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s THE MOISOTa OiqSGOSIAN, THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 1900. REPLY TO EARL L ,Time Not Ripe for Opening Negotiations. HOSTILITIES HAVE NOT CEASED Conner Reports Chaotic Conditions " In. Pelcin The Military Situation Escape of the Empress. WASHINGTON, Aug. 22. After a long conference at the White House today, the reply of the United States to the applica tion of Li Hung Chang lor the appoint ment of peace commissioners 'was com vPieted and a copy of the reply sent to the Chinese Slinjster. Mr. Wu, to be for warded" to Earl LI. The State Depart- laoni maae a oeumte announcement xnai a reply to the messa&e of inquiry sent to the reply had been conveyed to Mr. Wu. qi Chaffee by the War JDepart bat added to Its official utterance that the ment jnday night. Still, it answered Correspondence would not be made public J nj.mhpr "f the inoulrles contained In unui tomorrow morning, a. copy oi me ropiy -.as sent to xne otner governments represented In China. The American reply Is chiefly character ized oy its flnn tone and Its brevity. Its keynote Is the President's attitude as laid down In the American note of July 23, and there Is the strictest adherence to the- IKrints enunciated at that time. While the document is open to the construction of being a rejection of X1 Hung Chang's proposition for immediate negotiations, yet it Is stated by those who have read the answer with care and have had a part Ih its preparation that rejection is prob ab'ly too strong a. term to apply to It. The United States places itself in the po sition of being ready at the proper time to take up peace negotiations, but in the Irecent unsettled condition of affairs in the empire the lack of knowledge as to who are the responsible rulers and what constitutes the actual Chinese Govern ment. It Is made clear that the time has not arrived for pursuing the negotiations proposed. The formal courtesy of diplo matic procedure Is preserved, but at the same time the entire tenor of the docu ment is marked by force and firmness. The Government of the United States takes the position that negotiations are Impossible with a government which can not prevent hostilities against the forces of the powers, which were sent to the Chinese capital to save their envoys. As long as attacks aro made on the troops of this and other governments, such as have followed the occupation of Pekln and the attacks "in the vicinity of Tien Tsln, It is deemed that the Chinese Gov ernment is either unwilling or unable to prevent these hostilities, and for this rea-son-tiegotlatlons must be deferred. It is stated, however, that the reply Is a stop In the direction of opening negotiations. No question is raised to the authority of Xil Hung Chang to represent his gov ernment, but it is said that his credentials, like those of all others who come together for the purpose of negotiating terms of peace, must be examined by the respect ive governments, and the validity of the papers of each representative determined by that body. The United States, how ever, in communicating with Mr. Wu rec ognizes him as the official representative of the Chinese "Government. Minister Wu received the reply early this afternoon, and work was Immediately begun on its translation, first from the American to Chinese, and then from Chi nese into cipher. This took some time, and It was not until late in the day that the reply was actually dispatched. Conditions In Pelcin. The most Important development of the flay as to the actual conditions in Pekln came late In the afternoon, when the State Department receive a dispatch from Minister Conger, dated Pekln, only three days ago. It follows: "Pekln, Aug. 19. Secretary of State, Washington The entire city, with the ex ception of the Imperial Palace, is occu pied by Japanese, Russian, British, Amer icans and French. It is being appor tioned into districts of police supervision. The Chinese army fled. The Imperial fam ily and the court have gone westward, probably to Sinan Fu. in the Province of Shon SC No representatives of the Chi nese Government are in sight In Pekln, and the conditions are chaotic The pal ace Is expected to be taken Immediately. "Many missionaries have started for home, while others remain in charge of the Christian refugees, numbering about 1000. . CONGER " Mr. Conger's message was particularly welcome to the officials in showing how completely the entire city Is dominated by the allies. He states that it is occupied throughout, and that it is being districted for police supervision. This last measure Shows the thoroughness with which the allies aro applying civil methods to the Cninose capital. Mr. Conger's statement that "the conditions are chaotic" , was taken as another Justification for the firm reply jrfven to China today. He empha sizes the fact that rhe Chinese army has iled, the imperial family and court have cone and no representative of the Chinese Government is to be seen in Pekln. Min ister Conger makes no mention of his de sire to come home, and it is stated offi cially that this