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The Omaha Daily Bee. JSSTAmjISIIWSSraSS'JiJ H), 1ST i MAY BE AT TIEN TSl'fZLF-DESERTTD Receipt of Casualty Lists Occasion Specula tion 8 to Chaffee AMERICANS SAID TO HAVE LEFT PEKIN Official Circles Attach No Credit to Rumors of Evacuation of Capital. OPPOSED TO TERRITORIAL DIVISION Administration Adhores to Policy Laid Down Moro Than Two Months Ago. MAY DEMAND COMMERCIAL FREEDOM flo I'nr nn l iiinin There l n Ainor Icnn Wnrhli nt Ainoy from Which Mnrlucs ('mild lie I. muled, nn Stilled In l)lputclir. Washington; Aug. :i.-tiio Chinese situation dovelopcd lltllo of Importance to day. It In stilted frankly by the nfllclnlB In the Stnto, Wnr nnd Navy departments that no dispatches have been received bcnrlng on tho problem, which has yet to bo solved, namely, tho disposition of Chlna'fl affairs at the hands of tho powers. In tho absence of other food for specula tion tho receipt of two casualty lists from General Chaffee, dated Tien Tsln. were made the basin for tho report that tho American forces had evacuated Pckln. It was stated at tho War department that no advices have been received Indicating that General Chaffee had left Pokln, and It was said ho would havo advised tho War department nnd Riven his reasons for doing bo had ho contemplated such un Important htop. Tho cabinet offlcor Is authority for tho statement thnt tho alleged differences among tho powers brought on by tho re ported action of Russia havo not disturbed this government In tho least and there Is no Information In possession of this gov ernment that Hussla has declared war or that sho Is pursuing n courso In any way different from that of other governments represented In China. It was also Btated that tho statements regarding Russia had not received consideration at the cabinet meeting today. Regarding tho attitude of this govern ment In caso serious differences among the powers should arise as to their future courso In China, It was stated on authority today that this government remained op posed to any territorial division of China, as wa plainly stated In Socrotary Hay's noto of Juno 7. Every resource of diplo macy will bo exhausted to prevent par tition of tho omplre and It was said that tho diversion of American troops to Manila nlready unnounced by tho War department was practical ovldcnco to tho other powerB of tho good faith of tho United States. Other work In China has been accomplished in largo part by the roller of tho legations nnd our further obligation, that of aiding to rcstoro and maintain peace, can be, ac complished through tho troops already on Chlncso so!'. Co in me re I it I Freedom In Chlnn. It Is pointed out, however, that In view of tho nttltudo already assumed by tho United States and the largo part It has had In opening tho way to Pokln this gov ernment Is In a position to demand com mercial freedom In China ns n minimum condition of tho tlnal settlement In tho event of tho settlement of tho territorial division of tho Chinese empire, should that bo accomplished. Tho United States, of course, wants 110 territory, and It Is felt that her rights as to commercial freedom nrc too clear to be galnsaycd by tho otlmr nations Interested. After tho cabinet meeting today there was an oxtended conference nt tho Whlto lIou.se. at which Secretary Root and Act ing Secretary Adco participated. Tho con ference rcltVrd to Chinese affairs and It was said tcAo confined largely to consid ering messages received from other powers on tho Hubjcot and In drafting answers to them. Tho suggestion that tho powers be asked to participate in a conference or to glvo some Indication of future purposes In China was believed to be under con sideration and it was Intimated that notes to tho different powers havo been pro pared. Secretary Root said nt tho closo of tho conference that It related to mat ters which needed tho consideration of tho president nnd covered the wide flold of Chlncso affairs. Ho said nothing had de- eloped of a serious nature, in tho lato reports from China, it uas also stated that tho United States government Is In frequent communication with tho othor powers regarding tho Chlncso situation. No tihlpn Ordered In Ainoy, During tho afternoon Acting Secretary 'Adco had n conferenco with tho nctlng chief of tho bureau pf navigation, tho na turo of which was not mado public. It was said In tho Navy department, how ever, that so far as known hero, tho United States has no war ship at Amny. Tho Princeton has touched thero occasionally while nn duty In South Chinese waters, but it Is thought to bo now In tho vicinity of Shanghai. Dispatches were prepared In tho Navy department for transmfsslon to Admiral Rcmey, which, although not made public, are understood to have contained Consul Johnson's dlspatrh regarding tho Amny uprising. Acting ttivrctnry llaekett Mild, however, that no war ship hail been ordered to Amoy and he had mi knowledge thnt any ships were sent there. If any such step were taken, ho said. It would bo taken by Admiral Rcmey. Up to dale the admiral had not advised the depart ment thnt any ship had been sent to Amoy. VICEROYS READY TO HELP Clillire Hitler l)litiiif il to Al.t Allien In Uiilnlntiiliiu tinier In (lie empire, WASHINGTON. Mig. 21. -The first as turanren reached hero today thai the pnw riful Chinese viceroys wrro deposed to nn-ept tho now'1 conditions of aifalra In Chum and would assist In tho