THE MOENIKG- OBEGOXIAltf, THUESDAY. AUGUST 16, 1900.
HAFFEE AT MA TOU
Latest Word in Washington
From the Allies.
TOWN IS TWENTY MILES FROM PEKIN
State Department Hecelves Dta-
patclies Direct From. 3Itniter
Coneer Battle Expected
WASHINGTON. Aus. 35. The tension
of the Chinese situation b.asbeen intense
throughout the day. lor It is appreciated
by officials that the crisis has reached
an acute stage -which cannot be continued
many Iwurs -without bringing "word of a
momentous iniport determining, either for
good or evil, the .entire course of events.
It has. been a day of the extremest anx
iety, of watching: and -waiting, with only
meager and fragmentary information as
to the military and diplomatic phases.
One of tho new developments today
was the statement that messages are
being received from Minister Conger
which axe not transmitted through any
of our officials in China, or through tho
Chinese Minister bero, but directly at
the State Department. These messages
come by way of Tsin Nan. Some of
them cannot be fully deciphered and for
this rea&on the statement cannot e
definitely madn that the dispatches sent
by the Government to Minister Conger
are received by him So far as the mes
sages have been deciphered, thero is no
Indication that Minister Conger received
any information or dispatches from our
State Department.
lathing could be learned of the con
tents of the dispatches received, although
it was stated that there were quite a
number from Minister Conger, some com
ing from the Consular officers and Gen
eral Chaffee, besides those which came
direct. The messace transmitted through
JMnlstor Wu was entirely decipher! in
the State Department.
During the course of a conrersation
between Secretary Hoot and Baron Stern
beg, the German Charge d' Affaires, Mr.
Hoot gained considerable Information
concerning tho route which has yet to bo
traversed by the allies. Baron Stern
berg told him that Tung Chow was a
very strong place and if tho Chinese
Army should make a stand at this point
the international forces would find it dif
ficult to overcome tho forts and walls.
While It it not known what resistance
has been made or will be made to the
advance at Tung Chow, Secretary 'Boot
and other officials would not be sur
prised to learn of a very serious battle
at that place.
It is expected that the German force
now on its way to. China will land in
the vicinity of Lin Tu, which is directly
cast of Pekln. The advantages of this
point are found in the fact that ice will
not lnterefero with the going and coming
of ships with supplies. It also is said that
the road from Lin Yu to Pekln is much
better than that between Tien Tsln and
Pekin, as the ground Is higher and the
country more .suitable for military opera
tions. Chaffee at Ha Ton.
"Word came early in the day to the
Navy Department that General Chaffee
had reached Ma Tou, about 20 miles from
Pekln. TWs occurred Friday or Saturday,
though the dispatch from General Chaf
fee sent through Admiral Remey, was not
fcufnclontly definite to locate the exact
time of reaching Ma Tou. But In any
event three or four days have elapsed
since then, and there has been time for
a still further advance toward the im
perial city. The Remey message follows:
"Taku. Aug. 32, Just received an un
dated dispatch from Chaffee: "Ma Tou
Yesterday opposition of no consequence,
yet terrible heat; many men prostrated.
Please inform Secretary of "War. "
"REMEY."
The feeling among officials was shown
in the extreme circumspection thrown
about all messages relating to China,
and It was announced both at the State
and War Department that any commu
nications from Minister Conger or the
Vnlted States Consuls concerning affairs
In China would not be made public It
was ox-plained that this was in no way
way duo to any desire to keep from the
public any information of an important
character, but was based solely on the
fact that the crisis involved so many
possibilities of some hazard to the 800
3gationers In Pekin that tho greatest
caution must be ob2rved against dls
cloFuree which would further imperil
thoe in danger.
The actual developments of the day
consisted of the Rmey dispatch hereto
fore alluded to, and one from Consul
General Goodnow, at Shanghai. The
State Department declined to make
known tho contents of tho Goodnow dis
patch This opened a -wide field cor con
jecture, the most genorally accepted view
In Ins that Mr. Goodnow hid advised
nealnst the plan of delivering the Lega
tloners outside tho City of Pekln.
CSjilier Experts Bn&y.
The cipher experts were busy with a
dispatch from Consul Fowler, at Che
Too, which was so unintelligible that it
had to be returned to the telegraph com
pany to be repeated. So far as it could
be deciphered it appeared to repeat a
message sent bv Minister Conger to
Towler. telling the latter that the situa
tion was becoming more critical at Pe
kln, and that the Chinese authorities
were seeking to compel the Xiegationers
to leave the city under Chinese escort.
