Morning Oregonian., August 17, 1900, Page 2, Image 2

THE HOBNISGr OREG02sIA$F, PRID4 T, AUGUST 17, 1900.
LI Hung-Chang Appealed for
an Armistice.
WANTED A HALT AT TUNG CHOW
"Was Told the Allien Would. Not
Stop Till Pekln 'Was Reached
"Would Kecelvc Ministers.
"WASHINGTON. Aug. 16. At the close
of a ay of intense 'anxiety, the State
Department tonight made public the lat
est correspondence between the United
S'ates Government and China, constitut
ing not only a remarkable series of state
papers, hut at the same time dispelling
all doubt and uncertainty as to the Amer
ican policy in the present critical junct
ure. The urgent, almost pathetic, appeal of
Li Hung Chang, submitted early In the
day, that the -victorious march of the al
llc s stop at Tung Chow and that the mili
tary commanders on the field be instruct
ed to arrange an armistice at that point,
was met with a response that General
Chaffee already had been given complete
instructions empowering him to carry out
an -arrangement In concert with other
commanders for the delivery of the Min
isters and persons under their protection
ti the relief column, not at Tung Chow,
cs had teen suggested, but at Pekln. Fur
thermore, it was known to China that
General Chaffee's instructions left free
rein as to whether he should Insist upon
entering Pekin and going to the legations
or should'recelve the delivery of the Le
gatloners at the gate of the inner Tartar
City, or at the outer wall. In short, Chi
na, through her peace envoy, besought a
halt and an armistice at Tung Chow, 12
miles from Pekln. whereas the response
of the American Government Is that if
there is to be a halt an armistice It
must be at the -walls of the Imperial City.
Earl Li's Appeal.
LI Hung Chang's appeal follows:
"A cable from Earl Li Hang Chans,
Envoy Plenipotentiary of China, dated
August 15, and received by Minister. Wu,
at 7 P. M-, on the same day: .
"The allied forces are approaching Tung
Chow. I have memorialized the Imperial
Government to depute an envoy to nego
tiate an armistice with the several com
manders on the spot. I will also shortly
proceed to Pekln. The powers being fully
aware of the embarrassing position In
which their majesties, the Empress Dow
ager and the Emperor, are placed, are
earnestly requested to telegraph Instruc
tions to their respective commanders aft
er arriving at Tung Chow with their
forces to stop their further advance to
the capital, so as not to cause alarm and
fear to thoir majesties and calamities to
the people, for such advance would shake
the foundations of the Ta Chlng empire
and wound the feelings of all her people,
high and low. For a compliance with this
appeal, the millions of people of the em
pire will he profoundly grateful to the
powers. Please communicate this cable
gram at once to the Secretary of State."
America's Response,
The following memorandum in reply
was handed Mr. Wu this afternoon:
"Memorandum: Foreseeing that there
would be insufficient time after receling
a reply to our memorandum of August 15
to get instructions to the relief column
before it had reached Pekln, wo sent on
the same day to the General command
ing the American forces in China the fol
lowing dispatch:
" 'Adjutant-General's Office, August IS I
1900 Fowler, Che Foo. For Chaffee. Au
gust 12. The Secretary of War directs me
to Inform you that Li Hung Chang, ap
pointed bv the Chinese Government to ne
gotiate with the powers, requests a cessa
tion of hostilities. Wo have replied that
we are ready to enter Into an agreement
between tho powers and the Chinese Gov.
ernment for a cessation of hostilities on
condition that a sufficient body of the
forces composing the relief expedition
shall be permitted to enter Pekln unmo
icawu aim io cscon me loreign sums-
ters and residents back to Tien Tsln, the
iuuieinuni ucmi; nrovjaea iar ana secured
by such arrangements and dispositions of
troops as shall be considered satisfactory
by the Generals commanding the forces
composing the relief expedition. "We have
communicated this to all the power's.' The
Japanese Government takes the same po
sition. Wo have not heard from tho oth
er powers. COBB IN.'
"And two days ago, In view of the rapid
progress of the relief expedition, we sent
the following:
"' 'Adjutant-General's Office, Washing
ton, August 14, 1900. Fowler, Che Foo.
For Chmaffee. August 14 In anticipation
of acceptance by the Chinese Government
of the condition in our reply cabled Au
gust 12, if tho Chinese authorities commu
nicate a willingness to deliver tho Min
isters and persons under their protection
to the relief column at Pekln, under ar
rangements which you consider safe, you
are authorized to make and carry out ar
rangements in concert with other com
manders, without referring It here. From
informal communications with representa
tives of other governments here, we be
lieve all to take substantially the same
position. Tho question whether you
should Insist upon entering Pokln and go
ing to the legations, or will receive deliv
ery at the gate of the Inner Tartar City
or at the outer -wall, taking the risk of
the Ministers passing through the city
"with only a Chinese escort, you and the
other Generals must determine. By order
of the Secretary of War. CORBIN.
"We aro advised by Minister Conner
that the attacks by Imperial troops upon,
the legations in Pekin have not ceased
While these attacks continue we cannot
stop the advance of our forces toward
Pekln. If such attack" cease, the above
quoted Instructions -will be allowed to
Ftand. and they will seem to provide for
all the action required under the circum
stances stated hj Barl Li in his dispatch.
"AUey A- Adee. Acting Secretary of
State."
I,ntct Mcmtupre From Conger.
