the Imperial city. The Husslnn
comm.indor had declined to accept tho
uecision oi tne other generals not to vio
late the Impcrlnl precincts nnd street
fighting was going on.
General Chaffee, so it Is asserted, main
tallied that the Chinese had been ade
nuatcly punished nlrendy and that It would
to unwise to tnke the p.ilaoc. This ex
plains the withdrawing of tho Americans
after brearhlng thrco gates, ns cabled by
uio special correspondent of the Associated
Press. Tho Russian general, however,
maintained that his goterntnent had
declared wnr against Chlnn and thnt there
fore there was no reason to prevent him
carrying hostilities Into tho Bncrcd pre
cincts. Judging from various and in many cases
contradictory dispatches that hnvo reached
Europe this morning from Pekln tho com
manders eventually ndoptetl a middle
course, for n Ketitcr telegram asserts that
the sentries were placed to prevent looting.
Hence It is presumed that tho imperial
buildings will not bo destroyed. Tho fires
appear to bo Incendiary und to bo put out
by the Chlneso themselves. All tho dis
patches point to the fact that when the
Inst messengers left Pekln the commanders
wero somewhat at Ben regarding their
future nction, nil nwnttlng Instructions
from their governments.
Tho foreign residents appear to havo
been sent to Tien Tsln. nlthough tho St.
Petersburg correspondent of the Dally
Mall says the ministers will not leavo
Pekln until negotiations for Indemnity nro
under way.
Prliiec Tunn lltioli Wnnlcil.
Neither the commanders nor tho diplo
mats wero In communication with tho Chl
neso government on August 1". They wore
then searching for Prince Tuan. Among
tho puzzling reports ns to tho whereabouts
of tho empress dowogor Is ono from St.
Petersburg, to the effect that she is In the
vicinity of Pekln, but surrounded. Tho em
peror seems to havo disappeared completely.
It Is officially reported that tho mlnUtor
of Tho Netherlands, I)r. f. M. Knobcl, wns
slightly wounded during the siege.
St. Potcrsburg dlspntches announce good
progress In tho Mnnchurlau campaign. Tho
town of Murgen was captured on August
18, with trifling Russian loss, while tho
Chlneso suffered severely. leaving ten guns.
M0 rllles and large quantities of ammuni
tion In tho hands of the Russians.
The reports of risings In northern Korea
nro confirmed. It Is belloved that theso nre
not duo to ill-will toward foreigners, hut
to local (lls;atlsfactlon. The Korean govern
ment Is sending troops to tho disaffected
districts.
I'lii'lisliirns nt SIiiiiikIiiiI,
According to telegrams from Shanghai
conslderablo uneasiness Is felt thero ove
tho fact thnt no dispatches have been re
ceived from Pekln since August 20.
Other Shanghai correspondents located
Kmperor Kwatig Su as under tho protection
of tho allies and tho dowager empress n
already captured by the Japanese.
Describing tho engagement west of Tlen
Tsln on August 6 a special dispatch says:
"Iho Sixth Unltud Stutcs cavalry worked
with drill-like precision in tho hand-to-hand
fighting and tho Chlneso only esenped
through tho bungling of General Dorward."
Herlln learns that thero has been further
fighting west of Tlen Tsln, which creates
tho Impression that tho provlnco of Pe Chi
1,1 must bo effectively occupied beforo pcaco
negotiations will becomo feasible
GERMANS USE'FRISCOAS BASE
.Ships Irrltlnu it t HIk I'ltt'llle Port to
Curry Unrsm final lire uiltii(Ta
In Chliiii.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23. A report re
ceived by ono of tho fcrolgn legations hero
states that Gonnnny Is preparing to mako
San fronelsco n point from which Inrgo
quantities nf military supplies will be sent
forward to Chlnn. The report comes from
(he consul general stationed at San frnn
elsco nnd gives n number nf details on
the extent of contemplated German ship
ments. Ho says that German ships aro
already nrrlving there and that a com
mission of German onicers, together with
a representative of tho Hamburg-American
steamship line, Is thero to look after the
plans for forwarding supplies. These ro-
lato principally, ho states, to horses for
cavalry and other military uses and bread
stuffs for tho army.
