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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.)
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CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forocnst for Nebraska-
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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