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THE MORNING OREGONIAN,. TUESDAY, JULY 31, 1900. RUSSIANS ATTACKED Driven Southward from Muk den by Chinese Troops. COLUMN SUFFERS SEVERE LOSS Boxers Appear In Several Tomw, In citing: ihte Inhabitants to'xievolt ,. Agalnxt Foreigners.' ST. PETERSBURG, July 30. The Rus sian .general stall has received dispatches from various commanders indicating a sorious state of affairs throughout Man churia. The revolt In the neighborhood of Mukden and the district northward has assumed such proportions that the Russian, -column has been compelled to retreat from Mukden southward. Fight ing continuously, the column with diffi culty reached the station at the AJasand sdan. where on July It was surrounded by Chinese troops. Reinforcements were pent and the withdrawal of the column was effected to Daschlzao with 4? cas ualties, killed, wounded and missing. The railway from Mukden to Telln and Daschlzao has been completely destroyed and the Xate of the workmen and rail way officials north of Mukden is not known. The whole Mukden district is menaced by large bodies of Chinese troops with artillery. Chinese troops and Boxers, in defiance of treaties, have appeared at the towns of Tukshoii. Sinjudshl and Galeff, Incit ing the inhabitants to revolt. On July 17 the garrison -at Sinjudshl was shelled from the town, three men being killed. A Russian detachement returning from an inspection of affairs in Gaoudun pen insula was attacked and Eurrounded by Chinese troops July 2L The Russians eventually repulsed the Chinese with a Joss of eight Cossacks killed and ID wounded. Similar reports have been received from other points. HEAVIER GDXS NEEDED. Res nit of Recent Experience "With, the Chinese. "WASHINGTON. July 30. General Groely, chief signal officer, has received a cable message from Lieutenant Stam ford, the volunteer signal officer serving at Taku, China, with the Ninth Infantry. It is dated Che Foo, July 27, and is a follows: "The conditions, prospect and health of the command are good. Officer killed .of the Ninth Infantry, Colonel Llscum; wounded. Major Regan, Captains Noyes and Bookmlllor, lieutenant Lawton. The wounded are doing well. Marine Corps officers, killed. Captain A. G. Da-vls; wounded, Lieutenant Leonard, serious, arm amputated; Captains Long and Lem ley, and Lieutenant Rutker, the last three doing well. "Coolidge, commanding the Ninth Regi ment of Infantry, informs me that all necessary material has been requested. Colonel Meade, marines, senior, is of the opinion that a battery of field artillery and somo Maxims will be sufficient. "Late experiences would Indicate the need of heavier guns. A further advance may Jt be made before September. The command should have plenty of good food and heavy clothing. "Fairly reliable reports state tha our Minister and people Jn Pekln were, all well on the 20th. Can you place funds with the cable company so that I can keep you advised?" Steps have been taken at the "War De partment to keep Lieutenant Stamford supplied -with money, and he has been instructed to forward news of Importance when the commanding officer of the Ninth Infantry cannot be reached. " COMMUMGATION "US SATISFACTORY. A'ntfons Arrnn grins for a Cable From Shanghai to Che Foo. WASHINGTON, July SO. The tele graphic conditions in China just now are unsatisfactory and tho governments in terested are endeavoring to better the facilities. The cable station from which China news Is sent is Shanghai. Tho only way the office can be reached by wire from Che Foo is overland. This land line is under control of the Chinese au thorities and Sheng, of whom so much has been published, and they control everything which goes over it. The only communication the United States has be tween Taku and Che Foo is by naval steamers. It is not known that tho in ternational forces have telegraphic com munication between Tien Tsin and Taku. At Taku the conditions are not satis factory. The international fleet, including the American warships. He far off shore and messages must be sent out ,to them by tugs The nations