It is possible that the message, which
is quite long, will convey additional in
formation whon its complications are un
raveled. "With the army at Ma Tou. it is felt
that any one of several conditions might
be presented in the near future. Chi
nese officials concurred In tho belief ex
pressed by the Chinese MinUtr fit Lon
don that there would be a-jedy and
FUddon change, and peace within tho
next few weeks. On the other hand,
Baron Sternberg regards Tung Chow,
midway between Ma Tou and Pekin. as
the real battle-ground, and Secretary
Hoot is inclined to accept this view.
Some of the Japanese officials believe
that when the allies reach Tung Chow
they will and Pekin a deserted cltv ahead
of them, as it was recalled that thee
tactics of withdrawal occuVred In 1S00,
when the British-French expedition
readied Tuns Chow. In tho absence4f
positive information as to what the al
I'ed armies will do, these conjectures
from the 1esi-po:td sources serve to
chow the various serious possibilities
forming a part of the present crisis.
The Preach Minister at Pekln. M.
M. Pirhon's mesvige to the French
roreiirn OfHee, was at first regarded
Iiere identical with the last Conger
rooesatpe. which the State Department
lias not made public. But without dls
closttie the nature of .the Conger mes
fge, the officials made & suHclent com
parison between the Pichon and Conger
xneeeace to show that they were not
identical la language or general state
ment. On the contrary, it was clear
that each Minister was forwarding to
his government his own advices on the
situation, and that there had been no
consultation between the Ministers be
fore these two dispatches were forward
od White the messages arc not alike,
it is understood that they agree on con
siderable of the Information contained.
Return of the President.
The arrival of President MoKlnley to
morrow te looked upon with great inter
oat, in View of the gravity of the 'crisis.
Tho 'Presidential party will be here to
morrow morning, and an extended con
ference between the President. Secretary
Root and Acting Secretary Adee will be
held at once.
It was said that the statement from
Iondon this morning, credited to a'mem
ber of Parliament, that negotiations were
on foot in "Washington between the vari
ous powers looking to a future form of
government for China, was -without foun
dation. The State Department announced
that no note on this subject had been
exchanged between the powers.
It is considered significant that no prep
arations are being pushed for the win
tering of the American forces in China.
Both the Commissary and Quartermas
ter's departments are ready to purchase
and ship supplies for the Chinese expedi
tionary force such as would be needful
In a "Winter campaign. There are certain
supplies which would be necessary for
this contingency, and certain steps which
would have to be taken, and that quite
speedily, unless there was strong hope
that the American Army would be out
of China before the Gulf of Pe Chi Li
freezes over, which usually happens about
November 3. Preparations made up to
the present date looked to the quarter
ing of American forces on Chinese soil
through the "Winter. It cannot be said
that this expectation has been entirely
abandoned, but 4t Is certain that some
final purchases and preparations are
suspended for the present, as though
there is considerable probability that
they would not have to be made at alb
The "War Department has as yet given
no definite statement on the subject, but
the suspension of operations Is consid
ered significant.
JAPANESE IX THE LEAD.
How They Conducted. Themselves in
the Advance From Tien Tsln.
NEW YORK. Aug. 35. A dispatch to
the Heraia from Tien Tsln, August 6,
says:
Great confusion yesterday attend
ed the advance of the allied troops, with
the exception of the Japanese. The ad.
vance began at 3 o'clock in the morning.
Tinder"" cover of three batteries of artil
lery, two regiments of JapaneBe infantry
crossed the open in the darkness, and the
Ghinese at once began a heavy fire upon
them.
The plan was that the Japanese should
occupy the extremo left, supported by
the British and Americans on the right
and the Russians across tho river. The
British and Americans came up late, re
maining in the rear. The Japanese firing
line spread from our extreme left to the
river. -They carried three series of Chi
nese trenches, killing several hundred
Chinese troops. About 350 Japanese were
killed or Vounded. "With the Japanese
still leading and advancing beyond the
village of Pei Tsau, the other troops
were unable to catch up.
Four thousand Japanese were In the
fight yesterday, and nine gunB were cap
tured. In the advance General Fuku
shlma's plan was followed. Fifteen miles
were covered, and scouts reported that
the Chinese were retreating to the north
under 32 flags, about 6000 strong. This
-was probably the rear guard, and they
might have been cut off and .annihilated
If the Bengal Lancers had been on nana
at tho right time.
The roads are good and dry. The vil
lages along the line of march are desert
ed. The growing crops afford abundant
forage for the pack animals. From Pel
Tsau to Yang Tsun there was no opposi
tion. It is expected that the Chinese
will make a stand at the latter place.
President McKlnley's refusal to consider
LI Hung Chang's proposal meets with
the warm approval of Americans in China,
and also with that of the army.
M'CAIiLA'S OPINION.
Seriousness of the Chinese Situation
Grows "Worse.
