THE MOBNTNTGr OBEGOXIA2f FRIDAY, "AUGUST 24, 1900.
HE CRISIS PAST
No More American Troops
Will Be Sent to China.
TKOSEEN ROUTE WILLGOTO MANILA
"Sew Instructions to IlocUblll Ger
many Indorses the Xnlicd State
Rcplr'to Earl 'LI.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.-The Impor
tant development In the Chinese situation
today -was the decision of the Government
not to send any more troops to China.
All the troops at sea, amounting to about
4009, together -with those under orders lor
service In the far Bast, which have not
sailed, amounting to about 3000 'more, 1111
be sent to Manila. These troops will sail
on the same route, and, upon touching
at Nagasaki, will go to Manila, unless
there are developments in China not now
expected which will make their presence
la that country necessary. Secretary Koot
said today that no more troops were
being sent to China, because they were
not needed. With the arrival at Taku of
the Hancock, and tho troops she carried.
General Chaffee will have 5000 available
men, which is deemed sufficient for all
present purposes. The decision of the de
partment was not based upon any recom
mendation made by General Chaffee, but
upon reports received from him, which
made it apparent that no more troops
were needed.
The announcement of the diversion of
the troops was made In the following offi
cial bulletin, which was pasted at the
"War Department tills evening:
"The Government has decided that
-unless required by future developments,
no more troops are to be sent to China.
Orders have accordingly been cabled to
2ftagasakl for the Jleade, which Is due
there today with four troops Third Cav
alry, four, companies Fifteenth Infantry,
and Company E, Battalion of Engineers,
to proceed directly to Manila. Similar
orders will be given to the other troops
which are under orders for China via
Nagasaki."
It was stated at the department that
the encouraging condition In China -was
the main reason why the orders of today
regarding the troops were Issued. Beside
the troops on the Meade, there are now at
sea the Warren, with two squadrons of
the Ninth Cavalry and recruits; the Sher
man, with one battalion each of the
Second. Fifth and Eighth Infantries. The
Logan is scheduled to sail September 12
with two battalions of the First and one
battalion of the Second Infantry. It was
said at the department that WOO or 7000
troops wpuld Tie affected by tho order.
A dispatch was received from General
Chaffee today, dated Pekln, August 18,
which was not In response to the request
cent him a few days ago to report the
conditions and requirements. General
Chaffee did not report further fighting in
Pekln, and for that reason the "Washing
ton officials feel assured that hostile dem
onstrations In the Chinese capital have
ceased. The dispatch related largely to
transportation conditions, and stated that
the railroad between Taku and Pekln
could not be used at the present time, as
portions of it had been destroyed by the
Chinese. General Chaffee will co-operate
with tho other commanders in China in
reconstructing the road for the use of the
allied forces. General Chaffee also re
ported that the telegraph line which was
constructed by the Signal Corps from Tien
Tain to Pekln is frequently interrupted,
being cut, probably, by hostile Chinese.
Infractions to ItockhlXl.
At a conference at the "White House to
day. In which the President, "Secretary
Koot and Acting Secretary Adee partici
pated, careful instructions were prepared
for Mr. Rockhill, the United States spe
cial commissioner to China, to bo for
warded at onco to him for his guidance.
The State Department received a dis
patch from Mr. Rockhill today, dated
Yokohama, briefly announcing his ar
rival there. Tills brought about the
"White House conference and the prepara
tion of instructions. Before Mr. Rockhill
left ho was advised very fully on the
purposes of this Government, but since
Ills departure the situation has so
changed at Pekln as to make It desirable
to supplement the instructions relating to
pending affairs. It would bo inexpedient
to make public any reference to them.
The United States has taken the lead
In replying to China that there Mill be
no temporizing negotiations, and there is
very reason to believe" that the powers
Will be united In this same policy. The
answer of the United States today was
quickly followed today by similar action
on the part of Germany, the Berlin For
eign Office delivering to the Chinese Min
ister an answer refusing to enter into
.negotiations on the ground that there is
no evidence that LI Hung Chang's cre
dentials gave him sufficient lay to act.
and nothing short of complete authority
from the responsible rulers of China, the
Emperor and Empress Dowager, could be
regarded as sufficient. Soon after this ac
tion at Berlin, the German Charge d' Af
faires, Baron Speck von Sternberg, was
advised by cable, and he called at the
State Department to Inform the authori
ties of Germany's course There was an
exchange of felicitations, as it was looked
upon as another evidence of the uniform
ity of aotlon between the United States
and Germany.
The Japanese officials expressed their
lull conviction that Japan would tako
similar action, if, indeed, such action
already had not been taken. It develops
that Japan Is acting with her eyeb open
In this peace overture, as It is similar to
the overture at the clo.e of tho Japanese
Chinese war, when the sessions of tho
peace congress came to a halt because
the credentials of tho Chinese commis
sioners gave them no power to act conclusively-
The course of France and Great Britain
has not been made known here, but there
Is thought to be no doubt that these gov
ernments will decline to treat with China
at this time. Each government, however,
is acting entirely on its own responsibil
ity, and there was no prearrangement as
to the reply For that reason, the Ger
man answer differs from the American,
although the end secured is the same. In
the case of the American answer, copies
of it erc sent to all the powers, simply
for their information, but in the State De
partment's note of transmission there was
no suggestion that concurrence or ap
proval was expected or desired. On the
contrary, the United States acted entirely
on its own initiative, and, as it has
turned out, acted first, and in such a
way as to have other governments take
like action. The German reply in one re
spect is regarded as having significance
br ond that of the United States in that
It is bared en the theory that there can
be no verelKn authority in China, other
than that emanating from the Emperor
and Empress Dowager. Among diplo
matic officials thb is said to be equivalent
to an assertion that the existing regime
is to be recognized, and that there is no
purpose to s,et up any new administrative
authority over China. While, it is said
that this raay not go to tho extent of as
f iring the continuance of the present
Manchu dynasty, it at least discloses no
present purpose to hold that the flight of
the Emperor and Empress is an abdica
tion of the Manchu regime.
