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THE MORNING OEEGOXIAN, SATURDAY, AUGUST IS, 1900. 00DN0W TRUSTED No Stock Taken in the Charge of Complicity. PRAISE FROK STATE DEPARTMENT TheOnly Allegation Agrainst Him Is 2Xa.de by an English Paper In Shanghai. WASHINGTON, Aug. 17. The State De partment takes no stock in the story put forth by the Chinese Gazette at Shanghai, accusing -Consul-General Goodnow of com plicity -with the Chinese. On the con trary, he is spoken of In the very high est terras and his course In the trying situation is commended. A number of fetaxements have appeared concerning Mr. Goofinow's suggestion about, the landing of British troops. The only part which 3klr. Goodnow took in this matter was So inform the State Department that he doubted the wisdom of landing troops of one nation without others having the sane privilege. It is also said that the -Chinese Gazette is a British paper and positively represents a sentiment existing among the English at Shanghai opposed to Consul-General Goodnow and tbo course he has pursued. The Navy Department received the fol lowing dispatch from .Admiral Remey: Taku, Aug 1G Message from Pckln 10th. Legations closely blocked by Chi nese, provisions ample for three weeks; all reported well. REMEY." The Chinese Minister was elated when "word reached him of the press dispatches announcing that the Legatloners had been relieved. Kot a word had come to him confirmatory of the .reports, and this led him to examine the unofficial advices from Shanghai and elsewhere with considerable care. He pointed out that Shanghai was some 800 milfi from Pekln, and it was surprising that information did not come irom Tien TsSn or Taku, only about 100 miles from Pckln, and the base of the allied forces. Moreover, the appeal of 2-1 Hung Chang for an armistice was dat ed the 16th, and showed that Earl LI did not know at that time of the alleged re tirement of the Imperial party from Pekln. The Chinese have no .knowjedgp of the departure of the Empress Dowager Aid the Imperial household from Pekln on Au gust 7, as mentioned in the Shanghai dis patches. The place named as the point where the took refuge is said to be about 100 miles back from Pekln. It is 3iot where the Summer palaces are lo cated. Rumors have heretofore reached Chinese officials that a move out of Pekln might bo made, but they have never been borne out by official advices. If the Im perial party has left Pckln, It Is said it will make no change in the prerogative of the Imperial Government, as the au thority goes with the Emporor, wherever he may be located. It appears to be accepted that at least some of the powers will keep their military force In China, at least until all questions growing out of the crisis are settled. This Is expected to Involve questions not only of money indemnity, but of terri torial extension on the part of the Euro pean parties to the controversy. It is not believed that the United States will be a party to any such territorial con troversy, as the declaration of ' Secretary Hay, made at the beginning of the trou ble, forecasted the purpose of this Gov ernment to seek to preserve Chinese terri rltorial and administrative entity. Chinese officials are apprehensive that a long period of diplomatic exchango may follow the crisis, covering six months or a year, during which Germany. France and Mime of the other powers will keop their armies on Chinese soli to reinforce any demands of money and ter ritorial indemnity. "With China's present Impotent condition, there appears to be no issue out of this long struggle but her eventually yielding to the various demands. THE SHANGHAI MUDDLE. Effect of the Complication on the Chinese Mind. NEW YORK. Auc. 17. A dispatch to the Tribune from London says: The proposed landing of Indian troops at Shanghai has turned out, as was antici pated for some days past, a sad bungle. In the first Instance, Liu Kun Yl. who Is the most modern and progressive of the Viceroys, made no objection to a proposal flint a few thousand British Indian troops should be disembarked for the defenso of the settlement, and the transports were accordingly ordered up from Hone Kong. Before they could be relieved of their passengers, the French and Russian Con suls intimated that if British troops land ed they would be followed by other for eign contingents. Then Liu took alarm and last Frldav telegraphed. asking that the Indians should be sent away. The British Con sul remonstrated and subsequently Liu said he would admit the British, but would not consent to international occu pation. Admiral Seymour was ordered to kt-ep the men on the transports pend ing further developments, and there they hae remained, sweltering In the steam ing river, while the diplomatists endeavor to stle their differences. If. after all, the ships should be ordered north without dlMiharglng the troops, the blow to Brit ish prestige would be as bad as when Russia was permitted to occupy Port Ar thur. But, as 1t happens, tho whole foreign community Is really alarmed by the effect that this withdrawal might have on