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THE MOUSING OKEGOKIAN, WEDNESDAY, JULY 4, 1900. THEIR LAST STAND Foreigners In Pekin Fighting ' l . for Their Lives. NEWS CARRIED OUT BY RUNNERS Ammunition and Food Nearly Gone Scene of Anarchy In tbe Chinese Capital. LONDONw July i, 2:40 A. M. Couriers who arrived at the seats of government of the southern Viceroys from British agencies in Pekin give vivid but frag mentary pictures of what is "being enact ed in the capital. These courier seem ingly left Pekin a day or two later than the messenger of Sir Hobert Hart, the Inspector-General of Customs, who start ed the night of June 24. They report that the heads of some, of the captured lega tion guards were being borne through the streets at the tops of spears, followed by zealots chanting "Tal yong kuel tee; tap! tapi." (Kill the foreign devils; kill, kill.) The city's millions have been roused to patriotic fervor, breaking out into .the wildest excess, while over half the city could be heard fighting around the legations. Sir Robert Hart's runner, who was In terviewed by the correspondent of the Associated Press at Shanghai, supple mented the tragic sentence of the dis patch he bore by a narrative of some things he saw. He says tho foreigners were i making .a last stand In the ex tensive buildings and enclosures of the British, legation. They had many dead and wounded. Among them were many women and children. All were short of food, even of the commonest necessities. The women were starving, as they gave a part of their small allowance to the children. The foreigners, nevertheless, were holding out under a terrible fire, upheld by the hourly expectation of re lief. They knew they would not be aban doned, and that the armies of their gov ernments were advancing. Sometimes they thought they could hear artillery In action before the wall. They were un able to return the fire of the Chinese, ex cept at moments when an assault seemed Imminent. Then the machine guns and repeating rifles tore the storm ing parties to pieces. The messenger expressed the belief that it would be Impossible for the foreigners to resist much longer, an the Chinese were preparing to batter down the walls of the courtyard, and the defenders' am munition was running low. Orders were given by Prince Tuan. tho messenger said, that since some had ben killed, not another foreigner should be left alive. The Chinese soldiers were exhorted to sacrifice their lives without hesitation, if in so doing they could help exterminate the "yanET kule tse." Extreme precautions had been taken to prevent the foreigners from communicat ing with any one outside the city, and a number of runners who were sent out were killed by the Chinese. This messen ger succeeded in getting through by smearing his face and clothes with blood and joining In tbe outcries against the "foreign devils." He passed the remains of foreigners of Admiral Seymour's force who had been killed between Lang Fang and Lo Fu. Their bodies had been cut to pieces and the heads carried at the ends of bamboos. A large army of Manchu Chinese imperial troops, with 20 guns. Is reported to be advancing in the direc tion of Tien Tsln. Reliance Is placed In Sharghal on most of the statements made by the messen-. ger, as he Is known to be faithful to tho foreigners. The Consular body at Shang hai is of the opinion that the food and' ammunition of the besieged legation' forces at Pekin has become exhausted, they must be dead or imprisoned, and that it would be futile to make desperate' efforts for their relief with an inadequate force. It Is regarded at Shanghai as ap- palling that nothing Is being done for the relief of the besieged foreigners, and that they should be doomed to a horrible fate. The Inability of the 16,000 men, the lat est estimate of the number landed, to ad vance Is explained by the statement that the Chinese Army between Tien Tsln and Pekin has been heavily reinforced, and that it has abundant artillery and numer ous cavalry, giving it large advantages over the allies. Reconnolterlng parties run a great hazard of being surrounded, captured, and probably executed by tor ture. A long delay seems certain before an effective advance can be made. Severe fighting, according to vague re ports, continues around Tien Tsln. Various acounts of the murder of Baron von Ketteler reach Shanghai. The report of the Express says that Prince Tuan. who Is the dictator at the capital, tried by means of a trap to Induce the Ministers to leave the legations, so that they might be massacred by fanatics, thus' evading governmental responsibil ity for their death. The American, Brit ish, French and Russian Ministers sus pected a plot and refused to leave the le gations. Baron von Ketteler, however, accepted the invitation 'and left the lega tion with a small escort of German ma rines. Opposite the Foreign Office he was assailed by the Chinese soldiery and shot four times. The Foreign Office was burned by the marines in their endeavor to defend Baron von Ketteler, whose body was hideously mutilated. Another account has it that all the Min isters were invited to a conference with the Tsung 11 Yamun, and that Baron von Ketteler started out first and was mur dered. Tho other Ministers then refused to venturo on the street. A British offi cer and some soldiers wero wounded while trying to defend Baron von Ket teler. German sailors, this account says, set fire to the Tsung 11 Yamun building. Emissaries of Prince Tuan are circulat ing through the Southern Provinces, and as the Southern Viceroys assert through public proclamation that they will not obey Prince Tuan's decree, a civil war Is considered probable. The Boxer move ment appears to be spreading rapidly southward. The Canton correspondent of the Dally Telegraph, wiring under date of July 1, says the large Chinese steamship com panies are applying for leave to transfer their ships to the American flag. Busi ness is at a standstill, and another re verso to the allied troops would