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THE MOBNING OHEGONIAN, THTJJRSDAY, JUNE 28, 1900.
A HOSPITAL SCANDAL
EKGLAXD SURPRISED Br DISCLOS
URES FROM SOUTH AFRICA.
Alleged Malfeasance la the Medical
Department of Lord Roberts'
Army.
LONDON, June 25, 4:3 A. M. General
Rundle bad a sharp rifle skirmish near
Senekal, Friday, with a Jarge force of
entrenched Boers. He declined to at
tack them. This is the only fresh fight
ing reported.
The Boer outposts northeast of Pre
toria are busy. TKe telegraph wires be
tween Standerton and Newcastle -were
cut Sunday, and Sir Redvers Buller had
to report by heliograph. Commandant
Dewet, -with, 3000 men and three guns, is
moving northeast in the Orange River
Colony. It is understood that he and
Commandant-General Botha entered into
a compact that neither would surrender
so long as the other -was in the field.
Twelve thousand rifles all told have been
surrendered to the British. President
Kruger is still at Maphadodorp.
The exposures regarding the hospitals
in South Africa have made a great sen
sation in England. They began with
three columns of restrained language in
the Times yesterday from W. A. Burdett
Coutts, Conservative member of Parlia
ment for "Westminster. His disclosures
have been widely reproduced, and they
are supplemented this morning with de
nunciatory telegrams and Interviews
from survivors and army medical men.
The archbishop of Cape Town, in an
address to the Society of Good Hope in
the Cape Government-house Monday, ex
pressed great dissatisfaction at the way
In which the sick and wounded were
treated. He declared that the warm
clothing that was absolutely necessary
was freely offered, but rarely if ever
distributed by the army doctors; that the
sick slept on the bare ground, and that
even in Cape Town the way the hospitals
were mismanaged mp.de one's blood boll.
A news agency dispatch from Cape
Town says: "Certain revelations point
to malfeasance in connection with the
supplies of comforts for the sick and
wounded."
Renevred Boer Activity.
LONDON, Juno 27. Telegrams from
South Africa indicate that the renewed
Boer activity is in proportion with Lord
Roberts' quiescence, so the completion of
the Commander-in-Chiefs enveloping
movement, supposed to be in progress, is
anxiously awaited. The news this morn
ing supports the belief that the Boers suc
ceeded in piercing General Bundle's lines
md proceeded southward.
It appears that the failure of the Brit-
ish properly to guard their line of com
munications north of Kroonstad involved
disaster to a body of Basutos working
on the railroad, of whom 20 were killed
and 200 were made prisoners. This has
had a decidedly bad effect on the native
mind and a recrudescence of unrest Is re
ported In Basutoland.
Boers in Sliddellmrjr Hills.
LONDON, June 27. The Lourenco
Marques correspondent of the Times, tel
egraphing yesterday, says:
"According to Transvaal advices, the
Boers are entrenched in considerable
numbers in the Middelburg Hills. The
Irish, Hollander and Italian corps are be
coming uncontrollable. They are looting
stores and farms. Bar gold is a drug in
the local market, owing to a suspicion
that It is of an inferior quality. A largo
quantity of stolen gold is waiting to be
smuggled out of the Transvaal."
Sard Eloff at St. Helena.
JAMESTON. St. Helena, June 27. Sarel
Eloff, President Krugers grandson who
was captured at Mafeklng, landed here
today with 11 officers and 9S troopers,
mostly foreigners. The prisoners were
immediately sent to Deadwood, the pris
on camp. Most of the Boers at Dead
wood are in good health, and thus far
there has been but one death from en
teric fever.
THE NUMBER LIMITED.
Fewer Women May Attend "Wesley
an University.
MIDDLETOWN. Conn.. June 27. The
trustees of Wesleyan University have
adopted regulations by which women stu
dents are limited to a number never ex
ceeding 20 per cent of the whole number
of students: barred from all privileges
that may interfere in any way with their
educational interests and development;
barred from receiving degrees at com
mencement with male students; barred
from holding class exercises In conjunc
tion with male students; limited to a
separate place In the catalogue.
Advocates of the co-educatlonal system
were all older members of the alumni,
the younger members protesting against
the increase of female students.
When opinions were demanded from
the alumni 3 per cent answered in favor
of abolishing or minimizing the presence
of women at the university. The associa
tion was then asked to produce some
pMans or a series of regulations. This
was handed in and voted on last night.