CHICAGO, Aug. 35. Captain McCalla,
of the cruiser Yorktown, who was In
command of tho American marines in Ad
miral Seymour's unsuccessful expedition
to the relief of Pekln, believes that tho
Chinese situation is more serious and
fraught with more dangers to the United
States and allies than any one imagined
before tho capture of the Taku forts.
Writing to Mrs. "Edward Roby, of this
city, from Yokohama, whither ho had
been invalided by the three wounds which
he received with the ill-starred Seymour
advance on July 2C. Captain McCalla says:
"Certainly no foreigner In our column
of 2000 officers and men believed that the
Chinese would do so well, and no one
except the agents who have been selling
arms and munitions of war to China since
the close of the Japanese War had any
conception of the vast amount of money
which the Pekln Government has spent
In preparations for another war. And
while the Chinese were not, or could not,
stand against us 'In the open,' they In
flicted severe punishment on us while
we were driving them out of the villages
and from behind mud walls."
Captain McCalla, in concluding, says so
far as he can Judge, the international
problem ,now to be solved in China Is
most interesting and very difficult. He
also says that the United gtates may
be called upon, because of Its large trade
interests in China, to adopt and declare
an International policy which can only
be enforced by a large navy.
Pno Tinpr Fu Massacre.
BOSTON, Aug. 35. The American Board
of Commissioners for Foreign Missions to
day received a cablegram dated August
33, from Consul Fowler, at Che Foo, In
which he says that a messenger sent to
Pao Ting Fu has returned and reports
that the Presbyterian missionaries were
killed June SO, and the Congregational
missionaries July 31. The missionaries of
tho American Board stationed at Pao Ting
Fu were Rev. Horace T. Pitkin, Miss
Mary S. Morrill and Miss Annie A. Gould,
both of Portland. Me.
The character of the messenger sent tp
Pao Ting Fu is wholly unknown to the
officers of the board, but the message
Indicates that Consul Fowler and Rev.
Dr. Porter credit the report. .
The Ho SI Wn Fight.
BERLIN, Aug. 33. A dispatch received
here from Tien Tsln under date of August
3- says the allies captured Ho SI "Wu
after a fight with the troops under Gen
eral Tung Fu Slang's personal command.
The fleeing enemy. It added, were Imme
diately pursued In order to prevent them
from making a further stand, the cavalry
pushing southward to cut off the Chinese
line of retreat upon Pao Ting Fu. In
Pekln, the dispatch says. Prince Tung
Is having everyone executed who sympa
thizes -with or provisions the foreigners.
Tho newspapers of Pekln announced
that France had accepted Field Marshal
Count von Waldersee as Commander-in-Chief
of the allied forces in China.
Situation nt Swatow.
PARIS, Aug. 15. Tho following dispatch
has been received from the French Con
sul at Canton:
"All is quiet here. In the district of
Swatow, the agitation against the Chris
tians and missionaries is alarming. Many
mlsslons In that region have been pillaged
and burned. The Viceroy and myself
have decided each to send a delegate to
make an Investigation and-re-establish or
der. "With the view of giving weight to
the mission and to show that accord ex
ists between the Mandarin and the Con
sulate, the commission sails on the French
wax vessel Comet."
Czar Accepts Von Waldersee.
ST. PETERSBURG. Aug. 35. The Offi
cial Messenger declared that, recognizing
Germany's motive, in view of the murder
of Baron von Ketteler (German Minister
at Pekln) the Czar accepted Emperor WiU
Ham's proposal to appoint Field Marshal
Count von "Waldersee to the command of
the allied forces, but that the Czar has
not the slighest Intention of receding
from his political programme, the funda
mental principle of which Is a complete
understanding with France and the other
powers, the pursuance of no selfish alms
and striving only for the restoration of
order and the best relations In China
THE FUTURE OF CHINA
FBJCrCHAItD 2IORGAN DESCRIBES
KBW GOVERNMENT PROPOSED.
Ten Native Viceroys to Administer
Laws Under European Sur
veillance. '
NEW YORK. Aug". 35. Pritchard Mor
gan, M. P., whose close' relations with
Chinese commerce- have enabled "him to
keep In close touch with events in the far
East, sent the following cable from Lon
don to the "World:
"Negotiations are proceeding in China
between the Imperial Government and
the commanders of the European forces
to arrange conditions for handing over1
the foreigners now in Pekln to the allied
army. Immediately the safety of the for
eigners in Pekln is assured, Xil Hung
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Chang will offer terms of settlement of
the whole difficulty, giving full reparation
to the powers, especially Germany, In
cluding Indemnity and exemplary punish
ment of all the officials, both military
and civil, who have been responsible for
the outrages.
