THE MOBNING OREGOXIAST, WEDNESDAY, TOT? 25, I90ff.
FIRST SOME TIDINGS
Then Ample Protection
Americans in-China. '
to
M'KINLErS REPLY TO KWANG HSU
Conditions That Mast, Be Fulfilled toy
the Imperial Government Before
'Mediation I Attempted.
"WASHINGTON, July 24. The following
correspondence between the President of
the .United States an.d the Emperor of
China- was -made public "by the Stale De
partment today:
"Translation of a cablegram received by
Minister Wu, July .20. 1900, from the Tao
tal of Shanghai, dated July 19. 1900:
"Have received a telegram from Gov
ernor Yu"an, bf Shan Tung (dated 23d day
of this moon. July 19), who, having re
ceived from the Privy Council (at Pekin)
a dispatch embodying an -Imperial letter
to the President of the United, States, has
Instructed me to transmit It to Your Ex
collency. The. Imperial message Is re
spectfully transmitted as follows:
" 'The Emperor of -China, to His Excel
lency, the President of the United States
Greeting: Chlnd. has long maintained
friendly relations with the United States,
and is deeply conscious that the object of
the United States is international com
merce. Neither country entertains the
least Suspicion or distrust towards the
other. The recent outbreak of mutual an
tipathy between the people and Christian
missions caused the foreign powers to
view with suspicion the position of the
Imperial Government toward the mis
sions, with the result that the Taku forts
were attacked and captured. Consequent
ly there has been clashing of forces with
calamitous consequences. The situation
has become more and more serious and
critical. "We have Just received a tele
graphic memorial from our envoy, "Wu
Ting-fang, and It Is highly gratifying
to us to learn that the United States Gov
ernment, having In view the friendly rela
tions betweon the two countries, has
taken a deep interest lu the present sit
uation. " 'Now, China, driven by the irresistible
course of events, has unfortunately In
curred well-nigh universal Indignation.
For settling the present difficulty, China
places special reliance in the United
States. "We address this message to Your
Excellency in all sincerity and candldness,
with the hope that Your; Excellency will
devise measures and take the Initiative
in bringing about a concert of the powers
for the restoration of order and peace.
The favor of a kind reply is earnestly re
quested and awaited with the greatest
anxiety.
" 'Kwang Hsu, 26th year, Cth moon, 23d
day (July 19)
"It Is, therefore, my duty to transmit
the above with the request that Your Ex
cellency, In respectful obedience of Impe
rial wishes, will deliver the same to its
high destination and favor me with a re
ply. "YU LIEN YUEN. Taotai at Shanghai."
This cablegram was at once communi
cated to the President at Canton, O., and
the following Is his reply:
"The Prosident of the United States, to
the Emperor of China Greeting: I have
received Your Majesty's message of July
19, and am glad to know that Your Majes
ty recognizes the fact that the Govern
ment and people of the United States de
sire of China nothing but what Is Just
and equitable. The purpose for which we
landed troops in China was the rescue of
our Legation from grave danger and the
protection of the lives and property of
Americans who were sojourning in China
In the enjoyment of rights guaranteed
them by treaty and by international law.
The same purposes are publicly declared
hv J? ,r!SUD .? TJZ
by all the powers which have-landed mll-f
itary forces In Your Majesty's empire.
Tam to Infer from Your Majesty's let
ter that the malefactors who have dis
turbed the peace of China, who have mur
dered the Minister of Germany and a
member of the Japanese Legation, and
who now hold besieged In Pekin those
foreign diplomatists who still survive,
have not only not received any favor or
encouragement from Your Majesty, but
are aotually in rebellion against the Im
perial authority. If this be the case, I
most solemnly urge upon Your Majesty's
Government to give public assurance
whether the foreign Ministers are alive,
and if so, in what condition.
"Second To put the diplomatic repre
sentatives of the powers In immediate
and free communication with their re
spective governments and to remove all
danger to their lives and liberty.
"Third To place the Imperial authori
ties of China in communication with the
relief expedition; that co-operation may
be secured between them for the libera
tion of the Legatloners, the protection of
f oregners and the restoration of order.
"If these objects are accomplished, it is
the belief of this Government that no
obstacles will be found to exist on the
part of the powers to an amicable settle
ment of all the questions arising out of
the recent troubles, and the friendly good
offices of this Government will, with the
assent of the other powers, be cheerfully
placed at Your Majesty's disposition for
that purpose. WILLIAM M'KINLEY.
"July 23, 1900.
"By the President. John Hay. Secretary
-. of State."
nrMA V It Is Up to China.