The chief contention of the opponents
was that co-education was weakening the
resources of the university. It was
shown that prospective students in pre
paratory schools refused, as a majority,
to enter a college where women were ac
cepted in common with men. This ar
gument was the strongest produced and
had the most effect. It was pointed out
that a large number of men that went
to other universities and colleges would
have entered Wesleyan University but
for the disdain of co-education.
As the matter now stands, co-education
at Wesleyan University is reduced to a
much lower level than at either Columbia
or Harvard University, where Barnard
and Radcliffe are Institutions of Ainlver
slty foundation. The regulations put Into
force by last night's meeting will permit
about 20 young women to enter next Fall.
NEWS MAY BE EXAGGERATED
There Is a Better Feeling; in Eng
land. NEW YORK, June 27. A dispatch to
the Tribune from London, dated June 27.
says:
The optimists, who have been in the
background for a week, have turned
out in force at the House of Commons
and the political clubs, and are talking
cheerfully about China. So marked was
the reaction from depression last night
that men of Influence did not hesitate
to, say they believed that the pub
lic had been deceived by sensational
newsmongers and Chinese liars, and that
as soon as communications were reopened
it would be known that the foreigners
had not been murdered at Tien Tsln;
that Admiral Seymour's force had been
blocked, but not cut to pieces, and that
the legations had not been attacked.
One view which found considerable sup
port was that the Empress, by avoiding
an open conflict with the Boxers and In
structing the Generals to make common
cause with them, had regained control
of the situation, and that the legations
had escaped attack in this way. that
the Ministers had been escorted out ot
Pekln and that Seymour's force had been
shut out of the capital, but had not been
in serious danger.
There was little evidence in support of
this theory, yet many men of good Judg
ment were disposed to credit it. and to
assum'o that the Empress, after making
use -of the rpgular army in dispersing the
Boxers, after sympathizing with them,
would not oppose the entry of the foreign
forces, but would appeal for Russian sup
port and depend upon a speedy break-up
of the concert through jealousies and in
trigues. Ow)ng to the sluggishness of the Ad
miralty in giving out dispatches, the
American press is able to get official
news from China In advance of the Eng
lish public, since nothing is held back by
the Navy Department in Washington.
Press dispatches available at midnight
were meager, but It was fairly clear that
the allied forces had been greatly
strengthened by French. German, Japan
ese and Russian troops; that the march
to Tien Tsln had not been attended with
serious loss, and that the plight of the
foreigners there had not been so serious
as had been supposed. It is not known
with deflnlteness here whether Admiral
Seymour's force marched Into Pekln and
carried the Ministers and refugees out
with them, or whether they were sent out
under the escort of their own guards, but
the opinion prevailed at midnight among
well-informed members of Parliament
that a catastrophe had been averted and
that the military and naval forces, while
not sufficient to secure permanent occupa
tion of Pekln, were adequate for the im
mediate protection of the foreigners in
Tien Tsln.
Mr. Brodertck and Mr. Bairour were
closely questioned in the House of Com
mons respecting China, but their infor
mation was apparently second hand. The
governihent was clearly unprepared for
the crisis which has arisen, but has pulled
itself together and is hunting in the dark
for a policy.
EASTERN MULTNOMAH.
Mail Matters and Mining: Excitement
Case of Mayhem.
GRESHAM, Or.. June 25. Business for
the Sandy stage line has increased so
rapidly this Spring that a second wagon
has been put on between Portland and
Gresham to accommodate the travel and
haul the extra freight. This wagon does
not make dally trips, as it does not have
to carry the mails, but it comes loaded
to this point at least three times a week,
and frequently much oftener. As an In
dication of the volume of mall which
passes over the Portland-Sandy stage
line, it is shown that the route supplies
the following postofflces: Palestine, Rus
sellvllle. Rockwood, Terry. Sweetbrler,
Gage. Hurlburt, Gresham, Powell Valley.
Orient, Cottrell, FIrwood, Dover, Kelso,
Marmot, Salmon River. Cherryville,
Almes, Sandy and Bull Run. This in
cludes all the eastern part of Multnomah
County excepting on the line of the O. R.
& N., and numbers 20 offices. The rapid
Increase in malls, passenger travel and
traffic Is the main incentive for the de
sire to have an electric railway to Gresh
am, and the people here are anxious to
see it come as soon as possible.
Mining- Excitement.
There is considerable excitement in the
eastern part of this and Clackamas
Counties over the recent gold discoveries
on the Salmon River. Placer diggings
have been found which yield 37 cents to
the pan, and the quartz shows much free
gold.' Numerous claims have been loca
ted, and there is promise of several in
teresting contests over locations which
outsiders have discovered on patented
lands, which they are claiming under
the mineral laws, on account of the right
of discovery. Large sums have been of
fered for claims, which the owners are
refusing.