At the same time the authorities gave
out an extract of the latest dispatch from
Minister Conger, received today It was
handed to Mr. Adee by Mr Wu, whoox
plalned that he had received It at -midnight
from the Taotai of Shanghai, by
whom it had hoen received by way of
T.i Nan, August 15. It is undated, but
would t-eem to have left Pekin some time
hetweea August B and 1L It follows:
"Secretary of State, Washington Our
clplier is tafe. May it not be sufficient
autln ntlcity? We have been imprisoned
and completely besieged since June 23.
"Continued artillery and rifle firing until
July 17; ohIj- rifle fire since, but dally,
with frequent desperate attacks; one last
night. Have already reported our losses.
"French. Italian, Belgian. Austrian,
Dutch legations and all other foreign
property in Pekln destroyed.
"Dr. Inglis' child dead.
"ATarines -Fanning, Fisher, Turner.
King. Tutcher. Kennely and Thomas
killed. All other Americans alive. In
form Alta and Secretary Byan Nearing
allied forces give us hope. CONGER."
The aweal of China and the prompt re
sponse of the American Government were
the subjects of supreme importance to
day. Coming at a moment when the al
lied armies were in the shadow of the
great walls of Pekln. the circumstances in
which the correspondence occurred were
of a peculiarly momentous character.
The President had 5ust returned from a
brief respite t Canton, and. going to
the White House, found his advisers
ready to present to him the issue now
advanced by China. The appeal from LI
Hung Cang came flrst to the Chinese
Minister who earlv In the day, con- ,
eied it to the Department of State.
Although U was not the regular day for j
a meeting of the Cabinet, -word was con
veyed to" Chose Cabinet officers In the city
that a special Cabinet session -would be
held 'at 11 o'clock. Secretary Boot, .who
has been a- guiding factor in the Chinese
negotiations, was with the President be
fore the meeting opened, presenting the
Chinese communications and the dispatch
of instructions already sent to Chaffee.
"With the President at the Cabinet table
were Secretaries Boot, Gage, Wilson and
Postmaster-General Smith. The conclu
sions reached can be stated best by ref
erence to the succinct response of the
United States Government. After tho
Cabinet meeting the American reply was
sent to the Chinese Minister, who, later
in the .day, cabled it to Li Hung" Chang.
The Isste Framed.
Thus the issue was framed and unal
terable. The United States declined to
consider - the proposition of 11 Hung
Chang for a halt and armistice at the City
of Tune Chow. Even tho supreme appeal,
of the venerable statesman that the Chi
nese Empire would h hateen by an ad
vance of the allies beyond Tung Chow
was not heeded. The answer of the United
States is that our nositlon is the same as
it has been from tho outset, namely, that
the Ministers must be delivered at the
walls of Pekin and In such circumstances
as will meet the Judgment of the mili
tary commanders nn tha cpot.
' It will be observed that the American
memorandum of reply gives Ll Hung
Chang practically nothing beyond a repe
tition of two dispatches heretofore sent to
General Chaffee. The first dispatch of
August 12 gives a sharp response to Earl
Li's first communication, laying down the
condition that the forces composing the
relief expedition shall be permitted to en
ter Pekin unmolested. The second dis
patch, of August 14, merely amplifies
General Chaffee's authority in anticipa
tion of China's acceptance of the Ameri
can demand that the relief column must
enter Pekln. The second order to Gen
eralChaffeo Is predicated solely upon the
presence of the allied forces at Pekln. It
specifically states that, if "the Chinese au
thorities are willing to deliver the T.e
gatloners to the relief column at Pekln,
then General Chaffee- Is , authorized ta
make and carry out an, arrangements in
cqneert with the other, commanders, with
out awaiting the slow process of a ref
erence to "Washington. "Whether this ar
rangement thus freeljfeommltted to Gen
eral Chaffee is to be anarmlstlce, a truce
or some other device of military science is
for him to decide at Pekln.
The two dispatches to General Chaffee
contemplate action only at Pekln, and it
is for him to determine upon the manner
of delivery at the Inner gate or at tha
outer walL Thus there can be no misun
derstanding of the Issue as made up. Li
Hung Chang's appeal for an armistice at
Tung Chow Is rejected, and the continu
ally reiterated demand of the United
States that the Ministers be delivered to
the allied troops at Pekln is reinforced.
The latest dispatch from Minister Con
ger was scanned with eager 'interest, but
it brought little Information beyond that
already at hand. In one respect, how
ever. It gave the Government strong en
couragement, as It was almost a categori
cal answer to the Inquiries of the State
Department This was the first definite
knowledge that we were in direct touch
with our Minister, for all of his dispatches
up to today had conveyed Information
without reference to the repeated Inqui
ries of the Government. That the situa
tion Is desperate is shown, by his state
ment that ono of the attacks upon the
Legation occurred the night before the
dispatch was sent. In response to a re
quest of the State Department, Mr. Con
ger gives the list of the brave band of
American marines who fell In defense of
the Legation. It Is evident that tho Min
ister Is Informed as to the approach of
the column. Tho two dispatches to Gen
eral Chaffee, sent on the 12th and 14th,
were sent also In duplicate to Minister
Conger, so that he is well advised by- this
time of the movement of the troops and
of General Chaffee's authority to nego
tiate at the walls of Pekln.
"Whereabouts of "the Allies.
