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WELLS, Northwest Agent for ihe Aeolian Company 353-355 Washinston Street, opp. Cordray's. M'KINLEY'S CALLERS. Trillins Matters Laid Before the President. i CANTON. O., July 23. President- Mc Klnley had many business calls today from persons who came on personal mat ters, such as pensions or little matters be fore one or another of the departments, hoping by the President's aid to secure prompt or more satisfactory results. For the most part these were greeted on the porch, where the President met them with a hearty handshake and listened attentively to their statements. Much time was spent In the library, where tho official business Is conducted, but not an Inkling of news In regard to China or to any other subject was given out. Troops Will Rest In Hawaii. SAN FRANCISCO, July 23. It Is report ed in HonelulU that from 6000 to 10,000 United States troop3 will bs allowed sever al months' stay on the military reserva tion at Llelehua this Winter to recuperate Jrom their Philippine service before 'being returned to Ban Francisco to .be mustered out Ask for one of the follbwing brands: Indian Anvil er UIK UDCI13K Ceoqoerar Pioneer naptune BEAU BRUMMELLand LA LITA CIGARS C T. BELCHER. Sec ond Treas. American plan $1.25. $1.50. tl.TS European plan SOc. 75c. $1.00 PRAEL CO. AINU v""' WW Bar Supplies a specialty. 2t Washington street State Normal School MONMDUTH, OREGON FALL TERM OPENS SEPTEMBER IS. The students of tho Normal School are prepared to take the State Certificate Immediately on graduation. Graduates readily secure good posi tions. Expense of year from $120 to $150. Strong Academic and Professional Courses. New Special Department In Manual Training. "Well equipped. Train ing Department. .For catalogue containing full announce ments, address , P. L. CAMPBELL, President, Or W. A. WANN, Secretary of Faculty. Jusl the thing (or a ipln on the While House Road. 320-338 E. Morrison St COLOMBIAN REVOLUTION. The Insurgent Cause Is Considered Hopeless. CARACAS, Venezuela, July 23. In con sequence of the last defeats sustained by the rebels, the Colombian revolution Is now considered lost. The government has again occupied Bucaramanga and Cucuta, after a bloody battle. In which many prisoners were captured. WASHINGTON, July 23,-Senor Mar quez, the Charge -d Affaires of Colombia, has received a cablegram from Bogota, stating that Cutua. the headquarters of the rebels, has been occupied by the gov ernment forces The dispatch adds that numerous prisoners and much war sup plies had been captured. No War in Venezuela. NEW YORK, July 23. Luther T. Ells worth, United states Consul at Puerto Cabello, Venezuela, was a passenger on the steamship Ollnda, which reached her dock today. "All Teports-about war In Venezuela area zaise. i lert Venezuela juiy s, and there was no -trouble there whatever," said ConsurEllaworth. ESCORT TO THE SEA China Promises to Deliver Pe kin Ministers Safely. NOTHING PROVES THEY ARE ALIVE Another Account Comes Tb'roufirk of ' Their Massacre Ruraori Aboat 111 Ease Chassis Mission. LONDON, July 24, i A. M. The Chinese Minister, Sir Chlh Chen Leh Feng Ioh, has communicated to the press the lol lowing dispatch from Sheng, Director of the Chinese Railways and Telegraphs, and Tao Tal of Shanghai, dated Shanghai, July 23: "Information from Pekln, dated July IS, says that the Tsung 11 Yamun deputed Won Jul, an under-secrctary of the de partment, to see the foreign Ministers, and he found every one well, without any missing, the German excepted. General Yung Lu Is going to memorialize the throne to send them all under escort to Tien Tsin, In the hope that the military operations will then be stopped." The Shanghai correspondent of the Daily Mall, telegraphing July 23, says: "A letter from a Chinese official In Shan Tung has been received by an active .functionary here, containing the follow ing passage: " 'At the beginning of the month the foreign missionaries made several at tempts to send messages out of Pekln, but, thanks to the strict watch kept' on the city, the bearers were all caught and executed. On the 4th inst. only 400 for eigners were left alive In Pekln, and one night, when the big guns were Incessant ly fired, It was known that all the lega tions and foreigners were finished, al though pretended telegrams