THE M0R2J1NB OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, JULY 14, 1900.
MESSAGE TO CONGER
Minister Wu Will Try to Get It
Through to Pekin
ALSO AN ANSWER TO IT
Consul-General Goodnow Reports
Judt Boxers "Were Bombarding
IieRntlone Last Saturday.
"WiASHlNGTON". July 13. The Chines
Minister, Mr. "Wu has, undertaken to
get through a cipher cable message from
Secretary Hay to United States Minister
Conger at Pekln, and to deliver back the
reply of Minister Conger, if he Is alive.
Mr- "Wu forwarded the cipher dispatch
together -pith an Extended explanatory
message of his own "Wednesday, and the
results are now being eagerly awaited
both by Secretary Hay and the Chinese
Minister, although it Is appreciated that
some days must elapse before runners
can carry out this plan of opening up
communication between the American
Government at "Washington and the
American Minister at Pekln.
It was soon after Minister "Wu present
ed the text of the edict Issued ty the
Chinese Imperial Gbvernment that Mr.
Hay requested him to get through a.
massage to Minister Conger. Since the
Chinese Government has succeeded In
getting through its own communication
from Pekin. Mr. Hay felt that it was
quite reasonable to ask that like com
munication be opened between our Min
aster and the Government here. Mr. "Wu
readily assented to this proposition, and
evinced an earnest desire to use all his
personal Influence in getting through tho
message. He suggested, however, that
Mr. Hay himself should write" the mes
sage In, cipher, as this would be proof
positive to Mr. Conger of its genuine
ness, whereas an open message to the
Minister might be under the suspicion of
having emanated from the Boxers. Mr.
Hay thereupon wrote the message and
had Jt .translated Into the official cipher
of the State Department. The contents
were not made known to Minister Wu,
but In Its unintelligible cipher form It
was .entrusted to him to be placed In the
hands of Minister Conger at the earliest
possible moment.
Mr. "Wu determined to act "through
the medium of an influential imperial of
ficer at Shanghai, who, by reason of his
position, Is better able than any one else
la China to undertake such,a mission. Be
side forwarding the message to Minister
Conger, Mr. "Wu sent to the Chinese of
ficial a detailed and urgent explanatory
message, In which was set forth the Im
perative Importance of performing this
service for the American Government.
The official wa's urged, to spare no ef
fort or expense in forwarding the mes
sage by cdurier. runners, or bv anv nthor
means into the hands of Minister Con
ger and to use like means in .getting back
the answer to the American Government.
Two days have now elapsed since the
menage to Minister Conger went for
ward, and it is confidently believed that
it is now on its way from Shanghai to
Pekln, surrounded by such safeguards
and such efforts for speed that a reason
ably early answer may be expected. At
the same time, it is remembered that
it took 10 days for China's official de
cree to get from ekin to "Washington.
Minister "Wu Is bending every en
ergy to accomplish this task at
the earliest possible moment, for
be looks upon it not only as
a duty, but as a means by which Chi
nese officials can show their sincere de
sire to render any assistance to the
American Government In the present
emergency.
Bad Nctth From Goodnow.
The Department of State has received
a dispatch from Consul-Genoral Good
now at Shanghai, sajing that the Gov
ernor of Shan Tung wires that tho Box
ers and soldiers were bombarding the le
gations for a final attack July J. He is
extremely anxious for the safety of the
Ministers and friendly Chinese in Pekin.
The Consul adds that fears for the worst
are generally entertained.
The State Department also has recblvod
a dispatch from Consul McWade at Can
ton, saying that the Viceroy, LI Hung
Chang, has engaged quarters upon the
Chinese steamer Anping, but that tho
date of. his departure for the north Is
as yet undecided.
The short cablegram from Consul-General
Goodnow terribly 'depressed officials
here. All along they have suspected that
various communications received from
various Chinese sources have been pre
paring the way for the announcement of
the extermination of the foreign Minis
ters, their wives and children, dependents,
attaches and guards. The Consul-General's
message, it is understood is but u
repetition of the latent press reports
from Shanghai, but the State Department
has come to place a high estimate on
Mr. Goodnow 's advices. It appreciates
the fact that he does not send every
piece of unreliable gossip afloat In the
sensational news center, at which he Is
stationed, but uses good judgment In
sifting out the probable from the other
kind of news. Therefore, the State De
partment, which has all along been hope
ful of the ultimate rescue of-the Min
isters at Pekln, has now joined European
chancellories In the belief that they have
all be killed.
The department officials find It hard
to estimate the value of the statement
of the Consul at Canton: that L.1 Hung
Qhang has again engaged pabsage north
ward, owing- to the lack of date on tho
cable message, and it Is suspected that
the press dispatches stating that he has
abandoned tho trip to Pekln Is of latei
date than Mr. McWade's notice. Should
the great Viceroy go northward, his com
ing to Taku and Tien Tsln would raise
a question as to the conditions under
which he undertakes to go to Pekln, and
incidentally the decision as to whether or
not he should be permitted to pass the
lines would involve the decision of the
other question as to whether or not a
Btate of war exists.