Japanese Military Advices.
The Japanese Legation today received
the iollewiiig advice from the Foreign
Office at Tofcto dated August 23:
"The commander of the Japanese fleet
at Taku transmitted by telegraph on the
21st the following report from Pekln:
" The Japanese regiment which had
been detailed early en thf 16th for the
purpose of protecting the imperial pal
ace, had hard fighting all day, but they
could not bring It to a decisive Issue, as
they refrained from firing on the palace.
On the following -day, however, they took
its principal gate, and now the city la
almost entirely cleared of the enemy. The
Imperial .family and the Ministers of
State left for Slnan Ave or six days ago,
-escorted by COM troops under Tung Fuh
Shlang.
" 'With the object of restoring order,
the city has been divided into districts.
Japan being assigned the northern half,
and the United States, Great Britain,
Russia and France have each deputed an
officer, to carry on the administration.
Prince Tuan's residence has been burned
down by the Japanese. The Japanese
naval detachment, which guarded the
Japanese Legation, lost during the siege
flvo killed and eight wounded. The Jap
anese forces, which now occupy the Im
perial palace, have rescued foreign and
natlvo Christians from their confine
ment. "
The Correspondence With LI.
Tho State Department this morning
made public the following correspond
ence: "Chinese correspondence, August 20-22,
1S00. (Handed to Mr. Adee by Mr. Wn
August 20, 1900, 10:15 A. M.) Cablegram
dated August 19 from Viceroy LI Hung
Chang was transmitted by the Chinese
Minis! er in London and received by Min
ister Wu on the night of the same day.
It vas the declaration of all the Minis
ters of Foreign Affairs of the great pow
erj that the expedition of the allied
troops was solely for the rescue of the
Ministers In Pekin. Now. the allied troops
having entered Pekln and found the Min
isters safe. It seems proper that hostili
ties should at once cease and that ne
gotiations should commence. I, therefore,
request the United States Government
to appoint an envoy with full powers or
appoint the Minister now in Pekin for
that purpose, as he is necessarily ac
quainted wltih the affairs between Chi
nese and foreigners and to inform me if
the conference will take place In Pekin.
After receipt of a definite reply, I will
at once proceed to the North. Please
request the Secretary of State to lay the
matter before His Excellency, the Presi
dent. I wait his reply.
"Received at the Department of State
August 21, 1900, 3:17 P. M.
" "Cablegram from Viceroy 14 Hung
Chang, dated August 21, 1900. and received
by Minister "Wu on the same day.
"The Boxer rebels In Pekln having been
dispersed, there will be positively no more
fighting. Further military operations on
the part of, the powers are greatly to be
deplored. Besides urging cessation of
hostilities, please confer with Secretary
of State upon subject of withdrawal of
troops and appointmqnt of plenipoten
tiary to negotiate a settlement of all
other questions tso as to preserve amica
ble relations. I await early reply.
"Text of our answer, sent to the Chi
nese Minister, August 22, 1S00 (1:30 P.
M.) Memorandum In response to the
Chinese Minister's communication of
cablegrams from Viceroy Earl LI
Hung Chang, dated August 19 and
21, proposing the Immediate cessa
tion of Tiostllltles and tho appointment
of an envoy to conduct negotiations, re
ceived at the Department of State Au
gust 20 and 21, 1900. "While the condition
set forth in the memorandum delivered
to the Chinese Minister, August 12, has
not been fulfilled and the powers havo
been compelled to rescue the Ministers
by force of arms unaided by the Chi
nese Government, still this Government
Is ready to welcome any overtures for a
truce and Invite the other powers to
join when security Is established in the
Chinese capital and the Chinese Govern
ment shows its ability and willingness to
make on Its part an effective suspension
of hostilities there and elsewhere in China.
When this Is done and we hope It will
be done promptly the United States will
bo prepared to appoint a representative
to Join with the representatives of other
similarly Interested powers and of the
authoritative and responsible government
of the Chinese Empire to attain the ends
declared in our circular to the powers
of July 3, 1900.
"'ALVEY A ADEE, Acting Secretary.
"Department of Sta'te, Washington, Au
gust 22, 1900."
The German Advance.
BERLIN. Aug. 23. The German Ad
miral at Taku, under date of the 20th,
wires:
"Captain Hecht reached Ma Tou this
morning, and proceeded. The advance
was difficult, owing to the force of the
current and the shallow water. The Ma
dal battalion, after a very trying march,
arrived at Yang Tsun AugusJ IS."
Battle-Ship Oregon Undocked.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23. Captain
George F. Wilde, commanding tho battle
ship Oregon, today notified tho Navy De
partment from Kure, Japan, that the
vessel, which has been In dock there un
dergoing temporary repairs, has been un
docked and will be ready for sea in a
week.