contradicted these facts. " The St. Petersburg correspondent of the Dally Mall asserts that there are differ ences of opinion In the Russian council of war. The Minister of War, General Kuropatkln, wishes to send 100,000 men to clear the rebels out of Manchuria. On the other hand, according to this cor respondent. Emperor Nicholas wishes the operations limited to the defense and pacification of the frontier districts. Let two strong armies, one' of the allies In the south and the other of Russians in the north, confront tho Chinese, and the rising so the Czar Is said to argue would be bound to collapse. "We want no conquests," he Is reported to have declared at the conclusion of the sitting of" the council. "What we desire is to protect our frontiers and to steer Into smooth waters the Chinese ship of state, now buffeted by the waves of civil war." There is nothing further this morning that throws any light upon the mysteri ous situation. Two urgent dispatches were addressed yesterday by the Chi nese Minister to the Pekln Government and the Administrator of Telegraphs, strofigjy Tecommepdlng the restoration of fIrrftrTiln pommunlwittnn c n tn at- 12??ns-oJe3nrdAttet;sarHyjJ Ma?:tne3irjorcn Ministers. r untllTsucni proois -a-rciuecureu. no one nere is in clined to alter tho opinion that the Chi nese are merely juggling to gain time. Rumors About LJ Ilungf ChaitB Rumor circulates briskly around the personality of Li Hung Chang. He Is credited with a mission to offer to cede to the allied powers two provinces as In demnity for the Pekln outrages, and also to offer to restore order and give facili ties for trade with the outside world, on condition of tho surrender of Klao Chou, Wei Hal Wei and Manchuria by. the pow ers and the withdrawal of all mission aries. Little attention, however, need be paid to any of these rumors. In a private message from Shanghai it Is asserted that Li Hung Chang avows that the object of his journey Is to place the regular Chinese Army in line with the allied troops for the suppression of the Boxers. The Times editorially suggests that Li Hung Chang Is playing the old game of the Sublime Porte by putting forward proposals which will appear In different degrees and ways to benefit the powers. It says: "President McKlnley has been asked to mediate, and his request Is facilitated by the care which has been taken in Wash ington not to commit the United States to any very thoroughgoing policy." Indian troops are dally arriving at Hong Kong. Three transports reached there yesterday. Two others have left Hong Kong for Taku. Reports from Canton say the city 1? outwardly quiet, but that there Is a strong undercurrent of unrest among" the Chinese. Only a few European ladles have left, many still remaining. Accord ing to the St. Petersburg correspondent of the Times, General Kouropatkln, tho Russian Minister of War, will probably become Commander-in-Chief of the Rus sian forces In China, and will presumably take command of all the allied troops. COMPLAIN OF AMERICA. Germany Disappointed With. Waeh r incton's Policy. BERLIN, July 23. The Berlin Govern ment and press continue to disbelieve the assurances of the Chinese authorities that the Pekln Legations are safe. At all events, the German Foreign Office will continue to regard the report that the Legations still exist as a myth until communication, now cut off for nearly a month, shall have been re-established In the most Indisputable fashion. No Pekln or other Important China news has arrived today. The government is gratified to find that the correspondence published proves that Japan honestly Intends to co-operate with tho powers. On the other hand, consid erable disappointment is experienced In official circles at the tenor of the reports from Washington regarding America's policy. On this point tho Berlin Tage blatt, with evident Inspiration, says: "The Chinese have nearly succeeded In creating differences of opinion among the powers. The Government of the United States seems determined thus early to occupy a separate standpoint from the concert of the powers. As at Taku, where the Americans would not join, so now President McKlnley apparently means to oppose the joint action of the powers, aimed at the re-establlsnment of order In China, all of which, proves that the Chinese are indeed the most