Government has made no suggestion that he return to this country. The Military Situation. The military situation was of quite as much interest In today's developments as 1 was tho diplomatic Admiral Remey re ported keariy in the morning, bringing tho story of the- Pekin "bperation up to the ICth in Pekin and confirming the pr$3 reports already printed vof the death of the gallant Captain Reilly In the final assault on the outer walls of Pekin. The messago follows: "Cheo Foo. Aug. 2L (Taku. Aug. 20.) Dickens' command is landing todny. Pe kln, Aug. 16. All except Imperial city cleared of Chinese troops. Americans first to ontor Imperial city, have penetrated to the gates of the palace Captain Reilly, Fifth Artillery, killed on 15th. Morning of the 19th Sixth Cavalry and about X) English and Japanese dispersed about 1000 Boxers eight miles outside of Tien Tstn. About 100 Chinese killed, five Americans wounded. Chaffee's losses tlx killed, 33 wounded in the two -davs' fight ing. REMEY." The Navy Department understands from tho reference to the palace that the American troops, after penetrating the Imperial city, were, when the dispatch w:is sent, attacking the Forbidden city. This is the inner Inclosure of tho Imperial The War Department also received the following cablegram: "Tion Tsln, Aug. 19. Adjutant-General, Washlagton: With reference to your tele gram of the ICth, horses, materials .and troop promuUy landed at Taku and for warded to tho front. Sixth Cavalry znountod. Transport Grant due In Ma dia now. Hospitals excellent; ample for' present army; well supplied and in fine condition. Everything satisfactory- Go to Pokln tomorrow. Sick and woundca doing woH. BARRY." Almost as Important as the PeWn news ia this dispatch was the statement that j the Boxers aro again concentrating I areund Tien Tsln. and that last Sundav 1 rooming the Sixth Cavalry, with about 100 ! English and Japanese troops, had a lively I brush with the Boxers eight miles out side of Tien Tsln. when about 100 of the Chinese were killed and five Americans woended. It was evident from Admiral Remey's account of this affair that while the Chinese are in force around Tien .l i. u . , ... " " Hu.iu.-nue snow, mey are evidently not in the humor hotly to caatest an engagement. The casualty Us 1r the light seems to Indicate a sud- j den; and ttal route. , o.c asimi omcc contnouiea its Quota ' to the aews la tho followinj; dispatch t from Major Scrfven, Chief Signal Officer of the expedition, dated Pekin, August 17: "City occupied. All well. SCRIVfiN." The signal officer says that, while this dispatch was several days In coming through to Washington, there Is reason to believe that the military telegraph line Is now -working Into the Chinese capital. Some delays are expected at first, as the line Is simply an Insulated wire laid on the ground, there not being enough tim ber In that region to erect It on poles until lumber or Iron poles are shipped In. Notice also was received at the De partment today that the Taku-Chee Foo cable 1b In working: order. It Iff'thought there will soon be a direct and reliable line of wire communication from 'Jhe "Wax Department to General Chaffee's head quarters at Pekln. Important Dispatch From Chaffee. The most Important dispatch of the day was not made public by the War De partment, but was the subject of an. ex tended conference at the White House this morning, between the President, Sec retary Root and Acting Secretary of State Adee. It was from General. Chaffee and arrived about the- same time as the cas ualty list of the Pekln fight. It was dated the lth, and. therefore, was not : that message. It dealth entirely with .military operations and conditions. While it cannot be said to have contained any bad news, and recorded th brilliant suc cess of the American troops, who have born themselves ao gallantly In tho as sault on Pekin, it contained enough as to the unsettled conditions in China and the prospect of long and arduous work, in re storing peace, to form tho subject for a consultation of some hours between the President and his advisers. It was hoped in official circles that when General Chaffeo should, be heara from he would report that the work of the American expeditionary force had been accomplished by the rescue of the Ministers andthat the blow struck at the Boxer insurgents by the. foreign column had dissipated tho revolutionists and left China with hands free to make her peaco with the civilized world. Instead of this, however, GenSpal Chaffee had to report an utterly chaotic condition of affairs, and the capture of a capital- -n hence all tho heads of the Government had fled. There was nothing for the victors to do but to prevent anarchy by administering on this derelict Empire which? , had fallen into their hands. Therefore, the pros pect opened by General Chaffee's dis patch Is that the American contingent of necessity will be detained La China for some time to come, probaply for tho whole Winter. This will .necessitate the hurried completion of preparations that already have begun comfortably to sub sist our army through