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THE MORNING OKEGQIAN, WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 1900. SENTBYMACARTHUR Regulars Will Leave Manila . ' Friday for Taku. PARTS OF TWO REGIMENTS T GO Supplies "Will Be Taken tor a Long Stay American Attitude Sci Forth. In the Identical Xote. J, WASHINGTON, July 10. In reply to In structions of the Secretary of Wdr' of July 7, General MacArthur cabled the Adjutant-General the following, under date of July 9,-iO:40 P. M.:' ' "Daggett's regiment (Fourteenth ITnlt ,edV States Infantry); Rellly's Battery Fifth Artillery), will leavje on the 13th for Taku on the transports Indiana, Flint shire and "Wyefleld. Taylor Is in Samar, not available. For other Infantry regi ments for Chinese service I recommend -the first one leaving the States. Manila is nicely cared for uhtll the arrival of new troops without drawing on Anderson, Bullard or Sargent, which is nbw lmprac .ticable. "In addition to one months subsistence .pupplles with the troops, I send with .Daggett to .establish a depot, three .months subsistence for 5000 men. Regi ments nave 500 rounds of ammunition per man. Crozler carries 1,000,000 reserve and such miscellaneous ordnance supplies as can be spared from here. With a view to medical supply depot, stores for three months for 5000 men are going with Dag gett; there will be eight medical officers In China from the Philippines. Send three months forage, 350 animals and partial Bupply of winter clothing for the Ninth Infantry. Shall keep Indiana and Flint shire in Chinese waters for local service therein. Order all large transports home to expedite transfer troops here. The foregoing arrangements can easily be changed if the department's wishes are cabled Quickly. "Seven companies of Hardin's regiment, Taylor's battery, have been sent to Sa mar, replacing Hughes' troops there, which have been concentrated In Iieyte. I request authority to permanently trans fer the Samar department to Southern Luzon. ilACARTHUR." This is the first official admission of the purpose of the Administration to with draw additional troops from the Philip pines for the purpose of aiding in the suppression of the rebellious conditions in China. Outside of the sailors and ma rines of Admiral Kempff's fleet the only United States forces now In China are the 3350 officers and men of the Ninth 'Infantry which, according to press dis patches, arrived at Taku from Manila last Saturday. The additional troops ordered to the scene from Manila, according to General MacArthur's dispatch, -will add a little over 1000 to that force. The reinforcements consist of two battalions of four com panies each of the Fourteenth Infantry, aggregating about 900 men, and Captain Rellly's battery of the Fifth Artillery, numbering 138 men with six guns. The -Third Battalion of the Fourteenth Infan try is now in the United States posts at Fort Brady and Fort Wayne. The Phil pine reinforcements should arrive at Taku by the 20th instant. The transports used for this movement are large freight boats End, while somewhat slow, are well adapted for the purpose. They will carry supplies and stores of all kinds sufficient for an army of 5000 men for three months. A depot of supplies will be es tablished at Taku and will be provided with everything necessary for the main tenance of the troops in actlvo field ser vice, including a well-stored medical sup Ely depot. General MacArthur's dispatch i interpreted to mean that no more of the troops of his command can be Vith firawn at present without detriment to the service in the Philippines. It also shows that he was unable to send as many troops to China as the War De partment evidently desired. This is Bhown by his statement that Taylor's battery of the Fourth Artillery In Samar was not available for service in China and by the further statement that it is impracticable to draw upon the Thirty eighth. Thirty-ninth and Twenty-ninth volunteers. In response to his request "he was urged by the Secretary of War to transfer the troops In Samar to the department of Southern Luzon. UNITED STATES' ATTITUDE. The Identical Note Recently Deliv ered to the Powers. WASHINGTON. July 10 The State De partment has finally concluded to make public the Identical note which was re cently delivered to the powers as defining the position of the United States re specting the, Chinese troubles. It Is un derstood that this circular instruction was drawn up June 30 and transmitted to Canton for the approval of the Presi dent, and communicated to the powers concerned July 3. It embodies the views to which this Government has strictly adhered from the very beginning of the present troubles and which the different powers have, one by one, taken into favorable conslderatlpn. The announcement by the President at the start that we did not consider our Belves at war with the Chinese Nation and that all our efforts should bo di rected toward localizing the disturbances In the province of Chi Li and keeping them from spreading throughout the Empire by enlisting on the side of peace the power of the Viceroys of Central and Southern China has now apparently been adopted by all the other powers. It Is too soon to prophesy the ultimate results, but thus far the Indications are all favorable. It Vill be seen that no answer from the different powers was required or ex pected to the circular of July 3, but it is Understood it has been everywhere favor ably received and that no objections have been made to it in