precipi tate a massacre of foreigners in the South, which Li Hung Chang would be utterly unable to avoid. A dispatch to the Dally Telegraph from Its Shanghai correspondent, dated July 2, says that the chief pastor of the Mouk den missions has been killed, together with a number of native Christians. CASSIXI URGES CAUTIOIf. PovrersShonld JVot Run Blindly Into War With China. PARIS, July 3. Countl Cassrai, who was formerly Minister o China, in. an interview today said: "What surprises me moet is to see the Chinese resist as "they are doing. "When I learned -that tho Chinese had purchased to. Germany of recent years 15,000 Maus ers, with thousands of cartridges for each rifle.. I felt satisfied that Jt was money wasted. Recent events show that I was wrong. Poc Arthur, a first-class fort ress, was captured with a loss of 15 men to -tine Japanese, but 40 Europeans were killed In the capture of the paiary forts ot Taku. It must be admitted that this is a serious charge. The discipline of the Chinese "has changed." Count CassmJ does not believe that the Chdneoe Government itself at first di rected the insurrection, nor does be share viiu ?xi num. uie jo-wager unnpress nas I become the instrument of Prince Tuan. ' Ho says she has such a strong will that sho would rather commit suicide than submit o the will of another. He does not believe she has fled from China. The Count further said: "The Chinese are certainSy encouraged by the success of their advance. If the Ministers ere dead, I do sot see what is tho solution. There Is little doubt that the assassination of the German. Minister will make the Kaiser very exacting. If the Ministers are 6aie, the only policy to to declare that the powers have a quar rel only with the Boxers, and not the Chinese nation and endeavor to maintain. a goverracnet with which one can negoti ate. If thtre was a successor of th Man chu dynastyfi the Intter might be avowed to succumb, but there extets notihing with which to replace it. Let us act vigorouely. The 30,000 or 50.000 European troops which wiH soon bo at Pekin w8l suffice for (present exigencies. But do not let us run blindly into war. A war of Euro pean powers against China, would be one of the greatest wars of the century, ea pedaHy as we do not know whether the untoa now reignins; between the powers wouM survive several campaigns." FRAKCES INTEKTXOWS. Solely the Protection of Frenchmen In China. PARIS, July 3. In the Chamber of Deputies today, M. Chambat, Socialist, asked for explanations regarding credits for operations in China. He took a gloomy view of the outlook, saying he thought troubles might arise out of quar rels between the powers regarding their respective spheres of influence. The atti tude of France, he claimed, ought not to be the covetous attitude of powers whoso aim was the dismemberment of Chinn. When Frenchmen were rescued and peace re-established, France, in his opinion, ought to unite -writh those powers who wished to respect the Chinese national ity. His party thought It better to relin quish the railroad, which displeased the Chinese, than to risk putting the far East to fire nnd bipod. M. Del Casse, Minister of Foreign Affairs, replied that France had no de sire to make war on China, but could not shrink from the duty of protecting her citizens and obtaining for them the same guarantees as are offerd to Chinese who visited France. Continuing, M. Del Casse said: "We nourish no secret design. The com mon danger demands common aim and common efforts. This necessity is real ized by all the powers. I assure the Chamber that France will neglect noth ing to strengthen human solidarity which will prevent the powers from thinking of anything which might divide them." The Imperial Edict. LONDON, July 4. 4:50 A. M. Tbe Shanghai correspondent of the Times telegraphed Monday: "The edict issued at Pekin June 6 amounts to an open challenge to the pow ers, and practically declares war. It commands the provinces to enroll .the Boxers and troops to assist to expel the foreigners." A special dispatch from Shanghai dated June 2, says that the Taotl of Shanghai notified the Chinese newspapers that, be ginning June 21, no notice will be taken of decrees of the so-called Imperial Gov ernment, as Prince Tuan had seized the power on that day. Chinese Amennl Bnrneil. LONDON, July 3. ParXamentiary Sec retary or the Foreign Office WKSlam St. John B.-odcrick, in the House of Com mons today said a teSesreim had been received -from the British Consul at TIcn Tftn, dated June 2S, spying the atttai forces had bus-nod three acrenals, with an immcciae quantity of stores, powtlcr and aranrurAtion. WHUam Prttohard Morgan, LBxmau, wnged. that the Government iJhouM be more energetic in taking steps to rescue the legations at Pekin, anH claimed it should Insist that 1 Hung Ohaaig be appointed Regent. Other Ministers May Be Dead. LONDON. July 3. A special dispatch from Shanghai says Chinese reports are current that two other foreign Ministers were murdered the same day as Baron Von Ketteler. From the same source It la dedoced that tho mission hospital at Moukdcn has been destroyed by fire ard that the native OhrtBtfam have been massacred. It is further asserted that the foreigners fled to Now Chwang. Strength of Chinese Army. LONDON. July 4. The Times' St Pe tersburg correspondent says that June 30 the grand staff of the Russian Army es timated the Chinese Army to number 1,720.000 men. He also said that about 900,000 Mausers have been imported within the last three years. Ordered Out of Tien Tsln. CHE FOO, July 3. It i re-orted that all foreigners have been ordered out of Tien Tsln. The situation Is considered desperate. The Chinese are pushing their lntrenchment under the walls. The rail way between Tien Tsln and Lutla Is In the hands of the Chinese. Italian OrnUer Sails. NAPLES, July 3. The Italian armorol cruiser, Vettwr Plsanix. sailed for China today. Tho Rome Eeorcho says every thdng is ready at the trantetry of war for sending troops to China, according