the severe Winter which will soon close In on Northern China. Flight of the Empress. The War Department lias made public the following: "War Department, Aug. 22, General Chaffee, Pekin, via Taku. The President L Joins me In congratulations to you and to the officers and men of your command on the brilliant achievement, in which the courage, fortitude and skill of tho Amer ican forces in China have played so hon orable a part With mourning for your fallen comrades, tho whole country 13 proud and grateful for your great suc cess. ELlHU ROOT. "Secretary of War." The Japanese Legation has received a telegram, dated August 21, from the For eign office at Tokio, giving the following dispatch received yesterday from the Jap anese Consul-General at Shahghai: "A dispatch received here from a Chi nese official at Pao Ting Fu says that by the Empress Dowager's orders Hsul Yung Yi, 1.1 Shan and Lien Yuen were executed the 11th, and Yung Du, who was to havo shared the same fate. Is now in a Jail of the Judicial department, and that the Em peror and the Empress Dowager left Pekln on the ISth, escorted by Tung Fu Shlang troops, for Wu Taishan, via Chu Chow and Tse Chiang Kwan. Kang Ye, it is further stated, has been appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Wu Wei army, while Princes Tuan and Chwang and Tsong Chi, KangYl and Psul Tung have been ordered to remain at Pekln." "Another telegram, dated tho 16th, has been received here from Pao Ting Fu, to the effect that, though the Empress Dow ager has left Pekln, tho Emperor has de cided to remain behind." FIGHTING AT TIEX TSIJf. Chinese Attacked the Rear Guard of the Allies. LONDON, Aug. 22, TiThe allies are fighting the Chinese outside from Tien Tsin August 19," so Rear-Admiral Bruce wire's to the British Admiralty from Taku under date of August 20, adding that the engagement was reported to have oc curred lx miles south "of Tien Tsln. Admiral Bruce also sent a dispatch dated Pelcin, August 17, from the General Officer commanding there, in which noth ing is said as to the situation at Pekin. It gives a partial list of the British casualties during the siege of the Lega tions, the death of Captain. Bernard Strouts, and regrets that "owing to the heavy road and forced march, the naval brigade was unable to participate in the entry." adding that the way they brought their guns by boat and road from Tien Tsln is an achievement of which they may be proud." An official dispatch from Tien Tsin, dated August 20. and received at Tokio, repeats , that the Japanese occupied the Imperial Palace at Pekln August 16, and says that about August 12, the Dowager Empress and the Emperor and Ministers left Pekin with ?000 troops, their destina tion, , it is supposed, being Sinan Fu. Pelcin, being in great confusion, waa divided into several districts. Half the Tartar city was placed under the control of the Japanese; and commit tees of Japan, Ameripan, British, Russian and French officers were 'appointed to maintain 'order. A detachment of Japanese troops res cued the foreign missionaries and Chinese Christian converts w ho had been 'impris oned in the palace. Two hundred Japan ese were killed or wounded. Chaffee Taken Consrer'a Place. NEW YORK. Aug. 22. A special to .the World from Washington sajs: The War Department has sent General Chaffee a cablegram of four words which practically takes things out of Minister Conger's hands and puts General Chaffeo in tho position of utmost responsibility. Tho message said: "Report operations, situation, requirements." There Is no intention of depreciating Minister Conger: the Government haa tho liveliest sense of gratitude for him; but it Is not deemed expedient to act on his dispatches because, after his terrible ex perience, he Is naturally embittered and possibly unconsciously biased,- ana fur ther, because he needs and deserves a rest. J Jt Is proposed to have Mr. Congee come noma at the first opportunity and enjoy a long period of rest and recuperation. Italian Advices. ' ROME, Aug. 22. Dispatches receivea here from Taku under date of August 20 say that according to advices .from a Japanese source, dated August 17, the bat tle of Pekln was then finished and the Japanese had entered the Imperial pal- ace- The relsn ministers with detach- ment of the allied troops, were then occupjmg tne imperial City, the Chinese "nces and Ministers having retired to Sinan Fu, west of Pekln. Hawaii Part of United "states. WIASHTX&TOX, .Aug. 22. Controller Tracewell. of the Treasury, has rendered a dMrlslrvn In wMr.K Via mlff 4n. u T - "" "- "ii" umi. mo Hawaiian Islands, under the act of May ig. 1900. constitute a part of the United States, and therefore officers of the Naw therein are serving within tho realm of dominion of the United States. And con- sequontly are not "beyond seas" wJthln section 23 of the Navy personnel act MISSIONARY REPDRTS CABLES TROM PEKIN RECEIVED. PRISONERS "Words of Praise for Consul Fowler Jleatractlon ofProperty at"" Pao Ting- Fu. NEW, YORK, Aug. 21 The first cable gram which; has come to the Mission Boards In this city from Pekin since communication Was cut off two months ago, arrived this morning.