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Newspaper Page TextVOL. XL. XO. 12,388. POKTLAOT), OEBGON, MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 1900. PKICB FIVE CEKTS. Bar Fixtures, Billiard Tables and Billiard Supplies Have lust received two carloads of bar outfits of very latest designs. Intending purchasers -would buying. ON HAND AT ALL TIMES A complete line of billiard material and bowling supplies, which we axe offering at lowerprioss than ever. Repairing of billiard and pool tables a specialty, write for catalogue and prices. 20-26 N. FIRST STREET Hot-Air Furnaces, Steam and Hot-Water Boilers WS11 nu.ke a "hot time" in any house long after the Carnival Is ended, and our "coppers are cooled" if properly installed. "We shall be most flattered if visiting Brother Elks and all others Interested in heating and ventilating their homes will call and inspect the largest and most complete line of heating apparatus west of Chicago. Also, all kinds of hotel and restaurant cooking ranges. w. q. Mcpherson HEATINQ AND VENTILATING ENGINEER CMMERHS PREMO POCO CTCLONE AND ADLAKE MAGAZINES. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. EASTMAN'S KULL LINE OF KODAKS. BLUMAUER-FRANK DRUG CO. 144.146 FOURTH ST., NEAR MORRISON PHIL METSCKAN, Pros. T & SFVFKTH AND UASHIfiGTGN te CUAKGE OP MANAGEMENT European Plan: .... $1.00, $1.50, $2.00 per Day ygiA uiam ire numerous and substantial. Large school-rooms, perfect equipment, capable teachers, complete courses of study, enable us to do superior work in all we under take. 'We teach Reading, Spelling, Grammar, Arith metic, Penmanship, Correspondence, Commercial Law, Bogkkeepin Banking, Business rBusmessJrc tice, Shorthand, iypewntmg, .Letter copying, Mani folding, Mimeographing, Legal Forms, Court Papers, Office Work, Etc School is open all the 3'ear. Stu dents ma3r enter at an' time our catalogue explains all this fully. Call or send for a copy. It will pay. PORTLAND BUSINESS COLLEGE Park and Washington SIrcels j p. Armstrong, LL. B., Principal. J. A. Wesco, Penman and Secretary. Le Tref Se Roslris Golf Otieen Jfrree fiew fall Extracts SJSSaSS-s Woodard, Clarke & Co BISHOPSGOTTACAQEMY Founded 1STO. J. W. Hill, M. D., Principal. ChriKtmn Term Opens Sept. 18, lOOO. A Boarding and Dnv School Under present management since 1S7S Primarj. Preparatory and Academic Depart ments, ColleK Preparation, Military Discip line, Manual Trainlnr. Boys of all ages re ceded. For catalogues or Information address th Principal. J W KILL. M. D.. P. O. drawer 17, Portland. Or iORTI-3?NLD. 2 AMERICAN PLAN S3 -HS. COST ONE MILLION DOLLARS ff&DQUARTlRS FOR TOURISTS AND COMMERCIAL TRAVELERS Bpecisl rates taaSe t families oa A atnerlo ffcntlexaes. The manaffe Btevt wrtll 1 pleaed at all tinea to aherr roomi and civ prices. A mod era Tarlciaa bath cstsliIUaracBt in the hotel. H. C BOIVEKS. Macaeer. PNEUMATIC RUNABOUTS.... Wo have them in several varieties, both one and two-seat. "We are also showing the smartest effects In Stanhopes, sin gle and two-soat Traps, Open, and Top Surreys. Bike "Wagons, witk wood and wire wheels, solid rubber cushion and pneumatlo tires. "Wo have a roost complete line of Fine Harness. i Visitors arc always welcome. Carrlatceii. Wnjrons, Uaruens. Robes and Whipa. do well to examine our stocK Deiore ROTHCHILD BROS. 47 FIRST STREET RAY MONTAUK C. W. KNOWLE3, Hst. STREFTS. t)RTUND. 0REG01 EXCLUSIVE CARPET HOUSE. J. 0. Mack& Co. 88 Third St. Opposite Chanotr of Commerce iiamk offered to - our students In Our Ph oto Department Bilk fabrics make beautiful photo graphs without chemicals. Let us tell you abou it. Our new Fall photo cat alogue to any address for the asking. ORBCON 22 $3.00 PER DAY S3 Just the thing for a spin on the White House Road. 320-33S E. Morrison St. PORTLAND WAR NOT DECLARED No Formal Declaration by Rus sia, Germany or Japan. CZAR PROTECTING HIS FRONTIER United States "Will Not Sacrifice Its Rlsnta In China at the Invitation of Any Power. WASHINGTON, Aug. 28. Russia, Ger many and Japan have not declared war upon China either separately or In con cert. This statement is made upon au thority of the highest character. "What those nations may do in the next 4S hours or within the .next fortnight is a ques tion which no one in Washington is pre pared to answer. A brief dispatch from Che Foo, con veying a rumor current there that Rus sia, Germany and Japan had joined