The State Department is again in a
waiting attitude regarding China. It has
frankly, promptly and fully answered the
Chinese Emperor's appeal for mediation,
and the correspondence given publicity
today makes It appear that the next move
is for the Chinese Government to accept
or reject our terms at once, and in either
case the answer must convey tidings of
the state of affairs at Pekin and the wel
fare of the Legatloners. The belief is not
credited here that the chances for me
diation are slight. Mediation cannot be
forced upon a party to a cause; it must
bo acceptable to all the parties. If the
United States Is to mediate in. China's In
terest she must first secure the assent of
all the powers who have suffered In life
or property at Pekin. The difficulties In
the way of such an undertaking are like
ly to be many and serious, in view of the
exhibition of feeling In Europe. But It Is
said here that the United States will
oheerfully undertake the task, provided
Its conditions are met. If it does not
succeed In Inducing the European powers
to be lenient In their treatment of the
Government of China, the United States
Government will not be drawn lntb fur
ther hostilities after we have taken care
of our own affairs, but we will withdraw,
taking care, however, to let it be under
stood that this Government will not allow
its proper Interests In China to be Injured
by the action of any of the powers that
may qhoose to remain obdurate,
At least one of the greatest powers is
under strong suspicion here of acting
cold-bloodedly and without regard to sen
timent or anything more than the most
material of considerations. It is believed
here that this power Is quietly taking
measures to drop out of the league at
Tien Tsln and conduct a campaign on Its
own account against Pekin, and It Is even
suspected that this government is al
ready moving troops toward the Chinese
capital.
One fact regarded as now beyond need
of further demonstration, in view of tho
Chinese appeal. Is that the Chinese of
ficials at the coast ports are actually In
communication with whatever remains of
the imperial government at Pekin, and
the text of Kwang Hsu's appeal appears
to establish the fact that the Chinese
Government Itself is sanctioning tho re
sistance of the international advance
upon Pokln.
Thi State Department and tho Chinese
Legation substantially agreed In the es
timate of six to eight days as the time
necessary to get a reply to the Presi
dent's answer tp the appeal of the. Chi
nese Government, According to the best
information here, urgent rgeasures are
being transmitted between Pekin and
Shanghai by the "express" mentioned Jn
Consul Fowler's cablegram a few days
vago. This, according to the Chinese, 1b
a relay system of mounted messengers
similar to the old pony service acroas
the plains, and is used when wire com
munication -is Interrupted. The relay
riders make about 200 miles a day. It Is
400 miles from Shanghai to Pekin, and
this seems to agree very well with the
speed made in forwarding and return
ing the Conger message.
Sheriff's Dlpnteh.
Assuming from Sheng's dispatch that
a movement was on foot on the 18th to
get the foreign Ministers started from
Pekin to Tien Tsln tinder escort of im
perial troops, the State Department -would
not be .surprised to get definite news of
them fnom the headquarters of the allied
forces in a. short time. The distance from
Tien Tsln to Pekin is 75 miles, and at
this season the trip is usually made W
road from Pekin to Tong Choo. a point
on the Pel Ho 12 miles below the capi
tal, and the remainder of the -way b
boat. This trip would now take tour
days, supposing the guard of imperial
troops met with no resistance from the
Insurgents. It the moving J
was made within two days after ShenaTj
information was received, it ul
possible that the LegaUonors
escort are now in iouuu . "-- ----
J7il : always supposing
quarters o
that nbth
that nothing serious happened to me
party on the road.
nrty on the roaa. .,,.
.w' ci... oiocTflm was made public
at the State Department in the following
statement: . . .
"Minister Wu visited tne oune j" -ment
this morning (July 24) and handed
to the acting Secretary of State the fol
lowing text of a cable message, explaining
that. It was a cablegram from Director
General Sheng at Shanghai, dated July
23. 1900. to the Chinese Minister at Lon
don, bv whom It had been retransmitted
to Minister Wu and received by the lat
ter on the night of the same day:
" 'News from Pekin of 22d day of sixth
moon, corresponding to July 18. says Won
Jul by direction of the Tsung 11 Yamun.
went to see the various foreign Ministers
and found not one of them harmed. Jung
Lu proposes to memorialize the Imperial
Government to supply them with provi
sions at once and then devise a plan to
detail troops to escort them to Tien
This communication accords with the
publication made in London yesterday,
and printed in the American newspapers
this morning.
RockhUl's MImIoti.
W. W. Rockhlll, who has been selected
as Special Commissioner by the President
to go to China, returned to Washington
this morning from Block Island and be
gan Immediate preparations for this lorig
Journey. He has decided to take Mrs.
Rockhlll with him, sailing from San
Francisco on the America Maru, of tho
Japanese line. He will leave Mrs. Rock
hlll at Yokohama fir Nagasaki, while he
goes to Shanghai. At that point he will
determine In which section to proceed.
Mr. Ro6khlll does not underestimate tho
extent of the task set fpr him by the
President. He Is to act as the eyes and
ears of the Administration in China, to
make careful inquiry into the existing
conditions, to learn tho exact causes of
the present uprising, and report the facts
directly to the President for his guidance
in the ultimate settlement and In framing
his policy for the future. This task will
Involve a large amount of travel in
China.