Rased on tho forogolng report tho opinion
is rrceiy expressed by high diplomatic of
Ilclals here that Germany will send a largo
army to China (o operate under Count
Walderseo, tho total not falling short ot
hu.uuo.
LI HUNG CHANG DECEITFUL
(internment AiIiImi-iI tit iKiinre Wily
DIliliimiillNl ns He llciirc xenln
lloer i:iemenl.
LONDON. Aug. 21. A special dispatch
from Tlen Tsln says that William Poth
wiek, formerly of Ilrooklyn, N. V for
many years Karl Li's secretary and con
fidential ndiiser of tho Chlnrso govern
ment, advised the United States consul nt
Hen Tsln, under date of Pekln of August
10, ns follows:
"M Hung Chang should bo Ignored. He
represents the hostile ministry and will
avert their Just punishment by misrepre
senting our proposition If possible."
A Re'lln speclnl says that official advices
from Pekln announce under date of Au
gust Iti thnt (he diplomatic corps begged
the commanders to occupy the Imperial
pnlaco after It had bcon captured.
Ciitlieilrnl Defenders Itelleteil,
PEKIN, Aug. 23. The Pel Tang cathedral,
north of the city, which was garrisoned
by thirty french nnd ten Italian blue
jackets, und which hnd no communication
with tho other foreigners during tho
progress of tho siege, hns been rolleved
by tho Japanese nnd Ilrltish. Tho defense
r.f this church wns most heroic. The com
bined forces are now posting sentries In
the palace buildings to prevent looting
and destruction,
The whereabouts of the dowager cm
press itf not known to tho allies.
PRESIDENT MAY BE DETAINED
l're of I'lllille IIiimI
irs .Miij Keep
endliiK ( hi.
.MeKlitlry from At
I'llllii i:erjlncx.
WASHINGTON, Aug. Lj.-Secrctary tn
tho Presldrnt Cortelyotl
has Just ndvlscd
Mr. Willlnm H. Hnrper
executive officer
of the thirty-fourth national encampment
or the Grand Army of tho Runublle. thii
while the president had Intended leaving
Washington tomorrow, reaching Chicago
Saturday afternoon, to participate In the
exercises of tho encampment, the condi
tion of public affairs of Immediate im
portance will delay his depnrture from
Washington and may possibly prevent him
irnm visiting Chit ago nt this time. If the
president finds that ho can leave hero so
ns to bo present at somo of the exercises
he will do so. nnd .Mr. Harper nnd others
having them In chargo will bo promptly
notified.
An official discussing the determination
of the president to' postpone his visit to
nirngo. says the action was taken on ac
count of the Chlneke situation. It Is ex
pected that Information may reach this gov
ernment at any moment requiring Immedl
ato action nnd It Is the wish of the president
to give his personal attention to every
thing thnt may develop In China fiom now
on until there Is a settlement of the exist
ing conditions. Tho president. It Is said,
realizes that while ho Is going nnd coming
from Chicago, and while participating In
the celebrntlon nt that clly, ho could not
possibly recele Information nnd give It the
attention which tho ncuto stago of nffalrs
In China demands.
The probable Inability of tho president to
attend the Grand Army encampment at
Chicago is a great disappointment to him.
for many months pnst ho has been looking
forwnrd with pleasurable, anticipation to
this opportunity to meet his old friends and
at my associates nnd It Is only that his
public duties imperatively demand his
presence In Washington nt this critical tlmo
that he has decided to cancel his Culcogo
engagement.
Neverthless. ho hns strong hopes thnt the
tension In Chinese affairs may relax within
tho next two or three days sufficiently to
warrant his leaving the city for a short
time, In which event he will notify the
Chicago commltteo of his coming, oven If he
can arrive only in tlmo to participate In
tho closing exercises of tho encampment.