in a declaration of war upon China, aroused some interested comment among Wash ington officials and among representatives of foreign governments r&sldent here. Neither in official nor diplomatic circles, however, was the rumor taken seriously. No information of such action has reached either the State Department or the Legations of the governments pri marily Interested. The fact is accepted in official circles as a sufficient refuta tion of the rumor. Officials of the State, War and Navy Departments were at their desks early today. Taut up to the iour of closing for the day not a word had been heard from Minister Conger, General Chaffee or Admiral Remey. Since the dispatch from Consul Fowler was received late last Thursday night, the State Department has received no advices from any sources In China except a brief! cablegram from Minister Conger inquiring how he should route his messages. The text of the dispatch, which. It was ex plained, was very brief and purely ad ministrative in character, was not made public. The Wax Department has received no dispatch from General Chaffee known to have come directly from him for about a week. Cablegrams signed "Chaffee" have been received, but as they contained only lists of casualties, It is assumed that they were sent by some subordinate offi cer In General Chaffee's name. From no official source has the department learned of the departure of 40 Americans from Fekln for Tien Tsln, as reported In a special dlBpatch to a London newspaper under date of August 19. Advices from General Chaffee are expected hourly, as the military telegraph line between Tien Tsln and Pekln, which has been Inter rupted, has been repaired. Imperative In structions were sent yesterday to the commander of the United States forces at Tien Tsln to have the line restored at once, under the protection of a cav alry detachment. A suspicion exists here that the delay In messages, both from and to Washing ton, is rather between Che Foo and Shanghai than between Tien Tsln and He. kin. From Che Foo to Shanghai the tele graph Jine Is In control of the Chinese jaujjtprltles.and It Is suspected, they are not as prompt in tne transmission or mes sages as they might be. In the absence of official" Information from China or from United States officers there. Interest today centered In the dip lomatic phases of the existing trouble. The rumor of a declaration of war by Russia, It-Is explained, may have grown out of the operations of the troops of the Czar In the protection of the southeast ern frontier of his empire, or it may have arisen from the reported statement of the commander of the Russian forces at Pekln that his government was at war with China and therefore he must pro hibit communication with the Chinese. Neither the operations of Russia on her frontier nor the prohibition by a Russian General of communication with the Chi nese would constitute, It Js said, a declar ation of war by Russia. No General could declare war. Even his statement that his government had declared war would not make It so. A declaration 'of war. It Is pointed out by the best authority, is a perfect, dis tinct and obvious proceeding. In this country a declaration of war may be made only by Congress. Among Euro pean nations the method of procedure is simpler but quite as obvious. War Is declared by them by edict or proclama tion. It may be a declaration of war or It may be the official recognition that a state of war exists. In either event the news of such action would be published to the world Immediately. Diplomatic representatives of the powers making the declaration would be notified instantly. In order that they might communicate the information to the governments of the country to which they were accred ited. The information, too, would be con veyed at once to the nation against which the declaration was made. In turn, this nation would notify Its diplomatic repre sentatives abroad, that they might govern themselves accordingly. Within threo hours after the official declaration of Congress that the United States was at war with the Kingdom of Spain, the Spanish Government had on the wires an Identical nqte to all governments to which It had accredited representatives notifying them of the existence of a state of war between Spain and the United States. The understanding among Washington officials of Russia's action is that the empire has declared