Mr. Rockhlll Is of the opinion that It
will not bo sufficient merely to look into
conditions in Shan Tung province and
porhaps In Pekin, If he can obtain access
to the capital. He must also visit other
provinces and where there is disquiet and
danger to foreign Interests, and this will
be fraught with perhaps some personal
risk. But it is regarded as a necessary
undertaking if the President Is to be
P Into possession of a comprehensive
,. - . f nonaitlons-. . .
It is expressly stated that Mr. Rock
hill Is going to China simply as an ob
server for the President This Is techni
cally true, but it also may be stated that
he will be entrusted with full diplomatic
powers later on, if It seems expedient and
in the interest of an early settlement of
the Chinese problem to have directly on
the field an authorized agent of the United
States Government. It Is even probable
that he -will be the next United States
Minister to Pekin If Mr. Conger has per
ished. It Is gathered horo that the German
Government has done something of the
same kind, and although the assurances
of the death of the German Minister at
Pekin, Baron Von Ketteler, are so strong
as to leave no doubt of the fact of his
death, yet It is understood that the cre
dentials of Baron von Mumm, now
on his way to Tien Tsln, are
as yet only thoso of a diplomatic agent
of the German Government, making his
position thus correspond closely to that
of Mr. Rockhlll. It is also noted that the
British Government has taken similar
action in dispatching to China Sir Walter
Hlllyer. He is well known to Mr. Rock
hlll. having been a British Consul at a
Chinese port during the presence of the
American Commissioner In Pekin as sec
retary of legation.
There is reason to believe that the other
European powers having interests In
China will follow these examples, and It
may happen that the International com
mission Idea originally contemplated by
the United States as a means of settle
ment of the Chinese trouble may be ac
ceptable to all concerned. It would seem
entirely possible that the powers may de
cide to take advantage of the gathering
In China of such an able body of expe
rienced Orientalists and diplomats to
commit to them the task of reaching a
cpneord -which will harmoniously settle
all the differences that have arisen, not
only between China and the powers, but
between the powers themselves, as a re
suit of the Boxer uprising.
Mr. Rockhlll will take no staff with him,
relying on picking up in China such help
as he may need In a clerical way. During
his absence In China, which, he says, will
not be long, tho Bureau of American Re
publics will be under the temporary di
rection of Secretary Guzman and Chief
Clerk Fox.
Reformers in Honolulu.
CHICAGO, July 24. A special to the
Record from Honolulu, July 16, via San
Francisco saye:
Tho Chinese residents of Honolulu
held an open - air mooting today to
formulate their views with relation
to the crisis in China, The meeting was
attended by fully 3000 Chinese. Resolu
tions were adopted calling on the Govern
ments of Great Britain, Japan and the
United States to lead the way in a move
ment for the restoration of Emperor
Kwang Hsu, the preservation inviolate
of Chinese territory and the removal of
tho Capital from Pekin to some other
city less Impervious to the influence of
Western civilization, where the Emperor
would be surrounded by less reactionary
and conservative influences, and where
true reform In Government could be car
ried on.
'A committee Swas appointed to prepare
a memorial In accordance with the reso
lution and to securo, if possible, its pres
ervation to all the powers of Europe,
through the diplomatic representatives of
the United States.
Fight Imminent Near TSevr ChTraner.
JsTEW YORK. July 24. A dispatch to the
Journal and Advertiser from Shanghai
says:
Three thousand Russians have ar
rived at New Chwang from Port Arthur,
and their advance Is blockaded by 10.0M
Chinese troops near there. Fighting Is
Imminent. Tho Chinese will bar further
progress.
Or. Sanford's Liver Invljrorator.
Tbe bett Liver Medicine. A Vegetable cure for
Liver IJIe, Biliousness, Indigestion, Constipation,
CHAFFEE IS IN JAPAN
TRANSPORT GRANT ARRIVES INj
THE INLAND SEA.
The Vessel Will Coal and Pro
ceed Immediately to Talcn Move
ments of Troops.
"WASHINGTON, July 24. A dispatch
has been received at the War Depart
ment from Quartermaster Hyde at, Naga
saki stating that the transport Grant has '
been reported in the Inland Sea, and Is
expected to arrive at Nagasaki tomorrow.
She has on board General Chaffee, com
manding tho army in China, and tho
Sixth Cavalry, destined for service in
that country
Quartermaster Hyde has completed ar
rangements at Nagasaki for the coaling
of the Grant Immediately upon her" ar-
AMBASSADOR TO
"WILLIAM F. DRAPER.' .
WORCESTER, Mass., July 24j-The Gazette has a special from Its MUford correspond
ent, announcing that General W. F. 'Draper, of MUford, has ent tor-Washington his letter of
resignation as Ambassador af th United States to Italy. The reason glea Is necessity ot
attention to" his private business.
rival there. If, as is expected, the Grant
arrives at Nagasaki tomorrow morning.
the coaling of the ship may be completed
by evening. She will start, at once for
Taku. She is expected to reach there
the 2Sth Inst.