Tho president fully realizes that another
crisis Is rnpldly npproachlng In China nnd
thnt momentous questions which may In
volvo tho life or death of the empire, may
at any time bo presented for solution.
Under theso conditions the president deems
It to bo his dtlty to remain at the seat of
government until the crisis, for tho present
nt least, has passed,
PREPARE FOR BIG CROWDS
Attendnnep nt Clilnmu Grutid Army
Knenmiuiifiit Kxprrleil to Ilrenk
All ItecnrilM.
CHICAGO. Aug. 23. Reports received to
day nt the Grand Army of tho Republic
encampment Indicate that the number of
visitors In Chicago next week will break
all records In the history of the city. Rnll-
roau and transportation lines havo already
begun tho work of transporting the crowds,
awl Monday It Is estimated thnt tho larg
est crowd ever brought IrjtP Me-clty In a.
s.ingio uny win arrive In order tu witness
tho military parade of Tuesday.
At tho offices of the various transporta
tion companies It was asserted today that
the railroads aro having difficulty in sun-
plying sufficient rolling stock for the trans
portation of the expected crowd. H. H.
Peters, In chargo of tho entertainment of
the voternnB, has received 35.000 aonllen-
tlons for frco quarters for the various posts
of tho country.
At provlous encampments not moro than
one veteran in throo has asked for free
qunrtcrs. nnd this is taken for a basis in
figuring on nn nttendance of 75.000 veter
ans. Other guests of tho city nro expooted
to swell tho number of visitors to.7D0,000.
A medical corps of 150 physicians will
look after the health of tho veterans. Kvory
luniuuii in uio city nas donated tho use
of beds for Grand Army of tho Republic
members during the encampment. Twolvn
ambulances have been chartered and eight
field hospitals will bo established nlong
me line oi paraue. liacn post upon Its ar
rival In Chicago has been requested to re
port Its sick to tho physician who will bo
nt tho railway station.
Commander Shaw, Chairman Har
per and others of (he entertain
mont commltteo wore In session today
when they received Secretary Cortelyou's
messngo announcing tho probnblo inability
of tho president to nttond tho one imp
ment. It throw them In a stnto bordorlng
on consternation, ns many of tho arrange
ments and demonstrations havo bcon
planned with tho president nB tho central
figure.
"We feel," said Chairman Harper. Apeak
ing for tho commltteo as well as for him
self, "that nothing but business of the
gravest Import to the nation is dictating
tho president's course. Wo can only hope
that ho may nrrongo matters so thnt his
presence may bo had during nt least a part
of tho onenmpment. Tho dato for tho
reception of veterans, set for Monday,
will probably bo changed to a day later
In tho week.
TOUCH OLD LIBERTY BELL
Simnlnh Tenelirr. Knjny Prlvllegr
Nncroil to All True
Anirtiennx.
PHILA DELPHI A.Aug. 23.-Tho trans
ports Sedgwick. Crook. Rawlins and Mc
I'hersnn with the Cuban teachers, number
ing over 1,000, who aro visiting this coun
try, reached this city this morning. The
ships were anchored off Chestnut .street
wharf and shortly after noon the visitors
dobnrked and began tholr sightseeing
tour.
Tho official welcome of tho city was ex
tended to the tourists long beforo tho
troop Bhlps nrrlved hero, tho membors of
the general commltteo nnd tho city of
ficials meeting tho party, down the rlvor.
As tho touchers stepped from thn boats
lo the pier they found awaiting them a
delegation of Spanish-speaking guides and
tho cm Ire party proceeded on street cars,
automobiles nnd on foot to Indopondencn
hall, where a welcome was extended by
Mayor Ashbrldgo.
Tho orator of the occasion was United
States Senator Holse Penrose.
After the speeehmnklng tho visitors wore
escorted through tho various rooms of tho
nuiKiing and listened to a lecture on the
historical associations of tho "Crndlo of
Liberty."
