THE MORNING OKEGONIAN, TUESDAY, 3TJLT 17, 1900.
REPULSE OF ALLIES
Admial RemeyConfirmsthe
News Ff6m Tien Tsin.
AMERICANS LOST OVER THIRTY
Three Thousand Friendly Chinese
Officials "Were Ordered Killed
, byPrince Tuan.
WASHINGTON, July 16. The Navy De
partment this morning; received official
confirmation fromAdmiral Hemey of the
reverse of the allied forces at Tien Tsln
on the morning of the13th. The dispatch
Is dated Che Foo, July 16. and says:
"Reported that the allied forces at
tacked the native city the morning of the
13th, Russians on the right, with the
Ninth Infantry and marines on the left.
The lpss of. the allied forces Is large;
Russians, 100, Including artillery Colonel;
Americans over 20; British over 40; Jap
anese, 5S. including, Colonel; French, 25.
"Colonel Liscum, Ninth Infantry, killed;
also Captain Davis. Marine Corps. Cap
tain Lemley, Lieutenants Butler and
Leonard wounded.
"At 7 In the evening an- allied attack
on the native city was repulsed, with
.Sreat loss. Returns yet incomplete; de
tails not yet confirmed, RBMEY."
Consul-General Goodnow cabled to the
State Department from Shanghai under
today's date that there Is nothing more
to report since his cablegram of the 12th
inst. The dispatch reported the attack
on the legations at Pekin as about to be
gin. Mr. Goodnow's statement is in di
rect cpntradlctlon of the Shanghai story
that all foreign Consuls were Informed
Saturday by Sheng that the legations had
fallen and the Ministers were killed.
"Without exception today the foreign
representatives in "Washington accepted
.es practically certain that the foreign
'Legations and Ministers at Pekin have
been wiped out. The opinion is based on
the accumulating unofficial data that the
slaughter occurred about July 6 or 7.
Even among the high Chinese officials
hope has 'been about given up. but thoy
maintain that there Is no official Infor
mation, and that they are as much in the
dark as others.
The situation has a telling effect on the
Chinese Minister, who is under a ner
vous tension and agitation more severe
than that of the American officials. He
Is seeking to show In the presont acute
crisis that no matter how bad conditions
Tiay be in China, he is not the less anx
ious to serve the American people and
Government, for ho has taken, great
pride in the kindly personal relations
between him and the people here. Min
ister Wu declares unworthy of belief
the cable report that Sheng, Director
of Telegraphs and Posts at Shanghai,
knew of the killing of the foreign Minis
ters at the time he made a 'recent sug
gestion that foreigners be escorted out of
Pekin if the allied forces would not -advance.
As a matter of fact. Minister
"Wu states that the Chinese officials have
no better means of learning the truth of
affairs In Pekin than the foreigners, as
ell the usual means of communication are
suspended. But he points out that Sheng
could not have known of the death of
the foreigners, else he would not have
made a proposal that the foreigners be
escorted out of the city. This latter Is
considered proof positive by Mr. Wu that
Sheng considered the foreigners alive.
TVu Describe the Battle.
News of the battle of Tien Tsin was
conveyed to the Chinese Minister. The
Minister followed the recital -wltht rapt
attention, interrupting with expressions
at astonishment and profound regret at
the startling developments. H.e was par
ticularly Impressed with the detailed
names of the Americans killed and
wounded) which appeared to remove
every shadow of doubt, and 'asked as to
the various officers and their families.
The scene of the fighting came home
vividly to the Minister, as he has lived
for a long time at Tien Tsin the close 1
friend and associate of L.1 Hung Chang
during the hitter's Vice-Royalty there,
and the details of the engagement around
the walls could be followed by him with
a personal knowledge of the surround
ings. In his mind's eye ho pictured be
fore him the scene of action. Here, he
pointed out, was the great walled city
within which the native Chinese popula
tion lived. Around the city swept the sin
nous river from Taku to Pekin. Below
the walled city, a full hour's ride by
chair, lay the foreign settlements or con
cessions or compounds. At this latter
liolnt, well away from the walls of the
main city, the foreign citizens, with the
'allied troops, have now been located.
The news of the fight at the walls meant,
therefore, that the allied forces had ad
vanced from their position well down the
"Pel Ho and had attacked the city Itself.
He spoke with a good deal of freedom,
but asked to be excused from any public
declaration on any subject. In the most
sympathetic terms, however, he ex
pressed his horror at the latest develop
ments, declaring that to no American
home could the news bring deeper regret
than to himself. At the other legations
and embassies the same feeling of dismay
prevailed..
