THE TlfO-RNING ORFGOTAN. TUESDAY, JULY 17, 1900.
KILLED HIS WOUNDED
Seymour Saved Disabled Men
From Chinese Butchers.
LEFT THE CHOICE TO THEM
Act of Mercy Performed by n Firing
Sauad of the Pelcin Relief
,. . Column.
NEW YORK. July 16. A dispatch to
the Journal and Advertiser from Tien
Tsln, July 8, Bays:
Ineffectual attempts have been made to
conceal the horrible fact that Admiral
Seymour was compelled to shoot his own
wounded during the recent disastrous re
treat of the Pekln relief expedition.
All the wounded and prisoners who fell
Into the "hands of the Chinese were fright
fully tortured. The bodies of two marines
who were captured by the Chinese were
recovered. The bodies had been cut into
pieces. First, the eyes had been hacked
out; then the cheeks, arms and leys cut
off, until death ended the sufferings of
the poor fellows.
When Admiral Seymour, in his retreat,
found himself so hard pressed that he
was unable longer to carry his wounded
with him, he asked the men: "Which do
you prefer, to be left to the mercies of
the Chinese or be shot by your own com
rades?" As Admiral Seymour put the question,
the tears were running down Ills cheeks.
"We -prefer death to torture. Shoot us
now, that we may die like men." was the
piteous response of the helpless men.
A firing squad wa ftold off, and while
the little allied force stopped and beat off
with gun fire the Chinese horde that sur
rounded it. Inside its lines an act of mercy
was performed, as the firing squad car
ried out Its orders.
A few merciful volleys from the rifles
In the hands of friends and the har
assed expedition was relieved of its bur
den of wounded: the fanatical Chinese
horde was cheated of victims for its tor
ture, and the sufferings and fears of the
unfortunates were brought to an end In
an honorable death under their own flag.
The British and .American forces are
brigaded together on the west side of the
town; the Germans and Japanese on the
smith side: the French and Russians on
the north and a force of Cossacks hold
the east side.
Scouts report that Imperial Chinese
troops have arrived from Pekln, well
equipped and with many guns.
Troops of native cavalry and hordes of
Boxers are coming from the east and
south.
FOUGHT WITH DESPERATION.
How the Chinese Reproved the Al
lies at Tien Tsln.
LONDON, July 16. The Evening News
prints a ilspatch dated at Shanghai today
giving a detailed account of the attack
of the allied forces on the native city of
Tien Tsln, as reported in the dispatch to
the Associated Press, dated Tien Tsln,
July 33. via Che Foo. July 16, and Shang
hai. July 16. According to the dispatch
the allies were repulsed and compelled to
retreat with a loss of more than 100
killed, the British losing 40 and the Jap
anese 60. The Americans and Russians,
it is added, also suffered heavily. Among
the Americans killed were Colonel French,
of the Twenty-fifth Infantry, jand Colonel
Liscum, of the Ninth Infantry. A Rus
sian Colonel of artillery was also killed.
The dispatch adds that the Chinamen
fought with great desperation, and their
marksmanship was accurate and deadly.
"Revenge today, mourning tomorrow,"
Is practically the universal cry of Eu
rope, but It is sorrowfully admitted that
there can be no revenge today, nor per
haps for many tomorrows, for the incred
ible barbarities that are reported to have
marked the last scenes within the lega
tions at Pekln. Nothing Is clearer than
that the antl-forelgn conflagration is rap
Idly permeating even hitherto quiescent
provinces; and though It Is recognized
that every day which leaves .reran in me
power of the mob increases the perils and
difficulties of the situation, nothing comes
from the diplomats of Europe to show
that the powers have overcome the jeal
ousies, resulting in general lmpotency, to
which Is commonly ascribed the sacrifice
of the handful of women, children and
men comprising the international colony
of Pekln. Nothing has been received to
day that adds to the Information pre
viously obtained regarding the massa
cres. The only ray of light extricable
from the Pekln message appears to be
the statement that Prince Chlng and his
fallowing did their utmost In defense of
the legations. The rebels, however, are
greatly in the majority, and the few loy
alists are helpless before the hordes who
have combined and are dally joining the
blood-stained Camarilla who have usurped
authority In Pekln.
The fate of the capital appears to
threaten other towns like Tien Tsln, Che
Foo and even Shanghai. The defeat of
the allied forces at Tlcn Tsln seems to
place that town in desperate straits, and
If retreat to Taku Is necessitated, ob
servers consider that It will be likely to
Influence the policy of wavering Viceroys.
The departure of Admiral Seymour
from Tien Tsln and the movement of
warships toward Shan Hal Kuan. -on the
Gulf of Llao Tung, are taken to indicate
that this route may be adopted for an
advance on Pekln. which is distant 170
miles from Shan Hal Kuan.
The officials at the Chinese legation this
morning still assert that they have no
information concerning the fate of the
foreigners in Pekln.
The Foreign Office today Issues 8 dis
patch from General Dorward, dated Tien
Tsln, July 11, which adds to the previous
Information. The Chinese, according to
this dispatch, attacked tne station ine
mamlne of -July 11. and were repulsed.
after four hours' hard fighting, In which
BOO of the enemy were killed.
On July 9, General Dorward, command
ing a force of 250 Americans, 250 Brit
ish and 400 Russians, and General Fushl
kima, commanding 500 Japanese, attacked
the Chinese and captured their positions
southeast of the city, killing 95 and cap
turing four guns. The Japanese and
American troops subsequently rushed and
took the western arsenal. General Dor
ward adds that the day's honors rested
with the Americans and Japanese. There
were no casualties among the Americans
or the Russians.
PREVENTED A WORST FATE.