FARMERS' CONGRESS.
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Report of the Committee on Reso
lutions. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Aug. 23.
The Farmers' Congress was addressed to
day by Senor Jose Romero, second Sec
retary of the Mexican Legation at Wash
ington. He spoke of "General Agricul
ture," but with particular reference to
the Industry In his own country. He
showed that no country in tho world has
made more rapid progress. He heartily
approved of the Interest being taken In
the development of the vast resources of
his country by citizens of the United
States, and gave an extremely bright pic
ture of whnt tho results of the next few
years are bound to be in Mexico. The
congress passed a resolution thanking the
speaker, and also his government for
sending him here.
The committee on resolutions reported.
Resolutions were adopted favoring liberal
appropriations for rivers and harbors;
favoring the early construction of an ln-ter-oceanlc
canal between tho Atlantic
and the Pacific; favoring the bill now
pending In Washington making Imitation
butter subject to the laws of any state
where taken, and Increasing the taxa
tion on Imitation of yellow butter, add
ing, however, no additional burden on
oleomargarine, which Is of such distinct
color as to apprise the consumer of its
nature: commending Secretary Wilson In
his efforts for the collection and distri
bution of seeds, but recommending that
the distribution be through United States
experimental stations, and not through
members of Congress; favoring rural mall
delivery: protesting against leasing of
the public domain; favoring Investigation
of Irrigated agriculture by United States
experimental stations, and favoring lib
eral appropriations for the same.
The night cession was devoted to clos
ing up the details, and at 11:30 P. M. the
congress adjourned sine die. The place
of meeting next year was left to the ex
ecutive committee, and will be selected
some time next Spring. The visitors will
spend- the next six days taking in the
sights of Colorado Springs and vicinity.
Daily Treasury Statement.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 23. Today's
statement of the Treasury balances in
the general fund, exclusive of the 5150,
000,000 gold reserve In the division of re
demption, shows:
Aallablo cash balances J13S.600.730
Gold 6S.62L601
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Policeman Killed by Burglar.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 3. George T.
Nichols, a special policeman, was shot
and .fatally wounded tonight by an un
known burglar, whom Nichols surprised
in the act of robbing a saloon.
POTTER CHANGES TIME.
See O. R. & N. adv. on page 7 for com
plete schedule. Potter makes round trip
daily.
WHERE REILLY MET MATH
THE AMERICAS CAPTAHT FELL AT
THE GATE OF THE PALACE.
Troops Under Him Breached. Three
Gates and Occupied Approacbes.
to the East Wall.
PEKIN, Aug. 15, via Che Foo, Aug. 22.
The Americans breached the gates before
the Imperial palace and occupied the ap
proaches to the east wall. Captain Rellly,
Battery F, Fifth United States Artillery,
and five privates were killed and 16
wounded. During the afternoon the
Americans returned to camp pending a
conference between the Generals. There
upon the Russians occupied the ap
proaches to the palace.
Captain Rellly was standing on the wall
and directing his battery, when a bullet
struck him in the mouth, killing him
Instantly. The battery hammered at the
gates until they fell. In the meantime
the infantry cleared the street and walls,
where the Chinese soldiers, with a fine
cover, stubbornly resisted. The fighting
was close and sharp. A French battery,
while shelling the approaches to the pal
ace, narrowly missed the Americans.
General Chaffee and Mr. Conger are
conferring regarding the diplomatic fea-
WHERE THE EMPRESS HAS GONE.
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'SWAN
Sinan Fu, the capital of Shen SI, whither
the Dowairer Empress at, China and her con
federates are reported to have fled, is nearly
700 miles southeast of Pekln, near the junction
of the Hwel Ho with the Hoang Ho. Such a'
Journey is a matter of two months or'nioro,
and when the court had established Itself at
Slnan Fu the distance would bo a great ob
stacle to satisfactory negotiation. From Tsl
nan, the capital of Shan Tuns, in the German
sphere of Influence, Slnan Fu is distant by the
Hoang Ho about 650 miles.
tures of tho . situation. The American
casualties thus far, In addition to Cap
tain Rellly, are:
Killed Ninth Infantry, Robert E.
Walsh, Daniel W. Slmpklns, James
O. Hall; Fourteenth Infantry, Russell T.
Elliott, James C. Welber.
Wounded Ninth Infantrj'i George H.
Slemels. W. F. Norton, Martin E. Silk;
Fourteenth Infantry, Thomas A lanker,
William B. Hcffman, Henry G. Davles,
Thomas King, Ora F. Tyler, Henry J.
Kysek, Corporal Charles Morgan, J. L.
Lynch. Carey L. Durbln, George C. Kauf
man, Harvey Baker; Battery F, Fifth
Artillery, Lee Doyle. Edward Mitchell,
Fourteenth, received wounds during the
nation which subsequently proved fatal.
The privates were burled In the grounds
of tho American legation in the evening.
TROUBLE AT HAS KOW.
French Consul Reports an Attempt
at an Vprlainer.
PARIS, Aug. 23. The French Consul at
Hankow wires that an attempt at an
uprising occurred during the night of (Au
gust 2L A band of Chinese tried to set
fire to a house adjoining the Customs
Bank, which is adjacent to the British
concession, with the object of pillaging
T Chlnue Prominent In War Newi.
Kwang Hsu Emperor of China.
Tszo Hsl An Dowager Empress.