Beyond the Sandy.
Road Supervisor Evans is still hard at
work with a force of men Improving the
roads east of the Sandy. The improve
ments this year in his district have been
considerable, many of the old roads hav
ing been widened to full 00 feet, and sev
eral new roads have been opened through
sections heretofore closed to travel. His
latest work was on the road leading up
the Sandy River from Hurlburt. which Is
now in excellent condition to the Clack
amas County line. The roads leading to
Corbett and Latourell are also better
than ever before, but the lack of gravel
leaves them unfinished for the present.
County Cqmmlssloner Steele has been
over the district, and intimates that the
rock crusher may be located there next
season so as to put the roads in the best
condition possible.
Case of Mayhem.
A serious encounter took place near
Hurlburt a few days ago between Charles
J. Littlepage and James Pounder, two
prominent residents of that place. The
report is that Littlepage challenged Poun
der to a fight to settle an old feud and
that during the melee he succeeded in
biting off a finger for Pounder and also
taking a mouthful from Pounder's right
cheek, tearing the flesh in a shocking
manner for about four Inches down to his
neck. Pounder Is in a critical condition,
and has said he will prosecute Littlepage
for mayhem when he recovers sufficiently
to be about. So far no arrests have been
made.
Officially Established.
The postofflce at Sweetbrler has been
officially recognized by the Postofflce De
partment at last, and Is being supplied
with mall from Terry by the new line to
Hurlburt. It Is located at E. T. Williams'
place, just 15 miles east of Portland.
James Combs is Postmaster. Considera
ble delayed mall, "which had been "de
tained at Portland, has been sent to its
destination. The patrons of the Hurl
burt office have sont a petition to the
department asking for a daily service, in
stead of triweekly as at present. Tne
petition was signed by 70 heads of fami
lies. A similar petition is being circu
lated at Gage, and one will be gotten up
at other points along the line. There is
a good prospect of the service being es
tablished in a short time.
Brief Xotes.
Dr. H. L. Power left Gresham with his
family on Monday last to take up his res
idence at Palmer as physician for the
Bridal Veil Lumbering Company.
Rev. A. Monroe, parstor of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church at Falrvlew, will
return home Friday from Tacona, where
he will be married tomorrow to an esti
mable young lady of that place. He and
his wife will be tendered a reception at
the parsonage Friday evening.
Disinfection In Kerr Yorlc.
NEW YORK, June 27. The Board of
Health has decided thoroughly to disin
fect the Chinese quarters In Manhattan,
Brooklyn and Coney Island as a measure
of precaution against the plague. The
board of estimates today appropriated
520.000 for the work, which will be begun
immediately.
Handling: California Fruit Crop.
SAN JOSE. Cal., June 27. The Califor
nia Packers Company has finally ar
ranged with the California Fruit Associa
tion for handling the coming crop. The
fixing of prices is left to the directors of
the association. There will be no bonus
on foreign exports.
Perry Heath Will JTot Reslgrn.
NEW YORK. June 27. Fletcher Heath,
president of the Seventh National Bank,
and brother of First Assistant Postmaster-General
Heath, denied the report to
day that the latter had any intention of
resigning his position in Washington.
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Ready for Service in China.
NEW YORK, June 27. The cruiser At
lanta, at the navy-yard. Is now about
ready for service. It was rumored at the
yard that the Atlanta and the Kentucky
would be sent to European waters and
possibly to China.
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Rev. D. X. J. Dovrlins;.
CHICAGO. June 27. Rev. D. N. J. Dow
llng, "vicar-general of the -archdiocese of
Chicago, died here today of heart disease.
He was pastor of St. Bridget's Catholic
Church.
One Theory. "Pa, why do they call It 'cold
cash'T" "Because people hare a habit of
freetlny to it, I guess." Chicago Herald.
THAMES REGATTA TODAY
TALB A3TD HARVARD EIGHTS WELL
BATTLE FOR SUPREMACY.
Celamala, Cornell, Pennsylvania ui
Wisconsin -Will Race at Fosffa-
Iceepsle Satnrday.
NEW LONDON, Conn., June 27. Oace
more the representative crews of Yale
and Harvard stand on the banks of the
Thames ready to do battle for rowing su
premacy. Naturally, with Harvard's cap
tain. Hlgginson, who was the stroke and
the best oar, out of the boat with an in
jured ankle, there is tonight at the Yale
quarters the utmost confidence in the
ability of the New Haven crew to pull
out a victory tomorrow in the big four
mile race between the "varsity eights.
