THE MORNING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, -TUNE 21, '1900.
SEYMOUR AT PEKIN
Relief Column Said to Have
Reached the Capital.
REPORT LACKS CONFIRMATION
Rebellion Spreading Far anil "Willi
Stnrtllnff New From Shnnsliai
A Japanese Expedition.
LONDON. June ZL. 3:15 A. M. The re
peats of Admiral Seymour's arrival at
Fokln and the safety of the foreign lega
tJors. originating' from Chinese sources
and cabled to this city from Shanghai,
are still unverified. However, the Italian
Consul at Shanghai has wired to the
Italian Foreign Minister, Marquis VJs
covat Venosta, that the legations are
eafe.
The rebellion is spreadlr far and -wide.
There is an impression in diplomatic cir
cles here and on the Continent that the
allies have not grappled with the situation
effectively, and even 50,000 foreign troops
would be powerless to do much to oon
Irol 4,000,000 square miles.
The latest story sent out by the Shang
hai gossips is that Prince Tuan. Presi
dent of the Tsung 11 Yamun, has burned
the Imperial palace at Pekin, and mur-d'-red
the Emperor and that tho Empress
Dowager has committeed suicide.
The effect of the bombardment of the
Taku forts, as described by the Shanghai
correspondents, was gory in the extreme,
nothing less than "rivers of blood" and
"mutilated corpses piled up Inside tho
forts." The Russians guarding Tien Tsln,
according to another report, fired artil
lery and rifles June 15 at a mrge of 50
yards into the dense crowds of attacking
Boxers, and killed 300.
Japan, according to a dlspatcn to the
Daily Mail from Yokohama. Intends to
land an expedition at Foo Chow.
The Shanghai correspondent of the
Times, ttlegraphlrg yesterday, rays:
"An American transport from Manila ia
due at Taku today. Countless rumors
emanating from native sources add to the
local tension, and the wealthy native mer
chants are panic-stricken."
THE AMERICAN REINFORCEMENTS.
Delay In Getting Troop From Lu
zon to China.
NEW YORK. June 20. A special to ne
Tribune from "Washington says:
General MacArthur has not yet report
ed his selection of the two additional regiments-
to be sent to Tien Tsln en the
transports Warren and Sherman, but the
authorities at the War Department ihxik
that one of them will be the Fourteenth
or tijie Twentieth Infantry- The ether, :t
is thought, will be the Twenty-second In
fantry. The Sixth Cavalry, now in
Cavite Province, will be distributed in the
country formerly protecttd by the Nln-.h
and Twenty-second Infantry.
Chagrin is expressed that General Mac
Arthur cannot etart the Ninth Regiment
before next Sunday, and that the United
States must be represented altogether by
naval forces until the last day of June,
at least. Of the 3G0 men comprising the
crew of the Newark, 5C were at Pekln,
104 were with Captain McCalla in the in
ternational column, and as neany 100 are
noncombatants in the flreroom force of
that vessel, there remained only 100 fight
ing men to guard the ship. Perhaps that
fact would explain why, according to re
ports from Taku, the Newark landed no
men to assault the forts on Sunday morn
ing. Tho Oregon wl'.l not reach Taku for at
least a week or 10 dajs, as ehe will be
compe led to proceed cautiously on ac
count of her draught. The Iris from Ma
nila will carry no men, but is sent so.ely
to furnish supplies to the fleet. The gun
boats Prince.on and Marietta will prob
ably start from. Cavite on Wednesday to
Join Admiral Kempff. The Zatlro, which
Admiral Dewey purchased at Hong Kong
4n April, 1S9S, Ss simply a fleet-tender with
little capacity for carrying men or stores,
but b?Ing useful as a, dispatch-boat that
tray be ordered to Taku as a general
utility transport.
The orders of Colonel Llscum. of tho
Ninth Infantry, direct him to proceed to
Pekln for the relief and protection of the
American Legation and to take subse
quent orders from Minister Conger. Be
yond this he has the fullest discretion
and will be governed by circumstances as
be finds them. He is expected to confer
wltth this American Admiral on reaching
Talcu, whose assistance he will have It
lie needs it for landing his expedition. It
is also thought that Colonel Ldscum will
not hesitate to act concurrently with
other forces which he finds at Tien Tsln
end which, rice Us own, are bound for
the same destination.
If the Princeton and the Marietta Join
Admiral Itempff, as seems probable now,
ho C11 bave at his command a more nu
merous and effective fleet of gurJboas
adapted to service on the Pel Ho River
as far up as Tien Tsln than any of the
other naval powers there represented.
SEYMOUR REACHES VEIvIN.
Relief Column, After Many Hard
Flight. Is at the Capital.