Beyond the important diplomatic ex
changes, of the day,- and the receipt -of
the Conger message, chief interest cen
tered in the exact whereabouts of the
alllled army. From Japanese sources
came the most advanced information,
first in the Tokio advices that Tung Chow
had been occupied without a fight on the
12th, and later In the day, in an official
dispatch from the Japanese Foreign Of
fice to Minister Takahlra, confirming the
reDOrt. The Minister nrnmnt.lv r.nmmnn-
icatcd his Information to the Department
of state, and It was accepted by the
officials, including the Secretary of War,
as tho latest and most authentic news
of the whereabouts of the relief column.
Some days4 had elapsed, however, since
this occupation of "Tung Chow, and there
had been ample time to cover the 12
miles between that place and Pekln.
Whether the allied forces actually were
there was the all-absorbing question of
which every one In official and interna
tional llfo awaited word with keen anx
iety. Secretary Boot was satisfied that
Tung Chow had been left behind, and this
was one of the reasons Why It was re
garded as futllo to consider LI Hung
Chang's proposition for an armistice at
Tung1 Chow. A dispatch was received
during tho day from Admiral Bemey con
veying the Japanese report of the occu
pation of Tung Chow, and adding the
statement, also on Japanese authority,
that the attack on Pekln was expected
to be made yesterday. The message fol
lows: "Taku. Aug. 15. Front unheard from
since Uth. Lieutenant Latimer Is on
Chaffee's staff expressly to furnish me
authentic Information. Latest reports
froni Japanese sources (say allies occu
pied Tung Chow on the 12th, and would
attack Pekln today. . BEMEY."
A dispatch was sent to General Chaffee,
but its contents were not made public.
Although the officials regarded it as un
important. It doubtless madcthe Ameri
can commander aware of, theifacts that
there was no deviation, ix the American
attitude. A dispatch also was sent to
Minister Conger, advisory In character,
giving him the "benefit of the latest de
velopments.
The department has been notified by
Minister Buck, at Toklo, that the Japan
ese Government has given permission to
tho United States Government to estab
lish a United States hospital on Japanese
territory wherever the United States Gov
ernment may select a site.
Mr, Wu. the Chinese Minister, promptly
telegraphed to Ll Hung Chang tonight
the contents qf the memorandum handed
to him today by Acting Secretary Adee
giving the instructions which have been
sent to General Chaffee regarding his
course in dealing with the Chinese situa
tion. The Minister, while regarding the
situation as critical, hopes that the In
structions to the allied commanders may
have reached them in time to provld
for negotiations with a representative
of his Government wherebj the Minister
will be escorted from Pekin in safety.
Missionaries Mnrdered.
TORONTO, Ont., Aug. 15 A cablegram,
received this morning at the Chinese In
land Mission", from Shanghai, reads:
"Miss H. J. Rice, from Lucheng. mur
dered; Miss M. E. Huston, from Lucheng,
Mrs. E. J. Cooper, from Lucheng, and
three Saunders children, are all dead,
having received Injuries while traveling."
Miss Rice was from Havdenvllle, Mass.,
and went to China in 1S93. Miss Huston
came from Mobile. Ala., and went to
China In 1896. Mrs. E. J. Cooper went
from Scotland to China in 1SS7. All these
missionaries are members of the Chinese
Inland Mission.
Repalrlnjr the Railway.
BERLE. Aug. 15. An undated dispatch
from Tien Tsln says the railroad between
Tien Tsln and Pelt Sang has been re
stored, and the Russians are repairing
the line In the direction of Pekln.
Field Marshal Count von Waldersee,
Commander-in-Chief of tho allied forces
In China, will sail from Naples for the
East August 22.
Perry Davis Paln-Iviller.
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ENGLAND BACKS ' DOWN
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SHANGHAI.
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Unwilling? to Persist Jn Course
That la Not Approved by tho
Other Powers. h
.LONDON, Aug. 15. Tho situation at
Shanghai1 absorbs" British attention. The
Times totday in its second edition pub
lishes a dispatch from Shanghai, dated
Wednesday, August 15, which, says:
"Admiral Seymour, through the Consul
General, has instructions thatTthe troops
which It was intended to land here shall
proceed north. - This will be, done.August
15, unless the order is countermanded
In the interval by the Foreign Of
fice. The final, decision of the .latter is
awaited. Tha principal British bank3
and shipping firms have telegraphed to
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there's an awful frost, on this perf orman ce.
Lord Salisbury that the Government's de
cision (to send the troops north) will
have a disastrous effect,and. urgjng the
government to reconsider "the matter. Tho
foreign Consuls are equally alive to tho
results of such action on the Chineso
and are addressing an Identical note to
their governments with the object of in
ducing tho British' to land troops."
1 France has 1100 troops on board the
transport Cochar, which arrived at HdnR
"Kong 'yesterday, August 15," cohv6yed' by
tho French cruiser Frlant. These troops,
the French Consul at Shanghai informed
the other Consuls1 there, would 'be landed
at Shanghai If tho British persisted in
landing troops at that place.
A news agency dispatch from Shanghai,
dated Tuesday, August 14, represents tha
United States Consul-General, John Good
now, as Joining with the French and
German Consuls in opposing the British
plans.
The British Foreign Office officials de
cline to enter into the reasons for not
landing troops at Shanghai, but the For
eign Office Is credited with being unwlll- L
Ing to persist in any course not 'approved
by the other powers. The Foreign Of
fice Is expected to make some explana
tion later.-
The Times has the following dispatch
from Shanghai, dated Tuesday:
Tho Viceroy has withdrawn his opposi
tion to the landing of Brltlshl-troops on
condition that this does not entail the
presence of other forces, but Instructions
havo been received from the British Gov
ernment that the disembarkation Is to
await further orders. The fact Is gen
erally known that Great Britain -Is hesi
tating. The public, official and unofficial,
is unanimously of the opinion that wlth
drawal'at this stage would be deplorable
and would produce the worst results.