Still, there is a grim determination at
Red Top, the Harvard quarters, to do or
die, and there are not a few tonight who
believe that this doggedness will win the
race.
In the regatta, as a whole, there hardly
seems to be the usual amount of Interest
and enthusiasm tills year. The Incoming
trains this afternoon failed to deposit the
crowd of undergraduates whlchln former
years has enlivened the eve of the race.
All three of the races are planned, as
usual, to be rowed downstream with the
tide, which at the time will have ebbed
about three hours and be running strong.
The four-oared crews will be sent away
at 11:40 at the beginning of the course
across the river In the Harvard grounds
at Red Top. The crews will pull two
miles downstream and finish at the navy
yard. Immediately afterward the fresh
men will start at the navy-yard and fin
ish under the big railroad bridge, a dis
tance of two miles. The observation trains
which will have followed the crews down
the course will hurry back to Red Top
and about noon the 'varsity eight will
start and pull downstream for four miles.
The crews rested today, the work being
very light.
Columbia Coach. Contdeat.
POUGHKEEPSIE. N. Y.. June 27. Ed
ward Hanson, coach for the Columbia
crew, today boldly asserted that he stood
ready to wagor th'at Columbia's 'varsity
crew would win in the coming boat
race. The crew has been under his tutel
age only a few weeks, and In that time he
has changed the rigging of the boat,
taught the men a new stroke and given
them new positions in the boat. Colum
bia has, moreover, improved greatly, and
the higher running of the shell has given
the 'varsity boat more speed and made It
steadier.
Pennsylvania 'varsity, on tbe contrary,
is not so steady as last year, but put
the shell through the water at a great
rate with little checking.
Cornell's boat la a decided Improvement
over last year's 'varsity. It Is faster with
out any checking, and the men seem to
have the last qualities, which they lacked
to a degree last year.
O'Dea's aggregation of Westerners are
pulling a prettier stroke than last year,
but it is a question whether It is as fast.
The stroke Is a trifle shorter than the
one McConville taught last year. O'Dea
believes the boat Is stronger and faster
because of Its greater steadiness, and
thinks his crew will win.
The sun was so hot that the crews did
little practice, but Cornell was out for a
time and did poor work.
TnE NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Klllen Proved an Easy Marie for
Plttsbnrs;.
PITTSBURG, June 27. Klllen was an
easy mark throughout the game, while
Tannehlll had but one bad inning, the
ninth, when ho let up and gave four hits.
Pittsburg's Holding was excellent with Ely
carrying off the honors. Attendance 1900.
Score:
RHEl RHE
Pittsburg 9 15 3Chlcago 2 9 2
Batteries Tannohlll and Shriver; Klllen
and Nichols. Umpire Hurst
Cincinnati Bent St. Louis.
ST. LOUIS, June 27. Young's wild throw
to Crigor In the fifth gave Cincinnati to
day's game. His twirling was good enough
to beat any club. Hahn was lucky. His
shoots were hit hard, but things broke bad
for tho St. Louis batters. Attendance 1300.
Score:
R H E RHE
St. Louis 4 8 SJClncinnatl .... 5 C 1
BatteriesYoung and Crlger; Hahn and
Peltz. Umpire Swartwood.
Game Pontponed.
BROOKLYN, June 27. Brooklyn, no
game; rain.
The American League.
At Cleveland Cleveland 2. Detroit 4.
At Buffalo Buffalo 5, Indianapolis 3.
At Milwaukee Milwaukee 4. Kansas
City 2.
At Chicago Chicago 7, Minneapolis L
National Leafrne Standing:.
Won. Lost Per ct.
Brooklyn 35 17 .673
Philadelphia 32 21 .C0I
Pittsburg 2S 25 .52S
Boston f2o 25 .510
Chicago i22 30 .423
New York .'.22 30 .421
St. Louis 21 29 .420
Cincinnati 21 29 .420
THE DAY'S RACES.
Advance Gunrd Won the Handicap
at Washington Park.
CHICAGO. June 27. The attraction at
Washington Park today was the meeting
between Advance Guard and Sam Phillips
In a handicap at a mile and a sixteenth.
It was claimed the heavy track beat both
of these colts In the derby. Today the
track was fast and the youngsters hod
a battle royal. Brulare made the pace to
tho stretch: then Sam Phillips went to
the front and looked like a sure winner at
the eighth post, but Vlttatoe brought Ad
vance Guard up next to the rail, and al
though Burns made the hole Just as
small as he dared. Advance Guard
squeezed through and in a terrific drive
won by a head. The race appears to In
dicate that the colts are about evenly
matched up to a mllo and a sixteenth,
but that Advance Guard is the better at
a further distance. Results were:
Mile and 70 yards Bannockburn won,
Zoroaster second. Wolverton third; time.
l:45U.