Foreign "Women in Pelrin Supplied
Themselves With Poison.
BERLIN. July 16. The correspondent
here of the Associated Press has received
private Information from London that a
private letter was received there from
Lady Claude MacDonald. wife of the
British Ambassador at Pekln. written
when the situation was growing threaten
ing, saying that all the ladles of the lega
tion had supplied themselves with poison.
The German Consul at Che Foo,
having communicated to the Gov
ernor of Shan Tung Emperor William's
offer of a reward of 1000 taels for the
rescue of foreigners at Pekln, has re
ceived the Governor's reply, which is
dated July 13, to the effect that the
shutting up of foreigners in Pekln has
deeply touched his heart, but that at
tempts to relieve them have failed, ow
ing to the revolt In Pe Chi LI. but the
Governor adds that he will do his best to
effect Utoir release.
At the Foreign Office here there Is no
question as to the correctness of the
news of the massacre of foreigners in
Pekln. Officials take the view that it
Is against the interests of Chinese to
admit that there has been a massacre,
and therefore the Chinese dispatches on
the subject are for once probably true.
Regarding Tien Tsln the Foreign Office's
latest dispatches from Admiral 3ende
mann declare that the situation has. Im
proved, as reinforcements continue arriv
ing. The Foreign Office, while deeply de
ploring the horrible eents at Pekln, ex
presses confidence that henceforth the
powers' solidity of Interests will assume
perfect harmony. The Foreign Of
fice further states that Dr. von
Schwarzensteln (appointed Minister to
China In succession to the late
Baron von Ketteler) will proceed to
China notwithstanding the latest develop
ments. Regarding the anomolous position of the
Chinese Minister here the Foreign Office
said the Minister admittedly does not
know from whence the declaration of
June 29 emanated. He also said that he
could not vouch for the correctness of all
the Chinese dispatches he had received
lately. The Foreign Office pointed out to
him that until the situation became clear
er all of the communications could not be
considered as emanating from the Chi
nese Government. The Foreign Office also
considered unlimited telegraphic connec
tion between Lue Hal Huan. the Chlnose
Minister to Germany, and China In
compatible Just now with Germany's in
terests, and today issued orders Inhibit
ing Chinese Legation dispatches.
The British Embassay here has thus
far received no news from London con
firming the news of the massacre of for
eigners in Pekln. Lord Gough still doubts
If there has been a massacre, Chinese
news having beqn all along unreliable.
Orders at the Presidio.
BAN FRANCISCO, July 16-Orders have
been received at the Presidio at once to
prepare quarters for five regiments of
troops which will arrive shortly en route
for foreign service.
The home battalion of the Eighteenth
Infantry has landed from the Hancock
and taken up temporary quarters at the
Presidio. It is under command of Cap
tain E. A Lewis, and Is destined for
prt Keogh, Mont. The Hancock snade
the trip from Kobe in 14 days, beating
the record from that port.
The sailing of the transport Sumner
for Nagasaki has been postponed until
tomorrow, owing to the failure of two
battalions of the Fifteenth Infantry to
crrlvo from Plattsville, N. T., on sched
ule time.
Talcn District Clear.
NEW YORK. July 16. A dispatch to
the Herald from Tien Tsln, July 8, says:
While the Chinese are making a stub
born resistance about Tien Tsln, they
are making no attempt to regain Taku
or to cut off the approach to Tien Tsln
by river or railway. The entire district
is deserted by the natives, and troops
come up without seeing a Chinaman. Un
guarded launches ply up and down with
dispatches. The restoration of the rail
roads Is being pushed forward.
The Chinese have a faculty for mov
ing their guns rapidly, and suddenly
opening fire from a new point. At dusk
they sent six shells into the foreign set
tlement at random. One entered the bar
racks of the Centurion men and wound
ed six. The stacks of government salt
on the opposite side of the river and the
acres of ruins give the Chinese an op
portunity to pour in random rifles shots
without exposure.
Gxzns Trained on Chee Foo.
NEW YORK, July 16, A dispatch to the
Journal and Advertiser from Che Foo
says:
The guns of the British cruiser Ter
rible, the American gunboat Nashvillo
and the other warships In the harbor were
trained on the city Saturday in answer to
urgent messages sent from ashore that
an outbreak was about to take place. All
the foreigners were called out for defen
sive guard duty, and they responded with
alacrity. Sentries were posted and close
watch kept on the natives. The men on
board the ships kept close to their guns
and prepared to open fire on a moment's
notice, but the occasion did not arise.
Another Battalion of Marines.
WASHINGTON, July 16. General "Wood,
Commandant of the Marine Corps, Is ar
ranging for the mobilization of another
battalion of marines for the far East.
They will leave San Francisco as soon
as transportation can be arranged, prob
ably about August 1. The battalion will
be composed of one company of marines
from Boston, one from New York,
and two from the marine bar
racks In this city. The present inten
tion Is to send the battalion direct to Ma
nila, but it may be diverted to China for
service there.
THE DEATH ROLL.
Colonel John Hamilton.
NEW YORK, July 16. Colonel John
Hamilton, U. S. A., retired, is dead in
Brooklyn. He was appointed to West
Point from Indiana In 1847. When the war
broke out he was Captain in the Third
United States Artillery. For gallant and
meritorious service during the Invest
ment of Fort Pulaski. Go.. In 1S62, he was
made brevet Major, and for similar con
duct In action at Secesslonvllle, S. C, he
was advanced to the rank of brevet Lieutenant-Colonel
In June of the same year.
In February, 1B64. Colonel Hamilton was
made brevet Colonel for gallantry in the
battle of Olustee, Fla.