Tho Old Liberty Roll was an object of
speclul Interest.
lint einelilN nf Oceilll Voxel Auk,
NEW YORK. Aug 23.-Arrlvedstenmer
Pretoria, from Hamburg, Houlngno nnd
Plymouth. H.illed Koenlgen Lulse, for
Bremen, via Southampton.
Rotterdam-Arrived - Amsterdam, frnm
New York Halleil-.Mansdain, for New
York. St Michael's Passed- limn, for Genoa.
Naples and Gibraltar, for New York
P'ymnuth Arrived Aiiguste Victoria
from New York, fur Cherlionrir uml ll.-.m
burg.
ANNOUNCE THEIR POSITIONS
Edward Ro'cwater and John L, Webstor
Publicly Declare Intontions.
SENATORIAL ASPIRANTS IN THE OPEN
McelliiK nf l'ourth Wnril Hi-public mm
.11 n de tlir llrennlim nf I'rrnonnl
MntementR li- Tm Well
Knott n Iti-inilillciiii.
While It was nominally a meeting of tho
fourth Ward Republican club thnt occurred
nt Washington hall last evening, the largo
auditorium was comfortably' filled with
nearly 300 republicans from nit parts of the
city, drawn out In spite of the stormy
weather to hear addresses by the two as
pirants for tho United States setutorshlp
from that ward.
John W. Parish presided and f. C. O'Hnl
loran officiated ns secretary. Colonel K.
P. Savage, republican candidate for lieuten
ant governor, was noticed by tho chair In
tho uudience nnd called to the platform.
As John I.. Webster appeared nt the door
ho was greoted with n modest demonstra
tion nnd Udward Rosowntcr encountered
similar recognition when ho rnmo In Imme
diately afterward.
Colonel Savage, first Introduced, apolo
gized for making his remarks brief by say
ing that tho chairman had simply Invited
him forwnrd to place him on exhibition nnd
show what kind of basswood grows out In
Custer county. During n tour among tho
cattlemen of tho northwest In the populist
sections he had met dozens and dozens of
men who told him that they had voted for
Hryan four years ago, but aro jsatlslled with
existing prices nnd conditions. They are
satisfied to recelvo to for sheep for which
they used to get $2. and S0 to $60 for cattle
that used to bring them but $20. Unless
the administration shall make some great
mistake between now nnd election time
Nebraska will certainly go republican for
every candidate from McKlnley down. He
had not found a single mnn who voted for
McKlnley four years ugo who will not do
so ngnln this year, while on tho contrary
ho found overywhero men who had voted
for Hrynn, but will vote for McKlnley this
year. Including one batch of 132 In one
German society. He denied particularly
that (hero Is any disaffection nmong Ger
mans nnd nearly every German he had met
Is going to vote for Dietrich. Out at Cen
tral City he had encountered ono crowd
of twelve Germans who voted for Ilryan
four years ago who had announced to him
their determination to voto.for McKlnley,
Teddy and Dietrich.
CmiMlilerN Ilrynit's llrrnk.
When Edward Roscwater was Introduced
ho wns accorded cordial applause and at
onco turned his attention to a few of tin)
statements of Candidate Ilryan lu his re
cent tour of tho southern part of tho state.
Taking Hryan's statement that "the govern
ment Is a corporation, all citizens arc stock
holders nnd tho ofllcers aro directors," ho
declared that tho peoplo aro satisfied with
tho condition ot tho corporation's affulrs.
It never had better assets, the conduct of
the recent war by tho directors wns admlra
bio nnd the peoplo uru bound to continue the
directorate, because they 'want no chuugo.
In reply to Hryan's assertion that the re
publicans aro trying to fasten n national
debt on tho people, the speaker called at
tention to the fact thnt It wns the con
federated democracy that created this debt
In trying to destroy the union, and thnt the
republican party had dono heroic work In I
paying It off.