any quarter. It is not true that there has been any for mation of groups or combination of pow ers of any sort whatever. It may be posi tively asserted, for instance, that the co operation of France, and the United States has been most constant and most cordial. The circular which was sent to our foreign representatives Is as follows: "Department of State, Washington, July fc, 1900. "In this , critical posture of affairs in China, it is deomed appropriate to de fine the attitude of the United States as far as present circumstances permit this to be done. We adhere to the policy in itiated by us in 3857 of peace with the Chinese Nation, of furtherance of lawful commerce, and of protection of lives and property of our citizens, by all means guaranteed under extra-territorial treaty rights and by the law of nations. If wrong be done to our citizens, we pro pose to hold the responsible authors to the uttermost accountability. "We regard the condition at Pekln as one of virtual anarchy, whereby power and responsibility is practically de volved upon the local provincial authori ties. So long as they are not In overt collusion with rebellion and use their power to protect foreign life and prop erty, -we regard them as representing the Chinese people, with whom we seek to remain in peace and friendship. "The purpose of the President is. as it has been heretofore, to act concurrently with the other powers first in opening up communication with Pekln and rescu ing the American officials, missionaries and other Americans who are in danger; secondly, affording all possible protection everywhere In China o American life and property; thirdly, in guarding and protecting all legitimate American inter ests, and fourthly, in aiding to prevent a spread of the disorders to the other provinces of the Empire, and a recur rence of such disasters. "It is, of course, too early to forecast the means of attaining this last result, but the policy of the Government of the United States is to seek a solution which may bring about permanent safety and peace to China, preserve territorial and administrative entity, protect all rights guaranteed to friendly powers by treaty and international law and safeguard for the world the principle of equal and Im partial trade with all parts of the Chi nese Empire. "You will communicate the purport of this instruction to the Minister for For eign Affairs. HAY." JAPAN WIXIi NOT DEIiAT. It Army Proposes to Push on at Once to Pclcln. LANDON, July 10. The telegram of Sheng, the Administrator of Telegraphs and Railroads to the Chinese Minister at Washington, Wu-ting Fang, saying the Imperial government is protecting the Legations, appears to fit in with the dis patch from Shanghai of this morning, particularly with reference to the alleged directions given by the Empress Dowa ger relative to the protection of foreign ers. At the same time, people continue to ask why, If the legations are protected, the Ministers are not permitted to com municate with the outer world. Sheng's expressed fears that the food and ammu nition of the legations are exhausted are counteracted by the news that Prince Chlng; the commander of the Manchu field force, is revictualing them, besides which it is now known that in the last resort there are available for food several hundred ponies, usually kec within the walls of the British legation. Meantime, according to the legation of Japan here, the Japanese by no means share the general opinion that the advance on Pekln must be indefinitely delayed. The officials assert that the Japanese have no intention of halting at Taku or Tien Tsin, but propose to advance on Pekln daring the present week. Their military authorities express the opinion that 20,000 of their troops, in addition to the in ternational forces already available, will suffice to force an entry Into the Chinese capital. Emperor William -dispatched the German warship Bussard from Kiel for China this morning, while the German cruisers Geler and Seeadler have been ordered to proceed to China as rapidly as possible from tnelr American and Australian stations, re spectively. It has been learned by the Associated Press that the Chinese legation here, though apparently unable to communicate directly with Pekln, is getting news from there Indirectly. The officials of the lega tion declare the present trouble is en tirely the work of Prince Tuan, and that the Government, the Dowager Empress and the Chinese generally, are against the Boxers. The officials also say that they have reason to hope that the situation at Pekin Is improving, and that Prince Ching will succeed In protecting the foreigners. They scouted the stories of the massa cre of the people, in the legations and the poisoning of the Emperor and Dowager Empress, and express opinion that Prince Chlng and the loyal Viceroys could besJ be assisted by the promise of help in tha formation of a strong government. SHELLING OF TIEN TSIN. Chinese Made It -Warm for the Troops of the Allies. TIEN TSIN, Wednesday, July L The Chinese shelled the foreign settlements all day long July 3. Upwards of 150 shells fell into the concession, and many houses were partially wrecked. The casualties, however, were few, the civilians and Women and children being ordered to seek shelter in the cellars of the town hall and the Astor Hotel. Three companies of Japanese infantry, a mountain battery and a body of Rus sians, engaged the Chinese artillery, but with little effect. The 12-pounder of the British.