"As it is understood the present Gpv
ernment of China cannot survive this
crisis, a new form of government will
probably be proposed, under which China
will be governed by 30 native Viceroys
appointed for life. They will act under a
supreme head, a European, nominated by
the powers. On a vacancy arising among
the 10 chosen rulers, the Viceroys will
have the right to nominate a man to fill
the place, subject to tho veto of tho
supreme head.
"The responsibility of the government
for the country, under European sur
veillance, will be thrown upon the should
ers of the patriotic Chinese Viceroys, with
their assistants, and the administration
will be reformed broadly on lines sug
gested by the Customs Secretary.
"China can only be governed by the
Chinese, This fact Is now recognized by
all the European powers. Disarmament
will be a part of the new scheme, simul
taneously with the organization of an
effective police system. The capital will
be moved to Shanghai. These proposals
are now forming the subject of inter
change's of notes between the European
Chancellors and "Washington, and they
will be found to supply the principles
of a new Chinese administration."
SITUATION AT SHANGHAI.
Transports "With British Troops Ar
rived Tuesday.
LONDON, Aug. 15. Transports with
British troops arrived in Shanghai Road
stead Tuesday. The Viceroy protested to
Admiral Seymour against the landing of
the troops and according to a Shanghai
cablegram dispatched at midnight. Ad
miral Seymour wired U his Government
for Instructions as to how he should act.
The British residents of Shanghai are
indignant and attribute tho Viceroy's ac
tion to Intrigues on the part of the French
and Russian Consuls.
Official confirmation of the objections
to landing troops at Shanghai has been
received at the foreign office here, but
owing to Lord Salisbury and his staff be
ing In the Voges mountains nothing defin
ite can be done from London until Instruc
tions are received from Lord Salisbury,
to whom the matter has been telegraphed.
Taotal Sheng's American adviser, Mr.
Ferguson, who has been criticised by the
press and by Americans for his continued
relations with the Chinese official, ljas
resigned, and his resignation has been
accepted. An English correspondent send
ing this Information to the Associated
Press from Shanghai, says:
"The Intimacy of American officials with
Sheng has been remarked by English
men." It Is reported from Hong Kong, under
date of August 33, that the United States
sea-going monitor Monterey will go to
Canton In a few days to relieve the Amer
ican cruiser Don Juan de Austria; The
Chinese aver that the chances are 30 to
1 that the Bocue forts will fire on the
monitor, as the authorities, are suspicious
of foreign designs.
The activity of the Chinese military au
thorities at Canton Is most pronounced.
Foreigners there think they perceive pre
parations for action of some $ot. They
dislike the presence of Chinese troops in
the vicinity of the foreign settlement, and
fear that the slightest Indiscretion will
lead to bloodshed and would welcome the
arrival of the Monterey.
The absence of fresh news of what the
pending expedition Is doing, leads to spec
ulation. Military men at Shanghai who
know the country in the vicinity. of Tekln
believe the allies ought to be within cannon-shot
of the Chinese capital today.
A news agency dispatch from Shanghai
says:
"An authentic message from , Pekin,
dated August 7, says ih& attackson the
legations have been renewed and that the
supplies of food have been stopped. The
advance of tho allies, it is feared, has ex
cited the fanatics and the rebels are
again uncontrollable.
Telegrams received by the London mis
sionary societies indicate that mission
aries and other foreigners are arriving
safely at Chinese ireaty ports, some of
them from places hundreds of miles in
the interior, and from Szeehuan, more
than 300 foreigners have arrived at Shang
hai. The heads of the missions believe
that nearly all the missionaries are alive
and are safe on-the coast of China. The
International mission's chief anxiety is
"for their Shan SI missionaries, who are
returning through be hostile province of
Hu Nan. Mr. and Mrs. Glover have been
robbed and arrested at Shan SI.
The British Foreign Office, replying to
the latest -cipher dispatch, from tho Brit
ish Minister at Pekin. Sir Claude Mac
Donald, the wording of which was almost
Identical with the message from. Sir
Claude received by thp Canton corres
pondent of the Dally Telegraph and pub
lished August 34, and whick was .trans
mitted to the Foreign.Office by the Chi
nese, Minister here, bids the British .Mln
, Ister,- to .be of good choer and .gives the
progress" made by tho relief column. The
message of Sir Claude MacDonaJd to the
Daily Telegraph was dated Pekln, Au
gust 6, and read:
"Our situation hero is dejsperate. In -10
days our food supply ends. Unless we
are relieved a jreneral massacre is probable.-
The Chinese offered to escort us
to Tien Tsln, but remembering Cawn
pore, we 'refused the offer. There-are
over 200. European women and children in
this legation."