In response to Bryan's contention thnt the
United States could acquire no title to the
Phlllpplnu islands under tho Declaration ot
Independence Mr. Roscwater showed the
similarity between tho acquisition of H1030
Islands with that of the Louisiana purchase
and other territorial acquisitions, and that
Jurisdiction ovor tho peoplo always went
with tho land. It is not tho Intention of
nnyono to enslave tho Filipinos. The peo
plo of Nebraska, when ho camo to the state,
were governed by peoplo from South Caro
Una, appointed by democratic presidents
without asking the consent of tho governed
Many other recent statements In Rrynn'B
speeches this year and four years ago wero
punctured In like manner. By citing ex
isting conditions the speaker demonstrated
tho fallacy of Bryan's statements In ref
erence to the gold standard that "It will
increuso tho purchasing power of tho dol
lar," that It "will bo as certain to make
prices fall as a stono is to fall when it is
thrown in tho nir," that It "will Increase
tho debts ot tho peoplo and lessen their
ability to pay them," "will mako times
harder and harder," "will starvo overybody
except tho money changers and tho money
ownors," "will trnnsfor tho bread which
man earns to another man who docs not
earn it," "will decrease tho number who
aro happy and InerciiBo tho number who nro
In distress," "will destroy tho opportunity
for work and Incrcaso tho numher of Idlo
men," and will "decrease tho volumo of
standard monoy." Mr. Roscwater showed by
facts and figures thnt every ono of these
prophecies had been dlsprovcn, Continuing,
hn said:
On n Peru nn n I Point,
"And now a word personal. Within a
few dnys the republicans of Omaha and
Douglas county will have tho opportunity
to express their preforenco for United
States senator in the selection of delegates
to tho convention that will name tholr
candidates for this county to tho legisla
ture. It would havo been moro according
to my Idea of popular chblco to havo the
parly's wish and will expressed by direct
vote of the rank and tllo at tho coming
primary election.
"With all due deference lo tho legal abll
Itlcs of Hon. John L. Wormier, I sen no
constitutional, legal or practical obstacles
in tho way of such nn expression. Tho
constitution of Nebraska expressly pro
vides for tho submission of thlB question
at every general election, at which mem
bers aro to bo choson, to n legislature that
Is to elect a United States senator and
thero surely can bo no legal bar to sub
mitting tho claims of respective candidates
for United Slates senator (o tho repub
licans as a guide and instruction to thn
delegates who arc to nominate tho legisla
tive ticket. Surely thero would bo nothing
subversive of republican principle tn im
press upon the republican candidates for
the legislature for whom they nro exported
to cast their votes if they dcslro honestly
to represent their constituents.
"I havo always been willing to trust the
peoplo nnd would not desire to represent
them In tho national legislature or In any
othor capacity unless convinced that my
services wero desired.
"It goes without saying thnt an expres
sion of preforenco by Douglas county re
publicum! would not bo equivalent to nn
ulectlon by the legislature, but I npprehend
that no cnndldato hnlllng from Douglas
county will rerelvo recognition at the
hands of the state unless ho has the brick
ing of his own county.
"In formally presenting myself as n
(Continued on Third Page.)
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
forecast for Nebraska:
Local Showers; Variable Winds
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BREAKS WITH UNI0NPACIFIC
Chlenu" A Alton Cite fp Urn Trnllte
.nrecineiit On! nf Deiner, .11
IfKllIK IHni'rliiiliiiilliiii,
DKNVEH. Colo., Aug. 23 (Special Telo
gram.) The last of the Chicago and Alton
through cars to leavo Denver over tho
Union Pacific via Kansas City nnd the Al
ton left Denver Tuesday. The severing nf
nil traffic nrrnngemcnts between the two
roads was first made known In Denver to
day In an oniclal circular addressed to tho
passenger men.
The move Istnkcn to mean thnt tho Al
ton proposes to make (he Union Pacific
show its hand nnd If It Is unsuccessful In
securing what It believes to be Its deserts,
a now traffic agreement will be mnde with
tho Rock Island. The Alton has operated
n-throngh service via tho Union Pacliic for
fourteen years, thus antedntlng the Union
Pnclflc-Northwestcrn ngreenicnt. but the
officials of tho former road claim the Union
Pacific has turned everything out of Den
ver thnt It could via Omnha to embarrass
the Alton, which bus carried empty sloop-
ers. The Rock Island comes Into the fight
by reason of Its desire to gel more advan
I tageously Into St. I.ouls, expecting to get
Its sharo of the Chicago western business.