the Chinese mind, and all the foreign Con suls at Shanghai have agreed to a joint resolution to their respective governments representing the dfingerous consequences of now removing the Indians from Woo Sung They Miggost that they should be followed h' the other foreign contingents. This Polunon is very unpalatable to the British Government, whloh claims a par amount interest in the Yangtse region. But It will probably have to be accepted to avoid the alternatives of a humiliat ing retreat or a serious friction with France and Russia. The Chinese Minister in London says that the landing of a large foreign force might precipitate a rising in Southern Chhia, but no harm will result if only small detachments are employed to se cure the safety of the Shanghai settle ments. Japan is understood to r)e sup porting Great Britain in this matter, ow ing to the extreme indignation felt in the Island empire at the conduct of Russia In inking advantage of tho general con fusion to appropriate New Chwang. The Japanese, who have done the hardest and rast "brilliant work in the Bekln relief operations, are naturally incensed at find ing Rttfwia already beginning the annexa tion of Chinese territory. One consequence Is likely to he the dispatch of a powerful Japanese army to Corea at an early day. The muddle over the Shanghai ques tion would perhaps have been avoided if Lord Salisbury "and "his .InEfiehtlaT coT leagues were now In consultation, but the Prime Minister is now marled with his dectos at a remote watering place in the Vosges. and the other Ministers are scat tered about on the moors or In various Kngltah and Sootch country houses. The business of the nation has to be con ducted from day t day by the tinder Sec retary of Foreign Affairs and a few clerks in Downing street. General Wheeler Pleased. CHICAGO. Aug. . 17. General Joseph Wheeler, Commander of the Department of the Lakes expressed great pleasure on hearing th-t to allied forces had reachei Pidur Hv Said"t t" sr ' ion since the commencement of the Chi nese trouble that the officials and mem bers of the present dynasty have been seeking to delay the entry of the allied forces into Pekln in order to give the Chinese authorities an opportunity to move the capital with all the archives and sacred writings to another point, probably the ancient capital of the Chi nese Empire. Failed to Flood the Country. LONDON, Aug. 17. The collapse of Chi nese resistance is explained in dispatches from Shanghai as being due to the failure of the Chinese to flood the country below Tung Chow. The earthworks connected with the dam at Pel Ho were unfinished and the canal at Tung Chow was full of water, facilitating boat transportation when the allies arrived there. Signals between the. allies and the Legatloners holding part of the wall at Pekln wer exchanged during the morning of August 15. Excellent Scouting. PARIS, Aug. 17. A dispatch received; here from General Prey, in command of the French marine force in China, dated August 9, says the rapid advance of the allies towards Pekln was due to excel lent scouting of the Russians and Japan ese. General Frey returned to Tien Tsln In order to lead the reinforcements of French troops to the front. Finding there the Germans, Austrlans and Italians, who were not represented with the advance col umn, the General offered to give them fa cl'itles for getting to the front with his command. They accepted with thanks, and a new column, composed of the forces of the nations mentioned, started for Pe kln. Arrivals at Talcu. LONDON, Aug. 17. Dispatches from Shanghai say that troops are still arriv ing at Taku. The German transports WJttekind and Frankfort are duj there today. The Russian transport Nljnl Novgorod ran on a reef August 14. The Japanese cruiser Takasago, which went ashore recently, has been towed off and Is now' at Port Arthur. A dispatch from Yokohama, under to day's date, announces that an official tele gram from Seoul, the capital of Corea, says the Inhabitants of Pyong Yong dis trict, adjoining the frontier, are alarmed at the landing of 1000 Russians In that neighborhood. British Will Land at Shanghai. SHANGHAI, Aug. 17. The British troops will land here tomorrow. All Is quiet here and In the Yangtse Valley. WANTS TO SEE THE CIRCUS Common Council Censored for Its Prohibitory License. PORTLAND. Or.. Aug. 16.-(To the Edl tor.)