to the requiramerttB of the Italian Government acid allies. Admiral Seymour Wounded. LONDON, July 3. Rega'Tdrng the story of renewed severe fighting at Tien Tsln, a Hpeclail dispatoh from Shanghai adds that reports are current that -Vice-Admiral Seymour has been wound,ed. Spain Also Without Tfevrs. MADRID. July 3. The Government has received no news from the Sparj&sh lega tion at Pekm since June 15. French Marines Sail. TOULON, JiuSy 3. The French steamer Colombo sailed for China today with 825 marines. Dangrerons Sport. Policeman Parker was called on to put a stop to a rather dangerous sport in dulged In by some boys on East Second street, north of East Oak. They had got hold of a small toy cannon which they were discharging yesterday forenoon load ed to the muzzle with powder and" ball. They aimed at the warehouse over on East First street, and put a good many bullets through the side. They als.o fired a ball through a house in the neighbor hood. Fortunately no one was killed by the stray shots that were flying around. Complaint was made to Policeman Parker and when he went to Investigate the boys were having a fine time. They were dis charging tho cannon as a rapid-fire piece, and the bullets were flying at a great rate. He interrupted them, and told them that they must not load their cannon with bullets, and that plain ordinary powder was sufficient to make noise with. i War Tears. Indianapolis Press. The 20th century, like the 19th, opens with a series of international scrimmages. No battle as murderous as that of Ma rengo (May, 1S00) has as yet been re corded, but the 8outh African death list since January aggregates some 21,003, and that of the Philippines at least 500& Turkey, too. Is preparing for another bear fight, and a Pekin scholar has un earthed an augury presaging trouble for the kingdom In the middle of the year which, according to Chinese almanacs, began on the 23d of last January. ' Arrival of the Dlrlso. SEATTLE, July 3 The steamer Dirlgo arrived this afternoon from Skagway. She brings 10 boxes of gold dut, va.ued at nearly $900,000. The Dirlo canled 72 passengers, .mostly from Dawson WILLIAM VERY WARLIKE THE KAISER WILL AVENGE THE DEATH OF VOX KETTELER. He Propose to Dictate Terms to the Chinese From the Palace at relcta. BERLIN, July 3. Addressing the de tachment of German marines which sailed from Wllhelmshaven for China yesterday, the Emperor mnde a remarkable speech, during which he notified the world of Germany's Intention to avenge the murder of Baron von Ketteler, tne late Minister of Germany at Pekin, and the mission aries, and to dictate terms to the Chinese from the palace at Pekin. According to the Lokal Anzelger, His Majesty spoke as follows: 'The firebrand of war has been hurled In the midst of the most profound peace. Unhappily this was to mo not unexpected. A crime of unspeakable Insolence, horri fying in its barbarity, has been com mitted against the person of my trusted representative, and has taken him from us. The Ministers of the other powers hover between life and death, and with them the comrades rent for their protec tion. It may be while I speak they have already fought their last fight. "The German flag has been insulted and the German Empire treated with con tempt. This demands exemplary punish ment and vengeance. Events have moved with frightful rapidity and have become profoundly grave and still graver. Since I called you to arms, what I hoped to ef fect with the help of tho marine infan try has now become a difficult task, which can only be fulfilled with the help of the serried ranks of all civilized states. "This very day the Commander of the cruiser squadron has asked me to con sider the dispatch of a division. You will have to face an enemy who are no less courageous than yourselves and trained by European officers. The Chi nese have learned the use of European weapons. "Thank God, your comrades of the Marine Infantry and my navy, when they have encountered them have proved true to tho old German battle cry. They have defended themselves with glory, have won victories, have done the duty committed to them. I now send you out to avenge the wrong and 111. Do not rest until the German flag. Joined to those of the other powers, floats triumphantly over China's flag, and until it has been planted on the walls of Pekin to dictate peace to the Chinese. Tou will have to maintain good comradeship with all the other troops that you will come In con tact with over yonder. Russians, British, and French, all alike, are fighting for one common cause for civilization. We must bear in mind, too, something higher, namely, our religion and the defense and protection of our brothers out there, some of whom stake their lives (or the Savior. Think also of the honor of our arms. Think of thoso who has fought before you, and go forth with the old Branden burg motto: Trust In God. stand bravely This the -whole of thy honorable duty, For who. helped by God, dares battle heartily, Is never driven from the world. The Emperor's address Is commented upon enthusiastically ty a majority of the press. The Post says: "The speech moves by its contents and fires by its energy. A representative of an enlightened modern nation, as well as a people who do not allow a blow to their National pride to go unpunished. Kaiser Wllhelm dwelt strongly, not only upon German, but also upon general in terests. The Pekin deed of horror to him is an awful crime against civilization itself." The Tageblatt dwells strongly upon the Emperor's use of the word "war," and says the Kaiser meant thereby not for mal war, but a campaign of redress. The paper declares that it is highly advisable that the Reichstag should hold an extra session, which would show that the Em peror has in nil measures which he deemed necessary, the united nation be hind him. The National Zeltung declares that the Emperor's speech Is In full accord with National sentiment, but argues against an extra session of the Reichstag. The Deutsche Tags Zeltung praises