Pu Chun Present Emperor's heir.
Prince Tuan Father of Pu Chun, and
self-prcclalmed dictator.
Li Hung Chans Formerly Viceroy of
Kwang Tung Province, ordered to Po
kln to deal with the powera.
Tak Viceroy of Kwang Tuns-
Chang Chi Tung Viceroy of Hankow.
Kwel Chun Viceroy of Sichuan.
Liu Kun Tl Viceroy Qf Nankin.
Yu Slen Viceroy of Shan Si.
Yu Lu Viceroy of Chi LI.
Yuan Chi IC1 Viceroy of Shan Tung.
Lu Chuan Liu Viceroy of Klanff Su.
Sheng-Admlnlstrator of Telegraphs.
Hsu Chlng Chlen President of Chlneaa
Eastern Hallway, beheaded for friend
ship to foreigners.
Wang "Wen Shac President of Board of
Revenue; a peace leader.
Tons Director of Railways. 1
Chang Yl Mow Director of Mines.
Prince Chlng Commander of Pekln field
force.
Yung Lu Commander-in-Chief of North
ern armies.
Nleh Chlng General friendly to foreign
ers, who committed suicide at Tien
Tstn.
Ma Chinese General.
Liu Lee Black Flag chief.
Lung Tuh Slang General under Princo
Tuan.
Tung Tu Slang Chinese General..
Chung Chinese General.
Wu Ting Fang Chinese Minister to -the
United States.
Chi Chen Leh Feng Loh Chinese Minis
ter to England.
Lu Hal Huan Chinese Minister to Ger
many. Yu Kung Chlneso Minister to France.
Chlng Yu Chinese Minister to Russia.
Ho Tow Chinese Consul-General at San
Francisco.
Tong Chong Leader of Reform Associa
tion at San Francisco.
Leong Kal Chew Revolutionist.
Li Flng Hang Anti-foreign leader at
Pekln.
Kane Yu Wei and Leung Chi Tse Ex
iled Chinese reformers.
Chao Shu Chlao Prominent member of
Tsung 11 Yamun.
Prince LI Senior member of Tsung 11
Yamun.
Yuan Chang and Hsle Chin Chang
Members of Tsuns 11 Yamun, behead
ed for friendship to foreigners.
the bank and burning the European quar
ter. Tho Viceroy, however, took im
mediate steps and arrested the ringlead
ers, seizing at the same time arms and
documents demonstrating the existence of
a secret society and an organized plot.
Two leading culprits were decapitated,
their heads being subsequently exhibited
in the center of the Chinese town. Twen
ty others were Imprisoned. More trouble
Is feared when the flight of the Emperor
toward the west. If true, becomes known.
Hankow Is situated on the River Huan
at a point where it enters the Yangtse.
Fears at Shanghai.
LONDON, Aug. 23. The foreign Con
suls at Shanghai, not haying received
anything from Pekln later than August
17, fear the Chinese troops are operating
along the rear of the allies, cutting off
their communication.
Tho blockade of press messages at
tho Che Foo telegraph office continues.
But these in no way interfere with of
ficial dispatches, which are put ahead.
A belated dispatch from Pekln dated
August? 14 says. Sir Claude MacDonald, the
British Minister, is 111.
The attempted uprising at Hankow Is
causing uneasiness. In all. 27 warships
have assembled at Shanghai and Wu
Sung, their crews numbering about 7000
men.
The German Government's reply to LI
Hung Chang's peace negotiations proposi
tion Is that "owing to the lack of any
properly accredited authority on the Chi
nese side," the government of Germany
cannot enter into negotiations.
THE HARNESS RACES.
Yesterday's Winners at Nut-wood
Parle and Read-rlllc.
DUBUQUE, la., Aug. 23. Everything
was favorable for good sport at the Nut
wood Park meeting of the great Western
circuit today. Summary:
2:09 pacing, purse $2000 Colonel Bert
won In straight heats; best time, 2:079.
Alpha W., NIcol B. and Lord Rosebery
also started.
Free-for-all trotting, purse $500 Jo
sephine Dixon won third, fourth and sev
enth heats; Early Reaper won fifth and
sixth heats; Aggie Mpdlum won first and
second heats; best time, 2:09. Peru
Belle also started.
2:12 pacing, purse $1000 Frlelmont won
third, fourth and fifth heats; Country Girl
SHANGHAI
'tiAHKoygX
won flrat and -second heats; best time,
2:09. Hanford, Jr., also started.
Races at ReadvlIIe.
BOSTON, Aug. 23. Three good races
made up today's card at tho ReadvlIIe
track in the grand circuit meeting, and
they were full of exciting brushes. Sum
mary: 2:06 class, pacing, purse $1500 Royal R.
Sheldon won two straight heats in 2:07,
2:05.
2:14 class, pacing, purse $3000 John T.
won fourth, fifth and seventh heats in
2:09, 2:09. 2:14. Winona won first and
sixth heats In 2:10, 2:16. Sidney Pointer
won third heat in 2:10.
2:14 trotting, purse $1000 Georgiana won
three straight heats in 2:U, 2:09, 2:10.
THE RUNNING RACES.
Races at Saratoga.
SARATOGA, N. Y., Aug. 23. Results:
Five furlongs Tammany Chief won.
Colonel Chester second, Gladerun third;
time, 1:22.
Selling, one mile MUlstream won, Al
thea second, Exit third; tlmo, 1:41.