-It seems to me that our City Coun cil from whom we expected so much, is making more noise and exhibiting .ess brains than ever before In Its history. The latest act. which I believe Is con sidered outrageous by most of the citi zens of our city, in one in;n uum. v'j to be censured and condemned. A license of $12,000 per day (the pro ceeds of 24,000 people) for Ringllngs' cir cus Is so unjust and so unfair that It ought to shock the good sense of our fair-minded citizens, and we are led to ask. Is this indeed our boasted City Council? It almost make one sigh for the days when "Billy" Mead was at the head of things. It Is true that some of the Council made objection to the fairness or right of the ordinance in question, but finally con sidered that as long as they were In the minority they must be wrong, and so made the vote unanimous; what a strong, logical position! I have talked with a large number of our merchants, and all alike condemn the act of the Council, saying that a cir cus brings more people and more money to the city than any kind of an attrac tion that we can have, and add. "the more attractions the better, the more people the better, and the more money the better." A citizen Is already In tho East hunting up all kinds of fakers to be here during tho carnival, and are they to pay a li cense? Certainly, if the Council is to be consistent. It must put on also in their caso a prohibitory license. This leads one to ask what license will the street car nival pav? Will they pay one that Is commensurate with tho Illegal privileges that' our aforesaid City Council have granted them, or will it be nominal or none at all? Is our City Council sane or Is it con trolled? The spirit of discouraging every attrac tion or new enterprise which tries to get a foothold in our city and state seems to at last have pervaded the Portland City Council. It seems to me that every person in the city, under the circumstances, ought to attend the circus, providing it will bo in or near the city, and urge their ac quaintances and friends to go also. In or der that outsiders may get an lmpresslor that we have at least a little falrnesr left. R. W. WILBUR. e Senator Inffalls' Funeral. ATCHISON. Kan.. Aug. 17. The body of John. J. Ingalls Is being carried ta Atchison from Las Vegas In the private car which had been provided for his home-coming. Attorney-General God dard made a request that the body be left in state at the capital at Topeka Saturday, but. In consideration of the expressed wish of Mr. Ingalls. tho re quest could not be complied with. Mansachnsetts Democrats. ' BOSTON, Aug. 17. The Post says that the Democratic state ticket this Fall will be Robert Treat Paine, Jr., and John B. Mack the same ticket "as last Fall. The state committee will meet in a few days, probably next week, and decide upon tbo candidates and place of holding the state convention. It will probably bo held In Boston. Light Battery en Route. NEWPORT. R. L, Aug. 17.-Llght Bat ter C. Seventh Regiment, was given a rousing send-off last night on Its depart ure from Fort Adams en route to join the forces In China. Local mllltla companies ard citizens In general did escort duty 1 "- ,-xi d f -e was burned. --, - -''"iC.T ' . "t :- H-U.T. -Cit.:"-'-aJ,v--5s THE BATTLE OF TIENTSIN OFFICIAL REPORTS FROM OFFI CERS OF THE aiARIWE CORPS. - General Dorward'n Praise of the Gal lantry of the American. Troops Instances of Bravery, WASHINGTON. Aug, 17. The Navy De partment today made public the reports of Colonel Robert L. Meade and Major L. W. T. "Waller, of the United States Marine Corps, on the battle- ot Tien Tsln. Colonel Meade's report Is dated at Tien Tsln July 16. After telling of the situa tion around Tien Tsln and of the decision July 12, at a conference held at the Eng lish general headquarters, to attack the city about daybreak the next day, the report, In describing the arly fighting In which the marines and Ninth Infan try took part, says: ? . "We reached the advance position about 8 A. M. I took 180 rounds' per man with me 100 rounds In the belts and 80 in the haversacks. This Is not sufficient for an all-day fight, and, as it grew VIEW OF THE CITY OF PERIS', toward night I began to be apprehensive of being left In the advance position In a fight where no prisoners were taken on either side, with only the bayonet to fight with. On the firing line the action was especially hot, and the enemy's lire especially rapid and accurate, and at about 8:30 A. M. the -enemy appeared In large numbers upon our left, among the grave mounds of the field In which we were, witii the evident intention of Hank ing us. I made a turning movement to the left and rear and we drove them away. Later in the day, about 2 P. M., they again made a' flanking effort, but at this time the Infantry support of the ar tillery company was on the mud wall of the city and aided us by a cross fire. The effort of the enemy proved a falluro and we drove them In. "We remained In the trenches until about S P. 1L, when we received an or der from the Brigadier-General command ing to withdraw, which was probably the most difficult action of the day, since the enemy had so well covered our posi tion that their shots struck the crests of tho trenches and threw dirt in our faces many being hit, "General -Dorward ordered that the troops should sleep upon their arms that night, and on the following morning en ter the city. Tho south gate had to bo blown In by guncotton. ' t "The troops had had nothing whatever to eat on the 13th, save the small lunch eon which each man carried In his hav ersack. It was not expected when we started that the action would prove so long, but General Dorward, knowing the situation, kindly sent to the reservation for food and other necessaries, and the bivouac proved a success, and tho men, although very fatigued, were