- One was re ceived by the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions. It came from the Rev. Dr. Wherry, of Pekln, ana was dated from Che Foo, where it is supposed to have been sent via Tien Tsin. It was as follows: . l "Mackey, some converts marvelously AMERICANS IN THE ji nni 11111 in imiiiiwi . C ( Cm 1 e m ( I39 ! ' Ilk - ' kTH. ' O CUSTOMS I - Run Le4roN& El fe. w T $r Chinese &y ,, .,., nM s " Wmf Heeri JHj ' ' '11 111 "mi' xiiiuiirimm-J i) iiiiiuiiiii'iiilini ii'i'vii'ii'U 'ijHtinrl 5S -ac bourn a The above map shows the position of the "Forbidden City" of Pekln, entered by Ameri cans on tho 15th. The city proper is composed of two general sections, the ITartar and Chi nese cities. The former, taking its name from the Tartars who conquered Northern China in the seienteenth century, is nearly square, and is surrounded by a tio,U which 13 over 14 miles Ions. The Chinese city was originally a suburb, and v,oi Inclosed In walls In the six teenth century. This Is rectangular In shape, the walls somewhat lower than thoso of the other city, and mfasurlns 10 miles In length. Iirthe heart of the Tartar city Is the inclosure known as the "Forbidden City," the home of tho Emperor. Around tho "Forbidden City" Is a larco inclosuro, known as the Imperial City, also having high walls and gates. Foreign ers are allowed tofpass freely through this secctlon of the city. Three lakes aro included In tho Inclosure, which in Winter time are used for skating parties by the imperial household. saved. Property, mission, private, totally destroyed. Wlr friends," Roberf E. Speer, one of the secretaries of the board, "commented on this as- fol lows: "There is mucK doubt as to the mean ing of the nfessage. Tho most hopeful interpretation is that it refers to Pao Ting Fu and that 'some converts' may be a mask for Simcoxes. The Rev. A. B. Leonard, of the Methodist Missionary Socioty, also received a cablegram from Pekin. It was as follows: "Pekin relieved; all members mission safe; well." There were IS members xaf the Metho dist Mission In Pekln during the siege. t Dr. Leonard has received a letter frqm the Rev. Frederick Brown, from Che Foo, in which a high compliment is paid to Consul Fowler, as follows: "Che Foo is unsafe and wo shall have to move soon. The place Is full of refu gees and there I3 only one Consul worth anything Consul Fowler of the United States. But for him 200 missionaries In this and other provinces would have been left to their fate. On the arrival of 93 refugees today three cheers wero given for Fowler and groans for the Brit ish upstrat both English and Canadians are disgusted with him. I write this that you may bring this to the notice of Fow ler's superiors. Boston missionaries Saved. BOSTON, Aug. 22. The American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions has received a cablegram from Che Foo as follows: "Psalm cxxlv, 7, Pekln and Tung Chow missionaries, also Chaplns, Smiths, Wlckoffs, saved." The passage of Scripture alluded to Is: "Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers; ho snare is brok en and wo are escaped." Tho Pekln missionaries are: The Rev. W. S. Ament, Rev. C. W. Ewing, wife and two children. Miss Ada Haven, Miss Nellie Russell, Mrs. J. L. Mater. The Tung Chow missionaries who had taken refugo at Pekln are: Miss Mary E. An drews, Miss Jano G. Evans, Miss Abbio G. Chapln, Rev. Chauncey Goodrich, D. D., wife and three children; James H. Ingram. M. L, wife and two children; Miss Luella Miner, Rev. E. G. Tewks. bury, wife and two children; Rev. How ard S. Gait and wife. The Pang Chaung missionaries who were at the annual meeting and took refugo st Pekin are: Rev. Arthur H. Smith, M. D., and wife: the Misses E. Gertrude and H. Grace Wyckoff. Lin Ching missionaries under tho same conditions are: Rev. F. M. Chapln, wife and two children. tO EASY TASK. Much. Wortc Ahead of the Allied Forcea. NEW YORK) Aug. 22. A dispatch to the Tribune from London says: There is again a revival of something like pessi mism lo official and political circles here, or in the scanty remnants left of them In London by the ravages of the holiday season. After tho exhlleratipn caused by tho first news of the entry of the, allies into Pekln, there has come aTebound. The cessation of direct communication with the allied commanders at the front' Is not at all liked, nor does Admiral Bruces telegram ptating that the Forbidden City was entered on the 17th do much to con sole the doubters. In the first place it is pointed out that the Admiral does not profess to have heard his news officially from General Gaselee, but only gives it on the authority of the reports current at Taku, and we know by -this time what reports in Chinese towns are worth; sec ondly, even if the authentic news is four days old and much may have happened since then the silence of the Generals lends color to a Shanghai statement that the wires to Tien Tsln are cut and may also help to explain the hurried march of the German and Italian reinforce ments to Pekln. ' Assuming that even the sacred city and