that the three prov inces on Its southeastern frontier are in a state of siege. This Is altogether dif ferent from a declaration of war. It corresponds to a declaration of martial law by Great Britain, and to a suspension of the right of habeas corpus by the United States. It Is a supercesslon or clil by military authority. It has no effect upon such treaties as may be In force between the two countries, where as, a declaration of war, or a declaration that a state of war exists, would annul all treaties. It Is pointed out further that Russia has two objects In her present opera tions In China the rescue and protection of the foreign Legatloners, and the pro tection of her menaced frontier. The avowed object of the other powers Is simply the rescue and protection of the Legatloners and the other foreign sub jects. In carrying out her second object, Russia has seized New Chwang. This was done to obtain a base of operations from which the frontier could easily be reached, precisely asTaku was seized as a base t)f operations by the allies In their operations against Pekln. Whether In the event of a declaration of war by one or more powers against China, an Invitation could bo extended to the United States to ratlre from China, as Intimated In the dispatch from Che Foo, Is open to doubt, and It Is decidedly problematical whether the Invitation would be accepted, even If it were tendered. The United States forces are In China protecting the person al and property rights of citizens of this country, and In addition, the treaty rights of the United States. Under the most favored nation clause, this country has certain specific rights in China, and It Is said on authority to be the purpose of the United States to protect and preserve those rights. The altitude which this Government would assume In the event of a declaration of war by another power would depend, it can be stated, upon the Immediate circumstances surrounding the declaration, and the situation in China at the time the declaration was made. In any event, it can be said that it is no part of the purpose of the United States to sacrifice any of its guaranteed, rights or privileges in the Chinese Empire. SETTLEMENT OP TROUBLES. Foreign Governments Make Answer to American Representations. WASHINGTON, Aug. 24. It was stated tonight that several replies had been re ceived by the United States to the, notes addressed to our Ambassadors and Min isters abroad on the Chinese question for their guidance in obtaining the views of the governments to which they wero accredited on the settlement of the Chi nese problem. Officials decline absolutely to indicate the natureof the representa tions made by our representatives to the foreign governments, or tq say whether the replies thereto are satisfactory or not. Acting Secretary of State Adee was at the White House for a short time in 4f-- mSm Pfl it tin if i 'J? wmx mi9 BOSTON. Aug. 26. The battle-ship Alabama arrived in President Roads this afternoon from New York. She made good time under forced draft, averaging 16 and 17 knots for 6 consecutive hours. She was in a fog for about 14 hours, from 7:30 o'clock last night. She was otL Nantucket when the fog lifted this morning. - From there to Boston Light she was again put under forced draft, and made excellent time, .making the run from Highland Light to Boston Light In two hours. The Ala bama will go on her trial trip over the Capo Ann course on Tuesday morning. The entire trial board, with tho President. Rear-Admlral Rogers, were on board the"battle-shlp on her run over. conference wlththa President. H -.an-4 nounced later that there wero no dls patches from our representatives In Chi na to make public and no prospect of any tonight. OCCUPIED BY RUSSIANS. Chinese Made An Unavailing Reqoesit for An Armistice. ST. PETERSBURG, Juig. 26. General Grodekoff, Commander "of the Amur Gov ernment, reports, under date of August 24, that Kam Ni and Tcha Tchan. have been occupied by the Russians." The Chinese sent an emissary to General Rennekampf proposing a suspension of hostilities, but the Russian General re plied that he was unable to cease hostili ties. SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT NEWS China. Russia, Germany and Japan have not de clared war on China. Page 1. Chinese rally their forces and prepare to attack the allies in Pekln. Page 1. Well-entrenched force of Chinese located