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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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."
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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,
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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. Samuel Wel
ler was arrested here today for felony
embezzlement, the complainant being
James A. Guest, of Burlington. la., who
charges that Weller, while in his employ
as salesman, appropriated to hl3 own Us
$1000. Weller admits owing Guest a small
sum, but denies committing any criminal
act
Soldiers' Fostofflces.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 17. H. M. Rob
inson, Superintendent of the American
Postal Service to be established in China,
who, with his assistant G. M. Hunt,
sailed on the Warren, said that the post
offices to be used for the benefit of tha
United States troop3 will be portable.
They can be put together or taken apart
as readily as camp luggage. At
Military station No. 1, to be located
at Taku, will be kept a record Of the
movement of the troops, so that as good
mall dispatch to and from China may
be had as in any other part of tha
world. '"' '8f-
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