KEEPING AFTER THE BOERS
l.oril Itobertt Iteiinci DeWeCs Ciim
liiilinl on the Verne of IHn
liilt'Kriillon, LONDON, Aug. 23. Lord Roberts repot Is
to tho War olllee, under date of Pretoria,
August 22, ns follows:
"Huller's division marched to Van
Wyeksiiee. fifteen miles south of Ilclfast,
yesterdny. His casualties were twenty.
"Paget roportB from Hnmmnnskraal that
Radon-Powell engaged Grobler's rear guard
all day yesterday. Grobler was driven
back east of PInaar river. Radon-Powell
occupied (ho railway station of that name.
During tho fight lladen-Powoll's ndvanco
nnd that of tho enemy gulloped Into each
other, tho Rhodeslans losing Colonel
Spreckley and four men killed nnd seven
wounded. Many of the Roers wero killed
or wounded. They wero nt Cyferkull this
morning. Plumor nnd Hickman wero
closely pursuing them.
"It seems ccrtnln thnt DoWet, finding It
hopeless to mako his way eastward, has re
crossed tho Magallesberg, with a fow
wounded, with tho Intention of returning
to the Ornr-e river colony. Ho Is In n
different condition from that whon ho loft
Bethlehem with six or eight guns nnd
21,000 men. His guns have mostly been
burled and his personal following cannot
be moe than 300.
"It Is stntcd that Steyn, with n small
bodyguard, has crossed Plnaar's river oji
his way to Join Kruger nt Machadordorp.
ino iioers yesterday blew up a portion
of tho railway station at Koetzes drift
nvp miles north of Newcastle, and dam-
aKcn" the rails nt n point thirty miles south
of Newcastle."
PUBLISH CAPTURED LETTERS
'mmlitc nt KiiKllslimt-ii Write
I-'nets l'n viimlilr to Cnnne
of Truiist mil,
for
LONDON, Aug. 23. The colonial office
today mndo public the text of tho corre
spondence Belzed at Pretorln. Besides Henry
Labouchere, John Edwnrd Ellis, liberal,
member of Parliament for tho Rushcllffe
division of Nottinghamshire, wrote to .Mrs.
Solly for facts favorable to the Transvual
and Dr. Gavin Brown CInrk, radical member
for Caithness and former consul general of
tho South African republic in London, wrote
to President Kruger, under dato of August
2!. 1R9!. of tho unsatisfactory results nf n
conversation ho hnd with Joseph Chamber
lain, the secretary of state for tho colonies.
Dr. Clark said ho thought war was Inevit
able and discussed tho effect of President
Kruger seizing the passes.
MAKES ONE MORE APPEAL
(ienernl (ionic IppenlN for IteeiiKiil
tloii nf iiume Who I'ii null I for
CiiIhi'm liberty.
HAVANA, Aug. 23. Gcnoral Maximo
Gomez today published a second loiter to
tho electors of Cuba, in anticipation of tho
forthcoming constitutional convention.
After saying that the peoplo have not
rightly understood tho former letter, he
goes on to observo:
Tho separatist party In Cuba has alw.ivs
defended the Idea of Independence Other
parties have been formed to combat IhN
Just aspiration of tho people. The matter
now In hand Is one nf vastly more Im
portance than any question nf public offices,
from the convention something should re
Hillt which shall bo clear, lionorablo nnd
In harmony with the revolution.
Should this work he entrusted to those
who In arms opposed the revolution, or lo
thn revolutionists, who lent their nld to
tho cause nn the Held of battle and In
towns abroad? The revolutionists should
not abandon Iho convention In enemies, hut
shnuld crown their own work In the con
vention. CuhniiM Cheer for Governor iViiml,
SANTIAGO DE CUBA. Aug. 23 -Governor
General Wood arrived here today and
was received by 5.000 cheering CubanB, who
lined the streets from the wharf to tho
palace, where n reception, nt which the
civil authorities were present, was held.