TTJ-I TJnvalry. c
WASHINGTON. July Z4i Four troops
of cavalry, all that remained ht Fort
Meyer, have left for tho far East, with
instructions to stop aft Nagasaki for or
ders. They are troops B and G, of the
Third Cavalry, which marched out of the
fort early today and left on the train en
xpute for San Francisco at 9 o'clock, and
Troops H and I. of the Tnird. which
left here last evening. Tho four troops
muster 400 men, and are commanded by
Major Kingsbury. The detachment that
left last night is proceeding via Atlanta
and will meet at Chattanooga the troops
that went today. They are expected to
hTTive at San Francisco Sunday orjtfon
day, and will leave on tho transport
Meade about August L The transport
Aztec will carry the horses and their
caretakers. The departure pf these troops
leaves Fort Meyer practically depopu
lated. Fifteenth Infantry.
NEW YORK, July 24. Companies I. K
and L, of the Third Battallbn, of the
Fifteenth United States infantry, -loft
Governor's Island this morning for the
Far East -via San Francisco, in 'command
of Lieutenant Williams. The- soldiers
left Jersey City over the Lehigh "Valley
road. The battalion Will be completed in
Omaha by the addition of Company M.
ATLANTA. Ga., July 24. Company H. of.
the Fifteenth Infantry, under command
of Captain John Cotter, left Fort Mc
pherson today on a special train over the
Southern Railway for San Francisco,
thence to China.
First Cavalrr.
SPOKANE July 24. Troop I, of Fort
Harrison. Ky and Troop H, of Fori
BUsk. Arizona, First Cavalry, 222 men In
all, passed Spokane this evening en route
to Seattle, where they will recejvfe sail
ing orders for China, One hundre.4 men
and 06 horses of the First Cavalry passed
through the city last night from Fort
Niobrara, Nebraska, for thq same des
tination. Eighth Infantry. ,
ST. PAUL, Minn., July 24.Twa com
panies of the Eighth Infantry, consist
ing of 215 officers and men, arrived at
Fort Snelllng today. The regiment is
to be recruited to Its fullest number and
will then go to the Orient.
Engineers' Battalion.
WEST POINT, N. Y., July 24. Company
E, Battalion of Engineers, In "command
of First Lieutenant Cavanaugh, left here
today for duty In China. They will em
bark on a transport leaving Ban Fran
cisco August L
ARRIVAL OF THE SEDGWICK.
Part of the Second Infantry Return
to New York From Cnba.
NEW YORKr July 24. The United
States transport Sedgwick, from Malan
zas, arrived off the Highlands at noon.
She has 22 officers and SS0 men of tuo
Second Infantry. She left Cuba July 19.
These troops are to bo sent on to Fort
Thomas, at Newport, Ky., which Is across
the Ohio River, from Cincinnati. t They
Will disembark from the transport at
Weehawken. The Sedgwick will then go
to San Juan, Porto Rico, and "Mayaguez,
to bring back two battalions of the
Eleventh Infantry, consisting of 22 of
ficers and 830 men. bhe 'will also take
on board a part of the Fifth Cavalry.
Army Changes.
WASHINGTON, July 24.-Captaln Ben
jamin Johnson, Assistant Quartermaster,
United States Volunteers having ten
dered his resignation, has been honorably
discharged from the service Of the United
States.
Lieutenant-Colonel J. H. Calef, Third
Artillery, now on leave pf absence, has
been ordered to proceed at once to Son
Francisco for assignment to duty with
tho battalion of hla regiment under or
ders for the Philippines. -
Captain George Montgomery, Ordpance
Department, has been relieved from -duty
as Inspector of Ordnance at Baltimore,
port" or-Gneral Chaffee for duty
as ordnance officer on his stair.
' .it '
JESTER MURDER TRIAL.
AllWhe Testimony .for the Prosecu
tion I In.
ST. LOUIS, July 24. A special to the
Post-Dispatch from New London, Mo.,
says:
The state rested its case In the trial of
Alex Jester for the murder of young
Gates today, and P. H. Cullen, chief coun
sel for the defendant, petitioned the court
as follows
"Now at tho close of all the evidence
on the part of the state, comes the de
fendant, and prays the court to Instruct
the Jury that under the evidence and In
dictment In this case you will find tho
defendant not guilty."
The petition was promptly overruled
ITALY RESIGNS.
and the case must be' submitted. Cap-
tain Julius Dunn, 70 years old, residing
near Moberly, Mo., took the stand today
and gave the closing testimony for the
state. He swore that he saw blood In
the Hulen Lane In the Winter of 1S7L The
witness testified that he was riding along
and, suddenly at the mouth of Hulen
Lanq'he saw a pool of blood, which had
the appearancf of belng recently spilled.,
A few days later the witness heard that
two men answering the description of Jes
ter and Gates" had passed through the
vicinity. Captain Dunn's testimony "was
not weakened In cross-examination.
Court adjourned Until 1:20, when the
defense presented Its side of the base.