ready for duty. "On the 14th Inst., the south gate hav ing been blown in, we moved Into the walled city at about 6 o'clock A M. We found the city filled with dead China men and animals. No resistance was made to our occupation in the walled cltyi Itself, but Infantry Are was kept up by the Japanese Infantry upon the enemy, who responded from the suburbs. Since then we have had undisturbed posses-, slon of all Tien Tsln." Colonel Meade Inclosed the following letter from General Dorward, the com mander of the British forces, to the offi cer commanding the United States forces: "Tien Tsln, China, July 15, 1900. Sir: I desire to express the high appreciation of the British troops of the honor done them In serving alongside their comrade's of the American Army during the long and -hard fighting of the 13th, and the subsequent capture of Tien Tsln City, and of my own appreciation of the high honor accorded to me by having them under my command. "The American troops formed part of the front line of the British attack, and' so had more than their share of the light ing that 'took place. The ready and will ing spirit of the officers and men al ways make their command easy and pleasant, and when one adds to that the steady gallantry and power of holding on to exposed positions which they dls- played on tho 12th Inst, the result Is soldiers of the highest class. "We all deeply sympathize with you in tho heavy losses you have suffered, amTespecIally with the Ninth Regiment's loss of their gallant Colonel, E. H. LIs cum. while at the head of his men, and with the First Regiment of marines, in tho death of Captain Davis, who met a soldier's death In the very front of the fight. I blame myself fr the mistake made In the taking up of their position by the Ninth Regiment, not remember ing that troops wholly fresh on the scene of action and hurried forward In the excitement were likely to lose tlelr way. Still, the position they took up and gal lantly stuck to all day undoubtedly pre vented a large body of the enemy from turning the right of the attacking party and Inflicting serious loss on the French and Japanese. "Among many Instances of personal bravery In the action I propose especially to bring to notice In dispatches the con duct of First Lieutenant Smedley D. But ler, United States Marine Corps, in bring ing a wounded man from the front under heavy and accurate Are; Lieutenant But ler was wounded while so doing, but, 1 am glad to learn, not seriously. ,Tho Regimental Adjutant, First Lieutenant Henry Leonard, as Lieutenant Butler was suffering severely, volunteered to carry him out of the firing line. This gallant feat he successfully accomplished, but, I regret to "say, was very dangerously wounded in so doing. "The Ninth Regiment was fighting somewhat outside of my sphere of action, so I am able to bring forward only one instance of personal gallantry In that regiment, although, circumstanced as they were, fighting for about 12 hours' almost alone, and unsupported, and never giving back 'a foot of ground until di rected to retire under cover of the night and the fire of the naval guns, such In stances must have been vers numerous. The one I would refer to Is the bringing back to me by tho Acting Regimental Adjutant, Captain Lawton, of the ac count of the position of the regiment across a wide fire-swept space, and re-, turning with reinforcements to guide them to his regiment when he was se verely wounded. The withdrawal of the regiment was a delicate operation., finely carried out, on which I congratulate Lieutenant-Colonel Coolldge and. the offi cers and men under his command." Major Waller, who accompanied the un successful expedition of June 19, composed of 400 Russians and 130 Americans, that sought to reinforce the Tien Tsln garri ,son, reports that he objected to the movement but- was overruled. H de scribes the meeting with 1500 Intrenched Chinese, the abandonment of the Ameri can Colt gun and the retreat, abandon ing the four dead and bringing back the nine wounded. The advance the next flay. with 100 men was successful and they entered the city. The conduct, of the American soldiers wa3 beyond praise. CTVUilZATION OF CHITTA. Ho 'Tow Says the Effect Misht Be Saaserons. OAKLAND. Cal., Aug. 17. Ho Tow, Chi nese Consul-General at San Francisco, in an address before the Ebell Society, ques tioned the advisability, even from a Cau casian standpoint, of converting the en tire Chinese population to Christianity. "There aro 500,000,000 of my country men," said Ho Tpw. "They are Increas ing In vast numbers. They are quick to learn, and, taking these facts Into con sideration, what would happen if the white race succeeded in forcing its civili zation and Us knowledge upon them? They will be able to manufacture guns TAKEN FROM THE HA-TA-MBS. and all the engines of warfare with equal facility. Under these circumstances, Christianity might triumph and again It might not." The three chief causes of the present troubles In China Ho Yow declared to be missionary work, acquisition of territory by foreign nations and the desecration of