Five furlongs Jlmlnlz won. Tho Brave
second. Danger Lino third; time, 1:02J.
Handicap, mile and a sixteenth Advance
Guard wonv Sam Phillips second, Brulare
third; time, 1:47.
Six furlongs, selling Rlboldo won, Teuc
or second. Mlldwood third; time. 1:41.
One mile Tho Biby won Lake Mills
second. The Monk third: time. 1:42.
Six furlongs John A. Morris won. Pope
Leo second. Onemastus third; time, 1:414.
Races at Saeepshead Bay.
NEW YORK. June 27. The results at
Sheepshead Bay were:
Six furlongs Lexington won. Richard J.
second, Hellobas third; time, 1:131-5.
One mile Mayor Gllroy won. "Water
Cure second, Cader Miller third; time,
1:42 2-5.
The Pansy, six furlongs, selling Moor
won, Delmarch second. Maxlmus third;
time. 1:14 4-5.
One mile Admiration won, Procession
second. Half Time third; time, 1:39 4-5.
Short, steeplechase course Old Tank
won, Dave S. eecond. Dr. Catlett third;
time, 0:43.
Mile and an eighth, selling The Ama
zon won. Post Hasto second: Llndsla
third; time, 1:54 4-5.
Races at TTewport.
CINCINNATI. O.. June 27. All tho win
ner on today's card at Newport were well
played excepting Duplicate, who won the
third race at 15 to L The track was slow.
Results were:
Seven furlongs, selling Flop won, Lil
lian Reed second. W. G. Welch third;
time, 1394.
Six and a half furlongs, selling Dupli
cate won. Flora Daniels second. Refused
third; time, 1:2194.
One mile, selling Mizzoura won. Mason
Lynch second, Peter Duryea, third; time,
1:41.
One mile, selling Polly Blxby won, Son
neil second. Dandy P. third; time, l:ttU-
Fis furlongs Fairy Dav won, Vokna.
Clark second, Claude Walton third; time,
its.
Six and a half furlongs Northumberland
won, Juanetta second. Kilt third; time.
1:30U-
Races at St. Lonis.
ST. LOUIS. Juno 27. The rssults at the
fair grounds were:
Selling, mile and a sixteenth Troubeam
won. Celeste d'Or second, Joe Gammage
third; time. 1:51.
Mile and a sixteenth, selling Musk
longe won, Tekla second. Terra Incog
nita third; time, l:495i-
Five furlongs Wild Plrat won. Monos
second. Censor third; time, 1:03.
Fourth race, handicap six furlongs
Bummer won. Loving Cup second. Grant
or third; time, 1:14.
Six furlongs George Arnold won, Dr.
Walmsley second, Skillman third; time,
l:15U-
Selling, six and a half furlong? Apple
Jack won. Harry E. Floyd second, Do
Witt third; time, 1334.
Paris Pigeon Shoot.
PARIS, Juno 28. 4 A. M. The finals In
the pigeon shoot at the Cercle du Bols
de Boulogne for the exposition grand
prize, which began Monday, came off yes
terday, the competition having narrowed
down to 3C The results were as follows:
Leon de Lunden, 21 out of 21, first; Mau
rice Fauvre, 20 out of 21, second; D. Mc
intosh and C. Robinson, each IS out of
29, tied for third place. M. de Lunden
is a well-known Belgian shot. In the
first round. A. G. Spalding was among
those who missed. "Tod" Sloan. Wads
worth and Rogers dropped out In the next
two rounds, when only four competitors
were left. Mr. Robinson, a Callfornlan,
proposed dividing the whole stake of 30,
400 francs, to which the others agreed.
Jeffries Wnnts to Meet Rnhlln.
NEW YORK, June 27. Jim Jeffries,
champion pugilist, states that he will
fight Gus Ruhlln, August 23, provided his
(Jeffries') arm, which has been in a plas
ter cast under treatment since May 27, Is
in condition at that time. In any event,
ho will give Ruhlln first chance.
ESCAPE OF FOREIGNERS.
Hard FIgrht of the Engineers at Pao
Tine Fa.
CHICAGO, June 27. A special to tho
Tribune from Victoria, B. C, says:
Advices received by the Empress of
India give graphic details of the escape
from Pekln and Tien Tsln of foreigners.
Of all the fugitives to reach the coast,
none had a harder fight for their lives
than the American, French and Belgian
eglneers, who 'were surrounded by the
Boxers at Pao Ting Fu. the terminus of
the railway that was to run to-ankow.