LONDON, June CO. A news agency dis
patch from Shanghai, dated June 20. cays-:
"After an arduous march and irequent
fightlrs with the Chinese. Vice-Admirol
Seymour arrived at Pek.n Sunday after
noon. On Ave occcL-.ons the Chinese at
tacked the column in great force. There
were many mounted men among the Chi
li - but most: of tho natives were badly
ar.-eJ. At t mes they fought with au-m'..-ab!e
courace and bravery. The losses
of h Chinese durrg the majch arc esti
mate J at 500 killed. The losses of the for
eign, rs were trifling.
"The exact stat- of affairs ms'de Pekln
it is impossible descr.be, in view of the
many conflict ng reports, ro'hlng 1 avlrg
fc-tn learned from the legations. Sur-prs-
I expressed at the fact that a large
fcrc of Indian troops has not been or
dered hwe."
We'l-'n-formed people express th opin
ion that the summoning of Li Hung
Chang to the capital foreshadows the ear
ly subxluMon of the Dowager Empress
to tho powers.
The Brit sh Admiralty has received a
cab tcram from Rear-Admiral Bruce,
dated Taku, Juno IS, via Che Foo, June
20. After a mere mention of the capture
of the forts e-t Taku. Admiral Bruce tays:
"Tho Chinese Admiral wao present with
the allied fleet, hi? flag flying from a
exuser. At a meeting June 17, he a?re?d
to aachor iith the fleet, putting out his
flrs. No news from the Commander-Inch
cf and the advance guard. Heavy fire
v.ax heard at Tien Tsln tho night of June
17."
In conclusion. Admiral Bruce says:
Three thousand Russian troops, com-nc--lv
3 by a Major-General, are here.
My c-"tniun!catlons with the allied au
thorltl s are most harmonious."
THE LEGATIONS SAFE.
England iir, nn UmlerKlautlSnt;
With Yansrtne Viceroy.
SHANGHAI. June 20. Reports from
Chinese fourcos credited by the local for
effn officials here, say the legations at
Pekin were safe June 17 (Sunday), and
that Admiral Seymour, with the relieving
column, reached Pekln that day. The
ncwo emanated from the -administrator
of the Chinese telegraphs.
Merchant steamers are not allowed to
proceed to Tien Tsn, and vessels on their
way there have returned to Che Fco.
Corrc.-vondence with Tien Tsln is difficult.
The Chinese Merchants' Company has
ceased seeding vessels northward.
It Is learned authentically that an un
dcnandlns exists between Great Britain
and the Viceroys of Nan Chun and Wa
Chang, which accounts for the quietness
in the Yang tse Kiang Valley. It is re
ported that SM is executing large bodies
of euspects daily.
The British armored cruiser Undaunted
arrived at "Woo Sung yesterday and
cleared for action -while passing the forts
as a precautionary measure. Wire com-munlcatlc-n
between Tien Tsln and PeKn
is tmpossible. The foreign officials here
are totally ignorant of the state of affairs
In the north.
CHINA IS RESPONSIBLE.
German Sentiment Is for Vl&orou,
RenoIate Action.
BERLIN, Juno 20. "The responsibility
of the Chinese Government for the recent
events," said a high official of the For
eign OSice today, "Is now clearly proved.
It has been ascertained that 1000 Chinese
troops who deserted to the Boxers did so
under the direct orders of the Chinese
Government- Tho promotion to the high
est positions of the notoriously anti-European
officials also points in the same
direction. This Is a war of China against
all foreigners, including Germans, and the
point now is to go ahead vigorously,
quickly and resolutely, no matter what the
final outcome may be."
An inspired article in today's Kreuz
Zeltung says:
"Prompt and effective measures must
be taken, even If a volunteer corps from
the regular army is sent out, as the
present German forces are insufficient."
The Berliner Tageblatt. which relia
bly reflects tho view of political circles in
Berlin, says:
"A power which is unablo, In time of
peace, to protect the envoys accredited
to it from Its own subjects has ceased to
exist as a ctnte. We do not doubt that
all the cabinets arc lnsp'rod by a de
termination to save what can be saved."
The government has ordered the Ger
man Consul at Che Foo to establish- a
posaal service by sea between Che Foo
and Taku immediately.
The gunboat Lelch, which arrived at
Kiel yesterday destined for South Amer
ica, has been ordered to proceed to China,
and is hastily preparing to sail tomorrow.
The new armored cruiser Fuerst Bis
marck Is under orders to be roidy to
sail for Chinese waters within a week.
Tho naval authorities In the ehlpyards at
Kiel are showing extraordinary actlv tv.
An order has been issued directing that
marines, whose terms of service expired
this month, shill be retained In the serv
1c. Major-General von Hoepfer will com
mand the battalion of marines sent to
GYna.
The Berliner Tageblatt says:
"A private dispatch from St. Peters
burg assers that Russia has imded 90M
men, who will net place themselves under
the command of Admiral Seymour, but
will act independently."
IN YUNNAN FC.
Latent Nevra From the French Settle
ment in Southern China.