four miles from Pekin. Page 1. Empress Dowager, the Emperor and the Chinese court have fled to the province of Shen SI. Page 1. Japan nas notified LI Hung Chang that negotiations will be Impossible until plenipotentiaries acceptable to the pow ers are appointed. Page 1. Allies awaiting instructions before occu . pylng tho imperial city. Page 1. Food supply at Tien Tsln Insufficient for refugees, and a famine Is Imminent. Page 1. United States will not sacrifice Its guar anteed rights and privileges In China. Page L Cuban and Philippine. General Wood, at a banquet at Santiago de Cuba, said immediate Independence for Cuba Is the American policy. Page 2. Letters found on General Ricart prove" that Filipinos have recently planned to attack Manila. Page 2. Foreign. American warship at Tangier, Morocco", Political. Charles Denby, ex-United States Minister to China, a life-long Democrat, urges the re-election of President McKlnley. Page L Adlal E. Stevenson assured of Populist Indorsement for Vice-President. Page 2. Chairman Hanna will interfere to settle the Brownlow-Evans factional fight in Tennessee. Page 2. Rogers slate made up for the Seattle con vention. Page 2. Domestic. Battle-ship Alabama made good time be tween Boston and New York. Page 1. Major Leo Rausseur, of St. Louis, the only candidate for commander-in-chief of G. A. R. Page 3. Sports. The Vesper Boat Club crew, of Philadel phia, won the championship In the In ternational regatta at Pans. Page 3. Corbett challenges Fltzslmmons to fight August 3L Page 3. Fltzsimmons' deposit for a match with Jeffries will be covered. Page 3. Torpedoes, of Portland, lost third game of series to Spokane. Page 3. " Pacific Coast. Italian laborers kill one man and wound two In Idaho. Page 3. State Treasurer Young, of Washington, will make good for fraudulent warrants Issued by his deputy. .Page 3. Cedarbank puts to sea from Astoria after losing four sailors and having trouble with others. Page 2. Nehalem salmon fishermen strike for higher prices. Page 3. Local. General Summers has been chosen mar shal of the floral parade September 7. Page 10. Lovers of driving are forming plans or a speedway In South Portland. Page S. The Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Albina, celebrated Its 10th anni versary. Page 5. East Side boy disfigures a companion by throwing carbolic acid. Page 5. The Oregon Naval Battalion is working nard to secure a gunDoat tor practice. Page 8. wmm Ex-Minlsteto China, a Life Long Democrat, Bolts Bryan. BOY ORATOR MADE IMPERIALISM Had Power to "Defeat Spanish. Treaty, But Preferred to Let it Create an Election Issue. CHICAGO, Aug. 28. Hon. Charles Denby, of Indiana, ex-United States Min ister to China, and member of the first commission to the Philippines, a life-long Democrat, has written a letter urging the re-election of President McKlnley. It Is entitled "Bryan's Attitude Towards ths BATTLE-SHIP ALABAMA Philippines,"' and is made "public liy the Republican National Committee. The letter in part Is as follows: "In his speech of April 17, 1900. in tho Senate, Mr., Hoar said that he could not forget that Mr. Bryan, unless ho Is much misrepresented, used all his power and Influence with those of his friends who are ready, to listen to his counsels to se cure the ratification of the treaty,' mean ing the Paris treaty. There were 17 Dem ocratic Senators who voted for the rati fication. A two-thirds' majority was ne cessary. The treaty was ratified by one vote. , "Mr. Bryan has squarely assumed the responsibility for the ratification. We had taken Manila on August 13, 1S9S. In December, 1898, Spain had made a treaty ceding the Islands to us. We had occu pied them until February 5, 1S39. vOn that day Agulnaldo made war on us, our sol diers having to fight for their lives. The treaty was ratified on February 7, 1S99. Mr. Bryan advised his friends In the Sen ate to vote to ratify the treaty after the battle of February 5 had been fought. He knew that war had begun. He might readily have foreseen what complications might possibly occur out of the existing conditions. Then was the time to have talked about the 'consent of the gov erned.' and not now, when every speech he makes adds 10 names to the roll of our dead and 100 to the Filipino dead. "Mr. Bryan havingthe undoubted power to prevent the ratification of the treaty, actually by his own confession advised Its ratification. Neither