ancestral homes and the landscape of China. In closing, Ho Yow said that he could see no legitimate reason why one nation should wish to force its religion upon another. Army Changes. WASHINGTON, Aug. 17. By direction of the President, First Lieutenant Blssell Thomas, Thirty-fifth Infantry, has been discharged from the Army "for the good ojf service," to take effect August 20. Captain Seth M. Mllllken, Assistant Commissary of Subsistence United States Volunteers, having tendered his resigna tion. Is honorably discharged from tho service, to take effect August 25. Major Edward T. Comegys, Surgeon, now; In San Francisco, has been ordered to proceed to Nagasaki. Japan, for duty as a medical supply officer at that place. ' ' - No Jnpnncdc Loan. NEW YORK, Aug. ,17. In regard to the' rumors that Japan was about to raise a war lean in the United States, Mr. Uchlda, Consul of Japan In this city, said: "X am in a position to state that our government has no intention at present to float any loan in connection with the war In China." Bacon for American Soldiers. KANSAS CITY. Aug. 17. The War De partment has just closed a contract with a oca. packing-house for 123,000 pounds of their best fancy breakfast bacon, for Im mediate shipment to China for the Amer ican soldiers now serving under Major General Chaffee. 'The First nt Fort Leavenworth. LEAVENWORTH, Kan.. Aug. 17. Com panies E, F, G and H and the regimental band of the First United States Infantry, Colonel A. A. Harback commanding, ar rived at Fort Leavenworth from Cuba today and went Into quarters. After a thorough rest the companies will doubt less bo sent to China. Second Battalion of the Fifth. CHICAGO, Aug. 17. The second bat ta'llon of the Fifth Infantry, at Fort Sheridan, has been ordered to leave for Ban Francisco. August 20. The first bat talion has already gone, and tho third has just arrived at the fort from Cuba. THE WHISKY TRUST. Application Made Yesterday for a Dissolution. TRENTON. N. J., Aug. 17. Application was made today by the Court of Chan cery for the dissolution of the American Distilleries , Company of America, which is incorporated under the laws of New Jersey with, a capitalization of $125,000,000. The application was made on behalf of Henry I. Dittman and Kalinan Hass, of New- York, who are stockholders of the Kentucky Distilleries & Warehouse Company. The latter company is one of four that were absorbed by the Distil leries Company of America, and itself Con trols a large number of smaller concerns. They claim they are acting for them selves and others, and maintain that the management of the Distilleries Company of America Is Inimical to the interests of the Kentucky company. The other com panies which have been absorbed by the Distilleries Company of America are the American Spirits Manufacturing Company, the "Spirits Distributing Company and the Standard Distilling & Distributing Com pany. Fatal Knockout Blow. NEW YORK, Aug. 17. George Kelly is dying In Seney Hospital in Brooklyn from the result of a knockout blow delivered by Michael Myers In a "try-out" bout at the Greenwood Athletic Club last night The boys were deadly enemies on account of a young girl, and sought the ring so the grudge could be settled regularly. Kelly has not yet regained conscious ness. Hoping for Pardon for Carter. LEAVENWORTH, Kas., Aug. 17. Cap. tain Oberlin M. Carter, serving a sentence in the Federal penitentiary for defraud ing the Government on Southern con tracts, was visited today by Dr. Carter, of Chicago, his brother, and L. D. Carter, of Oakland, 111., an uncle. After a con ference Carter's relatives are quoted as saying they have strong hopes of secur ing a pardon for the Captain. Kentucky Bonk in Trouble. WASHINGTON. Aug. 17. The Controll er of the Currency today appointed R. D. Garrett temporary receiver of Somerset National Bank. Somerset, Ky., The bank has been organized only since June 29, 1900, an4 Jiad an authorized capital of $50 CCO. No statepient of the: bank's con dition has been Issued. WHEN THEOREGON STRUCK CHINESE CRUISER STOOD BY TO RENDER ASSISTANCE. A Rnsstan Made Preparations to Seise Her, But Captain Wilde Interposed. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 17. Mall ad vices from Yokohama, Japan, contain the following story lp connection with the stranding "of the Oregon on the Chinese coast recently: The Chinese cruiser Halchl, commanded by Captain Sah. a thoroughly Western ized officer, on her way from Taku to Che Foo, descried the Oregon In her perilous plight and offered her valuable assist ance, which was most gratefully received by Captain Wilde. The Halchl anchored close by, to be of further use if needed. The next day a Russian cr,utser came along. Her commander, coming aboard the Oregon, eyed the Chinese vessel with suspicion, and asked what she was do ing there. On being told, he shook his head and said It would nevertheless be , Jtil .r. ." his duty to take possession of her. Cap tain Wilde nodded and answered: "Well, I'm a bit embarrassed just now, but there Is ammunition aboard, and my guns are In excellent condition." ' The