cunning diplomats In the world." While most of the papers point out the impossibility of an advance upon Pekln, because of the smallness of the allied forces as against a greatly superior force, because of the disastrous effect which a possible defeat would have upon the whole of China, and also because of the rainy season, the National 2elturig con tends that there Is but one way to as certain the truth or untruth of the Chi nese claim that the Legations are safe, namely, an immediate advance upon the capital. The correspondent of -the Associated Press learns authoritatively that the question 'of the chief command on both land and sea still forms the subject of diplomatic negotiation, and that abso lutely nothing has yet been settled in that matter. The semi-official Berliner Post points out that Germany must send a number of warships to the Yangtse Klang to pro tect the German commercial interests in Shanghai and Hankow, adding: "If those interests are to be paralyzed by the Chi nese, our naval guns must talk. Every attempt to blockade navigation there by mines must be prevented from the start. The navigation upon the Yangtse Klang Is of tho greatest Importance." COMMUNICATION INSISTED UPON. European Governments Follow tie Lead of Secretary Hay. LONDON, July 23. Though there are some indications that the hardened pes simism Is beginning to melt under the warm Bhow of Chinese assurances, so that it is now admitted that perhaps not all the foreign Ministers at Pekln have been murdered still Incredulity remains the dominant note of European comment No one seems able, to 'reconcile the as surances of the imperial edict with Min ister Conger's statement In his alleged message to Secretary Hay that he was In hourly expectation of death by mas sacre, though both documents purport to have been sent off from Pekln the same day. It Is confidently anticipated, however, that the mystery will soon be solved, as all ther governments, following the lead of the United States Secretary of State, Colonel Hay, have taken steps to test the sincerity, of Chinese officialdom, by insisting upon communication with the Ministers. REPORTED BY FOWLER. He Advises Mission Board That Pe kln Foreigners Are Safe. NEW YORK, July 23. The Presbyterian Board of Missions today received the fol lowing cablegram from Che Foo: "Situation not changed. Shan Tung Governor, Che Foo, Tao Tal, publishes Imperial edict urging protection foreign ers. Christians. People in Pekln alive. Trlying through Governor get word to Pao Ting Fu, where foreigners in Yamen sup posed safe. FOWLER." ReV. Dr. Arthur J. Brown, one of the secretaries, said: "All our missionaries left Che Foo for Corea or Japan some days ago. Before leaving they ,may have asked Consul Fowler to keep our board Informed." The Methodist Foreign Missionary So ciety, of New York, today received the following cable; "Foo Choo, July 2L Danger Increasing. Missionaries leaving. LACY." Usedom an Ald-'de-Cnmp. BERLIN, July 23. Emperor William, In announcing the appointment of Captain Usedom, of the cruiser Hertba, now in China, as an ald-dc-camp, said: "This valiant and circumspect leader has won the admiration of all, especlally the English and Russian Admirals. To him and all who valiantly helped win laurels for my young navy, I express my thanks. I appoint him aid-de-camp." French Expeditionary Corps. PARIS. July 23. The Matin this morn ing publishes full details regarding the expeditionary, corps of France which will participate in-the operations ofthe pow raand'dfGenerai'Frey. and' the other supplied by the War Department, com manded by General Baljlaou. ..The total! rencn iorce win number 13,009 men. A French dfllclnl Report. PARIS, July 23. M. Delcasse. Minister of Foreign Affairs, has received a tele gram from the French Consul at Che Foo. dated July 23, saying: "The Governor informs me that, ac cording to reliable news from Pekln, all the foreign Ministers are safe, and the government Is taking all necessary steps to deliver and protect them." To Stop Exportation of Arms. LONDON, July 23. The House of Lords this evenlpg passed to the second reading tho bill empowering the Queen to prohibit tho exportation of arms and ammunition or either to any country, "when there Is reason to believe that these or others may be used against the British, forces or