in law nor In morals can ho be permitted now to secure polit ical advantage from denouncing a course of conduct which he himself advised. Mr. Bryan gives as his reasons for advising ratification that 'he thought It safer to trust the American people to give inde pendence to the Filipinos than to trust tho accomplishment of that purpose to diplomacy with an unfriendly nation.' This puts Mr. Bryan in the attitude of desiring Independence for the Filipinos very ardently. Why should he become so suddenly Imbued with antagonism to tho Democratic principle of expansion, as exemplified by all Democratic statesmen from Jefferson to Voorhees? If he could stand the annexation of Hawaii, why balk at the acquisition of the Philippines? Mr. Bryan's own explanation Is as follows: I bellee that we are now In abetter position to wage a successful contest against Imperial ism than we would have been had the treaty been rejected. "Here, then, we have the real reason for this strange parody of Jekyll and Hyde. He wanted to create the bogy of 'imperialism,' In order that he might fight and overcome the monster. If Mr. Bryan had opposed the ratification of the treaty, the Filipinos would have gone "their way Into the arms of Spain or of Germany, or into discordant, Tvarring and petty states. At all events, we would have done with them. This would not have suited at all, because Mr. Bryan wanted to wage a successful war against 'Imperial Ism.' And so 'Imperialism' was born, and its actual father was W. J. Bryan. He is now endeavoring to 'destroy his own child.' Let it be remembered that this extraordinary dread of imperialistic rule 'comes from a gentleman who has accept ed the nomination of the Fusion Populists or People's party.' The Populist platform demands that 'the country should own and operate the railroads in the Inter est of the people.' Is not that imperial ism?" Mr. Denby then reviews the work ot the first Philippine commission, appoint ed in January, 1S99. and continues: "Another commission was sent to es tablish a civil government for the Phil ippines. It Is now at Manila, and the government It has framed will be put In operation September 1, 1900. Is it not fair and right to assume that It be tested in practice' before it is condemned? "It Is believed by the insurgents that Bryan's election will insure their Inde pendence, and they are encouraged to hold out The success of the Democratic party means success for them. If the Tagals quit fighting and take the oath of alle giance on that moment the 'paramount issue' is dead and so Is the Democratic party. In this contest tho Democrats stake their all on the continuance of the fighting. It strikes one as odd that a great party should base its hopes of suc cess on the killing and wounding of our troops. Will not a flame of patriotism risefup over the land which will testify that at all hazards we will stand by the flag; that come what may, we will not turn our backs on the Filipinos, a dis graced and dishonored nation? "What we. may do with the Philippines ultimately Is not the question now. The Democratic platform favors 'an imme diate declaration of the Nation's purpose to give to the Filipinos, first, a stable form of government; second, independ ence, and, third, a protection from outsido Interference, such as has been given for nearly a century to the Republics of Cen tral and South America." In the list of things to be done first comes 'a stable form of government.' We are trying to give them that now. If we retain that, the third clause, "protection, will neces sarily follow. Why, If we do not retain them, Tve should burden ourselves with protecting them Is not clearly percepti ble. The modern doctrine seems to be that we may not take any foreign ter- rltoryfor our own, but that whenever" a republic is born we must stand as its protector. Why should we become the Don Quixote of the world? Let us at least be honest, and when we say that' the Philippines shall be Independent, let us say so meaning what the word im plies. Let us have no entangling al liances, nor stand sponsor for people who are aliens and whose abiding place Is remote from our continent. "Disguise It as you may, the real ques tion before the people Is whether the armies ot the United States should be withdrawn at once, now or forever, and the islands turned over to the Tagalos. Mr. Bryan would, as Commander-in-Chief, have