maintenance of peace. The information c.imo In a dis patch through diplomatic rh:innols nnd Mated that rno nf tho foreign olllccs had received a telegram from two of tho most powerful central vlirroya stating tlvi' they Intended to glvo their best efforts to malntnln unlet throughout the central portion of China. s this nniuranro came Mlhsequont in ilm rapture of lf!iln It t: rrgarded as a favorable kIzii cf the ills position of th Iccitm-i, whrso nuthMit.. In tho Inieri r is very fsrai. T'.vir cnur. has be, 'ii wnnhril with ; itch concern b) tho oriel! la. f r rl-.o Pokln la la a chactlr condition .tli mesi Innueuttil mith-rltt la tho outplro Ic that of tho vl cr-yj. mil I'mvli-r Cnhlen Thnt Chinese Ire l.rnilnu Citiiliircil ( npllnl I I l,firxe Niiinlicr. WASHINGTON. Aug. 21. -Acting Secre tary Adee mado public tonight tho follow ing dlspatrh from Consul Fowler nt Che Too, giving additional Information bearing on events In Prkln "CUB FOO (undated ) Received August 23. midnight. Secretary of State, Washing ton: Twenty-third Japanese report em peror nnd empress left Pekln 14th; rested nt Wati-Shou-Shan; supposed destination Wu-Tnl-Kii (Till Yuen Kin. Shcn-SI. Prince Chlng believed In Pekln. M Ping Hcng dend. Half population left. "FOWLKR." WASHINGTON. Aug. 21. Tnl Huen Kit. tho reported destination nf the Imperial family, Is the capital of Shen SI provlnco and Is a largo city of probably several hun dred thousand Inhabitants. Scattered throughout various parts of China nro tem porary palaces which tho royal family oc casionally occupy nnd It Is supposed one of these Is located at Tal Huen I'll. Prlnro Chlng, whom the dispatch reports as still In Pekln, Is a well known pro-foreigner. Up to n very recent time he com manded a largo garrison In tho capital city, but a few weeks ago rrports came that he had been shorn of his power. Ills presenco In tho city Is regarded as favorable, as he may be of great asslstanco to both tho al lies and to tho Chlncso In bringing about nn understanding between tho contending ele ments. Tho I.I Ping Hcng, whose death Consul Fowler's dispatch records, is tho general who was reported to havo arrived In I'ekln from tho south with 10,000 troops during tho latter part of July to assist the Imperial armies in tho cnpltol. Ho was decidedly antl-forelgn In his sentiments nnd it was ho who was supposed to ho responsible for the decapitation of two well known members of tho tsung II ynmcn, which, according to reports, occurred n short time ago. The stntement thnt half the population of Pckln hnd fled Is taken ns an Indication of tho utter demoralization existing in tho Chlncso capital. GENERAL WAR IS FEARED I! ii vp r ll iiii-nl ninttirlietl liv lltixftln' Attitude III Chlnn ntilnet Mold Secret Session. WASHINGTON. ug7 21,-Tho cnblnot was In scslon today until nearly 2 o'clock. At Its closo the members were moro reti cent than usual as to what transpired. It can bo stated, however, that this govern ment has so far received no official or well authenticated Information that the Run. 8lan government has declared war on China, or that It is Its immediate purpose to do bo. Tho published report that It ac tually has taken this stop Is disturbing to tho administration, Inasmuch as such no tion would greatly compllcnto tho situation nnd probably paralyze tho president's el forts to bring about an early peace. This apprehension Is somewhat Intensified by tho report that Germany may also contem plate a declaration of war. No Informa tion to thnt effect has reached tho govern ment, but Is regarded ns not altogether Improbablo that tho murder of the ftormm. minister and the recent reported utter, anccs of Field Marshal von Wnlfleraeo In dlcato that measures of tho most drastic Kind may bo In contemplation. Whnt ac. tlon this government would take undof theso circumstances Is not known, hut It has been suggested thnt tho nrnsiiiin.it m at onco ask for n conferenco of tho powers with n vlow to arriving nt some basis foi a settlement of tho questions involved without resorting to war. Tho subject of an extra session of con gress, It wns said, was not mentioned nt tho meeting, and It can be stntcd on tho authority of a member of tho cnblnot thnt under present conditions nn extra Hcsslon la altogether improbable. It Is pointed out that tho president now has nt his command n far larger appro prlatlou than could possibly ho utilized within bo short n time ns would olapao beforo tho next meeting of congress In December, even under tho most extraordinary circumstances. The diversion of the troops now on tho Pnclflo from Chlnn to Manila is said by a cabinet official to bo sulllclont proof that thero will bo no wnr with Chlnn, so far as thl country is concerned, nt least until di plomacy has failed to secure such repara tion and Indemnity ns this governmen mny demand on account of tho Imprison, ment of Minister Conger nnd our legation, ers and citizens nnd tho property leases they havo sustained during tho present uprising. Tho conclusion Is, therefore that nn extra session Is n remoto possi. blllty except In tho event of a radical change In the sltuntlon. CHANCE FOR DIVINING ROD rreneh mid ltiisfn7ri.,,K. Fly Where lnilicrl.il TreiiNiire In llcllevcd He lliirleil, LONDON, Aug. 2i.