for eign forces co-operating -with them." Honan Missions Destroyed. LONDON,. July 23. The China Inland Mission received a telegram from Shang hai, dated today, which reports that Slang Slcn, Si Heu Cha Klao, Shekla Tien and Klang Tsi Kuen. all mission stations in the province of Honan, have been de stroyed by rioters. The missionaries are safe. Belgium's Demand. BRUSSELS, July 23. In reply to the demand of tho Belgian Government, the Chinese Charge d'Affalrs says he. has telegraphed Indirectly to the Tsung "II Ytunun with a view of placing the Bel gian Minister at Pekln, Baron de Vlnck, in communication with Belgium. CASE OF NEELY. Hearinic Resumed Before JHdffe Lscomb. ' NEW YORK, July 23. The further hear ing in the' case of Charles F. W. Neely, of the Cuban Postal Service, to extradite him under the law passed at the close' of Congress, was continued today before Judge Lacombe In the United States Cir cuit Court. Judge Lacombe, In a decision handed down last week, decided that Neely could be extradited, but further tea. tlmony must first be heard. George W. Marshall, of the Bureau of Posts In Cuba testified that money was kept In a safe; that Neely signed the receipts which witness made out, and that Neely also received the money, and In most cases opened the envelopes him self. Neely had entire charge of the re ceipt and disbursement of money. Mr. Marshall weht Into details concerning the keeping of the ledger, and said the last time ho had se,en It was In April, bet fore Neely" lefr for- the United States. Mr. Marshall then started to go through the books and tell one by one In whose handwriting each entry was. THE DEATH ROLL. ' Fred Puffer." . NEW YORK. July 23. Fred Puffer, for several years the champion hurdle'-racer and broad-jumper of the United States and Canada, is dead. J fctfje-ftovernor Carr. RALEIGH, N. C, July 23. Ex-Governor Ellas -Carr died today In Edgecomb County. Yellovr Fewer at Plnar del Rio. HAVANA; July 23. Yellow fever has broken out in the barracks of the Sev enth United States Cavalry and the First United' States Infantry In Plnar del Bio. There have been nine deaths during ihe last month, and 11 cases are now under treatment. In the hospitals. Today Gen eral e "moved the camp , three miles Into the country, and the quarantine will be strictly fenfgrce- M'KINLEY'S ANSWER Will Mediate Between China and Powers Conditionally. THE BOXERS MUST BE SUPPRESSED Protection. Must Be Given Foreigners Before Any Steps Are Takes by the President. WASHINGTON, July 23. The President has listened to the appeal of the Chi nese Government, as transmitted through Minister Wu, and has signified his willingness to mediate between the Impe rial Government and the powers, but only upon conditions which first must be met by the Chinese Government. The exact nature of the terms proposed by the State Department cannot be stated until tomorrow, when it Is expected that publication will be made of the text of the Chinese appeal and of the Presi dent's message. It is known, however, that the answer is entirely consistent with the statement of principles laid down by Secretary Hay In his Identical note to the powers, and, moreover, it accepts as truthful the Chinese state ments relative to the safety of the for eign Ministers at Pekln. It would not, of course, be possible to take initial steps toward mediation, were either party to the negotiations to entertain open dis trust of the accuracy of the statements of the other. There must be confidence between them. The United States answer does not go to the length of the French answer to a similar application In laying down con ditions which the Chinese Government could not meet, even If so disposed, if It actually Is struggling for Its own existence.