Tho Chinese' Minister In London has
Informed the British Foreign Office that
tho foreign legations at Pekln were safe
on Monday, August 33. '
Rear-Admiral Bruce, telegraphing from
Taku &' the British Admlrtilty, says:
"Have received -the following from the
General at Ho St "Wu, August 10:
" 'The 'troops are distant about 27 miles
from Pekln. They experienced little oppo
sition. A position had been prepared by
the enemy, but as the allies advanced
they fled. The Tartar cavalry was charged
by two squadrons of Bengal Lancers.
Many of the former were killed. The
standards of Generals Ma and Sung were
captured. The troops are much ex
hausted by the heat, but their health and
spirits are otherwise excellent.' "
FRENCH MINISTER REPORTS.
Critical Sitnation of the Envoys in
PeUIn.
PARIS, Aug. 35. The French Foreign
Office has received the following dispatch
from the Minister of France at Pekln, M.
Plnchon, dated August 9:
"We have been advised by LI Hung
Chang to negotiate telegraphically with
the powers. We are Ignorant of the
events occurring outside the legation. It
is surrounded by hostile defenses. How
could we negotiate without the diplomatic
corps regaining its rights and the lega
tion grounds beinc evacuated? If the ne
gotiations prevent the march of the al
lied troops, which Is our only salvation,
we risk falling into Chinese hands. The
section wherein lies the French legation
is occupied by Imperial troops who have
not entirely ceased to Are. "We are re
duced to siege rations. "We have pro
visions, horses, rice and bread for 15
days."
The Kaiser's Advice.
NE WTORK, Aug. 35. A dispatch to the
Tribune from London says:
The eGrman Emperor, addressing sev-
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Moral Value of Bryan's Views
The public men who teach
such principles to the people
educate the people for the
contempt and abhorrence of
mankind. The nation that
accepts such moral principles
cannot live. It will rot to
death in the loathsome stew
of its own corruption. Carl
Schurz, Sept. 5, 189G.
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eral officers on their departure for China,
exhorted them not to rest until the ene
my begged for mercy. He was strongly
opposed to the partition of China, which
was not to be thought of for the pres
ent. German officers, His Majesty said,
must 'not underrate their opponents, as
Admiral Seymour had done in his advance
on Pekin.
A Message From Minister Conger.
NEW YORK, Aug. 15. A dispatch to
the Journal and Advertiser from Che Foo
says:
Consul Ragsdalo has just received a
cipher dispatch by runner from Minister
Conger. It says:
"The situation is more" critical. The
Chinese Government is trying to force
us to leave Pekln. It is Impossible till
troops arrive."
Preparations at Canton.
HONG KONG, Tuesday, Aug. 14. Con
tinued investigations at Canton show, the
Chinese are mounting larger guns, old
gunboats are belns overhauled and mlne3
have been made ready to lay in the TVest
River. A steamer from "Wu Chow reports
passing considerable numbers of Chinese
troops going up the "West River, prob
ably bound for Pekin.
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ANTIS ARE. IN SESSION
(Continued from First Page.)
would we send a force up the Thames
River to bombard London? No, we would
appeal to the different nations through
diplomatic channels before engaging in
a military undertaking. "Was it not a
declaration of war when we trained our
guns upon the citadels of the Chinese
Empire? Who authorized it? Under tho
Constitution, -Congress alone can declare
war. Can the Chief Magistrate make war
in the absence of a Congression declara
tion of war?
"Who does . not see that the day of
England's downfall Is approaching. And
we are asked to follow her "example and
tread In the Imperial footsteps of Great
Britain, knowing that those steps "are
'leading the British Empire to destruc
tion. Now is the time for the people
(to arrest this progress to ruin, and the
laboring men ofthls country are the men
to whom I appeal.
"In At youth I had no" disguises. I
turned aside and left the Democratic
party when it surrendered to slavery.
In my age I leave the Republican party
now that It has surrender Itself to des
potic and tyrannical motives. (Great ap
plause.) I' helped create the Republican
party, a party al that time of justice
and principle and honesty. I now believe
It Is apart yof Injustice and -despotism
and I will help tl destrop it. And how?
There is but one available means, and
you know what that is. I am for Bryan.
(Tremendous applause.) I am'for Bryan
In spite of what he may believe con
cerning the currency or finances of the
country. This question to which we in
vite the conutry's attention Is a ques
tion of- life or death to the Republic. In
such a crisis shall we stop to consider
whether silver should be worth more or
less thanlt is?"
At tho conclusion of Governor Bout
well's address, the committee on resolu
tions was announced.
Bonrkc CocLcrnn'o Letter.