-The Pekln rorro spoudent of tho Times, wiring last Satur day, says: "Pckln Is now entirely under foreign control. Looting Is proceeding system atically. Tho French nnd Russian Hags aro flying over tho best portion of tho lm porlal domain, whero It Is believed tho Imperlnl treasuro Is burled. "Tho forbidden city Is respected by In ternational agreement, although any pun ishment will bo Ineffective unless It is oc cupied. "Tho Japanese havo soked :.00 taels of silver. "Tho empress dowager, the emperor Prince Tnan and all the high olllcerfi escaped to Tal Yuan Fu. In tho provlnco of Shen SI, from which point they proceeded to Sinn Fn. There is no governor." Itrlttxli Troup Slum Fine Spirit, LONDON. Aug. 2I.-Genernl Gaselee. the commander of the Ilrltlsh forces at Pekln. telegraphing from that place August Hi, via Che l'no August 23. announces that ho was very short of food, that he wns orrang Ing for convoyH and that he helped to an rault the Imperial city that day, when tho men hnd heen fed. Tho general also says ho good spirits nnd endurance of the troops were beyond prnlKo and rrfers to the ex tiemely niduous march owing to tho heat and heavy roads. Xtiicrlcnii CimiiIi-v IMil (J.x.d Wnrl,. VIKNNA. Aug. 21. Tho commander of :he ustrlan war ship. Knlserln Mnrla Thcrcb.i, telegraphs that In tho engage ment fought near Tien Tsln August r.i. tin Chinese were repeatedly repulsed by iho Japanese and American cavalry. Klrelrlenl Min-m In .11 li-li Inn n, ST. JOSIII'I I, Ml.-li.. Aug. 21 -The worst rle. trlriil morni l yi.iih sirui-k h-re e.i y today. The plerpl,. f th l.utbera i church wmh polliitcrcil h" ilghtrtng nml ie.i mri a f V mile sn.ilh ,if lure, enrt l ir-; tie .i imi r.-i li-n-vi t ot eiHin, were ais.. Mm. U nn l It I' .rnorrel were lmrii''d ill ground A liege wm. iW' the Sle ,r Wh'cll ror-vly yKt i ('hit ig j , 1 , r ten ! t i ' ill v r- w i h i t i , numlrr of mil Lu. s t J iln,ii.nu it Uct ct lumlcr. OMAHA, SAT Tun A V AMERICANS DO THEIR PART Horde of Vengeful Boxers Routed Near to City of Tien Tain. ENEMY SUFFERS LOSS OF 300 KILLED ti.lnor Tclrurniii Announce Cnptiire of Ktiipcrnr Kvrnutr Hit unit Prince inn... iik Well nn Form nt I on nf I'rot Islonnl (internment, LONDON, Aug. 25. Five hundred Ameri can troops participated in a signal defeat nf Iloxers outsldo Tien Tsln August 15. Tho fact Is reported from Vienna. Details come from the Reuter agent nt Tien Tsln In a dispatch dated August 20. In addition to tho Atnerlcnns, tho force consisted of 375 Ilrltlsh nnd 200 Japanese, nil under tho Ilrltlsh general. Dorward. The fight took placo at a village six miles west nf Tien Tsln, whore tho allied forces found a considerable number of Iloxers, whom they engaged, killing over 300 nnd tnklng sixty-four wounded prisoners, who were sent to tho hospitals of the nllles. The village was burned. The Americans had five wounded, tho Japaneso six and the Ilrltlsh none. Hundreds of Iloxers, flags, spears and swords were captured. From Shanghai comes a report, qualified by tho assertion that It is from purely Chinese sources, that tho empress dowager, after proceeding one day's Journey from Pokln, became terrified nt tho looting by General Tung Fuh Sing's soldiers, nnd wont back to Pckln. A Chlncso telegram from Sinn Fu says that Prlnco Tuan has been captured by n detachment of tho nllles. Other Chinese messages record tho formation of n pro visional government In Pekln by the nllles, but this nppcars to he a purely military measure and merely nn elaboration of the Bcheme for dividing tho.clty Into sections for pollco purposes. Ll Hung Chang has received word that tho nllles entered Pekln easily, because tho troops of General Tung Fuh Slang utterly refused to fnco tho allies. According to tho Shnnghnl rorrcspondent of tho Dally Kxpress Karl Ll, recognizing tho futility of nn attempt to drlvo tho for. clgners from China, now prpfesses con version to reform principles. Kvtiuiur Su HoMeiieil liy ,Iiiih. Shnnghnl ndvlces announce the receipt there of Chinese ofllclnl advices nssertlng thnt Kmperor Kwang Su hns been found nnd rescued by tho Japanese. Messngea from Tien Tsln report serious mortality among the American horses, owlns to tho heat Delayed advices to Router, dated Pekln, August 14, reltcrnto the statements regnrd Ing tho treachery of tho Chinese on tho night beforo tho relief. They hnd In formed tho member of tho legations that orders had been Issued to cense firing. This was followed by a desperate attack. And It was only the welcome sound of the can non of tho relieving force In the morning that renewed tho courage of the foreigners. Tho correspondent ndds: "Tho Chlncso admit having lost 3,000 In the various nttacks upon tho legations. Our rations dwindled to one pound a day, con sisting of horseflesh and rlco." When the. American detnehment nttacked tho wholo Chlncso force concentrated against them, leaving tho Sha Ho gate unwntchod. where upon tho Dritlsh entered thero without tho loss of n man. DEAD AND WOUNDED IN CHINA (ienernl L'linfTee ('itlilcn Cnmilllty I, In) o Witr Department from Tien TnIii. WASHINGTON. Au2I.