- It docs, however, look to the immediate relief of foreigners In Pe kln, and, moreover, to the protection of all foreigners, missionaries and traders In China, and to the restoration of or der. With this much accomplished, the State Department feels that It can prop erly approach the powers with the Chl neso propositions for a settlement for what has occurred. The Chinese appeal came to Secretary Hay yesterday through Minister Wu. The Secretary promptly telegraphed it to the President at Canton, and, after taking a full day's consideration, the answer came today. It was put In the proper diplo matic form, and a copy delivered to Min ister Wu, who Is to forward It to his own government. The appeal and an swer will be made public here tomor row. The Imperial edict made public to day at the Stato Department shows that the Imperial Government already has taken the first steps toward doing what the United States Government requires as the principal conditions of the ex ercise of Its government offices In join ing the Viceroys, Magistrates and lead ing men to stop the depredations and protect the foreigners, and our Govern- ,dntjilVl.rwa-vthewrcsultof, thl&be? wre prqceeaingjcurxner. ,-Ta - nt"is expected 'that Adverse cHUcism upon the action of the Statn 'Department I A this matter, .will JW beard rfrom u- joper- "Whste .the .governments aTfe' acting upon the belief .that all tho foreign Min isters in 'Pekln have perished, but our Government, nevertheless, regards Its course as the correct one. All of the European governments have taken the stand above Indicated. The last of the answers to Secretary Hay's note, recit ing the Conger message, have come, and all of them, in terms polite and diplomat ic, express utter Incredulity In the au thenticity of the Conger message. Consul-General Goodnow, himself a man or good judgment, also cabled a warning to Secretary Hay against the acceptance of the message without confirmation. But the State Department has fully consid ered the message in all of Its aspects, has carefully weighed the numerous-objections and suspicions put forth here and in Europe and, without guarantee ing the authenticity of the message, feels it to be a matter of prime duty to act upon the theory that it is genuine. Admiral Remey's notification to the de partment that he had gone in person up the 'Pel Ho from Taku to Tien Tsin Is attributed to the receipt by him of Sec retary Long's urgent; message to hasten the efforts to get to Pekln, and Impor tant news from him Is expected soon. Offlclnln Are More Hopeful. Administration officials are more hope ful over tho situation In China as a re sult of the dispatches which have come jn. the List few days, more particularly the- European advices of tonight assert ing that the Ministers are safe. If an answer is received t6 the second telegram which has been sent through the Chinese Minister here to Mr. Conger, and that answer should bear internal evidence of genuineness, the situation will be mate rially Improved and the Government, with the additional Information which Mr. Conger may transmit, will be able to move Intelligently toward the rescUe of the beleaguered foreigners. It seems probable, from the Brussels dispatch, that the note of Mr. Hay to the United States representatives abroad directing them fo urge upon the governments to which they are accredited the opening of cummunlca tlon with Pekln, Is bearing fruit, and the officials hope that united action by the powers generally on this matter may be takn. Dr.. Hill, the First Assistant Secretary of State, Is acting secretary In the absence of Mr. Hay, and he said to night that there wero no fresh develop ments In the situation. Mr. Wu, the Chinese Minister, Is busily engaged In preparing for transmission to bis Government the reply of the Sec retary of State to China's request of the United States to mediate. He de clined to say tonight whether the reply was satisfactory to him or to his Gov ernment: nor would he Indicate ih any way" what Its nature "was. There Is con siderable work to be done on the reply before It can be sent to China as It has to be- reduced to cipher. In addition to this the Minister will prepare a commu nication to accompany what the Presi dent has to say. He expects, however, to have the document ready for trans mission early tomorrow. DETAILS OF THE. OUTBREAK. ailaslonary "Writes o.f Captain Mc Calla's Determination. BOSTON, July 23. The American Board" has received a letter from Rev. George D. Wilder, dated Tien Tsin, June 12, which gives details concerning the outbreak of the Boxer movement and makes known the readiness and determination with which Captain McCalla. of the United States Navy, responded to the call for aid. Rev. Mr. Wilder says: "The Boxer movement has reached a climax. Murder and arson are filling the province from Kangan to Ltn Chlng, ap parently with Tien Tsin, Pekln and Pao' Tlng Fu as a