the Emperor's vigorous measures, but says the object must be to restore order In districts In China where the revolt oc curred, and to obtain sufficient redress for Baron von Ketteler's assassination. Any thing beyond that, the Zeltung asserts, would be of evil. The Frelsslnlge Zcltuns says the occu pation of Pekin would bo most likely to make a moral impression upon the Chi nese, adding: "But even then, whether an actual and permanent peace can be effected with an empire evidently suc cumbing more nnd more to anarchy la questioned. We suppose, as a matter of course, that the Krupp, Schlchau and Vulcan works will no longer furnish China with cannon, ships and other Im plements of war." The Vorwaerts condemns tho whole German policy, and expresses regret that England, in the proper time, did not re sist steadfastly Russia's and Germany's aggressive policy in China. Meanwhile further military steps are reported. The small cruisers Nymph. Mazella and Bussard will soon be ready to sail. The Lokal Anzelger last night stated that 2500 monv marines had been ordered to Kiel and Wllhelmshaven for transportation to China. The German Consul at Che Foo re ports a number of excesses at Yen TScho Foo, Tstng and Tainan, all in Shan Tung. He reports th'at missionaries have been expelled and missions destroyed. A representative of the Associated Press called the attention of the Foreign Min ister to the unanimously hostile tone toward Germany's Chinese policy in the Russian press. The Foreign Minister smilingly answered: '"The Russian Gov ernment has faithfully kept within the entente between the powers. Its official relations with Germany are excellent." Herr von Bradllff, ex-Mlnlster to China, declares that Prince Tuan can hardly be acting as the press reports from China state, since he knows Prince Tuan as a person least likely to play such a role. He says he is gruff, but frank, and good-natured. Besides, being the father of the Crown Prince, he would be unlike ly to endanger the prospects of his son. The Krouz Zeltung states that the Chi nese forces are partly armed with old style Bavarian rifles, whlh were sold to China in 1SS9, with the consent of Prince Hohenlohe. Four Battle-Ships to Go. NEW YORK. July 3. A dispatch to the Herald from Berlin says: The wounded Interpreter of the German Legation at Pekin Is Dr. Hordes, formerly German Commis sary at Hankow, who was acting In the place of the regular official inter preter, Baron von der GolUat, at present at Carlsbad on leave of absence. The Berliner Tageblatt says: "The decision of the Kaiser to Bend the first division of battle-ships to China Is a resolution of a very serious military character, though It Is not a declaration of war. This division consists of four battle-ships, the Bayern, the Wurtem burg, the Baden and the Sachsen. Each of these is of 700" tons displacement, and carries a crew of 440 men. Thero is no doubt that the Kaiser, by the choice of these four battle-ships, which bear the names of the four great est states of the Empire, desired to give proof to the powers of tbe solidarity of the German nation.' The Tageblatt says that the assassina tion of Baron von Ketteler places Ger many in the first rank of those who have an interest In asking satisfaction from China. The Tageblatt does not, however, believe that the German Government will declare war or give the Chinese Minister his passports. Nor will it keep the Chi nese Legation as hostage. The Tage blatt, however, adds that the German forces in China will be increased, and demands that the Reichstag be called together. A Voluntary Force. WILHELMSHAVEN. July 3. In view of the gravity of the situation In the far East, a German expeditionary force of volunteers from the army Is to be formed. It will have the strength of a brigade of all arrangementa. SALEM'S FINANCIAL SHOWING i City Keep Ins; Within the Estimates Reports of Mayor and Recorder. BALEM, July 3. The Salem City Coun cil held Its regular meeting this evening, but no business of Importance woo trans acted. Mayor Bishop submitted his semi annual statement of the condition of the city, as required by the new charter. This statement shows that at the be ginning of the year the revenues were estimated at $27,000, and the fixed ex penses at $22,065 49! that tho receipts up to date have aggregated $11,634 31, and the disbursements, $12.071 17, leaving a de ficit thus far of $236 86. He estimates the revenue for the second half of the year at $19412 47, and the expenses at $12,071 17, leaving a balance of $7041 30 to be ap plied to the cancellation of warrants. Mayor Bishop said that a call for war rants would be made forthwith, covering all warrants outstanding on December 31, 1S09. The statement concludes as follows: "I commend these figures to your care ful scrutiny as Indicating that, with your customary conservatism in public affairs, the city will be well within her Income at the end of tho present year, with, perhaps, her entire floating Indebtedness wiped out, a consummation of exceeding value to the taxpayer, as well as most honorable to yourselves as the trustees of tho municipality." City Recorder Judah's financial state ment for the half year shows receipts In his office as follows: Fines .. $ 322 10 Saloons 3000 00 Vehicles 32 50 Shows 95 75 Miscellaneous licenses 633 35 Street assessments 102 63 Miscellaneous 4234 51 Total ". .