Fifteen minutes after the state had closed
Alexander Jester made the following
statement:
"Now that tho state has closed, I want
t to say that I have no Ill-feeling toward
any witness that has testified against me,
not even old Mr. Gates. I have been
persecuted by the Pinkerton detectives
and John W. Gates' money, but I expect
to come out on top and live the rest of
my days in peace; also die In peace. I
have heard some remarkable misstate
ments from the witness-stand, and am
surprised at some of my relatives who
have testified against me, but I still say
I have no hard feelings against any one.
I am feeling In good . spirits, but my
health is not good."
The first witness for the defense, ex-Attorney-General
Daniel H. Mclntyre, of
Mexico, Mo., testified that ho never Tcnew
W. 8. Shrewsbury, one of the witnesses
for tho state. The defense Is making an
effort to Impeach the testimony of
Shrewsbury, who swore he saw a body In
Jester's wagon while he was passing east
of Mlddlegrove, and that he (Shrewsbury)
told Mclntyre and other persons about
what he had seen.
THREE POLICEMEN SHOT,
Trro Dead and One In Hospital, as
Resnlt of a Desperate' Fight.
NEW ORLEANS, July 24. Police Cap
tain John T Day and Policeman John
T. Lamb are dead, and Policeman August
T. Mora is In the hospital suffering from
three wounds received in an! encounter
last night with two desperate negroes,
Leonard Pierce and Robert Charles. Tha
officers were attempting to arrest the two
negroes when the latter opened fire. A
fusillade followed during which Policeman
Mora was severely wounded. Pierce final
ly surrendered, but Charles, though
wounded, escaped. Charles was traced
and found later In the night by a squad
of officers. The negro shot his way
through the officers, killing Day and
Lamb, and again escaped. Thq snooting
has. caused great excitement, and a hun
dred policemen and & vast crowd of citi
zens armed with revolvers and shotguns
and rifles are searching for Charles, who
will doubtless bo killed on sight.
Ran Into a Landslide.
LA CROSSE, Wis., July 24. The Chi
cago, Milwaukee & St, Paul passenger
train No. 2, which Is due hereat 3:05 A.
M., was wrecked about 5 o'clock this
morning at King's Coolie, near Wabash,
Minn., by running Into a landslide at
that place. Engineer Hathaway and
Fireman Thomas wero Instantly killed,
and several passengers who were In tho
forward coaches were Injured, some seri
ously. Yellow Fever at Finar del Rio.
WASHINGTON, July 24. A dispatch
has -been received at the War Department
from Havana which says that General
Leo has obtained information from Plnar
del Rio that nine deaths there last month,
reported as pernicious malaria, are now
believed to have been yellow fever. Dr.
Reed and a special physician sent to
Plnar del Rio by General Left have re
ported that yellow fever exists among
the troops.
A Runnway Freight.
SALT LaKE, Utah, July 24. A freight
train on the Utah Central branch of the
Rio Grande Western today got beyond the
control of the engineer, and, striking a
sharp curve, toppled over. Engineer J.
P. Ferguson was instantly killed, and
Fireman Wiseman badly -scalded. The
accident occurred near Park City.
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NAVY WILL BE -READY
PREPARING FOR POSSIBLE EVENT
- UAL1TIES IX CHINA.
Colliers on the Atlantic Being: FltteU.
for Carrying Coal and Stores
to tho Orient.
WASHINGTON. July 24. The Navy
Department is preparing for possible
eventualities arising out of the situation.
In China. One of the greatest difficulties
which" would confront the- United States
in the event of naval warfare m. Chinese
waters Is the lock of a naval base close
to tho scene of operations. Manila is
2000 miles from Taku, while sbme of the
other powers have bases within striking
distance. England has a base at tei
Hal Wei and a cooling station at ' die
Poo Russia has. a naval base at Port
Arthur and Germany one at Klao Chou.
Beside, In, case of a naval war, tho
ports of China, which lnf ordinary times
are open for the purchase of all ordinary
supplies and stores, would, be closed. A
fleet of colliers will have to be utilized to
take out coal for our ships and to ply
back and forth between our squadron and
Manila. This plan, however, has its ob
stacles, owing to the fact that foreign
countries have gobbled up everything
afloat which could.be utilized for ship
ping coal and stores. Germany and Japan
have even Impressed steamers. The re
sult Is that at the present time BO per
cent of our Government freight for tne
Orient Is npw being carried in foreign
boats. Consequently, prices have mate
rially advanced. Freight oharges on coal,
which the Navy Department was able to
ship to Manila for XI a ton. now costs 19,
and the price of coal Itself has materially
Increased. Tho department, therefore,
practically would be compelled to rely
upon Its vessels.
As a precautionary measure, the col
liers purchased during the Spanish W.ir
which had gone out of commission are
being fitted out for service. The water
ship Arethuso, which also was purchased
AnTTxr rhA wnr. but which was procured
too late for service, is being prepared at
tho League Island yard. Owing to the
lack of naval officers available, the col
liers on the Atlantic Coast under ordc-3
for China are being equipped with mer
chant crews. Admiral Bradford, chief
of the Bureau of Equipment, today rec
ommended that the Leonldas and Pom
peii, both at the League Island yard, bo
fitted out at once.