Tho Citizens' and Merchants' handicap,
$5000, mile and a sixteenth Charentus
won. Advance Guard second, Klnley Mack
third; tlmo, 1:45.
Gentlemen riders, one mile Favonlus
won, George Keene second, Draughtsman
third; tlmo, 1:45.
Selling, mile and an eighth Hoods Bri
gade won, Excelsls second, Rochester
third; time. 1:5G.
Races at St. Loalo.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 22 Summaries:
Six furlongs Miss Theresa won, Albert
F. De Wey second, Dolarine third; time,
1:15.
Six furlongs, selling Percy R. won,
Terrala second, Innuendo third; time,
1:16.
Mile and 70 yards Go To Bed won, Ida
Ledford second, Ladas third; time, 1:46.
One mile Love's Labour won, Go Our
second, Wall third; time, 1:41.
Six iurlongs The Barrister won, Grant
or second, Miss Gramble third; time,
1:14.
One mile Glen Lake won. Prince Real
second, El Caney third; tlrno, 1:44.
Races at Hawthorne.
CHICAGO, Aug. 23. Rain fell heavily
nearly all the forenoon at Hawthorne,
making the track fetlock deep In soft
mud. Results:
Five furlongs Matin won, William Ack
second, Sad Sam third; time, 1:03.
Six furlongs Maggie Davis won, Found
second. Miss Mae Day third; time. 1:17.
One mile The Lady won, Tuthlll sec
ond, Sauber third; time, 1:46.
The Prairie stakes, five and a half fur
longs Sort! won, -Handy Man second,
Wild Pirate third; time, 1:11.
Steeplechase, short course Passe Par
tout won, Viking second, Frond third;
time, 3:12.
Mile and a sixteenth Blue Lick won.
Hand Press second, Molo third; tlmo,
1:52.
ROBBERIES ON CARS.
Several Outrages Reported Yester
day at Omaha.
OMAHA. Neb., Aug. 23. Edward E.
Balch, assistant cashier of the Omaha
National Bank, was assaulted In his berth
on the Northwestern Railway, near
Boone, la., early this morning and robbed.
On the arrival of the train in this city he
was removed to his home and a physician
summoned.
Mr. Balch had another hemorrhage aft
er arriving in the city, but it is now
believed he will recover. The theory of
the railway people is that the robber
spotted him In Chicago, where he was
calling upon bankers yesterday, and that
the robber rode in the chair car until
reaching a small station in Western Iowa,
when he entered the sleeping-car and at
tacked Mr. Balch, getting $130 only.
Mr. and Mrs. AmorettI, of this city,
were victimized by the robbers to the ex
tent of a small sum. They were not
awakened by the robbers.
W. A. Paxton, one of the leading capi
talists of this city, was robbed some time
during the night last night while sleeping
in his berth on the Illinois Central. The
thief secured $150 in money, some valuable
papers and a number of railroad passes.
Huntingdon's Will.
NEW YORK, Aug. 23. Charles H.
Tweed, legal adviser of the late Collls
P. Huntington, announces that the will
of the late financier will be filed for pro
bate tomorrow. An abstract of the will
prepared by Mr. Tweed will be given oul
to the newspapers Friday.
Thomas Wlnthrop Hall Dead.
CHICAGO. Aug. 23. Thomas Wlnthrop
Hall, a well-known writer of sketches,
died yesterday at Hannibal, Mo., of sun
stroke, aged 3S years. He was a graduate
of West Point and was Adjutant of the
Hough Riders during the war with Snain.
NANKIN0 Vv
WlfH SEYMOUR'S COLUMN
CAPTAIN arOAI.T.A'S REPORT OF
FIRST RELIEF EXPEDITION.
Perfect Co-operation of the Whole
Force Difficulties ot the March.
Toward Pekin and" Retreat.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23. The Navy De
partment has made public- the report of
Captain B. H. McCalla, who was In com
mand of the American contingent of the
international column under Admiral Sey
mour, which, June 10, made the first move
lh the relief of Pekln, but which wm
cut off by the Chinese troops on the road
and forced to turn back from Tang Tsurr,
being lu danger of complete annihilation
before coming In touch with the rein
forcements sent out to meet it from Tien
Tsln.
The force of which Captain McCalla's
command was a part was made up of
eight nationalities, British. Russian, Ger
man, Austrian, Italian, Japanese, French
and American marines and bluejackets.
Its aggregate strength was 7078 officers
and men, of which 112 were the Newark's
men. These forces were all acting with
nominal independence, but were tacitly
under command of Admiral Seymour and
operated as one body.
Captain McCalla describes "how the vari
ous commands co-operated, how the Brit
ish and Russians in turn helped to shift
the Newark's three-Inch rifle from one
position to another when the American
crew was inadequate to support It; how
the Americans led the advance np the
railway and protected the rear In the
retreat, and how, during the repeated at
tacks of the Chinese on the Tien Tsln ar
senal, British, Russians and Americans in
turn would -spring Into the breach to de
fend the hard-pressed outposts of some
other nationality that was bearing the
brunt of the attack. The co-operation of
the entire force seems to have been per
fect, and Captain McCalla has nothing
but the warmest praise both for Admiral
Seymour and all of the other "officers who
participated In the expedition.