A well-attended meeting was held to
night at Tomllnson Hall, at which a
number of addresses were delivered. The
reading of a letter from Hon. Bourko
Cockran brought forth a tremendous
round of applause. Mr. Cockran wrote
as follows:
"New York, Aug. 14, 190O.-My Dear
Sir: I regret very much that, owing to
business ' engagements, I will be unable
to attend the liberty convention at In
dianapolis on the 15th. The attitude of
the antMmperlaHsts to Imperialism can
not be open to debate, and therefore I
assume the object of the convention Is
not to express opposition, but to devise
a method of making that opposition ef
fective. The issue of imperialism having
been squarely raised between the .two
great parties, It must bo plain that the
only way In which a citizen can exerclso
any direct Influence upon the result Is by
voting for the Republican candidate who
supports .or the Democratic candidate
who opposes it. Nothing can be accom
plished by the nomination of a third can
didate that cannot be accomplished
equally by abstention from the polls, ex
cept that the citizen who remains at home
on election' do- passes unnoticed, while
he who votes a third ticket attracts at
tention. All the difference between a si
lent and a vociferous refusal to exercise
the suffrage Is not worth discussion, since
abstention from civic duty Is never com
mendable. When the Republic Is In dan
ger, the only place for the patriot is in
the ranks of its executive defenders. Ab
sence from the field of contest, or shoot
ing in the air, can never be justified.
"It cannot be denied that, while antl
imperiallsts unanimously .approve Mr.
Bryan's position on imperialism, many
of them hesitate to voto for his election to
the Presidency because they regard his
views on other questions with distrust
and apprehension.
"We cannot hope to -deal Intelligently
with the issues of this campaign until
'we'llberate ourselves from'the domination
of the quostions, discussions and passions
of the last campaign. ' Wlfhln four years
political ends have changed decisively,
and as conditions change. Issues change
with them. The questions which the peo
ple must decide now ate radically differ
ent from those submitted to them In 1836.
Then the election of Mr. Bryan would
have placed the Democratic party In
complete control of the legislative as well
as of the executive branch of the Gov
ernment, with full power to enact all Its
beliefs Into law, while now his election
will not result In placing the control of
the Government In the hands of the Dem
ocratic party, but In dividing Its control
between the two parties. Whatever may
be the result of this election, the Senate
will remain Republican for two yeari
certainly, and probably for four. Even If
tho people raise Mr. Bryan to the Presi
dency In November, the Democratic party
cannot possibly achieve any power or leg
islation during the existence of the next
Congress, and without executive sanction
no change In the standard of value, no
reorganization of the Supremo Court, no
modification whatever of our financial, In
dustrial or political systems can be ac
complished. "There Is one Issue which the popular
verdict will settle Irrevocably, and that
Is the Issue of Imperialism. If the Repub
lican party be successful. Its control of
the judicial as well as of the executive
and legislative departments of the Gov
ernment will be absolute and Its disposi
tion to exercise all Its power for the en
forcement of an Imperialistic policy can
not be doubted. At the end of four years
imperialism will be so firmly Imbedded
In our political life that It can never be
expelled.
"Mr. Bryan's election of Itself would
put a quietus upon tho Imperialistic ad
venture. No policy specifically con
demned by the people has been adopted
Into our system, and imperialism would
prove no exception to the rule. Mr.
Hoar's suggestion that the Senate would
refuse to follow a Democratic President
in a policy of humanity approved by the
people does faint justice to his own pa
triotic capacity when liberated from the
exigencies, of a campaign for re-election
his intellect and his conscience would ig
restored to harmonious and effective co
operation. Imperialism, rebuked at the
polls and shown to be unprofitable, would
not have a single supporter in the coun
try. Within a month of election. Senator
Hoar could reduce his able conceptions
of freedom and duty to definite proposals
of pacification which both parties would
accept. The country having pronounced
for justice, politicians of every shape and
description will be eager to do Justice,
and when the desire for Justice is sincere,
tho way to Justice is soon discovered.
"Since the election of Mr. Bryan Is cer
tain to deliver the country from the im
minent peril of Imperialism, can the lib
erty convention hesitate to support him
becauso of the impalpable danger arising
from his opinions on subjects with which,
as President, he cannot possibly deal?
I confess It Is hard to understand the at
titude of those gentlemen who would
have supported him if the convention had
been silent or evasive on the free coin
age of silver, but who hesitate to support
him on a platform which excludes , that
question from the serious discussions of
the contest by relegating it to a subordi
nate position. Tho Democratic platform
declares that Imperialism Is the para
mount Issue of the campaign, and Mr.
Bryan's speech at Indianapolis accepts
this conception of the issue, emphasizes
It and vindicates- It. But a declaration
that Imperialism Is a paramount issue is
equivalent to a declaration that it is the
sole Issue, for no Presidential election
ever decided more than one question.