When the Boxers attacked the station
and the machine shops, the engineers
barricaded themselves In the machine
bhops, and held the Chinese off for wjme
time. They had several women with
them, wives of some of them. These
women loaded the men's rifle belts and
otherwise assisted to repel the Boxers.
Soon, though, the foreigners found their
position In the shops untenable, as some
of the Chinese had rushed them and set
fire to a part of the building.
Then they ran for It, fighting their way
through the Eoxcrs. When they had got
through the Boxors' lines the Chinese
gave no more attention to them, but In
stead began to pillage and destroy the
station and machine shops. Two of the
Belgians then hurried to Pekln. where
they reported tbe danger of the party,
and called for volunteers to help them.
A number of Cossacks were dispatched
to the rescue. They set out on June 2.
and encountered .a large.crowd of Boxers
40 miles from Tien Tsln, "and were obliged
to return, being unable to fight their way
through the Boxers. The Cossacks.- who
numbered 33, had two officers wounded.
In the meantime, the engineers were
between two forces of Boxers. Thero
were 30 of them.. They had taken up a
position on a small hill, and there they
made trenches. In which they fought for
an hour, holding off the Boxers to their
front. They were all unconscious of the
party to their rear, and after their hard
fighting arranged that eight should be left
In the trenches to hold back the Boxers,
while the other 22, including the women
and children, went on towards Pekln.
They had no carts, and the men carried
the weaker ones when they became ex
hausted. The march of the fugitives to
Pekln was an awful pne. When some few
miles from where they had been In
trenched, they found another party of
Boxers, not so strong as the party be
f6re encountered, however, to their front,
and the men formed a hollow square, with
the women and children in the center, and
dragging along, fighting and repelling tho
onslaughts of the Boxers, they made
their way to Pekln.
The Boxers of this party were without
firearms, being armed only with poles
shod with iron and knives and spears.
They were kept at a distance by the rifles
and revolvers of the railway men, who
killed a number of them.
The eight heroes who were left bchln
to guard their retreat wereslaln by thi
Boxers. There were three Frenchmen and
one Italian among them, the others be
ing Belgian and Swiss. The fugitives on
their arrival at Pekln were In a terribly
destitute condition. American marines led
the way of the relief party to Pekln. De
spite the Viceroy's edict that no foreign
ers should be allowed to pass Taku fort,
40 United States marines landed and made
their way up the river, by lighter.
Reading the Chinese papers, one would
come to the conclusion that China her
self was making an effort to suppress
the Boxers' rising. Referring to the bat
tle of June 7, between troops under Gen
eral NIeh and the Boxers, one paper says
that several hundred Boxers were killed
and Ave buildings were burned down dur
ing the conflict, and the local railway sta
tion was destroyed. This was at Loha,
the third station from Tien Tsln. Another
paper says the Boxers lost 500 men In this
engagement. General Nleh, who com
manded the Imperial troops, took a prom,
inent part In the Chinese-Japanese war.
The Shanghai Mercury says that a num
ber of the Boxers society, who saw the
murder of Rev. Mr. Ellis, of the London
Mission, and of a Chinese missionary at
Kung Tsun. gave the following account
of the tragedy to afriend:
"On the 12th day of the fourth moon
the Boxers, numbering 57. crossed the
river Tsz" Tsun and met the two mission
aries In a boat. They knew the Chinese
was a Christian and at once attacked
him. wounding him with their swords.
Then they dragged him out of the boat
and tied him to a tree at the river side.
Then Mr. Ellis was tied with him and Mr.
Chao, another Chinese missionary, was
found. His toes and thumbs -were bound
together and he was carried to a tree
near where the others were hung up.
"The arms of the missionaries were
cut off, their heads hewn off, and, after
the bodies had been disemboweled, they
wero cast Into the river. The chapel of
the mission was demolished and the
crowd went on their way."
This was but one of many such out
rages. m
Ticket Forgrer Sentenced.
NEW YORK. June 27. William H.
Blaze, who last week was convicted of
forging a railroad ticket, was sentenced
in general sessions today to two years
and six months' imprisonment.
ON A SINGLE ISSUE
Continued from First Pate.)
the hot sun of tho tropics, and when the
President of the first Philippine Commis
sion says its was unfortunate that we in
troduced and established the saloon there
to corrupt tbe natives, to exhibit the
vices of our race. We charge the inhu
manity and un-Christlanlty of this act
upon the Administration of President Mc
Klnley, and upon the party which elected
and would perpetuate the same.