are trying to ar range for a cable from. Shanghai to Che Foo. Already arrangements have been made to lay a cable across from Taku to Che Foo and the United States will pay its share, amounting to 5150,000. Some difficulty is encountered in arranging tho details for the International cable from Che Foo to Shanghai as all the governments have to be consulted and communication with the cable offices and telegraph companies must be provided for. CABLEGRAM FROM MISSIONARIES. Bishop Moore TJrfired to Go to Shang hai at Once. NEW YORK, July 30 Homer Eaton, treasurer of the Methodist Episcopal Mis sionary Society, today received two cables from Shanghai. One read: "Urge Bishop Moore's immediate com ing. WARNS, LACET, JBLLISON." The signature shows that the message was sent Jointly by Bishop- F. W. Warne, of India; Rev. W. H. Lacey, of Foo Chow Station, and E. R. Jellison, M. D., of Shanghai. Bishop Warne is now on his way home from India. Dr. Eaton at once telegraphed Bishop Moore, who is in Cincinnati. He was recently assigned by tho General Conference to Shanghai. The other cablegram received by Dr. Eaton from Rev. A. J. Bowen, of Nankin, treasurer ot the Central China Mission, reads: "Notify my relatives that I am In press ing need of funds. Mission "Japan Shanghai." The 4 actthat Mr. Lacey, whose station Is at Foo Chow, Is1 n&w in Shanghai, is accepted as proof that the missionaries from Southern China also have fled to Shanghai. Mr. Eaton cabled $3300 to Bowen today. Bishop Moore Will Go to China.. CINCINNATI. July 30. Bishop David H. Moore, who was elected bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, with resi dence In "Shanghai, China, by the last General Conference, received a message today from Rev. Dr. .Eaton, treasurer of the Methodist Episcopal Missionary So ciety, New- York; -nrglftg that "he start nt xrace" for Shanghai, in accordance with the cable request of missionaries now there. Bishop Moore delivered his fare well address here tonight, and-announced that-he -would start for China Wednesday.' ANXIETY AT SHAKGIIAI. Sleeting1 to Be Held to Reorganise the Totto's Defenses. NEW YORK, July 30. A dispatch to tho Herald from Shanghai says: A municipal meeting has been convened for Tuesday, for the purpose of reorganizing the de fenses of Shanghai, which aro now ad mittedly lnadeauate to protect the place against a serious attack. The possible number of attacking- army is consider ably greater than was originally sup oosed. Moreover, a great many officials who are apparently loyal do not deservo to be trusted. ? I have just heard from an excellent Chinese ,purce ashocklns lastahce jof official treachery! jffho Governor v6f" Shan Tune. IA Pittf? Ling, left a"nohh aso forPekitt, being then Impertfl CommlB sioaer ot th ' laogtse "war Junt. He igc on his way to PckUi. ho entered Kin' Chow and ordered the soldiers of his command to massacre the Christians. His soldiers killed 2000 native Christians and one French priest. . A crisis is fast approaching here, "War ships are eftneentrating. Great activity Is manifest among1 the Chinese. Order have been sent to all the forts and garri sons to be strictly on their guard. It is rumored that 10,000 troops hve been s cretly moved to the vicinity of Shang hai and Woo Sung-. The arsenal la Nan kin ias been ordered to supply large J -Quantities- of swords and nxes. Num bers of Boxers from Nankin are spread ing orer the Yangtse Valley, many go ing to Shanghai and the neighborhood disguised as coolies and priests. THOUSAITOS MASSACRED. Chinese Hordes Deluging: Shan SI and Chi L.1 With Blood. NEW YORK. Julvfe)A dispatch to the Herald from Shanghai says: A telegram was received yesterday from Missionary Morgan, at Shlnan Fu, stating that in Shan Si Province the natives and con verts were being massacred and that five more foreigners had been murdered. Tao tal Sheng yesterday made public a tele gram, received July 19. confirming the murder of the foreigners who remained in Pao Ting Fu and the burning of all the foreign premises. He brazenly stated that he had kept this news back since the 