Although Minister "Wu will make no
public utterance, the Associated Press is
able to rive what is said to be the as
pect of the situation from the Chinese
standpoint. According to this view, the
movement of the allied forces from the
foreign settlement down the. river upon
the native walled city was not only un
fortunate, but was fraught with the
greatest danger. With the fate of the
foreign Legations and Ministers at Pekin
etlll in doubt, the allied forces might
well have turned their attention to cut
ting a way through to rescue their of
ficials and citizens at the capital. In
that event, it is said, the nominal condi
tions around Tien Tsin would have con
tinued and the status auo been main
tained. But with an ssault on the
walled city, the natives within the city
might naturally be expected to defend
themselves, believing that their homes
were about to be attacked. They" have
been penned up within the city knowing
nothing of what has occurred without,
and from their standpoint it probably
will be found that In a defense against
an unexplained attack the present
slaughter occurred.
One of the suggestions of the day, made
In an official quarter, is that a commis
sion be appointed to proceed to China to
Investigate the facts of the present situa
tion, thus giving a basis for intelligent
action. At any other time the suggestion
probablv would be welcomed as a means
of clearing up the doubt of unreliable
Shanghai reports, but now the situation
appears too desperate to await the slow
processes of u commission. The namo of
ex-Minlster Denby was mentioned In con
nection with the talk of a commission.
Extrn. Session Talk.
Representative Cannon, of Illinois,
chairman of the House committee on ap
propriations, when asked today If there
would be an extra session of Congress
said:
"That is for the President to say, but I
hardly see any occasion for it yet. The
first thing to do Is to learn who is re
sponsible for this trouble. When this
Is settled, we may be in a poritlon to
say whether or not we are to .have a war
with China. The present law limits the
number of troops at 100,000, and without
action by Congress there could not be an
Increase of the Army beyond that force.
But in case of emergency there are pro
visions of the statute which give the
President means of raising fund's to meet
the necessities of the case. There is
ample money to carry out whatever
course may become necessary, and you
may rest assured the money will be made
available. If there is any emergency for
troops, we have a large forde in the
Philippines which could be drawn upon."
General Miles had an extended confer
ence this afternoon with the Secretary
Of War, -concerning the dispatch of rein
forcements to China. No statement could
bo secured, but it is understood that Gen
eral lilies strongly urged that the troops
be withdrawn from the Philippines so
that a large army could be thrown Into
China within comparatively few days, in
stead of awaitlnc the slow processes 'of
asscmbllpg an army in this country and 4
Cuba, and getting It to China. The troops
in the Philippines could make the trip
across to China in about a week, while
the dispatch of troops from this country
will take clearly more than a month, and
the men could hardly be in the field until
September.
Notwithstanding General Miles' recom
mendation, the apparent policy is to for
ward tropps to China from this country
and Cuba as fast as they can bo assem
bled. With the sending of KX or 10,000
men, provision doubtless will be made for
an officer of high rank to take command
of tils force.
General Miles has recommended that
Major-General Bates, who commanded a
brigade with credit In Cuba, be placed in
command. He Is now in the Philippines,
and c&ild readily reach the field of action.
The disposition, however, Is toward send
ing an officer from this country, and as
the. conditions are so rapidly expanding.
General Miles Is frequently referred to
as likely to assume command of the
American forces In the Orient.
A rumor gained circulation at some of
tho foreign establishments, and was ac
companied with some degree of credit,
that M. W, Rockhlll would be named as
the United States representative In China.
Inquiry failed to confirm tbe report and
In any event It Is probable thp considera
tion -of any such stop would be deferred
until the last vestige of doubt as to tho
fate .of the Ministers at Pekin was dis
pelled. Mr. Rockhlll Is at present chief
of the Pan-American Bureau. When
asked as to the report, he, said his namo
had not been considered, so far as he
knew, and that all his plans were made
to go -to South America August 7. He Is
one of the few Americans able to speak
Chinese fluently, and as he has traveled
through China, he would be exceptionally
well qualified for any service la the em
pire. An unofficial report has come to the
attention of the Chinese officials hero
to the effect that 3000 Chinese officials at
Pekin petitioned Prince Tuan to protect
tho foreigners, whereupon Prince Tuan
ordered all .those who united In the pe
tition to bo killed.
Delated News From Tien Tsin.
The Japanese Legation today received
a cable from the Minister for Foreign
Affairs, dated Toklo, July 10, giving some
bolated details of the fighting at Tien
TsJn, July 3, of the allies. According to
this cable there are so far 4000 Japanese
troops at Tien Tsin. More than half
the allied troops in the attack on Tien
Tsln on the 12th, therefore, were probably
Japanese. The cable is as follows:
"On the 3d inst. a large body of Chi
nese soldiers appeared before Tien Tsln
and attacked the northern part of the
settlement, which was guarded by the
Russian troops. The Japanese sent to
their aid, at the Russian Genoral's re
quest, one battery of artillery and two
companies of infantry. After a heavy
cannonade they silenced the Chinese guns
and finally repulsed the enmy. The
Japaneso losses In this engagement were
two Captains killed and about 20 noncom
missioned officers and men killed and
wounded. Major-Goneral Fuku Shimal
has now under him at Tien Tsln about iooo
Japanese troops.