-The War de partment has received tho following list of deaths from General Chaffee via Taku: Adjutant General. Washington: Tien 'Islll, AllCIISt 23. nelltlm In ,1,.t- 1'l m-lil '."fn'liiii' A,A?,,8t4' t'nmimny M, Fourteenth It.funtry. Charlie I,. Organ, dysentery; ,v.m,"!"y Ninth Infantry. Joseph 1. nnnv0' P.',' """ WOllnd I AUgUBt 7. Com- Pany M, Fourteenth infantry, Paschal Y. Smith, gunshot; Company IC. Fourteenth Infantry, James Rice; August S, Companv If. Fourteenth Infantry, John II. Hurst; Company G. Fourteenth Infantrv. Archie ,1 Ranney; August 0, Company K. Fourteenth Infantry. Lufer J. Alley; August 10. Com pany M Fourteenth Infantry. Joseph Oulette; Aiigjst 13, Company K. Fourteenth Infantry, Robert Horan; August 10, Com pany M. Mnth Infantry. Charles Freld ereck. Insolation; August 20. Companv M, Ninth Infantry. Dennis Shen. dysentery tUB.u.Ht. ..Coml,nn' n- Ninth 'Infantry, Kzeklcl K. Jlule, dysentery. CIIAFFKK The following list of casualties came from Pekln via Taku; Adjutant Oeneral, Washington: Pekln. August 18. Tho following cnsunltle.s havo occurred since last re-iort: Tan Tsung, August ti: Wounded: Four teenth Infantry, Company K. Alfred Evnim, head. sciio.iH: Company IC. Charles A. Rodgers, Khoulder. serious; Matow, August t(!. killed liv sharpshooter while foraging. Company G, Fourteenth Infantry, Claude Smith Pekln, August 16: Died from wounds re eelved In action, Company K, Fourteenth infantry, Ooorge ('. KnulTmiiii. Tien ThIii. August 21: Death occurred on August lt. Private William Hrayton. Com pany C, Ninth Infantry, dysentery; August 20. Clinton W. (Iridium, Company I, Four teenth Infantry, shrapnel wounds. UIIAFFEH. It Is stated at the War department thnt tho only reason for thinking that General Chaffee Is at Tien Tsln Is because tho re ports signed by him giving tho casualties are dated at that place. It Is observed that one dlsnalch Ik dated Anennt 21 nn.l lh other August 23. It is said at the depart ment mat miming else lias heen received from General Chaffeo indicating that he Is at Tlcn Tsln. SERIOUS TROUBLE AT AMOY Holt llurux ,liiiiiucio Temple unit .lliirlni'M Are l.niuleil lo I'ro leel FnrelunerN, WASHINGTON, Aug. 21. -United Stntea Consul Johnson of Amoy. China, cables tho Slate department under date of today thnt n mob burned the Japaneso templo at thai placo today. Marines were Innded to protect Japanese officials nnd nro rostorlng order. The marines alluded to must be long to somo other nation, as tho United Stntrs has no war ship at Amoy. IirciU.IN, Aug. 21. It is announced In n dispatch from Amny, dated August 21, that many mr.ro American and Ilrltlsh mis sions In the neighborhood of Amny have recently been looted nnd burned by mobs and that l.ibt night a Jnp.incso temple was burned. InpniieKf rniirlex; to merlon iik. WASHINGTON. Aug. 21. -Tho Stnto de partment Is In receipt of a dispatch from tho consul of the United Sintes nt Osako I "oho, Japan, dated July 5, p.ioo, ac In.npanled by a translation of n noto from hi tcrleney, the governor of Hlogo 'province, aitlng us chief commissioner of j lh Japanese Red CroHH society, stating ! that owing to the disturbances In Chlnn 1 hh'iild an- wounded American soldiers t nny sick cr wounded refugees nrrlve at I 'logo or bo pa-aing through that city the Japanrso Red Cross would have pleas (Uio In rendtring them every possible aid MOKXIK(i, AfCJ t"ST 25, LIEUTENANT C0RDUA IS SHOT liner Otflerr, I on vleletl of ( nnilrncy to Ivlilnnp Lord I llohertn. In r.eented. LONDON, Aug. 25. A special dispatch from Pretoria says that Lieutenant Cor dua was shot yesterday (Friday) after noon. LONDON, Aug. 21. A special dlspatrh from Pretoria, dated today, says: "GcnernI Lord Roberts hns confirmed the sentence of death Imposed upon Lieutenant Cor dua, formerly of the Staats artillery, who was convicted of being n ringleader In tho plot to abduct General Roberts nnd kill Dritlsh officers. RESCUE BRITISH PRISONERS llnilpti-l'nvrell ItelniHC Onp Hundred Operntl.inn of Oilier Com mit it tier. LONDON. Aug. 24. Tho following dis patch has been received nt tho War odlco from Lord Roberts: "PRKTORIA. (Thursday). Aug. 23. Iladen-Powell rescued 100 Ilrltlsh prisoners at Warm Paths August 22 and captured twenty-flvo lloers nnd a German artillery officer. "Huller's casualties August 21 were seven men killed nnd Captain Kllcrshnw and twenty-ono men wounded and live men missing. "Kitchener, August 22. had eight casual ties. "Whllo reconnoltcrlng In tho Komatl val ley Rundln found 140,000 rounds of am munition buried. "The columns pursuing DoWct mado won derful marches. ColoncUMncklnnon cov ered 221 mllca In fourteen dnys." BOERS TREKKING TO SOUTH lliuleii-l'ovrcll llrmln Off l)eVe nml I'rrteutn II I n Junction vrltlt .Mil In Ilrnneli. LONDON, Aug. 25. General Raden-Pow-cll, nccordlng to dispatch to tho Standard from Petorla, dated August 23, headed off General Do Wet, preventing his Junction with tho main body of thoncmy. De Wet abandoned his transport nnd took to tho hills, his commando dispersing, somo trekking south. Lord Kitchener has returned to Pretoria. Dentil Tenuity tor f'orilitii, LONDON, Aug. 21. A special dispatch from Pretoria, dated today, says: General Lord Roberts has confirmed tho sentence of dcuth Imposed upon Lieutenant Cor dua, formerly of tho Staats artillery, who was convicted of being a ringleader In tho plot to abduct General Roberts and kill Ilrltlsh officers. Iloer Hiivnyn I'mtent lo Snllslinry. LONDON, Aug. 24. Dr. Lcyds and the Doer envoys hnvo sent from St. Petersburg to Lord Salisbury a strong protest ngnlnst tho Intcst proclamations of Lord Roberts, maintaining thnt they vlolnto every sonBe of right nnd all tho principles of Interna tional law. VON KETTELERS BODY FOUND Iteniitlnn of Murdered (iermnn Min ister Recovered fro.ni CliliteNu Cemelery In I'rUlu. BKRLIN, Aug. 21. Today's Chlnn news was very contradictory, iind tho government does not know whnt