At the end of the war he became a
Major of tne First Artillery, and In Janu.
ary, 1881, was advanced to the rank of
Lieutenant-Colonel of the Fifth Artillery,
and In September, 1SS3, he became Colonel
of the same regiment. He was placed on
the retired list In August, 1887.
Earl W.'Blodarltt.
NEW YORK. July 16. The death of
Earl Walter Blodgltt at Manila is an
nounced. He was for many years a
leading merchant of that city and was In
volved In many difficulties owing to
the Spanish hatred of the Americans.
General MacArthur Order.
NEW YORK. Julv It A SDeclal to thJ
Herald from Washington says
Secretary Root has received from Ma-
Jor-General MacArthur the orders under
which a squadron of Filipino cavalry was
organized in Manila for service against
the Insurgents. Lieutenant-Colonel Wil
der, Forty-third Infantry, commenced the
organization of four troops of native
scouts, with a maximum of 120 men to
a troop, and a squadron of non-commissioned
staff officers of one Sergeant
Major, one Quartermaster Sergeant and
one Commissary Sergeant. The men
were enlisted to serve until June L 190L
The monthly pay allowances of the scouts
range from $30 Mexican money and $3
Mexican money for clothing for a Sergeant-Major,
to $15 pay and 33 clothing
for a private. The barracks In Caloocan
are rendezvous of the squadron.
These officers of the squadron were or
dered to report for duty to Lieutenanfr
Colonel Wilder, at Macabebe: Major
Mathew A. Batson. Captains Joseph C.
Castner. James N. Munroe, William Gel
ger and Francis H. Cameron, and First
Lieutenants David H. Riddle, James Con
way and Clarence Culver.
A general order has been received at
the War Department giving the facts In
the trial of Roman Laesamana, a native,
charged with being a spy. He was a non
commissioned officer in the insurgent
army, and, it was charged, acted as a
spy in and about the buildings in Batan
gaa, occupied by the Thirty-eighth In
fantry. He was found guilty and sen
tenced to be hanged. '
General MacArthur disapproved the find
ing, because, in his opinion, It was not
definitely established that the man was
within the American lines with the Inten
tion to constitute him as a spy, and he de
clared that the Filipino bo detained a
prisoner of war.
Lew Wall nee Not an Anti.
INDIANAPOLIS. July 16. General Lew
Wallace will not preside at the National
Antl-Imperlallst League meeting. He
says he will not take part In the meet
ing and is not In sympathy with It.
THE EXPOSITION SPORTS
AMERICA ATHLETES CONTTXTJE
TO WIX VICTORIES.
XOaenxIein, Every, Prinsteln and
Flanagrnn "Were Among: the Suc
cessful Competitors.
PARIS, July 16. Twenty-one champion
ship contests In connection with the ex
position .have been decided during the
last three days, and America can boast
of winning 16 and of securing 13 seconds
and 12 thirds. Nine events took place
today. In which the Americans placed
six firsts, six seconds and seven thirds
to their credit. They captured the 200
meter hurdle race and the standing high
jump, three standing Jumps, the long
Jump, the hop, step and jump, .the ham
mer throwing and the standing long
Jump, and they did it easily. In fact,
the facility with which the American
athletes carried off prizes finally grew
monotonous. Three events were won by
foreigners. One, th tug of war, was
not contested by the Americans. In tho
SOO-meters flat race, which was won
by the Englishman Tysoe, the Americans
.got second and third.
In the remaining race, the 4000-meters
steeplechase, they failed to get a place,
the Englishmen talcing all three. This
was somewhat of a disappointment for
the American spectators, as they had
hoped to see Orton repeat his splendid
performance of yesterday. Nine ran, the
three Americans, Ortor, McClaln and
Grant; Englishmen Butler, Rlmmer,
Grant and Robinson; Frenchmen Chas
tenle, the champion, and, Dlehnoe, Ger
man Rlmmer took the lead, and waB
never passed. McClaln ran In cose for
two-thirds of the course, while Orton
and Grant brought up the rear. Most
of the spectators thought that Orton
was merely saving himself, with the In
tention to spurt on the last round and
finish first at the tape, as he did yester
day, but the effort of yesterday had
proved too much for him. Although he
ran gamely, he was unable to secure a
better place at the finish than fifth. As
he ran with set teeth, his college com
rades cheered him, endeavoring to en
courage him with tho familiar yells, and
when they found that. In spite of his
pluck, he was beaten, they gave him a
rousing ovation, just as if he had won.
The French champion was wildly spurred
on by his compatriots, and he struggled
with admirable grit, but ho had to suc
cumb to the superior trained cross-country
runners. RImmers time was half a
minute better than the French record,
over the some course.
The Americans had the hammer
throwing to themselves, two- Irish rivals
being utterly outclassed. The apparent
unfamillarlty of the latter with the ham
mer caused amusement among the spec
tators. Flanagan was heartily cheered on
his longest throw, as It was thought he
had broken the record, but it was shown
that the throw was three inches short.
T. Truxton Hare, of the University of
Pennsylvania, was second, with 151 feet
8 inches, and J. C. McCracken, University
of Pennsylvania, third, with 146 feet.
The tug of war proved more entertain
ing than scientific The Scandinavian
team was composed of much heavier men
than the French. The Americans de
clined to enter the contest, but consent
ed to a friendly pull against the Scan
dinavians which, however, did not come
to a satisfactory conclusion.
College men who were prevented from
competing yesterday by the change in
the agreement, or at least understood
arrangements, feel none too kindly
towards the representatives of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania for contesting.