next day. after the departure of the Russian, Captain Wilde visited the Haichi and suggested to Captain Sah that, as ho was protecting some refugees on board. It might be well for him to run up the American flag to the fore. This was done, and no questions were asked by passing cruisers afterwards. FIRE IN YELLOWSTONE PARK Not Enongh Men Available to Con trol It. WASHINGTON, Aug. 17. Acting Super intendent Goode, of the Yellowstone Na tional Park, today telegraphed the In terior Department that another big for est fire has broken out there, and Is now raging between the lake and the upper basin. The department wired au thority for the employment of outsiders to assist in fighting the fire, but none could be secured. The Interior Depart ment has requested the department .to de tail for- this" purpose some of tho men engagcdon the.roads there. . 1- , r. ,. Colorado Forest Fires.' DENVER, -Colo., Aug. 17. A special to the Times from Del Norte, Colo., says-; Heavy timber fires are raging south and west of Del Norte, from the head of the south fork of the Rio Grande to the head of the Conejos River. The damage- la the greatest In the history of tho coun try. There is almost conclusive evidence that these fires are being -Intentionally set. BUENAl VISTA, -Colo., Aug. 17. The forest fire in Pino Creek Gulch, near Riverside, 10 miles above this city, Is steadily spreading. People from that re gion report that when the fire has burned itself out there will be little timber left BRECKENRIDGE, Colo., Aug. 17. A big forest fire is raging in the range of hills on the east side of the Blue R.iver, a few miles north of Dillon. The entire valley is filled with smoke. MONTROSE. Colo., Aug. 17. Forest fires are burning fiercely in all directions. To the east there Is a big blaze on the Black Mesa, to the north huge volumes of smoke go up from the Grand Mesa and the Uncompahgre Plateau to the west Is ablaze In three different places. Fatal Fire in Chicago. CHICAGO, Aug. 17. One man lost his life and three were injured in a fire to day which destroyed the building at 1W.-G0 Desplalnes street Edward Gray was burned while asleep In the building. The Injured are: James Minor, severely burned, jumped from a window: Thoma3 Ij Morney, fireman, leg broken; John Mitchell, fireman, burned. The building was owned by Albert E. Barr. and was occupied by the Independent Paper Stock Company. The total loss Is put at $250,000. The fire Is believed to have been of in cendiary origin. The Smlthfleld Fire. PEORIA, 111.. Aug. 17. Smlthfleld, a town of lKXinhabltants. 43 miles west of here, was visited last night by a very disastrous Are, which threatened for a time entirely to destroy the ptace. As it was, a dozen buildings were burned, and the loss, it is estimated, will aggregate $50,000 to $75,000. The village has no fire department. The Are was of incendiary origin. Summer Resort Burned. MACKINAC ISLAND, Mich., Aug. 17. Pine cottage, one of the large boarding houses of the Island, was burned to the ground early today. The flames, fanned by a strong wind, threatened for a time to destroy many buildings. The loss la estimated at $25,000 to $35,000; no Insur ance. William Tallon, a member, of the firo department, was seriously injured. 8 FOR HIS FAMILY'S BENEFIT Suicide of a Despondent Chicago Wall Paper Dealer. CHICAGO, Aug. 17. Charles A. Mielenz died by his own hand some time on Wed nesday on tho prairies near Foster and Southport avenues, in order that his wife might receive the benefit of $2000 Insur ance which he carried In two German lodges. Mrs. Mielenz. learned from the pd lice last evening that her husband's body had been found. Her four boys, none of them 10 years old, played about the house where the mother was sobbing. Mielenz conducted a wall paper and paint business at 513 "Laxrable street, and It was not prosperous. He left home on Tuesday morning to attend to a con tract which he had and was last seen alive on Wednesday morning out hvJ-ake View. On Wednesday afternoon, Mrs. Mielenz received a letter from her hus band, mailed from a suburb, and written partly In German and partly In EngliBh, in which he said: "It Is the best you can do to let me go, so everybody can get what they have coming. I feel sorry for my children You will get enough money from my lodges to put $1000 in the business and hold the balance for yourself, and my dear children. It Is hard to part, but I don't see any other way." i SANDUSKY BAY WRECK-, . Five Trainmen Were Injured Mall - intho Water. CLEVELAND, O., Aug. 17. Train No. 3, .the fast mail, between New York and Chicago, on the Lake Shore, was. wrecked, at 1 o'clock this morning on the long bridge over Sandusky Bay, but no one was killed or seriously injured. But two cars left tho track, an express car and a combination express and smoker. The express messengers got out of tho car by breaking the windows. They were tiot injured. There were 14 passengers In tho. combination car. They were rescued through windows. No one, so far as It is obtainable at this hour, was hurt The engine and two baggage cars passed over safelj". The smoker and one day. coach, were entirely submerged In the lake; qne coach one end down the bank, a sleeper about half tipped over down the bank, and the last sleeper oft the track right on the trestle. It 13 claimed tho cause of the wreck was spreading of ' the rails. Everybody got out of the coaches, but several got badly cut up. No lives weroxlost Five train men were injured. 