- first-clods cruiser Terrible then came-Into action, but the enemy placed two shells fairly under the gun, dam aging" the carriage and wounding the crew. The gun was withdrawn and re placed by a French gun, which had a similar experience, a shell bursting In the midst of its crew. The Japanese casualties during the day's fighting were an officer and two men killed, and 20 men wounded. The casualties of the other forces engaged are not yet known. The Chinese in the vicinity of Tien Tsin have been reinforced during the last 43 hours by several thousand of General Ma's and General Bung's troops from Pekln. The Chlnese'have also mounted a num ber of heavy guns commanding the settle ments. A force of Boxers numbering about 3000 men were seen entering the native city yesterday. Vlce-Admlral Alexieff has arrived here and is expected to assume supreme com mand. The allied forces now number about 10, 000 men, Including the 800 Japaneso who arrived yesterday. Arrangements aro being made to send all tho women and children to Japan by way of Taku and Che Foo. REFUGEES FROM TIEN TSIN. Women and Children Have Been Taken to Tnlca. NEW YORK. July 10. A dispatch to the Herald from Che Foo dated Sunday says: Refugees. who have arrived from Tien Tsln bring tho following Information: The Chinese resumed the bombardment of tho foreign quarters last Tuesday and noncombatants were ordered that day to leave. The bombardment is described as the worst yet experienced, but there were no civilian casualties, though many marvelous escapes are reported. A force of British and Russians tried to silence the. Chinese guns, but retired without ef fecting their object. Two guns from the Terrible silenced the Chinese guns on Thursday, but the artillery duel recom menced on Friday. Two hundred refugees, mostly women and children, left Thursday and Friday in lighters, towed by launches and reached Taku safely. Small bodies of Russians and Japanese were met at -short inter vals all the way down. Several burning bridges wore passed. They are supposed to have been set on fire by Russians, who occupy a fort midway between Tien Tsln and Taku, where they have a torpedo boat. Seven hundred Russians are occupying the railway and station at Tong Ku. Jap aneso troops were landing at Taku. The Yorktown took 25 American refu gees on board. The Germans went aboard a German warship, while the British were transferred to thoHainchi and Hai Loong. The former has reached Che Foo with 50 refugees on tho way to Shanghai. The latter, with 150, Is proceeding to Naga saki. The British cruiser Alacrity called at Che Foo this morning from Wei Hal Wei to obtain more guns for Tien Tsin, which is weak In artillery. The immediate ob ject of the allies Is to take the native city and stop the bombarding and snip ing. JAPAN HAS THE WHIP HAND. Mistress of the Situation In the Ori ent. YOKOHAMA, June 20. Nothing is talk ed of here but the crisis In China. It is now generally recognized by the press and people that this empire, by reason of its geographical position, has the whip hand in this extraordinary crisis, and that an opportunity Is now afforded it to put the entire world under deep and lasting obligation. Japan has an army of 500,000 trained and disciplined men. as a military machine rivaling in efficiency the army of Germany. "Of late Russia has been looming up as a formidable ri val in the Orient, and the Russian bug- I bear has proved heretofore a potently repressive innuence auite on tne CJov ernment, the press and tho peopio saner- ally. All that has now vanished in the new national consciousness that Japan has risen into supreme importance in the eyes of the world, and that she Is virtu ally the mistress of the situation. It is recognized that Russia must inevitably take a back seat, and, furthermore, that In whatever settlement Ik made in the new apportionment, the great Northern power will be forced to unite with the rest in according such justice to Japan as will wipe out the deaary affront given in wrenching from her the fruits of her former victories. Politically, the Chinese crisis will un doubtedly have a controlling influence upon the situation here. Just as in China, acordlng to latest reports, U Hung Chang nas been summoned to Pe kin. So Japan, it is recognized, must call to the head of affairs Its strongest man, and Marquis Ito will undoubtedly assume control. His famous coadjutor. Count In vulo, will also be needed, as in the tlnal readjustment this empire will need all the diplomatic skill It can command to cope with that of the West, and in this the Count is an acknowledged chief. Industrially, Japan will suffer heavily through a complete rupture of her vast PRINCE CHING, MOST FAMOUS LIVING CHINAMAN -JlW a" v msw Prince Chlng Is the uncle of the present Emperor of China, and the great-uncle of the hetr-apparent who was chosen by the Dowager Empress last Winter. He Is President of the Tsung II Yamun and the head of the moderate party at court. Hl3 sympathies are with the foreigners and the progressive movement, and he is eald to have supplied the besieged, foreigners In Pekin with food and ammunition. and growing trade with China. Her finances are at a low ebb, also, some thing akin to a panlo having prevailed for a few months past. The stock mar ket of late has taken a decided slump, and business Is almost at a standstill. Much hope is felt, however, that a gen eral clearing of the air will speedily fol low the present great storm in the Ori ent, and that as a result of the gather