They claim that if Pennsylvania had
stayed out, concerted action might have
brought about a modification. The Uni
versity of Michigan with Dvorack, the
University of Syracuse with Prinsteln,
Princeton with two men in the pole vault
and one In the high Jump, were those
suffering most. Some complain bitterly,
declaring that they had been unfairly
treated. Manager Jamison, of Prince
ton, sold:
"By the change our pole-vaulters and
high Jumpers were unable to compete
after traveling a great distance. Pennsyl
vania protested most strongly against
Sunday games, but finally entered. I
think her representative should have
stood with those of the other colleges."
A conference was held by the French
officials this morning regarding the
protests yesterday, but they refused to
yield, claiming that the events must stand
as settled yesterday, and that they are
now finally concluded. The French of
fered a special series, but this proposition
was declined.
Kraenzlcln, University of Pennsylvania,
has run his last race. He made a state
ment to this effect this afternoon at tho
conclusion of the 200-metre hurdle, which
he won so easily. "That was my last
race," he exclaimed. "I am through
with athletics, and shall devote myself to
something more serious." He Is badly
used up, the strain of three days' consec
utive games having told upon him se
verely. Kraenzleln won the first heat of the
200-metres hurdle race very easily in 27
seconds. Cholser, a Frenchman, was sec-
one, and Orton, of the University of
.Pennsylvania, was third. Prltchard, the
champion 100-yard runner of India, de
feated Tewksbury, of the University of
Pennsylvania, in the second heat in 26 3-3
seconds. T. B. McClaln, of the Univer
sity of Mlohlgan, was third. The final
heat was almost a walk-over for Kraens
leln, who finished a yard ahead of his
competitors. The race for place was
vigorously contested, however, Prltchard
again beating Tewksbury, who finished
third; time, 25 1-5 second. Choieel, the
Frenchman, also ran. Rau. a German:
Moloney, of Chicago University, and
Remington, University of Pennsylvania,
were among those who ran in the first
trial heat, and Tauzln, a Frenchman;,
Levis, of Syracuse, and McClaln, Uni
versity of Michigan, contested In the sec
trial heat. There were only four starters
In the final heat.
The three standing jumps were easily
American events, the athletes from there
quickly outjumplng all the other compet
itors. The same can be said of the hop,
step and Jump, which followed. Prin
steln, of Syracuse University; Connelly,
of Boston, and Richard Sheldon, of the
New York Athletic Club, qualified for the
finals and Jump-off. Prinsteln won,
though Connelly pushed him hard. The
same entries competed in the two Jump
ing contests, there being besides those
already mention, Jarvls, of Pennsylvania;
Orton. of Princeton; McClaln: Staff, a
Swede; Staffen, a German, and Cojan, a
Greek.
Tho 800-metres fiat race brought six men
to tho tape for the final heat Cregan, of
Princeton: Hall, of Brown University;
John B. Ray, of Williams; Tysoe, the
Englishman: Speldel. a Hungarian, and
DeLoge a Frenchman. There was great
interest manifested In this event, as it
was expected to be a hard contest. Such
proved to be the case until the stretch,
where DeLoge collapsed, leaving Cregan
and Tysoe to flght it out. Tysoe had
the advantage, and he made the running
the entire race. Cregan ran gamely, but
could not overtake the Britisher, who
finished a yard in advance. Hall was
third, some distance back.
The standing high jump was con
. test of Americans, they being the
only entries made. Ray Ewry, of
the New York Athletic Club, who holds
the record, won; Baxter, of the Univer
sity of Pennsylvania, got the place from
Richard Sheldon, of the New York Ath
letic Club. It was then announced that
Ewry would attempt to surpass his own
world's record of one metre, 63 centime
tres. The spectators who had gathered
about the Jumping spot cheered heartily
at this performance, and when after a
few minutes rest, ho cleared 1 metre
66 centimetres, there was much enthu
siasm shown and the applause was vigor
ous. The first event was the 200 metres hur
dle race and resulted: A. C. Kraenzlcln,
University of Pennsylvania, won; N. G.
Prltchard. diamplon 100-yard runner of
India, second, and W. B. Tewksbury, of
University -of Pennsylvania, third; time,
25 2-5 seconds.
Ray Ewry, of the N. Y. A. C, amid a
scene of great enthusiasm, secured the
standing high jump with the record of
1 metre. 65 centimetres, equal to 5 feet 5
Inches. L K. Baxter, of the University
of Pennsylvania, was second, with 1 metre
C2 centimetres, and Richard Sheldon, of
the N. Y. A. C, was third, with 1 metre
CO centimetres. The previous record was
Ewry's 1 metre and 63 centimetres. He
today, after winning the high Jump, tried
to beat his own record and succeeded
with 1 metre 64 centimetres, and then
exceeded this newly made record with 1
metre 65 centimetres.
In the hop, step and jump, Prinsteln, of
Syracuse, was first, with 14 metres 4i cen
timetres; Connelly, of Boston, was second
with 13 metres S7 centimetres, and Richard
Sheldon, of the N. Y. A. C, was third
with 13 metres 64 centimetres.
In the final heat of the 800 metres flat
race, A. E. Tryo, the English champion
half-mile runner,, finished first. Captain
Cregan. of Princeton University, was sec
ond, and David Hall, of Brown University,
was third; time, 2:011-5.
In the three standing Jumps Ray Ewry,
of tho N. Y. A. C. was first, with 10 me
tres 68 centimetres; I. W. Baxter, o'f the
University of Pennsylvania, was second
with 9 metres 5 centimetres, and C. Gar
rett, of Princeton University, was third
with 9 metres and 50 centimetres.
John Flanagan, of the N. Y. A. C. won
the hammer-throwing contest with 167
feet 4 inches.
In the 000 metre steeple-chase (scratch),
Rlmmer. an Englishman, was first, C.