Xotlin May Command,
Japanese officials here expect that Mar
shal Nodzu will acconjpany the Japanese
expedition about to sail fpr China. The
rank of Marshal probably will be superior
to that of any other foreign commander,
military or naval, ln Chlna Under the
Japanese system, the rank of Marshal
corresponds rwjth that of Field Marshal
In the French system As a result of the
Chlno-Japanese "War, three Marshals NveTe
created by Japan namely, Yamagata,
Tvho made the remarkable march into
China from the north: Emaya Oyama,
wijo entered China further south and
seized Port Arthur, and General Nodzu,
who had the honor of boing tho first Jap
anese officer to score an important tri
umph on Chinese soil. Yamagata Is now
Prime Mlnlster.and Oyama Chlef-ot-Staff,
leaving Marshal Nodzu as the available
one of the distinguished trio of soldiers.
He Is beyond middle age, a sterling dis
ciplinarian, and, has the reputation of
being an Impetuous fighter. He Is a
Btrong believer In cavalry.
Mr. Wollant, the Russian Charge of
Embassy, called at the State Department
to talk over the Chinese situation with
Secretary Hay. He stated , that "he had
no advices from his own government
-touching the latest developments at Pe
kln. It is understood that the State De
partment is basing Its repeated affirma
tions of tho willingness of Russia to per
mit large operations by Japan in a mili
tary sense In China on representations
made by Ir. Wollant.
The department Is much,.sratlflcd at tho
statements attributed to pount pm Bu
low In the outline of his note to" the Ger
man states, published in the Associated
Tess dispatcbes this morning. In the ab
ence of the full text bf the note, -the of
ficials here read in the abstract a com
plete reaffirmation of the principles lSld
down by Secretary Hay-as guiding' the
policy of the United States toward China.
Some of the declarations of the German
Chancellor might be. almost regarded as
paraphrases of the United States note on
the jsubject. v 4
The State Department anticipates no
difficulty In effectlnr- tr&nR-Rhlnrnpnt of
troops and animals intended for the Annf
in China at the Japanese port of Naga-1
sakL The point raised in some quarters
that the use of Nagasaki as a base In
this fashion would be a violation of In?
ternatlonal law, constituting a hostile act
against China, in the absence of a dec
laration of war, is declared by the offi
cials here to be absolutely frivolous. As
a matter of fact, the War Department has
been freely availing Itself of Nagasaki -as
a point of trans-shipment and a port, of
rest ever slnco (he end of the -war with
Spain, and as the Japanese Government
has made no objection, it is .scarcely like
ly either to make a protest itself or to en
tertain one from any other nation under
present conditions.
A SOKDOX RUMOR.
That All Foreigners In Peltln Were
Murdered July C
LONDON, July 13. A news agency re
port says that an official message re
ceived in London states that all the for
eigners in Pekin vtfere murdered .July 6.
The report is said to have originated- at
the. Japanese Legation, but inquiry Jhore
elicited the statement th.at no telegram
dealing with the situation at Pekin basf
reached the legation for some days, and
that nothing was known there lending
support to the story beyond the Shanghai
dispatch published today. The British
Foreign Office is equally without confirm
atory Information, and the same reply L
Official circles regard the statement as
being merely a reiteration of the morn
ing's rumors, especially as an'interchange
of inquiries indicated that pone of .the
Embassies and Ministries had anything
fresh corroborative of the story.
Lord Salisbury presided at a long Cab
inet meeting this .a"te.rnQQn - which It
was understood Important decisions in re
gard to China were 'reached, and that al
ready Instructions have "been-sent to Slm-
f la to prepare another division, consisting
of four British and four Indian regi
ments, with their complements of artil
lery, for service In, China.
In the House of Commons $oday, reply
ing to questions on the subject, the Par
liamentary Secretary of the Foreign Of
fice, Mr. Broderlck, said tnat little news
had been received from China. Her Maj
esty's Government, he explained, had baen
unable to communicate with the British
naval officers In China, the lines between
Che Foo and Shanghai having' been cut.
A dispatch purporting to have been sent
from the Emperor of China to Her Maj
esty's Government was received yester
day, but the secretary said he was unable
to promise to make Its contents known.
A telegram received; at the office of the
Chinese Imperial Maritime Cuatoms, In
London, frota the Governor of Shan Tung,
is identical with Unltod States Consul
Goodnow's report of the" bombardment of
the date of July 7. The officials here re
gard the dispatch as leaving little hope
the Legations have survived.
A'lEII DEFEATED REBELS.
And Relieved the Friendly Chinese
at Pekln.