PARIS. June 20. The French Consul at
Mong Tse cables that he has received
from M. Francois, French Consul at Yun
nan Fu. the following telegram, dated
Juno 15:
"Were attacked June 10. on leaving Yun
nan Fu. and were forced to return to the
town. All our baggage was rifled and the
missions and railroad buildings were
burned, except my residence, where I had
gathered my countrymen and which wo
defended with our rifles. After 24 hours,
tho Mandarins having at last taken meas
ures. I called upon them to conduct us
to the frontier, and I expect thecn to an
swer for the safety of the roads. It Is ur
gent that the government should demand
peremptorily that we be permitted to
leave, as we are like prisoners; but the
French troops in Indo-Chlna must not
cross the frontier. All the Frenchmen are
safe at the present moment."
The Consul at Mcng Tse adds that the
situation there is stlil critical. Alarmo
aro frequent, but thus far there have
been no serious incidents. The dispatch
from M. Francois Is a day later than the
last previous news.
SITUATION AT PAO TING FU.
Foreign Mlsstoimrle Are Safe, Delnic
Gnnrilcd by NiehK Troops.
SHANGHAI. June 20. Telegrams from
Tien Ts'.n, dated June 15 and forwarded
by post, say that the foreign misslonar.ej
at Pao Ting Fu are safe, being guarded
by the troops of General Nleh. Twenty
five Americans, with a Gatllng gun, have
arrived. In the foreign settlement the
chapels have been burned and the mis
sion stations of the American Board of
Foreign Mlr-'ions of the Methodist Episco
pal Church and of the London Missionary
Society are practically in the hands of
the Boxers. The local au horlties are
paralyzed. Sympathetic Mandarins a e
ordered out in sedan chairs and compelled
to "kotow" to the Boxers in the streets.
All the native servants are deserting their
masters.
The United States gunboat Monocacy,
the Russian battle-rvilp Navarin. and the
French cruiser Pascal have arrived. The
German protected cruiser Kaisenn Au
gusta has departed for Taku."
BOMBARDMENT OF TAKU.
Official Report of the RuaMtnit Vlcc
Admtrnl. ST. PETERSBURG. June 20. VIce-Ad-mlral
Alexejeff. from Fort Arthur, re
porting the capture of the Taku forts,
cays the bombarding fleet was command
ed by the Rusak-n Captain Dubrowolskl,
as senior officer present. The Russian
losses were two Lieutenants killed, one
severely and one slightly wounded, and
1C men killed and G7 wounded.
The gunboat Gi jak wi. seriously dam
aged by a hell below the water line, and
must be docked for repairs. The gun
b'at Korcjez was leaking in six places,
and had her cabin destroyed. The gunboat
Bobr was damaged. Besides the above.
Admiral Alexejeff siys the French war
ship Lion, the British Algerlne and the
German gunboat Illris participated in
the engagement.
The Training; Ship Buffalo.
SOUTHAMPTON. June 20. Hurry or
ders have been issued for ccallng the
united States training-ship Buffalo. All
leaves of absence have been canceled,
and all hands have been ordered on board
tonight In order that the Buffalo may be
ready to sail tomorrow morning. Her of
ficers claim they do not know her destina
tion, but believe she is bound for China.
The Buffalo was scheduled to go to Chrls
tlama and thence to the United States,
but these orders are said to have been
revoked. It Is claimed she has about TOD
men on board. The United States cruiser
Albany cannot leave for a month, owing
to lack of equipment. (An Associated Press
d:spatch from Washington Tuerday said
that the Buffalo, with 00 landsmen
aboard, has been ordered at ence to the
Philippines.)
Mlnslniinrv Front Pao Tlni? Fn.
SAN FRANCISCO. June 20. Mrs. A. P.
Lowrle. a Presbyterian missionary, who
has been stationed at Pao "Ting Fu for
the last six years, arrived here on th?
Dcric She reports that on the nTgh:
of May 1C many native Christians, p-ln-clpally
women and children, were mur
dered by the Boxers whHe fleeing from
Pao Ting toward Tien Tsln. This was
about 10 miles from Mrs. Lowrie's sta
tion, which was not disturbed.
The native Christiars had been afocked
on May 15. but successfully repulsed the
horde of murderers, but in trying to
reach Tien Tsln che following nlsht were
overtaken and murdered and the Boxers
then returned to Pao Ting and burned al
the houses of their victims.
In the Italian Chamber.
ROME, June 20. In the Senate, in re
sponse to nn interpellation on the sit
u.ttion in China. Marquis V.ecnte Vencstt,
Minister of Foreign Affairs, who was ab
sent, telegraphed asking the House to
adjourn the debate, adding that a dis
patch from the Italian Consul at Shang
hai had been received today saying the
legations had been saved.
MAKING COMMON CAUSE
ADMIRAL KBMPFF ACTING WITH
THE FOREIGN FORCES.
Report From the Coasal at Che Foo
Matter of Reinforcing the Amer
icana in China.