Pacific Const Colliers.
biv ttojojoisco. July 24. The naval
colliers Nero and Justin have been put
In commission, and the former vessel M
get away with a full cargo Inside of a
week. Some little work has to bo done
on the Justin, but the chances are that
August 1 will seo her on her way to
China. 9
SUFFERINGS OF THE PRI8djnns:
-i
What the Foreigners in Pettln5ve
Had to Endure.
qa-m T?wATsrc!TSCO. July 23. Shanghai
and Yokohama newspapers received by
the America Maru give some n"
lng facts regarding the situation In Chi
na and Japan. Of the position of the
foreign colony In the British legation,
the Japan Mall, of Yokohama, says:
"This Is a time wncn to uve m.
at all is to suffer terribly from" heat.
With 00 foreigners, Including many
women and children, crowded in the Brit
ish legation and exposed to the constant
rifle fire of the Chinese, tho misery must
bo great. The walls are high and thick
and the defenders must have been forced
to erect stagings on the Inner side on
which riflemen could stand. If tbe Chi
nese used artillery, the gunners would,
have to expose themselves to rifle ilre at
short range and this, with the number of
good shots among the marines, would be
4anA "aHth verv severe losses. The
gunners could not take'up a'dlstant posi
tion and hombard the buijdlngs "effec
tively without destroying much of their
own property. ,
"The provision question Is" the worst.
There are no ice plants in the foreign
legations and they have' been' accustomed
to depending upon tho Chinese markets
for riniiv suoolles of beef and mutton.
I A certain quantity of ' preserved provi
sions were douotiess in stock in me xi.ui.ei
do Pekin, but nothing to feed 'so large a
force as 800. " "
"The Japanese Minister at Pekin afcH
tempted, to communicate witn nen asm
after railway communication was ended.
He engage a Japanese who speaks Chi
nese fluently, dressed him In Chinese
clothes and hoped he would escape mo
lestation. The Boxers,' however, detect
ed his masquerade, beat him severely and
would have murdered him had he not
escaped Into a swamp, where ha re
mninoii hidden for several hours In water,
only Jils nose being above the surface. He
finally reached Tien Tsln in a terrible
plight."
The troubles In China threaten to bring
on a financial panic In Japan. China has
gradually become the greatest field for
Japanese trade enterprise, and the prac
tical closing ot this market Is bound to
bear heavily on many large Japanese
firms. These firms are represented by
big establishments In Tien Tsln and else
where, and Instructions have been sent
to tho staffs there to close up and return-to
Japan when the Journey Is prac
ticable. NEW JAPANESE MINISTER.
Says Facts Must Be Known Before
Responsibility Can Be Fixed.
CHICAGO. July 24. A special to the
TribunO from San Francisco, says:
Kogoro Takahlro, the new Japanese
plenipotentiary to the United States, who
arrived on the steamer America Maru,
said of the. present situation In the East:
"It is difficult to express an opinion con
cerning the grave reports from China, for
the reason that In spite of all the rumors
published, we have absolutely nO com
munication open with the district In
volved and we cannot tell how much, If
any, of what we hear Is reliable. If the
tragical events have actually occurred,
we must Inquire how much Influence the
government troops of China have over the
Insurgents before we can fix the matter
of responsibility.
"We have no reason nt present to be
lieve that the Emperor and Empress Dow
ager have any agency In the present
trouble. Ub to the present the attitude of
1 the Chinese Government toward foreign
powers has been most friendly. Even
among the Chinese people there are 'cer
tain mandarins who are frankly friends of
progress and desirous ot maintaining cor
dial relations with the powers."
By special command of the Emperor,
Mr. Takahlra. during his few hours stay
In Honolulu, made a searching Inquiry
Into the recent labor troubles 'In the Is
lands. He says the restrictions put on tbe
emigration of Japanese by the Japanese
Government are expected to last only
until tho unsettled conditions caused by
annexation haver passed.
JAPANESE FOUGHT "WELLl
Report Conies From the Consul at
Tien Tsin.
WASHINGTON. July 24. The following
telegram has been received from tho Jap
anese minister for Foreign Affairs under
date of the 22d Instant, and Is "the report
of the Japanese consul at Tien Teln, who
wired It on the 21st:
"The Japanese troops behaved, admirably
and maintained strict discipline after the
fall of Tien Tsln city. The Chinese who
remained In the city and those who lived
outside came to the Japanese quarters
with a large flag, bearing on Inscription
expressing thelD submission to Japan and
showed their appreciation of the unex-
ccntlonally able behavior of our troops.
J They also brought to our eentry cake,
fruit and tea. In token ofhelr kindly
feeling. Our troops, ore thus dally gaining
the confidence and respect of, the native
population. .