to bellevo. Official In formation continues to bo extremely nieacre. Tho Loknl Anzleger, in a special from Che hoo, announces the finding of the body or linron von Ketteler, tho murdered Gcrmnn minister. In a Chinese cravevnrd In Pekln. A solemn burial service, with Christian rites, will bo held tomorrow. K vi ii iik Su Hum Cnncor. Dr. Hachmann of Shanghai aBserts In tho Gcgcnwart that Kmperor Kwang Su suffers from cancer of tho throat nnd that he Is unnhlo to reign. Tho same position Is token oy ur. Artho. a French physician, and by Dr. Sheng Liang Feng, both of whom have examined tho emperor. A number of papers publish letters from Oermnn soldiers now In China. Ono of theso epistles, nppearlng In an Klberfcld Journal, says that the German troops during tho fights at Tien Tsln killed nil tho Chl neso prisoners, but that tho Russians mur dered everybody, tho women nnd qhlldrcn being bayonetted. Tho Crcfeld Zeitung hus u letter saying that tho Russians unci Jnpanese assassinate nil Chinese whom they encounter. All tho letters ngree that the Chlneso horribly murder and mutllato all tho wounded and captured allied troops. The grand duko of Hesse, In a sorlus of nrtlclos In tho National Zeltung, ndvocatcs tho doing away with "Interest speeches" In China, tho abolition of Chlneso Interna tional duties, tho strengthening of tho central government under tho Joint super vision of tho powers nnd a sound reorgnn Izatlon of Chlneso finance, Insisting that China shall open every port In tho wholo Interior. Another official telegram nnnounces the nrrlval of tho Gorman detachment nt Pckln August 18. bCHARN GOES BACK TO JAIL Novr Vnrk Hoy, Ifrlil on ClinrKP of .Murder, Itelrnned nnd Ke lt rrcKted, NKW YORK. Aug. 24.-Fredevick Scharn. the 18-year-old boy who has been held by tho pollco pending tho investigation Into tho murder nf his sister, Kate. Inst Satur day, was released on a writ of habeas cor pus today, but was Immediately rearrested on a chnrgo of burglary. When Scharn was arraigned on the charge of burglary he pleaded not guilty and was commuted lo the Tombs. Assist ant District Attorney O'Reilly said tho boy would be Indicted for murder in tho first drgrco by next Tuesday, by which time, he Bald, tho pojlfe will have finished nn Inves tigation now going on. The case has at tracted much nttentlnn hero owing to the fact that the police In searching for the girl's murderer found that sho had been leading n double life. NcuriifH Willi I I'roteetlon, NKW YORK. Aug. 2l.Dr. M. S N Pierre of ;HS We.st Forty-first street, (l neqro from Hrltlsh (liiliuiii mid 200 of ))h foinw Ilrltlsh Hiihjei ts. have prepared a petition to the Hon Percy Sanderson, Ilrlt lsh kiiikiiI, asking him to take the nero.s Karv slops fc.r their protection. The peti tion alleges thai the signers were brutally attacked by the mob In the recent riots In this city and the jiollee, Instead of giving them protection, actually urged nnd In cited the mob to great fury. deceiver AnKciI for Old Firm, M IMIHRStiN. Kan.. Aug. 21. -Suit was begun here today asking for a receiver and an accounting against the II. D. Lee Mer cantile company of Sallnn. Suit wns brought nt the liiHtance of W J. HurIicm n Htnckhuldcr. and a declarntlnu nf divi dends amounting to licn.om asked for. The p'.ilntlfTH ns that the affairs of the com pan he wound up. The Lee company Is ne of the o'dest grocery llrms in tho south west liip lliinn 15(1,(1(111,(11111 In Specie, SAN FRANCISCO Aug 21, The Hteainer Mnrlpo.ni which arrived here today brought over jo.ono.oio In specie from Syd ney, Australia, consigned to local banks. 15)00--TWICLV K PA(JliS. DIETRICH OPENS INS FIGHT Stato Campaign Begins with Vigorous Meet ing at Hastings. FELLOW TOWNSMEN GIVE HIM WELCOME Hnlly t,nl MkIiI Addressed by Scv ernl Cniiillilnle on Hip .Mntr '1'lol.el nml Wnn n Sneecnn " In litcrj- Wnj', HASTINGS, Ncb Aug. 24. (Special Telegram.) There was n largo nudlcnco out tonight to attend tho opening meet ing of tho republican campaign in Hast ings. E. C. Webster Introduced L. A. Williams, chairman of the republican press bureau, who presided over tho meeting and delivered n short address, In which ho Bald ho believed the best thing tho repub licans could do to help tho republican causo along would be to reproduce Mr. llryan's book entitled. "Tho First Rattle." He then read extracts from the book, which predicted low wages, idle men and hard times In the caso of McKlnley's elec tion. Mr. Williams showed up how falso Mr. Aryan's predictions had been nnd ex plained thnt othor equally falso predic tions would follow. Georgo I), Fnlmer, republican rnndldnto for land commissioner, nlso delivered a short address. W. K. Fowler, republican candidate for superintendent of public in struction, said he was considered tho tall of tho ticket, but by no means was tho office for which he was nominated to be considered a tail end nffalr. Mr. Fowler cited tho numerous cases of prosperity In Nebraska during tho lsst four years and told of the number of old frame school houses that had been torn down nnd largo brick school buildings erected to take their places. He also touched up tho superintend ents of the various stnto Institutions nnd told how they had mado dismal failures of their nttempt to conduct tho Institu tions becnuso of their Incompetency. In speaking upon tho school question ho said ho believed In largo salaries for good teachers and low salaries or no salaries