The start of the International column
for Pekln was begun after the receipt of
urgent messages from both the British
and American legations in Pekln. The
allied force was furnished with railroad
transportation by the Chinese authorities
in Tien Tsin, although it was thought at
first that they would have to seize the
necessary trains. A start was made June
10, and from that time on the advance
was made under constantly increasing
difficulties. Whole sections of track were
torn up, bridges and culverts were found
wrecked, stations burned and pumping
appliances at the water tanks destroyed.
Tho first attacks on the column were by
parties of Boxers, but these were soon
Joined by regular Chinese troops, and the
little column had to fight its way for
ward, repairing the track almost rail by
rail, with flanking parties out to protect
tho construction train, while other de
tachments foraged the country for sup
plies. The auvanco was continued up to
the 19th, and was met by two messengers
at different times, bearing urgent requests
from the besieged Legationers for relief.
Captain McCalla and his marines finally
were put in charge of the construction
train by Admiral Seymour's direction, and
the work was pushed as far as the Im
portant city of Yang Tsun. From this
point tho railroad was so badly crippled
that evidently it was impracticable to
advance further by train, and the inter
national column scoured the country for
horses and carts, hoping to make a
forced march to Pekln by road. The re
sistance encountered at Lang Fang
amounted to a pitched battlo and re
sulted In tho killing of seven and the
wounding of 40 of the allied forces. That
400 Chinese were killed In this engagement
was no consolation to the allies, since,
with a large number of wounded on
tnelr hands and the constantly Increas
ing force of Chinese In both front and
rear, it was evidently Impossible to make
4L march as contemplated.
The news from the direction of Tien
Tsln showed that the railroad had been
destroyed In their rear, and after a meet
ing of the commanders it was decided
that a retreat must be made by way of
the river. Fortunately, at this point a
German force from 'the column captured
four large Junks, while Ensign Wurtze
baugh and Cadet Courtney, with parties
of the Newark's men, gathered In four
large sampans. This little flotilla was
distributed among the allied forces, and
tho whole column embarked the 19th for
the return to Tien Tsin. The sailors
from the modern warships at first made
slow work of navigating these unwieldy
craft, but they made fair progress, but
the, retreat was Blow, however. Every
village along the thickly settled banks
was a vantage-point from which tho Chi
nese hotly contested the movement of the
column, both with artillery and small
arms. Flanking parties had to be thrown
out on each side, and town after town
was cleared by Impetuous charges of
Japanese, Austrlans and Germans, while
the American field gun, the British nine
pounders and the German and Russian
guns shelled the Chinese from their mud
redoubts and kept at bay the squadrons
of cavalry that hovered on the flanks,
hoping to cut up the retreating column.
The strongest opposition was met at Pelt
Sang, where a sharp flgh't occurred. The
casualties of the Newark's officers and
men In this fight were one Killed and nine
wounded, while the allies also lost the
services of Captain Jelllco, Admiral Sey
mour's Chief of Staff, who was severely
wounded.
The resistance to the party Increased
Bteadily on the trip down the river until
they, came to the vicinity of the Chinese
arsenal, where the little column cleared
out the Chinese occupying the walled ln
closure and took shelter In positions that
the Chinese had evacuated. Here the
American gun was mounted on a para
pet commanding the road leading Into
the arsenal, and an all-day fight occurred.
Three of the Newark's men were killed
and 13 wounded, while the percentage of
loss among the British and Germans was
about the same. It was here that the
commander of the Kaiserin Augusta was
killed while directing the defense from
the western ramparts. During this fight
and before the allies were able to get
their wounded Into the protection of the
arsenal, the Junks where the wounded
men were still lying were subjected to a
severe fire from the Chinese .and threo of
the British wounded .were killed.
The heavy casualties of the day com
plicated the situation considerably. The
column had over 200 wounded to transport
and care for, and It was evidently im
possible to carry these and go forward by
the main road to Tien Tsln, for, after
deducting tho number of killed and
wounded and the men who would be need
ed as bearers, the effective force of the
column would have been less than 1000
men. It was decided, therefore, to hold
out In the arsenal enclosure until relief
could be summoned from Tien Tsln.
An attempt was made at midnight of
the 22d to send a party of 100 British ma
rines through to Tien Tsln to summon re
lief. They met heavy opposition in the
darkness, and were forced to retire.
Thereafter, there was nothing to do but
make a firm stand In the arsenal grounds.
The whole wall of the enclosure was oc
cupied, and the German Captain, Von
Usedom, having a supply of his explo
sives, assisted the Americans in blowing
up the trestle work In the roadway lead
ing into their section of the arsenal
grounds and In fortifying the American
position. The supplies in the arsenal
were drawn upon, as the ammunition of
the column was rapidly becoming ex
hausted, and the defenders mounted a
number of Chinese Krupp guns on the
walls and prepared to withstand an ex
tensive siege. The arsenal was also sup
plied with what was equally needed In
the line of surgical Instruments and ap
pliances for the large number of wound
ed. Communication, was anon&a -oiUi man
Tsln. five miles distant, by means of sig
nal rockets, and "on the 25th the relief
force consisting of a mixed column un
der Lieutenant-Colonel Schryskr, of the
Twelfth East Siberian Regiment, came
In sight, and was greeted with cheers as
it scattered the masses of Chinese, who
were continuing the attack upon the
arsenal enclosure. On the 26th. the march
back to Tien Tsin began, the allies hav
ing first fired the Chinese arsenal.