The report that Colonel French. Twenty-fifth
Infantry, was killed at Tien Tsln
is not understood at the War Depart
ment. Officials state positively that Col
onel French is not in China. There Is
but one Colonel French In the service,
and he commands the Twenty-second In
fantry,, two battalions of which are In
the Philippines, and the third one in this
country. On June 30 polonol French was
In New York on alcK leave.
THE AMEIU CAT?, CASUALTIES.
Service Records of Llicnm, Davis
and Others Killed and "Wounded.
Cplonel Emerson H. Liscum, killed at
Tien Tsln, "was born In Vermont In 184L
He entered the volunteer service as Cor
poral in the First Vermont Infantry, In
May, 1861. and was appointed Second Lieu
tenant February 19, 1863. He rode in the
regular line to Colonel of the Ninth
Infantry, April 23, 1893. While In the
Spanish War he was made Brigadier
General of Volunteers, July 12, 1S9S, serv
ing In that capacity until December SI. of
the same year. His record briefly stated In
chronologic order is as follows: Brevetted
Captain, U. S. Army, August L 1S64, for
gallant services in the battle of Beth
esda Church and during the campaign
beforo Richmond, Va. During the war of
1SG1-CS, with his regiment In the Army of
the Potomac, participating In the battles
of Cedar Mountain, Bull Run, Chancel
lorsvllle, Gettysburg (where he was
wounded), Bethesda Church and the siege
of Petersburg. Since the War of the Re
bellion he served on the frontier to April,
1898, commanding his regiment In Florida
and in the Santiago campaign, July 1.
1898, when he was wounded In the battle
of San Juan, Cuba; on sick leave to April,
353D, and commanding his regiment en
route to and in the Philippine Islands,
and In command of the First Brigade,
Second Division, Eighth Army Corps,
January 15. ISM, to April 18, 1900; com
manding his regiment in the Philippines
to Juno 2T7. 1900, when he sailed with It
for Taku, China.
Captain R. Davis, United States Marine
Corps, also killejl, was a native of
Georgia. He entered the marine corps
as a Second Lieutenant, July 1, 1894. He
went out to the Philippines In April. 1839.
In charge of the marines who took over
the Cavite naval station from the military
branch. His commission In the Marine
Corps is dated March S, 1899.
Captain William B, Lemley, of the Ma
rine Corps, who Is reported as wounded,
is a native of North Carolina, and a
nephew of Judge-Advocate-General Lem
jey of the Navy. He entered the corps
on its increase in March, 1899, being at
tached to the staff a an Assistant Quar
termaster, with the rank of Captain.
Lieutenant Smedley R. Butler, of the
Mar-- Corps, also wounded, was one of
the new ofHcers In the service, having
been appointed from Pennsylvania In
April, 1899. He was sent to the Philippines
immediately upon his appointment, and
was one of the officers drawn from tho
Cavite station by Admiral Kempff at the
beginning of the fighting at Taku.
Lieutenant Henry Leonard, of tho Ma
rine Corps was appointed to that service
from tho District of Columbia, in April,
1899. He accompanied Lieutenant Butler
to the Philippines soon after his appoint
ment, and also Joined KempfTs forces at
Taku.
Major James Reagan, of the Ninth In
fantry, entered the military service from
New Tork as a musician in Company H,
Second Infantry, -before the Civil War.
He served tnroughout that war and re
ceived a commission as Second Lieuten
ant, December 8, 1865, .He was assigned
to the Ninth Infantry as a First Lieu
tenant in 1870, and has been attached to
that regiment ever since, becoming a
Captain in 1857. and a Major In 1S99.
The Captain Buckmlller referred to in
tho dispatches as having been wounded is
Captain Edwin V. Bookznlller. He is a
West Pointer, entering the academy from
Ohio in 1855. Bit first commission was
that of a Second Lieutenant In the Sec
ond Infantry, in 1SS9. He became at
tached to tbo Sixteenth as a Captain in
1899, and Joined the Ninth Infantry by
transfer In the same year.
Captain Charles R. Noyes, of the Ninth
Infantry, is Adjutant of the regiment
He was a West Pointer, having been ap
pointed from Massachusetts in 1875. He
got his first commission In the Ninth In
fantry as a Second Lieutenant In 1S79,
and has been with that organization ever
since, becoming a First Lieutenant in
1ES7, and Cantain in 1SSS.
Steel Plant Closed.