WASHINGTON, June 20. The Navy
Department has given out the following
statement regarding the contents of a
dispatch from Admiral Kempff, brought
from Taku to Che Foo. and forwarded by
Commander Taussig, of the Yorktown:
"The department has received a cable
gram frcn Admiral Kempff, dated June
20. He says the Taku forts were captured
by the foreign forces, and that heavy fir
ing was heard at Tien T-sra the evering
of the 17th inst. He 5e raakfcgr common
cause with the foreign powers for the
general protection. There are 300 Ameri
cans ashore. May 31 the number of for
eign troops at Pekln was 430. There are
6(00 men ashore now at Che Foo, and
about 3000 troops Russian, German and
EngCsh have Juet arrived."
'The expected cablegram from Com
mander Tauss "s was received at tho Navy
Department this afternoon.
Acting Secretary Hackett did not feel
at liberty to make it public until he had
had an opportulty to confer with tho
President. It is known, however, tnat
the message had no reference to tho re
ported entry of Admiral Seymour's ex
pedition to Pekin.
Secretaries Hay and Boot, First Secre
taries Molklejohn and Eackett and Ad
miral Crowninshleld had a long confer
ence -with the President today. On leav
ing the White House they stated hat
nothing had been heard from, Pekln, and
that the conference -was on the subject
of how communication with Minister
Conger could be secured at the earliest
possible mccnent. They declined, how
ever, to say what conclusion had been
reached, or to discuss the matter further.
There is no doubt that the officials here
regard the Chinese situation as very crit
ical, and that more vigorous measures
than any hitherto contemplated are un
der consideration.
A caKesram was received at the State
Department this mornlns frcsn United
State Consul Fowler, at Che Foo. The
Consul's meseage was principally In rela
tion to the restoration of comaruxioation
between Che Foo and Taku. Its contents,
a3 described at the State Department,
were ae follows:
"Contul Fowler saye that he has trane
mitted by the Phoenix (probably a char
tered vessel) all the communications that
havo accumulated there for Mr. Conger
and Admiral Kempff, there b.ice no com
munication northward except naval. He
has aleo chartered a small steamer leav
ing Che Foo today at noon for Yang Chl
kan for the rescue of American and Brit
ish mtsslonarles. The French Coraul from
the northwest region of Shan Tung re
ports that the Hogun British mission at
Tsan Chow has been looted. It is not re
ported that any of the missionaries were
killed, but they were carried off by the
Chinese General, and their whereabouts
is at present unknown. The Governor
has left Che Nans, the capital, for Te
Chow, a point near the coast. Chinese
ships have left for the south. Troops are
leaving. Nothing has been, heard at Che
Foo about the PekSi matter for tix
days."
Tho messages from Consul Fowler and
Commander Taue-slg, at Che Foo. came
to the officials here as a r.urprise. for yes
terday's advices were that Che Foo also
had been cut off from direct communica
tion by wire with the cable terminus at
Shanghai. The naval officials calculated
that the Yorktown started Monday from
Taku. carrying a copy of the depart
ment's original Instructions to Admiral
Kempff. which, it is now believed, never
reached him in the oriiraL If this sup
position is correct. he Admiral re
frained from taking part In the bocntard
ment of the Taku forts bec-m-e cf lack
of lrstructlons. for the officials here say
that these Instructions would have em
powered him to unite w4h the other na
val foreign commanders If he felt It nec-ec-iary
to do so.
The naval officers taka some comfort
frcen tb report of the French Consul at
Shang Tung, tran'cnltttd by Ccnul Fowl
er, to the effect that the missionaries at
Tsan Chow "were carried off al've by the
Chinese General. The hope Is entertained
that the missionaries were carrted off to
Insure their protection, and evidence that
the Chinese troops at that point are not
acting with the Boxers. Owing to the
vague character of the French Consul's
report, however. It may be told that the
above Inference Is somewhat strained.
It Is said at the State Department that
the whole effort of the Government at
this Juncture Is devoted to the rc-esab-1'shnvent
of communlcatlcn with Admiral
Kempff and Minister Conger. That was
the burden of the talk at the White
Houre conference this morning, and the
action of the United States Consul at
Che Foo. In promptly chartering a ves
sel to push the Government's messages
as far along as possible, has, in large
part, solved the prob.em.
It wxjs declared by the officials 'toJay
that no additional reinforcements, naval
or military, bave been ordered to Ch na.
The gunboats Princeton and Marietta and
the supply-ship Zaflro are stid lying at
Cavite ready to sail for Taku at a mo
ment's notice, but the word has not yet
been given.
The State Department officials do not
hesitate to give a flat denial to the story
from Rome to the effect that the Ur.i.ed
States has smggested to the powers the
restoration of the young Empcior of Ch -na,
with LI Hung Chang as his adviser.
The United States Government has made
no suggestion whatever to the powers re
specting the restoration of the Emperor,
nor has it even discussed plans for tne
future sovernment of China. All of the
corrccpondence it has had respecting Chi
na with foreign powers have rtCated so e
ly to the succor of the legations and mis
sionaries and the military and naval mat
ters connected therewith.