The British Government believes the
allied forces aro now at Pekin, but no
completely trustworthy message, either
official or press, has been received. Aa
the allies were 10 miles from Pekln Sun
day, August 12, according to the semi
official dispatch received at Toklo, the
military authorities here Infer that the
Chinese troops defending the capital were
not going to tfight again outside Its
walls.
General Sir Alfred Gaselee, command
ing tho contingent of troops from India
to" China, has wired to the government
from Ma Tow, under date of August 11,
via Che Foo August 15, as follows:
"Arrived here this morning early, after
a most trying night march. The troops
of all nationalities are suffering severely
from the heat Ten of our horses died
yesterday from sunstroke. The enemy
Is believed to be entrenched north of
Chang Chi Wan. There Is no further
Lnews from the legations."
General Gaseleev sends two earner ais
patches, repeating advices already re
ceived by the British Government.
Tlie Transports Returned.
SHANGHAI. Aug. 16. The British
transports had sailed, but they were re
called -by a torpedo-boat-destroyer, and
havo now returned to Wu Sing.
BUOYANT FEELING IN LONDON.
Foreign Office Officials, However,
Are Not Optimistic.
NEW YORK, Aug. 16. A dispatch ta
the Tribune from London says:
The general public Is now look
ing forward hopefully to the re
lief of the Pekln legations In the
course of tho next few days, and
the Stock Exchange, which for some time
past has been in the lowest depth of
depression, became almost buoyant for a
short time -yesterday: The few Foreign
Office officials left In town are by- no
means inclined as yet to lay aside the
pessimism which has possessed them ever
since the Asiatic crisis began. Na doubt
is entertained In Downing Street as to
the ability of tho allied forces to make
their way Into the Tartar City of Pekfn
la the course of the next few days, but
there Is still, much misgiving as to what
they may find when they get there.
A cipher message from Sir Claude .Mae
Donald, which Sir Chih Chen Lo 'Feng
Luh handed to the Foreign Office yester
day, is reassuring in so far that it shows
that the Ministers were alive a few days
ago-that is if dates in the message can
be trusted. But its purport is much the
same as that Teceieyd by the Consul at
Hdng Kong, and It represents the position
of the Legations as so desperate that it is
tolerably certain they could not resist a
sudden concerted attack by large numbers
of Boxers and Chinese troops. For these
reasons official experts here do not yet
permit themselves to indulge, In too
confident hopes, notwithstanding Sir
Chlh Cheng's declaration that the Lega-
tlons were certainly safe on Sunday last.
:,, On receipt of the Chinese- Minister's
communication, which was immediately
conveyed jto Lord Salisbury hj telegraph,
tha Premier sent instructions to iheJFor-
elgn Office to send a reply in cipher to
Sir. Claude MacDonald. The message Was
of considerable length and placed Sir
Claude, in 'full possession of the latest
facisof the situation. Including the
progress of the relief force. "It was
handed to, the Chinese Minister, who
.guaranteed" its safe, transmission to the
"hands for -which it was Intended. ' '
GERMANY'S ATTITUDE. -
i Causes Much Anxiety In Great Brlt
v j aln. '
NEW YORK, Aug. 16. A dispatch to
the Tribune- from London says:
, One of the points of greatest Importance
at the present moment is the attitude of
"Germany on the Yangtse question. The
protest of the French and Russian Con
suls against the proposed landing of Brit
ish troops at Shanghai is a serious mat
ter and causes much anxiety here, all
the more as it is seen that It Is now
scarcely -possible or at any rate, very
TlrfslVtt
difficult for Great Britain to retreat from
the position she has taken up. Much de
pends on the view which will be taken
by Germany. 'If the Kaiser should sup
port France and Russia in opposing Brit
ish action, a. grave situation might eas
ily arise.
Several of the evening newspapers com
ment rather unfavorably on the German
Emperor's speech, with Its uncompliment
ary reference to Admiral Seymour's ac--tion
In advance Tlth his small force from
Taku,. ..The Westminster Gazette pertl
'nqnlfy opserves thatlf the British War
.Office and the Admiralty Were inisln-
t formed, about the Chinese" preparations,
inose oi .trance, uermany, itussia, Aus
tria, and Italy were no wiser. However,
this' Journal Is comforted by being able
to infer that on the Chinese question gen
erally, the policy of tho German Emperor
Is Identical with the enunciated by Mr.
Broderick In the House of Commons, that
is'.lo say, he la In favor of the estab
lishment of a strong native government.
' Count vcm Waldersee leaves Berlin for
uenoa, wnence ne saus tor tne .ear jsast
at' the' end" of this week. His title "Commander-in-Chief
of the Army In East
Ajsla," is' carefully chosen to spare French
and other susceptibilities. It leaves an
bpenr question whethejthe supreme com
mand Is that 'of the whole allied forces
or merely that of the German contingent.
' Letter From Foo Chow.
'CHICAGO, Aug. 16 Mrs. N. C. Marsh
has Just received a letter from her son,
tho Rev. Benjamin C. Marsh, who for
'"two" years has been a missionary in tho
Anglo-Chinese School at Foo Chow, China.