LORAIN, July 16. The big steel plant
of the Federal Steel -Company here has
been closed down, 'throwing 40J) men out
I of work.
MANIFESTO FROM HEARST
DEMOCRATIC CLUBS CALLED UPOX
TO ORGANIZE.
Denunciation of the Administration
and the Policy of the Repub
lican Partem
WASHINGTON, July 16. W. R. Hearst,
president of the National Association of
Democratic Clubs, has Issued the follow
ing address:
"To the Democratic Clubs and Associa
tions of the United States The time has
Come when all the Democratic societies
in this country and all the patriotic bodies
associated with them should publicly rat
ify the nomination of W. J. Bryan for
President and Adlal E. Stevenson for
Vice-President and to defend the Republic
against the corrupting spirit of Imperial
ism. This Is no ordinary year in Amer
ican politics. Colonies have been estab
lished under tho American flag without
the consent of the American people and
in defiance of the Constitutions Tho un-
lawful and brutal policy of President Mc- j
Klnley and bis advisers, involving tho
abandonment of the principle of public
equality on American soil, has been con
firmed by the Republican party In its
National convention. '
"The Republican party, under Its pres
COLONEL EMERSON H. LISCUM
COMMANDER OF THE SIXTH INFANTRY, UNITED STATES ARMY, KILLED
IN THE BATTLE AT TIEN TSIN, SUJkDAY.
ent leadership. Is attempting to commit a
hitherto peaceful and just Nation to a
career of Imperial adventure and con
quest. Its conservatism has disappeared,
and Its main policy Is dominated by a
vulgar spirit of greed unknown on this
continent until now. The Republican
party has become a party of revolution.
It Is attacking the irreproachable and
time-approved political. Industrial and
social systems under which this Republic
'has steadily grown in strength and glorjjlat Detroit empowered tbe body, to choose
and has dishonored our flag and our Na
tional obligations before the civilised
world. It has made subjects of the In
habitants of American territories and
has denied to them the wise guarantees
of Constitutional government. It tram
pled on the Declaration of Independence.
The Republican paTty Is a promoter and
agent of the new and terrible trust sys
tem, which seeks to destroy industrial
and commercial competition In America
another revolutionary movement hostile
to free Institutions.
"The humane and- moral struggle for
the emancipation of the neighboring Re
nubllc of Cuba was victoriously ended
two years ago and yet our Army occu-n
pies Cuban soil and the political favorites
of tho Republican party plunder the help
less people of the Island. A great army
raised for the liberation of Cuba Is still
maintained for the purpose of extending
trade by bloodshed.
ade by bloodshed. J
"The spirit of militarism marks every
act of the National Government. These
radical experimental conditions In the
order of our National progress tnreaten
the existence of Republican Government
on the American Continent. Subjects
and citizens cannot long endure under
the same flag. Monopoly takes away op
portunity and hope from the masses of
the people; it robs the young men of
the Nation of all chance to achieve their
Independence and fastens upon them a
perpetual wage servitude; it converts
small proprietors Into hirelings and it
puts Into the hands of a few men the
absolute control of production and prices.
"Against tho new and dangerous poli
ciescondemned alike by experience and
Justice the Democratic party is exerting
its whole strength. Its candidates and
its platform represent the conserva
tive spirit of tho American people and
their faith In American Institutions. They
represent opportunity at home as against
adventure In Asia; peace, rather than
war Inspired by the lust of money; citi
zenship, not subjecthcod; a homogeneous
republic, not a heterogeneous empire; a
nation of prosperous, equal, lJbarty-loV-ing
citizens unburdened by war taxes pr
a great standing Army, leading Ulti
mately to military conscription.
'The re-election of President McKiriley
will be taken by the Republican leaders
as a proof that the American people ap
prove of an imperial, military and trust
breeding policy. Can any thoughtful citi
zen doubt what the consequences of Re
publican victory this Fall will be? The
swift and unsuspected developments of
the past four years point significantly to
the purposes of President McKlnley and
his advisers In the near future.
"In the presence of these Impending
National evils, the National Association
of Democratic Clubs calls upon all Dem
ocratic clubs, organizations and societies
in the United States to organize their
forces for the defense of Republican in
stitutions. Patriotic citizens, regardless
of past political ties or prejudice, are
earnestly asked to assist In this work
of preservation. This year the Nation
must chooso between the European and
the American theory of government."
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN LEAGUE.
Conference "Will Open in St. Paul
This Morning:.
ST. PAUL, July 16. All is In readiness
for calling to order tomorrow at 10 o'clock
the National Conference of Republican
Clubs. Between 1500 and 1S00 delegates
will be present. The session will bo held
In the Auditorium. Governor Roosevelt
will arrive early tomorrow morning, and
is booked for an Introduction at the open
ing session.