The total losses of the allied force
amounted to two officers and 53 men
killed and 23 officers and 210 men wound
ed. The force operating against Admiral
Seymour's column was part ot the com
mand of General Nleh, one ot the com
manders of Imperial troops, and was va
riously estimated at from 10.000 to 20,000.
It was estimated by Captain McCalla that
the Boxers and Imperial troops lost not
less than 1000 killed between the 12th and
the 26th of June. Captain McCaUa, In
conclusion, pays a glowing tributeto his
fellow commanders, and especially praises
Admiral Seymour. He asks that a num
ber of foreign officers be offered medals
for aiding the United States forces In action.
GRAND ARMY ENCAMPMENT
Number of Visitors Expected tot
Brealc All Records.
CHICAGO, Aug. 23. Reports received to
day at the G. A. R. encampment head
quarters indicate that the number of visi
tors In Chicago next week, will break all
records In the history of the city. It 13
estimated that the largest crowd ever
brought Into the city In a single day
will arrive Monday in o'rder to witness
the military parade of Tuesday. At the
offices of the various transportation com
panies It was asserted today that the
railroads are having trouble in supplying
sufficient rolling stock for the transporta
tion of the expected crowds. Captain H.
H. Peters, in the charge of the arrange
ments, has received 35,000 applications for
free quarters from the various posts ot
the country At previous encampments
not more than one veteran In three has
asked for free quarters, and this Is taken
for a basl3 In figuring on an attendance
of 75,000 veterans. Other guests of the
city are expected to swell the number
ot visitors to 750,000.
President's Plans Changed.
WASHJINGTON, Aug. i23. Secretary
Cortelyou has Just advised William H.
Harper, executive director of the Thirty
fourth National Encampment of the
Grand Army of the Republic, that while
the President had intended leaving Wash
ington tomorrow, reaching Chicago Sat
urday afternoon to participate In the
exercises of the encampment, the con
dition of public business here, of immedi
ate importance, will delay his departure
from Washington, and may possibly pre
vent him from visiting Chicago at thl3
time. If the President finds that he can
leave, here so as to be present at some
of the exercises, he will do so, and Mr.
Harper and others having them in charge
will be promptly notified. An official ot
the Government, discussing the determi
nation of the President to postpone his
visit to Chicago, says his action wa3
taken on account of the Chinese situation.
CHICAGO, Aug. 23. Secretary Cortel
you's message read as follows:
"In accordance with the programme ar
ranged for the President's participation In
the exercises of the 31th National En
campment of the G. A. R., he had intend
ed leaving Washington tomorrow (Fri
day), reaching Chicago Saturday after
noon. He regrets, however, that public
business here of immediate Importance
will delay his departure, and may possi
bly prevent him from visiting Chicago at
this time. As soon as definite particulars
can be given on the subject. I will advise
you promptly. Please convey this Infor
mation to your associates of the several
committees and others who should be no
tified." London's New Underground Hallway.
London Dally Mail.
Rarely before has London been so
pleased with a novelty submitted for its
approval as it is with the new Central
London Railway, which has now been
thrown open for public use. From the
time the first train started from the
Shepherds Bush terminus at 5:15 A. M.
until the last train from the Bank end
half an hour after midnight, no fewer
than 84,500 passengers had sampled the
new line on Its opening day. Thousands
more had looked on.
To get down to the level of the trains,
which varies from 60 feet to 96 feet below
the street, either stairs or lifts are avail
able. Most people take the fine, large,
airy elevators, for the stairs are long,
numbering from 100 to 150 treads a for
midable flight to walk up, at all events,
whatever may be said about going down
them. Arrived on the platform, one's first
sensation Is that of a delicious coolness.
The thermometer may be soaring in. the
80s or 90s overhead in the street,
but down on this line it is always round
about 55 degrees.
Then the electric lights suddenly flash
into greater brillancy, in comes the train
they run every two and a half min
utes during the busy hours and oft It
goes again before time has been given
to observe fully how handsome it Is with
Its seven elegant cars, each built to seat
4S persons.
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Fonnd Good Hunting.
PULLMAN, Wash.. Aug. 22. A hunting
party, composed of Lark Vinson, Rev.
O. W. MIntzer and John W. Mathews,
returned today from a trip of Ave weeks
duration In the Bitter Root Mountains, 250
miles from here, In Montana and Idaho.
They visited the wildest part of the Bit
ter Root, being at one time 125 miles from
a settlement, and traversed the region
where the ill-fated Carlin party met dis
aster several years ago. The trip was
made on horseback with pack horses to
carry camp equipage, and was enjoyed
by the entire party, all agreeing that the
district is the sportsman's paradise. Game
of all kinds was found In abundance.
Several varieties of deer, elk and bear
wore found, and, notTiavlng been hunted,
were easily approached.
Japan's Naval Supply Station.
Washington Times.
The growing Importance of Nagasaki,
Japan, as a general supply station Is be
ing recognized by our naval authorities,
and it is believed the day is not far dis
tant when the former storehouse and dis
tributing facilities of Nagasaki will be
again brought into play. The place pos
sesses the best harbor in the East for
general repair work, the bay being com
pletely land-locked and tide small, in ad
dition to which there is already a fine
machine-shop In operation and two good
drydocka of a s'ze sufficient for all but
the largest of the battle-ships.
Destroyed by Hail.
JAMESVILLE, Wis., Aug. 23. A terrific
hall, wind and rain storm -visited this
section this afternoon. Several farm
buildings were destroyed, and whole fields
of tobacco are cut to pieces. The damage
is estimated at $1C0,0C0.