ing of the world powers, a new life is to dawn upon the entire East. CHINESE ARE WEAKENING. " Reaction Setti in Agrninnt Massacre and Revolution. NEW YORK, July 10. A dlwitch to the Tribune from London says: While there is no light, there Is a sense of departing darkness In China. Tho Southern Viceroys, who have taken a line of action of their own, understand what Is going on both In Pekln and m Europe, and are not In sympathy with Prince Tuan and the Boxers. -They have been waiting f or- a- counter movement against the military usurpation, and now that a reaction has set in against mas sacre and revolution, they are asserting their authority and sending to the palace Information respecting the armaments of the foreign powers and the combined forces of the civilization which Prince Tuan and the Empress have defied. If little trustworthy news comes out of Pekin. it does not follow that a good deal of truth and common sense are not going In through the foreign consulates and provincial centers. For this reason some of the best-Informed men In and out of Parliament aro now convinced that the Legations will be spared, and that a truce will be ordered from the palace and the China question adjusted by diplomatic means. Neither official nor press dis patches warrant this conclusion, but there are hopeful signs In several quarters of the clouded sky. The Empress Dowager Is evidently playing off Prince Chlng against Prince Tuan, and throwing out an anchor to windward. This is a fact which Impresses the diplomats here. They read with composure the details of desperate fight ing at Tien Tain and the repulse of tho Chinese attacks upon the allied troops. They assert that skirmishes In which casualties to Europeans and Americans are trivial are of no account when there is practical evidence that the Chinese forces are divided and that the Lega tions are allowed to hold their ground. Belated details of the fighting at Tien Tsln aro conflicting and untrustworthy, but there are xnany signs that the anti foreign movement is weakening, that the allied forces are preparing to make a successful advance upon the capital and that tho diplomats In European cap itals are not wasting their time, but aro doing useful work in a most practical way. - Where Rumor Are Manufactured. SAN FRANCISCO, July 10. Sir Frari gile A. Swettenham, resident-general of the Malay States, his arrived .here. He was at Tien Tsin as late as June 5. "While tho conditions are no doubt se rious in that portion of China," said Sir Frangile, "I am amazed at the absurd re ports which have been sent out from Shanghai. I was at Shanghai recently and know that many false stories were sent out from there. If is in fact a hot bed of idle rumors. "I think tue Boxers' movement has reached its climax, now that the foreign nations have begun to assemble troops at the door of China. The most serious trouble at present and for some time to come, perhaps, is the insurrection thit has already arisen as a result of the Boxer uprl&lng. General NIeh, who, by the way, was the first man to go against the Boxers, is now in Tien Tsln, helping to protect the foreigners. He is assisted by many Chinese." Referring to the famine in India, Sir Frangilo said that there wa.8 no aotual starvation resulting In death, and that the authorities were fully able to care for the sufferers and were doing so. Gootlnovr Reports the Titrations Safe WASHINGTON, July 10. The Secretary of State has received a dispatch from Mr. Goodnow, United States Consul-General at Shanghai, stating that it is given but by the Governor of Short Tung that the lega tions were standing on July 5, and that the outlaws were dispersing. Mr. Good now adds that this statement does .not ob tain general credence. Foreigners Tnlce Prince's Palnce. TTEN TSIN, July 10. It Is reported from Chinese sources that the foreigners at Pokhr- have taken possession of the Prince's palaces, opposite and command ing the British Legation, and that the native Christians havo been installed therein. Prance's War Fund Increased. PARIS, July 10. Tho Chamber of Depu ties and Senate today voted an additional H.500.000 francs for the purpose of car rying on France's operations in China. Worth offering to your friend a Her bert Spencef cigar. CAPTURE 0F BETHLEHEM BRITISH STORMED AND TOOK THE TOWN, DEWET RETREATING. Victory Won "by the Forces of Clem enta and .Paget Their Cas ualties SmalL LONDON, July 10. Lord Roberts has sent the following dispatch to the War Office: Pretoria, July 10. Clements and Paget's forces reached Bethlehem July 4. The former, on nearlng the town,sent in a 'flag of truqe, demanding the surrender, which was refused by Dewet when Paget, making a wide turning movement, succeeded in getting hold of the enemy's most important position., commanding the town. This was carried by the Ulsters and Yorkshire Light Infantry. This morning the attack was continued, and .5 ;- -?r by noon the town was in our hands and the enemy in full retreat. Our casualties were four officers and 32 men of the mus ter wounded, one missing; Captains Mc Pherson and Wakes and Lieutenant Con way severely, and Lieutenant Boyd-Roche-fort, Scottish Rifles, slightly wounded; seven men of the Yorkshires wounded; one killed and two wounded of the Im perial Yeomanry. Paget reports that but for the accurate practice of the Thirty Eighth Royal Artillery and the Fourth City Imperial Batteries, the casualties would have been many more. "Badcn-Pawell reached Rustenberg dur ing tho evening of