$8410 83 The warrant expense was as follows, for the same period: Salaries $3459 07 Fire department 167 52 Streets and bridges : 20911 Lights 1367 S9 Water 599 86 Miscellaneous 733 03 Board of prisoners. , 24 15 Total $6500 73 Cannon for the Capitol. Adjutant-General Gantenbeln, who was In Salem today looking after matters re lating to the National Guard encamp ment, has made arrangements for the placing of two brass cannon near the west entrance to the Capitol. The two can non referred to have been used by Bat tery A, of Portland, and have become useless through age. They will be brought to Salem during the encampment and Governor Geer, as Commander-ln Chief of the militia, has consented that they be left here. They will be placed on either side of the main approach to the CapltoL , Ttto Annnnl Reports. The report of Health Officer J. A. Ful ton, of Astoria, for the quarter ending July 1, shows that 31 vessels were in spected, and In all cases the sanitary conditions were good. The report also says that the San Francisco steamers entering the port have been Inspected, but as no new cases of plague have been reported tho Inspection will be discon tinued. R. E. Lee Stelner, secretary of the Ore gon State Board of Pharmacy, today filed his annual report, showing that the total receipts of the board were $742 30; dis bursements, $700 20. leaving $42 10 on hand. Of the disbursements, $300 was for secre tary's salary- During the year 23 appli cants for licenses were examined, and of these only three failed to pass. Li censes were Issued to 20 assistant phar macists. There are now In the state 526 registered pharmacists and 57 authorized assistants. Capital City Notes. In the Supreme Court today, In the case of L. H. McMahan, appellant, vs. The Canadian Pacific Railway, respondent, it was ordered that appellant have 15 days additional time to serve and file his ab stract, but his motion for an extension of timo to file his brief was overruled. Clerk J. J. Murphy, of the Supreme Court, has recently received numerous requests for copies of the new Supreme Court rules, and In order to facilitate the distribution of the pamphlets he has sent them In quantities to the various County Clerks. Attorneys should apply to their County Clerks for copies of the new rules. County Treasurer Downing today paid into the state treasury $1115 17. to settle Marion County's 1899 state taxes in full. William Hunter was received at the penitentiary today from Umatilla County. Ho will serve one year for horse stealing. Superintendent of Public Instruction J. H. Ackerman has arranged to attend county teachers' Institutes on tho follow ing dates: Oregon City, July 7; McMlnn vllle, July 8; Tillamook. July IS; Marsh field July 23. He will try to have the Curry County Institute convene while he Is In that section of the state. About 40 members of Company F, O. N. G., went to Dallas this evening, where they will give a dress parade tomorrow. Lester Davis, census enumerator for East Salem and Prospect district, finished his work this evening. The time allowed for the enumeration of all country and suburban districts is 30 days, beginning June 1; but the work will be continued until everybody has been enumerated. The enumeration of North Salem and Englewood Is still In -progress and may continue for five days yet i Some Mortified Chnrch-Goers. Millinery Trade Review. An eccentric clergyman In Cornwall had been much annoyed by the way the mem bers of the congregation had of looking around to see late comers. After en during it for some time he said, on enter ing the reading desk one day: "Brethren, I regret to see that your attention Is called away from your religious duties by your very natural desire to see who comes in behind you. I propose henceforth to save you the trouble by naming each person who may come late." He then began: "Dearly beloved," but paused half way to Interpolate, "Mr. S . with his wife and daughter." Mr. 8 looked rather surprised, but the minister, with perfect gravity, re sumed. Presently, he again paused: "Mr. C and William D ." The abashed congregation kept their eyes studiously bent on their books. The service proceeded in the most orderly manner, the parson interrupting himself every now and then to name some new comer. At last he said, still with the same perfect gravity: "Mrs. S in a new bonnet." In a moment every feminine head In the congregation had turned around. Land Distribution In Siberia. Philadelphia Record. Up to the present time land in Siberia can be acquired only by farmers and set tlers. During tho last two years a large number of concessions for the purchase of land have been asked for by mer chants, engineers and manufacturers, and the Russian Ministry Is now considering the question of making a change in the present system. . c The Irony of Fate. ZMumger Jerry, -who Is that dried'Up. consumptive little fellow who requires so much attention and seems ta hive so much money to spendz Athletic Attendant (at sanitarium) Don't tnllc so loud. Ho'll hear re. He's a rich monnrfacturcr of health foods. Chicago Tribune. ADVICES FROM CONSULS GOODNOW REPORTS THAT PRINCE TUAW IS IN CONTROL. MsWade Cables Assurances Given Him by Li Hung; Chang: Ameri can Casualties. WASHINGTON. July $. Secretary Hoy received cablegrams from Consul-Genera! Goodnow, at Shanghai, dated today, and United States Consul MoWade. at Canton. The one from Goodnow is as follows: On the 27th there were two legations standing. The Emperor and the Empreis are prisoners in the palace. The city gates are closed. Prince Tuan and his force of Boxers are in control of every thing. Complete conditions of anarchy In the district," The cablegram from McWade is as fol lows: "Viceroy LI Hung Chang today assured me that he will Immediately Issue a strong proclamation commanding the preservation of peace and order in his provinces, and will take the necessary measures for the protection of foreigners as far as possible. He baa largely in creased the force of his Admiral." The news from Consul-Gcneral Good now has gone far to enlighten the of ficials as to certain points that wero shrouded In uncertainty and doubt. Tho Consul-General's advices show that tho Imperial Chinese Government Is not im plicated in the attack upon the Ministers and the missionaries, and confirms what the State Department has all along sus pected, namely, that a state of insurreo tlon exists In Pekin and the Province ot Chi LI. and that the rising must bo treated as such. The Canton rumor that Viceroy LI had asked for a United States warship to car ry lhm north to Tien Tsln was an inci dent of the past fortnight. He wanted io go