'These are: Baggage man William Frawley, Cleveland. Inter nally; Chief Clerk J. C. Beck, Goshen; Al. Spalding, Adrian; F. R. Greening, Austin, 111., and B. S. Wise, Cheater town. Fourteen passengers were in the com bination car, of whom two wero cut by flying glass. Their injuries wero dressed before the surgeons arrived. At the time of the wreck the train was running 35 miles an hour. The bridge on which the wreck occurred Is a halt mile long and but six feet above the water, which is from 14 to 20 feet deep. A large amout of mail is still in the water. Ran Into a Freight Train. KANSAS CITY, Aug. 17. A special to tho Star from Goodland, Kan., says: Rock Island passenger No. 6, from Den ver and Colorado Springs for Kansas City, crashed into a freight train at a curve In a deep cut a mile west of Be thune, early today. James Boyle, en glneer, and Chris KImm, fireman, both of the passenger, were seriously and per haps fatally injured. The passengers were rolled out into the aisle3 and bruised, but none was seriously hurt The passenger engine went clear through the caboose, but no one on the freight train was Injured. Engines Wrecked. LOS ANGELES, Cal.. Aug. 17. The Southern Pacific-San Pedro passenger train Into this city and the outward bound Santa Monica flyer collided last night at Santa Monica Junction inside the city limits. Both engines were wrecked, but none of the passengers was Injured. The engineer pf the San ta Monica train jumped and his left col lar bone was broken. The crews of both trains claim the semaphore was set for them, giving them the right of way. Three Campers Killed. ALLENTOWN, Pa., Aug. 17. A passen gen train on the Perklommen Railroad struck a team, at Palm, Mount Perry County, today and Instantly killed tho three occupants of the buggy. The dead are: Jq)m F. Wolle, of Allentown; Har vey C. Wolle, his brother, of Allentown, and John V. Gottschalk, of New York, a brother-in-law. The men were camping on the' Perklommen Creek, near Palm, i WHO WAS BEFORE -MRS. WU? Reminiscences, of the Celestial La dles of Former Administrations. 'Washington Post Mrs. -Wu Is by no mean3 the. first Chi nese woman In Washington. During President Arthur's administration the wife of the Minister was accompanied, by a whole retinue of maids. But she was a little figurehead. She could not walk any more than a few steps, and. never assisted her husband In the social duties of the legation. But this was because the venerable and dignified Cheng Tsao Ju was a very different man from Wu Ting Fang, and was corded in with the tight and straight-laced Ideas of his country in regard to women, whereas Minister Wu is delightfully democratic and broad. Mrs. Cheng, young, inexperienced and having her poor little feet compressed In babyhood, which made walking a misery to her. was content to remain secluded, and was so seldom seen In the world that only those who were on intimate terms with the legation knew of her presence there. But to Mrs. Cheng In America came her greatest happiness. Her little daughter was born here on United States soil and -under the protect ing folds of the Stars and Stripes. The Minister rejoiced over it, and called the little maiden MI, the Chinese equivalent for America, a name, he gracefully said, that had been chosen" for her because on leaving this country he would be constantly reminded of the happy days spent here. Cheng Yen Hoon, who was still a bach elor when he acted as Minister here, succeeded Mr. Tsui, and, although he en tertained assiduously, no woman assisted at his functions. No woman, indeed, could have dressed more magnificently than did this diplomat He brought trunks full of clothes, his gowns were made of the handsomest brocade, stiff with embroidery and studded with pre cious stones. It is said that he never wore a dress more than once. At any rate, no one ever saw him tiwee in tho same costume. His Jewels were beautiful in the extreme, and he was Invariably profusely decorated with them. On his thumb he wore a Jade ring, curiously carved, and his mandarin's cap was studded with magnificent dia monds. Mr. Cheng was succeeded by the grave and middle-aged Tsui Kou Yin, who brought with him Mrs. Tsui, also grave and middle-aged, and inclined to stout ness, which, together with her little feet, made It Impossible for her to go about. She made no attempt. Indeed, to take an active part in society, for no other reason than that she suffered to such an extent In walking, and the first and only time she made her bow to the American public was at a reception given just before her husband was recalled. The most popular and attractive of the Chinese women who have been connected with the legation was Mrs. Yang, the wife of Mr. Wu's