NO NEW TRIAL FOR POWERS
.lilil lie t'liiitrlll Overrule Million in
(line of II n n Churned ttllh
Gnelii'l's lluriler.
GEORGETOWN. Iy., Aug. 23,-Affer
considering the affidavits submitted by both
sides nnd hearing nrguments Judge Cantlill
Ibis afternoon overruled tho motion for a
new trial In the case of former Secretary
or htatn Caleb Powers, convicted last Sat
urday as an accompllro beforo the fnct In
tho murder of Wllllnin Gnnbel.
f RANK f ORT. Ky. Aug. 23.-Cnleb Pow
er nrrlved hero tonight on his way to
Louisville, in charge nf Deputy Sheriff
Gcorgo Roblnenn nnd another deputy. He
will bo taken to Loulsvlllo tomorrow morn
ing for safe keeping.
IteiixuiiH fur Ad t n nee In I'rlcen,
CHICAGO, Aug M.-The Dally News snys
toduj: Combination aiming commission
merchants to regulate prlees and ilctminds
for n.ld storage are the muses nsslgned by
buyers for the nresetu htuh nrlee ni i,,.n,.r
and eggs further advances ure expected
and It Is said eggs are likely to go as high
Its ;Im nr 40c Other reasons irlven fnr
ndi, nice in prices are the new pure food uw
uiiii iir iiiiiuuHuii export uusiuess.
MOB'S FURY IS SPENT
Akron Quiets Down After Night of Rioting
and Murder.
ONE PERSON KILLED AND MANY WOUNDED
Martial Law Declarcdi Ovor GOO Guardsmen
Being on Duty.
CITY HALL DYNAMITED AND BURNED
Ohief of Polico Harrison Goes Insano and Has
Tied from Oity.
OBJECT OF LYNCHERS' WRATH CONFESSES
City Poller Are l',ieclnl Olileet nt
lint red on Pu t nf Hiirimrd Pitiu
lnee mid It l I'enrril Further
Trouble .liny It rati It.
AKRON, O., Aug. 23. When day dawned
In Akron this morning it revealed u sceno
unparalleled In tho history of thin clly.
Tho rioters hnd dono their uwful work
and had dispersed. Ono child was lying
dead uud nearly u score of persons were
Buffering from tho wounds of pistol shot,
buckshot uml missiles. A list ot thu dead
and Injured follows;
Dead:
GLEN WADE, aged 11 years, son of Lil
lian Wade, Emplro hotel, shot through
tho heart.
Eatnlly Injured:
11HODA DAVIDSON, aged I years, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Davidson, 111
Allyn street, shot through the head.
Injured:
fred Vorwcrk, 313 North street, buck
shot wound In abdomen.
W. II. Dussel, llesh wound In leg, 207
North fergo street.
Park Stair, flesh wound In leg, 180 Hill
street.
John E. Washer, scalp wound, from
brick.
Arthur E, Sprague, teamster, ncalp
wound.
John Ahren, painter, 113 Benjamin street,
flesh wound, arm.
E. Chmelltzkl. H3 South Main street,
flesh wound, hand.
Albert Grant, llesh wound, below knee.
frank Souers, Curroll and Splcor, flesh
wounds, hand.
E. Shelby, American Express driver,
buckshot in abdomen.
Albert Stevens, living nt Graham sta
tion, Northfleld, shot In foot.
fireman f. L. Machesty, llesh wound,
check nnd neck.
fireman f. Ropkc, flesh wound In neck.
flremun Miner fritz, llesh wound In
check.
fireman John Denyous, flesh wound In
leg.
fireman A. E. Bcrly, flesh wound In
breast.
fireman David Phlllpps. flesh wound, leg.
Policeman Alva G. Oreenlecse, struck
over heart by brick.
Policeman John King, kneo Injured by
brick.