the palace are captured, the difficulties of the allies are by no means & an end. Their force is, of course, mora than sufficient to repel any -attack made on them, whether by Boxers or by Im out they have to police the jjreat Strug- perial troops, but when It. Is remembered gllng city of Pekln, with its.cl,0O0.0OO In habitants, and to keep open the line of communication to the coast, their strength Is by no means excessive, even If it is sufficient for the work in hand. Besides 1j$e allied Generals, like Lord Roberts "In'outa Africa, may have ad vanced too fast effectively to occupy the country behind them. The speed of their march waB rendered necessary by the position of tho Legations, for If the Telief column had taken three or four days longer on the Journey, It might have come, too late. Still, if the Chinese troops defeated nt Pelt Sang and Yang T8un should form up again between the capital and Tien Tsln, the allies will either havo to, march back to disperse them, or to wait till that task. Is per formed by reinforcements from the aoast r and meanwhile mayi find .themsplves. vir tually besieged In Pekin. 1 Tho pessliplsts, too, are additionally de pressed by Minister Conger's testimony as to tho conduct of. the Chinese Gov ernment, and his opinion that the. whole movement was got up by the Imperial authorities and that the Boxers were a mere pretense. On tho other hand, It "FORBIDDEN CITY.' is admitted that If the Empress and the Manchu Princes .and particularly Tuan, have been captured, the outlook is much more hopeful since it will be possible to find responsible Chinese au thorities on whom new arrangements can be imposed. The action of the Southern Viceroys, too, shows that the campaign in the north has had an excellent effect In checking the further spread of anti foreign agitation. The Chinese Minister here has handed to the Foreign Office for transmission to Lord Salisbury, Li Hung Chang's note suggesting that a plenipotentiary should be appointed to negotiate with him. His communication is couched In a tone of cool assumption, which excites a certain amount of Indignation. The Times and other papers, had arti cles angrily denouncing Li and suggest ing that no notice should be taken of him. Tho aged Viceroy is profoundly distrusted by what may be called the Anglo-Chinese colony here, which is not without Influence upon the Foreign Of7 flee. It is urged that there is no proof that LI Is'not playing for his own hand rather than genuinely endeavoring to ex tricate China from her difficulties. His influence has for some time past been overshadowed by the violent reactionary Manchu party, and he may now be try ing to get even with his enemies, or, again, if he is volunteering his services, the powers may negotiate with him as soon as peace is patched up and the allied contingents withdrawn, Ll will be re pudiated, as has happened beforo, on the ground that he has exceeded his au thority. It is also said that Ll dislikes England more than any other European nation, and has more than a preference for Rus sia. It is, therefore, thought that if possible, negotiations should take place in Pekln and Li's intervention be dispensed with. All this, of course, again depends on the possibility of finding anybody in Pekln to negotiate with. WOODMEN OF THE WORLD. Officers Elected at the Meetings .Salt Lolce SALT LAKE, Aug. 22. Tho Woodmen of the World settled down to the election of officers today. Head Consul F. A. Fal kenberg, of Denver; Head Auditor Bert-' schy, of Denver, and Head Clerk Boak, of Oakland, were all unanimously re elected, Head-Advlser Bartholomew, of San Diego, Cal., wa3 re-elected by a voto of 978 over W. M. Elliott, of Salt Lake, who received 557 votes. Head Banker Cooper, ot Portland, was re-elected eover David Oliver, of San Francisco. Other of ficers" elected were: , Head jnanagors, W. C. Hawley, of Sa lem. Or.? G. A. Koepfli, of Seattle, and C. V. Benson, of Lovel, Colo.; head es cort, W. A. Wyman, of Cheyenne; head watchman N. O. Baldwin, of the State of Washington; head sentry, Dr. B. L. Steoves, of Idaho; editor and publisher of the Pacific Woodman, A. B. Keith, of, Helena, The selection of tho place for the next meeting will bo made tomorrow after noon. To Round Up Anarchists. NEW YORK, Aug. 22. A dispatch to the Journal and Adverser from Rome says a staff of Italian detectives will be sent to this country. . With the assent of the American authorities, a special body of 30 secret special agents, all picked men, will be dispatched td operate in the centers here where Italians abound. They will be under the command of an Inspector, who will have his headquarters in New York. The foreign budget ap propriates $50,000 for this' secret service. Jtagalla' Will Filed. . ATCHISON. Kan., Aug. 22 The will of the late ex-Senator Ingalls was filed for probate today. It bequeaths to his wife all his property and appoints her sole executor without bond. Highest Prize for Remingtons. PARIS, Aug. 22. The Remington type writer has received a diploma of the Grand Prix the highest award of the exposition. CASUALTIES AT PEKIN CAPTAEf REILLT FEM. Uf THE AS SAULT ox the cmr. Four Enlisted Men Also Met IDeath, and Many Were SVoondccl in the. Two Days Fighting. WASHINGTON. Aug,. 