July 8 without op position. He found all quiet there and public confidence satisfactory. The dis trict west of, this is somewhat unsettled, owing to the small force which attacked Rustenberg being still in that neighbor hood. Measures are being taken to meet this. "Further Information regarding the capture of Bethlehem has now been re ceived from Clements. He states that the country there Is broken and difficult. .CdnseftuenUyr.lus Vand Paget's 'cavalry were unable to make any wide turning movement. Clements attacked one posl tlpn while Paget attacked another. Tho position assaulted by Clements was gal lantly captured by the Royal Irish, who recovered a gun of the Seventy-seventh Battery, lost at Btromberg. The list of casualties has not yet been reported, but Clements states that they are few con sidering the strength of the positions as saulted. "Hunter's Cavalry, under Broadwood, reached Bethlehem July 8. Hunter, with his main force, was within nine miles of the town when Clements dispatched hl3 report MAY LEAD TO PEACE. Effect of the Boer Defeat, at Beth lehem. PRETORIA, July 10. Tho British suc cess at Bethlehem has considerably Jm- proved the prospects for peace. It Is said. The whole of the Government of Presi dent Steyn of the Orango Free State has 1 surrendered except President Steyn him self. Those officials who are prisoners have been allowed to communicate with Presi dent Steyn for the purpose of attempting to prove to him the useleosncss of a con tinuance of the struggle, which can only produce bloodshed without any counter balancing advantages!. Tho collapse of the forces of Gonerai Dewet Is expected daily. The Boers here say that tho men have taken a solemn oath net en per sonally to surrender, but they are begin ning to see the unfairness of sacrificing life to pergonal wishes. It Is expected that when General Botha learns of the 2 defeat of his colleagues he will gladly en- ter Into conferences looking to- the estab lishment of peace. Tho need of more civil administrators is urgent and tho necessity for their ap pointment is becoming dally more appar ent Intelligent administrators with a knowledge of the people could undoubtedly greatly aid In the future settlement of difficulties, inasmuch as a frank feeling In favor of submission is prevalent among the Boers. HollU Not Recalled. WASHINGTON, July 10.-It Is learned that the announcement from Lourenco Marques that Mr. Hollls, the American Consul-General has been recalled 13 er roneous. Mr. Hollls has not been dis creet in the judgment of the department in such a repression of his personal sym pathies as becomes a United States offi cial charged with such delicate duties as I have devolved upon the Consul at Lour enco Marques. It is believed that the J department has been obliged to remind I him of that fact, but it has not recalled 1 him, nor has it any present Intention of doing so. Boers Retire From Senegal. SENEKAL, Orange River Colony, Mon day, July 9. An extended reconnaissanco today resulted in tho discovery that the Boers had evacuated all their positions around Senekal. Numbers appear to have gone towards Ficksburg, and the re mainder in the direction of Bethlehem. The British Commanders express tho opinion that the retirement of the Boers foresnadows a speedy end of tho war In this section of the country. Britlub. Casualty List. LONDON, July 10. The War Office is sued another casualty list from South Africa showing that during the week end ing July 7, there were killed, wounded or captured 15 officers and ISO men; acci dental deaths, 2 men; died of disease, 4 officers and 149 men; Invalided home, 72 officers and 1306 men.' The total casual ties as a result of the war are 48,1S3 offi cers and! men. Negro Labor for Hawaii. HONOLULU, July 1, via San Francisco, July 10. It is to the colored people of the Southern States that tho plantation-owners of the Hawaiian Islands will turn for relief in the matter of the vexed labor question. John Hind and J. B. Collins, of Kohola plantation, leavo today for tho Southern States, in quest of negro borers- They have assurances that 200 400 can bo recruited at New Orleans. The plantation will pay their expeneses to the country and give them $30 a -month. If enough negro laSor can be secured, the services of the Japanese will be dis pensed with altogether. ' RUSSIA AND JAPAN. Exaggeration Concerning- Tnelr At titude The Masnmpo Incident. NEW YORK,July 10. R. Kondo, presi dent of the Japan Mail Steamship Com pany, says, in an. Interview in the Journal of Commerce, that there has been, a great deal of exaggeration concerning Russia's, and Japan's attitude, both in China and Corea. The Masnmpo incident, concerning Which -so much has been said, is an In stance In point All that there was in. that affair was that theARusslans desired' to obtain a certain piece of land In Ma- sampo whereon- to provide shore facili ties for a steamship line to be run in con nection with tho Eastern Chinese. Rail way. The Japanese owner of that much- talked-of piece of land was no other than. the Japan Mall Steamship Company, of wnica Mr. Kondo is nresident which de. sires to use it for precisely the same purpose "as the Russian company. The, mciaenc nas aDSOiuteiy no political sig nificance whatever. Nothing could be farther from Japan's' desire, Mr. Kondo adds, than to fight Rus sia, and he believes the same may be said of Russia's feeling toward Japan. The question whloh attracted Mr. Kon do's attention on his arrival at San Fran cisco was the