Bennet, also an Englishman, was second;
S. J. Robinson, another English repre
sentative, third; time, 12 minutes 53 2-5
seconds. The Americans, George W. Or
ton. University of Pennsylvania; John W.
McClaln, University of Michigan, and
Alexander Grant, University of Pennsyl
vania, contested In this event, but failed
to secure a place.
Tho standing long jump was won by
Ray Ewry, of the N. Y. A. C, with 3
metres 21 centimetres; L K. Baxter, Uni
versity of Pennsylvania, was second, with
3 metres 13 centimetres; Torchboef, a
Frenchman, was third.
The Swedish team won the tug-of-war
against the Frenchmen. The Americans
did not compete In this event.
NATIVE PHILIPPINE ARMY.
Four Troops to Be Recruited From
Macabebes.
MANILA. June 10. The military au
thorities have ordered the formation of
four troops of native cavalry, to be re
cruited from the Macabebes and offi
cered by Americans. Major Batson, the
originator of the idea of employing the
Macabebe tribesmen as American
scouts, Is to be commander of the new
squadron of Filipino horse. Tho officers
will be: Captains, James N. Munroe, Wil
liam C Gelger, Francis H. Cameron;
First Lieutenants, David H. BIddle, Jos.
Conway, Clarence C. Culver.
The Macabebes have long been used
as scouts and their value In such work
has already been demonstrated. The
present plan of mounting them Is Intend
ed to render them more effective by In
creasing their mobility. Many of our
.Army officers declare that we must even
tually come to a very general use of na
tive troops to preserve order In the prov
inces of Luzon and elsewhere. While sev
eral of our regiments are today using
small details of Ilocanos, Vlsayans and
even Tagals as scouts and guides, the
organization of native soldiers, with the
notable exception of the Macabebes, has
been objected to by the authorities in
Manila.
When the Macabebes are controlled
they do good work in their own line, but
they are very hard to restrain from out"
rage, looting and Indiscriminate killing.
Several American officers have declined
service with the Macabebes, on the
ground that It was Impossible to restrain
them In momenta of excitement. The
Filipino country people In certain dis
tricts remain In the mountains instead of
coming back to their village homes, be
causo of their fear of a visit from tho
Macabebe scouts. The Tagals and
Macabebes are separated by fierce tribal
hatreds and are always hostile to each
other.
Each native cavalryman In the new
mounted organization will take the fol
lowing oath:
"We, the undersigned, do severally
agree that we will well and faithfully
serve the United States of America as
scouts in the squadron of Philippine Cav
alry from this date, the day of 1S0O.
until the 30th day of June, 1901, unless
sooner discharged. This contract is made
with a full knowledge and In conformity
of general order No. 25, all provisions of
which. Including the pay and allowances
established therein, are hereby accept
ed and made a part of this contract. And
we do further agree to obey and abide
by all such laws, orders and regulations
as have been or may be hereafter pre
scribed." The pay of Macabebe soldiers will be
Just one-halt that given to American
troops, owing to tho fact that they are to
be paid in Mexican silver, while the
Americans are paid In gold.
The large circulation of silver money In
Manila and the Philippines has made an
opportunity for counterfeiters, and there
Is evidence of one or more "gangs" In
Manila and the provinces who manufac
ture spurious coins. The counterfeiters
make Mexican dollars from a baser and
cheaper metal, the American nickel is
counterfeited and the brown $3 bills have
been successfully imitated.
But the cleverest and most successful
schema of all Is the coining of American
silver dollars from Mexican silver dollars.
The silver In a Mexican dollar. If stamped
with the facings of our American oilver
dollar, at once doubles in value. ior any
one will give you $2 Mexican for $1 Ameri
can. The advantage of this scheme is
that a sufficiency of good metal can bo
obtained "by melting up Mexican dollars
and "when stamped with the American
facings the new coins produce 100 per cent
profit.
Raids have resulted In finding several
baskets full of bad money In tho rear
of a Chinaman a house, and a FHlplno
was discovered with several thousand dol
lars' worth of counterfeit J5 bills and a
box of recoined American silver dollars in
his possession The Chinaman and the
Filipino have made partial confessions and
given damaging testimony. It is now evi
dent that they are members of a gang
operating on a large scale In Luzon, and
in which there are several Americans
and Europeans as leaders.
TEN THOUSAND BOERS.
Massing: in a Strong: Position If ear
Pretoria.
NEW TORK. July IS. A dispatch to the
Herald from Pretoria says:
The reports circulated In London and
cabled out here that General Roberts Is
ill are absolutely unfounded. As a mat
ter of fact, I see him walking and riding
about daily.
The Boers continue massing from 10
to 20 miles outside the Magallesburg
Range, near Pretoria, Their laagers now
extend from the Delagoa Bay Railway
across the Warsburg line westward. The
enemy's total strength Is variously es
timated, but Is probably about 10.000 men.
with many guns.
As has happened on previous occasions,
the period of inaction of our main army
has given the enemy confidence, so the
Boer raiders creep closer in. The Boers
indulge in night sniping, and attempt to
cut off detached bodies of troops. The
situation Is annoying, but without actual
danger, whatever the enemy's plans may
be and whether they are counting upon
tnsldo help or not.
THREW UP THE SPONGE
ERSE DEFEATED BY 3TGOVER?!.
THE FEATHERWEIGHT.
Bont. "Which Lasted but Three
Rounds, Was a Hurricane Fight
From Bell to Bell.