predecessor, who Is at present In St Petersburg. Mrs. Yang. Is a Manchurlan by descent, and so was not handicapped by the small feet which prevented Mrs. Cheng and Mrs. Tsui from assuming the place In society to which they were entitled. Tall and graceful, pos sessed of winning manners, much tact and a kindly nature, the charming wife of the Chinese Minister, although she could not speak a word of English and was invariably accompanied by an inter preter, soon made a warm place for her self here, and her departure was genuine ly regretted. Will Not Conch Yale. TONAWANDA, N. Y., Aug. 17. Frank Hinkey, who coached the victorious Yale football teams of 1S04 and 1S95, will not help coach that university's team this Autumn. Ho said In an interview rela tive to a report that Walter Camp, ex Captaln McBrlde and he would be the Yale coaches this year: "You can say positively that I will not go to New Haven, and will not assist In preparing the Yale team this Fall. I cannot afford to spend any more time coaching football teams. My business In terests here are too important" Hinkey declined to talk about Yale's chances this year. ARGUMENT NOT FINISHED NO NIGHT SESSION OF THE POWERS TRIAL. Case Will Go to the Jury Today Colonel Campbell's Speech for the Prosecution. GEORGETOWN. Ky.r Aug, 17. The ar gument in the case of Caleb Powers, charged with being an accessqry to the I murder or William Goebel, was not con cluded today, the court refusing to hold, a night session. Commonwealth's At torney Robert B. Franklin will make tho closing speech for the prosecution tomor row morning. The argument for the de fense was closed by ex-Governor John Y. Brown. The entire morning session and nearly an hour this afternoon was takeix up by Colonel T. E. Campbell for the prosecution. The largest crowd that has yet been in attendance thronged the Courthouse this morning. Colonel Campbell began ad dressing the Jury at 9:30. In his preliminary remarks. Colonel Campbell took occasion to regret the heated state of public feeling inKentucky, and appealed to the jury not to think of politics, but to weigh the evidence and return a verdict based on that He took the diagram of the state capitol grounds, and this. In connection with the measure ments of civil engineers and the autopsy on the body of Goebel. was used in trac ing the bullet By this, he said. It was conclusively proved that the shot was fired from Caleb Powers' office, and he defied the defense to try to shake tho correctness of the demonstration. Mr. Campbell referred to Attorney Owens, of the defense, as one of Powers' fellow-assassins,, and said that while he always refrained from calling men liars, the temptation was great In the case- of Lawyer Sinclair, who made himself one of three witnesses who testified that the sound did not come from the direction of Pdwe'rs, office, while over 100 other wit nesses testified that it did come from that direction. Colonel Campbell took up tho evidence of various witnesses and discussed Its bearing upon the case. He declared that the murder of Goebel had for Its object the permanent Installment of an organiza tion of political buccaneers In the moun tains, whose strongest ally was a great corporation, to whom Goebel had been a thorn in the flesh. Powers' own admis sions on the stand, corroborating every thing Culton had said was sufficient to hang him, the speaker declared. Henry E. Youtsey, who ha3 been threatened with typhoid fever, was re ported improving this morning, and his attorneys say he will be ready for trial Monday. An Ontbrealc In Nevr Orleana. CHICAGO, Aug. 17. A special to the Tribune from New Orleans say3: Another outbreak against the ne groes wa3 narrowly averted hero last night Branch Payne, a pow erful negro, living In the neighbor hood In which Robert Charles, the negra desperado, wa3 killed a few weeks ago, opened fire on two Deputy Sheriffs who attempted to arrest him on a warrant charging shooting at a white man. The negro resisted arrest and shot at the of ficers, who returned tho fire. Four shots were exchanged. Angry citizens quickly gathered, but the police charged the crowd In number and forced a dlspersaL The negro, frightened by the demonstration, submitted peace-, fully to arrest and Is now in Jail with double guards protecting him. Race War In Georgia. ATLANTA, Ga., Aug. 17. At the re quest of Deputy Sheriff Hendry, of Liberty County, in a remote southeastern portion of the state, Governor Candler has or dered out the Liberty Guards, a. com pany of the" Georgia National Guard, to quell an uprising of negroe3 in that sec tion, where the blacks outnumber tho whites three to one. Trouble has been brewing for some time. One white man was killed several days ago In a quarrel with negroes and since that time discon tent has grown on both sides until now a race war seems imminent It is reported that the negroes are burn ing Johnston Station, a small town about 50 miles from Savannah. Two negroes are reported killed for resisting arrest Sam Weller Arrested. NEVADA, Cal., Aug. 17. 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