Mob Shot a. Negro.
NEW ORLEANS. Aug. 23, Sam Fields,
a young negro, was shot to death by a
mob of white men last night near White
hall, In Livingstone parish. Fields had
attempted an assault on Mrs. Peter
Poche.
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m ALL-DAY ENGAGEMENT
FIGHT BETWEEN GROHLER'S AND
BADEN POWELL'S FORCES.
Boers Were Finally Driven Back
Roberts Reports Dewet's
Army Is Dwindling.
LONDON. Aug. 23. Lord Roberts re
ports to the War Office under date o
Pretoria, August 22, as follows:
"Buller's division marched to Van
wyck's Vlel. 15 miles south ot Belfast,
yesterday. Hl3 casualties were 20.
"Paget reports from Hammanskraal
that Baden-Powell engaged Grobler's rear
guard all day yesterday. Grobler was
driven back east of Plnaar River. Baden-Powell-occupied
the railway station ol
that name. During the fight Badon
Powell's advance and that of the enemy
galloped Into each other, the Rhodeslana
losing Colonel Spreckley and four ma
killed and seven wounded. Many ot tha
Boers were killed or wounded. They were
at Cyferkulle this morning. Plumer and
Hickman were closely pursuing them.
"It seems certain that Dewet. nndlnff
It hopeless to make his way eastward.,
has recrossed the Magallesberg. with a
few wounded, with the Intention ot re
turning to the Orange River Colony He
was in a very different condition from
that when he left Bethlehem, with six or
eight guns and 2000 men. His guns have
mostly been buried, and his personal fol
lowers cannot be more than 300.
"It is stated that Steyn. with a small
bodyguard, has crossed Plnaar River, on
his way to Join Kruger at Machododorp.
"The Boers yesterdnv blew up a portion
of the railway at Koetae's Drift, flv
miles north of Newcastle, and damaged
the mils at a point 30 miles south oC
Newcastle."
Transvaal Correspondence.
LONDON. Aug. 23. Tho Colonlar Ofllca
today made public the text of the cor
respondence seized at Pretoria. Besides
Henry Labouchere. John Edward Ellis,
member of Parliament for the Rushcllffa
dlvison of Nottinghamshire, wrote to
Mrs. Solly of acts favorable to the
Transvaal, and Dr. Gavin Brown Clarke.
Radical member for Caithness and ex-Consul-General
of the South African Re
public, wrote to President Kruger under
date ot August 29, 1S09. of tho unsatis
factory results of a communication he
had with Joseph Chamberlain, the Secre
tary of State for the Colonies. Dr.
Clarke said he thought war was Inevitable
and discussed the effect of President
Kruger seizing the passes.
LONDON, Aug. 24. Dr. Clark 13 con
demned by the morning papers Irrespec
tive or party. Some or the government
organs, In big. black type, proclaim him
a traitor of the worst kind. Last even
ing ho was mobbed by his constituents,
and was only saved from a worse fate
by one of his supporters who held ihp
furious crowd at bay with a revolver.
A Britlth Indemnity.
BERLIN. Aug. 23. The statement W
published here that Great Britain hat
paid 60,000 marks as damages to the
owners of the German bark Hans Wag
ner, which the British unjustifiably de
tained in South African waters durlng'tho
early days of the Transvaal war.
CADETS WITHOUT SHELTER. T
Boys From the llonongniiela l,ot int
Paris.
PARIS, Aug. 23. As the result of Inat
tention or a blunder, over 100 cadets from
tho United States training-ship Mononga
hela were obliged to sleep In the park3-.
and streets of Paris last night. Tho
vessel Is at Havre, and the boys came
here to spend two days at the exposi
tion, and arrangements were made to
house them at the boys college In Paris.
The party wa3 In charge of a Lieutenant,,
but when night arrived the Lieutenant
wa& -not on hand to pilot the boys to
their shelter. They were unacquainted
with the French language, and, unable
to seek assistance, they walked about
Paris until tired. Then they toolc posses
sion of benches in the parks and on tho
boulevards.
THE CUBAN TEACHERS.
Sightseeing In Philadelphia Inde
pendence Hnll Visited.
PHILADELPHIAug. 23. The trans
ports Sedgwick. Crook. Rawlins and Mc
Pherson. with the Cuban teachers, num
bering over 1CC0, reached this city this,
morning. The ships anchored off Chestnut-street
wharf, and shortly after noon
the visitors debarked and continued their
sightseeing tour. As the teachers stepped,
from the boats to the pier, they found
awaiting them a delegation of Spanish
speaking guides, and the entire party pro
ceeded on street-car5, automobiles and on.
foot to Independence Hall, wHere a wel
come was extended by Mayor Ashbrldge.
The orator of the occasion was Senator
Penrose.
After the speechmaklng the visitors)
were escorted through the various rooms
of tho building, and listened to a short
descriptive lecture on the historical as
sociations of the "Cradle of Liberty." The
old liberty bell was an object. ot special
Interest.
From Independence Hall the visitors
were escorted to the School of Industrial
Art. The. party was shown through tho
school, and dinner was served on the
lawn.
Des Plaines River Flooded.
KENOSHA. Wis.. Aug. 23. The Dea
Plaines River. In the western part of the
county, has overflowed Its banks. Tho
damage to crops will probably exceed
$100,000.
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