NEW YORK, July 16. Tonight, In the
presence of 14,000 persons In Madlson
Squarc Garden, Terry McGovern, of
Brooklyn, defeated Frank Erne, of Buff
alo, the lightweight champion of the
world. It was a hurricane flght from bell
to bell, without a second's let-up, except
when one of the contestants was lying on
the floor of the ring. McGovern used the
tactics he said he would. He rushed In
on Erne at the very beginning, and sent
hl3 left and right In such quick succes
sion that Erne, fast as Jie is was non
plussed. Erne undoubtedly Is the cleverer
of the two, but his cleverness availed
him nothing against the bulldog rushes
and flery attack of the little feather
weight champion. Erne, of course, trained
far below his usual weight, as he had
agreed to meet McGovern at 128 pounds,
which Is five pounds below the lightweight
limit. In doing this many believed that
the strain would be too much for the
Buffalo man, and that McGovern, who is
rugged and tenacious, would surely beat
him down. Many of the wise ones com
pared Erne's reduction of weight to that
of Joe Walcott, when the latter trained
down some years ago to 131 pounds In or
der to meet Kid Lavlgne In the feather
weight class. Walcott made a mistake on
that occasion, for Lavlgne cut him to
pieces. Tonight Erne said that he weighed
only 126 pounds, but declared that ho
was In excellent condition. The betting
at the ringside was 100 to 60 on McGovern.
Round 1 Terry rushed in and planted a
left hook on Erne's face. He tried again,
but was short. Both fiddled, and Terry
jumped in and sent a left and a right to
the head. Erne stabbed his left and
crossed his lead and then mixed it up at
close range and exchanged lefts and
rights on the head and body. Terry sent
a left to the head and Erne crossed his
right to McGovern. flooring him. McGov
ern took the count, resting on one knee,
and was up then, swinging his left and
right to the head. The fighting was now
fast and furious. Erne's nose was bleed
ing. After a rattling mlvup. Terry
hooked .his left to the body with terrific
force, shaking up Erne from his heels to
his head. The bell found them in a hot
rally.
Round 2 .Terry rushed in, sending both
hands to the head. Erne sent his left to
the face. Both landed rights on the head
and went to a clinch. Coming out on the
break-away Terry hooked his right to tho
head. Erne countering with his left. Terry
rushed In again 'and was caught. Erne
landed a hard right on Terry's head.
Terry sent his right to the body and Erne
made a wild swing, which missed the
mark. They were fighting at a terrific
pace, and blows came as fast as hall-
stones In a July storm. Terry was Jab
bing and hooking lefts and rights to
Erne's body, while Erne was punching
him In the face. Terry took his medicine
with a grin and still kept hammering n
the body. At the bell. Erne showed signs
of weakness, while Terry was strong and
rugged.
Round 3 Terry rushed, but missed a
left hook, and then he sent a left and
right to the chest. Erne countering on
the neck with his left. Terry put a
straight left on the face and a hard right
on the body. Then he sent another left to
tho face, and. breaking from a clinch,
sent his left to the face. Terry forced
the fighting, battering Erne all over the
ring, and with a terrific punch over tho
heart and a left swing on the head, ho
sent Erne to the floor, where the light
weight champion lay for nine seconds.
When be got up Erne's face was covered
with blood, but Terry was remorseless.
Tho Brooklyn terror pounced on hit op
ponent and rained lefts and rights on the
head, face and neck, while Erne wasi un
able to send back a decent counter. Terry
kept forcing him. and landed another hard
Jab over the heart, and with a right and
left to the head downed the Buffalo man
once more. Again Erne took nine seconds
of the count, but he came up groggy and
practically bewildered. Terry made an
other of his rushes, but before he could
put In a finishing blow Erne's seconds
threw up the sponge and saved their man
from being knocked out. Time f round,
2 minutes 18 seconds.
Mavor Van Wyck sent a letter today to
Presfdent York, of the Police Board, In
which the writer protested against the
match between Erne and McGovern, on
the ground that the Garden Is not the
property of any chartered boxing club;
has not been leased for one year for
the exclusive purpose of holding boxing
matches and the flght would, therefore,
be contrary to the Horton law. The letter
was sent to Chief Devery with Instruc
tions to investigate and use his discre
tion. THE NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Boston Won From Philadelphia In
an Interesting: Game.
PHILADELPHIA, July IS. Donohue
was unable to puzzle Boston today, and
tho visitors won from Philadelphia with
out difficulty. The game was Interesting,
as both teams played well In the field.
Attendance, 3400. The score:
Boston 8 17 OJPhlladelphla ..162
Batteries Nichols and Sullivan; Dona
hue and Douglas. Umpire Emalle.
Pittsburg: Beat Chicago.
CHICAGO, July 16. Pittsburg won eas
ily today, Cunningham .pitching in poor
form and receiving miserable support, all
of Chicago's ertors being very costly.
Attendance, 1S00. The score:
Chicago 2 9 3Plttsburg T13 1
Batteries Cunningham and Donahoe
Chesbro, Tannehlll and Zlmmer. Umpire
O'Doy.
Jietr Torlc Beat Brooklyn.
NEW YORK. July 16. New York de
feated tho Brooklyn team In the eighth
inning by timely batting. Kelly was put
out of the game, and Dahlen becamo
so abusive in his talk that Swartwood
would have given him a thrashing but for
the interference of the players. At
tendance, 10,000. Score:
Brooklyn 5 11 2New York 7 9 2
Batteries Kltson and Farrell; Garrlck
and Warner.
Umpire Swartwood.
The American Lcagoe.
At Indianapolis Indianapolis-Chicago
game postponed; rain.
At Buffalo Buffalo, 4; Minneapolis, 3.
At Detroit Detroit, S; Milwaukee, 4.
Kational Lagae Standing:.