"In my Judgment the platform actually
adopted by the Democratic convention
should be more satisfactory to sound
money men than any of the substitutes
suggested by older and more conserva
tive managers. Since nobody pretends
that Mr. Bryan's opinions on the ques
tions raised by the Chicago platform of
1S95 have been changed, his refusal to dis
guise them in any way is highly-creditable
to his honesty, and honesty Is the
first essential of patriotic Presidential
service.
"Mr. Bryan's conversion to a belief in
sound money would, in my opinion, bo
a reason for National rejoicing-, but any
abandonment or abasement of the frank
ness and sincerity which have always
distinguished him would be little short of
a National calamity. We need not! ac
cept Mr. Bryan as an infallible, or even
as a sound authority .on economics to ac
knowledge that bis tategtity, hfs truth
fulness and absolute sincerity havo been
among the most salutary influences of
this generation on our political life. It
is certain that this country is Indebted
to- him for the gold standard law. which,
though it has the defects of its party
origin, is the best contribution to our,
National stability since the TP3a.mpt!on of
specie payments. If the Democratic plat
form -of 1S9S had been evasive, as .un
questionably it would have .been If, the
so-called conservatives had controlled the
convention, can anybody doubt that .the
Republicans would have met evasion with
evasion and that tho financial issue would
be still unsettled, hanging like a sinister
shadow over our Industrial system. Mr.
Bryan's frank, sincere and unequivocal T
advocacy of the free coinage of silver
forced the Republican party reluctantly
to declare In favor of the gold standard.
The result was not that which Mr. Bry
an sought; none the less It was pro
duced by him. Because he was sincerely
wrong, he forced the Republican poli
ticians to become Insincerely right.
"To this sincerity of Mr. Bryan the
country is Indebted for the opportunity
to pass squarely and decisively upon the
Issue of imperialism. If the Republic is
to be overthrown, the assault must now
be made in the open light of day. It is
no longer possible to strangle It under
cover of misleading and hypocritical
phrases. In this open fight for .liberty
surely every antl-lmperlallst should be
'ready to bear nls part. Hesitation to
avail ourselves of the leadership under
which alone opposition to imperialism can
be made effective, through distrust of the
leader's views on an economic question
not now in issue, would be as senseless
as hesitation to employ a. surgeon on
whoso skill depended the sole prospect of
life, through dislike of his religious be
liefs. It can hardly be necessary to say
that we, who four years ago sacrificed
our political prospects and personal as
sociations rather than lend even apas
sive support of silence to declarations
which we believed to be subversive of or
der, will pursue the same course again if
these questions should ever recur.
"The best evidence of our capacity to
deal with the issues of 3902 or 3904. what
ver they may be, fs to deal intelligently
now with the Issues of 1900. On that Is
sue, Mr. Bryan stands for Justice, liberty
and the Constitution, and since all these
would be Imperilled by his defeat, it Is
to be hoped that the liberty convention
will not be swerved from supporting hlra
by prejudices springing from past an
tagonisms or by groundless apprehen
sions of the future.
"W. BOURKB COCKRAN.'
Tho National Party.
INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 35. The "Na
tional" independents tonight were en
gaged behind closed doors preparing the
statement which they will present tomor
row morning on the floor of the anti
lmperlallst conference. Just what they
expect o do or hope o accomplish through
tho congress, none of the gentlemen
would discuss. -The thirdr ticket advo
cates held no session of their convention
today, the delegates attending the liberty
congress. They say they will meet to
morrow, and may nominate a ticket, but
nothing is stated positively.
MACDONALD'S MESSAGES.
Anxiety and Suspense Aunln Roused
by Them.
NEW YORK, Aug. 15. A dispatch to the
Tribune from London says:
The Chinese Minister In this Capital, Sir
Chlh Chen Lo Feng'Euh, sticks to hl3
guns and is as resolutely optimistic as
ever. He has made another statement
in which he , reiterates his conviction
that the Ministers in Pekfh" are safe
Rand positively ridicules Jhe Idea that
t they can be. in any jeopardy. The
Teport that la Fing Hang has tgm-
barded the legations, he says, cannot- be
true. It It were, the legation buildings
would hava been reduced to ruln3 in
an hour or two.
Side by side with the Chinese Minis
ter's reassuring statement comes Sir
Claude MacDonald's cipher dispatch of
August 6, In which the British represen
tative describes the situation as desper
ate, states that the food supply will not
last more than 10 days, and declares, that
unless relief arrives speedily, a. general
massacre Is imminent. Between these
contradictory statements, anxiety and
suspense are again roused to fever heat,
and will so remain for tho rest of this
week and until the relief force has actual
ly arrived In Pekln.
On the whole, however, a somewhat
hopeful disposition prevails, though the
gravity of the last messages from Mac
Donald and Conger Is admitted. It la
thought that even the Manchu despera
does In command of the Chinese soldiery
In Pekln will hesitate to proceed to ex
tremities with the cannon of the allied
army almost sounding In their ears.