TlenVtyr olty Is occupied by the troops
of four powers In tho following sections,
namely: from the North Gate to the East
Gate, by the Japanese; -from the "East
Gate to the South by the Americans:
fromrtho South, to the West by the Eng
lish, and" from Ihe West to the North h
the French, while the Rufcluns are in
possession of the towns and villages vn
the left banks of the Pel Ho and the
Canal.
"A conference was held by the Generals
and the .commanding officers of. the allied
forces with a view to organizing military
government in the city, and It was de
cided after long 4l3Cuss!ori to appoint
three administrators with equal powers
from among officers of the three powers,
Japan, England and Russia. And finally
the following officers were chosen: Lieutenant-Colonel
Mokl (aapap), Lleutenantr
Colonel Bower (England), and Colonel
Wogack (Russian).
"Upon the departure of Admiral Sey
mour for Taku. Admiral Maseeff became
commanding officer. It Is admitted by all
foreigners here, by military and civilian.
that the fall of the city was mainly due
to the gallantry of the Japanese forces."
PREFERS SENSATIONAL RUMORS.
British Forclen Ofllee Declines to Ac
cept Conger Slessnice.
NEW YORK, July 24. A dispatch to
the Tribune from London says:
The British Foreign Office has not been
Impressed with, the American disclosures
regarding the trend of happenings in
Chlni. It declines to accept Mr. Con
ger's letter as anything more than a be
lated communication of about the same
date as Sir Robert Hart'& dispatch appeal
ing for succor, and It regards all Chinese
assurances as to the safety of the Lega
tions, whether from the Viceroys, the
Minister, the correspondents or the Em
peror himself, tainted with suspicion.
Communications have been exchanged
in the lost 43 hours "between the Ameri
can Embassy and Lord Salisbury, special
messengers having gone with them to
and from Hatfield,, but the nature of the
proposals has not been disclosed. What
ever miyave been, the substance of
these proposals, It. Is certain .that the For
eign. Office Is strongly prejudiced against
the trustworthiness of the evidence upon
which the State Department is acting,
and attaches more Importance to the
dispatches .of the half-penny papers de
scribing the massacres at Pekin than It
does either to Mr. Corfger's message, or
to official declarations of the Chinese
Viceroys. These dispatches were ,not
based upon- the testimony of eye-wit
nesses, but upon a leakage from Sheng's
servants.
SITUATION IN MANCHURIA.
Chnrbln Relief Column Attnckcd by
ThbuSnnds of Boxers.
ST. PETERSBRG, July 24. A dispatch
which has bee'n received here from Gen
eral Grodekoff. at Khabarovck, dated
July 22. reports that the steamer Odessa,
which left Charbln, July 16, brought tid
ings of the Russian force that left Te
Lin. July 7. en route to Charbln. It ap-
r pears that 200 men started with a largo
convoy of Chinese Christians, women ana
children. After constant fighting, which
was often at close quarters and with
bayonet, they were again attacked by
Boxers, July 12. The Russians lost heav
ily and ran short of ammunition. At
last accounts they were threatened by
15,000 Boxers. Engineer Jugovltch. at
Charbln, had found It Impossible to send
efficient help as he required all his avail
able forces to defend Charbln, which
place contained thousands of unarmed
employes with their ramllles who have
been concentrated from asong many sec
tions of the railway. General Grode
koff considers the situation as bad. At
tacks are dally threatened and rebels
and marauders are. overrunning Man
churia. The General says the local Gov
ernors have little authority and that
fanatics dominate the situauon.
t -UNFAVORABLE COMMENT.
Berlin Press Snrprlsea'Tnat McKJn
ley Takes Chinese? News" Seriously.
BERLIN, July 24. This eVmlng's papers
devote 'considerable attention to 'Presi
dent McKlnley's consent to mediate, and
the comment Is all unfavorable. Surprise
is generally expressed that Washington
takes Chinese official news seriously. The
Berliner Tage"blatt, which sees "a contra
diction In President McKlnley's consent
to mediate and his efforts" to get the allies
to advance to Pekin," says:
"Will the Government of the UnIted
States bamboozle the Chinese with diplo
matic craftiness, learned from Chinese
statesmanship, and only undertake media
tion In .appearance?"
The same paper caps the climax by ex
plaining that Washington's pro-Chinese
attitude Is due to the 'impossibility of
leaving the large Chinese population ot
the American Union out-of conslderatlon."-
Fears of Famine.
SHANGHAI, Monday, July 23. The fol
lowing dispatch from the Associated
Press correspondent at Tien Tsln reached
hero today, having beon delayed 20 days
In transmission:
Tien Tsln, Tuesday, July 3. Famine end
pestilence are sure to strike the region of
Tien Tsln soon. Hundreds of thousands
of Chinamen are leaving their homes In
tho districts- where fighting Is going on,
without means of support.
Lieutenant-Colonel John S. Mallory, of
the Forty-first United States Infantry, has
arrived here-to act as military observer.
The American and British commanders
here hive established a censorship of cor
respondents of those nationalities to pre
vent the transmission of news that might I
tend to kindle International animosities.