Won Lost P. C
Brooklyn 43 25 .C32
Pittsburg 29 33 .542
Chicago 37 32 .536
Philadelphia 37 33. .529
Cincinnati 32 37 .464
St. Louis 31 36 .463
Boston 30 36 .43o
New York 34 42 .375
THE DAY'S RACES.
j
Bonnie Direct Won Chamber of Com
merce Stakes at Detroit.
DETROIT, July 16. In point of at
tendance and Interest, the opening of the
sixth annual blue-ribbon racing meeting
of the Detroit Driving Club, which was
the beginning of the grand circuit, was
more successful than the first day of any
previous meeting. Thirty-five hundred
persons .saw this afternoon's events, and
remained till the end, although no race
was decided till after 6 o'clock, and tho
loot heat of the day was trotted at 7:15 P.
M. Interest centered chiefly in the Cham
ber of Commerce $3000 stake for 2:24 pac
ers. Bonnie Direct, the favorite, won It,
a ft or being quite a back number for tho
BALMY SUMMER
Dr. Copeland's Earnest Advice to All Chronic
Invalids Is to Take Advantage of Favor
.ble Climatic Conditions for the Med
ical Attention They Require
Of the hundreds of cases of asthma,
lung troubles, rheumatism and catarrhal
diseases treated and cured at the Cope
land Institute during the past seven
years, under the Inexpensive system now
so popular with the community, statistics
prove that the average time occupied In '
a cure, with patients beginning during
tho Summer months. Is from one-third to ,
one-half less than with those beginning a
course during the rigors of Winter.
The aim of 'the Copeland physicians is
not only to cure the diseases that make
so much of the gloom and sorrow of life;
nor Is it their solo aim to bring relief to
suffering at the lowest possible cost to
the sufferer. Beyond this humane and
most useful consummation. It has been
Dr. Copeland's great ambition to cure dls- j
ease In a far briefer period of time than
that usually considered necessary.
There are maladies that It requires time
to master. Asthma requires time. Seated
lung troubles require time. Crippling
rheumatism requires time. The rot and
poison of catarrh requires time.
According to Dr. Copeland's idea, the
intelligence and the humanity exercised
In delivering an Invalid from the agony
and dejection of disease by a course of
direct, masterly and telling treatment,
when climatic conditions may be depended
upon to aid nature and science. Is much
shorter than when science unaided must
bring about the cure.
Dr. Copeland feels that when human
beings are to be lifted from the pit thoro
should be expedition. His earnest advice j
to all who contemplate treatment at the i
Copeland Institute Is to begin now, while j
Summer lingers with her balms, and all j
the pleasant climatic Influences strength- j
en the efforts of science to make re-
covery not only certain, but expeditious.!
CHRONIC CATARRH
COMPLICATED WITH
SEVERE STOMACH TROUBLE
Mr. J. M. Miller, 340 East, Sixth.
and Weldler streets. Portland, telling of
his radical cure of a distressing and de
bilitating chronic catarrh of the head,
nose, throat and stomach by a course
of treatment at the Copeland Institute,
said:
Aside from the many offensive annoy
ances 'incident to catarrh of the head
and throat, that Is to say, aside from
tho nuisance and discomfort and unclean-
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Mr. J. 51. Miller, 340 East Sixth, and
Weldler Streets, Portland.
llness of the malady, the hawking, gag
ging and Incessant expectoration to pre
vent the engorgement of the throat with
catarrhal mucus, my
General Health Wax Much Impaired
By the effects of the disease upon the
entire system, and especially by Its di
rect and poisonous action upon the stom
ach. In tho failure of tho stomach to digest
food there was not only a great deal of
distress, not only Intense pain, nausea
and heaviness and general misery af
ter eating, heart palpitation, eta. but a
Consultation Free.
THECOPELAND MEDICAL INSTITUTE
The Dekum, Third and Wajhlngton
W. H. COPELAND, 3C. D. J. H. 3I05TGOMERY, M. D.
eFFICB HOURS From O A. SI. to 12
K. from 1 to 8 P. M.
first three heata Hal McEwen, who had
won the first heat, was unfortunately dls-
qualified in the sixth, and so forfeited
third money. Glory was favorite in the
Cadlllao stake for 2:14 trotters, but could
get no better than fourth money. Dainty
Daffo, a Glen's Falls maro, won tho race
quite handily in the closing three heata.
The 2:11 pace was Connor's from start to
finish of the two heats necessary to win.
The 2:19 trot was unfinished, owing to
darkness.
Tomorrow Is M. & M. day, and the $10.
000 trotting stake is expected to be the
great event of the meeting. The track
waa rather heavy, on account of occa
sional showers, and a strong south wind
also prevented faster time. The Chamber
of Commerce time was slower than ever
before In the history of that event. Re
cults: Hotel Cadillac stake, $2000, 2:14 class,
trotting Dainty Daffo won fourth, fifth
ar.d sixth heats and race; time, 2:154.
2:14& 2:20. Solon Gratton won first and
second heats, and was second; time, 2:11V.
2:124.. Fleetwood won third heat In 2:15.
and was third. Glory, Our Lucky. Alice
Barnea. Teto. Red Weed and D. L. C. also
started.
Chamber of Commerce stake, 15000, 2:24
class, pacing Bonnie Direct won fourth,
fifth and sixth heats and race; time. 2:13,
2:12, 2:12. Annie Thornton won second
and third heats, and was second: time.
2:12. 2:13. Hal McEwen. distanced in
sixth heat, won first heat in 2:10. Pussy
willow, George C. Robbett. Duchess, Joe
Wheelor, Fred Wilton, Mount Clemens
Boy, Louise Mlddleton, Sport. Gamecock,
Connie and Little Frank also started.
2:11 pacing, purse $1500. two In three
Connor won In straight heats; time, 2:03.