for iioor onos. Dietrich' Wnrm Reception. Charles H. Dietrich received thunderous applause upon his enfrnnce in tho court room nnd when he nroso to nddrcss the audience ho wns loudly cheered. Mr. Diet rich took up tho Kansas City platform and tho democratic nominee for president. Ho cxplnincd why the silver mining stntes, tho drouth-stricken stntes and the south ern stntes had voted for W. J. Ilryan In 1896 nnd In doing so he ripped free silver up tho back. Mr. Dietrich took up tho trust and showed how the tin pinto trust of Wales had conquered everything nnd that tho only way to protect the homo manufacturers of tin plato was by a high tariff and as soon as this wns done the homo manufacturers opened up factories and gave employment to thousands of hands nnd the same is true of wool nnd other articles. Ho nlso touched up the present condition of tho stnto Institutions. Mr. Dietrich said ho expected to be elected governor of Nebraska and that whenever ho put an efficient man In offico ho ex pected lo leatu him thero. Mr. Dietrich was frequently Interrupted with enthu siastic applause. Wclisler on I'rosprrlty. John L. Webster closed tho meeting with an hour's address. In opening Mr. Web ster said that wherever he had gono In this stato he had heard but one opinion expressed upon the gubernatorial result of this stato and that was that Charles H. Dietrich would be tho next governor of Nebraskn. Mr. Webster did not fall to mention tho fact that whllo Governor Poynter had ridden down the streets of Hastings this nftcrnoon In tho miliary pa rade not ono hand clasp or sign of rec ognition was noticeable. Ho then drifted on to national affairs. In which ho touched up tho fuslonlsts, who could sco nothing good In anything dono In tho United States unless It had an car mark of de mocracy upon It, In regnrd to Ilryan and the silver question Mr. Webster cxplnlned how thero had not been ono word of truth In all Mr. Rryan had predicted and now that prosperity had como undor McKlnley's administration ho denies that It is here. Ho quoted statistics showing tho won drous prosperity now existing nnd nssured those present that nothing but n repub lican president and republicanism could possibly bring about such results. "Trusts," said Mr. Webster, "mean pros perity, for if thero was no prosperity thero would bo no trusts." FUSI0NISTS WAIT FOR BRYAN (itttlirr A limit Depot ill llciitrlce mill Kxcort II I in TlirniiKli tlie i'lMVII. RRATRICH, Neb., Aug. 21. (Spcclnl Tel egram.) A crowd of not to exceed 2,000 people was assembled tonight nt the Union Pacific depot to meet W. .1. Ilryan, who had been ndvertlscd to address the residents of Gage county nt tho city hall in this city tonight. A safe estimate ot the visitors from out of town would b about 600, which falls far short of tho crowds assembled to hear nryan's previ ous efforts. Mr. Rryan camo In over tho Union Pa cific, tho regular train being held an hour at Manhattan to accommodate him. Th train lost another hour In tho run between Manhattan nnd Reattico and ns a conse quence he did not nrrlve until ahrut S o'clock. Tho Rrynn party was met at tho depot by a number of tho leading fuslonlsls, who, together with the committee which had heen sent to meet him, escorted him to a hack drawn by whlto horses. The proees sion, headed by the Wllber band, hired for the occasion by tho fusion stato commit tees, marched up Court street to Fifth and from thence to tho city hnll, whero a stain had been erected in tho open air for tho speaker. A safe estimate of the crowd assembled at tho speakers' Btand would bo about 3,000, Tho meeting opened with a campaign song, nftcr which Hon. R. S. lllbb. gold demo, cratic candidate fpr governor four yenr.s ago, Introduced W. J. Rryan. FiikIoiiInIh Aurce on Meredith. ASHLAND. Neb., Aug. 21. (Special.) Tho adjourned convention nf tho populists of tho Fifth senatorial district. Saunders and Sarpy counties, met nt Reetlson'H hnll In Ashland this afternoon. Hon. C. M. Lemar of Cerosco, memher of tho last leg islature from Saunders, was chairman, ana Thomns O. Moon of Ashland, secretary. A conforenco committee of threo was ap pointed to meet the democratic committee, as follows. V.. J. Whipple of Ashland. K. A. Frailer of Green and Charles Nownes of Paplllllon. Tho convention then nominate Dr. Georgo W Meredith of Ashland for state senator, to biirceed W D. Schaal of Springfield, without opposition The demo, cratic convention met after the ndjnurn- (Continued on Second Pace.) SI X( J I, 13 COPY inVK CENTS. CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forocnst for Nebraska- Fair; Warmer; Westerly Winds Tcmpc rnturc nl Hour. lieu. Ouintut eterilit l Hour. lieu. on. m II it. m , 7 n in . , , . , S it, lit I) It, III .... , HI n, in II n. in ..... . I '-' in I lit II'J ! li.i III (III IIS 70 in . m . m . 71 711 77 7tl , , i . . ONE MONTH'S FOREIGN TRADE Tiilitilntlnn Mi on I iik Import nnd H linrtii of United Stnlex for .Inly JiiM 1'ittncil. WASHINGTON. Aug" 2I.-The detnlled tables of tho Imports nnd exports for tho month of July havo been completed by the Treasury Rureau of Statistics. They show the Imports and exports of the month by great classes, compared with July, 1S03, as follows: Imports. iv. Articles of food and llvo iinlmals M7.llfl.3y.' JI7.7H7.:SW Artlclcn In n crude condition for domestic industry lT.WW.T!. 17,S,i6J Articles manufactured for uso In the me chanic arts (5,571,611 6,7fO,lll Articles mnnufactuted ready for consump tion fi,72,130 ll.155.lfM Article of voluntary use. luxuries, etc.... S,l7,r!,S7! 