on the Brooklyn, and while Ad miral Kempff was willing to take him as a passenger, the Viceroy changed his mind, owing to the perilous state of af fairs In 'his own province. It Is expected that the Ninth Infantry, from Manila, should arrive at TaKU to night or tomorrow. They will be the first of the United States troops to land on Chinese soil. Secretary Root said today that he had not ordered any more soldiers there. He has selected the Fifteenth Infantry as the next regular regiment to be sent out to Manila, and this organization, like the Sixth Cavalry, will touch at Nagasaki en route, and may be diverted to China It needed. While doubt existed at first as to tho extent ot the casualties reported by Ad miral Kempff last evening from Che Foo, the Navy Department has finally accepted his cablegram as showing that the cas ualties were 10 killed and 37 wounded, among the American landing forces. Of the 10 killed, four had been previously reported, namely. Boatswain's Mate Thomas, Gunner's Mate Benson, Appren tice Bremen and Landsman Severson, all with McCalla's detachment accompany ing Seymour's column. The other six deaths were among the marines attached to Major Walter's command, and oc curred during the attack upon Tien Tsln and the march thereto. The history of the latter, as shown by the records here, was as follows: Corporal James Francis Lonnlgan, aged 32, enlisted at Brooklyn, August 26, 1899; next of kin. Mrs. Arthur Noble, 122 Rochester avenue, Boston. Private James K. Miller, aged 2S. enlist ed at Philadelphia, December 4, 1SS8; next of kin. Miss Margaret Miller, 617 Ltght street, Baltimore. Private John Hunter, aged 25, enlisted at League Island, June 14, 1896. Private Edward T. Provelsal, nged 25, enlisted at Boston. May 4, 1S99; next of kin, Isadore Provelsal, of Windsor Mills, Canada. Private W. H. Nichols, aged 24, enlisted at More Island. Col., November 13, 3S9S; next of kin, WlHIam H. Nichols, Folsom, Cal. Private Martin H. Morris (not William H as given), aged 21, enlisted at New York, November 16, 1S99; next of kin Mrs. E. Morris, Westbury, L. I. WORST IS FEARED. Massacre of Cavrnpoor Is In Every British Mind. LONDON, July 3. The fact that a re lief column has been unable to leave Tien Tsin In response to the pathetic prayer of the beleaguered Legations at Pekin Is generally regarded In London as destroy ing almost the last vestige of hope from the unfortunate foreigners pent up In the Chinese Capital. The worst Is feared, and the massacre of Cawnpoor Is In every man's mind. It Is beginning to be felt here that tho plausible fiction that no state of war exists is no longer tenable, and a fully equipped army belonging to a single na tionality Is necessary to deal with the sit uation Instead of assorted expeditions of a half dozen nationalities. Hence arises the demand that Japan shall be given a mandate to completo the work left un done In 1604, with proper security that she shall not be again squeezed out when the costly task Is over. While the general British comment se verely criticizes America's nonpartlclpa tlon in the bombardment of the Taku forts, several of the London papers are beginning to find out that Admiral Kempff had better foresight than was possessed by the allied chancellories of Europe when he protested against an attack on the Taku forts on the ground that it would throw the Chinese Government into tho arms of the Boxers and make all the other nations technically at war with China. And tho inadvisabillty of attack ing Taku when the international forces were manifestly insufficient, even to guard the legations and tho Europeans in the Interior from retaliation. Is now generally acknowledged. From the far East there Is practically no additional news. Rumors are current In Paris that tho British Embassy has re ceived notification of the massacre of the French and German Ministers at Pe kin, but there is no confirmation of the report. Shanghai reports that the International forces at Tien Tsln are suffering from lack of good drinking water, owing to the Pel Ho River having been choked with the corpses of Chinese and other victims of the bombardment. Ac cording to the samo dispatch, the international troops, so far from being strong enough to' advance towards Pekin, are not sufficient in numbers to attack the Chinese still surrounding Tien Tsln and keeping up a desultory fire on the place. Thousands of Chinese are said to be arriving from Lutal and to be desper ately attempting to reoccupy the bridge lending to Taku. Among the sensational batch of telegrams from the far East, the most Important is a statement that a body of International troops has forced Its way Into Pekin after beating a combination of Imperial troops and Boxers. Though this emanates from Shanghai and remains uncorroborated, the optimists find in it some measure of support for the telegram. Some circum stantiality appears to attach to the report from tho statement that the international troops found the Chinese field artillery vastly superior to their own, but badly handled. Whether the international forces have arrived at Pekin or not, the messago from Yung Lu, the Chinese Commander-in-Chief, describing the critical situation at Pekin and urging the Instant advance of the foreign troops, shows that at least one faction is ready to welcome them and Join in opposing Prince Tuan's anti-foreign agitation. The latter is said to havo accomplished another revolution at the palace by placing his own son (heir ap parent) on tho throne after seizing or driving out the Dowager Empress and Emperor. He hopes to derive advantage j from these international complications. Though practically all the news tends to establish the accuracy of the dis patches announcing Von Ketteler's mur der, some people find a ray of hope In the fact that Sir Robert Hart, the Inspector General of Customs, telegraphing on the subject of the situation of the legations after the alleged murder, did not mention it. A special dispatch from Shanghai, con taining another version of Yung Lu's message, is that It was an appeal to the Tao Tal Shong to send help. Yung Lu 13 further said to have declared that he and the Dowager Empress had been seek ing to protect Europeans and legations, but that Prince Tuan usurped the im perial power June 20, since when the soldiers had refused to obey Yung Lu The latter is also said to havo stated that Tuan personally ordered the attack on the foreigners at Pekin. The British first-class cruiser Argonaut with a crew of 687 men, loft Shearness for China today. A special dispatch from, Hong Kong says LI Hung Chang has requested a United States gunboat to take him to Tien TBin. REVOLUTION IN PEKIN. Prince Tnan Seems to Be In Control Notv. NEW YORK, July 3.