The letter was written at Kuling, a few
miles from Foo Chow, and was dated
July ?. He says:
"It is estimated that over 20Q0 persons
were drowned by the overflow of the
Mln Blver last week. The bridge of the
Thousand Ages, as It is called, was brok-
,en In two places. Those who attempted
to cross were never seen again, one or
the wretched conditions was that they
did not like to leave their floating homes
because robbers would come and carry
off everything of value. Some one would
always go with the house when It fell
drrfloated away, after the flood. The offi
cials raised about fSOOO and the mission
aries 10W to help the sufferers.
'AJtho'ieft at present we go wherever
.and when2ver we please, still we do not
know' when the Boxer trouble may'broalc
out here. Tht "Viceroy of this place has
sent guards to the foreign settlements."
' iJnpnn Proposed nn Armistice.
NEW TOBK, Aug. 16 A cable dispatch
from Kobe, Japan, dated today, to the
7rn!np .Tnnrnnl omrc
' "Japan, has proposed an armistice be
tween the powers and China, and China
, has ' accepted. The terms are that the
"Ministers either be placed under the pro
tection of the allies at the gates of Pekin,
or that the allies be admitted to enter
,Pekln to receive them. Japan has begun
negotiations."
"- Chinese Homeward Bound.
CHICAGO, Aug. 16 Twenty of China
town's leading citizens left last night for
Sah Francisco, where they will take the
firsf boat for their native land. The men
are, according to statements made by
some of them, responding to the Em
peror's call for volunteers from America,
Every member of the party is said to
haYe.miiitary training in some capacity.
Complications at Shanghai.
,' SHANGHAI. Aug. 16. The Consuls will
meet, today.. The landing of the British
troops lsnot objected to by the represen
tatives of other nations, the latter de-
"-claring they will adopt the same course.
-To'.thls the British have .objected and
threatened to withdraw the troops which
aro now ready to laud.
Japanese Occupied Tang Chow.
TOKIO, Tuesday, Aug. 14. A semi-official
dispatch frpm Tung Chow, dated Au
gust 12, says:
"The' Japanese troops occupied Tung
ChQW today. We are now 10 miles from
Pekin. Last night a quantity of arms and
a granary with great stores of, rice wera
captured.1'
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BRYAN'S HOME XOMJNG
LINCOLN HEXITTWG MEETINGS TO
WECOITO H13I.
Why He Does Not Stay nt Horn
TaUc to Republicans Iowa
Democrats.
LINCbLN. Neb.. Aug. 18. Lincoln ten
dered a very handsome welcome to Mr
Bryan upon nis return to nis noma oner
an absence of 10 days. He was met at
tho station by a large concourse of peo
ple, who escorted him to his residence,
and who, after listening to a speech there
and shaking hands with both Mr. and
Mrs. Bryan, only 41spersed b meet In the
evening with many oth'ers in a reception
given In tho state capltol grounds, which
partook more of the nature 01 an omciai
function. In his address at his home, Mr.
Bryan said:
"I have sometimes been criticised for
going away from home Instead of stay
ing here and haying people come to see
me. but I have felt, 4n the flrst place,
that people could not come here as well
as they could go to Canton. Lincoln Is
not In tho center of a thickly populated
country, as Canton is, and our people
have not the means of traveling without
cos that they have in some parts of the
country, and, under the circumstances, I
havo felt that It wa3 a great deal cheap
er for mo to so and see the people than
for mo to compel them to como and see
me." (Applause.)
Mr. Bryan then discussed National
Issues at, some length, In part as fol
lows: "Not long- ago a Bepubllcan was chiding
one of our-people with the fact that the
Filipinos were looking to a Democratic
election for the securing of their rights,
and tho Bepubllcan said: 'Are you not
ashamed that the Filipinos aro expecting
aid from theDemocrats?" and this man
renlied to the Benubllcan: 'Do you know
Lqf ,any pebple(in the world who are fight
ing ior uueriy wuu tn iuuim& iv """
ReDublican carts for help at this time?'
"The BoeVs In South Africa aro hoping
jecause they believe they have a right
to expect the sympathy of the American
people In their struggle for liberty. The
Bepubllcan party of today Is not the rep
resentative of human rights as It claimed
to be 40 years-ago. I want those who
are about to cast their first votes, as well
as those who have voted before, to tase
these questions that press upon them for
a solution and ask themselves: 'What will
tho result be?'
"When we. say that Bepubllcan success
menaces the foundation of our Govern
ment, some Bepubllcans laugh and say
that we are alarmists, but it is much
easier to take the second step in the
wrong direction than it is -to take the
first step, and if today the American peo
ple declare that we can hold the people
of Porto Rico as subjects and exclude
them 'rom the guarantees ofvthe Con
stitution, It will be easier to take the
next step. If we are to exclude the peo.
pie of Porto Blco from a share in the
Government In which they live we will
destroy our faith in a principle that has
been fundamental in this country for a
century and a quarter."