23. The5 follow ing casualty report was today received at the. War Department from General -Chaffee: Wounded Angnst 14. Fourteenth Infantry Company E, Will iam Parle, wounded In hand, slight. Company G, John G. Hauser, Sergeant, wounded in buttock, moderate; Thomas M. Higgln, wounded In foot, slight; Au gust P. Troutman, wounded In leg below knee, moderate; Rufus Lawyer, wounded in leg below knee, slight. Company H, Henry Hopkins, First Ser geant, wounded in leg above knee, slight. Company K. ,Frank L. Whitehead. First Sergeant, woUnded in leg below knee, slight; Jesse A. vFulkes, -nounded in leg above knee, slight. Batten F, -Fifth Artillery,, William P. Nanney, wounded in chest, serious. Marines, Captain' Smedley J. Butler, wounded In the chest, slight. Company A, George P. Farral, wounded In head, moderate. Company C, Frank. W. Green, wounded In the hand, moderate Killed Angnat 15. Battery E, Fifth Artillery, Captain Henry J. Reilly. ' Company C, Ninth Infantry; Robert -fcl. Walsh. Company E, Ninth Infantry, James O. Hall, Daniel W. Simpklris. Company K, Fourteenth Infantry, Rus sell T. Elliott. Company' M, Fourteenth Infantry, James C Wlber. Wounded Anfxust IB. Ninth Infantry Company F, Martin A. Silk, wounded In head, serious. Company M. A. Bailey, First Sergeant, wounded In arm, slight. Company K, George H. Siemens, wound ed in leg below knee, serious. Company M, William F. Nqrton, wound ed in leg below knee, slight. , Fourteenth Infantry Company E,' George Fox, Sergeant, wounded in hpnd, slight; Harvey Baker, musician,. wounded In thigh, moderate; Calvin P. Titus, mu sician, wounded in neck, slight; Getfrge C. Kuffman, wounded In buttock. Company C, Henry J. Y. Kylsela, wounded in chest, serious. Company iH, Charles H. Morgon, Cor poral, wounded in leg below knee", mod erate; Ora F. Tyler, George King, John L, Lynch, wounded in thigh, slight. Company I, Carey L. Durbln, wounded in leg below knee, slight. Company L, Thomas Lanker,-wounded In chest, serious; Thomas King, wounded In arm, serious. Company M, William B. Hoffman, cook, wounded in thigh, moderate; Henry . Dp.vles, wound-d in leg below knee, seri ous. Battery F, Fifth Artillery, Lee Doyle, wounded in hand, slight. August 16, died of wounds received in action Edward B. Mitchell, Company L, Fourteenth Infantry. CHAFFEiS. Captain Reilly's Record. WASHINGTON, Aug. 22. Captain Henry J. Reilly, killed in Pekln, was born September 2i, 1&5. He enlisted in the Fifth Artillery September 22, 18, and was promoted to be Sergeant. In 1S6S he was made a Lieutenanf, but did not reach the grade of Captain until 1834. He went to Cuba during the Spanish War, but did not reach Cuba until the San tiago campaign was over. Captain Reilly was a graduate, of the Army Artillery School In 1S76. ' MUSICIAN CALVIN TITUS. Sketch, of the Man Who Scaled ,the Walls of Peldn. WASHINGTON, Aug. 22. The War Department has prepared the following sketch of Musician Titus, who, according to an Associated Press dispatch pub lished this morning from Pekin, scaled the walls of Pekin with a rope, by means of which the others climbed to the top: "Calvin P. Titus enlisted April 5, 1890. at Wichita, Kan., aged 22 years. This was his second enlistment, his last serv ice being In Company K. First In fantry, from which he was discharged November 2, 189S. He was assigned to Company E, Fourteenth United States Infantry. He was born at Vinton, la. A cablegram from Pekin, dated the 17th Inst., shows that he was wounded in the neck slightly. WICHITA, Karr., Aug. 22. Calvin Titus, who scaled the walls of Pekin, was a member of the Salvation Army hero for several months. He was related to Cap tain Lee, a well-known Salvation Army officer and an evangelist of some note. Titus Is a good musician, and he sang at all of Lee's revival meetings. He Is a good corneNplayer and bugler also. Mascots Intercepted. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 22. Three young boys from Utah, who wero on their way to China as mascots of tho Second Infantry, were reclaimed by the police today. The youths -will be re turned to their relatives. The boys are Lewis Edgar, aged 13 years; Conrad Hol land, need 12, and Lawrence Lewallan, aged 12 years, of Salt Lake City. Hol land, who Is the spokesman for the trio, make the following statement: "The soldiers of the Second Infantry stowed U3 away on their train aa mas cots, and we- were to go to China. The plan was to stow us away on the trans port, too. but the police reached ps loo soon. We want to go on to China." Philippine Casualty Mat. v WASHINGTON, Aug. 22. General Mac Arthur's latest casualty list Is as fol lows: Killed AUgU3t 9, Christina, Panay, Nineteentn Infantry Edward Baker, Hen ry W. Ericgon. Wounded July 24, Sante Fe, Leyte, Forty-third Infantry, James R. Campbell, wounded in foot, slight; June 19. Callvo, Panay, Sixth Infantry, Corporal Otto M. Hansen, woupded In abdomen, slight; May 31, Lamunano, Panay, Eigthteenth Infantry, George