19th. Chinese hordes are now deluging the province of Chi Li with Christian blood. More than 2000 persons have already been butchered. The Catholic Cathedral at Huh Fung Xow is besieged and the In mates are doomed. Yu Slen, Governor of Shan SI, has ordered that all mis sionaries' nd converts be massacred. Tho China inland mission at Ylng Chow, Ngan Whet Province, has been burned. SOWING DISCORD. Object of Li HunsTchanR's Visit to Shanghai Dlscloned NEW YORK. July 30. A dispatch to th Herald from Shanghai says: "Li Hung Chang was questioned today He says he Is very much gratified by tho amicable attitude shown by America, and believes a friendly settlement with tho allies is possible. He explains that the intense heat prevents hlra from continu ing the Journey northward. He declarei that the Emperor, Empress Dowager and foreign Ministers are all a-vfc, but he has no more compunction than "befits on Oriental, for the condition of the women and children in "Pekln. He Is unable to explain why if the Ministers are safe, he cannot produce such proofs 'as would satisfy the powers, but he strongly favors holding the fcMin lsters as hostages, so ios to secure favor able termB for the Empress Dowager and the rebel government. He does not se that holding the envoi's as hostages would be only a less crime than killlnsr them. It s obvious, now thafctbe object of LI Hung Chang's visit hero is to sow dis cord -among ihe allies through the pon suls, who virtually represent their gov ernments, but he has not met vdth .suc cess as yet. TROOPS FOR CHINA. Presidio Again Pats On a Warlike Aspect. SAN FRANCISCO, July 8a The tented field at the Presldtp is .rapidly filling up with troops that ore going to China. Four companies of the Fifteenth Infantry ar rived today. They were Companies L K and L, from Governor's Island, and Com pany M, from Omaha. Lieutenant-Colonel .Williams and Major Cornish are in com mand of the battalion. Troops H and I of the Third Cavalry also arrived today, and Troops B and C of the same command are on the way. They are from Fort Meyer, and muster 400 men, under com mand of Major Kingsbury. poj paaaaxa 35nwv SIOUX CITY, Ia.j July-30. A letter has been received from Mrs. .Margaret "Mel rose, a missionary at Noda, Hainan, China, dated June 15. She and her co workers are now believed to be dead. The letter reads: "We are preparing for u siege. This week we havo made arrangements so that a company of "iO soldiers, with their officers, came In hero to live. They have little 'defenses, near each goto, and have filled up all the holes in the hedge, and patrol the syard night and day- Tuesday one 'Christian village moved up .here and " m ft today an- other family of seven j&nd Jn a couple of days the largest ristfanf lage will have to.com foe proiectioi ection. Sxxhool and ether work jroes' oa asvusual "Wo decided. &s the ipoasmajndint iSub irepea-tcdiy Baldko could protect 53. tlk&t pre 9rouia notTleave, for thqBakefcr jtbo Ghrlsjtiahs, whoTFif tfSMav -vrill .have two? courses only openrto themijreorship the devil .und become members of these societies or run with us. We are ready for art attack at any time. LastjtfKbt a houso six rods from our gate was-loot-ed, and last week onq the Christians' "bad his cowsdriven off in tbo daytime, and, one of the shots fired Just " missed his Engineer en Ronte io Chfrfe! . SAN FRANCISCO, July 30. Company E, Battalion of Engineers, which left West Point July 2CEas arrived here. The company of 145 men is officered by Lieu tenants Cavanaugb and Siattery. sCaptam . I ( Til ...II I Increased our number to 25. .- , . 