BRUSSELS, July 13. The Belgian For
eign Office has received a cable dispatch
from Shanghai announcing, on Chinese'
authority, that General Nieh Chang has
defeated the rebels near Pekln. and has
relieved Prince Chlng and General Yung
Lu, who were trjlng to defend the Euro
peans. NEW YORK, Julyll A dispatch to the
Journal and Advertiser from Shanghai
says: The Viceroy of Moukden has re
ceived dlspafeghos from Pekin dated July
7, announcing that General Nieh. with
9C00 men, has reached there from Lutal
by making a long" detour to the north. He
met and defeated Prince Tuan's armv and
rescued Prince Chlng. but lost 250f men
in the operation. He is now trying to rss-,
cue General Yung Lu, and thus save what
may do lert of the Legations in Pekin.
Nieh is favorable to the foreigners.
A ShanRhat Story.
SHANGHAI, July 12. The foreign Con
suls aro offering large sums for the pro
duction of the letter which a Chinese
merchant is said to have received from
Pekin dated June 30, saving the lega
tions were demolished and that the for
eigners had been killed. The merchant
aeennes to show it, alleging that he fears
punishment from the Chinese officials.
Rioting Is reported to have becurred at
Mlngpo, but no confirmation of the re
ports have been received.
AN INTERNATIONAL CABLE.
Powers Want Better Service Fromv
Chinese Sent of "War.
WASHINGTON. July 13. An '-attempt
has been on foot for some dajs to ar
range between the powers now operating
In China for an international cable Con
necting the base of Chinese operations
either with Shanghai, Port Arthur, Yoko
hama or some other point through which
more speedy communication can be had
with the outside world. The State, War
and Navy Departments here have all been
parties to the conference, which has been
conducted with a great deal of diplomatic
secrecy.
Beth the War ,and Navy Departments
have been figuring for months past on a
trans-PaoIfic cable, and conseque.ntly have
all the necessary Information a( fingers'
ends. The War Department now has 5(1
miles of cable ready to ship to Manila, to
be followed by 400 miles more about
August L This -was to have been
usea ior mter-isiana communication Jn the
Philippines, but the urgency of the ca&e
may cause it to be diverted to China.
No point has'yel been decided on for
either end of this internatiu.ial line, Che
Foo and Taku both having been discussed
for the -Chinese terminus. It Is 603 miles
by water from Taku to Shanghai, the
terminus of the English cable. It 13 Jess
than. 100 miles from Taku to Port Arthur,
but the Russian land lines bothln Cor,eA
and Manohuria have been- subject to such
serious interruption aa almost-to bar the
consideration of this route for the Inter
national connecting line
The expense of this undertaking, accord
ing to the present tentative arrangements,
will be borne jointly by the powers inter-,
ested. It is impossible a present to give
a fair estimate of the time ihai would be
consumed In carydng out the project, f but
it is probable that the United States Is in
position to do the work more quickly than
any other nation.
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Captain Cojchlan Serlouslr III.
BIX)OMINGTON. Ind.. July. 13.-A tele
gram hasbeen received by relatives an
nouncing the critical Illness of Captain
Coghlan, who commanded the Raleigh In
the battle of Manila. He had an attack
oj. jHieumoma, ana nis recovers Is re
ported doubtful. He Is with his wife at
Colorado Springs.
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Transport Hancock Arrives.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jliljr 13,-The trans
port Hancock arrived tonight. 21 days
from Manila, via Nagasaki. She, brought
101 general passengers and 5ft1 soldiers
Five deaths and twff suicides occurred dn
tho voyage.
Japan Anxious.
Japan has become aJarmed over tho
emigration tf many of her residents to
Jhiscuntr?- lx. fitated -t theyare
lured here by misrepresentation and then
$&"!.. 3?-1! ! -P6'"- misrepre
sentations" which dejuad people into be-
tf ?: .?- ,ang. QinJ" medicine is equal
to Hosfetter's-Stomach Bitters for stom-
&?5 'J? aI1 ?es of Indigestion, conatipa-
tion, dyspepsia, malaria, fever and ague. J
APOLOGY FROM fit WW
qoxCTiBENER&j, Xt sjfor raujr-
j-iuu nuuta a. liETTEfftt f
Chinese Imperial Government Not
Responsible for the Outbreak
Trade Should Kot Be Rained.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 13. Consul-General
Ho Tow, representing the Imperial
Government of China" in thS. city, has
sent to the Chamber of Commerce a. com
munication expressive of his regret at the
outbreaks in China which have, broken
the cordial relations of the two 'peoples.
In his communication, Consul-General
Tow says: '
"Happening, as, the .occurrence does, at
a time when the United States showed
Itself to be recovering ffom past reversea
in tne trade or China, apd when the fu
S.r,,.f. C JBSP""? f M
inense business between this cdast and
' tcTMifeCls Ht China
L - jf rSI BURMA -
hit . w jj-LSLpy ,.f . nV Jfej
The famine area,,ahown, by the dotted line, exceeds 450.000 square miles; greater than Franco and, Germany combined, and equal to all
New England, New Tork, .N'ew Jersey, Penn.BylanIa, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Mlchlcan and Wisconsin. The population Involved numbers"
over 00.000.000. The number In extreme destitution is from 20.000,000 to 25,000.000. oi whom probably 10.000.000 will be in danger pf'per
lshlns unless aided. The Government ot India Is now giving systematic, steady aid to about p.OOO.odo. The vastneas of the calamity calls
for our assistance. It appeals to a common humanity. Two to Ave cents a day will save a lite. .