agitation against Japanese immigration. Naturally he took great Interest In the matter and investigated the condition of affairs which had given rise to the agitation. He found some of the Japanese in a deplorable condition. Many of them had evidently come to this country under the impression that money is to be earned without much, effort, leav ing their homes, where living is much cheaper by comparison, and where they could lead simple, happy lives, without any definite idea of what they were to do on arriving, but with a hazy Impres sion that they would improve theli con dition, just as many Americans go to Cape Nome or the Klondike. The disap pointment in many cases is bitter, and the hardships which such experiences en- tall will doubtless havo a deterrent effect upon Japanese immigration. The Japanese Government has no de sire, Mr. Kondo states, to have such im migration continue, as was shown in the recent restrictive measures adopted in Japan. On the other hand, Mr. Kondo found many employers of Japanese labor ers who pronounced them obedient, hon est and hard-working. That such labor would be of benefit to this country in dis tricts where labor of all kinds is scarce and where the natural resources rlchls repay all toll expended upon them, he does not entertain the least doubt. Nor can he conceive of anything like general opposition In .such a country as the United States to the free and voluntary coming of useful laborers because they belong to a different race; least of all when it is remembered that their number can never be very great Mr. Kondo does not believe that the United States would ever take restrictive action against Japanese immigration which could be construed as an affront to Japan's prestige; but if that should ever be done, he thinks it no more than prob able that Japan would adopt retaliatory measures. That result, he thinks, would be a matter of deep regret In the case of two nations whose friendship has al ways been so cordial, and to both of whom even closer ties in the future would be of so much advantage. CHINESE ARE COWARDS. Vienna Engineer Has a Poor Opin ion of the Soldlernr '"SAN FIIANCJISCO, July 10. Horace Herzfelder, of Vienna, Austria,' an en gineer and newspaper correspondent ha3 arrived here after a 10-weeks tour through China, "I was in Pekln on May 26, 27 and 23," said ha. "and at that time there was no local trouble with the Boxers. As for the Chinese soldiers, they are absolutely the most cowardly men I have over encoun tered. A mere stamp of the foot and a threatening wave of the arms are suf ficient to scatter a band of 30 Imperial soldiers. "Every one In China knows that the government is behind the Boxers. That was the sentiment I heard expressed everywhere. The government does not openly support the movement; it lets the Boxers go on and shuts Its eyes. I was informed in Pekln that government of ficials had been near by at the massacre of Chinese Christians in the interior, and had turned their heads, that they might not bear witness 0 a deed which they took no steps to provent "While I was in Pekln a lady from one of the Embassies was grossly insulted in the streets by a mob. Sho was riding in a sedan chair, when a lot of coarse fellows closed in around hor and sub jected her to the most offensive phrases known to the Chinese language. It had come to such a pass that the foreigners did not venture out from their residences, or limited their promenades to Legation street The Chinese had a disagreeable way of closing In on a man in tho street and barring hl3 way. They would press up close and feel of a fellow's coat and of his hands and face. "I had a conference with the French Catholic Bishop In Pekin. He was tho only one in the foreign settlement that expressed genuine apprehension for the safety of Europeans and native Chris tians. He told me that there are, all told, about ISO Europeans in Pekin. There are between 00.000 and 80,000 Chinese Catholics in Pekln. They are the people who are In danger from the Boxers, prob ably as much as are the Europeans. There are four Catholic Churches in Pekln. "It seems to me that the inrush of the Japanese troops is dangerous. Where they go they Btay. They may enter China to co-operate in putting down this upris ing, but they will Temaln thero, holding some territory when their work has been performed." 1 . ' National Lodge of Elks. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., July 10. The SGth annual meeting of the National Lodge of Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks opened here today. Jerome Fish er, of Jamestown, N. Y., Circuit Judge of Chautauqua, was elected grand ex alted ruler aver William J. O'Brien, of Baltimore, by a vote of 333 to 203; J. O. Reese was elected esteemed leading knight without opposition. Grand Secre tary George Reynolds, cf Saginaw, Mich., will be elected tomorrow. The Telephone Trust Incorporates. TT?.