1 . J . Foreign Ministers who "are besieged aiPeklft, including Von Keiieler, Ariose death is-confirmed!' RSSMHBUmB3BSBSBBCSSBSBMnM0BniSB ' yii ?v .U-. I r m , u ,cw s jHsarsm x ,r. tap m r w amsme- assam t -. xx i -r -jmssk -5:i -- it m wisss- -.ti t H Kiip-3H aimii j au. ,5AlyAGO RflZXlC ITALY f Zlnh and Lieutenant Burgess havo been in San Francisco several days, and will Join the engineers today. Among the sick soldiers arriving on the transport Warren. and now at the general hospital are Major Will WIttech, of the Twenty-first United States Infan try; First Lieutenant E. O. Flaherty, Company G, T enty-seventh infantry, and Captain J. R. Ash Company A, Twenty-ninth Infantry. Ratrsdale's Family Leave Tien Tsln. SANTA ROSA, CaL, July 30. A letter was received here today from Mrs. Rags" dalo. wife of the United States Consul at Tien Tsln. The writer and family were compelled, on account of the riot and uproar at Tien Tsin to leavo there for Nagasaki, going on a United States gunboat. Consul Ragsdale and bis spn Bert are still at Tien Tsln. Mrs. Rags dale mentions the shelling of the consul ate and other incidents In connection with tho trouble, already related in press dispatches. Mall for Troops in China. WASHINGTON, July 30. William E. Phillips, a railway postal clerk of San Francisco, has been ordered to go to Nagasaki to take charge of the United States malls at that point in connection with tho new postal service for our droops in China. Mr. Phillips sailed from San Francisco yesterday. W. C. Horton, postal clerk, with head quarters at Atlanta,) has been selected .to go to Taku, with Chief Clerk Robinson, who will have charge of the malls there. General Chaffee Reaches Tnlrn. WASHINGTON, July 30.-The War De partment has received, the following tele gram from Major-General Chaffee: "Che Foo, July 23. Adjutant-General. Washington: Left Nagasaki daybreak on July 28. Arrived Taku at 10, night of July 2S." Communication to Che Foo Restored NEW YORK, July SO. The cable com panies sont out the following notice: We are advised that communication between Shanghai and Che Foo is restored. , There's nothing like it for It is pecu liar to itself Hood's SarcooarlHa. Take ill"' lit .now. . , - , . . POWERS-ON -TH& STAND DEFIES At. COKNlCTlOXTli THE )ga&ijiarGyF . gqebel. ' - - . ; H? AdaitsTfcat HeJJrj?Ba:ht:ontaIn- ecrs to Frankfort, bnt Not to Intimidate tho legislature. GEORGETOWN. Ky., July 30, Ex-Sec-rotary of Stato Caleb Powers took the stand in his own -behalf today but did sot complete his testimony on direct examination. Ho will bo on tho stand all day tomorrow. H)s defense is an admis sion that he organized -the body of moun taineers who went to Frankfort on, sev- cral occasions last WJnter for influence with "the State Contest Board and the Legislature, but not to intimidate them. Ho entered a denial of the damaging charges against him by Witnesses Culton, Golden, Nokes and others. On the stand this afternoon he denied that. Youtsey had the keys to his office on the day of tho Assassination, but said there were two keys to the office, one of which was In tho possession of ex-Secretary of State Davidson, and another In possession- of Ben Rowe, Governor Taylor's colored porter. Powers said neither of these kej s was ever in-his possession and that be had his own key in his pocket In Louis ville the day of the assassination. David son is in th& far West, supposed to be in the Stato of Washington, and Rowe, tho colored porter, Is somewhere In Indiana, probably at Anderson. Tho trial ot Caleb Powers, charged with being ah accessory -to the fact to tho muMeY of William Goebel, was resumed at 9 o'clock. The jury was polled and then excluded, nunng wnicn ex-uovernor .urown, ior the defense, made a motion for perempt ory instructions for a verdict of acquittal. Tho motion was submitted without nrgu "ment. and was promptly overruled by the court. The defendant occupied his customary seat among the attorneys for tho defense, and seemcc to .direct for themost part the movements of counsel. A large num ber of witnesses for the defensp, includ ing ex-Goernor W. O. Bradley, arrived this morning Lawyer Faulkner, of Barboursvllle, of, " ."