Pollccmnn Ed Dunn, struck by brick.
City lliilliliiiK In HiiliiN.
The city building wns n heap of smould
ering ruins and bcsldo It steamed the
water-soaked ashes of Columbia hall. Tho
polico forco of tho city was disorganized
nnd scattered. Tho chief had left the city.
Electric wires, deadly to tho touch, lay
across tho streets in Uio vicinity of tho
burned buildings nnd debris of all kinds
was scattered for nnd near. Tho down
town streets wero Just as tho mob had
loft them and nlthough nothing wns being
dono by the rioters, crowdB of spectators,
hundreds In number, hung nround, waiting
for something to turn up.
At fi o'clock the crowd began to Incrcnsn
and the curious spectators hurried to thu
sceno of tho trouble. A policeman ap
peared and then another, timidly at first,
but with Increasing assurance ns no vlo
lenco wob offered. Then Company C of
Canton, n detachment of tho Eighth Ohio
regiment, mnrched down tho street from
tho train and halting before the rtitna ot
tho building wna at onco set to patrolling
the lire lines.
Soldier inUe Clini'Rr.
Thero wna no evldcnco of Ill-will or dls
quiet on the part of tho crowd at tho lines,
Thero was no talk of violence. The tur
bulent element had -slunk uwny .with (ho
coming of daylight nnd order wns onco
moro fully restored after an awful night
of terror and nnarchy.
On (ho advice ot his friends, Mayor
Young sought his ofllco by back streets
and alloys, as it was feared that hlB pres
ence no early aftor tho rioting would causo
a fresh outhrenk.
At n.:o nine companies of tho fourth
regiment nrrlved In tho city and marched
to the scene of last night's rioting. Shortly
before 10 o'clock Mayor W. E. Young Is
sued a proclamation, closing nvnry saloon
In Akron until further orders. Tho mayor
Is taking every possible precaution to pro
vent n ronownl of tho outbreak.
Glen Wado was shot, and almost Instantly
killed. He wss In thn mob and a bullet
from tho revolver of a policeman In thn
city hall found tho boy's heart. Another
Innocent who will dlo 1b Rhnda Davidson.
Sitting in a carrlagn with her roothnr and
father, on the outskirts of tho mob, a bul
let from a policeman's revolver passed
haimlcssly over Iho rioting throng and
found lodgment In tho skull nf tho child.
During tho day wild rumors wore current
that mobs were being formed to go (o
Cleveland and lynch Peck, but there was
no good ground for them.
Although Mayor Young Is criticised somo.
what for his contradictory speeches, a
great deal of tho hlamo nf the rioting Is
placed on tho shoulders of Chief Harrison.
Thn city oflleials today secured the old
postolllro at thn corner of Mill street and
Broadway for temporary quarters,
At a conference In thn afternoon at tho
Ilurhtel hotel botween Mayor Young ani
the military officers, dead lines were es
tablished and soldiers wero placed In dif
ferent parts of tho downtown socllons of
tho city.
('utile Mmtt nl ItiuiNiiH City.
KANSAB CITY, Aug 23 -A sale mil ohow
of Shorthorn and Hereford cattle, with
probably the largest amount nf money ovor
hung up tor pil.es nt any exhibition of
these breeds or eattle, will bo held at the
stockyards here from October IS to 25.
Tho prizes will amount lu the aggregate
to more than $2l,Mi'i- $U,ooo In tint Short
horn classes mid JHhxi in the Hereford
contest. There will be fi Shorthorns on
snln and nt least Mo or ihern in the show
ring. The number of Herefords entered for
sale Is 2.7) and there will lie ns many, if
not more, of the "while faces" In the show
ring us of Hie Hliurthorns
Tho show will be the (Irst ever given
under the ausid" i.f the American Short
horn Breeders as u-irlatlon Two ofllcrs of
the HKsnrlaii'iit, President C E Leonard
of Bellalre M. and Secretary J 11 Pick
erlll of Hprlnr beiil 111 arrived today t
make brtllnilnarv urrungcmeuu.