great central triangle where the fire Is hottest. In the triangle many minor -outragea were committed on Catho lics arid tPrqtestants during ,May and , great numbers ot'Boxers assembled. At the last of the month the word came down from the throne for them to 'create dlscrder as rapidly as possible. They gathered In great force north of Cho Chou and Monday morning. May 2S, began work, burning the railroad stations of Lin LI Ho. Chang Hsln Tien and Lu Kou Chiao that day. Two men, a woman and a child, were brutally murdered. The Boxers went on looting station after sta tion on the line from,Tlen Tsin to Pekln. "We rerorted to the Consul and he sent for troops. The Japanese landed a few Tuesday afternoon and the Newark sent us 115 marines and bluejackets and two machine guns and a 3-lnch cannon under thft enirgetlc lead of grand old Captain McCalla. The railway refusing to bring them, they came on a tug and lighter, reaching us Tuesday night. All nationali ties gave them a rousing reception. Their prompt arrival doubtless prevented an attack, or the settlement by thousands of Boxprs. In two or three days other nationalities arrived and Tien Tsin was protected. But. alas for those In the In terior. After the trains stopped, frantic appeals came for protection to the Ministers- at Pekln. "Last Sunday night the various Consuls here had a stormy meeting until 12 o'olck. midnight. The French and Russian repre sentatives bitterly opposed sending troops to relievo Pekln. They withdrew for con sultation several times. Consul Carts (English) held steadily for that action, backed by the American and Japanese Consuls. Finally. Captain McCalla said: We'have talked a good deal. Now I will tell you what I will do. Our Minister tele graphs that be Is In danger. It matters not what others do or do not do. My en tire force of bluejackets will take a train and start for Pekln tomorrow morning.' "The British, Japanese and Germans fol lowed thl3 lead, the French and Russians refusing. But the -next morning, when the train was made. Up, they went In large forces, which had to report to Captain McCalla and theaalt. partly for a sec ond section. Twenty-four hundred set out that day, and the next day 300 Germans. Today another train with officers has gone. The first train pushed ahead two flat cars with seven cannon and machine guns and material for track construction. We do not know how far they havo gone. The Chinese tracklayers deserted and American sailors took up the work." CARTER A BONDHOLDER. Facts Brought Ont at the Gaynor Greene Hearing1. NEW YORK, July 23. The hearing In the case of the Gaynors and Benjamin Greene, looking toward their removal to Georgia for trial for alleged conspiracy With ex-Captain Carter In connection with the Savannah Harbor frauds, was continued before United States Commis sioner Shields this morning. George Gibson, of the firm of Watson & Gibson, the first witness, stated his firm had transactions with Captain Car ter In purchasing securities for him. Mr. Gibson identified a check drawn by Cap tain Carter to the order of Watson & Gibson for the sum of 5S193 73, for pay ment of certain securities purchased for him. A copy of the transaction of Carter with the firm, as shown by the books of the latter, was allowed In evidence. It showed that In 1K2 and 1S03 Carter had purchased, over $19,000 worth of bonds. -OrBTs?tTuda. a'ccountoratof ''the Khlck erbSckerusfc Company. Identified seven checks drawn by Captain Greene. . U came out from jfte .testimony of the wit ness that Jn July, ISST, Captain Greene had purcMased 1$150,'500 of United States 5 per cent bonds, paying for all in one check. SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT NEWS Clilnn. At London and at Paris it la reported from Chinese sources that tho Ministers In Pekln are safe and that tho covernment is taking steps to send them to tho coast. With these corns tha usaal storied of massacre of all foreigners in Pekin. President McKlnley has replied to China, sig nifying his willingness to mediate between the .Imperial Government and Iho powers, on condition that anarchy In the empire be suppressed and foreigners bo given complete protection. European governments, following the lead of Secretary Hay, have Insisted upon being al lowed to communicate with their Ministers In China. The Brigadier-Generals