..7i ""...' ZZZ? ,r."tr,i--A""b ST ""! "t, V,.1; political events for the last nine month3; and said the defense would show that the contests 6ver the state officers were not tried on judicial lines, but on a partisan basis, and that politics was re'Sponslble for the present prosecutions. He Inti mated that the prosecution knows the identity of the assassin, but has concealed hm. M nM u tx,M nrfmiMtwi thnt ft .K . - m V J Caleb Powers and Charles Flnley or-1 legislature had strongly disapproved of ganlzed ond brought to Frankfort tho brin?nff he mon armed, and had threat emd of mnnntnin mon who -irriv1 thnm ned to desert Governor Taylor in the January 23, and that this was only to pe tltion the Legislature and not to intimi date that body. He claims it would bo shown that the men who composed tho mountain army were not bad characters, as charged by the other sldo. and he charged also that the Democrats at that time had also large bodies ot men In Frankfort to back up the contestants. Ho said Powers had in his pocket at the time of the killing the keys to his office, which the prosecution alleges had been given to Youtsey that Powers- never even conferred with Youtsoy. Berry, Howard, Jim Howard, Golden or'Dlck Combs,- and that Jim Howard was not on the capital grounds until jxi ter the killing. It would be proved", ho claimed, that Weaver, one of the main, witnesses for the. prosecu tion, was never In Frankfojt until yes terday, that Finloy Anderson and Robert Noaks testified for money, and W. H. Culton In the hope of obtaining immu nity from prosecution, and that Wharton Golden wpuld also bo successfully con tradicted. The defendant, Caleb Powers, took the witness stand. Witness said he never knew Jim Howard. Harland Whlttaker or Richard Combs, three of the defen dants', prior to the assassination. Had only "known Yodtsey since Janudry 1. In regard to the bringing of the mountain eers to Frankfort; the -witness said: "There were three .crowds of men brought to Frankfort, and I nao something to do with the organization. Ther purpose was to show the interest of these people with the matters In hand at that time' and not to Intimidate either the .State jiccnon -ooajp or mo legislature, x in structed -the men to do.no li els or Vid"- lence, and so far as I krfow none was committed by them. "V JThe last crowd of, men ,wero brought for ai&ouble -nurDose'We exDCctei toiuac themj'as -witnesses Jkforw theTJcentestS boated anuaiso to show oynncirjpreaence the interest they felt infcthe fptmtjha. "Wefgleo had heard rumorgthat&re were tOS forclDiy'eJeo'ted''' from thjofRces. Thejrumors were raised oanewspaperre porta. Jgfaintended to resist violence." Mr. Bradley, of th& prosecution, asked that this be excluded, on the ground that newspaper reports could not "be given in evidence. The court ruled that Jt was incompetent for the witness to entail newspaper reports or tell of ap prehensions which ,he based on common rumors. -4 ' i i '"., JContlnUlns, the witntessisald Jhe had re ceived information Urat Mr.Hin. the "con- 1 testant for Secretary of State, would not wait until -the contests were set tled in court but would take forcible possession as soon as the contest board ittTBrjiajf1 acted. "If that sort of thing." said he, "had been attempted, we Intended to hold the offices I had a conference with Governor Taylor and he advised the bringing of a large body of men to show their Interest ln political affair?. He also advised that they be brought armed and promised to pay the expense. I acted on this. The plans were kept secret to pre vent dropping us through a bridge or derailing our train. I told those in the conference the utmost secrecy must be observed in getting them there beforo tho news got out." At the afternoon session tho defendant resumed the Btnnd. He told of tho Bar bourvllle conference - at whfch Flnley, Powers and others discussed the arrange ments for taking the mountaineers to Frankfort -with John A. Black, who strongly opposed tho movement. The witness said hb assured Black that he and Flnley would ilsc their best'endeav brs to keep the crowd from degenerat ing Into a mob, but denied that he told J Black he was going to organize a mob, He said he had no recollection of having sold in the presence of W. H. Culton that the Legislature would be given 30 min utes to act and If 'It did not do it in that time they would kill the Democratic Legislators. Afterward he said positively that no such remark was made and added: "The men come and