L. Borden, wounded in abdomen, serious; Edward J. Stewart, wounded In thigh, serious. Second Battalion of the Eighth. STV QAUL, Aug. 22. The Second Bat talion of the Eighth United States In fantry will leave Fort SnelUng for the Orient September 6. Lieutenant-Colonel Ellis has been granted leave of absence for four months, because of ill-health, and will not accompany his regiment. Major Stretch will probably command the detachment. v. Twenty-fourth to Go. ST. PAUL, Aug. 22. A special to the Pioneer Press from Helena, Mont., says: The Commandant at Fort Harrison to day received notice from the War De partment that the Twenty-fourth, In fantry would sail for the Orient October 1. Part of the regiment is still In Luzon. It Is understood that the regiment may be sent tc China. v Transport Strathg-yle Sails. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 22. The trans port Strathgyle left today for China, She ivirfed 7A3 iAraot ni- tYia imsh Via Army operating in the Orient. KnycrTreather Will Case. NEW YORK. Aug. 22. After eight years of litigation, when the Fayerweath er will case was thought td be done with, Judge Lodge today, rendered an opinion and made orders which in effect- open the case again and- allowthtf question ot the validity of the lease executed by the widow and noicf-kin to be gone Into, By a previous decision of Judge Lacombe seven of the 14 defendants wero sustained and Amherst and Williams, College, and tfie Union Theological Seminary were overruled. Lqtor a plea was v allowed which was made by counsel for the widow and. next of kin. This resulted te- the action today. TARIFF ON LIQUORS. France Has an Advantage Over Por tugal, Germany and Italy. WASHINGTON, Aug. 22. The Secretary of the Treasury has decided that certain spirits known as "cordials," "liqueurs. "arrack," "absinthe," etc., .which under the commercial treaty with France, signed May 13. 1S3. are admitted Into this country at a reduction In tho custom duty from $2 25 per proof gallon to $i 75. are not entitled to the samej or any priv ileges under the treaties recently negoti ated with Portugal. Germany and Italy. The distinction arises from the fact that while in the English version of the French treaty, the "cordial"," "Uqueur3," etc., do not appear on the memoranda and representations made by this Gov ernment at the time the negotiations were pending did expressly Include them, as did the French, version of the treaty Itself, It Is held by the courts that they wero intended to be included. On the other hand, the language of the Portu guese German and Italian treaties, which is the same in each, is construed by the Treasury Department to be limited by the provisions of paragraph 289 of the tariff act which relates solely to brandies and other spirituous liquors, as distinguished from paragraph 292. relating to cordlajs, liqueurs, etc. The effect of this ruling will be that France will have the benefit of the very material reduction of the duties on these articles, the " other countrtes named will not be on any better footing as relates to them than they were pre viously. It Is probable, therefore,- that new treaties will have to be negotiated which will put .the-other countries on the same footing with France. A. TEST IMPORTATION. Heavy Appraisement .on Artificial I Music. NEW YORK, Aug. 22. An important re appraisement case has been settled by the United States General Appraisers on an Importation by George Luedprs & Co, ot artificial musk, heavy advances being- sustained. The goods were imported from E. R. Borlin, ot Basle, Switzerland, and entered as arti ficial musk at 3S0 francs per kilo. Cus toms officials at this port advanced the goods to 19,000 francs per kilo, which ad vance was sustained by General Apprais er Jewell. Comstock & Brown, attor neys for the Importers, appealed the case for reappralsement to the full board ot general appraisers. Mr. Brown, attorney for the Importers, speaking of the matter, said: "The case in question arose through a test Impor tation made by Leuders & Co., made for the purpose of having a value fixed. on the artificial musk, and they were confident that the ultimate decision would be In their favor. They cannot understand whj the Government should pay so much attention to the representa tions of a foreign house as against the clear indications of the ordinary market value of artificial musk in Switzerland. In -my opinion, the' price of 19,000 francs per kilo for Swiss artificial musk was, as It has been characterized by a promi nent customs official, a 'fantastic vnluc, but that whatever th facts may be as to the value In France, there can be no question that the market value In Switz erland is a very small fraction of that figure. i'The matter is ot considerable Import ance to the trade, as artlflojal muskjcb&ld be extensively used in the manufacfure of perfumes IT it could be bought at a reasonable jprlce." Refrigerator, Not Ship Eqnipment. NEW YORK, Aug. 22. Judge Somer vllle, In an opinion handed down for the Board of Classification of the United States General Appraisers, says that it Is more than doubtful