Nothing has been received from any
offifdaC quarter confirming the report that
column entered Pekln the 17th inst, Ths
column entered Pekln the lt7h inst. The
report is accepted with reservat on.
The impression prevailo in the Paymaster-Generals
office of the War De
partment that the Ninth Infantry, whlcn
is to proceed from Manila to Cnina, will
incur substantial money lo:s by doing so.
By the act of May 26 uist, Congress pro
Aided that United States troops on ouiy
in ttie Philippines, Porto Rico and Cuba
should be al.owed 10 per cent additional
for officers and 20 per cent ao-Jltional pay
for privates. Up to that ;tlme the puy
department had been paying them the
same bonus, under the act of April 26,
1&&3, which permitted the War Depart
ment to payeolders serving outside the
United S'.ates. The pay officers regarded
tho latter act as .taking the place com
pletely of the former. As China la not
ono of the places spec fled where add.
tlocal pay may be given, the Ninth In
fantry will lose a very substantial sum
of money by being called into extra haz
ardous service. As it is evident, how
ever, that th-s was not the intent of Con
gress, the ContioKer of the Treasury to
day was called by the pay department
for a formal construction of the law in
this case. In the hope that he may find
some means of preventing Injustice from
being worked.
The dispatch from Shanghai last night
to the effect that the United States trans
port Thomas, with troops from Man.la,
was diverted at Nagasaki and arrived at
Taku with 1200 men, is said by War De
partment officials to be without founda
tion. The Thomas ec!!i from San Fran
cisco, June 16, and it is. o course, im
possible that she could have arrived at
Nagasaki.
The Government is in a position to tor-
ward enforcements to Ch'na from San
Francibco without the loss of much time,
as arrangements already have been com
pleted for the dispatch of two squadrons
of the Sixth Cavalry, numbering about
SCO men. and a battalion cf rnirlnes, num
bering 220 men. to Manila b the trans
port Grant, which .s scheduled to salt
from San Francisco about the Is: prox
imo. The original intention was to send
this force to Manila for the relief of vol
unteer troops to be brought home f.or
discharge June 30 next. In case It is de
sired, it will be a simple matter to chang:
the destination of the Grant fiom Manila
to Taku. and by so doing place over 1QX
more drilled troops at the disposal of the
officer in command of the American
forces In China. The Grant is a fast fh.p
and can make the run b'twecn San Fran
cisco and Taku in about 30 days.
Such an assignment wouid have a dou
ble purpose. It would augment the
strength of the American forces in China,
and at the same time serve to render un
necessary a further depletion of the gar
risons in ihe Philippines, a course, which
It Is sala would be somewhat embarrass
ing to General MacArthur In the execu
tion oi his plans for the preservation at
order In the distant Islands.
Ite American Minister at Toklo tele
graphs that two transports with 1C00 men
and 100 horses sailed today from Japan
for Taku; that OX) Japanese troops have
already landed, and that five Japanese
war vessels are now at Taku. He ad3
that the Japanese Government Is prepar
ing to send additional forces should the
neceedty arise.
Owing to the disinclination of Acting
Secretary Hackett to take the rsponslbil
ity upon his shoulders of making public
portions of Admiral KempfTs dispatch. It
was late in the afternoon before the Presi
dent had given his approval that the
rather meager statement of the Admiral's
communication be given out. It was then
found to contain little that is new Per
ristent Inquiry developed the fact that
the dale of the cablegram was Che Foo.
June 20.
Tho Admiral's statement that heavy fir
ing was heard at Tien Tain the evening
cf the 17th. Is possibly tho base of the
report current that Pekm was attacked
that day by the foreign column, although
It seems Incrcrtble that the sound of such
artillery as could have been carried by
Admiral Seymour's column could be heard
75 miles, the distance from Pekin to Taku
Tsln. It Is possible that tho Admiral
means that at Taku he heard heavy fir
ing in progress at Tien Tsln. 30 miles
distant, though with an open river above
him to that point and gunboats capnble
of navignt'ng the channel lying at Tien
Tsln, it v.ud seem that he should have
been able In that case to ascertain what
the firing mcart In the two days that
elapsed b'le-rc the date of the dispatch.
Naval officers generally believe that
Admiral Kempff was not In the fighfng
at Taku. Up to the receipt of this dis
patch they continued to hope, even In the
face of foreign reports to the contrary,
that the American Naval forces had taken
some part in repelling the attack of the
Chinese forts, but the Admiral's statement
that the forts were captured by "other
foreign forces" dismissed that hone. The
prevailing Idea among tho naval officers s
that the reduction of these forts was ab
solutely necessary to the safe progress of
any International expedition to Pekln,
and that Admiral Kempff should have
found It to b within Ms duty. In the
protect'o nof "all American interests." to
have Dome his part of the burden. Much
depends however, upon tho exact terms
of Us Instructions, and. In fact. Is not
yet known definitely whether or not he
pctually received all of his instructions.