nothing of the sort was done. We could have cleaned them up, as Culton put It, If we had desired." x In regard to sending the men home from Frankfort, the evening of January Biwui wnicn wuness isoajcs xesnnea last week, and told of a breach between ' JiS'" " GoVernor TayIor' Pow ers sold: "I heard that they were going to send the men, And I. opposed, B3 the men had boon up all tho night before. I went to see Governor Taylor.. He told nie It had been- decided to send them home, as their presence was causing a bad effect. I Some of tho anti-Goebel Democrats in the contest unless he, sent the men home." The witness testified that he did not give Youtsey a key orkeys, nor did ho i hear a conversation with John Powers anQ "oiaen in reierence to tno proposed Wiling of Goebel by Tallow Dick Combs. He did meet him In tho hall of tho leg islative building and Youtsey asked him to let him Into tho office. Witness .did npt know why Youtsey wanted to get in there, but witness did not want him In there. Witness had his keys In his pocket. Ho talked with Treasurer Day and with W.. J. Davidson, Monday even- ' lng, January 29, about bringing another ' body of mqn to rtankfort, but -did not ' decide till Tuesday morning, the morning of the assassination It was agreed to do It. Day, Golden and witness went ,to Louisville for tho purpose of securing the transportation for tho crqwd that was gotten up. Witness declared tho slip of paper found in his pocket when he was arrested which read: "Powers Is our friend (signed) W. S. Taylor," was given td him by Governor Tayror on the morning of the assassination to bo taken to Pension Agent Leslie Combs at Lou isville, -who had charge of the funds with which the expenses pf the contest were being paid. Th6 testimony was interrupted at this point by adjournment Chinese Troops Well Situated. PORT ARTHUR, Wednesday, July 25. The damage to the forts and barracks at Tien Tsln Is being rapidly, repaired. The Chinese troops occupy three camps,, well situated, to oonose the advance of the al- lies, to gekin.- Um ' wf t fc ; . BOERS GIVMJMMS b j JE L ,, 1 V AT 15 ?R3EE STATU AR3T V TB FT FR3EE STATU ARMY "WlLXi SOON SEE endJ . ' General Prlnsloo Surrenders to Gen eral Hnnter Lord Kitchener io-ReilreTe-Baaen-PoTrcli. - BLOEMFONTEIN, July 30. General Hunter having received a written uncon ditional surrender of all the Boers in Caledon Valley, Intended to accent the surrender. General Prlnsloo, lately ele vated to chief command, decided to re pudiate the unconditional surrender. General Hunter, hbwever, refused any concessions, except to allow the Roers to keep one riding horse. About llrd'clockr the trdo?3 were drawn up iu two aongaines on me mi is ana over the valley and the Boers rode between, throwing down their rifles, together with a motley collection of clothing, blankets 'and""gcar, such as "wa found -in General Cronje's laager. The Flcksburg' com mando was the first to lay down arms, consisting of about 550 men. Then came the Ladybrand commando with about 450. 'Fifteen horses',' two guns, and 60 wagons were given up. General Prlnsloo and Gom- Jmandant Crowther were received by Gen "eral 'Hunter at .his tent, where they were well treated and accorded every courtesy. Many of the Boers have gone through Noauwpoort and will surrender to Gen eral MacDonald. Others are still arriv ing here. The Harrlsmlth and ;Vrede commandos are yet at larce. as well as "some Boers who got 4mt of the valley at. night, .but the prisoners say those outside will surrender and this will prac tically end the Free Sate army. The Boers say they would not havo surrenderedpia they noUbeen, surround ed. The prisoners have been placed In a laager under guard and will be kept there until all arrive. i PRINSLOO'S SURRENDER - Lord Roberts Declined to Make Con cessions to the Boers. LONDON, July 30. Tho following of ficial dispatch- has been received from Lord Roberts: . "Pretoria, July 29. On July 2G MacDon ald fougat a rear-guard action with the enemy from early morning until dark; nlnomlIes outside of Naauwpodrt, In the Bethlehem Hills, resulting