Colonel George Stone, president of the
league, will call the evening session to'or
der. Senator Davis will preside, and will
make the address of welcome to the guest
of tho evening Governor Roosevelt. The
Governor's reply Is expected to be the
feature of the convention. Colonel Stone
rays h will not accept a re-election.
Isaac Miller Hamilton, of Chicago, prob
ably -will be chosen president In his place.
The other officers will probably be re
elected. Tammany's Indorsement.
NEW YORK, July 16. Tho executive
commlttee of Tammany Hall met in the
Wigwam tonight. Richard Croker presid
ing, and topk action relative to indorsing
the Democratic National ticket. The gen
eral committee of 6000 members wjll meet
July 23, when resolutions will bo adopted
and tho ticket ratified.
Kansas Fnsionists Invite Bryan.
LINCOLN, Neb., July 16. W J. Bryan
divided his time today between his po
litical visitors and work of preparation
for tho campaign. A delegation of people
from Kansas called today to Invite Mr.
Bryan to be present at the fusion state
convention, to be held at Fort Scott, July
24, and make an address Mr. Bryan
gave a. definite answer to their Invlta
tlon, but would not say what It was In I
advance of their return home.
It Is
thought he was obliged to decline.
FEDERATION OF LABOR.
Matters
Beforo the
Committee.
Exccntlve
DENVER, July 16. Tho executive
committee of the American Federation
of Labor convend in regular quarterly
meeting In thio city today. The meeting
promises to have important results, as
action will probably be taken with refer-
ence to the Chicago building trades lock
out, tho St. Louis street railway strike,
the clgarmakers' trouble In New York,
and the Cocur d'Alene affair. Tho tes-
, tlmony given before the Congressional
Investigating- committee concerning the
Idaho miners' strike will be fully eon
edored. Several officials of the minors'
union in Idaho may be- present to en
Hgbton tho committee upon several points
with which It is not familiar, and It io
expeoted that the committee will throw
the Influence of the federation In favor
of tho miners.' union.
Among other, things, a decision is ex
pected with reference to making an
ejght-ftGur-day test, The las convention
a trade m. which the. flcht should be.
made, and tho machinists and horse
phoers are both after the selection. If
the former are chosen. It may jeopardize
tbo International agreement recently
signed by them. In either case, the war
will be general.
The subject of raising a large defenso
fund to be used In aid of strikers will
be considered.
Tho committee accepted the resignation
of Messrs. Lennon and Pierce as dele
gates to tho British Trade Union Con
gress, their time being fully occupied
with other duties, and appointed D. J.
Kent, of Lincoln. Nob., and John M.
Hunter, of Springfield, 111., in their
stead.
Secretary Morrison, of tho executive
council, ciubmitted his report for tho
eight months and eleven days since the
laut annual meeting, showing the federa
tlon to bo In good condition financially.
Durins tno Tloa mentioned, tho federa
tion has issued 558 charters, six of which
have been to National unions, three to
state branches, and GS to city central
bodies.
The application for a charter of the
Paperhangers' National Union was taken
up, but wao referred to James Duncan
for investigation and report. There is
ovory reason to believe that there will
bo an amalgamation of the painters and
decorators, and In that event there would
bo but one body Instead of two.
The offer of the English Trades Union
to build In America a John Ruskln Hall
and furnish the funds for tho building
of the same was also referred, but will
be taken up again before the session
closes.
Tho session la executive, and many
matters which cannot be made public at
the present time will come up for action
or reference.
The Chicago Building Trades lockout
was considered but no action taken. The
matter will be taken up again tomorrow,
as will also the SL Louis street-car men's
strike. Tonight the members of the com
mittee visited Elltch's Gardens as guests
of the officials of the Colorado State
Federation of Labor.
Business Interrupted by Strike.
ST. LOUIS, July 16. The St Louis
Transit Company today filed in the City
Register's office Its returns of trips and
passengers for tho quarter ending June
SO last, as required by law. These reports
are particularly interesting, as showing
tho decrease In- the company's business,
caused by the strike, During the first
three months of this year, beforo the
strike was inaugurated, the Transit Com
pany, according to Its returns, carried
27,0G8,ES5 passengers, its cars making 1,367,
S35 trips in so doing. According to its
returns for the three months ending Juno
30 its cars made only 447,049 trips and
carried 13,733,621 passengers.
Storm In Wlnconiin.
LA CROSSE, Wis., July 16. The heav
iest rain storm in La Crosso and vicinity
for three years has been raging for tho
past three days. The storm was general
In Wisconsin, Minnesota and the Da
kotas. All railroads havo suffered from
washouts. Tho hall did a great deal of
damage to crops In those states.
Judge W. II. "tVoshlnirton.