Tho responsible officials, therefore, are
making no criticism of the Admiral's con
duct "i ie Adro-nlstratlon is said to be verv
much embarrassed becauro of the length
of time which necessarily will elanse be
fore the United States military reinforce
ments reach China. When General Mac
Arthur, at Manila, received Instructions
to send a replment of Infantry to Taku
with all possible dispatch. It vrns Impas
sible for him to comply Immediately, be
cause of raging storms. Had the order
for the troops been Isrurd whet the
troubles at Pekln were reported to be in-'
e.vtable. it Is rrore than likely that the
troops in the Philippines would have
started before the prevaPIng tvphoon
made such a step Impossible, and now
would be on Chinese soil. There Is everv
assurance that General MacArthur exe"
cued hlo infractions as promptlv ns po?
s'ble. and that the delay In the departure
of the troops was due entirely to condi
tions lha- rould r.ot have been anticipated
or guarded a;anst.
An evidence of ihe total unifmH
ness In the foreign colony m Pekln for
tho Boxer uprising Is afforded by a re
port to the Stole Department from r.
Conner, in which he wrot from Pekln
April G that ho had f.uccded in obtain
ing perm'ssslon from the Tsunc II Ynmun
to admit, free of duty, the goods to b-
pcrd on exhibition In the American
wareboui In Shanghai, to be established
bv the Notional Assoclat-on of Main.
, facturcrs. Bond was to be riven that
i nonn of the goods would be sold. Evi
dently the Amer'fxin Minister was z-nl-oti.-'v
devoting his attention to tb In
troduction or American ware In Chin,
without apprehension of a reactionary
mevement.
CHANGE OF ATTITUDE.
France Ilcnrs That America "Will
Join the Powers.
PARIS. June 20. Officials declare that
the negotiations are proceeding be
tween the powers regarding the measures
to be ultimately taken against the Chi
nese Governrrent, and they profess to
know nothing In connection with the
story from Rome, that the United States
proposes the reinstatement of the young
Emperor.
The powers thus far are confining their
communications to the exchange of actual
news received from their respective repre
sentatives In China. The oFrelgn Office re
ceives dally cables from M. Cambon. the
French Ambassador to 'the United States,
giving the news reaching Washington in
regard to affairs In China. The action of
the powers at present Is devoted to the
protection of the lives and property of
Europeans In China and the restoration
of order in that country, and the French
Admiral, in common with the other Ad
mirals, has full discretionary power to
take such steps and call for such rein
forcements as is necessary to secure this
end.
The United States, It is asserted here,
was at first disposed to act alone in be
half of her citizens and their Interests,
but It Is now averred the Americans will
Join the powers In police measures. The
alleged change of attitude on the part of
the United States Is In no wise displeasing
to the French GovernmenL The develop
ments In China could only tend to draw
closer the relations between France and
the United States, whose alms and Inter
ests there. It is claimed, are Identical.
Marines Front Norfolk.
CHICAGO, June 20. A special to tho
Chronicle rfora Norfolk, Va., says:
A company of marines from Norfolk
navy-yard will be wint to China at once.
Twenty-eight privates, commanded by
two Sergeants and two Corpo
rals, received orders today to pro
ceed Immediately to tho Washington
rnarine barracks, there to Join the Fourth
Battalion of marines, which 13 under or
ders to proceed to San Francisco over
land to embark thence for China. It is
expected that more men will be drafted
from the battalions stationed at this yard
for service in Chinese waters.
France's Delicate Position.
NEW YORK, June 0. A dispatch to the
Times from Paris says:
Several Deputies, in interviews, admit
ted that France's attitude in China Is a
delicate one. There is a general shrewd
suspicion that France's ally, Ruusla. de
sires to profit from the present condition
of disorder, and also desires such a state
to continue as long as possible. If France
helps to end it, she will be playing Great
Britain's and opposing Russia's, game.
Iroa-Molder'a Strike.
NEW" YORK, June 20. The first bene-
This
Is known all over
the '-orlcJ. It will
be found in al
most every family
medicine chest.
For half a century
HOSTETTER'S
STOMACH
BITTERS
HAS CURED
Dyspepsia,
Indigestion, Constipation,
Liver and Kidney Trouble,
Malar fa, Fever and Ague.
Sold by ail druggists and dealers gener
ally. See that a Private Revenae Stamp
is over the top of the bottle.
ficlal result of the agreement recently
entered into between tho National Foun
drymer.'s Association and the National
Iron-Molders" Union has been attained.
The Iron-molders employed at Randolph
& Co.'s Iron Works. In Brooklyn, went
on a str.ke yesterday for an advance of
from $2 75 to S3 a day In wages. The
president of the National Foundrymen's
Association and the National Iron-Molders
Union will appoint a committee to
arbltrato the trouble between tho men
and the company.
PLATT RETURNS TO NEW YORK
The Senator Is Snflerlnsr From a
Broken Rib.
NEW YORK. June 0. Senator Piatt
arrived from Philadelphia this afternoon.