in his ef fectually blocking Naauwpoort NeK to tha Boer wagons. Hunter reports that the enemy twice checked his advance byjbold injj strong positions 6n two'nekK, 'one of which was taken before dark by the Scots, the Royal Irish, the Wiltshire and the Lelnster regiments. Our casualties were onry five or six. The second nek was taken during the fight by the Scots and Guards, without opposition, tho enemy re tiring' closely to Naauwpoort- " "Prisoners taken stated that 1200 burgh ers"would surrender If guaranteed that they would be treated as prisoners of war, and not as rebels. To this I had assent ed. An -a Tesult of these operations. Prlnsloo! commanding the Boers, asked, under a flag of truce, this morning, a four days' armistice for peace negotiations. Hunter replied the only terms he could accept were unconditional surrender, and until these were compiled with hostilities could not cease. I expressed my approval and, told Hunter on no account to enter Into negotiations. "As I am writing, word has cpme from Hunter saying that Prlnsloo had written a second letter expressing willingness to hand over himself, with his men, rifles, ammunition and other 'firearms, upon con dition that the horses, saddles, bridles and others possesslpns of tho burghers be guaranteed them, and they be free to etum'tQ their Homes, 1 have repfled that the surrender must be absoluteiyunco'n "(altional,' that all -rifles, ammunition, horses and other possessions must be" giv en Tip anF that the burghers- will be con sidered prisoners of war, 1 added that Prinsloo's overtures will not be 'allowed in any wayc- Interfere with Hunter's opera tions, "which must be contmuea until tno enemy ts-defeated or'has surrendered." A later dispatch from General Roberts dated July 29 confirms tho surrender of Prlnsloo with "5000 Boers. To Relieve Bnden-Poivell. LONDON, July 30. The Morning Leader asserts, thatLord Kitchener has been dispatched Jfrom Pretoria to Krugers dorp to organize a column to relieve General rBa den-Powell, now besieged by General Delarey at Rustenburg, In West ern Transvaal. MINISTERS SAFE. - (Continued from First Paffe.) formed Russia .that it acquiesces, as tha arrangement might be "the most con .venlent.. Jjut, that .It roust be cjearly un derstood that tho line would revert to its former management, that Is. the Brit ish, on, tho termination of hostilities. Mr. "Broderlck. added that he dl4 not yet Know; who was to have supreme com jhand. British- troops would be avail able to co-operate with the allies, but no army arrangements have been made to put them under command of foreign offi cers. FOREIGNERS ALIVE. Safety of Bishop Flavin Reported From Rome. LONDON, July 30. Reports are mul tiplying that a number of foreigners were alive to a late date. Thus Homo reports that the propaganda has been assured of the safety of Bishop Flavin, while a telegram from Nankin Informs his family that Prince Castlnn. Of the Italian Legation, is alive. There is, however, no confirmation of the var ious favorable statements forthcoming from really Independent sources. A telegram from Shanghai, reports. en the authority of a Briton who had been for m&ny years in the service of the Viceroy of .Nankin that prior to tho framing of the Yangtse agreement with the Consuls, tho Viceroy suggested, Anglo Chinese occupation- of' the Yangtse de fenses, but Great Britain declined. It is reported at Shanghai that the powers havo again proposed, through LI Hdng Chang, the peaceful surrender of the Woo Sung forts and-Klanguan arse nal, but that the Chinese regard the proposal as a breach of the existing agreement. LI Hung Changes understqod to be preparing jl proclamation for distribu tion as he travels toward Chi Li, assuring the Boxers of pardon If they disband and return to their homes. CHINESEJDATRAPFED. Forces Attacking Pefein " Legations Xost a. Thousand Men. TIEN TSIN. July 22. via Shanghai, July 30. The latest advices frpm Pe kln, under date of July, 15, say that the legations are holding out. The Chi nese attacked the legations on the night Scrofula Is an ancient foe of the