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.
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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
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Increased our number to 25.
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Foreign Ministers who "are besieged aiPeklft, including Von Keiieler, Ariose death is-confirmed!'
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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.
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POWERS-ON -TH& STAND
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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,
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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
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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 ; .
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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
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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. July 3L Prince Alfred Ernest
Albert, Duko of Soxe-Coburg, died at 10
o'clock last evening at Rosenau Castle,
from paralysis of the heart.
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