2:10. Clinton 6econd. Kate Medium
third. White Horo, O. M. C. Aelse, Edgar
H. and Kelvin also started.
2:19 trotting. J2CO0. two In three heats,
unfinished Carrie won first heat In 2:15.
Cornelia' Belle, Maggie Anderson. All
Right. Abdul Amer, Pat M. Leaf, Harbor
Maater and Will Lane also started.
Bacon at St. Louis.
ST. LOUIS, July 16. The track waa
sloppy. The results were:
THE SEA!
OR TREATING DISEASE
HOME TREATMENT.
Doctor Copeland requests all who are
ailing, all who feel a gradual weakening
or all who realize that their health is be-
Insr linrtorTrilncfl hv snmrt unknown eom-
plaint, to cut out this slip, mark the
questions that apply to your case and
M il agnose your case ior you.
"Is your noae stopped up?"
"Do you sleep with mouth wide
pen?"
-"Is there pain In front of head?"
"Is your throat dry or sore?"
"Have you a bad taste In the
morning?"
"Da you cough?"
"Do you cough worse at night?"
"Is your tongue coatedr
"Is your appetite failing?"
"Is there pa'n after eating?"
"Are you light-headed?"
"When you get up suddenly are
you dizzy?"
"Do you have hot flashes?"
"Do you have liver marks?"
"Do your kidneys trouble you?"
"Do you have pain In back or
under shoulder-blades?"
"Do you wake up tired and out
of sorts?"
"Are you losing flesh?"
"13 your strength falling?"
For this Doctor Copeland's services are
free. It means no charge will be made.
not a penny will be received. It means no
promises to pay no future obligation Is?
Implied or demanded. It means wfhnt It
says. To one and all It Is unequivocally
and absolutely free.
J constantly Increasing physical weakness
i and debility, a constant decline in health
and strength.
Under the Copeland treatment, however,
the catarrh was radically cured and my
health and strength restored.
WARM COMMENDATION OF
THE COPELAND TREATMENT
Mr. D. X. Bnrvrell, 309 Holladay
avenue, Portland, a well-known postal
railway clerk, Portland-Corvallls route:
I had been In a very uncomfortable and
more or less ailing condition irom catarrn
of the head and throat since childhood.
The distressing and offensive feature of
my disease. In spite of
Almost Incessant Doctoring:
And doping with remedies, was In tha
stopped-up and stuffed-up condition of my
nose and head, causing a constant drip of
mucus from behind the palate, and In tho
intolerable abomination of an everlast
ing hawking and spitting to clear the
throat, and clogging of the nostrils with
scabs.
Some years ago the poisons of the dis
ease began to tell on my stomach. My
stomach began to turn against food so
that I could hardly eat at all without
nausea and sickness afterward. I ran
down In weight until I weighed only 133
pounds: my normal weight Is 1G0, and be
came Irritable and nervous.
My wife had been a sufferer from ca
tarrh for years, and a little time ago
read the testimonial of a lady whose
symptoms seemed just like hers. She
called upon this lady, found tho facts
to be just as stated, and immediately
placed herself under treatment. She Im
proved so woll that I became convinced
the treatment would be Just the thing
for me. and took It up. Now I feel
as I have not felt In 10 years, well and
active, and free from the symptoms that
made life a burden to me for a lifetime.
I have always had grave objections to
making a public statement, but I do not
believe It Is possible to
Commend the Copeland Treatment
Too highly, and for the sake of those who
are suffering and discouraged with aim
less doctoring I feel It my duty to make
this statement.
Dr. Copeland's Book Fret to AIL
EVEEtfllTGS Tuesdays and Vriays
SraDAY-pTora lO A. BI. to 13 M.
Six furlongs KItdarlle won, Mandamua
second. Wlnnebejour third; time, 1:18.
i Six and a half furlongs, selling Llbblo
won, Earlv Bird second. King Red third;
time, 1:23.
Mile and 0 yards, selling Walkenshaw
won. Ransom second. Imperious third;
time, 1:52.
Mile and a sixteenth, purse Charlt
O'Brien won, The Monk second. Strangest
third; time, 1:53.
Six furlongs, handicap Dave Waldo
won. Theory second. Hi Hollar third;
time. 1:17.
Five and half furlongs, purse, 2-year-olds
Birdie Stone won, Queen Dixon sec
ond, Amphero third; time, 1:11.
Races at Brighton.
NEW YORK. July 16. The results at
Brighton Beach today were:
Hurdle, handicap. 1 miles Klondike
won, Proteus second, Hardy Pardee third;
time, 3:22.
Five furlongs, selling Cherries won.
Screech second, Anna Darling third; time,
1:01.
One mile Prince McClurg won, Rlnaldo
second, Teluca third; time. 1:40 3-5.
Five and a half furlongs Maxlmus won,
Baron Pepper second, Minion third; time,
1:08 2-5.
Mile and a sixteenth, selling Candle
black won. Gen Martgary second, Woos
ter Boy third; time, 1:45 3-5.
Railroad Officers Elected.
VANCOUVER, Wash., July 16. At the
annual meeting of the Columbia Valley
Railroad Company, held here Saturday,
L. Gerllnger, George T. Gerllnger and E.
M. Rands were chosen trustees. The fol
lowing officers of the company were cho
sen: L. Gerllnger, president; Geo. T. Ger
llnger, vice-president; E. M. Rands, sec
rotary and treasurer. William P. Wat
con waa elected chief engineer.
The map of location of the survey of
tho line between Wallula and Ilwaco waa
presented by the chief engineer and ap
proved. No information was given out as
to the Intention or plans of the company
relative to the commencement of con
struction of the road.
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