The anti-Russian prejudices of certain
of the English correspondents caused this
action.
THE SOUTHERN VICEROYS
Have Influenced Pekin, by Sugges
tion of Japanese Premier.
YOKOHAMA, July 21. It Is rumored
that the Japanese Foreign Minister has
been in constant communication with the
southern Viceroys of China, urging them
to mobilize troops and march northward
to restore peace" and order. After the cap
ture of Tien Tsln he again enjoined upon
them the expediency of placing them
selves alongside the foreign troops, there
by showing China's .determination to
crush the rebels and to fulfill the treaty
obligations of China. The Viceroys hesi
tated. It Is1 said, to accept the responsi
bility, but It Is believed that they used
their Influence In Pekin, with the result
that the Emperor's party resumed con
trol. NO REPLY FROM GERMANY.
Until China Releases Foreigners' and
Atones for Von Ketteler's Murder.
BERLIN July 24. Count von BuloW,
Minister of Foreign Affairs, made reply
today to the appeal of the Emperor ot
China for German mediation between the
powers and the Chinese Government, In
substance. Count von Bulow said he
would not submit the telegram from the
Pekin Government to the Emperor so
long as the fate of the Legations and
other foreigners In Pekin was not ascer
tained and until the Chinese Government
had atoned for the murder of tho Ger
man Minister to Pekin, Baron von. Ket
teler, and had given guarantees that in
future Its conduct will be In harmony
with international law and the usages of
civilization.
Piatt and" the Bottti-9hlp.
"WASHINGTON, July 20. There Is more
or less gossip In New York to the effect
that Thomas C Piatt has about ended
his active political leadership, and there
are a number of facts which would seem
to substantiate this claim. In the first
place, Piatt has turned over to Chairman
Benjamin B. Odell. of tho state commit
tee, the management of all the details
of organization and general supervision,
reserving to himself the right of rest
after years of political activity. This
should not be taken to mean, that Piatt s
lnfluenco will no longer be felt in party
matters, for the able Senator will figure
In all the plans of the Republican or
ganization of New York State as long as
he lives. But Piatt thinks that the time
has come when, he can. put minor njt'
ters aside, leaving them to others, whller
he devotes his attention and time to
graver and more weighty subjects. It is
said that this condition of affairs has be
come very marked since the Philadelphia,
convention, when Piatt turned bo much:
over to Odell. It would seem that Odell
would be the natural successor of Piatt
when the latter shuffles off this mortal
coil, for all paths' lend In that direction,
at IWs time, and Piatt has certainly
stamped, him as his choice for the leajj"
erahlp of the New York Republicans. 0
course. Odell could not hope to be the
Influential factor In National politics that
Piatt has become, at least not for a good
many years, but he may be able, by care
ful handling of the situation, to lead the
Republicans of the Empire state When
Piatt Is out of the way.
BRYAN WILL ATTEND
Promises to Be ht C A. R. Encamp
ment In Chicago.
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CHICAGO. July 24. Colonel William J.
Bryan has accepted an Invitation to at
tend the National encampment of the
Grand Army In this lty next August
General John C. Black, chairman of tho
committee on lnltatlons, received hi3
formal acceptance this afternoon, settling,
a question over which there has been
considerable controversy. Colonel Bryan,
In his letter to General Black, .says:
"When I wrote you on June 28,. the con
vention had not been held, and. I did not
think It wise to make any promises until
the convention was over, and I had a.
chance to consult the. committee in regard
to the date of the notification. I am
now In a position to accept the invitation
and take great pleasure In doing so, al
though It Is still Impossible for me to nx
the exact day, owing to uncertainty as
to my whereabouts just before and just
after tho encampment. If It is necessary
to know the date, I would suggest Au
gust 00; that would come nearer harmon
izing with a subsequent date which I have
in contemplation. Thanklngyou again
for the consideration shown me by the
committee, I am, very truly yours,
"W. J. BRYAN."
FIVE PERSONS BROWNED.
Family Went Bnthlnpr in Shallow
Lake Xenr Ventura, Cal.
VENTURA, Cal.. July 24. News comes
from the eastern part of this county of
the drowning of five persons In Wiley's
Lake. The dead are: Mrs. Byron H.
Wiley, aged 40 years; A. Wiley, daughter
of Mrs. B. H. Wiley, aged 13 years; Miss
Foshun. aged 19 years; Broderlck, a
young man; unknown boy, aged about 13
years.
It was an exceedingly hot day and
Mrs. Wiley's little party of five went in
bathing. They went out to a raft, which
suddenly began to wobble, and some of
the bathers fell Into the water. Tho
others'made a desperate attempt to res
cue their companions and In so doing
perished.
Master Wiley, a child about 10 years of
age, stood on the bank and witnessed the
awful events, too frightened to run for
aid. He has not yet recovered from the
shock. The lake Is situated near tho
Wiley residence, some six miles from
Fllmore. It does not cover an acre of
ground, and the deepest portion Is but 20
feet deep.
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