China, It Is exceedingly unfortunate that I tlllery which aro already In motion for
tho conditions of growing favorableness I Cape Town, for shipment to Cnl
should be in any -way menaced by any- j na, there will "not be an im
thlng transpiring in China. j mediate dispatch of troops from
"This ranld and vicious onslaught in- I South. Africa, and that when several bat-
dlscrimlnately made by mobs of certain
districts of North China upon the West
em people must for the moment stagger
trade, with those particular localities, but
In the turmoil It Is comforting to know-
that the Imperial Government has at aTT
times been earnest In Its desire tb sup
press the assailants and has shown ut
terly no sympathy with the mobs. Its
views and Its purposes, und will, un
doubtedly, when order Is again resiofed,
pUnlsh the offenders with the severity"
Whi6h Is their due.
"The Government of China, mudh as" it
may be misrepresented In the 'West, lsr
favorable" to progress. And Is desirous of
extending,thrbughoUt thoemplre thellght
of Western knowledge and of adapting
and applying to the industrial ahdfBtrat
egle advantages of the country those
marvelous benefits which Western
thought has wrested from Nature and
brought under the 'control of man. The
development must go on, and that neither
'the Boxers revolt nor mob violence can
swerve or crush it down is a truth rec
ognized upon an instant's reflection.
Those stupendous potentialities present
within the vast breadth-of China must
be released to the us"cs and benefits of
the world. China must take thd station
which her great Innate power entities'
her to hold among the nations!
The true value of China to the world
is not to aifqrd a field for land, sequestra
tion ,bj' military explolterers, anxious, to
lnstaU branches of their, goVernmerits iri
Asia, but jt is a womb of production
whoso potentialities must be reflected in
the world in the form of trade. It is by
sending its goods abroad In exchange' for
the oods of the nations that China lsiof
service to the peoples of the earth,
"The people who are highest endowed
in their ability to jut forth the best and
most desirable products, and who have
thereby the largest capacity -for taking
tho products of other nations is the na
tion chief among the Integrals of the
world. This nation today I regard as the
United States; And I say, lying, as it
does, across the most magnificent sheet
of water upon the globe, the country per
haps richest in material resources, of
most continuous and unbroken territorial
domain and of a distinctly radical popu,
latlon, greatest in multitude of any, per
haps, of the world under one government,
in the presence ot such conditions, the
United States should reap the very high
est advantages from the Incomputable
possibilities In China.
"Let not our minds be diverted from
the scheme ot commercial acquisition and
exchange by any acts which Ignorant
mobs may commit In any part of China,
That which concerns us here Is the fcom
merco of what is practically tho Orient.
No band at robbers, of marauders, of an-
H-oaucasians or or fanatics should
sweryo us in this great project. Wo are
dealing not with the moment, but with
the ages. We are dealing, not with units,
hUt populations. San Francisco should,
by your holp, become a commercial en
trepot of- this Coast, and as our Govern
ment and the influences' which atfnd- it
Is and will hereafter be alert to suppress
anti-Caucasian, bias, so must you here re
sist, discountenance and denounce all anti-Mongolian
prejudice and feeling, in or
der that amity and comity may prevail,
which Is a condition absolutely necessary
to precede and abide with any volume of
trade between any people whatsoever.
"It is my devoted hope that when tho
atmosphere of North China is again
cleared It shall be fourfd that no Injuries
have been Inflicted upon American cllf
xeas.v ADVANCE TJPOJT PEKUf.
Tio Immediate Pr'dapect of a For
Trnrd Movement.
NEW YORK, July 13. A dispatch to the
Tribune from London says
It Is frankl admitted In official circles J
lat there havn hM.n nn nutViAntf ,riM.e I
that there havo bee,n no authentic advices
from European sources In 18 days, and
that the last word was a crjf- of despair.
Tho American demand for a message
from Minister Conger is regarded as a
diplomatic test of .the good faith ot tfcfl
-Chinese authorities, and a single word
from him wU have more weight than a
thousand discredited messages from the
Viceroys.
The Continental capitals, have recjeivea J
a ueiaieu transcript message Irom the
Governor of Shan Tung, stating that the.
foreigners at Pekin were active on July
6, and that the. Boxers were dispon
ing, and also modified versions of the ac
count ot the crisis on June 24, prcviously
caoiea many times.
Pessimists assent that the Chinese dale
of July 5 must be readjusted io the cal
endar, ana that It Is in reality July L
This is ominous, since it. corresponds with
the date assigned -by Chinese rumors tO-
the general massacre of the foreigners sX
Pekln.