Thero Is a significant variation In the
two versions of Sir Claude MacDonald's
message of the 6th, as published yester
day morning and afternoon, respectively.
In the dispatch as forwarded by the Hong
Kong correspondent of a news agency, Sir
Claude merely say3:
"The Chinese offered escort to Tien
Tsin, but it was refused."
In the version cabled by a correspondent
of the Dally Telegraph, Sir Claude Mac
Donald adds that he refuses to quit Pekln
under Chinese safe conduct, remembering
Cawnpore, an impressive addition, sug
gesting appalling possibilities.
Great satisfaction Is felt at the progress
of the relief force. Notwithstanding the
comparatively heavy losses of the allies
at Yang Tsun, the military authorities
consider the Chinese have made a poor
showing and It Is not thought they will
be able to impede seriously the entry of
the relieving column Into Pekln. It is
generally expected that the allies will
march into the Tartar City and rescue the
foreigners, unless some catastrophe has
happened to the latter, by Sunday or
Monday.
The British, -who made some effort to
keep the press supplied "with early and
accurate news in the- South African cam
paign, shows Itself very tardily Informed
about the Chinese operations. Some dis
content is excited by the fact that people
here have so often to look to Washington
telegrams to find out what Is happening.
It Is not understood why, If General Chaf
fee could cable to his Government the
occupation of Ho Si Wu on Monday, na
word on the subject has yet been re
ceived in Pall Mall.
In view of at least three of the govern
ments concerned, Field Marshal Count
von Waldersee will simply be the officer
of highest rank on the spot who will nat
urally take command In the field In vir
tue, just as the British Admiral did at
Taku and the Russian Lleutenant-General
at Pelt Sang.
The arrangement by which the British
Government has agreed to pay to the
Viceroy of Hoo Pe 75.000 as a subsidy
toward the support of his troops is, from
fj$ Yw -
Our bodies should be well cared for, kept
clean, both outwardly and Inwardly, and
made strong. The inward cleansing is ac
complished by Hood's Saraaparilla. It ex
pels all bad things from the blood and
keeps it pure and rich. It cures all disor
ders of the stomach, nerves, kidneys and
bowels, which. If left unchecked, would
caused great suffering.
Is the Best Medicine Money Can Boy. $1.
one point of view, a skillful part of policy.
The southern and central Viceroys who
have been sitting on the fence will be a
good deal impressed by the demonstra
tion that the European powers are pre
pared to give them substantial material
assistance if they decline to join the anti
foreign movement.
This action on the part of Great Britain,
coupled with the dispatch of Indian troops
to Shanghai, illustrates the determination
of Her Majesty's Government to keep
matters quiet on the Yangtse, whether
by military, political "or financial meas
uresS It must be-admitted that it does
not square with Mr. Broderick's state
ment at the close of the Parliamentary
session that China is not to be ' Ind.an
lzed.. At any rate. It Great Britain
is to take the great seml-lndepndent &av
ernment3 of the center Into her jower,
while Russia. Is hoisting her flag at New
Chwang, it would seem that the process
of partitioning China 13 already cornice
perilously close.
Surprised, the Anarchists.
NEW YORK. Aug. 35. Francisco Pa
coini, on elderly man who fought under
King Humbert and was wounded In the
Italian Army, surprised a meeting of an
archists last night In this city. The gath
ering was that of the Italian group of
New York, .and consisted of several hun
dred Italians and a few Frenchmen and
Spaniards. One of the group spoke la
praise of Bressl. the assassin, and. de
nounced King Humbert, whereat Pacoint
mado hla way to the platform and cried
out that the King was a good, and brave
man and Bressi was a coward.
Anarchists rose and pulled tho o'd
man, who had mounted tho platform,
from it. He was pushed, struggling and
protesting, into the aisle. He then levt
the hall.
Ran Into a Truclt.
NEW YORK. Aug. 15. A crowded
trolley cor of the Fifth Avenue Linot
Brooklyn, while being run at full speed,
collided with a horso and truck last
night, tho result being that Michael
Gerffln, 19 years old, was instantly killed
and the driver of the truck. John Boring,
was dangerously hurt. The car waa
bound foe the city from Coney Island.
The driver of the truck did not heed tho
signal bell, rung by tho motorman, untt
too late. The motorman ran to tho wood3
and disappeared.
The Powers Trlnl.
GEORGETOWN, Aug. 35. Hon. Georga
K. Hendrlck, spoke today for the prose
cution in its closing argument of tho trial
of Caleb Powers. He reviewed the tes
timony in an effort to show that tho
charges in the indictment had been amply
proved by witnesses, who were not, con
spirators. At the afternoon session Judgo
Denny spoke for the defense.
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