-The Tribune's London special cablegram says: The pessimists have again come to the front, and they have official dispatches to confirm their fears. There is no longer any reason to doubt that the German Minister was murdered in Pekin. that the American, Italian, Dutch and other le gation houses haver been burned and that the foreigners havo taken refuge in tho German Embassy and are short of supplies, hard p'ressed and reduced to gfit extremities, while fighting still pro cds in Tien Tsln. Thero has been a revolution in Pekin by -hich Prince Tuan has dethroned the Empress and Emperor and has made his son Emperor. The facts about the revo lution in the palace are still obscure, but it is evident that there has been a state of anarchy In the capital, with-C0,000 sol diers fighting inside the walls and as many outside, and that the Legations are at the mercy of mobs of armed men who are bent upon destroying all tho for eigners. There are persistent rumors that allied forces have' already entered the capital, after defeating the Chinese regulars and the Boxers, but these are apparently pre mature and are based upon tho occupa tion of Tien Tsin. Men well Informed doubt whether as many as 1000 foreigners were in Pekin on June 24. They assert that the number was probably about 000, Including the Naval guards. Pekin was evidently In the hands of uncontrollable mobs of sol diers and the deliverance of the Lega tions, If It has been effected, will be little less than a miracle. Details of the condition of Pekin, re lated in the press dispatches, show that responsible government had ceased in the capital a week ago. Prince Tuan. unless all signs fail, has become the dictator of China, and the Viceroys north and south are called upon either to sanction the usurpation or to stand out for the Em press as the responsible ruler of China. Monday's news created a most painful Impression in London. Many of the best Informed men admitted frankly that the fate of the Embassies was sealed and that the violent and unreasoning anti foreign policy had temporarily triumphed. The murder of the German Minister was regarded as an unerring sign that the Emperor would Insist upon receiving a province as compensation, since he had rated the injuries of two missionaries at so high a price. If all the Embassies had been wiped out, there would be simi lar demands for damages and satisfac tion, and unless Prince Tuan were driven from the stronghold of power thero would be no practical method of assessing the costs and liabilities except annexation. All conclusions on so puzzling and con fused a situation are premature and in discreet, but apparently China has ceased to be anything more than a geograph ical expression or title on the map and the vast hives of excitable population have passed momentarily under the sway of Prince Tuan, the worst enemy of for eigners and Europeans and American civ ilization. Wu Has Another Petition. WASHINGTON. July 3. The Chinese Minister, Mr. Wu. has received another communication from the Viceroy of Nan kin, again urging that foreign forces should not be sent to this province, and that the Viceroy will undertake to main tain peace. Mr. Wu probably will pre sent It to this government, although the policy of the United States on this mat ter has been definitely settled. Chaffee Sails Asraln. SAN FRANCISCO, July 3. General Adna R. Chaffee and the Sixth Cavalry sailed on the transport Grant tonight for Nagasaki, Japan. It Is expected Gen eral Chaffee will receive orders to go to China and assume command of the Unit ed States forces. Telegraphic Brevities. A. R. Dickey, Minister of Justice In th last Conservative Government in the Do minion of Canada, was drowned at Am. herest, N. S. Ignatius Comiskey, brother of Charles Oomlskey, manager of the Chicago Ameri can League baseball club, died at Chicago from heart disease. The German ship Helene, from New Tork, while discharging naphtha at Thomas Haven, England, caught fire. Three of thoso on board are dead and three are badly burned. The Canadian Bank of Commerce, of New York, has received a shipment of $000,000 in gold from the Klondike. It is rumored this Institution has on the way from Dawson about $2,500,000 in gold. A dispatch from New York announces that at a meeting of the new directors of the Colorado Midland Railway, Frank Trumbull was elected president, vice G. W. RIstlne. resigned, and D. C. Dodge vice-president, Chicago packers are receiving each day orders from Germany for lOO.OOO pounds of sausage and canned goods. To get this Increased amount of product inspected by the Government, they asked for 25 more microscoplsts. William B. Curtis, the veteran athlete, who perished in a storm on Mount Wash ington, N. H., was often called the father of American athletics. He was probably the best-posted man on amateur sport in the country. Secretary Wilson has appointed Dr. William C. Stubbs. of New Orleans, as a special agent to Hawaii, to study climate and soil conditions, with a view of estab lishing a number of Government exntri ment stations on the islands. Judge Morrow, iri the United States Circuit Court, at San Francisco, held ' "THE ACADEMIE DE HAS ("THE QUEEN yy At the Head of All the Waters Examined for Purity and Freedom from Disease Germs.'V Thousands Have