There, Is no. Immediate prospect of an
advance Upon. P-ekln. and the combined
forces lack unity of direction and con
trol, There, has been, without doubt,
considerable shrinkage of confluence In
the defensive, resources of the allied afmy
at Tien Tsln, The Chinese forces are
standing by their .guns and serving them
well, and until the Terrlble'a 12-poundcrs
were brought Into Use the artillery ol tho
allies -was outclassed. Delayed descrip
tions of the fighting are lacking, but the
allied forces appear t0 be barely holding
their ground, and they may be compelled
to fall back upon the seaboard If the nav
igation of the river be interrupted and
their supplies cut off.
It is not Probable that Sir Alfred Gose-
lee. who will arrive at Taku this month, f
wm command the allied xorces. He has
the rank of Brigadier-General, and has
been 33 years in the British Army, serv- Lai Democratic platform. He says:
ing mainly In Abyssinia, and Jpdla. HeN "Jb.s platform as adopted by. the corn
will command tho Indian troops, but a fcmltfee on resolutions of the' Kansas City
Japanese or Russian General win , have L convention, COptaIned a declaration In
tfie direction of the entire allied force, f, favor of the adoption of ConstJtutlon
8Ir Alfred has the reputation of being a Lai amendments .uithorizlng an income tax
Oflfa fAlA-M tkrtH a lft1f - aTIaaW I Q fl l vt ! t - t frv A AloAtlnn f TTf I f V"t
. The opinion prevails in military circles
1 her6 that, apart from the relays of ar-
MAP OF THE INDIA FAMINE
33T
' tallons can be spared by Lord Roberts
they will bo sent to India, 'to take the
piace ot ino native regiments ordered to
Taku.
MISSIONARIES ACCOUNTED FOR.
All From he Tien Tain Dlntrlct Are
nt Che Foo..
NEW YORK, July. A dispatch to the
Journal and Advertiser from Che Foo,
July, . savs:
Great Joy re!gn3 In Che-Foo, Inspired "by I
the safe arrival of every white mission- I
ary and every native preacher in the Tien
Tsln district hitherto unaccounted for.
The steamer Shin Fung, of Chinese reg
istry, but officered by American and Eng
lhh, brought iri the retugeeSi tothe num
ber ot more thaw 200. They report that
more than 15.0M refugees -at Tien Tslrt and
Taku have been rescued from certain
death by the allied forces of the powers.
The missionaries who arrived by the Shin
Flng are: Perkins, Crawford, Lewis, Bla
lock; Crawford, Hudson, Dawes, Tedder,
Partch, Burnham, Fitch, Faries, Parker,
Hayes, Porter,4 Moon (Boon), Lowe,
Thompson. Luce, Irwin, Mater, Hartwell,
Print, Stephen, Dutton, Owen, Neal and
Cooper.
Every missionary In Shan Tung Prov-J
ince and every native preacher In the
Metbbdlst Tien Tsln district Is now ac
counfed for. The steamer sailed from an
obscure coastwise port with her destlna-.
tion secret. The Rev. P. D. Bergen, one
of the refuges, made a gallant rescue of
foreign miners near his station at Tslh
tao, ICO miles southwest of Che Foo. Mrs.
Bergen and Dr. and Mrs. J. B. Neal are
among the refuges.. arriving on the Shin
Fin$. At Feng Tszl three Chinese con
verts were killed. Mrs. Crosetto. of Wel
hein, brought on with her party Davies
and Johnson. Fleming also escaped.
Watts, and Fenton. made a gallant ride
to Taku to bring the news of the critical
conditions Jn outlying Shan Tung villages,
TJ)erswam tho Pel Ho River twice, apd
wtere fired on by the natives at every vil
lage they passed. Hopkins, Partch, Luco
aAd Ewing left for Japan by today's
steamer.
The Rev. Mr. Cornwall, of Che Foo. has
greatly distinguished , himself by making
three trips Into the interior to rescue mis
sionaries. The English mission at Cheng
Ohow has been looted and burned.
Tien Tuln Wll B Abnndoned.
NEW YORK, July 13. A dispatch to tho
Journal and Advertiser from Che F60,
July 9, says:
The situation at Tien Tsln Is desperato.
The commanders are calling for moro
troops, but the trouble brewing elsewhere
renders It improbable that they can be
sent. Germany has been obliged to with
draw from Taku troops that were to have
been hurried to the aid jof .Tien Tsln. The
reason for thlsN is a report that a largo
hody of4 Boxers. Js marching on Klao
Chou, German territory. So far as can
?.QgaViered' the '"fieri troops will have
difficulty in getting out pf Tien Tsln. They
are fighting lncessantlv dnv Ami nft.v,f
and the losses jriusjt be heavy, for the '
unineso Keep up .a bold, well-directed
bombardment wlth'heavy guns. "It Is cer
tain .that Tien Tsln will be abandorfed as
soon Jis retreatis possible.
The Rising: In Manchuria.
ST. PETERSBURG., July ll-The latest
advices received here regardfng the
spread of tho revolution movement In
Manchuria-add but little- material ' infor
mation. n JuneZ4 dn eIot of the Emperor of
China was interpreted, drdering- the Chi
no?a"0ops to nnlto with the Boxers.