"No one can tell what the future has In
store, but ve can reason. We can apply
the rules or every day life; we know hu
man nature and we know that If thl3
Nation reaches a point where it Is willing
to denj the universal application of the
principles set forth in the Declaration of
Independence, It will not bo long until
those principles will not be applied In our
qwn country, and I want to, warn thosd
who toil that whenever In' this country
'we begin to neglect the" prinelnles 'of "self
government, the poor will-he the first -who
suffer. Those who today say that the
dollar of trado. is superior to the rights
of the FillpJnps will be saying In a few
j'ears that money, isr-more Important than
man. apd that those onlywho have-great
wealth have sufficient at "stake to have a
voice in the Government here. Our cbn
tentlon Is that our Government Is built
upon the doctrine that all men are created
equal. Destroy that doctrine and there 13
no foundation upon which a free govern
ment can be built. If all men are created
equal, if. they are endowed with Inalien
able rights, if governments are Instituted
among men and derive their Just rights
and powers from' the consent of the gov
erned, then this Nation has no more right
as a nation to claim the, ownership of
8,000. COO Filipinos than one man hsx-a. right
(.to claim the ownership of another man.
Tho,. Bepubllcan party, wnicp was noi
willing that a black man should be sold
for $1000. now claims that a Filipino can
be bought for $2 50. (Great applause.) The
principle is exactly the same." (Great
and continued applause.)
At the night meeting In the capltol
grounds there was a very large attend
ance, and speeches were made by Mr.
Bryan, ex-General Master Workman Sov
ereign and Mrs. Helen M. Gougar, of In
diana. Mr. Bryan's speech was addressed large
Is to Bepubllcans, and he announced his
plan for the campaign to be an appeal
to them, rather than to Democrats, who
were" alreadj convinced of the dangerous
tendencies of the Benubllcan party. He
declared that he had not been called to
retract anything he had said in the past
on important subjects, but said he had
tried to meet new Issues as they present
ed themselves. Hence, while now giving
especial attention to Imperialism because
it was a question of emergency, he had
nothing to take back on the tariff ques
tion, or the silver question. Far 'from it.
He would be ashamed to look a fellow
cltlzen In the eyes if he had to take dic
tation from England on ttye question of
our flanances. Mr. Bryan commented up
on the action of the Indianapolis anti
imperialistic meeting and said the utter
ances of such long-time Bepubllcans as
Boutwell should cause others to stop and
think.
Mrs. Gougar said she had heard of 20
Methodist ministers who had voted for
McKlnles In 1S96 who would vote against
him in the coming election.
IOWA DE31O0RATS.
State Convention Nominated- a
Ticlcet.
CEDAR BAPrDS, la., Aug. 16.
Fall
-Tho
state Democratic convention today nomi
nated this ticket:
Secretary of State S. G. Crane, of Polk.
Auditor I. M. Gibson, of Delaware.
Treasurer H. L. Williams, of O'Brien.
Attorney-General C. Harper, of Dea
Moines. '
Judge Supremo Court-J. W. Freeland,
of Wayne.
Ballroad Commissioner J. E. Anderson,
of Winnebago.
Electors-at-Large Joseph E. Daock, of
Polk, and C. H. Mackey, of Keokuk.
Tho platform says:
"As a phase of the trust question bear
ing disastrously on manufacturing inter
ests in Iowa and other agricultural states,
we point to the fact that the- combina
tion of manufacturing trusts and railway
trusts has resulted In closing many such
factories.- Many plants In Iowa now
stand Idle because they have either been
driven out of business by 'unfair compe
tition or have been bought by trusts and
closed down. We demand the enactment
and enforcement of stringent laws, both
state and National, to control all trusts.
"We deprecate the growing power and
influence of the railways in state politics,
and the subservience of the executive
council, the railroad commission and even
the Governor himself to railway dictation.
We demand that railway rates and taxa
tion, as well as legislation affecting rall
waj's, shall be fixed for the benefit of the
whole people, without improper Interfer
ence from the special, Interests involved.
"We condemn the subterfuge of the
pharmacy act, by "which the Bepubllcan
party has returned the saloon to Iowa
while still maintaining the farce of pro
hibition. The Democratic party believe
In majority rule, and favors an honest
ana open policy of local control, with
stringent regulations.
,rVfi condemn tha RfinnhHnarr tiartir fnr
passing an anti-fusion, law ahd'eonstant
ly changing other election lawa -with? a
view,. io confuse voters and defeat-the will
of tho4,electorati5, -
State Chairman Huffman called tho
convention 'to order. 'and Introduced John
G. Dennlson. of Clarion, as the temporary
chairman. Mr. "Dennison "delivered anad
dress, in which ho highly eulogized.
'Bryan. ' ,
The Populists of tha state havo agreed.
if A. B, Crane wera nominated for Rail
road Commissioner, to hold no state con
vention and to support all the Democratic
state, and Congressional nominees.
AT REPUBLICAN HEADQUARTERS.
Senator
Hanna's Health
Causes
Some Uneasiness.
NEW TOBK, Aug. 15. Senator Hanna,
at Republican headquarters, today gave,
out the two additlool names of members
of tho advisors' committee, announced
early In the week. Thes are John W.
Duryea and Frank O. Lowden, of Chicago.-
The report that Senator Hanna was
troubled with heart failure caused many
telegrams and long-distance telephone
messages of Inquiry to be made today.
Senator Hanna answered, telling all In
quirers thatr though ha waa not feehng
well, ha. would keep up with the work.
Tonight Cornelius N. Bliss declared that
ho thought Senator Hanna as vigorous
as at ans time ho had known him,
Joseph H. Monies left today for Maine.
Ho said:
"I expect to work. There Is no easy
thing ahead, even in Maine. I don't
mean to say-that Mains will go Demo
cratic, but wo will havo to work to keep
up tho majority so as to make tho fall
oft! -from the majorlts- four years ag
as small as possible. A great slump
would give encouragement to the Demo
crats. I don't expect the phenomenal
majoritj of four years ago. That is
why I say there is work ahead of me."