Kidney Trouble and Dcn't Know'it? How To Find Out. Fill a bottle or common glass with your water and let it stand twenty-four hours; a sediment or set tling indicates an unhealthy condi tion of the kid neys; if it stains your linen it is evidence of kid ney trouble; too frequent desire to pass it or pain in the back is also convincing proof. that the kidneys and blad der are out of order. What to Do. There Is comfort In the knowledge so often expressed, that Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root, the great kidney remedy fulfills every wish in curing rheumatism, pain in the back, kidneys, liver, bladder and every part of the urinary passage. It corrects inability to hold water and scalding pain In passing It, or bad effects following use of liquor, wine or beer, and overcomes that unpleasant necessity of being compelled to go often during the day, and to get up many times during the night. The mild and the extra ordinary effect of Swamp-Root is scon realized. It stands the highest for lis won derful cures of the most distressing cases. If you need a medicine you should have tho best. Sold by druggists in 50c. and$l. sizes. You may have a sample bcttle of this wonderful discovery and a book that tellst more about it, both sentf absolutely free by malL taoress ur. ts.umer fie hd of Swamp-Boct. " Co., Binghamton, N.Y. When writing men tion reading this generous offer in this paper. that Dr. J. J. KInyoun, the Federal Quar antine Officer, had not been guilty of con tempt in requiring persona leaving thl3 city during the ploguo to secure certifi cates. Justice Fursman. In New York, sen tenced Alfred R, Goslln, Eugeno L. Packer and Charles T. Davis, found guilty of conspiracy to depress the price of Brooklyn Rapid Transit stock, Goslln to six months in Jail and to pay a line of $500; Packer and Davis to three months each, and to pay a fine of $250 each. Two officers who took part In the battle of Manila Bay have been selected for compulsory retirement on account of their physical condition. Lieutenant John Gib son, who served on the Boston, and Lieu tenant Morgan, who fought on tho Olym pla. Both will bo retired as Lieutenant Commanders. Judge Thayer, in the United States Circuit Court, at St, Louis; denied the application of the Eastern stockholdars of the Kansas City, Pittsburg & Gulf, for the removal of Charles H. Cappell and James Hopkins, as receivers of the Omaha & St. Loui3 and the Kansas City & Northern connecting railways. The grand Jury appointed by Governor Roosevelt to investigate charges of mu nicipal corruption at Syracuse reported two bills for conspiracy In paying ac counts from wrong funds against Mayo James K. McGulre. Fifteen "Alderman wore likewise indicted upon the sams charge, and one Alderman was indicted upon one conspiracy charga. Fun in a Nutshell. Do yon want to astonish your selenitic friends? Here is a way in which you can do so, as pointed out by the Philadelphia Inquirer. You hare dlecovered a remark able electrio property in an English wal nut, so you tell them. Rub It with a flannel cloth, and, holding it between your thumb and fingers, it will cling to tho forefinger so that some little force Is re quired to pull it away. The fact is that electricity has nothing to do with the trick. After rubbing- the nut to generate? the supposed electric force, you really press upon the nut in such a way with the thumb and fingers that it opens a little at the top, and, catching the skin of the forefinger, clings to it. The elasticity of the nut is the actual force which is employed in the trick, but it will astonish your friends who do not understand K, for they may rub the nut ever so hard with tho flannel, and it will not cling to their fingers. It Is best to try the trick privately first, and if you find that tho nut does not open easily enough, or your thumb 13 not strong enough, press It with the whole hand on the table, to open it, but do not press too hard, or you will open it too far, and It will not close again. . Worlc in the Canneries. The average pay-roll for one East Side cannery for one week Is now $500. Thl3 money goes to the girlo and women who handle tho fruit and get It in shape for putting up. Not many boya are employed in this work, as they are not as sails factory as the girls, who have a special aptitude for handling the fruit. The em ployment Is not particularly hard, al though while it lasts those In the cannory are expected to move lively. It Is inter esting to see from 200 to 300 girls and women all busy getting the fruit ready for canning. On the East Side this year there are two canning establishments, and hence nearly double the usual number of girls are employed. This employment lasts all through vacation, and even be yond. This provides several months' work, and where there ore several in a family, quite an Income 13 derived. The money paid out to the families is oniy part of the expense account, and does noc Include that which goes to tho fruit grower, which is very much more. School Discipline In Munich. New York Herald. A judicial decision which has just been rendered at the Court of Munich shows that corporal punishment is still regard ed in Germany as an Indispensable factor of education. "A school teacher," say3 the Judge, "has the right to inflict cor poral punishment as well on the pupils of his own class as on those of other classes. As pupils are amenable to scholastic Jurisdiction even after tho school hours are over, tney may be pun ished by the teacher even outside of the school." The Utility of Pain. New York Telegram. Although looked upon as an evil, pain is kind. It tells that the laws of nature have been violated and warns us to cor rect the cause. If It were not for pain we should go on doing things that would destroy us. Pain is a warning that some thing is wrong, and instead of trying to hush the pain with some drug, we should seek to remove the cause. MiiDECINE OF FRANCE PLACED OF TABLE WATERS.") t. M- I t 0 f' "f fcfti- rrrwTffffif' n'i"'"ffl