the power to recall the ar mies, and if he did he would Jet loose the horrors of a terrible revolution. We should not grant the Philippines Imme diate Independence, because we have as sumed the treaty obligations to the world, which we must comply with. We have also assumed obligations to the friendly Filipinos, and we should not abanuon them to a dread of the future. We have promised these people a stable govern ment, and we ought to give it to them. We have property Interests In the Islands which should be protected. It Is desirable for us to have a foothold in the East. jo as to foster and Increase our commerce. We believe that association with us will elevate Filipinos and Improve their con dition. "I am not defending the Republican party In this article, but I am defending William McKlnley. He has been sub jected to more abuse than any President ever was, and he has deserved it as lit tle as any one ever did. In the most difficult period of our history he has proved himself equal to all the demands upon him. He has acted with an eye single to the good of the country. The war with Spain was not the President's seeking, but he met the Issue with cour age. In diplomacy he displayed qualities of the highest order, and In military af fairs he was remarkably successful. He eminently deserves re-election. "CHARLES DENBY." FAMINE IMMINENT, Food Supply at Tien Tsln Insufficient for the refngreea, LONDON, Aug. 27. General Dorward. in his report of the. engagement outside of Tien Tsln. August 9, when the Ameri cans, British and Japanese signally de feated a large force of Boxers, killing over aw, says in a dispatch, dated August 15: "The lines of communication near Tien Tsln are now free from danger. The enemy had been treating the villages badly. Several decapitated bodies were found near their camp. The villagers are now flocking to Tien Tsln at the rate of about 1000 a day. As there Is not more than a month's food supply, there is every prospect of a famine shortly." This declaration that a famine Is immi nent in consequence of the inadequacy of provisions for the hordes of refugees at Tien Tsln adds a new element of peril to the situation. JAPAN'S TERMS. 'So Negotiations Until Acceptable FIcnapotentiarles Are Appointed. LONDON, Aug. 27. The Japanese Gov ernment has notified Earl LI that ne gotiations will be impossible until pleni potentiaries acceptable to the powers are appointed. Japan suggests the Viceroys of Nankin and Wu Chang and Earl LL If these are appointed, and China ex presses a willingness to make full In demnity, Japan is ready to assist her to the utmost. LI Hung Chang, according to a Shang hai dispatch, dated yesterday, has once, more postponed his departure for the North. Dr. Ernest Schmidt Dead. CHICAGO, Aug. 26. Dr. Ernest Schmidt, for 30 years head of the consult ing staff of the Alexian Brothers Hos pital, died here today of Bright's disease. TO ATTACK ALLIES Chinese Reported to Be Rally ing Their Forces at Pekin, HAVE 9000 TROOPS AND !5 GUNS Russian and Japanese Cavalry "Were Expected to Encounter Tbem Several Days Ago, WASHINGTON. Aug. 26: A dispatch! was received at the Japanese Legation today from the foreign office of Japan, conveying the latest and most authentia Information of the situation In and around Pekln. In a measure, the advtcea were of a disquieting nature, as they In dicated that the Chinese had rallied their forces and were preparing for an, attack upon the allies In Pekin. If it should prove that the allied forces were besieged In Pekin. it would account for the lack of advices from General Chaffee. Aa made public by Minister Takahira, the dispatch from the Japanese Foreign Of fice at Toklo is as follows: "An official telegram,, dated Pekin. Au gust 18, was received at Toklo from Gen eral Yamaguchl. commander of the Jap anese forces, to the following effect: 'The capital is now entirely cleared of the en emy. A cavalry regiment which had been sent to Wan Shau Shan (where the Em press Dowager's Palace Is located), re ports that tho Imperial family, who had left Pekln August 14, started, after a short rest at Wan Shau Shan for tho West, and were under the escort of Gen eral Maa and his troops, consisting of only about 500 horsemen and 20 carts. The Japanese forces occupied the Treas ury Department, In which over 2,000,000 taels in silver and a largo quantity of rice were found. "Another telegraphic dispatch, dated Taku, August 23. states that as the Chi nese troops and Boxers, who ha,d gath ered at Nan Yuen, were about to attack the foreign forces at Pekln. Japanese and Russia cavalry were expected to encoun ter them on the 20th. The dispatch fur ther state? that Chinese Infantry, 9000 strong, with 15 gun3. are advancing from Shan Tung to make a rear attack on the allies." A copy of the dispatch was transmitted to Acting Secretary Adee. at the Depart ment of State and by him furnished to the President. While the news of a pos sible rear attack upon the comparatively small force of the alll?