Subsequently the Governor of Moukden
informed the chief engineers that the
railroad line must b hjinrtif! ,-.
Chinese, and that all Russians must per
manently leave Manchuria. The en-1
glnecrs protests and urgings that the
(...4. r. ... ? P "a '"' "e
Governor ask for the assistanm nt ti,
sjans at Port Arthur- to .innihnntn h.
j Boxers did not avail, and the Chinese
huujas conunuea to mass until the rising
culminated In the murders and attacks
on tho railroad and towns dlreody re
ported. .
A Slp.rrel o Arboriculture.
Scottish Xmerlcan
At n flower show in London ono of
the marvels of arboriculture Is, seen In
a dwarf tre frnm .TntwTi ..
which Is 100 years old. is not more than a
iojw m. a nan alga, and is otherwise
fully developed. Its appearance notrbelnir
uijukq that of a wide-spreading V and
gnirled oak. These trees, are -mirnn'fiv
dwarfed by Japanese gardeners, though
Jdr what end Is not clear, and they.carr
uc .cm. iium growing aiicr oemg Drought
to Rni-lnri K. r, 111.. ..i
menu
T-" ' " """ olu'A' u-iasc-
THE INCOME -TAJf-PUNK
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MORSE EXPIiAlXS ITS OMISSION
FROM KJL&SaV CipCY RliATFORai..
Bynumt Says the Gold Democrats
"Will Not Put a Ticket In the
Field This Year.
INDIANAPOLIS, July v13. Samuel E.
Morse, Indiana's member of Ihe resolu
tions committee at the Democratic con-
ventlon. In a signed Interview makes the
following explanation of how there came
l to be no income-tax plank In the Nation-
States Senators by the peopleV'No- ob-j
' jectlon was made to this resolution, and
tm-r rkJv
I am convinced that the omission of ref
erence to the Jncome tax was the result
of ant ovymlghtj due to the haste with
which the subcommittee was obliged, to
act to put trie platform, as unanimously
adopted, hi shape to be submitted to the
convention. The Idea that the -declaration
for. the Income tax was purposely
omitted by the 'subcommittee, out of def
erence for. Senator Hill, or any other per
son, js preposterous. , . .
"When Senator Tillman .had nearly
finished the platform, some of the Irtdlana
delegates said to me that nothihg had
becn read. about the income tax. I said
to them that the platform as agreed upon
by the committee contained A declaration
for the Incotne tax. and that If it had
been. 6mltted, ,lt was 'due " to oversight,
(either. bjSenatof TlIlmarlJn.ead'jik.'eT
uy jire uopyjst wno naa iranscriDca. me
document. "".
"I went to the. Illinois delegation .and
asked Mayor Harrison, of Chicago,' w ho
was the Illinois member of the cdnlmlttefe,
if'hfei hud -n6tel the omission. He" said
he had pot. I was about to 150 on the
platform t6 call attention to the matter,'
when Mayor Harrison called to me and
said that Mr. Abbott told him that the
Income tax declaration had been read by
Senator Tillman. Unless Mr. Abbott's
ears deceived him, it was read and the
omission occurred by accident in the cop
ies furnished to the- press. I haye no
doubt that Mr. Bryan will define his po
sition and that of hl3 party on thissub
ject In his letter of acceptance. Mr,
Bryan has long been an adyoca'te ot the
Income tax; and the Democratic, party of
the, country Is united In advocating it." j
HOW BRYAN GOT'TO BE COLONEL.
At Expense of College Regiment -He
Had Joined as a Private.
LINCOLN, Neb., July 9 (Staff Corre
spondence Chicago Records) Colonel
Bryan is by no means so popular at home
as. he was in J96. When he was a sim
ple private citizen he was very popular,
and when ho was first elected to Congress
a large part ot his support came. from
his Republican neighbors, but since 1 he
has become so famous 'little things have
occurred, to alienate many of his old;
friends, and his behavior in connection
with the late war -with Spain cbst him
the friendship and support of a large
number of young men in this city and
throughout the state, whose families and
friends partake of their hostility. Thev
circumstances are likely to be published
and republished during the 'coming cam
paign, especially in Nebraska, wherfc they
have a local flavor, and, as related to me,
are as follows:
AC the University of Nebraska, which is
situated "hero at Lincqlrf, there Is a mili
tary department in charge of an officer
of tho United States Army" detailed by the
Secretary of War. During the last 10 .or
12 yeahj 5000 or GGOO young men of this
state have received the rudiments of an
education In military tactics, which was
ihtended to .qualify them, for efficient
service in defense of their country when
ever mey mignt De. nceaea. Tne war with
Spain was the first opportunity of these
young gentlemen to mfcke-use of tho mili
tary education which has been furnished
them by the state, and they raised a'recl-
tnent ot 1-WO men, composed almost oxcluf-
slvely of graduates of the university. The
command of the regiment was offered by
thm tn Pantnln TVwta.. n'thn' ..1hV
army, who had been their most popular
instructor. Captain Dudley came down
from Fort Snelllng, Minn., where he, was
stationed, accepted Ve command, subject
to the approval of the S.ecrtary of War,
and a banqnat was given In his honor, at
which Colonel Bryan, who had enlisted
as a private, was toastmaster and made
the principal speech. In this speech, as
reported In the papers, he said he claimed
only tho privilege of marching In the
ranks of sharing the hardships, the dan
gers and tho fatigues of the men and
drinking from the some canteen. Ho de-,
clared that tho University of Nebraska
had educated these men for this emer
gency; ha predicted that they would do
honor to the state, and pledged himself
.'-. .'" "acii
tO USD hlS Utmost Influence to Armn Yiair-
acceptance by he Governor as a part of
the QUOta Which -N-p-hrncVn T-iraJ t.o.n
! asked by the Secretary of War to furnish
tor the volunteer army.