PHOENIX, Ariz., July 16. Judge W. H.
Washington, of Philadelphia, a direct de
scendant of Augustine Washington,
father of George Washington, Is dead at
Castle Creek Hot Springs, of consump
tion. He was 43 years old and a lawyer
of recognized ability.
The Trnt Problem.
To a thoughtful mind, the trust prob
lem Is one of serious Import It must
be firmly grappled with, for It creeps
upon society before you are aware of Its
existence, in this respect much resem
bling the various disorders which at
tack the stomach, such as constipation,
indigestion, dyspepsia, biliousness, liver
and kidney troubles. Hostetter's Stom
ach Bitters is the one reliable remedy
for all such aliments. Be sure to give
it & triaL
' '"
JAPAN'S SINEWS, OF WAR
FIFTY MILLIONS APPROPRIATED
-. FOR EXPENSES.
Indications of an Anti-Christian Rising-
In Corea Details of the
Tnlca Battle.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 16. The Asso
ciated Press correspondent at Yokohama
Jfnda the fpllowlng letter by the, steamer
Coptic, which arrived today from the Ori
ent Under date of June 30, he says:
Japan is meeting the situation In China
with a vigor and promptitude which would
be t surprising were It not that this has
long been looked upon as the land of sur
prises. At a Cabinet meeting held on
Monday last, the sum of 55O.COD.OC0 was ap
propriated for the Immediate expenses In
volved In the Instant dispatch of troops,
vividly recalling the application of a like
sum by the United States Congress at the
Inception of the troube.wlth Spain. This
amount will supply the" necessary sinews
until the meeting of the Diet The mob
ilization of tho troops and tbe movements
of the transport fleets and naval vessels
still continue., and tbe efficiency of tho
military machine of the empire is being
demonstrated as clearly as In the late
struggle with China, when it commanded
the admiration of foreign experts Im
mense satisfaction Is being Indulged In be
cause of the prominent part being played
by Japan in tho capture of the Taku forts.
Its force happened to be In the rear of the
column at first but when the attack was
on, the Japanese commander, perceiving a
short cut to the walls, rushed his troops
ahead and carried the ramparts by an
impetuous assault, thus, though paying for
the victory by his life, enabling bis flag
to be the first displayed upon the strong
hold. Tho troops mobollzed by tho govern
ment here will number nearly 30.000, and
It is safe to assume that within two weeks
at tho latest, with the large forces of
Russians and British on the way, the al
Ues will have at their disposal an army of
100.000 men. which will be ample for tho
Initial operations.
From Corea there are indications of se
rious trpuble arising from an antl-Chris-tlan
and antl-forelgn movement similar to
.that of the Boxers. The missionary ele
ment there, as in wnina, comes in tor a
good share of the blame, and the senti
ment among the foreign population In the
Orient is increasingly strong in favor of
doing something to check this ever-recurrent
menace to the world's peace.
Locally there has been nothing of inter
est of late, except an unusuilly large num
W nf slisrht earthauake shocks. On the
2th and 26th of June. Yokohama was vis
ited by no less than 12 of these within 43
hours.
There are no means for estimating the
number of foreigners in Tien Tsin and
Pekin, except by approximation. Accord
ing' to the latest Chinese directories Issued
by the Hong Kong press last year, there
were upon the Tien Tsln list some 675
names of European males. A conserva
tive estimate of women and children would
make the total foreign population about
JO00. The normal estimate of Pekin on the
same basis would be about one-half of
that number, but It Is to bo remarked that
on the approach of the .troubles the Influx
of missionaries and their families fleeing
from the surrounding districts must
have largely increased the foreign con
tingent Of tbe number of Japanese In the
two cities there aro no means of making
any Intelligent estimate.
Japanese 5 per cent war bonds continue
to decline. Up to date, the Japanese Gov
ernment has chartered 17 steamships to be
used in transporting troops to China.
In June 28 a fire broke out In Takaoka,
Toyama prefecture, and destroyed nearly
nine-tenths of the city. Five thousand
houses. Including a number of govern
ment buildings, were burned. .
Admiral Samejlma, Commander-in-Chief
of tho Sasebo admiralty, reports
under date of.. June 23,thatvhe ha3 got
from Surgeon Salgo and the captain oi
the JHlxo Maru the follpwlng particulars
in regard to the engagement of Taku:
"At 12:45 A. M., on the 17th, the forts
opened fire on the allied squadron, which
comprised one English warship, the Lyon
(French), the Atago (Japanese), the Co
reetz (Russian), the litis (German), and
the Monocacy (American). The Monoc
acy was used as a refuge for the foreign
women and .children in Tong Ku, while
the Atago was used as a store ship for
the arms of the allied land rorces ana
tho foreign contingents generally. At
the time of the bombardment the Atago
could not Join It, owing to the fact that
her anchorage was very remote from the
forts. A fire broke bur during the en
gagement on board the Lyon, while the
Coreetz was hit by a 42-pounder shot and
two officers and four others, warrant
officers and sailors, were killed. On the
litis one officer and six others were
killed and the Captain was wounded. The
Coreetz was hit on the water line and
had recourse to the collision mat. One
of the enemy's shots hit the Monocacy.