"Fifth We declare that the only poMcy
which the Government of the United
States can. of right establish as to tbe
liquor traffic, under the National Con
stitution; upon any territory under the
military or civil control of that Gov
ernment, is the policy of prohibitiOD; that
'to establish Justice, secure domestic tran
quillity, provide for tho common defence,
promote the general welfare and insure
the blessings of liberty to ourselves and
our posterity,' as the Constitution! pro
vides, the liquor traffic must neither be
sanctioned nor tolerated, and that the
revenue policy, "which makes our Gov
ernment a partner with distill era and
brewers and barkeepero. Is a disgrace to
our civilization, an outrage upon human
ity and a crime. against God.
"We condemn the present Administra
tion at Washington because it has re
pealed the prohibitory laws In Alaska
and has given over the partly civilized
tribes there to be the prey of the Ameri
can grog shop, and because t has en
tered upon- a license policy in -our pos
sessions by incorpora tins' the some in
the recent act of Congress in tho code
of laws foi the government of tho Ha
waiian Islands.
"We call attention to the fearful fact
that the exportation of liquor from the
United States to the Philippines increased
from 5337 In 1S9S to J4C7.19S In the 10 months
of the fiscal year ending Juno 1, 1900: and
that, while our exportation of liquors to
Cuba Increased $30,000 a year previous
to American occupation of that island,
our exports of such liquors to Cuba for
the fiscal year of 1SS9 reached the sum
of J529.655.
Appeal to Voters.
"Sixth One great religious body (Bap
tists) having truly declared of the liquor
traffic that it has no defensible right to
exist; that It can never be reformed, and
that it stands condemned by its unright
eous fruits as a thing un-Cmistlan, un
American and perilous utterly to every
interest In life': another great religious
body (the Methodists) having as truly as
serted and reiterated that 'no political
party has a right to expect, nor should
It receive, the votes of Christian men. so
long as it stands committed to the license
system or refuses to put Itself on record
In an attitude of open hostility to the
saloon; other great religious bodies hav
ing made similar deliverances in language
plain and unequivocal about the liquor
traffic and the duty of Christian citizen
ship in opposition thereto, end the fact
being plain that the Democratic party
stands for license, the saloon ahd the can
teen, while the Republican party In 'pol
icy and Administration stands for the
canteen, the saloon and revenue there
from, we declare ourselves Justified in
expecMns' that Christian voters every
where shall cease their complicity with
the liquor curse by refusing to uphold a
liquor party, and shall unite themselves
with the only party which upholds the
prohibition policy, and which fcr ruearly
30 yeara has been the faithful defender
of the church, the State, the home and
the school against the saloon, its expand
ers and perpetuators, their actual and
persistent foe."
The platform was received with the
wildest enthusiasm. Every sentence In
condemnation of President McKlnley was
greeted with shouts of applause and ap
proval and cries of "Hit him again! ' the
delegates standing on their chairs and
yelling.
One More Resolution.
"I have another resolution recommended
by the committee on resolutions." said
Professor Hopkins. He then read the
following:
"Resolved, That It Is the sense of this
convention that the right of the ballot
shall not be denied any citizen on ac
count of sex."
It was evident that leaving the woman
suffrage plank out of the platform was
distasteful to many delegates, and when
Mrs. Beauchamp. prestdept of the W. O.
T. U. of Kentucky, took the platform to
advocate an equal suffrage plank, she
was wildly applauded.
A picture of Frances E. Wlllard, which
hung over the speaker's stand, had fallen
down during the afternoon recess. It had
not been replaced. Mrs. Beauchamp re
ferred to its "removal." and in an In
stant a very respectable row was on.
"I protest against such shameful In
sinuations; It fell down," yelled one ex
cited male delegate.
"Put It up again." shouted another.
It was hung up behind the sneaker's
desk, but this did not satisfy the dele
gates, and the hall did not become quiet
until the portrait had been hung from
the gallery.
After considerable discussion a rising
vote was called for. and the platform and
additional resolution favoring woman suf
frage was adopted by a practically
unanimous vote and amid a tempest of
cheers. Pome delegates started "Blesed
Be the Tie That Binds." and the whole
assemblage joined In a thunderous song
of praise to the Almighty, even the
throngs In the gallery taking up the old
hymn.
The convention then adjourned until
9:30 tomorrow morning.
Candidates in the Field.