10,2SI,7V Total Imports iV),101.7ll f,i!.,i'i,4.'il Percentage free I.t.lrt lll.l'.i Duties collected from customs 16.7PI.4tt 10. "0.1.27.! Foreign goods remain ing In warehouse .... ai,S7T.,03 I6,7,1UI HX POUTS: Products of agricul ture M,T10,tM2 M.fill.UIrt Products of mauurnc- turo v 2it.re.r3 1 ai.riis.nrj Products of mining.... .VJ3I.!C .l..V?!,(i Products of the forest. t,772,ti r).l"!.'.iti Products of tho fish- les 'J7.C.I7 2(iJ.:HJ Miscellaneous Ki.n0 NS.'.Jl Total domestlo ex ports OJ.KWiin !K.557.!-3J Foreign goodH re-exported i.!tt!v.rJ7 i.ssn.rc Total exports OLIOUM 10.1.117, 170 l'opiiliitlon or St. I. outs. WASHINGTON. Aug. 21. Tho population of tho city of St. Louis, nnnnunccd from thi official returns of tho twelfth census, Is as follows: St. Louis City, 675,238 In 1000. ngnlnst 451, 770 In 1S90. Theso figures show, for tho city as a wholo. an lncrenso In population nf 123,108, or 27..1S per cent, from 18S0 to 1000. Tho populntlon In 1&S0 was 330,518, show ing an Increase of 101,252, or 2S.S9 per cent, from 18S0 to 1800. Cenmm of Two flllc. WASHINGTON. Aug. 24. Tho population of Rochester, N. V., wns mndo public today by tho census bureau. It is 162,165, ngnlnst 133.S06 In 1S90, nn Increase of 28,539, or 51.31 per cent. Tho population of Indianapolis, ns Just mado public by the census bureau, Is 169, 161, against 105,436 In 1890, nn lncrenso of 63,728, or 60. U per cent. MANACLED LIKE WILD BEAST Cnleli Powers, Convicted of Cioehel'M Murder, IiiiIIkiiiiiiI nt Trent men t I.) OHIccrN. LOUISVlLLn, Kyug. 21. "I want you to say that you found me handcutfed like a beast of tho field," said ex-Secretary of State Caleb Powers, convicted on tho charge of being nn accessory to tho mur der of William Ooebel, when ho talked to reporters at the county Jail today. "This, too," he continued, "nfter I told my guards that I would give them my word that I would make no attempt to escape. Such on attempt would not only havo been useless but foolish. If I had made nn nt tempt to eacape I would havo ruined my chnnces for nnother trial. If 1 were turned loose on tho streets this minute I would not mnko the least attempt to run awny." Powers was Indlgnnnt becnuso nippers had been placed on hlfl wrists. He wns brought from Frankfort, where he spent last night, and plnced in the Loulsvlllo Jnll today for safekeeping. WARNER TO NAME RASSIEUR Mlnnoiirl Ciindliliito for Coiiimiiiiilei'- In-eiilct of H. A. H. Will llnve IIIK llclcKiltlon. i ST. LOUIS. Aug. 21. It hns been decided thnt Mnjor William Warner, cx-natlonnl commander of tho Grand Army of tho Re public, shall placo In nomination at tho encampment nt Chicago next week, Mnjor Leo Rnsslcur of Frank Rlalr post No. 1, St. Louis, of tho Department of tho Mis souri. Uetwecn 2,500 nnd 3,000 persons from St. Louis will attend tho encampment. These will Include nbout I, ,100 members of tho Grand Army nnd members of thnlr families nnd friends. All of the llvo St. Louis posts will go to Chicago by spe cial train. LINER BREAKS IN TWAIN .InpniiPKc VcnkcI, I'litnml Mnru, Kn Route In Mmillit tilth Mores for I'liltcd Mutes, fines lo I'Icccn, MANILA, Aug. 24. The Japanese liner. Futnml Mnru. Captain Thorn, hound from Australia to Mnnlln with a cargo of stores for tho American government, went aground nnd broko In twain on tho Island of Mindanao. Tho passengers nnd crow camped for six days on the lslund. They are now being brought to Manila by tho Ilrltlsh steamer Australian There were nn casualties but the enrgo, baggage and vessel will prob.ibly prove n total loss. F AT H E R D E A DTc HILD AS L E E P lllrelrleiil P.iiKlin'cr, Killed liy Con tucl vtllli I.ltc Wire, Ik Found III Touching; I'onIIIoii, MUNCIK, Ind.. Aug. 2I.-Willlnm II. Cox. chief engineer nt Iho Munrlo Klertrlc Street works, was killed tonight by falling nn a llvo wire In tho power house. Ho wns alone with his 6-year-old baby girl nt the time Tho child went to him, lay down In his arms and fell nslcep besldo the dead man. The dead man nnd tho sleeping child wero foun.: by Mr. Cox's 10-year-old son, Verno. 'I'opeKu I'ciinIoii ueney. TOI'KKA. Kan., Aug. 21. -The iilimial re port of I'nlted Suites Pension Agent CyruB I .eland of tho Topekn agency sIiowh that there are on the rollH of the Topeka llgeliev 115.177 pensioners, an Increase of about nun .'.".J',!' VA5" yt'ar' Tll(' '"H" "V dealliH was ' amount paid out during the year Mil eiuenlN of (Iceiin VcnncIn A iik, 21. New Vork-Arrlved- Frcdrlch dor (Jri.sse from Hrcmen. Kaiser Frlcdrlch. from Hamburg; Norge. from Stettin and Comm. Iliigen. 