race. It attacks the child in the cradle, and, unless ex pelled from the blood, follows him to the grave. jHood's Sarsaparilla completely cures this disease by eradicating its poi sonous taints from the blood. Thousands of grateful parents write that their chil dren, who were tortured and dlrfgured by scrofula, have been entirely cured by this great medicine. Hood's Sarsaperlfja Never Disappoints. It is the Best Medi cine Money Qm Buy, All druggists. pood''PUla cr lcjiieilac2rcylliffttioii.23c of July 10, but wero led Into a trap by the Americans and British and 000rfpf them were killed. Afterwards they con tinued bombarding the legations -mcrret freely. Among the Chinese killed waa General Ma. The legations were subse quently attacked with constantly increas-' lng fury- These advices were brought from Pe kin by a courier. JAPAN'S MINISTER ALIVE. Cipher Telcgrrnni From Him De scribes the Situation July" ID. NSW YORK, July SO. A dispatch to the Herald from Che Foo, July 27, says: Tho Japanese 'Consul at- Tien Tsln sent la runner on Julv 13 to "PpVItv On th 19th the runner left Pekln, bringing a cipher telegram to th,e Japanese Govern ment. It reads: "We are defending ourselves against the Chinese very well, but now the at tack has stopped. We will keep up to the last of the month, although It 'Will be no easy task.. The Japanese casualties ate: Killed. Koslma, diplomatic attache; Captain and one student, and also a few marines; w'ounded. five or six; slightly; wounded, very many." ' Tho Che Foo Consnl says that nothing was written about tho other Ministers. Confirmed by British Consul. LONDON. July 30. The Rritlsh Consul at Tien Tsln telegraphs to the Foreign Office today that a letter from a Japan ese Colonel in Pekln states that the Le gations were safe July 22. There had been no firing on the legations since July 17. The Consul adds: "A reliable messenger, who failed to enter Pekln, but reached there, returns, stating; that there was no firing on the legations .between July 15 and July 10.", In view of this eldcnce the British Government is convinced that the Lega tions are safe. A Telesrrnm Forwarded to Ministers. BRUSSELS, July .30 A dispatch from Shanghai, dated today, says that accord ing to tho Governor of Shan. Tung, on imperial-decree says that the Ministers are safe. Tho rebels attacked the British, legation July S, but were repulsed, with, the loss of 1000. Through the Intermediary of the Governor of- Shan Tung, a tele gram from the Russian Admiral, Alexleff, has reached the Ministers in Pekln. Chinese sources say the Europeans were holding out July 24 in the Catholic Cath. edral. Colonel. Cochrane Ordered to China, VALLEJO. Cal., July 30" The orders of Colonel William Muse, United States Ma rine Corps, have been changed, and In stead of,golng to China he will bo detained at Mare Island until further orders. Upon. receipt oi nis oruers to go to wnina ne applied for retirement, placing Captain Davis In .charge of the barracks. Colonel Henry CwCochrane, United States Marina Corps, will t be ordered to command tha marines in China. Ii HnnE-Chanjr Memorializes Throne. LONDON, July 30 Sir Chih Chen, Chi nese Minister In London, has been notified by telegram that LI Hung Chang, con jointly with other Viceroys and Gover nors, has memorialized the throne to urgo the immediate sending of the foreign rep resentatives under escort to Tien Tsin, or the restoration to them of free tele graphic communication with their govern ments. Report Confirmed at Brnsels. BRUSSELS. July 30 A dispatch from the Russian Admiral Alexleff, dated at Tien Tsln, July 30, and communicated to the Foreign Office, states that the latest news confirms the report that the foreign Ministers at Pekln are out of danger. 7 rcosury Balances. WASHINGTON, July DO Today's state ment of the condition qf the Treasury balance In 'the general fundi exclusive of IheSlSO.OOO.OOO gold reserve. In the di vision of redemption, shows: , Avillable cash balance $149.393JG7 Gold ... , ."i 72.9Sq,S43 Dnkc of .Snxe-Cohnrfr Dead. COBURG. 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