It -was stated today that it may bo
possible that Hanna will not go to Chi
cago September L as he Intended, but
will remain here during the warm spell,
unless It Is absolutely necessary for him
to go. , .
ROOSEVELT'S ITINERARY.
Dates of His Speech-Maldnc Tour
In the West.
NEW YORK, Aug; 16. The itinerary
of. Governor Roosevelt In his comlna
speech-making 'tour of the West was
given out tonight. He will begin hl3
speech-making at Saratoga Springs Sep
tember 5 and, traveling westward, will
speak at Albany, Detroit, Grand Baplds,
South Bend, Ind., and Chicago, arriving
In the Illinois metropolis Sunday morn
ing, September 9, and -remaining there
until late Monday night, when he will
depart for Milwaukee, La 'Crosse and
other Wisconsin points. From Wiscon
sin he will pass through tho Dakotas.
arriving at Helena, Mont., September 18,
after which ho will bo guided by tho
schedule which followst
Arrive at Helena H:5o A. M., September
19, via Northern Pacific; leave Helena
12:20 P. M., September 19, via Great
Northern; arrive at Butte 3:45 P. M.,
September 19; leave Butte 1:15 A. M.,
September 20, via. Oregon Short Line;
arrive at.Pocatello 11:10 A- M., Septem
ber 20; leave Pocatello 2:30 A- M., Sep
tember 21; arrive! at Ogden 7 A. M., or
leave Pocatello 11:53 A. M., September
21, and arrive at Ogden 4 P. M.i leava
Ogden-7 A. M., September 23, via Oregon
Short Line and arrive at Salt Lako City
9.05 A. M.
BARKER IS INELIGIBLE.
Populist Candidate Lost His Citizen
ship. CHICAGO, Aug. 16. A special to tha
Record from Lincoln, Neb., says:
A sensation has been caused by
tho discovery that Wharton,, barker,
,MId(Jle-of-the-Boad candidate for Presi
dent op . the Populis.t . ticket i3. in
eligible for the office to. which -ho
aspires. It Is said while superintend
ing some improvements in Bu3sla some
years ago, Mr. Barker was made "Lord
of St. Wleceslas" by the Czar. Before ac
cepting the title he did not ask Congress
to grant him the privilege, and he la
therefore Ineligible because ha forfeited
hlsjutlzenshjp hy accepting the- honor
without permission of the United States
authorities.
If this proves true, Mr. Barker must
step down and out. Ignatius Donnelly
would succeed .him as candidate f orPres
Ident, soma. one. else being chosen aa can
dldate for Vice-President.
Hoar on the Indianapolis 'Speech.
Interview with Senator Hoar at Worcester.
I ms'self. In my humble way, did every
thing In my power to prevent the ratifica
tion of the treaty. I do not understand
that any opponent of Imperialism-charges
me with falling to do my full duty as a
Senator, both bs vote and speech. I did
It at the cost of what was as dear to mo
as ms life the approval and sympathy
of men who had been my friends and
political j companions for more than 30
years. Everjthlng I tried to do was
brought to naught by the action, taken
bs-Mr. Bryan, an action taken -against the
remonstrance of the wisest leaders in hl3
own party.""
He is not to get tho reward of his con
duct if I can help it. r do not givo him
ans confidence in this matter. He says
that If ha is elected he will call an extra
session at once and propose-to Congress
to give up the Philippines to their own
people. He must know very well that
this- talk Is the Idlest and most ridiculous
nonsense. He knows he could not expect
either house of Congress to do this thing
until the people of tho Philippine Islands
have abandoned their opposition and have
re-established an orderly govenmaent un
der our protection.
Ho knows that if there should bo a
Democratic majority In the House of Rep
resentatives equal to Ihl3 wildest hopes,
and if the Republican majority in the
Senate should be reduced or wiped out al
together, so that there will be a tie
which is. I suppose, beyond his most san
guine expectations there are still earnest
and pledged imperialists enough in the
Democratic party to prevent any such
action.
No, the anti-imperialism of Mr. Bryan
and that of his party Is but a mask it i3
a mask to cover the things they have
had mo3t at heart from the beginning, it
is a mask to cover their purpose to estab
lish the free coinage of silver, a mask to
cover their purpose to overthrow the
banking system, a mask to cover an at
tack upon the Supreme Court, and a pur
pose to reorganize it if they can get the
opportunity.
Gates Wants io Be Senator.
NEW TOBK, Aug. 16. A dispatch to
the Herald from London says:
"John W. Gates, the American Steel &
Wire magnate, has won nearly ?1,000,C00
on English, race tracks, and is About ta
return to the United States. Mr. Gates,
; when ha arrives,, .will enter active politics
: In Illinois, and try to gain Senator Cul-
lom's seat at Washington. .
New Yorlc Democratic Convention.
SARATOGA, N. Y., Aug". 16. The Dem
ocratic state committee today voted to
hold the state convention of the party
here September 1L Ex-Senator D. B.
HIU'b candidate for temporary chairman
of tho state convention. Mayor McGulre,
of Ssracuse, was defeated by a vote of
23 to 26.
Bnrled in Potter's Field.
NEW YORK, Aug. 16. Georgo Fergu
son, who superintended the burial of
somo 8000 bodies in the Kings County
potter's field, ha3 himself been buried
there. Ho was 6S years old. He died on
August 5, and as the authorities could
find no trace of his relatives, & grave
was dug for him .in the place where In
life he directed tho burial of so many
jwimarn,
THREE TRANSPORTS SAIL
"WARREN CARRIES OVER ONE
THOUSAND TROOPS TO CHINA.