"The fire from the forts was terrible
and indicated good gunnery practice. One
gunboat was hit In the magazine. The
land forces, which comprised about 1560
of the combined British, Russian and
German contingents, together with the
Japanese contingent from the Yokoha
she, anade their attack from the rear
of the forts. The contingent having boon
at the rear, could not take part In the
opening scene of the engagement
"The Chinese offered a stout resistance,
and when the vanguard had reached a
place 400 to EOO metres from the forts, they
showed some signs of hesitation in their
forward movement. Tho forces of the
other three powers were then deployed,
and our marines, passing through tho
gap thus produced, charged at the forts
with fixed bayonets. In this charge,
Captain Hattorl was killed. His remains
were at once conveyed to the Hlgo Maru
by a German launch. On reaching tho
fort, the Japanese marines entered it
through the breach made by the shots
from the warships. Lieutenant Shlralshll
had already been In the fort The forces
of the other countries followed the Japan
ese and thus the northern and western
forts were occupied by tho Japaneso, the
right and the left forts by the other
forces.
"At 7 A.M. the fight was over, when
the British took charge of the western
fort and the Japanese left the forts to
guard the station. The railway track
going to Tien Tsln did not appear to
have been wrecked, but as tho locomo
tive had been damaged, the crew of the
Atago were told 'off to repair It
"Off Taku, the Chinese cruiser Hal
yang had been at anchor, a little nearer
to the shore than the allied squadron,
and tho evening of the 16th she seemed
to be cleared for action. Prior to the
resolution to fire on the forts having
been adopted, the Newark and the Des
cartes were anchored near the Halyang,
but they shifted their position afterward,
the evening of 'the 17th. Precautions were
taken against the flight of the Haiyang.
but she did not flee. On the 17th, at
noon, the Halyang proceeded to steam out
of tho harbor and the foreign warships
dipped their flags In recognition of the
Admiral's flag on her mast But thb
Captain of tho Russian warship Rossla,
which was anchored farthest out to Bea,
signalled for her to send an officer on
board and. in the presence of the Com
mander of the German fleet told him
that tho departure of the Halyang at
this Juncture would be against her in
terests. She, therefore, deferred her de
parture. "On tho land the musketry Are was
still Jkept up at intervals from tho south
ern fort, while in the business .parts of
tbe place, natives, dressed like coolies,
fired at the troops of the allied forCe,
of whom there were only a small number
preaont"
FAMINE) AND CHOLERA.
Situation in India Sho-rrs Little
Chance for the Better.
LONDON, July 16. Tho Governor of
Bombay, telegraphing to. tbe Secretary
of State for India, says that there were
&'S2S c&ses nf cholera. In the faminn dis
trict 'during the we.ek ending July 7, of
which 6474 were fatal, and that in the
native states there" were 9526 cases, of
which 5S32 were fatal. The total number
of deaths on tbe relief works, waa 5S70, of
which was 3.3 per 1CQ0.
There has been a good rainfall in Su
rat, Khandersh and the western part of
Deccan, and rain has begun in parts of
North Gujerat where the number de
manding relief is continuing to increase.
Tho Viceroy of India telegraphs that
there were heavier general rains last
week in Berar and the central provinces
of Hyderabad. The rainfall was good and
sufficient for present needs In Rajputana.
In Central India there' were moderate
general rains. The sowing of crops has
partly commenced. The monsoon was
heavy in Surat and there were good falls
in Kattywar and Thana. There have
been Insufficient rains in the Punjab for
dry-land sowing.
Notwithstanding the Improved pros
pects, no diminution of relief is possible.
On the contrary, the figures last week
were tho highest reported, ' village re'ief
and advances replacing: relief work. The
condition Q&the surviving cattle In West
ern India Is deplorable. The health re
turns from th-2 central provinces are sat
isfactory. The total relief was 6.41S.CO0.
WORLD'S CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR.
Twenty Thousand Were Present nt
Yesterday Meeting:.
LONDON, July 16. About 20,000 people
participated today In the World's Chris
tian Endeavor Convention on the Alexan
dria Palace grounds. Meetings were held
simultaneously In the theater, concert
hall and large marquees. The speakers
Included Rev. C. M. Sheldon, of Topeka,
Kan., and Rev. George C. Lorimer, of
Boston. Father F. E. Clark, founder and
president of the Young People'p Society
of Christian Endeavor, was given an ova
tion when he appeared on tho platform.