Three avowed Presidential candidates
for the Prohibition nomination are In the
field. They are John G. Woolley, of Chi
cago, editor of the New Voice and a
prominent platform advocate of the cause
of prohibition: Hale Johnson, of New
ton, 111., and Rev. Silas C. Swallow, of
Harrlsburg, Pa. The last-named has a
high reputation as a pulpit orator, and
has many supporters among the dele
gates from the Eastern States. Friends
of Mr. Woolley expressed themselves as
being confident of his nomination on the
third or fourth ballot, claiming for him
the almost solid support of the Michigan,
Wisconsin, Maryland, Missouri and Ne
braska delegates, a majority of the votes
of New York. Kansas, California and
Ohio and half of the vote of Illinois.
Last night Mr. Woolley was also assured
of the support of the Delaware delega
tion. This, according to Mr. Woolley's
partisans, practically assures him the
nomination. For Johnson, the votes of
North and South Dakota delegations
solid, a majority from Minnesota and half
of Illinois, besides scattering votes from
other states, were assured. A majority
of the votes of the New England States,
Colorado, Pennsylvania and Indiana del
egations were claimed for Swallow.
For Vice-President, besides Felix Mc
Whlrter. of Indiana, Henry B. Metcalf,
of Rhode Island: W. B. Wltherspoon, of
Alabama, and W. W. Smith, of New
York, are candidates.
RUMOR OF A DEAL.
Offer to Give Brynn a Million Votes
for xx. Prohibition Plank.
CHICAGO, June 27. The Record says:
"It has developed that the Prohibition
ists of the United States expect to go be
fore the Democratic National Convention
at Kansas City, July 4. with a list of
1,000.000 voters pledged to support William
J. Bryan if the Democratic party will
adopt a prohibition plank In lt3 platform.
The advocates of this movement do not
expect the Democrats to favor such a
plank, but they believe and Insist that It
will be the entering wedge which will
finally split one or the other of the two
great parties and build up on the ruins
the foundation of a new party. The plan
of pledging 1,009.000 voters who signed an
agreement to support no candidate who
did not stand firmly on the' Prohibition
Issue, originated with the Ram's Horn, a
magazine which is recognized as the
mouthpiece of Prohibition. Many of the
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delegates, upon hearing of the action to
be taken at Kansas City, wanted to
know why the matter was not taken up
with the Republican convention at Phila
delphia. Inquiry, however, showed that
the list of pledgers was not complete at
that time.
The Rational Committee.
CONV'ENTIOX HALL, Chicago, June
27. The National committee of the Pro
hibitionist party met at the Palmer House
at the close of the afternoon session and
unanimously elected Oliver H. Stewart
as National chairman. Other officers
elected were: Samuel Dickie, Michigan,
vice-chairman; William T. "Wardwell. New
York, secretary, and S. B. Hastings, Wis
consin, treasurer. The executive com
mittee was Increased In number from
four to five. The committee resolved to
conduct a "schoolhouse campaign," hold
ing meetings in every available place In
the country, and in general endeavor to
arouso interest in the cause of prohi
bition. A Democratic Opinion.
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Mr. McKlnley Is a formidably strong
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prices and wages, the enormous growth
of our exports, the unexampled increase
in the supply of money, the raising of
the public credit, will as Inevitably help
the party in power as the reverse of
these conditions would have hurt it.
He will benefit by the settlement of the
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money question upon a stable basis after
30 years of harmful agitation. Especially
will he profit by this if the Democratic
convention and candidate shall aggres
sively threaten this settlement.
Even his imperialist policy, veiled be
hind smooth words as to "expansion" and
"duty," will appeal to the spirit of Na
tional pride and ambition that found ex
pression in the popular demand for Gov
ernor Roosevelt's nomination for second
place.
Roosevelt aa aa Autbor.
Notwithstanding his active and at times
tumultuous life, Colonel Roosevelt has
been a voluminous author. The following
is a list of his literary works and the
dates of their publication:
"Naval War of 1812" (1&83).
"Life of Thomas H. Benton" (1836).
"Life of Gouvemeur Morris" (1837).
"Ranch Life and Hunting Trail" (1883).
"The Winning of the West" (18S9).
'History of Now Tork City" (1S00).
"Essays on Practical Politics" (1S92).
The Wilderness Hunter" (1803).
The Winning of the West," vol. m. (ISM).
"American Political Ideas" (1S9S).
"The Rough Riders" (1S90).
"Life of Oliver Cromwell" (1000).
The latter is still unfinished and is now
appearing as a serial In Scrlbner's Maga
zine. Governor Roosevelt considers "The
Winning of the West" his best book.
Better Off Without Them.
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Senator Teller and the other bolters who
marched out of the St. Louis Republican
National Convention four years ago were
never missed at Philadelphia. In fact, to
all appearances, the grand old party 13
better off without them.
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