Two Squadrons of the Ninth Cav-
airy Aatcc Takes Horses and
the Slow Frelsht.
SAN FPJANCISCO, Aug. 16.-Th!rea
transports sailed today, for the Orient.
The' Warren carried the, headquarters,
hand and" two. squadrons of the Ninth
(colored) Cavalry, under Command of Col
onel McGregor: 75 Hospital Corps men.
1 under command of Surgeon-Major Ives;
as recruits tor the .Ninth Infantry, 16G
drlvors and other Government employes
and also a detachment of Hospital Corps
Lmon for Manila. The Warren also car
ried 51.500,00. According to present ar-
I rongements the troops will be transferred
at Nagasaki to a transport that will take
them to Taku. Tho Warren will then
proceed to Manila with a few officers and
men, together with freight. There ara
over 1100 troops and civilians on. the trans
port, and tho cabin accommodations ara
taxed to their full limit. It waa neces
sary to leave- considerable supplies on tho
dock, owing to lack of room,
Tho Aatea soiled for Kobo with !0
horses and mules for China, and tho
V Slam sailed for Manila, via. Guam with
5000 tons of freight.
The General Hospital at tho Presidio ia
to be enlarged to accommodate the extra
ordinary detachments of sick, and wound
ed on the way here from the Philippines
and China, Fifty wall tents will qo
erected Inside tho lnclosure at the rear of
the hospital, and a large tent to- servo 03
a ward.
The .Seventh Artillery.
WASHINGTOPs Aug. 16. Light Battery
M, Seventh Artillery, which has been sta
tioned at Washington Barracks for sev
eral months will leave here Friday fcjr
San Francisco, en route to China. Light
Battery F, Second Artillers. has arrivqd
here from Cuba to relieve Battery M. and
wlU -garrison tho arsenal post for tho
present- At San Francisco the troops from
Washington will be joined by Light Bat
tery C, also, of the Seventh Artillery, and
will sail on the first available transport.
The equipment of Battqry M, Including
horses, has been shipped to San Fran
cisco. Second Infantry Harrying- West-
KANSAS CITY. Aug. 16. Flvo hundred
and fifty soldiers of tho Second United
States Infantry, destined for service in
China, being rushed through to San Fran
cisco from Fort Thomas, Ky., arrived hero
from Chicago this afternoon, with their
officers and equipments, and were hurried
on West. .
RUSSIANS AT NEW CHWANG.
Caused England's Latest Move at
Shanghai.
NEW YORK. Aug. 16. A dispatch to
the Herald from Washington says: Rus
sia's occupation of New Chwang without
adequate reason caused the decision to
land troops at Shanghai, in which Great
Britain is supported by Japan. Germany
apparently Is paying no heed to Ruasla'3
action in tho north, but objects to Great
Britain's policy at Shanghai and proposes
to offset It by stationing a equadron there
and landing troops to protect her inter
ests. This important information Just re
ceived In an official quarter here, pre
sents a comprehensive view of the atti
tude of four of tha principal powers In
terested In tho Chinese situation with
respect to tho treaty porta of tho em
pire. In view of tho determination of the
American Government not to interfere
'"-with tho action of Great Britain antf
Russia in landing troops at the ports
named, tho powers ara thus, divided with
respect to this portentous complication
In tho international situation. Great Brit
ain and Japan oppose tho occupation of
New Chwang by Russia and the former
has landed troops at Shanghai to coun
terbalance the Czar's move In the north.
Russia, Germany and Franco object to
Great Britain's action at Shanghai, whllo
tho St. Petersburg government will not
Withdraw and thu3 remove all reason for
the policy of tho British Government In
"tho south. Tho United State3 remains
neutraL
Tho occupation of Now Chwang by
Russia has aroused great excitement in
Japan. It took place, according to in
formation received here, on August 4, and,
though a dispatch received from Admiral
Courrejolles received In Paris, referred to
tho subsequent evacuation of the treaty
port, nothing confirming has treen re
ceived here. Thero were a fow Boxera
on tho outskirts of tho town, but their
Operations were unimportant and it was
unnecessary for the Russians to occupy
tho port "for the protection of foreign
interests," as their government alleges.
Instead of leaving the administration of
tho port in tho hands of the Chinese of
ficials, it i3 declared that tha Russian
commander, who acted m accordance
with instructions from his superior Gen
eral, took over tho municipal government,
administering Justice In tha courts and
installing Bussian officials to collect tha
customs duties. Bussia, in fact, extended
her sovereignty over tha port. This pro
cedure, in tha face of repeated Bussian
declarations that .fhq OjaT, had no de
sign upon New Chwanff.o,nas deeply In
censed tha Japanese Government.
Tho international situation has. accord
ing to diplomats here, entered upon a
most dangerous and complicated phase
and tha greatest skill will have to be
exerted to prevent troublo between tho
powers.
Another1 Rumor From Feltln.
NEW YORK, Aug. 15. A. dispatch to
the Journal and Advertiser from Che Foo
quotes WUdman, tho correspondent, as
follows:
T learn from a. thoroughly trustworthy
Chinese source that the army of the allies
reached Pekln Monday. I have every
reason to believe that tha army forced
an entrance and that tho envoys and
their friends wero rescued today. They
probably are now safe within tha Chris
tian army."
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