-F'rroN. N. J.. Juiv 10. Tho National Telephone St Telegraph Company, with an authorized capital of ?S0.00O.0O0. today filed articles of Incorporation with the Sec retary of State. Tho company is empow ered! to construct and operate telephone nnrf .lmLnh lines In New Jersey and other elates, as well as In foreign coun tries. Tho Incorporators aro: josepn j. xiwoii A Tinudcn Sntrwden. Harrv J. vnitiAi- and J. F. Sullivan, of Philadelphia. and Heullngs Lipplncott, of Camden. ' Boer Envoys Called on Dclcnsse. PARIS, July 10. The Boer delegates, Messrs. Wessels, Fischer and Wolmarens, accompanied by Dr. Leyds. the dlplomatlo agent of the Transvaal, today paid a visit to M. Delcasse, the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Daily Trcaanry Statement. WASHINGTON, -July 10. Today's state ment of tho Treasury balances In the gen oral fund, exclusive of the 3150,000,000 gold reserve in the division of redemption, shows: Available cash balanco, $151,241,003. Gold, $70,310,452. TEACHERS IN SESSION OPENING OF'THB EDUCATIONAL AS--1 - SO'CTATION CONVENTION. Discussion of the Question of Ea - toblianins' National TJnlvcr-. flity at Washington. CHARLESTON, S. C, July 10. Charlestqn today gave official welcome to the, National Educational Assdciation. at the opening session of its annual., con vention. About 2Q0O delegates were pres ent in the Thomas Auditorium when the convention was called to order. Governor McSweeney greeted the delegates for the state, and. Hon. J, A. Smith. Charleston's Mayor, welcomed th delegates for the city, after? which President -O. T. Corson delivered , his annual address. He said in part: "With a yearly expenditure of over $200, 000.000 In the United States for public education alone, it is very Importantthat those who assumo to lead In forming and directing the educational sentiment of our country shall possess not only educational qualifications, but also that business abil ity w hich will Inspire confidence In .the business world. Care should be exercised lest we go too tc in the modern move ment of separating the business and edu cational management of our schools, and thereby develop the false Idea that busi ness and education have nothing In com mon. Our real educational experts are not the visionary theorists whose opinions change so often as to make them prac tically worthless, but the thoughtful, conservative men and women whose busi ness sense- leads them carefully to con sider the coridltlons Which actually do exist, as well as the Ideal ones which1 many good people wish might exist; and as a result of such consideration, enables them to originate and execute policies which always command the confidence of the people. The real educational lead ers of this age whose Influence will be permanent, are those who have the busi ness capacity to appreciate and compre hend the business problems which are always a part of the educational problem. Leadership of this character recognizes at once the impracticability 'of any at-' tempt to carry on the work of public education in schools whose cost of equip ment and maintenance is so great as to render their operation a financial impos sibility. Such leadership also recognizes the fact that. If the schools are to con tinue to have the financial support which is essential to their success, the people must be led to feel that education pays." A brief session was held tonight, at which a paper on ,1The Small College and Its Work ln'thePast," was read by Presi dent W. O. Thompson, of Ohio State Uni versity. President W. R. Harper read a brief paper on "The Prospects of the Small College." The National Council of Education to day elected the following officers: Presi dent C. M. Jordan, Minneapolis, Minn.; vice-president. Miss B. A. Dutton, Cleve land. O.: secretary, J. H. P. Phillips, Birmingham, Ala, The establishment of a National uni versity at Washington was the chief topic discussed at the meeting of tho council. The discussion was opened with a paper by W. R, Harper. President Harper thought the proposed National university was Inexpedient and unneces sary. The majority of the committee, he said, favored a school of research, which should be centered about and ultimately associated with the Smithsonian Institu tion. A school for study of international questions, diplomacy and similar matters was also favored. Professor I. M. Butler followed Presi dent Harper against the Idea of a statu ary, Greek and "foreign university at Washington. Ho was Impressed with, the collections and opportunity for study and research at "Washington, and he was mot in favor of turning his back on- those op portunities. He -said they "should he grasped and taken advantage of In view of the old-established character and reputation of the Smithsonian. Institution, he favored building about the old institu tion rather than on new ground. President J. B. Baker, of the University of Colorado, thought the present filscusf slon unfavorable. He criticised the committee- for not having requested the views of the presidents of the state colleges and universities generally. He seemed to think that there wa3 a disposition to Ignore certain educational Interests to a demand of other interests. He wanted1 the Gov ernment to conduct the proposed univer sity, and said steps should be taken to Insure its proper conduct, free of the cliques of politicians. Tho discussion was participated in by many educators. The repor of Presi dent Harper was received by the council, but the committee was continued. WORK IN THE PHILIPPINES. All Departments Running: Systemat icallyConditions Promising. WASHINGTON, July 10. Lieutenant Charles W. Castle, of the. Sixteenth In fantry, now serving with. His regiment In the Philippines, writes to his father. Au ditor Castle, of the Postofllce Department, as follows: "The first thing that strikes a person upon arriving at Manila is that the Ideas as to th? situation here, gained from the meager, accounts that reach tho states, are likely to be entirely erroneous. All of the military administrative and supply departments are working system atically. Manila