who will serve under Chaffee are Grant, Barry and "Wilson. Admiral Seymour's report of tho retreat of the Pekln' relief column disproves the sensation al story that he killed his wounded to pre vent their falling Into the hands of the Chi nese. Forelfim. The KumassI relief column has returned to Fumsu. bringing- the defenders of the town. The besieged were on the point of giving up wMn rescued. General Dcwet has cut Lord Roberts commu nications and captured 100 Highlanders. Political Chairman Babcock, of the Republican Congres sional Committee, predicts IfcKlnley's elec- tlon by as large a vote as four years ago. Republican control of the House, he says. Is not so sure. It is said Towne will remain on the Populist ticket to strengthen Bryan's chances in Ne braska, Kansas and South Dakota. Tammany adopted a series of resolutions In troduced by Croker calling for unity la the same of Democratic triumph. Domestic. The new Japanese Minister has arrived at San Francisco. The Gaynor-Greene hearlnr developed the fact that Captain Oberlln M. Carter made heavy purchases of bonds while in charge of Gov ernment work In Savannah harbor. Admiral Dewey declares that all the state ments made In Alejandrlno's letter to Sena tor Pcttlgrow are false. Ex-Governor El la a Carr, of North Dakota, is dead.. Pacific; Coast. Americans are not satisfied with the survey in disputed Alaska - Canadian territory,- and have petitioned President McKlnley. Several Boards of Trade are asked to co-operate, Portland Included. Frank Rogers, leader of tho strikers In the Frascr River deadlock. Was arrested. His removal may make compromise leas difficult. A giant ledge of copper was discovered In Union County. Oregon may become the rival of Butte, Mont. The army worm Is doing great damage to crops In Clackamas Count. There was a stampede f rom vuneau to the new placer diggings on Glacier Bay. The run of salmon remains good In the Colum bia. LocnL Fortland poHce and Plnkerton's Agency arrest a noted and dazing bankrobber. The strike amone "longshoremen at grain wharves weakens. Great damage reported to vegetation about Portland by the cut-worm Eight bridge-tenders receive notice to quit Au gust 1. to maka room for favorites. Senator John TV. Daniel, of Virginia, here and talks with Portland Democrats. Several 'people" get typhoid fover from drinking poluted milk. Judge Scars decided the bicycle-tax- law -unconstitutional. The case will be appealed. Fire destroyed the old Doschtr residence on Nineteenth and Sherlock ave. Loss, 4500. CONGRESS IN DOUBT Babcock Says Republicans May Lose the House. UNLESS THEY GET DOWN TO WORK Chances of Success of the National Ticket Axe Favorable ToTrne'a Intentions. WASHINGTON. July 23. Chairman Babcock, of the Republican Congressional Committee, after a somewhat extended tour of the East and Middle West, says that the situation, as far as the National ticket Is concerned. Is entirely satisfac tory, and that McKlnley will poll at least as large a vote as he had four years ago. He says the Republicans seem to be equally contented with the Democratic ticket and platform, which he considers the best that could have been named to strengthen the Republican cause. Mr. Babcock is more apprehensive about tho Congressional campaign, for while the Gold Democrats will support the Na tional Republican ticket, many of them will desert the sound-money party on Congressional Issues, and for local offices. In order to retain control of the next House, ha says, every Republican should vote. Wnlle this Is a discouraging out look which the Republicans must face, It Is yet the fact, and the sooner they get to work the better. Attention Is called to the fact that many states, such as New York and Pennsylvania, which will glvo their electoral vote to McKlnley, have a large number of Democratic Rep resentatives In Congress, which, added to the Solid South, makes the prospect anything but bright for the Republicans and proves that the carrying of the Na tional campaign docs not necessarily mean success In the Congressional fight. TOWNE'S INTENTIONS. Humor in Lincoln That He Will Re main on Populist Ticket. LiINCOIjN, Neb., Juiy 23. A rain storm kept W J. Bryan Indoors today, but time did not hang heavily on his hands. He had a number of visitors, three of political prominence General James