whether a refrigerat ing plant could be considered a part of a ship's equipment, especially as It was not a part of the property of the owners of the vessel, nor was It leased by the own ers. The Swift Beef Company, Ltd., entered into a contract with the Atlantic Transport Line for the right to occupy certain space on the steamer Marquette. While the vessel was at London, rhe Swift Company started to install a refrigerat ing plant, but the vessel had to sail be fore the work was completed. The Rrst of the materials for the plant was sent over on the Campania, arrHIng at this port before the Marquette. The Collector assessed the regular duties on tho mate rials imported on the Campania, and the importing company filed a protest, claim ing that the merchandise should come In free as part of the vessel's equipment. Tho protest was overruled. Order to Military Attaches. WASHINGTON.- Aug. 22. Major John B. Kerr, Tenth Cavalrjt has been ordered to Berlin as military attache of the United States Embassj there, and Cap tain Slocum, Third Cavalry, has been or dered to like duty at St. Petersburg. Major Kerr is a native of Kentucky, hav ing Entered West Point from that state in "1868. He was badly ounded In the Santiago campaign. He has for a year Jfceen on duty in Paris in connection with the exposition. Captain Slocum nas just returned from duty In the field In South Africa. Exportntlons From Cuba. WASHINGTON, Aug. 22. According to a statement made today by the division of customs and insular affairs of the War Department," the total expbrtatlons from Cuba through the port of Havana Tor the seven months ending July 31. l?0O, waa 6,638,605, as against J16,7DG,971 for the same period last year, a decrease of $98,366. The total exports from Havana ,for the month of July alone were 52, 237.S64. Kew Member of Appraisers' Board. NEW YORK. Aug. 22. Marlon De Vries, of Stockton, Cal.. nppolnted by President McKlnley a member of the Board of the United States Appraisers, June 9 last, as sumed the duties of his office at the pub lic Stores today. Mr. De Vries took the oath of office in Washington a day or two ago. i NEELY'S FEARS. He Says a Plan Is on Foot to Rush Him Out of the Country. s NEW YORK. Aug. 22 Now that the attorneys for Charles F. W. Neely. form erly Cuban agent for the Postofflce De partment, have filed an appeal to the United States Supreme Court, and as their client cannot be taken to Cuba pend ing the appeal, 'it is learned from Neely's petition for a writ of habeas corpus that his counsel has sworn that he believed the Unitetl States Government had made arrangements for the placing of the pe titioner1 on board an Army transport for Immediate transportation to Cuba a3 soon as the necessary order for extradition had been signed and the accused man se cured and placed aboard ship. Thl3 plan, counsel asserted, was to prevent the pe titioner from applying for a writ of habeas corpus United States Attorney Burnett Is absent, but Assistant District Attor ney Piatt when asked If the report was true, said that the Supreme Court of the United States would convepe In Oc tober and that the Neely case was at a standstill until that time. He would neither affirm or deny the plan to rushy Neely outside the three-mile limit. 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NEW YORK, Aug. 22 Captain John Wall Wilson, who wa one of the two sur vivors of the second Gr, nuell Arctic expe dition. Is dead at bt. John s Hoi lital. Brooklyn, from the effect of an opera tion for appendicitis performed eight months ago. The operation was belUed to have been successful, and Captain Wil son appeared to be recovering until three days ago. when a relapse came, resulting lnnl8 death. Captain Wilson was 69 years ot age. He won fame as the navigator of Dr. Kane's expedition into the Far North. The object of the expedition was the re lief of Sir John Franklin. The party left the Brooklyn Navy-Yard In 1S53. After three years suffering at Etah and other points in Northern Greenland, they wero themselves rescued- Captaln Wilson took part In no other Northern expeditions, but hi3 Interest in the exploration of the Far North has. since the davs of his suffer ing, been keen. He was one of the oldest members ot the Arctic Club. For gil lantry during the early part ot the CiIl War. Captain Wil3on was given tho com mission -which he held until 1865, when he resigned from the Navv He was" a graduate of the Naval Academy at Ann apolis and was with Admiral Farragut on his attack upon New Orleans. Cnrl Smith. COPENHAGEN. Aug. 22. Carl Sm'th. the sculptor, of Washlnsr'on D. C, dld here today of Brlght's disease. Carl Ron! Smith was widely krown in, art circles In this country, pirtl-'itarly InWashington and Chicago He di sirred the granite and bronze statue of Gen ral William Tecumeh fr"arman now In course of erection in Washington rn hg south front of the Treasury bulld:rgj Georpre II. Ho-imer, BOSTON. Aug 22. Geo gf H. ITBmer, the famous oarsman. Is dead at the Car nej Hospital. In this city. Rnltlmore OIHcmts natertntneil. 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