Mr. Sheldon spoke on "Commercial Prob
lems," expounding his well-known views
as to how business ought to be conduct
ed. President Clark expressed himself
greatly delighted at the widespread In
terest In the convention, and said he ex
pected 100,000 would be present at the
great rally Wednesday. A party of 619
Americans, who arrived at midnight, re
ceived a cordial welcome.
Already there are some indications of a
food famine on the grounds. The. attend
ance seems to have entirely exceeded the
expectatlons'Of the calculators, and hun
dreds of people, after waiting for an hour
or more in the dlnlng-hall today, were In
formed that the supplies were exhausted.
Table service supplies were equally scant,
and the place Is miles away from the
ordinary restaurants.
D. B. Eddy, of Hawthorne, N. Y., who
was preparing for missionary work in
India, led an interesting meeting this
evening, and will conduct a missionary
conference w dnes'day, at which also Am
bassador Choate will speak. Rev. Clar
ence Elberson and Rev. Robert Pierce, of
Pennsylvania, were the principal speakers
at the Junior Endeavor meeting this even
ing. Canon Richards, of Canada, was the
leading speaker at the missionary meet
ing this evening.
The Maine Banq.net.
LONDON, July 16. The much-talked-of
Maine banquet was given at the Hoel
Savoy this evening. The room wao pret
tily decorated with flowers and flags, the
British and American colors being en
twined, A model of the hospital-ship
Maine, composed of white flowers and
green sails, held the center of tho table.
The guests, of which there "were 34, In
cluded Ambaeoador Choate and Mrs
Choate, Lady Randolph Churchill, her
betrothed. Lieutenant George Cornwall!
West and all the ladies of the Maine com
mittee. Lady Randolph .Churchill was
universally congratulated upon her ap
proaching marriage, fixed for July 2S. -
Bocas del Toro Destroyed.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, July 16. A letter
from Atrato. Colomblajaays Bgcas del
Torp bas been visited by a Terrific gale,
whch destroyed many buildings and ba
nana plantations. Immediately after the
gale a fearful fire swept the town, de
stroying Its finest buildings. The situa
tion is said to be desperate, the people
being demoralized. The fire originated
through carelessness in the Chinese quar
ter. Kumnsale Relieved.
FUMSU. July 16. Kuroassle has been
relieved by the command under Colonel
Wlllcocks.
CHINESE IN AMERICA.
Ho Yow Does Not Expect Trouble
Here.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jqly 16. Ho Yow,
Chinese Consul-General, considers the ru
mors which have com,e from Washington
of a threatened uprising In this city
against the Chinese residents as utterly
groundless.
"Never since the administration of my
Consulate," he said, "have there been
fewer cases of violence against the Chi
nese. In fact, I fall to recall a single case
In any part of the district within the
last two months that In any way lndl--cates
hostility to my countrymen on ac
count of the difficulties at home. We
have every, reason to feel satisfied with
the treatment we have received, and I can
see In the wise course the United States
is pursuing In the present crisis a far bet
ter understanding between the two na
tions than has heretofore existed. There
may be an attempt on the part of sand
lot agitators to precipitate an attack on
Chinatown. I do not believe, however,
that they will ba able to control a very
largo following, or that the better ele
ment of the community will lend moral
support to such a movement"
Los Angeles Chinese.
LOS ANGELES, CaL, July 16. Wong
Yee Che presided over an exceedingly In
teresting meeting of 150 of the Chinese
merchants and residents of this city, held
at their Board of Trade rooms, to give
expression to their views on the present
crisis in China. Resolutions were passed
pledging themselves to do all In their
power to uphold and assist in upholding
the laws of the United States so long as
they are residents of this country. They
heartily disapprove of word3 and speeches
tending to prove animosity and misun
derstandings between them and the citi
zens of this country. A copy of the res
olutions was sent to Li Hung Chang, he
being the Viceroy of the province from
which the Chinese come. A copy was
also sent to Secretary Hay.
Dividends for Ellensburgr Depositors
WASHINGTON. July 16. The Controller
of the Treasury has declared 33.7 per cent
dividends In favor of the creditors of the
Insolvent Kittitas Valley Bank, of EI
lonuburg, Waeh.
The Shooting: of Mrs. Mayer.
NEW YORK, July 16. It has been offi
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to hold an Inquest by Jury to determine
tho cause of death of Mrs. Natalie May-
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Dorrs Will Come to America.
CAPE TOWN, July 16. When the war lot
South Africa Is over, 10,000 Boers, chiefly
naturalized citizens of the Transvaal,
will emigrate to,the I'nlted States. Irish
Americans are arranging the prelimina
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