B. Weaver, of Iowa; Louis C. Enrich, of Colorado Springs, Colo., and John E. Pitts, of Cin cinnati. Mr. Pitts In of the National Democratic Campaign Club, and he claims many accessions to the ranks of the or ganization. He told Mr. Bryan that the trust question was an Important one, and on this Issue he would make great gains. Ho safd the Democratic traveling men proposed to establish headquarters in every city of Importance In the country. Mr. Ehrlch, who Is the Colorado mem ber of an anti-imperialistic league, called to tell of the progress being made In tho West. He told Mr. Bryan that while he voted with the Gold Democrats four years ago, he waa for him now. General Weaver was on hi3 way home from Idaho, -where ho had attended-'the -fusion, stato .conventions-. Ho and -Mr. Bryafl were together sorao time: A story circulated here today,, though not credited to Mr. Bryan or his visitors, is to the effect that Charles A. Towne will remain on the ticket as Pop ulist candidate for "Vice-President for the good his candidacy will do in the strongly Popullstic states of Kansas, Nebraska and South Dakota. Mr. Towns's letter of acceptance or withdrawal will be held back. It Is asserted, until the National committees of the Democrats and Popu lists have discussed the matter. A con ference will be. held In Cnicago early In August. FUSION TX DANGER. Three Parties In Kansas May Not Asrrce. FORT SCOTT, July 23. A vague uncer tainty characterizes the probable actions of the Democratic Populist" and Silver Republican conventions, scheduled to meet here tomorrow. While there Is a strong Influence working for the fulfill ment of the agreement of the state com mittees months ago, as to a distribution of the offices In order to effect fusion, there Is also an opposition of considerable proportions to this arrangement, caused by the candidacy of a number of men whose nominations must necessarily be In violation of the agreement. An open conference of Democrats and Populists was held this morning at which a general feeling In favor of standing by the agree ment was displayed, but Chairman Riddle, of the Populist committee, insisted on suggesting that the Democrats nominate State Senator John Martin as their? candi date for Associate Justice. Martin Is riot a Democrat and the office is to go to the Democrats under the agreement. If the Democrats nominate him an enthusiastic fusion will be effected beyond doubt. If they refuse the agreement may be broken and In that case an entirely new deal will have to be arranged. For Governor John W. Brledenthal, of -Topeka, is tha most formidable candidate. TAMMANY RESOLUTIONS. Call for Unity in the Name of Demo crntlo Triumph. NEW YORK, July 23. At a meeting of the Tammany Hall general committee a series of resolutions, upon motion of Rich ard Croker, were adopted, containing the following: "Tammany believes In the supremacy of the American flag wherever It floats, but that It should float nowhere as the symbol of liberty and civil servitude com bined, for that Is a combination which can work only dishonor to the flag and American Institutions. "Tammany Hall condemns the waging of a war of conquest as un-American In principle and false to the pledge of the Nation as given by the President of the United States. It condemns the unconsti tutional action of the President In carry 3ag' on a war for -coqust without the authorization of C&rrresSj." The resolutions delrbunce monopolies and trusts and close with the following "The Democracy of the Nation stands for National honorr?aQnal conserva tism. National justice. Njfesunmany Halk faithful to the prInclplesJof Democracy, and subordinating air things to, Demo cratic success, closes its rariks- and calls for patriotic unity In the name of Demo cratic triumph." For Lincoln Visitors. LINCOLN. Neb., July 23.So"many per sons of National reputation liave been la Lincoln recently that the Commercial Club met this evening and extended to William J. Bryan and the Democratic en tertainment committee an invitation to use the clubroom3 for the social enter tainment of out-of-town guests. A simi lar invitation was extended to the Repub lican State Central Committee. Nominated for Congress. HOUSTON. Tex.. July 23. The nth dis trict Republican convention today nomi nated B. Crouch, of Pearsall, for-Congress. rFn ino o