As he walked through the corridor of the
Fifth-Avenue Hotel. It was plain he was
suffering physical pain. His step was not
clastic, and he kept his Up? drawn tight
ly. He did not however, require the as
sistance of any one, nor did he use a cane.
When he reached his apartments he Im
mediately lay down on a couch. Harry
B. Piatt, son of the Senator, when ques
tioned by a reporter, said: 1
"The Senator, while suffering. Is not
very 111. The day he left for Philadelphia,
and before going from his office, he s'lpped
and fractured a rib. He told no one of
the-accident, and It was after we got to
Philadelphia that we first learned of It.
He kept up, however, and did not require
the yjrv!cc3 of a physician. The strain
of the convention yesterday, and the heat
today, began to tell on him, and added
greatly to his suffering. I am sure he
wPl be about again as usual In a few
days."
Senator Piatt's physician ordered his pa
tient at 9 o'clock to retire for the night.
The physician found a s'mple fracture of
the ninth rib, which was attended by no
complications. He found the Senator wa3
completely wcrn out with the excitement
of his Philadelphia trip and the pain he
had endured, but that he had no fever
nor lnflamma Ion, except lo;al Inflamma
tion of the bruise. He put the Senator
Into a bandage, and then ordered that no
one be allowed to see him.
THE TURIjER BUND.
Convention Ends by Berlarlncr
Aalnat Expansion.
PHILADELPHIA. Jure 20. The COth
annual convention of the North American
Turner Bund ended today, and the re
mainder of the week will be devoted to
exercises attending the golden jubilee of
of the organization. Arrong the resolu
tions adopted at today's session was the
following:
"We recognize the right of all people
to defend with arms of warfare their
liberty and Independence. We consider
every attempt, through methods of terri
torial expansion, as opposed to civiliza
tion, and as an act of brute force. We
condemn every effort to extend the bles
sings of civilization with sword and gun
as one based upon hypocrisy and greed
for gala. We protest against the policy
of conquest of this Government and
against every attempt toward expanding
the domain of the United States by fecce."
A resolution recommending that at the
seminar for the training of tutors In
physical culture, teachers In the future
adopt the English language In conjunc
tion with German for teaching, was
adopted.
All day Incoming trains from every sec
tion of the country brought herd's of Tur
ners, accompanied by their wives and
children, and tonight's Jubilee began with
a festival performance at the Academy
of Music.
MINING CONGRESS.
Begins the Movement for a Govern
ment Department.
MILWAUKEE. Wis.. June 20. The
question of permanent organization and
Incorporation was beforo the International
Mining Congress today, and- from the gen
eral feeling ditoussd among the mem
bers it appears the proposed organization
will be defeated.
A resolution was Introduced today by
Governor Prince, providing for a call to
Congress to establish a bureau of mining.
This Is the first open move for this rec
ognition of the mining industry, and It 19
the nucleus for wide and extensive cam
paigning by mining men of the country to
secure a Government bureau of mining.
The resolution says:
"The magnitude and importance of tho
mining Industry, which has now reached
over JSOO.OOO.OOO of annual production, call
for the establishment of a National de
partment of mining, the chief officer of
which shall be a member of the Cabinet."
William J. Morgan, of Milwaukee, is
talked of for president in opposition to
President Montgomery.
Dole'n Appointments.
SAN FRANCISCO. June 20. Tho steam
er Australia, from Honolulu, brings news
of the following appointments by Governor
Dole: Edmund P. Dole. Attorney-General
for the Territory of Hawaii: Arthur
M. Brown. High Sheriff of the territory;
Fred J. Lowrey, Treasurer; J. A. Mc
Candless. Superintendent of Public
Works; A. T. Atkinson, Superintendent of
Public Instruction. Theso appointments
wero announced by the retiring Attorney
General, the Secretary of the territory,
H. E. Cooper.
Governor Dole was to have been inaug
urated June 14. and great preparations for
the event were In progress when the Aus
tralia sailed, the 13th. It was announced
that Governor Dole would probably mako
several more appointments before hip In
auguration. A great saving will be made
in the administration cf Hawaiian customs
affairs under the now regime.
The Ashnntee War.
CAPE COAST CASTLE. June 19. The
garrson at Kumassi Is still on half ra
tons. Sir Frederick Hodgson. Governor
at the Gold Coast Colony, and his wife,
who are besieged there, are well. The
Ashantee ammunition Is giving out.
Three hundred natives were killed In the
fight between rebels and West Africans
under Captain Wilson. June 16.
One of the few parts of Windsor Castle
which h3S remained unchanged since its
first cotetruction in 1101 is the royal
kitchen.
If Doctor Copeland were asked what
medical teaching would accomplish the
greatest good, ho would unhesitatingly
say:
The lesson to those irlth enfeebled
constitutions, weak lengs, or a ten
dency to Bronchial Trouble or Con
sumption, of the vital opportunities
that Summer offers them.
Tho best teaching la the teaching that
will save the most lives.