-? was not re ceived with surprise, generally. It waa not regarded as serious, as the foreign, forces are believed to be abundantly able to take care of themselevs against any force of Chinese likely to be sent against them. ENTRENCHED CHINESE 2,0 GATED. A Force at a Village Fonr allies From Pekln. PEKIN, Aug. 26. Armed Chinese axa, reported to the southward and west ward. A well- entrenched force has been located by the Bengal Lancers in a vil lage four miles tq tho southwest. It la believed that the" best Chinese leadersr are In command. Detachments of the al lied forces were out today reconnolterlng and looting. The Imperial City and the Forbidden City are under close guard by the Inter national authorities. This morning a thanksgiving service was attended by the memCers of tha British and American Legations, the mis sionaries, and the marines. IMPERIAL CITY INVESTED. Allies Await Instructions Beforo Occupying; It. LONDON. Aug. 27. 4 A. M. The latest news from Pekln Indicates that the situa tion there Is unchanged. The Imperial City Is still Invested, but has not yet been occupied. The allies, when the last message left, were still refraining from aggressive action, pending Instructions from their governments. An attack from 30.000 Boxers was expected, and to meet It the whole American force and the Brit ish artillery, according to a dispatch to the Morning Post from Pekln, dated August IS, was moved to the outer city wall. Tho Boxers were reported coming: from the South. At a conference of Ministers and Gen erals held at Taku, Friday, It was de cided, according to the Daily Telegraph, to refer the fate of the Forbidden City to Europe. Tien Tsln dispatches to Berlin, dated August 23, say: The Japanese troop3 ara in possession of the walls around tho Innermost part of the Forbidden City, but have not yet withdrawn to the Im perial palace, owing to lack of Govern ment instructions. The Shanghai correspondent of tho Times, wiring August 21, says: "LI Hung Chang has received a message from Pe kln that the Japanese alone will occupy the Imperial Palace. The Japanese Gov ernment has renewed Its assurances that It will protect the persons of the Empress Dowager and the Emperor. FLED T3IE CAPITAI. Report of th.e Capture of the Em peror Was Erroneous. LONDON, Aug. 27. Shanghai advices say the report of the capture of Emperor Kwang Hsu by the Japanese was erro neous. It was a caso of mistaken identity. The Pekln correspondent of the Dally Telegraph, wiring August 19, reasserts that the Empress Dowager fled west ward, and adds: "She has a body guard of lax), and as the mountainous char acter of the country would prevent ar tillery following, it Is believed that she will not be pursued." This correspond ent reports everything quiet on the date of his dispatch, but a telegram to the same effect from Tien Tsin. dated Aug ust 24, asserts that MOO Russians, Ger. mans and Japanese have pushed forward from Pekln with the Intention. It was assumed, of pursuing the fleeing Em press Dowager. Lieutenant-General Llnevltch, Com mander of the Siberian Army Corps, cab ling to St. Petersburg, under date of August IS, says: "There are no longer any Boxers In Pekin. They were driven out today by the French and Russians, whose flags are hoisted over the Im perial City. The Empress Dowager, tho Emperor, the heir apparent, and tb whole court have fled to the Province of Shen Si." SAVED AN AMERICAN TROOPER. Heroic Act of Captain Gausaen, ot the Bengal Cavalry. LONDON, Aug. 27. "Conspicuous gal lantry was displayed by Captain Gaus sen, of the Bengal Cavalry," says the Shanghai correspondent of the Standard, "while under heavy fire In the recent fight at Tien Tsin. Captain Gaussen stopped and picked up an American trooper, lifted him Into the saddle, and rode off in safety.