Shortly afterward, when the several
1 companies proceeded to elect their offi
cers, it turned out that Colonel Bryan
was a candidate for the Captaincy of .the
company that was raised In Lincoln, and
(other aspirants were asked to withdraw
an nis favor. One of them declined to do
0 on the ground, that he had already se
cured sufficient' pledges to elect him,
which a contest with Colonel .Bryan
proved to bo true. Then, having vindi
cated h'nisolf, the, young man declined
tne election aiul asked tho members of
"the company, to elect Bryan In his place.
Mr. Bryan, howeyer, declined to play sec-
jwvj. ..,..
! vnen the company officers xa&l to elect J
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field officers they decided unanimously to
tender the position ojr Lieutenant-Colonel
to. iiivBryan. Rooseejt; iey said, had
XoluQ.tarily' sought thg secpnd. paee and
offered the,, command of hte regiment to
a man. who hadhe trajowg and the ex
perience qf the regular "army, and It was
hellevei tha,t Ir Bryan, being without
military knowledge or. experience hlmgelf,
would be glad to srve as Lieutenant
Colonel under so fine a soldier as Captain
Dudley. To the disappointment of hl3
friends-, Mxr.Bryan promptly declined the
olive branch and asked authority from
tho Governor to raise a regiment of his
dwn. He tried to Induce some of the offi
cers of the university regiment to Join
him, arid several did so. He did not suc
ceed in breaking up that regiment, al
though; he prevented It from sharlno- in
the honors, and the glory of the war. The
twqAreglments of. National quards in the
state "were ordered out flrsC and when j
mo uu regiment was selected, that
which Colonel Bryan commanded was
sent to thejeamp at Savannah and the
university boys were1 left at home.
NO GOLD DE3IOCRATIC TICKET.
They Cannot Get Their Electors on
the Ae-tv York Ballots.
NEW YORK, July ix-a, special to the
Times from Washington, says:
,.L'2Lh,i Gold Democrats will not put a
ticket. In the ileld this year," said W. D.
Bynum, chairman of the Gold Democrat
ic Executive Committee In .1S96. "We
cannot get our electors on tfie official bal
lot In New York because the votes were
cast for the party-candidate for.Governor
In 1S9S, and the state law requires that -a
uenum numoer ot votes shall have been
cast for state officers In the preceding
election before the nominees of any party
can go on the official ballot In the pend
ing contest Our party organization -in
New York was abandoned two years ago,
members -of our party voting other tlck.
ets. j ' ?-
"The only way we can h'ave our candi
dates for electors put In the official bal
Iot 's b .petition of a certain number of
voters in 'each county, an exceedingly
difficult thing to do In the present case,
ns the members of the Gold Democratic
party have affiliated themselves with one
or the oher ofthe old parties on the
Issye, New York is the- one; state where
our ticket might do the Republicans some
good, and if we cannot get In on the
official ballot there Is little use of nomi
nating a National ticket. The new Aus
trallajh ballot lawt In other states .also
operate against independent movements."
Drynn la .Satisfied.
LINCOLN. Neb., July b. The date. Au
fcrust 3. on which Mr. Bryan is to receive
the official notification of his nomination
by the Democrats. Is satisfactory to him.
It Is doubtful If he will leave Ltnco'.n
much before that time, though he does
not himself know Just what his pro
gramme tv ill be. He does not, however,
expect to make any speeches in advance
ofJils notification.
Mf. Bryan is spending much of the time
Inhls library With his stenographer,
working on material for the campaign.
Charles A. Towne has bee'n with him part
of the time.
A numbfer of state politicians called on
Mr. Bryan this morolng.
Xo Invitation to Bryan.
CHICAGO, July 13. The Post today
says:
'"The fact that William J. Bryan had
iot been invited to attend the Grand
Army encampment, to be held here next
month, was brought to Major Harrison's
attention today, and the Mayor, at once
addressed a letter to the encampment
committee, pointing out the omission.
Unless at the meeting of the G. A. It,
which President McKlnley is certain to
attend, tho same attention Is paid to the
Presidential candidates of both parties.
Mayor Harrison said the encampment
vfQW0.pass wJtjfoutTf tee official recogni
tion of the city." ,
Chairman Jones Ontlng.