And this lesson to those with the slight
est predisposition to Consumption will
save more lives than any that could be
taught.
In the Summer, catarrh may bo more
speedily cured; with nature helping tho
work, the result is more certain; after
the cure tho constitution resumes its nor
mal condition more quickly; those so
feeble that they should not even ex
pose themselves to the weather during
tho Winter may visit the offices, and aro
helped in tho progress of treatment, rath
er than Injured, by exposure to outdoor
air.
This Is what tho opportunity of tho
Summer months means.
More Plain Talk From People You Know.
CATARRH OF HEAD
AND STOMACH CURED.
Mr. Euarene Simmons, Oregon City,
Or.: My case was of long standing, the
result of repeated colds. My nose was
continually stopping up and at times I
could not breathe through It at all, but
was forced to breathe through my mouth,
which had the tendency to keop tho
throat irritated and dry. There was a
watery discharge from the nose and drip
ping Into the throat.
As long as the disease was confined
to my head and throat I didn't pay much
attention to it. Finally its effects be
came constitutional, and when I be
gan treatment at the Copeland Institute
I was in bad shape. Everything I ate
caused me great distress; I had heart
burn and sour stomach. My stomach was
Mr. Eocene Simmons, Oresron City,
Or., Cnred of Catarrh of Head and
Stomach.
sore and tender, with a feeling of weight
and fullness. I had heart palpitation, ac
companied by short breathing. These at
tacks usually came on after eating, and
left me weak and miserable. I had lost
weight and strength and was very ner
vous. So much so that I could not sleep.
I was under the care of a well-recom-monded
doctor for some time, but he
could do nothing but take my money, for
1 got no better. Then on the advice of a
friend, Mr. Harry Caldwell, whose testi
monial was published a few weeks ago.
I went to the Copeland Institute. The
doctor seemed to get at the very root
of my trouble, and now I feel so well
that I can conscientiously recommend the
Copeland treatment to others. My breath
ing is natural, and my stomach In good
condition. I have gained 20 pounds, and
sleep well all night.
Mr. A. D. Hosklns. McMInnville,
Or.: I was a great sufferer from rheu
matism and catarrh, and it seemed I
could not be cured. I feel better now
than I have In a long time. I am al
ways glad to recommend the Copeland
treatment, for it brought me a cure.
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Indeed, with many of the more serious
pases where long-neglected Catarrhal dis
ease Invading the Bronchial Tubes, "which
convey the air to tho lungs, has taken
the final advance into tho tissues of the
lungs themselves, has reached tho end of
tho road lined with the mucous mem
brane upon which it lives and feeds, and,
finding no new tissue, settles down to
feed upon the lung cells with many of
theso serious cases treatment during tho
Spring and Summer months is the only
hope. Little, if any, help can be prom
ised them during the Winter.
It Is then during- the Summer tiis.t
Catarrh In its early starres, Involv
ing: maybe the nasal paxsngca and
throat and vocal cords and -windpipe,
may be most speedily cured,
and the danger of Its extension into
the deeper part of the Bronchial
Tabes or lung's averted.
It Is then only daring: the Summer
months that those more desperate
cases Involving1 the lung's them
elves may be treated with any hope.
So thero is abundant reason, for dwell-
1 leg upon this matter.
Miss SI. A. Taylor, 440 East Shex
man street, Portland: I suffered from
catarrh since- childhood. Tho -worst of my
trouble was In my stomach and bowels.
Everything I ate gave me great distress,
followed by bloating and belching. My
stomach was sore and tender. I had diar
rhoea, with gas and gurgling in the bow
els. The disease affected my ears and I
had a ringing and buzzing In the left ear
and my hearing was very duU. I began
a courso of treatment at the Copeland
Institute, and am thankful to say that
now I am strong and welL
HOME TREATMENT.
Doctor Copeland requests all who are-.aHlns.
all who feel a. gradual weakening or ell who
realize that their health is being undermined
by some unknown complaint, to cut out this
Blip, mark tho questions that apply to your-c&sa
and he will dlasnose your case for yea.
"Is your nosa stopped up?"
"Do you sleep with mouth "wide
pen?"
"Is there pain .in; front of head?"
"Is your throat dry or sjrert"
"Have you a bad tasto in tha
morning?"
"Do you cough?"
"Do you cough worse at night?
"Is your tongue coated?"
"Is your appetite failing?"
"Is there pain after eating?"
"Are you light-headed?"
"When you get up suddenly arc
you dizzy?"
"Dou you havo hot flashes?"
"Do you have liver marks?"
"Do your kidneys trouble you?"
"Do you have pain in back or
under shoulder-blades?"
"Do you wako up tired and out
of sorts?"
"Are you losing flesh?"
"Is your health failing?"
For this Doctor Copland's services are free
It means no charge will be made, no: a pnny
will bo received. It means no promises to pay
no future obligation is implied or demanded.
It means what it say3. -To one and all It is un
equivocally and absolutely free.
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