Is a less attractive city than Havana in every way, hut it Is clean, orderly, busy and apparently pros perous and happy. The commerce of which. Manila is the center Is so immense that every' kind of a vessel throughout the islands is worked to its utmost ca paclty, and the demand for transportation is so great that thero are quantities of freight that can not be moved on ac count of the exhorbltant prices that the vessel-owners are enabled to charge. "There are no expeditions of any Im portance at present, as the enemy's forces were absolutely annihilated as an army many months ago. Our troops are scattered In small garrisons throughout the Islands, and get some target prac tice occasionally during hlke3 after gangs of robbers, and after the scattered bands of insurgents that still mahage to exist In some places. There are small fights every dayr and starved and ragged rem nants of Aguinaldo's patriots are coming in all the time to surrender themselves and their guns, having been cured of their delusions by too much mountain and jungle life. "All the regiments are settled in quar ters ready for the ralnr aeason, and if the insurrection should be able to ar range some kind of organized resistance during the bad season, it would make the work easier by giving our army some thing tangible to operate against. "Marty of the tribes on Luzon and other islands are perfectly friendly already, but there is plenty of work to be done still, and until the Trigalogs are com pletely exhausted and subdued, all the present forces are needed In the islands. "To "a person on the ground here the Idea of ever giving up tneso islands is too absurd for consideration. Even if it would be just to the millions of poor na tives to abandon them to the mercy of the dominant tribe of the Tagalogs, or to some foreigners, every consideration of National pride and commercial sense urges that it would be Idiotic to throw away the most valuable group of Islands In the world, after they were presented by the "hand of destlnv.' It is well-known that the development of their wealth is only In Its Infancy, and from appear ances, ihe accounts of their possibilities that are published in the states have not exaggerated anything, a. glancei at the map shows that from Behrlng Straits to Tasmania there extends what is practl-1 cally a continent with a half dozen ready made Nicaragua canals leading to tha richest countries In the world. The Pacif ic extends into these islands like a wedge, and at the point of the salient which is the strategical key point is Manila, with the largest harbor in the world all ready to serve as tho base of operations for a commerce that has no limits." THE CONSPIRACY TRIAL. More Witnesses Heard In the Pro ccedings for Removal of the Case. Captain C. E. Glllett, who succeeded Captain-Carter, was called. He testified that the entire contents of the file case that played such an important part In tha case of Carter were packed and sealed by J himself and shipped to New York. Colonel -George M. Gillespie, who was chairman of the Board of Inquiry in Sa vannah, which conducted the preliminary examination into the charges against Carter, testified that the file case which, contained the papers which were alleged to have shown a conspiracy between Gap tain Carter and the defendants was Gov ernment property, "and that the private papers -oC-Captaln Carter, which were in the case when- the 3oard of Inquiry took possession, were placed there without au thority. J.-W. O. -Steerley, formerly chief clerk to Captain Carter, testified to the hand writing in the check books found In the case as that of. his former chief. It is the purpose of the prosecution to prove Oy theso check books the .disposition of the funds which were under Captain Carter's care, and to show the progressive increase in hl3 personal accounts during the five years of alleged conspiracy, inese ac counts were not used In the trial of Cap tain Carter because the court-martial had, no power no- compel the banks to produce their accounts. Thursday of this week the officers of the Southern banks with which Carter did business will be In New York with -their account books. The hear ing will be resumed tomorrow morning. - The Conspiracy Trial. NEW YORK, July 10 Proceedings against B. D. Greene, J. F. Gaynor, E. H. Gaynor and W. F. Gaynor, all of Geor gia, to havo them removed to the juris diction of' tho Federal courts of that state were resumed before United States Commissioner Shields today. The charge against the Gaynors and Greene Is com plicity in tho frauds -regarding the con tracts for Improvements In Savannah, harbor, for which ex-Captain O. M. Car ter was recently sentenced to Fort Leav enworth prison. The examination of J. W. O. Stirley, formerly chief clerk in the Engineer's Department, on whose testimony Captain Carter was convicted, was continued. Swenson Declines the Offer. CHICAGO. July 10. A special to the Record from Selma, Kan., says: Dr. Carl K. Swenson, president of Beth any College, Lindsberg, ha3 announced that he will not accept the presidency of Augustnna - College at Rock Island. 111., to which he was recently elected, but will remain at Bethany. He has no tified the trustees of Augustana College of his decision. Rednotion in Wnarea. PITTSBURG, July 10. The 1200 iron workers employed by Spang, Chalfant & Company were notified today of a reduc tion In wages ranging from 15 "to 20 per cent, to take effect at once. 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