MINNEAPOLIS. Minn., July 13. Sen
ator James K. Jones, jcholrman of the
Democratic, National Cpmmlttee, arrived
ljere thl3 morning .en route; to Lake Mln
netonka, where he will spend two weeks
with rfhls. daughter. Ho refused to make
any statement as to Charley A.; Towns's
rtctlon. In regard to the Populist nomina
tion for Vice-President, saying Mr. Towne
would himself make It public. From here
Senator Jones will go to Chicago to take
up the work of tho campaign.
I North Dnlcotn Middle-Renders.
. FARGO, N. D., July 13 The Middle-of-the-Road
Populist State Convention to
night decided to put a full ticket In the
field, headed by C G. Major for Governor,
and J. F. Williams for Congress.
' - WHERE IS W00LENSAK?
Wealthy Chicago Landlord Has Dli-
nppearctl.
CHICAGO, July 13. The Record savs:
Checks for a large amount are supposed
to be lying- la pile of unopened mall
that awaits the' return at-John F. Wool
ensak, andr tenaiits aTeapxlous to pay
thousands of, dollars due for rent, but no
one can tell the whereabouts of the busi
ness man who disappeared last November
and left no agent to acinar him 'In his
absence. Mr. Woolensak Is 60 jears old
arid is estimated,' to be worth half a. mil
lion dollars. January 10 a letter, dated
San Fijanclsco, was received from hlmjdy
an, Insurance firmly Since then jriany ef
forts to find him havo proved unavailing,
Mr. Woolensak up to last FftJ-1 was .a
manufacturer pf hardware specialties, arid
he had been in the business for many
years. He was an inventor, and a num
ber of specialties which' he patented
brought him large returns. Last i'all
Mr. Woolensak retired and leased his
eight-story building to 3IorIey Brothers,
saddlery manufacturers, -and re-leased
one floor, lha third, from them, for
use as a storage-room and office. When
the ' time came to pay the rent for De
cember, Morley Brothers sent htm a
check for the amount due from them.
The check has never been cashed and is
supposed to be lying In Woolensak's mall
plla.
On the first of each month for the last
six monthstl Morley Brothers have been
going through the form ' of sending a
check from their office on the second floor
to 'Woolensak's office on the third floor.
An Immense pile of mail is said to be
Increasing in size every day.
GEORGIE AND glS "PAW."
Some of the Thihss They Sa-w and'
Heard at Kanias City.
Chicago. TImea-HeraKL
Then the first Thing -we nervy they was
the awfulle'st excitement I ever herd.
Paw coukT s?e- oer sumbuddy- In front.
and ho Kep telling me and maw
About it
JWhac aro they doing, .Now?" Maw
ast wfhen they was the Loudest rora jet.
"They Just brot In a. Burst of Bryan.'
paw says, "and are- making It Turn its
hbad around and bow to the Crowd like
HtJtle Slike on tho Van Trilloqulsts's knee.
This iathe thrillingcst Tiring I evef
saw. JP can feel my burth rite creepen
Up and down my back like a June Bug
that wants to Get out and can't."
Then there was another rore.
"What's that for?" Maw ast
"They Just brot In a button from Bry
an blue over Hauls on a silver sawer,
huriawl" Paw told us.
After that 4 man got up and Began to
fipeok, arid sumbuddy ged It was the dec
lalrashun of indupcodlance.
"What, ore they telling us AbQut that
for?" maw ast. ?"s t
"Becoz Bryan would of rote It Him
self if the party that ttjoi- .Ot It first
wouldn't of put juotashua marks on
Both Gntfsi." a man behind told Us.
..They would redte fh Tord ra.u
too," fie saTd. 'Only f it 5a& the power J
and tho Glory don't belong to the peer-
leso leader. So that queers it"
Then there was a lot more enthoozey;
assum. and paw waived his anna
"This Is the graitent yet." he told us.
"They are bringing in a Boot on a silver
wheal Barro the peerless leader wore
I mean the boot when he Had h'a Plckt
chur took with a milk pale in one Hand
and the heven Born raitchlo in the Other."
They was a lot of Hollering for Hill
then, and paw hollered, too.
A man with a Tam munny button on
behind paw told him to shut Up and
paw didn't know the man was talking
to Him till afterwards. When we got
outside paw was Shy one Suspender and
Part of his straw hat. But they took
the- other man to the Poleas staishun and
paw give another yell for HIH to show
be was Galm. When maw got over be
ing scared she ast what Hill wao running
Far and jpaw sed the Woods, but she
didn't seem to believe It As soon as wa
got baok to aunt Clara's maw says: "Paw
let's go home." '
Electric Storm in lown.
XKJBUQUE. la., July 13 -A terrific elec
tric storm, accompanied by a rainfall of
L72 Inches, raged here, for three hpurs
today. Nellie L. McQutllman. aged 16;
was killed by lightning. The Fourth
street incline railway station was struck
and shattered. It is believed great dam
ago was done In the country.
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