1 t Cherbourg Sailed Columbia, from Hamburg and Southampton, for New Vork At Glasgow -Sailed State of Nebraska for New Vnrk At Southampton Sailed-Colnmbla, from Hamburg for New Vork Ma Chi rbourg At Movllle .Salled-Tuiiluluil, from Liver pool, for Montreal. SNEAKED OFF TO PEN Ravishor is Taken Back to Akron, When Ho Has Hurried Trial. WITH HANDS MANACLED HE PLEADS GUILTV Peck's Prayor for tho Mercy Ho HimsoU Withhold is Rofuecd. COURT GIVES PRISONER LIFE SENTENCE Officer) Hustlo Oonvict to Columbus Iinrao diatly After Trial. FEW KNEW THAT DEMON HAD BEEN IN CITY While on III Wny front Ctrtrlnml to the M-enc of 11 In Crime Nero llrnKC.1 Olllccrn to Miool Him Miitttlil n Moh He Wiiltlnii. AKRON, O., Aug. 21 Tho train carrying tho negro, l'cck, arrived here nt 3 30 p. m. A carriage was waiting at the railway sta tion nnd I'rck wns quickly bundled Into It. In thrco minutes tho court house wns renchod and I'eck wai arraigned heforn Judge Nye. The Indictment wns read. I'eck stood up nnd pleaded guilty. He de clared ho had nothing to sny, except that ho threw himself upon the mercy of thn court. Tho court then sentenced I'eck to llfo Imprisonment In the state penitentiary Troops wero on guard ill tho railway station and nlong tho route to the court house. Thero was no demniiBtratlou whatever. After l'cck hnd been Bcntenced ho wns nt onco tnken In a dosed carriage to tho Cen ter street crossing of tho Cleveland, Akron Columbus railway and plnced on board tho train. In charge of Sheriff Kelly, nnd tnken on to tho state penitentiary at Columbus. So quickly nnd quietly wns l'cck brought Into tho city, sentenced nnd sent on to Columbus that but very few people know what hnd transpired. There was no crowd at tho railway sta tion either when tho train nrrlvcd or do parted. Few who saw the rapidly driven cnrrlngo suspected It contained tho man whom the mob of Wednesday wanted to lynch. Peck was taken In at tho rear door of tho court house. Thero was a stir among the soldiers crowded to tho rear of tho court room. Judgo J. I). Nye of Klyrla presided. He arrived at Akron at noon today. Two minutes nftcr I'eck reached the court Deputy Sheriff IlerBcy read the Indictment. I'eck stood up with manacled hands. Ho pleaded guilty In a llrm voice. His worn eyes shifted nervously nbout tho room. Then he sat down and I'rosecutor Wonamakcr whispered with him briefly. Then Judgo Nye tnld: "Mr. l'cck, you have heard tho Indictment lead charging you with rnpe. You havo pleaded guilty. Havo you anything to sny?" "I havo nothing to say except that I throw myself on tho mercy of the court," tepllcfl l'cck. Continuing. Judgo Nyo paid: "In rrlmc-a bucIi as that to which you havo pleaded guilty there Is but one penalty provided, That Is Imprisonment for life. It Is tho Judgment of the court that you be confined In tho penllcnilnry for life. You must pay the costs of this proceeding." Just nfter leaving Cuynhoga Falls, whllo tho train was en mute fiom Clovclnnd to Akron, I'eck begged I'rlBon Keeper Wnshcr to shoot him Instantly In the event a mob wns waiting at Akion. Tho plans made con tcmplnted leaving the train nt tho union station nt Akron. Peek's fright Increased ns the train nenred Akron. He begged plt cously to bo shot If a mob threatened. Washer did not consent. Are llciuly to Arret lllotern. There was no trouble of nny kind In tho city during the night, tho streets being practically deserted, except by soldiers, who pntroled tho thoroughfares In tho busi ness section. It is understood that a number of ar rests will be mndo today of those who took part In the riot. Tho authorities havo serured tho tinmen of about thirty of tho rioters and will undoubtedly tnl:o Into cus tody some of tho lenders of tho moh beforo tilght. At n conferenco of city. -nty and mili tary nfllclalB today it wt.s dsclded to re tain the troops hero until tomorrow morn ing at lenst. it nil remains qulot tho guardsmen will bo dismissed Saturday morning. .Mayor Young, Sheriff Kelly, I'rosecutor Wanamnkor, Judgo Anderson, Colonel Adnms, Colonel Potter nnd Colonel Vollrath woro present ut tho conference. All tho nlno companies, tho Canton com pany, tho Rlghth nnd tho two locnl com panics, will cnntlnuo on guard today and tonight. Somo excitement was caused this morn ing by nn extra edition of a local paper, wllh headlines announcing thnt Peck may be brought back to Akron. The nowhbo-3 nibbed about yelling: "All about Pe.k coming back!" An olTlcer nabbed ono of Iho boys and took him to pollco head quarters. Commissioner Mc.MIUon promptly telephoned tho paper to call In Its boys. Mayor Young reiterated the orders as soon as ho wns Informed of tho matter. Hoth olllclals feared tho effect of tho scare story and the Inflammatory cry of tho newsboys. COI.l'MtU'S, o., Aug. 21. -Peck arrived at tho penitentiary In tho custody of tho sher iff of Summit county nt 8:. 10 tonight. Ilo felt greatly relieved when tho heavy Iron gale closed behind him nnd ho realized lh.it ho was safe from mob vlolonco. lie had llttlo to sny and was quickly rnn duetod to n cell. I, Idle Victim nf lloli, AKRON, O., Aug. 21-Mltlo Rhoda Davld fon died nt tho city hospital at 2 o'clock this afteinoon. Sho was bhot In tho head whllo In her mother's nrms during tho rloU Wednesday night. PRECAUTIONS AGAINST MOB ( let eliiiul Sheriir Kcep (iiiiiid nt Hie, lull fur the I'roleetloii of reck. CI,i:Vi:i,AND, Aug. 2l.-Sherlff MrCnnnell held n large fnrro of depulles In tho Jnll In this city throughout tho nlghi, ns a result of tho rumors in the effect that a mob from Akron might attempt to storm the placo and got possession of I.ouls Peek, the negro who Is alleged lo havo assaulted Christina Mann. Tho detectives closely watched all tho Incomlnc trains nnd nlertrin cars, hut tho moh failed to appear. About midnight Sheriff Kelly of Akron telephoned tho nuthorltles hero that eight men had left that city for Cleveland in order to work up sentiment ngalnBt Peek A careful watch was kept for tho men, but they could not be found At about tho same hour a railroad man re ported to Sheriff McConnell that he had overheard a plot in Akron early In thn evening and tbut l.j men wero ready u